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Hey all.. Just a little note about politics and the discussion thereof: There are lots and lots of forums on the internet for the discussion of politics. This isn't one of them. Sure, one of the reasons that we travellers are travellers is to learn as much as possible about a place and it's people and their problems, but here at Wikitravel the idea is to build a travel guide. That means we want a little background, but mainly we're interested in how to get around, where and what to eat, how to keep out of trouble, and where to sleep.
Of course your political discussions are not going to get deleted from the talk pages, and even if they are "deleted" from the actual article they are still there in the history, so nobody's getting censored here. Still political stuff will likely get deleted from the article regardless of how true or false or fair or unfair.
Basically we're on a mission here, and the crosstalk makes it hard to get anything done. Keep it down a bit! -- Mark 02:51, 4 May 2006 (EDT)
First takes
So, I removed the last bits of the CIA World Factbook 2002 import. I've copied the original version to Talk:Israel/CIA World Factbook 2002 import for easy reference. --Evan 09:02, 1 Dec 2003 (PST)
Bring some details and/or link to http://www.photo.net/israel/ --Baruch Even
"all 3 monotheistic religions" implies that there are exactly 3 monotheistic religions, which is false. Should this be changed to "all 3 Abrahamic religions"? -phma 15:04, 13 Jun 2004 (EDT)
What's with the idiot who changed the order of the religions? What does it matter whether Jews are listed before Christians and Muslims, or after? This sort of behaviour makes me sick. Sorry, but I had to mouth off. -- Nils
The latest fixes seem to have resolved most conflicts about this page. Now we just have to figure out what to do about Jerusalem, since that page also states that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, without qualification. Also, it might be problematic that it lists Jerusalem's location as in Israel without qualification, since that's not at all noncontroversial. -- Joakim Ziegler
Chronology got you down?? -- Unuser
I changed the (disputed) link on the capital name to just plain text. I don't think we should defer to Wikipedia to explain that situation. --Evan 17:39, 28 Sep 2004 (EDT)
That's fine by me - in incorporating a NPOV reference I was just trying to placate those (above) who saw the listing of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as being controversial and thereby forestall any heated arguments..... I'm sure you'd agree, the potential for these is there! Rather than make recourse to Wikipedia (you're absolutely right on this Evan!), I'll try to find time over the next few days to write up our own NPOV assessment of Jerusalem's status and place it somewhere in the Understand section..... People would then be free to edit that and debate the issues on this page if necessary. Would that be OK? Pjamescowie 18:16, 28 Sep 2004 (EDT)
How is the capital disputed?? --184.108.40.206 22:00, 1 May 2005 (EDT)
Well, for one, the US still has its Embassy in Tel Aviv [1]
Monit Shirut
Somebody can find this info usefull It is similar to shuttle services provided in some countries but on larger scale. This service is available in all major cities, but in many cases is not bound by any scheduler. Usually you can ask the driver to stop at any point of the route. In many places the service is available on Shabbat. The price is indeed lower than bus, but after 10PM and weekends/holydays they charge more. In Haifa - to my best knowledge this is the only such place in Israel - Egged operates on Shabbat
Cellular phone
(there was change in the dialing system recently) GSM enabled cellular phones from Europe always work in Israel.
Ashdod - incredible sea shore.
Netaniyya - 40 minutes from Tel Aviv, train to the Tel Aviv center, bus to Tel Aviv every 10-15 minutes, shuttle to Tel Aviv every 5-10 minutes. Good beach, reasonable hotel prices.
Many edits to this article get reverted due to the political situation in Israal and the Middle East. The reason for these reversions is that anytime someone expresses an opinion on one side (example: "The United Nations Security Council has decided on numerous occasions that in these territories Israel is the "Occupying Power" and is bound by the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.") someone else comes along and changes it to the other side. According to Wikitravel:Neutral point of view and Wikitravel:The traveller comes first, the official policy is that we try to keep articles neutral and relevant for travelers, and political edit wars accomplish neither.
Note that this does not mean that editors here are endorsing either side, nor does it mean that those who edit this site feel the debate is unimportant, it simply means that the primary goal is to produce a guide useful for travelers. Links are provided to Wikipedia and elsewhere where travelers may learn more about the political situation. As always, if you disagree with the policies feel free to discuss on the relevant talk pages. -- Wrh2 15:34, 10 Sep 2005 (EDT)
I haven't seen it in other travel guides so I was hesitant to add the information, but isn't it useful to provide information regarding the voltage/frequency used in all places (and including here in Israel)? Also, socket types. I find it interesting that one of (not so many) socket standards is type-H, uniquely Israeli, although it is also compatible with European type-C. Just wondering if I should add that information.
Since the Palestinian Territories page has Jerusalem listed as "disputed" capitol and Ramallah as "defacto" capitol, it's only fair to make this page consistant with that. And you can't argue that it's disputed. The international community does not recognise Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem and it's claim of Jerusalem as its capitol. Embassies are in Tel-Aviv specifically because of this (some consulates are in Jerusalem, but embassies are the places that the embassador's are based in). - Asa
I know this stuff is important to some people, but seriously can we please check our politics at the door? I think in general if contributors simply can't do that then perhaps they should consider contributing to articles about countries which are not involved in their particular pet crisis. It's a big world after all. -- Mark 08:54, 27 April 2006 (EDT)
Language concerns
How far can I go speaking just English in Israel? (Well, I've been studying Hebrew but I don't think I can get by with it alone just yet.)
you'll do great ,many here speak english. we learn it in school from the 4th grade up.
Getting there by boat
I read on several websites that ferry services to Haifa from Cyprus and Greece have been discontinued. Are there other places where you can take a ferry to Israel? MaartenVidal 10:56, 8 April 2006 (EDT)
The Salamis Line running a cargo ferry from Cyprus to Haifa and back that will take passengers called RO/TO. They appear to be in business with the Rosenfeld line from Haifa. Contacting either company can get the details. It's a couple days a week and the times aren't very fixed. 18.104.22.168 16:04, 20 February 2008 (EST)Cheri
Security Concerns
Given the volatile situation in many parts of this country, and the potential for violence against foreign nationals, is it not advisable to have a more detailed section on the dangers of travelling to Israel?
I considered this page http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Israel_Gaza_Strip_and_West_Bank before making this suggestion. Perhaps some information could merely be dragged off that site and placed on this site? 184.108.40.206 21:46, 20 April 2006 (EDT)
Bahai Faith and Israel
While I agree that describing the Bahais as a "major" world religion is maybe a bit much, Israel is their home and the Gardens at Haifa are arguably the city's top attraction, even for non-Bahais. Jpatokal 00:37, 20 June 2006 (EDT)
Israel/Lebanon conflict
Should we put an alert message in this article about this conflict and advisory not to go there right now?
I toned down the language about Hezbollah and northern Israel - this article gets so many political edits that the less we can say about politics (while still serving the traveler) the better. If we add a warning about Hezbollah to this article then I can see us needing to add warnings to Lebanon, Syria, Iran, etc. about the potential for Israeli attacks. It seems like enough to educate the traveler about the tense situation in the Middle East and then advise them to make their travel plans according to current events. That saves us from having deal with POV edits from both sides. -- Ryan 19:12, 15 August 2006 (EDT)
Getting Around, by Car
I have written a pretty detailed section on traveling in Israel by car, including a fairly detailed discussion of the traffic laws and regulations. Please make sure the information is all accurate. Also, if someone could add information about car rentals, that would be great. EngineeringCat 21:16, 7 November 2006 (EST)
External links
I accidentally hit save without adding an edit comment, but the following links were removed in accordance with Wikitravel:External links:
-- Ryan 12:37, 27 January 2007 (EST)
Hi i have read the external links instructions. Couldn't find why not to include a website that include alot of traveling information, trails and hikes in Isreal as a link. Could you please explain? Yochaig 17:20, 29 May 2008 (EDT)
Safety Message
Can someone please correct the message to a wikitravel standard (which I am unaware of). There is absolutely NO chance of Israel going to war with Egypt (as there is a peace agreement) and there has been no incinuation that any conflict between Israel and Pakistan was on the table. Can we link to the US Department of State, perhaps http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_922.html Flymeoutofhere 10:29, 24 February 2007 (EST)
I removed the comparison of risk from Kassams in Sderot to being struck by lightening. Lightening's risk can be removed by staying sheltered in the rain, so it is a poor comparision. I would also guess the risk is much higher for a Kassam to hit near you in an area where they are coming weekly and daily, than lightening stricking so until the numbers are available it's best to leave it out.
How "bicycle friendly" is Israel? I'm thinking about doing a bike trip from Turkey to Egypt, and I'm wondering if that is reasonable, and how accepted cycling is in those nations. Amssports06 15:30, 28 April 2007 (EDT)
I'm not sure if this is covered elsewhere on WikiTravel, but in my experience the statement in the money section that "ATMs are cheaper than traveller's cheques" needs correcting. My bank charges 2.5% as a transaction fee on top of the ATM fee for that machine. They add this in to the exchange rate so it is hidden for most people. VISA does this as well. Basically, there's no free lunch, and the article shouldn't imply otherwise. Neil 12:14, 9 May 2007 (EDT)
I believe the wifi project in Jerusalem is complete, but I'm not sure. I've also added a mention on a similar one in Tel Aviv, which I believe is also complete. Can anyone verify this?
Embassy bar
I doubt this is true. Can the person that added it verify it? Sahmeditor 23:24, 31 August 2007 (EDT)
This seems like a lot of travel regions for such a tiny country. Can they be combined into larger travel regions? --Peter Talk 14:36, 1 October 2007 (EDT)
Israeli humour
The following paragraph is being repeatedly deleted and restored (a few examples: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] & see also Special:Contributions/22.214.171.124). Here's a copy (misspellings and all), so that there's now a place to invite discussion:
Anonymous comment moved from the Get In section:
I believe Pakistan should not be included in the Warning Box above. I called the Pakistani Embassy in Washington D.C. and they had no problem with people visiting Israel before Pakistan. Could someone double-check this information before it is removed?
Tour listings
The whole "public and private tours" section looks to me to be in violation of our tour policy, and I'm inclined to delete it. Any reason why I shouldn't? --Peter Talk 02:01, 10 June 2008 (EDT)
Golan Heights
I think it is inappropriate to locate Golan Height in the same section of Disputed Territories as with Gaza Strip and West Bank. AFAIU, Golan Heights are annexed and therefor can't be called "disputed". It's true, that there is a talks about returning it to Syria, but it is not like Syria claiming that they own this territory. In short, my point, is that status of Golan Heights is completely different from state of Gaza Strip and West Bank (which are really disputed, as both Palestinians and Israel claim ownership of this land). I suggest moving it to the main "Regions" list, but leaving the current remark of annexed status. --Zigmar 11:18, 30 June 2008 (EDT)
It's been a while since I last visited this page. This time I'm going to try and be on the editor's side for the first time (I've been a "reader" of this term for a long time and have used the info provided here so many times)
One of the changes that I didn't like to find out, was the revert from textual-links to bullets-Links.
I really can't see the point in replacing a simple, easy to read, text link like "Israel Youth Hoster Association" (for example), with the bullet-link: [16]. (hey that's what the internet is all about, text links, isn't it?)
FMOHO, in the previous version, when one (actually, I'm basing it on my own experience) was looking at the listings under the "Sleeping" section, it was much easier to read through the different items in the list - the text links made it easier to differentiate the items (thus making it easier and quicker to browse the the section and find the one item in the list, that really interest you).
I personally believe we should never sacrifice functionality (or comfort of use, in this case) for good looks (as in the example above).
Just my 12 cents....
(btw, I modified the page back to the previous look n' feel, if you think I'm wrong feel free to undo) --Eladrosh 23:13, 17 July 2008 (EDT)
Israeli Visa and Entry to Other Nations
Hi, a friend of mine told me that he has heard of some Eastern European countries that will deny entry to an American with a passport that has an Israeli visa attached to it. I think it would be hard to imagine an EU country (even in Eastern Europe) not allowing an American into the country simply because of another foreign visa. But what about non-EU countries? Has anyone experienced this problem? Do any of you think it is even remotely likely? --Matt Talk 00:48, 21 August 2008 (EDT)
I really don't know who is responsible for the fact data on the site. Last Religion data distribution of the population in Israel(source: Central Burau of Statistics): Jewish 75.6%, Arabs 20.0% and other 4.4%. The data in the site is completely wrong. Gus
Regions, again
continuing from Wikitravel:Votes for deletion#Judean Desert
So, it's probably time to jiggle Israel's regions a bit, because there's just too many at the moment -- maximum should be nine. Here's my first shot:
I'm also not sure that we need all of Shephelah, Sharon and Coastal Plain (Israel). Jpatokal 10:54, 16 December 2008 (EST)
Occupied or Disputed
A user came along and changed "Occupied Territories" to "Disputed Territories". Which should be used? Does it even matter? AHeneen 04:22, 12 January 2009 (EST)
gun ownership and homosexuality in Israel
It is not unusual to see soldiers and civilians carrying firearms (military rifles and handguns) in public.
I've heard Israel does allow citizens to carry weapons, but I only hear this in many pro-gun ownership websites. I need conformation on this statement, since if I travel to Israel, seeing people carrying guns around may make me feel uncomfortable. And by the way, I'm pretty sure Israel is safe for gays and lesbians, but I recommend them not to travel to the Palestinian territories, as homosexuality is frown upon in Palestine (note that I already added that).--Dark Paladin X 02:02, 17 January 2009 (EST)
Improving the ISRAEL value and currect it's geography
The geography in this value is a bit mixed at best, and untrue at worst. a few examples:
"As these regions are quite different from a traveler's point of view, information on travel to and within them can be found under the entry Palestinian Territories. This is not a political endorsement of claims by either side in the dispute over the sovereignty of these territories." However, puting the Golan heights as a "desputed teritory" is a purely political decision. From a traveler's POV, a trip to the golan heights is exacly like a trip to the Galilee, to Tel-Aviv or to Eilat. There is no special permit needed for this region, most of it's population is jewish and it is safe as the rest of the country. The only diffrece it has from other regions is the fact that it was conquered from Syria, which tries to get it back in negotiations (there are absolutly no agrassive acts in the Golan heights by Syrians or any other islamic group, not even during the war in Lebanon in 2006.). The same goes for East-jerusalem, which are naiborhoods that were annexed to Jerusalem, its residents have an ISRAELI citizenship and its considered a part of Israel, both officialy, and physicly from a visiter POV. The only diffrence betweeen East-Jerusalem and any other part of Israel is purely it's political status, and diffrenting it in a travelers' guide is purely a political decision. I think a small explaination line in the article about Jerusalem itself should do, and i think that would be the case if it wasn't the politicly touched value ISRAEL.
besides, the call "desputed territories" isn't very true. just like Tibet or Kashmir aren't put as a "desputed teritory" in the side, but are blend into the devision and specificly in every article its said "dangerous" or what-not. I don't see why the two values "Judea" and "Samaria" should be diffrent, as every region has it's properties, jewish regions and arabic regions. and i don't see why can't the ISRAEL articles and the PALESTINE articles both link to this regions. I think treating it diffrent than other desputed territories in the world is not only political and wrong, but also show an untrue image to the travelers here.
because of all of that and more, i suggest a new devision to the regions, which will be both true to the real geographical and regional devisions in Israel, and also more importantly give the travelers better information about the diffrent regions.
since the USA, China, Britian and every other country determans it's own regional devision, i guess its only fair to devide Israel in the same way. I suggest to use the devision as its written in here, in the website of the tourism office of the Israeli government: [8] which is also used in here, in the geographical devision of Israel in the hebrew Wikipedia: [9]
for those of you who don't speak hebrew, i'll write it in english: i think the basic devision should first of all be North, Central and South, as it is a general devision of Israel everywhere. Sub-devision should be: North: Lower Galilee, Upper Galilee, Western Galilee, Jazreel valley, Jordan valley, Haifa and the Golan heights Central: Tel-Aviv, Sharon, Southern coastal plains, Shephelah, Jurusalem, Judean mountains, Samarian mountains, Hevron mountain (all of the last 3 can also be collectivly called "the west bank" and then break into sub-regions) South: Negev, Eilat, Gaza strip, Judean desert(though its not in the south, its considered a part of it since it shares a very clear property of the south - its a desert. could be on both central and south regions).
I really do believe that this version will give the travelers a much more truthful image of what goes on in Israel from a travelers POV, without the unrelated political statuses and with a more accurate geographical and cultural devision. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Govrin (talk • contribs)


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Landed safe and sound back in Dallas on Monday afternoon after the final show on Sunday night. My time in Vegas was filled with meeting magicians, learning about what it's like to do this crazy art professionally, spending time with magician friends, and making new ones!
A highlight of the weekend was seeing comedy magician Mac King's show on Saturday. Mac has a hilarious show, incredible magic, and a really likable personality onstage.
My last performance was Sunday evening. I spent Sunday morning improving the act and cleaning up the movement/timing on my tricks. As a result, I think the most fun performance was the last. I realized that over the run of shows, my act got smoother and more relaxed. I guess the old saying "Practice Makes Perfect" is true … although I have yet to do a "perfect" show. There's always more to work on, which I guess is half the fun!
This last photo (right) is of me with the rest of the magicians at the Vegas Magic Theatre. Thank you, Vegas, for the great time … I know I'll be back!
Also, I want to thank the SMU Daily Campus for the great article about my Vegas Adventure. I hope that the article shows that you really can do ANYTHING during your time at SMU. You can read it here.

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Interesting research.
Liberals and conservatives exhibit different cognitive styles and converging lines of evidence suggest that biology influences differences in their political attitudes and beliefs. In particular, a recent study of young adults suggests that liberals and conservatives have significantly different brain structure, with liberals showing increased gray matter volume in the anterior cingulate cortex, and conservatives showing increased gray matter volume in the in the amygdala. Here, we explore differences in brain function in liberals anconservatives by matching publicly-available voter records to 82 subjects who performed a risk-taking task during functional imaging. Although the risk-taking behavior of Democrats (liberals) and Republicans (conservatives) did not differ, their brain activity did. Democrats showed significantly greater activity in the left insula, while Republicans showed significantly greater activity in the right amygdala.
Democrats showed significantly greater activity in the left insula, *a region associated with social and self-awareness*. Meanwhile Republicans showed significantly greater activity in the right amygdala, a region involved in the body's *fight-or-flight system.* These results suggest that liberals and conservatives engage different cognitive processes when they think about risk.
In fact, brain activity in these two regions alone can be used to predict whether a person is a Democrat or Republican with 82.9% accuracy. By comparison, the longstanding traditional model in political science, which uses the party affiliation of a person's mother and father to predict the child's affiliation, is only accurate about 69.5% of the time. And another model based on the differences in brain structure distinguishes liberal from conservatives with only 71.6% accuracy.
The model also outperforms models based on differences in genes. "Although genetics have been shown to contribute to differences in political ideology and strength of party politics, the portion of variation in political affiliation explained by activity in the amygdala and insula is significantly larger, suggesting that affiliating with a political party and engaging in a partisan environment may alter the brain, above and beyond the effect of heredity." (Schreiber D, Fonzo G, Simmons AN, Dawes CT, Flagan T, et al. (2013) Red Brain, Blue Brain: Evaluative Processes Differ in Democrats and Republicans. PLoS ONE 8(2): e52970. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052970)


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Kelia's Story
All Bella ever wanted was for Edward to change her. That's all, nothing more. No wedding, no ring, no fancy new car and certainly not Edward himself. Everything else were just bonuses in her eyes. An accident before the wedding warrants her immediate transformation, but when Bella awakes, nothing will be the same…Bella is evil, Alice is high, Edward is heartbroken and Kelia… Well, Kelia is just Kelia. Dedicated to our very own Looney… I'm sorry I teased you about Edward's tic-tacs…
Ok, so basically, this is set after the end of Eclipse. The idea behind it all is that Bella never really loved Edward, he was just a means to an end. He and Bella were never married, though they were engaged at the time of the accident.
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Blinking her bloody red eyes, Bella Swan awoke from her final slumber. A slow, wicked smile spread across her face.
"Bring me a mirror!" She commanded imperiously, and Alice, wide eyed, scampered off to do her new sister's bidding.
Edward gazed upon her face, anxious, yet in awe of her beauty. He had always found Bella stunning but now…
Had he felt the need to breathe, he would've been unable to; were he alive, he would've been dying. His long dead heart felt like it'd skipped a beat, and he reached out a hand, wanting nothing more in that moment to touch her, to stroke her hair, her cheek, to reassure himself that she was real, she was there, she was his.
"Bella…" He whispered hoarsely. She turned, slowly, agonisingly slowly, to face him. There was a look in her eyes, a look Edward had seen before… But never from his Bella. A look of pure hatred. Of course.
He groaned slightly, cursing himself. She was mad at him. She'd wanted time to say goodbye. He'd known from the start that changing her was a bad idea, and now she regretted it. But was he supposed to let her die? The only woman he had ever loved?
"Bella, love…"
"Yes Edward?" She smiled, a sickly sweet smile which would make any human man weak at the knees… And in desperate need of a cold shower.
Edward, however, already felt as though he'd been doused in a bucket of ice – a chill had run down his spine, for his Bella… Was really not the same Bella he'd grown accustomed to. Not only were her face, her voice, her body, all completely different, but her expression, her eyes… Staring back out of those blood red eyes was the evil of a hundred murderers, the sin of a thousand rapists.
'You're overreacting' Edward scolded himself. 'You've come to associate blood red eyes with evil – with the drinkers of human blood – with nomads like Victoria and James. You're just not used to seeing Bella with them. You'll get used to it, and all will be as it was. All will be well.'
Of course, if Edward could've seen what would happen next, he would never have thought that. For as Alice skipped through the door, mirror in hands, Bella was already planning her escape. She knew that the Cullens would be more than reluctant to release a new-born vampire into the world… But perhaps she could call in some help?
She snatched the mirror from Alice's hands. Sighed in satisfaction as she saw her new face looking back at her.
"Perfect" She hissed, admiring her crimson eyes.
"You are beyond beautiful Bella…" Whispered Alice, awestruck. Her demeanour suddenly changed. "This means we can go shopping!" She squealed, clapping her hands and reaching out for Bella, who recoiled.
"Don't touch me." She spat, her instincts slipping her into a prediaorial crouch. Alice stopped mid-bounce.
"Well, maybe I'll just leave you two alone… In peace and quiet, you know? Bit of privacy, I know how you love your privacy Edward, and I'm sure you and Bella want to get re-acquainted with each other, you know? Ok, um… yeah, well Bella, we'll go shopping some other time and…"
Jasper entered the room and dragged his tiny wife out by the collar of her designer blouse. Edward was still trying to process all that had happened when Bella draped her arms around his neck.
"Edward" She breathed in his ear, "Let me borrow your phone…" Dazed, Edward pulled the small silver device from his pocket and handed it to her.
Perhaps, if he hadn't, everything would be different.
Perhaps what happened next wouldn't have.
But it did, and a few hours later, when Alice returned, it was to find her beloved brother sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the wall in a state of shock.
'What happened?' She thought, alarmed. Edward turned his blank, dead eyes towards her, and answered in a pain-filled monotone:
"She's gone. To the Volturi."
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The American justice system is corrupted because the Americans let it be.
The Constitution of the United States has spelled it out very clearly that it is the duty of the American Citizens to ensure that their government - which the justice system is a part of - is not corrupted.
The fact that the American government, along with the justice system is corrupted, is because the Americans allow that to happen.
If the Americans do not want their government to be corrupt, they are duty-bound to change it.
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Remove United States District Attorney Carmen Ortiz from office for overreach in the case of Aaron Swartz [whitehouse.gov]. Signatures needed by February 11, 2013 to reach goal of 25,000: 0. Total signatures on this petition: 25,945.
Let's see, he was repeatedly blocked from accessing the journals, he actively engaged in circumventing the measures put in place to block his access and then ultimately he broke into the wiring closet of school where he was not a registered student to physically connect into the network he knew he was no longer allowed to use. I'd say that qualifies as a corrupt person for sure. Then he pussed out rather than face the consequences of his actions. And if you really, really believe he would have faced 35 year
Name calling won't make you a better human being.
And for that matter, why should _ANYONE_ be blocked from accessing the journals?
Are the journals some sort of "national security" or stuffs like that?
Why shouldn't the journals be open to all who wants to learn new stuffs?
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.


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Boulder City Council members stressed their commitment to increased enforcement of various nuisance laws on the municipal campus and in the downtown area at a meeting Tuesday night in which they did not hear discussion of a panhandling ordinance that was tabled Monday.
"Chief, let us know what you need," Councilman George Karakehian said to Interim Police Chief Greg Testa, who gave a briefing on a variety of police matters. "If it's more officers on the street, great. If it's undercover officers, great. If it's more officers long-term, I think we're all ready to talk about that. If it's more overtime in the short-term, that's not off the table."
Karakehian, who also owns a business on the Pearl Street Mall and described several ugly interactions between transients and police in front of his store, said the public environment has deteriorated to the point where it drives visitors away.
"I see great police work all the time, but I think we need to turn the tide," he said.
The City Council had been scheduled to hold a public hearing and second vote on an ordinance that would have banned panhandling at areas where people feel trapped or have their wallets out, such as ATMs, playgrounds, gas pumps and outdoor dining areas.
The state and local American Civil Liberties Union had called the ordinance unconstitutional, and several council members said it courted controversy for very little gain.
But at the council meeting, council members cited recent incidents — including an alleged assault on a woman who took pictures of people smoking marijuana behind Boulder High School — in support of continued enforcement.
Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle had raised concerns that one aspect of the city's approach — longer jail sentences for some municipal offenders and the restoration of the possibility of jail time for first offenders — might exacerbate jail overcrowding.
Testa said that at any given time, there are usually only six or seven municipal offenders in the Boulder County Jail, which has a capacity of 500 inmates. Most municipal offenders just get tickets.
The city is considering an agreement with the county under which municipal offenders would be the first to be released if the jail reaches its capacity. Alternatively, the city could pay for those inmates to be housed in another jail.


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Bulldogs Host Yearly Meet
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's track and field team is preparing to host its annual Giegengack Invitational, named for former head coach Bob Giegengack, at Coxe Cage this weekend. The 8th Annual Giegengack Invitational will be another large meet to complement last weekend's Terrier Invite at Boston University. It will serve as a last tune-up before the team jumps head-first into the Harvard-Yale-Princeton tri-meet and the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships.
Coming off several season-best performances last weekend, the Bulldogs are set to be in a good place heading into those all-important Ivy races. Junior Annelies Gamble turned in a 2:10.98 in the 800-meter run, which is her fastest time all season by 18 seconds, and just 0.50 off of her personal best. The fact that she was able to lower her time by so much at this point in the season holds promising returns for later meets. Junior Nihal Kayali nursed a foot injury at the beginning of the season but still ran the third-best Yale time in the 1,000-meter run last weekend. Her time of 2:49.67 is the fastest by a Yale athlete since 1987. Freshman Emily Cable made her way into the Yale record books at the Terrier Invitational with a season-best 25.49 in the 200-meter dash, which is good for fifth all-time.
Though most of the Bulldog field athletes did not compete last weekend, represented only by sophomores Amanda Snajder and Emily Urciuoli, they will be back in action this Friday and Saturday.
The women's events will kick off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, and at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4. Buses will leave from Payne Whitney Gymnasium for Coxe Cage every 15 minutes. Results will be posted on www.yalebulldogs.com when they are available.
Report by Natalie Villa '13, Yale Sports Publicity


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The Reds have 10 players under contract for next season, making a total of $48.925 million:
OF Ken Griffey Jr. $12.5 million
OF Adam Dunn $10.5 million
SP Eric Milton $9 million
C Jason LaRue $5.2 million
SP Bronson Arroyo $3.8 million
RP Rheal Cormier $2.25 million
OF/IF Ryan Freel $1.7 million
IF Scott Hatteberg $1.65 million
C Javier Valentin $1.325 million
IF Juan Castro $1 million
The arbitration-eligible players:
pitchers Aaron Harang and Kyle Lohse and catcher David Ross...will get another $11 million or so. Even if everyone else on the roster made the big-league minimum, that would put the payroll at $65 million.
That would leave $10 million for shopping if the payroll went to $75 million. The Reds need a closer and a shortstop, and $10 million doesn't buy what it used to.
29 million dollars are tied up in Griffey, Milton, LaRue and Cormier.


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November 5, 2008 > Sending Love to Thailand
"I already know we are having rice for breakfast. Rice is the staple food here.Minus the one dish at every meal, rice is the only food."Howen Jou wrote these words while spending a week at Samuel Home in Southeast Asia. He is one of seven Fremont high school students who traveled to the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia, where they lived with, and taught, the children of Samuel Home.In Southeast Asia, where the borders of Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Vietnam meet, the Golden Triangle was one of the major centers for opium production in the world. Though poppy growing and opium manufacture have been all but extinguished in the region, the aftermath of its destructive market still affects the people of the area, especially its children. Many adults are addicted to opium and heroin and children are orphaned, abandoned, or need care while their parents go through rehabilitation.Samuel Home was started by Operation Dawn, a drug rehabilitation mission, which has missions in Thailand, Taiwan and on the west coast of the United States. Operation Dawn has a reputation for high rates of success, but while the adult addicts go through the program, the children of these families have nowhere to go and no one to care for them.Here in Fremont, the Wisdom Culture and Education Organization (WCEO), was founded in 1994 to offer Chinese language and culture educational opportunities to the area's young Chinese-Americans. The WCEO has partnered with Samuel Home, in Chiang Rai, Thailand, to give the American students a chance to travel, live and work with the children, in a program called Sending Love to Thailand. For the children of Samuel Home, and its staff, the American teens provided extra hands with the daily work and household chores, tutors for the children, lessons in English, and new games and songs. For the California teens, the experience of Samuel Home and its residents was life changing. Rebecca Gao, one of the WCEO teen ambassadors, described Ah Xiang, a fourteen year old girl at Samuel Home: "average features, a short haircut with two sky blue hairclips and a seemingly bland personality. She rarely spoke, she just smiled, neither happy or sad. I brushed her off as uninteresting." Yet Rebecca noticed Ah Xiang everywhere, helping the smaller children with their clothes or homework, cleaning up, carrying food to older adults, studying late into the night and doing extra work early in the morning. Ah Xiang was quietly everywhere. In an interview, Rebecca learned that Ah Xiang wants to be a United Nations translator some day. Yet, unlike our American teens, at this point in the lives of the Thai children, these ambitions seem unattainable.In Thailand, one must have proof of citizenship to attend college, plus the necessary funds to pay tuition. The children of Samuel Home, though they have lived in Thailand most of their lives, do not have the necessary governmental papers. Neither do they have the $600 to pay for the citizenship papers. Even more immediate is the cost of elementary, $10 a month, and high school, $30 a month, tuition that must be paid by Samuel Home for each child to attend the public schools. A child who cannot attend school, or go on to college, is doomed to the same life of heavy labor that her parents led, though probably less lucrative because the poppy/opium trade no longer exists here. The people of the area grow corn on the steep rocky hillsides, and work each day to cultivate and harvest the crops by hand. The corn that comes down the mountains to the village is shucked, ground and prepared without machines of any sort. It is hard and tedious work, yet it is all that stands between the people and starvation. Without the advantages of higher education, these children are trapped in a cycle of poverty, as Rebecca Gao wrote, "they will watch blankly as their chance scatters as a handful of salt cast onto the ground. Then they will stoop down to pick up the salt, pinch by pinch, knowing that they'll never be able to succeed."The seven teens from Fremont have worked hard to be able to bring the story of Samuel Home and its residents back here. They have taken courses in journalism, photography and video. They want to not only bring awareness of the situation, but also raise enough money for the graduating 9th graders to register for citizenship, plus provide any other assistance possible to improve the quality of life for the inhabitants of Samuel Home. They are now beginning their fundraising efforts and have set a goal of $7000.The seven teen-agers, from three area high schools, were chosen competitively for the 2008 trip: Wilson Tsai, Christopher Lin, Howen Jou, Wan Ying Liu, Rebecca Wei-Wei Gao, Grace Ann Lee, and Tammy Su. Angeline Chen and Tingyu Chen served as their support team, and Mei Chih Tasi, Vivien Jen, and Tommy Tsai were the team leaders. After seeing and hearing their presentation at the WCEO office, it was clear that this cultural and educational trip had indeed given these teen-ages new-found wisdom. In Rebecca's words: "In the cycle of poverty, only education can break the chain, or each generation will again be denied their opportunity to go further. . . . While we may not have been in the exact same situation, we can always find parallels between them and ourselves. These children are worth knowing and, in a better world, might receive that opportunity."Inquiries and donations can be sent to: Wisdom Culture and Education Organization, 44577 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538. The 2008 Sending Love to Thailand team will be very glad to bring their presentation to your group and arrangements can be made by calling (510) 252-9226, or emailing the Director, Mei-Chih Lai email@example.com. The WCEO's website is www.wceo.org.


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I think guys running around in just their underwear and white socks is really erotic and hot to look at.
Whenever I throw a party at my place it never fails most of the guys will fall asleep, but a few of us will stay up until the wee hours of the morning and we always wind up in just our underwear.
Funny thing is, most of the time its with my so called "Straight" friends. The best part is talking them into getting naked and giving them a blow-job.
"Boys will be Boys"


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 29th Jan 2010 16:26 UTC
Microsoft presented the results for its second quarter of the 2010 fiscal year yesterday, which ended on December 29 2009. As it turns out, thanks to sales of Windows 7, Microsoft experienced a record quarter, which is especially welcome after the previous two lacklustre ones. It sold 60 million Windows 7 licenses during this record quarter.
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"Apologies for the flood of posts. I never have to waste time virus scanning, defragging or re-installing from scratch to maintain stability or performance. So I'm a bit bored with my other reliable virus-free desktops. Perhaps I should go and use my Windows desktops a bit more to liven things up.
Yes, as a non-Windows user I'm sure you have much more productive ways to use your time. Like fighting with NDIS wrapper because Linux is too insignificant for wireless hardware makers to support. Or sitting idle while waiting for a replacement Mac motherboard because you can't just go buy a new one at Staples, unlike every other computer around. "
In my country (near Antartica) you can get Macs everywhere (although we have no iStores). So you are rather wrong.


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Offence — Stampeders WR Maurice Price — With his status questionable for this game (not good news for an injury-ravaged receiving corps), Price looked like himself again on Monday. Good news for the home side — bad news for the visitors. Although head coach John Hufnagel got after the star for stepping off the gas pedal in the end zone (twice), his next-level speed was on display for all of his touchdowns — from 33-, 42-, and 66-yards.
Defence — Stampeders MLB Juwan Simpson — As Calgary's defensive heartbeat and leader, Simpson certainly did his part on this night. Notching five tackles and a pair of quarterback sacks (adding to the team's total of seven), he was an absolute nightmare for Edmonton quarterback Mike Reilly.
Special Teams — Eskimos KR Joe Burnett — Was a bright spot for Edmonton in the second quarter when he took a Rob Maver punt and took off for an impressive 78-yard return. It finally gave the visitors good field position and, sure enough, four plays later, Kerry Joseph punched in Edmonton's first touchdown of the game.
With eight minutes and 20 seconds left in the football game — and the Stamps enjoying a cushy 37-7 lead — Edmonton's offence started making plays. The next thing you know, Mike Reilly is connecting with Cary Koch in the end zone on a 35-yard touchdown. With Calgary marching the ball, receiver Brad Sinopoli fumbles only to have Eric Samuels recover the football. Reilly and the Eskimos remained opportunistic and look what happened?
Setting the tone, Calgary cornerback Fred Bennett takes advantage of a scrambling Mike Reilly who was trying to find his deep look, Edmonton receiver Nate Coehoorn. Bennett spots this and comes up with a huge interception at Calgary's 30-yard-line, turning it into a 42-yard return. That got the offence back on the field and set up Kevin Glenn to hit Maurice Price for a 33-yarder and, after a Rene Paredes convert, Calgary was up 17-0.
Early on, Edmonton halfback Chris Thompson used his speed to hunt down Anthony Parker in the first quarter and bulldozed him with a hard blow to his left side. The third-year Stampeder was reeling from the hit and silenced the Stampeders (briefly). Otherwise, pick any of Calgary's seven sacks on Mike Reilly who'll likely need a bath in IcyHot on Tuesday.
Announced attendance was 32,217 (with bits of green and gold sprinkled throughout) ... Calgary scratches were RB Jonathan Williams (ankle), WR Tim Hawthorne (finger), DT Kevin Huntley (knee), and DL Ben D'Aguilar ... Edmonton scratched RB Hugh Charles (hamstring), Williams, and DE Odell Willis (shoulder) ... Going into the game, Calgary held an all-time record of 31-25-1 in the Labour Day Classic ... Since Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel took over in 2008, the Stamps have a perfect 5-0 record in the week leading up to the Labour Day classic ... Calgary Dinos pals Matt Walter and Anthony Parker clashed with their former University of Calgary teammates Nate Coehoorn and Alexander Krausnick ... Monday was Edmonton's seventh straight loss and sixth game they've lost by five points or less this season.
The Stampeders enjoy a day off on Tuesday before starting preparations for Friday's rematch against the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium. Calgary's next home game is Sept. 13 when Henry Burris and the Hamilton (Guelph) Tiger-Cats come to town.


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With election qualifying coming up Aug. 20-22, state Rep. Joe Harrison told the Terrebonne Parish Council Wednesday night that he and other lawmakers are spearheading a push to remove age limitations for public officials.
With election qualifying coming up Aug. 20-22, state Rep. Joe Harrison told the Terrebonne Parish Council Wednesday night that he and other lawmakers are spearheading a push to remove age limitations for public officials.
The Napoleonville Republican encouraged Louisianans over age 70 to run for seats for which they are qualified and to let the legal system handle the rest.
The push is in response to a bill, quietly signed into law in June, that prohibits anyone over age 70 from serving as justice of the peace or constable.
The age stipulation already applied to judges in Louisiana.
"To me that's age discrimination. We have a lot of people that are over the age of 70 and can competently do their jobs. It should be done on a competency test. Not on an age test," Harrison said.
The law will be challenged on its constitutionality, Harrison said. He cited Supreme Court cases that plaintiffs have won based on age discrimination.
He asked for public support for Proposition 11, which deals with age discrimination and elderly affairs, on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Since court clerks have no legal right or responsibility to disallow anyone from running for office, those over 70 wanting to run should, Harrison said.
"We're making sure that no one is denied access to run," Harrison said. "We have encouraged all of them as of today, put your name in, run for the position and we'll see what the court system does," he said.
Councilman John Navy agreed that the age issue of senior citizens in the state needs to be addressed. Navy expressed confusion as to why the state imposed the age limitations.
"I don't understand why Louisiana just can't get it right. As far as these judges, if you want to limit somebody's service time, you don't do age limit, you do term limit," Navy said.
Harrison also said he plans to take issue with state higher education costs and budgets in his bill called "Bet on Louisiana." The purpose of the bill is to ensure education funding from the state gaming industry.
When gaming laws were passed, Harrison said the original understanding was that money raised would be directed to education.
"That's not true," he said.
Gaming in Louisiana draws roughly $890 million per year, but less than $200 million of that revenue goes to education, he said.
"It goes to golf courses. It goes to men's organization. It goes to the Superdome, everything but what we all thought it was going to go to, and that's education," Harrison said.
"Each year I hear from parents that 'I can't afford for my children to go to the universities and the tech schools because of the cost factors.'"
Staff Writer Chris LeBlanc can be reached at 857-2202 or email@example.com.


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JACKSONVILLE -- The Dolphins did it. They got over .500 for the first time this season.
It took some excellent defense -- particularly in the fourth quarter -- and some timely offense. But the Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 14-10 Sunday to improve their record to 7-6 and remain in the chase for an AFC playoff berth.
So maybe it wasn't revenge for 62-7, but the desperate Dolphins will take it.
They got a 108-yard performance from Ricky Williams. Chad Henne had his moments also, at one point completing a team record tying 17 consecutive passes. He finished 21 of 29 for 220 yards.
The defense, meanwhile, limited Maurice Jones-Drew to 59 yards on 18 carries. There were no open receivers throughout. The Dolphins kept the Jags from converting on a couple of desperation fouth-down attempts.
It wasn't pretty. But the Dolphins will most definitely take it.
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BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) -- A Broomfield man accused in the slaying of his friend in August is facing additional charges of possession of child pornography.
An arrest affidavit says investigators searching 34-year-old Matthew Burnett's home found two hard drives that contained 2,475 images and 129 videos of child pornography.
The Broomfield Enterprise reports the home where the images were found also is the site of a home day care run by Burnett's common-law wife. The day care center closed after Burnett's August arrest.
Burnett is accused of strangling his friend, James Clifford Fernandez, and dragging his body into the street.
Burnett appeared in court Thursday on two felony counts tied to possession of the pornography. An arraignment in the murder case was set for March 6.


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Valdosta, Georgia- September 3, 2012
Valdosta Police need your help finding who broke into a gas station convenience store early Monday morning.
It happened at "Xpress Way" on East Park Avenue around 1 am. Police say the suspect used a brick to smash through the front window. They stole $150 worth of cash from the register and various "gas station items".
"Well it makes you take more precautions here at home," said Johnny Gary, a concerned neighbor who lives just around the corner. "To happen so close to my home, I have small kids. So it just makes you be more cautious."
At this time, police do not have any suspects and they are not sure how many people were involved. Anyone with information is asked to call the Valdosta Police Department. You can do so anonymously.


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Ten days ago, prosecutors supposedly were "close" to deciding whether to charge 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks for assaulting a teammate with a beer bottle.
With no developments since July 3, either no decision has been made — or prosecutors quietly have decided not to charge him.
The situation stinks, generally. Defensive lineman Lamar Divens angered Brooks, whom Divens believed to be drunk, by keeping Brooks' car keys away from him. Divens initially wanted to press charges, but he then told police pushing the issue "would be bad for both of their careers."
It's a bad look for prosecutors, the police, and the 49ers for no action to be taken. Maybe everyone hopes it'll be forgotten in the post-July 4 haze.
Maybe it will be forgotten. But we'll keep pointing it out from time to time, because those who try to keep drunks from driving should be praised, not bashed with a bottle.


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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says Texas should consider using $1 billion in the state's Rainy Day Fund to help pay for new reservoirs and other sources of drinkable water.
Dewhurst spoke Thursday at an event held by the Dallas Regional Chamber.
Dewhurst says Texas' rising population will require new investments in water and roads. He wants lawmakers to consider establishing a new water infrastructure bank that would pay for environmental studies and planning of new reservoirs. He says the bank could be repaid through construction budgets.
Dewhurst also says "additional dedicated revenue" is necessary for the Texas Department of Transportation, possibly from the Rainy Day Fund.
The state comptroller's office estimated last month that the Rainy Day Fund would hit $8 billion by the end of this year.
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Here's the write up of the new Washington Post/ABC Iowa poll. There's some good news for Clinton: She was judged the most electable of the field among these likely Dem caucus-goers. That, Clinton supporters will tell you, is the best news they see in this poll. But Clinton rated below her two main rivals on some personal attributes include likeability and honest and trustworthy.
The Washington Post looks at the YearlyKos convention. "As the who's who of the progressive blogosphere -- the 'Net roots' -- gather in Chicago for the YearlyKos convention, which started yesterday, Clinton will be there. Her attendance underscores two seemingly contradictory realities: blogs' growing influence as powerful backroom players in Democratic circles and the fact that they don't reflect the views of most Democrats, much less the general public. ... There is no one leader, the name of the convention notwithstanding, and it's a disparate, unorganized community that's almost impossible to categorize. While the leading bloggers are in their 20s and 30s, the rank-and-file are older, in their 40s and 50s. The common assumption is that the Net roots is monolithic and full of ideologues. It is neither. It is made up of people who are mostly interested in getting Democrats elected -- and making sure Democrats stay in power."
Biden isn't attending YearlyKos – he'll be in Delaware promoting his book and said, per the AP, "Love ya, Kos. But you ain't Delaware." It looks like Clinton is already disappointing some at YearlyKos (of course, she's being held to a higher standard). Apparently, she's only attending the candidates' forum and not speaking with activists as originally planned. "While the announcement initially surprised attendees and drew boos, both Clinton and convention staff asserted it was a simple misunderstanding. On Thursday night, a source with knowledge of the Clinton Campaign's plans told me the convention was informed days ago that Clinton was not participating in the activist meeting, and a further announcement from the convention organizers was expected."
The RNC has a Web video ridiculing the YearlyKos convention.
CLINTON: The Hill reports, "The Aug. 1 deadline the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) set for presidential candidates to unveil their healthcare plans has come and gone. So the Iowa and New Hampshire state chapters of the SEIU are going to 2008 hopefuls and giving them either a clean bill of health or clocks — to remind them time is running out to offer a plan. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was the only major Democratic candidate not to receive a completely clean bill of health because she has unveiled only part of her plan, according to Sarah Swisher, political director for SEIU's Iowa chapter."
A Pew Research poll has Clinton at 40% and Obama at 21%.
Per NBC's Eric Wexler, Clinton strategist Mark Penn made some interesting comments about Obama and Edwards to the New York Observer. On Obama: "His best attribute is inspiring, not vision… One of the failures is that he hasn't articulated any real vision." He also said the Clinton-Obama spat over the foreign leaders question demonstrated the Obama campaign's "level of desperation about not having moved in the polls. And frankly a lot of people have given them the advice 'oh, just go ahead and get her.' And so he'll see whether or not that is more successful than going forward with his policy ideas and the new politics, which is where he started."
Penn also criticized Edwards' repeated apologies for his vote to authorize the Iraq war while defending Clinton's continued unwillingness to do so: "I'm not sure that I understand the concept that if a candidate gives an apology, he is suddenly not responsible for his vote… Edwards was a co-sponsor of the resolution; if you go through Edwards' speeches he was extremely pro-war. And in many ways, after they hear him apologize, people don't ask him what he was really thinking and what he was doing. She's not hiding."
DODD: Some interesting fireworks on the O'Reilly Factor last night. Per the Hartford Courant, "Bill O'Reilly told Chris Dodd, 'I don't have any respect for you' and 'if I were Joe Lieberman I would never talk to you again.' Dodd fired back that the talk show host says 'a lot of things (that) are vile on a daily basis,' and that studies show O'Reilly says something derogatory about people or groups once every 6.8 seconds."
EDWARDS: Edwards' populist rant against Rupert Murdoch seemed to bite him back yesterday. "'John Edwards will never ask Rupert Murdoch for money -- he won't accept his money,' said a statement e-mailed to supporters. Not so fast, Murdoch's people say. His publishing unit, HarperCollins, paid Edwards a $500,000 advance -- and $300,000 in expenses -- for his 2006 book 'Home: The Blueprints of Our Lives.' 'We assume the senator is going to give back the money from his advance,' News Corp. spokesman Brian Lewis said.
More: "The Edwards demand was aimed squarely at Sen. Hillary Clinton, who has received more than $20,000 from News Corp. executives, including $2,300 from Murdoch and $4,600 from company president Peter Chernin. Sen. Barack Obama has gotten $2,100 from Chernin. Lewis noted that Chernin appeared, at Edwards's request, at a 2004 fundraiser for the Kerry-Edwards ticket." (Curious, did anyone at the Edwards campaign think to check whether the candidate had done any deals with a News Corp. division?)
Edwards sounded off on a number of topics at a press avail he held yesterday in Los Angeles, reports NBC's Kevin Corke (who was there). On his opposition to a proposed Saudi arms deal, Edwards said: "It could escalate an arms race in the Middle East- that's dangerous for America and dangerous for the world. That's why I am calling on Congress to reject it," he said adding "this could accelerate the Iranians push for a nuke weapon." On Don't Ask Don't Tell: "That will end during my presidency." And on developing nuclear power plants or liquid coal to bolster U.S. energy: "I'm not satisfied with the safety or waste disposal ... plus either could take years to develop. The last thing we need is more fossil fuel expansion or energy that doesn't solve climate warming or creates additional waste storage problems- I'd refuse either frankly."
OBAMA: The Illinois senator's comment yesterday that he would rule out a nuclear strike on Pakistan or Afghanistan in chasing down Al Qaeda gets attention by the nation's big newspapers. The New York Times: "Barack Obama found himself on the defensive again yesterday about his views on foreign policy, this time over a comment he made about the use of nuclear weapons in Afghanistan or Pakistan." Later in the day, in fact, the Obama camp sought to clarify his AP interview: "The Obama campaign later issued a statement that expressed confidence that 'conventional means' would be sufficient to take down Al Qaeda targets and surprise that 'others would disagree.'"
New York Daily News called Obama's nuke comments a "stumble." More: "His struggle with the nuclear question gave Clinton another opening to portray her rival for the Democrats' White House nod as inexperienced and naive on world affairs."
The Washington Post notes that Clinton inserted herself into the story. "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton drew another distinction between herself and Sen. Barack Obama yesterday, refusing to rule out the use of nuclear weapons against Osama bin Laden or other terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan… Yet several foreign policy experts said Obama was essentially right: It would be unwise to target an individual or a small group with nuclear weapons that could kill civilians and worsen the United States' image around the world."
Dodd also jumped into the fray. He "said in a statement: 'Over the past several days, Senator Obama's assertions about foreign and military affairs have been, frankly, confusing and confused. He has made threats he should not make and made unwise categorical statements about military options.'"
Honest question: Is the criticism Obama getting here due to the original AP story (which didn't put Obama's nuke remarks in a proper context)? After all, does anyone really support nuking Pakistan?
The Des Moines Register does an ad watch on Obama's latest TV claiming he's not paid for by PACs or lobbyists. The ad watch notes that while technically true, Obama did have state lobbyists help him raise money. (Another honest question after reading this article: Is anyone getting more scrutiny -- from big and small media outlets alike -- than Obama is right now?)
Obama picked up an endorsement from New Hampshire's Episcopal bishop -- the first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church.
RICHARDSON: Slowly but surely, Richardson is trying to turn himself into a more liberal/progressive candidate than he has shown himself to be as governor of New Mexico. Previously, he's moved left on the war. Yesterday, he moved to the left on energy, calling for a 50% cut in foreign oil imports by the year 2020.


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Stronghold Crusader Extreme, as the name implies, is an extreme edition of the original 2002 Stronghold expansion, featuring extreme 10,000-plus unit battles, new tactical powers and outposts, and a new extreme campaign for veteran players. Those new to the series will also be able to play an updated version Firefly's Stronghold: Crusader, accompanied by the original game and all previously released add-on content.
Stronghold Crusader Extreme will be published by GameCock and is aimed for a spring 2008 release.


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MADRID (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets opened mildly lower on Tuesday, driven by losses for banks after Moody's Investors Service stripped France of its triple-A debt rating, lowering it by one notch. Investors will be keeping an eye on the European Union finance ministers meeting along with a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke later. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.52% fell 0.3% to 267.91, led by a more than 1% drop for HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA, -1.23% HBC, +1.49% The French CAC 40 index PX1, -0.31% fell 0.4% to 3,426.58, the German DAX 30 index DAX, -0.94% lost 0.2% to 7,110.89 and the FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.92% fell 0.4% to 5,715.34
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The original viaduct was opened in 1908, hosting both Model T Fords and trolley cars. However, according to Hudson County Engineer Demetrio Arencibia, it was designed before the demands of automobiles were fully understood, and as a result could only support two lanes of traffic under current standards. After years of damage, the structure was functionally obsolete.
The new four-lane, 1,177-foot long viaduct has been at least 10 years in the making. Scoping began in 2003, followed by construction in August 2011.
Projecting over the din of road striping machines finishing the last stages of the viaduct, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said the new structure was a great improvement to her city's infrastructure. "Not only is it important to our economy and to the important connections between our communities…but it's built in a way where bicyclists and pedestrians can also safely cross," she said.
Zimmer was joined by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker (D-NJ), U.S. Representative Albio Sires (D-13), Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, and County Freeholders Anthony Romano and Junior Maldonado.
Zimmer also hailed the new public recreation area currently being constructed underneath the viaduct.
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(S.D.)-SD Tribe Buys 40 Acres Of Land In Black Hills
By: Jeremy Anderson Posted at: 12/05/2012 06:37 AM RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The Rosebud Sioux Tribe has bought 40 acres of land in western South Dakota's Black Hills in an auction that was made necessary when a first attempt ended in confusion and a non-sale.
Pennington County auctioned off the remote land west of Deerfield Lake last month but the sale was nullified because the high bidder mistakenly thought he was paying $2,550 for the entire parcel, not per acre. A second auction was held Tuesday, and the tribe was the high bidder, paying more than $144,000 for the land.
The tribe will pay a total of $158,410 with fees factored in. The purchase comes just days after a consortium of tribes raised $9 million to buy land in the Black Hills that they consider sacred.


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Those who want to fix the immigration system have worked on it for 12 years. The 501(c)3 organizations that make up what is known as the "Immigration Reform Industrial Complex" spent millions bashing Republicans. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in U.S. cities. Advocates wrote letters, signed petitions, called members of Congress, dialed into talk radio shows, and appeared on cable television. Eight senators from both parties forged a compromise. The Senate spent three months making sausage.
And in the end, all we got was this lousy bill.
Thanks to the "border surge" amendment sponsored by Republican Sens. Bob Corker and John Hoeven, what we got was a bill that will do some good for about half of the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States. According to policy analysts, only about 6 million are likely to qualify for legal status, be able to afford the fees, clear background checks or stick around long enough to reap a benefit.
All this comes at a high price. The bill will do a lot of harm to U.S.-Mexico relations by treating a neighbor as an aggressor, and probably endanger the lives of people along the U.S.-Mexico border, both U.S. residents and immigrants who might try to enter the United States illegally in the years to come. The danger comes from the fact that there will be a lot more Border Patrol agents policing the southern border, which could increase the chances that altercations will turn violent.
As amended, the Senate bill specializes in division. It splits Republicans between those who want to make amends with Hispanics and those who think Hispanics are a lost cause for the GOP.
But the bill also splits the immigration reform coalition. It divides Mexican immigrants with a stake in the outcome from self-righteous Mexican-Americans who are comfortable taking risks with legislation that doesn't impact them as much as it does other people. It divides DREAMers, who are a lock to get legal status, from their parents, most of whom won't get a thing. It divides those who want good policy from those who will accept crumbs and call it a feast. It divides Mexican immigrants who are already in the United States and don't have to worry about the human collateral that comes from militarizing the border from those who are still stuck in Mexico and whose route into the United States is about to get much more dangerous.
Finally, there is the big split — between those immigration reformers who want to go all in on this bill and those who want to throw in their cards, walk away from the table and look for another game down the road.
Count me as one of those who is close to walking away.
This is what happens when lawmakers go out of their comfort zones. Corker hails from Tennessee and Hoeven is from North Dakota. Neither one lives anywhere near the U.S.-Mexico border.
And their knowledge of the region is an enchilada short of a combination plate. If you don't understand the border, you can't secure it. All you can do is make a bad situation worse.
Corker and Hoeven propose completing 700 miles of border fence, a minor hindrance that a desperate and determined soul will not hesitate to go under, over or around to feed his family. Their amendment also gives the Border Patrol exactly what the agency has said it doesn't want: more personnel to train and manage.


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The Waynesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church is sponsoring the free health screenings.
WAYNESBORO — The Waynesboro Seventh-day Adventist Church is sponsoring free health screenings by a state licensed lab from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in front of the former Elks Club on West Main Street during Market Day.
Screenings include blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and grip strength.
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Cinco de Mayo 2 days and counting. My Pork Chili Verde is made and in the freezer. I freeze everything.
All I have to do is thaw, reheat, eat.
Tres Leches should have been made, but isn't, but will be. That can be made a few days in advance, covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated. I like it to sit a a few days so the cake can absorb all the wonderful milks and all the flavors marry so nicely.
Fire Roasted Salsa can be made in advance as well. There you have three ideas for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. I think I need to add some great Guacamole to the menu.
I was watching the Food Network last year and watched Marcela Valladolid and Eva Longoria make Eva's
famous chunky guacamole. I made this soon after, and the family devoured the bowl within minutes.
The ingredients for Eva's Chunky Guacamole are:
3 ripe avocados
2 medium ripe tomatoes
1 small onion
1/4 bunch fresh cilantro
1/2 serrano chile
2 small lemons, about 4 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Peel and finely dice a small onion.
Seed and chop the tomatoes.
Be sure to remove the seeds. This way the guacamole isn't too wet with tomato juice.
Place the diced tomatoes in a bowl with the chopped onion.
The recipe calls for 1/2 serrano pepper. I only have a jalapeno, so I'm using it. I am, also, using the whole thing because you all know how much I love the heat.
Cut the chile and discard the seeds.
Chop into a fine dice.
Add to the tomato mixture.
Cut the avocados in half.
I take a knife and hit the seed hard enough to stick to the knife.
Give the seed a little twist and it will release slick as a whistle! Don't the that seed away. Set it aside.
Take a large spoon and scoop the avocado out of the shell.
Cut into strips.
Then chop into chunks.
Add to the tomato mixture.
Eva insisted that THE best guacamole uses lemon juice instead of lime juice. What the heck…why not.
I'm game so I tried the lemon. I rather liked it. If you are partial to lime juice, stick with it. Eva will never know. Use what you like.
Chop about 1/4 of a bunch of cilantro. I have no exact measurement.
I personally love cilantro so I gave it a good dose.
Gently stir the ingredients together. This is "chunky" guac, so don't smash the avocados.
Sprinkle on 1 teaspoon of kosher salt.
Eva gave this great tip to keep the guacamole from browning, press the reserved pit into the center of the dish. Then you can just remove it before serving OR whoever gets the pit gets to do the dishes.
If you want to make it in advance, leave the pit in and cover with plastic wrap. Press the plastic wrap onto the guacamole. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Eva's Chunky Guacamole. Made in less than 15 minutes.
Happy Cinco de Mayo
Eva's Chunky Guacamole
3 ripe avocados, cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 medium ripe tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 small white onion, finely chopped
1/4 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 Serrano chile, finely minced
2 small lemons, about 4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
In a large bowl, place the avocados, tomatoes, onion,
cilantro, Serrano, lemon juice and salt, to taste. Stir gently until well combined. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
cilantro, Serrano, lemon juice and salt, to taste. Stir gently until well combined. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
Cook's Note: To
keep the guacamole from turning brown, press a pit from one of the avocados
into the center of the dish. Remove it
before serve.
keep the guacamole from turning brown, press a pit from one of the avocados
into the center of the dish. Remove it
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Former Taipei EasyCard Corp (悠遊卡公司) chairman Sean Lien (連勝文) yesterday declared his candidacy for the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) primary for the Taipei mayoral election, pledging he would donate his entire mayoral salary to charity if elected.
Lien, the eldest son of former vice president Lien Chan (連戰), made the announcement during a press conference at Jiancheng Circle (建成圓環), a market in the city's once bustling Datong District (大同), which critics often cite as an example of the KMT's failure in governing the capital.
"[We will] get back on our feet from where [we] fell down," Sean Lien said as he elaborated on why he chose to announce his candidacy at a venue in a district that is a traditional stronghold of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
The market's modernization was initiated by President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in 2001 while he was Taipei mayor. The old Jiancheng Circle building was torn down, but Ma's Taipei administration then did nothing to revamp the area, a feat that the government of Ma's successor, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), has also failed to achieve.
Aside from the need for development, another reason Sean Lien said he chose to state his bid at the market is that that was where the Lien family was based in the days of his great-grandfather, Lien Heng (連橫), a historian and author of A General History of Taiwan.
"Reviving the western part of Taipei," of which Datong is the center, is one of the visions that Sean Lien laid out for the city's future yesterday.
"Only when we revitalize economic activity across the whole city can we create better job opportunities to resolve the predicament of low wages facing salaried workers in Taiwan, especially among the youth," Sean Lien said.
He also said that if elected, he would prioritize policies pertaining to emergency medical care, education for disadvantaged children, social housing, elderly care, supporting young entrepreneurs and the development of small and medium-sized businesses.
Sean Lien's emphasis on the importance of emergency medical care appeared to be a response to the view held by some that he received preferential medical treatment after suffering a gunshot wound in November 2010 because of his background.
The Taipei mayoral hopeful was shot in the face at close range at an election rally.
National Taiwan University Hospital physician Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), an independent Taipei mayoral aspirant who enjoys wide support within the pan-green camp, has said that it was unusual that a medical team was set up before Sean Lien was taken to the hospital and that his surgery began less than 30 minutes after he arrived.
The former Taipei EasyCard boss yesterday said that the incident, in which the "distance [between life and death] was just 0.5cm," had motivated him to run for public office.
Sean Lien said that he has spent the past three years thinking about why he survived the shooting and realized that God was giving him a message, which was that: "He wants me to help those in need across the world with my acts."
He said that he decided to donate his wages if elected because he sees becoming Taipei mayor as an opportunity to help people — not as means to accruing and exercising power — and because he demands charity of himself.
A municipal mayor earns an annual salary of NT$2.94 million (US$96,700), in addition to a special allowance fund of NT$2.4 million.


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MAMMOTH LAKES, CA (May 9) – Fifteen of the best riders in the world, including TTR halfpipe World Champion Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT), TTR slopestyle World Champion Chas Guldemond (Reno, NV) and top slopestyle rider Eric Willett (Breckenridge, CO), are utilizing the groundbreaking airbag technology at Mammoth Mountain during a weeklong U.S. Snowboarding spring camp. The airbag allows for athletes to attempt new and difficult tricks without the consequence of landing on hard snow, but on a soft cushioned landing in the form of an inflated airbag. In addition to the airbag, U.S. Snowboarding has the run of the award winning Unbound terrain park each morning before the mountain opens to the public.
QUOTESKelly ClarkMammoth has built us a great set up for spring camp. There is a three hit pipe with the end cut off where we can drag the airbag from the front side wall to the backside wall every other day. There is a lot of progression going down, and we are going to see great things come out of this camp.
Eric WillettDespite the lack of snow Mammoth has really come through to make an amazing training area for us. It's ideal for everyone to be learning new tricks or perfecting tricks already in their bag. I'm so privileged to be able to attend this camp with my teammates; the weather couldn't be better either! Mammoth killed it.
Mike Jankowski, U.S. Snowboarding Head CoachThe setup that Mammoth has been built for us is absolutely top notch. We've been switching air bags from left to right wall each day, that way everyone is able to work on different tricks. It's been great.
The jump set up is super on point; we've got big and small jumps into airbags and a big and small jump onto snow that mimics the airbags jumps, in both takeoff and landing. Mammoth has been working hard and using the elements to their advantage to put together the best set up we've ever had for the U.S. team.
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The Daily Freeman (http://www.dailyfreeman.com)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Dear Editor:
Congratulations to Congressman Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, for his victory in the 19th District. I am one of his many new constituents who was a fan Saugerties Democratic Maurice Hinchey's positions.
In deference to the majority that elected Gibson and his own views, he must hew to different positions. However, I hope he will moderate his existing views at times in respect of the 47 percent of people in his district who voted for the other guy. I also hope he will put energy into areas where most of his constituents agree, rather than focusing on issues that deepen our differences.
As a responsible representative, and my representative, I expect Gibson to loudly reject the idea held by many in the House -- the bad idea that blocking legislation to make the government or the president fail is either ethical or good politics. Please help President Obama, and the House and Senate do their duty: administrate the government, pay our debts, write budgets, pass law, update law and implement laws appropriate to the 21 first century.
In this vein of cooperation, I see at least two issues where our views encouragingly overlap. I ask Gibson to consider the following as he takes his seat in January:
"I support an 'all of the above' energy policy that includes investments in solar, wind, biomass, hydro, and nuclear energy."
I also hope after Irene and Sandy he joins the scientific consensus that says we must reduce our overall fossil fuel use even as (for other good reasons) we develop our domestic fossil fuel supply. Practically, that means support of market mechanisms, cap and trade and phasing out hidden and overt subsidies to fossil fuel companies, and in addition, direct government support for wind solar bio-mass and appropriate hydro. Honest level-field competition in the energy sector can help but we can't wait for "the market" to save the planet without some direct interventions; the flood clean-ups and FEMA bills are already too much.
"... reform our national security establishment so that we protect our cherished way of life in a manner that is consistent for a Republic."
In this Gibson sounds a little like Eisenhower Republican, when he excoriated the "military industrial complex." It seems we are spending almost as we did at the start of his military career, back when we faced a (mutually) hostile "empire" in the Soviet bloc. Today our main perceived threat comes from isolated small countries we surround and small groups of plotters with suicide in their hearts and utility knives in their hands, but we still spend 50 percent of the world's military budget. We are about 4 percent of the world's people; this is nuts. A republic does not need bases in over 120 other countries, only an empire needs that.
Therefore, in addition to his intent to "... institute reforms to make certain our defense dollars are spent judiciously and effectively," I hope he advocates scaling back the intended missions of our forces to those appropriate for a republic.
To paraphrase Ike, every new battleship, every new tank is a theft from schools for the young, Medicare for the elderly, and investments in our energy future.
I hope Gibson's version of a preference for reduced government will include a drastically but appropriately reduced military with the savings split between government funding of domestic needs (remember Ike), paying down debt (Clinton and Republicans did it in the 1990s, help Obama do it, too!) and tax reduction for the middle class (since everyone seems to agree on the need for that).
New Paltz


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With "Paranormal Activity 2" being release this Thursday at midnight, what better time than to view the original? Are you in luck! It's available to stream via Netflix!
I know this type of movie isn't everyone's bowl of wax, but I love it. It just goes to show that a good movies doesn't need to be loaded with 3D, massive CGI, a huge budget and cheap scares to be entertaining.


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Well, the holiday season is winding down. I hope everyone had a good one! I sure did. I made it through another shopping season at work without losing my mind, I had a nice relaxing Christmas with my family, and I've eaten nothing but sugar for the past week. So all in all, it was a good time! I'm going to need a desperate sugar detox very soon, but it was worth it.
One of the culprits behind the neverending sugar high was this cake. Gingerbread Stout Cake. Mmmmm..
This cake was meant for Santa. Instead of the usual milk and cookies, I thought Santa would enjoy cake for a change. Cake made with beer. The big guy had to like that, right? Well, I guess we'll never know because he never had a chance to try it. I totally ate all your cake, Santa. Sorry about that. I hope that doesn't put me on the naughty list for next year already.
I'm a sucker for cake made with stout. Gingerbread Stout, Chocolate Stout.. it doesn't matter-- I will devour it! It makes it incredibly moist and flavorful. Add the full, robust flavor of spicy gingerbread to it, and I just can't help myself! I seriously had this cake for breakfast a couple mornings. And a snack. And maybe for dinner..
I even liked it without the frosting. Just sprinkle it with some powdered sugar and eat it plain! My only issue with it-- it sank like the Titanic. I may have overmixed it, which the instructions clearly stated not to do, because both pans puffed up, then dropped like a rock in the center, leaving a huge crater behind. It still tasted amazing, and it was nothing a little frosting couldn't cover up, but the perfectionist in me still hated the sight of the slumped little slice when the cake was cut. Oh well.
Also, the recipe says it makes two 7-inch cakes. I don't own 7-inch cake pans. I'm not sure I've even seen 7-inch cake pans. So I made mine in a 8-inch and a 6-inch pan. Maybe next time, if they don't completely sink in the middle, I might try two 8-inch pans. They'll be shorter, but I'm sure you can stack them like a layer cake with the frosting in the center.
While Santa won't get to enjoy this cake for another year, you should totally whip one up for New Year's! What could be better to celebrate the last day before you start your new diet than a cake filled with alcohol?
Gingerbread Stout Cake
Adapted from Hummingbird on High and Miette
Makes two 7-inch round cakes
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons stout beer (such as Guinness)
3/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 pound (2 8oz packages) cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter two 7-inch cake pans and dust with flour, tapping out any excess; set aside.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together stout and molasses and bring to a boil. Whisk in baking soda, stirring constantly. (Mixture will foam furiously.) Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, spices, and salt; set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the whisk attachment, combine eggs and granulated and brown sugars, beating until well combined and lightened in color, about 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly drizzle in the oil and beat to combine. Reduce speed to low and slowly add stout mixture, scraping down the side of the bowl after all the wet ingredients have been added. Fold in dry ingredients by hand, being careful not to overmix, until just combined.
5. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 35 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool in pans for 20 minutes before inverting cakes onto wire racks to cool completely.
6. While cakes are cooling, make the frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla extract and salt, beating until well combined. Add cream cheese to butter mixture and mix thoroughly until there are no lumps.
7. Once cakes have cooled, spread tops of cakes with cream cheese frosting.


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