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Donald Trump is not a serious candidate for president. Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee are showing more interest in selling books than in building the policy chops required to be commander in chief. And yet their every move is documented by a media hungry for web clicks, an obsession ratified by a public more interested in the side show than in any sort of rational debate about the future of the country.
What does it say about American culture that running for president has become good for business, and good for selling books? At the very least, the practice is now de rigueur.
"It has become standard operating procedure for presidential candidates to write their own book in an effort to promote a positive narrative.... However, political figures who simply flirt with a presidential run as a way to promote their own books has also, sadly, become commonplace in America," said Mike Dennehy, a Republican strategist who ran the 2008 New Hampshire primary campaign for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
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"If a political figure wants to write a book, then they should do it and promote it with traditional marketing techniques. But using the bait and switch, presidential campaign approach is a method that preys on voters' feelings and attitudes and is inappropriate," Dennehy added.
Any chatter from Trump, Palin or Huckabee would hardly merit an item in any news outlet except for one factor: Americans are hungry to read about them. Palin's book tour inspired people to line up overnight outside stores where she appeared. Huckabee's Fox News show gets hundreds of thousands of viewers. Trump's reality program gets millions. And the Web traffic news organizations receive when they write about any of the three spikes.
Those same spikes don't occur for the serious candidates. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made his first real campaign swing through New Hampshire last week and addressed serious concerns over his health care plan.
Romney has spent time building an organization and refining his policy positions as he prepares for a second try at office. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has diligently courted activists by playing up his record as a fiscal hawk.
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Ambassador Jon Huntsman and even former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., all have long records of accomplishments, along with relationships with key elements of the Republican base they can exploit as they pursue a bid.
Even former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., who has undeniably used flirtations with a White House run in the past to sell books, looks like a serious contender this time around.
Trump, the billionaire real estate and casino magnate, is the most extreme example. He promises a "surprise" when he makes his presidential decision in a few months, but his most aggressive moves toward a campaign have not included actually leaving New York.
The media bit when a senior Trump adviser was dispatched to Des Moines, ferried in a jet emblazoned with "Trump" on the fuselage (Iowans would be forgiven for yawning if a "senior adviser" for any serious candidate came to the Hawkeye State. They want to see the candidate themselves). Trump himself sat for an interview with WMUR television in New Hampshire, which he conducted from New York.
The odds of a New York mogul with no experience in governing, or politics, for that matter, making it through a Republican primary are so slim as to be nonexistent.
Consider former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who had a serious record in turning around a crime-riddled city and became a hero in the wake of September 11. Giuliani spent upward of $50 million on his 2008 presidential bid and won a single convention delegate before dropping out.
Palin isn't showing a lot more interest in the serious business of seeking to lead the nation. Her reality show led most GOP strategists to roll their eyes. Her book sales skyrocketed, but those books show few concrete policy ideas except a lock-step opposition to the incumbent president.
Karl Rove, for one, has taken on the unpopular--to tea party groups at least--role of Palin-denier.
He has repeatedly questioned her decision-making, especially "Sarah Palin's Alaska."
"Holy crap! That fish hit my thigh! It hurts!'" said Rove, in a mocking Palin tone, recalling an infamous scene on a fishing boat to New York Magazine's Joe Hagan. "How does that make us comfortable seeing her in the Oval Office?"
Huckabee has shown the most interest in being included in the presidential conversation, coupled with the least interest in actually doing the work required to mount a campaign. He has complained about not being included in press coverage of the 2012 race, and he does, indeed, have a better standing in the polls than almost any other candidate. But there is ample evidence he isn't really preparing to run. Huckabee is building a new home in Florida that will cost a reported $3 million, for which he will need the cash his Fox News program brings, and he's planning to host a cruise to Alaska in June, an investment of time that doesn't seem to square with the demands of a 2012 campaign.
Huckabee's most recent trip to Iowa demonstrated the lack of attention to which he is giving a potential campaign. Des Moines Register political reporter Tom Beaumont saw "few signs he is actively investigating a 2012 campaign" during the trip, which came amid a national book tour.
In their search for book bucks or television ratings, Trump, Palin and Huckabee are taking advantage of our celebrity-obsessed politics. They are doing so to the detriment of candidates who show a deeper level of commitment to their own campaigns--and to the long and arduous road to the White House.
This article appeared in the Thursday, March 10, 2011 edition of National Journal Daily.


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Ghebreyesus drew attention to the weekly increase in the number of deaths due to Covid-19 since December during a review of the global health situation.
He said that in the past 8 weeks, more than 170,000 people have died due to the covid-19 disease. This number is just a recording number, the actual number is much higher.
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AT LAST, the sun shone on Huddersfield.
And with it came the crowds – flocking to the Emley Show in record numbers.
The fact that the weathermen got it so wrong delighted show organisers, who had worked hard for months and seen many other shows and events fall victim to the soggy summer of 2012.
The weather forecasters had talked of an amber alert with torrential rain, but Saturday brought blue skies, temperatures into the 70s and thousands determined to have a good time.
They also brought some problems – notably on the roads around the Emley Moor showground, with long queues trying to get into the already overflowing car parks as numbers soared past 15,000.
But as Andrew Hughes, show president, said: "Those are things we can put right next year.
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"We have had a marvellous day and everyone is delighted.
"The way the weather turned out could not have been better and everyone seems to have come to the show determined to enjoy themselves. There were many who had missed other shows and events during the summer and wanted a good day out.
It was certainly a day for all creatures great and small.
The great came in the shape of beasts like "How's About That?", a giant Limousin bull which captured the show's Reserve Champion title.
The bull, known as Jimmy, weighed in at a massive 560kg and his win delighted owner Dan Rice, of Yeadon.
He said: "It's been a great day and the competition in the cattle sections has been very tough.
Jimmy's win came after a fascinating judging process by cattle breeder Eileen Wilson, of Richmond, North Yorkshire.
She scoured every inch of Jimmy and his fellow competitors and explained very pragmatically how she was checking for his suitability as a meat provider.
"You check the loins as that's where the steaks come from and you check the rump for the roasting joints. You also look at how they move and how their muscle tone is set up", she said.
At the other end of the livestock scale were the hamster classes and dozens travelled from places such as Dudley, Sheffield and Birmingham to take part in the Northern Hamster Club classes.
Two tiny Syrian hamsters, all the way from Bath, earned top prizes in their sections and as show secretary Susan Kilburn explained, it was serious business.
"When people show cats or dogs, people nod in appreciation. When you say you show hamsters, there is a quizzical look.
Their tiny charges certainly drew the crowds but so too did other livestock sections including poultry, goats and numerous horse classes.
Sheep section secretaries Sally Hampshire and daughter Richi said they had more than 130 entries which was well up on last year.
The pair also organised a display of weaving, showing how the wool is taken from the sheep and woven into clothing.
Another popular attraction was Emley Brass Band. Musical director Garry Hallas said: "We've been doing the show for years and it is always a thrill.
With Olympics spirit reaching fever pitch on Saturday, Skelmanthorpe United Junior Football Club secretary Glyn Carter found himself the centre of attention.
He was one of the 8,000 people chosen to carry the Olympics Torch in its relay. He ran in St Albans.
He took the torch along to the show and delighted in handing it to hundreds of youngsters for a photo.
"It was fantastic to think that for three minutes, I was in charge of the Olympic Torch.
Results from the show will be published later this week.


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According to forecasts by CB Richard Ellis for New West End Company, as a result of this injection of investment footfall and sales on East Oxford Street are set to increase by 140% and 220% respectively over the next five years. Spend on the east end of Oxford Street is due to reach £1.2 billion in 2012 and increase by 58% to £1.9billion by 2016.
Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, Chairman, New West End Company says, "After decades of decline, and years of campaigning for the improvement of the area, East Oxford Street is set for a major revival.
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Male Eating Disorders: "I Saw and Heard Virtually No Men Discussing the Issue"
Adam Rippon recently took headlines by storm for more than his skating; he is one of few men to discuss his own experience with disordered eating. His openness about his eating disorder challenges the notion that eating disorders are only challenges for women, a misconception that keeps men from getting the help they need.
The issue is particularly problematic among gay men. NBC reported that 42 percent of men who suffer from eating disorders are gay, suggesting a huge disproportionate struggle in the gay community.
I understand Adam's experience, as well as the experiences of many men, because I also spent years struggling with disordered eating. I'm currently a fitness coach in Chicago, but I didn't grow up as an athlete, although I did briefly join the track team to up my cardio. As a teen male with an eating disorder, I saw and heard virtually no men discussing the issue in the public sphere. There were no success stories, there was no one to help me understand my relationship with food and no medical treatment options because of my gender.
One therapist expressed confusion at my refusal to eat because the media glorified big men and smaller women. She didn't know where the drive to starve in a male would even come from. Eating disorders affect women at a higher rate than they affect men, but treating them as solely problematic for women leaves young men without success stories, support and hope.
I'm grateful for my journey because it demanded that I dig deeply to understand myself and my place in the world. My disordered eating made me ask myself, "How do you measure your worth?"
For years, I measured my worth on a scale, fighting constantly for a lower number. I could ramble on about clavicles, bleeding knuckles, vomit-stained tiles and 109 pounds of lifeless, dreamless bones, but that's not what this story is about. It's about failure, acceptance and self-worth.
Spoiler alert: it doesn't end with me entering a wing eating contest, but it does end with me living.
I spent the prime of my high school years starving, thinking about starving, developing creative ways to starve and obsessing over thinness. If you've had an ED, you get it. It's not a part-time job; it's all-consuming. Hunger is a drug and the feeling of losing weight was exhilarating.
Each morning began by stepping on a scale. The number staring back at my naked, freezing body determined the type of day that it would be. It didn't matter what I weighed two days ago, two months ago or two years ago. The number needed to fall every day. I was like an entrepreneur addicted to sales, results and data. I was constantly celebrating or mourning over numbers. The attitude I started each day with was entirely dependent on my morning weigh-in. My perception of self wasn't determined by victories at school, friendships or happiness; my self-worth was entirely dependent on hitting a lower number.
The eating disorder gave me total control over everything in my life because the only thing I cared about was getting thinner. I couldn't get hurt or fail or lose or get rejected. I siloed myself off in a world where thinness and starving myself were the only drivers of joy or measurements of success. My love affair with thinness was my armor against the world. Nothing could break me because I was constantly lifted up by the victories of my weight loss.
But thats is not the world. It felt satisfying, but it wasn't a life. Failures, lost jobs and broken hearts are all part of life. When I shut down my ability to feel pain and loss, I couldn't feel joy or exuberance.
At one moment, I was told that I needed to eat or I was going to die. I did not want to die, but I couldn't comprehend a world where I abandoned the thinness that I worked so hard to achieve. There wasn't one come-to-Jesus moment when I was cured; recovery started with tiny decisions to trust, big failures, a few tears, and lots of deep breaths.
If recovery seems impossible, trust that the power, grit and love that got you this far will carry you through your toughest days. It's not about making your nutritionist happy or finishing some recovery program, it's about nourishing yourself today and in this moment.
Disordered eating provides constant adrenaline. When you miss the rush, remember how much it costs. For me, it cost an appreciation for the moment, the fearlessness to fail, and the openness to enjoy the love of my friends and family. On the hardest days, even still at 23, I remind myself that those things make me who I am, not my body.
I was not going to be straight, or perfect, or brilliant or born into British royalty, but that doesn't mean I can't be good and loving and compassionate and strong.
Accept who you are, what makes you tick and what makes you happy. Accept yourself in this moment. You can't change who you are, so be the best, truest self you can be. We're constantly striving for more, for thinner, for better, for stronger. Don't strive so much that you miss the truth that beats in your chest in this moment. Don't forget the goodness that runs through your veins that isn't contingent on thinner or better.
I wish I knew life was passing me by when I was 16. I wish I cherished the runs on the track team and the play rehearsals and the school dances more. I wish I didn't remember prom in terms of the exact amount of food I ate, but instead in terms of laughs. I wish I ate more dinners with my family. I wish I didn't isolate myself from friends and loved ones. At 16, a therapist asked me what I would think about if I didn't think about food and hunger all day. I was dumbfounded. I had no fucking idea. I challenge myself each day to feel the moments that I was numb to for so long. When all else fails, breathe. And trust.
You are imperfect and human, so let perfection go. Let skinny go. Let control go. Thinness is fool's gold, so dig for truth. Measure yourself in the people you help, the moments when you feel alive, and risks you take to be your truest self.
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Conor Janda is a social media marketer and fitness coach in Chicago. He previously worked on a political campaign in Des Moines, for a Broadway and television actor in New York, and as a teacher on the South Side of Chicago. When he's not working, he can be found doing improv or walking aimlessly around the city.
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Amruta Khanvilkar Biography, Age, Height, Family, Wiki, Salary & Images
Amruta Khanvilkar is an Indian actress. She was born on 23 November 1984 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She mostly works in Marathi movies and tv serials. Amruta made her debut with the tv reality show India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004. In 2015, she also participated in Nach Balliye season 7 and won the show.
She also appeared as a judge in the dance shows 2mad, Super Dancer Maharashtra, Sur Nava Dhyas Nava. Amrita also hosted Dance India Dance season 6. In 2006, she made her movie debut with Marathi film Golmaal. She made her Hindi movie debut in 2007 with Mumbai Salsa. In 2020, She also participated Khatron Ke Khiladi along with Karishma Tanna, Balraj Syal and Tejasswi Prakash.
She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Amruta did her schooling from Ashok Academy, Mumbai and college studies from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She is graduated in Commerce & Economics. Her father's name is Raju Khanvilkar and her mother's name is Gauri Khanvilkar. She also has a sister Aditi Khanvilkar.
On 24 January 2015, she married Himmanshoo A. Malhotra. Himmanshoo is also an actor. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall and her weight is around 51kg. Amruta belongs to a Hindu family and her zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Her eye color is dark brown and her hair color is black. She loves singing, dancing and traveling.
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Name Amruta Khanvilkar
Nickname Not Known
Height 5' 4"
Birth Place Pune, Maharashtra, India
School Ashok Academy, Mumbai
College St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Debut India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj (2004)
Family Father– Raju Khanvilkar
Mother– Gauri Khanvilkar
Sister– Aditi Khanvilkar (Younger)
Marriage Date 24 January 2015
Husband Himmanshoo A. Malhotra (Actor)
Children N/A
She was born and brought up in Mumbai.
Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Amruta Khanvilakr is famous for her work in Marathi movies and tv shows.
She made her debut with India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj reality show,
Amruta Khanvilkar is also a dancer.
She also won the dance reality show Nach Balliye 7 in 2015.
In 2020 she participated in Khatron Ke Khiladi as a contestant.
In 2017, she won Zee Talkies Maharashtrachi Favourite Nayika trophy.
She is also active on social media and has more than 1.3 million followers on her Instagram account.
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Crossfit Confessions
While CrossFit is plenty popular, some people think it's just the next thing in a long line of fitness fads.
BY Burk Krohe
Lately, CrossFit has been all the rage for the health conscious.
Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai founded the fitness program/gym in 2000, but it has really taken off in the last few years. Now there are more than 10,000 CrossFit gyms across the country.
While CrossFit is plenty popular, some people think it's just the next thing in a long line of fitness fads. You have to wonder if we'll look back on it and think of it like Tae Bo in the 90s or step aerobics in the 80s.
Sure, it seems to deliver results, but some people have described the atmosphere of CrossFit gyms as almost "cult like."
Devotion can be commendable but not at the risk of autonomy. At the very least, there are a lot of people with that one friend who won't shut up about CrossFit. He goes on and on about his deadlifts and squats and how "you should really give it a shot." You know that guy.
Still, others feel that the workouts might be too intense for regular people. Thus, the intensity (a point of pride for the program) could lead to serious injury or exhaustion.
Recently, I was in the Twin Cities visiting my brother Chris, and he mentioned that he had just started CrossFit. I decided to get to the bottom of this latest fitness craze and find out what CrossFit is really like.
*This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
HeathyWay: What were you doing for exercise before CrossFit?
Chris: I was just lifting weights when I could. At work, at 3M, we have a gym there, so I would go in and try to do different muscle groups…and basically try to get in two to three times a week. But it was probably closer to one or two times.
That's basically what I was doing before, and I was pretty inconsistent in going. After working nine, 10 hours it's pretty tough.
HW: What made you decide to try CrossFit?
C: I was reading something, I think in "GQ," or something online. I was kind of looking for stuff to do in the New Year and CrossFit intrigued me. I just wanted to meet new people and maybe get a hobby. I looked around and Googled to see if there were any gyms nearby, and TwinTown Fitness is only two blocks from where I live.
So I figured it was worth a try. And they have a free class Saturdays so you can try it out. I just wanted to try something new, and I was seeing if I could better results that way. I was looking for something that was more consistent.
HW: How does it compare to what you were doing previously?
C: Well I think…it's definitely better. I've been going a lot more often than I was before, so I'm getting three or four times a week. Also, it costs a lot more, so that might have something to do with it. I think it's definitely worth the cost, and the other aspect is that you're not working out by yourself.
It's a class of, like, 10 to 12 people with a coach who's there. You have a team mentality and people there to cheer you on and stuff like that. It's a lot different than just going to the gym and pounding out a workout. There's a lot more of social aspect, which I like.
HW: You like the social aspect. Are there any other aspects that you've liked so far?
C: Yeah, at least with our gym, we get an online tool called "Beyond The Whiteboard." It's a way for you track your progress. You don't have to do it, but they encourage you to do it. You're recording times and, you know, your reps…stuff like that. It tells you what you're good at and what you're bad at and what you need to work on.
Also, with our gym, it's not super competitive, but, if you want to be, you can be. If you want to see yourself get better, you can post results on a leaderboard, so you can compare yourself to your peers.
It also has a lot of cardio, as well. I used to just lift and never run. I hate running. You get cardio from doing workouts on the rowing machine or the ergometer. You're also doing Olympic style lifts, so I'm learning lifts I would never have done before.
And I kind of started from scratch. They basically deconstruct everything you've learned and you learn how to squat properly and lift properly. What was nice about our gym is you have to go through a foundations class before you go up to doing the WODs, the workout of the day. It's a way to screen you to make sure you're mentally, but also physically, tough to handle the workouts. I like that.
HW: Are there any aspects that have been challenging or that you don't like?
C: I've found one thing to do is never look at a workout before going in. They post what you're going to do before…but you just don't want to psych yourself out if you see something that looks intimidating. Chances are you'll be like "Uhh…maybe I won't go to this class today."
And I guess…it's expensive. I'm paying about $200 per month. I think it's worth it, but, for some other people, they might not be able to afford that. That's the thing…if you get something good out of it then it's worth it. But, if not, I can see where people think it costs too much.
You do have to invest. You can't miss a week or two and expect to be right back into shape. It's tough, too. There have been some workouts that I've just hated. But I always feel good after the fact that I did them. Sometimes you do a 20 or 40 minute workout straight through, and it's just hell. It's always good after the fact.
HW: How are the workouts broken down?
C: Each class is kind of divided up. It's an hour long, so you're only working out for an hour, which is fine. You get plenty of workout in that amount of time. You usually do a warmup. That's maybe the first 10 minutes.
Then the next 20 minutes or so, depending on what day it is, you'll focus on a specific sort of lift. One day you could be working on your squats or your dead lifts or your snatches or you're working on pullups.
Then the last portion of class, either 30 or 40 minutes, is the WOD, which is work out of the day. Then they have the AMRAP, which I don't even know what it stands for, but basically it's a circuit. It's either for time or you have a set amount of time and you have to get a certain number of rounds in. You're usually doing three or four different things X number of times.
The coaches are picking these out to make sure we're balancing the types of workouts we do. There's a lot of bodyweight but they also incorporate in the lifting and there's some sort of cardio portion, too. It's well balanced.
HW: From what I've seen, CrossFit tends to deliver results. What have you seen personally?
C: That's a good question. I definitely feel like I'm in a lot better shape. Physically, I've kind of kept track with pictures. I definitely have more definition in my legs and my abs, and I kind of the V cut thing going on that I've always wanted but was never quite there.
It's weird. I haven't even benched in months, and I don't feel that I've lost any upper body strength. It's because I've been doing a bunch of pushups and pullups. I've also noticed the cardio getting better. I was playing basketball this past winter and toward the end of it was when I was getting into shape with CrossFit. I could tell I was in better cardio shape.
HW: I guess the final question is would you recommend it?
C: Yes, I think I would. It might get a bad name every so often from people just because they think it's a fad or a trend. You know there's the joke, "How do you know a person does CrossFit? Don't worry they'll tell you."
It kind of has a cultish feeling at times from other gyms I've seen. But the one up here is pretty relaxed, and it's a good way of branching out and meeting new people. If you want to push yourself, it's a good way to do that. And, if you're tired of just doing the same gym workouts over and over again and you want to do something new, I recommend it.
Even if you only sign up for half a year or a couple months, you can still get benefits out of it.
Burk Krohe


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Protests are happening in the United States after the video released showing the brutal killing of an unarmed African-American man in the hands of police officers in Minnesota. People from every sector and every part of the world are speaking up against systematic racism in the United State. The International Hacktivist group is known as "Anonymous" has also released the video condemning the corrupt police department. In the video, they demanded the officer who is responsible for the death of George must face murder charges but since they don't trust corrupt police department to carry out justice, they would be exposing the many crime to the world.
YouTube keeps deleting this video. They're censoring nothing but facts pic.twitter.com/9Q8NwbK8Xb
— MARIO// NO JUSTICE NO PEACE (@HennyOnMyLips) May 30, 2020
After the release of this vide, The Minneapolis PD website was then hacked by Anonymous threatening to take down another government website for any organization attacking protesters.
The Minneapolis PD website has been taken offline by Anonymous & they're threatening to take down any government website for any organization attacking protestors
— William LeGate 🇺🇸 (@williamlegate) May 31, 2020
Who is Anonymous?
Anonymous is a decentralized international hacktivist group that has taken responsibility for various cyber attacks against several governments, government institutions, and also the Church of Scientology. Anonymous was first formed in 2003 in the internet forum 4chan. The members of Anonymous aka Anons is popular or known for wearing of Guy Fawkes masks as seen in graphic novel and film V for Vendetta. The group got first media attention when they launched Project Chanology against the Church of Scientology. In 2008, they launch the series of protests, pranks, and hacks that target different branches of the Church of Scientology. Members of Anonymous are all over the world and they retaliate against the injustice of the corporation, agencies and countries. They have also publicly supported WikiLeaks and the Occupy movement.
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Liberals capture South Korean vote
By The Oakland Press |
PUBLISHED: April 16, 2004 at 8:33 a.m. | UPDATED: June 17, 2021 at 11:56 a.m.
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean voters broke the conservatives' four-decade grip on parliament Thursday, bringing to power a liberal party that opposed the president's impeachment and may seek closer ties to North Korea. The Uri Party, which had only 49 seats in the outgoing assembly, seized 152 of 299 seats with 99 percent of the vote counted early Friday morning, KBS news reported, citing official tallies. Its main rival, the conservative Grand National Party, took only 121 seats. The party had 137 spots in the previous parliament.
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Special counsel Robert Mueller is closing in on Jerome Corsi, a noted Birther conspiracy theorist and associate of GOP strategist Roger Stone, who is accused of serving as a link between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia-linked vigilante intelligence group WikiLeaks.
Mueller offered Corsi a plea bargain of one count of perjury, but Corsi rejected it. Instead, he has another plan to get out of trouble: get Mueller prosecuted instead.
With the assistance of Larry Klayman, a far-right antigovernment attorney who once tried to organize a 2013 protest on the National Mall to make President Barack Obama "come out with [his] hands up," Corsi claimed to have "filed" a 78-page "criminal complaint" against Mueller with the Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, several Justice Department officials including the Inspector General, and the disciplinary counsel for the District of Columbia Bar. The complaint alleges Mueller unethically pressured Corsi to say he lied when in fact he hadn't, and that Mueller's prosecution may amount to criminal false statements, extortion, or a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
Needless to say, this is not how anything works. A private citizen cannot "file a criminal complaint," U.S. attorneys do that. Corsi's "filing" is essentially just for show, to try to garner sympathy with the public.
Legal experts were quick to ridicule Corsi's manifesto.
Former assistant U.S. Attorney Mimi Rocah called the complaint "patently ridiculous" and said that "this is somebody who doesn't like the fact that he's being caught in his lies." And former prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Daniel Goldman said it "abuses the role of the inspector general" and "seems to be more of a public relations stunt than a meritorious concern."
If this is indicative of Corsi's whole legal strategy, it is likely that he will soon sorely regret not taking a plea when he had the chance to do so.


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Rights groups call for release of three physicians detained following Tamil Tigers' defeat.
The three men have been identified as: Thurairaja Varatharajah, Thangamuttu Sathyamurthi and V Shanmugarajah.
After the LTTE's defeat, they were detained on accusations that they gave false information about the number of casualties to the media.
"We call on the Sri Lankan government to release the doctors immediately, and to respect their rights to legal counsel and to receive medical care as well as family visits," Frank Donaghue, who heads Physicians for Human Rights, in the US said.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called for the doctors to be released.
"This is a chilling example of the intentions of the Sri Lanka government as it pursues its all out military solution in dealing with the [Tigers]," Bob Dietz, the group's Asia programme co-ordinator, said.
The LTTE's defeat has also raised questions over how the government will reach out to the country's Tamil minority.
About 265,000 ethnic Tamils were displaced in the military's recent offensive against the LTTE, and many of them have been sent to overcrowded camps in the country's north.
The European Union has called for an independent inquiry into alleged human-rights violations carried out during the war.
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced it had suspended its distribution of aid to the displaced.
The group earlier complained it had been unable to reach the wounded in the northeastern conflict zone even after victory was declared.
Speaking in the Swiss city of Geneva, Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, said that any serious allegations of war crimes "should be properly investigated".
"I remain concerned about the welfare and safety of the civilian population," he said.
The UN's main rights body is to hold a special session on Sri Lanka next week.
Under international pressure to reach out to the Tamil minority, Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's president, vowed that a political solution to the island's ethnic divisions would be found.
"All should live with equal rights. They should live without any fear or doubt," he said in his victory speech.
"Let us all be united."
He also called upon Sri Lankans, especially Tamils, who fled the country to return and help it rebuild.
"There are no minority communities in this country. There are only two communities, one that loves this country and another that does not," Rajapaksa said.
For his part, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the country's opposition leader, who the government has criticised for his conciliatory approach towards the Tamils, called for national reconciliation.
"We have to have a discussion among ourselves, among the political leaders who represent the communities, and come up with a new Sri Lankan identity," he said from Brussels.
Rajapakse announced victory over the Tamil Tigers, who had fought for decades for a separate Tamil homeland, on Tuesday.
State television broadcast images of what it said was the body of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the LTTE chief.
The video showed the upper section of a corpse dressed in camouflage fatigues.
The back of the head, which was resting on a bloodstained newspaper, seemed to be missing.
The video appeared to refute an earlier claim by Selvarasa Pathmanathan, the international spokesman for the Tigers, that Prabhakaran was "alive and well".


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» Debrief on SB 1: the best bill we've ever opposed
Debrief on SB 1: the best bill we've ever opposed
By Joshua Stark
California Statewide
Early April in Sacramento was about as exciting as it gets for a transportation advocate.
After nearly two years of negotiations, the Legislature late last week approved a massive $5 billion per year spending package intended to fix up California's aging and dilapidated transportation systems.
The package — known as SB 1 — represents significant progress on the things TransForm cares most about, with dramatic increases in funding for public transit, walking, and biking. What started as a business-as-usual funding package primarily for roads ended up as a surprisingly forward-looking plan for California's transportation future.
Thanks to consistent advocacy from TransForm and a strong coalition of allies, a significant number of our demands were met in the final bill language.
Unfortunately, one vital improvement to SB 1was not made: addressing the harm that transportation infrastructure can do to our most vulnerable communities. And a last-second provision to weaken air quality protections for these very communities (completely unrelated to transportation funding), prevented TransForm and our allies from supporting the bill (more on this later).
Our collective opposition to this polluting provision showed the depth of our commitment to environmental justice, and the strength of our growing movement for a future where all Californians — especially low-income communities and communities of color — can count on affordable, reliable, and healthy transportation choices that don't harm their health.
As in any deal, there were some other parts of the bill we would have liked to change, too, but from the relatively fair and efficient revenue mechanism to the ways the money will be invested, we think the deal represents a significant shift in our state transportation priorities. In the end, SB 1 may be the best bill we've ever opposed.
Here's an overview of everything that's in the bill. As you'll see at that link, there's a lot there! Read on for our key takeaways and more details on how we got here.
Nearly $1 billion for sustainable transportation, from dedicated funding sources
SB 1 represents a paradigm shift for transportation, both in the details of the funding package and the way it was engineered.
When we first saw SB 1, not even 5% of the funding was dedicated to public transportation. At the time, we called it a slap in the face. Now, the final package contains hundreds of millions of new dollars for public transportation, and $100 million for walking and biking — doubling funding for the state's Active Transportation Program. Altogether, we believe that it's close to $1 billion — nearly 20% — dedicated for transit, walking, and biking.
What's more, the funding sources for transit, walking, and biking shifted significantly over the course of the debate. Originally, unpredictable cap-and-trade revenues were the main source of the transit funding. But in the final bill, transit funding will come from a much more reliable tax base — pegged to inflation — including money for operations to keep our buses and trains running. The walk/bike money is taken out of the State Highway Account, representing a shift to spending money on people who walk and bike, instead of just on cars.
And of the money that is dedicated to roads, the lion's share — $3.7 billion per year — is dedicated to fixing existing roads, and making some "Complete Streets" improvements. This means that even money going towards roads may help people who walk, bike, and take transit.
Click here to read MTC's detailed analysis of SB 1, which includes many other important details.
These wins are the fruits of years of labor, and they show that our work has started to change the terms of the debate. For example: a Republican Senator whose vote was required to meet the two-thirds vote threshold hinged his final agreement on the promise of commuter rail funding for his district. Yes — a transit project won the swing vote. Ten, or even two years ago, it would have been a highway project that persuaded a legislator to come on board. But the times are changing, and we are grateful to the many allies and advocates who have helped shift the debate in our favor.
Building unity, finding new champions
Speaking of allies, we believe that SB 1 included so much good stuff — and excluded most of the bad — because advocates are doing a better job of working together. From national groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club, to statewide leaders like ClimatePlan and the California Bicycle Coalition, to regional and local partners like The Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) and Move LA, we have built a deep and broad coalition that held together through the rollercoaster of negotiations and last-minute changes.
This coalition developed our position during the long 2016 Extraordinary Session on Transportation, making it easy to rally again when the same sub-standard proposals resurfaced in early 2017. Thanks to the sustained advocacy of over eighty organizations, Senator Jim Beall worked hard to get a deal that met many of our demands. We also worked closely with Senators Ben Allen and Scott Wiener, who emerged as champions for transit, speaking out for a better deal in the media and with their colleagues.
A poison pill at the eleventh hour
Although we saw many positive changes as the deal came to its end, our environmental justice demands were consistently ignored, refused, or outright opposed. We find it unacceptable that our most vulnerable and communities, often located near freeways, ports, and warehouses, continue to bear the brunt of our infrastructure investments while reaping little reward.
We kept pushing and negotiating, knowing that the two-thirds vote requirement made this an uphill climb. Some groups in the coalition were preparing to support SB 1, based on the improved investment plan. Other coalition members, still greatly disappointed that environmental justice was not prioritized, were even considering moving from opposition to neutral.
Then we learned about a last-minute backroom deal with the trucking industry that none of us could accept. This deal would exempt large diesel trucks from vital air pollution regulations; a loophole that would allow pollution that is already causing asthma, heart disease, and other harms in low-income communities and communities of color to continue unchecked.
The decision we had to make was clear, though it was painful after winning so much progress on this bill. But the way we win matters. We can't sacrifice public health for public transportation — California needs both. We won't turn our backs on our allies in the environmental justice movement, or our neighbors in communities that been sold out and underinvested in time and time again. The coalition held strong, promising to oppose the bill as long as the "dirty trucking" loophole was included.
In the final days and hours before the vote, the coalition and our champions in the Senate, especially Senators Allen and Wiener, pulled out all the stops to get the loophole removed. They managed to weaken the language some, but not enough. We also raised awareness about the loophole, which was mentioned in several prominent news articles across the state (from The Los Angeles Times to The Sacramento Bee).
And the end of the day, SB 1 was passed. But even though the polluting loophole wasn't removed, our solidarity gives us hope. Our coalition was tested and emerged even stronger. Our unity may have surprised legislators, who will remember in the future that we held together in the face of very strong pressure. State leaders took heat for catering to a polluting industry, and we hope they think twice before trying that again.
As with any mega-package, SB 1 will require significant ongoing scrutiny as our state and regional agencies figure out how to spend the money. As we fully digest this beast of a deal, we'll be assessing the top priorities for TransForm and our allies as we shift into the next phase of fixing California's ailing transportation system. And the flaws in SB 1 — especially the nasty trucking pollution provision — are high on that list.
For now, though, we are relieved (and exhausted) to get to the finish line on what has been a marathon of a legislative effort. We have a funding package that includes major investments in public transit, walking and biking. We have state leadership that is willing to listen and negotiate on some of our most important issues. And we have coalesced a powerful group of organizations from around the state that are willing to stand up for each other and for our concerns.
With our partners, TransForm intends to keep pushing for greater equity in state transportation investments — like at our upcoming Transportation Equity Summit, co-sponsored with the California Bicycle Coalition. Register to join us in Sacramento — we'd love to have you with us!
Please don't hesitate to reach out with questions or input about SB 1, or any of our state advocacy efforts: Add a comment, contact me, or read more about our state work here.
TransForum is the blog of TransForm, California's leading transportation advocate. For more about our work, including ways you can take action and contribute, visit TransFormCA.org.
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All the characters in the story have a strong resemblance of twisted and corrupted relations with Ganesh Gaitonde that leads to make a story powerful and cliff-hanging all the episodes.
Slowly guided by Ganesh Gaitonde on a phone call, Sartaj Singh encounters Guruji as the focal of all that is happening in the city, and also finds Guruji (Pankaj Tripathi) had the connection with his father.
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CHICAGO, IL – The Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute (NBTI) is the official charity of the 2011 Magellan Development* Chicago Spring Half Marathon, 10K and Junior Dash. The race will take place Sunday, May 15, at 7 am, in The Park at Lakeshore East, located just north of Millennium Park at Field Drive and Randolph Street. Funds raised will benefit NBTI programs and brain tumor research.
NBTI is a comprehensive program which merges clinical research with medical and surgical treatment for brain and spinal tumor patients. The Institute offers state-of-the-art clinical care while also providing the resources and support necessary for patients and their families to meet the challenges of living with a brain tumor. The institute is a collaboration between Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Robert. H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
"May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and we want to help increase awareness of brain cancer and continue to raise funds in support of life-saving research and clinical trials that can lead to better treatment and ultimately a cure" said Robin Loewenberg Berger, Chief Marketing Officer of Magellan Development, co-chair of the event.
This is the second year that Magellan Development has supported NBTI. The company chose to support the Institute after Louis Berger, the late husband of Loewenberg Berger, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Funds from this year's race will benefit NBTI and the Louis A. Berger Memorial Fund to advance brain tumor research. The weekend kicks off with a VIP auction and pre-race dinner on Saturday, May 14 at Aqua and continues with a race-day experience on Sunday, May 15.
VIP sponsorship opportunities are available including tickets to the Run in Style VIP Sponsor Dinner with food creations from The Palm, live entertainment and auction on Saturday, May 14, from 7 to 10 pm. Opportunities also include entries to the Magellan Spring Half Marathon and 10K on Sunday, May 15, as well as admission to the pre-race festivities and other great VIP experiences. The event will be hosted by ABC-7 anchor Kathy Brock and Chicago Sun-Times and FOX Chicago entertainment reporter Bill Zwecker.
Runners are able to dedicate their race experience to the fight against brain cancer. They can register online*, start their own teams to raise money and encourage friends and family members to contribute to the cause.


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Carnage: a mockumentary
I just watched Carnage, a comedic documentary set in the year 2067 when the whole world is vegan and reflecting back on their horrific, meat-eating past. There's something in this for all diets because I really enjoyed it as did my meat-eating family. I didn't specifically intend for the kids to watch it but Daniel was very interested and laughed out loud several times. There's one bit where the meat industry creates a TV show called "Mike's meat house" – a fun house for kids – to try to rekindle their failing industry. Kids have to beat up the vegan which involves battering a poster of an attractive, young, blonde woman. I'm making this sound pretty dreadful (this is why I'm not a writer by trade) but it was funny.
Throughout the film is an alcoholics anonymous group but for former meat-eaters instead of alcoholics. They reflect on their meat-eating lives as they try to accept their past. The film gives a chronological account of the growth of veganism and how prior to 2020, vegans were mostly embarrassing, self-righteous, and slightly annoying people which is probably true – for all other vegans except for me 😉
Is there any truth to the film? Yes and no. I don't think the world will be vegan in 2067 or ever for that matter. However I do think there will come a time when we reflect with horror and shame on how we treat animals today, in much the same way as we view slavery now. There's a never-ending list of reasons to stop eating animals ranging from health, to environmental, to animal welfare and yet for most people something as trivial as taste trumps all these other serious concerns. Even if you're not interested in any of these issues, the movie also has some gratuitous nudity in the form of penises, and it's worth watching just for that.
Here's the trailer:
You can watch it on iPlayer:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04sh6zg/simon-amstell-carnage
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3 responses to "Carnage: a mockumentary"
thebalancebrigade says:
Fantastic – I didn't know this film was even out – cheers 🙂
Sérgio Estêvão says:
Glad you like it.
Sports Vegan says:
Awesome! I will check it out!


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Tabletop Simulator Adds Oculus Rift Support Thanks to Kickstarter
By Jamie Feltham	 On Mar 11, 2014
Beserk Games has confirmed that it will be adding support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset to its online board game title, Tabletop Simulator. The news was confirmed after the title's Kickstarter campaign passed a $15,000 USD stretch goal to add integration with the headset.
Tabletop Simulator is described as an 'online tabletop sandbox' experience. The title doesn't enforce a strict set of rules on how its classic board games are meant to be played. In chess, for example, players can do what they want with any piece, including knocking the opponent's pieces off of the board with a swipe of the mouse. It comes with 15 custom game modes but also allows users to important pieces and images onto their own boards to make up their own board games.
Beserk Games had initally set a $3,000 goal for the title, which has been far surpassed in a short amount of time. At the time of writing the project has beaten all of its eight stretch goals and sits at over $26,000 in funding. Backers can get a digital copy of the game at release for a $10 pledge, although a $15 one will grant them instant beta access.
Beserk Games hopes to officially release Tabletop Simulator in April 2014. The Kickstarter campaign will be ending on Thursday, 13th March. VRFocus will continue to follow the title's development and report back with all the latest.
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Botox maker rejects Ackman-led $47B takeover
Drugmaker Allergan, which makes Botox, turned down a Bill Ackman-led $53 billion takeover. AP
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Drugmaker Allergan on Monday rejected Valeant Pharmaceuticals International's $47 billion takeover offer, saying the suitor's proposed cost cuts were too steep.
Allergan, which makes popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox, said it believed Valeant's business model was not sustainable and that the offer was too risky because of this uncertainty about the company's long-term growth.
"Valeant's model of cutting and slashing really doesn't work for more than a very short period of time," Allergan Chief Executive Officer David Pyott said during a conference call with investors to explain the move.
He said Valeant's billions of dollars in cost cuts would prevent Allergan from delivering growth that it could produce on its own, and he set a target of a 20 percent to 25 percent increase in earnings per share in 2015.
Valeant and activist investor Bill Ackman, who has a stake of almost 10 percent in Allergan, made an unsolicited cash and stock offer for the company in April.
Valeant spokeswoman Laurie Little said the company was disappointed that Allergan has rejected the offer and that it remained committed to the transaction. Ackman did not have an immediate response.
Allergan had said it was considering the offer, but within days, it adopted a so-called poison pill provision to slow a takeover. If Ackman's Pershing Capital raises its stake beyond the 10 percent threshold, other investors could buy discounted shares.
Valeant shares have risen 4 percent since announcing the offer, while Allergan shares have gained nearly 14 percent. In morning New York Stock Exchange trading, Allergan fell 1 percent, to $159.53, while Valeant was off 1.3 percent, at $129.52.
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Thursday Morning: Recruiting, NFL Success and Blogs Worth Reading
By macondawg@MaconDawg Aug 2, 2007, 8:37am EDT
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Lots of things going on this morning in Dawgnation. Among the things you should know while you're taking a break from googling pictures of Hayden Panattiere (yeah, I'm talking to you). . .
Norcross stars Brice Butler and Devonta Bolton will announce their respective decisions on Saturday afternoon at a press conference at the school. Bolton had been flying under the radar until recently, when he's become a hot commodity. It looks like Bolton will choose from among Alabama, Auburn and Florida, though some reports have him also considering the Dawgs and Boston College. As to Georgia, it appears that we're focused in on Joe Adams, and may have felt that Bolton would be better at linebacker (he wants to play wide receiver). Really, nothing Bolton does would surprise me, but I'm guessing Florida. Where Butler will go is anybody's guess. Could be FSU, Southern Cal, Notre Dame, LSU or Georgia. We'll really just have to see.
Don't forget that Picture Day is August 18th.
Tony Taylor appears to have his foot in the door with the Falcons. Making it in the NFL as an undrafted free agent is incredibly difficult. You go undrafted because teams aren't sold on you to begin with. Then you sign a low dollar contract which makes you far more expendable than,for example, Joey Harrington. As for those rumors that Taylor got into it with Keith Brooking over some rookie hazing? Not likely. Taylor specifically lists the former Georgia Tech star as his biggest role model on the team.
96 tackles and 7 interceptions don't make themselves . . .
As I noted yesterday, University of Georgia football signee Vance Cuff has received a special waiver from the NCAA and can enroll at Georgia this year. Hooray sanity! The thing to keep in mind is that this kind of thing is only going to happen more often in the future. Starting in 2008 the NCAA will be requiring 16 core courses instead of the current 14. That means that kids who thought it would be ok to slack off by taking Wood Shop or Weight Lifting are going to be going to junior colleges, unless they get solid academic advising up front and avoid failing classes as freshmen and sophomores. Don't say I didn't warn you, Tubs.
Speaking of Barners, you may or may not be aware that Sports Blog Nation finally has an Auburn blog, Track 'em Tigers. Principal author Jay Coulter has a feature called "Buy, Sell or Hold" up analyzing all the SEC teams from a stock jockey's perspective. I was a bit uneasy about the whole thing (mostly because the bit was first done by pompous and lazy ESPN talking schmuck Colin Cowherd), but Jay won me over. I think I agree with basically all of his selections. Check it out if you get a chance.
And while we're touring SBNation, I want to go on record saying that I haven't spent nearly enough time reading Talking Chop, the Atlanta Braves blog. Talking Chop has done a bang up job of analyzing all the Braves trade deadline deals and is definitely going to be required reading for me going forward.
Now get to work!