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Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people. The report released late Saturday by Iran's Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the Jan. 8 crash near Tehran, which authorities for days denied having hand in. The shootdown happened the same night Iran launched a ballistic missile attack targeting U.S. soldiers in Iraq, its response to the American drone strike that killed Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:34:53 GMT
Mali's President Keïta dissolves constitutional court amid unrest
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is attempting to calm unrest that saw four people killed on Friday.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:12:29 GMT
Iran says misaligned radar led to Ukrainian jet downing
Iran said that the misalignment of an air defence unit's radar system was the key "human error" that led to the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January. "A failure occurred due to a human error in following the procedure" for aligning the radar, causing a "107-degree error" in the system, the Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO) said in a report late Saturday. This error "initiated a hazard chain" that saw further errors committed in the minutes before the plane was shot down, said the CAO document, presented as a "factual report" and not as the final report on the accident investigation.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:08:00 GMT
Libyan forces set conditions for lifting oil blockade
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 08:40:34 GMT
UK-China ties freeze with debate over Huawei, Hong Kong
Only five years ago, then-British Prime Minister David Cameron was celebrating a "golden era" in U.K.-China relations, bonding with President Xi Jinping over a pint of beer at the pub and signing off on trade deals worth billions. Hostile rhetoric has ratcheted up in recent days over Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong. Britain's decision to offer refuge to millions in the former colony was met with a stern telling-off by China.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 06:34:23 GMT
Poland holds momentous, tight presidential election runoff
Duda is backed by the ruling right-wing party and the government, as he seeks a second 5-year term. Trzaskowski, a former European Parliament lawmaker, runs for the main opposition Civic Platform party that was in power in from 2007 to 2015. Amid calls from both sides to some 30 million eligible voters to cast ballots, turnout is expected to be higher than the 64.51% in the first round on June 28.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 05:40:19 GMT
As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers
At this time of the year, The Friendly Fisherman on Cape Cod is usually bustling with foreign students clearing tables and helping prepare orders of clam strips or fish and chips. "It's really disturbing because we are really busy," said Demetri. The Trump administration announced last month that it was extending a ban on green cards and adding many temporary visas to the freeze, including J-1 cultural exchange visas and H-2B visas.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 05:02:27 GMT
Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic
To slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. In Brazil, where there are over 1.6 million COVID-19 infections, at least 1.1 million cases of dengue have been reported, with nearly 400 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organization. Dengue cases are likely to rise soon with the start of seasonal rains in Latin American countries like Cuba, Chile and Costa Rica, as well as the South Asian countries of India and Pakistan.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 04:54:29 GMT
US Navy welcomes 1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:44:55 GMT
2 officers, suspect killed in Texas border town shooting
Two police officers were shot and killed Saturday by a suspect who later fatally shot himself in a South Texas border town after responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez identified the slain officers as Edelmiro Garza, 45, and Ismael Chavez, 39. Garza was an officer with the police department for more than eight years while Chavez had over two years of experience.
Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:32:26 GMT
Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon
Former special counsel Robert Mueller sharply defended his investigation into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, writing in a newspaper opinion piece Saturday that the probe was of "paramount importance" and asserting that a Trump ally, Roger Stone, "remains a convicted felon, and rightly so" despite the president's decision to commute his prison sentence. The op-ed in The Washington Post marked Mueller's first public statement on his investigation since his congressional appearance last July. It represented his firmest defense of the two-year probe whose results have come under attack and even been partially undone by the Trump administration, including the president's extraordinary move Friday evening to grant clemency to Stone just days before he was due to report to prison.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 22:48:04 GMT
Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. Trump flew by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington to meet wounded servicemembers and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients. As he left the White House, he told reporters: "When you're in a hospital, especially ... I think it's a great thing to wear a mask."
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:43:35 GMT
Roger Stone has escaped punishment for his crimes. Trump is sending a signal
By commuting Stone's sentence, Trump is telling others who might commit crimes on his behalf that he's got their back At America's birth, when delegates in Virginia were debating whether to ratify the constitution, a politician called George Mason had an objection. Mason, who was influential over the development of the bill of rights, wondered whether the presidential pardon power was too broad. Might not the president encourage people who worked for him to commit crimes, and then pardon them? If he could, there would be essentially no check on a president's power to break the law. Given that sort of leeway, an unscrupulous president could "establish a monarchy, and destroy the republic".Mason's objection ought to concern us still today. Late on Friday, Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of his longtime associate Roger Stone, all but guaranteeing that Stone will never face justice for crimes he committed while obstructing an investigation into the Trump campaign's links with WikiLeaks and the Russian intelligence agencies who attempted to tip the 2016 election in Trump's favor. Backlash to the decision has been swift, with Trump's fellow Republican Mitt Romney condemning the president's "unprecedented, historic corruption".It is not quite true to say that there is no precedent for Trump's act. As Mason foresaw, executive clemency has been misused by presidents throughout American history. George HW Bush pardoned six officials who had been involved in the Iran-Contra scandal – an act which may have been intended to cover up his own wrongdoing. George W Bush commuted the prison sentence of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who obstructed a federal investigation into the illegal outing of a CIA operative who was critical of the Bush administration.This history doesn't make Trump's actions any less troubling. In fact, by revealing how little restraint there is on the use of executive clemency, it ought to make us worry how much further the president – whose disregard for political and constitutional norms truly is without precedent – might go in the future.Most presidents issue their most controversial pardons furtively, at the end of their terms in office. But Trump has reveled in his ability to toss aside the principle of the rule of law when it comes to his own allies. In 2017 he pardoned the former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had violated the constitutional rights of countless Arizonans. During the Mueller investigation – which exposed evidence that Trump himself may have committed obstruction of justice, a crime for which he could still be charged after leaving office – the president issued a full pardon to Libby, seemingly with the sole purpose of sending the message that he would forgive those – like Stone – who committed obstruction to protect himself.A president who is willing to use executive clemency to forgive violations of constitutional rights and protect himself from the rule of law could become, as Mason foresaw, a monarch. At the Virginia ratifying convention, James Madison replied to Mason that such a president would surely face impeachment. But today's Republican party has made it clear that it will protect Trump from impeachment even in the face of overwhelming evidence of his abuses of power. Instead, by refusing to convict, they licensed Trump to double down.As America moves towards an election which Trump looks on course to lose, he is likely to become even less inhibited. The issuing of pardons and commutations for crimes already committed might pale in comparison with crimes yet to come. Trump could seek, once again, to sway the outcome of the election, promising pardons to his co-conspirators. He could order, as he did outside the White House, security forces to be used to disperse protesters who came into the streets in response, then issue pardons for any crimes tried by court martial or in Washington DC's highest court.The fact that Trump has rarely shown the focus, intelligence or competence necessary to pull off such a conspiracy is little comfort. What he lacks in these qualities he makes up for in brazenness, in loyal subordinates equally willing to subvert the rule of law, and in the possession of a compliant conservative politico-media apparatus that will rationalize any action he takes. He could do incalculable damage to confidence in American democracy and the rule of law before he is finally wrested from the White House.In this sense, Roger Stone is the canary in the coal mine. Trump's ability and willingness to commute his sentence is a reminder that for all its genius, the American founding left behind a structure which can be exploited and abused by an unscrupulous president. As we live through what are hopefully the dying days of the presidency of the most unscrupulous of them all, we have to remain on our guard. Partly because of his fears over the pardon power, George Mason ultimately became one of only three of the framers of the constitution to refuse to sign the final document, believing it created a blueprint for tyranny. Proving him wrong requires constant vigilance, now and in the future. * Andrew Gawthorpe is a historian of the United States at Leiden University
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 20:55:55 GMT
Maine GOP congressional primary heats up over Saudi link
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 19:51:43 GMT
Trump's defiant help for Stone adds to tumult in Washington
President Donald Trump's intervention into a criminal case connected to his own conduct drew fierce rebukes Saturday from Democrats and a few lonely Republicans, with calls for investigations and legislation. Shortly before heading out Saturday morning for his Virginia golf club, Trump made unfounded accusations against his political foes while taking another swipe at special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, which led to convictions for six Trump aides or advisers, including Stone, a larger-than-life political character who embraced his reputation as a dirty trickster. "Roger Stone was targeted by an illegal Witch Hunt that never should have taken place," Trump tweeted.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 19:21:42 GMT
Israelis protest government's economic response to virus
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in downtown Tel Aviv on Saturday, protesting what is widely seen as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to address economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. With economic stress deepening in recent weeks, many Israelis think the government has not done enough to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers who lost their jobs as a result of restrictions and shutdowns. Unemployment has surged over 20%, and Netanyahu has seen his popularity plummet.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 19:19:24 GMT
UN approves aid to Syria's rebel area through 1 crossing
Russia scored a victory for its ally Syria on Saturday by forcing the Security Council to limit humanitarian aid deliveries to the country's mainly rebel-held northwest to just one crossing point from Turkey, a move that Western nations say will cut a lifeline for 1.3 million people. Russia argues that aid should be delivered from within the country across conflict lines, and says only one crossing point is needed. U.N. officials and humanitarian groups argued unsuccessfully — along with the vast majority of the U.N. Security Council — that the two crossing points in operation until their mandate expired Friday were essential for getting help to millions of needy people in Syria's northwest, especially with the first case of COVID-19 recently reported in the region.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 19:13:14 GMT
Iran's president warns lockdowns could lead to protests
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday that lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the pandemic could lead to street protests over economic problems, his website reported. In a regular Cabinet meeting on the coronavirus, Rouhani said the easiest way to fight the virus is to close off all activities. Confirmed virus cases and deaths reached a record low in May after mass lockdowns were imposed in Iran.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 19:00:15 GMT
Iraq's PM takes step in battle against border corruption
Iraq's prime minister took a first step Saturday to combat cross-border corruption that has long plagued the country's frontiers as part of a reform plan to grapple with unprecedented financial shortfalls. Mustafa al-Kadhimi launched a campaign to recover "hundreds of millions" of Iraqi dinars in import tax revenue lost to bribery in the northern province of Diyala. In the first phase, security forces from the Interior Ministry will supervise the work of border guards to ensure proper payment of tariffs at the Mandili border crossing with Iran, he told reporters.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:43:43 GMT
Fire destroys much of 249-year-old church in California
A fire early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. Fire alarms at the San Gabriel Mission rang around 4 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke rising from the wooden rooftop in one corner of the historic structure, San Gabriel Fire Capt. Paul Negrete said. Firefighters entered the church and tried to beat back the flames, but they had to retreat when roofing and other structural materials began to fall, Negrete said.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:30:17 GMT
Video calls, separate bedrooms: Bolsonaro's first COVID week
After months in which Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro downplayed COVID-19 by flouting social distancing recommendations and mostly shunning masks, both coronavirus precautions became part of his cloistered life this week at the official residence in capital Brasilia. Bolsonaro, 65, announced on Tuesday that he tested positive for the virus and had experienced fever, aches and malaise. One was with former congressman Roberto Jefferson, president of the conservative PTB party.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:30:12 GMT
Puerto Rico questions Spain's legacy as statues tumble in US
Statues, street names, plazas and even the body of conquistador Juan Ponce de León himself: Spain left a nearly indelible legacy in Puerto Rico that attracts hordes of tourists every year, but some activists are trying to erase it as they join a U.S. movement to eradicate symbols of oppression. Dozens of activists marched through the historic part of Puerto Rico's capital on Saturday, some wearing traditional Taino clothing as they banged on drums and blew on conch shells to demand that the U.S. territory's government start by removing statues including those of explorer Christopher Columbus. "These statues represent all that history of violence, of invasion, of looting, of theft, of murder," said an activist who goes by the name of Pluma and is a member of Puerto Rico's Council for the Defense of Indigenous Rights.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:41:51 GMT
Rishi Sunak plans Brexit tax cuts to save the economy
Taxes and red tape will be slashed in towns and cities across the country next year, under government plans for a post-Brexit and post-coronavirus economic revolution. Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, is preparing to introduce sweeping tax cuts and an overhaul of planning laws in up to 10 new "freeports" within a year of the UK becoming fully independent from the European Union in December, The Telegraph can reveal. The disclosure comes as Michael Gove declares the reasons for Brexit are "stronger than ever", in a rebuke to Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator, who last week said he saw no "added value" from leaving the bloc. Writing in The Telegraph, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, also launches "The UK's new start: let's get going", a public information campaign to help individuals and businesses to prepare for life outside of the EU's structures and "seize the opportunities" of Brexit. Ministers are dramatically stepping up plans for the end of the transition period, with less than six months until the UK leaves the EU's customs union and the single market. In other developments: Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Gove announces £705 million investment for new border control infrastructure, jobs and technology. The announcement comes 24 hours after it emerged that the Government had purchased 27 acres of land to build a vast customs clearance centre for lorries, 20 miles from Dover. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, is preparing to unveil further details of the Government's planned points-based immigration system, including details of a new health and care visa for key health workers, and a "graduate route" from next summer, to allow international students to stay in the UK for up to three years to secure jobs. Senior Brexiteers warned Boris Johnson that key parts of his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU amounts to a "poison pill" that should be replaced as part of post-Brexit trade talks. UK negotiators are pushing to conclude talks with the EU by the end of the summer, in order to give businesses "total clarity" about the rules and procedures they will face from January 1. Liz Truss, the Trade Secretary, is understood to have been rebuked by Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson's chief adviser, on Thursday after the leak of a letter in which she claimed that the Government's border plans could result in smuggling and the breach of international rules. According to plans seen by The Telegraph, Mr Sunak will open the bidding for towns, cities and regions to become "freeports", in his autumn budget later this year, as he attempts to tackle the effects of a recession predicted to be the worst faced by the country in 300 years. He is planning to confirm the successful bids by the spring and introduce sweeping tax and regulatory changes in those areas at next year's budget, including research and development tax credits, generous capital allowances, cuts to stamp duty and business rates, and local relaxations of planning laws. The disclosure comes after the Chancellor unveiled an immediate national stamp duty holiday for six months on properties worth up to £500,000, as part of a package of measures to help the economy recover from the impact of Covid-19. Under the plans, up to 10 UK towns, cities and regions, will be designated as freeports, meaning that they will ultimately be legally outside of the country's customs territory, with goods imported, manufactured or re-exported without incurring national tariffs or import VAT until they enter the rest of the economy. The Government believes the policy can transform ports into "international hubs" for manufacturing and innovation, with the economic and regulatory incentives designed to encourage firms to establish new factories and processing sites in the areas. In a second wave of measures, customs duties, import VAT, and national insurance contributions would be cut from April 2022, making the freeports "fully operational" within 18 months of the UK's departure from the customs union and single market. The measures to be introduced in next year's autumn budget are understood to have been initially scheduled for the spring, but have been delayed slightly as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Sunak first mapped out proposals for UK freeports in a paper he wrote as a backbencher four years ago, and Mr Johnson backed the idea during the Conservative leadership contest. The pair view the free trade zones as a prize of the "economic freedom" provided by Brexit, believing that the measure will boost manufacturing, create jobs in the areas in which they are most needed, and promote trade.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:21:50 GMT
Russia's journalists under increasing pressure from the secret services in wake of Putin's shaky referendum victory
Russia's intelligence services have 'stepped up' their war on free media, carrying out a series of operations designed to intimidate journalists in the wake of Vladimir Putin's controversial referendum victory last week. In an unprecedented case for post-Soviet Russia, prominent defence reporter Ivan Safronov was seized outside his home on Tuesday morning by secret service agents and arrested on suspicion of treason. Citing the secret nature of the case, the investigators have not published any evidence to back up their claims but the reporter faces 20 years in prison. Last week's overwhelming approval of constitutional amendments allowing Vladimir Putin to stay in office at least until 2036 was hailed by the Kremlin as a "triumph." But results at the polling stations that were monitored by independent observers indicated something resembling a split vote. That was an apparent cue for Russia's FSB secret service to take action.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:15:06 GMT
South African church attack: Five dead after 'hostage situation'
The church, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, was attacked amid reports of fighting over leadership.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:12:40 GMT
Widow condemns "barbaric" death of driver beaten over masks
The wife of a French bus driver who was beaten to death after he asked four passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle called Saturday for "exemplary punishment" for his killers. The assault on Philippe Monguillot has scandalized France. President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday dispatched the interior minister to meet the driver's widow after his death was announced Friday.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:03:50 GMT
Conservatives raise 'serious concerns' about leadership and accountability of elections watchdog
The Conservatives have raised "serious concerns" about the leadership and accountability of the elections watchdog after its chief executive confirmed plans to hand itself powers to prosecute parties and campaign groups. In a highly unusual intervention, Amanda Milling, the Tory chairman and Cabinet minister, warned that the Electoral Commission should drop proposals to "mark its own homework", as she hit out at the body's "botched handling" of recent cases. The move puts Boris Johnson's Government on a major collision course with the watchdog, as it attempts to hand itself new powers. Senior Tories insist that the body is "not trusted to be impartial" based on previous investigations and past comments by board members and Louise Edwards, its director of regulation, who is leading the work. Ms Milling's intervention comes after Bob Posner, the Electoral Commission's chief executive, confirmed that the body intended to take over responsibility for prosecuting "about 100 criminal offences" rather than referring suspected breaches of those laws to the police and Crown Prosecution Service. Ms Milling, Mr Johnson's former deputy chief whip, told The Telegraph: "The Electoral Commission cannot be allowed to mark its own homework. This must remain a matter for the police and the independent Crown Prosecution Service, overseen by the courts. "The Electoral Commission's plans to give itself more powers, without recourse to the Government or Parliament, raise serious concerns about its lack of accountability, its strategy and its leadership. "After the Commission's botched handling of recent cases, it should be focusing on improving its core functions, not trying to expand its empire. The Electoral Commission should drop these proposals." The Electoral Commission is planning to publish a consultation setting out proposals to hand itself a "prosecutions capability". When The Telegraph first revealed the body's plans last year, Jacob Rees-Mogg, now the Leader of the Commons, urged the Conservatives to formally oppose the plans, stating: "The Electoral Commission is not trusted to be impartial." The watchdog has faced repeated accusations of bias against bodies that campaigned for Brexit in 2016, which it strongly denies. In May, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that it had ended investigations into Darren Grimes and Alan Halsall, two pro-Brexit campaign figures, two years after a referral by the commission for alleged breaches of spending rules. Mr Grimes described the body as a "kangaroo court" that was not "fit for purpose". In 2018, The Telegraph disclosed that almost half of the commission's board at that time had made public statements criticising the pro-Brexit campaign or backing calls for the result to be overturned, despite the commission's code of conduct requiring impartiality. They were cleared by the commission following an investigation carried out by a chartered accountant. In 2016 it emerged that Ms Edwards had posted negative comments on Facebook about the Conservatives before she took up the job at the commission. In one comment after David Cameron became prime minister in 2010, she said: "Just can't understand what people were thinking - do they not remember the Tories before?" Addressing MPs on July 2, Ms Edwards said: "It is very important that we have these powers in order to move investigations forward as quickly as possible. We have the experience, and we have the evidence of that experience from our conduct at the civil sanctions regime. "This is a completely normal thing for regulators to do. That is why we are taking it forward, and that is why we are consulting on the factors that we take forward as well, so that we make sure people have a chance to input into that." The commission has insisted its investigation team acts with "complete impartiality" and said Ms Edwards' Facebook comments were posted five years before she joined the body. All staff "adhere to a strict code of conduct." Earlier this month, Jon Moynihan, a major donor to Vote Leave and the Conservatives, called for the body to be abolished, with its current work carried out by other authorities "who traditionally ran these matters". The commission has insisted that there is"no substance to allegations that the Commission is biased". A commission spokesman said: "We believe the introduction of a prosecutions capability would increase compliance, delivering greater voter confidence and reducing the burden on police forces and prosecution services. "All prosecution cases brought by the commission for electoral law offences would go before the courts for a decision. This would ensure there is proper scrutiny and oversight, as is common practice for any prosecution regulator." The spokesman added that the body carried out its work "to the highest standards". Of five investigations to reach court in recent years, "in only one case have the commission's findings been overturned."
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 16:38:21 GMT
Key parts of Boris Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement amount to 'poison pill', senior Brexiteers warn
Senior Brexiteers have warned Boris Johnson that key parts of his Withdrawal Agreement with the EU amount to a "poison pill" that should be replaced as part of post-Brexit trade negotiations. A 120-page report compiled by pro-Leave MPs and lawyers states that exiting the transition period with the current provisions of the agreement in place would have "crippling" consequences for the UK and prevent the country from becoming a "fully sovereign state". The document, which is published as the UK and EU carry out intensive trade negotiations, has been endorsed by a series of senior backbenchers, suggesting Mr Johnson could face resistance in the Commons if he fails to tackle some of their concerns. On Saturday, Mark Francois, the chairman of the influential European Research Group (ERG) of Eurosceptic Tory MPs, said: "The report argues that the remaining elements of the Withdrawal Agreement after we leave the transition period cannot be allowed to stand as they are, and particularly that there must be no remaining role for the European Court of Justice over any aspect of our national life. That is something that I and my colleagues in the ERG would very much support." The report, published by the new Centre for Brexit Policy, includes contributions from Lord Trimble, the former first minister of Northern Ireland, Martin Howe, the Brexiteer QC, and Owen Paterson, the former cabinet minister who chairs the think tank. The key elements it says make up the "poison pill" include the UK having to remain bound to some state aid laws, the creation of "burdensome EU customs mechanisms" at a border in the Irish Sea, a role for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for another eight years, and the vast divorce payments, for amounts the report states are "not owing under international law" and are "subject to the determination of the ECJ". The report states: "Although the Government sees the revised Withdrawal Agreement (WA) as only transitional until the end of the transition period in December, there remain serious threats to UK sovereignty that will have crippling economic and strategic consequences for years to come if they are not dealt with now. "Exiting the TP with these threats still in place will not return the UK to a fully sovereign state and is unacceptable." The report urges Mr Johnson to replace the Withdrawal Agreement with a "sovereignty compliant" agreement. A chapter by Lord Trimble states that the current deal "rips the Good Friday Agreement apart" by handing law-making power over Northern Ireland to the EU.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:28:35 GMT
Conservation groups upset by North Cascades grizzly decision
The forested mountains in and around North Cascades National Park in north central Washington state have long been considered prime habitat for threatened grizzly bears, so environmental groups are upset the Trump administration scrapped plans to reintroduce the apex predators there. U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt on Tuesday announced his agency will not conduct the environmental impact statement needed to move forward with the idea.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 15:02:22 GMT
Coronavirus deaths take a long-expected turn for the worse
A long-expected upturn in U.S. coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic. The number of deaths per day from the virus had been falling for months, and even remained down as states like Florida and Texas saw explosions in cases and hospitalizations — and reported daily U.S. infections broke records several times in recent days.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:44:58 GMT
Q&A: US government not as prolific an executioner as states
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:27:00 GMT
At border with Iran, Iraq PM vows to fight customs corruption
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi launched a new campaign on Saturday against corruption at the country's borders, saying millions of dollars were being lost by not properly taxing imported goods. Speaking at the Mandili crossing on the border with Iran, Kadhemi said Iraq's frontier had become "a hotbed for corrupt people".
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:43:55 GMT
Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump
Joe Biden stood in a Pennsylvania metal works shop, just miles from his boyhood home, and pledged to define his presidency by a sweeping economic agenda beyond anything Americans have seen since the Great Depression and the industrial mobilization for World War II. The prospective Democratic presidential nominee promised the effort would not just answer a pandemic-induced recession, but address centuries of racism and systemic inequalities with "a new American economy" that "finally and fully (lives) up to the words and the values enshrined in the founding documents of this nation — that we're all created equal." It was a striking call coming from Biden, a 77-year-old establishment figure known more as a back-slapping deal-maker than visionary reformer.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:39:51 GMT
Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
Jasmin Pierre was 18 when she tried to end her life, overdosing on whatever pills she could find. Years of therapy brought progress, but the 31-year-old Black woman's journey is now complicated by a combination of stressors hitting simultaneously: isolation during the pandemic, a shortage of mental health care providers and racial trauma inflicted by repeated police killings of Black people. "Black people who already go through mental health issues, we're even more triggered," said Pierre, who lives in New Orleans.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:12:06 GMT
Sessions vies for Senate comeback in race shadowed by Trump
Seeking a political comeback, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to beat out ex-college football coach Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff and reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for decades. To do that, Sessions also has to go through President Donald Trump. Trump has endorsed Tuberville, whose name recognition comes from his time on the sidelines at Auburn University, and turned decisively against his former Cabinet member, making direct appeals for Alabama voters to reject Sessions's candidacy.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 13:09:37 GMT
Serbia police detain 71 after 4th night of virus protests
Serbian police detained 71 people after clashes during the fourth night of anti-government protests against the Serbian president that were initially sparked by his plans to reintroduce a coronavirus lockdown. Fourteen policemen were injured in the rioting Friday evening when hundreds of right-wing demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building in downtown Belgrade, police director Vladimir Rebic said Saturday.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 12:49:13 GMT
Dozens of US Marines in Japan's Okinawa get coronavirus
Dozens of U.S. Marines at two bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have been infected with the coronavirus in what is feared to be a massive outbreak, Okinawa's governor said Saturday, demanding an adequate explanation from the U.S. military. Gov. Denny Tamaki said he could say only that a "few dozen" cases had been found recently because the U.S. military asked that the exact figure not be released. The outbreaks occurred at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, which is at the center of a relocation dispute, and Camp Hansen, Tamaki said.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:45:53 GMT
5 dead in hostage situation at troubled South Africa church
Five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a long-troubled church near Johannesburg, police in South Africa said Saturday. A statement said police and military who responded to reports of a shooting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church headquarters in Zuurbekom found four people "shot and burned to death in a car" and a security guard shot in another car. Police said they rescued men, women and children who had been held hostage and appeared to have been living at the church.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:32:06 GMT
25 years since Srebrenica, some victims finally laid to rest
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bahrudin Salihovic always knew his father had perished 25 years ago in the storm of violence unleashed after Serb forces overran the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica in the final months of the Balkan country's 1992-95 war. On Friday, Salihovic finally huddled over a coffin holding a few of his father's bones, unearthed from a death pit found near Srebrenica last November and identified through DNA testing. "His remains are incomplete, but mother and I decided to bury the part of him that was found, to know where his grave is, to know where to go to pray for him," Salihovic said.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 11:16:23 GMT
Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings
South Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the pandemic, as the wealthy hoard medical equipment and use private hospitals and the poor crowd into overwhelmed public facilities. Globally more than 12.5 million people have been infected by the virus and over 560,000 have died, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:57:13 GMT
Iran says cannot shut down economy despite worsening virus outbreak
Iran said on Saturday that it cannot afford to shut down its sanctions-hit economy, even as the country's novel coronavirus outbreak worsens with record-high death tolls and rising infections. Iran must continue "economic, social and cultural activities while observing health protocols", President Hassan Rouhani said during a televised virus taskforce meeting. Health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari reported Saturday that 188 people had died from the respiratory disease in the past 24 hours, raising the overall toll to 12,635.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:39:59 GMT
Leaders, survivors mark 25 years since Srebrenica massacre
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Virtually joined by world leaders, the survivors of Bosnia's 1995 Srebrenica massacre on Saturday remembered the victims of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II and warned of the perpetrators' persistent refusal to fully acknowledge their responsibility. Speaking at a commemoration ceremony for the thousands of massacre victims, held in the memorial center and cemetery just outside Srebrenica, a top Bosnian official warned that the extent of the 1995 slaughter is still being systematically denied despite irrefutable evidence of what happened. "The Srebrenica genocide is being denied (by Serb leaders) just as systematically and meticulously as it was executed in 1995 … we owe it not just to Srebrenica, but to humanity, to oppose that," he added.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:22:15 GMT
More COVID-19 cases in Syria's overcrowded rebel enclave
At least two doctors in Syria's opposition-held northwest have been infected with the coronavirus, a monitoring group reported Saturday, the latest confirmed cases in the overcrowded rebel enclave. The new infections raise the number of confirmed cases to three in the area, where health care facilities have been devastated by years of civil war, and where testing has been limited due to scarce resources. Observers fear the virus could spread easily in Idlib province, a concern compounded as Russia, an ally of the Syrian government, moved at the U.N. Security Council to reduce cross-border aid from Turkey.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 10:15:45 GMT
Zimbabwe bird sanctuary has 400 species, not enough tourists
A fish eagle swoops over the water to grab a fish in its talons and then flies to its nest. Nearby are a martial eagle, a black eagle, an Egyptian vulture and hundreds of other birds. With an estimated 400 species of birds on an idyllic spot on Zimbabwe's Lake Chivero, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Harare, the Kuimba Shiri bird sanctuary has been drawing tourists for more than 15 years.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 07:08:06 GMT
Turkey amends laws to allow multiple lawyer associations
Turkey's parliament passed controversial legislation amending laws governing attorneys and bar associations on Saturday, despite protests from critics who say the move could limit the independence of lawyers and reduce the professional associations' clout. The new law, submitted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party, was passed after days of heated debate and following scuffles between police and lawyers protesting the legislation. The government has said the law would create a "more democratic and pluralistic" system.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 06:22:36 GMT
Fay becomes post-tropical cyclone over eastern New York
A tropical storm that brought heavy rain to mid-Atlantic states and southern New England was downgraded twice Saturday morning as is moved over New York, forecasters said. Post-tropical cyclone Fay was about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Albany and had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph (55 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 5 a.m. advisory. The forecasters said the advisory would be its last for the system that was expected to continue moving north Saturday.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 05:43:24 GMT
Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks
Advocates for minority groups say staff diversity is necessary to ensure political candidates hear a full range of voices and viewpoints to help them understand the concerns of various communities and interest groups — especially at a time when racial injustice is front and center in the national conversation. Jennifer Lawless, commonwealth professor of politics at the University of Virginia, said "there are still a lot of milestones that haven't been hit" by political campaigns, such as a Black man or woman directing — and winning — a presidential campaign.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 04:30:16 GMT
Trump threatens to pull tax exemption for schools, colleges
In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status. Trump said on Twitter on Friday he was ordering the Treasury Department to re-examine the tax-exempt status of schools that he says provide "radical indoctrination" instead of education. "Too many Universities and School Systems are about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education," he tweeted.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 04:24:42 GMT
It's not just the presidency: Trump is changing the Congress
More than perhaps any president in modern history, Trump has been willing to ignore, defy and toy with the legislative branch, asserting power and breaking norms in ways his predecessors would hardly dare. Republicans shrug it off as Trump being Trump, leaving Democrats almost alone to object. Think of it as "the incredible shrinkage" of Congress, said historian Douglas Brinkley.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 04:12:29 GMT
Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99
Former South Korean army Gen. Paik Sun-yup, who was celebrated as a major war hero for leading troops in several battle victories against North Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, has died. The South Korean army announced his death on Saturday. Born in 1920 in what is now North Pyongan province in North Korea, Paik graduated from a Japanese military academy in Manchuria when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule and was a lieutenant in the Japanese army during World War II.
Sat, 11 Jul 2020 02:27:43 GMT
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1 packet of flat crispy puris (available in Indian groceries)
2 lb or 500 g puffed rice (kurmura/murmura - available in Indian groceries)
1 lb 125-250 g plain sev (Indian fried snack, looks like noodles)
2 teaspoon chat masala
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 potatoes (boiled)
1 big red onion
1/2 bunch coriander (cilantro) leaves
Lemon juice or raw mango (chopped)
salt to taste
Spicy chutney
1/2 bunch coriander (cilantro) leaves
1/2 bunch mint leaves
2 big garlic cloves
10-12 green chilies
salt to taste
Sweet chutney
1/2 cup pulp of dates (soak dates in hot water for 1/2 hr , grind them and strain)
1/4 cup tamarind pulp
1 tablespoon jaggery or sugar
2 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoon cumin seeds
Spicy chutney:
1 Grind all the items to a fine paste using some water.
Sweet chutney
2 Grind all the items to a fine paste using some water.
3 Mix together puffed rice and sev. Add chat masala, salt and chili powder.
4 Chop onion and raw mango finely. Dice potatoes. Chop coriander (Cilantro) leaves.
5 Add onions, raw mango pieces (or lemon juice), potatoes and coriander (Cilantro) leaves to the puffed rice and sev mixture and mix gently with the hands.
6 While serving, add spicy chutney and sweet chutney into the above mixture. Put some mixture in individual plates, top with some more sev and chutneys (if desired). Garnish with coriander (Cilantro) leaves. Serve with crunchy puris.

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WAPOR Conference
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- Photonics Center
- http://wapor.unl.edu/66th-annual-conference/
Boston University will be hosting the 66th annual World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) Conference on May 14-16, 2013. The theme of this conference is: "Revolutions in the Measurement of World Public Opinion". WAPOR has had a long-standing tradition of accommodating a broad range of topics in its annual conferences. Topics this year include public opinion theory, cross-national research, the relationship between media exposure and public opinion and online surveys.


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How interesting can an old wall be! A good question I'm sure. I was walking past the wall in the above photo and just something about it caught my attention. It might have been the texture of the ancient stone or the way the overcast conditions gave an even tone and light – I really don't know. When looking at the original colour picture on my computer screen I thought it deserved a gritty, grainy treatment to emphasise the textures a bit more.
You may know my style by now – of at least trying to see the hand of God at work in all things. What came to mind here? Well I could do no better than be reminded of the traditional canticle at morning prayer (yes that one ;-)
We have a strong city: salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
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OpenBazaar lead backend developer Chris Pacia joins us in-studio. India's demonetization gone wrong. The Italian government may have to bail out the banks. The IMF chief is guilty of crimes, but too big to jail. A former NY State retirement fund manager charged with taking $180,000 in bribes plus strippers and blow! We talk with Chris about OpenBazaar's recent VC funding, ShapeShift integration, and dreams for OpenBazaar 2.0! Hackers are using your phone number to steal your crypto! SECURITY ALERT: Ethereum.org forums database compromised. Ethereum Geth client awakens the Swarm. Zcash malware is mining on compromised phones and computers. Bitcoin mining gets a mention on Huffington Post.
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By By Frank Lombardi | June 1, 2012
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Think back to your first helicopter lesson. You might begin to sweat as you remember making your very first single control input, only to have the demon respond by moving in virtually all of the six possible degrees of freedom—simultaneously. The end of that lesson left you sure you'd never be able to master the motions created by such complicated mechanics. If you stuck with it and you're grinning right now, I'm guessing you were one of the ones who did.
The helicopter has been called many things, some of which I can't repeat. One way to describe it for certain is highly-coupled and asymmetric. It is the coupling that probably caught your attention and gave you the most trouble in your initial days of flying. It is coupling that can unmask a sloppy pilot from a smooth one, and it is coupling that can, on rare occasions, catch you off guard.
"Coupling" is the term used to describe the reaction of an aircraft along or about an axis that develops due to a disturbance along a different axis. It can arise from a control input, a wind gust, a change in G-load, a change in relative wind, etc. Because the source of lift comes from a rotating system, suffice to say coupling is ever-present in both hover and forward flight as aerodynamic and gyroscopic forces do the continual dance. Thankfully, a full understanding of the physics involved was not necessary between that humbling first flight and now. We've just learned to compensate for any reactions off the axis we want to manipulate by automatically making control inputs that cancel them. The smoothest pilots are the ones who can make these canceling inputs totally seamless. Kudos to human adaptability.
Maneuvering the helicopter involves tilting the rotor disk by unevenly distributing lift across it. This maneuvering can be thought of having three phases which happen in short order: 1) flapping the blades to a new position relative to the mast, 2) rolling or pitching the rotor/mast/fuselage together at a constant rate, and 3) the maintaining of a new attitude. Each of these can produce coupling for the pilot to deal with.
In looking at a right turn in a "conventional" single teetering rotor helicopter, right cyclic will decrease lift over the tail, and increase it over the nose, allowing gyroscopic precession to flap the disk approximately 90 degrees to the right. However, for rotors with flapping hinges offset from the center of the hub, or hinge-less rotors that flap by blade bending, the effect occurs in less than 90 degrees. There is an immediate moment about the hub due to blade centrifugal forces trying to pull the hub in line the instant they begin to flap. In a right roll the nose will pitch up due to this, and the pilot will have to counter this "acceleration cross-coupling" with some forward stick, or watch airspeed bleed off.
Once the hub aligns again with the rotor, that pitching moment is gone; but as the rotor/hub/fuselage as a whole continues to roll right, the downward rolling side sees an increase in angle of attack, while the upward rolling side sees a decrease, due to change in relative wind. This provides another difference in lift across the disk (due to roll rate) and again, the rotor precesses nose up, requiring a bit of forward cyclic to counter during this "rate cross-coupling."
The pilot then pitches the aircraft around the turn. With aft cyclic, lift is made uneven across the disk's left and right side, the rotor precesses nose up, and both pitch acceleration and pitch rate cross-coupling cause some left roll. However during heavy maneuvering, lots of aft cyclic and/or increased collective increases load factor and coning. As the aircraft pitches, excessive coning, aft disk tilt, and high load can combine to allow more air to push on the blades at the nose from underneath instead of from above, creating a large right rolling moment. Since more of the helicopter's mass lies lengthwise than spanwise, its inertia (resistance to movement) is greater in pitch than it is in roll. For North American-spinning rotors with large hinge offset, especially the hinge-less variety, a large nose-up pitch input can create an even larger right roll couple—one that can exceed the ability of left cyclic to counter! It is advised in certain flight manuals to avoid slow, steep high-g right turns for just this reason.
The dynamics of coupling are just one aspect of helicopter flight that we should commend ourselves for conquering. Although we've developed the skills to make helicopters look easy to fly, we know the truth. Their unique and intricate dynamics are always in delicate balance. They take a long time to master, are amazing to see in action, and are certainly a force to respect.


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By Lord DonalBane of Blakmers
Battlefield Reporter, Pennsic Independent
Ealdormere Unbelted Tournament
One of the Known World's best-loved melee tournaments took center stage after Opening Ceremonies, as the Ealdormere Unbelted Tournament returned. Ten-man teams representing six kingdoms and one fighting household took part in the round-robin tournament.
For the second straight year, the team representing the Kingdom of Atlantia emerged victorious from the tournament with a 6-0 record. TRM Quilliam and Dagmar of Ealdormere gave each member of the team drinking horns.
Records from other teams in the tournament included: Æthelmearc 5-1, East 4-2, Ealdormere 3-3, Midrealm 2-4, Calontir 1-5 and the Order of the Lost Boys 0-6
After the tourney, TRM Quilliam and Dagmar also put THL Baldric, commander of the Ealdormeran unbelts, on vigil for the Order of Chivalry.
Warriors of History Tournament
Duchy von Drachenklaue's Order of the Cataphract hosted the Warriors of History Tournament Sunday afternoon. This tournament encourages all warriors to don period armor kits with documentation. This year's theme was "spears of all kinds," leading to spear and dagger combat from most of the 15 participants.
After a brief Roman melee to start the festivities, the warriors fought a double elimination tournament. It was an all-Roman final to the tournament as Tiberius Iulius Rufus bested Gnaius two bouts to one in the final.
Baron Richard Larmer, who wore 14th century English armor, was honored for having the best armor kit.


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Two North Carolina men were arrested for allegedly hacking into the computer systems of several senior government officials, according to an affidavit released Thursday by a Virginia district court, NBC News reported.
Andrew Otto Boggs, 22, and Justin Gray Liverman, 24, are accused of conspiring with a hacking collective called "CRACKAS WITH ATTITUDE" (CWA) to breach the officials' accounts and publish their personal information online.
CWA was credited with attacks targeting CIA director John Brennan, FBI Deputy Director Mark Giuliano and the Miami Police earlier this year.
U.S. & World
A central technique the hackers used was to impersonate their victims by calling their service providers and requesting that their passwords be changed. The tactic, also known as "social engineering," would then lock the victims out of their own account.


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This article was originally written in English. Text in other languages was provided by machine translation.
Des Oates
Localization Solutions Architect
I first got involved in the localization industry when I joined Aldus Corporation in Scotland in early 1994 shortly before it became part of Adobe. Kurt Cobain was still rockin 'n rollin. Bill Clinton had just completed his 1st year of his 1st term and D:Ream were top of the UK music charts with 'Things Can Only Get Better'. A prophetic anthem for todays article.
Back then Aldus' European localization team comprised of a group of around 40-50 in-house staff comprising of Localization Engineers, QE, Linguists, Graphics/DTP Professionals, Planners and Researchers. A grand assembly for sure. But as I recall our delivery capabilities were not quite so grand: For a typical software release, a localization project would:
- Target no more than 10 target languages in total
- Have no more than 2 or 3 languages actively worked on at any time
- Be the only major software release worked on at that time
- Employ little or no external partners
- Take up to 9 months to complete large projects.
Nine months to localize one product in 10 languages. Seriously? NASA can get a robots to Mars faster!
Contrast this to today. In Spring 2010 we released Adobe Creative Suite 5.0 :
- 5 Suite Versions.
- 15 individual products
- 24 languages
Over 600 localized applications simshipped* with English, with 50% bug reduction over the previous release. I think you'll agree it's an incredible step up from the old days.
Nowadays Adobe Globalization group is slightly larger than it was back then. We focus mostly on Program Management, Globalization/Engineering Leadership and International QE. Almost everything else is handled by trusted partners. We are always looking to improve our productivity, quality, and global reach. As such we've made a lot of changes over the years to our processes our staff and our technology. It's hard to capture all the changes we've made succinctly in a article like this, but based on this experience, I thought I'd share some lessons we've learned along the way.
The biggest changes we have made are in these interdependent areas: Architectural, technical, and cultural. Here's some key points:
- Internationalization. If done well initially, the localization benefits (financial and time-to-market) will outweigh up front the costs by an order of magnitude. Evangelizing best I18n practices for your technology is also a worthwhile endeavour. Internationalization support should be a key criterion when deciding on your development platform for your project.
- Automation. We are always striving to improve localization automation in our business. Don't think of localization as a human process. It doesn't have to be. It could be a series of automated steps, one or more of which may require some human translation input. As a rule of thumb, the more manual steps you have in your localization process, the costlier it will be. Whether you use a GMS, a bespoke system, or just a bunch of scripts- it doesn't matter. You will reap productivity rewards and reduce costs if you employ reliable, maintainable and repeatable automation.
- Release/Build Integration. In the old days, our Localization Engineers built every component of the localized software that went on the CD manually on their own workstation. It was error-prone, and labor-intensive and required a lot of QE. Now all application language versions are built as part of a unified process. Localization has become simply a release engineering sub-process, allowing us to scale up our efforts dramatically. If you first optimize your automation, it makes sense to integrate the process into a single multilingual release configuration.
- Trusted/Trusting Partners: The final area of change was the way we interacted with other groups. We identified cultural and communication barriers between us and the groups we work with. Ultimately you need to establish trusted effective partnerships with the stakeholders in your localization processes. It may be internal teams such as development teams or business units that you need to reach out to, or external partners such as LSPs or translation providers.
Here at Adobe we started the 'World Readiness' programme: An initiative lead by my colleague Leandro Reis which provides an assessment framework to evaluate the global-readiness of our products. Along with highlighting the problems it offers advice and expertise on how to fix them. Our internal 'customers' were compelled by this approach, and our internal localization walls began to fall.
Similarly if you use external partners, they should be willing and capable of integrating with your business – not vice versa. That may require some initial training and ongoing mentoring. It's easy decide not to do this, to keep the localization wall high between you and your partners, throw localization work back and forth over it but that model is ultimately more costly. The lack of transparency can lead to project overruns, increased defect rates, and occasionally chaos. However if you streamline your own localization processes, lower your localization walls and select competent partners willing to embrace your business processes, then you will gain a trusted capable partner, and your partners will gain a high-value, repeat-business client. A win-win situation.
Just for fun I looked up the number 1 song in the UK charts when Adobe customers across the globe started receiving their localized copies of Creative Suite 5 in May 2010…
…"Good Times" by Roll Deep.
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and cross your fingers for Japan. LET'S GO!
THE BACHELOR – 8:00PM (ABC) It's time… for the final rose! Oh, yes. Brad must finally choose who he will propose to, only to quietly break up with two months from now. Will it be Emily? Or will it be Chantal, whose name clearly suggests a history of working in gentlemen's clubs? What's that? Emily has a daughter? Okay, well then I can tell you in advance that she's a goner. Tonight's rose ceremony comes to you from Cape Town, South Africa. And I must again object to these people getting a cool free trip every week. That's grossly unfair.
Stay tuned after the finale, for ABC does the whole "After the Final Rose" thing at 10pm, where they interview Brad and his future ex-fiancee, along with previous "stars" of the franchise, like Ali Longlastname and that Trista lady. Remember her? No? You're not missing much. ANTICIPATION: CHANTAL!
WEDDING WARS – 9:00PM (VH1) Can't get enough bridal porn? Well, here comes VH1 to pick up the slack, with this reality competition between young couples fighting for a free dream wedding. The couples face off against each other on a remote jungle island for the right to advance and win small prizes like tuxes and stuff. It's just like "Survivor," only there's cake at the end. ANTICIPATION: BETTER THAN THAT KATE HUDSON MOVIE!
CHUCK – 8:00PM (NBC) Old Spice spokesman Isaiah Mustafa recently inked a deal with NBC that allowed him to develop shows and guest star on existing series. Here now are the first fruits of that deal: a guest turn on "Chuck" alongside Stacy Kiebler (Oh, Stacy) as a demonically perfect secret agent. See if Old Spice guy has what it takes to become a real TV star. I wouldn't bet against him. He smells great, after all. ANTICIPATION: OLD SPICE GUY!
HOUSE – 8:00PM (FOX) Huddy is over! Oh, thank God. I haven't wanted to see a TV couple break up that badly since Bert and Ernie. Tonight, Masters falls for a bullfighter or something. Spicy! ANTICIPATION: TALK TO HER!
THE EVENT – 9:00PM (NBC) NBC will not stop until you tune in to this serialized drama, and tonight they're busting out the 100-megaton warhead: GABRIELLE CARTERIS. Yes, that's right. The 90210 alum is here to keep those aliens from abducting the President or something. I hope there's a very earnest message about teen pregnancy somewhere at the end. ANTICIPATION: CARTERIS!
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This series of blog entries features the various seasons in and around Sandpoint, Idaho. Sandpoint, North Idaho, Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, and Lake Pend Oreille have been featured in the national news repeatedly over the last several years. Autumn of 2011 found Sandpoint, Idaho being voted America's Most Beautiful Small Town by Rand McNally, and in the winter of 2011/2012 Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort was named the Best Ski Resort of the Season by USA Today/Rand McNally.
Real Estate in Sandpoint has been on the rise approximately 7% a year for three years, much in part due to the decrease in pricing. That being said, I have had some success in the area of waterfront sales in Sandpoint finding great values for my clients.
I am Gary Lirette, REALTOR® for Tomlinson Sotheby's International Realty in Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene. I am also the host of the North Idaho Business radio show and the North Idaho Arts & Adventure radio show broadcast on the North Idaho Talk Radio Network. Locally, we are heard on KSPT 1400 AM in Bonner and Kootenai counties and KBFI 1450 AM in Boundary County and Canada.
These pictures and videos are part of my hobbies of hiking, climbing, and biking. My pictures were featured prominently in this year's Sandpoint Visitor's Guide, and I have contributed pictures to all area Chambers of Commerce.
When you are looking for a REALTOR®, you should want a local business owner and someone who is very connected to the community. Few here have interviewed over 1,200 business leaders, characters, charities, politicos, etc. My experience with the hidden gems of North Idaho, as well as intricate knowledge of this slice of paradise makes me your logical choice.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and videos in this series.
If you have questions about North Idaho Waterfront or Sandpoint Lake Pend Oreille property, give me a call.
Gary Lirette, REALTOR®
Tomlinson Sotheby's International Realty
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Get Snack-Happy
Nothing should come between you and your almonds and that's that. Fortunately, almonds are the easy snack that fits in anywhere, everywhere and anytime too. Check out these hot tips for conquering any snack attack with almonds' totally craveworthy crunch.
"The Recovery"
Worked out hard this morning? Give yourself a hardcore protein snack to match. A handful of almonds makes the perfect post-"feel-the-burn" recovery snack.
"The Morning Prep"
Take your oatmeal from "meh" to "mmm" by sprinkling on some almonds. Whole, slivered, sliced—any almond form will do.
"The Crunch-Time Rush"
Skipping breakfast? Puh-lease. Snack on a handful of almonds in the car on your way to work. They'll help you feel full and satisfied as you take on the day (and the traffic). Almonds also make healthy snacks for work.
"Snack on a handful of almonds in the car on your way to work."
"The Mid-Morning Battle"
Show that vending machine it's not the boss of you by trading B4, C5 and D11 for a handful of almonds instead. Just keep a jar in your desk drawer for easy access.
"The Salad Plus-Up"
Sure, sure—salads are crunchy and refreshing, but adding almonds turns them into a real treat. Just picture it: that light, buttery, nutty flavor atop your favorite greens and veggies.
"The Chip Switch"
Crave crunch at lunch? Almonds can satisfy that. Trade in your chips for a handful of savory flavored almonds like chipotle roasted, wasabi or dry roasted.
"The Afternoon Lull"
Two more hours until dinner? That's nuts. Instead of dipping into your secret stash of "emergency only" chocolate, grab a handful of almonds to power you through the PM.
"The On-the-Goer"
Errands and shuttling the kids around can really ramp up the hunger. Keep an almond stash in your purse (almond tin, anyone?) to kick those on-the-go grumbles to the curb.
"The Trail Mixer"
If you like a variety of textures in a healthy snack, make your own perfect combo with almonds as part of the mix. Dried fruit, chocolate chips, coconut shavings—get creative.
"The Late-Nighter"
Guilt trips, be gone. Almonds can help you crush (or crunch, rather) those late-night cravings. Choose chocolate almonds or sprinkle almond slivers over low-fat frozen yogurt.


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsEvents
Mustang Week 2013 - Myrtle Beach, SC
Grand Central
Horse Sense: Prior to drag night, your favorite magazine hosted its first-ever dyno challenge event within the confines of Mustang Week. Sponsored and operated by Pro Dyno, the Battle at the Beach brought out nine of the hottest street 'Stangs in Myrtle Beach to see would put the most power to the rear tires. You can check out complete coverage of the BATB in our Jan. '14 issue, on sale November 15, 2013.
One of the best parts of the gig here is getting out to so many events throughout the year to mingle with enthusiasts and see their cars. Seeing the cars and people really helps motivate us through those times when the deadlines have us feverishly pounding away at the keyboard. It makes the pages come to life.
There are always events that get circled on the calendar. They are special. In years past it was mega races like the World Ford Challenge (which many of you probably don't remember). These days the biggest circle on my calendar is around the middle of July. It is then that over 1,000 Mustangs converge on the hot pavement of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to celebrate our favorite pony car.
A celebration is exactly what this event is about. After years of encouragement by the Mustang Week team, I finally came out five years ago, and I couldn't get over how much fun everyone was having. The event has fused the automotive excitement of multiple Mustang events —autocrossing, cruising, oval-track laps, drag racing, and car showing—with the laid back fun of a vacation. Families can stay at the beach while the hardcore Mustangers head out for the events. It truly is a happy combo.
This year's event expanded with additional events like the autocross school and our own Battle at the Beach (more on that next month). It also expanded with vendors and spectators. While the car-show attendance has a fixed 500-car limit, the vendor area has expanded deeper into the parking lot at the Myrtle Beach mall, and the number of attendees seemed to swell even larger, with an estimated 10,000 spectators during Saturday's cruise-in.
If it keeps going at this pace, next year is sure to grow even larger, so mark your calendars and book your rooms, as Mustang Week is slated for July 14-20, 2014. See you there.
Meet 'N' Greet
One indication of Mustang Week's popularity is the length of the T-shirt line at the Meet N' Greet on Tuesday. We had to laugh after seeing how far the line extended beyond the "Line Starts Here" sign. What's even more impressive is the line seemed to stay this long until the day's festivities wound down.
Mustang Week's Mike Clay put his head together with Tony Barron at Palmetto Ford to fashion a Mustang Week Edition ride. This year's version, based on a black '14 GT, featured Vossen wheels from Cruizin Concepts, badging and stripes from Bullitt Auto Detail, a Borla exhaust, and much more. The result was a menacingly cool combination that celebrates Mustang Week every time it's driven.
Obviously a fan of the Coyote engine, Al Davis of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, brought out his NMRA Super Stang racer, a turbocharged '11 GT. Al runs out of the JPC Racing stable, and JPC's main man Justin Burcham made a return trip to Mustang Week. This time Justin drove up in his 1,200hp turbo Coyote from Maryland. Now that's a street car!
You know we love engine swaps here at 5.0&SF. Even a subtle swap will turn our heads. Such was the case with this Fox GT that runs with a transplanted Terminator engine. At first glance, you might just think the car was born with this engine—that's the sign of a good swap. The car also runs features and SN-95 dash and console. We ran across the car at several MW events, but didn't see the owner, so if that person is reading, nice job!
Autocross School
Before the official opening of the week with the Meet 'N' Greet, BFGoodrich hosted its first autocross school at the local speedway. I pulled up in the my GHIG ride with the thought of snapping some photos and covering the event, but the fine folks at BFG invited me to participate. OK, twist my arm. So I made a few laps and received instruction. It was a good time, but per usual, my first lap was my best. I really need to work on not trying too hard.
Not only was the BFG school fun and informative, but there were prizes. The top five quickest drivers in the school were put in a random drawing to win a complete set of BFGoodrich tires. As luck would have it, David Wooldridge and his '12 Boss 302 made the quickest work of the course, and he also won the new tires. That made for a good day in the cones.
Autocross & Fun Runs
It's hard to beat the sound of a Roots blower whining around the oval during the speedway fun runs. When that sound emanates from a New Edge GT stuffed with a Lightning 5.4, it will get the attention of our cameras every time.
The tag on Daniel Pierce '03 GT might say its for show, but the Virginia Beach, Virginia-resident clearly enjoys a spirited drive around the cones. His droptop GT isn't just a run of the mill ride either. There's a fully chromed and polished Four-Valve topped by a Kenne Bell supercharger lurking under its hood.
A sponsor of the autocross, MRT showed lots of people the quick way around the cones in its various project cars, from a prepped six-cylinder to this modern Coyote.
It's hard to go wrong with a New Edge Mach 1, and this one looked great lapping the speedway. One thing that stood out at this year's event was the proliferation of action cameras. It seemed like every car had one or more GoPros or other cams mounted on it. There must be thousands of Mustang Week videos on the Interrnet by now...
Burnout Contest
Jonathan Nerren was in it to win it at the SVTPerformance.com-sponsored Burnout Contest that caps off the day of fun at the local speedway. His entire crew boasted custom Mustang Week Burnout Contest 2013 T-shirts, and Jonathan didn't disappoint them. He has shown his skills on Octane Academy, and Jonathan wowed the crowd, which cheered loudest for him. In return, he brought home $500 worth of Nitto Tires from Discount Tire Direct.
We give this Saleen driver extra credit for his window-riding co-pilot, who urged on the crowd while he was smoking the tires down the speedway's front straight.
This green Fox had a strong following in the crowd, but a mechanical failure prevented it from returning to the track for voting.
We didn't see this coming. What seemed like an ill-fated attempt at a burnout was actually setting the stage for Sidney Collins to propose marriage to his girl, Kristi Hathcock. Instead of laying down a cloud of smoke, Sidney charged up to the speedway's finish line, dropped to one knee, popped open a ring box, and boom. It seems Kristi said yes. Congrats to the happy couple.
Drag Night
Competition Auto of Fayetteville, North Carolina, wowed the Drag Night crowds with its 7-second GT500. Based on a stock 5.4 block, crank, and running stock displacement, this racy ride gets down to business thanks to a big single-turbo.
The Carolinas love their Mustangs, especially Fox Mustangs. That said, it was no surprise that the first Mustang we snapped our shutter on was a Fox coupe from North Carolina. This one sports a 351 swap.
Fresh off a big win at the grudge race the previous night Chris Tuten, along with his brother Brian and their pal Brent Weston, stuck around for Mustang Week's Drag Week to put some laps on their racers. While their shop is only an hour up the road, it was the first visit to Drag Night for the BMF Racing team.
At first glance you might think this is just another modern Mustang with a flat finish. However, pay close attention to the rear of the car. This is an early S197 with a '10-'12 (S197K) front end on it. Though the panels don't match up exactly, it's a pretty fetching combo and answers the what-if question many of us had after first laying eyes on the '10 Mustang.
Car Show
Another ride that you'll be reading more about on these pages is Tom Clark's '79 Indy Pace Car. When we last saw this car the exterior was similar, but Tom has taken the engine and interior to new levels. It is now powered by a boosted Coyote, and the custom interior is out of this world. As soon as the tuning work is complete and it's wearing a hood, we are featuring this incredible ride.
We've been telling Associate Editor Michael Johnson to man up and put a Terminator nose on his Bullitt. He must be a purist, as he won't do it. Chris Raffaelo of Dunstable, Massachusetts, has no such qualms, however. Not only did Chris improve his Bullitt's visage with a Termi nose, but he added a 70mm turbo, Anderson Ford Motorsport F52 cams, UPR suspension, SCT Tuning, and an MGW shifter. The turbo Bullitt lays down 373 horsepower and 393 lb-ft of torque on only 6 pounds of boost.
We always gravitate toward the tastefully unusual, and that description fits Jeff Mozingo's '95 Mustang GT to a T. Lurking under the hood of this unassuming Best '94-'98 winner is a swapped Three-Valve 5.0-liter modular with a sheetmetal intake that's plumbed with a direct-port nitrous system. Jeff says it runs great, and we can't argue with that.
Terminators will always get respect from Mustang fans, but many '03-'04 Cobras rock the same tried-and-true combo. Not so with Dusty Lemmons' silver Termi. It sports a Sullivan intake manifold (wrapped in hydrocarbon no less) fed by a polished ProCharger pushing boost through polished tubing. The car was clean and for sale, so it's likely Dusty's name isn't on the title anymore.
Picking an Editor's Choice award at a show like Mustang Week is a bit of pressure. There are so many cool cars of all years that it can be tough. When push comes to shove, gut instinct prevails, Your author really enjoyed the juxtaposition of an FRPP-blown Coyote in an '86 Mustang SVO. Said car is owned by Wayne Vance of Newland, South Carolina, and built by Dale Milton of Fatboy Fabrication. The install is clean and the exterior is subtle, making for a real sleeper.
If the name Charles Carterette sounds familiar, it's because you drooled all over our feature photos of his incredible '91 LX coupe in our June '13 issue ("Pure Sick," p. 40). Well, this is Charles' latest creation—a Fox hatch with a new House of Kolors color-changing hue. Powered by a turbocharged Four-Valve 4.6, the car is capable of low 9s. We'll be bringing you more on this ride as soon as Charles is finished detailing the engine compartment.
Akin to seeing a unicorn, spotting one of Roush's unusual pushrod 5.0 intakes out of captivity will turn our heads. Originally designed for naturally aspirated, push-rod 5.0s, the Roush manifold (SN 0007 in this case) was later adapted for supercharging. Obviously, that's the one showcased by Jamie Marsh of Indian Land, South Carolina, on his '93 Mustang LX. This Roush Tribute Mustang features a stock short-block with iron GT-40 heads, and it puts down 419 horsepower and 401 lb-ft at the feet.
There are myriad cruises that lead to the final day of Mustang Week, but one of the longest-running of these events is the Fox cruise put on by Southeastern Foxbodies. We usually end up shooting a few Fox features, so we always pop by afterward to check out the gathering of Foxes. This year over 140 of these classics, the biggest group yet, made their way to the Myrtle Beach Mall in series. One of these days we'll try to make it to some of the other cruises, but there are many and they are spread out.
At last year's Mustang Week, this Fox was a rough shell. The crew at Southeastern Foxbodies, spearheaded by Troy Raby, set out to revamp it and auction it to the benefit of three charities: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Victory Junction Gang Camp, and Savannah's Drive. You can read more about the car and it's good causes at www.save-a-fox.com. With the help of sponsors like Cervini's Latemodel Restoration, Stifflers, TMI Products, Trick Flow, and UPR , Troy and his crew completely revamped the car. It turned out so nice that your scribe bought five tickets. The car didn't come back to Florida. Instead, a ticket-buyer from Nebraska won the stunning LX. You'll see more on this car in a future issue.
Latemodel Restoration takes on Mustang Week in full force. The company is a major sponsor of the car show and cover the event on its website. LRS took a welcoming approach at its giant tent, offering swamp cooling, free water, and free catalogs. Drawing people in were the company project cars, like this Coyote-swapped SN-95.
It was great meeting fellow Vapor Silver GT500 owner Nate Hartsock in front of the AirLift Performance booth, which was part of Mustang Week's ever-expanding vendor displays. Nate's ride looks sick slammed to the bumpstops, but he can easily raise it up and drive it away thanks to the AirLift system. The company even showed how to install one of its kits at the event using Julie Edward's '10 Mustang GT as the recipient. They completed the install in six hours and 8 minutes in the heat.
Not to say that Lightning 5.4 swaps are taking over the Mustang scene, but we did spy a couple of them in Myrtle Beach. The owner of this New Edge attention-getter says he really wants his car to appear on these pages and he thinks its almost ready. Maybe next year ...
My Ride
I have had the good fortune to roll up and down the Grand Strand in some incredible machines. It's always great fun to have some of the latest hardware, as people always want to check it out. I've pretty much given up on explaining that the cars aren't mine, as most people don't know me or have an idea about media loaner cars. That makes it fun to temporarily soak up the appreciation of Mustang enthusiasts.
This year that adoration came pretty often as my chariot was a Gotta Have It Green '14 Mustang GT with the Track Pack option. This GT rocked the optional Recaros, 3.73 gears, and the desirable wing-delete. In all it was a clean, well-balanced car that gathered looks like bare skin attracts mosquitos in the low country.
One time, a couple guys in a Terminator urged me to roll down the window. I was ready to answer a question about the car's performance or options. Instead they just asked me if "I had to have it," referencing the GHIG paint. I simply said, "Of course." In truth, I have had my ups and downs with the color. I burned out on it for a while, but of late I've grown to really enjoy the color.
By now we know what to expect from the willing Coyote and the balance of the Track Pack. It's the most naturally aspirated fun you can have in a Mustang short of the dear departed Boss 302. While at the BFG autocross school, the car acquitted itself well, with just a bit of the expected understeer but enough power to hang the tail out on command. The best part is throttling the Pony like that, then rolling up the windows, cranking the A/C, and heading to the next MW event without a care.
Though we are on the verge of a new Mustang, I have a feeling that the '13-'14 Mustangs will remain highly regarded for years to come. The odds are that a GHIG Track Pack like this one will be one of the hottest commodities around. I'm glad I was able to spend a week in one.


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Research and Facilities
Research Foci
Kansas State University is on course to become a top 50 public research university by 2025 (read about it here). For its part, the Department of Geology is deepening its research focus in three critical areas:
Energy and Mineral Resources
How will we responsibly acquire and transport oil and natural gas to fuel our nation? How will we evaluate and extract mineral resources? The department is asking questions about the biogeochemistry of unconventional natural gas reservoirs and geological carbon storage.
Earth Surface Processes and the Environment
K-State geologists want to know about the impacts of natural hazards, the quality and quantity of water resources, and how to predict and manage key processes in Earth's Critical Zone. How will environments respond to future stresses? What biological, geochemical, and geomorphic processes impact Earth's Critical Zone?
Evolution and Solid Earth
The Department of Geology is digging deep to better understand the processes that have shaped Earth's crust and mantle. How are magmas generated and how do they evolve? What are the links among tectonism, magmatism, and ore deposits? Research is uncovering processes of mantle evolution and geodynamics.
For more information about specific faculty interests and potential undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, see the individual faculty pages.
Research Highlights
Methane-forming microorganisms in subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs
Rare-Earth elements of crude oil
$3.9 Million NASA Lava Caves Study
Research facilities used by faculty and students in the department include facilities in Thompson Hall and Nichols Hall.
Computer laboratory
Geology maintains a computer laboratory in Nichols Hall. The lab is available to all geology majors and contains computers, scanners and printers. Computers with industry software in the laboratory are used for exercises in geophysics, petrology, petroleum geology, and geochemical modeling courses as well as research projects. A 44" plotter is also available in Thompson Hall and used to print posters for presentation.
Teaching facilities
Research and teaching go hand-in-hand in our department. As such, laboratory facilities and equipment in the department are used for both research and teaching. We also have some equipment used primarily to enhance our courses including the Augmented Reality Sandbox, shown in the picture above. The AR Sandbox uses 3D visualization applications to enable users to create topographic models by shaping real sand, which is then augmented in real time by an elevation color map projected onto the sand; the projection includes topographic contour lines and simulated surface water and precipitation. Students are able to interact with the sandbox and see immediately how different topographies would appear on a map as well as how those differences would affect the movement of water through a landscape or how differences in precipitation might affect that landscape.
Research laboratories
Thompson Hall laboratories contain equipment used for clay mineral separation, cutting and crushing rock, sectioning and polishing, and other rock and sediment sample preparation tasks. Binocular and petrographic microscopes, which include fixed digital cameras, are available for collecting sample images. Fume hoods, analytical balances, drying ovens, centrifuges, an anaerobic chamber, and two ultra-pure water systems are also available.
Analytical instruments
Analytical instruments available in Thompson Hall currently include:
- Raman microscope (Renishaw inVia)
- Fluid inclusion stage (Linkam THMSG600 stage on a Nikon Eclipse microscope)
- X-Ray Diffractometer (PANalytical Empyrean) that can analyze both amorphous and crystalline solid-phase samples using numerous techniques
- Hand-held X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Bruker Tracer III) used to analyze the chemical composition of rocks and minerals
- Fully-automated luminescence dating system (model no. Risø TL-DA-20C/D)
- Gas chromatograph (Gow Mac 580 series) used for gas compositional analysis
- Ion chromatorgraphy system (Dionex ICS-1100) capable of analyzing a wide range of solutes in water samples
- UV-Vis spectrophotometers also used for water chemistry analyses
- Digital inverted fluorescence microscope (EVOS) for capturing multi-channel fluorescence images at high resolution
Field equipment
Field equipment available in the department for undergraduate and graduate research include:
- Hand-held transits
- GPS devices
- Groundwater pump (Geotech SS Geosub)
- Water level meter
- Water quality monitoring devices
- Topcon GTS-229 laser total station
- Proton precession magnetometer
- Ground-penetrating radar system with antennae for two different depth ranges
- Worden gravimeter
- Electromagnetic sensor
- Seismic reflection/refraction system
- Portable Probe Permeameter (For inquiries, please contact email@example.com)
Other research facilities available on campus
Numerous other research facilities are also available on campus. An extensive list is found here. On-campus facilities used regularly by Geology students and faculty include: