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Last week, I was lucky enough to go to Seattle to present a paper at the International Communications Association annual conference. This was my first ICA, and I enjoyed the experience greatly. I featured on a wonderful panel entitled Really Useful Analytics and the Good Life with my colleague Nick Couldry, as well as Helen Kennedy and Giles Moss from Leeds University, and Caroline Basset from Sussex University.
The slides from my presentation are available here, but in this blog entry, I just wanted to outline the core shape of my argument, which will hopefully provide a framework for future work.
The first thing to say is that this paper was rather different to the work I have previously done in this area. With Ben'Loughlin, I have written a lot about what we have termed semantic polling (Anstead and O'Loughlin, Forthcoming). In these pieces, we worked to both understand and theorize about new research techniques that harvest vast amounts of data from social media (normally Twitter) to understand how the public are reacting to specific events or politicians. In those earlier papers, Ben and I tried to think about different understandings of public opinion – outside the dominant opinion polling paradigm established in the 1930s – and thought about how they problematized the arguments related to semantic polling.
The datasets used by semantic pollsters are certainly big, maybe running into many millions of tweets. However, for the paper at ICA, I wanted to draw a distinction between big data (defined simply through the size of the dataset or number of data points being worked with) and Big Data. The latter is distinct because it employs a fundamentally different epistemological framework to traditional social science research methods. This argument is clearly put in a couple of places. Most famously (or infamously, depending on perspective) is Chris Anderson's claim that theory is now irrelevant.
"Out with every theory of human behaviour, from linguistics to sociology. Forget taxonomy, ontology, and psychology. Who knows why people do what they do? The point is they do it, and we can track and measure it with unprecedented fidelity. With enough data, the numbers speak for themselves"(Anderson, 2008).
More recently Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier have argued that:
"The era of big data challenges the way we live and interact with the world. Most strikingly, society will need to shed some of its obsession for causality in exchange for simple correlations: not knowing why but only what" (Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier, 2013).
Such arguments have proved to be very divisive for obvious reasons (Couldry, 2013), yet there ramifications are certainly worth considering. Clearly government, political parties and other civic organisations have a great interest in big data and what it can tell them about the public. At the same time, traditional methods for understanding public opinion are, for various reasons that I detail below, struggling or at least evolving rapidly. So the question is: do we need a new theory of public opinion to cope with these developments?
As noted by Herbert Blumer as far back the as the 1940s (1948), public opinion research has always been rather adverse to theory, instead focusing its energies on practical methodological issues. However, one rather useful historically grounded theoretical framework has been outlined by the American academic Susan Herbst. Employing the idea of what she terms infrastructrues of public opinion, Herbst argues two things: first, that the definition of public opinion varies across time and place; and second that the definition actually has three components. These are shown, with historical examples, in Table 1 below (derived from Herbst and Beniger, 1994, Herbst, 2001).
An infrastructure of public opinion therefore consists of a method for measuring public opinion; an understanding of politics which shapes that public and how it is conceived; and forums in which public opinion is discussed. This tripartite model has taken quite distinctive forms in different historical periods and geographies, as the comparison between pre-revolutionary France and the mid-twentieth century United States in the table indicates.
Before discussing how we might fit the development of Big Data research into this model, it is also worth noting something about more traditional techniques and understandings of public opinion. In many ways, the mid-twentieth century US paradigm described above persists, at least in the way we talk about public opinion. However, there are a number of reasons to suggest that this infrastructure of public opinion is in decline. These include:
- The growing role for qualitative research. While opinion polling still plays a huge role in the development of political strategy, recent decades have seen growing prominence for qualitative researchers. While most researchers would claim that both techniques have to be combined for a rich understanding of public opinion, it is interesting to note that the most famous political researchers in the UK in recent decades have tended to be more associated with qualitative research than with polling, while the focus group has taken on a hugely important symbolic significance in contemporary politics (Gould, 2011, Mattinson, 2010, Schier, 2000).
- Declining response rates to telephone surveys. This is a much considered problem, especially for American pollsters. It is now not uncommon to get response rates in the single digits, which is undermining traditional methodological approaches to public opinion research (Groves, 2011).
- The development of internet panel surveys. The development of new online methods have challenged traditional telephone and face-to-face methods, and changed the market place for public opinion research (AAPOR, 2009).
- The use of more complex statistical modelling techniques. Partially as a result of lower response rates and partially because of internet panel surveys, it can now be argued that pollsters have moved from sampling the population to modelling it. In short, the poorer quality of the raw data going-in (be this because of the inherent biases of online panel polls or lower response rates for telephone samples) means that more statistical jiggery-pokery is required to create representative numbers (Groves, 2011).
- The rise of alternative metrics and predictors of public opinion. Opinion pollsters no longer have the field to themselves. Most famously Nate Silver employs Bayesian predictive modelling to predict US elections, while new social media research techniques have claimed reflect public opinion (Anstead and O'Loughlin, Forthcoming, Silver, 2012).
If we want to bind many of these trends together in an over-arching narrative, it perhaps relates to the decline of mass society. Traditional opinion polling, certainly as conceived by George Gallup and his contemporaries (and characterised by Herbst), was focused on understanding the political nation, as a singular entity. However, as the political nation has become more complex and differentiated, this model has started to look a lot less applicable. Therefore, as we do start to sketch out an infrastructure of public opinion where Big Data is becoming more influential, it is also important to hold in mind that this is not wholly a revolutionary development but also in continuity with other, older changes in the measurement and use of public opinion.
So what might a Big Data infrastructure of public opinion look like? One thing to note is that it is not really clear yet – we are still in the very early stages of the use of Big Data. What follows therefore is a slightly speculative attempt to start to answer this question.
Perhaps the easiest place to start is with an epistemology of public opinion and Big Data. I made a few points in my presentation. These are perhaps the most important:
- As outlined above, Big Data approaches are correlative, meaning they are more interested in "how" than "why" questions.
- Opinion polling is technically probabilistic in nature (hence the focus on margin of error). However, probability becomes far more important with Big Datasets, especially when the aim of the activity is prediction. As such, the very nature of the output analysis that is presented to politicians and the public might be different (Silver, 2012).
- Big Data is integrative. In particular, Big Data techniques often seek to use multiple datasets – both structured and unstructured – from a variety of sources. This represents a dramatic shift in the kind of information that can be processed and used to construct public opinion (Mayer-Schonberger and Cukier, 2013).
- Another important consequence of Big Datasets is that they can be more effectively sub-divided. Recent years have seen a rise in the so-called super-poll (in the UK, this technique is most famously used by Lord Ashcroft) where a sample of 25,000 is taken. The reason for this is that sub-samples can be more easily extracted from the dataset, without greatly increasing the margin of error. This would not work with a traditional 1,000 person poll. Big Data is also immune from this problem, and can very easily be organised in a way that allows for specific groups to be studied.
What though of ontology? What idea of the public might be embedded in Big Data?
- One optimistic reading of this turn of events is that measurement of public opinion will become more conversational, rather than being simply about atomised individual opinion. This may even have the consequence of decentralising power as the tools for measuring public opinion become more accessible.
- More pessimistically, big data techniques may alienate citizens even more from public opinion collection by harvesting unconscious expressed preferences, drawing on what has been termed "data exhaust".
- So this raises a question: how would this model work with classic liberal democratic ideas? If citizens are engaging in democracy but don't know they are, what does this mean? Are they really citizens anymore? Certainly the liberal idea of participation as an educative moment, which embeds an individual more in the political system would not make sense any more.
Finally, in what forums might public opinion be discussed in a Big Data infrastructure of public opinion?
- Big data is already starting to bleed over into mainstream political journalism (as Ben and I have detailed in our work), but is still something of a novelty. As yet, it is not as respected as more traditional public opinion research methods.
- However, it is questionable how much big data analysis citizens will get access to, and how transparent its construction will be. This is especially true if we are talking about data held in the private sector, such as social networks or health companies.
- So this suggests a potentially interesting double standard: the public might be given access to more frivolous analysis (what Big Data says about a reality TV show, for example), while important information is held by government and corporations (how Big Data is used to influence healthcare policy, for example).
- But it is important not to suggest that government is a singular identity. Some parts of government are clearly interested in big data, but it is not clear the legitimacy that various policy actors attribute to it (for example whether the civil service, executive, MPs or local councils have a great interest in it). What interest will MPs have in Big Data, for example? Will they take it more seriously than half a dozen letters from constituents?
These are really just some provisional ideas which I hope to fashion into something more substantial in the next few months. But any comments or questions are very welcome indeed!
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ANDERSON, C. 2008. The end of theory? [Online]. Available: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/16-07/pb_theory [Accessed 27th June 2013].
ANSTEAD, N. & O'LOUGHLIN, B. Forthcoming. 1936 and all that: Can semantic polling dissolve the myth of two traditions of public opinion research? In: GIBSON, R. K., CANTIJOCH, M. & WARD, S. (eds.) Analyzing Social Media Data and Web Networks: New Methods for Political Science. Basingstoke, England: Palgrave Macmillan.
BLUMER, H. 1948. Public opinion and public opinion polling. American Sociological Review, 13, 542-549.
COULDRY, N. 2013. A Necessary Disenchantment: Myth, Agency and Injustice in a Digital World. Inaugural Lecture, London School of Economics and Political Science. London: LSE.
GOULD, P. 2011. The Unfinished Revolution: How New Labour Changed British Politics for Ever, London, Abacus.
GROVES, R. M. 2011. Three Eras of Survey Research. Public Opinion Quarterly, 75, 861-71.
HERBST, S. 2001. Public Opinion Infrastructures: Meanings, Measures, Media. Political Communication, 18, 451-464.
HERBST, S. & BENIGER, J. R. 1994. The changing infrastructure of public opinion. Audience making: How the media create the audience, 95-114.
MATTINSON, D. 2010. Talking to a brick wall : how New Labour stopped listening to the voter and why we need a new politics, London, Biteback.
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SCHIER, S. E. 2000. By invitation only : the rise of exclusive politics in the United States, Pittsburgh, Pa., University of Pittsburgh Press.
SILVER, N. 2012. The signal and the noise: Why so many predictions fail-but some don't, New York, Penguin.


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Baltimore officials on Wednesday hired a private company to oversee an overhaul of the city's speed and red light camera system — and audit tickets to ensure accuracy.
The city's spending panel, the Board of Estimates, approved a six-month, $278,000 contract with URS Corp., a San Francisco-based engineering and management firm. The company will provide "specialized monitoring services," ensure that "protocols and policies are properly implemented," and prepare monthly progress reports, according to board documents.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the measure is a response to Baltimore Sun articles the found a series of erroneous tickets generating from the city's speed cameras.
She said The Sun's reporting "suggested that we have independent audits. And, as I do, I went straight out to work to get that done."
Adrienne Barnes, a spokeswoman for the city's Transportation Department, said the company will perform engineering and safety studies of the city's 158 camera locations; review an audit performed by the city's former speed camera vendor, Xerox State & Local Solutions; and conduct a "sample audit" of the speed camera citations issued this year by the new vendor, Brekford Corp.
Barnes said URS Corp. would provide an "outside independent" perspective.
"Sadly, hundreds of thousands of motorists are speeding in school zones throughout the city," Barnes said. "We can't lose sight of the fact that we have an obligation to make our streets safe."
News of the contract caught some by surprise.
"It's the first I'm hearing of it," said Ragina Averella of AAA Mid-Atlantic, a member of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's task force studying the city's program. "Hopefully, the task force will be briefed about this new development."
A spokesman for City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, who chairs the Board of Estimates, said Young knew nothing of the contract before the panel's meeting. Company officials did not respond to a request for comment.
The city's system of 158 speed and red light cameras was shut down during a troubled transition to a new vendor around Jan. 1. A top city official has said that 10 of the city's 83 cameras are now operational, although online data do not show any tickets issued to motorists in 2013.
Brekford has said it could take up to four months to get its system running. Baltimore plans to pay Brekford $11.20 per $40 citation, a so-called "bounty system" that critics argue is unlawful. Speed cameras brought in $19.2 million for city government last fiscal year.
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The Kansas City school district will make its case to the Missouri Board of Education this month for dropping its unaccredited label, a change that would make it no longer subject to a state law that allows students to transfer to accredited districts.
The Kansas City Star reports that Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro heard from district officials Wednesday and decided to let them speak at the state board's next meeting on Sep. 16 and 17.
The district argues it deserves an accreditation upgrade because a recently released state performance report shows it scoring in the provisionally accredited range. The report, the first issued under a new evaluation system, uses test scores, attendance rates and other data to evaluate districts. It also gives districts credit for making improvement - something that helped the Kansas City school system. Overall, though, seven out of 10 Kansas City district students still performed below proficient or advanced on the state's math and English language arts tests.
Districts that are unaccredited can face a state takeover and must pay for their students to transfer to accredited school systems, while provisionally accredited districts are subject to extra monitoring.
Nicastro has said she prefers to review several years of data before making an accreditation change. But the Kansas City district argues that time is of the essence. So far, a pending court case is preventing students from transferring out of the Kansas City district.
The district's plea for an accreditation boost has the support of neighboring districts that could be forced to begin accepting transfer students.
Across the state, in the St. Louis area, there has been upheaval in the unaccredited Riverview Gardens and Normandy districts as hundreds of students were allowed for the first time this year to transfer to better-performing neighboring districts. The transfers are creating financial problems in the two unaccredited St. Louis County districts and have proven unpopular in some of the surrounding school systems accepting transfer students.
Nicastro has said the transfer law needs to be addressed separately from the state's accountability system.
Kansas City Superintendent Steve Green said the commissioner gave no hints whether she was swayed, but he noted that the state's team listened, asked a lot of questions and complimented Kansas City's work.
"We were buoyed by that receptivity," Green said.
Ultimately, the board makes accreditation decisions, though the state's recommendation comes from the commissioner.
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Religious people are always fighting the inroads made by secular modern culture. One example is the Super Bowl that is coming up this Sunday and which is expected to drawn an audience of around 100 million. Some religious groups are worried that the halftime shows are not appropriate for their flock because the performances can be somewhat raunchy. Ever since the entire nation was traumatized in 2004 by briefly seeing one of Janet Jackson's nipples, religious groups have felt the need to protect believers from such dangerous threats to their holiness.
So they have been providing religious alternatives online for the faithful who like football but still want to remain pure in their hearts. The idea seems to be that at halftime, viewers will switch off their TVs and fire up their computers to get some spiritual nourishment.
So what has been in the past that might give us some idea of what might be on offer this year??
A Catholic channel has featured Christian athletes speaking about how faith can inspire an athlete. Seems a bit unimaginative to me.
Yeshiva University is more ambitious and will offer up something called the 'Torah Super Bowl Halftime Show' that has some NFL-style glitz and in the past has featured a rabbi who moonlights as a comedian offering some mini-lessons from the Torah, another rabbi comparing football heroes to biblical heroes, and a trivia contest with questions like "Who was the only Jewish football player to win four Super Bowls?" Alas, despite this irresistible program, last year they only got around 3,000 hits.
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He has a volatile personality, the 54-year-old actor says in a Vanity Fair cover story. It leads him to behave "unreasonably" and "childishly," he says, acknowledging that he often "gave the Heisman," as he put it, to certain people in Hollywood.
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The news follows last week's report that the studio was to cut almost half of its workforce and realign its focus to work solely on Hitman products.
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When I was a kid, my dad build us the cutest little play house known to man which provided us with endless fun times and memories. Now he's at it again only with a tree house for the grand kids. My dad is a busy man - when he's not making his community a better place, working as an El Paso County Commissioner he's got plenty of other things to take his time. Like working on his house, a super cute ranch home in Fountain, Colorado that he's basically redone all of, or working on his yard. He hunts, takes the grand-kids camping and just recently hiked Mt. Elbert, the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountains, for his 60th birthday. He fields all my calls for advice and manages to come visit the many of us Hiseys who reside in Oregon - me included. But apparently, he couldn't help himself a couple summers ago and decided to throw together this awesome little fort for the grand-kids.
He build this using mostly (if not all) used materials he already had on hand. My step mom even found the paint on the half off rack.
- The large posts are 4x8 beams that he had replaced from the front porch of their house.
- You will notice the platform is framed using some 4x4s and while overkill does run in the family that was just a matter of what he had on hand. He used a chalk like to mark a 4x8 down the center and then used a chainsaw, yes, a chainsaw, to cut those babies in half. You'll notice the 4x4s allowed him to carve away parts of the platform framing to make way for the tree and still have a solid piece of wood.
- The plywood is 1/2" which was sufficient especially with the solid framing.
- The stairs were made by carving notches in 2x6s with 2x2s for the rungs.
- He poured his own cement blocks to go under the 4x8 beams by simply building a frame for the mold and mixing his own concrete.
- All the grand-kids are old enough that he didn't worry about putting the side rails close enough together to keep them from getting through; he actually put them far enough apart that no one would get stuck in between. I'm sure a kid or two has jumped off that platform on purpose.
- In the second to last picture, you can see a pulley which allows the kids to pull a bucket up and lower it down. I can't even tell you the hours of entertainment that has provided.
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© Kristin Teig
She filched one anyway, and ate it on her way out. It was stuffed with chopped nuts and fruit and cheese, the crust flaky and still warm from the oven. Eating Ser Amory's tart made Arya feel daring. Barefoot surefoot lightfoot_, she sang under her breath. I am the ghost in Harrenhal._ —A Clash of Kings
Medieval Arya Tart
These tarts take a while to make, but they are worth every minute. The pastries look like one could easily overindulge, but each small shortbread cookie is a commitment. The fruit syrup is heavy and chewy; our British readers may recognize this dessert as the medieval ancestor of the Jammie Dodger.
Take Wyn, & putte in a potte, an clarifyd hony, an Saunderys, pepir, Safroun, Clowes, Maces, & Quybibys, & mynced Datys, Pynys and Roysonys of Corauns, & a lytil Vynegre, & sethe it on þe fyre; an sethe fygys in Wyne, & grynde hem, & draw hem þorw a straynoure, & caste þer-to, an lete hem boyle alle togederys...þan kytte hem y lyke lechyngys, an caste hem in fayre Oyle, and fry hem a lytil whyle; þanne take hem owt of þe panne, an caste in-to a vesselle with þe Syrippe, & so serue hem forth, þe bryndonys an þe Sirippe, in a dysshe; & let þe Sirippe be rennyng, & not to styf. —Two Fifteenth-Century Cookery-Books
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- 50 tarts
- Active Time
- 15 minutes
- Total Time
- Prep: 15 minutes * Frying Pastry: 20 minutes * Topping: 45 minutes
- 1 bottle inexpensive sweet red wine, such as a Shiraz
- 1 1/2 cups honey
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Poudre Forte
- 1/2 cup chopped dates or prunes
- 1/2 cup currants
- 1 cup fresh or dried figs, if available (if not, substitute your favorite berries), diced
- Crumbled candied nuts (optional, but delicious)
- 1 batch Medieval Sweet Dough
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Bring the wine and honey to a boil, then reduce the heat and skim off the foam until the liquid is clear. Add the vinegar, poudre forte, and fruits; return the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low simmer. Keep an eye on the fruit as you proceed—do not overreduce it! The syrup should lightly coat the back of a spoon and reduce by about a third to a half.
- Roll the sweet dough to about 1/4-inch thickness on a floured board, then use a circular cutter or drinking glass to cut out circles about 2 inches in diameter.
- Pour a shallow layer of oil into a skillet or pan and place it over medium-high heat until hot. Working a few at a time, gently slip dough circles into the oil and fry until they are lightly browned and very crisp. Transfer the fried circles to paper towels to drain. Arrange the cakes on a serving platter, then spoon on just enough of the fruit mixture to cover each disk. Sprinkle with candied nuts. The yellowish cakes and the red topping make an interesting contrast in colors, and the wine will soften the cakes.
Excerpted from A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer. Copyright © 2012 by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer. Excerpted by permission of Bantam, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
CHELSEA MONROE-CASSEL and SARIANN LEHRER co-run Inn at the Crossroads, a popular food blog based on A Song of Ice and Fire. Both avid fans of the fantasy genre, they bring to the table a unique combination of artistry, historical knowledge, and love of food.


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Wednesday, Sept. 25: Watch Amazon's New Kindle
Paul Vigna takes a look at which stocks traders will be watching during market action, including Amazon, J.C. Penney, and AutoZone. Photo: Getty.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Ripley art students recieve first place and Honorable mention at contest in Charleston
Art students at Ripley High participated in a contest for exceptional students held in Charleston.
Winning 1st place in the state (Left) was Brooke King for her drawing of an eye. She received $100 and an 8x10 poster of her work.
Also winning Honorable Mention, $25, and a poster of her pen and ink drawing was (Right) Elizabeth Knox. Printed gift cards were created featuring their work and sold at a conference held for this organization.


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Coq au Vin
The classic done slow-cooker style.
The deep, earthy flavor and fragrance of the porcini mushroom powder complements the wine and herbs perfectly in this chicken and wine stew. This is a terrific example of a recipe that is enhanced by the slow cooker—it just gets better the more time the ingredients mingle.... Read More
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Confession: I am a Mexico virgin.
After living in Southern California for 11 years, a mere few hours away from the border, I have never set foot on the vast territory known for its exotic locales, delicious cuisine and gorgeous beaches. Everything I learned about Mexico I learned from film and TV (just like any good pop culture junkie). Steven Soderbergh's Traffic taught me to never attempt to smuggle party favors over the border. Babel demonstrated what would happen if I tried to smuggle Brad Pitt's kids across the border. And then there was the first Sex And The City movie, which educated me on the dangers of opening your mouth while taking a shower (no Poughkeepsie-ing in my pants, thank you very much).
But that's Hollywood for you. I knew the exotic country would have other wondrous features waiting for me when I journeyed down to Puerto Vallarta and visited Riviera Nayarit, but just how LGBT-friendly are these places?
First off, the welcome sign on the side of the highway near the airport is decked out in rainbow letters. Check out Puerto Vallarta's official website, and you'll also be treated to a delightful display of color. And then there's the all-inclusive resort at Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, my luxurious accommodations in Riviera Nayarit (right outside PV). Known for their fabulous amenities, each room comes with a two-person Jacuzzi and a minibar that's far from mini: They've got whiskey, vodka and other top-shelf liquid goodies stored away underneath the HDTV.
With a penchant for rock-'n'-roll puns (a "Champagne Supernova" cocktail mixer and a "Start Me Up" breakfast, anyone?), the HRH Vallarta is just one of the many all-inclusive getaways that are popping up on travelers' radars. For more than 20 years, Hard Rock has excelled in service. And now, in these fast-paced 2010s, it's catering to a diverse group of vacationseekers, including couples of all kinds—all blended together under one festive sky. With properties opening up in the Caribbean, like the one at Riviera Maya, Hard Rock is aiming to stand out and redefine luxury.
Taking elements from its own exotic location and fusing them with some Hard Rock aesthetics and an upscale ambience, HRH Vallarta comes loaded with plenty to see, eat and do. In short, it's a destination within a destination.
Upon checking in, I was greeted with a glass of champagne at the front desk, and above me hung a collection of 2,800 album covers that formed a mosaic of legendary Mexican-born rocker Carlos Santana. It's just one of the many art installations and pieces of authentic music memorabilia found throughout the hotel. My faves: Katy Perry's candy-themed dress from the MTV Video Music Awards and, of course, a framed portrait of Gaga.
From there, I was more than happy to receive some "rock star" treatment.
We got to sample all the mouthwatering cuisine the resort had to offer. First, there's Frida, the poolside eatery that serves up traditional Mexican dishes (try the foodgasmic fried cheese balls). For dessert, there's homemade ice cream (lavender, anyone?), but if you don't want to feel like a bloated whale on the beach, try the lighter and just-as-refreshing cucumber-watermelon juice.
Zen delivers freshly prepared Asian-inspired meals in a peaceful yet tastefully decorated atmosphere. Ipanema is a Brazilian grill that will leave you stuffed—meat eaters, you'll have a field day with their choice selections. And Ciao, right on the beach, offers Italian cuisine fused with Mediterranean flavors.
On our last night in Mexico, we were treated to an exquisite short rib dinner on the beach, courtesy of the chef from Ipanema, while an 11-man mariachi band serenaded us. With several shots of the smoothest artisanal tequila I've ever had (also made on the premises), it turned out to be a decadent night we'll never forget.
If the warm water and smooth sands of Banderas Beach (no, it isn't named after Antonio) aren't enough, the Rock Spa is a soothing and relaxing spot for a morning massage. I treated myself to the full-body package. Needless to say, I was in heaven for a full hour while listening to the crashing waves outside and saying goodbye to the tension in my back.
I followed that up with some suntanning near one of the hotel's lavish pools. Armed with a paperback novel and some lotion, I poached a lounge chair, took a dip and even indulged in the waterslide at the end of the pool (who cares if I was the only thirtysomething making a splash?). Then, it only made sense to try out the swim-up bar and order a frozen daiquiri before the water aerobics class started.
HRH Vallarta follows a philosophy of, "All day, all night long, all included." Therefore, there's never a dull moment. Live entertainment is available in the resort's amphitheater (we lucked out with a killer Michael Jackson impersonator and dance troupe), and after-hours festivities can be found inside Sun Bar, where nightcaps were in full effect…and a possible booty shake to Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" may have occurred.
For a quick day trip, we went on a "cultural excursion" to Sayulita (courtesy of the Riviera Nayarit Convention and Visitors Bureau), a little beach town 30 minutes north of the resort and a great getaway within a getaway. Known for its gorgeous beaches, fresh seafood, quaint shops and cobblestoned streets, it's got a rustic and welcoming feel, populated by natives and a number of American and Canadian retirees. After an hour-long walk around the town center and purchasing a few souvenirs from street vendors, we finished with a couple of cervezas and a plate of ceviche and chips while taking in the easy-breezy scenery at Don Pedro's.
If you're still feeling adventurous, back in Vallarta there's the charming colonial fishing village, the Sierra Madre range, golf courses and plenty of scuba diving, snorkeling, horseback riding or kayaking in Banderas Bay. You can even get a bird's-eye view of your neighbors while parasailing across the sky.
Imagine our delight when we learned about the increasing number of same-sex weddings that are being hosted at the Hard Rock. After all, who wouldn't want to declare their undying love against a picture-perfect backdrop like this?
LGBT weddings are eligible for some great all-inclusive savings here. Based on room types and durations, guests are entitled to resort credit that can be used toward room upgrades, massages at the Rock Spa and other amenities, including a Colin Cowie Wedding Collection package.
And if that isn't enough reassurance, there are always customizable and affordable travel insurance policies from groups like RoamRight to protect you from a number of unforeseen circumstances. And that could definitely come in handy when planning your special trip to a dream destination like this one.


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Pompous, elegant and uplifting track, fitting to any celebratory or festive scene in a 17th-19th century enviroment. Baroque and galante style influences, with string orchestra and violin soloist in the manner of a violin concerto.Other items that may interest you:
- Bach's Air from Orchestral Suite no. 2 – Bach's beautiful masterpiece from one of his orchestral suites
- Fugue in G minor – an intense and beautiful fugue written in a baroque manner
- Largo from Vivaldis Winter – the second movement from Vivaldis Winter concerto
- Cheerful Gigue – a positive, uplifting gigue in baroque style


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Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis
On giving up an early goal:
"I think it's tough, especially because we had talked about trying to start really aggressively. I wanted to see if we could focus on that for a second week in a row, I feel like when we do that we oftentimes get a good result. We did a lot of talking about starting really well, and we didn't get it accomplished, obviously."
On Irwin's save on Saborio's penalty:
"A crucial play, of course, is the penalty kick save. Because I think it's a pretty good shot by Sabo. He's read it and made a great save, and that's always going to hurt. I think if we score that goal, it happens so quickly after their first goal that the match is probably completely different. I felt like Sabo, if he scores that penalty then he probably goes on to score two or three more, because he got several clear chances and was very unlucky tonight."
On how the team prepared for Colorado:
"We don't get too overly focused on our opponents. We're still after the same philosophies that we're after all the time, and those are all dealing with ourselves. We're not trying to get too much after our opponent's weaknesses, but just play up to our strengths. I don't think we did a very effective job of that tonight. There were some moments still, again, where we were good, and unlucky probably not to score, but they had quite a few chances as well."
On the team defense:
"We gave away one goal; we still gave away probably quite a few chances I don't think we should have. On a different night where I think our commitment level is a little higher, I don't think we give up as many chances as we did. I just really felt like the whole group was a foot and a half off, without the ball and with the ball. As we've seen so many times before, it's that last foot and a half of commitment that is oftentimes the difference between winning and losing."
Real Salt Lake Captain Kyle Beckerman
On the game overall and missed opportunities:
"I think we just didn't score. We created the chance and just weren't able to put one away. But on a different night I think we do. I think the main part is the type of the play that we did out there. We controlled the tempo of the game; like you said, we had 60 percent of the possession. That's what we like to do. And if we continue to play that way we're going to pick up some points on the road."
On being down a game in the Rocky Mountain Cup Presented by Mark Miller Subaru:
"We'd like to be in a different position but it's still there to play for. We've won here before so we're just going to have come and try and win here in that third game and we'll get it. But for the most part we want to be at the top of the table. We're not really concerned with Colorado. We concern ourselves with Supporters' Shields and things like that."
Real Salt Lake FW Alvaro Saborio
On the saved penalty kick:
"I think you have to look before the keeper moves and it was a good save [from Irwin] and we missed a chance to tie the game."
On other chances that didn't go in:
"It's kind of that game where [I] feel like I play all 90 and I can score. I feel bad because I know if I scored the penalty it's a different game. But for now we have to stay forward and keep our heads up."
On being 12 for 12 on penalty kicks before tonight's game:
"Yeah, I know that I've never missed a penalty [for Real Salt Lake]. But it's football, it happens. You have to be focused and be prepared for another penalty."
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids Head Coach Oscar Pareja
On the result:
"Good, good. We want many things to happen, but definitely we want the Rocky Mountain Cup back. Today is a great day for us. We're working hard. The boys really fought today, the way they have been fighting for the last weeks. Despite the lack of results, I would say that they deserve more. They kept fighting with determination, and today is a good reward. I thought the game rewarded them today for that fight, and as I say, there are many things that need to be better for sure, but [today] is a day to enjoy. We have been talking about how we can improve this and that, but tonight is about joy, and the boys deserve it."
On the team's injuries:
"Who is injured? We move on, we move forward."
On Clint Irwin's play:
"It shows what he has been showing since he came to the club. Personality, you know, the kid is unbelievable how he comes up with such a [maturity], and it's big. He has a high ceiling, too. The way he trains, the way he behaves, the way he shares with the teammates everything – and then that shows. That leads to many things. Once again, tonight was a reward for him with a PK that was not a shaky PK. He came up big."
On Irwin's save setting a tone:
"A great moment for us, playing against Real Salt Lake and getting the three points, after frustrating weeks with wanting to get more points because they know that they deserve it. At the end, tonight everything just wrapped the way that we wanted it, against a good rival, a good team as well. The young guys came out with another big game. I say jokingly about the injuries, but you know it's having people [unavailable] and the other ones came up and show they can put a lot of things on the pitch for us. All these things are important."
Colorado Rapids GK Clint Irwin
On getting the win:
"It's awesome. We've been pushing hard for three points. I think the fans can see that we're trying hard, we're really pushing, trying to put something good together. It finally came together tonight. Clean sheet, great goal that we scored, and I think we can build on this and push forward."
On saving Saborio's penalty:
"Leading up to this week, [goalkeeper coach] Chris Sharpe always gives us the scouting report on the penalty takers, and I had a pretty good idea of what Saborio was going to do and how he takes his penalties. Especially after the foul, you just kind of want to say that the ball never lies."
On the feeling after making the save:
"I was just extremely happy. The past couple games we've had two penalties, and I've come close to saving them, and honestly I was just sick of having PKs scored on me. We worked on it this week, saving PKs, and it really just comes down to the preparation that the coaches have provided. Give a ton of credit to them for putting me in a good position to make the save."
Colorado Rapids forward Atiba Harris
On dedicating the goal to his newborn daughter, Keriana, born March 26:
"It was always planned; whenever I scored I was going to dedicate it to her. It's always a blessing to bring a new life into this life, so I decided to honor her."
On his time since her birth:
"I need some sleep! The last week and a half have been really hectic. We got back from LA then my wife was admitted to the hospital, so it's been pretty much the whole week at the hospital. It's a relief now, to have the whole family home."
On the significance of the victory:
"Whenever we play Salt Lake, we have to win. There is no doubt about it. We're at home, we need three points, it's against our rival and we have to win for the city. For the whole state."


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Mary Dimmick Harrison (April 30, 1858 – January 5, 1948) was the second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison. She was 25 years younger than Harrison, and was the niece of his first wife
Born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania as Mary Scott Lord, she was the daughter of Russell Farnham Lord, chief engineer of the Delaware and Hudson Canal (later known as the Delaware and Hudson Railway), and his wife Elizabeth Mayhew Scott.[1]
On October 22, 1881, she married Walter Erskine Dimmick (July 4, 1856 - January 14, 1882), a son of the attorney-general of Pennsylvania and brother of future Scranton mayor J. Benjamin Dimmick. He died three months after their marriage, leaving her a widow at age 23.[1] A niece of Carrie Harrison, she in 1889 moved into the White House to serve as assistant to the First Lady. Sometime after Mrs. Harrison's death in 1892, the former president and Mrs. Dimmick fell in love and late in 1895 announced their engagement.
At age 37, she married the former president, aged 62, on April 6, 1896 at St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City.[1][2] Harrison's grown children from his first marriage, horrified at the news, did not attend the wedding. Harrison's vice president, Levi P. Morton, and several former cabinet members were among the three dozen guests; former navy secretary Benjamin F. Tracy was best man. Without a honeymoon, the couple settled in Indianapolis.
Together, the Harrisons had one daughter:
- Elizabeth (Harrison) Walker (1897–1955), a lawyer. Born in Indianapolis, she graduated from New York University law school in 1919. In 1922, she married James Blaine Walker, grandnephew of her father's secretary of state James G. Blaine. She was founder and publisher of "Cues on the News", an investment newsletter for women.
The Harrisons traveled widely: to Venezuela, where Harrison played a role in settling a boundary dispute, and to the First Peace Conference at The Hague in 1899. Mrs. Harrison survived the former president by nearly half a century. Arden Davis Melick reveals that "Mary Dimmick Harrison established The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Home in Indianapolis, Indiana."[3] On September 1, 1914, Mary and her seventeen-year old daughter Elizabeth returned from Europe upon the outbreak of war aboard the Ryndam.[4]
She died in New York City on January 5, 1948 from her asthma.[1][5] She was buried in Indianapolis, Indiana in Crown Hill Cemetery.


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Crafted from 18ct Yellow Gold Vermeil and adorned with sparkling Cubic Zirconia gemstones, this letter 'U' Alphabet Pendant allows you to express your unique personality. Who Doesn't Love their name? Select a single initial, or combine several onto a chain with more pendants from different LAV'Z collections, such as Magic Gemstones or Initials. Create Your Own Magic with LAV'Z.
Cubic zirconia: ø1 mm.
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Weight: 1.1 g.
Available in letters from A to Z, a Letter Pendant will make your look even more unique, or make a thoughtful gift for a special friend. Wear them on an adjustable chain or with a base mono earring. Alternatively, take tips from stylists and bloggers who often wear one initial on each ear with matching base earrings.


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A game in which both teams were desperate for points, Swansea had the midweek trip to Russia to dampen their spirits ahead of their clash with a Stoke City side who have seen better form away from home this season.
Jon Walters was starting his 100th game for Stoke and he made the most of this with just eight minutes on the clock when he received the ball down the left and unleashed a shot past Gerhard Tremmel which left the goalkeeper sprawling.
Roland Lamah tried a shot at Asmir Begovic but last week's goal scorer made easy work of it before Jonathon De Guzman was let loose in the area but again the Bosnian had it covered.
Stoke then took advantage of their spate of possession when Stephen Ireland doubled their lead in the 25th minute.
Both Wilfred Bony and Wayne Routledge unleashed shots at Begovic intent on bring The Swans back into the game before the interval but neither could stop going into the break with the lead.
Matthew Etherington came on for Wilson Palacios in the first change for Stoke as they tried to maintain the upper hand and take home the three points.
Swansea put themselves back in the game a few minutes after half-time when Bony was found unmarked in the six-yard box and made space for the free header which left Begovic with no chance.
The hosts had a spate of possession after their opening goal which saw Nathan Dyer and Routledge all try to breach Stokes defence but The Potters held firm.
Nathan Dyer put Swansea back into the game after Robert Huth failed to clear with his header, Dyer found the net after getting on the end of his clearance.
Tempers flared towards the end of the game and Angel Rangel threw a punch at Peter Crouch the referee saw and gave him yellow.
Bony popped up again with just five minutes to go to give Swansea all three points when he combined with Jonjo Shelvey, Bony side footed his effort past a helpless Begovic.
Stoke were handed a lifeline in the closing stages when the referee thought he saw Chico Flores hand ball in the area, Charlie Adam stepped up and gave the Potters a point to take back from South Wales.
Both teams played an entertaining game and whilst they perhaps won't be happy with a point, it is what both teams deserved.


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At a workshop in city hall in October 2008, a couple dozen residents met to discuss a proposed walking path that would connect Wakefield Park to Riverside Park.
The cost of the engineers' presentation was paid through a grant from the Fay Foundation, but the project was pushed to the side due to the high cost of the project.
Morenci mayor Keith Pennington brought the walking path concept back to the forefront Monday night when he surprised council with an announcement.
A donor is willing to pay Morenci's 30 percent match of the project if the city succeeds in obtaining a grant through the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund.
"Someone wants to pay Morenci's share and establish a trust fund for maintenance," Pennington said.
Pennington said he's met with the donor twice and explained that it's a real financial commitment to the city and he would need evidence of commitment from the donor prior to submitting an application.
A preliminary design of the project calls for a path from Main Street north along Bean Creek. A pedestrian bridge would carry walkers into Riverside Park where the path would continue. It also calls for a loop in the path between the two parks.
With the bridge and substantial native landscaping, the project could exceed $300,000.
A public hearing is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. March 8, before the council meeting, to collect comment on the proposal and also on a proposed five-year community recreation plan.
Pennington said the donor wishes to remain anonymous at the present time.


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Republican attacks on federal law enforcement have helped the Russian effort to spark chaos within the United States, an embattled top FBI counterintelligence agent told Congress on Thursday.
"Russian interference in our elections constitutes a grave attack on our democracy," Peter Strzok told lawmakers in his prepared opening statement.
"Most disturbingly, it has been wildly successful — sowing discord in our nation and shaking faith in our institutions. I have the utmost respect for Congress's oversight role, but I truly believe that today's hearing is just another victory notch in [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's belt and another milestone in our enemies' campaign to tear America apart."
Strzok's statement also denied that political considerations have ever affected his official acts as an investigator.
The tone he set did not endear him with the leaders of the House Judiciary and oversight committees, which have made him and a former FBI lawyer, Lisa Page, the targets of months of attacks about political bias within the FBI and the Department of Justice.
The hearing was often raucous and seemed at times more like a TV comedy about Congress than a real committee hearing.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and oversight committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., criticized what they called the clear bias against Trump that Strzok and Page had demonstrated. They lectured Strzok about his refusal to answer questions based on instructions from the FBI's attorneys.
"Agent Strzok has a most unusual and largely self-serving definition of bias ... despite common sense, doesn't think he's biased," Gowdy said.
"He thinks calling someone 'destabilizing' for the country isn't biased; he thinks promising to protect the country from someone he hasn't even begun to investigate isn't biased; he thinks promising to 'stop' someone he is supposed to be fairly investigating ... isn't biased."
Democrats, led by Judiciary Committee ranking member Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., attempted to throw a number of procedural roadblocks in the way of the GOP majority's questions, including motions and "points of order."
Ultimately, Strzok responded to a question from Gowdy about the early portion of the bureau's Russia investigation by defending his own work and the work of the FBI. That work is safely walled off from any individual's personal political views, he said.
Strzok wound up where he began, with a condemnation of the partisan attacks on the Justice Department and FBI that he said had been corrosive of Americans' trust in federal law enforcement.
Closely watched back-and-forth
The session made for hours of cable news programming and drew a litany of comments from people outside the House hearing room.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder faulted what he called Republicans' blindness to the seriousness of the threat posed by foreign interference in U.S. politics.
"House Republicans are irresponsibly more concerned with Strzok, Rosenstein and Clinton than they are with Putin/Russian actions," he wrote on Twitter. "Smoke screen. Trying to delegitimize expected results of Mueller inquiry and protect people in Trump campaign and a very likely complicit President."
House Republicans are irresponsibly more concerned with Strzok, Rosenstein and Clinton than they are with Putin/Russian actions. Smoke screen. Trying to delegitimize expected results of Mueller inquiry and protect people in Trump campaign and a very likely complicit President— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) July 12, 2018
Others were unsatisfied with the questioning. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who heads a subcommittee on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he wanted to have Strzok appear before his own panel.
Hope someone will get solid answers from Mr. Strzok on the following questions:— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) July 12, 2018
▶ Was Mr. Mueller's decision to remove you from the Russia investigation justified?
▶ Was it based on what appears to be an obvious bias on your part?
The insiders
Strzok played important roles in both the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server while she was secretary of state and the investigation of Russian election interference in the 2016 presidential race now being run by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.
Mueller reassigned Strzok after the Justice Department discovered highly political text messages that he sent Page during the 2016 election cycle.
In one of them, Page asked Strzok to reassure her that Trump wouldn't be president. No, Strzok replied: "we'll stop it."
Critics have charged that the messages suggest these FBI officials intended to use their power to stop Trump's campaign. Strzok, asked on Thursday, said he didn't remember sending the message, but the way he reads it now, he believes he was referring to Americans more broadly.
By "we," he said Thursday, he believes he meant "voters," not FBI investigators.
Strzok told lawmakers that he thought the context for the exchange was the feud in 2016 that then-candidate Trump carried on with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, parents of a soldier killed in Iraq.
Strzok and Page were angry about Trump's comments at the time, and Strzok said on Thursday that what he remembered was being confident voters would reject Trump as part of that.
GOP members at the joint hearing said they didn't buy it. Ohio Rep. Steve Chabot and other lawmakers also said they didn't care for the messages in which Strzok said he could "smell" Trump supporters in southern Virginia or considered those in Loudon County, Va., to be "hillbillies."
The evidence
Page has told investigators that she and Strzok were having an extramarital affair, according to a Justice Department Inspector General's report about the Clinton email investigation. They used their work devices to conceal that from their spouses.
Justice Department investigators were able to access the messages, including the ones in which they criticized Trump, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and others.
Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Strzok how Congress or the public could believe him now given that he had lied to his wife before about his relationship with Page.
Page and Strzok were faulted by the official investigation into the conduct of the Clinton email inquiry. Page has since left the bureau. Strzok remains with the FBI, albeit removed from his old investigative job. He told Congress on Thursday that he retains his security clearance.
The watchdog report said that ultimately, the decisions in the Clinton investigation were not the result of political bias. It did, however, raise the question about whether Strzok might have disregarded work on the Clinton email inquiry in order to favor the investigation into the attack on the election.
"We did not have confidence that Strzok's decision to prioritize the Russia investigation over the [Clinton email investigation] was free from bias," the report said.
Nadler asked Strzok about those choices on Thursday. He said that the decision to change the FBI's emphasis at the time made sense because the Russian attack on the election seemed to be a higher priority and also because he had been directed to change his approach by the leaders of the bureau.
Committee investigation continues
Goodlatte said he issued a subpoena to compel Page to talk to lawmakers Wednesday, but her attorney said she would not appear. Goodlatte blasted that decision on Wednesday, saying, "None of her excuses hold water."
Goodlatte announced on Thursday as the Strzok hearing was taking place that he had reached an agreement with Page and that she would give an interview with lawmakers on Friday behind closed doors.
Conservatives who accuse the FBI of bias have pointed fingers at one special agent in particular - Peter Strzok. Well, today Strzok defended himself before Congress. He admitted that he did send highly political text messages while working on two big cases in 2016. But he said he always heeded his obligation to act impartially.
PETER STRZOK: Let me be clear unequivocally and under oath not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action I took. This is true for the Clinton email investigation, for the investigation into Russian interference and for every other investigation I've worked on. It is not who I am, and it is not something I would ever do, period.
KELLY: OK. Well, our own Tim Mak was covering this hearing before the House judiciary and oversight committees, and he's with me now. Hey, Tim.
TIM MAK, BYLINE: Hey there.
KELLY: So why were lawmakers wanting to hear from Strzok today?
MAK: So he was there because the Justice Department's internal watchdog discovered a number of texts that he sent to another important FBI official, a lawyer named Lisa Page. And this was back in 2016. They talked about all sorts of things like Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, the former attorney general Eric Holder and, most famously, Donald Trump. And they weren't fans of Trump.
And so Strzok was taken off the Russia case when these texts were discovered. Republicans say that Strzok was biased against Trump from the very beginning and was biased in favor of Clinton. So he was trying to hurt Trump and help Clinton. He said essentially no. He said he's got political opinions like everyone else, but essentially, he kept them to himself. He didn't bring them into his work.
KELLY: Were you able to get a read on whether lawmakers bought this?
MAK: Well, it depends which lawmaker we're talking about. Republicans definitely did not buy it. Congressman Ted Poe said, I don't believe you. Other folks were basically saying that Strzok clearly couldn't be honest about these cases based on his personal bias. And Congressman Trey Gowdy, another Republican, he said it was just too dangerous for law enforcement officials to prejudge the people they were investigating before those investigations had even gotten started. So you've got a lot of skepticism on the Republican side.
KELLY: And what about the Democrats? Did it sound as though they believed him?
MAK: Well, they tried to draw attention to what they thought should be the real focus, which is Russia's attack on the election. They said we should be having hearings about all sorts of things unrelated to this personal and specific case. They also said, hey, why aren't we having hearings and investigations into the separation of families at the border? And Congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York, he's also a Democrat. He said, look; if Strzok was really trying to hurt Trump's campaign, he would have done something to hurt Trump's campaign, which was - one possibility could have been to reveal that there was an FBI investigation while the campaign was still underway. And that never happened.
KELLY: Now, it sounds like there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Did lawmakers give any indication today of where they want to take this next?
MAK: Well, look; I mean, the story just isn't going to go away. Republicans have been looking for some reasons to say, hey, there's a bias at the heart of this investigation into possible Trump-Russia ties. They have been in public attacking the Justice Department and the FBI for months, saying that there is political bias in the agency and in the bureau. And Republicans have kind of made an effort to raise doubts about the special counsel investigation writ large.
KELLY: All right, NPR's Tim Mak, thanks very much for tracking the story.
MAK: Thanks a lot. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Registered investment advisors on the go can now use TD Ameritrade Institutional's Veo mobile app to make trades on their iPads, TDAI announced Wednesday. In addition, the Veo platform has been optimized so RIAs can view the mobile app, but not trade, from any smartphone.
New iPad features for advisors who sign on to the Veo mobile app include trading capabilities, consolidated and single-client account views and live streaming CNBC news. iPads users can trade mutual funds, ETFs and equities via Veo. They also have access to real-time quotes, stock-watch lists and research.
Advisors logging on to the new Veo app through their smartphones will now be able to view real-time client account balances, transactions and client profile information as well as quotes, news and alerts.
"Enhanced mobile features such as trading and real-time accounts balances give advisors the ability to stay connected, be more efficient and quickly respond to the markets and their clients' needs regardless of where they are or what mobile device they're using," said Jon Patullo (left), managing director of technology product management at TD Ameritrade Institutional, in a statement.
Existing Veo mobile app for iPad users were notified that an update is available for download on Wednesday. RIAs when logging in are now automatically re-directed to the Veo mobile site from their smartphone web browsers. The site can also be accessed at m.advisorservices.com. Advisors not yet using the application can download the Veo mobile app for free at www.itunes.com/appstore.
TDAI initially launched the Veo mobile app for iPads a year ago, on April 11, and waited until 2012 to scale down the app for smartphone use. In coming months, advisors can expect to use Veo to place orders, submit cash management requests and make account updates.
"We are dedicated to expanding our mobile tools to provide advisors with better choices, efficiency and flexibility in the solutions they use to run their business," said Chris Martin, senior manager of TDAI technology product management, in a statement.
Read former TDAI President Tom Bradley's thoughts about the Veo mobile app at AdvisorOne.


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My requirement is that servlet calls jsp and then there are checkboxes in jsp .After user clicks on them the same servlet continues processing. I have a ervlet that sets some attributes and then displays a jsp with the questdispatcher include method. on the jsp there are some checkboxes and i need the user to check them and return these back to the servlet exactly after the
point where the jsp was called in the first place.
I am having a problem in going about this. The request object from the servlet will set attributes and with request dispatcher include(request,response) the jsp is displayed and now after checking boxes on jsp how do i pass all of them back to the servlet. if there is a submit button it will again post to the servlet right ? but i want control to return to exactly that point. Also, if i set with response.setParameter, there is no response.getParameter on the servlet side.
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CHICAGO -- Grain prices mostly rose Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Wheat for December delivery rose 11.75 cents to $8.7275 a bushel; December corn rose 4 cents to $7.46 a bushel; December oats were unchanged at $3.7050 a bushel; while November soybeans jumped 14 cents to $15.65 a bushel.
Beef and pork futures rose on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
December live cattle rose 0.55 cent to $1.2695 a pound; November feeder cattle rose 0.15 cent to $1.4645 a pound; while December lean hogs added 0.08 cent to 76.95 cents a pound.


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Most of the laptop coolers, stands, and risers we've reviewed have been serviceable, but not always the kind of thing you're likely to use full-time. Some are big and bulky, some only work with certain sizes of laptops, and others are just plain ugly. I first ran across this set of laptop feet, the Just Mobile Lazy Couch, at the MOMA Store in New York, and picked them up on a whim.
Since then, I've used this $19 gadget on various laptops and my iPad, both at home and at the office, and frequently toss them in my shoulder bag along with whatever computing device I'm using that day.
The design feature that helps these laptop feet stand out from similar products, such as the Bluelounge Cool Feet set I reviewed several years ago, is that the two feet can lock together for easy transport and storage. Both Lazy Couch feet are grooved on the bottom, so that the two pieces snap into place, forming a small cylinder. That keeps the two parts together, which is important as they don't attach to either your laptop or table in any way, and makes it less likely you'll lose one (when I looked recently, I was only able to find three out of the original four pieces of the aforementioned Bluelounge Cool Feet set).


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Supernatural News
TV Guide's Hot List for 2009 is out, and Misha Collins as Castiel made the list as Hot Wings. :) Have to say I agree.
And Supernatural is one of TV Guide's favorite shows of 2009.
TV.com has a sneak peek at next week's episode, "Abandon All Hope," which it is also reporting is the last new episode until Jan. 14. (However, IMDB.com has an episode titled "Sam, Interrupted" listed for Nov. 26, but that's Thanksgiving, right? And then another episode titled "Back to the Future II" without a run date.) The clip from next week is also available on the CW's site.
This one isn't a news item, but MJ found this Supernatural animation story on YouTube. Worth a view if you have about 3 minutes. It's the first installment of what appears will be a series.


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Oklahoma City Thunder sign guard Derek Fisher
Fisher appeared in 44 regular-season games
The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Derek Fisher, it was announced Wednesday by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.
Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Derek has proven to be a valuable member of our team and we are excited to have him back," Presti said. "He has such a positive impact on his teammates and the organization."
Fisher has appeared in 44 regular-season games with Oklahoma City during the past two seasons, averaging 4.5 points, 1 assist and 1.2 rebounds in 17.1 minutes per game. In 31 playoff games with the Thunder, he averaged 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 22.8 minutes per game.
A five-time NBA champion, Fisher has appeared in 240 career playoff games (158 starts) averaging 8.6 points, 2.4 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 27.3 minutes per contest.


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