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Prime Minister's family violence package 'useful but not the last word'
The founder and funder of the Glenn Inquiry, Sir Owen Glenn, has welcomed the package of initiatives aimed at addressing family violence announced by the Prime Minister – but warns that they need to go much further yet.
"It's been crystal clear since the public launch of the Inquiry's People's Report some weeks ago that New Zealanders get the need for urgent and fundamental change," Sir Owen said. "We hoped that the stories gathered together for the first time in our Report would trigger a clamour for action.
But we couldn't have foreseen how powerful the calls for change would actually be."
"So, I have to say I'm sorry that an opportunity seems to have been missed with the Prime Minister's package and the other initiatives announced subsequently. We'd hoped that all the political parties would be encouraged to come together to design and promote a joined-up national strategy for addressing child abuse and domestic violence across the whole of our society. The very strong positive response we've had from the Opposition parties suggests there is scope for a campaign that mobilises the good will that exists across the whole political spectrum. If anything worthwhile is to be achieved, it will need that momentum.
"I do take my hat off to the Prime Minister for acknowledging that the rate of family violence in New Zealand is unacceptable and more needs to be done. His intervention should ensure that a debate on the most urgent issue facing our society will feature in the approaching election campaign.
Where the parties stand on the national tragedy of child abuse and domestic violence may even affect how people vote. So it should.
"The package of measures announced by the Government will be useful, no question. I support Judith Collins' promise, made at the weekend, to consider introducing an 'attempted strangulation' charge, because it's so often a precursor to murder in domestic violence situations. I like the idea of electronic tagging for high-risk domestic violence offenders. I'm staggered that we're only now talking about a conviction disclosure scheme that would allow a person to be told if their partner has a history of violence – but that gets a big tick too.
"Labour's new policy ideas also have merit, particularly those for a long-term action plan, specialist training and relationship education and more exploration of alternative approaches in the criminal justice system. But just imagine the momentum New Zealand could build if all these policy initiatives, along with other political parties', were pooled in a non-partisan way.
"Most of the individual measures announced recently are useful and some of them may even have significant impact. But they don't represent the culture shift we need to turn around our appalling family violence statistics and also reach those many victims who are invisible in the official figures.
We have got to redesign systems across the whole of our society. If we're going to manage a job as heroic as that, we all have to be on the same page, united behind a cohesive national strategy.
"I welcome the Government's initiatives. However, if anyone is inclined to see them as the last word, I'd recommend some caution. The main mobilisation is yet to come."


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One in every 20 spam messages comes from the UK, says Sophos.
According to the security firm's 'Dirty Dozen' list of spam-relaying countries for the third quarter of this year, the UK has fallen one place to five. The US topped the list, contributing 18.6 percent of the world's spam – that's one in every five spam messages, and up on last quarter's figure of 15.2 percent.
The US was closely followed by India, which is responsible for 7.6 percent of all spam. Brazil, which contributes 5.7 percent of global spam, and France, which creates 5.4 percent, took third and fourth places respectively.
Germany, Russia, South Korea, Vietnam, Italy, Romania and Spain made up the rest of the 'Dirty Dozen'.
Sophos named Europe the world's biggest spam-relaying continent, responsible for more than a third of global spam.
Spam: more than a nuisance
"Spam isn't just a nuisance - it's used by cybercriminals as a means of growing their operations," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
"You should never even be tempted to open a spam message out of curiosity, as it can only take a second to effectively hand over control of your computer to the spammers. If your computer does become part of a botnet, you're also inviting further malware infections, which may compromise your personal or banking details."
The security firm's report also highlighted the rise of social networking spam, on sites including Facebook and Twitter, during Q3.
"What's interesting about the Facebook scams is that they exploit human weaknesses to spread - tricking users into filling in a questionnaire if they want to see a shocking picture or video that may not even exist," said Cluley.
"Unfortunately, these scams continue to proliferate, with new ones springing up every day, and Facebook seemingly unable to kill them off permanently."
Cluley also warned web users to take care where they enter their login credentials.
"Be aware that you might be on a bogus website that has been created purely for the purposes of grabbing your username and password, and for those details to then be used to send spam to others," he said.
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Increasing the focus on quality control, the AICPA issued SQCS No. 7 which became effective January 1, 2009. This quality control standard incorporated the requirements of previous standards and, among other things, requires documentation of compliance in firm administrative or engagement files. Fortunately, the AICPA has created a practice aid, Establishing and Maintaining a System of Quality Control for a CPA Firm's Accounting and Auditing Practice, which provides a framework for quality control documents for smaller firms. Creating a quality control document, and complying with its provisions, could be a primary safeguard against threats to ethics rules violations.
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In countless zombie movies there is the classic moment where a member of the dwindling band of survivors is cornered and desperately opens fire on the oncoming tide of walking dead. Despite firing off round after round, to the despair of our hero, the enemies keep approaching until the fateful click of his empty gun that tells him the game is up.
It's a predicament not unlike that of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble as he fights a rearguard action to ward off Brussels plans for a common eurozone scheme to guarantee bank deposits.
The idea, known as EDIS, is loathed in Berlin on the grounds that it could force Germany to help cover the costs of bank failures elsewhere in Europe. At the same time, perhaps unsurprisingly, it is lauded in Southern Europe as a guarantee that capitals will be helped to cope with financial crises.
So far, Mr Schäuble has thrown all kinds of obstacles at the proposal, which was unveiled by the European Commission late last year. He has insisted on a tough programme to close loopholes in existing regulations which he says must be fulfilled before EDIS is even considered. He has also questioned the very legal foundations of the plan – saying parts of it have budgetary implications for nations that go beyond what is allowed under the EU treaties.
Despite all this, discussions on the text have rumbled on for months in the EU's Council of Ministers.
Now, however, Germany is seeking to hit Brussels where it really hurts: with its own rules of procedure.
In a joint paper with Finland, obtained by the FT, Germany seeks to hoist the European Commission up by its institutional petard, accusing it of failing to respect "requirements under primary law and the Better Regulation principles" by not carrying out a full "impact assessment" before presenting the EDIS plan in November.
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>Hence the need to maintain commons-logging.jar AS-IS. > >We already HAVE commons-logging-api.jar, we simply need to add new jar >files for each implementation 'flavor'. Consideration could be given to >including a commons-logging.properties file that configures the logger, >though there are pro/cons with that. I really don't think we want to go down that road. AFAIK, commons-logging's mission is to provide a thin layer between an app and the underlying logging package to allow you to plugin different logging packages, not to be a logging package itself. David > >******************************************* >Richard A. Sitze >IBM WebSphere WebServices Development > > > >Nicolas Mailhot wrote: > > >>If the split goes through, > >>the situation is likely to arise where log4j is used as a >commons-logging > >>backend, but since log4j is not configured by default, all the >commons-logging > >>logging will be automatically brocken. Come to think of it, this is >exactly > >>what we have now, without the split, and looks like we are not happy :) > > > > Since this is exactly what we have now the split would not make it > > worse. > >It will. Much worse. >What we have now can be fixed by removing the 'Class-Path:' entries. >After that, only those who put log4j on classpath *manually* and do >not configure it will have their logging brocken. >If the split happens, any naive user who believes that he can use >log4j as a backend for commons-logging and does not install >SimpleLog - or installs it, but does not override the alternatives so >that log4j is *not* used - will have his logging brocken. > > > So there is no reason not to go for the split because we know the > > other benefits we'll get. > >I think that working setup is preferrable to better modularization :) >I'd like to have both, but it looks that we can't. >Unless you persuade log4j developers to make it self-configured. > > > It is commons-logging responsibility IMHO to do initial log4j > > configuration if its used - commons is supposed to hide the backend so > > why should we know something about it ? > >This question is best answered by the bug 13201 description >(http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13201): > > I am requesting that the code added to Log4JCategory in > commons-logging-1.0.1 that sets up a default initialization in log4j be > removed. > > Why? When I put 1.0.1 in place of 1.0, I started getting extraneous > messages logged to the console. Subsequent research led me to the new > initialization code in Log4JCategory. The problem is in the way the > initialization code tries to decide if log4j has been configured. It > assumes that the root category has been configured with an appender. I > happen to have a log4j properties configuration that doesn't configure > an appender, so the initialization code couldn't tell that log4j had > been configured, it created the default root appender, and I started > getting the extraneous messages. > > I realize there are easy workarounds for my particular problem, but I > believe this presents a more philosophical issue. Quoting from the > commons-logging api org.apache.commons.logging package description: > > "The basic principle is that the user is totally responsible for the > configuration of the underlying logging system. Commons-logging should > not change the existing configuration." > > The code in question directly violates this expressly stated principal > and is inappropriate. Allowing this code to remain opens a Pandora's >box > of attempts to configure the underlying logger, which should be >resisted > based on the above principal. > > > [ and this part is related to the crossposted message so please add > > these remarks to the common thread ] > >Done! > > >Regards, > >Leonid Dubinskly. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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— Two Jewish deputies of the opposition Liberal Party were elected to the Quebec. National Assembly yesterday despite their party's crushing defeat by the Parti Quebecois headed by Premier Rene Levesque. They are Herbert Marx of the D'Arcy McGee District who piled up a 23,573 vote majority, and Harry Blank of the St. Louis District who won with 8,701 votes.
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Walt Disney Pictures has shared another sneak peek at "When in Rome" by releasing a brand new clip. Debuted by Cinema Blend, the snippet gives a preview to the scenes in which Josh Duhamel's Nick Beamon and Kristen Bell's Beth Harper have a dinner in a dark restaurant during his last night in Rome.
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I wish. Nope, not gonna happen. And honestly, that is what it comes down to-guilt. In this crazy world there are sooooo many better things to spend my money on that I have a hard time justifying it. Of course, realize that this is coming from someone who has not been on vacation for 16 years because I don't want to waste the money. I am very frugal.
If these readers were $99 I think not only I but 1/2 the population would be all over them easily. Maybe someday.
As for saving coins I do have a coin basket with about $125 in it and I often do take them to a coinstar. Didn't know you could get Amazon gift cards from them. Cool. Will have to check that out. That is a good idea. I would not get a Kindle, as I don't like the screen, but they do sell the Sony PRS's.
You all have been very thoughtful with the suggestions and all and I am mulling it all over. Funny thing is though, this whole time I have been buying ebooks like I had a reader. How wierd is that?!
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I've done everything sexually with a guy, while on ecstasy. Didn't enjoy it (the only way to be sure you aren't gay!).
I've been homeless for a documentary. It turned about to be a documentary about how weird I am and how confused I was when I was 19. Mixed blessing.
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In a thinly-veiled performance, the actor discussed the recent incident which got him kicked out of American Airlines.
Although it was Katy Perry's turn to shine on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, Alec Baldwin stole the spotlight for a few minutes. Appearing on "Weekend Update", the actor posed as the American Airlines pilot who kicked him off a recent flight for refusing to stop playing a mobile phone game before takeoff.
Baldwin's sole purpose to appear on the sketch program was to apologize to himself. "It was awful Seth," Baldwin's Captain Rogers told host Seth Meyers. "Which is why it was important for me to come here and on behalf of everyone at American Airlines, issue an apology to Mr. Alec Baldwin!" He added, "Mr. Baldwin is an American treasure!"
Like a true journalist, Myers asked, "It was also reported that Alec Baldwin slammed the bathroom door so loudly it could be heard in the cockpit?" Captain Rogers replied, "Now Seth, Words with Friends can be frustrating. But when you think you're about to play 'jailers' off of somebody's 'quiche' and you realize you don't have the 'i' - let me tell you - that would make you slam the door too!"
Meyers questioned further, "Don't phones interfere with the plane's communication system?" The mustachioed pilot then said, "Oh, you don't believe that, do you, Seth? Would you really get on an airplane that flies 30,000 feet in the air if you thought a Kindle switch would bring it down? Come on it's just a cruel joke perpetrated by the airline industry."
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Thomas Clark's April 25 letter, "Christian witness to abolitionism," is ludicrous in its attempt to link the Roman Catholic Church with human rights. One basic human right is the right to follow your own religion. The first people in Europe to try this on a large scale were the Cathars (gnostics) of Southern France in the Middle Ages.
Their attempt to break free of the church's autocratic control of thought and speech was brutally extinguished, even by the standards of the age, when the pope declared a crusade against them in 1208. Thousands and thousands of people were slaughtered or burned as heretics.
It was in fact the struggle against the church in the 16th century that furthered the cause of human rights, a concept reinforced by the 18th-century Enlightenment, which opposed, among other things, the idiotic but dangerous idea of papal infallibility and the "Holy" Inquisition.
Anyone accused of being a heretic had only two courses of action: confess and be strangled before being burned, or not confess and be burned alive. It is incredible that the Spanish Inquisition was only abolished in 1820. Thousands of harmless people too — who were fortunetellers, herbalists, healers, seers, anyone with any kind of psychic gift — were ruthlessly eliminated by the Roman Catholic Church.
Those who see the church as some kind of benign influence should ponder the fact that practically all of the top Nazis — Hitler, Himmler, Goebbels, Streicher, Goering, Eichmann — had been brought up in a Catholic household. Ribbentrop was the sole exception. It is very likely that the ancient church-inculcated syndrome of sin, confess, be forgiven then go do it again led to a weak sense of personal responsibility.
Dipak Basu's May 2 letter, "Signs of 'Christian' influence," supposedly a retort to Clark, does not get to grips with the issue and is only a platform for Basu's tediously recurrent, touchingly naive and factually inaccurate postcolonial obsessions and will be dealt with in a later letter.
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Having burnt most of his bridges (with films that just didn't catch fire at the box office) and pissing off most of the world's press with his truculent attitude, Spike Lee has picked the right moment to pull an ace out of the pack.
As a two-fingered salute to the studios, the film has been funded with the aid of 15 African-American men including Will Smith and Wesley Snipes. A razor-sharp cast features Dutton as a group leader, Davis as old man Jeremiah, Steve White as a gay former Marine, Washington as mixed-race cop Kyle, Andre Braugher as aggressive, out-of-work actor, Flip, and Gabriel Casseus as Jamal, a recent convert to Islam. Inevitably such a mixed bag makes for a fractious, combustible and highly entertaining journey. Plus there's the added bonus of a smart soundtrack including a (gasp) likeable Babyface-penned Michael Jackson contribution, Curtis Mayfield and James Brown. Marvellous stuff.
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Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drafted to the NBA straight out of high school, Garnett became the 5th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft and led a very successful career with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2007, Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics, where he led them to their seventeenth NBA Championship in the 2007-08 season. According to him, anything is possible.
Garnett's basketball nickname is "The Mean Machine," a name he lives up to, as he has a "machine-like" ability on the basketball court, and also to the fact that he is an incredibly mean man; Garnett has been reported and often times viewed murdering other plyaers on the basketball court. However, no legal action has been taken because Garnett is just fucking huge. Perhaps the only thing more apparant than Garnett's basketball skills are his skills in kicking ass and taking names.
Throughout Garnett's fourteen years of playing in the NBA, various coaches, players, and survivalists have tried to create strategies to avoid a quick and painful death upon running into Garnett. Unfortunately, none of thse strategies have proved to be conclusive, and only serve to make Garnett angrier, as well as increase his insatiable bloodlust.
You Just Stepped into the Paint.
Garnett wasn't born, he just suddenly appeared with an insatiable bloodlust praying on "superstars", bench-players, role-players,everyone. If your name isn't Kevin Garnett, you're dead. Oh shit, man. You're going to die. You don't just step into the paint when you're up against Garnett. The paint is HIS house. That is where HE dominates. And now he's going to dominate you. He's going to crush you, man, and honestly, there's nothing I can do about it. Please, for the sake of us all, just drop the basketball. It just looks silly now. That ball, for all its purposes, belongs to Garnett, and he's going to use it to score every point for his team. He may also use it to crack open your skull.
Don't Try and Get Away With It
He can smell fear. He can smell your sissy white Nikes flopping onto that court, and he knows your fate. You're dead. He's going to crush you under his gigantic feet, drain your blood, and then drink it from his chalice as he sits on the bench and lets Scalabrine go on the court for a minute, just for shits and giggles. It is a well known fact that in addition to a rockin' stache, rippling muscles, and eyes like a hawk, Garnett also has sonar. So, if you think you can sneak onto HIS court, maybe get the ball from a teammate and try and go for some kind of fast break, you're very wrong.
You're fucked.
Running Isn't Going to Save You
At a whopping six feet, eleven inches, Garnett is one big-ass dude. Each stride he takes with his tree trunk-like legs is like a thousand steps for a normal man. One time, Garnett challenged LeBron James to a race around the world. Garnett beat James before James could even finish lacing up his shoes. Garnett then proceeded to consume James.
But maybe you're one of the lucky guys. You managed to distract Garnett, maybe by telling him a hilarious Knock Knock Knock Joke, and you ran for it. Good for you. You're free and alive!
Oh wait. Did I mention he has fucking heat vision? Oh yeah. I forgot. You're dead, chief.
This Could Have Been Avoided
The key to surviving an encounter with Kevin Garnett is just to avoid an encounter with Kevin Garnett. You know how they say the best place to be during a thunderstorm is in your car? Well, the best place to be in a Your Shitty Team vs. Boston Celtics game is also in your car, outside of the stadium, while Garnett slaughters your whole team. Don't feel guilty. It's called Survival of the Fittest.
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27 Nov 1920 — Shidler, OK
Calvin "Cal" Worthington joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) at the age of 15 and went to Colorado to build trails in what is now Rocky Mountain National Park. The CCC was a "New Deal" public work relief program that was operated by the United States Army from 1933 to 1942, intended for unemployed, unmarried men, from relief families, ages 17–23.
He went on to serve in the United States Army in World War II, flying for the Army Air Corps. In 1942, he completed basic flight training and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He was the aerobatics champion at Goodfellow Field in San Angelo, Texas. Completed multi-engine training at Ellington Field near Houston, Texas.
During the war, he served as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot with the 8th Air Force, 13th Combat Bomb Wing, 390th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 568th Bomb Squadron flying 29 combat missions over Germany between 11 Dec 1943 and 29 April 1944.
On 26 January 1943, the 390th Bombardment Group (H) was activated on General Order 14, issued by Headquarters second Air Force, Fort George Wright near Spokane, Washington. Formation did not begin until late February 1943. Training at Geiger Field, Washington until 6 June 1943 when the Group moved to Great Falls Army Air Base, Montana. The aircraft went overseas on the 4th of July 1943 taking the northern ferry route from Iceland to Prestwick, where the first aircraft arrived on the 13th of July 1943. The ground unit left for Camp Shanks, NY on the 4th of July 1943 and sailed on the USS James Parker on the 17th of July 1943, and they arrived in Liverpool on the 27th of July 1943.
Cal shipped out to England on the Queen Elizabeth. The 390th BG prepared for combat with B-17 aircraft at USAAF Station #153 (RAF Parham) located 3 miles southeast of Framlingham in Suffolk, England. The 390th Bomb Group tail code was "Square-J".
After 29 B-17 combat missions, he rotated back to the States and began flying the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. He was discharged after the war as a Captain in 1945. He was awarded the Air Medal five times. And he was also a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, which was presented to him by Jimmy Doolittle.


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MELBOURNE lock Todd Lowrie, a veteran of last year's infamous Donnybrookvale encounter, expects the only fireworks for tomorrow night's return bout would come from the Manly marketing team's pre-match hype to attract a crowd.
Last year's round 25 clash, won by Manly, was marred by two wild brawls that resulted in Glenn Stewart and Melbourne's Adam Blair being sin-binned for their part in the melee. Both were recalled to the field and sent off after their sideline altercation on the way to the dressing sheds caused players from both teams to leave the bench to get involved. ''Everyone certainly remembers it, but I think Manly will just try to beat it up to get a crowd there,'' said Lowrie, who is off contract at season's end. ''It's not on our radar at all. Blairy isn't here any more and that creates a different environment for the match. It's part of our history but I don't think Melbourne-Manly matches need too much more stimulation than what they get. They're pretty big matches but I guess the events of last year added a bit more fuel on that fire. It's something we're not focused on and something we haven't discussed at all.'' Lowrie said he was stunned when the brawl erupted. ''I thought 'what the hell is going on','' he said. ''It just unfolded and a bit surreal being in the mix of it … I suppose you had to go along with it. It was pretty fiery and the fallout was bad. I hope it doesn't happen again because it wasn't a good look for the game.''
Blair, who joined the Wests Tigers in the off-season, was in the grandstand because of his suspension when the Storm fell one game short of qualifying for the grand final. The obvious threat of suspension, and the image of the game, was the reason why Lowrie echoed the sentiments of Storm coach Craig Bellamy who insisted there would be no Donnybrookvale II. Lowrie was adamant the calibre of players in the Sea Eagles line-up ensured the game would be tough enough without any rough-house tactics. ''We're expecting a physical encounter, a tough game,'' he said. ''I think Melbourne-Manly games are always of that nature, especially the way they're playing at the moment. With a few of the guys they have in their side we expect it to be very physical.''
The Storm will also play the first of a possible six games without their star fullback Billy Slater, who injured his knee in Wednesday's State of Origin match. While Lowrie acknowledged Slater's loss left a huge hole in the line-up, he said the club would need to accept he was out of action for a prolonged period.
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Aimee Teegarden is set to star in 'The Selection', which centers on a poor young woman chosen to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation.
Aimee Teegarden has scored her next TV project after "Friday Night Lights" was canceled last year. The Julie Taylor of the sports drama series has been tapped to take a lead role in The CW's pilot, "The Selection", which has a "Hunger Game"-ish storyline.
Based on the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, the hour-long drama revolves around an impoverished young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads. It is described as an epic romance set 300 years in the future.
"The Vampire Diaries" and "Angel" scribes Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain will write and executive produce the show.
Beside being widely known for starring on "FNL", Teegarden has previously landed roles on movies namely "Scream 4" and "Prom". The 22-year-old also guest starred on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "CSI: Miami".


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Pot smokers lit up in Washington state as recreational marijuana became legal in a historic first for the US, clouded by the fact that federal law still bans the practice.
Midnight pot parties were reported across the western US state as a new law came into force on Thursday after a November 6 referendum to legalise private consumption of marijuana for recreational use.
About 200 people gathered at midnight outside Seattle's Space Needle, a futuristic tower that dominates the skyline, to light up and celebrate their newfound freedom.
"You can smoke and not feel like a criminal. It's really no different than having a beer or something. In fact, I think it's less dangerous," Calvin Lee told the local Kiro 7 television station.
The law made it legal for those over 21 to possess and use up to 28 grams of marijuana. A number of US states have already legalised pot for medicinal purposes, but Washington is the first state allowing it purely for fun.
Colorado residents approved a similar law last month, on the same day President Barack Obama was re-elected, but its pot lovers will have to wait until January 5 to light up with impunity.
But even while Washington's marijuana fans partied, the limits of the new law were underlined: the Space Needle gathering was technically illegal, since the new law allows only private, not public, consumption of weed.
Officers took no action, and the Seattle police department said that for the moment it would only issue verbal warnings, even though in theory they could impose $50 (about R435) fines on those smoking marijuana in public.
Police drew praise for a blog – which became an instant internet hit – taking a light-hearted approach to explaining exactly what is and isn't legal under the new law.
The Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use in Seattle includes a link to a Lord of the Rings video clip titled The Finest Weed, showing wizard Gandalf blowing meditative smoke rings with Bilbo Baggins.
"In keeping with the spirit of [the new law], the department's going to give you a generous grace period to help you adjust to this brave, new, and maybe kinda stoned world we live in," wrote the police blogger.
"Does this mean you should flagrantly roll up a mega-spliff and light up in the middle of the street? No.
"But the police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a Lord of the Rings marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to."
More broadly, the new Washington and Colorado laws run counter to US federal law, which still bans recreational use of marijuana across the country.
"Regardless of any changes in state law growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law," noted the US Attorney's Office in Seattle. – Sapa-AFP


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THANDIWE THOMAS DeSHAZOR is a writer, actor and vocalist originally from Detroit. He is a member of Pan Theater Improv Troupe, and is a workshop leader for children throughout Oakland, California.
Thandiwe has been performing for over ten years in such shows as Oklahoma, The Music Man, Lysistrata and Ron Allen's Tibetan Book of the Dead. Thandiwe has studied under Hilary Ramsden, co-founder of the Furniture Factory and was an apprentice at Oakland University's Meadowbrook Theatre.
As a writer, he was first published at age 19 in Between the Lines Newspaper where he became a staff writer and wrote the weekly entertainment column "Check This Channel Out". Most recently, his story "Pussy Pass it On" was published in If We Have to Take Tomorrow, an anthology of black gay writers.
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I am proud of America's commitment to welcoming immigrants. We are all immeasurably enriched by the contributions of immigrants who have come to this country to find the American dream through their hard work. Our immigration system is broken, and it is past time that we came together and implemented an effective policy which respects our immigrant heritage, the rule of law, and human dignity. That is what I am committed to achieving.
A comprehensive solution to our immigration crisis must include strengthening our borders, greater cooperation with our neighbors, strict but fair enforcement of our laws, federal assistance to state and local governments, strict penalties for those who exploit undocumented workers, and a path to earned legal status for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar, including learning English. The solution must also protect the sanctity of families and repair the broken, unfair bureaucratic system that forces citizens and lawful immigrants to live apart from their spouses and children.
I was a strong supporter of the efforts to negotiate a comprehensive immigration reform package in the last two sessions of Congress. Earlier this year, I introduced a bipartisan measure to reunite hundreds of thousands of lawful permanent residents in this country with their spouses and minor children. I have also led efforts for the Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act, championed the Access to Employment and English Acquisition Act, and co-sponsored the DREAM Act, which makes it possible for hardworking young people to attend college. Finally, I am proud to have joined Senator Larry Craig (R-ID), Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and a bipartisan coalition of dozens of Senators as a cosponsor to the Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act of 2003, legislation that is essential to establishing an effective, legal workforce for the agricultural sector in New York State and throughout the country.
I am deeply disappointed that we still have not solved our nation's immigration crisis, and it is my hope that we can find a solution that secures our borders, respects the rule of law, and honors both our history as a nation of immigrants and our basic values of respect and compassion. I will continue to work with my colleagues on a solution that honors all of these principles.
Source: http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/immigration/


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A man named Che Cruz, who went to the 'Spring Breakers' star's home twice, is ordered to seek treatment in a mental health facility after pleading no contest to stalking.
A 20-year-old man who previously went to Selena Gomez's house twice is ordered to seek psychological treatment. The man named Che Cruz pleaded no contest to stalking the "Spring Breakers" star on Friday, June 20. Cruz then was ordered to stay at least 30 days in a mental health facility and get another 3-month treatment, TMZ reports. Cruz is also ordered to stay at least 200 yards away from Gomez and her home for the next 10 years.
Cruz's run-in with the law started when he was arrested in the "Come & Get It" singer's property in Calabasas in late March. Back then, Cruz went to the house when Gomez and a friend were reportedly at home. They heard strange noises and before they could contact the security team, Cruz rang the doorbell. Gomez's friend told him the star was not at home and he left. He later was found in a guest house.
Following the 30 March incident, Cruz was arrested again "near the vicinity" of the singer's house on April 4. He was only released from jail for a few hours when he went to Gomez's place.
The break-in case involving Cruz was not the first time Gomez dealt with persistent fans. On January, a man named Juan Garcia was arrested after the singer's family members reported that he crept around her Fernando Valley's Tarzana home.


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Sprint's pre-order page for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now live; mentions April 22nd release
0. phoneArena posted on 16 Apr 2012, 09:45
Sprint's pre-order page for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich powered smartphone is now live and ready to accept your cold hard cash. Specifically, you can grab yourself a pre-order right now for a cool $199.99 with a 2-year contract if you're adamant on picking it up...
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1. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
i would wait on the Evo lte, better non-pentile screen, much more powerful processor, camera, kickstand etc
2. nicknack84 (Posts: 38; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
I would wait till Sprint actually gets an LTE network up and running :\
4. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
its still better than anything sprint currently has in its lineup.
8. CommentBoxEnforcer (Posts: 99; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)
Sprint nexus 4G LTE is like having a brand new camaro but no able to go over 35mph
9. shadowcell (Posts: 300; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
Still, you look good driving it.
3. parkwaydr (Posts: 572; Member since: 07 Sep 2011)
i think they are drawing the winners for the competition they were having for the nexus today, i may be wrong though, anyways, the only way i will take this over the evo is if i win one, if not then its evo lte for me
5. threeline (Posts: 267; Member since: 11 Sep 2011)
I really need a phone like right now, my Epic 4G is on it's last legs. Should I wait for the Evo LTE or SGSIII? Has anyone heard anything about that Sprint/Samsung device SPH-L710 that received Bluetooth certification about a month ago? Rumor has it that it's a LTE E4GT sorta like AT&Ts Skyrocket HD. If so, I would go for that one because of the Exynos processor.
6. danwatson (Posts: 117; Member since: 03 Jan 2012)
This is great. Just in case my Evo breaks before the EVO LTE or GSIII comes out, I now have something decent I could get. I've been sweating for months knowing that if my evo broke, I was going to be stuck buying the Nexus S or Epic touch, none of which are bad, but both are aging fast and even faster now that sprint has gone LTE. Now anyone who needs a new phone has a great option available
17. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
the epic 4g touch is better than the galaxy nexus except for screen res and lte
7. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Best phone on Sprint for sure, but I wouldn't buy it. Wait till the SGS3 gets announced and then see what Huawei's got up their sleeve.
10. threeline (Posts: 267; Member since: 11 Sep 2011)
I would bet Amazon will have a smoking deal on this device.
11. jphillips63 (Posts: 245; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I would highly advise to not even consider this phone unless those of you waiting for it lives under or near a 4G tower. I had purchased Verizons GN last year on launch day and a week later returned it. The phone was useless as a hpone and as a 4g Device. It dropped calls all the time and it would have connectivity issues and as I had said it only had 4G if you were within eye distance of the 4G tower. They omit the ability to link facebook contacts to the phone as well. Lets see, The phone lagged very badly when you rotated it and for messaging or emails I had to always wait on the Phone to catch up as I was typing in my text.
This has been the first phone that I've ever returned as typically I'm satisifed with my purchases and I've made many over the years, But the GN is a total joke it lacked in so many areas it wasn't funny. The reviews this phone gets is a total joke as well. Those guys need to go out in the real world and do there tests, my old Droid Charge had it's issues but I have to say it worked better than the GN. Today I use HTC Rezound and I have to say it's been the best phone I've ever had. I don't have to do a batery pull to reset it and it doesn't just reboot out of random. I get 4G in areas the GN wouldn't even get 3G. Thats my story for the GN and some may listen some of you may blow it off but it's like this if it had worked as it should I still own it. Thats just how I am, However this HTC will be in my hands for a very long time yes it's that good.
12. threeline (Posts: 267; Member since: 11 Sep 2011)
Was that just a bad device?
13. jphillips63 (Posts: 245; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
No, many and I mean many others experieced the same in this device. You can check out Android central and the likes to see all the negatives of this device. The ones who didn't have the issues lived within seeing distance of a tower or an highly saturated 4G area. I had even worked hand in hand for 3 days with one of the upper techs on this device to help them work on a solution to the problems in what is none as fringe 4G areas, Meaning there's 4G but towers are spaced with 1-2 towers in between with 3G only. I guess I spent a good 12-15 hrs driving in areas with tech on the line taking readings and collecting data. They have had 2-3 updates since so I can't relate to what has been resolved, Bottom line for the device is it's a radio problem and software can tweak this some but can't fix it. The lag as I mentioned is there and is terrible. reminds me of the days of when we first got smart phones and how they lagged upon rotation of the phone, those that remember we had to shack rock tilt or stand on our heads to get the screen to rotate. The phone is known as a developers phone and was pushed onto the market to just be that. Lots of horror stories around just google it and you will be surprised of just how bad this phone really is. Have they fixed it? I can't comment to that I replaced it with the rezound and it works as it should.
14. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
Of course it was a BAD handset. THis guy is totally NUTS at best. The GALAXY NEXUS is the best stock device on the market and will do sprint very well.
16. jphillips63 (Posts: 245; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
if it were a bad handset then why is it you can go to any Verizon store and look at the dbm on this phone and compare the same to say a Droid razr or even the rezound and the signal strength on the GN is reading 20-30 dbm greater than the other two mentioned. Go check for yourself oh and be sure you make sure you turn off wifi so you're actually reading network signal strength. That's enough proof there oh wait rotate it a few times and feel the lag, lets not forget also the back they have either glued on or zip tied on to keep from coming off.
15. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Why buy last years phone when the SG III is bout to announce in two weeks?
18. italiapride503 (Posts: 13; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
I think we have to see how this one does because the one from Verizon has some major glitching as far as dropping calls and dropping lte constantly...let's hope they fixed the mess up from the Verizon version


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A NEW report has shown that 70 per cent of pregnant women are failing to achieve the recommended 30-minutes of exercise five days a week.
But joining a gym can be daunting prospect for expectant mums who've never exercised before.
Health experts, including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, often recommend yoga as a way to help ease mums-to-be into exercise and prepare them for the birth.
Local yoga instructor Gill Taylor, based in Highcliffe near Christchurch, says yoga is so beneficial for pregnant women.
"I taught and practiced yoga throughout my two pregnancies until a few weeks before I gave birth and then I concentrated just on the breathing side of things.
"Yoga becomes a way of life because you get the benefit of exercise, stretching and the stillness from learning different breathing techniques. The social aspect is helpful too as new mums often want to meet others."
Yoga not only improves strength and flexibility but, the breathing and relaxation techniques can also help to alleviate stress and lower blood pressure.
Learning to control your breathing can also be invaluable during labour to relax and manage pain.
Whilst attending a dedicated pregnancy yoga class is a great introduction to yoga and will help ensure correct practise, there is nothing to stop you from getting started at home.
FittaMamma (see fittamamma.com) is a useful free resource with information about why yoga is beneficial with easy to follow instructions for poses that are especially suitable for pregnant women.
Alexandra McCabe, spokeswoman for Fittamamma said: "Even women who are unused to exercise will benefit from practising yoga on a regular basis and if you are already physically active it's worth including yoga in your existing routine to help prepare your body for birth and post natal recovery."
For more information as well as guidelines about safe exercise during pregnancy, workouts, recipes and prenatal nutrition advice visit fittamamma.com


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Eat a croc at the August Jack's exotic food night
If you enjoy trying new foods and don't consider yourself squeamish, you may want to head on over to Kitsilano next week. The August Jack (2042 West 4th Avenue) will be hosting an "exotic food night" on Tuesday (June 24).
While the restaurant, where Benjamin Curtis is executive chef, is known for craft beers paired with comfort foods, the August Jack will be serving something different that evening: python, crocodile, and camel are all on the four-course menu.
To start, diners will be served python spring rolls with grapefruit chutney. The next course will consist of lemon camel carpaccio (that's raw camel meat) with hummus and pita chips.
Pan-seared crocodile with plantain popcorn, okra, and horseradish butter is the main course, followed by a dessert of lychee sorbet and chocolate wafer.
Of course, this type of extreme eating isn't for everyone, but for those who enjoy the thrill of consuming unusual foods, this meal is considerably less expensive than an airplane ticket to a night market in Asia—where snakes and creepy crawlies are regularly on the menu.
The "exotic food night" dinner is $50 (not including tax and tip). Reservations can be made by calling the restaurant.
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Jun 21, 2014 at 3:47am
I'm curious how they would get fresh enough camel meat for the carpaccio. I've never tried python or crocodile however the chef at a restaurant in my home town used to serve alligator every year during his "cajun" days special which mostly tasted like chicken with the texture of lobster.


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Photo Gallery: Jay Z and Justin Timberlake concert at the Rose Bowl Related Story: Justin Timberlake, Jay Z's 'Legends of the Summer' tour: Tweets from 'the concert of our lives'
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, normally filled with UCLA fans decked out in blue and gold, traded its football fans for music lovers Sunday night as the biggest concert to hit the town in ages.
The Legends of the Summer tour featuring Jay Z and Justin Timberlake was, well, legendary as almost every one of the stadium's 90,000 seats was filled with people ready to party.
The duo came out strong as they started the more than two hour-long set with their joint venture "Holy Grail" from Jay Z's chart-topping album "Magna Carta Holy Grail," released earlier this month - he later thanked all the fans who helped make it the No. 1 album for the past two weeks.
From there they went on to a medley of Jay Z's "I Just Wanna Love You" (probably better known as "I'm a Hustler Baby") and Timberlake's "Rock Your Body." This set the tone for the rest of the evening as the duo switched off at the mic, keeping the energy of the crowd up and likely saving their own since their tag-team strategy gave them both a chance to go backstage every couple of songs.
The set list featured more than 30 songs and included pretty much everything fans would want to hear. Both artists stuck primarily with fan-favorites like Jay Z's "99 Problems," "Encore," "Jigga What, Jigga Who," and Timberlake's "Cry Me a River," "LoveStoned," and "What Goes Around Comes Around." But both mixed in enough current hits to make the concert seem fresh and exciting.
"Tom Ford," a song on Jay Z's new album named after the fashion designer, was a big hit among the crowd with many already knowing the lyrics and singing along. Whereas Timberlake's "Pusher Love Girl" was a new delight the crowd seemed to enjoy.
When either star asked the audience to put their hands in the air, it seemed no one dared not obey. Before the duo even stepped on to the all red stage in front of their full band, it was clear the audience was ready to party with sections of the stadium breaking out into dance as DJ Cassidy spun records.
And the party kept going until the final song.
Neither star deviated much from the music, only stopping a few times to address the audience, including Timberlake announcing it was the best crowd they've had so far on the tour. There were no hijinks, no backup dancers on stage or pyrotechnics. It was all about the music.
Jay Z had two wardrobe changes, wearing a simple black-and-white ensemble the majority of the show with a NETS hat (backwards of course) and at least four gold chains that were enough to blind a person if they looked directly at them. Timberlake, on the other hand, must be more like Jay Z's wife Beyonc? as he changed outfits every couple of songs, but never straying too far from the black-and-white getup he started the show in.
Jay Z, of course, is one of the best rappers of his time. There is no denying his talent, especially when he takes on old favorites like "Izzo" and "Big Pimpin'." But Timberlake stood out for one particular reason: No other pop artist could go on stage and match the energy and swag of such hip-hop royalty.
Timberlake can not only sing a variety of genres including his former pop hits and his new bluesy, jazz ones - and he can even rap a little - but he showed he is multi-talented as he got behind the piano and the guitar. And let's not forget his dancing, which is just as entertaining as his music.
Overall his rhythm and musicality puts him at the top of the game, which is even more impressive considering this is the singer's first venture back into the music scene since 2006 - he's been focusing on his acting career, starring in films like "The Social Network," "Friends with Benefits," and "Bad Teacher."
The transitions between Jay Z and Timberlake were seamless throughout the night, and it was clear the two have a good rapport. The best combo performance of the night was likely the medley of Jay Z's "Empire State of Mind," and Timberlake's cover of Frank Sinatra's "New York New York." Genius.
And what would a Justin Timberlake concert be if he didn't bring "Sexy Back?" Well not only did he bring it back, he brought rapper Timbaland on stage to perform the hit song with him. Timbaland was the only guest appearance throughout the show, though he looked slightly confused at times and didn't offer much to the performance.
Thankfully, Jay Z and Timberlake reunited for the encore with their hit song "Suit and Tie," looking ever so dapper in black suit jackets and drinking from champagne glasses.
Closing out the show, Jay Z - who has been a staunch supporter of Trayvon Martin's family, even attending a rally with his parents a few weeks ago in New York City - dedicated "Forever Young" to the boy and others who lost their lives too soon. The entire stadium lit up as thousands of fans took out their cell phones, looking like stars amid the darkness, and sang along in a beautiful moment during a concert no one will soon forget.