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DOHUK Iraq (Reuters) - Kurdish fighters pushed to retake Iraq's largest dam on Sunday and the United States conducted a second day of air strikes in the area in a drive to reverse gains by Islamic State insurgents who have overrun much of the country's north.
Islamic State militants have seized several towns and oilfields as well as the Mosul Dam in recent weeks, possibly giving them the ability to flood cities or cut off water and electricity supplies.
Asked about a Kurdish push to dislodge the Sunni fundamentalist militants on Sunday, a Kurdish official said the dam had not been retaken but "most of the surrounding area" had been seized.
The United States said it conducted 14 air strikes on Sunday against Islamic State fighters near the dam.
U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes destroyed three armed vehicles, a vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft and an emplacement of the Islamic State as well as one of the militants' checkpoints. The strikes followed nine U.S. air strikes on Saturday near the dam and the Kurdish capital, Arbil.
The White House said on Sunday that President Barack Obama had informed Congress he authorized U.S. air strikes to help retake control of the dam.
"The failure of the Mosul Dam could threaten the lives of large numbers of civilians, threaten U.S. personnel and facilities - including the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad - and prevent the Iraqi government from providing critical services to the Iraqi populace," the White House said in a statement.
The U.S. air strike campaign against the Islamic State militants began earlier this month in the first direct U.S. military action in Iraq since the end of 2011, when Washington completed the withdrawal of its troops from the country.
Islamic State militants have told residents in the area of the Mosul Dam to leave, according to an engineer who works at the site.
The engineer said the militants told him they were planting roadside bombs along roads leading in and out of the facility, possibly in fear of an attack by Kurdish fighters.
U.S. officials said last week the U.S. government was directly supplying weapons to Kurdish peshmerga fighters.
Witnesses said Kurdish forces had recaptured the mainly Christian towns of Batmaiya and Telasqaf, 30 km (18 miles) from Mosul, the closest they have come to the city since Islamic State insurgents drove government forces out in June.
The insurgents have also tightened their security checkpoints in Mosul, conducting more intensive inspections of vehicles and identification cards, witnesses said.
The Kurds, who live in a semi-autonomous region in the north of Iraq, have long dreamed of independence from central governments in Baghdad that oppressed the non-Arab ethnic group for decades under former dictator Saddam Hussein.
Tensions were also high under outgoing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who clashed with them over budgets and oil.
The Kurds since June have capitalised on the chaos in northern Iraq, taking over oilfields in the disputed city of Kirkuk.
Iraq's new prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, a Shi'ite, faces the task of reducing Sunni-Shi'ite tensions that have revived a sectarian civil war and addressing the Kurdish independence ambitions.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned against the formation of an independent Kurdish state, saying that would risk further destabilising the region.
"An independent Kurdish state would ... create new tensions, possibly also with the states neighbouring Iraq," Steinmeier said in an interview with Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper published on Sunday.
Proclaiming a caliphate straddling parts of Iraq and Syria, Islamic State militants have swept across northern Iraq, pushing back Kurdish regional forces and driving tens of thousands of Christians and members of the Yazidi religious minority from their homes.
Steinmeier, who met the new Iraqi prime minister in Baghdad on Saturday, said the formation of a new government that all regions and religions could identify with "is perhaps the last chance for cohesion in Iraq".
The European Union has allowed individual EU governments to supply arms and ammunition to Iraqi Kurds, provided there is the consent from the authorities in Baghdad. Washington is already supplying weapons.
In a televised statement apparently referring to that action, the office of the Iraqi army command on Sunday evening said: "We warn all parties not to exploit the current security situation in the north of Iraq and violate sovereign airspace to ship arms to local parties without approval of the central government."
Asked about possible German deliveries, Steinmeier said: "We're not ruling anything out. We're looking at what's possible and doing what is necessary as quickly as possible."
Masoud Barzani, president of Iraqi Kurdistan, reiterated his call for weapons from Germany and other Western countries in an interview with Bild am Sonntag.
Fears of Islamic State militants - who Iraqi officials say have massacred hundreds of Yazidis - have driven thousands of people to the Kurdish region.
In the town of Dohuk, about 100 Yazidis held demonstrations on Sunday, complaining that they had given up on Iraq and wanted to travel to Turkey but were prevented from doing so by Kurdish security forces.
"They can't protect us. The Islamic State came to our villages and killed hundreds. We don't want to stay in Iraq, they will kill us sooner or later," said a 20-year-old woman named Nadia. "I want America to help me. The peshmerga are not letting us through."
Additional reporting by Youssef Boudlai in Serimli Military Base, Syria, Oliver Holmes in Beirut, Isabel Coles in Arbil, Michelle Martin in Berlin and Jeff Mason in Washington; Writing by Michael Georgy and Peter Cooney; Editing by Jason Neely and Paul Simao


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Hampton Creek Raises $23M to Make Eggs Obsolete
Imagine eating raw cookie dough without fear of ingesting campylobacter, salmonella or the avian influenza virus?
Hampton Creek Foods Inc. has raised $23 million in Series B financing for plant-based food technology that replaces eggs in foods, from a simple scramble to muffins, cookie dough and condiments.
Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures led the round, joined by AME Cloud Ventures, individual angel investors (including sustainable food and farming advocates Ali and Hadi Partovi, and Google Inc.'s Jessica Powell) along with the company's earlier institutional backers Collaborative Fund, Eagle Cliff and Khosla Ventures.
The San Francisco company has raised a total of $30 million in funding to date, according to Chief Executive and co-founder Josh Tetrick, including from Bill Gates and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
The company is taking on "chicken eggs," he said, with products it makes from non-GMO plants. The company's aim is to offer products that taste as good or better than their egg-based counterparts, that are cheaper to use, better for diners' health, and far better for the environment than intensive animal agriculture practices that produce the majority of the 1.8 trillion eggs laid globally each year.
The company's first product was an egg alternative called Beyond Eggs (for Food Manufacturers) that Hampton Creek sold in bulk, 50-pound packs to major food manufacturers.
But more recently, Hampton Creek has struck a distribution deal with Whole Foods Market Inc. for its first mainstream consumer product Just Mayo. The startup also works with a number of other large groceries, fast food chains, convenience stores and major food manufacturers, who are selling or using Just Mayo, Mr. Tetrick said.
Hampton Creek plans to use its funding to grow its manufacturing operations, fulfill orders, strike new distribution deals, and to expand significantly beyond the U.S., especially in China. That's one reason the company sought funding from Li Ka-shing's Horizons Ventures, Mr. Tetrick said.
The CEO said he also expects one-third to one-half of the new funding to go towards research and development of new products that would replace eggs in a variety of food items.
According to Collaborative Fund Venture Partner Kanyi Maqubela, the firm sees Hampton Creek as the "biggest possible consumer play there is, given that food is this pervasive, universal need."
He expects the company to focus on distribution, keeping its supply chain efficient and competitive in 2014, and building international brand awareness.
Mr. Tetrick noted that the global market for mayo alone every year, according to Euromonitor International Ltd. reports, tops $11 billion. He added that there are 79 billion eggs laid in the U.S. alone each year, and one-third of them wind up "living inside" of products like cookies, muffins and other doughy delights, where consumers aren't aware of them.
"We want to make eggs obsolete," the CEO said. "Most people would be appalled if they saw where the eggs in their favorite foods are coming from…and the treatment of chickens in this intensive, animal agriculture system."
Venture investments in food rose in 2013. General food products attracted at least $47.3 million in institutional funding last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource data, about a 22% increase over the $38.7 million invested in the category in 2012.
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First Friday Live returns today for the second edition of a live netcast program about Wabash College. Study Abroad will be the topic at 12:15 p.m.
First Friday Live is a live netcast with social media interactive features. You can join host Howard Hewitt asking questions of the guests. Just go to the First Friday Live page and you can interact with the show's guests via Facebook, Twitter, and a chatroom feature.
The guests will be two seniors who spent a semester abroad during their junior year. Keaton Becher spent time in Switzerland but has had other experiences abroad while at Wabash. He'll share his stories and take your questions. Becher is from Berne, In., a small town known for its Swiss heritage.
Jose Herrera, from Brownsville, Texas, has traveled to Kenya and Ecuador among his Wabash experiences. He will share his time of close interaction of the people of those two countries.


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I have just received a new Dell Vostro 200. Norton was causing problems so I uninstalled it and added McAfee Security Center. Now Poco 3.3 can send email but cannot receive email.
When I attempt to get email, Poco just briefly shows the number of message headers on the ISP server and then switches to say "No messages on server". Checking with a webmail browser, the email is there and the header count matches what Poco reported at first.
Is there a fix? I have Poco.exe listed as "Trusted" and "Full Access" in McAfee.
A second question. I thought about trying Poco 4 or Poco 4.5 to see if McAfee will play nice with a newer version. Can I install the trial version of Poco 4.5 without messing up my 3.3 installation?
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Every year I experience the same disappointment around the holidays: When I unpack the previous year's mini lights, they almost always don't work. Even replacing a bad bulb or two doesn't seem to remedy the problem. Are these lights worth saving, or should I just give up and buy new ones?
You're not alone on this one. At some terrible moment in early- to mid-December, we can almost hear the collective sigh of dismay as good people around this land untangle and plug in strings of bad mini lights. Above the din we also hear a few expletives, because the mass-produced sets can be pricey. Your impulse to fix them is noble, but the task should not be undertaken lightly (sorry, unavoidable pun), because the strands contain scores, if not hundreds, of tiny incandescent bulbs. Which one is the culprit? Or are there several burnouts?
Regardless, don't give up. With a few handy tools and a modicum of holiday spirit, mini lights can be repaired.
How to Fix Christmas Lights
First step: diagnosis. You need to figure out if it's actually a bad bulb causing the malfunction or something else. Keep in mind that smaller sets are wired in series that is, the electrical current must pass through each individual bulb in order to complete the circuit and illuminate the set. Larger strings often feature two or more series circuits wired in parallel, which explains why sometimes just a section of the strand won't light up. Often, simply replacing a bad bulb will fix the entire set or at least a section of it.
But locating the faulty bulb can be tricky. You'll need either a set of basic electrician's tools or the LightKeeper Pro, a dedicated tool that combines a voltage detector, a bulb remover, bulb and fuse testers, and a shunt repairer. More on that later.
If you're lucky, simply plugging in the mini lights will reveal a bad bulb. "Bad" may just mean it needs to be seated more firmly in its socket. In any case, you can remove and test a bulb using the LightKeeper Pro or a multimeter. If you install a new one, make sure it has the proper voltage rating or you risk damaging the whole set.
Fixing a string of lights isn't always that simple. All or part of it may be dark because of a broken filament or a sketchy shunt (see glossary). If a bulb's filament breaks, the shunt is supposed to redirect current through the base of the bulb, maintaining the electrical circuit. You can fix a faulty shunt with the LightKeeper Pro. Simply plug in the strand, remove a bulb that's in or near the darkened section, and insert the tool into the bulb's socket. Pulling the trigger activates a piezo circuit, which sends a high-energy pulse through the set. After about 20 pulses, any faulty shunt should be activated.
If you're still having trouble locating where the circuit is broken, try using a voltage detector. There's one built into the LightKeeper Pro, or you can use an electrician's model. Still nothing? Check the fuse located behind a small sliding panel on the male end of the plug. If it's fried (you can check it with the LightKeeper Pro), be sure to replace it with a new one of the correct rating, which should be indicated on the plug. And if all else fails, buying a new string may be irksome, but at least it'll keep some small part of your holidays bright.
LED Christmas lights are now available in a variety of colors and brightness. No longer are they only the super bright lights that scream, "Hey I'm an LED". There are many benefits to LED lights that make them a great choice over incandescents. They are more energy efficient, last longer, and can be programmed to display different colors and patterns. LED Christmas lights are also more durable and less likely to break than traditional bulbs. Here are some of our favorite string Christmas lights for indoors and out.


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ASTRO and SSO issue consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with WBI
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) are pleased to announce the publication of the consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stages I and II invasive breast cancer. The guideline document represents an intensive collaboration among experts in the radiation oncology and surgical oncology fields, led by Meena S. Moran, MD, associate professor of the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., on behalf of ASTRO, and Monica Morrow, MD, SSO immediate past president, breast cancer surgeon and Chief of Breast Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, co-chairs of the Margin Consensus Panel (MCP). In addition to determining the ideal margin width that minimizes the risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR), the guideline outlines an evidence-based surgical treatment path that could reduce unnecessary surgery for patients.
Society of Surgical Oncology—American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stages I and II Invasive Breast Cancer uses the results of a meta-analysis of margin width and IBTR from a thorough review of 33 research studies from MEDLINE and evidence-based medicine published from 1965 to January 2013, in the context of outcomes from contemporary trials. The included studies encompassed 28,162 patients with stage I or II invasive breast cancer who were treated with whole-breast irradiation and with a minimum median follow-up time of four years. Patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer were not included in the research for the guideline.
The consensus guideline was made possible by a research grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and underwent extensive peer review prior to approval by the SSO Executive Council and ASTRO's Board of Directors in October 2013. In addition, the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have both endorsed the guideline. It is available open access online as a PDF document at http://www.redjournal.org, http://www.annsugoncol.org and http://jco.ascopubs.org/, and will be published in the March 1, 2014 print issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of ASTRO; the March 2014 print issue of Annals of Surgical Oncology, the official journal of SSO; and the March 10, 2014 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the official journal of ASCO.
The consensus guideline includes eight clinical practice recommendations: 1) positive margins, defined as ink on invasive cancer or DCIS, are associated with at least a two-fold increase in IBTR. This increased risk is not nullified by delivery of a boost, delivery of systemic therapy or favorable biology; 2) negative margins (no ink on tumor) optimize IBTR. Wider margin widths do not significantly lower this risk; 3) the rates of IBTR are reduced with the use of systemic therapy. In the event that a patient does not receive adjuvant systemic therapy, there is no evidence suggesting that margins wider than no ink on tumor are needed; 4) margins wider than no ink on tumor are not indicated based on biologic subtype; 5) the choice of whole-breast irradiation delivery technique, fractionation and boost dose should not be dependent on margin width; 6) wider negative margins than no ink on tumor are not indicated for invasive lobular cancer. Classic lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) at the margin is not an indication for re-excision. The significance of pleomorphic LCIS at the margin is uncertain; 7) young age (≤40 years) is associated with both an increased risk of IBTR after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and an increased risk of local relapse on the chest wall after mastectomy and is more frequently associated with adverse biologic and pathologic features. There is no evidence that increased margin width nullifies the increased risk of IBTR in young patients; and 8) an extensive intraductal component (EIC) identifies patients who may have a large residual DCIS burden after lumpectomy. There is no evidence of an association between increased risk of IBTR and EIC when margins are negative.
"Our hope is that this guideline will ultimately lead to significant reductions in the high re-excision rate for women with early-stage breast cancer undergoing breast-conserving surgery. Based on the consensus panel's extensive review of the literature, the vast majority of re-excisions are unnecessary because disease control in the breast is excellent for women with early-stage disease when radiation and hormonal therapy and/or chemotherapy are added to a women's treatment plan," said Dr. Moran.
"A significant portion of breast cancer surgeries in the United States are performed by surgical oncologists, and the definition of an adequate margin has been a major controversy. Therefore, it was only natural that we decided to create a definitive guideline that helps to minimize unnecessary surgery while maintaining the excellent outcomes seen with lumpectomy and radiation therapy," said Dr. Morrow. "We are proud to provide this pivotal document to the oncology community, which will improve the lives and treatment of patients touched by this disease."
In addition to Drs. Moran and Morrow, members of the MCP and authors of the Society of Surgical Oncology—American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stages I and II Invasive Breast Cancer include Stuart J. Schnitt, MD, of the Department of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Boston; Armando E. Guiliano, MD, of the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; Jay R. Harris, MD, FASTRO, of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, Boston; Seema A. Khan, MD, of the Department of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago; Janet Horton, MD, of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; Suzanne Klimberg, MD, of the Department of Surgery at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fayetteville, Ark.; Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD, of the Department of Medical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Gary Freedman, MD, of the Department of Radiation Oncology at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia; Nehmat Houssami, MD, PhD, of the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney Medical School, New South Wales, Australia; and Peggy L. Johnson, Advocate in Science, Susan G. Komen, Wichita, Kan.
"We appreciate the dedicated efforts of Drs. Moran and Morrow for leading an exemplary team to produce this valuable guideline from both specialty organizations," said Colleen A.F. Lawton, MD, FASTRO, chair of ASTRO's Board of Directors. "Society of Surgical Oncology—American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stages I and II Invasive Breast Cancer is an essential tool for every practice to provide the necessary context and variables in order to provide high quality, patient-centered care."


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I saw a billboard for the Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present exhibition at the National Gallery in London in the Tube the other day, and thought 'Ooh, that would be good!', and mentally earmarked it for suggestion to a friend to catch up to see this weekend, as I've had to rain-check twice on catching up with him.
I went to look up details just now, and though I will still probably check it out, it irked me no end that:
a) It is the National Gallery's first major exhibition of photography. Camera photography is not a new art. The process has existed for almost 200 years in some form. Why has it taken this long for the National Gallery to recognise it as art?
b) By 'recognise' I use the term loosely. The description of the exhibition states: It takes a provocative look at how photographers use fine art traditions, including Old Master painting, to explore and justify the possibilities of their art. Le sigh. Photographers still have to 'justify' the 'possibilities' of their art? I'm surprised the word 'art' in this context isn't within quotation marks to clearly indicate the National Gallery's view that photography's claim to being art is a spurious one, at best.
c) The National Gallery's first major exhibition of photography is actually not an exhibition of photography. It is an exhibition of photography and painting. Drawing attention to one particular and rich strand of photography's history - that of the influence and inspiration of historical painting. From that description, I would assume the exhibition indicates photography is only valid as an art form in its relation to painting, and will be viewed as such, not as a standalone art form in its own right.
d) The opening gambit for the exhibition is View Old Master painting through a new lens with the National Gallery's first major exhibition of photography. Even in the blurb, photography takes a poor second place.
I haven't even been to the exhibition and I'm already riled up about it. I hope it isn't as patronising and insulting to photographic artists as it sounds. Arguably the contemporary photographers it mentions including are not my preference, but to indicate showing their work is only valid in the context of showing how they have been influenced by painters from times past (and not even contemporary painters) feels like a complete negation of their work, to me.
I'm not arguing that art from one time or one medium doesn't influence art that follows or art in a newer medium. I would be naive to disregard that aspect. But surely if you're going to stage the first major exhibition of an art form, you would concentrate on that art form, not on how it references / is derivative of another form of art / art medium?


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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chicago White Sox's powerful offense couldn't overcome a rough night for their pitchers.
Left-hander John Danks allowed a season-high eight runs and 10 hits in five innings Friday and the Cleveland Indians routed the White Sox 12-5.
Rookie first baseman Jose Abreu hit his major league-leading 11th home run for Chicago, which trailed 5-0 after one inning. The White Sox lead the American League with 159 runs, but have the second-worst ERA in the league at 5.00.
"It seemed like Cleveland was hitting it where we weren't, so you tip your hat to them," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "They were painting lines, hitting it hard, coming through with guys on base. It was just their night."
Danks (2-2) allowed solo homers to Carlos Santana and Michael Brantley, walked three, and struck out three in his shortest outing of 2014. The eight runs were the most he has allowed since Sept. 12, 2011.
"Hell, I don't know what I did good tonight," said Danks, who has lost two straight starts. "There wasn't a whole lot to take from it. I felt fine. I just had the ball up. I've got to throw more strikes. It's not rocket science."
Cleveland added four more runs in the sixth against relievers Scott Downs and Maikel Cleto, finishing with 13 hits in snapping their season-long losing streak at six. Cleveland has scored 12 runs twice this year, both against Chicago.
White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-4 to up his AL-leading average to .356, while rookie catcher Adrian Nieto had a season-high three hits and knocked in his first major league run in the second inning.
Abreu's solo shot in the fifth raised his RBI total to 33, tying him with Miami's Giancarlo Stanton for the most in the majors.
Indians right-hander Danny Salazar (1-3) picked up his first win since last Sept. 25 — also against Chicago — by allowing seven hits in five-plus innings. He allowed five runs, three earned, and struck out six.
"He throws 95 with a good splitty, so he's got great stuff," White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton said.
Ventura agreed, saying, "That kid pitched out of some tough jams. We had our chances, especially early, but he buckled up and limited the damage."
Eaton left the game after straining his right hamstring while running to first base in the fourth. The Ohio native said he expects to be placed on the disabled list "because I'm not doing any good for the team at 80 percent."
The White Sox are already without ace pitcher Chris Sale, who played catch before the game but will not be activated off the 15-day disabled list when he becomes eligible Saturday. The two-time All-Star will play long toss Monday in Chicago, then have his status updated by the team.
The White Sox have lost three games in a row and have dropped seven straight in Cleveland, dating back to last season.
"It was a good night for us offensively, and we needed it," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Chicago right fielder Dayan Viciedo, who entered the night with the second-best average in the AL .348, was hitless in three at-bats. Left fielder Alejandro De Aza went 2-for-4 and had the White Sox's other RBI.
NOTES: White Sox RHP Felipe Paulino (right rotator cuff irritation) will make a rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Charlotte, while 3B Jeff Keppinger (right shoulder surgery) began his rehab assignment at Double-A Birmingham on Friday. ... Ventura said 3B Conor Gillaspie (left hand contusion) could head out on a rehab assignment this weekend. ... Indians 2B Jason Kipnis (right oblique strain) was placed on the disabled list prior to the game. ... White Sox RHP Scott Carroll (1-0) faces Indians RHP Justin Masterson (0-1) in the second game of the three-game series Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
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I did this profile on Sujay, as she likes to be called, last October. Well, the U.S. State Department announced that she was sworn in today (May 16) as its Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
"Ambassador Johnson Cook will serve as a principal advisor on religious freedom to the Secretary of State and to the President, and she will head the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor," according to the announcement.
-- Jim Davis
The Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook has been a minister, a motivational speaker, an interchurch leader and a quiet religious feminist.
She thinks she's ready for the next step -- ambassador at large for religious freedom -- a job for which she's been nominated by President Obama.
"This is the moment I've been prepared for," Cook says at a recent conference for women leaders in Fort Lauderdale. "I bring a passion for understanding what it feels like to be on the other side. And for people's right to express their faith, or not."
If confirmed, Cook will be the first woman to hold the position since Congress created it in 1998. The appointment would be the latest in a series of accomplishments over her 53 years, including two pastorates and a professorship at a seminary.
Sujay, as she's often nicknamed, gave her views at the recent Wisdom Women Worldwide / Women in Ministry International Conference at the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. The four-day conference gathered about 100 ministers and other leaders in their middle years and later, to network and discuss issues like purpose and destiny.
It's a concept she learned from her own life, one she digested for her new book "Becoming a Woman of Destiny: Turning Life's Trials into Triumphs."
"You may have more days behind you than before you," Cook says. "Your husband may be dead or divorced, and your children grown and moved away. So you have a destiny decision, on what to do with the rest of your life."
Her bid for the ambassadorship is the latest in a string of accomplishments. She started as a youth pastor at the Union Baptist Church in Harlem "at a time when women were almost like lepers," she recalls.
She was the first African American woman pastor in the 200-year-old American Baptist Churches, as she pastored the Mariners' Temple Baptist Church in New York, founded by seafarers in 1795. She founded the Bronx Christian Fellowship, serving there from 1996 to 2009. She also taught at the New York Theological Seminary from 1988-1996.
In 2002, Cook became the first female president of the Hampton University Ministers' Conference, a century-old association of 12,000 ministers. Her four-year term opened doors in several venues, including around the Caribbean.
Along the way, she founded the Wisdom Worldwide Center and continues as its president. She also has been a chaplain with the New York Police Department since 1990. Her work drew the attention of the Clinton White House, which made her the only faith leader in the seven-member President's Initiative on Race. She also developed faith-based initiatives for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
For Obama, Cook took part in the National Day of Prayer on his first day in office. She also serves with his National African American Clergy Faith Advisory Team.
Although she states much of her case in secular terms, at bottom she believes freedom is a spiritual issue.
"God wants people to be free and at peace," Johnson says. "Ultimately, you have to see it as a call and commission to do God's work."
Since Obama announced her nomination on June 15, Cook has drawn some criticism for her lack of experience in the fields of religious freedom and international diplomacy. She counters that her Hampton experience and speaking engagements have given her contacts in several countries.
Cook argues further that African Americans like herself are familiar with the deprivation of rights.
"Our whole faith tradition was birthed out of persecution," she says. "So much persecution over faith worldwide has been against persons of color."
If confirmed, Cook will advise Obama and Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, on spiritual freedoms around the world. She'll also keep the topic in the public ear through speeches and appearances, both in the United States and elsewhere.
Because the U.S. Senate hasn't yet held a hearing on her confirmation, she is reluctant to discuss specific matters, such as the abortive "Burn a Koran Day" and the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" proposed for New York.
She does say she believes religious freedom is growing, despite the pessimistic view from some.
"Just that it's being discussed is important," Cook says. "Before the mosque and Burn a Koran Day, a lot of people hadn't even heard the term 'religious freedom.' "
But she holds no illusions about the job she's requesting.
"I'll have my work cut out for me. I think the ambassador for religious freedom will never be without a job."
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The Yale National Initiative to Strengthen Teaching in Public Schools is currently accepting applications for their 2019 cohort. Established in 2005, the Yale National Initiative works to influence public policy on teacher professional development, in part by creating local Teachers Institutes that mirrors the Yale Institute in hopes of providing state and local policy-makers effective examples of the innovative Institute approach in their own communities.
The Yale National Initiative is a summer professional development program that provides public school teachers with a deeper knowledge of the subjects they teach and first-hand experience with the Teachers Institute approach to high-quality professional development. Participants will live on the Yale campus while attending seminars and participating in curriculum unit writing process personalized for their subject areas.
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Over 50 Richmond Public School teachers have participated in the program since its inaugural year, including 2019 Virginia Teacher of the Year, Rodney Robinson.
"This is my third time participating in this program and I have never experienced a professional development program like the Yale Teacher Initiative," said Mr. Robinson. "They provided me an opportunity to exchange ideas and strategies with teachers around the country. It allowed me to learn content from some of the leading voices in the world. Lastly, it truly valued me as a teacher and allowed me to grow and develop teacher leader skills while improving my pedagogy."
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Holyhead is the largest town on the island of Anglesey and is perhaps known best for being a busy ferry port. However, visitors should also note that the town has a number of interesting attractions and is a bustling shopping and visitors area in its own right.
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The town centre offers a number of good places to eat, a theatre and a cinema. There are a range of places for the visitor to stay and Holyhead is often used as an overnight stop on the way to, or from, holidaying in Ireland or as a centre for touring the island of Anglesey itself.
Around Holyhead there is excellent fishing, golfing and, of course, sailing facilities. Couple this with the wonderful scenery, walks and beaches and you can easily lose yourself and relax for a few days.
From Anglesey, ferries operate to Dublin with the superfast ferry only taking 99 minutes to complete the single journey. A day trip to sample the wonderful Dublin is easily achievable and is far cheaper that you think.
Trefignath Burial Chamber
History buffs will be well pleased to know Anglesey has a number of both historic and prehistoric sites close-by, including burial chambers at Barcloddiad Yr Gawres and a church in the sea at Porth Cwyfan! Llys Rhosyr, the site of one of the most powerful and charismatic Welsh mediaeval princes has been discovered near the village of Newborough, on the South Western corner of the island.
The maritime museum in Holyhead is well worth a visit where you can learn more about the 100 or so shipwrecks that have taken place in the vicinity . If you are feeling fit or want to walk of lunch 'stroll' down to South Stack Lighthouse. It is well worth a visit but be prepared!
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Between celebrating today's Thanksgiving holiday with loved ones I take a break to give thanks to all the great music in my life; for if it were not for that music my life to date would be a whole lot emptier. Come think of it my home would be a hell of a lot emptier too since it is packed (literally) with a life filled with record, tape, and CD collecting. But regardless of the square footage my physical music collection may take up I am so grateful to have had all this music in my life that has helped get through the bad times, and enhanced the good times. And so for this Thanksgiving blog I want to play a few loosely themed give thanks to music songs/videos - all on the classic soul/funk tip - below and all available at Amoeba. See you tomorrow, Saturday, or Sunday at one of the three Amoeba stores - Hollywood, Berkeley, San Francisco - for this special Thanksgiving Record Store Day / Black Friday Weekend @ Amoeba 11/23 - 11/25. Thank-you!
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GoldenEye 007 for the Wii may feature a new James Bond and all-new graphics, but as this comparison video shows, Activision's remake of the 1997 Nintendo 64 game stays impressively true to its source material.
RewindReplay TV's side-by-side comparison clip of the new and old GoldenEye 007 games is also a great illustration of just how far we've come visually. We were clearly able to tolerate a much blockier Bond and meager framerates for the sake of good gameplay, but that's not necessarily an era I miss graphically.
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April 22, 2006 — Alexis Jacques Bespaloff, the noted wine critic and writer, died today in Las Cruces, New Mexico after a long battle with cancer. He was seventy-one years old. Mr. Bespaloff was born on November 15, 1934, in Bucharest, Romania and emigrated as a child with his parents to Belgium and then Brazil, before moving to New York. He attended the Horace Mann School, Amherst College and Harvard University.
Upon graduation, he worked briefly at Simon and Schuster and then in the wine business in Bordeaux and New York. He began writing about wine and became one of the foremost experts of his generation, publishing six books, among them: The Signet Book of Wine, a seminal work in U.S. wine literature, first published by New American Library in 1971 and subsequently revised and expanded in 1980 and 1985, selling well over a million copies. Alexis Bespaloff's Guide to Inexpensive Wines, of which James Beard said, "Fascinating…fills a long-felt need for a guide that is informative and accurate" was published in 1973 by Simon and Schuster. In 1977, his literary anthology, The Fireside Book of Wine, was published by William Morrow and Company, and in 1988 Morrow also published his revised and updated The Frank Schoonmaker Encyclopedia of Wine, called "the finest quick reference book in the literature of wine" by The New York Times. Alexis Bespaloff's Complete Guide to Wine, Signet, followed in 1994.
Mr. Bespaloff was also wine critic of New York Magazine for over two decades, and wrote for publications as diverse as Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, House & Garden, Travel and Leisure, Connoisseur, and Penthouse. In addition, Mr. Bespaloff appeared on television and lectured widely. The mentoring and help he extended to those starting out in the wine field has been acknowledged in a number of books and articles.
A deeply cultured man, Mr. Bespaloff had passionate interests in art, ballet, theatre, music and photography. He was also a noted conversationalist with a dry wit that led him to laugh at his own foibles as well as those of others. He is remembered to this day for his 1970 telephone-answering machine message, "I am unable to take your call at this time. If this is an emergency, remember, white wine with fish, red with beef." Mr. Bespaloff is survived by his wife, photographer Cecilia Lewis. He will be missed by many.


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During a hearing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Deputy Solicitor General Gregory Garre argued that AT&T customers should not be permitted to continue their lawsuit against AT&T over the company's involvement in the NSA wiretapping scandal. According to Garre, the NSA program is so sensitive that permitting a court to evaluate evidence of potentially illegal government misconduct would undermine the federal government's intelligence-gathering abilities.
Garre's arguments were met with criticism by Judge Harry Pregerson, who questioned whether the executive branch should have absolute authority over determining what constitutes a state secret. Pregerson asked Garre, "Are you saying the courts are to rubber-stamp the determination of the executive of what's a state secret?" Citing a prior ruling, Garre says that the judiciary is expected to give the "utmost deference" to security concerns, which prompted Judge Michael Hawkins to ask if "utmost deference" is equivalent to abdication.
Garre says that the NSA does not monitor domestic communications exclusively between persons in the United States without warrants, but the government will not provide such an assurance under oath. Despite broad public knowledge of the NSA wiretap program's existence, the federal government continues to assert that national security would be threatened if any evidence were presented that merely confirms the program's existence, even if no other information about the program is exposed in the process.
Following a similar line of obfuscated reasoning, attorney Michael Kellogg—representing AT&T—explains that no evidence can be presented that could potentially confirm that AT&T played a role in the NSA program, because the government has said that AT&T's involvement with the government program is a state secret. "I feel like I'm Alice in wonderland," Judge M. Margaret McKeown complained, referring to the paradoxical nature of the government's claims. Evidence of AT&T's complicity in the program includes phone conversation logs that the NSA accidentally mailed to an organization that was under surveillance.
As this case winds its way through the court system, the federal government's position has become increasingly tangled. Garre's arguments against allowing the litigation to go forward amount to an assertion that the executive branch is above the law in matters of national security. When Garre attempted to argue that the courts are an improper setting for evaluating claims of government wrongdoing in instances where national security could be compromised and that there are "other avenues" through which to pursue such concerns, Judge Pregerson jokingly asked Garre if he was referring to impeachment.
Much like the courtroom battle that emerged after the 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers, during which the Nixon administration also attempted to invoke the state secrets privilege, the current legal battle over the NSA wiretap program raises difficult questions about the scope of executive authority. Because of the legislative branch's lack of fortitude, it seems likely that an investigation into allegations of AT&T's complicity in government wrongdoing will only occur if the judicial branch decides that it can press forward.


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ASACP Cited in Huffington Post Article
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 18, 2015) — The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is happy to announce that its ongoing efforts towards protecting children online and educating digital media companies about the importance of supporting this mission, continues to be recognized by popular media outlets.
One recent example is an article in The Huffington Post by Impact Editor Eleanor Goldberg, "How Apple, Facebook, Other Tech Groups are Combating Online Exploitation of Children," which notes that the Internet remains an optimal preying ground for sexual predators.
The article discusses how leading tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other movers and shakers, including ASACP, are combating the exploitation of children; citing statistics such as the 12,000 monthly reports of suspected child pornography submitted to ASACP's award-winning CP Reporting Hotline.
"ASACP is not just a 'feel good' club of adult industry operatives," explains the association's Executive Director, Tim Henning. "ASACP is a tech-forward organization that is instrumental in developing new business practices and technologies that help keep children safer online — both within the adult entertainment and mainstream media worlds."
"To be recognized as a key player alongside companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter illustrates the association's reach into the halls of the decision makers," Henning adds. "From the U.S. Congress to the U.K.'s Parliament, to EU regulators and beyond, ASACP is making a tangible difference for both children and content companies alike."
For its part, ASACP is focused on offering technologies and tools to help keep children out of and away from age-inappropriate material, but it can only do so with the continued support of its sponsors, members and contributors, and by encouraging websites to use its Best Practices, Code of Ethics and its free Restricted To Adults (RTA) website meta labeling system.
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2014 Season: Played in 41 games with 39 starts at the shortstop position … Hit .231 and led the team in runs with 23 … Was fourth on the team in hits (28), second in doubles (six) and finished with six RBI … Was 4-for-4 in stolen bases which was also second on the team … Posted eight multi-hit games and was on a seven-game hitting streak from Feb. 22-March 7 … Recorded a season-high three hits and scored a run against Towson on March 19 … Was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles against UNC Greensboro on March 5 … Scored two runs on four occasions … Posted a .947 fielding percentage at shortstop.
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Personal: Full name is Alejandra Barcenas…Her parents are Maria Crespo and Ramon Sanchez…She has three siblings, Daniela Barcenas, Christian Villagomez and Adriana Sanchez…She is a criminal justice major who plans to coach after graduation…Her other interests include music…Spent the summer traveling and playing softball…Chose to come to A&T to experience living on her own…Her favorite television show is "Dexter" and her favorite foods are Chinese and wings…Says the best part about A&T athletics is that they're all a big family…She is the first in her family to attend college.


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(AP) — The four Republicans running for governor don't completely agree on perhaps the biggest financial decision looming over Illinois residents' pocketbooks — whether to extend the state's temporary income tax hike.
While none of the contenders are advocating increasing the income tax, two candidates — state Sen. Kirk Dillard and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford — have left the door open to the possibility when the temporary hike expires next year. The two others — state Sen. Bill Brady and businessman Bruce Rauner — are more firmly saying no. None have extensively detailed how they'd make up for the expected revenue loss if the tax is allowed to expire.
Illinois lawmakers passed a roughly 67 percent increase during the final hours of a 2011 legislative session with the pitch that it was temporary and would be used to fill a budget hole. Four years later, and with the state again facing the potential of dire budget cuts, the issue of whether to extend that increase when it sunsets in January nags both lawmakers who'll begin voting on a budget soon and the candidates who want to run Illinois.
The pocketbook issue could be a deciding factor for some voters.
Top Democrats, including Senate President John Cullerton, have started laying groundwork for an increase by predicting broad cuts and an estimated $1.6 billion revenue dip, which could result in teacher layoffs and other drastic reductions. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who is seeking re-election, has not said whether he will push for an extension, saying only that it needs to be addressed this year. He is expected to lay out his view in his March 26 budget address.
All four Republican rivals in the March 18 primary told The Associated Press in candidate questionnaires that they oppose the idea of another increase. However, Dillard and Rutherford have been willing to discuss some form of extension as a possibility, given the state's difficult financial condition, with Dillard recently softening his stance.
Before the start of the New Year, Dillard told the AP that he wanted to get rid of it: "I want to roll back this tax increase. I have never voted for an income tax increase; No one has ever taxed and spent their way into prosperity."
But last month in newspaper editorial board meetings and in more recent debates he added that other options were on the table, including a short-term extension.
"You could do something on a temporary basis... " Dillard told the (Springfield) State Journal-Register's editorial board on Feb. 6. "You can let it go and see how big your budget hole gets, or you can keep it for another six months."
Dillard has advocated overhauling the state's Medicaid system as one alternative to save money. He recently picked up the endorsements of several state employee unions, including the state's largest teacher union.
The Hinsdale Republican was former Gov. Jim Edgar's chief of staff, a fact he often touts.
While circumstances and the rhetoric are different now, Illinoisans saw the same question play out two decades ago when Edgar sought the office. In 1990, Edgar campaigned on a promise to make permanent the state's last "temporary" income tax surcharge while his Democratic challenger, then-Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan, ran an anti-tax campaign. Edgar signed legislation extending the increase in 1991.
None of the candidates now seeking the governor's office in Illinois have gone so far.
Still, Rutherford — who called the 2011 income tax increase a mistake — says it is hard to rule out an extension completely because of unforeseen circumstances that could face the next governor.
"I don't know what I don't know until I become Governor in January 2015. Will the state pension law be found to be Constitutional? Will the current Governor and General Assembly have spending and borrowing in check over the next year?" Rutherford, of Chenoa, wrote in his AP questionnaire.
The two other Republicans have been more strongly opposed.
Brady, who lost the 2010 governor's race to Quinn, said t an extension would "hinder job creation." He's called for a study of the tax code.
"I will veto any extension of the 2011 income tax hike and create a stable climate for Illinois businesses and families," The Bloomington Republican wrote in his questionnaire.
Rauner, a Winnetka venture capitalist seeking public office for the first time, has said he'd call together business leaders to review the tax code to make any changes are needed, including taxes on services, are needed.
"We need to reverse the Quinn tax hike and replace it with comprehensive tax reform that lowers the tax burden which will help us create more jobs and better paying jobs for our citizens," Rauner said in the questionnaire when asked about the income tax increase.
Nick Kachiroubas, a visiting assistant professor at DePaul University's School of Public Service, said a flexible stance could give politicians some political cover, but it could also irk primary voters.
"They're hoping to try to placate the base but they don't want it to come back and bite them later on," he said.
Meanwhile, Quinn hasn't committed to it publicly, but he and other Democrats have repeatedly predicted dire budget cuts with the revenue drop.
His Democratic primary challenger, activist Tio Hardiman of Hillside said he doesn't want to raise the personal income tax, but could see an increase for some businesses.
"The working class people are already taxed enough," he wrote in his questionnaire.


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Wednesday, 29 May 2019 from 17:30 to 18:25 (BST)
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a 2 week vacation to Costa Rica from Dec 12 - Dec 25, 2010 to escape the winter in Chicago - to San Jose, Tortuguero National Park, Arenal Volcano and the rainforest, Marino Ballena , Corcovado National Park, Manual Antonio National Park. Itinerary arranged by the wonderful folks at 'Costa Rica Expeditions' . Toucans, kayaking, the rainforest, hanging bridges, volcanoes, monkeys - spider monkeys, white faced capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys and howler monkeys, iguanas, lizards, caimans, and crocodiles, mosquito bites, hummingbirds, beaches and more !Read More
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An Electric Bike Network for the Chilterns
An Electric Bike Network for the Chilterns
I am a small lady cyclist, and I had turned up for my taster in jeans, so I wasn't giving the Electric Bike Network (EBN) an easy job of satisfying my needs from the outset, and when they presented me with a medium-sized male-oriented mountain bike complete with full saddle bags, I looked at them sceptically.
I slung my leg over the back of the bike and found I could still touch the floor in the lowest saddle position. I quick glance over my shoulder as I pull away from the kerb and… whoosh! I was off! With, one quarter-turn pedal stroke the battery pack kicked in and set me rolling on my way. It came as a bit of a surprise at first, but you soon get used to speed at which it pulls off.
The Electric Bicycle Network (EBN) has been designed to enable people who might not otherwise get on a bicycle to enjoy cycling for leisure with the subtle assistance of an electrically-powered bike. As part of the Chilterns Sustainable Transport project, hosted by CTC and the local authorities, EBN hope to make the Chilterns their next tourist-friendly area to set up a network of electric bicycles. They already boast networks in Devon and the Lake District in the hope of breaking down some of those proven barriers to cycling, including the fear of not being fit enough and also not wishing to get hot and sweaty on a leisurely jaunt.
The CTC will be partnering with EBN to bring small hubs of electric bicycles to key areas of the Chilterns for people to hire. Users will find the bikes in useful locations, such as hotels and railway stations, and will then find charging points in key areas and food outlets to ensure they stay powered; however, the bikes boast the ability to tackle up to 80 miles in one charge.
The bike I was handed was a Giant Esprit Power. It has a relaxed, upright riding position for comfort and allows you to sit up and absorb the views. With the power-assist modes, there's no need for an aggressive riding position to get you anywhere fast, and even the vaguest of bike fittings shouldn't have you dismounting with any discomfort (other than maybe your bottom if you're not used to a saddle!).
The Esprit collection will come set up with everything you need so that you don't have to wear or bring any special kit to ride. A comfy padded seat, covered chain, integrated wheel lock, mud guards and roomy saddle-bags will have you good to go as soon as you hire. There are even a few 'step-through' models with a low slung top-tube (see pictured) for those who aren't flexible enough to swing their leg over a bike or those in nice skirts who don't want to show the world what's underneath them.
The moment I stepped off the Esprit - sweat-free I might add - I had a wide grin for some time. It is frankly one of the most comfortable and easy-going bikes I've ever ridden, and I wouldn't hesitate twice about encouraging my ageing relatives to have some fun in a nice hilly part of the Chilterns they've never seen before. One word of warning though: be sure you can ride a bike beforehand as there's only so much a battery can help with when riding and the Esprit will have you exploring places you've never been before on a bike.


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HALLEIN – Who would have thought, that a small machine like EMCOMILL E350 could be that powerful und flexible?
On closer examination of the technical data, it becomes clear: Due to the solid machine construction and the strong technical data, the machine is perfectly suited for steel machining. The EMCOMILL E350 is equipped with a powerful and at the same time smooth inline milling spindle with direct drive (10,000 rpm, 7 kW, 41 Nm) and SK30 tool taper, a high feed rate in the linear axes, a fixed 20-tool magazine with a fast two-arm changer. The variable encoding of the tool positions enable short tool changing times. Linear guideways free of play provide high precision and dynamics. EMCO payed alot of attention to the ergonomics when designing the machine. Therefore, the work area is optimally accessible and the machine's components are easy to clean and to maintain. Low-maintenance central lubrication and the coolant unit that is easy to clean contribute to this, as well.
The EMCOMILL E350 is especially applicable for the production of small parts in small and medium lot sizes. Small parts up to a size of 350 x 250 x 300 mm can be machined quickly and precisely.
Due to its modular construction the CNC milling machine can be adapted to your individual requirements. Especially, the various options the machine can be equipped with are meant by this. Looking for higher performance? The EMCOMILL E350 can be equipped with a spindle with 24000 rpm maximum spindle speed on request. Even the number of axes is extendible to 4 by attaching a dividing unit. The automatic workpieces and tool measuring that is done in the machine, or, the automatic removal of chips by the chip conveyer. The list of possible options is long and comprehensive. The resulting flexibility is pointed up foremost by the machines diverse fields of application: automotive suppliers and job shopper can machine their orders equally easily as branches with enormously high precision demands like juwelers and watch makers or the medical technology.
For improving the productivity at medium lot sizes the EMCOMILL E350 can be perfectly equipped with automation solutions for example with EMCO ROBO LOAD 10 that loads parts automatically into the machine.
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Drug-smuggling U.K. grandma to appeal death sentence
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — A court official says a convicted British grandmother will appeal the death sentence she received from an Indonesian court for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali.
Lindsay June Sandiford was found guilty last week in Denpasar District Court. She was accused of damaging the image of Bali as a tourism destination and weakening the government's drug prevention program.
Court official Gede Ketut Rantam says his office received the appeal request Monday through the head of Kerobokan Penitentiary where Sandiford, 56, is serving her sentence.
Sandiford says she was forced to carry the drugs by a gang that threatened to hurt her children.
Indonesia has very strict anti-drug laws and most of the more than 40 foreigners on its death row were convicted of drug charges.


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It has come to a time that I need to take a break from blogging. By no means am I taking a break from Christian living. I love my Jesus more than ever. He helps me every day through all my trials and disappointments. He gives me a Bible verse each day to lighten my heart. My wish and prayer for each of you that stop by is that a special blessing will be yours today.
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Dante meets Beatrice (painting by Henry Holliday, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool)
The story of Dante and Beatrice is one of the greatest of unrequited, distant love.
Durante degli Alighieri, better known as Dante, (c. June 1, 1265 – September 13/14, 1321) was an Italian Florentine poet. His greatest work, La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary statement produced in Europe in the medieval period, and the basis of the modern Italian language.
Dante was nearly nine years old when he first set eyes on Beatrice Portinari, in a gathering at her father's palazzo in Florence. She was a few months younger than Dante and dressed in a crimson dress. She captivated him completely. As he later wrote, "From that time forward love fully ruled my soul." For the next nine years he remained absolutely besotted with her but only from a distance and it was only in 1283, when he was 18, that she spoke to him as they passed each other in the street.
In 13th century Florence arranged marriages were the norm, especially amongst the uppers classes, to which both Dante and Beatrice belonged. So, at the age of 21 Dante was married off to Gemma Donati, to whom he had been betroted since the age of 12 and Beatrice married a year later too, only to die three years after that, at the tender age of 24. Dante was devastated. He remained devoted to Beatrice for the rest of his life and she was his principal inspiration for much of his well known work, such as La Vita Nuova (The New Life) and La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy).
When Dante first saw Beatrice, he tells us she was dressed in soft crimson and wore a girdle about her waist. He fell in love with her at first sight and thought of her as angelic with divine and noble qualities. He frequented places where he could catch a glimpse of her, but she never spoke to him until nine years later. Then one afternoon he saw her dressed in white, walking down a street in Florence. Accompanied by two older women, Beatrice turned and greeted him. Her greeting filled him with such joy that he retreated to his room to think about her. Falling asleep, he had a dream that became the subject of the first sonnet in his La Vita Nuova, one of the world's greatest romantic poems. Two chapters from La Vita Nuova are quoted below:
When exactly nine years had passed since this gracious being appeared to me, as I have described, it happened that on the last day of this intervening period this marvel appeared before me again, dressed in purest white, walking between two other women of distinguished bearing, both older than herself. As they walked down the street she turned her eyes toward me where I stood in fear and trembling, and with her ineffable courtesy, which is now rewarded in eternal life, she greeted me; and such was the virtue of her greeting that I seemed to experience the height of bliss. It was exactly the ninth hour of day when she gave me her sweet greeting. As this was the first time she had ever spoken to me, I was filled with such joy that, my senses reeling, I had to withdraw from the sight of others. So I returned to the loneliness of my room and began to think about this gracious person. (La Vita Nuova III)
Whenever and wherever she appeared, in the hope of receiving her miraculous salutation I felt I had not an enemy in the world. Indeed, I glowed with a flame of charity which moved me to forgive all who had ever injured me; and if at that moment someone had asked me a question, about anything, my only reply would have been: 'Love', with a countenance clothed with humility. When she was on the point of bestowing her greeting, a spirit of love, destroying all the other spirits of the senses, drove away the frail spirits of vision and said: 'Go and pay homage to your lady'; and Love himself remained in their place. Anyone wanting to behold Love could have done so then by watching the quivering of my eyes. And when this most gracious being actually bestowed the saving power of her salutation, I do not say that Love as an intermediary could dim for me such unendurable bliss but, almost by excess of sweetness, his influence was such that my body, which was then utterly given over to his governance, often moved like a heavy, inanimate object. So it is plain that in her greeting resided all my joy, which often exceeded and overflowed my capacity. (La Vita Nuova XI)


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I recently installed a snazzy device in my sidebar, which tells me the locations of people who drop by at my blog and the pages they read. Then, they plot the visits on a map of the world with a dinky star – thus giving me an idea of the geographical spread of page hits. (Now, I know some of the engineers would be sniggering since there is nothing very technologically advanced about this but I am rather wonderstruck with technology!)
Predictably, India, North Western Europe, the British Isles and the university towns of the USA make up an overwhelming majority of my readership.
But there are a huge number of locations from which only one reader had come – presumably while researching chromosomal disorders or Amitav Ghosh – and hastily retreated.
But their locations are impressively esoteric. A random sample includes:
Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania
Lima, Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Honolulu, Hawaii
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Mega, Papua, Indonesia
Daegu, Taegu-Jhikalasi, Korea (South)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Helsinki, Southern Finland
Istanbul, Turkey
Even stranger than these one-off visitors – easily explained by wrong search terms – is the location of multiple visitors.
My most populous readership base in Bombay with 190+ readers till now, followed by Delhi (110+), Calcutta (90+) and Chennai (60+). If I sit down and list the readers, I think I can come up with about 10 people from each city whom I know to be reading this.
What about the rest? Are they all trying to find out about Dharmendra's acceptance speech at the Filmfare awards?
There are 30+ readers in London – of which I know about 5. 15 in Dubai, of which I think I know 1. There are 10 in Muscat, of which I know 2. And 13 in Singapore, of which I know 1.
Then come the smaller towns all over the place.
Some 13 people from 'Nokia, Western Finland' have come here.
15 from Durham and 7 from Charlotte (both in North Carolina), 8 from Salt Lake City (Utah, not Calcutta) and 7 from Lansing (Michigan). Another 15 are from Austin, Texas.
17 from San Jose (California) would probably be Nilendu checking in from behind multiple firewalls.
And these numbers keep on increasing!
In India, there are 16 readers from Krishna district in AP and 7 from Lamba in Rajasthan. Are the distributors from my FMCG days trying to see if I still remember them? Of course I do, Srinivasa Rao-garu!
In fact, right now, somebody from Nagar in Rajasthan is reading the Shilpa Shetty post...
Obviously, so many people from these smaller towns would not be coming due to search engine misdirection. So, am I to believe that they are coming here on purpose?
What is the real reason? Or, is it a sleight of hand performed by my 'snazzy device'?
If the readers from the aforementioned towns do exist, would they please be kind enough to raise their hand and give attendance? I mean, how the hell did the 7 of you from Erie (Colorado) land up?
Actually, if any of you have come back to this blog, would you identify yourself?
Damn, I so hated to do this in college. And now, I am asking others to record attendance!


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Foundation investing nearly $20M in Detroit arts
DETROIT (AP) -- Detroit arts groups are getting a share of nearly $20 million in support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The funding being announced Tuesday is part of the Knight Arts Challenge, which aims to engage and enrich Detroit through the arts by supporting a variety of projects and organizations.
In all, the Knight Foundation is announcing $19.25 million in support. That includes $10.25 million to seven institutions including the Detroit Institute of Arts.
In March, the Knight Foundation plans to launch a communitywide contest to find and fund the best arts ideas. Individual artists, organizations and businesses will be eligible for funding. Over three years, the Knight Foundation is committing $9 million to help fund those art ideas.
Online: Knight Foundation: http://www.knightfoundation.org
Knight Arts Challenge: http://www.KnightArts.org


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Why a Supermarket Launched a Tablet
U.K. retailer Tesco launched the "Hudl," a 7-inch Android tablet aimed at the average consumer. WSJ's Kathy Gordon has the details. Photo: Tesco
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