It is expected that Lithuania budget 2012 will be able to achieve the targeted fiscal deficit of 2.8 percent, which will be 50 percent of the targeted deficit for 2011 fiscal. The amount of fiscal deficit for 2012 is expected to amount to 708.899 million Litas.
The 2012 Lithuania Budget will look to stabilize the financial reserves of the national government.
The Ministry of Finance, Lithuania has forecast that in 2011 fiscal, the national economy will grow at 5.8 percent. It was expected that the GDP will grow at a higher rate in 2012 fiscal but recently the projected economic growth rates have been revised to 3 to 4 percent because of the global economic condition. Lithuania s income plans have also been altered as a result of the same.
The government estimates that in 2012 fiscal its expenses will amount to approximately 36.5 billion Litas, which is the same as 2011 fiscal. There will be a deduction of almost 2 percent in the budgets of various ministries. It is expected that this will help them save almost 200 million Litas.
The revenues expected for 2012 fiscal are almost 33.7 billion Litas. This implies a minimum increase of 9.1 percent, which translates to approximately 2.179 billion Litas. To add to this, they will also receive 7.2 billion Litas from investments made by European Union s structural funds. Factors like shadow economy and governmental assets are supposed to be the major contributors to the increased revenue as well.
The government is also expected to deduct its investments, which will contribute to the revenues earned by Lithuania in 2012.
State owned enterprises in Lithuania are expected to pitch in with dividends worth almost 540 million Litas in 2012 fiscal. Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant is expected to contribute 250 million Litas, 120 million Litas is expected from Lithuanian Railways and 50 million is expected to come from Klaipeda Oil. This will make up almost 0.5 percent of the GDP. In 2011 the Lithuanian companies will be providing dividends amounting to 86 million Litas.
The Lithuanian government plans on spending approximately 500 billion Litas on pensions.
In 2012 budgetary allocations are expected to reach the 26.709 billion Litas mark, which will be almost 1.2 percent or 328.2 million Litas more than what was allotted by the 2011 budget.
It is estimated that in the upcoming fiscal the government will need to borrow almost 9.4 billion Litas.
For fiscal 2011 the VAT rate for heating products is 9 percent and for medicines, it is at 5%. The economic policymakers in Lithuania are willing to maintain the same rates in 2012 as well. The government is looking to do away with VAT break provided to hotels. As of now they are subjected to a reduced VAT rate of 9 percent.
In 2012 Lithuania s state owned companies will be providing dividends from their profits with the upper limit being 50 percent. With parliamentary approval these enterprises will be paying dividends more than once a year.
The excise duty applicable for cigarettes can be increased slightly in order to supplement the budget, which sees a decrease of 1.2 percent on estimated national income.
The qualifying threshold for taxpayers willing to identify themselves as VAT payers has been revised from 100,000 to 155,000 Litas from 2012. The base for the 5 percent corporate taxes will be increased to a million from 500,000.
The estimated 2012 budget of SODRA (The State Social Insurance Fund Board), the governmental board for social insurance, will operate with a deficit of 2,071 billion Litas, which is 7 percent lesser than that of 2011.
It is expected that SODRA s earnings will go up by almost 7 percent in 2012 fiscal and reach the 11.902 billion Litas mark. But its expenses will also touch 13.974 billion Litas, an increase of 5 percent.
The combined expenditure and earnings of the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund will be equal 4.141 billion Litas. This represents a decrease of 0.7 percent.
Andrius Kubilius, the Prime Minister, has stated that Lithuania was among the first countries to have initiated the process of fiscal consolidation with some well developed and firm policies. He feels that his administration is at the ideal place to deal effectively with the high fiscal deficit and start the process of achieving a balanced budget.
Kubilius has further stated that in the 2012 budget some institutions will be provided increased financial assistance while for some it will change. These spending patterns will help them save 2 percent more than what had been achieved during the 2011 fiscal.


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HENDERSON, Nev., November 30, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel and targeted oncology therapies, today announced that management will participate in the JMP Securities Hematology and Oncology Summit, a virtual presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 2:40 p.m. ET / 11:40 a.m. PT.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available from the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investor.sppirx.com/events-and-presentations with a replay available shortly after the event.
About Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing, and commercializing novel and targeted oncology therapies. Spectrum has a strong track record of successfully executing across the biopharmaceutical business model, from in-licensing and acquiring differentiated drugs, clinically developing novel assets, successfully gaining regulatory approvals and commercializing in a competitive healthcare marketplace. Spectrum has a late-stage pipeline with novel assets that serve areas of unmet need. This pipeline has the potential to transform the company in the near future. For additional information on Spectrum Pharmaceuticals please visit www.sppirx.com.
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chrome extension to help download safari books online from https://www.safaribooksonline.com/

## Prerequisites
1. You need to have a valid Safari Books Online account which can be used to browse all chapters of a book.
2. This extension only works for domain https://www.safaribooksonline.com/.

## Install
### Option 1
1. Open [Chrome Extension Install](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/safari-books-download/anlpljppoinmpaedoilhjibjehpjhcob?hl=en-US&gl=US)
2. Click "Add to chrome" button.

### Option 2
1. Download crx file [Chrome Extension Package Download](https://github.com/chenditc/safari-download/blob/master/chrome-extension.crx?raw=true)
2. Open url: "chrome://extensions/" in chrome
3. Drag the crx file to "chrome://extensions/" page

## Usage
1. When you are reading a book on safaribooksonline.com, and you want to download it.
 - Eg. https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/site-reliability-engineering/9781491929117/ch01.html#idm140203539211104
2. You can click the extension icon and click download. **Don't click anything else.** Wait for all the tabs loaded, they should close by itself once pages are downloaded.
3. Each chapter will be saved as

```
<bookname>-ch<xxx>.mhtml
```
in your download directory.

## Disclaimer
This is used for research purpose only. Please do not use for commercial activity.

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It may not technically be in Dallas, although a new location is expected to open in The Cedars sometime in 2015, but this Austin transplant stands out for what it has, and what it doesn't. For a movie theater, the food and beer selections are fantastic, as is the chain's special programming, like sing- and quote-alongs and screenings you can't catch anywhere else. What you won't see is anyone texting or peeking at Twitter after a movie has started — that merits an ejection from the theater after one warning, seriously — or any unaccompanied kids, as every person at every showing must be accompanied by someone 18-plus.


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Iannone's anti-doping hearing delayed to October
Lewis Duncan
Iannone has been serving a competition suspension handed to him by MotoGP governing body the FIM after he failed a doping test during the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend last year.
The Italian tested positive for a banned steroid, which he claimed got into his system through contaminated meat.
– retroactively beginning from last October.
This mean he was disqualified from the Malaysian and Valencia GP weekends.
Iannone appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport with the full backing of Aprilia, with a verdict expected to have been reached by August.
reports that WADA has successfully lobbied for a delay to October.
Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola stated: "It puts us and the rider in difficulty, but we are waiting for Andrea [to be cleared] – this is our intention."
WADA has appealed to the CAS to have Iannone imposed with the maximum punishment of a four-year ban.
Aprilia has stuck by Iannone through the entire saga, and has always maintained it wants to keep him in its line-up for the 2021 season alongside Aleix Espargaro.
However, in the past month outgoing LCR rider Cal Crutchlow has been linked with the currently vacant-for-2021 second RS-GP.
Aprilia test rider Bradley Smith is currently filling in for Iannone, and will now do so until at least the French Grand Prix at Le Mans on October 11.
Lorenzo stated at the time: "He is the only one who knows the truth, but when I was listening to him I saw him serene and his arguments convinced me.
"Like everyone, surely Andrea has made mistakes in the past, but I think this time the 'mistake' was not voluntary.
"So I hope and I wish that sooner than later he'll be considered free to practice what he does best.
"In the end, you may like his 'character' or not but it is clear that the boy has talent and speed.
"And as I said yesterday: 'Talent is neither bought nor forgotten.'"


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Uncle John's New & Improved Briefs
Fast Facts, Terse Trivia & Astute Articles
By Bathroom Readers' Institute
Now Uncle John's fans can get their dose of trivia…on the go!
Fresh from the package, Uncle John presents his spanking-clean new and improved Briefs! We've refreshed a fan favorite that includes many of the greatest one- and two-page articles we've written, with more than twenty-five pages of new content. Uncle John's New & Improved Briefs is chock-full of thousands of great facts and hundreds of quick hits covering history, origins, blunders, sports, pop science, and entertainment—plus a sprinkling of riddles, puns, anagrams, and other classic wordplay. Just open up to any one of these 288 pages. Who knows what you might find? Read about…
The secrets of top-secret spy lingo
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The worst movie bloopers from Best Picture Oscar winners
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The man behind Death Valley's "Castle in the Desert"
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Q: How to setup DynamoDB table before all tests and tear it down after all tests? I have simple Jest case where I need to create the table at the beginning, populate it and then run some tests. After all tests are finished, I need to delete the table in DynamoDB.
I tried with beforeAll, creating the table, then testing, and then with afterAll deleting the table.
Nevertheless, it runs non-deterministically, so the population tries to run before creating the table, or the table tries to be deleted before ever creating it.
My code
beforeAll(() => {
    await createTable();
    populateTable();
    //setupLDAPConnection();
});

afterAll(() => {
    deleteTable();
});

describe('The program gets list of AD groups', function () {

    it('should get a list of user groups in the Active Directory', async () => {
        //const result = await userSyncFunction.handler(undefined);
        //expect(result).to.be.an('object');
        //console.log('2');
    });
});

populateTable = () => {
    agents.forEach((agent) => {
        docClient.put(agent, (err, data) => {
            if (err) {
                console.log("Error", err);
              } else {
                console.log("Agent inserted", data);
              }
        });
    });
};

createTable = async () => {
    dynamoDb.createTable(agent_table, (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
        console.log("Error", err);
      } else {
        console.log("Table created");
      }
   });
};

deleteTable = () => {
    dynamoDb.deleteTable( { TableName: 'AGENT_LIST' }, function(err, data) {
        if (err)
            console.log(err, err.stack);
        else {
            console.log('Table deleted');
        }
    });
};

Any ideas?
Thank you.

A: Function inside beforeAll should be async, not createTable, since you want to await there. So, it should look like this:
beforeAll(async () => {
    await createTable();
    populateTable();
    //setupLDAPConnection();
});

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So you have thoroughly planned out your novel, having decided on a theme, direction, and the nitty-gritty details such as Point-of-View and characterisation. But even the best-laid plans can unravel like a jumper caught by a button in the washing machine, especially if you aren't an experienced writer. Here's a handy guide in case you get lost along the way.
The first ten thousand words have flown by. At this rate, you'll be done by the end of next week. 100k, no problem! You're a tenth of the way through already, woo-hoo! Hmmm...this scene seems a bit tricky...oh God, what have I done? Why is this part so hard? I'm meant to be reaching the crescendo of Act One, but I'm losing momentum....*lots of head scratching*.
When I start a novel, I'm usually so full of enthusiasm from all that planning and daydreaming that I'm like a horse chomping at the bit to get out the starting gate. The initial inciting incident and the fallout from it carry you for a while, but quickly an endless chain of micro-decisions (for you and your characters) need addressing. It's likely you have left a gap in your pre-plan between the end of the opening scenes and the meat of the middle. So what now?
> Take stock for a day.
I know you don't want to lose momentum, but if you push ahead blind, the rest of the book will spiral out-of-control. Read over what you have written so far and make a note of what is working well. Which sections excite you? Keep that in mind as you refer to the notes you made before you started. Have you stuck to the plan? You have probably diverged a little. That's okay if it's working well.
> What is the next clear scene in your head?
Maybe your heroine has just been fired and booted out her apartment, and you know the next major scene involves her getting in an argument with a stranger who'll end up being The One. With pen and paper, figure out how she's going to get from A-B in an exciting way. For example, maybe after collecting all her clothes that her roommate has just chucked on the street, she drives off in a rage, tears streaming down her face, and ends up bumping into the car ahead. Even though it's her fault, she loses it and accuses Mr Right of causing the accident. This case is straight-forward, and some plots will take a lot longer to figure out, but sitting with pen and paper is sometimes the best way to reignite the story or sort the finer details.
Your MC is constantly battling conflict after conflict, but it's starting to feel like you're completing some kind of disastrous shopping list. Although plenty of hardship is a good thing, it should always move your plot and character forward in a way that means something. Too mundane, too irrelevant, and the reader will be asking, 'So? Why do I care? What's the point?' Have another look at your scenes and highlight stagnant sections. Then fix it!
Has your plot become Groundhog Day, endlessly repeating itself? I often see plots where the MC is only motivated to act after a telephone call or invites her friends round to eat dinner every night. Other offenders are constantly showing characters getting dressing/undressed, preparing food, and daily routines that add nothing. We don't have to see Jane driving to work every day. You are allowed to open a scene when she's already there, about to throttle her chauvinist co-worker in the middle of a meeting.
Hate to break it to you, but you might have chosen the wrong Main Character. Perhaps the successful politician isn't quite as interesting as you hoped. But maybe his wife is hiding a dark secret that might just derail everything, and maybe it's her eyes the reader wants to see through.
You may have invested a lot of time in your MC without thinking hard enough about the supporting cast. No one will care that Uncle Harry has been wrongly accused of robbery if he's a cardboard cutout character. Dull characters are often a problem when your MC has a huge group of family or friends. Cut a few, and make everyone distinct and interesting, even if they aren't likeable.
Do your reader a favour and forget about small talk and constantly having characters introduce one another. As long as it's implied, that's all you need. Readers fly through dialogue, so invest it with as much wit, interest, and relevance as possible.
A simple fix, this one. Delete the pages of endless description and telling, and show it instead. Keep things happening all the time, even if it's just your MC reflecting.
There's no point putting a roof on a house when you haven't finished the walls. From the middle, you should be stacking up the problems and conflict until everything explodes. Think of an elastic band stretched to breaking point; it will either ping off, forcing your character to act, or break, sending the MC into crisis-mode. Too little tension and the band won't do anything. Remember, the middle of the book should be the longest part.
Remember that the reader followed you on a journey for a reason, and they want an ending that satisfies the promises the author made at the outset in a surprising but gratifying way. Keep to the point of the story, and if you've gone awry, backtrack and figure out where you went off course.
The evil-genius antagonist slips up and makes a rookie mistake at the last moment, letting the MC win. Yawn. The woman who wouldn't date John suddenly finds him more attractive than a bee finds pollen (but John hasn't earned it). Eyeroll. This can also work against your MC, which makes the conflict unbelievable. For example, the MC has installed a bank-vault strength door but the antagonist barges through it like it was made of wood. Or the magical security system fails at the crucial moment for an inexplicable reason that's never explained. Just because the ending is fast-paced, don't rush it, and remember to tie up all the loose ends.
Of course, there are hundreds of potential problems you might encounter during the story writing process. Sometimes you need to go back to the drawing board for a bit or conduct more research so you can write about that survival scene like you have actually performed major surgery in the middle of a rainforest with nothing but a hairpin and a sharp stick. That's the joy and misery of being a writer! It's the extra work that will make you stand out of the crowd, so take it one step at a time, and go write some good/great/kickass fiction.


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MARTESE JOHNSON WINTERS : ACCORDING TO FOX4KC.COM: KANSAS CITY MAN FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL, RECORDING IT ON CELL PHONE — 10/12/2019
Platte County, MO — A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been convicted by a Platte County jury for raping a 16-year-old girl while recording it on her cell phone.
Martese Johnson-Winters was found guilty of first-degree rape, first degree sodomy, and sexual exploitation of a minor after a three-day jury trial that ended on Wednesday.
"This man forced a teenager to have sex while pointing what she believed to be a gun at her," Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said. "All the while, he videotaped his act of rape with her cell phone, only adding to the physical and emotional trauma she suffers to this day."
Prosecutors proved that, on February 27, 2018, shortly after 1 a.m., Johnson-Winters went to the home of the 16-year-old girl in southern Platte County. Johnson-Winters and the girl had been in an on-and-off romantic relationship for several months.
Johnson-Winters accused the girl of cheating on him and showed her what she believed was a handgun and showed her that it was loaded.
He then pressed the gun against her face and body and forced her to perform multiple sex acts. He recorded these crimes on the victim's cell phone.
Johnson-Winters claimed the handgun was actually a lighter and later claimed it was a BB gun. He told investigators that he had gotten rid of it, and it was never located by authorities.
Zahnd said Johnson-Winters tried to excuse his crimes by saying he'd been romantically involved with his victim in the past.
"But there is never an excuse for rape; forcing sex on another person is never justified."
The jury recommended sentences of 10 years in prison on the rape and sodomy counts and five years in prison on the sexual exploitation charge.
A sentencing hearing has been set for December 5.
The case was investigated by the Platte County Sheriff's Department.
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A tiny attack
Spring 2018 : A tiny attack
Microscopic glass beads have huge potential in treating liver tumors
BY Ronda Wendler
Elsie Kroeger's beloved dog, Yoda, never left her side during her cancer treatment.
Photos: Wyatt McSpadden
Elsie Kroeger and her husband, Tim, had been looking forward to a spring break vacation with their grandkids for months.
But on the day of their departure, Elise was struck with severe stomach pain and nausea.
"I told them, 'Go on without me, I'll meet you there when I feel better,'" she recalls.
As her family headed to their vacation destination, Elsie drove to the emergency room. Doctors there detected a suspicious mass in her colon, and referred her to a specialist. Further tests revealed she had stage 4 colon cancer, the most advanced form of the disease.
"I'd been having bowel problems for a year," she says, "but assumed it was irritable bowel syndrome or a sensitive stomach."
Kroeger decided MD Anderson was her best hope. Doctors prescribed chemotherapy and performed surgery, but the cancer kept growing. Malignant cells crept outside her colon and formed tumors in her liver.
"Up to 70% of people with colon cancer eventually develop liver metastases," says Armeen Mahvash, M.D., associate professor of Interventional Radiology. "That's because the blood supply from the intestines is connected directly to the liver, so the malignant cells travel through the bloodstream."
With her cancer spreading and her options dwindling, Kroeger enrolled in a clinical trial designed for people whose colon cancer, like hers, didn't respond to the chemo and progressed to the liver.
Patients in the trial are injected with tiny, radioactive glass beads called TheraSpheres that travel through the bloodstream to the liver to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy also is given to control cancer that may be lurking elsewhere in the body. The study is designed to find out if TheraSpheres plus chemo are more effective than chemo alone.
MD Anderson is among 100 hospitals participating in the trial worldwide, and has more patients enrolled than any other site.
"This offers one more option to patients who have none," says Mahvash, M.D., leader of the MD Anderson segment of the trial.
Armeen Mahvash, M.D., associate professor of Interventional Radiology, uses TheraSpheres to treat cancer in the liver.
Before treatment begins, Mahvash "maps" the patient's liver.
"During this trial run, we inject contrast dye into the blood vessels, which identifies on X-ray the vessels that route blood out of the liver to the rest of the body," he explains. "We then block off, or embolize, those vessels to prevent the TheraSpheres from traveling outside the liver during treatment and harming other tissues and organs."
The pre-treatment mapping also allows doctors to customize bead delivery to the exact location and size of each patient's liver tumors.
With mapping done, the patient goes home, then returns a week later for treatment.
Mahvash starts by making a small slit in the patient's groin. He then inserts a plastic catheter into the incision and snakes it up through the arteries to the liver.
With the tip of the catheter in place, he injects millions of the radioactive beads directly into the tumors. Each microscopic bead is smaller than a grain of salt and is embedded with the radioactive isotope yttrium, also called Y-90. The beads lodge in the tumor vessels, stopping blood flow and emitting an extremely high dose of radiation to kill cancer cells.
The entire procedure is finished in about an hour.
"The radiation kills the tumors from within," Mahvash says, "and targets multiple tumors in the liver all at once, while sparing healthy liver tissue."
The tiny beads deliver up to 40 times more radiation than conventional cancer radiation therapy, which uses a machine to aim high-energy radiation beams from outside the body into the liver.
Conventional radiation is given five days a week for several weeks. TheraSpheres are typically delivered in one session.
The beads will continue to release radiation over the course of two weeks following treatment, gradually decreasing to insignificant levels and with few side effects.
Patients go home about three hours after the treatment and can resume their regular activities in two days. The most common side effect is two weeks of fatigue, the same as traditional radiation.
"This minimally invasive and precise procedure has been shown to improve patients' quality of life and increase their life expectancy," says Mahvash.
"It allows us to treat a very difficult disease in an elegantly simple way."
Armeen Mahvash and Study Manager Maria Briones Dimayuga are investigating TheraSphere's potential to help patients whose colorectal cancer has spread to the liver.
Future uses
Besides treating colon cancer that has spread to the liver, TheraSpheres have proven useful in treating primary liver cancer that originates in the liver.
Researchers are now starting to think about how the technology can help handle other forms of cancer. Early studies show kidney cancer may be their next target. The blood supply to the kidneys is very rich, which could make them good candidates for the irradiated beads.
"The more vascular the tumor," Mahvash says, "the more beads will get concentrated in the tumor, and the better the effect."
Life-extending procedure
Treating colon cancer that's spread to the liver with radiation-containing beads is considered palliative, meaning it typically does not provide a cure, but can help slow down or halt the growth of the disease and alleviate symptoms.
"Some patients who are given a window of six to 10 months to live end up living significantly longer," Mahvash says. "This means more time to attend a high school or college graduation, walk a daughter down the aisle, or see a grandchild born."
Not long after her TheraSphere treatment, Elsie felt well enough to enjoy a night on the town with her husband. The couple celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary at a local restaurant and danced to the first song played at their wedding – "Misty" by Johnny Mathis.
"We swayed and held each other and cried," says Elsie, who's looking forward to attending her granddaughter's wedding later this year.
"Added time to life is priceless," Mahvash says. "We want people facing this diagnosis to know about this treatment option."
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We need volunteers to help Malcolm and Rob lift Cormorant from the downstairs workshop to the upstairs workshop at their base in St John's Road, Wivenhoe at 10.00am on Sunday 23rd February? Its going to take a fair bit of manpower to achieve this so all volunteers much appreciated.
Fi will be there manning the tea urn and biscuit barrel and videoing the operation for posterity/the website so it should be an excuse for a bit of mid winter fun and a good catch up.
Thanks everyone and hope to see plenty of you there – the more the merrier!


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Idea Men (and Women)
DES MOINES. - What struck me most about the recent summer meeting of the nation's governors here was the absence of the poisonous and melodramatic political rhetoric that has become an epidemic virtually every other place in America, and especially in the capital.
Not that the 30 or so governors who attended aren't members of political parties or lack partisan instincts.
But unlike Congress, these men and women cannot depend on rhetoric or parliamentary maneuvering to do their jobs — that is, to solve the acute economic, health and social problems in their states. Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas says the folks in Washington are "polarized and paralyzed." That was the nastiest it got. Mr. Huckabee, a Republican and incoming National Governors Association chair, and Democratic Gov. Mark Warner, the outgoing NGA chair, then proceeded to exchange warm compliments. No matter that, in three years, they might be facing each other as part of the opposing tickets for the next presidential race.
I came to Des Moines to get an early look at those governors in both parties who might be candidates for president and vice president in 2008. I have written for some time now that I think the nominees in 2008 are most likely to come from the ranks of those who face daily the nuts and bolts of the problems that face America, not from the gaggle of senators who usually are the frontrunners in the earliest stages of the campaign.
Most of the frequently named hopefuls were there. Mr. Warner, Mr. Huckabee and Govs. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, George Pataki of New York, Bill Richardson of New Mexico, Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, Haley Barbour of Mississippi and host Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa. But there were also several other interesting governors here, including some female governors: Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware. And then there was Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana.
Mr. Schweitzer is a cowboy who speaks Arabic and a soil scientist who thinks he can solve America's energy problems without a single barrel of foreign oil. He blasts all lobbyists, defends the principle of lowering taxes and is a Democrat. Don't try to digest all that in a few moments. We will have to come back to him in another column.
Mrs. Minner is a great grandmother who raised her three kids by herself, ran a successful business with her second husband, served four terms in the state house, three terms as a state senator, two terms as lieutenant governor and has twice been elected governor. At the NGA meeting square-table discussion on transportation, I noticed her for the first time. Mrs. Minner, 70, did not speak until Mr. Warner, in response to a presentation, said: "We all know that trucks are what are ruining our interstate highways." Immediately, Governor Minner's hand went up like a schoolgirl's. Ruth Ann? Warner warily asked. She said, "I don't want to contradict my friend Governor Warner, but I want him and everyone else here to know that trucks do not wear out our roads." She then explained quickly, technically and lucidly just why this was so. It turned out that the business she ran with her husband had been a trucking business. The we-know-all-about-cars-and-trucks boys in the room gasped that a great-grandmother had set them straight.
It's so far until 2008 that I won't even try to say more than that there are governors here who bear watching. Mr. Warner is a centrist Democrat who has worked very successfully with a Republican legislature (echoes from Texas in 2000?). He is articulate without being a wonk, and was willing in his year as NGA chair to make the reform of high-school education his principle issue. It wasn't a flashy issue, but it was something every American parent can relate to. He says "it is time we acknowledge we're the minority party in America, and do something about it." He went on: "Left-right politics doesn't work any more." He contends that the new paradigm is "future-past politics." In order for the Democrats to win, "We have to get to the future first. We have to re-invent ourselves. We have to be entrepreneurial." A southern Democratic governor, Mr. Warner could represent a return to the successful Clintonian center.
So could Mr. Vilsack, who has just been elected chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, breeding ground of Bill Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Al Gore. As one component of "Minnewisowa" (the new political superstate of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin), Mr. Vilsack offers Democrats a chance to solidify their support in this Midwest region, which has been up for grabs in the past several elections.
-This article originally appeared in The Washington Times on July 28th, 2005.
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Michael Zinman collection of World's Fairs and Expositions material
Extent: 6 linear feet (8 boxes)
Wolrd's fairs and expositions have been held internationally from 1851 and continue into the present. This collection comprises written materials, memorabilia, and, to a more limited extent, other materials such as photographs and musical recordings from or related to world's fairs and expositions that took place between 1851 and 1992. Most expositions recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) are represented, as well as many that are not officially recognized by the BIE. Some non-world's fair events are also represented to a limited extent. While events from around the world are featured in the collection, it primarily centers on expositions that occurred in the United States.
PUSp.Print Collection 47
6 linear feet (8 boxes)
1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
California Pacific International Exposition (1935-1936 : San Diego, Calif.). Century 21 Exhibition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.). Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.). Expo '74 (1974 : Spokane, Wash.). Exposition coloniale (1922 : Marseille, France). Exposition internationale (1937 : Paris, France). Exposition universelle (1900 : Paris, France). Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium). Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.). HemisFair (1968 : San Antonio, Tex.). Hudson-Fulton Celebration (1909 : New York, N.Y.). Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907). Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.). New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.). New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.). Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.). Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.). Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.). Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.). Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.). World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.). World's Fair (1992 : Chicago, Ill.). Zinman, Michael
Advertisements Audiovisual materials Brochures Exhibition catalogs Magazine illustration--19th century Memorabilia Photographs Postage stamps Postcards Printed ephemera Prints Sheet music Slides (photographs) Tape reels Tourist maps
American publishing, printing, and book-related ephemera collection
This is a collection of Book-of-the-Month club news, mailings, and offers along with a few examples of other book-seller related materials such as advertisements, catalogs, lists, and financial and business documents, mostly receipts. The bulk of the collection is from the years 1850 to 1961 with a few outlying documents from the 1820s to 1840s.
1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Book-of-the-Month Club.
Advertisements Book catalogs Business records Financial records
Lichtenberg family collection of A. Mitchell Palmer material
Lichtenberg family
Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936
Extent: 0.4 linear foot (2 boxes)
A. Mitchell Palmer was a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania who served as Congressman, Alien Property Custodian and Attorney General between 1908 and 1921. This collection consists of material largely relating to Palmer's political career, from 1912 until his retirement in 1921. Researchers will find material created during Palmer's life time as well as material collected, after his death, by family, including photographs, political cartoons, material relating to his unsuccessful 1920 run for president, and an address given by Palmer at Swarthmore College.
Lichtenberg family Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936
0.4 linear foot (2 boxes)
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
1910s 1920s 1930s
Lichtenberg family Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936 Democratic National Convention. Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936 United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Attorney General.
Bibliographies Biographies Photographs
Siegfried Weisberger papers
Weisberger, Siegfried, 1896-1984, Author
This collection includes material collected by Siegfried Weisbeger (1896-1984), proprietor of the Peabody Book Shop in Baltimore Maryland and confidante of H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), a noted writer, editor, and social provocateur, famous for his disdain for common morals and received wisdom. The collection contains correspondence between the two men and other correspondents of the Peabody Book Shop, manuscripts and published writings by and about Mencken (many of them signed), and autobiographical writings and poems written by Weisberger.
1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Weisberger, Siegfried, 1896-1984 Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Peabody Book Shop.
Autobiographies Correspondence Poems Writings (documents)
George R. Allen collection of World War II memorabilia
Extent: 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
George R. Allen (1919-1998) was a Philadelphian bookseller who served in the military intelligence during World War II and made remarkable discoveries in Hitler's mountain residence at Berchtesgaden. His collection of World War II memorabilia includes newspapers, leaflets, photographs, booklets, correspondence, and clothing accessories.
PUSp.Ms. Coll. 966
Allen, George R. (George Rankin), 1919- Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Psychological Warfare Division. Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Ribbentrop, Joachim von, 1893-1946
Booklets Insignias Leaflets (printed works) Memorabilia Newspapers Photographs
Lewis George Sterner correspondence
Sterner, Lewis George, 1894-
Lewis George Sterner (1894-1965) was a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed a doctoral thesis on "The Sonnet in American Literature" (submitted 1930). The bulk of this collection consists of letters to Lewis George Sterner from prominent poets and literary figures from 1927 to 1930, as a result of Sterner's research for his dissertation regarding the trends in American sonnet-writing and relating to permissions for using these writers' sonnets in his thesis.
H. H. Furness Memorial Library manuscript collection
Furness Family
Extent: 10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
The H.H. Furness Memorial Library focuses on the study of Shakespeare and other Tudor and Stuart dramatists. Horace Howard Furness (1833-1912) and his son Horace Howard Furness Jr. (1865-1930) founded and edited the Variorum Shakespeare and their library was donated to the University of Pennsylvania in 1932. This collection contains personal correspondence to and from Rev. William Henry Furness (1802-1896), Horace Howard Furness, and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., largely relating to Shakespearean study and the H.H. Furness Memorial library; notebooks; copies of speeches and articles; and other assorted items relating to Shakespearean scholarship or to the Furness family.
10 linear feet (20 boxes and one oversized folder)
1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Furness Family Furness Family Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912 Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930 Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 University of Pennsylvania. Libraries.
Clippings Correspondence Essays Journals (accounts) Notebooks Photographs Poems Programs Speeches Travel journalism
Jay A. Gertzman research collection on censorship
Gertzman, Jay A., Collector
Jay A. Gertzman is professor emeritus of English at Mansfield University. This collection includes research material collected and used by Jay Gertzman to produce his book Bookleggers and Smuthounds: The Trade in Erotica, 1920-1940;. Documents collected here pertain to the proliferation and censorship of erotic material in the era between the two World Wars.
Gertzman, Jay A.
Correspondence Reprographic copies Research notes
F. Antonio Di Cecco manuscript scores and notebooks
Di Cecco, F. Antonio, 1888-1954
F. (Falco) Antonio Di Cecco (1888-1954) was an Italian American composer and conductor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collection includes sixteen complete and unpublished music works by Di Cecco, along with a small number of personal notebooks and printed music books.
Notebooks Scores
John B. McMaster papers
McMaster, John B. , Author
John Bach McMaster (1852-1932) was an American writer and professor best known for his landmark history of the United States, A History of the People of the United States, which appeared in eight volumes from 1883 to 1913. McMaster's historical technique was notable in its use of newspaper material and his insistence on providing social context from all classes, not simply the political leaders of the time. This collection contains correspondence, writings by McMaster, material used by McMaster in his research, and personal material, such as newspaper clippings of his life and work, testimonials by colleagues, and memorabilia.
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
McMaster, John B. University of Pennsylvania.
Clippings (information artifacts) Coins Correspondence Drafts (documents) Memorabilia Paper money Postage stamps Research notes Writings (documents)
Charlotte Cushman Club records
Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Founded in 1907, the Charlotte Cushman Club was originally intended to provide respectable lodgings for actresses appearing in Philadelphia theaters. In the years of World War II the Club ceased to provide residential services, becoming a favorite gathering place of theater lovers as well as of the many actresses and actors visiting the city with their touring companies. The Charlotte Cushman Club Records offer insight into the activities, the administration, and the membership of the Club during the whole life of the organization, until its closure in 1998. The collection also includes part of the holdings of the former Club's museum and library.
1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.). Charlotte Cushman Club (Philadelphia, Pa.). Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
Account books Awards Brochures Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Engravings (prints) Minutes (Records) Photographs Plays (performed works) Scrapbooks Scripts Theater programs
Padraic and Mary Colum papers
Colum, Mary
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
Extent: 7.5 linear feet (20 boxes)
Mary Colum (nee Maguire) (1884-1957) was a literary critic known for her memoir, Life and the Dream, the posthumously published Our Friend James Joyce, as well as contributions to such magazines as Scribner's, The Saturday Review of Literature, and The Forum, where she also served as literary editor. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was a poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and folklorist, known primarily for his collections of myths and folktales for children, his novels Castle Conquer and The Flying Swans, a volume of collected poetry, and several plays. This collection contains 20 boxes of material relating to the works and careers of Padraic and Mary Colum, the management of Padraic Colum's estate following his death, and the life of Emmet Greene, nephew of Padraic and Mary Colum and executor of Padraic Colum's estate.
Colum, Mary Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
7.5 linear feet (20 boxes)
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Colum, Mary Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 Greene, Emmet, 1915-1984 United States. War Shipping Administration. Wheelock, John Hall, 1886-1978
Biographies Correspondence Drafts (documents) Estate records Financial records Legal documents Manuscripts (documents) Memoirs Photographs Poems Printed ephemera Typescripts
Dorothy M. Spencer papers
Spencer, Dorothy M. (Dorothy Mary), 1907-
Dorothy M. Spencer (born 1907) was an American anthropologist who was a participant observer among the Mundari-speaking Adivasi tribespeople of India during four periods between 1939 and 1952. This collection features her notes from these expeditions on individual villagers, their customs, daily lives, and town meetings. It also contains several academic papers, materials from two courses taught by Spencer in the Department of South Asia Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and several vinyl records and two 8mm films.
Articles Audiovisual materials Autobiographies Case files Interviews
Vera Dreiser papers
Dreiser, Vera
Extent: 13 linear feet (31 boxes)
Vera Dreiser (circa 1908-1998) was a psychologist who practiced first in New York from 1947 to 1961, and later in California until her retirement in 1972. She is the niece of novelist Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) and of composer Paul Dresser (1858-1906). This collection is comprised of materials from Vera Dreiser's personal and professional life as well as materials related to the musical and literary estates of Paul Dresser and Theodore Dreiser.
Dreiser, Vera Dreiser, Helen Patges, -1955 Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 Dresser, Paul, 1858-1906
Clippings (information artifacts) Contracts Correspondence Estate records Family papers Legal documents Printed ephemera
Arthur Hobson Quinn papers
Quinn, Arthur Hobson, 1875-1960, Author
Arthur Hobson Quinn (1875-1960) was a professor and dean of English and History at the University of Pennsylvania and an internationally recognized authority on the history of American drama. This collection contains material representative of Quinn's entire professional life: correspondence, manuscripts of books and articles, lecture notes, reviews of contemporary plays, his collection of playbills and libretti, and material related to his research on Edgar Allan Poe and the American realist playwright James A. Herne.
1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
Quinn, Arthur Hobson, 1875-1960 Herne, James A., 1839-1901 O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 University of Pennsylvania. Department of English. University of Pennsylvania.
Correspondence Librettos Manuscripts (documents) Playbills Writings (documents)
Jurgis Saulys papers
Šaulys, Jurgis, 1879-1948
Jurgis Šaulys (1879-1948) was a Lithuanian civic leader, an economist, a signatory of the Lithuanian Declaration of Independence in 1918, and later, a diplomat. He had a great interest in many subjects and was involved with political and literary organizations. Much of his correspondence in this collection is with prominent Lithuanian scholars and literary and political figures.
Šaulys, Jurgis, 1879-1948 Jablonskis, Jonas, 1860-1930 Jonynas, I. (Ignas), 1884-1954 Požela, Vladas
Correspondence Diplomatic documents
Lippincott Library collection of corporate annual reports
Wharton School. Lippincott Library.
The Lippincott Library supports business related research at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Corporate annual reports were originally collected by the library as a resource for business students. These reports typically provide financial information and updates on operations. The collection includes reports of companies from a variety of industries including agriculture, energy, food, and transportation.
PUSp.Print Coll. 38
Wharton School. Lippincott Library. Gulf States Utilities Company. Halle Bros. Co. Hershey Foods Corporation. Hess Oil & Chemical Corporation. Magma Copper Company. National Food Products Corporation.
John Louis Haney papers
Haney, John Louis, 1877-1960, Author
Extent: 8 linear feet (16 boxes )
This collection contains material related to the professional, academic, and personal life of John Louis Haney (1877-1960), a high school principal, scholar, and book collector. It contains correspondence; research notes on various topics; and manuscript drafts of essays, talks, and radio transcripts, as well as an inventory of his library and journals concerning his undergraduate and graduate education.
8 linear feet (16 boxes )
Haney, John Louis, 1877-1960 Central High School (Philadelphia, Pa.). Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1772-1834 University of Pennsylvania.
Van Wyck Brooks papers
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963
Extent: 142 boxes
Collection contains 54 boxes of professional and family correspondence; 68 boxes of writings by Brooks, including typescripts, galleys, and notes for books, articles, prefaces, and addresses, as well as juvenalia, diaries, and notebooks; and 20 boxes of memorabilia, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
142 boxes
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 Brooks, Charles Van Wyck, 1912- Brooks, Eleanor Stimson, d. 1945 Brooks, Gladys S.
Correspondence Diaries Manuscripts for publication Manuscripts, American--20th century Memorabilia Writings (document genre)
Howard Fast papers
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003, Author
Extent: 41 linear feet ((105 boxes, 1 oversized folder))
Howard Melvin Fast (1914-2003) was a best-selling and prolific American author of historical fiction, mysteries, and science fiction, known for his books on themes of patriotism, social justice, and the immigrant experience. He wrote nearly 100 books and more than 150 short stories, as well as numerous screenplays, stage plays, and newspaper columns. The Howard Fast papers include correspondence, journals, appointment books, address books, financials, writings, promotion and reviews, scrapbooks, biographies, profiles, chronologies, bibliographies, interviews, governmental and political files, vital records, personal documents, awards, photographs, artwork, and audiovisual materials. The papers were deposited at the University of Pennsylvania over the course of 45 years and represent nearly all facets of the writer's life.
41 linear feet ((105 boxes, 1 oversized folder))
Fast, Howard, 1914-2003 American Labor Party. Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975 Bloor, Ella Reeve, 1862-1951 Communist Party of the United States of America. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 Fast, Bette Fast, Howard, 1914-2003 Izakov, Boris Maltz, Albert, 1908-1985 Nelson, Steve, 1903-1993 Polevoĭ, Boris Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976 Thomas, Gwyn, 1913-1981 United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. United States. Office of War Information. Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Voice of America (Organization).
Audiovisual materials Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Legal documents Manuscripts, American--20th century Novels Photographs Plays (performed works) Poems Printed ephemera Scrapbooks Screenplays Short stories Typescripts Writings (document genre)
Davis Grange No. 1466 records
Davis Grange No. 1466 (Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania).
The Davis Grange (a subchapter of the Pennsylvania State Grange and the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry) was founded sometime in the late 19th or early 20th centuries, and was based in Eighty-Four, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Davis Grange No. 1466 records date from 1925 to 1960, and include materials documenting the meetings, activities, and membership of the Davis Grange. This collection documents the life of an agricultural community in rural Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State Grange activities in Washington County. The minute books in particular are a rich source of information and include records of members, such as their names, their activities, their accomplishments, and notices of their deaths.
Manuscripts, American--20th century Minute books Minutes (Records) Photographs
Burton Rascoe papers
Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957
Burton Rascoe (1892-1957) was an American literary critic, journalist, editor, and author working in the first half of the 20th century. His confrontational style stirred up much debate and helped generate interest in up-and-coming writers that Rascoe believed showed promise; most notably, Rascoe was an early champion of writers such as James Branch Cabell, Theodore Dreiser, and H. L. Mencken. The collection consists of his correspondence, including some with famous literary figures; writings by Rascoe in draft and published form; papers relating to a lawsuit with Max Annenberg; diaries and notebooks; photographs; and clippings.
Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957 Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 Paterson, Isabel, 1886-1961 Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957 Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950
Articles Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Diaries Legal documents Photographs Sketches Typescripts Writings (document genre)
Richard Bartlett Gregg papers
Gregg, Richard Bartlett, 1885-
Extent: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)
The Richard Bartlett Gregg papers consist of letters and news reports related to the Indian independence movement collected by the American social philosopher and nonviolence theorist Richard Bartlett Gregg (1885-1974) between 1930 and 1938. Fascinated and inspired by Gandhi, Gregg lived in India from 1925 to 1929. Upon his return to the United States he promoted the nonviolence and simple living exemplified by Gandhi as tools for transforming Western civilization, and kept track of events in India by way of correspondence with Indian leaders and their Western sympathizers and subscriptions to publications supportive of Indian independence. The collection includes handwritten letters to Gregg from prominent Indian guiding lights, including Gandhi, Mahadev Desai, Jivraj Mehta, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mirabehn (Madeleine Slade).
0.4 linear feet (1 box)
Gregg, Richard Bartlett, 1885- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 Mirabehn, 1892-1982
Correspondence Newsletters
Enid Frank Goldsmith letters
Goldsmith, Enid Frank, 1888-1983
Enid Frank Goldsmith, the sister of Waldo Frank (1889-1967), was born on March 30, 1888, and died on December 7, 1983. The letters in this collection span several generations and mainly include correspondence between various members of the Frank and Goldsmith families between 1886 and 1984. The majority of the letters are either written to or by Enid Goldsmith between 1917 and 1960. Other prominent writers include Waldo Frank, Julius J. Frank, and Morton Goldsmith.
Goldsmith, Enid Frank, 1888-1983 Frank, Helene Rosenberg Frank, Julius J., 1852- Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967 Goldsmith, Fannie Goldsmith, Frank Morton, 1921-2004 Goldsmith, Jacob, 1836-1922 Goldsmith, Louise Goldsmith, Morton Naumburg, Nettie Goldsmith, 1865-1930
Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Family papers Photographic postcards


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Member of the Month: Lightblue Environmental Consulting
Le 07/02/2017 • par Clara Regrigny : communication(@)francothaicc.com
In 2017, we also made good resolutions! Now that we have a new team and new players, the Franco Thai Chamber of Commerce decided to put more emphasis on the biggest strength of our organization: our members. Indeed, to celebrate the launch of our new Monthly Newsletter, we would like to highlight some of our members, especially those who joined us recently.
The first edition of this new section "Member of the month", focuses on a company which (we hope) you have already heard about: LightBlue Environmental Consulting. Founded in 2012 by Benjamin Lephilibert, an active member of the CSR Committee, LEC is a company with high expertise in auditing, consulting and capacity building services to organizations looking to improve profitability and minimize their social and environmental footprint. Their main objective is to deliver tailor made solutions to cut operational expenses, increase employees' efficiency and loyalty, as well as to improve the reputation of organizations operating more responsibly.
His Managing Director, Benjamin, an expert in hotel food waste prevention, holds two Masters from two different European countries. In 2008, he found a job as a French VIE (young graduated contract) and decided to move here, to Bangkok. Unfortunately, nothing happened as planned and Benjamin quickly found himself unemployed. Knowing about our existence, he came knocking at the door of the FTCC hoping to gather some information and get relevant contacts. He rapidly ended up reading all the pages of our handbook and went door to door to find a new job.
Couple of weeks later, it is with one of our premium member Accor Hotel Group, that Benjamin made his debut in Thailand as a project manager for the implementation of the environmental certification program 'Green Globe' in 44 Novotel properties throughout 9 countries in Asia. As Benjamin mentioned, there are lots of confusion about green certifications. Labels and hotels, especially in Asia, tend to get lost regarding which certifications they need. Accor Hotel Group aimed at clearing this blurry vision by certifying its hotels with EarthCheck, a worldwide well-known certification.
Benjamin then became a Master Trainer and Strategy Consultant in hotel sustainability efficiency for the UN International Labour Organisation (UNILO), helping hotels in Phuket, Bangkok and the Philippines to green their operations. Working with this hotels, helping them to focus on a change in their behaviors and adapting working procedures there, convinced him to start doing this on a larger scale with his own business, Lightblue.
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WikiLeaks (МФА: ; от  и  — «утечка») — международная некоммерческая организация, которая публикует секретную информацию, взятую из анонимных источников или при утечке данной информации. Создатели сайта, который был запущен в 2006 году организацией Sunshine Press, заявили, что обладают информационной базой в 1,2 миллиона документов, которые они собрали за первый год существования сайта. Основателем, главным редактором и директором WikiLeaks является австралийский интернет-журналист и телеведущий Джулиан Ассанж. Единственные признанные партнёры Джулиана Ассанжа — Кристинн Храфнссон, Джозеф Фаррелл, Метью Харсфорд и Сара Харрисон. Храфнссон также является членом Sunshine Press Productions наряду с Ассанжем.

Целью проекта объявлена «неотслеживаемая публикация и анализ документов, ставших доступными вследствие утечки информации». Для навигации возможен защищённый доступ с использованием протокола HTTPS. Несмотря на своё название, Wikileaks не является вики-сайтом: читатели, не обладающие соответствующим разрешением, не могут менять его содержание. Но стать анонимным источником информации может любой, кто ей располагает и пришлёт в «редакцию».

Организация опубликовала ряд важных документов, после чего информация из этих документов появилась на первых полосах газет. Ранние публикации включали такие документы, как расходы в войне в Афганистане и отчет о коррупции в Кении. В апреле 2010 года WikiLeaks опубликовал кадры, снятые во время багдадского авиаудара 12 июля 2007 года, на которых от обстрела вертолетом AH-64 Apache, в числе прочих, погибли журналисты Reuters, это видео известно под названием «сопутствующее убийство» (Collateral Murder). В июле того же года сайт WikiLeaks опубликовал «дневники афганской войны», сборник из более 76 900 документов о войне в Афганистане, ранее недоступных для общественности. В октябре 2010 года организация, в сотрудничестве с крупными изданиями, выпустила почти 400 тысяч документов под названием «иракское досье». В апреле 2011 года WikiLeaks опубликовал 779 секретных файлов, касающихся заключенных, содержащихся в лагере для задержанных в Гуантанамо.

Объёмные публикации на сайте WikiLeaks предваряются отредактированными выборками и рекламой в ключевых СМИ.
Например, ответственным за публикацию «сливов» в «Нью-Йорк Таймс» Сульцбергера является член СМО Дэвид Сангер.

ФБР проводит проверки по некоторым материалам сайта.

История

Первые шаги

Доменное имя wikileaks.org было зарегистрировано 4 октября 2006. Первый документ на веб-сайте был опубликован в декабре 2006 года. Сайт был представлен широкой публике основателем WikiLeaks Джулианом Ассанжем в 2007 году. Согласно журналу Wired, волонтёр отметил, что Ассанж назвал себя в частном разговоре "сердцем и душой этой организации, её основателем, спикером, организатором, финансистом и т. д.".

В некоторой степени, WikiLeaks полагается на волонтёров. Ранее основателями организации считались журналисты, математики и технологи из молодых организаций из США, Европы, Австралии, Южной Африки и Тайваня. Но со временем веб-сайт пришёл к более традиционной модели публикаций и больше не прибегал ни к поправкам редакторов, ни к комментариям посетителей сайта. Но если говорить о 2009 годе, сайт имел более 1200 зарегистрированных волонтёров, а также имел совещательный совет, включавший Ассанжа, его заместителя и ещё 7 человек, некоторые из которых отрицали любые связи с данной организацией.

Несмотря на название WikiLeaks, веб-сайт не использует метод публикации Wiki с мая 2010 года. Кроме того, несмотря на всем известную путаницу из-за наличия компонента wiki- как в Wikipedia, так и в Wikileaks, два этих сайта не связаны друг с другом. Wiki не является фирменным знаком. Wikia, коммерческая корпорация, входящая в состав фонда Wikimedia, действительно покупала в 2007 году несколько доменных имён, косвенно относящихся к Wikileaks (включая wikileaks.com и wikileaks.net).

Цели
Если цитировать веб-сайт WikiLeaks, то его цель состоит в том, чтобы «донести важные новости и информацию до общественности… Одно из главных направлений деятельности нашей организации заключается в публикации первоисточника параллельно с нашими новостями таким образом, чтобы читатели и историки могли видеть доказательства существования правды».

Другой целью организации является убеждение журналистов и разоблачителей в том, что они не будут отправлены за решётку за предоставление любой информации. «Drop box», который работает онлайн, описан веб-сайтом WikiLeaks, как инновационный, безопасный и анонимный путь для людей, которые хотят предоставить какую-либо информацию журналистам WikiLeaks.

Во время интервью в американской телевизионной передаче «The Colbert Report» Ассанж высказал своё мнение на тему ограничения свободы слова: «Это не абсолютная свобода, но тем не менее свобода слова может направлять деятельность правительства и помогать усовершенствовать законы. Именно поэтому в Билле о правах конституции США указано то, что Конгресс не имеет права издавать такой закон, который ограничивает свободу печати. Принятие закона о печати не должно иметь ничего общего с законом, потому что фактически закон о печати превосходит, даже формирует закон. Любая конституция или статья из законодательства формируется потоком информации. Таким же образом избирается каждое правительство, основываясь на понимании людьми действительности».

Данный проект был сравнён с разоблачением Дэниэлом Эллсбергом «Документов Пентагона» в 1971 году. В США люди, которые способствуют «утечке» некоторых документов, могут быть защищены по закону. Верховный Суд США постановил, что Конституция гарантирует анонимность, по крайней мере, в контексте политической беседы. Писатель и журналист Уитли Стрибер говорил о преимуществах проекта WikiLeaks, отмечая, что «способствование утечке информации, находящейся в правительственном документе, может означать тюрьму, но тюремные сроки для этого могут быть довольно короткими. Однако есть страны, где подобное действие может привести к лишению свободы на длительный период времени или даже к смертной казни. Такое можно встретить в Китае, части Африки и Ближнего Востока».

Публикации

2006—2008
WikiLeaks опубликовал свой первый документ в декабре 2006 года. Это было решение об убийстве государственных чиновников, которое подписал сомалийский шейх Хасан Дахир Айвас. В августе 2007 года английская газета 'The Guardian' опубликовала статью о коррупции в семье бывшего кенийского лидера Даниэль арап Мои, основываясь на информации, предоставленной через Wikileaks. В ноябре 2007 года была опубликована копия руководства для тюремщиков лагеря временного содержания в Гуантанамо от марта 2003 года. Документ показал, что у Международного комитета Красного Креста не было доступа к некоторым заключенным, что до этого военные США неоднократно отрицали. В феврале 2008 года сайт выпустил заявления о незаконной деятельности в филиале швейцарского банка Julius Baer на Каймановых островах, в результате чего банк подал в суд. Калифорнийский суд временно приостановил работу сайта wikileaks.org, но позже отклонил требования Julius Baer, ссылаясь на первую поправку конституции США и в этом же месяце сайт снова стал доступен. В марте 2008 года сайт WikiLeaks опубликовал «собрание секретов "библии" Саентологии», и спустя три дня получил письма с угрозами подать в суд за нарушение авторских прав. В сентябре 2008 года во время президентской избирательной кампании в США содержание почтового ящика, принадлежащего кандидату в вице-президенты США Саре Пэйлин от Джона Маккейна, было опубликовано на WikiLeaks после того, как ящик был взломан членами группы, известной как Анонимус. В ноябре 2008 года список членов ультраправой Британской национальной партии (БНФ) был размещен на сайте WikiLeaks. Год спустя, в октябре 2009 года, ещё один список членов БНФ был опубликован.

2009—2010
В ноябре 2009 года на сайте опубликовали 570 тысяч перехваченных сообщений, посланных на пейджеры 11 сентября 2001 года. Часть этих сообщений принадлежит высокопоставленным лицам.

Публикации документов о военных кампаниях США в Афганистане и Ираке

26 июля 2010 года на сайте WikiLeaks были опубликованы 92 тысячи документов, связанных с войной в Афганистане в период с 2004 по конец 2009 года. Информация из них была перепечатана ведущими мировыми изданиями — британской The Guardian, американской The New York Times и немецким журналом Der Spiegel. В этих документах, в частности, содержится ранее не сообщавшаяся информация о гибели в Афганистане мирных жителей.

Кроме того, из документов становится очевидно, что НАТО подозревает Иран и Пакистан в том, что разведслужбы обеих стран тайно оказывают поддержку афганским талибам. Более 90 тысяч опубликованных там отчётов и сообщений разведслужб о ходе конфликта в Афганистане были подготовлены на протяжении последних шести лет военной операции, в течение которых погибли более трёхсот британских и более тысячи американских военных.

Администрация Соединённых Штатов Америки заявила, что «безответственная» утечка в СМИ тысяч файлов с секретной военной информацией может представлять угрозу для безопасности страны. Та утечка секретной информации стала, возможно, самой масштабной в истории США.

В целом из документов, к которым получили доступ журналисты, вырисовывается следующая картина (по оценке журналистов BBC Russian): силы коалиции проигрывают войну в Афганистане, военные убивают сотни мирных жителей и информация об этом не становится достоянием общественности, число нападений со стороны талибов увеличивается, а командующие силами НАТО опасаются, что Пакистан и Иран поддерживают нестабильность в регионе.

Кроме того, согласно этим документам, талибы получили доступ к ракетам с теплонаведением, которые можно перевозить с места на место и использовать против самолётов.

По словам корреспондента Би-би-си в Кабуле Дэвида Лойна, Белый дом «в ярости» от утечки, которая может нанести серьёзный ущерб репутации американской администрации.

«Эти документы показывают, что предоставленная помощь не сработала, политические мотивы [кампании] были изначально наивны, а кроме того, они показывают, насколько сложным противником является "Талибан". Большинство американцев до сих пор этого не понимало», — считает Лойн.

Администрация Барака Обамы подвергла жёсткой критике владельцев сайта за решение опубликовать секретные документы. Те, в свою очередь, не сообщают, кто предоставил в их распоряжение эти материалы.

23 октября 2010 года сайт опубликовал около 400 тысяч документов, посвящённых войне в Ираке. Как говорится на сайте, 391 832 военных отчёта, получившие название «Иракское досье», охватывают период с 1 января 2004 г. по 31 декабря 2009 г. Первоначально данные можно было найти на сайте газеты The Guardian, однако впоследствии они были удалены. США обвиняют в утечке информации военнослужащего разведподразделения армии США Брэдли Меннинга.

Дипломатическая переписка США

Очередная утечка произошла в конце ноября 2010 г., когда на сайте появилось более 250 тысяч писем дипломатов США. Среди прочих данных, стало известно, что лидеры Саудовской Аравии обращались с просьбой к США об авиаударе по Ирану, также стали известны многочисленные неформальные характеристики мировых лидеров.

Администрация США заявила, что документы наносят вред национальной безопасности и внешней политике США. Однако многие эксперты и исследователи говорят о том, что публикации секретных документов и деятельность сайта WikiLeaks сделает современную дипломатию более открытой для публики посредством создания так называемой дипломатии в реальном времени, или live diplomacy.

В WikiLeaks отсутствуют русские переводы текстов дипломатических донесений, однако некоторые депеши переводятся энтузиастами.

WikiLeaks опубликовал список ключевых объектов других стран, жизненно важных для США.

2011—2016
В конце апреля 2011 года были выпущены файлы, относящиеся к тюрьме Гуантанамо. В декабре 2011 года WikiLeaks начал публикацию Spy Files. 27 февраля 2012 года WikiLeaks начал публикацию более пяти миллионов электронных писем о методах работы одного из лидеров в области частной разведки, техасской компании Stratfor.

5 июля 2012 года WikiLeaks начал публикацию сирийских файлов, более двух миллионов электронных писем от сирийских политических деятелей, министерств и связанных с ними компаний, начиная с августа 2006 года по март 2012 года. В апреле 2013 года WikiLeaks опубликовал более 1,7 млн дипломатических и разведывательных документов США, начиная с 1970-х годов. В сентябре 2013 WikiLeaks опубликовал 250 документов из более 90 компаний, разрабатывающих средства скрытого наблюдения (Spy Files 3).

13 ноября 2013 года был опубликован полный проект Транстихоокеанского партнерства по правам интеллектуальной собственности. 10 июня 2015 года WikiLeaks опубликовал полный проект Транстихоокеанского партнерства по охране здоровья. Согласно Sydney Morning Herald, текст соглашения регулирует государственные схемы лекарственных средств и изделий медицинского назначения и дает большим транснациональным фармацевтическим корпорациям больше информации и контроль над национальными политиками в секторе здравоохранения.

19 июня 2015 года WikiLeaks начал публикацию саудовских дипломатических сообщений: более полумиллиона депеш и других документов от Министерства иностранных дел Саудовской Аравии, содержащих секретные сообщения из саудовских посольств по всему миру.

23 июня 2015 года WikiLeaks опубликовал документы под названием «Espionnage Elysee», которые показывали, что АНБ шпионила за французским правительством, в том числе, но не ограничиваясь, президентом Франсуа Олландом и его предшественниками Николя Саркози и Жаком Шираком. 29 июня 2015 года WikiLeaks опубликовал ещё ряд секретных документов АНБ относительно Франции, в котором подробно описан экономический шпионаж против французских компаний и ассоциаций.

В июле 2015 года WikiLeaks опубликовал документы, которые показали, что АНБ прослушивало телефонные номера немецких федеральных министерств, в том числе канцлера Ангелы Меркель, в течение многих лет, начиная с 1990-х годов.

В 2015 году на сайте были опубликованы похищенные в ноябре 2014 года документы компании Sony Pictures, которые свидетельствуют о том, что Sony Pictures — «влиятельная корпорация со связями в Белом доме, с возможностью лоббировать законы, и со связями с американским военно-промышленным комплексом».

2017
В 2017 году WikiLeaks опубликовало серию документов, условно названную «Убежище 7» (), которая содержит описание глобальной программы ЦРУ США для взлома электронных устройств

2018
В марте 2018 года посольство Эквадора в Лондоне лишило Ассанжа доступа в интернет, а также права принимать посетителей. 26 сентября новым главным редактором WikiLeaks был назначен исландский журналист Кристинн Храфнссон, о чём было сообщено в твиттер-аккаунте WikiLeaks. Храфнссон ранее занимал пост официального представителя WikiLeaks, а также занимался правовым обеспечением работы организации. В 2010 году он стал журналистом года в Исландии за вклад в публикацию WikiLeaks видеозаписи авиаудара ВВС США по Багдаду в июле 2007 года, который привёл к гибели мирных жителей и двух журналистов информационного агентства Рейтер. Бывший главред WikiLeaks Джулиан Ассанж продолжает выполнять функции издателя.

Публикации, связанные с Россией
С начала своей работы сайт сообщал, что его главными мишенями станут репрессивные режимы в Китае, России и Центральной Евразии. В 2010 году Ассанж в интервью российской газете обещал опубликовать материалы, компрометирующие «Россию, ваше руководство и ваших бизнесменов».

Постановление суда штата Калифорния в 2008 году
Проект известен тем, что постановлением суда штата Калифорния (США) от 18 февраля 2008 года был закрыт доступ к первоначальному адресу wikileaks.org, а регистратору Dynadot приказано исключить все DNS-записи на этот домен.

Тот же суд под председательством судьи Джефри Уайта, опираясь на первую поправку и пространство юрисдикции, снова позволил Wikileaks находиться онлайн, а также отклонил требование банка Юлиус Байер запретить Wikileaks публикацию материалов.

Визит Ассанжа в Швецию и ордер на его арест
В августе 2010 года Джулиан Ассанж в рамках своего визита в Швецию подписал соглашение с местной Пиратской партией о размещении части серверов Wikileaks на её площадках, что обеспечит проекту политическую поддержку на мировой арене.

В Швеции две женщины, Анна Ардин (30 лет, организатор визита Ассанжа в Швецию, была депортирована с Кубы за подрывную деятельность) и София Вилен (26 лет, фотограф) совместно обвинили Ассанжа в изнасиловании. Частное обвинение получило публичное освещение в газете «Expressen» на следующий день после подачи заявления в прокуратуру. Джулиан Ассанж объявлен в международный розыск.

Аналогичная атака была предпринята на владельца немецкого домена WikiLeaks.de Теодора Реппе (Theodor Reppe). Его дом был подвергнут обыску под предлогом хранения порнографии. Следователи требовали выдачи паролей WikiLeaks.

Реакция Австралии
Австралийская комиссия по средствам массовой информации и коммуникациям обязала австралийских интернет-провайдеров блокировать доступ к некоторым страницам Wikileaks. Ситуация возникла вследствие публикации на Wikileaks списков сайтов, заблокированных датскими интернет-провайдерами.

Wikileaks для русскоговорящей аудитории
Направление Wikileaks для русскоговорящей аудитории находится в разработке. В России документы Wikileaks по соглашению с WikiLeaks публиковал и комментировал журнал «Русский репортёр». Также об официальном партнерстве с WikiLeaks заявила «Новая газета».

 6 декабря Пиратская партия России запустила сайт ruleaks.net c зеркалом викислив.рф (на 2017 год оба домена перекуплены и не функционируют) в зоне .рф. На сайте публиковались как собственные переводы, так и ранее опубликованные другими изданиями.
 14 января Ruleaks.net начал сбор информации от анонимных источников для экспертной оценки и дальнейшей её публикации.
 14 января 2011 года появилась информация, что российский домен Wikileaks выставлен на торги. Представитель отметил, что основной причиной выставления на аукцион стало «увеличение числа предложений о покупке в период с октября 2010 года».

Разногласия в Wikileaks
Как стало известно из публикаций шведской газеты «Дагенс Нюхетер», в Wikileaks возникли разногласия по способам управления сайтом. Даниэль Домшайт-Берг, Херберт Сноррасо и другие сотрудники сайта решили создать альтернативный проект — OpenLeaks, который бы работал на новых принципах. Для реализации своих планов 17 сентября 2010 года были куплены доменные имена Openleaks.org и Openleaks.net. По мнению Берга, Wikileaks перешла к «односторонней конфронтации с США».

Противодействия WikiLeaks
После опубликования конфиденциальных американских документов, 28 ноября 2010 года сайт WikiLeaks подвергся атаке. Сайт некоторое время был недоступен пользователям. Содержатели сайта назвали причину неполадок DDoS-атакой.

Сразу после обнародования каблограмм, которыми правительство обменивалось с посольствами США в других странах, Amazon перестал предоставлять хостинг сайту WikiLeaks.
4 декабря 2010 года платёжная система PayPal заморозила учётную запись WikiLeaks. Впоследствии были заблокированы переводы через системы VISA и MasterCard. Движение Anonymous объявило войну сайтам компаний, действующих во вред сайту WikiLeaks. Сайт начал принимать пожертвования в биткойнах и лайткойнах, которые нет возможности заблокировать.

24 октября 2011 года сайт временно прекратил работу, ссылаясь на проблемы с финансированием, однако его работа в скором времени была восстановлена.

В 2017 году сайт начал принимать пожертвования в анонимной криптовалюте Zcash. В октябре 2017 года Джулиан Ассанж через Твиттер поблагодарил правительство США за стимулирование их работы с криптовалютой биткойн.

Смена адреса WikiLeaks
В связи с закрытием хостинга wikileaks.org проект WikiLeaks вынужден переезжать с места на место. 3 декабря 2010 года сайт wikileaks.org был закрыт и переехал на http://wikileaks.ch/, а поисковик Google по запросу «wikileaks» выдаёт один из его IP-адресов, 213.251.145.96. На 20 декабря 2010 года WikiLeaks зеркалируется на 1424 сайтах. В настоящий момент официальный сайт wikileaks.org снова доступен для пользователей.

После блокировки WikiLeaks на Amazon проект переехал на сервера шведского Bahnhof.

Критика
Публикации сайта по совпадению практически не касались Российской Федерации, с 2012 года тон высказываний WikiLeaks и Ассанжа (начавшего работу на телеканале RT) совпадали с точкой зрения властей России (оценка ситуации на Украине в 2014 году, выхода Великобритании из ЕС, обвинения НАТО и США в нарушении прав человека, критика публикации панамских документов). Согласно анализу журналистов New York Times, публикации Wikileaks дискредитировали действия Саудовской Аравии и Турции в моменты повышенной напряженности в отношениях с Россией.

Мобильные приложения для WikiLeaks
18 декабря 2010 года приложение для Apple iOS российского разработчика Игоря Баринова было одобрено цензорами Apple App Store. Но уже 21 декабря 2010 года Wikileaks app было удалено из каталога приложений.

22 декабря 2010 года российская студия iRafa выпустила приложение для чтения сайта WikiLeaks для Android. Суть приложения заключается в возможности чтения статей на сайте WikiLeaks и ленты в Twitter по хештегу #WikiLeaks. Есть возможность поделиться ссылкой на статью в социальных сетях или отправить её по электронной почте. Приложение работает на любых Android-устройствах с версией ОС 1.6 и выше.

Целью выпуска приложений является сбор пожертвований в Фонд Защиты WikiLeaks и Джулиана Ассанжа.

Фильмы о WikiLeaks
 «Пятая власть» () — фильм, который повествует об истории взаимоотношений между основателем международного социального сетевого проекта WikiLeaks — Джулианом Ассанжем и его сторонником и в конечном итоге коллегой Даниэлем Домшайт-Бергом. История о том, как развивался веб-сайт, и что привело к непоправимому расколу между двумя друзьями. Дата выхода: октябрь 2013. Джулиана Ассанжа сыграл знаменитый британский актёр Бенедикт Камбербэтч.
 Underground: The Julian Assange Story.
 «Медиастан» ()

См. также
 Свобода информации
 Свобода массовой информации
 Багдадский авиаудар 12 июля 2007 года
 RusLeaks.com

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 Хроника Wikileaks
 Wikileaks в России

 Нравственный мотив WikiLeaks. Интервью с Исраэлем Шамиром. // Православие и мир, 8 декабря 2010
 Викиликс. Чужая игра

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