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Kings College gives discredited former PM Blair a platform
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Discredited? Labour's commitments made in opposition were jettisoned by Tony Blair when in power. For instance:
- the railways were not renationalised,
- anti-union laws were not repealed and
- the earnings link with pensions was not restored.
The Blair government is responsible for most of the 1512 Private Finance Initiatives which HM Treasury listed up to 31 March 2015, a 'toxic legacy'.
It supported the US President's decision to make war on Iraq which led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis and – according to Professor Goodman and many others – destabilised large areas of the Middle East.
Tony Blair's hour-long speech on Labour's 120th anniversary at Kings College (20.2.20): "We must redefine what radical means" may be heard here or read in full here.
He states that Labour has always won when it secured the centre of British politics and refers to the 2019 campaign as substituting 'a narcissistic belief in our righteousness for professionalism'.
'Three overarching strategic challenges' are advocated by Blair to achieve 'fundamental reconstruction':
- First, we must build a new progressive coalition with LibDems, to put Labour values into practice.
- Second we need a re-imagining of the modern economy.
- Third: the right ideas in politics never work without the mentality of government.
Strangely enough he sees these three recommendations as 'profound changes to philosophy, policy and practice'. Stating the obvious he concludes:
"2020 isn't 1997 or even 2007. And 2030 will be a revolution different from 2020. It's always about the future. Precisely because of that, because whilst pointing forwards, we have been travelling backwards, nothing less than "born again" head to toe renewal, will do".
This performance recalls another such 'poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage (offering) a tale . . . full of sound and fury, signifying nothing'.
Key policies from Labour's manifesto
Assange extradition: Corbyn's civilised response and the shadow Home Secretary's analysis
Jeremy Corbyn's statement: "The extradition of Julian Assange to the US for exposing evidence of atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan should be opposed by the British government" is followed by video evidence of those atrocities – lest we forget.
The Times' misleading headline (left), its stock-in-trade, has been echoed by others, though not borne out by the following texts. These report only that Assange shouted – to give his point of view in a noisy crowd – and did not co-operate with the placing of handcuffs. No doubt if he had remained silent and passive, that would have been reported as evidence of shame and guilt.
Hansard reports faithfully – how long will that be permitted?
The Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott said: "I thank the Home Secretary for his account of events. On the Labour Benches, we are glad that Julian Assange will be able to access medical care, treatment and facilities, because there have been worrying reports about his ill health. Of course, at this point that is all a matter for the courts.
"We in the Opposition want to make the point that, even though the only charge that Julian Assange may face in this country is in relation to his bail hearings, the reason we are debating this this afternoon is entirely to do with his and WikiLeaks' whistleblowing activities.
"These whistleblowing activities about illegal wars, mass murder, murder of civilians and corruption on a grand scale have put Julian Assange in the crosshairs of the US Administration. For this reason, they have once more issued an extradition warrant against Mr Assange . . .
"We have a precedent in this country in relation to requests for extradition to the US, when the US authorities raise issues of hacking and national security. I remind the House of the case of Gary McKinnon. In October 2012, when the current Prime Minister was Home Secretary, an extradition request very similar to this one was refused.
"We should recall what WikiLeaks disclosed. Who can forget the Pentagon video footage of a missile attack in 2007 in Iraq that killed 18 civilians and two Reuters journalists?
"The monumental number of such leaks lifted the veil on US-led military operations in a variety of theatres, none of which has produced a favourable outcome for the people of those countries.
"Julian Assange is being pursued not to protect US national security, but because he has exposed wrongdoing by US Administrations and their military forces".
Jeremy Corbyn – right on internationally related crises over 20 years – advises PM to seek evidence and proceed in accordance with international law
Mr Corbyn condemned the "appalling act of violence" on 4 March which left ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in a serious condition.
Jeremy Corbyn asks PM to seek evidence and follow procedures laid down under the chemical weapon convention
Mr Corbyn asked: "Has the Prime Minister taken necessary steps under the chemical weapon convention to make a formal request for evidence from Russian government under article 9.2? Has high-resolution trace analysis been run on a sample of the nerve agent that revealed any evidence as to the location of its production or identity of its perpetrators?" and then urged continued "robust dialogue" with Moscow. See video here.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the UK is bound to provide a sample of the nerve agent used in the attack to Russian investigators under international treaties, something Ms May has withheld.
Russia's destruction of its chemical weapons
The New York Times reported last year that President Putin of Russia presided over the destruction of his country's last declared chemical weapons. The deputy director of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, an intergovernmental organization based in the Hague that polices adherence to the 1993 convention, declared the event "a truly momentous occasion." Putin said that it "signals the full elimination of all chemical weapon stockpiles declared by the Russian Federation." The OPCW's inspection teams verified the destruction at seven chemical weapons destruction facilities in the Russian Federation. On 27 September 2017, the last of these facilities, located in Kizner, officially concluded its operations.
An FT report records that Mr Corbyn told the House of Commons it would be a mistake to rush to judgment on the Salisbury attack. He asked Theresa May, prime minister, why the UK had not met Russia's request for a sample of the chemical used, adding later on Facebook that the "Russian authorities must be held to account on the basis of the evidence".
Mr Corbyn's spokesman suggested that the nerve agent could have fallen into the hands of a country other than Russia after the break-up of the USSR: "The right approach is to seek the evidence, to follow international treaties, particularly in relation to chemical weapons attacks carried out on British soil". He continued:
"However, also, there's a history in relation to weapons of mass destruction and intelligence which is problematic to put it mildly. If you remember back to the WMD saga, there was both what was actually produced by the intelligence services, which in the end we had access to and then there was how that was used in the public domain in politics. So there is a history of problems in relation to interpreting that evidence (the FT adds: in a reference to the false assumption that Saddam Hussein had a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction ahead of the Iraq war.)
Seumas Milne. "I think Jeremy's record in relation to judgement on internationally related crises is probably better than anyone else in the House of Commons, he has proved to make the right call time and again over the last 15 to 20 years, in particular when many others made the wrong call, and those calls have disastrous consequences."
For the common good: industrial diversification
A growing number are urging Government to move support from the Trident project and arms export industry to other sectors that meet real needs and use highly skilled workers for constructive purposes, designing emission-free rail, road and waterway vehicles, advancing renewable energy, particularly wave and tidal energy, engineering low emission new-build housing and retrofitting much of the housing stock.
- On the Lucas Plan website, following its 40th anniversary, we read that one of Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn's excellent reports, released during his 2015 election campaign, has put arms conversion firmly back on the political agenda.
- Following this, Steve Schofield, who is arguably the country's leading authority on arms conversion, wrote "Defence Diversification or Arms Conversion? Why Labour needs a programme for nuclear and conventional disarmament".
- The Campaign Against Arms Trade's 2015 case study "Arms industry in the Clyde and renewable energy options" examined an arms dependent area in depth.
- The Unite trade union, withits dual commitment to world peace and disarmament and to the protection of its members' jobs published "Defence Diversification Revisited" in March 2016. This looks at the history of "defence diversification" in the UK and elsewhere. At its July policy conference Unite committed itself to campaigning for a serious government approach to "defence diversification", condemning the failure of successive governments to grapple with the issue after the Cold War.
- In 2016, MEP Molly Scott Cato commissioned a report "Devonport: Trident alternatives", an overview of green employment potential.
In October this year, Andrew Smith cited a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute which put the cost to tax payers of government support for the arms trade at more than £100m a year, adding, "This is to say nothing of the huge levels of political and logistical support that the arms companies are offered".
Widely accepted figures from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) are that arms exports only count for 0.2% of UK jobs and around 1% of exports. According to the MoD, 65,000 British jobs depend on arms exports and as the total number of jobs in the UK is just over 30 million the arms trade accounts for a tiny fraction of total employment.
And this manufacturing sector is not flourishing – the 'defence' industry now represents only 10% of all manufacturing.
A range of housing has been built on the Royal Ordnance site in Euxton, where the land is so contaminated that vegetable growing is forbidden. Last month, BAE, major employers in the area, announced that it will be cutting up to 750 jobs Warton and Samlesbury plants in Lancashire and up to 400 people will be made redundant in Brough, East Yorkshire.
The Trades Union Congress, passed a motion in October calling for the Labour Party to set up a shadow defence diversification agency to engage with plant representatives, trades unions representing arms industry workers, and local authorities. The agency would listen to their ideas, so that practical plans can be drawn up for arms conversion while protecting skilled employment and pay levels.
Some opportunities are listed in the Green New Deal Report (2008) and the Green Homes Guide – just as relevant today or more so, as concerns about air pollution and climate instability escalate.
GND: "At the high skilled end (engineering and electronic) design; though to medium and unskilled work making every building energy tight, and fitting more efficient energy systems in homes, offices and factories . . . putting in place a new regional grid system, ranging from large-scale wind, wave and tidal electricity to decentralised energy systems that increase domestic and local energy production".
A British hydrogen-powered train?
We add to their recommendations the designing of emission-free rail, road and waterway vehicles and of advances in tidal and wave power, which have enormous potential but are currently lagging far behind solar, wind and hydropower technologies.
As Matthew Lynn wrote in The Spectator: "There might be a case for maintaining a modest, specialised arms industry to support our own army. But anyone who thinks an export-driven defence industry is important to the economy should stop kidding themselves".
Jeremy Corbyn prescribes a security and foreign policy with integrity and human rights at its core
Professor Paul Rogers' reference to the Corbyn's Chatham House speech in May, in his recent article: 'Corbyn's Labour: now look outwards' prompted a search for a transcript, found on The Spectator's website.
In his Chatham House speech, Jeremy Corbyn set out how a Labour Government he leads will keep Britain safe, reshape relationships with partners around the world, work to strengthen the United Nations and respond to the global challenges we face in the 21st century. Edited extracts follow, links and emphasis added.
In his final televised 1950s address to the American people as President, Eisenhower gave a stark warning of what he described as "the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex." "Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry", he said, "can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defence with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
You are either for or against what is presented as "strong defence", regardless of the actual record of what that has meant in practice.
Too much of our debate about defence and security is one dimensional. Alert citizens or political leaders who advocate other routes to security are dismissed or treated as unreliable.
My generation grew up under the shadow of the cold war. On television, through the 1960s and into the seventies, the news was dominated by Vietnam. I was haunted by images of civilians fleeing chemical weapons used by the United States. At the end of the cold war, when the Berlin Wall came down we were told it was the end of history. Global leaders promised a more peaceful, stable world. It didn't work out like that. Today the world is more unstable than even at the height of the cold war. The approach to international security we have been using since the 1990s has simply not worked.
Regime change wars in Afghanistan Iraq, Libya, and Syria – and Western interventions in Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen – have failed in their own terms, and made the world a more dangerous place.
This is the fourth General Election in a row to be held while Britain is at war and our armed forces are in action in the Middle East and beyond. The fact is that the 'war on terror' which has driven these interventions has failed. They have not increased our security at home – just the opposite. And they have caused destabilisation and devastation abroad.
Last September, the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee concluded that the Libyan intervention led to political and economic collapse, humanitarian and migrant crises and fuelled the rise of Isis in Africa and across the Middle East. Is that really the way to deliver security to the British people? Who seriously believes that's what real strength looks like?
We need to step back and have some fresh thinking. The world faces huge problems. As well as the legacy of regime change wars, there is a dangerous cocktail of ethnic conflicts, of food insecurity, water scarcity, the emerging effects of climate change. Add to that mix a grotesque and growing level of inequality in which just eight billionaires own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest people and you end up with a refugee crisis of epic proportions affecting every continent in the world, with more displaced people in the world than since the Second World War. These problems are getting worse and fuelling threats and instability. The global situation is becoming more dangerous.
A Labour Government will want a strong and friendly relationship with the United States. But we will not be afraid to speak our mind. The US is the strongest military power on the planet by a very long way. It has a special responsibility to use its power with care and to support international efforts to resolve conflicts collectively and peacefully.
No more hand holding with Donald Trump.
The new US President seems determined to add to the dangers by recklessly escalating the confrontation with North Korea, unilaterally launching missile strikes on Syria, opposing President Obama's nuclear arms deal with Iran and backing a new nuclear arms race.
Waiting to see which way the wind blows in Washington isn't strong leadership. And pandering to an erratic Trump administration will not deliver stability. When Theresa May addressed a Republican Party conference in Philadelphia in January she spoke in alarmist terms about the rise of China and India and of the danger of the West being eclipsed. She said America and Britain had to 'stand strong' together and use their military might to protect their interests. This is the sort of language that led to calamity in Iraq and Libya and all the other disastrous wars that stole the post-Cold War promise of a new world order.
I do not see India and China in those terms. Nor do I think the vast majority of Americans or British people want the boots of their young men and women on the ground in Syria fighting a war that would escalate the suffering and slaughter even further. Britain deserves better than simply outsourcing our country's security and prosperity to the whims of the Trump White House.
A Labour Government will conduct a robust and independent foreign policy – made in Britain
A Labour Government would seek to work for peace and security with all the other permanent members of the United Nations security council – the US, China, Russia and France. And with other countries with a major role to play such as India, South Africa, Brazil and Germany.
Reverse the failed 'bomb first, talk later' approach to security
I am often asked if as prime minister I would order the use of nuclear weapons. It's an extraordinary question when you think about it – would you order the indiscriminate killing of millions of people? Would you risk such extensive contamination of the planet that no life could exist across large parts of the world? If circumstances arose where that was a real option, it would represent complete and cataclysmic failure. It would mean world leaders had already triggered a spiral of catastrophe for humankind.
The best defence for Britain is a government actively engaged in seeking peaceful solutions to the world's problems
Labour is committed actively to pursue disarmament under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and we are committed to no first use of nuclear weapons. But to protect the safety and security of our people and our country, my first duty, I know I will have to work with other countries to solve problems, defuse tensions and build collective security.
I am not a pacifist. I accept that military action, under international law and as a genuine last resort, is in some circumstances necessary. But that is very far from the kind of unilateral wars and interventions that have almost become routine in recent times. I will not take lectures on security or humanitarian action from a Conservative Party that stood by in the 1980s – refusing even to impose sanctions – while children on the streets of Soweto were being shot dead in the streets, or which has backed every move to put our armed forces in harm's way regardless of the impact on our people's security.
And as the security threats and challenges we face are not bound by geographic borders it is vital that, as Britain leaves the EU, we maintain a close relationship with our European partners alongside our commitment to NATO and spending at least 2% on defence. Deep cuts have seen the Army reduced to its smallest size since the Napoleonic wars. From stagnant pay and worsening conditions, to poor housing, the morale of our service personnel and veterans is at rock bottom.
Working with our allies to ensure peace and security in Europe, we will work to halt the drift to confrontation with Russia and the escalation of military deployments across the continent.
There is no need whatever to weaken our opposition to Russia's human rights abuses at home or abroad to understand the necessity of winding down tensions on the Russia-Nato border and supporting dialogue to reduce the risk of international conflict. We will back a new conference on security and cooperation in Europe and seek to defuse the crisis in Ukraine through implementation of the Minsk agreements.
The next Labour Government will invest in the UK's diplomatic networks and consular services. We will seek to rebuild some of the key capabilities and services that have been lost as a result of Conservative cuts in recent years.
A Labour Government will refocus Britain's influence towards cooperation, peaceful settlements and social justice, while Theresa May seeks to build a coalition of risk and insecurity with Donald Trump. To lead this work, Labour has created a Minister for Peace (Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East) who will work across the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We will reclaim Britain's leading role in tackling climate change, working hard to preserve the Paris Agreement and deliver on international commitments to reduce carbon emissions.
The life chances, security and prosperity of our citizens are dependent on a stable international environment. We will strengthen our commitment to the UN. But we are well aware of its shortcomings, particularly in the light of repeated abuses of the veto power in the UN Security Council. So we will work with allies and partners from around the world to build support for UN reform in order to make its institutions more effective and responsive. And as a permanent member of the Security Council we will provide a lead by respecting the authority of International Law.
There is a clear choice at the next election
Do we continue with the failed policy of continual and devastating military interventions, that have intensified conflicts and increased the terrorist threat, or be willing to step back, learn the lessons of the past and find new ways to solve and prevent conflicts. As Dwight Eisenhower said on another occasion: If people "can develop weapons that are so terrifying as to make the thought of global war almost a sentence for suicide, you would think that man's intelligence would include also his ability to find a peaceful solution."
A Labour Government will give leadership in a new and constructive way and that is the leadership we are ready to provide both at home and abroad. In the words of Martin Luther King "The chain reaction of evil – hate – begetting hate, wars producing more wars – must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark days of annihilation". I believe we can find those solutions. We can walk the hard yards to a better way to live together on this planet.
See the video here: Chatham House speech and/or read the full text with more on Syria, arms exports and nuclear weapons downloaded from The Spectator.
"Corbyn's policies based on peace, respect and our shared humanity"
Kate Hudson observes that the outcome of the general election marks a significant shake-up in British politics and a surge in support for qualitatively different policies:
"It is clear that the narrative of investment in homes, health, education and jobs, has been very popular. In fact, it has led to Labour's first increase in seats since 1997 and its biggest increase in the share of the vote since 1945".
She views the election as a significant shift towards the politics of hope, peace, inclusivity, justice and equality.
"Jeremy Corbyn's long – standing opposition to nuclear weapons, and his personal opposition to Trident replacement, did not deter millions of people from voting for him. Indeed the likelihood is that many – particularly young people – have voted for him precisely because he opposes war, intervention and weapons of mass destruction.
"Support for Trident replacement is negligible amongst the younger generation and it is clear that the narrative of investment in homes, health, education and jobs, has been very popular. In fact, it has led to Labour's first increase in seats since 1997 and its biggest increase in the share of the vote since 1945".
The right wing of the Labour Party, and a small but powerful section of the trade union movement, have 'peddled the myth' that Labour needs to look 'strong on defence' to win – and that this means supporting Trident replacement.
But, Kate believes, support for the party has surged because it has a radical vision of a different society, and because everyone knows that Jeremy Corbyn does not support Trident replacement. When he first became leader, he commissioned an extensive Defence Review throughout the Labour Party. That review has been shelved – because it showed the extent of anti-Trident opinion within the party?
She calls for that review to be published and debated at the next Labour Party conference: "This issue must not be kept off the agenda any longer". There is no popular mandate for a Tory security policy, or a Tory-lite security policy pushed on the Labour party by a minority of pro-nuclear forces that are living in the past. Those trade unions that have put unreasonable pressure on Jeremy to keep Trident are urged to change:
"The way for them to secure and extend high quality, well-paid jobs is to support Jeremy's policy on defence diversification. Rather than shunning this initiative they need to work with politicians and industry to develop a diversification plan, as part of a national industrial strategy that will secure their jobs without holding the rest of the country over a nuclear barrel".
As she points out, there is now strong public backing for industrial planning and investment and this needs to go into sustainable industrial production to meet public needs, for energy, housing and public resources, not weapons of mass destruction.
Labour's support has grown because of Corbyn's policies based on peace, respect and our shared humanity. And this vision goes beyond national boundaries to his vision of how we relate to the rest of the world. No longer Blair's 'war-fighting nation', 'punching above its weight', but a decent part of a shared community of nations.
Read her article here: http://www.cnduk.org/images/stories/Summer_2017.pdf
Kate Hudson, British political activist and academic, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Middle East Eye: Peter Oborne reviews Jeremy Corbyn's foreign policy
Corbynize This Trumped Up World
Robert Green, who now coordinates the New Zealand Peace Foundation's Disarmament and Security Centre in Christchurch with his wife Kate Dewes, draws our attention to this article by David Swanson.
Making Jeremy Corbyn the Prime Minister of the U.K. would do more for the world and everyone in it than either of the two available outcomes of any recent U.S. election could have done. Here in the U.S. I always protest that I am not against elections, I think we should have one some day. Well, now we have one — only it's across the pond.
Corbyn's record is no secret, and you don't need me to tell you, but I have met him and spoken at events with him, and can assure you he's legitimate. He's been a dedicated leader of the peace movement right through his career. He had the decency last week to point out yet again that invading and bombing countries and overthrowing governments produces terrorism; it doesn't somehow reduce it or eliminate it or "fight" it.
Britain is the key co-conspirator in U.S. wars. One real-life Love Actually refusal to bow before Emperor Donald, and the facade of super-hero law enforcement will begin to crumble, revealing a rogue serial killer standing naked in his golden hotel suite.
The world needs an actual popular elected response to U.S. aggression against the world's poor and the earth's climate. A ho-hum housebroken Frenchman who's not a fascist isn't the same thing. Corbyn supports successful Scandinavian socialism, demilitarization, environmental action, and aid to those in need. He works within the government and is held back by his party. But he doesn't lie. He doesn't sell out. He makes the case for wise and popular policies as powerfully as he's able.
Want people to believe representative government is compatible with capitalism? Want well-behaved voters the world over to imagine that the corporate media can actually be overcome? Stop grasping at Congressional candidate gun-nuts who happen to be Democrats. Stop telling vicious lies about Russia in an attempt to travel back in time and cause a corporate militarist hack to win the White House. We actually have an election between an actually good candidate and one of the usual monstrosities we've become so used to.
Contact every young person you can who can vote in this election. Contact every possible organization and entertainer who might help spread the word. Get every Hollywood star who ever tried to rock the vote but didn't have anyone to promote who people actually wanted to vote for to notice this golden opportunity. Telling young Brits to get out and vote for Jeremy will do more to spread democracy than destroying Syria, starving a million children in Yemen, or occupying Afghanistan for another 50 years.
Young people, sadly, have seen through our scams. They've heard us cry wolf too many times. Yet if you ask them who they would have voted for, they tell you the better candidate. Now here's an actually great candidate, and their televisions are telling them that they are powerless to do anything. And they refuse to see through that scam. You have to help them see through it! You have to find somebody hip enough to help them! Young British people are our last hope, and it's your job to encourage them.
We could have a world in which a leading wealthy "democracy" has a government that responds to majority opinion. We could have a world in which London says to Washington: "You want another war, we won't help you pretend it's legal. In fact, we're drafting a brief for the prosecution and will see you in court."
The people of the United States need that fig leaf torn away, need the pretense that mass murder is legal and necessary ended in our own minds. The peace, prosperity, sustainability, and friendship awaiting us is too much for us to even imagine. What might help us do it, what might make us believe that "hope" and "change" and other concepts we've almost come to despise could actually be possible would be making Jeremy Corbyn Prime Minister.
Extracts from 'General Election 2017 – Peace Policies and Foreign Follies'
People in Iraq, Libya and Yemen are desperate for strong and stable government. Theresa May is partly why they don't have it, says Steve Beauchampé.
Serious examination of Jeremy Corbyn's activism shows him to have been on the right side of history and ahead of mainstream public opinion time and again, standing up for anti-racist and anti-apartheid causes, refugees and asylum seekers, gender equality, the LGBT community, environmental issues, animal rights and the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and self-expression long before such things gained widespread acceptance.
Corbyn's attempts to achieve conflict resolution through dialogue with Irish republicans may at times have been naive, but were his actions so dissimilar to the approach adopted around the same time by MI5 and later by John Major, both of whom ultimately realised that a decades-old conflict, whose death toll was inexorably rising, could not be won solely by military means?
But whilst Jeremy Corbyn's peripheral rôle in the republican cause has been (and continues to be) pored over and examined by his opponents half a lifetime later, the record and judgement of Theresa May with regard to much more recent UK military interventions requires equally forensic scrutiny given her claims to be a fit and proper person to lead Britain.
History's judgement on this aspect of Theresa May is unlikely to be generous. After first being elected an MP in 1997, she voted in favour of the 2003 invasion of Iraq (having already supported the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in the frenzied post-9/11 atmosphere). Like so many of her colleagues on the opposition Conservative benches at the time, May failed to hold the Blair government to account despite the widely expressed caution of many experts over both the reasons for going to war and the lack of a post-conflict plan to stabilise Iraq. Instead, May limply and dutifully gave her support. What followed for Iraqis has been almost fifteen years of societal breakdown throughout large parts of this once architectural, cultural and scholastic gem of a nation, with swathes of land occupied until recently by Islamic State and a fracturing of the country along religious, sectarian and tribal lines in a way that will be hard, if not impossible, to heal.
By 2011, and as the then Home Secretary in the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition government, Theresa May backed the Anglo/Franco-led military action in Libya, which despite its billing as merely creating a no-fly zone to protect civilians and rebel fighters, mainly located in the east of the country, quickly escalated into regime change, culminating in the overthrow and lynching of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Again, as a senior government minister Theresa May ignored warnings that historic tribal divisions, the absence of a strong and stable government or a long-term strategic plan would quickly fracture the country. Six years on and Libya exists in little more than name only. There is no central government, armed militias and feudal warlords hold considerable power, whilst every international Islamist terror group of substance now boasts a flourishing branch office in the country from where they increasingly export their murderous ideologies. And every month, if not every week, scores of desperate migrants, people who long ago lost all control of their lives, drown off the Libyan coast whilst seeking something better than the hell that their lives have spiralled into.
Learning nothing from history and the consequences of her own actions, in August 2013 Theresa May supported Prime Minster David Cameron's unsuccessful attempt to persuade MPs to back UK air strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The absence yet again of a coherent post-conflict strategy was sufficient for Labour leader Ed Miliband to refuse his party's support to Cameron, who narrowly lost a House of Commons vote on the issue. The main beneficiaries of such an intervention, with its intention to downgrade Assad's military capabilities (if not to remove him from power), would likely have been the plethora of extremist groups engaged in the Syrian civil war, principal amongst them the then nascent Islamic State.
Since becoming Prime Minister Theresa May has continued the supply of British made weapons and military expertise to Saudi Arabia for use in its war crime-strewn bombing campaign in Yemen, a campaign which has killed countless numbers of civilians and is fast creating yet another failed state in the region.
Iraq, Libya and increasingly Yemen: countries where British military interventions have created power vacuums swiftly filled by a combination of anarchy, lawlessness, violence and economic depravation, with catastrophic consequences and relentless, unending misery for millions of civilians.
Theresa May supported each and every one of these military interventions. Jeremy Corbyn opposed all of them. So whose judgement would you trust?
May 29th 2017
Written for The BirminghamPress.com, to be online shortly. It Is also available here: https://politicalcleanup.wordpress.com/2017/05/29/general-election-2017-peace-policies-and-foreign-follies/


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The BBC iPlayer has been a huge success around the globe since it first launched in beta form back at the end of 2007, and now the BBC is set to extend its online services with Project Barcelona, which will charge a fee to allow customers to download and keep its shows.
The BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, announced the new project at the Royal Television Show in London last night. The state broadcaster has not confirmed the price it will charge per episode yet but reports have suggested that it will cost around £1.89.
Mr Thompson said: "'The idea behind Barcelona is simple. It is that, for as much of our content as possible, in addition to the existing iPlayer window, another download-to-own window would open soon after transmission - so that if you wanted to purchase a digital copy of a programme to own and keep, you could pay what would generally be a relatively modest charge for doing so."
The BBC is facing cuts to its budget following the government capping the annual licence fee at £145.50 for the next four years and this is seen as a way for the corporation to generate additional funds.
The BBC is expected to give producers a larger cut of the fees they charge than Apple does through its iTunes service (40p compared to 28p based on a £1.89 charge). Some independent producers have voiced their concern at the introduction of the service believing it could affect DVD sales and revenue from other sources.
The BBC already has in place a number of agreements with the likes of Lovefilm, Netflix and iTunes to give subscribers access to a very limited amount of its back catalogue once the 30 day limit has expired on its BBC iPlayer service.
Mr Thompson added: "'For decades the British public has understood the distinction between watching Dad's Army on BBC1 and then going out to buy a permanent copy of it. Barcelona is the digital equivalent of doing the second."


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Reading the Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl just makes me wish I had a writer BFF that I could sit down and brainstorm with. This was a great collaboration of two minds, and I recently picked up the series again. I read the first book back in 2009 and am happy to have "finished" it now. (There will be another installment in the series, Beautiful Redemption, out in late October 2012). I also decided to by the ebook short story of what happens to Link, Dream Dark… But no spoilers for you!
Beautiful Creatures introduces us to Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes. Ethan's only wish is to graduate high school and leave his boring town of Gatlin, South Carolina forever. That is, until he begins to dream of saving a beautiful girl with black hair and green eyes. So imagine his surprise when he runs into her in the halls of Jackson high. Her name is Lena and she's a school outcast because of her strange habits and relation to "Old Man" Ravenwood–the town's creepy recluse. Little do they know, their lives will be changed forever by their involvement in the struggle between the world of Dark and Light Casters. Lena learns that she will one day have to choose her own path–good or evil– and Ethan learns that he will have to put himself in Mortal danger if he is to save the girl he loves. Sleepy old Gatlin will never be the same again…
The two lovers take an unexpected turn for the worse in Beautiful Darkness. Lena begins to pull away from Ethan as her powers intensify. She has little hope that they could ever truly be together because he is a Mortal and she is a Caster–who for all intents and purposes seems like she's going Dark. Ethan can't even touch her for too long because her strange electricity burns his skin and stops his heart. His nagging fears are confirmed when she disappears from his mind (they can speak telepathically, btw) and starts hanging out with her Dark Caster cousin Ridley. A whole new level of betrayal is added when she is spotted hopping on the back of another guy's Harley–John Breed–the….Something… Will Lena choose Darkness as her path, thus killing all of her Light family members? Or will she choose Light and kill all her Dark relatives, including her beloved cousin?
I thought that Beautiful Chaos was the culmination of the series–but thank God I was wrong! Because I just about screamed out loud at the ending! Lena has made her choice, for the better or worse and now both worlds, Caster and Mortal, are paying for it. The Wheel of Fate crushes us all. John Breed is still in the picture, as well as Liv–a British Keeper-in-Training. Ethan's grandmother-figure Amma has made a deal with the Devil, so to speak, and everyone is scrambling to stop the chaos that may signify the end of the world. A sacrifice must be made, but who?
I really enjoyed this series. I loved the portrayal of a boring Southern town turned on it's head by magical forces. I wish I could've said the same about the hill-billy town I'm from… Ethan and Lena's relationship is a bit strange to me, because I don't see how they can be together forever if just making out nearly kills him. To each his own, I guess. I really liked Liv, and could've seen a good relationship between her and Ethan forming if Lena left the picture forever. My all time favorite character was Ridley the Siren, though. I loved her badness and her tantrums. I would totally be her if I was in their world. She definitely kept things interesting. I really appreciated that Garcia & Stohl kept things very consistent throughout the novels, and each of them were equally good. Normally the first is my favorite, and things begin to taper off after that. The description of small town life was spot on, and I loved the cultural undertones and slang (that I recognized from my youth). I was definitely left craving some fried chicken and peach pie, that's for sure!
There were some in between parts that did tend to drag a little, and I would notice my eyes were at the bottom of the page but I didn't remember how I got there. That being said, there were plenty of bad guys to watch out for, including Lena's mother Serafine. Not to mention Abraham, the most powerful Incubus. And Hunting and his Blood Pack. And let's not forget the Jackson High Cheerleaders… I would also like to point out that it is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY to buy the ebook of Link's story. It's like 3 chapters long and is mostly a preview of Beautiful Chaos. You don't find anything out about Ethan's best friend that you didn't already know or that was monumental to the plot line. Skip it and save your money.
I would highly recommend this series to all fans of YA Paranormal Romance, or even just fans of stories that take place in the South. If you like a little dark magic mixed in with your collard greens, this story's for you.
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If only people spent as much time writing comments as they did speaking to the evils of comments. Everything from useless, inaccurate, to many comments make code unreadable, you should code better ... etc.
I haven't ever looked at a piece of code and thought "wow, way too many comments" or "that code would be beautiful if it weren't for the comments."
Do the next guy a favor, comment your code.


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For the pesto sauce
- 50g (13/4 oz) Brazil nuts
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 20g (3/4 oz) fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 20g (3/4 oz) fresh coriander leaves
- 175ml (6fl oz) extra virgin olive oil
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 400g (14 oz) firm Minas cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Preheat the oven to 160˚C/325˚F/Gas Mark 3.
- Prepare the pesto as per the instructions on pages 46–47.
- Place a griddle pan over a high heat on the hob, or preheat a gas barbecue.
- Trim the round Minas cheese into a square. Cut the cheese in half diagonally to make 2 large triangles. Cut each large triangle in sections to make 4–5 thinner triangles, about 1cm (1/2 inch) thick. Brush each triangular slice with the olive oil and season with just a tiny pinch of salt (not too much, since Minas cheese is already salted) and pepper.
- Grill the cheese until you see medium-brown grill marks on both sides, being careful not to let the cheese melt, about 2 minutes on each side. Carefully transfer each triangle to a serving platter.
- Spoon the pesto (which should be slightly cold or at room temperature) over the cheese and serve immediately
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Duchess Felisia Dae (formerly Lady Felisia Stayne of the House of Maryssa) is a Nimorian nobleborn who is married to Duke Rana Dae and resident of the Morigena Kingdom, where she oversees the stewardship of her husbands duties at Souwei-Lorsan and Nor-Dalgontor and raises their children, a young daughter and son. Felisia is trained in all the arts of being noble born and manages the county with grace and duty, but those who are within her inner circle know she mourns for the loss of her eldest daughter Dido Dae and the fact that through the weight of his duties as a member of the Champion Race of Water, her husband spends very little time at home though the new elevation in rank may change this.
She is able to take some comfort by the presence of her sister Lady Vyronessa Stayne, and her sister-in-law Lady Ylirria Dae, despite the Morigena Kingdom being a harsh land in which to live.
In the sixth month of the year 914AoF, she was struck down and killed by an assassin sent in the form of her husband, within the royal palace of Nor-Dolgontor.


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What mixed feelings I have about this place. Halfway between American Samoa and Hawaii, it's the only island within 1200 miles that has airline service. I thought that I had a length of wire long enough to replace my headstay, but it turns out that my spare was 16" too short. If I had run to any other island, I wouldn't have been able get wire flown in and would have certainly had to come up with a less satisfactory, jury rigged solution. That's the good.
The bad is that the passage to the lagoon has shoaled and it's no longer possible to get inside the lagoon. Instead, I'm in a roadstead anchorage rolling away in the swell that wraps around the north side of the island. The motion of the ocean makes it difficult to work aloft and made for a trying ordeal when I took the headstay and furler down.
Additionally the beach along here is all coral. It's a bit sharp to comfortably drag an inflatable up from the surf line. Oh yeah, that swell comes through and makes landing a dinghy that much more unpleasant. Fully doable, but the better option is to make the mile long trip through the pass to the old wharf on the inside of the lagoon. The pass is shallow and gets pretty good sized waves, especially when the wind is blowing against the tide.
The bright side of the long dinghy ride into town is that the water is absolutely beautiful and the sea life abundant. Large schools of fish dart away from your skiff as you pass through and I've yet to make the trip without seeing a sea turtle or a manta. The other day there were four mantas at once feeding off the point a few hundred yards from where I'm anchored.
Speaking of sea life. I came back to the boat the other day and was treated to a show as 40+ spinner dolphins were jumping and playing a few hundred meters from the boat. I went over and was able to get my little skiff up on a plane. The dolphins loved it. I had as many as 7 at once swimming in front of me, jumping and dodging back and forth.
Town itself isn't much to write home about. Besides the weekly plane service, they get a few ships a year from Honolulu and Fiji. Even "fresh" food can be months old and prices are astronomical. Prices are in Aussie $. 1 egg = $1. 1 apple = $2.20. 30 pack of Budweiser = $105. Needless to say, I won't be stocking up too much here. I did fill up 20 gallons of diesel to replace most of the 30 gallons that I burned on the trip here from Samoa. At $1.60 per liter, it wasn't too expensive.
When it's working, there is internet available and the local telecom run internet cafe. It seems to be down half the time and is pretty slow, but at $1 per hour at least it's reasonably priced.
I was joined in the anchorage a few days ago by a Islander Freeport 41 named Journey (sailingissexy.com). Eric and Elizabeth are a young couple from San Francisco, 6 months into a 3-5 year cruise. They were good fun to hang out with, but only stayed for a few days before taking off for French Polynesia. They'd just come from the tropical paradise of Fanning Island and weren't inclined to spend too much time here at Christmas.
Yesterday I scrubbed Bodhran's hull so that I'll be all ready to leave once I get my headstay fixed. I'd cleaned it in Pago Pago before I left. That was one of the most disgusting experiences of my life. The harbor water there is so foul and an amazing amount of growth had built up in the 4 weeks that I was there. Even though I was moving for most of the last month, I'd had a nice colony of gooseneck barnacles attach themselves to the hull while I was underway. It's amazing how these little fellas float around in the middle of nowhere and then glom onto whatever happens along.
This morning was a bit of a heartbreaker. Criag Short up in Honolulu had tried to ship me a new length of wire to replace the headstay, but it was bumped from the flight. There's only one flight a week, so I'm stuck here for at least one more week……sigh!


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TPP may affect Maori land interests
The Government has signed a deal that may put Maori land interests second in line to multilateral trade interests says Labour's Maori Development Spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta.
"Maori have a strong affinity to their lands and natural resources. It is possible that the Government could preference foreign and corporate interests.
"Australia can still restrict foreign buyers of its homes. Malaysia can still ban foreign ownership of affordable housing but now it seems the Government has negotiated away our rights to protect our land.
"Maori are in a stronger position to partner and co-invest in a range of opportunities that would support economic growth for all of New Zealand while retaining our greatest resource - land.
"The Government is treating all New Zealanders with contempt. Our sovereignty is utmost when signing up to trade deals and access to markets should not be at the cost of our ability to legislate in our own interests.
"Sadly the Government will be calling on its band of Maori cheerleaders to sing the praises of the TPP. We are yet to see those same people front up to explain," says Nanaia Mahuta.


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"The wings of transformation are born of patience and struggle."
~ Janet S. Dickens
The Secret Affair will be opening up for yet another round of fantastical goodies on September 14th focusing on all things golden and glitzy. You're sure to find anything from urban glam to heavenly gilded gorgeousness. The event will only be around for 2 short weeks so hurry on over to see what rich treasures await you.
In addition, I want to take this time to mention another very special event going on right now thru September 20th called "The Book of Daniel" that is in dedication to our very own Daniel Estro of Zerkalo. This past year Daniel has been battling a type of brain cancer. Needless to say, dealing with such an illness has halted his ability to continue his livelihood thru Second Life at this time…not to mention the enormous financial burden this has put on his family.
This is a fundraising event put together by Neva Xenga of Shiny Shabby and owner of the Neva River Sims, also a very close friend to Daniel and his family. In collaboration with numerous designers/creators from around the grid to give of themselves so generously in hopes to raise money and offer support to help Daniel and his RL/SL wife & business partner, Anais Terpellie, in their time of need. Please consider shopping this event and know that in doing so you are helping someone else just like you, who is a part of this wonderful community of Second Life.
To read more about Daniel's Story and about the event see Neva's page here.
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Friday, 27 April 2012
The famous Nars "O" Blush
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u look radiant..do u think it will look good on me ?ReplyDelete
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Fun and easy way to spruce up those $1 flip flops! Wouldn't these colors be great for a Frozen-Inspired summer birthday party?
- Flip Flops
- 1/4 yard (or less) fleece
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If you'd like, trim the strips with your scissors.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Charles Warren, who has yet to earn a victory in four years on the PGA Tour, shared the first-round lead Thursday at the FBR Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Warren shot a 6-under 65 early in the day and Kevin Sutherland matched that score shortly before darkness forced the opening round to be suspended with 24 players still on the course.
Brian Gay, Camilo Villegas and Rich Beem all shot a 5-under 66 over the TPC-Scottsdale layout and Nick O'Hern was 5-under through 14 when the action was halted.
Kenny Perry, Bill Haas and Charles Howell III were among those at 67 and Phil Mickelson joined Woody Austin, Boo Weekley and K.J. Choi in a large group at 68. Choi is the early leader in the season-long FedEx Cup points race.
Tiger Woods, who won by eight shots in his season debut last week, is playing on the European Tour this week and has the lead after one round of the Dubai Desert Classic.
Warren played a bogey-free round that included three birdies in his first four holes. His best finish on the tour has been a tie for second at last year's Reno-Tahoe Open.


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There are books that will have you hooked since first page. Books that are absolute page-turners. And books with endings so unexpected and so heartbreaking you're left staring at the wall for hours or you're left with a "bleeding heart" even days after reading it.
This book is in that last category. It had an ending that caught me by surprise and had me staring at the wall before I fell asleep (thankfully I was able to fall asleep) and had me walking around with a broken heart the following day. "A taste of your own medicine" is what reminds me of the ending. Only, the medicine is way too bitter and strong and mind/life altering.
It didn't have a good start with me though. The first page said it was "a Fable by John Boyne". Was taken aback why the author called his book a fable. My understanding of fables was that it is a story with ANIMALS as characters and where through the animals, a story of great lesson and truth is portrayed. Now, this Boy in Striped Pyjamas book was set in Auschwitz Death Camp at the time of the Holocaust with a German boy as the main character and a Jewish boy on the "supporting role". Hence the author calling it a fable was so off for me as it implied that the characters are animals. Whether the author was trying to express in a figurative way that Jews at that time were being killed like animals could be one reason. Or it could be that he was trying to figuratively say the Germans at that time were behaving like animals with nary a heart. Either way however, I still find it offensive. And heartless.
Giving the author a benefit of a doubt, I looked up Mirriam-Webster dictionary, thinking that my definition of "fable" may not be complete. And this was what I found:
: a fictitious narrative or statement: as
a : a legendary story of supernatural happenings
b : a narration intended to enforce a useful truth; especially : one in which animals speak and act like human beings
c : falsehood, lie
So that I could read the book, I just settled on the first part of definition (b) – a narration intended to enforce a useful truth.
Reading the book was very easy. It was after all written and narrated as one would on a children's book. The protagonist was a nine year old and supposedly it was how a nine year old would think. But I find it very unrealistic as I think the protagonist was too naive. As a nine year old, I don't think I was as naive; or it could be that I matured early. However, my favorite book that had a child's perspective "To Kill a Mockingbird" was supposedly from the perspective of a six year old and yet Harper Lee was soooo convincing on it that you wouldn't for a second doubt that it was a six year old narrating the story. This Boy in Striped Pyjamas book was a far cry. It was like Bruno, the protagonist, was either only five years old or a special, autistic kid.
I'm not sure if John Boyne really intended for this one to be a children's book, as sort of an introduction to knowing what happened during the Holocaust. But with the thing about the Mother and Lieutenant Kotner being in the plot however, I don't think it's for children.
One thing though, this book had an ending that would make me remember the book for a long time. And it's yet again one book that would make you fervently hope there'd never be again one so evil who'll think of totally wiping out a race from the face of the earth.
My Goodreads rate: 3 stars out of 5


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The Central Connecticut men's soccer team improved to 4-0 in Northeast Conference play with a 1-0 home victory over St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday night in New Britain. The shutout is the seventh of the season for the Blue Devils and the sixth for junior goalkeeper Josef Abele.
Abele, who hasn't allowed a goal in his last two games, made five saves in the victory, pushing Central's overall record to 7-6-1 on the season. The strong back-four of senior Jose Gamboa, freshman Conor Qualter, junior Nick Taglianetti and sophomore Ben Knight helped limit the scoring attempts by the Terriers.
The Terriers are now 8-4-1 overall and 2-2 in league action.
Central's 1-0 victory is its fourth 1-0 win of the year. Central has outscored its opponents 8-3 in NEC action this season including three shutouts.
The teams played an even first half, each with a shot on goal, but neither with a true scoring opportunity. St. Francis Brooklyn held a narrow 6-4 edge in shots.
After a pair of scoring chances by each team early in the second half, the Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead with 23:51 left in regulation. Sophomore Freddy Metellus scored his second goal of the season to give the Blue Devils the lead. Off the second straight corner kick, senior Manny Nobre took a loose ball at the top of the box, fed Metellus, who then beat the Terrier keeper to the lower right corner of the goal for the 1-0 edge.
The Blue Devils controlled play in the second half, and had several scoring chances following the goal. Abele had four of his saves after halftime. St. Francis Brooklyn goalkeeper Jack Binks made four saves in goal in the loss.
The goal for Metellus is his second of the season. It was his first game-winner. The assist for Nobre is his second.
Central returns to action at home on Tuesday night, hosting Yale, beginning at 7 p.m. The game can be seen live on www.NECFrontRow.com.
March 27, 2014 Green, Pearson to be Inducted Into CSHF
February 13, 2014 Green Adds Eight for 2014 Season
January 29, 2014 Abele, Hunt Earn NEC Scholar-Athlete Honors
December 26, 2013 Qualter Adds College Soccer News Selection to Awards List
December 18, 2013 Walmsley, Abele Named Scholar All-East Region
December 12, 2013 Qualter Earns All-Region Honor
November 29, 2013 Bogle to Play in NEISL All-Star Game
November 21, 2013 Men's Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Honors
November 15, 2013 Men's Soccer Falls in NEC Semifinals
November 14, 2013 Green, Qualter Among Six CCSU Men's Soccer Honorees
November 10, 2013 Men's Soccer Loses Regular Season Finale
November 5, 2013 Abele and Qualter Earn Weekly NEC Honors
November 3, 2013 Men's Soccer Moves to 6-0 in Conference Play
November 1, 2013 Men's Soccer Claims NEC Regular Season Title
October 29, 2013 Yale Tops Men's Soccer on Tuesday Night
October 28, 2013 Qualter Earns Another NEC Weekly Honor
October 25, 2013 Men's Soccer Posts 1-0 Home Shutout on Friday
October 22, 2013 Men's Soccer Drops Home Decision to Army
October 21, 2013 Abele Named NEC Co-Player of the Week
October 19, 2013 Men Top FDU, Stay Unbeaten in NEC Play
October 14, 2013 Qualter Sweeps NEC Weekly Awards
October 13, 2013 Men's Soccer Comes Back to Win at SHU, 4-3, in OT
October 11, 2013 Men's Soccer Tops LIU 2-0 in NEC Opener
October 2, 2013 Men's Soccer Falls to UHart
September 28, 2013 Men's Win Third Straight; Green Records Win 250
September 23, 2013 Men's Soccer Pair Honored by NEC
September 22, 2013 Men's Soccer Wins With Another Shutout
September 18, 2013 Men's Soccer Plays Home Opener - WATCH LIVE
September 18, 2013 Men's Soccer Picks Up First Win, Topping UMass-Lowell
September 13, 2013 Men's Soccer Holds Youth Clinic in Newington
September 11, 2013 Men's Soccer Plays to 0-0 Draw at Vermont
September 7, 2013 Men's Soccer Loses to Navy in Overtime on Saturday
September 5, 2013 UMBC Tops Men's Soccer 3-1 on Thursday
September 1, 2013 Men's Soccer Edged at Penn State, 1-0
August 30, 2013 Men's Soccer Falls 3-0 to West Virginia on Friday Night
August 29, 2013 Men's Soccer Set to Open 2013 Campaign
August 15, 2013 Men's Soccer Welcomes Newcomers, Set to Begin Camp
August 14, 2013 Blue Devils Picked Second in NEC Preseason Poll
June 12, 2013 Green Announces 2013 Men's Soccer Slate


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With rumors swirling about Apple's (AAPL) newest iPhone design set to debut later this year, traders are watching intently to gauge how the stock is responding. Checking out the charts can give you the biggest clue to the next direction for AAPL stock.
After a dip below $520 in February, AAPL stock has climbed back to level off in the $530 to $535 area, but the chart patterns indicate it could make a near-term jump in the next two to six weeks. But to tell how far, let's look at the patterns a little more closely.
At the close of Wednesday, March 12, on the heels of a price cross of the 21-day moving average and a strong momentum signal, the Profit Scanner powered by Recognia identified two short-term bullish patterns in the daily AAPL stock chart: a triple moving average crossover of the 4-day, 9-day and 18-day MAs and a "Know Sure Thing", known as a KST. Let's look at both.
Moving averages are important because they are used to smooth out the volatility or "noise" in a stock's price history, which makes it easier to discover the underlying trend. By monitoring the average price over the last several bars, the line is less erratic than if you were to plot the actual prices.
In the triple crossover method, a bullish signal is generated when a faster moving average (here, the 4-day) crosses above an intermediate moving average (the 9-day), which in turn crosses above a slower moving average (the 18-day). This tells traders the stock price is likely in an established uptrend. (Of course, the opposite is true when the 4 bar crosses below the 9 bar which in turn crosses below the 18 bar, triggering a bearish event.)
In addition to the MA crossover, the bullish KST is an oscillator that combines multiple time frames into a single measure of momentum for an equity. It can be interpreted in the same way as other smoothed oscillators but most commonly indicates bullish and bearish momentum signals as it crosses above and below its moving average respectively.
Both events happened on significant volume of more than 7.1 million shares, which adds to their validity.
The Next Target for Apple (AAPL)
The beautiful thing is that even if you don't understand technical analysis, Profit Scanner tells you explicitly if a stock is bullish or bearish and gives you targets. Profit Scanner has identified a near-term target for AAPL stock of $601.00-$626.00 in the next two to six weeks.
A set up like this is ideal for using bullish call options trades as a far more inexpensive way to gain upside exposure to AAPL stock. While one share will cost you around $5.35, you could buy an AAPL April $560 Calls for around $440 ($4.40 a contract) which could easily double in short order if AAPL makes a short-term run. (There are several weekly options for AAPL, as well, that expire each Friday in addition to the regular monthly April call; weekly options can be a great way to take advantage of increased volatility in the stock, but just make sure you're executing the order for the option you intended to buy.)
But be aware there is a strong resistance for AAPL stock at the $560 level, so traders may wish to take all or partial profits if the stock approaches that price and falters.
It isn't just opportunities big-name stocks that Profit Scanner can uncover. A recent Trade of the Day recommendation in penny stock Labor Smart (LTNC) hit its target recently for a 29% gain in about a week's time.
Profit Scanner powered by Recognia can help traders of all levels find new trading customized trading opportunities for finding the best stocks to buy or short in specific sectors, price points, timeframes and so much more. Or use Profit Scanner's technical insight to validate your own trading ideas. See how easy this powerful tool is to help you uncover hidden opportunities in the market.


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It's been a year since the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that took the lives of 20 children and 6 staff members. Our hearts continue to go out to those parents and the people of that town who have endured something to horrific, so monstrous. It's hard to imagine how they were able to move forward in the wake of such a monstrous day. One family chose a unique way to come to terms with losing their child that day. Watch the amazing video Alissa and Robbie Parker, parent's of six-year-old victim Emilie, created to prove to the world that "Evil did not win."
Remarkable, isn't it? Their strength, courage, and resilience are an inspiration. As is their raw honesty. They have endured something no family should and we see how they were paralyzed with despair in those first few months. But that grief gave way to a celebration of sorts. You really get to know what kind of little girl Emilie was and see that the memory of how she lived is so much more significant than the way she died. Of course it still hurts, but the Parkers and so many others in that town are the living, breathing proof that evil may exist in this world, but we don't have to let it triumph.
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A collection of zines, books and ephemera gathered from artists and teachers exploring a wide range of issues from education and ecology, to storytelling, art, politics and more. The archive is an open source tool for those interested in everything and nothing in particular.
Category: 2014
StoryBank is a platform for sharing and collecting stories. StoryBank was originally created at Elsewhere museum in Greensboro, NC alongside a residency with Nick Szuberla of Appalshop, a Kentucky-based arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia. The storyteller machine (pictured below) was collaboratively designed by Elsewhere's curatorial team allowing participants to record and type stories, which are deposited into the StoryBank vault – a digital archive that explores a range of site-specific themes. It is also designed to travel and provide story collecting and digital archiving support for community groups and local social justice campaigns.
The StoryBank was recently installed at the Levine Museum of the New South's exhibit: Gay America from Kinsey to Stonewall opening tomorrow evening in Charlotte, NC. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to interact with the StoryBank to deposit and withdraw stories in response to works throughout the exhibition and share personal experiences related to gender and/or sexual identity. Stories will be uploaded to the StoryBank's online archive and featured in a special edition of I Don't Do Boxes, a magazine exploring LGBTQ experience. The exhibit is organized by the Stonewall National Museum & Archives as part of its mission to collect, preserve and disseminate materials related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. Thanks to everyone at the Levine for making this possible! For more info visit: http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/exhibits/detail/?ExhibitId=127
Visit http://teller.goelsewhere.org/ to deposit a story.
I Don't Do Boxes: Out Loud!
The second issue of I Don't Do Boxes, Out Loud!, brings together a diverse collection of stories, poems, artworks and sounds exploring LGBTQ experience. This issue invited queer youth, musicians and artists to explore the power of voice in different ways. An accompanying compilation of music, sounds and recordings offer listeners everything from raucous punk anthems, to ambient noise experiments, queer oral histories, and queer-hop beats. Listen closely and you may hear yourself through the intimate stories shared.
Out Loud! was edited and produced by a team of queer-identifying youth and community members at Elsewhere museum including: Peter Muniz, Bradley Durham, Megan Denton, Alyzza May, Brent Simoneaux, April Parker, Hillary Johnson, Morgan Beatty, Allen Moore, Peter Pendergrass, Kaye Hayes, Damon Shelton, Valerie Wiseman, Niina Cochran + Chris Kennedy.
I Don't Do Boxes is a magazine exploring LGBTQ experience, published at Elsewhere and edited by a team of queer-identifying youth.
Then & Now: Sharing LGBTQ stories across generations
Then & Now is a documentary storytelling project inviting LGBTQ-identifying elders and teens to share stories and oral histories. A collaboration with Elsewhere and the Creative Aging Network of North Carolina.
What was it like living in the south and identifying as LGBTQ? What is that experience like now? The project is inviting youth and elders to interview each other about their experience of living in the south and identifying as LGBTQ. We're hoping to foster relationships across generations and create an oral history archive and resource for North Carolina and the Triad community. The interviews will be used to create a short documentary that will be screened in Greensboro and submitted to the Greensboro Public Library and local universities as a public and ongoing archive of LGBTQ experience in the south.
Then & Now Trailer
Edited by Lia Miller
Below are some sample video interviews from a short film called Intersections created by visiting artist Emilio Rojas during his residency at Elsewhere in 2012:
Mycological Provisions
An interview project archiving the stories of four contemporary artists while hunting for mushrooms in the summer of 2013. Participating artists include Rob Peterson, Cassie Thornton, Caroline Woolard and Kate Clark. (Research blog: mycologicalprovisions.tumblr.com) (Video Credits: Music by Quilla, Sound design by Marty O'Connor and Quilla) Sound Recordings: Rob Peterson:
For four years now I have served as a teaching artist and education curator for Elsewhere, a living museum and artist residency program set inside a former thrift store in downtown Greensboro, NC.


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Polarization of light:definition,types,uses and examples
What is polarization of light?
"Separation of light waves with electric field vector oriented only in a single direction is called polarization of light or this is a process in which light and other radiations are restricted to vibrate in a single direction only and therefore the electric/magnetic field of the wave is unsymmetrical."
In 1808 Etienne Louis Malus (1775-1812) accidentally observed the double refraction by a piece of calcite while watching the two images of sunset,one of which was dim and the other was relatively brighten.He proposed the word polarization for this property of light,relating the orientation of the preferred direction of the light to the Earth's poles. Malus assumed an arbitrary definition based on Newtonian theory to define the plane of polarization of the reflected light as the plane of incidence with no consideration of EM theory.The definition of the plane of polarization used by Malus is orthogonal to the current definition of polarization in terms of the electric field.
In 1817 Young and in 1824 Fresnel construct the theory presented the concept of polarization that light propagate as a transverse wave.Maxwell's theory completely defines the polarization properties of light.
In transverse mechanical waves ,such as produced in a stretched string, the vibrations of the particles of the medium are perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the waves.The vibration can be oriented along vertical,horizontal or any other direction.In each of these cases,the transverse mechanical wave is said to be polarized.The plane of polarization is the plane containing the direction of vibration of the particles of the medium and the direction of propagation of the wave.
A light wave produced by oscillating charge consists of a periodic variation of electric field vector accompanied by the magnetic field vector at right angle to each other.Ordinary light has components of vibration in all possible planes.Such a light is un polarized. On the other hand,if the vibrations are confined only in one plane ,the light is said to be polarized.
What is plane polarization ?
The light emitted by an ordinary incandescent bulb (and also by the sun ) is unpolarized ,because its (electrical) vibrations are randomly oriented in space.fig,It is possible to obtain plane polarized beam of light from unpolarized light by removing all waves from the beam except those having vibrations along one particular direction.This can be achieved by various processes such as selective absorption,reflected from different surfaces,refraction through crystals and scattering by small particles.
The selective absorption method is the most common method to obtain plane polarized light by using certain types of materials called dichroic substances.These materials transmit only those waves,whose vibrations are parallel to a particular direction and will absorb those waves whose vibrations are in other directions.One such commercial polarizing material is a Polaroid.
If unpolarized light is made incident on a sheet of Polaroid,the transmitted light will be plane polarized.If a second sheet of Polaroids,shown by straight lines drawn on them,are parallel,fig,the light is transmitted through the second polaroid also.If the second polaroid gets dimmer and dimmer and disappears when the axes become mutually perpendicular.The light reappears on further rotation and becomes brightest when the axes are again parallel to each other.This experiment proves that light waves are transverse waves.If the light waves were longitudinal ,they would never disappear even if the two Polaroids were mutually perpendicular.
Reflection of light from water,glass,snow and rough road surfaces,for larger angles of incidences,produces glare.Since the reflected light is partially polarized ,glare can considerably be reduced by using Polaroid sunglasses.
Sunlight also becomes partially polarized because of scattering by air molecules of the earth's atmosphere.This effect can be observed by looking directly up through a pair of sunglasses made of polarizing glass.At certain orientations of the lenses,less light passes through than at others.
Optical rotation
When a plane polarized light is passed through certain crystals,they rotate the plane of polarization.Quartz and sodium chlorate crystals typical examples,which are termed as optically active crystals.
A few millimeter thickness of such crystals will rotate the plane of polarization by many degrees.Certain organic substances,such a sugar and tartaric acid,show optical rotation when they are in solution.This property of optically substances can be used to determine their concentration in their solutions.
Polarization can be achieve in five ways i.e by:
- Reflection and Transmission
- Pile of plates
- Dichroism
- Birefringence
- Scattering
Polarization by Reflection
When a light beam of white light is incident at a critical polarizing angle α on a plane polished surface of glass black painted on the opposite side,it is reflected in plane polarized i.e.all the light after reflection has only one electric field vector vibrating in a single plane only.Generally we use vertical and horizontal plane of polarization and will be discussed in the following slides.Polarization by reflection can be observed by the following experiment.
Polarizing angle or Brewster's angle
David Brewster (1781-1868) ,the inventor of the Kaleidoscope was the first one who discovered that the reflected light from a plane polished surface becomes plane polarized if the reflected and refracted rays making angle of 90° between them or the sum of incident and refracted angle be 90°.
Polarization by Pile of plates
In the previous discussion and derivation,at any angle of incidence part of the light is reflected and remaining part refracted but at Brewster's angle electric field vector E parallel to the plane of incidence totally absorbed and refracted and part of the electric field vector E ⊥ to the plane of incidence refracted and reflected,thus at this angle of incidence energy transferred through E ⊥ absorbed.Hence refracted ray always contains some of both planes of polarization.
Degree of polarization
Provostaye and Desains found the degree of polarization P of the transmitted rays related to the intensities of the reflected and refracted rays and can be calculated by the following formula with refractive index n of the slabs staked m times.
A tube containing a number of piles of plate oriented at Brewster's angle is called polariscope used in numerous applications,in this equipment two such tubes are used and both are identical,one of them is called polarizer and other called Analyzer.One of them can produces plane polarized light,if the transmitted plane polarized light from polarizer passing through the analyzer,the light intensity can be controlled by the orientation of the tubes along the wave traveling direction.Angle of nπ (n=…±3,±2,±1,0) between tubes along the tube axis produces maximum intensity of polarized light,while angle of nπ/2 (n=…±3,±2,±1,0) produces zero intensity of the transmitted light.
Watch also video about polarization
External source
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarization_(waves)


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BOSTON, March 29 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller came up big in goal Monday, turning aside 40-of-42 shots and backstopping the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over Boston.
The Bruins pulled their own goaltender with 1:06 to go in a desperate attempt to gain the equalizer but Miller stood firm, stopping a Mark Recchi try from the right side with 2 seconds remaining to preserve Buffalo's victory.
Tyler Myers, Paul Gaustad and Tim Kennedy scored for the Sabres, helping lift them to their sixth win in seven games and moving them to within a point of idle Pittsburgh in the battle for the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
The Bruins got goals from David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg in the loss.
Goalie Tim Thomas was pulled after letting in three goals on 14 shots in 26-plus minutes and was replaced by Tuukka Rask, who stopped all 19 shots he faced and notched an assist on Seidenberg's tally.