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ESET would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the friends, family and colleagues of Steve Jobs. Steve was a true visionary, without whom the world of computing would be very different. If you have never seen Steve's Stanford University Commencement Address, you should, it's truly inspirational. The third point he makes is that we
Citing weaknesses in security controls at 24 major agencies, a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) charts the stellar rise in incidents, and tries to highlight what went wrong. Just today my colleague Stephen Cobb also posted a government-related incident in the health care sector. The timeframe of the study, starting in
Most people would agree that personal information, particularly health information, especially that pertaining to the brave men and women who serve in our armed forces, should be treated with care and protected from prying eyes at all times. But what should happen if this information is compromised? Surely we should do whatever we can to make sure no harm
On the heels of the arrest of Cory Kretsinger, aka "Recursion", for one of the Sony data breaches, following an FBI request for traffic records from his VPN provider, users wonder whether anonymizing service providers really are all that anonymous. Using a VPN to connect securely out of reach of prying eyes, is a common
Facebook's latest round of changes has prompted privacy concerns in many circles, including Capitol Hill. As reported by Byron Acohido in USA TODAY, numerous consumer groups have joined with several members of congress to call on the Federal Trade Commission–the FTC–to investigate "new sharing mechanisms designed to accelerate the collection and dispersal of information about
Virus Bulletin's annual conference is really one of the highlights of the year for the research community
…the finding that 52% of respondents felt that increased use by their employees of social media had resulted in an increase in attacks from malware seems to me both interesting and significant…


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With the Super Bowl and the climax of the Carnival season arriving soon, this is the last "normal" week in New Orleans for a while. But even in a "normal" week in New Orleans, there's still plenty of music to see and hear. Some highlights of the coming week:
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23: Los Lobos holds court at Tipitina's. The Devil Makes Three headlines the House of Blues. The Creole String Beans put a southeast Louisiana jukebox spin on Swing Night at Rock 'n' Bowl. The Honey Island Swamp Band continues its mid-week residency at the Maple Leaf. Catch Gravity A at the Blue Nile. Guitarist Jeff Mangum plays two sold-out shows at One Eyed Jacks.
THURSDAY, Jan. 24: Calexico sets down at One Eyed Jacks for an early gig with Bahamas. It's Zydeco Night with Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers at Rock 'n' Bowl. Trumpeter Andrew Baham is at Snug Harbor with a quintet. Guitarist Spencer Bohren and his young band, the Whippersnappers, are at Chickie Wah Wah. Keyboardist Jon Cleary plays early at d.b.a., followed by The Tangle. The new Little Gem Saloon at 445 South Rampart Street hosts the Palmetto Bug Stompers.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25: Tipitina's hosts Virginia singer-songwriter Keller Williams, who deploys a sampler onstage to build a virtual band. Trumpeter Kermit Ruffins does the early set at the Blue Nile starting at 7, followed by Bonerama and guitarist Chris Mule & the Perpetrators around 11 p.m. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Alex McMurray is at Carrollton Station. The Maple Leaf presents swamp-funk guitarist Papa Mali & Double Uptown Shotgun. The new Little Gem Saloon at 445 S. Rampart Street features Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns at 10. Troy Turner hits Checkpoint Charlie at 11 p.m.
The Helen Gillet Quartet is featured for a 9 p.m. set at Three Muses. Arsene DeLay, among the powerhouse vocalists in the musical "Nine Lives," performs at Chickie Wah Wah at 8. Blues-rock guitarist Robert Fortune plugs in at Columbia St. Rock-N-Blues Café in Covington. Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis leads a sextet at Snug Harbor. Linnzi Zaorski precedes the Stooges Brass Band at d.b.a. The every-popular Bag of Donuts returns to Rock 'n' Bowl. Katey Red, Big Freedia, Cheeky Blakk and other local rappers raise funds at Siberia for their trip to the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin in March. Southport Hall hosts a Last Stop Lounge reunion show with Southern Whiskey Rebellion, Ashes to Dust and the Chronic Death Slug.
SATURDAY, Jan. 26: The Nevilles, the new incarnation of the Neville Brothers fronted by Art, Charles and Cyril Neville, serves as the house band for Art's 75th birthday celebration at Tipitina's. Slow-burn Americana singer-songwriter Kristin Diable and her ace band, the City, are at One Eyed Jacks with guitarist Colin Lake. Rock 'n' Bowl hosts a great double bill of trombonist Big Sam's Funky Nation and the Creole String Beans. Vocalist Linnzi Zaorski is on at 9 at Three Muses. Hear Chilean-born, New York-based jazz singer Claudia Acuna at Snug Harbor.
Trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis's sextet is at the Little Gem Saloon. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band hosts its Full Moon Throwdown at the Maple Leaf. Guitar Lightnin' Lee plugs in at Carrollton Station. Mahayla and Emily & the Velvet Ropes team up at the Circle Bar. Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns play d.b.a. early, followed by trumpeter Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs. See Invisible Cowboy at Ruby's Roadhouse in Mandeville. Bantam Foxes is part of a big bill at Siberia. Trombonist Glen David Andrews hits the stage of Maison around 10:30, followed by the Lagniappe Brass Band around 11:45.
SUNDAY, Jan. 27: Paul Varisco & the Milestones play a 5 p.m. set at Rock 'n' Bowl. The Drive-By Truckers rock Tipitina's. Saxophonist Charles Neville leads a jazz ensemble at Snug Harbor for two sets. Dweezil Zappa and his band recreate the music of his late father, Frank Zappa, at the House of Blues. Dr. John makes a special appearance at a 3 p.m. benefit at the Columbia St. Rock-N-Blues Café in Covington.
Looking ahead to next week...
JANUARY 29: Willie Lockett & the All-Purpose Blues Band play an early set at Checkpoint Charlie. Hear percussionist Andrew McLean and his jazz/Indian music fusion band Sun Raga – which features saxophonist Tim Green and harpist Kimberly Houser -- at Snug Harbor.
JANUARY 30: The Honey Island Swamp Band hits the Maple Leaf. Singer Meschiya Lake and pianist Tom McDermott hold court at Chickie Wah Wah at 7, followed by harmonica player Johnny Sansone and guitarists John Fohl and Seth Walker at 9. It's Country Swing Night with Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue at Rock 'n' Bowl. The Mississippi Rail Company pulls into the Little Gem Saloon.
JANUARY 31: Keyboardist Jon Cleary does an early set at d.b.a., followed by the New Orleans Bingo! Show around 10 p.m. It's Zydeco Night with Geno Delafose at Rock 'n' Bowl. Guitarist Spencer Bohren & the Whippersnappers are at Chickie Wah Wah. Pink Slip and the Gnarltones rock the Circle Bar. The Young Pinstripe Brass Band blows at the Little Gem Saloon. Snug Harbor hosts saxophonist Brent Rose's Quintet.

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KALAMAZOO - At least one person is feeling that Issac could turn into a hurricane and push gas prices upward.
"Well, for those that have noticed, the national average has perked up slightly in the last week as oil prices have advanced," GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan said. "While that may be notable, soon-to-be Hurricane Isaac will be the story this week. It's entirely within the realm of possibility that we see refinery outages, oil production losses, and gasoline supply issues- essentially all the things you don't want to happen.
''While this storm doesn't currently appear as powerful as other storms that have caused similar concern, we're continuing to watch the situation develop. One thing is for sure, I'm concerned that this storm will temporarily drive prices higher in the short term.''
'''Average retail gasoline prices in Kalamazoo have risen 9.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.90 on Monday. This compares with the national average that has increased 3.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.73.
''Including the change in gas prices in Kalamazoo during the past week, prices Monday were 14.4 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 39.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 23.3 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 11.8 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.''
In the short term, many gas stations have gone down just a penny or two in the past day after making an 11-cent drop over the weekend, according to www.gasbuddy.com.


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Those of you who signed up to partake in alpha testing of the buzzworthy Android Reddit client, baconreader, need to
check your inbox hit this link; the application is available…NOW! (Actually, anyone can grab it, as there was apparently a problem with the email sign up system.) You can still enter your email address over at the baconreader homepage to be notified when the public release is ready, which is planned to sell for $0.99.
Baconreader is a full-featured, highly polished Reddit client that looks poised to overtake the current de facto favorite for Redditing within Android, Reddit is Fun (free version). With full messaging capabilities, swipe gesture recognition, easy voting, quick searching, submission capability with photo uploads to min.us, the ability to view /saved links, and picture previews, baconreader is far and away the closest thing out there to an official Reddit app. Though, it is worth mentioning that this application was designed not by an employee of Reddit's parent company, Condé Nast, but by a Redditor, Chris Arvin, who goes by the monkier meinhyperspeed. Over the past couple of months, he has requested and heeded the development suggestions of the Reddit community in the baconreader subreddit. The (nearly) end result is impressive, to say the least.
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The Panhandle Mothers Against Methamphetamine will host an educational seminar featuring the director of the national organization.
Mary Holley, national director of Mothers Against Methamphetamine, will speak at the seminar titled "Piercing the Darkness: The Facts about Methamphetamine."
The seminar is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28 at the Amarillo College Polk Street Campus, 1314 S. Polk St.
The public is invited to attend. Educational credits for licensed professionals are available.
Cost is $35 for preregistration and $40 the day of the event. Those interested can register by phone, mail or e-mail.
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DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock greeted the media after today's practice with the look and sound of a man who's anxious to play a game.
The Red Wings (4-0) are the middle of a five-day break before their next game, Friday at home against Columbus (7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit).
"Is it unbelievable or what? It's painful,'' Babcock said of the schedule. "it's painful for the players and painful for me, and they're probably sick of me and I don't like watching them practice, either.
"We'd like to play games, that's just the way it is. It is what it is. We got to be ready and we're going to have a tiger by the tail (the Blue Jackets are 0-5-1).
Babcock said he's been impressed by a lot of things so far.
"Mule's line with Fil and Hudler, that's been a real good line for us,'' Babcock said. "Pav and Z and Cleary probably played their most determined game (Saturday in Minnesota). Bert and Helmer and Abby have been good right from the start and the other line we've been putting people in and out.
"So I'm happy with my forwards. I think E and Kindl have really progressed, seem to be a real good pair and playing confident. We just got to keep getting better. ... Columbus is on the verge of breaking out and we don't want them doing it in our building.''
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Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Cleary (Brunnstrom working in)
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2010 GSA Annual Meeting Field Trip #403
|Grand Mesa basalt flows (9.5-10.8 Ma) overlie river gravels of the ancestral Colorado River that are ~1500 m above the modern Colorado in the Grand Valley of western Colorado. This field trip will examine evidence for Neogene uplift of the Colorado Rockies and its effects on the origin of the upper Colorado River system.
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Last night I had an opportunity to be on Mamavation TV. I feel I don't do well on camera (yes, Bootcamp was way out of my comfort zone) or when put on the spot with questions and responses. I was just there to be a support and didn't realize I would be called on to give any more than my opinion on the #2weekchallenge . I am someone who really likes to think through and put thought into my words, or I don't feel they are conveyed as I intend. I think this is why I enjoy blogging, but also why it is a laborious process for me. I can't just put my words down, I must also read and modify and re-read and edit them till I really feel I am saying what I intend. Then I have my husband (editor-in-chief of Lumpy to Lean) come in and read it to make sure that I am getting my point across, as well as, fix any overt grammar errors. Last night's show was about fitness, but I feel that I forgot that message when the questions came and my words didn't give the sense of how important fitness is to me. For me, fitness has been an underlying part of my Journey to lose the weight that I have already lost. While it is true that the bulk of the weight actually started to actually come off once I figured out my eating and made huge changes there, the journey all began with fitness/exercise and, without that underlying foundation, I would not be where I am.
I started over 6 years ago by joining a gym. I went regularly for over 6 months without actually making much change other than trying to move more. I had done exercise programs before throughout the years but would stop when life got in the way or I just lacked the motivation. I was at the gym multiple times a week, so why was the weight not falling off? I was getting quite frustrated. Mind you my workouts were half-hearted at best. I was extremely overweight and I was doing little more than climbing on an elliptical and barely breaking a sweat (even though the machine told me I was burning 500-700 cal for effort). The problem is I thought the machine was giving me a workout. I was there, and I went 60 minutes like a rat on the wheel. It's no wonder that I dreaded the time, and I wasn't losing the weight I wanted or needed to lose.
It was just about 5 years ago (Sept 2009) that I signed up for a "Biggest Loser" type of class at my local gym. That program included trainers that would work with us once a week. We'd weigh in, talk about weight loss and, most of all, we would work out "Bootcamp Style". It was then and there that I realized what was happening in the gym: simply jumping on the elliptical and sweating a bit was not doing anything for me. I learned that in order to really succeed that I needed to put in much more effort in my workouts. My trainers (Rick & Deb) were terrific. They would push me and push me to keep going (not anything like what you see on the TV show, nowhere near that much drama at least). But they knew better what my body was capable of than I did at that point. It is true that only I know my body's limitations, but they could see my potential. It was at this point that my body began to actually change.
Although I still didn't have all the pieces and was actually missing some key components, I was on my way finally and the journey had truly begun. It was at this point that I started going to the gym almost daily (4-6 days a week) and while the weight still wasn't coming off as fast as I truly wanted, I was making huge steps toward where I am today. I was creating fitness habits that would last a lifetime, and — most importantly for making the habits last, I was finally enjoying the work to get where I am. I often now refer to myself as a "gym rat" as it is my home away from home, and I am truly enjoy being there (at least most days). I know that I don't need a gym to work out. I do and have done many workouts at home when time and circumstances don't allow me to get into the gym. Many people do it without the gym at all, but for me it is a routine it is a consistent piece of my day where I can focus on fitness and working toward a stronger me.
I just recently completed a Personal Trainer Certification program and now am officially a card carrying member of the fitness community. I ask myself all the time what I now want to do with this training and where I want to go with this. My answer is always the same. I want to help others do what I have done. Do I want to follow people around at the gym, seeking clients? No, I want to inspire others to push themselves and to reach their potential within. I want to show others that they are capable of so much more. I want to encourage people to keep pushing forward and not give up because while it seems to be insurmountable, it truly isn't. I want to show other women that the weight room isn't a scary place, and they have as much as right to be there as the guys slinging around 100lb dumbbells. This is why my focus is here. I believe I can do that much more effectively by example and by encouraging my readers and myself as I push myself further.


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Endicott, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Fire crews work quickly to put out a two-alarm house fire in Endicott.
It happened around 11 a.m. at a two family home on Dudley Avenue.
Endicott Fire Marshal Joseph Griswold said one person was home at the time of the fire.
There was heavy damage to the first floor.
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It was put out in about ten minutes.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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The rise of China and its implication on security in East Asia is conspicuously missing from the blog, but this guest post by Crispin Burke and Courtney Messerschmidt begins to correct this. It puts concerns about Chinese military technology into a more critical perspective, especially its new aircraft carrier. Crispin is a US Army captain and writes at Wings Over Iraq; Courtney is the infamous Great Satan's Girlfriend.
The last few weeks sent tons of hot! deets, ala the not so peaceful looking 'peaceful rise' of rising regional puissance – sending delightful shivers of mind candy flung nigh unto every level of Great Satan's diplopolititary endeavors.
The Chinese Tease (soundtrack/video here) – particularly her opaque military extends – have re ignited the re ignition on Defense bling, hot high hook up maintenance with tiny tiny Taiwan, battle plans – even grand strategy – all and more are off the hook!
While China's recent military developments might be cause for alarm, none of China's recent weapons systems are particularly ground-breaking. Rather, China is simply adopting technologies already developed in other nations, such as 5th-Generation fighters and aircraft carriers. Such adoption–or rather, attempts at adoption–is only a natural function of a rising military power.
Weaponry got tons of game and deserves some in depth attention and that means breaking out the defusing defusion of Major Military Innovation (MMI) diffusion. In the essential The Diffusion of Military Power (Oh! It's fully crunk) Michael C Horowitz examines the methodology in which military tech diffuse, or spread, among Puissants l'Grand. In doing so, Dr H developed a number of theories to explain diffusion.
These MMI 'theories' should be defined before applied like 'kini wax to a fun exam of China's recent military developments.
Without further adieu they are:
Adoption-Capacity Theory: Once states have the necessary exposure to an innovation, the diffusion of military power is mostly governed by two factors: level of financial intensity required to adopt a military innovation, and the amount of organizational capital required to adopt an innovation.
The level of financial investment correlates, generally, with how exclusively the innovation can be used for military purposes. For example, while battlefleet warfare was generally an expensive technology, military manufacturers were more willing to invest in the technology, as such innovations–steel ships, radio communication, and mechanical engines–were also profitable in the private sector as well. Thus, the major naval powers of the period were quick to adopt battle fleet warfare.
Organizational investment is somewhat more tricky to gauge, but Horowitz argues that young organizations, open to experimentation, and with a broad range of self-defined critical tasks are open to greater acceptance of major military innovations. Both the US and Imperial Japanese navies were quick to adopt carrier warfare in the inter-war period. Both organizations exhibited a young organizational age, relative to those of their counterparts, and thus, did not have the organizational entropy inherent in the major European navies. This is particularly important in the case of carrier warfare, which drastically affects personnel policies; requiring new occupational specialties, training, and career paths.
Responses to a major military innovation can cone in three forms. First, a state might adopt the new form of warfare, such as the widespread adoption of battle fleet warfare in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Secondly, a state which lacks the capital (either financial or organizational) might ally itself with first-movers, such as the states within both NATO and the Warsaw Pact which allied themselves with the major nuclear powers.
Finally, a state might develop a countermeasure to the new innovation. The Soviet's inability to successfully implement carrier warfare led to the development of anti-shipping missiles, designed to asymmetrically counter the advantage brought about by aircraft carriers.
Fittingly, Horowitz goes to great length to examine the development of carrier warfare, all the more relevant with China's recent naval buildup.
Financial Capital Hypothesis: The greater the financial intensity required to implement the innovation, the slower the spread of the innovation at the system level, and the lower the probability that a state will attempt to adopt the innovation.
Organizational Capital Hypothesis: The greater the organizational capital required to implement the innovation, the slower the spread of the innovation at the system level, and the lower the probability that a state will attempt to adopt the innovation.
First-Mover Gains Hypothesis: First-movers (those who adopt the innovation first) should experience relative gains in power proportional to the length of their monopoly over the major military innovation and its relevance in international politics. The length of the first-mover advantage will be inversely proportional to the diffusion rate of the innovation.
Late-Mover Gains Hypothesis: Late adopters will face lower barriers to adoption due to more available information about the innovation, giving them a relative power edge over first and early movers once adoption occurs.
Military-Interaction Hypothesis: In general, this theory states that experience major military innovations will have more frequent, varied, and intense military interactions with a broader range of states than those that have not experienced an MMI.
Aircraft carriers
In 1998, China purchased the unfinished Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag after a complex bizarre bout of grand bargineering, undergoing a Herculean, yet risible effort to tow the vessel from Ukrainia to her home waters. As of today, reports indicate the vessel is finally close to completion, some twelve years after her acquisition.
The Varyag's aircraft compliment is less than that of American Nimitz-class carriers, with a maximum of 26 Su-33 Flankers, plus an additional 24 helicopters. (Although multiple configs are possible, American Nimitz-class carriers typically put to sea with 48 F/A-18 Super Hornets, plus auxiliary aircraft ) It's also worth noting that the Varyag was not designed as a "true" aircraft carrier, but rather, an aircraft-carrying cruiser, used to provide aerial cover for combat surface ships.
By contrast, the ultimate weapon in global power projection – currently numbering ten – act out as sovereign American turf anywhere on earth they happen to be, able to sortee nearly twice the aircraft compliment of the Varyag. Power projection of an incredibly diverse and deadly array of desired behavior motivating airframes as well. American F/A-18 Super Hornets–the backbone of American naval aviation–are aided by electronic warfare aircraft, tankers, airborne early warning, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue helicopters.
Moreover, though the Soviet Union (and later, the Russian Navy) poured billions of dollars into the Kuznetsov project, the prospect of successful carrier-based operations was still well beyond their reach.
No surprise. Unbridled inquiry unleashes unbound intelligentsia. The American Navy is a somewhat transparent organization, relatively open to discussion, debate, and experimentation. Those cool concepts are nigh non existent in Unfree – or even the recently free nation states. Despotries suffer a deficit, traditionally keeping a tight, tight grip on regime threats like indie thinking and experimentation.
Soviet Navy was a completely different critter. According to Horowitz, stifling bureaucracy, overbearing secrecy, and a dearth of independent thinking and experimentation hindered Soviet efforts to develop the necessary doctrine for naval aviation.
Soviet Union's inability to finance and develop large-scale carrier warfare, particularly in the earlier days of the Cold War, led to investment in land-based bombers, equipped with sea-skimming anti-ship missiles. Such devices served as a relatively inexpensive, asymmetrical counter to American naval power, though their impact was mitigated by defense-in-depth measures, such as the Aegis system.
And while China may be equipping its carrier with navalized Su-33 Flankers, American carriers will likely feature the new F-35B stealth fighter by the end of the decade. Additionally, Great Satan's carriers seldom operate by their lonesome; carrier warfare involves a myriad of consorting support vessels: cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliary ships. Recent concerns over the rise of China's navy seldom mention these limitations.
Carrier warfare has been one of the most difficult battlefield innovations to adopt, as it requires immense investments in financial and organizational capital. For example, USS Lexington, America's first operational aircraft carrier, at $45 million, was more expensive than the top-of-the-line battleships of the day like Great Britain's HMS Nelson at $36.4 million. And this doesn't include cost of aircraft.
Carrier warfare also requires extensive financial investment due to the fact that the private sector has little incentive to develop the technologies inherent in this new form of warfare; there's little incentive to experiment and invest in the technologies inherent in carrier warfare. While battlefleet warfare introduced naval technologies with both military and civil applications (e.g., radio communication, steel hulls, steam-driven engines and screw-type propellors), carrier warfare offers few such benefits.
The only customers for carrier technology are modern militaries. Most importantly, carrier warfare requires an extensive investment in organizational capital, requiring new military occupational specialties, and decades of training and experimentation. The new form of warfare often faces fierce resistance from those who livelihoods might be threatened by decline of surface-based naval warfare.
Moreover, carrier warfare requires an extensive investment in organizational capital, requiring new military occupational specialties, and threatening the livelihoods of those who grew up during the age of the battleship. It also takes years, if not decades, to fully master.
The Soviet Union, the world's second most powerful military power, attempted, with little success, to sortee VSTOL aircraft carriers during the latter portion of the Cold War, she largely gave up on ferrying about tiny tiny combat jets with pitiful operational ranges.
Russia redirected her charm to creating the Admiral Kuznetsovy – the only Soviet era carrier magically deliscious enough to hang with conventional – heavier duty – warcraft. Her keel got laid in 1982 and it amazingly took her 13 years – half a decade after Cold War ended – til 1995 before she was finally hot enough to report for combat duty debut.
True hyper puissance au courant could easily take a decade or more of pain, heartache and deadly lessons for Peoples Liberation Navy to finally master the art of naval aviation.
The exorbitant financial cost of aircraft carriers, combined with the years–sometimes decades–of training inherent in mastering the craft means that this technology is concentrated in the hands of only a few. Currently, Great Satan is the unrivaled master of carrier aviation– with ten nuclear powered ships in her arsenal, each capable of a compliment of up to eighty conventional fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Only France, a NATO ally, is capable of fielding a carrier which might rival a Nimitz-class vessel. Though Britain successfully employed carriers in the Falkland Islands War of 1982, she retired her Sea Harrier jump-jets last month, instead relying on French and American aircraft to equip her two remaining vessels.
Of the remaining countries which operate carriers, none operate more than one such ship, and few, save for Brazil's São Paulo can handle conventional aircraft.
Even then, the Nimitz-class is by far the most impressive of carrier vessels.
Many countries have fielded carriers at one point or another, but have given up, based on the financial costs of operating such ships. Canada, at one point, operated three carriers, and Australia has largely given up on its aspirations of naval aviation. Instead, these countries fall under the "bandwagoning" theory, and have healthy alliances with the United States.
While the Chinese may adopt naval aviation as a new innovation, it may prove more effective to develop an effective counter-measure to American carriers. Instead of spending decades and dollars perfecting the art of carrier warfare, the PLAN would likely find it more effective to counter America's carrier advantage with its new Dong Feng (East wind in Sino Speak) DF-21 missile–an anti-ship ballistic missile. The move wouldn't be unprecedented, either.
After gawking at the financial and organizational difficulties in employing carrier warfare, the Soviets developed sea-skimming anti-ship cruise missiles as a cheap counter to America's overwhelming superiority in naval aviation. Thus, America may not benefit from more carriers, per se, as much as it might benefit from better early-warning and ballistic missile defense.
Chengdu J-20, The "Black Eagle"
Great Satan's first stealth fighter, the F-117A Nighthawk, first flew in 1981. Less-than-affectionately nicknamed the "Hopeless Diamond" (an allusion to her bizarre shape), and the "Wobblin' Goblin" (for her instability in flight), the F-117A, uh, penetrated dense air defense networks in Panama in 1989 and Iraq in 1991. Spawning a new generational posse of super-stealthy combat jets, such as the F-22 and F-35, only one F-117 was ever lost to enemy fire, during Operation Allied Force in 1999.
Still, it was only a matter of time before stealth tech made its way to China. Russian engineers have already begun to develop a 5th-Generation fighter of their own, the PAK-FA.
China's entry into the field was inevitable, and Chendu J20 still has some questionable attributes – like a semi stealth head on approach look while sporting decidedly unstealthy engine booty and Chengdu's ambiguity to swing both ways as a fighter/bomber or bomber/fighter.
Concerns of avionics, weaponry and even stealth capabilities about China's wunder waffe may also be taken in tandem with production abilities – not unlike Commonwealth Russia's ability to unveil prototype after prototype of hot stuff that is fun to look at, yet – alas – with zero mass manufacturing ability to produce enough goodies to shift – let alone somersault – any power projection balances.


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Olivia Wilde: Hollywood's Newest Socially Conscious Star
We're wild about Olivia Wilde's wisdom!
The Her actress, 30, is proving to be the latest socially conscious actress in Hollywood. She has spoken out on everything from divorce, to informed consumerism, to women's rights — and we can't help but take note.
The Rush star her fiancé, SNL alum Jason Sudeikis, expect their first child – a boy – to arrive late April or early May. And while publishing several photos of her maternity style as of late, I've been noticing that Olivia has a strong – and well informed – voice.
The O.C. alum has spoken about the lessons of divorce.
"The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling," Olivia told Marie Claire of the split from Tao Ruspoli, an Italian prince whom she married at age 18.
She added: "Weakness is something we don't like to admit we have. We hold it against people, until we experience it, and then we feel more compassion for it."
"The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao," Wilde also told Glamour. "But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily — that's the tragedy."
Couldn't agree more, Olivia! Life is too short to be miserable, and I've given this exact advice to some of my girlfriends as they've faced the hard truths of their broken marriages.
While preparing for new motherhood, Wilde is building a new socially conscious business: Conscious Commerce.
The website asks people to donate to charity simply by buying products they are already planning to get. Conscious Commerce aims to connect brands with charities so that eventually, every purchase made will contain a giving back element.
"It should be shocking when a product isn't somehow helping the people who made it," Wilde tells Forbes of her new online endeavor.
Not only does she have some great relationship advice and a social consciousness, it seems Olivia is a strong advocate for women's rights.
In a new pro-choice PSA, funnylady Sarah Silverman shares a visit with Jesus Christ, pushing the boundaries to shed light on women's rights.
"This is f*cking great," Olivia tweeted about Sarah's PSA. "Go @SarahKSilverman go!! http://www.ladypartsjustice.com."
And the House alum was recently a guest speaker at UCLA on the topic of women's rights.
Wow. Thank you! I'm speaking tonight at UCLA about female justice and your thoughts are so fascinating and valuable. pic.twitter.com/ltIA7gPXMx
— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) February 7, 2014
In preparation for her speech, Olivia asked her fans for comments.
"Friends, haters, it is Twitter poll time. What do you think most holds back justice and equality for women? All thoughts welcome," she tweeted.
After making quite a buzz on social media after this request, she wrote: "I find it fascinating that I asked "what holds women back?" and many of you lashed out at me for being a "man-hater". Projecting much?"
And in her latest piece for Glamour, titled, What Will They Think of Us in 75 Years?, we can hear her strong voice loud and clear.
In the thoughtful open letter, Olivia penned a comedic graduation speech written for a futuristic generation.
"Before she died last year in a tragic break-dancing accident, Gram-O—just peaking at age 104—loved to tell stories about life in 2014, the year she decided to start her own family despite the dismal forecast for global survival," Olivia's 'future granddaughter' wrote.
"It was a time of poverty, ecological crisis, the missionary position, and anal bleaching," she joked. "A time before scientists realized the poisonous long-term effects of quinoa, and when plastic surgery (the cutting, sucking, and morphing of one's face and body) was still legal and thriving."
She continued: "It was a rough era for the planet too, when humans still used plastic materials (even to eat and drink out of!) and discarded waste into the oceans."
"In 2014 white women were paid 77 cents and women of color were paid 64 cents for every dollar earned by a white man, even though more women went to college than their male counterparts," she added.
Continue reading Olivia's futuristic speech – which includes a look at "President Blue Ivy Carter" – at Glamour…


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Japan Review Check: SMT: Strange Journey
Plus: A new Blue Dragon game is out! (Hooray?)
You don't need to be a hardcore gamer (for that matter, you don't need to have ever touched a controller in your life) to realize that Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey lives up to its name. Just look at the box. Simple.
The newest MegaTen, due out October 8 in Japan, got reviewed in this week's post-TGS issue of Famitsu magazine -- and the adulation came fast and furious all over Atlus' latest. The game nabbed a total of 36 points out of 40 from Famitsu's reviewers, all of whom had nearly nothing but good things to say about it.
"Strange Journey is balanced pretty severely throughout, but the game itself is kind, and there's constant tension as you're having fun exploring around," wrote one. "Combining demons is the greatest asset the game has -- they give you better results the more you use them, encouraging you to keep plugging away, and the battles are strategic enough to never get old. The experience is totally worth it, and it's easy to get wrapped up in this unique world." Another agreed: "The game's accessible enough that series fans and people just passing by can enjoy this equally. The tutorial's nice, and the mission goals are clear enough that you're never really lost."
The reviewers were a little less kind to Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyoju, the new DS game in the Mist Walker-developed RPG series. The title, a "standard action RPG where the fun lies in gradually building up your characters," got 31 points in Famitsu, a sign that it's a solid, but not exceptional game. "I'm impressed at the amount of extra content like item synthesis and boss battles," said one reviewer, but "since the status is on the top screen, you may find yourself in deep trouble if you aren't paying attention, something the AI-controlled characters don't do much to help with." Other writers brought up the large amount of movie cutscenes, "making you feel like a passive viewer at times."
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even the japanese are complaining about cutscenesPosted: Sep 30, 2009 12:00AM PST by Blues_de_Hadal
that game must either have more than most or everyone wants fewer by now
Hopefully...Posted: Sep 29, 2009 12:00AM PST by troubl8385
Hope they bring it stateside. I would love to buy this game.
Atlus are the 'unofficial' kings of jrpgsPosted: Sep 29, 2009 12:00AM PST by Super_Joe_85
The SMT/Persona series of rpgs are amongst the finest to come out of Japan. Quite frankly Atlus have been doing a much better job than Squenix giving us far more interesting characters, stories, battle systems & worlds to explore. Perhaps it's because they didn't turn into the corporate behemoth that Squenix is and still care about creating games that are unique & stand apart from all the unoriginal crap that's become part & parcel of Japan's current jrpg-scene.


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Looking for something to do in Hoboken tonight? There's live comedy at Shades. Sirius radio's Chris McDevitt and Jimmy Q are scheduled to perform and the headliner is XM Radio's Mike Gaffney. The show will be hosted by Pete Isip and also slated to appear is local favorite Rob Stats.
Tonight's show starts at 9 p.m. and admission is $10.
Shades is located at the Monroe Center at 720 Monroe Street in Hoboken. There's free parking available in the back of Monroe Center and the 9th Street Light Rail stops right near there.


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TYRADES! By DANNY TYREE
According to a new study to be published in the prestigious "New York University Law Review," the 21st century has seen an alarming drop in the international prestige of the United States Constitution.
Fewer and fewer foreign judges cite American precedent ("*Sigh* The cat lady down the street is on vacation, so I guess I'll have to turn to the Americans for an opinion..."), and only a miniscule number of new or revised constitutions use our treasured 1787 document as a model.
Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been quoted as saying she wouldn't use the U.S. Constitution as a foundation if given the task of crafting another nation's statement of principles. She prefers other documents, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (a "trophy constitution" born in 1982). According to one co-worker, Ginsberg was not exactly opposed to recommending the cheap route of using a "Mad Libs" template for constitutions.
Hand-wringing constitutional scholars have called in the big guns for perspective and solace. ("Ms. Aniston, how did you handle it when people got sick of 'the Rachel' haircut?")
The general public, however, does not seem particularly upset over the declining fortunes of the supreme law of the land. This is because the average person thinks that "separation of powers" means "Oh, yeah, Superman can't use flight and invulnerability and super breath at the same time, can he?"
And poor overstressed John Doe is constantly getting the preamble to the Constitution mixed up with the lofty ideals of the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and "Lather, rinse, repeat."
It is argued that "strict constructionists" in the U.S. have done much to alienate more liberal drafters in other countries. Enthusiasm is dampened by American legal decisions such as "Shucks! We were going to let you visit Planned Parenthood, but you forgot to wear a powdered wig and knee breeches. Tough luck! Try again — or end it all with this musket."
On the other hand, foreigners could do just fine with our existing constitution if they had the ingenuity of some of our activist judges. ("See, if you stand on one foot and lean toward Scranton while squinting through a kaleidoscope and bathing the document in ultraviolet light, you can find penumbras that declare doughnuts cannot be consumed by the police without a lawyer present.")
The U.S. has fine-tuned the Constitution 27 times (including the original 10 Bill of Rights amendments) while leaving the core document alone. Other nations tend to do a complete reboot, like a restart of a Hollywood franchise. ("Right to privacy, yup. Rights for the disabled, check. But we don't want Shatner within a mile of it!") On average, nations completely change their constitution every 19 years!
President Thomas Jefferson agreed with that mindset, insisting that the Constitution should be molded to fit each generation. This, of course, would have resulted in "insuring domestic tranquility" by regulating whom one could sit under the apple tree with, and by seeking to "form a more perfect union of polyester fibers."
Stick with those time-tested American values. Demand a speedy public trial. Resist the establishment of a state religion. Don't make me clean up hairballs again! (Oh, no! The international influence is coming over here!)
Danny welcomes reader e-mail responses at email@example.com and visits to his Facebook fan page "Tyree's Tyrades".


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Not believing in God isn't stopping more and more atheists from going to church. In fact, atheist mega-churches are on the rise in U.S. and Australia, after finding a warm reception in England. And what do they do, all these non-believers gathered under one roof on a Sunday?
Well, they don't bash their believing brethren. But they do flock together, along with their non-worshiping children, to share ungodly ideas with other like-minded atheists. Slogans like 'God-less is more' and 'born-again humanist' proliferate.
Here's how the Associated Press set the scene in a recent report:
"It looked like a typical Sunday morning at any mega-church. Several hundred people, including families with small children, packed in for more than an hour of rousing music, an inspirational talk and some quiet reflection. The only thing missing was God"
That scene was from the inaugural Sunday Assembly in Los Angeles, which drew several hundred people. But there are similar gatherings in San Diego, Nashville, New York, Chicago and other U.S. cities, the AP reported.
Background according to the Associated Press: The movement fueled by social media and spearheaded by two prominent British comedians. The founders, British duo Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, are currently on a tongue-in-cheek "40 Dates, 40 Nights" tour around the U.S. and Australia to drum up donations and help launch new Sunday Assemblies. They hope to raise more than $800,000 that will help atheists launch their pop-up congregations around the world. So far, they have raised about $50,000.
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GirlieView (04/30/2009)Thursday, April 30th, 2009
GirlieView is a day early this week, but with good reason. Guess where this girlie will be tomorrow. Go ahead, guess! Yay! I'll be at Wrigley in the Dugout Box seats row A in honor of the day of my birth. With any luck part 2 of my birthday present (part 1 being the tickets themselves) will be a Cubs win. I'm a photo junky so I'll post some during the week.
Meantime, let's talk about this past week. Feast or famine, huh? Either the Cubs were winning big and looking great, or losing badly and looking like they forgot to show up. I gauge how the week went overall by how much I'm looking forward to recapping it. This week, not so much. But I try hard to see the good in everything, so let's give this a go!
Fri 24/Sat 25/Sun 26
– Neither feast nor famine Friday in St. Louis, but this tough one run loss was made worse by the injuries to Ramirez and Marmol. This also was the first of a two-day-Lou-experiment with Soriano batting third. He looked awful and I'm happy to have him back in the leadoff spot. I'm not saying he's a classic leadoff hitter and I'm the very very very last person to cater to anyone's ego but if he isn't happy in the other positions he's not going to do well so if he keeps hitting I'll live with it. I like talking lineups, in fact it's one of my favorite topics of discussion, but there's not much to talk about here. He's won the spot for whatever reason, and I think he'll be staying. Saturday, yuck. Famine. 7-2 and not in our favor, with Patton giving up the grand slam to Pujols and taking us out of the game. Sunday, FEAST! Cubs came out scoring and just kept going. 10-3 Chicago. Derrek Lee had neck spasms and had to come out of the game before he even had a chance to play defensively, making an already tentative situation worse. At least we won. Soriano was back to leading off.
Mon 27/Tue 28/Wed 29 – I thought with Soriano's leadoff home run maybe the run of good luck would hold over from Sunday but no go. Haren pitched a great (full) game and we're back to famine again. And I think they even looked a little worse than the 7-2 score implies. Bad fielding, bad bullpen, Soto is having a rough time (difficult for me to admit considering he is my favorite Cub) … just a hard game to watch overall. So, I went to bed. Tuesday's a new day! And it was. Feast! Chicago 11, Arizona 3. This is the kind of game I like to watch. Alas, I fell asleep. I'm a morning person at heart. But I enjoyed reading about it the next day! Wednesday. Famine. Hard to watch, hard to discuss. Very disappointing. What needs done? Anything? Or do we wait it out and see how things progress?
Thurs 30 – Well, I'm writing this before tonight's game so I can't say what tonight will bring. It's a crappy weather day here in Chicagoland though at this point it seems the game should get in. I hope for a strong first game to welcome the Marlins to Chicago but I'd be even happier with a strong game tomorrow (See Paragraph 1).
Even though there were a few feasts in there, the whole week left me with a sour taste in my mouth. I'm not worried, it's a long year, but I also haven't found it very enjoyable to watch either. 10-10 record (before Thursday's game), second to last in the NL Central, injuries all around, bad bullpen, questionable defense … this is not a good time by anyone's standards. Today (or tomorrow, see Paragraph 1) would be an excellent time to turn things around. I am an optimist at heart, but I'm having a hard time seeing the path out of this mess. I do believe there is one, though!
Some other stuff – I found this week's chemistry discussion to be really interesting. The "feast or famine" theme played out here as well. Seems folks either think chemistry means a whole lot, or not much at all. I didn't see a lot of middle ground, yet I think there is some. If chemistry meant nothing, then teams full of great players should never lose, even if they all hate each other. If chemistry meant everything then, heck, I ought to be on the Cubs just by virtue of being a delightful dinner companion. I have a fantastic group of friends with great chemistry among us and I can assure you we are collectively good at almost nothing. So I think there's merit to both sides. Haven't you ever worked with a problem employee who brought down the morale of the entire department? It sucks, doesn't it? Then when s/he leaves all of a sudden it's better … people aren't calling in sick anymore, productivity is up, etc. No, I don't have any hard and fast stats on it. And no, chemistry is not going to turn a bunch of slackers into an award winning department or baseball team. But I think it can turn multiple individual bits of talent into a greater whole.
One last thought – I read with great glee Joe's post about commenting etiquette, particularly the final paragraph. Because even though I'm a delightful dinner companion with a positive and optimistic attitude who tries to see the good in everything and not intentionally insult anyone, I have a nickname among my previously-referenced group of friends. Longshoreman Lizzie. I swear like a sailor. Though I have absolutely no intention of airing out here, I'm happy to know if I slip it will be ok. Thanks Joe!! :-)


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Sebastien Loeb strengthened his hold on the World Rally Championship lead with victory in New Zealand.
The Frenchman, seeking a ninth successive title, beat Citroen team-mate Mikko Hirvonen by almost 30 seconds to open up a 38-point margin at the top of the standings.
Petter Solberg was over a minute further back in third, moving him ahead of the absent Mads Ostberg into third place in the standings, while Evgeny Novikov finished fourth.
But the weekend belonged to Loeb, who told wrc.com: "This is a great victory after a long weekend with some very difficult conditions. I really enjoyed the big fight with Mikko all weekend."
Loeb began the day 6.4 seconds ahead and extended his lead during a morning session in which Belgian Thierry Neuville took the plaudits by winning the first two stages.
Loeb led Hirvonen by 17.4 seconds at that stage, with Solberg settling for a safety-first approach in third for the Ford World Rally Team.
"I did not want to take any risks," the Norwegian told wrc.com. "The stages were very slippery and it would be easy to go off the road.
"I need the points this weekend, Mikko and Seb are too far ahead to catch in such little stage distance."
Dani Sordo won the super-special stages either side of the mid-day service break on his way to a sixth-placed finish before stage 20 saw Neuville claim his third stage win of the day. He also moved fifth as Ott Tanak rolled his M-Sport Ford and was forced to retire, though both he and co-driver Kuldar Sikk escaped injury.
Jari-Matti Latvala won the last two stages, earning three bonus points for the closing power stage to improve his points haul for finishing seventh. Armindo Araujo, Ken Block and Manfred Stohl completed the top 10.
Solberg and Loeb collected two and one point respectively in the last stage, meaning Loeb's fifth win of the season lifts him to 145 points, with Hirvonen on 107 and Solberg 90.
Loeb added: "I made a few mistakes in the Power Stage and went wide about three times so we at least picked up one extra point."


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In response to customer demand for more high-end Androids and 4G access, Virgin Mobile USA has added the the ultra-thin Samsung Galaxy S2 4G to its line up.
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC Droid DNA is available exclusively on pre-order starting today and at retail stores nationwide Wednesday, November 21st. for $199.99.
HTC One X+ and HTC One VX Available Nov. 16 From AT&T
AT& T has announced that the quad core HTC One X+ and dual core HTC One VX will be available in stores and online beginning Nov. 16. Preorders for the HTC One X+ begin Nov. 13 at at www.att.com/onexplus. Its priced at $199.99 with a two-year agreement. The HTC One VX, is a more affordable […]
Verizon Wireless Adds The LG Spectrum 2 to its 4G LTE Selection
Verizon Wireless announced that the exclusive LG Spectrum 2 will be available online from Oct. 30 and will be in Verizon stores in the coming weeks for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract.
Boost Mobile Expands its Prepaid Line-up with the Skinny LG Venice
Boost Mobile has announced that it will soon be adding a new mid range Android-powered smartphone to its line-up, the LG Venice. It's Boost's version of the LG Optimus L7
Droid 4 Launches on Verizon Wireless' LTE Network Feb. 10 . A Phone for Business
Verizon Wireless will be launching the Motorola Droid 4 on Feb. 10. At under half an inch thick, it's the slimmest 4G smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and is particularly aimed at business users.
Sprint and Motorola Promise Ten New Devices, Including the Motorola PHOTON 4G
Sprint and Motorola announced that they have reinvigorated their alliance so that Sprint and its prepaid brands of Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA will launch more than 10 new Motorola wireless devices in 2011.
iPad Goes on Sale April 3
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Legislation passed years ago, but still not proclaimed as law
A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary car outside of a home on Tessier Place in St. John's earlier this month.
— Photo by Andrew Robinson/The Telegram
An Independent MHA says a piece of legislation passed in the House of Assembly more than five years ago that has yet to be proclaimed law may have prevented a murder that took place recently in a downtown St. John's neighbourhood.
Tom Osborne sits as the MHA for St. John's South, an area that includes 8 Tessier Place where a recent homicide investigation was launched by the RNC following the death of 47-year-old Joey Whelan.
A second-degree murder charge has been laid against 34-year-old Kenny Green.
The neighbourhood has been the site of several police operations, and is known locally as being rampant with drugs and prostitution.
In 2007, Osborne was the minister of Justice for the Progressive Conservative government when the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act was debated, voted on and passed in the House.
In a 2007 government news release, it was said the act was to help curb targeted activities in neighbourhoods and communities.
"This act allows our government to give residents a way to register complaints and to put an end to illegal activities that adversely affect or harm a neighbourhood. Our law enforcement agencies are seeing an increase in drug and prostitution-related criminal activity and our government is providing the legislation necessary to ensure residents feel safe within our neighbourhoods and communities," Osborne said in the release.
Following the death of Whalen on March 17 as a result of a beating at 8 Tessier Place, residents of the neighbourhood became very vocal about the number of complaints they had made over a two-year period about violence and drug use in the area — particularly at 8 Tessier Place. One anonymous resident of the area spoke to The Telegram and painted it as an otherwise fine neighbourhood, darkened by people shooting up drugs, littering the place with used needles and behaving violently as a result of who had moved into the home two years prior.
Despite complaints made to law enforcement and the property management company, the resident said nothing was done. They also said they felt the murder was preventable if the warnings from the neighbourhood had been heeded.
Osborne says the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act may have helped the residents take back their neighbourhood and save somebody's life.
"That legislation was designed specifically for the very concerns that the residents of Tessier Place and surrounding neighbourhoods are now raising. If it was proclaimed in the law and funded by the province, that could very well have saved the life of the individual at Tessier Place and it certainly would have made that neighbourhood safer."
According to a past government news release, the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act uses civil law to promote peaceful communities and neighbourhoods to increase public safety. The legislation, developed in consultation with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholder groups, is designed to improve community safety by targeting and, if necessary, shutting down residential and commercial buildings and land which are habitually used for illegal activities such as producing, selling or using illegal drugs, as well as prostitution, solvent abuse or the unlawful sale and consumption of alcohol.
Area residents said 8 Tessier Place was habitually used for selling and using drugs, and prostitution has been reported in the area, as well.
The act had jumped through all the right hoops some time ago, says Osbourne. It had gone through a great deal of scrutiny and consultation. It had been debated and voted on in the house and passed.
All that was done by 2007.
"Now the legislation has to be proclaimed into law and the government has not yet done that," says Osborne.
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Osborne says this act allows such activity to be halted without police actually having to find enough evidence to get a warrant or make an arrest.
"Even though (police) had the calls, they know that there is illicit activity taking place on the property, they don't have necessarily the significant, sufficient evidence to shut a property down," says Osborne. "Right now the RCMP or the RNC have to undergo a great deal of investigation. They've got to have enough evidence to be assured of a conviction before they're able to move in and kick the door in on a place such as the one on Tessier Place. So this legislation was designed that if the RNC know that this is a problem property — the neighbourhood knows that it's a problem property and that there is illegal or illicit activity taking place at that property — this is a way that the property can be shut down."
So if a residence is a known drug house, but the police still don't have the evidence to make a successful warrant and conviction, law enforcement can apply for a court order under the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act and have the house at least shut down.
"Basically, you harass the individuals out of business," says Osborne.
Cost effective
According to a 2007 government news release, Budget 2007 provided $237,000 for an investigation unit within the Department of Justice and it was said then it would be in place as early as that fall.
What happened to that money or that investigation unit is unclear.
The government is in a time of fiscal restraint, and Osborne says this act could actually save money.
"This could in fact be more cost effective. It would ensure safer communities and perhaps save lives if this legislation were proclaimed and funded."
Osborne was advised when he was justice minister by people filling the same role in other provinces where similar community acts had already been proclaimed law. He says he was told by other justice ministers that the legislation was working well and was saving time and money for their police forces.
There is an investment needed by government, Osborne says, but if it ends up being an act that makes the police force run more economically, taxpayers' dollars will be going further.
Neighbourhood meeting
On Friday, Osborne was one of a group of people who met to talk about what went wrong at 8 Tessier Place and how to ensure the neighbourhood starts to take back their right to safer streets.
Mark Wilson is a resident of the area who attended the meeting that he says was organized by St. John's city Coun. Sheilagh O'Leary. Wilson says in addition to O'Leary and Osborne, there were almost a dozen concerned residents of the Tessier Place neighbourhood, two RNC officers, some city officials and others.
"It was very positive. Really positive. It's also nice going to a meeting like that and leaving feeling like there are options," says Wilson.
Wilson says learning about the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act as a way to fight back was very promising, and the meeting overall was very positive.
"The response 'We can't do anything' doesn't make anybody feel good. So the response that we got was 'Let's work together,'" says Wilson.
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Penn State's commits couldn't avoid the speculation leading up to Bill O'Brien's return to the NFL and now they can't avoid the inevitable question of what they will do without him leading the program.
Here is a rundown of each player in the 19-person class and my gauge on whether or not they'd remain committed to the Nittany Lions and if so what factors could keep them committed.
I'll be continuing to update this list with the most recent information as I hear back from more recruits about their plans. As always, these are subject to change but here is the latest:
DT Thomas Holley
The four-star defensive tackle committed on Dec. 17 and chose Penn State over Florida. Bill O'Brien made a late push for Holley and told him on his official visit that he'd be the coach when Holley enrolls in June. He keeps in close contact with defensive line coach Larry Johnson and keeping Johnson most likely means keeping Holley too.
Since the O'Brien rumors heated up Holley has received interest from Notre Dame, Ohio State, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Indiana. He said he's willing to see who Penn State brings in as the next head coach before deciding what he'll do.
"It's a business. You're going to school to get a free education and they're using you for football and you're also using them to get to where you want to go," Holley told PennLive on Tuesday. "It's all a business so you can't really look at it like he lied to me because it's kind of like it's happening now but was it happening a few months ago when I went on my official?"
WR Chris Godwin
Vanderbilt is interested in Delaware's top player and if assistant coach/wide receivers coach Stan Hixon isn't retained by the new coaching staff Godwin will reconsider his options. He's the top wide receiver in the group and committed to Penn State in April.
"I feel like it would make me go back and reevaluate the whole situation just because coach Hixon was a big part about why I committed to Penn State," Godwin said. "It goes along with the offense that they run and the fact that I can get a great education there. I'm not going to say that I'd decommit, but it would make me reevaluate the situation."
*Updated Wednesday 1pm: Stan Hixon is set to join Bill O'Brien's coaching staff in Houston. Expect Godwin to at least wait until a new coach is hired to test the waters elsewhere.
TE Mike Gesicki
Bill O'Brien shouted with joy in Mike Gesicki's ear when the player informed O'Brien he chose Penn State over Ohio State. Rated as the top tight end in the country by 247sports Gesicki joined the class in October and is slated to enroll in June.
He wanted to come to Penn State because of how O'Brien uses the tight ends so without O'Brien I'm not sure if Penn State would be able to keep him. But you never know. We'll wait to hear from Mike and provide a more thorough update when we know more.
WR De'Andre Thompkins
The North Carolina wide receiver is slated to report to Penn State on Jan. 10 as an early enrollee. His relationship with Stan Hixon will factor into his decision though Thompkins is set on getting to a school this winter so he can get a head start on learning the offense.
Tennessee and North Carolina have reached out to him recently and after Thursday's Under Armour All-America Game he'll have to think and do so quickly.
"Me and Chris (Godwin) were talking about (what to do if Hixon leaves)," Thompkins said. "We love Hixon. He knows what it takes to get to the next level and if he leaves it would kind of make me sit back and think for a little bit because that is one of the big parts about why I love Pen State. It's not just solely about O'Brien it's also about the assistant coaches he brings in."
*Updated Thursday at 1 pm: De'Andre Thompkins has not de-committed from Penn State, but his parents confirm he will consider opening up his recruitment based on the new head coaching hire. He will enroll early wherever he decides to go.
*Updated Friday at 3:56 pm: Thompkins's father, Shawn, confirmed to PennLive that he is firm with his commitment to the Nittany Lions and will still early enroll on Jan. 10.
QB Michael O'Connor
January 11 is the scheduled arrival date for the Canadian-born quarterback. He was recruited by Charlie Fisher and attracted to the program by Bill O'Brien's quarterbacking expertise. With both gone O'Connor could be too.
The IMG Academy standout told Michigan State no thanks when they contacted him in mid December after losing their quarterback commit to Virginia Tech.
Most big-time programs have their quarterback recruits in place, which doesn't give O'Connor many elite options, but as he's learning in this business things change quickly. He's a pro-style quarterback who was slated to redshirt and use this year to learn from Hackenberg.
"It is frustrating but you just understand it's part of the business, it's part of recruiting, it's part of football and you kind of get used to it," O'Connor said on Tuesday. "You just can't take anything personally because people are going to do what's best for them. You just kind of go about your business."
*Updated Friday at 2 am: O'Connor's mentor Vic Tedondo told NJ.com's Todderick Hunt that O'Connor is delaying his official decision until June. Michigan State, UCLA and Rutgers are among his options.
*Updated Saturday at 2:43 pm: O'Connor's father, John, tells PennLive that Michael is in a holding pattern and that no college decision has been made. It's possible he could still early enroll at Penn State if a coach is hired quickly and they feel comfortable with the staff. Or, it's possible that Michael could return to IMG Academy this spring and workout there until deciding where to go.
S Marcus Allen
We might need to wait for the dust to settle on this one a bit as the safety was feeling a sense of betrayal after Bill O'Brien told him on his official visit that he'd be the head coach throughout at least Christian Hackenberg's collegiate career.
"I'm still 100 percent committed to Penn State," Allen said Tuesday afternoon. "He told me he'd stay and I wouldn't want anybody to lie to me or to my family because that's the worst thing he could do to us."
CB Troy Vincent Jr.
The son of former NFL All-Pro Troy Vincent should know better than most that football is a business and that he has to do what's in his best interest. We'll check in with Vincent Wednesday afternoon and hope to have more knowledge about what he plans to do and what could possibly keep him committed.
WR Troy Apke
With Chris Godwin and De'Andre Thompkins ranked ahead of him and them waiting to figure out what happens with Stan Hixon, Apke will most likely be waiting too. But, if one of the other two receivers were to go elsewhere that might make Apke more inclined to stay. We'll continue to check in with him.
RB Johnathan Thomas
He comes from Bill O'Brien's high school alma-mater and was a late addition to the class after decommitting from Maryland in October. He was recruited by John Strollo and Charles London.
London, the running backs coach, came to Penn State after stints in the NFL as a pro scout, an offensive assistant and most recently as an offensive assistant/quality control coach with the Titans. He might be an option to head back to the NFL with O'Brien which could give Thomas something to think about.
LB Troy Reeder
The Delaware linebacker will most likely need to wait and see who the new position coach is, but he did tell Penn State's student newspaper, The Daily Collegian, late Tuesday evening that O'Brien's decision won't impact his commitment to Penn State. Details change as coaching staffs and schemes are altered so we'll see if he sticks.
OT Noah Beh
The in-state offensive tackle chose Penn State over the likes of Boston College, Maryland, Connecticut and Colgate. It seems likely that the Nittany Lions would be able to retain him given the quality of the other programs. But, maybe another school emerges with an offer and he thinks of reconsidering? He's not scheduled to enroll until June.
*Updated Wednesday at 2:51 pm: Beh told The Times-Tribune in Scranton that he is not reconsidering his commitment to Penn State.
RB Nick Scott
The Fairfax athlete jumped at the Nittany Lions' offer in February of 2013 well before the recruiting process could've heated up for him. He comes from a family where receiving a top-notch education is equally important as the football program and he's expressed excitement about Penn State's academic opportunities for him.
He spent time in Lancaster as a kid and grew up as a Penn State fan, ties that one would think point to him more likely than not sticking around.
CB Daquan Worley
The Coatesville cornerback is rehabbing from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that ended his high school season this fall and Worley says the recovery is on time and going well. While he's considered one of the brighter spots for the class he does want to wait and see who Penn State brings in before making any decisions.
"Me and my family we're waiting to see who the head coach is," Worley told PennLive. "I want to stay at Penn State that's my dream school. But coaching-wise whoever comes in is probably going to want to bring in his own players and he won't know what I can do. With my injury, my torn ACL, I don't know if I'd get a good shot. But man, I do want to be at Penn State though so it's hard."
*Updated Wednesday at 2:53 pm
DT Antoine White
The Millville, N.J. defensive tackle is an early enrollee and as is the case with any defensive linemen Larry Johnson was a big factor in his commitment. By retaining Larry the class would likely keep White and be able to get him started in January.
*Updated Wednesday at 3:31 pm: White Tweets that he's still 100 percent committed to Penn State despite Wake Forest making him an offer. Earlier in the afternoon Penn State named Larry Johnson interim head coach, a move that should help Penn State keep White.
RB Mark Allen
The DeMatha Catholic running back committed in October of 2012 and struggled to stay healthy after that. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee a week after committing to Penn State and spent part of his senior season still working back to full health. He didn't compile flashy numbers this season and since he committed so early it would seem like he'd stick with the program as his best option.
*Updated Thursday at 1:30 am: Allen tells Sean Fitz of Lions247 that he remains committed to Penn State and is trying to keep the 2014 class intact.
Jason Cabinda
The New Jersey linebacker decommitted from Syracuse and flipped to Penn State after the program learned it would gain additional scholarships. In the days leading up to O'Brien's rumored departure Cabinda said he committed to more than O'Brien and wanted to honor his commitment to the Nittany Lions.
*Updated Wednesday at 3:47 pm: Cabinda confirms to PennLive that "nothing has changed" with his commitment and he remains fully committed to Penn State.
*Updated Friday at 1:19 pm: Cabinda tells PennLive he remains committed to Penn State but is waiting to see who the head coach is before figuring out exactly where he stands. Syracuse remains very interested in him.
LB Donte Raymond
The New Jersey linebacker gave his verbal commitment to Bill O'Brien a little more than two weeks ago. He also held an offer from Delaware. Considering how late he stepped in we'll see which way he's leaning after letting the news set in.
OT Chasz Wright
Penn State added Wright's commitment four days ago in the heat of the Bill O'Brien could be on his way out saga. He's a prep school product who knew there was a decent chance of O'Brien leaving when he committed so based off that information it seems that he'd likely stay with the class.
DT Tarow Barney
The junior college prospect signed his National Letter of Intent in December and therefore is committed to the program regardless of what happens with the coaching staff. Barney will enroll in January.


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Wine pick: 2009 Cancilla Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
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The River Region Republican Women recently held an induction ceremony for their 2013 officers. Louisiana Federation of Republican Women Region 1 Vice President Gisela Chevalier conducted the installation held at the Pavilion at Kenner City Park.
The officers installed were: Gail Silbernagel, president; Rita Bezou, first vice president; Dona Reynaud, second vice president; Penny Frame, third vice president; Kathy du Treil, secretary; Sherry Willmott, treasurer; and Arita Bohannan, immediate past president.
The RRRW is an affiliate of the Louisiana Federation and the National Federation of Republican Women. Membership is open to all men and women who are Republican registered voters.
The organization meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the Pavilion. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. Each month, the program features a speaker on a topic of interest to the members. Refreshments are served and there is networking time after the meeting is adjourned.
The next meeting has been rescheduled to Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. due to the New Year's Day holiday. Ronnie Sloan will present "A Conservative's Role in 2013 and Beyond/Back to the Basics." Sloan is president of The Sloan Group and a former chairman of the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce.
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Learn how to make string bracelets with these step by step instructions and photo's. These easy bracelets can be made from a variety of materials giving very different finishes.
These easy bracelets can be made from ribbon, embroidery threads, leather thong as well as string.
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If your child can plait they should need no supervision if the threads are cut to the required length before they start.
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Sparky Anderson Number Retirement
As the number retirement ceremony to honor Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson approaches, many people are looking forward to the event.
Tigers radio broadcaster Jim Price: "It is wonderful Mr. Ilitch is doing this for Sparky. Sparky is an icon for this organization and the game of baseball." Jim admired the way Sparky handled himself in the media…he was a "real" person.
Rod Allen, Tigers TV broadcaster: "It speaks volumes about the organization and the way we honor former players and managers". The most significant thing Rod said he learned from Sparky was accountability. Sparky taught him that is was important to go out and do your job to your fullest ability every day.
Join the Tigers on Sunday, June 26th for the special pre-game ceremony to retire #11 in honor of Sparky Anderson. To get your tickets click HERE.
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Sparky was one of the greats. When the Tigers got him they went to a whole new level. I just wish he would have gone into the hall as a tiger.. Like he had said he would.
what time doe's the ceremony start?


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EUGENE -- Asked about which Oregon football teammates have turned heads during winter conditioning, defensive end Tony Washington was quick to put the caveat out there.
"You never know what can happen when the season rolls around," the incoming senior said. "You need to keep your mind right."
"Keeping your mind right" has been a core tenet of Oregon's first six weeks of offseason conditioning and weight lifting, which coaches are allowed to observe. Yesterday, I wrote about the emphasis and attitude felt in winter conditioning that Washington particularly attributes to new defensive coordinator Don Pellum.
But after head coach Mark Helfrich spoke on signing day about several players he'd heard were standing out in conditioning, I wanted to know a player's opinion, too (Washington is considered one of the defense's leaders entering next season). Here's his short list, which he said in our interview Tuesday morning, and his comments about each player.
A lot can change before the season's start, of course, but here is who Washington says is making some buzz:
Tyree Robinson (entering redshirt freshman season at defensive back): "Coming off his redshirt he can help us a lot not just on defense but special teams as well. I think he has his mind right, he's been working hard all year and we can see."
Darren Carrington (entering redshirt freshman season at receiver): "That guy's really good. He can help us."
T.J. Daniel (entering redshirt sophomore year at defensive line): "That guy grew, just mentally and physically. He's getting bigger and he's getting stronger and he's really understanding football. … He's like 260 now. You can see it, he's really big."
Juwaan Williams and Chris Seisay (both entering redshirt freshman season at defensive back), Dominique Harrison (entering junior season at cornerback): "With all those corners it'll be interesting to see who steps out there. We just got Troy Hill back, he's always a hard worker and always competes. Dior (Mathis) is out there. Ifo (Ekpre-Olomu), all of them. I think the DB group has the most conversation among each other. That's their culture. They're all about challenging each other."
OK, to the links:
Here's the story on Pellum, again. He's told the defense that "no one has a spot" for next season locked up.
My preview of tonight's Oregon basketball game against Washington. Who's got C.J. Wilcox? The Register-Guard also has their preview here, and the university has its here.
The NCAA football rules committee chairman seems to downplay the chances that the 10-second rule proposal will be passed.
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock mentions a few Ducks during a recent NFL draft-related conference call.
The Register-Guard catches up with Boseko Lokombo.
Addicted to Quack recaps the Pac-12's opening baseball weekend.
ATQ also hits on what makes Oregon's recruiting different. (We wrote about the same thing last week, if you're really interested in the topic.)
The Daily Emerald writes about fan behavior in its latest issue, and has raw video from Johnathan Loyd's interview on Tuesday with the media.