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- Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt for three decades
- He was cleared of corruption charges
- He will still be retried on charges related to the killing of protesters in 2011
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered Hosni Mubarak's release as sweeping arrests, a massive news media campaign against dissent and a repressive security network were in full swing.
The decision came amid a slew of signs that indicate a return to a repressive and unaccountable government — at least in the short-term — as the nation presses ahead with a contested and violent political transition.
"Mubarak's release would only sound natural in the environment we're seeing right now, unfortunately," said Ziad Abdel Tawab, deputy director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
"It doesn't really make a big difference if Mubarak is back because all the symptoms of Mubarak have been back," he said.
Egypt's Prime Minister Hezam el-Beblawi ordered later on Wednesday that Mubarak be placed under house arrest after his release, the Associated Press reported, which prison officials said could be as early as Thursday.
"Shameful, shameful, shameful," said Hamza Zobaa, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. "There is no revolution."
But some Egyptians welcomed news of his possible freedom. A Facebook page rooting for Mubarak as president of Egypt in 2014 had almost 2,000 "likes" on Wednesday and reports said some people cheered at the news. Many remember Mubarak's era as a time of stability and security, which have vanished since his ouster.
"With Mubarak we felt safe, slept soundly, and opened our shops normally," said Umm Ahmed, a bread seller in Cairo, long before she even heard of his possible release.
Many expect Mubarak would go to Sharm El Sheikh or Hurghada, both resort cities on the Red Sea, said Ziad Akl, a senior researcher at Cairo's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.
"(Or) it would be something that is kept secret, some kind of an army safe house somewhere and no one really know where it is," he said.
But analysts and some Egyptians said Mubarak is just the icing on the cake as Egypt sees growing signs of return to the old older.
"I don't think Mubarak is relevant anymore," said Khaled Dawoud, spokesman of the liberal Dostour Party. "We are going through much more trouble than just Mubarak."
Abdel Tawab said Egypt's revolution died a long time ago, beginning when the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces took control after Mubarak's ouster.
Following that, authorities over the next 17 months committed violations that countered the revolution's ideals: Freedom, social justice and dignity. They continued the systematic torture that was symptomatic of Mubarak's police state, launched a crackdown on non-governmental groups, employed excessive use of force and attacked freedom of expression.
The practices persisted under Mohammed Morsi, the first freely elected president of Egypt who took office in June 2012. His government sought to pass a restrictive NGO law and took steps that led to political exclusion, division and the passing of a contested constitution.
He also failed to lay groundwork that might have prevented Mubarak's release, youth activists said. Under Morsi, Mubarak was granted a retrial for failing to prevent the killing of protesters after he was previously sentenced to life in prison.
"What's happening right now is not the death of the Jan. 25 uprising, but rather the consequences of the death of the Jan. 25 uprising a long time ago," Abdel Tawab said.
Morsi was overthrown in a July 3 coup by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who served as head of military intelligence under Mubarak. The cabinet that was since formed includes politicians who held government posts under Mubarak including Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, who previously served as ambassador to the U.S.
Last week, the military-backed interim leaders oversaw the killing of hundreds of pro-Morsi protesters by security forces. Nearly 900 people died in four days of political violence, including some security personnel, and at least 130 people were killed in two separate incidents in July, most of them protesters, according to health ministry figures.
"Egypt's military rulers should rein in police forces to prevent the country from spiraling into further violence," said Joe Stork, acting Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, in a recent report. "The military should not be encouraging police to use even more lethal force."
In terms of the number of people killed since July 3 — as well as other indicators — Egypt's leaders are more repressive than Mubarak's regime, some analysts and activists say.
"There is not even a debate to be had on this," said Shadi Hamid, director of research for the Brookings Doha Center. "It's so blatant, so aggressive and so all-encompassing, it doesn't even come close in my view."
Over the past six weeks, thousands of Morsi supporters, Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members and other Islamists have been arrested, according to human rights groups and the Interior Ministry. On Tuesday, Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie was arrested from his home. Morsi remains detained incommunicado in an undisclosed location.
The government claims it is fighting "terrorism," giving security forces pretext for a very heavy-handed security approach, said Hamid.
"And any restriction of political activity can be justified with the pretext of national security," he said.
Moreover, there are no formal channels of accountability and "the government can do essentially anything it wants," Hamid said. It has also cracked down on dissenting media and criticized international press.
"Some media coverage has steered away from objectivity and neutrality that are internationally common, according to a certain political agenda," the State Information Service said.
In the past week, five journalists were killed and 12 others were detained, according to said Sherif Mansour, Middle East and North Africa coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
"Having successfully silenced many critical local news outlets, the government is now trying to harangue, harass, and intimidate international journalists into toeing the line," Mansour said in a recent report.
"Furthermore, the government's shrill accusations of bias appear to be the basis for several civilian attacks on journalists," he said.
Still, analyst Akl said Egypt isn't seeing a return to the old order, which would require "a complicated network of nepotism that really depends on individuals and these individuals are no longer there, no longer working their jobs," he said.
Amal Sharaf, an activist with the April 6 Youth Movement, said Egyptians will never allow the country to go back to the days before Jan. 25, the start of the uprising against Mubarak.
"We would not allow this to happen," she said. "We will not make a revolution to go back two and a half years, and we will not allow the Muslim Brotherhood to come back."
The Brotherhood-led anti-coup alliance, however, said it won't sit back and let Mubarak's release be "the nail in the revolution's coffin."
"Mubarak represents everything that is wrong with Egypt, the corruption, poverty & tyranny," the alliance said on Twitter.


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I do wonder why Ferrari seem to keep losing important design/technical people with inside info, maybe Marchionne is a bit too ruthless and intransigent for the good of the F1 team, which isn't just another Fiat-Chrysler division.
I wonder why they need another engine guy? Did they lose someone? If not, maybe it's time for Ferrari to start some aggressive recruiting.
...cannot wait to see what the F2020 will look like...rumors say they kept the MATTE RED, i like that. Let's hope it's gonna be as FAST!!!
Sassi, Costa and Allison all making the move and going to Mercedes........says something about what's going on internally with Ferrari in the F1 dept. Man, I would give my right kidney to work in the Ferrari F1 dept back in the day but now would Ferrari be appreciative of it.... I would have to think twice about it.
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Impunity (tombazis,fry...)when the team failed.
Costa was a big loss because ldm didn't realize Aldo wasn't a technical director but a highly skilled engineer.
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Various reports are suggesting MB have recruited Lorenzo Sassi, former Ferrari engine man...
We all know the flourishing Mercedes reasons. It is not because of their engineers but because of their engine. They had the glory to shine at Ferrari and it didn't happened. Taking Ferrari engineers it is a sign of doubt that they have inside their plans. Now when we are so close and almost would have won they fear the next year. Ferrari is not stupid to fire key people. They have the best drivers and personnel. We just need some extra power and I believe we will have it next year.
Its an italian thing they follow the cash for merc to sign sassi they need more inside info and they merc are prepared to pay they know ferrari will come out swining and sassi will attempt to minimise the blows just like aldo costa did lets see how it goes but what stands is the power of money .
"Mercedes close to breaking 1000 bhp barrier with Formula 1 engine"
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NEW YORK (AP) - Freddy Garcia watched Hiroki Kuroda and David Phelps make the Texas Rangers look rather ordinary and decided he wasn't going to be the pitcher who stopped the trend.
Other than a couple of big swings by Josh Hamilton, he was up to the challenge.
Garcia worked around two homers by Hamilton to remain undefeated against Texas for eight years and the New York Yankees beat the Rangers for the third straight night, 3-2 on Wednesday.
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After Hamilton's homer, Adrian Beltre singled. Nelson Cruz then hit a grounder to Chavez, who chose to try for the force at second but his throw was late. Fill-in second baseman Jayson Nix's relay to Swisher, the substitute first baseman, was late, putting runners on first and second.
David Murphy walked but Garcia got Geovany Soto to hit a grounder to Jeter. Swisher fell while stretching to keep his foot on the base and completed the 6-4-3 double play.
Feldman (6-8) pitched out of trouble in the fourth, fifth and six innings, working around three walks and two hits. In six innings, he allowed seven hits and four walks. He struck out seven.
"I didn't feel I was throwing the ball bad, even when that (third inning) was going on," Feldman said. "I just tried to keep doing what I was doing, and the defense made some plays behind me. They just got one more than us tonight."
Hamilton pulled the Rangers to 3-2 in the sixth, launching a mega-homer way up the bleachers in right. It was his third multihomer game this season.
Ian Kinsler was ejected by home plate umpire Vic Carapazza in the eighth inning for arguing balls and strikes. He is 0 for 11 in the series.
Curtis Granderson hit a sacrifice fly after Swisher's double. Then Chavez had a run-scoring single, the first of three hits. The former A's star has been getting the majority of the playing time at third base since A-Rod broke his hand and he has responded. Chavez has a streak of six straight multihit games to raise his average to .303. A six-time Gold Glove winner whose career has been curtailed by injuries, Chavez is happy with his role.
"With the injuries that I've had, my mindset had to change," Chavez said.
NOTES: Rangers RHP Koji Uehara (strained right lat muscle) threw 20 pitches in batting practice without problems at Double-A Frisco. The plan is for him to throw 30 in a BP session Saturday. ... Rodriguez (broken left hand) will have another X-ray on Sunday. He said the results will help set the next steps in his rehabilitation. ... Hamilton had a four-homer game this season at Baltimore on May 8. ... Jeter has an 11-game hitting streak. ... Rangers INF Michael Young was given a day off from the starting lineup. He flied out in the seventh as a pinch-hitter and played second base in the ninth as Texas lost its DH spot. ... Rain knocked out the TV signal in the press box with one out to go in Seattle ace Felix Hernandez's perfect game.
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- German Grand Prix - GP2
Perez takes sprint race victory
- Drivers:
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- Adrian Zaugg
- Teams:
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Sergio Perez won the GP2 sprint race at Hockenheim for Barwa Addax while championship leader Pastor Maldonado (Rapax) crashed out.
Perez came through the field from seventh on the grid, making a good start and slipping past Adrian Zaugg (Trident) and Oliver Turvey (i-Sport) to take the lead on lap 10. By the time he took victory he had a 6.3 second lead over Turvey, who had started from pole and finished ahead of Zaugg in third.
Jules Bianchi took fourth for ART just ahead of team-mate Sam Bird, who had a remarkable drive through the field from 14th on the grid. Bird picked his way through the field and finally dived past Racing Engineering's Dani Clos for fifth at the hairpin. It was a much deserved two points but after a disastrous qualifying and feature race, Bird will be left wondering what could have been.
Romain Grosjean (DAMS) and Maldonado were close behind and attempted to follow Bird past Clos but both their races were ended when they collided on the exit of the corner. The incident is set to be investigated after the race but it left the door open for Clos to finish sixth and take the final point.
It was a shame for Grosjean who put together a brilliant drive from the very back of the grid on his return to GP2. Whether the performance will be enough to see him retained by DAMS for the Hungarian Grand Prix remains to be seen.


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BROOMFIELD, CO - April 10, 2013
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Additionally, global users will benefit from an in-Facebook implementation of Webroot's URL Classification Service, which notifies Facebook users if a link on their newsfeed leads to a malicious website. The real-time protection against malicious websites categorizes millions of websites and scores them based on a thorough analysis of the website's content, reputation, age and threat rating. When users click on a link that is detected as malicious, an alert providing additional information about why it was classified as malicious will pop up, allowing users to make an informed decision about visiting the site.
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Viral Parmar
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Mozilla Reps, Tech Speaker(Information Security)
O členu
I am Cyber Security researcher by profession and open source enthusiast, working in a field of information security from last two years with the expertise in Cyber Crime Investigation, Public Key Infrastructure, Web App Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics and Network Security. I started my contribution in Mozilla last year with the privacy events to aware people about privacy and security and till now i gave more than 50 session and aware more than 15,000 people.
I have taken an initiative called Logout where our planning is to aware more than 50,000 people in india about rights to privacy, cyber security, net neutrality, surveillance , issues with bio-metric scan(aadhar card) and cyber disorder.
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Viral Parmar is very active and one of the core contributor from Mozilla Gujarat community. He is enthusiastic Localizer and he is also expert in cyber security and also contributed in various Mozilla events in Gujarat. I am very much confident that he will take Mozilla Gujarat Community to next level with his expertization in cyber security, Community development etc..
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Viral is very active and passionate contributor. He is a cyber security enthusiast and had done various cyber security events in his region apart from this he is also contributing in localization, helping in the development of Gujarat Community through managing social media channels & by developing community website. He is a great asset to Gujarat Community I'm happy to vouch his profile.
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Viral is one of the most passionate and most active Mozillians I have ever met. He has been a tremendous contributor and an initiative-taker for our Mozilla Gujarat community. In a very short time period, he has made strong impact in the community. I am confident that with his web security expertise and passion for opensource, he will bring more engagement to the Mozilla Gujarat community. I wish him all the best for his perpetual and propelling efforts!
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Along with the announcement that Final Fantasy XIII-2 is now available for purchase and play, Square Enix laid out plans to supplement the game with downloadable episodes and coliseum battles that could bring classic Final Fantasy foes into your party.
You should all be pretty much done with Final Fantasy XIII-2 by February 7, right? That's when Square Enix is dropping the first dose of DLC for the game, the "Lightning and Master Sergeant Amodar" Coliseum battle. Coliseum battles will give players the ability to test their might against creatures from Final Fantasies past. Defeat them soundly enough and their souls we be yours to level and add to your adventuring party.
Future downloadable content will see the game's branching storyline get even branchier, with episodes that "enhance the experience and complement the narrative", exploring different paths for some of the game's key characters.
Sounds like the adventuring is just beginning for Final Fantasy XIII-2 players. Thank goodness. That big old empty coliseum was bugging the hell out of me.


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This is the amplicon context sequence in accordance with the minimum information for the publication of real-time quantitative PCR experiements (MIQE) guidelines. For more details, please refer to the following publication, "Primer Sequence Disclosure: A Clarification of the MIQE Guidelines."
ddPCR™ probe assay designed for gene expression analysis. Probe assays consist of unlabeled PCR primers and a dual labeled fluorescent probe.
Info: HEX; Same primer pair and probe as used in qPCR assay qHsaCEP0050647; exonic
Assay Information
Gene Information
Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence and sometimes in biochemical properties which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 39S subunit protein. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 4p and 21q. [provided by RefSeq Jul 2008]


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How to: Divide Orchids
- Video Transcript, Demonsration by Peter Gallagher, Ph.D.
Here's an example of an orchid that has been in the same container for probably about ten years in the greenhouse. It really should have been divided 2 or 3 times in that period of time, but since it was not, we will try to show you what you would do to get that back in better shape.
First of all, I'll take away all of the dead leaves and some of the rhizomes that are not in very good shape. But, it's almost impossible to get this out of the container, so what I'll do is actually break the pot. So, breakup the pot in order to get it out of the container. And then once that is done, then we can start fooling with the plant itself with the roots and rhizomes.
Alright, now there are a lot of roots in here and what we need to do is to separate those and try to divide this and by the way division is a little different from separation. Separation as we did with bulbs is actually just puling them apart. These actually have to be cut. So, division is where you actually take a knife and make some cuts in strategic locations. So, we will take the knife and cut some of these rhizomes or these back bulbs, pseudobulbs back apart. And, as I say the terminology gets a little confusing on these, but basically we're working with stem structures. And, we'll pull some of that apart after we make some cuts. See that is very, very tight in there. And it has needed to be separated or divided up in order to, uh, invigorate the plant so that we can maintain good flowing as well.
Okay, so here we've got this much, uh, here and that still is a little more than we want, but some of these are not good. So, they need to be cut out. So, I will take a clipper and cut some of those away. Ones that are brown are not going to produce anything. They need to just be removed. So, I'll cut those out, and here's another one. And another. Now we're getting down to a little bit more manageable size of plant. This one can just be pulled out completely.
Now as we remove these, it opens up this whole plant structure and it looks a lot better in terms of having exposed roots. The, uh, stems are more, uh, further apart and able to take advantage of the medium in which it's planted and so forth. We can dip it into a clorox solution – a 10% clorox solution, and that will help to prevent fungal diseases with that. And then this as it is or maybe even divided one more time i think i might take one more off of there.
Okay. This is a good size to, uh, replant into a loose mixture of either pine bark or some other type of fur bark that would be used for the orchid and fertilized of course to invigorate it as well. This probably could be divided into two as well. So, as you'll see from this plant that we had, one plant, we'll probably get one, two, three, four, five, six ... we'll probably get about eight plants off of it, or maybe more, maybe ten. Uh, and they'll each be about this size and then perhaps in a year or two, we'll be able to have some really nice flowering out of these orchids.


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Guess what types of bugs I've been seeing around my yard? Lightning bugs! This next tutorial was inspired from all the pretty fireflies that have been making my yard their dwellings. I don't know what it is but, for the past few weeks, I've seen some of the most unique looking moths, and other bugs that I have never seen before. Like the other night, I saw a pastel yellow and pink colored moth, as well as an extremely light blue colored moth. I don't know if it's because the Northeast is infested with moths, or because they love this environment. There must be at least fifty moths that rest on the outside windows and walls in the front of my house. Let's not talk about moths right now because that is not what this lesson is on. I'm going to show you "how to draw a firefly", step by step. I became intrigued by these bugs when one was lying upside down on my porch four nights ago. I went to go look at it the next morning, but unfortunately it was dead. I picked it up to examine it further, and what I saw was weird. I was sitting their looking for a light bulb, but I found nothing. I did some research on this bug and here is what I found out. First off, fireflies are not flies at all. Instead these interesting insects belong to the beetle family. Now because they are considered luminescent bugs, fireflies also belong to the glowworm family too. There is nearly two thousand different types of firefly species in existence today. As I studied further on these bugs, I was reading that they love warm climates around wet marshy areas. This was strange to me because, even though it gets hot here, it's really not that marshy, just wet. This explains why we always see an abundance of fireflies on the warm nights after it rains. They are so pretty when they are blinking on and off near the trees and low in the grass. Yes these bugs are pretty from far away, but up close, they are not so pretty anymore. It leaves you to wonder, "what makes them blink like a Christmas light anyway"? Well, it's the light organs that is under the belly of the bug. When the firefly takes in oxygen, special cells combined with luciferin makes the light. The main reason why these insects have luminescent abdomens, is because that is how they attract their mates. Once the firefly has mated, females will lay their eggs underground and the hatchlings will feed upon worms and slugs. Pretty gross huh? Anyway, no matter how you look at it, learning "how to draw fireflies" is an animal with great mystery. Even though they are not bugs you want to look at up close, they still bring the summer nights to life. I will be back tomorrow with more drawing fun, so make sure you come back and join me for more fun filled lessons. Peace out people!
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Bowls Club Trophies and Winners
Cemetery Sunday
Drumlane on Sunday 24 July 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
Staghall on Sunday 04 September 2011 at 12:00 p.m.
Confirmation St. Mary's Church, Staghall
Sunday 8 May 2011
First Holy Communion
St. Patrick's Church, Milltown on Sunday 15 May at 10:00 a.m.
St. Mary's Church, Staghall on Sunday 22 May at 11:30 a.m.
Barbara Stewart and Thomas Small are collecting memories of the Robinson Brothers. It is a splendid and well deserved tribute to an exceptional family. Barbara and Thomas respectfully ask that you contact them with your individual stores, anecdotes, special memories etc. before they are lost and gone forever.
Please contact either of them; Barbara - 087 929 2609, Thomas 087 690 4338 and they will be glad to discuss the project with you. Success depends on your kind contributions.
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Sunday, March 15, 2009
And down comes the confetti and streamers!!
So away we go! This is Emma the lovely Spring Fairy and she's having tons of fun dancing in the rain.
I had a lot of fun with this card. It does feature a sentiment from an older TAC set but I felt it perfect for Emma. The decorative paper I chose I absolutely fell in love with and without even realizing it, I used it on several of the cards I made in the last couple of days. It's Blue Raspberry Paisley by DeJa Views. I colored her with the Prismacolor Markers I just got and I am so ready to place another order for more! They are awesome. The sketch came from a blog I recently found called Live * Laugh * Love and it's the greatest sketch!
Enjoy the blog-hop and party! Don't forget that there are challenges, games, prizes and digi-images that will only be available for one day.
30 Encouraging Thoughts:
- Nancy said...
Beautiful...makes the rain seem so happy!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:03 PM
- Kim said...
Great coloring - I love the purple!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Lisa M. said...
Oooh, what a great take on this fairy! I used her too, but you did something totally different! That's the great thing about this fairy! She has sooo many options!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Tina said...
Good heavens, she's absolutely gorgeous!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Brandi said...
Cute card... love all the purple!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Ryann said...
Pretty card! Love that purple ribbon - yum!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Tenia Nelson said...
Super duper cute!!! tfs!!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Christi said...
This is beautiful! I love the colors!!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Ashley said...
What a beautiful card! I love the colors you used!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Cheryl said...
Lovely card! I love the addition of the bling on the top!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- lakind said...
It seems this is everyone's favorite fairy! Me included! You've done a fantastic job with her and that sketch is great, I agree!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- ~*Joni said...
Woohoo Mel! Look at all these fab comments on your fairy. I agree!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- Dawn Mercedes said...
The touch of purple with the ribbon is wonderful!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Cassie said...
your color combo is beautiful melissa!! and i love the layout! see you at the party later!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Expressions of a Creative Mind said...
Wonderful card and I love that paper
- March 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Danni said...
I really like the paper you used! Very nice card!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Meli Mitchell said...
I love that dsp too! I am such a huge fan of paisley. And you chose just the perfect color of purple to add with it. Just gorgeous card! And you're right, the sentiment fit marvelously.
- March 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- Anita Hovey said...
GReat colors!
- March 15, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Betty aka ZacksNana said...
beautiful lovely soft colors.
- March 15, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
So, so pretty. I adore Emma.
- March 15, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Katie @ Paper Makeup said...
this is just beautiful!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Tangii Crain said...
Very cute! I love that paper pack! Great layout!
- March 15, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Jennifer (SCS: jennifer-g) said...
This is so sweet! I love the blues and purples, fabulous coloring. That Emma is the sweetest!!
- March 15, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Shannon said...
Very sweet card. The DP is perfect...it almost looks like water.
- March 15, 2009 at 1:44 PM
- Lindsay Spencer said...
Very pretty card, and great choice of colors!
- March 15, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- Ceal said...
Pretty card, love the color comba
- March 15, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- Deanna said...
How beautiful! She is gorgeous.
- March 15, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Heather said...
This is super cute! Great job!
- March 15, 2009 at 4:11 PM
- Jamie said...
She is gorgeous!! I love the color combo you used. Great job.
- March 15, 2009 at 4:42 PM
- Dawn said...
I love the layout and the colors that you used for this card! Gorgeous!
- March 16, 2009 at 12:18 PM


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Roll Practice
- Title:
- Roll Practice
- When:
- Tue, 17. April 2018, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
- Where:
- Irmo, South Carolina
- Category:
- Misc.
- Created by:
- Travis Kelly
Roll Practice YMCA Pool, Irmo, SC Spring 2018
Limited to 15 boaters each session; reservations required.
$5 for Palmetto Paddlers members or $10 for non-members
You can join Palmetto Paddlers for annual dues of $20 ($25 family).
There will be a $5.00 charge for ACA event insurance if you are not already an ACA member.
Required equipment: kayak or canoe, spray skirt, paddle, and correct change, please. A towel and dry clothes for afterwards are suggested. Showers and lockers are available. Bring your own padlock.
We will meet at the Irmo YMCA at 1501 Kennerly Road at 7:00 PM. See map link below. Sign in at the front desk, which is also our meeting point.
Map to Irmo YMCA
VERY IMPORTANT: All boats must be completely clean inside and out—we will inspect and provide additional cleaning of all boats before they are brought into the pool area. Remove all float bags and equipment from your boat (throw bags, first aid kits, old sandwiches, etc.)
The YMCA has requested that we do not slide boats into the pool while we are in them so that we do not damage the pool. You must enter your boat while it is in the water from the side of the pool.
Instruction may be available if willing instructors show up. The primary purpose of these sessions is practice.
Contact information
- Name:
- Travis Kelly
- Location:
- YMCA (Kennerly Road)
- Street:
- 1501 Kennerly Road
- 29063
- City:
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Fulbright alumni from all over the world were among the first to raise their voices loudly and clearly to object to the $30 million cut to the Fulbright Program the Obama Administration originally proposed for the 2015 federal budget in March, and the appropriations committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted in June to restore Fulbright funding.
On December 17, President Obama signed the 2015 federal budget into law that not only fully restored Fulbright funding at its previous 2014 levels but also increased it by $1.8 million to $236,485,000. SaveFulbright.org and alumni advocacy were a crucial part of the civic activism associated with this remarkable bipartisan success story, which is also a fine illustration of the democratic process at work.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron teaches from her book, co-written with His Holiness the Dalai Lama—Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions. The course offers a rare opportunity to delve into Buddhism by studying the commonalities and differences in Buddhist traditions of the world.
This is the second installment of the teaching, picking up at Chapter 6, "The Higher Training in Wisdom: Thirty-Seven Aids to Awakening." The chapter begins with a detailed exploration of the four establishments of mindfulness in the Pali and Sanskrit traditions. Chapter 7 then examines selflessness and emptiness in the two traditions. It's a rich offering for those with some background in Buddhist philosophy.
The course includes two teachings daily, structured group discussions, and time for study. Recommended preparation: read the book before you come.
This, like all Abbey programs, is offered on a donation basis. An offering and registration form are requested to reserve your place for the retreat.
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Top Items:
Michael Isikoff / NBCNews.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Justice Department memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans — Tribesmen examine the rubble of a building in southeastern Yemen where American teenagerAbdulrahmen al-Awlaki and six suspected al-Qaida militants were killed in a U.S. drone strike on Oct. 14, 2011.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online, emptywheel, Hot Air, American Prospect, Washington Examiner, ACLU, Politico, Doug Ross, Wired, FP Passport, CANNONFIRE, New York Magazine, Poor Richard's News, The Daily Caller, Truthdig, Patterico's Pontifications, Say Anything, Mondoweiss, The BRAD BLOG, Outside the Beltway, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, No More Mister Nice Blog, The PJ Tatler, Hit & Run, NewsBusters, The Gateway Pundit, Crooks and Liars, Secrecy News, First Read, Pat Dollard, The Spot, The Hill, Gawker, The Plum Line, msnbc.com, The Jawa Report, Washington Post, Mediaite, This ain't Hell …, Moonbattery, BillMoyers.com, Daily Kos, Taylor Marsh, Pirate's Cove, Booman Tribune, TalkLeft, Let's Try Democracy, The Stranger …, The Right Scoop, ProfessorBainbridge.com, The Lonely Conservative, The Raw Story, Suburban Guerrilla, NationalJournal.com and Philly.com
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online: What Would Orwell Make of Obama's Drone Policy?
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Obama admin: Drones can target Americans abroad based on one official's opinion
Jameel Jaffer / ACLU: The Justice Department's White Paper on Targeted Killing
Dylan Byers / Politico: Conservative media's big Obama failure
Spencer Ackerman / Wired: How Obama Transformed an Old Military Concept So He Can Drone Americans
Joshua Keating / FP Passport: Why are al Qaeda members still U.S. citizens anyway?
Joseph / CANNONFIRE: That white paper...
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: Leaked Memo Shows Rules for Killing Americans With Drones Are Pretty Vague
Rob Port / Say Anything: Obama Administration: Drone Strikes On US Citizens Are "Legal, Ethical And Wise"
Medea Benjamin / Mondoweiss: 10 questions to ask John Brennan at his CIA confirmation hearing
David Swanson / The BRAD BLOG: U.S. Department of Justice Leaks 'White Paper' 'Legalizing' Murdering Americans With Drones
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: President Obama's Troubling Justification For Targeted Killings
Fire Andrea Mitchell!: Obama's America: drone strikes killing Americans are 'legal, ethical and wise' …
Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: Senators Want Legal Opinions on Targeting U.S. Citizens in Drone War, DOJ White Paper Not Enough
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters: Mika Admits: Under Bush, Drone Strike Memo Would Have Caused 'Huge Controversy'
Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News: Keeping Secrets from Congress
Littlebytes / Pat Dollard: DRONE STRIKES ON AMERICANS 'LEGAL' Per DOJ Memo: "Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen"
Allison Sherry / The Spot: Udall pushes Obama administration on killing of American citizens
Taylor Berman / Gawker: Confidential Justice Department Memo: Targeted Killing of Americans Does Not Require 'Clear Evidence' of Imminent Attack
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: The Morning Plum: Immigration reform in jeopardy?
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report: Damn Right We Have the Right to Kill Americans ... IN AL QAEDA
Greg Miller / Washington Post: Senators demand secret memos on targeted killing
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Scarborough Tears Into Drone Program: 'If George Bush Had Done This, It Would Have Been Stopped'
TSO / This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here: DOJ lays out legal argument for Drone strikes on US Citizens
Dave Blount / Moonbattery: Obama Approves Drone Strikes on American Citizens in USA Without Due Process
John Light / BillMoyers.com: The DOJ's Case for Drone Strikes on Americans
Meteor Blades / Daily Kos: Memo explains administration's legal rationale behind targeted killings. Senate critics not soothed
Taylor Marsh: Top Story — NBC Obtains Targeted Assassinations White Paper on Classified Memos that Remain Out of Reach
William Teach / Pirate's Cove: Leaked Memo Cites Legal Rationale For Targeted Assassination Of Americans Abroad
Davidswanson / Let's Try Democracy: Justice Department Leaks Memo "Legalizing" Murdering Americans (But Not Some Americans Already Murdered)
Paul Constant / The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper: A Million Shades of Grey
The Right Scoop: Leaked Justice Dept. memo reveals govt. can carry out drone strikes on U.S. citizens connect to Al Qaeda
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com: Obama thinks he can send a drone to kill Americans if he believes they're senior al-Qaida
Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story: NBC reporter on leaked memo: Obama admin. using 'elastic' definitions to justify drones
New York Times:
Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing U.S. Citizens in Al Qaeda — WASHINGTON — Obama administration lawyers have asserted that it would be lawful to kill a United States citizen if "an informed, high-level official" of the government decided that the target was a ranking figure in Al Qaeda who posed …
Discussion: Washington Post, Senator Wyden's Press Feed, JustOneMinute, Weasel Zippers, Politico, Mediaite, alan.com and thomaspmbarnett.com
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post: Justice Dept. document justifies killing Americans overseas if they pose 'imminent threat'
Senator Wyden's Press Feed: Bipartisan Group of Senators Seeks Legal Justifications for the Deliberate Killing of Americans
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute: Kill Me Now, Or, Obama Bringing People Together
Nickarama / Weasel Zippers: U.S. Justice Department Memo Leaked, Alleging Justification For Killing American Citizens "Linked" With Al-Qaeda
Josh Gerstein / Politico: Official memo justifying drone strikes leaks
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite: White House Responds To Drones Memo: Strikes Are 'Legal,' 'Ethical' And 'Wise'
Thomas P.M. Barnett / thomaspmbarnett.com: The Minority Report has finally arrived
Marc Ambinder / The Week:
Your government can kill you if... A Justice Department …
Your government can kill you if... A Justice Department …
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Hullabaloo
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassination of US citizens
Chilling legal memo from Obama DOJ justifies assassination of US citizens
Discussion: Gawker, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NBCNews.com, Opinio Juris and Truthdig
Mobutu Sese Seko / Gawker: We the Targets: Obama's Combat Lawyers and a Fairy Tale of Law
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Someday everyone will be on a kill list for 15 minutes
Kevin Jon Heller / Opinio Juris: The DoJ White Paper's Fatal International Law Flaw — Organization
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
Obama's Memo on Killing Americans Twists 'Imminent Threat' Like Bush
Discussion: American Prospect, The Week, Hot Air, Alas, a Blog, Firedoglake, Hit & Run and thomaspmbarnett.com
Scott Lemieux / American Prospect: License to Kill — In a major reportorial coup, NBC's Michael Isikoff …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Scarborough: Drone strike memo "frightening"
DSWright / Firedoglake: White Paper Asserts Obama Administration May Kill Americans Without Due Process
Jacob Sullum / Hit & Run: 5 Disturbing Aspects of the DOJ White Paper on the President's License to Kill
Thomas P.M. Barnett / thomaspmbarnett.com: Time's Battleland: TERRORISM - Minority Report has finally arrived
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Obama Targeted Killing Document: If We Do It, It's Not Illegal
Obama Targeted Killing Document: If We Do It, It's Not Illegal
Discussion: Hit & Run and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ken Dilanian / Los Angeles Times:
CIA nominee John Brennan to face tough questions in Senate
CIA nominee John Brennan to face tough questions in Senate
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Israel Matzav, Gothamist and The Verge
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Brennan's Reading List
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist: Piece Of Paper Says Obama Can Kill Americans, No Biggie
Joshua Kopstein / The Verge: Obama's new Department of Defense: fewer troops, more drones
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Republicans Are Upset That Obama Is Giving Remarks At The Same Time As Eric Cantor's Speech — GOP officials take to Twitter to voice their discontent. — Image by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Images — WASHINGTON — Republican aides are calling out the White House for scheduling President …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, AEI, alan.com, National Review, The Hill and Daily Kos
Arthur C. Brooks / AEI: Remarks by Majority Leader Eric Cantor (as prepared for delivery)
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill: Major Cantor speech seeks to recast image of GOP and conservatism
Cantor 4.0 seeks to rebrand House GOP
Cantor 4.0 seeks to rebrand House GOP
Discussion: NBCNews.com, The Maddow Blog, msnbc.com and Mother Jones
First Read / NBCNews.com: Obama floods the zone
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Eric Cantor, plus ca change
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: Yet More Non-Change on Tap From Republicans
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed: Obama To Visit Israel In Spring
The Hill:
Text of Cantor's speech
Text of Cantor's speech
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joan McCarter / Daily Kos: Cantor's big relaunch of the GOP on health care a lead balloon
Cantor says background checks a possibility
Cantor says background checks a possibility
Discussion: The Plum Line and Politico
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: GOP's "makeover" is purely cosmetic
Jake Sherman / Politico: Frank Luntz to help House GOP craft message
CBO's Publications:
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023 — Economic growth will remain slow this year but is expected to speed up next year. Even so, CBO projects that the unemployment rate will remain above 7.5 percent through 2014. — Read the report — Macroeconomic Effects of Alternative Budgetary Paths
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, The Glittering Eye, Mother Jones, nation.foxnews.com, NBCNews.com and Washington Examiner
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: New CBO Report Predicts 7 Million Americans Will Lose Their Employer-Based Healthcare Because Of Obamacare...
Dave Schuler / The Glittering Eye: Shorter CBO — The comedy writers at the Congressional Budget Office …
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner: CBO: 7 million Americans to lose employer insurance under Obamacare
Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner throws cold water on Obama sequester plan — Speaker John Boehner is signaling he will not accept revenue increases that President Barack Obama is expected to propose to delay the automatic spending cuts that take hold at the beginning of March.
Discussion: The Fix and National Review
New York Times:
Obama Congress Budget Cuts
Obama Congress Budget Cuts
Discussion: BuzzFeed, The Week, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Obama: Let's Delay The Sequester Cuts. Boehner: Let's Not
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
CBO Sees Rising U.S. Debt, Economic Rebound in 2014
CBO Sees Rising U.S. Debt, Economic Rebound in 2014
Discussion: Real Time Economics and Calculated Risk
Sudeep Reddy / Real Time Economics: CBO Report Animates Deficit Debate
Bill McBride / Calculated Risk: CBO: Deficit to decline to 2.4% of GDP in Fiscal 2015
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO projects $845B budget deficit for 2013
CBO projects $845B budget deficit for 2013
Discussion: Politico and The Maddow Blog
David Rogers / Politico: CBO: 2013 deficit estimated at $845B
Steve Benen / The Maddow Blog: Deficit projected to shrink considerably
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Michelle Obama's posterior again the subject of a public rant — They're at it again. — The latest public rant against Michelle Obama's effort to promote low-calorie school lunches was recently caught on tape in Alabama — the usual protest against the federal government meddling in local business.
Discussion: NewsBusters, CNN, Weasel Zippers, Althouse, Wonkette, Taylor Marsh, The Hinterland Gazette and Jammie Wearing Fools
Tim Graham / NewsBusters: 'Fat Butt' Frenzy: WashPost Indicts Football Coach, Rush Limbaugh for Racist Insults of Mrs. Obama, Black Womanhood
Aaron Carroll / CNN: What you thought you knew about obesity is wrong
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: WaPo Accuses Rush Limbaugh Of Racist Insults For Commenting On Size Of Mooch's Butt …
Jesse Taylor / Wonkette: Racist, Sexist People Think Michelle Obama Is Fat Because Of Racism, Sexism
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: AL High School Coach Bob Grisham Suspended for Saying Michelle Obama has …
Andrew Sparrow / Guardian:
MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage - politics live blog — Sort by: — 8.03pm GMT — The carry over motion was passed by 464 to 38 - a majority of 426. — All the votes related to the gay marriage bill are now over. — 8.01pm GMT — Here's a pro-Cameron take on the result.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Joe. My. God. and Towleroad News #gay
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Marriage Equality Advances in Europe
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: UK House of Commons Approves Marriage Equality 400-175 in Key Vote
Commons backs gay marriage bill
Commons backs gay marriage bill
Discussion: Religion Dispatches and Outside the Beltway
Elizabeth Drescher / Religion Dispatches: Over Objections of New Arch. of Cant., UK OKs Marriage Equality - Post by ELIZABETH DRESCHER
Steven L. Taylor / Outside the Beltway: Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes in House of Commons
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans — Conservatives often point out that laws, no matter how benign they may appear, have unintended consequences. They can reverberate in ways that not many people foresaw and nobody wanted: Raising the minimum wage can increase unemployment; prohibition can create black markets.
Discussion: TheBlaze.com, Power Line and Guardian
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: The unintended consequences of plastic bag bans are... well, gross
Steven Hayward / Power Line: Put a Bag Over It — One of my axioms when I lived in Washington …
Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
Jon Favreau, President Obama's head speechwriter, is departing — Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau, who at times lit up social media as well as the president's addresses, is leaving. — President Obama and his head speechwriter, Jon Favreau, work in the Oval Office.
Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, Weasel Zippers and Post Politics
Donovan Slack / Politico: Obama speechwriter eyes Hollywood
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Another Obama Speech Writer to Depart for Hollywood
Justin McCurry / Guardian:
North Korea video shows US city in flames after missile attack — YouTube video shows city ablaze in scenes reminiscent of 9/11, as South Korea claims nuclear test imminent in Pyongyang — It begins benignly enough, with an image of a sleeping young North Korean man …
Discussion: The Lede, Forbes, Michelle Malkin, New York Times, Mediaite, AEIdeas, Pat Dollard, The PJ Tatler, FP Passport, WorldViews, The Daily Caller, Gawker and Sister Toldjah
The Lede: North Korean Propaganda Video Uses 'Call of Duty' and 'We Are the World' to Imagine a Brighter World, Without Manhattan
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin: Footage in N. Korea state-sponsored video depicting missile attack against U.S. looks familiar to gamers
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times: U.S. May Have Trouble Gauging North Korean Nuclear Test
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: North Korea Releases Video Featuring U.S. City In Flames Amid Missile Attack... Set To 'We Are The World'
Marc Thiessen / AEIdeas: Inspired by 'Gangnam Style,' North Korea posts YouTube music video showing missile attack on US
Marya Hannun / FP Passport: North Korea releases nuclear destruction video set to 'We Are the World'
Olga Khazan / WorldViews: New North Korea video shows destruction of what appears to be New York City
Max Read / Gawker: North Korea Bombs New York to the Tune of Michael Jackson in Its Latest, Hilariously Low-Rent Propaganda Video
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
The Menendez Dilemma — Prostitution is both legal and widespread in the Dominican Republic, where as many as 100,000 women are part of the industry in a nation that has become a major sex-tourism hotspot of the Caribbean. So it would not be a crime for Sen. Robert Menendez to have availed himself …
Discussion: The Other McCain, CNN, The Jawa Report, The Daily Caller, BREITBART.COM and Fausta's Blog
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: 100,000 Hookers vs. the Alleged Heterosexuality of Robert Menendez
Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. / The Jawa Report: Menendez: I'm not gay! Just Check Out How Hot The Hooker I Didn't Sleep With Is as Proof!
David Martosko / The Daily Caller: PHOTOS: Meet one of Bob Menendez's (alleged) call girls [SLIDESHOW]
Frances Robles / New York Times:
Port Deal Pushed by Menendez Could Benefit Former Aide, Not Just a Major Donor
Port Deal Pushed by Menendez Could Benefit Former Aide, Not Just a Major Donor
Discussion: National Legal …, The Fix and Naked Politics
Ken Boehm / National Legal and Policy Center: Sen. Menendez Claims He Didn't Know Ex-Aide Was Part of Port Deal
Chris Cillizza / The Fix: What we know (and what we don't) about Bob Menendez, Salomon Melgen and the Dominican Republic
Ernesto Londoño / Washington Post:
Pentagon to extend certain benefits to same-sex spouses — Jeff Sheng/AP - In this June 23, 2012 photo provided by Jeff Sheng, Navy Chaplain Kay Reeb of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America officiates the civil union ceremony of Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erwynn Umali, right …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed: Same-Sex Spousal Benefits To Be Extended In Military
Michelle Garcia / Advocate: Breaking: Military to Extend Some Benefits for Gay Partners
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law — President Obama's health care law will push 7 million people out of their job-based insurance coverage — nearly twice the previous estimate, according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Mitchell / KDVR.com:
7-year-old playing an imaginary game at school gets suspended for real — LOVELAND, Colo. — A 2nd grader has been suspended from school in Loveland for a make believe game he was playing. — The 7-year-old says he was trying to save the world. But school administrators say he broke a key rule during his pretend play.
Discussion: Daily Mail, TheBlaze.com and The Right Scoop
Snejana Farberov / Daily Mail: Boy, 7, out to 'rescue the world' suspended from school for tossing IMAGINARY grenade during recess
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: The dangerous parade of anti-violence insanity continues
Jason Koebler / US News:
Study: Global Warming Can Be Slowed By Working Less — A new analysis suggests that a more 'European' schedule would reduce the effects of climate change — Want to reduce the effects of global warming? Stop working so hard. Working fewer hours might help slow global warming …
Discussion: Althouse, NewsBusters, americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers, Say Anything, Pirate's Cove and TheBlaze.com
Tom Blumer / NewsBusters: US News Item on How Working Less Might Slow 'Climate Change' Ignores Underlying Radical 'De-Growth' Agenda
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: Save the world: Don't work so hard
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Liberal Think Tank's Solution To Global Warming: Americans Need To Stop Working So Hard, Adopt A …
Rob Port / Say Anything: Can Obamacare Help Fight Global Warming?
William Teach / Pirate's Cove: Warmist Paper Suggests People Should Work Less To Solve Hotcoldwetdry
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Finally, a global warming 'solution' I can get behind
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress:
Eight Senators Vote To Block Violence Against Women Act — Eight Senators on Monday voted not to consider the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, a bill that protects victims of domestic violence. The Senators who voted against moving to debate on the bill were: Sens. Ted Cruz …
Discussion: The Huffington Post, Addicting Info, The Hinterland Gazette, The Raw Story and Daily Kos
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post: Deb Fischer The Only Female Senator Not Cosponsoring VAWA (UPDATE)
T. Steelman / Addicting Info: The Eight GOP Senators Who Voted To Block The Violence Against Women Act
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: Marco Rubio Among Eight GOP Senators Voting to Block Violence Against Women Act.
Laura Clawson / Daily Kos: Senate votes to move forward on Violence Against Women Act
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP's ObamaCare Flippers — How the law's perverse incentives—and the health lobby—captured Arizona's Governor. — As D-Day looms for ObamaCare, one big question is how many states will sign up for its Medicaid expansion. The recent and spectacular flip-flop of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer …
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, TheBlaze.com and The Huffington Post
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Invisible People — Conservatives are supposed to be pretty good at …
Erika Johnsen / Hot Air: Sebelius: ObamaCare is the law of the land, so you might as well help us implement it
BigFurHat / iOwnTheWorld.com: Brewer Flips on Medicaid Expansion
Eddie Scarry / TheBlaze.com: Brewer under fire from Wall Street Journal
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
David Horowitz: How Republicans can win — I've known David Horowitz for more than 20 years, from the time he came through town with Peter Collier talking about their invaluable book Destructive Generation: Second Thoughts About the Sixties. As Jay Nordlinger has written …
Discussion: neo-neocon
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
House GOP thinks unthinkable on defense cuts — The Republican mantra for decades has been: cut NPR, EPA and the National Endowment for the Arts. — Now add the Pentagon to the list. — In the modern history of the Republican Party, it would have been unthinkable.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Dems start out ahead in Iowa Senate election — Steve King is the overwhelming favorite of Iowa Republicans to be their Senate candidate next year...and trails every Democratic candidate we tested against him by at least 7 points. It's the story of the last two election cycles for Senate Republicans.
Discussion: Firedoglake, CNN, Taegan Goddard's … and Daily Kos
Deirdre Walsh / CNN: Rep. Latham considering a run for Senate in Iowa
New York Times:
Bulgaria Implicates Hezbollah in Deadly Israeli Bus Blast — SOFIA, Bulgaria — The Bulgarian government said on Tuesday that two of the people behind a deadly bombing attack that targeted an Israeli tour bus six months ago were believed to be members of the military wing of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Discussion: Reuters, ProPublica, The Volokh Conspiracy and Via Meadia
Eugene Kontorovich / The Volokh Conspiracy: Europe OK with Occupation - and With Hezbollah
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: EU Hezbollah Hypocrisy Faces Tough New Test
Talking Points Memo:
Hillary Clinton Debuts New Website — Hillary Clinton appears to have a new website. So far, hillaryclintonoffice.com has a picture of the former secretary of state and a form for contacting her.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Pat Dollard and The Hinterland Gazette
Justin Sink / The Hill: New Hillary website stokes presidential speculation
Kevin Robillard / Politico: Hillary Clinton's new website
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Mass. GOP Buoyed by Winslow's Eyeing U.S. Senate Vacancy — Massachusetts Republicans got a glimmer of hope this morning after days of rejections from heavy-hitting politicians weighing possible runs in the state's upcoming special election. Republican state Rep. Dan Winslow said today …
Kyle Cheney / Politico: Ex-Romney aide eyes Senate seat