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The Congress (I) - A Party of, by and For Madam
Abhinandan Mishra
The home minister was finally persuaded to have an honorable exit. Its not that Shivraj Patil knew when or where was the next strike going to take place, I am sure that if he was aware of any such details, like all of us, he would have tried his best to see to it that the bomb blasts, the Mumbai attacks were not executed. But where he failed was in doing his best and leaving the rest to god.
We dismiss ministers so that accountability and responsibility is made visible. A chariot even with the finest pair of horses needs a good charioteer so as to make sure that the horses do not run aimlessly. Our former Home minister in this context behaved as if he was trudging on a bullock cart.
A stricter law was being demanded by everyone. Maybe he opposed it personally or maybe his party members were against him. Whatever the case he should have made it clear. Maybe he would have lost his chair, but ultimately that happened and he was asked to leave, an exit which he would not have hoped for when he occupied that position four and a half years back.
He had the political wisdom to equate Sarabjeet and Afzal Guru, he had the personal wisdom to change clothes when Delhi was still reeling under the after shocks of the blasts. The only thing that he did not have was the courage to come out with reasons he was opposed to a stricter law.
Critics argue that stricter laws have resulted in violations of human rights. Is not the Judiciary responsible for this? We have more than belligerent human rights activists and organization in India who are forever on street. We have the NHRC and most importantly we have a media that is heavily loaded against any human rights abuse. So we do have the right kind of checks to stop rampant violations.
No one can demand a lax law just because a stricter law will curtail the human rights. Is not living under the sound of guns and watching AK 47 toting terrorists causing mayhem on the streets violation of human rights? What about those who lose their near ones? I guess their human right of being happy is taken away the moment their dear one falls dead.
Since the present government has come into power it has always been a reactive one. That too would have been acceptable had they reacted on time , but they stopped this 'reactive' tendency months back.
After the 26th attack, announcements for a federal agency was done and also a stricter law was proposed. What is new? Has not the country been demanding this for a long while? When the MNS goons were rampaging on the street, for days the Congress high command did not react, and when ultimately it did, the vandalism stopped immediately. What were they waiting for? By the time they reacted the damage was already done.
So has been the present case. Too little may be too early to say but too late; definitely.
That brings me to the larger issue. While watching the news of Mr.Patil being removed, the driver at my home said " Lagta hai Madam khisiyan gayi" ( seems Madam is angry). He was referring to Sonia Gandhi.
I guess 8 out of 10 if not 9 will tell that it is Sonia Gandhi who decides how the present machinery will function. We have a president who has been handpicked by her and who is as good as non-functional. The benchmark that the previous president had set has been thrown into oblivion. We have a PM who wakes up in the morning wondering whether he is still the PM or not. And we had a Home minister who was more interested in having the blessings of the high command rather than figuring out why the terror strikes had gone up.
It is time that Sonia Gandhi is also brought into focus. At least she can dispel the myths, if any, about her stand. Whether she wants a tough law or whether the ministers are only accountable to her and not to the people who have elected them.
She may be working in the background but is it not true that even the kingmaker should also be held accountable?
Considering everything, what have we to bank on? The BJP? It might have some individuals who can deliver. As and when the power arrives, people start focusing in how to retain that power. The promises that are made, the expectations that are nurtured, all are left to wither away.
The past week has left me perplexed and it is because of these very questions that are so hard to answer.
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December 3, 2008
Sonia's presence in Delhi is costing India dearly
François Gautier
"Will someone in the Congress, someone who feels more Indian than faithful to Sonia, stand up and speak the truth?"
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December 3, 2008
No doubt that she is a disaster. For that matter, during the previous regime,Vajpayee, Jaswant and Advani were equally big disasters. Arun Jaitly as PM is clearly the best way forward....
December 3, 2008
1) Congress can not blame BJP and what happened during Khandhar hijacking to excuse its own lack of resolve to fight terrorism. Congress has taken Khandhar episode as a license to do nothing, use it as a shield every time it is criticized for not acting tough on terrorism
2) Similarly, Congress has cited abuse of POTA during BJP rule as a justification for not having such laws. However, what stopped Congress from using POTA responsibly and non-abusive manner during congress rule? If all terrorists are moslems, than all the people netted by POTA will also be moslems - how can one use that as justification for not having anti-terror laws and initiatives?
3) Similarly, congress has politicized encounter-killings, crippling all pre-emptive and proactive options available to security agencies. Would-be terror plotters killed during pre-emptive raids during funding-recruitment-training- reconnaissance phase will always appear to be innocent moslems prior to actual terrorist event because terror plot is yet to be executed and nobody is guilty as yet in a legal sense. During encounters, collateral killings can not be ruled out either. But if congress party is going to politicize them, law enforcement agencies will shy away from doing what is necessary to prevent terror events. Congress has paralized the law enforcement agencies by its politics.
4)While other nations have elevated certain crimes to be acts of war in order to fight terrorism, Congress has demoted terrorism to a status of civilian crime, to be fought within existing civilian framework. Thus, terrorism is not an enemy act of war, it is a minor law and order problem, to be accorded full constitutional protections. Having demoted it to law and order issue, we have seen how(#3) congress has paralized even law enforcement agencies from carrying out their mission. It can not go after any moslem suspected of terror links without being politicized in the media by congress.
Until now, Congress has lacked the resolve to fight terrorism. Now that it has invented 'Hindu terrorism', it has found much needed parity, an equivalency between Hindu and Jehadi terrorism. Its ideology rests on it. That is what has created a turning point in the psec establishment and not the horrors of Mumbai attacks. That is what has helped media and political establishment find their voices against terrorism. If the boogie of hindu terror were to fizzle out, we would back to same old appeasement of terrorism.
December 3, 2008
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4)While other nations have elevated certain crimes to be acts of war in order to fight terrorism, Congress has demoted terrorism to a status of civilian crime, to be fought within existing civilian framework. Thus, terrorism is not an enemy act of war, it is a minor law and order problem, to be accorded full constitutional protections. Having demoted it to law and order issue, we have seen how(#3) congress has paralized even law enforcement agencies from carrying out their mission. Law enforcement agencies can not go after any Moslem suspected of terror links without being politicized in the media by congress.
Until now, Congress has lacked the resolve to fight terrorism. Now that it has invented 'Hindu terrorism', it has found ideologically needed parity, an equivalency between Hindu and Jehadi terrorism. That is what has created a turning point in the psecular establishment and not the horrors of Mumbai attacks. That is what has helped media and political establishment find their voices against terrorism. If the boogie of hindu terror were to fizzle out, congress would be back to same old play book of appeasing terrorism.
December 3, 2008
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a. Of course, Kandahar was a disaster for Vajpayee, Advani and Singh. It was humiliating that as nation like ours were brought down on our knees
b. How POTA will solve terrorism is beyond me. POTA helps in winning votes though - for both parties
c. Congress has done nothing for last 5 years. Sara dhyan nuclear deal pe tha.
December 4, 2008
So what if Kandahar was a disaster and humiliation. Does that mean congress can keep on justifying its lapses for ever due to BJP's lapse in Kandahar? Does it mean BJP can not criticise congress's appeasement of congress?
For crying out loud, Kandahar is not in India. When plane is hijacked to some god forsaken country with which entire world has no diplomatic relations, it creates zero rescue options short of all out war on Afghanistan. What would you have expected Indian government to do on that millenum new year eve? Declare war to save few passengers? Would war have saved the passengers? When whole Indian media was parading the wailing relatives of passengers 24/7, when you have people holding Dharana at PM's residence pleading to deal with hijackers and save their families, when there is not a single voice in the media supporting action against hijackers, when there is national consensus to save passenger lives at all costs, there is very little government could do. I agree that Bajpai should have attempted to sell the hardliner stand to the nation, but in stead, he kind of gave in to the situational and media pressure. If you want to consider that as a sin, than fine. Lets judge all parties by same standards. What have other party's done to take hardline stand against terrorism? In stead, they have been justifying all their subsequent appeasement of terrorism on BJP's sin in Kandahar. As if congress can now appease terrorists for next 1000 years just because BJP did it in 2000. I hope you realize that Kandahar has been used as an excuse by congress to justify its policy of appeasement.
As for POTA. If POTA had nothing to do with terrorism, why would congress scrap it as soon as to came to power as if it was the burning issue? If POTA was ineffective, than why not leave it alone, what harm it could have done by leaving it alone? We have so many laws that are ineffective, we do not go around scrapping them. Our army too is ineffective in preventing terrorism and insurgency in Kashmir - would you recommend scrapping the army from Kashmir too? You would argue that army may not prevent all terrorism, but its absence would surely open up Kashmir to more terrorism than otherwise. Plus, army's presence symbolizes nation's resolve - ultimately, terrorism is a game of will, if you are not prepared to bring it on the table, terrorists would walk all over you. And that is what terrorists are doing in absence of show of will and national resolve on the part of India. POTA symbolizes government's will and show of its resolve - it does not matter if POTA is effective or not - you need something like that to create a chilling affect on our enemies. Like Bush created with guantanamo bay - he hauled up only handful of terrorist suspects there, but its chilling effect was far and wide across the jehadi world. Bush did not have to put every terrorist, every jehadi there. But its psychological impact reached every jehadi. If you have better ideas, if you think something else would work better, lets hear it. Cynicism is dirt cheap in this season of bashing, but it is not going to tackle terrorism, weather one aims it at congress or BJP or Pakistan.
December 4, 2008
#6 1st para corrected...
"So what if Kandahar was a disaster and humiliation. Does that mean congress can keep on justifying its lapses for ever due to BJP's lapse in Kandahar? Does it mean BJP forever can not criticize congress's appeasement of terrorism?"
December 4, 2008
But what about the Prime Minister?
A Surya Prakash
"The country has become vulnerable to repeated terrorist strikes because of the diabolical and cynical pursuit of vote-bank politics by this coalition since it came to power in May 2004. Here are a few examples of the UPA's blinkered approach and the crass vote chase that some of its leading lights have been indulging in: The Government repeals POTA and holds back clearance of anti-terror laws enacted by Gujarat and Rajasthan; Union Ministers and leading politicians associated with the ruling coalition fall one over the other to empathise with families of persons arrested in connection with the terrorist attacks in Ahmedabad; UPA Ministers and politicians question the integrity of Delhi Police and describe the encounter between the police and terrorists at Jamia Nagar as "fake" despite the martyrdom of a police officer; the Government stands on false prestige even after hundreds of citizens are killed in terrorist bombings and rejects advice to bring in strong, deterrent legal measures to combat terrorism; a Union Minister demands citizenship rights for 20 million illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who pose a threat to the nation's safety and security; and finally, in a desperate bid to clinch the Muslim vote before the next Lok Sabha election, the Government turns away from the real threat to national security and dissipates its energies and resources chasing the chimera of 'Hindu terror'."
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EXCREPT from A Surya Prakash's article
"There were many incidents when the BJP was in power. There have been many more after the UPA took charge. So, where is the difference? The difference is that while both Governments have presided over an incompetent security apparatus, the latter must take the blame for sending out all the wrong signals and discouraging anti-terrorist initiatives by the security forces. The difference is one of intentions (niyat). The intentions of the present Government are not genuine. It appears ready to sacrifice the lives of innocent citizens, in order to keep alive a so-called vote-bank. The responsibility for this rests squarely on the shoulders of the Prime Minister and the UPA chairperson who is the de facto Prime Minister. They must be held accountable for all the lives lost in Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai and elsewhere, and for putting us to shame before the international community. They should not be allowed to shift the blame onto some scapegoats."
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For kids: Off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., people aren't polluting the ocean with oil – nature is.
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But other animals fared better. Generations of fish, dolphins, and whales that live in the Santa Barbara Channel have slowly adapted to the oil. Even though oil is poisonous, they tolerate it because seep oil is released in small amounts over time. Seawater mixes with the oil, diluting it and making it less harmful.Skip to next paragraph
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Seabirds living near the seeps have learned to swim or fly away from the slicks. That's good because birds and oil don't mix.
A bird's feathers insulate it against the cold, trapping its body heat and keeping it warm. Seabirds coated with oil try to clean their feathers by preening them with their bills. In doing so, they eat some of the oil, which is bad for them. But if they can't clean their feathers, the birds can't stay fluffy and warm in the cold water and could freeze.
Unfortunately, birds living in other parts of the channel don't seem to know about the dangers of the oil. When normal winds and currents change, the slicks spread elsewhere, and birds unfamiliar with oil get coated.
New discovery on the seafloor
Bottom-dwelling sea creatures have also adapted to the oil seeps. During a dive last year in a minisubmarine called Alvin, scientists saw a giant mound of tar near a seep. It was 262 feet across and 66 feet tall! It was overgrown with urchins and anemones and encircled by schools of fish.
Specialized bacteria that "eat" the oil lived nearby in slimy white mats. Clams, barnacles, and starfish that are specially adapted to survive near oil seeps thrived on the tar mountain. The scientists in Alvin had never seen anything like it. They said that the mound was a new kind of seafloor feature and that it probably started growing after an earthquake 23,000 years ago.
A word to the wise
Tar and oil seepage tends to increase in warm water. With global temperatures rising and the world's oceans warming, that means more tar balls on the beach. So if you and your family are planning to visit Santa Barbara, remember: Have fun on the beach, but watch where you step!
Some whale species may owe their survival more to a Polish pharmacist than to international agreements limiting commercial whaling.
In the early 1850s, Ignacy Lukasiewicz and another pharmacist, Jan Zeh, began experimenting with oil from natural seeps near Lviv, a city in modern-day Ukraine. They hoped to turn seep oil into an alternative to whale oil, which was expensive.
Whale oil was widely used as a fuel for lamps and a lubricant for machinery. The global whaling industry built hundreds of whaling boats, and many thousands of whales were slaughtered. It was very profitable.
Building on techniques perfected by Abraham Gesner in Canada, Lukasiewicz developed a method of turning gooey seep oil into clear kerosene fuel. Lukasiewicz's kerosene was easy to produce and it was cheaper than whale oil.
Interest in kerosene lamps grew when, on July 31, 1853, Lukasiewicz was asked to bring a lamp to the hospital so doctors could perform surgery after dark. The hospital staff were so impressed that they ordered some of his lamps.
Word spread, and soon much of Europe wanted kerosene lamps, too. People no longer wanted so much whale oil. It smelled bad and spoiled over time. Demand fell, and many factories that made whale oil closed.
By the late 1800s, commercial whaling had declined substantially, allowing some whale populations slowly to replenish.
• A guide to California's oil seeps is available from the United States Geological Service at http://seeps.wr.usgs.gov.
• To learn about oil's role in prehistoric California, visit the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits: www.tarpits.org.
• Visit the kids' page on oil in the sea at the Global Marine Oil Pollution Information Gateway: http://oils.gpa.unep.org/kids/kids.htm.
• For science activities and puzzles about oil and the environment, see the Kids Playground page at www.mms.gov/omm/pacific/kids/kids.htm.


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An interesting snippet from the weekly Thomson Reuters Investment Banking Scorecard.
While the value of M&A deals in the biotech sector has fallen sharply year-on-year — largely because of the disproportionate impact of Roche's takeover of Genentech last year — the number of deals done is actually up, by 15 percent.
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Funding for the arts and music is set to have a major shake up with a government appointed panel recommending sweeping changes to the way the Australia Council conducts business, just a few weeks after the Melba Recordings scandal deeply damaged the current model for arts funding here in Australia.
Set up by the Whitlam Government in the 70s, the Australia Council has played a significant role in the transformation of the Australian arts industry into a thriving cultural asset.
The Council operates as the Australian Government's primary funding body for the arts, focusing on the highest levels of artistic endeavour.
Under the guidance of the Australia Council, the industry as a whole, which includes music, film, theatre, and traditional arts, now contributes over $30 billion annually towards Australia's GDP – more than the contributions of the agriculture, forestry & fishing industries.
In fact, in 2010-11 along the council delivered grants and project funding of nearly $164 million in the form of almost 1,900 separate grants, enabled the creation of over 7,500 new
artistic works and provided direct funding to over 900 artists and 1000 organisations.
But it is now four decades since the council was put into action, and despite its continued success, the current government has decided to review the operations and purpose of the council so it is better suited to tackled a rapidly changing industry.
In 1973 there was no internet, there was no such thing as an MP3, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wasn't even born yet.
This year the Australian Government and Arts Minister Simon Crean committed to developing a National Cultural Policy, a piece of work that will influence the next decade of government investment in the arts and help shape the industry as we move into an increasingly digital age.
The Review of the Australia Council, which now offers funding across 50 separate grant categories and 40 initiatives, forms a central part of the process to develop the Policy.
Handed today to Crean, the review committee have made eighteen recommendations across six areas that outline a broad mandate for change, including increased annual funding for the council, a new governance structure, and an update of the council's purpose to focus primarily on funding and promoting artistic excellence.
The review points out that despite numerous successful artists receiving a leg up from the council, including musicians John Butler Trio, the Presets, Christine Anu, and Dan Sultan, the governments expenditure on the arts as a percentage of GDP is below that of similar developed nations.
According to the review, Australia spends $740 million a year, or .084% of GDP, as compared to Canada who spend $2.079 billion, or .156% of GDP, and New Zealand who spend $235 million, or .198% of GDP.
The review recommends the Australian Government increase annual funding of the Australia Council by $21.25 million per annual to enable the Council to fulfil its revised recommended purpose.
To safeguard the funding increases, the review also recommends that the Council's funding be exempted from the efficiency dividend – a directive from the government that currently cuts 1.5% of operational funding of all Australian Government entities per annum.
The Review also recommendations that the Council focus on only four areas of activity to increase efficiency, including providing funding to promote and sustain excellence in the arts sector, promoting a sector that is distinctly Australian, ensuring there are audiences and markets for the work it funds and promotes, and working to maximise the social and economic contribution made by the arts sector to Australia.
Previous activities undertaken by the Council, including the primary work of policy development and programs supporting broad access to the arts, should be deferred to the department of state and the office of the arts, according to the review.
One of the final recommendations is for the Australian parliament to put into writing the new definition of the purpose of the Australia Council by introducing new legislation in a few years, that will also act to preserve the principles of operation at arm's length from government, and peer-based review of funding decisions.
So how does this change the current grants process and will any of these changes make it easier for musicians to apply for and receive grants?
The review recommends that the process be streamlined – so that a number of advisory panels made of of industry members will make recommendations to the executive who will make funding decisions based on the recommendations and the overall strategy of the council.
The idea behind this restructure is so that the process is overall more transparent, and that the approach to each sector is consistent.
Previously the panels have operated as individual entities operating with little oversight, and with no process that allowed the Council to move funds between different sectors of the arts industry to respond to changing priorities.
The old structure also made it difficult to fund works which didn't fall within the predefined artform definitions, which meant numerous artists were forced to skew their work so they would 'fit' within one of the definitions.
The proposed restructure would also loosen the strict eligibility requirements for peers who assess funding applications, based on the model of the Canada Council for the Arts, in the hope that more peers will become involved in assessment, thereby diversifying the mix of peers.
You can read the full report and the recommendations made by the review here.
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The day after Mark Begich's protracted Senate race against Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens concluded, the resumes began rolling in. Upon Begich's victory Nov. 19, the campaign began receiving unsolicited applications to work for the Senator-elect, "well over" 200 in the first three weeks, said spokeswoman Julie Hasquet. So many ...
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The day after Mark Begich's protracted Senate race against Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens concluded, the resumes began rolling in.
Upon Begich's victory Nov. 19, the campaign began receiving unsolicited applications to work for the Senator-elect, "well over" 200 in the first three weeks, said spokeswoman Julie Hasquet. So many resumes were coming in that the campaign quickly established an online application form to help organize the deluge.
There has been little respite for incoming members such as Begich, mayor of Anchorage, or their staffs as they balance wrapping up loose ends in their home states with preparing a new life in Washington.
Just nine weeks separate Election Day from swearing-in Jan. 6, and in that time, new members must hire congressional staff, establish relationships with future colleagues, learn about the legislative process, meet with home state advocates, set up their offices, start planning their personal move to Washington and a deal with a myriad of additional obligations.
For some future lawmakers, including Begich, the time available to handle these tasks was cut even shorter by a race that remained undecided weeks after Nov. 4.
Since his win, Begich has focused on forming his own transition team in Anchorage.
"It's been challenging because he's still serving mayor," Hasquet said of the Congressional transition, adding, "Senator-elect Begich is getting multiple requests for folks who want to meet with him as the incoming senator. So [we're] just trying to juggle all that and accommodate everybody's needs. It's a very busy time, but a very exciting time."
Hasquet served as spokeswoman for Begich's campaign where she said she and other staffers worked seven days a week, sometimes 16 hours a day towards the end of the race. "That was very intense," Hasquet said.
Hasquet said that the daily grind has slowed somewhat during the transition, but she expected the hours would pick up once again in January.
Julie Edwards, who is handling press for Democratic Sen.-elect Jeff Merkley of Oregon, said the pace of their office continues to be "pretty brisk" but there are now more chances she may work a regular "9 to 5" day.
"There's still the possibility of seeing my home over the weekend now which maybe was not so much the case in the last few weeks of the campaign," Edwards said. Edwards joined Merkley's campaign as a member of the communications team and will also fill that role on the Hill.
Some of Edwards' duties during the transition include fielding requests from individuals who want to meet with the incoming Senator in addition to press and scheduling requests, balancing the senator-elect's meetings, and handling office management duties.
Merkley is finishing up his term as Speaker of the Oregon House and has attended special sessions of the state legislature since his defeat of Republican Sen. Gordon H. Smith.
One challenge for Merkley's transition office is the "coast to coast travel" which Edwards adds "can complicate things."
For Edwards, who worked on the Hill before joining up with Merkley, the move back to D.C. was an easy decision. But as lawmakers seek out staffers with home-state ties, distance can become a factor for some potential employees.
"Oregon is maybe a little bit of a special case because geographically we are so far from D.C. and it can be a difficult move for people to make," Edwards said.
In Begich's office, Hasquet will serve as press secretary from Alaska. She says she was unwilling to "uproot" her young children and move to Washington.
Job prospects for Democrats in D.C. have expanded in number with the incoming Democratic President-elect Barack Obama as well as the gains made at the House and Senate levels. Democrats experienced a net gain of 21 seats in the House and 7 seats in the Senate.
Consequently, job availability for Republican staffers has diminished.
Hasquet noted that Republican Stevens' office has indicated that some Stevens staffers expressed a desire to work for Democrat Begich.
Jeff Ostermayer, spokesman for incoming Florida Republican Rep. Tom Rooney, estimates job interest in working for the Congressman-elect has been greater in D.C. than back home in Florida. "With the situation that is on the Hill, there's been a lot of Hill folks interested," Ostermayer said.
Rooney, who defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Mahoney in Florida's 16th District, hired Brian Crawford to serve as Chief of Staff. Crawford worked for Republican Rep. Ric Keller, who was defeated in his 8th District re-election race by Democratic lawyer Alan Grayson.
Rooney has announced a handful of staff hires, but continues to work on filling additional positions.
Rooney, a lawyer, has attended multiple orientations for new members in addition to the one provided by the House, including sessions sponsored by Harvard University and another by the conservative Heritage Foundation.
Ostermayer said Rooney has also been making it a priority to meet with local elected officials throughout the district "to get a feel of the local needs... so he can be fully prepared to hit the ground running on January 2nd."
As for Rooney's staff's workload, Ostermayer said little has changed.
"It slowed down for a little bit, but it's picked right back up. We're going full blast just like we were during the campaign," Ostermayer added.
A total of 54 new House representatives, 2 delegates and 9 new Senators will be sworn-in Jan. 6.
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to try and settle the "Bose Question"
It all depends on who the company target. Bose is mass market and that means big sales and they can charge the money. But their marketing spend is much higher as they are advertising in the likes of The Sunday Times/ Mail on Sunday which is somewhat more expensive than WHFSAV. Rewards are higher especially if the product doesn't stand up against the best...target the masses who know no better.
My only experience with Bose was a little while ago when I was going to guy their I pod docking station to replace my MA unit, as I was listening to it in a large multiple retailer it was difficult to get a sense of how loud it would go. I went home and phoned Bose to ask the wattage output of the unit only to be told they wouldn't tell me, they don't give out this information but it would give a room filling sound. Needless to say I didn,t purchase the new unit.
I have a Bose designed stethoscope, it's my only experience of their products though. The acoustic transmission and isolation is unparalleled so I guess they must know some stuff about sound. Perhaps they should stick to designing stethoscopes though if what everyone here seems to think is correct
STETHOSCOPE you must play your music quiet
so it seems Bose is a little like caviar ..... an acquired taste!!!
On a whim the other day I bought the Sainsburys "Managers deal of the day". It was a Goodmans CD/Dab Micro unit ( a model 1104). It's for our 10yr old girl's room and at £39.95 with a What Hi*Fi five star rating had to be worth a go.
With the speakers shelf mounted in alcoves the sound, while obviously not true hi-fi, is amazing for the size/price/brand. By chance that same night I was reading a Bose ad in the Radio Times and thought with a blind listening just how much difference would there be between them??
After all there has to be a finite limit on the sound you get from a plastic (I assume) box with the speakers 2ft apart.
Always thought their marketing was a bit er....suspicious. I've an ad for their clock radio / room filling stereo thing here but I don't see any mention of power output ratings or even the price.
Great for beat music.
I've always thought their stuff sounded ok, but never thought about buying it for serious hifi/home cinema. having said that i have their in ear tri-port headphones and really like the sound. Will be comparing them to the Goldring gx200's i got free with the WHFSV subscription later on today though.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME I SAY THIS: BOSE IS VERY GOOD, YES IS VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT GOOD, BOSE IS LIKE THE AMERICAN CARS: are very good, but are betters, like germans!!!
in the hifi, bose is very good but are betters companies like Bowers and wilkins!!!!
but bowers and wilkins are the veterans in hifi!!!!
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bose is like sony, but better!!!
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Can someone kill this topic...it's getting quite annoying.
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Heh, saying something is like sony isn't exactly an endorsement these days.
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Heh, saying something is like sony isn't exactly an endorsement these days.
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I guess it seems like a fair question. "When did you choose to be gay?" Of course, asking me that is like asking me when I decided to have a face.
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No, this is an illegal connection and must be corrected if you want to comply with today's standards and be safe.
I just installed a pair of 3-way switches for the two lights for my basement stairway. The power goes to the switch at the top of the stairs, and the lights are fed by the switch at the bottom. However, one side of the light at the bottom of the stairway is connected to a neutral for a circuit other than the circuit that services the switch and light at the top. This configuration was not planned. Rather, I simply missed the matter of running yet another wire to be able to connect the bottom light's neutral at the top.
The two circuits involved are on opposing legs in the breaker panel.
Question: Will what I have be okay as long as I install a double-pole breaker for those two circuits? Their respective loads are each small and essentially equal.
No, this is an illegal connection and must be corrected if you want to comply with today's standards and be safe.
My answers are based mostly on the ICC codes. Advice given is my personal opinion and every person performing work should acquire a permit from his/her jurisdiction and get the work inspected. My opinions are not directions to follow for DIYs or professionals
If 2 separate circuits have a interconnected neutral and you shut off 1 circuit the circuit that is not off will keep the connected neutral "hot" because it is not off, it is still operating through the 2nd live circuit.
In a shared neutral, the assumption is that the two loads are nearyly balanced, thus the current in the neutral wire is small. In your case, alth0ugh your loads are small, as you describe, you have UNbalanced the load to some extent. Is is really dangerous? Maybe not. But codes are written to avoid "maybes" and protect against something that some future homeowner may do, unaware of the shared neutral.
One is that unless you are going to be the only person working on the circuit no other person will understand just what is going on with the circuit and will rewire the entire circuit
Two all conductors of a circuit must be in the same raceway or cable. This stops inductive heating which can start a fire, see 300.3(B) of the NEC
The list goes on and on but the simple answer is the installation does not comply with the safety standards of todays codes and is improperly installed.
If you were able to install the switch leg from the switches to the light it would be just as easy to install the grounded neutral with it so lets get this fixed right away.
Ever hear the term "he knows just enough to be dangerous"?
It applies here.
Although it helps to understand why, it's prudent in this case just to take the advice offered here and do whatever it takes to wire your switches correctly.
Just curious. How do you guys wire a three way switch with 2 lights in between. Do you establish a regular 3 way connection with one of the lights and then just jump to the other light. And in that case can you just keep jumping to other lights if you want more than two?
Don't follow my advice, I only know a thing or two about a thing or two.
It is ALWAYS easiest to run a 3-wire between switches. To go: switch-light-light-switch; you need a 4-wire between the lights.
The physical relationship between the lights and switches is rarely a concern.
Answers based on the 2008 & 2011 NEC. If you're on the '14 already I feel sorry for you.
What Lee has done if very dangerous as he will now have current flowing through conductors that are not run together. When current is flowing through only one conductor it produces heat through induction.. Any metal that surrounds this single conductor such as metal boxes, staples, connectors and such will begin to heat. The more heat that is applied the more carbon will build up and the more carbon buildup the more heat that is produced and the carbon holds this heat. If two conductors are present in the cable or raceway that carries the same current, the two conductors will cancel each other out
If there is nothing more learned by the Do-It-Yourselfer on this forum it MUST be that electricity will work even when it is installed in a very dangerous manner. There is ONLY ONE correct way to make an electrical installation that is safe to both persons and equipment and just making it work is not the correct way.
If the person making the installation must ask this question they would be better advised to leave the work to someone else.
It is the lack of this knowledge that causes fires and death to the end user. A discussion forum is not the place for someone that does not understand the danger of electrical current to learn these dangers unless the discussion forum is set up in a classroom environment.Please try to help me understand what might be wrong or dangerous
As many professionals have said and I must say that I agree, it is those questions that do not get asked, or an explanation of the dangers that causes someone to get hurt or cause damage to the wiring system or the building in which it is installed.
Here is a sketch of what I have at the moment ...
I also have a bare ground connected everywhere, of course, but it is not shown in the sketch.
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I am trying to be sure I get this right, and you have only editorial comment to offer. Has it ever crossed your mind to actually try to be helpful?!
I have one light sharing a common, and that needs to be corrected.
What is the alleged "serious problem" you have mentioned?
Your wife is correct.
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With plenty of nods to Pavement and other nineties alt-rock greats, the Massachusetts four-piece Speedy Ortiz stakes out its own territory on the merit of its whip-smart lyrics and eschewing of self-seriousness. The band self-identifies as part of the "snack rock" genre, and the quartet's LiveJournal (the very existence of which is a bit offbeat) documents their life on the road with each post featuring a "pup of the day." Put together, this might be the perfect setup for an eye-roll, if not for Sadie Dupuis' knack for poetic songwriting and Speedy Ortiz's gleefully wandering arrangements heavy on distortion but anchored by catchy, knotty hooks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thirteen concurrent thoughts that afflict the bystander of a bus advertisement featuring this year's Riot Fest lineup: I had no idea The Replacements got back together. Can you imagine how many kids will be singing along to Fall Out Boy and Blink-182? Can you imagine how many of their parents will be singing along to the Violent Femmes? Even without Kim Deal, I don't think I can see the Pixies enough. What I wouldn't do to see Debbie Harry duet with Danzig. It's possible that Guided By Voices have written enough songs for at least one to appeal to every single person on the planet. Flavor Flav of Public Enemy may be the greatest reality television star who ever lived. One of the two Black Flag reunion bands is playing, and so is X, making this one of the best punk shows of the year. If you substitute Brand New and Taking Back Sunday in their place, the same can be said about emo. In fact, local pop punk bands popular in the 1990s are so well represented by the likes of Screeching Weasel, Smoking Popes, The Broadways and The Lawrence Arms, as to lend the festival an air of well-honed sophistication. Read the rest of this entry »
Record Review: "Putumayo Presents: Women of Brazil"Alt-Rock, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Record Reviews, Rock, Samba, Singer-Songwriter, World Music No Comments »
Those who expected this compilation to feature the likes of Marisa Monte, Gal Costa or even newer names like Bebel Gilberto or Cibelle will be disappointed at first—this release contains none of their songs. Instead, we are presented with few names ever heard Stateside save for Luisa Maita or Mart'nalia, who have regularly toured in the US. The disc opens with Italy-based Nossa Alma Canta's "Bossanova," a tune that remembers the Brazilian movement that swept the world with the help of Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. The tune name recalls many familiar hits like "Wave," "Desafinado" while playing snippets of familiar tunes via instrumental interludes. Read the rest of this entry »
In 2008, British soul singer Alice Russell caught the attention of critics and fans alike with her catchy "Got The Hunger" the lead single from her US debut, "Pot of Gold" (Six Degrees, 2008). She seemed to tag along with her country's embrace of young female singers like the late Amy Winehouse and Adele, who capture the essence of American soul and use it in their own way—apparently drawing more inspiration from Motown than more current stuff made here.
On her new record, "To Dust," Russell goes further by incorporating gospel sounds and more organic instrumentation instead of the previous disc's predominantly electronic sounds. For instance, "A to Z," is a powerful guitar-driven tune with smart vocals and a very catchy groove. Read the rest of this entry »
Record Review: "Cuatro Tigres" by Chicha LibreAlt-Rock, Chicha, Cumbia, Latin, Pop, Record Reviews, Tropicalismo/Tropicália, World Music No Comments »
Brooklyn-based Chicha Libre started out playing covers of obscure psychedelic songs from Peru, and on this four-song EP they come full circle with a collection of inventive takes on pop tunes reimagined into the chichi format, starting with a very personal take on the "Simpsons" that expands on the TV version by adding some improvisation and a more danceable beat. They recreate Love's classically inspired "Alone Again Or," as a song innovated by featuring a mariachi band in the middle section, something quite uncommon in the late sixties. They also pay tribute with "Guns of Brixton" and also include "Chicha Rica," a song that I could not trace but I am sure comes from bandleader Olivier Conan's treasure trove. Read the rest of this entry »
Preview: Crystal Bowersox/Evanston SpaceAlt-Country, Alt-Rock, Blues, Country, Folk, Folk-rock, Indie Pop, New Music, Pop, Rock No Comments »
"American Idol" might have brought us talent like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and then-unappreciated Jennifer Hudson, but there were many other promising artists who ended up vanishing even if they did well on the show. While some flamed out soon and wound up playing minor parts in off-Broadway shows, some used the exposure to create a niche audience and build a solid career once the cameras were turned off.
An example of this is Ohio-born Crystal Bowersox, who was runner-up during the show's ninth season (defeated by Chicago's Lee DeWyze) in 2010. Signed to Jive Records that year, she released "Farmer's Daughter," and despite positive reviews and reasonable sales, she was dropped after RCA disbanded her label. She has since signed with indie label Shanachie Records (which also includes Ruben Studdard—another "Idol" veteran—in its roster) and is in the works to put out her sophomore album "All That For This" under the production of Los Lobos' Steve Berlin. Read the rest of this entry »
Record Review: "Running Still" by Charlie WinstonAlt-Rock, Indie Pop, New Music, Pop, R&B, Record Reviews, Rock No Comments »
While musicians, labels and the media in America brand and rebrand music to fit some kind of niche audience, our brothers and sisters across the pond just go ahead and bring everything together to make the best music they can from the influences they hear.
One of the most recent examples of this is British singer-songwriter Charlie Winston, who has a penchant for blending funk, soul and the classical music he was initially trained in. If you are thinking "Here comes another Freddie Mercury," that would not be a bad comparison, but Winston is not in any way associated with glam rock. Read the rest of this entry »
Preview: The dBs/The HideoutAlt-Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter No Comments »
The history of the dBs sounds almost like a rock 'n' roll movie: the band forms in the late seventies, makes some great recordings that are well received by critics but that fail to reach a larger audience. They put out a few more albums with some lineup changes and then ultimately break up after a few years, and the former members move on to make music on their own. Read the rest of this entry »
The English Softhearts have taken a ten-year hiatus, but they return gracing crowds with their unique brand of garage rock meets stand-up comedy. The Softhearts began in 1997 in the suburb of River Grove when the independent music scene looked a bit different than it does today. The core of the unit is the creative duo Marc "Bubblebath" Arcuri (drums, vocals) and Rich "Salamander" Szczepanski (guitar). Szczepanski oddly states the band's name is "Echo & The Bunnymen described in laymen's terms."
They returned last spring to find the music scene a bit different then they left it. Back then they played the River Grove VFW Hall, Szczepanski's attic, and the now-defunct Fireside Bowl, where Szczepanski worked under the production company MPShows. "The Fireside was the total culmination of everyone's hopes and dreams for a better Chicago," says Szczepanski. "We will always carry what Fireside Bowl meant to all of us. What a scene needs more than anything is a place to flourish, and it's tough. My hope and dream for Chicago is to know it can still do it again." With the Fireside gone, the band has endured, fitting in on bills at bars like the Burlington and Cole's. Read the rest of this entry »
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Canada-based Cuban Alex Cuba has been building a strong following in the Latin alternative and indie crowd with his mix of funk, soul and Cuban beats. The fact that he is a gifted performer with great charisma doesn't hurt, either. Early on, he participated in showcases like the Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar, and he was able to engage audiences and get them to sing along with him almost immediately—even if that was the first time anyone in the room had heard the song. Read the rest of this entry »


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In a move that brings Congress one step closer to allowing veterinarians the complete ability to provide care to their animal patients beyond their clinics, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) praised the U.S. Senate for its passage of the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act (S. 1171). Sponsored by Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) and Angus King (I-Maine), this commonsense legislation will give veterinarians who treat their patients on the farm, in the wild, at a client's home or in any other mobile setting, the ability to bring and use controlled substances to provide pain management, anesthesia or euthanasia.
"The Senate's action proves that our nation's leaders are listening to the veterinary profession and are diligently working to ensure that animals in all settings continue to receive the best quality care," said Dr. Clark Fobian, president of the AVMA. "To be a veterinarian, you must be willing to go to your patients when they cannot come to you, and this means being able to bring all of the vital medications you need in your medical bag. We are pleased that the Senate has taken action to fix a loophole in federal regulation, which has concerned veterinarians over the past few years, and urge the U.S. House to swiftly follow suit."
"The passage of the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act today is a step in the right direction for the licensed practitioners who help ensure public safety and care for animals in Kansas and across the country," Sen. Moran said. "By legalizing the transportation and dispensation of controlled substances, this legislation makes certain veterinarians are equipped with the tools they need and is particularly important for practitioners who work in rural areas, conduct research or respond to emergency situations."
"I am very pleased the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act passed the Senate," Sen. King said. "Working in a rural state like Maine often requires veterinarians to travel long distances in order to provide care to animals on farms, in homes and at shelters. This bill will grant properly licensed veterinarians the right to carry and administer controlled substances, including important medications, allowing them to do their jobs."
Since November 2009, the Drug Enforcement Administration has informed the veterinary profession that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not permit registrants to take controlled substances beyond their registered locations, such as a clinic or home in a veterinarian's case. This narrow interpretation of the law is problematic for those veterinarians who care for animals in a variety of settings and also for those who live on a state border, therefore providing care in two states, but only having registered in one state. The DEA has indicated in the past that without a statutory change to the law, some veterinarians may be practicing outside the confines of the law.
AVMA's Governmental Relations Division has been actively engaged with Capitol Hill staff to amend the CSA and has embarked in a year-long advocacy campaign to educate the public and the profession about how this regulation directly impacts veterinarians' ability to protect the health and welfare of our nation's animals.
AVMA's members have sent more than 24,000 letters to Congress this year in support of the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, and the bill has the support of more than 130 veterinary medical and other organizations. The House version of the bill (H.R. 1528) has more than 140 cosponsors and is endorsed by the House Veterinary Medicine Caucus, led by veterinarians Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Ted Yoho (R-Fla.).
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