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Archive: May 2014
The archive below lists all articles that have been posted on the World Socialist Web Site by date. To visit the archive for other months, return to the Archive Monthly Index.
1 May 2014 (front page)
- NATO boosts military build-up against Russia as protests spread in east Ukraine
- State murder in Oklahoma
- What is the German army doing in Slavyansk?
- Egypt's mass death sentences: A crime made in the USA
- US economic growth grinds to a halt in first quarter
- US Supreme Court may permit unwarranted search of cellular phone contents
- US sequester cuts gut scientific research
- India: Congress Party trumpets "inclusive growth" in hopes of averting poll debacle
- Libya: Ex-US base now headquarters of Al Qaeda-linked forces
"The only way to prevent a world war with nuclear weapons is through the international unity of workers"
Australia: Strong support for online May Day celebration
- Australian government in turmoil over budget tax levy
- Scottish National Party woos Labour voters
- Strike by Chinese footwear workers shut down
Free the NATO 3!
Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (US)
- Spain's new Podemos party a political fraud—Part two
- Anti-Semitism and the Russian Revolution: Part three
2 May 2014 (front page)
- Ukraine reinstates military draft as NATO threatens Russia
- Washington's drive for regime change in Venezuela
- Ukrainian nationalists commemorate massacre of Yanova Dolina
- Gas explosion at Florida jail kills two, injures 184
- Florida: Record floods kill two and devastate Panhandle region
- New York state unions file phony lawsuits against teacher evaluations
- New York teacher exposes how unions helped impose performance evaluations
- Air search called off for missing Malaysia Airlines plane
- Australian audit report sets out a corporate blueprint for social counter-revolution
- More support for May Day rally from Asia, Australia and New Zealand
- May Day marches, clashes around the world
- German President Gauck visits Turkey—the arrogance of German imperialism
- Britain: Anti-Muslim campaign targets Birmingham schools
- Unions pose as critics as they collaborate with Detroit emergency manager
- Fight job losses at Liverpool museums
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
3 May 2014 (front page)
- Washington responsible for fascist massacre in Odessa
- Halt the drive to war!
- Appearing with Germany's Merkel, Obama backs Ukraine crackdown
- German government thwarts investigation of NSA scandal
- "Positive" US jobs report reflects economic stagnation
- US military basing deal sets legal framework for neocolonial rule in the Philippines
- Oklahoma execution: Clayton Lockett was tasered by guards before lethal injection
- Public meetings in Albuquerque attempt to defuse anger over police brutality
- Indian elections: Rival right-wing parties in Tamil Nadu make populist promises
- Irish government creates police unit to target social welfare claimants
- New York City mayor and UFT announce nine-year teachers' contract
- Swiss workers support ICFI May Day rally
- Sri Lankan public meeting discusses significance of online May Day rally
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
5 May 2014 (front page)
- US puppet regime in Kiev escalates violence after fascist massacre in Odessa
- Opening report by David North: The capitalist crisis and the fight for socialist internationalism
- New York Times covers up fascist atrocity in Odessa
- 2,700 feared dead as landslide buries rural Afghan town
- Iraq election sets stage for protracted civil strife
- Half a million low-income residents left without health insurance in Pennsylvania
- Union backs California bill expediting teacher dismissal
- Spain: United Left ends differences with PSOE in Andalucía coalition
- South Korean subway collision leaves 238 injured
- UK government to sell personal data
- Australia: Plunging coal prices herald new mine closures and job cuts
- Worldwide attendance at ICFI May Day online rally
- PSG campaign: "It is not true that the Western powers stand for democracy and human rights"
- This week in history: May 5-11
6 May 2014 (front page)
- Washington, Ukrainian puppet regime prepare new fascist slaughter in Odessa
- An assessment of the International May Day Online Rally
- The German media and the massacre in Odessa
- Civil war spreads in eastern Ukraine amid attacks by Kiev government
Maternal death in childbirth up 50 percent in America
Mortality rate higher than China and Saudi Arabia
- US Supreme Court backs prayer at town meetings
- Another fatal shooting by Albuquerque police
- GM presses judge to shut down lawsuits stemming from ignition defect
- At least 16 killed in Colombian mine disaster
- Anti-ANC vote campaign initiated in South African general election
- Sri Lankan workers and youth praise International May Day rally
- A bombing in China's Xinjiang province
- Australia: Media leaks outline assault on welfare budget
- Audio of opening report by David North to the 2014 International Online May Day Rally
- Ontario voters offered rival big-business austerity agendas
- Nick Beams: May Day 2014 and the breakdown of world capitalism
White House Correspondents Association gala
Wealth, celebrity and decadence in Obama's Washington
- SEP (UK) candidate: Oppose attacks on National Health Service workers' pay
- Private contractors take over waste management in Detroit
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
7 May 2014 (front page)
- US defends role of Kiev regime and fascists in Odessa massacre
- Europe's 9/11
- French Left Front makes hypocritical criticisms of Hollande's policy in Ukraine crisis
- US military intensifies training for a war with China
- Brutalized by cops, convicted Occupy protester faces seven years in jail
- Study: Obamacare could save US businesses $3.25 trillion through 2025
- After merger, pay cuts, Office Depot closing 400 stores in US
- The significance of the arrest of Gerry Adams
- Thai PM in court on trumped-up charges
- Australia: Storm of corporate protest against deficit levy
- Australian students speak about online May Day rally
- Workers reject employers' offer in South African platinum mining strike
- Wije Dias: The international struggles of the working class and the perspective of Permanent Revolution
- Peter Schwarz: The European Union and the United Socialist States of Europe
- Kathryn Davron: March 2, 1950—May 1, 2014
- Bankruptcy judge approves final revision of Detroit restructuring plan
- Out Among the Stars, a "new" album from Johnny Cash
8 May 2014 (front page)
- Washington sends military personnel to Nigeria
- Detroit's "plan of adjustment": A declaration of war against the working class
- Russia seeks fresh accommodation with US over Ukraine
- German Greens incite conflict with Russia
- Thai court removes PM and nine cabinet ministers
- Tensions flare between China and Vietnam in South China Sea
- World Health Organization declares public health emergency over spread of polio
- Obama nominates author of drone memo for appellate court judge
- Fed Chief Yellen reassures Wall Street on interest rates
- Video shows police gunning down unarmed man in Long Beach, California
- India: Modi reiterates pledge to expel "Bangladeshi" Muslims in wake of communal massacre
- French government set to impose wage cuts demanded by the banks
- Australian budget levy will seek to mask deep welfare cuts
- Chris Marsden: Ukraine crisis—A turning point in world history
- Melbourne public meeting examines role of Australian imperialism in East Timor
- Uli Rippert: The struggle against militarism and war
"The most fundamental thing is building this movement and building political consciousness"
Interviews on the May Day Rally from the US and Europe
ICFI meeting in Paris on May 11 for the European elections
No to war against Russia! No to austerity! Support the ICFI in the European elections!
- RMT union sabotages London Underground strike
9 May 2014 (front page)
- Obama in talks with "rebel" leader on escalating Syrian war
- Capital punishment and the brutality of the American ruling class
- US, Kiev puppet regime escalate Ukraine conflict after Russian concessions
- German politicians, media support build-up of NATO forces in Eastern Europe
- Thailand: Ex-PM faces impeachment on bogus "negligence" charge
- Sri Lankan president boasts of economic growth
- Australian corruption inquiry could ensnare prime minister
- Obama administration's phony crackdown on the banks
- CIA stalling release of Senate report on torture
- The fraud of the official campaign against the United Kingdom Independence Party
- Julie Hyland: The socially criminal consequences of austerity in Europe
- Detroit City plumber denounces bankruptcy
- James Cogan: The US pivot and the threat of war in Asia
- Letter to Kathryn Davron from WSWS Chairman David North
Mobilize the working class to defend the Johns Hopkins Hospital workers!
A secure and decent-paying job is a social right!
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Australia: Fairfax journalists strike over job cuts
- European election: Hessian Rundfunk interviews PSG candidate
10 May 2014 (front page)
- Mariupol killings: US backs Ukrainian regime's reign of terror
- Thailand's judicial coup
- By its silence, New Anti-capitalist Party supports Odessa massacre
- How the revival of German militarism was prepared
- Nigeria: Boko Haram kidnappings used to justify US military build-up in Africa
- Protests force Condoleezza Rice to skip Rutgers University commencement speech
- Barclays to cut 19,000 jobs worldwide
- Albuquerque police account of latest deadly shooting reinforces suspicions
- New Zealand government poaches senior Labour Party MP
- Jurors urge no prison for convicted Occupy protester in New York
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
- US Congress debates sanctions amid clashes in Venezuela
- Australia: Victorian government promotes another pro-business austerity budget
- Britain: Anti-terror legislation used to pursue whistleblower
- Harper attacks head of Canada's Supreme Court
- Joseph Kishore: May Day and the American working class
- Andre Damon: Young people must fight for the socialist future
- British actor Bob Hoskins (1942-2014): "When you've got something to give, give it without hesitation"
- Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez: An uninspired film on farm workers' leader
- New legislation to extend oversight of Detroit finances for next 20 years
12 May 2014 (front page)
- US, Europe issue further threats over self-rule referenda in eastern Ukraine
- The criminalization of political opposition in America
- Leaked plans highlight China's fear of a new Korean war
- Japan: Fukushima worker sues TEPCO over radiation exposure
- European election debate: Conservative, social democratic leaders praise austerity, sanctions vs. Russia
- Police gun down 93-year-old woman in central Texas city
- What are the political forces behind Seattle's minimum wage proposal?
- Arizona veterans' hospital scandal: Forty patients died awaiting treatment
- Attorneys for accused Boston bomber move to suppress statements taken by FBI
- Syracuse, New York housing in shambles
- Tamil Nadu workers speak to WSWS about Indian elections
As geopolitical tensions grow with China
Australian columnist lauds World War I as a "just war"
- This week in history: May 12-18
San Francisco International Film Festival 2014
Part one: There is realism, and then there is realism
- European Elections: SEP candidate Robert Skelton speaks at hustings in Manchester, UK
- PSG election campaign gains significant support in Berlin
13 May 2014 (front page)
- NATO, Kiev escalate threats after eastern Ukraine referendums
- The Detroit model: Permanent rule by the banks
- Blackwater mercenaries direct Kiev regime's crackdown in Ukraine
- What took place in Odessa on May 2?
- Thai opposition calls for Senate, courts to appoint new government
- Vietnam and Philippines escalate maritime disputes with China
- India signals support for Vietnam in South China Sea dispute
- Britain has more than 100 billionaires, says Sunday Times Rich List
- Chicago teachers union president offers to negotiate cuts in teacher pensions
- Sri Lankan ex-radical calls for a JVP presidential candidate
- Australia: The politics of Socialist Alternative's protest on ABC's "Q&A"
- Hospital workers rally in downtown Baltimore
- Democrats turn further to the right in Wisconsin gubernatorial campaign
- Slovenian prime minister resigns
- Australia: Budget to cut youth off welfare
- US media steps up espionage slander against Edward Snowden
- Vibrate: How good is the best of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright?
- US climate report points to human activity as primary cause of climate change
- Detroit firefighters speak out against Plan of Adjustment
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
14 May 2014 (front page)
- Explosion at Turkish coal mine kills at least 238
- The Wall Street bonanza
- Two West Virginia coal miners killed in roof collapse
- US security mission arrives in Nigeria
- Kiev regime spurns German foreign minister's call for "round table" talks with pro-Russian separatists
- Serbia pleads with Europe to respect its ties to Russia
- Australian budget targets workers and youth
- Texas death row inmate granted last-minute stay of execution
- The Benghazi diversion
- An overview of the Australian budget's austerity measures
- Corruption revelations shake Michigan education authority
- PSG holds European election rally at Alexanderplatz in Berlin
- SEP European election campaign: Manchester and Salford residents speak out
- Gabriel García Márquez: A giant in the literature of the Americas
- Threat of closure held over heads of San Diego Opera musicians, workers
SEP (Australia) Second National Congress
Resolution 1: Australian imperialism and the Obama administration's "pivot to Asia"
- US-aligned Human Rights Watch indicts Syria for gas attack
- ANC's parliamentary majority reduced amid worsening economic conditions
- Iran slashes price subsidies, auctions off public assets to European capital
- Further warnings on Chinese property markets
- Sri Lanka: Pro-government forces issue death threats against Jaffna university teachers and students
- Study warns of "unstoppable" West Antarctic ice shelf melting
- Geopolitical tensions harm international research
15 May 2014 (front page)
- Protests erupt across Turkey as death toll in Soma mine disaster tops 274
- Australian budget ends "Age of Entitlement"
- Corporate, government profiteering caused Soma mining catastrophe
- US Vice President Biden's son, Kerry fundraiser take positions with Ukrainian gas firm
- Sweden strengthens military in response to Ukraine crisis
- Amnesty International report details worldwide torture
- Amid diplomatic offensive against Syria, France presses for war
- Child labor widespread on American tobacco farms
- Family alleges GM withheld evidence in wrongful death case
Vote 'No' on Detroit Plan of Adjustment
Mobilize the working class to end the bankers' rule in Detroit
- SEP Australia public meetings: A socialist program to fight war and austerity
- Sri Lankan think tank criticises mass evictions in Colombo
- Italy: "Tsipras List" defends the EU
- German undercover agent dies in mysterious circumstances
- German PSG and British SEP present their European election programme at Paris meeting
- Participants at Paris meeting speak on SEP European election campaign
- SEP candidates interviewed on BBC Radio Merseyside
- In Between Worlds: A conformist view of the German military
SEP (Australia) Second National Congress
Resolution 2: The social counter-revolution in Australia and the political tasks of the Socialist Equality Party
16 May 2014 (front page)
- Despite round table talks, Ukrainian regime escalates crackdown
- The Turkish catastrophe and the global mining slaughterhouse
- Mining disaster in Turkey: Anger with the government grows
- West Virginia mine had appalling safety record
- Illinois coal miner killed on the job
- Anti-Chinese protests erupt in Vietnam's industrial zones
- Australian Labor leader postures as opponent of budget austerity
- After Indian elections, US to press for greater support for "pivot to Asia"
- Insurance CEO: Obamacare consumers need to break the "choice habit"
- FBI killer of Ibragim Todashev revealed as ex-Oakland cop accused of cover-up and abuse
- High temperatures and drought cause multiple wildfires in Southern California
- Ras Baraka succeeds Cory Booker as mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- UK parliament attempts to restore confidence in intelligence agencies
- French President Hollande visits Caucasus amid Ukranian crisis
"A powerful historical tradition found voice in this event"
Reactions from global participants in May Day Online Rally
- Video report: PSG holds antiwar rally in Berlin
San Francisco International Film Festival 2014
Part two: Tamako in Moratorium, Standing Aside, Watching, Three Letters from China: Greater urgency from Japan, Greece and China
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
17 May 2014 (front page)
- Hindu chauvinist BJP sweeps to power in India
- US military basing deal in the Philippines: A step towards neocolonial rule
- Toyota in India intensifies repression against workers
- Akhmetov and other oligarchs seek role as Ukraine's policemen
- Turkish mine explosion: 2010 report warned dangerous conditions could produce "disaster"
- US government whitewashes GM's responsibility for deadly ignition defect
- Unions stage one-day fast food protests
- Lorry drivers protest across Europe against low wages
- German government proposes law to jail asylum-seekers
- Australia: How to fight the Abbott government's budget
- Japanese PM embraces "collective self-defence"
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
- New Zealand budget deepens austerity
- Western Australian budget imposes new burdens on workers
- Change in leadership of German trade union confederation
- South Africa: Lonmin fails to break 16-week platinum strike
- "We won't let anybody fool us": Tune-Yards' Nikki Nack
"All over the world, socialism and the ideas of the Fourth International are growing"
Turkish workers and youth salute the International May Day Online Rally
- German Left Party consolidates itself as an establishment party
19 May 2014 (front page)
- After clashes, riot police put Turkish disaster mine under lockdown
- India's watershed election
- VA scandal in US exposes disastrous state of veteran health care
- US judge's ruling on force-feeding of prisoner further exposes torture methods at Guantanamo Bay
- German army conducts biggest military exercises since Cold War
- Inequality fuels Australian budget opposition
- Paris security summit steps up military intervention in Nigeria
- Two candidates emerge for Indonesian presidential election
- Workers and youth denounce Australian budget
- Thousands march in Australian cities against budget
- Decision by US federal agency opens way to two-tier Internet
- Pennsylvania faces a $1 billion tax shortfall, setting stage for new budget cuts
- New York teachers voting on nine-year "reform" contract
- This week in history: May 19-25
- SEP campaign in Liverpool: "I think we need a real left wing party, an alternative to the three main parties"
- UK rail workers vote down union-backed productivity package
20 May 2014 (front page)
- US pushes cyber-war confrontation with China
- Obama administration whitewashes GM cover-up
- Thai army declares martial law
- International talks on Iran's nuclear program stall
- Occupy Wall Street protester jailed for three months in case of police beating
- Political repression mounts in run-up to Ukrainian presidential vote
- CIA-linked general launches Libya coup bid
- Documentary reviews history of domestic spying under Bush and Obama
- The NSA and the New York Times
- Quebec charges employees, not owners, of railroad in Lac-Mégantic tragedy
- Australia: Financial ratings agency cracks the whip on budget
- WSWS speaks with workers and youth about Australian budget
- The Balkan floods and the break-up of Yugoslavia
- Greek ruling coalition takes losses in local elections
- SEP candidate Chris Marsden speaks to BBC Radio Stoke and Radio Cumbria
- Osram workers in Berlin support PSG election campaign
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
21 May 2014 (front page)
- NSA records and stores content of all phone calls in two countries
- Thailand's military coup
- WikiLeaks, Assange targets of active FBI probe
- Sunday Times rich list: "Astonishing year" for Britain's most wealthy
- Evidence mounts of criminal negligence in Turkish mine disaster
- Australian budget to proceed despite protests by state leaders
- Terror bombing kills 118 in Jos, Nigeria
- Melbourne workers and pensioners oppose Australian budget
- Canadian Labour Congress replaces top bureaucrat with his "number two"
- India's parliamentary landscape transformed
- A socialist perspective to fight Abbott's budget
- White House promises CIA will stop using fake vaccination programs to spy
- Death toll of refugees in the Mediterranean continues to rise
- US public universities: Study finds link between growth of student debt and executive pay
- General Motors recalls another 2.4 million vehicles
- European elections: PSG campaigns in Leipzig
- The firing of the New York Times' Jill Abramson
- Germany: Marx21's Janine Wissler elected to Left Party leadership
San Francisco International Film Festival 2014
Part three: Bad Hair, School of Babel, South is Nothing: Struggling in a harsh reality
- A clarification on Detroit's plan of adjustment vote
"More Detroits are on their way"
Top Democratic advisor calls for nationwide pension cuts and financial restructuring
22 May 2014 (front page)
- Obama administration asserts unlimited war powers without Congressional authorization
- Vote SEP and PSG in the European elections!
- White House hit by scandal over veterans' health care
- West promotes election held at gunpoint in Ukraine
- NATO urges major military build-up
- Ukrainian regime detains journalists working for Russian media
- Thailand's military holds meeting with government and opposition leaders
- Bangladesh ferry sinks killing at least 54
- Social Democrats outnumbered by opponents at Berlin rally
- Australia: Labor opposition pledges to match government's budget austerity
- Australian students protest against Abbott government's budget
- Students denounce budget at Day of Action rallies
- Massachusetts: MBTA imposes more fare hikes
- Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to jail
- Tea Party candidates defeated in Republican primaries
- The Australian budget and the dictatorship of finance capital
- The No2EU electoral alliance in the UK: An enemy of the working class and socialism
- Atmosphere's Southsiders: New studio album by the Minneapolis hip hop group
23 May 2014 (front page)
- On eve of election, Ukraine slides toward civil war
- The new aristocracy in Britain
- Thai military dispenses with caretaker government
- New York Times' vision of Ukrainian "democracy"
- California: Police kill two, followed by crackdown on demonstrators in Salinas
- Anger erupts at Detroit meetings as unions press for pension cuts
"They are setting up a culture for a revolution"
Retired city workers denounce Detroit pension cuts
- Senate Democrats confirm drone memo author for second-highest US court
- US deploys Air Force troops to Chad
- SEP European election candidate Chris Marsden interviewed on BBC 2's "Daily Politics "
- Ten days since the Turkey mining massacre: Government and unions try to evade responsibility
- Russian president forges stronger ties in China
- Swiss referendum opposes purchase of fighter jets
- European Union presses for association agreement with Moldova
Orson Welles: An "unfinished artist" in an unfinished century
Event marks 80 years since theater festival in Woodstock, Illinois
- NZ pseudo-left group defends Mana-Internet Party alliance
- Interviews with critics and film historians about Orson Welles
- The Civil War in 1864
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
24 May 2014 (front page)
- Tensions mount in Turkey after second death in protests
- Fifty years since Johnson's "Great Society" speech
- Thai military consolidates its hold on power
- US collecting all cell phone calls in Afghanistan
- NSA "reform" bill would continue to allow for bulk phone record collection
- The European elections in France
"No more war"
Video: PSG member speaks in Voices Against War
- Welfare lobby meets with Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey
- New Zealand, Australian governments complicit in US drone attacks
- Guantanamo: US Government forced to reveal that it recorded forcefeeding
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
- Sri Lankan president glorifies military at victory celebrations
- US veteran killed by California Highway Police officers
- Stalinists suffer debacle in Indian elections
- European Elections: SEP candidate Robert Skelton speaks at candidates meeting
- Residents in North West England speak to SEP election campaign teams
- City workers denounce fraudulent "vote" on benefit cuts
- Pharrell Williams' Girl troubles
- Mehring Books Spring Sale
26 May 2014 (front page)
- Major losses for ruling parties, gains for anti-EU parties in European elections
- The US and Thailand's military coup
- Billionaire oligarch declared winner in Ukraine elections
- US veterans health care scandal used to push for privatization
- Shooting rampage in Santa Barbara, California leaves 7 dead
- Report: US targets poor and working class with mass imprisonment
- Inmate deaths reveal brutal conditions in New York City's Rikers Island prison
- More National Football League players file suit over injuries
- Budget shock creates problems for Australian government
- Major UK parties given drubbing in local elections
- Lively discussions at SEP European election meetings in North West England
- Quebec Liberal government to ravage public services
- South Korean opposition exploits ferry disaster
- South Africa: Big business demands ANC speedily impose its National Development Plan
- This week in history: May 26-June 1
San Francisco International Film Festival 2014
Part four: Manos Sucias, Freedom Summer and others: Bitter social conflict present and past
27 May 2014 (front page)
- Retail sales slump points to dismal conditions for US workers
- The Financial Times' attack on Thomas Piketty
- The face of food stamp cuts: Chicago, Illinois
- French neo-fascist victory in European elections exposes bankruptcy of ruling elite
- New Ukraine government launches airstrikes, prepares austerity measures
- Thai king endorses military coup
- Libya plunging towards civil war
- Unease in UK's political elite after Prince Charles compares Putin to Hitler
- US judge allows for continued force feeding of Guantanamo Bay prisoner
- PSG holds successful final election meeting
- Government files reveal official campaign of spying against Occupy Wall Street
- Labor duplicity exposed on Australian budget
- Australian government to dump refugees in Cambodia
- Sun Kil Moon's Benji: Life and death (mostly death) in small-town Ohio
28 May 2014 (front page)
- Announcing Afghan drawdown, Obama pledges military forces for other "priorities around the globe"
- The bloodbath in Donetsk
- US deploys Special Forces to train military units in North and West Africa
- More private insurers to hop on Obamacare gravy train
- Video: The plight of migrant workers in Southern California
- Close encounter between Japanese and Chinese military planes
- Egyptian junta extends presidential election due to massive abstention
- Modi takes the reins of India's government
- Rightist leads Colombian election in which over 60 percent abstained
- UK foodbank organizer says most recipients are working poor
- Workers in Sydney's west speak out against Australian budget
- Four dead after attack on Jewish museum in Brussels
- South Korean opposition alliance prepares for regional elections
"Are they going to throw him away?"
Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse
- Workers Struggles: The Americas
29 May 2014 (front page)
- Median CEO pay in US tops $10 million
- The European elections and the crisis of the EU
- Obama defends global US interventionism in West Point speech
- Supreme Court issues unanimous decision defending police in fatal shooting
- Supreme Court stops Florida execution, requiring more evidence to assess mental competency
- Detroit "blight" task force calls for demolition of 20 percent of city's housing stock
- South African miners speak: "We are striking so our children don't also end up with nothing"
- The European election in Greece
- Shooting of Spanish politician used to justify Internet crackdown
- Filmmaker, actor and gallery director speak out against arts cuts
- Police attack immigrant camp in Calais, France
- Fire in South Korean nursing home kills 21
- Arts funding slashed in Australian budget
- Governor's revised budget signals renewed attack on California workers
- Participants speak at PSG's eve of poll election meeting
- European election results for the Socialist Equality Party (UK) and Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (Germany)
- CNN's Chicagoland: Propaganda for Mayor Emanuel
30 May 2014 (front page)
- Edward Snowden defends decision to reveal NSA spying in NBC interview
- Obama's West Point speech: A prescription for unending war
- US economy contracted by 1 percent in first three months of 2014
- Ukraine military helicopter shot down as battles flare in the east
- Spain's major parties hammered in European elections
- Germany: Leading journalists attempt to censor TV program
- Thai military tightens its grip on power
- India-Pakistan tensions remain high, despite Modi's meeting with Sharif
- Calls mount for VA head's resignation in wake of damning report on US veteran care
- Detroit abortion rate underscores rising poverty, declining access to contraception
- Pressure on GM over death count tied to recall
- British Columbia teachers mount rotating walkouts
- New Zealand's Internet and Mana parties merge
- No Place to Hide: Glenn Greenwald's account of the Snowden revelations
- Shedding light on the New York Times shake-up
- Belle's moving and enlightened story (and The Immigrant)
- Financial Times' attack on Piketty under fire
- Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
31 May 2014 (front page)
- VA secretary resigns amid push to privatize US veterans' health care
- The New York Times and freedom of the press
- US sends assault ship with 1,000 Marines to Libyan coast
- US moves towards sanctions as Venezuela charges coup plot
- Ireland's governing parties punished in local and European elections
- French-led peacekeepers shoot protesters in Central African Republic
- South African mineral resources minister seeks end to 18-week platinum miners strike
- Toddler suffers severe burns from Atlanta, Georgia police raid
- Regional disputes deepen over control of Detroit water system
- Education cuts in Fleming County, Kentucky
- Australian inquiry whitewashes PNG refugee camp crackdown
- Utopia: A confronting but politically flawed documentary
- The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
- Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific


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Sorry about lack of updates here. A lot of happening in life and it has been quite a hectic year. I have also made some significant changes under the skin here at HostingFu. I said "under the skin" because I have actually kept the old theme and look & feel of the site, but…
From SliceHost to VPSLink
I have migrated from SliceHost, i.e. the RackspaceCloud, to VPSLink for hosting this blog. See my previous VPSLink review here.
SliceHost has served me very well for the last 3 years. In fact at one stage I had > 450 days of uptime, before one of my Python script crashed the slice by using up too much memory. Performance has been great. Absolutely tops in stability. Highly recommended if you are looking for the "Rackspace of Xen VPS host" (which it literally is).
I am however switching to VPSLink for this site for a few reasons (together with about 10 other sites I run). Because,
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- Sydney to Seattle is around 20ms less than Sydney to St. Louis
- VPSLink has 32bit templates, which saves memory for my LAMP stack.
- Accessing to all 8 cores of an Xeon E5420 rocks (not that I need it).
- Did I say it's free?
So due to simple economics I made the change to migrate my sites from SliceHost to VPSLink. Thanks for the service!
From Drupal to WordPress
Another big change that I have made is switching from Drupal to WordPress as the blogging platform.
Man I love Drupal. It is flexible and very customisable. It is a developer's dream CMS because of its flexibility. It is powering my main hobby site at the moment (which takes way too much of my time) serving over 4 million page views a month.
However what I am doing here is just blogging. I am not running a community, nor trying to organise some structured content. I am just posting things here a few times a month, and the flexibility of Drupal has actually became a curse. Drupal 7 is almost out, but I cannot even upgrade to Drupal 6 without heavily tweaks on my modules.
So I gave up. Might as well run WordPress and keep things simple.
I ended up spending a day developing a converter to migrate all my old posts + comments from Drupal to WordPress and retain all the permalinks. So far so good.
Other Updates
A few other updates around the place.
- Updated serverstats to 0.2. Ended up rewriting the tokenizer to get rid of dependency on libpcre so it uses even less memory.
- Updated phpmonitor.py as Linode cleaned up their pastebin thus removed my code.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Does NCFS have an internship program?
The National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) is a research oriented center, which doesn't function as a crime laboratory. Internships at NCFS are based on the current research needs of its faculty members. Each faculty member has his or her own internship requirements and policies. Please contact Dr. Jack Ballantyne, Dr. Candice Bridge, Dr. Matthieu Baudelet, or Dr. Michael Sigman directly for internship availability and requirements.
Does NCFS give tours of its facilities?
For the public, the National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) provides a virtual tour of its facilities along with a description of the research performed at NCFS on our social media platforms: YouTube and Facebook. As a research center at the University of Central Florida access to our facilities is limited due to safety and security considerations. Please contact NCFS at 407-823-6469 or email to email@example.com for scheduling.
Which NCFS address do I use?
If you are mailing a letter or small package via the United States Postal Service use the mailing address. For shipping packages via UPS or FedEx use the physical address. Click Here for NCFS addresses.
What is a secondary joint appointment?
An appointment of a faculty or staff member to an unpaid position in a secondary unit or units so that the person is participating in the teaching, research, and/or graduate supervision responsibilities of more than one unit.
How is the National Center for Forensic Science (NCFS) related to the University of Central Florida (UCF)?
The NCFS is one of 12 research centers at the UCF.
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1964 Epiphone Wilshire - Cherry
1964 Epiphone Wilshire - Cherry incl. case
1964 Epiphone Wilshire in near mint and all condition original. It´s a full scale version with a scale-lenght of 625 mm, solid mahagony body and neck with a big c-profil. Factory Epiphone-Maestr trem-tailpiece. Lightweight with only ca.2,98kg, with almost no fading to the incredibly clean Cherry finish make this one a real collector piece and affordable future investment. Comes in its original hardshell case.
Techn. details:
- Solid 1-piece mahagony double cutaway body,
- 1-piece mahagony neck (setneck)/fullscale = 62,5cm,
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot-inlays and 22 frets,
- 2x Gibson Mini-humbucker pickup,
- 2x Tone-, 2x Volumen control,
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge,
- Factory Epiphone "Tremotone" -Tailpiece,
- Single-layer white pickguard,
- 4x black Epiphone knobs,
- Incl. orig.black hardshell case.
See a video-clip of the 1964 Epiphone Wilshire - Cherry:
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PARIS (AP) — Renault has delayed a decision on whether to merge with Fiat Chrysler, a deal that could reshape the global auto industry as carmakers race to make electric and autonomous vehicles for the masses.
The deal still looks likely, but faced new criticism Tuesday from Renault's leading union and questions from its Japanese alliance partner Nissan. The French government is also putting conditions on the deal.
The French carmaker's board will meet again at the end of the day Wednesday to "continue to study with interest" last week's merger proposal from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Renault said in a statement.
A Renault board meeting Tuesday to study the deal was inconclusive. The company didn't explain why.
France and Italy are both painting themselves as winners in the deal, which could save both companies 5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) a year. But workers worry a merger could lead to job losses, and analysts warn it could bog down in the challenges of managing such a hulking company across multiple countries.
The big loser may end up being Japan's Nissan, whose once-mighty alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi is on the rocks since star CEO Carlos Ghosn's arrest in November.
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa cast doubt Tuesday on whether his company will be involved in a Renault-Fiat Chrysler merger — and suggested adding Fiat Chrysler to the looser Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance instead.
Saikawa said in a statement that the Renault-Fiat Chrysler deal would "significantly alter" the structure of Nissan's longtime partnership with Renault, and Nissan would analyze its contractual relationships to protect the company's interests.
If Renault's board says "yes" to Fiat Chrysler, that would open the way for a non-binding memorandum of understanding to start exclusive merger negotiations. The ensuing process — including consultations with unions, the French government, antitrust authorities and other regulators — would take about a year.
A merger would create the world's third-biggest automaker, worth almost $40 billion and producing some 8.7 million vehicles a year. That's more than General Motors makes, and trails only Volkswagen and Toyota.
If the merged company were to include the Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance too, they'd be the No. 1 car producer in the world.
But Nissan wasn't consulted on the potential deal, and had resisted Ghosn's idea of a full merger with Renault before his arrest. Ghosn denies accusations of financial wrongdoing.
The French government, which owns 15% of Renault, has held talks with Renault and Fiat Chrysler in recent days, and a government official told The Associated Press that the "dynamic is positive" and the merger "makes sense."
The official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity in line with government policy, said the merger would produce a Netherlands-based holding company with potential operational headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt, Renault's home base.
Renault's CGT union slammed company management for not consulting union representatives on the talks and called the merger "fundamentally damaging to Renault, its engineering, its industrial strength and its workers."
A CGT statement Tuesday called the merger idea a "gift to the Agnelli family" that is Fiat's leading shareholder, arguing that Renault is the stronger company and that the deal would give away Renault's more advanced electric car technology without gaining anything comparable in exchange.
The union questioned Fiat Chrysler's argument about cost savings, saying the two companies' vehicles are too different to share technology, and warning that a merger would threaten the alliance with Nissan, which took many years to start saving the companies money.
The French government is insisting that any deal preserve French jobs and research and development sites, and a balance between both parties.
But the French official said it generally welcomes the deal as a win for both Renault and Fiat Chrysler, because each has strengths the other lacks.
Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio is closely following the potential merger, and said in a Facebook message Monday that it would bring "a significant added value to Italy" and he "sees our country as one of the protagonists."
He said he took for granted that the deal would protect workers. Di Maio comes from the Naples suburb of Pomigliano, where Fiat has been building the Panda and which is slated to build a new Alfa Romeo SUV under longer-term plans to transform Italian plants to higher-margin premium vehicles.
The merger would be a bold step in the industry consolidation that many see as necessary in the capital-hungry sector.
Fiat Chrysler says 90% of savings would come from reducing spending on purchasing parts, and combining research and development, manufacturing and tooling. It estimates the savings would be achieved in six years.
Fiat has merger experience in the past. It sealed an agreement with U.S. officials in 2009 to take over bankrupt Chrysler in exchange for small-car technology and managerial expertise. The deal secured Fiat's survival, with Chrysler now the carmaker's big cash machine on the strength of Jeeps SUVs and Ram trucks.
Colleen Barry in Milan and Tom Krisher in Detroit contributed.


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This event has been canceled.
The 2020 Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival is one of the largest Earth Day celebrations in the area. It is a free community event that gives kids and adults the opportunity to learn about recycling, composting, alternative energy, and sustainability through hands-on activities the whole family can enjoy. At a diverse array of earth-friendly educational booths displayed throughout the day, participants can get dirty in the compost zone, explore new ways to recycle, learn about solar energy, and check out children's activities and brain teasers hosted by The Discovery.
|Wild & Scenic Film Festival and Wild Child Family Program powered by Mountain Area Preservation
|Base Camp
|Nevada Discovery Museum - Kids Zone
|1st Street
|Live Music from Truth Cartel
|Events Plaza Stage
|Reno World Dancers
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|Trashion Show
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|Live Music from Tim High & The Mighty
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|The Future of Skiing: Tahoe's Changing Winters and How You Can Help
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Climate Panel Details:
- Starts at 4:30, come early for free appetizers and cash bar
- Panel begins at 5pm
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- Mckenzie Skiles, University of Utah
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Sohail Ahmad Azizi, the renowned comedian and actor of Pakistan, visited the MQI Centre in Japan and appreciated the contributions and services of Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri in multiple fields. Talking on the occasion, he said that good times are round the corner and the clouds of darkness will be removed.
Minhaj-ul-Quran International Japan launched a relief campaign for the Tsunami-affected people of Japan. Minhaj Welfare Foundation, a sister organization of MQI, took the initiative on March 25, 2011. The people greatly contributed to this campaign. The money and relief goods collected during the campaign were handed over to the Mayer of Bando City of Japan by Muhammad Saleh Afghani and Allama Muhammad Shakeel Sani.


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I'm looking for some guidance on creating a custom sharepoint list (not a document library) that will generate and populate a word document with the list item's meta data. the generated word document will appear as an attachment.
- i browse to my custom list
- i create a new item (fill in new item form within sharepoint)
- when i click ok, a word document is generated based on my form data and attached to my list item.
I'm sure I will need to develop a custom feature to achieve this but i'd like to see if any out there has some guidance for me before i get started. thanks!


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A few months ago, the black community found itself at the intersection of the marriage equality debate as President Barack Obama and the NAACP endorsed same-sex marriage and the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) rapidly responded by denouncing the president's stance.
The Rev. William Owens, a native Memphian and the leader of the CAAP, said marriage equality is not a civil rights issue. He accused the president of disgracing the civil rights movement.
Owens' comments enlivened a response from Clergy Defending the Rights of All, a Memphis-based group of religious leaders, which held a press conference at the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC) last Thursday.
An African-American gay minister of the pro-equality organization Operation Rebirth in Chicago has scheduled a pro-equality rally for September 7th in Memphis.
"I think it's ridiculous that black people would stand up and cosign discrimination against anyone considering our history in this country," said Tuan Ingram, the gay minister behind Operation Rebirth. "It's a case of the oppressed becoming the oppressor."
Ingram will journey from Chicago to meet with other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and black community leaders in Memphis to protest the CAAP's anti-gay stance and rally for equality.
When Ingram received no reply after extending an invitation to Owens to meet with him and other leaders of local gay-affirming black churches, he began planning the September rally [Owens did not reply to a Flyer request for an interview]. Ingram wanted to discuss with Owens a variety of issues affecting the African-American community.
"Equality has never hurt any community," Ingram said. "I have heard no response, which lets me know [Owens] is uninterested in the real issues plaguing our community, like voter suppression, police brutality, drugs and violence, lack of education, and high unemployment."
Will Batts, the director of MGLCC, had a similar message at the Clergy Defending the Rights of All press conference last Thursday: "There are a lot of important issues for us to deal with in this city, and we need to move on."
Ingram said he believes the conservatively funded National Organization for Marriage (NOM), for which Owens serves as the liaison to black churches, is funding CAAP to suppress the African-American voting base.
According to a confidential NOM report obtained by the Human Rights Campaign, "The strategic goal of this project [NOM] is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks — two key Democratic constituencies."
"That memo was from four years ago, and we've apologized for it," NOM president Brian Brown said. "We aren't the ones who want to split the Democratic vote. The Democratic party's acceptance of gay marriage is splitting the vote."
Ingram said he looks forward to meeting and working with the Clergy Defending the Rights of All and any other local groups working for social equality.
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Hebrew Reading Course
Learn to pray in the language of
Abraham, Moses and King David
The date for the next Hebrew Reading Crash Course will be announced when it is scheduled.
Reading the Hebrew language is one the most important elements of advancing one's Jewish involvement. Whether it's the desire to pray in the original, read the Torah as it was dictated by G‑d, or to read the many Jewish works that have not been translated, many people are looking to expand their horizons with the ability to read the holy tongue.
It is in response to this popular demand that Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana offers a five part course on Hebrew reading. Each class lasts for 1.5 hours. The course is taught by Rabbi Mendel Rivkin at Chabad House - 7037 Freret St.
The cost for the complete course is $50, which covers all materials and textbooks. The course is targeted at beginners and those who wish to brush up on their reading. It does not cover comprehension or conversation.
For more info on the course please contact Rabbi Mendel Rivkin.


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Problems with gel curing are common in the salon, and it can be difficult to figure out what's going wrong. Once you have ensured that the nails are prepped correctly, it's important to consider whether you are using the best lamp for your needs. Here are some of the most common issues with curing, and how to fix them.
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You have to have been buried the last year or so, if you has not heard about cleansing, detoxification and detox. If you watch the media you will quickly find out that various experts and health authoritarian people disagree on whether detoxification of your body is common sense or not.
This article will try to shed some light on the arguments for and against cleansing. It will also bring into focus excretion of toxins, which are harmful to your health, by the use of infrared sauna with the patented Solocarbon® heat technology.
There are many arguments for and against cleansing of the body. Whether or not there is any case for claiming that the body is stressed by toxins is often the first critical reference point. If the body is not stressed there is no need for cleansing it. Another part of the dispute is based on whether the body is sufficiently able to handle various detoxification processes by means of the natural detoxification systems such as the liver, the intestines and the kidneys. Some critics also claim that they have not seen any proof that toxins, which are harmful the the health, can be driven out of the body by means of cleansing.Are you exposed to toxins in your daily life?
The awareness with regards to man-made chemicals in our daily life has increased. This is what we also refer to as being environmental toxins, which includes groups like dioxins, PCB's, heavy metals and pesticides. Numerous studies conducted by for example Greenpeace and WWF have shown that everyone is exposed to a broad spectrum of these toxins on a daily basis. The reason for this is that many of these chemicals are found everywhere – in the air we breath, the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the perfume we use. Many of these chemical substances are emitted from various consumer products like for example toys, furniture, textiles, paint and electronic appliances. This is well-documented and it is proven further via analyses of dust found in houses. This contains many of these chemical substancens that are inhaled on a daily basis. Therefore is it not only the particle pollution in the big citites and close to heavily trafficked roads we should be aware of, since many people spend most of their time indoors.Can toxins be accumulated in the body?
Unfortunately it is far from all toxins, which are harmful to your health that the body can either excrete or excrete in amounts that correspond to the daily stress. Since many chemicals are hard to disintegrate they are accumulated in the human organism, where they are stored in fat deposits, organs and bone marrow. Studies, where human blood is examined, thus documents that we all carry several different environmental toxins in our body. This might not be very surprising when there are over 100,000 registered chemicals in the EU – and every year several tons are released into nature all over the globe. Environmental toxins are spread quite effectively by air, water and food chains. This is why you can find environmental toxins thousands of kilometres away from the places, where they are produced or released into nature.Are accumulated toxins harmful to your health?
Studies show that certain environmental toxins can be carcinogenic, disrupt the hormonal balance, damage the nervous system and the immune system, damage your fertility, and have numerous other negative effects. However, several factors come into play here: How often you are exposed, the severity of the exposure, what chemical substances you are exposed to, individual biochemistry and sensitivity, geopgraphical movement (the inner city versus the country), the indoor climate in your home and workplace, age (a child versus an adult) and so on. Of course you should not miss that many environmental toxins are harmful to nature as well.
In many cases there is little or no documentation that proves that the daily amount of environmental toxins we are exposed to, under normal conditions, is harmful. But the lack of evidence because of the lack of studies does certainly not prove that a certain chemical substance is harmless. You cannot know before you investigate it, but only to study a single chemical substance and its possible harmful effects does not pay regard to the combination of the total sum of chemical substances a person is exposed to. And it is a fact that everyone will be exposed to a number of different chemical substances i.e. environmental toxins. Moreover, you will only find what you choose to look for. Thus, you do not discover the long-term effect of one or more environmental toxins if you only study it for 8 weeks – and the long-term effect of the collected sum of environmental toxins is also one of the major questions, which still remains unanswered. People are exposed to a number of environmental toxins their entire life – even before birth where the mother transmits a portion of it to the fetus – and it is difficult to tell if it will become harmful after 1, 20, 40 or 60 years.
Studies have shown that regular use of infrared saunas with the patented Solocarbon® heat panels has a positive effect on the human organism. One of the positive effects is excretion of harmful toxins by sweating.
When you use infrared saunas, the excretion of environmental toxins primarily happens by sweating, which protects the liver and the gall bladder, which are typically already congested. This is especially the case with people who are already suffering from one of more conditions, which can be related to the build-up of toxins. This was for instance seen in connection with a project, where infrared saunas were used to treat rescue workers, who should be cleansed of harmful toxins after the terrorist attack in New York, 11th of September, 2001.
The collapsed buildings from 9/11 resulted in a massive cloud of dust and small particles. Thousands of people, especially rescue workers and volunteers, came into contact with large amounts of toxic dust and small particles – either by inhalation or by direct touch (absorption). This meant that many were poisoned and as a result of that they began to suffer from fatigue, headache, problems concentrating, uneasiness, depression, coughing, respiration, skin eruptions, joint and muscle pains as well as impaired vision and hearing. Because of these problems a 3 week long detoxification project was set in motion in order to help some of the affected.
The result of the 3 week long detoxification by means of infrared saunas was quite convincing. All the participants experienced that the symptoms were alleviated, and after the project ended 84% of the participants were able to stop taking the medicine they took because of the symptoms from 9/11. Other improvements were seen in the participants' thyriod function as well as cholesterol number.
Jim Woodworth, the leader of the project, stated that "the patients had black goo coming out of their pores when they were sitting in the sauna". "The towels were coloured black, blue, purple, orange and yellow by their sweat. They reported that their faeces was blue, green og smelled like smoke – in spite of the fact that they had not been near a fireplace for months".
The 9/11 project is not the only one of its kind, and because of the infrared sauna treatment there has been observed secretions of environmentally harmful toxins like dioxins, heavy metals, pesticides and PCB's at several occasions. It also shows that the content of toxins in the sweat of people who use an infrared sauna is four times as high as the sweat of people, who use a traditional sauna. In addition, the infrared sauna is more comfortable to use since the temperature lies between 40-65 degrees Celsius, whereas a normal sauna is between 85-100 degrees Celsius. Lots of people can only stand to sit 10-15 minutes in a traditional sauna, but it is not uncommon that you can sit in an infrared sauna for over an hour without problems. This is because of the infrared heat technology which is used to heat the cabine – a technology that is highly reliable and it is used as a heat source in incubators.
The radiant heat in a traditional sauna cannot get as deep into the skin as the infrared heat waves. This means that the temperature in the deeper muscle and skin layers are heated more thoroughly in an infrared sauna. The body tries to prevent the temperature from rising by expanding the blood vessels and increasing the heart rate. This increases the blood flow and the oxygenation of the tissue , which in the end leads to a higher excretion of lipophilic toxins. The increased blood circulation is especially important to patients who are unable to move very much – for instance because of pains caused by arthritis or fibromyalgia.
Excretion of toxins by means of infrared saunas can be quite helpful with regards to weight loss. When you lose weight, accumulated toxins from the body's fat deposits are released and these toxins can in some cases have a negative impact on the function of the thyroid. The toxins can reduce the thyroid's production of T3 which means that the metabolism's ability to burn fat is reduced. By cleansing the harmful toxins from your body, you can improve the thyroid's function, and this is exactly one of the positive effects which was documented at the 9/11 detoxification project.
Infrared saunas have also been used to detoxify drug addicts and alcoholics with great success, but it should only take place under expert guidance.
The conclusion is that an infrared sauna is a documented remedy when it comes to excretion of environmentally harmful toxins from the body, but the story does not end her.
The answer is quite simply no. Therefore you have to be extremely alert if you consider buying an infrared sauna, because your eyes and the sauna experience will easily deceive you. People think that the infrared sauna is working like it should, if they as a result of using it begin to sweat. But in principle you can do the same in an oven if the temperature is low enough and you can get in there. So what is the crux of the matter?
There are certain biophysical conditions which have to be met in order for the body to absorb and benefit form the infrared waves via an infrared sauna. All objects emit infrared waves and the optimum wavelength for human beings is around 7-14 micrometres, where the human body emits an infrared wavelength of approximately 9.4 micrometres. The sauna's heat panels should therefore emit a wavelength within the mentioned area – but does it do that?
Cf. something called "Wein's Law" the wavelength is dependent on the temperature: The higher the temperature, the shorter the wavelength. For an object, in this case the sauna's heat panels, to emit infrared waves on 9.4 micrometres it requires a temperature of approximately 35 degress Celsius. If you used that low a temperature you would not get the benefits from the heating of the body as well as the sweat effect. By increasing the temperature a bit, for example to 50 degrees Celsius, the primary wavelength will be around 9 micrometres. Clinical tests in Japan has documented that Solocarbon® heat panels emit the correct wavelength, and that the heat panels will never get so hot that you cannot safely touch them.
The problem with most of the infrared sauna's is that they are built with ceramic heating elements, where the surface area is quite small compared to the size of the sauna. The consequence is that the heat panels' temperature needs to be higher in order to heat the entire sauna. Thus, the temperature often reaches 200 degress Celsius and when the temperature is higher the infrared wavelength gets shorter. Therefore you will not attain the wanted wavelength, which is beneficial to the body. In practice you often see that the heat radiation in the sauna is uneven, because the temperature near the ceramic heating elements is way too high, which makes it feel 'burning' and unpleasant.
Should you want to experience and perhaps try an infrared sauna you can do this at Reif & Wolff. These infrared saunas use Solocarbon® exclusively, which produces a pleasant warmth and an infrared wavelength, which suits the human organism perfectly. Read more at www.reifwolff.dk


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Wake Island (also known as Wake Atoll) is a coral atoll (having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 kilometers)) in the North Pacific Ocean, located about two-thirds of the way from Honolulu (2,300 statute miles or 3,700 km west) to Guam (1,510 miles or 2,430 km east). It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior. Wake is located to the west of the International Date Line and is one day ahead of the 50 states. Access to the island is restricted and all current activities on the island are managed by the United States Air Force, the United States Army and by Chugach McKinley, Inc., a civilian base operations and maintenance services company.
Although Wake is officially called an island in the singular form, it is actually an atoll comprised of three islands (Wake, Wilkes, and Peale) surrounding a central lagoon. Referring to the atoll as an island is the result of a pre-World War II desire by the United States Navy to distinguish Wake from other atolls, most of which were Japanese territory. The largest island (also known as Wake Island) is the center of activity on the atoll and is home to a 9,800 foot runway.
Wake Island was annexed by the United States on January 17, 1899. In 1935, Pan American Airways constructed a small village, nicknamed "PAAville," to service flights on its U.S.-China route. The village was the first human settlement on the island, and remained in operation up to the day of the first Japanese air raid.
On December 8, 1941 the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor (Wake being on the opposite side of the International Date Line), 16 Japanese medium bombers flown from bases on the Marshall Islands attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the twelve F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground. All of the Marine garrison's defensive emplacements were left intact by the raid, which primarily targeted the Naval aircraft.
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The body of Shawnte Marie Willis, 25, an intermediate snowboarder, was found this morning (Dec. 31, 2010) in a tree well on the backside of [R5R, Alpine Meadows Resort], according to a report in the Sacramento Bee newspaper by reporter Kim Minugh.
Crews had been searching for her since Tuesday after Willis got separated from her friends, according to an Alpine Meadows spokesperson earlier in the week. She was reportedly seen snowboarding away from the resort, past ski area boundary signs near the top of Wolverine Bowl, which is rated black diamond.
Her body was found in an area known as the Granite Chief Wilderness, about 400 feet below the Pacific Crest Trail. That area has seen 80-100 mph winds, high avalanche danger, and what Placer County Sheriff's Captain Jeff Ausnow, described as "blinding, blowing, blizzard snow.
"We could not get there," he told the Bee. "The weather just would not allow us to get there." A Black Hawk helicopter crew arrived Wednesday night to search where the ground crews could not go, but they were unsuccessful in finding Willis until Thursday morning with some 40 other rescuers on the ground.
There are many dangers lurking as traps for boarders and skiers during the kind of weather experienced across the nation this month. Tree wells are one of those dangers as a poster to the Bee notes, saying, "basically, 'the well' is the area directly around the tree's base. The snow does not harden up, meaning a boarder or skier can easily sink into very deep snow around the base of the tree (like falling into a well)."
Willis was living in Tahoma, a Lake Tahoe town and working at another ski resort. She reportedly has been snowboarding for five years.


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Restorative dentistry consists of a vast array of services. These are all things that Cornelius Dental Clinic is here to help you with. One example of this is bridges.
Understanding What Bridges Are
Bridges are recommended for anyone who's missing at least one tooth in some part of their mouth. With this fixed dental restoration, the area in which you're missing teeth is replaced by artificial ones (a.k.a. pontics) that are attached to your adjacent teeth. These adjacent teeth are what's known as anchors or abutments. The crowns are then attached and cover your abutments.
Why you may Want Bridges
Any area of your mouth in which you're missing more than one tooth is a good place to get a bridge. We're able to connect as many as four crowns in this area to fill your space with teeth if you have enough anchor teeth available. Doing so will restore your teeth's full function to you, meaning you'll be able to eat and speak correctly once again. None of this will change your bite because you won't lose any bone mass nor will your teeth shift around inside your mouth any, which means you also won't undergo any changes to your facial structure either.
How the Bridge Procedure Works
When your bridge is constructed, it'll rest on your surrounding teeth, as long as they're healthy. We must shape these teeth before we can fit you with a bridge though. Before starting this procedure, we'll give you some local anesthetic to make sure that you're sufficiently numb and won't feel any pain. The entire procedure will take more than one appointment, so you'll have a temporary bridge given to you to wear between the appointment in which your teeth are shaped and the appointment at which time your bridge is permanently fitted. Neither of these appointments should be very painful for you though.
How Long Do Dental Bridges Last?
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For a long time, Google Maps has been sparking controversy with the positions of borders. This came to a head in late 2009 with so many complaints that Google altered the map algorithm. From then on it has been showing borders in different positions depending on where your IP is based, and this seemed to solve most disputed border issues for Google. However, recently they have found themselves in a few more sticky situations.
Around the 5th November, Nicaraguan troops crossed the San Juan river, dividing Nicaragua from Costa Rica. They then proceeded to plant a Nicaraguan flag on Calero Island, Costa Rican territory in the middle of the river. The island lies in a region of the border that has been hotly disputed for many years, but has been recognised as part of Costa Rica since 1987. The disturbing part is that this invasion was in response to Google Maps placing it in Nicaragua. As soon as this was noticed, troops were sent. In response, Costa Rica sent security forces as they have no army of their own, and tensions have been high since.
Google have admitted their mistake in wrongly labelling the stretch but so far nothing has been done to fix the issue. The president of Costa Rica has even recently appealed to the UN Security Council to resolve the problem.
This issue reared it's head again on the 10th November, when they wrongly identified the Ilsa de Perejil (Parsley Island). This is a small rocky island off the Moroccan coast, and was identified as belonging to the North African country. However, Spain claims sovereignty over the island after the latest dispute in 2002 when camped out Moroccan troops were ejected. The issue of the island threatened to ruin Spanish – Moroccan relations, until the USA was brought in to broker a deal between the two.
The worrying thing is that both of these disputes have been brought on by Google Maps, despite Google's claims that 'by no means should Google Maps be used as a reference to decide military actions between two countries'. The use of this as an excuse to invade disputed territories is a concern for both Google and for people of the world in general. Is this a worrying portent of what the future holds?


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The four-headed Ro-O-Zo-Ri is created by Brajira with the ability to turn into a left hand drill gauntlet, his main head named Ro, his right head named O, his left head named Za, and his blue-eyed head named Ri. In battle, he can shoot his drill arm blades and shoot green beams from his eyes. Enlarged by the Bibi Bugs, Ro-O-Zo-Ri is later destroyed by the combination of Datas Hyper and Gosei Ultimate and allows himself to become the Sky Wedge in the Nega End ceremony.
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Martin Wade's New Year's Pad work Part II
By Martin Wade, submitted to DoghouseBoxing.com (Jan 16, 2009)
Psssssssssssst, it's me your boy and I'm back with that swagger like Mick Jagger! I promised ya'll I'd come with some sharp work on the pads to get you into the new year of boxing. Now it's time for part 2 to get ya'll ready for Andre Berto's little step up against Luis Collazo on Saturday. I'll also let you know how I really feel about the Heavyweights and where I think the division's two young guns. I'll probably put my self in danger with Jin Mosley with my analysis of Mosley vs. Margarito but I believe all objective boxing writers should have some Chris Rock in them. What's Chris Rock? The ability to laugh, look in the camera and say "that's right, I said it". So enough of the small talk, are ya'll taped and laced up? Good, then let's hustle.
Heavyweight shuffle
Word is Chris Arreola and David Haye are both jockeying to get in the ring with either one of the "Brothers Champion" Vladimir and Vitali Klitschko. Why the hurry? In my opinion I believe they should fight one another to establish a clear consensus challenger to the throne. I understand it's a promoter's job to maximize earnings while minimizing punishment but if you step a kid up too soon (See David Reid) you stand the chance of damaging him. After both brothers have had setbacks we (in the US) seemed to endorse this myth that it is so easy to repeat the trick. We are now in our 4th year since both brothers were so called "exposed" and they're still here. All of the fighters that exposed them were bludgeoned by the other brother. Ask David Tua and Michael Grant how that "just catch Lennox with a good shot" theory worked out for them. A victory over one another (Arreola or Haye) would create massive buzz along with an infusion of confidence that can only be given by competitive battle. Timing is everything when it comes to making sure a bout is greeted with the proper response by fans. I just don't think beating Monte Barrett (Haye) and coming weighing in at 254 (Arreola) is a recipe for a success.
And speaking of 250lbs
At this point I would pick David Haye to beat Chris Arreola on conditioning alone. Is anybody alarmed by this? Or is the sight of an out of shape heavyweight something we've learned to tolerate- like the lack of mid range game in the NBA. The funny thing is a lot of guys love to use the Klitschko brothers as an excuse to start packing on the pounds. Like fat is an absorbent useful in offsetting the Klitschko attack .I'm not a fan of big heavyweights ( Lennox was the first to dominate) and I believe it will take a conditioned fast twitch guy like David Haye to beat either brother. David Haye, "chinny" and all is probably best suited to put a "Jack Dempsey" on the heavy-handed PhD's. Both guys are gifted specimens (baby brother's short left hook is "nasty") so a plodding heavy guy won't have the goods to make them fight. After tasting the "jab 2.0" both Klitschko's possess, out of shape fighters like Samuel Peter and Hasim Rahman were content to save necks and cash checks. How can a 254 lb pound version of Chris Arreola do any better? Trust me on this one he can't and he won't.
That's right I said it.
A public service
Heavyweight Champion of the world used to hold an air of distinction similar to that of elected office. I believe Vitali and Vlad can go a long way in gaining approval ratings if they served as a sanitation specialist. What happened between Evander Holyfield and Nikolai Valuev was wrong and I believe it's the responsibility of the Heavyweight champs to rid us of this garbage. Don't wait for bogus mandatory ranking fellas, get your Obama on and take the initiative to clean this nonsense up now. Because this monumental waste of time was considered "disputed" these two men will probably step in the ring together again. I propose a twin card whereby the Brothers Klitschko face Holyfield and Valuev to eliminate the delusional duo from discussion. Obviously Valuev was too inept to put an end to the beloved (I loves me some Holyfield) saga so it's up to the real champions. Country strong and Georgia Proud, my boy Evander will not leave the stage by way of a slap or noodle jab- somebody (sadly) is going to have to beat the breaks off his ass. Mississippi style. Valuev (a sweet, intelligent guy) on the other hand can move on with his life; seriously how do we know Don King isn't holding him hostage somewhere.
Yeah I Said it.
Pacquiao wants Margarito!
Just as soon as I write it, Freddie Roach shoots it down-damn you Freddie Roach! Apparently the Filipino icon would not shy away from a fight with the Tijuana Tornado. What? No who's he? No if it don't make $ it don't make sense? Man I don't know if I can get used to this pound for pound fighter wanting to challenge himself and define his legacy stuff. It's too much for one year; couldn't he have waited until after January 20th to let a brotha get his bearings?
Berto faced with a stern test
Luis Collazo has an opportunity to remove poison from career snakebite with a mild upset win over ultra talented WBC welter boss Andre Berto. Kudos to the Berto camp for allowing this fight to go down, it's a great match up with upside for both. Collazo had the unfortunate fate of learning firsthand just how badly HBO needed Ricky Hatton to be a star in Boston a few years back. Then, Shane Mosley went all Benjamin Buttons on the New Yorker and legitimately "outquicked" the southpaw in February 2007. If Collazo is to be more than gatekeeper/ trialhorse he has to pull off the upset. A good showing will keep the New Yorker in good dough-but it won't be long dough. Berto needs to show some pop and gain confidence, so we start to view him as a legit champ instead of sushi waiting on the bigger fish to swim upstream to 154.
FNF and the Cuban invasion?
I was surprised to see Bernard Hopkins on "First and Ten" amending his past criticisms of Donavan McNabb. Like the typical cynical Philadelphian he is Bernard trashed the accomplishments of an already great QB. Maybe that was Hopkins Donovan called on the sidelines during Sundays upset victory in New York. I figured B-Hop was just doing the usual round of Bristol and he would be a "guest" on Friday Night Fights. I was pleasantly surprised to hear he was going to be a regular on the show this season. He seemed out of his element but don't worry boxing fans he'll loosen up and once he does you'll be screaming at your set. After watching sorta young gun (age 27) Yourkis Gamboa dust himself off (again) and win another scrap by stoppage I have this to say. He's not a mini Tyson; the younger version of "Iron Mike" had underrated defense and attacked responsibly behind a stiff jab. By 27 Mike had already maximized his gifts and was on the slide, Gamboa on the other hand is in sore need of intervention from the Catskills. Gamboa seems to be so kinetically gifted that his body wont allow him a jab, jabs seem to morph into hooks before they reach target. The fact that he's getting timed and caught coming in does not bode well for the Cuban in my opinion. Modern featherweights and super featherweights are running taller nowadays; a guy like Jorge Linares with excellent technique would put on a clinic against Gamboa.
Oliander Solis is "exhibit A" to my gripe about modern heavyweights coming in out of shape. It's like these young men have no grasp of the physical arch of a mans body-they jump right to middle age and never bother with the lean (&) hungry years. To say a heavyweight matures in their 30's is a harmful blanket generalization that produces more victims of (complacency) than contenders.
Margaritoville, No place for old men
There are fighters in boxing you just don't want to fight past a certain age unless you're being cashed out, or crazy. Antonio Margarito is one of them. Don't get me wrong I'm excited by the site, the pricing and how well fans are responding but I don't see it as a competitive fight. Out of sentiment I was tempted to float the Mosley by upset prediction but I can't see it. Two things concern me about Mosley, his pitter patter of a jab and the myth of his ring generalship. News flash Boxing fans, Shane Mosley is a fighter with a boxer's athleticism and nickname-that's it. What kept him in with Cotto will get him killed against Margarito. Add to that Shane's jab is not very stiff; it's a range finder that allows him to open up his power shots. Unlike fellow athletic boxers Shane is also ineffective going backwards, they didn't call him the black Mexican for nothing. Another thing that Shane can't do is throw punches with the intent on utilizing escape routes. Mayweather would beat Margarito by squaring up (getting low) and jabbing to the body with the intent on getting out of trouble and forcing Margarito to restart his pursuit. Mosley is too tough for this, and I can see him staying too long in exchanges with a guy that can fight all day. Nazim Richardson was a shrewd move, the guy is a cool, concise between round strategists who can convey clear instruction. The pairing would have been amazing together had it occurred in 2004. But that was then, and Richardson won't make a difference on January 24th. For all of his gifts Shane Mosley unlike a Leonard or Mayweather is not a guy revered for "on the fly" adjustments that alter big fights. He's better known for guts and heart, two qualities that play right into Margarito's hands. At this very moment Shane is probably mixing it up with light heavies and giving no quarter which strategically is at the root of his problems.
Margarito by late stoppage.
Trends I'd like to see end in 2009
Fans who talk like managers- I know it's a cyber tool utilized to defend "your guy" but there's something lame about looking after another mans money. I mean seriously, what you care about a fighter maximizing his earning potential. There are fighters we feel deserve to get paid but when they do, don't flip it and use it as an excuse to defend the silk sheets. Yeah, I know that offering a dissenting view to blackberry zombies will easily be dismissed with the proverbial "stop hatin" but it's my microphone to which I spit. Hopefully those who do this can calm down and accept that the fighter has management to take care of his value, so "man up" and count your own paper.
Announcers who ask fighters who they want next….minutes after a fight! - Uhhhm, I would imagine 12 rounds (of being hit) is a traumatic experience and I probably can't be depended on to make any career decisions after that. Some announcers even try to split the fighter and promoter by ignoring the promoter when directed to ask him the question. Fat chance that trend will end; we all know that the network asking the questions may have an idea who they want the fighter to fight, because they too promote. Fighters are human, and I'm sure being caught in the middle of this dynamic is like having your parents include you in an argument. You're bound to piss somebody off.
Catch weight Money Grabs- The only catch weight option I want to see in 2009 is in EA Sports Fight Night Round 4 ( Ali vs. Robinson at 180lbs hell yeah!). In real life fans are usually jilted into poneying up to see a diminished version of a name fighter attempting to get PAID. Sluggish versions of Winky Wright and Felix Trinidad are not my cup of tea, nor do I want to see a shriveled version of the Golden Boy. The sad part of this trend is the under cards are even more putrid than the legitimate big money fights. We can't even debate the outcomes because of the handicapped state of one or both fighters. There's always this awkward, what the hell did we just see? moment after the 12th round. There's usually no pound for pound significance as most catch weight fights are designed with hostility toward sanctioning bodies. They never offer any real clarification which compromises an integrity mainstream sports fans already believe we lack. Now we have to endorse Kelly Pavlik "finding religion" and cleaning out his weight class with visions of him getting beat down at 170lbs. (by Hopkins) dancing in our heads. We also have to listen to Joe Calzaghe talk like he's top 5 all time after beating up a Roy Jones who beat Felix Trinidad (at 170) to get to him!.
Trends I'd like to see take off in 2009
Rebirth of the Fight town- I am not a promoter but I would guess they don't appreciate being bound by Vegas, the Networks or any other entity when it comes to getting the job done. I understand the viability of Vegas and I'm sure my readers can make the connection between "high rollers" and big money. But, this game was built on the average guy and for years now the average guy is being shut out from quality live boxing. Part of MMA's strength is they really take it on the road much like professional wrestling. I love being in downtown Minneapolis (a vanilla market) when the UFC circus comes to town. Vegas High Rollers are not the core audience for boxing, they just happen to have the means to be in Vegas a lot. They don't LOVE boxing, you do-that's why a lot of shows in cities like Biloxi (MS) have louder crowds. The year for whatever reason is starting out in the right direction with promotions that make sense. Mosley and Margarito are in LA where they belong and Diaz/Marquez are dueling in Houston. Kelly Pavlik will do his thing in Youngstown and Cotto will seek revenge in front of New Youricans if he can get by Jennings. Now if we can get Tomasz Adamek (vs. Wlodarczyk) in front of Polish fans in Chicago with Tom Zbikowski on the under card.
Cruiserweight Madness- After what Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham did on the VS Network in December I would hope we finally get it. The "big" heavyweight is not the end all be all in Boxing. Here in the US, we are so obsessed with size that we'd rather watch two big guys do nothing than two smaller guys do something. Lennox Lewis and the Klitschko's are the exceptions, not the rule. When we evaluate Heavyweights we have to stop allowing Manny Steward to influence our perception. The Heavyweights that mattered (Louis, Marciano and Frazier) that fought action packed legendary fights are still among us-we just gave them a silly name. Cruiserweights. Make it your business to check out fighters like Guillermo Jones and stop giving them a reason to become mediocre punching bags (with love handles) for much larger men just to make a buck. Remember when Magic Johnson came along and everyone predicted that point guards (on average) would be scaling 6'9 by the year 2000? A lot of those same "experts" are sitting by the tube watching Steve Nash and Chris Paul do their thing. There will always be room for the 6 foot point guard, just as there will always be room for the Classic Heavyweight
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My Moment of 2008: Bernard "The stare"
As he stood there glaring, lip quivering with his hands on his hips I totally "got" where Hard Nard was coming from. You don't have to be a fighter in the ring to understand that look; it was a look that all of us at some point in life have to make. I am sure many of you have survived many "no you can't" moments and you understand what it feels like to say "yes I can". At that moment Bernard embodied a spirit we're all going to need in the tough year ahead. So allow me to be the first to say-stand up and shine and get on your grind in 2009.
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