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Monday, February 07, 2011
Swiss Miss
This is really staggering when you think about it. It'd be damn funny if it weren't so tragic.
Reuters: George W. Bush Cancels Switzerland Trip as Pressure Mounts for His Arrest/2.5.11
I've said before that Bush essentially admitted to war crimes. Here's the thing, though: It doesn't matter one bit what I think or how hotly the question is debated back and forth within the United States; the fact remains that to a lot of other countries, he's not much better than a Third World despot. Once again, the implications are staggering -- we have a former president who many around the globe consider a war criminal. And that former president is so concerned about it that he feels there are places he shouldn't travel to.
America, fuck yeah.
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Honestly, I think our politicians need a wake-up call like having a former president jailed for war crimes. There needs to be some accountability for their actions, even if it ultimately has to come from another country.
- CNNfan said...
Chez said,"It'd be damn funny if it weren't so tragic."
Did you know that: weren't
is plural, past tense of: aren't?
Let's singular go with: is not
Did you know that: It'd
is past tense of: It will?
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It will be damn funny if it is not so tragic.
This is a joke based on a fake criticism.
- Chez said...
Meds, Tom, meds.
- Heather said...
I wish he wouldn't have traveled to the damned Super Bowl so that Fox wouldn't have shown his smirking face several times. Oh, Condi Rice was there too? Big surprise. The Swiss should've shown up right then. Two birds, one stone.
- Izar Talon said...
You know what? I think this is AWESOME. Maybe it's just the fact that I'm in a really bad mood, or because I've had insomnia so bad lately, or because I've gotten so cynical about things like this lately, but I REALLY wanna see that smug bastard get what's coming to him. But even if all that ends up happening is that he's restricted in his traveling and can't go to Europe anymore because he's afraid he'll get arrested on war crimes charges, it's still almost worth it.
It's better than nothing, and more than I thought he'd ever get. There needs to be SOME kind of repercussion for his reprehensible actions, especially after he ADMITTED that he committed war crimes/authorized torture.
Little shits like him who think he can get away with anything, first because he was born a little rich kid, and later, because he was handed the presidency (because he was born a little rich kid) just drive me fucking NUTS.
He has the biggest sense of entitlement I have ever seen, bigger than I could ever have even imagined if he wasn't there in the flesh smirking at the cameras with that "yeah, I can do whatever the fuck I want and WHO'S gonna stop me?" look on his face, and he needs to be knocked down about fifty pegs or so. For the sake of our country he needs it done to him, because the rest of the world sees the USA the way we see George W Bush, as an arrogant, spoiled, whiny rich kid who gets whatever he wants and has absolutely no sense of responsibility or self-discipline, who does whatever he wants to do because there's no one around who can afford to tell him he can't. And before the rest of the world's countries decide to do something about it and take it out on our whole damn country, something needs to be done to he one individual who specifically DESERVES it, namely that smug little SHIT right there!
He squandered all of the enormous amount of goodwill the world was directing at our country right after 9/11, took it and pissed it away right down the drain of smug, self-satisfied, self righteous jingoistic bullshit. He was divisive when he should have been inclusive (You're either with us or against us!) alienating nations that would have stood with us if he just weren't so Goddamn VILE and SMARMY, and hadn't fully lived up to his promise with VILE and SMARMY policies.
Seriously, how were people fucking fooled by this guy into voting for him? I sure as Hell wasn't. So Gore creams his pants about trees and was married to Tipper? He was STILL many thousands of lightyears better than THIS douchebag!
Sorry, I just can't STAND the fucker. Just seeing a PICTURE of him make me want to punch the little maggot right in the coke-withered, deviated-septum of a nose. Just look at'im; yo can SEE him thinking "Na-na-na! You can't get me, I'm RICH and was PRESIDENT so I can do ANYTHING I WANT!" He's fucking Veruca Salt times a fucking thousand, only now the Daddy who gives him whatever he wants and lets him get away with anything is half of our Goddamn country.
We seriously need someone to go Willy Wonka on his ass before the rest of the world decides to take it out on ALL of us.
And no, I'm not calling for something violent, no death threats. I just wanna see him get his ass SPANKED. It WOULD be nice to see someone give him a good poke in the face, though. But I think the best thing would be a good, thorough public humiliation. Where are his two equally snot-nosed and entitled bitches-of-his-loins? I'm sure someone could dig up MOUNTAINS of shit on them. Someone needs to get on it and drag this douchebag and his family through the fucking MUD,the way he drug our whole damn COUNTRY through the mud for 8 years.
Hell, I'm sure someone would just have to give them a few ounces of coke and a couple bottles of Jack and they'd do all the work for you.
- Jeni said...
And that former president is so concerned about it that he feels there are places he shouldn't travel to.
And that one of those places is so neutral they didn't even take part against Hitler, but they want to arrest him. Well played sir.
- drater said...
In related news, the congressional cafeteria has removed Swiss cheese from the menu and replaced it with Freedom cheese. And the Texas state legislature voted to outlaw all forms of cheese except American.
- SteveR said...
I want to see him give up Cheney for a deal.
I'll repeat a statement that in 2003 almost got me into my first fist-fight since college: "Where is Lee Harvey Oswald when you really need him?"


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Ford did an impressive job of remaking the Mustang's dynamic character for 2010 with a series of well-measured tweaks to the existing suspension setups and tuning elements culled from the existing Bullitt model. Recalibration of the springs, shocks and anti-roll bars plus larger wheels/tires (now 17-inch on the V6s and 18-inch on V8s) interact to create a package that's more comfortable in cruise and more capable in the corners, with better steering feel, quicker overall responses and greater predictability. Complementing this re-mix is a properly restrained and driver-selectable AdvanceTrac stability system that offers a less-restrictive Sport mode on GTs and confidence-inspiring four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes. While enthusiasts can bask in the Bullitt-based extra quickness and performance of the GT, even the V6s are decently responsive; and all benefit from new sound-attenuation materials that more effectively isolate the cabin from wind and road noise.
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A complete re-skin – the sole carryover panel is the roof on the Coupe – puts a finer edge on the 2010 Ford Mustang's classically proportioned design while resurrecting several historical elements. The more aggressive bodywork includes a power-bulged hood and cleaner, crisper individualized fascia treatments highlighted by an integrated headlamp/turn-indicator unit that revisits the 1970 Mustang and mid-'60s-era sequential taillamps updated with LED bulbs. A revised grille insert serves as a backdrop for a more stylized galloping pony emblem as well as prominent fog lamps in GT models, which also boast a subtle rear spoiler. The V6s come with 215/60 all-season tires on 17-inch aluminum wheels while the V8 GTs get 235/50 rubber on 18-inch alloys.
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All 2010 Ford Mustang variants are impressively packaged. Even the base V6 comes with air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors, keyless remote entry, AM/FM/CD stereo with AUX input, and cruise control plus anti-lock brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), front/front-side airbags, and Ford's SOS Post-Crash Alert system. The Premium versions add leather upholstery, trim enhancements, an upgraded instrument cluster with MyColor variable lighting, Shaker 500 audio system with SYNC/SIRIUS Satellite Radio, power driver's seat and a split/folding rear seat on Coupes. The GTs bring a 4.6-liter V8 engine, automatic headlamps, rear spoiler, fog lamps, a black-chrome pony grille badge, and cloth instead of synthetic material on the Convertible's power top.
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Key extras for the base V6 are a five-speed automatic transmission, Security Package (Active Anti-theft System and wheel locks) and a convertible soft boot while base GTs offers those plus a spoiler delete, 3.55 econo axle ratio for the manual transmission, performance-enhancing 3.73 Rear Axle Package and ultra-handling Track Packages. The V6 Premium offers the base-level upgrades plus a Pony Package (most of the GT's appearance elements), while HID bi-xenon headlamps, a glass roof (Coupe), back-up camera and several packages – including the Electronic (Navigation with SIRIUS and dual-zone auto climate control) and Comfort (heated front seats, power passenger seat and auto-dimming mirrors) – are available on both Premium variants.
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Two engines anchor the non-Shelby portion of Team Mustang, a carryover 4.0-liter SOHC V6 and the 4.6-liter three-valve SOHC V8 that was culled from the 2009 Bullitt model. The former turns out a modest 210 hp and 240 lb.-ft. of torque whether backed by the standard five-speed manual gearbox or optional five-speed automatic. Stepping up to the V8, which also retains its Bullitt-specific cold-air induction system, cranks those stats up to a more engaging 315 horses and 325 lb.-ft. of torque, again with either five-speed gearbox and on regular unleaded. That extra muscle drops 0-60 mph times from the V6's 6.5-7.5 seconds down to the 5.0-5.5 range, while sleeker bodywork plus several efficiency-boosting mechanical modifications boost EPA city fuel economy on V6/manual models and both city and highway mileage on all V8 variants.
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From the sweet coconut water hidden inside to the soft pulp scooped straight from the shell, fresh coconut is a treat like no other. But if you've ever succumbed to the allure of one of these coconuts at the store, you know that cracking it open and getting your treat can present some challenges. Here's how to do it in a few easy steps.
One thing that will make your life much simpler is to buy a coconut with the husk already removed. Once that's out of the way, all you need is a cleaver or chef's knife to crack it open.
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1. Trim Away the Outer Skin: Start by trimming away the soft skin from the top of the coconut with a sharp knife to expose the hard shell. The shell of the coconut is round, and you want to fully expose that hard, rounded dome on top of the coconut.
2. Open the Top of the Coconut: Holding the coconut firmly, use a cleaver or chef's knife to whack into the dome. Turn the coconut and repeat whacking until you have cracked the shell around all edges. You should be able to now peel or pull of the top of the shell.
3. Pour Out the Coconut Water: The coconut water from inside the coconut can be drunk on its own, used in baking, or blended into smoothies.
4. Scoop Out the Soft Coconut Flesh: Using an ice cream scoop or stiff spatula, scoop all the soft coconut flesh from inside the coconut. This can be eaten on its own, added to stews and sauces, blended into smoothies, mixed into oatmeal, used in baking, and countless other cooking applications.
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I had a feeling it was a BB being they have two different size push-rods. You may also want to check for any bent rocker studs.I recommend to drop the pan to check for metal chips in case some are small enough to get pulled past the oil pump intake screen.Mike
I had a feeling you were just venting as I think you are about as savvy a Chev guy as they come. I also know you already had thought of all I suggested too. Some of those P-Rods have one end hardened for the guide plates. May have been installed wrong? I had a P-Rod shatter on the lifter end once. Usually, gasoline or geometry causes bent P-rods. I have also seen some Sm. Blocks P-rods go through the rocker. Are the P-Rods 5/16, 3/8 or 7/16 in.?
Ever wipe a cam out ? same symptoms---strange only 4 of ehaust push rods. Checking your timing gear set.400 68 GTO I had---nylon timing gear set ,severe carb back fire ,guess what?? one of my SBC's severe carb back fire---cam wiped out ,a few bent push rods.Both spit up raw fuel through the carb. Both I shut down ASAP with minimal damage. On the chevy, dropped the pan checking for shrapnal, minimal ,most caught by the filter ,changed the cam push rods etc ,ran it hard after that for about 10 years. Blocks now at home in the Anglia ,rotating assembly boxed up. Really what else could it be but bad cam timing ? Only the upward force of the piston would be strong enough to bind those pushrods and big blocks are ,er ,BIG. Let us know--steve.


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The North American Association of Club Athletic Directors has given its Athletic Director of the Year award to Ed Stoner, the athletic director at the Multnomah Athletic Club (MAC), Portland, OR, the association announced. The award was given at this year's North American Association of Club Athletic Directors' annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stoner has worked at the MAC for four years. During that time, he has overseen two main projects: an aquatics program and renovation of the men's locker room, both of which were recognized at the conference and won awards for Aquatics Program of the Year and Expansion/Renovation of the Year.
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Only 9% of the British public believe he should face trial in the US for his actions, according to the YouGov research. The largest group, 46%, said O'Dwyer should not be prosecuted at all, while 26% felt he should be tried in the UK.At some point, something has to give. The UK Home Office can't keep pretending that this is a minor issue that it can brush under the rug to keep the American government (and Hollywood) happy.


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* Brent oil supply to hit record low
* Chevron refinery fire lifts fuel prices
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By Florence Tan
SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Brent crude dipped on
Wednesday, coming off a 12-week top hit in the previous session,
although worries about falling North Sea output and hopes for
more stimulus measures from both sides of the Atlantic kept
prices above $111 per barrel.
Optimism that world's largest economies -- the United
States, China and the European Union -- will implement more
measures to stimulate global growth increased investors'
appetite for riskier assets and pushed up equities.
Brent crude fell 40 cents to $111.60 by 0404 GMT
after touching a 12-week intraday high on Tuesday in its third
straight day of gains.
U.S. crude was at $93.30, down 37 cents. It settled
at its highest since May 15 in the prior session, partly
supported by a fire at a U.S refinery.
"There's been a reassessment of risks in recent days," said
Ric Spooner, chief market analyst from CMC Markets in Sydney.
"Mr Draghi's recent comments in the eyes of the market has
reduced the probability of a near term crisis in Europe."
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said last week
that the bank may again start buying government bonds, but
details of how it will stabilise the bloc's bond markets have
yet to be fleshed out.
In the United States, a top Federal Reserve official said on
Tuesday the central bank should launch another bond-buying
program of whatever size and duration is necessary to get the
economy back on its feet while China pledged on Sunday to
intensify its monetary policy fine-tuning in the second half of
this year.
Brent broke on Tuesday a strong resistance at $111.28, the
200-day moving average, with supply of crude that underpins the
Brent contract expected to drop to a record low in September.
"The loading programme for North Sea crude is very low so
the front-month Brent spread has firmed," Yusuke Seta, a
commodity sales manager at Newedge Japan said, adding that $115
will be the next target for Brent.
The price spread between September and October Brent
contracts widened to more than $1.60, up from a
backwardation of $1 last week, pointing to strong prompt demand.
"Last night we had a fire at Chevron's refinery which caused
gasoline prices to surge and crude followed," Seta said.
Chevron Corp sought to repair the core of its
Richmond refinery on Tuesday, the second-largest in California,
after an hours-long fire caused regional gasoline prices to
spike on worries that it could be down for months.
Oil could find more support from a hurricane threat and if
crude inventories in the United States -- the world's top oil
consumer -- fell more than expected last week.
Hurricane Ernesto is forecast to reemerge Wednesday in the
southern Gulf of Mexico, where state oil company Pemex has port
facilities and offshore platforms.
U.S. crude stocks fell sharply by 5.4 million barrels last
week, well above analyst expectations for a 300,000 barrel
drawdown, the American Petroleum Institute said, ahead of
government data due later on Wednesday.
Continuing tensions in the Middle East are also helping to
keep a floor under oil prices.
Western sanctions have curbed crude exports from Iran, while
Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad won a pledge of
support from Iran as his forces tried to choke off rebels in the
northern city of Aleppo.
But the market could see more supply as South Sudan hopes to
resume oil production in September after reaching an interim
agreement with Sudan on oil export fees. It may take a year to
return to full capacity, South Sudan's top negotiator said.
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Voices of Youth Inspire! "If we do not change the world, the world will not change us either."
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This week, "Beyond the voices!" is in Democratic Republic of
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take control of his life and to create an association by street
children, and for street children. A model of courage and
I am Ollie David Levi and I am the president of AEJERC- an association aimed at coaching youth and street children of Congo. I create wealth and values. I make the rich and the philosopher laugh and I am the one who knows that a man is a man only through others. I'm just a "shegue" (street kid).
I was abandoned at the age of 7, because I was accused of being a witch child. After several years in the street, I was picked up by a priest and had the opportunity to go to school. Unfortunately, I was kicked out again, but this time by the priest because I was misbehaving. So, I found myself back in the streets in the center of Kinshasa. From those streets, I made myself and my story. I became a beggar who was not afraid by anything.
However, when you get older, realities are not the same. So, in 2003, with other big brothers from the street, we created the Association of Street Children (AER)
- Tell us about this organization for street children. How have you created it? What is its mission? What are your plans for future actions?
At first when we tried to legalize the status of our association, we were denied. They told us that an organization of shégués for shégués was 'useless' to society. However, we insisted, and in 2004, together with Patrick Baby Litozo, we created AEJERC.
Today, AEJERC became an important organization with many partners. The organization offers a basic coaching in an open environment to many street children. We do everything to restore their hope, build their capacity and reintegrate them into a family setting. We also try to have engaged them in income-generating activities so that they can support themselves. In the future, I am hoping to introduce new projects and intend to be a positive model of change
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by LOLtron » Thu May 02, 2013 3:07 pm
In retrospect, all those years of kicking the crap out of us in economics, industry, and education should have been considered a clue.
Source: Kotaku
Did you know that Marvel created a special version of Iron Man 3 for Chinese audiences? Well, they did. Apparently, it's filled with all sorts of pandering to what executives thought would be more appealing to the Chinese, as well as blatant product placement for some Chinese milk drink. And the Chinese fucking hate it. And, really, what the hell did Marvel expect?
Normally, here at The Outhouse, we'd probably make up some ridiculous parody of what the Chinese scenes feature, but, honestly, there's nothing we could say that would make it funnier than it already is. Here's Kotaku's summary:
We'd love to believe this whole thing was just a misguided attempt to make up for the fact that the movie's main villain, The Mandarin, is one of the most offensively stereotypical Asian characters of all time, but clearly, it was simply motivated by greed and a lack of respect for the Chinese audience. In response to the controversy, many Chinese moviegoers are speaking out against the condescending nature of the extra scenes on blogs, which goes to show that maybe American movie studios should just have faith in the quality of the movie they're making and not try to use embarrassing pandering to a culture they clearly don't understand in an attempt to squeeze a few more dollars into the box office take.
In response to this criticism, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige allegedly told the press, "look, we don't want to offend anyone, and Marvel Studios always strives to be sensitive to other cultures. We would never intentionally use racially offensive stereotypes in our movies."
Okay, fair enough. It sounds like this was an innocent misunderstanding, and we should all give Marvel the benefit of the...
"Especially when you're talking about the Chinese," he added, folding his hands together and bowing repeatedly. "We wouldn't want them to use their genetically innate martial arts and computer hacking skills to launch a kung fu cyber attack on us or anything like that. We so sorry! We so sorry!"
God dammit.
Written or Contributed by Jude Terror
by The Old Doctor » Thu May 02, 2013 3:23 pmOoo me so angry
Ooo me so angry
Ooo me so angry I kick u ass today!
by Johnny Smith » Thu May 02, 2013 4:11 pmFan Bingbing is in one of the Chinese only scenes. She's playing Blink in X-Men: Days of Future Past!!!
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri May 03, 2013 12:35 pmI know the article is meant as mainly humor, but it's worth underscoring what really happened. It's been underreported here in the U.S. that Iron Man 3 has been an American/Chinese co-production from the beginning, with massive investment from China and their own Chinese Disney corporation. And with all those dollars came a lot of conditions, or at least quid pro quo. One of them is this Chinese-controlled cut of the movie, but there are many, many others.
Why should anyone find this disturbing? Because since the Olympics left, China has reneged on any promises made otherwise and begun imprisoning, among others, hundreds of writers (including Nobel Prize winner Li Xiaobo) and in some cases their families, taking them from their homes in the middle of the night.
Do we really want our media, our stories, created to satisfy one of the worst human rights offenders in the world, a gov't who acts with brutality against its own writers and artists to suppress their stories? Do we really want them sharing in the profits as well? Should movies that celebrate freedom be crafted to suit authoritarian repression and even fund more of it?
Today, a group of 100 writers sent an open letter to China, if you want to know more read the article at the link:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/09b2455e ... z2SFfZRna9
by S.F. Jude Terror » Fri May 03, 2013 12:40 pm
Link requires registration to read.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri May 03, 2013 1:10 pm
And a noted hacker like yourself couldn't find a way around that, eh? Allow me:
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri May 03, 2013 1:16 pmThe BBC had a better story on this morning, I'll try to track it down.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Fri May 03, 2013 1:21 pm
Fly to China and help them imprison more writers, along with Captain America. Then Thor would punch the writers in their fucking faces. Because they're fascists.
by S.F. Jude Terror » Fri May 03, 2013 1:26 pmSlick post edit there before my reply.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Fri May 03, 2013 1:36 pm
Exactly what are you accusing the beeb of there, buddy?
(I had posted, "What would Iron Man do?" but then quickly anticipated Jude's response!)
by S.F. Jude Terror » Fri May 03, 2013 1:43 pm
I didn't even get to start on Wolverine!
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PS4 and Xbox One have new controllers. We've tried them. We liked them. But is there a winner between the two?
It really depends on what your hands have gotten used to.
If you've always used the PS controller, then the Xbox controller is going to feel awkward in your hands and vice versa. You can adjust to change over time though.
Does there really have to be an article about the controllers every day?
Getting kind of annoying to be honest.
Also, we can't say anything seeing as we haven't even touched the damn things...
X1 with new sticks that are more responsive and less of a dead zone. new buttons that have more responsive. new triggers with feedback, Led light for player tracking, Wi-Fi direct for better communication and higher quality audio and microphone, new d pad. designed for small and large hands....
Both have features I'm curious about. Rumble triggers sound interesting but nothing too game-changing. The toughpad on the DS4 however looks really promising. I hope its put to good use in games and not something completely overlooked in the same way Sixaxis was.
I'm mostly wondering how the new analog sticks are going to feel. I'm so used to the DS3's triggers I'm not sure how the new concave design will feel. I hear its better and allows more control but I have nothing to base it off of personally so I'm still not certain how I'm going to feel about them.
On a slightly related note I find it surprising that Sony is the only one who listened to fans on the controller. The one thing hated most about the DS3 was the curved L2/R2 buttons. They changed it. One thing people hated most about the Xbox controller was that D-Pad. Yet they still kept it. I don't know why, it seems like it'd be an easy thing to 'fix'.


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The Institute of Bill of Rights Law at William & Mary Law School held the 26th Annual Supreme Court Preview on Sept. 27th and 28th. The Preview brought together Supreme Court advocates, journalists, professors of law, lawyers, and students for two days of discourse on the upcoming Supreme Court session. This year, the Preview drew strong student participation with 25 student workers and volunteers from William & Mary Law School.
The main event of the weekend was Friday night's moot court session. The court was made up of professors from Harvard and Yale Law Schools, as well as William & Mary Law School's Dean Davison Douglas and professors Allison Orr Larsen and Tim Zick. The court also included a Morrison Foerster attorney and members of the Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg News. Joan Biskupic of Reuters served as chief justice.
The court heard arguments from Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California at Irvine Law School and Marci Hamilton, dean of Cardozo School of Law, regarding the upcoming case Town of Greece v. Galloway, which concerns the constitutionality of legislative prayer. Dean Chemerinsky argued for the appellee and Prof. Hamilton argued for the appellant. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that prayer is unconstitutional at a legislative assembly. The Supreme Court will hear Galloway on Nov. 6.
On Saturday, Sept. 28th, the preview featured eight panel sessions covering groups of cases to be heard by the Court this session. The sessions covered Civil Rights, Business, First Amendment & Separation of Powers, DOMA & Same-Sex Marriage, Chief Justice Roberts v. Justice Kagan: The Battle for the Court's Future, The War on Terrorism Today, Criminal, and Abortion. Each panel featured three to five experts discussing upcoming cases within the panel's subject matter.
The Supreme Court Preview is an excellent opportunity for students at the Law School to hear from and interact with the foremost Supreme Court experts and advocates. The Institute of Bill of Rights Law will announce the dates for next year's Preview in early 2014.
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DelPen wrote:Kaizer wrote:how about a precision strike right on top of that missile next time it pokes out? i'd say about 15 seconds after it comes out would do the trick.
Nice in theory, but somehow I don't think China will be on board with that just yet.
It's unfortunate that we will need to wait for them to actually do something in order to respond because of China.
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Solar Hybrid VW Westfalia Camper by Alexandre Verdier
Growing up with hippy parents, VW buses have always held a special place in our heart. Well, the feelings have been rekindled with this modernized eco-friendly version developed by Alexandre Verdier. Souped up with solar panels and a bio-diesel electric hybrid engine, the Westfalia is back on the scene and is cooler than ever…
Verdier's green camper is equipped with photovoltaic panels set on a sun tracker to maximize solar gain. The PV panels are used to help power a media center that can provide a weather optimized travel plan, campground directories, historical and ecological information of the surroundings, and energy consumption data.
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Kano: At least one Indian was among 162 people killed when a radical Islamist sect launched a coordinated attack in north Nigeria`s largest city on Friday.
According to the Indian embassy, six Indians, including two children, have been injured in Friday`s attacks that hit police stations, immigration offices and the local headquarters of Nigeria`s secret police in Kano.
Notably, the Indian embassy had issued travel advisory for its citizens earlier.
The attack represented Boko Haram's deadliest assault since beginning its campaign of terror in Africa`s most populous nation.
Soldiers and police officers swarmed Kano`s streets as Nigeria`s President again promised the sect would "face the full wrath of the law". But the uniformed bodies of security agents that filled a Kano hospital mortuary again showed the sect can strike at will against the country`s weak central government.
Kano is a city of more than nine million people that remains an important political and religious centre in the country`s Muslim north.
A suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with powerful explosives outside a regional police headquarters, tearing its roof away and blowing out windows in a blast felt miles away as its members escaped jail cells there.
State authorities enforced a 24-hour curfew in the city, with many remaining home as soldiers and police patrolled the streets and setup roadblocks. Gunshots echoed through some areas of the city into Saturday morning.
Nwakpa O Nwakpa, a spokesman for the Nigerian Red Cross, said volunteers offered first aid to the wounded, and evacuated those seriously injured to local hospitals. A survey of two hospitals by the Red Cross showed at least 50 people were injured in Friday`s attack, he said.
A Boko Haram spokesman using the nom de guerre Abul-Qaqa claimed responsibility for the attacks in a message to journalists on Friday. He said the attack came because the state government refused to release Boko Haram members held by the police.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday that he was "shocked and appalled" by the attacks in the former colony.
"The full horror of last night`s events is still unfolding, but we know that a great many people have died and many more have been injured," Hague said in a statement. "The nature of these attacks has sickened people around the world and I send my deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of those killed and to those injured."
The US embassy said it had cancelled all staff travel to northern Nigeria after Friday`s attacks.
President Goodluck Jonathan also condemned an attack he said saw innocent people "brutally and recklessly cut down by agents of terror".
"As a responsible government, we will not fold our hands and watch enemies of democracy, for that is what these mindless killers are, perpetrate unprecedented evil in our land," Jonathan said in a statement. "I want to reassure Nigerians ... that all those involved in that dastardly act would be made to face the full wrath of the law."
But Jonathan`s government has repeatedly been unable to stop attacks by Boko Haram, whose name means "Western education is sacrilege" in the Hausa language of Nigeria`s north. The group has carried out increasingly sophisticated and bloody attacks in its campaign to implement strict Shariah law and avenge the deaths of Muslims in communal violence across Nigeria, a multiethnic nation of more than 160 million people.
Authorities blamed Boko Haram for at least 510 killings last year alone, according to a news agency's count, including an August suicide bombing on the UN headquarters in the country`s capital Abuja. So far this year, the group has been blamed for at least 219 killings, according to an the agency's count.
Boko Haram recently said it specifically would target Christians living in Nigeria`s north, but Friday`s attack saw its gunmen kill many Muslims. In a recent video posted to the Internet, Imam Abubakar Shekau, a Boko Harm leader, warned it would kill anyone who "betrays the religion" by being part of or sympathising with Nigeria`s government.
"I swear by Allah we will kill them and their killing will be nothing to us," Shekau said. "It will be like going to prayers at 5 am."
Friday`s attacks also could cause more unrest, as violence in Kano has set off attacks throughout the north in the past, including postelection violence in April that saw 800 people killed. Kano, an ancient city, remains important in the history of Islam in Nigeria and has important religious figures there today.
Amid the recent unrest and attacks, at least two journalists have been killed in Nigeria. Journalist Enenche Akogwu, who worked as a correspondent in Kano for private news station Channels Television, was shot on Friday while reporting on the attacks, colleagues said. In central Nigeria`s city of Jos, Nansok Sallah, a news editor for a government-owned radio station called Highland FM, was found dead in a shallow stream on Thursday, the victim of an apparent murder, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
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Students analyze and interpret the accompanying large-format images of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera. The analysis involves identifying geologic features, calibrating the size of those features, and... (View More) determining surface history. The lesson culminates in students conducting in-depth research on questions generated during their analyses. The lesson is part of the Mars Education Program series; it models scientific inquiry using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes and vocabulary. Next Generation Science Standards are listed. (View Less)
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This lesson plan teaches how to select the landing site for a planetary surface investigation, using the 5E learning cycle. Students will be able to determine a landing site for their Mars rover; work with their team to summarize information and... (View More) identify important details in non-fiction writing; research Gale Crater through an online interactive module; use Google Earth Mars to learn about Mars surface features; gather and analyze data to conduct a scientific experiment; collect and record data in a science notebook to draw logical and scientific conclusions; define and identify the role of controls and variables in teams' scientific or technical questions; and differentiate between weather and climate. The lesson plan has a number of appendices, including standards alignment. This is Lesson 8 of the elementary school version of the 6 week Mars Rover Celebration curriculum. (View Less)
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Students work in groups to investigate one of the following factors driving climate change: greenhouse gases, sea level rise and melting sea ice. The investigation involves conducting an experiment, connecting to real-world data and presenting a... (View More) poster summary of their findings. The lesson includes experiment procedures (with pictures), a rubric for poster evaluation, a Powerpoint presentation (incorporating NASA videos), extensions, and additional resources. (View Less)
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This investigation is based on the GISP2 H-core data collected in 1992 adjacent to the GISP2 Greenland summit drill site. Students examine the seasonal/annual nitrate record and use information from known volcanic eruptions to date the unique... (View More) signature of the Icelandic volcanoes. Data is also provided for known volcanic eruptions from other latitudes which can be used throughout the activity to date major conductivity spikes to further refine the time locations. Educators can use the investigation as an application of absolute and relative dating activity (a skill taught within many science disciplines). It can also be used as an application of the cryosphere and ice cores, atmospheric chemistry, meteorology and world-wide climate patterns, geophysics involving the polar regions and the Van Allen Radiation Belts, or astronomy and the impact of extraterrestrial materials on planet Earth. (View Less)
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In this lesson students use climatograms from different U.S. locations to observe patterns in temperature and precipitation. After describing geographical features near these locations, they will use graphs to compare and find patterns in the... (View More) effects that mountains, oceans, elevation, and latitude have on temperature and precipitation. A research activity will then ask students to gather information on temperature and precipitation patterns around the world using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server and other sources, with the goal of creating their own climatogram. This lesson uses the 5E instructional model. (View Less)
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This lesson provides an opportunity for students to express their ideas through literature. Teachers will read a story on clouds to students, then take students outside to observe actual clouds. Students will create drawings of what they see,... (View More) identify different cloud types, and then pair their findings with other students to create a cloud presentation for the class. S'COOL engages students in making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds then comparing those observations with data from the CERES satellite instrument. (View Less)
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Through a series of interactive multimedia activities, animations, videos, and online lessons, students develop an understanding of permafrost and its connections to climate change. NASA data from space, suborbital, and ground platforms are... (View More) included, along with tutorials on using related data analysis tools such as Google Earth, ImageJ, and NASA's GIOVANNI. An indigenous knowledge database is also included as a resource. (View Less)
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In conjunction with discussions on atmospheric CO2, timescales, and proxy data, students will make, dissect, and analyze an ice core. The activity allows students to study changes in Earth's atmospheric composition and temperature on millennial to... (View More) orbital timescales. The lesson includes instructions for making the ice cores (requires up to a week), worksheets, resources and a short assessment. (View Less)
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Emphasis is placed on preparing for severe weather events such as thunderstorms, tornadoes and blizzards. Following classroom discussion and internet research, students prepare and present a product (brochure, poster, video, etc.) on the... (View More) characteristics of one type of severe weather event and the appropriate preparation details. The Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) project engages students in making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds then comparing those observations with data from the CERES satellite instrument. (View Less)
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Clouds serve as a theme in a series of linked introductory explorations in math, language arts, and science. After participating in a demonstration of cloud formation, students are directed to create an acrostic poem (a poem that uses the letters in... (View More) a word to start each line of the poem) and peer review and edit each other's work. The class collects atmospheric temperature and cloud cover data over a period of days and then construct graphs to assist in analysis. This lesson is supported by observation protocols, teacher resources, and a glossary of scientific terms. This activity is related to the NASA CERES Students Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project. (View Less)
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Hampshire Archives and Local Studies
Discover a fascinating and wide range of resources revealing the story of Hampshire and its people, past and present. Examine and study archives, watch historic film recordings, browse our extensive library... everything you need to explore Hampshire's history.
The Archives and Local Studies service at Hampshire Record Office collects archives relating to Hampshire and Hampshire families, and film and sound archives relating to central southern England. We also house Hampshire's local studies library.
The entire collection of this Record Office is a Designated Collection of national importance.
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The entire collection of Hampshire Archives and Local Studies is a Designated Collection of national importance.
Hampshire Record Office holds parish registers, wills and inventories, school log books, and tithe and enclosure maps, as well as archives of many significant institutions and organisations which have proved key to an understanding of national trends and events. Among these are the records of the medieval bishops of Winchester, which include an unusually complete series of bishop's registers, and also the internationally renowned Winchester pipe rolls – manorial accounts for the bishop's vast estates which date back to 1208/9. There is also the extensive archive of the city of Winchester, dating back to the twelfth century and one of the most complete for any medieval borough in the country.
The collections also include extensive archives of the county's great families and individuals who played a role in the nation's political and cultural life. The literary and political papers of leading patron of the arts James Harris (1709-80) shed light on figures such as writer Henry Fielding and composer George Frederick Handel, with contemporary manuscript copies of his music.
The Austen-Leigh family archive consist of a series of letters, diaries and poetry providing background to Jane Austen's family connections. Hampshire Record Office also houses a regional audio-visual archive – Wessex Film and Sound Archive – which has film footage and recordings from the earliest days of cinematography and sound recording.
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