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I've upload a beta version of Cabbage for Android here:
This version will play any desktop Cabbage instrument, depending on how powerful your Android phone is. It ships with a few basic examples(3 by Iain, and one of my own), but you can try out any instrument you wish by placing the .csd file into the Cabbage folder in your home directory. I plan to put a bit of time into developing this further but for now it's more a proof of concept. Let me know how you get on.
p.s. tested with Android v4.3 and higher. I've no idea if it will run on an older version of Android.
I really needed yet another way to drain my phone battery at ridiculous rates, this is seriously awesome! I was quickly able to get an instrument or two of my own running on my phone. Keep up the awesome work Rory!
That's good to hear. I'm working on getting a better interface for loading the instruments. I'm going to have to go native on that. It's just a pain to mix the native java stuff with the C++ stuff but I'll figure out it. Btw, have you tested any effects yet? I've only tested synths.
Hi, I tested on 4.3 too and it seems to work for me too except every .csd is rendered in mono. For instance sonic_lava_lamp play fine on my desktop but right channel seems discarded as left channel seems to be copied to it on Android.
I hadn't noticed. I should really test this with a set of headphones in the future! I'm sure there's an easy fix for it. I'll take a look. Right now I'm migrating from an ANT based build to a Gradle one so that I can use Android Studio. Once I have that going it should be far easier to work on new features and improvements.
I finally got a chance to plug in headphones and test an effect (Flanged).
Stereo output is working fine, it's "inch 2" input that produces no audio on android, whereas on other systems it duplicates the mono mic channel for both inch 1 and inch 2. If I enable the mono collapse I typically have on my effects, it sounds as it should normally from a mono mic source.
The popup window I use in a few instruments for waveform customization crashes cabbage on android.
I'm getting about a half second delay, and semi-frequent dropouts... so not the best performance, but still really cool to play with!
Ok, that makes sense. I'll put that in the notes about using Cabbage on Android. Popup windows will crash Cabbage. That's for sure. It would take quite a while to ifdef all the various parts of the code base that'll cause problems on Cabbage. I think I'll just provide some detailed notes in the manual about things to watch out for. I sitll need to provide way for the end user to select audio settings. I'm not sure how easy this will be on Android, but it would be nice to be able to set buffer sizes and even sample rate. These could be tweaked to help performance.
I've uploaded an improved version for people to try out. I've switched to an OpenGL renderer and it performs much better now. It's very responsive in comparison to the first version. I've also made it easier to launch your instruments and have included a way to tweak your buffer settings. I've included two instruments with this one that I think work well for handsets. One is Iain McCurdy's outrageous bassline instrument, and the other is a little instrument I wrote with a 303 style pattern editor.
MIDI may be working now, but I don't have an Android6 phone to try it out. I'm using the latest version of JUCE which adds MIDI support on Android, only I can't test it. If anyone has any way of checking this it would be great. Here's the link:
Hi Rory, crashes sometimes on Android 5.0 but more fluid indeed (and stereo!) Thanks
Do both synths crash? And how are the screen sizes for you? I need to sort out the resizing problems.
Not the synths in themselves, rather the whole system when loading a new synth, switching from one synth to another, or quitting the app with the back button. Once fully loaded, each synth seems quite stable though.
As for the screen size, I haven't tried on my phone but here is what it looks like on my asus transformer tablet
Still working on a few issues. I've noticed those erratic crashes from time to time too. I'll be working on this more over Christmas, so watch this space.
I've added some resizing methods that 'should' dynamically resize your instruments to the match the screen of your handset. It works Ok so long as the screen ratio is not too far off that of your instrument. I've uploaded the latest version herehttps://copy.com/aZHgO20hAusZB4xY
Hi Rory, autoresize works but stereo is gone here.
That's odd. I'm getting stereo here in the examples that work for me. I just noticed that reverse and ping-pong delay don't seem to make any sound. But stereo chorus and GridSynth are working fine in stereo for me?
[edit] I'll take a look at those other examples and see if I can figure out what's going on with them.
I've only tested sonic lava lamp which worked in stereo in the previous version, but I can try some other examples as well to report if you want.
I just tried it there myself and it runs in stereo. What's odd is that nothing has changed in terms of how audio is played back, so I can't image why you are not getting anything in stereo? Can you try the GridSynth example. After adding some notes to the grid press the delays button to open the delays tab. The stereo effect in the delays should be quite obvious. I wonder does your handset default to mono under certain conditions? I don't know. I'm clutching at straws here!
Actually sonic lava lamp doesn't always work in mono with this version, more or less randomly (maybe this was also the case -I mean in stereo!- with the previous version but I've just figured that out). As of GridSynth, I never hear a stereo version yet. I've tried to uninstall/install, cleared cache several times.Maybe this is a tablet feature as you mention but I've never noticed that with, say, the csound app.
edit : first stereo GridSynth now. Maybe I should wait a while before launching a machine?
edit2 : All is fine with another headphone (the previous one is working fine with csound app though ...)
As for resizing, the outer frame is ok but not the inner grid
That doesn't look great It's hard to get this stuff right when I only have access to one phone! I will try some things and post an update. It might not be till tomorrow though. Thanks again for taking a look.


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Fr. Placido Cortese (Cres, 7 March 1907 – Trieste, 3 November 1944), Franciscan Conventual who spent most of his life in Italy, especially in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, could soon be beatified, as a martyr of nazism, similarly as the St. Maximilian Kolbe and many other priests and religious. It is for this very reason, as well as owing to some other similarities with St. Maximilian, that he is often referred to as the "Cres Kolbe".
Apart from regular priestly and religious commitments and duties, for 7 years he was running the monthly "Messaggero di sant'Antonio" (The Messenger of St. Anthony), raising its circulation from 300 000 to 800 000 copies a month, in spite of WWII. Just like Kolbe, he established a local printing office to facilitate publishing and expand it even more. He wrote many articles, letters and sermons, while he was also very fond of taking photographs.
He always remained connected with his homeland, and especially with his family: his sister and other relatives in his native Cres. Kind, simple, and sensitive to the needs of his neighbours, he soon became the ideal person for helping refugees, displaced persons, as well as detained and arrested people in the area of Veneto. Owing to a whole network of associates, he was helping to save displaced Croats, Slovenians, Czechs, Slovaks, Jews, arrested allied forces pilots and other people in need of help while escaping from Nazi persecution.
On 13 October 1944, two of his friends and associates betrayed him, turning him over to the Nazis. There was no trace of him after that. Only after several decades of investigation, it was established that he was taken to Trieste, to the Gestapo's seat. He was questioned and brutally tortured, in order to betray his associates. According to the testimonies of those who saw him in Trieste, his torturers dug his eyes out and cut off his tongue, finishing him up by torture in first days of November, when he was only 37 years old. His body was most probably cremated in a nearby incineration plant.
His love for the fellow men, all the way unto death, not being afraid of it and not running away from it just to help those in need, are a safe sign that he was indeed a man, a priest and a friar who deserves to soon be beatified, and then also canonized.

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Chicken Pad Thai
Pad Thai holds a very special place in my heart.
It is a noodle dish that is tasty and savory and often called the signature dish of Thai cuisine. I'm a huge fan of Thai food and anytime I go to a Thai restaurant I always go straight for the Pad Thai. I think it's a good judge of how good the restaurant is compared to the others. Also, because – let's be honest – I'm a creature of habit.
I'm not gonna "talk" your ear off today, but just want to tell you that you can use chicken, shrimp, pork, beef, tofu, or a combination of any of those in this recipe! Also, this makes a somewhat spicy pad thai, so if you don't like spicy food you may want to start with less crushed red pepper and work your way up. I like mine with a little bit of a kick but not so much that my nose is running before I even take a bite. I have to be in the right mood for that 🙂
*Remember – if left too long in boiling water, rice noodles will simply turn to mush! Take special care that they don't stick together when you're done. Rice noodles aren't like wheat noodles and tend to be gummier and will stick if you're not careful. (I might be saying this because it happened to me!)
*makes 6 servings*
1-12 ounce package rice noodles
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized pieces
¼ cup peanut oil
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 green onions, chopped
4 eggs
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
4 tablespoons fish sauce
6 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce (I used Sriracha)
1½ teaspoons crushed red pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups bean sprouts
¼ cup crushed peanuts
1 green onion, chopped for garnish
1 lime, cut into wedges
shredded carrot and purple cabbage, for garnish
Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain, and set aside. (*see above note)
Heat peanut oil in a wok or large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté chicken, garlic, and green onions until browned. Remove, and set aside.
Return the wok to the burner and add ¼ cup of peanut oil. Heat oil in wok over medium-high heat. Crack eggs into hot oil, and cook until firm. Stir in chicken, softened noodles, vinegar, fish sauce, sugar, sweet chili sauce, red pepper, and cayenne pepper. Adjust seasonings to taste. Mix while cooking, until noodles are tender. Add bean sprouts and a squirt of lime, and mix for 2-3 minutes. Garnish with crushed peanuts, green onions, and a lime wedge.
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Seventy-six typical active teen-age youth sacrificing six weeks of a summer vacation or perhaps meaningful employment to engage in a program of intensive study is hardly expected of the stereotype of today's adolescents. However, such a program was actually initiated at Boggs Academy in Keysville, Georgia.
In 1961, the Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. , interested in implementing a sincere desire to promote a true Christian educational philosophy, established an Educational Counseling Service to assist deserving youth in gaining certain educational advantages. This Service, under the direction of Dr. Ernst H. Suerken, provided specific assistance to students from educationally and culturally deprived backgrounds and focused attention on the Negro youth of southeastern United States, the Spanish American youth of the Southwest, and the Indian Americans of the Southwest.
Three field counselors were appointed to give special attention to the various problems of these groups. As an appointed counselor for the southeastern United States, Mr. Samuel H. Johnson initiated a program of cooperative planning whereby numerous educators and lay leaders of various communities developed a proposal for a special summer school program for high potential but under achieving high school minority youth. This proposal, designed to provide basic instruction in the fundamental learning skills, gained support of the Educational Counseling Service and formulated the following objectives:
1. to help youth find God's will through varied experiences of life
2. to identify talented students and provide support for their continued educational efforts
3. to improve skills such as mathematics, language arts, library usage, and reading
4. to aid students in effective group living
5. to provide creative expression, appreciation for beauty, and wholesome use of leisure time
6. to develop a positive attitude toward educational experiences
7. to develop leadership potential
8. to create a greater awareness of the world about
9. to develop an attitude of intellectual curiosity and individual growth.
The Educational Counseling Service agreed to assume the major financial responsibility for the initial venture. Some additional support was given by the Laundry, Cleaning and Linen Workers International Union, Local 218. Thinking beyond immediate assistance in today's youth, the leadership hoped to provide an educational experience which would have value in a "multiplier fashion" --by aiding fifty students today, each of these students would be able to assist many more students in the years ahead. Therefore, the program was designed to reach those students of college ability potential who, at their present stage of development, lacked the necessary background and skills to gain college admission or to compete successfully at the collegiate level. So that participants might have time for further development and refinement of skills learned during the program, it was decided that participants should be students who would be entering their senior year of high school. Although not excluding any deserving student, primary consideration was given to rural and small town youth who usually do not have the advantages of children in large municipalities.
Encouraged by the general student reception and success of the initial project, a second program was conducted. In addition to the major support of the Educational Counseling Service and the continued assistance of Local 218 of the International Union of Laundry, Cleaning and Linen Workers, the Southern Education Foundation assisted in sponsoring and supporting the program. This project, the Tri-State Summer Study-Skills Program, was conducted at Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee and enrolled a larger group--a group of fifty-two students. Many of the operational activities and procedures paralleled those of the previous year. The SSSP served over 500 students from 1961-1968.
The Samuel H. Johnson SSSP Foundation, Inc. was established as a nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization in 1999. Its mission is to continue the legacy of Samuel H. Johnson by providing scholarships to undergraduate minority students who need financial assistance to complete their college education. The goal of the Foundation is to assist talented students in the Southeast who need financial assistance to complete their college education.
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|Advanced Power Dolls 2 (1996)
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|Kisō Louga II: The Ends of Shangrila (1995)
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|Power Dolls 2 Dash (1995)
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|Bakuden: Unbalance Zone (1994)
|(Digital Animation Team (電子動画作成隊))
|Power Dolls (1994)
|(Graphic Design Chief)
|Mega Schwarzschild (1993)
|Mōryō Senki Madara: Daikongō Rinhen (1993)
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|Super Schwarzschild 2 (1992)
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Playland has over 50 major and Kiddyland rides and attractions. Whether they come for thrill rides like the Double Shot and the Super Flight roller coaster, or to enjoy the classic rides like the famous Dragon Coaster and the Derby Racer, a day at Playland is a sure-fire bet for a great day of fun. Playland Pkwy., Rye, NY 10580. Tel: 914-813-7016. Cost: Fee.... More Info
Located in Fishkill, NY just 41 miles from New York City, we have attractions for all ages, a Wave Pool, 3 Giant Body Slides, Lazy River, Blast Zone with Big Squirts, White Sandy Beach, and Bumper Boats. 16 Old Route 9W, Fishkill, NY 12524. Dutchess County. Tel: 845-897-9600. Cost: Fee.... More Info


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Route Planning With CoPilot GPSJordan Merrick on November 14th 2013
When Apple announced turn-by-turn direction support in the all-new Apple Maps at the launch of iOS 6, many wondered where this would leave existing satellite navigation apps that had, at the time, been riding high in the top grossing charts of the App Store. In addition to Apple's own service, Waze sprung out of nowhere with its more social way of providing directional navigation, live traffic and speed trap information to iOS users in a completely free package. More recently, Google released their all-new Google Maps for iOS that also includes full turn-by-turn directions that's powered by the software company's extensive mapping service.
With Apple, Google and Waze offering free functionality to what you would have previously payed upwards of $50 for similar functionality, some companies have had to radically change their approach towards pricing. One such company is CoPilot, which has moved its CoPilot GPS app towards a freemium-based pricing policy by providing the foundations of a complete navigation app that you can tailor to suit.
Explore Your City With Google Maps 2.0Jesse Virgil on July 29th 2013
- google,
- gps,
- maps,
- navigation
Seven months have passed since Google Maps made its return to the iPhone, and, boy, people sure have been thankful. Since it's return, Google Maps has racked up over 32,000 ratings — most of which are incredibly favorable — and has maintained a high standing as one of the top free iPhone apps in the App Store. To call Google Maps' return a success is the epitome of an understatement.
Personally, I didn't get caught up in the Apple Maps vs Google Maps hoopla. Being a loyal Waze user, I sat on the sidelines and watched the endless bashing of Apple's attempt at providing a map and navigation service. However, that doesn't mean I wasn't eager to sample Google Maps when it was released, as well as when version 2.0 was made available earlier this month. Does the newest version of Google Maps have what it takes to be my go-to map and navigation service? Find out after the jump. (more…)
Tomtom U.K. & Ireland: Worth the Wait?Mark Simpson on March 14th 2013
TomTom U.K. & Ireland declares itself to be "world-class car navigation." If you want to get from point A to point B, surely a map is better? Couldn't you just ask a friend for directions, or just follow your nose? Anyways, aren't satellite navigation systems notoriously unreliable and slow?
I would like to take you on a little tour of a new place — a place where satellite navigation works, and works very well. A place that shows you where your friends have been recently, key points of interest and where highly rated and liked places are nearby. And we will get there in the quickest time, on the best routes and if there are problems on the way — traffic jams and slowdowns — we will simply glide right past them on an alternative route.
Does all this sound too good to be true? I have lived with and tested the latest version of TomTom U.K. & Ireland for the last two months, and I can say that I am very, very impressed. Read on to find out why. (more…)
Motion X – GPS Drive: Turn-by-Turn Navigation with Voice GuidancePhillip Johns on August 16th 2012
One built-in feature that has been a glaring omission from the iOS ecosystem is turn-by-turn navigation. In the keynote at WWDC, Apple unveiled that a new feature in iOS 6.0 is a redesigned map application. This will include turn-by-turn navigation.
That said, the turn-by-turn navigation will only be available on the iPhone 4S and above. Even though the iPhone 4S only supports turn by turn navigation, iOS 6.0 will run on iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4, as well. Motion X – GPS Drive brings turn-by-turn navigation to any iOS device running at least iOS 3.0. Let's go deeper into it after the jump. (more…)
iOS 6 and the iPhoneJacob Penderworth on June 13th 2012
On Monday, Apple announced many new features that will be coming to the iPhone in the fall of this year with iOS 6. Even though there are a lot of new features to look at, I'd like to delve into some of the notable differences in this recent alteration of Apple's mobile operating system. After the break, I'll take a deep look into new features like navigation, Passbook, the beautiful UI changes throughout the OS, a few of the bugs that you should watch out for when testing the beta and more. (more…)
HopStop: Get Around Town on Public TransitJonathan Garro on May 17th 2012
With summer just around the corner, we can all look forward to getting out of the house a bit more. Unfortunately, gas prices tend to jump up this time of year, so getting around town will start to become much more expensive. At times like this, those of us who would like to avoid those high gas prices, (or simply don't own a car), turn to public transit.
There are are a number of apps that can help you navigate public transit in a specific city. For example, New Yorkers have a number of great options for understanding the subway routes. But I've been looking for a solid, well-rounded public transit mapping app for the iPhone that can work anywhere. I recently came across HopStop, and have been using it for a couple weeks. My thoughts after the jump. (more…)
Get To Your Destination With NAVIGONJesse Virgil on March 12th 2012
Nowadays, iPhone owners are shooting movies and recording albums on their phone, as well as taking care of day-to-day tasks like grocery shopping, tweeting and sharing pictures. Because the iPhone is such a versatile device, the need to purchase other pieces of technology have subsided, especially when referring to GPS devices.
The App Store offers multiple GPS apps, which vary quite dramatically in price — but if you're looking for a full-fledged GPS app, NAVIGON is the only way to go. Find out why after the jump. (more…)
4 Ways Apple Could Improve the Maps AppJoshua Johnson on May 4th 2011
Several reports and rumors have speculated that Apple is looking to dramatically revamp the default maps app. When the iPhone first launched, this app was perhaps the single best mode of finding where you were going on any device. It looked great, was extremely intuitive and had plenty of features. Unfortunately, though it has made a little progress in years since, it is definitely no longer the mapping pinnacle that it once was.
Today we're going to toss around some ideas and suggestions for potential areas of weakness that Apple could benefit from updating.
We're happy to announce that we've randomly chosen our five winners, each of whom will receive a free copy of OffMaps 2 for iPhone and a voucher for 5 extra map downloads!
If you're one of the lucky five listed below, stay tuned, you should be receiving an email with more details soon!
- Ben Jebara (@benjebara)
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MapQuest 4 Mobile: Free GPS Spoken Driving DirectionsJoshua Johnson on February 13th 2011
I'm an avid Google Maps fan. Long ago when MapQuest was the standard place to go to for maps, I was that smug guy telling you that Google had a new and far superior alternative. However, the MapQuest 4 Mobile app recently caught my eye and I have to say, it's an awesome product.
Today we'll take a look at why should think twice before buying one of those expensive turn-by-turn GPS apps for your iPhone. MapQuest 4 Mobile may be just what you're looking for, and it's free.


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Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque, IA.
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Kidnappings shattering the China Dream
By Rebecca MacKinnon
On Feb. 16, Hu Jia, a Chinese AIDS activist, was asked to get in a car with men he didn't recognize. They put a black hood over his head and pushed him down so he couldn't see where he was being taken. Then they locked him in the inner room of a hotel suite and interrogated him for 41 days. He was given no access to a lawyer, and his family was given no information about his whereabouts. Then, on day 41, his captors once more put a black hood on him, drove him to a shopping center and dropped him off roughly an hour's walk from his home.
Hu's ordeal involved no courts, arrest warrants, official paperwork, police stations or jails. While his captors work for China's State Security Bureau, what happened can only be described as a kidnapping. He plans to sue the police for unlawful behavior, but he admits he's not optimistic about winning.
Hu's abduction was one of a growing number of such "cases." Their extralegality and the lack of official records make it impossible to count them. Human rights organizations try to keep count, but the outside world generally hears about only those victims whose friends and family overcome police pressure to stay quiet and who are also well-connected or savvy enough to get the story out.
Another victim of Chinese state kidnapping with whom I am personally connected is Wu Hao, an independent filmmaker, blogger and permanent U.S. resident. It is unclear why state agents abducted him on Feb. 22, but his friends think it may be related to his work on a documentary about China's underground Christians. He continues to be held yesterday was the 58th day of his detention even though Chinese law limits the maximum detention without charge to 37 days.
About a month before his abduction, Hao (his first name) also took up the part-time role of Northeast Asia editor for an international bloggers' network that I co-founded, Global Voices Online (www.globalvoices online.org). He was excited about introducing the perspectives of Chinese bloggers to an English-speaking audience. He also kept an English-language blog at beijingorbust.blogspot .com. While his writings were considerably more honest and edgy than those in the China Daily, he was by no means a dissident and often defended his government against Western criticism.
Hao turned 34 this week. He personifies a generation of urban Chinese who have flourished thanks to the Communist Party's embrace of market-style capitalism and greater cultural openness. He got his MBA from the University of Michigan and worked for EarthLink before returning to China to pursue his dream of becoming a documentary filmmaker. He and his sister, Nina Wu, who works in finance and lives a comfortable middle-class life in Shanghai, have enjoyed freedoms of expression, travel, lifestyle and career choice that their parents could never have dreamed of. They are proof of how U.S. economic engagement with China has been overwhelmingly good for many Chinese.
Problem is, the Chinese Dream can be shattered quickly if you step over a line that is not clearly drawn a line that is kept deliberately vague and that shifts frequently with the political tides. Those who were told by the Chinese media that they have constitutional and legal rights are painfully disabused of such fantasies when they seek to shed light on social and religious issues the state prefers to keep in the dark.
Since Hao's detention, Nina has spent countless hours pleading with police officers for information about his case, location and condition. After a month of getting nowhere, she started to chronicle her ordeal on a Chinese-language blog at spaces.msn.com/wuhaofamily. (You can read it in English at: ethanzuckerman.com/haowu.) It is a heartbreaking account of how China's regime eats its young. In her first entry, she describes her disillusionment: "the people I dealt with never showed police credentials (despite repeated requests), and never called each other by name. ... I was angry at myself for my political naivete, and angry at this place that displayed the police insignia but did not actually 'Serve the People.' "
With Chinese President Hu Jintao in the United States this week, Americans have an opportunity to assess his regime. What is this country to think? On one hand, his government has raised the living standards of millions of its citizens with economic reform and international trade. On the other hand, his underlings trample shamelessly on his people's basic human rights.
The careers of some politicians in both countries not to mention military budgets would no doubt benefit if our two nations became enemies. As an American who lived and worked in China for more than a decade, however, I continue to believe that peaceful engagement between the United States and China is in the best interest of both nations' people.
But we have a serious problem that won't go away: How can Americans respect or trust a regime that kidnaps our friends?
Rebecca MacKinnon was CNN's Beijing bureau chief from 1998 to 2001. She is now a research fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and is co-founder of Global Voices Online, an international bloggers' network. She wrote this commentary for the Washington Post.


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Peter Handke – Bin im Wald. Kann sein, dass ich mich verspäte... (Peter Handke - In the Woods, Might Be Late)
The filmmaker explores the life and work of the Austrian novelist, playwright and political activist, Peter Handke. The titles of his books sound like the tunes in a jukebox: Offending the Audience and Other Spoken Plays, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick or A Sorrow Beyond Dreams. In the 1960s, he was the definition of a "pop star" author. Yet as soon as he started making the bestseller lists, he turned his back on stardom and went travelling, taking his readers along with him, dragging them into the rhythm and precision of his language and into his own examination of reality. As a young man, and still now, in his daily life, Peter Handke never stopped asking: "Where are we now?" and "How should we live?"


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Our Beauty Assistant, Carrie Henderson, has seen (and tried) it all. To challenge herself, she zeroed in on Leona Lewis's super-romantic French braid/fishtail braid hybrid; a great look for date night that also works for Sunday brunch!
The Inspiration
Here's how to get the look at home!
Step 1: Backcomb hair for volume. Hair should have volume and a little bit of grip to start. To achieve this texture in Carrie's fine, straight hair, Bumble and Bumble stylist Britney Williams backcombed hair around the nape of the neck and side of the head for volume.
Step 2: French braid front section, wrapping around back of head. Grab a large section of hair, on the low end of the part, behind the ear. Start French braiding the hair, keeping the elevation low as you move around the back of the head. If you run out of hair in the nape area, start feeding it in from the top.
Step 3: Fishtail braid remaining hair. When you are on the other side of the head, add a strand from the front section of the hair and create a fishtail braid using the now-four braid strands. Stop and secure with a hair-tie when hair starts to fall out of braid. (For instructions on how to fishtail braid your hair, check out this post.)
Step 4: Loosen braid with fingers Using your fingers, gently loosen the loops of the braid to give it texture and width. Smooth out the top with hairspray. Williams used Bumble and Bumble's Spray de Mode on Carrie's hair.
The Final Look: Carrie says, "I wasn't sure if it would look good on me since I have fine hair, but after she rubbed the braid with her fingers for texture (brilliant!) I had a lot more volume."
Do you dig this braid? Are you into fishtail braids in general?
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GEZE UK has successfully brought together classical architecture and contemporary glass automated entrances to allow access for all, as part of a £35million re-development at Birmingham's historic Town Hall, which has been shortlisted for design excellence by both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
The UK's leading manufacturer of door and window control systems, has supplied more than 100 automatic and manual closers from its extensive range, including TSA 160 UFOs with toughened glass fitted into the structural glass arches of the main entrance. The impressive lobby also uses Slimdrive SD automatic doors and a TSA 160 automatic swing door to complete the restoration of the Greek-inspired style Grade 1 listed building.
One of the most prestigious makeovers in the Midlands, the project, headed by Birmingham City Council's Urban Design Department, had to meet the demanding requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), facilitating easy access for all, without altering the original architectural style of the building whilst satisfying the strict requirements of English Heritage.
The greatest challenge was to specify a door solution that complemented the requirements of the DDA and would also discreetly attach onto the glass screen of the two main entrance doors without compromising the authentic arched design. Working with Tuscan Hardware, GEZE UK specified the TSA 160 UFO under floor operator for a virtually invisible installation, ensuring the original design of the main entrance was not lost.
Developed from GEZE UK's highly respected TSA 160 transom mounted unit, the state-of-the-art TSA 160 UFO offers discrete under floor fitting on a wide range of applications with door leaves of up to 120kg. The easy to install electro-hydraulic operator meets access and aesthetic restrictions associated with listed buildings and allows for DDA compliance in accordance with BS83000. Both the sleek and minimalist TSA 160 and Slimdrive SD automatic operators installed in the lobby are ideal for saving energy by reducing heat lost from frequent passing traffic. The electro-hydraulic power behind the Slimdrive SD also kicks in when the movement sensor is triggered for an easy and assisted opening, perfectly suited for use by the elderly or infirm.
GEZE UK's sales and marketing director, Jules Quested-Williams commented: "Restoring the Town Hall to its former glory and improving access to it, whilst maintaining its historic architecture was crucial to the success of the project, which led Tuscan Hardware to us.
"Hidden beneath its restored historic beauty, the building harbours the most advanced and compact door technology, bringing it in line with the DDA and ensuring it meets environmental standards."
Barry Adams, Birmingham City Council commented: "Access to the Town Hall has been substantially improved for all users. The discreet installation of door technology benefits people with disabilities and limited dexterity and provides access to most public areas. This has been a major challenge considering the Grade 1 listed status of such a landmark building but overall has been achieved without detriment to the historic fabric."
GEZE UK also supplied a variety of manual door closers including the TS 2000, TS 4000 E, Boxers and TS 550 E floor springs to improve access throughout the building, which is home to many of Birmingham's performing, commercial and community events.


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Sautéed Skrei on rye with smashed avocado, and habanero tabasco
This simple dish is packed with flavour and the succulent fillet of Norwegian SKREI® is the perfect addition to this brunch recipe.
Start by preparing the smashed avocado. Slice it in half, remove the stone and scoop out the avocado flesh into a bowl. Smash using a fork and add the juice and zest of the lemon, along with a few dashes of Habanero Tabasco, then season with salt and pepper to taste.
Next place a medium sauté pan on the hob and drizzle a spoonful of vegetable oil in the pan. Heat until the oil sizzles.
Pat the fish skin dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper then place the fish fillets skin side down in the hot oil. Depending on how thick the fillets are you'll need to sauté them for about 5-8 minutes until the flesh of the SKREI ®is nearly completely opaque in colour.
Season the top of the fish and using a spatula or fish slice carefully turn the fish over and finish cooking for a minute or so.
Toast the rye bread, place the slices of rye on two plates and top with equal amounts of smashed avocado, then gently place the fillets of SKREI ®on top and sprinkle pistachios over before eating. If you like extra heat from the Habanero Tabasco simply drizzle more on top.


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The perfect golf swing is something that many golfers aspire to achieve. It is the swing that golfers can spend vast amounts of time and money trying to attain. However, to attain the perfect swing you require the perfect body - and the perfect body is something most golfers don't have.
The effects that daily living has on a golfer's body are progressive and insidious. The way we posture and move ourselves on a daily basis can affect the ability for our bodies to work optimally in a golf swing. Key muscle imbalances develop when we use our bodies poorly over the years. Poor movement habits develop as we compensate for old injuries. New injuries occur as we compensate for poor postures, poor movement habits and old injuries. And all these can manifest in your golf swing. And you wonder why it's so hard to play golf?
The best and worst trait of the human body is its ability to adapt. This adaptability may allow many of us to swing a golf club but it may also cause golfers to spend countless hours trying to make swing changes that just won't stick. So Golf Works was founded to optimize the human body for golf.
Trevor is New Zealand-trained physiotherapist who holds an undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, a postgraduate diploma in Manipulative Physiotherapy, a postgraduate certificate in acupuncture and a Masters of Health Science (1st Class Hons) from the Auckland University of Technology. He qualified in 1996 and has owned a physiotherapy practice since 1997. Since graduating Trevor has developed a comprehensive tool kit to help him solve difficult musculoskeletal problems in both the golfer and non-golfer alike. Trevor is currently the only Level 3 TPI certified Medical Professional in New Zealand and one of only three in Australasia.
Trevor is the founder of Golf Works Ltd and Golf Kinetics Ltd in New Zealand which has been providing golf-specific physiotherapy and training programmes for touring professional and elite amateur and club golfers since 1998 when he was asked to be the physiotherapist at the World Cup of Golf at Gulf Harbour Country Club. Since then he has worked with a large number of golfers, including professionals on the US, European, Asian and Australasian PGA tours.
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I first met Trevor Montgomery in 2005 whilst in rehabilitation from lower back surgery. At the time I was receiving treatment from one of NZ's most respected Physiotherapists and although my prognosis was good, progress was not as rapid as I wanted...
-Phil Tataurangi
I believe Trevor is a world class physiotherapist! I have played on 6 different professional golf tours around the world for over 12 years as a tournament player and have worked with a number of leading experts in the golf rehab area...
-Marcus Wheelhouse
I have worked with Trevor for the past 8 years and he has provided me with second to none treatment whether traditional or alternative to get my body functioning as efficiently as possible for me to perform at my best...
-Josh Carmichael, NZPGA Tour Professional


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EDIT: All links reupped, thanks to Cronos on hipionion
James Ferraro recently released a batch of 5 new CDRs exclusively through Volcanic Tongue about a week ago, naturally they sold out pretty much straight away and I haven't seen any other distros even mentioning that they're going to be getting them in so here's all 5 of them uploaded for you all to get. A reissue of Predator Vision was also released but isn't in this pack. So far I've only managed to listen to Heaven's Gate which is very like Marble Surf in that it's a constant repeating religious style sample being played with additional percussion and is pretty great so far. For the others I'll just copy/paste the Volcanic Tongue description of them which are as full of hyperbole as usual but get the job done in describing them..
James Ferraro – Heavens Gate [New Age Tapes, 2009]
Beautiful new limited edition album from James Ferraro of The Skaters. This one is intended as a soundtrack to the resurrection and transubstantiation of the body after death via the fertilisation of the second world via the second sperm. This is some of his most heavenly synth/drone work to date, like a more Kosmiche-inflected Marble Surf, combining organic accumulations of glissing synth with choirs of angel tones and cracked cassette interventions. Absolutely gorgeous. "The door of heaven gates the edge of life, in the door looking in the eyes of the hourglass, the dance of time projects images of life memory experienced in the shell. In the departure from earth the second self sperm flows into the egg of the second world . There tears are a reminder of waters gift as the physical plane dissolves into the recesses of the mind and the egg is fertilised in the living memory of minds still in the plane passed." Comes in a plastic case with beautiful original black and white art by James. Highly recommended.
James Ferraro – Edward Flex Presents: Do You Believe In Hawaii? [New Age Tapes, 2009]
Latest installment of barbiturate-bombed muscled flexing and body worship/horror from long-term alternate James Ferraro identity, Edward Flex. Grotesque huffing voices, the sound of pumping iron and choruses of meathead grunts combine with slow, hypnotic keyboard tones to create the ultimate steroid-enhanced transformation scenario with drones that go so far beyond the physical as to sound like the songs of solitary cells destroyed and re-born in the furnace of mutation and evolution. Massively psychedelic and totally deranged. Comes in a plastic case with original black and white art. "What's up people this is Edward Flex here in my brand new studio in beautiful Hawaii . Come and join us as we waste some metal. In the arena of chrome wave reflection life meets the ultimate rush, of the ocean spray moisturizing our ripped tanned flesh. So come escape with us and enter the dream. Extreme metal retreat awaits. You think you had enough? Don't even think about it! Let the transformation begin!" Highly recommended.
James Ferraro – Star Digital Theatre: Movies For P.T. Cruisers [New Age Tapes, 2009]
Beautiful new limited edition album from James Ferraro of The Skaters. This one presents two fantasy movie soundtracks, one for Baby Dreams Inc. (Mr Star Tower In Babytown) and one for Midnight Pacific Fantasy Presents: Pinball Drive . This is closest in style to some of James's more overtly musical keyboard and hand-drum work with The Skaters, with fast overlapping rhythms riding cascading new age keyboard patterns in a way that conflates ritual work, automating media hypnosis and regression therapy to devastating effect. "In a city operated by babies no paradise is off limits. Babydreams Inc. is forever yours and forever of the stars that power its violet skies. In digi-skies the tail of the wire reaches the magical voice that laughs in the stars. The sunset rushes the voice pushes forward and your mind can only think to see what's going on in Pinball Drive ." Comes in a plastic case with original black and white artwork and insert.
James Ferraro – KFC City 3099: Pt.1 Toxic Spill [New Age Tapes, 2009]
Full tracklist:
1. Toxic Spill
2. Sounds From The Cam 1: Metal Cop In Acid Rain/Body Of The Underground A.Warheads Metal Yard: Acid Bath
B. AD Warp Of Hidden Portal Into Demonic Realities
C. Road Rage Glitch: Highway Crucifixion
3. Surveillance/Sounds From The Cam 2: Inside the Mutant Church
A.Human Headspace Hell
4. Sounds From The Cam 3: Inside The Mutant Church 2
A. Rage Room: Microwave Head
B. Mysterious Egg Escapes
C. Egg Killers
D. Pipe Leading To Oceania Clear Scan
Beautiful new limited edition album from James Ferraro of The Skaters. This one is a Multitopia-style meditation on urban psychosis, the surveillance society, fast food, microwave radiation and the kind of hallucinatory mindspace created by advertising and invisible brain beams. The music runs from bubbling keyboard fantasias through warped, down-tuned vocals, arcade game sonics, dark psychotic Industrial rhythms and classic 1980s-influenced android soundtracks. Another amazing release that sounds unlike anything else happening circa now. "Welcome to the polluted rat maze we call life here in New KFC City . Hey where's your head vein? Oh looky here, your eyes aren't even bloodshot. Yet, you must not be from around here. The eyes of the surveillance cameras record everything here in this engram simulation maze. The energy of judgement emanating from the cams contaminates the minds of the roach humanoid person like myself. See this chain around my neck? I pull it to drain the pressure, pipeheads for life!"
James Ferraro – Genie Head Gas In The Tower Of Dreams [New Age Tapes, 2009]
Beautiful new limited edition album from James Ferraro of The Skaters. Subtitled "Jesters Midnight Toys", this one expands on the occult significance of The Fool by positing avatar-styled jester/genie archetypes capable of reporting back from various dreamstates and visioned alter-realities via a coded series of symbolic forms that collide traditional Tarot imagery with Ferraro's uniquely irradiated personal pantheon of 1980s god-forms. Five tracks of gorgeous bell tones, sudden jump-cuts into dense jungles of poly-rhythms populated by laughing cartoons, looped hypnotic anchors and the kind of complex, crude minimalism that's perfect for usurping subconscious patterns and handing the controls to the dream-image of yourself. A profoundly transformative occult tool in the guise of a new age cartoon.


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I had, over many years, asked my wife to keep me in chastity. I went as far as buying a CB3000 and presenting it to her, but to no avail. She was not interested. From time to time, I brought up the subject, to be received by groans of 'not again'. I gave up all hope.
Having not mentioned it for over a year, I was stunned to silence when she said, one evening
'Remember that thing you wanted to wear? Are you still interested?'
'Yes' I said, after a few moments of flummoxed silence.
'You are happy to put it on, for me to have the keys and then prepared for anything that might happen…or not, so to speak?'
'Yes' I gulped.
'OK, get a shower, put it on and bring me the keys.'
I was wild with ecstasy. I could hardly get a shower because my cock was so hard. I was tempted to masturbate, but she came into the bathroom and watched me. Putting the CB3000 on was difficult – I had to wait until my cock had calmed down, forcing myself to think of anything else but that. Eventually it was on and we went into the bedroom, where she snapped the lock shut and pocketed the keys.
She threw a dress at me.
'You can wear this, tonight. I'm not sure male clothing suits you, in that thing. I'm going out, now. You can just stay here and wait for me. If you want to make yourself useful, there's some ironing to do.'
I was wild with excitement. My cock tried to burst out of the cage. I had wondered what it might feel like, but never imagined it would be so exciting. I wasn't afraid of what might happen, just excited.
It was around midnight when she came back. She inspected my 'thing' before sitting me in a chair in the bedroom and tying me to it, firmly, with my legs tied to the chair legs and my arms tied behind and fastened to the leg bonds. My mind whirled. She gagged me and threw a blanket over me, leaving me in semi darkness. she went downstairs.
What seemed like hours later she returned to the bedroom….but she was not alone. She had a man with her. I couldn't see them, but I could not mistake the sound of clothes being removed and sex getting under way. Some clothes, hers by the feel, were thrown over the blanket covering me.
I was powerless. I had to listen to my wife of ten years having sex with another man, hear her sighs of pleasure and the occasional comment that it was so much better than with 'her husband'.
I had asked for (or so I thought) a game of chastity that would excite me and perhaps spice up our sex life. This, I had never anticipated and my feelings were a mixture of the excitement of being chastened, agony at what was now happening, fear for the future, but all tinged with a perverse pleasure. As she had the other man, part of me enjoyed it.
They became quiet, eventually. Then she said
'You'll have to go now, my husband will be back soon. It wouldn't do for him to catch us. I'll call you when he's next away.'
I heard him dressing and then they left the room.
She came back. With a flourish, she pulled the blanket from me.
She stood before me, naked. She was gorgeous – I have never seen her so beautiful. I would have done anything at that moment, to fuck her, but I knew it was unlikely. She untied me and removed the gag.
'Well. You did say anything.' were her first words.
'I did….but…'
'No buts, anything is anything'
'Can I..'
'No, but you can eat me. I'm full of his juice and i think it appropriate that you share it with me…..'
She lay back on the bed and, dutifully, I knelt and put my face between her legs, reaching my lips and tongue towards her glistening pussy, thinking that she never did anything by half measures.
'Mmmm,' she said as I began '…mmm….I think I'll try a woman, next time.'
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|Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
and the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Martin Nesirky, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, and Jean Victor Nkolo, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the noon briefing. And Jean Victor will brief after me, on the General Assembly.
**Secretary-General's Statement on Budget
I have a statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the adoption of the programme budget for the biennium of 2010-2011:
The Secretary-General would like to express his appreciation to Member States for the approval of the programme budget of $5,156 million for the biennium 2010-2011.
The Secretary-General would like to thank Ambassador Peter Maurer, Chairman of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), for steering the discussions. He also expresses his thanks to the Vice-Chairmen, the Bureau members, the Rapporteur, the Coordinators and the Fifth Committee delegates for their hard and dedicated work during this session. This demonstrates the commitment of Member States to the financial well-being of the Organization.
The Secretary-General also wishes to state his commitment to utilize the resources made available to the Organization in the most effective and efficient way. He wishes to work with all Member States in full partnership and through a transparent process during the upcoming biennium with a view to jointly realizing the important goals of this Organization.
The Secretary-General is gratified to note that the scales of assessment for both the regular budget and peacekeeping operations for 2010-2012 have been decided.
[The Spokesperson later added that the Secretary-General would like to thank H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki, President of the General Assembly, for his leadership during this session of the General Assembly.]
** Gaza
The Secretary-General is pleased that Israel has responded to UN requests to allow glass into Gaza for the repair of homes damaged during last year's hostilities. He hopes that it will be followed by further imports of needed material for reconstruction. And I would add that there will be a statement from the Secretary-General on 27 December, on the anniversary of Cast Lead.
The Secretary-General has appointed Mr. Georg Charpentier of Finland as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan and the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan. Mr. Charpentier will replace Ms. Ameerah Haq, who has been appointed the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste. The Secretary-General is grateful to Ms. Haq for her dedicated service during her tenure with the United Nations Mission in Sudan.
Mr. Charpentier has served with the United Nations since 1984 and his latest post was as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Côte d'Ivoire.
And also today, the Secretary-General appointed Jasbir Lidder of India as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan. Mr. Lidder is a retired Lieutenant General who most recently served as the Commandant of an elite infantry school. And prior to this, he served for more than two years as the Force Commander to the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS). We have more information on both these appointments if you need them.
**Democratic Republic of Congo
The UN's humanitarian chief, John Holmes, is calling for stronger measures to protect civilians vulnerable to attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lord's Resistance Army massacred hundreds of civilians in the DRC on Christmas Day last year.
Earlier this week, we flagged the report by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, which said that, between September 2008 and June 2009, the Lord's Resistance Army fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed at least 1,200 civilians. And the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that, just last week alone, 47 people died in three unconfirmed attacks.
Holmes said that the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army was increasingly a regional one and required efforts by the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries, and by the international community to be resolved once and for all.
** Thailand -- Hmong Refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has appealed to the Government of Thailand to halt plans for the involuntary return of some 4,000 Lao Hmong to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Thailand has said it intends to expel the Lao Hmong before the end of 2009, under a bilateral agreement with Laos.
Guterres said that Thailand's plans would not only endanger the protection of the refugees, but set a very grave international example. The return of any recognized refugees or other persons in need of international protection to their country of origin should be strictly voluntary. Guterres said that it's the Thailand Government's responsibility to ensure that this is respected. And we have more details in a press release in my Office.
**Ann Veneman
Yesterday, the Secretary-General issued a statement in which he said that it was with great regret that he learned that Ann M. Veneman does not plan to pursue a second term as the Executive Director of UNICEF.
He said that she has fulfilled her mandate with immense dedication, and he had been impressed by her extraordinary energy and determination to improve children's health, education and well-being around the world. Under her leadership, UNICEF has become a catalyst for global action to help children reach their full potential, promoting collaborations that deliver the best possible results for children based on expert knowledge, sound evidence and data.
She has been a champion of UN coherence and a strong voice for children, as well as implementation of Millennium Development Goals. Her legacy is an organization that is financially and intellectually strong and well equipped to meet the challenges children face in the twenty-first century.
On behalf of the United Nations, and personally too, the Secretary-General thanked her for her outstanding service and wished her all the best in her future endeavours.
**Conduct and Discipline Website Launch
The Department of Field Support is making publicly available the UN's aggregated data on misconduct in peacekeeping operations and special political missions, from 2007 to 2009.
This information, which is being provided through a new section on the UN's Conduct and Discipline Unit website, is in accordance with a General Assembly resolution. That resolution requests "the implementation of an effective outreach programme to explain the policy of the United Nations against sexual exploitation and abuse and to inform the public on the outcome of all such cases involving peacekeeping personnel, including cases where allegations are ultimately found to be legally unproven".
This information can be accessed through the website of the Conduct and Discipline Unit (CDU): http://cdu.unlb.org/ under "Statistics". Please note that this is a first stage and a work in progress. The Department of Field Support says it will continue to work on improving the content of the page and welcomes any feedback.
** Darfur
The African Union–United Nations mission in Darfur, in collaboration with UNICEF, has extended its support to the organization of Sudan's twenty-first National School Competition. This is a nationwide event that provides an opportunity for young people from all over Sudan to meet across ethnic groups, make friends, engage in dialogue and break stereotypes.
This is a two-week competition that begins on 31 December in the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, under the theme of "Peacebuilding and Reconciliation". More than 7,000 secondary school students from all of Sudan's 25 states will compete in a range of competitions being organized by Sudan's Ministry of Education.
The mission has already loaned heavy machinery and engineers towards the construction of three roads and an accommodation camp for some of the students.
**Next Week
So, a little bit of housekeeping. This is the last scheduled briefing for this year, for 2009. There will be no noon briefing during the week between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and so the first scheduled briefing in 2010 will be 4 January. But, of course, my Office will be staffed every day and we will be putting out highlights of developments in the UN system at noon each day.
We don't have a week ahead for you, as we usually do, but I can tell those of you who will be here where you can eat. As you know, there are some changes to the eating arrangements here, and we have all the details you can possibly hope to find in a note in our Office.
So that's what I have for you. Do you have any questions? Yes, first question.
**Questions and Answers
Question: I have two questions. One is, a few weeks ago Ms. Veneman was supposed to attend a reception by the Chinese news agency before the cafeteria, and she did not show up, and someone told me that she had an accident. Can you confirm that? And second, the Secretary-General has been saying that the Copenhagen outcome on climate change was a success. Several news agencies, several NGOs are pretending the opposite, that it has been a failure. What is the UN doing specifically to convey the work of success, the message of success, to the world?
Spokesperson: On the first one, I think the best thing is if you speak to UNICEF about whether there was some kind of accident. I'm not aware of that. But on the second question, on climate change and the outcome of the Copenhagen agreement, you've heard the Secretary-General himself explain why he believes the Copenhagen meeting had a successful outcome, that the Copenhagen Accord was a first important step forward. You've heard him say that, you've heard Bob Orr, his Strategic Planning chief, give much more detail on that. I don't think I need to elaborate much further, except to say that the United Nations remains fully engaged and will continue to be extremely active [the Secretary-General himself], to ensure that that beginning that the Secretary-General talked about, that very important beginning, is built upon going into the next year.
Question: That's not the question I asked. We know that the Secretary-General has made a statement, that Mr. Orr gave the press conference. What's DPI and other organizations doing to spread the message of success of the Conference?
Spokesperson: Well, the answer to the question is precisely what I've said: that the Secretary-General has been out there publicly talking, other officials have been out there publicly talking, and I think you will have seen a number of reports that mention those comments. In addition, the Department of Public Information has been working and has put out information that's related to what happened in Copenhagen. I don't think that that's too difficult to envisage that they would be doing that. And going into next year in a very concrete fashion, I know that, in addition to the other priorities that are there, this will remain something that's in the spotlight, the Secretary-General and others will be working on, will be talking about a lot. And just to wrap up on that particular topic, I think, as I mentioned, the Secretary-General is taking a couple of days' rest. The next couple of days he will be back at work and then into the new year, in the second week of January, I think you can expect that he will be available to answer your questions. Yes.
Question: Martin, thank you. Just to refer to the statement you read about Israel allowing glass into Gaza, there was a statement issued a couple of days ago by 16 major human rights groups, including Oxfam and Amnesty, in which they basically said that the international community has not been doing enough to lift the siege on Gaza. I mean, I was wondering if the SG has any particular reaction to this charge by these human rights groups that you only get statements from international organizations and no action. And is the glass enough while there is no cement, no other building materials allowed by Israel?
Spokesperson: Well, to answer the second question first, plainly it is not enough and that's why the Secretary-General has said that he is hoping that there will be further imports of the other materials that you need, along the lines of the materials that you've mentioned. The Secretary-General is aware of the reports that you've mentioned of different humanitarian organizations, NGOs that have criticized the international community for not doing enough. The Secretary-General has consistently called for the reconstruction efforts to begin and to be allowed to begin, and the Secretary-General has also been extremely active, and this most recent development, which is a step, an initial step, is an indication that he actually is working to try to make a difference.
Question: This glass shipment came through UN mediation; is this what you're trying to tell me?
Spokesperson: Well, it's a direct response to UN requests.
Question: And the fact that there's only been 49 trucks, according to these human rights groups, throughout an entire year, only 49 trucks of cement were allowed into Gaza, I mean, what is the SG's reaction to that?
Spokesperson: Well, the Secretary-General has been consistent throughout the year in calling for reconstruction efforts to be allowed to get under way properly. Yes.
Question: That's a question I had asked earlier also [inaudible] I think… [inaudible] from the Secretary-General's office about this harvesting of the organs of the young Palestinians on which lots of human rights groups have now expressed outrage and have asked for some, for the Israeli Government to look into it. Has the Secretary-General spoken to anybody yet at all about it as yet?
Spokesperson: These are media reports, and we're aware of them, but there is no comment on that at the moment, okay?
Question: I mean, besides the media report, its Israeli Knesset members who have also pointed this out…
Spokesperson: As I said, we don't have any comment on that at the moment. Please.
Question: Thank you. A private military contractor formerly known as Blackwater has had several cases, criminal cases allegedly, for allegedly killing Iraqi civilians. I'm wondering, does the UN have any involvement in these cases? And if not, what's the latest on developments for… to security and, of course, helping the civilian population in Iraq?
Spokesperson: Well, that's a very wide-ranging question. On the Blackwater part of it, I don't have any information on that. I need to look into it. In the far broader question about the work of the UN in Iraq, as you know, the UN remains extremely active and is on the ground, is present. And perhaps what we need to do as soon as we can is to have someone from that Mission to brief you here. And I think that would be far more useful as a way to give you some insights into what's happening on the ground. I'm going over this way first. Yes, Matthew.
Question: I wanted to ask, it's just been announced that China has sentenced to death five additional Uighurs for involvement in a protest there in the summer. This comes on top of the returnees from Cambodia and there is also the trial of Liu Xiaobo. I'm just wondering, you know, I guess I asked the returnees, Amnesty International says that they should be, you know, charged or released, the trial should meet international standards and under no circumstances should the death penalty be imposed. I wonder if the Secretary-General agrees with that and whether he has anything to say about these increasing developments.
Spokesperson: You heard what I had to say already about the return of the Uighur [would-be] refugees. I don't have anything to add to that at the moment. On the other parts of the question that you raise, I'll see if I can get something for you. I don't have anything now.
Question: I also wanted to ask you about… In Nepal, I previously asked you about this return of Colonel Basnet who was charged with torture. The army has now said that he will not be turned over to a civilian court, that he won't be put on trial at all. They have also named Major General Singh who was charged by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with torture, as the number two in the army, leading me to ask, either has the Secretary-General any comment on this or whether the UN will continue… at what point does the UN, in terms of using peacekeepers, I understand that their position seems to be as long as they return somebody everything is fine, but if the army from which they're receiving peacekeeping troops names a UN-accused torturer as the number two in the army, does that have any impact on the use of troops or does, do things continue unabated?
Spokesperson: There are a lot of questions packed in there and so I'll try to unpack it if I can. The major you mentioned was repatriated from the UN Mission. He was sent back as soon as it became clear that there were these allegations or accusations or charges. He's now back in Nepal. And as I've said here before, and others have also said, once the person has returned, it is a matter for the national Government, for, in this case, the Government of Nepal to handle. It is for them to deal with. On the question of the other appointee, that is not something that I can get into here.
Question: I'm sorry, and thanks for indulging me, I guess my question becomes, I mean, in Nepal there is a national commission on human rights which has said that he should be, this Major Basnet, should be put on trial. I mean, is the UN saying basically that it is an internal matter to countries and no matter how a military is run. I guess I'm just wondering, is there a point at which a military thumbing its nose not only at Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, but its own National Human Rights Commission, what are the standards for DPKO? Will they accept soldiers from any military in the world or what standards do they apply? Or is it purely an internal matter how a military runs itself?
Spokesperson: Well, first of all it's clearly, it's… a national Government is responsible for national armed forces. DPKO has extremely stringent requirements for receiving troops, as you know, and there have been answers to questions that you and others have put to Under-Secretary-General [Alain] Le Roy and others about the way that the troops are brought into peacekeeping operations. I think I would refer you to DPKO for a more detailed answer on that. I cannot give that to you here.
Question: Just one related question: I'm sorry, they're all kind of interconnected. It has to do with, because it goes to this matter of vetting. It's just been announced that Sri Lanka is sending 700 more peacekeepers to MINUSTAH in Haiti, and given that the UN itself has raised credible, or said that there is credible reason to believe that there were war crimes committed in the recent conflict in Sri Lanka, what vetting would DPKO do of the 700 soldiers that are sent? Would it ask where they served and what they did? Or is there no connection between these two [inaudible]? It's also been said in Sri Lanka that the former military head, [Sarath] Fonseka,may be prosecuted for having said that those seeking to surrender were shot, and I'm wondering whether the Secretary-General, who said he is concerned about political openness, has any, is monitoring that and has any comment on the number two presidential candidate being threatened with legal prosecution.
Spokesperson: Well, it would really help me if you gave me short, clear questions that I can answer, because this was rather long and it's difficult for me to unravel exactly what your point is.
Question: [inaudible] peacekeepers and Fonseka. The question is, is DPKO going to vet the 700 new peacekeepers who are coming for participation in war crimes? And does the SG have any comment on the number two presidential candidate being threatened with legal prosecution?
Spokesperson: Okay, so, on the first one, again I would need to find out more details from DPKO because I do not know that. And on the second one, that's not something that we can comment on. Okay. Just trying to see if there's any people who haven't asked questions who would like to ask a question. But that's not the case, so, Masood, you again.
Question: On Afghanistan, I want to [inaudible] that [President Hamid] Karzai has got his new Cabinet [inaudible] going, [inaudible] whether Mr. Kai Eide and the United Nations asked [inaudible] in view of the fact that those charges of corruption are still there [inaudible] at this point in time to impress upon Mr. Karzai to be more transparent about asking his cabinet to be, I mean, at least to be less conspicuous in being corrupt?
Spokesperson: Well, the Secretary-General has said before that it's important that there should be an effective Government in place, and that corruption at any level needs to be countered. On what the United Nations can do on the ground, Kai Eide remains in his post, and he and his team are working extremely actively, engaging with President Karzai's administration, in particular, preparing for the conference that will take place in January, at the end of January, in London. And that is a clear focus, very deliberate focus, and they're working hard on that. Yes.
Question: Has the search for Kai Eide's successor begun?
Spokesperson: This we have already said. The answer is yes, and this has already been said.
Question: [inaudible] that there will be a shortlist or…?
Spokesperson: There is a normal procedure for how this works, and once the Secretary-General is in a position to announce the successor, then that will be done. I don't think that there is anything unusual in that.
Question: Still on climate change, the next summit on climate change is supposed to take place in Mexico City. Has there been dates set for that meeting, and are there any preparatory meetings in the interval envisaged towards that summit?
Spokesperson: The specific dates, I am not aware of the specific date, maybe it's out there and I'm not aware of it for the meeting in Mexico. There are bound to be interim meetings of some kind. I believe that there is some meeting planned in Bonn, which, as you know, is the headquarters for the UNFCCC, and that is, if you like, going to be a part of the road to Mexico.
[The Spokesperson later added that the dates for COP-16 in Mexico are 29 November to 10 December 2010. COP-17 will be in South Africa in 2011.]
Question: And finally, is the document, the Copenhagen Accord, ready and available in all the languages at this stage?
Spokesperson: I don't know whether it's available in… when you said all the languages you mean the six UN languages?
Correspondent: All.
Spokesperson: The languages of all the 192 countries that were there or what?
Question: The working language.
Spokesperson: Working languages? English and French? I do not know whether it's in English and French, let's… in French, as well as English, let me check.
Question: Is it available at all now, today?
Spokesperson: Let me check.
[The Spokesperson later informed that the Accord could be accessed at www.unfccc.int.]
Question: I just wonder if you have any reaction to the reports that Egypt is [inaudible] some sort of a war reinforcements on the border with Gaza. It's been causing a lot of controversy back in the region and I wondered whether the UN was following this subject at all?
Spokesperson: We're following it; I don't have anything for you at the moment. We did ask for guidance on this question -- I don't have it now. Let's see If I can get it for you, okay? Are there any further questions? Yes, Matthew.
Question: I wanted to ask two questions on the budget that was passed last night or this morning. But I'll ask them separately. The first is, one of the proposals that passed was the upgrade of a post of liaison of the Human Rights Commissioner from D2 to ASG. The representative of India said this was bad practice, essentially saying it was sort of unnecessary and corrupt and abuse. I wondered whether the Secretariat was behind that proposal? Whose proposal was that to upgrade this post, and no one seemed to be able to articulate what the benefits of that would be?
Spokesperson: Well, I don't know the provenance of that proposal. There are many, many proposals in that document. I don't know the provenance of that one. I think that the best thing that we could do on this budget – obviously, I read out the statement from the Secretary-General -- the next thing I can do is to try to ask for Angela Kane or someone else from her team to brief on that. They're the experts.
Question: And then the other thing is -- and this may be from the Secretary-General -- two things happened on human resources: the continuing contracts was, apparently, you know, was rejected, was… the staff rules continue a year without any changes, and it's unclear to me what happened on the Secretary-General's proposal on mobility, but I've heard that in a meeting with his USGs he admonished all of them to begin mobility as quickly as possible. Is it his position that this didn't need Budget Committee approval, and what does he say about what many describe as sort of the failure of his reform proposal on continuing contracts? [inaudible]
Spokesperson: On the second bit of your question, I don't have anything on that. On mobility, the Secretary-General is committed to the principle of mobility because he feels that this is a way to build an even more effective and efficient Organization. He's committed to that, and that's pretty much where we are.
Question: In the Journal, I think you may have gotten this e-mail that I got from Mr. Baumann. Is it the case that it is going to continue to be published for delegations after 1 January, or, as seemed to be said earlier this week, is it being discontinued in hard copy form for everyone?
Spokesperson: You saw the answer from…
Correspondent: Baumann.
Spokesperson: Yes. You saw that answer, and…
Question: So it is going to continue to be published?
Spokesperson: There are two points here: one is that it's being discontinued in-house. In other words, within the Secretariat, for Secretariat staff. If that document continued to be printed, it uses a huge amount of paper, and that obviously means not just paper, but money, and those resources can be put to far better use. That's the first point. For the delegations, it will continue to be available in hard copy. What I have read out very clearly said it was referring to in-house, and that word was used.
Question: But how the… I mean I guess what I'm saying is that they put stacks of them in the lobby and how are they going to control who picks them up? Is there some way to… ?
Spokesperson: Matthew, I think I've… I can't be expected to understand exactly how each delegation collects each copy of the Journal. I'm sure they have their ways of doing it, and I think that we can assume that that will happen in a fairly normal way.
Question: And just one last question. You said that John Holmes was calling for protection of civilians from the Lord's Resistance Army given what they did last Christmas and they've threatened to do this Christmas. I had asked earlier in the week what MONUC itself is doing, not the Government of the Congo, the Government of Sudan, but what steps are MONUC and, I guess, UNMIS, what steps are they taking in preparation of what's basically a threatened massacre by the LRA?
Spokesperson: Well, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations has informed us that measures have been taken in the area to bolster security for the local population. I can't go into the details of what those measures are, but I can assure you that measures have been taken and are being taken. Okay. Is there any further questions?
Okay, Jean Victor.
Briefing by the Spokesperson for the General Assembly President
Thank you, Martin. Good afternoon.
This is just to recall that the General Assembly concluded the main part of its substantive session early this morning. The President of the General Assembly, H.E. Dr. Ali Treki, succeeded in fostering a consensus on all outstanding issues. President Treki conducted meetings at ambassadorial level from 3 p.m. yesterday to around midnight. This resulted in averting a crisis on the scale of assessments issue. The General Assembly adopted $5.16 billion budget for the United Nations budget for the 2010-2011 biennium and the exact figure is $5.156 billion. And the General Assembly adopted -- and this is important -- a resolution that maintains the current scale by which States are assessed dues to the Organization.
Thank you very much. We have been trying to get the experts to come and brief you on this, but, as you understand, they worked very late up to just a few hours ago. So if you have questions, please send me an e-mail and we'll try to get a written response to you. Yes, Edie.
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Question: Just a couple of questions. How close is that figure, the $5.156 billion to what the Secretary-General requested and compared to the previous biennium?
Spokesperson: We will have to back into the backs for that, Edie, because what I have here today really is the end result of what was a very lengthy negotiation just for us to be able to compare the previous figure and the figure that we have. But the ink is now dry on this figure. But I can come back to you on that very specific query.
Question: It's only two figures, and if you know if it's -- I assume it's probably lower than the Secretary-General asked for -- what got cut out?
Spokesperson: We'll try to get a very accurate answer for you later today.
Correspondent: Thank you.
Spokesperson: Yes, Matthew.
Question: I know you've said [inaudible], but I just wanted to… you just said he was able to… Ali Treki was able to get consensus on all outstanding issues. Since there were votes called for, for example, by Israel on the Goldstone Report, and by Russia on the scale of assessments, I mean, what does consensus mean? If something, if a vote is taken, I thought consensus means like they go to the chamber and everything goes smoothly. I mean, Russia sort of denounced actually the scale of assessments… so how does…?
Spokesperson: I was referring mainly to budgetary issues…
Correspondent: Okay.
Spokesperson: Yes, that's really what got the General Assembly President fully engaged, mainly on the Fifth Committee work.
Question: No, no, I'm saying that last night, both in the Fifth Committee and in the General Assembly, Israel called for a vote on the use of the budget for the Goldstone Report, and Russia said that the scale of assessments are inaccurate and overcharged them, and had, you know Ukraine and Azerbaijan, I mean there were "some votes taken" that people said were unfortunate and reflected a lack of consensus. So I just wanted to know, am I missing something here or does consensus just mean that its passed… or that…?
Spokesperson: No, no you're not missing anything. The President tried to work in such a way that the main goal here really had to be reached. We had to secure a budget on target and in time. And that was done. But there are so many other issues that were addressed, and the President certainly was not expected to bring an accord among all the participants on all issues. But the core issue of the budget really was one that brought ambassadors, permanent representatives together, and the President was very active in ensuring that we will reach a deal, and that was done.
Question: And I just have one other thing. One of the outcomes is that he's supposed to write a letter to Bahrain and Bahamas telling them that they will be assessed less for the peacekeeping budget. Do you know, number one, was that his proposal or was it Nauru's proposed compromise, and just factually, has he written a letter yet? When is he going to write the letter, and does he think that was a good outcome? Some complained about it and said that to choose two countries and reduce their assessment when every country has been hit by the financial crisis seems strange. What does he think about it?
Spokesperson: As I said, the ink is barely dry on this one, and everybody this morning is on their knees. And everybody is very tired. Let's leave it a few more days and we'll see what letter comes out from the President. These discussions were lengthy and I was not in all the discussions that took place obviously, but your question is a fair one. But we'll find out from the President. But, clearly, we should leave it a bit more time before letters start being drafted. Thank you. Yes.
Question: Yesterday, the President said the reforms of the Security Council are very important. Is there any meeting scheduled during the rest of the Assembly next year on the question of the reforms of the Security Council? And secondly, does the President have any travel plans at this stage, visiting the regions or other countries for the rest of next year?
Spokesperson: Let me first give you a forecast for early next year in regard to your question. Generally, we will see the continuation of the Security Council reform process. Indeed, on 5 February, a report by the Secretary-General is due on the implementation of resolution 64/10 of 5 November 2009. That's the one is on the Goldstone Report. And then in early March, the General Assembly will hold a commemorative meeting to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration on the Platform for Action on the advancement of women. There are several other issues that would be coming up next year, like the Dialogue on Financing for Development that is in mid-March. But Security Council reform is something where the President continues to remain engaged and as early as next month and in February, we really expect some movement on that.
Regarding the President's travel, we hope to give you information very early next year, in the first few days of January 2010, a specific forecast on his travel plans.
Question: On that meeting on the Security Council in February, will that be a plenary meeting or will that be the ad hoc committee or some other restrained group?
Spokesperson: I don't think it will be a "restrained" group. The resolution that was adopted on 5 November was adopted in a plenary, so the Secretary-General is due to implement that, that was within three months, I think. So I think it will probably take the same type of format. But this remains to be confirmed. Yes.
Question: Did the President of the General Assembly get a letter from India and others about Security Council reform, urging him to actually move towards a resolution, or move towards actually taking action on the issue rather than continuing negotiations?
Spokesperson: I am not aware of that, but a letter could have been sent. I'll check whether such a letter had already been received, if it was sent.
Thank you very much, and thank you, Martin, for the best wishes that we received from your office. That's very kind of you, and I would like to join you to also wish all of you all the best. A happy New Year, good health and good luck. Thank you.
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