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On a previous post that I wrote, oddly enough one about Josh Romney possibly running for congress, a debate has broken out in the comments section about war and President Bush. Anytime this is discussed between me and someone who wants us to withdraw immediately from Iraq, a few of the same arguments are made, two of which are stated in comment below, given to us by SLCondensed:
I guess my problem is I can't honestly justify attacking a country for its oil when there are so many worse countries and regimes around the world. The situation in Darfur is much worse than it ever was in Iraq, and we don't do something about it why?
I posted a fairly brief response to this comment, but feel that there is so much more involved with this comment that it justified a whole post here. The first comment SLCondensed writes comes down an issue of national interest and this is what will be addressed in Part 1 (the comment about Darfur will be addressed in Part 2). After reading that sentence there are a few questions that need to be asked:
1. Why did we go to war in Iraq?
2. Did we go to war in Iraq for Oil?
3. Were there worse regimes and countries than Iraq?
4. Considering how much conflict there is in the world, what responsibility does the U.S. have to intervene? What is the threshold for such an intervention? How should the U.S., being the industrialized world's security provider, determine when military intervention is acceptable?
5. Does the reason we went to Iraq in the first place even matter to the situation today?
Regarding why we went to war in Iraq, there was not one single reason. Sure, the Bush administration sold us that there were WMDs and that was really the only reason given, but it was so much more than that. First, I need to remind the reader that EVERYONE believed Iraq had WMDs before we invaded, everyone (except Saddam). The question wasn't, "Does Iraq have WMDs?", it was, "how much of a threat are those WMDs?" So I don't want to hear anything about Bush lied, what a crock.
Anyway, here is the list of reasons why I think we went to Iraq: 1. WMDs (9/11 was still fresh on our minds), 2. Surround Iran with U.S. forces 3. Oil and Gas, 4. Send a message to other despotic regimes (which worked magically, just about 9 months after Iraq started Libya gave up it's WMD program, perhaps Bush's greatest acheivement and solidified my vote for him in '04), 5. Revenge against Saddam for trying to assassinate Bush '41, 6. To provide freedom to the Iraqi people, 6. To finally force people to take Western threats seriously (I mean, how many times can you say, "you better do this or else" and never follow through-lookin' at you U.N.), 7. To fight terrorists somewhere not named the United States.
Some of those reasons are more honorable than others, some are more realistic than others, some are childish, but ultimately I believe all of those things were considered by the Bush administration during the decision making process. Of course, the Administration could not come out and say all those things, it would have been political suicide. No President, whether GOP or Dem, would be that stupid.
Question 2 was answered in question one, of course the need for oil played a part in our decision to go to war in Iraq. So what? The need for energy and fuel is essential to any society, the whole reason we have any interest in the Middle-East at all is because of energy. If they didn't have oil or gas we would view them and treat them the way we do Mali and Sudan.
Question 3, certainly there were worse regimes in the world, but not many. North Korea, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and Haiti to name a few. But this brings us back to national interest and it's role in our decision making process, which I will discuss in full in Part II.
Question 4, these questions have no cut and dry answer. But I will certainly share my opinion. The way I view the current world is I see the U.S as the world's only superpower and essentially, as the military for Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. Each of these geographies, whether we or they like or not, rely on the U.S. predominantly for their security. The reason they can get away with having such miniscule military forces is because they know the U.S. is there to back them up and we will so long as the reason is just. This is a good scenario for both parties, it allows us to maintain our place in the world and grow and expand our economic interests. It allows them to focus their more limited resources on providing for the people socially and economically. The fact the U.S. acts in this role is precisely why the developed world blossomed. Now these realities may upset you or you may like them, but the fact remains that this is the reality of the world in which we now live.
So, with the U.S. having such a large role in the world, both economically and militarily, it puts us in a place of responsibility. How to use that responsibility is a question of great debate and the cause of much frustration and animosity, both on the part of America and the rest of the world. The fact is, despite our current position as the world's hegemon, we still have limited resources, we can't do all things and we can't be involved in everthing; nor should we. Thus, all decisions are usually to be made based upon national interest. Every country in the history of the world operates this way.
With the U.S. in such a unique and powerful position, we also have to show restraint. Just because we have freedom and democracy does not mean that we have to force every other country to institute the same. Forcing democracy seems like an oxymoron. At the same time, the spread of democracy is in our national interests so we encourage democracy and try to demonstrate the value of it.
Similarly, both because of national interest/limited resources and because we need to allow countries to largely work out their own issues, we just can't and shouldn't get involved everywhere. Sometimes it is justified, but determining that justification is difficult. I will address this much more in Part II. Ultimately, though, the U.S. needs to make decisions based upon what is best for the U.S.
Question 5, ultimately SLCondensed's comment basically was saying that we need to leave Iraq because we never should have been there in the first place. Whether that reasoning is true or not, it has absolutely no relevance on the current situation. The anti-Iraq people's favorite argument against Iraq is this reason we are there thing and it is utterly ridiculous. The fact is, we are in Iraq, we destroyed their government, and we decided that we were going to help rebuild it and to provide freedom. Essentially, we broke so we are going to fix it.
Why we went to Iraq in the first place does not change the fact that we are there. Pulling out all of our troops and causing an even worse humanitarian crisis because you disagree of our original justification for the interaction is ridiculous, ignorant, and naieve. Further, we are now winning. Why are we going to pull out when victory and success is in our sights?
But you may say, what determine's victory in Iraq? I would argue that victory is a country that is relatively stable, can provide for the basic needs of the people, and has a semblance of democracy. We don't need Iraq to be like the U.S. or even like Turkey right away, we need Iraq to just be able to largely support itself, defend its people from radicals, and provide an environment for continued economic development.
This leads me to briefly discuss U.S. history in war. The United States has a large history of doing terrible in wars at the beginning but pulling out the victory in the end. Let's run down that history. The U.S. had no business winning the revolutionary war. We lost battle after battle and very nearly lost the war in the first year. The war lasted about 8 years, in 1776 things were awful, yet by 1783 and '84 we had come back and won.
The War of 1812 was near disaster as well. Our Navy was terrible and we lost many battles early on, but managed to pull it out in the end. The Civil War is the perfect example. From 1860 to 1863 the Union army was terrible, many people criticized the war and wanted us out. had we listened to them the United States would be two countries. Fortunately we had a President that had resolve and refused to cower to public pressure. Eventually, we won some big battles and won the war.
In WWII the German military had the upperhand for the first year or two of our involvement, but again, American determination resulted in victory. This takes us to Vietnam. The reality in Vietnam is that when we gave up, we were on our way to winning, things were looking up. The only reason we lost the War was because our politicians back home caved to public pressure. We would have been outright victorious a short time later had we seen it through.
The only two wars that we haven't been behind in were WWI, because we came in late and gave the Brits and French the boost they needed to break the stalemate with the Germans, and Iraq I, we faced a ridiculously weak military and only required Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. (By the way, that was a War that was solely for oil, I wonder where all you were then?).
Today, we are going through a similar pattern to what we SHOULD be used to, except for the fact our people are historically ignorant. The first 3 years of the "war" (I don't even consider it a war, it more a peacekeeping and stability mission, we won the war when the Iraqi Army collapsed and Baghdad fell) were disasterous. We made a lot of mistakes, just like the Lincoln administration did in the 1860's, but year four has been a resounding success and year 5 is starting out much the same; even the Political situation is starting to stablize. Yet so many of you still want us to throw in the towel. It makes no sense!
As a result, the only conclusion I can come to as to why you want us to give up actually has nothing to do with Iraq or the realities there, it is that you hate and despise President Bush and want whatever it takes to bring him down to occur (short of assassination of course). I am confident that had Kerry won in 2004 and followed the exact same path that Bush has taken in this second term, today you would be loving Kerry. The reality is that so many of you are so blinded by your vitriol for Bush that you fail to recognize that the fastest way for us to get out of Iraq and the best way to ensure that a humanitarian crisis will be averted is by finishing the job there. It reminds me of a common phrase our training instructors told us in Air Force Basic Training, "the fastest way out of here is to graduate." Things are going well in Iraq, sure they aren't perfect, but they are still going well (you can tell that by the limited coverage Iraq gets in the media). Give it a chance and try to look at the situation realistically.


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The Economist on Economy of Harry Potter; Deathly Hallows Filming Ends in May
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Business and world finance magazine The Economist has published a lengthy profile on the varied ways in which the Harry Potter series by author J. K. Rowing as impacted on the financial and business markets over the past twelve years. In this article, the successes of the series are examined, along with many of their particular economic effects. Of interest are comments made by Harry Potter film producer David Heyman, who relates that filming for the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will wrap up in May. Comparing job losses in traditional industry to the those which will be felt once the final installments of Harry Potter wraps filming, Mr. Heyman is quoted as saying, "People talk about the effect of factories closing… when we stop filming next May, at least 800 people will be looking for work." Readers will recall earlier in the month an MTV article, in which actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) was interviewed, reported that filming for the final films had been extended until June of 2010.
The Economist piece goes on to detail the multifaceted growth of the Harry Potter franchise as the popularity of the books expanded, films were produced, and plans made for theme parks. Discussion of the Harry Potter films continues with an examination of the processes by which the films were made. Quoteage:
Instead of A-listers the films feature hitherto obscure child actors and British theatrical talent. Perhaps the biggest star is Alan Rickman, previously known to American cinema-goers (if at all) as the villain in "Die Hard". Over time they have faded neither commercially nor artistically. If anything the reverse is true. After the first two films the Harry Potter franchise was handed to non-American directors more associated with independent film and television. Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and David Yates have been given a good deal of autonomy by Warner Bros.
In Harry Potter's case, creative experimentation is possible because of the rigorous control exerted over many aspects of the production. The team that has worked on the Harry Potter films is unusually stable. Mr Heyman and the lead designers have stayed put throughout. All but one of the screenplays have been written by Steve Kloves. Stimulated by a steady supply of complex work, local outfits like Double Negative and the Moving Picture Company have grown in competence and can now handle just about all the films' special-effects needs. Even more unusually, some sets have been allowed to remain in Leavesden Studios for almost ten years. As Mr Heyman puts it, directors may shoot the action from different angles but they are filming the same Hogwarts. It is as though the auteur tradition has been fused with the industrial approach to film-making that was common practice in Hollywood before the war.
The publishing side of the Harry Potter economic story is also profiled in this article, with Publisher Nigel Newton speaking towards Bloomsbury's acquisition of the novels, and eventual successes. The creation of a Harry Potter industry is further examined with looks at the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal Studios, Orlando; series of toys, games, and collectible merchandise; and fan communities that have formed around the novels.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One is set for a November 2010 release, while Part Two will arrive in theaters in July 2011.
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Ford driver Will Davison turned anger into energy to power back into the lead of a V8 Supercar championship destined to go down to the wire.
Davison put aside a terrifying crash which destroyed his car and robbed him of championship points on Saturday to win Sunday's race at Phillip Island.
It was his sixth win in 11 races this season, and lifted him back ahead of defending champion Jamie Whincup and Ford team-mate Mark Winterbottom in a title chase in which the top three are separated by just 29 points.
With 150 points on offer for a race win, that is nothing in the scheme of things and virtually ensures sudden-death racing for the remainder of the season.
Davison admitted he needed to put aside his emotions after leaving the track late in Saturday's race, sliding on wet grass and crashing into good friend Whincup.
"I was angry ... (but) you've got to try and control your emotions - there's always highs and lows in this sport," he said.
"I just use it as energy when I have a bad day. When you have a bad day yesterday, throw my toys out of the cot last night, and then push reset. That's all you can do."
Davison's car was rebuilt overnight as was Whincup's.
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Tyre degradation slowed Whincup late in another eventful race, with Winterbottom finishing sixth and Davison able to leapfrog both in the championship standings.
He now holds a 10-point advantage over Whincup.
In a race with four safety cars and several accidents, Davison took the lead 25 laps in and held on - even as Lowndes launched a late charge on newer tyres.
Lowndes had started on pole position, but stalled the Team Vodafone car and slipped to 10th by the second corner.
Yet as several lower-ranked drivers crashed out and brought the safety car into play, Lowndes crept up the order until he was looming large on Davison.
But time beat him, with Bright benefitting from a different pit strategy to remain on the podium.
Earlier, stewards declared no action would be taken over Davison and Whincup's Saturday race crash.
They said no driver had a case to answer over the incident in which Davison clipped Ford driver Tim Slade, skidded out of control and ploughed into a helpless Whincup.
The crash came as a group of drivers diced for several laps after a restart, almost certainly costing Whincup second place on Saturday, and probably the weekend's championship lead.
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The name of this curious spice is derived from its eight-pointed star shaped seeds. It is the fruit of an evergreen tree originating from Southern China and has been cultivated since before 2000BC. It can grow up to 15 metres tall. Its taste is very distinctive and is likened to a combination of licorice and aniseed. It is a compound in the essential oil called anethol which gives this seed its unusual taste and scent.
The fruit is harvested just before it ripens as this is when the essential oil is at its highest concentration. The oil of this fruit can be found in soaps, tobacco, perfumes and even drinks such as Sambuca and Absinthe.
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Caroli USA, Inc
Cleansing lotion ml 250
The care, the diligence and our experience consolidated over the years are now directed to these special cosmetic products. We recovered the old traditions and along with new knowledge, exploit the exceptional qualities of the extra-virgin olive oil for the care and beauty of your skin.
Since the beginning of time, Extra virgin olive oil has been used for nutrition, but also as medicament and even more as cosmetic, and in massages.
In fact it is rich in vitamin E and antioxidant substances. It is very good for hydrating, nourishing the skin and especially for preventing the ageing process with the use of this exceptional yellow gold called Extra virgin olive oil.
The "Antica Masseria Caroli" is located in Martina Franca, within the Province of Taranto, in the hills at an altitude of 420mt. It is one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial success in the rich Apulian vegetable oil world.
Stefano Caroli, owner of the company, was just 23 when in 1976 founded his company along with his family and his staff. Thanks to the experience of three generations and a careful selection of the best olives, Antica Masseria Caroli produces now a wide range of high quality extra virgin olive oils. Stefano selects the best olives, as well as the olive trees in "Monte Trazzonara" and "Pezze Mammarelle" and even olives from different farms and estates.
The Martina Franca farms are beautiful and impressive as much as the extraordinary historical center of the city. They are a maze of narrow streets plazas and squares, and are an important center of Baroque art, with exquisite palaces and ancient churches. Martina Franca is also the center of an agricultural and economic system where almost everything revolves around the work of the farms.
Respect for nature is Stefano Carol's main goal for organic and non-organic production. This choice pays in terms of olive oil quality and quantity that is affected by climate changes and insect attacks, which cannot be rejected with chemical pesticides, fertilizers or pesticides.
The many honors and awards, national and international, obtained by the "Caroli" extra virgin olive oil during the competitions are, as told by the same Stefano Caroli, "not only a source of growth and comfort, but also a business card to our stakeholders that have an immediate view of the company and its transparency."
Research, tradition and innovation are the three canons of Stefano Caroli, through which he can carry on his great aspiration of "making a high quality product by using the best of my abilities."
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Now in its twelfth year of operation, Ultima Online gears up for the Stygian Abyss expansion, which adds the game's largest dungeon and a new playable race - the gargoyle.
The Stygian Abyss expansion gets its name from Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, the 1992 PC game that saw players exploring a vast dungeon in first-person view. Now that dungeon comes to Ultima Online, along with a new playable character race in the form of gargoyles. Gargoyles have long been a staple of the series, and now players will be able to take the flying stone creatures for a spin, with new skills such as imbuing, mysticism, and throwing. Oooo, throwing.
The expansion's existence was first revealed in 2007 accidentally on the Japanese Ultimate Online website, so EA's official announcement comes a bit late. Still, I suppose seeing a massively multiplayer online game soldier on after twelve years is cause enough for a press release. Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss is due out this summer.


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Chinese farmers plant seed for a chemical-free future
Seventy-year-old Dang Jiuru dreamed of sending his grandson to university, but until recently his lifelong ambition seemed destined to remain unfulfilled. His apple orchard in Luochuan County, Shaanxi Province, simply did not make enough money. But just two years since he took the bold step of abandoning toxic DDT-based pesticides, his grandson's university fund is now growing almost as fast as his apples.
Average altitudes of 1,100 metres and deep mineral-rich soil make conditions along this part of China's Loess Plateau perfect for growing nutritious fruit. Like most farmers he knew, however, Dang felt he had to rely on chemicals to protect his fruit from the leaf mites that thrive in the region's semi-arid monsoon climate.
- 100,000 farmers in three provinces are being trained each year to adapt their farming techniques to international conventions and trading standards
- Production has reached 700,000 tonnes of apples per year in Luochuan
- DDT emissions cut by 180 metric tonnes and DDT waste release cut by 350 metric tonnes by production plants in three provinces
"If you had asked me to stop using chemicals a few years ago, I would have just smiled and carried on spraying my trees," explains Dang. "I thought I couldn't afford to stop using pesticides and that they were the only way to safeguard my income but it turns out they were actually limiting it."
With the ability to destroy entire mite colonies, DDT pesticides offered farmers a cheap, effective and quick solution to the problem. What Dang didn't know was that those same pesticides he thought were protecting his family's income were the very reason his apples had never sold for more than 2 yuan (US $0.30) per kilogramme.
International treaties like the Stockholm Convention that aim to control the use of DDT, and strict health and safety standards in other countries, meant more profitable overseas markets were not an option for Dang as long as he continued using DDT pesticides.
Now, with the establishment of three demonstration projects and regular training provided by local and international experts, Dang is one of 100,000 farmers in three provinces being trained each year to adapt their farming techniques to international conventions and trading standards. This joint four-year project was initiated by UNDP and China's Ministry of Environmental Protection. With US $6 million funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project is also helping farmers to reduce their dependence on so-called 'persistent organic pollutants' altogether. These pollutants include DDT and have been linked to serious health complications in people who come into contact with them.
For the more technical new pest management techniques, UNDP project experts provide scientific and biological guidance on implementation. And despite the larger investment in time and management that is required, interest has spread quickly and many farmers have already graduated and become trainers themselves.
Farmers have recorded the effectiveness of their new cultivation methods in personal logbooks, allowing communities to monitor the quality of their produce and take measures to avoid problems before they emerge. These efforts have been further enhanced by pest monitoring and forecasting centres, and a pesticide residue testing station set up under the project has provided regular guidance in compliance with international agricultural production standards.
Thanks to the reduced use of DDT on most of Luochuan's 300 square kilometres of apple orchards, as well as the farmers' newly-minted skills, annual apple production has reached 700,000 tonnes—equivalent to an average of 3.5 tonnes for each of the 200,000 people living in the county. Better quality apples now sell for 6 yuan (US $0.90) per kilogramme.
Dang, now a trainer himself, is busy making preparations to join the growing number of farmers selling their apples to markets in Europe. And with a good harvest, offering his family the chance to earn 12 percent more per hectare than last year and invest in his grandson's education, who could blame him? One thing he is sure about is he won't be going back to chemicals anytime soon.


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Tamo Jugeli is a young, Georgian emerging artist born in 1994. During 2013-2017 she studied Journalism at David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia and only started painting after. Soon she became mentored by internationally renowned artist and writer, Gia Edzgveradze. Jugeli acknowledges her main aim in creativity to be adapting and expressing in visual arts Helene Cixous' concept – "L'ecriture ...
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PVI goes to war [rough edit, second generation]
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PVI Sea Island Campus students and faculty act out a scene where they declare war against the government because of their dissatisfaction with the equipment and facilities on campus. Using old war planes, they fly to Victoria to protest.
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Article written by: "SanWild, A SANCUARY FOR WILDLIFE
In 1997 the Cooke Report screened in the United Kingdom exposed a terrible practice in South Africa in which private landowners were allowed to breed lions in captivity specifically to be killed in the trophy hunting industry – it soon became known as canned lion hunting. There was an immediate international public outcry and for the next the next 13 years the South African authorities and the lion breeders and hunters gave the animal welfare and conservation communities the run around.
The authorities and government claimed to be working towards the eradication of the canned lion hunting industry; while the lion breeders and hunters continued to build their unethical empires on the lives on defenseless creatures. Sadly despite a clear indication that the public at large wanted to rid South Africa of this foal and disgusting hunting practice, there was no political will and in 2010 the South African government lost a legal battle to stop this practice. Off course it goes to say that their attempts to stop canned lion hunting was so poor that one can only presume it was done deliberately to ensure the practice continues and today this industry is alive and thriving in South Africa.
Despite huge local and international condemnation at least 2000 lions continue to die every year at the hands of trophy hunters and at the hands of their owners who shoot and euthanize them to supply a growing trade in lion bones to China for the manufacture of "lion wine" that has become a substitute for tiger wine."
Jane Schnehage
This petition closed about 4 years ago
Thank you for joining me. Let us petition President Zuma as the Government lost the court case in 2010 to stop canned hunting. I can only ask WHY?


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Drive-by Pharming
Or, did you configure that router or just plug it in?
A new security problem with some of the most popular wireless routers, could cause much pain and heartache to users and their security on the internet. Researchers have discovered a new attack vector, they are calling it Drive-by Pharming, in which a malicious website could host some javascript that could change the DNS settings on wireless routers that are still using the default login password. This would allow them to re-direct any and all traffic coming through that router to a DNS server that they setup, making it possible for them to send all traffic coming through that router wherever they want. They could create fake banking sites to lure users into entering their banking info, which they could use to take money from your bank account. This is similar to phishing, but this attack would appear seamless as they are re-directed without their knowledge, whereas, when you get a phishing attempt, it is just an email trying to get you to click on a link which sends you to their fake site. This would catch everybody that they had a site set up for, banks, Paypal, stores, etc, and they would have no idea until the money started disappearing. Here is what the researches posted in December.
This is available in PDF format, here. Symantec has a video on this page Drive-By Pharming: How Clicking on a Link Can Cost You Dearly, and some more info.
For background info, the DNS system, or domain name system, is what allows us to just type in www.bank.com in our browser to display that webpage. Each website has at least one ip address, sometimes more, sometimes shared, that we connect to, the DNS system is like a big phone book that our computer checks to find out where to go. When you type in www.bank.com, your computer checks several spots to see how to get to the website, the DNS servers have all of the domain names mapped to ip addresses, so when you type in www.bank.com it checks DNS and the DNS says go to this ip address. If a hacker changed your DNS server to one of theirs, then they can tell your computer where to go. So, when you typed in www.bank.com, it would tell it to check a different ip address, one that was hosting the hackers version of the website, where they could record all of your info as you type it in. Now they have your info and can do whatever you can do in your bank account because they have your userid and password. They only thing that could possibly give it away, is when it tries to log you in, you don't actually login, they could setup some re-direct to the real bank, where you could login, but this could cause problems to, as your computer thinks www.bank.com is on a different ip address and would end up sending you back to the hackers site, causing even more confusion on your end. But, there are probably workarounds to that as well, such as depositing a hosts file on your computer, etc.
The easiest work around is to change the password on your wireless router, in most cases it is pretty simple and definitely worth the time to keep this from happening to you. Instead of detailing each individual router, here are some links to information on some of the different routers and how to change the default password.
D-Link When clicking this link, it will ask you where you are, US, Canada, etc, pick your country and then come back to this link and click it again and it will then take you straight to the page.
As you can see, it is pretty simple to change it, and to login to most routers, you would connect to http://192.168.0.1 I say most because I have seen a couple that used a different default ip address, the one that comes to mind is one of Microsoft's. You can probably find the spot to change the password very easily, use the links above if you have trouble locating it.
I will try to post these malicious sites here as we, the security researchers and other security sites find them, and as always, lets be careful out there.


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The Adventures of Barry Ween, Boy Genius
Oni Press, Nov 1, 2000 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 96 pages
Barry Ween is every boy's fantasy personified. His intellect is beyond any that has existed before. In his presence, Einstein looks like a moron. Working in the secret lab in the back of his house, Barry slowly inches towards dominating the world, and he would, too, if the laws of chaos weren't so strongly enforced. Protecting obnoxious aliens seeking asylum, getting transported to the pedophilic old west, being kidnapped by bungling government agents - it's all par for the course with Barry. It's tough being ten years old and smarter than everyone else, but no one is going to attack the task with as much gusto as Barry Ween. A hilarious experiment mixing mad scientist movies, the Little Rascals, and words little kids aren't supposed to say.
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Tour de France 2007: an assessment by the UCI
The 2007 Tour de France suffered greatly from doping problems. This was directly related to the significant increase in the number of anti-doping controls conducted by the International Cycling Union (UCI). In this respect, the events of the last three weeks bear witness to the quality and effectiveness of the programme implemented by the UCI.
Before the Tour de France, the ASO management team urged the UCI to reinforce its controls to ensure that the race was as "clean" as possible. Bearing this in mind, every expulsion of a rider who had cheated showed that the UCI was doing its job properly.
In this context, the attitude of Mr Patrice Clerc, ASO President, and Mr Christian Prudhomme, Director of the Tour de France, is unacceptable. It is not possible to simultaneously call for more controls while also accusing the Federation that successfully organises them, in observance of the anti-doping regulations, of seeking to damage the Tour de France.
The UCI strongly condemns the attitude of Mr Clerc and Mr Prudhomme. Apparently for them the anti-doping campaign is a good thing if it protects the image of their race but is considered harassment if the results harm them. In a serious battle against doping, it is vital to accept the collateral effects. It seems that ASO's objective is for a profitable Tour rather than a clean Tour.
The UCI also deplores the fact that Mr Clerc and Mr Prudhomme have brought the topic of doping, that the UCI is fighting against using all its powers, into the sphere of the dispute between ASO and the UCI. The desire of Mr Clerc and Mr Prudhomme to stir up controversy rather than work with the UCI to combat doping as best as possible is extremely regrettable and dangerous. The battle against doping is crucial. It should not be exploited by ASO as it seeks to increase its profits and power in cycling.
Mr Prudhomme, while declaring that he would like to manage without the UCI, simply says that he no longer wants to respect the regulations that apply to all those involved in the world of sport. The whole of the sporting world must condemn such a position. Sport must not depend solely on the interests of individuals who want to introduce their own regulations in order to optimise their profits (e.g.: the proposal for an "ethical passport" announced by ASO without consultation, regardless of the prevailing sports regulations and procedures, which would open the way to all kinds of discrimination).
The UCI, on behalf of cycling, cannot accept that the ASO holds the destiny of the Tour de France hostage. First and foremost this magnificent event is a part of the heritage of world cycling before it is a very profitable private enterprise. The UCI will battle to ensure that the interests of the sport, that it has always defended, come before ASO's commercial interests if there is conflict between these interests.
The UCI makes the following statement in relation to the cases of Sinkewitz and Rasmussen.
Suggesting that the UCI had intentionally announced the positive test result of the rider Patrik Sinkewitz during the Tour de France, with the objective of harming the race, even though he was tested by the German anti-doping agency rather than the UCI, is completely defamatory. ASO accuses the UCI of having suppressed this information until 18 July and asserts that it should have been informed before 7 July (start of the Tour). This accusation is groundless as the German Cycling Federation only made the information public on 18 July; it was on this date that the UCI gained knowledge of it.
Furthermore, asserting that the UCI agreed with the Danish Cycling Federation that the latter should announce during the Tour that its rider Michael Rasmussen would not be selected for the Danish national team for the UCI Road World Championships is pure fabrication and constitutes an insult to the Danish Federation.
The aim of these false accusations is to discredit and isolate the UCI. It also demonstrates that the cycling empire that ASO is seeking to build would be above all economic rather than ethical.
The UCI is working towards creating a new cycling with those people and organisations who have expressed their desire to do so. The current policies and management of the organisers of the Tour de France are clearly not directed towards this goal. The UCI will take decisions as necessary if an organiser intentionally endangers the process upon which cycling has embarked. Cycling in the future can only be constructed by those people and organisations who work for the general interest; those who follow only their own interests must be discarded.
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Mirror To Mirror – Moment Of Clarity (Cylindrical Habitat Modules / Jugular Forest)
Alex Twomey has been running around making music as/with 1958-2009, Persimmons Pomegranate, Deep Jew, and Black Irish, and overseeing the Jugular Forest label, so, unsurprisingly, this is his first foray as Mirror To Mirror on the sweet vinyl. Here You Leave Today is full of charming synth sequences that fade in and out of static sky drone, pure & heavenly. It's like a pastel oil slick, blue, pink, green, gold, all the parts identifiable but swirled together into homogenous ultra-harmonies. Ambient pop fit for a Renaissance Court, jesters juggling, candy eating, 100% playtime. Unwavering drones, settled in the front of your head, opening up new levels of consciousness, stunned sun hypnosis, in-fucking-credible. Seriously wonderful stuff on here. Can't get enough.
Mirror To Mirror – Here You Leave Today (Cylindrical Habitat Modules / Jugular Forest, 2011)October 19, 2011
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Friday, 21 September 2012
Community: Season 1
Community is entering its fourth season in the USA, but may be one of the best-kept secrets on television. Airing to mediocre ratings in the States and having almost no profile at all in the UK, it's nevertheless a funny, confident show which acts as both an obvious comedy and also something of a commentary on social dynamics and pop culture. The 'community' of the title is a reference to the central characters, who are all outcasts of one type of another, and their bonding together, and also to the wider college around them, personified through a recurring cast of tutors and other students.
Early episodes are mostly spent with the show trying to avoid cliches, with the character of Abed (Danny Pudi) always ready to compare an episode's storyline to something he saw on Friends or M*A*S*H*. This constant meta-commentary and attempts at ironic post-post-modernism are amusing but also slightly tiresome, with the show occasionally feeling a little smug with itself or else flailing at trying not to be caught between cliches. However, it's not long before the writers stop caring about that (at least quite so much) and instead concentrate on having fun. Community melds both the characters and the situations they encounter into compelling storylines that feel a lot longer than their modest 22 minutes-per-episode run times would suggest.
The actors are all excellent in their roles, particularly Joel McHale as Jeff, who has to make an inherently unlikable character likable without weakening the character, which he just about manages to do. The aforementioned Pudi is also great at portraying a character who initially appears to be the most predictable of the group but rapidly develops some interesting depths. Donald Glover takes the initially dull character of Troy and rapidly (by the end of episode two and its iconic Spanish rap number) turns him into a highlight of the show, thanks to some great comic timing. Yvette Nicole Brown's Shirley initially appears to be the 'mother' figure of the show, but some revelations about her personal life and gossipping tendencies turn that on its head. There's also a glorious cynicism about the character of Pearce (played by Chevy Chase, enjoying a career resurgence), a casually sexist and racist old man whose role in the group appears to primarily be making the other characters feel good about themselves. Alison Brie and Gillian Jacobs round off the primary cast as Annie and Britta, who initially both seem fairly straightforward characters before gaining more layers as the season progresses.
Slightly less successful are the supporting characters, most notably Ken Jeong as 'Senor' Chang whose character is rather broad (more effectively in some episodes than others) and Jim Rash as the Dean, who random weirdness (he has a sexual predilection for people in dalmatian costumes) is wearying. Still, both have their strong moments as the season progresses.
After the first few, slightly more pedestrian episodes, the season takes an upward turn in quality, culminating in the now-legendary paintball episode, Modern Warfare, when the show's ingredients combine together to create something hilarious, mildly emotional and completely demented, leaving the viewer eager to see what the writers and cast can do in the second year.
Season 1 of Community (****½) is well-written, sharply-acted and finely-observed, with more going on under the hood than you might expect from a situation comedy. The show is available now in the UK and USA.
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- Owen Parker said...
Thanks for the review. Love this show. I agree that the season picks up steam as it progresses. Think I might start showing people Modern Warfare to introduce them, rather than the pilot. Since finding the show this year I've been wondering why a UK channel hasn't promoted it effectively.
- 21 September 2012 at 20:11:00 GMT
- The Writer said...
I adore this show, and have for a couple of years now. It's great to see it get a little recognition outside the States.
And, FYI, Season 2 is even better.
- 21 September 2012 at 23:02:00 GMT
I've been watching this show recently, and while in many ways it really is awesome (the dialogue between Troy and Abed being one of the things that keeps me coming back), it does suffer from an unfortunately tendency that I've noticed in shows recently. Being able to say whatever you want.
Now, it's a really specific thing, and it's 99% of the time done through Pierce, who is meant to be a sort of Loveable Jerkass character. But it bothers me a lot that he gets away with saying and doing what he does with little to no consequence. Even in the one Season 1 ep that there is some consequence shown, in him getting kicked out of the group for his constant barrage of sexist and racist comments, he gets welcommed back with open arms because without him to be the scapegoat, everyone turns on each other. Even ignoring the other circumstantial factors of Britta and Jeff being stressed out in that episode, that's still a load of BS, and it just reinforces the message that people can do what they want, when they want, and not have to face any real-world consequences.
It get that there's supposed to be some caricaturing in this show, but it still bugs the hell out of me, especially because I keep seeing characters and commentary like that in other very popular shows. (Sue Sylvester in "Glee," for example.)
- 24 September 2012 at 11:36:00 GMT
- Adam Whitehead said...
I don't think Pearce is meant to be 'lovable' at all. He is shown as having almost no redeeming qualities whatsoever and the group solely keeps him around so they can feel superior to him. It's a very cynical tone to take.
I also understand that his issues continue to cause problems and consequences in later seasons as well.
- 24 September 2012 at 14:52:00 GMT
"I also understand that his issues continue to cause problems and consequences in later seasons as well."
Both on a personal level, and as a character. Chevy Chase got the showrunner kicked of the show. While both the showrunner (Dan Harmon) and Chevy Chase are known to be, uhm, fucking assholes, only Harmon is key for further awesomeness.
In my opinion all three seasons have been a bit uneven, but the latter ones are still rather strong. In single episodes, both season two and three has one ep to hit my top 5 from sitcoms, maybe even top 3.
(I still can't underdtand how you liked The Walking Dead season 2 so much :P it's character drama failing at both it's characters AND creating good drama!)
- 24 September 2012 at 19:28:00 GMT


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So it turns out that there's a Costco exclusive version of the Quinjet. And it includes "Stealth" repaints of both Captain America and Iron Man.
I finally picked up Black Widow and the improved articulation "Shatterblaster" Iron Man today. I also saw a Nick Fury but luck would have it as it was missing the Nick Fury figure (f'ing thieves) at my local Walmart.
I wouldn't have thought it would have been too much to ask for an unhelmeted Chitauri warrior in this line, but I guess so.
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The week in review
Best news for North Grounds folk: Closed all summer, Massie Road reopens August 20, and the half-mile North Grounds Connector, which will join the U.S. 29/250 Bypass to Massie Road, is on schedule for completion by next June.
Worst news for Greene County folk: MZM Inc., which was going to buy the Technicolor building and bring jobs to the county before becoming embroiled in political scandal with California Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, will be purchased by Veritas Capital in September, leaving the future of the Technicolor building in doubt, Liesel Nowak reports in the Daily Progress.
Greenest county rides: Albemarle buys two Ford Escape hybrid sport utility vehicles and plans to add two Toyota Priuses to the fleet in the next several months, according to a release.
Worst peeping: A UVA grad student awakes to find a man in her bedroom August 18, the fourth incident of peeping reported in the Cherry Avenue area within eight days. Later that day, police arrest David Lee Long Jr., 26, and charge him with three counts of breaking and entering and one count of peeping.
Largest vigil: An estimated 200 people gather at the Albemarle County Office Building August 17 to show support for Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq and who camped outside President Bush's Crawford ranch for two weeks in an effort to question him about the war.
Weakest turnout: Approximately 15 people show for the NAACP-sponsored education rally August 20, according to David Hendrick in the Progress.
Sweetest deal: UVA football coach Al Groh, 61, signs a five-year contract that boosts his compensation to at least $1.7 million a season, up from his current $765K a year.
Biggest heist: Four "Gypsy-looking" people, including one with a "really bad" purple dye job, distract employees at the Student Book Store on the Corner August 20– first year move-in day– and abscond with about $2,700 from the safe, according to the Progress.
Best conductor: Lightning strikes a flagpole at Agnor-Hurt Elementary August 16. Brady Wolfe photographs the shattered brick base for the Progress.
Most startling connection: Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore tells WINA August 18 that a violent Northern Virginia El Salvadoran gang, MS-13, has ties to Al Qaeda. The FBI says there's no evidence to link the organizations.
Latest Pat Robertson controversy: The Virginia Beach televangelist calls for the assassination of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez August 22 on the Christian Broadcast Network's 700 Club.
Previous Robertson controversy: Robertson hawks his "age-defying" diet shake, now distributed by General Nutrition Corporation, on CBN, causing a watchdog group to complain Roberson has improperly used the network's tax-exempt, nonprofit status.
Second-best public university: UVA follows number one UC-Berkeley in U.S. News & World Report's annual college rankings. William & Mary ranks sixth.
Twenty-third best national university: UVA drops from last year's 22 spot to tie with Georgetown.
Best public liberal-arts college? Virginia Military Institute takes number one place.
Best reason to wait until a donor dies before putting his name on a building: Seton Hall University strips the name of convicted felon/alumnus Dennis Kozlowski, who donated $3 million while CEO of Tyco, from two structures, Inside Higher Ed reports.
Best reason not to wait: Seton Hall keeps the money.
Biggest send-off: The ashes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson are blasted into the sky on a rocket from his Owl Creek Farm near Aspen, Colorado, August 20. Johnny Depp funds much of the pyrotechnics, in accordance with the wishes of Thompson, 67, who fatally shot himself February 20.


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Ct. lawmakers seek federal help for new Sandy Hook school
WASHINGTON -- Connecticut's two senators said Thursday that senators who rejected a bill to expand background checks on gun buyers have a special obligation to support federal aid to build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, site of the Dec. 14 mass murder of 26 students and educators.
Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, joined by Rep. Elizabeth Esty, disclosed plans to seek federal aid for the new school to replace the structure where 26 students and educators were murdered Dec. 14.
A Newtown task force last week recommended to the Newtown board of education that the existing building be demolished and replaced.
Cost estimates ranged from $40 million to $50 million, with the state and local resources picking up much of the tab.
The Connecticut lawmakers said the federal government should fund the balance.
Murphy, the former House member from the area, acknowledged that the drive to win congressional approval for federal aid would be "heavy lifting'' for the lawmakers in an era of budget austerity, sequestration and traditional Republican aversion to federal funding for school construction.
Both Murphy and Blumenthal -- still smarting from their failed campaign to persuade the Senate to expand federal background checks for gun-purchasers -- said senators who voted on April 17 against the background check bill will now have a chance of redemption by supporting federal aid for a new building.
"A lot of senators turned their backs on Newtown a month ago when they voted against'' the background check bill, Murphy said. "This will give them a second chance to step up to the plate and help the families of Newtown. We hope senators who may have done the wrong thing when they voted against the gun legislation will do the right thing'' when it comes to rebuilding the school.
Blumenthal said that many senators asked him in the wake of the school massacre what they could do to help.
"Well, they could have voted for" the background check bill, he said, adding that the funding proposal will give them "an opportunity to make a down payment -- not a full payment -- on their obligation to respond adequately to the Sandy Hook horror. It's no substitute for their `no' vote, but it's a down payment, a step in the right direction.''
Esty, indicating she will introduce companion legislation in the House, said the shooting tragedy "has touched people on a national scale, and as a nation, we have an obligation to make sure that this community and that the children who attend Sandy Hook Elementary have the support they need to heal and continue their lives."
Students from Sandy Hook now attend Chalk Hill Middle School in the nearby town of Monroe.
The legislation planned by Murphy, Blumenthal, and Esty would authorize schools to apply for construction funding through the existing School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant program.
Administered by the Department of Education, the SERV grant provides federal assistance to communities for mental health counseling and other assistance following traumatic events.
Current law prohibits the SERV grant from being used for building construction.


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Tell them you are their constituent, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA.
SOPA and PIPA put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.
In a world in which politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money, Wikipedia — and sites like it — cannot survive.
Congress says it's trying to protect the rights of copyright owners, but the "cure" that SOPA and PIPA represent is worse than the disease. SOPA and PIPA are not the answer: they will fatally damage the free and open Internet."


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They stood on the Plymouth waterfront, bundled in woolens, their breath smoking in the frigid air. It was blowing so hard, the snow was coming in sideways, pelting their faces as they heard the men's screams through the wail of the storm.
They stood on the Plymouth waterfront, bundled in woolens, their breath smoking in the frigid air. It was blowing so hard, the snow was coming in sideways, pelting their faces as they heard the men's screams through the wail of the storm.
Most didn't know the crew on board the brigantine General Arnold, but they had brothers, fathers, sons and fiancés. The fires of Christmas were still smoldering in their hearths at home where presents had been unwrapped and kisses exchanged.
Now they watched, helplessly, as an unspeakable tragedy unfolded before their eyes.
It was Saturday, Dec. 26, 1778. The General Arnold had sought the haven of Plymouth Harbor during a nor'easter and run aground on White Flat, a treacherous sandbar just northwest of the breakwater. The ship's seams buckled from the impact, and frigid salt water quickly flooded the hull. More than 100 terrified sailors were forced up and onto the raised quarterdeck where the buffeting wind sent waves crashing over them as they trampled one another in the panic that ensued.
Captain Magee told them to put rum in their shoes to ward off frostbite, but many drank it instead, dying quickly thereafter, their bodies frozen where they sat or stood. Seamen huddled together against the blinding snow, whistling winds and crashing waves. Some tried to wrap the heavy, canvas sail around themselves to no avail.
They shrieked prayers to God and screamed for help from their fellow man.
But the General Arnold was beyond help.
The ship lay imprisoned in the sand and, it was so cold, the salt water of the bay froze around it. There was no way for the people onshore to reach the men. Attempts made in vain only added to the unspeakable anguish of those onboard who already knew they were dead men.
When the storm finally died down and rescuers made their way across the ice to the wreck, they found the dead frozen in grotesque forms, some clutching ropes, others clutching each other in a death grip.
Survivors who didn't lose limbs from frostbite, lost their peace of mind. A mass grave was dug on Burial Hill for the more than 70 who froze to death. There was no list of their names. Many had been picked up in Boston, before the brig set sail south, and they hadn't been on board long enough for the captain to log their identities.
The tragedy cast a pall on Plymouth that year. The people who witnessed the scene, who heard the screams, wanted to forget but couldn't.
Years passed, and, somehow, the weight of time buried the tale amid a parade of other wartime stories.
However, when the skeletal remains of a shipwreck emerged from the waters of White Flat in the 1970s, archaeologists and historians unearthed the story, and sparked a heated debate when they concluded it was the wreck of the General Arnold. Others were definitive that the ship had been raised, rechristened and continued to sail the bounding main for years afterward.
The late George Hanlon, of Plymouth, was among those convinced the wreck was the General Arnold.
And so begins the mystery.
Local monument maker Lou Cook joins forces with fellow history enthusiast Bob Jannoni and author, teacher and editor Lenny Cavallaro in "Solved: The Mystery of the General Arnold," a can't-put-it-down book that answers this and so many other questions about that horrific disaster off the shores of Plymouth.
"The state archeologists have had this thing eating them up for the longest time," Cook said.
A journalist and author, Hanlon covered the story swirling around the recovery of the wreck and the cast of characters that fought over who had the right to it. A lawsuit followed, and all parties waited for a judgment.
And, then, suddenly, mysteriously, the controversy died. Suddenly, discussion over the wreck stopped and explorations didn't yield any news. Soon, the only reference to the catastrophe came in the form of reports of ghost sightings of the sailors at the courthouse, and in Town Square.
Meanwhile, the briny waters continue to swirl around the mysterious wreck, visible at low tide as boats make their way in and out of Plymouth Harbor. Some say the wreck is cursed.
So what is out there on White Flat?
Cavallaro, Cook and Jannoni went to work researching every angle of the story, pouring over artifacts and journal entries made by survivors. The historians argued the points and became convinced the evidence definitively pointed one way, only to find another piece to the puzzle that suggested a very different answer altogether.
Jannoni, who is responsible for bringing Edward Rowe Snow's famous books back into print, is a shipwreck enthusiast and treasure hunter. Cook, who owned Underwater Observation Services years ago, was one of the divers who discovered the French man-of-war Magnifique, which sank in 1782.
The idea of writing a book together congealed when Jannoni sent Cavallaro an excerpt from the writings of Barnabas Downs, one of the survivors of the wreck who lost his feet to frostbite.
"I had never heard of this shipwreck," Cavallaro said. "I was out in the garden reading on a hot day in 2003. By this point I was sweating and I said, 'You know this could make a movie.' And right away the light bulb started flashing."
Years of research solved the mystery in a way that stunned them all. Hanlon was on his deathbed when evidence emerged that put it beyond doubt.
Lenny Cavallaro, who compiled their research and wrote the book, had to rewrite the ending.
"Solved: The Mystery of the General Arnold" is a great read because it includes excerpts from primary sources as it deposits you in the 18th century. Captain Magee survived, and you can read his own account of the disaster, as well as those of others who lived to tell the tale. The book is a testament to the painstaking care the authors took to arrive at the truth. You follow them on this journey, on this voyage, if you will, and the ending comes as an absolute surprise.
The book is also a moving tribute to the sailors who lost their lives onboard that ship. Jannoni and Cook feel a kinship with these sailors, and Cook is working to erect a monument to enhance the one marking their grave on Burial Hill.
Cook has the names of 19; he's asking anyone with information regarding the remaining crew members to contact him at email@example.com Jannoni at email@example.com.
You can also contact them through Two Capes Press, the company that published the work, at email@example.com.
The book is $8.95 and is available at Borders Book Store and Winthrop's Hallmark in Kingston and in Plymouth at the Walgreens drug store, Pilgrim Hall Museum, John Alden Gift Shop, White Horse General Store and Divers Market. The book is also available throughout western Massachusetts at Donelan's Supermarkets and at Nobles Giftshop in Hingham.
"I hope the story gives the readers an appreciation for what a horrible episode in our history this was – to appreciate the type of sacrifice these people underwent," Cavallaro said.A desendant of one of the General Arnold survivors has recommended the book to the Naval Order of the United States for its certification. Solved: The Mystery of the General Arnold is dedicated to the man who inspired it – George Hanlon.


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My name is Jim Williams and I am the Coordinator for the York County project of the VAGenWeb. Thanks for dropping in. Take a look around, I hope you find something to help in your search for your roots. If you have information about this county's people or places that you would like to share, send me an e-mail message by clicking on my name. Come back again, as this page is a work in progress that will be changing often.
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York County Guestbook
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they should be posted on the Message Board
Check the Surnames List to see if others are researching your surname(s)
York County was originally named Charles River, and was one of the eight original shires formed in 1634. The present name was given in 1643, probably in honor of James, Duke of York, the second son of Charles I. Its area is 123 square miles, and the county seat is Yorktown.
Poquoson was established as a post office between 1885 and 1888. The name is of Algonquian origin and means dismal or swamp. Poquoson became a town in 1952 as a result of a referendum and became a city by court order in 1976. Its area is 14.7 square miles.
When the first English settlers came to Virginia in 1607, they followed the familiar patterns of the Church of England and established parishes that served as local units of ecclesiastical and community organization. The General Assembly established parishes and fixed their boundaries, often at the same time that it created or altered county lines. On January 16, 1786, the General Assembly passed Thomas Jefferson's Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom, ending state-enforced support for the formerly established church and its parishes.
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"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."
– John 15:5
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Apparent NY SD 7 Winner Says Other Elections Should Have Been Questioned
Senator Jack Martins -- the apparent court-appointed winner of the contested race for State Senator in New York's 7th District -- wrote in a Jan. 10th Albany Times Union Op Ed that other election results in the state should have been questioned -- not just the results of his contest. On this point, we could not agree more.
Commenting on a recent Times Union editorial, Martins wrote: "It is disappointing and telling that the editorial focuses solely on the 7th Senate District and irresponsibly questions the results of this race and not the others, some of which took weeks to certify, including a Hudson Valley Assembly race that still hasn't been decided."
Martins, a Republican, also cited the 37th Senate District race, apparently won by an incumbent Democrat, in which Martins alleges that 54 ballot scanners broke down on Election Day and thousands of ballots were left uncounted in the machines for days. If he's correct, this would not only be a huge scanner failure rate, but also a violation of our election laws.
The media focused their attention on Martins' race because it was the last contest in the state that could have determined which party controls the Senate -- but it certainly wasn't the only one.
Martins points out that candidates in other close races "graciously conceded." Well, that's their problem!
No candidate should concede a race without strong evidence that he or she actually lost. Yet for many New York elections, neither our current voting system, nor our outdated legal system, provides such assurance.
It's true that outcomes of other races nearly as close as Martins' were not verified in any meaningful way -- yet neither was Senator Martins' contest. Democrats and Republicans alike gave away their constitutional rights by not litigating more effectively for verification of software-based vote tallies and by not legislating such requirements when they had the chance.
Some voting advocates too are to blame, since they insisted on replacing the lever voting system before laws needed to verify computerized election outcomes -- if indeed this is even possible -- were on the books. We are still waiting for such laws.
Martins' own county of Nassau has it right. Its pending bipartisan lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of computerized vote counting.
Columbia County also got it right when both election commissioners there agreed to do full hand counts of all contests before the 2010 elections.
Senator Patty Ritchie of the 48th District may also have it right. Her campaign filed suit, even when she was ahead in the count, claiming that "Upon information and belief, the machines employed in this election are computer operated optical scan machines which are prone to 'hacking' and other fraudulent attacks which can compromise the results of an election." To say nothing of the inadvertent programming errors or calibration glitches that have the same potential.
Let's get real. Apparent winners of elections will always claim the system was fair; apparent losers will claim otherwise, or just "graciously concede." But appearances can be deceiving. What seems "apparent" isn't necessarily what the evidence would have revealed, had it been examined.


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Arts & Entertainment
Dr. Rutier-Feenstra featured artist for keyboard concert
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- Published on 18 February 2009
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra from Ann Arbor, Michigan will be the featured performer at the 2009 Agnes Burns Keyboard Concert. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Mount Vernon Music Hall.
She will perform J.S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations" on harpsichord. She is an accomplished clavichordist, conductor, composer, and recording artist. See the Feb. 12 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.


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Study of pre-vocational curricula within the special education classroom including the development of transition objectives, vocational assessment and potential vocational options following completion of pre-vocational training. Emphasis is placed on practical applications and programs as well as theoretical concepts.


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Sheriff Benny DeLoach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff's Office.
On October 14, answered a call to Ellis Road in reference to a domestic dispute. A father and a son had a dispute, which led to an altercation. The son had left the residence before the officers arrived.
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Bernanke: U.S. economy 'not out of woods yet'
- Recent tax deal averts %22good bit%22 of fiscal cliff threat to economy
- %22We are not out of the woods%22
- Compares not raising debt ceiling to a family not paying its credit card bill
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday the recent deal between Congress and the White House to avert the so-called fiscal cliff addresses "a good bit" of the threat to the economy posed by massive automatic tax increases and spending cuts.
The fiscal cliff "probably would have caused a recession this year," Bernanke said in a question-and-answer session with public policy students at the University of Michigan. "A good bit of that has been addressed."
The agreement reached New Year's Day prevents income taxes from rising for incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for families and extends jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, among other measures.
Bernanke cautioned, however: "We are not out of the woods. We are approaching a number of other critical watersheds."
He noted that Congress has still not resolved $109 billion in spending cuts slated to take effect this year, a possible shutdown of the government and a likely battle over raising the federal debt ceiling.
Bernanke voiced most concern over a failure to raise the debt ceiling, or borrowing authority, which could lead to a further downgrade of the nation's credit rating similar to what occurred after the first debt ceiling standoff in August 2011.
"Raising the debt ceiling gives the government the ability to pay its existing bills — it doesn't create a new deficit," he said. Not raising the ceiling "is like a family saying, 'We're spending too much — let's stop paying our credit card bill."
Bernanke spoke at the university's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Besides taking questions from a moderator and the audience, he answered several questions through Twitter.
Asked if he now gets some of his information from social media, he said, "I read blogs," later adding that he reads baseball blogs in particular. Noting the traditionally stodgy Fed now has Facebook and Twitter accounts, he said, "We're really moving along here."
Bernanke said recent Fed decisions to buy more Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities to hold down long-term interest rates seems to be having at least some positive effects.
"So far, we think we are getting some effects," he said, adding, "It's kind of early."
"We have succeeded in bringing down long-term rates down pretty significantly," noting 30-year fixed mortgage rates are at about 3.4%.
Bernanke downplayed concerns that the Fed's easy-money policies eventually will set off inflation that could derail the recovery. "I don't believe significant inflation is going to be a result of any of this," he said.
The Fed chairman also said an unexpected Fed decision last month to tie increases in a key short-term interest rate to unemployment and inflation targets provides more clarity to financial markets.
The Fed said it would hold its benchmark interest rate near zero at least until the jobless rate falls to 6.5% and annual inflation forecasts reach 2.5%. Previously, policymakers said they would keep the rate low until at least mid-2015.
"If some really good news comes in, if you're using a date, people wouldn't know how to adjust that," he said. "But if you're using guideposts in terms of inflation and unemployment, then investors in the market can say, 'Well, the date seems to be a little closer now than we thought."
He added, "It should allow greater clarity about how our policy will evolve over time. It's not easy to work with 19 (Fed board members), all of whom have very strong opinions."


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