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Jennifer Lopez has always been known for being a romantic.
The 44-year-old American Idol judge is on the cover of InStyle's April 2014 issue where she talks about love and living her life a bit differently than before.
"In the past, love for me has always meant forever, and sure, you still nurse some of those fantasies, but I don't try to force it anymore," she told the magazine.
"I hung on to my fairytale ideals for a long time. But where I am now, what I've been through, there are no rules. There are lots of ways it can turn out instead of just one."
Lopez also revealed that she no longer tries to plan out her life as she once did and she's happy with that.
"You get to a point in life where it suddenly occurs to you that you don't need all the things you once thought you did—that it's really, well, convoluted," she said during her InStyle cover interview.
"My life feels overblown sometimes, and I don't want it to be. I want it to be streamlined. So I'm living a much more unscripted life now than I have in a long time."
J.Lo's InStyle cover hits newsstands Friday, March 14! For more on her interview, click here.


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Hollywood has spent some time in Connecticut over the years. Some big box-office hits have been filmed here. Some flops have, too. But what has Connecticut looked like to movie goers?
Some movies shot and set here take a jaundiced look at Connecticut. Over the decades Connecticut has become movie shorthand for suburban conformity and conventionality. Why Connecticut and not some other state? Probably because of our proximity to, and difference from, New York City.
Other movies are kinder, treating the Nutmeg State as, at best, a nice, pretty place to live, or, if nothing else, a neutral backdrop for normal life.
Sixty-six years ago this month, in February 1948,...

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rebels who held 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in Syria put blankets on their hostages to help them sleep through the cold nights and a rebel commander became visibly emotional when his group released the men, a U.N. peacekeeping official said Sunday.
Despite the good treatment they got from the insurgents fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, the peacekeepers were relieved to have survived the four-day ordeal unscathed and were thankful for U.N. and Philippine government efforts that set them free, said Philippine army Col. Cirilito Sobejano, who is the chief of staff of the U.N.'s monitoring mission in the Golan Heights.
The unarmed Filipino army soldiers, who were riding in trucks, were abducted by anti-Assad gunmen after providing water and food to other peacekeeping troops Wednesday in southern Syria near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. After tough negotiations, they were freed Saturday on Jordan's border and taken to a hotel in the Jordanian capital of Amman, Philippine officials said.
A medical checkup showed the released hostages were all in good health.
"They were in high spirits. We were laughing about their experiences," Sobejano told The Associated Press by telephone from Amman. "They had a cordial relationship with their captors, who put blankets on them because it was very cold at night."
"When they were handed over in Jordan, a rebel commander got visibly sad," he said. "They were really treated as guests."
At the Amman hotel, the peacekeepers were welcomed with a "boodle fight" — a Philippine military mess-hall style of eating, where food is usually laid out on banana leaves atop a long table and soldiers eat with their hands, said army Col. Roberto Arcan, who heads the military's peacekeeping operations center in Manila.
Arcan said he talked by phone with one of the freed peacekeepers, army Maj. Dominador Valerio, who asked him to "please tell my wife I'm OK," Arcan said, adding he immediately relayed the good news to the officer's wife.
Raul Hernandez, spokesman for the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, said Sunday that the plan was for the 21 peacekeepers to stay in Jordan for two days before they return to the Golan Heights.
But the abductions have raised concerns about the future of U.N. operations in the area.
A Filipino army major and his driver were held at a checkpoint in the Golan Heights by anti-Assad rebels last January but were released after about four hours, Arcan said.
The freed peacekeepers from a 326-member Filipino contingent in the Golan Heights are part of a U.N. mission known as UNDOF that was set up to monitor a cease-fire in 1974, seven years after Israel captured the plateau and a year after it pushed back Syrian troops trying to recapture the territory.
The truce's stability has been shaken in recent months, as Syrian mortar shells have hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, sparking worries among Israeli officials that the violence may prompt UNDOF to end its mission.
On Friday, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said "the mission in the Golan needs to review its security arrangements, and it has been doing that."
More than 600 Philippine security personnel are deployed in nine U.N. peacekeeping areas worldwide, Arcan said.
Asked if the incident in Syria would prompt the Philippines to withdraw its peacekeeping personnel around the world, military spokesman Col. Arnulfo Burgos said that the deployments would continue, but that assessments would be made to better safeguard the peacekeepers in increasingly hostile areas.
"This is a global commitment," Burgos said Sunday at a news conference in Manila.
President Benigno Aquino III said last week that he has asked the military to assess whether large numbers of Filipino peacekeepers should be reduced to help address his country's growing security needs.
"There is a delicate balance," Aquino said. "All of these deployments have a vital function. We are part of a global community. If there's peace in the Middle East, it also helps us."
But he asked: "Can we afford to send this number of people?"
Associated Press writer Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, contributed to this report.


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Hi there,
I'm trying to recover a password for a membership-only site, (i have the username just not the password),
Sorry for this long winded tale, i just wanted to make sure all you really helpful people had all the facts. As you can probably tell from the rambling that follows, I'm getting lost in a maze of different file paths, encryption and password types etc etc etc ....
I have no prior knowledge of this at all but have tried to research it extensively my self online; i have now reached the point where its totally beyond me!!
The password / username had been saved on my laptop via the remember me thingy (tho the password was obviously replaced with dots), so all i had to do was go back into the address bar, and i could access the account.
I stupidly put a different account in the same site, and since then the original login details have disappeared.
I have NOT deleted any browsing history etc, but i have done a system restore (however the restore point was after the date i was first able to access the account, in a vain attempt to retrieve the lost account details). Also there has been an automatic update of some description (you know the type where the pc restarts itself, it was at this point i could no longer access the account after the laptop re started).
Through google stuff i've found my way to recommended registry files; but they are gobildy-**** and i dont know what else to do with them!
I have also found my way to files within Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials; but either cant open the file types or they are in gobildy-****!
I have also tried a free-download password finding software, which has given me all my email passwords, but not the membership site i'm looking for (I have added the login address of the site in question, to a word-pad file that the software instructions suggested).
Is there anyway at all to retrieve this password?
If so, would anyone by kind enough to put it down in extra simple step-by-step terms.
Incase this helps...
internet explorer version 7.0;
vindows vista home basic version 6.0
there is only one user account on the laptop
Thanks in advance for any advice at all. x


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UPDATE -- 07.28.09 @ 8 AM EDT: FDA's PDAC Materials are now posted -- it is a daunting 19.1 Mb download; 1,067 pages. Paging Salmon. . . .
We have a new working thread on it, for your collective observations.
It is the policy of FDA that the Advisory Committees release background materials for committee meetings two business days prior to meeting date. The Saphris (asenapine) meeting is July 30 2009. So, I expect that sometime during the day -- perhaps whilst I am off the grid, attending to other matters -- FDA will post the asenapine materials right here.
Until that happens, do go take a look at the latest installment of Salmon's "Continuing Asenapine Chronicles" -- right here, in the comments. Do go read all of his, but here is a teaser, to encourage you to follow that link:
. . . .Found a little bit of info on this study at [Medical News Today]:". . . .In the study, SAPHRIS was significantly more effective than olanzapine in the reduction of negative symptoms as measured by change from baseline to Day 365 in the NSA-16 total score, the primary endpoint of the study. By using a mixed model for repeated measures (MMRM), least square mean changes in the NSA-16 total score were -15.8 for SAPHRIS vs. -11.0 for olanzapine (P=0.015). Full results of the trial, including efficacy, safety and tolerability data, will be submitted for presentation at a medical meeting at a later date. . . ."
Another report for up to 6 months shows no difference in effect but a higher incidence of EPS with asenapine but less weight gain (possibly a "side effects" wash):". . . .There was no difference in effect between olanzapine and asenapine on negative symptoms at 6 months. This study continued things for another 6 months and found a statistically significant difference at 12 months. There was also a lot more weight gain reported with olanzapine. . . ."
[The] study uses MMRM (mixed modeling of repeated measures) as a statistical technique. My experience with this is that you need to know what is making people drop out of the study and account for each different reason. In practice even when attempted you can't get reliable data for this and so you have to impute the reasons and that's not a very good assumption because what is true for one drug is not necessarily true for another.
When I see MMRM I immediately know the statistical analysis is likely based on a bunch of fudge factors that are likely wrong.
Plus without a placebo and knowing the scale it's hard to interpret whether this is of any real benefit.
Lastly, even if it is real it may imply that there's poorer efficacy on the positive symptoms and may be why 3 of 4 pivotal trials in support of the acute treatment of an acute psychotic episode in schizophrenia were negative.
FDA needs to be more transparent in the future and release all reports and data. . . .
[And, From A Later Update from Salmon:]
. . . .So if we see a summary written by FDA management without individual reviews or without individuals reviews in clinical pharmacology, and pharmacology/toxicology or these reviews are redacted (they shouldn't be at all) then I would say something fishy is going on.
And I know fishy.
-- Salmon
Indeed. If the background materials happen to show up while I am away, feel free to comment on them in this thread. [I suppose it is a possibility that -- though rather unlikely -- the FDA Advisory Committee meeting on Schering-Plough's Saphris (asenapine) has been postponed, and thus the materials are not posted.]


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The past few weeks I have been watching the news and reading about these scandals happening with Lance Armstrong and Notre Dame's Manti Te'o which are consuming the headlines. I also am a huge fan of Dateline's Friday night show with investigating reporter Keith Morrison.
When I read and watch these scandals, there is always a part of me that sides with the person being investigated because I like to believe that people are good. I always walk away from the stories in shock about the fact that these are true stories of people living fake lives and pulling off lies that hurt so many people. I also feel very thankful that it has never happened to me.
Ever notice yourself having a hard time relating to these stories and shrugging your shoulders because it really doesn't matter to you since its not really effecting your life? I am completely untouched by Lance Armstrong's years of betrayal and use of drugs. I never really followed his career or was influenced by him other than maybe buying an wristband because it was cool. I have no interest in Notre Dame's made up story about a girlfriend. I just feel sorry for him because maybe his imaginary girlfriend was all he had? Who knows.
It's not until you are in a situation where you have been betrayed or hurt that you feel like you can relate to those who are affected by the stories you hear in the news. I still struggle to believe that people can be that cruel or deceitful. I like to live in my bubble of "everyone is good and means no harm".
Today, I want to share MY story…..the story that won't be printed in the newspaper or the headline of the next National New's Headlines. This has been my blog for nearly 5 years and I have tried to leave out my personal views on political and religious topics to keep this space a happy and inspiring place. I think by airing my story to those who will read it, will help me with closure, or at least as close to closure as I can get.
{Part 1}
In early 2005, my Grandmother passed away from breast cancer. My Grandfather is affectionately known as Popop (my Mother's Father) who carried on to live 7 more years before passing away this past May of 2012. Popop remarried about a year after my Grandmother's passing to a woman named Millie. They were married from 2006-2009 and remained a part of each others lives as friends until his passing. Millie would accompany my Grandfather to join us for Easter and Thanksgiving, so I was very familiar with her. Millie was also around our family when Reese and Rayne were born.
Popop was a very social kind of guy. When he was around, his cell phone would always be buzzing and he would joke that it was his latest girlfriend. I never knew anyone other than Millie since my Grandmother's passing ….until March of 2012. Popop called saying he wanted to stop by for a few minutes and introduce me to his friend PJ whom he had known since Grandma passed away and that she wanted to give us some movies that her grandchildren were no longer watching.
PJ and Popop came over and mingled with the kids and seemed to be good friends. I gathered from our meeting that PJ and Popop met back in 2005 as PJ's husband had passed away around the same time as my Grandmother. Popop and PJ had the loss of their spouses in common and remained friends off and on since then. I didn't think anything beyond friendship as this was the first I have ever heard of her or the first time Popop ever brought her around.
Around late 2011 to early 2012, my Grandfather learned about his Throat Cancer returning. There was going to be a lot of doctor visits and unknowns. As for our family situation, Popop only had me and his brother Herb who lived in another state. My Dad offered to help when he could to take Popop to Dr appointments and friends who lived in his same community were offering to help as well since his health was declining and leaving him weak.
PJ's involvement with helping my Grandfather started to become more well known. Between my Dad and myself, we were all keeping each other updated on what Dr's were saying and who was taking him to the next procedure. We actually had a pretty decent system going.
PJ and I began to get to know each other a little more as we exchanged phone conversations and sat in waiting rooms together. I was able to learn more about her family and her relationship with my Grandfather. PJ would joke with all of us saying that she and my Popop could never get their ducks in a row to ever have anything more than a friendship and now that he's sick, they are closer and talking about possible vacations together. PJ has a son and 2 grandchildren and was always joyfully sharing stories about them and the times they had met my Grandfather. It came as no surprise that everyone loved my Grandfather which always made me feel so good to hear.
PJ was a good friend during the decline of my Grandfather. She offered to help him with the business side of his affairs by keeping a folder with all of his bills organized and making sure that everything was getting paid in a timely manner. PJ would often tell us that she was just trying to help where needed. On more than a handful of occasions, PJ would comment that she wanted nothing from my Grandfather as far as money went or anything personal of his because all she wanted was to be there for him as a friend.
The more PJ was around, the more I appreciated her for all she was doing. My Popop's brother Herb came mid-April to live with Popop until we knew for certain when his throat surgery was going to be held.
To give more information about Popop's health:
Popop's doctors sent him for physicals to find out his overall health. The cancer hospital Doctors felt they could go in through surgery to remove the tumor of cancer in his throat by taking out his voicebox and cleaning out the damage that the cancer had caused. This process was something Popop wanted to try, rather than letting the cancer take his life. Popop was willing to take the chance of surgery and living with a voice automaker than to die now. Through this process Popop learned that he had a weak heart and the throat surgery could not take place until he had stints put in to give him better circulation and overall health. Popop went through with the heart stint procedure and that seemed to help. While tending to his heart issues, Popop's throat was only getting worse. He was losing weight rapidly and had lost all interest in eating or drinking anything. The doctors reviewed this and decided to put a feeding tube in his stomach that he could manually feed himself with liquid nutrients. They originally talked about putting the tube down his throat, but with the sensitivity and rawness, they had to resort to his stomach. Neighbors would come by to help keep him on schedule with his feedings and his brother Herb who was living with him would also assist. Unfortunately, Popop wanted nothing to do with the feeding tube and his feedings were sparse and as much as we all wanted to push him, he would refuse. There was a period of about 6 weeks from the time of the heart procedure that Popop had to wait before scheduling his throat surgery. This is the 6 weeks of hell as I can remember. The heart Dr's had him on blood thinners to ensure that his heart repaired itself with the new stints put in. There was a set meeting with the throat/cancer doctors as we reached closer to the end of the 6 week time frame to review his health and make sure he could withstand the surgery. We all felt that each day we waited for his heart to repair was only allowing the cancer that much more strength to take over.
As we got closer to the date to meet with the Dr's for his throat, my great uncle Herb was noticing my Grandfather going through these bouts with hallucinations. One night Herb called me to say that he was having Popop taken by ambulance to the hospital because of them. I met them immediately as I was his Power of Attorney for all medical decisions. When Popop would talk to me about his visions, I had to just nod and accept what he was saying.
His hallucinations were about these men and women and children who would appear in his room. He said they would dress up in his clothes and hide his keys from him. I asked him more information about these people and what they looked like. He said they gave him straight faces and said nothing.
I have no idea what those people were in his mind but I tried to convince myself that they were angels watching over him.
As time would tell, Popop had very high sodium levels and severe dehydration. These were the excuses for the hallucinations so they administered IV's and were trying to get him nutrients. There is no telling how far gone his intake of food or liquid had been. We also learned that he had signs of possible pneumonia. The Dr's were going to treat him as if he had pneumonia. Popop could not understand why we could not just go home. He was just days away from meeting with the throat doctor for his surgery.
Popop never left the hospital. His health declined everyday that he was in the hospital. He developed double phenomena and the Dr's could never get his sodium levels up. I tell ya though, Popop was a fighter! Even on the last night when I saw him awake and alert, he was telling me to get him a popsicle and to take him home. These pictures were taken on that night. The man next to my Popop is his brother Herb and in the other picture is PJ and Popop. He was so frail but perky. I've heard this is typical for people to have a burst of energy before going downhill.
The next day, I had a call from the Dr's who kept me up to date on what was going on and they said he had taken a turn for the worse and was on 100% oxygen. My great uncle Herb and I had to make a decision later in that day on May 23rd to let him go peacefully.
PJ, my Uncle Herb, and one of his friends from his community were there in the hospital during the last moments before Popop passed. Millie and her son came earlier in the day to say their farewells as well as some other close friends and family.
It was now upon myself and my Uncle Herb to tend to the business of my Grandfather's wishes. The months leading up to the heart procedure and plans for throat surgery were spent with my Dad and Popop and making sure we understood where all of the important documents were and what he wanted. My Grandfather didn't have much but he did have money put into an account with Wells fargo that he had told my Uncle and Dad that was set aside for me and his great-grandchildren, Ryan, Reese and Rayne. There wasn't much material wise that I wanted except that I did ask for these German Steins my Grandfather had collected over the years as they were the memories from my childhood. Popop had given me a few trinkets here and there before he got too sick but he had made it clear that he had left everything to his brother Herb and designated any money to be distributed to me.
There seemed to be some tension forming between my Uncle and me during the final decisions about my Grandfather. I felt very shunned by him as he waded through my Grandfather's home deciding what to do with every item without including me. It was very bizarre behavior which I would lean on PJ to vent my frustrations.
Herb and I agreed to hold a celebration of life Memorial at his community center in his apartment complex as most of his friends lived there and could attend. He had a great ceremony filled with many people whom shared stories about how he touched their lives. It was sad but joyful and a relief for many to know he is not suffering anymore. This picture was taken as I spoke at his service.
In the last weeks before Herb finalized my Grandfather's home and packed up his things to head back to his house, I was trying to make sense of everything. I had lost my Grandmother and now my Grandfather. My Great Uncle didn't live nearby and by the way he and I were parting ways after dealing with my Grandfather's wishes, I didn't think I would likely speak with him ever again. PJ was there for me. PJ would assure me that everything was going to be okay. She would back me up when I felt like I was being treated badly by my Uncle Herb.
It brings me to an email PJ wrote me during this time. I asked her to please stick by me in the future and that I wanted her to be apart of our family. She writes:
"I would be proud to be part of the "family" You absolutely do not make me feel awkward. Matter of fact, you are a lot like me, there when someone needs you, want what is right but will not push & shove to get it our way (unless we really have to!!) I kinda backed out of Herbs dealings too. He kinda shoved me to the side. I did bring the plants home to try to save them. They haven't had water for a while. I always made it a point to water them but I haven't been there. I hate to keep saying it but PLEASE feel free to let me know if you need me to meet you over there or help you with anything."
PJ was checking in with me as the days moved on from Popop's death. We would text each other and update if either of us had heard anything. She was a friend and I appreciated it. She had information about my Grandfather from the time they were friends that she could share with me. She would also send me a few random pictures of her with my Grandfather as she came across them so that I would have more memories to hold on to of him. She seemed to be so sweet and caring and when people die, it seems like people get very greedy about things. PJ assured me and many others on many occasions that she wanted nothing from him. She just wanted to be there to help. There was something genuine about her that I loved. She sent me this picture of them at dinner before his cancer took its toll.
June snuck up on us and it had been less than a month since Popop passed away and things were still being sorted out with his financial affairs. PJ had been helping my Grandfather in his final days with his bills and writing his checks for him, she also helped direct him to the account advisor with Wells Fargo to invest his money that I mentioned before was designated for me and my children. As time was passing, I thought it was odd that I had not heard anything from Wells Fargo. I remember asking PJ if she knew anything about it and she would either avoid the question by interjecting something about my Uncle Herb or saying that she knew nothing. I figured if anyone would know about his financial affairs, it might be her since she was helping and all.
She wrote me an email at the first of June saying:
" I spoke with my attorney this afternoon to tell him about Herb asking about the acct when "I wrote the checks" . I asked him just for grins about Dicks doctors bills. He said without seeing the will & taking my word that it said Herb would get everything, that the bills would come out of the estate. Herb would not have to pay anything above the value of the estate."
Life was carrying on with unknowns about how things would finally end with my Grandfather's matters, but I had a birthday party for my daughter to plan. Reese was turning 2years old. I invited PJ to come as I thought it was fitting for her to be there since she was owning up to the adopted Grandmother role. She gave Reese a big Minnie Mouse and enjoyed the party with all of our family and friends. I introduced her to friends as my "Grandfather's Girlfriend" as I figured it would be the easiest title to give her even though they were just friends.
I didn't want our relationship to stop there and my Dad felt the same way towards PJ, so with July 4th coming, we asked her to join us for a family get together to celebrate which she unfortunately couldn't join. I knew I would need to make an effort to keep in touch as I'm not the best at doing it with work and kid schedules and everything. I just knew for sure that I wanted her to be in our lives.
I was thankful she was helping with the details. She wrote me a text asking for updates about the probate of the will and I wrote her back telling her:
"I called about the Wells Fargo investment and they can't tell me anything but the guy did say that I was not listed as the TOD (transfer on death) and whoever is.. has been contacted. I just feel sad about it all. Angry with Herb and the fact that I can't do anything about it."
After July 7th, I never heard from PJ again.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California assemblyman paid tribute to his slain father while police said there is no indication that his son's political role had anything to do with the killing.
Police have made no arrests and found no clear motive for the killing of Joseph Gatto, 78, the father of Assemblyman Mike Gatto, was found by a relative at his ransacked home in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles.
Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, spoke to reporters outside his father's home Thursday night after rushing down from Sacramento.
"My sister called me and said that she found my father dead," Mike Gatto said. "He was just a tremendous guy. He worked very hard to raise us right."
His voice breaking, Gatto said "I'm not going to lie to you, it's really hard. We're doing our best."
Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese, who oversees LAPD detectives, said politics appeared to play no part in the Wednesday night killing.
"We don't have any information that would suggest it would have anything to do with the occupation of his son, or anything that had to do with the role his son played in politics," said Albanese. He offered no further comment.
More than a dozen detectives from the Robbery-Homicide Division canvassed the neighborhood, searching for clues and witnesses in the ongoing investigation.
Joseph Gatto was a retired art teacher whose career spanned more than 40 years. He also was an uncompromising jewelry craftsman who liked to use ancient symbols in his work, said Marbeth Scohn, a writer and jewelry historian who interviewed him last year for her online magazine.
Gatto designed unique pieces, including adjustable rings for people who had arthritis, Scohn said.
"He was a very hard worker," Scohn said. "I think his work is so much different than anything than I had ever seen before."
Mike Gatto said Thursday night that his father's jewelry could be a reason why he was targeted, but that it was not the sort of jewelry burglars would normally be after.
"This was not diamonds and platinum," he said.
Gary Soerensen said he worked with Gatto at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Gatto hired staff and helped recruit students as chair of the school's visual arts department until about 2001.
"He was a person who stood up for what he believed in," said Soerensen, who heads the school's musical theater department. "He was a fighter in the sense of what students and education needed. He was a superb role model for students."
Gatto was a friendly figure in the trendy Silver Lake neighborhood who shared his homegrown heirloom tomatoes with neighbors and showed up at yard sales, said Mark Brown, who lived around the corner.
The crime has horrified a neighborhood considered very safe, Brown said — a place where people jog, bicycle and walk dogs at all hours at the nearby reservoir, and where kids play on the sidewalks.
"My kids are very frightened," he said. "My daughter this morning said she wanted to move immediately. She's 14."
Albanese encouraged anyone with "any knowledge about what may have happened, if they saw anything, if they heard anything" to call police.
Mike Gatto was elected to represent the 43rd District in a special election three years ago.
AP photographer Damian Dovarganes contributed to this report.


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Ian Drew, executive vice president, marketing, ARM said: "The launch of Signum will build on the growing demand for interactive content about ARM. It will deliver fascinating stories from inside the ARM ecosystem and it will provide a forum for understanding the very latest products based on ARM technology.'
Signum is produced in partnership by ARM and UBM Tech and will be distributed quarterly on two platforms, enabling full functionality on smartphones and tablet devices as well as an iPad-optimized version. Both versions can be accessed at www.signummagazine.com.
"We have a strong relationship with ARM, and for the past three years we've produced the annual ARM TechCon event. We are very pleased to extend our relationship with the creation of Signum," said Kathy Astromoff, CEO, Electronics, UBM Tech. "Signum establishes a new standard in digital publications offering a level of interactivity and providing full immersion for the reader."
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the thrill of POV, of recording a guy´s ass when you just put
We are the Czech Hunter. Pursuing boys is our hobby.
We are tired of websites offering staged bullshit.
We know the strategy. Czech boys do it for money!
Czech Republic supports our hobby.
I had to be careful today because I got fined for public exposure recently. It was a crazy night, I just have to behave a bit from now on if you want to see more of my videos. Anyways, I met two young guys kicking their ball on the local soccer field. They both looked like punks a little but to my surprise they turned out to be good citizens. One was a college student and the other one had a pregnant fiancée. They totally fell into my "documentary" trap and revealed some interesting stuff about themselves. They were quite open about sexual things. Personally, I really enjoyed that one of the boys loved anal sex even though his girl hated it. When I heard that, I promised myself to give the guy a taste of his own medicine. To my surprise, his friend was willing to join the party.
Today I found myself in the middle of the Jiraskuv bridge. Switched on the cam and tried my luck with the first dude passing. It was very short and I almost got punched. He got so offended that he pushed me quite hard. But luckily right the next young lad was the cutie I was hoping for. Talkative, cute, young and a sportsman. Just getting back home from his football training. Took me some time to start the conversation about sex with him. But once I did I knew he is gonna be a true catch for my little private project. Even so shy as he was, he showed me his adorable cock right there on the bridge. I knew he won't go any further there, so I used my "money" trap and got him to agree to go to the park with me. Once again it was a great one.
When we started our homepage project we realised how it is possible to talk straight boys into gay sex. Step by step. A little money here, a small bonus there and you can soon put your dick into their virgin asses. But this time I wanted to try something new. I wanted to find a guy who would agree on having sex with me for 25.000 crowns – right on the spot. And to even make the game a little bit more demanding he had to also find another guy from the street willing to join us for the same amount. I was finally able to persuade a guy who really looked like a fashion model. He insisted that he would do it because he was bi-curious. I insist that it was the money ;-)
When I was a child my parents often took me to a campsite near Prague. I've spent several summers there and today I decided to hunt some cute "campers". I was surprised to see that most guys there were in their early 30's I suppose. After a while I noticed a small group of handsome boys playing and swimming. When one of them left for having a piss I followed him. He was obviously shocked to see me. Maybe he thought that I was a pervert. Well, that is certainly somehow correct :-) I offered him good money for a blow-job. He was hesitating but he finally agreed. I told him that I had a good vodka and asked if I could join their BBQ. Because I was really interested in one of his friends.
I realized that Prague's main train station is always a good place to make a catch. Many boys are coming and going. Especially young guys. So I started in front of the station. I approached two attractive men and I was able to involve them in my interviews, But non was even willing to take off his T-shirt. I was about to change the location when I finally made a last try. A muscular guy came along. He appeared to be a little bit macho-style. But he liked my offers. I was very direct. He was on his way to work. But since I offered him the equivalent of a month´s- salary he was really in a hurry to catch the next taxi. We went to a transient hotel. And this is where I deflowered him.
Some people call me crazy. I think I am not but today however I wanted to try something really crazy. I started my hunt in the legendary red light district of Prague. I approached some guys who wanted to visit a girls club. One has been quite drunk and was willing to show off. But then I left the spot for an even more exciting location. It seemed that in a nearby park a wedding was going on. Well, as you know me I would have been even trying to persuade the groom into gay 4 pay sex. But I didn't even meet him. Instead I met a cute guy waiting for his girlfriend who worked there as a waitress. His intention was to bring her back home at night. So he had time. And I had fun talking him into my crazy games.
What a cutie. Incredible. He remembered me someone from TV. But I still don't know who? Anyway – it doesn't matter. Normally I am not so much into guys with such very young looks. But when I saw him skiing I just decided to wait until he finishes. And then he came together with a friend. I wasn't sure anymore if it would be still the best idea to talk to them both. Well, obviously I still tried my luck. The second boy wasn't interested in my offers at all. But my main target – the boy with the base cap – was quite attracted by my dirty offers. He told me his soccer team came here for skiing and that they lived in a nearby pension. That would be really cool: to fuck him in his own room.
I don't know why but the last days I have not been so successful in my "hood". So I decided to try my luck in the outskirts of Prague. And as you know – I love shopping centers – youngsters like to hang around there. And they like to shop… as long as they have money for it. The guy I met today was really handsome. From my point of view (well, Jiri disagreed, but…) he had the appearance of a model. However, he agreed to take part in my "survey". So I asked him a lot of private things. And – can you imagine – he asked me whether I was gay? What an affront :-) Well, usually I am not that open. But this time I told him straight away what I wanted. Guess his answer…
I wanted to use the last sunny days in the lovely small parks of Prague. So I went there and I soon realized that I was not the only one enjoying the nice weather. Many boys have been there. But mostly in a group. I don't really like to approach boys who are in a group. Even if they are interested in my offers they usually would be too shy to accept them in front of their friends.. But I also met a few boys who were passing by alone. I finally found a great looking boy willing to make some extra cash and to show me his body. He sold me his undies on a very public corner. Then he agreed to follow me into the bushes for a blow-job. But when I asked him for a fuck… well, you will see what happened.
I went for a walk along the Vltava river on this sunny day. Nice weather attracted many people to spend some time outside. I ended up at a football pitch where I've spotted three youngsters kicking the ball around. One of them completely shy, another one just didn't pay attention to my presence and just the last one talked to me. He was quite funny and open minded. Got him to show me his private parts but then all fun with him was over. I decided to try my luck with the second dude. As soon as I saw his eyes, I fell in love with him. A cute, sporty, blonde and charismatic young man. I knew I had to get him on his knees to suck my " young Czech " hungry cock. I didn't care for the prize I would have to pay. Believe me when I say : this one was worth every penny!


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I worked more than 14 years in the music industry and met alot of rock stars and such. One thing I learned is that sometimes when you get to know a person you admire for their talent, you lose respect for them when you find out they are arrogant bastards. It's crushing when someone you respect throws tantrums like a child when the temperature of their drink isn't just so. It's better for me to stay away and admire them from a distance, that way I can keep the fantasy that they are somehow super human and not whiney babies. (Not to say that Jim fits into that category, but you'd be surprised what fame can do to a person's sensibilities.)
Mrs Ida Lowry beats Sloth!
I understand what you mean, but Jim's pretty cool, sometimes he is moody though but I won't get into that (look away Jim)
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"I was sitting back in my chair thinking 'this can't be about urine'" - Jim talking about the musical Urinetown
Bruce beats Mrs Ida
God beats Bruce
That was a good story about the highway, I finally read it.
Back to the dog business
I was thinking the other day
Since his dogs are so big
I wonder if Jim has ever hooked them up to a dog sled??????
It's pretty fun.
"The Thing with Two Heads" beats 7 fingers
(actually one of the funniest bad movies you'll ever see. Ray Milland's head is transplanted on to Rosey Grier's body!)
The Head with Two things beats the Thing with Two Heads
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NFL Addresses Player Myths About Health and Criminal Activity in Special Email to Fans
Lately the sports journalism world has been shedding light on some of the dark places the NFL has either ignored or swept under the rug in in years past. Growing attention is being given to things like long-term player health and conduct, among other things.
In a move that seems prompted by the unsavory headlines in the press lately, the NFL sent an email to fans today addressing what they refer to as "common myths" about players in the league. One could easily make the argument that it is just an attempt to let fans know that while there are a few trouble spots, things are generally fine. Personally, it seems more like a haphazard attempt at damage control as more and more negative news leaks out of locker rooms and other NFL-related venues.
Below is a transcription of the email from the NFL. What is your take on the timing and contents of this email? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
Myth: "While U.S. life expectancy is 77.6 years, recent studies suggest the average for NFL players is 55." - Source: St. Petersburg Times
- Fact: "A government study found a lower death rate among former NFL players than among men in the general population. Former players also had a lower rate of cancer-related deaths. And the rate of deaths from heart disease was lower, too." - Source: New York Times
- Fact: "We found the players in our study had a much lower rate of death overall compared to men in the general population. This means that, on average, NFL players (77.5-year life expectancy) are actually living longer than men in the general population (74.7 years)." - Source: National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Study (NIOSH)
Myth: "78% of all NFL players are divorced, bankrupt or unemployed two years after leaving the NFL." - Source: ESPN
- Fact: The divorce rates for NFL retirees (age 30-49) are comparably lower to the divorce rates for the same segment of the general population (20 percent vs. 26 percent). NFL retirees are more likely to be currently married than other men in the general population. - Source: University of Michigan Study of Retired NFL Players
- Fact: NFL retirees have higher income than men of similar ages in the general population. - Source: University of Michigan Study of Retired NFL Players
Myth: "Most pros never finish college, and the majority do little to prepare for the day when they venture into the real world." - Source: Business Week
- Fact: The overall college graduation rate of about 80 percent among retired NFL players is much higher than the general population rate of 30 percent. - Source: University of Michigan Study of Retired NFL Players
Myth: "The suicide rate among former NFL players is six times the national average." - Source: Gamesover.org
- Fact: "When the NFLPA asked NIOSH to look at more than 3,000 retired league veterans, the researchers found nine suicides rather than the 22 they might have expected to find. NFL players commit suicide at less than half the rate of other American men." - Source: "The War on Football," by Daniel Flynn
- Fact: In relationship to the overall U.S. male population, NFL active/former players' suicide rate, at 6.1 per 100,000 since 1987 and 12.5 per 100,000 since 2005 is below the US male suicide rate of 19.2 per 100,000 as documented in 2009. - Source: Center for Disease Control (CDC) statistics; NFL research
Myth: "What do NFL owners care? To them, players aren't people. They're commodities to be bought and sold, acquired and released." - Source: CBSSports.com
- Fact: NFL owners have consistently (and voluntarily) strengthened the services and benefits available to retirees in renegotiations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with active players over the past several decades.The landmark CBA agreed upon in 2011 by the NFL and NFL Players Association included additional funding of approximately $1 billion for retiree benefits. The largest single amount, $620 million, is being used for the Legacy Fund, which has increased pensions for pre-1993 retirees.A more complete list of services and benefits available to NFL retirees – from free health screenings to pension to career transition services – can be viewed here.


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GOFFSTOWN -- The St. Anselm College football team fell to 0-2 with a 70-26 Northeast-10 Conference loss against visiting New Haven Friday night.
New Haven improved to 1-1 with the win.
Senior quarterback Ronnie Nelson threw for 312 yards and ran for 171 more to lead the Chargers in the win. Nelson threw for three touchdowns and ran for a pair.
New Haven running back Mike DeCaro ran for 205 yards on 19 carries while scoring three touchdowns.
St. Anselm quarterback Andrew Murphy threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver Justin Bernard had 14 catches for 134 yards and three touchdowns.
Running back Keith Charles ran for 83 yards and had four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.
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If you are playing pre-Oscars Bingo at home, fill in your Adele space: The Best Original Song nominee and universally beloved singer will perform "Skyfall" at this year's Oscars telecast. It's no Matthew McConaughey–Rick Ross duet, but it will still be nice. (Kidding; Adele is great! And her baby's name might be Angelo. You heard it on Adele's neck first.)


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ST. PAUL (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says springtime is a good time for parents to talk to teens about safe driving habits.
DPS's Office of Traffic Safety says spring is an exciting time for teens - with the end of the school year approaching and prom season in full swing. But it is also a dangerous period on the roads.
DPS says that over the last three years, 30 teens died in motor vehicle crashes over the months of April, May and June. Nineteen of those teens, or 63 percent, were not buckled up.
Summertime months are also deadly for teenagers. Over the past three years, 32 teens died during the months of July, August and September.
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Harborside Double Bay - city in 10 mins
Size140 m²
Floor No.0
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- Balcony/terrace
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Accommodation summary
The apartment, in a grand old house built in early 20th century, occupies the entire ground floor with level street access and sheltered garden courtyards front & back.
If not for the schoolhouse across the road we would watch the ferry come and go beyond the park less than 100m away (60yds). A peaceful and safe environment 50m (30yds) from the shopping village famous for boutiques, cafes and restaurants and with a 7/11 supermarket.
Short stays are welcome but so too are longer stays of 1 or 2 months. Many guests are artists, performers and professionals working in Sydney, this place offers comforts and freedom of a home lifestyle. **Special rates can be negotiated for long stays and exclusive use is also possible, enquire before booking**
The large bedroom has a queen size bed with feather pillows and heavy damask cotton sheets. Simple multi-function storage allows easy relief from suitcase living, even if for short stays. The tree-top window overlooks a quiet private courtyard. Let the birds wake you up..literally!, many guests comment on the extraordinary sounds of nature so close to the city.
The kitchen is well equipped and has a private guest fridge. The paved courtyard off the kitchen even has a BBQ for enjoying Sydney's amazing weather. Laundry facilities include washer and dryer. Towels and linen are all provided and changed as needed, so to is room cleaning.
This is a perfect location to visit Sydney, whether for work or pleasure. It's close proximity to the city, while sheltered from the hustle & bustle, offers welcome homely relief after a busy day.
Sydney downtown is less than 4km (2.5miles) away. From there it's 1 minute walk to Opera House, The Rocks 'Old Town', Botanical Gardens, Central Business District and main transport terminal. The fastest way is ferry in 10 minutes, train (Edgecliff) in 15 minutes or bus in 25 minutes.
If here to work, commuting by ferry offers a spectacular way to start the day, arriving at Circular Quay between Opera House and bridge. Many guests flag this as the highlight of their stay.
If you catch the ferry in the opposite direction, you'll soon be in beautiful Watson's Bay - with clifftop nature reserve, beaches, more restaurants and cafes, and from 'The Gap' a breathtaking 360 vista of ocean and harbour, including spectacular views of the city in the distance.
House rulesNo pets
No smoking permitted inside
There are very few fixed rules for this household, I am pretty easy going.
Common sense, courtesy and respect are the guiding principles.
No frying of red meat inside. The oven & stove must be kept clean.
The place is well laid out to allow private space for all.
Security is a high priority, and although a safe neighbourhood, vigilance is practiced and expected. Note: your possessions are NOT insured by the host.
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Reviews of this property
We stayed in Stefans flat for a week and it was perfect for us! Double Bay is a very quiet and safe area, stil very well connected to Circular quay and with good options to go shopping if you need something. The flat itself was wonderful! It was very clean and has enough space. Stefan is a wonderful host and he gave us so many tips on things we could do, that you would not see being a tourist in Sydney. We would book his apartment again and would recommend it to anyone! Thank you for your many tips and your hospitality, our Australia-Trip was off to a very good start! Nicole and Jeanis.
Stefan is a 5Star SUPER+ Host!! Thank you for the enormous hospitality, the never ending knowledge of art, history, nature, Sydney, Australia and and and..... Thanks for your recommendations (among other things with videos and photos) we have completely changed our tour plans (and the proposed travel destinations were fantastic). Would have stayed much longer than the 2 weeks we spent .
Super highly recommandable!
Stefan ist ein 5 Sterne SUPER + Host !! Danke für die enorme Gastfreundschaft, das unendliche Wissen von Kunst, Geschichte, Natur, Sydney, Australien und und und ..... Danke für die Empfehlungen (unter anderem mit Videos und Fotos) wir haben unsere Tourpläne komplett geändert (und die vorgeschlagenen Reiseziele waren fantastisch). Wären viel länger geblieben als die 2 Wochen, die wir dort verbrachten.
Super sehr empfehlenswert!
Stefan est un super hôte 5 étoiles plus !! Merci pour l'énorme hospitalité, la connaissance sans fin de l'art, l'histoire, la nature, Sydney, Australie et et ..... Merci pour les recommandations (entre autres avec des vidéos et des photos) nous avons complètement changé nos plans de tournée ( et les destinations de voyage proposées étaient fantastiques). Nous aurions séjourné beaucoup plus longtemps que les deux semaines que nous avons passées.
Super hautement recommandable!
Stefan is a very friendly, helpful person. He explained all the area, public transport etc. etc. The flat is about a 4 minute walk from the ferry which will take you to Circular Quay in about 10 minutes, a ferry every 30 minutes. We enjoyed our stay there. A very clean, bright flat, safe area.
Stefan is really nice host – he's friendly and chatty and is keen to advise on things to do, how to get about, etc. He's been living in Sydney for some time and knows the place very well. He was happy to help us when we needed it, but otherwise was happy for us to use the apartment as we pleased, and didn't get in our way at all.
The apartment is attractive and very well placed; just a 10 minute ferry ride away from town (the ferry quay is a couple of minutes' walk from the apartment). It was a little cold for us, but a heater is provided in the bedroom so it wasn't a problem.
With Stefan, we had a very friendly, always helpful host. He always had good advises for us and even supported beyond what could be expected as normal. The appartment is very nice and situated in a nice, quite neighbourhood. We much enjoyed staying in this place and can recommend it.
Exelente choix, d'hébergement de lieu
très près du bateau métro
très près de commerce très bien achalandés
le propriétaire est fort sympathique et vous transmet tout le nécessaire pour le nouvel arrivant
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Für uns äusserst geglückter Start und Aufenthalt in Sydney. Sauber, ruhig und gut gelegene Unterkunft mit sehr angenehmen und unkomplizierten Gastgeber. Stefan ist sehr hilfsbereit, weiss über sehr viel Bescheid und kann einem auf alle möglichen Fragen Auskunft geben. Das B&B ist wirklich super gelegen, 3-4 Min. zu Fuss zur Fähre welche einem direkt ins Zentrum bringt oder in die angrenzenden Buchten Rose Bay oder Watsons Bay.
Wir würden jederzeit gerne wieder das B&B von Stefan buchen.
Very nice appartement with a nice garden. Double Bay is a nice part of Sydney. I felt very save there. Stefan knows lot's of nice places to go, beautifull walks, parks, beaches, etc.
And Stefan likes to talk with his guest.
Lieber Stefan, liebes Wimdu
Wir hatten wundervolle 15 Tage in Stefans Haus in Double Bay. Besser gehts nicht.!!!! Ein tolles und ruhiges Schlafzimmer mit Blick in den Garten, gemütliches Wohnzimmer, Küche, Bad , alles sehr gepflegt und sauber. Dazu die absolut zentrale Lage zur City aber auch viele kleine Kaffees und Restaurants in der direkten Nähe.. Nach 3 Tagen haben wir unseren Mietwagen zurückgegeben., genossen die Fähre, Bus und Bahn. Sooo schön. Stefan stand uns als Host immer zur Seite mit Tipps, Ratschlägen in Informationen. Danke, wir kommen zurück
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By Jack Shafer
(Reuters) - If U.S. prosecutors ever get their hands on Edward Snowden, they'll play such a tympanic symphony on his skull he'll wish his hands never touched a computer keyboard.
Should U.S. prosecutors fail, U.S. diplomats will squeeze, as they did in Hong Kong, until he squirts from his hiding place and scurries away in search of a new sanctuary. But even if he finds asylum in a friendly nation, his reservation will last only as long as a sympathetic regime is calling the shots.
Whether he ends up in Venezuela or some other country that enjoys needling the United States, he'll forever be one election or one coup away from extradition. Even then, he won't be completely safe. "Always check six, as we said when I used to be a flyer in the Air Force," said NSA whistle-blower Thomas Drake recently. "Always make sure you know what's behind you."
Solitary whistle-blowers like Snowden, Drake and Daniel Ellsberg draw targets on their backs with their disclosures of official secrets, either by leaving a trail from the heist scene, being the most logical suspect, or because they admit their deed. Escaping prison time, such whistle-blowers have learned, depends on the luck of prosecutorial overreach (Drake) or self-destruction by the state, which derailed the prosecution of Pentagon Papers liberator Ellsberg.
The solitary whistle-blower, usually a career government employee, isn't really a leaker, as Stephen Hess explains in his enduring typology of leakers. Typically, the whistle-blower seeks revolutionary change, not piecemeal reform. He doesn't share information with journalists to purchase their goodwill or to loft a trial balloon or to give himself an ego boost. He's motivated by principle, not self-interest or Machiavellian intrigue, and seeks to correct what he considers an intolerable wrong. And in most cases, his whistle-blowing results in career suicide if not jail time.
Most leakers, mindful of the fate of the pure and solitary whistle-blowers, scale the size of their leaks to avoid detection. Rather than giving the whole puzzle away to reporters, they break off pieces for distribution, in hopes that it can't be traced back to them. Or, if crafty, leakers dispense pieces of the puzzle that aren't especially revealing and therefore not precisely classified, but provide hints about the location of the next puzzle piece. Investigative reporters who excel at fitting a mosaic together benefit the most from this class of leaker.
The best way to escape detection, however, is to leak as part of a flock, a flock that may or may not fly together. The best recent example of this kind of leaking can be found in two excellent stories about the NSA's machinations published earlier this week: the New York Times's "In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of NSA," and the Wall Street Journal's "Secret Court's Redefinition of 'Relevant' Empowered Vast NSA Data-Gathering."
I'm not privy to how the Times or Journal reported these stories, but both attribute their revelations to interviews with "current and former" officials. As identification stamps go, "current and former" officials is pretty vague. The complete Journal credit goes to interviews with "current and former administration and congressional officials," but that's still plenty vague.
In plurality, any flocking bird will tell you, resides security. When a mass of current and former officials talk to the press about a classified story, it's harder for a government investigator to pick off one for punishment. Such vague sourcing means the government investigator would have to investigate every current and former official exposed to the classified information discussed in the story which can often be a very long list. In our current national security reporting renaissance, with a dozen or more reporters breaking new parts of the NSA story almost daily, the number of suspected leakers quickly expands to defeat the ability of the spy cops to track all of them.
That's assuming of course, that the leakers have actually leaked classified information. As mentioned above, fitting pieces of unclassified material together mosaic style can lead a good reporter toward a mostly completed picture. At this juncture, the reporter can ask authorities direct "confirm or deny" questions about his findings. The authorities can confirm his hypothesis, beg him not to publish it, or confess a kind of defeat by confirming parts of the story (but not for attribution) while explaining why other parts of it aren't true.
One thing the government can rarely afford to do is blow the reporter off, lest the government be damaged by the publication of an inaccurate story. Also, the last thing the national security state wants is to turn away reporters whose questions might cause it more grief than the less-damaging story the national security state can confirm.
The "current and former officials" formulation serves the press well in times like these, where the former officials might belong to a different party or faction. This broadening of the sourcing helps lift the story out of the partisan realm, and helps make the reporters look more like truth-finders and less like partisans.
It also provides the leakers with camouflage that makes them look less like leakers and more like think-tankers conducting a policy debate in the pages of the press, and helps dislodge the debate from the political.
Sometimes the protestations of "current and former officials" is a genuine signal of a policy debate inside the government, which appears to have been the case in 2005 when New York Times reporters James Risen and Eric Lichtblau broke the "Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Without Courts" story.
Breaking convention, Risen and Lichtblau enumerated the officials yakking with them, writing that "nearly a dozen" anonymous current and former officials had discussed the story with the Times "because of their concerns about the operation's legality and oversight."
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal aren't the only major news outlets favoring the "current and former" construction. In recent months, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and Reuters have relied on it to extend anonymity to sources that may or may not have been authorized to discuss national security-related issues.
The last thing a source who doesn't consider himself a whistle-blower should do if he hopes to evade detection is grandstand.
According to a recent report by NBC News, the Justice Department has opened an investigation of James "Hoss" Cartwright, a four-star general and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for possibly leaking classified information about the Stuxnet virus that appeared in a June 1, 2012 New York Times story by David E. Sanger. That story, of course, attributed some of its findings to interviews with "current and former American, European and Israeli officials involved with the program, as well as a range of outsiders."
We can and should presume the innocence of Cartwright, but in a piece for Slate, my friend and former colleague Fred Kaplan sketched some of the circumstantial evidence that might have led investigators to the general. Given his military position, he was certain to know all about Stuxnet. Kaplan noted that Cartwright is also quoted by name in Sanger's book, Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power, from which the Times article was adapted. And the general had a reputation inside of the Pentagon of being a "lone wolf," wrote Kaplan, who did things his own way and by himself, and lone wolves often pay a price for their independence.
"If the Justice Department continues its probe and winds up indicting Cartwright for violating his security oath, it's unlikely that any officers will leap to his defense in this crisis either," Kaplan wrote. "It's a fair guess, in fact, that some of those officers may have pointed prosecutors in his direction."
If you hope to leak national security information and avoid prosecution, don't do it solo, as Snowden (and perhaps Cartwright) did. Bring a posse of like-minded leakers with you to muddy your tracks. And forget the fire hose: A drip irrigation system might take forever to drench the press but it's a lot less conspicuous.
(Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.)
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Arlen will do fine: Exeter swimmer has the right stuff
August 12. 2013 7:02PM
Remote though it may be, the possibility that the extraordinary Victoria Arlen of Exeter could one day regain mobility in her legs is wonderful news. That this possibility has suddenly made her ineligible for the paralympic world swimming championships now taking place in Montreal seems cruel in the extreme.
We don't presume to know the apparently intricate rules of disabled athletics. We can hardly keep up with what kind of "juice'' A-Rod may have been taking.
But we have had the good fortune to meet and watch Victoria Arlen and we have a prediction: This young woman's past successes are merely prologue. Whatever she sets her sights on, she will achieve and we expect fellow Granite Staters are going to hear a lot more from this poised and confident young woman in the future.
Last year, she captured world attention at the London Paralympic Games, setting a world record in winning one gold and earned silver medals in three other events. That is pretty heady stuff for a girl who was struck with a rare neurological disorder at age 11 and who was subsequently in a coma for two years.
The illness left her unable to use her legs, but Arlen turned misfortune on its head and taught herself to swim anyway. Her attitude not only helped her achieve a world record, it has become the kind of example that parents of other disabled children can point to. In fact, it is an inspiration for anyone who thinks life has given them lemons.
Our newspaper's late owner, Nackey Loeb, lost the use of her legs as the result of a car crash. A rider of horses, a skier and tennis player and hunter before the accident, she nonetheless carried on. She told friends, "God doesn't give you anymore than He thinks you can handle.''
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Skip to comments.AFLCIO reps coordinated anarchists for RNC
Posted on 09/07/2008 9:08:38 PM PDT by rogpits
University of Minnesota staff were key coordinators of the recent violent protests at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The university employees are also members of the local clerical union of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. The AFSCME is part of the AFL-CIO union.
Protests turned violent at the 2008 RNC located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Police have arrested hundreds of demonstrators for violent attacks on police officers and bystanders and other more nuisance crimes. The Saint Paul Police have identified an anarchist group called the RNC Welcoming Committee as being at the center of the violence. It's goal was to stop the convention.
The website ProtestRNC2008.org carries a press release which sheds light on the activities of the RNC Welcoming Committee. The online notification posted June 8th, 2007 by a woman named Jessica Sundin calls for a meeting at the University of Minnesota Student Union Center co-hosted by the RNC Welcoming Committee. Sundin is a clerk at the University of Minnesota. Another press release was posted by Sundin in the name of the RNC Welcoming Committee after the convention began.
Ms. Sundin told the Pioneer Press outlet TwinCities.com that she had discussions with the anarchists but only to make sure they dont disrupt the march. Sundin claimed Theyve made a commitment not to interfere. A website called fightbacknews.org describes another meeting held at the University of Minnesota last February. It claims that a gathering of sixty anti-war organizations including the RNC Welcoming Committee met to plan for the protest. Speaking at that meeting was Jessica Sundin. Also headlining the event was Phyllis Walker president of AFSCME Local 3800, the campus clerical workers union. That website describes the meeting as such: In the weeks leading up to the organizing conference extensive discussions took place among the forces that are planning actions at the Republican National Convention, including the anarchist-oriented RNC Welcoming Committee ... Videos of the speeches are on Google. These websites indicate that Walker, the union leader and Sundin, a union member coordinated for the RNC Welcoming Committee and that it was open knowledge at the time that it was an anarchist group.....
Organized anarchy.
It's a shame George Carlin is no longer around to ponder that particular oxymoron.
I hate my union.
Did any of these anarchist "organizers" perform any of their coordinating while on the government timeclock? Of course they did but interesting things could and should happen if it could be proven.
Can you say RICO
How well would their university fare in an permanent anarchistic environment?
"Seems that the AFL-CIO has enough money to hire useful idiots.
I hate my union."
Members of the AFL-CIO, the NEA, AFSCME, Teamsters, Postal Workers, etc. can make a choice. Continue to support these activities via your required donations to thug organizations or quit! Will you meekly make your donation or will you say "Hell no, I won't go!"
Do RICO charges apply?
I'm still waiting to find out what members of the "Main Stream Media" gave Press Credentials to those Code Pinko Pigs who tried to disrupt McCain's acceptance speech, and what "news" organization(s) they work for?
I suspect Restore prefers to keep his job.
The FIRST thing McCain should do is turn Sarah loose on the federal employee unions. They should be abolished! For crying out loud, can there be any group of 'employees' who have a more vested interest in expanding government?
What ever happen to 'public servants'? Unions, that's what!
Federal employees are not included... Look to your state & local elected officials to clean the radical activities of AFSCME and its members.
CORRECTIO: clean = cleanup
Isn't Beck ignored by the union and federal prosecutors who are sworn to uphold the law?
We not have anarchy in the streets, we have anarchy in the federal bureaucracy where laws are selectively enforced or ignored.
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Jonathan Haidt's book The Righteous Mind is addressed to our national discontent. A study in moral psychology, it aims to explain why Americans are so polarized over politics and religion. Haidt's explanation? "The righteous mind," which means not only the human capacity to make moral judgments, but even more the tendency to be judgmental or "moralistic." "Righteousness," he argues, is essential to human society. Our overstated moral intuitions bind us in groups and divide us from others.
In the end, Haidt hopes to persuade conservatives and liberals to understand one another a little better and get along. Wisdom, he writes, "requires us all to take the logs out of our own eyes and then escape from our ceaseless, petty and divisive moralism." Liberals and conservatives are "the yin and yang" of a healthy society; they should learn from one another.
Haidt's insights go a long way toward elucidating the more vocal and unyielding attitudes we hear in everyday life. They invite us to think about moralistic behavior, a phenomenon we tend to overlook. They especially illuminate morally flat societies, like the United States today. Are we not the country where "Jersey Shore" is a pop sensation and "Survivor" allows middle-aged adults to play out the nightmare of Lord of the Flies? Ours is not a culture that values qualitative differences in moral judgments.
What is missing in The Righteous Mind is a sense of moral development, of growth and conversion in moral attitudes, of differences in moral perceptions that are rooted in differences in worth. After all, Mr. Haidt himself admits to a transformation from a liberal to a centrist persuasion in the course of his research. Mutual understanding and social harmony are more important to him now than when he was a straightforward liberal, valuing unhampered individual liberty.
How can we account for this change? In Haidt-land people can and do change their moral views under the weight of gossip or the intense pressure of outspoken neighbors. But moral convictions also change for better reasons and out of experiences of better and finer quality. Men and women evolve in their attitudes to particular wars, like the Vietnam War, and to war itself. It took a lifetime, but Robert McNamara eventually confessed he had been mistaken about Vietnam. More to the point, during the cold war Henry Kissinger and George Schultz were practitioners of deterrence; now they argue for abolition of nuclear weapons.
We are not inevitably doomed by untutored moral intuitions and our feelings of righteousness in the ways Haidt suggests. In these cases about nuclear abolition, moral conversion took a rational form. Facts accumulated, contexts changed, principles evolved. Reasonable people changed their minds. Moral conversion also results from profound shifts in consciousness. It can arise in a series of awakenings, as it did for William Wilberforce confronting the slave trade, or in the form of an inescapable call, as it did to Martin Luther King Jr. during the Montgomery bus boycott. It can be forced on one by an unavoidable decision, as for Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Thinkers from Plato in the Symposium to Erik Erikson in Gandhi's Truth have traced paths of ascent in moral awareness and responsibility. Their idealized plot-lines may over-systematize what in life may be more random personal narratives of growth. But such trajectories reflect the fact that we humans can and do grow in moral awareness and the exercise of moral responsibility. If "Survivor" is not to remain the image of American society, the narratives of real-life moral heroes, sages and saints must take their place again in popular culture; and their strategies of moral growth must be ratified by our cultural institutions.


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2 days ago
Off the Wall
I don't have a problem with David Gallop, or anyone else, floating
possible changes to the scheduling of NRL matches from 2013 onwards.
He has mentioned a Sunday night match and even a return to Saturday afternoon fixtures.
I don't have a problem with either being considered - I just wish the NRL would consult the games key stakeholders - the fans - as part of the process.
Being in consultation with a broadly based group of fans is easy.
The NRL could use our website, or other site such as those sites of the 16 NRL clubs, or even its very average website.
It could commission any one of the reputable survey companies to poll fans - through the membership data base of the clubs, or outside matches.
Getting a representative and fair sample of the views of the games most important stakeholder - the fans, and that includes fans who get their rugby league from television and who never attend a game - ought to be simple. And compulsory!
I know readers have reservations about Sunday night.
And a return to Saturday afternoons would have its opponents as well.
But what harm is done by at least looking at all options?
And that must include whether or not two Friday nights games is what fans want.
Of course changes to schedules will have to involve consultation with clubs, and broadcast rights holders.
I read somewhere that the IC will take over control of the game this Friday, or was it next Friday?
Perhaps one of its first tasks should be to develop a much better communication medium with fans - and their views?


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