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This review appeared in the Jul-Sep 2004 vol. 161 no. 3 issue of Biblotheca Sacra, DTS's quarterly academic journal.
Subscribe TodayThe Epistles of John and Jude
AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN December 1, 2003Lightner, professor emeritus of systematic theology at Dallas Seminary, has written a concise but complete commentary on the Epistles of John and Jude. The following are his views on some of the controversial passages in these New Testament letters.
First John 1:9 refers to believers and their need to confess their sins in order to maintain fellowship with God. "Knowing God" (2:3) refers not to saving knowledge, but to "knowledge gained by walking in the light . . . an intimate knowledge" of God (p. 24). Walking "in the darkness" (2:11) refers to believers who are living "outside of the spiritual light" of God's Word (p. 29). "Little children," "fathers," and "young men" in 2:12–13 indicate levels of spiritual maturity (p. 30). God's seed (3:9) "refers most likely to the new nature imparted to the believing sinner at the time of salvation" (p. 51), which does not sin. "The victory that has overcome the world—our faith" (5:4) refers to victory achieved at the moment of salvation over Satan's domain (p. 73).
The "elder" in 2 John 1 is the apostle John, and "the chosen lady" is an assembly of believers, not an individual in a local church (pp. 90–91). Verse 9 of 2 John speaks of people who had professed Christ but were not saved, as seen in the fact that they do not abide in the teaching of Christ. Lightner holds that Jude was written after 2 Peter (pp. 132, 151).
A number of "boxes" of copy are included in the book, and eight appendixes are added. Some of the appendixes are on the Antichrist, the doctrine of confession, Gnosticism, and John's use of kovsmo".
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Beyond the big-ticket attractions, Denver is home to a wide array of smaller, but no-less-fascinating attractions that make for unforgettable experiences.
Denverite Molly Brown's name is known around the world as a Titanic survivor, thanks to stage productions, classic films and blockbuster historical dramas. But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this "unsinkable" woman. The Molly Brown House Museum tells her story, and stands as an enduring symbol of the Victorian era and the city of Denver.
Called "Denver's most interesting museum" by the Denver Post, The Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art showcases the work of Colorado's distinguished painter, Vance Kirkland (1904-1981), whose visionary abstract paintings influenced an entire generation of artists. The museum is also filled to the brim with Colorado and regional art and more than 3,500 works of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Glasgow Style, Wiener Werkstätte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern, Pop Art and Postmodern.
NOTE: The Kirkland Museum is temporarily closed. The museum is building a new 38,500-square-foot facility and relocating to 12th Avenue and Bannock Street. It will be near the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum within Denver's Golden Triangle. The new building is set to open in mid-2017. See the museum's website for updates.
The Black American West Museum highlights the prominent role Blacks played in the settlement of Colorado as miners, soldiers, homesteaders, schoolteachers, ranchers, blacksmiths, cowboys and lawmen. This unique museum, located in the former home of Colorado's first Black woman doctor, hosts countless photographs, artifacts and interactive exhibits that tell the story of the Wild West through a different lens.
The only museum in the region devoted exclusively to Latino culture, collecting, preserving, and interpreting the art, history, and cultures of the Americas from ancient times to the present. Located in the heart of Denver's Santa Fe Art District, the Museo de las Americas was founded in 1991 and boasts an ever-changing selection of exhibits, not to mention a wide array of educational offerings.
"Anything on wheels" is the Forney Museum of Transportation's motto, and the museum boasts a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 500 exhibits relating to historical transportation. Highlights include Big Boy, the world's largest steam locomotive, legendary aviator Amelia Earhart's Gold Bug Kissel and a rare 1916 Detroit Electric Opera Coupe, one of the world's first electric cars.
A Denver original, fashion pioneer and CEO of Rockmount Ranch Wear, Papa Jack Weil - who passed away in 2008 at the grand old age of 107 - invented the western snap-button shirt and opened shop back in 1946. He sold his shirts to presidents and rock stars alike, including Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen. Stop by the flagship store and museum to browse the incredible selection of Western-style shirts, hats and accessories.
After then-unheard of construction costs of $1.6 million, downtown Denver's Brown Palace opened its doors on August 12th, 1892 - and hasn't closed them for a single moment since. This luxurious four-star hotel remains one of the city's crown jewels today with its stunning stained glass atrium lobby, extravagant suites and four extraordinary dining venues.
One of Denver's great historic homes, built in 1883 by Rocky Mountain News publisher Williams Byers and sold in 1889 to the family of William Gray Evans, an officer of the Denver Tramway Company, the Byers-Evans House Museum offers keen insight into the early days of Denver. Guided tours take visitors through the elegant residence, richly filled with original Evans family furnishings.
Located in a 150,000-square-foot 1930s-era former Air Force hangar, Wings Over the Rockies is heaven for the aerospace enthusiast. The museum is home to more than three-dozen historic airplanes and space vehicles, including a massive B-52 Stratofortress, a 1926 Eaglerock "longwing," and - Star Wars fans take note - an X-Wing fighter.
There's nowhere else you're going to see a pair of inflatable, 16-foot-tall rubber bunnies, right? One of the Mile High City's most fascinating art locales, The Dikeou Collection is a private collection of contemporary art, with photography, drawings, sculptures, and installations by more than 25 artists from around the world. Free and open to the public, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment.
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You can't have bragging rights from a Denver trip until you see these sights. Warning: it may take more than one visit!
Explore the thriving Denver arts and culture scene, from world-class museums to unique art districts. Check out current and upcoming gallery showings.
Explore the renovated Union Station, a transportation hub, historic landmark and vibrant space for staying, eating, gathering and shopping.
Find the best music and concert venues that are home to Denver. From top music venues to local neighborhood spots, you are sure to find your favorite spot.
Whether you have a few hours, a few days or a week in The Mile High City, here are some suggested itineraries and trips for visitors.
Beyond the big-ticket attractions, Denver is home to a wide array of smaller, but no-less-fascinating attractions that make for unforgettable experiences.
Kids are often tough to please – but they'll be grinning from ear to ear whenever they're in The Mile High City!
Denver serves as an excellent gateway to the wonders of the nearby Rocky Mountains.
No need to venture far with great shopping in and near downtown Denver. Cherry Creek, 16th St. Mall, Larimer Square and Antique Row are just a few options.
With the Culture Pass in hand, you'll receive admission to some of the city's most fascinating attractions!
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The rise of citizen journalism
Pretty much everyone now has the means to report what is going on in the world around them. Even the most basic phone has a camera, and it is simple to post images, video and text to social media sites at the click of a button. Consequently citizen journalists – ordinary people doing the job of trained reporters – are everywhere.
And there are significant benefits to our understanding of the world. Particularly in straitened times, journalists can't be everywhere at once and often arrive after the news event has actually happened. In many cases, such as during the Arab Spring, journalists can be banned or censored by regimes and individuals that don't want stories to be reported. So citizen journalists with camera phones can be our sole source of first hand information. Much of this then feeds into the traditional media, with TV news and national newspapers running stories based on reports filed by citizen journalists.
Nearer to home, the closure of many local newspapers has spurred community activists to launch alternative sites and blogs. Many of these aim to hold local councils and elected representatives to account, using the Freedom of Information Act to unearth key facts about how we are governed.
All great stuff and to be praised, but there are three key reasons that we should be wary about what citizen journalists write, publish and upload.
Firstly, bias. As someone that studied history, I know that bias is evident in anything we say, write or do – whether we know it or not. Professional journalists are trained to understand both sides of a story and (as much as possible) divorce bias from what they are writing. It is why the majority of stories have quotes for and against a subject in them, even if the overall tone is slanted to left or right. Citizen journalists don't have this training and may well have an axe to grind – potentially making their reports unreliable, whether consciously or not.
Second, the law. The laws of libel apply equally to the internet, as many people found out with the Lord McAlpine case. Again, journalists are trained to understand libel law and what can and can't be said. Reddit's coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing demonstrated what can happen when citizen journalists are given an unpoliced platform. The site's Find Boston Bombers thread wrongly accused several people of being involved in the atrocity, leading to harassment of their families and potentially slowing down the police investigation. In today's instant news cycle, where an unsubstantiated tweet can be front page news in seconds, there's a real issue with potentially malicious or unthinking reports quickly making it into the mainstream news.
Finally, there's the area of copyright. Lots of news sites now actively encourage you to upload your pictures, video and text to give added perspective on news and features. The latest, the Guardian's Witness site, provides the chance to contribute to live news and other content through a smartphone app. Content is vetted before going onto the site, with stories and videos made available to journalists for potentially developing into bigger pieces. All great, except that as soon as you post your prized video, The Guardian gets an unconditional, perpetual and worldwide licence to use it as it sees fit. You may still retain the copyright, but the paper can commercially exploit the content however it wants.
Controlling how news is reported and disseminated is inextricably linked to power. Hence why dictatorships have always censored or removed the free press and run state TV stations with a rod of iron. While much of the western world has moved on from that, media is often controlled by a certain group, making citizen journalism a vital part of the opening up of reporting to everyone. But if it is to truly make a lasting impact for good, citizen journalists need to understand their own responsibilities when it comes to bias, the law and copyright and act accordingly.
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Sorry it took forever, but here is a set of pics I snapped with my Lumix G1 :p http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimramk/sets/72157627892684050/
So far after owning them for over a month, I can say with ease that they were worth every penny. These are my first headphones that can be considered upscale. I got a tiny dent on one of the cups unfortunately (invisible unless up close). Overall though the build is solid. It doesn't feel as luxurious as the titanium in my mom's pair of T50p's but it is better than say the Beats Solo by miles. The ear pads are somewhat larger than expected. They aren't exactly circumaural but they do over most of my ear. I can easily wear the headphones for 2 hours on end unless it's very hot in the room. Isolation is pretty good on these but again behind the T50p. When my volume is set at about 50%, it blocks out most anything though.
If I was to describe their sound, I would say their bass extension is good but I'm sure other headphones go lower. But the bass is nice and tight and doesn't feel boomy or invade in the mids. When I play a song like Tomahawk by BT & Adam K, the bass is full & present. When I play a song like Turning Tables for Adele, it is restrained :) Mids can sometimes come across as recessed but it could be my source (my next purchase will be a DAC/AMP combo). Generally, I can EQ to compensate. Highs are present and non fatiguing for me. I've never felt any sibilance from them. A 4dB boost around 4kHz adds a little twinkle to the sound.


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One issue that is dominating Wall Street this week is the sequester, which is a pile of automatic federal spending cuts that are supposed to take effect on March 1st. Although it was originally supposed to happen on January 1st, it was pushed back to this Friday when Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell agreed to defer it. In order to avoid these spending cuts, Congress will have to compromise on a deficit-reduction plan by Friday.
A spokesman for the Majority Whip Dick Durbin said that the Senate is set to consider bills that would help avoid these cuts on either Tuesday or Wednesday. President Obama has said that it is up to the Republicans in Congress to compromise in order to avoid the sequester.
There has been blame back and forth in Washington regarding who is responsible for the sequester. Sen. John Hoeven (R, N.D.) has blamed the President for the delay, claiming that the Republicans have already come up with two bills to replace the sequester. Hoeven thinks that it President Obama who does not want to work with Republicans because of what he wants to get passed in the bill.


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I'm sorry but Barack is an embarrassment. He should have refused to attend the concert.
I've told you before the importance of Diana Ross in my family but we won't be watching the concert when it airs and think Diana should have boycotted the concert instead of sharing the stage with Psy who called for the murder of US soldiers and their families.
For Barack to attend that concert is just disgusting.
"A Tale Of Two Countries - Egypt Awake, America Sleeps" (Hillary Is 44):
In the fourth part of our continuing "unravel" series we asked a question which we are pleased to note is increasingly being asked, "Why Won't Obama Demand Morsi Resign?":
"Why won't Barack Obama demand Morsi resign? Egyptian demonstrations? Check. Violence in the streets? Check. Government officials resigning in protest? Check. Egyptian government institutions such as the military and judiciary threatened? Check. Why won't Obama demand that Morsi resign?Since we wrote those words Egyptian media have joined the protests, the Judiciary as well, and protestors have been shot dead in the streets. Obama? Obama is still bowing to Morsi.
The only difference between Mubarak and Morsi we see is that Morsi is an Islamic extremist. Why won't Barack Obama demand Morsi resign?"
Today, David Ignatius tries to explain the disgusting intercourse Obama is engaged in with Morsi while at the same time helping dismantle one of the most embarrassing pro-Obama arguments in answer to our question "Why won't Obama demand that Morsi resign?".
Ignatius asks the right questions:
Let's hope that site is going to keep updating regularly. I think we're all tired of their 'mid-season' finale. Speaking of those, I'm not ignoring "666 Park Avenue." But it won't be on again until January.
I'm not really thrilled about that. For example, I just started getting into "Beauty and the Beast" on the CW and it's mid-season finale airs this Thursday.
Everything's doing mid-season finales: "Revenge," "Nikita," etc., etc.
You'd think some would power through with the hope that they'd pick up some new viewers as a result of everyone else be on hiatus.
"Iraq snapshot" (The Common Ills):
December 10, 2012. Chaos and violence continue, 3,000 US troops
supposedly entered Iraq (from Kuwait) last week, the Pentagon publishes
the memo of understanding signed with Iraq last Thursday, Barack got his
goal: more US troops in Iraq, Nouri tried to think of another reason
why Iraqis shouldn't talk about Iraqi women being tortured in prisons
(it distracts from the overall thoughts on human rights!), Senator Patty
Murray notes the just released homelessness rates for veterans in the
US, and more.
How many US troops remain in Iraq? December 12, 2011, Ted Koppel filed an important report on Rock Center with Brian Williams (NBC)
about what was really taking place in Iraq -- what 'reporters' insisted
on calling a 'withdrawal' but what the Pentagon had termed a
"drawdown." Excerpt.
KOPPEL: I realize you can't go into it in any detail, but I would assume
that there is a healthy CIA mission here. I would assume that JSOC may
still be active in this country, the joint special operations. You've
got FBI here. You've got DEA here. Can, can you give me sort of a, a
menu of, of who all falls under your control?
AMB. JAMES JEFFREY: You're actually doing pretty well, were I authorized to talk about half of this stuff.
As September drew to a close, Tim Arango (New York Times) reported that the US had just sent in a Special-Ops division into Iraq. Yesterday Press TV reported:
3,000 US troops have secretly returned to Iraq via Kuwait for missions
pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and northern Iraq, Press
TV reports.
According to our correspondent, the US troops have secretly entered Iraq in multiple stages and are mostly stationed at Balad military garrison in Salahuddin province and al-Asad air base in al-Anbar province.
Noting those 3,000 troops going into Iraq, The Voice of Russia adds today, "Another 17,000-strong force is preparing to cross the Kuwait-Iraq border over time, Iraqi press says."
Thursday DoD and the State Dept had officials in Iraq. The Defense Dept issued the following that day:
the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement, the Governments of
the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq reaffirmed their
commitment to an enduring strategic partnership during the second
meeting of the Defense and Security Joint Coordination Committee on
December 5-6, 2012 in Baghdad.
meetings held at the Iraqi Ministry of Defense were co-chaired by Iraqi
Defense Minister Saadoun Al-Dlimi, the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy James Miller, and the Acting Under Secretary of State for
Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller.
and Security Cooperation is one of the cooperation areas that were
agreed upon in the Strategic Framework Agreement signed in 2008 between
the United States Government and the Government of the Republic of Iraq
in order to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest for the
two countries.
United States and Iraq discussed efforts to continue strengthening
their security cooperation, enhance Iraq's defense capabilities,
modernize Iraq's military forces, and facilitate both countries'
contributions to regional security. The two delegations explored
U.S.-Iraq training opportunities and Iraq's participation in regional
United States and Iraq also discussed the strong and growing foreign
military sales program, a symbol of the long-term security partnership
envisioned by both countries. The United States stated its support for
Iraq's efforts to meet its defense and security needs.
delegations reviewed regional security issues. They exchanged views on
the conflict in Syria and its effects on regional stability, with both
sides urging an end to the violence and support for a political
transition that would represent the will of the Syrian people. The two
sides agreed to continue consulting closely on regional security
capstone event was the exchange of a Memorandum of Understanding signed
by Defense Minister Saadoun Al-Dlimi and Secretary of Defense Leon
Panetta. This agreement represents the enduring strategic partnership
between the United States and Iraq, and provides mechanisms for
increased defense cooperation in areas including defense planning,
counterterrorism cooperation, and combined exercises.
the United States and the Republic of Iraq committed to convene a third
recurring Defense and Security Cooperation Joint Coordination Committee
meeting in Washington, D.C., during 2013 to continue discussions on the
enduring security and military cooperation between the two countries.
View the Memorandum of Understanding at: http://www.defense.gov/releases/US-IraqMOUDefenseCooperation.pdf
As we noted in real time, Saadoun al-Dulaimi is not Minister of Defense he is 'acting Minister of Defense.' Back in July, Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) observed,
"Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has struggled to forge a lasting
power-sharing agreement and has yet to fill key Cabinet positions,
including the ministers of defense, interior and national security,
while his backers have also shown signs of wobbling support." We also
noted that the DoD link did not work. It does now. It's a brief
The White House got what they wanted: The right to add US troops on the ground in Iraq. Read over section two.
The Participants intend to undertake the following types of defense cooperation activities:
a) reciprocal visits and meetings by high-ranking delegations to military facilities and institutions;
b) exchanges of instructors, training personnel, and students between Participants' military academies and related institutions;
c) counterterrorism cooperation;
d) the development of defense intelligence capabilities;
e) cooperation in the fields of defense-related research and development and technology security;
f) acquisition and procurement of defense articles and services;
exchanges of information and experiences acquired in the field of
military operations, including in connection with international
humanitarian and peacekeeping operations;
training and exchange of information regarding the development of
military health services, military health facilities, and military
medicine training opportunities;
training and exchanges of information regarding staff organization and
human resources for regulation and management of defense personnel;
j) cooperation for the development of logistics support and sustainment systems;
k) defense planning;
l) joint exercises; and
m) cooperation in the area of social, athletic, and military culture activities.
That's very clear if you understand contracts.
with the 2008 Status Of Forces Agreement, we learned that most people
-- including reporters -- don't understand contracts. For that reason we
did multiple and repeated walk throughs. We explained the aspect of
options. At one point, we even used Rick Springfield as an example. We
tried to make it interesting and basic. And we went over it over and
over. In the community, people understood. Outside the community, our
thanks for that was to have United For Peace and Justice loons attack
us. The SOFA, they just knew, meant after three years, it's over. Were
they lying or were that they stupid?
going to repeat what I said when I got the most ticked off: When you've
broken a multi-million dollar contract with a coporation and walked
without a lawsuit because you knew what you were doing, then sit
yourself down next to me and tell me about contract law. Until then, you
should probably just try to nod along to a conversation that is clearly
over your head. And if it helps, I didn't just break the contract, I
kept the bulk of the money.
we saw in 2011, the White House was attempting to re-negotiate the SOFA
or come up with a new agreement. As we said here, that was a possible
outcome. The White House team got caught on the immunity issue in 2011.
They also had a more active press which was being fed details of the
negotiations by some who did not support US troops remaining in Iraq
(for various reasons -- often solely because they didn't want Barack to
look like a liar in his 2012 re-election bid). So that ended up being
the sticky point. The press then falsely reported negotiations were
over. After their false report, we were at the hearing where both
General Martin Dempsey (Chair of the Joint Chiefs) and DoD Secretary
Leon Panetta testified that negotiations were still going on (Panetta
would state in that November Senate Armed Services Committee hearing
that he believed some agreement would be reached in 2012). A ton of
reporters were present at the hearing but only one reported that
aspect: Elisabeth Bumiller of the New York Times. The hearing made all
three broadcast networks' evening news -- and they all avoided the
actual news that the negotiations continued. Instead, they focused on a
'testy' exchange between Panetta and Senator John McCain that was
forgotten before the hearing ended (both men were laughing about the
exchange in the second round of questions). That really didn't matter
but ongoing negotiations did. (For coverage of that hearing, see
November 15th's "Iraq snapshot," November 16th's "Iraq snapshot," November 17th's "Iraq snapshot," Ava's "Scott Brown questions Panetta and Dempsey (Ava)," Wally's "The costs (Wally)," Kat's "Who wanted what?" and Third's "Editorial: The silences that enable and kill," "Enduring bases, staging platforms, continued war" and "Gen Dempsey talks "10 enduring" US bases in Iraq.")
Kid yourself that the news media in America is serving the public and informing them.
left's been taken over by a toxic strand in the last four years: Hatred
of women. You see it over and over especially when it comes to the
lives of Iraqi women. Thanks to the United States government, Iraqi
women have lost their most basic rights and Iraq has elements that wants
to create a home grown Taliban to control women. In that environment, a
US ambassador to Iraq has to be above board. You cannot send a man (and
the administration refuses to nominate a woman -- four times now,
Barack has refused to nominate a woman for the post) if his mere
presence means Iraqi women are not safe if they visit the Baghdad
embassy. Brett McGurk.
toxic strand silenced the bulk of the left on McGurk. He never should
have been considered for the post. But the left with outlets like The Nation and Democracy Now
didn't want to tell their audiences what was what. But when it turned
out that married Brett McGurk had an affair with married reporter Gina
Chon while McGurk was working for the administration, it should have
raised serious questions.
toxic left has been happy to document Lara Logan's sexual activities.
She slept with a contractor! When do I care about Lara Logan's sex life?
When she gets into bed with a US official. Until then, she can sleep
with whomever she wants and more power to her. But Gina Chon worked for
the Wall St. Journal. The paper was the only one who gave damn about ethics. The sick Victor Navasky made sure that CJR would
look the other way -- we've all been looking the other way for years as
Victor's been a menace to women, haven't we? But the Wall St. Journal grasped
that you can't sleep with a source and you can't let the source vet
your copy -- especially when your source is a government employee.
That's why Gina's no longer with the Wall St. Journal.
Sending 'swinging' Brett
back to Iraq as the US Ambassador would have been a threat to Iraqi
women. This scanald was huge in Iraq. While idiots took to the airwaves
to whine that Gina could sleep with whomever she wanted (forgetting the
fact that Brett was a source, a government employee and was shown her
copy in advance, before her editors even saw it, so he could provide
'input'), the issue was Brett cheated on his first wife while in Iraq.
He was now, if Barack Obama got his way, going back to Iraq. Every Iraqi
woman meeting with him would be assumed to have slept with him.
In Iraq, that can get a woman killed.
But where was The Nation, where was Democracy Now, where was the so-called Progressive,
go down the list. None of them, as evidenced by their silence, gave a
damn about Iraqi women. They were prepared to back Barack in sending an
ambassador to the country that women could never meet with unless they
wanted to risk their lives.
United For Peace and Justice grossly misinformed the American public,
they didn't know who Brett was. UFPJ should have been telling them about
Brett in 2008. The SOFA almost faltered once -- only once was it in
serious danger.
that doesn't fit with the 'hard bargain' Nouri was driving meme which a
bunch of crazies pushed (and, continue to which makes them look insane
and like the flash card for raving "America-haters" -- when you need to
believe an untruth just because it makes it appear someone 'stuck it to'
the US, that's how you get the right-wing calling you "America-haters"
or worse so self-check frequently because the rest of us on the left
suffer enough without your crazy leading us to all be tarred and
feathered). Nouri drove no hard bargains. Nouri wanted the troops there.
As he demonstrated twice before with the UN extensions. If you don't
know about those two extensions, you need to go to the outlet you
counted and demand accountability. We don't have enough space in this
snapshot to spoon feed visitors and passerbys.
the only real time the SOFA was in jeporady was when the immunity for
US troops came up. Brett's the one who found the legal language to
satisfy the US government and provide Nouri with cover (the Blackwater
shooting spree in Baghdad had caused many to question immunity). For
having done that in the past, the supposedly anti-war left (does it
exist anymore on Pacifia or in magazines -- I don't think so -- but it
does remain at the grass roots) should have opposed Brett McGurk.
for having done that in 2008, they should have opposed him. When you
factor in that he was nominated after Panetta declared in an open Senate
hearing that the US was still in negotiations with Iraq over US troops,
the last thing anyone against the Iraq War should have wanted was to
send contract 'fixer' Brett to Iraq as the US Ambassador.
But it didn't matter to them. Where are there ethics?
I have no idea. But we've repeatedly noted where Brett's been: Iraq. And that he's worked on the negotiations.
always wanted to do the contract via Memo Of Understanding. But some in
the White House -- the same raising objections to the immunity aspect
in October 2011 -- felt it had to go through Parliament. It would never
pass Parliament. In part because so little passes Parliament. So Brett's
been very resourceful.
some of the usual American stupid will insist that the Memo Of
Understanding is being misunderstood by me. I can be wrong and I often
am. But I do understand contracts and I do comprehend what I'm reading
when I read the latest Memo Of Understanding.
will be 'attachments' added to the Memo but, for now, the big news is
Barack Obama got what he wanted and did so while tricking the American
We stood
alone in pointing out that while Candy Crowley wanted to fact check Mitt
Romney, she had no interest in fact checking Barack on Iraq. This
despite the fact that Tim Arango's report noting Special-Ops back in
Iraq and that negotiatons were ongoing to send even more troops into
Iraq -- that report was only weeks old. Crowley allowed Barack to claim
that all US troops were out of Iraq (a lie -- as Wiliam Rivers Pitt observed at Truthout last week,
"if you think we're not still at war in Iraq, I can introduce you to
some military families who are still posting love-you-be-safe letters to
that particular delivery code"), she didn't question the ongoing
efforts to negotiate with Iraq on sending more troops in, she didn't
question anything. She didn't do her job and none of the other
moderators did because they also avoided Iraq. Yet Crowley was the
worst because she wanted to be a participant and assigned herself the
role of fact checker -- but she only fact checked one side.
are the US reports -- confirming or rejecting foreign reports -- about
3,000 US troops just going into Iraq last week? Probably in the same
trash can the stories about last week's memo are in. Again, let's not
pretend that the US media is interested in an informed public. They're
not. They suck up to power and that's really all the bulk of them do.
And, on the left, we get outraged when a Republican is in the White
House and we yell and scream about how embarrassing the media is. But
when it's a Democrat in the White House, suddenly we are outraged that
they're even expected to be accountable. We no longer care about ethics
or about the pbulic being informed. Instead, we're all supposed to run
defense for the president. Don't confuse that with ethics, don't confuse
that with independence. Accept it for what it is: whoring.
world has more than enough cheap whores and they don't help the people
of Iraq and they don't stop wars. We need to hold everyone's feet to the
fire and a bit of advice to the Cult of St. Barack: It's a bit hard to
hold his feet to the fire when you're so busy sucking his toes.
Today was Human Rights Day and the United Nations noted:
Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human
rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment
of all human rights by everyone everywhere.
year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people -- women, youth,
minorities, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, the poor and
marginalized -- to make their voices heard in public life and be
included in political decision-making.
human rights -- the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to
peaceful assembly and association, and to take part in government
(articles 19, 20 and 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
have been at the centre of the historic changes in the Arab world over
the past two years, in which millions have taken to the streets to
demand change. In other parts of the world, the "99%" made their voices
heard through the global Occupy movement protesting economic, political
and social inequality.
Al Mada reports
that women's organizations gathered in Najaf yesterday for a conference
to prevent violence against women. One attendee explained that when her
husband beat her she found no assistance from her family, her community
or even the law. She is divorced now. For some women, divorce in Iraq
can mean losing the children. Being divorced can also be a social
stigma. The conference called on the clergy to educate regarding
violence against women
The conference also found
that laws need to be changed. MP Batoul Farouk attended the conference
and she noted that the Parliament is attempting to pass more equitable
laws but that their application is often impacted by customs and
traditions. Staying on the topic of women and their rights, the next four paragraphs are from an article we wrote at Third yesterday.
Al Mada reports
that Saturday in Falluja, women demonstrated to demand an investigation
into the treatment of women in Iraqi prisons and detention centers. If
you count on US press outlets, you won't learn of that protest or even
why it took place. But, in reality, this is an issue that has been
building for several weeks now.
November 27th, All Iraq News reported that the Women, Family and Children's Committee was calling for the Ministry of Justice to make prisons and detention centers open to legislative committees so they can see what the conditions are. All Iraq News also noted MP Safia al-Suhail is calling on the Ministry of Women to focus on eliminating violence against women in prison. November 29th, Alsumaria reported that Iraqiya MP Hamid al-Mutlaq accused security forces of raping and torturing women prison and he traces the culture back to the torture of Iraqis by Americans at Abu Ghraib prison. November 30th, Al Mada reported that a fight broke out in the halls of Parliament between State of Law (Nouri al-Maliki's political slate) and Iraqiya (led by Ayad Allawi) and that it was over the issue of what is happening to Iraqi women in prisons and detention centers as well as an allegation that State of Law had attempted to bury the report and refusing to allow Parliament's Committee on Women to issue the report on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25th). Dar Addustour added that the Committee report is said to have found that women are being arrested without judicial warrants and that, while in prison, women are being tortured to force confessions against their husbands.
the government's response? Saturday, December 1st, Nouri gave a speech
(that has since been called out by many including Moqtada al-Sadr, Jalal
Talabani, Massoud Barzani and Ayad Allawi) in which he threatened to
arrest those members of Parliament who had discussed the violence
against women in Iraqi prisons and detention centers.
Today, Nouri felt the need to make another speech. Alsumaria reports
he decried the recent talk about voiolations of human rights in Iraqi
prisons and said such talk was narrowing the concept of human rights. All Iraq News continues that Nouri lamented the lack of focus on the victims of terrorism. He then launched into his usual attack on the Ba'ath Party. Al Rafidayn has him also questioning publicly whether or not Moqtada al-Sadr is trustworthy.
that, Nouri wanting people to talk about something other than Iraqi
prisons. He's got a long history of running secret prisons. (Ned
Parker's Iraq reporting for the Los Angeles Times repeatedly touched and
exposed the secret prisons. He was also one of the few American
reporters to write seriously about the Ministry of the Interior.) Barack
Obama ignored that public record when he backed Nouri for a second
term. The Iraq Times reports
that there are rumors of another secret prison as families of tens of
thousands of Iraqis who've disappeared believe their loved ones are
being held. Yes, Nouri would have a reason to distract from the reports
that women are being tortured in Iraqi prisons.
has started many crises in Iraq. The latest crisis was ignited by his
sending forces (Tigris Operation Command) into the disputed areas. A
military stand-off between his forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga is
ongoing. Al Rafidayn reports
KRG President Massoud Barzani visited Kirkuk today to inspect the
Peshmerga who are stationed around the province. This follows Nouri's
attack on Barzani to the Kuwait press on Sunday. Nehro Muhammad (Rudaw) notes
that Halgurd Hikmat, Peshmerga spokesperson, declared today that the
KRG "will not give in to demands by Baghdad to withdraw its Peshmerga
troops from all disputed territories." AFP offers
this thought, "The visit may increase already-high tension with
Baghdad, which has seen both sides deploy military reinforcements to
areas in north Iraq" Dar Addustour adds Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is in discussions with Iraqiya head Ayad Allawi on how to best resolve the crisis. Al Mada notes
that Talabani met with Communist Party officials in Baghdad yesterday.
Why would he be there? It could be any number of reasons.
if you were Nouri al-Maliki and your hold on power was said to be
slipping, you'd look at Jalal's meeting with the Communist Party and
conclude that Jalal's sounding out to see where everyone stands on a
no-confidence vote to remove Nouri from office. Nouri's notoriously
paranoid -- as well documented in the State Dept cables -- but you don't
have to be paranoid to look at Jalal's meeting with the Communist Party
in the midst of this Baghdad and Erbil crisis to realize the only thing
of value the Communist Party can offer currently is their support for a
no-confidence vote.
In today's violence, All Iraq News reports a Mosul attack left two police officers injured. Alsumaria adds that a Baghdad roadside bombing injured one police officer.
Nouri pretended to care about Palestinians. I'm not in the mood to
cover his propaganda. He has been prime minister for over six years now.
And Palestinians in Iraq were herded into camps, really unprotected
from the elements and treated worse than animals. (Here and here for more on the topic.) When they've managed to leave those camps, it has not been pretty. Just a few months ago, Ali Abunimah (Electronic Intifada) was reporting
on one group of Palestinian refugees. In an attempt to muster some
regional support for his iffy position, Nouri wanted to grandstand on
the back of Palestinians after being behind their mistreatment in Iraq
for over six years now.
The US State Dept issued the following this afternoon:
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
December 10, 2012
Secretary of State for Management and Resources Thomas Nides departed
for Baghdad, Iraq today where he will meet with senior Iraqi officials
to discuss areas of mutual interest in the U.S.-Iraq relationship.
Deputy Secretary Nides will also meet with Ambassador Beecroft and
senior embassy leadership for a progress report on our efforts to
streamline our presence in Iraq and to discuss ways to accelerate these
efforts going forward.
Upon departure from
Iraq, Deputy Secretary Nides will lead a delegation of U.S. Government
officials to the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), to be held
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 11-12. Deputy Nides will be
joined by U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International
Trade Francisco J. Sánchez; Assistant Secretary of State for Economics
and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez; Executive Vice President of OPIC
(Overseas Private Investment Corporation) Mimi Alemayehou; and also
from the Department of State, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Science, Space and Health in the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jonathan Margolis; Special
Representative for Global Partnerships Kris Balderston; Special Advisor
on Global Youth Issues Zeenat Rahman; and Special Representative for
Commercial and Business Affairs Lorraine Hariton.
2009, President Obama elevated entrepreneurship as a critical pillar of
U.S. global engagement to deepen ties between the United States and the
international community. Since then, the U.S. Government has committed
to supporting entrepreneurship to help channel the creativity,
innovation, and potential of millions of individuals around the world to
create economic opportunity. The GES is the leading U.S.
Government-supported forum for promoting economic growth through
entrepreneurship. The Summit provides an opportunity to link U.S.
economic leadership with an encouraging trend towards entrepreneurship
in Muslim-majority countries.
The U.S.
Government remains committed to supporting innovation and
entrepreneurship through our many agencies, organizations and programs
dedicated to promoting sustainable growth, expanding trade, and
improving the investment climate.
Viewers may follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag (#GES_EVA).
For further information, please contact Jeffrey Ladenson at firstname.lastname@example.com, 971-(0) 50-616-2935.
Senator Patty Murray is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs
Committee and her office issued the following today on homelessness:
Monday, December 10, 2012
Contact: Murray Press Office
(202) 224-2834
HOMELESS VETERANS: Chairman Murray Statement on Decline in Homeless Veterans Population
D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate
Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD), made the
following statement after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, released the 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). The
report showed a 7.2 percent decline in veterans homelessness since 2011
and a 17.2 decline since 2009. However, the report also details a 1.4
percent increase among persons in families.
who heroically served America in the military should not find
themselves struggling to find a bed to sleep in or a meal to eat," said
Chairman Murray. "With new servicemembers returning home every day and
the economy on the road to recovery, it is critically important to
continue supporting programs like HUD-VASH and the SSVF. I am grateful
for the progress we have seen, because these programs have been working.
However, I am deeply concerned about the data indicating an increase in
homeless families. I firmly believe the success of our nation's
families and the future of our economy are rooted in the investments we
make in basic necessities like education and housing. And I remain
committed to providing Ameirca's families and veterans with the sense of
security and dignity they all deserve."
Megan Roh
Deputy Press Secretary | New Media Director
Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray


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Whakatane cop's occupation revealed
The media can now report that the occupation of the Whakatane man convicted of assaulting his wife is a Police sergeant, in fact Adrian Hilterman is the local Police prosecutor.
I've known for some time that Hilterman was a ranking Police Officer. No not through Google, and not through his name.
The media described him as a promiment public servant in Whakatane. Now this is the media code for a police officer as there are almost no public servants in Whakatane (or anywhere outside Wellington). So if you ever see that term used, it is almost always a cop.
I presume Mr Hilterman will no longer be a promiment public servant in the near future.


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On the Steelers: Seattle? That reminds me ...
January 25, 2014 9:39 PMThe Seattle Seahawks have some anniversaries to celebrate as they prepare to play the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl on Groundhog Day, and two of them have a Steelers connection.
It was nine years ago that the Seahawks made their first visit to a Super Bowl and lost to the Steelers in Detroit. It was 25 years ago that their general manager was charged in the murder of his business partner with a crossbow.
The murder mystery was only partially solved and the former Seattle general manager was never convicted after two trials that ended in hung juries.
The former GM's name is Michael Blatt, with whom I spent many hours talking on the telephone in 1988 -- one year before he was charged with murder. He was the agent for linebacker Mike Merriweather and helped orchestrate his season-long holdout in 1988 with the Steelers.
Later that year, the Stockton, Calif., developer helped orchestrate something else -- the sale of the Seahawks from their original owners, the Nordstrom family, to Californian Ken Behring. When the sale went through, Behring made Blatt his interim general manager and Blatt had visions of running the franchise.
That never happened and Blatt's life took a different turn, as did his client, Merriweather's. A business partner of Blatt's, realtor Laurence J. Carnegie, was murdered.
The Steelers, frustrated by Merriweather's year-long holdout and unable to come to terms with him, traded him just before the 1989 draft to the Minnesota Vikings for two first-round draft picks, neither of whom panned out -- halfback Tim Worley and offensive lineman Tom Ricketts of Pitt.
Merriweather, who held the team's sack record of 15 set in 1984 until James Harrison broke it with 16 in 2008, was still under contract for 1988. Blatt cited something Dan Rooney supposedly told Merriweather, that the Steelers "would take care of him" on his next contract. When the Steelers did not offer the kind of money Blatt/Merriweather wanted, the holdout began.
I cannot tell you how many times Blatt told me that Merriweather would be just as happy pursuing the ministry as he would be returning to the Steelers. After the trade to Minnesota, Merriweather never showed the kind of impact he had with the Steelers. He managed 10 sacks total over the next four seasons and his career ended after one game for the New York Jets in 1993.
After the forced trade of his client to Minnesota, Blatt found himself in quite a different venue over the next few years -- in jail and then in multiple courtrooms trying to avoid the death penalty or stay out of prison for the rest of his life.
He was arrested in September 1989 on a murder charge, the prosecution alleging he hired two former University of Pacific football players to kill Carnegie, a former Blatt business associate.
Authorities charged Carl Hancock and James Mackey for actually killing Carnegie with a crossbow after they set him up to look at a house for sale in rural California. Blatt was charged with murder, conspiracy and murder for financial gain. News accounts said he faced the death penalty if convicted on all counts.
Prosecutors used a court battle over a failed business deal between Blatt and Carnegie as a motive.
The first trial ended in a mistrial in 1990 when nine jurors voted to convict Blatt and three voted against. The second also ended in a mistrial in 1992 when 11 jurors voted for acquittal and one for conviction.
Prosecutors finally dismissed all charges against Blatt, who today remains in business in California at age 68. Hancock and Mackey each pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and were sentenced to life in prison.
And next Sunday, Blatt's former team, the Seahawks, will play the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, and try to start cashing in on a promise their short-lived general manager made 25 years ago -- that he would build a dynasty in Seattle.
And still more history
Besides losing in Super Bowl XL, the Seattle Seahawks figured in two other historic events involving the Steelers.
After the 1975 season, the NFL held an expansion draft to help fill the rosters of its two new teams, the Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who would both begin play in 1976.
The Steelers, who had won the previous two Super Bowls, were loaded with talent. Each team could only protect 29 players on their roster, exposing the rest to be selected in the draft, although teams could protect two more players on their roster each time one of theirs was picked.
The Steelers lost three players: in that expansion draft, offensive tackle Dave Reavis to Tampa Bay and linebacker Ed Bradley and defensive back Dave Brown to Seattle. Bradley started at linebacker and was a captain in Seattle. Brown, however, was the big loss. He was the Steelers' first-round draft choice the previous year, in 1975.
Imagine a team being so stocked with talent that it did not protect its first-round draft pick in an expansion draft!.
Brown went on to have a long and successful NFL career. He intercepted 62 passes over 15 seasons with three teams including 10 with the Seattle Seahawks. Six days before his 53rd birthday, Brown died of a heart attack in 2006.
The other major connection between the Steelers and Seahawks was an emotional one when Franco Harris was cut after a training camp holdout in 1984 and he subsequently signed with Seattle. Harris, looking out of sorts in more ways than one in a Seahawks uniform, played in just eight games for Seattle with 170 yards on 68 carries before he was released.


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Sometimes we overlook what's happening in our own backyard. For example, in the early 1900s, Wilbur and Orville Wright were making aviation history in Dayton, Ohio but the government and local press couldn't be bothered. Undeterred by local disinterest, the industrious brothers insisted a powered flying machine could become a reality. To help pay for mounting expenses, they started a thriving bicycle shop. Despite their successful test runs and achievements with powered flights, the press and the local community offered a collective yawn. How then did the Wright brothers achieve fame and fortune? To find out, read this excellent book.
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Rarely, if ever, do I read a book in dribs and drabs but M Train changed my cover to cover reading style. Wherever the book fell open I read and drifted with the author from coffee shop to coffee shop, country to country, floating on her beautiful prose. Her life, books, travels, relationships, and innermost thoughts transport you; the mundane becomes eloquent.
A poetic memoir, a haunting homage to life, music, art, and memories; Patti Smith a tour de force.


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I want a pocket pistol and these are the two I have narrowed it down to. What are your thoughts?
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I want a pocket pistol and these are the two I have narrowed it down to. What are your thoughts?
The sig is nice but the Kahr is a 9mm.
Get the 9mm
For what it is worth, I bough a Kahr p-40 for a pocket pistol. I trouble with the clip not fully engaging. Sent it back to Kahr to be fixed and waited a long tme before it came back. It was also very hard to break down. I traded it in on the Sig P238 with night sights. Very nice gun, shoots well, and you don't even know you have it in your pocket. Also the Sig prices are dropping now that they aren't so new anymore.
- just one guys experience
im torn between the 238 and bodyguard personally. I like the idea of both of them for the reason explained above, you can actually forget you have them with you they are so small. My friend has the Taurus TCP and although he likes it, at least twice every 50 rounds it jams....
My advice would be to get the .380 because it is so easy to carry in a pant pocket
I haven't shot the sig, but I have shot the Kahr. The PM9 is on my short list of "guns to get". I really like the trigger, and I like that it is a very concealable 9mm. The trigger is very smooth. In many ways it reminds me of the DAK 239.
I recently bought a sig p238. I bought it for a pocket gun. But my reasons for buying it vrs the Kahr is that the P238 is basically a small 1911. I like the 1911 platform, and the P238 has the same controls, and functions just about the same way minus the grip safety. There is a really good review on YouTube from Nutnfancy (I think that's his name).
I think your pocket gun, or back up should function the same as your EDC, or be easier. So unless you are used to sweeping a safety, the I'd probably recommend you look at the Kahr rather than the sig.
Yep, the Kahr is very nice. I had the "heavy metal" version in 9mm and it was sweet. I think Sig is looking for a niche in the market that was left wide open when the little Colt .380s were discontinued. I really liked that gun, BUT 9mm still mucho better for social interaction. JMHO
If you shoot mostly DAO, then the Sig will require a good bit more practice and drilling because of the different battery of arms. If you normally shoot a 1911 it should fit in nicely. If you normally shoot a 1911 I would go for the Sig. It is smaller and the short, light, single action should allow greater accuracy.
If you feel more comfortable with a DAO, then the Kahr P9 is a good choice (although I would rather go with a Kel-Tec PM9--smaller, cheaper, and the later versions are supposed to be very reliable).
For what it's worth I carry a Kahr CW9 during the warm/hot months. Hides (with an Uncle Mikes soft holster) well in shorts pocket. The trigger pull(LONG...DAO) is different but like any gun you intend to carry you train with it. It is more complected to break down than my SIG but after a few times you get the hang of it. The best thing I can say about the Kahr CW9 is the same reason I also carry a SIG. Every time I pull the trigger it goes bang! NEVER a problem with either. I don't think you can go wrong with one or the other.
I'd take the nine anytime!
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It's all good news gamers! Our editor-in-chief, Darryl Linington, spoke to a representative at Ster Kinekor this morning and yes, we will be getting the PS4 along with everyone else in the European territories before Christmas! Check below for all the juicy details on the PlayStation 4 release date.
Ster Kinekor Entertainment CEO, Mario Dos Santos, has given the following official statement regarding the release date and RRP for our market:
"South Africa will be releasing the PS4 prior to Christmas, approximately the 6th of December, we have planned it this way to coincide with the logistics of getting the stock to our shores. The price point, although not officially set due to the uncertainty around the Rand exchange rate, is currently planned at an RRP of R 6 299 including VAT and it will presumably not be higher than that at launch. We will be in touch with Retail stores and the media to confirm this information as soon as it becomes available.[sic]"
Initially there was quite a bit of confusion when Sony announced that they would only be releasing the PS4 in 32 Countries, with South Africa not being amongst them, but it seems we are falling underneath the umbrella of another country in this list:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Latin America. Launches planned for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Peru.
Which one it is, we don't know, but fortunately it has all worked out for the best. So if you were planning to pick up a PS4 before Christmas, you are in luck.
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I'm running Opensuse 64-bit with hardened PHP5. I noticed that lsphp comes with php 4.4. Is there any way I can use PHP5 LSAPI without recompiling PHP5? If I have to, I cannot recompile PHP5 because if I were to install on the production machine, and if something goes wrong, I'll be losing tons of traffic. PHP5 on my server IS compiled with fastCGI. Please advise on how to install LSWS with PHP5 LSAPI support without recompiling PHP5 on a production machine with minimal downtime. Thanks, Bill
You can use FCGI PHP binary with LSWS, but it will not give you the best performance. To use LSAPI PHP, you have to compile your own. It should not cause any significant downtime. You can use the same configuration options as the output of phpinfo() or "php -i", remove fcgi related options then add "--with-litespeed" configuration option, for detail, please checkout our Wiki. If you think you can not handle this by yourself, we have ontime installation service available for $149.
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Aoi Miyazaki cast in Abbas Kiarostami's 'The End'
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On Thursday, Variety reported that France's MK2 and Japan's Eurospace will be co-producing a new film by internationally-acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami called The End. The film, which will apparently be shot in Japanese, is scheduled to begin shooting in Japan sometime this April with 25-year-old actress Aoi Miyazaki in the lead role.
According to MK2 president Nathanael Karmitz, the new film features a "contemporary relationship in today's Japan".
Following up on the initial report, the Japanese film site Eiga.com checked with Miyazaki's agency, Hirata Office, which confirmed the offer while adding that no official contract had yet been signed.
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Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem to head Eurogroup
- 21 January 2013
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Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been elected as the new head of the Eurogroup, replacing the outgoing Jean-Claude Juncker.
The 46 year-old, who has been head of the Dutch Finance Ministry for two months, was expected to take over.
He said he hoped he would be able to focus on longer-term policies rather than just crisis management.
The Eurogroup is made up of the finance ministers from the 17 nations that use the single European currency.
Mr Dijsselbloem insisted the eurozone should continue with economic reforms and austerity measures designed to resolve the debt crisis.
In a letter to the Eurogroup before he was elected to lead it, he said: "We now need to keep the momentum going, to ensure we retain the confidence we managed to regain in a lasting manner".
"Our focus needs to shift from crisis management to delivering and implementing sound medium-term policies."
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The French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici was quick to let Mr Dijsselbloem know he will have a tough job matching the achievements of his predecessor, Jean-Claude Juncker.
"We cannot resign ourselves to Europe being in a spiral of austerity and recession," he said.
"Jean-Claude Juncker knew during his period as head of the Eurogroup about representing a balanced presidency, balanced between the countries in the north and in the south, between the requirements of budgetary consolidation and hopes of growth, balanced also between perhaps a vision from Germany and from France," he said.
The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has backed his Dutch counterpart to take over the leadership of the Eurogroup for some time.
"You know that I supported Jeroen Dijsselbloem's candidacy from early on, because I believe he would make a good head of the Eurogroup," he said.
"And I find it good... that we use the change in Eurogroup head as an occasion to lead a fundamental debate about the working methods of the Eurogroup."
The Netherlands is one of the few eurozone countries that have retained the highest credit rating throughout the region's debt crisis.
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text: These Pictures of NYC From a Bicycle's Perspective Are BeautifulEric Limer12/02/12 5:00pmFiled to: Image cachePhotographyNew York35EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink There are all kinds of ways to get great, clever pictures. You can strap your DSLR to the frame of your bike and get amazing angles at high speeds, for instance. That's what photographer Tom Olesnevich did with his project "NYC By Bike" and the results are fantastic.The pictures were taken with a Nikon D40 attached to the bike's frame with a GorillaPod and triggered with a remote, Olesnevich told PetaPixel. And it only fell off and almost got crushed by an semi once! Olesnevich is no stranger to angles like this, and man do they look fantastic. You can see more over at Tom's site. [Tom Olesnevich via PetaPixel]


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Add a fun twist to your next cocktail party by decorating with COLOR! Choose a color palette of three hues and break up your party into color-coordinated sections. For example, I have chosen a fuchsia, orange and yellow color palette for this party inspiration. Set your table up in three sections and include flowers, cocktails, appetizers, barware and edible garnishes in each section. Use neutral elements such as a tall glass vase, or votive candles in each section to unify the look. It's somewhat of an "organization by color" project – but the final product will be so visual appealing!
When planning your food and drinks, try to keep your color palette in mind. Serve a signature cocktail for each color. For example, try a raspberry champagne cocktail (for the fuchsia), a mango cocktail (for the orange), and a lemoncello cooler (for the yellow). Get creative with your food presentation too….instead of serving one large crudites tray, separate the veggies by color. Place radishes on a plate with a small bowl of dip, carrots for the orange section, celery for the yellow section, and so on….
Bring in your pop colors with accessories. This festive invitation from Wedding Paper Divas is perfect for my color palette, but it comes in other color ways as well…perfect for any party! I found these great colored-glass votive candles at Plum Party Supplies. They come in all different colors, and I was thrilled to find them in all three of my pop colors – fuchsia, orange, yellow! These are great for placing in the different colored sections of my table, but will still give a unified look.
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Número de publicación | US3692925 A |
Tipo de publicación | Concesión |
Fecha de publicación | 19 Sep 1972 |
Fecha de presentación | 28 Abr 1971 |
Fecha de prioridad | 30 Abr 1970 |
También publicado como | CA943205A, CA943205A1, DE2021172A1, DE2021172B2, DE2021172C3 |
Número de publicación | US 3692925 A, US 3692925A, US-A-3692925, US3692925 A, US3692925A |
Inventores | Kindij Eugen |
Cesionario original | Kabel Metallwerke Ghh |
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Citas de patentes (3), Citada por (15), Clasificaciones (9) | |
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United States Patent Kindij [54] HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLE [72] Inventor: Eugen Kindii, Hannover, Germany [73] Assignee: Kabel-und Metallwerke Gutehoifnungshutte Aktiengeselbchatt, Hannover, Germany [22] Filed: April 28, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 138,177
[30] Foreign Application Priority Data April 30, 1970 Germany ..P 20 21 172.7
[52] US. Cl. ..l74/l20 C, 174/36, 174/120 SC, 174/120 SR [51] Int. Cl. ..H01b 7/02 [58] FieldofSearch ..l74/l20 R, 120 C, 120 SC, 1 174/120 SR; ll7/36,232
OR EPOXIDE SMOOTHING LAYER C POLYVINYL CHLORIDE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE OR EPOXIDE 151 3,692,925 51 Sept. 19, 1972 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,126,358 3/1964 Lemmerich ..1 17/232 3,36l,87l l/l968 Brandt 174/120 R 3,378,628 4/1969 Garner ..174/ 120 R Primary Examiner-4E. A. Goldberg Att0rneyPhilip G. Hilbert [57] ABSTRACT A high voltage electrical cable including olefin polymer insulation such as polyethylene, polypropylene and the like, together with protective layers of synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or epoxide resin which has an electrical breakdown anisotropy less than the olefin polymer insulation; the protective layer of resin being applied to one or both surfaces of the olefin polymer insulation.
6 Claims, 1 Drawing Figure POLYETHYLENE OR POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CUSHIONlNG TAPE PATENTED 19 I973 3.692.925
POLYETHYLENE OR POLYVINYL CHLORIDE OR EPOXIDE SMOOTHING LAYER C POLYVINYL CHLORIDE GRAPHITE POLYVINYL a CHLORIDE OR CUSHIONING EPOXIDE TAPE INVENTOR. Eugen K i nd ij BY ATTORNEY Electrical cables conventionally include olefin polymer resin such as polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polypropylene resins as a dielectric covering for the conductors thereof. In order to increase the covering strength of the resins, it is known to add voltage stabilizers to the resins.
However such known voltage stabilized resins still show breakdowns, particularly at relatively high voltages. Thus, it has been found that such breakdowns may be traced as being initiated by fine channels and branchings thereof and the magnitude and type of imposed voltages which may last for microseconds or extended time periods. Also, mechanical loading may adversely affect the dielectric strength of the insulation.
Thus, experiments have indicated that with polyethylene, the creep strength factor related to time is reduced by a factor of under the influence of mechanical stress in tension or strains. It is however essential that in connection with such reduced creep strength factor related to time, exhibits a preferred direction of breakdown in the polyethylene which acts in a direction perpendicularly to the direction of the mechanical stress or strain. This property is referred to as electrical breakdown anisotropy.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide electrical cables for use with high and ultra high voltages, which may be subject in fabrication, in transport and in installation, to mechanical loadings which lead to a reduction in dielectric strength of the insulation, wherein the insulation such as polyethylene is provided on at least one surface thereof with a protective layer of synthetic resin which has an electrical breakdown anisotropy which is much less than that of the insula' tion.
Another object of this invention is to provide a high voltage cable of the character described, wherein the protective layer is polyvinyl chloride which has a relatively small thickness as compared to that of the insulation.
A further object of this invention is to provide an electrical cable of the character described wherein channeling and branch formation thereof incident to voltage stresses, is limited to the thin protective layers, leaving the such channeling and branch formation markedly reduced due to the reduced anisotropy of the protective layers.
Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The single FIGURE is a perspective view showing a cable embodying the invention, with parts cut away and parts in section.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT As shown in the FIGURE, a high voltage electrical cable embodying the invention is generally indicated at C. The same comprises the usual conductor core 1 which may be of the stranded type formed from copper or aluminum. The outer surface of core 1 is smoothed by the application of a thin layer of conductive copolymer in extruded form, as indicated at 2. Such copolymer is well known in the cable forming art.
The dielectric insulation 3 for the cable core 1 is formed of polyethylene which may be modified with stabilizing additives, known in the art. A conductive layer such as a graphite deposit is indicated at 4, for limiting the field strength. To protect the layer 4 from mechanical damage, a spirally wound tape 6 of copper tape is provided.
A cushioning layer 5 of wound tapes of graphite soaked textile fabric, crepe paper or felt to cope with possible spatial displacement of the shield 6 and insulation 3. Another cushioning layer 7 of synthetic resin tape or the like, is disposed over the shield 6. A sheath 8 of polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride provides the outer protective covering for cable C.
To substantially improve the dielectric properties of insulation 3, and to increase the overall dielectric strength; insulation 3 is covered by an inner layer 9 and an outer layer 10 which layers are in continuous contact with the inner and outer surfaces respectively of insulation 3.
The layers 9, 10 are of polyvinyl chloride and have a thickness ranging from about 0.2 mm to about 0.8 mm. It has been found that the polyvinyl chloride in thin layer form shows a relatively small electrical breakdown anisotropy and is effective to prevent rapid growth of channel and branching formations under voltage conditions which would normally tend to initiate breakdowns, more particularly in respect to the inner layer 9.
The outer layer 10 is highly effective in conditions of high tensile stresses. When such stresses are not anticipated, layer 10 may be omitted; leaving layer 9 to provide protection against effective field strengths as indicated above. Such layer 9 may have a thickness of 0.3 mm.
In lieu of polyvinyl chloride, layers 9 and 10 may be formed of epoxide resins, which also exhibit a breakdown anisotropy substantially less than that of the olefin polymer insulation 3 such as polyethylene, polyisobutylene or polypropylene.
While layers 9 and 10 may have a larger lossangle then insulation 3, little change accrues therefrom. As layers have a relatively small thickness ranging from 0.2 mm to 0.8 mm in accordance with the voltage applied; the mass thereof is so little as to have little or no effect on the heating of the cable.
1. In a high voltage electrical cable comprising a conductor, an olefin polymer insulation for the conductor and a synthetic resin sheath; a thin protective layer of synthetic resin in contact with one of the surfaces of said polymer insulation, said protective layer having an electrical breakdown anistropy smaller than that of said polymer insulation, said protective layer being in contact with the inner surface of said polymer insulation.
2. A cable as in claim 1 wherein said polymer insulation is polyethylene.
3. A cable as in claim 1, wherein said protective layer further comprises a layer in contact with the outer surface of said polymer layer.
4.,A cable as in claim 1, wherein said protective layer is polyvinyl chloride.
5. A cable as in claim 1, wherein said protective layer is an epoxide resin.
6. A cable as in claim 1, wherein said protective layer has a thickness of from about 0.2 mm to about 0.8 mm.
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Clasificación de EE.UU. | 174/120.00C, 174/110.0PM, 174/120.0SR, 174/107, 174/36, 174/120.0SC |
Clasificación internacional | H01B7/02 |
Clasificación cooperativa | H01B7/0275 |
Clasificación europea | H01B7/02K |