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Ever since Russian hackers allegedly broke into, and released, thousands of internal Democratic Party emails over the summer, rumors about relations between America's former Cold War enemy and Donald Trump have flourished. Not that the president-elect worked to dissuade the murmurings as he regularly praised President Vladimir Putin, who congratulated his victory on Wednesday and promised to restore diplomatic relations with the U.S.
According to Bloomberg, however, it seems Russian officials are finally speaking publicly on their apparent connections to members of the Trump campaign before election day:
"There were contacts" before the election, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday, according to the Interfax news service. "We continue this work of course," he said, without giving details of what the contacts were.
In a followup, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Bloomberg meetings took place between members of the Trump campaign and the Russian embassy staff, calling it "normal practice." Whether or not these meetings were requested by Trump's people or the Russian government remains unclear, though Zakharova seems to suggest Russian diplomats were the instigators as she later notes their "requests" to meet with Hillary Clinton's campaign were denied.
Whether or not this confirms some of the more outrageous rumors about Trump's alleged connections to Russia isn't known. However, with admitted professional relations between current and former campaign staffers like Carter Page and Paul Manafort, Ryabkov's purported "contacts" suggest the bond between the two groups is much stronger that previously thought.
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Longer All-Electric Range
The new Nissan LEAF is already looking pretty good with a longer all-electric range. Recently, the automaker unveiled a sportier model of the eco-friendly car. The 'open-air version' of the new Nissan LEAF could feature an open top.
New Nissan LEAF Appearance
While not quite a convertible, the 'open-air version' of the Nissan LEAF is a new take on the sportiness of electric vehicles. The model made its debut at the Tokyo forum on zero-emission society. At the moment, there aren't any plans to put the open-topped Nissan LEAF into production. Instead, it appears that the concept is a celebration of 100,000 Nissan LEAF sales since 2010 in Japan. "The 100% electric car was displayed at a forum to celebrate the milestone of 100,000 sales of the Nissan LEAF in Japan since the model was first introduced in 2010," Nissan said in a press release.
Open-Air Concept
The open-air concept is the most recent of three concepts. In October 2017, Nissan showed off a Nismo version of the next-generation Nissan LEAF ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show. That concept featured a black interior with red accents. Two months later, in December 2017, the Japanese automaker unveiled an all-electric Nissan LEAF GT concept.
3 New Options
All three concepts indicate that Nissan may be looking at releasing sportier versions of the Nissan LEAF. While there don't seem to be firm plans for putting any concepts into production, these fantasy versions are a good indication of what could be coming in the future. To learn more about the Nissan LEAF models now on sale, contact us at Santa Cruz Nissan in Santa Cruz, CA.


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PNP Holds Rights-Based Policing Forum With Civil Society Organizations in Zamboanga City
The PNP Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) helmed by PCSUPT DENNIS A SIERVO, conducted a Rights-Based Policing Forum with PRO9 personnel and Civil Society Organizations at Lantaka Hotel in Zamboanga City on April 26, 2017.
"Rights-based policing should be a way of life for our police officers," said PCSUPT DENNIS A SIERVO, during the "Philippine National Police (PNP) – Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Rights-Based Policing Forum" for police and CSO groups based in the Zamboanga Peninsula.
The one-day forum was attended by participants from the PNP-HRAO, Commission on Human Rights, academe, local CSOs, civic groups, other law enforcement agencies, representative of local government units, the religious and private sectors. PCSUPT JONATHAN V ABLANG - PRO9 DRDA, along with the legal officer of PRO9 and other HRAO PNP officer,composed the PNP contingent in the forum.
The objectives of said convention are to provide opportunities to discuss problems concerning Human Rights on the issues of Children-in-conflict with the law, congested custodial facilities, arrest, use of search and seizure, person under police custody and fatal shooting/torture/ill treatment; identify administrative remedies to address the problems; enhance understanding of Human Rights issues and gaps; and develop effective approaches in addressing human rights issues with the communities and Civil Society Organizations (CSO).
The event will give the PNP and CSO representatives the opportunity to network with each other and discuss common issues, and at the same time for the PNP to describe its police operational procedures which is to respect the basic rights of persons particularly in dealing with suspects or those who were charged in the enforcement of the law. One way to increase police's operational effectiveness is for them to network with civic groups, CSOs, the local government and the private sector for the PNP to draw additional resources and obtain information critical to deterring crime.
In this way, the police will better understand their working environment and be responsive to the needs of the community. Similarly, in order to build trust and cooperation, CSOs and community leaders should be familiar with the legal basis and parameters which determine police response.


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What does your web content and a first date have in common?
More than you might think!
When you go on that date, you want to be attractive and attracted to your date. The same is true for your website. You really want to be attracting the 'right' kind of client and customer. After all, if sparks fly on that first meeting, who knows where it will lead?
With that in mind; some of the tactics we use to impress our date can be used to impress our website visitors.
#1 – Make Sure you look Hot to Trot
Unfortunately, people do judge a book by its cover. You wouldn't go on a first date in your gym clothes with your hair swept up in a greasy pony tail.
No matter how good your content is, if the design of your page is fugly; you're going to turn your reader off and they'll be looking for fun somewhere else.
When you look at your design you need to think about:
Colour coordination –Bright fun colours or sophisticated monochrome? It's completely up to you. Just make sure that the first time people see your page, it's wrapped up in a heart stopping design.
Highlight your best features – If you want to stop your reader from having a wandering eye, you'll need to hold their attention. Got an opt-in box? Make it pop. Got some killer testimonials? Make them stand out and really get your reader's engine revving.
We all know that what truly counts is on the inside. But most people won't get to that bit if the packaging makes them want to scratch their eyes out. Don't send your content out there in flats and a baggy sweater. Give it a dress and some killer heels.
#2 – Be Interesting
Ever been on a first date where the guy talks in a robot tone of voice and bores your Jimmy Choos off you? Yeah. Bad times.
Don't let your content put people to sleep. Appeal to their emotions. Make them laugh, cry and look back on yesteryear with a feeling of melancholy.
Use your own experience and your personality to give them what they need in a way that they actually enjoy. If you're posting about a topic that's been done to death, try to come at it from a new angle.
#3 – Don't make it all about you
Is there any bigger turn off than somebody that talks about "me, me, me" the whole time? I don't think so!
When you write your content, don't just tell your reader about you. You don't want to come off as self-obsessed. And besides, the human race can be very selfish. If somebody comes to your page; they're not looking to find out how amazing you are.
They're looking to see how you can help them.
If you can cook up a storm in the kitchen and create a meal that's worthy of a Michelin star restaurant, that's great. For you. But your reader wants to know how you can help them to do the same thing. Not only that; they want to know how they can do it quickly/cheaply/using a certain number of ingredients…
Make your content all about your reader and their needs. Not about you.
And don't forget to ask questions. Engage with your reader. How long would you stay in a restaurant with a guy who just talked constantly?
By asking open ended questions, you pull your reader in and start a conversation. The more you converse, the more your reader starts to fall in love with you.
Get A Second Date
If you want to create web content that will hook your reader and keep them on the line, you need to think about exactly why they would be attracted to your business.
It's all about making a positive first impression and then engaging with your reader in a way that they find irresistible. So, get your glad rags on and get out there to attract your ideal client. Let the sparks fly!
You can read more from Memma Hough – 5 Quick Tips To Help You Write Authentic Copy inside Issue 16 of the Business Rocks Magazine.


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Why I Hate Animal Activists or Privileged White Kids Piss Me Off
a rant by hep age 12
note #1: the above picture is not an animal rights activist.
note #2: i am mostly specifically talking about fulltime animal rights *activists* not just supporters of the better treatment of animals which i am all for. the fundamentalists.
note #3: yes i fully recognize all of my hypocrisy and privilege in all of this.
note #4: this is mostly condensed down from an unintentional aim rant that i went off on inspired by kelis's letter back to peta. but here we go:
privilege is the whole problem with animal rights for me, she is right, it is such a white privileged activist cause. one of the reasons they infuriate me so much more than the rest, is because there is no line of division for saved animals versus ones that it is ok to oppress. if you are top of the food chain you benefit from that, end of story. it is like white privilege. you cant "un be" white. so arguing about how certain animals being "protected class" when you benefit from billions dying every day indirectly is just so much horseshit. you either live in a tree in africa, only eat leaves, and never ever get to leave it, or you are benefitting somehow from the oppression of animals even just down to reasons like you live on cleared former animal habitat, petroleum harvesting and processing extensively harms the land its on, etc.
that is why they make me so angry, it is the most infuriatingly obvious example of activist hypocrisy. like im not a big giant hypocrite about shit too but these people can't see the forest for the trees and it drives me fkn up the wall. so many of them are the rampant fundamentalists, black and white, no shades of gray, and then there are the hardliners who believe that no animals should have any human intervention at all, no pets, no work animals, no zoos, etc. but they never stop to think about the chaos that actually enacting this kind of policy would ensue. all dog breeds will not just happily go free. cows won't just adapt back to being in the wild. many predator/prey relations on all sides of the issue will be irrevocably changed, and many species would probably be lost. it would mean the dieoff of hundreds of species immediately probably altogether, but those people just dont fkn think they are so busy being self righteous. this lack of forethought, consequences, etc, is what leads to things like the many instances of peta killing and then dumping the bodies. in essence, let's punish ALL the animals so that we can have moral superiority.
and honestly, hardcore animal activism seems like the most, for lack of a better term, juvenile of causes. simply because, sure when you are 6, 7, 8, EVERYONE wants to save animals. but that is because animals are cute. and lots of children assume that every other person in the world is somehow reasonably taken care of, and that, although you hear about wars and such, or bad accidents, you assume somehow those people are looked after in some fashion, because that is "fair". then you grow up and realize, oh fuck, life isn't fair. people just like me have srsly fucked up lives, some right even here close to me. and if you hold on to your sense of empathy, then your cause caring transfers to people you can help. unless you are some spoiled trust fund kid who never had anything actually bad happen to them, so they cannot comprehend that the people who have no rights, are dying, etc, are actually sentient beings who see and feel things just as intensely.
this is not to say that no one should ever speak up on behalf of the animals, but people like the sea shepherds, alf, etc, these trustafarian full-time activists (note: activists devote 50% or more (often 100%) of their working time towards causes. not to be confused with animal rights supporters who donate small amnts of time to causes, but often money) could be out actually helping real people and making a difference in actual, for sure sentient people's lives. i am all for animals are people too, but people are people first, and there are starving people in your own towns you could be helping, if you have all that time in the world to waste trying to free a dog you are just going to put to sleep.
and that is why they infuriate me.
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Reader Question Hi there Austin!
I was checking out the article on How Do I Flush My Radiator and I'll tell you why – since you asked! I recently purchased a 1996 Geo Metro so I could afford to go somewhere besides back and forth to work! We had a recent spell of very hot weather here – as did the entire nation – and my engine got a little hot one day so I decided to check and see if there was enough coolant.
I can't even see the coolant in the reservoir because there is so much gunk attached to the inside of it! It's slimy gray gunk and I want it out of there. I'm no mechanic but I'm assuming that if it's in the reservoir, it must be all through the system. So, do you think flushing it will clean that out?
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I would be more concerned with the coolant level INSIDE the radiator itself than inside the coolant reservoir. Take the cap off the radiator and look inside (with the engine cool please). Can you see the coolant level and is it greenish in color? If it's very low, you probably have a leak somewhere in the system and need to have a "cooling system pressure test" done by your mechanic.
If the coolant is NOT green- greenish, but full, then you might want to flush it out and put in new coolant. Best way to look a the coolant is with a turkey baster or something that will allow you to suck up a sample of the coolant and put it in a white Styrofoam cup so you can inspect the color.
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Mexico's government is sending mixed signals about who it will accept and how it will cope with an influx of migrants forced by the Trump administration to wait in Mexico for U.S. immigration court dates. The "remain in Mexico" policy is adding to a sense of uncertainty and chaos in border cities like Tijuana.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry has said it will accept some, but not all, asylum seekers returned by the United States for "humanitarian reasons" under what are formally called the Migrant Protection Protocols. It will not accept unaccompanied minors and people with health conditions, according to a recent statement.
The National Migration Institute, which is part of Mexico's Interior Ministry, is in a dispute with the Foreign Ministry over key elements of the new U.S. policy.
One key battle relates to the type of migrants the United States could return. Tonatiuh Guillén, head of the institute, said his agency will not accept anybody under age 18 or over 60, while the Foreign Ministry has issued no such restrictions.
The National Migration Institute head has ruled out the return of migrant families. So far, the United States has only returned single adults, even though last week a Department of Homeland Security official told the Washington Post that U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon will start to return migrant families. The official said he expects to expand returns to El Paso/Ciudad Juárez from just Tijuana.
Guillén rejected the idea of expansion to other border crossings, saying Mexico only would accept returned migrants at Tijuana.
"They only thing [the Institute] deals with is the immigration process of entering and exiting," Guillén said, emphasizing his agency could only respond to the situation based on the pro-immigrant approach of Mexico's new government under President Andres Manuel López Obrador.
The new administration says it has placed limits on the types of migrants to be returned to avoid violations of international law, especially the asylum seekers' right not to be repatriated to a country where they risk persecution or torture.
Mexico signaled this new commitment to protect migrants' rights by offering humanitarian visas to Central Americans -- a status that allows them to travel freely around Mexico.
In mid-January, 12,000 Central Americans responded to this offer of visas by amassing at the Mexico-Guatemala border. The high demand for these visas prompted the government to shutter the program, even though it had said it would be permanent.
The migrants said they intend to head to the U.S. border, placing even more strain on Mexican cities like Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, whose residents have borne costs associated with their housing, feeding and care. On Tuesday, a group of 1,700 migrants arrived in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.
Not taking 'responsibility'
Guillén said Mexico cannot pay for services for migrants, who may have to wait in Tijuana for up to three months for their dates in immigration court.
"The United States is not taking responsibility for the costs and which we will have to pay for. It's a challenge, and I don't have an answer. For me, nothing has been resolved," Guillén said during the week that Customs and Border Protection sent the first small groups of asylum seekers back to Tijuana to wait for immigration court hearings.
Guillén admitted the amount of assistance provided to migrants by Mexico's federal government was "small." He said the costs of assisting migrants have mostly been met by municipal governments, like that of Tijuana, and religious organizations. The Catholic Church operates shelters throughout the country and in cities along the border.
"I know this support has limits and I recognize that," Guillén said, "but the problem is what's the size going to be of this migratory flow? This has to be evaluated."
Tijuana Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelúm said his city has received tens of thousands of Central American migrants traveling in caravans over the past year. Gastelúm has been outspoken in calling for Mexico's federal, and not local, authorities to assume the costs associated with migrants at the border. The mayor often has expressed disdain in his remarks about migrants sheltered in Tijuana, calling them "marijuanos" or potheads.
The Baja California state human rights ombudsman has said Gastelúm must apologize for his comments, suggesting they heighten the vulnerability of migrants in a dangerous place. Tijuana is one of Mexico's and the world's most violent cities; in December, two Honduran teens were killed outside the El Barretal migrant shelter.
Guillén did point to one bright spot: the strong labor market in Mexico's northern border cities and the possibility of legal employment for migrants. Mexico's Interior Ministry has said it is replacing the shuttered humanitarian visa program by expanding a work visa program for Central American migrants.
"Many in the migrant caravans have integrated into Tijuana's workforce," Guillén said.
However, Guillén also said he did not know what would happen to Central American migrants who, after waiting in Mexico for their immigration proceedings to conclude, are denied asylum in the United States.
"The U.S. government has to return them to their home countries," he said. "That's the proposal I have heard and it's one of the issues we need to clarify."
Mexico would not pay for their repatriation, Guillén said, emphasizing there were many elements of the remain in Mexico policy that have yet to be decided.


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Having a deeper understanding of people's behavioral styles can provide significant insight into how to better communicate with them. Using a proven science such as DISC can help uncover observable clues about a person's predominant factor influencing their style of behavior.
DISC is an acronym that stands for Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance. The science of DISC explains the "how" a person does what they do, and can be a strong predictor of future behavior.
DISC addresses areas of behavioral focus such as problems, people, pace and processes. While most people have one factor of DISC more pronounced than the others, some people may have two or three impactful factors. A person's individual DISC profile is unique combination of all four factors of DISC.
In this four-part blog series, we will take a deep dive into unique characteristics that make up each of the four unique factors of DISC. Today's focus is on the S (Steadiness), specifically those having a high-S factor as their primary style.
Steadiness: All About Pace
Those with high-S (Steadiness) as their leading DISC factor tend to be people-oriented and indirect communicators like the Influencers. They prefer a relaxed pace because they feel most comfortable with consistency and stable environments. Their mantra may be "slow and steady wins the race." A steady pace without frequent or sudden change suits them just fine. They will likely avoid confrontation whenever possible.
The high-S isn't necessarily opposed to change, they just prefer to have time to process and accept it. They like predictability and prefer being involved in decisions and projects. The high-S tends to be very loyal, preferring to have a small group of close friends compared to a large group of acquaintances.
How to Spot a High-S
Identify a high-S by observing them sitting back in their chair while having a conversation. They may or may not have a hand in a pocket, but usually it won't be both hands. The high-S seeks stability and consistency in their world. The S often will react similarly to the person they are conversing with, making it a little harder to definitely identify their style.
While nowhere near as talkative or extroverted as the high-I, high-S's do enjoy being around people, especially their close-knit circle of friends. They walk with a steady, easy pace, never in too much of a hurry to get where they are going. This person may have the ultimate "poker face" as they tend to hide their emotions with the skill of the most seasoned professional. When overextended, the high-S can become possessive, and they are not big fans of quick change. They like their systems to remain the same, and are hesitant of change at first, even if it will be advantageous in the long-term.
Since behavior is observable, you notice if someone is task-oriented (D & C) or people-oriented (I & S). While both high-S and high-I's are people-oriented, another set of clues to look for is how conversational (I) they try to be. The I will be much more extroverted than the S. These behavioral clues become obvious once you know to identify them. By going through this process of observation, you can identify a behavior style with very little effort, giving you a unique advantage toward good communication.
Interaction Between Styles
Behavioral Style Match (BSM) is a measure how well people of various styles will communicate with each other. Some styles naturally attract while others have a tendency to repel, and in the situation of those that repel, adaptation becomes key to having good communication.
Without a doubt, S's will communicate best with other S's because they understand and relate to one another. S's also communicate well with C's especially because they are usually on the same page when it comes to pace. An S and I should communicate relatively well since they both value people, as long as the I can control the pace of their conversation.
An S and D have the ability for good communication as long as the D is willing to be a little less direct and a little more people-oriented, and the S is willing to pick up the pace and focus a little more on the task at hand.
How to Communicate Successfully with a High-S
A high-D needs to keep pace in mind and not come across like a bull in a china shop when communicating with an S. The D will also need to provide plenty of details for the S and confirm they fully understand what is expected of them.
While both styles may ultimately be people-oriented, a high-I will benefit by toning down their approach and excessive hand gestures with an S. While the I wants to be friends with everyone, the S is a little more choosy when allowing someone into their inner circle. Restraint would be a great rule of thumb for the I when communicating with an S.
Regardless of style, listening to the high-S will go a long way. They will say what's on their mind but they prefer to get there at their own pace. Be patient. Break the ice during communication rather than getting right to business. Make the interaction conversational and show that you are interested in them as people.
Also important is asking a lot of "how" questions to gain information from the high-S. Be casual and informal in your conversation and avoid abrupt topic changes. While the high-S will very likely go along with what you want them to do, it doesn't necessarily mean they are on board or that they'd rather do it your way. The high-S prefers to take time to process information because it's in their nature to think things through and consider multiple outcomes.
Words That Work and Don't Work for the High-S
When it comes to words alone, certain words may resonate with people of certain behavioral styles while the exact same words can be a turn off to others. It all starts with identifying as much as you can about a person so you can communicate effectively with them.
Once you have a good handle on what behavioral style a person is, you can use words that will draw them into the conversation and avoid words that will push them away. Words/phrases that engage the high-S include: adaptable, steady and team player. Words/phrases that disengage the high-S include: substantial change, unexpected and urgent.
While the high-S's easy going nature may make them likable, they may not truly reveal how they feel about another person or a particular situation. While this may suit them well at the poker table, it may more difficult in a relationship with a high-S, either personally or in the workplace.
When a high-S affirmatively shakes their head during a conversation, it doesn't necessarily mean they agree with you; it may just mean they have heard you. The high-S is agreeable to many things, but definitely has his or her own opinions about things, and wants those opinions to be known, but only at his or her pace. The high-S typically does not embrace spontaneity, rather preferring to have time to effectively process information and make a more informed decision.


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Albany, New York, February 6, 2017: In today's highly competitive market there is a huge demand for high quality and consistent products. To address this challenge, most of the industries are considering various new product designs and integrated manufacturing techniques in parallel with the use of automated devices. With the industrial automation, the global market has evolved to reduce the burdens of labor on humans. According to the latest study by TMR, titled "Industrial Automation Market Global Industry Analysis 2016-2024" the market is in exceeding demand and also anticipated to expand at a CAGR of 6.6% during 2016-2024. This study has been recently added to the wide database of Market Research Hub (MRH) research offerings.
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Due to rapid advancement in technology, all industrial processing systems, factories, machinery, test facilities etc. turned from mechanization to automation. Industrial automation is used for operating several factories, machinery, heat treating boilers and ovens, switching on telecom networks, air crafts and related applications. Also, the usage of robots in industrial controller instruments is an established trend. Moreover, the report is further segmented on the basis of automation type and industry. Various automation types are:
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
- Distributed Control System (DCS)
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- Computer Numerical Control (CNC) routers
- Programmable Logic Control System (PLC)
- Machine Vision System
- Plant Asset Management
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)
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Amongst, PLM segment held the largest share in the year 2014. Currently, strong growth in the CNC technology segment is driving the global growth of the industrial automation market, especially in the Asia Pacific and Europe region. Additionally, end-use industries for the market includes transportation, oil & gas, chemical, metals and mining, hydropower, energy and power system etc. The global market for energy and power systems is one of the chief factors that are driving the demand for industrial automation industry universally.
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I-495 Ramps to I-395 Bridge Repairs Underway
Rehabilitation of two bridges scheduled for summer 2018 completion
SPRINGFIELD – Construction is underway on repairs and rehabilitation of two bridges along ramps from I-495 (Capital Beltway) to the northbound I-395 main lanes, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
The bridge that carries over the Norfolk Southern Railroad both the ramp from southbound I-495 (Outer Loop) to northbound I-395 and the ramp from northbound I-495 (Inner Loop) to northbound I-395 was built in 1959. The bridge that carries over the Inner Loop the ramp from the Outer Loop to northbound I-395 was built in 1975.
Work on the bridge over the railroad includes:
- Replacing the concrete deck
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Must Watch: Brother, Can You Spare A Trillion?: Government Gone Wild!
The Collapse is coming. ~Bob.
Club for Growth: Trump is a Liberal
Excerpt: Club for Growth President Chris Chocola is not a fan of The Don. In a release, Chocola blasted Trump, saying: Donald Trump has advocated for massive tax increases that display a stunning lack of knowledge of how to create jobs. His love for a socialist-style universal health care system and his alarming obsession with protectionist policies are automatic disqualifiers among free-market conservatives. This publicity stunt will sputter and disappear just as quickly as the 'The Apprentice' is losing viewers.
Excerpt: Last night Mr Maklouf spoke of his disgust that Gaddafi remains in power while his former henchman Moussa Koussa, accused of involvement in WPc Fletcher's murder, has been given sanctuary in the
. The day WPc Fletcher was shot, at the age of just 25, remains clear in his memory. Mr Maklouf remembers first seeing the policewoman when he and his fellow activists arrived by coach at the Libyan embassy in UK for a protest against Gaddafi-sponsored murders and executions. "She was greeting us as we got off the bus," said Mr Maklouf, "She said 'good morning, what a beautiful day'. Five minutes later she was shot.
St James's Square
St James's Square
Pain Relief - It is Just an Illusion
Excerpt: The discovery was made by chance during a community open day at the university when visitors were invited to experience some of the body distortion illusions used in every day research. A person places their hand inside a box containing a camera, which then projects the image in real-time onto a screen in front of them. The subject then sees their fingers being apparently stretched and shrunk by someone gently pushing and pulling from the other side of the box. It is supposed to just trick the mind into thinking your hand is being massaged – but it had the added bonus of relieving the pain of arthritis. Dr Catherine Preston, co-researcher who is now at Nottingham
University, said an elderly woman tried out the illusion. "We were giving her a practical demonstration of illusory finger stretching when she announced: 'My finger doesn't hurt any more!' and asked whether she could take the machine home with her!", she said. Trent
FBI shuts down Internet poker sites
Excerpt: A thriving online poker industry catering to Americans but operating from abroad to evade
gambling laws could be wiped out by criminal charges against top executives in the business. (…) The FBI had shut down two of the sites, Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, by Friday evening and were working to do the same with the third, Absolute Poker. Online visitors were greeted with a message saying, "This domain name has been seized by the F.B.I. pursuant to an Arrest Warrant," and an enumeration of federal anti-gambling statutes and penalties. An estimated 8 million to 10 million Americans play poker online for money; thousands of them earn their living on the sites, according to a players advocacy group. (I thought something was odd when I tried to log on to Full Tilt Poker and got only a message telling me "the software update is unavailable at this time." I've been playing in the "free" games there as DeRagMan (for a character legendary in the USMC) since last Labor Day, and had accumulated just over 900,000 chips to date. The players were literally from all over the world; Americans seemed to be about 35% to 50% of the whole (what happens to the seized money of non-Americans playing legally from their own country?). One of my purposes in playing the free games—other than simple enjoyment—was watching for signs of players trying to find ways around the rules. I did, in fact, find a case so obvious I was able to report it to Security, and I believe they removed the player, certainly I haven't seen him in the two months since it happened. Regardless of your feelings on gambling for money, no one can point at harm coming from the free games unless they also condemn Crazy 8s, Old Maid, Hearts, Bridge, Pinochle, and even Chess (all of which I have played for money at one time or another). Not to mention Pool/Billiards, Darts, and Golf that I don't play. These are mostly considered games of skill that involve an element of chance. Though the law being enforced was passed while GWB was President, I'm pretty sure it was while the Dems controlled Congress. Damn bluenoses of all parties. Ron P. Ron's still trying the get even from when we played regularly in 1965 at MCRD. ~Bob. ). U.S.
Elie Wiesel Does The Right Thing
Excerpt: Back in February we reported on the (ultimately successful) campaign by an organization known as the Institute for the Research of Genocide
Canada to keep the historian Srdja Trifkovic from speaking at the University of British Columbia in . The IRGC is a front group for radical Bosnian Muslims who aim to perpetuate the narrative of the "genocide" at Srebrenica during the civil war in Vancouver . They don't take kindly to anyone who interrupts their fantasy with the truth; hence their antipathy towards Srdja Trifkovic. Dr. Trifkovic's subsequent research into the background of the IRGC has borne fruit: the renowned scholar and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel resigned last week from the advisory board of the IRGC. Here's the report from The Lord Byron Foundation: Bosnia
Israeli soldiers don't let a pregnant Palestinian woman pass through a military barricade
And the world condemns
. ~Bob Israel
The Week That Was: 2011-04-16 (April 16, 2011)
Excerpt: The work of Sherwood, Craig, and Keith Idso, and many other scientists, has clearly established that an atmosphere enriched with carbon dioxide provides for more robust plant growth than the current atmosphere. Thus, a carbon dioxide enriched atmosphere is a great benefit to agriculture, humanity, and the environment. The EPA ignores this work. Further, the threat to the public's health is based on numerical models that have never been verified and are likely very wrong. Generally recognized calculations based on the "greenhouse theory" demonstrate that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide will result in an increase of about 1 deg C. Even the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes this. When compared with the natural temperature changes for the past 20,000 years, when the last ice age reached its maximum extent, an increase of 1 deg. C is not particularly significant. (Especially see the first two articles of the week. Ron P.)
Allen West Speaks at the 3rd Annual Tax Day Tea Party in
Palm Beach County
Authorities Seize Huge Weapons Consignment Bound for
Excerpt: The authorities seized on Sunday a huge consignment of weapons in a refrigerator truck driven by an Iraqi in a bid to smuggle it from
Iraq to via al-Tanf border crossing. Director-General of Syrian Customs Mustapha al-Bikai said the weapons seized comprise up-to-date machine guns of various kinds, automatic rifles, sniper rifles, pistols, night-vision scopes, grenade launchers and large quantities of various kinds of ammunition. He said the weapons were hidden in a 12-meter-long secret compartment, well-prepared and equipped with compressors for opening it, adding that the weapons were enveloped in a tin material so as not to be detected by devices. Syria
False pretense for war in
? Libya
Excerpt: EVIDENCE IS now in that President Barack Obama grossly exaggerated the humanitarian threat to justify military action in
. The president claimed that intervention was necessary to prevent a "bloodbath'' in Libya 's second-largest city and last rebel stronghold. But Human Rights Watch has released data on Misurata, the next-biggest city in Benghazi, Libya and scene of protracted fighting, revealing that Moammar Khadafy is not deliberately massacring civilians but rather narrowly targeting the armed rebels who fight against his government. Misurata's population is roughly 400,000. In nearly two months of war, only 257 people — including combatants — have died there. Of the 949 wounded, only 22 — less than 3 percent — are women. If Khadafy were indiscriminately targeting civilians, women would comprise about half the casualties. ... But intervention did not prevent genocide, because no such bloodbath was in the offing. To the contrary, by emboldening rebellion, Libya US interference has prolonged 's civil war and the resultant suffering of innocents. Libya
Hamas in predicament over clash between solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood and dependence on Assad regime
Excerpt: Hamas has found itself in a predicament over the clash between its solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood elements in
interested in toppling the regime, as well as with Sheikh al-Qaradawi's attack on Bashar al-Assad, and its dependence on the assistance provided by the Assad regime to its infrastructure and terrorist activity. Syria
VIDEO: Ann Althouse: A 14 year old girl speaks at a Tea Party rally in Madison, Wisconsin and is Drowned Out by Chants, Boos and Cowbells
Excerpt: This video — shot by Meade and edited by me — begins with a little boy banging on a plastic bucket "drum." A man with a guitar is performing — amplified — on the stage, but we can barely hear him over the crowd noise. There is incessant ringing of cowbells. Then, we can hear that a young woman is speaking from the stage to the Tea Party crowd as the protesters do what they can to drown her out. She finishes — "God bless
" — and the tea partiers cheer but the protesters overwhelm them with boos. The emcee comes to the mike and we hear that the speaker was only 14 years old. [Ann Althouse is the Law professor who has received threats from union thugs. This is one of them: http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/03/union-thuggery-against-althouse-and.html] America
"Wear a headscarf or we will kill you':
Taliban' Targeting Women and Gays in Bid to Impose Sharia Law London
Excerpt: An Asian woman who works in a pharmacy in east
was told to dress more modestly and wear a veil or the shop would be boycotted. When she went to the media to talk about the abuse she suffered, a man later entered the pharmacy and told her: 'If you keep doing these things, we are going to kill you'. The 31-year-old, who is not a practising Muslim, said she has since been told to take holiday by the pharmacy owners and now fears she may lose her job. She said: 'Why should I wear a hijab (headscarf) or burqa? I haven't done anything wrong.' (Ten years ago, I'm walking along the street in a small North-of-England town in London West Yorkshire. The town is near Bradford, which is basically . The four ugliest guys I've ever seen approach from the other direction. They extend their arms towards me, while recoiling at the same time. They start wriggling their fingers at me as if they are trying to do a magic spell to make the Whore of Babylon disappear, as if I am the 54-year-old temptress, AS IF they had any chance. What would they feel free to do today, I wonder?-Kate) Pakistan
This Year In
Excerpt: Yasser Arafat was an Egyptian; yet, he's considered to be the father of modern
. How does one square that circle? OK - If he was the farther of modern Palestine , whom did he follow? Who was the last leader of Palestine before him at any time in history? What were the borders of the previous Palestine ? And when did Palestine actually become a recognizable nation? In the case of Palestine Israel, setting the religious aspect of Israel aside, 's first recognized leader was King David, of David and Goliath fame. David's capital was Israel , which is now in the hands of so-called Palestinians. Hebron
Timo Soini: The Finnish Bear Mauling the EU's Bailout Plans
Excerpt: Support for Mr Soini's stance has risen four fold since the last election in 2007, when his party got just four per cent of the poll. Coupled with rising opposition to the bail-out among other Finnish minority blocs, Mr Soini could - with a spot of post-election horse-trading - make a majority vote for the bailout difficult. An aimiable, jokey figure, who is rarely spotted without his Millwall FC football scarf, he has already performed the near-miracle of making
Finland's normally lacklustre elections exciting - and, in the process, has earned Helsinki the ire of ' top Eurocrats. Only a week ago, the country got a headmasterly warning from Olli Rehn, the EU's commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, and a native of Brussels himself. "I trust that Finland Finland will show its responsibility and support this conditional financial assistance programme for ," scolded Mr Rehn, who is the EU's most senior economic official. Portugal
Early Poll Results Show Nationalist Gains in
Helsinki - The expected rise of 's True Finns party was confirmed in early vote counting Sunday, after polls in the parliamentary election closed at 1700 GMT. Initial results showed the True Finns in third place with 18.7 per cent of the vote, a jump on the 4.1 per cent the party won in 2007. 'I am very satisfied, our work has been supported by the Finnish people,' True Finns leader Timo Soini said of the surge that is likely to influence the composition of the next government. The conservative National Coalition, with 20.1 per cent of the vote, appeared on track to be the biggest party in the 200-seat assembly. Finland
Excerpt: The populist True Finns saw their vote rise by 15 percentage points compared with the last election in 2007 to become the third biggest party. The largest party is the centre-right National Coalition, with the Social Democrats in second place. Turnout was up on 2007 in what will be seen as a protest vote against the established parties and the eurozone bailout.
Simon & Schuster's Revenge
Excerpt: In 1993, thirty-three-year-old Barack Obama stiffed Poseidon Press, then an imprint of Simon & Schuster -- producing absolutely nothing for the publisher that in November 1990 had given the new graduate of
Harvard Law School a $125,000 advance to write a book about race relations in . Eighteen years later, Simon & Schuster has achieved a modicum of revenge (intended or not) by contracting with literary and intellectual sleuth Jack Cashill to impose on Obama a little of the transparency he so disingenuously promised during the campaign of 2008. Given Obama's approach to truth, the title of Cashill's sometimes impertinent sounding imposition -- Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern President -- suggests an appropriate methodology. America
U.S. secretly backed Syrian opposition groups, cables released by WikiLeaks show
Damn George Bush, meddling in other countries. Oh, wait, he's gone… ~Bob. Excerpt: The State Department has secretly financed Syrian political opposition groups and related projects, including a satellite TV channel that beams anti-government programming into the country, according to previously undisclosed diplomatic cables. The London-based satellite channel, Barada TV, began broadcasting in April 2009 but has ramped up operations to cover the mass protests in Syria as part of a long-standing campaign to overthrow the country's autocratic leader, Bashar al-Assad. Human rights groups say scores of people have been killed by Assad's security forces since the demonstrations began March 18;
has blamed the violence on "armed gangs." (Perversely, the main reason I believe this could be true is because it is totally ineffective and has "a tiny market share." If it was accomplishing anything, we'd never have heard about it. --Ron P.) Syria
Gaddafi's son: We will deal with terrorists first and then talk reform
Excerpt: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the influential second son of Moammar Gaddafi who was once seen as the great hope for reform in
, is clear on two points: He and his government have done nothing wrong, and they are not going to back down. In an interview that reflected the defiance of the Gaddafi family more than two months into its efforts to put down a rebellion supported by the Libya United States and its allies, the 38-year-old said the world had gone to war with based on nothing more than rumor and propaganda. Libya
Excerpt: Here are the five most important things you need to know about Paul Ryan, Barack Obama and Medicare. You won't find this anywhere else. 1. Seniors Take It on the Shin. Without any help from Paul Ryan — and without a single Republican vote — the Affordable Care Act is going to reduce spending on Medicare by $523 billion over the next 10 years, relative to what it would have been. This reduced spending — which will mainly consist of lower fees for doctors and hospitals — will continue into the future and will be enforced by an independent commission. Although the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have different projections, Obama administration representatives have officially signed off on the CMS report, which projects that Medicare will grow no faster than the rate of growth of gross domestic product (GDP), as the following chart shows. To give you some idea of how radical this change is, on the day Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act legislation, he cut Medicare's long-term, unfunded liability in half!
Protesters and anarchists harass a peaceful Tea Party event in Arizona
Excerpt: group of pro illegal immigration/open borders protesters and anarchists attempt to take away the freedom of speech of Tea Party members by drowning them out. Painted white faces, mocking "white people" waving Mexican Flags, calling AZ the state of hate.
Framing The Debt Limit Debate
Excerpt: In May, Congress will begin debate on our nation's debt limit. The debt limit is an alarm bell built into our nation's laws, which forces members of Congress to confront out-of-control spending when our debt reaches a certain level. Five times in the last four years, we have ignored this alarm bell. This time must be different. It would irresponsible and reckless for them to even consider raising the limit without also enacting spending cuts and reform. The nation's credit worthiness is directly tied to our fiscal stewardship, not our desire to borrow.
would send a strong signal to global financial markets by taking prudent steps to address our out-of-control spending habits, not by blindly giving ourselves another blank check. Today's national debt—the public debt that government has accumulated to finance its out-of-control spending—is approximately $14.3 trillion. To put that into perspective, the government's annual budget for 2011, which is in itself bloated, is roughly $3.7 trillion. And to put the future health of our economy in perspective, President Obama proposed in his 2012 Budget proposal that we add $9 trillion to that debt over the next ten years. America
Head of Surgeons Group Resigns Over Article Viewed as Offensive to Women
Excerpt: The president-elect of the
of Surgeons resigned his position Sunday after weeks of controversy surrounding a Valentine's Day editorial he wrote touting the mood-enhancing effects of semen on women during unprotected sex. In a statement sent by e-mail to The New York Times, the surgeon, Dr. Lazar Greenfield, said his many apologies had been ignored. "Therefore, rather than have this remain a disruptive issue, I resigned as president-elect," he said. "I only hope that those who choose to judge me will read the article in the spirit in which it was intended."(His hopes will be dashed. Ron P.) American College
Excerpt: It's been over a decade since the Bush-Gore recount in
was supposed to spur a wholesale modernization of our election systems. But a stunning mistake made by a Florida Wisconsin county clerk in a nationally watched state Supreme Court race reminded us of how far we have to go.
The Much-Maligned V-22 Osprey Is Confounding Critics
Excerpt: On March 22, two Marine V-22 Osprey rotorcraft from the amphibious assault vessel USS Kearsarge rescued an Air Force pilot whose fighter had crashed in
. It was the first time Marines had used the V-22 in such a mission, and the operation went very well owing to the fact that the V-22 is the only aircraft in the world that can fly as far and fast as a turboprop airplane, and then hover or land like a helicopter. Within 90 minutes the downed pilot was safely retrieved, opening a new chapter in the expanding chronicle of Osprey successes. The V-22s used in the Libyan rescue mission had been sent to the Mediterranean from a Marine unit operating in Libya Afghanistan's Helmand province, where local commanders have praised the agility and resilience of the aircraft. Only weeks before the rescue, the unit in Helmand had recorded the 100,000th flight hour for the V-22 program, which is rapidly changing the way the Marine Corps performs military operations. What's remarkable about the Osprey's recent series of successes is that it is probably the most maligned weapons system in modern times, an aircraft that was dogged by controversy throughout its 25-year development.
That Dare Not Speak Its Name: 48 Hours in the Life of an Anti-Islamist Battle
Excerpt: A deservedly popular network radio program asked to interview me—but then begged me to "work with them" because they are being closely monitored in terms of their "Islamic" content. "Please be sure to say something like 'Many Muslims are moderate,' or 'All Muslims are not jihadists.'" I assured him that I usually say these kinds of things anyway because I believe them—but still, a cold wind blew across my grave. A distinguished American government publication had previously interviewed me at great length and very respectfully about honor killings. The editors ultimately asked me to participate in a debate about whether coverage of honor killings in the West "stigmatizes" Muslims. I said it did not—that if anyone was "stigmatized" it was Hindus, whose India-based honor killings are covered by the same American mainstream media which will not cover Muslim honor killings in America. Guess what? When they sent me the final version for my approval I saw that they had dropped the word "Muslim" before "honor killings" and had added a sentence that softened what I had to say about such Muslim-on-Muslim crimes. I immediately re-inserted the word "Muslim" and hope that the piece sees the light of day as I wrote it. I believe it will. I did not raise my voice or lose patience. Calmly but firmly, I re-inserted my own words and once more explained why they were logically necessary. But I did wonder: To what extent have the Saudis bought up our government media? Or are the same-old-same-old "politically correct" speech code censorship regulations operating behind the scenes without benefit of legislation?
Interesting discussion of risk. ~Bob. Excerpt: Translation: Scared people who don't understand or care about parsing probabilities end up spending far more than is rational to avoid truly tiny risks. Worse yet, policy makers are often stampeded by frightened constituents into enacting regulations that cost far more than the benefits they offer in risk reduction.
Hindus, Sikhs may face worse times in future: report
Religious tolerance in an Islamic country. ~Bob. Excerpt: The previous year was a bad one for Pakistan's minority communities including Muslims of various sects, Sikhs and Hindus due to threat to their lives by militants, according to a new report which suggested even worse times ahead. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's report said 418 Muslims of various sects were killed in terror attacks and about 25 per cent of Sikh families in the Orakzai tribal area were forced to leave their homes due to threats from Taliban. It said 500 Hindu families from Balochistan province migrated to India due to threats to their lives and security.
Would You Settle Your Claims on Social Security for 83 Cents on the Dollar? (I Would)
Excerpt: If a debt cannot be paid, it will not be paid—at least not paid in full. In dealing with such debts, the fundamental logic is to settle unpayable debts at a discount, at less than 100 cents on the dollar. This can happen by voluntary agreement when a mortgage loan is settled for less than the amount of the loan through a "short sale," for example (an increasingly familiar transaction in the wake of the burst housing bubble). It can happen when a troubled company buys back its own bonds from the market at a discount. Of course, it can also happen in a reorganization under the bankruptcy code. In all cases, the point is for the parties to put past mistakes behind them and for life to go on. Let us consider the Social Security program. The interaction of its design by politicians with the demographic and economic facts has the unavoidable and well-known result that its debt (its "promises," if you prefer) cannot be paid in full. Could Social Security's debt be settled at a discount by voluntary transactions with its creditors, namely American citizens
President Whatever Finds Things Not Going His Way
Excerpt: If Obamacare is so great, why are so many trying to get out from under it? And, more specifically, why are so many Democratic groups trying to get out from under it?
The fact is that HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has granted more than 1,000 waivers from Obamacare. Many have been granted to labor unions. Some have been granted to giant corporations like McDonald's. One was granted to the entire state of Maine.
By what criteria is this relief being granted? That's unclear, and the GAO audit should produce some answers. But what it looks like to an outsider is that waivers are being granted to constituencies that have coughed up money (or, in the case of Maine, four electoral votes) to the Democrats.
America Faces the Fiscal Facts
Gee 17%. America doesn't begin to understand the fiscal facts. ~Bob. Excerpt: The most heartening thing about our road trip was the realization that such questions are not only on the minds of statesmen and professors. The students we met were also eager to discuss finance and politics. Even Joe Public now gets it: according to Gallup, 17 percent of Americans now see the deficit as the biggest problem facing the United States, compared with just 5 percent six months ago and practically zero a year ago. Churchill had it right. The United States will always do the right thing once all the other possibilities have been exhausted. For a long time many people clung to the delusion that the United States could simply borrow $1 trillion a year for the rest of time. Now only two possibilities remain. The first possibility is the one devised by Rep. Paul Ryan, which would eliminate the deficit largely through deep spending cuts and Medicare reform. Possibility two is President Obama's bid to close the budget gap with more modest cuts and tax hikes on "millionaires and billionaires."
New national cemetery in San Diego rushes to meet pent-up demand
Excerpt: As a combat medic in Vietnam with the Army's 1st Air Cavalry Division in 1968 and 1969, John A. Smith III risked his life repeatedly to rescue wounded comrades. He was wounded three times and awarded the Bronze Star for valor. (…) …[O]f all his efforts on behalf of veterans, none may have meant more to Smith than the years he spent lobbying in Washington, trying to persuade officials that San Diego, home to one of the country's largest military communities, deserved a second national cemetery. In January 2010, just days before groundbreaking at Miramar National Cemetery, Smith died of a heart attack at the age of 62. On Thursday, he was given the honor of the first casket burial at the new cemetery. (For a few weeks in 1965, Bob Hall and I were members of the Rifle Squad of the USMC Burial Detail for what was then called Point Loma National Cemetery. It was a beautiful place, rolling hillsides with the Pacific to the west and San Diego Bay to the east. It appears the name was changed and it has now been pretty much filled to capacity. If the Miramar site is even half as nice, it will be a fitting place to honor those who have led the way. Ron P.)
Why Pro-Choice Feminists Should Want Planned Parenthood To Be Defunded
Excerpt: There are three key reasons why Planned Parenthood shouldn't receive taxpayer subsidies. Defunding Planned Parenthood would only reduce our $1.3 trillion federal deficit by 0.024%. However, the fundamental question ought to be: is funding Planned Parenthood (or any other organization) the proper, constitutional role of the federal government? It is not. Libertarian feminists believe in equal treatment for women, but we don't believe that some people have the right to rifle through other people's wallets to pay for their pet causes (even causes that we support). We believe that funding an organization such as Planned Parenthood properly belongs in the private sector. Liberal feminists argue that the "general welfare" clause in Article I, Section VIII of our Constitution covers activities such as funding Planned Parenthood. However, James Madison, the principal author of the U.S. Constitution, stated that the "general welfare" clause is limited to the delineated powers specified in the Constitution.
Government-mafia links continue to remain strong in Italy, experts say
Excerpt: Links between the Italian government and the mafia, a problem that has plagued Italy for decades, remain strong, according to members of the Italian opposition. Apart from continued criticism from some segments of Italy's political opposition, some experts note that the problem stems not only from a culture of cooperation between politics and organized crime, but from politicians' cooperation with "legitimate" corporate interests.
Texas University Endowment Storing About $1 Billion in Gold Bars
Excerpt: The University of Texas Investment Management Co., the second-largest U.S. academic endowment, took delivery of almost $1 billion in gold bullion and is storing the bars in a New York vault, according to the fund's board. The fund, whose $19.9 billion in assets ranked it behind Harvard University's endowment as of August, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers, added about $500 million in gold investments to an existing stake last year, said Bruce Zimmerman, the endowment's chief executive officer. The holdings are worth about $987 million, based on yesterday's closing price of $1,486 an ounce for Comex futures. (If the Jihadists nuke NYC, not an impossible prospect, may turn out to be a bad storage location. ~Bob.)
BRICS Challenging Western Economic and Political Governance of the World
Excerpt: Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The five-member BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), meeting for their first summit a Sanya (on China's Hainan Island), want to push the US and Europe to end their monopoly on leadership positions at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. BRICS leaders also said that violence should be avoided in the managing the crises in Libya and Arab nations, clearly aiming their criticism at the NATO air campaign in Libya even though it was not openly named.
Democracy? Democracy.
Excerpt: The story here is, another nation in the world has moved from dictatorship to democracy. That change has been, at least for now, accomplished without the need for government tanks or NATO aircraft. According to some sources people have been living here for 10 millennia. Over the past half century, since its independence from Great Britain, Nigeria had been under on-again off-again military rule. Civilian government has been trying to sprout for the past decade and this past weekend, it appears to have come into full bloom. (Good news from an unexpected quarter. Ron P.)
VIDEO: SB1070: It's Working
Excerpt: As I wrote earlier, open-border activists showed up at a tea party rally in Phoenix, Ariz. over the weekend and tried to shout down State Senator Russell Pearce during his speech where he discussed the success of SB 1070, the Obama Administration's fight against border security, the increased funding he has allocated to Sheriff Joe Arpaio to fight illegal immigration and joked about the many times people have taken shots at him with bullets, lawsuits and words. Pearce cited a rapid decrease in prison inmate population, $500 million in education savings and higher employment among legal Arizona residents since SB 1070 was implemented just a year ago, proving illegal immigration should be looked at as an economic issue in addition to a national security issue.
France Stops All Italian Trains Carrying North African Immigrants
Excerpt: In dramatic scenes in Menton, in south east France, border guards including riot police halted hundreds of mainly North African men who have crossed from Libya and Tunisia. The trains, on which they travelled and which also contained political activists calling for better rights for immigrants, were attempting to cross from the nearby Italian border station of Ventimiglia. "Our orders are to cancel all services from Italy," said a spokesman for the French national train operator SNCF. He said the trains had been stopped on the orders of the Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture "until further notice". The Italian Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, directed his embassy in Paris to lodge a protest with France.
IPT Profiles Hamza Yusuf
Hamza Yusuf is a difficult man to figure out. As a new IPT profile on Yusuf shows, he believes that American culture "revels in" war and violence. He has argued that Muslims, including the inspiration for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, do not get justice in American courts. Yet, unlike one of his partners at Zaytuna, he has never flinched in acknowledging Muslims were behind the 9/11 attacks. He apologized for having called Judaism racist. He was embraced by the Bush White House after 9/11, but often sees America as a malevolent force in the world. Yusuf is founder and president of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, Calif., which seeks to become "the first accredited Muslim college in the United States." He also is a popular speaker and oft-quoted source in the media.
Important: Exchequer
Excerpt: Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade the long-term outlook for U.S. sovereign debt came as a shock. It shouldn't have. Credit-rating agencies (CRAs) such as S&P are a government-chartered cartel, with constraints on competition and a customer base guaranteed by statute. They are the sleepy backwaters of the financial world — and they are always the last to know. As one investment strategist put it to me this morning: We've been watching this train go by for a while now, and this is the caboose. The textbook example of this is the case of Enron. All of the credit-rating agencies had Enron rated like stacks of solid gold until a few weeks before Jeff Skillings's financial underpants finally hit his ankles. But long before the CRAs woke up, the markets had driven Enron's stock price down to almost nothing. The ratings agencies aren't the opening act — they're the fat lady sweating out the final aria in our national fiscal Götterdämmerung. A little over a year ago, the markets already were telling us that the government's story about how it is finally going to fix its finances is pure fiction.


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"The Psychopathy Checklist lets us discuss psychopaths with little risk that we are describing simple social deviance or criminality, or that we are mislabeling people who have nothing more in common than that they have broken the law," (Chapter 3,The Profile: Feelings and Relationships, p. 33).
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Daniel Boone Transit Receives Award
Daniel Boone Transit was awarded the Outstanding Public Transit System Award for Eastern Kentucky at the 2015 Kentucky Public Transit Association Conference held in Lexington, Kentucky, August 9-14, 2015. Daniel Boone Community Action Agency, Inc., dba Daniel Boone Transit, provides over 150,000 trips and travels over 2 million miles annually in the mountainous counties of Clay, Jackson, Lee, Owsley and Wolfe Counties.
Daniel Boone Transit operates on a demand-response system, which means you must call the transit office in your county and request transportation in advance of the trip. Transportation can be for shopping, medical appointments, education, employment or just to visit a friend, etc. Affordable fares are charged for transportation services.
This system is a consistent partner and valuable member of the public transit community and has been in operation since 1986. They can be relied upon by their communities and by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to continue to provide these invaluable services no matter the weather, the terrain, or economic turn. Customer service is the heart of the business. Every client is valued and treated with the utmost respect and care.
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The best part about this wonderful savoury roast pork recipe is that you can put in the oven and forget about until it's time to eat. Can be served over rice.
This was absolutely delicious. So glad I found this recipe. Pork shoulder is one of my favorite roasts -- it gets fall-apart-tender when you braise it like this. Wonderful flavors. My husband loved it. Will definitely make again. A few hints. I seared it in a dutch oven, then just added the rest of ingredients and braised it in the same pot. Cooked uncovered for the final half hour so the sauce would reduce slightly. Then to remove some of the fat, once cooked, I moved the roast to a platter, then put a colander over another pot and poured everything into it. Then I put the sauce into a fat separator, and put everything back into the pot together with the leftover juices (sans fat). Wonderful. - 11 Nov 2005 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
DELICIOUS. I followed the recipe almost to the T... I didn't have any shallots so I used green onions instead. Everything was great about this recipe. The smell of it while it was cooking made my neighboring apartment dwellers jealous. I will definitely make this again and again. UPDATE... I tried this again today. As I had plans that were going to keep me away from my home for the day, I decided to make this in my crockpot instead. It was even better! I followed the seasoning to the T... the only difference is that instead of roasting it in the oven, I cooked it on low for 8 hours in my crockpot. The crockpot is much smaller than my roasting pan so the liquids almost completely surrounded the pork. My boyfriend enjoyed it so much he went back for thirds! - 04 Oct 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Excellent recipe. The pork is melt-in-your-mouth tender. I substitued greem onions for shallots since I didn't have any and I omitted the beans because I just didn't want beans in the sauce. That didn't affect it at all. Will definitely make this again, perhaps next in the slow cooker. - 05 Dec 2006 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)


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In addition to the neurological and orthopedic deductions, Dr. Carmelo or Dr. Chris will conduct a physical examination as well as discuss your health and physical background. They may advise having a diagnostic image, including an X-ray, MRI, or a Nerve Conduction Velocity test, to help target the complication and provide recommendations for the most effective treatments. We treat each patient as an individual and carry out the most appropriate tests when warranted.
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New Tool Measures Impact of Brachial Plexus Injury
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2018 -- A new questionnaire can measure the impact of brachial plexus injury (BPI) and assess surgical outcomes, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Carol A. Mancuso, M.D., from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, and colleagues developed and tested a patient-derived questionnaire to measure the physical and psychological impact and outcomes of BPI. Patient scores using the questionnaire were compared to the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and RAND-36 measures. The questionnaire was developed with 23 patients in phase 1 and 50 patients in phase 2. Phase 3 involved selecting final items, developing a scoring system, and assessing validity.
The researchers developed a 43-item questionnaire with items grouped into four subscales: symptoms, limitations, emotion, and improvement expected (preoperative) or improvement received (postoperative). A score ranging from 0 to 100 can be calculated for each subscale. For the symptoms, limitations, and emotion subscales, preoperative scores were worse than postoperative scores (composite score of 48 versus 38; P = 0.05), and more improvement was expected than was received (69 versus 53; P = 0.01). Correlations with the DASH and RAND-36 for related scales were consistent and moderate, which indicates that the new questionnaire is valid.
"We developed a patient-derived questionnaire that measures the physical and psychological impact of BPI on preoperative and postoperative patients and the amount of improvement expected or received from surgery," the authors write. "This BPI-specific questionnaire enhances the comprehensive assessment of this population."
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The Audi A8 hybrid will begin start arriving at dealers in Germany and all other European countries in May. The standard-wheelbase version has a base price of €77,700, while the long version, which will follow a short time later, costs €85,400. A large share of the production is intended for export markets, primarily China.
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THE FRANKENSTRAT - was originally a japanese black strat copy, was bought from a son of a carpenter who did the artistic work and sold it with different pickups, hardware and scalloped neck. Few years later, except the body, everything was completely replaced. The current pickups are Dimrzio cruisers.
FIRST LOVE - Ilan's first guitar, was given as a gift at the age of 14.
A chinese Les Paul copy by S101, Gibson logo was faked on the headstock by seller.
Took part in all Bishgada's recordings.
HAPPY HEART - Vintage Zerosette guitar, was made in the '60.
Original single pickup was replaced for Seymour Duncan hot rodded set.
Was given as a gift by Yakov Lev-Sameach, A percussionist and musical instruments builder.
Two Tone JTM45 copy - hand made Marshall-based amp with some changes. Usually connected to a 212 custom cab, loaded with Celestion elements from '78 (The cab was given in a trade for CRate V50, the previous amp in "OUT OF THE ROCK" recordings, which can be heard at the song "Drive, Bach!".
Bsiab2 - Cranked Marshall style Distortion pedal, custom made by Michael Asouline.
Partzufuzz - an improved fuzz face (the printed name is hebrew translated). Was also built by Michael Asouline.
Mojo Chorus - custom made chourus/vibrato, was also built by Michael Asouline.
Micro Q tron - Ehx's Cool envelope filter, starring mainly in the songs "Wakey wakey" & "Horse carousel".
Vision wah - a special wah by Roger Mayer, currently replacing a modded vox 847.
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By Tiffany McClain
When you think of a town that is safe for LGBTQ people to live and raise families, you might not think about a place like Bethel, Alaska. Nearly 400 miles west of Anchorage and accessible only by air, snow machine, boat, or dog sled, it is the very definition of remote. The city's 6,000 residents—predominately of Yup'ik origin — live in houses built on stilts to prevent them from sinking into the earth. You look out a window from the city's edge and all you see is flat tundra, big sky, maybe the wide Kuskokwim River. You feel like you're on the edge of the world even though you know that somewhere out there are the 56 villages for which Bethel serves as the health, educational, and commercial hub.
Earlier this month, Amy White and I traveled to Bethel to share information about our scholarship and grant programs and to meet people who could offer some insight into the experiences of LGBTQ people living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
Why is Pride Foundation interested in Bethel?
There are many reasons why, but the one that seems to take people most by surprise is that there actually is a significant population of "out" LGBTQ people there. Usually, we talk about rural LGBTQ communities in terms of the challenges that they face: fear, isolation, close-mindedness. But what I learned during our trip to Bethel is that it's important not to generalize about what the rural experience is like for LGBTQ people.
While those of us who love our urban amenities can't imagine it, there are LGBTQ people who live on the tundra and —in contrast to the stories we hear of scared, isolated youth—do so happily. I am talking about people like Kevin Kristof and Sean Brown, who hosted a house party for Pride Foundation while we were in town. They're married, have been living in Bethel for ten years, and now have a very happy, chatty 18-month old daughter. Every day, just by living their lives, Kevin and Sean challenge our perceptions of what is possible and acceptable not only in rural communities, but in all of Alaska.
Granted, Kevin and Sean are professional white adults who have access to resources and an amount of independence that allows them to create a safe bubble in which to establish and raise a family. Nonetheless it's heartening to know that there are LGBTQ people living openly in Bethel who prove that queer youth don't need to move to a big city in order to see that LGBTQ people can lead contended, productive lives.
Not surprisingly, we didn't meet any openly gay or lesbian youth while we were in Bethel and so it's difficult to generalize about what their experience might be. But we did meet school social workers, professors, village outreach workers, and a group of teenage anti-violence advocates at the Tundra Women's Coalition who have had students and peers come out to them and wanted to know how to make their schools more inclusive, their communities safer, and to spread the word about Pride Foundation's scholarship program.
I'm not saying Bethel is a perfect place for LGBTQ families and youth. There are not very many out adult men, there is no GSA in town, not a single church that bills itself as welcoming and affirming, and while there are plenty of open-minded people who want to be able to help young LGBTQ folks, they don't necessarily have the resources—or the level of comfort—to do so effectively.
But resources are easy to share and the more frequently conversations about LGBTQ issues are broached, the more comfortable allies will become in having them. What I'm saying is this: Bethel, Alaska is extreme in many ways, but the extreme points of its nature seem to have more to do with their geography and history than the state of their LGBTQ community.


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Our Elf on the Shelf, Christina Marie, brought my kids some Mini Marshmallow Snowman Treats this morning. They came running up the stairs to tell me that they had found Christina Marie on our mantel with a bag of marshmallows and a little note. They didn't want to chance touching her so could I PLLLLEEEASSSSE come help?
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Place three mini marshmallows onto a toothpick
Melt some chocolate chips or a chocolate bar in the microwave – use short bursts of 30 seconds, stirring in between.
Dip a toothpick into the chocolate and carefully draw the eyes, mouth, buttons and twig arms onto the marshmallows.
Cut an orange fruit snack into a carrot shape and stick it onto the top marshmallow to form the nose. It should stick by itself, but if it doesn't, add a dab of chocolate to help it stay in place.


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Looks like we're in for another wild Google ride, and if early indications are accurate, this one may rival the November 2003 Google ranking algorithm update for shaking up the rankings and shaking down some of the top place holders.
Google, as any good SEO company knows, rewards sites for content. Specifically, for relevant, informative, non-repetitive and routinely updated text content. This matches well with their stated desire to give the highest rankings to the most relevant sites. Therefore it would seem that the sites with the most pages would rank the highest, and in many categories, that has seemed to be true.
The problem is, having what one person described as a "mega-site" does not necessarily mean you have a relevant and informative website. In fact, many people have pointed out that unless that huge site is a directory or a major discussion forum along the lines of WebProWorld, repetition is inevitable. Some, most or all of those pages are so repetitive as to be considered spam. These pages are ranked all over Google, and are crowding out many smaller, worthy sites.
Webmasters and administrators are now seeing a new Googlebot crawling their sites, and are reporting associated changes in ranking. The changes would appear to be good news for the owners, webmaster and SEO's of smaller websites: Webmaster of "mega-sites" are reporting dropping rankings, while webmasters of smaller sites are reporting improvements.
From the point of view of most webmasters and most web users, this is almost certainly good news! Smaller businesses lack the resources to create giant websites, pay for hosting, and maintain them. Web users don't appreciate seeing a bunch of repetitive spam pages in the results when they are trying to find unique, useful information.
The November update last year led to some major changes in website design and marketing, including the demise of most link farms and other exploits. If the new Googlebot performs as expected, this too could lead to some very positive changes on the World Wide Web. Sites would most likely be more streamlined, eliminating the padding and getting straight to the point. Repetitive pages would disappear. Hopefully, search results would yield more unique information and less repetition.
As both an internet marketer and an internet user, I welcome anything that can cut down on spam. If this new ranking algorithm works, it is to be hoped that search engine users will respond favorably, and that MSN and Yahoo! are taking notes.


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This stunning and stylish showroom has been architecturally designed to suit a variety of customer meeting spaces and showcase an extraordinary selection of prestige vehicles.
An exciting and substantial complex, the building was deliberately constructed to feature striking surrounds and to provide an extremely comfortable environment in which to view an unprecedented array of prestige motor vehicles.