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france / belgium / luxemburg / repression / prisoners / press release Thursday April 12, 2018 - 07:37 by ZAD 1 comment (last - tuesday april 17, 2018 - 10:29) 1 image
Kept at bay for years by the movement, a new attempt at eviction of the residents of the ZAD at Notre-Dame-des-Landes has begun. Statement from the anti-airport movement, Monday 9 April 2018 ... read full story / add a comment
france / belgium / luxemburg / repression / prisoners / news report Wednesday April 11, 2018 - 23:23 by ZAD 1 image
"Bulldozers, supported by 2500 riot police, armored vehicles, helicopters and drones, are rampaging through these forests, pastures and wetlands to crush the future we are building here on the to the zad (The zone à defendre). We are calling on you to take solidarity actions everywhere, it could be holding demos at your local french embassy or consulate, or taking actions against any suitable symbol (corporate or otherwise) of France !" ... read full story / add a comment
greece / turkey / cyprus / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 23, 2018 - 20:34 by DAF 7 images
Do you think the fight of Kawa will last? Do you think the fire that he burned will be put out?
Hundreds of Dehaqs, in thousands of years, tried to put out that fire which is the struggle of freedom and justice.
Do you think that Kawa was just a statue that you can destroy?
No masters, in many geographies, had ability to destroy the ideas and the struggle of Kawa's, with their invasions or destructions.
Every winter has an end and the winters of the Dehaq's will be beaten by the fire of the spring and the fire of Kawas'.
Now it is time to make the fire of Kawa bigger, now it is time to make the fire of freedom bigger, now is Newroz time!
Em Hemû Kawane Li Dijî Dehaqan!
Dehaqlara Karşı Hepimiz Kawayız!
Newroz Pîroz Be!
Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet
DAF ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / anarchist movement / press release Thursday March 08, 2018 - 19:13 by WSM women 4 images
International Working Women's Day is steeped in the radical history of women demanding improvement in our daily lives and in our working conditions. IWWD dates back to 1857 in New York City. Women garment workers went on strike to demand a 10-hour working day, better working conditions and equal rights. In honour of this strike, another was held in 1908 by women needle trade workers. They demanded voting rights and, an end to sweatshops and child labour. Two years later, the socialist, Clara Zetkin, proposed that the 8th of March be commemorated as International Working Women's Day. It was first celebrated nationally in the Soviet Union after the https://www.wsm.ie/russian-revolution, a revolution which began with a strike of women textile workers. On https://www.wsm.ie/iwd, women stand in solidarity with each other against oppression. We demand control over our lives. We demand https://www.wsm.ie/c/anarchism-oppression-exploitation-policy. We demand freedom. ... read full story / add a comment
north america / mexico / community struggles / news report Thursday February 08, 2018 - 16:20 by Demián Revart 1 image
Only one week has elapsed since 2018 and a new tragedy has been written in the massacres list of this republic of death (giving continuity to the blood spilled in the events of Ayotzinapa, Tlatlaya, Arantepakua, Nochixtlán, Ixmiquilpan and a endless more). ... read full story / add a comment
mashriq / arabia / iraq / imperialism / war / press release Tuesday January 30, 2018 - 23:58 by KAF 3 comments (last - saturday october 19, 2019 - 08:03) 1 image
No to war, No to dictators and States, No to corporations, No to religions, No to nationalism!
Dear Anarchist Comrades wherever you are,
We, anarchists stress that we are against war, against military attacks and militias. We are strongly against killing civilians and launching attacks against villages, towns and cities killing innocent people discriminating and destroying their places.
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mashriq / arabia / iraq / imperialism / war / press release Wednesday January 24, 2018 - 09:23 by Devrimci Anarşist Faaliyet 1 image
Afrin belongs to the peoples of Afrin. Peoples living in Afrin were born in these lands and died in these lands. Living there is not related to any plans or programs. They are not in Afrin as part of a strategy. Afrin, for them is water, bread, food, play, stories, friends, mates, lovers, streets, homes, neighborhoods. But for the state, it is only a strategy. A strategy that does not care about Afrin or the peoples of Afrin. [Türkçe] [Castellano] [Ελληνικά] [Français] [Italiano] ... read full story / add a comment
italy / switzerland / anarchist movement / press release Wednesday January 17, 2018 - 00:06 by Anarkismo 1 image
It is with the deepest of regrets that we have learnt about our comrade Donato Romitos passing away on January 13th, 2018. He was a thoughtful anarchist who set a very high standard of militancy and commitment to all of us. [Castellano] [Français] [Ελληνικά] ... read full story / add a comment
argentina / uruguay / paraguay / repression / prisoners / press release Monday January 15, 2018 - 07:08 by SUTCRA 1 image
The Union of Freight Transport and Related Branches (SUTCRA) laments to communicate the condemnable and fateful murder of a comrade and leader of SUTCRA, Marcelo Silvera, during a General Strike decreed by our union on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. [Castellano] ... read full story / add a comment
argentina / uruguay / paraguay / repression / prisoners / press release Tuesday January 09, 2018 - 17:57 by Federación Anarquista Uruguaya
On 2 January 2018, the Transport Workers Union (SUTCRA) realized a strike to advance pressure for concrete gains before the Wage Council. During the strike, a scab got in between our comrade Marcelo Silvera and his family with a result that is now known to everyone - our comrade was assassinated by the scab, hitman, or gunmen at the service of the management.
[Castellano] See also (in Spanish) :
Comunicado de SUTCRA ante el asesinato de Marcelo Silvera | Sindicato Único del Transporte de Carga y Ramas Afines - SUCTRA ... read full story / add a comment
argentina / uruguay / paraguay / repression / prisoners / press release Saturday January 06, 2018 - 04:14 by Acción Socialista Libertaria 1 image
On 27/12, a 180-page report entitled RAM, prepared by the Ministry of Security of the Nation in conjunction with the provincial governments of Río Negro, Neuquén and Chubut, was officially released, in which it once again criminalizes, demonizes and persecutes the Mapuche who organize and resist; social militants, the Left and anarchism. [Castellano] [Italiano] ... read full story / add a comment
international / anarchist movement / press release Monday December 11, 2017 - 05:38 by EuroAnarkismo 1 comment (last - tuesday december 12, 2017 - 18:45) 1 image
The European organizations which are part of the Anarkismo network met on the 18th and 19th of November in Genoa. We discussed and exchanged, thought and reflected together, attempting as a network to plan a strategy for forward movement. Delegations from Wales, France, Italy, Switzerland and Ireland - with a warm solidarity statement from our Catalan comrades of Embat - expressed the need to clarify and deepen our common work.
[Italiano] [Français]
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aotearoa / pacific islands / workplace struggles / news report Sunday November 19, 2017 - 18:56 by LAMA
This article reports on the recent strike by rail workers in Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand. ... read full story / add a comment
southern africa / community struggles / news report Tuesday November 07, 2017 - 23:24 by Nonzukizo Mute 1 image
Political fighting has destroyed the peace in Sebokeng township in the Vaal. Politicians are using government resources for private purposes, and parties and factions are fighting over which politicians get the most. ... read full story / add a comment
iberia / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 02, 2017 - 23:39 by Several Organisations 1 image
Joint statement from October 26, 2017 by CGT, Solidaridad Obrera and CNT about the situation in Catalonia. ... read full story / add a comment
aotearoa / pacific islands / anti-fascism / news report Thursday November 02, 2017 - 09:23 by Barrie
On 28th October over 200 anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators successfully blocked the gates of parliament in Wellington, Aotearoa, in opposition to a provocation by fascists and Alt-Right. The latter had threatened to march into parliament grounds and had been issued an official permit to do so. ... read full story / add a comment
brazil/guyana/suriname/fguiana / repression / prisoners / press release Thursday October 26, 2017 - 16:53 by FAG 1 image
We learned a few hours ago of a civil police operation against an alleged group responsible for several attacks on police vehicles, a bank, car dealers, police stations and political party headquarters.
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argentina / uruguay / paraguay / community struggles / news report Saturday October 21, 2017 - 12:06 by FAR 1 image
Maldonado present! ... read full story / add a comment
ireland / britain / gender / news report Friday October 13, 2017 - 23:03 by Dermo & Andrew 1 image
Saturday the 30th of September 2017 will go down as a high point in the fight for abortion rights in the Republic of Ireland, and that is a struggle that stretches back decades. Years of campaigning and maintaining a focus on the issue, saw a massive crowd of nearly 30,000 people take to the streets for the annual March for Choice as organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign [ARC]. The calls are for action, and the need for Repeal of the 8th Amendment which bans abortion in almost all circumstances.
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indonesia / philippines / australia / gender / press release Thursday October 05, 2017 - 20:50 by Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group 1 image
The Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group supports a YES vote in the postal survey on marriage equality now in progress in Australia. We do this, not because we endorse the institution of marriage, but because the survey will have concrete results and we need to choose which results we favour. The postal survey is a flawed process of direct democracy, something far inferior to an authentic plebiscite on a concrete proposal. We didnt choose this battlefield, but its a battle we must win. Vote YES for liberty, equality and solidarity. Vote YES and prepare to take the struggle further. ... read full story / add a comment
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Congrès de fondation de lUnion communiste libertaire (UCL) : déclaration finale
Interview with the Anarchist Communist Group (ACG) from Great Britain
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — A small Maryland city just outside the Washington, D.C., city limits has voted to lower the voting age for city elections to 16.
The Takoma Park City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in city elections starting in November.
The council also voted to allow convicted felons who have served their time to vote.
Councilman Tim Male, who voted for the measure, told a local TV station that elected officials are trying to make it possible for more people to be part of the city government.
The lone councilmember to vote against the measure wanted the issue put to referendum.
Takoma Park, known as a liberal-leaning community, has a population of about 17,000. The law takes effect in 50 days.
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The rate of new lung cancer in the United States has declined, proof that anti-smoking campaigns work, the CDC said today.
A national study found that from 2005 to 2009, lung cancer rates went down 2.6 percent per year among men, from 87 to 78 cases per 100,000 men, and 1.1 percent per year among women, from 57 to 54 cases per 100,000 women.
The fastest decline was among adults 35 to 44 years old, and especially among men.
"These dramatic declines in the number of young adults with lung cancer show that tobacco prevention and control programs work – when they are applied," CDC Director Tom Frieden said.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among U.S. men and women. Most cases are caused by cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke.
The study found lung cancer incidence decreased among men in all U.S. Census regions and 23 states, and decreased among women in the South and West and seven states. Rates were stable in all other states.
It was 50 years ago this month that the Surgeon General linked cigarette smoking to lung cancer, yet smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in this country. Millions of Americans have smoking-related diseases, and each day more than 2,100 youth and young adults become daily smokers, the CDC said.


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Hello Friends. Well as promised, here is my layout for Greatest View. I had such a wonderful time playing with this new release that I've already created two other LOs! Gail has done an amazing job with the new birthday badges, countdown badges and a new colour selection of sunburst and chevron flair badges. yummm...! And to top it off, she has also including fabulous chevron ribbon in the shop. It. is. to. die. for! OMGosh! Love, love, love it! :)
Here is my layout featuring the birthday boy and countdown badges.
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By: ONI TeamDate: 18 Dec 2014Categories: ONIAfter a decade of collaboration in the study and documentation of Internet filtering and control mechanisms around the world, the OpenNet Initiative partners will no longer carry out research under the ONI banner. The website, including all reports and data, will be maintained indefinitely to allow continued public access to our entire archive of published work and data.
By: Helmi NomanDate: 03 Dec 2013Categories: Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Non-filtering content restrictions, Saudi Arabia, Social filteringThe chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Commission for Audiovisual Media, Dr. Riyad Najm, said his commission will start putting restrictions on content produced online, including on YouTube.
By: Rebekah HeacockDate: 15 Jul 2013Categories: Colombia, Guatemala, Latin America, Mexico, ONI, Peru, Publications, VenezuelaThe OpenNet Initiative (ONI) is proud to release new reports on Internet regulation and filtering in five Latin American countries.
Date: 15 Feb 2013Categories: Arrests and legal action, Elections, Internet tools filtering, Iran, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Political filtering, SurveillanceThis report details Iran's increasing Internet controls since 2009, when protests against the victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad rocked the country.
By: Secdev6Date: 02 Jan 2013Categories: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Publications, TurkmenistanTurkmenistan is slowly emerging from decades of darkness. President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov has vowed to modernize the country by encouraging the uptake of new technology for economic development and more efficient governance. Hundreds of thousands of Turkmen citizens are now online. A new study from the SecDev Group highlights the ambivalent policies and practices that have left Turkmenistan mired in the digital doldrums, torn between its desire to join the worldwide web and its compulsion to control cyberspace.
Date: 01 Nov 2012Categories: Arrests and legal action, Ethiopia, Internet tools filtering, Political filtering, Sub-Saharan AfricaEthiopia remains a dangerous country in which to express dissent online. The recent conviction of a number of bloggers and journalists, combined with the country's history of filtering critical political content online, demonstrates the restrictive nature of the country's information environment. This blog post describes recent developments in the country and reports on the results of OpenNet Initiative testing conducted in September 2012.
Date: 23 Oct 2012Categories: Arrests and legal action, Asia, Burma, Internet tools filtering, Political filteringAfter years spent as one of the world's most strictly controlled information environments, the government of Burma has recently begun to open up access to previously censored online content. Recent OpenNet Initiative testing has confirmed these changes, finding a variety of opposition websites, critical blogs and foreign news sites to be accessible after years of blocking. This ONI blog post discusses recent developments in Burma and reports on the results of testing conducted in Burma in August 2012.
Date: 10 Sep 2012Categories: Arrests and legal action, Asia, DNS tampering, Internet tools filtering, Legislation, Political filtering, Social filtering, VietnamOnline freedom of expression continues to be threatened in Vietnam, as recently proposed regulations and the ongoing detainment and harassment of bloggers combine with an already strict regime of Internet filtering to further restrict information openness. This OpenNet Initiative blog post describes these new developments and reports on the results of testing conducted in Vietnam from April to August 2012.
Date: 10 Aug 2012Categories: Brazil, Conflict and security filtering, Cybercrime and security, Internet tools filtering, Latin America, Lebanon, Legislation, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Political filtering, Privacy, Surveillance, Threats to the Open Net, United States of America, United States/CanadaIran announces plan to unplug from the global internet within the next 18 months; malware Gauss is found targeting Lebanese banks; Brazil postpones a vote on its 'Internet Bill of Rights'; and WikiLeaks continues to be inaccessible and under DDoS attack from hacker group, AntiLeaks.
Date: 08 Aug 2012Categories: Circumvention, Human rights, Iran, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), United States of America, United States/CanadaWith Internet censorship on the rise, Project Meshnet is working to create an uncensored alternative to the global Internet. Born out of the r/darknetplan on Reddit, Project Meshnet aims to build a network of secure connections to create a truly free Internet.
Date: 06 Aug 2012A regional Russian Internet service provider temporarily blocked the entire portal of Russian LiveJournal in response to a court order to block one blog on the platform. The incident illustrates the probability of overblocking, especially when targeting an IP address.
Date: 03 Aug 2012Categories: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), DNS tampering, Intermediary Censorship, Internet tools filtering, Tajikistan, Threats to the Open Net, United States of America, United States/CanadaTajikistan blocked foreign news websites and YouTube; Twitter suspended and reinstated account of British journalist after he posted critical tweets of NBC; Skype makes chats and user data more available to police
Date: 31 Jul 2012Categories: Canada, Cybercrime and security, Iran, Israel, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), United States/CanadaTwo computer security firms released information about a new malware dubbed 'Mahdi'. Using social engineering tactics, this superbug infected numerous computers to perform various acts of cyberespionage. While the origin of Mahdi was uncertain at first, new evidence is coming to light tying it to the malware Flame.
By: Marianna MaoDate: 26 Jul 2012Categories: Arrests and legal action, Asia, China, Europe, Publications, Surveillance, Threats to the Open Net, United Kingdom, UzbekistanBeijing police announce Internet crackdown; Open Technology Institute publishes report on Internet in Uzbekistan; Privacy International to sue UK government for export of surveillance technology.
Date: 24 Jul 2012Categories: Canada, Europe, Legislation, Political filtering, United States/CanadaA leaked draft of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement, which is currently under negotiation, came under fire when activists noted that some sections were identical to the recently rejected Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. While the European Commission has stated that a number of changes have been made to CETA, commentators remain skeptical and demand greater transparency.


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A key Senate panel has endorsed the closure of a $54 million private state prison in North Texas that ranks among the most dangerous lockups in the state.
The 2,200-bed prison in Mineral Wells is run by Corrections Corporation of America and has been under lawmaker scrutiny for several years. The Senate Finance Committee on Monday upheld recommendations to let the contract expire in August.
Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire says there is plenty of room to transfer prisoners elsewhere because of 12,000 empty beds statewide. He said the Mineral Wells facility is so ill-designed that a golf net is being used to stop contraband from being tossed over.
Republican Sen. Craig Estes, whose district includes the prison, said the economic impact of closing the prison would devastate the community.
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On the heels of a heartbreaking semifinal defeat that captivated a nation, the Canadian women's national team will go for bronze bright and early on Thursday morning - 5 a.m. PT on CTV - at the City of Coventry Stadium in Coventry, England.
A win against France would mark the first time in Olympic history Canada has claimed a medal in women's soccer. It would also be Canada's first traditional team sports medal at the Summer Games since 1936.
But regardless of the result against France, the Canadian women's national team ought to be proud of what they have accomplished in these 2012 Olympic Games.
Canada came into the tournament as the seventh-best women's team in the world, but that ranking that will surely improve after their impressive showing thus far.
After falling just short to third-ranked Japan in their tournament opener, the Red and White cruised to a 3-0 victory over South Africa before claiming a hard-fought 2-2 draw with fourth-ranked Sweden to earn a berth in the quarterfinals.
Playing in front of a crowd of nearly 30,000, the Canadians then upset hosts Great Britain with a convincing 2-0 victory - setting up a monumental showdown with the top-ranked United States.
Former Vancouver Whitecaps FC striker Christine Sinclair scored three world-class goals and the Canadians came within seconds of advancing to penalty kicks, but a late American marker stunned the nation and ended Canada's gold medal dreams.
Although the 4-3 loss was overshadowed by controversy, it was a performance for the ages for the Canadians and one that will do wonders for women's soccer in the country.
If there was ever any doubt, Canada has established itself as one of the premier women's teams in the world, and many former Whitecaps FC stars played a big part in that.
All 11 of Canada's goals in this tournament have come from former Whitecaps FC players, and Sinclair leads the way with six tallies.
Sinclair, whose historic three-goal effort against the Americans has catapulted her into national hero status, led Whitecaps FC to a 2006 W-League title at Swangard Stadium. The Burnaby, BC, native did not have much to prove coming into the tournament, but she has cemented her status as one of the greatest women's players to ever play the game.
Slotting in behind Sinclair is fellow striker Melissa Tancredi, who has an impressive four goals to show for. The "Tank," as she is known by teammates and fans, led Whitecaps FC to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the W-League Final Four back in 2010.
The 2012 Olympic Games have also served as a coming out party for former Whitecaps FC players Desiree Scott, a feisty holding midfielder, and Jonelle Filigno, a speedy striker who scored in Canada's quarterfinal victory over Great Britain.
Unfortunately for Canada, winning a gold medal is no longer in the cards, but as head coach John Herdman told reporters after Monday's semifinal, "they've come here to see the flag rise...we'll take a medal from this tournament."
And by doing so, they would secure a spot in the history books. Whether or not that happens, they have already done a nation proud.


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To mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries of George Orwell they're being published online "live" as a blog, 70 years to the day he wrote them. The project started August 9th, and so far the entries are about strangely bland stuff: the weather and the antics of catching some snakes at his home. More what you'd expect from Eric Arthur Blair (his real name) rather than deep insights into the mind that created Big Brother. This is his domestic diary, though... the political one (which starts September 7th) will make for very interesting reading. I wonder what Orwell would've thought of this idea, and indeed the slightly Orwellian society we seem to be living in.
Since Orwell spent some time as both journalist and teacher, I suspect he may have found the idea of blogging his journals intriguing, on an educational level. As for what he'd have thought of our society, it's impossible to tell, though perhaps the proliferation of surveillance cameras (making "Big Brother is watching you" seem ever truer) would've struck a chord or two with the man.
I have a sneaky feeling he'd have disapproved of the Giz, though. Consider this guideline for good writing, one of six from his book Politics and the English Language: "Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent." [Orwell Diaries via Laughing Squid]


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Being active helps keep your heart and body healthy. So even a person who has restrictions can still exercise within limits. Your doctor can help create a set of activities at a level that is safe and healthy for you or your child.1 Your doctor might also suggest target heart rate goals and limits, how long to exercise, and how often to exercise.2
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People who have a severe defect, a cyanotic defect, heart pumping problems, or heart rhythm problems might have exercise restrictions. But they can still be active. Their doctors can help create exercise plans to stay healthy and enjoy a good quality of life.
Anyone with a heart defect should check with a doctor before starting an exercise or sports program.
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At your regular checkup with your doctor, review your exercise plan to make sure that it fits your life and is safe and healthy for you.
CitationsWarnes CA, et al. (2008). ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease: Executive summary: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 118(23): 2395–2451.Sable C, et al. (2011). Best practices in managing transition to adulthood for adolescents with congenital heart disease: The transition process and medical and psychosocial issues: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 123(13): 1454–1485.Graham TP Jr, et al. (2005). 36th Bethesda Conference: Eligibility recommendations for competitive athletes for cardiovascular abnormalities. Task Force 2: Congenital heart defects. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 45(8): 1326–1333.
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Swype is adding new features to its keyboard app for mobile phones, including a personalized dictionary that syncs between devices; additional language support and a number of new keyboard designs. The dictionary even includes updates of new buzzwords, such as "Gangnam Style."
But don't try to install the new app on your iPhone. As has been the case since Swype first launched, the innovative text-input app — which allows text to be entered with the "Swype" of a finger rather than a tap — is only available on Android.
Our hopes were raised that the iPhone app was coming when a PR representative reached out this week noting that the unit of Nuance had "big news."
Not to downplay the new features in Swype, but big news to us would be the introduction of an iPhone app. As things are going, that may never happen, with Apple treating its keyboard design as sacred ground.
I've discussed the possibility of Swype on the iPhone in the past with execs Cliff Kushler and Mike McSherry (since a number of folks I know would love to give it a try). And while they've certainly tinkered on a version for iOS (and have one ready), from what I've been told nothing is imminent in terms of publicly launching.
Swype was acquired by Nuance for $102.5 million one year ago this month. Much of the team continues to be based in Seattle, where Nuance has a large presence.
At the time of the sale, McSherry told GeekWire that the fact that Swype was not available on Windows Phone or iOS did play a role in the decision to sell.
As to the new features being introduced this week, Nuance Mobile general manager Michael Thompson notes that they will resonate with Android users who love "flexibility" as part of their user experience.
"Swype has truly embraced a multimodal, personalized keyboard that learns and adapts to each user's preference," he said. "And with the ability to carry that experience across Android devices, pick your keyboard layout, automatically stay up on key trends and hotwords, Swype is by far the most customizable keyboard on the market."
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Audi's e-Tron Electric Supercar Concept made a big splash at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, and as a result, Audi has plans to move forward with their plans to build electric cars. The first car to be built is a sort of "mini-R8" roadster supercar to compete with the Tesla Roadster called the R4.
The Audi R4 is expected to have a similar one-motor-per-wheel layout as the e-Tron Concept, and since it will be using the e-Tron's powertrain, will likely produce the same 313 horsepower and incredible 3,319 lb-ft of torque, which will propel the car from 0 to 60 mph in around 4.8 seconds. The production R4 will likely be accompanied by gasoline-powered variants, most likely using the Audi TT-RS's 335 hp 2.5-liter five-cylinder turbo engine.
The Audi R4, based o nthe above renderings, is very sharp-looking, taking design cues from the e-Tron Concept but moving away from the R8 shape into a more production-likely body style. The jagged C-shaped LED headlights look especially menacing, and of course we see the signature Audi grille up front.
The R4 roadster will probably sit on a modified version of Porsche's next generation Boxster and Cayman platform, meaning the R4 will be smaller than the R8 supercar but larger than the Audi TT. Price is far from being announced, but consider the electric version of the R4 to compete with the Tesla Roadster, which starts at around $110,000. Expect to see the production R4 on the road as early as 2012.
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The right-hand woman of disgraced Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez pleaded guilty Thursday to a criminal charge of lying to federal investigators.
But Lopez wasn't in Manhattan federal court to see Christiana Fisher take a fall.
Instead, Lopez's gal pal, Angela Battaglia, was in the courtroom when a black-clad Fisher admitted fibbing to the feds about the bloated $607,024 salary she was being paid to run the Lopez-founded non-profit, Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Center Council.
"I was aware of forged documents and tax filings that inaccurately stated that the board of directors of the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council had approved increases to my salary," she said. "I knew it was improper."
Fisher, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of filing false information in response to a subpoena from the Manhattan U.S. attorney, also agreed to forfeit $170,659 in salary she got by cooking the books.
It was the only charge against Fisher, who also was Lopez's campaign manager. She faced a maximum sentence of six months in jail.
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Destination guide: Copiapo, Chile
Copiapo is a mining city and an oasis where the "flowering desert", a natural phenomenon rarely seen in Chile, occurs. Located in the Copiapo valley, the city is bordered by hills and a river, giving it a special beauty. From here, it is possible to visit other gorgeous destinations, such as Caldera and Bahia Inglesa.
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Chilean Peso
Nationals of the US, Canada, Australia and the EU do not need a visa to visit Chile. Passports are obligatory and are essential for cashing traveler's checks, checking into hotels and other routine activities.
The Chilean government collects a US$132/56/132 'reciprocity' fee from arriving US/Australian/Canadian citizens in response to these governments imposing a similar fee on Chilean citizens applying for visas. The payment applies only to tourists arriving by air in Santiago and is valid for the life of the passport. Payment must be made in cash; exact change necessary. It is advisable to carry your passport: Chile's police can demand identification at any moment, and many hotels require you to show it upon check-in.
If your passport is lost or stolen, notify the police, ask them for a police statement, and notify your consulate as soon as possible.
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Shops in Chile open by 10am, Government offices and businesses open from 9am to 6pm. Banks are open 9am to 2pm weekdays. Tourist offices stay open long hours daily in summer, but have abbreviated hours in the off-season. In many provincial cities and towns restaurants and services are closed on Sunday. Museums are often closed Monday. Restaurant hours vary widely, but most places are open from noon till 11pm. Many restaurants do not open for breakfast and quite a few close for the lull between lunch and dinner.
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Check the website for Chilean customs (www.aduana.cl) if you're concerned about what and how much you can take in and out of the country.
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Wake Forest Releases Tony WoodsPosted by nvr1983 on October 11th, 2010
Earlier today Wake Forest announced that they would release beleaguered center Tony Woods from his scholarship at his request so he could pursue other options for the continuation of his college basketball career and education. Woods had already been suspended by Wake Forest after his arrest on charges that he had assaulted the mother of his 8 month-old son. Woods subsequently pleaded guilty and was given a 60-day suspended sentence, ordered to complete an anger management course, and perform 100 hours of community service. His departure leaves the Demon Deacons even more thin in the frontcourt even if he only averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds per game last year as they had already lost their top player Al-Farouq Aminu to the NBA Draft. Woods has not mentioned which schools he is looking at, but we expect that there will be plenty of schools in the market for a 6'11" post player with two years of ACC experience.


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Here is a reason that answers the question posed by this blog daily that I've never written about yet. So here goes: I love the Bible. Well, duh, Frank you may be thinking, of course you do. Well, let me be more specific. I love the entire Bible and every single book therein, including all the books that Martin Luther tossed out during the Protestant Reformation.
I have some mechanical ability, which I have written about in this space once or twice. And I know a thing or two about removing parts from a motor, or adding them, for example. To make a long story short, you don't remove parts from an engine, leave them off, and expect the motor to work. Remove a turbocharger from a diesel engine, for example, and you will have a motor than runs, but it will run like a sick dog with absolutely no torque. What's the point of that?
Of course, the other possibility is that you can add parts to a motor in an effort to make it stronger. "Soup it up," so to speak. Usually this results in some additional power and fun, but at the expense of the longevity of the motor. In other words, you might make more power, but you will probably wind up grenading the motor as well. Oops.
So when I was coming around to the idea of converting, see, I wanted to know what was the scoop on these "extra" books in the Bible. Like a mechanic, I was wondering if the Catholic Church had decided to throw some aftermarket parts onto the motor, if you follow me. You know, like adding a supercharger to a motor that was already strong.
So I grabbed my souvenir Catholic Bible, from my first failed attempt at RCIA class, and I started looking at these mysterious books. As a result, I discovered some wonderful passages from books that were in the Bible that I had never heard of. Like the one from the first reading from Mass yesterday:
Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29
My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength, search not. The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins.
Um, not very scary, is it? As a matter of fact, don't those verses make all kinds of sense? And there are 50 more chapters of this book to sink your teeth into. Then I found these verses from the first chapter of the book entitled Wisdom,
Love justice, you who judge the earth; think of the LORD in goodness, and seek him in integrity of heart; because he is found by those who test him not, and he manifests himself to those who do not disbelieve him. For perverse counsels separate a man from God, and his power, put to the proof, rebukes the foolhardy; because into a soul that plots evil wisdom enters not, nor dwells she in a body under debt of sin. For the holy spirit of discipline flees deceit and withdraws from senseless counsels; and when injustice occurs it is rebuked.
Wow, I thought. Seek the Lord, just like it says in Psalm 105, but with a twist for clarity.
For wisdom is a kindly spirit, yet she acquits not the blasphemer of his guilty lips; because God is the witness of his inmost self and the sure observer of his heart and the listener to his tongue. For the spirit of the LORD fills the world, is all-embracing, and knows what man says. Therefore no one who utters wicked things can go unnoticed, nor will chastising condemnation pass him by.
Of course! God knows all, sees all. GPS has got nothing on God. It says so right there in 1 Samuel 16:7.
For the devices of the wicked man shall be scrutinized, and the sound of his words shall reach the LORD, for the chastisement of his transgressions; because a jealous ear hearkens to everything, and discordant grumblings are no secret. Therefore guard against profitless grumbling, and from calumny withhold your tongues; for a stealthy utterance does not go unpunished, and a lying mouth slays the soul.
Again, there is nothing strange here. There was a lot of "grumbling" going on in Numbers(14:27), for example, remember? And the command to not lie? That's right there in the Ten Commandments.
Court not death by your erring way of life, nor draw to yourselves destruction by the works of your hands. Because God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living. For he fashioned all things that they might have being; and the creatures of the world are wholesome, and there is not a destructive drug among them nor any domain of the nether world on earth, for justice is undying.
I remember clearly thinking to myself after reading this particular passage, "where has this book been all my life?" No wonder I feel immortal, because, gulp (!) I was created to be immortal. And then I realized there are 18 more chapters in this book too?
And so it goes, as I explored, and continue to marvel at, the wonders of Tobit, Judith, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch, and 1 & 2 Maccabees. The passage in the New Testament that sealed the deal for me was when these verses in Hebrews chapter 11:32-35,
What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, did what was righteous, obtained the promises; they closed the mouths of lions, put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned back foreign invaders. Women received back their dead through resurrection. Some were tortured and would not accept deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.
could only seem to be understood by referring to 2 Maccabees chapter 7:1, 13-14. Take a look,
It also happened that seven brothers with their mother were arrested and tortured with whips and scourges by the king, to force them to eat pork in violation of God's law.
After he had died, they tortured and maltreated the fourth brother in the same way. When he was near death, he said, "It is my choice to die at the hands of men with the God-given hope of being restored to life by him; but for you, there will be no resurrection to life."
And then I learned that all of these books had been in the Bible since the beginning of Christianity. They had been in the Old Testament, but got tossed when Luther decided to toss them. At this point, I had to concede three things. 1) I'm not a biblical scholar; 2) The Catholic Church, the institution that assembled the Bible, is the Authority, and further, it has the Authority to decide what books belong in the Bible and what books don't; 3) These allegedly disputed books were in the Septuagint, which happened to be the authoritative Old Testament Canon in place while Our Lord Jesus Christ walked the earth.
At Mass today, for example, the gospel reading is from Luke and begins like this,
Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.(Luke 4:16-17)
What the passage doesn't say, of course, is that He could possibly, on a different day of the week, or on a different day of the liturgical calendar, have been handed a scroll from Tobit, Judith, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch, or 1 & 2 Maccabees. These books were in the scrolls too, when God walked upon the earth. I don't know for sure, but like I said, I'm not a biblical scholar. Which is why I rely, again, on the authority of the Church.
So the mechanic in me was left with only one question to consider. As a Christian, did I want to go along with a stripped version of the motor, the one missing a few parts, with all of the pitfalls associated with that, or go along with the original version of the motor; the one that has all of the original parts, all in the proper place.
It really was not a difficult choice to make for me. Especially after I learned that Luther didn't like the book of James or Revelation either. Lucky us, he left those in because leaving those "parts" out would have been like forgetting the oil sump pump and the oil pan.
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By Richard Massey, Lars Christensen, Felice Frankel
Creating astronomy's first maps of this mysterious substance
Creating astronomy's first maps of this mysterious substance
A query from Sightings contributor Felice Frankel sparked a lively dialogue between two of the makers involved in creating astronomy's first maps of the "dark matter" of the cosmos.
R. J. M. My colleagues and I recently used the Hubble Space Telescope to make the first large-scale maps of the mysterious substance known as "dark matter." Dark matter is completely unlike the familiar material from which everything around us is built—everything that we can see, touch or breathe. For a start, dark matter is completely invisible! So, aside from the difficulty of finding it in the first place, our map raises a rather tricky data-visualization problem: how to best represent an invisible substance?
L.L.C. You could compare previous maps of the cosmos—made by mapping luminous galaxies—to nighttime snapshots of a city. Streetlights illuminate some highways and intersections, but most of the interesting neighborhoods remain obscured. In the satellite image of North America at right, you just can't see most of what's there.
R. J. M. The universe is exactly the same: The glowing stars, galaxies and planets make up only one-sixth of the total landscape. The remainder is a grand but invisible skeleton of dark matter. It is the infrastructure of the cosmos, literally holding the universe together.
We can't see dark matter directly, but we can infer its presence via the effect it has on things we can see. So we looked at ordinary but incredibly distant galaxies, which make a wallpaper pattern on the far side of the universe. Light from these galaxies had to pass through any intervening dark matter during its long journey to us. The dark matter shows up in a sort of silhouette against those background lights—but it's not that the distant galaxies look fainter, rather that they change shape. This "gravitational lensing" is like looking through a wobbly sheet of glass. Nearby dark matter gives itself away by distorting the apparent shape of objects behind it.
We used Hubble to study the shapes of half a million galaxies, and made a two-dimensional map of dark matter in a patch of sky eight times the size of a full moon. The colors in this were kept dark and shaded blue for a cold, icy feel. Blue is normally avoided in data visualization, because the poor response of the eye makes it difficult to see details, but that seemed wholly appropriate! The contours were omitted by artist Zolt Levay in a separate version, to provide a smoother, flowing texture.
A tougher visualization challenge was posed by our 3-D dark-matter map, which we obtained by also measuring the distance to lumps of dark matter. We made a 32´32´20 data cube, each voxel containing the measured density (a voxel is a cubic unit in a 3-D volume, analogous to a pixel in a 2-D image). I first drew an isodensity surface, which captured some of the filamentary structure. However, this opaque surface felt too solid and frustratingly discarded information about the densest clumps, which were hidden from view. To meet publication deadlines, the figure was scheduled in November for an article in Nature. The rest of the COSMOS team ridiculed my apparent pile of deformed potatoes, despairing that such grocery would ever sell to the public. Clearly needing help with visualizations for our January press release, we approached professionals at NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
L.L.C. Although time was short, and holidays intervened as the American Astronomy Society meeting date approached, we realized the potential of spending time on the data to present this amazing result in a more intuitive manner.
Designer Martin Kornmesser and advanced developer Kasper Nielsen at ESA made another isodensity surface, importing this information as a virtual-reality markup language file into a program used for high-end visualization and movie animation.
R. J. M. We debated a while about geometry. The survey is of a fixed angle on the sky, so it really covers a cone-shaped volume. But showing the data set as such made it look like the universe is getting smaller over time—whereas the reverse is true. To avoid confusion, we sidestepped the issue and compressed it into a box.
L.L.C. Along the way, we made several attempts to capture the diffuse nature of dark matter, experimenting with various software techniques. The rendering was smoothed using a tool for subdividing and refining the representation of surfaces. Light sources were placed inside the isodensity surfaces.
We worked with glow effects, and in the end used a Fresnel shader as texture to give the transparent look that helps in getting an overview of the magnificent 3-D structure. It was then colored blue. The shader applies the principles of the Fresnel effect, the fact that reflectance depends on the observer's viewing angle. The impression on the eye is similar to looking through water.
We also experimented with context. Clearly the 3-D "blobs" look nice but have little connection with the actual universe. One of our drafts featured the background galaxies, whose photons were so instrumental as "test particles" for probing the gravitational pull exerted by the dark matter.
On top of the dark-matter-density peaks we sprinkled the luminous galaxies, which illustrated another important result: Dark and luminous matter are very well aligned, which independently confirms existing cosmological theories. We put in a little model of Hubble itself, out of scale, to indicate how the observations were done. In the end we decided that the way-out-of-scale Hubble and the fake galaxies introduced too much extraneous material, and we chucked the draft.
R. J. M. Actually, I really loved that image and have to confess that I slipped it to a couple of journalists. You were worried it looked like frogspawn, but I think that's a lovely analogy for the slippery and elusive dark matter! It shows how well the Fresnel effect works.
L.L.C. Yes, and we'd been working under such intense time pressure that we hadn't realized that you liked it so much.
In the end a large package of stills and video footage was released on the Web. The main image showed our ice-blue isodensity surface and three planes extracted from the scientists' data with indications of their distances in space. A little Hubble is observing them.
The pioneers in all this were R. Brent Tully at the University of Hawaii and later Margaret Geller and John Huchra of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Tully was one of the first to map luminous matter—galaxies and stars—in the late '80s and early '90s. One of the ways he showed the maps in those early days, when relatively few galaxy positions were known, was to show their distribution with an isodensity surface.
Of course the resolution of Tully's representations has since improved. This will happen to the dark-matter maps in coming years. Funny how history repeats itself.
R. J. M. There's a natural instinct, when exploring an unknown place, to draw a map.We now know there's a lot of dark matter out there. Science continues the work of the New World explorers, adding flesh to the bones of a map to understand what's around us.
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Removing the "Canadian experience" barrier (brochure)
Some employers ask people applying for jobs if they have "Canadian experience." That can make it much harder for people new to Canada to find work. Some "regulatory bodies" (such as the professional associations for accountants or doctors) also ask for Canadian experience.
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) believes that asking for Canadian experience can result in discrimination. Employers and regulatory bodies should always have to show why Canadian experience is needed.


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The Spring Collection
Now that winter is coming to a close, all I want are light, airy hues filling my home - cozy still, but with a breezy, relaxed feel. In this collection, you'll find lots of linens, french glasses, kitchen accessories, spring cleaning essentials, fresh candles and everything for Easter.
I hope just looking around will help your day to feel brighter and lighter... and that much closer to spring : )
This little basket is just the right size for each guest at Easter. It makes a lovely little gift for classmates and teachers, as well. The Buttery color makes it feel just perfect for spring.
Perfect for a gift for a friend or neighbor. The basket shown has a Lemon Neem Tea Towel, Cheddar Biscuits and Fresh Eggs. It would also make a sweet Easter basket for guests at your Easter Brunch... filled with a big chocolate bunny, of course. The "All is New" Lamb tag makes it feel like a gift from spring : )
Everyday Essential Bottles :
You will find all of the Everyday Bottles restocked with the Spring Collection - all great home keeping essentials to help freshen your home for Spring.
The new Powder Room Bottles (above, sold as 2 sets of 2) are shown here with the new Laurel Wreath labels that come with every set of Essential Bottles (Kitchen, Shower, Cleaning & Laundry). I wanted to add a little fresh touch to some of the bottles in my home. I love that how this classic icon, dresses them up just a tad. So, now they come with Laurel Wreath Labels, Classic Labels & Blank Labels.
Freezer & Kitchen Containers, Set of 18, $8
This is something I've wanted to have in my kitchen for a long time. If you have ever worked in a restaurant or bakery, there are certain things that you will find hard baking/cooking without at home. One of those things is Parchment Paper Sheets.
Another thing is a large quantity of plain, clear plastic food containers.
Our "tupperware" cabinet had become sort of a mishmash of collected lids and containers. It was over-flowing (even after just living in our house for 9 months) and ugly. It felt good to clean it out and get it down to the fresh and simple stacks. These plastic containers stack so efficiently - they hardly take up any room at all... and all of the containers use the same lids. No more trying to match lids - all the same. Ah, the little things : )
Large Harvest Basket Bin, $10
This is a larger, more squared version of our favorite Harvest Baskets. It has taller, straighter sides, making it the perfect way to organize a pantry, closet, craft area, cleaning supplies, etc. I'll be putting mine to work next week - stay tuned to see how I use them!
Our favorite French tumbler family has grown! Look at this amazing assortment of glasses and designs.
Left to Right :
French Bees Collection
French Wine & Champagne
Fleur de Lys Collection
I have to admit - I love the Bees. Isn't that Bee Wine Glass fantastic? I also love the Itsy Bitsy Bud Vase glass... or mini milk glass, if you are Emma. It is very good for dunking one Oreo... I've been told.
This collection is from Europe, made from 100% Linen. It has a gorgeous drape and feel - along with a subtle herringbone pattern. The color is a pale grey with just a hint of a blue undertone. It looks fabulous with creamy yellows of spring.
Bliss Linen Runner
Bliss Linen Napkins
Bliss Linen Coasters
Bliss Linen Pillow Cover
Shop the entire Bliss Collection, here >
I love a cheery, casual Easter table! Maybe because Easter is typically a brunch, a bright and fun setting feels right. I love that each place has a little Easter Basket, serving as the place card.
Lemon Curd Neem Tablecloth
I've always loved Tessa's (Nine & Sixteen) Bunny Cookies. So, this year's bunny shape is based on hers - so classic, of course.
Robin's Egg Tags, Set of 20, $6
It is no secret - I love Robin's Eggs. The color "Seaside" is just that, a Robin's Egg Blue. This simple tag is just the thing to add some whimsy to an Easter basket or spring treat. How cute would it be tied to a Blue Bird Cookie?
Shop the entire Seaside Collection, here >
I love everything it stands for - literally, a new beginning for everything. "All is New."
We try to keep the real meaning of each season and holiday at the center of our celebrating. I love how just this little tag can re-center the holiday for us as a family. This tag, when tied to Emma's Easter Basket will be a moment for us to share the message of Easter on a morning that is filled with chocolate bunnies and eggs filled with jelly beans (which we also love!).
Hiding Bunnies Tags, Set of 20, $6
I love bunnies, too! : ) Isn't this a sweet way to show this icon of the season?
There is a little place that we love (Cafe Europa) that has a little cake just like this one - a Lemon Layer Cake with a Lemon Glaze. Ok, well, there cake is very big, but I thought a cake that size would be dangerous around here, so...
(recipe coming soon!)
Cake Pan, 6" Round, $6
This 6" cake is just the right size for 6 generous slices. This might be an odd "essential" size, but I find that this is the cake pan I reach for over and over. We don't have too many occasions that we need a huge layer cake for... but we always have an occasion for a little one : )
Pillows are the easiest way to transition your home. It takes just minutes to bring in the feel and freshness of spring.
Above, Left to right :
Lemon Chiffon Velvet Accent Pillow Cover >
Bliss Linen Pillow Cover >
Ochre Meena Pillow Cover >
Pale Daffodil Linen Pillow (includes insert) >
Lemon Chiffon Velvet Accent Pillow Cover >
Ochre Meena Pillow Cover >
Pale Daffodil Linen Pillow (includes insert) >
Spring Hyacinth French Tumbler Candle
This candle is hand-poured in a French Fluer de lys Tumbler. It has a clean, floral scent with notes of hyacinth and fresh spring air. After you use it, the glass can be cleaned and used as a vase for flowers (my favorite) or as a drinking glass. It is packaged in a kraft paper box, ready for gifting.
Lemon Honey French Tumbler Candle
This candle is poured in a French Bee Tumbler... perfect for this Lemon Honey scent. It has the warmth of honey and the clean citrus freshness of meyer lemons we crave in the spring. The fresh scent makes it a great kitchen candle - exactly where mine is sitting right now : )
With Spring, all is new and fresh! That includes store packaging... and I have new packing notes for spring featuring the new Laurel Wreath logo. Did you know that your Everyday Occasions packages arrive like this? In the next couple of weeks, I'll take some time to show you how I've made some addition and improvements to make ordering and shipping a pleasure for our customers.
Thanks again for joining me on this journey! Spring, now you can officially arrive. Please : )


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We got some immediate and grateful response from readers to the recent story in Hemmings Muscle Machines, illustrated with the photography of Mike Sopko, on bygone drag racing at U.S. 30 Dragway outside Gary, Indiana. (HMM #90, March 2011). Hands down, the craziest car in that story was No Big Thing, a tiny Vespa sedan stuffed at the time with a 427-cu.in. Chevrolet L-88 big-block, running in a sub-12 second eliminator bracket. The little monster was built and raced by a local guy named George Brugos.
A couple of weeks later, a letter and photo package arrived in the mail from Dave Heacock of Valparaiso, Indiana, also in U.S. 30′s neighborhood. Thanks to Dave, we know that No Big Thing is still with us, demonstrated by this shot he grabbed at a 2009 car show in Westville, Indiana. Today, it's owned by Charlie Poague, and has a 454 in it to replace the earlier L-88. Look at this, and imagine trying to run it even on a half-track, half-throttle pass, although Dave assured that NBT is still fully functional. To put things in perspective, a stock Vespa 400 (they were imported from 1958 through 1961) used an air-cooled 393cc two-stroke twin with 20hp, weighed 850 pounds dry and rode on a 66.7-inch wheelbase.
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A policeman has laid the blame for the recent riots in London at violent, crime-related video games.
Quoted in the London Evening Standard the unnamed police constable advised residents in Tottenham: ""Go home, get a takeaway and watch anything that happens on TV.
"These are bad people who did this. Kids out of control. When I was young it was all Pacman and board games. Now they're playing Grand Theft Auto and want to live it for themselves."
The newspaper reports that the police are hunting mobs of children who joined the riots across the capital "when parts of the city descended into lawlessness for a second night".
Grand Theft Auto is set mainly in American cities but was created in the UK, with the original release featuring an expansion pack set in London.
The violent game in which players act out the crime-filled lives of various gangsters and lowlifes is frequently blamed for encouraging youths to commit crimes.
The looting and arson that has spread to several inner-city boroughs began in Tottenham on Saturday night, sparked by the fatal police shooting of a local man (reportedly armed with a replica firearm) on Thursday.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that over 160 arrests had been made so far, and that 16 people have been charged for a range of offences including burglary and possession of weapons.


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Latest Developments
Previously we wrote that Plan 5834A, for 2337 units in Givat Hamatos, had received final approval. At that time we noted that no building permits could be issued until additional planning, called "reparcellation," was completed. On October 11, Plan 14295, the reparcellation scheme for the area covered by plan 5834 A was deposited for public review. Some important details to note:
Who did what, and who has the authority
Unlike other East Jerusalem settlement plans that have arisen in recent years, this plan is under the authority of the Municipality, not the Regional Planning committee. The fact that Plan 14295 is moving so quickly is a reflection of this. Normally a reparcellation scheme takes years to be completed and approved, but in this case it will likely take much less time, given the highly politicized nature of the Local Planning Committee. While the Regional Committee is made up of civil servants (and can receive marching orders from the Prime Minister), the Local Committee is made up elected city council members, most of whom are right-wing, openly hostile to Palestinian residents of the city, and would happily create a crisis ver the "right of Jews to live anywhere in "undivided Jerusalem".
That said, the initiator of Plan 5834A was the Israel Lands Authority (ILA), a quasi-governmental agency that owns much of the land in the area (there are also areas of private ownership, both Israeli and Palestinian). The ILA was also the initiator of the reparcellation scheme. This means that while the Municipality has a central role in determining the fate of this plan, the plan can still be frozen at any time by the ILA (i.e., by a decision of the Israeli government), even if the Municipality is eager to move forward.
Implications for Jerusalem and the two-State Solution
This is a mini-E-1: that is, a game changer that significantly changes the possible border between Israel and Palestine, and significantly makes an agreement on the border in Jerusalem more difficult.
The fact that this is a game-changer is clear to anyone looking at a map of the plan (map can be viewed/downloaded here). Currently, under a solution like that proposed by the Geneva Initiative, Har Homa would become part of Palestine, but in principle that could change since Har Homa could be linked to Israeli Jerusalem without necessarily destroying Palestinian contiguity. However, if Plans 5834A /14952 are carried out, the Geneva Initiative border will not be possible without dismantling an Israeli neighborhood, since it will create an impermeable built-up settlement buffer between Beit Safafa and the West Bank. In effect, Givat Hamatos destroys any possibility of a territorial solution in Beit Safafa.
Finally, it is important to recognize that this Givat Hamatos plan is not proceeding in a vacuum. As is made clear in a presentation we released last week (which can be viewed/downloaded here), it comes in the context of a number of plans, including coming on the heels of the recent deposit for public review of two plans for Mordot Gilo, and the final approval of the plan for Har Homa C. Taken together, an "E-1-like" buffer between East Jerusalem and the West Bank on Jerusalem's southern flank is taking shape before our eyes


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Horatio Gates &c. on History Channel, 30 Dec
Tomorrow the History Channel is scheduled to air a program on Gen. Horatio Gates, commander of the Continental forces at Saratoga. The program will probably feature comments by A Student of History, John Maass. After that comes a program on Gen. Nathanael Greene, who also followed Gates as commander of the Continental Army in the southern theater.


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