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The House Committee on the Judiciary held a March 5 hearing entitled "Enhancing American Competitiveness through Skilled Immigration." The goal of the hearing was to investigate whether US policy blocks the path towards citizenship for immigrants with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) began the hearing by expressing his interest in promoting entrepreneurial success as it contributes to US economic competitiveness. He believes that the US must encourage American students to study STEM fields and would like those students to have fair access to institutions of higher education, particularly in cases where American students need financial aid but are competing in the admissions process against foreign students who do not. He was particularly interested in exploring whether safeguards on H-1B visas, which were put in place to protect American workers, were working as they should. He stated that high skilled immigration policy should ensure economic growth, attract the best and brightest students, and nurture the careers of American students who study STEM fields.
Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) highlighted a 2005 report by the National Academies which concluded that US leadership in science and technology is eroding. She explained that the US has a unique ability to innovate and design new ideas and technology. She cited that 40 percent of global research and development spending is produced by the US and that 35 percent of science and engineering articles published are done so by the US. She expressed concern that the diminishing leadership in science and technology will have economic consequences since work done by scientists and engineers creates jobs for the other 96 percent of the population.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) posed many questions in his opening remarks including whether the US should select only 12 percent of immigrants on the basis of education and skill. "Does this make sense given the international economic competition that America faces? … Does this make sense given that Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada each year select over 60% of immigrants on the basis of skills and education?" He was interested in aspects of high-skilled immigration policy including: possible improvements to temporary visa programs for skilled workers and entrepreneurs, reducing backlogs for some employment-based green cards, and helping the US retain more foreign graduates from American universities.
Four witnesses testified. Bruce Morrison, Chairman of Morrison Public Affairs Group testified on behalf of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). His testimony focused on issues surrounding the number of green cards available for skilled immigrants. The challenge for reform of skilled immigration, he believes, is to avoid the trap of inconsistency between the stated intent of guest-worker programs, which is for those workers to work temporarily in the US, and the actual reality of these programs which is that the workers use H-1B visas as a means to become permanent residents. He noted that this temporary status does not provide security or the autonomy of a green card leaving immigrants tied to particular employers. Morrison offered suggestions to make direct access to green cards a convenient route for sponsoring employers thus eliminating the need for immigrants to remain in "temporary status."
Dean Garfield, President and CEO of Information Technology Industry Council reiterated that the "skilled immigration system is broken and does not serve our national interests" as he suggested that Congress address four basic components of the high skilled immigration system. First, he stated that any reform should address the thousands of skilled job openings and accelerate job creation for new businesses since these job openings represent lost economic growth and are drivers of the ecosystem for entrepreneurial innovation. Next, Morrison supported skilled immigration reform that would supplement the US workforce. He stated that the US should "protect both the American worker and the American economy by having H-1B visa availability rise and fall with market demand." This was proposed in recent legislation, S. 169 the I-Squared Act. Third, he suggested that high skilled immigration should maximize the work done in the US that would otherwise be shipped overseas. Lastly, Morrison hoped that skilled immigration would allow for the investment of "effective education and training programs for future US innovators and entrepreneurs."
Deepak Kamra, General Partner of Canaan Partners provided a summary of the combination of the venture-backed startup economy and contributions from immigrant entrepreneurs. Together both of these "are instrumental in maintaining our global economic leadership." Kamra stressed that "America is at risk for losing this coveted group of entrepreneurs to foreign countries" because "our legal immigration policies have essentially sent a message to these talented people that we do not want them here in the United States" and because of "the reality that we are no longer the only destination for high tech, high growth start-up companies."
Benjamin Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Council, stated that "the role of immigrants as job creators, entrepreneurs, and innovators, is not an isolated enterprise. It is an integral component of systematic immigration reform. Unfortunately, in the highly politicized immigration debate of the last 10 years, the nuanced and complex role immigration plays in American economic growth, business development, and global competitiveness has too often been reduced to a few buzz words and myths designed to minimize the importance of immigration reform in this area, or to pit native-born workers against their foreign-born colleagues." In his testimony, he reviewed research supporting a "revitalized immigration system," addressed common misconceptions, and suggested policy changes that would help support the innovation economy.
Members focused their questions on addressing details of the current immigration that provide barriers to high-skilled immigrants. Goodlatte was interested in whether there was a way for employers to provide a trial period for immigrants before investing in the more permanent immigrant status. Goodlatte was concerned that immigrant graduate students seeking employment following graduation needed to apply for H-1B visas because of a delay in the green card system and questioned the efficiency of that process.
Lofgren emphasized that the current system is not competitive. She highlighted the salary differences between STEM workers. She asked witnesses to offer suggestions about ways to make STEM more accessible as a part of STEM immigration reform.
There was agreement on both sides of the aisle. Lofgren noted that "we can't tell from the testimony who is the majority witness (witness chosen to testify by the Republican Party) and who is the minority (witness chosen to testify by the Democratic Party) witness." Lofgren emphasized that both sides are in agreement as to the importance of this issue and that there is a need to "iron out the details."


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Tonight's Winter Olympics (NBC at 8 p.m.) coverage has the top U.S. contender in women's slalom, Mikaela Shiffrin, going for gold, as well as the men's speedskating competition and finals in short track.
Oprah Winfrey catches up with actress-model-television personality Brooke Burke-Charvet and actors Robby Benson and Jackée Harry on "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" (OWN at 9).
"Shark Tank" (ABC at 9) pitches include a bicycle cart usng pedal power to make juice and smoothies, a spy school run by a former CIA agent, a retired pro wrestler's yoga program and an Atlanta woman's Southern breakfast recipes.
Seth Meyers surprises an Army veteran who's about to get hitched on the first of two new episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress" (TLC at 9). Another bride makes a 4,000-mile trip from Alaska to find the perfect dress.
There's plenty of trouble on "Gold Rush" (Discovery at 9) as Dustin is back from the mountains, Todd's claim owner arrives unannounced and Parker perilously tries out a new piece of equipment.
From the Public Theater in New York City, Sting performs songs from his 2013 album and Broadway-bound musical "The Last Ship," backed by a 14-piece band on "Sting: The Last Ship" (MPT at 9 and WETA at 9:45).
A bride considers wearing a 70-year-old dress that both her mother and grandmother wore on "Something Borrowed, Something New" (TLC at 10), but she also wants to start a tradition of her own.
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" (Food at 10) visits the East Village for a four-star burger and Eureka, Calif., for roasted oysters and wild mushroom cobbler.
RETURNING SHOW': Season 2 of "Hello Ross" (E! at 10) kicks off with star guest Brandi Glanville from "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
Justin Timberlake is on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC at 11:30). Could that mean another brilliant installment of the History of Rap?
Actress Pauley Perrette and comedian Jeff Caldwell stop by the "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS at 11:35), with musical guest Lake Street Drive.
Actors Nathan Fillion and Abbie Cornish come to "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC at 11:35), with a musical performance from Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith.

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Megill Impressive in 6-1 Victory over Saint Mary's
Trevor Megill tossed seven innings and did not allow an earned run.
March 23, 2013
MORAGA, Calif. -
Sophomore Trevor Megill did not allow an earned run over seven innings of work on Saturday as LMU (10-12, 3-2 WCC) earned a 6-1 victory over host Saint Mary's (6-17, 0-2 WCC) as part of a three-game WCC series being played at Louis Guisto Field over the weekend. Megill, who improved to 2-2 with the victory, needed just 75 pitches to get through the seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out three.
Megill faced the minimum through six frames, inducing an inning-ending double play after allowing a hit in the third inning before Colton Plaia threw out a runner trying to steal following a two-out single in the fourth. LMU used a trio of relievers on Saturday, beginning with senior Matt Florer. Florer allowed a pair of hits before handing the ball over to Bret Dahlson. The right-hander got the first two outs of the seventh and passed the torch to sophomore lefty Brandon Horth. Horth dealt the final 1.1 perfect innings, striking out a pair to earn his first save of the year.
Seniors Matt Lowenstein, Cullen Mahoney and Colton Plaia all collected a pair of hits in the victory, with Mahoney and Plaia scoring twice. Lowenstein notched his fifth triple of the year, while Plaia managed a RBI-double in the three-run ninth inning to put the game out of reach. Sophomore Tanner Donnels recorded a pair of RBI to push the Lions to victory.
Left-hander Jordan Mills got the start and took the loss for Saint Mary's, allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks over six innings of work. The decision dropped Mills to 1-3 on the year.
LMU got on the board first in the third inning, plating a pair of runs and capitalizing on a Saint Mary's error. Mahoney got aboard with a single to right field to start the inning before Plaia reached on a fielder's choice and an error that allowed Mahoney to slide safely into second base. One of LMU's five sacrifice bunts on the day moved the runners up 90 feet before a wild pitch and a Tommy Cheek RBI-groundout put the Lions on the board.
The two teams traded a run in the seventh inning as Donnels drew a bases-loaded walk to force in a run for LMU, while an error charged to Cole Trezek came back to bite LMU when Anthony Villa traded an out for a run with a RBI-groundout to shortstop in the home-half of the inning.
The Lions added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth, turning a 3-1 lead into a 6-1 advantage. Plaia posted his RBI-double to bring home Lowenstein before a sacrifice fly from Donnels and a well-executed suicide squeeze from Brice Savage pushed the final two runs of the game across.
LMU will look for a sweep of Saint Mary's tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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Migrant boy, 10, is dubbed 'Little Picasso'
Farhad Nouri said drawing helps him cope with living in a Serbian refugee camp, where is stranded with his family.Read the full story ›
- ITV Report
Balkan tempers flare over Serbia train slogan
Kosovo prevented the train, which bears the slogan 'Kosovo is Serbia[n]', from crossing into its territory.Read the full story ›
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Thousands of refugees at risk of hypothermia in Serbia
Refugees stranded in the freezing cold in Serbia are being treated for frostbite and are at risk of hypothermia, MSF is warning.Read the full story ›
Serbian Prime Minister claims victory in general election
Serbia's pro-western Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has claimed victory in the country's general election with his his conservative Progressive Party winning half of the votes cast.
"The citizens of Serbia again gave us the honour to lead the government," Vučić told supporters.
Vučić called an election two years early, saying he wanted secure a mandate from voters to negotiate joining the European Union.
The result gives the Progressive party another parliamentary majority.
Hungary police use teargas to disperse border crowd
Police in Hungary used tear gas to disperse a crowd of people at a migrant reception area near Roszke, on the Serbian border.
Reuters report that officers had rounded up 300-400 undocumented migrants and refugees and were addressing them through loudhailers after television cameras showed tear gas being sprayed earlier.
The Hungarian government has recently said it my use its army to protect the border.
A vast razor-wire border fence is also nearing completion, prompting concerns that a surge of migrants and refugees may rush to cross the frontier before it is completed.
Last week, Macedonian police used stun grenades to stop migrants crossing border on the route to the European Union through the Balkans - widely regarded as a safer - but still perilous - crossing than the Mediterranean Sea.
Albania awarded win for abandoned Serbia match
Albania have been awarded a victory over Serbia by the top sports court after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned when a drone with a political banner flew into the stadium in Belgrade in October.
The drone trailing a pro-Albania flag was the responsibility of the Albania FA according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the judgement ruled the abandoned match - the decision was taken by English referee Martin Atkinson - was due to the violent reaction from Serbian fans and stewards.
The CAS overturned UEFA's original sanction and awarded Albania a 3-0 win, ordered three points be deducted from Serbia. Both Albania and Serbia FAs have been fined 100,000 euros.
The CAS ruling states: "The panel found that the match stoppage and the eventual abandonment of the match were caused by security lapses of the organisers and acts of violence exerted on the Albanian players by the Serbian fans and at least one security steward.
"In light of this finding, the CAS panel has decided that the UEFA European Championship qualifying Group I match between Serbia and Albania be deemed to have been forfeited by the Serbia FA by the score of 0:3.
"The CAS went on to find, in line with UEFA, that the Albania FA was responsible for the drone operated during the match, carrying a banner depicting Albanian nationalistic and patriotic symbols, and confirmed the fine of 100,000 euro imposed on the Albania FA."
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Albania awarded victory over Serbia for 'drone' match
Albania have been awarded victory over Serbia for Euro 2016 qualifier abandoned when tempers flared because of pro-Albanian bannerRead the full story ›
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Seven men arrested over 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Prosecutors in Serbia have reportedly made the first arrests of people suspected of carrying out the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.Read the full story ›
Military helicopter carrying sick baby crashes near airport
A military helicopter carrying an ill baby for treatment has crashed in thick fog near an airport in the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
The child, who was suffering from respiratory problems, was picked up by the helicopter after the ambulance it was travelling in got blocked by a landslide in the southern region of Raska, Serbia's B92 broadcaster reported.
Seven people - four crew, two medical workers and the baby, are believed to have been killed in the crash on Friday evening, though there is not yet any official word on casualties.
The Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopter came down "in the wider area" of Belgrade airport, the defence ministry said. "The control tower lost contact with the helicopter at 22.31," it said.
UN court: Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide
The UN's highest court has ruled that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide against each other's populations during the Balkan wars that followed the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Peter Tomka, president of the International Court of Justice, said many crimes had been committed by both countries' forces during the conflict.
However, the intent to commit genocide - by "destroying a population in whole or in part" - had not been proven against either country, he added.


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- $100M to be invested in next 10 years
- Ambitions to host the Rugby World Cup
(CNN)China is making headlines with its stratospheric spending on global football stars -- but is it also undergoing a rugby revolution?
"The numbers in China are obviously mind-boggling," World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper tells CNN. "As a nation, it's the No. 1 target not just for sport but all businesses.
"We have a fixed objective of one million players in 10 years, but that's being readjusted by the federation to five years I believe. That's a pretty meteoric rise."
A year ago, it had 76,000 rugby players. In 2016, another 60,000 Chinese were introduced to the oval-ball sport, and officials there hope for as many as a million players in five years.
The country's politicians and sporting powers are keen on a quick step to rugby hegemony. A $100 million deal to market rugby in China was signed in October, and the effects of the long-term project are already beginning to be felt.
"Nowadays, a lot more people in China recognize the beauty of rugby," Cui Weihong, secretary-general of the China Rugby Football, told CNN.
"That's why we're continuously trying to push for the progressive development of rugby in China."
As its population approaches 1.5 billion -- roughly 20% of the world's total -- it is understandable that World Rugby is leaping at the chance for the game to conquer the territory. But is it really possible to achieve such a gargantuan rise in playing numbers in such a short space of time?
The $100M, 10-year plan
While playing numbers alone are not enough to ensure China becomes a global force in the game, there are notably other initiatives -- primarily the $100 million agreed investment in the game over the next 10 years by Alisports, the sports arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba.
The most recent success of the project included live-streaming of tournaments to increase the sport's fan base.
"We're very happy, because this is the first time we've used a platform to live-broadcast a national rugby tournament," Daniel Tao, Sports Events Operation Director of Alisport, told CNN.
"We can see thousands of people, they can watch the games through their mobile phones, tablets, or at home.
"This is a brand new sport to the Chinese. I remember only 20 years ago, rugby came down to China. It's not like other sports like tennis and football. Rugby is a new game for the Chinese; we try our best to do our job, to encourage more people to participate in the sport."
The investment also includes a "Get Into Rugby" initiative being set up at 10,000 universities and in schools across 20 of the country's 23 provinces.
There is an ambitious plan to train up 30,000 coaches and 15,000 match officials in the next four years, and a push to structure a XVs competition plus a professional sevens league.
Gene Tong, the regional training manager for Asia Rugby, has been in China since 2014.
He believes the sport is on the precipice of a big breakthrough in the next three years, with the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Olympics sevens tournaments to be hosted by neighbor Japan.
"It could possibly be the golden era for rugby in China, as more schools and universities are taking up the game across the whole of China and World Rugby's programs are gaining popularity and being well accepted in China," Tong told CNN.
"Rugby in China has great potential for growth and is set to see unprecedented growth over the new few years."
Tong acknowledges that basketball and football are much more popular in China, but points to sevens "gaining new fans" in particular.
Can China follow Japan's lead?
Sevens' rise has had a strong effect on rugby's global growth, and the longstanding Hong Kong sevens tournament -- one of the most iconic events in the rugby calendar -- regularly attracts 120,000 fans across its three days.
But Gosper -- himself a former player in both formats of the sport -- is planning a "dual attack" in China.
"The foundation of this great game is in XVs but sevens is obviously now an Olympic sport, which gives it huge credibility in China," he adds.
China's rugby revolution is akin -- albeit a more muted version -- to Chinese President Xi Jinping's quest to turn the country into a footballing superpower.
Rugby's resurgence also has presidential backing, but it pales into sporting insignificance in comparison to football.
One football academy alone, that of Guangzhou Evergrande, has been set up with a budget of $185 million.
The end game is for China to be a superpower in XVs, a gold medal contender in sevens at the Olympics and a World Cup host -- although all three ultimate ambitions are understandably some way off.
"But who would have thought Japan would be World Cup hosts a few years ago?" Gosper adds.
"It's Japan next, you've got the bidders for 2023, then there's potential in the US, Argentina's putting its hands up. And I'm sure the long-term ambition is that for China.
"They're willing to play the long game but they have to prove their credentials to the World Rugby Council. They'll need to fill between 1.8 and two million tickets, and to be a credible host. That doesn't happen overnight."
Sevens shortcut?
China is one of rugby's minnows. In XVs, it is ranked 68th, a place below Chinese Taipei and just one above Papua New Guinea.
Sevens, however, looks likely to supply a quicker route to the world stage.
China already has a notable presence in that regard with the annual Hong Kong Sevens, but there is also a push for a tournament on the mainland, potentially in Shanghai.
Gosper suggests that could initially take the form of an end-of-season sevens event away from the official calendar.
"Obviously a sevens team can get up to a competitive standard more quickly than XVs," the Australian says. "I think in four years' time we'll see China there with a men's and women's team."
That, in part, is expected to be helped by an influx of overseas players and more experienced rugby coaches, as has been the custom with China's top football clubs.
Such a practice has also helped Japan's national team rise as a rugby power -- in 2015 it shocked two-time champion South Africa at the World Cup, and last year its sevens team reached the semifinals of the Olympic men's tournament in Rio. Both squads were a mix of local and naturalized overseas players.
'English-style olive ball'
Despite its low numbers, rugby has a relatively lengthy history in China. It dates back to 1867 in Shanghai, where a version of the game is first thought to have been played, although it took until the first decade of the 20th century for the city to have its first dedicated rugby club.
Much of the playing numbers in China had previously been in the military, seen as a perfect backdrop for training soldiers.
A professional XVs club league is planned for 2018, while the spread of the sport will be aided by being televised on CCTV5 and E platforms through Alisports.
But for now it doesn't pay. Rugby players with the few top sides earn the equivalent of $500 a month playing a game which literally translates as "English-style olive ball" in Mandarin.
Despite that, "olive ball" looks here to stay in China. What price on it being a World Cup host and even champion in the decades to come?


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Smithsonian Profile: Margaret Salazar-Porzio, Curator of Latino History and Culture
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Newswise — Smithsonian curator Margaret Salazar-Porzio helps tell the story of Latinos in the United States by acquiring objects and developing exhibits at the National Museum of American History. Her expertise is national identity, citizenship and race in the U.S., and U.S. Latino history and culture.
Salazar-Porzio's work supports the Smithsonian's efforts to increase the Latino presence within its museums, collections, research and programs.


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6 How did the geography of the Italian peninsula influence
the development of the Roman Empire?
(1) The unnavigable rivers in the northern part of the peninsula protected the Romans from
their neighbors.
(2) The harsh climate prevented agricultural production on the Italian peninsula.
(3) The lengthy, rugged seacoast encouraged frequent invasions of the Italian peninsula.
(4) The location of the peninsula contributed to Roman control of the Mediterranean region.
7 • Hinduism was the dominant religion.
• Murals were painted on the Ajanta cave walls.
• The concept of zero and the decimal system were introduced.
Which empire is described by these statements?
(1) Gupta (3) Persian
(2) Maurya (4) British
8 The early Russian civilization adopted the Eastern Orthodox
religion, the Cyrillic alphabet,
and different styles of art and architecture through contact with
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(2) conquering Mongol invaders
(3) Vikings from northern Europe
(4) missionaries from the Byzantine Empire
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(2) contributed to economic growth and cultural advancement
(3) increased contact with the Americas
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lava-tool 0.11.1
Command line utility for Linaro validation services
This source package contains the command-line tool for interacting with the various services built by the Linaro (www.linaro.org) Infrastructure Team.
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$ lava job new file.json # creates file.json from a template $ lava job submit file.json # submits file.json to a remote LAVA server $ lava job run file.json # runs file.json on a local LAVA device
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$ lava testdef new file.yml # creates file.yml from a template $ lava testdef submit file.yml # submits file.yml to a remote LAVA server $ lava testdef run file.yml # runs file.yml on a local LAVA device
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RUDDOCK, La. - An 18-wheel gravel truck crashed off of I-55 northbound near Ruddock and went into the water, after being cut off by a pickup truck around 9:30 a.m., according to State Police.
Witnesses said Good Samaritans pulled a woman and child from the water. In all, three members of a family were taken from the water and all were said to be safe, though suffering from mild to moderate injuries.
State Police are looking for a pickup truck that was pulling a trailer and cut off the gravel truck, sending it over the railing to the water below.
Traffic was temporarily halted on I-55 northbound between Old U.S. 51 and Manchac. Traffic was flowing again by 10:45 a.m.
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Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort Improves Staff Communication by Over 60%
November 29, 2017 4:38am
Aruba's Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort, which implemented ALICE's full suite of hospitality technology products in August of this year, can already report meaningful improvements in staff communication and guest satisfaction. The intimate and picturesque resort, set on award-winning Eagle Beach, is using ALICE Staff, ALICE Concierge, and ALICE Guest to align its front of house and back of house teams, as well as provide its guests with convenient ways to get in touch with the hotel. ALICE is the hospitality industry's leading operations technology, connecting every department of a hotel with one platform for all staff communication and guest requests. ALICE recently acquired concierge software provider GoConcierge to augment its technology and customer service offering.
Before implementing ALICE in the summer of 2017, staff at Amsterdam Manor communicated with one another primarily through radios, emails, and phone calls. This siloed method of communication challenged accountability and alignment (it wasn't uncommon for multiple of the resort's hyper-attentive staff members to address the same concern simultaneously), and, in the case of radios, created a noisy distraction for both guests and staff. When staff were out of range of the radios, or didn't respond right away, staff would spend time tracking each other down across the 13-acre property, hampering productivity.
Now, after only a few months of using ALICE, Amsterdam Manor's General Manager Alfred Kaufmann estimates communication complications have been reduced by some 60- to 70%. Whereas previously, determining the status of a guest request required a chain of exchanges between staff members, now, everyone on staff can log into ALICE and immediately see the status of the guest request or internal work order.
Kaufmann says his staff have responded enthusiastically to how much easier ALICE has made communication and coordination. "My staff can now quickly check in with each other online. When someone comes on shift, they can just post a short message, 'Hey guys, I'm here,' and everyone who needs to know, is notified seamlessly." The GM also says he's pleased with how open staff of all ages have been to embrace the technology. Earlier concerns about whether some of his staff would be as quick to take to ALICE as others were quickly allayed, once everyone saw how useful this new type of communication would be.
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Friday, June 27, 2014
TWO catamarans from the US are expected to begin providing much needed medical services in the Lau and Yasawa groups by July 4.
Speaking during an interview, Minister for Health Doctor Neil Sharma said the two floating health care clinics would have local doctors and nurses providing health services for those in these maritime zones.
Dr Sharma said they would officially launch the joint partnership between the ministry and the American volunteer group known as Sea Mercy next week.
"Sea Mercy has two catamarans which will be launched by the Prime Minister Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama," he said.
"This will also include the launching of the brand new sea ambulance for Lomaloma in Vanuabalavu in the Lau Group.
"The two catamarans will be staffed by American doctors, nurses, dentists including our local team."
Dr Sharma said one of the catamarans would be based in the Yasawas while the other one would be based in Lau.
"The team will carry out six to seven trips before leaving our waters as the hurricane season approaches.
"This will form a relief for the amount of money that government currently spends on transportation of medical emergency cases in maritime zones.
"We are trying to improve the facilities out there and putting up more nurses and doctors so they can treat them there."
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If you were working from a menu of "crowd-pleasing movie conventions," you could do worse than to mark these boxes: South of France, food, Indian culture, Helen Mirren. Mix with a generous amount of sugar and a brief nod to social concern, and you will have a sure-fire profit machine that goes by the title "The Hundred-Foot Journey."
To be sure, this film doesn't stumble into its formula by mere calculation. There's a great deal of expertise involved: Director Lasse Hallstrom knows how to keep things tidy, and screenwriter Steven Knight has the fine "Eastern Promises" and "Dirty Pretty Things" to his credit.
Two of the film's producers are named Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey; last time I checked, their grasp of what the public wants has left no one in their immediate families noticeably lacking for the basic amenities. Such skill is on the screen, and "The Hundred-Foot Journey" is pleasant product, even if it seems as premeditated as a Marvel Comics blockbuster.
The zaniness begins when the Kadam family, newly arrived in France from India, fetch up with car trouble in a small town. Restaurateurs by trade, they seize the opportunity to open an Indian place — in a spot across the street from a celebrated bastion of French haute cuisine, Le Saule Pleureur.
This Michelin-starred legend is run by frosty Madame Mallory (Mirren), whose demeanor is the direct opposite of the earthy Kadam patriarch (Om Puri, a crafty old pro). It's culinary and cultural war, but will the cooking genius of Papa's twentysomething son Hassan (Manish Dayal) be denied?
Madame Mallory can recognize the innate talent of a chef by asking a prospect to cook an omelet in her presence. You can already hear the eggs breaking in Hassan's future — the movie's like that.
Daval is a good-looking and likable leading man, so it's too bad he's given an unpersuasive love story with Madame Mallory's sous-chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon). Le Bon, a pretty actress, doesn't look convinced by the love story, either — her facial expression perpetually conveys the silent question, "Are you sure this is in the script?"
Mirren hits her marks, and the food is of course drooled over. In setting up its culture clash, the film is firmly on the side of the Kadams and their generous portions and against all those snooty-noses across the street. Nobody seems to realize that this airless fairy tale is made with the immaculate authority of La Saule Pleureur, not the freewheeling fun of Maison Mumbai.
"The Hundred-Foot Journey" (2 stars)
An immigrant family sets up an Indian restaurant across the road from a bastion of haute cuisine (ruled over by imperious Helen Mirren) in a small town in France. The young Indian chef (Manish Daval) is a genius, but will the humble place survive? This tidy film is so crowd-pleasing it seems as airless as a Marvel blockbuster.
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ATLANTA Tony Gonzalez has been in Willie Smith's shoes, and he's glad those days are over. No more watching game film to figure out how to slow down the NFL's active sack leader. No more John Abraham-induced nightmares off the edge. After all, Abraham, one of the league's premier sack specialists, is now Gonzalez's teammate on the undefeated Falcons. "I remember playing against him when I was younger. I couldn't block him," Gonzalez said following Atlanta's 23-20 last-minute win over the Oakland Raiders. Smith, the Raiders' second-year offensive tackle out of East Carolina, knows the feeling. In just the sixth start of his young career, Smith, filling in for Oakland starter Khalif Barnes, often found himself lining up across from the Falcons' No. 55 a numerical value representative of yardage lost in the Georgia Dome. The result: three Abraham sacks, including a third-quarter quarterback takedown that caused a fumble, led to a game-tying field goal and shifted the contest's momentum. For Abraham, now in his 13th NFL season, it was nothing personal with the young tackle. It's business; the daily grind. "I try to look at everybody the same. ... I just hope I can get some more one-on-ones. And, you know, when I get an opportunity one-on-one I know I gotta win," he said. "So I don't really look down on anybody, I feel I can beat anybody. I mean, you gotta go in that way to play the game. If you ask a fighter if he's gonna win, you gotta always feel like you're gonna win." It's somewhat redeeming for Abraham to be at the top of his game for the unblemished Falcons, especially in a season bearing a personal blemish off the field. He was arrested on two counts of obstruction on Sept. 25 following a strange incident near his condo in Atlantic Station. Police said he refused instructions, which led to the arrest. He called the incident a case of bad timing. But his timing on rushing the quarterback has remained constatnt: Quick. Abraham, a man who shies away from the media spotlight off the field, will find it hard to duck reporters with such exemplary play. He's notched six sacks in 2012, which will likely land him in the league's top-10 in sacks after this week is finished. Aside from logging at least three sacks for the eighth time in his career, Abraham also forced the Raiders into a few holding calls, which he considered warranted. Actually, he said, it's about time. "You can ask any defensive lineman or person on defense that plays interior that they get held every time," Abraham, who now has 118 career sacks, joked in the locker room. "You know, I was just happy to get some calls in open spaces that they can see it and the referees did a good job calling what they need to call." Behind the constant pressure on Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer a veteran in his own right Atlanta's defense forced two turnovers, the fifth time it has done so in six games. The disruptive effect even led to the most pivotal moment of the game: An interception by cornerback Asante Samuel returned for a touchdown. At this point, it seems less likely to wonder if the unit will step up in key moments, but rather when. One thing Falcons defenders lacked following another last-second field goal by kicker-playing-hero Matt Bryant was shock. Is it surprising that the team is 6-0? "No." Is it surprising that you guys can squeak out these late-game heroics? "No." Is it surprising that your 34-year-old defensive end is still wreaking havoc on 20-something tackles? Heck no. "Football is a game of angles, it's a game of two-foot space that you've gotta beat your guy in. It's hard to master that. You think about that: two-foot space, moving here, moving there," 16-year veteran Gonzalez said. "Most of those guys are faster than me, but I will come out of my break and I will get that angle quicker than you because I know the game. And that's what (Abraham) does. He's out there setting 'em up, setting 'em up. "You know, it's chess for a defensive end going against a tackle. He's a chess master." Maybe that's why Willie Smith looked like a rook.
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A study published in BMJ Open found cases rose by 15% between 2000 and 2009, with teenage girls most at risk. Researchers said the true numbers affected may be far higher as many do not seek medical help.
A team led by Dr Nadia Micali from the University College London examined data from the General Practice Database, containing records of 5% of the UK population.
They found 9,072 cases of eating disorders between January 2000 and December 2009 among this subset of the population.
It suggests there were around 180,000 cases across the UK in this time.
Researchers discovered that between 2000 and 2009, rates of eating disorders among 10- to 49-year-olds increased from 32.3 to 37.2 cases per 100,000 people.
Researchers found that eating disorders were most common among girls aged 15-19 years old and boys aged 10-14.
'More common than type 1 diabetes'
Anorexia nervosa accounted for 23% of cases and bulimia nervosa 38%, although both remained stable over the decade. The increase in diagnoses overall was driven by cases of 'eating disorder not otherwise specified', which made up 39% of all cases over this time.
The findings suggest there are 4,610 new cases of eating disorders in girls aged 15-19 each year across the UK.
Researchers said that among girls aged 10-19, there are nine times as many new cases of eating disorders as new cases of type 1 diabetes.
They said cases may be due to better detection or a real rise in cases.
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I've just recently arrived in Atlanta, getting hotel sorted out and grabbing a bite to eat with a friend who was on the same flight from Vancouver. Besides being singularly amused that most of the people I met in the first few minutes after reaching the hotel were Vancouverites - Paul Prescod and Philip Mansfield - I also JUST missed the speaker's reception, so will likely be doing my networking tomorrow.
I have noticed that the Hilton's internet access, even in the rooms, could definitely use some work - though with dozens of geeks no doubt all pounding the server all at the same time, perhaps this isn't as unusual as it seems. Still, paying $10 american a night for iffy Internet access is definitely a little disappointing. (Article continued ...)
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Hedge funds had one of worst year's ever in 2011
The final result for 2011 is in: hedge funds posted one of their worst annual performances ever, according to data released on Monday.
The average hedge fund sank 4.8 percent in 2011, data compiled by Hedge Fund Research showed. The Standard and Poor's 500 stock index, by comparison, ended the year roughly flat. In 2010, the average hedge fund rose by more than 10 percent.
2011 marks only the third calendar year since HFR began measuring industry-wide performance in 1990 that hedge funds have finished in the red.
It is also the industry's second decline in four years.
Even though the fourth quarter of 2011 saw hedge funds gain 1.3 percent, that small boost barely helped firms whipsawed by record volatility in the third quarter as the European sovereign debt crisis sent markets into freefall, and the U.S. economy stagnated. Hedge funds lost almost 7 percent from the beginning of July through September 30.
Volatile and unpredictable market dynamics throughout the year created a challenging environment for hedge funds in 2011, with aggregate losses across currency, commodity, Emerging Markets and equity strategies related to the European currency and sovereign debt crisis, said Kenneth J. Heinz, president of HFR.
The final month of 2011 brought little relief for bruised investors. In December, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite index lost 0.18 percent.
Industry-watchers were surprised by some of the big-name stockpickers who stumbled in the latter half of last year, and December offered no respite for traditional long/short funds, which make bets on some stocks rising and others falling.
The HFRI Equity Hedge (Total) Index, which measures performance of those managers who specialize in going long and short stocks, lost 0.66 percent in December, sending losses for the strategy to about 8 percent for the year.
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Chinese archaeologists find 100,000-year-old human skullJanuary 23rd, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Chinese archaeologists have reportedly found an almost complete human skull fossil, possibly dating back to 100,000 years.
The skull was found in China's Henan province, and Chinese archaeologists hope the discovery will will shed light on a critical period of human evolution.
Shan Jixiang, the director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, said the Henan find was made after two years of excavation at the site in Xuchang. Archaeologists have worked on an area of 260 square metres, merely one-hundredth of the Paleolithic site.
The fossil consists of 16 pieces of the skull with protruding eyebrows and a small forehead. More astonishing than the completeness of the skull is that it still has a fossilized membrane on the inner side, so scientists can track the nerves of the Paleolithic ancestors.
The pieces were fossilized because they were buried five metres near the mouth of a spring, whose water had a high content of calcium.
Besides the skull, more than 30,000 animal fossils, and stone and bone artifacts were found in the small area in the past two years. The pieces of the human skull showed up just when archaeologists were going home for the Spring Festival.
The Paleolithic site was discovered in 1965, when IVPP scientists found animal fossils and stone artifacts from soil dug for a well. Excavation started in June 2005.
Earlier, human skull fossils discovered in the country were: Five of the Peking Man in Beijing (dating back 200,000 to 700,000 years), Three of the Upper Cave Man, also in Beijing (about 18,000 years) and the Jinniushan Man in Liaoning (150,000 years). (ANI)
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In Ohio, President Obama has sold his programs to bolster workforce training and bring jobs back from China. In Michigan, he has promoted the bailout of the automakers. In Nevada, he talked up his proposals to help underwater homeowners stay afloat.
Against a gloomy economic backdrop and a Republican opponent blaming him for it, Obama is selling his stewardship of the economy one state at a time, tailoring his message to regional conditions. He has little choice: New unemployment numbers released Friday, with a shift for the worse, show the same persistently sluggish pace of much of the past year. Setting out across the country to tout his programs and celebrate regional successes is one way for Obama to try to ease lingering uncertainty about a still-grim national picture.
"I'm calling on Congress to give every responsible homeowner the chance to save an average of $3,000 a year by refinancing their mortgage," Obama said recently in Reno, an epicenter of the nation's foreclosure crisis. "It's a simple idea. It makes great sense. And I know it will have an impact."
Obama delivered those remarks a few weeks ago on the driveway of a home that is underwater, meaning its owners, Val and Paul Keller, owe more on their mortgage ($168,000) than the house is worth ($100,000) — because of the collapse of the housing market. The president has proposed a new law to let more homeowners qualify for refinancing at low interest rates, thus improving the chances that they will hang onto their homes.
On Friday, Obama heads to Minnesota to promote a new program that helps returning veterans qualify for jobs as a result of their military experience.
He is making the nuanced bet that people have particular concerns because of where they live and what they do, and if he addresses those concerns, they'll be more likely to vote for him. It is entirely unlike the one-size-fits-all economic sales pitch of the presumptive Republican nominee, Mitt Romney: We're all still feeling the pain, so we need a new president.
The president's strategy steers clear of that larger unease. It also raises the question of whether he is setting policy to win in politics. The White House and campaign reject that possibility, framing Obama's economic approach as the right way to lift up the entire nation. Either way, it may be Obama's only choice at an uncertain economic moment that history tells us does not work in his favor.
"It would not make sense to go do our big auto message in Nevada, where housing is the No. 1 issue," said a senior Obama adviser who requested anonymity to speak candidly about the campaign.
Since mid-April, the president has delivered such tailored economic arguments in North Carolina, Ohio, Colorado, Nevada and Iowa; in some cases he's visited these key swing states more than once. In addition, Vice President Biden has traveled to Michigan, Florida, Ohio and elsewhere to deliver what the campaign has dubbed "framing speeches" on such subjects as manufacturing, the auto bailout and protecting Medicare.
The choices of topic and location rely heavily on local economic data — as well as the more subtle notion, explored in focus groups and polling, that the overall malaise of the nation means different things to different people.
Romney, in contrast, is sticking to the singular economic message that Obama's stewardship of taxpayer dollars is responsible for the country's too-slow economic recovery. He quickly pounced on Friday's unemployment numbers as "devastating news" for American workers. He is betting that the economy will remain voters' top concern through November — and that a general unease, which numerous polls have picked up among a majority of Americans, will prompt them to deny Obama a second term.
The two arguments make sense for each candidate politically; Romney, the challenger, hopes to pin the current economic downturn on Obama, the incumbent. But their strategies also fit into their larger ideologies. Obama believes government can and should help with your mortgage, your student loan, the automobile company where you work. Romney is arguing that these targeted policies are exactly the problem — that clearing away government intrusions will get the economy humming again.
Whether Obama's strategy works will depend in some measure on the success of the policies that he is marketing. In Michigan and Ohio, for example, the president's bailout of the automakers is viewed widely as having succeeded in protecting not only the big companies but the suppliers with which they do business.
Obama's housing pitch is less clear. In Florida, where the housing market was hit harder than almost anywhere else, a higher percentage of houses remain in foreclosure than in any other state in the nation. In Nevada, some 60 percent of homeowners are underwater on their homes. Whether voters in these states will view Obama's economic leadership favorably remains unclear.
"People are going to decide whether the economy is better based on what is happening in their own communities and not only in their own lives but in the lives of their family members and their neighbors,' said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. "The problem the president has is that, in so many communities around the country, the people simply don't feel like it's getting any better."
Obama's pitch often includes the big caveat that more work lies ahead. Linking each of his regional pitches to that broader theme allows Obama to acknowledge the overriding reality of this election year: that stubborn unemployment and the struggling housing market have cast a pall of uncertainty among voters.
The peril, of course, is that those larger, national trends won't improve by November. Not since Franklin D. Roosevelt has a president won reelection when the unemployment rate exceeded 7.2 percent; today, that national number is now 8.2.


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Party that turned deadly highlights social media's role in partying
Updated 1:57 pm, Saturday, March 24, 2012
The buildup for the house party on Allison Road was brazen - spread rapidly and broadly through Twitter, Facebook and fliers for days in advance. Free liquor all night, bikinis, foam and disc jockeys were promised for an entry fee of at least $10.
When the event - held at what some called "the mansion" - eventually happened last week, it spiraled out of control with hundreds attending, streets crammed with vehicles and a shooting that left one high school senior dead.
The slaying has trained a spotlight on the large-scale, sometimes illegal parties spread through social media. Authorities and experts say while teenage partying is not a new phenomenon, such large-scale, organized events spread through social media are growing and difficult to monitor.
Meanwhile, neighbors and the family of the 18-year-old - whose funeral is Saturday - are asking what more could have been done to prevent his death.
"It was too late by the time the party occurred," said Assistant Chief Brian Lumpkin of the Houston Police Department. "Because of social media, the party drew folks into the neighborhood."
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The house in a quiet southeast Houston neighborhood was notorious for previous loud, raucous parties, neighbors said. Officials said the gathering was likely illegal from the beginning, held without a permit and serving alcohol to teens.
Two off-duty HPD officers provided security at the party, but had left before the shooting.
As many as 600 people are estimated to have attended the March 13 gathering, which fell during spring break for many of the high-schoolers. Around midnight, HPD officers arrived, responding to noise complaints and gunshots.
Ownership unclear
Police are trying to determine who shot Ryan Spikes, interviewing witnesses and attempting to find out who allowed the party to take place. It is unclear who owns the property, and police are not releasing the name of the occupant, who officers said is the nephew of the former owner.
It's not unusual for parties promoting alcohol for teens to get little attention from law enforcement, officials from HPD and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission said.
Lt. Randy Field, a TABC supervisor in Houston, said the commission's investigators for the most part do not monitor house parties, but charging at the door and serving alcohol to those who are underage are issues. Law enforcement agencies aren't set up to work those types of situations, he said.
"The house parties that pop up are hard to control," Field said. "There is so much to do with bars, time doesn't allow us. We look at social media from time to time, but there is so much out there that it's hard to control."
HPD spokesman John Cannon said it's generally up to residents to report illegal parties.
"There is not a specific department that works for prevention," Cannon said. "Officers and the TABC have enough to do with businesses, bars and such. … They aren't going to know who is throwing the party and where."
Johnny Nhan, an assistant professor at Texas Christian University, said using Twitter and Facebook to promote parties has become more commonplace because it's a cheap way to advertise and has the added benefit of evading police scrutiny.
"The thing with law enforcement is that it can't be everywhere all the time, and there is no centralized entity where they can supervise," said Nhan, who researches cyberspace and cyber crimes. "Police are focusing on child predators. … They don't care about these parties as much, especially at local level."
Family wants answers
On Monday, at the request of community members angry about the police response to the party, Houston City Councilwoman Wanda Adams called a meeting at Cullen Missionary Baptist Church, near the neighborhood where the shooting took place.
Several city and state leaders and police officers attended the meeting.
Adams said that whoever allowed the party to take place should also be held responsible. She said the city permitting department needs to be notified of a business operating in a residential community, and suggested that a party that size required a permit.
"It was illegal from the beginning," Adams declared.
Ryan Spikes' family is desperate for answers about how he was killed. The family went to the scene of the shooting Wednesday night, and his sister, Tiffany Spikes, said she noticed drops of blood on the ground.
Tiffany, a 27-year-old college student from Beaumont, sat with her mother, Debra, at her Cypress home Thursday.
Debra Spikes said Ryan snuck out of the house that night "like normal teenagers do," and later in the evening his friends knocked on the door to tell her he had been killed.
"It was so devastating," she said. "I didn't know what I was going to do."
The family said they want not only the shooter, but also the party promoters held responsible. "I place plenty blame on them," Tiffany said. "It's a terrible loss. We need to know who is renting that house, who is throwing these parties and why the police didn't do anything to stop this."


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East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has spent more than £6,000 on the kitchen at Buxton's under-threat ambulance station.
And the work comes just weeks after the Buxton Advertiser revealed the trust had spent £22,000 on re-tarmacing the station, on Park Road, which could be closed under controversial re-organisation plans.
If approved, EMAS' Being the Best programme could see ambulance stations in Buxton and New Mills replaced with community ambulance posts and hubs.
Under one of the options, High Peak ambulance crews would have to travel to junction 29 of the M1 - the other side of Chesterfield - to collect and drop off their ambulance vehicles at the start and end of each shift.
A statement from EMAS said: "The kitchen at Buxton Ambulance Station was past its sell-by date. "We have an obligation to ensure staff health, safety and welfare and so we are putting it right. The cost for the work is £6,368."
High Peak MP Andrew Bingham, who has campaigned against the proposals, and with other East Midlands MPs is due to meet representatives from EMAS next week, said: "It's just baffling. If they've made the decision to keep it open, why not tell us? And if they've made the decision they're going to close it, it's a flagrant waste of money.
"Yet again it's more bizarre behaviour from EMAS.
"I shall be asking some very pointed questions when I meet them next week, not just about the outcome of the Being the Best review but how can they justify spending now almost £30,000 on an ambulance station which is officially under threat?
"I want them to retain an ambulance station in the High Peak and if they keep Buxton open then great, but even so £30,000 is a lot of money.
"EMAS' priority should be operating an efficient ambulance service not re-tarmacing a car park or renovating a kitchen. Staff welfare has to be taken into account but I would question whether it is money well spent."


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WorldNetDaily: Al-Qaida recons nuke storage site
September 24, 2006
Two al-Qaida operatives visited the world's most accessible nuclear facility, where more than two tons of highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium are stored behind a rusty barb-wire fence protected by a handful of guards with light weapons, MI6 agents have learned. An intelligence report obtained by Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin described the facility as "the dream target for terrorists." The view is shared by Michael Durst, a senior manager at the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency.
Last week, Durst said: "Vinca is unique in the amount of uranium stored within the facility, over two tons. About 30 percent of this is now leaking. The remaining caretaker staff at the institute are doing their best to deal with the situation. But they are poorly paid and our concern is that some employees could be tempted to sell some of the material themselves or allow terrorists access to it. It would have to be a well-organized theft to transport the fissionable material and the risks for those involved would be high. But if someone was ready to take the risk with their lives, it could be done."
MI6 agents, who tracked the two al-Qaida terrorists that visited the Vinca site, have established they were accompanied by the one organization with the expertise to carry out such a theft, reports G2 Bulletin.
It is run by Semyon Yukovich Mogilevich, head of the Rising Sun, eastern Europe's major criminal family. Mogilevich is described by the British Home Office "as one of the most dangerous criminals in the world." His organization is linked to money-laundering and trafficking in humans, weapons and drugs. The United States and several other countries have issued arrest warrants for him.
Alleged Al Qaeda Tactical Nukes
After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, a former Russian National Security Adviser, Alexander Lebed, said that up to 100 portable suitcase-sized bombs were unaccounted for. Moscow has denied such weapons existed. Lebed said each one was equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT and could kill as many as 100,000 people.
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Last year, Gen. Alexander Lebed, Russia's former National Security Advisor, claimed more than 100 suitcase-sized nuclear weapons had `disappeared.' Another senior Russian security official, Alexei Yablokov, backed Lebed's allegations.
Lebed, now a presidential candidate, asserted Russia's military had lost track of the portable nuclear weapons, each of which can produce a 1 kiloton explosion, equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT. A single suitcase nuke, placed in an urban area, could kill up to 100,000 people and cause enormous physical damage.
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Semion Mogilevich, Igor L'Vovich Fisherman, and Anatoli Tsoura are all wanted for their alleged participation in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors in the stock of YBM Magnex International, Inc. (YBM), a public company incorporated in Canada, but headquartered in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Mogilevich's former company at some point mutated from Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia, at least on paper.
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Mogilevich's main activity in the U.S. appears to be money laundering, says a classified FBI report. He has set up companies in Los Angeles--FNJ Trade Management--and Newton, Pennsylvania--YBM Magnex International--as well as dozens of shell companies, which have received more than $30 million from Arigon, Ltd., the center of Mogilevich's financial operations.
Israeli and U.S. law enforcement sources agree that the Red Mafia, though in existence for a mere six years, has become one of the most formidable Russian organized-crime families in the world. Strongest in the Ukraine, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the U.S.
Nearly everything Lebed told visiting congressmen and "60 Minutes" was later contradicted, sometimes by Lebed himself. In subsequent news accounts, he said 41 bombs were missing, at other times he pegged the number at 52 or 62, 84 or even 100. When asked about this disparity, he told the Washington Post that he "did not have time to find out how many such weapons there were." If this sounds breezy or cavalier, that is because it is.
Originally posted by Agit8dChop
why are russian declaring it to be atop 12+ ?
Are russia merely trying to hide the fact that it could be a long lost toy?
how can a country responsibly allow a gangster leader type dood to have so much access to a potential global affecting material?
Originally posted by Hellmutt
Alleged Al Qaeda Tactical Nukes
After the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, a former Russian National Security Adviser, Alexander Lebed, said that up to 100 portable suitcase-sized bombs were unaccounted for. Moscow has denied such weapons existed. Lebed said each one was equivalent to 1,000 tons of TNT and could kill as many as 100,000 people.
Originally posted by Hal9000
why haven't any of these been used as a terrorist weapon? Certainly they would degrade with time
Originally posted by Hellmutt
These bombs are obviously rare and valuable. Of course those who possess them are careful and don't want to waste them.
Originally posted by Hal9000
So if NK conducts another test, I think that would bring some doubt to your theory.
Originally posted by Hellmutt
The suitcase nukes can produce a 1 kiloton explosion. The North Korea "nuke test" explosion was about 1 kiloton (a little less). And these suitcase nukes can seemingly be obtained on the black market. I believe that it is way more likely that it was a suitcase nuke obtained on the black market, than that North Korea are able to produce such a nuke themselves.
Just saying...
Originally posted by ARNOMANNN
Considering the topic of this thread,you would think that more people would want to talk about it.I have heard about this facility awhile ago and it looks like nothing much has been done to prevent a theft from happening since then.This is a very serious problem,one that needs immediate attention brought to it.This will likely be the source for making a terrorist nuke that will be detonated in the U.S.


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(NBC News) With Russian President Vladimir Putin now joining the leaders calling on rebels in Ukraine to grant access to international investigators, there's hope of progress today, but the question is how much evidence has already been destroyed.
Cranes moved debris from the downed Malaysia Flight 17 as international teams struggled to access the crash site to investigate and recover the victims.
Nearly 200 bodies have been piled into refrigerated boxcars by Pro-Russian rebels, and internationally outrage is growing. "It is an absolutely shambolic situation. It does look more like a garden clean-up than a forensic investigation," said Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.
In a video statement this morning Russian President Vladimir Putin said the crash should not be used as a political tool.
Secretary of State John Kerry has pointed fingers at Moscow for arming rebels in Ukraine.
He says mounting evidence suggests pro-Russian separatists are responsible for shooting down the plane. "We picked up the imagery of this launch. We know the trajectory. We know where it came from," said Secretary of State, John Kerry.
Republicans are calling for new sanctions on Russia, criticizing the Obama Administration for not being tough enough. "President Obama is trying to be deliberative. It comes off as indecisive. He's trying to be thoughtful. It comes off as weakness," said Senator Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina.
Now more than three days after the crash, aviation experts worry the scene has been compromised and critical evidence potentially lost.


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Marcil has played Brenda, the role she made soap famous and uber popular on and off since 1992. Vanessa took home the Outstanding Supporting Actress prize at the Daytime Emmys in 2003.
Brian Frons, President of ABC Daytime/SOAPnet today stated,"Fans can now rejoice, Vanessa is returning to General Hospital. True to form, Brenda arrives in Port Charles with a secret that will impact Sonny, Jax and Jason. General Hospital has always been dedicated to the strong history of our characters. Fans and viewers alike will be thrilled with her storyline and will agree that her return was worth waiting for."
Vaness Marcil shared her excitement, "I feel so lucky to continue to be allowed to visit General Hospital and honor where I came from. I am humbled by these great people and a character that I truly love."
ABC offered this up on the story that brings Vanessa back to GH. "Brenda Barrett's return to Port Charles comes at a time when the three most important men in her life – Sonny, Jax and Jason – are all in crisis. Brenda's in trouble herself – when is she not? – possessing an explosive secret. Only she doesn't even realize it's something devoutly to be kept secret. Brenda has no idea the havoc this little indiscretion will wreak or that she'll send the lives of loved ones hurling into chaos."
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