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Two of my friends have been doing this for years, so I know Kiva is reputable. It is also a lot of fun! I really enjoy the process of choosing a borrower. For each individual or group there is a photograph, some biographical data, an explanation of how the loan will be used, and information about the country. (This would be an interesting way for children to learn about other cultures, geography etc.)
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Coming full circle, the Republican-controlled House approved an across-the-board increase in domestic appropriations Thursday as part of a six month stop-gap bill to keep the government operating past Oct. 1 and into March next year.
The sums are small but the symbolism huge, and the 329-91 vote captured the wild, often dysfunctional swings of this Congress in trying to deal with budget matters and the nation's growing debt crisis.
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Just months ago, the same House GOP — led by party's new vice presidential nominee, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan — was charging up the hill, bent on blowing up the 2011 debt accords by cutting tens of billions more from domestic appropriations.
Yet the 29-page continuing resolution, or CR, marks a complete turnaround. It restores the higher spending targets set in the Budget Control Act — and with such haste and pique — that billions will go out without any distinction between the merits of different programs.
Labor, health and education spending that's so often targeted for cuts by the GOP will grow by close to $1 billion. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission budget, the bane of anti-regulatory forces, inches up again, albeit far less than the White House requested.
At the same time, some agencies get more than even President Barack Obama asked for, while the Indian Health Service — a priority for both parties — will get less than both wanted.
Ryan's return to the Capitol Thursday only punctuated the shift, and the Wisconsin lawmaker — coming and going from the back of the chamber — cast his "aye" early in a show of support with the leadership. But as many as 70 of his fellow Republicans voted no, reflecting some skittishness in the party. Democrats were more united, 164-21, in favor of the package.
The Senate must still vote next week but the CR has already been embraced by Obama under a prior agreement reached between Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
For the speaker, the bottom line has been to get his troops out of town as fast as possible while averting another embarrassing shutdown crisis. Indeed, tea party leaders in Congress promoted the strategy, gambling that new cuts can be made next year if Republicans win control of the Senate and White House.
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Southern Comfort: Bullz-Eye goes down south to sample Star's metric cruisers
The South has played a large part in forging the identity of the United States. Its influences include BBQ, country music, NASCAR, and taking life a little bit slower than those in the north. It is the region of good times and good old boys. And if there's one segment of motorcycles that defines the entire U.S. industry, it's the heavy cruiser. Nowhere else do these big, bellowing beasts sell in such large numbers.
They're so important, in fact, that 50% of all motorcycles sold in the U.S. are cruisers. And with all that money on the table, the segment is crucial for many brands to be successful in the United States. Yamaha knows this too. Since 2004, Yamaha's Star brand has had a double-barreled focus on selling more metric cruisers. So here we are, deep in the heart of Dixie to test Star's newest motorcycles, because if you find success here, you can make it anywhere in the U.S.
Origin of Star
Yamaha is not new to selling cruisers, and neither are their Japanese competitors. Termed "Metric Cruisers," these Japanese bikes have been available for some time, but like the metric system as a whole, adoption has been spotty at best. Reason being, many of the metric cruisers didn't have the qualities customers wanted. They may have been more reliable, but they looked flimsy, had plastic instead of metal in most places, and didn't offer the attitude that cruiser customers wanted. Star's goal is to create bikes that change those perceptions.
Since 1978, Yamaha has sold cruisers. However, customer research showed that this dissuaded many potential customers since they didn't want to be associated with Yamaha's supersport products like the R1. They were into style, not speed. So for their more basic tastes and needs, Yamaha branched out their cruisers under the Star banner in 2004. Star has its own team inside Yamaha devoted to giving their customers the experience they want: high style, large customization and a reasonable amount of refinement.
With this focus, Star has a full lineup of cruisers to fit a bike for every person and every need. From the starter bike V Star 250, all the way up to full baggers like the Stratoliner Deluxe, Star has a full portfolio that drives home their brand values. Star had all their products available to ride in Atlanta, but one stuck out in particular to show what they are trying to accomplish.
The Star Raider
Like a pitcher's violent fastball, the Raider is Star's big weapon – a rolling showcase for what the Star brand represents. At $14,950, it competes at the heart of the cruiser market. It's equipped with a big bore 1854cc V-Twin, and is designed to invoke the style of custom cruisers. But the big question is if all this song and dance leads to a superior riding experience than its competitors.
Classic Looks, Modern Detailing
Cruisers don't sell because they can corner with face-melting speed or accelerate like whipped banshees. They sell on looks first, everything else a distant second. Problem is, the cruiser "look" has already been set by the competition – teardrop tank, big V-Twin and a disgusting amount of chrome. This has been the bane of metric cruisers. Customers view them as imitators, and when in the most subjective segment in the marketplace, that's no place to be.
The Raider puts subtle spins on the aesthetic to differentiate itself. It's still long, low and shiny, of course, but materials and detailing are treated with more refinement. The overall shape is more streamlined; the pipes are swoopy; and as competitors turn away from chrome, Star bought the surplus and applied it to the Raider. It's everywhere, especially on the S model. It's an obscene amount of chrome, and the Raider wears it like a rapper wears gold chains: all big pieces, all at once.
And it's all quality pieces too. Fit and finish is exquisite, and no discernable cost cutting was made. Materials are solid, and all the plastic switchgear has proper heft from something to be used over and over again. The overall feel is that it was put together with precision not usually reserved for building big bikes.
Plus, if you want to take the Raider to the next level, Star has an entire portfolio of quality aftermarket accessories to make your vision possible. They are also producing a limited run of their SCL Raider. The Star Custom Line Raider is a factory special with only 500 units produced. It's available in any color you like as long as that is retina searing orange, and has a variety of custom touches such as a two-tone leather seat and even more chrome.
The overall theme is a less brash cruiser with more emphasis on custom touches, and it excels in this regard. So, does the Raider look different enough from the competition? Those familiar with motorcycles should be able to tell the difference up close easily without looking at the badge, but from a couple feet away, probably not. It's just not so different where you can instantly tell if a Star is coming your way.
You Say Potato, I Say Potahto
But what if you don't want to look the part and actually do want to ride in relative comfort? Here is where the Raider excels. It all starts at the motor. This is where cruisers live and die on the sales floor. The engine is the prima donna lead singer of the package: it's the reason people show up to the show; everything else is filler.
The Raider's 1854cc V-Twin has a lot resting on its shoulders then. It must make all the right noises, make heaps of torque, and have its own personality in a segment that revolves around potato-potato. So, the devil needs to be in the details so that the Raider can have its own personality. Luckily, the Raider's engine does have these changes.
For example, the motor is air-cooled, but has ceramic-composite plated cylinders. This keeps heat from escaping the motor and into your legs. It also has fantastic fueling. These are small changes that add up. Unlike other big V-Twins I've ridden, the Raider is smoother, more polished and easier to live with. It doesn't burn your legs while sitting still. It doesn't run out of puff seconds after getting on the throttle, or jerk you forward when getting off the gas. Also, it is aided by a clutch pickup that is light, but direct, and a gear change that is crisp and smoothed where others are crunchy and vague. And though Star doesn't release power figures, like Rolls Royce used to say, power is "adequate."
The motor just pulls you forward with nary a complaint, but with a quiet burble instead of a scream. The attitude is there, but toned down. Like a boxer wearing a suit, you know he's still tough, but he's more approachable. So is it down on character? Yes, but in a good way. To dislike the motor because it doesn't torture you so much is like saying that you enjoy your girlfriend less now that she has stopped throwing knives at you. The Raider's engine provides the cruiser experience without crushing compromises.
Easy Rider
Ride and handling are the best aspects of this bike. It starts with the aluminum frame that is lighter than comparable steel units. The shocks and dampers are nothing special, but they offer more travel and better damping than some competitors. Additionally, the seating position is low, but you also sit more upright than comparable bikes. These elements combine to create a riding experience that is less nerve-racking.
This is still a forward control cruiser, so ground clearance is lacking, but since the suspension is more compliant and you have a touch more road feel, the bike does not feel like its 729 lb. curb weight would suggest. It's still no canyon carver, but riding the Raider on the back roads of Georgia, on wet pavement, didn't feel nearly as daunting as I thought it would because of the ride quality. However, the brakes, like everything in its class, are lacking in feel, and the Raider isn't available with ABS. From the brand that is focused on offering tech in the segment, this is an oversight.
To find success in the heavy cruiser market, Star must provide a unique product that is differentiated enough from established competitors. When it comes to looks, the Raider is not distinctive enough. However, ride one and the refinement of the motor and chassis will sell you on purchasing the bike. But in a segment dominated by attitude, Star is facing an uphill battle getting the people onto the bikes to experience its best attributes. Star is heavily focused on that, and the Raider is their best chance to get Americans to try out the metric system for themselves.
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The Pinnacles
The Pinnacles trail (Kauaeranga Kauri Trail) traverses steep and rugged country along tracks built by kauri bushmen between 1870's & 1920's up to the top.
The Pinnacles Track is a great track for young and old, large and small. The circuit track leads to a modern hut on the Pinnacles, with views across the Coromandel Peninsula and beyond.
Getting there
Hidden behind Thames it's around 16km to the start of it, up an ever narrowing road which follows the Kauaeranga river, up the Kauaeranga valley. The Kauaeranga Valley itself has numerous short walks and at least 4 camping spots for those who wish to tent in the bush for a night or two. The Department of Conservation office is a well built structure situated several kilometers before the end of the road (and start of the track). You should pick up your hut pass here before carrying on (and you can get the weather report from the hut near the top). Also, check if any school groups are up there. Driving to the end of the road, there are several parking areas to leave the car. Whilst security is pretty good (DOC close the road at night) there have been instances of break ins of vehicles – not a lot, but try not to leave anything valuable behind.
The Track
Pinnacles Track follows the old pack horse trails from the car-park, over the river and up the valley to the Pinnacles hut. A fit person can get to the hut in over 2 hours. If you aren't in a hurry, 3½ to 4 hours is plenty of time. The track was used in the good old days to bring supplies up to the millers and tree fellers, who cleared out hundreds of acres of kauri trees in the valleys. In the late 1990's, the track (which had become a bit scungy) was upgraded, and rebuilt, close to what it looked like at the start of the century. The result is spectacular . . . stone steps, wide enough for packhorses, dominate most of the track, crossing the river three times as it rises steeply to logging / power camp at the 'near' top. I warn you now – the stone stairs are great to look at but hard on the legs – and they take an hour to do. Here are some loose timeframes anyway.
From the car park to the first junction takes around 20 – 30 min. From here the track undulates a little, then rises steeply to the first swing-bridge. If the water level is low, you can just cross over the rocks…use common sense naturally. From the first swing-bridge, the stone stairs come into play – it will take 1–1½ hrs to leave them and get to the logging camp. It's not all stairs, but they are what you'll remember most. You'll cross two other swing-bridges (from the last swing-bridge, it's about 20 min to logging camp)
The logging camp was also used as a base for the power company to helicopter huge power lines in that feed from Thames to Tairua etc. It's a good place to stop and rest, have some food and appreciate how high up you've come. There's a long-drop hidden in the trees at the Northern end, if needed.
From the logging camp, it's an undulating walk of between 30 min to an hour to the Pinnacles hut. Good views.
The Pinnacles themselves
Once at the hut, you can leave your pack and climb the Pinnacles proper.
Whilst not dangerous, it isn't for the faint hearted. It'll only take 45 minutes to get to the top, but you go up some steep rock faces, and several ladders before negotiating a large boulder, to get to the narrow ledge at the top. From the top, you can see both sides of the Coromandel – Tairua / Pauanui on one side, The firth of Thames and Hauraki Plains on the other. The view is breathtaking.
If you are doing a daytrip, from the Pinnacles to the hut to the carpark would be about 3 – 4 hours.
I'd recommend you do an overnighter and stay in the hut. The following day you could either go back down the stairs, or go down via the Billy Goat Trail. More on that in a minute.
The Pinnacles Hut
This has to be the most AWESOME huts I have ever seen. The old hut (which was damp and yuk), is now the warden's house. The new hut, which cost several hundred thousand dollars, is immaculate (for huts anyway). It has:
- 80 bunks (split into two bunkrooms)
- 3 chemical long-drops (no smell, no spiders)
- A cold shower (note the word cold)
- A gas Kitchen (and a BBQ but you should ask DOC at Kauaeranga Valley if it's still there before taking rackloads of steak up)
- And – wait for it – it has a solar powered lighting system. Yep…when it gets dark, you can press a button and the lights stay on for twenty minutes (then you press the button again of course)…saves on torches in the bunkroom, though you'll still need them for midnight trips to the toilet.
It's all decked, so once you're there, no muddy boots needed to get to kitchen, toilet wherever.
If you are lucky, the warden (on weekends usually) can get the generator out at night and give a 1 hour slide presentation in the kitchen, showing photos of the history of Thames and the Kauaeranga valley.
Price: $15 – $17 per night (call DOC to find out), but well worth it, even without the slide show.


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(HONG KONG) Dragonair is proud to have received the "Best Regional Airline" award at the 24th Annual TTG Travel Awards Ceremony held in Bangkok on Thursday night (3 October). This is the fourth consecutive year the carrier has been given the honour.
The TTG Travel Awards, presented by leading regional travel trade publication TTG Asia, have been recognising the luminaries of the travel industry since 1989 and are determined through votes cast by TTG Asia readers across the Asia Pacific region. The awards not only serve as a benchmark for high standards across the industry, but also as a trajectory for the travel industry's advancements.
"We are happy and excited to be awarded in the TTG Travel Awards for the fourth consecutive year and my sincere thanks go to all those readers who voted for us," said Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Patrick Yeung. "The award is clear recognition of our quality products and services as well as our commitment to making Dragonair the choice for travellers across the region. Credit for this honour goes to the whole Dragonair team that contributes to our success."
As part of a continuing effort to provide the best travel experience for its customers, Dragonair recently embarked on a full-scale inflight product enhancement which begins the introduction of new Business Class and Economy Class cabins on most of its aircraft, together with a brand-new on-demand inflight entertainment system, StudioKA.
Dragonair has also been busy expanding its network. The airline has launched or resumed 12 destinations since April 2012, marking the biggest expansion in the carrier's history. Another new destination, Siem Reap, will be added in October.
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Brussels, 27 October 2010
European Commission sets out plans to strengthen the Single Market with measures to boost growth and enhance citizens' rights
The European Union's Single Market is the cornerstone of more than 60 years of European integration. Barriers that once stopped goods and services from freely flowing from Lisbon to Helsinki have been torn down. Companies now benefit from a market of 500 million consumers. Consumers travelling abroad have seen dramatic cuts in mobile phone charges. A single currency has made shopping and travelling abroad effortless. Workers now benefit from extensive rights. People can work, study and live anywhere in the EU's 27 Member States. While Europeans can be proud of these achievements, businesses and citizens also know that hurdles still exist when they exercise their rights. The European Commission set out a series of concrete solutions in two reports published today to boost the single market. In the EU Citizenship Report, the Commission proposes measures to make peoples' lives easier when they exercise their EU rights to get married, buy a house or register a car in another EU country. To boost growth, competitiveness and social progress, the Single Market Act calls for action to make the lives of all market participants – companies, consumers and workers – easier.
"Free movement is a cherished right in the European Union. Businesses and citizens have reaped huge rewards as the EU steadily broke down internal barriers to goods, services and people. I want to build on our achievements so that everyone – from tourists and students to workers and small business owners – can truly benefit from a European area of freedom, security and justice," said Vice-President Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. "My goal today is to make sure that we remove the remaining hurdles that people face when exercising their rights. Citizens should feel comfortable if they travel, study or settle abroad. Citizens must have the same rights no matter where they are."
Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier said: "Markets need to serve both the economy and our citizens. That is what defines our society. But right now, the EU Single Market is not delivering as well as it could: it needs to offer more. Citizens and businesses, big and small, need to find an interest for them in the Single Market. There is real urgency: Europe can't afford to leave this potential unexploited. That is why today the Single Market sets out 50 proposals to be put into place by 2012 to make the Single Market work better."
Making citizens' lives easier
The first-ever EU Citizenship Report looks at everyday problems faced by citizens when they exercise their EU rights and extend aspects of their lives beyond national borders: when they travel, study, work, get married, buy a house or car in another EU country. The report includes 25 measures the Commission plans to take in the next three years to make life easier for European citizens:
Renewing the "Europe for Citizen" Programme
The programme "Europe for Citizen," which supports town-twinning and citizens' projects, will is currently under review. The Commission is launching a public consultation today to allow people to comment on the next stage of the programme's activities. The consultation can be accessed in all 23 EU languages via the Commission's public consultations' website.
A Single Market for growth
With 20 million enterprises providing 175 million jobs, businesses play an essential role in finding our way back to growth. The Single Market Act will simplify life for SMEs, which make up more than 99% of Europe's businesses. But Europe's wealth and growth does not only rest on the shoulders of Europe's businesses. A good social system, quality education, competitive jobs and salaries are equally important. The Single Market Act will further strengthen Europe's highly competitive social market economy and will put people at the heart of the Single Market: as consumers, taxpayers, workers, investors, entrepreneurs, patients or pensioners.
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Without effective enforcement, the Single Market would come to a grinding halt. EU Member States are responsible for the timely and correct implementation of European law into national law. In addition to the normal enforcement measures, the Commission will also engage in regular dialogue with Member States, such as the mutual evaluation of EU laws and alternative dispute mechanisms.
To take this discussion forward, the Commission is launching a European-wide debate with all interested stakeholders on the Single Market Act. In the future, the Commission will further strengthen its consultation and dialogue with civil society. In particular, the Commission will open up its expert groups to represent consumer organisations, trade unions, businesses, and local authorities.
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Now, Andrew Cuomo wants a unified Democratic Party
On a conference call with elected officials last night, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he wanted the state Democratic Party to be "tighter" and for supporters of his gun-control legislation to pass resolutions expressing their support for the bill, because opponents are "organized" and vocal.
Cuomo also noted that there should be a "unified" message from Democrats at all levels of government, which usually happens during a presidential election.
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Cuomo, of course, kept a careful distance from Barack Obama for much of last year's election, particularly when Obama's prospects looked most uncertain, and his actions have been instrumental in keeping Democrats from taking over the State Senate.
That was back when Cuomo's political imperative was to appear above partisan politics.
Last night's comments come in the context of a shift to the left, back toward the party whose support he'll need in 2016.
Here are some of Cuomo's remarks from the call:
"I want to work more to get the Democratic Party tighter in this state, especially among elected officials. The governmental agenda turns into the campaign message, right? To the extent that we can have a unified agenda and a unified message, that helps all of us and it helps the party. It happens naturally during a presidential year, because the president starts the message from on top and it trickles down, pardon the use of the words.
"But even when there is not a presidential election, we should have a unified agenda, we do have a unified agenda and then we all push at the same time. And that will help governmentally and that will help politically. And the best politics is the best government. The best government is the best politics. And that is something I really want to spend some time on, getting tighter than we now do it. We should be more unified in terms of the governmental agenda and this is the first start at that."
"Mayor is trying to micromanage beyond his term-rather than help kids now. Mulgrew is right,Mayor is wrong" — Randi Weingarten
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called Mayor Michael Bloomberg and U.F.T. president Michael Mulgrew to prod them into reaching a deal on teacher evaluations. [Yoav Gonen, Tara Palmeri and Carl Campanile]
Ninety percent of the teacher-evaluation deals passed in other parts of the state include a sunset provision, which Bloomberg said were "shams." [Lisa Fleisher]
The city's failed negotiations with the U.F.T. over teacher evaluations "laid bare the fatal flaw in Gov. Cuomo's approach." [Daily News]
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver paid $35,000 to a law firm in connection to JCOPE's investigation into the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal. [Erik Kriss]
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Bill Thompson tried signaling a new spirit of cooperation with the city's power brokers. [Dana Rubinstein]
Bloomberg said the U.F.T.'s demands on the teacher evaluation deals were "a joke." [Dana Rubinstein]
Joe Lhota said, "This race isn't about Rudy Giuliani." [Azi Paybarah]
Andrew Cuomo and the Post's state editor had a tense debate over the governor's new gun legislation. [Azi Paybarah]
8:10 a.m. Governor Andrew Cuomo will appear on The John Gambling Show, with guest host Rep. Peter King, on WOR710. It'll stream live here.
9 a.m. Mayor Michael Bloomberg participates in a panel discussion on "Shaping the Future of Transport" at the Annual Transforming Transportation Conference, in the Preston Auditorium on the World Bank Camus, 1818 H Street NW, in Washington.
Noon. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Council members Gale Brewer, Andy King, Rep. Nydia Velazquez, along with doctors and nurses urge Council Speaker Quinn to allow a vote on the paid sick leave bill, on the steps of City Hall.
12:45 p.m. Bloomberg speaks about the president's proposal to reduce gun violence at the 81st U.S. Conference of Mayors' winter meeting, in the presidential ballroom at the Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street NW in Washington. It'll stream live here.
On "The Road to City Hall" tonight: Brooklyn D.A. candidate Ken Thompson, and the reporters roundtable.
City Comptroller John Liu is criticized for restating that he worked in a sweatshop after questions about the accuracy of that claim were raised during his 2009 campaign. [New York Post]
Joe Lhota took a shot at Christine Quinn, saying "you can't confuse cooperation with leadership," and said he is "not going to make a pledge about no new taxes." [Michael Howard Saul]
Lhota is candid like Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani, one editorial board says, happily. [New York Post]
Lhota: "Political operatives are trying to pigeonhole me as Rudy II" and "We are different people." [David Seifman]
Bill Thompson vowed not to raise taxes and accused Christine Quinn and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of passing irresponsible budgets with one-shot funding sources. [David Seifman]
Thompson took a shot at Bill de Blasio's plan to raise taxes on the rich to pay for education programs, saying it "doesn't make sense." [David Chen]
An overview of the races in Queens. [Luis Gronda]
City Hall / City Council
More on the mayor and teachers union blowing the deadline for the teacher evaluation deal. [Al Baker and Marc Santora]
NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly is more popular than Bloomberg. [David Seifman]
The New York City Board of Elections budget has doubled between 2000 and 2010. [Sam Roberts]
Gregory Lombardi, an M.T.A. executive who took a generator home after Hurricane Sandy was demoted and had his six-figure salary cut in half. [Pete Donohue]
Cuomo's "rush-job gun reform" bill "doesn't include an exemption for police" who carry high-capacity magazines. [Erik Kriss]
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants casino locations specified before lawmakers approve a constitutional amendment legalizing gambling. [Laura Nahmias]
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli released an audit that found SUNY Downstate Medical Center top administrators got paid $200,000 salaries while 500 lower-paid workers were given layoff notices. [Anemona Hartocollis]
A judge allowed Assemblyman William Boyland, who is facing federal corruption charges, to travel to Washington to see the president's inauguration. [Mitchel Maddux]
Democrats who struck a coalition deal with Republicans in Albany are not short on money. [Ken Lovett]
There's some disagreement among Democrats as to how to approach the gun control bill. [Jennifer Steinhauer]
And a bigger divide brewing over whether Democrats want to be the party of Rahm Emanuel or Elizabeth Warren. [Maggie Haberman]
Paul Ryan floated the possibility of a short-term extension to the debt limit. [Ashley Parker]
The author of "More Guns, Less Crime" does not agree with Obama's gun control legislation. [John Lott Jr.]
An editorial board cheers the expansion of federal whistleblower protections. [New York Times]
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We are an unincorporated membership society with a constitution and a bank account at Bank of Scotland run by Jonathan Riddell. You can apply for membership by writing to the secretary (Kenny Duffus). Membership is open to all e.V. members in Britain and any other active KDE contributor in Britain.
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NHS acute trusts in England will be spending £830 million a year on IT in four years time, as they respond to the axing of the National Programme for IT and other pressures, according to research.
Read former NHS CIO Richard Granger's last interview
The "Market by numbers" report from EHI Intelligence reveals that total IT spend in the sector will increase by 4.2 percent in 2012-2013, despite overall trust budgets remaining flat.
It also shows that spending will continue to grow in each of the following three years, reaching £830 million in 2015-16. This is in marked contrast to the squeeze on public sector spending that is expected over the remaining years of the current Parliament.
Big-ticket software applications at trusts will include picture archiving communication systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), electronic patient records (EPR) and patient administration systems (PAS). EHI Intelligence predicts that £141 million will be spent on PASs by 2015-16.
The report says almost all categories of IT product spend will increase over the next five years, with significant increases for IT services, hardware and software, and smaller but "significant" increases for IT staff.
The forecasts are based on key data collected through EHI Intelligence's in-depth interview programme with NHS IT directors, the 100,000 data points on the EHI Intelligence NHS Trust Database, and "insight" from suppliers selling to the market.
While trusts look to spend more on big IT projects, the government claims it can save £1.2 billion over five years through the wider use of telecare technology.


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Kaitlyn Nicole Logan and Ryan Michael Jilka married on June 16 at the Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Clay Center with Father Larry Grennan officiating.
Richard and Laurie Logan of Clay Center and Mike and Karen Jilka of Hillsboro are the parents of the couple. Richard and Betty Logan of Marshall, Mo., Ben and Florence Shaffer of Great Bend, Beth Jilka of Hill City, and Ermal and LoVaune Rasmusson of Salina are grandparents of the couple.
Sister of the bride Sarah Logan and friend of the bride Amy Pierson were maids of honor. Bridesmaids were Kati Beam, Lauren Rosales, and Anneliese Rotering. Flower girls were Avery Daniels and Elora Reed, cousins of the bride.
Best men were Adam Jilka and Kyle Jilka, brothers of the groom. Groomsmen were Tanner Gassman, Clinton Parmer, and Eric DePew. Ethan Gustafson, friend of the couple, was the ringbearer. Corey Seachris, KC Simmons, Curtis Grote, and Aaron Dirks were ushers.
Kari Stratton, Sarah Logan, and Erin Tombaugh provided special music.
The bride is a graduate of McPherson College with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. She is a special education teacher in Augusta.
The groom is a graduate of Emporia State University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He is a laboratory supervisor with Flint Hills Resources in Wichita.
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Tony Jones recently posted some info about a project that I am part of, the new Animate Faith Formation Series, from SparkHouse. I have already been compensated for my part in the project, so my gushing over the project is not so much about sales as it is about hoping people take advantage of this resource that I am truly proud of.
From what I can tell, the folks at SparkHouse wanted to bring together seven of the greatest Christian thinkers in the universe in order to create an adult formation curriculum that was, not only theologically solid, but engaging and thoughtful. As the tagline reads:
Seven leading Christian voices.
Seven big conversations about faith.
All you need is seven weeks.
As it would turn out the seven greatest thinkers were already booked, so they scraped together seven other folks who have been known to flap their gums about God, faith and life:
- God | Faith Is a Quest | Brian McLaren – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
- Religion | Spirituality Is Not Enough | Lillian Daniel – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
- Jesus | The Revolution of Love | Mark Scandrette – YouTubeteaser | PDF Preview
- Salvation | Abundant Life Now | Shane Hipps – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
- Cross | Where God Is | Nadia Bolz-Weber – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
- Bible | A Book Like No Other | Lauren Winner – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
- Church | An Imperfect Family | Bruce Reyes-Chow – YouTube Teaser | PDF Preview
And over about six months we wrote, procrastinated, wrote, submitted, re-wrote, gathered, critiqued, re-wrote and finally recorded our thoughts on God, Jesus, Salvation, Spirituality, The Cross, the Bible and Church. The results of our efforts can be seen in this first of many teaser videos:Here are five quick reasons why I think you should order it today:
- We invite rather than instruct. While we each give our perspective on faith, these are not offered in order convince anyone of anything, but rather to present a compelling reason to think about each topic and then explore what this means for each person.
- We were allowed to be ourselves. I know this seems like a no-brainer, but we were each encouraged to bring our own stories into this project and the process. The danger in this kind of openness is that our personalities and styles might not always jive with the hearer, but the potential for folks to hear a genuine invitation to conversations about faith hopefully comes through.
- We modeled what we encourage. Part of the process was to engage with one another through a script read-through and workshop. Gathered in one room over two days, we each read, critiqued, received and eventually left with a better message than we could have developed on our own. This mutuality and respectful exploration was an important part of this project and we hope this same kind of interaction will take place for the participate in the series. And in case you were wondering, YES this was a tad bit intimidating.
- Not everyone will be happy with what we say or who we are. There will be some who will try to place the seven of us into some theological box from which we are collectively destroying Christendom and perverting the Gospel with our false theology in word and deed. And while there are times when I WISHED for that kind of power, rest assured that I stand proudly with these folks, not because I agree with everything that is said, but because we have each entered into a liberating journey to make faith real in a world where too often Christianity is experienced as anything but freeing.
- It just looks awesome. Okay, I have to admit that when I was told that there was going to be animation, I thought to myself, "Cool" and immediately hoped for some Speed Racer version of myself. Well, not only is the artwork and graphical layout great looking, after previewing my own segment, folks will be moved by how the animation helps fill and form the words and thoughts that are trying to be expressed. Also, the journal that tis part of the series is one of those rare "workbooks" that people will keep on their bookshelves, not as a reminder of a moment in time, but as a way to look back on their journey of faith.
So, thanks to Tony Jones, Paul Soupiset and Team and the rest of the SparkHouse crew for their vision, leadership and support during this project. It was a blast. For more information about the "voices" of Animate including bio's, links and trivia, click HERE and here are the various Social Media links of interest: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


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The hacker broke into Portland State's computer system for the first time in March 1991. The school's technical guardians raised their eyebrows but didn't panic. Such invasions were hardly rare even then, back when the Internet was the preserve of pioneers--a sort of digital Wild West populated by pasty-faced nerds.
A few, inevitably, went bad, showing off their chops by cracking into systems. For the most part, though, they posed more annoyance than threat.
"Most of these guys are creatures of the night," says Janaka Jayawardena, who then as now ran Portland State's computer-support department. "You shine a light on them, and they scurry away."
Not the Phantom Dialer--who single-handedly pulled off the biggest Internet invasion ever.
"Phantom Dialer was easily the most persistent hacker we'd ever seen," Jayawardena says. "He had no qualms about doing what he did right out in the open."
That was unusual. What was alarming was what Phantom Dialer did after he broke in.
The hacker proved highly adept at "getting root," or subverting systems' most vital security safeguards to establish total control over them. A geek slogan of the time held that "God = Root"--a user holding root access could do just about anything he or she wanted. Destroy files. Read mail. Change an F grade to an A. Add a few zeroes to a bank-account balance.
Phantom Dialer's relentlessness and guile spelled trouble for Jayawardena. But he was not alone.
Sun Microsystems. MIT. NASA. The Naval Research Laboratory.
Before long, Phantom Dialer started leapfrogging from Portland State's systems into bigger, badder systems, vaulting some of the Internet's most fearsome iron-spike-topped walls. The hacker got in, and got root access again and again.
The specter of some pseudonymous cyber-burglar seizing control over, say, Sun's latest operating system or weapons-systems specs transformed the case from a PSU housekeeping puzzle to a precedent-busting FBI probe. True, Phantom Dialer never seemed to do any of the nasty things his hacking exploits made possible. But surely, such an intrepid intruder must be connected--must be working for someone.
Phantom Dialer's exploits caught the FBI napping. Many Bureau higher-ups were only dimly aware of the Internet's existence.
"It was like, if someone in a narcotics case was carrying a laptop, they called that a computer crime," says Jim Settle, who at the time was fighting a bureaucratic war to set up the Bureau's first true cyber-crime unit. "There was no focus on the telecom networks and the crimes you needed a computer to commit."
Settle convinced the FBI to foist a cyber-crime unit on its D.C. field office, over the office's objections. Soon after, Phantom Dialer hit the radar screen, and it became clear that his rampage was the biggest hack ever.
"This guy was really sort of a leader," Settle recalls. "He was getting into higher levels than your average Boo-Boo Bear. The more places he went, the more intense we got."
Two days before Christmas 1992, FBI agents knocked on the door of a 2,000-square-foot bungalow in Southeast Portland. They didn't find a criminal mastermind.
Instead they discovered Timothy Bach, a socially unplugged 20-year-old with fingers gnarled by day-and-night keyboard marathons. Bach, later diagnosed as schizophrenic, lived in squalor in his bedroom at his parents' house, surrounded by rotting food and dirty clothes. He broke into computers, it seemed, for the same reason taggers scrawl their cryptic marks on walls.
"When you met this guy, he was withdrawn," says PSU's Jayawardena. "But online he was somebody, and I think that kept him going. He gained a position of respect in the hacker world."
Bach was never prosecuted. Instead, he was counseled and, for a time, forbidden to go near a computer. But today--though WW was unable to track him down--it seems he still has an appetite for mischief.
Arbitration records show Bach has been embroiled in a number of disputes over "cybersquatting" in recent years. For instance, he registered "prudentialmotors.com," a web domain name similar to many used by Prudential Insurance, and linked it to a porn site. He pulled a similar stunt with a site connected to U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican who, ironically, has worked on anti-cybersquatting legislation.
If Bach's instincts haven't changed, the world he inhabits has. With the World Wide Web bringing everyone and their mother online, the Internet is a far less lonely, less romantic place. Today, Jayawardena's department faces fewer hacker-geniuses like Tim Bach. Instead, today's computer malefactors unleash swarms of automated viruses and email worms.
"You rarely see the person behind the threat," Jayawardena says. "Now we just try to hold the line against all these robot probes. And I don't think any hacker has ever been as openly prolific as Tim Bach."
All the same, Settle--now retired from the FBI and working as a computer-security consultant in Virginia--says Phantom Dialer was a landmark in cyber-crime's history.
"It helped give us a base for where we are today," Settle says. "People said, 'Well, what was the big deal about what he did--not like he hurt anyone.' That's like saying you should just pick someone off the street and give 'em total control over the phone system. That was not unlike what he had the potential to do."
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Dr. Graham Peaslee of the Hope College faculty has received one of two 2010 "Janet Andersen Lecture Awards" from the Midstates Consortium for Math and Science.
The award includes an invitation to speak during one of the consortium's fall Undergraduate Research Symposia on a topic of the recipient's expertise. The award is intended to honor faculty who have vigorous research programs involving undergraduates, who are exceptional mentors for undergraduate research students, who are engaged and skilled teachers, or who create interdisciplinary research opportunities for undergraduate students. Recipients are chosen based on nominations from colleagues.
Established in 2008, the award is named for former Hope College faculty member Dr. Janet Andersen, a professor of mathematics who died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in November 2005. Andersen had also served as director of the consortium for the five years before her death.
Peaslee, who has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1994, maintains an active interdisciplinary research program involving undergraduate students. He is currently chair of the department of chemistry, and holds a split appointment between chemistry and geological and environmental sciences. He and Dr. Paul DeYoung of the Hope physics faculty have collaborated to run the college's Nuclear Group for the past 16 years. Between them, they have mentored more than 100 research students and produced more than 60 research publications associated with the group.
Peaslee has also applied his training as a nuclear chemist to research focused on the Lake Macatawa Watershed since the late 1990s. He edited the 2008 book "An Environmental History of The Lake Macatawa Watershed," which was co-authored by area high school teachers Carl Van Faasen and Jennifer Soukhome, who spent multiple summers working with Peaslee from 2004 through 2007. In 2009, he, Soukhome, Van Faasen and 2007 Hope graduate William Statema, a former student researcher, co-authored the lab manual "Watershed Investigations: 12 Labs for High School Students." The Macatawa Watershed Project presented Peaslee with its 2005 "Stakeholder of the Year" award for his active involvement in improving water quality and educating the community about the Macatawa Watershed.
He teaches courses including general chemistry; physical chemistry; earth environmental systems; and advanced environmental geochemistry; as well as general-education courses in the atmosphere and environmental change, and chemistry. In 2000, the college's graduating class presented him with the 36th annual "Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award.
Peaslee has led more than 40 educational workshops and given more than 100 public presentations since 1994, including the seminar "New Applications of Nuclear Science to Address Environmental and Forensic Questions" during the college's Winter Happening in January. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, the Geological Society of America and Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, and has been active on campus and nationally in promoting undergraduate education, research and science in general.
He has been the principal investigator or co-principal investigator for more than $3.4 million in external grants since joining the faculty. He was a visiting scientist in the Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., during 2007-08, and at the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., during 2000-01.
Prior to joining the Hope faculty, Peaslee was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory at MSU. He was also a post-doctoral fellow in the Nuclear Science Division at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
He completed his bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1981 at Princeton University, and his doctorate in general physics in 1987 at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
His wife, Dr. Catherine Mader, is a professor of physics at Hope.


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KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday demanded an explanation from the new top commander of U.S. and NATO troops for an air strike that local officials say killed 10 civilians, half of them children.
The death of Afghan civilians during military operations has been one of the most contentious issues of the 11-year-old war.
Afghan officials said two houses were bombed late Tuesday during a joint Afghan-NATO operation in the Shigal district of the northeastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Provincial police chief Ewaz Mohammad Naziri said five boys, four women and one man were killed along with four senior Taliban leaders, who were gathered in one of the homes.
The U.S.-led coalition has launched a probe to determine what happened.
There were conflicting accounts Wednesday from various Afghan officials about who was killed in the strike, as is common in Afghanistan. Ebadullah Karimi, a police spokesman for the region, told CBS News 14 people had been killed, including 10 Pakistani nationals.
According to Karimi, who told CBS News his officers had found Pakistani ID cards on the deceased, six were male insurgents and four were Pakistani women. He said four Afghan men died in the alleged air strike, but did not mention any children. It was still not possible to independently reconcile the differing accounts.
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- More Marines charged in Taliban urination video
- U.N.: $3.9B spent on Afghan bribes 2012
Gen. Joseph Dunford, who took over Sunday for Gen. John Allen as the commander of all allied forces in Afghanistan, expressed "his personal condolences for any civilians who may have died or been injured as a result of the operation," according to a coalition statement.
Jamie Graybeal, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, said Dunford told Karzai that the coalition was conducting an assessment of circumstances surrounding this incident and that coalition officials would meet with local village elders and families of anyone harmed in the operation "to personally to express our condolence."
Karzai's office said Dunford explained that the coalition and Afghan forces were targeting members of al Qaeda when they summoned air support to the province.
"Pointing to a commitment Gen. Allen had previously made not to conduct any air strike or bombing in residential areas, President Karzai reminded that such incidents must strictly be avoided in future and any recurrence is not acceptable," the statement from Karzai's office said.
The reported attack came as President Obama announced Tuesday (video) in his State of the Union speech that he will withdraw about half of the 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan within a year a step toward withdrawing all foreign combat forces by the end of 2014.


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I found this site purely by chance and saw that people want to know where certain phrases come from, so I thought I'd post this on the discussion board
as it's nice to see that Shakespeare is "alive and well" and his words are still in everyday use:
So take a look at this its called
"Quoting Shakespeare"
If you cannot understand my argument and declare "it's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare. If you claim to be "more sinned against than sinning", you are quoting Shakespeare. If you act "more in sorrow tha in anger", if you "wish is father to the thought", if your lost property has "vanished into thin air", you are quoting Shakespeare. If you have ever refused "to budge an inch" or suffered from "green-eyed jealousy", if you have "played fast and loose", if you have been "tongue-tied" - "a tower of strength" - "hoodwinked" or "in a pickle", if you have "knitted your brows" - "made virtue of necessity", insisted on "fair play" - "slept not one wink" - "stood on ceremony" - "danced attendance" on "your lord and master" - "laughed yourself into stitches", had "short shrift" - "cold comfort", or "too much of a good thing", if you have "seen better days", or lived "in a fools paradise", why, be that as it may, "the more fool you", for it is a "foregone Conclusion" that you are "as good luck would have it", quoting Shakespeare. If you think "it is high time", and that "that is the long and the sohrt of it", if you believe that "the game is up", and that "truth will out", even if involves your "own flesh and blood", if you"lie low" till "the crack of doom" because you suspect "foul play", if you have "teeth set on edge at one fell swoop" - "without rhyme or reason", then "to give the devil his due" if the "truth were known" for surely you have a "tongue in your head", you are quoting Shakespeare. Even if you bid me "good riddance" and "send me packing", if you wish I was "dead as a doornail", if you think I am an "eyesore" - a "laughing stock" - the "dwvil incarnate" - "a stony-hearted villain" - "bloody-minded", or a "blinking idiot", then "by jove" - "o lord"- "tut, tut!" - "For goodness sake" - "what the dickens!" - "but me no buts" - "it is all one to me", for you are quoting Shakespeare...
By Bernard Levin and reproduced from the Times Newspaper.
No doubt some of you may have this but if not and you would like it follow the links below as you can buy this as a poster from Shakespeares Globe on the Southbank (opposite side of the River Thames to St Pauls Cathederal, for those of you who want to visit the Globe Theatre and don't know where it is, well worth a visit too.)


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The City of Lincoln's Urban Design Committee and Historic Preservation Commission will hold public meetings on Thursday, December 15, 2011. The meetings will convene at 1:00 p.m. in Room 214 (in Development Services Center, 2nd floor, County-City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, to consider the following agendas. For more information, contact the Planning Department at (402) 441-7491.Agenda of December 15, 20111. Approval of the joint meeting record of November 10, 2011. 2. Discussion of redevelopment design concepts of Lincoln Traction Partners (Brett West, WRK, etc) 3. Continued discussion of West Haymarket Streetscape concepts (The Clark Enersen Partners, Sinclair Hille Architects, etc.) 4. Misc. 5. Adjournment of Urban Design Committee meeting.
6. Approval of HPC meeting record of November 17, 2011. 7. Opportunity for persons with limited time or with an item not appearing on the agenda to address the Commission. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION * Memo from Ed Zimmer 8. Application by Scott Sullivan for a certificate of appropriateness for work at 201 N. 7th Street, the Lincoln Station in the Haymarket Landmark District. 9. Application by Monte Froelich for a Certificate of Appropriateness for work at 129 North 10th Street, Old Federal Building/Grand Manse, a designated landmark. 10. Application by Craig Smith for a Certificate of Appropriateness for work at 151 North 8th Street in the Haymarket Landmark District. 11. Application by Craig Smith for a certificate of appropriateness for work at 6030 and 6038 Havelock Avenue in the Havelock Avenue Landmark District. 12. Application by USA Rollersports for a Certificate of Appropriateness for work at 4730 South Street, the LT&T No. 4 Exchange, a designated landmark. 13. National Register nomination of Meadow Gold complex, 7th-8th, M-L Streets. DISCUSSION 14. Misc. 15. Staff Report: "Greening" Eleventh Street project (Everett Landmark District), etc.
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This week, we reported on a study that found that bias against bigger people—fattism—is a growing issue, ingrained in children as young as four.
And it's no wonder that our culture has become so pro-skinny: In addition to the airbrushed idealized images of women we see, well, everywhere, there are now special speed dating events for the diminutive crowd.
Speed dating site OnSpeedDating.com is offering what it calls "Skinny Minny" events, which only allow women who are size eight or below to participate. Yeah. Seriously.
But what goes into the execution of these events makes them even worse. According to The Huffington Post, women who go to the events have to wear their dress size on their nametags. Naturally, there are no such stipulations for men—guys of every size are allowed to partake in the "fun."
In fact, these speed dating sessions are specially tailored to please discerning single guys, making sure the women available perfectly suit their tastes. HuffPost cites a past event description which read: "Guys, no need to worry about meeting a biggie-size chick 'down-sizing' to an 8 like when you're dating online. We'll be checking labels at the door!" (Excuse me while I go vomit.)
Okay, fine. People have certain tastes for what they want in a partner, whether it's big, small, black, white, short, tall, emo, or preppy. I get it.
But, look, I'm one of those so-called "skinny minnies" and I am all kinds of offended by this. I have a hard time believing that any guy who would actually sign up for this crap isn't a total douchebag. A man who so much as finds the event description somewhat appealing is undateable in my book. It's not just about the concept of these events but the tone, the one-sidedness, and the fact that women are basically treated like objects, or cattle, by the way they have to display their specs on their shirts.
What self-respecting woman would voluntarily go to an event like this? All I know is, the whole situation is all about wrong.
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Founded by immigrants from Bohemia in Europe, the settlement of Pūhoi was originally extremely isolated - leading to the phrase 'up the boohai' (a corruption of the town's name), meaning 'in the back of beyond'. Today the historic town is popular with visitors, and is known for its cheese production.
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