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Us Coptic Christians worried about Egyptian riots
Coptic Christians in US alarmed at deadly riots in Egypt
Islamic authorities provide counseling to Muslims after attending Methodist Church dinner
Malaysia Muslims get counseling after church meet
Christian movie "Courageous" in top 10 at box office
Christian police drama in top 10 for second weekend
Pope urges southern Italian residents to care for eachother
Pope denounces "inhuman" mafia in southern Italy
Category: Religious News
New chapel taking shape at Army base
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new chapel is being built at Fort
Campbell, Ky., to accommodate congregations that have outgrown the
seven small chapels built decades ago.
There are more than 20 different religious services held at the
installation that draw between 2,000 and 2,500 people weekly.
Chaplain Col. Roger Heath says none of the existing chapels can
hold more than 300 people. The new chapel complex will hold up to
1,200 people and will include religious education and child care
facilities. It's scheduled to be completed by February.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have increased the demand for
religious services for the approximately 30,000 soldiers and their
families stationed at Fort Campbell. Chaplain Heath also notes that
more soldiers are married with children than in previous
generations, so having a chapel with space for children will
encourage more families to worship on the installation.
Fort Campbell has 81 chaplains who conduct Christian, Jewish,
Muslim and even Pagan services.


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Archway Bakes up Two New Varieties of Homestyle Cookies
Mar 06, 2012, 14:19 ET from Snyder's-Lance, Inc.
Rocky Road and Pecan Turtle Hit Store Shelves in March
ASHLAND, Ohio, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Archway Bakeries Co., part of the Snyder's-Lance, Inc. family of brands, baked up two new cookie varieties in response to requests from Facebook fans and consumers. The new Rocky Road and Pecan Turtle cookies, which will begin hitting store shelves in March, will be sold in 9 and 9.25 ounce trays, respectively, and retail around $3.19.
The previously retired Rocky Road is a soft chocolate cookie filled with semi-sweet chocolate pieces, crunchy walnuts and marshmallow bits. This classic recipe was brought back by popular demand following a 2011 Archway® cookie promotion which asked Facebook fans to vote for a returning cookie favorite. Fans also suggest serving this favorite warm and with a side scoop of ice cream.
Pecan Turtle is a new sweet and savory combination made up of milk chocolate chunks, caramel pieces and pecans, all baked into a soft, chewy cookie. Inspired by the popular candy, the new variety was the top-rated flavor in consumer concept tests. These classic soft cookies will be a new family favorite and taste great with a cold glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee or tea.
"At Archway, we pride ourselves on making cookies that taste, look and smell like what a cookie should be," said Archway Brand Manager, Holly Patterson. "We are so excited to reintroduce Rocky Road and to share our delicious new Pecan Turtle cookie, which we are sure is going to be a new family favorite."
For a full list of Archway® cookie varieties or to locate retailers, visit www.archwaycookies.com or the Archway® cookies Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/archwaycookies.
About Archway
For several decades Archway has shared in traditions of families and friends across America. The great-tasting, freshly-baked Archway® cookies are available in more than 25 soft and crispy varieties. The origins of Archway date back to 1936 when a husband and wife team began baking soft oatmeal cookies in their Michigan garage. Since that time, Archway® cookies have been enjoyed as part of family traditions and moments shared between friends.
About Snyder's-Lance
Snyder's-Lance, Inc., (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) headquartered in Charlotte, NC, manufactures and markets snack foods throughout the United States and internationally. The Company's products include pretzels, sandwich crackers, potato chips, cookies, tortilla chips, restaurant style crackers, nuts and other snacks. Snyder's-Lance has manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Indiana, Georgia, Arizona, Massachusetts, Florida, Ohio, and Ontario, Canada. Products are sold under the Snyder's of Hanover, Lance, Krunchers!, Cape Cod, EatSmart Naturals, Jays, Grande, Tom's, Archway, O-Ke-Doke and Stella D'oro brand names along with a number of private label and third party brands. Products are distributed widely through grocery and mass merchandisers, convenience stores, club stores, food service outlets and other channels. LNCE-G
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List of repositories | List of collections at Ceredigion Archives | Repository home page | Contact details
Reference code(s): GB 0212 CCC.
Held at: Ceredigion Archives
Title: Cardiganshire County Council Records.
Short Title: Cardiganshire County Council Records.
Creation date(s): 1801-1996 (accumulated 1888-1996)
Level of description: Fonds
Extent: -
Name of creator(s): Cardiganshire County Council; Ceredigion District Council
Administrative/Biographical history: The Cardiganshire County Council came into existence as a result of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1888, and the first county council election was held in January 1889. The county was responsible for health, housing, education, trading standards, planning, highways and social services. In 1974, the county was combined with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to became the county of Dyfed; Ceredigion District Council covered the area of old Cardiganshire, and continued many of its functions. In 1996, Dyfed and the District Councils were abolished, and Ceredigion County Council became the new unitary authority.
Scope and content/abstract: Records from the Architects' department, 1905-1996; Education department, 1864-1996; Estates, 1920-1970; Health, 1920-1972; Highways department, 1875-1977; Libraries, 1920-1976; Planning departments, 1888-1991; Secretary's department, 1889-1974; Social Services, 1889-1980; Trading Standards, 1908-1977; Treasurer's department, 1862-1974; and miscellaneous items, 1801-1996.
Language/scripts of material: English, Welsh
System of arrangement: Arranged into the following: miscellaneous; architects' department; education department; estates; health; highways; libraries; planning; secretary's department; social services; trading standards; and treasurer's department.
Conditions governing access: No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction: Usual copyright regulations apply.
Finding aids: Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Ceredigion Archives. The catalogue is available online.
Language codes: engwel
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records have been retained.
Accruals: Accruals are not expected.
Archival history: The Smallholdings and Allotments Act came into force on 1st January 1908. In the previous year a sub-committee of the Cardiganshire County Council has been established to administer it within the county. The Cardiganshire County Council, Weights and Measures Department, was undertaken by the Police Authority up to 1933.
Immediate source of acquisition: Deposited at the Ceredigion Archives between 1974-1998.
Related material: Records of Dyffryn Arth Community Council are Ceredigion Archives, Dyffryn Arth Community Council Records.
Note: Title supplied from contents of fonds. Includes earlier materials accumultaed by the County Council
Archivist's note: Compiled by Seri Crawley for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description : Ceredigion Archives online catalogue (http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk/schedules-js.html), Ceredigion County Council, CCC (viewed 3rd November 2003); Jones, J. Graham, 'The Cardiganshire County Council, 1889-1974', Cardiganshire County History, Vol. 3 (1998), pp430-452.
Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2 and LCSH
Date(s) of descriptions: November 2003.
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It's almost a year since the 104th Congress was voted into office to shake things up. And, if you judge such things by the volume of complaints, they seem to be doing just that.
In the process, they also have done a number of things President Clinton had promised to do when he was campaigning for the White House -- promises he soon forgot. For example: "end welfare as we know it."
I'm a middle-aged receptionist. To the tens of millions of us around the country who get up early in the morning every day and punch a time clock (figuratively, if not literally), welfare has become a costly joke. But the joke's on us: We pay our hard-earned wages so millions of others don't have to get up each morning and punch a time clock.
According to studies, the welfare system has cost us taxpayers more than $5 trillion since the War on Poverty was begun by President Johnson 30 years ago. How much is $5 trillion? I looked it up in the 1995 "Information Please Almanac." It is an amount equal to the combined economies of Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Great Britain, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain and Sweden.
That's an awful lot of money, especially when it is obvious to almost everybody that we have lost the War on Poverty. All over the country -- from the "hollers" in my late husband's home state of West Virginia, to inner-city Chicago, where I grew up, and right down the street from The Heritage Foundation building where I work -- two and three generations of the same family have been raised on welfare: the mother, her mother, and the kids.
The new Congress seems serious about ending this. The liberals already are screaming about the fraying of the "safety net." I say: Fray away. Welfare was intended to provide temporary help to people down on their luck; it was not supposed to become a way of life.
Not everybody on "welfare" is down-and-out and poor. For example, lots of film-makers -- graduates of UCLA and NYU and other expensive schools -- would have to go out and get real jobs if the National Endowment for the Arts and Corporation for Public Broadcasting stopped giving them our money. There are also hundreds (probably thousands) of artists, composers, musicians and writers of one sort or another who are dependent on government grants.
This is welfare for the well-to-do. And it also needs to end. There's no reason on earth that when the creators of Miss Piggy bring home the bacon, it has to be mine. I don't get a free ride -- why do they?
After more than 40 years of working, I know what they mean by the term "wage slave": I earn the money and Washington decides how much I get to keep. Whenever tax cuts are mentioned, you hear something like this: "If we cut taxes, the Treasury will receive $160 billion less."
So? What's wrong with that? It means you and I will get to keep -- and spend on ourselves and our families -- $160 billion more. The new Congress has put the focus back where it belongs. This is not and never was "the Treasury's" money. It's my money and your money.
If Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole's 104th Congress successfully slows down government spending, it will be a banner year for the working people of America. As many of my fellow wage earners know, it is real hard to get excited about working hard when 40 cents out of every dollar is going to the tax man.
The young families in the apartment complex where I live want the opportunity to save for a home of their own and their kids' education. They don't have their hands out, saying "gimme, gimme"; they don't feel anybody owes them a living.
All we really want Congress to give us is a break. So to Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole I say, "Carry on. You're doing the right thing. Keep up the good work."
Let's end welfare as we know it, for people who won't work, artists who can't support themselves, and big business alike. The "gimme" times are over. And none too soon.
Note: Mildred (Annie) Hambleton is a receptionist at The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based public policy research institute.


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Kodi Helix 14.2 and the Dreamlink T6
If you are an experienced Kodi user then using the Kodi thru Dreamlink should not be a problem.
This tutorial is for the new T6 owners that don't know much about Kodi
Here we will show how to install a repository onto your T6's Kodi platform.
-First thing is to understand is what a repository is.
Kodi runs addons, different addon have different content. Some addons have movies and TV Shows, some are documentary shows, some are kids shows, some are function programs like the IPTV apps and Ytube and etc....
These addons can be found one at a time online or can find groups of them in these repositories.
-First thing we need is a source list of these repos, and I've listed a few below.
You can install one or many, doesn't matter.
In the tutorial below, when I say 'click on it', I mean to depress the OK button on your T6 remote control.Code:http://srp.nu http://upgrades.montrealandroidtv.com http://kodi.metalkettle.co http://i.totalxbmc.tv http://iwillfolo.com/info http://xfinity.xunitytalk.com
Okay lets choose a repo to install.
Lets choose kodi.metalkettle.co
Okay, get the Kodi Bar onscreen.
Then on that Kodi Bar, scroll over to SYSTEMS and then highlight and click on the File Manager tab.
Next you'll see two pages on this next ROOT screen, A and B.
Them two pages are the same, meaning they share all info entered. So it doesn't matter which you use (that's Linux).
Lets use the A side
Okay, on the A Root page, scroll down to Add source and click it.
Next you'll see an Add Files source menu screen.
Where it says <None>, enter that URL for the metalkettle repo.
Next Enter a name for this repo.Code:http://kodi.metalkettle.co
It can be any name you want, it is just for your reference. You'll see on some ytube videos that people will use a dot at the beginning of the name.
The only reason for that dot is so that the name will appear at the top of the list when viewing the list.
You don't need the dot, it's your preference.
I entered .metalkettle
Okay, next hit the OK option on that screen.
The screen should change back to that A and B pages (Root pages). And you should see the name you gave to the metalkettle repo in the list.
Exit out back to the Kodi Bar and to SYSTEMS and to Settings, click on Settings. And then in the new menu click on the option Add-ons.
Next menu, click on Install from zip file and find the .metalkettle name in the next menu list.
Click on it.
Then click on repository.metalkettle-1.6.2.zip
Let the process go, don't do anything. It should only take a few seconds.
There should appear a message window at the bottom right of the screen saying Metalkettle is enabled.
Now exit back to Kodi Bar and click on SYSTEMS. And now we are gonna install some MetalKettle Add-ons.
In that same SYSTEMS menu, click on Add-ons and then click on Get Add-ons.
Then click on the metalkettle repo and then click on Video Add-ons.
To enable any add-on, click on one or many them to enable.
The enabled ones should now be in the VIDEO option on the Kodi Bar.
Click on Video Add-ons
And by the way, save yourself some time and frustration. Get yourself a wireless mouse and plug the little USB do hicky into the T6 and then you'll have far better experience entering all the information as apposed to using the T6 remoteCode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kk2VTTAQ4A
When using the mouse with the T6 and Kodi, click on the the Menu button while hovering over a function with the mouse cursor and that will access certain menus (like the corsic menu).
I think corsic is right name... it's a little pop menu that will give certain options depending on what you are hovering over.
add-ons when finding the good ones is great
Repos have them, find the right repo and fantastic.
MetalKettle I choose for this tutorial because it's awesome!!


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Dozens of College of the Redwoods' faculty, staff and students who aired their fears and frustrations about what they see as a toxic administration on Tuesday received a mixed response from the college's Board of Trustees.
Carrying signs reading "United We Stand," and "Have you read your code of ethics lately?" at least 150 people packed the meeting room and spilled into the lobby. The California State Employees Association delivered a vote of no confidence in President Jeff Marsee.
The group pleaded with the board to address what they say is Marsee's oppressive and irresponsible leadership, and to abandon their "blind devotion" to the president. Marsee's efforts to expand CR facilities, they said, are coming at the expense of quality education.
Speech and communications professor Kerry Mayer said that she has brought similar concerns to the board about previous administrations only to be publicly chastised. But later, Mayer said, the board found her to be right.
"We are facing a crisis in our employees' morale," Mayer said. "Take care of our community college."
A central issue in the unrest is the administration's removal of comments on a recent employee satisfaction survey from the CR Web site. The CSEA and other employees said the decision was aimed at stifling legitimate concerns and prompted fears of retaliation.
A longtime CR district teacher, now retired, Barbara Morrison said she sees the board reliving the same failed approach of 20 years ago. The board did not act then until the administration became hostile to the board. Morrison said the board now has "exhaustive evidence of mistreatment" on the part of the current administration, but has been dismissive.
Marsee is currently in Russia on a Fulbright Scholarship. But in a statement sent to the Times-Standard on Monday, Marsee wrote that there have been a number of improvements -- and changes -- in the recent year. He said that the Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges removed CR from the accreditation warning status in January because the college had improved its communications and conflict resolution abilities. CR's expansion has brought the college into new communities, and fiscal stability has prevented layoffs and furloughs like those experienced elsewhere in the state, Marsee wrote.
"We understand that there are individuals in our organization who are struggling with the many changes that CR is experiencing," Marsee wrote.
After a short break in the trustee's meeting, the board returned and addressed some of the statements made by employees. Trustee George Truett accused some employees of "cherry picking" quotes and facts for their own purpose, and said he disagreed with many of their complaints. He said that he believed they could disagree, but added that faculty and staff are only one element that the board needs to address.
"You're part of it," Truett said, "but you're not all of it."
Other board members seemed more accepting of the employees' concerns. Trustee Colleen Mullery said that while the level of discourse in society as a whole appears to be faltering, she felt that the employees were respectful and civil to the board. She pledged that the board would consider their comments carefully.
Several board members also said they wished they'd spoken up when a CSEA representative was silenced in a recent board meeting during a time traditionally used for such a presentation, a complaint aired in a letter signed by 181 employees recently.
Repeatedly during Tuesday's meeting, employees brought up board Chairman Bruce Emad's comments in a recent North Coast Journal article, which held that the dissent was just part of regular grappling during negotiations.
Emad repeated that sentiment on Tuesday, saying the contention was just a semi-annual fight that could be resolved.
Several in the crowd shouted, "No! No!"
"I can assure you ... we hear you, we hear you loud and clear," Emad said.
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My home city at the lake.... CU.
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MindarL (57) 2004-09-16 3:44
Simply breathtaking. Nice light.
Yannick31 (917) 2004-09-16 4:05
Splendide vraiment magnifique !
Les couleurs sont extraordinaires vraiment.
Splendid really splendid! The colors are extraordinary really. I love, Yannick
softflower (0) 2004-09-16 4:12
Superbe photo Wojciech, les reflets sont magnifiques et les couleurs superbes !
jocke71 (566) 2004-09-16 4:38
Lovely fiery colors as the sun sets. I like the way there are different fields of orange.
Carma (2440) 2004-09-16 4:40
Fantastic colours and shrape reflection.
djenno (0) 2004-09-16 9:23
Amazing colors and a very effective reflection! Good job! Regards, DJenno
agelaste (533) 2004-09-16 12:12
lol....i can't discrib the feeling in my heart,so fear with the fond of the fantastic color mixture~! what magical the nature is ....
albiback (8741) 2004-09-16 14:12
A sumptuous atmosphere and colors.
dkeus31 (27735) 2004-09-16 14:14
nice contrasty colors, between both red poles, the light strait and dark corner, plus all reflected in the water.
tomaszmarcinek (1507) 2004-12-10 9:34
The view, the colours and the wavelets on the water. Nice.
chiefredearth (25) 2013-11-18 3:06
No doubt, its death happening here death. The death of a day, the death of light, the death of an order and its taking us to chaos and anarchy. A beautiful picture from a beautiful mind and this picture disturbs me.
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- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2004-09-13
- Categories: Decisive Moment
- Camera: Minolta Dimage A1, Hoya Skylight (1B)
- Exposure: f/9.0, 1/60 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2004-09-16 3:40
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Atlas of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2/e Vol. 2
John L. Cameron, MD, FACS
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Corinne Sandone, MA, CMI
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
The first edition of this superb, two-volume atlas on surgery of the biliary tract, pancreas and liver was published 23 years ago. Dr. Cameron has revisited and updated this classic work to include laparoscopic techniques and to demonstrate the current status of gastrointestinal surgical procedures. Written for the experienced surgeon, this two-volume work is beautifully illustrated with anatomical watercolor paintings by co-author Corinne Sandone that elevate the work to a level not seen in other atlases.
The goal of this volume is to present the alimentary tract procedures performed – and in some instances initiated – at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in such a fashion that other alimentary tract surgeons can learn these techniques and perform them successfully. Volume 2 includes operative procedures on the stomach, duodenum, small bowel, colon, rectum, and anus. Both open and laparoscopic approaches are described for many of the procedures.
Publishcation date: April 2014
733 pages/Hardbound
Price $349.95
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….And helloooooooo winter! Or so it felt like when we woke up to sleet and 40 degree temps this weekend. Completely unprepared and running late as usual, I grabbed the safest neutral-hued warm items still hanging in my closet, hat, scarf, and the last handbag I carried knowing it contained the only two items I would need, wallet and lipstick. Said handbag may be the most brilliant purchase I've made all year. I contemplated PS1 colors for months, MONTHS I tell you, trying to decide which color I'd wear more often, which one felt more "me". It was a big decision, this bag and I were going to be bff's for life. And while I usually stick to safe picks like black, it was a close friend who encouraged me to go bright. Thank you April! So glad I went with bright red, not knowing it would add the last much needed punch to so many neutral looks.
Stay tuned this week, I'm expecting a certain pair of studded heels to arrive!!!!!!!!


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Participates in Celebration of Student Learning
Missy Zellner of Lehighton, a sophomore history and historical communications major, was selected to present as part of the first annual Celebration of Student Learning at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, The Celebration began on April 25, and concluded with the annual spring awards banquet on April 28.
The Celebration included poster presentations, art displays, poetry readings, oral research presentations, and musical recitals. Every academic department on campus has nominated students to share their accomplishments during that week. Zellner was a part of the History department presentations.
Zellner's presentation is titled "Art to Remember, Art to Survive: The Effects of Art upon Concentration Camp Prisoners, 1933-1945." She is a member of the Wig and Buckle Theater Co. at LVC and played in the marching band. She is the recipient of an Arnold Experiential Grant for her internship this summer with the Pennsylvania State Archives. A graduate of Lehighton Area High School, she is the daughter of Thomas and Shelly Zellner. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school for British history or museology and eventually earn a Ph.D. and work as a museum curator.


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Three Chicago men and seven juveniles were charged with stealing iPads and laptops from an elementary school last week, police said.
Jabare McChristian, 19, Devin Pearson, 17, were charged with felony burglary charges. Eugene McQueen, 25, and the juveniles also face charges in connection with the thefts.
Although the police report did not name the school, CPS confirmed the school was Drake Elementary in the 2700 block of South Dearborn Street that was targeted.
Police say $94,000 worth of equipment was stolen, including 300 laptops, seven MacBook Pros, iPads and other devices.
Some of the equipment was recovered using tracking technology in the devices and surveillance footage, according to CPS officials.
The juveniles, aged 13-16, face a mixture of felony and misdemeanor theft and burglary charges.


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BlackBerry VP: D.C. is a primary focus - Facebook says (again) search opt-out will die soon
By Alex Byers
With help from Michelle Quinn
Story Continued Below
BLACKBERRY VP: D.C. IS A PRIMARY FOCUS — As the future of BlackBerry remains uncertain, Washington market share is a key part of the company's revamped plan of attack, the firm's top security executive tells MT. Being able to tout big business in D.C. is a gold standard because many large industries take their cues from D.C. in terms of data security, Senior Vice President for security Scott Totzke said — and so Washington will continue to be a focus for the wireless company that's traditionally had strong ties to federal agencies. "I think this is an absolutely critical market for us," he said. "I think it's absolutely top of mind for everybody in the organization."
Totzke said the company — which has indicated it'll focus on its professional customers and also play up services that allow customers to secure data regardless of mobile device — has to stay engaged with government customers, many of whom are reading reports of the company's wobbly future. The firm has a dedicated sales team for Washington, but Totzke himself has made several trips to the District over the last six weeks as part of the effort. "I feel like I live here," he said.
UNFINISHED BIZ: FACEBOOK SAYS (AGAIN) SEARCH OPT-OUT WILL DIE SOON — Menlo Park says it's going to start doing away with the setting that allows users to block their profiles from appearing in Facebook search — but the announcement is actually a redux of a change that Facebook buried in a larger privacy overhaul nearly a year ago and apparently never carried out. The firm says now, as it did then, that only a single-digit percentage of users use the feature — but of course with Facebook's huge user base, that means millions of people.
At the time, the social network took a lot of flak from privacy advocates for getting rid of the setting. The firm always draws ire when it makes a change — especially since it signed an FTC consent decree in 2011 — but many in this case speculated the move was made to help grease the skids for Graph Search, the company's powerful new search tool. Expect similar refrains to pop up as Facebook starts rolling out notices of the change to users that have the opt-out turned on. Those are expected to begin "in the coming weeks," Facebook's announcement said Thursday — but then again, that's the same language they used last December. A company spokeswoman didn't get back to MT on the reason for the lengthy delay.
SENSENBRENNER CALLS FOR CLAPPER'S OUSTER — The Guardian's Dan Roberts, midway through a piece that also has more on Sensenbrenner's NSA reform work with Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. John Conyers: "Sensenbrenner also called for the prosecution of Obama's director of national intelligence, James Clapper, who admitted misleading the Senate intelligence committee about the extent of bulk collection of telephone records. 'Oversight only works when the agency that oversight is directed at tells the truth, and having Mr Clapper say he gave the least untruthful answer should, in my opinion, have resulted in a firing and a prosecution,' said the congressman." More: http://bit.ly/GO9Ek3
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NSA BRASS WANTS MORE FROM W.H. — Foreign Policy's Shane Harris: "Gen. Keith Alexander and his senior leadership team at the National Security Agency are angry and dispirited by what they see as the White House's failure to defend the spy agency against criticism of its surveillance programs, according to four people familiar with the NSA chiefs' thinking. The top brass of the country's biggest spy agency feels they've been left twisting in the wind, abandoned by the White House and left largely to defend themselves in public and in Congress against allegations of unconstitutional spying on Americans...Former intelligence officials closely aligned with the NSA criticized President Obama for saying little publicly to defend the agency, and for not emphasizing that some leaked or officially disclosed documents arguably show the NSA operating within its legal authorities." http://atfp.co/1hGE573
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING and welcome to Morning Tech, where we're quite pleased to have several Chicago Bears on our fantasy football team. We also don't mind that the Giants are 0-and-I-can't-count-that-high, but that's another discussion. For now, let's talk tech at firstname.lastname@example.com and @ byersalex. Catch the rest of the team's contact info after speed read.
TECH TRANSPARENCY: CHICKEN OR EGG? — WaPo reporter Barton Gellman, speaking at Wednesday's Cato conference, posited that the divulgence of the initial PRISM slides (complete with the names of major web firms) helped push Silicon Valley to launch vociferous fights for transparency. Internet companies "previously had very little incentive to fight for disclosure because it wasn't their information that was being collected and there was no market pressure," but the firms "are now, because they are suffering business damage and reputational harm, pushing very hard in public debate and in lawsuits to disclose more about how the collection program works," he said. WaPo's Andrea Peterson has more, ICYMI: http://wapo.st/GI8fLm
So, are the FISA lawsuits just a face-saving measure? Certainly, firms like Google and Microsoft have, particularly loudly since June, pushed for more transparency — and there's been no shortage of stories about the economic impact online and cloud companies are seeing at home and abroad. But CCIA's Ed Black emails that the pro-transparency work well predates the Snowden disclosures: "We are aware that for years many Internet and tech companies, committed to protecting their customers, have been resisting and pushing back vigorously against transactional and policy overreach by national, state and local governments in the US and around the world. There is a global track record to back this up in various media reports over the years — even though it wasn't front page news," said Black, whose group represents Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Yahoo. "Now that the broader public is paying attention it is more important that an accurate track record of the relationship be publicly known."
MARKEY WRITES FTC OVER CROSS-PLATFORM TRACKING — The Massachusetts Democrat (and recurring letter writer) has penned his latest missive to FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, asking that the agency look into new technology that allows online companies to track users' behavior (and serve them advertisements) across multiple devices. The letter follows a front-page New York Times story on Sunday that detailed how tracking technology has developed: http://nyti.ms/17rUS7Y.
"I am concerned about the expansion of tracking across consumer devices," Markey wrote. "Such tracking envelopes users in a digital environment where marketers know their preferences and personal information no matter which device they use while consumers are kept largely in the dark." The FTC, to be sure, has kept a close eye on the online tracking debate — but has thus far preferred to give self-regulation a chance, except in cases where companies have misled consumers. Read Markey's letter here: http://bit.ly/GO5gRY
ROSENWORCEL ON SHUTDOWN'S FCC EFFECT — Bloomberg's Todd Shields reports: "Device makers such as Google Inc. may have to delay introductions of new smartphones and other products because the partial U.S. government shutdown halted certifications that the gadgets don't cause interference. Every computer, mobile phone, gaming system, TV, wireless medical device and anything that emits radio waves needs to pass a review by the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC clears about 16,000 electronic devices annually, according to figures presented last month to lawmakers by Jessica Rosenworcel, an FCC commissioner. That output is now at zero, and that 'could be something that's a real drag on the digital economy the longer it goes on,' Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said in an interview." http://buswk.co/GO9eKm
--PLUS: SHUTDOWN KEEPS ONE S.F. START-UP IN THE U.S.: Net Power & Light, a San Francisco tech startup, says it wants to launch its media-sharing app called Spin outside the U.S, but can't because of the shutdown. Since its app uses encryption technology as part of sharing photos and videos, the firm says it needs approval to release its software outside the U.S. from the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security — whose website says all applications are on hold right now.
TECH GROUPS WANT A CHANCE TO SPEAK BEFORE FISA COURT -- The First Amendment Coalition, ACLU, CDT, EFF, and Tech Freedom are asking the FISA court for the chance to deliver oral arguments on the surveillance petitions brought by Google and Microsoft. Allowing an attorney representing the groups to weigh in would "assist the court in its deliberations, facilitate the public's understanding and evaluation of government surveillance programs, and provide transparency to a judicial oversight process that has been the subject of considerable discussion, some accurate, some not." http://1.usa.gov/1hGltEi
BROADCASTERS EYEING SCOTUS: They could file a petition in the Aereo cases as soon as today, Reuters reports: http://reut.rs/1hGGH4Q '
EFF BAILS FROM GNI: Tech firms unable to be fully transparent are concerning the group, The Hill reports: http://bit.ly/1hGGPRZ
OECD LEADER: EU SHOULD CALL OUT TECH ON TAXES: Angel Gurria says companies like Google and Apple need to play a big role in the revenue of companies where they do business, Bloomberg reports: http://bloom.bg/1hGGXkl
FCC OFFICIALS WANT FORUM ON REDSKINS NAME: They want the FCC to add some muscle to the fight over D.C.'s football team, Broadcasting and Cable reports: http://bit.ly/1hGHbrC
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So I've had two of these cases now. The first one I sent back because I thought it was defective because it made a terrible echo and other audio problems while on a phone call. However, the second one does the same thing... So I think it has some serious design flaws. The top third of the screen protector sits a mm or two above the screen and requires a longer press and I think gives it space for audio to reverberate.
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Nor'easter forces early dismissal at Hudson Valley schools; Thursday up in the air
Schools throughout the Hudson Valley either dismissed students early or canceled all afternoon activities and sports practices Wednesday as a nor'easter began to deliver snow, rain and wind to the region.
In Ulster, most districts ordered early dismissal. Among those districts that sent students home early were Kingston, Highland, Marlboro, New Paltz, Onteora and Saugerties.
Throughout Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties -- where many students had just returned to class after Hurricane Sandy -- the nor'easter mostly affected after-school activities.
The Newburgh Enlarged School District in Orange County was one system in Orange that opted for a half day.
Also closing early were schools in the Ellenville district in Dutchess County.
In Poughkeepsie, some activities and sporting events that would run into the evening were canceled as a precaution, even though no snow or rain had fallen as of midafternoon, said Superintendent Laval Wilson.
Although the nor'easter is expected to linger for a day, Wilson and other district officials said it was still too early to decide whether the storm will result in school closures on Thursday.
Many considerations go into deciding whether to shut the district, Wilson said, including how windy it is and how wet or snowy the roads are. He said he usually makes the decision at about 4:30 a.m., when he can see how much snow has fallen.
But, he added, "If the snow falls tonight and I know it's very heavy and its 3 or 4 inches, I would make the decision tonight."
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Jordan Mendenhall shows you how to slowly rotate your way through one of snowboarding's simplest and sweetest tricks.
Backside 180s might just be the best trick in the book. Sure, they aren't the toughest trick to execute, but once you blast one and feel what it's like to float blindly through the air, you'll know what we're talking about. Jordan Mendenhall is into them and does a damn good job making the back one look easy and oh-so-stylish. Read up, study the sequence, and try to float a few like Mr. Mendenhall this winter.-L.G.
1. As you roll into the jump, make a heelside carve, and then transfer your weight onto your toes as you head up the jump. Make sure you go straight off the lip-too aggressive of an angle and you could end up drifting into a 270.
2. Don't initiate a spin, just ollie and look uphill over your trailing shoulder. Turning your head will turn your body, and the rotation in the backside 180 is so minimal that it's easy to over rotate, so just keep it simple and spin slowly.
3. Grab Indy, stalefish, or tail-or nose if you can reach it. Or just keep your arms hanging by your side gorilla-style, because it seems the back 180 is one trick that can look just as cool without a grab.
4. Once you've turned about 90 degrees, start looking for the landing. It's easiest just to look down at your feet. You should see the landing starting to creep up, stare it down, and keep your knees sucked up.
5. As you come around to fakie, extend your legs to land, but be careful not to straighten 'em too much. Level your board so you can land flat-based and put it down, staying compact throughout the landing.
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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Raton Pass toll road tales see no justice
To justify the charge, he claimed to have "built and improved" the road over the pass. The bridges turned out to be narrow culverts with many curves so sharp the wagons could not negotiate the turns. Many hills were so steep, the wagons had to use double teams for the assent. The truth was, the 27-mile journey required five days to traverse, and the route and improvements were so poor that many wagons were wrecked in their journey. With few alternatives, the public almost had to use the Wooten Road.
In addition to the improved trail, Uncle Dick offered to accommodate the public with board and lodging during the passage, at a price of course, bragging he kept a good stock of liquor always on hand at the saloon bar. He also had good graze and grain, at a price, for recuperating traveler's stock while they rested for the second half of the trip.
On August 1, 1865, before either territory became a state, Uncle Dick ran an ad in the Las Vegas, N.M., Territory Gazette listing charges at the toll gate. Wagons pulled by one span (two) of oxen, horses or mules cost $1. Wagons pulled by two span (four) cost $1.50. Wagons pulled by more than two spans cost $2. One man on horseback or afoot cost 25 cents. Loose cattle, horses or mules, swine or sheep cost 5 cents each. The ad told of the many accommodations available at the Wooten Ranch if you had cash or something to barter.
Somewhat questionable was his statement that his charges were regulated by The Board of County Commissioners because at the time there was no organized state or county governments in either New Mexico or Colorado territories. Without laws and rules to go by, Uncle Dick seemed to do as he pleased in all matters, as there was no one around tough enough to tell him no.
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$279 delivered. Saw it earlier, just thought I'd let people know.
DAMMIT. I already spent all my extra money on a Walther G22.
Bah humbug!
Thanks for sharing anyways.
ah that sucks! I just bought an express magnum! bah.
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Just go to www.budsgunshop.com and when you get
the home page, scroll down to the weekly specials.
Oh, jeez, they're used. I'm sure they're fine guns, but at $279 for a new one I was about to use my Express on myself. I'm almost finished my 870 Express build for HD & have spent at least $120 on 'stuff' with more to come.
New M500s w/ PG and heat shield for the same price too...
That is almost the exact setup I build with an express reciever. Problem is I paid a lot more than that when it was said and done.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/411540028 I just got one.
Police models are $5-600 new, it's a big discount.
+ I would rather have police over the express any day...
Police magnums have very little to offer over a standard express model. They have a metal trigger guard and a few extra tough springs and pins that's it. Get yourself two express magnums for the same price as a new Police magnum and should you ever find some miraculous way to break one you have a spare.
Speedfeed stock, parkerized finish, I/C barrel.
Interesting opinion.
Here's what Remington says about the difference between the Express and Police guns:
Important differences between Remington 870 Police and 870 Express shotguns.
The 870 Express has been an important part of Remingtons offering to the sporting market.
It was designed to meet a price point in the commercial market while still providing classic 870 functionality.
All of Remingtons 870s have interchangeable parts, even if they have cosmetic differences.
It is also important to note that many manufacturers use the 870 Express platform for their Police / Combat models.
Without exception, every manufacturer who utilizes our 870 platform serves to upgrade their system to a more efficient, street worthy platform.
While the 870 Express is still an 870, the best pump shotgun on the market, there are some very important cosmetic and functional differences between it and the 870 Police.
To our customers in Law Enforcement, Military, Corrections, and Security, whose lives depend upon the unfailing performance of Remington shotguns, the Police modifications are of paramount importance. Synopses of the variances are provided below.
870 Police shotguns go thru a special 23 station check list ranging from visual inspection, functional testing, test firing, and final inspection.
All Police shotguns are assembled in a special build area at the plant in Ilion, NY. This section is secured and serves only to build LE and Military shotguns, with the same factory personnel working at that assignment each shift.
All parts that enter the special build area are visually inspected by hand to ensure top quality and functionality.
Due to heavy recoil in buck and slug loads, all 870 Police guns have a longer magazine spring which ensures positive feed and function.
A heavier sear spring is used to generate a reliable, positive trigger pull between 5 and 8 lbs.
A heavier carrier dog spring is used to ensure when the carrier elevates the shell, it will be held there until the bolt can push it into the chamber. This ensures positive feeding when using heavier payload rounds.
Police shotguns do not have an ISS (Integrated Safety System) which is a locking mechanism on the safety of commercial shotguns. This type of locking mechanism can cause delay to an officer who needs the weapon but does not have the appropriate key. LE shotguns have the standard, proven, cross bolt safety.
The fore-end on the Express model is longer and not compatible with many police shotgun vehicle racks.
The Police shotguns utilize the heavy duty SPEEDFEED Stocks and Fore-ends.
The Express model will not allow for the addition of an extension tube without physical modification to the tube and barrel, which can nullify the warranty.
The Express model has a BEAD BLAST BLUE finish while the Police models utilize either High Luster bluing or Parkerization.
The Express model utilizes a synthetic trigger housing while the Police models use a compressed metal housing.
The Police shotgun barrel is locked down with a ball detent system in conjunction with the magazine cap vs. a lesser grade synthetic magazine spring retainer lock down as used on the Express system.
The receivers used in Police guns are vibra honed to smooth out rough finishes and remove burrs before parkerization or bluing.
Police shotguns use machined ejectors and extractors, as opposed to powdered metal cast which are utilized on the Express models.
Just my 2 cents, John
I know this is going to come across as "justification that my gun is just as good"--because I see that a lot--but no, I'm just looking at what I've done to my Express, and what I plan to do. Mine was used when I received it as a gift, and while I'm sure I'd rather have the Police model which seems to have a lot more attention paid to it in the manufacturing process, I suppose my 870 Express will do OK by me. The items I've put in blue aren't anything I can get; in green, I'm doing myself, or at least could; and in red, I'm not concerned with.
All in all, I'm into my Express for $50 for stock & forend, $110 for 18.5" parkerized barrel, and $65 for mag tube + spring. $225 and counting...!! The Police models at Buds are starting to sound like a bargain!


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Whether you like Lordi or not, you have to give the band credit for all the success and worldwide fame they've received over the years of their existence. It's quite rare to have a hard rock band like Lordi that's able to top the record charts and receive various award nominations for their music, yet these monster obsessed rockers have made it happen and still continue to do so. Unlike some fellow metalheads, I actually find Lordi to quite enjoyable and I think most of their material is worth coughing up some dough. Now my basic exposure to Lordi leads me to the band's third offering, "The Arockalypse." Even though this isn't the best thing you'll hear from Lordi's discography, "The Arockalypse" is still a nice disc if you have a sweet tooth toward rock.
"The Arockalypse" is basically a hard rock album filled with sturdy riffing and the occasional dose of metal tossed in every now and then. Most of the riffs are played at a mid-paced speed with Mr. Lordi's gruff voice hovering over them while drummer Kita plays a simple, yet decent drum pattern. There is also a lot of synth use throughout the course of this album, but some of the tracks are actually driven by it rather than the guitar. I'm a real sucker when it comes to stuff with a lot of synth, so I really think that's a prime part of this record. The one thing I truly dislike about this album is the minimal variety in the songs. Most of the tracks are built upon the same foundation of simple riffs and Mr. Lordi's vocals followed by a chorus that usually won't stop until the song ends. There are some different tunes once in a while, but most of it is just more of the same. Other than that, "The Arockalypse" is a classy slab of hard rock.
The special edition of "The Arockalypse" contains three bonus tracks that are actually better than most of the songs on the standard print. The new version of "Would You Love A Monsterman?" has better production and atmosphere than its original form, yet it still has the same electricity that made it famous in the first place. "Mr. Killjoy" and "Evilove" are solid metal tracks with heavy riffing, nice vocals, and catchy choruses that actually sound memorable and addictive. These three songs add a lot more taste to this record that some of the first edition lacked.
Though "The Arockalypse" isn't an incredible album, it still has some enjoyable aspects that can be entertaining for a few rounds of listening. If you do decide to get this LP, make sure you buy the special edition with the wonderful bonus tracks.
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'Human beings and hard work' - the secret of Europe's most successful left party
January 3, 2007 10:29 | by Steve McGiffen
As delegates to the Socialist Party's 'Party Council' gathered in Utrecht in mid-December, there was little to show that this was an organisation which has just seen its place in Dutch politics and society transformed. True, the atmosphere was buoyant and most people were smiling, but as the SP is a party which has, in its 35 years of existence, increased its vote at every election it has fought, this is not unusual.
The SP is, moreover, a lot more than a vote-winning machine, increasingly impressive though its electoral performances may be. Current high-profile national campaigns cover issues as varied as liberalisation in public transport and health care, conservation of areas of natural beauty, the transport of nuclear fuel and dangerous chemicals through populated areas, hunting, and compensation for asbestos victims. Whoever you speak to in the SP, the message is always the same: the SP is successful because it goes out to the people.
"Human capital is our most important capital"
National Secretary Hans van Heiningen said that "local activism gave us the spur. Parties from the left which scorn activism amongst the people lose contact with real people and become a parody of themselves. You need a good party organisation, internal education to make sure you can fill positions with suitable people. Human capital is our most important capital."
Some of that hard work was in evidence at the Party Council, which consists of the chair of every branch (or a substitute) plus a few ex-officios. MPs, MEPs and one or two foreign guests (including myself) were also present.
I had been promised that the atmosphere would be as much 'partying' as 'Party', and when all the business was done, that proved to be the case. During the day, however, a tangible exuberance and a great deal of laughter did not disguise the fact that this was a group of people less interested in slapping each other on the back than in girding up their loins for the next battle. Rather than basking in the glow of success, in his opening address Hans van Heiningen urged delegates to pay attention to "what went badly in the campaign as well as what went well." There is very little breathing space before the next round of ballot-box challenge. Provincial elections, which determine not only the composition of the country's rather weak regional councils but of its indirectly-elected Senate, are due in March.
Problems of success
Rosita van Gijswijk, the party's education officer, had the immediate task of organising the regional conferences which will be needed to nominate candidates and decide on a manifesto tailored to address local problems. Ms van Gijswijk sees the SP's success as being based on "effective, stable organisation" and a sustained programme of internal education and training to ensure a high quality of candidate.
These qualities are of particular important in Provincial elections. Marked by low turn-outs, the problem they present will be getting out as high a proportion as possible of the 1.6 million people who voted SP in November. With twenty-five of its best people in Parliament, moreover, and twice as many local councillors as it had before March, the party's concern is now to find people with the ability and integrity required.
An important factor is the requirement that elected representatives hand their salaries over to the party, being paid a wage based on that of an average industrial worker. Councillors and MPs must also deduct only receipted out-of-pocket expenses from the generous daily rates paid by the state, giving the rest to the SP. Over the years, several councillors and one MP have decided, after being elected on an SP ticket, that they prefer to line their own pockets, so for this reason alone the party has to be very careful who it nominates.
While this system might be unique to the SP, another recent difficulty will be all too familiar to its opponents. Frantic digging by certain sections of the media as it became clear that the party was headed for a breakthrough managed to uncover the SP's first embarrassing scandal. Two of the SP's councillors in Amsterdam were accused of having - though some years ago - sublet their own rented apartment to students, and at a handsome profit, a racket against which the party has long campaigned in a city where accommodation is at a premium. The SP now has 139 branches, and while it is probably impossible for such a big organisation to eliminate such things, it will be a priority for the party to do all it can to ensure that its elected representatives cannot be accused of hypocrisy or corruption. This is especially true because one reason for its broadening appeal has undoubtedly been the electorate's weariness with declining standards of honesty and openness in public life.
As Jan Marijnissen says, "The result brings with it a certain responsibility. We have to try at all levels to become more professional, to be worthy of that responsibility and to reward people's confidence in us. It's taken us over thirty years to get here but we could quickly lose what we have gained if we are not conscious, and at every level, of this responsibility."
Optimism, organisation, education
Of course, a winning record breeds both enthusiasm and optimism. When Hans van Heiningen asked delegates how many of them thought that "we would double or more than double our vote" nearly every hand was raised, though I suspect few could have honestly claimed to have predicted that nine MPs would become twenty-five.
This enthusiasm was perhaps most evident in the afternoon, when delegates broke into six workshops to discuss how SP branches could build on the success of the national campaign. At the session I attended, most attention was given to the treatment of new members, how to make them feel welcome, adapting to the individual and to circumstances, educating without patronising, and involving people in action.
Former Senator and now an MP, Ronald van Raak said that it was important to get down to basics. "Training workshops should look at such basic matters as how to get a letter or opinion article into the local press, how to organise a street demonstration or a door-to-door promotion."
Another newly-elected MP, Sadet Karabulut emphasised the importance of "distinguishing between new members and party cadre. "If you're preparing an experienced person to run for the council, that's different to giving new members a political base."
The SP is acutely aware that many of the thousands of people now flooding into the party have little or no political experience. In many cases. they are just men and women who want a fairer society and are disappointed by the Labour Party's abandonment of socialist principles. "We need to tell these new members what the SP stands for, to discuss specific policy issues with them," Ms Karabalut added.
Delegates responded with examples of what had been done in their branches.
"We had an influx of new members not long ago so we organised three evening sessions, two on 'what is the SP?' and a final one in which we divided into groups. Each group came up with a proposed action relating to some problem in the area, and then discussed what form the action should take. This both educated new members and generated some useful practical suggestions."
As former long-standing national secretary and current Senate leader for the SP, Tiny Kox is used to being asked by activists from other countries about whether any general lessons can be drawn from his party's extraordinary success story. "First of all it's very important to be undogmatic," he says. "You have to question everything, including your own ideas and practices. You must always adapt to changing circumstances. Just as importantly, however, you have to decide on your core beliefs and make these an anchor for your party and its work. The three basic principles in our party constitution and programme are clear: equality, solidarity, and respect for human dignity, indeed respect for all that lives. Secondly, you must always remember that you are a union of people, a movement, not just a parliamentary or media machine. And finally, pay attention to the quality of your campaigns."
Euro-MP Kartika Liotard added that, in her experience, what the SP demonstrated most starkly was the need "to build from the bottom up, getting out into the streets and workplaces and asking people about their grievances, explaining what socialism is and how it can address these grievances, helping people to organise, standing with them in a spirit of solidarity."
In the end, however, people will only vote for a party if they agree with the bulk of its policies. The SP has tapped into deep discontent amongst the Dutch population by offering policies which make sense. Some have tried to portray the party's success as merely the latest symptom of the malaise which would almost certainly have brought right-wing populist maverick Pim Fortuyn into the very centre of the country's political life had he not been murdered during the election campaign of 2002. The problem for such an argument is that only 15% of those who voted for Fortuyn's party have switched to the SP. The huge bulk of its new voters have come from either Labour or the Green Left, or from people who did not vote last time, either because they were too young or through disillusionment or indifference.
The party came second amongst voters under 24, and won the support of far more women than men and of a greatly increased proportion of immigrants, nailing the long-standing myth (which, like most myths, had once grown from a grain of truth) that the SP was a party of the white, male working class.
Socialism for the 21st century
The SP presented a truly socialist programme for the 21st Century. And, in one of Europe's most developed countries, one in six voters liked what they saw.
Euro-MP Kartika Liotard puts this down to her party's "resistance to the liberalisation of the healthcare system, the fight against bureaucracy in the public sector, more money for education, care for those elderly people who need it, and the fight against poverty, especially among children." In addition, she said, while the European Constitution "was not a very prominent issue in the media, it cannot be a coincidence that those parties which have gained in this election were all against the constitution."
During the lunch-time break Jan Marijnissen was interviewed live by the national public radio station whose listeners had voted him 'Politician of the Year'. He answered the sometimes hostile questioning that accompanied this award with good humour, but also in a way which turned every question into simply another opportunity to present the SP in the best possible light, and to state quite clearly what the party stood for, what it hoped to see, where it hoped to go from here.
Is then the secret of the SP's success simply a gifted leader? Dedicated activists? An immersion in the population which makes it seem to have a sixth sense about the way opinion is shifting and what needs to be done about it?
The last word should go to Jan Marijnissen: "There is no secret," he told me. "It's just about human beings and hard work."
Steve McGiffen is spectrezine's editor and the English-language translator for the SP. He wrote this report for the Morning Star
See Also:
Forming a government in the Netherlands, or why, weeks after the election, the losers are still in power
Notes on the Dutch electoral system


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Forward or backward?
What is the reputation of Jacksonville around the rest of the country and the world?
Is it the reputation of a vibrant, progressive, caring city or is it a backwater, racist, conservative bastion where the inhabitants care only about themselves and their guns?
I am afraid that the two recent trials about gun shooting, killing and implied racism and the vote by City Council on the Human Rights Ordinance pushed through by conservative church groups to not allow a progressive change to the city's discrimination statement sets the stage for a "backwater" reputation rather than a "progressive" one.
What do we need to do to change this?
Become leaders in alternate energy sources, emulate the One Spark ideas, become leaders in accepting all races and religions (or non religions), accept differences among our populace as good rather than bad or scary.
Elect legislators, City Council members and a mayor who will emulate these rather than pursue reactionary policies.
Start thinking about the community we live in and how we can make it better rather than the neighborhood we live in and how we can keep it the same.
Peter Bishop, Jacksonville
Poor comparison
There have been at a few letters comparing the Benghazi investigation to the Iraq war.
It's hard to believe, but there are some people out there who can completely block out easily researched facts.
There were two bipartisan investigations into the intelligence used during the lead up to the Iraq war.
Facts are your friend.
Also there was an actual vote in Congress to allow use of force in the Iraq War.
While we are actually stating facts here, both Hillary Clinton and John Kerry voted for that use of force.
Of course, like the true military-hating liberals they are, both came out against the war after public opinion waned as did many others who voted for the use of force.
As in the current Benghazi scandal, the IRS scandal and many others, liberals seem to have a one-way street mentality when it comes to getting to the bottom of an issue as well as working with Republicans in Congress.
J. R. Horton, Green Cove Springs
Letter was wrong
An historical revisionist from Jacksonville recently cited the Dodd-Frank Act and Consumer Protection Act as the catalyst for the 2008 economic crash.
Hello! The bill, signed into law in July 2010 was a response to the crash, not a cause.
Fred Braman, Fleming Island
Right on major point
Since when is it "outrageous" for an elected official to voice an opinion about public policy dealing with the teaching of LGBT to our youth?
Granted, the choice of words used by Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights, that this teaching/testing would "attract every one of your children to be as homosexual as they possibly can be" cannot be taken literally, but it got my attention.
Supposedly the American Institutes for Research is only providing teachers and administrators with research on the subject, but I read much of their research at the website and it goes way beyond research and is totally one-sided.
OK, so I am 62, the grandmother of five and more than a little old fashioned, but when did it become the school's job to teach our children about sexual preferences and tendencies that may not be consistent with the beliefs of their parents?
They do not stop at suggesting that such children not be bullied or discriminated against, with which I agree, but now government education is teaching the correct words to use when communicating with LGBT youth and to provide them with rainbow-safe surroundings so they can feel like they belong.
Like so much else, this political correctness has gone too far.
Although I may be part of the dwindling minority, we are becoming a society where tolerance and respect of one another is not enough, and we are letting the government use our children to promote a progressive agenda under the guise of "common core principles."
Kathleen Haley, Middleburg
Don't blame Bush
I knew it was just a matter of time before someone blamed President George W. Bush for the VA scandal.
Sure enough, the letter showed up on schedule.
Exactly how much time does an administration need to deal with problems or to exhibit some sort of management style of its own?
It has been six years, and it is still Bush's fault.
One tiny bit of information interferes with that old excuse. The Bush administration warned the present administration that the VA was not prepared to carry out its mission with the increase of military casualties.
Well, duh!
Six years later, and we are still in the blame game, and they are really, really mad about it.
Roy Scott, Middleburg


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Criminal charges against a Madison County couple arrested after their 1-year-old daughter was found crawling alongside Georgia Highway 72 in Carlton have been dismissed, Northern Circuit District Attorney Parks White said Monday.
Charges of reckless conduct and cruelty to children were dismissed against Timothy Pickens, 37, and Molly Denise Pickens, 31, after White said he reviewed the evidence along with the state Division of Family and Children Services and the county's Child Advocacy Multidisciplinary Team, "all of whom agreed that no crime had occurred," according to a letter from White.
However, an obstruction charge against Timothy Pickens remains active "as no one should ever push a police officer in the lawful discharge of his duties," White said.
While White made his decision, he said "my office will allow the grand jury to consider this case for review as well, which allow the decision of whether or not the Pickens should be required to stand trial to be made by the community."
The charges stem from an incident on June 13, when motorist Bryant Collins stopped after seeing a child crawling along the roadside, according to a Madison County Sheriff's Office report.
"While Mr. Collins was still on the phone with 911, Mrs. Pickens contacted 911 to report she had discovered her child missing. Mr. and Mrs. Pickens responded to the location, a few hundred yards from their home and Mr. Pickens attempted to push past an officer to get to his daughter," White said.
"The Pickens were interviewed and indicated that prior to discovering their daughter missing, they had left her in the home with their three other children, ages 13, 9, and 5, while they bagged cans in the backyard for recycling. They called 911 immediately after returning to the home and discovering their daughter missing," White said.
Although a spokesman for the sheriff's office said investigators consulted with the district attorney's office prior to obtaining a warrant against Molly Pickens, that did not happen, White said.
The charges required proof of criminal negligence, and there was no proof in this case, according to White.
"Though discovering a 1-year-old child crawling on the side of the road is certainly alarming, we recognize in the law that accidents do occur," White said.
Neither parent has a criminal record.
"I have no intention of prosecuting a couple who did nothing wrong and who were, in fact, doing everything they could to make ends meet and provide for their children," he said.
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The surgery requires general anesthesia. The patient is completely asleep and unable to feel or move.
- In female dogs and cats, the uterus and ovaries are removed through a small incision in the abdominal wall.
- In both male dogs and cats, the scrotum is not removed, only the testicles. Removal of the testicles prevents production of sperm.
- Females are unable to get pregnant males will no longer be able to father puppies or kittens.
- Female dogs and cats have a mid-line incision in their abdomen.
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The first year of Indonesian Pres. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's second term in office was marked in 2010 by political tension within the ruling coalition but also by impressive economic performance. The most important political issue during the year was the so-called Century-gate scandal, concerning the bailout of Century Bank, a medium-sized private bank that had defaulted on loans and was declared insolvent in late 2008. The government launched a financial rescue package in 2009 that involved an injection of about $700 million. The bailout began attracting media and parliamentary interest in mid-2009 after allegations that the size of the rescue package had far exceeded the amount recommended by the government's financial advisers and that millions of dollars in Century assistance had been used for political purposes, including the funding of President Yudhoyono's reelection.
A parliamentary inquiry into the bailout began in late 2009, with particular attention focusing on the roles of two key officials in the Yudhoyono government: recently elected Vice President Boediono (he uses one name), who served as governor of Indonesia's central bank during the Century rescue, and Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the high-profile finance minister. Both faced hostile questioning at the inquiry, not only from opposition politicians but also from senior figures from parties in the ruling coalition. The inquiry eventually found no evidence of Century bailout money's having been diverted to political campaigns, but it recommended in March that law-enforcement agencies continue their investigations into the propriety of Boediono's and Sri Mulyani's actions. The scandal continued to reverberate at year's end.
The Century inquiry caused acrimony within the coalition, especially between Yudhoyono's Democrat Party (PD) and its two largest partners in government, Golkar and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). PD leaders called for Golkar and PKS politicians to be sacked from the cabinet for having shown "disloyalty." The PD's ire was directed particularly at Aburizal Bakrie, Golkar's chairman and one of Indonesia's wealthiest businessmen, who was accused of having masterminded a campaign against Sri Mulyani because she had refused to protect his corporate interests. Yudhoyono's displeasure was evident when he referred obliquely to problems with Bakrie's tax payments and members of his staff released information about alleged malfeasance by politicians critical of the bailout, including several from coalition parties. This led to speculation that the coalition would split.
In May a measure of stability was restored to the government when Sri Mulyani announced her resignation to take a senior executive position at the World Bank. Within hours of her announcement, Yudhoyono revealed that Bakrie would head up a new joint secretariat for coalition parties, with wide powers to influence strategy and policy. Bakrie's elevation and Sri Mulyani's departure showed Yudhoyono's preference for coalition cohesion over political and economic reform. In the cabinet Sri Mulyani had been the most effective advocate of clean government and economic restructuring, and her resignation was a blow to the government's already-fading reformasi credentials.
A number of other developments also called into question Yudhoyono's commitment to reform. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which had led much of the successful antigraft campaign in recent years, had been undermined by police and attempts by the Attorney-General's Department to prosecute two of its deputy chairmen on charges widely seen as dubious. The government's failure to protect the KPK leadership had been much criticized by commentators. The Home Affairs minister also proposed a significant wind back in direct elections of local officials. In October, Yudhoyono was attacked for having nominated as the new national police chief an officer accused of having had involvement in two major human rights abuse incidents.
Despite these controversies, Yudhoyono remained by far Indonesia's most popular politician. Reputable surveys consistently showed him enjoying more than 50% approval ratings. The high standing of Yudhoyono led to intense public speculation about what would happen when in 2014 he completed the maximum two terms allowed under the constitution. Some in his party floated the idea of a constitutional amendment that would permit him to run for a third term, but adverse reaction quickly scotched this notion. Observers were increasingly focusing on two family members as possible successors: Yudhoyono's wife, Kristiani, who was reputed to be a savvy political operator, though untested in high public office; and his brother-in-law, Pramono Edhie Wibowo, a major general currently commanding the Army's Strategic Reserve. In the absence of an obvious front-runner for the presidency, neither of Yudhoyono's relatives could be ruled out.
One factor contributing to the president's high public standing was the performance of Indonesia's economy, which was likely to record 6% growth in GDP. Bank Indonesia also predicted high growth rates for 2011, making the country's economy one of the best-performing in the region. Unemployment fell from 7.7% in 2009 to 7.1% in 2010 (about 8.5 million people), and poverty rates also dropped slightly. Problems still remained, however. Much of Indonesia's growth was driven by domestic consumption (almost 70% of the economy), and foreign investment remained weak, particularly in badly needed infrastructure projects.
The country was once again beset by multiple natural disasters. The worst of these was a tsunami that struck the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra, on October 25, killing some 500 people and causing extensive destruction. The much-vaunted tsunami warning system proved ineffective, with many coastal residents having little warning of the approaching waves. The following day marked another disaster, the first of a series of eruptions of Mt. Merapi, the most dangerous volcano on Java. The eruptions killed 353 and displaced more than 130,000 people. In both disasters Indonesia's emergency relief services were sharply criticized by politicians and the media for tardy and inadequate responses.
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A tanned Leo Messi Instagrams pic enjoying last days on holiday in Rosario with stunning girlfirend Antonella Rocuzzo
Amazing what a Vincent Tan can do for some people.
Lionel Messi Instagrammed this picture of himself and his girlfriend enjoying their last few days on holidays in his hometown Rosario, Argentina.
Messi looks pretty dapper and slim in a skinny tie and shirt, and looks the picture of health after several weeks of sun-assisted Vitamin D.
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Average retail gasoline prices in Connecticut rose 5.8¢ per gallon last past week, averaging $3.93 per gallon Sunday, Aug. 12. This compares with the national average that increased 5.4¢ per gallon last week to $3.67 per gallon, according to gasoline price website ConnecticutGasPrices.com.
Gasoline in Weston was more than $4 this week.
Including the change in gas prices in Connecticut during the past week, prices on Sunday were 1¢ per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 25.2¢ per gallon higher than a month ago.
The national average has increased 24.8¢ per gallon during the last month and stands 5.7¢ per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"The national average has spiked 25¢ per gallon just in the last month, thanks to an onslaught of refinery problems — mainly in the Great Lakes and California," Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst, said. "While these situations are temporary in nature, it goes to show this nation's dependence on domestic refineries. While oil prices have gained in recent days, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for motorists: Driving season will be over in less than a month and soon thereafter the EPA also relaxes gasoline mandates, meaning cheaper winter fuel," Mr. DeHaan said.
GasBuddy operates ConnecticutGasPrices.com and more than 250 similar websites that track gasoline prices at more than 140,000 gasoline stations in the United States and Canada.
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The Randolph County Board of Education has released its annual financial statement.
The board learned the county experienced a more than $900,000 deficit for the 2013 Fiscal Year.
Superintendent Terry George attributes the deficit to a number of factors, including the other post employment benefits liability, Superstorm Sandy, and less than expected revenues generated because of Medicaid.
George said it's not an emergency situation right now.
"We do have a plan to reduce the deficit and bring Randolph County back, and to a budget where we'll produce a balance each year. That will take place over the next year, two years. We're working with the state correct those situations, but it's not an emergency. We understand why the situation happened, and understand what we need to do to correct it," George said.
George said the county school system will present their plans to the state board of education next week.


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One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. Homesick --- why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. "Of all the elements of a happy life," she thought, "my home is the most important." In a flash, she decided to undertake a new happiness project, and this time, to focus on home.
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LOS ANGELES, May 20 (UPI) -- You know anticipation is high for a television series when the opening credits make news.
We've already seen the trailer for Girl Meets World, the Boy Meets World spinoff, set to air on the Disney Channel June 27.
But the opening credits and theme song will give Cory and Topanga fans another look at the overall tone and energy of the new show -- more family-oriented and Disney-fied.
Girl Meets World's title character, Riley Matthews (Rowan Blanchard), sings the "Take On the World" theme song with her onscreen BFF, Sabrina Carpenter.
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While Starbucks shutting their doors for a few hours during the day would normally not make for good news here on Gadgetell, we are more than a little curious as to what they could be getting trained on, or perhaps for. Starbucks has announced they will be shutting down for three hours today. Beginning at 5:30 pm and running through 8:30 pm local time, all stores will be shutting down for employee training.
While it could be as simple as learning a new payment system or how to better make those wonderfully addicting drinks, we are hoping this has something to do with the recent AT&T Wi-Fi announcement. Of course the official word seems to be that the training will "foster enthusiasm in its 135,000 U.S. employees and improve the quality of drinks made by Starbucks baristas."
Just in case you are in need of that caffeine fix, like I imagine we will be, Dunkin Donuts has stepped up to take any business that may come from the Starbucks training session. Beginning at 1pm and running till 10 pm they will be offering 99 cent lattes, cappuccinos or espresso's.
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I love Opera on EVERY platform.
It's still beta, and it could stand to be more stable, but it renders pages as fast as my PC version and it looks sweet on my Mac.
I love Opera on EVERY platform.
Actually, no it isn't (yet).
I have been using it since it came out for Mac and it is good, but it has some problems with posting forms. Whenever I get to a site that I need to enter information (beyond a single text field) I switch to IE.
Plug-ins and Java are still not usable either.
I second what mellow says - it doesn't handle text boxes well, and I'm not sure I like the way it renders graphics. But it is very quick.
Opera WILL be the best browser for classic MacOS.
I won't use IE or Nutscrape on my Mac again, but I can understand why it wouldn't fit the needs of others.
But as long as it renders my MIDDLE-EARTH: NEVERWINTER NIGHTS website clearly, then I have no real complaints.
Have you tried iCab?
Very fast too...
My wife uses an internet-based service for her real-estate job. Navigator 4.74 won't print the pages correctly, the pictures come out too big and if she prints several pages at once they tend to run together. However, if she needs to e-mail info. on individual properties to a customer, Navigator handles that correctly while IE 5.0 gives a script error. Of course, e-mail works fine on her pc. I've sent e-mails to the service but have received no response.
We won't even discuss Netscape 6.0
IE 5.1 is clunky; looks like MS threw in some aqua sroll bars and that's it.
iCab is a browser, not an email program. If she wants to use email, have her download an email program like Eudora.
I love Opera, it has many strong points. However, it does not work in classic on my rig, anyone else experiencing this?
Opera is still in a pre-release phase, I believe, though I must say that, once all the features are implemented, I'm going to get rid of IE 5 and all of those junk extensions that come with it.
Has anyone had any success with Omniweb for X?
I read somewhere that Opera will work in Classic in the next release (tp3?)
Yes it appears to be very fast...
Although the lack of soem features is annoying, for basic browsing its extra speed is worthwhile.
I just posted the above from Opera-What sites has anyone had problems with? Arstechnica seems to work...
Why does this happen when I log into ars? Look at the top bar where there should be "Hello, Garthman [ logout ] profile | register | faq | search"
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