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Curatorial Digital Media Volunteer
- Volunteer Opportunity posted by Montalvo Arts Center - Lucas Artists Residency Program
Time Commitment
Part time (10-30 hrs/wk)
Long-Term (6 months-1 year)
15400 Montalvo Road
United States
Position Title: Curatorial Digital Media Volunteer
10-15 hours/week, Unpaid position
Volunteer will work from the Lucas Artists Program offices in the stunning 176-acre Montalvo Arts Center park in Saratoga, California
Parameters of VOLUNTEER POSITION
The Lucas Artists Program (LAP) at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California, seeks a Curatorial Digital Media Volunteer to help plan and build the Lucas Artists Program's Open Access blog that provides a window into the remarkable work of international artist residents at Montalvo. (http://blog.montalvoarts.org). Volunteer will also help shape content for social media drawn from studio visits, curated public programs, art on the grounds, literary readings, public art commissions, and the work of the over 100 national and international artists who live and work in the 11 free-standing studios at Montalvo each year. Volunteer will also help build the LAP's archive of program documentation (photographs, video, press coverage, collateral, and other material).
A successful applicant with an interest in the arts, social media and web publishing will learn, through working closely with both our curatorial and marketing departments, how to plan, curate and execute multiple social media platforms. Experience gained through this volunteer position will be widely applicable to the arts, museum, design and non-profit fields, but will also be relevant to entrepreneurial start-ups and business marketing.
We require a minimum 3-6-month commitment for this position, and at least 10-15 hours per week. This is an unpaid volunteer position. The position requires strong writing, excellent critical thinking skills, great attention to detail, familiarity with InDesign is necessary and PhotoShop would be a plus. (Photography skills not necessary, but always a plus.) We use Weebly for our blog but we will provide training on Weebly—no experience in this program is required. This is an opportunity to work with the curatorial team at an internationally-recognized artist residency program. We hope to find a talented individual who will work with our dedicated team as we support over 100 artists a year from all over the world.
ABOUT The Lucas Artists Residency Program
The Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP) at Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California offers national and international artists from a range of disciplines an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. Seeking to stimulate an energetic exchange of ideas between culturally diverse artists and across varied artistic fields and scholarly disciplines, the residency has earned international recognition as a model of curatorial practice supporting the development of new and challenging contemporary work. http://montalvoarts.org/programs/residency
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Please send resume, cover letter with an expression of your interest in the position and your experience in writing in an arts context, and two error-free writing samples that have not been edited by another person. Please send to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you for your interest.


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Retired Men's Association of Greenwich welcomes State Senator L. Scott Frantz at their next meeting Wednesday, May 25, at 11 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam, Greenwich.
State Senator L. Scott Frantz is half way through his fourth term in the General Assembly where he represents the 36th District, which includes the communities of Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford.
Senator Frantz was named Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, the Ranking member of the Commerce and Finance Committees. In addition, Senator Frantz serves on the Transportation and Legislative Management Committees.
Senator Frantz is a business entrepreneur, now serving as the president and chairman of Haebler Capital, a private investment capital firm based in Greenwich. Frantz is also known as a prominent fundraiser for Republican candidates, including serving as the host for a 2006 Republican event featuring President George W. Bush.
He attended The Hotchkiss School, and is a 1982 graduate of Princeton University and a 1986 graduate of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business. He lives in Riverside with his wife and their four children.
The Greenwich Retired Men's Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required. Our social break starts at 10:40 a.m. followed promptly by our speaker at 11 a.m. Programs are at the First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam in Greenwich. For additional information see www.greenwichrma.org or contact [email protected]


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- Author
K.G. Liebeskind
J. Piotrowski
M.A. Lapierre
D.L. Linebarger
- Year
- 2014
- Title
- The home literacy environment: exploring how media and parent-child interactions are associated with children's language production
- Journal
- Journal of Early Childhood Literacy
- Volume | Issue number
- 14 | 4
- Pages (from-to)
- 482-509
- Document type
- Article
- Faculty
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
- Institute
- Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
- Abstract
Children who start school with strong language skills initiate a trajectory of academic success, while children with weaker skills are likely to struggle. Research has demonstrated that media and parent-child interactions, both characteristics of the home literacy environment, influence children's language skills. Using a national sample of American parents of children aged 8-36 months (n = 500), the current study evaluated how media and parent-child interactions are associated with children's language skills. Results indicated a positive association between literacy-based parent-child interactions and children's language production. The association between access to radios and children's books was mediated by parent-child interactions. These results offer important implications for creating home interventions to boost the language abilities of children before entering school.
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- Language
- English
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- http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.398188
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Reducing sugar, increasing fiber intake may curb Latino teens' risk for Type 2 diabetes
CHICAGO Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with Type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescents, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Almost 40% of Mexican American adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 were overweight or at risk for being overweight from 2003 to 2006, according to background information in the article.
"Latino children are more insulin resistant, and thus more likely to develop obesity-related chronic diseases than their white counterparts," the authors wrote. "To date, only a few studies have examined the effects of a high-fiber, low-sugar diet on metabolic health in overweight youth, and to our knowledge, none have tested the effects of this type of intervention in a mixed-sex group of Latino youth."
Emily Ventura of Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California and colleagues conducted a 16-week study to examine if reductions in added sugar intake or increases in fiber intake would affect risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes in 54 overweight Latino adolescents (average age 15.5). Participants were split into three groups: control, nutrition (receiving one nutrition class per week) or nutrition plus strength training (receiving one nutrition class per week along with strength training twice a week).
The results: 55% of participants decreased their sugar intake by an average of 47 grams per day (equal to the sugar in one can of soda) and 59% increased their fiber intake by an average of 5 grams per day (equal to the fiber in a half cup of beans) across all intervention groups, including controls. Participants who decreased their sugar intake had an average 33% decrease in insulin secretion and those who increased their fiber intake had an average 10% reduction in visceral adipose tissue volume.
"A reduction in visceral fat indicates a reduction in risk for Type 2 diabetes, considering that to a greater degree than total body fat, visceral fat [fat surrounding the internal organs] has been shown to be negatively associated with insulin sensitivity," the authors noted. "Our results suggest that intensive interventions may not be necessary to achieve modifications in sugar and fiber intake. Accordingly, nutritional guidance given in the primary care or community setting may be sufficient to promote the suggested dietary changes in some individuals. … In addition, policies that promote reduced intake of added sugar and increased intake of fiber could be effective public health strategies for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in this high-risk population."
Icy Hot maker Chattem feels the economic slump
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. The economy is taking its toll on consumer-packaged goods manufacturers, as inventory cut-backs and retail and increased promotional spending prove to be a drag on earnings.
"While total revenues in the first quarter were lower than expected, we remain confident about the strength of our brands and our prospects for the balance of fiscal 2009," stated Zan Guerry, Chattem chairman and CEO, in announcing the company's first quarter results for the period ended Feb. 28. "Retail sales of our existing brands as measured by A.C. Nielsen and mass merchandiser point-of-sale data, excluding the discontinued Icy Hot Heat Therapy and Icy Hot Pro Therapy, increased by approximately 5% and 6% for the four and thirteen weeks ending March 21, 2009, respectively."
Chattem reported that total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 were $116.1 million, representing a 3.9% decrease. The decrease in total revenues was due primarily to a $4.3 million reduction in international revenues, the company reported, but the balance of the decrease was related to lower sales of Icy Hot, Selsun, Bullfrog and Dexatrim, "caused in part by the timing of shipments, reduced retail inventory levels and two fewer shipping days in the first quarter of fiscal 2009," the company stated.
The recall last year of the air-activated, self-heating Icy Hot Heat Therapy patch product was also a factor, Chattem noted.
Also adversely impacting Chattem total revenues was an increase in promotional programs that are recorded as a reduction of revenue rather than as advertising and promotion expense, the company added.
Advertising and promotion expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased by $5.9 million to $28.6 million, or 24.6% as a percentage of total revenues as compared with 28.6% of total revenues in the prior year quarter. A&P expense was lower for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 due in part to an increase in promotion programs utilized by retailers that were recorded as a reduction of revenue rather than A&P expense and price efficiencies realized on certain media purchases.
Illinois files TRO against state officials' enforcement of 2005 regulation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Less than one month after a district judge in New York ordered the Food and Drug Administration to allow women under the age of 18 to purchase Plan B without a prescription within 30 days, the Circuit Court in Springfield, Ill. on Friday issued a temporary restraining order against the Governor of Illinois and other state officials, ordering them not to enforce a 2005 administrative regulation that required all pharmacies to dispense Plan B and other forms of abortion-producing drugs.
The two issues are not necessarily linked — Plan B remains one of the only over-the-counter medicines approved with a dual Rx/OTC status for the same ingredient at the same strength for the same indication. Plan B is currently available without a prescription for women over the age of 18, but available only with a prescription for women under the age of 18.
The New York ruling changes that.
The Illinois court reverses a standing order from then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, which mandated pharmacists to dispense Plan B without regard to any personal beliefs that Plan B is an abortion agent. While technically Plan B prevents conception when taken within 72 hours of sexual activity, as opposed to aborting a pregnancy, several religious groups consider Plan B an abortive agent.
Many pharmacy groups, including the American Pharmacists Association, support "refuse and refer" policies, whereby an objecting pharmacist can refuse to fill a prescription based upon their personal belief system, so long as they refer that prescription either to another pharmacist or to another pharmacy.
"This is yet another step on the road to full protection for the rights of conscience of all health care workers," stated Francis Manion, senior counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice. "In ruling in favor of our clients, the court rejected the attempt of Illinois officials to trample on the rights of our clients and disregard existing laws passed by the legislature for the very purpose of protecting those rights. We will continue to press this issue until we have obtained full protection for the conscience rights of these professionals who should not have to choose between their deeply held religious beliefs and license revocation and other penalties."


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Seoul is certainly one of the most lively and dynamic nightlife capitals of the world. Even after midnight, throngs of people wander the streets in major shopping districts and popular downtown area.
The top attractions at nighttime are Dongdaemun Market for late-night shopping and the Hongik University neighborhood with its concentration of nightclubs. For fabulous night views of Seoul, visit the observatory in N-Seoul Tower or 63 City on Yeouido Island.
Bangbae-dong Cafe Street, COEX Mall, Daehang-no (University Street), Gangnam(Nightlife), Itaewon-dong, Jamsil, Jong-no, Lotte World, Sinchon-dong, Yeongdeungpo are also famous night spots.


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In the past, the Securities and Exchange Commission may have appeared to be "the cop on the corner of Wall Street and Broad," but that is not the image the SEC's new chairman wants to project.
"What I'd like to communicate is the things the commission is doing to facilitate capital formation," said John S.R. Shad, his tone slightly plaintive.
On the job since May, the new chairman -- formerly a vice chairman of E. F. Hutton Group Inc., a top fund-raiser for President Reagan in New York and a newcomer to Washington -- is beginning to set an agenda for the commission that regulates the corporate investment industry.
At the top is Shad's concern about pumping money into American business and how the SEC can help.
In many respect, what Shad proposes for the agency is no different from what the SEC has done in the past. Simplification or elimination of paperwork required by the agency -- "simplifying and reducing, essentially deregulating" -- is one agenda item. Another is maintaining investor confidence in the securities markets through supervision and enforcement.
But although it is not an abrupt departure, through a combination of timing and his own inclinations, Shad's chairmanship marks a new era for the SEC.
The 1970s were a sort of super-hero age for the SEC, which emerged as a squeaky-clean unveiler of widespread corporate wrongdoing, including the maintenance of large corporate slush funds by Fortune 500 firms, which used them to pay off public officials here and abroad. The SEC's revelations shook foreign governments and undid years of corporate public relations.
During the chairmanship of Shad's predecessor Harold Williams, the SEC's enforcement activities began abating. But Williams' big issue was corporate governance. To some, Williams' position on that matter seemed squishy soft, but to many in corporate America and the securities industry, it was an unwarranted intrusion into areas in which the SEC did not belong.
With Shad the message is slightly different. The exalted ideal of capital formation should give neither Wall Street nor corporate America nightmares.
"By and large, the vast majority of busienssmen are impeccably honest and want to see those who lie, cheat and steal exposed and prosecuted," he said, and he promises to do so.
For a while, Shad will have to abide with the memory of Stanley Sporkin, enforcement chief of the SEC in what many consider its glory days. Sporkin departed shorted after Shad took over, to become general counsel to the CIA, a job that may prove more interesting than he ever dreamed.
"I have the highest regard for Stanley Sporkin," Shad said, as he has said many times.On the other hand, he indicated, virtue may be found in other people as well. "I'll put John Fedders [the new enforcement chief] against all comers, and I'll put myself against them too."
Shad views the major enforcement targets as organized crime's inroads into the securities business, insiders who profit from advance information, market manipulation and fraud -- antisocial aberrations in a marketplace that is otherwise good, clean and decent. But Shad would really rather talk about capital formation and other issues than continue to repeat testimonials to enforcement.
"We have the best markets the world has ever known," Shad said in an interview earlier this week. "The mobility of capital has been a great factor in the growth of America.
"The SEC is primarily responsible for investor protection and maintenance of fair and orderly markets, and that, if properly administered, facilitates capital formation," said Shad, outlining his positions.
What followed was part civics lesson, part timetable, part Republican linaty and part groping toward positions on issues, including problems with foreign investment and whether the law should be changed to facilitate mergers among troubled securities firms.
"A lot of people don't know what capital formation means," said Shad. "It means, among other things, savings invested in modern equipment, which increases worker productivity. For example, earth-moving equipment instead of a shovel. And of course, the greater a worker's productivity, the greater his pay and the higher his standard of living -- and, in fact, the nation's productivity and growth and standard of living are simply the sum of its citizens. So this is a terribly important activity . . . .
"Within the brief span of a generation, America's tax, fiscal and regulatory policies have become antithetical to capital formation," he said, citing "mounting regulatory burdens, rising inflation, corporate and individual taxes, inadequate depreciation allowances, double taxation of dividends, 70 percent taxes on dividends and interest, and one of the highest effective rates of capital-gains taxation in the industrialized free world" as savings disincentives.
"Instead of saving or investing, many Americans have been forced or induced to eat their seed corn," according to Shad. The bond market is depressed and the Dow Jones index has had the legs knocked out from under it. d"People who have been saving and investing have not done well in this environment," said Shad. As a consequence, savings and investments have declined.
"As a result, America'ss rate of capital formation has plummeted from among the highest to among the lowest in the industrialized nations," which has meant deterioration in productivity and growth, Shad continued. "If we are to maintain the standard of living of all Americans -- the nation's leadership in the competitive world community -- it is essential that these adverse trends be reversed."
Shad mentio;ned several deregulatory steps the SEC will take as part of its effort to do this. Among them:
A review of net capital and other regulations concerning the amount of liquid assets a brokerage firm is required to maintain.
Additional steps, to be announced within 30 days, simplifying and integrating registration and disclosure regulations for public companies.
A review of state regulations to exempt from registration certain securities offerings at both the state and federal level.
A review of prescribed accounting procedures, with a view toward simplifying them, the results to be announced within 30 days. 4tReview of the public utilities holding company act, which requires 13 of the nation's largest utilities to get advance commision approval on financing, merger, acquistion and other major decisions.
A review to see whether a system of self-regulation should be established for investment companies and managers -- a category that would include mutual fund managers and those who publish investment newsletters.
On another front, said Shad, the SEC would like to dissuade "a portion of the SEC bar from the questionabel practice of overkill compliance with disclosure requirements." Shad said he is talking about lawyers, who in their zeal to protect their clients, write "verbose proxies, prospectuses and 10Ks [reports public companies are required to file annually] larded with disclaimers, boiler plates and legalese that obfuscate rather than inform."
Although it may be apocryphal, Shad concedes, he siad he has been told of one 10K report delivered in a wheelbarrow. Lawyers' absurd attempts to write total insurance policies for their clients end up discrediting the firms involved, he said.
Shad said he is reviewing several market-supervision and investor-protection issues, including the SEC's pilot Market Oversight and Surveillance System (MOSS). MOSS is a c onputerized system that would supplement similar systems used by major stock exchanges to detect strange quivers in the market.Shad said he is concerned both that a system be cost-effective and that the SEC or the exchanges' own systems be able to monitor inner-market activity.
For instance, in situations in which a stock and an option to own that stock are traded in two different markets, surveillance needs to be able to follow both.
In general, he said, the SEC hopes to rely more on self-regulation and peer review to keep things honest. Shad also said the SEC would encourage voluntary corporate disclosure by placing less emphasis on enforcement against companies that report errors or inadequate disclosures as soon as company officials discover them.
Shad said another concern is whether the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) should be able to require a merger between a troubled securities firm and a more stable one, ad the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. may do with banks. To grant SIPC that authority would require going back to Congress, which left that authority out of legislation creating SIPC.
"The failure of a major firm could have a drastic snowball effect for the entire securities industry. . . . They're all trading together, and if you had a major firm fail, you would also be in trouble in terms of its open [incomplete] trnsactions with other securities firms, and that could trigger a series of financial problems for a whole host of firms," he said.
SIPC may only liquidate failing securities firms, a solution Shad characterized as "drastic, time-consuming and expensive."
Although Shad wants to reduce the SEC's role in some areas, he sees no need to reduce the agency's size."The SEC is a lean organization" that covers an estimated 60 percent of its costs through various fees it requires, he said. Shad sprinkles almost every public statement with praise for other officials in the agency. "I think the SEC is a jewel of an agency. "I think the SEC is a jewel of an agency. It has a small but highly professional staff," he said.
One issue that has occupied Shad's attention recently is foreign takeovers and how to respond. The SEC has favored one measure that may make such takeovers slightly harder -- a bill that would extend to foreign investors limitations on how much of the purchase price of stock they may borrow. U.S. investors already are under such limitations.
The SEC is in something of a quandary. Shad noted that importing capital can be good for U.S. business, something the SEC encourages through the admission of foreign brokerage firms to U.S. exchanges. The SEC is also reviewing U.S. rules that apply to foreign firms and investors with a view to perhaps easing them, he said.
"The question posed is whether we should facilitate exportation of capital from the U.S. to expand and modernize production facilities in industrialized countried that enjoy higher rates of capital formation, productivity and growth than we do but which do not afford U.S. corporations equal access to their capital markets," he said.


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jeez, this took me by surprise
it sounded really melodic at the start and i thought it would be one of those progressive types but then BAM! out of nowhere it seemed with a buildup being very subtle untill about five seconds from the start of this.
But really, an orgasm lasting 1:16 was great, and longer is always greeted with even more praise.
Great tune
amazing riffs and transitions
i came. good work
Cant hear this enough
REVIEW IS LATE yeah...
Still since i first heard it, the song hasnt lost its original appeal for me.
Great work
Ive been waiting for a port of this. TY
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SPARTA, and a great song
You had me hooked at 0:30 when that first saw lead hit.
Amazing job, definently a heavy tune. Id love to hear more of your music seeing as ive allready flown through your list!
everyones on the same page...
Its different hooray, and it WORKS. Great leads, tune was amazing, and the progression wasnt too slow, and then the melodies didnt suck!
Very nice
Lol why does everyone use that same gated pad?!
Nice song, got me back into checking the AP. Nice tune, now to check out your other songs!
oyea... definently like this one. Great stuff, look forward to future works
Finally some good music!
Love this tune.
Its great, and short.
Little too much "dance" though. Nice anyway.
Hooray, a good remix
I like popcorn, who doesnt. Expecially with salt and this has a lot of extras that others forget or dont put effort into. Nice job!
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Mike Daisey. Photo by Stan Barouh Mike Daisey's fall from grace was well documented after This American Life retracted a story about the worker abuses that the playwright claimed he saw at Chinese consumer electronics factories. Daisey — after several days of painful rumblings in which he said, among other things, "What I...
The future of media and forcing new content into old models
We've seen a ton of digital ink spilled over the implications of media startup Journatic faking bylines for some of its content, including a post from me at about the underlying economics that have forced newspapers like the Chicago Tribune to outsource their hyper-local content. While some critics choose...
Mike Daisey says radio show took his comments out of context
Three days after This American Life broadcast said they could no longer stand behind a report from actor and Apple critic Mike Daisey about suffering he said he witnessed at iPad-making factories, he now suggests his comments were taken out of context. [Read more]...
Mike Daisey's First Public Talk After the 'This American Life' Retraction
The performer continued to mix apologies with defenses of his fact-based but not factual work....
"This American Life" Is Throwing Mike Daisey Under Bus For Fabricated Apple Story... But They Have Some Serious Explaining To Do
In a huge and startling scandal, the public-radio program "This American Life" (TAL) is retracting a whole episode that it aired about Mike Daisey's investigation of Apple's manufacturing processes. TAL says that it has discovered that much of the episode was "fabricated." And it is quick to lay the...
"This American Life" Is Throwing Mike Daisey Under Bus For Fabricated Apple Story... But They Have Some Serious Explaining To Do
Torturous Ennui of the Upper Middle Class Explored with #ThisAmericanLifeStories Hashtag
Mr. Oswalt (Photo: Wikipedia) "This American Life" is a radio show so beloved–and so unfailingly pretentious–that even its biggest fans have to concede that it's mostly a portrait of the spoiled upper-middle-class. Today, comedian Patton Oswalt, took to Twitter to playfully mock the show, first tweeting "A small, local post office...
Today in Tech: The 'partially fabricated' iPad factory interview
Fortune's curated selection of tech stories from the weekend. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you each and every day. * Apple (AAPL) is holding a conference call later this morning to discuss what the company intends to do with its roughly $100 billion in cash. (Fortune) Performer Mike Daisey. Photo: Mike...
What were the "falsehoods" in Mike Daisy's Apple show?
A monologist who shined a harsh light on Apple has himself come under scrutiny Daisey performing "The Agony and the Ecstacy of Steve Jobs" "Daisey lied to me," wrote This American Life producer Ira Glass Friday as he announced that his radio show was withdrawing its most popular episode —...
The Complaints Of Foxconn Employees Are Like The Complaints Of A Lot Normal Employees (AAPL)
Marketplace reporter Rob Schmitz is taking a long look at the Foxconn factory where iPhones and iPads are made. Schmitz is a big deal because he's the reporter who broke the news that Mike Daisey had made up large portions of his report on Foxconn for This American Life....
Here's A Numeric Breakdown Of Just How Bad It Is To Work At Foxconn
An investigative series by the New York Times and a performance piece by Mike Daisey featured on This American Life have put the spotlight on Foxconn, the Taiwanese company whose massive Chinese factories manufacture some of the world's most popular consumer electronics. As well as working with companies like Dell, Motorola, Nokia and Hewlett-Packard, Foxconn assembles...
Retracting "Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory"
Retracting "Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory": Holy shit this is bad. That's all you can really say. This episode was easily the most widely circulated in the tech community for obvious reasons. And it generated thousands of other related stories. Host Ira Glass: I have difficult news. We've learned...
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"This American Life" retracts Apple labor conditions episode
The radio program This American Life on Friday posted a note on its website saying that it is retracting a previous episode of the show, in which monologist Mike Daisey described the working conditions in factories in China that produce Apple's most popular devices, saying it "was partially fabricated." It's...
Watch the journalist who busted Mike Daisey report from Foxconn's iPad factory
Mike Daisey Here's what journalism actually looks like. Hats off to Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief Rob Schmitz who follows up his truth-squadding of playwright Mike Daisey's play, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, with this first-hand account of life at the massive Foxconn manufacturing center in China. According to...
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NPR withdraws damning Apple episode as it doubts playwright Mike Daisey
US radio show which became its most-listened to 'should never have been put on air' says producer after admitting that underage and injury claims could not be verifiedThe radio show This American Life has retracted an episode broadcast in January about working conditions inside Foxconn's Chinese factory making iPads, saying...
Why Mike Daisey had to lie to tell the truth about Apple
A couple of months ago, the wildly popular public radio program "This American Life" aired a show that detailed the work of a performer named Mike Daisey. Daisey had been performing a one-man show in theaters called "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," which detailed his obsession with...
The uncomfortable truth behind the Journatic byline scandal
A Chicago-based media startup called Journatic, which we profiled earlier this year, has sparked a firestorm of controversy over the outsourcing of hyper-local journalism by newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, after a staffer revealed that the company added fake bylines to its material — which in some cases...
Radio Show Pulls Exposé on Apple
Producers of the radio series "This American Life" retracted one of the most popular programs in its 16-year history, saying that it contained a series of fabricated statements....
Artist changes Apple, Foxconn monologue after admitting falsehoods
After admitting on the "This American Life" radio program that he had fabricated some of his experiences for dramatic purposes, artist Mike Daisey has changed his monologue about Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn to remove anything he can't "stand behind."...
Ira Glass, "Scenes from a Recession," This American Life 377 (WBEZ, March 27, 2009)
Can You Take Fact Checking Too Far?
Earlier this year, there was a lot of attention paid to the popular radio program This American Life (TAL) having to retract its episode based on storyteller Mike Daisey's one-man show, in which he claimed to be telling a story about his own trip to visit Apple factories in China,...
Intellectual Ventures responds to This American Life, insists it doesn't sue through shell companies
Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold Intellectual Ventures, responding this afternoon to This American Life's latest report on its patent dealings, denies that it uses shell companies to pursue patent lawsuits on its behalf. The statement specifically denies any ownership or control of a mysterious firm, Oasis Research, that filed suit against 18...
Intellectual Ventures responds to This American Life, insists it doesn't sue through shell companies
Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions
Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products. The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor practices at overseas facilities like the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China....
Foxconn won't sue over This American Life episode
Foxconn won't sue over the retracted This American Life episode painting a grim portrait of working conditions at the company, according to spokesman Simon Hsing. "Our corporate image has been totally ruined. The point is whatever media that cited the program should not have reported it without confirming (with us),"...
Group plans disruptive protest tomorrow at Apple's Grand Central Store over Foxconn conditions
Looks like Apple won't be getting away easily this time as a petition over unethical working conditions at Foxconn factories blew up, turning into a real-world protest over Apple's labor practices. Consumer groups SumOfUs and Change.org previously said that over 35,000 people signed their "Stop Worker Abuse" online petition...
Your Cynicism About Lobbyists Only Help The Lobbyists Win
Last month, I posted the letter I helped put together from a bunch of entrepreneurs to the US's Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, as a part of the open comment period on the most effective forms of copyright enforcement. One of the most frustrating responses I heard was "it...
THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Finally Puts Its Cash To Work (AAPL)
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This American Life retracts hugely popular episode on Apple and China
Well-loved radio show This American Life—spawned from station WBEZ right here in Chicago—has some "difficult news" about one its most popular shows, on Apple and labor conditions in China. The episode "contained significant fabrications," writes TAL host Ira Glass today on the show's blog. He is devoting this week's...
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has his sights set on bringing in further summer additions but has been told by the club's board that he must look to accrue funds from player sales and has earmarked six players he will look to cash in on during the current transfer window.
Having forked out £23m to bring in Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud and looking to hold firm on refusing to sell Robin Van Persie, Wenger will trim his Emirates Stadium squad by offloading players who have either under-performed or have fallen down the first team pecking order.
Wenger will hope to secure a fee in the region of £8m for Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner, who has fallen out of first team contention despite a relatively successful season long loan spell at Sunderland. The 24 year old has been strongly linked with interest from a number of Bundesliga sides and it seems highly unlikely the giant forward will still be at Arsenal come the end of the transfer window.
Black Cats boss Martin O'Neill may well look to sign the 6ft 5in striker on a permanent basis and having sold Asamoah Gyan to Al Ain there may be money in the coffers for a significant bid.
Andrei Arshavin cost Arsenal a club record £15m two and a half years ago and Wenger will look to secure a fee half that to help increase his transfer budget. The chances of a permanent move back to Zenit St Petersburg make have taken a knock following the comments made by the winger following Russia's exit from the Euro 2012 finals.
In truth the 31 year old attacker hasn't consistently lived up to the billing that followed Arshavin's mercurial performances at Euro 2008 and Wenger will also be keen to get his wage packet off the club's balance sheet, so could end up listening to reduced offers to help secure a quick sale.
Real Sociedad have reportedly made one £2.8m bid for Carlos Vela and Arsene Wenger is certainly ready to sell the Mexican international but will seek at least £5m from any sale. The talented forward has begun to mature into a more effective attacking weapon, finishing last term as the top scorer for the La Liga side he spent last season on loan with.
Amazing Vela has made just three Premier League starts since his move to the North London club more than six years ago.
Newly promoted Ligue 1 side Bastia have been sniffing around veteran French centre back Sebastien Squillaci and Arsene Wenger will be looking to secure a nominal fee of around £1-2m for the former Sevilla defender.
Squillaci was brought in to help add top level experience to the Gunners defence but has looked out of his depth, off the pace and has on the whole been an unmitigated disaster of a signing. The 31 year old played just 12 minutes of Premier League football last season.
Though Marouane Chamakh didn't cost Arsenal a penny it's fair to say that the Moroccan has been a huge disappointment. The former Bordeaux man started confidently enough but trailed off badly and has scored just one Premier League goal in the past 18 months.
Wenger will look to secure a fee in the region of £5m for the 28 year old and a number of Ligue 1 sides are said to be keen on making a move for a player who greatly impressed during his time in the French top tier. Chamakh is reportedly on £60-£65k a week so again there is value in his removal from the club's wage bill.
South Korean international Park Chu-Young is another player who clearly hasn't impressed Arsene Wenger, so much so that the Gunners boss only handed the former Monaco forward one sub appearance in the Premier League last term. The arrival of Podolski and Giroud further diminishes the chances of first team football and the Gunners boss will look to sell the forward this summer.
Arsene Wenger is hoping to secure further additions this summer having seen his Arsenal side slip to a seventh successive season without silverware and fallen further behind the Premier League title chasing pack. He may still hold out hope of persuading skipper Robin Van Persie to sign a new contract but knows that he must prove the North London club's ambition and spending power this summer in order to mount a genuine title challenge in the coming campaign.
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2017 IEEE 26th International Conference on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE) (2017)
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Despite the significant contribution from specialized ontologies and text mining methods, the evaluation of the semantic similarity of genes remains difficult because of the complex functions in which genes are involved. A less exploited resource is Wikipedia that stores more than 10400 articles about human genes: each gene name identifies the corresponding Wikipedia page resuming gene's properties in short sentences where hyperlinks define relationships with other genes in Wikipedia. This paper evaluates the extent to which the Wikipedia can be trusted for assessing the similarity of a gene pair as the distance between their Wikipedia pages. We present a set of experiments that make use of TagMe (a powerful tool for evaluating the distance of two Wikipedia pages based on their annotations) to calculate the semantic similarity of several sets of genes on Wikipedia. Results compare well with gold standards and semantic similarity values evaluated on gene ontologies. The paper demonstrates the effectiveness of Wikipedia in recognizing functional groups of genes, the quality and the wealth of its knowledge about genes as well the accuracy of TagMe.
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This article investigates the effect of natural weathering on mechanical and morphological properties of rattan powder-filled natural rubber (NR) composites as a function of filler loading and silane coupling agent. The rattan powder samples in the range of 0 to 30 phr were compounded with NR using a laboratory size two-roll mill. The natural weathering test was carried out for six months. The degradation of the samples was evaluated by performing a tensile test, a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) test. The results indicated that after natural weathering, an increase in stress at 100% elongation (M100) can be seen for samples without the silane coupling agent, whilst M100 was reduced for samples with silane coupling agent. A drastic reduction in tensile strength and elongation at break were observed for all samples due to the photo-oxidation process that occurred during the degradation of the samples. The extent of degradation on the samples' surfaces and the presence of oxygenated products were confirmed by SEM and FTIR studies, respectively.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange seeks to extend its Specialist Performance Evaluation Program ("SPEP") pilot, until December 31, 2004.
The Exchange states that, pursuant to the SPEP pilot program, it regularly evaluates the performance of its specialists by using objective measures, such as turnaround time, price improvement, depth, and added depth. Generally, any specialist who receives a deficient score in one or more measures may be required to attend a meeting with the Performance Improvement Action Committee, or the Market Performance Committee.
While the Exchange believes that the SPEP program has been a very successful and effective tool for measuring specialist performance, it also believes that modifications are necessary as a result of recent changes in the industry, particularly decimalization. The Exchange has filed a proposal with the Commission to amend its rules with respect to the SPEP program.[5] Accordingly, the Exchange is seeking to extend the pilot period of this program while its proposal to amend the SPEP program is pending with the Commission.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act [6] in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) [7] in particular, in that it is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, brokers, or dealers, or to regulate by virtue of any authority matters not related to the administration of the Exchange.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on competition.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received from Members, Participants or Others
The Exchange has neither solicited nor received comments on the proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action
The foregoing proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act [8] and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder [9] because the proposal: (i) Does not significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) does not impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest; provided that the Exchange has given the Commission notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
The BSE has requested that the Commission waive the five-day pre-filing notice and the 30-day operative delay.[10] The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest because it will allow the pilot program to continue with minimal interruption and will permit the Commission to continue to evaluate the proposed changes to the pilot program.[11] In addition, the Commission has determined to waive the five-day pre-filing notice. For these reasons, the Commission designates the proposal to be effective and operative upon filing with the Commission.[12]
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Electronic Comments
- Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
- Send an e-mail to email@example.com. Please include File Number SR-BSE-2004-49 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
- Send paper comments in triplicate to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549-0609.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BSE-2004-49. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent Start Printed Page 61532amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the BSE. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BSE-2004-49 and should be submitted on or before November 9, 2004.Start Signature
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.[13]
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
1. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).Back to Citation
2. 17 CFR 240.19b-4.Back to Citation
3. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).Back to Citation
4. 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).Back to Citation
5. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50287 (August 27, 2004), 69 FR 53966 (September 3, 2004) (SR-BSE-2004-25).Back to Citation
6. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).Back to Citation
7. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).Back to Citation
8. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).Back to Citation
9. 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).Back to Citation
10. Exhibit 1 of SR-BSE-2004-49 contained certain discrepancies with Item 7 of SR-BSE-2004-49 with regard to the filing's date of effectiveness, which discrepancies have been conformed in this notice by Commission staff. Telephone conversation between John Boese, Vice President, Chief Regulatory Officer, BSE, and David Liu, Attorney, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, on October 8, 2004.Back to Citation
11. See note 5 supra.Back to Citation
12. For purposes only of accelerating the operative date of this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).Back to Citation
13. 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).Back to Citation
[FR Doc. E4-2714 Filed 10-18-04; 8:45 am]


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I Was Raped Again This Week
It was my birthday and I had gone out with some friends to mark another year gone by. Not a big milestone or anything, except I'm officially too old for the 27 club now. We had dinner and drinks at two of my favorite local establishments. Two random guys joined the party. One of them originally approached my friend, and his counterpart sidled up to me. I don't remember much about him other than he was tall and caucasian with short dark hair, up here in the Big City visiting from some state below the Mason Dixon line. As the night went on, my friends left and I was alone with the Southern Gentleman.
The last thing I remember about that night was trying to go to my favorite dive bar in the neighborhood, but it was oddly closed, so we went to another watering hole down the street. After that I blacked out. I woke up the next morning to this stranger in my bed, crawling on top of my naked body, forcing himself inside of me. I said "no" and pushed him away. Then I went to the bathroom to process the situation. I was very disoriented from all the previous night's drinking and I sobbed a little while running murder scenarios through my mind. If I killed this piece of shit right now, who would help me hide the body?
. . .
Whenever something like this happens, I tend to react by shutting down. By letting the guy have his way, then rolling over and waiting for him to leave. Pretending it was consensual, or that he thought it was consensual. No harm, no foul. I'm not exactly what you would call a "perfect victim". I'm a heavy drinker who sleeps around. If I ever were to press charges against an assailant (which I never have), the defense team would have an absolute field day putting my character on trial.
. . .
I think the first time I was raped must have been in high school. There was a time when my first real boyfriend/sexual partner didn't stop when I asked him to, while we were already in the middle of fucking. I forget why I wanted him to stop. Maybe I was on my period or maybe the shitty wicker loveseat on his friend's back porch was poking into my spine. I just know that I asked him to stop and he didn't. That was the first time I can remember feeling like something wrong had happened, but because I was so young, and I had initially consented to this sexual encounter, I didn't really know what to call it. It couldn't have been rape. Or so I told myself.
As high school and college progressed, so did my hard partying ways. I never met a shot of whisky I didn't like, and the blackouts were becoming more frequent. I had my fair share of one night stands and drunken hook ups. The line between drunken sex and date rape can get blurry at times. However, I would say there were several instances where I was far more intoxicated than the dude taking advantage of the situation, and they knew damn well.
To my knowledge there are only three separate occasions during college (with three separate individuals) where I can distinctly recall saying "no" before a guy forced himself on me. After one of these encounters I woke up the next morning in a frat guy's bed. I saw a condom wrapper on the nightstand, but he asked me if I was on the pill. When I told him no and asked him why, he explained that I had "kicked the condom off of him" while I was struggling to push him away, but that he had continued anyway. Not to worry though! Because he offered to give me the money for the morning after pill. What a prince!
. . .
I had a serious boyfriend my senior year of college who was a pathological liar. That was troubling enough, but he also had a propensity for having sex with my unconscious body. There were many times I would wake up after a blackout in his bed and he would have a strange, sickening grin on his face. At that point I was on the pill and I could tell when he had finished inside me. I would have no memory of the encounter, but I told him not to do it again. A lot of good that did.
One time I do remember drifting off to sleep as he kept trying to pull my pajama bottoms down and I kept trying to pull them back up. When I woke up in the morning they were off. I know it was insane to stay with this person for so long, but I loved him, and I had terrible self esteem issues. I thought he was too good for me. Eventually I did summon the courage to break things off, though not without continued harassment from him for years after the fact. Last I heard he was going to "pray for me".
. . .
After college when I moved to the Big City, I went through a dry spell. I was very focused on getting settled and struggling to pay rent, so I didn't have time or money to go out drinking or go on dates. There was one guy I brought home from a bar in those early days. We had gone back to my place to smoke a little weed and started making out. He got super aggressive, pinning me to the bed and trying to unzip my pants as I yelled and kicked for him to get off of me. He put his hand over my mouth and repeated in my ear "but you're so young, and you're so pretty" over and over again. Finally I got him off of me and told him to get the fuck out. He refused to leave because it was pouring rain and told me I was cruel for inviting him over so late and leading him on. I don't know why, but I let him stay the night on my couch and he left in the morning without saying a word. I think I did blame myself for leading him on.
. . .
A few months later I moved to a new apartment building. I started dating my downstairs neighbor, a stoner musician who knew how to make me laugh. For a time I was so happy and in love. I thought this guy was really something special and so different from my college boyfriend who was bad news from the start. Then about six months into the relationship he began to change. He would get incredibly jealous for no reason at all. He would lose his temper all the time over nothing and scream at me in public.
It was St. Patrick's Day of 2013 when he took things to a whole new level of abusive behavior. I was asleep in my bedroom when he came storming in, let into the apartment by my clueless roommate. He was drunk and furious because apparently he had been trying to call and text me, but being asleep, I didn't answer. He started yelling at me and accusing me of cheating on him. He called me a whore and all sorts of other nasty names. Then he pulled my pajama bottoms down, forcing oral sex and digital penetration on me as I was crying and trying to push him away. He pulled down his pants, grabbed me by my hair and shoved his dick into my mouth. "You like that, you fucking whore?" he asked me. I should have bitten it right off, but I was in shock. Soon he left and I was alone, crying and completely bewildered by what had just happened.
I'd like to say that was the end of that relationship, but sadly it wasn't. Again my better judgement was clouded by misplaced love and a shitty sense of self. I thought I was garbage and deserved to be treated like garbage, so I stayed with the bastard for another year. Due to complicated circumstances we ended up moving in together, which was the worst mistake of my life. I had nowhere else to go and he promised things would change.
Of course the abuse escalated to both sexual and physical violence. By that time though I was unemployed and didn't have the money to leave. I alluded to my parents that the living situation was dangerous, but they didn't ask any follow up questions. When I told them I wanted to leave my boyfriend, they offered no financial support but told me I should "wait until the lease was up". I was completely dependent upon my live-in rapist. Finally I got a job and as soon as I had enough saved I got the hell out of there, lease be damned.
. . .
In the past two years since that relationship ended, there have been many one night stands, drunken hook ups, whatever you want to call them. Sometimes I feel a little violated, but in comparison to what I had been through with my ex-boyfriends, nothing felt like abuse anymore.
. . .
The other morning, sitting in my bathroom, plotting my rapist's murder, I decided I had finally had enough. No more being polite. No more turning a blind eye, pretending they didn't know any better. No more letting these fuckers off the hook. It was time to fight back.
I went into the kitchen, got the biggest knife I could find, and marched over to the bed.
"Get your rapist ass the fuck out of my house," I snarled at him with the blade pointed at his throat.
I've never seen a man get dressed so quickly.
"Hurry up, you piece of shit. Hurry up before I carve you like a fucking turkey!" I yelled at him, poking the knife into his ass cheek while he struggled to get his clothes on. He was obviously not expecting such a reaction, but hopefully he will think twice before pulling that shit on some other girl.
I guess I should be traumatized? Shaken up by what a terrible thing this man did. But the sad fact is that this awful treatment has become so commonplace, it doesn't even phase me. Does that make me dead inside? I hope not. Because for the first time in my life I am finally standing up for myself against these monsters. For the first time in a long time, I feel alive.


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What will be the fate of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the end of the current crisis, asks Bassel Oudat in Damascus
Various proposals were put forward last week to help end the Syrian crisis that go beyond earlier initiatives suggested over the previous 20 months of the uprising in the country. Russia and the US are said to be discussing one such initiative, and Iran, the Syrian regime's closest ally, has put forward another to help end the crisis.
Turkey has also proposed a plan that Moscow, also a supporter of the Syrian regime, has described as "innovative". Meanwhile, the Syrian vice president has also proposed new ideas to help end the crisis.
Some of these proposals comply with the demands of the opposition to the regime led by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, but all focus on what Al-Assad's future should now be. Some of them suggest that Al-Assad should remain in power until the end of his term in office in mid-2014, while others propose he should step down in a matter of weeks.
Last week, Iran proposed a ceasefire in Syria under UN supervision, to be followed by the holding of broad national dialogue that would include the opposition and would lead to the formation of a transitional government. This government's main mission would be to prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections in 2014.
According to the Iranian plan, the transitional phase would take place under Al-Assad's continued rule, and for this reason it has been rejected out of hand by the country's political and armed opposition.
The National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (NCSR) described the plan as "a desperate attempt to throw a lifeline to the Syrian regime's sinking ship", adding that it showed that Iran still viewed the Syrian uprising as a political dispute between two sides.
The NCSR said that Iran must first stop its political, security and economic support of the Al-Assad regime before proposing any such initiatives.
Meanwhile, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) also rejected the proposal and declared that Iran "is the Syrian regime's partner in killing and destruction. A killer cannot arbitrate or mediate. If it weren't for Iran's support, the Syrians would have been able to connect with each other and resolve the crisis."
Two days later, Syrian Vice President Farouk Al-Sharaa made statements that observers said could be part of a new political initiative. Al-Sharaa said that "the opposition cannot resolve the battle militarily, and what the security forces and army is doing will not result in resolution either. There must be a Syrian solution that is part of a historic settlement that includes key regional countries and members of the Security Council. It must include a halt to all forms of violence and the formation of a national unity government with a broad mandate."
Al-Sharaa could not have made such statements without the Syrian leadership's broad support. They could be an attempt to confuse the situation further, particularly after the international community's recognition of the NCSR as the country's legitimate government, or they could be a prelude to compromise on the part of the regime.
The opposition rejected Al-Sharaa's initiative, describing it as "too late and evidence of the regime's weakness and disintegration".
The plan that seems most feasible was the one discussed by the Russians and Americans at meetings in Geneva and Dublin that were attended by UN and Arab League special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi.
Despite the lack of detail, leaks indicate that the two sides have agreed on a plan based on the Geneva Agreement of 30 June. According to reports, Russia and the US will urge both sides in Syria to stop military operations and form a transitional government. The government would include opposition and regime figures not involved in the killings and would be headed by a figure from the opposition.
The handover of power would keep state institutions intact, including the army. However, the role of Al-Assad himself under the plan is unclear, especially since Moscow wants him to remain in power until the end of 2014 when presidential elections are due to be held.
The US, on the other hand, insists that Al-Assad should step down within two or three months. Moreover, the Russians want to see a UN Security Council resolution on Syria under Chapter VI and not Chapter VII of the UN Charter, the latter being the US's preferred option, with the international community guaranteeing its implementation.
In parallel with the Russian-US talks, Turkey has also made a new proposal for the peaceful transfer of power in Syria that the Russians have described as an "innovative plan". According to Ankara, Al-Assad would step down within the first three months of 2013 and hand over power to the NCSR during a transitional phase.
According to senior European diplomatic sources, the US, Russia, the UN, the Arab League and Turkey are looking into a hybrid initiative combining the US-Russian and Turkish proposals. This would see the formation of a transitional government with a broad mandate headed by the opposition, which would hold two-thirds of the seats in the new cabinet.
The transitional government would overhaul the country's security agencies and army, draft a new constitution, and supervise early parliamentary and presidential elections. During this period, Al-Assad would remain a ceremonial president without any powers, and he would volunteer his resignation three months after the transitional government was formed.
This proposal could be acceptable to both the Russians and Americans because it would guarantee that Al-Assad would remain in power, at least for a time, thus mollifying his supporters and avoiding a possible security breakdown should the regular army collapse.
It would also protect the fate of more than 130,000 pro-regime officers and soldiers who have been participating in the regime's crackdown on the uprising. At the same time, it would guarantee that the president would step down after a short transitional period, placating the political opposition and the revolutionaries.
The proposals are similar because they all stipulate an end to the violence and a freeze on arming the opposition and the right of the Syrian people to self-determination, while recognising the need for root-and-branch reform. They also confirm the need for a plural, democratic system with the rotation of power.
When Brahimi is in Damascus next he may put forward proposals based on the plans being discussed by the US and Russia and ask Al-Assad to name ministers who would represent the regime in the transitional government.
Brahimi may also ask the opposition to choose representatives in the interim cabinet based on the Geneva Agreement, with a new prime minister to be chosen from the ranks of the opposition. Meanwhile, a Geneva 2 conference is expected to take place soon to approve the deployment of 10,000 UN peacekeeping troops in Syria as a first step towards monitoring a ceasefire.
Nevertheless, the US-Russian plan could still fail, since it could still be rejected by the Syrian regime, as it has done all previous Arab and international initiatives. The regime knows that if it signs any such a deal it will be signing its death sentence.
Meanwhile, the shadow of possible prosecution hangs over the senior intelligence and army commanders who have led the crackdown against the protesters and have been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians in Syria. These people would lose their considerable privileges, and the Alawite clan that supports the regime would also possibly face retribution.
Political circles in Syria say that Al-Assad has been refusing to step down from power after 2014, insisting that he has the right to nominate himself for another seven years in office. Meanwhile, the opposition refuses to countenance Al-Assad's remaining in office until the end of his tenure in 2014 and refuses to participate in any government that includes him.
Any proposal that does not ensure Al-Assad's removal from office and the prosecution of key regime figures is "a waste of time," the opposition says, and is merely an attempt to "save them from facing justice for the crimes they have committed."
"Anyone who believes there could be a political solution while Al-Assad remains in power is delusional," Mohieddin Al-Lazqani, a NCSR member, told Al-Ahram Weekly. "Not only should Al-Assad step down, but so should the commanders of the security agencies and senior officers and anyone who has participated in the bloodshed. The Syrian people will never accept a killer of children in the presidential palace."
"All the Syrian opposition is committed to overthrowing the regime, together with its figures, symbols and agencies. The least we will accept after 50,000 dead is that Al-Assad leaves and his criminal security institution is torn down, after it hijacked the state for the benefit of a corrupt mob."
The initiatives imply that almost everyone is now convinced that Al-Assad cannot now remain in power. What is needed is a political solution that ends the killing before it destroys the state and gradually transfers power to the opposition under international auspices.
Yet, the Syrian regime needs to agree to this solution even as there are no guarantees that the regular army will not continue to fight to keep the regime in power. Nevertheless, the army could collapse suddenly if the balance of power tips in favour of the armed opposition, forcing the regime to accept the Russian-US proposals even if they would mean its destruction.
Russia has said that it is not concerned about the fate of the Al-Assad regime but is concerned about the future of the Syrian people.
Some observers argue that if the Syrian regime rejects this formula, or tries to undermine it by swamping it in conflicting details, this will anger Moscow and thus increase Damascus's isolation. This could cause the US to resort to its Plan B of arming the opposition and removing the Al-Assad regime by force, even if this means Syria's descending into chaos and sectarian conflict.