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Large Dino Coffee Table by BDI
designed by Louis Lara
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Like a stone in a zen garden or a well-worn boulder in a swiftly flowing stream, The Dino Coffee Table brings a peaceful presence to any setting. Its soft, triangular shape makes this low table a versatile choice for a variety of settings, and perfect for use with a sectional sofa. The coffee table's tempered glass top and beveled wood lower shelf are securely attached to beautifully finished satin-nickel steel legs.
What's To Like:
Balanced asymmetry. The steel base leaves a lot of air for the Dino Coffee Table to breathe, and the result is that this is one graceful table. You'll be hard pressed to find a coffee table that more elegantly represents the word "flow" - or more seamlessly integrates three different textures. Wood, glass, and steel marry well.
What's Not to Like:
If you have very active small children, you may not appreciate the glass top for long. A better choice than some because of its tempered glass and rounded corners, the Dino Coffee Table is still a glass table.
The Bottom Line:
Available in Espresso Stained Oak and Natural Walnut as well as a sleek Gloss White finish, the Dino Coffee Table brings serene modern design to any living space, with an eager-to-please triangular shape and contrasting materials.
Tempered glass, wood, and steel.
15.5" h x 54.75" w x 33.25" d
Glass Thickness: 1/2"
Check out the other pieces in the Dino collection:
Dino End Table
Small Dino Coffee Table
The BDI Large Dino Coffee Table is also known by the following manufacturer Item Number: 1343.
Materials & Measurements
Tempered glass top, natural wood veneer, satin-nickel finished steel legs.
Overall: 15.5" h x 54.75" w x 33.25" l
About The Manufacturer
Thoughtful design; sleek lines; material quality that is without peer. Becker Designed Inc. was founded in 1984 by Bill Becker with the goal of making top-notch modern furniture design accessible to the public. They've succeeded. With the most functional, well-engineered, and attractively designed TV stands on the market, BDI has raised the bar to an impressive height. Features like flow-through ventilation, IR-friendly glass, integrated wheels, and removable back panels are just a few of the innovative ways BDI has discovered to make the TV stand that much better. Today, BDI is best know for its home entertainment systems, but it has also applied its vision and craftsmanship in its lines of tables, shelving, and mirrors. BDI is located in Chantilly, Virginia.
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Louis designs with a sculptor's eye for form and detail. His designs have an innate sense of proportion and grace. The simplicity of his styling transcends fads and momentary trends to have a timeless appeal. Always refined, Louis' designs have a sculptural simplicity that is not only beautiful but functional.
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Comments about BDI Large Dino Coffee Table:
Perfect coffee table for the leaving room. Looks great with our dark brown leather sectionals. The quality is very good. Happy with the purchase!
Service and delivery comments:
Prompt delivery. Excellent service. You need to be home since the delivery has to be done in person.
- Attractive
- Sleek
- Well Sized
- Bit Expensive
Best Uses
- Large Rooms
- Medium Rooms
Comments about BDI Large Dino Coffee Table:
I saw this product in a store locally but when I went back they didn't have it. I was searching for a glass top table with character and mid century look. The table is great because it is larger in size for paring with my large sofa. The under shelf help me keep the top clean while still having space for my stuff underneath.
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Very fast shipping and delivery
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Shipping is free!
Ships within 2 business days from the date of purchase unless otherwise noted.
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Front door delivery service means that your item will ship as quickly and safely as possible from our warehouse to your garage or primary entrance. If you live in an apartment building, the item will be left in the lobby. Prior to delivery, our shipper will contact you using the number provided to us during checkout to schedule a delivery appointment. The driver will unload the item from the truck and place it at your door. Keep in mind that this service does not include product placement inside your home, debris removal or assembly, so if you need one of these options be sure to check out our shipping upgrades or contact us at 888-467-6278 for a custom quote.
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Inside delivery is a cost effective way to have large, heavy items delivered inside your home or office when you just do not want to be bothered by moving and lifting. When your order reaches the local station in your area, you will be contacted to schedule a delivery appointment (with a 4-5 hour window). Please not that this option does not include debris removal or assembly. If you need either service please call us for help.
Package Information:
Dimensions: 60" x 37" x 5"
Weight: 99lb
Assembly Instructions:
View BDI Dino Coffee Table assembly instructions.
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On a very small team, where the black box and white box testing is done by the same person, which should the tester do first?
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Seriously, white-box testing (i.e. testing the internals of code) should ideally be done with unit tests by the developer who wrote the code. Unit tests would be built up over time, and part of the build process so we don't waste the poor tester's time with code we know doesn't work as it should. Unit testing becomes more important the smaller your team is--particularly because you don't have an army of testers to shake problems out.
Black-box testing (i.e. testing through the user/system interface) is typically what most testers do.
All testing needs to be prioritized on how critical a function is for the finished product. If the mission is to provide a tool to do X and the product doesn't do X, that's a big problem.
Black-box testing to verify the features. White-box testing as necessary if things are broken. If all the black-box tests pass and the coverage is good, white-box testing is unnecessary.
Black box.
White box components are usually dependent on black box components, so I would want to test the black box first and then move on to the white box.
You first do white testing thinking as a coder/developer to make sure things will work fine. Then you do black box testing usually trying to think as if you were the end user, without thinking on the internal structure of the program. Sometimes you need to think like a coder/developer even if you are doing a black testing because you might be testing an internal module that was written by another person and you dont have access to the code.
If you want to have a good test cycle, you should have different people doing Both:
To answer your question, the white-box testing should be done first. But you really need to have a different person doing the black box testing if you want to it to be effective.
I like to start with black box testing, then use code coverage information or the debugger to figure out what I'm doing and analyze what's happening.
But the real answer is it depends. I'm likely to dive into the code sooner (ore even first) if I'm doing API testing, but much later if my goal is to look at some large end to end scenarios.
Black box testing, because you are writing tests before the code exists. The tester needs to be developing time-consuming automatic tests in parallel with the developer writing code to be efficient on a small team.
If the code is already written, I would suggest you spend some time sketching out test coverage from a black-box point of view to make sure you get some time brainstorming before you clutter your brain with the actual code. However, you can then switch to white-box and look at the code before you get too far along with actual testing to get a feel for the risky areas and to prioritize those tests you brainstormed earlier (and augment them with new tests thought up by looking at parts of the code that seem complicated or questionable).
Neither. I try to write good tests using my Right BICEP, keeping in mind CORRECT boundary conditions no matter what order they come to mind. Those are both acronyms proposed in Pragmatic Unit Testing.
My goal is to focus on writing good tests, and not which colour to write first.
First do it white box testing.
Second go for Black box testing.
> Black Box Testing
I. The tester should check functional of the application, such Text box, Radio button, listbox, Command button,... etc.,,
II. The tester should check non functional of the application, such logo, Image, spelling,.. etc.,,
III. The tester should check entire flow of the application.
Note: To check Positive and Negative conditions.
I would say Black Box testing first, simply because as a proponent of TDD, the tests are written before the code (or box) exist anyway :)
White Box testing (as far as I understand) is more useful in a debugging mindset.

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Phew! I can't believe I'm closing in on one month at Berroco. Yesterday Margery, Norah and I took a trip to Boston so I could learn how to plan photo shoots. We saw many models and a lot of inspiring clothing. As you might imagine a lot of thought goes into styling the pattern books and it really isn't the sort of thing you can pick up in a university or book, though I'm feeling pretty good about my Project Runway/America's Next Top Model addictions! I'm picking up a lot simply by watching these two in action:
By the way, the baristas at Starbucks, completely unprompted, christened us with new names. We decided that these were our alter egos, used only when traveling! In fairness to him, I used my shorter nickname Ria when ordering but still…Van? Lauria at least EVOKES Norah =)
In transit we couldn't contain our geekiness–all three of us are addicted to our gadgets and could barely get any knitting done, we were too busy sharing tech-ish gossip. Norah used FileMagnet to download my Brûlée Scarf pattern which was featured in last week's Knit Bits, so cute on the tiny screen! Norah also filled us in about Stitch Minder.
Another program that had us in a tizzy was Polyvore. We were REALLY psyched to see that the Knitting Tote designed by our Design Assistant Donna was featured in many collages, including my favorite which is attic themed:
Donna also designed this season's Quixotic in Peruvia Quick–the woman has a gift with bags!
There are other Berroco garments featured and I think this will be really helpful when we start to style the Spring 2009 booklets…feel free to upload and play! Maybe we can start a Ravelry group…
Oooh, I hadn't heard of filemagnet before, but it seems just the thing to keep the patterns I'm working on at hand. Thanks!August 28, 2008
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You startled me when my name appeared on the screen while reading your entry! My name's Van (but pronounced to rhyme with 'Darn'). How did that get mixed up with Ria though
I really like your Brulee scarf too. Simple things are best! Congrats on your almost-one-month at Berrocco.August 29, 2008
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I appreciated the fashion styling in the Weekend booklet #296 so much! It inspired me to make 3 of the items so far with Weekend. Is there a way to find out the brand name of the Shorts used on the model on page 6 Anu, and page 7 Una. Love, love, love!April 18, 2010


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Citizens United: Time for Outrage
The internet is filled with calls for outrage, and I hesitate to add one more. But the outrage over the Supreme Court'sCitizens United decision has been slowly simmering for months, and it's time for it to boil over. The cauldronhit a rolling boil when Newt Gingrich'scampaign wasfunded almost entirely by one person "not coordinating" with the campaign.For some in our country, the cauldron's lid could barely contain our outrage when Stephen Colbert revealed the farcical workingsof super PACs during an extended prophetic satire.[caption id="attachment_19877" align="alignright" width="300" caption=""Houston, we are the .0000063%""][/caption]But the real boil-over has got to be coming soon. The reason?Solid statisticsfor campaign contributions have been rolling infor this presidential election, and they are beyond what most of us could have imagined.As Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig has been demonstrating, thenumber of "citizens united" that combined to contribute 80% of these political contributions is statistically infinitesimal: 196 people, or .0000063% of American citizens. In other words, the primary vehicle of contemporary American campaigning is funded by about the same number of people that have been to the international space station.Former senator Russ Feingold recently offered a round-up of criticism of Citizens United in the Stanford Law Review, where he noted that, finally:
The public is noticing. A recent poll conducted jointly between the Washington Post and ABC News found a staggering reality: nearly seven in ten registered voters believe that super PACs, the prominent vehicle used to channel unlimited funds into our elections, should be illegal.
Yet Feingold's piece was written just before the Supreme Court's June decision to reject Montana's challenge to Citizens United. It seems then, that the power to overturn this fundamental threat to democracy -- yes, that's classic outrage language! -- lies only with the people and our legislative branch.Amid our outrage, Justice Stevens's dissent is worth rehearsing over and over.A frequently quoted portion:
At bottom, the court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt.It is a strange time to repudiate that common sense. While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics.
Amen! Let's rally the 99.9999937% !!!
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The chance of overtruning CU are about as possible as the return of the Ice Age to Tempe, AZ.Both parties benefit, just at different times. It is the reverse monetary version of the Senate fillibuster.
The Citizens United case did not decide anything about PACs (which existed prior to the decision as a vehicle for union and industry trade groups to influence legislation) or contributions to political candidates, which is what Prof. Lessig's article is about. Citizens United dealt with the ban on independent expenditures (in the form of advertising, leafletting, etc.) by corporations (non-profits and unions too) within 30 days of an election. It rightlfully found that such a measure was a congressional prohibition on speech in violation of the First Amendment that was meant to protect incumbents from criticism. Since commonweal seems to like the ban on corporate expenditures, will it prohibit it contributors from mentioning candidates by name on this blog or in its magazine published within 30 days of the election?
Thank God for citizen's united. Government regulating political speech and campaigns is a complete conflict-of-interest.
Bruce and Mikey like CU..Let's find the weakest company one of these 198 own and by boycott get the 99% to put it out of business.A casino is very vulnerable business.. maybe not in Macao though.. .That will be just step one. the only message they hear is money.
ed,I actually agree with you (shocking as that may be). The answer to speech you don't like (whether it be from corporations or politicians or even commonweal commenters) is more speech, in the form of protests or boycotts or press conferences or response ads. Why do we need the government to place limits on political speech based on the legal status of the source?
All the lovers of plutocracy and its use to manipulate fob themselves off as lovers of free speexh.I think Jim is right that no change is imminent, but,please, don't b.s. me about the wonders of free speech.
It's true that Citizens United itself didn't create PACs, but it created the legal precedent for the speechnow.org decision (July 2010) and thus super PACs. It explicitly cited Citizens United as the main reason for its ruling. With super PACs we're talking about differences in degree that are sufficient to be different in kind. If active PACs were like the rapids of the Colorado River, the super PACs are like a flood after a heavy rain or after eliminating one of the dams. (Indeed, a "flood" of money has been a popular metaphor for what's happened in campaign finance post-2010.) Super PACs are different enough in degree to be different in kind. What's happening is not like anything that's happened before. Spend any time watching TV in a swing state, or follow the super PAC spending on any number of tracking sites, and it's easy to see what's changed. As long as we're trading in the key metaphors here, the other ones are "money = speech" and "corporation or union = person." The super PACs amplify the rights to free speech for some, to be sure. But what's happening in practice is that super PACs have been given unlimited access to, if you will, amplified speech that drowns out the speech of others. In a democratic town hall meeting, if the richest person in the town bought the rights to the auditorium's amplification system and delivered a political message at high volume for the entirety of the meeting, while everyone else clambered to be heard underneath the din, we wouldn't call that a net increase in free speech rights. Federal elections are our nation's town hall meeting. We want liberty, but we want it ordered -- isn't "ordered liberty" the favorite rejoinder of conservatives to libertarians? On this issue I feel very conservative, in the old-fashioned sense (Burke and Kirk).
corporation or union = personMichael, why keep pedaling this falsehood. The rationale is that unions and corporations are 'associations of people' and the freedom to 'assemble' is in the bill of rights. It has nothing to do with a corporation or union being a natural person.Further, individual voters can choose whether and to whom to listen. Why do we need the government to restrict our access in what is a clear conflict of interest.
"Further, individual voters can choose whether and to whom to listen."You make a HUGE presumption about the masses of the general electorate being intelligent enough to know the difference between a squash racquet and a pomegranate. They'll just listen to the heavily funded loudest braying at the very end and vote for the one they'dlike to have a beer - or, in Romney's case - a Perrier with.
Corporate personhood has been around a long time. I wasn't peddling a falsehood. I understand what the legal language is: corporations are "person"s but not "individual"s in US law. On the contrary, Guantanamo detainees are "individual"s but not "person"s in US law (Rasul v. Rumsfeld, appeal decision, 2009). I'm just drawing attention to the operative metaphors, which are crucial to the way we talk, think, and reason. It's easy to rally people around the cause of the rights of people to unlimited free speech regarding politics and elections. It's significantly more difficult to rally people around the cause of the rights of corporations to spend unlimited money regarding politics and elections. I think when people see what's happening in an almost unregulated political campaign situation (196 individuals responsible for 80% of the contributions), Americans will question the wisdom of such a system.
Michael ==About political language --- One of the problems here is that political advertising uses the same sorts of psychological pressures involving language and images to manipulate judgements that business ads do. Both brainwash their audiences without the audiences being aware that the brainwashing is going on, unless the audience is educated enough to watch out for it.
If they are not using the money to literally buy votes, what exactly is the problem?
As you say Mark, they have the money, so they win. Market driven. Any politician knows that money buys votes. It may not technically be bribery. But it does buy votes. No one becomes a congressman or senator, let alone president without huge amounts of money.
Corporate personhood has been around a long time. I wasnt peddling a falsehood.Michael,Citizens United was not based on corporations and unions being natural persons. In that sense, you were mis-Leading the discussion. While corporations are legal persons they do not have any rights under the constitution, those belong to natural persons and associations of natural persons.Btw, I highly doubt anyone commenting here is unduly influenced by the 'brainwashing'. So who exactly are you worried about? Those who cant think for themselves? What if they can?
I just leafed through the Constitution and discovered that, instead of the nice, clean method by which the guy who raises the most money wins, we've constructed this cockamamie process whereby you vote for a delegate to an electoral college, which in turn chooses the president.I am not sure why the specter of corporate spending is being waved around like a bloody shirt. I understand that the 80% is coming not primarily from corporations but from wealthy individuals.As I've stated before, I'd much rather see the money go directly to the campaigns rather than to super PACs, so that the candidates can be held responsible for the messaging being put out on their behalf. The sheer quantity of expenditures on advertising doesn't bother me too much. It seems that there is a rough equality between the two sides in this election. It's difficult to see that either candidate is getting much of an edge so far; the polls have barely budged in two months or more. In point of fact, the *in*effectiveness of the media blitzes, particularly by the Obama campaign, has itself become a story during these relative doldrums in the campaign. There is such a thing as a law of diminishing returns on messaging. I know that if I lived in Ohio, I'd switch to the ball game during commercial breaks.
should be illegal
"Should be" is an opinion. "Are not" is a fact. Rally away.
A couple of examples where the question of campaign contributions corrupting our politics comes into play:1 - When large donors want a specific outcome. The Romney campaign (http://www.mittromney.com/news/press/2012/05/obama%E2%80%99s-warped-view...) has been using Solyndra as an example of "crony capitalism", pointing to the fact that Solyndra's largest investor, George Kaiser, was a "bundler" for the Obama '08 presidential campaign.2 - Based on this story (http://www.propublica.org/article/inside-the-investigation-of-leading-re...), it seems to me that if I were Sheldon Adelson, I'd have a fairly strong self-interest in trying to ensure that the US Justice Dept. wouldn't pursue an indictment of me in 2013.3 - Political scientists tend to agree that there's a point of "diminishing returns" for campaign advertising. In presidential races, that point is pretty much always reached, or at least approached. Also, in presidential races (or gubernatorial races on a state level) there tends to be widespread third-party coverage (i.e., reporting) of the campaign.That's not true for lower-level races. (Quick who are the candidates in California's 37th district? Or Texas 18th? Or New York's 25th? Or Kansas' 3rd?) Many of the political scientists who express concern about the long-term impact of "Citizens United" argue that its greatest impact will be in state legislative and judicial races---campaigns in which there's little or no media coverage other than advertising.
It is not a "conflict of interest:" for a democratic state to act to preserve its democratic principles. If someone were to invade us with guns and bombs, no one would say it's a conflict of interest for the government to act to prevent this. I think it's not only appropriate, but obligatory, that our government legislate against anything that might undermine our democracy.The governor of Montana's op-ed last month in the NY Times about the corrupting influence of Citizens United was pretty compelling.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/opinion/an-invitation-to-keep-money-ou... support the movement for a constitutional amendment against Citizens United.
"The Romney campaign ... has been using Solyndra as an example of crony capitalism, pointing to the fact that Solyndras largest investor, George Kaiser, was a bundler for the Obama 08 presidential campaign."Please correct me if I'm confusing myself on this one, but I think the practice of bundling did not originate with the Citizens United decision per se, but rather is a function of campaign contribution limits imposed by (I think) the original Federal Election Campaign Act. FWIW, here is my take on bundling:The current limit for an individual contributing to a presidential campaign is $2,500. Let's say, for the sake of discussion, that each campaign in 2008 spent $500 million on its general-election campaign (in point of fact, the Obama campaign spent considerably more and the McCain campaign spent considerably less, but $500 million is, very roughly, the average of the two, and it makes the math easier). That means that if the three of us - you, me, and Sheldon Adelson - each maxed out on our contributions to our favorite candidates' campaigns, each of us would contribute one two-thousandth of one percent of the total amount that the campaign needs in order to sustain itself. I submit that there isn't enough time to attend all the Hollywood cocktail parties or union hall beerfests or envelope-slipping in dark alleys between now and the election to directly solicit and collect the money that campaigns need, if it needs to be solicited and collected in $2,500 chunks. The chasm of a mismatch between the limits on contributions, and the cost of sustaining a campaign, is so yawningly wide, that bundling has become a necessity. Without bundlers, we'd only be able to have an election once every couple of hundred years or so, because that's how long it would take to raise all the money under our current laws.The obvious solution is to raise the limits. Then, rich guys could donate more without needing bundlers. Of course, that raises the specter of rich guys exercising outsize influence on candidates, and I don't say that's not a valid concern. But with the system in place now, we have the specter of bundlers exercizing outsize influence on candidates. So it may be a wash. If I were a rich guy, I'd be more likely to trust an operative presumably vetted by the campaign than a bundler, just like, if I were the dad of a star high school basketball player, I'd be more likely to trust the assistant coach of Land Grant U than some shady AAU coach who claims to have a connection to the Land Grant U program.
@Jim Pauwels (7/17, 9:12 am) You're right; bundling's been around (and legal) for years.This is somewhat off-topic, but one possible piece of the solution to the campaign finance problem would be to reduce the "expense" side of the equation by making a certain amount of advertising (TV, radio, print, internet?) time and/or space available to candidates at no or reduced cost. As it stands now, one of the prime beneficiaries of our unwieldy campaign system is television station owners.
"Without bundlers, wed only be able to have an election once every couple of hundred years or so, because thats how long it would take to raise all the money under our current laws."My personal political donations have all been done online in response to e-mail solicitations. I think we now have the communications technology to raise necessary campaign funds without bundling. I think needing to get support from many, many donors is not a bad threshold requirement for a political campaign, it culls from the herd those people whose message has little popular support and who are only in play because they have deep pockets.
"I think needing to get support from many, many donors is not a bad threshold requirement for a political campaign, it culls from the herd those people whose message has little popular support and who are only in play because they have deep pockets."Irene, we do that already, but the support is given in the form of votes rather than donations. What you've written is actually a pretty good justification for the party primary.I agree that it's pretty easy to give money, including to political campaigns, online. But I presume that bundlers aren't only bundling - they're selling, too. If everyone was persuaded and motivated enough to give without needing a sales pitch, then bundlers would be unnecessary.
People who want to support the DISCLOSE Act can do so pretty easily through the Open Congress website. http://www.opencongress.org/contact_congress_letters/new?bill=112-s3369&...
Irene --Thanks very much for that site. It does all the work for you :-)
The Republicans in the Senate filibustered DISCLOSE for the second straight day yesterday.
Yet another reason to eliminate (or severely weaken) the Senate rules that allow for filibusters.
It is not a conflict of interest: for a democratic state to act to preserve its democratic principles.Irene,This statement includes a fundamental misunderstanding of our Republic which was establish by 'We the People', and "it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government. The state acting to preserve its 'democratic principles' is exactly a 'conflict of interest', since We the People retain the right and obligation to determine the 'democratic principles' of 'such Government'.
I disagree, Bruce. By legislating to control undue influence over our electoral process, it is We The People acting through our democratically elected representatives to ensure we remain We The People and not a tyranny of the powerful few.
When some people are allowed to contribute more than the personal limit ($2500?), then that person has double the privilege of the rest of us. It also violates the principle of "one man, one vote". Further, it's like voting behind a mask. The whole decision is a sham. I wonder if Roberts' conscience has been hurting him since Citizensl, so he summoned up enough courage to do right by Obamacare.
Surprised no one's pointed to this article yet:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/magazine/how-much-has-citizens-united-..."The oft-repeated narrative of 2012 goes like this: Citizens United unleashed a torrent of money from businesses and the multimillionaires who run them, and as a result we are now seeing the corporate takeover of American politics."As a matter of political strategy, this is a useful story to tell, appealing to liberals and independent voters who arent necessarily enthusiastic about the administration but who are concerned about societal inequality, which is why President Obama has made it a rallying cry almost from the moment the Citizens United ruling was made. But if youre trying to understand whats really going on with politics and money, the accepted narrative around Citizens United is, at best, overly simplistic. And in some respects, its just plain wrong."Some more analysis from the Economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2012/07/campaign-finance
I think we must begin to reform campaign financing by demanding that every gift must disclose the donor's name. What is most troubling is anonymous campaign money, which opens the door to a foreign entity, hostile to U.S. interests, corrupting the political process. I am less bothered by the likes of Sheldon Adelson spending millions openly in support of a campaign or candidate.
George S. --Indeed, it's the anonymity that's worrisome. Who knows who is buying influence in Congress -- why not the Mafia? Why not foreign countries? And even why not the drug dealers? The NRA already gets what it wants. (When ARE we going to ban assault rifles??) Human nature does allow it. Just look at Mexico. Government by privileged interest groups plagued the Latin American governments for generations. It's now plaguing ours. We're on our way to being a banana republic ourselves, with the financial industry as the banana plantation owners.
Each person in "an association of people" has an individual vote which they are free to use or not use. To make the company with its big $$$ and influence, another (super) person is to afford those individuals more than one vote.


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The tiny islands of Ambon, Banda, Saumlaki,Ternate and Tidore - among the thousands of islands in the Moluccas seas,- changed the course of world history from the 15th century onwards. These islands were what triggered the European Age of Exploration.
For in search of the Spice Islands in the Far East, Christopher Columbus sailed west – and discovered America. Vasco da Gama sailed south and discovered the long route around Africa's Cape of Good Hope in 1498 to finally reach India after a long and perilous voyage. Only later did the Portuguese finally discover the sea route to Banda and Ambon. These small islands in the eastern deep seas of the Indonesian archipelago were for centuries the sole producers of the fragrant nutmeg and mace in the world. At the time these spices fetched their weight in gold in Medieval Europe.
The tiny islands of Ternate and Tidore, urther north of Ambon were producers of cloves. Ternate is where the Majestic Mount Gamalama and the astonishing Lake Tolire are located. Indian and Arab traders would sell cloves in Europe for exorbitant prices, but kept the location of their source a tightly held secret. These are the Moluccas – or Maluku – the original Spice Islands, that are now divided into the two provinces of Maluku and North Maluku.
It is from these islands that the Dutch East India Company first gained their stranglehold on the spice trade in the archipelago, gradually colonizing the Indonesian islands over three centuries, until it came to be called the Dutch East Indies, the present-day Republic of Indonesia.
As the glory days spices passed, the significance of the Moluccas waned. But it is here where the history of European explorations and colonization began.
Fortunately the beauty of that era still remains. Today, the town of Ambon is the capital of Maluku, occupying a small flat area by the beautiful Ambon Bay that is backed by lush green mountains and facing deep crystal clear waters that are alive with colorful coral gardens and untold species of marine creatures.
Although small in size, Ambon island still offers plenty of experiences for adventurous travelers. From exploring the charming Kota Ambon – the main town of the island, to walking up mountains through lush tropical vegetation, there are many undiscovered gems ready for visitors to experience.
The town of Ambon – Kota Ambon – is known as 'Ambon Manise' meaning sweet or beautiful Ambon. The name refers to both the beauty of the people here and the beauty of the tropical island location.
As one of the earliest places in Indonesia to be occupied by colonial powers, Ambon has a rich and ancient history. Many of the Ambonese today have mixed European and Ambonese heritage.
Visit here and discover centuries-old fortresses and the literature of local kingdoms which traces the story of the people, from periods of prosperity to escalating and controlled trades, harsh colonialism, a grueling struggle, and finally, to independence.
The island also played an important role in World War II when Ambon was used as a headquarters for the Japanese military. Remnants from the war still remain, both in museums and the open air. Some war artifacts remain silently underwater. Today, these remnants are among the most valued historical sites in Ambon.
Ambon is multicultural and home to various ethnicities including the native Alifuru tribes, the migrating Javanese, Sumatrans, Minahasans, the Butons, the Arabs who came in the 9th century, the Europeans, and the Chinese who first came in the 7th century to share in the commerce of this prosperous spice island. Between 1999-2002 the island was the scene of Christian-Muslim violence however since 2004 the island has maintained a period of ongoing peace.
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In Kota Ambon you will find a range of budget and midrange accommodation. The better hotels have AC, bathrooms with hot showers and some English speaking staff. Prices can be negotiable so it is a good idea to bargain to get the best price. For more information on hotels with website, click Find a hotel. Other hotels are: Hotel Aston NatsepaJalan Raya Natsepa 36Abdulalie Hotel Sultan Babullah Street IV AmbonPhone: +62 911 352057Hotel Tirta KencanaJl Raya Amahusu, AmbonPhone: +62 911 351867Lelisa Beach Hotel Namalatu Latuhalat, AmbonPhone: +62 911 362107Beta Hotel Wim Raewaruw Street 114 Ambon Phone: +62 911 353463Jamilah Hotel Soa Bali Sk Street 33/32 Ambon Phone: +62 911 353054Hotel ManiseJl. W.R. Supratman No. 1 Ambon.Phone : + 62 911 342905, 354144, 241445Fax : + 62 911 341054, 354145Hotel AmboinaJl. Kapiten Ulupaha No. 5A Ambon.Phone : + 62 911 341725, 355515Fax : + 62 911 353354Hotel Grand SoyaJl. Cendrawasih No. 20 Ambon.Phone : +62 911 312019Fax : +62 911 312018Hotel Wijaya 1Jl. Said Perintah no. 15B Ambon.Phone: +62 911 343023, 343024Fax : +62 911 351976
Ambon is located very close to the equator so the weather can be very humid. Bring bottled drinking water to avoid dehydration.
To get around in the downtown Ambon try a becak – where you will be pushed around in a carriage attached to a bicycle. This local transport may not be quick but it's definitely unique.
Alternatively bemo's (local minibus) are also available as well as Ojeks (motorcycle taxi).
To cross Ambon Bay, speedboats are available at the pier where the ferries dock from the other side of the bay.
A number of travel agents operate in Ambon. These include:
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Tujuh Jaya Travel Agent
Jl. Kopra 6/142-143, Ambon
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Jl. Anthony Rhebok No.27 Ambon
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Phone: (0911) 53363
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Travelers visiting Ambon usually start their flights either from Denpasar, Bali (DPS) or Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta (CGK). The airport in the city of Ambon is the Pattimura Airport (AMQ), serving airlines such as:
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5. Sriwijaya Air.
They fly within the routes from Ambon to Makassar, and then Jakarta, or Ambon to Surabaya, and then Jakarta, and vice versa.
Garuda Indonesia has recently started flying to Ambon, and serves a brand new route from Jakarta to Ternate, North Maluku transiting in Makassar.


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With a shift in the wind, a brushfire could have stymied our plans for this year's Anti Tour. Smug with confidence, we had no back-up plan. Why bother? The previous two tours were perfect. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, a number of things, not the least of which was a brushfire that blossomed into an inferno that consumed the hillside just a mile from Wilwood Engineering in Camarillo, California, our scheduled meeting place, the day prior to the tour's start.
We started getting concerned emails and messages on our Facebook page, "Was Anti Tour still on?" Fortunately, the winds shifted, driving the fire away from Wilwood and our driving route, as well. Anti Tour went off without a hitch, but we do need to consider alternatives in the future.
Fire or no, this year's Anti Tour was the largest to date. We met at Wilwood for shop tours, coffee, donuts, and conversation. Just like the previous two years, our destination was Morro Bay, California, for the 17th Annual Cruisin' Morro Bay Car show, which traditionally occurs on the first or second weekend in May.
Our driving route was the same as the previous two years, as well, taking mountain roads, rather than the freeways, to reach our Central Coast destination. More than 55 cars joined us this year. Some met us at Wilwood, some drove the route for a while before heading off to work, but the majority stayed with us throughout the weekend. Many were repeat Anti Tourers, but there were several new faces and cars, and these were some of the nicest people we've had the privilege of being around.
The one downside is that we may be outgrowing Anti Tour as it is. When the route was planned three years ago, we factored on maybe 30 cars joining us. This year, we filled up each of our planned stops to overflowing. So we face an odd conundrum for next year's Anti Tour. Do we expand and make it a real event? Do we alter the route and/or destination? Should we get (God forbid) sponsorships? Anti Tour was conceived in the '90s by former Editor Matt King as Car Craft's scrappy, non-corporate alternative to Hot Rod's Power Tour, which has become so big it practically gets its own ZIP code. Whatever we decide to do next year, we want you to join us. Email your Anti Tour suggestions to us at firstname.lastname@example.com, and check our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CarCraftMag) in February or early March when we announce the plans.
Finally, we'd like to thank everyone who joined us on the Tour, this year. Also, we'd like to thank Ken Vesterfeldt and the planners of Cruisin' Morro Bay for accommodating our group again this year. We had a blast.
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The scene in Wilwood's parking lot was a car show unto itself. Most everyone made the entire journey from here to Morro Bay. Some people who didn't have cool bosses had to leave for work.Lunch was served at the Burger Barn in New Cuyauma, California. Owners Rick and Melissa Ketola did an impressive job accommodating our large group. They have owned the restaurant for seven years and are thinking of expanding.The show organizers arranged for us to give away an Editors Choice award, and this year, we chose John Lynch's '56 Chevy. He just finished it, and we dug the gasser look and old-school 392 Hemi power.Our large group taxed the limits of our route, completely clogging up gas stations and this meet-up point in the Los Padres National Forest.Cruisin Morro Bay's car show was from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and it encompassed more than 10 city blocks. There is an incredible variety of cars to see, from street rods, to rat rods, perfect restorations, survivors, barn finds, and lots of muscle cars. There are plenty of local restaurants and shops to check out in between looking at all the cars.We reached Morro Bay in time to check in at our hotel, and then we joined the show's Cruise Night. Show planners blocked off several streets in a planned parade route through the city from 6 to 8 p.m.We stopped to admire Jim Butz's Pro Street '62 Nova. He bought the body for $150 and cut away everything he didn't need. It has a big-block, some nitrous, a rollcage, and a valid license and registration.We also liked Mike Hull's '70 Challenger with a Viper V10 engine/transmission swap. You'll read more about it soon.


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The U.N. and Arab League's chief peace envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, called on Security Council members Friday to end their stalemate and decide what to do to pressure Syria into ending its deadly crackdown on dissent.In a briefing from Geneva, the former U.N. secretary-general said he is sending a team to Damascus next week to discuss a plan to deploy international monitors. Diplomats say Annan discussed his plans in a video briefing to the Council on Friday, less than a week after his own meetings in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
After the briefing, Annan told reporters Syria's political turmoil needs to be handled carefully to avoid any "miscalculations" that could lead to a "major escalation" that could impact the entire region."I think it is a conflict in a region of the world that has seen many, many traumatic events," he said. "I think we need to handle the situation in Syria very, very carefully."Asked if the government and opposition would agree to speak with each other, Annan said the activists he met, although angry and frustrated over the government crackdown, are eager to get talks going and resolve the issue politically and peacefully.
Western diplomats say they hope Annan's mediation will accelerate efforts to pass a U.N. resolution condemning Assad's bloody crackdown on dissent. Russia and China have twice vetoed previous resolutions condemning Syria.
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Syrian state media released a statement on Friday ahead of the closed Security Council meeting, saying the Damascus government has pledged its cooperation with Annan in the hope of finding a "political solution" to the crisis. The Foreign Ministry statement again blamed unspecified "terrorists" and foreign interference for much of the deadly violence in Syria.Annan met with Assad last Saturday and Sunday. He outlined proposals to end the fighting, provide humanitarian aid and begin political dialogue.
Rebel fighters have been in retreat throughout Syria and a movement of opposition activists has been fragmented with dissent. But Western governments have been reluctant to arm the Syrian opposition, for fear of further inflaming the situation.Thousands of opposition protesters took to the streets in over a dozen towns and cities across the country Friday to demonstrate against the Syrian government. The rallies took place despite a government military offensive in many areas, and a siege by government forces in others.Internet video showed crowds of protesters in several flashpoint districts. Opposition activists waved signs calling for "immediate foreign intervention."The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebel soldiers clashed with government forces overnight in towns near Damascus. VOA cannot confirm events shown in the videos since most foreign correspondents are not being allowed into Syria.Syrian state media announced that Iran is sending several planeloads of humanitarian aid to the Syrian Red Crescent Society. U.S. officials say Iraq is allowing Iran to fly military supplies to Syria over its airspace.Iran sends aidMiddle East scholar Fouad Ajami, of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in California, says few details about Iran's aid to Syria are available. He says Assad has sought assistance from Iran and its ally, the Hezbollah faction in Lebanon."I think he's getting good aid from Iran and from Hezbollah, because Iran and Hezbollah are committed to this fight," Ajami said. "The Iranians are helping him with software, and with knowledge they can shop [send] abroad, which is the knowledge they acquired in the summer of 2009, destroying the[ir] Green Movement."Turkey wants bufferWith thousands of Syrians fleeing into Turkey to escape the violence, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicates Turkey is considering intervening inside Syria to protect those refugees.Erdogan said a buffer or security zone is being looked at, but other ideas are also under consideration. One of his senior ministers said late Thursday that a buffer zone offering protection to civilians fleeing the violence could extend as far as 10 kilometers into Syria.During the past few days alone, thousands of Syrians have streamed in to Turkey. New camps to house more than 20,000 people are under construction, but the head of the Turkish Red Crescent estimates that up to 500,000 Syrians could eventually seek sanctuary in Turkey.Ankara, once a close ally of Damascus, is now taking a leading role in diplomatic intervention in the Syrian crisis.
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We started this month off in much of the same fashion as last month, 3 losses including an early exit from the cup. But the month ended with two massive wins, especially the 3-1 win over our fierce rivals FC Kobenhaven. It was great to get these two wins in as it looked as if we werent going to get a win from anywhere but then to get two in a row was brilliant. The two victories were all down to the return of Stefan Hansen into the back line, adding some much needed solidarity.
The transfer window ended with one more signing, Felix Dornebusch a German goalkeeper to come in alongside Jensen. So far he has been average but he is just settling in and has the right attributes to at least be a good player for the club.
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The training is delivered in sections, each covering a different topic such as awareness, prevention and intervention, and response. For each topic, participants view a segment of a scenario-based video then discuss it.
Sexual assault prevention and response is an important element of the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative, which outlines a set of objectives and policies to maximize sailor and Marine personal readiness, build resiliency, and hone the most combat-effective force.
In addition to the Navy-wide training, midshipmen receive more than 30 hours of sexual assault prevention instruction throughout their four years at the Naval Academy, including 15 hours of formal training and at least 15 hours of non-classroom briefings conducted throughout the year in specialized training sessions and lectures.
The Naval Academy superintendent and commandant personally brief every midshipman on the importance of sexual harassment and assault awareness, prevention and reporting at the beginning of each semester.
"I want to ensure that the entire Naval Academy family continues to promote a positive command climate where this type of behavior is immediately identified and ultimately eliminated, while compassionately caring for the victims," said Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Michael Miller. "As an institution producing future leaders for the Navy and Marine Corps, nothing is more important than instilling and maintaining a climate where all midshipmen always treat one another - and expect to be treated - with dignity and respect."
Through the academy's Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention and Education (SHAPE) program, plebes and youngsters receive approximately five hours of formal education each year focusing on various aspects of sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention. First and second-class midshipmen receive at least two hours of education each year, and SHAPE material is integrated into their required leadership and law classes as well as the first class capstone curriculum.
The SHAPE program is supplemented by guest presentations specifically chosen to support learning objectives, the most recent by former NFL player Joe Ehrmann earlier this month.
The academy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) has more than 50 midshipmen volunteers trained as sexual assault response (SAR) representatives - called GUIDEs (Guidance, Understanding, Information, Direction, Education) - within the brigade. These midshipmen apply for the position and are screened and interviewed by the midshipman SAR staff and the USNA senior victim advocate. If selected, they attend 18 hours of specialized training before assuming their duties.
Additionally, in support of the Navy's emphasis on sexual assault and harassment awareness and prevention, all civilian personnel at the Naval Academy undergo annual web-based training on the prevention of sexual harassment.
Sexual assault is widely considered the most under-reported crime in the U.S. As the head of the Naval Academy's SAPRO, Capt. Lynn Acheson, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) said that this statistic was part of the reason for Navy leadership's aggressive efforts to promote essential culture changes within the force. The aim is to create a command climate that encourages victims to report a crime so it may be thoroughly investigated and, where sufficient evidence is present, prosecuted to the fullest extent possible, while ensuring the victim's privacy is protected and they get the support they need.
To accomplish this, the academy has implemented a robust reporting structure to ensure an environment in which midshipmen are free to discuss sexual assault or harassment issues, get counseling if desired, and report the issue either anonymously through the DoD Safe Helpline or directly to authorities.
The culture at the academy encourages reporting issues at all times. It is made very clear that reporting sexual harassment or assault is always the right thing to do. Once reported, the sexual assault prevention staff follows through from beginning to end until the matter is resolved.
Senior officials at the Naval Academy are notified of every case of sexual assault that is reported to the SAPRO. Every unrestricted report of sexual assault is investigated through the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and civilian law enforcement agencies as appropriate. Restricted reports are kept to the level of confidentiality chosen by the victim. In every sexual assault case, the victim is offered immediate medical care, counseling and support.
The brigade has at least five different avenues to get help or counseling if they desire. In addition to individuals specifically trained to respond to sexual assault cases, midshipmen can voice a complaint to or seek assistance from brigade leadership, junior officers, civilian faculty and staff, enlisted personnel and chaplains.
Midshipmen are also encouraged to talk to people they trust, including coaches, faculty and sponsor parents. The Midshipman Development Center, staffed by professional military and civilian counselors, is available to offer confidential advice and assistance on a wide range of personal and behavioral matters.
The academy has a full-time civilian senior victim advocate and a licensed clinical social worker specializing in sexual assault. Acheson, a senior fleet officer with command experience, heads the program and is personally responsible for the coordination of victim care from the initial report through final resolution.
For more news from U.S. Naval Academy, visit www.navy.mil/local/usna/.


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