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The company will increase pay by an average of 8 percent for staff in India and 3 percent for overseas staff, Infosys said in a statement to the stock exchanges after markets closed in Mumbai.
Eleven years after he was last CEO of Infosys, Murthy returned as executive chairman on June 1.
He faces the challenge of steering the company to stronger growth after two years of disappointing results that saw Infosys, once Indian IT's bellwether, lose market share to rivals such as Tata Consultancy Services and U.S.-based Cognizant Technology Solutions.
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Authorities say Mitch Comer weighed 87 pounds and told them he had suffered years of abuse after being taken out of school in the eighth grade. Los Angeles police said the teen told officers his stepfather gave him $200 and a list of homeless shelters before he was put on a bus to California on his 18th birthday.
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Now, EPIC, which is in an ongoing lawsuit to try to get these scanners banned, is claiming that via a FOIA request, they have new evidence that the TSA has been misleading people about the risks of the scanners. The documents show that Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano blatantly misrepresented a NIST study in a USA Today OpEd, to claim that the scanners were safe. NIST, however, quickly contacted DHS, saying that it was "concerned" about the piece misrepresenting what it had said:
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This document is receiving a lot of attention, but I don't find it quite as damning as most. People just claiming that they believe there's a heightened cancer risk is not really evidence or fact. It would be more interesting if there was actual data to support that, rather than just anecdotal evidence. Still, I think it's becoming increasingly clear that the TSA, at the very least, exaggerated the claims of how much scientific support there is that these machines are safe. That's the part that bugs me. They could easily allow for much more testing of the machines, but don't seem that interested in it, preferring instead to mislead the public, a la Napolitano interview.


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NINE PARTS OF DESIRE American premiere. This play lifts the veil on exactly what it means to be a woman in the war-zone known as Iraq. Written and performed by Heather Raffo. Directed by Joanna Settle. Opens Oct. 9. Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 55 Mercer St. at Broome. $55 plus fees. For tickets, call 212-239-6200.
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City officials are concerned the park is already getting full ahead of the summer season.
ORMOND BEACH — Melissa Wells took her two young sons to the playground at Andy Romano Beachfront Park Tuesday, hoping to avoid the kind of rush she saw this weekend when parking spaces were so in demand one beachgoer used a beach chair to save a space.
"It was absolutely packed," said the Ormond Beach mother.
Wells isn't the only one who has taken notice.
Less than three months after Ormond Beach unveiled its $8 million park off State Road A1A, the city is brainstorming ways to accommodate the masses of people swarming the park on the weekends.
Some of the possibilities include partnering with businesses to shore up more spots or, while considered unlikely, offering a valet service that would be available at a nominal fee for people that come to the park.
"It's a good thing that our residents and Volusia County as a whole are utilizing the park," said Leisure Services Director Robert Carolin. "It drives home why Ormond Beach wanted that park all along."
But it also highlights what has been a sand spur in the sandal of local cities: the lack of off-beach parking.
Wells said almost all of the roughly 200 spaces were gone when her family arrived at Andy Romano Park for a birthday party about noon Saturday.
"Fortunately, we found a spot," she said, adding that no spaces were available by the time she left.
City officials are concerned the park is already getting full ahead of the summer season, Carolin said.
The city lobbied to remove cars from the beach in front of the park — which limited the number of spaces in the area — but city officials think the traffic-free beach is one of the park's main draws.
"We're not officially in the prime months yet," Carolin said. "We need to look at how we can channel some of the overflow parking."
While only discussed in informal talks, contracting a valet service was mentioned at the City Commission's May 7 meeting as a way to deal with overflow parking. The city would also look at forming possible partnerships with businesses, City Manager Joyce Shanahan said.
She added there will be no push to have metered spots or paid-parking kiosks.
In Flagler Beach, officials estimate the city could generate $387,072 annually (not including parking ticket revenue) by charging $1 per car every hour. New Smyrna Beach officials are considering having drivers pay at kiosks at Flagler Avenue and three other beachfront parks.
But Shanahan said Andy Romano Park is a free-parking facility and the city intends to keep it that way.
"The park is filling up very rapidly," Shanahan said at a recent city meeting. "We're looking at creative ways to get as many people parked there as possible. The success is beyond our wildest imaginations."
Members of the City Commission agreed this week more parking is needed, but a clear-cut solution has yet to surface. Commissioner Troy Kent, who represents Ormond's beachside, is skeptical about a solution.
"The only way to fix this problem is to provide more (off-beach parking)," he said. "This is something far overdue."
Ormond's dilemma isn't unique to Andy Romano Beachfront Park. Carolin said many of the county beachside parks — including the other two in Ormond, Tom Renick Park and Rockefeller Beach Park — fill up quickly on weekends.
According to the county, there are 2,200 parking spots north of the inlet and 1,100 south of the inlet (these numbers include roadside parking and even Canaveral National Seashore).
County Councilman Josh Wagner, who represents Daytona's beachside, has long been a proponent of buying properties west of A1A for parking and in the past has proposed building a parking garage south of the county-owned Ocean Center.
He said it's no surprise Andy Romano Beachfront Park has been inundated by crowds, calling it the best beachfront park in Volusia County. Wagner added that businesses notice when an area is attracting a lot of people, speculating parks like Andy Romano could spur development.
"I'm not saying build it and they will come," he said. "But there is a need."
But with no viable solution, Kent suggested for now people may have to get up a little earlier to enjoy Ormond's crown jewel park.
"I just hate to say it, but if you want to get to the park, you want to get there early," he said. "It's a good problem to have."
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200 — Roughly the number of parking spaces in Andy Romano Beachfront Park
2,200 — The number of off-beach parking spaces in Volusia County north of the inlet
1,100 — The number of off-beach parking spaces in Volusia County south of the inlet


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Pontiac's pressure and athleticism were key in running past host Olympia 70-36 in a Corn Belt Conference girls' basketball game Thursday.
The Indians scored as many points in the first quarter as the Spartans did in the first half. PTHS put up more points in the first half than Olympia managed in the entire game.
Pontiac jumped out to a 24-11 lead after one quarter and was on top 43-24 by halftime. The difference was 58-31 after three quarters.
Kelsey Walsberg did most of her damage in the second half as she led the PTHS offense with 21 points. Freshman Ashley Harfst scored all but one of her 17 points in the first half. Kaela Hodges chipped in 15 points and Ashley Johnson scored 6 for the Tribe. Also scoring were Rachael Fearman with 4 points, Maddie Dohleman with 3 and Jordan Johns and Michaela Dohleman with 2 points apiece.
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Valley Speedway in Grain Valley will remain open for the rest of its current season as the city asks the owner to sit down and work out a new permit to operate.
In a nearly six-hour meeting Thursday night, including a four-hour hearing, the Board of Aldermen voted to revoke the speedway's conditional-use permit, effective Oct. 1. The board determined the speedway to have violated its conditional-use permit, including allowable noise levels.
The board also voted to have city staff sit down with the owner, Dennis Shrout, to revise the permit or come up with a new one. Both votes were unanimous.
"I think it (Thursday's action) told him that the status quo cannot continue," Mayor Mike Todd said Friday.
Todd stressed that aldermen have wanted to avoid closing the track and said otherwise they would have voted to revoke the permit immediately. The move gives the city and Shrout several months to work out a new permit before the 2015 season begins in April.
"It is our intent that a new permit be in place," Todd said.
During the hearing, attorneys and witnesses went back and forth over the speedway's history, noise levels and other issues governed by the permit, and the relationships between Shrout and the city. In the end, City Attorney Jim Cook told aldermen, it came down to clear violations of the permit and taking a common-sense approach to clear and open problem – the noise – in the city.
"It's clear to me that we have a situation where Mr. Shrout doesn't want to take the responsibility that he should take," Cook told aldermen.
Shrout's attorney, Bill Moore, countered that the permit set a noise level – 65 decibels at the edge of the property – but laid out no rules for how that's measured, and he said the city hadn't put any violations in writing.
"It's the kind of thing municipalities often do when there's a violation," he said.
The permit requires Shrout, who has owned the track since 2008, to do a sound study every year, but Assistant City Administrator Ryan Hunt said even though the city asked him for one five times over the last four years, he never provided one until last month. A city study in 2010 showed noise above 65 decibels, and Shrout's study showed him in compliance.
Cook dismissed Shrout's study, pointing out that sound was recorded from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on a race day in May and then averaged, even though racing only occurred during some of that time. Racing usually start early in the evening and, Shrout said, typically ends before 10.
Cook said that means the study doesn't pass the simple test of common sense.
"I think it's manufacturing testimony to arrive at a result," he said.
Todd said afterward that he didn't buy that study either but said officials will try to work out with Shrout exactly how noise is to be measured and analyzed.
"That is something we need to do," he said.
Shrout said there are challenges.
"I can't meet it (the 65-decibel standard) the way they intend it to be taken. ... It can't be done," he said during the hearing.
Hunt said after the 2010 study Shrout took some steps – the quick fixes, he said – to address noise. He put in signs and trailers to blunt the noise. Shrout said the quietest classes of racecars go late in evening and he requires good mufflers.
"What is out there is the best we've come up with in today's market," he said.
The city has raised other concerns, too.
"Mr. Shrout had four or five simple rules to follow, and he's had years to follow them," Cook said, referring to some of the permit's other requirements:
• Having a traffic control plan on file with the city. Shrout filed one last week. He said he assumed the previous owners had done that. "I assumed we were in compliance on traffic control," Shrout said.
• Having a fire plan on file, something Shrout said he tried to submit last week.
• Giving the Police Department seven days' notice for an event expected to draw 100 or more people. Shrout said 500 to 1,500 fans come on a typical race day – every Saturday from April through September, plus a few other dates – but Police Chief Aaron Ambrose said he couldn't recall ever getting notice.
"Everybody knows when we race," Shrout said.
• Shrout conceded that he might not have enough signs warning customers of the risk of flash floods – the track is in a low-lying area – but said he needs clarity from the city on that.


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The federal government fails to properly screen naturalized citizens who go on to commit major national security offenses, the country's leading immigration restriction think tank says in a scathing report released Thursday.
There are a surprising number of naturalized citizens who have been charged and convicted of crimes such as terrorism, espionage and theft of classified information who, once released from prison, still are able to remain in the United States, said a Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) report.
CIS is calling for a more streamlined process to denaturalize some of the country's most dangerous criminals. The group says the current process, in which federal prosecutors bring charges against convicted naturalized citizens on a case-by-case basis, is too time-consuming.
"It happens right now on an ad hoc, limited basis," said Jessica Vaughn, the director of policy studies at CIS. "We need to go and revamp the strategy in a systematic basis."
The growing number of naturalized citizens – over 6.5 million in the last decade – has also hindered federal efforts to denaturalize criminals because of the sheer number of people granted citizenship, the CIS report said.
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'It's surprisingly difficult for the feds to denaturalize these people," Vaughn said. "If we're not going to do a better job screening these people, we need to make it easier to get them denaturalized."
Many minority groups in the U.S. have argued the opposite, claiming that the naturalization process is already too onerous and more restrictions would prohibit people who truly want to become U.S. citizens from fulfilling their goal.
"The process can already be a very difficult process and require legal action taken on the part of the person wanting to become a citizen," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Muslims have faced a large amount of discrimination since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the ensuing U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Streamlining the process of denaturalization could lead to even more discrimination as well as abuse from government officials, Hooper added.
"Once somebody is a citizen, there should be a very high standard to revoke that," he said. "Otherwise this could lead to misuse by this government or any other future government."
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Roast Chicken week proved to be an especially difficult one for the judges at food52 -- it took us twice as long to scour the submissions for potential finalists as it normally would, simply because the recipes were so good and the techniques so well-honed and specific. Here's what we learned: you people are passionate about your roast chicken!
Savorykitchen uses a hair dryer to dry out the skin for a perfect, crackly crust in her Citrus Roasted Chicken. arielleclementine doesn't let a drop of rich, chicken-y goodness out of her grasp, rendering out the extra fat that others might discard for the potatoes in her Schmaltz-y Roasted Chicken and Potatoes. And aargersi, if left to her devices, would scarf up all the crispy skin from her Roasted Chicken with Honey, Lemon and Rosemary without sharing any!
Fanatics, all of you. We're so proud.
Now, without further ado, here are our Editors' Picks!
- Roast Chicken with Meyer Lemons
- Peruvian Style Roast Chicken with Roasted Garlic
- Scarborough Fair Chicken
- Spice Rubbed Chicken Under a Brick with Lemon, Mint and Cilantro
- ...and the Capon You Rode in On
- Sunday Farmhouse Chicken
- "Beauty Paste" Chicken with Roasted Vegetables
- Porcini Rubbed Butterflied Roasted Chicken
- Roasted Chicken with Prunes and Armagnac
- The Neglected Chicken
- Beet Crostata with a Pepper-Parmesan Crust
- Golden Rösti
- Creamy Beet Salad
- An American Patzaria - Creamy Beet Spread with Blue Cheese and Bacon
- Roasted Red Beet, Blood Orange and Ginger Soup with Orange Crème Fraîche
- Golden Beet and Bulghur Salad
- Lithuanian Summer Borscht
- Tzatziki with Beets and Mint
- Jamaican Red Storm
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The Herald Community Newspapers were recognized for their work both on the state level and nationally last weekend, when awards from the New York Press Association and the Local Media Association were announced.
The Heralds picked up 16 awards in NYPA's 2012 Better Newspaper Contest, which were presented at the annual spring convention in Saratoga Springs on April 5 and 6. More than a dozen Herald staffers attended the conference, which included workshops and a chance to network with colleagues from across the state.
Two Heralds were recognized for coverage of Hurricane Sandy. Anthony Rifilato of the Long Beach Herald and Alex Costello of the Oceanside/Island Park edition each picked up first place awards in the News or Features Series category for numerous stories that followed in the wake of the storm.
The six-part Road Less Traveled series, which examined alternative transportation in Nassau County, garnered a third place award. Scott Brinton was the editor and a writer for the series. Other contributors included editor David Weingrad, editor Mary Malloy, reporter Brian Croce, editor Anthony Rifilato and editorial intern Victoria Leistman. The photographers were Penny Frondelli and Justin Plotnick, and the page designer was Alyson Goodman.
For the series, Brinton, Weingrad, Malloy and Croce each wrote first-person accounts of their experiences bicycling, running, walking and kayaking around Nassau County. The judges wrote of the effort, "Nice articles and good information. The series gives readers an attitude of 'if we can do it, so can you.' Happy trails."
The Heralds also boast one of the best young reporters in New York. Croce, who writes for the Valley Stream and Lynbrook/East Rockaway editions, won second place in the Rookie Reporter of the Year contest. The judges cited Croce's ability to "tackle a wide range of challenging subjects with ease."
Croce, 23, a native of Oceanside, graduated in 2011 from SUNY Oswego with a bacehlor's degree in journalism. He joined the Herald in December 2011 and previously interned with the New York Islanders in the Communciations Department.


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lets hope they share some of their wealth with him!
What a blessing !
Qawe, welcome to the forum. You can come here to be a positive influence and help keep this such a great place or you can be a bitter & angry person. It's your choice.
tbh I don't see how I was bitter and angry at all!It was meant to be taken light-heartedly, but if you are (as it seems) bitter and angry at Stavro's sentiment, and thus my implicit endorsement of it, that's your prerogative.Please pray for me,qawe
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Wealth and hopefully faith. May God grant that this be a time of growing faith for him.
Quote from: Achronos on October 18, 2012, 06:28:21 PMPaging orthonorm...Achronos, why would Orthonorm care? I mean no one misrepresented Islamic teaching or anything.
Quote from: Stavro on April 04, 2012, 06:08:16 PMWhat a blessing ! Sarcasm, I assume?
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The memorial service for Richard L. Magee, 92, of Cullom, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cullom United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. David L. Phillips officiating.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Inurnment will follow the memorial service at West Lawn Cemetery, Cullom, where military rites will be accorded by Skinner Trost American Legion Post #122.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church Saturday.
Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Cullom, has charge of arrangements.
Mr. Magee died at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, at Evenglow Tjardes Health Care Center in Pontiac.
Richard was born Dec. 25, 1920, in Cullom, the son of Lewis E. and Hazel I. (Haag) Magee. He married Elizabeth E. DeLong June 21, 1942, in Cullom. She preceded him in death Aug. 19, 2006.
He is survived by one son, Robert W. Magee, Denver, Colo.; one daughter, Diann E. (Paul) Flessner, Cullom; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald (Florence) Magee, Atlanta, Ga.; and special friend, Lorine Ader, Cullom.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Richard was a lifelong resident of Cullom. He was educated in the Cullom schools and attended Bradley University.
He was a plant manager for Standard Oil in Cullom for many years.
He was a member of the Cullom United Methodist Church and Skinner Trost American Legion Post #122, where he served as past commander and also as chaplin for many years.
Richard served his country in the United States Army Air Corps as a mechanic on P-38's in the 402nd Fighter Squadron from 1942 to 1945. Richard went on an Honor Flight to the World War II Memorial in 2009 and regarded it as one of his best trips.
He was an avid card player.
Memorials may be made to the Cullom United Methodist Church, or Cullom Beckman Memorial Library.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.calvertmartinmemorial.com.
Richard L. Magee
The memorial service for Richard L. Magee, 92, of Cullom, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cullom United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. David L. Phillips officiating.


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St. Tammany firefighters rescue baby ducks from sewer drain
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St. Tammany Parish firefighters rescue two baby ducks from a sewer drain.
Beth Montreuil called the fire department Friday stating that her grandchildren, Mia and Chase, had heard baby ducks in the sewer drain and that they were trapped on Hogan Court in the Grand Champions subdivision of Slidell.
Montreuil informed the fire department that she and a neighbor attempted to remove the drain cover with a crowbar, but were unsuccessful.
Upon arrival, Captain Sammy Burke, Fire Operator Tim Dudenhefer, and Firefighter Mark Ficarra used a Halligan tool to remove the drain cover, and firefighters were able to rescue two baby ducks from the drain.
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Majid Tehranian's publications look at world civilizations and peace and war in the Middle EastUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Majid Tehranian, professor in the School of Communications at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has co-edited and released a publication entitled "Dialogue of Civilizations: A New Peace Agenda For A New Millennium."
The publication has been a work in progress since 1996, and responds to the United Nations declaration of the year 2001 as the "Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations." In the book, 19 peace scholars from seven civilizations including indigenous, Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, Judaic, Christian, Islamic, and Secular Humanist are engaged in a policy dialogue.
The book focuses on the scientific and religious perspectives on civilization, and also deals with the peace and policy agendas facing the 21st century, including problems of war and peace, participatory development, human rights, economy, full employment, education, and multiculturalism.
In addition to "A Dialogue of Civilizations," Tehranian has just released another book entitled "Bridging a Gulf: Peace building in West Asia," which is a collaboration with the first and provides perspectives on thoughtful alternatives to war in the Middle East. Written by 16 senior diplomats and scholars from the United States, Russia and the Middle Eastern region, the volume emerged from a project sponsored by the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research, of which Tehranian is director, and its collaborators.
"We've been working on these books for a long time and both deal with world problems at different levels. The first is a philosophical version and the second deals with burning issues of peace and security. They compliment one another with authors from all over the world who come from the same perspective, that war and violence do not solve problems" said Tehranian.
Tehranian received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College and his master's and doctoral degrees from Harvard University. He has taught at Harvard, Oxford University, Tufts University, University of Southern California, and Tehran University, with his teaching and research focused on the international political economy of culture, communication, development, democracy and peace. He also specializes in Middle Eastern and Asia Pacific affairs.
He currently edits "Peace & Policy," and the Toda Institute book series. He has authored more than 10 books and 100 articles that have appeared in a variety of scholarly journals. His works have also been translated into French, Spanish, German, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Slovenian, Korean, Japanese, Bahasa Malay, Arabic, and Persian.
Teaching at UH since 1981, Tehranian has served as chairman of the Department of Communication and a founding member and director of the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace. He has twice received the UH and East-West Center Collaborative Research Grant, the Hawaiʻi Interactive Television System's Curriculum Development Grant, a Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, and the Fujio Matsuda Scholar Grant.
Tehranian is an internationally recognized scholar, who has been featured in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in Communications and the Media. He is the recipient of Soka University's Award of Highest Honor and Honorary Doctorate, a U.S. Institute of Peace research grant, and the Distinguished Service Award of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
"Bridging a Gulf: Peace Building in West Asia," was co-edited by David W. Chappel, a former UH professor and graduate chair in the Department of Religion. Other contributors include Haunani-Kay Trask, professor with the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, who wrote a chapter on "Indigenizing Human Rights," and Tu Wei-ming, former director of the East-West Center, who wrote a chapter on "Confucianism And Civilization."


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New Yorker Demands Licensing Fee To Repost 'Nipplegate' Comic On Facebook
from the well-how-about-that dept
Either way, the reposting of the image in other articles discussing it seems like a rather classic case of fair use. Paul Levy, over at Public Citizen, has a writeup about the incident, in which he echoes the point I tried to make, concerning the danger of becoming too reliant on a platform like Facebook as your way of expressing yourself, when it's subject to the random moderation whims of staffers who think that a pair of dot nipples might arouse prurient interests.
However, Levy, in an aside, mentioned this:
Although the New Yorker demanded a license fee if I published the image on my own Facebook page, which I had in mind to do just to be in Facebook's face, I don't see how you can understand this controversy without seeing the image.Levy was kind enough to share with me the email exchange about the "demand" for a license fee. A "Sr. Manager" for "Content Sales & Licensing" told him that Conde Nast has "license fees for all of our cartoons to be posted online" and offered to create an invoice for him. He responded by pointing out that he's not interested in paying a fee, but suggesting (correctly) that Conde Nast/The New Yorker's interests are clearly best served by having that image go viral, especially on Facebook, given the earlier ridiculous moderation.
The licensing woman would not budge:
Yes unfortunately there will be a cost. Sorry about thatNow, what Paul was asking for is slightly different than the news fair use case. He's talking about encouraging fans to repost the image on Facebook, in part to "be in Facebook's face," about the stupidity of banning that comic, and in part (I would assume) to test the consistency of Facebook's "review" process. Of course, Facebook has since apologized and admitted this was a mistake -- but you could see how it would be beneficial to have the image spread widely, not just in terms of general publicity, but also to make a larger point about Facebook's arbitrary moderation practices.
Admittedly, the person he was talking to is a "content sales & licensing" person -- so you could make the argument that her role is solely to focus on, you know, licensing and selling Conde Nast's content, and not to consider other things like the beneficial statement that could be made by having Facebook flooded with people reposting that comic, or even the fair use argument for reposting such an image. Unfortunately, this is actually a symptom of a larger problem. We've so "asset-ized" content (thanks to copyright) that people only view it through a single framework -- "what can we license" -- rather than looking at the reality of the situation and determining what's actually best for the company (possibility of making a viral statement) or the legal realities (like fair use). To its credit, I don't believe Conde Nast has reached out to anyone who actually posted the comic to get them to stop, but Paul's point is a good one: the company could have made an even bigger statement by encouraging people to share the comic -- but its natural reaction was merely to go straight to figuring out how much money it could extract from him.


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high-profile committee assigned to reform the country's military
draft law to spread the burden among more sectors of society.
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews are exempt from
compulsory military service. Israel's Supreme Court recently ruled
the current exemption system illegal and ordered the government to
come up with an alternative by July 31.
Benjamin Netanyahu says the committee would not be able to
compose legislation that would be approved by parliament. A key
party quit the body after a proposal to require Israel's minority
Arabs to do civilian service was softened.
In a statement Monday, Netanyahu said he was still committed to
an "equal sharing of the burden."
The ultra-Orthodox claim they serve the state by serving God.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren is expected to secure a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, two congressional aides said on Tuesday, a move that would give the Wall Street critic a powerful platform from which to oversee financial firms.
"We see her as an effective advocate for consumers," said one senior Democratic aide, in explaining the interest in putting Warren on the panel.
The aide added that a final decision will not be made until the new Congress convenes next month.
Warren, a Democrat and Harvard law professor, is credited as the prime architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency created by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial oversight law.
Bankers and other financial market players have criticized Warren as a rabid consumer advocate who does not fully understand the financial system.
Warren helped set up the new consumer agency, but President Barack Obama did not nominate her to head the regulator amid fierce opposition in the Senate.
Now, with her win over incumbent Republican Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, Warren has an influential position to further her campaign to keep Wall Street in check.
The bipartisan Senate Banking Committee can influence policy decisions through its oversight of financial services, international trade, insurance, housing, securities and economic issues.
Warren, who has called for breaking up the big banks, could move to block amendments to Dodd-Frank aimed at blunting the full impact of costly reforms.
She would also be able to forcefully push for regulators to use all the powers available to them to write strict rules when interpreting financial laws.
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RSS moving to third release
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With a debate unfolding over what Microsoft plans to call its first implementation of RSS, the industry has moved a step closer to a third, full XML version of the popular web publishing technology.
The first public draft of the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) 3 Lite specification was released for review and comment on Thursday. RSS 3 Lite is designed as an "efficient" and "succinct" form of RSS that is meant for aggregators who need just a small amount of metadata to describe a link.
RSS Lite 3 works by removing features that are considered "irrelevant" to low-end clients. These features have either been removed entirely or made a part of the RSS 3.0 Full specification, which has yet to be released as a first public draft.
RSS 3 is meant to replace the RSS 0.9x standards, which contradict each other, and RSS 2.0, which was seen as a derivative standard with inadequate documentation and poor support of "modern needs", according to organizers.
John Avidan, who maintains the RSS 3 homepage, said on his blog this latest implementation differs from an existing RSS 3 specification that was text based and had no takers.®


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Bills sign 2nd-round draft pick, LB Alonso
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed rookie linebacker Kiko Alonso to a four-year contract on Wednesday.
The deal is worth close to $4.3 million, with about $1.5 million guaranteed for the second of Buffalo's two second-round draft picks.
Chosen 46th overall, the 6-foot-3 and 238-pound Alonso was a hard-hitting tackler during three seasons at Oregon. He had 143 tackles, six interceptions and 3½ sacks in 36 career games, including 17 starts. He was the 2012 Rose Bowl defensive player after having an interception and 1½ sacks in a 45-38 win over Wisconsin.
Alonso missed his sophomore season after being suspended due to separate alcohol-related offenses. He was reinstated the following year.
He took a straightforward approach with NFL teams when asked about his past.
"I just told them I put in my time and I'm moving forward," Alonso said. "I'm ready to play football and compete."
Alonso will compete for a starting job in a revamped defense that's making the switch to a 3-4 system under new coordinator Mike Pettine. The Bills thought highly enough of Alonso's potential that they traded returning starter Kelvin Sheppard to Indianapolis two days after the draft.
From Los Gatos, Calif., Alonso's mother, Monica, is from Colombia, while his father, Carlos, was born in Cuba and grew up in Puerto Rico. Alonso's older brother, Carlos Jr., is a second baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies Single-A affiliate in Clearwater, Fla.
The Bills have now signed six of the eight players they drafted last month. Only first-round pick, Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel, and second-round pick, Southern California receiver Robert Woods, are unsigned.
On the field, the Bills closed a three-day voluntary veteran minicamp Wednesday.
Starting receiver Stevie Johnson has yet to practice this spring because of a lingering back problem. He missed all three sessions this week, after missing three minicamp practices last month.
Coach Doug Marrone said he's being cautious regarding the injury and doesn't want to rush Johnson into action too soon.
Without disclosing the nature of the injury, Johnson would only say he's "getting better.".
Veteran defensive tackle Kyle Williams has also not practiced, and is recovering from having offseason surgery to correct a foot injury. It's unclear whether the injury is to the same left foot which Williams had surgically repaired midway through the 2011 season.
Williams said it's still too early to determine whether he'll be cleared by the time the Bills close their series of spring practices with a mandatory minicamp that runs June 11-13.
"I don't know. We've still got a few weeks," Williams said. "We'll see."
The Bills are off until Monday, when they open a three-day voluntary camp.


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The waves today on the Outer Banks are just spectacular. An offshore wind gives the large swells a perfect shape. Although it is for sure a winter day with seriously icy water, the surfing crowd is out there. Modern wetsuits make surfing a year around art form. So about an hour ago at sunset when I headed for the water's edge holding a birthday cake it just wasn't anything that could be explained easily to the surfing crowd.
I took off my shoes and waded into the rushing white water and alas only one shot with my iPhone. Yea, I know it coulda been a lot better, but the birthday cake store was closed by then, so well this is it. Last year for our 3rd birthday I burned the cake in my fireplace which was much much easier and I had several pictures to choose from. Next year, if there is a next year, I want to blow the cake up. So stay tuned.
Right now I simply want to thank this audience for well just hanging out with us. We've had some fun, chewed on the merits of this essay or that, gone into the minds of some top folks in the biz via interviews, and generally made Burn a place for pro photographer and emerging photographers alike. We have managed to raise 75k through the Magnum Foundation over 6 years for the Emerging Photographer Fund grant (coming up soon again), published approximately 500 essays, and won a bunch of peer group awards, honors etc.
The main thing is that Burn is a no strings attached operation. No ads, no sponsorship, and of course ha ha no money! Great biz plan huh? Well honestly for me, Burn is a labor of love, not a job. A payback to young photographers who might just be looking for an outlet. To get their name known. To show readers a new way of looking at something in either a journalistic approach or with an artists vision. For me personally an equal aspiration and both worthy goals.
At this writing we have I think about 6 hours until we find out if the end of Maya calendar is the end of everything. I doubt it. I hope not for sure because well I think all of us just have too much more to do. For photography is an all inclusive science, art, and journalistic vehicle. We can all use our cameras to inform, entertain, and enlighten. Regardless of your interests in life, the recording of a moment can play a part. I love that simple fact.
When I was leaving the beach tonight, one of the surfers was getting out of the water, and he strolled over and asked "what was that all about?". I said "well it is my magazines birthday and I needed a shot of a cake in the water". He ran his hands through his long wet hair and said "uh ok whatever".
Some things are just better in pictures than in words.
The original THINKERS for Burn Magazine. 2008. It doesn't take long for a picture to look "vintage" now does it?
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In a remarkable address at the December 1995 Construction Superconference, Steven Halverson of the M.A. Mortenson Company surveyed the major directions that he identified in the U.S. construction industry:
• "Construction litigation as we have known it is dead."
• "While there is a declining need for litigators, there will be a rising need for people who can structure the increasingly complex transactions that will prevail in the construction industry."
• "I see this as a substantial market for construction lawyers. In a sense, it is reminiscent of the merchant banking tradition of times past, where trusted advisors saw the opportunities in a global sense and acted as an honest broker to a combination of firms brought together to perform the task at hand."
Lawyers as "merchant bankers?" "Honest brokers?" What is the construction bar to make of these provocative comments?
Industry Trends: The Role of Construction Lawyers. The construction industry has traditionally been a large and profitable market for legal services, but there are signs that this may be changing. The growth of ADR has been spurred in no small part by the desire of industry participants to reduce their legal bills, and anecdotal evidence indicates that they have been successful. At the same time, the proliferation of delivery systems on a project-by-project basis has made it more difficult and expensive to provide competent documentation of agreements between and among owners, designers, contractors, project/program/construction managers, and subcontractors. One would have thought that lawyers would benefit from this latter trend, but cost-conscious clients have increasingly turned to supposedly less expensive sources of advice and assistance, such as program mangers, civil engineers, born-again claims consultants, and (in the case of our design professional clients) insurance companies and their agents. These nonlegal advisers often claim that they can design, document, and administer construction industry business relationships more cheaply and efficiently than lawyers.
Lawyers are seen by many as part of the problem with the construction industry, not part of the solution. We are being called upon to demonstrate that our contribution to the construction process is commensurate with our cost.
It would be premature to declare that the adversary system has been banished from the construction industry or that there is no longer a need for zealous advocacy of the parties' interests. However, construction lawyers should be at least as perceptive and nimble as many general contractors have been in identifying and seizing opportunities to offer services to a changing market. One such service might be Project Counsel.
Project Counsel: The Concept. Project Counsel would be engaged to improve the process of project delivery and not necessarily to advance the immediate interest of any particular project participant.
At the earliest possible time, Project Counsel would work with the owner and any of the other project participants who may then be on the scene, to identify their goals, objectives, financial resources, management, and technical capabilities, etc. On the basis of this analysis, Project Counsel would help to select a delivery system for the design and construction of the project.
Project Counsel would advise the owner on procedures for selecting other project participants that would be appropriate for and coordinated with the recommended project delivery system. Project Counsel services would include developing selection criteria, drafting RFQs and/or RFPs, and administering the selection process.
On the basis of information developed during the initial phases of service, Project Counsel would produce an integrated, project-specific set of draft contracts for all of the key project relationships. These draft contracts would embody the principles of consistency, fairness, and equity. They would incorporate proposed financial incentives and risk allocation provisions with the goal of maximizing the success of the project as a whole. Ultimately, they could be produced with the assistance of appropriate document assembly software, to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Project Counsel's services.
Project Counsel would participate in an interactive team-building process that would combine the current elements of contract negotiation and Partnering. Using lawyers' mediation skills and the skills of experienced Partnering facilitators, Project Counsel would help to guide the parties through procedures that would result in both an affirmation of their relationship and a set of enforceable agreements. This would take the place of the current bifurcated process, in which lawyer-assisted parties first go through an intensive, adversary contract negotiation, followed by a lawyerless Partnering retreat in which the parties try to build productive "off-contract" working relationships.
Project Counsel would work with the parties to develop a projectwide conflict resolution system that could be administered, if appropriate, by Project Counsel. The system would involve the establishment of channels of communication, standardized claim documentation, step and/or facilitated negotiation, mediation, standing neutrals, binding arbitration, and/or other binding and non-binding elements. This is one of the most important ways in which the legal and facilitation skills of Project Counsel would be placed at the service of the project participants, since it would integrate their informal conflict resolution efforts with more formal ADR and legal procedures.
Project Counsel would seek to harmonize the contractual and administrative structure of the project with insurance, bonding, and other risk management devices. Ultimately, any software that was developed for contract drafting could be coordinated and integrated with the various risk management documents.
Project Counsel might have a particularly important role in the project closeout process, facilitating and documenting the efficient resolution of any open issues that have not been settled during design and construction. The goal would be to close out the project on a positive note and to avoid an end-of-project blowup.
Project Counsel would be available to address postconstruction disputes arising out of building failures. There could even be a role for Project Counsel in the resolution of third-party claims such as personal injury suits or indoor air quality claims. Project Counsel's familiarity with the design and construction of the project, combined with a history of scrupulous neutrality, could be an important resource for the resolution of any disputes relating to the project.
Project Counsel: The Threshold Issues. I am not proposing that construction lawyers abandon their traditional client-centered role or that they transform themselves en masse from advocates into facilitators. I am proposing that we begin to evaluate the Project Counsel concept by addressing its threshold issues.
How would compensation for Project Counsel services be defined and structured? Alternatives would include traditional time charges, monthly retainers, lump sum or percentage fees, and various contingent and/or incentive compensation arrangements. To what extent might it be possible to identify offsetting savings in the form of reduced overall legal costs and insurance premiums? How should the responsibility to pay for Project Counsel services be allocated among the various project participants?
How can construction lawyers perform Project Counsel services in a manner that is consistent with their obligations under codes of ethics and rules of professional conduct? Do the services necessarily establish lawyer-client relationships, and if so, with whom?
What are the liability risks of Project Counsel services? How can they be insured? Can they be managed through waivers or limitations of liability?
It is difficult for individual construction lawyers to deal on their own with such broad and challenging issues. However, as members of the construction law community, we can draw upon our cumulative experience, and we can determine whether the Project Counsel concept is a feasible, marketable, and effective contribution.
Christopher L. Noble is a member of the Boston law firm of Hill & Barlow.
This article is an abridged and edited version of one that was originally presented at the Forum's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 24, 1997.


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The American Dream
Friday, March 16, 2012
Why are wild brawls breaking out at Chuck E. Cheese restaurants all over the United States? Sadly, the epidemic of Chuck E. Cheese fights that we have seen in recent months is just another symptom of what is happening to America on a larger scale. The truth is that the fabric of our society is slowly but surely coming apart, and the rest of the world is laughing at us. But it is really sad to see Chuck E. Cheese become known more for brawls than for entertainment. When I was a kid, I loved to go to Chuck E. Cheese. The combination of pizza, arcade games and animatronic music shows was irresistible. But if you go to Chuck E. Cheese today, there is a chance that you might get taken out of there in an ambulance. In Susquehanna, Pennsylvania police were called out to one particular Chuck E. Cheese restaurant 17 times in just one recent 18 month time period. Of course it is not just Chuck E. Cheese that is having these kinds of problems. All over the nation we are seeing brawls break out in public places, we are seeing thieves become incredibly bold, and we are seeing a general breakdown in civilized behavior. So where does America go from here?
That is a very good question.
If we are seeing parents brawl with each other in front of their children at Chuck E. Cheese restaurants all over America, what does that say about the character of our citizens?
Susquehanna Police Chief Robert Martin told ABC News the followingabout why there have been so many of these brawls in his neck of the woods….
"It got crowded, and kids would run into each other or fight over games, which would lead to parents getting involved in fights."
When I was growing up I don't remember parents getting into wild brawls.
So what has changed?
These days, many Americans seem to be so "on edge" that just about anything can cause them to snap. The following is what one mother remembers after being brutally attacked by another mother while at Chuck E. Cheese….
"All I remember was hitting the floor and being kicked again and again in the head," she told "Nightline." "I think her husband jumped in and was kicking me too."
Clifton said she believes she was targeted because her children were taking too long in the photo booth.
"My daughter threw up, and another one of the children wet their pants because they were so scared," she said.
If you go on to YouTube and do a search for "Check E. Cheese fight" it will bring up dozens and dozens of search results.
But of course the same could be said about Denny's, IHOP and McDonald's too.
The Chuck E. Cheese brawls are particularly disturbing because Chuck E. Cheese is supposed to be a place for children. It is supposed to be a place where they can feel safe and forget about the worries of the world for a little while.
Unfortunately, Chuck E. Cheese is now a place where violence could break out at any time. For example, the following is a news report about a 60 year old grandmother that was taken away in an ambulance after being brutally attacked at a Chuck E. Cheese in Michigan….
This next video is a compilation of news reports about brawls at Chuck E. Cheese put together by Current TV….
If you want to see more you can go on to YouTube and watch restaurant brawl videos from all over America for hours.
So why are Americans acting this way?
What is causing all of this anger and frustration to come out?
Up in Massachusetts, one very angry father brutally assaulted a 6th grade basketball coach after his son's team lost a recent game and actually bit off a piece of his ear.
Why would someone do something like that?
Of course the economy has gotten much worse over the past few years, but certainly that can't account for all of this behavior, can it?
Another very disturbing trend is that thieves all over America are becoming much bolder and are stealing things that you normally wouldn't think they would steal.
For example, Tide detergent has become a form of alternative currency in many urban areas and there is now an epidemic of Tide thefts from coast to coast.
Yes, really.
The following is from a recent article from The Daily….
Theft of Tide detergent has become so rampant that authorities from New York to Oregon are keeping tabs on the soap spree, and some cities are setting up special task forces to stop it. And retailers like CVS are taking special security precautions to lock down the liquid.
One Tide taker in West St. Paul, Minn., made off with $25,000 in the product over 15 months before he was busted last year.
"That was unique that he stole so much soap," said West St. Paul Police Chief Bud Shaver. "The name brand is [all] Tide. Amazing, huh?"
Tide has become a form of currency on the streets. The retail price is steadily high — roughly $10 to $20 a bottle — and it's a staple in households across socioeconomic classes.
Special "task forces" to deal with Tide theft?
That can't be a good sign.
In some communities across America, thieves has become so desperate that they are literally tearing apart buildings brick by brick. Just check out what is happening over in St. Louis….
The bandits who are slowly dismantling north St. Louis — brick by brick — are becoming more daring these days.
Architectural historian Michael Allen, who has perhaps written more than anyone on the subject of brick thievery, notes on his blog that the mason rustlers are now working heavily trafficked streets north of Delmar Boulevard.
"Brick thieves apparently have carte blanche to harvest building stock on the north side's busiest streets," writes Allen, who reports that two abandoned properties on Page and St. Louis avenues have recently been targeted.
When Americans start tearing apart their own communities in a desperate attempt to find things to sell, that is a clear indication that our social decay has gotten quite bad.
There are millions of Americans out there that are desperate and hungry and that don't really care how their actions affect the public.
In New Haven, Connecticut thieves have been stealing dozens of sewer grates….
Police in New Haven are trying to figure out who's been swiping dozens of sewer grates from city streets.
Fair Haven Heights has been hit hard. At almost every turn of Russell Street new grates are visible. Police say they're replacing them as fast as they can.
As economic conditions get even worse, there are going to be even more desperate criminals running around looking for anything that they can steal and sell.
Nobody is going to be immune from this.
Already, there are some thieves that are even stealing from churches….
A local church has become the latest victim of the growing number of copper thefts in Burke County.
Congregants at Willow Tree AME Church reported Saturday that someone stripped four heat pumps at the 2500 Willow Tree Church Road building, according to a sheriff's report. Damage was estimated at $18,000.
The Rev. Rupert G. Ferguson said his parishioners are irate about the theft.
Each year, a couple million more Americans fall into poverty and right now there are an all-time record 46.5 million Americans on food stamps.
There is a whole lot of economic suffering going on in this nation right now, and there are an increasing number of Americans that will do just about anything for money.
In Ohio, two men recently abducted a family dog and held it for ransom.
How would you feel if that was your dog?
In America today, people are becoming very cold-hearted and many people are only looking out for themselves and for their own families.
When our economy really starts falling apart, there are going to be millions of desperate people out there that will not hesitate to steal the things that you own if it will make things better for them.
So don't ignore what is going on at Chuck E. Cheese restaurants right now.
The fights and the brawls at Chuck E. Cheese are symptoms of what is happening to America on a larger scale.
Our country is changing and it is not emotionally prepared for what is about to happen.
Let us hope for the best for America, but let us also prepare for the worst.
This article was posted: Friday, March 16, 2012 at 3:56 am


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On Saturday, kids product luminaries such as Eruptor from Activision's Skylanders, Mattel's Thomas the Tank Engine, the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, and Pokemon International's Pikachu crossed paths—though not literally—at Macy's BalloonFest in Queens, N.Y. The event, which took place at Citi Field, featured a test flight of the newest giant character balloons that will premiere at the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A total of six new character balloons took flight for the first time, directed by Macy's flight management team and handled by hundreds of volunteers. The newest balloons include Thomas the Tank Engine, the largest and heaviest balloon ever to be featured in the parade; the Weinstein Company's Paddington, which at 77.5 feet is the longest balloon to date; and Eruptor, which features a paint job requiring more than 40 gallons of fluorescent paint and five barrels of glitter.


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Everyone is obsessed with something at sometime. Well with Inu, she always has to have an obsession with something or another. Wether it's an anime, manga, just drawing or even making AMV's I've always got something on my mind.
So here's a little world for me to post whatever the hell I want, that has to do with my current obsession of course.
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ok, I have suse Linux 8.1 professional runing, and i cant get any sound, it says it found my sound card but it wont configure it, mainly because i have no drivers i dont think, the control center says, Available Hardware:
Sound Device : Risq Modular Multimedia audio controller, now when i go to details it says : Type : Sound Device
Vendor Rockwell International.
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So like, im googling this right now but i was wondering if anyone else knows a way to get this working, or maybe a specific sound card drivers site for Suse Linux?
thank you in adavance for any help you con give, this has been something iv always had a problem with, when id install Linux, i could never get online or get sound, Well, i broke my problem of getting online a few days ago and im very happy about that, now this is my next one


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Car Review
2013 Land Rover LR2: New Car Review
The 2013 Land Rover LR2 crossover SUV began life in 1997 as the Land Rover Freelander. When Land Rover introduced the second-generation Freelander in 2006, it was rebadged as the LR2 on our shores. Aside from the related Evoque crossover, the LR2 is the only Land Rover to employ unibody construction, which means it's built like a car, not a truck. Optimized for paved roads, the LR2 can nonetheless hold its own in the bushes if opportunity knocks.
Interested in the 2013 Land Rover LR2? Here's what you need to know ...
What's New for 2013
The LR2 has the same turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine as the Evoque for 2013, as well as a revamped interior with a 7-inch touchscreen and a 5-in driver information display. Tweaked exterior styling rounds out the changes.
What We Like
Surprising off-road capability; competitive base MSRP; peppy acceleration
What We Don't
Forgettable fuel economy; cramped interior
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The LR2 features a new engine for 2013: a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder rated at 240 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque. The transmission is a 6-speed automatic. Fuel economy is a subpar 17 miles per gallon city/24 mpg highway, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Options & Standard Features
The 2013 Land Rover LR2 is offered in three trim levels: base, HSE and Lux.
The base model ($37,295) comes standard with 18-in alloy wheels (19-in wheels are optional), automatic headlamps, fog lights, heated mirrors, LED tail lamps, a panoramic sunroof, dual-zone automatic climate control, cruise control, rear parking sensors, leather upholstery, basic power front seats (6-way driver, 4-way passenger), a leather-wrapped steering wheel with auxiliary controls, Bluetooth, a 7-in infotainment touchscreen and an 11-speaker Meridian audio system with a USB port and an auxiliary audio jack.
The HSE ($39,795) adds a few exterior styling flourishes and niceties, such as extra power-seat adjustments and a rearview camera with Hitch Assist for towing.
The Lux ($42,395) tacks on Windsor leather seats, premium floor mats and a 17-speaker, 825-watt Meridian surround-sound audio system.
LR2 options include a voice-command system, a hard-drive-based navigation system and heated front seats.
The 2013 LR2 comes standard with anti-lock disc brakes, stability control, all-wheel drive and seven airbags (front, front side, driver knee, full-length side curtain). It also has a slew of electronic driving aids, including Hill Descent Control (HDC), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Corner Brake Control (CBC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA), Roll Stability Control (RSC), Engine Drag Control (EDC) and Gradient Release Control (GRC).
The LR2 has not been crash tested in the U.S.
Behind the Wheel
The LR2 is Land Rover's entry-level vehicle, yet it still features classy Euro-style luxury appointments inside. Although the backseat is a bit cramped, it does benefit from a raised seat for safari-like outward visibility, which is very good at all four corners and is aided by narrow A-pillars. Ergonomics aren't nearly the nightmare you might expect; in fact, between its user-friendly touchscreen and handy climate-control knobs, the LR2 is one of the more user-friendly luxury crossovers on the market.
The LR2 is more similar in driving feel to European compact SUVs than it is to other Land Rover products past or present, with the notable exception of the Evoque. Drivers who expect the road-owning sensation provided by the LR4 or the Range Rover family will be disappointed. Nonetheless, you may like the LR2's relatively nimble character and, although the Ford-sourced turbo engine isn't the best of its breed, it does add noticeable pep to the LR2's step.
The permanent 4-wheel-drive system is partly why the LR2's fuel economy falls short of 4-cylinder crossover SUV standards. On the other hand, the LR2 has off-road ability that puts most luxury crossovers to shame. If that's a priority for you, you likely won't mind paying a bit more at the pump.
Overall, customers looking for a quiet, capable compact luxury SUV should be impressed with the LR2's understated charm, even though the shiny new Evoque seems to steal all the headlines.
Other Cars to Consider
Acura RDX -- The RDX offers front-wheel drive as well as all-wheel drive, and it's one of the better values in this segment.
Audi Q5 -- The Q5 certainly makes more of a fashion statement, and it has an excellent optional supercharged V6.
BMW X3 -- The X3 continues to be one of our favorites. It's available with either 4-cylinder power or a phenomenal twin-turbo inline-6.
AutoTrader's Advice
We don't see much reward in getting a loaded LR2, as that almost puts you in Evoque territory. Stick with the base model, though, and you're looking at something of a bargain in this segment.


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By Kim Palmer
AKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - Three self-described anarchists who pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge near Cleveland were sentenced to prison on Tuesday by a federal judge.
Douglas Wright, 27, Brandon Baxter, 20 and Connor Stevens, 20, pleaded guilty on September 5 to conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, along with other related charges.
U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. gave Wright 11 1/2 years, Baxter just under 10 years and Stevens 8 years in prison. After serving their sentence, they will be on probation for life - they will have to regularly check in with law enforcement officers.
Prosecutors had asked for 30 years for Wright and 25 years for Baxter, who they claimed had violent criminal pasts and were the leaders of the failed plot. Prosecutors had sought 19 years for Stevens.
The sentences constitute "a big rejection of the government's position," Stevens' defense attorney, Terry Gilbert, said outside of the courthouse.
The men were three of five accused of plotting in April to blow up a bridge 30 miles south of Cleveland that runs through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
They were arrested after leaving two toolboxes at the base of the bridge that contained inert C-4 explosives purchased from an undercover FBI agent.
After placing what they thought to be active explosives, the five men drove to a restaurant and used a cellphone to try to set off the bomb. FBI agents have said that the public was never in danger.
A fourth suspect, Anthony Hayne, 35, pleaded guilty in July and agreed to testify against the others in a trial that was to have started in September. Hayne is expected to face more than 15 years in prison when he is sentenced on Wednesday.
The fifth suspect, Joshua Stafford, has been undergoing competency testing.
Supporters of the three men packed the Akron courtroom on Tuesday.
Andy Baxter, father of Brandon Baxter, told the court his son was manipulated by an FBI informant.
"Why don't they send someone in these groups to calm them down rather than instigate?" Baxter asked.
James Stevens, father of Connor Stevens, told U.S. Attorney Duncan Brown he knew his son was guilty but added, "So are you."
Connor Stevens told the court he would get his high school equivalency degree and attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in prison.
"I thought that trying to improve the world was futile," he told the judge. "Today I am not the same person."
The FBI has said the men had no ties to foreign militant groups. They considered several possible plots, starting with smoke grenades and then moving up to explosives, prosecutors said in court documents.
The investigation into the group began in October 2011 when the informant met the five men at an anti-Wall Street Occupy Cleveland rally. Authorities paid the informant more than $5,000 as part of the investigation, according to an FBI affidavit.
U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach told reporters after a hearing in September that his office was not spying on protest groups such as Occupy and did not entrap the five men.
The Ohio FBI undercover operation was one of a number of stings by federal authorities in recent years aimed at preventing attacks by foreign and domestic militants.
A Moroccan man pleaded guilty in June to attempting a suicide bombing of the U.S. Capitol in Washington in February. An undercover agent drove the suspect on the day of the planned attack.
Authorities also used undercover officers to gather evidence at the Chicago summit of the NATO military alliance in May. Three men described as anarchists were arrested then and accused of attempting to make Molotov cocktails to hurl at police.
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Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan: 'Beauty Detox Solution' Launch!
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan step out for the Beauty Detox Solution launch party, held at the London Hotel on Wednesday (April 13) in West Hollywood.
The 30-year-old actor and his actress wife, also 30, posed for photos with author Kimberly Snyder and other celebs who came out for the party, including Hilary Duff!
Chan and Jenna arrived back in L.A. about a week ago after a trip to NYC earlier in the month.
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Jim Engstrom recently served as a Guest Editor for a Special Topic in The Journal of Chemical Physics. Working with Prof. Andy Kummel at UC San Diego, Jim developed the topic entitled: "Atomic and Molecular Layer Processing: Deposition, Pattering and Etching," and over 20 research groups world-wide contributed to this special issue. Thin film processing technologies that promise atomic and molecular scale control have received increasing interest in the past several years as traditional methods for fabrication begin to reach their fundamental limits. It is anticipated that research in this topical area will impact a variety of technologies including optoelectronics, photovoltaics, displays and micro-electromechanical systems, and possibly areas such as batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors.
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