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Myanmar committee's vote a setback for Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A parliamentary committee has voted against changing a clause in Myanmar's Constitution that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president, in a setback for her hopes of leading the Southeast Asian nation.
The clause bars anyone whose spouse or children are loyal to foreign countries from becoming president or vice president. Suu Kyi's late husband and her two sons are British citizens.
If the recommendation is endorsed by the full parliament, it is likely to have a significant impact on the next general election in 2015. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party is expected to mount a strong challenge, with a good possibility of winning, but without Suu Kyi as a prospective president, its backers may flag in their support.
Twenty-six of the 31 members of the committee tasked with recommending changes voted against amending the clause. The decision by the committee last week was not publicized, but a member who did not want to be identified because he is not supposed to speak to the media confirmed the vote.
A final decision is subject to a vote of the full parliament. But a change appears unlikely, since the committee members who rejected the amendment are lawmakers from the pro-military Union Solidarity and Development Party and the military, which hold an overwhelming majority of the legislative seats. It's unclear when parliament will take action on the recommendation.
Suu Kyi has said that the current constitution needs to be amended to meet democratic norms and to make elections free and fair. Her party has been holding rallies to gain public support and convince the military and the government to amend the constitution.
Nyan Win, a spokesman for her party, said it was more concerned with amending the clauses in the constitution that govern how changes can be made. If that can be done, he said, it will not be impossible to change other clauses.
The 2008 constitution was drawn up by the previous military regime to ensure its continuing influence in government. It gives the military a mandatory 25 percent of parliamentary seats, handing it veto power over any change in the constitution, which requires greater than 75 percent approval, followed by a nationwide referendum.
Suu Kyi has repeatedly called on President Thein Sein and military commander-in-chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing for discussions on amending the constitution, but both have so far not agreed to talk. Parliament speaker Thura Shwe Mann, who is also from the pro-military faction and harbors presidential ambitions, said changes in the constitution must be completed six months before the 2015 polls.
Since coming to office in 2011, Thein Sein has instituted a series of political and economic reforms after almost five decades of repressive army rule. Suu Kyi's party rejoined the electoral process after decades of government repression, and won 43 of 44 seats it contested in by-elections in 2012.


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Wine & Cheese Dinner
Drink and eat the very best products Italy has to offer: Taste 5 distinctly different Italian wines and see how they match (and why!) with cheeses. You will get an abundant taste of some of the best cold cuts (prosciutto, salumi etc.) and a very Roman hot snack, as well. Sample the best Italian cheeses (fresh and aged, sheep's, goat's and cow's milk) and see how different wines react with these popular Italian foods. You will be surprised to see some long-standing conventions go over board!
You will be introduced to some basic rules about wine tasting after which you are ready to start evaluating every wine. You will get to taste 5 Italian wines, all from different regions and with different characteristics, getting an overview of Italian wines. There will be a sparkling wine, a white, a red and a sweet wine - let yourself be surprised by the fifth, which will be a joker! You will be guided through tasting each wine, defining the aromas, see parallels and/or differences to wines you might already know. You will not only learn more about the specific wine on hand but also the region and the type of wine it stands for, thus learning to appreciate wines in a knowledgeable fashion and decide which wines you like and why.
You will see: When you know where a wine comes from and who has made it how, you will enjoy each glass even more! You will also learn how to choose wines in the future that cater to your taste and needs.
This tasting takes place at our wine studio, it is not a tour. This tasting is in English.
This tasting has a 2 hour duration.
The amount of food (around 10 different cheeses, meats, finger food) in this tasting is enough to count as full dinner, though it doesn't have the classic courses.
The cost of this tasting is €60 p.p. A minimum attendance of 4 is required for the event to take place. If you are booking for less than 4, please watch your inbox for a second confirmation (in addition to the one you'll receive immediately).
Please contact us before booking if you have any dietary restrictions.
August dates subject to cancellation due to unavailability of cheeses from the producers, you'll be informed.
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Sometimes you don't think you have time to do it. Maybe you don't see the importance in doing it, or just don't know the best way to do it. But regardless the reason, following-up with potential customers after your webinar is vital to your business operation. Think about it: 24 hours after you wrap-up a webinar, you have the perfect opportunity to capture your attendees' attention while the information is still fresh in their minds.
AnyMeeting makes it simple to follow-up with attendees after a webinar concludes, with easy-to-use email and survey features. In the AnyMeeting application, you can email attendees to thank them for participating in your online event, share a link to the webinar recording, and close with a call to action and/or some sort of incentive. You can also send attendees to a survey directly following your event, to gain presentation feedback and get a sense of attendee engagement.
So, what will you get in return when you follow-up?
- An opportunity to qualify webinar leads: Savvy marketers already know that in general, webinars produce highly engaged leads. But exactly which of your audience members are most interested in your product or service? Which are your best leads? You will know the answer to these questions once you receive responses from your follow-up efforts, and from there, you can determine which webinar attendees are the best leads to pursue.
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Tasktop Technologies is touting the new 'Task Federation' capabilities of its Tasktop Enterprise 2.0 product, which now includes bidirectional task synchronization between ALM components (such as HP Quality Center and IBM Rational Team Concert) and cross-repository Agile planning.
Also known for its Eclipse Mylyn open-source tools, Tasktop says that this release includes several new Mylyn connectors and the general availability of Tasktop for Visual Studio.
"When moving to Agile or modernizing the ALM stack, many organizations are finding that the lack of integration between vendors' tools has put their Agile and ALM deployments at risk," said Mik Kersten, CEO of Tasktop and creator of the open source Eclipse Mylyn project.
"The ability to view plans that span repositories and to federate tasks across a wide variety of them with full fidelity bidirectional task synchronization, is a major breakthrough in solving the challenges of integrating Agile methodologies, legacy systems, departmental silos, and open-source tools. By connecting these tools not just to the IDE but also to each other, Tasktop is creating opportunities for collaboration between teams and between departments that is resulting in significant returns for the enterprise, ranging from increased productivity to more predictability in software delivery to improved application maintenance over its lifecycle," added Kersten.
Serving as an ALM interoperability suite, Tasktop Enterprise provides traceability and knowledge sharing between tools and platforms that are often provided by separate companies. Developers using Tasktop are able to integrate and gain added value from heterogeneous systems and integrate and manage emerging technology platforms, such as cloud computing and mobile applications, into existing development practices.


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Recipe from Shanti Panicker of Fishers, Ind.
You can also add other vegetables such as mushrooms and green peppers for people who like more veggies. Or you can replace vegetables with baked spiced chicken/ shrimp.
Mix the 2 cups rice with 4 1/2 cups of water, add a pinch of salt and cook on med flame till all the water evaporates. Check to see if the rice is cooked, If not, add another 1/2 cup water and lower the flame.
Set the cooked rice aside.
Add the oil to the pot over a medium fire. When the oil gets hot, add the onion, turmeric powder and biryani masala and saute till the onion turns light brown.
Add the veggies and add tomatos and stir well till the tomato mixes well with the veggies and the veggies are cooked. If the veggies are taking time to cook, add a 1/2 cup water and close the pot with a lid to let the veggies cook.
Now add salt. You also can add a little chile powder and more biryani masala to bring up the spice and flavor.
Once the veggies are cooked add the cooked rice. Over a low fire, stir the rice well with the veggies and masala. Check the taste.
Close the pan for 3 minutes and remove from flame.
Biryani can be just served by itself or with grilled meat or fish.
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Album review: LMFAO's 'Party Rock'
Lyrically speaking, there isn't much on the debut album from local club-rap duo LMFAO that can be quoted in a family newspaper. What is safe for these pages, though, says just about everything you need to know about these guys' worldview: "Get crazy, get wild / Let's party, get loud," shouts MC Sky Blu in "Get Crazy," one of the 14 virtually interchangeable odes to night life naughtiness here.
Sky Blu and his producer partner Redfoo already are well known within the bottle-service set for their high-energy remixes of hits by A-listers like Fergie, Kanye West and Katy Perry. And though it consists of the group's own material, "Party Rock" offers the same pleasures as those remixes: thumping '80s-inspired beats, instantly catchy synth hooks, shouty catchphrases about how "what happens at the party stays at the party."
Provided you speak English -- an ability that might actually work against enjoying LMFAO's music -- Sky Blu's constant appeals to remove various articles of clothing can get pretty tiresome. Yet like will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the rapper at least views hedonism as a participatory endeavor, not just something to be creepily observed from the VIP section. That gives tracks such as "La La La" and "Leaving U 4 the Groove" a welcome sense of conviviality.
The result is simple but effective: mindless fun that makes you wonder what's so great about having a mind anyway.
-- Mikael Wood
"Party Rock"
Three stars
LMFAO plays a record-release party Tuesday at the Roxy in West Hollywood.


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It's important to always arrive at the airport well in advance of your flight. This will ensure you have plenty of time to check in, drop off your bags and go through security screening.
Check-in and boarding gate deadlines
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|For departures before 10 am, wait times are longer than usual at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Canadian Air Transport Security Association (CATSA) pre-board screening. You should arrive at the airport three (3) hours before your flight's scheduled departure time. Pre-board security screening for departures to the U.S. opens at 4:00 AM.
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Since adopting Microsoft's latest operating system (OS) as their primary PC entertainment source many gamers have found it difficult, or even impossible, to run their Games for Windows LIVE titles. However, a solution isn't too far away as Metro Gaming brings you the full lowdown on the solution.
I know how: Restore back to Windows 7.
It must suck to buy a new computer these days, since most of the good computers come with Windows 8 pre-installed. Although I do see some computers selling with Windows 7.
Dirt 3 requires games for windows, even though it's through steam. fking stupid imo.
I had to do this recently to play Arkham Asylum, but it was worth it, that game is beyond awesome.
its pretty sad it requires extra steps when its a microsoft product...


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An Annotated Natural Wine Tour
A unique, one-time-only opportunity to learn about the "natural wine" movement in Italy; discuss, compare & contrast its place in the wine scene as opposed to conventional wine and get to taste some of the best examples - and even get to meet some of the producers. All this will be possible with a special annotated tour we have designed in the context of Vini Naturali fair in Rome, on Sunday February 10th.
This year this biggest natural wine fair in Rome is celebrating its 5th anniversary and showing that natural wines are here to stay. The wine world is fervently discussing these wines (go ahead, click on these links for some very interesting reading) - come with us on this guided tour with VinoRoma founder Hande and judge them yourself. This is a unique opportunity to taste the wines and meet the winemakers of names like AR.PE.PE., I Clivi, Elizabetta Foradori, Paolo Bea, Dario Princic, Zidarich, Emidio Pepe, I Vigneri…..
The tour takes place in the fair area (convention center of a hotel); there will be a brief theoretical introduction to natural wine making principals, then we will visit various stands selected by Hande, taste the wines with guidance/tutoring and explanations from Hande, as well as communicate with the producers (with the help of Hande's translations) where possible - please understand this is a fair open to the public and we won't have designated one-on-one times with all producers, who will be there for everyone. There will be many chances to discuss various aspects of this wine making style - from the vineyards to what is in your glass. The duration of the tour will be around 3 hours.
The price per person for this one time only tour is €100. This includes entry to the fair, all wine and food tastes you will receive, all information and explanations. You will be free to stay in the event grounds and keep tasting after the annotated tour with Hande. Transportation is not included but you will receive detailed directions on how to reach the location by public transportation. Minimum attendance required for the tour to take place is 2 guests, max is 6. Please note that this event is not suitable for children and teenagers.
Here is a primer on natural wines, in Rome and in general.


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Rihanna is set to perform with Sting and Bruno Mars at the Grammys.
The Diamonds singer was rumoured to be set to duet with RnB star Chris Brown at the event, after confirming they had rekindled their romance.
But it has now been announced that she will team up with Sting and Bruno for a performance during the ceremony in Los Angeles on February 10.
A message on the Grammys Twitter account said: "In case you missed, @BrunoMars @Rihanna + Sting (@OfficialSting) will be performing together at the 55th #GRAMMYs next Sunday on @CBSTweet!"
So far no details about the collaboration have been released.
Other stars confirmed to perform at the ceremony include Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, who will be duetting with Sir Elton John. Justin Timberlake, who has launched his music comeback after focusing on his film career for some time, will also be taking to the stage.
Triple nominee Kelly Clarkson will also perform.
Beyonce, Prince, Jennifer Lopez and country singer Hunter Hayes will be presenters at the Grammys, which will be held at the Staples Centre in LA.


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Roberts sworn in as supervisor
Solana Beach's Dave Roberts laid out an ambitious agenda for the year shortly after being sworn into office Monday as the county's first new supervisor in 18 years.
"I believe I am bringing a new, activist perspective on some issues and a shared vision on other issues," said Roberts, who replaces Pam Slater-Price in the District 3 seat representing much of North County and portions of San Diego.
Also sworn in to new four-year terms were longtime Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Greg Cox.
Roberts said he backs the conservative fiscal principles that have been a hallmark of the Board of Supervisors. But the panel's first Democrat since the mid-1990s also vowed to be a champion for the underprivileged.
"I will always protect the taxpayers, defend the ratepayers and ensure that those who are eligible have the opportunity to receive county services," he said, a reference to the county's history of enrolling fewer people than other counties into food stamps and other federal assistance programs.
Roberts started his address during the ceremony at the County Operations Center in Kearny Mesa by introducing his spouse, Walter, and their five adopted children. He then vowed to work on streamlining county-administered foster care and adoption services.
Other goals include pressing for North County clean water and open space efforts, protecting neighborhoods from overdevelopment, allowing for adequate public comment on new developments and pushing solar and green energy initiatives.
"Quality of life must be front and center," he said.
His energy initiatives include a call for "invigorating" the solar panel industry.
"We can do this with no government money," he said. "We can build our solar industry to create good, local jobs."
Roberts also said he will look into creation of a countywide alternative utility service.
The call for more solar energy was echoed by Jacob, who starts her sixth term representing the East County District 2 region and becomes the longest serving woman in board history. The Jamul resident and her husband are installing panels at their home this month, she said.
"Clean, efficient solar panels added to rooftops in our communities would help make us energy self-sufficient without ruining our backcountry," she said.
She also cited continued work on backcountry fire and public safety issues as key priorities.
Jacob also noted Roberts' ascension and how it brings a new perspective to what has long-been an all-Republican panel.
"Change is coming," she said. "I'm sure some people thought they would never see a change on this board, but for the first time in nearly two decades we're welcoming a new member."
Jacob and Cox, who begins his fifth term, each won their elections in the June primary by getting more than 50 percent of the vote.
Roberts bested Republican Steven Danon in the Nov. 6 election. The seat was open after Slater-Price opted against re-election.
Cox said he will continue to represent his South County District 1 communities in a nonpartisan manner and focus on job creation and public safety.
Cox is expected to be named board chairman for 2013 when supervisors gather for their first business meeting of the year today.
Monday's ceremony focused on Roberts, as more than 300 people in the standing-room-only ceremony gave him two standing ovations. Supporters included Solana Beach's Richard Moore, a campaign donor who said he expects big things from the man he backed.
"He's smart, he's passionate and he and his family are among the finest people I've ever met," Moore said. "I think he brings an ability to work together with the rest of the board to get things done."
The supervisors oversee a $5 billion annual budget.
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Yesterday I got a first ride on my 28m Monkey Kite. It was increadible. I have to say that before I took it out it is a little scary because you don't know what will happen. Every small gust scars you if the kite might be too big. But this all changed once the kite is in the air.
Now to the point. I'm 190lb (85kg) and was riding a 136 Gaastra sky pro, and sometimes a Litewave 158. I have no windmeter and therefore I cannot tell much about the current wind speed. My friend told me that it was maybe 12kn. Winds were pretty stable.
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Extra valve on the tip of the leading edge to get the air out.
The kite felt very comfortable and never scary. In my opinion you have much more control in light winds with this beast, than in bigger winds on a small kite.
It turned really fast and easy. Easier than my 16.6 BT (2002). I used a North Skepter Bar on 27m lines. In the beginning I even didn't notice that I left the bar on the 50cm setting from my last session on a 12m. It was so easy turning. the kite was very stable in the air.
I dropped it twice, but this had nothing to do with the kite, only stupid jumps from me. The first time the kite fell downwind of me, but already on its back, relaunch was really easy. The second time it it fell in the leading edge and I couldn't manage to flip it over.
Getting the air out of the kite takes a while, even with the 2 valves, pumping up was not that bad, I might look for a cheap electronic pump, but its not necessary. A problem was to flip the kite on the beach. I'm 185 cm. I was able to do it on my one, but it was really a pain, with 2 people its pretty easy.
It was such smooth and easy riding, one of my best sessions ever. Cannot tell much about the windrange, though.


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February 5 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm £3.00
Tai Chi (Chi King) are ancient Chinese martial arts that bring about personal transformation through movement, breath and meditation.
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10,000 Ohioans lose food stamps over work rules
Stamp recipients-complete work assessment to continue benefits
Thousands of Ohio residents have lost food stamp benefits for not fulfilling work requirements, and the number is expected to rise in the coming months.
More than 10,000 people lost the benefits this month as Ohio began enforcing work requirements that had been waived in recent years as the troubled economy made it tougher to find jobs, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
The state said about 140,000 adults who don't have dependent children now can get the assistance only if they spend at least 20 hours working, attending class or job training, or volunteering each week. Statewide, about 1.8 million people get food stamps.
Thousands more food stamp recipients are expected to lose the benefits soon because they haven't gone through an assessment of whether the work rules apply to them or they are exempt.
For some, caseworkers with large caseloads haven't finished the assessments. Other recipients haven't shown up for assessments as requested in notification letters.
"The overwhelming majority (of food stamp recipients) --75 percent in some counties-- didn't respond to the request for an assessment," said Joel Potts, executive director of the Ohio Job and Family Services Directors' Association. "Of those who are showing up, about half are being exempted."
Another challenge in the process is fitting thousands more people into the state's workforce-development system, the newspaper said.
"We need to establish tens of thousands of work opportunities for folks with multiple barriers to meeting the new requirements," said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks. Those barriers include a lack of Internet and email access, criminal records and extended unemployment.
Gov. John Kasich's administration decided last year that it would reinstate the work rules in most Ohio counties because the economy had improved.


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Thanksgiving is usually associated with turkey, football and family. But this year, several students at Robinson Secondary in Fairfax wanted their fellow classmates also to remember those less fortunate, over a meal of turkey and mashed potatoes.
Students with Robinson's International Baccalaureate (IB) program hosted a Thanksgiving potluck last Thursday to educate the Robinson community about the area's homeless. To do that, students asked their families, teachers and fellow classmates to bring in canned goods and clothing to give to the local Salvation Army.
Organizers wanted "just to bring the community together for a good cause," said Robinson senior Laura Fresco of Fairfax Station. "We're trying to help people in need."
Fellow senior Caitlin Glass, also of Fairfax Station, agreed. "And especially this year, we're so blessed."
The potluck took place in conjunction with a national event organized by an Orlando-based, youth leadership nonprofit called America's All-Stars. The event aimed to organize concurrent Thanksgiving dinners nationwide, in hopes of qualifying it as the world's largest Thanksgiving dinner according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Senior Saba Shahid of Burke, the lead student organizer of the Thanksgiving dinner at Robinson, discovered the record-breaking opportunity while looking for service projects as vice president of the Key Club.
"I thought that this would be perfect for our school," Saba said.
She approached the IB sponsors, who then embraced the idea. Planning for the dinner took two weeks. Robinson's PTA president sent an e-mail to parents notifying families of the dinner, and both middle- and high-schoolers were invited to the event.
"I've just had so much fun working with these cool kids," Saba said.
Normally, the American All-Stars collects monetary donations, but that isn't allowed in Fairfax County Public Schools. They opted for canned foods instead.
At the potluck, diners piled their plates while listening to music performed by several Robinson instrumentalists.
Capt. Vic Tidman, commanding officer of the Salvation Army for Fairfax, was "very excited to be here." He would deliver a keynote speech later that evening. "The children have worked so hard to share with those who are less fortunate with the community," he said.
Throughout the evening, the bins filled up with nonperishable foods.
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(Reuters) - Longtime Democratic Congressman Edward Markey said on Thursday he would pursue John Kerry's seat if the Massachusetts senator is confirmed as President Barack Obama's secretary of state.
Recent events including superstorm Sandy, the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and the showdown over the fiscal cliff "have all made clear that Massachusetts needs a Senator with the right priorities and values," Markey said in a statement on Thursday.
"I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate because this fight is too important," he added.
Markey, 66, has held his seat in the House of Representatives since 1976 and is the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee.
Markey's bid for Kerry's seat, which the senator has held since 1985, could get a big boost from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who has authority to appoint an interim senator to serve from the time Kerry steps down until the special election about five months later.
The outcome of the race would not tip the balance of power in the Senate where Democrats currently enjoy a 55-45 majority.
Senator Scott Brown, a Republican who lost his seat in November to Democrat Elizabeth Warren, has not said whether he will now run for Kerry's seat. Brown, 53, who came to the Senate in 2010 after winning a special election to complete the term of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, will conclude his term when Warren is sworn in next week.
Brown, however, has hinted he could consider another run, saying in his farewell speech on the Senate floor, "We may obviously meet again."
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What's so special about Clint Hurdle? If he's so much better than any other candidate for the manager's job then hire him. Pay him to not do any other interviews. It would be a small investment for a potential large return.
But if he's no greater than any other interviewee then why drag your heels? Hire Jeff Banister and be done with it. Better that than waiting on Hurdle to turn the team down. It would be pretty obvious (if it isn't already) that Jeff is the back up choice.
Better yet, go find Señor Hurdle-o: the non-union, Mexican equivalent of Clint Hurdle. Just do something. I see no point in waiting.
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YouTube tests a new feature that allows users to express their reactions without posting silly comments. They can just click one of the six buttons (LOL, OMG, EPIC, CUTE, WTF, FAIL) and instantly tag the video.
YouTube already highlights tags that use Internet slag words ("#LOL", "#FAIL", "#CUTE") from the comments and places links to a list of comment search results.
Blogger has a similar feature, but blog authors can edit the list of reactions. "With Reactions, readers can easily respond with one click, increasing feedback on posts."
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But what about people in countries where the internet is already censored? Who's fighting for their cause?
Access Now, that's who.
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The pair then began working with existing digital rights projects to create a new movement for digital freedom: Access Now.
The internet freedom movement grows
In 2015, Access Now received over $2 million in funding from its supporters, which included the Media Democracy Fund, Mozilla, Oxfam, and RightsCon.org.
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How Access Now defends and extends internet rights
Business and human rights: Access Now urges companies to make their "practices more transparent, accountable, and rights-respecting," and has encouraged private citizens to get involved with internet policy. Access Now also speaks out when governments, such as Egypt and Morocco, shut down their internet services. Access Now also advocates net neutrality, especially when it is threatened by cable companies in the U.S. or Facebook in the developing world.
Digital security: The organization also works to ensure private citizens' "online activities are private, safe, and secure" by providing security guides and a 24/7 Digital Security Helpline. Access Now's 2016 campaign vowed to "fight for strong encryption, implementing a comprehensive plan to combat internet shutdowns."
Freedom of expression: Access Now believes that free speech is "critical for demonstrating dissent, guaranteeing a free press, and defending human rights." It has condemned censorship such as Brazil's block on Whatsapp, Turkey's YouTube ban, and the threat to Tor in France. Access Now also represents internet users at events like the Internet Governance Forum and has even addressed members of the UN on digital rights.
Net discrimination: Access Now wants a "free and open internet… without favoring certain websites, applications, or services." Don't we all? As such, the organization has challenged Facebook on its limiting "free" internet service in India. It also runs RightsCon, which "gathers digital rights activists, companies, government officials, technologists, and academics from all over the world" to forge the right path for an open internet.
Privacy: According to Access Now, privacy is "a cornerstone for human rights in the digital age." And we couldn't agree more. The organization is campaigning against privacy threats posed by drones and new legislation, like the European Data Protection Reform Package and U.S. Congress's recent Cyber Surveillance Bill.
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From James Franco and Anne Hathaway to – officer Axel Foley? Believe it. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially confirmed the rumors that Eddie Murphy will be hosting the 84th Annual Academy Awards.
Murphy, the 50-year-old star of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise and "Saturday Night Live" alum, was rumored to be the top choice of Oscar telecast producer Brett Ratner. Not coincidentally, Murphy stars in Ratner's newest film, "Tower Heist." This will be his first time hosting the show.
"Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever," said Ratner in a statement. "With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances – especially on stage – I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show Don and I want to produce in February."
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Ratner's co-producer Don Mischer added, "Eddie is a truly ground-breaking performer, whose amazingly diverse array of roles has won him a devoted audience of all ages. His quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host."
"I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others," said Murphy himself in a separate statement. "I'm looking forward to working with Brett and Don on creating a show that is enjoyable for both the fans at home and for the audience at the Kodak Theatre as we all come together to celebrate and recognize the great film contributions and collaborations from the past year."
Deadline.com started the buzz when they claimed Murphy was "in talks" for the spot over the weekend.
Giving Murphy the hosting gig represents a U-turn from last year's "young and hip Oscars" strategy, as Hathaway self-consciously joked during February's broadcast.
Franco, 32, and Hathaway, 28, were the youngest Oscars hosts in the show's history and were supposed to bring freshness and younger viewers to the iconic awards show.
Despite the hype, critics largely panned their performances, while the telecast's ratings tanked 12 percent in the key 18 to 49-year-old demo.
Franco, in particular, was savaged at the time for appearing to phone in his performance, though the "127 Hours" star later said he felt "trapped" by his writers' poor material.
Murphy, an '80s comedies king, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "Dreamgirls" in 2006.
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Exodus 32:1-14 New International Version (NIV)
The Golden Calf
32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods[a] who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."
2 Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods,[b] Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."
5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the Lord." 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
7 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9 "I have seen these people," the Lord said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. "Lord," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.'" 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
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The third episode of the sequel to "Psycho Bitch" - "Live in Thailand" is out with the title "For The People". Brand new remixes and re-edits of previously released tracks all brought to you exclusively in this mix and put together NOT for the mainstream music industry but.. FOR THE PEOPLE!
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This International Symposium is an activity of the World EXPO 2005 to take place from 25 March-25 September in Aichi, Japan. It aims to highlight the interrelationship between the natural and cultural diversity of our planet. Bringing culture and nature closer together in a comprehensive approach, the symposium will present case studies on sacred natural sites and associative cultural landscapes from the world over.
Conservation and water experts, anthropologists, ecologists and government officials, representatives of indigenous and local communities will exchange information and views on how to conserve and manage sites which often have highly symbolic and cultural significance and scenic beauty, and on how to prevent adverse impacts on the traditional knowledge and lifestyles of indigenous and local communities concerned. Guidelines on the conservation and management of such sites will then be elaborated.


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The German magazine Spiegel has made a damning assessment of the United States.
The United States is frittering away its role as a model for the rest of the world. The political system is plagued by an absurd level of hatred, the economy is stagnating and the infrastructure is falling into a miserable state of disrepair.
Read the whole thing. It's both depressing and bracing — the first step to fixing these problems is to recognize that they exist. The only question is whether our political leadership has the will to turn its back on the destructive policies of the Republican party, which are what has put us here.
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Pulse: Giambi, playoff chases never get old
After thousands of games and months of toil to get to this point, it's amazing how much can happen in a matter of moments during the final days of baseball's September stretch run.
In one city, the oldest position player in the game sends a playoff-hungry home crowd into a frenzy with a walk-off homer. In another, a rookie pitching his team toward a division title comes within an eyelash of throwing himself right into the history books with a no-hitter. In yet another, a loss in extra innings spells the end of the road for one of last year's postseason darlings.
All in the span of about 10 minutes.
As the Pulse of the Postseason pounded loudly across the country on the final Tuesday night of the regular season, Jason Giambi's 42-year-old swing kept the Indians in control of an American League Wild Card spot, young Michael Wacha of the Cardinals danced with immortality and the Orioles dropped out of the hunt for that position.
On a night when the defending American League champion Tigers clinched a postseason spot but remain one win away from a division title, their upstart division rivals in Cleveland wound up making the most noise, in more ways than one.
"It's stuff you dream about," Giambi said after his walk-off shot.
The Indians were on a roll coming into Tuesday's game and had the White Sox down to their last three outs. But closer Chris Perez gave up two solo home runs to allow the White Sox to take the lead, and in exchange heard from the fans as he was walking off the mound.
Ah, but three outs remained for the Indians, too. And one veteran named Jason Giambi, available for duty.
"He's always ready," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "And that's why he's playing this game, because he wants to win, and he's willing to do anything for anybody at any time. Fortunately for us, sometimes it's when he steps in the batter's box."
With two outs and Michael Brantley standing on second, Giambi turned on a 1-and-1 slider from Addison Reed, crushing the ball deep into the right-field stands for a 5-4 victory -- and the requisite scrum at home plate, the oldest guy on the team right in the middle of it all.
Tribe wins!! Jason Giambi blasts a 2-run walk-off HR to right and the Indians win 5-4! #TribeTown- Cleveland Indians (@Indians) September 25, 2013
It was Cleveland's 11th walk-off win of the season and Giambi's second pinch-hit homer to win a game, making him the oldest player ever to hit a walk-off shot, again. More than any of that, it was a win that looked like a loss and became the biggest win of the season for a team itching for a chance at the postseason.
"It's the top of the world right now," Giambi said of his homer after the Indians' fifth straight win. "I don't even think I touched the ground."
But even while Cleveland fans were sent leaping out of their seats to the tune of the crack of a bat, fans in St. Louis were on their feet, cheering on yet another Cardinals pitching phenom as he pushed his way to his 26th out without allowing a hit. One more, and he would be the 22nd rookie ever to complete a no-hitter.
And how close could it have been? As close as a Ryan Zimmerman chopper nearly tipping off Wacha's outstretched glove, as close as Pete Kozma's barehanded grab and quick throw could be to allowing Matt Adams to tag Zimmerman before he reached first base.
SO CLOSE! Michael Wacha's no-hit bid ends with Ryan Zimmerman's 2-out infield single in 9th.- MLB (@MLB) September 25, 2013
Wow what a night! Tough way to lose it but a great win nonetheless! It was a lot of fun and a great baseball atmosphere #CardinalNation- Michael Wacha (@MichaelWacha) September 25, 2013
It was the third time this season a no-hitter had been broken up with two outs in the ninth -- Yu Darvish of the Rangers and Yusmeiro Petit of the Giants both coming so very close, too. Wacha left to a standing ovation before Trevor Rosenthal finished up a 2-0 win.
And in Baltimore, the Orioles worked overtime -- playing in the Majors' 238th extra-inning game, beating the previous all-time high set in 2011. But they didn't go deep into the night, as RBI singles by Toronto's Mark DeRosa to tie it in the eighth and go ahead in the 10th led to a 3-2 defeat of the Orioles.
"We play all the way from February 15th or whenever we started to get to the playoffs," said O's shortstop J.J. Hardy. "It's hard to think that after how many games we've played since then, we're not going. So yeah, it's tough."
The simultaneous scoreboard of September's stretch run continued into the night, with the NL Central race and the AL Wild Card still sharing center stage.
With the Cardinals winning at home behind Wacha's gem, the Pirates got ahead of the Cubs early and held on for an 8-2 victory, while the Reds absorbed a 4-2 loss to the Mets at home. That means the division race goes Cardinals on top with a magic number of three, the Pirates two behind them and the Reds another game back as the two Wild Card entrants.
The Cardinals remain a half-game behind the Braves -- 3-2 walk-off winners over the Brewers -- in the race for the top seed in the National League. The Dodgers, winners of the NL West and two games behind Atlanta -- edged Giants late Tuesday, 2-1.
In the AL Wild Card quest, while the Indians were showing the kind of resilience teams need to get through the last week and move on to another, the Rays were adding on at Yankee Stadium toward their fifth straight win. The Rays got a leadoff homer from Matt Joyce in a three-run top of the first and never looked back, taking a 7-0 victory that keeps them in the top Wild Card spot and puts the Yankees on the brink of elimination.
The Rangers remained right in the tight race for the Wild Card with a 3-2 win over the Astros, keeping them one game behind the Indians, but the Royals sustained a tough loss -- they all are now -- in a 4-0 blanking in Seattle, dropping Kansas City's elimination number to two with the Indians.
In the race for the best record in the American League, the Red Sox entered the day one game ahead of the A's, and Boston dropped its Interleague game at Colorado, 8-3. Oakland followed suit with a 3-0 loss at the Angels, keeping that race the same.
But nowhere could there be quite the celebration, quite the turn of events as what the Indians and the fans at Progressive Field experienced after Giambi's bat met ball and ball met bleachers -- later delivered to the Indians' clubhouse for posterity.
A HUGE #Indians thank you to the fan who returned the HR ball heard 'round Cleveland tonight #BigG pic.twitter.com/tYSONHzvq1- Cleveland Indians (@Indians) September 25, 2013
Greatest win of my life!!! #believeland- Nick Swisher (@NickSwisher) September 25, 2013
In the final Tuesday in September, memento-worthy moments are just beginning.
Another day, another clinch on the horizon as the days and games tick down toward the final weekend of the season, the tension thick and the remaining time increasingly thin.
With the Pulse of the Postseason picking up early with afternoon games Wednesday and contests into the night holding October implications, the Tigers are the team holding a celebration in their own hands.
A win at Minnesota on Wednesday night would clinch a third consecutive American League Central crown for the defending league champs. So, too, would an Indians loss at home against the White Sox, but the Tigers to be certain would like to handle their own business.
"We're not celebrating because we haven't done what we want to do," said Tigers manager Jim Leyland, who clinched a fourth postseason berth in his eight years in Detroit.
Waiting around for the Indians to lose won't work. The Tribe pulled out a fifth straight victory in walk-off fashion Tuesday and has won 10 of the last 12 heading into Wednesday night's game.
The AL Wild Card-leading Rays are at Yankee Stadium for the finale of a three-game set, holding that slim one-game lead over the Indians, who own the coveted No. 2 Wild Card spot. The Rangers take on the Astros again one game out of the mix, and the Royals could see their turnaround season end just short of its goal if they lose and the Indians win. The Royals will be meeting a Cy Young candidate in Seattle's Hishashi Iwakuma, proving there's a luck of the draw to this stretch run, too.
The NL Central tussle will continue with a trio of games in the afternoon, the division-leading Cardinals hosting the Nationals with starter Jordan Zimmermann going for his 20th win, the second-place Pirates wrapping up a set at the Cubs, and the Reds will play at home looking to avenge Tuesday's loss to the Mets, one game behind the Pirates with the Bucs heading to town on the weekend.
The competitions for each league's top record, and therefore home-field advantage through the playoffs, are tight heading into Wednesday's games as well.
In the NL, the Braves will host the Brewers with a half-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Cardinals. The Dodgers, who incidentally have moved to within two games of Atlanta, will close out a series at San Francisco.
In the AL, both are on the road as the Red Sox meet the Rockies and the A's meet the Angels, Boston holding a one-game lead over Oakland -- and, after they split the season series, the second tiebreaker of intradivision games by a half-game.
Wednesday's key games to watch (all times ET)
Mets (Matsuzaka, 2-3) at Reds (Latos, 14-6), 12:35 p.m. Preview >
Nationals (Zimmermann, 19-8) at Cardinals (Miller, 14-9), 1:45 p.m. Preview >
Pirates (Liriano, 16-7) at Cubs (Arrieta, 4-4), 2:20 p.m. Preview >
Athletics (Straily, 10-7) at Angels (Weaver, 10-8), 3:35 p.m. Preview >
White Sox (Axelrod, 4-10) at Indians (Salazar, 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Preview >
Rays (Price, 8-8) at Yankees (Hughes, 4-13), 7:05 p.m. Preview >
Brewers (Lohse, 10-10) at Braves (Maholm, 10-10), 7:10 p.m. Preview >
Astros (Keuchel, 6-9) at Rangers (Perez, 9-5), 8:05 p.m. Preview >
Red Sox (Peavy, 11-5) at Rockies (Chacin, 14-9), 8:40 p.m. Preview >
Royals (Santana, 9-9) at Mariners (Iwakuma, 13-6), 10:10 p.m. Preview >
Dodgers (Nolasco, 13-10) at Giants (Zito, 4-11), 10:15 p.m. Preview >
If the postseason started today ...
Wild Card: Indians at Rays
Division Series: Wild Card at Red Sox^ | Tigers* at A's^
Wild Card: Reds* at Pirates*
Division Series: Wild Card at Braves^ | Dodgers^ at Cardinals*
* - clinched postseason spot
^ - clinched division
Postseason 101
Magic numbers
To calculate a team's magic number, take the number of games it has remaining and add one. Then subtract the difference in the number of losses between that team and its closest pursuer.
Tiebreaker scenarios
A tiebreaker game will be played to determine a division winner, even if the tied clubs are assured of participating in the postseason. If a division championship tiebreaker is necessary, the head-to-head record between the clubs will determine home-field advantage. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker. If the division record is tied, then intraleague record will be the next tiebreaker.
If two clubs are tied for the two Wild Card berths, home-field advantage will be determined by the head-to-head record between the clubs. If the head-to-head record is tied, then division record will be the next tiebreaker. If the division record is tied, then intraleague record will be the next tiebreaker.
2013 postseason schedule
NL Wild Card Game: Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Game: Oct. 2
NL Division Series begin: Oct. 3
AL Division Series begin: Oct. 4
NL Championship Series begins: Oct. 11
AL Championship Series begins: Oct. 12
World Series begins: Oct. 23


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CHTF 2012 Opens: Innovation Is A Key Theme
21 Nov, 2012, 18:00 GMT
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- China Hi-Tech Fair 2012 (CHTF; "the fair") opened on November 16. Lu Yongxiang, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the former president of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced the opening. Wan Gang, vice-chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the Minister of Science & Technology attended the opening ceremony.
Xu Qin, mayor of Shenzhen and director of the CHTF Organizing Committee, introduced the theme of CHTF 2012 as "Promoting technological innovation and enhancing development quality". The fair spread out over 110,000 square meters in order to accommodate nearly 3,000 exhibitors. Once again, it was a big "family gathering" of all Chinese provinces, autonomous regions and specially-designated cities, such as Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Innovation was a key theme at CHTF 2012. Some highlights included:
- In the National Development & Reform Commission Pavilion CapitalBio displayed the world's first chip for the detection of hereditary hearing loss genes, which is also the first approved for clinical application by a national government. They also demonstrated their "Ai Shen Pu" Individual Gene Detection Technology, which predicts and evaluates disease risks via gene testing.
- In the TD-LTE (4G mobile communication technology & standards) Pavilion of MIIT, visitors witnessed current TD-LTE development and production, a first-ever gathering in a special pavilion at a national-level exhibition.
- Calling its show of technical products "Feel China", CAS brought its Lower Exoskeleton Walk-Aid Robot, developed by Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of CAS, along with several strategic emerging industrial programs, including their home health management system based on tri-networks integration.
- The Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Science & Technology, and the Ministry of Agriculture also had comprehensive displays of Chinese innovations in many different aspects.
This year, the number of foreign delegations increased by 37.5% over 2011, and the number of registered overseas buyers doubled.
CHTF 2012 provided individualized services to key exhibitors, especially stressing services to micro & small technical companies. The new show designed for micro & small starting up technical firms attracted 44 outstanding contestants to the Shenzhen Section of China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Competition, and some others from the United States, Hong Kong, and the rest of of China. Besides exhibiting at CHTF, they will be offered special services, such as training on entrepreneurship and financing.
SOURCE The Office of CHTF Organizing Committee


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Samsung now purports to be the largest producer of high-capacity solid-state drives (SSDs) in the world, following a decision to push its 1.8in 64GB unit into mass production.
The manufacturer has been touting SSDs for over a year now, but this is the first time it has mass produced the 1.8in drives. The production ramp-up comes less than one week after Toshiba announced its lightest ever laptop, which features a 64GB SSD.
Samsung claims SSDs are increasing in popularity, thanks mainly to their greater reliability, faster data-access times and reduced battery consumption, compared to standard HDDs.
The SSD market is becoming increasingly competitive. Samsung's 1.8in 64GB SSD was announced in March, just two months after SanDisk showed off a 1.8in 32GB SSD.
Dell has also begun offering its customers SSDs, though not to the extent of Toshiba, by allowing buyers of its Latitude D420 sub-notebook to kit out the machine with a SanDisk 32GB SSD.


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Elsewhere Duncan Ferguson of Everton and Wigan Athletic's Jason Roberts were sent off in a 1-1 draw at the JJB Stadium.
Middlesbrough avenged their shock home defeat earlier this season when they beat bottom-of-the-table Sunderland 3-0 while Charlton and West Bromwich drew 0-0.
Things started to go wrong at Craven Cottage for Spurs when defender Michael Dawson was dismissed in the 72nd minute for a second bookable offence.
Bocanegra then grabbed the only goal of the game in the 90th minute heading his first goal of the season from six metres following a free kick by another ex-MLS player Simon Elliott.
Spurs remained fourth on 41 points three adrift of third-placed Liverpool. Fulham climbed to 13th with 29 points.
Tempers became frayed at Wigan when Everton striker Ferguson was dismissed for violent conduct with 10 minutes to go.
Wigan forward Roberts also received the red card for a foul on David Weir three minutes later.
Everton now unbeaten in nine matches had gone in front after a ninth-minute center from Leon Osman was deflected into his own net by Wigan's recent signing David Thompson.
The home team equalized 36 minutes later thanks to a close-range volley by Paul Scharner.
Wigan on 38 points moved up one place in the table to fifth while Everton stayed 12th.
Middlesbrough beaten 2-0 by Sunderland in September went ahead against their north-east rivals when Emanuel Pogatetz headed in a free kick from Stewart Downing on 19 minutes.
Stuart Parnaby added a second goal 12 minutes later picking up a pass from Mark Viduka before drilling in a right-foot drive from 20 metres.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made certain of victory with a 20-metre shot in the 71st minute.
Middlesbrough's win lifted them to 16th while Sunderland with only two league wins all season remained rooted to the bottom.
Champions Chelsea 14 points clear of Manchester United at the top visit Aston Villa on Wednesday the same day United travel to Blackburn Rovers.
Liverpool host Birmingham City on Wednesday while sixth-placed Arsenal are at home to London rivals West Ham United.


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We all narrowly escaped having to send more of our hard-earned dollars to Albany this week when the Assembly put the kibosh on a bevy of new levies proposed by the governor in an effort to try to do something that bordered on fiscally responsible – two words that don't get bandied about much in our state capital.
And we say good for all of our assembly members!
That Dr. Killjoy, otherwise known as Governor David Paterson, was going to raise money by taxing all things fun and good. Just take a look at all of these proposed taxes that would have raised money for frivolous things like educating our children or keeping hospitals open or providing reliable mass transit, but at the expense of some of our guiltiest pleasures.
• Digital Downloads – Yep, the state was going to tax you for downloading music from iTunes, a proposal that would have no doubt put Apple out of business and destroyed the digital music market, forcing people to go back to buying compact discs, or as the 30-somethings call them, "CD's".
• Non-Diet Soft Drinks – Think you already pay too much to "Do the Dew"? You were almost going to have to pay more you X-Games adventurer-loving risk-takers. That is, of course, if "Do-ing the Dew" has already made you a bloated slob whose idea of risk-taking is challengin a notorious Liberty City gang leader in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
• Nail Salon Visits – Keep those Ghetto Claws fierce, ladies!
• Movie Tickets – Want to escape a bit from the harsh reality that will be the state's economy over the next decade? Well, you'll still be able to do it at the very reasonable price of $10.50.
• Flavored Malt Beverages – We're not sure if Night Train Express Wine Coolers qualify as a "flavored malt beverage", but we're glad that we won't have to find out.
So thank you to all of our assembly members for keeping our guilty pleasures tax-free. To celebrate, you should go get a manicure, then find a website where you can download Escape From New York for a scary glimpse into the future of the city, and then go get yourself a six-pack of Night Train Express Wine Coolers – you're going to need them!


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Historic centre of Pavia and Chartreuse
Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities
Region: Lombardy - Province: Pavia
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Located on the banks of the river Ticino, Pavia was founded in the 5th century B.C. as a Gaul-Ligurian village; it became a Roman colony in 89 B.C. and was called Ticinum. The city was organised in accordance with the typical structure of a Roman castrum with streets meeting at 90-degree angles - still to be appreciated in the structure of the modern city. Thanks to its favourable strategic position, controlling the area crossed by the rivers Ticino and Po, Pavia played a major political and economic role also during the late Roman empire and the early Middle Ages, when it took on the name of Papia and retained its strength and prestige as a capital city under the Ostrogoths and, subsequently, with Lombards and Franks.
Having become an independent Commune, thanks to its economic prosperity, Pavia could lay the foundations for a lively urban development and the flourishing of Romanesque art, which led to the creation of numberless places of worship as well as of the powerful walls. Among churches, reference should be made to St. Michael's church, which is a 12th-century reconstruction of the Palatine Basilica; it is a cruciform building with several bays and sandstone walls, which is regarded as the masterpiece of the Romanesque in Lombardy. The church is also known as the place where Frederick the Red-Bearded was crowned in 1155, a few years after the church had been built.
Under the Seigniory of the Visconti family, Pavia became the focus of one of the most elegant courts of the Italian Renaissance. Building of the Visconti Castle started soon after the family had become the lords of the city. The Castle was both an armed stronghold and a lordly residence; this dual nature, military and princely at the same time, is mirrored on the one hand by the powerful quadrangular structure and, on the other hand, by the elegance of architectural components and the airy porticoes and loggias.
It was Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351-1402) who founded the Chartreuse of Pavia, in 1396 - one of the most renowned monuments of Renaissance art in Italy. Works on the building, which stands isolated on the flatlands surrounding Pavia, continued from the end of the 14th century up to the mid-16th century and marked - together with the contemporary Cathedral of Milan - the artistic evolution in Lombardy from Gothic to Renaissance style. The original design was by Bernardo da Venezia, an architect who had already been entrusted with building the Pavia castle, together with Giacomo da Campione - who had worked on the Cathedral of Milan. The area reserved for the monks started being built in the early 15th century, including cells, chapter house, scriptorium, dining hall, and vestry. The building was completed in 1542 and was also used as a "mausoleum" for the Visconti dynasty. The church was designed by Bernardo da Venezia and Giacomo da Campione, but the original project was amended by Cristoforo Solari; it has a small cloister on a side, used for standard ceremonies. There are additionally a larger cloister, containing small house-like cells where the monks lived, worked and prayed absolutely alone; guest rooms (the so-called "Duke's Palace", currently accommodating the Museum of the Chartreuse); the dormitory; a pharmacy; cellars, and storerooms for grains. The whole complex is surrounded by fields, lawns and vineyards, which once were attended to by the monks. From an artistic viewpoint, reference should be made to the façade of the church, whose upper part was never finished, as it represents a sort of open-air museum of sculpture. Its decorations, which were the work of some of the most important Lombard artists of Renaissance such as Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, Cristoforo and Antonio Mantegazza, and Benedetto Brioso, are unequalled. Inside, the church hosts valuable paintings, sculptures and decorations such as the paintings and frescoes by Ambrogio Bergognone, Bernardino Luini, Daniele Crespi and Cerano, the stained-glass windows, the famous ivory polyptic by Baldassare degli Embriachi, the marble tombs of Ludovico il Moro and Beatrice d'Este (Cristoforo Solari) and Gian Galeazzo Sforza (Gian Cristoforo Romano).
During the Sforza seigniory in Pavia, as well as major public buildings such as the first core of the University, the Cathedral started being built. The building of the latter monument covered one of the longest time spans ever in the history of Italian architecture and was especially complex; great masters such as Bramante and Leonardo gave their contribution to it. Works started in 1488 under the architectural direction of Cristoforo Rocchi, who was subsequently replaced by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and Gian Giacomo Dolcebuono. The dome of the imposing building, which Ascanio Sforza wanted to be built in the centre of the city, is the third largest in Italy - only the dome of St. Peter's and the Cathedral of Florence being larger. The imposing plan of the church, in which an octagon-shaped core covered by the dome is merged with a longitudinal body consisting of a nave and two aisles, is unanimously attributed to Donato Bramante, who also designed the crypt (completed in 1492) probably modelling it after some Roman monuments. The importance attained by this building led also Francesco di Giorgio Martini and Leonardo to Pavia, in 1490; Leonardo's many drawings and sketches for composite buildings with a central core show many similarities with the plan of the Cathedral at Pavia.
When the city fell under Spanish political influence, it was strengthened by ramparts and bulwarks that made it impregnable. In the early 18th century Pavia became a part of the Hapsburg domains; building activities newly flamed up and the city was embellished by late-Baroque and Neoclassical palaces.
Statements of authenticity and/or integrity
The historical centre of Pavia is still intact, even though it has gone through significant urban transformations. It fulfils the authenticity condition as also related to the presence of excellently preserved monuments.
All the monuments are legally protected by national legislation (Legislative decree no. 42/2004, containing the "Code for Cultural Heritage and Landscape") as well as by administrative measures adopted by the Region and the Municipality; additionally, management mechanisms can ensure their preservation. In particular, the Chartreuse of Pavia is a State's property that is managed directly by the Superintendant's Office for Architectural Heritage of Milan.
Comparison with other similar properties
The historical centre of Pavia shows features that are comparable with those of other cities in the Padan area, however it is remarkable on account of the outstanding value of its monuments (St. Michael's church, Cathedral, Visconti Castle) which bear a significant testimony to the periods when they were built.The Chartreuse of Pavia, together with the Chartreuse of St. Martin's in Naples, is the most significant example of this kind of monastic architecture in Italy and Europe.


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Abolitionist Frederick Douglass comes to life in Oneida
ONEIDA -- "The Republican Party is the deck," opened Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Charles Pace. "All else is the open sea. I say this because of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army and the Fifteenth Amendment. All of these elements can be represented through the life, the memory, and the legacy of Abraham Lincoln."
Pace detailed the history of Douglass and his relationship with Lincoln and the Civil War throughout his presentations at Oneida High School and Otto Shortell Middle School on Friday.
During his presentation, he spoke about how Douglass, a former slave, was a recruiter for the first black U.S. soldiers, the Massachusetts 54th Regiment. Douglass became a confidant and friend of Lincoln when he went to the White House to protest the lack of pay, protection, and advancement that black soldiers received.
He also told of Douglass' escape from slavery and experiences in Europe before he became a free man.
A resident of Rochester, Douglass also had ties with Madison County. A friend of Garret Smith, Douglass spoke on occasion in Kenwood at the Oneida Community Mansion House. Smith was a driving force behind Douglass' beliefs and success -- he help fund Douglass' first paper "The North Star" and was one of the reasons the former slave joined the Liberty Party.
"I look at the personal and political relationship between Douglass and Lincoln during the Civil War," Pace said. Throughout his portrayal of Douglass' views of the abolition movement and his critique of politics at the time, Pace is able to show the evolution of two men -- Douglass, from a slave to a moral abolitionist to a political abolitionist; and Lincoln, from a colonialist to a radical abolitionist. Lincoln, who came from a non-slave background, did not initially think to abolish slavery but to instead limit its spread into new colonies.
"If Lincoln could change his mind, all men can change," said Pace. "It's the evolution of democracy in America.
Further, Pace said that this evolution of Abraham Lincoln and the creation of the 15th Amendment directly allowed the election of President Barack Obama.
Pace will present "Frederick Douglass: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War" at Oneida High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The presentation is being sponsored by the Oneida Area Arts Council in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the beginning of Black History Month and Obama's second inauguration.
Pace, of Texarkana, is a Chautauqua scholar. He travels around the country impersonating various people throughout history. The principle of Chautauqua scholarship is that the scholar has studied a person in such depth that they can accurately portray them. In addition to Douglass, Pace has portrayed Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughes.


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Jenna Talackova made a worldwide splash in the surreal world of beauty pageants in 2012, but next year the gender equality crusader says it's back to reality.
The 24-year-old Vancouver native who made international headlines as the first transgender competitor in the Miss Universe pageant says her focus has shifted to a new television show she hopes to see on the air in the near future.
Talackova says she's in the final stages of signing with a network, adding detailed plans for the program have already been laid.
"It's a reality show following me around a bunch of activities in my life," Talackova said in a telephone interview. "I've been saving things for this TV show. I'll be going to Korea, I'm going to be judging a pageant...It's going to be following me and giving Canada and the world an eye into my life."
Speculation has been swirling about Talackova's television debut since the days after the pageant. An employee of Shaw Media originally said the network planned to pick up a program featuring the 6-foot-1 blond, but the broadcaster later said no show of the kind was planned for its immediate lineup. Talackova said details of the program could not yet be revealed, but said episodes should start airing in late 2013.
Talackova's slot on the small screen has come about as a direct result of her time strutting on the stage of the Miss Universe Canada pageant back in May.
Talackova, who was born male and underwent sexual reassignment surgery at age 19, was originally barred from taking part in the pageant because of her gender at birth. She lobbied hard for the right to participate, and pageant organizer Donald Trump eventually gave her the green light to compete.
She made it to the top 12 and took home one of four Miss Congeniality prizes, but found herself hailed as a victor by those who supported her fight for gender equality.
Talackova quickly became a poster girl for gay rights in Canada, serving as a grand marshal at Vancouver's gay pride parade in August.
While she's embraced the role of equal rights advocate, Talackova says she hasn't done so without reservations. She "despises" the term transgender, describing herself instead as one of many "normal women" following a less traditional road to self-expression.
"There's millions of us that are absolutely normal...and do amazing things daily like everyone else," she said. "There's no difference. Some people just have to go through different paths, and that path doesn't have to judge their present person or their future."