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Regarding the latest SVT changes ...
26.Jan.2013, 01:31 AM
Post #1
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
I have been reading a few of these stories regarding so called changes to the way state funded channels are being put online which will subsequently now require that any person who has a computer or iPad will be subject to a TV "license" fee - regardless if they own a TV.
Now I have read a lot of comment on the 2 stories printed on the local, but have a few thoughts and intrigue regarding the law and how it is implemented.
iPad owners to pay Swedish TV licence fee
Swedish ISP hits back over TV licence fees
According to an article the other day, the SVT CEO stated that the channel would start to deliver its content online soon and would now result in anyone owning a computer to be bound to the TV license fee. Irrespective of weather they used it or not. Claiming that when the law was amended in 2006 it left in provisions to deal with changing technology and how it is delivered and defined. Is this really the case, having looked over it in the past, I cant remember seeing anything that covered this claim. It did make references to a TV Receiver, and at the time I emailed radiotjanst and asked for a definition which they were unable to make a legal definition - and more so gave a brief idea of what they thought it covered at the time.
Another interesting fact is, that while the licence fee claims to be for any transmission regarding what they define as tv content. It only seems to have been suggested after an attempt to get state funded channels distributed via internet data transmission. Which begs the question, are swedish state channels the only channels that can be legally enforced in regards to licence fee's ? as while the documentation I have read in the past claims it covers any transmissions, it only seems to be enforced when technology has been made available by these particular state channels.
There are obviously many people who object to these new measures taken, as they state that it is unfair that computer users who may not even have any interest in such state channels should be burdened with such overheads, given they may use the net for other things other than. Which has resulted in certain ISP providers stating they are looking in to ways to block such, and thus remove responsibility from persons having to pay for such if they dont want it. Is this really feasible? I mean that law I have read in the past is wooly to say the least, and it would seem that since such ISP's dont hold a specific content agreement with the government in regards to such, that I cant see it having much value? Especially if radiotjanst decide to reinterpret the law as they see fit for the sake of revenue.
Last but not least, if this law is written in a manner that is open to interpretation or poor definition seeking clarity. How would the average Swede appeal or look to get such queried by the courts? As from my understanding anyone who believed there was an error or wanted clarification could be liable for heavy legal fee's. Which makes me wonder how the general public look into or question certain laws they are governed with, especially in regards to those used to generate revenue.
I also wonder if there are any european laws that could somehow invalidate such claims by the CEO in regards to which devices are eligible to incur such fee? As in the past, its been referred to as a TV receiver and previously a device defined as a TV tuner. Which covered any type of channel or content, but is now only enforced after Specific Swedish state funded channels have spent money developing new forms of delivery methods without an opt out option.
26.Jan.2013, 01:39 AM
Post #2
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
I wonder if these latest changes could have been made to help generate more revenue for the high costs associated with the Eurovsion song contest?
26.Jan.2013, 02:00 AM
Post #3
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
26.Jan.2013, 02:24 AM
Post #4
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
26.Jan.2013, 10:17 AM
Post #5
Location: United Kingdom
Joined: 29.Nov.2012
What a stupid idea !!! Sweden are so clever on taking money of everyone , I bet they got a team of ppl telling them to find a problem to take more money of the ppl . I bet apple won't be happy about this . Apple sells premium products and I would never pay a penny for one more thing .
26.Jan.2013, 10:34 AM
Post #6
Joined: 22.Nov.2011
Well ...this was expected, and for some time. This is why it would have been a much better option to scrap the license fee and just impose the additional annual charge onto tax declarations.
I also wonder if there are any european laws that could somehow invalidate such claims by the CEO in regards to which devices are eligible to incur such fee? As in the past, i ... (show full quote)
I also wonder if there are any european laws that could somehow invalidate such claims by the CEO in regards to which devices are eligible to incur such fee? As in the past, its been referred to as a TV receiver and previously a device defined as a TV tuner. Which covered any type of channel or content, but is now only enforced after Specific Swedish state funded channels have spent money developing new forms of delivery methods without an opt out option. ... (hide full quote)
No, because the EU does not delve into such details ...yet!
Sweden can impose whatever charge it likes, as long as it treats Domestic and EU sourced products the same. EU only gets involved when there are restrictive measures that directly or indirectly give the Member States own products/sourcing an advantage.
26.Jan.2013, 11:45 AM
Post #7
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
So essentially while the latest claims, look to claim that computer users and iPad owners will be subjected to such TV fee's. The way the authorities will look to implement this will be not through hardware, but through subscriptions to Internet access from ISP's.
Which would indicate that SVT has thought long and hard about this, as they have mentioned that mobile phones wont be considered liable for such TV Licence fee's - As who owns a fixed home internet connection to power a mobile phone?
So I suppose those who dont pay such licence will have to take it on the chin.
At least until someone is willing to bankroll a court case to determine the interpretation of the law.
26.Jan.2013, 12:07 PM
Post #8
Location: Skåne
Joined: 1.Oct.2005
What has the weather got to do with this?
26.Jan.2013, 12:18 PM
Post #9
Joined: 19.Dec.2008
Public broadcasting is a typical area where the public TV services of the various EU countries need to get together. A lot of the stuff can be produced together and resources can be pooled. But I guess each country wants its own propaganda machine.
26.Jan.2013, 12:33 PM
Post #10
Joined: 5.Jul.2012
Is it not the case that, if you have a TV licence for the home, it covers any number of TV's i.e. anything that can reproduce TV, be it TV, video, mobile or surf tablet?
In which case such a kafuffle is a storm in a teacup, and it will only affect those who do not live at home, such as children who have left the nest, and are trying to dodge paying a TV licence anyway?
So often this sort of things gets banner headlines, when in fact it is an issue that only affects a small minority any way.
26.Jan.2013, 12:47 PM
Post #11
Joined: 19.Dec.2008
In which case such a kafuffle is a storm in a teacup, and it will only affect those who do not live at home, such as children who have left the nest, and are trying to dodge paying a TV licence anyway?
So often this sort of things gets banner headlines, when in fact it is an issue that only affects a small minority any way.
Not really. It will affect any place that has a computer with an internet connection but doesn't already have a TV. Think about the potential. A hairdresser, car mechanic, cafe, offices, etc.
26.Jan.2013, 12:47 PM
Post #12
Location: Luleå
Joined: 4.Sep.2009
Exactly right, His. This is merely closing a loophole being exploited by a lazy few who are obsessed with screwing the system for all that they can. And now they are pissed. A nothing story being whipped into hysteria by, well, no real surprises there. As with most service and supply agreements, you pay for the right to have something. Whether or not you choose to use it is up to you, but you have the ability to use it. That's what you pay for. I will say that Sweden is making it difficult for themselves. The idea of a broadcasting fee is completely outdated. Most countries have dumped that and collect the same revenue as an additional part of general taxation. Stops all the moaning and groaning.
26.Jan.2013, 01:07 PM
Post #13
Location: Europe
Joined: 28.Oct.2008
How were these people exploiting a loophole?
As far as I knew, there was no live streaming of Swedish state channels prior to SVT's announcement the other day that it planned to commandeer the world wide web to be able to get the data out to a so called larger audience. I suppose commandeering the value of print is slightly antiquated and potentially taxing the right to read may have caused greater uproar.
26.Jan.2013, 01:08 PM
Post #14
Joined: 19.Dec.2008
SVT should be reduced to SVT1 and Kunskapskanalen. They should concentrate wholly on documentaries, cultural stuff and children's programming. One of either Report or Aktueel should be axed. There's no need for the two of them.
The whole point of public broadcasting is to provide what the commercial channels can't. All this family entertainment shite like Melodifestivalen and På Spåret should not be on SVT, it should be on a commercial channel.
Take P3 for example, it sounds just like a commercial pop channel, complete with DJs bla bla ing all the time about what they had for breakfast. That kind of stuff shouldn't be funded by public money.
26.Jan.2013, 02:21 PM
Post #15
Joined: 25.Mar.2006
While I hate SVT and the fee, the law is quite clear: it states that any device with the possibility to receive ground based transmissions requires a TV-licence. It does not matter if you can actually receive any signals or not, or if the device has a screen.
With the new proposal, following what they have in Denmark and Germany, they will include any device that can be hooked up to the internet, no matter if you actually have internet connection or not. So ISPs blocking SVTs IP addresses will not matter in the law.


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Nine former "American Idol" contestants have filed a claim of racial discrimination against the popular reality TV show "American Idol," stating that they were they were publicly disqualified based on their race.
But what does a legal expert – and legal precedent – say about the legal merit of the claim?
The claim includes Season 2's Corey Clark and Jaered Andrews, Season 3's Donnie Williams, Season 5's Terrell Brittenum and Derrell Brittenum, Season 6's Thomas Daniels and Akron Watson, Season 8's Ju'Not Joyner and Season 9's Chris Golightly. New York attorney James Freeman is representing them.
TMZ broke the story last Friday, quoting from the letter Freeman submitted to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Freeman claims that the contestants were essentially applying for "employment" with Idol. During the background check that producers conduct on all American Idol contestants, they ask them whether they have ever been arrested, which would be a violation of California employment law. State law forbids employers from asking applicants about arrest history.
Freeman also claims that the show has never "publicly disqualified a white or non-black American Idol contestant in the history of the eleven season production," according to the letter.
Gloria Allred, a founding partner of law firm Allred, Maroko and Goldberg in Los Angeles, has been practicing discrimination law in California for more than 30 years and says that in order for the contestants to win the potential lawsuit, it would first need to be established that "Idol" is, in fact, an employer.
"This is not a traditional employment application situation," Ms. Allred says. "If they can show that 'Idol' disqualified African Americans because of their arrest records, they may be able to establish a violation."
But legal precedent, at least outside of California, indicates that it may be difficult to prove that American Idol was their employer.
Last year, two black men tried to sue another reality TV show, "The Bachelor," for racial discrimination. The class-action lawsuit got thrown out of a Tennessee court because the judge, US District Court Judge Aleta Trauger, said that contestants on the show are being cast, not hired, and that casting for TV, movies, and plays is constitutionally protected by the First Amendment as free speech. The court decided that "Bachelor" casting is not racially biased, but even if it were, it would be legal.
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Fox representatives did not respond to calls for comment.
Additionally, four other former American Idol contestants have spoken out against the allegations of racism, with Season 4's Vonzell Solomon telling TMZ, "All of our contracts were clear about how the background checks worked and that we could be disqualified if we lied about our past."
Season 6's contestant Melinda Doolittle agreed in an interview with TMZ. "In my experience on the show, the 'Idol' team strives to champion everyone, regardless of race," she said.
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Yesterday Thomas Sowell released a four-part series of columns drawing on his vast research on ethnic and cultural differences. Here are links to each of the four columns and a salient quote from each:
Gross inequalities in skills and achievements have been the rule, not the exception, on every inhabited continent and for centuries on end. Yet our laws and government policies act as if any significant statistical difference between racial or ethnic groups in employment or income can only be a result of their being treated differently by others.
An ignored "disparity," part 2:
Statistics are often thrown around in the media, showing that people with college degrees earn higher average salaries than people without them. But such statistics lump together apples and oranges — and lemons.
An ignored "disparity," part 3:
Historical happenstances — the fact that the Romans invaded Western Europe but not Eastern Europe, for example — left a legacy of written languages in Western Europe that people in Eastern Europe did not have until centuries later.
But the innumerable factors affecting human achievements are not only complex and hard to untangle, they offer neither politicians nor intellectuals the opportunity to simply be on the side of the angels against the forces of evil. Factors which present no opportunity to star in a moral melodrama have often been ignored in favor of factors that do.
An ignored "disparity," part 4:
[M]undane explanations of gross disparities are seldom emotionally satisfying — least of all to those on the short end of these disparities. With the rise over time of an indigenous intelligentsia in Eastern Europe and the growing influence of mass politics, more emotionally satisfying explanations emerged, such as oppression, exploitation and the like.
Since human beings have seldom been saints, whether in Eastern Europe or elsewhere, there were no doubt many individual flaws and shortcomings among the non-indigenous elites to complain of.
Please read the whole thing! Readers interested in the subject should know that Sowell has written three related books on the subject, beginning with Race and Culture: A World View. He has drawn on something like a lifetime of learning to write these four columns.


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The Idiots guide to making a paddle
Step1 Getting your wood
1.Decide on the type of paddle you want to make, Beaver tail, Ottertail, Algonquin etc
2. Decide your wood, Cherry, Walnut, and Ash etc
3. Decide the length, best to know this before you get the wood as its no good bringing home a plank a couple of inches too short.
4. Resource your wood. Ie: local hardwood suppliers or take Don up on his offer.
5, Choosing your plank. You know the length; the wide of board will depend on the model of paddle you are making. For example, a Beaver tail will need to be approx 8 ½ wide and an Algonquin 5 ½ wide board. Thickness should not be less than 11/8 but remember the thicker the board the more work there is to plane it down.
Look for a board without knots and with a straight grain running along the thickness. Make sure the board is straight and not bowed.
6 Pay the man and take it home.
Step 2 Marking Out
1 Copy your design onto the board. This can be from drawing around an existing paddle, a cardboard or thin MDF template made from a plan.
2 Use a bandsaw or jig saw to cut out the shape.
3 Plane to lines the whole way round the paddle
4 Mark centre lines from template. This helps check the paddle is true. I dont always run theses lines all the way along as youll be putting in another eight lines along the shaft and it can become confusing.
Putting the centre around the edge of the blade this is the most important line as its used to reduce the blade to size. Once on.. Dont lose it
5 Mark shaft stop point on blade just beyond throat. I do this to stop me reducing the shaft at the throat. On this Algonquin paddle the shaft and blade are a similar size at the throat.
Step 3 The Work begins
1 Plane the blade to just thicker than required.
Dont plane to the finished thickness at this stage as it will be easily damaged while working from blade to handle
2 Mark out and shape handle using spoke shave belt sander and course sand paper. You can see from the photo what has to be removed. The belt sander is ideal for this. Shape the top of the handle using a spoke shave and sandpaper
3 Mark in octagonal lines on shaft. The easiest way to do this is mark all the right side lines first then without altering your finger on the pencil turn the paddle over and mark the left side lines. You should have 8 lines running the length of the shaft, two on each side.
Step 4 The Work Continues
1 Start to reduce blade to required thickness with spoke shave. You should be taking the blade nearly to the lines Sanding will complete the job. You should have a slight curve in the blade, it being slightly thicker along the centre. It should also the a little thicker across the tip
2 Using spoke shave, plane to the octagonal lines on the shaft lines. Your shaft should now have eight flat sides
3 Blend blade and shaft together. Do the same at the handle. This will start to round the shaft at both ends.
4 Using a spoke shave start to round the shaft by taking the edges of the octagonal edges
6 Continue to blend blade and shaft together, do the same at the handle
5 Sand the shaft to make it round It should be approx an inch in wide and 1 1/8 deep towards the throat. From the photo you can see two methods of checking the size. I have to say most of my shafts are approx an inch round the whole way.
5 Move up the grit of paper used to get a smooth finish
6 Make sure that all scratches and marks are removed; the cabinet scraper is useful at this point.
Step 5 Seeing the finish
1 Continue to sand. I usually move from blade, shaft and handle as I do this moving up the grit until the all are smooth and scratch free.
Step 6 The Finish
1 Wash with spirit
2 Apply a liberal coat of Danish oil and allow to dry and buff
3 Apply more oil, allow dry buff, oil, allow dry, buff until your happy with the result
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Solara's design includes windows that promote cross-ventilation in each apartment, balconies and other overhangs that are designed to shade key areas, energy-efficient water heaters that have no tanks, and toilets that let residents choose how much water they will flush. Other green highlights include extensive water conservation, recycled materials throughout the building, and use of materials that insure good air quality.
The developer claims that Solara has the lowest carbon footprint of any apartment complex in California — 95% lower than a conventionally power community.
People who make 30 percent to 60 percent of the region's median income are eligible to live at Solara. For a family of four, that works out to an annual income of $41,100 or less; a single person making $28,750 or less also qualifies. Residents pay between $388 and $1,075 per month, depending on their incomes and whether they are renting a one-, two- or three-bedroom apartment. Utilities are included in the rent.
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from the but-will-he-believe-the-answer? deptAs it appears that there's increasing momentum within Congress to rein in the NSA and its egregious surveillance activity, Senator Bernie Sanders has stepped in with a simple question for the NSA: is the NSA spying on Congress?
I am writing today to ask you one very simple question. Has the NSA spied, or is the NSA currently spying, on members of Congress or other American elected officials? "Spying" would include gathering metadata on calls made from official or personal phones, content from websites visited or emails sent, or collecting any other data from a third party not made available to the general public in the regular course of business.While many will focus on the basic question of "is the NSA spying on Congress," what's much more important here is the definition that Sanders supplies of "spying." Because we already know the answer is yes. We know that the NSA is gathering metadata on pretty much every phone call that is on a major mobile phone network, meaning that, yes, the NSA is collecting metadata on the phone calls of elected officials.
Knowing the NSA's general history, if it responds at all, it will answer a different question. It will not address the gathering of metadata at all, but rather note that it does not "target" members of Congress. And, of course, even if the NSA claimed it wasn't spying on Congress (which, under Sanders' definition is clearly a lie) why would anyone believe them? President Obama has already made it quite clear that he's fine with senior intelligence community lying to Congress.
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3123 Nutrisystem Consumer Reviews and Complaints
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I am very disappointed with the food. Most of it tastes the same to me and actually upsets my stomach. I did not realize I only had two weeks to cancel and much of that was mostly drinks.
Then you keep trying different food thinking something will be edible. I know there is plenty of fine print in contracts that should be read. I do not recall being verbally told about these conditions. This was a lesson that left a very bad taste in my mouth.
We are sorry that the foods upset your stomach and that you were unaware of the auto-delivery nature of the program. Not clear when I ordered that it would be on automatic order. Food is not good, not good instructions, dinners were bland. Too many entrees with spicy tomato sauce and cheese, dinners are bland. Shakes made me sick. Emails were only to sell more. Thank you for writing this review.
We are sad to hear the foods were not to your liking and that the deliveries would be automatic. We will be looking into your account and reaching out soon. This is a follow-up to the review I posted on September 5.
Soon after I posted my first review, a rep from Nutrisystem contacted me via email. The email was courteous, professional, and apologetic for the experience I had. The rep went on to offer replacement of the damaged food items I had received and encouraged me to give their company another try. In light of this swift response and their sincere desire to ensure that I was happy with their product and service, I am revising my review.
I accepted a ready-made menu that containing some items that I did not enjoy. In the future, I will make a point to select food items that I now know to be more to my liking than others. I am very pleased and heartened by Nutrisystem's timely reply and concern for my purchase. They deserve a second chance. I ordered my month's supply of diet food from Nutrisystem with high hopes.
When the food shipment arrived, most of the frozen breakfast items were broken into small bits; when I opened the packages, the bits fell out. Then I tried the frozen lunches. Since I take these to work, the only heating option is microwave. Anything with bread or chicken comes out chewy, gooey, and icy cold in the center. It actually made me gag and lose my appetite, which wasn't the diet plan I expected.
I am very careful when reading agreements, and for this item to be overlooked was no easy feat. Fineprint at the end will do that to you. To add insult to injury, the obnoxious customer service person on the phone refused to accept my cancellation until she badgered me with questions and hard sell tactics in a desperate attempt to keep me buying their awful food. Overall, this was a horrible experience.
I will never use or recommend Nutrisystem again. We are so sorry to hear about your poor experience with the delivery of your foods, the food itself, and the representative you dealt with. We will be taking a peek at your account and reaching out soon. Was not satisfied with the taste of most of the foods, had to throw it away and buy something else, and most of the desserts had an ok flavor, And a lot of meals with cheese.
I was not happy with that. My first order included items I didn't order and one that I'm allergic to its ingredients. I was told by one person the items were probably substitutions and when ready they would be replaced. When I called the customer service lady was very rude, basically stated I was lying and wouldn't allow me to speak to a supervisor. I'm very disappointed with the service I receive so I will take my business to a place that has better customer service.
Went thru a few months of products. Following it closely and exercised Sent email to customer support and I was told to think of it as not wasted but I received nutritional food with fiber Now I know why it only got one star. Weight loss system worksstale product and no one to answer to except counselors with no control.
I emailed three correspondences to FIVE different departments only to receive a notice that they don't reply to emails because they were too busy. I also included to them pictures of the moldy carrot cake, along with the packaging that states the date is still okay. The oatmeal is so stale it sticks to the side of the package and had to pour hot water in the bag to get the product out.
Chocolate covered pretzels are stale. We did call and the rep was very nice and stated that she couldn't do anything except replace our stale food. How many packages were bad? I honestly didn't count how many items I threw awayat their prices ANY wasted product is too many! Doesn't anyone there want to see a photo of the stale food? Does anyone there care? VERY poor about keeping the customer happy, however, are not timid about selling you the program.
Shame on you, Nutrisystem. We are sorry to hear about the spoiled and stale items you received. We will be reviewing your account and reaching out soon. I am not sure why in today's time of electronics that it takes so long to get the information.
We are sorry to hear that it took you so long to receive the information you needed for the program. We will be reaching out shortly. Pleased with the conversation with my counselor. I feel I have a better handle on what I should be doing. I am looking forward to losing the weight I have set my goal for.
Thank you very much for your help. We are happy to hear that you feel like you understand the program better after speaking with one of our counselors. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help! I wrote in with a few complaints about some of the food I received; some broken food, bags not sealed and crushed muffins.
Allison was very helpful and courteous and was able to change my mood. Thank you Allison for being pleasant and helpful. Thank you for the kind words! We will be sure to pass this compliment onto Allison. Keep up the excellent work on the program, Chris! I didn't know this when I originally call to cancel my account.
Not that I like it, I understand that it was to be paid now. I was on hold for several minutes and when he finally came back he proceeded to tell me that his supervisor was at lunch and would called me back when she returned, "Oh and by the way here's your confirmation for your cancellation".
At that time I received an email from my PayPal account, advising me that I just made a payment to Nutrisystem. The man had the nerve to charge my account while he had me on hold. I have called every day, each rep has told me what he did was ok. This is so sad, that he could do this behind my back and it be ok.
My call is being reviewed now sure it is but, we all know how this is going to end. I will continue to call each day until I get a callback. He knew what he was doing was wrong, why else would he have to sneak and charge me. I want an apology and someone to tell me what he did was wrong! If I were Marie Osmond, I wouldn't want to be known as a spokesperson for a company that has such bad reviews. BBB alone has 99 bad reviews and I am getting ready to add another. I guess that wasn't necessary to be said.
We are sad to hear about the way you were treated when calling. This is NOT okay. After the 3rd call to NutriSystem about a late order, Beth finally came online and made a return customer — yet again — out of me.
We are so happy to hear that Beth was able to straighten things out for you. We wish you continued success on and off the program. Rachel was very helpful in helping me to better understand my needs while on the plan and I am very thankful for her professionalism. So far I am enjoying being on Nutrisystem. All of the food does taste very good. The only negative thing is that when I first order they did not tell me that there was so much chocolate in the turbo box. I specifically requested no chocolate.
Maybe training is advisable for people helping people to order food. Thank you very much. We are so happy that Rachel was able to help you get started on the program.
We are sorry that you received so much chocolate after requesting no chocolate. We will be sure to pass this along for coaching. Best wishes as you continue on the program.
I have been overcharged. Counselors at Nutrisystem keep telling me the issue has been addressed but I do not receive a refund. This is very upsetting and seems to me to be a bit fraudulent.
Please refund my money! We are sorry to hear the NuMi promotion fell off after placing the order. I have been on the Women's Uniquely Yours Program for 13 months, and have lost over 90 pounds. The frozen food is amazing, and I was never hungry or felt deprived.
The delicious snacks and double chocolate muffins have kept me satisfied and I never felt deprived. Thank you for the kind words and keep up the awesome work! Canadian turkey bacon egg and cheese muffin missing cheese - Thank you for the response.
I did not to think to take a picture of the back with the information. If this occurs on the next I will. The cheese was missing on two of the sandwiches out of four on this order.
I was trying to explain to the last counselor that I spoke to what was happening to me with eating the food and that it was making me sick. This is not in regards to Kim in returns. Kim was helpful and very nice to me. Anyway, the last counselor I spoke to was so rude and talked over me and would not let me finish my sentence.
It's really upsetting that I did not write her name down. It would be the counselor that I spoke to before I spoke to Kim. We are so sorry that you had such a poor experience. We will definitely be looking into this and reaching out soon. I had a question about my food. Chat with your counselor. Very helpful but our chat was interrupted.
I need to know how to continue after the first week. I am still confused on how to continue after the first week. Thank you for reaching out. We will be assigning this to a member of the Consumer Experience team to reach out and assist you. The quality of food was pretty good with several options to choose from. Unfortunately when they were out of stock they substituted other food! Changing your plan such as delivery frequency was very difficult and why I left.
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Even in my last e-mail communication with Nutrisystem where I yet again outlined the problem, the reply back from Nutrisystem completely ignored the majority of what I wrote. It looks like if Nutrisystem doesn't say anything about the problem, then it magically doesn't exist somehow. This shows that Nutrisystem has drastically fallen in terms of focusing on customer needs and flat out refuses to deal ethically with the customer.
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According to a report on the Hurriyet DailyNews.com Web site, a new Turkish TV show is set to air in September that will challenge holy people to convert atheists to their brand of godliness. The show, which is loosely translated as "Penitents Compete," will feature a "Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a Jewish rabbi... a Buddhist monk" and 10 atheists.
Interesting concept. I'd love to see what their various arguments are, and whether they'll have any actual atheists on the show, or if it'll be like much of the "reality" tv in the US where it's all a setup and scripted by the shows producers. I think the show has the potential to be a dangerous (for religion) as the head of the Religious Affairs Directorate mentions, since the single most dangerous thing to religion is to expose people to different ideas and create "complications" in their minds.


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Though no dirt has been moved on the site of a proposed Holland Township truck stop, two studies are underway.
Residents in�the grassroots activist group One by One filed an appeal to stop the 13.2-acre development, which would include a gas station, two restaurants a tire store and nearly 70 parking spots for big rigs.
In April, 171 residents filed a legal appeal challenging the township's process in giving preliminary approval to the site plan. Township officials in February asked representatives of Love's Country Stores and Travel Stops to show how they would minimize light, water, noise and air pollution, as well as limit traffic jams or crashes. The board required Love's to get independent studies on traffic and water issues.
The initial water-quality review was done by David Schultz, of the Montague-based Schultz Land & Water Consulting Inc., said Dennis Cole, engineer and development coordinator for the county's water resources commissioner.
Schultz's report, filed with Ottawa County's water resources office in March, suggested site designers show more details on whether the site's stormwater connections can handle future runoff conditions, Cole said. If not, the nearby detention pond may have to be enlarged, Cole said.
Schultz's report shows soil on the site is "highly erosive." That won't preclude construction, Cole said, if site design corrections are made prior to�construction.�Township officials are currently reviewing the preliminary plan and may require further changes.
A separate traffic study is underway, said Ottawa County traffic engineer Fred Keena.
At the township's request, Love's hired a San Francisco-based consultant, URS Corp., to evaluate the design's traffic flow to and from Adams Street. Keena reviews such studies once they are sent to the county, making recommendations, such as adding a turn lane or traffic lights not already included, to the Ottawa County Road Commission.
Whatever the outcome of the court case and however the site is ultimately used, officials hope developers and township officials will carefully address water quality needs along with safety for walkers and bicyclists, said Travis Williams, Outdoor Discover Center/Macatawa Greenway's executive director. ODC worked with the township on Hawthorn Pond's recent upgrades and owns 120 acres in the area destined for a trail system.
As for the court case: Attorneys for the township and Love's have argued that the 171 residents don't have the right to appeal, because a public hearing was properly noticed and held. They suggested the residents pursue changes by�way of the ballot box.�The residents' attorney maintains that state law allows the residents the right to appeal.
Because�township planning commissioners did not allow residents to speak at some of the meetings, One by One's attorney, Scott Dienes, asked 20th Circuit Court Judge Jon Van Allsburg to consider giving the residents a new public hearing.
Judge Van Allsburg on Monday promised to issue a ruling within 10 days as to whether the residents have a right to pursue the appeal.
In March, after a public outcry, Holland Township's board of trustees�voted to require all boards and commissions to include public comment time on meeting agendas. The township's planning commission is updating its bylaws and other rules, to comply with state laws passed in 2006 and 2008. The planning commission's next hearing on those rules is set for Aug. 12.
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the reason i speak out isn't to change the world.. because anything i say has been said and probably a whole lot more eloquently (as you've done)
the reason i speak out is much smaller... she stands about 3 feet off the ground.. :)
I tend to think of case one as "evangelical atheism" and it can become anti-theistic at times. Tone is important when preaching the real good news though. Even though we can be angry about such things, it's sometimes not wise to show that anger.
Case two is where a little bit of obvious anger is understandable by the crowd we are trying to win onto our side, we are claiming to be aggressed upon.
PS don't get me wrong--anger is justified. I am saying that showing it may not always be wise.
Who gets to define 'harmful to humanity?' And what is their criteria? If everything is material, there is no such a thing as "harmful." There is only "is."
Harmful means injurious to your life. In order to keep on living you must take action to sustain your life. Religion often prevents this or makes you take the wrong actions.
Harm DOES exist in a purely natural world; I can't quite see how you can assume that it doesn't. Do you think it only exists in some ethereal plane? Or are you over-tight on your definition of "material"?
I suspect you are religious?
It's not about who gets to 'define' 'harmful to humanity' it is the impact of any given definition on any particular group. Something that exists 'materially' cannot be harmed...please explain.
Lawrence Krauss reminded me.
I cannot cite the words.
I easily imagine the priests, mullahs and minions walking the 'line'.
I bother because I despise the oppressors and love the oppressed.
I cry for revolution
get off your knees
imagined shackles leave behind
and stare them in the eye
If noGod had meant for us to spend time kneeling in prayer he wouldn't have given us feet.
Correction, it was Dan Baker...h/t Chrys Stevenson
All very good points. When theists ask on Answers why atheists bother to talk about religion when they don't believe in gods (as if lack of belief equals lack of concern) I paste this.
Its different for each religion but if we take Christianity we have
the long and bloody history of the inquisition and crusades and the
more recent troubles in Northern Ireland and the horrors happening
right now amongst African communities where children are tortured to
death for being witches or being possessed. In America there are so
many fundamentalists who truly believe their god will torture all
non-christians for eternity but worship him anyway. That's the same
mentality which allowed Germans to turn a blind eye to the
concentration camps and there are millions of people with that
mentality in the most powerful country in the world! In my own
country, England, we have christian teaching in schools - my own
daughter was told at 5 that god drowned nearly everyone, turned rivers
into blood and killed all the first born sons, that he still exists
and should actually be worshipped despite this. We also have 26
bishops in the House of Lords.
I blogged on this topic today. I gave 10 reasons why I feel the need to speak out. You can read them at http://reason-being.com/index.php/2012/04/16/cant-you-atheists-keep... The basic gist of it is that I cannot sit by quietly while religions are threatening to many parts of our society. Great discussion---It is a topic that is well worth the attention that it is receiving.
Russell was brilliant in his clarity and directness as a writer. He could untangle the knots of religious idiocy with a rarely matched intellectual honesty. The following is an example from a 1927 lecture:
Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. The whole conception of god is derived from the Oriental despotisms. It is a conception quite unworthy of free men. When you hear people in church debasing themselves and saying that they are miserable sinners, and all the rest of it, it seems contemptible and not worthy of self respecting human beings. We ought to stand up and look the world frankly in the face. We ought to make the best we can of the world, and if it is not so good as we wish, after all it will still be better than what these others have made of it in all these ages.
A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past, or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men. It needs a fearless outlook and a free intelligence. It needs hope for the future, not looking back all the time towards a past that is dead, which we trust will be far surpassed by the future that our intelligence can create.


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Record start for holiday season
If you make it convenient for shoppers, they will come.
It's estimated that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, according to a survey released by the National Retail Federation on Sunday. They were attracted by retailers' efforts to make shopping easier, including opening stores on Thanksgiving evening, updating mobile shopping applications for smartphones and tablets, and expanding shipping and layaway options.
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All told, a record 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the four-day weekend starting Thanksgiving, up 9.2 percent of last year, according to a survey of 4,000 shoppers that was conducted by research firm BIGinsight for the trade group. Americans spent more too: The average holiday shopper spent $423 over the entire weekend, up from $398. Total spending over the four-day weekend totaled $59.1 billion, up 12.8 percent from 2011.
Caitlyn Maguire, 21, was one of the shoppers that took advantage of all the new conveniences of shopping this year. Maquire, who lives in New York, began buying on Thanksgiving night at Target's East Harlem store. During the two-hour wait in line, she also bought items on her iPhone on Amazon.com. On Friday, she picked up a few toys at Toys R Us.
And on Saturday she was out at the stores again.
"I'm basically done," said Maguire, who spent about $400 over the weekend.
The results appear to show that retailers efforts to make shopping effortless for U.S. consumers during the holiday shopping season worked. Retailers upped the ante in order to give Americans more reasons to shop at a time when some of them are fearful about the weak job market and the potential that a wave of tax increases and budget cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" will take effect if Congress fails to reach a budget deal by January.
Retailers, which can make up to 40 percent of their online revenue in November and December, were hoping Americans would respond to incentives like the Thanksgiving openings, which enabled them to kick off the season earlier than ever. The National Retail Federation estimates that overall sales in November and December will rise 4.1 percent this year to $586.1 billion. That's more than a percentage point lower than the growth in each of the past two years, and the smallest increase since 2009, when sales were nearly flat.
"Retailers and consumers both won this weekend, especially on Thanksgiving," said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.


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By John C. Cargill, MA, MBA, MS
Source: Dog World, March 1991, page 18, 19, 85, 87, 88
If you breed enough litters, you eventually may experience raising a "swimmer". What is a swimmer? It is a puppy that, for one reason or another, fails to crawl normally and instead moves with a swimming motion not unlike the breast stroke. The legs are splayed and are unable to support the trunk 1-4. A review of the literature is not every productive. Little has been written, and little is understood about the condition. What I intend to do in this article is to share a slightly different perspective on the treatment and the retraining of swimmer puppies.
Before continuing, note that in the literature swimmers generally recover on their own5,6; however, Lorenz writes that in severe cases euthanasia should be considered7. Experience and conversations with breeders of various breeds suggest that many swimmers are put down for humane reasons. Few of the remaining swimmers ever make it as show dogs because of poor movement as adults. Swimmer puppies can become "dorsoventrally flattened, which is a permanent disfigurement."8
Infrequently, an entire litter may be affected; however, more commonly, only one, two or three pups become swimmers. Earl writes, "These pups are usually seen in litters of only one or two pups."9 They are generally a littler larger and less energetic than their littermates10 and Kelly suggests that swimmer puppy syndrome incidence is highest in obese puppies11. Not until the puppies start moving around, usually at one to 1-1/2 weeks of age, can the difference be detected. Earl reports that the condition may be "noted in one to two days after birth and becomes progressively worse."12 My experience was that I was unable to diagnose the condition until 1-1/2 weeks after birth.
Swimmers are generally large puppies which move less than their littermates and are noticed as being awkward in their early attempts at crawling. They seem unable to get their feet underneath them. The old breeder's tale is that puppies become swimmers if they fail to achieve traction on a slick surface, such as newspaper. This is supported to some extent in the literature, which cautions against whelping boxes with slick floors13. My experience with swimmers involved using indoor-outdoor carpet cut to fit a four- by six-foot whelping box.
Instead of crawling with a "pacing" or "trotting" movement, the swimmer puppy seems to put his front legs out to the side, much as a human would when stretching in the morning. Rather than a front-to-rear crawling movement, the puppy moves his front and rear legs as if he were attempting to swim. At first observation little difference can be seen physically between a swimmer and the rest of his litter.
The literature reveals no known genetic link14-16; however, it is reported that certain breeds of dogs, specifically the English Bulldog, Basset Hound and Scottish Terrier, are especially predisposed to this syndromel7. It is unknown whether the condition is related to genetics, a viral or bacterial infection of the dam during gestation, some dietary deficiency or improper husbandry. Undocumented theories abound and range from "altered neuromuscular synapse function, improper or delayed myelination of peripheral nerves, slow muscular development
and ventral horn dysfunction (neuronapathy)"18 to strictly environmental considerations.
As normal littermates grow and become more active, the swimmer spends more time sleeping. He sleeps on his chest rather than on his side. The consequence of this resting position is that the chest becomes flattened severely and a fold develops in the rib cage on each side. As the puppy grows heavier, the chest becomes flatter and it becomes more difficult for the puppy to get his feet underneath him. He can still "swim" to momma for feeding, but otherwise his mobility is greatly reduced.
It may be that this dorsoventral flattening of the chest is more pronounced in the larger and heavier breeds; it can become quite marked. Any knowledgeable dog person, upon picking up such a puppy and expecting a normal puppy shape, is shocked by the feel of the flattened and sometimes even concave chest. Often, the flattening does not progress to this point, and this is why the literature contains examples and statements to the effect that swimmers usually recover completely and suffer no ill effects. On the other hand, "failure of the trunk to be supported by the appendicular skeleton results in dorsoventral compression of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. This compression causes malpositioning of the limbs in a lateral manner. . . . Joint deformities commonly develop because of the altered limb angulation."19
Swimmer litter
In a recent litter of four Akitas, two were swimmers. This was my first experience with swimmers, but it was easy to tell that something was wrong. By two weeks of age, the two biggest puppies were becoming flat as pancakes. They were beginning to look like bulbous fat toads. I have no doubt that they would have been deformed had corrective action not been taken.
The literature suggests "hobbling" the puppies by tying the opposing legs close enough together to keep them under the puppy20,21. "Hobbling reduces the permanent dorsoventral flattening, but probably has no effect on the speed of functional improvement of the limbs."22 In checking with various veterinarians and breeders, they too, had read of this course of treatment, but had little or no success with it. As one veterinarian friend said, this method only seems to make for crying puppies. If the chest is already flattened, it may not be possible to hobble the legs under the chest. I learned of an AKC champion that was previously a swimmer, whereas many other swimmers have had to be put down.
It quickly became obvious that I was not going to receive much help from medical or veterinary literature, from veterinarians or from other breeders. I had two puppies out of four in a "super pedigree" litter that were becoming more and more deformed every day. I could not wait in hopes the condition would correct itself.
I explored several approaches. The first was to make it impossible for the two puppies to lie on their chests. There was an easy and effective solution to be found: I took a 500 Vari-Kennel, covered the bottom of it with soft blankets and rolled three towels into cylindrical forms. I placed these forms in the middle and along the inside edges of the crate and then draped them with another towel. This created ridges and valleys into which I could place the two puppies on their backs and sides. They were unable to turn over and their own weight served to provide gentle pressure to their sides with the effect that they were compressed, with a corresponding lift to the chest. This seemed to work.
The other solution I tried and then abandoned was to place the puppy in a sling. This upset the puppy even when the feet could hang down and touch the ground. Possibly in a case of minimal flattening this would be effective, but I had two "super squashed" puppies to work with and I abandoned this method. After two days in the Vari-Kennel, there was a noticeable rounding of the rib cage and an outward rounding of the chest on both puppies. Something good was working. Yet, when placed on a flat surface, the two puppies automatically put their legs out to the side and attempted to swim.
Physical therapy
I consulted a neurosurgeon friend who happens to be a dog person. Apparently, there are humans born without various reflexes or with incomplete reflexes. Cases abound where babies are born without sucking, body-righting, labyrinthine, lip, plantar, Pavlov's, scratching or vomiting reflexes. Could it be that these puppies lacked the genetic imprinting or coding to crawl and instead reverted to an earlier evolutionary time when swimming was the method of locomotion? At the risk of offending those in dogdom who do not believe in evolution or genetics (i.e., selective breeding), this seemed to be a plausible definition of the problem.
A preliminary on-line search of the literature provided a number of conditions, such as various myopathies, which seemed to meet many of the conditions observed. In congenital myopathy, "a typical infant has hypotonia [diminution or loss of muscle tonicity, in which case the muscles may he stretched beyond their normal limits] and delayed motor milestones."23
In congenital fiber-type disproportion, "Clinical factors include hypotonia, weakness, delayed milestones. skeletal deformities. . . . Prognosis is generally good with most patients showing improvement with age although some residual motor impairment commonly persists."24
In cerebral palsy, "Spastic diplegial [referring to spasticity in paired limbs] is the commonest form (accounting for 50 percent of cerebral palsy) and generally the mildest…The stiff, awkward movements of the legs, maintained in an extended, abducted posture, does not usually attract attention until several weeks or months after birth (human infant)…It is not uncommon to observe a delay in all normal developmental sequences, especially those which depend upon the motor system."25
These were all distinct possibilities based upon clinical signs; however, the veterinary literature specifically indicates that neuromuscular abnormalities cannot be found upon necropsy, which would be the case in the event of the various myopathies.
The neurosurgeon had no answers for how to train the puppies to crawl instead of swim, but suggested that I might consult with someone who worked with stroke patients. I consulted with a physical therapist whose specialty was nerve regeneration in hands and working with stroke patients. She suggested that techniques for retraining stroke patients might be effective. The first problem was to get the weight off the puppy's chest to prevent further flattening. The second problem was to put subtle pressure on the puppy's sides to round the rib cage to its normal shape. The third problem was to train the puppy to crawl instead of swim. Seeing these grotesque, flattened, bullfrog-shape puppies, this seemed like an impossible task.
The puppies were now 2-1/2 weeks old and here is what she prescribed: Keep the puppies sleeping on their backs (i,e., most of the day and most of the night). Reduce their weight by not letting them feed as much with momma. Determine from the other puppies the "gait" they use crawling and walking. By this time the two normal puppies were just beginning to stagger around. As instructed, I knelt behind a normal puppy with my forearms on the ground and learned the movement of the front feet as they moved. Then I tried the same thing with the swimmers, except that the movement had to be forced.
The physical therapist insisted that was most important to re-create each gait the normal puppies exhibited, but in practice this was easier said than done. Rather, what happened was a military left-right-left sort of gait, as if someone were calling cadence. Something quite amazing happened: The next day, both swimmer puppies, after several training episodes, tried to walk instead of crawl. I recognize that this is anecdotal evidence, that I lack a control group and a treatment group to validate cause and effect scientifically26. Nonetheless, the puppies abandoned their attempts to swim. It is well established in various animals and in the human infant that various stimuli must occur within a specific period for a response, instinct or reflex to be evoked.
Commonly cited are the various studies where "releaser" activities are required during a critical period, if the response is to follow the animal throughout its life. Well documented is the resultant sexual dysfunction in primates and several species of birds when deprived of adequate parental contact while newborn27. Also well documented are puppies' bladder and anal responses to stimulation by the mother. In addition to "releaser" activities/stimuli, there may also be "repressor" activities/stimuli.
"The nervous system is plastic at birth and the human brain rich in the possibilities of connection. There are critical periods when particular types of connections are especially readily made if the stimulation is adequate. The sensory-motor responses of the newborn are highly dependent upon external conditions and the level of CNS [central nervous system] stimulation at any one time."28 Further, it is known that "There are critical 'catch up' periods, also wherein a deficit must be normalized if subsequent development is to follow a standard curve. This is certainly apparent in low- birth-weight infants, where there is a critica1 period during which, if the child's weight is brought back into normal range, subsequent weight gain will proceed normally."29
Similarly, it is reported in a study of amblyopic children [who have dullness of vision without any apparent change in the eyes] that "the critical period of stereopsis [stereo/binocular vision) may be at or before three years of age and the sensitive period may last until 12 years of age."30 Obviously, there are no hard and fast rules here. It does seem, however, that if a puppy does not learn to crawl fairly quickly, it will become deformed to the extent that it will never walk normally.
No good story is without its setbacks, and this one is no different. The next morning after the physical therapy sessions, the puppies were swimming again. More physical therapy and "walk training" followed, and by the afternoon, both puppies again were making clumsy attempts at walking while assisted. The use of a sling under the puppies' bellies made it possible to see the difference in their movements, especially when compared with the response of the normal puppies when they were in the sling. During the next week, I spent a couple of hours each day training the puppies to walk.
By the end of their sixth week of life, both puppies were walking, running around and acting like silly Akita puppies, as if nothing had happened. I took the puppies in to my veterinarian. He had seen the puppies shortly after birth and at three weeks. He was amazed, but because of the flattening of the chest he still was able to tell which puppies had been swimmers. At 10 weeks of age, he was unable to tell. Another veterinarian (who had not been on the case) was unable to determine which in the eight-week-old litter had been swimmers.
One normal puppy bitch from the litter was placed in a show home. One normal puppy dog was sent to Manitoba, Canada, to be used in weight pulling and hunting. One swimmer puppy dog was placed in a show home at 10 weeks, and I kept the other swimmer puppy to show in California. Videotapes of the movement of the swimmers reveal them to be sound animals at 15 weeks of age. There is no indication from their movements now that they were ever swimmers. The puppy I kept is approaching five months of age
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9 ways I know I'm growing up
1. I've given up soda. Not entirely, but almost. Benefits: I'm not filling my body with chemicals (well, not in this form anyway) and think of all the money saved! Now when I get the hankering for that soda rush, I reach for the water bottle.
2. I've put my beloved Prada bag up for sale on ebay. It's a matter of cash flow. I needmoney flowing in. And when I prance around Manhattan, so uber chic, with my Prada bag swinging in the wind, money tends to flow out...and out...and out.
3. I have three jobs. One involves going to birthday parties and teaching kids to assemble robots. Ahhh, the things we do when we're just starting out.
4. I'm replacing my self imposed egoic image of fearful, with fearless. Fearless. A good word. A good way to live. I wear the word like a tramp stamp on my lower back (metaphorically, of course).
5. I've given up Starbucks. I know, I know...I didn't think I'd ever see the day either, but it's now. No more mint mocha chip frappucino lights. And I'll never go back. Not ever. Because just one sip and the addiction will begin again. For the first time, all over again.
6. I dealt with the insurance today.
7. Today I assuaged my long suffering throat with orange juice (dietary concerns be gone!) and assorted berries (including blueberries, which I loathe) instead of the much preferred, cool, transiently soothing, but oh-so-good Tasti-Delite. That's the next addiction to go. I can feel my wallet growing already from all the money saved.
8. I ran errand, after errand, after errand. And wrote email, after email, after email.
9. And at the end of the day I thought, my life is my own. And I don't know that I've ever fully possessed a more beautiful phrase in all my life.


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TAMPA, Fla. – Alex Rodriguez has been yearning to play baseball again in New York. The beleaguered Yankees third baseman will at least get a rehabilitation assignment in New Jersey with Class-A affiliate Trenton on Friday and Saturday, the Yankees announced.
MLB: Prepared to ban A-Rod for life
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On Thursday, Rodriguez participated in a simulated game for the first time since he began to work his way back from a quadriceps strain that landed him on the disabled list in late July. Hours after his 9 a.m. ET arrival at the team's minor-league complex, a media posse continued to grow behind the outfield fence of a field made unplayable by wet conditions.
Rodriguez, meanwhile, had been transported to nearby George M. Steinbrenner Field, the club's spring training stadium. Locked out of that facility, photographers set up on a pedestrian bridge beyond the right-field stands and attempted to snap shots of Rodriguez fielding ground balls and running on the base paths. Home plate and first base were visible only to a pair of television station helicopters circling overhead.
Back at the minor-league facility early in the afternoon, Rodriguez surprised a group of reporters gathered on the sidewalk by pulling up beside them in his luxurious Maybach.
"I'll talk to you guys, but no cameras," he said. Noticing photographers hustling in his direction from the opposite side of the driveway, Rodriguez quickly raised his window and drove off.
The 38-year-old might soon exit the sport itself with the possibility of a lengthy suspension looming for his alleged connection to the Biogenesis scandal that already has Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun serving a 65-game suspension. About eight other players are expected to be hit with 50-game penalties as soon as Friday.
Despite recently vowing to fight any such punishment, the Rodriguez camp reportedly is discussing a settlement with Major League Baseball officials in an attempt to avoid a lifetime banishment that would nullify a huge contract with the Yankees that is set to run through the 2017 season.
It has been a tumultuous year for the Rodriguez, beginning with hip surgery in January. More recently, he was involved in a feud with the Yankees regarding his readiness to return to the active roster, drawing widespread attention in the media. He rankled general manager Brian Cashman by publicly sharing a second opinion to the contrary after a team physician determined Rodriguez was not fit to play as he had hoped in a recent series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.
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Sunday's stampede at a friendly World Cup warm-up match between North Korea and Nigeria has renewed questions about whether South Africa is adequately prepared to provide security.
The stampede occurred in the township of Tembisa -– mid-way between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the nation's capital. The private company that organized the event handed out 10,000 free tickets, but thousands who didn't receive a free ticket still pushed to get inside the stadium. At least 14 people were injured, including a police officer.
World Cup organizers, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), offered condolences to those injured but quickly distanced themselves from the friendly, which was organized by the two participating teams and occurred at a stadium that will not be used in the World Cup, which begins on Friday.
"FIFA and the OC [Organizing Committee] would like to first wish a prompt recovery to those who have been affected by these incidents," FIFA said in a statement. "In addition, FIFA and the OC would like to reiterate that this friendly match has no relation whatsoever with the operational organization of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for which we remain fully confident."
Security: Always a big worry
From the very moment in 2004 when South Africa was announced as the host of the 2010 World Cup, security became the biggest question about South Africa's fitness to be a host.
The question is a natural one. South Africa has one of the highest violent crime rates in the world, with newspapers daily printing the lurid details of the latest shootout between police and carjackers, police and cash-in-transit heists, and, in one memorable incident, between police and police.
Yet security analysts say that South Africa's government has prepared well for the World Cup and predict that official games run by FIFA are likely to come off without a hitch.
"The government has been very, very serious about security and very committed to make the World Cup as safe as possible," says Johan Burger at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria (or Tshwane, as the nation's capital is now known).
Beefed-up police force
The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) has built up its personnel ahead of the World Cup from 120,000 in 2001 to 193,000, and the ratio of police officers to citizens is at 2.8 officers for every 1,000, above the international norm of 2 for every 1,000.
In addition, the SAPS has successfully secured other high-level sports tournament in recent years, starting with the cricket World Cup in 2003, which attracted 60,000 visitors and lasted for six weeks.
It also hosted the Confederations Cup soccer tournament last year, the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, and the British Lions rugby tour of South Africa.
In none of these tournaments, Mr. Burger says, were there any serious security incidents involving teams or fans.
Yet the World Cup is a whole other ball game, Mr. Burger admits, with an estimated 325,000 foreign tourists expected to attend 64 games spanning a month across the entire country. The challenges of protecting all those people are numerous.
"With an event this size, it just increases the chances for terrorist acts, because it is such an attractive target," says Burger.
Better cooperation against terrorism
South Africa itself does not seem to be a target, but the presence of such teams as the United States, England, the Netherlands, and other countries that have participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could attract militants. South Africa has improved information sharing between its intelligence agencies and police and the country has stepped up its cooperation with foreign intelligence agencies.
The National Joint Operational Intelligence Structure of the SAPS recently issued a firm denial to stories printed in the South African newspaper, the Times, which claimed that extremist cells had training camps in the mountainous neighboring country of Swaziland and in South Africa's Free State Province.
"Although the NATJOINTS is not prepared to discuss intelligence matters for obvious reasons, we can categorically deny the existence of a 'watch-list of 40 terror suspects' or the arrest of any person directly targeting the World Cup," the SAPS said in a statement. "We can also dispute the existence of 'operational militant training camps in several provinces in South Africa.'"
But Burger says that South Africa's government does take terrorist threats to the World Cup seriously. "South Africa is aware of the fact that especially matches involving the US and Britain might possibly have a higher risk than other matches, and this has been taken into account to try to reduce the risks and the opportunities for extremists," says Burger.
Common crime the top concern
In some ways, the greater challenge in these World Cup matches will be to protect visitors from the everyday crimes that seem to be a fixture in South African life.
"Criminals also see the World Cup as a huge opportunity, and they will be out in force," says Burger. "But police have provided for that, and while it is impossible to protect each and everybody, their increased numbers will have a positive effect on security."
The best solution for protection against crime – which can include armed robbery, home invasions, or carjacking – is to "respect the general rules and tips given to them when they arrive in South Africa," says Burger.
The SAPS will be giving security tips to visitors, both at airports but also at hotels and guesthouses. Tourists can also ask the advice of locals on where to go, when to travel, and most importantly, to travel in large groups.


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Easily the biggest philanthropist in the IT industry, Gates topped Forbes' "World's Biggest Givers" list this year. Microsoft's co-founder, with a net worth of $66 billion, has donated $28 billion so far, according to Forbes. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports a variety of health, educational and agricultural efforts in 100 countries, including $112 million to Save the Children for saving newborns and $456 million for a malaria vaccine initiative.
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Ever wonder why many of your favorite authors aren't available in an eBook or
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The policies of the major publishers concerning selling eBooks to libraries are all different. Your library has to deal with policies like:
• Publishers who refuse to sell eBooks and/or eAudiobooks to libraries;
• Publishers who charge libraries as much as 5 times more than consumers for the same digital content;
• Publishers who embargo their content and will not sell to libraries any newly published digital content;
• Publishers who make digital content available in only some formats (ePub but not Kindle for example).
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Macmillan Publishing refuses to sell eBooks to libraries. Some of its authors are Keith Ablow, Barbara Ehrenreich, Steve Hamilton, Orson Scott Card, Lisa Lillien, and Tatiana de Rosnay.
Hachette Book Group will only sell eBooks published prior to April 2010 to libraries. Some that are not available include James Patterson, Don Winslow, and Pseudonymous Bosch. In October 2012 Hachette's eBook prices for library sales increased by an average of 220% with the cost for some titles increasing by more than 400%.
Simon & Schuster refuses to sell eBooks to libraries. Some of their authors include Jodi Picoult, Mary Higgins Clark, Vince Flynn, Stephen King, Mark R. Levin, Jeffery Deaver, Brad Thor, and Glenn Beck. The new Steve Jobs biography is also one of its titles.
Penguin Group formerly sold to the library community and now will only sell us some titles in some formats. In November 2011, Penguin decided to stop selling new titles to libraries, but agreed to continue selling copies of titles libraries already owned. It revised that decision in early February and gave libraries across the country until the end of the day to order titles before it would stop selling to libraries altogether. Many authors have books under the Penguin imprint ,including John Green, Harlan Coben, Lee Child, J.R. Ward, Anne Lamott, Clive Cussler, Kathryn Stockett, Robert B. Parker, Stephen King, W.E.B. Griffin, Catherine Coulter, Jodi Picoult, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Charlaine Harris and Julie Garwood.
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While the Met Office has today issued a Yellow Warning for rain along with potentially stormy conditions across much of England today, it look like the North West will escape the worst of the weather.
The band of rain stems from a complex area of low pressure, expected to deepen over the Bay of Biscay later today, before pushing north towards the UK.
It is expected to arrive into southern areas on Wednesday morning, before spreading north through Wednesday afternoon and into Thursday before clearing during the day.
However, the Met Office forecast for the North West predicts a mostly cloudy day, with the odd sunny spell, temperatures reaching 14 degrees and not a drop of rain in sight.
Elsewhere across England there have been warnings of "heavy and thundery showers", "strong and gusty winds", "localised flooding" and travel disruption.
"This is a very complex development, and uncertainty in timings and areas most at risk is large," said a Met Office spokesman. "As such this warning will be updated as confidence in developments increases."
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Congress Told HAMP Will Cost $53bn Less than Expected
The US Treasury Department initially planned to spend $75bn on the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), but in a recent report to Congress, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the Treasury will spend a total $22bn on the program. This figure represents total expenditures from day one of HAMP until the program expires in 2012. The CBO is required to submit a report on the transactions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) 45 days after an analysis by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The CBO reported the cost of present and future TARP transactions will cost $109bn. At the outset of HAMP, the Treasury planned to disburse $50bn through TARP with the remaining $25bn to come from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). According to the latest TARP transaction report, the Treasury has adjusted the total cap amount to $36.9bn for HAMP servicers. The CBO reported something different. According the report, TARP will disburse no more than $20bn to servicers for permanent loan modifications. Through February, the 113 servicers provided 170,000 permanent modifications. Another $1.5bn will come from the Hardest Hit Fund for select state Housing Financial Agencies (HFAs). The HFAs of California, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, and Florida are already planning to spend the money to help underwater borrowers reduce their principal balance. The OMB estimated the Treasury will disburse $49bn under HAMP. The difference between the CBO $22bn estimate and the OMB projection "stems primarily from disparate outlooks on the number of eligible households and the participation rate among those households." At the outset of HAMP, the Obama Administration set a target to reach 3-to-4m homeowners. While the Treasury maintains the program is on track to reach that goal, critics of the program are already pointing out its failure, and watchdogs are taking a closer look at the rising volume of complaints. Write to Jon Prior.


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French Apple Store employees appear to call off strike at the last minute, but angry protests mar iPhone 5 launch
After speculation that the iPhone 5 launch in Paris would be marred by a strike by Apple Store employees, Apple's French HQ instead saw healthy demand for the latest iPhone handset this morning. However, there were demonstrations outside the Store by a number of former Apple employees, shouting slogans in protest at their sackings in July.
Apple's French employees are represented by two unions, one of which had called for a strike on iPhone 5 launch day - an obvious target for industrial action. The union had demanded pay rises for Apple Store staff, but Apple refused on the basis that its French subdivision had actually made a loss last year.
The apparently fully staffed Paris Store suggests that the union's call to strike failed, but union spokesperson Thomas Bordage was defiant.
"The company has thrown an offer of luncheon vouchers at us as in an attempt to calm things down but we will go on demanding improved conditions for every Apple worker in France," he said.
Along with the pay rise, the union had demanded the payment of a 13th month of salary - a sort of bonus that is common in France but not a legal requirement - and a water fountain in the Apple Store.
Although it seems to have dodged the looming strike action, Apple's Paris Store was still targeted by angry protesters who were angry about their sackings in July. They shouted slogans including "Apple you have sent jobless people to the streets" and "It is us who established Apple in France."
India's Economic Times reports that the first Parisian to 'acheter une iPhone cinq' was a 19-year-old Italian DJ named Anthony Shahir. He had queued up since Wednesday morning - and in fact travelled from Rome for the launch - suggesting that demand for all things iPhone 5 is just as keen on the Continent as in Britain.
See also:
Apple iPhone 5: the reaction on Twitter and blogs
Huge queues for iPhone 5 at Covent Garden: pictures & interviews
Samsung knocks iPhone 5 in new print ad, Apple fans fight back


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