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Bobby Brown was pulled over in an L.A. neighborhood after police saw him talking on the phone while driving. It is now illegal in the state of California to talk on the phone while driving without a hands-free device.
After pulled over, the police officers conducted a field sobriety test and decided that Brown was driving impaired. He was arrested for a DUI and written a citation for talking on the phone while driving.
He faces a small fine for the phone violation and up to a $1,000 fine for the DUI plus jail time. This is Brown's second DUI arrest, the first occurred in Georgia in 1996.
If you or a loved one has been charged with driving impaired, these charges can change your life. This is why it is important to have experienced representation on your case that is committed to fighting for justice. Contact the Dallas DUI defense lawyers of the Law Office of Mark T. Lassiter by calling (214) 845-7007 today.


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Mortgage Loan Rates Rose Last Week, Applications Fell 6%October 12, 2016 by Paul Ausick
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning, noting a week-over-week decrease of 6% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending October 7. Mortgage loan rates rose on four types of loans and remained unchanged on one over the past week. Last week's rates hit a monthly high.
On an unadjusted basis, the composite index decreased by 6% week over week. The seasonally adjusted purchase index decreased by 3% compared with the week ended September 30. The unadjusted purchase index decreased 2% for the week and is now 27% higher year over year.
The MBA's refinance index decreased by 8% week over week and the percentage of all new applications that were seeking refinancing dropped from 63.8% to 62.4%.
Adjustable rate mortgage loans accounted for 4.1% of all applications, down from 4.1% the previous week.
The nonfarm payroll report released last Friday was slightly below expectations and should have resulted in a slight dip in mortgage rates. Instead, rates moved slightly higher. Rates have increased for nine straight days, according to Mortgage News Daily, and the most prevalent rate available for top-tier borrowers is settling on 3.65% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage.
According to the MBA, last week's average mortgage loan rate for a conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased from 3.62% to 3.68%. The rate for a jumbo 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose from 3.60% to 3.67%. The average interest rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage increased from 2.93% to 2.97%.
The contract interest rate for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage loan remained unchanged at 2.92%. Rates on a 30-year FHA-backed fixed-rate loan increased from 3.50% to 3.54%.

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At 115 years young, St. Anthony Hospital has a lot of stories to tell – from the amazing doctors, nurses and staff to patients whose lives were forever changed by the care they received. Today, too many hospitals want to tell you how great they are by forcing a story of a patient survival down your throat that makes you un-easy, that makes you change the channel. St. Anthony has plenty of survival stories, but there are stories created every day of compassion, character and why people are called to serve.
Our goal was to create a story that people relate to. A story that doesn't tell you how great this hospital is but what this hospital values. A story that engages the soul and pulls at your heart. St. Anthony understands that great brands don't have to be the central focus to be great – being along for the ride has a greater return.
This multi-faceted campaign features a two and a half minute TV spot about a boy's selfless act towards his younger sister. The spot directs the viewer to a website with several stories about St. Anthony and its amazing people.
As part of our digital strategy, we build a responsive website to serve as the main hub for all things related to Look for the Cross – doctor and patient stories, testimonials, physician directory complete with a Google Maps component.
After the initial launch, we added a new homepage to drive traffic to the various St. Anthony campaigns. A three-column layout allows us to feature stories, promotions, other information in a simple, timely manner.
Here is a collection of stories from St. Anthony patients and employees that are truly worth sharing.
Waking Julie
Dr. Julie Wiley
Dr. Renee Grau
Dr. Paul Wright
Dr. Elise Slaybaugh
Dr. June Ivey
Dr. Salman Zubair
Dr. Terry Rimmer
Kayla Stinebring
Dr. Gaynell Anderson
Dr. Robert Zukas
Alicia's Story
Kim's Story
William Vawter Story
Dr. Emily McLaurin Story
Dr. Kersey Winfree Story
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"My son is 10 and he said mom you have to watch this and when I turned around he was crying. I was crying when I finished watching this. I love this commercial. I could see my son doing this for his sister. It's wonderful."


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Fed: Consumer Spending Down $7,300 Per Person Since Great Recession Began
Timothy Geithner engaged in some painful truth talking the other day on the slow pace of the economic recovery. The Treasury Secretary stated that for many people "it's going to feel very hard, harder than anything they've experienced in their lifetime now, for a long time to come." New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco offers one stark explanation for why we're stuck in this long slow slog. In a word: spending. No, not the federal spending that is front and center as Washington lurches to some sort of debt/deficit deal. We've got a consumer spending problem. Namely, that we're not spending anywhere near what we were shelling out before the Great Recession began. That's basically left the economy in the same shape as Alex Rodriguez and his torn meniscus: slowed down and lacking power.
Spending Down $7,356
Kevin Lansing, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, took a look at how our current personal spending compares to what we would have spent if we had continued at the hectic, bubble-induced pace that ensued from 2000 until the Great Recession began in December 2007. According to Lansing, average per-person spending was $7,356 less (in inflation-adjusted dollars) than if our pre-recession spending spree had continued apace. That works out to $175 less per month that we've each been circulating back into the economy. Which goes a long way to explain why the economy isn't exactly humming these days.
The Payroll Tax Offset
As it turns out, that $175 per month decline in consumer spending is about what high-income earners are saving this year courtesy of the reduction in the Social Security payroll tax meant to stimulate the economy. The maximum annual savings from the 2011 payroll tax break is $2,136 for anyone making at least $106,800 this year, which works out to a maximum monthly savings of $178 per month. But it's not as if we're sitting around mulling how we can jump-start the economy by spending that extra money in our paychecks. Fact is, that $178 a month is pretty much being eaten up by higher gas and food costs.
The Long Hangover
Nor is anyone suggesting that it would in fact be a good thing if we could just hit the rewind button and get back to our pre-recession spending levels. The problem is not so much our current spending rate but that our spending was on steroids from 2000-2007 courtesy of inflated housing values. As the Fed's Lansing told Bloomberg:
"People are wondering why consumer spending is so slow these days. What they should be asking is: Why was it so strong in previous years? You're comparing it to an artificial economy that was driven by debt. We're not going back to that kind of spending growth unless we have a big run-up in housing prices again, or a change in labor markets that makes people's income go up."
With home values still struggling to stop their epic slide and last week's news that the official unemployment rate had ticked up to 9.2 percent, it's pretty clear neither trigger is on the horizon. In fact, Lansing notes that as of May, we were 42 months past the start of the recession, and yet consumer expenditures are still 1.6 percent below their pre-recession peak. That's nearly twice as long as it took for spending to get back to its peak level after the 1990-91 recession.
Our economy faces a far longer rehab than ARod's expected six weeks on the disabled list; it takes time to recover from debilitating and outsize bubbles. And the consumer spending bubble was both. Look no further than the shadow inventory of distressed and foreclosed homes. Until those work their way through the market, home prices will remain under pressure. That will keep household net worth down, and until we all see an uptick in that telling stat, we're not going to be in much of a mood -- or shape -- to increase our spending (albeit at a healthy non-bubble pace). Moreover, the recovery could be even further impeded if we end up with a milquetoast debt/deficit deal that is devoid of any clear initiatives to spur job growth. There are still 14.1 million unemployed Americans in no position to spend.
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According to the Pew Research Center, as of 2013, 56% of all adults living in the U.S. have a smartphone. Even more notable, within the important demographic range of 18 to 49 years of age (a sweet spot for online ordering customers), the number of smartphone owners jumps to 74.5%.
That works out to about 137 million people with smartphones. It is still too early to say and be taken seriously, but we, at NetWaiter, believe online and mobile ordering is to restaurants what drive-thru windows were to fast-food places in the '60s – a game changer for how the public gets their takeout food.
Online ordering, however, offers enhanced accessibility from a customer's mobile device. That's why NetWaiter places so much emphasis on mobile ordering and provides each client their own branded mobile site for easy menu navigation and ordering. Consider these recent statistics from Google:
• 95% of smartphone users conduct restaurant searches.
• 64% of those searches convert to purchases in one hour; 90% convert within one day.
• 77% of those using NetWaiter for a delivery order prefer to prepay online rather than pay in person.
• 30%: The average industry increase in ticket size seen from mobile and online orders.


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Major Lazer have announced details of their new album 'Peace Is The Mission', to be released in June.
The album is the follow up to 2013 record 'Free The Universe' and features appearances from MØ, Ellie Goulding, Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz, Pusha T and Elliphant among others. There is also a remix for the Ariana Grande song 'All My Love', which appeared on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One soundtrack. A full tracklist can be seen below.
'Lean On', featuring MØ and DJ Snake, is the first single from the record. Watch the video for 'Lean On' below.
Speaking to NME in a video you can watch below, Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire of the group explained the new album might surprise some fans.
Speaking of one track, formed around a beat called 'Powerful' Diplo said: "It was a good beat name, 'cos that was the hook, immediately. It's sick. When you hear it you'll be like, 'Wow. Major Lazer did a waltz song, with a reggae artist."
Peace Is the Mission:
'Be Together' featuring Wild Belle
'Too Original' featuring Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell
'Blaze Up The Fire' featuring Chronixx
'Lean On' featuring MØ & DJ Snake
'Powerful' featuring Ellie Goulding & Tarius Riley
'Light It Up' featuring Nyla
'Roll the Bass'
'Night Riders' featuring Travi$ Scott, 2 Chainz, Pusha T & Mad Cobra
'All My Love' featuring Ariana Grande & Machel Montano (Remix)
Major Lazer were recently announced as part of the line-up for this year's Wireless Festival at London's Finsbury Park in July. They join A$AP Rocky and headliner Drake on the Friday of the event.
Last month, Diplo also teamed up with Skrillex to release the debut Jack Ü album in the middle of the artists' joint 24-hour DJ set.


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Cloud software provider Ramco beat global vendors to secure the contract with BIBD, Brunei's flagship Islamic bank and the country's largest financial services provider serving all banking sectors. The partnership marks Ramco's entry into Brunei and strengthening of presence in South East Asia
Ramco will implement its ERP solution integrated with full suite HCM and Global Payroll, across BIBD's branches and 900+ employees spread in Brunei's four districts. The scope of engagement includes finance and accounting, inventory and procurement, as well as core HR functions, time & attendance, payroll, training and recruitment.
"We are excited to embark on a digital journey with Ramco's ERP integrated with full suite HCM & Global Payroll. This transformative project will support our push into digitizing our back office operations as part of our overall business strategy of streamlining our services & processes to not just our customers and partners, but also our internal staff," said Tahir Muzaffar, CIO, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam.
"Our partnership with Ramco ERP will digitize procurements, payments and hire to retire functions thus bringing better visibility of our assets and improving productivity. With in-built mobility and analytics, we will be among the forerunners in bringing modern-day banking experience to our partners and staff," added Muzaffar.
"Our partnership with Brunei's leading financial institution is a reflection of the strong product capability, innovative features that we bring to the table and above all positive customer sentiment. With BIBD, we expand into yet another new market which holds new promise and opportunity for further growth in Asia," said Virender Aggarwal, CEO, Ramco Systems.


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Aujourd'hui nous avons conduit pendant deux heures pour aller à l'église. Dans la deuxième heure, nous avons écouté le Paul Baloche & Friends; une collection de chansons de culte et louange par Paul Baloche traduit en Français et enregistré au Québec.
Today we had a two hour drive to church. During the last half of the trip, we listened to Paul Baloche and Friends, a collection of some of Paul Baloche's best known worship songs translated into French and recorded in Quebec. (For some reason the title on the CD cover is in English, though the album, but for a final bonus cut, is entirely en Français.)
I had two reactions to listening to this.
First was the realization of how much material Baloche has contributed to the worship life of contemporary churches. Furthermore, this is not just a matter of quantity, but also quality; these are some of our best known, popular worship pieces. Though I was tempted to sing along in English, I just listened, knowing just enough French to catch the occasional variation in the French translation.
Second was the reminder that the Church (capital 'C') is so much larger than we in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Australia or New Zealand consider. We are part of much larger, must greater body of believers. Hearing these familiar songs in another language is humbling, especially to those who tend to think that North America is the center of the Christian universe.
Songs on the album include:
- Hosanna
- Élève-Toi (Arise)
- La Terre Entière (All The Earth)
- Ton Nom (Your Name)
- Louez Adonaï (Praise Adonai)
- Offrande (Offering)
- Jésus Tu Es (Jesus You Are)
- Ouvre Les Yeux De Mon Coeur (Open the Eyes of My Heart)
- et cinq plus (and five more)
Joining Paul on this excellent recording are André Favreau, Joel Augé, Lynne-Marie, Tabitha Lemaire, and Thierry Ostrini.
This recording (and a fuller story on how the album came to be) is available in the U.S. through Paul's website, Leadworship.com, and the CD is sold in Canada by progressive bookstores like ours and through Distribution ADP.


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- Train, Arthur E., 1875-1945
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- 2.5 linear feet (8 boxes)
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- Arthur E. Train literary papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Arthur E. Train was a writer. Literary papers including Autobiography of Mr. Tutt (with clippings regarding Mr. Tutt), correspondence regarding plots, 1935-1944, various drafts of the play Mr. Tutt or The Hermit of Turkey Hollow, written for Raymond Massey, drafts of other attempts to dramatize Mr. Tutt, typescripts of short stories and articles including The Strange Attacks on Mr. Hoover (with corrections in Hoover's hand), printed versions, early literary attempts and personalia, and scrapbooks.
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Breaking Israel News article
Tensions Mount Between the Sons of Jethro and Israel By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz June 30, 2015 , 8:30 am 5 7 1 0Email 21Share "Moses said to Chovav, son of Reuel, the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, 'We are travelling to the place G-d spoke about, saying, 'I shall give it to you'. Go with us and we shall treat you well…'" (Numbers 10:29)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe 'Boogie' Ya'alon meet with leaders of the Druze community in Israel, at PM Netanyahu's office in Jeursalem on June 24, 2015. (Photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO)
Recent events have, for the first time in Israeli history, pitted the Israeli Druze against their host country in a moral dilemma with biblical roots and life-or-death implications.
Druze are considered infidel by Islam and, as such, have been targeted for attack by Al-Nusra and ISIS in Syria. Less than two weeks ago, 20 Druze villagers were killed by Sunni rebels in the Idlib province in northwest Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group reported that a Druze village on the border with Israel was in imminent danger of attack.
"Hader is now totally surrounded by rebels, who just took a strategic hilltop north of the village," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
The community of 140,000 Druze living in Northern Israel has called on Israel to protect their threatened brothers just a few scant kilometers across the border in Syria. In truth, Israel owes them a debt of gratitude.
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Members of the Israeli Druze community watch civil war fighting between Syrian forces from the Israeli side of the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights on June 16, 2015. Druze residents of Israel have recently raised concern for the safety of their fellow Druze on the Syrian side. (Photo: Basel Awidat/Flash90) Druze live in villages scattered around the region and have a principle of not seeking to rule, but rather to aid their host country. They have served with great honor in the Israel Defense Forces in combat positions and there have been many Druze martyrs who have died protecting the Jewish State.
Israel recognizes this and IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Moti Almoz reported that top IDF officers held a Golan assessment last week. He assured the Druze community that the IDF was taking measures "as part of the common cause and blood-alliance between us and our Druze brothers in the State of Israel."
Despite this declaration, later the same day, the IDF declared the area near the northeastern border of the Israeli Golan a closed military zone, limiting access to residents of the area. Security sources said this was not because of any threat from Syria but to prevent access to the area from the Israeli side, where Druze have said they would cross the border to protect their brethren in Syria.
At odds with this is Israel's role as a humanitarian presence in the Middle East. As such, the army allows injured, even hostile enemies, to cross the border for treatment at Israeli hospitals. This policy has created a difficult situation, in which Israeli hospitals may be treating rebels who are part of the effort that threatens the Syrian Druze loosely allied with the Assad government. This has created tension in the Druze communities in Northern Israel.
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On two separate occasions this month, angry mobs of about 200 Druze surrounded an IDF ambulance transporting injured Syrians to Ziv Hospital in Safed. The Druze believed the Syrians to be part of radical Sunni groups actively attacking their brothers across the border, though authorities assured them that none of the injured were from the al-Qaeda connected Jihadists .
The second incident ended tragically as the mob came from their city of Maj Al Shams to set up a roadblock. They succeeded in stopping the vehicle and attacking the occupants, killing one of the injured Syrians and injuring two IDF soldiers who were protecting the injured Syrians with their own bodies. Additional security forces were called in and used crowd-control measures to disperse the mob.
Nine Druze have been arrested on suspicion they were involved in the attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Druze community leaders, one of whom, Ayoub Kara, is a minister from his Likud party. Netanyahu reaffirmed the bond between Israel and its Druze citizens, but condemned the attack.
"Your boys, our boys all serve and fight in the IDF and defend the country that belongs to all of us," Netanyahu said. "We are all law-abiding, loyal citizens, and if someone violates these rules and takes the laws into their hands it is our duty to condemn it and to make sure that these violations will not become the norm. This is something we must prevent – the recurrence of such incidents."
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The scene where Druze Israeli residents attacked an Israeli ambulance carrying wounded Syrians near Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights on June 22, 2015 (Photo: Basel Awidat/Flash90) "I cherish the community, cherish its achievements, its contribution to the state in general and to the state's security specifically," Netanyahu added.
The leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Moafaq Tarif, strongly denounced the attack.
"Of course we condemned everything that happened. Our tradition and religion are against harming an injured person or an ambulance. This is not our way, not our education…and we hope you will continue to lead this whole affair wisely. We are at your service," Tarif said.
Israel cannot cross the border into Syria, even to help the Druze. Allowing Israeli Druze to cross into Syria to help their brethren would also open Israel to international censure.
The moral dilemma is clear however. The roots of the situation go deeper than this modern conflict. The Druze consider themselves to be the present day descendants of Jethro, the Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses, who they view to be their chief prophet and founder of their religion (Exodus 3:1). They are secretive about their religion and do not proselytize. However, the Druze religion is a form of Abrahamic monotheism incorporating many aspect of other religion and philosophies. This seems consistent with Jethro's biblical reputation as a priest to many faiths.
According to Nachmanides, a leading medieval Jewish scholar, the descendants of Jethro receive a portion of land in Israel, specifically the fertile land surrounding Jericho, just like the tribes of Jacob, and they assisted in conquering the land when the Jews entered, 40 years after Sinai. Until now, the Druze and Israel have had a mutually beneficial relationship based on the laws of citizenship. It might be that this difficult situation will require the two nations to explore the deeper roots of their connection.
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44311/tensions-mount-between-sons-jethro-israel-middle-east/#d9AQJEuQzDMlwLzj.99
Jerusalem Online reporting
On Monday morning, the Israeli Navy's commando seized the Marianne Boat, which was making its way toward the Gaza coastline, outside Israel's territorial waters. The IDF says the seizure was short and that the anti-Israel activists on board expressed no resistance. The three smaller vessels that escorted the Marianne have turned around and are currently making their way to Greece.
Israeli MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) was on board the Marianne. The IDF stated that the military action was implemented in accordance with the government and after all diplomatic attempts to prevent the boat from reaching Gaza had been made.
"The boat interception took place after numerous calls were made to those on board," the IDF spokesperson unit statement said. "When the activists made it clear they had no intention of cooperating and accepting the invitation to dock at the Ashdod Port, it was decided to seize the vessel and escort it to the port."
The boat is currently making its way to Israel. Israeli Navy officials estimated that it would take it between 12 and 24 hours to get there. The activists on board will be sent back to their home countries upon arriving in Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the Navy soldiers and commanders for intercepting the boat, which he said was attempting to reach the Gaza coastline against the law. "This flotilla is none other than a demonstration of lies and hypocrisy, which helps the Hamas terror organization and disregards all the horrors in our region," Netanyahu stressed.
"Preventing the boats from entering Israel's territorial waters was performed in accordance with international law. The Navy's action was backed by a UN Secretary-General committee," the Prime Minister added. "Israel is a democracy that defends itself. We will not allow for weapons to be delivered to terror organizations in Gaza through the sea as was done in the past."
Upon embarking the Marianne, IDF soldiers handed a written letter to the flotilla activists clarifying that their attempts to portray Israel as a country that violates human rights are false. "You may have intended to sail somewhere not far from here, to Syria, where Assad's regime slaughters the Syrian people every day with the support of Iran's murderous regime," the letter read. "However, here in Israel we deal with a reality where terror organizations like Hamas are trying to hurt innocent people. We protect our citizens from these attempts in accordance with international law."
Breaking Israel News article
An IDF soldier is being rushed into an ambulance after being stabbed by a female Palestinian terrorist near Rachel's Tomb, June 29, 2015. (Photo: Magen David Adom)
A female IDF soldier was severely wounded Monday morning in a terrorist stabbing attack near Rachel's Tomb in Jerusalem.
The attack occurred at approximately 11 am at a security checkpoint between Jerusalem and the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.
The 20-year-old soldier was stabbed in the throat and neck by the female terrorist during a security check. She was treated on scene by Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics who evacuated the soldier to Hadassah Medical Center.
MDA told media that the soldier was conscious following the attack and sustained wounds in her upper body and neck.
Read more at http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/44298/female-idf-soldier-stabbed-near-rachels-tomb-in-jerusalem/#R7QoHHTVThcJpOsj.99
Article by The Times of Israel
If human rights really interested you, you wouldn't sail in solidarity with a terror group that executes Gazans without trial' Israel to flotilla activists: Syria is thataway As Gaza-bound ships approach, PM releases letter deriding their human rights bona fides; IDF set to intercept vessels, deport activists By Tamar Pileggi June 28, 2015, 10:58 pm
Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki and pro-Palestinian activists prepare to board a flotilla headed for Gaza, June 21, 2015 (Moncef Marzouki official Facebook page) Writers Tamar Pileggi As Israel readied itself for the early-Monday morning arrival of the first of four civilian vessels bound for the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday prepared a letter for the activists aboard the flotilla. The communique stated Israel's position concerning the naval blockade of the Strip — designed to prevent Hamas's import of weapons — which the IDF will prevent the activists from running.
According to reports on Channel 2 Sunday evening, the first boat in the flotilla was expected to approach the shore of the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Monday morning. A Channel 2 reporter aboard the lead ship said that the Swedish-registered Marianne of Gothenburg's sonar has detected another vessel trailing theirs by about 20 miles, which they suspect is an Israel naval craft.
Israeli officials have said that the boats will be stopped and boarded by naval commandos before they reach the Gaza Strip, then towed to the Ashdod port. The activists aboard will then be whisked to Ben Gurion Airport and deported, Channel 2 reported.
There are some 50 activists on the four ships in all, with 18 on the Marianne, including the former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki. Israel is wary about Marzouki's presence, concerned that there may be protests in Tunisia if he is arrested, Channel 2 said.
Also on board the Marianne is Arab-Israeli Knesset member Basel Ghattas. The activists are vowing not to use violence against the IDF forces, but to practice "passive resistance" when the boat is boarded, according to a Channel 2 reporter who is sailing with them.
The Prime Minister's Office shared a translation of the original Hebrew letter that it prepared to hand out to the flotilla activists. The communique slams what it describes as the hypocrisy of the group's humanitarian mission to Gaza.
The Marianne of Gothenburg, a Swedish-flagged trawler leading a flotilla of boats sailing for the Gaza Strip, June 2015. (YouTube/Ship to Gaza Sweden)
"Welcome to Israel!" the letter reads. "It appears you've made a mistake along the way. Perhaps you meant to sail somewhere not far from here — Syria. There, Assad's regime is massacring his own people every day with the help of the murderous Iranian regime.
"In contrast, here in Israel, we are dealing with a situation where terrorist organizations such as Hamas are trying to harm innocent civilians. In the face of these attempts, we are protecting the citizens of Israel in accordance with international law," the letter says.
The statement calls attention to Israel's transfer of 1.6 million tons of humanitarian aid to the coastal enclave, while it struggles to be rebuilt after the war last summer. The letter said that Israel facilitated the transfer of the supplies, which, it noted, amounts to approximately one ton for each Gaza resident.
Israel, continued the letter, regularly assisted in humanitarian projects benefiting Palestinians, but would not tolerate the import of weapons for terrorist groups. "Only a year ago, we thwarted an attempt to smuggle by sea hundreds of weapons intended for use against innocent civilians.
"There is no blockade on the Gaza Strip, and you are invited to transfer humanitarian supplies through Israel. Preventing access through the sea is done in accordance with international law, and we even received backing from a committee of the UN secretary-general.
"If human rights really interested you, you wouldn't sail in solidarity with a terror group that executes Gazans without trial, and uses Gazan children as human shields," the prime minister's letter says.
The communique concludes by lamenting that the activists chose not to visit Israel, as they would have been "impressed" by the democracy upheld by the Jewish state that affords equality and religious freedoms for all its citizens.
Flotilla organizers, who say the campaign aims to shed light on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, called upon the international community to provide protection from the Israeli military, which intercepted two previous flotillas in 2010 and 2011. They insist that the group is unarmed.
In May 2010, Israeli commandos intercepted the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara, the largest ship in a flotilla dispatched to Gaza by the Turkish relief agency Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), and were violently attacked by those on board, with several soldiers seriously injured. Nine Turkish citizens were killed when the commandos opened fire in what Israel said was self-defense, and one more died last year from injuries sustained in the incident.
Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2007 after the Islamist Hamas group wrested control of the Strip in a bloody coup, ousting the Palestinian Authority leadership.
Both countries say the blockade is meant to prevent Hamas, which is committed to the destruction of Israel, from importing weaponry into Gaza. Hamas is avowedly committed to the destruction of Israel.
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New System Tells People Which Deadly Diseases They Are Most Likely To Contract By NoCamels Team June 24, 2015 0 Comments Two years ago, Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy after she found out she was carrying a genetic mutation that greatly increased her risk of contracting potentially fatal breast cancer. This March, the actress also revealed she also had her ovaries removed due to a second health scare.
Now two major revolutions, one genomic and one in informatics, are completely changing the face of preventive medicine. Every day all over the world, millions of genetic sequences — from disease-related genes to complete genomes of plants, animals, bacteria and viruses — are resolved, identified and dissected.
One Israeli researcher is using this information to tell patients which diseases they are at risk of contracting and to construct genetic sequences that could protect people from such diseases in the future. Dr. Yuval Tabach, a researcher from IMRIC -- the Institute for Medical Research Israel‑Canada at the Hebrew University – has developed a new Internet tool that will allow any investigator, physician or patient to analyze a gene according to its evolutionary profile, in order to alert patients of imminent genetic diseases and cancer.
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Genes are our biological fortune-tellers
One example of a known mutation which increases the likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancers is in the BRCA1 gene. Interest in this gene was highlighted when Angelina Jolie discovered that she had inherited the dangerous mutation from her mother, who died of cancer aged 56. However in the majority of cases, both for breast cancer and other genetically transmitted diseases, the identity of the gene responsible for the disease is unknown.
By using the methods of genetic analysis developed by Dr. Tabach, researchers can now identify genes within the same network as the BRCA1 gene, or other associations of genes, simply by scanning the evolutionary profiles of tens of organisms with a single click. The number of organisms that can be scanned in this way is anticipated to increase to hundreds in the near future.
The technique is simple and based on the fact that genes that work together or those that play an important role in biology will be present together in organisms that need them. Conversely, genes connected to a particular function like vision will disappear from species that have lost the power of sight, and may therefore be identified by a comparison to the genes in normal animals.
Dr. Tabach's application is a product of his continued research, which he began as a Fellow at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers and physicians from all over the world. This research revealed the possibility of comparing the evolutionary profiles derived from multiple organisms to predict the biological functions and clinical relevance of given genes. One of the most important applications of this approach is the possibility to identify genes associated with genetic diseases and cancer.
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"The significance of this tool is that anyone, physician or researcher, can input results from genetic mapping studies concerning suspected genes, and the tool will identify evolutionary, and probably functional, connections to known genes with association to diseases" explains Dr. Tabach. "The process is rapid, without cost or time wasted, and enables the identification of genes responsible for diseases."
Identifying the vampires among us?
An interesting example of a gene that could be identified using this phylogenetic profiling approach is the so-called "Vampire's Disease," more professionally termed porphyria. Representing a family of genetic diseases characterized by abdominal pain, sensitivity to sunlight, purple urine, and psychotic episodes, porphyria probably forms the basis for the prevalent myths of vampires. These diseases are rare, but there is evidence for hereditary porphyria in European royal families, and it may have been responsible for the madness of King George III, as well as for the psychotic behavior of the painter Vincent Van Gogh, misdiagnosed as a depressive schizophrenic. Dr. Tabach demonstrated how, with one click, it is possible to identify essentially all the genes known to be associated with porphyria as well as other genes that, based on their phylogenetic profile, are very likely to be involved.
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The bioinformatics methods developed by Dr. Tabach have formed the basis for the establishment of a company dealing with computational pharmaceutics which will identify new indications for existing therapeutic agents. This could dramatically decrease the time and expense required to bring a new drug to market, and facilitate the development of treatments for rare orphan diseases.
In the coming years, Dr. Tabach's laboratory intends to focus on the identification of genes that prevent aging and protect against cancer, by consideration of the genes of some fascinating species of organisms with increased longevity and an almost complete resistance to cancer. In addition the laboratory is working with a model which describes almost 40 neurological diseases with a related etiology including Huntington's disease, ataxia, and fragile X‑syndrome.
The research paper, co-authored with collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, appears in the journal Nucleic Acids Research as "PhyloGene server for identification and visualization of coevolving proteins using normalized phylogenetic profiles". Support for the research came from Hebrew University of Jerusalem start-up funds.
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Article in The Jewish Press
The first of three or four boats trying to break Israel's anti-terror maritime embargo on Gaza left the Greek island of Crete Friday morning and is scheduled to dock in Gaza on Sunday or morning.
Israel has said that the boats will not reach Gaza under any circumstances.
The Israeli Navy will stop the flotilla, as it has done in the past, but activists say that since the Marianne of Gothenburg boat flies the Swedish flag, Israel could be accused of a war crime
"War crime" is the buzz words these days, usually referring to any action by Israel that does not further the aims of the Palestinian Authority, which yesterday said it is bringing to the International Criminal Court (ICC) charges that building homes for Jews and a highway in Jerusalem are war crimes.
Pro-Hamas activists have learned their lessons from previous publicity stunts and are keeping mum on the boats' location, a rather childish act since the IDF has enough surveillance equipment to know exactly where they are without any help from the flotilla's public relations staff.
The departure date of the flotilla had been delayed. Activists claim that Israeli agents sabotaged at least one of the boats, but others say that inclement weather forced the activists to postpone their trip.
As usual, the activists are trying to attract as much attentions as possible and have brought an Israeli Arab Knesset Member with them. MK Basel Ghattas and a former Tunisian president are among the 70 people on board the lead ship.
Organizers of the flotillas have assured Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that they are not bringing any weapons with them. In 2010, Turkish-based terrorists used iron bars and two pistols to challenge Israeli Navy officers who boarded the Mavi Mamara ship. Ten of the terrorists were killed in the clash.
"If there is some kind of violent confrontation, it won't come from our side," a left-wing Israeli activist said.
The Marianne is carrying one solar panel and medical supplies, all of which can easily reach Gaza by land from Israel. A single solar panel is absolutely useless, except as propaganda to "con the world," as seen in the video below.
Lost in the hype and reports by establishment media that are hungry for anti-Israel news is the fact the solar panels and medical supplies cannot enter Gaza so freely from Egypt, which has blocked passage several times, including this past month.
The last word in the new flotilla stunt already has been written: The IDF will stop the boats before they can get too close to Gaza, the Foreign Ministry told The JewishPress.com.
If the passengers indeed are unarmed, the whole scene will be a circus for the media.
The IDF will warn the captain of the boats not to proceed. He will refuse, forcing the Navy to surround the ships.
The Navy officers will try to find a way to take over the wheel if the captain does not cooperate.
Everyone will arrive in the port of Ashdod, and the passengers will call the soldiers "war criminals" and perhaps will sit down in a circle and clasp hands, singing "We shall overcome" as four soldiers haul each passenger off the boat.
The news photographers will love it, and perhaps Gaza terrorists will celebrate by launching a rocket or two at Israel.
If they are lucky, the missiles won't fall short and explode on a house in Gaza, in which case Israel would be accused of committing a war crime because the "occupation may them do it."
Can Vertical Gardens End World Hunger? By Roseanne Tabachnik, NoCamels June 19, 2015 7 Comments Food insecurity is a major global concern for our growing planet. Research shows that by 2050, the world will have to produce 50 percent more food to feed Earth's population. But Israeli gardening experts have decided to act now, and they're already marketing a unique system for sustainable, independent food production: Vertical gardens, in which residents of high-rise buildings can grow their own food, with minimal amounts of water and soil.
Will urban agriculture sustain the needs of city dwellers in the future? The founders of Israeli company GreenWall hope so, and that's why they're building vertical gardens around the world, allowing people to grow any plant along their walls, including rice, corn and wheat.
GreenWall is currently participating in the Expo Milano 2015, the world fair in Italy, displaying a 230-feet-long and 39-feet-tall green wall at the Israeli pavilion. This vertical garden was planted with rice, wheat, and corn.
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GreenWall, which was founded in 2009 by engineer and gardening pioneer Guy Barness, has developed an advanced technology with which it erects gardens that line the walls, both inside and outside of buildings, taking up less space compared to conventional gardens. GreenWall provides fertile soil, which is capable of growing almost every plant species with proper care. "We want to give an urban person an opportunity to grow plants in their home, using modern technology," Barness tells NoCamels.
How does it work? Well, vertical gardens seemingly defy gravity, and that's why the plants are densely planted in a vertical planting system inside small modular units, preventing the crops from falling out. These small pots can then be removed or replaced to refresh or change the design of the garden. The water reaches the cell of each plant through a special system, operated by a computer. In order to crop the yield, the wall is temporarily taken down and laid out at a horizontal position.
GreenWall uses cutting-edge drip irrigation technology developed by Israeli company Netafim, known for having pioneered the technique. GreenWall also developed its monitors, sensors and controls with the help of Israeli water-management company Galcon.
Growing food while conserving water
The technology behind the vertical structures helps control and conserve water. In comparison to conventional crop-growing methods, the vertical garden only takes 1,500 liters of water to produce one kilogram of rice, as opposed to the standard 3,000 liters. Environmentalists claim that vertical gardens may be the solution to growing crops in cities as well as in areas that are scarce in water, food and energy.
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For decorative flowers and plants, vertical gardens use 90 percent less water than traditional gardens, according to GreenWall. "In the city, you don't have a lot of space, and you can use this space to grow food and a lot of other plants," Barness says. "Now, you can have a building and use the wall space to bring the nature back to the city without taking up too much space."
Vertical gardens have become a growing trend around the world with a variety of companies offering green wall installations: GSky, Green Over Grey, and The Living Wall. Still, Israel-based GreenWall seems to have captured the attention of large corporations: Google, Apple, Intel and Facebook are some of the company's high-profile clients, according to Barness.
Homeowners can purchase GreenWall's vertical gardens in small quantities of only a few yards in size, with a price point beginning at $650. In the meantime, the idea of the vertical oasis has already taken off around the world, with many gardens being built these days throughout North America and Europe. Barness notes this is only the beginning. "The world is now going toward a different direction," he explains. "I hope GreenWall will eventually replace the regular garden in urban environments."
Photos and video: Rob Deutscher, GreenWall, Israel Expo Milano 2015, Spaceo, Thelmadatter
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Article from Breaking Israel News
The Israeli Air Force struck and destroyed a rocket launcher in the northern Gaza Strip Tuesday evening following rocket fire towards Kibbutz Yad Mordechai earlier in the night.
The rocket fire activated sirens in towns along the Gaza belt at approximately 10 pm, alerting residents to find immediate shelter.
The IDF confirmed in a statement that the rocket landed in an open area near Yad Mordechai. Resident reported hearing a large boom.
The attack is believed to have been carried out by a small jihadist group that is currently fighting with Hamas. The group is responsible for a series of rocket attacks directed at Israel over the last month.
Israel says Hamas, which governs over Gaza, is responsible for any rocket fire directed towards Israel from the Strip. "The terror organization Hamas is the address, and on it lies the responsibility," the IDF stated.
Former foreign minister MK Avigdor Liberman condemned the rocket fire and called on the government to take a harsher stance and end the rocket fire.
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to me Dear Batya, Yesterday, the UN released its report on last summer's conflict with Hamas. It was as anti-Israel as one would expect — falsely drawing a moral equivalency between a terror group and a democracy trying to protect its citizens. Now is a critical moment for Israel, America, and the world. If the libel that Israel is a war criminal is allowed to stand, international pressure could keep Israel from defending its citizens during the next attack. Will you help get the facts out? Add your name to over 30,000 people who signed the letter calling on the UN to expose Hamas war crimes. Click here to defend Israel. This biased report — from a notoriously anti-Israel organization — blames Israel, despite a delegation of military and political leaders from four continents stating last week that "Israel not only met a reasonable international standard of observance of the laws of armed conflict, but in many cases significantly exceeded that standard" during last summer's war. Throughout the conflict, Hamas was the aggressor:
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Is Israel Safe for Tourists? Posted: 06/18/2015 2:20 pm EDT Updated: 06/18/2015 2:59 pm EDT
Israel is no doubt one of the planet's top bucket list destinations for travelers from all over the world. As a hub of three of the world's major religions and being cradle-of-civilization-adjacent, the modern state of Israel literally sits on top of thousands of years of incredibly dense history. At the same time, it is also a diverse, vibrant, trendy, and modern country with great night life that would be a top tourist destination even without its ancient biblical roots.
In the past, semi-frequent wars and skirmishes with its neighbors have kept many would-be tourists at bay, and as recently as last summer a short conflict with the Hamas-led government in Gaza on its southwestern border ensured a recent flood of sensational news headlines in the States and Europe that left Israel's tourism industry decimated.
But unbeknownst to many, over the past 15 years Israel has implemented a series of both low-tech and high-tech solutions that have amazingly rendered the vast majority of the country perfectly safe and secure even during the occasional flare-ups around its borders.
In 2002, following another round of suicide bombings intentionally targeting Israeli civilians, the government built a physical wall around nearly its entire border with the West Bank. The combination of enormous concrete slabs along some of the more urban stretches with highly sophisticated "smart fences" (which can detect cutting, climbing, jumping, and even stray animals) along the more rural parts of the border almost immediately helped bring about a 98% decline in terrorism in the country by the following year.
Similarly, Israel's state-of-the-art Iron Dome missile defense system detects and shoots down any rockets that are now fired into the country from the militants who embed themselves in civilian neighborhoods in the neighboring Gaza Strip. While these rockets usually don't go any farther than the desert area surrounding that border, ones that find their way farther into the country are met with not one but two Iron Dome intercept missiles as backup. Israel is even now nearing completion of a much more advanced system to intercept and destroy longer range guided missiles, such as the kind that more militarized countries like Iran would have access to.
While we in the United States have only had marginal success developing our own missile defense systems dating back to the days of the Star Wars initiatives under President Reagan, Israel has implemented a system of both tight border and air security that allows Israelis to now go about their daily lives under a blanket of relative calm, stability, and security. For tourists to Israel, this means that visiting the country and even traveling around within it is completely safe, despite the occasional incident or flare up that makes the news back home.
Last September, just two months after the brief conflict on its border with the Gaza Strip, a friend visited Israel for a week of vacation just to see what the situation was like on the ground. As predicted, hotels were empty, ancient and holy sites that are usually bustling were quiet, and tour guides were out of work and twiddling their thumbs on their couches. My friend said he felt like he had the whole country to himself at times, and indeed he was posting no shortage of fabulous selfies of himself alone at the King David Hotel's pool and walking around the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Wailing Wall, and the Mount of Olives without anyone else in sight.
Despite tourists' initial queasiness with returning to Israel in mid to late 2014, this year has begun to see a return to higher levels of international visitors. Just this month, in fact, Israel once again hosted the Middle East's only LGBT Pride celebration in Tel Aviv and it was its largest one to date, not to mention one of the world's hottest (and I'm not talking temperature) and most diverse Pride celebrations anywhere.
DJs on the beach pumped music out over the white sand and azure Mediterranean by day, and clubs and bars packed in crowds from all over Israel in addition to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America by night. Cafes, restaurants, and tourist sites throughout the rest of the country were finally bustling again, and many visitors were even giving Jordan a little tourist love too by jetting over to Petra for a day while they were close by.
There's no doubt that the political situation in the region remains tense and there are some very serious and consequential issues of territory, citizenship, and governance of the Palestinian people that must be settled before a true blanket of peace will fall on this part of the Middle East. But even while the political processes, dialogues, negotiations, and yes even occasional fights and skirmishes continue, the reality on the ground within Israel proper is that the country is certainly a secure and safe destination for international tourists to visit.
October 2015
Author Batya Casper.


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it's been almost 5 months since the u.s. presidential election and the florida voting fiasco … will the internet and new technology help prevent the next elections from having the same troubles? bbc news online put up a summary of two higher-profile american studies done on whether internet/electronic voting can save the u.s. from further election embarrassment, and the answer appears to be "not anytime soon."
the caltech/mit voting technology project released an 11-page preliminary report (pdf) on february 5, 2001. it examined u.s. presidential election results since 1988 (the final report, due in june, will include elections from 1980 and beyond) down to the county level to see which currently used voting technology produces the least amount of "residual votes" (undervotes and overvotes, e.g., voting for more than one candidate, votes that can't be read, no vote, etc.). the study found that paper ballots marked by hand, optical scanning devices, and mechanical lever machines produced an average of 2% residual votes, while punch-card systems and direct electronic recording (dre) devices produced 3%. the study calls the 2% finding "significantly lower" than the 3%, though it also points out that when counties switch to newer voting technology the residual voting rates may go up because the voters are unfamiliar with the new system. the preliminary report concludes that while electronic systems need a lot of work, they are also "the most likely … to benefit significantly from new innovations and increased voter familiarity."
on march 6th, the national science foundation (nsf) unveiled the results of a report it had commissioned (and funded) on internet voting done at polling sites, on kiosks at "non-traditional sites such as malls," and "remote voting" from home or work. basically, the report "makes clear that internet voting is not a cure-all for problems with currently used voting technology." before the bush-gore election, interest in internet voting was for the convenience it could provide, including allowing more disabled and elderly people to vote because they wouldn't have to leave their homes. but after the election, voting accuracy and tallying became the concerns, and internet voting at kiosks and at remote locations just aren't secure enough to allow accurate, untainted results. the report also urges people not to endorse internet-based voter registration, since the same voter authentication issues that plague kiosk and remote voting apply.
the bbc spoke with stephen coleman, chairman of a commission examining the possibility of internet voting in the u.k., and he estimated 10-15 years' more work needs to be done on the technology before it can be effectively implemented. however, he does want to see the internet used more in "stimulating debate, and helping citizens and politicians engage."
please read the bbc article for some more information, and check the links above for the two u.s. reports.
sam's opinion
strangely, the bbc article says it's covering "two separate reports published this week," but links to the reports from early february and early march that i reference above. perhaps i missed something on the websites, or maybe the bbc just got copies. either way, i thought it a good topic to cover since we should all be calm enough about the florida fiasco now that more time has gone by to examine how to prevent future problems. i also always like to get an outside perspective on these things and the bbc is a good place to start.
that said, i don't think the findings of either of these reports is that much of a surprise, especially because the focus on internet voting shifted after the election from "convenience" to "accuracy." there's no doubt that the internet could offer major improvements in the voting process, including: allowing people to vote at places other than official polling locations, which would get more people voting (the idea behind online voting in arizona's recent democratic primary); offering easier-to-see and understand balloting (thus no butterfly confusion); and recording and tallying votes in a faster, more accurate manner (no ridiculous dimplepressdumplingblahblah chads).
but it really does boil down to voter authentication. remember when the '99 major league baseball all star 'net voting was tampered with? the technology to allow remote voting definitely needs some more work before we can implement it, and computers do often crash or mess up and internet voting means there's no paper back-up to go over by hand.
yet something must be done. i think the nsf study's call for experiments with internet terminals at traditional polling places is the best idea for now. get some computers (they're cheap) into the polling places, let the traditional voter authentication take place, and then have a young high school kid or whatever at each computer to help people who are uncomfortable with/confused by the machine. we'd have to so some work on how the votes would be recorded (network all the machines together to a central database, or print out a tally from each machine?) and see if there's a way to implement a paper vote backup (how about those credit card signature things they have at places like best buy where you sign on the electronic pad and your signature is put on the receipt?), but we could do it.
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|internet voting: a bad idea whose time has come (and gone) (9:24am est thu mar 29 2001)
it's nearly impossible to insure users aren't being coerced into voting a certain way unless you can monitor the voting process. this is simply not possible with current technology.
otherwise, how do you prevent my boss from standing behind me and making sure i vote for big man republican? after, all, i've authenticated myself and no one can snoop my connection because it's secure!!!
the difficulties in voting are not the same as the difficulties in purchasing. period. the internet is not a good map to the problems with voting today. – by jilted in florida
|from a florida voter (10:06am est thu mar 29 2001)
if you can't read english, go to school or go back from where you came. i know how to read english and was able to read the instructions on the back of the voting booth. not only that, there are people at each polling place to assist you. ignorant idiots go home. some whiny little bastard looses because he claims all the ignorant people are his. serves him right. – by oididit�
|… (10:13am est thu mar 29 2001)
can i get an amen! – by dru
|you trust the internet? (10:52am est thu mar 29 2001)
if companies that make billions can't stop there sites from being hacked, if the irs can't stop its site from being hacked what make you think your local county can stop it's voting site from being hacked. i'll trust my presidential vote to the internet when the news stops reporting the exploits of hackers. – by laughalot
|missing the point (11:27am est thu mar 29 2001)
no one's saying you'll be able to vote on the net from home. sure, that would be convenient and it would probably increase turnout. but it raises all kinds of questions, some of which are mentioned above. instead, imagine going to your usual voting place and voting online there. i think that's what a lot of lawmakers have in mind. the goal is to reduce the number of undervotes and other problems associated with mechanical voting systems. – by geek-x
|these are computers …. (11:56am est thu mar 29 2001)
computers are always more accurate than paper . helloooo ???? what are these people stupid ????
authentication can be taken care of successfully its the 21st century and has anyone heard of raid , tape backup and redudundant servers and farms? – by no more computers
|internet no-vote (12:13pm est thu mar 29 2001)
voting can be (should be) made far more accurate using computer technology, but lets shelve the internet idea for some time. i foresee terminals where a picture of the candidate appears on the screen with the message "is this the asshole you want to vote for?" underneath. rock solid touch screen systems can be made to work right now, and as long as the data is traveling over a wired, closed system there is fairly little risk.
i like the futuresque internet voting model, but the authentication aspects aren't terribly close to being solved for less critical applications.
not that electing anna kournikova would be a bad thing … – by fred theilig
|yeah let hackers pick the president (12:25pm est thu mar 29 2001)
all hackers rejoyce your dream has come come true. you can now select the leader of the free world. congrats. – by stm41
|well it probably would.. (12:25pm est thu mar 29 2001)
but at least we'd get ot see more of her! :) – by alfawolph
|yeah let hackers pick the president (12:27pm est thu mar 29 2001)
all hackers rejoyce your dream has come come true. you can now select the leader of the free world. congrats. – by stm41
|internet no-vote (12:41pm est thu mar 29 2001)
voting can be (should be) made far more accurate using computer technology, but lets shelve the internet idea for some time. i foresee terminals where a picture of the candidate appears on the screen with the message "is this the asshole you want to vote for?" underneath. rock solid touch screen systems can be made to work right now, and as long as the data is traveling over a wired, closed system there is fairly little risk.
i like the futuresque internet voting model, but the authentication aspects aren't terribly close to being solved for less critical applications.
not that electing anna kournikova would be a bad thing … – by fred theilig
|amen oididit�! (1:40pm est thu mar 29 2001)
any moron who cannot correctly cast their vote shouldn't be allowed to vote at all! i laughed at all of those people who were complaining that the ballot was confusing… shows you the intellect of those who support the liberals in this country! – by jj
|good idea, but not for the stupid (1:49pm est thu mar 29 2001)
most of the problems with voting are with people who don't pay attention or are just plain stupid. even with computer terminals i'd still see people picking the wrong candidate or if the network was running slowly trying to submit multiple votes and then disqualifying themselves. (or disenfranchising if you're in florida.) if anything i think an internet system would be easier to corrupt and cast false votes in the current system someone has to physically cast the ballots, not just upload a data file. besides, the democrats would love to have some way to get more dead people and illegal immigrants to vote. ^) – by grrr!!!!1
|common sense (2:17pm est thu mar 29 2001)
first off internet voting is a bad idea because it will get hacked. you know it and i know it.
secondly, you could walk the person through the process of pushing each button and reading the set of instructions 15 times while the person uses the kiosk. and people would still screw it up. and i would be fearful of the person doing the instructing. not just big man republican but bed-wetting snotty-nosed liberal. both would try to persuade voters. – by sylent{sk}
|mistakes (2:22pm est thu mar 29 2001)
we have to be careful implementing any new system. can you imagine the disaster if we had a stupid voting system and the wrong guy was elected?….wait. – by jonafi
|re: mistakes (2:25pm est thu mar 29 2001)
what you actually mean to say the wrong guy almost won – by the dude
|what a horrible example (2:47pm est thu mar 29 2001)
the posts in this thread are largely difficult to read because the posters appear to be only semi-literate. are these the people who will "lead" america into the 21st century and beyond?
i am thankful i'm not likely to live long enough to see that.
obtw, to "the dude:" what difference does it make which crook stole the election? gorebush or bushgore, they're practically identical anyhow. one's slightly more chimp-like in appearance (and lost the popular vote), but they seem otherwise interchangable. corporate america owns you. apparently you're a bit too dim to see that.
|wow (3:16pm est thu mar 29 2001)
i think its time for icesnake to change his depends, the shit must be affecting his brain.
personally i'm one of those people that perfer to not vote as opposed to pick someone that should be shot (we can always hope). i don't even think i am a registered voter.
imho voting (especially this year) is pointless, we can either put the man that invented the internet or an idiot whose claim to presidency was "i look like my father" – gimme a break
personally i think we should let the hackers pick the president, least the hackers will know how to punch a hole and read directions – by dredly
|go icesnake! (3:20pm est thu mar 29 2001)
wow, did you ever nail that one! everyone on this board is posting about how stupid people in florida must have been to mis-vote and at the same time, they're typing phrases like, "if you can't read english, go to school or go back from where you came." hmm.
oh, and i know this is off-topic but "direct electronic recording" is not abbreviated "dre," it's der. just another example of why geek.com needs an editor for it's news pages! jeez, there must be like a hundred people willing to do it for free too. – by �bergeek
|us democracy is a farce! (10:14pm est thu mar 29 2001)
until the us makes voting compulsary for us citizens, democracy will remain a farce.
internet voting will not cure apathy. – by sceptical foreigner
|compulsory voting (5:53am est fri mar 30 2001)
hmm…if a law to make voting compulsory was put on the ballot, i wonder what the voter turnout would be like to vote it down? :) – by lonnie m.
|no internet voting! (9:37am est fri mar 30 2001)
if you're too lazy to get off your ass for one day a year (or even once every 4 years) then you don't deserve to vote. – by wb
|hehehehe, you people kill me.. (11:18am est fri mar 30 2001)
compulsory voting makes a democracy??? i don't even know if i'm a registered voter?? get out of my fascist country.
btw, the biggest differences between these two guys is, one will let me keep my gun, the other won't. one of these guys didn't close his eyes every time his boss fuck the suckretary on the job, gave away secrets to communist china, or any of the other dumb things his boss lied about, the other, well, much of it remains to be seen all of the bad things he may do. – by oididit�
|hehehehe, you people kill me.. (11:19am est fri mar 30 2001)
compulsory voting makes a democracy??? i don't even know if i'm a registered voter?? get out of my fascist country.
btw, the biggest differences between these two guys is, one will let me keep my gun, the other won't. one of these guys closed his eyes every time his boss fuck the suckretary on the job, gave away secrets to communist china, or any of the other dumb things his boss lied about, the other, well, much of it remains to be seen all of the bad things he may do. – by oididit�
|ignore the top one (11:23am est fri mar 30 2001)
browser gave me an error, so i went back, corrected my grammar, and revoted…i mean resubmitted. – by oididit�
|great idea… (1:05pm est mon apr 02 2001)
everyone knows old people love the internet… snl – by cc


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