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Retired Navy Vice-Admiral Jack Shanahan is out with an op-ed (in the Austin American-Statesman) , calling for termination of the Air Force's F-22 fighter program. Shanahan, who once commanded the U.S. Second Fleet, views the F-22 as a Cold War relic, no longer relevant for a long war against terrorism.
Admiral Shanahan now chairs the military advisory committee of the Priorities! campaign, run by a group called Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities. Established in 1998, the group apparently believes that the nation's defense spending actually jeopardizes national security, by wasting money that could be spent on more productive pursuits, such as education and alternative energy sources. From the group's website:
"Top American businesspeople believe that the federal government's spending priorities are undermining our national security. Advised by retired admirals and generals, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities' 650 members include the present or former CEOs of Bell Industries, Black Entertainment Television, Goldman Sachs, Men's Warehouse, and Phillips Van Heusen - as well as Ted Turner and Paul Newman."
In other words, the usual, liberal suspects. On the military side, (along with Admiral Shanahan), the "advisory committee" includes former CIA Director Admiral Stansfield Turner, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Korb, who served in the Reagan Administration. Next to the website description of the military advisory committee, there's a flashing bar chart that compares U.S. defense spending to that of our adversaries, and the paltry amounts spent on the group's favored programs, in contrast to the Pentagon budget.
It's ridiculously easy to pick apart the group's "arguments." Admiral Shanahan and his committee fail to mention that over half the DOD budget goes toward personnel costs, including military pay, retiree pensions and sky-rocketing health care costs for active duty personnel, retirees and their dependents. Additionally, the advisory committee fails to mention that the defense budgets for other nations are only estimates--and probably poor estimates at that. In the case of China, for example, much of the military spending and resources are hidden in the various commercial enterprises and front companies controlled by the People's Liberation Army. Factor in funding for those establishments, and the PRC's defense budget rises by another 20-40%. In that regard, the "gap" cited by the committee isn't as large as they'd have you believe and it's closing, as China increases its annual defense spending by double-digit margins.
You've also got to question the "priorities" championed by the group. $10 billion for renewable/sustainable energy programs? Never mind that most of these efforts are technical pie in the sky, and that some of these schemes--such as ethanol--will supply only a fraction of our energy needs, even if full production is realized. How about $10 billion for new schools? Sounds good, but if the schools aren't meeting their educational mission--and many aren't--it doesn't matter how new the building is. Besides, many of the policy goals cited by the group have a long history of wasting taxpayer dollars, with far less to show for the effort than military weapons programs.
But Admiral Shanahan devotes most of his op-ed to the F-22, and I'll address my comments to his critique. He says the F-22 was developed to provide a stealth capability against improving adversary air defenses, but a funny thing happened: their air defenses stopped improving.
What a crock. As with many of his claims, Shanahan carefully cherry-picks the data, ignoring relevant facts. Truth is, air defenses in Russia and China have dramatically improved over the past decade, with the introduction of modern, long-range SAM systems, such as the SA-10/20 and the SA-12. Both are at least equal (and in some ways, superior) to the U.S.-made Patriot and pose a serious threat to the current generation of "legacy" fighters (F-15/F-16). These advanced SAMs are now being marketed around the world, and will eventually wind up in countries like Iran and Syria.
In the air, those "unbeatable" F-15s and F-16s face an increasing threat from the latest generation of Russian and European fighters, equipped with advanced radars and air-to-air missiles. As we discovered during recent COPE INDIA exercises with the Indian Air Force, a late-model SU-27/30 FLANKER, in the hands of a skilled pilot, is more than a match for an F-15 or F-16. To ensure air dominance--a linchpin of our overall military strategy--we need a platform that widens the gap between our capabilities, and those of potential adversaries. Enter the F-22. As we've noted before, the Raptor's blend of stealth and supercruise will guarantee air dominance for decades to come. On the other hand, sticking with the F-15 and F-16 will make it more difficult to sustain control of the skies, and force more expenditures in other areas, notably ground-based air defenses. Afterall, if the Air Force can't dominate the skies, then the Army will need more SAMs on the ground.
It's easy to say the F-22 is irrelevant in a war against terrorists. But military planners cannot focus exclusively on that threat. Beyond the struggle against Islamofacists, the Pentagon must also field forces capable of dealing with more conventional threats, on both a regional and global level. By the end of this decade, China alone will field close to 300 FLANKERs, with dozens of SA-20s for ground-based air defense. Those systems are also expected to be deployed in the Middle East and even the western hemisphere. Against that threat array, America needs an advanced fighter, capable of "kicking down the door" against evolving air and ground-based threats.
Admiral Shanahan is entitled to his opinions, but his depiction of the threat--and the air assets needed to defeat it--is completely distorted and unrealistic. Maybe that's the result of hanging out with Ted Turner and Paul Newman. In the case of Admiral Shanahan, we should be thankful that he's on the retired list, and no longer in a position to influence defense policy. His ideas on national security are far more threatening than the "wasteful" and "irrelevant" F-22.


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Americans have been fighting in Afghanistan for longer than the Civil War, World War I, and World War II combined. America has overstayed its welcome. It's time to go home.
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is important, and JP Morgan should be nailed for bribing Chinese officials. But, if you'll pardon me for asking, why isn't there a Domestic Corrupt Practices Act?
They have lifted millions of poor families and children out of poverty but now are under assault by political extremists. We must stand up and refuse to let them turn the clock of progress backwards.
While the Affordable Care Act continues to badly stumble out of the gate, it is instructive to look at the last major change to our health care system -- the addition of a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program.
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In thinking about Nelson Mandela, his life and his legacy, a metaphor comes to mind: that of a great, one-for-the-ages comet -- not unlike the Comet ISON that recently traveled around the sun. Mandela was a great comet of a man; we are not likely to see someone like him again anytime soon.
While some use selfies to subvert dominant paradigms, many young women are using selfies in a manner that, like fat talk, extols the thin-ideal and Western beauty paradigm, continues the normalization of body image dissatisfaction, and reinforces the idea that you must self-denigrate in order to fit in and receive positive affirmations from your friends.
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I love them to death. I am a proud father. I am honored that God gave them to me. I am overjoyed. I am in awe. I am in love. I am happy. But my kids do not MAKE me happy.
With Pope Francis and President Obama -- a pair of the world's most powerful voices -- warning against the dangers of social exclusion and excessive greed, we can expect to hear expressions of remorse as well as rage from all the usual right-wing suspects. But what we shouldn't expect is honesty.
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Some 66 senators now back negotiations with Havana over Gross. Obama won Florida with 50 percent of the Cuban-American vote. What, exactly, is the president waiting for?
Mary Matalin and Jonathan Alter debate whether Obamacare's Relaunch retook the health offensive and can revive it. Mary then describes what a Catholic conservative thinks about a Pope attacking "trickle down" policies and Limbaugh attacking the Pope for "pure Marxism." Also: What War on Xmas?
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In the past, the shoot has garnered big criticism for its overtly sexual photographs, especially of women, perceived as catering to the magazine's mostly-male gaze. But in its fourth year, the ESPN Body Issue seems to be telling fans that they're aware of past criticisms, and doing their best to show men and women in a favorable light. Most of the photos are more athletic than sexual–many of the athletes are photographed in the midst of their sport, and all of the captions include body stats (height and weight) as well as quotes from each athlete about their training and body. Some are more sexual (Carlos Bocanegra, of the U.S. men's national soccer team, got a sultry pose, above, and an athletic one, in the gallery below); some are just playful or simple. But in general, they seem to have done a good job of featuring men and women in all kinds of poses to please all kinds of readers.
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"The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams" (Little, Brown and Company), by Ben Bradlee Jr. Ted Williams would have loved to see his Boston Red Sox go from worst to first and capture their third championship in a decade. Arguably baseball's greatest hitter, Williams appeared in only one World Series during his 19 years with the team, and his lackluster showing contributed to its 1946 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. But the beards that the 2013 Red Sox sprouted to demonstrate team solidarity would have been a different story for Williams. A stickler for short hair and neatness, he demanded that his older daughter's first husband shave h... more
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The secret's out about superpowers among Valiant Entertainment's comics. And for a world unaware, existence is about to be turned on its head from the streets of Tokyo to the corridors of the United Nations. Such is the premise of Valiant Entertainment's "Harbinger" No. 20, out early next year. It sees billionaire philanthropist and industrialist Toyo Harada's secrets about superpowers exposed in a 30,000-page all-platform online expose akin to WikiLeaks in the real world. Writer Joshua Dysart calls the new arc a window to contemporary times, noting that the title "has always been interested in using comic book superhero tropes to explo... more
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NEW YORK - Patricia Cornwell never runs out of ideas for her intrepid forensic investigator, Kay Scarpetta. "Cybercrime is now a really big deal, and so Scarpetta is inevitably going to get involved in crimes that have to do with the Internet, or the high technology with communications," the best-selling author said during a recent interview at the Manhattan offices of The Associated Press. "I also have to look at the types of weapons that are available now, because those might be used in one of her cases, whether an extremely high-tech firearm or it could be a very bizarre knife of some kind an assassin might use, or poison." Cornwell ... more
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"Double Down: Game Change 2012" (The Penguin Press), by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann For political junkies missing the drama of presidential election years, a new book on the 2012 race - exhaustive and replete with juicy details - may tide you over. "Double Down" by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann is a follow-up to "Game Change," their much-discussed account of the 2008 election that was adapted into an HBO movie. "Double Down" follows the same formula: sharp writing and intriguing behind-the-scenes nuggets that are sure to get tongues wagging. Because their sources spoke on deep background, it's difficult to assess how ... more
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LOS ANGELES - Gavin MacLeod's new autobiography recounts childhood poverty and loss, alcohol abuse and a brush with suicide, but the man and the book emerge as determinedly upbeat. "Grateful" is employed frequently in conversation as the affable MacLeod reflects on life, his born-again Christian faith and the long acting career that included the major TV hits "Mary Tyler Moore" and "The Love Boat." "That's a big word in my life," said MacLeod who, at 82, has endured two heart attacks yet still looks and sounds energetic enough to set sail. "I'm just so grateful I've had another day, another day, another day, and that my kids are doing so... more


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Well this will be interesting. I'm beginning to think that an independent would have been a better choice, seeing as Ventura County is the oddball in the fact that the county is almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Either way, she better learn to be able to be a moderate on issues or possibly cross the hall on certain issues or chances are that she wont be holding office for long.
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Eighteen minutes after the hour -- and former secretary it's -- secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Talking this morning in about the way he sees the war -- rather the way the world sees the United States.
Telling Greta Van Susteren what worries him.
The mouse listened -- that's the thing that worries me the most about today is the projection of America as a country -- week.
And that is behaving in a way that is.
Not going to be good for our future -- you can not have that kind of desk and those kinds of deficits.
And not send a signal to the world that we're behaving a lot like Europe.
And that model is not a model that works.
And you can't be cutting -- half a trillion dollars out of the defense budget.
And then have Seacrest straits and come along with the possibility of another half a trillion dollars.
And not recognize that you're telling the world America is.
Pulling back that America is not gonna be a contributor for peace and stability in the world.
And the question is -- who is what country is gonna step in because -- get -- -- secretary Rumsfeld also talking about those security leaks like the ones following the bin Laden raid.
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In-depth BiographyWith his glammed-up good looks and commercial songwriting skills, Bret Michaels became one of rock & roll's most recognizable frontmen during the 1980s. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Bret Michael Sychak migrated west in 1984, trading the blue-collar ambience of his native Pennsylvania for the seedy gloss of Los Angeles. Along with his three bandmates in Poison -- guitarist C.C. DeVille, bassist Bobby Dall, and drummer Rikki Rockett -- Michaels became an integral part of the popular hair metal scene, mixing feel-good party anthems and sensitive ballads into some of the decade's top-selling singles. Poison's popularity took a hit in the '90s, however, when the advent of grunge music (not to mention the group's unstable lineup) resulted in sluggish sales. Poison continued to record sporadically, but Bret Michaels also took time to focus on other projects, eventually launching a film company with actor Charlie Sheen. He also made his solo debut in 1998 with Letter from Death Row, the soundtrack to a movie that Michaels wrote, directed, and co-produced with Sheen. Poison reconvened the following year, and Michaels balanced his continued frontman duties with his growing singer/songwriter career, releasing the solo efforts Songs of Life and Freedom of Sound during the first half of the 2000s. He also participated in the 2005 season of Nashville Star, and later returned to reality TV with his own dating competition series, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. The show ran for two seasons and was followed by 2008's Rock My World compilation, which also featured several new tracks. As the new decade began, Michaels continued his reign as a reality TV star: Rock of Love faded away after 2009's Rock of Love Bus, then in 2010 he won the NBC game show Celebrity Apprentice 3 in the spring and prepped for a fall show, Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, in the fall. In between these two shows he released Custom Built which combined songs from his previous solo albums and new cuts. ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi


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When the RACER Trust was formed, it owned more than 44 million square feet of industrial space in 66 buildings across 7,000 acres in 14 states, principally in the Midwest and Northeast.
RACER is one of the largest holders of industrial property in the United States and is the largest environmental response and remediation trust in U.S. history.
The RACER Trust's mission is to clean up and revitalize former GM locations. We are responsible for conducting safe, effective environmental cleanups at approximately 60 locations.
The cleanups are conducted with the approval and oversight of state and federal regulatory agencies and funded by nearly $500 million that RACER received at the time of the Trust's establishment.
RACER will clean up the properties to ensure that environmental conditions are not an impediment to sale or industrial re-use. In fact, in most cases, RACER properties can be sold for new uses even before environmental cleanups are started or completed, assuming RACER is guaranteed continuing access to the properties to conduct cleanup work.
Redeveloping the sites for new job-creating uses begins with meetings that RACER conducts with local elected officials, community leaders and economic development organizations. Our goal is to understand the local community's common vision for the optimal re-use of each location. Based on this common vision, RACER will determine how best to market the property for sale to prospective buyers. RACER then will publish a detailed marketing brochure and a standard letter containing the terms for purchase and formally open the bidding process.
Offers for purchase or lease will be evaluated by RACER against six criteria set forth in the Settlement Agreement that created the Trust. RACER also may consider additional factors, in its sole discretion, when assessing whether or not these criteria have been best satisfied by a particular offer. While purchase price will be evaluated, RACER also must consider each offer's ability to create jobs and generate new economic opportunity in the communities hurt by the GM bankruptcy.
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Halachic Times for Jerusalem ZMANIM - HALACHIC TIMES - Correct for TT #636 All other places at some height above sea level have similar problems. Tzfat lights candles 30 minutes before sunset. Official candle lighting for Petach Tikva is 40 minutes before sunset, just like Jerusalem. Not everybody holds by that timing. Some communities calculate Shabbat out at 33 minutes
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differences in minhag. Sunset, on the other hand, is given for an elevation of 825m and, in parentheses, as if at sea level. There are different opinions as to which sunset time should be used for halachic purposes. We present both times. The deadlines for the SH'MA and the Shacharit Amida can be calculated in two ways. Either considering the day to be from sunrise to sunset or from dawn to stars out. The first way of reckoning is known as the opinion of the GR"A, and is the first time given in each case. The second method is known as the Magen Avraham, and is presented in parentheses. Aside from candle lighting and havdala, the times are presented as a range, from the current Thursday of the issue of Torah Tidbits until the coming Thursday, a span of 8 days. Days between the two Thursdays can be determined by interpolation (which means: a method by which to estimate a value of between two known values-this is something that people above a certain age might remember from high school trigonometry and logarithms, but younger people who went to school during the calculator era might not be familiar with). It is usually wise to "pad" the times with a minute or two in the "play it safe" direction. E.g. Plag Mincha. Better to finish Mincha a minute or two before the given time. But, better to not light candles until a minute or two after the given time. [The Shabbat Yom Kippur Homepage] |


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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. -- Gov. Jay Nixon signed an executive order Wednesday morning declaring a state of emergency in Missouri in response to severe storms that began late Tuesday night and continued into the early morning hours on Wednesday.
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The parotid gland is one of the major salivary glands. It's found over the jaw and in front of the ear. Like any other part of the body, tumors can grow from its tissues.
About 80% of growths in the parotid gland are benign (not cancerous. Most of these non-cancerous tumors are called pleomorphic adenomas. Fewer than 20% of lesions are malignant (cancerous) tumors.
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A yearlong investigation by CNN and The Center for Investigative Reporting found widespread cheating and deception in California's taxpayer-funded drug rehab program for the poor. The problem is exacerbated by weak oversight of Drug Medi-Cal, part of the nation's largest Medicaid program.
State officials allowed a man convicted of organized crime to run a clinic despite a state law barring felons from doing so. The state approved another clinic operator even though he officially was blacklisted from billing Medicaid. And time and again, clinics accused of fraud and cited for serious violations have nonetheless managed to draw increasing amounts of government money.
Yet answers for the failures have been hard to come by. Clinic operators facing fraud allegations refused to answer detailed questions. So did top state health officials.
CNN and CIR spent weeks seeking a sit-down interview with authorities overseeing the Drug Medi-Cal program but were turned down.
Federal Medicaid authorities rely on the Department of Health Care Services to combat fraud in the health insurance program for the poor, which uses state and federal funds. Toby Douglas, the agency's director, declined an interview.
His boss, Diana Dooley, secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, also declined interview requests.
Approached outside a public meeting at a state office building, Dooley said accusations of fraud are taken seriously.
"All allegations are given full and fair consideration, and you caught me running because I am late for a meeting," she said.
"We have a budget that we are just completing, and we have many priorities on our time," she added. "Information has been provided, answers have been provided."
Dooley abruptly ended the brief exchange, asking the guards to call security.
A month later, the Department of Health Care Services announced a crackdown, suspending 16 clinics suspected of violating laws.
"We are going to be fanning out statewide," Karen Johnson, the department's chief deputy director, said in an interview. "We are not going to stop just with those 16 clinics. We are going to review all of the Drug Medi-Cal providers in the state of California." Officials would not identify the targeted clinics, saying the information would compromise the investigation.
On Tuesday, Norman Williams, spokesman for the Department of Health Care Services said the state has now suspended 29 clinics in all, and expects to refer even more to prosecutors. Williams said he could not immediately determine whether the 29 included satellite sites of clinics.
Johnson vowed to tighten state oversight but disputed the notion that it has been lacking until now.
"I would say that's not a fair characterization," she said.
A California lawmaker said the department's recent actions were a good start, but he advocated for the state auditor to conduct an independent review of the rehab program.
"I want to know how this happened for so long, how pervasive is the fraud, and more importantly what can we do to change laws or regulations so the fraud doesn't occur in the future," state Sen. Ted Lieu, who represents parts of Los Angeles County, told CNN.
Lieu said he was motivated by his belief in rehabilitation programs as a crucial tool for reducing crime and the prison population.
"I became very concerned," he said, "that if we don't fix this fraud immediately, it would undercut the public support for this entire program."
Those who run troubled rehab clinics declined to give detailed interviews.
For more than a decade, George Ilouno has been banned from drawing state or federal funds in the Medicaid program due to a prior conviction of student loan fraud.
Still, his rehab clinic, GB Medical Services, has received rising sums of money since it opened in 2007, with its most recent annual funding at $440,000. He was arrested in March and charged with grand theft, filing false Medicaid claims and paying kickbacks. Ilouno pleaded not guilty.
He still was billing Medicaid in April when CNN and CIR confronted him in the parking lot of his Long Beach counseling center.
Ilouno said little more than "no, no, no," got in his Mercedes and sped off. His attorney later faxed a letter on Ilouno's behalf saying that counselors acted without the clinic's consent and that GB Medical will work on paying restitution, "if any." The attorney also said Ilouno was a certified counselor "and was thus authorized to bill for medical services rendered."
Los Angeles County authorities said that they were not aware of the arrest and that the clinic notified them that it would close effective July 1. A sign on the clinic door says it is no longer providing Drug Medi-Cal services.


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WA Moms Scale New Heights in Coal Pollution Protest
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VASHON ISLAND, Wash. - Four young mothers from Vashon Island are setting out on the adventure of a lifetime this week - and they're not doing it for fun. A kitchen-table conversation about their environmental concerns led them to take a stand against the TransAlta coal plant - by standing atop the state's highest peak.
They've been training for five months to climb Mount Rainier, to protest the state's refusal to shut down the power plant in Centralia. Novice climber Jennifer Williams says they want to get the governor's attention, and scaling the mountain that is most affected by the coal plant's pollution seemed like a big enough gesture.
"Mount Rainier really is an icon of our state. It's sort-of a symbol of the image that we as Washingtonians project - to the rest of the country and the rest of the world, really - about our pristine environment and all the things that go along with that."
Conservation groups have charged that the Washington Department of Ecology has reached its air and water quality agreements with TransAlta behind closed doors, and that the public's concerns about the plant have not been taken seriously. Williams says she understands the situation is complex and that the coal plant is a major employer in Centralia. She also believes the state should be doing more to find alternatives for cleaner power, as well as jobs.
"Completely shutting down the plant would eliminate 300 jobs and that is a big deal to me. But if the state can give tax breaks to TransAlta, they can also pay those workers and retrain them toward an economy of the future, instead of an economy of the past."
Williams and the other climbers say they have also researched the coal plant's pollution levels. In addition to greenhouse gases, she says the plant emits ten other toxic pollutants, including mercury.
"All of those are being deposited on the mountain every day, with the wind, the snow and the rain. They're seeping into the glaciers, which then affects the water supply for our whole region for generations to come. This is not small-time pollution."
The women embark on their "Climb Against Coal" on Thursday.
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Thus the questions asked by the Meccans were answered by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as he was supposed to. In spite of this, the Meccans did not believe in his Prophethood, and as explained in verse 55 of Surah Kahf, were stubborn till the very end.


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I join us on Clinton Laurence knows they're Greg's music is attractive here's your fox plus exports of America's most famed astronauts up seven NASA for taking sides in a climate debate.
The agency says global warming might -- -- but its own scientists disagree.
-- NASA lowered its scientific standards just put a score some political points.
The former Apollo seven astronaut Walter Cunningham thinks so he joined us earlier on FOX & Friends.
-- about politics or about science.
As to what NASA is doing now.
Well -- really two issues here from the first is whether.
This the new hypothesis that the alarmist or pushing on us.
-- that in fact is valid or not that humans are causing.
Global warming that's the first issue.
The second issue is whether NASA should be out front taking -- what is now become a very politicized.
Position when you start talking about.
Human caused global warming well let's take a good -- I don't let us take apart the two issues.
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What's the cause of climate change.
Well the cause of climate change we've been studying climate change now for centuries.
And there's a lot of factors that account for climate change from the probably the most significant one.
Is the sun itself and various other cycles that the -- find itself it.
About twenty or 22 years ago something like that.
The so called alarmist now came up with a hypothesis a says no no no where -- the responsible for this.
Global warming.
And when that started getting questions fairly significantly they decided to change into climate change nobody can disagree climate change.
Cunningham has written a letter to NASA's chief condemning the agency's position on climate change.
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Set in the year 2017, Barb Wire takes place after democracy has fallen and a fascist military junta has taken over the U.S. government, plotting to wipe out the country with Red Ribbon, a laboratory-manufactured disease derived from the AIDS virus. The entire test city of Topeka has been annihilated, and only the small bastion of Steel Harbor remains the last free zone in the country, conveniently the home of the title heroine Pamela Lee. Barb, a leather-clad, silicon-stretched motorcycle mama, happens to carry antibodies for Red Ribbon in her DNA, thus making her an enemy of the state. She sets out to defend freedom and take down the evil government by posing as a stripper and seducing foolish male adversaries with her well-displayed assets. The plot thickens as she happens upon her freedom-fighter ex-lover and his wife (much in the vein of Casablanca). ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi
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First Examination JUNE 1-18, 2011
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A representative from the American Board of Optometry reported at the MOA Legislative Meeting. He said the Optometry Board Certification Exam will probably be available the last quarter of 2010 or the first quarter of 2011. As soon as more information is available, we will pass it on to you.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), which accredits health care plans in all 50 states, covering 109 million Americans - 70.5 percent of those who are enrolled in health plans - has stated its support for the creation of the American Board of Optometry.
Even though the current Health Care Reform bill is dead, President Obama today promised that a Health Care Reform Bill will be passed this year. How will health care reform affect your ability to participate in third party panels? Will these panels be limited to optometrists who are board certifed and demonstrate maintenance of certification?
In June 2009, the AOA House of Delegates approved the formation of the American Board of Optometry (ABO) and the proposed model of the board certification process. For months now we have heard, "optometry board certification is coming"! Now, optometry board certification is almost here! What do I need to know? What do I need to do? When do I need to do it?
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Fit to Game: Week 1
Written by Ryan Johnson Wednesday, 09 February 2011 06:00
All right: Here we go. It's no lie anymore. I'm doing the updates on getting fit.
Here's how it will work: I'm writing these updates weekly. If anyone wants to get in with me, drop a note in the comment.
I will write mini-article updates such as this, then once a month post a link to the set on our social network sites.
If you wish to follow along with me weekly, follow me on Twitter.
I have two exercise games for Kinect now: EA Sports Active 2 and Dance Central. So far, Dance Central is getting more use (it's just fun, and great to show friends), but I really want to get back to EA Sports. I can see the benefit it will have. DC may give me a good cardio workout, but EA will shape and train me.
Having the online accountability is helping me in a place I didn't expect: the dinner table. I see myself getting smaller portions and recognizing my fullness more. It's amazing how much better food tastes when you take the time to enjoy it.
Overall, though, I'm excited to say my machine may actually shape me up a bit this time. The increased activity is warming up my metabolism, which in turn has burned five pounds off of me since I started! (I may have just written the article, but I've been working on this for a few weeks.) Remember, losing weight too fast is a bad thing too! You have to eat healthy and develop a good exercise routine. Always consult your doctor, too. (Disclaimers ahoy!)
So, running tally is down five pounds! I'm no Boomer, but I'm not scrawny either. Perhaps the next time we chat I'll have the guts to post my "before" pic. :)
Come on all! Join in! Let's see if the Motion Control Generation can be healthier!
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The Church's twelfth article of faith states, "We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law."
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In addition to the twelfth article of faith, section 134 of the Doctrine and Covenants outlines Latter-day Saints' "belief with regard to earthly governments and laws in general" (D&C 134, section heading). The section includes the following statements:
"We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society. . . .
"We believe that all men are bound to sustain and uphold the respective governments in which they reside, while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly; and that all governments have a right to enact such laws as in their own judgments are best calculated to secure the public interest; at the same time, however, holding sacred the freedom of conscience.
"We believe that every man should be honored in his station, rulers and magistrates as such, being placed for the protection of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty; and that to the laws all men show respect and deference, as without them peace and harmony would be supplanted by anarchy and terror; human laws being instituted for the express purpose of regulating our interests as individuals and nations, between man and man; and divine laws given of heaven, prescribing rules on spiritual concerns, for faith and worship, both to be answered by man to his Maker" (D&C 134:1, 5-6).
Latter-day Saints also believe in the importance of freedom of religion. The eleventh article of faith states: "We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may."
The Church does not endorse political parties or candidates, nor does it permit the use of its buildings for political purposes. The Church does not participate in politics unless there is a moral question at issue, in which case the Church will often speak out.
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2013 UNHCR country operations profile - United Republic of Tanzania
Working environment
The context
The United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania) has been an asylum country for more than four decades, during which time it has hosted one of the largest refugee populations in Africa. But more recently, as overall stability has increased in the subregion, the number of refugees in the country has declined. In line with the decision of the Tripartite Commission comprising the Governments of Burundi, Tanzania and UNHCR, Mtabila camp will be closed by 31 December 2012.
The decision to close the camp follows a complex year-long interview and appeal process conducted by UNHCR and the Tanzanian Government, as a consequence of which approximately 37,500 Burundians were deemed not to require international protection any longer. Another 2,700 Burundians who still require international protection have been relocated to neighbouring Nyarugusu camp to await an alternative durable solution.
In August 2011 the Government suspended the local integration of some 162,000 Burundians, pending further internal consultations. A final directive on the issue from the Government is still awaited.
The situation is also complicated for approximately 63,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who are unlikely to return home in 2013, given the upsurge in conflict in their country over the past year, particularly in the North and South Kivus. The situation has the potential to generate significant new arrivals in Tanzania.
While the number of individuals arriving in mixed-migration flows has risen sharply, fewer of them than before are being given asylum, as the authorities are reluctant to process new asylum applications. Nonetheless, the Government has declared that it is committed to reviewing its refugee policy and related legislation, ratifying the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa and acceding to the international statelessness instruments. There has also been progress towards the adoption of a regional protection regime under the aegis of the East African Community.
The needs
Although the number of refugees in the country is going down, protection and assistance needs remain high. The vast majority of the 66,000 refugees (63,000 of them Congolese) in Nyarugusu, Tanzania's only remaining refugee camp, can neither work nor move outside the camp. This compels UNHCR to provide a full set of services to them.
At the same time, the lack of prospects for local integration and the deteriorating situation in the DRC point to the need to increase resettlement opportunities for Congolese refugees. A similar approach is required for the small number of Burundian refugees still residing in Nyarugusu, as the Government has clearly indicated that naturalization is not possible for Burundian refugees who arrived in the 1990s or later.
Once the Government issues a final directive on local integration, the newly naturalized Tanzanians will require UNHCR's support to complete the naturalization process and exercise their full rights as citizens, as well as to integrate locally in their current communities or elsewhere. There is also the need to look for a durable solution for some 6,000 Burundian refugees residing in the "Old Settlements" who have not been accepted for naturalization, as well as the estimated 22,000 Burundians of the "1972 group" living in villages in the Kigoma region.
UNHCR will also stand ready to assist the Government in a comprehensive review of relevant legislation, including the refugee, citizenship and immigration laws, as well as in ratifying statelessness and IDP instruments.
UNHCR 2013 planning figures for the United Republic of Tanzania | |||||
Total | 256,420 | 233,900 | 275,790 | 253,270 | |
Refugees | Burundi | 25,230 | 3,000 | 25,350 | 3,120 |
Somalia | 400 | 400 | 420 | 420 | |
Various | 9,450 | 9,450 | 9,830 | 9,830 | |
Asylum-seekers | Burundi | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Various | 300 | 10 | 300 | 10 | |
Others of concern | Tanzania | 162,150 | 162,150 | 194,150 | 194,150 |
Main objectives and targets for 2013
Favourable protection environment
Access to the territory is improved and the risk of refoulement is reduced.
All cases of threatened refoulement are resolved.
Basic needs and essential services
The population has optimal access to education.
All children of concern, including some 20,000 refugees aged 6-11, are enrolled in primary school.
Security from violence and exploitation
The risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is reduced and the quality of the response to it improved.
All known SGBV survivors receive support.
Durable solutions
The potential for resettlement is realized.
Some 2,520 Burundian and Congolese refugees are resettled.
The potential for integration is realized.
Approximately 50 per cent of newly naturalized Tanzanians opting for local integration are able to do so.
Strategy and activities in 2013
UNHCR's strategy in Tanzania is aimed at three main areas in line with the agreed outcomes for the 2011-2015 United Nations Development Assistance Programme (UNDAP) for the country.
Local integration of newly naturalized Tanzanians Helping the Tanzanian Government to facilitate the integration of some 162,000 new citizens will be a priority for UNHCR in 2013.
UNHCR will continue to improve the delivery of basic services in refugee-affected areas, including in the "Old Settlements" and their neighbouring communities. Projects will include the construction of new schools, the refurbishing and equipping of health clinics and the rehabilitation of water systems.
Additional activities will be confirmed once the Government issues a final directive on local integration and indicates whether these new citizens will be relocated or allowed to remain in their current locations. UNHCR will play a catalytic role in mobilizing resources to support longer-term needs in the communities where refugees are being integrated by working closely with the Government, UN agencies and other development actors.
Protection and solutions for refugees in camps
UNHCR will pursue durable solutions, particularly voluntary repatriation when the situation in the eastern DRC permits, and resettlement for the approximately 66,000 refugees in Nyarugusu camp. A comprehensive verification exercise to obtain the information necessary for resettlement submissions will be conducted in early 2013.
Basic assistance and protection standards will be maintained in Nyarugusu, with particular attention directed at vulnerable refugees. By reducing support costs, particularly in the area of logistics and non-field staff, UNHCR will be able to direct resources at key areas, including SGBV prevention and response, the rehabilitation of dilapidated health and education infrastructure, and youth initiatives.
Strengthening of asylum
UNHCR will assist the Government to build a fair and efficient asylum system that is consistent with international standards and open to persons of concern in mixed-migratory movements who are at risk of refoulement. UNHCR will help the Government to review refugee, citizenship and immigration legislation, as well as ratify the statelessness instruments and the African Union IDP Convention. Moreover, UNHCR will build the capacity of border officials, conduct border monitoring and detention visits, and advocate for access to asylum procedures. It will also seek more flexibility on the issue of urban refugees.
Advocacy with the East African Community will aim to strengthen regional cooperation in the development of asylum and migration procedures that are in accordance with international law.
A major constraint for UNHCR is the growing tendency within Tanzania to promote a "refugee-free zone", with asylum-seekers increasingly viewed from a political and security perspective. This poses a hurdle for UNHCR as it strives to ensure that full access to protection and assistance is afforded both to refugees and to asylum-seekers. Nevertheless, it is hoped that the closure of Mtabila camp may facilitate a more flexible approach towards new asylum-seekers, as the Government insists it is committed to complying with its international protection obligations.
The deterioration of conditions in the DRC will restrict voluntary repatriation and hamper efforts to bring down the number of Congolese refugees in the country.
The suspension of local integration for the newly naturalized Tanzanians is generating anxiety among them and having a direct impact on their self-reliance and access to basic services.
Organization and implementation
UNHCR's main partner continues to be the Refugee Affairs and Immigration Department within the Ministry of Home Affairs. Once the Government issues its final directive on local integration, the primary counterpart is expected to be the Prime Minister's Office, specifically the Regional Administration and Local Government section. Authorities at the regional, district and village levels, as well as development actors (including NGOs and UN agencies) will also be engaged to assist the local integration of the new citizens.
As the lead agency of the Refugee Programme Working Group under the governance cluster of the UNDAP, UNHCR will provide strategic leadership and direction on international protection and assistance to refugees, local integration of the new citizens, and the establishment and strengthening of efficient and fair asylum and migration systems that comply with international norms.
Financial information
UNHCR's financial requirements in Tanzania will amount to USD 39.6 million in 2013, a decrease by USD 40 million compared to 2012.
The budget for refugees in camps in the north-western region of Tanzania will be reduced by more than 33 per cent in 2013 because of the closure of Mtabila camp. The remaining budget focuses primarily on protection and assistance in Nyarugusu, as well as durable solutions. However, there has been an increase in the allocation for strengthening asylum systems and targeting urban refugees.
The local integration budget will also be reduced significantly, mainly due to the suspension of the plan to relocate the new citizens throughout the country.
Source: UNHCR Global Appeal 2013 Update


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Wednesday, October 12th, 20112011 FESTIVAL DATES AND TIMES! (location downtown – see map above)
Friday, October 14, 2011 11am – 10pm
Saturday, October 15, 2011 10am – 10pm
Sunday, October 16, 2011 11am – 6pm
Please pay attention to the 2011 map as this folklife festival has grown and now extends from Old Town Artisans area in the north, down to the TCC Plaza area near Leo Rich Theater to the south. I met people last year who didn't know about all the sites & entertainment stages as they hadn't consulted the festival map.
New this year: Tucson MOVE your Body Workout on Saturday October 15, 2 p.m. when "a giant MOVING Parade will swirl through all areas of the Festival in a 'join-the-parade' celebration of parade traditions, costumes and color. MOVE your body in your own style, your own expression."
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