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Workshop of Bernardino Luini (Italian, Milanese School, circa 1480–1532). Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels, mid-16th century. Oil on poplar panel, 963/4 x 541/16 in. (245.7 x 137.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Martin Joost, Frank S. Jones, L. W. Lawrence, Dick S. Ramsay, John T. Underwood, Henry H. Benedict, Herman Stutzer, F. Healy, Horace J. Morse, Luke V. Lockwood, Henry L. Batterman, Edward C. Blum, Frank L. Babbott, William H. Crittenden, W.C. Courtney, Frederic B. Pratt, H. I. Pratt, Alfred T. White, E. LeGrand Beers, C. D. Pratt, C. J. Peabody, Wallace A. Putnam, and A. Augustus Healy, 16.441. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Balzac, Nude Study C, Large Version (Balzac, étude de nu, grand modèle), 1892–1893; cast 1972. Bronze, 497⁄8 x 191⁄4 x 261⁄2 in., 148 lb. (126.7 x 48.9 x 67.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 85.198
Nardo di Cione (Italian, Florentine, active 1343–1356/1366). Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints Zenobius, John the Baptist, Reparata, and John the Evangelist, mid-14th century. Tempera and tooled gold on panel, 771⁄2 x 391⁄2 in. (196.9 × 100.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Healy Purchase Fund B; Gift of Mrs. S. S. Auchincloss, James A. H. Bell, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen, Mrs. Arthur Blake, Leonard Block, Mary A. Brackett, Mrs. Charles Bull in memory of Noel Joseph Becar, Sidney Curtis, Mrs. Watson B. Dickerman, Forrest Dryden, the estate of George M. Dunaif, Marion Gans, Francis Gottsberger in memory of his wife, Eliza, bequest of Anne Halstead, Mrs. William H. Haupt, A. Augustus Healy, William H. Herriman, Mrs. Alexander Howe, Julian Clarence Levi, the Martin estate, bequest of Emilie Henriette Mayr in memory of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Mayr, Mrs. Richard Norsam Meade in memory of Margery Moyca Newell, Bernard Palitz, Richman Proskauer, Charles A Schieren, the estate of Isabel Shults, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Silberberg, Austin Wolf, Mrs. Hamilton Wolf, and Mrs. Henry Wolf, by exchange, 1995.2
Nardo di Cione most likely painted this altarpiece for the most important church in Florence: the Duomo. The cathedral housed the relics of Saint Zenobius and the city's original patron saint, Reparata—both depicted here. Nardo painted the altarpiece in the wake of the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which struck Florence in 1348 and took the lives of two-thirds of the population. For their post-plague compositions, he and his contemporaries returned to a Gothic tradition, evident here in the use of gold grounds, the traditional manner of representing the changeless luminosity of the eternal.
Frans Hals (Dutch, circa 1580–1666). Portrait of a Man, circa 1614–15. Oil on canvas, 29 × 213⁄4 in. (73.7 × 55.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 32.821
The coat of arms in the upper left corner offers a clue to this sitter's lineage, but his identity remains unknown. He extends his right hand through the simulated oval frame and into the viewer's space, holding a painted miniature of a young woman, perhaps his betrothed or wife. Before the advent of photography in the nineteenth century, the well-to-do commissioned portrait miniatures as portable and intimate mementoes of loved ones.
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828). Don Tadeo Bravo de Rivero, 1806. Oil on canvas, 811⁄2 x 4511⁄16 in. (207 × 116 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 34.490
In their formal full-length portraits, Old and New World elites proudly defined themselves through their things. The colonial Peruvian nobleman Tadeo Bravo de Rivero sat for Francisco de Goya y Lucientes wearing the brilliant scarlet uniform of a cavalry officer. The medal of the chivalric Order of Santiago displayed on his lapel points to one of the ways that Creoles (American-born Spaniards) elevated their rank within the empire's social and racial hierarchy. At the officer's feet is a dog, the traditional symbol of fidelity, suggesting the subject's devotion to his king.
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926). Houses of Parliament, Sunlight Effect (Le Parlement, effet de soleil), 1903. Oil on canvas, 32 × 361⁄4 in. (81.3 × 92.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Grace Underwood Barton, 68.48.1
Having already explored the play of water and light, Claude Monet took up the challenge of capturing the transformative beauty of London's fog and smoke. During three winter painting trips from 1899 to 1901, he executed a number of works along the banks of the Thames. Stationing himself on the balcony of Saint Thomas' Hospital, across the river from his subject, he substituted one canvas for another—nineteen in all—as changing weather and light conditions dictated. The Houses of Parliament emerge as a massive silhouette amid the late-afternoon gloom. Rays of pale sunshine break through at the upper right and shimmer on the water below in overlapping strokes of color.
Vasili Vereshchagin (Russian, 1842–1904). The Road of the War Prisoners, 1878–79. Oil on canvas, 711⁄2 x 1101⁄2 in. (181.6 × 280.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Lilla Brown in memory of her husband John W. Brown, 06.46
With loose, expressive brushstrokes and raw, emotional detail, Vasily Vereshchagin conveys on a massive scale the horrors of the Russo-Turkish War. In the winter of 1877, while working as a war correspondent, he witnessed thousands of Turkish prisoners freezing to death as they were marched to Russian war camps.
Vereshchagin's war canvases exemplify the avant-garde Russian interpretation of French Realism, a movement that embraced truthful portrayals of contemporary themes to bring about social reform. The openly antiwar The Road of the War Prisoners was rejected for the czar's collection. In 1891 Vereshchagin finally sold both canvases displayed here to collectors in New York still haunted by the horrors of the American Civil War.
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
This installation of our European Art collection spans the Early Renaissance through World War II, showcasing the breadth of works within the collection.
The selection of paintings and sculptures addresses identity-making in Europe through themes of faith (The Sacred: Religious Art), status (The Secular: Portraiture), and a sense of place (The Menacing Landscape and The Tranquil Landscape).
The installation includes paintings by American artists working in Europe or responding to European traditions at home, broadening the traditional borders of the collection and reflecting our expansive, transatlantic approach and our commitment to rethinking the global context in which these works are presented.
Also on view are four bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin, including one preparatory nude and three figures cast from Rodin's The Burghers of Calais. This grouping invites consideration of the role of historical monuments and their ability to reexamine past narratives. Our Rodin collection, composed of more than sixty sculptures, came to us through the generosity of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor.
Generous support for the installation of the European galleries as a part of the Brooklyn Museum's Countdown to Launch initiatives is provided by Leslie and Alan Beller.


Anyone here familiar with sarona.com? just saw it from google they have body kits and spoilers from 5th gen.
The prices are ridiculous. The chrome exhaust tips really do redefine the term 'rice'.
summer tires on RWC rims. dealer did price match. also OEM TPMS do not need programming; Ody auto detects.
Do you have a pic from further out?
Wheels are Acura MDX Advance 20X8.5 ET55. Tires are Pirelli Scorpion Verde 245/50r20 (stock Acura size). The closest point for tire clearance is around the trailing arm for the rear suspension, but these still have about a finger width of clearance.
I also used VDO TPMS sensors PN SE55915, and the car detected them in the drive around the parking lot at the tire place, no additional calibration required.
I like the OEM look, and these aren't super common on MDX's.
i like those MDX rims, are you lower springs?
do you have to replace your TPMS?
are your stock spring or in lowering springs?


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Wary of Official Census, Burma's Ethnic Minorities Count Their Own
Mangroves in the Irrawaddy Delta Could Be Gone in a 'Few Decades'
Burma Authorities to Resettle Displaced Muslims in Meikhtila
Rangoon Planning Committee Wants Public Access to Riverfront
Questions Arise Over Workers' Future in Dawei
BBC to Open Burma Bureau
Rohingya Baby Applies for Protection Visa
New York Times Warns Against 'Crony Capitalism' in Burma
China Sends 700 Experts to Help Burma Hold SEA Games
Burma to Host Historic International Women's Forum
Thai Violence Eases Ahead of King's Birthday
US Veteran Detained in North Korea Oversaw Guerrilla Group
As Cameron Visits, China Paper Criticizes Britain
Jubilant Thai Protesters Hug Police But Old Enmities Remain
Burma Lawyers See Greater Freedom, but Still Far to Go
Burma's SMEs Uneasy Ahead of Asean Trade Zone
In Dawei, ITD Projects Suspended, Not Terminated: Minister
Reforming Burma Moves Up Global Corruption Rankings
Govt Denies Report of Helicopter Maker's Rangoon Factory Plans
Rangoon's Ethnic Shan Celebrate New Year With Cultural Delights
Burma Looks Abroad for Investment in Health Care
'Use of Children Should Be a Violation of Any Ceasefire'
Party Says India Risks Losing Land to Burma With Fencing Project
Serge Pun, Jamaica's Digicel to Construct Mobile Phone Towers for Ooredoo in Burma
Work Begins on Japanese-Backed Steel Mill Project in Rangoon
Telcoms Winner Ooredoo Sponsors Burma's Football Federation
Soups, Statues and Soothsayers in Demand as China Eases One-Child Law
Biden Urges Japan, China to Lower Tensions Over Air Defense Zone
Long-Running Societal Divide Fuels Thai Conflict
Holidays to Likely Delay Burma Ceasefire Talks
Burma Still Enlists Boy Soldiers Despite Reforms
CSOs Urge Thein Sein to Open Up Political Space in Burma
Public to Be Consulted on Plan to Save Rangoon's Heritage
Suu Kyi Raises Issue of HIV on Australia Tour
Burma to Act Against Defamatory Banner After OIC Protests
Scenes from Protest-Rocked Bangkok
30 Firms Submit Bids for Burma's Offshore Oil Blocks
New FDI Rules Set to Relax Investment Restrictions
Rangoon's Shwe Gone Daing Flyover Opened to Traffic
Britain's Cameron Flies to China to Push Trade Deal
Thailand Braces for More Protest Violence
VP Biden Trying to Show US Still Focused on Asia
China Launches Lunar Probe Carrying 'Jade Rabbit' Buggy
Irrawaddy Business Roundup (November 30, 2013)
'They Shouldn't Be Ill-Treated for Their Occupation'
LGBT Groups Call for Burma's Penal Code to Be Amended
Photo of the week 008
The Political Prisoners Were Guilty: Khin Nyunt
Before the government conducts a major census next year, ethnic minorities are collecting their own data, saying they are wary of trusting statistics from Naypyidaw.
By Yen Saning 4 December 2013
RANGOON — Before the Burma government conducts a major census next year, ethnic minority groups are collecting their own data, saying they are wary of trusting population statistics from government leaders who in the past allegedly inflated the percentage of ethnic majority Burman people in the country.
Ethnic Shan and ethnic Mon organizations, representing two of Burma's biggest ethnic minority groups, say they have already started to conduct their own individual census efforts, with plans to finish early next year before the government census begins in March 2014.
"The Shan population is 9 percent of the total population, according to official data. We want to know the true amount," Sai Kyaut Tint, chairman of the Shan Real Population Collection Committee, told The Irrawaddy. "We will compare the Shan population data from the [government] census with the data that we collect."
The last official census in Burma was conducted in 1983. Thirty years later, the country's population size remains unknown, although government estimates put it at about 61 million in 2011, compared to an estimation of 50 million people by the World Bank.
The government, which is dominated by the Burman majority, recognizes eight major ethnic minority groups in the country and 135 subgroups. An estimated 40 percent of the population is an ethnic minority, with Shan representing the biggest minority group. Karen represent the second largest, at 7 percent of the population, followed by Arakanese at 3.5 percent, Mon at 2 percent, Kachin at 1.5 percent and Kayah at 0.75 percent, according to government figures.
But ethnic minorities have accused the government of pressuring people in the past to identify as Burman, including on government-distributed national identity cards, to justify the dominance of Burman officials in government. Some ethnic minorities say that in order to secure an identity card, they were forced to officially change their names to sound more Burman.
The Shan Real Population Collection Committee plans to conduct its own census in all areas of the country where Shan people live, including in Rangoon, the country's commercial capital. "We can expect an ethnic minister for Rangoon Division if we have 0.1 percent of the total [nationwide] population," Sai Kyaut Tint said.
Mon groups are also counting the number of Mon residents in Rangoon.
In the government census next year, census forms will be distributed to rebel-held areas in Mon State and Karen State, with cooperation from the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Karen National Union (KNU), which have signed ceasefires with the government after decades of civil war.
After a pilot test, some areas in Shan, Mon and Karen states have asked for local residents to serve as data collectors in the official census.
"We have translated the questionnaire in Poe Karen [language], in addition to another 12 languages including Myanmar [Burmese]," said Win Myint, a program specialist at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which is working with the government on the census. He was speaking at a meeting on Tuesday at the Karen Women's Action Group office in Rangoon. "You can self-identify on the ethnicity question, choosing from the official 135 ethnic codes or a special code for all other groups in Myanmar, regardless of eth ethnicity listed on the national identity card."
Activists say campaigning will be required to urge the Ministry of Immigration and Population to correct the ethnic information on national identity cards. This will likely take a long time, says Nan Khin Aye Oo, a program adviser for the Karen Women's Action Group.
But the promise of change is raising hopes.
"We need exact data for the census. It is not related with elections or politics," said Susanna Hla Hla Soe, a prominent Karen activist who is representing civil society groups as a member of an advisory committee for the government's census office.
In addition to their own population counts, ethnic minority groups are working with the UNFPA on a campaign to raise awareness about accurately listing their ethnic identities for the government census, which will be used for development planning.
"We have been holding community workshops to remind the Mon population in Rangoon to identify as the correct ethnic race in the coming 2014 census," said Nai Soe Aung, project director of the Rangoon-based Mon Population Data Project.
Unlike the government census three decades ago, the government census next year will be computerized, with questionnaires produced in the United Kingdom that can be scanned. A separate questionnaire will be used for people who live with institutions, such as soldiers in the army, officers in the police force, patients in hospitals and permanent hotel residents.
The census will begin on March 29 and is expected to cost an estimated US$60 million. The data collection will take 12 days, with face-to-face interviews to ensure proper data collection.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) will be invited to participate. Migrant workers and refugees living outside the country will not be counted.
"All persons in the country will be counted, including IDPs," Petra Righetti, who is working on census efforts with the UNFPA. "If a refugee is in Thailand, they will not be counted in the Myanmar [Burma] census. However, there is a census question that asks how many family members are living outside the country."
She added that Burmese refugees in Thailand are counted in the Thai census.
Most refugees in Thailand and most internally displaced people in Burma are ethnic minorities. Many fled from the country or were displaced from their homes during decades-long conflicts between the government and ethnic rebel groups fighting for greater autonomy.
There are also an estimated 3 million migrant workers living in Thailand.
Yen Saning The Irrawaddy

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Really, Foxies? Our embassies are being "overrun" (here)?
Not according to this…
KHARTOUM/TUNIS (Reuters) – Fury about a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad tore across the Middle East on Friday with protesters attacking U.S. embassies and burning American flags as the Pentagon rushed to bolster security at its missions.
The obscure California-made film triggered an attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya's city of Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans on Tuesday, the anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 al Qaeda attacks on the United States.
In Tunis, at least five people were wounded by police gunfire near the U.S. embassy, and a Reuters reporter said a big fire had erupted within the embassy compound. Protesters had earlier leapt over the compound wall.
Witnesses said Sudanese police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters to stop them approaching the U.S. embassy outside Khartoum, but some jumped over the wall. A Reuters reporter heard gunfire from the scene.
In a related story, I thought this was a highly interesting development concerning the former "sugar daddy" of one-time Repug presidential hopeful Former Senator Man-On-Dog (somehow I have a feeling that Not Your Father's Republican Party has a hand, however small it may be, in all of this anti-Muslim propaganda that has currently inflamed an area that is highly flammable already – fits in too nicely with the whole "October Surprise" mentality)…I think this is worthwhile reading on this subject also (Update: More good stuff from C&L here…worthy of a donation, I'd say).
And yes, we are indeed in the "silly season" when Frank Bruni of the New York Times can write about the recent Democratic National Convention and concoct the following (here)…
AT their party's ebullient convention last week, the Democratic politicians with an eye on the 2016 presidential contest were out in full force and almost in full stride, never mind that 2012 has yet to be settled.
Martin O'Malley, the Maryland governor, popped up here, there and everywhere. Mark Warner, the Virginia senator, was nearly as ubiquitous. And Joe Biden made the fiery most of a prime speaking slot just before President Obama's.
But all of them knew that their efforts would probably be for naught and their aspirations in vain if a certain someone who was then half a world away decided to reach — again — for the White House. Like a poltergeist in a pantsuit, Hillary Clinton haunted Charlotte.
I give you Clinton Derangement Syndrome on display, my fellow prisoners.
And speaking of the Times (a bit late to clean out my "in" bin, I'll admit), The Moustache of Understanding gives us a description of what constitutes a "hard working day" for our corporate media (here, singing the praises once more over how wonderful "globalization" allegedly is)…
Technology and globalization are wiping out lower-skilled jobs faster, while steadily raising the skill level required for new jobs. More than ever now, lifelong learning is the key to getting into, and staying in, the middle class.
There is a quote attributed to the futurist Alvin Toffler that captures this new reality: In the future "illiteracy will not be defined by those who cannot read and write, but by those who cannot learn and relearn." Any form of standing still is deadly.
I covered the Republican convention, and I was impressed in watching my Times colleagues at how much their jobs have changed. Here's what a reporter does in a typical day: report, file for the Web edition, file for The International Herald Tribune, tweet, update for the Web edition, report more, track other people's tweets, do a Web-video spot and then write the story for the print paper. You want to be a Times reporter today? That's your day. You have to work harder and smarter and develop new skills faster.
I'm sorry, but with all due respect to the many hard-working news professionals of the Times, Friedman really should shut his jowling yap over the supposedly heroic efforts of his fourth-estate brethren.
Particularly when you consider this…
According to a recent survey from Millennial Branding and Payscale, Millenials really are most likely to be employed in service industry jobs. So, all those jokes about post-graduation latte pouring and t-shirt folding haven't been in vain. And while it might be comforting to think of these jobs as necessary way stations on the path to an upwardly mobile future – especially if you're someone who holds one – there's mounting evidence that the American labor market may never return to its pre-recession composition. The future is already here and it brings with it low-wage temporary or contract work as a way of life.
I know of at least one college graduate with a BA in education who can't find work in our school district, so she waits tables at an Applebee's instead. A friend of mine works for a company where someone with an MBA in finance was just hired as an executive assistant (her most visible job within the company appears to be filling up Outlook meeting calendars for the owner). Many of the folks living in the development of Le Manse Doomsy are never home because they're either working at least two jobs or longer hours at one, or both.
We have an employment crisis in this country. And we have had one for some time. And we'll still have one whether or not President Obama is returned for another term or (God help us) Former Governor Etch-A-Sketch, Weather Vane Willard Mitt and Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv take over this fall.
So you'll forgive me if I tell you that I don't give a crap about what an allegedly hard time Tom Friedman's fellow journos have it at The Times, what with having to labor under the oppressive yolk of "tweeting," filming Web videos, reading other "tweets" and filing news reports with an occasional update before it's time for happy hour.
And all the while, Obama's American Jobs Act continues to sit in the U.S. House for a year and counting (here), having been stalled by "Man Tan" Boehner and that sleazy weasel Eric Cantor.
Next, I have a little "compare and contrast" from a couple of days ago in the matter of Obama HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; first, I give you Jake Tapper of ABC News (here)…
President Obama was notified today by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel that one of his key Cabinet officials violated the Hatch Act, the law that restricts the political activity of anyone employed or holding office in the Executive Branch except for the President and Vice President.
Carolyn Lerner, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel concluded that Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius violated the Hatch Act when she served as the Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the February 25, 2012 gala for the pro-gay rights Human Rights Campaign in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The event was billed as official travel, and she appeared at the event in an official capacity, but in her remarks – which departed from her official text – she advocated for the election of Lt. Governor Walter Dalton in his primary and general election race for governor, and for the re-election of President Obama, saying, "one of the imperatives is to make sure that we not only come together here in Charlotte to present the nomination to the president, but we make sure that in November he continues to be president for another four years."
After media inquiries following those remarks, the Department of Health and Human Services "retroactively reclassified the event as political," the OSC report states, and reimbursed the federal government for the costs of her travel.
When asked about her remarks in an interview with OSC investigators, the report says Sebelius "expressed regret for the statements" regarding Dalton "since there were 'other primary opponents who were close by.'" She said her "'shout out' came across 'as an endorsement.'" She allowed that her comments about President Obama were "a mistake" and an example of her again going "off script." "I clearly made a mistake," Sebelius said. "I was not intending to use an official capacity to do a political event."
Lerner did not recommend that any action be taken against Sebelius.
On the same day concerning the same story, the Daily Tucker screeched as follows (here)…
The Federal Times (a Gannett publication, I think) suggests that Sebelius may be fired for her illegal activity. "The finding could possibly cost Sebelius her job," the outlet reported. "Although OSC did not recommend any specific punishment, and said Obama will decide how to punish her, Hatch Act violators are usually fired."
Dan Epstein, the president of good-government group Cause of Action, told The Daily Caller that since Sebelius is a Senate-confirmed presidential appointee, she isn't entitled to a review from the Merit Systems Protection Board — one that that could reduce her penalty if she were a career staffer.
"Sebelius doesn't get (Merit Systems Protection Board – I guess Tucker doesn't have any copy/style editors) Review so there's no ability for the MSPB to lower the penalty to a suspension and the Board isn't entitled to review," Epstein said. "If Sebelius wasn't a cabinet member or a PAS (Presidentially Appointed and Senate Confirmed) OSC would proceed by filing a complaint with the MSPB."
"Thus the point is that by Close of Business on September 12, 2012, the President has been informed of a Hatch Act violation and yet has decided not to fire Sebelius," Epstein added. "The President has therefore decided to overlook the improper political activities of his appointees when in their official capacities. He has effectively said it is okay to politicize the executive branch."
WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, give me a freaking break! Sebelius was probably jet lagged or something and forgot where she was. Grow up!
And I don't know what the hell Cause of Action is (I hardly think it's a "good government group"), but this tells us that Epstein recently alleged that there are 174 "secret" ACORN (!!!!!) organizations (cue the scary sounding background music – of course, in the world of reality, we know that ACORN no longer exists).
Besides, as noted here, I'll "see" Tucker Sebelius's mistake and "raise" him Lurita Doan of the Bushco GSA, who actually oversaw Hatch Act violations, though she was too busy playing stupid in front of the House Oversight Committee under Dem Henry Waxman to be nailed without a subpoena.
Update 9/18/12: Leave it to The Daily Tucker to double down on the stoo-pid here.
Continuing, I give you this choice nugget from Repug U.S. House Rep Joe ("You Lie!") Wilson of South Carolina (from here, attacking President Obama on foreign policy…again)…
President Ronald Reagan's national security approach of providing peace through strength kept the United States and our allies safe for decades.
I know the bar is already set pretty low for Wilson, but I think it's particularly disgusting for him to invoke the memory of The Sainted Ronnie R a mere two days after we observed the anniversary of the worst foreign-based attack in our history, made possible in no small part because Number 40 decided to arm the mujahedeen in Afghanistan (including bin Laden) against the former Soviet Union (here).
Finally, it looks like Repug senators John Thune and Kelly Ayotte, among other culprits, are all aghast over President Obama supposedly not "leading" in the matter of increasing defense spending in his proposed budget (here).
In response, this tells us the following from last May…
The White House today reacted to news that representations of President Obama's budget had been voted down by the House and Senate by decrying the introduction of the amendments, by Republicans, as "gimmicks."
"Gimmicks are not solutions," White House press secretary Jay Carney emailed to ABC News. "The American people overwhelmingly support a balanced approach to our long-term budget challenges. That's the approach the President supports. The sooner Republicans drop their intransigence and join the American people in supporting a balanced approach, the sooner Congress will be able to come together and reach a compromise."
I guess the Repugs figure that we'll just forget about their playing political games at the behest of their campaign contributors as opposed to practicing actual governance for the benefit of the people they were ostensibly elected to represent.
It would be truly depressing if it turned out that they were right.
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Do you have a RFID or swipe card you use for your staff to access you building? Why not incorporate this exact same method into your forklift driver access as well? This will stop untrained and unwanted people from using your forklifts, such as truck drivers who are common offenders. The Sapphire LCD and Sapphire Lite both have multiple types and brands of swipe cards which can be integrated into the system to aid your forklift control.


Hiring a good real estate agent can really make a huge difference to your profit margins (to the tune of tens of thousands of Ringgit), so it's very important to pick the most qualified candidate.
However, it can be a difficult choice to make, especially if you have zero to little knowledge on the property market.
To make the job easier for you, we have narrowed down the top 8 questions you should ask your potential real estate agent to make sure you pick the right person for the job.
Like most professions, experience counts. However, that should not be the overriding factor to consider. You're looking for someone with enough knowledge and practical knowhow to handle all aspects of his duties, but who also possesses the drive & motivation to put your best interests forward.
With enough experience, prospective agents can give a rough estimate of the sale price they think they can get for your property. It is also important to know what they are basing this estimate on, so you will need to probe deeper by asking them for case studies and real life examples of recent sales they have accomplished with similar properties – both from their agency or others.
What kinds of properties have you sold recently?
Like other professions, property agents also have their areas of specialization. Look for an agent that has sold at least 3 or more properties similar to yours in the past year that are located in suburban areas and are in the same price range.
Doing so can be advantageous, as you can ask the agent for their list of clients that turned down the previous sales. They can then approach and suggest your property to this list of interested buyers.
Of course, your agent will not be able to provide an exact number, but with this question, you are trying to understand his/her perception of the current market as well as how the agent explains the factors that can affect the selling process. Did you understand the explanation? Did it make sense? If the agent is a good seller, he/she will have no problem explaining these facts in a clear and concise manner.
How do you handle an interested buyer's questions?
Pay close attention to your real estate agent's answers, as this is likely how he will interact with your potential buyers.
Asking these questions is a great way to gauge the impression they give as representatives of your property to potential buyers.
Can you provide me with a list of references to contact?
Any real estate agent worth his salt will not hesitate to provide you with a list of clients who are more than willing to endorse his services & expertise. Even agents who are new to the business will be able to supply a positive reference or two, such as a recent employer.
Once given, don't hesitate to call these references to gather their feedback before picking the agent to represent your interests.
Why are you different to the rest of the competition out there?
Now that you have these awesome checklist of questions, it's time to pick your dream real estate agent!


Matt Caywood is CEO and co-founder of Washington, DC-based TransitScreen. He founded TransitScreen to make cities easier for people to use — with real time information and directions available at a glance — ultimately enhancing the sustainability of cities themselves.
Transportation in cities is changing rapidly as new technology-enabled mobility options like bikesharing, carsharing, and ridesharing emerge. Our mission at TransitScreen is to make information about these proliferating public and private mobility choices accessible to everyone – regardless of their age, language, or social status – allowing them to save time and money while increasing the sustainability of our cities. And we have found that public information displays have a big impact on people's choices.
How does public information work for people who can't read information screens? In the US there are over 1.3 million legally blind people, many of whom have difficulty reading public screens, and over 100,000 totally blind people, who often depend on assistive technology like screen readers (which read text on computers out loud). Naturally, public transportation plays a major role in many of their lives.
Every modern smartphone has a screen reader – Apple pioneered VoiceOver technology in 2009, and Android followed with TalkBack – and it fits in your pocket and is software upgradeable, which makes it among the most powerful accessibility devices ever created.
The challenge for public information is how to get that information from a screen to a mobile device. There's finally a good solution to the screen-to-mobile problem, and we believe it changes the game for visual accessibility. It's a new technology called the Physical Web, which links physical objects (such as screens) to mobile websites. TransitScreen is currently piloting this technology in seven locations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, working with the city of Cambridge and the Cambridge Commission on Persons with Disabilities. At each TransitScreen display in Cambridge, we've installed a tiny beacon transmitting a Bluetooth signal up to 50 meters (200 feet) to your phone.
On your Android phone, you simply tap the "TransitScreen" notification; on an iPhone, you open Google's Chrome browser (current beta version), activate the search bar and tap the "TransitScreen" notification. This loads the screen on your phone so you can interact with it. If you're blind, you can use a screen reader. If you have low vision, you can zoom in. Even if you're sighted, but just happen to be sitting somewhere where the screen isn't easily visible, you can read it just the same.
While we're doing our part to allow all digital screens to be accessible, it's not entirely up to us. The success of the Physical Web also depends on the companies that control the mobile device market – primarily Google and Apple – and how they choose to allow smartphone users to access Physical Web information. Since our original test of this technology with a group in Cambridge, we've observed substantial improvements to the user experience. The Android user experience is good, and the iPhone user experience has made strides.
Overall, we need to look beyond the technology's current state to its future potential. What makes the Physical Web a valuable long-term accessibility solution is universal design: products that use it will give a first-class experience to everyone, including people who are blind, visually impaired, or just sitting out of eyeshot from the information display. That benefits everyone living, working, or traveling in cities like Cambridge.


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Your Dental Exam Tells your Dentist a Lot!
Routine dental care can feel so, well, routine, that it almost feels unnecessary. To postpone your exam and cleaning visits would be a mistake, though. There is immense value in regular visits with our San Ramon family dentists. Not only does your dentist work hard to identify and help you avoid risks for cavities and other dental problems, but there are also hidden facts about your habits and your health that could be lurking in your mouth. Here, we will take a look at some of the revealing facts that could come to light during a dental exam.
Your commitment to oral care is lacking.
Where most people go wrong with their oral care is in the flossing department. The task takes only a couple of minutes, but somehow it gets overlooked. To make up for a lack of flossing commitment, what many people do is floss either the morning of or the night before their exam. What this does is reveal marks from the floss. What it doesn't do is hide the inflammation and plaque that have been building up for the past several months.
You may need to trade your soda for water.
You might not imagine that your dentist could be clued into what you are drinking by looking around your mouth, but this could be very true. One of the problems that dentists have noticed in people who drink a lot of soda, or sports drinks for that matter, is the excessive wearing of enamel. This is referred to as erosion, a problem that stems from frequent contact with acidic ingredients used in carbonated beverages and sports drinks.
You may need some stress management.
Stress is not something we can avoid, but it is something that we must learn to manage. When looking in the mouth, your dentist could see that your body is "working through" stress through teeth-grinding or jaw-clenching. This symptom of stress is referred to as bruxism. When it occurs routinely, this habit could wear down teeth, crack or break them, or cause the TMJ to become dysfunctional and uncomfortable.
Your dentist is trained to recognize oral disease and more, adding value to your general health and wellness.
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The styles and subject matter range from broad farce to intricate comedies of manners to melodrama to romance, giving Coward a chance to show off his range as a playwright and actor.
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In a 2016 Bain survey, 47% of participants said they were looking to use IoT (Internet of Things) to improve the quality of their service or product, leading to price premium and lower support costs. Simple right? I mean, with IoT, predictive analytics, and big data, it's a snap… don't count on it.
Much like a "dumb terminal" in computer terminology. Those terminals just provide the visual of the application but are not the actual application itself. The same can be said about data with no visibility into what it means.
But, it should, shouldn't it? I mean, IoT is all the range and will change the world, right? Let's looked at it like this; what use is it to a sea bass fisherman to have a great spot in the ocean that has zero sea bass in the area?
What if however, there was a way that not only showed where the sea bass is, but also what type of sea bass, or even the number of sea bass, all within a 99% accuracy rate. Would that not that bring greater value to that fisherman while making his/her decision making more actionable?
Well, there may be many IoT devices today that can do some or all of that, maybe. But an "all you can eat" data buffet is not the answer.
If your want to improve your product or service using data, make sure you have data has real value to you. Your data must be smart data or what I call "actionable intelligence." Much like onion layers. There are many layers, but it is still one onion.
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A Wizard forecast is shown below, with results. Note that I have sorted the coupon by 'match rating'. Match Rating is calculated using Wizard System for each match, and then those matches that fall into a central group are what we use for our pools entry.
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Students undertake intensive 1:1 tuition in their chosen instrument (9 hours per Semester). Students must enrol in the relevant tuition class for their specialisation. Through the study of appropriate repertoire and technical exercises, students will develop their individual technical and musical potential, together with a sound understanding of interpretive principles and performance skills. Students are also expected to undertake a minimum of 10 hours per week of structured individual practice as designated by their instrumental teacher including repertoire study and a wide variety of technical exercises relevant to the student's chosen instrument. Through the Performance Classes, students will be given the opportunity to develop a range of preparation and performance practice skills. Through the Technique and Repertoire Classes, students will develop a range of skills and approaches which will aid their technical development, and will be given the opportunity to present, perform, and discuss their current repertoire with fellow students as 'work in progress'. Students are expected to further their development of their specialisation in Classical Performance 3B in advance of that achieved in Classical Performance 3A. Students are encouraged to further their development of their specialisation in Classical Performance Honours.
Through the Performance Classes, students will be given the opportunity to develop a range of preparation and performance practice skills. Through the Technique and Repertoire Classes, students will develop a range of skills and approaches which will aid their technical development, and will be given the opportunity to present, perform, and discuss their current repertoire with fellow students as 'work in progress'. Students are expected to further their development of their specialisation in Classical Performance 3B in advance of that achieved in Classical Performance 3A. Students are encouraged to further their development of their specialisation in Classical Performance Honours.
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Robert A. Yancey, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement and sports medicine. He also focuses on arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder and ankle, as well as reconstructive knee surgery. He also has expertise in pediatric orthopedics and is on staff at Seattle Children's Hospital.
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Purdue President Mitch Daniels and everyone else who has been watching how his performance will be financially rewarded will find out this week the dollar amount he will receive.
Daniels at-risk pay to be revealed Purdue President Mitch Daniels and everyone else who has been watching how his performance will be financially rewarded will find out this week the dollar amount he will receive. Check out this story on jconline.com: http://on.jconline.com/1tR10X1
Chris Morisse Vizza, cvizza@jconline.com Published 5:46 p.m. ET Nov. 2, 2014 | Updated 6:01 p.m. ET Nov. 2, 2014
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The Board of Trustees missed last week's Oct. 30 contractual deadline to award all or some of the $126,000 at-risk pay based on Daniels' ability to hit 12 benchmarks in five categories.
Daniels was unlikely to receive the full amount, compensation committee chairman Mike Berghoff said at last month's trustee meeting.
The trustees delayed action at that time because they did not have data on some of the categories that Daniels and the board agreed to measure, such as student retention, four-year graduation rates and cutting costs to make a Purdue degree more affordable.
Berghoff and board chairman Tom Spurgeon had expected to have all of the metrics in time to meet the deadline.
Contacted late last week, both men said the data evaluation has been finished.
"The compensation committee has completed their review of performance toward target," Spurgeon said in an email.
Berghoff said he would know the date of the trustees meeting by Monday.
"We are coordinating calendars finding a time when everyone can meet ... That is not easy!" He said.
This will be the first time the trustees will determine Daniels at risk pay.
Daniels insisted that part of his salary be tied to measurable progress at the university.
The trustees and Daniels in September 2013 signed a contract that guaranteed him an annual salary of $420,000 with an additional $126,000 dependent on the performance metrics.
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Food, Feed & Nutrition
Higher Steak presents cultured bacon and pork belly
Sustainability Dialogue: Food, Feed & Nutrition
British cultivated meat company Higher Steaks said it has managed to produce samples of bacon strips and pork belly made in a lab from cellular material.
The Cambridge-based food start-up hereby joins the competition with other companies targeting the alternative meat market. "There's still a lot of work until it's commercial," said Higher Steaks chief executive Benjamina Bollag, "but the revelation of a pork belly product that's made from 50% cultivated cells and a bacon product which contains 70% meat grown from a cell material in a laboratory is something of a milestone for the industry."
The remaining ingredients in Higher Steaks bacon and pork belly are a mixture of plant-based ingredients, proteins, fats and starches to bind the cellular material together. To achieve this first step on its road to commercialization, Higher Steaks tapped the expertise of an undisclosed chef to formulate the meat into an approximation of the pork belly and bacon.
Bollag underlines, that this pilot is not the final product. "In the future it will be scaffolding," she said. "It's more showing what our meat can do and what we're working on. In the future it will be with scaffolding."
For the future, Bollag aims at providing healthy and sustainable products without the consumer making any sacrifices on taste. "The production of the first ever cultivated bacon and pork belly is proof that new techniques can help meet overwhelming demand for pork products globally", Bollag comments in a statement.
Given the highly capitalised competitors that Higher Steaks faces off against, the company is looking for industry partners to help commercialize its technology. To improve its competitive position, Higher Steaks recently hired James Clark, the former chief technology officer of PredictImmune.
"I was always quite intrigued by cultured meat production, a mix of both science and food production. In 2013 I watched the first cultured meat burger from Mark Post costing £250,000, cooked on the BBC," said Clark. "I was approached about joining Higher Steaks earlier this year and was attracted to joining primarily by the science along with the ambition and energy of the Higher Steaks founder Benjamina Bollag. I believe Higher Steaks is a company with a technology to be disruptive in the cultured meat area and at my career stage I was looking for a challenge."
Brought in to scale the cultivated meat process at Higher Steaks, Clark has led the development of biotech and pharma products at early-stage and publicly traded companies. "The addition of James Clark to the team gives Higher Steaks a significant advantage," said Ruth Helen Faram, head of R&D. "Cultivated pork belly and bacon have never been demonstrated before and Higher Steaks is the first to develop a prototype containing over 70% cultivated pork muscle, without the use of bovine serum."
Consumers shouldn't expect to see Higher Steaks' pork belly on store shelves or in restaurants anytime soon, Bollag cautioned. "We're still in the thousands of pounds per kilogram." The company does expect to have a larger tasting event later this year.
//EVENT HIGHLIGHT: Webinar on Food Innovation | 30 July 2020//
Benjamina Bollag will be part of the EFIB Webinar on 30th July discussing upscaling challenges of sustainable food alternatives in the area of cultured meat and plant-based products.
https://efibforum.com/topics/food-feed-nutrition/food-feed-nutrition-how-to-scale-up-sustainable-alternatives/


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The proposed ordinance could limit removal fees to a maximum $100 and require boot company employees to wear photo identification.
The city also is considering rules for surface lots that do not use automated gates or issue receipts, Rambo said. Those lots are the ones that generate the most confusion and complaints, she explained.
The new rules still are being developed, but could include a requirement that lot owners post signs telling drivers how to pay for parking, the hours and days that booting is enforced, and the telephone numbers of the booting company and the police department.
One proposal would exempt lots from signage rules if they install receipt equipment and automated gates.
All of this sounds eminently reasonable to me. I occasionally park in self-serve lots, and I always have a twinge of doubt as I shove my bills into that tiny slot that I'll get credit for having paid. Of course, automated gates can be problematic, too. But basically, setting clearly understood rules, and encouraging parking lots to be more user-friendly, is all to the good.
The Experiment Continues to Illuminate
(The following is a guest post from Joe Jaworski.)
This week, we mark 232 years since our nation declared its independence and launched the greatest experiment in democracy the world has ever known.
That experiment continues to illuminate. The Founders were revolutionaries – and we should always think of them so – who designed our government to be an institution answerable to the American people. Our government works because regular men and women stand for election among their peers who, by their vote, grant the ultimate consent to be governed. No matter the great change that has taken place since 1776, our government was designed to survive "politics" because American citizens are able to control their own course.
The mood is revolutionary again because – for the first time in over fifty years – whoever is elected President will be "new" to the White House. Not since Eisenhower's 1952 election over Stevenson have we witnessed a campaign without the President or his Vice President seeking the office. And since no incumbent is defending the past four years, the 2008 election cycle is about demanding an honest assessment of our condition and finding a new way forward. We'll find that way forward by voting our conscience.
I take my kids to vote with me because the citizen's act of voting is the trademark American experience. I'm asking you today to take stock of your vital role as a Texan and an American, and reflect on your commitment to making our democracy work. We'll have an opportunity to vote in November 2008 in a life changing election for several offices, and each of us has a duty to cast an informed vote. We'll be voting for office holders who decide matters vital to our family's well being. While the politicians and special interests hope for minimal scrutiny from the public, and they expect most people to be "tuned out" until just before the November 4, cycle, it's July 4 and we have four months until election-day. We have the opportunity to learn who the candidates are, study their issues and ask questions. We can afford to be casually indifferent about a few things in life, but casting an educated vote is a vital civic challenge we ought to accept given what's at stake: the robustness of our economy, the quality of our foreign relations, and – clearly the most important issue – our domestic investment in our next generation's health, education and welfare. Today's vote determines our future. We love our children and grandchildren; let's remember that when we vote.
Amid the many family picnics, fireworks displays, and community parades, let's take a moment to reflect on the enormity of our American experience and consider the heroes and generations whose shoulders we stand upon. Our commitment this Independence Day is to participate and defend the democratic ideal committed to us by the Founders and the Americans who followed.
Joe Jaworski served as Galveston Mayor Pro-tem and is currently running for the Texas Senate in District 11.
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
Comer sues the TEA
Remember Chris Comer, the former director of science curriculum for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) who was forced to resign over a bogus controversy concerning intelligent design? According to the Observer blog, she has now filed a lawsuit against her former employer.
The suit alleges that Comer's termination violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. What's interesting is how the suit reaches that conclusion:
1) Creationism is a religious belief
2) The Establishment Clause forbids the teaching of religion (read: creationism) in public schools. [The suit makes liberal reference to Kitzmiller v. Dover, the landmark 2005 case in which a conservative Bush-appointed judge rejected the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution.]
3) The Texas Education Agency has a tacit policy of "neutrality" on evolution vs. creationism.
4) The"neutrality" policy is in fact an endorsement of creationism – and religion – and is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
5) Comer was fired for violating an unconstitutional policy.
Conclusion: "Comer's termination… violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution… because it has the purpose or effect of endorsing religion."
Yeah, that sounds like a big ol' can of worms being opened to me, too. The suit is here (PDF). Of potential interest is that the firm representing Comer is Patton Boggs, among whose attorneys are likely SD17 candidate Chris Bell. I don't think that has anything to do with anything, but I figured I'd mention it since I'm sure someone would have eventually. In any event, I can't wait to see how this one turns out. South Texas Chisme has more.
Deputies arrest plaintiff in suit against Sheriff's office
In late May, the Ibarra brothers and several other people filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff's Office, claiming that its deputies retaliated against people who filed complaints about them. Now one of those plaintiffs has been arrested by Sheriff's deputies.
A part-time Houston municipal court judge and law professor who is one of five citizens alleging intimidation and harassment in a lawsuit against the Harris County Sheriff's Office was released from jail overnight after sheriff's deputies arrested her.
April Jill Walker is charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle, a felony, said her attorney, Lloyd Kelley.
Walker posted $2,000 bail and was released from the Harris County Jail, according to court records.
The incident occurred Wednesday evening in her Spring-area neighborhood, culminating with Walker's arrest in her driveway.
"He (a deputy) slammed her to the ground and said 'I know who you are. You're the judge' and he used the 'n' word," said Kelley.
A Sheriff's Office spokesman did not return calls for comment.
Walker's two sons, 15 and 17, initially were detained by deputies along with several other teenagers about 8:30 p.m. in their Olde Oaks neighborhood. The teens were placed in the back of patrol cars. One eventually was released and one charged with trespassing, Kelley said.
At the time the boys were taken into custody, Walker went to the area and was told to leave, Kelley said. She then drove down the street to tell a neighbor that her son also was being detained.
When Walker tried to leave the area of her neighbor's home, a deputy "slammed the hood" of her car with his hand, Kelley said.
The deputy followed Walker as she drove home and arrested her after she pulled into her driveway, he said.
Neighbors reported the deputies were "high-fiving" each other, Kelley said.
That was the story that appeared on the front page of yesterday's Chron; here's the KTRK story as well. Today's version, at the same URL, has the deputies' version of events, and it's very different:
In contrast to allegations by April Jill Walker, sheriff's Capt. John Martin said the arresting deputies were not aware of her office or the fact that she is a plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing members of the Sheriff's Office of intimidation and harassment.
Martin said Thursday that Walker, who also teaches law at Texas Southern University, identified herself only as a lawyer during the incident and that the deputies did not know she is a judge or is suing the Sheriff's Office.
He said the Sheriff's Office will investigate the high-five allegation, but surmised that if it is true, the deputies may have been celebrating the peaceful end of a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood.
The incident began after Walker's sons, ages 15 and 17, were detained about 8:30 p.m. along with several other young people in the Olde Oaks neighborhood where they live.
Martin said a resident who had been asked to keep an eye on a neighbor's house while the neighbor was away reported that people were in the house.
Deputies came to the house and detained the group. Walker, who lives a short distance away, learned of the situation and drove to the house.
Martin said that Walker saw her two sons in the backseat of a patrol car, opened a door to talk with them and was warned by a deputy to step away from the car. The deputy told Walker that she was at the scene of an active investigation and could talk with her sons later, Martin said.
Walker left and returned several times, Martin said, before a deputy approached her car and told her to leave. He also told her that she was not wearing her safety belts, Martin said, but she backed out of the driveway and went through a stop sign at high speed while still in reverse.
After Walker shifted into drive and sped away, Sgt. J. Cook pursued with his emergency lights engaged, Martin said. He said Walker refused to stop and drove home at 50 to 60 mph.
When confronted in her driveway, Walker resisted before being arrested, Martin said.
He added that her sons and the others who were found in the house were charged with trespassing and possession of marijuana.
Walker said that, although no one in the group lives at that address, her sons are friends of the people who live there and frequently visit them.
And just in case that isn't enough, here's KTRK's latest entry, in which Walker disputes the deputies' version. All I can say at this point is good luck to the judge and jurors that get the task of sorting it all out.
UPDATE: And here's the latest Chron story, with more from Judge Walker.


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Does The Fourth Amendment Require A Warrant Before The President Can Authorize Electronic Surveillance Aimed At Stopping Domestic Threats To The United States?
United States v. U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan, 407 U.S. 297 (1972).
The President is bestowed great power to complete his or her "fundamental duty…to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Id. at 310. However, that power is checked by the Constitution itself; most notably, the Bill of Rights. Id. at 313. Thus, even when domestic threats to the government or its property are at issue, the Fourth Amendment requires prior judicial sanctioning in the form of a warrant—foreign threats were deliberately not addressed in this case. Id. at 324.
The criminal defendant in the underlying action here was the member of a radical domestic group. Id. at 301. He and the two other leaders of the group were electronically surveilled at the direction of the President, acting through the Attorney General. Id. The three men were suspected of plotting to "attack and subvert the existing structure of the Government." Id. During discovery in the prosecution, one defendant requested access to all recordings in the possession of the government which were used to support his indictment. Id. at 300. The Attorney General refused, and when the district court judge ordered the production of such recordings, a writ was filed by the United States. Id. at 301.
The Court weighed the competing interests of the President, in fulfilling his fundamental duty to protect the government, and the individual's fundamental right to privacy. Id. at 312-13. The Court noted that special consideration was owed because, unlike most "ordinary crimes," national security cases carry "the investigative duty of the executive[, which] may be stronger" than other cases. Id. at 313. Thus, the question boiled down to "whether a warrant requirement would unduly frustrate the efforts of Government to protect itself from acts of subversion and overthrow." Id. at 315.
Harkening back to English case law that predated the country, the Court found that the interest in privacy and free speech were too great to excuse the warrant requirement—even in the face of national security threats from domestic groups. Id. at 316-17. The danger the Court saw was that "executive officers of the Government" are not "neutral and disinterested magistrates." Id. at 317. Instead, as the same individuals charged with prosecuting crimes and thwarting domestic threats, the Executive can't be adequately positioned to weigh the privacy interest guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment. Id. at 318. Additionally, the Court noted that post-judicial monitoring would only address surveillances that produced prosecutions, leaving "prior review by a neutral and detached magistrate [as] the time-tested means of effectuating Forth Amendment rights." Id.
One caveat to this decision, which the Court was very, very explicit in acknowledging is the likely difference between domestic and foreign threats. Id. at 308-09, 321-22. The Court was careful to note that it "express[ed] no opinion as to the issues which may be involved with respect to activities of foreign powers." Id. at 322. Instead, the decision was limited to insuring that "indiscriminate wiretapping and bugging of law-abiding citizens cannot occur." Id. at 321.
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Galaxies as Far as the Eye Can See!
In their magnificent publication Cosmos, Arditi and Lachieze-Rey write of galaxies gathering in clusters, clusters in turn making super clusters in the form of stretched-out filaments, immense webbing of three-dimensional cosmic lace. I consider these ideas as I present this series of work on the cosmic 'hall of mirrors,' a reflection of our galaxy many times over.


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For devoted musicians, instruments are almost like an extension of the body - but vocalists are the only ones who can truthfully say their body itself is an instrument. And what an instrument it is! There are as many unique voices as there are people in the world, so no two vocalists have exactly the same sound. What that means is simple: if you want an instrument that's like no other, your voice is it. All it takes is to learn how to unlock its potential, and that's where vocal lessons at Guitar Center come into the picture. We'll prepare you with the basic skills and knowledge you need for success, and guide you through the process of developing and fine-tuning your voice to bring out its musical potential.
Dallas has a long-running and ever-changing musical history. The downtown neighborhood of Deep Ellum came about in the late1800s as part of a huge blues movement, producing such influential acts as Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker, Lead Belly, and the incomparable master Robert Johnson. While Deep Ellum has seen a recent resurgence as a popular area for the music entertainment industry, love and celebration of music has spread throughout all of Dallas and its many suburbs over the years.
This is a great book to teach little kids to match pitch and learn to read music. Every lesson is just at their level and fun so they like to learn! I highly suggest this book for those teaching private or group lessons or beginning choirs. This is the Very Young Beginner Series so it's geared toward ages 3-7. This also follows the Kolday method quite a bit, has extra songs in the back, a page for the student to color at home or in the classroom that goes along with the story the teacher or parent can help the student read and of course the song. There are also lessons in the back for the teacher! Oh, and recordings of the main songs (vocal track amd accompaniment) online! So awesome! I'm using this meathod book to teach a 3 1/2 year old who really seems to like it and ... full review
Selecting the right repertoire is a big part of a successful audition -- but be careful, as there are so many overdone musical theatre audition songs out there. Here, Molly R. shares six songs to avoid... and what to try instead! With musical theatre auditions, often the toughest part isn't the audition itself, but instead making a decision on what to sing. I'm here to help narrow it down by telling you what NOT to sing in an audition -- the overdone musical theatre audition songs.
Here are a couple of basic things a singer can do to start building a bigger voice: use correct breathing method, engage vocal resonances and master singing on clean stationary vowels. There is a common misconception about how to breathe. Some believe that a singer needs to expand their ribcage out horizontally while inhaling. That is incorrect. This will result in various issues such as limited vocal range, pitch problems, a wobbly shaky vibrato and more.
Dallas' music scene has retained its local flavor and relevance with more modern acts like 'psychobilly' pioneer Reverend Horton Heat, Erykah Badu, the Old 97's, indie rock staple Toadies, and metal kings Pantera. Denton, a northern satellite of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, boasts its own odd Austin-like vibe as a 'music town' with a strong local music scene that exists firmly on its own but also contributes directly to Dallas' own scene. Additionally, one of the leading collegiate Music programs in the country can be found in Denton at the University of North Texas. Taylor Robinson Music Lessons has a strong core of instructors throughout the DFW Metroplex, always ready and willing to teach and help shape students into the musicians they hope to become. Some Music Lessons we teach in the area are Music Lessons Dallas, Dallas Piano Lessons, guitar lessons Dallas, Drum Lessons Dallas, and Voice Lessons Dallas. We can also provide a Dallas Vocal Coach
My Name is Candace "Mahogany" Miller. I and my colleagues are all performers as well as Educators. We love to keep our classes fun and upbeat, teaching the fundamentals while exploring the evolution of the music world! We are a center dedicated to art for the whole family. Music is a great way to stimulate our minds and a great outlet for our energy! Our students range in age from 3yrs old to 95yrs old. We want to see families find fun and creative things to do in the home beyond TV and digital devices! And if we must use digital services, let's be innovative and use them to create! ... View Profile
Rodolfo is as good as it gets. He is a highly experienced teacher who has been studying the voice for years. He knows the ins and outs of every component of the voice, and strictly focuses on technique, and his training regime reflects this. More so, he has worked with students all across the music spectrum in all genres, and cares GREATLY about your future as a musician, and works selflessly to help you achieve your personal goals with music. I've taken 3 lessons with Rodolfo, and my voice has improved incrementally already. LOOK NO FURTHER, trust me!
This program famously turns teens into extremely skilled singers. Vocal students learn how to sing effectively through private voice lessons, group rehearsals under the supervision of our expert instructors, and eventually live performances. Singers improve through vocal training, proper warm ups, and useful microphone techniques as they prepare to perform live on stage. All teens are enrolled in or audition for one of the following programs: Rock 101, Performance, House Band, and AllStars.
Larios Music Academy is a Christ centered music school in Grand Prairie, Texas. Students have the ability to learn, perform and create music. Larios Music Academy offers many programs such as music lessons, audio engineering, vocal classes, CD Recording and instrument sales. We have a particular program for every individual student and strive for excellence.
The greatest thing about this audiobook for me is that I have a tween-aged grandson who is an aspiring singer/vocalist. He's never had a lesson or been in choir yet he has a naturally perfect pitch. When he stays over, I listen to him sing the National Anthem and America the Beautiful over and over again and I'm just in awe as to where this boy gets ... full review


Just a few pictures from the Settler's Cabin walk on Sat, 8/22 by Brian Johanson. Jack-o-lanterns are meant to glow in the dark so he took them home, but no cool glowing photos were forthcoming. Brian reports that they only had a slight hint of glowing from a few gills. Michael Kuo has more to say on the subject.


Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other. In Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything, Theodore Gray takes the next step in the grand story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe. Here, he explores through fascinating stories and trademark stunning photography the most interesting, essential, useful, and beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world.
Gray begins with an explanation of how atoms bond to form molecules and compounds, as well as the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry. He then goes on to explore the vast array of materials molecules can create, including: soaps and solvents; goops and oils; rocks and ores; ropes and fibers; painkillers and dangerous drugs; sweeteners; perfumes and stink bombs; colors and pigments; and controversial compounds including asbestos, CFCs, and thimerosal.
Big, gorgeous photographs, as well as diagrams of the compounds and their chemical bonds, rendered with never before seen beauty, fill the pages and capture molecules in their various states. As he did in The Elements, Gray shows us molecules as we've never seen them before. It's the perfect book for his loyal fans who've been eager for more and for anyone fascinated with the mysteries of the material world.


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from neutron._i18n import _
from neutron_lib import exceptions as n_exc

class ConntrackHelperNotFound(n_exc.NotFound):
    message = _("Conntrack Helper %(id)s could not be found.")

class ConntrackHelperNotAllowed(n_exc.BadRequest):
    message = _("Conntrack Helper %(helper)s is not allowed.")

class InvalidProtocolForHelper(n_exc.BadRequest):
    message = _("Conntrack Helper %(helper)s does not support: %(protocol)s. "
                "Supported protocols are: %(supported_protocols)s")

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Gardaí believe the victim of the attack, a man in his 30s, was shot in the neck as part of a gangland feud in Co Louth.
Gardaí investigating a shooting incident at the M1 retail park in Drogheda in February have arrested four men in connection with this investigation.
The men, aged 23-, 23-, 27- and 49-years-old, are detained at Drogheda and Dundalk Garda Stations under the provisions of section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.
Gardaí believe the victim of the attack, a man in his 30s, was shot in the neck as part of a gangland feud in Co Louth. Detectives in Drogheda have been braced for further violence since the attack.
One senior criminal on one side of the feud has been linked to three murders in recent years. The Criminal Assets Bureau is also targeting those on both sides of the dispute.
The attack occurred at 2.45pm on February 26th at the M1 Retail Park, Drogheda. The victim was getting into a white Vauxhall Astra with two other men when a black 132 D VW Passat pulled alongside and shots were fired from it into the Astra.
As the gunman's car sped off the injured man was driven to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in the Astra where he remained in a serious condition on Tuesday night. The other two occupants of this vehicle were not injured.


UPDATE @ 11.20 AM | INSTAGRAM appears to be back up and running following a global outage this morning.
The popular photo-sharing app went down briefly Tuesday morning, but was back up within half an hour.
The cause of the outage is not known, however thousands of people took to website-outage tracker DownDetector.com to report experiencing issues with Instagram's newsfeed, log in and website.
EARLIER @ 10.45 AM | If you're having trouble with Instagram this morning, don't worry you're not alone.
Instagram has reportedly stopped working worldwide, leaving thousands of people unable to access their feed.
The mass outage was first reported around 10.00am Tuesday, with website-outage tracker DownDetector.com registering more than 6,000 complaints around the same time.
Almost half of the reported problems were to do with Instagram's newsfeed, while an additional 31 percent were related to log-in issues.
About 26 per cent of people reported Instagram's website was also down.
Instagram is yet to comment on the outage which is being experienced right across the globe, including in Australia, the USA, New Zealand, India and the United Kingdom.
While some people have taken to social media to vent their frustration, others have made light of the situation and tweeted their hilarious responses to the outage.


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