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Pretty much the same week Google disbanded their Artificial Intelligence Ethics Board – once again showcasing an inability to lead their own company (this is becoming a really bad problem for Google) – I was reminded of Microsoft Responsible AI program.
[As an aside, both Microsoft and Google have had employees disagree with what management decides. But Microsoft's management appears to be able to retain control of the company, while Google's clearly does not This is a huge command-and-control issue for Google.]
The human race has a great deal of very real concerns about how AIs will be created and implemented. Such efforts as Google's AI Ethics board and Microsoft's Responsible AI initiative are critical if we want a world as far from the one depicted in the Terminator movies as possible.
Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics
All of the efforts I'm aware of seem to be finding ways to build from or emulate Isaac Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics. Decades before we had workable AIs, and decades before the first Terminator movie, Asimov wrote down three simple laws that robots and AIs should adhere to:
- Robots must never harm human beings or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- Robots must follow instructions from humans without violating rule 1.
- Robots must protect themselves without violating the other rules.
It sounds pretty simple, but the 3 Laws primarily focused on keeping robots from doing us harm (though even in Asimov's novels there were ways to circumvent these laws). And given that AIs will increasingly control not only the systems around us but eventually even our perceptions of reality (AI mixed reality), we need something far more nuanced than just "don't kill people or allow them to be killed."
Microsoft's Responsible AI
Microsoft's concept focuses on a set of rules that assures we not only trust these coming AIs but that these AIs are trustworthy. They speak beyond limitations of damage and focus on intent. That too has its risks, of course – as the latest season of Star Trek: Discovery is gleefully pointing out (more on that later). But it focuses the effort on creating AIs that effectively nurture the humans they're responsible for…kind of replacing Asimov's concept of "do no harm" (which is a minimal concept) with something closer to a parent. In other words, focusing the AI on looking for ways to actively do good.
Microsoft has looped in ethics, privacy, security, safety, inclusion, transparency and accountability into their own six principles for responsible AI development. (Transparency and accountability count as one in case you actually counted and are wondering.)
Of these six, ethics is likely the most problematic, because we really don't have a great way of measuring ethics in humans right now, let alone robots – and the term is anything but absolute. But the concept is important because it deals with the concepts of good, bad and how they govern behavior (our industry has traditionally had massive ethics issues).
Good and bad are relative, which will make this concept incredibly difficult to program consistently, but this is likely where transparency and accountability come in. Because if this concept is adequately implemented the AI, and the humans around it, will likely develop over time an ethics model that will work.
Another important, and also problematic, concept is transparency. This is fluid as well: for instance, should an AI tell you something you can't do anything about if the knowledge would do you harm? What is Ethical and Safe may be in direct opposition to Transparency and Accountability. (Isn't that what drove HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to become homicidal?)
We need to work this through before we're up to our armpits in AI to make sure AI decides that we are the problem to be solved. That is core to the Star Trek: Discovery plot this season: An AI trained to protect comes to the conclusion the only way to do that is to kill off all life in the universe (and has come up with a pretty decent plan to do exactly that).
Us…and Them?
It is critically important that the industry has efforts like the one Google just killed and Microsoft is aggressively supporting. Particularly as we think about turning our homes, cars, planes, agriculture, drones, companies and even cities and nations over to ever more capable and smart AIs, we have to ensure they are working to help us and not, even by accident, harm us.
Using simulation, redundancy and efforts like the Lifeboat Foundation's AI Shield may be the only thing that keeps us from a future where it is us against them.
Because if it becomes us against them, I highly doubt that we win.


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Hello everyone,
Does anyone have any experience with or sample code or sample geoprocessing events etc. that will return a point X,Y along a line (polyline) given a specific distance? For example if the polyline is 1000 feet long I want to know where along that line 250 feet is from it's starting vertex. I want the results as a point string format {"x" : -118.15, "y" : 33.80, "spatialReference" : {"wkid" : 4326}} so I can mark that location with an image on the web site.
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By Dave Jolivet, Anchor Editor
FALL RIVER, Mass. — "No one wants to leave their home," Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., told The Anchor during an interview following the recent U.S. bishops' meeting in Baltimore, referring to the large immigrant population and resulting dilemmas they face in this country. "They are not people who are looking for an easy life. They are looking for survival for their families and themselves. They are human beings, our brothers and sisters, who are looking for the dignity they, and all of us, deserve."
Bishop da Cunha, who has worked extensively with immigrant populations since he arrived in the United States from his homeland, Brazil, in 1978, was elected to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' CLINIC board, at the recent Baltimore meeting. He was the only bishop elected on the first ballot for that position.
CLINIC is the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., founded by the USCCB in 1986, whose mission states: "Embracing the Gospel value of welcoming the stranger, CLINIC promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs."
CLINIC is governed by a board comprised mostly of bishops, and along with a lay staff, it has six main objectives:
— To operate as a legal support agency for diocesan immigration.
— The kinds of cases and advocacy positions taken by the Catholic network — involving family reunification, protection of the persecuted, empowerment through work, authorization, legal status and citizenship — have their roots in Catholic social teaching.
— CLINIC views newcomers in their full human dignity, not solely from a legal service perspective. This requires CLINIC and its affiliates to partner with programs and agencies that can meet the non-legal needs of newcomers.
— CLINIC takes the Catholic view that advocacy draws its legitimacy from service. Service allows advocates to give voice to newcomers, not to speak "for" them.
— CLINIC has adopted a principle of Catholic social teaching — subsidiarity — to guide its programmatic commitments. Subsidiarity leads CLINIC to respect the different roles and capacities of its local partner agencies and to encourage them to assume as much responsibility for newcomers as they can. This allows CLINIC to focus its limited resources on needs that local programs cannot meet. In this way, CLINIC seeks to leverage maximum legal representation for low-income newcomers.
— And, the Catholic network safeguards the rights and promotes the dignity of all newcomers; it does not distinguish among prospective clients based on race, religion or ethnic background.
In June 2004, the USCCB Committee on Migration and CLINIC's board of directors voted to make immigration reform, with special emphasis on comprehensive immigration reform, a major public policy priority within the Church. The result was the creation of Justice for Immigrants, the Catholic Church's nationwide campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. The campaign is designed to mobilize Catholic institutions, individuals, and others in this work. The campaign's primary objectives are:
To educate the public about Church teaching on migration and immigrants;
To create political will for positive immigration reform;
To enact legislative and administrative reforms based on the principles articulated by the bishops;
To organize Catholic networks to assist qualified immigrants obtain the benefits of the reforms.
CLINIC's largest contribution to Justice for Immigrants is to build the capacity of its network of over 250 affiliate organizations so that they can provide competent and effective legal services to the anticipated large influx of undocumented people seeking to apply for legalization.
Having already served, or currently serving on immigration committees, Bishop da Cunha's experience and expertise will be an asset to CLINIC during these fluid and sometimes volatile times regarding immigration reform. Only last Thursday did President Barack Obama invoke a presidential executive order granting "deferred action" to a pair of illegal immigrant groups — the parents of United States citizens or legal permanent residents who have been in the country for five years, and young people who were illegally brought into this country since 2010.
The term "deferred action" has yet to be defined and refined, but will remain in effect for three years.
Yet, the status of those involved remains tenuous because the 2016 elections could result in the order being rescinded.
"For decades the Church has always advocated for a comprehensive immigration reform, to fix our broken immigration laws," Bishop da Cunha said of the president's order. "The action by the president was a small, but important step toward resolution to this complex national issue. Even though it's a small step, it is better than doing nothing. We know that this is not solving the big issue of undocumented immigrants in this country. Many will benefit from this action, but millions more will remain in the shadows, without being able to legalize their situation here.
"This action is also just a temporary solution even for those who will benefit from it. For some, it will only help them buy some time. Our hope is that during this time, Congress will act to make immigration reform a permanent solution. Although we are excited about the president's executive action, we recognize that this is a temporary fix; legislative action is necessary.
"While some people are getting their hopes high, there are still many hurdles ahead of them. Congress could take steps to make the implementation of this executive action more difficult or even block it.
"Even with many challenges still ahead, this brings hope to so many families that they can remain united, that children and parents, brothers and sisters, husband and wives will remain together. And that is reason to celebrate."
"The order affects about five million immigrants," added Bishop da Cunha. "This is going to open the door to more involvement with CLINIC agencies. Whatever processes CLINIC develops, they will have to follow the president's orders. We will be very involved in trying to get immigrants legalized, helped and having their dignity restored."
The president's rare executive order came right on the heels of Bishop da Cunha's election to CLINIC. "We are in a period of historic changes," added Bishop da Cunha. "There can be wide-range impacts on immigrants. This is a critical moment. While the U.S. bishops have been advocating immigration reform for a long time, nothing major has happened since Ronald Reagan's administration. Yet the number of immigrants continues to increase."
Bishop da Cunha said the lack of concrete and proper immigration legislation makes it difficult for families and those who want to be part of the community. "There is a lot of suffering going on," he added.
The bishop also said, the U.S. bishops will continue to urge the president and the Congress for immigration reform. "We want families to remain united, and for others to come out of the shadows of illegality. For many, going back to their homelands would be life-destructing. Often there is nothing to go back to, and once there they face crime and violence.
"We must remember that these are human beings, our brothers and sisters, and they deserve dignity. It's the mission of a Christian to help those who are in this country, but also to work to help those in other countries improve their quality of life so they have no need to leave their homelands."
Bishop da Cunha was elected for a three-year term. The CLINIC board meets three times a year, with Bishop da Cunha's first encounter coming in March. "The other two meetings are held in conjunction with the bishops' meetings in April and November," he said.
In between meetings there is an open communication amongst the board members, keeping track of the seemingly ever-changing immigration landscape in the U.S.


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Late Wednesday night, as the New York Mets completed their sweep of the Chicago Cubs to clinch the National League pennant, advancing to the World Series for the first time in fifteen years, the camera quickly cut away from the scene at Wrigley Field to the celebration back home in Queens. Inside McFadden's Saloon, an Irish sports bar tucked behind the bullpen gate at Citi Field, more than 600 screaming, blue-and-orange-clad fans were busy popping bottles of Champagne and jumping up and down in drunken jubilation.
The site of the TBS Network's Mets "fan cam" for the duration of the National League Championship Series, McFadden's has in recent days become one of the most popular locations in New York City to watch the team as they chase their first championship title since 1986.
"I guess the best word to describe it would be magical," Amani Mousa, the manager of McFadden's, tells the Voice. "I mean, people were lining up. They would arrive early just so they could make sure that they were sitting on the side of the bar that was being taped. Everyone got so into it."
Though McFadden's flagship location on 42nd Street has long existed as a near-inescapable midtown watering hole, for many New Yorkers this postseason has represented a coming-out party for the bar's second location, at Citi Field. The saloon typically only operates when there's a home game or special event at the stadium, but as the Mets traveled to the Windy City to challenge the Cubs, McFadden's opened its doors so that diehard fans could root their team on from home.
"The McFadden's location at Citi Field was chosen to showcase the excitement of the fan base during key moments of the game," a TBS spokesperson told the Voice in an email. But as the Mets inched closer and closer to the pennant — and as second baseman Daniel Murphy set an MLB record with home runs in six consecutive postseason games — excitement turned to pandemonium and "key moments" became any excuse to show the crowd's reaction at McFadden's following a big play. In a city where Irish pubs can be found on nearly every street corner, you couldn't ask for better publicity.
"I think that it's definitely assisted in people recognizing that we even exist," Mousa says. The Mets recommended TBS use McFadden's as the location for its fan cam, and the network first reached out to the bar before the division series earlier this month. "People all week long were coming in and saying that they were here to be a part of the experience because of what they saw on TV."
Still, thanks to the bar's prime location and strong relationship with the team, for six years McFadden's has been a mainstay of Mets fandom at Citi Field, even if the bandwagon is only just catching on now. During the regular season, the bar hosts autograph signings and meet-and-greets with ex-players, and patrons are able to hear the cheers of 45,000 fans from the comfort of their barstools.
"Pretty much every bar in New York City tried to capitalize on this conference series and the division series and put on their happy hour specials to draw in a crowd," Mousa says. "But people already associate McFadden's Citi Field with the Mets, and they know that we're the place to be before, after, and during the game."
Next Tuesday, when Fox broadcasts Game 1 of the World Series into millions of American homes, it remains to be seen whether McFadden's will once again be chosen to serve as the Mets' de facto clubhouse.
"We're the true home to Mets fans — any other bar would be like a duplicate," Mousa says. "No disrespect to them, but you really can't compete with us."
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on October 23, 2015


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Two people have been killed and at least 10 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza early on Wednesday.
The strike blew up a house in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunus.
The attack completely destroyed the two-storey house, killing two men who were inside and wounding at least 10, some in the house and some from neighbouring homes damaged by the explosion, medics said.
Residents identified the dead as a member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and his father, who they said was not a member of the group.
The Israeli army said that the house was used to store weapons and that the residents were warned to leave before the attack.
Late on Tuesday, Israeli soldiers fired at two Palestinian men, believed to be members of the al-Quds Brigades – the armed branch of the Islamic Jihad movement – but it was not immediately known if the men were dead or wounded, Palestinian security officials said.
An Israeli military official said that soldiers had fired after seeing two men crawling towards the barrier which separates Israel and the Gaza strip at the Kissufim border crossing.
At least 177 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed since June 28, when Israel launched operations to rescue a soldier captured three days earlier.


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Little Miracles Day Nursery takes great care to treat each individual as a person in their own right, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child.
The nursery is committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.
Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief will not be tolerated by the nursery. Any person displaying discriminatory may be asked to leave the nursery.
A commitment to implementing our inclusion and equality policy will form part of each employee's job description. Should anyone believe that this policy is not being upheld, it is their duty to report the matter to the attention of the Nursery Manager at the earliest opportunity. Appropriate steps will then be taken to investigate the matter and if such concerns are well-founded, disciplinary action will be invoked under the nursery's disciplinary policy.
The nursery and staff are committed to:
- Recruiting, selecting, training and promoting individuals on the basis of occupational skills requirements. In this respect, the nursery will ensure that no job applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, sex, gender reassignment, disability, marriage or civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity which cannot be justified as being necessary for the safe and effective performance of their work or training
- Providing a childcare place, wherever possible, for children who may have learning difficulties and/or disabilities or are deemed disadvantaged according to their individual circumstances, and the nursery's ability to provide the necessary standard of care
- Making reasonable adjustments for children with special educational needs and disabilities
- Striving to promote equal access to services and projects by taking practical steps (wherever possible and reasonable), such as ensuring access to people with additional needs and by producing materials in relevant languages and media for all children and their families
- Providing a secure environment in which all our children can flourish and all contributions are valued
- Including and valuing the contribution of all families to our understanding of equality, inclusion and diversity
- Providing positive non-stereotypical information
- Continually improving our knowledge and understanding of issues of equality, inclusion and diversity
- Regularly reviewing, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of inclusive practices to ensure they promote and value diversity and difference and that the policy is effective and practices are non-discriminatory
- Making inclusion a thread, which runs through the entirety of the nursery, for example, by encouraging positive role models through the use of toys, imaginary play and activities, promoting non-stereotypical images and language and challenging all discriminatory behaviour (see dealing with discriminatory behaviour policy).
Admissions/service provision
The nursery is accessible to all children and families in the local community and further afield.
The nursery will strive to ensure that all services and projects are accessible and relevant to all groups and individuals in the community within targeted age groups.
Admission to the nursery is operated on a first come first serve basis, where all registration documents have been completed and any deposits have been paid.
All members of the selection group will be committed to the inclusive practice set out in this policy and will have received appropriate training in this regard.
Application forms will not include questions that potentially discriminate on the grounds specified in the statement of intent.
At interview, no questions will be posed which potentially discriminate on the grounds specified in the statement of intent. All candidates will be asked the same questions and members of the selection group will not introduce nor use any personal knowledge of candidates acquired outside the selection process. Candidates will be given the opportunity to receive feedback on the reasons why they were not successful.
It is the policy of Little Miracles Day Nursery not to discriminate in the treatment of individuals. All staff are expected to co-operate with the implementation, monitoring and improvement of this and other policies. All staff are expected to challenge language, actions, behaviours and attitudes which are oppressive or discriminatory on the grounds specified in this policy and recognise and celebrate other cultures and traditions. All staff are expected to participate in equality and inclusion training.
Staff will follow the whistleblowing policy where applicable to report any discriminatory behaviours observed.
The nursery recognises the importance of training as a key factor in the implementation of an effective inclusion and equality policy. All new staff receive induction training including specific reference to the inclusion and equality policy. The nursery will strive towards the provision of inclusion, equality and diversity training for all staff on an annual basis.
Early learning framework
Early learning opportunities offered in the nursery encourage children to develop positive attitudes to people who are different from them. It encourages children to empathise with others and to begin to develop the skills of critical thinking.
We do this by:
- Making children feel valued and good about themselves
- Ensuring that all children have equal access to early learning and play opportunities
- Reflecting the widest possible range of communities in the choice of resources
- Avoiding stereotypical or derogatory images in the selection of materials
- Acknowledging and celebrating a wide range of religions, beliefs and festivals
- Creating an environment of mutual respect and empathy
- Helping children to understand that discriminatory behaviour and remarks are unacceptable
- Ensuring that all early learning opportunities offered are inclusive of children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and children from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Ensuring that children whose first language is not English have full access to early learning opportunities and are supported in their learning
- Working in partnership with all families to ensure they understand the policy and challenge any discriminatory comments made
- Ensuring the medical, cultural and dietary needs of children are met
- Helping children to learn about a range of food and cultural approaches to meal times and to respect the differences among them.
Information and meetings
Information about the nursery, its activities and their children's development will be given to parents in the following way:
- Through the nurserywebsite and Facebook page
- Through the nursery newsletter
- Through information displayed on the parent information boards as well as on the front doors
- Through emails
- Through letters addressed to parents
- Through daily feedback and meetings with the key person.
Wherever possible, meetings will be arranged to give all families options to attend and contribute their ideas about the running of the nursery.


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Planned parenthood put out this propaganda video. Let's take a closer look at what is going on in this video.
Support of abortion is assumed.
Those who have a moral belief that abortion is wrong, are accused of inflicting stigma onto women who have abortions and their care providers.
"Stigma" makes them feel bad about themselves or their decision. Hearing negative opinions about abortion from family the church or the media makes them feel invisible, silenced, powerless and ashamed.
Video Conclusion:
"Since we are all "stuck in a system together" we need to figure out a way to transform stigma, shame and silence into visibility, openness and empowerment. Together we can make shift happen."
There is no longer any attempt to make a moral argument in defense of abortion to convince opponents…simply make the shift happen.
Reframe the issue: Women who seek abortions are now victims of others intolerant belief systems. This is bad. Everyone should be allowed to feel good about themselves and their decisions.
Why Does This Qualify As A Propaganda Video?
Propaganda always appeals to something other than legitimate arguments. The plan to demonize an opponent in this case by labeling them "stigmatizers" and then claim victim status as an oppressed minority is such an unbelievable trite and worn tactic that can be observed almost everywhere in modern society. It completely begs the real question of what behaviors in a society should be held in high regard and what behaviors deserve censure.
Robbers and thefts probably feel stigmatized by society as well —However are there legitimate moral codes that a society can and should enforce? Of course there are! Any health society or culture that wants to reproduce itself should be stigmatizing behavior deemed harmful to the society and the people within it.
So let's remember this propaganda tool– "Demonize your opponent and claim victim status as an oppressed minority whose feelings are hurt" and by all means never use a logical or moral argument.


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Just Because the Ed. Dept. Speeds Up Stimulus Funding...
...doesn't mean states and school districts will spend their money faster.
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it is releasing nearly $11.4 billion in Title I, special education, and vocational rehabilitation funding a month early to "help save jobs and drive reform," according to a press release. Rather than getting these stimulus funds at the end of September, states and school districts will have access to the money around Sept. 1.
But as we've written before, states have been slow to draw down their allocations. As of July 24, states had only drawn down about 22 percent of their available stimulus funds. So don't think this will necessarily unleash a flood of cash into states.


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Psychological Support
In mid-November, MSF began offering psychological support and distributed washing kits.
On 11 January 2012, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice announced that some 4,000 Haitians who had arrived in the country since the earthquake would be granted residence and work visas.
The federal government also adopted a clear policy aimed at regularising the situation of the Haitians in Brazil, and opened up legal migration opportunities from Haiti. With the improvement in the situation, the programme was closed in February 2012. Many Haitians left Tabatinga for the city of Manaus and a MSF team also supported the response by giving training in mental healthcare and health promotion to health staff and social workers in Manaus.
In January, heavy floods and landslides affected an area north of Rio de Janeiro, leaving thousands homeless.
MSF provided training to more than 150 psychologists in four towns on how to support survivors of natural disasters.
MSF also lobbied for mental healthcare to be included in the overall disaster response.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) worked in the country in 1991 to 2012.


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Two students from Thales Academy in Apex, Grace and George Zhou, have just been accepted at the Hong Kong International School (HKIS) in Hong Kong, China. HKIS is ranked among the top 10 international schools in Hong Kong, and is also top-ranked in the OECD "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA).
The Zhou children will be relocating with their family to Hong Kong. Their mother Leah Zhou faced the challenge of finding the right school for her children there. According to Leah, sending her children to Thales was a solid decision. Both students excelled as a result of their preparation at Thales. The school was also extremely helpful in assisting the Zhou family with transcripts, recommendations, and overall support from the faculty and staff.
Stories like this one reaffirm the benefits of innovative education and creative approaches to learning such as Thales has. Thales students outrank their peers nationwide and on average perform above their grade level. The academy fosters academic achievement, civic responsibility, and holds high standards of accountability, and the Zhou family has benefited from Thales' approach to education.
Congratulations to the Zhou family, to Thales Academy and to Thales founder, Bob Luddy. We're proud to have him as a member of the Civitas Institute Board of Directors.


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How to use Lamisil® Spray for Body Fungus
Lamisil® Spray is very convenient for athletes and others who travel a lot.
Lamisil® Spray can be easily applied to the areas infected by Jock Itch or Ringworm. You also don't need to touch the infected areas, so your hands remain clean and don't need to be disinfected.
- Wash the affected area with warm water and a mild soap. Afterwards, dry thoroughly.
- Spray the infected spots and the adjacent areas so that they are well moistened.
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PARIS — With economic growth stuck near zero and unemployment rising, Europeans are increasingly impatient with the budget discipline imposed as part of the European Union's showcase anti-crisis pact.
In France, the doubts have spread to President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party and government, with officials suggesting that the debt-ridden continent needs to stimulate growth at all costs — even including more debt — if it is to climb out of the economic and financial crisis that began unfurling in 2008.
But conservatives, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the lead, have objected that abandoning the efforts to pare back deficits could lead to renewed pressure on the euro, the European Union's common currency, and revive the sense of impending disaster that gripped the continent two years ago. Interest rates have stayed low for the past six months, they warn, but that could change quickly, with uncontrollable consequences for heavily indebted governments.
The budget strictures have contributed to stagnation or even a decline in growth in most of Europe's major economies, hitting politicians hard when they return home to face their constituents and reinforcing their doubts. France will finish this year with 0.1 percent growth, E.U. economists have forecast, and Italy with minus 1 percent. Germany, they said, will be the exception, with 0.5 percent growth.
As a result, unemployment has soared in key economies, and according to E.U. economists, there is little hope for a significant recovery before 2015. France's unemployment rate has hit nearly 11 percent — which was already the rate in Italy — while Spain's recently rose above 27 percent. Again, Germany is the exception, with an unemployment rate a little over 5 percent, giving Merkel a sound platform for her preaching on budget restraint.
"Italy is dying because of austerity alone," that country's new prime minister, Enrico Letta, complained in his first address to Parliament on Monday. "Stimulus policies can no longer wait."
France's austerity critics have made the doubts personal, blaming the conservative Merkel and challenging Hollande to defy what a leaked Socialist Party report called her "egotistical intransigence." The influential German leader, the report's drafters charged, "thinks about nothing except the savings of account holders on the other side of the Rhine, the trade balance racked up by Berlin and her electoral future."
The flare-up, in addition to its effect on relations with Merkel, added to a growing impression of disarray and lack of direction within France's Socialist government one year after Hollande defeated the conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy.
At the urging of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, a former German teacher, the Socialist document was watered down to pin the blame on "the German right wing's market-oriented policies" rather than Merkel personally.
But the anti-German theme was reinforced at the same time by Claude Bartolone, president of the National Assembly, who called on Hollande to mount a "confrontation" with Merkel on the question of budget balancing.
His appeal followed similar declarations by Consumer Affairs Minister Benoit Hamon, Housing Minister Cecile Duflot and Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg, who all characterized the European Union's budget discipline as mistaken and urged the president to put more emphasis on growth as a way out of the crisis.
Despite the outcry in France and elsewhere, Merkel and other German leaders have held firm to their insistence on balanced budgets, although they also have signaled flexibility on the speed with which their neighbors should shed their debts.
"You cannot create lasting growth simply by printing money or going into more debt. You have to gradually put in order what isn't in order," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Deutschland Radio. "It is always a human temptation to shift your own problems onto others. For some, Germany is suitable for this at the moment, which is utter nonsense."
Eager to show he is in control, Hollande declared crisply that he and Ayrault are the ones who set France's policies and that friendship with Germany is a pillar of French foreign policy. Coming to his side, French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici added Monday that a confrontation with Europe's most powerful economy would be "counterproductive" for France as well as for the European Union.
Although Hollande and his key ministers have espoused a market-oriented version of social democracy, many of his followers in the Socialist Party and further to the left remain wedded to the ideology of a predominant state role in the economy. This has produced a constant strain as the president seeks to abide by E.U. commitments and at the same time satisfy his left-wing constituency. As a result, criticism has buffeted him from the left and the right, adding to the impression that his leadership is weak.
A recent opinion poll showed that only 10 percent of those questioned believed that Hollande's economic policy is right for France. Similarly, his personal popularity in the polls has sunk to 24 percent, a decline that even the unpopular Sarkozy never experienced.
Sarkozy had made a point of getting along with Merkel, frequently meeting with her on the eve of E.U. summits to make sure the bloc's two predominant countries were on the same wavelength. The austerity treaty, for instance, was imposed on European governments in 2011 by Merkel and Sarkozy — dubbed "Merkozy" in the news media — who argued that the continent had no choice but to swallow such bitter medicine if the euro was to survive.
In contrast, Hollande has made a point of detaching his E.U. policy from that of Germany. In running for president, he promised to renegotiate the treaty to put more emphasis on growth. But once elected and facing the reality of budget numbers, he signed the treaty as it was.
That included the main feature: a pledge to bring down budget deficits to 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2014 and zero by the next year, with fines for those who fail. Although France is headed for a deficit of 3.7 to 3.9 percent, Hollande has asked for indulgence from the European Commission in Brussels and has repeated that his goal is still to meet the treaty requirement.
France is not alone in failing to meet the targets. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain, for instance, last week got a two-year extension, to 2016, and has prepared a budget with a deficit of 6.3 percent of GDP. The worst-off countries — Greece, Portugal, Ireland and Cyprus — have little hope of meeting the requirement but are virtually assured of getting a bye from Brussels.
Michael Birnbaum in Berlin contributed to this report.


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You guys.
On Monday, I hit "Publish" on this post with a few butterflies in my stomach. I've shared about my difficult breastfeeding experience before, but it's never easy to put a personal struggle on display. Are you really in this, Lord? I trust that they'll be kind. But will anyone relate?
I'm sure God has chucked in affectionate amusement at those questions during the past two days as your stories have rolled in. To say that I've been touched and overwhelmed would be an understatement. You have shared your hearts and your pain and your joy and your wisdom, all wrapped in raw honesty and strength found in Him alone.
Six years - almost seven - removed now from those first days of motherhood, I have long since come to terms with our feeding woes and found solace in God's remarkable redemption. And yet, He surprised me this week with yet another precious layer of healing in my heart through your journeys and your willingness to offer them here.
And words like these...
"Wow. This is so...validating. In my circle, I've met very few women who went through what I did. But here you all are! "
There is perhaps no greater inspiration for Megan and I as we find ourselves in the middle of our heaviest writing phase for this book. When the Lord first put this message on our hearts, He gave us a deep desire to speak to mothers who have struggled to fit into the mainstream boxes; to give them a voice, offer the freedom to follow the Spirit's leading, and create a community of support and encouragement. If He will use us - because believe me, it will have to be ALL HIM - to accomplish any of those purposes in even the smallest of ways, it will be more than we could ever have hoped.
Thank you so much for ministering to Megan and to me so deeply with your participation in these discussion posts so far. You have no idea how much it means to us. As Megan said in her post yesterday at SortaCrunchy (and if you haven't read it yet...you need to), "It is no small thing to trust that much."


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Every month, it seems Netflix has so much more to offer, so we're here to help you find the real gems. From the throwbacks you'll want to rewatch to the new must-sees—and offerings to take your mind off the fact that Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be leaving the service on April 1—here are the five things coming to Netflix that you won't want to miss.
Across the Universe, April 1
Since Moulin Rouge!, there hadn't been another psychedelic rock-pop musical about a strapping young British man falling in love with a naive, semi-unavailable redhead...until 2007's Across the Universe. With the Vietnam War as its backdrop, Across the Universe uses the music of The Beatles to tell the epic love story of Jude (Jim Sturgess) and Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood). The characters' names are kind of on the nose, but all in all, the film is a wonderfully trippy tribute to the world's greatest foursome.
Gremlins, April 1
This 1984 campy horror comedy is probably the greatest movie ever made about an adorable, grumpy Furby. Billy is a typical teenage boy, who can't be trusted to follow the simple rules about his new pet mogwai, Gizmo. (Side note: How many dogs were named Gizmo in 1985?) After all, they're super easy to follow: Don't get them wet, or more mogwais will spontaneously sprout from his back. And don't feed them after midnight or they'll turn into evil, cigar-smoking gremlins (same). You know, simple stuff like that. Prepare for hijinks.
Chewing Gum (Season 2), April 4
The first season of Michaela Coel's riotous Chewing Gum felt all too short. At just six delightful episodes, the tale of Tracey, a 24-year-old virgin, felt like it was over before it even began. But now Tracey's back, with her matter-of-fact BFF Candice, virtuously dull sister Cynthia, and zealous mother Joy. And there are bound to be a few appearances from her sweet on-and-off-again guy Connor, as Tracey continues on her quest to discover everything she can about sex and love.
Casting JonBenét, April 28
"Do you know who killed JonBenét Ramsey?" a young JonBenét lookalike asks the person behind the camera. She's auditioning for the role of 6-year-old Ramsey, who was found dead at her home on Christmas Day, 1996. Casting JonBenét, which The Hollywood Reporter calls a documentary "hybrid," examines how Ramsey's murder and the following media circus affected the local community forever, and seized the public imagination worldwide. The film takes us to Ramsey's hometown of Boulder, Colorado; residents audition for the parts of the people at the center of the case and speak about their personal experiences following the tragedy in an eerie, thought-provoking series of interviews, reflections, and performances.
Dear White People, April 28
Justin Simien—director and writer of the 2014 film Dear White People—is back to further his original vision with a full series of the same name. The original film, which starred the talented, delightfully deadpan Tessa Thompson (Creed, Westworld), was an acerbic seminar on race, sex, and privilege. Already facing ridiculous boycotts and backlash, the show focuses on life at a fictional college campus, and promises cutting social commentary on these same vital topics.
The full list of April arrivals:
April 1:
A Weekend with the Family
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Across the Universe
An American Tail
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Boy Bye
Born To Be Free
Cool Runnings
Good Witch: Season 2
Only for One Night
Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin'
Schindler's List
Something's Gotta Give
Wynonna Earp: Season 1
Trouble with the Curve
Tropic Thunder
The Tenth Man
April 2:
The D Train
April 4:
Chewing Gum: Season 2 – Netflix Original
Louis C.K. 2017 – Netflix Original
April 6:
Disney's The BFG
April 7:
El Faro De Las Orcas – Netflix Original Film
Dawn of the Croods: Season 3 – Netflix Original
The Get Down: Part 2 – Netflix Original
Win It All – Netflix Original Film
April 8:
Kubo and the Two Strings
April 10:
Documentary Now!: Season 2
April 11:
Kevin Hart: What Now
April 12:
DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Season 2
April 14:
Chelsea: Season 2 – Netflix Original
El Elegido
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return – Netflix Original
Sandy Wexler – Netflix Original Film
April 15:
Disney's Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Slam – Netflix Original Film
April 18:
Lucas Brothers: On Drugs – Netflix Original
April 19:
A Plastic Ocean
April 21:
Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 1 – Netflix Original
Girlboss: Season 1 – Netflix Original
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On: Season 1 – Netflix Original
Sand Castle – Netflix Original Film
Tales by Light: Season 2 – Netflix Original
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show: Season 4 – Netflix Original
The Prestige
Tramps –Netflix Original Film
April 22:
The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Seasons 1–3
The Secret Life of Pets
April 23:
Liv and Maddie: Season 4
April 24:
Long Nights Short Mornings
April 25:
Disney's Queen of Katwe
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared – Netflix Original Film
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding – Netflix Original
April 26:
Real Rescues: Season 6–7
April 27:
Las Chicas del Cable: Season 1 – Netflix Original
April 28:
A Murder in the Park
Casting JonBenét – Netflix Original
Dear White People: Season 1 – Netflix Original
Rodney King – Netflix Original Film
Small Crimes – Netflix Original Film
April 30:
Sofia the First: Season 3


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Korietz (Russian: Кореец, this translates Korean into English) was a gunboat in Russian Imperial Navy. She was the lead vessel in a class of nine ships in her class (including the Mandzhur and Khivinets served on the Baltic, Donets, Zaporozhets, Kubanets, Terets, Uralets and Chernomorets on the Black Sea.) The etymology of the names of this class of ships was: Korietz is a Russian word for "Korean man", Mandzhur – "Manchuria man", Khivinets – "Khiva man", Donets – "Don Cossack" (literally "Cossack from Don"), Kubanets – "Kuban Cossack" ("Kuban man"), Terets – "Terek Cossack" ("Terek man"), Uralets – "Ural Cossack" ("Ural man"), Chernomorets – "Black Sea man" and Zaporozhets – "Zaporozhian Cossack".
Operational history
Korietz was laid down in Stockholm, Sweden at the Bergsund Mekaniksa shipyards in December 1885, launched on August 7, 1886, and commissioned in 1888.
Assigned to service with the Russian Pacific Fleet in 1895, she was a frequent visitor to ports in Korea, Japan and northern China. During the Boxer Rebellion, she participated in the Eight-Nation Alliance attack on Taku Forts on June 1900. During this battle, she was hit six times by shells fired by the Chinese defenders, and suffered nine crewmen killed and 20 wounded.
Together with the cruiser Varyag, Korietz was dispatched from Port Arthur to the main Korean port of Chemulpo (modern-day Incheon) in early 1904 to protect Russian interests, as diplomatic tensions continued to increase between Russia and the Empire of Japan. After the Russian transport Sungari arrived at Chemulpo on 7 February 1904, reporting the sighting of a large Japanese force approaching, Korietz (under the command of G. P. Belyaev) was ordered to return to Port Arthur to report and request instructions. In the early morning of 8 February 1904, Korietz spotted Chiyoda outside the Chemulpo roadstead, and mistaking it for a fellow Russian ship, loaded its guns for a salute. On closing in, the crew of the Korietz realized their mistake and in the ensuing confusion the guns were discharged. Chiyoda responded by launching a torpedo. Both sides missed, but this was the first actual exchange of fire in the Russo-Japanese War, and it is highly unclear which side actually opened fire first. Korietz retreated back to Chemulpo harbor.
In the subsequent Battle of Chemulpo Bay, Captain Vsevolod Rudnev of the Varyag refused an ultimatum by Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Uryū Sotokichi to surrender, and on February 9, 1904 attempted to break through the Japanese squadron from Chemulpo to the open sea. Vastly outnumbered and outgunned, Korietz fired 52 rounds at the Japanese ships, but was at a distance that most of its shots did not even reach the Japanese fleet. Varyag took heavy damage; Korietz suffered from only light damage from shrapnel with no casualties. Unable to break past the Japanese squadron by mid-afternoon, Korietz and Varyag returned to Chemulpo harbor, where both took refuge near the neutral warships. At 1600 the same day, Korietz was scuttled by its crew by blowing up two ammunition magazines. The crew was taken aboard a French cruiser Pascal, taken to Saigon, French Indochina, and returned to Russia. In St. Petersburg all the officers were awarded the Order of St. George (4th class), the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire.
After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the wreckage of Korietz was raised by Japanese engineers, and scrapped.
Second gunboat
There was a second gunboat named Korietz, laid down in 1906 at the Putilov Plant in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was of the Gilyak class. At the end of the First World War she participated in the Battle of Moon Sound, but was blown up by her crew on August 8, 1915 in to avoid having to be surrendered to German forces.


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April, a giraffe at a New York zoo whose pregnancy has been livestreamed since February, finally gave birth on Saturday morning.
The new calf, born at Animal Adventure Park in the town of Harpursville, is a boy, Syracuse.com reports.
April could be seen in her stall on live camera cleaning off and watching over her new offspring.
More than a million people were watching the live footage as April gave birth, according to the Washington Post. The video had gained mounting national interest over the past few months, with some social media conspiracy theorists even suggesting that the whole thing was a hoax. Giraffes are typically pregnant for 13 to 15 months.
YouTube briefly removed the video in late February after receiving complaints that it contained "nudity and sexual content." Animal Adventure Park owner Jordan Patch blamed the false reports on "animal rights activists" he said were opposed to keeping animals in captivity.
Though it's unclear who was truly to blame, some animal rights activists have expressed concern for April's situation. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals condemned the livestream and said the newborn giraffe would be denied a natural life.
The zoo has defended the practice as raising awareness for giraffe conservation, and says that their giraffes lead happy lives. A note on the livestream YouTube page states that April's food, water, and enrichment activities like toys are out of the view of the camera. They also note that the reason April was in her indoor stall for much of February and March was because of the cold weather outside. Photos and videos showed April and the father of the calf, Oliver, being able to go back outdoors during the month of April.
The livestream became the subject of more controversy as the zoo began to more actively monetize the pregnancy. The zoo, which is for-profit and non-accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, has raised more than $100,000 on a GoFundMe page linked to April.
Animal Adventure Park has also picked up a Toys 'R' Us sponsorship, launched a line of April the Giraffe merchandise, and offered a paid subscription service to get messages to get real-time text message alerts about April. Numerous April fans felt that the exclusive text message service introduced an unfair divide between those who could pay and those who couldn't, the Washington Post reported.
The zoo says that all money raised will go towards animal care, and that extra funds will go towards improving their giraffe facilities and installing a permanent giraffe livecam.
Animal Adventure Park has also announced plans to hold a naming contest for the new giraffe. According to PressConnects, the zoo expects to launch another GoFundMe page on Saturday, allowing people to suggest a name if they donate $1. The public can then vote on six finalists on social media. The zoo says they will split the money between giraffe care and donations to giraffe conservation efforts.


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Me: "Okay, well, maybe it's somewhere else in the store. I can check for you. Do you know the title?"
Customer: "It's called Anna Karenina."
Me: *pause* "Oh, that should be in our literature section, under Tolstoy."
Customer: "Why is it not in the new releases? Oprah said it was just published!"
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MPrize Challenge
I was quite thrilled to receive an email from Aubrey DeGrey. Good stuff is afoot with the Mprize. We have already put our money where our mouth is and are about to do more of the same. Now it is your turn. The benefit is, after all, purely selfish! :-)
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Welcome back, after the first episode of Pro Parking Collector there is now a second version with brand new levels and a different car! You are returning to clean up the Oil you missed in the first episode, make sure you clean up all the Oil this time! If you have liked the first version you will definitely like this new episode, Good luck!!
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Stingray Warrantless Wiretap by Chicago Police Department on Activists
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Gaza: One War, One Family. Five Children, Four Dead -- Sarah Helm in Newsweek #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #DamnUS&Israel!
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Everyone in Gaza finds themselves entangled in the multiple prongs of what they call the "menacing mechanism". International aid workers, seeking to improve Gazans' shattered lives, find their own movements more restricted and their own plans for reconstruction stalled.
"We are all strangled by the mechanism too," says one senior figure working on aid coordination. "We are all hanging on the words of Major Elrom," says another, referring the Or Elrom, the Israeli woman major, who implements the mechanism at Erez check point. She says the mechanism will work and is the only way to deal with a "terrorist entity' – though like most other Israelis she has never been inside Gaza herself. The major now has more power than John Kerry, the US secretary of state, and certainly more than Tony Blair, who, as middle east peace envoy for the 'quartet group' (the US, UN EU and Russia) has not even been to Gaza to see the damage, for security reasons. "He has no balls," said a senior Palestinian minister. Moreover, grand ideas of peace once dreamt up by statesmen have shrivelled into a "nasty mechanism". "Everything has to go through the Israeli window. It's Kafka," says Raji Sourani, the human rights activist. "It's the Stasi," says Avishai Margalit, professor emeritus of philosophy at Hebrew University. "It's all about control."
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
@Tweet_Palestine Captures Heart of the Season
from @Tweet_Palestine: "#Christmas is about bringing joy to those who need it the most #Santa cheers children in the rubble in #Gaza
from @Tweet_Palestine: "#Christmas is about bringing joy to those who need it the most #Santa cheers children in the rubble in #Gaza
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Israel Beats Up Santas Marching in Bethlehem. Santas Call for "Christmas Without Occupation"
Original story here with more pics here: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=749364
Original story here with more pics here: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=749364
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
At "Messiah" Performance, @Voices4Pals w/Vets for Peace Allies Inform Seattle Concertgoers of the Plight Palestinians in Bethlehem.
Bethlehem is under siege and we let Seattle know why with this card from Banksy via If Americans Knew.
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Bethlehem is under siege and we let Seattle know why with this card from Banksy via If Americans Knew.
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The people of Bethlehem are asking for our help.
Towering walls and militarized fences now encircle Bethlehem, turning the 4,000-year-old city into a virtual prison for its Palestinian Christian and Muslim citizens. Bethlehem has only three gates to the outside world, all tightly controlled by Israeli occupation forces.
Israel has confiscated almost all the agricultural land in the area for illegal settlements, making it impossible for many Palestinian farmers to continue tending their land. Outside the town, the fields where shepherds once watched their flocks are being filled by Israeli housing blocs and roads barred to the descendants of those shepherds.
"It is unconscionable that Bethlehem should be allowed to die slowly from strangulation," says South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Bethlehem's residents increasingly are fleeing Israel's confining walls, and soon the city, home to the oldest Christian community in the world, will have little left of its Christian history but the cold stones of empty churches.
Though most Americans don't know it, we are directly involved in Israel's strangulation of Bethlehem. Fortune Magazine and other analysts consistently rank the Israel lobby as one of the most effective special interests in Washington; Americans give Israel over $8 million per day. In its just over 60 years of existence, Israel has received more US tax money than any other nation.
As we seek peace and joy for the world, it is time to reconsider an expenditure that perpetuates injustice, tragic violence, and conflict. Please help.
For more information: IfAmericansKnew.org
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Happy Solstice!
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Friday, December 19, 2014
Be Free -- J. Cole
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Is This Not Fascist? Thugs. Too Bad Those Aren't Brown Shirts! #BlackLivesMatter
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Vigil for Bethlehem this Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1:00 pm at Benaroya Hall. This vigil will replace our Saturday Gaza vigil for this weekend only!
Please join us this Sunday to raise awareness about the plight of the Palestinian people.
Voices for Palestine and VFP92 Greater Seattle Chapter of Veterans For Peace will be distributing "O Little Town of Bethlehem " cards to guests attending a performance of Handel's Messiah at Benaroya Hall.
We are planning to meet in front of Benaroya Hall at 1:00 PM. Please join us!
What: Vigil for Bethlehem
Where: Benaroya Hall, 200 University Street • Seattle, WA 98101
When: Sunday Dec. 21 at 1:00 PM
See you there!
Amin Odeh
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Sunday, December 14, 2014
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Demands for Justice Continue -- Black Lives Matter -- Seattle
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Mirah Wood Photo
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Friday, December 12, 2014
From Washington's Blog: "Torture Is 'Not Who We Are.' Which 'We' is This Guy Talking About?" by Robert Barsocchini
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If Obama is referring to people living in the US who haven't tortured anyone and who oppose torture (which is the majority and does not include Obama), then he's kind of right, except to the extent that these people are still forced to support torture through having their money stolen from them and used for torture, and having zero influence over state policy.
But if by "we" he means the US state/oligarchic apparatus itself – his group – then (gasp) he's a liar. Who would've thought?
Here Colten Stokes gives a brief overview of US pre 9/11/01 torture (just torture, not things like slowly killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children in the 90s). It's only a tiny sample of the endless volumes of documentation that are available, and only covers post WW2 US evil, such as throwing people from helicopters, giving electric shocks, and driving rods into people's skulls through ear canals.
The US also loves for its proxy forces to torture people, so it sends them torture equipment and teaches classes, including on live victims (homeless people), on such civilized dinner-conversation topics as "how to torture women".
The US was water-boarding people when it invaded the Philippines in 1899. Oh, and being "consciously genocidal" (p. 58), as in General J.M. Bell, 1901, stating he would:
…destroy everything I find outside of towns. All able bodied men will be killed or captured. … These people need a thrashing to teach them some good common sense…
Damn right.
And the Philadelphia Ledger reported:
…our men have been relentless, have killed to exterminate men, women, children, prisoners and captives, active insurgents and suspected people from lads of ten up, the idea prevailing that the Filipino as such was little better than a dog. . . . Our soldiers have pumped salt water into men to make them talk, and have taken prisoners people who held up their hands and peacefully surrendered, and an hour later, without an atom of evidence to show that they were even insurrectos, stood them on a bridge and shot them down one by one, to drop into the water below and float down, as examples to those who found their bullet-loaded corpses.
And a marine noted that he was instructed to "kill and burn … that the more he killed and burned the better pleased [his commander] would be…"
Hey, if this grosses you out, you might not have the stomach to be a member of Obama's "we", but it might help to remember what a US general said at the time:
It has been necessary to adopt what in other countries would probably be thought harsh measures.
Breathe that sigh of relief. The invasion and these tactics were "necessary". 'Cuz that guy, whoever he was, said so, which makes it okay.
This US war of conquest against the Philippines (the US afterwards maintained the most brutal dictatorial control over the Philippines for about 100 years) killed perhaps a million people. The US locked hundreds of thousands in concentration camps, where they dropped like flies from horrific, perhaps "Salt Pit"-like conditions and neglect.
You know the divinely ordained US and white race was bringing civilization to the Philippines and world, because "It was a time of intense racism in the United States. In the years between 1889 and 1903, on the average, every week, two Negroes were lynched by mobs — hanged, burned, mutilated. The Filipinos were brown-skinned, physically identifiable, strange-speaking and strange-looking to Americans. To the usual indiscriminate brutality of war was thus added the factor of racial hostility." (Zinn)
Soldiers writing about what they were doing said things like:
"…we all wanted to kill 'niggers.' . . . This shooting human beings beats rabbit hunting all to pieces."
It suuuure does.
Why was the US committing genocide in the Phililppines? Why was this "necessary", as the US general informed us? Ask Senator Albert Beveridge, speaking on January 9, 1900:
The Philippines are ours forever. . . . And just beyond the Philippines are China's illimitable markets. We will not retreat from either. . . . We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race…
The Pacific is our ocean. . . . Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus? Geography answers the question. China is our natural customer. . . . The Philippines give us a base at the door of all the East. . . .
No land in America surpasses in fertility the plains and valleys of Luzon. Rice and coffee, sugar and cocoanuts, hemp and tobacco. . . . The wood of the Philippines can supply the furniture of the world for a century to come. At Cebu the best informed man on the island told me that 40 miles of Cebu's mountain chain are practically mountains of coal. . . .
I have a nugget of pure gold picked up in its present form on the banks of a Philippine creek. . . .
It has been charged that our conduct of the war has been cruel. Senators, it has been the reverse. . . . Senators must remember that we are not dealing with Americans or Europeans. We are dealing with Orientals.
Ahh. That makes sense. Same reasons why Europe committed genocide in the Americas.
This type of behavior is uniform back to 1776, when the US was, exactly like the psycho antagonist in Silence of the Lambs, skinning people (the original inhabitants of the continent) and making clothing, horse-reigns, and other useful items for themselves out of human skin.
In response to the recent release of the censored report on the latest US torture war crimes, some Fox News extremist said "America is awesome." Well, America (Obama's "we") has been "awesome" for a very long time.
"We", as in the public, oppose torture, as found in this major study of US public opinion polls. "We" as in the state/oligarchy, are long-time, non-stop, evil torturers, running a fifty-plus country torture regimen.
To say torture is "not who we are" is merely more childish propaganda from the current spokes-head.
The torturing, executing, genocidal "we", of which the spokes-head is a member, must be separated from the non-torturing "we". Let the torturing "we" go do what they want. See how long they can keep it up without a captive population footing their bills. Just leave us alone, you monsters.
Robert Barsocchini focuses on global force dynamics and writes professionally for the film industry. He is a regular contributor to Washington's Blog, and is published in Counter Currents, Global Research, State of Globe, Blacklisted News, LewRockwell.com, DanSanchez.me, Information Clearing House, Press TV, and other outlets. Also see: Hillary Clinton's Record of Support for War and other Depravities. Follow Robert and UK-based colleague, Dean Robinson, on Twitter.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
ABOLISH THE CIA! Torture Report Exhibits Their Zombie Brutality.
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"The full horror of the CIA interrogation and detention programmes launched in the wake of the September 11 terror attack was laid bare in the long-awaited Senate report released on Tuesday.
While parts of the programme had been known – and much more will never be revealed – the catalogue of abuse is nightmarish and reads like something invented by the Marquis de Sade or Hieronymous Bosch.
Detainees were forced to stand on broken limbs for hours, kept in complete darkness, deprived of sleep for up to 180 hours, sometimes standing, sometimes with their arms shackled above their heads.
Prisoners were subjected to "rectal feeding" without medical necessity. Rectal exams were conducted with "excessive force". The report highlights one prisoner later diagnosed with anal fissures, chronic hemorrhoids and "symptomatic rectal prolapse".
The report mentions mock executions, Russian roulette. US agents threatened to slit the throat of a detainee's mother, sexually abuse another and threatened prisoners' children. One prisoner died of hypothermia brought on in part by being forced to sit on a bare concrete floor without pants.
The Dungeon
The CIA began the establishment of a specialised detention centre, codenamed DETENTION SITE COBALT, in April 2002. Although its location is not identified in the report it has been widely identified as being in Afghanistan. Conditions at the site were described in the report as poor "and were especially bleak early in the program".
The CIA chief of interrogations described COBALT as "a dungeon". There were 20 cells, with blacked-out windows. Detainees were "kept in complete darkness and constantly shackled in isolated cells with loud music and only a bucket to use for human waste". It was cold, something the report says likely contributed to the death of a detainee.
Prisoners were walked around naked or were shackled with their hands above their heads for extended periods of time. About five CIA officers would engage in what is described as a "rough takedown". A detainee would be shouted at, have his clothes cut off, be secured with tape, hooded and dragged up and down a long corridor while being slapped and punched.
A CIA photograph shows a waterboard at the site, surrounded by buckets and a bottle of an unknown pink solution and a watering can resting on the beams of the waterboard. The CIA failed to provide a detailed explanation of the items in the photograph.
Frozen to death
At COBALT, the CIA interrogated in 2002 Gul Rahman, described as a suspected Islamic extremist. He was subjected to "48 hours of sleep deprivation, auditory overload, total darkness, isolation, a cold shower and rough treatment".
CIA headquarters suggested "enhanced measures" might be needed to get him to comply. A CIA officer at COBALT ordered Rahman be "shackled to the wall of his cell in a position that required the detainee to rest on the bare concrete floor".
He was only wearing a sweatshirt as a CIA officer has ordered his clothes to be removed earlier after judging him to be uncooperative during an interrogation.
The next day, guards found Rahman dead. An internal CIA review and autopsy assessed he likely died from hypothermia – "in part from having been forced to sit on the bare concrete floor without pants". An initial CIA review and cable sent to CIA headquarters after his death included a number of misstatements and omissions."
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014
Monday, December 08, 2014
Rasmea Odeh Coming Home! Judge Allows Bail!
The defense committee is working now to secure the money for her release. Please help us raise it by donating HERE now!
We also thank you all for your passionate work to help restore her freedom! We believe that the hundreds of letters to the judge, and the incredible response to the county jail's punitive measure of placing Rasmea in solitary confinement, played a major role in making this happen. In the ruling, the judge wrote: "Defendant's dedication to her community work and the people that such work assists, as well as the presence of relatives in Chicago, demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that she is not as significant a flight risk as originally believed."
Rasmea Defense Committee
Press inquiries: Hatem Abudayyeh, 773.301.4108, email@example.com
Judge rules that Rasmea can be released pending sentencingWe are pleased to announce that Judge Gershwin Drain just filed his ruling granting Rasmea's motion for reconsideration of his November 10th order revoking her bond. RASMEA IS COMING HOME!
The defense committee is working now to secure the money for her release. Please help us raise it by donating HERE now!
We also thank you all for your passionate work to help restore her freedom! We believe that the hundreds of letters to the judge, and the incredible response to the county jail's punitive measure of placing Rasmea in solitary confinement, played a major role in making this happen. In the ruling, the judge wrote: "Defendant's dedication to her community work and the people that such work assists, as well as the presence of relatives in Chicago, demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that she is not as significant a flight risk as originally believed."
In addition, all your letters to Rasmea helped keep her spirits up, and strengthened her resolve to continue challenging the unjust ruling, detention, and treatment in jail.
Of course, we are going to appeal the conviction, and there is still a ton of organizing work to be done, but today we celebrate and prepare to bring Rasmea home. Thank you all for your support!
Of course, we are going to appeal the conviction, and there is still a ton of organizing work to be done, but today we celebrate and prepare to bring Rasmea home. Thank you all for your support!
Rasmea Defense Committeewww.stopfbi.net
Azadeh N. Shahshahani
National Lawyers Guild
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Thanks to Nima Shirazi for reminding me. For Rog.
Thanks to Nima Shirazi for reminding me. For Rog.
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Sunday, December 07, 2014
Stand Up Seattle Banner in the Garfield "Black Lives Matter" March -- Photo by Elliot Stoller
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Friday, December 05, 2014
We Check the ER Services at Virginia Mason -- Ivy volunteered to be the guinea pig ...
But don't be fooled, you 1% evil doers who are determined to smash all of us down here. Ivy and Dorli, heroines of the 99%, are hale and hearty and on the case! They and their loyal hench people shall not fail to lay waste your scurrilous skullduggery! Viva Ivy! Viva Dorli! El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!
But don't be fooled, you 1% evil doers who are determined to smash all of us down here. Ivy and Dorli, heroines of the 99%, are hale and hearty and on the case! They and their loyal hench people shall not fail to lay waste your scurrilous skullduggery! Viva Ivy! Viva Dorli! El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido!
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Another Failed Grand Jury Verdict! Eric Garner's Killer Not Indicted! We Have to Stop Killer Cops!
"Why the officer who choked Eric Garner was never going to go to jail, in one chart"
"Why the officer who choked Eric Garner was never going to go to jail, in one chart"
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Lubetkin was born in 1901 and arrived in Britain in 1931 after studying in Moscow, Warsaw and Paris. As a student in Russia, he had witnessed the Bolshevik revolution, which he described as one of the defining moments of his life. Architecture, he maintained, was "politics pursued by other means"; it should change people's lives. He remained a committed socialist until his death in 1990.
Such revolutionary zeal was rare in the English architectural establishment of 1931. The taste was very much for the traditional designs and materials of the Edwardian era, as opposed to the white concrete and glass cubes of modernism. But Lubetkin quickly found six like-minded architects and established Tecton, his first practice. Tecton was radical from the start. Not only was it run as a collective, but its intention was to bring modernism to Britain.
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The commission to build Six Pillars came from the Rev JH Leaky, the headmaster of Dulwich preparatory school. Both the plot and budget were substantial: the house was to be built in a leafy crescent behind Dulwich woods, in south London; and it was to consist of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, three reception rooms, a study, three roof terraces, garaging, and accommodation for two maids.
It was Harding, Tecton's youngest partner, who won the commission. Harding is generally regarded as the most talented of Lubetkin's six recruits. Although Lubetkin advised on aspects of the project, this was essentially a Val Harding house, and stands as one of only four built by the young architect, who was killed at Dunkirk in 1940 at the age of 35.
Although he was working 15 years before the Planning Act, Harding had to enter the same sort of negotiations to build Six Pillars that any adventurous architect would enter today. In his case, he had to convince the conservative trustees of the Dulwich Estate, which owned the land, that the house would not be "injurious to the amenities of the neighbourhood". He succeeded - with some concessions.
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Step into the double-height hallway and you sense it represents the spiritual as well as physical centre of the house. The sensuous arcs of the staircase are typical Lubetkin. "Any staircase is a sort of machine to climb up or descend," he wrote, "but... it is also a display, a dance."
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Today, Six Pillars is a Grade II listed building. It has made the journey from cutting-edge modern to cosy heritage. Or has it? The architect John Winter, who has overseen the recent refurbishment of the house, is convinced it would never have got planning permission today: "It just wouldn't get built," he says. "They'd want something far more traditional." Maybe the trustees of the Dulwich Estate were more enlightened than Harding thought
· Six Pillars, Crescent Wood Road, London SE26, will be open as part of London Open House weekend on September 20 and 21. For details, visit londonopenhouse.org