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Posts tagged 'hypocrisy'
Remember, Facebook usually says one thing, then does the opposite
Don't take what Facebook says about Trump seriously. As Christopher Wylie reminds us:
When I reported Facebook to the US authorities, I received a permanent ban for whistleblowing.
When Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection at Congress, he received a temporary two year ban that would let him back in time for the 2024 campaign.
This is all a PR exercise.
— Christopher Wylie 🏳🌈 (@chrisinsilico) June 4, 2021
Based on everything that I've covered over the years, Facebook (a.k.a. Botville) has had more form saying one thing, then doing the opposite, than it does with following through on any statement, window-dressing or otherwise. It's part of what has turned US democracy into an anocracy, and as long as it's around, it'll continue to do so.
Reduced Facebook? Australia is the lucky country
This was the natural outcome of greed, in the forms of monopoly power and sensationalist media
Business as usual at Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg comes forth, tells us nothing we didn't already know
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica: the signs were there for years, if one only looked
Thoughts shared on Big Tech
Are you doing on Facebook what Facebook does on Facebook? They'll sue you
We need to change how we consume and share media as Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns us about privacy and 'fake news'
Let's do some maths on Facebook's user numbers
Tags: 2021, Christopher Wylie, deception, Donald Trump, Facebook, hypocrisy, politics, social media, USA
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Here's quite a funny one for you this Easter weekend: Facebook apparently has filed suit against companies that do the following, according to Social Media Today.
• Companies that sell fake followers and likes, which Facebook has pushed harder to enforce since New York's Attorney General ruled that selling fake social media followers and likes is illegal last February
• Two different app developers over 'click injection fraud', which simulates clicks in order to extract ad revenue
• Two companies over the creation of malware, and tricking Facebook users into installing it in order to steal personal information
In other words, Facebook has filed suit against people who do things that are variations of what Facebook itself does.
The first. This has long been proven by Veritasium, and one would hope the defendant points out that Facebook has endorsed such behaviour, and that its terms and conditions have generally meant squat. Facebook allows hate groups (hate speech is 'counter-speech', they tell me), hates drag queens and kings, drags its heels in removing illegal content (eight clips of the Christchurch massacre are still on there, a year later), and preserves bots, fake accounts and phishing pages, all contrary to what their own terms and conditions say. These happen with such frequency that one might say they are Facebook policy.
Now, Facebook mightn't do the second but it certainly extracts ad revenue from customers, and not necessarily fairly. Click fraud? How about audience fraud? That's been the subject of lawsuits against it. We've gone through this before on this blog, least of which is Facebook's lying about its user numbers. It cites heaps of people but we know among them are bots; and we know that it claims more people in certain demographics than there are people. I've said this for a long, long time.
Third: Facebook tricked users for years into installing a 'malware scanner' with purposes it would not go into. But it essentially admitted their scanners collected data from users (as reported in Wired, 'Facebook tells users when they agree to conduct the scan that the data collected in the process will be used "to improve security on and off Facebook"'—it seems reasonable to conclude this is personal information). The scanner never appeared in one's installed programs' list, either, and in my case, knocked out my real antivirus software. We also know that when Facebook accused certain people of having malware, the company was lying. The scanner took a long time to run, so what was it sending back to the mothership? Conclude from all of that what you will, but tricking Facebook users into installing software that is hidden on a user's PC and takes data off it is right out of a fraudster's playbook.
Given the amount of crooked activity that Facebook itself engages in, and the lies its team tells, criminals would be forgiven into thinking that it was a website that collected and ran scams, and that Mark Zuckerberg was a kindred spirit.
The hypocrisy remains strong at Facebook.
Is Facebook lying to customers about who has seen their ads?
When it comes to mass surveillance, forget specificity
Big Tech and advertising: the con is being revealed
Twitter also tracks your preferences, even after you opt out of ad customization
Are you a scam artist? Facebook loves you, and protects you
Facebook: Kiwi lives don't matter
Twitter's shadow-banning: not just in the US, as Kiwis get caught up, too
How to get your Facebook ad account shut down: do something honest
Tags: 2010s, 2020, Aotearoa, Christchurch, deception, Facebook, hypocrisy, law, New Zealand, privacy, social media, USA
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Verizon's continued hypocrisy borne of pettiness
Remember Tumblr, the platform owned by Verizon that I left?
I left because of Verizon's policies, of placing their corporate agenda ahead of the users.
I went to NewTumbl instead—a site that Tumblr users might not know about, since Verizon has ensured that searches for its competitor come up empty.
I was very surprised to find that Verizon Media has opened an account at NewTumbl—a site that they effectively tell their users does not exist.
And what are they doing on it? Running their sit vac ads for free:
It's not technically in violation of NewTumbl's terms, but what is interesting are their hashtags.
One of the hashtags is sexy, albeit misspelled as sexu.
Now, either you have to be sexy to work for Verizon (given the other hashtags used), or they are hashtag-spamming, in the hope their ads will be seen more widely.
It is, basically, douchebag behaviour—but this also tells us that NewTumbl has them rattled. Why else would they advertise here instead of a regular job site?
The effect on their brand is very negative—since people can see these ads for what they are: a cheap shot across the bow. This is how petty big US companies are. We see this from Google, so why not Verizon?
PS.: Unlike Big Tech and the bigger players in corporate America, I own up when I learn more. The Verizon account on NewTumbl was revealed to be a fake, and has since been deleted. However, Verizon's censorship on Tumblr continues (you can't find NewTumbl but you can find Pornhub—all hail their potential buyers!).—JY
Tumblr is now where Verizon's corporate agenda rule
As News of the World closes, we might be getting better at making business accountable
The "fortress America" approach to the internet fuels piracy
Someone's doing something right inside Google
Tumblr is dead, long live NewTumbl
Why paywalls are getting more prevalent; and The Guardian Weekly rethought
How brands fool us
NewTumbl: a parting response
Tags: 2019, advertising, blogosphere, censorship, hypocrisy, NewTumbl, spam, Tumblr, USA, Verizon
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Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg came out and made a statement on Facebook that had no apology (though he gave a personal one later on CNN) and, at a time when people demanded transparency, he continued with opaqueness.
First, he told us nothing we didn't already know about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Secondly, he avoided the most pressing points.
No mention that Facebook had covered this up for two years. No explanation of why he failed to answer journalists about this for two years. No explanation on why Facebook tried to gag the story in The Observer by threatening legal action. No mention that it had failed, by law, to report a data breach that it knew about.
From the clips I saw on CNN, Zuckerberg claims he wants to restrict access to developers, and he still doesn't know if there are other Cambridge Analyticas out there. Nothing about Facebook gathering more and more data on you and using it improperly themselves, which has actually been an ongoing issue. From the clips online provided by CNN, it wasn't a hard-hitting interview, with the journalist going very easy on the milliardaire in what amounted to a puff piece. I really hope there was more meat than what we were shown, given how much ammo there is.
The site has countless more failings, including its bots and its bugs, but I've mentioned them before.
I'm unimpressed and for once, the market agreed, with shares dipping 2·7 per cent after Zuckerberg's first comments in the wake of the scandal.
However, CNN Money thinks Cambridge Analytica is an anomaly, even when Facebook's own boss says they are still to 'make sure' whether there are other firms out there in the same boat. 'We're going to go now and investigate every app that has access to a large amount of information.' In other words, it hasn't been done, and yet Facebook knew about this since 2015.
The world is seeing what I and others have talked about for years: Facebook is irresponsible, it does nothing till it's embarrassed into it, and it collects a lot of data on you even after you've opted out of certain features on their site.
Not a lot has changed since 2009, when he gave this interview with the BBC. Say one thing, do another.
Cambridge Analytica is merely Facebook's 'smaller, less ambitious sibling'
UK picks on independent Tweeters, falsely calls them Russian bots and trolls
A look back at 2015: a year that was harder to laugh at
History of the 2010s: a look back at the decade that was
The lies and myths of Facebook, and what the tech press is too scared to investigate
Zuckerberg was either wilfully ignorant or lied during his testimony about ad data collection
Tags: 2018, BBC, CNN, Facebook, hypocrisy, law, media, politics, privacy, scandal, social media, social networking, technology, The Guardian, transparency, TV, USA
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RTL orders Blitzkrieg on Alarm für Cobra 11 fan community prior to the show's 20th anniversary
With the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the German TV show Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei, a fan group I run—the largest unofficial community on Facebook for the series—has been the subject of a Blitzkrieg by RTL. Trailers, which made up the majority of the uploaded videos, are indeed copyrighted material, but have resided happily there since 2008. But in their determination to have every video cleansed from Facebook, individual members' copyrighted material, as well as videos that do not even belong to RTL, have been the subject of their claims.
As someone who is usually on the complainant's side in DMCA cases, I have a lot of sympathy for their position—but I've never gone to a website to lay claim to material that isn't ours. You would think that a company as well resourced as RTL would be able to tell the difference, if a far smaller firm like ours can, but it appears there are keyboard warriors even in the largest TV networks. A reply, therefore, is needed, and it's going to be a nice weekend sans Facebook, where I have been barred for three days without their usual counterclaim procedure operating. Luckily, I had set up a back-door account to administer pages and groups, after Facebook's anti-malware malware incident, which is practically all I do there these days anyway.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Today we note that all videos uploaded to the largest Facebook group about the TV series Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei (https://www.facebook.com/groups/autobahnpolizei/) have been the subject of complaints by you, causing them all to be removed.
We acknowledge that some of these videos contain content from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and Action Concept. They have resided there since 2008 without a single complaint, and the overwhelming majority (over 90 per cent) are trailers that you have permitted not only on this group, but all fan groups.
Our group is non-profit and promotional in nature. Contractors to and employees of RTL and Action-Concept have happily been members for years, so it is clearly known to your organization.
You have also permitted fan edits to your material on YouTube for years, where derivative works have been created and reside.
Derivative works include subtitled, reworked Bulgarian translations to your trailers by Mr Hristian Martinov that feature new graphics, fan edits by Herr Thorsten Markus Grützmacher featuring the history of the series, and fan videos by Herr Stefan Wilke made in 2002 and 2004. Given RTL's own stance on these elsewhere, principally on YouTube, there is an appalling double standard that you have applied to this Facebook group.
We acknowledge that on a strict legal interpretation, some of these can be subject to your copyright claims and, had we been approached privately, we would have removed them. However, we are deeply concerned over content that Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland falsely and deceptively laid claim to, and is no concern of yours.
You have stated to Facebook that these are videos that you or your organization created. In the cases detailed below, this is not true.
We have two reporting numbers provided to us by Facebook, 1687808734841713 and 235243696819825, although numerous others relating to this group apply.
Among those are videos that you have falsely and deceptively laid claim to include those shot by individual members on set on visits to Action Concept, videos shot privately by Herr Grützmacher while he was contracted to Action Concept, advertisements made by Kia Motors Deutschland GmbH which feature Alarm für Cobra 11 characters, news articles covering Alarm für Cobra 11 that are not owned by RTL but by their respective news networks, and an advertisement for Daimler AG that has no connection whatsoever to Alarm für Cobra 11, Action-Concept, or RTL.
Please be advised that Facebook operates on US copyright law, which the above items do not fall foul of as they relate to RTL; even if they do, they are outside the scope of copyrighted material that you have any authority to file complaints about. The notion of German moral rights in copyright do not apply in the United States in this respect.
Your actions have caused accounts to be disabled and while this may be warranted in the cases that concern RTL material, it is not warranted in cases where you have made false claims to Facebook. Your statements are not only inaccurate in these cases, they are also defamatory in nature and we consider them libellous.
We are prepared to vigorously defend our position.
Nevertheless, we are reasonable, and we propose a fair solution. As there is no way to compile every reporting number over eight years of material that has vanished in the space of 24 hours, we request that all the material you have reported on this group to be reinstated in full. Once that is done, the group's moderators work alongside you to remove, individually, only the content that belongs to you. Reinstatement should occur within a week of this email, while removal of all RTL trailers, promotional material, and direct clips from the show—the last of which are indisputably RTL copyrighted material—will be done over the following week.
Facebook notes that you are under no obligation to respond. Please be advised that this message will be openly published, and will also be sent to you as hard copy, with other parties cced.
Jack Yan, LL B, BCA (Hons.), MCA
ccs for Action Concept and Facebook, under separate cover
What an innovative way to generate goodwill for a TV series in the days before the network kicks off its 20th anniversary tributes (on March 12).
Alarm für Cobra 11 changes direction again, with Daniel Roesner as Paul Renner
Facebook: no change, business as usual
It's Miller time on the Sherlock bandwagon
Drivetribe will be a mecca for motorheads—Autocade readers welcome
A year of random thoughts: 2014 in review
The path of least resistance: we humans aren't discerning enough sometimes
Tags: 2016, advertisement, advertising, Alarm für Cobra 11: die Autobahnpolizei, copyright, Facebook, hypocrisy, intellectual property, Kia, RTL, social networking, TV
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Did Facebook really mean it when it apologized to the drag community for freezing their accounts?
I'm getting quite used to the hypocrisy behind the likes of Google and Facebook. Remember last year, when Facebook received criticism for freezing accounts because users did not use their real names? It's not dissimilar to the furore that came up when Google brought in the same policy a few years ago, affecting the people you might expect: people who were hiding from abusive ex-partners, for instance, and those in the drag community.
Facebook eventually apologized, with Chris Cox offering a heartfelt statement on behalf of the firm here.
But, in usual fashion, the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing at Facebook.
Even though I believe Mr Cox's apology to be sincere, Facebook's systems are still whack. Remember, this is a website that continues to freeze parts of its site on the 1st of each month because it's not the 1st in California—probably because its boffins don't know there are time zones that tick over to the new month before US Pacific time.
One drag queen friend waited till January before her account was reinstated and, today, LaQuisha St Redfern lost hers, and Facebook did not offer her the opportunity to appeal. Her name has been banned.
I know that's two people caught up in the strange policies of Facebook, but after getting this bad rap in October, what's with not even giving someone the opportunity to appeal this decision? Did Facebook even learn from it?
This is a company that permits spammers to go on there en masse, and prevents you from reporting any more than 50 before banning reports from you for a day. Considering I've run into 277 a day, an upper limit of 50 is madness.
This is a company that says it's against click-farms, yet has been proven to use them. I've been reporting them, too, and according to Facebook's own support pages, the company allows them to stay.
In other words, Facebook puts spammers ahead of drag queens.
I've written to Mr Cox, very politely, and thanks to Magenta Gutenberg on Twitter, I've found this Change.org petition to allow performers to use their stage names on Facebook. At Google, we got lucky because we found someone who cared about his company's reputation when my friend Vincent lost his blog. Will we be as fortunate at Facebook?
PS.: To answer my last question, the answer is yes, though one wonders whether we would have been as successful without pressure from different parties. LaQuisha's account was restored just after 6 a.m. GMT on Easter Day.—JY
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Google and Facebook should not head "top brands" lists when consumers do not trust them
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Even on Instagram, they prefer bots to legitimate users
Facebook's ad targeting: evidence now filed with the Better Business Bureau
Tags: drag community, Facebook, hypocrisy, identity, internet, nom de plume, personal identity, social media, social networking, USA
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Brand Kim Dotcom: what has changed?
Equal access: an audio recording of this blog post can be found here.
It's disturbing to see so many Kim Dotcom jokes post-General Election, with plenty of Kiwis happy to ridicule the bloke because of Internet Mana's terrible showing in the polls, and the loss of Hone Harawira's seat.
Yet not too long ago, the overall public perception was that this was a guy hard done by the authorities, with the criminalization of his alleged copyright infringement and the victim of illegal spying that forced a law change, by an all-too-eager-to-please New Zealand government trying to impress the FBI.
I thought it was above us as New Zealanders, first, to kick a guy when he's down, and secondly, subject him to ridicule when absolutely nothing about his legal position has changed.
However, the perception now is he's a foreigner—not only that, a German owner of a copy of Mein Kampf against whom we should now display a heightened level of xenophobia once reserved for Basil Fawlty's hotel guests—who had interfered, along with some other foreigners, in our political processes.
I'll admit that my first impression of this hard-partying, fast-driving playboy with his Mercs wasn't a positive one. But as news of what he had allegedly done came to light, and the US still refusing to let him see all the evidence so that he can defend himself, my thoughts about him changed.
Since the legislation was enacted, I've been involved twice in DMCA allegations against our firm—though I send out dozens of take-down notices each year—and the standard procedure that we follow, as do Google and Facebook, is pretty clear. If you find it, we'll remove it. But till you tell us about it, we don't know. In Dotcom's case, as with Google or Dropbox, there are so many files that they don't know. Further, there are privacy laws preventing his former company from looking into what you've stored on his servers.
So here's a guy that, as far as I can see, is doing the same thing as the big players when it comes to copyrighted materials. I've no comment on the racketeering, money laundering and fraud charges, as I simply have no facts on them—and I don't think he has, either, with the secretive processes the US prosecutors have used. Thank goodness our judiciary remains independent.
Thanks to him, we've learned that the GCSB has been spying on him and other New Zealanders illegally, prompting a law change that applied retroactively. And that is important for us as New Zealanders to realize. We should be concerned about the misuse of a government agency, and we should be concerned that the US has been taking the lead on our copyright laws, including the "three strikes" amendments that the Prime Minister was for before he was against, and before he then decided to vote for anyway.
Put yourself in Dotcom's shoes: you're a guy who is running a business in the same way Google and Dropbox are, and you've been pissed on by the country you call home with illegal activity, an armed raid, and a government who has taken all your stuff and has frozen your assets.
You can shrug your shoulders and let them keep pissing on you, or you might just want to take the fight back to the minister in charge of the GCSB—the Prime Minister—and who knew or did not know about you or your name.
You might just want to bankroll a political campaign and find the easiest way in there to get some hard facts about what is going on, so you can simply bloody defend yourself.
I said then that this was the oddest marriage and it felt doomed, but maybe it was the one option he felt was available to him.
Most didn't complain when Bob Jones did it with the New Zealand Party—and I don't accept that that was for the public good—or when he said he wanted to field a bunch of contestants in the local body elections in 2010 here in Wellington. Nor did we complain when Colin Craig decided he would use his own cash to bankroll his own party.
I'm not a fan of money influencing politics—certainly not corporate donors wanting to extract favours from candidates—but if these guys want to sink some cash into the country in which they reside to make a change, then that is their choice.
Sure, this is a convicted criminal who probably shouldn't have been let in in the first place, but the fact is we did let him in, he is now a New Zealand resident, and he is entitled to do the same things other New Zealand residents can.
And to all those who complained that here is this one foreigner living here who involved three other foreigners in his backfiring 'Moment of Truth' last week (embedded above), I take it that you all have never commented, and will never comment, on the politics of the countries that Dotcom, Assange, Snowden and Greenwald are residents of.
I don't know Kim Dotcom and we have exchanged only a couple of Tweets over the years. I can't tell you if I think he is a good bloke or not. I believe that Kim Dotcom is out for Kim Dotcom, rather than the New Zealand public, but that's his prerogative. But I can tell you I'm grateful for some of the stuff that has come out because of his case—you don't need Nicky Hager to put any slant on it, the facts are on the record, from both his and the government's side, so you can make up your own mind. Maybe 'brand Kim Dotcom', as he put it, was poisonous to Mana, which he has apologized for—but not long ago, 'brand Kim Dotcom' was heroic for revealing to us that things weren't fair in our nation.
The fact remains that he is a New Zealand resident who is innocent till proved guilty, that he has been denied the sort of due process you and I could have if we have been accused of the same crimes, and if he didn't deserve the xenophobic, toxic remarks before, he doesn't deserve them now. Honestly, folks, I thought we were better.
Intellectual property doesn't deserve a black mark, but some powers-that-be do
Open the shop and strip away the jargon
The end of US 'net neutrality: another step toward the corporate internet
The political caricatures of old have taken human form, but they're still nothing like us
Saving the internet from itself—Sir Tim Berners-Lee sees the same dangers
Tags: 2014, General Election, hypocrisy, John Key, Kim Dotcom, law, National Party, New Zealand, politics, privacy, USA, YouTube
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Elementary is an modern-day, American TV version of Sherlock Holmes. It's not an American remake of the Steven Moffat–Mark Gatiss update, which I love, and some might say it has taken too many liberties with the original. Watson is now female.
I'll leave you to comment, but I don't make my thoughts of remakes a huge secret on this blog. And, I know, this is technically not a remake, but the timing is a tad suspicious.
However, there is nothing new under the sun. It's not the first time CBS has attempted a contemporary Sherlock Holmes series, nor is it the first time it has made Watson female. In the mid-1980s, there was The Return of Sherlock Holmes, where Dr Watson's great-granddaughter (Margaret Colin) awakens a cryogenically frozen Sherlock Holmes (Michael Pennington). It was actually filmed in the UK, with London standing in for various American locales. Of course, this meant that Canadian actor Shane Rimmer (whom Lewis Gilbert dubbed 'the standard American actor') had to have a part, as did Connie Booth.
If Elementary came before Sherlock, I might have given it a shot, but it reeks of metooism. And, of course, Elementary would never have existed if it were not for copyright expiry and the idea of public domain—something which I find ironic given how the US entertainment lobby behaves sometimes.
I know, I'm dissing a show I have never seen, and this is coming from a guy who watched all 17 episodes of the Life on Mars remake. Maybe I'm older now and don't have the same time to waste.
Let the Outrageous Fortune come
A tribute to Bernard Schwartz—that's Tony Curtis to most of us
Is there a type that works from home more easily?
Was it six networks or only five? In all this excitement, they're 'Still the One'
The Saint goes on
A bad choice of word, but what does the gay community actually think?
Tags: 1980s, 1987, 2012, CBS, copyright, copyright law, hypocrisy, intellectual property, New York, NY, remakes, TV, UK, USA
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Wellington Airport flip-flops again, but pennies drop more quickly in Queensland
Today, those of us on the anti-'Wellywood' sign page got some welcome news: that Wellington Airport would reconsider.
But, I had to point out, this is again déjà vu. Last time, the Airport flip-flopped as well, and said it would consult the public.
Given that the resource consent for 'Wellywood' was for nine smaller signs, any alternative proposed by the public that didn't fit the specification would have needed a new consent. In the latest round of interviews, I called the process a sham.
We've had so many mixed messages from Steve Fitzgerald of Wellington Airport and his colleagues that it's hard to take anything seriously.
March 10, 2010: we will do the sign. A few weeks later: we won't do the sign and we'll consult. By September: we will still do the sign. May 21, 2011: we will do the sign. May 24, 2011: this is part of branding Wellington. May 25: it's just some airport land—it's not as if we're branding Wellington. June 1: we won't do the sign and we'll consult. And round we go again.
Those opposing the sign were dubbed 'small' and an 'element', but now we're the 'community'. Sure beats being called 'whingers', which we were labelled last year.
This is the sort of unimaginative management that is driving this country into the water.
The public is against the sign. The film industry, from representatives I have heard from, is against the sign. The Mayor and the majority of the council are against the sign. Hollywood, as the trade mark and copyright owner of the original, is against the sign. The Prime Minister indicated he disliked the sign. The law is against the sign.
You'd think that with such overwhelming evidence, Wellington Airport would have seen the light a long, long time ago, especially, as I said on Back Benches last week, yet another party owns the 'Wellywood' trade mark.
Ignoring the lot suggests that Wellington Airport believes it is above the law. And that the councillors who elected to support the Airport's position do not believe in upholding the laws of New Zealand.
If you begin counting from March 10, 2010 to June 1, 2011, then the Airport has taken 448 days (and 26,000 Facebook users) for the penny to drop. If you look at the period between May 21 to June 1, then that's still a shameful 11 days.
Contrast this to another Facebook movement that happened in Australia today: the protest against posters for a safe-sex campaign being removed because of a few dozen complaints from a so-called Christian group, ACL.
APN's Adshel unit chose to remove the posters but, by 4 p.m. AEST, Adshel's Australian CEO made a statement to say they would be reinstated.
It's a shame to note that Adshel would cave in to very similarly worded, homophobic complaints, while its rival, Goa, honoured its contract with its client, the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities, a non-profit organization.
The irony is that ACL has brought the campaign, which features a real-life couple, far greater prominence than it otherwise would have had.
While Adshel didn't apologize, merely saying it had been duped, it's still a credit to Adshel CEO Steve McCarthy that the right course of action was taken given a 30,000-plus-strong movement at the time of his announcement. It wasn't the perfect PR statement, but at least it didn't attack campaigners and the Australian public—not to mention a few of us from overseas—as a small element or a minority.
Does this other Aussie Steve have egg on his face? Of course he does. But he made the right call and he can, at least, move forward and not become Queensland's most hated man. (Reading the comments, a Kiwi-born premier still holds that distinction.)
One day for the penny to drop, versus 11. And a good deal of that 11 was spent alienating the people of Wellington. Not exactly paving the way for a great consultative process.
Above is the Australian ad. Complaints included that it looked like 'foreplay'. My, my, it shows what is on the minds of certain people.
If advertising featuring a couple might "turn people gay", then, with all the "straight propaganda" out there, there wouldn't be any gay people in the world.
If we're actually concerned about sexualized images out there, as the ACL claims, there is far more nudity in "straight advertising" to worry folk.
If an eight-year-old who sees this ad understands sexuality, then that's a bloody dirty eight-year-old. When I was eight, not only did I not know what sex was, but all I would have seen in this ad are two blokes. Now move on and let me play with my Matchbox cars.
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With 'Wellywood', Wellington Airport misses the point about how to brand a city
What we need from leaders in the new decade: creativity leads the list
When it comes to convention centres, it pays to think ahead
Responding to blog comments—and where to from here?
Cities are, or at least should be, driving globalization
Wellington needs a new brand for a new decade
Tags: 2011, advertising, Aotearoa, Australia, branding, copyright, destination branding, homophobia, hypocrisy, intellectual property, Jack Yan, leadership, marketing, New Zealand, politics, prejudice, Queensland, trade mark, TVNZ, Wellington, Whanganui-a-Tara
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National thinks the internet is 'Skynet' as copyright amendments pass second reading
This would be humorous if the implications of the copyright amendments were not so serious:
Also speaking in favour of the bill, National MP Jonathan Young compared the internet to Skynet, the fictional artificial intelligence network in the Terminator movies that tried to destroy mankind.
That was in the National Business Review.
I believe it's also fair to hold the Prime Minister to account.
This is the same man who, in 2009, thought this legislative amendment was a bad idea.
He now thinks it's a good idea, I imagine because it was passed under urgency and he can get away with it.
The leader of the Opposition may indeed have flip-flopped on things, but I think he took a tad longer. The Prime Minister, on this issue once again, shows that principle is not one of his strong suits.
Especially in light of the TPPA negotiations, this government seems hell bent on ceding our sovereignty to foreign lobbyists.
In what I believe is a tactical mistake for them, Labour supported the amendment, too.
The first big issue for the General Election has just crept up—the internet-savvy public is far larger than politicians think—and it plays right into the minor parties' hands.
TPPA could turn the clock back
Why do the major parties insist on holding us back?
Errors abound in the New Zealand internet as government flip-flops again
The 'Wellywood' sign: people power gets things done
It's time to consider open source
Making free wifi pay—at no cost to ratepayers
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Mercer turns heads again after scoring three times against the Auburn Tigers
Devron Harper (#1) goes up against Cayden Bridges (#20) as he receives a 9-yard pass from quarterback, Fred Payton. Harper received five passes for 45 yards and had two touchdowns. The Bears fell to Auburn 42-16.
Media by Kayla Davis
By KC Wetherington
September 4, 2022 | 10:40pm EDT
The Mercer community was excited to see what the football team would do against the Auburn University Tigers after last year when they scored twice on the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, despite the odds. Playing a top SEC school has become a tradition for Mercer football and fans have been having a blast with it.
Students loaded into five fan buses to support the orange and black, and though Mercer was defeated 42-16, fans were not disappointed with the outcome.
On Auburn's first possession, the run game could not be stopped. Running back Jarquez Hunter rushed for 19-yards into the endzone, scoring the first touchdown of the contest. Mercer took the field and struggled to make it to the 50-yard line, eventually having to punt the ball away.
During their second possession, the Tigers had a 49-yard run followed by TJ Finley connecting with Ja'Varrius Johson for a 40-yard pass that set them up at first and goal from the one. A 2-yard pass to John Shenker would raise the score to 14-0.
The Bears had to punt again on their next possession, but back-to-back defensive tackles from Mercer's Ken Standley forced the Tigers to do the same when they got the ball on the 45.
In the second quarter, the Bears got the ball at the 11-yard line after the punt went out of bounds. They managed to pick up some energy with a 9-yard first down pass to Devron Harper, but after Fred Payton was taken down in the backfield, they could not recover.
After another Auburn touchdown, the Bears got the ball at the 25, but a lockdown Tigers defense kept them from making any catches. After a false start penalty on Mercer, they could not produce a first down and were forced to punt again and Auburn added another seven onto the board.
On Auburn's next possession, safety Chris Joines intercepted a pass and the Bears took over at their own 29. Payton connected with Ty James for a first down at the 15-yard line, but the Bears got back-to-back false start calls that sent them back 10 yards. Payton found James again and Mercer had a fourth-and-one on the 6-yard line. After winning the challenge, claiming James got the first down, the Bears were set up with a first-and-goal. Payton connected with Harper and Devin Folser made the extra point, making the score 28-7 at the end of the first half.
On Auburn's first possession of the third quarter, T.J. Moore intercepted a pass and the Bears took over at the 37-yard line. They were making their way down the field, but the momentum was stopped when Payton was sacked and the ball was punted away.
The Tigers got the ball on the 20-yard line and a 56-yard pass would put them at first goals from the 7. Jarquez Hunter would meet the end zone, bringing the score to 35-7. After a 90-minute lightning delay, Tank Bigsby ran for 39 yards for another Auburn touchdown.
In the fourth quarter, the Bears' defense kept Auburn from doing any more damage to the scoreboard. On their next possession, the Bears were making their way down the field, but Payton could not connect with any receivers after the Auburn defense started applying pressure. After collecting three penalties in a row, the Bears opted for a 33-yard field goal attempt and Folser brought the score to 42-10.
When they got the ball back, Payton connected with Parker Wroble twice and Harper once, setting the Bears up 10 yards from the end zone. Payton connected again with Harper for a touchdown and the final score was 42-16.
Mercer running backs Al Wooten and Austin Douglas collectively rushed 74 yards out of the Bears' 94 total. Fred Payton went 21 for 36 with 197 passing yards and two touchdowns. Harper, James and Wroble had 127 receiving yards out of the Bears' 197 yards total.

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Ваямпи (Guaiapi, Guayapi, Oiampí, «Oiampipucu», Oiumpian, Oyampí, Oyampík, «Oyampipuku», Oyanpík, Oyapí, Waiampi, Waiãpi, Wajapae, Wajapi, Wajapuku, Wayampi, Wayapae, Wayapi, Wayãpi) — язык тупи-гуарани, на котором говорит народ ваямпи, который проживает в 8 деревнях западе штата Амапа и на севере штата Пара (притоки реки Верхняя Амапари) в Бразилии, а также около верха реки Ояпок, в двух поселениях (одно около верховья реки Камопи, другое около верховья реки Ояпок) во Французской Гвиане. Имеет диалекты амапари, важапуку, жари и оияпоке.

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Los Nettos Founders Danny Cohen, Steve Crocker, Leonard Kleinrock, and Jon Postel, were inducted into the 2012 Hall of Fame as Pioneers.
The INTERNET Hall of Fame is an annual awards program that has been established by the Internet Society to publicly recognize a distinguished and select group of visionaries, leaders and luminaries who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet. Inaugural inductees were announced on April 23, 2012 at the Internet Society's Global INET conference in Geneva, Switzerland (http://www.internethalloffame.org/).
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Dinosaur News: Dinosaurs gathered here millions of years ago, scientists made a shocking disclosure
By Harish Basrani | Fri, 7 Jan 2022
There has always been a curiosity among explorers about the existence of dinosaurs in the world. From time to time, information about them is also available through study. One such discovery has come to the fore that rare dinosaur footprints have been found on the Penarth coast in Glamorgan, Wales. These marks are 200 million years old. These marks were discovered by a tourist in the year 2020. After this information was given to the Natural History Museum in London. When scientists studied these footprints, they found that they are extremely rare. These traces date back to the time when animals lived in the sub-continent Pangea because the type of traces found to suggest that these dinosaurs may have lived here. Let us know about these marks in detail.
Investigators at first had a lot of doubts whether these could be dinosaur footprints. In the initial investigation, scientists felt that it was a mark that emerged due to an earthquake-like event. But when these marks were mixed with the footprints of dinosaurs of the Triassic period, it was confirmed that this is a very important discovery. These are the marks of the time when dinosaurs used to rule the earth.
The study was published in the Journal of Geological. According to Anthropology paleobiologist Paul Barrett, at first, we thought it was something else, but when investigated, it was found that there was a gathering of animals on the Penarth coast in ancient times.
The traces we have found are of dinosaurs only. To further strengthen this investigation, it was also investigated by French scientists, because in 2010 they have done a lot of discovery and study on dinosaur footprints.
Looking at the footprints, it is known that they have been facing the wrath of the weather for years. According to Paul, these marks were not very safe, but their walking marks have been visible up to 164 feet. During the investigation, it was found that these are traces of such creatures which are now extinct. It remained a mystery for a long time which creature it is, but now it has become clear.


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According to UNICEF figures, in South Asia 36 children for every 100 who start primary education will not reach the final grade. This is the highest drop-out rate in the world. The primary factor for these dropouts is poverty and other socio-economic constraints. In order to drastically reduce the drop out rate, special attention and resources have to be given to these children who might be at risk of dropping out of school. Providing quality education, as well as the resources necessary to maintain it, is absolutely crucial.
This is where Reaching Hand believes that we can play a small part in bringing about a big change. By providing quality school kits, we are not only working towards reducing school dropouts, but also encourage children to attend school prepared and regularly, as well as enjoy their educational experience. We also hope to target the large percentage of out-of-school children so that they too are encouraged to start attending their local schools. Thus, the school kits are a simple solution to a widespread problem.
Currently, Reaching Hand works with more than 54 government schools, impacting over 13,000 students. What we have noticed in many of our partner schools is that a large percentage of students either do not have a school bag, or make do with something as crude as a plastic bag. The idea of giving out a school kit is not simply a goodwill gesture, but rather an opportunity to encourage children to learn - On one hand, it is an opportunity to equip needy children with school kits that they otherwise could never afford. But more importantly, the kits will help the students to be more organised, prepared and excited to learn, and in the process strengthen their overall educational experience.
Our aim is to provide 5000 underprivileged children at our partner government schools with much needed school kits. Each school kit will contain all the necessary stationery supplies, learning resources and eating utensils that will ultimately enable and motivate each child to learn.
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We would like to bring forth the efforts and contributions Reaching Hands has been able to provide so far as part of relief to the victims of the Flood Affected areas in Wayanad and Ernakulam Districts in Kerala and Kodagu District in Karnataka.
Reaching Hand has been able to support over 2157 families in 45 villages in the flood struck areas of Kerala and Kodagu with immediate and rehabilitation materials from 17th August onward.
" Unfortunately the damage had been pretty much been done.."
Over a month since the floods devastated life and property on a huge scale in Kerala and Kodagu. As the residents inch to get back to stability Reaching Hand Team witnessed emotions over pouring as they narrate their plight.
Reaching Hand Management team is on ground since 23rd Sept, 2018 to understand the need of the hour of the flood victims and to support them.
Reaching Hand has supported over 2000 families and aim to double the count in the next few weeks.
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Kerala: Kerala has been witnessing one of the worst floods since 1924. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who conducted a survey described the situation as something never witnessed by the state since independence. 13 out of 14 districts are affected, as the state has received 38% excess rainfall from June till date.
Heavy rains drove authorities to open the shutters of 80 dams/reservoirs. Resultant flash floods and landslides have left more than 400 people dead and displaced more than 1000,000 people as per the latest reports Those forced from their homes are sheltered in 3724 plus relief camps across the state. Disaster Relief Agencies of Central and State Govt's, Indian Army and NGOs are working round the clock to rescue people and provide relief materials.
Karnataka: Kodagu is one of the districts in the southern state of Karnataka worst hit by the south-west monsoon rains. Located in the Western Ghats mountain ranges, the incessant rain has been causing landslides across the region, making rescue operations difficult. As incessant rains continue to cripple large parts of Karnataka, the state government has issued flood alerts for many districts. Most of these are in the coastal region. Madikeri is among the places worst hit by lashing rains in Kodagu district.
Reaching Hand has already undertaken the 1st phase of Emergency Relief in Wayanad district in the week: 12-23rd Aug'18. Based on the ground situation and assessment of relief interventions, we have requested the District Collector to allot us 2-3 villages, for us to cover 4000 families with Relief Assistance, to enable them to address their post relief camp needs as they begin moving back to their homes.
For Kodagu, our relief intervention will be for 1000 families from 1-2 village communities, in close coordination with local authorities.
Kerala Govt has put in place a system of updating all concerned with Relief materials needed in different districts (https://kerearescue.in). Reaching Hand is closely working with concerned authorities to ensure our Relief Intervention doesn't duplicate other efforts but reaches those in dire need.
A Team of Reaching Hand Volunteers is already mobilized and has completed the 1st phase of Immediate Relief, which is done in close coordination with District Collectorate of Wayanad.
RH has made its trip to Kerala on August 17th and 23rd 2018 Wayanad as part of ' Kerala Flood Aid'. The 15 member team was able to cater to the immediate needs of 3000 families stranded at 40 camps in the various districts of Wayanad. The immediate relief items were contributed by various individuals and corporate.
We moved to Phase 2 requirement where the Reaching Hand team along with the corporate partners will concentrate on providing Relief Kits for 5000 families.
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Auguste was a full-rigged sailing ship that sank at Aspy Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1761 while carrying exiles from the fall of New France. Auguste was a former French privateer ship which had been captured by the British and converted to a merchant ship.  In September 1761, she was hired by the British government to transport French exiles and prisoners of war from Montreal to France.  For the voyage, she was under the command of Joseph Knowles, an English sea captain. The ship was unarmed and carried 121 passengers and crew. Almost immediately upon clearing the mouth of the St. Lawrence on October 28, she encountered a week of contrary winds followed by a nor'west gale and heavy seas which badly damaged the ship. Leaking heavily with an exhausted crew and damaged rigging, the captain sought a sheltered harbour in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. However Knowles was unable to find a safe refuge as Auguste carried only charts of the French coast. The ship struck land on the northeastern side of Cape Breton Island near an inlet known as Aspy Bay.  Only seven of the 121 made it to shore alive.  These included the captain, the merchant Luc de la Corne, two soldiers, two servants, and one discharged soldier.

Many notable Canadians died during the sinking, including Charles-René Dejordy de Villebon, Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye,  and Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne.

Carrying the life's savings of many of its passengers, the ship contained considerable amounts of gold and silver. This has attracted various treasure hunters, including Joe Amaral, as well as some archaeology by Parks Canada. A display of artifacts from Auguste is featured in the "Shipwreck Treasures of Nova Scotia" exhibit at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax recovered by various divers including Offshore Diving and Salvage of Sydney, NS owned by Gerald Langille and Edward Barrington's 1977-78 expedition.

The documentary A Treasure ship's tragedy, on the National Geographic Channel, mentions the wreck of Auguste.

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External links
 Nova Scotia Museum, On the Rocks Shipwreck Database, "Auguste-1761" Entry: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - Auguste
 Prince Edward Island Numismatic Association

Age of Sail ships of England
Shipwrecks of the Nova Scotia coast
Maritime incidents in 1761
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Board index » The Glade » Heckfire!
Define "Patriot"
Rodahn
Post subject: Define "Patriot"
Webster sayz:
Main Entry: pa·tri·ot
: one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests
Kind of a nebulous definition. So with that in mind -- do you think a true patriot is someone who:
A) Accepts the above parameters as self-evident truths without question and acts upon them as such? (Example: Patriot A hears his commander and chief say that rejecting all outside influences is in the best interest for the country, and lives by that code)
B) Accepts the above parameters with a critical eye, and acts upon them as such? (Example: Patriot B hears the same thing as Patriot A, but decides that this will only hinder his country's best interests, and as such defies his political superior)
c) Not Listed Above (please specify in your response).
Not a flame bait -- serious question . . .
A person who loves the base ideals of thier nation and its people who seeks to defend both of those from enemies foreign or domestic.
Location: Last Western Stop of the Pony Express
c) One who understands the definition and listens to his commander in chief, takes his words as policy, but decides to evaluate things as situations progress. Acting in the best interest of your country should not include absolutes like this. Whenever the choices leave the possibility of no middle ground on anything, there is a problem.
Outside Influences? This looks like a thinly disguised questioning of the policies of North Korea or Iran.
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin
"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones
Micheal wrote:
Nope, no ulterior motives here (scout's honor). Just using it as an example.
Rorinthas
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:05 pm
pbp Hack
I like the B idea. Also our President is/should be our representative not our overlord, as patriot A thinks. He's the head abassador, the cheif legislator, and the commander and cheif on the arm forces, but he still/is supposed to answer to the nation and to the electorate.
I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"
Post subject: Re: Define "Patriot"
Simple Bot Herder
Patriots Act
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one." Charles Mackay
Hopwin
I'd rather define an armchair patriot:
Someone with a nationalistic bent who takes pride in the concept of a nation, national agenda or history of a nation. Regardless of their participation in national politics, defense or civic activities of any kind. Their motives are defined by their interpretation of the nation's best interests regardless of how narrow their scope or limited their understanding of the issues.
In comic strips the person on the left always speaks first. - George Carlin
The MIM-104 Patriot is a U.S. Army surface-to-air missile prudced by Raytheon and sold abroad to several nations. It is an area-defense system typically organized into batteries made up of a fire control, a launcher, and a maintenance platoon. The latest PAC-3 model carries 16 missiles per launcher, compared to 4 per launcher in earlier versions.
Patriot is capable of intercepting aircraft, ballistic missiles, UAVs, and air-to-surface missiles, although the latest PAC-3 has emphasized ABM capability at the expense of some antiaircraft capability. Patriot had a questionable success rate against SCUDS in the Persian Gulf War, but the success rate is partly affected by what definition of success is used; specifically is a hit a success even if the incoming missile is not destroyed?
In 2003, considerable improvements had been made, and the missile worked well against Iraqi SRBMs. The U.S. Army operates 14 battalions of Patriots; one of those is part of the Air Defense Artillery School.
Bitterness, Love & Violence
Location: Valhalla
DE wins the thread.
"I've got twenty ways to tell you shut the f*ck up / nineteen of them are twenty-four bars long / the other one goes: SHUT THE F*CK UP" - Aesop Rock
"There is no God higher than truth." -- Gandhi
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Taskiss
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:11 pm
Rodahn wrote:
Kind of a nebulous definition.
I'm pretty happy with that definition. My country, right or wrong. My president...I didn't vote for him, I sure don't agree with all he's done, but he's my president and I think he's doing the best job he can and I think he's got the best interests of this country at heart.
In time, this too shall pass.
Lalaas
the everlasting lurker
Location: In a maze of twisty little passages, all alike (aka metro Detroit)
A pretty crappy excuse for badge-engineering a car into a Jeep.
Cruddy Mel Gibson movie.
Wwen
Peanut Gallery
Location: Bat Country
One member of a football team.
"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Collection of young men with the same first name behaving badly.
Corolinth
Manchurian Mod
The dictionary entry you found confuses patriotism with nationalism.
Buckle your pants or they might fall down.
darksiege
Grrr... Eat your oatmeal!!
An arrow fired by Robin Hood when he was almost defeated in an archery contest.
Displayed prominently during the Robin Hood performance by Cary Elwes
Traveller, Calé, Whisperer
Lead me not into temptation; for I know a shortcut
Corolinth wrote:
Yes. That's why I wanted to try to narrow the definition down more, because it was a bit on the ambiguous side.


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COUNTRY'S PROGRESS THWARTED
MICHAEL BARRONSUN-SENTINEL
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the revolutionary leader of Iran who established the Islamic Republic. A decade after his death, what is his legacy?
Ayatollah Khomeini is one of the icons of the 20th century. This is ironic for a man who railed against images and icons. He is a figure who inspired fear, revulsion and awe, depending on your point of view.
Yet he was one of the truly great independent thinkers of this century and perhaps the millennium. There are many Muslims and non-Muslims who opposed his teachings and his central doctrine of the rule of the jurisprudence (in effect, a theocratic state), which continues to underpin the Iranian polity.
It was, though, an original concept that he expounded in great detail. Moreover, he was able to put it into practice. Although politics and religion have always been intertwined in Islam, the usual practice was for temporal rulers to claim religious authority rather than the other way round.
Khomeini laid the foundations for a self-confident state that has been able to resist serious military, political and economic challenges.
The government is finding ways to attract foreign investment without compromising its Khomeini-based principles, reflected in the constitutional ban on foreign ownership of its oil reserves. Iran has become a leading dissident voice against the U.S.-backed international hegemony.
The country's geographical position and its possession of extensive natural resources means that it is a regional power whose views have to be taken into account.
The Islamic Republic is also a cohesive state. Despite its size, large population and ethnic diversity, it has not fallen victim to ethnic divisions or feuds and there are few signs of any underlying tensions.
There is, though, also a darker side to the Khomeini legacy.
Groups inspired by Khomeini have perpetrated terrible acts of violence and inflicted incredible cruelty on others in his name.
To many in Western Europe and elsewhere, one of the lasting and most pernicious of Khomeini's legacies was the impact of his pronouncement against Salman Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses. It has taken the last decade to all but eliminate the threat posed to Rushdie from Khomeini's followers.
Although Khomeini enunciated a clear political vision, he relied on existing economic models, namely widespread public ownership and a centralized economy. These models have since been discredited.
Iran's rising population has severely increased the burden on the Iranian state. Iran has managed to avoid economic collapse and serious deprivation, but it has so far failed to build a modern and dynamic economy.
Khomeini's desire to protect Iran against foreign exploitation and economic interference has obstructed Iran's ability to engage with the modern business world and take full advantage of its natural and human resources. Iran needs investment in technology and infrastructure so it can meet the expectations of its people.
In turn, the outside world needs Iranian oil, gas and other resources as well as access to Central Asia. The relationship need not be one of exploitation but one where Iran engages with the rest of the world on equal and uncompromised terms.
This is closer to Khomeini's vision of Iran's role than the isolationist and intolerant attitude espoused by some of his so-called supporters.
Michael Barron is a free-lance writer on Middle Eastern affairs. He was formerly senior Middle East analyst with Control Risks Group, the London-based international business risks consultancy. Letters should be addressed to Sally Heinemann, editorial director, Bridge News, 200 Vesey St., 28th Floor, New York, NY 10281.


A spring clean will take place in Woodburn estate, in Carrick, on Saturday February 16.
The clean is being organised by the newly-formed Woodburn Women's Forum group and will involve women from Woodburn and Sunnylands.
It is being supported by Carrickfergus Community Forum which will supply bags for litter.
The initiative will commence at Maple Gardens, starting at noon.
The organisers would welcome any other volunteers who would like to join them.


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21st Feb 2018 Written By Full Stop
The Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Championship at Sun City will celebrate its 21st anniversary this year with an attractive incentive for participants who enter before March 2.
As the organisers strive to deliver a memorable experience when the weekend festival takes place on August 25 and 26, those who beat the early-bird deadline next month will receive a 15% discount.
Announcing that entries were open, event organiser Mauritz Meyer said they were again looking forward to a weekend filled with cycling activities as they continued their association with the Cancer Association of South Africa.
"This is one of the longest-running events on the South African calendar and we are again aiming to make a significant contribution to Cansa," said Meyer.
"We have raised R4-million for the organisation over the years and obviously we are keen to support this very worthwhile cause."
The organisers have introduced one minor change this time, hosting the event a week later than in previous years.
"This prevents a clash with the annual Marikana memorial activities," said Meyer.
"It means cyclists will be able to get to Sun City without having to worry about using alternative routes this year."
He added that they would be sticking with the race routes they had used for the last two years.
"The road-race route is fast and flat and has received only favourable feedback following the change to the traditional route in 2016."
The feature race on the Sunday will cover a distance of 103km and will again be a premier seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour.
For road cyclists there is also the 70km race on the Sunday, while the mountain bike events, which present 25km- and 50km-route options, fill the Saturday slot over the weekend festival.
Meyer said they encouraged families to enjoy a weekend at one of South Africa's iconic holiday resorts.
"Join us for a fun-filled, action-packed weekend with loads of prizes up for grabs," he said.
"You can gain free access to Sun City and the Valley of Waves on the race days. Cyclists receive a Valley of Waves voucher at registration in their race pack.
"There is free entrance for vehicles into the Sun City resort before 6.30am on Sunday and 7.30am on Saturday."
For further information on the event, go to www.cansalostcity.co.za.
Cyclists who enter the Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Championship at Sun City in August before Friday, March 2 will get an early-bird discount of 15%. The road race takes place on August 26. Photo: Jetline Action Photography
Issued by: Full Stop Communications
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System layout and server architecture for easy integration with enterprise services.
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Benny (Aidan Quinn), who cares for his mentally disturbed sister, Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), also welcomes the eccentric Sam (Johnny Depp) into his home at Joon's request. Sam entertains Joon while he dreams of a job at the video store. Once Benny realizes Joon and Sam have started a relationship, he kicks Sam out of the house. This leads to an altercation between brother and sister. Joon runs away with Sam, who soon realizes that she may need more support than he alone can provide.


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• Handmade 100% Made in Italy • Authentic Roman Silver Coin 2nd cent. AD • Band material: Sterling Silver 925
Authentic Roman Silver Coin Pendant depicting Emperor Hadrian is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This sterling silver pendant (II sec. AD) was designed by me and handmade by the craftsmen of my shop, SERRA, opened in Rome in 1910 and located in via Margutta 57, in the historic center of the city, very close to the Spanish Steps! Hadrian is remembered for his travels, his building projects, and his efforts to tie together the far-flung outposts of the Roman empire. He was aesthetic and educated and left behind several poems. Signs of his reign remain in several buildings, including the Temple of Rome and Venus, and he rebuilt the Pantheon, which had been destroyed by fire during the reign of his predecessor. His country residence, Villa Adriana, outside Rome is considered the architectural epitome of the opulence and elegance of the Roman world. Covering seven square miles, it was more a garden city than a villa, including baths, libraries, sculpture gardens, theaters, alfresco dining halls, pavilions, and private suites, portions of which survived to modern times. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999. Hadrian's tomb, now called the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, became a burial place for succeeding emperors and was converted into a fortress in the 5th century. On the reverse side of the coin we read "Fortunae Reduci" because in the Roman Empire, Fortuna Redux was a form of the goddess who oversaw a return, as from a long or perilous journey. Her attributes were Cornucopia and rudder. All of our jewels are certified by a certificate of authenticity attesting their Greek or Roman origin!


To put it bluntly: There's an art to Internet lurking. It goes beyond a simple Google search or typing a name into Facebook. A master Internet lurker knows how to find intel on those hard to find unicorns who don't have social media accounts, or have them so secured, it's impossible to find any trace of their existence. However, if you use a little ingenuity and know your Internet it's possible to dig up something. Think you're good at lurking? Check out these seven signs you should probably be working for the CIA.
1. You understand that just looking for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts is for amateurs.
2. It's a no brainer to never look at their LinkedIn profile or Snapchat…there will be notification.
3. You always search for an online portfolio or website for photos and links that are buried in the world wide web.
4. You don't just search their name, but their friend's names. You then scour their profiles for photos, check ins, hangs etc. with your subject's name tagged.
5. You figure out the kind of things they like and Google search their name, plus keywords that might turn something up.
6. No one ever thinks to lurk YouTube, but you do.
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Titchwell is a picturesque village on the north coast of Norfolk, in eastern England. Situated on the ever-popular Norfolk Coastline, the village forms a chain of pretty resorts that stretches from The Wash in the west to the Winterton Dunes in the east.
As such, Titchwell hotels offer the perfect base from which to explore this incredible area.
The village is perhaps best known as the home of the beautiful Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
The 420-acre reserve includes reed beds, salt marshes, a freshwater lagoon and a sandy beach. It is home to a few of Britain's rarest birds.
If you are lucky, or have a good pair of binoculars, you might catch a glimpse of a Eurasian bittern, a Pied avocet or a Western marsh harrier.
Titchwell is a great place to join the Norfolk Coast Path, which passes through the village. The path runs for 45 miles through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the UK and it is well worth a look, however far you wish to walk.
Two places that are definitely within walking distance of Titchwell, are Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe. Brancaster Beach is a lovely stretch of sand and a great place to go swimming.
Round the corner is the old Roman fort of Branodonum, which is great to explore and is full of ancient intrigue.
While Brancaster has the beach, Brancaster Staithe, about a five-minute walk to the west, has the fish. It has been a thriving fishing community for centuries, and to this day you can taste some of the freshest fish you'll find anywhere on the planet.
This part of the world is especially famous for its crab and there are many stalls by the water's edge selling shellfish straight off the boat. Of the many fishmongers in town, The Fish Shed is one of the best. It has fresh herbs outside which you can pick up for your supper.
Back in Titchwell and you're probably feeling peckish. Luckily there are some great restaurants in the village that are well worth a visit.
Titchwell Manor is open from breakfast until dinner and serves up British classics at very reasonable prices.
If you're after something a bit more formal, Briarfields, in the centre of the village, has an extensive menu offering fine food and wine for lunch and dinner.


The Grand Ballroom boasts nearly 7,000 sq. feet of space, with a dramatic 30 feet ceiling and expansive arched windows overlooking Marion Square, regionally designed and inspired. The Ballroom, divisible into four salons, the Boardroom, and Private Event Space creates a multi-functional event experience. Guests will know you have chosen somewhere special for them at Charleston's leading luxury hotel.
The Terrace offers an intimate outdoor experience for your event. Designed for groups of less than 50, guests will mingle and admire the views of Marion Square and King Street.
Located on the rooftop, this unique space provides the ultimate event experience as guests can enjoy a refreshingly original location in which to meet and celebrate.
The Private Event space is located above the signature restaurant. With direct views of Marion Square, this sought-after space can accommodate up to 100 guests.
Located on the lower level adjacent to the restaurant, the Private Dining Room can accommodate 16 guests.
Design your event with an extraordinary show of artistry. Striking views of Marion Square and the city skyline. Ideal gathering location for receptions, and ceremonies for up to 300 guests.


Home / Science / Would it be difficult for a spaceship to cross the asteroid belt?
Would it be difficult for a spaceship to cross the asteroid belt?
A typical misrepresentation of the asteroid belt.
We've all probably met a movie or video game and emphasized that great skills are needed to navigate through the allegedly high concentration of asteroid asteroid belt asteroids. The asteroid belt has long been portrayed as a densely populated region of irregularly shaped rock of different sizes, flying and tumbling in all directions and colliding at any moment.
Scenes of spaceships flying through such dense asteroid lands and dodging an asteroid just to face another space rock in the next second are strictly science-based. Limited to fiction.
In fact, most of the asteroid belt intervenes Mars and Jupiter are empty spaces.
Although there are over a million estimated asteroids in the asteroid belt of our solar system, they are spread over an immense region.
0 million kilometers, which is about 15-30 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Not so tight!


Palak or Spinach is a green leafy vegetable with high nutrition content. Many of us have grown watching the classic Popeye animated cartoons, where Popeye eats spinach to become stronger. Even as such health claims are exaggerated, it remains a fact that Spinach consumption is good for health as it has a good dose of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.
Spinach is believed to have originated from Persia centuries back but is now grown throughout the temperate regions of the world. Spinach is planted either in early spring or in the fall and is generally consumed all year around except for monsoon season as it is quite susceptible to germs in the rainy season.
Palak or Spinach is a versatile vegetable and can be eaten raw or cooked. Raw spinach is many times used in Salads and has a neutral, mild and refreshing taste. On blending and cooking Spinach has a distinct taste. The good thing is that Spinach can be adapted into a number of dishes and it not only enhances their nutritional value but also goes well with other ingredients and lends a unique taste. Green and vibrant Palak leaves are not only nourishing but are also appealing to eye when combined with other ingredients.
Spinach is low in calories and fat, yet extremely high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Raw spinach contains 91% water, 4% carbohydrates, 3% protein and is rich in vitamin A, many forms of Vitamin B, vitamin C and minerals like calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron and folate. Spinach loses much of its nutritional value with storage of more than a few days. Refrigeration helps to prolong its life & retain significant nutritional value for few days. Further excessive cooking also leads to loss of nutrients and the same happens in case of excessive blanching.
Spinach is a versatile leafy vegetable that can be used in preparing a host of recipes, be it salad, snacks, gravies, breads or rice. In Indian cooking Palak leaves are often cooked with spices in a gravy of onions and tomatoes. Different ingredients like Paneer, vegetables or lentils are added to this gravy to create a variety of Spinach based curries. Palak Leaves are also be mixed with flour to create flavored Indian breads. Baby Spinach is used in salads due to its taste, appearance and texture. Spinach Soups are also very appetizing.
Check out this collection of vegetarian Spinach or Palak recipes which can be easily made at home.
Palak Paneer is a popular & distinctive North Indian gravy with the combined goodness of Spinach & Paneer in an onion-tomato gravy.
Dal Palak is a healthy and sumptuous dish made of Green Lentils and Spinach cooked in a spicy onion tomato based gravy.
Aloo Palak Gravy is a simple & healthy Indian Gravy made of Potatoes cooked in pureed Spinach, onion & tomato gravy.
Hara Bhara Kabab is a delicious veg cutlet (kabab) made primarily from spinach & potatoes and generously flavored with various spices.
Indian Bread made by deep frying a mixture of flour and spinach.
Palak Corn is healthy & delicious Indian Curry made with Sweet Corn Kernels cooked in a spicy gravy made of pureed Spinach, onions and tomatoes.
Palak Pulao or Spinach Rice is a flavorful and healthy Rice preparation cooked with Spinach and flavored with Indian spices.


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The Software Test Engineer will support the ongoing development of client's customer facing mobile and desktop applications.
Work with QA Team Lead to design and implement automated system tests using mobile test automation tools for the Android and iOS platforms.
iPhone and Android and something like browser base smartphone's emulator but because this our application is based on the web application. So, smartphone site emulators how to use them and know some tool set, he/she will be the best match.
Software testing technicians work with software development teams to detect bugs and performance issues before a product reaches the consumer.
Develop and run software test plans, interact with design teams and submit detailed reports of their findings. Provide technical assistance to the software design team and make hardware repairs and updates as needed. Software testing technicians are sometimes referred to as testers or quality assurance technicians.
>> In testing, should know about these methodologies.
For Mobile Hardware Resources, having own Android and iOS with latest technology.
more android devices than iOS.
3. We will respond you back with comment in this process.
I have 1.2 year of experience in software testing, in which i have tested many mobile application and web application. so if i get a chance, so i can explore myself, do my best.
Android /iOS QA engineer with multiple years experience testing web apps, websites on mobile devices. Thorough, diligent timely response and reporting.


Trulia is an all-in-one real estate web site that offers you the local scoop about homes for sale, apartments for hire, neighborhood insights , and real property markets and developments to help you determine precisely what, the place, and when to purchase, promote or hire. With higher income comes higher accountability; nevertheless, industrial rental real estate is more heavily regulated than residential real estate and these rules can differ not only from nation to country and state by state, but also by county and metropolis. It is usually necessary to think about what sort of real estate company to go together with even earlier than you are licensed.
LexisNexis® Actual Property Options are designed to enable you to detect and stop mortgage fraud related to transactions, clients, staff, and vendors. If you're going to be following up with all those real estate leads you compiled, you may want a mobile phone and a automobile. For the reason that recording of the band's last album, Courtney had turn out to be a father of two and settled right into a newfound domesticity dwelling in Beacon, while bassist Alex Bleeker made the transfer out to sunny California, creating a complicated new set of logistics for the band to work around.
No doubt there's increase in real estate however the provide is still not assembly the demand. Numerous reforms should be done in real property business like there is a huge need in altering the laws regarding land, validation, property taxes, validation of stamp duty structure actual estate business needs to be made a bit disciplined.
On the one hand, residential actual estate is normally inexpensive and smaller than industrial real property and so it's more affordable for the small investor. The widespread contingencies are often seen in pre-printed contract forms used by actual estate brokers. Monetary assist can be obtained from commercial banks, savings banks, mortgage brokers, life insurance coverage firms and different financial institutions.
Based on a December 2017 report from real property web site Zillow, the whole value of all U.S. houses in 2017 was $31.eight trillion, more than 1.5 occasions the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the time. Since each authorized agreement is totally different and many of them have their own unique provisions, some real estate launch agreements can fluctuate considerably from the one outlined right here.


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GOAL: Improve Safety on Rte. 2 in Richmond
Local Motion is pleased to have partnered with Richmond's Trails Committee and Climate Action Committee to document community support for making West Main Street safer - especially better accommodation for biking and walking. This road is a key link to Richmond Park & Ride and to residences, businesses and conserved land. The immediate request (prior to eventual Route 2 rebuild) is for a low cost, sensible improvement: re-striping the shoulder marking (white lines) to increase shoulder widths by 1 foot on each side by reducing marked lanes from 12 ft to 11 ft. This campaign gained a huge community response, and has now been submitted to the planning authorities at Town, County and State levels
ADD YOUR NAME TO MAKE WEST MAIN STREET SAFER
THE OPPORTUNITY: Ask the Richmond Select Board, the Regional Planning Commission and Vermont's Transportation Agency to move ahead as soon as possible on practical, locally appropriate bike & walk improvements on West Main Street. This heavily used route connects the Village to the Park & Ride, and I-89 ramps and is currently unsafe for bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The Town and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) have identified a number of possible improvements - now is the time to implement them. A show of public support will help to make this a priority.
CURRENT STATUS: The Town of Richmond and the CCRPC worked to identify both near-term and longer-term improvements for biking and walking on West Main Street. With a focus on creative, low-cost improvements, progress could be made in the near term. The speed limit has already been changed to a maximum 40 mph in preparation for lane width changes.
THE NEXT STEP: Add you name via the above link and spread the word!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read the Vermont Route 2 Bicycle & Pedestrian Scoping Study that was commissioned by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission.
Roy Neuer commented 2017-12-16 12:56:59 -0500
NARROWING THE TRAFFIC LANES TO 11 FEET OR LESS NOT ONLY PROVIDES MORE SPACE FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS BUT ALSO TENDS TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF MOTOR VEHICLES IMPROVES SAFETY IN MANY WAYS.
Ann Greenan Naumann commented 2017-11-29 11:12:06 -0500
Definitely needed! Thank you!


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As an all-around Mac iPod rip and iPod copy tool, Xilisoft iPod Rip for Mac supports transferring music, videos and photos between iPod/iPhone and Mac, and importing files from iPod/iPhone to iTunes. And it helps you easily create, edit and delete iPod/iPhone playlists. With Xilisoft iPod Rip for Mac, you can also manage multiple iPods at the same time. High ripping speed and concise interface design make iPod/iPhone content management simple and convenient on your Mac.


A Milestone! 1 Year in the Forney Office!
We would like to thank all of our clients, patrons and staff that have made this possible, the one year anniversary at the Forney location! We celebrated by hosting a Mardi Gras Themed Meet and Greet in style with finger foods, beverages and a special dessert provided by a local restaurant that just happens to be our neighbor, Mama's Daughters. Bonnie hand delivered samples of Chocolate pie and Peach cobbler to the party, so a special thank you to Bonnie and her staff.
Many were in attendance, ranging from friends and family, Yoga owners, Realtors, Mortgage loan officers, Financial Advisors, Accountants, Attorneys etc. Cards were exchanged, contacts were made and houses were sold and closed due to this meeting on the one year celebration.
Thank you to all that attended, we appreciate your continued business and support.
Ladies enjoying the Mardi Gras!
Bonnie with Mama's Daughters & Louis Rosales, Jr.


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Section 113 of the Building Act 2004 applies if a building is intended to have a life of less than 50 years.
Where a building with a specified intended life is issued with a building consent that is subject to the condition that the building be altered, removed, or demolished before the end of its life, an extension of life must be obtained under section 116.
An owner of a building must give written notice to the council if it proposes extending the life of a building, or they could be fined.
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I spent some time yesterday re-organizing the garage, and while I was at it, I mounted the cab on the frame for the first time in about a year! That was pretty exciting, and it really looks alot better now!
I also turned the truck around, so I can get at the rear suspension to rebuild it, and c-notch the frame easier… so while it was in the driveway, I took a couple of photos. I also shot some of my own photos of the new Miller 330A/B TIG welder I recently bought. I got a tank of Argon for it, and have fired it up. Mainly I've just contaminated my tungstens, but it seems like with some (read: ALOT OF) practice I'll be able to TIG weld.
hi henry the truck is looking good! would you be willing to give me the mesurements the istall the volare front clip? i bout a 55 f100 with one install incorrectly and need some big help. any info would be very helpful. thanks and keep up the good work.
Let me know what measurements you would like, I'd be happy to get them for you!


Jordan Strmiska of Lake Travis High School and 3F wrestling club is Wrestlingtexas Wrestler of the Week. #1 ranked @ 132 Strmiska is fresh off his win at the Doc Hess Invitational where he defeated not one but 2 top 10 ranked wrestlers on the way to his first place finish. Strmiska defeated #8 Yahya Maqavi of San Antonio Reagan 5-0 in the 132B finals and then #4 DeShawn Cosby of Schertz Clemens 6-4.


Sometimes basics are best. Especially the times when your 9 month old previously perfect sleeper decides to throw a nighttime crib party every hour on the hour for a week straight and you're expected to review database diagrams and project plans during the daylight hours like a competent professional. With basics, you at least look like that competent professional, while you may or may not be practicing the art of sleeping at your desk with your eyes open.
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UK helps Vietnam develop tertiary education
A ceremony to sign an agreement on developing tertiary education between the UK and Vietnam took place in Hanoi on November 4.
Saturday, November 05, 2011 22:15
Signatories were the British Ambassador to Vietnam , Anthony Stokes and the Director of the British University Vietnam (BUV), Graeme Davies.
Under the agreement, Ambassador Stokes, as representative of the UK government, will become member of BUV executive board and will directly manage its operations.
Additionally, the UK government will create favourable conditions for Vietnamese students learning in the UK by offering preferential tuitions.
Ambassador Stokes said that the signing demonstrates close bilateral relations since the two countries established the strategic partnership last year, especially in education.
As the first UK university to be licensed in Vietnam , BUV provides courses in the fields of banking and finance, international business management and marketing management.
The university began recruiting students in October 2010 in Hanoi . It will officially open its main office in the northern province of Hung Yen province in 2014./.
An exchange with international scientists, who are members of the VinFuture Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee, was held in Hanoi on January 18, as part of the VinFuture Award Week.
President urges An Giang to tap advantages in high-tech agriculture, tourism
Education ministry asked to re-open schools at earliest
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) to partner with the Health Ministry to hold a nationwide teleconference collecting experts, scientists and localities' feedback on a detailed roadmap to re-opening schools and educational establishments nationwide.


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Q: Why did running Maven clean ruin my application I am using SpringToolSuite4 and when I ran Maven clean it said it was successful, but when I try running it as a java application it now says
Error: Could not find or load main class org.main.StartApplication
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Just wondering why maven clean ruined my application
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