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It�s not true that Florida State has come up with a plan to win and it includes stopping in Lake City for lunch and leaving while Bobby Bowden is in the bathroom.
Sometimes you just want to stand on the sidewalk and watch the clowns march down the street in the parade (Kelsey and I have a date, Dec. 5, Atlanta, dress warm). Other times you want to step in and grab the baton and lead everyone right into the wall like Stork did in Animal House.
For example, take the BCS. Please. I�m not saying the collection of college football�s top conferences has an image problem but I was driving by Dove Outreach Thursday and the sign was changed to �BCS ... is of ... the devil.�
So the BCS has hired a public relations firm run by former White House Secretary Ari Fleischer and opened Tweeter and Facebook accounts. When I saw the headline, �BCS Launches Facebook Page� and I Tweeted the following: �Why not just wear a �Kick Me� sign?�
The BCS doesn�t want input. It gets plenty every day and it is ignored. But hiring Fleischer�s firm is a brilliant move because we all saw how George W. Bush�s popularity skyrocketed when Fleischer was spinning for him.
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Then there are all of the media types who are convinced Urban Meyer is going to Notre Dame and list all kinds of reasons like Nikki Meyer wants to transfer to Notre Dame or Urban prefers cold dreary winters to wearing flip flops on Christmas Day.
These guys, I want to stand on the sidelines and watch. And then watch their explanations when Notre Dame hires Regis Philbin.
You see, everybody knows what�s best for everybody else, even people they have never met. You and I know, for example, that you don�t let 17 seconds run off the clock when every second is precious at the end of the game and you don�t spike the ball with a second left. But Les Miles had a plan.
And so next sweeps week we will see the debut of �My Name is Les,� a sitcom about the LSU coach and how karma finally came back to bite him. All of those boneheaded moves in 2007 that somehow worked out couldn�t last forever.
Into the wall, Les.
And then there is Jimmy Clausen. Like things couldn�t get any worse for Notre Dame, Clausen was punched in the face several hours after the Irish lost to Connecticut. The most credible accounts say he was protecting his date and that it was a sucker-punch, but it certainly gave the hacks and talking heads an easy cliche (�Another black eye for the Irish ... literally. Yuk-yuk.)
Jimmy, sit with me and watch the parade.
Actually, I am leading the parade after a 9-1 record last week (only mistake was picking Georgia after Uga VII�s suicide). That�s 75-35 for the season. A nice bowl gift should be coming for The Picks. Before we get to this week�s games, The Picks can�t let the final home game for Tim Tebow go by without a little diddy.
(Sung to the tune of Hello, Goodbye).
You throw left
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You win games
And I go write, write, write
You say goodbye and I say Tebow.
Oh no!
You say goodbye and I say Tebow.
Ok, enough of that. Hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner. Now digest these winners.
FSU at Florida: Time to dispel a couple of rumors. It�s not true that Florida State has come up with a plan to win and it includes stopping in Lake City for lunch and leaving while Bobby Bowden is in the bathroom. And it is not true that the pick-up truck FSU gave Mickey Andrews for his retirement will be parked outside Gate 38 on Saturday with the engine running. Look, FSU is as dangerous a team as Florida has faced this year. But Tim Tebow and Brandon Spikes didn�t come back to have their dreams ruined by a 6-5 team with a lame duck coach. Florida, 34-21.
Alabama at Auburn: Today�s game is a treat for everyone who does not have to work on Black Friday. You can tell your wife, �Honey, I�d love to go to the mall with you but this game is the biggest of the year.� And then hope she doesn�t pay attention to college football. Alabama, 28-10.
Clemson at South Carolina: The ball coach said this week, �We�re 6-5 and hope to be 7-5.� Yeah, well, I hope my third trip to the fridge for cold fried turkey (thank you,Salters) and stuffing won�t add any pounds. Doesn�t mean it�s going to happen. Clemson, 28-13.
Ole Miss at Mississippi State: A year ago, Dan Mullen was getting an offense ready to face FSU. Now he�s coaching in the Egg Bowl. I�d say that is a step up. Ole Miss, 31-14.
Miami at South Florida: Did you see where USF coach Jim Leavitt had his face all scraped up last week from head-butting his players� helmets? He said he fell down. That�s what Chuck Wepner said after fighting Ali. Miami, 24-23.
Tennessee at Kentucky: Is Rich Brooks the coach of the year? He�d get my vote. Guess who wouldn�t? Kentucky, 30-19.
Arkansas at LSU: It�s fourth down, two to go and a minute to play. Your team trails by three. You are on the other team�s 22-yard line. You make the call. What do you mean, spike it? Arkansas, 34-21.
Georgia at Georgia Tech: PETA wants Georgia to use an animatronic bulldog at its games from now on because the last two Ugas died young. What PETA doesn�t know is that Georgia has experimented with animatronic dogs but they could only get them to lay down and play dead in Jacksonville. Tech, 38-23.
Notre Dame at Stanford: It�s not a good sign for Charlie Weis when his athletic director tells him to cancel plans to remain on the West Coast to recruit after the game. Stanford, 38-31.
Syracuse at Connecticut: Under-the-radar score of the week � Syracuse 31, Rutgers 13. Huh? The Orange come down to earth against the Huskies.UConn, 38-20.


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So yes, we just got back from the dreaded Legoland in San Diego and we won't be making that mistake, or any like it, in the future. (Not even going to start on the subject that the prices to enter are insane — almost $500 for our family of 4 — and they charge a small child for a burger and then once you are in, almost everything "super fun and exciting" costs even more money. I've been played before when I realized Jonathan Taylor Thomas was not getting nor reading my love letters I sent him in the 90's and I refuse to be played like that again.)
It all comes down to time. Time is money, honey. And I prefer to spend my time, and my money, how I please. I couldn't help but feel like a cow getting herded into the gates...everyone schlupps along, blindly following the crowd. (Much like people and the flu shot but let's not even go there...for now.)
Needless to say, we went back to the beach.
Freedom, as I like to call it.
We had plans to visit SeaWorld the following day, however based on our farm animal experience, we went back to what felt like home.
My boys ran free, their hearts were full and their energy was exhausted.
We had dinner that night along the beach, and although my boys weren't making a scene or being unruly, I did have to constantly be on guard and you know, mother my children in order for the night to go smoothly. I noticed a table to my right with three young children...I hadn't heard a peep out of them for quite a while so I looked over and kid you not, every child was on their own cellphone, watching youtube or God knows what, but they were so entranced and glued to their screens that I couldn't get their attention with a snap of my finger if I wanted to.
And I was once again, grateful that Rob and I are on the same page when it comes to those harmful devices on our children.
Just say no to theme parks, crack machines and cow herding.
Yes to the beach.
Always yes to the beach.

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One's native language structure affects one's world view (Linguistic Relativity)
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Language: Complex system of communication used within a group of people. [1] To simplify this debate and avoid the introduction of irrelevant exceptions, we will only be talking about one's native language, or first acquired language.
And to clarify further, structure of language: The rules that govern a language (i.e., its grammar.)
World view/Conceptualization of world: fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view. [2]
Resolution: The structure of a language affects the ways in which its native speakers are able to conceptualize their world.
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Uh... It was stated that the "[t]he first round of this debate will be strictly reserved for discussion of terms of debate and definitions."
There are, indeed, people with different native languages who agree about things, such as the negative impact of the Holocaust. People can agree with each other on general social issues without having the same fundamental "world view." By saying that one can either support or not support the instatement of the Holocaust is a false dichotomy; there are many underlying views that can be held, and if we dig further, we can perhaps find the relevance of language usage in these miniscule variations.
The opponent's argument, as it stands, is misguided and not germane to the resolution or the matter at hand. Moreover, the opponent's argument is typed egregiously.
If the opponent would like to learn more about this topic, he should look up "linguistic relativity" on Google or whatever search engine he prefers.
I think I will re-start this debate in hopes of finding an opponent who is more suitable to discuss this topic.
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If a person does not have a word for pink, then they would call it light red. I believe that in English there is no word for light blue, however it is called "celeste" in Spanish. The issue is that as concepts get more complicated, words act as a mental shortcut to get the right concept. For example to conceptualize a "dog" without that word, it would take a longer mental path: "four legged animal that barks", now if you do not have the word "bark", you could be talking about a cat or a cow.
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Interesting topic.
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Upfront Disclosure: I applied to speak at SMX West and was rejected.
I don't know anyone who has been in SEM for more than a year or two who has ever come back from a search conference with oodles of new and useful information. The purpose of going to SMX or SES or Search Insider Summit, or Search Outsider Summit (if it exists) is really to network, as far as I can tell. Typically the sessions have the same speakers every time, most of whom are either totally unprepared or totally unqualified, or both.
Last year I spoke on an "Advanced Paid Search" session at SES SF and one of my fellow "experts" told the audience to never buy competitors' keywords. This is like a tax advisor telling you not to take charity deductions – it's just wrong and will cost you money. I've also seen some well-known speakers who bring their computer up on stage and tweet/do work while other people are presenting. Isn't that sort of like talking loudly on your cell phone at a five star French restaurant?
This year's list of speakers at SMX West appears to have been chosen through a complex vetting process that can only be described as a combination of Cronyism and laziness. To wit, a quick review of the speakers (only on the PPC side mind you) reveals that the following companies each have representatives on three different panels (in some cases, the same person):
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- Click Equations
- Did It
- Efficient Frontier
- Rimm Kaufmann Group
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I'll be the first to admit that I am not qualified to come up with a solution for this conference malaise. I tried to start my own conference two years ago and I don't believe I succeeded in truly creating valuable content at every session. Based on my own experiences, I think part of the problem is that there is simply a disconnect between creating a 'successful' conference from a revenue-perspective, and developing high-quality content.
Building a conference requires a ton of work that is not related to content – booking event space, closing sponsors and exhibitors, promoting the event, selling tickets, biz dev deals, etc. Ironically, putting together great content almost becomes an after-thought. And let's not forget the subtle and sometimes explicit pressure that comes from top sponsors to have their speakers on the primo panels. The line between editorial and business is not very clear in the conference world.
On top of that, there's the problem of trying to be all things to all people. Conference organizers feel an obligation to create some panels for beginners, lots of panels for intermediate knowledge, and just a few advanced sessions. And speakers often feel that they must water down their knowledge, thereby talking to the lowest common denominator. It's sort of like a one room schoolhouse – the sixth graders have to sit through 1st grade arithmetic.
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When I reviewed the speaker list I had the same thoughts. Impressive that you were willing to put it out there.
Are you saying that bidding on competitor's brand terms is a no-brainer?
Hey David,
As both a person who works at one of the companies you mentioned and a guy on two of the panels at SMX, I figured I'd share my 2 cents.
First, I appreciate the spirit of your post. No one should be allowed on the stage unless they have something meaningful and valuable to say. I've seen you speak and I'd pick you again to present. Rand and Lisa Barone wrote 2 good posts on the topic of search conferences:
I actually think SMX crew, Danny Sullivan and the others, has the fairest system out there. Anyone can pitch a session idea or pitch for a speaking slot on a session and you're evaluated on the merits of your pitch vs. the others. No doubt your reputation as a speaker and previous reviews if you've spoken at the conference come into play, but I think that makes sense.
As a sponsor of SMX, I'd like to be very clear that we never subtly or explicitly ask for speaking slots. I write my own pitches, submit them through the same forms that everyone else does and then just cross my fingers!
Your point about experienced SEMs and conferences is a good one. If you're looking to learn new topics, advanced specific conferences like SES Accelerator or SMX Advanced might be a better fit. Or, vertical specific conferences like LeadsCon or Internet Retailer.
I really care about being a good speaker. If you ever come to my presentation and have feedback to help me be better, please email me: acohen @ clickequations.com.
David, we actually spend a huge amount of time reviewing pitches. It's not being lazy. We also try to ensure that we spread around the speaking slots and actually have things built into our system to flag if we've already got the same speaker or the same company on multiple panels.
It's not perfect. And sometimes it makes sense to have some of the same companies and or speakers be on multiple sessions. For one, they might have proven themselves in the past. For another, they may have put in excellent pitches. Especially important, they may have suggested a great session idea in the first place.
In your case, I've checked, and you pitched for exactly one session. There were several PPC sessions, but I gather this is the only one you were interested in. So were 12 people in total. We can't put them all on. We went with four.
I didn't coordinate that session, so I don't know exactly why your pitch (or 8 others) didn't make the cut. Looking at it briefly, it seems fine. But I think we already confirmed two people for this panel before it even started, because they'd both suggested the topic as one. I suspect the session coordinator just liked the other ones better.
Your post gives the impression that the five companies listed are all that are involved in the conference. But for the session you pitched on, only Click Equations is on that panel. There are three other companies not on the "crony" list above who are also included.
Going through the entire list of confirmed speakers, looking at just the PPC & conversion sessions, the list is like this:
The Rimm-Kaufman Group
Wpromote Inc.
Five Mill, Inc. (2)
Clix Marketing (2)
Google (2)
Microsoft (4)
Yahoo! (2)
Engine Ready
Rimm-Kaufman Group (3)
Page Zero Media
Closed Loop Marketing
ion interactive, inc.
The Trade Desk
Efficient Frontier (2)
Marin Software
ClickEquations (2)
Sears Holdings / Instant E Training
Avenue100 Media Solutions Inc (2)
BD Biosciences
Some of the companies you listed on multiple PPC sessions might be getting counted for being on SEO sessions. I'd have to take a closer look – and I know Did It is also moderating a session, which is different than speaking on it – but you might not consider that. But still, that's a pretty diverse and big list of companies.
I'm sorry you didn't get picked this time. I hope you'll try again in the future.
@Jeff: It is not *always* a good idea to buy competitors keywords – perhaps I overstated that point. But it is *generally* a good idea to do so and anyone who says you should *never* buy them is mis-informed. Perhaps this merits a separate blog post from me.
@Alex: I appreciate the comment. As I'm sure you know, I was not trying to single-out ClickEquations nor imply that you or any other company did something unethical to get on the panels! I do think, however, that as a general rule, a conference is going to get a greater diversity of opinions and best practices by having as many companies/speakers on the roster as possible. This is especially true in SEM where best practices vary so dramatically from company to company!
Hey David,
I would be okay if conferences had a 1 panel per person policy. That might not be a bad way to broaden the conversation. As long as I can apply for multiple and I can pick which one I want if they think I'd be good on more than one :-)
While we're on the topic of conference wish lists, can we limit panels to 3 speakers and a moderator?
@ Danny: First of all, let me just state for the record that I have immense respect for everything you've done to promote education in the search community. I'm proud to say that my first SES was 2002 (maybe 2001 . . .).
Second, though my rejection for the SMX speaking session was the direct catalyst for writing this post, these are thoughts I've had for quite a long time. I guess you could say that SMX was "in the wrong place, in the wrong time" with respect to this post.
My observations are not SMX-specific, they apply to all SEM conferences and for that matter virtually any trade show circuit out there. To summarize and expand:
1. Speakers on two or more panels are unlikely to be adequately prepared for their presentations. The same is true for moderators, IMO.
2. Many speakers who are established on the circuit do not appear to prepare at all for their sessions. At the majority of conferences I've spoken at, there is no requirement to submit presentations in advance for review by the moderator, no pre-conference calls (or even call) with the people on the session. People just seem to think it is OK to get up on stage and "wing it" or roll out their standard presentation they created in 2007.
3. There is undo preference given to 'circuit speakers.' I believe this is due to a sort of "quality score" metric that conference organizers give to established speakers, i.e., there is a higher level of predictability with a known quantity. While I understand the value of past experience, I think this is over-emphasized. I'd much rather see an "in the weeds" SEM manager at an etailer give a detailed analysis of their SEM strategy than a consultant I've seen a thousand times before (and you could put me in that latter camp, though at least I do prepare a specific presentation for every panel I'm on).
I'd like to again admit that I am clearly a Monday morning quarterback here, and its much easier to complain than to fix something. I suspect that I am not alone in my assessment, however, and that if you and any other organizer reading this takes some of this feedback to heart, it will only serve to benefit your shows moving forward!
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Police investigating 15 abuse complaints against Sir Edward Heath
Police investigating claims that Sir Edward Heath sexually abused children are looking into allegations made by 15 different people.
The news comes as one of the former Prime Minister's armed protection officers said he could not have carried out any abuse because he was watched around the clock by police.
Officers are said to be describing the complainants as "victims" in private, with sources claiming that the allegations are regarded as credible.
Wiltshire police chief Mike Veale has defended the investigation into Heath, who died in 2005, against critics who have said it is a "witch-hunt", adding: "I will not be buckling under pressure to not investigate or to conclude the investigation prematurely."
However, Peter Cracknell, a firearms specialist who spent 29-years with Wiltshire Police, said Sir Edward would not have had the opportunity to abuse youngsters because security around him was so tight.
Mr Cracknell, who worked at the former Prime Minister's Salisbury home, Arundells, between 1985 and 1990, said the long running police investigation into claims he was a paedophile who took part in satanic abuse was "ludicrous".
Operation Conifer was launched by Wiltshire Police in August 2015, when the force's head of crime, Superintendent Sean Memory, made a televised appeal outside Arundells, asking for 'victims' of Sir Edward to come forward.
Police hoped that by filming the appeal outside Arundells they might jog the memory of anyone who had been abused there.
Former British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath on his yacht.
But Mr Cracknell said for abuse to have taken place at the property there would have had to have been huge conspiracy, involving scores of highly respected and professional police officers.
He told the Sunday Telegraph: "From the moment he moved into Arundells in 1985 right up until his death in 2005, Sir Edward was afforded 24 hour a day protection by Wiltshire Police and prior to that by the Met. He never went anywhere without a police officer. If he left Arundells even just to go a couple of hundred yards up the road, he would have a police protection officer with him. I never once saw anything to suggest there was any possible evidence against the man and to suggest there was, is to suggest the scores of police officers who guarded him around the clock for years, were in on it."
Mr Cracknell said in the 20-years Sir Edward, who was considered an IRA target, lived at Arundells, dozens of police would have been employed in the dedicated armed protection unit, which vetted every single visitor to the house.
He said: "I don't know of a single person in the team who looked after Sir Edward who would have hesitated for a moment in blowing the whistle if they thought there was something connected to child abuse going on."
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DEC 2nd 2016
Edward Heath abuse claims: Police defend investigation
An inquiry into child sex abuse claims involving ex-Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath is exploring a "significant number" of lines, police say.
Wiltshire Police Chief Constable Mike Veale has defended Operation Conifer, insisting it is not a "fishing trip or witch-hunt".
He said officers had received "allegations spanning a significant number of individuals".
It emerged last month that two people had been arrested and bailed.
Former Conservative prime minister Sir Edward died at his home in Salisbury in July 2005, aged 89.
In an open letter, Mr Veale said he would not be "buckling under pressure to not investigate or to conclude the investigation prematurely".
He said he wanted to "set the record straight" amid press reports the inquiry was floundering.
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The chief constable described Sir Edward as an "extremely prominent, influential and high profile person. The decision to undertake this incredibly complex and challenging investigation was not taken lightly particularly knowing, or at least expecting, that we would be placed under intense scrutiny," he said.
Mr Veale also confirmed reports that satanic ritual sex abuse was a feature of the investigation, although he said it was a small part and did not relate to Sir Edward.
He added that it was "important to ask the question, if the force had received allegations of non-recent child abuse against a former prime minister and done nothing, what would the reaction have been? Within the national context of the independent inquiry of exploring allegations of institutional failures in the past, Wiltshire Police was duty bound to record these allegations and launch an impartial and thorough investigation."
Operation Conifer began in 2015 after claims against Sir Edward were raised in an inquiry by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Information from a retired officer had sparked concerns that Wiltshire Police had deliberately caused a criminal prosecution against a suspected brothel keeper to fail in 1994.
Earlier this year the IPCC said it had found no evidence that the case was dropped because the woman threatened to make allegations against Sir Edward.
But Wiltshire Police has said Operation Conifer is also investigating a number of separate allegations made by persons who came forward. It said the inquiry additionally aims to safeguard children and vulnerable adults who may be at risk of abuse today.
The Sir Edward Heath Charitable Foundation has said it is confident the former prime minister will be cleared of any wrongdoing. BBC News
Wiltshire Police Chief says probe into Sir Edward Heath child sex abuse allegations 'not a witch-hunt'
2nd Dec 2016
A chief constable has defended his force's handling of child sex allegations against former prime minister Sir Edward Heath.
Mike Veale, who leads Wiltshire Police, wrote an open letter to the public to "set the record straight" about the investigation.
Police vowed to continue their investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late Sir Edward in May after several people responded to an appeal for information.
Wiltshire Police was itself under investigation for possible misconduct over claims that it shelved a prosecution over threats to identify the former Prime Minister.
But the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found no evidence of wrongdoing and concluded that the trial in question was stopped because witnesses refused to testify.
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The IPCC investigated claims by a retired senior officer that Wiltshire Police deliberately caused a criminal prosecution to fail in 1994 after the defendant – a brothel owner – threatened to tell the press she supplied Sir Edward with underage boys for sex if the trial went ahead.
In the public letter released on Friday, Mr Veale said: "When I took on this investigation I knew it would attract intense scrutiny. I also recognised it could potentially damage confidence in Wiltshire Police."
He described the former Conservative prime minister, who died at home in Salisbury in July 2005 aged 89, as an "extremely prominent, influential and high profile person. The decision to undertake this incredibly complex and challenging investigation was not taken lightly particularly knowing, or at least expecting, that we would be placed under intense scrutiny," he said.
The police probe, named Operation Conifer, began in 2015 after claims against Sir Edward surfaced.
Mr Veale said: "Over the last few weeks particularly, there has been much speculation about this case. Whilst it is not commonplace for us to comment on a live ongoing criminal investigation I really am very concerned and profoundly disappointed about the impact of this speculation on the public's confidence in the police, the potential prejudicial impact upon a live criminal investigation, not to mention the confidence of persons who have come forward with information."
He described the investigation as "complex and multi-stranded" but added: "This is not a 'fishing trip' or 'witch-hunt' – both of these terms have been unfairly levelled at us. The legal role of the police service is to, on behalf of the public, impartially investigate allegations without fear or favour, and go where the evidence takes us. I take my responsibilities of operational independence, which is the bedrock of British policing, very seriously indeed. Therefore I will remain operationally independent and will not be influenced by inappropriate and unacceptable pressure from people who don't know the detail of this case.
"I will not be buckling under pressure to not investigate or to conclude the investigation prematurely."
Mr Veale said investigators had not spoken to the man known as Nick who features in Operation Midland – the Met Police probe into an alleged Westminster paedophile ring.
Last weekend The Mail On Sunday reported the contents of a leaked confidential report into Operation Conifer, which referred to satanic ritual sex abuse.
"Let me be clear, this part of the investigation is only one small element of the overall inquiry and does not relate to Sir Edward Heath," Mr Veale said.
"It is also very important for me to reiterate that the report forms part of a live ongoing criminal investigation, so the disclosure of this information is something which we take very seriously."
Earlier this month two people were arrested and bailed by detectives working on Operation Conifer.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission launched a probe into alleged historical corruption after information from a retired officer raised concerns that Wiltshire Police deliberately caused a criminal prosecution to fail 22 years ago.
Earlier this year the probe found no evidence that a prosecution against a brothel keeper was dropped because of threats to allege publicly that Sir Edward had been involved in sexual offences.
Wiltshire's police and crime commissioner Angus Macpherson said: "The chief constable and I both take very seriously the duty to investigate fully and fairly all allegations or complaints that are received by the force. Once the police have conducted the investigation to a conclusion, there must be an alternative avenue to assess the credibility of any evidence that has been gathered." The Independent
Edward Heath child abuse investigation 'not a witch-hunt'
Wiltshire chief constable says significant number of people have disclosed claims of historical abuse against ex-prime minister
Friday 2 December 2016 17.35 GMT
The chief constable of the force investigating claims that Sir Edward Heath sexually abused children has vowed not to buckle under "unacceptable" media pressure, insisting the investigation into the late prime minister is not a "fishing trip" or a "witch-hunt".
A "significant number of individuals have disclosed allegations of abuse", the Wiltshire police chief, Mike Veale, said on Friday in an extraordinary 1,600-word statement that sought to rebuff media criticism and keep the 15-month investigation on track.
The Guardian understands that at least 15 people have made allegations to the police around the country claiming Heath, who died in 2005, was involved in the sexual abuse of children.
Multiple sources say the Wiltshire-led Operation Conifer remains live and the claims are regarded by police as credible, with inquiries continuing into whether they can be shown to be true or disproved. Police are describing the complainants as "victims" in private.
One police source said the fact police were continuing the investigation demonstrated the belief in the credibility of the complaints. "If we did not believe that, we would have shut the investigation down. The fact is we are continuing."
Police have taken advice from the Crown Prosecution Service, and a senior officer from Wiltshire has been moved into a role with full-time oversight of the inquiry into Heath and others.
Veale's three-page statement, rare during the middle of a high-profile investigation, came after months of attacks in the media on Operation Conifer, which began in August 2015.
The chief constable criticised the undue pressure on his officers and said police were under a greater duty to investigate because Heath had held the highest office in the UK.
"Sir Edward Heath was an extremely prominent, influential and high-profile person, who was arguably one of the most powerful people in the world commensurate with the publicly elected office he held. It is clear that I am expected to conduct a proportionate investigation which will result in a distinct outcome or report and the closer the suspect is to the state the greater the obligation and the more probing the investigation should be."
Heath was prime minister from 1970-74. A world-class yachtsman in his spare time, he took Britain into what was then the European Economic Community. His time in power was beset by industrial strife, and confrontations with the then powerful trade unions plunged Britain into a three-day week.
He was elected leader of the the Conservative party in 1965 and won the 1970 election. He lost the premiership in 1974 to Labour's Harold Wilson and lost the Conservative party leadership the following year when challenged and defeated by Margaret Thatcher, of whom he became a bitter and vocal critic. Heath, who never married, died at home in Salisbury in July 2005, aged 89.
Dr Rachel Hoskins, an expert on ritual sacrifice who has been asked by detectives to examine claims made against Heath and others as part of Operation Conifer, has been highly critical of the investigation.
Veale said: "This is not a 'fishing trip' or 'witch-hunt' – both of these terms have been unfairly levelled at us." He cited the constitutional principle of policing being free of undue influence from the state, as he pledged the investigation would continue. I take my responsibilities of operational independence, which is the bedrock of British policing, very seriously indeed. Therefore I will remain operationally independent and will not be influenced by inappropriate and unacceptable pressure from people who don't know the detail of this case. I will not be buckling under pressure to not investigate or to conclude the investigation prematurely."
Veale said even though Heath was dead, detectives might be able to track down any accomplices and support any victims.
"There remains the likelihood that witnesses that can serve to corroborate or, equally as important, negate the allegations, are still alive. If abuse has occurred then it remains relevant to support those affected and seek to bring to justice any person still living who may have committed associated criminal offences. It is important to identify any vulnerable individuals who require safeguarding today."
Several police forces across Britain have received claims about Heath. The investigation is being co-ordinated and led by police in Wiltshire, where Heath had a home in Salisbury.
Veale said a thorough inquiry could exonerate Heath and that some claims had been dropped by detectives.
The media debate about the investigation has characterised it as unfounded, but within policing the view is largely different.
Public faith in police competence around investigating historical sexual abuse claims against high-profile individuals has been rocked by the fallout from a Scotland Yard inquiry, Operation Midland, which examined claims from the 1970s and 80s.
A report earlier this month castigated police for falling for false claims made by a complainant called "Nick". In that case, police chiefs were among the last to realise the inquiry, which wrongly targeted establishment figures, was beset by failings.
Veale said "Nick" had not been spoken to as part of the Wiltshire-led investigation. In the Met inquiry he is believed to have made claims, widely thought to be false, about Heath.
Other police investigations into historical sexual abuse claims have led to convictions. Police have also faced accusations that they have covered up or failed to investigate abuse claims against powerful people.
At the end of their investigation, Wiltshire police plan to write a report assessing whether the evidence gathered would have been sufficient to charge Heath, put him on trial, and convince a jury beyond reasonable doubt of his guilt.
Two people have been arrested as part of Operation Conifer. Police will only say the arrests are related to "child protection issues" and that the two, who have been bailed, are suspects but are not directly linked to the Heath investigation.
Wiltshire's police and crime commissioner, Angus Macpherson, who has strategic oversight of the force, backed its right to investigate the claims and said public interest was adding to pressure on officers.
"I believe the root cause of this pressure is a legitimate concern that the reputation of a former prime minister may be tarnished without there being credible evidence of guilt," Macpherson said. "The chief constable and I are of one mind: the police cannot act as judge and jury in their own cause. Once the police have conducted the investigation to a conclusion, there must be an alternative avenue to assess the credibility of any evidence that has been gathered."
The Guardian understands that Det Supt Sean Memory, who was Wiltshire's head of crime, has been moved from his post to oversee the inquiry into Heath full-time, as well as another inquiry into historical allegations which emerged during the investigation into Heath.
Wiltshire police said: "Further to a restructure of portfolios Det Supt Memory is the new head of Legacy Investigations and continues in his role as senior investigating officer for Operation Conifer."
The CPS confirmed it had given advice to the police investigation.
In August 2015 Memory made a public appeal, controversially outside Heath's Salisbury home, saying: "This is an appeal for victims in particular if you have been the victim of any crime from Sir Ted Heath or any historical sexual offence, or you are a witness, or you have any information about this, then please come forward." The Guardian


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"Even by American and European standards, there's nothing Iran has done to nurture ISIS"
A controversial Congress act will undermine Iran's tourism industry and its ability to attract foreign investment, Kourosh Ziabari writes. The new measure could also violate the nuclear agreement.
The bloody Paris attacks and the heartrending San Bernardino shooting spree – which were ultimately blamed on "Islamist terrorists" – have panicked the United States, and anti-Muslim sentiments are now on a seismic, mind-boggling surge across the country.
Severed pig heads and burnt pages of the Holy Quran are thrown at the doorsteps of mosques in Philadelphia, Austin and elsewhere; Islamic centers are on the receiving end of threatening phone calls while their walls are being spray-painted with racist mottos by the xenophobic vandals; and profiling of Muslims at U.S. airports and removing of Muslims passengers from flights have resurfaced again. Even the Sikhs have been assaulted on the streets, simply because they apparently look like Muslims.
The GOP presidential hopefuls are vying in the race on how to make the most outrageous Islamophobic statement. The multi-billionaire television personality Donald Trump, who is bizarrely running ahead of all the Republican contenders of the 2016 presidential election in the national polls, has distressingly gone so far as to call for the banning of all Muslims from entering the United States. Ben Carson has said he doesn't like to think of a Muslim president going to the White House. Ted Cruz has professed that "radical Islamic terrorism" is the biggest enemy the U.S. has to wrestle with. Marco Rubio vehemently censured President Obama for making a distinction between the ISIS terrorists and the peaceful Muslims who have long fought for the United States in uniform and sacrificed their lives for their country, been the much liked sport heroes of millions of Americans and served in the community faithfully. Senator Rubio implied that Obama is a cynic who fallaciously believes discrimination is rampant against the Muslims in America.
It's quite understandable that the American society, and the Western nations in general, are alarmed by the rise of violent atrocities at the hands of relentless terrorists who ostensibly represent an "Islamic State" – while there's absolutely nothing Islamic in their cruel modus operandi. The seemingly unstoppable growth of ISIS and its day-to-day campaigns of mass killing, beheading, raping, bombing, looting and even destroying the ancient sites, while its fighters shout Allahu Akbar and hold Islamic banners in their hands conceivably frightens the people who experienced the calamities of 9/11 and 7/7. They rightly blame those who promote this malicious ideology of killing and hatred, but when they're being constantly told that it is Muslims who are responsible for all the evil that exists on Earth and that ISIS is a radical Islamic terror organization, they spontaneously begin to fear all Muslims. Recent opinion polls signify a growing repugnance against Muslims among the majority of American citizens, particularly those who identify with the Republican Party.
However, the hard truth is that Muslims are being scapegoated amid all the uproar that runs through the media about ISIS. Muslims are the major victims of ISIS terrorists themselves, among them the Shiite Muslims whom these fanatics believe they can slaughter and then ascend to heaven directly. They rape the Yezidi women and girls violently, crying Allahu Akbar again; they obviously haven't read the Quran – and they boast of being an Islamic State – which categorizes "rape" as one of the gravest sins, and perhaps the most unforgivable one, alongside murder.
The majority of noted Muslim leaders, religious authorities and masses of Muslims worldwide have condemned ISIS and distanced themselves from this devious current. Even President Obama has acknowledged that ISIS is practicing a perverted interpretation of Islam.
Against this backdrop, it's totally incomprehensible why the Iranian people should be among those who're tormented because ISIS is exploding bombs here and there and butchering innocent people in Beirut, Paris and San Bernardino.
Even by American and European standards, there's nothing Iran has done to nurture ISIS, magnify it or contribute to its empowerment. The U.S. officials have been able to accuse Iran of supporting the Bashar al-Assad "regime," but they could never put forward any evidence to hold Iran accountable for buttressing ISIS. There are Islamic countries that have abetted ISIS, including several Arab states whose nationals are fighting in the ranks of ISIS – foreign fighters from 81 countries have joined the so-called Islamic State, but there's no single Iranian on this list. This menacing group has recruited fanatic, radicalized citizens from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Tunisia, Turkey and UAE, but no Iranian. There have even been people who dared to say Iran is perhaps the only country in the region with a genuine interest in defeating the ISIS terrorists. And you know what happens? The U.S. Congress puts Iran on the list of four countries that you should seriously avoid visiting.
The list, formally known as The Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act (HR 158), stipulates that the citizens of 38 countries, including 23 member states of the European Union, with which the United States has visa waiver agreements, would be required to apply for a visa at one of the U.S. missions abroad, if they've visited Iran, Iraq, Syria and Sudan since 2011. Iraq and Syria sound okay. They're in the middle of a chaos and a full-fledged war waged by the Islamic State terrorists. But why Iran? It's utterly inexplicable to me why Iran should be on this list while the bill was supposedly a response to the Paris tragedy of mid-November, and the San Bernardino shooting, which was categorized as a terrorist attack. The ringleader of Paris shootings and explosions was a Belgian-Moroccan devotee of the ISIS, and the San Bernardino attack was carried out by a Pakistani-American couple. So what's the role of Iran here?
The whole scenario looks like a fiasco, and to me, a means used by the Congress hardliners to take revenge on Iran for the concessions and sanctions relief it will receive as a result of nuclear talks with the United States. Other than that, there seems to be no link between restraining the perturbing growth of ISIS and passing a bill that would simply serve no other purpose but to destroy Iran's tourism sector, undermine its financial ties with the outside world and maybe violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – the outcome of some two years of breathtaking, intensive talks between Iran and the six world powers.
The Congress act, which was just signed into law by President Obama, means that the citizens of these 38 countries should choose: tourism and business in Iran or unrestricted traveling to the United States. If they travel to Iran, then they need to embrace the hardships of going through the lengthy process of applying for a U.S. visa, and even risk facing the routine known as the Security Advisory Opinion, or administrative processing, which means they'll have to wait for long periods to get a U.S. visa after additional security and intelligence inspections.
"Polls signify a growing repugnance against Muslims among the majority of American citizens"
Iran's major trade partners in the European Union are among these 38 countries: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Moreover, there are countries as Japan and South Korea that have historically maintained close and robust trade and cultural ties with Iran. Now, with the enactment of this law, nationals of these countries might prefer not to endanger their chances of traveling to the United States freely for the sake of visiting Iran. The same holds true for the businesspeople from these countries who would rather shun away from Iran's market, that is just emerging from the ashes of more than 12 years of biting economic sanctions, and retain their option of doing trade with the world's largest economic powerhouse.
This bill not only affects thousands of Iranian-Americans, British-Iranians and Iranian-Australians who hold two passports, but curbs many investment opportunities for Iran's energy, transportation and industrial sectors and doesn't fall short of violating the JCPOA even before it's fully implemented by all the interlocutors and involved parties.
Iran's tourism industry had just begun to experience a booming growth following the July 14 announcement of the nuclear deal with the six world powers, including the United States. Around 5 million tourists visited Iran since the beginning of 2015. The number could hardly exceed 500,000 tourists a year when President Ahmadinejad was in power. But now, this positive development could be reversed.
I think to fight ISIS and prevent such brutalities as the Paris attacks or San Bernardino massacre, the United States government is capable of addressing the concern of violent extremism and terrorism better by holding its real supporters, patrons and funders to account. Punishing the people that have gone through so many adversities to convince their government to negotiate with six world powers in good faith is not the way to fight terrorism. It simply breeds contempt and a feeling of repression among those who're targeted wrongly: in this case, the people of Iran.
The HR 158 act is going to seriously undermine the chances of Iran-U.S. rapprochement. We have a moderate, reform-minded president in Iran, who receives tons of offensive, insulting responses from the influential hardliners at home whenever he hints at the possibility of Iran-U.S. reconciliation. He has even implied that the U.S. embassy in Tehran might be opened one day, and that this hostility cannot be maintained forever – publicly talking about the minutest apertures for relations with the United States would be considered a crime in Iran some two decades ago.


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Cheated a bit today seeing as it's the boys birthday and we are off to London for the weekend so recycling an oldie but a goodie I did for my good friend Phillippa's British Heart Foundation exhibition last year for Valentines Day, also based around love and all things red.
If anyone wants to buy this print I sold them for £25 with all proceeds going to The British Heart Foundation.
Have already had quite a bit of interest in yesterday's print and the following ones to come (although I haven't done them yet so don't hold your breath!) but am thinking of when I am done, making the prints available to buy with any profit going to The Frenchay Hospital's Plastic Dressings Clinic. Those of you will know me will agree that it is a place very close to my heart with some nurses who work there being very worthy of money towards their clinic. So watch this space!
But for now...
Adele - Feel My Love (Original by Bob Dylan)


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Thanos and his Black Order from Avengers: Infinity War have been revealed by Marvel Studios at D23 Expo, plus Josh Brolin brought out the Infinity Gauntlet.
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It's no secret that I love me some peanut butter and chocolate in pretty much any combination I can get it. It's a problem, but one that I am sure happy to have.
One thing in particular I love is a good peanut butter cup, but they sure aren't cheap here. A two pack for around $3. Crazy! So when I found this over at Baby Boy Bakery I was sold straight away.
They are quick and easy. And so so good. You need to give them a go, like right now.
I double lined a muffin tray
Then melted some chocolate (zapped in 30 second blasts in the microwave) I used dark chocolate
Coat the bottom of each patty case in the melted choc and pop in the freezer to set
Then fill with some peanut butter
And spread and pop in the freezer again
Then top with more melted choc, and back in the freezer.
And you are done. Enjoy.
Now since mine weren't anywhere near as pretty as Jacqui's here is a picture of hers to show you whats possible. Your welcome.


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