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Indian MSO Digicable Now With Over 1 Million Digitized Pay-TV Subs Securing Growth With Conax Contego Plus(TM) Upgrade
Digicable Upgrading to Conax Contego Plus(TM) Conditional Access Solution for Securing the Pan-Indian MSO's Pay-TV Content and Operational Roadmap
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Jan. 16, 2013 12:36 AM
DELHI, INDIA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/16/13 -- Conax, global provider of leading solutions for securing multi-device and digital TV services, announced today that customer Digicable, Asia's first 500 channel digital services provider, is upgrading to the Conax Contego Plus content security solution. Not only has the pan-Indian MSO already achieved one million digitized subscribers, but has also recently contracted an additional 600.000 secure client devices from Conax to meet expansion and pay-TV growth demands of the many regions the MSO serves cross-India. The Conax Contego Plus upgrade is providing Digicable with a future-oriented, secure solution that supports advanced, flexible, interactive on-demand services enabling a bouquet of rich features, viewing options and services for subscribers, while ensure Digicable content revenues are secure.
The new solution, complimented by the advisory role provided by Conax, will help position and secure the company's roadmap moving into the future. The Conax Contego Plus offers comprehensive support for key features including Subscription, Pairing, Fingerprinting, Messaging, DRM control and Pay-per-View, Video on Demand and an option for centralized CAS. As consumer demands grow, deployment of the Conax Contego solution will enable Digicable with easy upgrade and smooth transition to additional advanced services such as multiscreen viewing and over-the-top offerings provided by the highly flexible OTT and pre-integrated multiscreen solutions available from Conax.
-Asif Khan, CTO, Digicable, "We are very pleased with the personal level of 24/7 operational service and integrity provided by Conax and are highly confident that Contego Plus will play a strong role in positioning Digicable into the future. Conax offers an excellent security record, flexible solutions and provides a forward-thinking policy towards partners, allowing us to select from a wide range of Conax security-certified devices and vendors that best suit our operational needs."
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AXIS 211A Network Camera
Professional video with two-way audio over networks
Discontinued product. Online support only.Please see the support documentation for further information.
Recommended replacement: AXIS P1343
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- Varifocal DC-iris lens for outdoor light conditions
- Power over Ethernet
- Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4
- Two-way audio support
Professional video with two-way audio over IP networks
The AXIS 211A Network Camera is a professional network camera that lets remote users see, hear and speak over IP networks. It is an ideal choice for securing offices, shops and other facilities such as schools, university campuses and prisons.
Integrated audio support
With a built-in microphone and the ability to connect to external speakers, the AXIS 211A enables remote users to not only view, but also listen in on an area and communicate orders or requests to visitors or intruders.
Power over Ethernet
The AXIS 211A reduces cabling requirements and installation costs with its built-in support for audio and Power over Ethernet, enabling power to the camera and two-way audio to be delivered through the same network cable.
System overview
Cabling requirements and installation costs are reduced by the built-in support for Power over Ethernet and audio, enabling power to the AXIS 211A Network Camera and two-way audio to be delivered over the network.
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Following record droughts across the United States the benefits of the ethanol subsidy were once again hotly debated and biofuels in general found themselves generating quite a few unflattering headlines.
The latest numbers from the USDA firm up the outlook for this year's corn crop, and the final numbers may not be as bad as some feared.
Calls are growing to suspend the federal ethanol production mandate next year, as the worst drought in more than half a century has devastated the corn crop in the U.S. The question is whether a waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard will actually bring down sky-high corn prices.
The extreme heat wilting crop harvests across the U.S. is exerting a "big" toll on input prices, the chief executive of Sunny Delight told CNBC Wednesday, issuing a call for the government to suspend mandates that divert corn into biofuels.
As a result of a Congressional mandate passed in 2005 and expanded in 2007, over 40 percent of this year's greatly depleted corn crop will be diverted from food and livestock, and instead be sold at the gas pump. We are trading our precious, fertile acres of farmland for a small dent in our oil usage. We are prioritizing our goal to reduce oil dependence over providing food to people.
Green Plains Renewable Energy CEO Todd Becker talks about the challenges facing the ethanol industry.
The chief executives of the Big Three auto makers told President Bush they will work with the administration to cut oil consumption by 20% over the next ten years, CNBC's Scott Cohn reported.
John Quealy, vice president and energy technology analyst at Canaccord Adams, told CNBC's "Power Lunch" that the immediate outlook for corn-based ethanol stocks is weak. "We think the risk/reward for corn ethanol is relatively flat given where food prices are right now per bushel as well as ethanol prices per gallon," he said.
Chief Execs of the Big Three automakers headed to the White House today to discuss the latest advances in alternative fuel technology with President Bush. Their focus: Bush's support for alternative fuel vehicles and his plan to cut gas consumption by 20% in ten years.
Biofuels are fine -- but people still have to eat. Two analysts joined "Morning Call" to discuss investing in commodities through traditional as well as trendy strategies.
They both get up at the crack of dawn but what else do farmers and hedge fund managers have in common? Well, they'll both be closely watching the USDA crop report tomorrow, which will tell how many acres of corn and soybeans farmers expect to plant this season. Considering corn prices have soared 77% in the last year, how can you make money in the "farmer's market?"
Watch the sunrise for 10 years -- and you just might make a fortune. So says Tim Guinness, manager of the Guinness Atkinson Global Energy Fund -- and as of a year ago, manager of the firm's new Alternative Energy Fund.
See what analysts had to say today about the market on CNBC.
Cramer's new book, Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich, was written for one reason: to layout 20 important rules that help individual investors beat the big institutional money managers on the Street. Tonight, we highlight five just for you.
Sen. John Thune told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that expansion of cellulosic ethanol will ease dependence on corn-based ethanol and help lessen the nation's dependence on foreign oil, especially from the Middle East."We've gotten very good at corn-based ethanol and it's been a very successful story here in South Dakota and across the Midwest," Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said Wednesday. "Cellulosic ethanol should expand dramatically the number of states that can participate in producing renewable energy."
Corn may get all the press, but "the other ethanol" -- sugar -- is just one of the alternatives recommended by Jim Bower and Jeanette Young. The two traders joined "Power Lunch" to tout the "soft commodities" they favor. Young, an independent orange trader at the New York Board of Trade, "particularly" likes coffee. She told CNBC's Sue Herera that she is "thinking about" the approaching South American winter; as long as coffee doesn't drop below $108.30, she'll be bullish.
Timothy Ramey, senior research analyst at D.A. Davidson & Co., told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that the Tyson Foods-ConocoPhillips deal to produce biodiesel from animal fat will plump Tyson's bottom line.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leader of the continent's largest economy who has moved closer to U.S. President George W. Bush over ethanol output, swiped at Hugo Chavez, rejecting his fellow leftist's criticism of their plan.
Take a visit to BioTown, USA, find out what toymaker Mattel is doing and hear why Corporate America is going green for the wrong reasons.
A new study says that ethanol may do more harm than good. On "Morning Call," the study's author, Mark Jacobson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, joined Brooke Coleman, director of the Renewable Energy Action Project, to debate whether ethanol could be more harmful to your health and to the planet than gasoline.


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Yesterday was their first time in the sprinkler for this year...
...ella acted as if she'd ran through it before... anything to keep up with her big brothers...
Chase lost his two front teeth...bring on the chicklets!
Today was the boys' last day of school! These two are 2nd & 3rd graders! Yikes!
I took up running again and am doing my first 5k walk/run on Saturday...
{My only goal is to cross the finish line.}
And with suppers like this made by my personal chef {hubby}...I have to do something!
Hope the beginning of Summer is looking great for you all!
I'll be back later this week with something exciting to share!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
{what's been goin on...
Posted by meganklauer at 6:13 PM
5 comments:
- Mandie said...
ohm my gosh. that 1st pic of ella is STUNNING! love the bw bathing suit one too! FABBULOUS! good luck on saturday! you can do it! :D
- May 31, 2011 at 8:39 PM
- The Grissoms' Page said...
Wasn't Monday's weather awesome!! Great pics -- and again, GOOD LUCK at your 5K -- you'll do great!!
- June 1, 2011 at 4:39 AM
- Amy Coose said...
She is getting so big! I can't get over how gorgeous those kiddos are. Your pics are great, as always, and good luck on your 5k...you'll do awesome!
- June 1, 2011 at 5:17 AM
- Sarah Mullanix said...
Oh wow, what adorable and fantastic photos!!!! Oh your kids are so lucky to already be out of school, we still have another 5 days here...here's to an awesome summer!! :)
- June 1, 2011 at 12:23 PM
- Jennifer Chapin said...
Haha! Ella's chunky legs are too cute in that swimsuit! We just bought a new pool at target this past weekend, hoping to break it in this Saturday or Sunday!
- June 1, 2011 at 6:53 PM
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The Lady Bisons enter the 2010 season with a lot of changes. Sixteen freshmen have joined the program. With the top nine women returning from last year, the Lady Bisons are young, talented and have the most depth in program history.
The returners for 2010 are led by Ashley Lehman (JR-Blacksburg, Va.), Amanda Twigg (SO-Cumberland, Md.), Shelby Marvel (SO-Ashland City, Tenn.), Catherine Beals (JR-Glasgow, Ky.), Louisa Van Batavia (JR-Burns, Ore.) and senior captains Jenny Randolph (SR-Knoxville, Tenn.) and Caitlin Anderson (SR-Franklin, Tenn.).
"Our returners are excited for the season and worked hard this summer," Taylor said. "I know they were motivated by the desire to continue the steady progression we have been making each year. And with a large freshmen class coming in, they saw the opportunity we have as a team, and they wanted to be in the top group this year."
A class of 16 freshmen is the largest in the history of the women's program at Lipscomb. The freshman class is also diverse, with women representing eleven different states, coming from as far away as Hawaii, California, Wyoming and Washington state, and as close as Nashville.
"We needed to increase our talent and depth this year, and we have accomplished both with this class," Taylor said. "I inherited a team of nine women when I arrived at Lipscomb three years ago. We brought in almost double that just with freshmen this year and now we have a women's team of 28.
"Even better though, the women have amazing character and are super nice and supportive. By the end of the first day of our training camp you would have thought the whole team had been together and been great friends for years."
In addition to talent Taylor seeks out athletes who also possess strong character and upbeat personalities, but it is always a concern as to how to make so many individuals work as a team.
"I was nervous about how a team of 27 or 28 would mesh," Taylor said. "I've never coached a women's team this big. It has been terrific though and our size is actually an advantage in terms of team environment. This is one of the nicest teams in the nation, and they want to be good. It's going to be a very fun year."
Early leaders from the freshman class are Dani Walker (FR-Wichita, Kan.), Tessa Hoefle (FR-Winnebago, Ill.), and Alex Newby (FR-Knoxville, Tenn.).
"In our time trial Dani, Tessa and Alex were up front," Taylor said. "They looked amazing. All three can become top D-I runners. But anyone can be up there at any time and we have already seen many different women up with the front group in various practices. I think it is really an issue of maturity, confidence, belief and desire. We are going to have a lot of women, returners and freshmen, that 'figure it out' throughout this season.
"I wouldn't dare predict who our top seven will be at the end of this season. The door is wide open for whoever wants it the most, and there will be some surprises before this season is done."
While the Bison women face change in the form of addition, the Bison men face change in the form of subtraction. The men added four freshmen to the team, and lost four. Most notable among the losses is two-time XC All-Atlantic Sun runner Ryan Chastain, who also won three track conference titles and broke 13 Lipscomb school records.
"Our men's team has a ton of potential this year, but they need to find their identity without Ryan," Taylor said. "Ryan was a true number one runner. He was the guy you could count on to be up in the front in every race. "
Taylor has not found a replacement for Chastain at this stage of the preseason.
"We don't need a replacement for Ryan to be a terrific team," Taylor said. "Last year's team had no less than five freshmen in the top seven in every race. So our success this year will be dependent on how quickly our young runners have improved and how much they are willing to race for each other and with each other. Without a true number one yet, you have to have a strong group that is right there not far from where Ryan would have been. We definitely have the ability to do that.
"This men's team has the opportunity to be the best Lipscomb men's team ever, and much better than last year's team. To do that, they must be focused and driven. It's only going to come through hard work and teamwork. As this season progresses we will see if enough of them are willing to pay the price to take that next step."
Top returners for the men in 2010 are Isaiah Greer (SO-Johnson City, Tenn.), Mike Yang (SO-Oceanside, N.Y.), Tim Muller (SO-Denver, Colo.), Geoff Musick (SO-Nashville, Tenn.), Ashton Fisher (SO-Ellsworth, Mich.), Hunter Hethcoat (JR-Franklin, Tenn.) and team captains Benton Reed (JR-Scottsboro, Ala.) and Jonathan Williams (SR-Knoxville, Tenn.).
The Belmont Opener is the traditional first meet for the Bisons and Lady Bisons. The Vaughn's Gap course in Percy Warner Park serves as a home course for three Nashville universities and is often used for high school and community meets as well.
"It's a deceptively challenging course," Taylor said. "It doesn't look that tough when you first drive up and park, but there are significant hills in the parts you can't see at first, and when you run on it you know it's not easy. So it's a good early season challenge for us to get see where we are to begin the year.
"In the end though, it's just the first race and we have a lot of work ahead of us. It's a starting point that we will build upon and learn from. It will be fun to get out there and race though. We want to get this season started!"
The women will race 4000m at 5:30 p.m. The men will follow with a 5000m race at 6 p.m.


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It's official. The research hours at the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul are being expanded to include Tuesday morning. Now the Tuesday hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. beginning this fall. Wednesday - Saturday hours remain 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hours are also being expanded at several historic sites.
Other research changes are afoot at MHS, too. Reader and printer repair and cleaning, perhaps? More accessible outlets for plugging in computers in both rooms? Fingers crossed! I hate crawling around on the floor to plug in my computer when the row of accessible plugs is filled in the Hubbs Room.
Thank you, Minnesota Legislature and all who championed this change.
Read the full press release here.
16 July 2013
Minnsota Historical Society adds Tuesday morning research hours
Posted by Paula Stuart-Warren at 6:00 PM
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This is great news! Now I hope they will modernize their copy services like Wisconsin Stare Historical Society has. Allow PDF copies to flash drive, etc. Free! And saves trees.
- 16 July, 2013 23:28
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markox needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 14 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
We are looking for a professional yet current design for our Google Maps-powered website. The website will allow visitors to find server co-location providers in their area. The design should appeal to business and tech-savvy customers.
This is a new website being built serve as a directory/index of Co-location providers in the United States. We plan to use Google Maps as one of the key navigational elements for presenting providers on the website.
Target audience:small to medium size businesses. A higher percentage of the users of the site are tech-savvy but the site should also appeal to professionals in the industry.
Purpose of site:
Many tech and web businesses need co-location which allows them to put their servers in datacenters. The ColocationMap.com website will let visitors quickly find co-location providers based on geographic area, and show key features and specifications of each provider.
Here are examples of Providers that will be listed on the site:
Currently we have wireframes of the homepage and the provider detail page. Please provide designs for both pages.
We currently do not have a logo. If you want to go the extra mile and create a quick logo for the header that would be great.
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Andrew Rankine wrote:I have been looking at this thread, seeing what people were saying. I'm hearing shorter, longer, whatever... What I think would be useful is actual examples of ice axe length, and height for reference. For example, I am 6 ft (182 cm), and have a pair of 50 cm axes (for steeper terrain), and an 80 cm axe (for general use).
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DrGranola wrote:I'm 5' 11" and I have a 75cm for general use that works well for up to 45* slopes. I have used it on steeper terrain, but I wanted a shorter axe and will be getting one when the time for it comes. I'm usually told that 75cm is a little long for my size, but I think it's just fine and dandy. The spike of my ax hangs about 1" above the ground with my arm fully extended. I was going to get the 65cm, but when I got to REI they were sold out and the 75cm was on sale.
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Sunny Buns wrote:I'm 6'-0" tall and I use a 32.5" axe (82.5 cm). I don't do much high angle climbing and the long axe is a good walking cane.
On a multi-day trip I prefer to carry the axe in my hand rather than add weight to an already heavy backpack, and the long axe will support itsself between steps.
On steep terrain it does get to be a long reach to be able to stab it into the snow, but those times are fairly rare on the snow slog climbs I do. It's worked fine now since I bought it in ~ 1990. It's a Stubai Superleicht.
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Cloud Computing Basics
Target groups
The following basic information is relevant to all target groups.
What is Cloud Computing?
So far, no generally applicable definition for the term cloud computing has gained acceptance. In publications or speeches, definitions are frequently used that are similar in most cases, but which still vary again and again. A definition which is mostly used among experts is the definition of the US-American standardisation centre NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). This definition is also used by the ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency):
"Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computer resources (e.g. networks, servers, storage systems, applications and services) that can be provisioned rapidly and released with minimum management effort or service provider interaction."
According to the NIST definition, a cloud service is characterised by the following five characteristics:
- On-Demand Self-Service: The resources (e.g. computing power, storage) are provisioned automatically without any interaction with the service provider.
- Broad Network Access: The services are available with standard mechanisms via the network and are not bound to a specific client.
- Resource Pooling: The resources of the provider are available in a pool which many users can draw on (multi-tenant model). The users do not know where the resources are, but can agree the storage location, such as region, country or computer centre by contract.
- Rapid Elasticity: The services can be provided rapidly and elastically, in some cases also automatically. From the user's point of view, the resources thus seem to be infinite.
- Measured Services: The utilisation of resources can be measured and monitored and the cloud users may be provisioned adequately.
This definition reflects the vision of cloud computing, but one should abstain from seeing the individual aspects dogmatically. In case of private clouds, for example, ubiquitous availability might not be sought for at all.
According to the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), cloud computing has also the following characteristics in addition to the elasticity and the self-service mentioned above:
- A service-oriented architecture (SOA) is one of the basic prerequisites for cloud computing. The cloud services are usually offered via a so-called REST-API.
- In a cloud environment, many users share the jointly used resources, which means that the cloud environment must be multi-client capable.
- Only the resources actually used are paid for (pay-per-use model), but there may also be flat-rate models.
Definition of Terms
To ensure that a uniform basis is available for all future work related to cloud computing, the BSI has specified the following definition for the term "cloud computing":
Cloud computing is understood as offering, using, and billing IT services dynamically adapted to the requirements, via a network. Here, these services are only offered and used by means of defined technical interfaces and logs. The range of the services offered within the cloud computing framework covers the entire spectrum of information technology and, among other things, includes infrastructure (e.g. computing power, storage space), platforms and software.
What Distinguishes a Public Cloud from a Private Cloud?
NIST differentiates between four deployment models:
- In a private cloud, the cloud infrastructure is only operated for one organisation. It can be organised and managed by the organisation or a third party and can be located in the computer centre of the organisation or a third-party organisation.
- The term public cloud is used if cloud services may be used by the general public or a large group, such as an entire industry, and the services are made available by one provider.
- Within a community cloud, the infrastructure is shared by several organisations with similar interests. Such a cloud may be operated by one of these organisations or a third party.
- If several cloudinfrastructures, each of which is independent, are used jointly via standardised interfaces, this is referred to as a hybrid cloud.
The definitions above, however, do no cover all versions of cloud offers, which results in additional definitions such as "virtual private cloud" etc.
Which Different Service Models are Offered in Cloud Computing?
In general, a distinction can be made between three different categories of service models:
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
In the case of IaaS, IT resources such as computing power, data storage devices or networks are offered as a service. A cloud customer purchases these virtualised and highly standardised services and builds their own services for internal or external use. For example, a cloud user may rent computing power, memory and data storage devices and run an operating system with applications of their choice on it.
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
A PaaS provider makes an entire infrastructure available and, on the platform, offers the customer standardised interfaces which are used by services of the customer. For example, the platform can provide multi-client capability, scalability, access control, database accesses etc. as a service. The customer has no access to the underlying layers (operating system, hardware), but is able to run its own applications on the platform, for the development of which the cloud service provider (CSP) usually offers their own tools.
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
This category includes all offers of applications meeting the criteria of cloud computing. There are no limits to the range of offers. Examples include contact data management, financial accounting, word processing or collaboration applications.
The term "as a service" is also used for a number of additional offers, such as for Security as a Service, BP as a Service (Business Process), Storage as a Service, so that frequently "XaaS" is talked about, i.e. "something as a service". Most of these offers can be assigned at least roughly to one of the categories above.
The service models also differ in the customer's influence on the security of the offered services. In case of IaaS, the customer has full control of the IT system from the operating system upwards, since everything is operated within their sphere of responsibility. In case of PaaS, the customer only has control of their applications that run on the platform and, in case of SaaS, the customer practically hands over the entire control to the CSP.
What Distinguishes Cloud Computing from Conventional IT Outsourcing?
For outsourcing, work, production or business processes of an organisation are outsourced completely or partially to external service providers. This is an established part of organisation strategies today. In most cases, conventional IT outsourcing is designed so that the complete infrastructure rented is used exclusively by a single customer (single-tenant architecture) even if outsourcing providers usually have several customers. Moreover, outsourcing contracts are most often concluded over longer contract periods.
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Hamilton Township, NJ- The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) welcomed its newest Commissioner Wednesday February 6, 2013 as Peter C. Elco was sworn into office at SJTA Administrative offices at the Farley Service Plaza. He replaces longtime Commissioner Louis Toscano, who recently resigned.
Mr.Elco served as the mayor of Absecon City in Atlantic County for 24 years and a City councilman for eight years. He also served on the Absecon Planning Board, the Municipal Alliance, the N.J. League of Municipalities, the Atlantic County Mayors Association, the Absecon Board of Education and many other civic organizations.
Mr. Elco retired after 33 years as a teacher at Holy Spirit High School in 2005 and most recently served on the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA) as the Intergovernmental Relations and Foundation Director, leaving that post in 2011.
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A new exhibit of photographs by Brianna Johnson opens this weekend at Pearls of the Antilles (3716 Central SE) with a party featuring live poetry and drumming. Pearls is a pan-African artist collective that recently opened at the east end of Nob Hill. Rock your little world at the reception this Friday, August 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. Runs through August 31. 315-5341.
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Dead Poet's Society
Ainadamar at the Santa Fe Opera
At its finest, the reality portrayed in opera is a hyperreality. Plucking out the most dramatic, the funniest, the most extreme moments in life, opera pins these events to the velvet, expanding them, drawing them out, embellishing them, digging into their weird emotional heart until their most profound elements are so intense they'll make you dizzy. In this way, the best opera productions become less about momentous events than about the unruly emotions that boil up in reaction to those events. This, I suspect, is why people attend opera in the first place—for the shot of adrenaline you get from being exposed to this kind of emotional vertigo.
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Craig Lucas' enthrallingly warped play Reckless follows a woman named Rachel as she meets a series of strange challenges with unwavering optimism, continually searching for answers to some of life's most difficult questions. Ashleigh Hile, who is independently producing and directing the performance, says, "I fell in love with the play and I just wanted to go ahead and get it produced right now." And that's exactly what she did. Catch it now. It's running for one weekend only. $6 general, $5 students/seniors. Performances will be held on Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 7, at 2 p.m. at the Cell (700 First Street). For more info, call 270-9605.
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A small group of art supporters in Albuquerque weren't about to let the 15-year tradition of showcasing Albuquerque's contemporary art die. Instead, they're carrying on with the 16th annual juried exhibition that was once hosted by the now defunct Magnífico. Aptly retitled Transitions and presented by the Harwood Art Center, this year's exhibit will be housed at 516 Central SW, the old Magnífico art space. It features 38 pieces by 27 local artists selected from more than 240 entries. Laura Steward Heon, incoming executive director of SITE Santa Fe, juried the show. She says the exhibit, which includes many surreal images, could be called Desert Dada. Come get your Dada on at the Saturday night opening featuring live gypsy jazz music from the Duke City Hot Club from 7 to 9 p.m. Transitions runs through September 17. For more information, call 883-9126 or go to contemporaryalbuquerque.com.
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The Clumsiest People in Europe: Or, Mrs. Mortimer's Bad-tempered Guide to the Victorian World
In today's world, where multiculturalism and political correctness reign, one wouldn't expect to see a book declaring that the Irish are drunks, Mexicans are lazy and Jews are greedy. Yet The Clumsiest People in Europe is just such a book. One of its authors, Mrs. Favell Lee Mortimer, was a profoundly unhappy woman with very little good to say about anyone outside of England. But it's the research of the other author, Todd Pruzan, that makes The Clumsiest People in Europe an enlightening look at how Mrs. Mortimer, a long-forgotten Victorian writer, may have established in our forefathers' minds some of the ethnic and cultural stereotypes still perpetuated today.
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Hardboiled & Hard Luck
From the beginning, Banana Yoshimoto has been eerily preoccupied with loss and slumber. Her blockbuster debut novel, Kitchen, which sold 2 million copies in Japan, conjured a Tokyo college student mourning the death of her grandmother. Other books explored suicide (NP), the premature death of a sibling (Amrita), comas (Asleep) and the plangent briefness of youthful friendship (Goodbye Tsugumi). It would be wrong to place Yoshimoto alongside some creature of the night like Stephen King. Still, it would be unwise to press a Yoshimoto novel upon a depressive in December.


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Adding Entrepreneurial Value
Bradley's first Entrepreneur-in-Residence Charles Spungen stands with Dr. Gerald Hills, professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Turner School, left, and Dr. Stacey Robertson, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
By Emily Laidley '13
March 27, 2013
Too often a liberal arts education is viewed as too theoretical to work in the straightforward world of business. But Charles Spungen, a successful entrepreneur in manufacturing, is proof that liberal arts and entrepreneurship have a common foundation.
Spungen came to campus as Bradley's first Entrepreneur-in-Residence, a joint effort by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Robert & Carolyn Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During his three-day visit last week, Spungen spoke to individual classes, hosted office hours to answer students' questions about what it takes to be an entrepreneur and gave a campus-wide lecture entitled "Liberal Arts and Entrepreneurship."
Spungen identified "added value" as the major benefit of a liberal arts education to a person in business.
"Liberal arts students, in particular, excel at understanding how their ideas fit into a larger context," he said, "and they seem to lack the self-censorship that steers people away from indulging themselves in larger, value-adding ideas."
Value-adding ideas are, in a business context, those that create activities or products for which customers are willing to pay. Although altering or re-inventing the way a company operates can be unpredictable, Spungen said entrepreneurs must take calculated risks in order to reap a reward.
"To be an entrepreneur, first and foremost, you have to be committed to doing something that adds value," he said.
Spungen earned both a bachelor's and master's degree in geography before working for the federal government as an intelligence analyst. He later developed a successful manufacturing business for hydraulic components and self-lubricated bearings, which led to the creation of one of the most advanced manufacturing plants in the country.
Dr. Steven Dolins, department chair of computer science and information systems, arranged for Spungen's visit because of his educational background, varied experience and entrepreneurial success. Dolins said Spungen understands the value of the critical thinking and problem-solving skills gained through an LAS education and encourages students to become experts in their chosen fields.
Wes Enz, a senior international studies major, was one of the students who met with Mr. Spungen and said the encounter directed him to focus on his career after graduation.
"We discussed a variety of graduate school options and the individual attention helped me more clearly define the steps I need to take to prepare for my desired career path," Enz said. "The LAS Entrepreneur-in-Residence program is one more example of Bradley's commitment to working collaboratively to provide students with the best possible learning experiences."
During his talk, Mr. Spungen underscored how, for liberal arts students, it's unlikely entrepreneurial ideas will spring fully formed from a subject or class. That's why they should keep an open mind to the world around them and beyond their classrooms.
"[I]t doesn't matter so much whether you study science, history, psychology, or English. It's not what you learn in a liberal arts institute, it's rather the act of engaging in scholarship itself [that] often opens your mind to possibilities that add value as an entrepreneur," he said.


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This is the second module in the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) Project Suite curriculum. Each activity is self-directed by students or student teams and uses online videos, data from the SDO satellite and hands-on activities to explore, research... (View More) and build knowledge about how and why studying the Sun's electromagnetic energy and magnetic fields help scientists better understand the Sun's activity and space weather. Students build knowledge and vocabulary, apply or demonstrate learning through real world connections and create resources to use in investigations. Both a teacher and student guide is included with sequential instructions and embedded links to the needed videos, tutorials and internet resources. In Activity 2A: The Sun and the EM Spectrum students learn how SDO uses key parts of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) to research regions of the Sun, create an interactive foldable to describe the different wavebands of the EMS, then use real-time SDO image data and the Helioviewer online tool to explore the Sun's regional activity. Tutorials for using Helioviewer and making the EMS foldable are included. Activity 2B: Solar activity and Magnetism has students use information in online videos and slide presentations to demonstrate concepts of magnetism and the relationship between the Sun's variable magnetic fields and sunspots. Activity 3B: Solar Research in Action! Build a Spectroscope has students create a spectroscope to observe the different wavebands of visible light, demonstrate how the Sun emits varying EMS energies, and explain how this information helps scientists understand the composition and activity of both our nearest star, and other stars in the universe. A computer for student-teams and a connection to the Internet are needed to complete this module. See related and supplementary resources for link to full curriculum. The appendix includes an alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). (View Less)
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This activity demonstrates Lenz's Law, which states that an induced electromotive force generates a current that induces a counter magnetic field that opposes the magnetic field generating the current. In the demonstration, an empty aluminum can... (View More) floats on water in a tray, such as a Petri dish. Students spin a magnet just inside the can without touching the can. The can begins to spin. Understanding what happens can be explained in steps: first, the twirling magnet creates an alternating magnetic field. Students can use a nearby compass to observe that the magnetic field is really changing. Second, the changing magnetic field permeates most things around it, including the aluminum can itself. A changing magnetic field will cause an electric current to flow when there is a closed loop of an electrically conducting material. Even though the aluminum can is not magnetic, it is metal and will conduct electricity. So the twirling magnet causes an electrical current to flow in the aluminum can. This is called an "induced current." Third, all electric currents create magnetic fields. So, in essence, the induced electrical current running through the can creates its very own magnetic field, making the aluminum can magnetic. This is activity four of "Exploring Magnetism." The guide includes science background information, student worksheets, glossary and related resources. (View Less)
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In this activity, students will demonstrate the generator effect, which is due to electromagnetic induction when a conductor (a long metal wire) moves through a magnetic field. Materials required to this activity include: a 100-foot extension cord... (View More) with ground prong, current or voltage galvanometer, two lead wires with alligator clips on at least one end, and one compass. This activity must be done in an open space large enough to swing a 100-foot cord as a jump rope, such as a gymnasium or outdoor field. This is activity three of "Exploring Magnetism." The guide includes science background information, student worksheets, glossary and related resources. (View Less)
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Of the 100 counties in North Carolina and more than 500 high schools, four coaches from Henderson County high schools have been recognized by the NCHSAA in the association's recent release of its "100 Coaches to Remember" list.
Tom Pryor, Jan Stanley, David Gentry and Carroll Wright.
The late Edneyville High women's basketball coach Tom Pryor stood for many years with the most victories than any other coach in state history over his 40-year career. He finished his coaching career with a record of 702-244, with 594 of those wins happening at Edneyville.
He also coached track, football, golf and baseball and held a 66-42-5 record for football, and umpired softball for 10 years. Pryor is a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame and served on the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association Board of Directors.
Longtime West Henderson volleyball coach Jan Stanley was also chosen to the list of 100 in honor of her 35-year career coaching volleyball, women's basketball and even softball, track and field and tennis at the school. For several years she had the most career victories in prep volleyball in the state and is now a close second all-time.
Stanley led the Lady Falcons to the 2003 and 2004 3-A state titles in volleyball, as well as 3-A crowns in 1989 and 1990 and a women's basketball state title in 1991. She finished with a volleyball career record of 698-116.
From 1975 to 2009, she acquired 30 conference titles in volleyball and 10 trips to the state championship match, which resulted in five NCHSAA titles and five runner-up finishes.
She was inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 2008 and won a North Carolina Coach of the Year and two National Coach of the Year awards. She also served four years as a member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors.
Although David Gentry is now best-known for his success as a football coach at Murphy High, with the 2012 season marking his 43rd year of coaching, he got his start at Edneyville High.
Gentry has compiled more than 320 career wins and holds the Western North Carolina record for wins. He guided teams to the NCHSAA 1-A state championship in 1986, '87, '91, '96 and 2011, and has won numerous Coach of the Year awards. He will join the NCHSAA Board of Directors for the 2013-14 academic year.
Carroll Wright compiled an outstanding record as a head football coach at several different schools — Swain County, Brevard, West Henderson and Pisgah — during a career spanning more than 30 years. He was best known for his football success at Brevard, where his teams went 50-14-2 in six seasons (1974-79).
Wright first served as head football coach, women's basketball coach and athletic director at Swain from 1960 to 1967 and then spent five years at Hartsville, S.C., where he won a lower state 4-A title before moving on to Brevard. He was inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 2003.
Recently retired Smoky Mountain basketball and volleyball coach Cindi Simmons was also named to the list, as well as former longtime A.C. Reynolds football coach Bobby Poss.
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Of the 100 counties in North Carolina and more than 500 high schools, four coaches from Henderson County high schools have been recognized by the NCHSAA in the association's recent release of its "100 Coaches to Remember" list.


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Our hospital is a full service veterinary medical facility located in Ray Brook, NY with a satellite office in North Bangor, NY with 4—5 practicing doctors. We service the entire Tri-Lakes area, including Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Keene, Jay and Wilmington. We are the largest Animal Hospital in the Lake Placid area and are fully equipped with laser ultrasound, soon to be DR X-ray, in-house lab equipment and a 24-hour on-call staff for our clients. This makes our hospital unique because no other Veterinary offices in the area have such a complete diagnostics available! Our hospital's culture is very team oriented with a focus on providing our patients with top-notch care and our clients with excellent communication and support. We offer a competitive salary with ample time off to enjoy a very comfortable quality of life! This position will require the selected individual to be on call and they will likely rotate between the two hospital locations.
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WASHINGTON – President Bush announced today that he will nominate Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to be secretary of agriculture. If confirmed by the Senate, Johanns, 54, will succeed outgoing Secretary Ann Veneman.
Johanns, the son of Iowa farmers, is expected to continue the focus on trade issues that was begun by his predecessor. Veneman started her USDA career in the Foreign Agricultural Service, moving up through the ranks to become deputy secretary and then secretary in President Bush's first term.
As governor of Nebraska, Johanns has led trade missions across East Asia to find new markets for his state's manufacturing and farm products.
Johanns was educated was educated at St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn., and earned a law degree from Creighton University in 1974. Johanns then clerked for Nebraska Supreme Court Judge Hale McCown before joining a law firm.
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I really like Penn Jillette sense of logic and atheism despite his blunt language :)
Penn & Teller have always been a zealous advocate for the voice and rights of freethinkers. I love watching their talks at The Amazing Conference, and their articles in various publications including Skeptic magazine.
I was in Vegas a few years ago speaking at a conference. I brought two of my daughters with me because the conferece people were kind enough to put me up in a nice suite. I took the girls (one 17, one 15 at the time) to see Penn & Teller. I was so pleasantly surprised to see them after the show, in the lobby. They were talking to anyone who stayed afterward, signing autographs, and really having conversations with the audience members that stayed. Of course Teller talked - and he is a very smart, very kewl guy; they both are. Anyway, I was so impressed because they stayed until every single person had their moment with them. They signed everything, allowed as many pictures as people wanted, etc. I was very impressed - and it shows that, even with all their success, they still appreciate their fans.
I have to admit I appreciate the example they set for our community and our kids, and I love the way they represent atheists and freethinkers to the world.
I love his youtube show.
I greatly admire his clarity of thought and courage.
And as a corollary to Penn's statement, "There are ONLY atheists in foxholes".
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The most depressing day of the year is almost here!
Apparently, by January 24th bills from Christmas come due, people have already given up on their New Year's resolutions and winter temperatures are at their coldest. So, if you are feeling inordinately crummy around the 24th, there is a bona fide, scientifically-proven reason for it.
You are not alone. Many people feel like hibernating during the winter months. Couple that instinct with economic woes and feeling lousy over another failed resolution, and you find yourself with only enough motivation to keep your couch company while your dog gives you a foot bath.
Here are a few tips to get you and your household duties through, what I call, the Winter Gloomies:
Dress from head to toe first thing in the morning
I took this advice from cleaning guru "The Flylady" of Flylady.net. Shuffling around in your slippers and bathrobe all morning won't help you feel motivated to accomplish the tasks of the day. Flylady suggests dressing from head –to-toe each morning. Being completely dressed will help you feel ready to work and help you fight the urge to crawl back into that warm bed.
Set a timer for 15 minutes
I can do anything for 15 minutes, regardless of the unpleasantness of the task. Whenever I have a household job I need to tackle, but can't muster the motivation to get started, I set a timer for 15 minutes and get to work. When the timer goes off, I allow myself to stop what I am doing, even if I'm not finished. But, more often than not when the 15 minutes are up, I have hit my stride and I am willing to see my task to completion.
Using a timer is also a great motivator to help kids complete their chores. They love to try to "beat the clock." My boys have cut their dishwasher unloading time down to an Olympic-worthy three minutes!
I believe in this advice so much, that I actually give timers as gifts to friends and family.
Clean during commercial breaks
Give your DVR a rest for the evening and use the commercial breaks to tidy up. You'll find that by the time American Idol is over, you've managed to straighten your family room, sweep and mop the kitchen floor and fold a couple of loads of laundry.
Let the sun shine in
Exposure to sunlight helps the body keep higher levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain that helps a person have a sense of well being. So, open up your drapes and blinds to fill your home with natural light during the day. Set yourself and your ironing board up in a sunny spot and iron those winter blues away.
Don't start any big cleaning projects
Yes. You read that right. Don't clean your garage. Don't clean out your closet. Don't start any home improvement projects. Just like hibernation is a natural state, so is the renewal of energy that comes with spring. Save the big jobs for when the bulbs bloom.
Instead of a big project- try a little one like, organizing your cupboards, refolding the sheets in your linen closet or changing out the accessories in your bathroom.
I just recently bought new pictures and towels for my guest bathroom. The little effort I made to spruce up that room motivated me further take on other projects.
Focus on bathrooms and kitchens
If the Winter Gloomies have such a hold on you that you can only manage to do the bare minimum of household chores, focus on the bathroom and kitchen. Keeping these rooms clean will help you to stay healthy. The last thing you need on top of everything else is the flu.
Plan your vacation
Give yourself something to look forward to by planning your vacation. Perhaps looking at warm, sunny beach destinations on-line will not only help you beat the blues, but it may also help you renew your weight-loss resolutions and deter you from finishing off that calorie-laden seven layer dip from your Super Bowl party.
Give your toes a treat
Take your tootsies from "looking Minnesota to feeling California." It may not be flip-flop weather yet, but your toes don't know that. Get a pedicure in bold and bright summer colors. Don't worry about clashing with your winter wardrobe, nobody will see them under your woolen socks and boots, but you'll know they're there.
In the immortal words of the early 90s icons Wilson Phillips, "…hold on for one more day…things will go your way."
You may feel down, irritable and unmotivated now, but the very first whisperings of spring are just around the corner, really, I promise. Don't make any major decisions; don't take on any big tasks, just white- knuckle- it through the last dark days of winter. You will see that when the bees start "abuzzing" and the birds start "asinging," you will too.


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Bonnie C. Lackey 9/24/2012 7:28:00 AMOH My! This is just so delightful. She not only has a twinkle in her eye but on her whole face. Marvelous comp and I love the b&w which complements her habit. #1488124
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Fake Terror Alert Extended
By Stephen Lendman
Announced embassy and consulate closures continue all week. Perhaps longer if ordered. Doing so facilitates deception.
It reflects duplicitous fearmongering. It's to fool people. It serves America's hidden agenda. It targets dissent. It subverts civil liberties.
It's to silence lawless NSA spying critics. On Sunday TV talk shows, Republicans and Democrats agreed. Terror threats justify NSA surveillance, they claim.
According to Senator Saxby Chambliss (R. GA), there's "an awful lot of chatter out there." NSA monitors it electronically. "If we didn't have these programs then we simply wouldn't be able to listen in on the bad guys."
Senator Lindsey Graham (R. SC) said, "The NSA program is proving its worth yet again."
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D. MD) added:
"The good news is that we picked up the intelligence. And that's what we do. That's what NSA does."
Other congressional members made similar comments. They lack credibility. They facilitate lawless NSA spying. They aid and abet wrongdoing. They enlist public support for what demands condemnation.
On Sunday, a White House statement said the following:
"Early this week, the President instructed his National Security team to take all appropriate steps to protect the American people in light of a potential threat occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula."
"Given the nature of the potential threat, throughout the week, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco has held regular meetings with relevant members of the interagency to ensure the US Government is taking those appropriate steps."
"This afternoon, National Security Advisor Rice chaired a meeting with the Principals Committee to further review the situation and follow-up actions."
"The President has received frequent briefings over the last week on all aspects of the potential threat and our preparedness measures. After today's Principals meeting, the President was again briefed by Amb. Rice and Ms. Monaco."
On August 4, the State Department issued an update on embassy and consulate closures, saying:
"Given that a number of our embassies and consulates were going to be closed in accordance with local custom and practice for the bulk of the week for the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan, and out of an abundance of caution, we've decided to extend the closure of several embassies and consulates including a small number of additional posts."
"This is not an indication of a new threat stream, merely an indication of our commitment to exercise caution and take appropriate steps to protect our employees including local employees and visitors to our facilities."
"Posts in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Cairo, Riyadh, Dhahran, Jeddah, Doha, Dubai, Kuwait, Manama, Muscat, Sanaa, Tripoli, Antananarivo, Bujumbura, Djibouti, Khartoum, Kigali, and Port Louis are instructed to close for normal operations Monday, August 5 through Saturday, August 10."
"The following posts that are normally open on Sunday, but were closed on Sunday, August 4, are authorized to reopen for normal operations on August 5: Dhaka, Algiers, Nouakchott, Kabul, Herat, Mazar el Sharif, Baghdad, Basrah, and Erbil."
At the State Department's daily briefing, deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said:
"(W)e are taking precautionary steps out of an abundance of caution to protect our people and our facilities and visitors to those overseas facilities."
"(W)e continue to refine our assessment of the threat. We continue, as you can imagine, to get new information and as we do so we'll evaluate our security needs going forward."
"Clearly, AQAP is the most active terrorist organization there and has been the most operationally active affiliate of al-Qaida core, but beyond that I'm not going to get into the details of the intelligence about who might be behind this threat."
"I'm not going to comment further on why certain posts were selected and others weren't."
"(W)e're going to continue pursuing terrorists who want to attack the United States, where they plan, operate. And I think youve seen during this Administration that weve done exactly that."
"(W)e're concerned about a threat to US interests and facilities and citizens, but I don't want to go further than that."
In other words, take official comments at face value. Don't ask for proof. Don't expect any. None exists. So-called terror threats are fake. Post-9/11, they've all been fabricated.
Don't expect administration figures to explain. Don't expect congressional members to do so. Don't expect media scoundrels to challenge official lies.
They repeat them ad nauseam. They do it every time. They betray their readers, viewers and listeners in the process. It's standard scoundrel media practice.
A previous article called the so-called terror alert fake. It's like previous ones. They're fabricated to generate fear.
They advance America's imperium. They facilitate its fake global war on terrorism. They're for political advantage. They distract.
They change the subject. They're strategically timed. They justify wrongdoing. They escalate it. At times, they precede false flags.
Bush officials used color-coded alerts. They ranged from Green (low), Blue (guarded), Yellow (elevated), Orange (high) to Red (severe).
On April 26, 2011, a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) replaced them. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the following:
"Today I announce the end of the old system of color-coded alerts. In its place, we will implement a new system that's built on a clear and simple premise: When a threat develops that could impact you - the public - we will tell you."
"We will provide whatever information we can so you know how to protect yourselves, your families, and your communities."
Post-9/11, every alert issued was fake. So-called threats were invented. They still are. Alleged chatter intercepted doesn't exist.
Media scoundrels claim otherwise. They're in lockstep with deception. They repeat the Big Lie. They regurgitate official policy. They don't question it. They do it every time.
They facilitate America's war on humanity. They have blood on their hands. They have much to answer for.
On August 5, New York Times editors headlined "Terrorism and the Embassies," saying:
"The Obama administrations decision to close nearly two dozen embassies and issue a worldwide travel alert was difficult to quarrel with."
US officials claim "they uncovered one of the most serious plots against United States and other Western interests since Sept. 11, 2001."
Fact check
Big lies launch wars. False flags are a longstanding US tradition. September 11, 2001 was state-sponsored terrorism.
It prevents peace. It began America's global war on terrorism. It facilitates war on humanity. It continues unabated.
Don't expect Times editors to explain. They call fake information "credible."
"The United States cannot fail to take reasonable precautions at its embassies," they say.
"The challenge is to manage risk while staying involved in the world. Al Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and elsewhere will be a threat for the foreseeable future."
Terrorists "R" us. The only threat Americans face is their own government. Hyped ones don't exist.
On August 5, the Wall Street Journal headlined "US Terror Alert Prompted by High-Level al Qaeda Communications," saying:
They're "part of a larger collection of intelligence reports all pointing to plans for an imminent attack."
They "set off alarm bells with the US government that continued through the weekend, indicating an attack could come as soon as Aug. 4."
Travel warnings remain "through the end of August."
"US intelligence analysts believe an attack would likely involve some type of bomb plot. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, specializes in creative bomb-making techniques."
"Al Qaeda hasn't issued public statements addressing the warning." Perhaps it's because none exists. Don't expect Journal contributors to explain.
Chicago Tribune editors repeated the Big Lie. They called the so-called terror threat the "most serious in years."
ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz called the alert a "terrible reminder for Americans that we are still major targets."
CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate said, "These guys are for real, and they want to hit the United States. They are committed global jihadis."
CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen said:
"Al Qaeda and aligned organizations have a long history of attacking US. embassies and consulates."
"For al Qaeda, these diplomatic compounds are attractive targets because they symbolize American power and because their locations are widely known."
NBC national affairs correspondent Tom Curry called the Al Qaeda threat "a major concern."
"According to sources familiar with the intelligence," he said, "two al Qaeda leaders, the number one figure of al Qaeda in Pakistan and the top al Qaeda leader in Yemen agreed that they 'wanted to do something big' times to 'the day of Awesome," which was Sunday."
On August 5, ABC News hyped the Big Lie further, saying:
"There are growing concerns that an al Qaeda affiliate could use a new generation of liquid explosive, currently undetectable, in a potential attack, according to two senior US government officials briefed on the terror threat that has prompted the closing of nearly two dozen U.S. embassies."
An unnamed US official called the so-called explosive "ingenious." Allegedly it can make clothing a weapon. It's a "liquid bomb."
Details weren't forthcoming. Security officials declined further comment. Perhaps it's because so-called threats don't exist. They have no credibility. They never did before. They don't now.
According to Electronic Privacy Information Center lawyer Amie Stepanovich, issuing "these threats at this time perpetuates a culture of fear and unquestioning deference to surveillance in the United States."
Hyping threats without corroboration show they have no basis in fact. They're issued to deceive. They further destructive policies. They suggest potential false flags. Perhaps something big is planned.
A Final Comment
America's a police state. It's increasingly militarized. It's cause for concern. Hyped terror threats escalate harshness.
The ACLU worries about the "militarization of policing in America."
"Towns don't need tanks," it says. Neighborhoods "are increasingly being policed by cops armed with the weapons and tactics of war."
"Federal funding in the billions of dollars has allowed state and local police departments to gain access to weapons and tactics created for overseas combat theaters - and yet very little is known about exactly how many police departments have military weapons and training, how militarized the police have become, and how extensively federal money is incentivizing this trend."
Locking down America is official policy. Federal, state and local authorities are complicit. So-called counterterrorism targets fundamental freedoms. They're on the chopping block for elimination. They're practically gone already.
Another major homeland false flag may end them altogether. Perhaps it's planned.
Last April's Boston's Marathon bombings left disturbing questions unanswered. State-sponsored terrorism was ignored.
Martial law followed. Other communities are threatened. Perhaps locking down America is planned. Chilling incidents suggest what's coming. So do fake terror threats.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at email@example.com.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
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Wednesday, 04 May 2011 06:42 AM
BILLINGS, Mont. — A group of attorneys using children and young adults as plaintiffs plans to file legal actions in every state and the District of Columbia on Wednesday in an effort to force government intervention on climate change.
The courtroom ploy is backed by high-profile activists looking for a legal soft spot to advance a cause that has stumbled in the face of stiff congressional opposition and a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court.
The goal is to have the atmosphere declared for the first time as a "public trust" deserving special protection. That's a concept previously used to clean up polluted rivers and coastlines, although legal experts said they were uncertain it could be applied successfully to climate change.
Wednesday's spate of lawsuits, led by an Oregon-based nonprofit called Our Children's Trust, are based on "common law" theories, not statutes adopted by state or federal lawmakers. Documents in the cases were provided in advance to The Associated Press.
Conservative opponents warned the effort could overload the judicial system and paralyze the economy with over-regulation.
Attorneys involved in the lawsuits said a victory in even one or two cases would give environmentalists new leverage, leading to new regulations to rein in greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are driving global temperatures higher.
State-level lawsuits were planned in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington, organizers said. A federal lawsuit was to be filed in California, while regulatory petitions filed elsewhere would ask state environmental agencies to tighten restrictions on vehicle and industrial plant emissions.
"It's not just a political issue; it's a legal issue. All three branches of government have an obligation to protect that public trust," said Amy Eddy, a trial attorney from Kalispell, Mont., who helped draft litigation to be filed with the Montana Supreme Court. "You have just as much control over emissions into the atmosphere as you do pollution into water."
Getting the courts to agree could be an uphill battle, legal experts said.
Another case that relied on unconventional legal tactics to address climate change got a tepid reception during arguments last month before the U.S. Supreme Court. That matter involved several states that sought to rein in power plant emissions by declaring them a public nuisance.
A ruling is pending, but Harvard Law School professor Jody Freeman said justices had questioned whether courts were the appropriate forum for the issue.
"I am generally skeptical the plaintiffs will succeed in the courts pressing for common law remedies from judges," Freeman said.
Columbia University law professor Michael Gerrard described the public trust suits as a "bold move" by activists looking to use all available options to impose greenhouse gas restrictions. Still, he joined Freeman in saying the pending decision in the public nuisance case would heavily influence the outcome of the state-level lawsuits.
A more optimistic view came from Gus Speth, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality under President Jimmy Carter.
Speth, now at the Vermont Law School, said public trust litigation over climate change could work if its backers can find a judge willing to innovate a new area of law.
Yet that outcome could only result if a judge is willing to buy into what conservative analyst Hans von Spakovsky called "a creative, made-up legal theory."
"This is a complete violation of our whole constitutional system. These kinds of public policy issues are up to either the state legislatures or Congress to determine, not judges," said von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Eddy and others involved in Wednesday's lawsuits credited University of Oregon law professor Mary Christina Wood as laying the legal groundwork for their litigation.
Wood said in an interview with The Associated Press that mainstream environmental groups had approached climate change with the same tactics used to combat industrial developments or protect endangered species. But she said lawsuits based on existing environmental laws had come up short.
What is needed, Wood said, is a sweeping challenge to the government's failure to address climate change. And having young people as plaintiffs in the cases gives added moral authority, she added. The plaintiffs include college students, high school activists, and children of conservationists and attorneys, along with environmental groups.
"We should be getting youths in front of the courts, not polar bears," Wood said, referring to widely publicized attempt to have courts declare polar bears endangered as rising temperatures melt Arctic ice.
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Baruch College Welcomes Former Congressman Bob Inglis to Present:
"Putting Free Enterprise to Work on Energy and Climate"
NEW YORK, NY- October 30, 2013 - The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College will present a public lecture by former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis, titled "Putting Free Enterprise to Work on Energy and Climate." Inglis, who is the director of the Energy and Enterprise Initiative (E & EI), will speak about climate change and how free enterprise can help solve the U.S. energy and climate challenges.
Inglis will explain that the E & EI proposed solution is through a true cost comparison between competing fuels and a revenue-neutral tax swap that shifts taxes off of income and capital and onto carbon dioxide. The free enterprise system, he argues, would deliver innovation faster and more efficiently than government mandates, incentives or regulations, and drive economic growth.
WHAT: "Putting Free Enterprise to Work on Energy and Climate"
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WestConn Events - JURIED QUILT SHOW
The Studio Art Quilt Association of Connecticut will host a juried quilt show with the theme, "Local Color," in the Ruth Haas Library on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury, Thirty-six quilters have submitted 49 quilts to be judged. There will be an opening reception from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, also in the Haas Library. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/newsevents/Juriedquiltshow.asp.
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I'm riding home from work today, just left my building - doing a little sidewalk surfing, crossing a street - attempt to bunny hop up the curb, since many pedestrians using the sidewalk and I don't wanna be rude. Small, ancient sewer grate to clear also. I'm moving at a walking pace.
I successfully hop the curb and sewer, though both SPD pedals simultaneously release mid flight. I land straddling the top tube, feet down, SPD cleats skidding across the sidewalk. The nose of my old school Flite saddle impales my tail bone and general ass area. Ouch. Lucky for me, I don't go down.
I casually clip back in and pedal away, like I meant to do that. Sidewalk full of people probably thinking, "Nice going Racer Boy - ha!" Yeah, it was funny, I gotta admit.
About 5 seconds after pedaling away, man - that hurt. My ass and tail bone still hurt hours later. Mighty impressive indeed.