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Slamstop is designed to silently and mechanically close a partially open car door to ensure maximum safety, and it is compatible with all vehicle makes and models. Previously available on only high-end vehicles as part of a luxury package or factory option, Slamstop works with all standard driver and passenger doors as well as sliding doors. Slamstop uses a unique sensor that automatically monitors when a vehicle's door reaches a specific distance from the car frame. As soon as the space is detected, a sensor is triggered and transfers the information to the Slamstop operating system to close the door the remainder of the way. Information: http://www.slamstop.net/ or +1818 850 77 60.
Fiery, Fierce and Fizzy New Color Options Expand 3M™ Wrap Film Series 1080 to 75 Colors: Customize vehicles with 18 new colors, including Fiery Orange, Fierce Fuchsia and Raspberry Fizz
St. Paul, Minn. – (October 1, 2014) – 3M Commercial Solutions' addition of 18 new unique colors to the 3MTM Wrap Film Series 1080 line provides graphics installers with even more power to design vehicles that incite jaw-dropping reactions. With the addition of bold new colors like Satin Canyon Copper and Sheer Luck Green, graphics installers can now choose from 75 of the most innovative colors and finishes in the industry.
"3M is committed to listening to our customers, and when they asked for more unique options, the 3M team worked hard to create these new colors," said Doug Blackwell, Business Development Manager, 3M. "These new, dynamic colors – like my personal favorite, Gloss Black Rose – will help expand graphics installers' imaginations and allow them to offer even more design options for their clients."
TrailBlaster™ Air Horn System for Jeep JK
Jeep JKs are some of the most popular off road vehicles on the planet. The only problem is that they're light on room to accessorize them. When it comes to installing big, loud, nasty train horns – size almost always matters most. That is, until the TrailBlaster™ bolt-on dual air horn kit from Kleinn Air Horns arrived. Jeepers with this system constantly tell us that they can't believe the amount of sound that comes out of their horns! The system uses a small-but-potent air compressor and a 0.66 gallon air tank, which are mated to a purpose-built, made in USA bracket that fits into factory locations in the rear chassis area of 2007-2014 Jeep JKs. The TrailBlaster™ requires no cutting, welding or drilling and is able to be installed using simple hand tools. The kit features a second bracket that is also made in the USA that allows our XCR2.0 corrosion-resistant Model 101 horns to be bolted to a factory location at the charcoal canister.
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Dutch Company Innogoods enters the North American Aftermarket with its line of Automotive Interior Dehumidifiers
Hailing from Rotterdam in the Netherlands,Innogoods introduces its new Zarpax line,starting with a completely new industry category of re-usable automotive dehumidifiers which are designed to keep automotive interiors permanently dry.This category is becoming of increasing importance with the increase in on -board electronics,and electric vehicles,with their low tolerance to damp environments.
A Zarpax dehumidifying pouch placed on the dashboard overnight will prevent interior moisture which will stop the interior glass from misting up.Other benefits include the reduction of musty smells,mold and poor air quality in the interior,and corrosion of interior metal components .
DEI Introduces New Tie Tool
Avon Lake, OH (October 8, 2014)…Stainless steel locking ties are commonly used in many different automotive applications. Both light and strong they can take a lot of abuse but are finicky to work with especially for the average guy who doesn't use them every day.
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Dennis Gage, Host of My Classic Car, Makes Appearance at DEI's SEMA Booth on Thursday, November 6 from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Avon Lake, OH (October 7, 2014)…Dennis Gage, the easily recognized handlebar mustachioed host of My Classic Car, will make an appearance at DEI's booth #20013 on Thursday, November 6 from 3:30 until 4:30 p.m. My Classic Car is a weekly television program that capture's America's love affair with the automobile that is now in its 18th season on Velocity and MAVTV.
Tom Miller, Design Engineering's VP of sales and marketing, says," My Classic Car provides the most complete coverage on classic vehicles, from complete restorations, to top events throughout the country to step-by-step "how-to" projects. Dennis covers it all with authority and humor to keep the show fresh and entertaining each week. We are delighted that he is going to make an appearance at our booth on Thursday afternoon to sign autographs and answer your questions."


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It was 1970 in Washington, D.C. Friends played a tape recorded lecture in which Ram Dass described his journey to India and his transformation from Harvard professor to intrepid explorer of the mind to spiritual seeker and discoverer in terms, tenor and language that confirmed tenets I knew to be true, but had never heard… Read more »
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Written by David Silver I first met Ram Dass about thirty-five years ago at the Hilda Charlton Thursday night teaching and kirtan. A hundred seekers at St. Luke-In-The-Fields Episcopal Church on Hudson Street in Manhattan. Ram Dass had taken my friend and neighbor, Danny Goldberg, to the meeting a week or two before, and Danny… Read more »

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Fort Pierce Police plan gun buyback
The Fort Pierce Police Department will host a "no questions asked" gun buyback on from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24 at St. Mark's Missionary Baptist Church, 921 Orange Ave.; 2nd Chance Church of God, 1225 N. 25th S.; and the Willie B. Ellis Substation, 1221 Avenue D.
The police department, in partnership with the City Commission will pay cash rewards for each gun turned into one of these locations and no questions will be asked about the ownership or origin of the gun. Reward amounts will be $50 for any gun and $100 for any assault rifle. Armory specialists will be at each location to ensure safety during the day.
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(S07E14) "What we're doing is fundamentally and absolutely necessary." - Hodges
After all that, is it really that simple? Does it really just boil down to survival of the fittest? Fourteen hours into Jack Bauer's very bad seventh day and we finally found out the motivation behind the day's terrorist attacks. Like everyone else, I've been on the edge of my seat, but after that revelation... well, it's going to take another crazy twist for me to really care about Jonas Hodges.
I had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call with 24 EP Howard Gordon about a week ago and when asked about Hodges, he said, "Yes, I think you'll get a very full-bodied explanation of Jonas Hodges' [Jon Voight] motivations. He is in the tradition of all our best villains - complicated, megalomaniacal and in his view, well intentioned. You'll know in all its operatic glory why he's done what he's done."
Was this really all that "operatic?" In the same way that Sen. Blaine Mayer has dismantled CTU, it turns out that he had also been looking into Starkwood, an extremely powerful and persuasive government defense contractor. Hodges runs the outfit and doesn't want to shut it down. It's a story we've heard before: he plans on killing hundreds of thousands of innocent Americans to prove that terror exists and create a demand for his company's services. Simple enough but far from operatic.
Jack, still on the run since he's been framed for Burnett's murder by Starkwood employee Quinn, finds all of this out while digging through files in Mayer's home office. The two of them, finally seeing eye to eye, agree that coming clean is the best way for Jack to take down Starkwood. Juma gave Hodges weapons and they need to be stopped. Then Quinn shows up and it's the same story - Jack is framed.
One key scene though, right before Mayer bit on a bullet (did not see that coming), was the conversation he had with Jack about regret. Losing his family and having to kill innocents were near the top of the list, but did anyone else notice that Jack's motivations nearly mirrored those of Hodges? The difference? Hodges truly believes men like him are required for the world to operate safely and while Jack does agree with that, he still regrets that it's the case. If anything, it sets up an inevitable philosophical debate while bullets fly when Jack and Jonas finally meet.
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Olivia totally leaked that info to the press. Whoever is covering for her at the network must've owed her one - she was a consultant before this. And speaking of that, how much you want to bet that we'll find out one of her major consulting clients was Starkwood?
Larry's by-the-book mentality is really starting to get annoying and it's impeding the investigation. Grow a pair already man! I'm assuming this will change though - he can't keep Renee in custody for the rest of the day.
How come Chloe and Morris didn't mention Bill once? I would think they would have heard about that by now. I was just surprised that Morris didn't use the "people around him die" argument to try and convince Chloe that helping the FBI find Jack was the right thing to do.
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Siberut island (4.030 km sq) is the largest island of four islands in the Mentawai archipelago. It is located about 155 kilometers off the coast of west Sumatra, across the mentawai strait.
Explore the jungle in the heart into the heart of the Siberut Island in the western part off West Sumatra's coast, to meet the indigenous people of the Mentawai who live close to nature and still live in comparative isolation, maintaining their age-old ways. It's virgin rainforest, inhabited by a number of animal species not found anywhere else in the world, among them some rare monkey species, pleasant surprises await you to explore.
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Food and freedom are paired for a spectacular Williamsburg Thanksgiving Day and a weekend of events.
Enjoy the annual tradition of Colonial Williamsburg's bountiful feasts, featuring southern delicacies, expertly prepared and served in a modern setting. Berkeley Plantation hosts the Virginia Thanksgiving Festival where you can join Chickahominy Tribal Dancers in the Friendship Dance. Discover foodways of the 17th and 18th centuries during "Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia," a three-day Thanksgiving holiday event at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center.
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Author of 'Spiritual Suggestions' talks about illness, faith
Rev. Joseph Champlin, a parish priest in Warners, is well known locally and nationwide. The active Catholic presbyter has written more than 50 books on Christian topics ranging from marriage advice to meditation, and 350 inspirational messages called "Spiritual Suggestions" published in Eagle Newspapers, which is comprised of 15 community weeklies. His familiar messages can also be heard during primetime hours on Sirius Satellite multiple times a week.
As ambitious as Champlin is, he decided earlier this month to pull the plug on his weekly submissions as well as his radio spots. Why? He's battling cancer.
In 2002, Champlin learned he had Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia, a rare form of bone marrow cancer that is incurable, but treatable. He's undergone several successful treatments during the past five years, but in June, when the cancer resurfaced, the treatments didn't help. Now, Champlin is undergoing a series of eight chemotherapy sessions, of which he is on his third as of last week.
"I'm a little woozy, but am getting better, feel stronger," he said. "But, you know, it's not curable."
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Champlin, who is 77 years old, has been a priest within the Syracuse Catholic Diocese for more than 50 years. He said he felt a calling to serve early in life, but it wasn't until he was a student at Yale University that he felt prompted to act on his feeling.
"At Yale, I said 'I've really gotta try this out," he said. "If I don't try this out, and I have a bad day in life, I'm gonna say, ya know, I should have tried this. I finally made a decision into my first year of Yale that I needed to try this, and I've never had a question since."
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Early voting to end Friday for Georgia Presidential Preference Primary
Friday is the last day to cast an early ballot for the Georgia Presidential Preference Primary, which is set for Tuesday.
The Franklin County elections office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, said Tess Eubanks, the county elections superintendent.
In Stephens County, early voting will happen Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the bottom floor of the Stephens County Government Building in downtown Toccoa.
Stephens County registrar Theresa Kelley said early voting has gone well so far in the county, with more 700 people voting as of Thursday morning.
But Eubanks said early voting in Franklin County has been slow, with less than 1 percent of 12,000 registered voters choosing to cast an early ballot.
"As of right now, we've had 181 vote in person," she said Thursday. "As for absentee ballots, I've mailed out 109, and I have received back 68."
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Friday, January 25, 2013
REPRESENTATIVE Bernardo Vergara has defended House Bill 3759, which seeks to revise the 1909 Baguio City Charter, and expressed concern on the supposed socioeconomic and political benefits of resolving the city's land use problems.
This came after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed what Vergara thinks could have been a measure to speed up the process of titling alienable and disposable lands and solve Baguio City's problems on land use.
He said that after more than a year and six months of convincing legislators to approve the measure starting from congressional hearings to the bicameral committee sessions, moves to change the charter dating back to the American colonial period has been ongoing for the past 12 years led by then Representative Mauricio Domogan, now city mayor.
"Our constituents have long dreamt of finally having the opportunity to acquire a land lot of their own. With the revised charter vetoed, now that dream remains a dream. Our task continues to have this dream remain alive in their hearts," he said.
Initially, the charter amendment focuses on four essential objectives: the settlement of the city's boundary dispute with the adjoining municipality of Tuba, Benguet; to effectively implement the land use development plan of the City of Baguio; to rationalize the disposition of alienable and disposable public lands that are part of the city's Townsite Reservation, and such other similar lands which, as part of National Reservations, have been re-classified; and to develop genuine and meaningful political, social and fiscal autonomy for the City Government toward sustainable development anchored on self-reliance and effective partnership for national goals.
Aquino, in his explanatory letter addressed to House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and members of the House of Representatives, said that much of the buck focused mostly on the disposition of alienable and disposable lands and revenues government may derive from the sale of these public lands.
But Vergara disagreed, saying the President's decision "may have been grounded on erroneous appreciation of things."
Upon reviewing the grounds of the presidential veto, the legislator stressed the bill does not breach on existing national laws.
"Nowhere is it provided in the charter measure that the city acquires control and disposition of alienable and disposable lands. Under section 35 of this measure, the DENR retains this residual authority through an inter-agency committee headed by the DENR secretary, lands management director and the Bgauio city mayor as member," he said.
Vergara explained that the bill only seeks to correct a long-standing process in the disposition of lands in Baguio City, the only city in the country that has townsite reservations. The tedious process has created a backlog of some 5,000 townsite sales applications yet to be settled.
"Applicants have grown old or have died, indicating how tedious and heart-breaking the processing of townsite sales applications has become," he said.
He also contended Aquino's view that proceeds from land sales should accrue to the national treasury, emphasizing this disputed provision "merely continues a long standing administrative process enforced by the DENR allowing Baguio to retain and use proceeds from the disposal and sale of townsite reserved lots."
Vergara maintained the President might have overlooked his interpretation that the bill violates the Bases Conversion and Development Act, stressing "a lack of understanding in the land resources in Baguio."
He said BCDA assets, including former American facility Camp John Hay, are not alienable and disposable lands, which mean the charter "cannot by law interfere in the disposition of public properties owned by the BCDA."
He also stressed the Local Government Code does not solve delineations among disputing local governments such as Tuba and Baguio.
Vergara added the proposed charter would have legitimized a land swap arrangement between Baguio and Tuba, settling decades-old dispute correcting the city's territory from 49 square kilometers as specified in the century-old charter to 57 square kilometers, adding some eight additional kilometers of land that may be utilized for public use and socialized housing.
The lawmaker is unsure whether to pursue the measure for another round in the future.
After all, the move for the amendment of the City Charter did not start from the representative but from Mayor Domogan who penned the measure during his stint in Congress but was also faced with the same early setback of the tedious process of congressional hearings.
Domogan has time and again stressed the need for charter change, stressing the thousands of pending townsite reservation applications have been subjected to land speculation and squatting.
The mayor emphasized the Environment secretary who administers these public lands has been busy with other functions and the charter change could have been the answer to fast-tracking the extensive process of legitimizing these titles.
With this recent setback, the City Government is now faced with squatting and land speculation problems relying solely on the titling committee and causing the city's enduring problems on illegal squatters and speculators.
Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on January 26, 2013.
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NFL Betting Trends - Week 10 Matchups
The underdogs were able to carve-out a slight 7-6 edge against the spread in Week 9 of the NFL regular season with Minnesota and Tampa Bay covering with the points in a tight straight-up loss. For the fourth week in a row, the OVER had the advantage against the UNDER on the total line. This past week, nine of the 13 games went OVER the closing line. Each and every week of the season NFL Betting Trends will dig a bit deeper into the numbers for a few of the bigger matchups on the schedule to give you the inside edge when it comes to wagering on the games. All betting lines and odds quoted have been provided by 5Dimes
The Seattle Seahawks continue to win games SU and are now holding the best record in the NFC at 8-1. However, they have not been a good team to wager on as of late with a 1-4 record ATS in their last five games. This Sunday they will be on the road against a floundering Atlanta Falcons team that is currently 2-6 on the year both SU and ATS after getting crushed by Carolina 34-10 this past Sunday. The Seahawks have been opened as 6.5-point favorites with the total set at 44.5.
The AFC North used to be one of the most competitive divisions in the league, but at 6-2 the Cincinnati Bengals are in perfect position to add to their lead when they invade M&T Stadium to tangle with the 3-5 Baltimore Ravens. The defending Super Bowl Champs took another step towards missing the postseason altogether this year with a 24-18 loss to Cleveland as one-point road favorites this past Sunday. The Bengals have been opened as 1.5-point road favorites for this contest with the total set at 44.5.
The best matchup of the day could be a 4:05 p.m. (ET) NFC clash between the surging Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers. The 5-3 Panthers head into this game riding a four-game winning streak in which they have scored 30 or more points in each outing. The 49ers went into last week's bye with a five-game winning streak after a sketchy 1-2 start. Carolina has covered the spread in all four of its wins and San Francisco is a perfect 5-0 ATS in its impressive run. The 49ers have been opened as 6.5-point home favorites for this contest with the total set at 42.
Many experts have Denver ranked as the top team in the NFL despite the fact that it is a game and half back in its division at 7-1. The Broncos will be back in action this week after a bye to take on 4-4 San Diego in an AFC West matchup. Denver continues to lead the NFL in scoring with an average of 42.9 points a game and despite the ridiculously high total lines for its first eight games, each one of them has gone OVER. The Broncos have not been nearly that predictable ATS with a record of 4-3-1. The Chargers are 5-2-1 ATS this season and they have been opened as seven-point home underdogs for this Sunday's game. The total for this division clash has been set at 57.
This Sunday night, the 5-4 Dallas Cowboys will try and win back-to-back games for just the second time this season with a trip to the Big Easy to face the 6-2 SU New Orleans Saints. The Cowboys are lucky to even be over .500 after squeezing-out a last second 27-23 victory over Minnesota as a prohibitive 10.5-point home favorite, while the Saints are coming off a stunning 26-20 loss to the New York Jets as six-point road favorites. New Orleans has been opened as a seven-point favorite for Sunday night with the total set at 52.5.


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Blizzard has been deploying beta patches at a record pace, which has a lot of stale info being bandied about as fact. The official Mists of Pandaria talent calculator is wildly out of date, and much of the commentary made over the past week is now superannuated. The developers haven't been shying away from making major class changes in these early days of the beta, and so everything is still up in the air.
What we do know for sure is that there's work being done to modify our holy AoE arsenals specifically. First, Holy Radiance still generates holy power points for us. The holy power generation mechanic was moved from Tower of Radiance and placed directly onto Holy Radiance itself. Other than that, every other piece of our holy toolkit has been updated, and for the better.
Holy Radiance drops the HoT
Rather than leaving a persistent HoT effect on our Holy Radiance targets, the new beta version of HR just immediately heals everyone nearby the original target for 50% of the initial heal. The change makes Holy Radiance quite a bit burstier and allows us to forget about rotating through targets to ensure we don't overwrite our own HoT effects. Our Illuminated Healing bubble is also being applied to all of the healed targets as well. The downside is that the spell now simply scales linearly with haste, removing all of the cool haste breakpoints that granted us extra ticks previously.
Holy Radiance empowers our Holy Shock
Daybreak is back, although in a vastly different form from before. Now, after casting a Holy Radiance, our next Holy Shock will additionally heal nearby targets for 50% of its initial healing. Currently, the 50% AoE heal isn't being split, so every nearby target is getting 50% of the Holy Shock's initial healing. In essence, Holy Radiance makes our next Holy Shock like a miniature Holy Radiance.
That's pretty cool. It gives us a reason to continue to cast Holy Shocks during our AoE healing rotation. The boosted Holy Shock can also activate Infusion of Light, which then leads us into a quicker Holy Radiance. Flipping back and forth between Holy Radiance and Holy Shock will be our ultra-efficient healing rotation.
Since we're going to be generating so many holy power points with our supercharged Holy Shock/Holy Radiance rotation, we need something to burn those holy power points up. Light of Dawn's frontal cone effect is now removed, allowing it to heal the most wounded targets within 30 yards of the casting paladin. I like that effect even better than Prayer of Healing, which continues to only affect a single party.
I don't consider Light of Dawn to be an AoE heal anymore, but rather a multi-target heal. AoE's key word is area, and since the area is now most of the battlefield, that designation is now outdated. The new synergy between Holy Shock, Holy Radiance, and Light of Dawn looks to give us one of the most dynamic and flexible AoE healing rotations in the game. That's a huge step up from not having a single AoE heal just one expansion ago.
Holy Radiance and Beacon make nice
The new Holy Shock/Holy Radiance synergy is cool, but it's not going to break anything. Holy Radiance's improved burst healing will be helpful but doesn't change much. Light of Dawn losing its facing requirement is simply a quality of life change for me. The headline promised major changes to our AoE healing arsenal, and none of our AoE heals was changed that dramatically.
That's because it wasn't an AoE heal that received the tweak -- it was Beacon of Light. Beacon will now replay a percentage of the healing we deal with Holy Radiance. My beta sources say 10% right now, but we'll see what the final value shakes out to be. The key is that some fraction of all of our AoE heals are replayed through Beacon of Light, allowing us to focus more on AoE healing and less on keeping a tank alive.
Holy paladins are looking pretty good
I'm pretty happy about the changes that are slated for Mists. At least, so far. In Wrath, we were a one-button healing class with zero depth and one job. In Cataclysm, we've evolved into more developed healers, with a variety of tools to accomplish our goals. Now, in Mists, we're transforming into the complex and capable healing class that I always knew we could be.
I know that there will be a ton of players choosing monks when Mists is released, and we'll be competing against mistwalkers along with the rest of the healing cadre. For the first time in my holy paladin career, I know that we're going to be able to hold our own. Holy paladins have always found a way to beat the odds and to defeat our weaknesses, but soon, we might not have to. I am looking forward to an expansion where I don't ever feel like I don't have the right tools to do my job.
The Light and How to Swing It: Holy helps holy paladins become the powerful healers we're destined to be. Find out just how masterful mastery healing can be, gear up with the latest gear, and learn how to PvP as a holy paladin.


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By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon, Special to CNN
Editor's note: Katrina Lantos Swett is Vice Chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Mary Ann Glendon is a USCIRF Commissioner. The views expressed are their own.
This month, the world's second most populous nation has resumed its annual commemoration of end-of-year holy days. India's Hindu population, along with Jains and Sikhs, has celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. Muslims are marking Al Hijra, the Islamic New Year, and Ashura on November 14. Next month, Christians will celebrate Christmas.
Taken together, these holidays are a testament to India's remarkable religious diversity. Besides its Hindu majority, India includes the world's third largest Muslim population, 25 million Christians, and Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Jews, and others. As the world's largest democracy, India officially tolerates this diversity. India's prime minister is Sikh and the ruling Congress Party head is Catholic.
Yet on the ground, in a number of key areas across the country, there exists a second, markedly less benign India.
Pew's Religious Restrictions Report finds that India scores "high" on government restrictions and "very high" on social hostilities indexes. In addition, a Pew survey of nations with significant Muslim populations excluded India, as local survey houses feared that questions on religious identity and belief could put interviewers' safety at risk from local authorities or residents.
Indeed, the governments and societies of several Indian states display unmistakable hostility to freedom of conscience and religion, especially for religious minorities. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), on which we serve, continues to monitor India for its disturbing violations of globally recognized standards for this fundamental right.
More from GPS: 'Untouchables' declare own religion
Over the past decade, hostility has often devolved into violence. This year, according to India's government, there have been 479 acts of Hindu-Muslim violence, killing 107 and injuring nearly 1,700. In September, 50 people died and nearly 40,000 fled Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state. Anti-Christian violence followed the August 2008 murder of a Hindu leader in Odisha, even though Maoists claimed responsibility. The U.S. State Department reported 40 deaths, 134 injuries, destroyed churches and homes, and more than 10,000 fleeing the state. In December 2007, in Odisha, Hindu-Christian clashes caused several deaths, dozens of injuries, thousands displaced, and devastated churches and homes. Most notoriously, in February 2002 in Gujarat, Hindu mobs killed as many as 2,500 mostly Muslims, forced 100,000 to flee, and destroyed homes. Christians also were killed and churches demolished. India's National Human Rights Commission cited premeditated violence by Hindu nationalists, complicity by state governmental officials, and police inaction.
At least two factors have fueled the bloodshed – anti-conversion laws and a failure to bring perpetrators to justice. A number of states have "freedom-of-religion acts" that, while purportedly banning forced conversions, require state approval for conversions and prevent Christians and others from peacefully persuading Hindus to switch religions.
More from CNN: 5 takeaways from religion survey
Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Rajastan states have anti-conversion laws, although not all have ratified them, and Maharashtra is considering such an act. In Madhya Pradesh, India's second largest state, the ruling BJP party recently submitted an amendment to its anti-conversion law, which would stiffen jail time and increase fines. These laws bar religious speech and proselytizing, and any allegation that a Christian tried to convert a Hindu can unleash violence or lead police to arrest Christians.
But the poster child for India's failure to punish the violent remains Narendra Modi, who is Gujarat's chief minister – a post he held during the 2002 riots. Gujarat's high court rapped the Modi administration for inaction and ordered compensation for religious structures that suffered damage. In 2005, the U.S. State Department agreed with the recommendation of USCIRF and others to revoke Modi's visa.
True, in April 2012, the highest court's Special Investigative Team failed to prove guilt against Modi and others in a case involving the deaths of nearly 70 people. But he remains implicated in other Gujarat-associated cases that have yet to be investigated or adjudicated. That is why, more recently, 65 members of India's parliament reportedly wrote to President Barack Obama, requesting that he not issue Modi a visa. Sadly, despite all this, Gujarat's most controversial resident is the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in India's 2014 prime ministerial election.
It was another son of Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi, who once offered a broad, tolerant vision for the country and its multi-religious society. So, as 2014 draws nigh, whose vision will be embraced? Which India will prevail – that of religious freedom or religious intolerance? Time will tell.
"But he remains implicated in other Gujarat-associated cases that have yet to be investigated or adjudicated"
What about innocent until proven guilty? Will you decide who will be the PM candidate of india ? should we sitting in India decide who will be the Presidential candidate for republican or democratic party?
India is a multi religious, multi- ethnic, multi-language, multi-racial democracy.
There are Indian Christians, Jews, Muslims, Jains, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhists, and many others.
All live together in relative harmony.
The most powerful person in India is a Christian woman. The Prime Minister is a Sikh. There was a recent
president who was a Muslim. There are highly placed Sikhs in the military . There are successful muslims
who are entrepreneurs ( the founder of Wipro, one of the richest men in India is muslim), business-owners,
bollywood stars, sports stars, etc.
There are tens of millions of prosperous and happy Indian christians, who enjoy the tolerance and
peace that India gives them. There are tens of thousands of Christian churches, Christian schools, etc.
There are Christians who are successful in many fields, including business and industry.
Zubin Metha, an Indian jew, said it best, when he said that when he looked at his friends in India,
they included Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Jains, etc.
The United States of America must uphold the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and condemn nations with unchecked religious discrimination and persecution! Christian rights is human right Just as Jewish and Hindus rights!
Truly,but sadly!
Many of these 65 member of Indian Parliament said their signatures were fraud! The truth is Mr Modi has not been convicted or blamed for any of the charges. There are a few communist Indian expatriate Indian element that drive this media myth. Ultimately, the Indian electorate will decide if the BJP or Modi get voted or not. Let us leave it to their wisdom rather than being a judge on perceived "Poster Boy". Leave it to the people, please!
As a US Army Veteran and a keen observer of the activities of USCRF, this body's lop-sided representation with solely members of the Abrahamic faiths and little or no representation for Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, Confucian etc faiths, this Commission's reports have zero credibility. I. Truly wish that India and other Asian countries treat USCRF's Reports like China does, viz., issuing their own reports about the disparate treatment of our minorities and the notorious stop and search of US citizens of color. Mr.Modi's Gujarat is more tolerant of its minorities than what our Red States do in doing their very best to deny voting rights to peoples of color. I believe that USCRF is not a credible organization since it does not have any representation for non -Abrahamic faiths. I hope that Mr.Modi gets elected as the next Prime Minister of India. The UN has recognized his state as the best administered state in India, i.e., Non-corrupt! It is high time that the USCRF learns to respect India's judiciary system which has acquitted Mr.Modi of all charges reg. the Godhra riots where more Hindus than Muslims were killed,
Katrin, Mary, you are upset because you are not able to convert all Indians to your Christianity. Why isn't there a single Hindu in USCRF, though there about billion Hindus in world? What a biased article
CNN "journalists" will play fast and loose with the facts, in order to write anti India propaganda.
Indian muslims are the most prosperous, the most literate, and the most free, of any muslims anywhere.
Indian hindus have bent over BACKWARDS in order to keep muslims and others happy in India.
Indian muslims have special privileges that Indian hindus do not have. For example, a muslim man can
have several wives at once, as per sharia law.
Thank you so very much CNN for this awesome article. It is really sad to see so many extremist Hindus commenting on here. I guess they would be happy if all of us just bury our heads in the sand and ignore the awful truth about India. Shiv Sena leader, Bal Thackeray of Maharashtra, got away, for decades, with murder and violence, based on intolerance......... is there even one person in that entire sick country that dares to deny that??? Innocent Catholic priests were murdered and their Churches and Residences severely damaged by Naxals in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.......... sad fact......... the list is endless guys........... but the truth must hurt a lot......... so denial is a smoother alternative............. wake up India........ the world is becoming increasingly aware of just how intolerant you guys really are............
Do not lecture us on tolerance, you and USA have not credibility in regards to religious tolerance. Why is that no one talks about the forced conversions by foreign missionary's and their local representatives, hate and violence is a two way road Christian missionary's funded by USA and EU spread hate towards the majority and indigenous faith, (Sikhism,Jainism,Buddhism, Islam) the USCRF is a bias organisation specializing in cherry picking issues and then morphing it according to Extremist Christian world view. We will resist interference from foreign agencies with does not have any credibility in the world. Even the timing of this article is suspect.
Caste India Sucks! Conversions made by fraud is the biggest lies! You cannot deny forced reconversion of Dalit Christians by the caste Hindus! Poor people convert to Christianity for a better life,not to go to heaven or everlasting life. I am not against Hinduism! with human face and social justice. Hindu caste system is deadlier than the dead Apartheid. What you can do to save Hinduism is to take care of poor Hindus like Jews! Dalits are educated and well organized to stand up for there rights! To hell with caste and religion based reservation! Do Justice to all like USA!!!
Indian hindus do NOT convert others to hinduism.
There is no such thing as converting to hinduism. You have to be born into it.
On the other hand, Christians and Muslims convert others to their religions, sometimes by
questionable means.
Why Hindus discriminate Hindus? I know Aryans hated the indigenous Dravidian's! Are you ready for a public discussion / open forum in your place or anywhere in the World?
Let India be a strong Hindu Nation! caste is evil,only satanic forces support evils of caste. I want Social Justice and Civil Rights,I am for Affirmative action just like in USA! Why reservation only for Hindus and Sikhs in India? Christian right is human right ,just as Jews and Muslims!
God save Hindustan!
You have no idea what you are posting! Please check with former Chief Justice of India Hon: K G Balakrishnan,he was a born Catholic and how he become the Chief Justice of India.New jersey Congressman Chris Smith is a good friend of Dalits and his office will provide more information of religious intolerance in India! Caste Holocaust must end! supporting Caste Apartheid is a crime against humanity!
CNN- this is very biased articale.If you are doing true journalism. Take back this article and revise and publish with genuine and non-biased facts. Please note that these kind of articles will only end up in creating hatress . I hope you understand and take necessary actions.
For thousands of years – – when Jews were persecuted elsewhere, they were welcomed into hindu India.
When Christians were persecuted elsewhere in the world, they were welcomed into hindu India.
When Zoroastrians were kicked out of Iran in the 1500s, they were welcomed into hindu India.
When peaceful Tibet was bull-dozed over by Red China, the buddhists and their leader were taken into India.
The list goes on. The current Prime Minister is Sikh. The most powerful person is a Christian woman.
Wow! You swept me off my feet with your comments! My grandparents Anna and Jacob will be turning in the grave!
I have forgiven in the name of our ancestor king Chera! Hail to the greatest and compassionate Chera King of Jews!
Please do not divert your eyes from your own flesh for pleasing Hindus with selfish motivation!
Raju Raja Chera
My Post from yesterday missing. It was the truth abouth faith that could have helped a lot of People. Think i know why it was deleted! Anyway will find other means to spread the truth about faith.
Hope CNN will publish Abobakar Ibrahim's comments as it is! USA,free and fair to all.
Sorry to say my previous comment deleted because I ask inconvenient question other than 2002 Gujarat Riots there was 10000 riots in India no one talk about that.
I agree with you sir,It looks like the Indian Media is Paid by the supreme Governing authority to represent the only Government Projects to expose the Scams and scandals done by the UPA
Posts filled with facts are getting deleted. Hope this facts pass the CNN censure board:
1)Katrina and Mary are simply rehashing old USCIRF annual reports.
2) Gujarat 2002 riots Casualty facts vs fiction:
Report and articles generates the impression that 2500 dead ( mostly muslims, some christians and 0 Hindus), & many chruches destroyed. The factual numbers are about 1050 dead (758 muslims, 0? christians and 254 hindus died), 523 places of worship damaged (298 dargahs, 205 mosques, 17 temples and 3 churches).
3) Gujarat 2002 riot police response found insufficient by USCIRF:
In wake of riots, police detained 35,552 civilians, fired 10,000 rounds of bullets killing 170 civilians and injuring many more. Is this insufficient ?
4) Odisha riots:
Article states 'riots followed the August 2008 murder of a Hindu Swami Laxmananda leader in Odisha, even though Maoists claimed responsibility'. On Sept 30 2013, Times of India reported that 7 Christians were convicted for Aug. 2008 Jalepesta Hindu Monastry massacre of 5 incl. 80 yr. old monk Swami Laxmananda, women and children. Both, massacre & reprisal riots, should be condemned.
5) India's freedom of religion acts, which are in cold-storage, stresses freedom to practice your own faith; On the other hand, USA's Intl Religious Freedom Act and USCRIF, stresses propagation of faith. If one is anti-conversion then another is pro-predatory-conversion.
Hypocrisy and Double standard to fool the world! USA passed international religious freedom act of 1998 for what? India says it is the largest secular democracy compare to the greatest democracy USA! One must be a fool to believe it! USA and India must explain to the poor and helpless Native Dalit Christians of India about Religious freedom and Social Justice!
Please explain any reason why the Dalit Christians must return to the Hindu fold,change their religion and their christian names to receive equal opportunity and Civil Rights? Will USA and India dare to discriminate Jews? NO,not at all. This will not help USA or save Hinduism.This nothing but plain denial of Christians Freedom of religion and Human Rights!
Professional evangelist are like politicians! your silent hurt the poor Christians!
"Please explain any reason why the Dalit Christians must return to the Hindu fold,change their religion and their christian names to receive equal opportunity and Civil Rights?"
"Will USA and India dare to discriminate Jews?"
I don't know about USA but india has no reason to discriminate against jews. even in history india is the one place jews were never discriminated against. the only religions who ever complained about discrimination by hindus were muslims and christians because apparently it is discrimination to not convert into them
Katrina Lantos, and Mary ann should know two facts. Hindus r too tolerant of other religions. Most of the current Muslims were converted by Muslims who occupied n ruled India for 800 years. Then British Christians converted as much as they could in their 200 year rule.
will u ever dare to criticize Jews occupying and treating Palestine Muslims inhumanely for decades?
We have been hearing many one sided stories against Modi. Story writers need to be fair to him. This write up and many such publications fail to do their duty if they do not mention the plight of internally displaced Hindus (Kashmiri Pandits ). As many as 700 Pandits were killed by Muslims in Muslim majority Kashmir valley and around 3 Lakh were forced to flee their homes at gun point. 22 years have passed but no Kashmiri Pandit is being allowed to resettle in Kashmir. If a fair probe is done it will be found that the then government led by Farooq Abdullah and his civil and police administration played hand in glove with zealots to drive Hindus out. Farooq continues to be Minister in Central governemnt despite commitiing sins. If Modi needs punishment, Farooq needs punishment too.Why majority of Hindus of India are in favour of Modi is because no one speaks about them and Modi is a cementing force to unite Hindus. If so called secularists continue selective appeasement policy, I fear India will become more intolerant and minorities in India may have to suffer because of this in coming years.
The comments made by "Raju Charles" on here, beautifully sum up the situation regarding the treatment of the so-called "lower" castes, in India. Thank you Raju Charles! For the rest of you Hindu extremists and ignorant Brahmins that have commented on here, what you guys have NEVER understood, is that if one segment of human society cleverly figured out, 3000 years ago, to screw over the rest of human society, by inventing a "caste" system, what that did was to make the so-called lower castes feel horrible, stifled, hemmed-in and kept-down, just by virtue of the caste they were born into.......... :( So the so-called "harijans" or "untouchables" and the "Shudras" and the "Bhangis" and a myriad of "lower" castes felt a dire need to get away from the entire Hindu caste system and run with all their might towards Christianity, so that they would not be labeled as the 'bottom" caste of society.......... when this number of people exceeds 200 million, that is quite a exodus of people, to say the least! What the entire world has witnessed, over the last 50 years, is that when these so-called "lower" caste people from India, migrate to USA, they could become Doctors, Engineers, Scientists, Leaders or whatever they want to become, if they has the motivation and drive to achieve their life dreams............. so when the playing field is leveled and fair, ALL castes of people from India do equally well....... so I hope these facts can serve as a hard lesson to the ignorant and extremist views expressed on here and have educated you just a tad! God Bless the so-called "lower" castes from India, for doing so extremely well in USA, more power to you, and may your children stand for President of USA some day.......... :)
For your information Indians do not have "caste". Hindu religion talks about Varnas and Jatis. As always the "caste" is a straight jacketed, linearized, rigid structure invented by the westerners when they came in contact with the ancient Indian society. The Aryan invasion theory is a myth perpetrated by German historians to reclaim their past glory. The Brahmins never governed for your information. The Kshatriyas were the rulers, the Brahmins were advisors to the King and his ministers, the Vaisyas engaged in trade and the Shudras were the peasantry class. There was considerable flexibility in the social mobility between the Varnas and the Jatis. If this was not the case, then can you please explain how Chandra Gupta Maurya, a Shudra by birth, became one of the greatest Emperors of ancient India? Or how is it that Valmiki, a robber by profession authored the Ramayana?
Your writing is a classical example of how the westerners interpret things to suit their own belief structure so that they can continue with their aggressive proselytization activities by denigrating the local cultures and traditions.
Sanatana Dharma is an ancient culture,tradition, a way of life now called by 'others' as Hinduism,a religion.It is the only known oldest religion in the world and is still continuing without break. This religion originated in today's Indian subcontinent, east of the river Indus,Sindhu and throughout history the only religion which has never invaded other countries to spread the religion and till date does not believe in forced or willful conversion. Every other religion existing today in India is because of the tolerant nature of the Hindus.Thus it is high time that India stops being a secular country and turns toa Hindu country, the only one country for the majority Hindus. Most other countries including Pakistan, USA are primarily a Christian or a Islamic country where the other religious citizens are either a minority or almost non existent as in Pakisthan. At last why not one country for Hindus though not only Hindus?
Dear Ms. Shantha B Kumar, here is why I respectfully disagree with you. Although USA might have been called a "Christian" Country approx 100 years ago, let me educate you about the USA of today. More than 60% of those so-called Christians have completely stopped going to any church whatsoever. They have even aggressively debated to take any mention of Christian or any other religion out of the public school system and even want to remove any mention of God from their coins, daily anthems and national utterances! All of us who live in USA are very happy about this because religion is a very personal matter and the "State" should not meddle or interfere within this realm........ so do you now see why you are going the wrong way on the freeway of human existence? I wish most of those ignorant Muslim countries (such as Saudi etc!) could learn from USA and move away from the State having any say in religion........ would that not be a much better world for all of us to live in and enjoy? So forget about making Hindustan only for Hindus.......... instead, can we change the name of India from Hindustan to Sabhkastan.......... a country for everybody.......... like USA............ :)
For the likes of Daniel and Raju Charles (a converted Christian of course)...when you say that State should not "meddle"...you neither understand politics nor religion. No state (US included) in the world can completely isolate itself from the religious affiliations of the people it governs....the US state is very much comprised of right wing Christians. It aids and supports proactively the right wing groups by providing legitimacy to their voices through formation of Commissions like the USCIRF. You need to read a lot before commenting blindly.
So, are 'forced conversion', and prosetelyzing acts of religious tolerance ? When we medle with others beliefs, and they cross the line of tolerence then they are at fault. What a hypocritical world we live in.
Hindus are the most tolerant religious community with no history of religious intolerance. Hindus are at the receiving end of religious violence which resulted in almost 50% of population been converted to other religion by force or other reasons. Two major part of greater india were ceded because of this namely Pakistan and Bangladesh. Due to the politics of minority appeasement in india since independent now Hindus are feeling suffocated and threatened both internally and externally. The way vested interest has targeted Mr Modi and held responsible for Gujrat riots had made him more popular with Hindus, there is no evidence of his involvement in riots still he has been wrongly accused.
What a misleading misinformed piece this is. Utter disregard for truth. This article has been presented purely for the benefit of the corrupt ruling Congress party of India. CNN allows and even encourages such anti-India junk because they are joined at the hip with IBN in India which is the most worthless biased media house on the face of this earth. And everyone, at least in India knows that. What a waste of time this was! CNN is fast deteriorating into a left-liberal communist piece of rag.
what about the genocide that the US is carrying out in various parts of the world for ages – vietnam, iraq, libya and so many others..all that is respecting peoples freedom and values and all the esoteric things you talk about ..what about the fact that women were not allowed to vote till a few decades back and the blacks got equal opportunity only a few decades back..what about the various crusades which massacred millions of people across the world include India and the horrific Goa inquisition ...what does USCRIF have to say about that ..mercy killing ? easy to criticize others we're not questioning you about your misdeeds atleast dont throw stones at us
Hello to USCRIF and its lies and hateful work!
what about Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan whrer religious freedom is almost extinct.
Did you make any noise when Taliban in Afghanistan demolished the largest statue of Buddha in the world?
It appears that your commission is working only for Christians & Muslims. Both believe in conversion.
Then again who cares about USCRIF.
Country India need not respond to these reports because its none of USA business.
Great article everyone should read, Chief Justice of India had to lead a double life. After reading all these comments, you would all be well served to take time and read to continue the conversation:
Mr Charles I saw your comment listed their as well -http://indianrealist.com/2011/01/03/another-dalit-turns-out-to-be-a-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-5376
In Reference I wanted to add I agree with you full heartily.
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Valid Fact: CNN and the American government somehow profit from India being criticized
Invalid Fact: All the several recorded instances of an Hindu-Muslim tensions can be ignored so long as you are patriotic in a random internet feed
In India we have reservations for animals who are going extinct, in the US we have reservations of the original inhabitants who are almost extinct. Who are these people to point fingers at India.
Amongst the US's longest standing and closest allies is Saudi Arabia. Who are these women from USCIRF trying to fool. For a country that has been at war continuously for over 60 years, whose very economic survival depends on war, which has more blood on its hand than any other during the same period, what is the credibility of the US itself, let along something called USCIRF.
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Being diagnosed with hearing loss, or learning that your child is hearing-impaired, isn't easy. You may feel a range of emotions, from shock to anger to sadness. Here are tips that can help you face these feelings.
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Most parents don't know much about hearing loss. Learning that your child is hearing-impaired can be shocking, since 9 out of 10 hearing-impaired children are born to parents with normal hearing. Hearing loss that happens later in life may not be as surprising. But losing your hearing as an adult can still lead to feelings of anxiety, frustration, isolation, and fatigue.
"Parents of children with severe hearing loss typically go through the classic stages of grief," says Anne L. Oyler, associate director for audiology professional practices at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). These stages include denial, anger, bargaining, sadness, and acceptance. Oyler says it's important to know -- ahead of time -- that you might experience a variety of intense emotions. Know that what you're feeling is perfectly normal for the situation.
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Adapting to hearing loss doesn't happen right away. "You may feel you're doing well one day, and then suddenly experience anger all over again," Oyler says. "Many people with serious hearing loss describe the experience as a journey, with many turns along the way. You can't expect to come to terms with something like this all at once."
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- Facing the person when you speak
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Well i'm getting into eventing with my horse, and I am having balance issues, especially in XC. Its wierd because i've always had the nickname 'Miss Stickabilty' when riding problem horses, yet in the past couple of months I feel like my balance is deterioating, and I feel like if my horse is to stop, spook or do a huge jump i'd go flying.
This is especially evident in XC, where I feel as if i'm 'perched' on my horse while I am in two-point. I feel less confidence in my abiltys now and losing some of my gutsiness.
I have a very 'gun-ho' horse when it comes to XC, and he is always a real handful, but it never used to worry me, but now I feel like my balance is even worse when he is playing up (not scary, just incredibly frustrating!).
Also I am having issues with keeping my heels DOWN, and STILL. This is also wierd because I used to have excellent heels! It seems that I have picked up some strange habits from somewhere.
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The Legends Classic has quickly become one of our most popular events, said Marija Pientka, associate athletic director for development. We are so thankful to have some many outstanding former athletes who come back to support the Badgers for this event.
The day began around 11 a.m. with some golf instruction from PGA tour members and Wisconsin natives Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker. The group then broke for lunch and separated into foursomes for their 1 p.m. tee time. The format was a Shamble, with all four players driving and the group selecting the best drive. From there each individual played their own ball in and the two lowest scores of four players counted towards the team total. The foursome of womens golf coach Todd Oehrlein, Robert Rehm, Barbara Rehm, and Garrett Jones won the event with a score of 128. Jones, who completed his Badger golf career earlier this spring, is the UW career leader in scoring average.
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The Producer Price Index for finished goods advanced 0.1 percent in January, seasonally adjusted. Prices for finished goods declined 0.1 percent in December 2011 and moved up 0.2 percent in November 2011.
The index for finished goods less foods and energy moved up 0.4 percent in January, the largest increase since a 0.5-percent rise in July 2011. About 40 percent of the advance in the index for finished goods less foods and energy can be attributed to prices for pharmaceutical preparations, which climbed 2.0 percent.
The index for finished energy goods fell 0.5 percent in January, the fourth straight monthly decrease in this index. Leading the January decline, prices for residential electric power moved down 1.7 percent.
Prices for finished consumer foods moved down 0.3 percent in January after falling 0.9 percent in December 2011. Over 80 percent of the January decline can be attributed to the index for fresh and dry vegetables, which fell 8.8 percent.
These data are from the BLS Producer Price Index program. To learn more, see "Producer Price Indexes — January 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-12-0266. All producer prices are routinely subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Producer prices in January 2012 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20120217.htm (visited October 13, 2015).
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