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originally published March 30 as Crimes Against Reality in Libya, part 1.
re-posted here as Behind the Scenes on the Al Baida Massacre, April 28
last updates/edits Sept 11, 2011
23 Claimed Martyrs
On February 23, Youtube first showed a grim recent discovery from eastern Libya. The discovery was made by locals of somewhere unclear in the area around al Baida and Dernah. There are several articles available about this, many citing an amateur video, and some link to one of at least four recordings available on Youtube. These show an array of 22 corpses on a dusty patch of pavement amongst non-descript buildings, in a walled area just off some barren stretch of road. Their hands are all bound, clearly prisoners, and illegally executed by gunshots to the head.
Iranian channel Erasaneh, posted on Youtube (3:00 in) is one of the sources (the only video one I could find) linking this find to a separate news story broached the same day, February 23. Simply put by Erasaneh, "130 Libyan soldiers have been executed for refusing to open fire on anti-Gaddafi protesters." They and others cited a prominent Human Rights group for the number, and the video for partial confirmation, who announced the same day:
Paris - At least 640 people have been killed in Libya in protests against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi since they started last week, the International Federation for Human Rights (IFHR) said on Wednesday. The figure is more than double the official Libyan government toll of 300 dead, and includes 275 dead in Tripoli and 230 dead in the protest epicentre in the eastern city of Benghazi, the IFHR's Souhayr Belhassen told AFP.Note that Tripoli did have a death toll, and that a majority of the discrepancy was based on this large new portion of 130 against the regime. Why didn't they acknowledge the 130 loyalists they had just hours before been accused of killing?
The Benghazi toll includes "130 soldiers who were executed by their officers in Benghazi for refusing to fire on crowds" of protesters, she said. Belhassen, who heads the Paris-based IFHR, said the toll was based on military sources for Tripoli and on Libyan rights groups assessments in Benghazi and elsewhere. The Libyan government said on Tuesday that 300 people had died in the protests, including 111 soldiers.
How do we know that's what happened? "Libyan rights groups" are cited. We don't know their evidence, affiliations, or credibility. But it is this hasty and dramatic announcement by the IFHR that nearly everyone else cites as the basis for this highly useful claim against our universal enemy and avoiding the same against our good guys, the protesters and citizen-fighters of Libya. (see comments below for my enquiry to them about their evidence)
But unless the whole world has it wrong (and that has happened, see below), this is the footage of part of that mass killing. Given the chronology above, with around 125 Gaddafi loyalists apparently slain in fighting with rebels, it's hard to imagine some other portion of those forces also slaughtering about the same number of their own amidst the chaos, for ... refusing to shoot the "protesters" ... who were fighting and killing them ... and wound up capturing a further 200 of the suspected mercenaries and/or army soldiers.
For refusing Gaddafi's orders and giving their lives in the process, these 22 were hailed by rebels and their affiliates as martyrs for the cause of freedom, heroes worthy of having streets name after them in the new capitol. But the evidence for that version of their demise was never clear. The video record of the aftermath, in itself, does little to explain why and by whom they were executed while held helpless.
Two available videos version show a 23rd body on the ground - alive. One is available here, and shows the survivor on his back in the bloody gravel and dust, in a spot between two corpse that's empty in the other recordings. He's wearing green fatigues with blood stains, seemingly covered in mud, but unbound and showing no visible injuries whatsoever. There is a pool of fresh-looking blood near his head, but the whole thing seems quite possibly fake. The cameraman just walks right past the living man, panning in on the gore of the others and chanting. Very strange response.Another version shared on Facebook and thence on rebel site libyafeb17.com shows some (other?) passersby responding a bit more humanely. This oddball is there described as a "dying soldier who is being encouraged to say the testimony of faith." The cameraman, translated on that page, explained how the martyr said he was sent "from Az Zawiyah, he said Mu'ammar sent him." (Thus, not from Sabha, where the real survivors were flown from). This statement isn't shown, just explained as the cameraman is called over to look at the survivor.
The fading man is also seen begging for water, which another man dribbles into his mouth. The last line from behind the lens almost reads like a sick joke: "Alright alright, don't give him too much, you might kill him." The camera's panning in on the most bizarrely decimated heads would also be consistent with a rather twisted "onlooker." Not good signs. One can be excused for wondering, as commentator Stewart at the Feb17 video's page has, if the camera crew are in with the execution crew.
Gaddafi's Copy: Behind-the-Scenes
Further, the rebel site hosting the "survivor" video touts it as "demonstrat[ing] the falsity of Gaddafi run state tv which accused the rebels of executing these soldiers after muting the audio and filtering sections of it."
That would not surprise most observers in the slightest, but we have the video in question also available on Youtube. Upon review, it's not muting some audio that's the problem, but a whole alternate beginning. Only one video is claimed to show direct evidence of what happened behind the scenes near al-Baida some night in late February. And, however they got a copy, it was shown first (and only, as far as I know, aside from some Youtube postings now pulled) by al-Libya, the new, "liberal" and "private" news station owned by Muammar's son Saif Gaddafi.
I have numbered the prisoners of protest from left to right. #1, 5, 7, and 9 wear Green fatigues, while #3 and 6 sport the distinctive Libyan bluish camouflage fatigues. Captives #2, 4, and 8 are in civilian clothes. Two (8, 9) look black African, the rest different shades of Arab. #1 and #6 seem the senior ones among them (balding), and a few look quite young. #4 seems around 17-18 years of age.
Captive #6 has the air of a long-serving officer, and keeps his head down, softly answering the few questions he's asked. He seems more than anything deeply sad about the things he never got around to doing after retirement. #9, a big black guy, is repeatedly questioned at great length and tries to answer (all but inaudible, unfortunately). Captive #5 is standing apart from the rest for a while early in the video, gesturing emphatically, trying to explain something to his captors, a look of urgent worry on his face. After a while he's apparently told to shut up and sit down. He sits down in the middle of the couch, looking glum.
Identified in Both Videos
That the famous video of 22/23 martyrs is the aftermath of the one shown on al-Libya is based on their own comaprison, which is highly contested (in partisan Youtube comments, anyway. Some are a hoot.). Most people should naturally be expected to reject the word of Gaddafi-regime TV, but in this case it's not just propaganda. The video is right here for anyone who cares to double-check it for themselves. (And if it gets yanked, I have a copy saved, and will try to make sure it's available)
Their visible findings are based on three freeze-frames, each showing a certain corpse next to an image of an eerily similar person in the first video. Each is supposedly a match for skin color, build, hair, and clothing. The three they were willing to put their name to are the prisoners I numbered, 6, 9, and 8, in order of their appearance, at 4:00, 4:07, and 4:18 in the video.
Each of al-Libya's three guesses is, in my opinion, better than the last. The one they decided was #6 might well be wrong. This corpse seems to have hair both too thick and too curly. But at this resolution and with an apparently off-center balding spot, and the wrong angle to see it clearly, I don't feel confident ruling him out. They may have had better copies and expertise to work with.
I kind of think the body laying across the backside of their #6, with its brains all over his blue camo legs and the ground, is prisoner of protest #5, the pleader. But it's hard to tell with no face, and the network did not venture that guess. The corpse they correlated with #9 is entirely consistent and a good guess. Few, but far from none, among a contingent of 325-plus-whoever would be that build and dressed the same as him.
Or faked video. But that's special pleading, and a weak position generally to take.
Furthermore, I can see bodies that could quite possibly be captives #1, #3, and #7 in there as well, but from there I run out of clear potential matches. It would seem the distinctive-looking captives #2 and 4 are not among those filmed the next morning. Perhaps they were spared, or joined the rebellion, or were killed elsewhere.
All told, this looks a lot like at least three and as many as seven of those same nine loyalists, executed in cold blood and strewn like refuse amongst 15-19 others of similar demographics and outfitting. And nothing about this video looks fake in the slightest. It's ridiculous to imagine a regime so besieged to even bother trying to fake as explanation for any of their reported slaughters, only to have the world ignore and dismiss it anyways.
No, this is likely the truth that the world is ignoring and dismissing. The camera - usually we presume it doesn't lie. ... Usually. (see the update post for the IFHR's non-reaction to their error).
The Ones Not on the Couch
These I've numbered, a bit more abritrarily. #1 is the cameraman, obviously unseen. Captor #2, "the Imam" I'll call him, stands to the camera's left, just barely on screen in parts. We can see he's not tall, but has a long, dark, unruly beard, a good-sized nose, and soft, pink, chubby hands. He seems to hold a walking stick (?), and wears a loose, light-colored top (possibly a robe, or is that a Gandalf/Osama leap of imagination?).
"The Imam" seems to lead the haranguing, and also patiently "comforts" the distressed prisoner #5 until he gently pushes him down to re-join the others on the couch. Later he dramatically turns to the big black guy, #9, causing a brief moment of shock, as seen here, and levels some more serious questions at him, I guess.
Captor #3 is a masked young man of apparently fair Arab stock, perhaps holding a cell phone. He briefly squats down and leans on the couch to the right of captive #9. Someone on that end of the room, perhaps him, also lets a machette dangle across the screen at one point.
#4 is very light-skinned and almost Slavic-looking, wearing a white jacket and holding a rifle. At one point he shouts over an unknown command to the captives (shown at right). #5, standing guard between #4 and the window, is of a darker complexion and sharp features. He looks rather professional in his all-black, all-tight outfit. #6 only pops in briefly at 1:54 to invade prisoner #9's personal space for unsure reasons. This person is also black-African-looking, and wearing something green and black.
We can also see, through the open window's lattice, that it's dark outside and a crowd has gathered to watch this all.
One commentator at Youtube was able to understand the dialog that would really help me out, and panned the whole thing.
"The comments the "news reader" made at the end were false, she said that the interrogators asked their prisoners who their "emir" was, trying to invoke fear of islamists, in truth the interrogators asked who the commanding officer was "dobaat" then asked who is the boss "raees" then "they asked who is "emir", so to try to portray them as islamists is incorrect, she was also trying to insinuate that the eastern part of libya were in a war against the western part of libya. In summary, this is the type of "news" that the people in Tripoli are subjected to 24 hours a day.Well, that would make it more informative on at least this episode anyway, which to my knolwedge hasn't once been seen on CNN, BBC, or al Jazeera or the rest. Not even Russia Today, to my knowledge.
Further Awkward Insights
So it appears these regime-loyal fighters were not murdered for refusing to "shoot protesters." Rather, it could be they were offed for refusing to join the insurgency. This goes strongly against the once-prevailing idea that the whole country had effectively mutinied, leaving an illegitimate and insanely depraved tyrant in charge with only a few paid thugs. But here we see dedication and sacrifice, and a human side to the loyalists, defending their country from an unprecedented and bewildering inside-and-out attack, that we are currently bombing to smithereens in the dozens, if not hundreds. (Armored personnel carriers carry what?)
Further we see here a shrinking roster of vile and desperate mass-murder by those who remain loyal. Could it be the reality on the ground is more nuanced and unclear than the dramatic narrative of heroism against madness that we've been sold? These 22 killings, plus the fifteen at the courthouse in al-Baida, and likely many others, were not done in cold blood by Gaddafi's desperate thugs. Most likely the full 125-130 who demised in that reported sum did so at the hands of the same side, just not the side reported to the world.
Perhaps it's time to reconsider other incidents in and around Benghazi as well, like another six soldiers, or alternately (or also?) "dozens" of mutinous soldiers "burned alive in their bunkers," we're told, for the same crime – refusing to shoot peaceful protesters. Again, how we know the villains, their motives, and that the victims were alive when burnt, is not the slightest bit clear. We do know protesters have no problem lighting government buildings on fires. LibyaFeb17.com hosted at least one recording of this atrocity exhibition. A few corpses are shown, extremely burnt, nearly skeletal, placed in body bags but re-opened. That's all I could vouch for, but the rest of the world has taken it through the same distorted filter as they get everything about this war. It's obviously the work of an ever-insaner tyrant who really, really, really must go, quickly! The claim is widely repeated, including at MoD Oracle, a private site sort-of-linked to the British Ministry of Defense, mostly serving service-members with general military information.
Please also consider the above information next to this hyperventilating warning from the same IFHR who are the only ones vouching so prominently for the "killed for refusing" claim.
"New credible information, and sometimes still difficult to verify, regarding the murders of soldiers refusing to follow orders [...inter alia...] suggest that Gaddafi has effectively decided to implement a mass extermination of those participating in the protests and furthermore, the systematic repression of civilians. The intention announced by Gaddafi in a speech on Feb. 22, to eradicate the "rats" should be taken seriously." [emph. mine] [source, PDF]And on the flip-side, obviously, we've seen an ugly dark side of the "rats" the world is so intensely interested in protecting on their march to control of Africa's greatest oil reserves. We have here good evidence we've all been hoodwinked and are blowing up Libya to help hand it over to – in part – radical Islamists, and uncivilized war criminals, with no compunction about using unnecessarily brutal terror tactics and fobbing it off on the enemy to help secure their continued tactical air support from the "civilized" world.
Question: does an unlawful combatant (aka rebel, bandit, terrorist) posing as, and among, peaceful protesters - and seizing control of cities full of them - constitute using human shields?


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RBA tipped to deliver early Christmas present
By Business editor Peter Ryan
The Reserve Bank appears likely to deliver an early Christmas present when it holds its final meeting of the year tomorrow.
Most economists think the RBA board will cut the cash rate to 3.0 per cent as a buffer against shrinking commodity prices and a slowing economy.
Financial markets are factoring in an 80 per cent likelihood of a rate cut tomorrow and 19 of the 28 economists polled by the Bloomberg wire service agree.
A 0.25 percentage point cut would take the cash rate to 3.0 percent - the lowest level since April 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse.
The RBA board defied predictions of a rate cut last month on Melbourne Cup day when the cash rate was left on hold at 3.25 per cent.
However, most economists believe the RBA has now had time to assess the impact of 1.25 percentage points in cuts since November last year and will see a lower cash rate as critical given falling commodity prices and slowing economic growth.
The RBA has been managing expectations about the longevity of the mining boom in recent months and recently warned that the resources boom will peak earlier than expected.
With the mining phase slowly depleting, the RBA needs to lower rates to ensure that other areas such as business investment, housing construction and retail spending fill the growth gap.
At the same time, the RBA will be monitoring the attitude of cautious consumers who continue to pay down debt rather than spend in the pre-Christmas period.
In its most recent statement on monetary policy, the RBA downgraded its outlook for the Australian economy and put growth as "a little weaker" at just below 2.75 percent in the year to June 2013.
That view is expected to be confirmed in Wednesday's national accounts from the Australian Bureau of Statistics where growth of 0.6 percent is expected in the September quarter and 3.2 percent over the year.
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Cliff Lee finally wins his first start at home as the Phils complete the sweep of the Nats, 4-1.
The Phils finish the sweep of the Nats as Cliff Lee wins his first start at the Bank as the Phils defeat the Nationals, 4-1.
The Phils finally broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth as, with a runner on second, and with one man out, Cliff Lee helps his own cause by hitting an RBI double to center, knocking in Kevin Frandsen, who had started the inning off with a single, then reached second base on catcher Jesus Flores' passed ball, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils then took a 3-0 lead as Jimmy Rollins hits a two-run home run, his fifteenth home run of the year, knocking in Lee. The Phils then made it a 4-0 lead in the sixth as Laynce Nix hits a lead-off home run, his third home run of the season. The Nats tried to get onto the scoreboard in the seventh as, with a man on second as Jayson Werth reaches base on an infield single, before going on to second base on Lee's throwing error to first, and with nobody out, Adam LaRoche hits a deep fly ball to right field that left the park, but then hits the top railing and bounces back into the ballpark, as the umpire declares that it was still in play. Werth stops, then goes back to third base, leaving LaRoche caught between second and third, as center fielder John Mayberry, Jr. threw the ball home to catcher Erik Kratz, who then threw it to the shortstop Rollins, who runs LaRoche towards third base, before finally tagging him out, for the inning's first out, and then Werth, just in case. The umpires then reviewed the play and upheld the call, crediting LaRoche with a double, while Werth stays at third base. The Nats would then make it a 4-1 Phils' lead as Tyler Moore hits an RBI double, scoring Werth. That would end up being the final score as Josh Lindblom threw a five-out save, his first save of the year, and of his career, as he got Moore to strikeout, swinging, for the game's final out.
Cliff Lee (3-7, 3.67) got the win as he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on seven hits, as he struck out five. Jeremy Horst collected his third hold of the season as he pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit. Josh Lindblom collected his first save of the season, and of his career, as he pitched an inning and two-thirds, striking out three. Jordan Zimmermann (9-8, 2.63) took the lost as he pitched five innings, giving up three runs on five hits, three walks and a passed ball, as he struck out three. Tom Gorzelanny pitched two innings, giving up a run on three hits, while striking out two. Drew Storen pitched a 1-2-3 inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils had eight hits in the ballgame, with Jimmy Rollins (Single, Home Run, 2 RBIs) and Kevin Frandsen (Singles) both leading the ballclub with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Single), Laynce Nix (Home Run, RBI) and Cliff Lee (Double, RBI) had the other four Phils' hits. The Phils also had three walks and a stolen base (Pierre (32)) in the game.
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No serious injuries reported.
Sheriff George T. Maier said no one was injured in a Wednesday morning crash involving a daycare vehicle and a minivan on U.S. 62 at Root Avenue NE.
Maier said he did not know whether any children were aboard the vehicle but, he said, no one was hurt in the 7:38 a.m. crash, which took place in the westbound lanes.
"It is causing a traffic snarl because of the early morning traffic, but we're keeping them moving," he said.
His deputies and township firefighter-paramedics were called to the scene, and deputies were still investigating the cause of the crash.
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Wishy-washy stock market ends slightly higher
The market had a wishy-washy Friday, capping an equally directionless week.
Stocks inched down for most of the day. Then, with 45 minutes of trading left, the Dow Jones industrial average turned positive. The Standard & Poor's 500 and the Nasdaq composite soon followed. All ended the day slightly higher.
In a week with no major developments in Europe's debt crisis, and no surprising reports on the U.S. economy, the market struggled to figure out which way to go. The three indexes rose incrementally on Monday and Tuesday and were mixed on Wednesday and Thursday.
In a market that has grown used to triple-digit swings on the Dow, this week brought none - the first time since early May that that's happened. It was a marked change from the same week a year ago. Back then, the Dow swung by triple digits every day, including one plunge of 634 points, after a downgrade of the U.S. debt rating. This week, the biggest move was a measly 51-point rise on Tuesday.
With many money managers on vacation, trading volume was low. "The sound of silence" is how Bank of America Merrill Lynch economist Ethan Harris labeled a note to clients Friday.
Sure, there were piecemeal signs about the world economy for anyone who was looking. But they were less than decisive.
The second-quarter earnings season continued to wind down calmly, with most companies coming in ahead of profit predictions. But China reported a troubling slowdown in its export growth. And the so-called fiscal cliff of 2013, when government spending cuts and higher taxes kick in, looms larger now that earnings season is out of the way.
"There are three big elephants in the room," said Marty Leclerc, chief investment officer of Barrack Yard Advisors in Bryn Mawr, Penn. "A slowdown in Asia growth, the European crisis ... and the U.S. `fiscal cliff.' "
To be sure, stocks have risen fairly steadily since the U.S. debt downgrade last August. Compared to a year ago, the Dow Jones industrial average is up 23 percent.
Friday, the Dow ended up 42.76 points at 13,207.95. The S&P 500 rose 3.07 to 1,405.87. The Nasdaq composite rose 2.22 to 3,020.86.
But the stock market's relative good cheer doesn't necessarily mean the underlying economy is improving. Instead, the market gains are more a sign that central banks like the Federal Reserve are still willing to artificially prop up the economy, said Bill Strazzullo, chief market strategist at Bell Curve Trading outside Boston.
"You've got every central bank out there saying, `We're going to print as much money as it takes, we're going to buy as many bonds as it takes,' " Strazzullo said.
Europe, the cause of so much market consternation for so many months, was quiet. Benchmark indexes fell slightly in France, Germany and Spain. Italy's long-term borrowing costs jumped, a sign that investors are nervous about its ability to pay its debts.
Manchester United, the white-hot British soccer club, had a lethargic debut as a public company. The stock closed exactly where it opened, at $14, likely a sign that investors are worried about its heavy debts.
A few stocks did make big moves. J.C. Penney jumped 6 percent, rising $1.30 to $23.40, after CEO Ron Johnson laid out more of his vision for turning around the struggling department store company. Lions Gate, the movie and TV studio, gained 21 cents to $13.46, after reporting a revenue surge thanks to "The Hunger Games."
Chesapeake Energy fell 3 percent, slipping 63 cents to $19.68, after reporting that the government is investigating possible antitrust violations surrounding its purchase of oil and gas land in Michigan. Yahoo fell 5 percent, losing 86 cents to $15.15, after revealing that shareholders might not get a payout that the company had previously planned.
China reported that its export growth slumped to 1 percent in July from more than 11 percent in June, as debt-burdened Europe pulled back on buying Chinese goods.
Dan Heckman, senior vice president at U.S. Bank wealth management in Kansas City, wondered if China's next exports report would show exports shrinking, rather than just growing more slowly.
"You don't have far to go from 1 to zero, or from 1 to negative," he said mid-afternoon, when shares were trading lower. "Frankly, we're a little surprised that the stock market isn't down more."
China is the world's second-largest economy and a major player among world markets. Throughout the recession and its aftermath, as other countries struggled, China kept growing and helped prop up everyone else.
Friday's data was just the latest sign of cracks in the country's armor. Thursday, China said that growth had also slowed in its auto sales and factory output.


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Etihad Airways holds symposium for potential suppliers
ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways today hosted a symposium for more than 500 representatives of local and global businesses, suppliers, commerce and government departments.
Arranged by Etihad Airways Procurement and Supply Management department, the symposium aims to further strengthen Etihad Airways' reputation and brand in the global procurement market, underscore the importance of partnerships with suppliers, as well as highlight joint procurement opportunities.
In his opening keynote address, James Rigney, Chief Financial Officer of Etihad Airways, outlined the great potential and opportunities for global companies to work with Etihad Airways and its equity partner airlines around the world.
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The Etihad Airways group contributed a total of US$15.6 billion to Abu Dhabi s GDP in 2013. This represents 12.8 per cent of the non-oil GDP in the Emirate. The group supported 181,852 jobs in total, while its rapid expansion is expected to help create more than a 100,000 jobs by 2018.
"As we work with our equity partners to achieve shared cost efficiencies through joint procurement initiatives, we are open to discussions on global agreements to leverage our combined purchasing power, geographical coverage and continuing growth," Rigney added.
Adil Al Mulla, Vice President Procurement and Supply Management of Etihad Airways, gave an overview of the airline s procurement policy and practices and their reliance on transparency, integrity, accountability and strong governance. He also outlined the procurement and supply chain opportunities in areas such as corporate services, fuel, airline and inflight services, Etihad Airport Services and sustainability.
"Our suppliers have played a vital role in helping us to meet our corporate goals. We are actively looking for mutually beneficial partnerships and global agreements that will support our continued growth." He also highlighted the airline s adherence to sustainable procurement principles, working with suppliers and partners to seek environmentally and socially responsible products and services that meet its commercial and operational needs.
In an active discussion with delegates, the Procurement and Supply Management team covered a range of topics including: how to enhance the partnership with Etihad Airways, how to become a supplier with Etihad Airways and its equity partners, the partner selection process, quality and regulatory requirements, current supplier concerns and geographic proximity.
Culminating the symposium, Etihad Airways presented the "Partnership in Excellence" awards to partners who had performed exceptionally in terms of providing reliable service, remarkable and innovative products and supporting the airline s operations.


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NZ Sikh Society to Lodge Formal Complaint About Police Misconduct
NZ Police, HR [sic] Commission and Caligula's Govt. Already Shaking in Fear!!
The family of murdered liquor store co-owner Navtej Singh and the New Zealand Sikh Society are lodging a formal complaint about the police handling of the murder victim.
NZ Police couldn't care less if Navtej Singh died!
Police held back an ambulance from reaching the Manurewa store in south Auckland, where Mr Navtej Singh was murdered, despite numerous calls from family and friends saying the gunmen had left the murder scene. (Source)
NZ police took 25 minutes to arrive at the Murder scene.
The Ambulance crew took another 20 minutes, a total of 45 minutes after they were called, to get to the victim!
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If you're a fan of the cult book series turned hit movie "The Hunger Games" (these days, who isn't?) forget the trivial memorabilia because the ultimate "Hunger Games" souvenir just became available. According to the Associated Press, the North Carolina property that served as the set for the coal-mining District 12 is now up for grabs for a cool $1.4 million.
Located about 70 miles from Asheville, North Carolina, District 12 aka Henry River Mill Village (in real non-"Hunger Games" life) has attracted a bevy of fans looking to catch a glimpse of the buildings that served as Katniss' home or Peeta's family's bakery since the movie's release.
The only problem with these hungry for "Hunger Games" fans, reports the AP, is that the village is all but abandoned (the mill burned down in 1977) and the entire 72-acre property is private land. The private property signs have apparently not deterred camera-toting fans. In fact, the local sheriff's department is coordinating with private security guards to keep stargazers at bay.
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While you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who hasn't read Suzanne Collins' hit book series, there's one person who still hasn't ordered his copy: Wade Shepherd , the 83-year-old owner of the Henry River Mill Village property. We think that with all the extra foot traffic on his land, somebody should send Shepherd a copy of the book. After all, with two more sequels yet to be released, the popularity of this tiny village will not subside anytime soon.


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Woman Charged In Lynnview Slaying
Coroner: Victim Died From Multiple Blunt-Force Trauma
Police say a domestic dispute inside a Lynnview home ended with a man beaten to death with a baseball bat.
Holly Pitts, 35, was accused of killing the man. Police said she was questioned for several hours and was still being booked as of early Tuesday.
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The victim was identified as 46-year-old William Goodhue.
Police said Pitts and Goodhue knew each other.
Officers were called to the home in the 4900 block of Preston Drive just before 3 p.m. Monday for a domestic disturbance.
When officers arrived, they found a man dead inside the home with apparent blunt-force injuries, police said.
Police said the weapon used was a baseball bat.
They immediately began questioning Pitts, who became a homicide suspect late Monday night.
Neighbors said Pitts lives at the home and has a history of mental health issues.
Neighbors also said police had been at the home earlier in the day.
Officials said Goodhue lived at the house for the past two weeks; prior to that, he was homeless.
According to the coroner, Goodhue has no next-of-kin.
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One neighbor said she's not surprised the situation turned violent.
With the issues she's been having, unfortunately, it didn't surprise me that something happened, Sandy Welling said.
This slaying caps off a busy month for Louisville Metro police detectives. It's the 10th in Jefferson County in October.
The only deadlier month since the city-county merger in 2003 was August 2008, when there were 14 homicides.
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26 October 2010
Hansel from Basel
It's getting to be that time of year again when tights are a girl's best friend. I'm addicted to basic black ones but think it's time to branch out a bit. Hansel from Basel has a really great collection of tights in earthy hues and subtle patterns. I've taken the plunge and ordered the knee pad ones and the pixie ones (the first two pair below). Hopefully I'll have the courage to wear them out in public.
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- A Little Brighter said...
Oh Wow! Thanks for this!! I'm a complete tights addict (very rarely go out without them, even in summer) so these are extra inspiring!
Adore the blue scalloped pair and the knee pads and...well all of them now I think about it!
Hope to see you wearing them on here :D
Ayesha x
- October 26, 2010
- Rosaspina Vintage said...
Very cute! I love the blue ones with white waves!
- October 26, 2010
- Diana said...
Love the knee pad ones!
- October 26, 2010
- Vanessa said...
These are so lovely i've been seeing them around the interwebs lately. I'm also hearing that they fall apart quickly, like after the first wear. Boo hoooo
- October 26, 2010
- Rachel Holm said...
i LOVE these. oh how necessary.
- October 26, 2010
- C. said...
Oh my gosh, these are amazing. I love the two you ordered, especially the pixie! Another one for the "wish I thought of that" bin...
- October 26, 2010
- landel cruz said...
Like knee socks and tights. Beautiful color! I used it everyday, part of my school outfit haha addict!
my blog, freestylishheels.com
- October 27, 2010
- 裤袜小姐 said...
Hi, I am in Lancaster too. I am surprised to know you can be a fashionista in such a tiny town. Lol. I like your vintage clothes. Do you actually have a shop here?
- October 27, 2010
- Annushka said...
I Love this post)))
Very nice socks and tights)))
- October 27, 2010


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COLUMBIA - Mizzou students sang at the fourth annual Mizzou Idol at Missouri Theater on South Ninth Street Friday night.
The show attracted a full house with 1,200 people in attendance.
Ten semi-finalists competed for the title, with one of three wild cards making it into the semi-finals. Audience members texted their votes after each performance. Three judges narrowed the eleven singers down to six and the audience chose Marrissanne Lewis-Thompson as the winner. She earned a chance to sing at an MU athletic event.
Joey Greenstein, Director of Student Activities, was pleased with the event's popularity. "We have great talent at Mizzou. I'm excited for so many people to see that," said Greenstein.
During transitions, Comedy War performers entertained the crowd with improv sketch comedy.
The Missouri Student Association, Department of Student Activities, Graduate Professional Council, College Music Committee and Residential Hall Association sponsored the free event.


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March 2, 2013
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Freshman attackman Matt Kavanagh scored just 15 seconds into the third overtime period to give the No. 2 Notre Dame men's lacrosse team a 10-9 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Arlotta Stadium. The game was the home opener for the Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame (3-0) scored the final four goals of the contest, including two in the final minute of regulation. Kavanagh netted three goals during that stretch and assisted on the other. He finished the game with four goals and two assists.
This was the second straight game that Kavanagh delivered the overtime game winner. He also scored the deciding goal in Sunday's 10-9 victory at Penn State. The rookie leads the Irish in goals (9) and points (12) this season.
"We put ourselves in a tough spot again by being down by two in the fourth quarter, but you have to give our guys a ton of credit for how they keep coming back in those situations," Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan said. "We made one more play than they did and I feel a little bit like I did last week (against Penn State). I know we can play better, but we're making plays right now."
The Fighting Irish grabbed an early 2-0 lead as sophomores Jack Near and Conor Doyle scored just eight seconds apart. Sean Rogers assisted on Near's goal, while Liam O'Connor fed Doyle for his score. A tally from North Carolina's Joey Sankey sliced the Irish lead to one midway through the first quarter.
Notre Dame midfielder Will Corrigan scored off a Kavanagh pass on a two-man advantage to make it 3-1 with 1:49 left in the first quarter. North Carolina's Marcus Holman responded less than a minute later to make a 3-2 by the end of the first period.
North Carolina (2-2) claimed its first lead of the game (4-3) after Steve Pontrello and Holman netted consecutive goals during the early stages of the second quarter. Irish midfielder Jim Marlatt knotted the game (4-4) with 6:47 remaining in the first half. Kavanagh's first goal of the game occurred with 51 seconds left in the half to give the Fighting Irish a 5-4 lead at the intermission.
The Tar Heels scored the first four goals of the second half to grab a three-goal advantage (8-5) by the 2:10 mark of the third period. Pontrello, Jimmy Bitter, Sankey and Pat Foster produced the goals during that surge. Irish attackman Sean Rogers halted the run as he took a pass from Doyle and scored with 36 seconds left in the quarter.
North Carolina regained a three-goal advantage (9-6) with 8:29 left in the fourth quarter on a goal from Spencer Parks.
When all the momentum appeared to be on the side of the Tar Heels, Kavanagh picked off a pass from North Carolina goalie Kieran Burke at midfield and ran down and scored to make it 9-7 midway through the fourth quarter. Rogers cut the Tar Heel lead to one (9-8) on a man-up goal with 57 seconds left in regulation. Kavanagh assisted on the Rogers goal and then tied the game, 9-9, with 11 seconds left when he scored off a feed from Doyle.
The Tar Heels won the faceoff to begin the third overtime, but Marlatt immediately forced a turnover, picked up a ground ball and dished to Kavanagh for the game winner.
"You leave the field with a big smile on your face after a game like today, but hopefully we can get back to understand who we are and be a little bit more effective so we don't have to go to overtime every week," Corrigan said. "It says a lot about our guys the way they've battled back in the last two fourth quarters and overtime."
Senior goalie John Kemp made 11 saves for the Fighting Irish, while Burke had 15 stops for the Tar Heels. Kemp has made 10 or more saves in all three games this season.
The Irish held a 40-31 shot advantage. O'Connor was 17-for-25 in faceoff attempts, including 6-for-8 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Note Dame was 2-for-3 in man-up opportunities, while North Carolina was 0-for-2.
All three Notre Dame wins this season have been against a team ranked in the top 10 at the time of the contest. It's the first time the Irish have defeated three straight top-10 teams since the 2010 NCAA tournament (Princeton, Maryland, Cornell). Notre Dame is 3-0 for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Notre Dame has won its last four overtime contests and the Irish are 6-1 in their last seven one-goal games.
The Fighting Irish return to action with a home showdown versus Hofstra next Saturday. Faceoff is slated for noon (ET).
March 2, 2013 – Arlotta Stadium – Notre Dame, Ind.
#9 North Carolina (2-2) – 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 – 9
#2 Notre Dame (3-0) – 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 – 10
North Carolina Scoring (goals-assists):
Joey Sankey 2-1, Marcus Holman 2-0, Steve Pontrello 2-0, Jimmy Bitter 1-3, Spencer Parks 1-1, Pat Foster 1-0, Greg McBride 0-1 Goaltender: Kieran Burke (L, 68:15, 15 saves, 10 GA)
Notre Dame Scoring (goals-assists):
Matt Kavanagh 4-2, Sean Rogers 2-1, Conor Doyle 1-2, Jim Marlatt 1-1, Will Corrigan 1-0, Jack Near 1-0, Liam O'Connor 0-1 Goaltender: John Kemp (W, 68:15, 11 saves, 9 GA)


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Globe Telecom's Rogue One Mask, Create Courage Campaign Finalist in Tangrams Effectiveness Spikes Awards
Globe Telecom's "Rogue One Mask", created by Publicis JimenezBasic, was shortlisted as a finalist in the Tangrams Effectiveness@Spikes Awards. The Tangrams (formerly Asian Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy Awards) are Asia Pacific's foremost awards honoring clients and their agencies for marketing strategies that deliver solid results to transform businesses and brands.
The annual awards are evaluated by a panel of top client and agency professionals who review the submissions against stringent criteria to determine the winners.
The Tangrams awards will be held at Spikes Asia on 27 September at Suntec Singapore.
Globe stated (in a press release sent to @miniphils) that instead of focusing on revenue-generating marketing activities like for-sale merchandising, the company launched "Create.Courage." (or #CreateCourage), a campaign designed to advocate for non-judgmental understanding and to celebrate bravery during struggle.
If you recall, the YouTube video-short showed the younger sibling of a brother wearing a Stormtrooper helmet/mask walking to school and inside the classroom, at home, during play, in bed and even while brushing their teeth. When the youngster enters the classroom the following day, all the classmates were all wearing the same Stormtrooper headgear. Only then did the she reveal what was inside the headgear… Well, it's best you watch it (again).
In the press release, Globe said it created the video to raise awareness for the plight of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), which needed to raise funds for the rehabilitation of its pediatric oncology clinic. Globe enlisted the support of its millions of viewers to donate to the clinic, so that the hospital could make it a warmer, more cheerful environment conducive to the children's recovery.
Globe Chief Commercial Officer Albert De Larrazabal said, "Rogue One is the story of unlikely heroes who banded together to do unexpected heroic feats. Our story pays homage to people like that, who persevere through untold odds. In particular, we wanted to recognize children who are facing tremendous challenges but whose spirit and heart keep them going, determined to prevail. We are honored by the recognition from Tangrams and grateful to have been given the chance to try and positively impact the real world."
The first time I watched it, I had to shed a tear; or two; or a pail! LOL!
Incidentally, there are also five more organizations from the Philippines in the shortlist, namely:
- Splash Corporation for "The Beautiful Truth" by Publicis JimenezBasic
- Smart Communications for "Accepted" By Dentsu Jayme Syfu
- Unilever for "The Good Experiment" by Dentsu Jayme Syfu
- MMDA for "IsThereAProblemOfficer.ph" by McCann Worldgroup
- CARMMA* for "Correcting History" by TBWASantiago Mangada Puno
*Campaign Against the Return of the Marcoses to Malacañang
Globe is competing against 102 organizations in 14 countries, namely Australia (24 entries), China (16), Hong Kong (3), India (13), Indonesia (1), Japan (2), Malaysia (1), New Zealand (7), Pakistan (1), Singapore (11), Taiwan (5), Thailand (5), and Vietnam (5).
For the complete list, please visit www.tangrams.asia/general/2017-effectiveness.
Congratulations to Globe Telecom. Hope you guys win the Tangrams Effectiveness@Spikes Awards for your "Rouge One Mask" / Create Courage campaign entry.
Sources: Press release from Globe Telecom's Corporate Communications | Tangrams Asia | Globe YouTube Channel
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One question I asked here before is this: while we wait, what level of contact/participation with the Legion of Christ/Regnum Christi and its many affiliates, apostolates, media sources, fundraising efforts, etc. do you feel comfortable with?
Take Faith and Family, both the magazine and the online site, as one example. It is produced by Circle Media which is affiliated with the Legion of Christ, but there's not a huge amount of LC/RC content in it, aside from some content written on occasion by LC priests. Moms may enjoy the homemaking tips, craft ideas, etc. both on the online site and in the magazine. So are there any "red flags" that people should be aware of, or is this a Legion affiliate that doesn't have much of the Legion about it?
My concern is that there's not really any such thing as a Legion affiliate/apostolate/ministry etc. that doesn't connect closely back to the Legion, sooner or later.
Take this seemingly straightforward, non-Legion post by Danielle Bean (who, I think, has said before that she is not involved with Regnum Christi herself, if I recall correctly), encouraging people to check out First Communion gifts, holy cards, Lenten resources, etc. for sale at the gift shop of Catholic.net. Danielle mentions that "Though you are guaranteed the same low price, a portion of the proceeds from all purchases made at the Catholic.net store goes to support the work we do at Faith & Family ... in the magazine, on the blog, and in our podcasts." That kind of sounds like the good people at Catholic.net just love Faith and Family and willingly contribute to the magazine and website out of their proceeds, doesn't it? I know of other Catholic businesses which donate a portion of their proceeds to various pro-life ministries and other works, so it's not an uncommon thing to come across.
Except, of course, that Catholic.net is also Legion. From the "About" section on Catholic.net's site:
Catholic.net is a web based apostolate, directed by the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi Movement, intended to equip Catholics with information to help them build a Christlike character, so that they can engage and transform the culture with the Truth of the Gospel transmitted to us by the Holy Mother Church, which is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.In other words, if you shop at Catholic.net, a Legion affiliate, some of the money will go to Faith and Family, another Legion affiliate. The rest of the money also ends up...in the Legion. UPDATE: The for-profit Catholic business, not owned by the Legion, which is facilitating this arrangement is Aquinas and More, and the owner appears anxious in the comment box conversation that everyone should know that. I did not mean to imply that the Legion, a non-profit religious order, owns a for-profit religious goods store and collects *all* profits involved in the sale of goods. My concern is that the percentage of the money donated via Aquinas and More goes, not directly to Faith and Family, but first to Catholic.net. The relation to the wider point is simply that people who have had experience with the Legion are used to the mixing of apostolates and donations etc., and are justifiably wary when this situation occurs. END UPDATE.
In Answer to our late Pope, John Paul II, Catholic.net aims to form an online Catholic community committed to evangelize the social world by building up the Kingdom of Christ through their Families, Parishes, Dioceses, and general communities. To foster this commitment Catholic.net promotes interaction among Catholics worldwide through information sharing and online interactive tools. Fundamentally Catholic.net serves as an online platform to build synergies among the various apostolic initiatives.
Now, I can already hear the objections: what's wrong with supporting Legion affiliates, a lot of good, hardworking, innocent people work in these ministries and apostolates, should they suffer because of Maciel, etc. ad infinitum. I'm not saying people ought to be boycotting all Legion affiliates--such matters can only be determined by individuals. However, there's something troubling to me about the way that post of Danielle's is written, especially the fact that she doesn't mention that Catholic.net, like Faith and Family, is a Legion affiliate. I'm not saying this is intentional, but it does end up giving the impression that one totally independent Catholic company is supporting the work of another--like I said, not unprecedented at all. But this isn't the case when two Legion affiliates are entering into a symbiotic relationship with each other, where all the money raised will end up in the Legion, whether it goes to Faith and Family, Catholic.net, or some other Legion affiliate.
I'm not trying to pinpoint Faith and Family here; I'm just at the point where I'm tired of this particular game. The Legion has so many different ministries, apostolates, affiliates, and so on operating in parishes and dioceses all over America--yet if a Challenge club is urged to attend a presentation on Pure Fashion, or a Familia group urges all its members to purchase a "wonderful" book published by Circle Media, the same dynamic is at work. There is something disconcerting, troubling, by people in one apostolate or ministry telling people to go buy something offered by another, without ever discussing the fact that the Legion is behind both.
At this point, I won't knowingly get involved with anything at all that is connected in any way with the Legion of Christ or Regnum Christi. The tactics at work here don't inspire confidence or trust, and whatever Rome decides to do about the Legion, the lack of forthrightness on the Legion's part whenever this sort of situation arises is not the sort of thing I expect from my fellow Catholics.


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John Amaechi, who was the first former NBA player to come out as gay, told me the he was not surprised the first out, active male player would be from the NBA. "I expect that the next three or four" professional sports players to come out could also be Black players, Amaechi told EBONY.
My latest for EBONY: "Jason Collins Has "Reframed the Conversation" Around Sports, Blacks and Homophobia."
Jason Collins has demonstrated that you can "be Black, gay, out and play professional sports," former NFL player Wade Davis told EBONY. Davis played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins and came out after retirement. "Now people need to reframe the conversation around African-Americans and homophobia. Jason Collins said that he is a Black, gay man. Many other players who have supported him, such as Kobe [Bryant] and Dwayne [Wade] are also Black.
Read it HERE.
John Amaechi, Wade Davis, Darnell Moore and Will Sheridan spoke with me for the article. Davis and Sheridan discussed the landscape for professional Black gay athletes with me for the critically-acclaimed 2012 anthology For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Not Enough. The book was edited by television commentator Keith Boykin.


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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
There's a new story in Parade magazine about Miranda Lambert. One of the questions is how she finds balance between work and life. And she has an answer. But I think the real answer lies in one of her latest tweets. "I went ape $hit in Walgreens. I had 3 of the big bags full! Lashes, gloss, magazines, smart water, nail polish, etc. …Walgreens = girl heaven," Lambert wrote. And any girl knows exactly what she is talking about. You might go in for shampoo, but you come out ready for extreme makeovers, extreme diets, mani/pedis, housecleaning, book club and, if you're lucky, even a girl's night in. (I'm a loyal user of the Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc that my Walgreens sells for $5.) But here is what Lambert told Parade about the balance between her career and her marriage to Blake Shelton: "I try to make sure that I have the right amount of time at home and time on the road. I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job. I also need to have a personal life and be able to go home and be normal. I try to plan my schedule around when Blake's going to be home, so we can have a little bit of normalcy." I have a feeling the Walgreens run would fall under "normalcy" for Lambert.


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I have a few ideas that I personally need to do for better beer. Please send me some suggestions.1. Aeration system (aquarium pump / stone)2. Yeast starter (using MrMalty.com or wyeast calculator)3. Cooler fermentation temps (fridge / water tub / lowering my apartment temp, etc.)4. Bru'n Water / 5.2 pH stabilizer (does this work) / John Palmers NomographI think all these are very important but I haven't really worried about them because I was worrying more about mash efficiency more than anything else.My question: Should I try these all at once or should I do each one one at a time?
Nothing improved the quality of my beer as much as controlling fermentation temp.
I make a starter every time unless I'm using dry yeast. No offense to anybody but mrmalty.com is way overrated
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Quote from: majorvices on March 04, 2013, 02:52:04 PMBrewing is a craft. Master as many steps as you feel comfortable with...Best advice any homebrewer at any level can receive.Improve one process, one piece of equipment, or one area of understanding at a time.Take note of the difference it made on your beer, your brewday, or your level of enjoyment from the hobby. Retain improvement for future brews.Repeat.


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Reviews for Amazon SMILE!
Amazon SMILE! by Max Schopfer
Rated 3.8 out of 5
3.8 Stars out of 5
by Firefox user 12888043, 3 years ago
Rated 3 out of 5
Nice idea, but Amazon Drive cannot be used with this addon, because routing to smile.amazon.de is active.
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- by Chris Barrick, a year agoRated 1 out of 5Where is the source code?
I am switching to the Amazon Smiley extension because the source code is readily available (https://github.com/eukaryote/amazonsmiley).
- by Firefox user 15189111, a year agoRated 3 out of 5I like this extension, but the infinite reload loop if you're not already logged into Amazon is really annoying. It's also hard for a user to figure out the cause of that problem. I assume this isn't an easy problem to fix, but if it was possible to display a notification at the time of the problem that would go a long way to making it what is otherwise a great extension more usable.
- by wolfgang8741, a year agoRated 2 out of 5Works great if you're logged in, but produces a redirect loop if you're not logged in for any amazon URL. (as stated in the description of the extension)
Source code license stated is LGPLv3, but cant find a link to the code for audit and contributions to fix this issue. Seems like a simple iteration count of the redirects could provide a bound for the loop of redirects and if count reaches limit break loop, alert user to login, and redirect to the Amazon login URL which should not be set to redirect.
- by Firefox user 15111760, a year agoRated 3 out of 5Works well when I type the amazon address myself, but when I click an amazon link from another source it gets stuck in an infinite loop of reloading.
- by reacocard, a year agoRated 3 out of 5Works if you're signed in, but produces a redirect loop if signed out. This breaks using amazon in private windows, where the user may not desire to be logged in.
- by JD, a year agoRated 2 out of 5Latest version (1.4.5) goes into infinite reload loop when loaded in Private Window, so needs some improvement.
Otherwise, it seems to do its job.
- by Firefox user 14651535, a year agoRated 2 out of 5Works great for shopping, but unfortunately catches AWS websites as well as Amazon Commerce, so it breaks getting to console.aws.amazon.com. A feature to disable for *.aws.amazon.* would help greatly. I had to disable it.
- by justcherie, a year agoRated 1 out of 5This used to work great but I just realized that I missed out on two Amazon Smile donations this morning because my page did not refresh to smile.amazon.com automatically like it used to.
- by Firefox user 14589727, 2 years agoRated 4 out of 5Works well, one small issue is that if you click a direct product link (non-smile) while not logged in, it goes into a redirect loop until you open a new tab, go to Amazon Smile, and login. Doing that then allows the tab to load.
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Sometime during 2011, essentially on a whim, I decided that I wanted to read every book written on the subject of the financial crisis of 2007-08.
What would motivate someone to undertake such a project? Eh, who knows why people do the things they do? As far as I can remember, I had two main motives: one general and one specific.
Generally, I've always had a vague desire to pick one subject and just read everything I could about it. Whenever I read a work of nonfiction, no matter how good or thorough it is, I have this feeling that I'm only getting some of the story. I'm only seeing reality as filtered through the author. The stories told are the ones the author found interesting; the opinions featured are the ones of this writer's sources; the quotes are the ones he happened to write down. Even the most evenhanded and objective writer retains some biases, if only due to the natural limitations on research and reporting. When I read nonfiction, I always feel keenly aware of this. As a result, a book that's supposed to inform me often ends up highlighting what I still don't know.
This problem doesn't really have a solution—nobody can be a firsthand witness to everything—but reading the same story multiple times is at least a better approximation of reality than reading it just once. After all, the police don't stop the investigation after interviewing one witness. Of course, there's a reason most people don't read this way: It is, by design, very, very repetitive. You'd end up reading slightly different versions of the same story over and over again, intentionally making a leisure activity less fun.
Nevertheless, the cumulative nagging of years of nonfiction motivated me to at least try this method once. No matter the subject, I felt like the experiment would at least give me a better sense of the systemic biases of nonfiction.
Which brings me to the specific reason of why this subject. Continue reading


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–Mike Rosario has a new fan.
North Carolina coach Roy Williams pulled the Rutgers men's basketball super-frosh aside before their game Sunday night.
"He said, 'Coming from the bottom of my heart you're a great player. Keep doing what you're doing and you're going to be successful in life,'" Rosario recounted.
The guard from St. Anthony responded by pouring in 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Rutgers lost 97-75, but Rosario's fearlessness kept it respectable.
"I was surprised, coming from Roy Williams, he's a great coach," Rosario said of the pull-aside. "This actually was a dream school that I wanted to come to, but my options were other options. It basically gave me motivation to keep working at everything 100 percent."
In his post-game press conference, Williams called Rosario a "fantastic young man, fantastic player" and added, "he comes in and gets 26 against us and some of them were fairly tough shots."
Here are other observations and quotes from the Dean Dome:
—Tyler Hansbrough is incomparable. His drop-step, reverse-pivot, 10-foot shot in the first half was a fundamental masterpiece. But Ty Lawson is every bit as good. The guy makes almost no mistakes and he plays at 100 miles per hour.
—We have a legitimate starting five: Rosario, Anthony Farmer, Corey Chandler, Greg Echenique and Hamady N'Diaye. This is Rutgers' best combination and allows the Scarlet Knights to push the pace and attack the rim—-the mode in which Rosario and Chandler are most comfortable. Chandler (14 points on 5-of-11 shooting) and Farmer (12 points, 6 assists, 2 turnovers) responded well to their insertion into the lineup.
—J.R. Inman (11 points) played well off the bench, but N'Diaye (two points, eight rebounds, zero blocks) looked lost.
—Despite its youth, Rutgers didn't have that deer-in-the-headlights look that is so easy to get under these circumstances.
—On the whole, good experience for Rutgers. Yes, they lost by 22, but they hung in there for 30 minutes and most people (myself included) thought it would be worse. They can build on this.
Fred Hill on UNC: "They have no weaknesses. This is the best team I've seen in my years coaching. I think they're a very, very special group."
Mike Rosario: ""I wasn't intimidated. I was ready to play and help the team."
J.R. Inman: "I thought we played our basketball against this team since I've been here."
Roy Williams: "I told Fred he's got some young kids, they've really upgraded the level of talent from what it was three years go. I think he's really done a nice job."
Ty Lawson: "Rutgers is getting better as a team. The players are better, (Echenique) is good, and their system is good. They're going to be a team to watch out for in the future."
Danny Green: "They're young and you can tell. They're usually more physical. I think a lot of it has to do with inexperience. They usually have a lot of bigs that give us more problems, but that wasn't the case tonight."


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SDForum, a leading Silicon Valley not-for-profit organization providing an unbiased source of information and insight to the technology community for the past 23 years, is on the quest to find top digital media companies with exceptional technologies driving new media. The organization has partnered with Vator.tv to find great technologies behind new media companies to participate in SDForum's upcoming conference, The Business of New Media II on December 11th. SDForum provides a venue for engineers, executives, researchers, technology leaders, and venture capitalists to exchange information on emerging technologies and best practices. Newforth Partners is a sponsor.
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The SDForum organizers continue to be on the lookout for tech gems across the new-media space. So, if you have a neat technology that changes the future of media, and frankly, a cool technology with legs, then join this competition.
How to win: Vator competitions use the "wisdom of the crowds" approach to find true gems. The Vator community winnows down the selection process for the final team of judges, consisting of SDForum CEO Susan Lucas-Conwell and other members of the SDForum team, Vator co-founder and CEO Bambi Francisco. and Robert Hoffer, Managing Director at Newforth (sponsor for this competition). At the end of November, 7 companies will be selected based on the number of votes, the number of views, the highest ratings, most positive comments, the quality of the pitch presentation and the market opportunity. The judges will make the final decision as to who will present.
So, get the Vator community to help find those winners. These video pitches will be public so the Vator community can help vet the deals. So, for those pitching, encourage your colleagues, customers or experts in your field to provide comments, vote and rate your video pitches and/or to upload their own video pitch about why your video pitch is the best. For those who don't want to share their secret sauce, share what you can. But remember: Success is 2% idea, 98% execution. In other words: Ideas are one thing, executing is everything.
What should you include in your 2-minute pitch?
The competition starts Oct. 29, 2007 and ends on Nov. 30, 2007.
Thank you to Newforth Partners for being a sponsor for this competition.