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Candidates from the five major local elections answered questions at a political forum Tuesday night sponsored by Duke Energy, the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and The Lancaster News.
Lancaster County School District officials have moved all varsity football games scheduled for Friday to Thursday. All games kick off at 7:30 p.m.
The move was made with the forecast of heavy rain in the area for Friday night.
"All the forecasters say that rain will be heavy Friday night," said Lancaster County School District superintendent Gene Moore. "We wanted to avoid asking players and spectators to be out in this kind of weather."
Games rescheduled are:
Lancaster at Rock Hill
Central at Andrew Jackson
Buford at Indian Land
You can see a sharp contrast between Shree Crawford and Cassie Thurman's sixth-grade science classes at A.R. Rucker Middle School.
In Crawford's class, the students sit quietly and work on assignments at their desk, while Thurman has her students moving around the room and talking aloud.
It's the same school. The same grade. The same class and the same curriculum. So you may ask: Why are the classes so different?
The answer lies in the gender.
FORT LAWN – A 10-year-old boy from Fort Lawn darted out in front of a car on S.C. 9 on Monday night and was injured.
The boy was flown to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, where he was treated for a fractured leg, according to Fort Lawn Police Chief Richard Smith.
The accident happened around 6:15 p.m., Smith said.
"It was pitch black," he said.
The boy had been out with friends, crossing S.C. 9 in front of his house. He was headed back home at the time of the accident and just "darted out" suddenly.
The candidates for Lancaster County school board District 4 are interested in reducing the student drop-out rate, closing achievement gaps and making the school board accountable to taxpayers.
Dr. Peter Barry and the Rev. AnThony Pelham are the candidates in the non-partisan race.
School board District 4 includes a central part of the county, east of the city of Lancaster to the Chester County line.
Dr. Peter Barry
The Lancaster Children's Home is the beneficiary of what has become an annual project of Comporium Communications.
On Thursday, Comporium employees built a chapel, a picnic shelter and two storage buildings at the Children's Home, which provides safe housing for youth who've endured parental mistreatment or other forms of distress.
The project, dubbed the "Extreme Home Makeover," after the popular TV show, is in its third year.
Comporium built the structures for free. The Children's Home provided the supplies, which were received through community donations.
The nation's economic crisis is trickling down to local families, businesses and banks, but the area remains resilient.
Cindy Mace, owner of House to Home Designs, makes her living from sales to new and current homeowners.
She says her current business remains strong, but she doesn't anticipate growth as quickly as she once did.
Neighborhoods aren't selling at the pace once predicted, and new developments are slow to break ground as a result of the economic downturn.
A Chester County man was shot at several times early Monday morning near the Hughes and Dunlap streets intersection in Lancaster.
Police received a call shortly after 1 a.m. about shots fired and four men wearing black clothing running toward East Arch Street.
Jerry Flynn wishes he had a chance to show his son more affection.
His son, Jason Flynn, 33, and Kayla Faile, 18, were killed Saturday night in a two-vehicle accident on Grace Avenue.
The two Lancaster residents died after the 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle they were riding hit a 1996 Dodge pickup truck, according to Lance Cpl. Jeff Gaskin of the S.C. Highway Patrol. The accident happened at 9:45 p.m. about 3 miles west of Lancaster.
The motorcycle was traveling south behind the pickup, driven by Doris Talford, 46, who lives on Grace Avenue.
Jesef Williams
The S.C. Highway Patrol says alcohol was a factor in a fatal accident early Monday morning in Indian Land.
The backseat passenger of a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer was killed about 1:20 a.m. along Old Bailes Road. The driver, Anthony Guzzonato, 19, of Morris, Ill., has been charged with felony driving under the influence.
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The new town of Milton Keynes, I suggest (and I'm not the only one), is a major Illuminati project. Set out like a noughts and crosses grid it is brimming with Illuminati symbolism in road plan, structure and monuments. Built on land (I am told) that once (or may still) belonged to the Russell family, The Dukes of Bedford, The Lords Tavistock, I suppose we wouldn't expect any less. The initials MK and the association with Tavistock seem unlikely to be chance when considered with the automated atmosphere permeating the town.
http://ellisctaylor.homestead.com/files/mk2.jpgOne of a pair, a statue in Milton Keynes. Exactly the same as characters in the Satanic Ritual orgy in the Kubrick film, 'Eyes Wide Shut'.http://ellisctaylor.homestead.com/eyeswideshut.html
wow..just saw this last night.. the chants are chilling. There's something about them I like, and don't like.no need to analyze this one I suppose.
Just 2 cents: next time skip the satanic ritual scene. My friend had many nightmares after watching something like this.
Figure 24 - Here, Dr. Harford displays an Illuminati hand-neck sign. Figure 24a - Here, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan makes the same hand sign on the September 18, 2007 edition of THE DAILY SHOW.
Movie Predictive Programming / Occultic Connection You'll see Thoth in there (sometimes it's called Thoth or Toth) of Egypt, and the simple secret behind Thoth who brought writing and mathematics and all this to society, it's not a person or a thing; it's "thought." That's where the word comes from, thought.
ouch...From whence came that?
..But the reason for the masks is not as obvious as you may think...
Is is cause the High Priests used to wear them when going into the ancient Temples to fornicate with the women who were on their two week yearly Temple prostitution service?
Figure 24 - Here, Dr. Harford displays an Illuminati hand-neck sign.
i havent seen this movie in years, where are the missing 20min where can i see them??
..Believe it if you want but it seems it has to do with a wicker man type ceremony,which makes a lot of sense to me, that the good doctor was played from the very first move, a grand occult chess game with sacrifices, ceremonies, and scheming...
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Hungary, Hungarian Magyarország, landlocked country of central Europe. The capital is Budapest.
At the end of World War I, defeated Hungary lost 71 percent of its territory as a result of the Treaty of Trianon (1920). Since then, grappling with the loss of more than two-thirds of their territory and people, Hungarians have looked to a past that was greater than the present as their collective psyche suffered from the so-called "Trianon Syndrome." The syndrome was widespread prior to 1945; it was suppressed during Soviet domination (1945–90); and it reemerged during independence in 1990, when it took on a different form. The modern country appears to be split into two irreconcilable factions: those who are still concerned about Trianon and those who would like to forget it. This split is evident in most aspects of Hungarian political, social, and cultural life.
Hungarians, who know their country as Magyarország, "Land of Magyars," are unique among the nations of Europe in that they speak a language that is not related to any other major European language. Linguistically surrounded by alien nations, Hungarians felt isolated through much of their history. This may be the reason why after Christianization they became attached to Latin, which became the language of culture, scholarship, and state administration—and even the language of the Hungarian nobility until 1844.
Cast adrift in a Slavic-Germanic sea, Hungarians are proud to have been the only people to establish a long-lasting state in the Carpathian Basin. Only after six centuries of independent statehood (896–1526) did Hungary become part of two other political entities: the Habsburg and Ottoman empires. But even then Hungarians retained much of their separate political identity and near-independence, which in 1867 made them a partner in Austria-Hungary (1867–1918). This was much more than the other nations of the Carpathian Basin were able to achieve before 1918.
By accepting Catholicism in 1000 ce, the Hungarians joined the Christianized nations of the West, but they still remained on the borderlands of that civilization. This made them eager to prove themselves and also defensive about lagging behind Western developments elsewhere. Their geographical position often forced them to fight various Eastern invaders, and, as a result, they viewed themselves as defenders of Western Christianity. In that role, they felt that the West owed them something, and when, in times of crisis, special treatment was not forthcoming (e.g., Trianon in 1920), they judged the West as ungrateful.
Today Hungary is wholly Budapest-centred. The capital dominates the country both by the size of its population—which dwarfs those of Hungary's other cities—and by the concentration within its borders of most of the country's scientific, scholarly, and artistic institutions. Budapest is situated on both banks of the Danube (Hungarian: Duna) River, a few miles downstream from the Danube Bend. It is a magnificent city, even compared with the great pantheon of European capitals, and it has been an anchor of Hungarian culture since its inception.
In spite of many national tragedies during the last four centuries, Hungarians remain confident and are proud of their achievements in the sciences, scholarship, and the arts. During the 20th century, many talented Hungarians emigrated, particularly to the United States. Among them were leading scientists who played a defining role in the emergence of American atomic discovery and the computer age. The abundance of these scientists, mathematicians, economists, anthropologists, musicians, and artists—among them a dozen Nobel laureates—prompted Laura Fermi, writer and wife of Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi, to speculate about "the mystery of the Hungary talent."
Landlocked and lying approximately between latitudes 45° and 49° N and longitudes 16° and 23° E, Hungary shares a border to the north with Slovakia, to the northeast with Ukraine, to the east with Romania, to the south with Serbia (specifically, the Vojvodina region) and Croatia, to the southwest with Slovenia, and to the west with Austria.
Dominating the relief are the great lowland expanses that make up the core of Hungary. The Little Alfold (Little Hungarian Plain, or Kisalföld) lies in the northwest, fringed to the west by the easternmost extension of the sub-Alps along the border with Austria and bounded to the north by the Danube. The Little Alfold is separated from the Great Alfold (Great Hungarian Plain, or Nagy Magyar Alföld) by a low mountain system extending across the country from southwest to northeast for a distance of 250 miles (400 km). This system, which forms the backbone of the country, is made up of Transdanubia (Dunántúl) and the Northern Mountains, separated by the Visegrád Gorge of the Danube. Transdanubia is dominated by the Bakony Mountains, with dolomite and limestone plateaus at elevations between 1,300 and 2,300 feet (400 and 700 metres) above sea level. Volcanic peaks comprise the Mátra Mountains in the north, reaching an elevation of 3,327 feet (1,014 metres) at Mount Kékes, Hungary's highest peak. Regions of hills reaching elevations of 800 to 1,000 feet (250 to 300 metres) lie on either side of the mountain backbone, while to the south and west of Lake Balaton is an upland region of more-subdued loess-covered topography.
The Great Alfold covers most of central and southeastern Hungary. Like its northwestern counterpart, it is a basinlike structure filled with fluvial and windblown deposits. Four types of surface may be distinguished: floodplains, composed of river alluvium; alluvial fans, wedge-shaped features deposited at the breaks of slopes where rivers emerge from the mountain rim; alluvial fans overlain by sand dunes; and plains buried under loess, deposits of windblown material derived from the continental interior. These lowlands range in elevation from about 260 to 660 feet (80 to 200 metres) above sea level, with the lowest point at 256 feet (78 metres), on the southern edge of Szeged, along the Tisza River. In the northeast, bordering Slovakia, is Aggtelek National Park; characterized by karst terrain and featuring hundreds of caves, the area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in the late 20th century.
Drainage and soils
Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube, which is the longest river in the country. The Danube and two of its tributaries, the Rába and Dráva rivers, are of Alpine origin, while the Tisza River and its tributaries, which drain much of eastern Hungary, rise in the Carpathian Mountains to the east. The Danube floods twice a year, first in early spring and again in early summer. During these phases, discharge is up to 10 times greater than river levels recorded during the low-water periods of autumn and winter. The Tisza forms a floodplain as it flows through Hungary; large meanders and oxbow lakes mark former channels. At Szolnok, peak discharges 50 times greater than average have been recorded. Devastating floods have occurred on the Danube, the Tisza, and their tributaries. About 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of levees have been built to protect against floods. The relatively dry climate of the central and eastern areas of the Great Alfold has necessitated the construction of large-scale irrigation systems, mostly along the Tisza River.
There are few lakes in Hungary, and most are small. Lake Balaton, however, is the largest freshwater lake in central Europe, covering 231 square miles (598 square km). Neusiedler Lake—called Lake Fertő in Hungary—lies on the Austrian border and was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2001. Lake Velence lies southeast of Budapest.
Gray-brown podzolic (leached) and brown forest soils predominate in the forest zones, while rich black earth, or chernozem, soil has developed under the forest steppe. Sand dunes and dispersed alkali soils are also characteristic.
Because of its situation within the Carpathian Basin, Hungary has a moderately dry continental climate. The mean annual temperature is about 50 °F (10 °C). Average temperatures range from the mid-20s to the low 30s F (about −4 to 0 °C) in January and from the mid-60s to the low 70s F (about 18 to 23 °C) in July. Recorded temperature extremes are 109 °F (43 °C) in summer and −29 °F (−34 °C) in winter. In the lowlands, precipitation generally ranges from 20 to 24 inches (500 to 600 mm), rising to 24 to 31 inches (600 to 800 mm) at higher elevations. The central and eastern areas of the Great Alfold are the driest parts of the country, and the southwestern uplands are the wettest. As much as two-thirds of annual precipitation falls during the growing season.
Plant and animal life
Human activities over the ages have largely destroyed the natural vegetation of Hungary. Just about half of the land is regularly cultivated, and about one-sixth is used for nonagricultural purposes. The remainder comprises meadows and rough pasture as well as forest and woodland. No part of the country is of sufficient elevation to support natural coniferous forest. Beech is the climax community at the highest elevations; oak woodland alternating with scrubby grassland are the climax communities at lower elevations in the upland regions.
Deer and wild pigs are abundant in the forests at higher elevations, while rodents, hares, partridge, and pheasant inhabit the lowlands. The once-numerous varieties of marsh waterfowl survive only in nature reserves. There are diverse species of freshwater fish, including pike, bream, and pike perch. Significant water and air pollution occurs in some of the industrial regions of the country.
Ethnic groups and languages
From its inception in the 10th century, Hungary was a multiethnic country. Major territorial changes made it ethnically homogeneous after World War I, however, and more than four-fifths of the population is now ethnically Hungarian and speaks Hungarian (Magyar) as the mother tongue. The Hungarian language is classified as a member of the Ugric branch of the Uralic languages; as such, it is most closely related to the Ob-Ugric languages, Khanty and Mansi, which are spoken east of the Ural Mountains. It is also related, though more distantly, to Finnish and Estonian, each of which is (like Hungarian) a national language; to the Sami language of far northern Scandinavia; and, more distantly still, to the Samoyedic languages of Siberia. Ethnic Hungarians are a mix of the Finno-Ugric Magyars and various assimilated Turkic, Slavic, and Germanic peoples. A small percentage of the population is made up of ethnic minority groups. The largest of these is the Roma (Gypsies). Other ethnic minorities include Germans, Slovaks, Croats, Romanians, Serbs, Poles, Slovenians, Rusyns, Greeks, and Armenians.
Hungary claims no official religion and guarantees religious freedom. More than one-third of the people are Roman Catholic, most of them living in the western and northern parts of the country. About one-tenth of the population are Calvinist (principally members of the Reformed Church in Hungary, concentrated in eastern Hungary). Lutherans constitute the next most significant minority faith, and relatively smaller groups belong to various other Christian denominations (Greek or Byzantine Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Unitarians). The Jewish community, which constituted 5 percent of the population before World War II, was decimated by the Holocaust and is now much smaller.
During the communist era, from 1949, Hungary was officially an atheistic state. The Roman Catholic Church struggled with the communist government after it enacted laws diminishing church property and schools. As a result of resistance to these changes, the church was granted broader rights via a 1964 agreement with the Vatican, and in 1972 the Hungarian constitution proclaimed the free exercise of worship and the separation of church and state. Since the fall of communism in 1990, more than 200 religious groups have been officially registered in the country. Nominal membership in a religious denomination, however, does not necessarily mean active participation or even active spiritual belief.
Settlement patterns
Traditional regions
The Great Alfold is the largest region of the country. It is divided into two parts: Kiskunság, the area lying between the Danube and Tisza rivers, and Transtisza (Tiszántúl), the region east of the Tisza. Kiskunság consists primarily of a mosaic of small landscape elements—sand dunes, loess plains, and floodplains. Kecskemét is the market centre for the region, which is also noted for its isolated farmsteads, known as tanyák. Several interesting groups live there, including the people of Kalocsa and the Matyó, who occupy the northern part of the plain around Mezőkövesd and are noted for folk arts that include handmade embroidery and the making of multicoloured apparel.
In the generally homogeneous flat plain of the Transtisza region, only the Nyírség area in the northeast presents any form of topographical contrast. Closely connected with the Nyírség are the Hajdúság and the Hortobágy regions, and all three areas look to Debrecen, the largest city of the plain. The steppe life of earlier times survives in the Hortobágy, where the original Hungarian cattle, horse, and sheep breeds have been preserved as part of the national heritage. The national park there was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.
The Little Alfold, the second major natural region, is situated in the northwest and is traversed by the Danube and Rába rivers and their tributaries. It is more favourably endowed with natural resources than is the Great Alfold; both agriculture and industry are more advanced there. Győr, known for its Baroque architecture, is the region's major city.
The third major region, Transdanubia, embraces all of the country west of the Danube exclusive of the Little Alfold. It is a rolling upland broken by the Bakony and Mecsek ridges. Lake Balaton is a leading resort area. To the south of the lake are the hills of Somogy, Tolna, and Baranya megyék (counties), where Pécs is the economic and cultural centre. Also found in Transdanubia are the Bakony Mountains, whose isolation, densely forested ridges, small closed basins, and medieval fortresses and monasteries have protected the local inhabitants over the course of many stormy centuries. The cultural centre of Transdanubia is the historic city of Veszprém. In the southern part of the region, north and west of Lake Balaton, are health resorts and centres of wine production, notably Keszthely, Hévíz, Badacsony, and Balatonfüred.
The Northern Mountains, the fourth major geographic region of the country, contains two important industrial areas, the Nógrád and Borsod basins. Agriculture is also important, especially viticulture; notable are the Tokaj (Tokay) and Eger vineyards. Indeed, the region that produces Tokay wines was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. Tourism in the Northern Mountains is well-developed, and numerous spas and recreation centres are located there. Miskolc is the main economic centre for the region.
Urban settlement
About seven-tenths of the population is urban, but, outside of the major cities, the bulk of towns in Hungary have populations of less than 40,000. Until the late 20th century, these were functionally vastly overgrown villages rather than towns. About one-third of the urban population lives within the Budapest metropolitan area.
Urban Hungary is dominated by Budapest, which is several times the size of any of the other major cities. It has the largest industrial workforce in the country. The major provincial centres are Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, and Győr, each of which has an economic, cultural, and administrative hinterland that reaches deep into the surrounding countryside along with an expanding industrial capacity. Below the provincial centres in the hierarchy are the traditional market towns, such as Kecskemét, Székesfehérvár, Nyíregyháza, Szombathely, and Szolnok, often with new suburbs extending from their medieval or Baroque town centres.
Also worthy of note are the predominantly industrial towns located close to the mineral resources of the Northern Mountains, which, from small beginnings in the late 19th century, have developed into major industrial centres. They include Tatabánya, Salgótarján, and Ózd. In addition, a number of industrial towns were created in the late 20th century on greenfield sites as part of deliberate planning policy. These include the metallurgical centre of Dunaújváros on the Danube and the chemical centre of Kazincbarcika in northeastern Hungary.
Rural settlement
The distribution of rural population varies widely from one part of the country to another. For historical reasons connected with resettlement following the Turkish occupation in the 16th century, the villages of the Great Alfold are small in number but large in size. By comparison, rural settlement in Transdanubia and in the Northern Mountains takes the form of many small nucleated and linear villages. The tanyák tend to be concentrated in the Great Alfold. The village of Hollókő, now preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage site, exemplifies the rural settlement typical of Hungary prior to the agricultural changes of the 20th century.
Demographic trends
Because of major changes in Hungary's borders following World War I, the country's population decreased significantly. Although there were further losses during World War II, Hungary's population recovered slowly, peaking in the late 1970s and early '80s.
Since then, however, Hungary has experienced a negative natural increase rate (meaning the number of deaths has outpaced the number of births). These demographic trends were influenced by the urbanization and modernization process. As modernization spread from urban areas (where people generally have fewer children) into the countryside, so did the declining birth rate. Many Hungarians framed economic decisions as choices between kocsi or kicsi ("a car or a baby"), and it was often the car that was chosen over the baby.
Life expectancy for women increased consistently from the 1930s, and that for men also increased until the 1970s, when the trend reversed, but both are below those of Hungary's central European neighbours.
Many ethnic Hungarians live in the neighbouring countries of Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria. As a consequence of a net overseas emigration of 1.3 million people before World War I and a continuous, though much smaller, emigration related to major political upheavals in 1918–19, the 1930s, 1944–45, and 1956, large Hungarian communities also live in North America and western Europe. After the collapse of communism and the splintering of Yugoslavia, roughly 100,000 refugees migrated to Hungary from Romania and the former Yugoslav federation. Half of them were ethnic Hungarians.
Historically, prior to World War II, Hungary was mostly agrarian. Beginning in 1948, a forced industrialization policy based on the Soviet pattern changed the economic character of the country. A centrally planned economy was introduced, and millions of new jobs were created in industry (notably for women) and, later, in services. This was accomplished largely through a policy of forced accumulation; keeping wages low and the prices of consumer goods (as opposed to staples) high made it possible for more people to be employed, and, because consumer goods were beyond their means, most Hungarians put more of their earnings in savings, which became available for use by the government. In the process, the proportion of the population employed in agriculture declined from more than half to about one-eighth by the 1990s, while the industrial workforce grew to nearly one-third of the economically active population by the late 1980s. Since that time, it has been the service sector that has increased significantly.
Although Soviet-type economic modernization generated rapid growth, it was based on an early 20th-century structural pattern and on outdated technology. The heavy industries of iron, steel, and engineering were given the highest priority, while modern infrastructure, services, and communication were neglected. New technologies and high-tech industries were underdeveloped and further hampered by Western restrictions (the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls) on the export of modern technology to the Soviet bloc.
In response to stagnating rates of economic growth, the government introduced the New Economic Mechanism (NEM) in 1968. The NEM implemented market-style reforms to rationalize the behaviour of Hungary's state-owned enterprises, and it also allowed for the emergence of privately owned businesses. By the end of the 1980s, one-third of the gross domestic product (GDP)—nearly three-fifths of services and more than three-fourths of construction—was being generated by private business. The Hungarian economy, however, failed to meet the challenge of the world economic crisis after 1973. The dramatic price increases for oil and modern technology created a large external trade deficit, which led to increasing foreign indebtedness. Growth slowed down and inflation rose, leading to a period of stagflation.
After 1989 Hungary's nascent market and parliamentary systems inherited a crisis-ridden economy with an enormous external debt and noncompetitive export sectors. Hungary turned to the world market and restructured its foreign trade, but market competition, together with a sudden and radical opening of the country and the abolition of state subsidies, led to further economic decline. Agriculture was drastically affected and declined by half. A large portion of the iron, steel, and engineering sectors, especially in northeastern Hungary, collapsed. Industrial output and GDP decreased by 30 percent and 25 percent, respectively. Unemployment, previously nonexistent, rose to 14 percent in the early 1990s but declined after 1994.
By the mid-1990s the economy was again growing, but only moderately. Inflation peaked in 1991 and remained high, at more than 20 percent annually, before dropping to under 10 percent by the early 21st century. As a consequence of unavoidable austerity measures that included the elimination of many welfare institutions, most of the population lost its previous security. In the first several years after the fall of communism, the number of people living below the subsistence level doubled, but it stabilized by the early 21st century. Observers also noted the emergence of a sector of long-term poor, a majority of whom were Roma.
Despite these obstacles, adjustment to the world economy had become evident by the turn of the 21st century. Hungary's liberal foreign investment regime attracted more than half of the entire foreign direct investment in central and eastern Europe in the first half of the 1990s. Modernization of telecommunications also began, and new industries (e.g., automobile manufacturing) emerged. Significantly, nearly one million small-scale, mostly family-owned enterprises had been established by the early 21st century. State ownership of businesses declined to roughly one-fifth. Another important contributor to economic growth was a flourishing tourist industry.
By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, however, the Hungarian government had become burdened with a spiraling debt and a deficit that the EU deemed excessive, prompting the imposition of sanctions that did not end until 2013. In the meantime, Hungary's economy had stalled: GDP sputtered into negative growth and the unemployment rate climbed. The advent of the Viktor Orbán-led government in 2010 brought a dramatic change to economic policy. "Orbanomics" put an emphasis on competitiveness and a government-administered program called the "workfare society," which created hundreds of thousands of menial jobs, leading to a drop in the unemployment rate from nearly 12 percent in the early part of the decade to less than 4 percent by 2018. During the 2010s, GDP again began to grow and wages increased. Some international observers hailed the recovery as an economic miracle, while others were more skeptical, questioning the utility and sustainabilty of "workfare" and arguing that the role in the turnaround played by significant monetary contributions from the EU had been underplayed.
Agriculture's role in the Hungarian onomy declined steadily in the generations following World War II, dropping from half of the GDP in the immediate postwar period to only 4 percent of the GDP by 2005. Nevertheless, agriculture remains important, and Hungary is virtually self-sufficient in food production. The Hungarian climate is favourable for agriculture, and half of the country's land is arable; about one-fifth is covered by woods. About one-tenth of the country's total area is under permanent cultivation. Agriculture accounted for nearly one-fourth of Hungarian exports before the economic transition of the 1990s, during which animal stocks decreased by one-third and agricultural output and exports declined by half.
After the initial period of collectivization (1948–61), Hungarian cooperatives incorporated private farming. Private plots constituted roughly one-eighth of a cooperative's land and produced about one-third of the country's agricultural output. One-fifth of Hungarian farmland belonged to state farms. Since 1990 the land has been reprivatized. Some among the elderly agricultural population have remained in reorganized collective farms; however, private farms are the norm.
Cereals, primarily wheat and corn (maize), are the country's most important crops. Other major crops are sugar beets, potatoes, sunflower seeds, and fruits (notably apples, grapes, and plums). Viticulture, found in the Northern Mountains region, is also significant. Cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry are raised in Hungary, but, in response to the government's efforts to combat overproduction of animal products, substantial reductions in livestock occurred in the 1990s.
Resources and power
The most important natural endowments of Hungary, particularly in its western and central areas, are its fertile soil and abundant water resources—notably Lake Balaton, a major asset for tourism. Fossil fuel resources are relatively modest. Lignite (brown coal) is mined in the Northern Mountains and in Transdanubia. Coal once satisfied half of Hungary's energy requirements, but it now represents less than one-fifth of energy production.
Oil and natural gas were discovered in the late 1930s in Transdanubia and during the decades following World War II at several localities in the Great Alföld, especially near Szeged. Their share of energy production increased from one-third to one-half between 1970 and 2000 but fell in the 2010s to less than one-fifth. Hungary is able to meet only a fraction of its oil requirements with domestic resources.
The country's only significant mineral resources are manganese, in the Bakony Mountains, and the undeveloped copper and zinc resources at Recsk. Extraction of various metal-bearing ores increased significantly in postwar Hungary, but iron ore is no longer mined. Other minerals that are found include mercury, lead, uranium, perlite, molybdenum, diatomite, kaolin, bentonite, zeolite, and dolomite.
As a result of the policy of forced industrialization under the communist government, industry experienced an exceptionally high growth rate until the late 1980s, by which time it constituted about two-fifths of GDP. Mining and metallurgy, as well as the chemical and engineering industries, grew in leaps and bounds as the preferred sectors of Hungary's planned economy. Indeed, half of industrial output was produced by these three sectors. Lacking modern technology and infrastructure, however, Hungarian industry was not prepared to compete in the global economy after the collapse of state socialism. During the first half of the 1990s, industrial employment dropped to one-fourth of the economically active population. Total output declined by nearly one-third, with output in the mining, metallurgy, and engineering industries decreasing by half. During the 1990s, engineering output dropped from nearly one-third to roughly one-fifth of the total.
As industry and the Hungarian economy in general underwent restructuring and modernization during the early 1990s (including the implementation of privatization and the improvement of the quality of goods and services), some industries adapted more successfully to new conditions. Among the industries that regressed least and showed the first signs of growth were the food, tobacco, and wood and paper industries. Of Hungary's traditionally strong sectors, the chemical industry showed the greatest resilience, demonstrating growth again by the mid-1990s after experiencing a large drop in production early in the decade.
Partly through foreign investment, the machine industry (another important component of the economy) also showed signs of improvement by the mid-1990s. By the 2010s, industry and manufacturing accounted for more than two-fifths of Hungary's GDP and employed nearly one-third of the workforce. The automotive industry, telecommunications, computer technology, food processing, textiles, chemicals, electronics, and building materials had become the country's principal industries.
Between 1950 and 1990, electric power consumption in Hungary increased 10-fold, and by the 1990s more than one-third of industrial output was being produced by the energy sector. In the early 21st century, between one-third and two-fifths of energy consumption was derived from thermal plants burning hydrocarbons. The bulk of Hungary's energy consumption was satisfied by imported sources. There were several thousand miles of oil and natural gas pipelines. Nuclear power accounted for more than half of Hungary's energy production, and plans were being made for further expansion. A small percentage of power generation consisted of hydroelectricity, wind, biomass, and geothermal alternatives.
Under the Soviet-style single-tier banking system, the National Bank both issued money and monopolized the financing of the entire Hungarian economy. Beginning in 1987, Hungary moved toward a market-oriented two-tier system in which the National Bank remained the bank of issue but in which commercial banks were established. Foreign investment was permitted, and "consortium" (partly foreign-owned) banks were formed. In 1990 a stock exchange, the Budapest Stock Exchange, was established. In the 2010s it had four trading sections: securities, equities, commodities, and derivatives.
In the 1990s, in the postcommunist period, the reform process continued with the founding of private banks, the sale of shares in state-owned banks (though most banks remained state-owned), and the enactment of a law that guaranteed the independence of the National Bank. The currency (forint) also became entirely convertible for business. By the turn of the 21st century, with a dramatic increase in foreign investment and in the number of commercial banks, the Hungarian banking system had been almost completely privatized. In 1986 the state-operated insurance system was split into two separate companies, and by the following decade more than a dozen insurance companies were in operation.
Hungary was a charter member of Comecon (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; 1949–91). Under its aegis, trade was conducted between the countries of the Soviet bloc on the basis of specialized production, fixed prices, and barter. The Soviet Union was Hungary's most important trading partner, but, in the late 1980s and early '90s, as Hungary became increasingly involved in the global market, less than half of the country's trade remained with Comecon. Unprepared for the competitiveness of global market forces, Hungary accrued a large trade deficit that was covered by foreign loans. In the process the country became heavily indebted and had to use much of its export earnings for repayment.
Nevertheless, by the mid-1990s three-fourths of Hungary's trade was with market economies. Meanwhile, the proportion of Hungary's imports from the former component countries of the Soviet Union fell from a peak of more than one-fifth in the early 1990s to less than one-tenth at the turn of the 21st century. In 1996 Hungary joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and in 2004 it became a full member of the European Union (EU). By the 2010s Germany had become Hungary's most important trading partner by far, followed by Austria, Slovakia, Russia, China, Romania, and France.
In the early 21st century, machinery and transport equipment were both Hungary's leading import (comprising three-fifths of the total imports) and its leading export (comprising one-half of all exports). In particular, the country's principal trade goods were telecommunications equipment, electrical machinery, power-generating machinery, road vehicles, and office machines and computers.
Throughout the last decade of the 20th century, the service sector's portion of Hungary's GDP rose at an annual average rate of about 0.5 percent. By the early 2010s, services accounted for between one-half and two-thirds of GDP and roughly the same proportion of the workforce. Tourism played a big role in this development as Hungary became an increasingly popular destination for travelers, especially those from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine, most of whom arrived by car. There is also significant tourism via low-cost air carriers from western Europe as well as from the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Labour and taxation
The Soviet-style Central Council of Hungarian Trade Unions was reorganized in 1988 as the National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions. The largest trade union in Hungary, with some 40 organizations under its umbrella at the start of the 21st century, it became part of an even bigger organization in 2013 when it joined with the Autonomous Trade Union Confederation and the Forum for the Co-operation of Trade Unions to form the Hungarian Trade Union Confederation. That umbrella body began with some 250,000 active members and about another 100,000 pensioner members.
Transportation and telecommunications
Railways have long been the centre of Hungary's transportation system. By World War I the country had a modern network that was among the densest in Europe, and it continued to expand regularly until the late 1970s, with electrification beginning in the previous decade. When industrial production declined during the transition to a market economy, rail transport of goods dropped sharply, accompanied by significant cutbacks in government subsidies that contributed to the deterioration of the railway infrastructure. By the end of the 20th century, however, the EU had begun funding rail network improvements, as well as roadway projects.
In the postcommunist era, road haulage has made up an increasing percentage of the overall transport of goods. Buses were once the main form of travel for passenger transportation, but the number of privately owned automobiles grew rapidly after the early 1980s. This growth skyrocketed following the end of the communist regime. Between 1989 and 1996, an additional 1.5 million cars were added to Hungarian roads, the majority of them Western-made. During this same period, the portion of Eastern-made cars declined rapidly.
Road construction and upgrading increased significantly in the early 21st century, with the building of expressways (motorways) radiating out from Budapest toward Vienna, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, and Ukraine.
The Danube River, the country's only important transportation waterway, was historically used for international shipping, via the free port of Csepel. However, as a result of the destruction of bridges in the former Yugoslavia during the intervention by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in the Kosovo conflict in 1999, much of the shipping came to a sudden halt. The Hungarian merchant fleet nearly vanished, reduced from about 200 vessels in 1994 to only 1 in 1999. Nonetheless, Hungary played an active role in 21st-century regional efforts to modernize, improve, and expand inland waterway traffic on the Danube.
International air travel passes through Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Debrecen Airport, and Hévíz-Balaton (Sármellék) Airport. Regional passenger air traffic serves Budapest, Pécs, Nyíregyháza, Debrecen, Siófok-Kiliti, Szeged, and Győr. Malév Hungarian Airlines, the national carrier, was founded in 1946.


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We are witnessing a renaissance in the way we build houses.
This renaissance, known as "natural building," is where ancient tradition meets a modern pioneering spirit. People seeking to create a home which is healthy, beautiful and sustainable are turning to old/new technologies such as straw-bale construction, cob and permaculture. These rely on local materials and skills to create an architecture rooted in place and community, and an edible natural landscape around it.
Building Healthy Teeth:
One link of interest to natural builders is how to have a healthy mouth. Living a natural lifestyle in green homes is nice when you participate in a natural health care regime. This includes information explained in the book, Cure Tooth Decay.
This website and other educational activities are funded by sales of a select assortment of books, videos, and other informational materials about natural building and living. The support of others helped make this website available for you; your support will help those yet to walk the road you're already on.


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IRENA launches global renewable energy atlas
Shines a light on wind and solar to help spur adoption
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has kicked off its third assembly in Abu Dhabi with the launch of an open-access renewable energy atlas.
The atlas, available here, currently charts solar and wind resources and infrastructure.
IRENA hopes that a single resource for renewable energy data will help countries "assess their renewable energy potential", as well as supporting companies considering investments in renewables.
"Assessing renewable energy resources is the necessary first step in answering these questions and in eventually creating an enabling market environment for deploying renewable energy. This first step requires large upfront investment in evaluation, and a high level of technical knowledge. That is why a global and open portal providing this information can make it easier to take this first step," IRENA explains.
Work in progress: IRENA's view of solar irradiation data at launch
By next year, IRENA hopes to include geo-thermal, bio-energy and marine energy in the datasets behind the map.
The agency is pleased with the progress of the summit, with China announcing its intention to join the agency. There are currently 104 member states, with a further 55 countries either applicants for membership or signatories to IRENA.
At launch, the agency notes, the map is incomplete: "In the build-up phase, the availability of data will vary from region to region depending on what has been made available to the initiative. There will also be variation in the temporal and spatial resolution of the available data", it states. ®


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Reviewed by Allison A. (age 9)
I think this book was very touching and frightening at the same time. I like the part when Lola goes to live with her uncle, because it showed that Lola still had someone that loved her. As I read I constantly felt frightened for Lola's safety. When I was reading this book I couldn't put it down! I was disappointed when I finished the book because I still wanted to keep reading!
I recommend this book to people ages 9-95 because it is too sad for kids 8 and under. I also recommend this book to people who are interested in the Holocaust. I hope you LOVE this book!!!!!!!!


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Genetic link for Ovarian Cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
Please can you tell me if there is a known genetic link for ovarian cancer? My daughter- in-law is concerned because her mother died with the disease. She lives in the UK. Is there any way of calculating the risk? As far as I know there have not been other affected family members.
Thank you in anticipation.
Christina S. Chu, MD, Assistant Professor of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, responds:
About 5-10% of ovarian cancer cases arise in families with multiple members affected by ovarian, breast, colon, or uterine cancer. In many of these families, cancer susceptibility appears to be an inherited genetic trait, passed down to succeeding generations in a dominant fashion.
Hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome is usually seen in families with a history of cancer affecting first- and second-degree relatives. Women from these families tend to develop breast and/or ovarian cancer at a young age, and breast cancer may occur in both breasts. A woman who develops both breast and ovarian cancer has a very high likelihood of carrying a hereditary cancer syndrome. About 80-90% of these cancers are caused by mutations in the BRCA1 gene, with mutations in the BRCA2 gene being linked to most of the remaining cases. Patients carrying mutations in BRCA 1 have a risk of breast and ovarian cancer that may be as high as 80% and 60%, respectively. Recent evidence has shown that patients with ovarian cancer associated with genetic mutations in BRCA1 may have a better prognosis.
Lynch II syndrome, or HNPCC, occurs in families with a combination of hereditary colon cancer and cancers of the ovary, breast, endometrium, and other gastrointestinal sites. This syndrome is a less common cause of ovarian cancer, accounting for only about 2% of familial cases.
In your sister-in-law's case, there is no simple way to calculate her risk of developing ovarian cancer. If she is concerned, I would recommend she seek out a cancer risk evaluation program in her area, or speak to her gynecologist. In genetic screening programs, trained genetic counselors take very detailed family histories to determine a patient's particular risk for carrying a genetic problem. If the risk is determined to be sufficiently high, a patient may elect to undergo testing for genetic mutations in genes associated with hereditary ovarian cancer.
OncoLink has joined forces with the National Colorectal Research Alliance to help their scientists study the risk factors associated with colorectal cancer and identify potential preventive and treatment therapies. You and your family may be interested in taking our survey. This confidential survey was developed by cancer experts as an interactive way to help our leading scientists study families with a history of colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancers.


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Someone I knows on the intornetty is selling his 1 year old PC, as I'm am quite the useless mug that can't haggle if my life depended on it I thought I would ask you guys if the following spec is worth the £600 he's initially asked for.
Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Bloomfield) (199)
Asus X58 Sabertooth TUF Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard (163)
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel (60)
Asus 1024MB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD5850 Dual DVI HDMI (220)
Antec P180 Silver Aluminium Super Miditower Case (80)
Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular SLI Compliant Power Supply (85)
The bracketed numbers are the current retail costs (apparently, I've not checked) and he's totalled up the bits to be just over £800 worth of kit in today's market. His initial £600 will also include the P&P, if the total he says is too much then what sort of figure do you guys think I should be aiming for?
No hdd's included as I've got enough to keep me going.
Any help would be much appreciated.


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The Associated Press
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Stocks dipped Thursday as investors locked in their positions at the end of the year.
While U.S. markets fell slightly, stocks are set to end 2010 on an upbeat note: The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average are both up 14 percent for the year, after dividends, thanks to record corporate profits. The Dow is back to levels last seen in August 2008, prior to the heat of the financial crisis, while the S&P might just eke out the best December in 20 years.
Some investors are taking the last week of the month to sell and notch their profits. Others are selling stocks or funds that have lost money in order to reap the tax benefits.
The Dow Jones industrial average was off 15.67 points, or 0.1 percent, to 11,569.7. The S&P 500 edged down 1.9, or 0.2 percent, to 1,257.88. The technology-focused Nasdaq composite index fell 3.95, or 0.2 percent, to 2,662.98.
Losses came across the market. Energy and telecommunications companies were the only ones among the 10 industry groups that make up the S&P index to post gains.
Alcoa Inc. rose 0.5 percent to $15.21 to lead the 30 stocks that make up the Dow. American Express had the largest loss, falling 0.8 percent to $42.51.
The week has been marked by thin trading. Thursday was considered by many to be the last trading day of note because even fewer traders are expected to show up on Friday, the last day of the year.
Investors received positive economic news. The Labor Department said that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to its lowest point in nearly 2½ years, a sign that the job market is slowly improving. Applications dropped by 34,000 to 388,000, the fewest since July 2008.
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for December showed that companies in the Midwest were faring better than analysts anticipated. The index, which surveys business conditions in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, came in with a reading of 68.6, up from 62.5 in the previous month. Economists had been expecting the index to drop to 61.
Home sales also fared well. The National Association of Realtors said the number of people who signed contracts to buy homes rose in November, the fourth increase since contract signings hit a low in June. Its index of sales agreements for previously occupied homes increased 3.5 percent.
However, with mortgage rates creeping up, investors worried over its effect on home sales. The average rate on 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week to 4.86 percent, the highest level in seven months.
U.S. Treasurys are also down slightly, which has led to a slight bump up in yields. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond rose to 3.37 percent, up from 3.35 at Wednesday's close.
Rising and falling shares were even on the New York Stock Exchange. Floor volume came to 507 million shares.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – New Mexico freshman attacker Niko Hansen stunned a packed Harder Stadium on Monday night by scoring a goal with 12 seconds remaining in regulation, giving the Lobos a road victory over UC Santa Barbara after the teams had battled to a goalless score line over the first 89 minutes of the match.
With 30 seconds remaining in the second half and the Gauchos (4-3-0) taking a goal kick, it looked as if the two teams were destined for overtime. However, New Mexico (4-2-1) was able to force a turnover and launched one last attack on the UCSB goal.
Moving swiftly towards goal, Hansen played a ball to the right of the box for teammate James Rogers, who shielded the ball from his marker momentarily before playing a ball back into the box for Hansen. In full stride, the Sacramento native took one touch then fired to the short side, narrowly beating UCSB keeper Josh McNeely.
UCSB's back line had done a nice job containing the speedy New Mexico offense up to that point, as the game winning goal was the Lobos first shot on frame for the entire match.
In the early stages of the match, UCSB had a clear advantage in scoring opportunities and possession. The Gauchos were able to earn a trio of corner kicks within the first half hour of the match, but couldn't convert chances from their service against a Northwestern defense that featured four backs standing 6-3 or taller.
Senior forward Goffin Boyoko got a clean look at goal in the 23rd minute, but New Mexico keeper Michael Lisch was up to the task for his only save of the game.
In the second half, the Gauchos were inches away from a goal after producing a number of chances off back-to-back corner kicks won in the 54th minute. Taking the latter kick, freshman midfielder Drew Murphy served a ball that found its way to the head of Charlie Miller, who provided headed goals for UCSB in each of the last two matches. The sophomore forward sent the ball goal-ward, but Lobos defender Kyle Venter drew the ire of many of the 3,147 fans in attendance with a goal line clearance that extinguished the Gauchos opportunity.
Senior forward Achille Campion, who was earlier today named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week, took what ended up as the Gauchos last shot in the 66th minute. After receiving a brilliant long ball from Murphy at the halfway line, the Paris native advanced down the left side before cutting back upon reaching the box and shooting towards goal, however his drive landed wide of the mark.
UCSB will look to bounce back on Friday night when they host west coast rival Stanford at Harder Stadium. That match will be broadcasted worldwide by NSCAA.tv. The first match for the Gauchos after Fall Quarter classes commences has produced some of the biggest crowds in NCAA history, including the 15,896 fans who packed the house to see Tim Vom Steeg's squad down the UCLA Bruins on Sep. 24, 2010. To make sure you don't miss out on this pivotal non-conference matchup, call 805.893.UCSB, visit the ticket office in the Intercollegiate Athletics building on campus, or buy here.
Another exciting season of Talk'n Gauchos debuts Tuesday, September 24 at 6 p.m. live from the Beachside Bar Café. The hour-long show, carried live by AM 1290 News Press Radio, is hosted by the Voice of the Gauchos, Gerry Fall, and covers Gaucho Athletics from A-Z.
Volleyball and soccer will be on the menu Tuesday, as Gerry will be joined live by men's soccer head coach Tim Vom Steeg and women's volleyball's Nicole Lantagne Welch.
To listen to Talk'n Gauchos online, click here.


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EEA Family Permit
You can apply for an EEA family permit to come to the UK if you're both:
- from outside the European Economic Area (EEA)
- the family member or 'extended' family member of an EEA national - check if you're eligible
There has been no change to the rights and status of EU nationals in the UK, and UK nationals in the EU, as a result of the referendum.
There are other ways you may be eligible, for example:
- with a 'derivative right of residence' - you're the carer of someone who has the right to be in the UK, the carer's child, or the child of an EEA national who previously worked in the UK
- under the 'Surinder Singh' judgement - you're the family member of a British citizen who has lived and worked in another EEA country
- with a 'retained right of residence' - you have the right to stay in the UK as the family member of an EEA national who has died, left the UK or is no longer your spouse or civil partner
You must be outside the UK to apply for an EEA family permit.
An EEA family permit is free.
What it does
An EEA family permit makes it easier and quicker to enter the UK. You might not get a boarding pass and could experience major delays without one.
You may be refused entry into the UK if you don't have an EEA family permit.
How long you can stay
An EEA family permit is valid for 6 months. You can leave and enter the UK as many times as you need within that time.
Stay after your EEA family permit expires
You can stay in the UK after your permit expires if you:
- are the family member of an EEA national
- qualify under the 'Surinder Singh' judgement
- have a retained right of residence
- have a derivative right of residence
You can apply for a residence card card or derivative residence card to confirm your right of residence. You don't have to apply but it will make it easier to prove your right to live and work in the UK.
'Extended' EEA family members
You must apply for a residence card if you're the 'extended' family member of an EEA national and want to stay in the UK after your EEA family permit has expired.


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Hi does anyone know of accomodation in Cape Hatteras which
a) is close to the kitespots
b) is one bedroom only, i.e. for myself and my partner, rather than a full house
c) rents for periods which do not start and end on a weekend, and possibly for 10 days rather than only a full one or two weeks
d) is nice and fairly priced???
Thanks! We are looking to go from around 24 June to 3 or 4 July.


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The political playing field changed dramatically this past fall thanks to a change in the state's campaign finance law.
Jay Surdukowski, an attorney with Sulloway & Hollis in Concord, took a look at how an opinion by the New Hampshire Attorney General that essentially allows individuals to contribute an unlimited amount to independent political organizations, giving rise to the New Hampshire super PAC. Surdukowski examined the issue in a recently edition of the NH Bar Journal.
Outside groups have always existed and had influence in elections, but before a Supreme Court decision last year, individuals could contribute no more than $5,000 to independent political groups. Now, individuals can contribute as much as they want to these so-called independent groups.
"It really sort of upends things and puts politics on its head in this state," Surdukowski said. "It fundamentally alters how campaigns are organized and paid for."
The proliferation of outside groups, specifically groups termed super PACs, made a big impact on elections last year. In fact, more than 80 percent of the money spent on the governor's race in New Hampshire last fall was spent by super PACs, as opposed to the candidates' campaigns themselves.
With elections every two years and the state holding a swing state status, residents should probably get used to super PAC influence.
In the record $23 million gubernatorial race last year, it was sort of a tale of two campaigns. On the one hand, Gov. Maggie Hassan benefited from Super PAC ads at a time when her own campaign coffers were running dry.
"These super PACs came in when she was running on fumes, and really defined [Ovide Lamontagne] right out of the box, painted him into the social conservative corner," Surdukowski said. "You try to define your enemy before you define yourself. She had no capacity to do that at that point. That was a lifesaver for her ... and I don't think Ovide ever recovered."
Lamontagne dealt with a different situation. In his case, super PACs spent heavily to bring Hassan down, but their ads were ineffective in many cases — and there was nothing he could do about it.
A big super PAC mailer criticized Hassan for not paying property taxes on a house she doesn't own.
Hassan and her family live in a home on the grounds of Phillips-Exeter Academy, where her husband is the principal. The school owns the home and the principal is required to live there.
"It just seems frustrating that that much money is coming in, and [if you're the candidate who is supposed to be benefiting from the ads] maybe you agree with the message, and maybe you don't," Surdukowski said.
Republican and Democratic PACs both spent about $8 million total in the gubernatorial race.
"There is a lot of anxiety on both sides of the aisle, about what that could mean," Surdukowski said. "In theory, could outside groups go and just buy a governorship or buy a Senate seat? If they really wanted to spend really big bucks, they could just completely swamp the fundraising."
Surdukowski noted in his article the first real super PAC influence in New Hampshire came from a somewhat unexpected place: New Hampshire Republicans for Freedom and Equality PAC.
The organization received an unprecedented $100,000 donation from Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund founder, mega-donor to President George W. Bush, Mitt Romney and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
"It's interesting to see who is playing and why," Surdukowski said.
The only stipulation in the new political world is that super PACs cannot coordinate with campaigns and vice-versa. What constitutes coordination is something that's likely to get a lot of attention. Surdukowski said it's a tricky area of the law.
"A lot of this is unchartered territory," Surdukowski said. "I think we should expect to see an evolution on what coordination means."


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Serves 4
Anjou pears are especially good for this recipe. Apples can also be substituted instead of pears. Try good cooking apples that will hold their shape such as Jonagold, Elstar, and Braeburn. Another possibility is to add some aromatic spices to the maple-lemon sauce, such as cinnamon, green cardamom, and real vanilla.
4-1/2 cups (1 L) water
3 tbs rose petals
4 succulent pears, cored and sliced into quarters
4 tbs pure maple syrup
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
2 tbs freshly pressed lemon juice
Cooking Instructions
1) Bring water and rose petals to a boil in a medium sized pot. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain. Pour rose petal water back into the pot. Add sliced pears, and bring to a boil again. Simmer very gently for 10 minutes. Take the pot off the heat, and leave for 10 minutes with a lid on. Remove pears from rose petal water and drain in a colander.
2) Mix maple syrup, extra virgin olive oil, and freshly pressed lemon juice thoroughly.
3) Arrange the poached pears in four shallow bowls. Drizzle with the maple-lemon sauce, and serve while still warm.


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This document briefly describes how to create useful bug reports for crashes of KDE applications.
(You can get a detailed document at How to create useful crash reports)
A crash or (system crash) in computing is a condition where a program (either an application or part of the operating system) stops performing its expected function and also stops responding to other parts of the system. More information at Wikipedia
A good crash report consists of two parts: a description of how to reproduce the crash and a backtrace of the crash. With any of those elements missing, it is very hard (if not impossible) for developers to tackle the problem.
A useful description should contain everything that you were doing prior to the crash. It should not just say "it crashed".
Examples: Did you click on a button, did you open a particular website or file which caused problems? These little details, which may look useless to you, may be useful for the developers, so just write them down.
A more insightful article on how to write good bug descriptions is available at this link, please read that before reporting bugs.
The KDE Platform version is an important detail that is often missing in bug reports.
If you do not know what KDE Platform version are you using, you can get it:
Qt: 4.6.0 KDE Development Platform: 4.4.0 kde4-config: 1.0
|The crash reporting assistant integrated in KDE 4.3 and later automatically includes the KDE version in your report.
For several applications it can be useful to have specific details inside the bug reports:
A backtrace basically describes what was happening inside the application when it crashed, in a way that developers may track down where the mess started. They may look meaningless to you, but they might actually contain a wealth of useful information.
|If you are providing a backtrace in a report which does not belong to you, consider that the report could be unrelated to your crash, even when the symptoms are the same. In such cases, just attach the backtrace as a file, so the bug triagers can check it and say if it is the same crash or not
To generate a new backtrace you need the application to crash again. This can be achieved repeating the same steps and situation that leaded to the original crash.
The application crashes and the KDE Crash Handler dialog appears
Screenshot of the KDE Crash Handler dialog


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Short report on the first Osmocom User Group meeting in Bavaria
It's already one week in the past, but I'm only now finding some time to report on the first Osmocom User Group meeting in Bavaria.
All-in-all, there were 6 people attending, some people already known in the community, but also two completely new faces, which is great.
Dieter gave us a tour of his large BTS equipment, including a Nokia Ultrasite and an Ericsson RBS 2206. We had an introduction round where the participants could get to know each other a bit. Finally, we spoke about a variety of topics, from OsmocomBB to SIMtrace, SIM/SAT/STK security, the CC32RS512 and of course OpenBSC and the sysmoBTS.
On the day after the meeting I also had the pleasure of attempting to get the RBS2206 working with OpenBSC. Unfortunately there was no success, but still a number of bugs in the OM2000 / RBS2000 code in OpenBSC that had been found and fixed.
I'd like to thank Dieter Spaar for organizing and hosting the event, taking care of the Bavarian sausage + cheese platter for lunch.


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Fetch is an alias for org.apache.nutch.fetcher.Fetcher
This fetcher uses a well-known model of one producer (a QueueFeeder) and many consumers (FetcherThread-s).
QueueFeeder reads input fetchlists and populates a set of FetchItemQueue-s, which hold FetchItem-s that describe the items to be fetched. There are as many queues as there are unique hosts, but at any given time the total number of fetch items in all queues is less than a fixed number (currently set to a multiple of the number of threads).
As items are consumed from the queues, the QueueFeeder continues to add new input items, so that their total count stays fixed (FetcherThread-s may also add new items to the queues e.g. as a results of redirection) - until all input items are exhausted, at which point the number of items in the queues begins to decrease. When this number reaches 0 fetcher will finish.
This fetcher implementation handles per-host blocking itself, instead of delegating this work to protocol-specific plugins. Each per-host queue handles its own "politeness" settings, such as the maximum number of concurrent requests and crawl delay between consecutive requests - and also a list of requests in progress, and the time the last request was finished. As FetcherThread-s ask for new items to be fetched, queues may return eligible items or null if for "politeness" reasons this host's queue is not yet ready.
If there are still unfetched items in the queues, but none of the items are ready, FetcherThread-s will spin-wait until either some items become available, or a timeout is reached (at which point the Fetcher will abort, assuming the task is hung).
Usage: bin/nutch fetch <segment> [-threads n] [-noParsing]
<segment>: This is the path to the previously generated segment directory we wish to fetch.
[-threads n]: This arguement invokes the number of threads we wish to work concurrently on fetching URLs in the desired segment e.g. the number of fetcher threads the fetcher should use. This is also determines the maximum number of requests that are made at once (each fetcher thread handles one connection).
[-noParsing]: If no arguement is passed this value is the default, as set in nutch-default.xml. This is the case due to errors which can occur when parsing segments. If parsing errors occur then the results of the whole fetching process can be corrupted. Note that parsing will only follow meta-redirects coming from the original URL.


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Government Lies..
The abuse of power.
America has had it's share of tragedies, lets just go ahead and get to the meat of the story. When people are elected to office they automatically think they know what is going on. They think they know what is best for the community are for the country, it does not matter. From over bearing tax load placed on the tax payer to corrupt officials. Who's fault is it? It is our fault, we have become complacent, thinking everything is okay, we now have a person who has our back, wanting what we want. This is were we become really stupid, they have control of our money, our property, our well being. Lets start with property, you forget to pay your taxes, guess what ,you can loose your home for penny's on the dollar. Eminent Domain. Fifth Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners. http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/eminent_domain . The law enforcement departments, well I think we all have seen Ferguson Missouri ,and the choking of a man in NYC by law enforcement, they have taken a sworn oath to uphold the United States Constitution.
The law enforcement community might have you believe that they have your back in a catastrophic situation, yea right. They will abuse the authority given to them by your local Mayor, Sheriff, maybe the state government depends on the nature of the incident. Personally I think all law enforcement personal should go through a mental evaluation every two years, on top of that they should also, have continual education on local and state laws, mandatory arms training every 6 months. But in reality it is up to all of us to monitor the politicians and the law enforcement personal. Now we have State governments giving local police departments military arms, tactical wear, armored vehicles, they say they need them, I say why? Why do you think you need all this protection against the American citizen? Your job as law enforcement is to Protect and Serve. If riots occur do you really think all this hardware is going to help? It did not help in Ferguson Missouri, rioting still occurred alone with looting. It was the store owners who had to protect there on stores, not law enforcement.
Local politicians do not have a the will or the guts to do the right thing ,how about this one. After the age of 60 you do not have to Pay Property tax, your home is just that your home, no Eminent Domain, nothing it is yours. Nope we can not do that, what if we want to put a Freeway, a Parks Bicycle lanes, are even a Casino, hey it happens everyday, what do we do. NOTHING, what can we do, who do we go to, first let me say this, Americans have become to soft, letting others do what they should be doing. We do not monitor our politicians our law enforcement agency's State Government or even our Federal Government. we are quick to say something when we have a be-heading, a mass shooting, or a bridge collapse. Does it help, is the question, do we really think that what we say has a bearing on what will get done? The politicians will say we do not have the funds, so we are going to have to create another tax, another war, another worthless bill. Yes it takes money, were is it, do you know I do not and neither does the State and Federal Government, no accountability.
The answer is for we as Americans is to get off the couch, start asking gather information, search the internet even attend the worthless meetings that your local government has, knowing they can go behind close doors to do as they wish. It is time for all Americans to start monitoring what is taking place in our community's and on the state and Federal level. first research your local and state candidate, is he or she who they say they are ? Most people will just Google, you have to go further than that, research is not just Goggling a person go to your local Newspaper ,Library, anywhere you can gather information you will be surprised in what you find, believe me not all politicians are squeaky clean.
Here are a few links you can use.
http://www.metagopher.com/ Powered by Google
http://searchdocs.net Document search.


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VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Sun managing editor Gordon Fisher returns to the West Coast next week to take the helm of Pacific Newspaper Group, the company that operates The Sun and The Province.
Fisher has been president of the National Post and has been overseeing eastern operations for the Postmedia Network.
Fisher said in an interview Monday he was not expecting to get the tap on the shoulder to move back out west, but is "really excited" by the prospect.
"These newspapers in Vancouver and their digital properties are enormous engines of this company and very important to this company," he said. "If we can get the business right in Vancouver, it's a really important thing for the Postmedia Network."
Fisher replaces outgoing president and publisher Kevin Bent, who is leaving the company to explore other opportunities.
"It was the right time to make a change," said Bent, adding that he hopes to be able to spend some time with his family — including his two-year-old twins — before embarking on the next chapter. He was not prepared to comment publicly on what his next move will be, but said there are a "couple of things" he is interested in pursuing.
Bent has served as PNG's president and publisher since 2006 and was previously the company's vice-president of sales.
The 2010 Olympics were the highlight of his time with the company because both The Sun and Province teams put together such strong packages in terms of news coverage, sales and marketing, Bent said.
He is happy with the company's appointment of Fisher as his successor.
"We think the same," he said. "His leadership will make the transition ... smoother and more seamless."
Fisher said his biggest challenge in Vancouver will be the fact that print advertising revenues are declining at "alarming" rates, calling this a "serious problem" for the business model.
"We rest all our hopes on the future and prosperity in the digital universe to build up subscription revenues ... but the truth is that those revenues don't match the declines," he said, noting that this is an industry-wide problem.
The remedy, he said, is to have the best content across all platforms.
"If the content we produce is brilliant, and you can only get it here, then we have a business," he said. "The next step, of course, is the revenue side. You have to take that great newspaper and those great websites and you have to monetize them."
Fisher, a native of Fort Macleod, Alta., got his first job in journalism as a sports writer for the Lethbridge Herald.


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A building Energy Star Rating of 86 out of 100 was achieved through efficiency upgrades to the base building mechanical systems. Compared to the average office building of the same size, energy savings translate into a reduction of the following pollutants: CO2 4,021,987 lbs/yr, Methane 173 lbs/yr, Nitrous Oxide 34 lbs/yr, SO2, 13,377 lbs/yr and Nitrogen Oxide 6,042 lbs/yr. New policies for monitoring and maintaining the building systems enable the Performance at this level is maintained with new policies for monitoring and maintaining the building systems.
The WWF Building was awarded the 2011 The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award in the Earth Category for the DC, Maryland and Virginia region. It recognizes the superior quality of our property management team and their dedication to providing excellent services to our building.
Composting coffee, filters, and tea bags diverts biodegradable waste from the landfill, reducing the volume of methane emitted into the atmosphere, and thereby reduces our footprint on Earth. Composting these materials also provides nutrients to the soil, which helps the land remain productive.
Water usage for exterior landscaping is reduced by over 95% with native and drought tolerant plantings and a green landscaping policy.
WWF's headquarters features a stunning 8-story, sky-lit atrium.
The green roof is the third largest green roof in DC and covers 27,750 square feet. There are 53,568 plants that cover 83% of the roof. The combination of 11 types of sedum species, specially formulated soil and a retention mat contribute to a 50% reduction in the amount of storm water that leaves the site (677,000 gallons/year).
The green roof reduces runoff which helps decrease the contaminants, downstream flooding and erosion that affect waterways. It also reduces heat because the surface is more reflective than a standard roof.
The green roof restores the ecological and aesthetic value of urban open space by providing green habitat and nesting areas for urban birds, butterflies and other insects.
Two solar panels, which use 10-15% less energy than traditional water heaters, provide solar water heating for all 8th floor occupants.
Water usage is reduced by over 20% through the installation of low flow fixtures such as faucets, shower heads, and dual flush toilets.
The building diverts over 90% of paper, glass, plastics, cardboard, metals, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs from landfills. Also, WWF uses MERV 13 HVAC air filters. In addition to producing better indoor air quality, these filters feature a low pressure drop which translates to more efficient use of energy.
All offices and common area restrooms are equipped with motion sensor lighting which reduces the building's total energy usage by 10%.
Renewable energy credits (REC) are purchased to cover 100% of the electricity used in the building. The credits come from 25% local wind and 75% national wind.
The eighth floor men's restroom is equipped with two waterless urinals. Each urinal saves between 20,000 to 45,000 gallons of water per year.
Each restroom is equipped with water saving fixtures. Each low-flow toilet saves 1.9 gallons of water with each flush.
The WWF headquarters includes 251,707 square feet of premium work habitat using FSC wood.
The building features a secure bike area and offers those tenants who bike to work a daily locker in the fitness center.
Reserved parking spaces are provided in the garage for tenants who carpool, drive hybrid vehicles and/or drive alternative fuel vehicles.
Low environmental impact cleaning includes chemical concentration dilution, training for cleaning staff, and equipment use that reduces indoor air quality impacts.
Entrance to the WWF headquarters on 24th Street in Washington, D.C.
WWF is a member of the Department of Energy's EV Everywhere Workplace Charging Challenge. Employees and visitors with plug-in electric vehicles can use one of eight dedicated parking spaces to charge their cars during the work day.
Home to World Wildlife Fund headquarters, the WWF building offers 251,707 square feet of premium work habitat. The quadruple LEED Platinum Certified building has a stunning 8-story, sky-lit atrium and the third largest green roof in Washington, DC.
WWF's U.S. headquarters was designed and built to conserve resources, limit waste and pollution, protect the environment, and make wise use of donated funds.


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Chris as you and i know with some people you just cant win , so just put it down to experience if it cost you a couple of bob its less life threatening than stress , keep in touch mate . JP . :cry: :angel: :huh: :cheers:
But I think good sellers like you (and Pip!) need to challenge the unfairness of the system! Remember, "all it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to remain silent"!
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"I did not …
"… I did not say this thing did not affect the CNET brand. I said that CBS was the brand that took the blame for what happened. Not disputing there was an effect on the CNET brand as a result of what happened. Nor are we saying we will just blink our eyes and act like this never happened. Just said we can get through it. " — CBSi President Jim Lanzone in internal message to CBSi staffers via Jim Romenesko, who has the latest on this increasingly toxic situation.
CBS Limits On CNET Editorial Independence Cause More Damage
A ham-fisted decision by CBS to force its tech news network CNET not to review devices that are part of active litigation looked bad when it emerged late last week. Now a new report from CNET competitor The Verge shows that the damage by CBS runs even deeper.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the Hopper was not simply an entrant in the Best of CES awards for the site: it actually was chosen as the winner of the "Best of Show" award (as voted by CNET's editorial staff).
When CBS corporate found out, The Verge says, orders were sent to the edit staff to revote. They attribute it directly to the office of CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, the same CBS exec who acquired CNET in 2008 for $1.8 billion and championed its value.
Moonves is also fiercely opposed to anything that strikes at the economics of CBS and the company is among those suing Dish over the family of ad-skipping DVRs that CNET's editorial review staff finds so appealing. Whoever thought it would look bad in court if CNET gave the newest Hopper the CES seal of approval as "Best in Show" had no clue how bad trying to stop it would look. In the immortal words of Julia Roberts, "Big mistake. Huge."
Fallout starts
The way CBS interceded in CNET editorial accomplished something other news orgs have been unable to do: convince veteran CNET reporter Greg Sandoval, who I know has been recruited often, to leave.
Hello all. Sad to report that I've resigned from CNET. I no longer have confidence that CBS is committed to editorial independence.
— Greg Sandoval (@sandoCNET) January 14, 2013
CNET wasn't honest about what occurred regarding Dish is unacceptable to me. We are supposed to be truth tellers.
— Greg Sandoval (@sandoCNET) January 14, 2013
Please know no one in News or Reviews editorial did anything wrong. I believe CNET's leaders are also honest but used poor judgement.
— Greg Sandoval (@sandoCNET) January 14, 2013
I am not disgruntled. CBS and CNET were great to me. I just want to be known as an honest reporter. Thanks everyone for reading me.
— Greg Sandoval (@sandoCNET) January 14, 2013
This specific event doesn't reflect badly on any of the reporters at CNET. But now that CBS execs have shown how willing they are to reach in and twist CNET editorial, Greg is right to realize that anything and everything can start to seem suspect. That doesn't mean I think less of the reporters and editors who stay but I understand why he feels the need to go.
More to come.
Pushed by CBS, CNET Drops Dish Hopper From CES Awards
My first reaction when I heard CBS banned the Dish Hopper with Sling from the CNET Best of CES awards was it has to be a mistake.
Crazy: CNET can't review Dish products any more because CBS doesn't like commercial skipping. ces.cnet.com/2731-34437_1-2…
— saschasegan (@saschasegan) January 10, 2013
Unfortunately, it's true — and yes, it is a mistake. It may be legally pragmatic to avoid giving the opposition in a lawsuit homemade ammunition but the CBS corporate decision to ban reviews of products it is in litigation over may do more lasting damage.
CBS and other programmers concerned by the potential economic impact of the "record anything, watch everywhere with easy ad skipping" technology used in the Dish Hopper are suing over the device and the concept. That's going on at the corporate level. At CNET, litigation like that is a running news story, the kind you try to be objective about and post with the right disclosures to make sure your readers get the news and info they need.
CNET, which has a near-impeccable reputation for independent reviews, reviewed the device and liked it so much that it wound up as a finalist for a 2013 Best of CES award. The review, with the headline "Dish Hopper with Sling: HD DVR almost has it all," is still up but the device was yanked from the awards lineup. The review and the awards page have this statement now at the bottom:
The Dish Hopper with Sling was removed from consideration for the Best of CES 2013 awards due to active litigation involving our parent company CBS Corp. We will no longer be reviewing products manufactured by companies with which we are in litigation with respect to such product.
That's the same statement I got from CNET PR when I asked about the decision. The statement stresses reviews, separating that aspect of CNET from news coverage. There's no editor's note on the Dish press conference post from CES.
It's a legalistic sleight of hand that doesn't really work. Instead, CBS undermined CNET's credibility and diminished one of the tech news site's marquee events by trying to avoid a positive note for Dish that could show up in court.
Meanwhile, Dish gets to brag about the device and take a jab at CBS at the same time via a press release about the disappointment. Dish frames its argument for the Hopper and similar battles with programmers as Dish=consumer. This statement from the release is a shining example:
"We are saddened that CNET's staff is being denied its editorial independence because of CBS' heavy-handed tactics. This action has nothing to do with the merits of our new product. Hopper with Sling is all about consumer choice and control over the TV experience. That CBS, which owns CNET.com, would censor that message is insulting to consumers.
DISH is not afraid to stand up for consumer rights and we think that Hopper with Sling will do well, despite the network's questionable actions."
This isn't just about Dish. It covers reviews of products from any company CBS is suing or is being sued by. For instance, this new CBS-mandated policy would block reviews of products from Barry Diller-backed Aereo, the over-the-air-to-broadband streaming video service CBS and other networks.
Bigger issue is @cnet saying at end will no longer review products by those who might litigate against CBS cnet.co/XTdFdM
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) January 10, 2013
It's actually limited to active litigation so might not happen often but unless CBS finds a way to walk this back, it will continue to erode CNET's credibility and authority.


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