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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Flip Pal: Where It Shines and Where it Doesn't
Yesterday on my blog Jennifer left this comment:
"Thanks for the info on stitching. I have been debating whether to get a Flip-Pal scanner. I will use it primarily to scan 8 1/2 x 11 documents, though I am sure I will use it for photos too. Because I plan to use it primarily for documents, I've been debating whether just to get a portable scanner with a paper feed."
When I read this, I really felt it was time to talk about Flip Pal's strengths and weaknesses.
Flip Pal is the perfect tool if you need a light, portable scanner that you can take with you to scan snapshots while visiting family or at an archive, particularly if you need to scan computer screens or microfilm tables or if the archive doesn't allow wand scanners.
However, if you are planning on doing a lot of 8x10 photo scanning or 8 1/2x11 document scanning, you may want to re-think. The stitch feature on Flip Pal is great but it's not really practical if everything you scan is 8x10 or larger. All that stitching adds a lot of time to an already slow process.
I would encourage Jennifer to get a scanner with a feeder that can accommodate regular sized paper. She will have to determine for herself whether that means a portable one or a desktop one. Even a tabletop scanner without a feeder is going to be burdensome. If you are scanning lots of documents consistently then getting the feeder option would be worth it. If you scan documents occasionally then stick with a regular scanner that can accommodate the regular paper size.
I know that everyone is very excited about the Flip Pal. I am too. But it is not the answer in every situation. Before you spend your money be honest with yourself about your needs and how you are going to use a scanner. Better to purchase what will serve you best than to buy something that will become a source of continued frustration.
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After much thought, I finally bought a full sized canon scanner for my genealogy stuff. It is much handier and faster for scanning larger quantities of stuff, full sized stuff without any stitching and is about the size of a laptop so not too hard to take with you if needed. It fits in most standard laptop cases. For all those places where I need to document stuff that I can't do with the scanner, perhaps 0.1% of the time, I use a scanner app on my smart phone.ReplyDelete
P.S. I sent you a couple emails in response to your question on my blog.
I always appreciate a good review - which as I've said is an honest and balanced review, one that is well-researched. Flip-Pal is a great product but it won't suit every situation or every user. Good job Marian!ReplyDelete
Excellent points Marian. The whole point of getting a Flip Pal (at least for me)is to speed up the digitization process. This definitely doesn't happen when you have to stitch everything.ReplyDelete
"particularly if you need to scan computer screens or microfilm tables"... I can see how you might scan a computer screen, but can you discuss scanning a microfilm table? I would think the scanner would block the light. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Jackie, that's a very good point! I was recently visiting the Massachusetts state archives. They don't yet have machines where you can save microfilm to a thumb drive. So I was thinking that possibly you could the table top which the light projects on. But you're right - the scanner would block the light. I'll have to give that one more thought. Such a pain to have to make photocopies all the time.ReplyDelete
Ed - I must have written a typo into my own email address! I didn't receive any of your emails. Those little comment boxes are so small it can make it hard to check.ReplyDelete
Please try one more time. Either to firstname.lastname@example.com or use the contact tab at this top of this page. Thanks so much.
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I,too, was excited about the Flip-Pal.
Until I thought about my workflow which includes making PDFs out of my text documents.
I don't see where the Flip-Pal can produce PDFs.
So, it won't really work for me. :(
Marian - I sent you an email through your contact tab address this time.ReplyDelete
Excellent points Marian. Have been meaning to talk about this subject. I love my Flip Pal for scanning on the go and scanning photos within albums, BUT if you want high quality TIFF images, a full scanner is the way to go. For photos that have great meaning, I always scan with a flat bed at a high resolution in the TIFF format. JenReplyDelete
I concur. I love the Flip Pal, and take it with me to repositories and to homes where I know I want photos that they won't let me take out of their sight. So the Flip Pal is my "field" scanner. It has saved me several times when scanning oversized docs 11x14. These do not fit on my flatbed. But I wouldn't want to stitch all day. It's one more tool to use, but not a catch-all. It really is good at what it does I think; bBut right tool for right job! Thanks for this!ReplyDelete
Great points, Marian. I wished I'd had one when visiting one of my elderly first cousins who didn't want to trust me with her wonderful genealogy treasures: photos and documents of our mutual greatgrandparents! Sigh. I could have just sat with her over tea and scanned merrily away, and we'd both have been happy. I suspect that's one of the best uses of the Flip-Pal.ReplyDelete
Great post, Marian. I spent 6+ weeks last summer visiting family and archives. I had a FlipPal, digital camera, smart phone with CamScanner, and a full sized scanner. The FlipPal was the best for scanning photographs in albums, for scanning documents at archives that could not be put in the full size scanner(though had to be very careful to get the overlap for stitching), and for the on-the-go finds where I didn't have the full scanner with me. I did take photographs of all documents I scanned with the FlipPal as a backup.ReplyDelete
I find I rarely use it at home - the full scanner is so much faster - but love having it in my travel kit. That said, I've come to prefer my camera for document digitization unless it is too big to capture with the camera. Much, much faster. The FlipPal is far better for images.
Great point about using different scanners. I use my Flip Pal or my camera when I'm at the library as it's getting increasingly harder for me to write--arthritis on my writing hand :( I also use Flip Pal for scanning photos. When I visit my mom next spring, I'm going to start on the hundreds of photos my dad left behind. I use my larger scanner for everything else. I did try the Flip Pal to scan a 4-ft long, 2-ft wide family tree because I didn't want to wrestle with it on my large scanner. It took a while but worked fine except maybe I should have used the 600dpi instead of 300dpi. When I zoomed in on it on my computer, I couldn't read it. I ended up wrestling with it on my large scanner.ReplyDelete
Hi Marian, in response to the microfilm table, I used my phone to scan those items. However at NARA, they had these little table top lights that you could (try) to position just right and (maybe) get enough light underneath it. But I really had much more luck with the phone for the microfilm tables.ReplyDelete
A Flip-Pal and a wand scanner (plus camera for backup) are what I now take with me on genealogy trips, but I also want to add a good flatbed scanner at home to add to all of that.ReplyDelete
Hi, Marian! Thanks for your opinion. It confirms what I've been thinking. I already have a desktop scanner, but the reason I wanted a portable one was to hook it up to my laptop while I'm sitting on the couch doing genealogy (yes, I want one because I am too lazy to walk over to the desk, and it's much more comfortable to do genealogy on the couch). There are several obits and vital records that I have hard copies of but haven't yet scanned. I am working on cleaning up my database by scanning these items and adding them to my source citations. Of course, I also have a lot of photo albums inherited from my grandmother, so I will eventually get a Flip-Pal too, but for now, I think the documents are a higher priority.ReplyDelete
Keep those source files when you scan large originals and run them through their stitching software, everyone! Also make sure you always scan at 600ppi. I hope you don't Marian, here's a link to my blog which contains the details: http://bit.ly/v48EgzReplyDelete
Great conversation here Marian! I have had my Flip Pal for nearly a year and love it for sitting in front of the TV scanning 4x6 photos and for travel.ReplyDelete
The stitching is great but very time consuming. However, sometimes it's your only option. When we were cleaning out The Family Home, I decided to donate my parent's college yearbooks but wanted to make copies of the pages where they appered. My only option was the FlipPal since we didn't have a flatbed scanner available. It did the job beautifully but did take quite a lot of time.
I agree with other observations - always scan at 600 and if the item is something really important, either scan on a flatbed in TIFF format or convert the jpg to TIFF using Photoshop Elements or some other program.
Also, I'm getting a lot of use out of my ScanSnap sheet fed scanner. It's portable too so at times it goes into my travel toolbox along with the FlipPal, Magic Wand handheld scanner and the trusty camera.
I totally agree! The Flip Pal is great for those piles of small photos, but would be frustrating for long-term use with larger photos and documents.ReplyDelete
I've enjoyed my Flip-pal. I purchased it mainly for scanning photos, so that I can put family at ease by not having to take the photos home with me, scan, and then return photo to the owner.ReplyDelete
That being said when I have had to scan larger documents, I have wished for something else. Not because the Flip-Pal can't handle it but because I use it so infrequently for that that I forget how to do it and so it comes out all wrong until I reread and do it right.
I'm seriously thinking of also purchasing one of those wand type scanner for those times when I need to scan large documents.


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Santa Clara women's soccer standouts Jordan Angeli and Amanda Poach will be sharing their experiences with the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team while they participate in the FIFA Under-20 World Championships from August 17-September 4. The U.S. will begin Group D play on the 17th against the Democratic Republic of Congo, before facing Argentina on August 21 and closing group play with an August 24 match against France.
Both student-athletes are coming off of a superb 2005 season with the Broncos, as Angeli was named second-team All-WCC after leading Santa Clara with 12 goals and 29 points. She was also named Soccer America's National Player of the Week after scoring both SCU goals in a 2-1 victory over then-No. 1 Notre Dame on September 9, then assisting on the game-winner two days later in a 1-0 triumph over CS Fullerton.
Poach recorded a pair of assists and took on the demanding job of holding midfielder as a freshman in 2005. Her leadership and poise in the middle helped the Broncos dominate possession throughout the season, and her efforts were rewarded as she was named to Soccer Buzz' Freshman All-America Third Team.
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Cheer Against Us, Will They?
Hola Broncos!
Congrats on the good start! It sounds like our team is pretty deep and a lot of people contributed to the two wins this weekend! We were so thankful to have Internet because we were both constantly updating each other on what was going on with the games. We are super excited to come back because we know it is going to be a good year. Are you guys ready to head out to good ol' South Bend, Indiana? After talking to Anna [Cmaylo], it sounds like all the volleyball girls will get to come and watch your game Friday night. That will be nice to have some fans out there. We wish you guys the best of luck and we will be following both games on the Internet!
Just a little update now from Russia:
We are now back in Moscow after a 4 day trip to St. Petersburg. It was a much prettier city with some amazing sites like the Hermitage Museum that holds original Monet's, Picasso's, and we even found a da Vinci. We only played one game there, our quarter-final match against Germany. The first part of the game was a hard fought battle, but after two amazing balls from my sidekick Poachie (and two good finishes), we were winning 2-0 at half. They came out hard in the second half and scored a goal about 15 minutes into the second half, but we retaliated and were able to get two more goals to seal the deal! The whole stadium was cheering against us, except our little cluster of parents, which made the victory much sweeter. Plus, Poachie got player of the game for her stellar play in the midfield. She played an awesome game and definitely deserved it. We have two more days till our semi-final match against China on Thursday. I know we told you guys that the games might be on TV but it turns out they aren't...figures. But, we will update you again after our game!
Love your #1 fans,
Jordan and Amanda
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On to the Quarterfinals
Hey everybody! A lot has happened since we last wrote but it has been a bit crazy here in Russia. We played our second game against Argentia on the 21st and we beat them 4-1. Once again we got the win but we were all frustrated because we haven't really played as well as we know we can. The day after our game we had off so we spent some time doing a couple different things in Moscow. We visited a nearby orphanage where we got to play some small sided soccer with the boys (the girls were not allowed to play with us) and gave them some presents we brought with us from home.
Later that night we all dressed up and went to the ballet. We saw The Nutcracker. The theatre was really beautiful but the ballet itself was a bit like a high school performance.
Our last game of pool play was yesterday against France at Dynamo stadium. We were both tied for first in the group so whoever won would win the group. It was a good game because the French have been the best team we have played yet. It seemed to me that we dominated the play and had a lot of chances but kept barely missing. Jess Rostedt came in at the beginning of the second half and added a little flare to our play. We created many chances in the second half and Jess put one away with about 25 minutes left in the game. Our 1-0 victory sealed our 1st place finish in our group and has us matched up against Germany on Sunday in the Quarterfinals.
The quarters are in St. Petersburg so last night at 2 am we all boarded a sleeping train (which reminded us all of the Hogwarts Express from Harry Potter but way more sketch) and made the 11 hour train ride to St. Pete's. We arrived at about 2 p.m. and from what we have seen of the city, it seems like a beautiful place with amazing architecture. We are going to go exploring tomorrow after our practice and see what the city has to offer! Also my parents are coming tomorrow so I am really excited about that!!!
Enough with us...How excited are you guys that it is time for the first game of the season?!?! We are so excited for you guys because we know how hard you have been working for the past two weeks (and during summer) for season to start. Good luck and we will be cheering for you all the way from Russia!
Love u lots and Go Broncos!
Jordan and Poach
p.s. Eat some delicious food for us at the post-game bbq!
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Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting!
Hello again! Its Saturday night and we are just returning from a boat ride down the river through Moscow. There were many amazing buildings and golden churches that we passed along the way. However, we spent most of our time playing an intense game of Catchphrase and doing some serious people watching! Let us tell you the people of Russia are mighty interesting and we are determined they get dressed in the dark!
Since we last wrote there hasn't been much going on around here up until our first game yesterday where we faced off against Congo. We didn't play to the best of our abilities by any means, however, we came out with a big "W" so that was good. I think nerves were a factor and we never really settled into a good rhythm. Poachie played the whole game at center-mid and I played the first half playing both outside-mid and outside back on the left. It was definitely a battle! The Congo girls were kung-fu chopping our legs out from under us and doing karate chops and bicycle kicks to clear the ball from their defensive third. Since we weren't satisfied with our performance, particularly our finishing, we had a training session this morning where we worked on a few odds and ends that needed to be cleaned up.
Enough about us, how is everything back at the good 'ol SC? We hope the team had a good time camping! We did see pics and they almost made me cry because I miss them so much! We are so bummed that we missed the trip but it looked like it was awesome and everyone made it out alive! Good luck during the rest of preseason and "grind it out!" We will update you all again after our next game on Monday against Argentina!
Go Broncos!
Jordi and Poachie
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Arriving In Moscow
HEY HEY HEY! So let me just give you all a little rundown of what has been happening the past couple of days:
Poachie and I got to JFK at about 7 a.m. Saturday morning and went to a hotel. We slept until one, when we had to be back to the airport to check in for our flight to Russia. The airports actually weren't that crazy, which was nice because I was really nervous about that. The flight to Russia was fine, about nine hours, for most of which I slept, thank goodness, and we got to the hotel around 3 p.m. (Russia time, which is 11 hours ahead of SCU). We went for a walk later just down the streets of Moscow and then I just zonked out because I was so tired.
Today we had practice in the morning and played small-sided and did some drills on our own (passing, shooting, and crossing). We just got back from Red Square a little bit ago where we checked out St. Basil's Cathedral, which was absolutely stunning! It is the church you think of when you think of Moscow, with the swirling colors and the ice cream cone-shaped design. We also saw the Kremlin, which was in red square as well. I was so excited because I purchased one of those fur hats! A couple of us got them and they are absolutely hilarious! Tomorrow, [Women's Under-20 National Team coach] Tim [Schulz] is trying to set up a friendly against Nigeria, but he isn't sure if it will work out, but either way we are going to practice tomorrow night.
A couple other things to mention: First, yesterday at dinner our security guard gave us a rundown of the things we should be aware of while we're here. That there are pick-pockets to be conscious of, there is a large amount of organized crime (duh the Russian Mafia), and an active amount of terrorists. Wha-wa-wa-what?! I'm not going to lie, he kind of scared me with that. How crazy!
Secondly, the food is surprisingly good. Every meal was not bad at all. I was shocked!


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We are finally at a point where we can share some room updates! While we are in the very beginning stages of a major kitchen remodel I thought I could show off some of updates we made to the cleaner areas of our house.
When we first saw our home, this is how the back sun room/study area looked. Even in the late winter, the light in this room was amazing thanks to the seven windows! We knew right away that this would be a perfect spot for Oliver to play.
Up until Christmas, the room was strewn with toys and books but now there's a nice train table in the middle of the room, window shades, and a rug! That's serious business for us. Take a look!
Because we have seven windows in this room, and because I'm obsessed with dark paint, I really wanted to go with a dark color. We tried so many colors that O started to think it was normal to grab a brush and throw some paint up on the wall any old day of the week. We finally settled on Naval from Sherwin Williams.
The shelves are filled with a mix of playful artwork and toys. On a good day, we keep things organized but most of the time I just pick the toys up off the ground and am satisfied with that.
The incredible motorcycle was picked up off of a tree lawn the day we moved in! It was the best trash pick ever. JJ spent lots of time on Craigslist looking for this train table and finally found one in time for Christmas. We picked up the rug online and the rest of the place was pieced together over the last year of living here. It's a great place to play! Happy Tuesday, friends!
Artwork by: Grey Cardigan (of course). Kiddo Design for Made in the 216. Suzuran Photography. And a few other local peeps.


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Hey! It's our 50th episode! ANNIVERSARY TIME!
Inside this episode! It's our 50th Episode! Woo! Join us for a YA-themed discussion with reviews of Brian Wood and Ming Doyle's Mara #2, and Rob Reger, Mariah Huehner, and Emily Ivie's Emily & The Strangers #1. Stay tuned after that for an interview with Bryan Q. Miller as we discuss his wonderful Kickstarter project Earthward, as well as all things Smallville (and a few Batgirl Vol. 3 tidbits too). We also as that for our anniversary (in addition to sending super expensive gifts, of course) you sound off in the comments about what some of your favorite moments/episodes/guests have been...as well let us know who you'd like us to try to get on in the future. Thanks so much for listening everyone!
*We did have some problems with Bryan's audio cutting out - it always comes back but I'm sorry that we weren't able to correctly troubleshoot it during the cast. Apologies!
Here are the breaks:
Review of Mara #2! – 02:00
Review of Emily & The Strangers #1 - 09:28
Interview with Bryan Q. Miller! – 15:41
50th Episode "chit chat" - 1:13:39
3 Chicks Review Comics is a podcast featuring female comics lovers and bloggers Sue from DC Women Kicking Ass and Kelly Thompson from She Has No Head! Tune in to CSBG every other Monday at noon as we review comics and discuss hot topics of the week. In addition to the blogs
above, you can also follow us all on twitter as well: Kelly and Sue. Special thanks to Nik Furious for our awesome 3 Chicks theme song.
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Thread: Which hybrid should I buy?
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Which hybrid should I buy?
I'm definitely in the market for a new vehicle. I currently drive a 2004 Kia Rio, manual transmission. I considered a hybrid before purchasing the Kia, but the $14,000 I paid for the Kia vs. the $22,000 for a Prius was simply too much difference!
Again, I'm considering a hybrid. However, I'm also open to another gas only vehicle. I'd like some opinions on which hybrid to purchase. I'm single, but like a hatchback so I can haul hay bales when I need them. No trucks.
Leery of the Prius since their problems with the gas pedals. Like the looks of the Insight and its cheaper than the Prius.
Thanks for opinions.
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Don't shy away from Prius
Don't shy away from Prius because the gas pedal. There's absolutely no problem there. Depends on how much you want to spend, but I would put the Prius, Insight, and maybe the Sonata Hybrid on your list for hybrids--and the Jetta TDI wagon for diesel, and the Ford Fiesta as a gas-powered car.
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Thanks. I'll check out the
Thanks. I'll check out the Fiesta, having had Fords in the past and really liking them.
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I spent two years
I spent two years researching hybrids and for 'me' it made sense to switch from my 4WD Ford Expedition to a hybrid. It worked for 'me' so I did it. If you work on a farm, ranch, construction site then I don't think it would make sense for you to buy one. If you want something with a V8, then a hybrid probably isn't your best bet. Personally I'd love to have a hybrid/EV for everyday use and a Challenger to open up on a straightaway but I might have different priorities than someone else. Crazy, I know!
I also know several dozen hybrid owners that have offset the hybrid premium cost most in part thanks to the gigantic spike in petrol prices over the last couple years. You can check out the posts at greenhybrid.com and a lot of those people kept meticulous data on it for proof (that's what you get when you get engineers owning hybrids).
The ability to have alternative fuel options is important as not everything works for everyone. But I don't need to have an SUV anymore and once I have a chance to get a fully EV vehicle, I'll be getting one. Until then I'll stick with the hybrid.
There's seriously no reason to badmouth hybrids/EVs/biodiesel/etc as an alternative and there's no reason for everyone to own a hybrid and take no credit check loans in order to buy it. Find out what works for you and make that choice, but don't berate someone else for doing what's right for them.


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4 Steps to Smarter Donations
By Sid Kirchheimer , December 10, 2013 10:59 AM
Charities typically receive more than 40 percent of their donations in the last few weeks of the year.
Some December donors are motivated by the season's mantra of giving. Others are eager for an eleventh-hour tax deduction before the year-end deadline. All should take four simple steps to get the most bang from their donation bucks:
1. Do your homework. The major and most useful watchdogs include Charity Navigator, CharityWatch and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance. They rate charities on how they spend money, protect donor privacy and other factors. But each uses somewhat different criteria, so check short-listed charities with at least two (if not all three) watchdogs. If an organization isn't rated by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, assume that's because it didn't provide the information necessary for an evaluation - a bad sign. In general, you want a charity that spends at least 75 percent of donations on programs.
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2. Cut out the middleman. Fundraisers who contact you at home - by telephone or at your front door - often get 40 percent to 80 percent of proceeds. (Street-corner solicitors also might get a commission.) In some cases, says Consumer Reports, charities get nothing, or they can end up paying third-party fundraisers more than they take in.
It's best to donate directly to the charity of your choice - with no middleman. Besides, if you even engage telephone solicitors, you risk having your contact information sold to others for future solicitations. (Unless you request privacy, this can also happen with direct donations, as well.)
3. Know the name game. Some low-rated charities have names that resemble those of high-rated ones. Get the names straight. For example, don't confuse the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, based in New York City, with the Parkinson Research Foundation of Sarasota, Fla. (Charity Navigator gives the first organization three out of four rating stars; the second gets just one.) Also know that older donors, in particular, tend to be targeted in charity scams that claim to benefit veterans, police and firefighters, needy or sick children, or disaster victims. In addition to checking names with the three charity watchdogs, also review America's Worst Charities.
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4. Verify tax-exempt status. Confirm a group's tax-exempt status by visiting the IRS website or requesting the charity to send you its tax return or Form 990 (also available at GuideStar with free registration).
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Has the World Changed Since September 11th?
Islamic scholar Ludwig Amman asserts that 9/11 ought to be taken as an alarm signal. In his essay, he outlines what the West and Islam ought to do in order to grow beyond mutual stereotypes.
If only it were true! If only everything really had changed forever on September 11th – wouldn't it be wonderful? Germany would no longer be shirking overdue reforms; and in Palestine, radicals on both sides of the fence wouldn't be sabotaging every possible chance of peace. Reality looks very different, though; for if there's one thing one can rely on, it's the power of suicidal stubbornness. Nonetheless, September 11th did mark the beginning of a transformation. And perhaps the mass murder of that day will eventually turn out to have been a salutary shock.
With 9/11, the West realized the fundamentalist threat
For at least one thing has changed: the massive threat posed by Al Qaeda and related terrorist groups is at last being taken seriously. We can no longer close our eyes to the existence of a radical version of Islam that had already declared war on the West years ago – both in word and in deed. We are shocked, belatedly, when we read Osama bin Laden's calls to commit murder: "It is the duty of every Muslim in every country to kill or to fight against the Americans their allies, whether these be soldiers or civilians." (1998). We are equally appalled when we realise that media outlets such as CNN and ABC (hungry for ratings) were happy to interview this man. It's right that we feel these emotions, for the terrorists had announced their intention of launching a second attack on the World Trade Center long before they actually did so; and only if we're worried enough can we avoid the monstrous security failures that allowed the terrible "success" of that second attack. Only in this way can modern Muslims and non-Muslims face up to the challenge posed by those who would wage war in the name of a faith or a culture.
September 11th 2001 marked the beginning of the first sustained and broad-based debate on Islam in the West since the Iranian revolution of 1979. Innumerable books, TV programmes and events have since helped to cast light on the topic. That represents real progress – even if the shock did lead some people to switch from their previous, all too credulous defence of Islam to sudden and hysterical anti-Islamism. The huge success of Oriana Fallaci's rabble-rousing book, "The Rage and the Pride" is one horrifying example of this tendency; the anti-Islamic fundamentalist "Enlightenment" proposed by the MERKUR editor Karl-Heinz Bohrer is another.
The West will have to aid the Islamic world to regain health
Fortunately, levelheaded Muslims are now also making themselves heard; they are formulating the self-criticism that Islam so urgently needs, and they're doing so without slandering 1.2 billion Muslims as terrorists. Two of these books are outstanding: "The Malady of Islam" by Abdelwahab Meddeb; and "The trouble with Islam: A wake-up call for honesty and change", by Irshad Manji. Both authors refuse to blame others - the West, the Americans, the Zionists or the Crusaders - for all of the ills afflicting the Islamic world. These books mark a genuine breakthrough; for those who are so hypnotized by resentment and one-sided critiques of "Orientalism" as to see themselves exclusively as victims will remain incapable of shouldering responsibility for their own future. Certainly, the West will also have to play its part in helping the Islamic world regain its health. For the enemies of the Western world will find it easy to survive and flourish as long as the Al Qaeda propagandists are capable of denouncing real evils, and as long as the West betrays its own professed values by supporting the dictatorships in the Islamic world and tolerating the colonialist occupation of the West Bank.
Turkey is an important bridge between Europe and Islam
This Spring, the US strongly advised their client state to make concessions, which suggests they have now recognised that terrorism is rooted in politics and in the circumstances of everyday life. What remains to be realised is that only a changeover of power can help the Islamic world. The infinitely corrupt and incompetent secular dictators must give way to the representatives of moderate Islamism, who are completing the process of de-colonisation by struggling to create their own - Islamic - modernity. Here, too, Turkey is playing a pioneering role. This presents Europe with an extremely thorny problem: should Turkey, a Europeanised country at the southeastern border of the EU, develop in "elective affinity" with us? Do we want to welcome Turkey as our chosen partner in the emerging regional association of modern "Eurogenic" countries, at the price of recalibrating the balance of our own cultural identity? For dying societies (Germany's current birth rate: 1.34) inevitably lose their capacity to determine the character of the future. The discussion on Europe's future has now been opened, and the ignorant resentments expressed by Hans-Ulrich Wehler will hopefully not be the last words on the subject.
Ludwig Ammann, Qantara.de; Translation from German: Patrick Lanagan
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Gilliland wins rain-shortened qualifying at Daytona
Daytona Beach, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - David Gilliland got a lot of help from Mother Nature to win Friday's qualifying for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
This was the first time NASCAR's new knockout-style of qualifying was used for a Sprint Cup Series race at this famed superspeedway. But after the completion of the opening 25-minute round, rain fell on the track and forced NASCAR officials to call off the second and third rounds in qualifying.
The session here was chaotic and quite confusing for drivers, with major speed differences between the pack of cars on the track. At times, some cars drove around this 2.5-mile track at a drastically reduced pace, playing a cat-and- mouse game, while other cars ran in a pack at full speed.
"It was a mess," Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after the first segment ended. "You have to be in the very back and try to get a big tow. I ain't ever seen anything like it. It's the funniest thing I've ever seen."
Gilliland, who drives the No. 38 Ford for Front Row Motorsports, set the fastest lap in the initial round at 199.322 mph. All three of Gilliland's pole wins have come at restrictor-plate tracks. His first career pole in the series occurred in the fall of 2006 at Talladega, and his second came in the 2007 Daytona 500. He has yet to win a race in NASCAR's top series.
"Restrictor-plate tracks are our strong suit as an organization," Gilliland said. "Out there today was crazy. It was wild, and there was chaos. I hope everybody enjoyed it on TV. You didn't really know what to do. You had to get a good run to make a good lap."
Reed Sorenson qualified second at 199.221 mph in his No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Chevrolet.
"I just did what my spotter said, and I think they had it more organized up on the roof than what we could do down here," Sorenson said. "For a while there, I was going slow, maybe seven or eight laps there, before I finally took off. I actually got separated from the guys I was following. The 40 car [Landon Cassill] was behind me, and the 33 car [Bobby Labonte] got in front of me. That enabled me to kind of get sucked up with those guys to run a good lap."
Cassill took the third spot, while Labonte, making just his second start this season, was fourth. The top-four finishers in qualifying all drive for underfunded teams in the series.
Jimmie Johnson, the six-time and defending Sprint Cup champion as well as the winner of last year's 400-mile race at Daytona, qualified fifth. Matt Kenseth placed sixth and Earnhardt seventh. Earnhardt is attempting to score a season- sweep here after winning the Daytona 500 in February.
David Ragan, who is Gilliland's teammate at Front Row, Jeff Gordon and Greg Biffle completed the top-10.
Other notable drivers and their starting positions for this race include: Carl Edwards (11th), Tony Stewart (12th), Kevin Harvick (13th), Kasey Kahne (14th), Ryan Newman (20th), Paul Menard (21st), Brad Keselowski (26th), Joey Logano (28th), Danica Patrick (29th) and Clint Bowyer (34th).
Rookie Austin Dillon qualified 23rd after winning the Daytona 500 earlier this year. Kyle Larson, also a rookie this season, was 35th.
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch each had to take a provisional. Hamlin will start 37th, Kyle Busch 39th and Kurt Busch 40th.
Joe Nemechek was the only driver who failed to qualify for Saturday night's 400-mile race at Daytona.


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Elizabeth Ruiz/Greenpeace
However, with large compromise also comes disappointment. The UN climate conference in Cancun may have saved the multilateral process after last year's abject failure in Copenhagen but we have not yet been saved from climate change. After years of walk outs, public booing, blocking and the collapse of talks, governments have shown that they can compromise and cooperate, key ingredients in moving forward to achieve a global deal.
More could have been accomplished in Cancun if not for the negative influence of the United States, Russia and Japan. The latter two were unhelpful by their statements against the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol, while the US came to Mexico with meager commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, despite being the world's highest emitter in history, watered down several important areas of agreement and put a successful outcome in doubt.
Governments have a lot of work to do now to follow through on the Cancun agreement, specifically they need to double their efforts to cut emissions. For those of us in civil society we need to demand that our leaders to redouble their efforts to drive change at home.
Here are the major points of work that will need to be followed in order to make this agreement a real one and a good one.
Greenpeace's hot air ballon flies over the Mayan city of Chichen Itza in Mexico. © Promteo Lucero / Greenpeace
So they have recognised the scale of the problem, now they need a deal to match. That deal needs to be struck twelve months from now in Durban, South Africa for COP17.