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Garrison Keillor Muses Over Cutting Republicans 'Out of the Health-care System'
Here's more "civility" from the Left.
In a Chicago Tribune article today that appears to open as an attempt at humor but quickly devolves into nastiness, NPR-dependent radio host and author Garrison Keillor, among other things, blames them and not those who have brought legal actions for years-long fights over keeping religious symbols right where they are, and — while conveniently forgetting that Republican Mitt Romney gave us the Massachusetts disaster known as CommonwealthCare that current Bay State Democratic governor Deval Patrick considers the model for ObamaCare — ponders the pros and cons of cutting Republicans "out of the health-care system entirely."
There are few if any indications in the last 2/3 of his column that Keillor was attempting anything resembling humor. If he was, he failed.
Here are some paragraphs from the screed:
The so-called cultural wars over abortion and prayer in the schools and pornography and gays did nothing about anything, except elect dullards to office who brought a certain nihilistic approach to governance that helped bring about the disaster in the banking industry that ate up a lot of 401(k)s, and all thanks to high-flyers in shirts like cheap wallpaper who never learned enough to let it discourage them from believing that they had magical powers over the laws of economics and could hand out mortgages to people with no assets and somehow the sun would come out tomorrow. The anti-regulation conservatives enabled those people. We're still waiting for an apology.
Uh no, Garrison. The government's Community Reinvestment Act, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac did that. And it will surely surprise social conservatives that they have controlled Wall Street all along.
And now here comes the U.S. Supreme Court, about to rule in the case of a little plywood cross erected, as it turns out, on federal land in the Mojave Desert as a memorial to the war dead — could there be anything less pressing right now? But we shall have great legal minds wrangling over something that doesn't make a dime's worth of difference to anybody whomsoever.
Thirty-six years of bitterness over Roe vs. Wade and what has it gotten us? If the decision were overturned tomorrow, not much would change.
….. When an entire major party has excused itself from meaningful debate and a thoughtful U.S. senator like Orrin Hatch no longer finds it important to make sense and an up-and-comer like Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty attacks the president for giving a speech telling schoolchildren to work hard in school and get good grades, one starts to wonder if the country wouldn't be better off without them and if Republicans should be cut out of the health-care system entirely and simply provided with aspirin and hand sanitizer. Thirty-two percent of the population identifies with the GOP, and if we cut off health care to them, we could probably pay off the deficit in short order.
Actually, Garrison, you should be careful what you wish for. One could argue that GOP-identifiers are disproportionately productive compared to the rest of society and cost it less in entitlement and other benefits. If that is so, things might get worse instead of better. At your advanced age, I wouldn't take a chance like that if I were you. It would be a particularly good idea, assuming you're interested in quality care, to ensure that Republican doctors aren't among those you cut out of the system. Since 45% of all doctors are reportedly considering quitting if ObamaCare is enacted, and many of them are Republicans, perhaps even more than 32% of them, that should be of more than academic interest.
Rush mentioned Keillor's column on the air, and took passing offense that the Tribune was willing to publish it. The paper shouldn't have done it, and I daresay would not have published a column by a conservative proposing, supposedly in jest, cutting far-leftists out of the health-care system.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.


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This amused me:
As they say, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" — which apparently involves partaking in psychoactive drugs, if a new study is to be believed, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Researchers at Italy's Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research recently published a report that tested levels of psychoactive drugs in the air of eight major Italian cities: Palermo, Rome, Bologna, Florence, Turin, Milan, Verona and Naples. They found that residents are probably taking in measurable levels of cocaine and marijuana just by breathing the air.
Of the eight, Turin was the city with the highest total drug concentration; Palermo had the least. Some cities favored certain drugs disproportionately to others; in Florence, marijuana was the drug of choice. That may not come as a surprise, given the number of college students regularly adrift within that city.
So…what does that mean?
So does this mean that you could actually get high from breathing in Italian air? Well, no. The levels aren't quite that … ahem … high. But levels were significant enough to reveal patterns about overall usage habits of citizens. Authorities hope that the information will help to improve police enforcement of drug laws, as well as map out better drug treatment resources.
via Can you get high just from breathing the air in Rome? | MNN – Mother Nature Network.
I would read the whole thing. Makes you wonder about some of the cities in the US.
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Another PEANUTS Special, �Charlie Brown�s Christmas Tales,� Based on
The Works of Charles Schulz, to Air with the Emmy-Winning Classic
The ABC Television Network will air the beloved Emmy Award-winning PEANUTS special,
�A Charlie Brown Christmas,� created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in 1965, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT; OAD on ABC: 12/6/01). The hour will also include a series of Christmas-themed animated stories entitled �Charlie Brown Christmas Tales,� based on Schulz�s work, in which each of the beloved PEANUTS characters � Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and Sally � star in his or her own charming animated vignette.
PEANUTS focuses on the anxieties and joys of childhood as expressed by an ensemble cast of children who often seem wise beyond their years. Among them are the lovable Charlie Brown, who perseveres despite continuous failure; the philosophical, blanket-carrying Linus; the fussbudget Lucy, who dispenses psychological advice for a nickel from behind a concession stand; and toy-piano virtuoso Schroeder. Central to the comic strip is Charlie Brown�s dog, Snoopy, who first stood on his hind legs in 1956 and became extremely popular for his imaginative adventures as a number of characters.
In the digitally-remastered 1965 special, �A Charlie Brown Christmas,� Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees everywhere during the Christmas season. Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant, and Charlie Brown accepts, but it proves to be a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, Charlie Brown needs Linus� help to learn what the real meaning of Christmas is.
The cast of �A Charlie Brown Christmas� includes Peter Robbins (�Charlie Brown�), Christopher Shea as (�Linus�), Tracy Stratford (�Lucy�), Chris Doran (�Schroeder�) and Sally Dryer (�Violet�).
�A Charlie Brown Christmas� was executive-produced by Lee Mendelson and created and written by Charles M. Schulz. Bill Melendez is the producer and director, and Vince Guaraldi is the music composer.
The firs half-hour of �A Charlie Brown Christmas� will air with Spanish audio via SAP. The entire hour will air with Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.
This program carries a TV-G parental guideline.


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Chances are pretty good that if you pick a random weekend, somewhere in America there is a collector car auction. These events range anywhere from a piece by piece outdoor sale of an old Midwestern junkyard to the bright lights and ultra high dollar insanity of a Barrett-Jackson event.
What you won't be able to find at almost any of these various auctions is what I stumbled upon at last weekend's Ft. Lauderdale Beach Collector Car auction—a collection of 3 ultra rare 1957-1958 Plymouth Convertibles in one place.
It's fairly well known that Virgil Exner's design is what made the 1957 Plymouth the third best-selling car in America that year. It's also fairly well known that the poor build quality of the 1957 Plymouth and the only slightly redesigned/improved 1958 model is what damaged the company's reputation for decades to come. The result was two years of beautiful cars that had serious design and rust issues almost from the day they left the assembly line.
Accordingly the survival rate of 1957 and 1958 Plymouths is unbelievably low compared with many other American cars built in the same time period. This makes any Plymouth from the late 50s a fairly rare sight, especially in convertible form. For this reason, it was almost unbelievable to find out that not one but three of the rare beasts would cross the block at the Florida auction. As a longtime 1957-1958 Plymouth obsessive and someone who attends a decent amount of car auctions, I knew how unusual three convertibles being sold in one place was.
9 or 10 years earlier I had seen a 1958 Plymouth convertible (which may or may not have been the red one pictured here) and a 1957 Plymouth convertible together at an Atlantic City car auction. The 1958 was very nice and had a now absurdly low reserve of $22,000 attached to it—neither cars sold. Since then, when a convertible Plymouth of this vintage crossed the block, it was usually the only one of its kind.
When I arrived at the auction last Sunday, the three Plymouths looked stunning sandwiched in a row of beautiful late 1950s American convertibles (click through gallery for pictures). In 1957 and 1958 Plymouth only offered convertibles from the factory in the Belvedere trim package with a V8.
The blue 1958 convertible had the dual carb V800 package and a column shift manual transmission which according to the seller was the only convertible with the combination in existence (a surprisingly hard to doubt claim). The yellow 1957 and the red 1958 were automatics with stock small block V8s (301 and 318 respectively)
None of the cars were anywhere close perfect, in fact the 1957 had some pretty glaring paint and body imperfections, but it was amazing seeing all three in one place. The whole row of convertibles was owned by a large Florida based car dealer who had previously tried to sell the cars including the three Plymouths on Ebay. The yellow 1957 was listed with a buy-it-now of $29,995, the red 1958 had a $49,500 price tag attached to it while the blue 1958 was priced at $59,500. Despite being relisted several times none of the cars had sold.
I'd like to tell you that once they hit the auction stage the sight of these three rare cars in one place ignited a bidding war of epic proportions, but they didn't. Despite the auctioneers recognition of how rare the collection of Belvederes was (he said he had never seen three in one place in his entire auction career) none of the cars actually sold.
Bidding on the 1957 was closed at $21,000 and the auctioneer claimed $25,000 would have taken the car home. The red 1958 brought a high bid of $40,000 while the blue Belvedere was closed at $47,500. I thought all of the high bids were reasonable prices for the cars even if they were outside of my own personal price range.
I knew none of the Plymouths would be coming home with me when I found out the cars would be at the event. Even so, the idea of the blue '58 sharing garage space my beloved '57 four door is still not far from my thoughts. I may have to wait for my shot at 1957/1958 Plymouth convertible ownership, but it was truly amazing to see all three examples of the cars I love in ultra rare convertible form assembled in one place.


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By Jill Dougherty
As more areas in Syria slip from control of the Syrian military, the United States is training local opposition members how to run a local government free from the grip of the Assad regime.
The State Department says it is running "training programs" for the members of opposition local coordinating councils in "liberated" areas who are beginning to re-establish civilian authority. The programs help them on issues of civil administration, human-rights training and other services.
The council members are learning "the kinds of things that they might need from the international community as they begin to rebuild their towns," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in her Wednesday briefing.
"They're asking for help in how to budget. They're asking for help in how to keep utilities running. How to ensure that the institutions of the state that, you know, provide services to the population, come back up and running. So we are open to supporting all of those kinds of needs," she explained.
Nuland called it a "first round" of training, tailored to help form a nascent democratic society, even before President Bashar al-Assad is gone.
"It also gives us an opportunity," she said, "to talk to them about inclusion and protection of minorities and all those things." The first step is to assess the need, she explained. Training could get more detailed as the opposition requests what it needs from the international community.
Concerned for the security of the new administrators, State Department officials are reluctant to provide details of the training programs, but Nuland said the department is running the programs outside of Syria for those who can exit and return to Syria. For those who remain inside Syria, there are what she called "pretty extensive contacts."
In addition, the department runs programs in Istanbul that train Syrian student and women leaders, as well as members of the media, in areas like justice and accountability.
Just how much of Syria is out of regime control is unclear. Nuland said it is a "mixed picture."
"Great swaths" of the country have now been wrenched away from the regime in the north and the east and, increasingly, between some of the major towns, she said, but the fighting is intense in Aleppo, Damascus and some of the major population centers.
The opposition, however, remains deeply divided, unable to form a cohesive front let alone a transitional government. Tuesday a top member of the opposition Syrian National Council, Bassma Kodmani, currently residing in Paris, quit the organization.
Nuland sidestepped questions about the Syrian National Council's disorganization, saying only that Kodmani "made absolutely clear that she intends to remain committed to the cause of a new day, a democratic day, in Syria. So how she chooses to do that is obviously her decision."
The United States, she said, "from the beginning" has seen the council as "a legitimate representative" of the opposition movement, "but we never embraced them as the sole representative because the Syrians themselves had a number of other groups."
For now, the Obama administration appears frustrated at divisions between the "external" opposition - those located outside of Syria - and the "internal" opposition who are actively involved in fighting the Assad regime.
The United States has supported efforts by the Arab League to help the external groups - "no matter how they label themselves," she said - to come up with a democratic code of conduct as part of a strategy for a post-Assad transitional government.
The objective, she said, "is that will be a pluralistic system that, whether you are Sunni or Allawi or Druze or Christian or Kurd, or anybody else - man, woman - you will feel safe. You will feel part of the new Syria. That's job one as we see it. To ensure that we are all talking about a democratic Syria before they get to the point of picking leaders."
A senior administration official, however, told CNN that "no one is under any illusion" that post-Assad leaders will come from the external opposition. Speaking on background because of the diplomatic sensitivity of the issue, this official said the internal opposition members are the ones with "legitimacy, with street cred," because they have been risking their lives in the fight against al-Assad.
No sense of Glory or adventure, thank the gods Alexander "the Great" of Mecedonia didnt think like you cowards!- something tells me that if the U.S. would have simply sacked Iraq and Saddam's oil- give some of that to us (Americans), no liberals protesting the war because we would all be paying $1 for a gallon of gas!- A tradition that needs to come back into the international playbook- "Total War" ,"sacking" "leaving" in regards to War!
This will come back and bite us in a few years. I hate to be mean but let them kill each other or change . We should not get involved AT ALL.
Ronald Reagan had the same issue on his plate (Insurgents trying to over throw the government) and the Afghans requested help from the Russian, That lead to [Operation Cyclone] which was when the C.I.A armed and trained Mujaheddin, The key player in the C.I.As deck at the time was Osama Bin Laden, He helped push the Russians out of Afghanistan, The U.S.S.R collapsed after that. America was out of enemies for the time being . Osama then turned the Mujahedin into who we call "Al-Qaeda" who then starts committing attacks in
Half of the Middle Eastern government was thrown into disarray in his conquest to create a "Unified Muslim country"
however some of the people didn't like that due to how their lives were already, In response he deemed them all "Viable Targets" Bush Senior enters office and the U.S is deployed to fight Saddam for Saudi Arabia. Osama then got enraged at that and began essentially talking down to them and he was banished from there and is forced to move into he mountains of Afghanistan which lead to him declaring Jihad on ALL Americans and her allies, September 11 happens and the U.S enters a long war in 2 main front Iraq and Afghanistan.
Just like we did for the Taliban in the 80's. There suicide vests think everyone an enemy. Stay out of this Islamic mess.
Right, Get out. The best case scenario here would be to get out and give Afghanistan back to their home grown Communists and let them sort it out. The tragedy here is that most of them have been killied already! Still, we have a moral obligation to vacate that country as soon as possible!
Ребята давайте жить дружно,а то всех боженька накажет !
Oh yes, russians are well known peace keepers and peaceful people, especially with post-imperialistic hurt for mother-russia. Russians sold out majority of former allies over last 20 years. Just shut it.
I must say I very much enjoyed strategically placed quote marks in this article! Well done Jill!
When the US collapses into civil war in the near future, the Syrian Rebels can train Americans in how to revolt against authority.
Yeah: home-made bombs and suicide bombing will come very handy!
Its shocking that the US is undermining the UN in thisway. How does this get a free pass from the press?
You mean like Russia and China who've vetoed everything the UN has tried to do?
Now wipe off the spittle from me laughing in your face.
Another bird-brained comment from a another mindless Tea Partier. Evidently, people like this idiot above are not ashamed to exhibit their stupidity here!
Here's hoping these Zionist tools get their heads ventilated should these areas be "re-liberated."
Why don't we help the same jerks that were assisting Al quaeda in Iraq and killing our soldiers. How do you think they got weapons and supplies through – Syria.
If this is true, it's pathetic.
If Chinese start to revolt, will America step in to arm them?
Why not? They would us in a similar situation
Anything to get rid of that oppressive communist regime.
Yours is the most lame-brained comment I've seen here yet, jack 1. Judging by what you just posted, it appears that you never got past the 7th grade in school!
Hey Joe, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Quite true, outawork. It's too bad that Hilary Clinton doesn't buy into that as she does nothing but! All of us Americans should follow your advice but don't!
Sounds like a plan.
No sir, Russia would considering their ties.
see hoops? now jump through it... good... here's a piece of candy for ya.
LOL...have they seen how "our" government actually does NOT work...why in the world would they want to do that?
maybe it doesn't "work" in your little utopian world but its a huge step above what a lot of countries have.. Though not perfect it does have a lot to offer
SANA (LEBANON) – Army Unit Foils Infiltration Attempt from Lebanon into Syria
An army unit dislodged an armed terrorist group from their attempt to infiltrate from the Lebanese territories into Syria in Tal-Kalakh city in the countryside of Homs.
SANA reports that terrorists riding four DShK-equipped vehicles tried to infiltrate from Lebanon to Syria butwere repelled by Syrian armed forces.
Al-Moallem: The Syrian Delegation Withdrew from NAM Summit during Speech of the Summit's Former President
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Moallem, on Thursday stressed that the Syrian delegation went out from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit currently held in Tehran while the former president of the summit, Mohammad Mursi, was delivering his speech.
Russia is going to freak soon....
why are we giving budget advice when we can't even budget ourselves?
The next attack in the US may come from one of them.
I hate when some not very smart people with short term memory stats that "we should not get involved in Syria, lets mind our own business and let them kill each other". Let me remind you guys again, WE WERE MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS BEFORE 9/11!!!!!. If we didn't let let the Taliban do and harbor who ever they want to, 9/11 would have never happened in the first place and also don't forget that you guys were the ones who voted Bush to get involved in the Middle East not the Middle East people.
The U.S. has been meddling in the Middle East for decades! So dont say that you were minding your own buisness before 911. Syria is a whole new conflict with many different heads! For beginners most of those chemical weapons that we here about came from Iraq in the months and weeks before the U.S. attacked Iraq. Remember all those WMD's that couldnt be found?? Well Voila!!
The international community needs to step in and take out Assads ability to murder his people! That means no fly zones and to protect large population centers from attack.
Force him out and let his buddys in Russia or China keep him!!!
Take out Syria and then we have Iran surrounded!
Two more to go on the axis of evil!!!!
May be its time for Russia and China to step in and support militarily Syria (even put their troops on ground)......I mean openly like US and arab countries helping rebels......if they don't and can't then theu don't have any business there and let Syria fall into the hands of rebels.
You must be joking.US pokes every bee hive around the world well before 9/11.
Why is the U.S. backing islamic groups, these groups hate the west, minorities, especially christians living in Syria will be killed, Assad protected Christians, Didnt the U S learned its lesson from Egypt, read how christians in Egypt under the new Islamic state are treated.
. Excuse me but the memory of 911, if you bothered to notice should be the memory of a nation conned in the most egregious way by the most inept administration through to use of outrageous lies broadcast to a nation of inattentive citizens who simply will not take the time to connect the dots. If we Americans manage to survive this mess it will not be because we are so wise but rather because there is a higher power who seems to love idiots.
Where do you live? We have a drone looking for you.
Both you and "FBI" are nothing more than a couple of choad-huffing f@gs.
2010 census show the new births among dominant ethnica group in USA has dropped below 50%.
If it is 50% now, it won't be far off when it drops to 25%, 12.5 % etc. By that time, USA will be
balkanized too and need the rest of the world to interevene
In long run term, civil war does not matter. The fertility rate will determine the future. Many years later
Syria will still be Syria. You can not say that for USA and Europe. Most likelt these regions will
be inhabited by descendents of those who have not made there yet
Your ignorance is bliss! Canada and the USA were built and inhabited by people that immigrated here! The thing that makes us great is our multiculturalism and our ability to work together. Syria will always be a sand Dune, until it leaves religion at home , becomes democratic, and when the men stop making luv to Camels!
Once it goes over the tipping point, the good thing will turn bad. Many countries that fought a civil war were perhaps once
a country that used to welcome mullticulrism as a good thing. Wait for all kinds of weird religions to take hold in Canada,
USA and Europe wait for them to be rooted spawn and bloosm. In many Euro countries, Muslism alreadt account for 20% and much more among yong generations and each family can bear 5 children and the native can only bear 1.5. Wait to see who laugh last.
What is use of greatness of a country if country keep depending on immigrants to come?
It won't be long to your descenbdents but perhaps to descendents of even your present
Does this government not remember the last time we trained the opposition? OSAMA!! This is the worst thing the U.S. could do!
Thank you, RUSSIAN. I could not have said it any better!!!
This is nothing But more Obama B/S. Islam and a democracy cannot and will not co-exist! Islam will not tolerate the personal freedoms of a democracy.Just another way for Obama to throw away more tax payer dollars.
strongly agree, why is US invloved in all, already sinking in a hole, worry about your local aconomy, build jobs in USa, dont f with other countries that dont want you there.
As americans we feel it is for the right of humanity. Why should we sit idly by while hundreds of innocent people die everyday. Yet Russia and China want Syria to remain in the state it is in? It's only for the money. The weapons contracts and controlled ports. How about we all stop being so damn greedy and help our fellow man?
To me, "Democracy" is the religion of the western society and they want to spread all over the world just like once Christianity and Islam did! Now Democracy is doing the same.........it almost eliminated Christianity from the western countries and now focusing on Islam. People were killed, wealth were looted and countries were destroyed by those who wanted to spread the Islam and Christianity and Democracy, under the leadership of America and other western countries are doing the same.......the means of killing, destruction of countries and looting of wealth are different in modern world than were in those days. Nothing has changed and nothing will change!!!
You can listen to us on how to run a local government. Just be careful about taking our advice on how to run a federal government. Ours has lost its way.
again, the good ole' u ess of a sticks their nose into another country's business. jeesus.
The Mexican Cartel should do the training. The Syrian Government and the rebels both need to learn how to preform chainsaw decapitations.
That's a bit comical. But, in a less cynical approach, let's hope the assistance is helpful and is actually implemented. This backhanded way of involving "western" powers (without the approval of the western general population) has proven to be extremely hazardous elsewhere. Like sticking a hand into a beehive to get some honey.
A big shame. How to divide a country over democracy? When was the last time anyone in u.S voted for anything but regime candidates. They ALL do the same, waste the same , steal the same, lie the same. how many U.S citizens voted for the Obama care? Or to buy military jets, ships or/and to invade Iraq ? Then what kind of democracy is that? Israel can go remove people from legit homes to open training camps. They have the iron dome. Why then use planes to bomb schools, hospitals and all? and why Gaza or Lebanon cannot join U.N? Israel sponsored by U.S has done one of the biggest holocausts of all times. While accusing others that defend their countries from terrorists of barbarism and of killing civilians. U.S is training terrorists to try and run a country.. But no one cares. russia is scared of U.S and NATO and so is China. At least Romney will really end this. He will declare war to Iran and Syria will be a bonus. HAHAHHAHA!!
This is exactly what I think: Romney should be elected to end this farce once and for all. Even if there are no significant differences betweens dems and libs, Obama "the first afro-american president of such a great country" has just slowed down this process, and also got the nobel Prize of peace thrown after him, for F knows why. But this moron guy will lead the US-Policy into a well deserved cul-de-sac...or into WW3!
We should ban all the lobby from Washington Specially AIPAC...They are ruining our Govt...Now, politician stooped working for us but for themselves and became slaves of these lobby groups...they are busy of getting reelected or stay in power then actually work for the country..Shame...on Washington!
Ok i assume its totally not an "external conspiracy". I can imagine u makin that totally not cool gesture by the way. One year ago, ppl discussing the possibility of a proxy war supported by the west and the saudis were branded conspiracy fools. Somehow, it all lastet longer then many thought, and the guards had to be taken off. the west Qatar and the great democracy of saudi arabia declared to support those freedomfighteractivistcivilianrebels, when in fact they were doing it all along...totally doesnt matter to your analysis apparently...
They are preparing for an event that never comes.
Anyway the only thing the Syrians can learn about nation building from the US is how not to do it.
The American strategy is a proven recipe to failure.
Look at Washington and tell me you want to export that type of administration around the world. LMFAO
Yeah yeah yeah,it will be ilke the string of failures like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, and now Syria. All the new shangrilas promised by the USA.
haha. America Cant even fix her own country. Iraq is still mess.
Does he believe it himself ?! When assad favoured the world with his thoughts on Syria's crisis on Tuesday, his wooden, twitching performance betrayed exactly what makes a dictator-at-bay both pitiable and repugnant.
For the best part of a year, hundreds of thousands of Syrians have marched against his rule, braving the bullets of thuggish security forces. How did assad account for the protests? They were all part of an "external conspiracy", he said; a fact that was "clear to everybody" – or at least to him.
I love how the US plan 100 years in advance!
All i can say is, Hahahahahahahahahahahaha. how about Afghanistan? please don't leave Afghanistan halfway.
First of all, the information that more areas in Syria slip from control of the Syrian military is not accurate and not in reality but in the author's and the oppositions' imagination.
It is very sad to know that US government is training groups of terrorists and criminals. The oppositions in Syria no more than groups of Al-Qaida and the Islamic Brothers militia went for "Jihad" in Syria from all over the Islamic world, and killed lots of innocent civilians and destroyed hundreds of schools, hospitals and electric power plans, they destroyed historical churches and cut human bodies pieces using the name of their God when God is love, mercy and peace. And the oppositions outside Syria they have links and belong to Al-Qaida and the Islamic Brothers militia and this is very accurate information. I apologize to our innocent victims in 9/11 for what our US Government is doing.
Truth is, the US started this so called homegrown "democracy" movement through its CIA front groups. That's a fact this "news" organization convieniently ignores. And who are these "Democracy" trainers who are illegally in a soverign nation training these poeple? The CIA and their contracters of course. We all know they want the best for the people right? Like they did in Libya and Egypt. Now they are free to have their rdical islamists democratically elected into office. Hey majority rules right? Would these CIA officers be hte same ones leading known AL Queda and other terrorist groups, on the State Dept.'s own terror list, to overthrow a foreign government? Come on CNN. You guys are just a propoganda too for the banker controlled Governments pf the world. No one is buying it anymore. You no longer have a monolopy on our info. Thanks to the internet free people can actually know what is gong on in the world. Your game is over
Thank you, CIAlies. I couldn't have stated it any better!
If the price for Syria's freedom is putting a bunch of Islamist extremists, ex-criminals, and US-sponsored mercenaries in power, then I tell you that as a Syrian (not connected to the regime, by the way) I do not want this freedom.
I cannot blame you, Syrian. This kind of "freedom" should never be choked down anyone's throat!!!
One way or another, ASS-sad can no longer be in charge of Syria. Many of the Syrians, although afraid to say it out loud, don't want to see his face no more. Just because ASS-sad had a couple of small wins in and around Aleppo and Damascus doesn't mean much at the moment.
The FSA is composed of a much larger majority of SYRIANS civilians and military that defected ... They are the only ones who are getting the training and the assistance needed now.
Again. ASS-sad MUST GO either in the the sewer or paraded in downtown Damascus first. LOL
Another right-wing, lame-brained comment from another Tea Partying nitwit!
Another stupid remark from "lefty"bubble butt Patton.
Are our people there legally ? What BULL !We are interfering in a sovereign nation killing people !!!!!
Try telling that to his Highn_ass Obama !
I am surprised at this analysis. Where does it say that the opposition is gaining ground other than in the minds of this really unrealistic analysis? For 20 months, CNN has been saying a matter of days or weeks. Come on, have some realism. Read the independent, time magazine, Le figaro, etc..and learn..Where does this Doughourty reporter get her sense? training for a civilian administration? Come on. Let the US spend on their homeless and unemployed and leave the world alone.
Well, lets see, there are opposition fighters driving tanks in the capital.
All 'Iv seen is rebel terrorists running in the streets looking for a hidey hole,
Wars can be won by spreading false info/propaganda......so CNN is doing it's fare share on behalf of sunni arabs and US! It is up to us to read, watch and analyze and then decide whether or not believe them. False info often works my friend!
What nonsense. These criminals are being smashed by the Syrian army where ever they are found and sent
running back to their US handlers in Turkey. They are irregulars, they can't possibly prevail against a standing
army that has the full support of the people. The rest of the world is NOT going to let the US get away with
another smash and grab Libya 2.0 http://sana.sy/index_eng.html
not 'liberated' Syrian towns , it is occupied towns by islamist terrorist free Syrian army , Syrian government army must liberate these towns and expel islamist gangs supported by turkey , USA and medieval kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
I'm sure that will work out just swell!
I see that this country managed to worm it's way into the civil war in Syria, thanks to this brainless Obama and the worthless Congress. It's funny about they have all this money to fight all these useless and unnecessary wars but can do nothing to fix this economy here at home nor help the middle class. We see now just how much the M.I.C.(military-industrial-complex) has taken control of things in Washington D.C.!!!
Gee whiz George, you pretty well said it all!
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its not obama's call...he is a puppet... just like anyone elected to the office... i totally agree with you.... the pentagon and military contractors and manufacturers own and run the country. our... process is dead... elections are farces to continue to keep the simple minded, and low of I.Q. distracted from reality...
You are certainly right all the way about congress ect. Former President Dwight Eisenhower said in his last speech to the American people (as President) to watch out for the M.I.C. He certainly made a true lasting statement.
Wow George! Another comment on "middle class" well i'm middle class and I'm doing just fine....Hmmmmmmm! Wonder why? You were right about Obama though, I don't like him either.


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"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." - John 15:4-5
The Christian life is Christ Himself. He is the Christian life and He lives inside of you and me in the presence of the Holy Spirit. When we decide we cannot live the Christian life by trying harder than the rest, and when we decide to "let go and let God," we are now at that point of getting out of the way so that the real-life of the Son of God can come through us unhindered by our human frailties. Christ, by the Holy Spirit, now looks through our eyes, listens to others with our ears, speaks with our lips, loves others from our heart, serves others with our hands and walks in our steps. This is the Spirit-filled life. Everything else is man's imitation of what he thinks a Christian looks like to others.
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Nasyid is a form of religious singing based on Islamic teachings, stories and so on. It used to be more in the Arabic tune but nowadays Nasyid is sung to newer musical tempo to suite taste of current listeners. Professor Margaret Sarkissian has published a paper entitled "Religion never had it so good": Contemporary nasyid and the growth of Islamic popular music in Malaysia, in the Yearbook for Traditional Music, vol. 37, pp. 124-152, 2005.
Anasheed are Islamic songs that usually are sung with no musical instruments in the background. Anasheed use only drums. Sometimes anasheed are used with the (aahaat), used in keyboard or with the human voice. Islamic Nasheed are often popular in the Islamic World and the Arab World. The material and lyrics of Anasheed reflect on Islamic beliefs, history, and religion. They have a dramatic and serious tone, and not a playful, pump-up style music. They are very popular among Arabs and Muslims. Religous Muslims also enjoy listening to anasheed.
A Nasheed (Arabic: singular نشيد , plural أناشيد; also spelt Nasyid in Malaysia and Indonesia; in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ilahija) is an Islamic-oriented song. Traditionally, it is sung a cappella, accompanied only by a daff. This musical style is used because many Muslim scholars interpret Islam as prohibiting the use of musical instruments except for some basic percussion. Many people admire the purity and simplicity of the music.
A new generation of "Nasheed" artists use a wide variety of musical instruments in their art. This has caused controversy amongst the Muslim community because of the vast range of scholarly opinions that exist on Music in Islam. These range from absolutely no music and singing, to that of any musical instruments allowed so long as the subject matter is of an Islamic ethos. There is also a crossover of mainstream music of groups like Outlandish, Aman, and solo artists like Dawud Wharnsby Ali, Sami Yusuf, Slave of Allah and Idris Phillips, appealing to a significant Muslim crowd and also leading to performance of such artists at Islamic orientated festivals, conferences, concerts and shows (e.g. ISNA, Celebrate Eid, Young Muslims). Other artists and organisations such as Noor Media promote a 100% instrument free stance with nasheeds, differing from the current trends of the increasing usage of instruments in nasheeds.
Nasheeds are also increasingly being accompanied by professionally produced videos for certain tracks. Examples include Madinah Tun-Nabi by Aashiq al-Rasul Al Mu'allim, Meditation, Hasbi Rabbi (all by Sami Yusuf), Du'a by Seven 8 Six, Mercy like the Rain by SHAAM & Our World by Zain Bhikha.
Some example of a Nasheed artists now is Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy.
Nasheeds are popular in Middle East, Southeast Asia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and South Asia. They are also popular in the UK among British Muslims.


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Will Google soon pass Exxon in market value?November 26, 2013: 1:01 PM ET
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Google's CEO wasn't the subject of an Academy Award-nominated movie. Google's CEO also didn't strike a pose for Vogue. (Thank goodness for that!)
Larry Page seems like a pretty boring guy. I've listened to many Google (GOOG) conference calls since the company went public nine years ago. And the most exciting thing about Page is when he starts talking about how "super-excited" he is. He is not Mark Zuckerberg. And he is decidedly not Marissa Mayer.
But who cares? While Facebook (FB) and Yahoo (YHOO) generate a lot of attention for their cult of personality CEOs -- Cue the Living Color ... "Vivid" was released 25 years ago? Wow. I'm old. And off on a tangent apparently. -- Google merely goes about its business of racking up exorbitant profits.
Related: Will Google Docs kill off Microsoft Office?
Google hit an all-time high Tuesday. The company's market value is now around $350 billion. Google is now the third largest company in the United States based on market value. It passed rival Microsoft (MSFT) earlier this year and it is quickly catching up to Exxon Mobil (XOM), which is currently worth about $415 billion.
Could Google soon pass Exxon? It is not out of the realm of possibility. A difference of $65 billion may sound staggeringly large. But look at the chart below, which shows how much ground Google has gained on Exxon just this year. It seems like Google has one of Exxon predecessor company Esso's tigers in its tank.
Google's stock is up nearly 50% this year. Exxon's shares have gained a mere 9%. It's probably unreasonable to think that Google will continue to surge this dramatically over the course of 2014. But let's say Google's stock goes up 25% more from current levels while Exxon shares go up 5%. If that happens, Google will be slightly ahead of Exxon.
Of course both stocks could take off. Both could plunge if the raging bull market finally decides to rest what must certainly be a weary head. Or Exxon could surge if energy prices spike while Google takes a breather. I'm not suggesting that Google will definitely pass Exxon. But it's not a long shot by any means.
Google, simply put, remains one of the stars of the tech sector. While there are legitimate concerns about slowing growth at tech juggernauts like Microsoft, IBM (IBM), Oracle (ORCL) and Cisco (CSCO), investors need not worry about that with Google.
Related: Google stock tops $1,000 for first time following strong earnings
Those other four companies -- which all took their turns as one of Tech's Four Horsemen at some point during the past decade -- each have projected earnings growth rates of about 10% a year for the next few years. Google, on the other hand, is expected to post average profit increases of about 17% a year for the next few years.
Google's stock price reflects this enthusiasm. Shares are trading at 20 times 2014 earnings estimates. That's not cheap. But it isn't so high that it's going to give you altitude sickness either ... especially when you compare Google to some of its top rivals.
Facebook, which admittedly deserves some premium to Google because it's a newer and more rapidly growing company, is trading at more than 40 times 2014 earnings estimates. That seems a bit rich.
Twitter (TWTR)? You can't compute a P/E ratio for it yet. The E stands for earnings. Analysts are forecasting a loss in 2014.
And then there's Yahoo. It is valued at 21.5 times 2014 profit forecasts. Really? Yes, Mayer has done an amazing job ... of selling a great turnaround story. But the proof, as they say (although I'm not exactly sure who "they" are), is in the pudding. Yahoo's profits are expected to rise about 10% a year for the next few years.
In other words, Wall Street still thinks Yahoo is more like Microsoft and IBM than it is Google. So why should Yahoo deserve any premium to Google? Are Katie Couric and Mayer's raiding of the editorial staff of The New York Times worth that much?
Related: Android tablet sales and shipments top iPad
Google also has gobs (technical term for $56.5 billion) of cash that it can continue to use to invest in research and development, hire more staff and make deals. As I've written numerous times before, Google has done a phenomenal job with its M&A strategy: YouTube, DoubleClick and Android are the obvious stars. The jury is still out on Motorola though.
So with all that in mind, I don't see any reason why Google can't continue to climb higher. So instead of asking when Google will pass Exxon, maybe the question should be when Google will top current market value leader Apple (AAPL).
Apple is worth $475 billion. So Google still has a long way to go. But if Android devices keep stealing share from iPhones and iPads, then maybe I'll be doing this column once more around Thanksgiving 2014.
Gobble gobble gobble! Speaking of Thanksgiving, there will be no Buzz column Thursday. I hope all my Yank readers (and I mean Americans overall and not just loyalists of the Bronx Bombers ... yes I even wish you Red Sox fans well) enjoy gorging on turkey, sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce. May your favorite football team win! Unless it's the Cowboys of course. (Stupid Giants!)
And for those (about to rock?) outside of the U.S. who don't have reason to keep stuffing your face until the tryptophan causes you to pass out on the couch, I hope you have a good day too.


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NEW YORK - Women who take over-the-counter painkillers during early pregnancy have a slightly higher risk of having babies with certain rare birth defects, according to a new study.
For instance, babies were three times as likely to be born with no eyes, or with abnormally small eyeballs that often cause blindness, if their mothers had taken aspirin or naproxen (sold as Aleve).
The babies' risk of amniotic band syndrome, a condition that causes various malformations such as clubfoot, was also three times higher among women who had used painkillers during their pregnancy.
It is not clear that the painkillers caused the deformities, however. And even if they did, the risks are minute.
"These are pretty rare birth defects, so the effect is small," said Dr. Eva Pressman, who studies maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center but was not involved in the new work.
"A two-fold increase is still rare in the big picture," she told Reuters Health.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these eye defects, called anophthalmia and microphthalmia, occur in one out of 5,300 births in the U.S. About one out of 10,000 babies are born with amniotic band syndrome.
The new findings, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, are based on data from the National Birth Defects Prevention study.
In that study, women from across the U.S. were interviewed about the drugs they took during the first trimester of their pregnancy. For example, they were asked whether they used common painkillers -- also known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs -- including aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen (sold as Advil).
Researchers then compared the use of painkillers among 15,000 women whose babies had birth defects and 5,500 women whose babies were born without any deformities.
"Of the 29 different defects we examined, we were happy that a vast majority were not tied to NSAIDs," said study co-author Martha Werler, who studies birth defects at Boston University.
However, a few different types of birth defects were slightly increased in babies whose mothers reported taking ibuprofen, aspirin or naproxen.
For instance, the risk of cleft palate rose by 30 to 80 per cent. And the risk of spina bifida, in which the spinal cord doesn't develop properly, jumped by 60 per cent in babies whose mothers had used aspirin or ibuprofen.
While the results don't prove that painkillers are to blame, Werler said, they are a warning sign and warrant further research.
"Until we know more information, women should consult with their doctor to weigh risks and benefits of taking pain medication," Werler told Reuters Health.
Pressman said women who've taken NSAIDs during the first trimester of their pregnancy shouldn't worry. But to play it safe, she recommends avoiding that specific class of drugs while pregnant.
"For pain I recommend taking Tylenol, which works through a different mechanism of action, and is considered safe for pregnancy," she told Reuters Health.


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The first section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum building, designed to exhibit the large archaeological and ethnological collections amassed in the preceding twelve years, was opened in 1899. The architects, Wilson Eyre, Jr., Cope and Stewardson, and Frank Miles Day and Brother, envisioned this first section as the westernmost wing of an immense building, at least three times the size of the present museum. The second section, the Harrison Rotunda, consisting of the exhibit hall and auditorium, was added in 1915. It featured a dome constructed by Rafael Guastavino. In 1926 the Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Egyptian Wing opened, followed by the Administrative Wing (nowadays called the "Sharpe" Wing after the third floor gallery bearing that name) in 1929. Building activity stopped after 1929 until construction began on the Academic Wing in 1969. This section, designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Associates is the only part of the building that deviates from the original plan by Wilson Eyre. It opened in 1971. The collection consists of four series in nine boxes with additional oversize items in the plans and map cases.


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School Sport Canada Names Nike High School Grand Prix Participants
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24 teams across Canada selected to compete in second annual high school track and field event
TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2013 /CNW/ - Over 280 high school track and field student athletes from across the country have been selected to lace up their spikes in celebration of sport, culture and youth. Today, School Sport Canada announced the 24 teams selected to participate in the Nike High School Grand Prix, the first Canadian invitational track and field event for high school athletes, now in its second year. The 2013 Nike High School Grand Prix will be held on May 9-12 in Toronto.
The Nike High School Grand Prix brings high school student athletes, coaches, teachers, families and friends together to celebrate the sport of track and field. One male and one female high school level team from 12 provinces and territories have been selected based on merits of sportsmanship, excellence in sport, dedication to academics and school spirit. Participants will attend social events throughout the weekend, including Nike athlete panels, sightseeing tours of Toronto and an awards banquet.
"We received an overwhelming number of applications from high schools across Canada," said Karen Richard, President, School Sport Canada. "The Nike High School Grand Prix is an amazing opportunity for Canadian track and field student athletes to come together to develop new skills, make new friends and have the experience of a lifetime."
The Nike High School Grand Prix track meet will be held at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium. Track and field events include: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m run, 110m hurdles (boys), 100m hurdles (girls), long jump, high jump, shot-put, and the 4 x 100m cross-provincial relay.
"At Nike, we believe in building better athletes and helping them realize their maximum potential," said Eric Grimes, General Manager, Nike Canada. "The future of Canadian track and field athletes are in high school right now, so putting our support behind them with the hope of fostering their athletic career is one of our top priorities."
The 2013 Nike High School Grand Prix participating teams are:
British Columbia: West Point Grey Academy (Girls Team) from Vancouver, BC and Penticton Secondary School from Penticton, BC.
Alberta: Cochrane High School (Girls Team) from Cochrane, AB and Airdrie Koinonia Christian School (Boys Team) from Airdrie, AB
Saskatchewan: St. Mary High School (Girls Team) from Prince Albert, SK and A. E. Peacock Collegiate (Boys Team) from Moose Jaw, SK
Manitoba: Kelvin High School (Girls Team) from Winnipeg, MB and Neepawa Area Collegiate (Boys Team) from Neepawa, MB
Ontario: École Secondaire Catholique Theriault (Girls Team) from Timmins, ON and Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School (Boys Team) - Toronto, ON
Quebec: Heritage Regional High School (Girls Team) from St. Hubert, QC and École Secondaire Odyssee Dominique-Racine (Boys Team) from Chicoutimi, QC
Nova Scotia: Cole Harbour District High School (Girls Team) from Cole Harbour, NS and North Nova Education Centre (Boys Team) from New Glasgow, NS
New Brunswick: Bonar Law Memorial School (Girls Team) from Rexton, NB and Bonar Law Memorial School (Boys Team) from Rexton, NB
Newfoundland: Gander Collegiate Concordes (Girls Team) from Gander, NL and Gonzaga High School Vikings (Boys Team) -from St. John's, NL
Prince Edward Island: Kensington Intermediate - Senior High School (Girls Team) from Kensington, PE and Colonel Gray Senior High School (Boys Team) from Charlottetown, PE
Northwest Territories NWT Storm - (Girls Team) and NWT Storm (Boys Team) Participating schools: Diamond Jenness Secondary School from Hay River, NT; Paul W. Kaeser High School from Fort Smith Region, NT; École St. Patrick High School from Yellowknife, NT; École Sir John Franklin High School from Yellowknife, NT
Yukon Yukon Girls (Girls Team) and Yukon Boys (Boys Team). Participating schools from Whitehorse, YK: Porter Creek Secondary, F.H. Collins Secondary and Vanier Secondary
The Nike High School Grand Prix is a joint venture between integrated marketing agency TrojanOne Ltd. and School Sport Canada.
For more information, visit www.highschoolgrandprix.ca
About School Sport Canada
School Sport Canada (SSC) is the national body for school sport in Canada. SSC is the largest structured sport organization in Canada, with over 750,000 student athletes, 52,000 volunteer teacher coaches and 3,200 schools in the member provincial and territorial federations and associations. SSC member associations and schools promote and advocate for positive sportsmanship, citizenship and the total development of student athletes through interscholastic sport. For more information, visit www.schoolsport.ca
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NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Cole Haan, which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags, accessories and coats; Umbro Ltd., a leading United Kingdom-based global football (soccer) brand; and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikebiz.com.
About TrojanOne Ltd.
TrojanOne is an Integrated Brand Activation™ agency with services in marketing, sponsorship consulting, promotional and retail activation, creative and digital development, event management, public relations, social media management and experiential marketing. Through the development of properties and execution of one-of-a-kind events, TrojanOne is respected as an industry leader. For more information, visit www.trojanone.com
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Spencer demolishes the arguments often put forth by what he dismissively calls, "philosophical politicians", to be acting in the interests of the "public good" when they enact legislation:
Philosophical politicians usually define government, as a body whose province it is, to provide for the "general good." But this practically amounts to no definition at all, if by a definition is meant a description, in which the limits of the thing described are pointed out. It is necessary to the very nature of a definition, that the words in which it is expressed should have some determinate meaning; but the expression "general good," is of such uncertain character, a thing so entirely a matter of opinion, that there is not an action that a government could perform, which might not be contended to be a fulfilment of its duties. Have not all our laws, whether really enacted for the public benefit or for party aggrandisement, been passed under the plea of promoting the "general good?"
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In this series of letters from 1843 Spencer defines what he means by the "proper sphere of government". Needless to say it is not very much, just defending the natural rights of man, or the administration of justice. In each letter Spencer takes a common function of government (the poor laws, an established church, war and foreign policy, national education, and so on) and demolishes it as a sound rationale for government intervention. This essay by the young Spencer (he was 23) is a forgotten gem written by a man who would become one of the leading liberal lights in the second half of the 19th century.


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A hyper-connected, open community based on trust is Ericsson's vision of the Networked Society. When everything gets connected, society, industries and people will be immensely affected. ICT infrastructure is becoming increasingly mission-critical for industries as well as society. Remote control and monitoring of industrial systems and self-driving vehicles are just two examples. At the same time, cyber-attacks are unfortunately becoming realities.


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Did the Israelites cross the Red Sea which we find on our modern maps by that name, or some other lesser body of water?
This is a point on which there is some disagreement. We should note that the body of water named in the Hebrew text is "yam suph." Though traditionally translated as "Red Sea," a more literal translation is "Sea of Reeds." Some argue that because the Red Sea does have reeds growing densely on many of its banks, the traditional translation is correct. Others (in consultation with various Egyptian texts and archaeological finds) argue that another, more marshy, body of water would better fit this designation. These usually argue for Lake Timsah, further to the north. Barry Beitzel, author of The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands, suggests the Israelites' crossing may have also involved a large canal system of that time (pp. 89-90).
Whichever position one takes, no diminishment of God's power or the authority of Scripture is involved. Rather, this is simply a question of translation and interpretation of the inerrant text of the Bible in order to determine the location of God's great deliverance of His people from the threat of death through a body of water they otherwise would have been unable to cross. This is why the Exodus crossing is used throughout the Scriptures as a model of the deliverance from the power of sin and death which Christians have through the Cross of Christ.
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The D-A-D website esp discussion and chat seems a bit dead and has been for a while.
Any suggestions on how we can get more activity going on here?
I will create a netpet chat in one of the upcoming days, but what else?
I was thinking, maybe D-A-D could upload videoes once a while.. maybe from the studio, rehearshal or something else, which ONLY can be seen here on the website.
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Maser rocket experiments sounding good
Five experiments on a Maser rocket were launched from northern Sweden today. Faster than most people take a coffee break, Maser-12 travelled 250 km upwards, provided six precious minutes of microgravity, and landed safely back on Earth.
Launched at 09:30 GMT on 13 February, it took only 45 seconds for the 'sounding rocket' to leave the atmosphere. Once it ran out of propellant, the mission had only just begun for the scientists watching on the ground.
They had around six minutes to run their experiments and collect data during the weightlessness.
On this mission, Maser felt the heat: one experiment used a small furnace to cook a metal sample to 700°C.
At this temperature, the mixture of aluminium and copper turned liquid before it was frozen inside a cooling chamber to solidify into crystal clusters. An X-ray camera captured this dramatic experiment for analysis.
Maser-12 also featured experiments in molecular biology. The weightless behaviour of human immune-cells was compared with that of their counterparts on the ground. Another experiment looked at how blood transports cells.
By observing how cells behave in microgravity, scientists gain a better understanding of how they work on Earth.
Lastly, a liquid was observed to help understand boiling and heat transfer.
Parachutes released automatically on Maser's trip down, guaranteeing a soft landing for the payload module.
But there is only so much you can research from a distance, so the search and rescue service at Sweden's Esrange returned the experiments to the scientists for more detailed analysis.
In the vast wilderness of northern Sweden, it helps that a satnav device comes as standard on a Maser. The retrieval team pinpointed the landing site and the experiments were returned by helicopter within an hour of touchdown.
Conducting research in microgravity is an important task for ESA. The information from the superheated metal experiment, for example, will bring us closer to creating lighter materials for use in cars or as artificial bones.
The wilderness around Esrange means that rockets can descend with no danger of causing harm. Despite its remote location, the town of Kiruna is only 45 km away, providing the support needed for a launch site.


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If you like your videogames to include beheadings, or just to have a sheen of medieval multiplayer blood-letting, then you could do far worse than a game of Chivalry, the Kickstarted-formerly-a-mod game from Torn Banner. Those handsome devils have had quite the hit on their hands, and seek to capitalise on it with an expansion called Deadliest Warrior. Sounds a bit like reality TV, yes, but actually it's a sort of time-and-space spanning archaic warrior toolkit, with "five new warrior classes from different lands and times, unique weapons, combat techniques, game modes, customization options, and themed battlegrounds". Sounds hairy, and it will come out swinging on November 14th, with a closed beta for pre-orderers happening from today.
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Per tradition, Malloy opens decorated governor's residence to public
HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the annual open house and tour of the governor's residence, 990 Prospect Avenue, which will be decorated for the holiday season and open to the public.
This year's open house will be held:
-- Friday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
-- Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
-- Sunday, Dec. 9, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
There is no admittance fee and tickets are not needed. However, visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy, which will be collected by members of the U.S. Marines for the Toys for Tots program.
Additionally, the governor's residence is ADA-accessible.
Tours will be aided by about 30 volunteer docents, some of whom have volunteered for over 20 years. The residence will display four decorated Christmas trees and feature appearances from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, greeting children throughout the weekend.
Live entertainment will be performed by the following:
-- Dec. 7, 10 a.m. - U.S. Coast Guard Glee Club
-- Dec. 8, 10 a.m. - Erin Vivero, Flute Quartet, 11 a.m. - Bandstand, Barbershop Quartet,1 p.m. - Singer Catherine A. Quirk
-- Dec. 9, 12 p.m. - Hall High School Choir (West Hartford), 1:30 p.m. - Conard High School Solo Choir (West Hartford)
While at the open house, guests may also purchase the governor's annual holiday ornament, which this year features the limestone lion's head fountain located on the south side of the property. It will be sold for $20, and all proceeds will benefit the Governor's Residence Conservancy, a nonprofit organization responsible for planning and supervising the preservation, restoration and maintenance of the residence and its grounds.
This is the 22nd year that holiday decorations -- including wreaths, Christmas trees and seasonal plants -- have been donated to the residence at no cost to the state. This year, those generous donations come from the Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association, the Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association and the Connecticut Christmas Tree Growers Association.
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Poultry Meal, Wheat, Poultry Fat, Corn, Wheat Shorts, Wheat Flour, Corn Gluten, Beet Pulp, Protein-Hydrolysate, Dried Brewers Yeast, Sodium, Chicory Powder, Yeast, Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulphate.
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Crude Protein 30.5%
Crude Fat 20.5%
Crude Fibre 2.2%
Moisture 8.0%
Crude Ash 7.4%
Calcium 1.40%
Phosphorous 1.10%
Potassium 0.60%
Sodium 0.30%
Magnesium 0.13%
Vit. A 16500 iu/kg
Vit D3 1320 iu/kg
Vit E (Alpha-Tocopherolacetat) 165 iu/kg
Copper (as copper-II-sulfate, pentahydrate) 10 iu/kg
Metabolizable Energy 16.9 MJ/kg
Omega 3 0.35%
Omega 6 4.00%
Ratio Omega 6/Omega 3 11.4:1
Expected contents of other vitamins and trace elements (not guaranteed)
Vit. B1 13 mg/kg
Vit. B2 13 mg/kg
Vit. B6 7 mg/kg
Vit. B12 110 mcg/kg
Biotin 550 mcg/kg
Pantothenic Acid 33 mg/kg
Nicotenic Acid 55 mg/kg
Folic Acid 3 mg/kg
Vit. K 1 mg/kg
Vit. C 75 mg/kg
Choline Chloride 2.7 mg/kg
Iron 145 mg/kg
Zinc 205 mg/kg
Manganese 30 mg/kg
Cobalt 0.4 mg/kg
Iodine 3 mg/kg
Selenium 0.4 mg/kg
Vitamin A 16500 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1320 IU/kg
Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherolacetat) 165 IU/kg
Copper (as copper-II-sulfate, pentahydrate) 10 IU/kg
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Insufficient meat content, meat and fat products of unidentifiable origin, controversial filler
The first ingredient in this food is a meat product of unidentifiable origin. It is in meal form. We prefer not to see the use of unidentified "poultry" or "meat" products in dog foods. These are almost always very low quality, and it is impossible to identify species or source. The fat ingredient, third on the ingredient list, is also of unidentifiable species and source and similarly a very low quality ingredient. We note that research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested. Protein hydrolysate (usually from whey) is a low quality means of boosting the protein content of the food.
The main grains in the food are wheat and corn. Wheat is believed by many to be the number one cause of food allergy problems in dogs. As wheat shorts this consists of "fine particles of wheat bran, wheat germ, wheat flour, and the offal from the tail of the mill. This product must be obtained in the usual process of commercial milling and must contain not more than 7% crude fiber". In simpler terms, the floor sweepings from processing of wheat for flour and other products. Wheat flour (in dog food commonly a byproduct of human food production) is a further grain fragment we consider primarily filler. Corn is of limited value, being a difficult to digest grain that is also commonly implicated in food allergies. In corn gluten form it is that part of the commercial shelled corn that remains after the extraction of the larger portion of the starch, gluten, and term by the processes employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup. In plain English, the remains of corn after most of the nutritious bits have been removed.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
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Samsung device owners learned long ago that holding one's breath while awaiting an Android would almost certainly result in their permanent demise.
However a lifeline, in the form of Android 4.4 KitKat, may be on the way for those rocking gadgets like the Galaxy S3, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy Note 8.0 Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Mega.
Those handsets, as well as the Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy Tab 7.0, Galaxy S4 Active are on a list of ten Samsung devices in line for KitKat, according to a purported update roadmap, obtained by Phandroid.
The remaining two devices, the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 have already started to receive Android 4.4 roll-outs in the odd territory here and there..
But when?
Although the site claimed to have procured details on which legacy devices will eventually receive the latest version of the operating system, there was no word on when and where that might happen.
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Don't be surprised if your art-collecting clients ask your opinion about buying art online. It's a booming business.
On Christie's Live Bidding platform, for example, collectors can view auctions and bid on items in real-time. The online site drew 25% more bids in 2011 than in 2010, according to Michael O'Neal, head of digital media for the firm.
Each week New York-based Exhibition A gives collectors the chance to buy one signed limited-edition work from a "highly relevant artist and provide context around that artist and the artwork," explains Laura Martin, co-founder of the site, in an interview with AdvisorOne.
The company aims to give consumers an entry point to "the often intimidating and ultra-expensive contemporary art world," Martin adds. It does this by offering artwork priced under $1,000, that's signed, culturally significant and has the ability to appreciate in value, she explains.
"Our mission is to foster a new segment of art collectors and to shift the focus of a broad base of consumers from just decorating to collecting," notes Martin.
New art investors are taking the bait. Martin cites an online sale of work by Richard Prince that sold out in 12 minutes with prices of $750 for the first 70 prints sold and $950 for the final 30.
Exhibition A customers are typically between the ages of 25 to 45, she shares, and 15% of sales are shipped to clients outside the United States.
Catherine Levene, co-founder and CEO of Artspace in New York also points to the growing international clientele. "Without any marketing, we've sold to collectors all over the world," she says, in an interview. "We've sold to Europe and we've sold to Asia, to South America and to Australia."
The convenience of making online art transactions attracts collectors, Levene notes. Artspace provides an e-commerce site for a global collection of galleries, museums and artists that might be inaccessible otherwise.
"If you don't live in the city where the gallery is showcasing the art [you want], it's very difficult to actually get in and buy it," she explains. "And most people just don't have the time or capacity to be traveling 24/7 looking at galleries all over the world, so we facilitate that."
Some collectible items, such as those produced in multiple quantities, are better-suited for online viewing and purchase than one-of-a-kind art pieces. O'Neal uses the example of buying a Rolex Submariner watch via online auction.
There are multiple copies available of most Submariner models, and online images give the prospective buyer a clear indication of the watch's condition. But it's difficult to gauge the visceral reaction to a unique item without seeing it in person; in those cases, interested art buyers often combine pre-purchase gallery visits with online bidding.
The convenience of buying online doesn't relieve collectors of the need to understand what they're buying, of course, experts say. Plus, bidders should recognize the potential risks of buying collectibles online.
Online-art experts also say it's best to stick with reputable galleries and websites to mitigate those risks. Buyers also need to review return policies, in case their purchase arrives damaged or they don't like the actual art once it's received.
These potential drawbacks are manageable, though, for those willing to do both online and offline research.
"I don't think this channel creates any greater risk than the others do, at least within the Christie's umbrella," says O'Neal. "I think we always will caution perspective buyers to sort of do their homework, and homework, I think, means a lot of different things.
"It means using our website to familiarize yourself with the category, with that particular lot, perhaps purchasing a catalog or, again, reading the condition of a particular object through the website, doing that homework upfront," he concludes.


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DLL is an acronym for "Dynamic Link Library". Otherwise known by the more generic name "shared object library", this is a collection of common functions and data entities which a program may refer to at run time, without requiring the function code or data to be duplicated within the program file itself.
A single DLL may be shared by many programs, while requiring only one copy of the DLL function code and data to be stored on the system.
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Gov. Deval Patrick is heading to Washington to participate in a two-day National Governors Association winter meeting.
On Sunday, Patrick is scheduled to participate in an education and workforce committee, including meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to discuss early childhood education issues.
Later on Sunday Patrick will meet with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz before attending the NGA's dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and other governors.
On Monday, Patrick will join other governors for a meeting with the president, first lady and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss ongoing state and federal issues.
Later on Monday Patrick will meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
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