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Robert Willems
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Consumer Goods and Services
Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a far-reaching new approach focused on taking cost out of low value areas and reinvesting that money in the areas that create a competitive advantage.
In this video, Robert explains how two consumer goods companies are strategically managing their costs to drive growth. Retailers must take note as they, too, begin this journey.
Learn more about Robert Willems
You have an interesting background—born in Holland but living and working in Brazil for the past 18 years. Do you really speak four languages?
Five, actually: English, German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. I was working in São Paulo, but I formally transferred to Accenture's Miami office at the beginning of this year. Being in Miami keeps the Latin flavor I enjoy.
How has your diverse background given you an advantage working with global clients?I do think having worked in different cultures helps you understand the challenges of a multicultural environment—the way you manage teams, communicate, understanding the way people interpret a message. I encourage people on my team—and my kids—to get as much exposure as they can to other cultures.
Considering your world travel and your work in food and beverage, have you had any interesting culinary experiences?I try to eat local food wherever I go. The most interesting experience I had was in Mexico. One colleague offered to take me to a typical Mexican restaurant. We had some appetizers. One was tacos or fajitas—but they were filled with grasshoppers. It was served with the traditional spicy sauce and guacamole. It was good, but you don't want to look at it when eating it.
What do you like about working in the food and beverage industry?I like it for two reasons. First, the products are very tangible. I see them and drink or eat them every day. Beer, soda, food—they are not just some abstract service or product you don't see. You have it in your house. Second, the industry is very dynamic. It is fast changing and innovative. Decisions are made quickly, then you move on to the next challenge. I feel at home in that environment.
How has the industry changed since you first started?
In consumer goods, we are seeing industry consolidation, and there is bound to be more. Companies need to look at costs to be more competitive. They need strong products and strong brands. Warren Buffet's takeover of Heinz made CEOs and CFOs of US food companies realize they must look at costs and get their house in order if they don't want to be acquired. So now, a lot of companies have cost reduction at the top of the list of strategic priorities.

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I am running CentOS 6 and was able to tether my HTC phone using a proxy called proxoid . This allows me to redirect HTTP. But how do I redirect the entire TCP traffic, e.g. if I need to setup openvpn connection to my VPN server?
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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Introduces Integrated Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Module for Ford Sync System Platform
Innovative Receiver Module Offers Breakthrough Performance and Reduced Footprint for Mobile, Industrial, Handheld and Automotive Applications.
CES 2009 – LAS VEGAS – January 8, 2009 – Today at CES 2009 M/A-COM Technology Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of innovative microwave and RF design solutions and products, introduced a new, breakthrough integrated global positioning system (GPS) module, which is an integral part of the award-winning SYNC™. Using industry-leading voice-recognition software, M/A-COM's integrated GPS technology and a Bluetooth mobile phone, SYNC now with Traffic, Directions and Information provides simple hands-free access to personalized traffic reports, precise turn-by-turn driving directions, and up-to-date information such as business listings, news, sports and weather.
"The delivery of our new services for SYNC is certainly very exciting and our partnership with M/A-COM Technology Solutions is a key component of that strategy," said Doug VanDagens, Director Ford Connected Services. "Location and time based information fully integrated into a single modular package and connected onto the vehicle network is perfectly aligned with our mission to create plug-n-play compatibility with a diverse assortment of SYNC services and applications."
M/A-COM Technology Solutions' new GPS receiver provides an "all-in-one" GPS package solution including: a GPS antenna, GPS receiver, microprocessor, memory, CANbus transceiver, connector and associated software. Due to the GPS Module's breakthrough antenna efficiency and receiver sensitivity it can be installed almost anywhere on the vehicle, including hidden mounting locations resulting in major design and system efficiencies.
"This new receiver module is a breakthrough solution for our development and product planning team. As a Ford partner we are very pleased to contribute to the next level of value and technology on this very important project," said Joe Thomas, President, M/A-COM Technology Solutions. "With our organic technology background in semiconductors, antennas and wireless automotive solutions we had the unique capability to work directly with Ford to deliver a singular, integrated product that could manage the transmission of location, heading and time information to the entire vehicle."
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Tim Kurkjian, Baseball Tonight's creaky-voiced elder statesman, started a Twitter a couple weeks ago. He might not be getting the hang of it.
Here are four of his 13 tweets:
S strasburg has 6-pac abs. And he is so much more comfortable this spring
Bryce harper weighs 220 with size 15 shoe. He is going to get bigger
Mike stanton is 6-6 250 with 34 waist. He is enormous and athletic
Interviewed hanley ramirez. He has biggest shoulders and biceps ever for a ss
So, Kurkjian is the D.H. Lawrence of Twitter. Nothing gay about that. Not that there's anything wrong with it.
(And no, we can't be certain this is Kurkjian's account. But reputable, discerning ESPN folks such as Buster Olney, Adam Rubin, Tony Reali, and others follow him. So we're pretty sure.)
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Vimeo Launches Faster, More Social Video App for iPhone
Video-sharing platform Vimeo launched on Wednesday a new iPhone app with the ability to uploaded recorded videos faster and easily share them to social networking sites.
The free app — now available in the Apple App Store — allows users to record videos and upload them directly from the app. Users can pause uploads and start them again when needed. Social sharing is a major focus in the redesign, making it simple to share clips with others via Facebook, Twitter, email or iMessage.
The platform carried over some existing features to its new look, such as the option to like, comment and add videos to a Watch Later queue. A nice new perk is that now you can watch clips while uploading your own at the same time.
"We redesigned it to be smarter and more intuitive so you can do what you want, when you want, really easily," Vimeo said in an official blog post. "You can take your feed on a road trip (just not while you're driving), relax in the park with your Watch Later queue or catch a Staff Pick or a friend's video while in line for lunch."
Although the update is only for iPhone users now, the company is reportedly working on new iPad and Android apps, according to VentureBeat.
To coincide with the launch, the company released a quirky video to demonstrate why one might want such an app. Be sure to check it out above.
The news comes just two months after Vimeo announced a program called Tip Jar, which gives creators the ability to monetize their films and videos. Instead of enabling ads on videos, viewers can "tip this video" by donating anywhere between $0.99 to $500 after watching a clip.
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Hunger is a huge issue in today's world, and you might be surprised to know that it's not only a problem in emerging countries, but also in developed ones. For example, one in six people in the U.S. is struggling with hunger. From a cost perspective, in 2011, food insecure people reported falling $21.8 billion short of buying enough food to meet the needs of their families.
As with any major issue, there are no quick and easy answers or solutions to this problem. Making inroads to any major challenge, however, starts at the ground level, and Nielsen has teamed up with Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the U.S., to zero in on some of the granular questions behind this national issue, particularly the "where?" and the "why?" of hunger.
The results of this collaboration is the third installment of Feeding America's "Map the Meal Gap" analysis, which highlights food insecurity, the shortage of food budgets and the way that food costs vary depending on where you live in the U.S. Nielsen was one of three contributors to the study. The findings are key, as they shed light on the geographic regions where need is most prominent, as well as what resources might be needed to help remedy the problem.
"Millions of Americans live at risk of hunger," said Bob Aiken, president and CEO of Feeding America. "'Map the Meal Gap 2013' data help us understand how food insecurity is manifest in each county and congressional district in our nation. It will help policy makers and our elected officials understand the challenges they face in addressing hunger in the communities they serve."
As you might expect, arriving at county-level estimates of need is no easy feat. In its Map the Meal Gap study, Feeding America analyzed a mix of information, including information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the USDA, and food price data from Nielsen.
At the heart of the study is food insecurity, a term defined by the USDA as a measure of limited or uncertain access to adequate food at the household level. Food insecurity may reflect a household's need to make trade-offs between buying nutritionally-adequate food and paying for important basic needs, such as housing, utilities, or medical care. In the U.S., the food insecurity rate, according to the USDA, is 15.9 percent—49 million people. Nearly 16 million children (21.6%) are living in food insecure households.
Food insecurity isn't limited to those living in or near poverty, as 27 percent of food insecure households report incomes above the eligibility threshold for most federal nutrition safety net programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). For these households, private charitable feeding organizations such as food banks may be the only available source of help. Understanding the overlap and gaps between food insecurity and federal nutrition program thresholds provides context for strategic planning around charitable interventions as well as informing the policy discussion to better meet the needs of people at risk of hunger at all income levels.
"Food insecurity is one of the leading public health challenges in the United States," said Dr. Craig Gundersen, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, an international food insecurity expert and the lead researcher of the Map the Meal Gap study. "We undertook this research to demonstrate the extent and prevalence of food insecurity at both the county and congressional-district level. This data has the potential to redefine the way service providers and policy makers address food insecurity in the communities they serve."
In addition to taking a macro view of hunger, the recent Map the Meal Gap analysis estimates food insecurity levels for all 3,143 counties in the U.S. It also found that food insecurity exists in every county and congressional district in the nation. There are, however, counties that are in greater need than others, which Feeding America deems "high food insecurity rate" counties [1]. These counties are found in eight of the nine geographic divisions identified by the U.S. Census Bureau and have food insecurity rates of more than 20 percent. That means at least one in five persons in those areas is struggling with hunger. The heaviest concentrations of these counties are in the South Atlantic and East South Central states, and they're more likely to be rural than the average county in the U.S. [2].
Some of the key takeaways from this year's Map the Meal Gap study include:
In addition to highlighting rates of food insecurity, this year's study looked at the average cost of food. At the national level, the average cost per meal is $2.67—based on the amount that food secure individuals spend. Costs vary across the country, however, ranging from as high as $4.37 in Leelanau County, Michigan to as low as $1.85 in Maverick County, Texas. The study also found that each food insecure individual needed an additional food budget of $2.05 per day, which equates to almost $750 a year.
In order to address the problem of hunger, we must first understand it. Feeding America undertook the Map the Meal Gap project to learn more about the face of hunger at the local community level. By understanding the population in need, communities can better identify strategies for reaching the people who most need food assistance.
For additional information about Feeding America, Nielsen's work as a Mission Partner and our contribution to the Map the Meal Gap analysis, visit Feeding America's website and the 2013 Map the Meal Gap analysis.
[1] "High food insecurity rate" counties represent those counties falling into the top 10% of food insecurity rates, n = 314.
[2] South Atlantic states include: DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA & WV. East South Central states include: AL, KY, MS & TN.


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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816), British dramatist whose work is considered the finest development of the comedy of manners in 18th-century England.
It is a polite world of fashion but Sheridan makes its vices appear foolish by exaggerating them in humorous portraiture. His plot is usually from everyday life. He possesses excellent verbal talent and sense of theater.
Sheridan's School for Scandal is considered to be his masterpiece. It consists of a series of gossipy and fast-paced scenes that exposes contemporary foibles through the actions of the characters. It is an attack on artificiality of human behavior and sentiments. This play is remarkable for five features: Plot Construction, Characterization, Dialogue, Setting or Stage Craft, and Vision or Philosophy.
Scandal: A young girl married to an old man who has money by which he keeps this young girl and others engaged. Lady Sneerwell makes fun of such marriage and that's why she makes the plot.
The plot is a conspiracy which deals with how to make a suspicion in the mind of Sir Peter to separate him from his wife Lady Teazle. Lady Sneerwell and her company run the school for scandal. During the uncle's absence, they make such plot
Wit: Wit means right thing at the right time. Caricaturing is a part of scandal mongering. One starts and other ends. True wit is from nature. And the intention behind such wit is to improve the person. For instance, the conversation between Crabtree and Sir Benjamin about 'defining' a woman shows wit at its best. Crabtree remarks that it is "the oddest countenance", and "it is a collection of features." Sir Benjamin tells it to be "an Irish front."
Repartee: It is quick but intelligent response. The conversation between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle is nice example of repartee.
Damnation Scene: (Humor and Irony of Situation) – Act IV-scene IV
1. Plot Construction
The plot is sequential arrangement of events or casual cause and effects. Events are arranged both sequentially and casually which makes the plot perfect.
The plot of the play is interesting and well-constructed. Some people make a plot to break the relationship between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle. The plot is made by Lady Sneerwell and others which is executed by Joseph Surface by luring Lady Teazle. Lady Teazle leaves the old husband and makes love with Joseph. The plot is executed well but gets discovered at last.
2. Characterization
Both Charles Surface and Sir Oliver provide contrast. They are rather caricatures. They are the puppets in the hands of the dramatist. They perform what their characteristics presented by their names.
The characters of the play have their own significance by their names. Sheridan's characterization draws upon the theory of Ben Johnson. He changes Ben Johnson's theory. He makes one particular characteristic or weakness appear and plays on it. For instance, Joseph is totally exposed; there is no depth and roundness which provides humor. The humor is created by such characters because of their limitations suggested by their names.
Characterization is caricature. Humor comes from the characters, their peculiar characters. Act-iv – curtain episode – is situational comedy.
Major characters
Crabtree: Crab can climb on the tree and can sting. He has qualities as his name suggests and he exploits and kills joy and all happiness by his witty remarks.
J. Surface: He operates on surface level by leading superficial life. He is a scandal monger. He is a sentimental hypothetic, a most eligible bachelor. As Peter says, "a model for the young men of the age."
Charles Surface: He is an extravagant fellow. He contrasts with his brother Joseph. There is loyalty and sincerity in his character. He cares for his uncle.
Lady Teazle: She is a simple character. She is from village and young who marries an old man for money and for living in London.
3. Dialogue
Witty dialogues are crafted one after another quick and fast. And witty repartees provide humor.
4. Stage Craft
Stage craft is very rare. It requires good direction and skilled playwright to manipulate it. In this play The School for Scandal, it is very well managed. No character is seen who has no role to play. The characters disappear as soon as the characters' work gets over. The scene behind the screen and the damnation scene are well arranged in acts.
5. Vision
There is no philosophy, simple fun in the play. The playwright delivers the message that we act foolishly as we are human beings then why punishment?


text: This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the world's largest participatory art project, the wildly popular "Inside Out." Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates communities to define their most important causes by pasting giant portraits in the street, testing the limits of what they thought possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of the image and the role that art can play in transforming lives. In Arabic, Creole, English, French, Spanish with subtitles.


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André Kuipers' diary
My name is André Kuipers and I have been a member of the European Astronaut Corps since 1999. After having worked on a number of other missions, including those of my fellow ESA astronauts Frank De Winne and Pedro Duque, in April it will be my turn. I will fly on my first mission into space.
The mission is named DELTA. It has a number of goals. First of all, the delivery of a new permanent crew to the International Space Station: my Russian Soyuz commander, Gennadi Padalka, and the American astronaut Mike Fincke. I will return to Earth with the present crew, who by then will have lived on the ISS for six months. In addition, the Soyuz spacecraft, which serves as a lifeboat, will be replaced
During my eight days on the Space Station I will carry out Dutch and European experiments. For example, I will be testing a vibrating vest that helps to get your sense of direction in space and may help to counter space sickness. I will also study a new generation of light bulbs, which are not yet functioning at their best on Earth.
Contact with various schools in the Netherlands forms an important part of the mission. Some schools are taking part in the 'Seeds in Space' experiment, in which salad mustard is grown simultaneously on Earth and in space. We will see whether this 'rucola' grows upwards because of the light or in response to gravity.
In my free time, I will be able to 'phone my girlfriend, my parents or my two daughters, and to email friends. This is all possible from space.
After Wubbo Ockels, I will be the second Dutch astronaut to go into space. When he was chosen to be an ESA astronaut in 1978, I had just started studying medicine. Since that time, I have been preoccupied with space travel.
As a doctor, I collaborated in medical experiments looking at the effects of space flight. I studied lung function under weightless conditions and flew several times, in the capacity of doctor, researcher and test subject, on the parabolic flights that ESA carries out twice a year.
Training for the DELTA Mission mainly takes place at Star City, near Moscow. There I learn, for example, how the Soyuz rocket works and how to survive under extreme conditions. I also get lessons in Russian every week, because you have to have a good command of the language as a cosmonaut on board a Russian spacecraft.
Training for my mission is hard work, but pleasurable. There is something special and also mysterious about space travel. It must be a fantastic experience to see the Earth from space. That is why I am looking forward to it so much… In the run-up to my mission, I will report my experiences in this weekly diary.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
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text: In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Monday, July 9, 2012, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and a woman clap with others on Friday as they watch a performance by North Korea's new Moranbong band in Pyongyang. Now it appears they have gotten married. /AP hide caption toggle caption /AP The Two-Way Kim Jong Un Has Married That Mystery Woman, North Korean TV Says July 25, 2012 Figuring out who the woman is who's been seen with North Korea's leader has been difficult. But is it North Korean pop star Hyon Song-wol? And did they rekindled an old romance?


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POLITICO-GW Battleground Poll: Tied
The race for the White House remained in a dead heat just before Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate, a new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground poll finds.
The poll, conducted in the days leading up to the Ryan announcement on Saturday, finds that despite the unprecedented millions of dollars being poured into the contest and the non-stop attacks from each side, the top line numbers are essentially unchanged from a previous Battleground poll in early May.
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Obama takes 48 percent of likely voters in the new poll, compared with 47 percent for Romney – a statistical tie and well within the margin of error. In May, the numbers were flipped: Romney was at 48 percent and Obama was at 47 percent. The poll found 5 percent of voters are undecided.
"The overall sort of broader scope of the ballot is that there's been little to no movement," said Republican pollster Ed Goeas of the Tarrance Group, who helped conduct the bipartisan poll.
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Both candidates also maintained their previous advantages among specific demographic groups. Romney leads among independent voters by 10 points, 47 percent to 37 percent, the same margin he had in May. And Obama continues his advantage among female voters by 15 points – also similar to his May margin.
Among young voters aged 18 to 29, Obama has a distinct edge: he tops Romney 57 percent to 34 percent. Romney, meanwhile, still does better with older voters: those over 65 choose him by a 6-point margin.
The static top lines are in spite of what other polls have shown are rising unfavorables for Romney, who has come under fire all summer for his tenure at Bain Capital and for his personal finances, while growing economic pessimism has further soured voters on Obama's handling of the economy.
The POLITICO poll finds Romney's favorability split at 46-46; Obama, who's always enjoyed a high level of personal likability, was viewed favorably by exactly half of those surveyed, compared with 47 percent who view him unfavorably.
"[Romney's] unfavorables are the highest of any Republican nominee at any point in recent history," said Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, who helped conduct the poll.
Voter enthusiasm for Romney also seems to be based more in anti-Obama sentiment than pro-Romney enthusiasm: 52 percent of those who said they were supporting Romney considered their support a vote against Obama, while only 39 percent said their vote would be a vote for Romney.
On the Democratic side, enthusiasm for Obama is almost twice as high: 77 percent of Obama supporters said they were voting for him, versus just 18 percent who were voting against Romney.


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...The First Lady on Scandal, that is. Mellie Grant aka Bellamy Young paid a visit to Cosmo yesterday and we couldn't help but notice her light pink polish.
The shade, which she revealed as Essie's Spaghetti Straps, $8, essie.com, is a sheer pink peony that we're now obsessed with.
"It matches Mellie's (and my) skin tone perfectly, so it's what she wears all of the time," the actress told us. But what we thought was super cool is that she took a cue from her own character and actually prefers to wear the shade in real life!
But don't worry, even if you're not team Mellie, you can still take her polish tip straight to the salon. Don't worry, we won't tell Olivia.
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Friday Video – The Like, "He's Not a Boy"
My, how these girls have grown.
They may have had a leg up on getting a record deal thanks to their parents – they're the daughters of producer Tony Berg and Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas, and their original bassist calls producer Mitchell Froom daddy – but there will be no cries of nepotism when people hear their new single "He's Not a Boy." Hooking up with white-hot '60s revivalist Mark Ronson, the Like have turned in one killer slice of '60s pop, and shot a gorgeous black-and-white video to go with it.
The guys in the crowd look like the Strokes doing their best Beatles impression (for all I know, those are the Strokes), and the girls, well, that '60s mod look is catnip for me. Lead singer Elizabeth "Z" Berg and keyboardist Annie Monroe in particular make me gooey. Isn't it funny how girls are actually sexier when they show less skin? I'm personally burned out on the whole 'stripper teen' thing. This clip is a sight for sore eyes, on a number of levels.
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Voting Rights Act under fire
A key provision in one of the U.S.'s best known civil rights laws, the Voting Rights Act, received a highly skeptical and sometimes downright hostile response from the conservative justices at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
During contentious oral arguments, several liberal justices argued vigorously in favor of preserving a portion of the 1965 law which requires parts or all of 16 states to get permission from the Justice Department or a court before changing voting requirements or redrawing election districts.
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However, the court's conservatives seemed persuaded that when Congress renewed the Voting Rights Act for another 25 years in 2006, lawmakers lacked a sufficient basis for essentially keeping as is the list of states subject to the unusual pre-approval rule, known as Section 5.
Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the court needed to step in because the overwhelming, bipartisan vote in favor of renewing the law in 2006 showed that lawmakers were reluctant to disturb what amounted to a "racial entitlement."
"I think it is attributable, very likely attributable, to a phenomenon that is called perpetuation of racial entitlement," Scalia said. "Whenever a society adopts racial entitlements, it is very difficult to get out of them through the normal political processes….This is not the kind of a question you can leave to Congress. There are certain districts in the House that are black districts by law just about now."
The conservative justices seemed to have the votes to strike the provision down.
Scalia suggested that regardless of the facts, lawmakers were very reluctant to disturb the law for fear for being accused of racism. "Even the name of it is wonderful: the Voting Rights Act," he said sarcastically. "Who is going to vote against that in the future?"
No other justice responded immediately to Scalia's comments, but Justice Sonia Sotomayor made clear a few minutes later that she was irked by Scalia's language.
"Do you think that the right to vote is a racial entitlement in Section 5?…Do you think Section 5 was voted for because it was a racial entitlement?" she asked lawyer Bert Rein, who argued for Alabama's Shelby County that the provision should be struck down.
"No," said Rein, who said the measure was Congress's response "to a problem of race discrimination which it thought was prevalent in certain jurisdictions."
Earlier, Rein began his argument by arguing that there had been "unmistakable" change in the South in the nearly half-century since the the law was passed.
That assertion, too, provoked Sotomayor.
"Assuming some portions of the South have changed, your county pretty much hasn't," she interjected. She said Rein was arguing for "a county whose record is the epitome of what caused the passage of the [law] in the first place."
"You may be the wrong party bringing this," Sotomayor said .
Justice Elena Kagan noted that Alabama has no statewide officials who are black. "You're objecting to a [coverage] formula, but any formula Congress could devise would capture Alabama," she said.


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LeTourneau University will present David Long, president of One Mission Society, to speak during Missions Emphasis Week about the organization's international ministry. Long will speak at 10:50 a.m. and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., in Longview. The event is free and open to the public.
One Mission Society is a worldwide missions program with over 14,000 employees that trains indigenous peoples to spread the Christian faith in their area. Long directs OMS in this effort, which establishes thousands of churches each year. Before serving as president, Long worked as a missionary in the organization for nine years. Prior to this work, he was a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, based in Lexington, Ky., and the Kentucky Bar Association. He also served as an adjunct professor at Asbury University.
After leaving his 15-year partnership at Wyatt Tarrant and Combs, a Kentucky law firm, Long joined OMS in 1995. He and his wife, Lori, began working in Macau, leading Bible studies at a local church and tutoring students in English. In 1999, Long moved to Hong Kong, helping to found the United Wesleyan Graduate Institute, a school for higher education based in the area. There, he taught New Testament Greek and theology classes while serving as the OMS field treasurer.
Long was elected president of OMS in July 2004. He returned to the company's headquarters in Greenwood, Ind.., where he remains today.
Long received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Murray State University in 1975, a law degree from the University of Kentucky in 1978, and a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2002. He is currently working on a doctorate in ministry, also at Asbury Theological Seminary.
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There was much to be inspired by at the 2009 National everywoman Conference last Wednesday, but the thing that jolted most of us into unprecedented awe was an animated speech from Allegra McEvedy MBE, founder of healthy fast-food restaurant chain Leon.
McEvedy, instantly deriding the term 'celebrity chef', launched into a condensed story of her life, endearing us with her account of a somewhat rebellious and directionless youth marred by the death of her mother, which she spoke of frankly and without self-pity. This was followed by some time gaining experience in the restaurant industry, a stint in the United States, and some botched attempts at setting up a successful business, before finally finding success, fame and, most importantly, happiness, in the much-lauded Leon.
What we like about Allegra is her 'real-ness', despite the professional success, despite the MBE, and despite the Observer Food Monthly Award that she was afforded just months after opening Leon. She is warm, funny, full of life, and doesn't seem to see herself as anything special. To most of the delegates, though, keen to make a success of their own businesses, she is pretty darn special and has an awful lot to teach them.
McEvedy reminds us that it is fine to be human and to make mistakes, in both our personal and professional lives, and that our achievements will be better for it. Openly and with humour, she puts forward the view that a successful entrepreneur is someone who has trialled and erred, and picked herself or himself back up again when things have truly hit rock bottom. Although no longer strictly an entrepreneur herself — McEvedy gave up her role in early 2009 to focus on writing and media work — she was keen to pass on her pearls of wisdom to the entrepreneurs in front of her.
Leaving the stage to a tumultuous round of applause, McEvedy left us with these top business tips to consider:
- Remember: Graft is good
- Take a chance to do something different
- Know your business from the bottom up
- Don't ask anyone to do anything that you wouldn't do yourself
- Don't disconnect from your own business
- Build a great team
- It's the hard times that define you
- Don't over-commit
- Trust your instincts
- Take some time out
- Enjoy yourself
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Who will star in Cal's 'Bear Raid' offense?
Come next fall, Richard Rodgers might be the biggest slot receiver in the land at 6 feet 4 and 265 pounds, running around the football field in new Cal coach Sonny Dykes' spread offense, formerly "Air Raid" and now, predictably, "Bear Raid."
That's one big Wes Welker at his disposal, should Dykes find use for a tight end in his tight end-deficient offense.
"We figure out who the best players are," Dykes said. "We rank our players by position every day. We want to have our five best offensive linemen playing at the same time. It's the same thing at the tight end, running back, wide receiver and fullback positions. We're going to put those guys in position to be successful. If we feel tight ends are our best players, we're going to play them."
That's good news for Rodgers, a junior-to-be who showed flashes of playmaking ability this season in catching 20 passes for 288 yards, with a long of 51 yards.
As Dykes pointed out, when he was offensive coordinator at Arizona from 2007 to '09, he managed to get a tight end named Rob Gronkowski onto the field.
"Robby happened to be one of our better players and we carved out a role for him," Dykes said of the current New England Patriots star.
How and if Dykes uses the eight tight ends currently on the roster is one of many questions to be answered as the new coach goes about the business of assembling a staff and assessing the abilities of the players he inherited from former coach Jeff Tedford.
"It's a very foolproof system if you can get the right people to run it," said Mike Stoops, who was Dykes' boss at Arizona and is now an assistant at Oklahoma.
"He knows how to manipulate the field, use all the space on the field. When they spread you out, that makes it difficult (to defend). There's a lot of match-up problems. You get isolated in space and let the playmakers make plays. They get the ball out quick. That's what football is now, a lot of quick throws, quick reads by the quarterback."
Ah, the quarterback, always an area of interest, and concern, at Cal, especially in the post-Aaron Rodgers era.
"If we have a quarterback who can run, we're going to run him," Dykes said. "We're not a true spread-option. We're not Oregon. It's not going to be Texas Tech's spread. We run the ball a lot. It's a diverse offense that creates match-ups. It's really a simple offense that is highly predicated on doing what the defense gives you."
The new coach wipes the slate clean, meaning senior-to-be Allan Bridgford will not necessarily begin spring practice in March as the starting quarterback. Redshirt freshman Zach Kline is very much in the picture as a possible starter, and also marking time at the position are sophomore Kyle Boehm, junior Austin Hinder and redshirt freshmen Brendan Keeney and Joey Mahalic.
"I'm extremely excited," said Bridgford, who started three games in 2012 when Zach Maynard was either suspended or injured. "I've heard a lot about his offense. I haven't had a chance to sit down and talk ball with him. I'm looking forward to getting a playbook in my hands and get this thing rolling."
In Dykes' offense, the quarterback will be in the shotgun formation much of the time, receiving the ball when the center, likely mammoth sophomore Matt Cochran (6-2, 345), decides to snap it after calling the blocking assignments for the line. From the sideline, as many as seven people could be flashing signals to the players on the field, some bogus, some detailing assignments for specific position groups.
No group will be more important than the receivers, and the Bears have a bunch of them, even with Keenan Allen departing for the NFL. At present Cal has 15 wide receivers on the roster, with sophomores-to-be Bryce Treggs, Chris Harper and Darius Powe the most accomplished.
"I'm extremely excited right now," said Harper, who faces shoulder surgery that will keep him out of spring practices. "Excited to see how he's going to teach us to read zones and see how the offense works. I'm extremely motivated. Receivers in his offense catch a lot of balls."
Maybe even those a little bigger than your typical wideout.
John Crumpacker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com. Twitter: @crumpackeroncal


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Move your website to cPanel manually
While moving your website from Classic hosting to cPanel, you may need to manually move the website from the old hosting to the new. Moving a website from one host to another is often called a migration.
What is involved with a migration?
To migrate your site to cPanel, you need to do the following:
- Back up and download your website files and databases.
- Upload your website files to the new host.
- Restore your databases (if there are any) to the new host.
- Update any links or connection strings.
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Unless you are 100% certain you have the latest version of your website on your computer, you need to back up your current site and download it to your hard drive.
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Backing up your databases will put copies of them in a directory called
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Website Files
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We recommend using FileZilla. For more information, see Move my website with FTP and FileZilla.
It's a good idea to keep these backups in a unique folder on your computer called something like
website backups. In that folder, create another folder with the date you created the backup, e.g.
mar2016 — put all of your files in here. This way, you can easily figure out when you created each backup in case you need to use one.
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Now that you have a copy of your website files and databases on your computer, let's upload those files to your cPanel account. Just like when you downloaded your website, you can use FileZilla to upload your website to cPanel.
If you set up your cPanel account with a temporary domain or subdomain, you may want to instead connect using the IP address.
Website Files
Once you've connected, move all the files from your backup directory on your computer into the
public_html directory. This directory is the new web root directory for your hosting account. Make sure that your index file is part of that so that your site properly displays. Also, you want to make sure that the backup files themselves, and not the backup folder, is what is getting uploaded. For example, don't upload a directory called "backup" into a directory called "public_html"; you want to upload the files inside the "backup" directory.
Note: If your site does not use databases, you can skip this step.
Now that your files are properly uploaded, you need to restore your database. Your database backup will be in the
db_backups folder, in a file named databasename.sql. Once you have located your backup, restore this into cPanel by:
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- Import your .SQL file into this database.
- Update your website's connection strings to use your new database details.
Note: If your site is custom-built, and you do not know where your connection strings are located, you may need to contact your developer to find this location.
Note: If your site uses SQL queries that are not supported in MySQL 5.5, you may experience issues when restoring your database backup. If you're unsure, check to make sure that any deprecated code is addressed in your SQL backups before restoring. This should not affect users of common applications such as WordPress, as long as the application is up to date.
Step 3: Preview your site
You want to make sure that your site looks correct before cancelling your old account. There are a few different ways to do this with cPanel hosting.
- Use the preview feature in cPanel. This works well for static sites that don't use databases. Database-driven sites such as WordPress may have trouble displaying properly with this feature.
- Edit your hosts file on your computer to let you preview the domain on the new host.
Next steps
Now that your site files are moved, you can proceed with the rest of the steps in the migration guide for moving your website from Classic hosting to cPanel.
Note: While this guide covers all the major parts of a migration, there may be some cases we cannot account for - every site is different, after all. If your website is custom-built by a developer, we highly suggest speaking with your developer or web professional before migrating, as there may be some things that need to get fixed in the code itself for the migration to complete properly.


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From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures.
How did they do it? Culture and attitudes regarding guns vary widely from state to state and within their borders, but the limited victories by gun control advocates in the three months since the Newtown school massacre show three factors at work: governors willing to spend significant political capital on the issue; Democratic legislative strength; and heightened public concern raised by proximity to mass shootings.
All three helped drive new gun control measures in New York, Colorado and in Connecticut, where Gov. Dannel P. Malloy pushed for an agreement between majority Democratic lawmakers and Republican counterparts on a series of new laws that were headed for a vote Wednesday. In Maryland, which also has a Democratic governor and legislature, a gun control bill was proceeding through the House of Delegates.
'What makes the difference ... is the willingness of the legislators and the governors to take the lead and also, you know, the experience of gun violence in that state, whether it be through a mass shooting or the day-to-day shootings,' said Lindsay Nichols, staff attorney for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun-control advocacy group based in San Francisco.
But in Illinois, where Chicago gang shootings have driven demands for a response, a standoff between legislators representing rural and urban voters with very different views - and the uncertainty raised by a court ruling on the state's concealed carry law - show that concerns about such backyard gun violence alone is not enough.
'More so than any other issue I can think of, this is an issue that is based on regional culture,' said Charles Wheeler III, director of the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois-Springfield. 'For the typical person who lives in downstate Illinois, the more rural areas, when you think of firearms you think of deer hunting, duck hunting, shooting squirrels. In the Chicago area ... when people think of firearms they think of the kind of horrific cases in the news of late, where a gang banger kills a little girl.'
While the importance of culture and attitudes can't be denied, politics has played a deciding role in the few states passing gun control laws.
After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed through tougher firearms restrictions citing the Newtown killings, one poll showed his approval ratings, which had soared to 75 percent before the vote, down 20 percentage points.
In Colorado, the mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater last summer had lawmakers and the governor considering new gun legislation even before the massacre in Connecticut. Two days earlier, Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, told The Associated Press that 'the time is right' to talk about gun control.
Still, in his January State of the State address, Hickenlooper only specifically called for universal background checks on gun purchases, and he appeared ambivalent about a measure limiting high-capacity magazines. But he ultimately followed through on a promise to legislators that he would sign such a measure, expending political capital in a state with a long tradition of gun ownership and libertarian leanings.
Every Democratic legislative vote was crucial in a Colorado, where the party controls both chambers and the new measures failed to get support from a single Republican. As some Democratic lawmakers appeared to waver in their support of new gun legislation, Vice President Joe Biden personally called a handful of lawmakers to urge them to support the new laws. Democratic Rep. Dominick Moreno said Biden 'emphasized the importance of Colorado's role in shaping national policy around this issue.'
The stakes in Colorado were made clear Wednesday when President Barack Obama traveled to Denver to praise the new laws that he said strike a balance, keeping firearms away from people who should not have them while protecting the constitutional right to own a firearm.
But the bitterness engendered by the new measures was made clear by more than a dozen Colorado sheriffs, all Republicans, who gathered a mile from Obama's appearance to slam the new regulations as ineffective and unconstitutional. Some have vowed not to enforce them.
`This is about taking a world of predators, a world full of wolves, and creating more sheep,' said Terry Maketa, the sheriff of El Paso County.
The tension was just as great, but different, in Connecticut, which is home to some of the country's largest gun manufacturers.
When lawmakers gathered Wednesday in Hartford to debate the bipartisan package of measures, gun rights advocates greatly outnumbered gun control supporters. Gun owners, some holding signs questioning the constitutionality of the proposals, stood in protest outside the state capitol and many packed the hallways outside the Senate chamber, occasionally chanting 'No! No! No!' and 'Read the bill!'
But Malloy's outspoken support for new gun control maintained pressure for passage, even as debate ground on in legislature long after similar measures were passed by lawmakers in neighboring New York.
A push for gun control by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat with presidential aspirations, also has been key to the chances for passage in that state. In neighboring Delaware, Gov. Jack Markell's call for action has also laid the groundwork for new restrictions with two months left in the legislative session.
But the furious debate and challenges faced by gun control advocates in many states are a reminder of just how difficult it is to tighten gun laws, even after the most horrific tragedy.
Those challenges were evident in 2007, when a gunman at Virginia Tech shot and killed 32, and Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine called for closing a loophole in the law allowing for private sales at gun shows without the same background check that licensed dealers are required to obtain. However, that proposal and other gun control measures have failed repeatedly in historically gun-friendly Virginia, where Republicans control the General Assembly.
It has proved true again in the months since Newtown, as lawmakers in Oregon gave up on a push to ban military-style rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines amid a lack of support, choosing to focus instead on measures they hope have stronger backing. A Senate committee will take up their proposals for the first time Friday, including a universal background check requirement. Oregon already requires background checks at gun shows but not for other private sales.
And in Arizona, a staunchly pro-gun state where the 2011 assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson left six dead and 12 wounded, the drive for gun control following Newtown has been a non-starter. With Republicans controlling the legislature and Republican Gov. Jan Brewer supporting most gun-rights proposals, Senate Democrats introduced 18 gun-related bills in the current session and all failed.
One Republican effort related to the Giffords shooting may make it through this year. That's a measure to provide $250,000 to expand a program to train teachers, first-responders and others to recognize people having a mental health crisis and intervene. Giffords' attacker, Jared Lee Loughner, suffered from mental illness.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Ethan Orr, a Tucson Republican. He said Wednesday that although the bill, nicknamed Gabby's Law, didn't get a Senate hearing, he hopes the money to expand a program created after the shooting makes it into the state budget.
'The argument that I would make as a Republican is that if you're not going to look at gun control laws, people need to feel safer, and addressing mental health issues is a way to do that,' Orr said. 'I guess this is sort of our state's response.'
--- Associated Press Writers reporters Don Babwin in Chicago, Bob Christie in Phoenix, Jonathan J. Cooper in Salem, Ore., Michael Melia in Hartford, Conn., Ivan Moreno and Nick Riccardi in Denver, Larry O'Dell in Richmond, Va. and Michael Virtanen in Albany, N.Y. contributed to this story.


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Obama praises young supporters
The president and first lady Michelle Obama attended a staff inaugural ball Tuesday, though there are no press pictures of it.
The White House permitted only a print pooler -- no photographers, no television cameras -- into the post-inaugural party that featured one of music's great odd couples: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.
In his remarks, Obama praised the crowd of more than 10,000 -- "you all clean up pretty good" -- and commented on their youth and political potential.
"All of you have come to represent for me and Michelle our deepest hopes for America." Obama said. The 51-year-old president added: "The average age here is probably around 20 something. And that's only because I'm here, which brings the average age up, quite a bit."
Specifically citing the youth vote, Obama said: "It makes me know that America's future is in good hands. As long as all of you understand the immense and incredible power that you possess when you work together, when you join voices."
The crowd at the staff inaugural ball included campaign employees and volunteers, inaugural workers, Democratic Party members, and White House officials.
During the remarks, Mrs. Obama did a little dancing motion with her arms. "It's been a long weekend," the president joked. "She's getting a little silly now."
Obama paid particular tribute to Alex Okrent, a campaign staffer in Chicago who died during the campaign. The $10 admission fee to the ball went to a memorial fund in Okrent's name.
"Alex was one of you," Obama said. "This incredibly thoughtful, talented, compassionate, caring young person who decided to get involved because he thought he could make a difference. And tragically, he ended up leaving us while working on the campaign ... It was heartbreaking. It reminded us of how precious our time on this earth is."
The president ended his remarks with a familiar campaign chant: "Fired up! Ready to go!"
"Fired up! ready to go!" the crowed shouted back.
"I think Lady Gaga's fired up, too," Obama said.


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Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Conservative MPs offered a muted defence Wednesday of the government's approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, often deflecting environmental questions over the project back to pipeline company Enbridge and the federal regulator.
Conservatives defend Northern Gateway pipeline decision
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Conservative MPs offered a muted defence Wednesday of the government's approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline, often deflecting environmental questions over the project back to pipeline company Enbridge and the federal regulator.
British Columbia Conservative MPs, on the hot seat over their government's approval of the oilsands pipeline, said while there is opposition to the project in B.C., they don't believe it will hinder their re-election chances in 2015.
The federal government approved the project late Tuesday, subject to the 209 conditions imposed by the National Energy Board joint review panel, which green-lighted the pipeline in December.
But no minister came out to defend the project that day. Instead, the government issued a written statement from Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford announcing conditional approval.
Wednesday, Harper said the government based its decision on the findings of the NEB panel and that it's now incumbent upon the pipeline "proponent" — he didn't list Enbridge by name — to meet the conditions.
"The government is acting on the advice of an independent, scientific panel that thoroughly reviewed these matters. The government has applied the conditions demanded by that panel. It is now up to the proponent to assure the regulator, going forward, that it will indeed comply with those conditions," Harper told the House of Commons.
"The government has to base its findings on the facts and on the hearings as they transpired."
Harper has declared it's "in the vital interest" of B.C. and Canada to diversify energy markets with infrastructure projects such as pipelines that can get Canadian resources to new customers.
In 2012, the government announced that it, not the NEB, would make the final decision on pipeline projects in the "national interest" — including the Northern Gateway.
The $6.5-billion pipeline would take diluted bitumen from northern Alberta to the deep-water port of Kitimat, B.C. for shipment by tanker to Asian markets.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said Wednesday that while Harper and his cabinet have been "shilling" for the pipeline for three years, the government now won't stand up to strongly defend the need for it.
He quipped that Harper's 21 Conservative B.C. MPs have suddenly "entered the witness protection program."
Many B.C. Conservative MPs were unwilling to speak Wednesday about the government's decision. Several Tories quickly shuffled past reporters on the way in and out of a Conservative caucus meeting in Ottawa.
The B.C. Conservative MPs who stopped to chat acknowledged there's opposition to the project in their home province. But they insist there's also significant support for the pipeline.
"Yes, I am comfortable (with the decision). The government has followed the proper process and there's much work left to do," said Minister of State John Duncan, Conservative MP for Vancouver Island North.
"There's people on both sides of the issue."
Mark Warawa, Tory MP for Langley, said "there is some anger" in his riding about the approval, but added he's also getting letters of support for the decision.
"I don't believe my chances of re-election will be hurt," he said.
David Wilks, MP for Kootenay-Columbia, does not believe the government's approval will produce any significant political problems for B.C. Conservative MPs.
"I don't think it's going to be as big a deal as everyone thinks it is."


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PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage and New Brunswick Premier David Alward signed an agreement Monday outlining greater collaboration on economic issues between the state and government of the province to which Maine exports have increased in the past year.
LePage's office said in a statement Monday that representatives from Maine and New Brunswick will form a new joint committee to carry out the agreement's goals, which include boosting employment, increasing trade and tourism and working together on issues related to transportation, energy and emergency preparedness.
Adrienne Bennett, a spokeswoman for the governor, wrote in an email that members of the joint committee have not been designated but that the agreement calls for the committee to be led by New Brunswick's deputy minister, or a designee, and an appointee of the governor.
A copy of the memorandum was not immediately available.
Janine Bisaillon-Cary, president of the Maine International Trade Center, said such an agreement serves to prompt more conversation between parties on both sides of the border about potential boons to each economy.
"I know [memorandums of understanding] aren't super specific, but what they are is a starting point in terms of negotiations and prioritizing for the future," Bisaillon-Cary said.
LePage signed a similar agreement last year to cooperate on economic issues with Pauline Marois, premier of the province of Quebec.
That agreement, Bisaillion-Cary said, has led to some meetings between parties involved in the composites industry on both sides of the border. Beyond that, she cited JD Irving's investment in a sawmill in Ashland as one example of potential for more commerce with and foreign investment from New Brunswick.
According to data compiled by the trade center and the service WISERTrade, exports to New Brunswick increased about 38 percent from 2011 to 2013, to $635.3 million, and are on pace to rise again this year, based on statistics from January to April.
The House and Senate Republicans office said three Republican lawmakers were present at the signing: Washington County Sen. David Burns, Aroostook County Sen. Roger Sherman and Burlington Rep. Beth Turner.
The lawmakers lauded the agreement in a prepared statement, saying it lists areas of mutual interest for the governments.
The governor said the agreement is the first of its kind signed with New Brunswick. In July 2010, then Gov. John Baldacci and Shawn Graham, then premier of New Brunswick, signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cultural exchange between the regions and to collaborate on organization of the World Acadian Congress taking place throughout the St. John Valley, western New Brunswick and the Temiscouata region of Quebec in August.
The new agreement with New Brunswick specifies the provincial government and Maine should discuss production of hydropower and biomass energy.


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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Seeks Asylum at Ecuador Embassy
(WASHINGTON) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking political asylum in Ecuador after taking refuge in its embassy in London Tuesday.
The Ecuadorian embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed to ABC News that the 40-year-old Australian national, who faces extradition to Sweden over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women, was on the grounds of the embassy in London and had requested asylum. The Ecuadorian government said in a statement that it is "evaluating the request of Mr. Julian Assange and whatever decision that we adopt about him will take into account the respect for the norms and principles of international law."
According to the Ecuadorian government's statement, Assange said he was seeking asylum because his home country "had declared that they will neither defend nor guarantee the least [of my rights] in front of any government."
"These statements make it impossible for me to return to my home and place me in a state of indefensibility," the statement quotes Assange as saying.
Assange accused Sweden of investigating him because of "political crimes" in the United States, "a place with the death penalty for said offenses."
Though it remains unclear how Assange reached the Ecuadorian embassy, news first broke of his seeking asylum on the WikiLeaks Twitter account, which tweeted, "Julian Assange has requested political asylum and is under the protection of the Ecuadorian embassy in London."
Ecuador's deputy foreign minister had indicated publicly in 2010 that Assange could come live in the South American country. "We are open to giving him residence in Ecuador, without any kind of trouble and without any kind of conditions," said Kintto Lucas. Lucas is no longer the deputy foreign minister.
Assange has been under house arrest in a mansion in the British countryside since December 2010. He has hosted a television talk show on the international cable channel Russia Today, or RT, from the house since March. Last week, the highest court in Britain rejected his appeal to block his extradition to Sweden.
In August 2010, police in Sweden began investigating accusations of sexual assault against Assange made by two women. According to British police documents, one of the accusers claims Assange pulled her clothes off, pinioned her arms and legs and refused to use a condom. She told a friend that the act was both violent and the worst sex she'd ever had. A British attorney representing Swedish prosecutors told the court earlier this year that Assange had raped the second woman while she was sleeping.
Assange has denied any wrongdoing.
Last month, in a 5-2 vote, the British Supreme Court upheld the validity of an arrest warrant made by a Swedish prosecutor to question Assange over the assault accusations.
In its ruling, the court dismissed Assange's argument that the Swedish Prosecution Authority, which issued the warrant in November 2010, did not have the legal authority to do so.
But the court also granted a request from Assange's attorney for 14 days to make an application to reopen the case. The court rejected the bid to reconsider his case on June 14, clearing the way for him to be extradited to Sweden before the end of June.
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And I received another review on Amazon, a 4 star:
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The way Mr. Ball writes I wonder if he isn't living as a fly on the wall in the White House. You meet the characters and can feel their joy and sadness, anger and frustration as he tells the story. There were points in the story where I found myself talking to my Kindle telling Brian what I thought he should do next. Fast paced story that has you reading until the end. Another awesome "novel" by Cliff Ball!"
Plus, my parents sent a paperback copy to the late preachers' wife (Mary Singleton) of a church I grew up in in Tempe, AZ, which was Tri-City Baptist (now in Chandler) and she sent a letter back saying she enjoyed it, she bought 5 more copies, and would ask the church library to stock it. Very cool!


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AKB48 idol Yuki Kashiwagi has released the group's latest scandal, after she was reported to have gone on a secret date with Minami Minegishi, a porn star and three athletes, and fans have not been taking the revelations well, a few going so far as to make the ultimate sacrifice – disposing of their creepy collections entirely.
According to reports published in weekly gossip rag Shukan Bunshun, 21-year-old AKB48 B Team member Yuki Kashiwagi – "Yukirin" to her fans – attended a late night "goukon" style mixed date with both men and one of her porn star chums.
She is of course popular for her charming personality and sweet looks:
Accompanying her on the date was infamous AKB48 skinhead Minami Minegishi, an unidentified female friend of hers, and "G cup" porn star Kirara Asuka, gratuitously pictured:
Although "romance" is officially forbidden for AKB48, most notably resulting in the recent shaving of Minami Minegishi and now being criticised as a "human rights violation," there has been some controversial weaselling by the starlets' wranglers as to what constitutes a "date" and who their charges can acceptably cavort with.
Kashiwagi's agency admits she went on the date but says she "was invited" and that "didn't know beforehand there were men present or that Miss Asuka would be in attendance."
Minegishi's agency denies there was a date at all: "It wasn't a date. We hear it was just a social gathering of female friends." However, they apparently knew the baseballer was present.
The lack of humiliating sacking, demotion or other rebuke has also apparently been explained by AKB48′s management adopting the curiously liberal position that "[goukon] dating is not romance," and so opting to ignore the matter.
Online there has also been some surprisingly un-Taliban-like leniency from idol fans, who generously concede that just mixing socially with unrelated members of the opposite sex may be a permissible liberty for them to take.
None of this has washed with her creepy core fans however, who are outraged that the apple of their eye would dare go on a date or be found in the company of a professional strumpet, prompting much online wailing and even some fiery disposal of collections.


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Finland is the jam. It came from an exploding egg, the egg of a water bird, the top half of which you can still see in the shape of the starry canopy that hangs over the earth.Finland is the most sparsely-populated country in the EU with only 5 million people. It's also been ranked the second most stable country in the world, after Norway.Historically, Finland has been a part of Sweden and later, Russia. It was an autonomous Grand Duchy during the Russian Empire's reign and lasted as such until their declaration of independence in 1917. Subsequently Finland survived a civil war and wars against both Russia and Nazi Germany to eventually settle down as an EU member circa 1955.Finnish language is cool, it's totally unrelated to the whole Latin-root thing. Its closest relative is Hungarian. Linguistic historians estimate that it came from northern central Russia from 3000BC.If you're in Helsinki, the museum at Suomenlinna has some interesting bunkers and military wreckage, including a submarine!Caught on camera! Here's your long-awaited proof. Santa Claus comes from Finland.Apart from Lappland, the other thing most people are familiar with out of Finland is aquavite. Literally it translates to "water of life" but it may make you feel more like you are dying when it hits your throat.Text by Steve Smith.


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Check your voter registration and area at http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/
Check who your candidates are at http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/penamaan/laporan/laporan_6/laporan_6.php
Due to cases like:
- Voters 128 years old
- 88 people of all races registered as living in the same little house
- Ridiculous hurdles put up by the Election Commission that make it troublesome and costly to report errors
Go to http://daftarj.spr.gov.my and input the Mykad numbers.
And more!
Are you registered to vote? Check it out at http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/
Voting in the upcoming general elections is the best way to influence change in this country for the better – not Bersih rallies or HINDRAF rallies (despite how impressive they may be and how over-reactionarily the government responds).
So if you don't like how the current administration has handled things, is handling things, and plans to handles things in the future – vote them out of power.
The Barisan Nasional powers-that-be know that they're privileged position is precarious. They even ask us not to vote for the Opposition even if we're unhappy with the ruling party.
Do you need any more reason to get registered and get out and vote than a quote like that?
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