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By Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay
John Exton of Vanderbilt University long has been fascinated by a laboratory run by a husband-wife team. This husband-wife team happens to be Carl and Gerty Cori, both Nobel laureates who received the prize in physiology or medicine in 1947 for their work on glycogen metabolism. Their laboratory, which was active from the 1930s through the 1960s at Washington University in St. Louis, spawned six more Nobel laureates and a host of famous biochemists. Earlier this year, Exton, an associate editor of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, turned his fascination with the Coris into a book called "Crucible of Science" published by Oxford University Press and available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What was the impetus to write this book?
When I was a postdoc and a young faculty member here at Vanderbilt, my research was very close to the research that the Coris did. I was very familiar with their scientific findings. That was No. 1. No. 2, more importantly, was that my two principal mentors here at Vanderbilt were Charles Park and Earl Sutherland. Both were students of the Coris. They were influenced by the Coris, and their influence, in turn, translated to me. The third thing was that this was a fabulous laboratory. Both the Coris got the Nobel Prize, and six people who worked there also got the Nobel Prize. It's a very unique laboratory that had never been written up. It was astonishing to me that there never had been any book about this fabled laboratory that had influenced American biochemistry so strongly. (The Coris) put biochemistry in a new light. Prior to that, people just worked on amino acids and vitamins. (The Coris) really got into metabolism and enzymes. They weren't the only ones to do it, but they pushed biochemistry into a new era. It was a new age for biochemistry. That was one of their great contributions. As I read the book, it was like reading a "Who's Who" of biochemistry.
Obviously the Nobel laureates are very impressive, but many of the major players in biochemistry worked there as well. It was a cavalcade of fine biochemists who went through that lab. How did you decide you were going to tackle this book?
Well, I had to get information about the Coris, obviously, so it was a lot of work there. Luckily, many of the people who worked in the lab, including the Coris, did have very good autobiographies, so that was a great help. Without those autobiographies, I probably never would have been able to do it. That was a big factor. So you had a big stack of reading?
Interesting reading! If it was boring, I never would have done it. These people were great scientists, but they had fabulous, interesting histories and biographies. Did you spend much time talking to people?
Unfortunately, a lot of them are dead. Two of them died quite recently – Christian de Duve and Bill Daughaday. But their scientific progeny were still alive, and I could still talk to them. How did you decide what tone to strike with the book?
It's a scientific history, so I couldn't ignore the science. But I didn't want to overload it with science because the general public would throw up their hands in horror. It had to be a combination of science and personal interest elements, which I found very interesting.
Of all the scientists in the book, who resonated with you most?
I would say the Coris. They were just outstanding people. They were brilliant. They were knowledgeable. They had tremendous command of different languages. They had interesting lives before they came to America (from Europe). How they first arrived in America under pretty awful circumstances and then moved on and created this incredible laboratory – I just couldn't be other than impressed by them. Their creation was unique – a crucible of science. What do you mean by unique?
They came from Europe and had lived through World War I. They went through medical school together. They decided, when they got through that, (Europe) was a dangerous place and there was a lot of anti-Semitism. They sensed that there was another war coming. They came to America for that reason. Then they rose from this second-rate cancer institute in Buffalo to create this incredible laboratory. They both got the Nobel Prize. Gerty was the first American woman to get a Nobel Prize. That is quite an achievement. They created a laboratory from which six other Nobel laureates emerged. That's definitely unique. There is no other laboratory in the United States like that. How did you come up with the title of the book?
It came out of my head. I can't remember how that came to me. I thought it was a brilliant title. It came as an act of God or something. I can't tell you exactly where it came from and why it came. But it came. Of course, when it happened, I knew instantly it was right.
Who do you hope will read this book?
Historians of science. I want biochemists to read it. They would understand the biochemistry. Some people have suggested that graduate students read it. What do you hope people will get from reading this book?
There is a vast history of science that people just don't know about. It's a terrible waste. One thing I hope people will get from this book is how to do science. That's the most powerful thing that the Coris did – they had a very rigorous approach to science. For example, don't go into a theory with preconceived notions. Let the facts find themselves. Don't ignore the literature, because when you read the literature, you know what's already been done, and you don't want to repeat it! They were great exponents of the scientific method. Your sense of humor comes through in the book. You obviously had fun.
Oh, my approach to this whole thing was I didn't care if I made a penny or not. I just loveddoing it.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven months after Occupy Wall Street's eviction from Zuccotti Park, the round-the-clock encampment in lower Manhattan that was once the movement's center, one protester has created his own version of the communal living experiment in Brooklyn.
The spacious apartment in Crown Heights where Austin Guest, a 31-year-old Harvard University graduate, lives with another seasoned protester is a far cry from the crowded, chaotic Zuccotti Park of last fall, where hundreds of protesters camped out each night.
Nevertheless, inspired by Zuccotti, with its free meals and free books, Guest said he and his friends are pursuing an Occupy-like experiment in mutual aid.
In the apartment, for example, the protesters follow a code of conduct designed to prevent one person from dominating a conversation. Guest, who majored in performance and media studies at Harvard, said he has had to "unlearn" the sometimes "impenetrable" rhetoric of the Ivy League.
"I was trained to speak in, like, five paragraphs at a time, with really clearly delineated, bulletproof arguments. And that kind of communication doesn't leave a lot of space. That's the point. It's impenetrable. And that's not how we talk in OWS," he said.
Guest, a California native with a slight build and a beard who prefers his trademark cap tilted to one side, called the Occupy movement "the best thing that ever happened to me."
It is not clear how many other Occupy Wall Street alumni continue to protest in New York on a full-time basis. Several hundred protesters packed into Times Square on May 15 as part of a coordinated action timed to JPMorgan Chase's shareholder meeting. Several dozen people regularly congregate in Union Square, especially on Friday nights. And there are several communal-living arrangements in Brooklyn.
At the same time, an analysis by Reuters earlier this month found that donations have slowed to a trickle, while the movement's social media popularity, a key indicator of its strength, has fizzled since its zenith last fall.
"We're finding less people living in tents, but we're finding more people sitting around kitchen tables, and more people meeting up in cafes," said Ed Needham, a spokesman for Occupy Wall Street. "There's an awful lot of decentralized organization going on."
Guest, who is white, moved to the predominantly black neighborhood of Crown Heights on June 1. He and another protester, Marisa Holmes, split the $1,400 monthly rent while they look for a third roommate to lower their costs. A number of other Occupiers come and go but don't pay rent.
Outside Guest's apartment building, one Crown Heights resident expressed support for his new neighbors.
"In my opinion, most of the people who were occupying Wall Street were upstanding people," said Johnnie Godette, who works for a local education organization called Foundations for Life. "Them coming here to move and diversify the neighborhood is definitely a good thing."
Several times a week, Guest bicycles to wealthier Brooklyn neighborhoods, like Park Slope and Cobble Hill, where he and other protesters help themselves to the bread and vegetables that gourmet shops deem spoiled or unfit for sale.
On a good night he might find trays of sushi stacked neatly in an oversized trash bag or still-fresh-looking loaves of bread from Caputo Bakery.
Last September, when the Occupy Wall Street encampment sprang up in Zuccotti Park, Guest was working a few blocks away as an online community organizer. He began dropping in on the camp every night. By November he had quit his job and committed himself to the movement.
Some features of the movement that have frustrated other supporters, such as the refusal to set out concrete goals and a disdain for electoral politics, Guest sees as refreshing.
"Every organization ... that I have ever worked for is just trained to say, 'Oh yes, well, at some point we all have to be realistic,'" said Guest. "And I said, 'No. I don't want to.'"
Guest struggled with convention at Harvard as well. Antics tied to his experimental theater work and academic problems that he described as writer's block, prompted school officials to ask him to leave, twice. He graduated in 2007, eight years after enrolling.
Toward the end of his time at Harvard, Guest and several friends showed up at the university's career fair, dressed as superheroes, to protest the participation of U.S. military recruiters. Guest, in Captain America garb, was kicked out before he could approach the recruiters.
These days, Guest spends most of his time planning protest actions and refining the model of group living and self-reliance inspired by his experience at Zuccotti Park. He earns money by working for a friend's moving company and by doing freelance community organizing.
Guest said there is "no going back" to the life he knew before Occupy - a full-time job in Manhattan and a comfortable apartment in Prospect Heights.
"The world is a big giant trauma right now. And this community that I'm in is something that tries to build pockets of healing," he said. "All you have is other people. That's what this is all about. It's people who care for each other against an unaccountable system that doesn't have to listen.
"It's like, are we going to live in a world where we throw each other under the bus every chance we get, or are we going to live in a world where we take care of one another?"
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Xiaomi Yi Ants Smart Webcam - Web camera in a series of "smart home" from the company Xiaomi. The wide-angle lens of 4-times zoom, photo and video in the resolution 1280x720, built-in motion sensor, two-way audio communication, Removable camera module, cloud storage, the ability to remotely use with poverbankom. The camera is controlled by a smartphone applicationLatest comments
I have connection problems, my router is arris model, and the camera LED shows steady light blue but I can not connect with the app. all it says the camera is in Chinese and do not understand.
the time in camera recording is not the same with my smart phone time, how to sycn it?
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Yi Ants Smart Cam - an integral part of the ecosystem Xiaomi, is closely associated with the company's smart phones and firmware MIUI.
This is a small and high-quality camera that can perform several functions.
The wide viewing angle (111 degrees) makes the camera indispensable as an electronic door peephole, surveillance systems, baby monitors.
The camera has the ability to turn on when motion is detected. At the same time it sends a message about going on a smartphone owner.
Also, the device has a two-way audio, can take pictures maximum size of 1280x720 pixels. In addition, it has a 4x optical zoom.The camera supports a variety of data transfer protocols: IPV4, UDP, TCP, HTTP, RTP / RTSP, DHCP, P2P.
Ants smart cam can be used as a webcam to chat with buddies on Skype and similar programs, and it can be taken on a journey and used as action-camera and video recorder.
Possibility of two-way communication makes the camera an ideal nanny for children or animals with whom you can talk remotely.
The camera supports memory cards microSD, which is a record.
In addition, the camera transmits video on Wi-Fi.
Glass lenses and sensitive sensor allows the camera to "see" at a minimum illumination. In complete darkness the camera does not capture an image, it is no infrared light. But at the slightest appearance of a light source, the camera starts to capture and transmit high-quality image.
At a certain camera settings Xiaomi Ants Smart Cam can transmit several Wi-Fi networks. For example, if an attacker has disabled the network in the apartment, the camera may transmit the image via Wi-Fi or neighbors back line.
In addition to its excellent functionality, the camera performed in a futuristic design and can become an ornament to any home.
A wide range of tasks and low price makes the camera Ant Smart Cam is very useful component part of the "smart home" from Xiaomi.
Xiaomi Xiaoyi smart webcam with a resolution of 720p, with a 111 degree wide-angle lens and 4x zoom. Using an application that comes, the camera is compatible with smartphones Xiaomi. Webcam function gives you the opportunity to two-way voice communication. Users can enable and view the video, and webcam Xiaomi Xiaoyi will record when it detects motion.
Resolution 1280x720 Video resolution / fps 1280x720 / 20 Infrared light no Microphone + (2-way audio communication) No network interface mo Wireless LAN 802.11 b / g / n Dimensions in mm 114,4x80 (with stand); 58,4h32,1 (without stand) Weight, g no data Supports PoE (Power over Ethernet) no
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I have connection problems, my router is arris model, and the camera LED shows steady light blue but I can not connect with the app. all it says the camera is in Chinese and do not understand.
the time in camera recording is not the same with my smart phone time, how to sycn it?
It has a good hardware spec. But I would not recommend this product due to the software problem. Very difficult to configure and very hard to find support. All resource in Chinesse
The camera itself is nice quality, good build quality, etc. BUT the app is mainly (almost) Chinese, and there are very often network, server, cloud errors when connecting from EXTERNAL NETWORK (i.e. phone 4G, 3G) is almost impossible. Xiaomi should fix this, sometimes this camera is just useless when you can not connect to it unless you are on your HOME WIFI NETWORK. (whats the point in it then?)
Its very nice camera You can find the smartphone app by scan barcode at the manuals product this device need some improvement in language option (english)


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by Mark Jagord, sports information assistant
FLORENCE, S.C. – The Georgia College softball team (34-15) was three outs away from advancing to the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Semifinals when Flagler College (28-25) scored five runs in its last at-bat to win 6-4 at the FMU Softball Stadium Friday afternoon. Down three runs in the bottom of the seventh, senior Whitney Horton (Acworth, Ga.) hit a rocket out of the stadium to draw the Bobcats within a pair but that was as close as Georgia College would get.
The first three innings flew by with neither team producing any offensive threats, but that all changed in the fourth. A pair of Georgia College errors lead to the game's first run. Christen Moon of Flager hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to score Darcy Cochran, who reached earlier on an error.
It looked as if the game might end 1-0 as the teams returned to the pitchers' duel between Georgia College sophomore Marisa Boyette (Marietta, Ga.) and Saints pitcher Kalyn Loverich (17-10). Almost out of opportunities, the Bobcats finally solved Loverich.
Georgia College had a three-hit, three run sixth inning that put them up 3-1 and left the Bobcats needing just three outs to secure the win.
In the sixth, sophomore Lacey Najafi (Suwanee, Ga.) started things out with a double down the leftfield line and was quickly replaced on the bags with pinch-runner junior Natalie Lampert (Marietta, Ga.).
With one out, senior Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) singled with a hard-hit ball to a diving shortstop, who had no play on the speedy senior. Okvist proceeded to swipe second base for her 163rd career stolen base, and gave the Bobcats runners on second and third.
The Saints walked freshman Danielle Bernstein (Cumming, Ga.) to load the bases. With Georgia College's leading RBI producer at the plate, sophomore Abi LeRoy (Dublin, Ga.) did not disappoint. She hit a double that one-hopped the wall to score Lampert and Okvist and with one swing of the bat the Bobcats went from trailing by a run to having a one-run lead.
Sophomore Taylor Campbell (Warner Robins, Ga.) hit a sacrifice fly to rightfield to score Bernstein and with a 3-1 lead heading into the final inning things were looking good for the Bobcats.
The Saints had other ideas, producing a four-hit, five-run seventh inning. Flagler's Maddy Murphy singled only after a diving lunge by junior Kristen Humphries (Columbus, Ga.) fell just short. The leftfielder stabbed at the ball and appeared to have it momentarily before she hit the ground in an outstanding effort. Boyette gave up her third hit of the game when Flagler's Melanie Oliver doubled and the Bobcats sent freshman Carly Lewis (Seymour, Tenn.) in for the save. After leading the PBC in that category this season, the Bobcats' prospects looked good.
In the six batters Lewis faced, she gave up two hits and three walks with the last walk producing a Flagler run. Boyette returned to the mound, and after walking in a run as well, got the Bobcats out of the inning with a strikeout.
As they have done so many times this season, the Bobcats looked like there might be some magic left in their last at-bats. Horton's solo home run hit the top of the scoreboard and was a foot or two from clearing it completely. Najafi then reached on an error and the Bobcats suddenly had the tying-run at the plate. The Saints defense came through however, and the Bobcat rally fell just short.
Georgia College finished with five hits and left three runners on the bags. Flagler ended the game with six hits and seven stranded runners. Lewis (16-9) took the loss allowing three earned runs.
The Bobcats will now need to rely on an at-large bid to make the NCAA Southeast Regional, the announcement coming in a couple of weeks.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit GCBobcats.PhotoReflect.com to purchase photo prints from home athletic contests.


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Gal4onok wrote:Евгений Плющенко: сорванный триумф
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Елена ВАЙЦЕХОВСКАЯ 25.01.2013 00:08
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"Evgeni Plushenko: failed triumph"
by Elena Vaitsekhovskaya
The beginning of the European championships, that started in Zagreb on Wednesdey, was clouded by tragic event - death of Leonid Trankov, father of the World vice-champion in pairs skating Maxim Trankov, who in his time was also a world-class equestrian athlete. Stepanovich, as he was known in sports circles, was a frequent guest at the most popular Russian figure skating board under his own name, which is rare on the Internet. He liked to discuss all kinds of topics with the fans, but didn't tolerate the only thing - lack of respect for the athletes' work. No matter who it was about - his own son or his most principal rivals.
When Stepanovich has passed away, one of his opponent on the board wrote in a farewell letter:
"...You always defended athletes and coaches. You loved them as if they were your own. I didn't understand that, but I accepted one detail - you were a part of this big family with all its problems and sicknesses. You understood perfectly what it is to let your own child into the mill of children sports system, to bring him up and lead him to some serious results. And most importantly - you always stood for the sports ethics. You were the only one and almost the last, who demanded respect for the work in sport and respect for the personality in sport."
I thought about those words that were never heard by Trankov-sr yesterday, when I watched the Olympic champion, three-times world champion, seven-times European champion Evgeni Plushenko skating in Zagreb.
There is a lot of subjectivity in figure skating. Even when a champion is at his peak, it never happens that everyone likes him.There are fans of other skaters, there are people who have completely different tastes and like different skating style, there are, after all, professionals, who always see if a person has realized his full potential, having skated lights out, or underperformed, skating without much strain. Such critique can sometimes be ruthless. What should I say about times when a former star starts to wane, getting old and accumulating injuries.
Now, when Evgeni didn't show his best in the short program (more precisely, showed his worst, having placed sixth, which is totally uncharacteristical for him), and then gave up on the fight for the European podium, maybe one could still find some fault with him. But is it worth it? For many years, whatever had happened in his carrier, he was completely honest with audience: never showed a lackluster performance, for example. He did the most difficult jumps when his body let him, and when it didn't, he still went all out. Like at the Russian national championships in December, after which all Plushenko's injuries, that he accumulated over the last decade, had aggravated. Perhaps that could be avoided if he excluded at least the quads from his programs. But ... not in his character.
I listed all his titles above on purpose. Only an outsider to the sport can think that if you win once, after that gold medals start just falling into your outstretched hands. From the 1998 World championship, where Plushenko replaced Ilya Kulik and won bronze, until this season - 15 years of hardest work, injuries, victories, defeats, and endless struggle with himself. We, having criticized him for some of his doings, rarely spared a thought how difficult it must have been for him to overcome himself and find motivation when everything that he could win he had already won many times.
When an outstanding athlete tries to hold on on previously achieved level, it's hard to watch without emotions. It's the most painful moment in sport: to understand that the desire to win is still all-consuming, but resources to do it become more and more limited. But even when an athlete looks completely powerless, it's not a reason to lose respect for him. After all, it was his decision to go through that as well. Such decision is always a challenge.
Well, and as for the failed triumph in Zagreb... Maybe it was the performance that helped us to realize how much he had brought to figure skating. How much emotion he evoked not only from his fans, but also from the most notorious haters. All is left for us is to hope for his next inevitable comeback. And wish him good luck in that.


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Fijians yesterday began cleaning up after the effects of Cyclone Evan, which left a swathe of destruction after battering the Pacific nation for more than 12 hours, destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists.
Despite the damage, officials said there were no reported fatalities as the storm headed out to sea early yesterday and was downgraded a notch to category three.
Western parts of the main island Viti Levu bore the brunt of the cyclone's fury overnight, with the Fiji Times describing the township of Lautoka as a "war zone".
The information ministry said bridges were submerged by swollen rivers, high winds toppled power lines and roads were closed by landslides and debris.
Almost 8500 locals sheltered from the cyclone in evacuation centres, while thousands of international tourists, many relocated from outlying islands for their own safety, rode out the storm in Viti Levu's resorts.
However, fears that Cyclone Evan would rival the deadly force of Cyclone Kina, which killed 23 people when it swept through Fiji in 1993, proved unfounded, largely because of extensive planning.
Neighbouring Samoa had no advance notice when Evan pummelled it late last week and officials there said yesterday the official death toll had risen to five, with up to 10 people still missing.
The missing were aboard four fishing boats that failed to return to port last Friday and a New Zealand-led aerial search was called off yesterday. "We are confident that the area has been thoroughly covered in difficult circumstances," Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand spokesman Neville Blakemore said.
"This is obviously a tragic outcome for the families of the men involved and our thoughts are with them."
Samoa's Disaster Management Office (DMO) said almost 5000 people were still in evacuation centres and power remained off in much of the country.
DMO spokeswoman Filomena Nelson said the damage caused by the storm, estimated by the government to cost $130 million, was more extensive than when a tsunami hit the country in 2009, killing 143 people.
"While the cost in lives has been less, the destruction is greater than the tsunami because it's affected a far larger area," she said.
How you can help
Several charities have launched Tropical Cyclone Evan relief funds to assist affected communities in Samoa and Fiji.
*The New Zealand Red Cross is sending a team to Samoa to assist the Samoan Red Cross. You can donate to their Pacific Disaster Response Fund here (http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate).
*The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is on the ground in Samoa, working with the Samoan Disaster Management Office and providing food, water, blankets and clothing to those in need. To contribute to ADRA's Samoa Cyclone Evan Fund, phone ADRA on 0800 4 999 111 or donate online here (http://adra.org.nz/products-page/donate/samoa-cyclone-evan/).
*Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has launched an Appeal for Pacific Cyclone Relief, and is committing an initial $15,000 towards emergency relief in Samoa. Caritas Samoa is sheltering more than 1000 people in its own basement hall and in three other centres in partnership with the Red Cross. Click here (http://www.caritas.org.nz/newsroom/media-releases/caritas-mobilises-pacific-cyclone-relief) to see how to donate.


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GOP clamors for regular order
More than 80 House Republicans have signed onto a letter aiming to increase the pressure on GOP leadership to follow the regular legislative process regarding the budget.
Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.) circulated the letter, which urges Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to pass the individual appropriations bills that fund the federal government instead of moving endless stopgap measures known as continuing resolutions.
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"Continually governing by CR wastes money, creates massive inefficiencies, and can weaken our national security," Graves wrote in the letter, which he also sent to Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.). "This is exactly opposite of the good government initiatives and reforms each of us promised our constituents. Rather than negotiating yet another Continuing Resolution at the last minute, the Appropriations process should work as it was originally designed, with Appropriations bills passing the House and the Senate and being signed into law by the President, after robust debate, with a process for amendments."
It's not that simple, though.
Republicans tried to pass the appropriations bills — which all fund different agencies — last year, but it's a tedious process which consumes a lot of time on the House floor. Plus, conservatives spend lots of time trying to craft amendments to cut additional spending, while some Democrats try to plus up federal programs. In order to avoid CRs, the House and Senate need to negotiate the spending bills, come to agreement, pass them through both chambers and send them to President Barack Obama. It's how the legislative process was designed to work, but with deep divisions in both chambers, it's a tall task.
The current government-funding bill runs out at the end of September.
Leadership is not completely committing to passing all of the bills, but Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner, said it's their "goal."
Sticking to the regular legislative order is a continuing narrative of this Congress. When Boehner took the speakership in 2011, he was immediately sucked into backroom negotiations with Obama and most of them failed. He suffered some backlash from his colleagues, and in 2013, vowed to keep most negotiations in the open.
He faces pressure to follow the regular legislative process on immigration, as well.
Rogers told POLITICO "I hope to" pass all the appropriations bills.
"Well, if we can get the floor time, and we need some resolution on the budget, between the House and Senate," Rogers said, referring to overall funding levels that have not yet been set.
When asked if he was optimistic about that, Rogers rolled his eyes, and laughed and said "yes."


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In 2009, as a rookie, Matthews tied for 11th in the league with 10 sacks. He also forced 1 fumble, had 3 fumble recoveries and famously scored a TD after astutely prying the ball right out of the hands of an unsuspecting Vikings player (wasn't it Adrian Peterson?). Statistically, he was phenomenal not just for a rookie but for any LB (and that's not even including hurries, pressures, other tackles for loss, 4th down stops, and overall disruption etc).
This year, he is already off to a huge start with 6 sacks and a forced fumble in 2 games. It is rare for anyone at any position, to EVER have 6 sacks in 2 games. These stats of course don't include the huge numbers of hurries and pressures he's had already – or even the great 4th down stop on Michael Vick. He has been all over the place contributing way more than most LBs in the NFL.
I know that there are people who don't like to get too excited about stuff and like to temper excitement with words of "wise caution". Essentially, these people almost enjoy pooping on the excitement of others. Well, if you're one of these people, I'm not in your camp when when it comes to Clay Matthews. I'm posting this today because I have settled on the conclusion that Clay Matthews is out of control good. And frankly, we need to prepare ourselves for national talk of Defensive Player of the Year honors, for sack leader talk, for Reggie White comparisons, for opposing offenses rearranging entire game plans to avoid the guy, etc, etc, etc. There will be talk about how teams will be trying to double and even triple team him – which of course will only 1) limit their offensive playcalling; 2) not really help because he'll still get to the QB and 3) open the door for other Packers to sack the QB. I'm not building hype here, I am simply trying to prepare Packer Nation for a national outbreak of Clay Matthews Fever.
Clay Matthews is THAT good.


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It wasn't so long ago that the chance to visit a movie set, attend a junket or interview top Hollywood talent was a privilege reserved for a small network of print and TV journalists. Today, as such outlets wane, studio publicists are increasingly relying on websites to spread the word on their films — though they haven't entirely rethought the underlying strategy to fit this fundamentally different type of venue.
"There's this urgency to get to those people — and we do try to get to them — but there's always the question of, 'Is it worth it?' " says Jonathan Taylor, VP of publicity for Starz Media and a former journalist with stints at such places as Variety, the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Daily News.
The most difficult task for publicists these days is simply staying on top of all the sites out there and deciding which ones to work with. "You're looking for the ones that seem to resonate," Taylor says. "Who are the ones who are picked up by the aggregators? Whose reviews show up on Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic? Who's on Huffington (Post)?"
Among the writers invited to junkets or press events, the range of professionalism varies widely (just as it does among print and TV outlets). Many of the online outlets who participate are small operations that rely on writers who are moonlighting, volunteering or just plain fans (even HuffPo depends on pro bono contributors).
The resulting air of amateurism can plague the larger and more serious sites, some of whom have come to surpass the depth of coverage offered by their print rivals. "The level of journalism online has increased dramatically — and I mean that as a positive," says Paul Pflug of Principal Communications Group. "The standards and practices are coming in line with the print medium."
According to Edward Douglas, associate editor for ComingSoon.net, it's still a big deal for most Web outlets to be invited to a set visit or junket. But among the more experienced, the thrill has worn off. "These days, they're doing it for so many sites, it's not as exclusive as it used to be," Douglas says.
Those who have been at it for the longest are frequently rewarded with better opportunities (for example, a select crowd of Web writers will get to grill Peter Jackson in an intimate post-"District 9" screening mixer at Comic-Con).
As Devin Faraci, an editor and writer for the movie site CHUD.com, puts it, "The best publicists are the ones who understand that there are some folks in the online world who know what they're doing."


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First, if you care about that last play in the Minnesota game I suggest you check the comments on yesterday's voracity. There's a lot of intelligent discussion (much of it disagreeing with me) about the play and exactly what the problems were. I still hold to my belief that the call was a major coaching mistake above all, but you can read both sides and decide for yourself.
I have to be faster because people keep "stealing" my obvious column ideas. Offtackle beats me to the halfway point punch with six reasons Michigan has done poorly. I agree that QB play and the Long injury have been major problems but I think the problem on defense hasn't so much been tackling as extremely poor play by the outside linebackers, who have all too frequently tried to run around blocks instead of taking them on and have let running backs escape contain with disturbing frequency. And who knows what's going on with Breaston? Crap crap crap crap great game. Is it injury or is he just not as good as we thought? Probably some of both.
But... but... really? The Daily has gathered its pitchforks and torches and joined the "No Luxury Box" picketing:
The Athletic Department, in the hunt for funding for new stadium renovations, has floated the idea of building a new level of indoor luxury seating, a proposal that while potentially lucrative, risks irreparably altering the face of the Big House as we've come to know it. Athletic Director Bill Martin, in weighing different alternatives to offset construction costs, should consider the stadium's structural and commercial integrity as nothing less than sacrosanct.(Someone hit the author with "Elements of Style" before he writes again.) I'm all for removing the head of the first AD who approves that advertising in Michigan Stadium and placing it on a pike on Stadium as a warning to others who would be so foolhardy, but I don't get this. If people want to pay an insane amount of money to sit very far away from the game, we should encourage them. Luxury boxes will help shift the burden of funding Michigan Athletics towards the people with enough disposable income to purchase a small island and away from people like, well, me. They'll also get some of the ancient, silent people who actively detract from the atmosphere of the stadium into a quarantined place where they can no longer ask me to sit on third and five in the fourth quarter. How is getting rid of several thousand of these people going to hurt anything? The idea that Michigan Stadium--where the new PSLs have made seats between the twenties approximately twice as expensive as endzone seats, where the only way to get said seats is to donate a metric buttload of money to the athletic department--is somehow an egalitarian place where Downriver Bob in his Red Wings pleather jacket and Grosse Point Bunny in her mink stoal commune as one with the football team found therein is, uh, interesting. Bring on the rich old people bilking-machines, I say! Huzzah!
My only concern with the proposed renovations is they put a fairly hard cap on the ultimate seating capacity of the stadium--personally I would add a dozen or so rows to the top of the stadium before sealing the sides off with relatively immobile luxury/press boxes. I'm talking Maracana here. Screw this "largest crowd watching a football game in America" stuff. I want "largest crowd watching anything in the Solar System."
Oversized Phallic Object! At Purdue, of all places. Via EDSBS.
Sweet mother of common sense, we do praise thee and thank thee. Also via the lovable overeducated Gators of EDSBS comes this article with a hell of a lede:
The BCS could be only one of its annual train wrecks away from going directly to some sort of a playoff system.In hindsight this extra-bowl-a-week-after thing does look mighty convenient. The idea of a college football playoff has been beaten to death, reanimated, and then beaten to death again in this space, so I'll skip it this time. But: yay.
At least that's the view of BCS coordinator and Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg.
"If the majority of the folks agreed to take a look at something like that, it could possibly happen," Weiberg said. "It's hard to predict what would trigger our presidents changing their minds about the structure.
"But, if we have another year with three major teams unbeaten and one left out of the championship game or some additional situation, that could cause folks to at least think about it."


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One day as I simmered, and ladled, and processed jars of goodness, my husband joined me in the kitchen. I was pulling finished jars of salsa from the hot water bath and listening to the satisfying "pop" of the sealed lids when he said, "Thank you." At first, I thought he was just especially grateful for my spicy dip that he loves with chips. And, he was. However, his thanks held another meaning.
He shared the story of helping an aunt can jams and jellies as a kid. When the aunt heard the snap of the processed jars, she responded with a "Thank you" each time. It was a fond memory for my husband, and good reminder for me. The garden and subsequent canning are a lot of work, but I am thankful for them. I am thankful for all they provide. Delicious sauces, salsas, juices, jams, jellies, and pickles fill my basement shelves. Shallots, onions, and garlic hang in bunches. Squash are in baskets. Dried peppers and herbs are jarred for seasoning future dishes. Still more herbs and a few vegetables are housed in the freezer. We will eat well this winter. "Thank you" seems more than appropriate.
I don't grow blueberries or limes, but that didn't stop me from stirring up some Blueberry and Lime Jam. Spread on toast, or warmed and poured over pancakes, it is certainly another sweet reason to be thankful.
(adapted from Gourmented)
4 cups fresh blueberries
3 limes, juice and zest
1/4 cup water
4 cups sugar
1 envelope liquid pectin
Combine blueberries, juice and zest of limes, and water in a large, heavy pot.
Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, until berries soften and release juices.
Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
Heat to a boil and cook for about 4-5 more minutes.
Add pectin, and boil for about 2-3 more minutes until thickened.
Remove from heat.
Ladle into sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space and seal.
Process for 10 minutes in a water bath. (Yield: approx 6 1/2-pint jars)
(If you are unsure of the canning process, there are many informative sites online. I am not a canning authority.)


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–I: Casualties of Economic Terrorism, Surveying the Damage
——-II: The Rise of the Economic Elite
——-III: Exposing Our Enemy: Meet the Economic Elite
——-IV: The Financial Coup d'Etat
——-V: Overcoming the Divide and Conquer Strategy
——-VI: How to Fight Back and Win: Common Ground Issues That Must Be Won
"The American oligarchy spares no pains in promoting the belief that it does not exist, but the success of its disappearing act depends on equally strenuous efforts on the part of an American public anxious to believe in egalitarian fictions and unwilling to see what is hidden in plain sight." — Michael Lind, To Have and to Have Not
It's time for 99% of Americans to mobilize and aggressively move on common sense political reforms.
It has now become evident to a critical mass that the Republican and Democratic parties, along with all three branches of our government, have been bought off by a well-organized Economic Elite who are tactically destroying our way of life. The harsh truth is that 99% of the US population no longer has political representation. The US economy, government and tax system is now blatantly rigged against us.
Current statistical societal indicators clearly demonstrate that a strategic attack has been launched and an analysis of current governmental policies prove that conditions for 99% of Americans will continue to deteriorate. The Economic Elite have engineered a financial coup and have brought war to our doorstep. . . and make no mistake, they have launched a war to eliminate the US middle class.
To those who feel I am using extreme rhetoric, I ask you to please take a few minutes of your time to hear me out and research the evidence put forth. The facts are there for the unprejudiced, rational and reasoned mind to absorb. It is the unfortunate reality of our current crisis.
Unless we all unite and organize on common ground, our very way of life and the ideals that our country was founded upon will continue to unravel.
Before exposing exactly who the Economic Elite are, and discussing common sense ways in which we can defeat them, let's take a look at how much damage they have already caused.
I: Casualties of Economic Terrorism, Surveying the Damage
The devastating numbers across-the-board on the economic front are staggering. I'll go through some of them here, many we have already become all too familiar with. We hear some of these numbers all the time, so much so that it appears as if we have already begun "to normalize the unthinkable." You may be sick of hearing them, but behind each number is an enormous amount of individual suffering, American lives and families who are struggling worse than they ever have.
America is the richest nation in history, yet we now have the highest poverty rate in the industrialized world with an unprecedented number of Americans living in dire straits and over 50 million citizens already living in poverty.
The government has come up with clever ways to downplay all of these numbers, but we have over 50 million people who need to use food stamps to eat, and a stunning 50% of US children will use a food stamp to eat at some point in their childhood. Approximately 20,000 people are added to this total every day. In 2009, one out of five US households didn't have enough money to buy food. In households with children, this number rose to 24%, as the hunger rate among US citizens has now reached an all time high.
We also currently have over 50 million US citizens without healthcare. 1.4 million Americans filed for bankruptcy in 2009, a 32% increase from 2008. As bankruptcies continue to skyrocket, medical bankruptcies are responsible for over 60% of them, and over 75% of the medical bankruptcies filed are from people who have healthcare insurance. We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, we are forced to pay twice as much as other countries and the overall care we get in return ranks 37th in the world.
In total, Americans have lost $5 trillion from their pensions and savings since the economic crisis began and $13 trillion in the value of their homes. During the first full year of the crisis, workers between the age of 55 – 60, who have worked for 20 – 29 years, have lost an average of 25% off their 401k. "Personal debt has risen from 65% of income in 1980 to 125% today." Over five million US families have already lost their homes, in total 13 million US families are expected to lose their home by 2014, with 25% of current mortgages underwater. Deutsche Bank has an even grimmer prediction: "The percentage of 'underwater' loans may rise to 48 percent, or 25 million homes." Every day 10,000 US homes enter foreclosure. Statistics show that an increasing number of these people are not finding shelter elsewhere, there are now over 3 million homeless Americans, the fastest growing segment of the homeless population is single parents with children.
One place more and more Americans are finding a home is in prison. With a prison population of 2.3 million people, we now have more people incarcerated than any other nation in the world – the per capita statistics are 700 per 100,000 citizens. In comparison, China has 110 per 100,000, France has 80 per 100,000, Saudi Arabia has 45 per 100,000. The prison industry is thriving and expecting major growth over the next few years. A recent report from the Hartford Advocate titled "Incarceration Nation" revealed that "a new prison opens every week somewhere in America."
Mass Unemployment
The government unemployment rate is deceptive on several levels. It doesn't count people who are "involuntary part-time workers," meaning workers who are working part-time but want to find full-time work. It also doesn't count "discouraged workers," meaning long-term unemployed people who lost hope and don't consistently look for work. As time goes by, more and more people stop consistently looking for work and are discounted from the unemployment figure. For instance, in January, 1.1 million workers were eliminated from the unemployment total because they were "officially" labeled "discouraged workers." So instead of the number rising, we will hear deceptive reports about unemployment leveling off.
On top of this, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently discovered that 824,000 job losses were never accounted for due to a "modeling error" in their data. Even in their initial January data there appears to be a huge understating, with the newest report saying the economy lost 20,000 jobs. TrimTabs employment analysis, which has consistently provided more accurate data, "estimated that the U.S. economy shed 104,000 jobs in January."
When you factor in all these uncounted workers — "involuntary part-time" and "discouraged workers" — the unemployment rate rises from 9.7% to over 20%. In total, we now have over 30 million US citizens who are unemployed or underemployed. The rarely cited "employment-participation" rate, which reveals the percentage of the population that is currently in the workforce, has now fallen to 64%.
Even based on the "official" unemployment rate, just to get back to the unemployment level of 4.6% that we had in 2007, we need to create over 10 million new jobs, and most every serious economist will tell you that these jobs are not coming back. In fact, we are still consistently shedding jobs, on just one day, January 27th, several companies announced new cuts of more than 60,000 jobs.
Due to the length of this crisis already, millions of Americans are reaching a point where the unemployment benefits that they have been surviving off of are coming to an end. More workers have already been out of work longer than at any point since statistics have been recorded, with over six million now unemployed for over six months. A record 20 million Americans qualified for unemployment insurance benefits last year, causing 27 states to run out of funds, with seven more also expected to go into the red within the next few months. In total, 40 state programs are expected to go broke.
Most economists believe that the unemployment rate will remain high for the foreseeable future. What will happen when we have millions of laid-off workers without any unemployment benefits to save them?
Working More for Less
The millions struggling to find work are just part of the story. Due to the fact that we now have a record high six people for every one job opening, companies have been able to further increase the workload on their remaining employees. They have been able to increase the amount of hours Americans are working, reduce wages and drastically cut back on benefits. Even though Americans were already the most productive workers in the world before the economic crisis, in the third quarter of 2009, average worker productivity increased by an annualized rate of 9.5%, at the same time unit labor cost decreased by 5.2%. This has led to record profits for many companies. Of the 220 companies in the S&P 500 who have reported fourth-quarter results thus far, 78% of them had "better-than-expected profits" with earnings 17% above expectations, "the highest for any quarter since Thomson Reuters began tracking data."
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national median wage was only $32,390 per year in 2008, and median household income fell by 3.6% while the unemployment rate was 5.8%. With the unemployment rate now at 10%, median income has been falling at a 5% rate and is expected to continue its decline. Not surprisingly, Americans' job satisfaction level is now at an all time low.
There are also a growing number of employed people who, despite having a job, are still living in poverty. There are at least 15 million workers who now fall into this rapidly growing category. $32,390 a year is not going to get you far in today's economy, and half of the country is making less than that. This is why many Americans are now forced to work two jobs to provide for their family to hopefully make ends meet.
A Crime Against Humanity
The mainstream news media will numb us to this horrifying reality by endlessly talking about the latest numbers, but they never piece them together to show you the whole devastating picture, and they rarely show you all the immense individual suffering behind them. This is how they "normalize the unthinkable" and make us become passive in the face of such a high casualty count.
Behind each of these numbers, is a tremendous amount of misery, the physical toll is only outdone by the severe psychological toll. Anyone who has had to put off medical care, or who couldn't get medical care for one of their family members due to financial circumstances, can tell you about the psychological toll that is on top of the physical suffering. Anyone who has felt the stress of wondering how they were going to get their child's next meal or their own, or the stress of not knowing how you are going to pay the mortgage, rent, electricity or heat bill, let alone the car payment, gas, phone, cable or internet bill.
There are now well over 150 million Americans who feel stress over these things on a consistent basis. Over 60% of Americans now live paycheck to paycheck.
These are all basic things that every person should be able to easily afford in a technologically advanced society such as ours. The reason why we struggle with these things is because the Economic Elite have robbed us all. This amount of suffering in the United States of America is literally a crime against humanity.
This report was originally published on Amped Status . It is the first part of a six-part series. Part two will be posted on Wednesday. To be notified via email, subscribe to the Amped Status newsletter here.
Part II: "The Rise of the Economic Elite" will be posted on Wednesday.
David DeGraw is the founder and editor of AmpedStatus.com and director of MediaChannel.org. You can reach him at email@example.com.
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Earlier this year popular Swedish-based music streaming service Spotify told its American fans that it was planning a cross pond invasion within months.
Now reports are surfacing that Spotify may join the US market through a partnership with Facebook.
Forbes reports that the two companies are close to a deal that would add a Spotify icon on the left hand side of Facebook's newsfeed and allow users to stream music straight through their profiles.
Users would also be able to listen to music at the same time with Facebook friends. Neither company commented on the rumors.
Earlier this year, Spotify announced it is preparing to launch stateside in "the coming months."
The service has grown in popularity in Europe for offering users an unlimited selection of streaming music from several major record labels, including EMI, Sony and Warner Music Group.
In an email sent to a select group of Americans who have been testing out the service, Spotify said it plans to be available across the country both online through computers and mobile devices.
Spotify is still securing rights to stream music in the US from major record labels. And any deal would be contingent on those partnerships being established first.


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Sixty years of the Geneva Conventions and the decades ahead
09-11-2009 Statement
Statement by Jakob Kellenberger, president of the ICRC, to the conference on the challenges for IHL posed by new threats, new actors and new means and methods of war, organized by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the ICRC, Geneva, 9-10 November 2009.
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Madame la Conseillère Fédérale,
Ladies and Gentlemen,I would like to thank the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs for having associated the ICRC with its initiative to organise this Conference. The ICRC has cooperated in the design of the programme and in providing background papers for the workshops.
Before addressing the main issues of this Conference, let me stress that the fact we are today examining future challenges to IHL in no way means that the basic principles and rules of this branch of international law are outdated. The principle of humanity, which underlies the treatment of any person in enemy hands and is expressed in numerous IHL rules, regardless of the type of armed conflict involved, remains a bedrock. Similarly, the principle of distinction may not be transgressed. The numerous rules on the conduct of hostilities elaborating on this principle continue to be fundamental for the protection of civilians. In short, the existing principles of humanitarian law must be preserved. No matter what possible developments IHL may undergo in the future, nothing can be allowed to jeopardise or undermine the protections already provided by IHL to persons affected by armed conflict.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Armed conflicts have evolved enormously over the past 60 years and lines have become increasingly blurred between various parties to an a rmed conflict, as well as between combatants and civilians. It is civilian men, women and children who have increasingly become the main victims. IHL has necessarily adapted to this changing reality. The adoption of the first two Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions in 1977, with the rules they established on the conduct of hostilities and on the protection of persons affected by non-international armed conflict, is just one example. Specific rules prohibiting or regulating weapons such as anti-personnel mines and, more recently, cluster munitions are another example of the adaptability of IHL to the realities on the ground.
The traumatic events of 9/11 and its aftermath set a new test for IHL. The polarisation of international relations and the humanitarian consequences of what has been referred to as the " global war on terror " have posed a huge challenge. The proliferation and fragmentation of non-state armed groups some of whom reject the premises of IHL, have posed another challenge.
IHL has withstood these challenges with its reputation intact, and its adequacy and adaptability as a legal framework for the protection of victims of armed conflict reaffirmed. At the same time it has become increasingly evident that certain issues require clarification. With that, there is a need to seriously envisage the development of IHL in specific areas, and I will come back to this point in a few moments.
The nature of armed conflict and the causes and consequences of such conflict will continue to evolve, and it is essential that IHL continues to evolve too. The crucial question is how exactly it should do so. Our shared reflections during this Conference should go some way towards further exploring possibilities – and constraints – in this regard.
With regard to the themes of the four workshops to be held this afternoon, a few remarks o n each of the four: Firstly, what do we actually understand by "new threats" ? For our purposes today, the term " new threats " will be taken to cover both existing threats that may intensify over the next few decades, as well as newly-emerging threats – specifically those which may lead to situations of collective violence, including armed conflict. These may include population growth and urbanisation, the scarcity of natural resources and the growing disparities in the distribution of wealth, ecological risks, failed States and transnational activities of criminal groups, including those using terrorist methods.
In analysing the causes and types of violence that are expected to occur in the future and whether IHL should be adapted as a result, participants will be confronted with a number of challenging questions. What will be the main threats to peace and security in the world in the next few decades and what kinds of armed violence will they result in? How can States, international organisations, humanitarian and development organisations and agencies prepare to meet the needs of people affected by future threats to peace and security, in particular situations of collective violence, including armed conflict? What is the role and importance of international law in this regard and IHL in particular? And will the importance of IHL as a body of law dealing with armed conflict increase or decrease in light of ongoing developments in the types of violence with which we will be confronted?
The potential range of "new actors" whose actions have repercussions at the international level is of course vast. While many of these " new actors " have in fact been around for some time, they have called into question – and will continue to call into qu estion – some of the more traditional assumptions on which the international legal system is based.
We will focus today particularly on new actors who are likely to be increasingly involved – directly or indirectly – in situations of collective violence including armed conflicts. The spectrum of these actors is still very broad, encompassing a range of identities, motivations and varying degrees of willingness, and ability, to observe IHL and other international law standards. Certain organised armed groups, private military and security companies, transnational corporations, urban gangs, militias and the huge variety of transnational criminal entities – including " terrorist " groups and pirates – all require scrutiny in this regard.
Identifying and understanding these actors and their characteristics is a fundamental prerequisite to better addressing the challenges arising from their involvement in modern armed conflict. It is also important to recognise how complex the reality is in order to avoid falling into the trap of misleading categorisation that does not serve the interests or increase the protection of people affected by contemporary conflict.
Allow me to remind you that IHL is the only legal framework specifically binding non-State armed groups. Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions and the Second Additional Protocol of 1977 both serve to this end, as do a large number of customary IHL rules. Several IHL clarification processes have also been undertaken in this regard.
However, it will be important to examine whether existing rules of IHL are adequate to deal with new non-State actors or whether further regulation is needed. If so, should new legal rules, standards or best practices be developed to better accommodate new actors within the framework of humanitarian law? And, most crucially, how can better compliance with IHL be ensured by non-State actors in armed conflict, who currently have little legal or practical incentive to do so?
I turn now to "new means and methods of warfare", which is the theme of the third workshop. There is no doubt that new technological developments will have an impact on future warfare. Recent conflicts have seen the increasing use of remotely controlled weapons or weapons systems – including so-called " drones " – and of automatic weapons or weapons systems. There is a possibility that in the future weapons systems may become fully autonomous. Automatic and autonomous weapons systems in particular raise certain concerns with regard to compliance with IHL. The current technological capacity to programme such weapons to distinguish combatants from civilians, and military objectives from civilian objects, as well as their ability to respect the principles of proportionality and the precautions required in attack are subject to debate.
It is not only types of weapons that are changing, but also the environments in which they are often used. The debate has been prompted in part by the growing number of military operations conducted in densely populated urban areas, often using explosive force delivered by heavy weapons, which can have devastating humanitarian consequences for civilian populations in such environments.
Another key issue is the increasingly asymmetric nature of modern armed conflicts. Differences between belligerents, especially in terms of technological and military capacities have become ever more pronounced. Compliance with the rules of IHL may be perceived as beneficial to one side of the conflict only, while detrimental to the other. At worst, a militarily weak party – faced with a much more powerful opponent – will contravene fundamental rules of IHL in an attempt to even out the imbalance. If one side systematically breaks the rule s, there is a risk that the situation quickly deteriorates into a free-for-all. Such a downward spiral would defy the fundamental purpose of IHL – to alleviate suffering in times of war. We must explore every avenue to prevent this from happening.
Compounding these challenges, civilians have in recent years become progressively more involved in activities closely related to actual combat. At the same time, combatants do not always distinguish themselves from civilians, neither wearing uniforms nor openly carrying arms. They mingle with the civilian population. Civilians are also used as human shields. To add to the confusion, in some conflicts, traditional military functions have been outsourced to private contractors or other civilians working for State armed forces or for organised armed groups. These trends are, if anything, likely to increase in the years ahead. As a result of this, civilians are more likely to be targeted – either mistakenly or arbitrarily. Military personnel are also at increased risk: since they cannot properly identify their adversary, they are vulnerable to attack by individuals who to all appearances are civilians.
IHL states that those involved in fighting must make a basic distinction between combatants on the one hand, who may be lawfully attacked, and civilians on the other hand, who are protected against attack unless and for such time as they directly participate in hostilities. The problem is that neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols spell out what precisely constitutes " direct participation in hostilities " .
In an effort to help remedy this situation, the ICRC issued a substantial guidance document in June this year. Without changing existing law, this document provides the ICRC's recommendations on how IHL relating to the notion of direct participation in hostilities should be interpreted in contemporary armed conflict. The aim is that these recommenda tions will enjoy practical application where it matters, in the midst of armed conflict, and better protect the victims of those conflicts.
But various crucial questions remain with regard to the conduct of hostilities. Are applicable IHL rules sufficient to identify under which circumstances explosive force delivered by heavy weapons might be used in densely populated areas, for example? Should a higher standard be required for the verification of targets and their surroundings or for the issuance of warnings to the civilian population? Perhaps further legal development is required, but if so, how can it feasibly be monitored and enforced?
I turn lastly to the issue of whether existing IHL implementing mechanisms are adapted to actual and new challenges. Allow me first to reiterate one incontrovertible fact. Despite the continuously evolving nature of armed conflict, the biggest threat or challenge to IHL remains the same. It is the too limited respect and compliance its rules and norms enjoy by parties to armed conflict all around the world.
As I remarked during the Ministerial Working Session organised by Switzerland in New York in September, the core reasons for lack of compliance with humanitarian law are lack of political will, lack of prevention and control, and lack of accountability.
It is clear that existing mechanisms provided for in the Geneva Conventions and the First Additional Protocol – namely the system of protecting powers, the formal enquiry procedure and the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission – have not been effective, principally because they are subject to consent by the parties concerned. Several mechanisms within the UN system are also constrained by the fact that decisions are subject to political negotiations between governments. While there has been some progress towards strengthening accountability for violations of humanitarian law – not least throu gh the various international tribunals and the International Criminal Court – the prevailing culture still remains one of impunity.
It is hoped that participants in today's workshop will share ideas and suggestions on how to improve existing compliance mechanisms or even to create new ones; mechanisms that would in particular take account of the fact that IHL violations need to be stopped as they are happening, rather than after they have happened.
Yet we still come back to one simple truth: the overriding factor behind lack of compliance is lack of political will by both States and non-State armed groups. Without the requisite political will, even the most refined compliance mechanisms will be little more than empty vessels.
The fact that this message has been repeated tirelessly – certainly by the ICRC on a continuous basis – may explain why so much attention is currently being paid to the issue of compliance, at least in fora such as this one. This is of course very positive. All genuine initiatives undertaken by States parties to the Geneva Conventions towards strengthening compliance – including by those States not directly faced with compliance issues – must be warmly welcomed, at the very least as a manifestation of positive political will.
Ensuring improved compliance with IHL is something that concerns all of us here today, albeit in different ways. A wide range of actors including States and non-State actors, military forces, legislators and humanitarian organisations each have a particular role to play. The ICRC, for its part, can only contribute one part of what must be a concerted international effort towards achieving this aim.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the Geneva Conventions in August, I gave a speech to representatives of the High Contracting Partie s and other invitees, focusing on legal and humanitarian issues that the ICRC considers to be particular challenges – not just today but also in the years ahead. I also outlined what – and how – the ICRC stands ready to contribute in terms of guidance and advice in addressing those challenges.
I highlighted certain areas where the ICRC believes that humanitarian law needs to be clarified, for example related to the conduct of hostilities as I have already mentioned. There are other areas where humanitarian law may need to be developed, where there is either a lack of rules or where the rules are too broad or vague, leaving much to subjective interpretation. This arises particularly in situations of non-international armed conflict, where existing treaty law is at best limited. Conditions of detention and detainees'right of contact with the outside world are one such area. Procedural safeguards for people interned for security reasons are another. There are various others, including access to populations in need of humanitarian assistance, internal displacement of civilian populations and protection of the natural environment.
To address the humanitarian and legal challenges arising in these areas, the ICRC is now in the final stages of a two-year long comprehensive internal research study. This study aims firstly to explain in simple terms the whole range of aforementioned humanitarian concerns arising in non-international armed conflicts – including the challenge of improving compliance with the law by all parties to such conflicts. On the basis of this, its second aim is to evaluate the legal responses provided in existing law to these humanitarian concerns. Based on a comprehensive assessment of the conclusions of this research, a case will be made for the clarification or development of specific aspects of the law. In the months to come, the ICRC will decide on how to move forward, both substantively and procedurally.
Through such guidance, clarification and proposals for development, the ICRC hopes ultimately to make a meaningful contribution towards improving compliance with IHL. This is of course in parallel with the daily work of neutral and independent humanitarian action in the midst of armed conflict, speaking with both state and non-state armed groups, urging them to comply with the rules of IHL. This is where the issue of compliance has real urgency: when negotiating humanitarian access to wounded people on the other side of a front line, for example, or facilitating the evacuation of sick and wounded to a safe area.
In conclusion, let me reiterate that irrespective of any clarification or development that may be necessary in the future, we each have a responsibility and a role to play in ensuring that the Geneva Conventions, as well as the whole body of international humanitarian law, continue to stand the test of time. I urge States and non-State armed groups who are also bound by their provisions to turn legal provisions into meaningful reality, where it matters, in the midst of armed conflict, to better protect the victims of such conflict.
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If there's any magic ingredient that makes X-Men: First Class, a notoriously rushed and sloppy production, it's the dynamite chemistry between James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, playing telepath Charles Xavier and magnet-powered Erik Lensherr in the early, ambitious days of their partnership. We meet each of them briefly as children, Charles growing up privileged in Westchester and taking in a fellow mutant girl (Raven, a.k.a. Mystique, played later by Jennifer Lawrence), and Erik suffering in a Poland concentration camp. The two finally meet in the early 60s, after a spectacular and fiery action sequence, and discover that they are fighting a common villain: Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon), another mutant who has gathered an underground group called the Hellfire Club and is bent on wreaking global nuclear havoc. Strait-laced Charles has teamed up with the CIA to avert this disaster, while feral and angry Erik hunts Shaw alone for far more personal reasons; despite their reservations Erik and Charles agree to team up, recruiting any other mutants they can find and building the only army capable of stopping Shaw.
McAvoy and Fassbender are the undeniable center of X-Men: First Class, the push-pull relationship between Charles's logic and Erik's paranoia boiled down to a friendship between two men who know they need each other. It helps to have seen this relationship crumble into fierce rivalry, as played by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in Bryan Singer's X-Men films, but Fassbender and McAvoy so fully inhabit their characters that you don't really need it; you get what they see in each other, just as you get that this relationship can never hold. But the group vibe that's such a highlight in the original X-Men films is present here too, largely among the younger mutants who build a quick rapport at the encouragement of Raven, who soon dubs herself Mystique and helps come up with nicknames for all the other new recruits. Charles doesn't seem that interested in being known as Professor X, but Erik is clearly intrigued by the intimidating potential of Magneto.
Matthew Vaughn, adapting beautifully to the zippy adventure style, directs in a way that reflects the contrast between Charles's optimism and Erik's darker impulses; the action is entirely bloodless and almost always spectacular, but scenes with Erik and especially Shaw and his cronies are shot with the kind of shiny, cynical zing very familiar from Vaughn's last film Kick Ass. Shaw comes very close to becoming a campy villain, holing up under an iceberg in his mod submarine with his fashion plate sidekick Emma Frost (an appropriately frozen January Jones), but both Vaughn and Bacon nail his undercurrent of real menace, and between him and Erik you understand how problematic and maybe impossible Charles's dream of a utopian mutant-human future may be.
There are tons of hints sprinkled throughout about the future for these mutants that we've already seen, from jokes about Xavier's hair to some very well-placed cameos, but X-Men: First Class never suffers the kind of turgid explication that crippled the Wolverine movie; Vaughn and his bevy of fellow screenwriters knit these characters so well into the real world that you don't need to know Beast from Banshee to understand their motivations. That's a rare, rare thing in comic book movies, particularly when elsewhere in the Marvel movie universe every film seems to be geared not toward its own characters, but toward a larger mythology that requires hours of research to understand. Though it is certainly the kickoff of a new franchise, and lugs around a story more sprawling than it needed to be, X-Men: First Class feels spry and self-contained, a blast of colorful and passionate enthusiasm with just enough weight to matter. It feels phenomenal to have these mutants back.


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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Rams quarterback Joe Engelbert rushed in a successul two-point conversion after a late fourth-quarter touchdown to lift Framingham State to a 14-7 come-from-behind victory over MIT at Maple Street Field in the 2005 season opener. The Engineers had multiple opportunities to change their fortune, but two turnovers and two missed field goals hampered Tech's effort.
Engelbert, who finished the game with 209 yards passing, tossed the first of his two touchdowns with 3:05 left in the first quarter to give Framingham the early lead. John Piecewicz hauled in the five-yard scoring reception to cap a seven-play, 47-yard drive. Ton Kasuba failed to convert the extra-point attempt to leave the Rams with a six-point advantage.
The Cardinal and Gray responded immediately, driving 60 yards in six plays to knot the score. Academic All-America wideout Tom Kilpatrick completed the drive with a 35-yard reception from rookie slinger Stephen Toth. The typically-reliable Matt Ramirez opened his senior campaign with a perfect PAT on the ensuing play to push the Engineers in front.
Tech took the 7-6 edge into halftime, despite stumbling in the second quarter. Although rookie David Nackoul made a nice interception around midfield with 8:31 left in the half, MIT handed the ball right back with an untimely fumble. The Engineers forced a quick three and out to give Tech's offense another crack at expanding the lead. Despite charging down the field behind a game-long 14-play, 81-yard drive, Ramirez was slightly wide on a 30-yard field goal inside the final 30 seconds of the half.
The MIT defense looked strong in the third stanza, yielding just 10 plays and 26 yards in three Framingham State possessions. Senior linebacker Phil Zakielarz paced the defensive unit with a game-high nine tackles. Offensively, MIT compiled nearly 100 yards in the frame, including a 12-play drive at the end of the quarter that resulted in Tech's second missed field goal of the day.
With seven minutes remaining on the clock, the Rams mustered a strong drive highlighted by a 36-yard reception to Bill Meuse. On the fifth play of the series, with just over five minutes left, Joe Engelbert hooked up with John Piecewicz for the second time on a six-yard slant that led to the winning score.
MIT outgained Framingham State, 331-309 in total offense, including a 144-96 advantage on the ground. Toth completed 18 of 40 in his first collegiate game for 187 yards, while sophomore Thomas Scotton picked up a team-best 60 yards from the backfield. Playing in his first game in two seasons, Kilpatrick had four catches for 58 yards and the touchdown. Freshman Kevin Vogelsang paced all receivers in the game with six grabs for 69 yards.


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