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If you own a Samsung Phone, you're at Risk!
Published on June 17, 2015 by Elie ChahineLeave a comment
If you are a Samsung Galaxy owner here is some news for you that is definitely worth taking a look at.
A Security Flaw Could Potentially Put A Massive Number Of Samsung Galaxy Phones At Risk.
The worrying announcement comes in the form of a security flaw that lets attackers install malware on to your device or, alternatively, eavesdrop on your phone calls.
Chicago-based security firm NowSecure has published a report that claims the bug lives in the SwiftKey keyboard software, which is installed on more than 600 million Samsung devices. It states the bug can allow a remote attacker, which is capable of controlling a user's network traffic, to execute an arbitrary code on the user's phone.
The most worrying thing though is that there is no option to uninstall the SwiftKey keyboard, if it's there, it's there for good.
An attacker can secretly install malware on a user's device, access the camera, microphone and GPS, and listen in on calls and messages, change the way other apps behave and even steal photos and text messages.
NowSecure also claims it notified Samsung on this problem towards the end of last year. Samsung did provide a patch to amend the problem to network operators earlier in 2015 but it's not known if this patch was made available to many users by the networks.
Potentially effected devices include; Samsung Galaxy S6, S5, S4 and the S4 mini.
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Galaxy S6 edge Plus to be announced in the coming weeks?
Published on June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015 by Elie ChahineLeave a comment
Not long ago, we passed along rumors of Samsung giving the Galaxy Note 5 phablet an early July launch in order to get a lead before Apple's iPhone announcements in September. Acting swiftly, Samsung's JK Shin dismissed them, saying that no, the Galaxy Note 5 is not going to be a summer hit. He didn't say, however, that there are absolutely no other announcements coming in this quarter whatsoever! And if the latest rumors are anything to get by, Samsung might, in fact, throw Android fans a bone.
According to hdblog.it, a Galaxy S6 Plus is being primed for an announcement in the coming weeks. Allegedly, Samsung called this one "Project Zero 2" internally, but this will actually be a larger version of the Galaxy S6 edge, which will retain the dual curved screen edges. Other ties to the Note line-up, such as S-Pen functionality, haven't been mentioned.
What's essentially a Galaxy S6 edge "Grand" strikes us as a rather odd product choice from Samsung, especially considering the rumors of a dual-edged Galaxy Note 5 announcement in September. While the latter sounds logical, the former is plain weird, but Samsung wouldn't release such a thing if it didn't make sense inside the company.
With this in light, the Galaxy Note 5 is still expected to show up around the IFA Conference in September, wielding a thin profile, an S Pen, and possibly a 4K resolution display. The rumored spec sheet has already made the successor to the Galaxy Note 4 one of the most hyped smartphones this year, with virtually no advertisement from Samsung.
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Samsung launches Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition
Published on May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015 by Elie ChahineLeave a comment
Marvel's second movie about the Avengers titled Age of Ultron is out in the theatres and the company shook hands with Samsung for some special projects. After teasing the Iron Man-themed Samsung Galaxy S6 edge last week, the Korean giant has formally launched it for select markets.
This limited edition Galaxy S6 edge bears the same internals as the regular variant with 64GB of storage. It has been given the Iron Man look with red colored front and back, and gold colored metal frame. The phone will have a custom Avengers theme pre-installed and will be packaged in a limited edition Avengers box.
Samsung has packed an arc reactor-themed wireless charger in the retail package. The latter will also contain a clear protective cover.
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Record 20 million Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge units have been ordered!
Published on March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 by Elie ChahineLeave a comment
Who said that Samsung was struggling? The redesign of the manufacturer's flagship phone turned out to be exactly what the doctor ordered as a report out of Korea claims that 20 million units of theSamsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge have been ordered. Breaking down the reservations, 15 million were for the Galaxy S6 while 5 million were for the model with the curved glass draping down both edges.
The 20 million units ordered represents a record for Samsung. The figures come from a leading executive at a major wireless carrier who obviously wishes to remain anonymous.
The executive said that he had a very high opinion of both handsets. The two devices were unveiled a week ago today at Barcelona and are expected to be released around the middle of next month.
Samsung Electronics mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun said that the response to the two new models has been much better than the response to the Samsung Galaxy S5. "To be honest, pre-orders of the two Galaxy variants from our major clients are really huge," the executive said. It was the tepid response to last year's model, not only from the carriers but from consumers, that led Samsung to start from scratch in redesigning its flagship phone.
Last year's struggles with the Galaxy S5 coincided with a strong comeback year for Apple as the larger size of the screen on the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus helped Apple sell a record 74.5 million units in the calendar fourth quarter of 2014. If the size of the orders for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are correct, it sounds like Samsung is back on track.
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MWC 2015: Samsung unveils Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge!
Published on March 1, 2015 March 1, 2015 by Elie Chahine1 Comment
The Samsung Unpacked event at the MWC 2015 is all about the next generation of Galaxy smartphones – the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. Samsung seems to be pleased with the limited edition Galaxy Note Edge market success and will be keeping the "edged" devices around.
Samsung Galaxy S6 duo have been in the rumor mill for quite some time and we already knew pretty much everything there is to know. The devices are now official and we can clear up every tiny detail.
The new Galaxy S6 series is a departure from the previous series, switching from an all-plastic shell to a dual-glass design enhanced with a metal frame. The new combination of materials works great indeed and the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are arguably, the most beautiful Galaxy smartphones to date. We're sure, many will forgive the camera hump on the back for sure. This time around the Galaxy S6 isn't dust and water proof though.
Samsung Galaxy S6 packs a 5.1″ Super AMOLED screen with Quad HD resolution resulting into the amazing 577 ppi density. It is protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The hardware Home key once again doubles as fingerprint sensor and supports the new Samsung Pay service.
Samsung Pay relies on NFC and Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) for mobile payments. It has already been certified by Visa, MasterCard, and Samsung is employing key partners worldwide to participate in the service, including American Express, Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and U.S. Bank.
Unlike the Galaxy Note Edge, the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge has the display glass bent on both sides of the phone. While the curve isn't as impressive as on the Note Edge, being bent on both sides makes it feel like an entirely different device. The 5.1″ Super AMOLED display also utilizes at Quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. It is protected by a curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4, too.
The rumors turned right and Samsung chose not to opt for the Snapdragon 810 chip, probably due to the overhearing issues. So, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are powered by the company's Exynos 7420, built on a 14nm process and thus more energy-efficient and producing less heat compared to 20nm Snapdragon 810.
The Exynos 7420 chip offers much similar processor to the Snapdragon 810 – an octa-core 64-bit CPU with four Cortex-A57 cores ticking at 2.1GHz and four Cortex-A53 clocked at 1.5GHz. The Exynos 7420 chip uses a Mali-T760 GPU and comes bundled with 3GB LPDDR4 of RAM. The new generation of RAM has already premiered on the LG G Flex2 and we expect the 2015 flagships to feature LPDDR4 RAM chips.
Samsung Galaxy S6 duo comes with a new ISOCELL camera sensor with 16MP resolution. The camera is enhanced with optical image stabilization, phase detection autofocus and has a single-LED flash. Quite expectedly, 4K video recording is supported.
The front camera is 5MP, capable of 1080p video capturing.
The new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge feature 32GB / 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable via a microSD slot. The storage is of the new UFS 2.0 variety, which uses "Command Queue" tech used in SSDs for accelerating the speed of command execution. The end-result is 19,000 input/output operations (IOPS) per second for random reading – that's 2.7x faster than the performance of the eMMC 5.0 memory found in the previous crop of flagships.
The all-round connectivity package includes LTE Cat.6, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, GPS with GLONASS and Beidou, IR blaster and FM radio. The Galaxy S6 is powered by a 2,550 mAh battery, while the Galaxy S6 egde has a 2,600 mAh unit.
Finally, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge run on Android 5.0 Lollipop enhanced with the latest TouchWiz UI with Material design and cleaner interface. The TouchWiz on the Galaxy S6 Edge offers various features and apps working on the edges of the display, including a newer and better version of the Quick Glance info for the lockscreen.
This time around Samsung has partnered with Microsoft, instead of Dropbox, and will be offering 115GB OneDrive storage for 2 years to each Galaxy S6 user.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will launch this spring (quite possibly this very month) in Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, and Shimmery White. The pricing is yet to be detailed.
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Police High Command Either Complicit Or More Stupid Than I Thought..
Among the persons being targeted, declared Selvin Haye, deputy commissioner in charge of crime, are the financiers behind the illegal importation and distribution of firearms, as well as those involved in drug trafficking.
"We will be building more and better enterprise cases to tackle this type of crime and criminality. We will be using specialized teams now armed with better investigative skills and analytical capabilities to track these criminals," Haye said.
Police Commissioner George Quallo (right); Clifford Blake (center) deputy commissioner of police Strategic Operations; and Wray Palmer, deputy commissioner of police Inspectorate of the Constabulary, during a press conference at the Commissioner's Old Hope headquarters, yesterday
Gleaner photo.
Well, I guess we have gotten over the charade that ZOSO was going to be a significant driver of crime in a southerly direction.
We are now onto the next smoke screen.
Inherent in those comments coming from the police high command is a confession that there have been zero emphasis to link those shipping the weapons and ammunition from overseas to the contrabands they ship.
The police high command has been complicit in simply basking in the glory of an occasional find here and there and taking the credit for the work the cops on the streets do.
That has been the modus operandi of the bloated top heavy bureaucracy that is known as the police high command.
A command structure which has never done much in the way of garnering real command and is anything but structured.
http://www.chatt-a-box.com/where-are-the-investigators/
So now they admit that despite the crime wave over the last several decades, hell, since I left the force after my brief stint in 91 that the department wasn't doing what they ought to have been doing even now?
The Deputy Commissioner's statement was a real expose' into what is really happening or more like, what is not happening in the force that is contributing to the wave of homicides and other serious crimes sweeping the country.
Commissioner of Police George Quallo (right) chats with Mark Codling (left) acting principal director, National Spatial Data Management Pension and Alexander Williams, chairman, Land Information Council of Jamaica during the opening ceremony for the Geographic Information Systems Day, held at the Assembly Hall of the University of the West Indies, Mona
Though it is 2017 the force seems to be more focused on recording reports onto computers (moving away from those God-awful big old books ) than solving serious crimes.
I was never one who had much confidence in the ability of the police high command to get anything done or to sustain a good thing established by the rank and file. As such I never gave any credence to the grand pronouncements which come out of that body. Neither do I bother paying attention to those who are convinced that there is new innovation happening in the force which will amount to anything positive today.
In his first reporting to the Parliament having been mandated by law after the launch of the first Zone of special operations in Mount Salem St James prime Minister Andrew Holness told the nation quote:
The justification for the ZOSO designation was based on the relevant legal criteria, intelligence, as well as strategic and operational considerations of the joint command of the security forces. He said that, following 32 special operations conducted by the joint force in the first 10 days, five illegal firearms were recovered, two wanted men were taken into custody and a number of "lead sheets" used in lotto scamming activities recovered. "The next 10 days will see the continuation of internal security operations to rid the zone of illegal weapons, ammunition, and contraband," the prime minister told the House.
Holness
The leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips countered that despite the operation haul of "five guns and two arrests in 10 days", 54 murders have occurred at the same time across the island. He insisted that since the declaration of the ZOSO, the daily national rate has increased. "That is to say that we had been going nationally at about 4.2 murders per day…and in the period since the zone, the national average has been about 5.5 murders per day."
I never thought that there would be a crime initiative that would have any measurable effect on crime in the present environment that exists in the country today.
There has to be a seismic attitudinal shift in the way people see crime affecting their lives and what they are willing to do to change that paradigm.
Jamaica has never been a place which was supportive of crime initiatives, it has always been highly opinionated without the facts as well.
Those characteristics are a perfect storm which causes the Island of 2.8 million people to be one of the highest producers of crime on the planet.
One of the principles I applied as an officer was to allow suspects to talk, they will tell you pretty much what you need to know. Today as a person who operates in the business space I still listen intently to all who I do business with-with a view to determining their authenticity.
The statements of the police high command have been extremely revealing.
Which brings me to my final point.
The police high command is even more stupid than I previously thought they were.
If the Police high command really intended to finally get up off their tired decrepit behinds and do something about tracing the caches of weapons pouring into the Island why would they announce it?
One of the things those concerned about crime harp on is political interference in law enforcement.
Politicians are culpable as it relates to the crime wave sweeping the country but as it relates to the police announcing its intentions to criminals politicians bear zero responsibility.
That collusion or utter stupidity is the police's and theirs alone.
Commissioner of Police George Quallo
No one stands in the way of the police if they chose to go after principals in the weapons trade, not even the politicians.
If the police are interested in busting the people at the top who are importing guns and ammunition into the country the police can do it.
Announcing that they intend to go after principals now when it should have been doing that as a matter, of course, tells a skeptic like me that they are not going after the big fish they are simply telling them to be more discreet.
police remove illegal guns from the streets…
I have always supported the police but I can in no way turn a blind eye to blatant incompetence at the bare minimum and gross complicity at worse on the part of the police.
Trust me it is not as hard as the police tell you it is to track down and bring these criminals to justice.
If the police really wanted to bring these principal offenders to justice they would seek the warrants they need and go about their investigations without making announcements.
After all the politicians are some of the worst criminals, why would the police tell them what they intend to do?
That ladies and gentleman is the reason I decided to walk away from this department as soon as the opportunity presented itself.
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I heard one of the greatest quotes the other day while watching nothing other than Love and Hip Hop Atlanta ( don't judge me).
K Michelle talked about how being lonely can lead to a loud silence. Even though she talked about this quote in reference to a relationship, I think this statement can be added to any time period in life. Most times people feel the most alone when they are chasing a dream that sometimes seems so out of reach.
Oftentimes, the only person, one can confide in, is oneself during that time. Being reclusive at such a trying time in one's life comes out of fear or feeling like the world is going to think you are crazy for dreaming. As time and life have proven, no dream too big or small is out of reach, because the two things needed are perseverance and determination to keep going. During the moments when silence starts to become loud, dive into that dream, fantasize about reaching the finish line and turn that fantasy into comfort.
For dreams big or small, remember with everything in life, the race is not to the swift but to those that endureth to the end. Turn the volume down on SILENCE and indulge into the work it takes to shut it up forever.
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American Rivers: Send "Flushie" to YouTube's Front Page
Via American Rivers:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states that nearly 860 billion gallons of sewage spills into our waterways annually. Yuck.
And fortunately, as you may already know, American Rivers is leading the fight for right-to-know legislation that would notify the public of sewage spills. Phew.
But our work isn't done.
We need your help today to expose "Flushie's Summer Vacation!" and his "Sewage Happens" message to a larger audience…a MUCH larger audience — like the 70 million daily YouTube viewers.
Help us send Flushie up the YouTube food chain. Our goal is for Flushie to appear on the front page as a featured video, ensuring massive viewing success.
How do we do that? Well, one way we can better position Flushie to be picked up on YouTube's front page is to ask you to:
1. Go to Flushie's home on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcpq506XCIg
2. Save Flushie's Summer Vacation! as one of your "Favorite" videos
3. Rate Flushie's Summer Vacation! now (be sure to give it a five-star rating too!)
Please, take action today to help us make Flushie's next vacation spot the YouTube front page. Visit Flushie on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcpq506XCIg and send him on his way!
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American Freedom Campaign: Tell your Senators to confirm an attorney general who will defend the Constitution.
Tell Senate: No more Albertos!
American Rivers: RiverAlert: Tell the Army Corps to Close Hurricane Highway
Urge the Corps to properly close the MRGO. Comments are due Tuesday, September 4, so please act today!
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): California: Urge Governor to Sign Pet Protective Order Bill
California Pet Protection Bill Now Before Governator! CA SB 353, a bill that will allow courts to include animals in restraining orders against batterers, has passed both houses of the Legislature.
Audubon: Last Wild Whooping Cranes Threatened
Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to put this development project on hold until proper environmental review can be conducted.
Audubon: Close the 'Hurricane Highway' in New Orleans
Let the Army Corps of Engineers know why restoring coastal wetlands is both good environmental policy and good for New Orleans.
(More below the fold…)
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International Fund for Horses: Wag a Straw: HR 503 and S 311
Take Action Today Against Horse Slaughter! Wag a Straw at Congress Asking Them to Swiftly Pass The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
The Wilderness Society: Off-road vehicles threaten largest recommended wilderness in Lower 48
Send the Forest Service your letter today to help protect the Salmon-Challis forest and its wildlands, sensitive ecosystems and wildlife habitat, and quiet recreation opportunities from unmanaged dirt bikes, ATVs, and other off-road vehicles.
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA): Support the Bear Protection Act
End the Illegal Trade in Bear Bile.
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA): Help WSPA end cruel contest in Taiwan
At Taiwan's "Pigs of God" contest hundreds of pigs that have been force-fed to increase their weight to grotesque proportions are slaughtered while fully conscious as part of this so-called "festival".
Campaign Updates, Press Releases, etc.
The Petition Site: The Wolf and the Donkey, Update
End their misery – Free this wolf and donkey in Albania
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American Rivers: Act Now to Protect the Wild and Wonderful Blackwater River
Act Now to Protect the Wild and Wonderful Blackwater River
The Blackwater River is threatened by plans to transform the historic and scenic Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail into a wide road for logging trucks. Act now to tell the Forest Service that you want to see this crown jewel protected for people and wildlife.
Comments are due Monday, July 23, so please act today at http://www.AmericanRivers.org/alert921.
You can learn more at http://www.saveblackwater.org.
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American Rivers: Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right to Know Act
Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right to Know Act
When it comes to sewage pollution, what you don't know can hurt you. Every year, more than 850 billion gallons of raw or partially-treated sewage is dumped into the waters where we fish, swim and play. As a result, millions of people become ill each year from unnecessary contact with disease causing pathogens found in sewage.
Astonishingly, there is no nationwide requirement for sewage treatment plants to notify the public when these sewage spills and overflows occur, placing people and their families at risk. Knowledge is a powerful first line of defense, and we all deserve to know when our favorite streams and rivers are unfit for playing and paddling.
You can help fix this problem by asking Congress to pass legislation that requires plant operators to notify the public of sewage spills and overflows. Go to http://www.AmericanRivers.org/alert919 and urge your Representative to cosponsor the Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right to Know Act today.
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American Rivers: Help the Upper Delaware — one of America's Most Endangered Rivers
Help the Upper Delaware — one of America's Most Endangered Rivers
A month ago, we released America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2007 — ten rivers at a crossroads this year. The Upper Delaware River, number four on this list, is now at the tipping point. Take action today to make sure the right decision is made for this river and the communities that depend on it.
The Upper Delaware is threatened by a massive power line. By preliminarily designating the Upper Delaware River Valley as a transmission corridor, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) just made it easier for New York Regional Interconnect, Inc. to build this power line. If built, the power line would scar this scenic gem — one of America's first Wild and Scenic Rivers — that generates vital economic revenue through tourism and recreation.
Tell the DOE that Wild and Scenic Rivers like the Upper Delaware River should not be used as transmission corridors — it is a use that is completely at odds with the rivers' protected status and is not in the best interest of the people who depend upon these rivers for revenue, recreation and relaxation.
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American Rivers: Mr. Buffett, tear down those dams
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007
Mr. Buffett, tear down those dams
Warren Buffett is a world famous investor, businessman and philanthropist. He now has the opportunity to be known also as a world famous river hero. Help us persuade Mr. Buffett to do the right thing for the Oregon and California communities along the Klamath River by removing his company's four harmful dams and restoring legendary runs of salmon and steelhead.
Warren Buffett heads the investment firm Berkshire Hathaway. Its subsidiary — PacifiCorp — owns and operates the Klamath dams. On May 5th, Berkshire Hathaway is holding a shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. This is a perfect occasion to send the message that it's time to remove the Klamath dams, which produce very little power but wreak havoc on the river's health, its salmon runs and families who rely on fishing for their livelihood.
By removing the dams and investing in green energy sources like wind, solar and other renewables, PacifiCorp can power a brighter future for the entire Klamath basin, one that will allow the river and local communities to thrive.
One man has the power to make this happen. Join us in urging Warren Buffett to make a wise investment by removing the Klamath dams. The Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting is Saturday, May 5th, so please go to http://www.AmericanRivers.org/alert913 and act today!
Tiny Violin alert: If you use the sample letter provided by American Rivers, be sure to edit out all that junk about how the Klamath dams cause suffering to "families that depend on the salmon for their livelihoods." Boo. Hoo.
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American Rivers: Save the Clean Water Act!
Save the Clean Water Act!
The fundamental safeguards for clean and healthy water in our streams, rivers and lakes are in jeopardy. A confusing 2006 Supreme Court decision concerning the Clean Water Act has left the fate of 60 percent of the nation's stream miles in legal limbo. As expected, polluters are now flooding the courts with appeals to raze small streams and wetlands.
Congress can resolve this problem by passing legislation to restore full federal protection for all our waters. Help us ensure that all of our nation's waters are protected under the Clean Water Act. Got to http://www.AmericanRivers.org/Alert909 and urge your representative to co-sponsor the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act of 2007 today.
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American Rivers: Help Save the Upper Yellowstone River!
Help Save the Upper Yellowstone River!
Last year's America's Most Endangered Rivers report detailed how rampant development in the Upper Yellowstone River's floodplain has resulted in a dramatic increase in bank stabilization and flood control projects. While intended to protect homes and other buildings from flooding and erosion, these projects have actually caused substantial harm to this majestic river, while providing homeowners with a false sense of security.
Thanks in part to public pressure from river lovers all over America, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finally moving ahead with long-awaited plans to develop a watershed-level management plan for the Upper Yellowstone River. Now we need to keep the heat on to make sure that the Corps' plan will protect people and the river by curtailing harmful floodplain development. Tell the Corps to protect people and one of Montana's — and America's — last, best rivers. Comments are due this Sunday, April 22, 2007, so please act today.
Tiny Violin alert: If you use the sample letter provided by American Rivers, be sure to edit out any references to how development will affect fishermen's "enjoyment" of the Upper Yellowstone River.
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American Rivers: Celebrate World Water Day
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
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From: American Rivers – outreach [at] americanrivers.org
Date: Mar 22, 2007 8:00 AM
Subject: RiverNews: Celebrate World Water Day
Today is World Water Day. And in honor of American Rivers' 34th birthday (March 24), we invite you to join us in celebrating the importance of healthy rivers and clean drinking water in our lives!
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The theme of World Water Day 2007 is "Coping with Scarcity," an issue that hits particularly close to home. America's demand for water is outpacing supply across the country — not just in the arid West. Here are some things YOU can do to show appreciation for healthy rivers and to help conserve water:
1. You can't appreciate what you don't know. Find out where your community gets its drinking water by visiting http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/locate/map2.cfm.
2. Test your WaterSense. Take an interactive online quiz at http://www.epa.gov/watersense/quiz/game.html. Help Hydro (the water efficiency hero) avoid water-wasting monsters.
3. Every drop counts. Americans now use an average of 100 gallons of water each day — enough to fill 1,600 drinking glasses. By using water more efficiently, you can help preserve water supplies for future generations, save money, and ensure enough water for healthy rivers. Learn ways to conserve water at home by visiting http://www.AmericanRivers.org/Conserve.
While personal water conservation is part of the solution, communities must also take leadership. With global warming, population growth, urban sprawl, and intensive agricultural use, water scarcity forces creative thinking for river-friendly solutions. In response to these growing challenges, American Rivers recently released a set of Water Supply Principles (http://www.AmericanRivers.org/watersupplyprinciples) to help guide decisionmakers toward water supply projects that meet community demand and protect river health.
Cheers to healthy rivers, healthy communities!
Rebecca R. Wodder
To contact American Rivers, email us at outreach [at] americanrivers.org.
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American Rivers: Show love for the Salmon Trout River
Show love for the Salmon Trout River
Last year, river activists spoke out to protect the Salmon Trout, one of America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2006. The fight to save the river is not over yet and you can help. A proposed nickel and copper mine that would be located squarely in the headwaters of the Salmon Trout is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Go to http://www.AmericanRivers.org/action867 to tell Michigan decisionmakers that you care about the Salmon Trout and the Great Lakes and want to see them protected from harmful mining activities.
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American Rivers: U.S. to Canada – Stop Mine Threat to Montana's Flathead River
U.S. to Canada – Stop Mine Threat to Montana's Flathead River
It's called the North Fork River by some, but most know it as the Flathead River. Regardless of the name, this Wild and Scenic River is one our country's natural jewels, blessed with crystal clear water and unparalleled beauty. Not for long, though, if the Cline Mining Corporation convinces Canadian officials to destroy the headwaters of the Flathead in British Columbia. The company's proposed open-pit mine would gouge two million tons of coal per year from the river's source for the next 20 years. Not if we (and you) can help it!
There's more at stake than this one river. The Flathead also serves as the source of Flathead Lake's crystal clear waters. And its watershed supports a vast array of wildlife in Montana, including more grizzlies per acre than anywhere else in the Rocky Mountains. Touted as America's "wildest valley," the area surrounding the river and its namesake lake is protected by Glacier National Park and a Wild and Scenic River designation.
While the mine proposal is being assessed, Canadian authorities have graciously agreed to accept comments from U.S. residents — but only until Thursday, February 1. Please take a moment to let them know that you appreciate the opportunity to provide input, and then tell them you OPPOSE the mine affecting our beloved Flathead River.
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American Rivers: Turn California's Rivers Wild
Turn California's Rivers Wild
Good news! The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has recommended eight rivers in California's Sierra Nevada foothills for Wild and Scenic designation.
This is an excellent idea, but the BLM wants to hear from you!
The agency is accepting public comments on behalf of the South Fork American River, Cosumnes River, North and Middle Forks Cosumnes River, Mokelumne River and its North Fork, North Fork Tuolumne River, and North Fork Merced River.
Please take action today by sending a letter to the BLM to make sure these rivers get the protection they deserve. Remind the BLM that these eight rivers provide important recreational and cultural values for neighboring communities.
These recommended rivers are also among the few remaining free-flowing rivers in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Wild and Scenic protection would prohibit new dams and ensure that federal public lands along the rivers are managed to protect their outstanding values.
Tell the BLM that you support Wild and Scenic protection for these outstanding rivers. Your action today is a promising step forward to add 40 new rivers to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System by the 40th anniversary of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 2008.
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American Rivers: Speak out against the Corps' Nationwide Permits
Speak out against the Corps' Nationwide Permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is poised to expand its nationwide permit program, fast-tracking the agency's approval of harmful projects. These nationwide permits provide a "streamlined" approval process for projects with so-called "minor" environmental impacts — yet these impacts can harm freshwater resources and damage rivers and wetlands.
Under the new proposal, the Corps would have broad discretion when it comes to permitting mining, bank stabilization, fill, development, and other activities. The problem is that these nationwide permits lack basic Clean Water Act safeguards, such as public notice requirements and a thorough evaluation of less damaging alternatives. These permits also would allow unwise floodplain development and wetland destruction, putting people and communities at risk.
By creating a less stringent permitting process, the Corps would be rubberstamping the destruction of small streams and wetlands across the country. Now is your chance to stop the Corps from allowing the destruction of our nation's valuable streams, wetlands, and floodplains. Tell the Corps that you oppose its nationwide permitting package. The comment deadline is next week, so please act TODAY!
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American Rivers: Don't Let the Corps Kill the Caloosahatchee
Don't Let the Corps Kill the Caloosahatchee: Tell the Corps to Go Back to the Drawing Board!
Just six months after American Rivers listed Florida's Caloosahatchee River as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers due to releases of polluted water from Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is set to make the problem even worse.
Already, the Caloosahatchee regularly gets inundated by a so-called "chocolate soup" of toxins from the lake proven to irritate human skin, cause nausea and vomiting, and affect liver functions. These toxins are also believed to be the cause of periodic outbreaks of Red Tide, blue-green algae and other never-before-seen species of algae that have turned the Caloosahatchee a kaleidoscope of colors and decimated river wildlife.
The Corps has now issued a draft plan that would lower the maximum level of Lake Okeechobee by more than one foot, requiring that more polluted water be dumped into the Caloosahatchee on a regular basis. The agency's plan threatens the lifeblood of Southwest Florida. The Caloosahatchee contributes more than $2 billion annually to tourism through recreational use and cultural events. It provides drinking water for 40,000 residents in Lee County and irrigation for citrus and sugar crops on Florida's west coast. The river basin also comprises part of the Great Calusa Blueway — a celebrated water trail home to dolphins, manatees and more than 300 species of birds.
Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to go back to the drawing board — Please do it TODAY since the comment period ends on Monday! Urge the Corps to scrap its harmful plan in favor of one that will reduce — not increase — pollution in the Caloosahatchee River.
American Rivers: A Dam Runs Through It?
A Dam Runs Through It?
After a year of delays, the U.S. Forest Service is set to decide the fate of the Mike Horse Dam, a monstrosity built to contain metallic mining waste, perched precariously atop the headwaters of Montana's famous river. Located about 100 miles east of Missoula, this glorified pile of zinc, copper and silver mine tailings threatens to pollute the river with more than two million cubic yards of toxic sediment.
In July 2005, your comments to the Forest Service bolstered local efforts to remove this mountain of noxious mine tailings — and now your help is needed to close the deal. Tell the Forest Service that protecting the Blackfoot River requires removing the Mike Horse Dam.
The comment deadline is Monday, September 18, so please act today!
American Rivers: Unnatural Disasters, Natural Solutions
In the latest issue of Currents, American Rivers announces a new report detailing the post-Katrina flooding of New Orleans:
Last year's post-Katrina flooding underscored, once again, our nation's failed strategy for reducing flood damage to communities. As the country observed the one-year anniversary of the drowning of New Orleans, American Rivers released a report that details the causes of the tragedy, and recommends key changes to the nation's approach to flood protection. Case studies illustrate how communities across the nation have reduced their over-reliance on structural flood controls that repeatedly failed to protect them, in favor of natural flood protection strategies. Read Unnatural Disasters, Natural Solutions: Lessons from the Flooding of New Orleans.
If you'd like to learn more, here's a press release that explains the 44-page report in further detail:
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American Rivers: Help ensure protection for all streams and wetlands!
Via American Rivers Outreach:
Help ensure protection for all streams and wetlands!
After years of legal assault against the Clean Water Act by developers and other polluters, the U.S. Supreme Court last month issued a confusing opinion that leaves the fate of 60% of the nation's stream miles in a state of legal limbo. As expected, hostile lower courts are exploiting the ruling to weaken federal protections for smaller waterways and wetlands. A Texas court recently invoked the Supreme Court decision to strip safeguards against oil pollution in a tributary stream. Congress can fix this troubling situation by passing legislation restoring full federal protection for all our waters!
Urge your Senator to co-sponsor the Clean Water Authority Restoration Act.
Click here to learn more, or here to take action.
American Rivers: Oppose EPA's New Pollution Pumping Policy
Oppose EPA's New Pollution Pumping Policy
Under the Clean Water Act, pumping polluted water from one body of water to another is illegal without a permit. The law (and common sense!) tell us that transferring dirty, contaminated water into clean water poses grave threats to public health, fish and wildlife.
Yet the Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to exempt water transfers from the Clean Water Act — no matter how contaminated the transferred water is and even when it is being pumped into drinking water sources! This proposed rule undermines the Clean Water Act and compromises the health of our nation's lakes, rivers, streams, coasts and other waters.
The agency is accepting public comments until July 24. It is important that EPA receive as many comments as possible in opposition to its reckless policy proposal.
Please tell the EPA today that pumping polluted water into clean water without a permit must remain illegal under the Clean Water Act.
American Rivers: Good Riddance MRGO
From: American Rivers Outreach – outreach [at] americanrivers [dot] org
Date: Jun 14, 2006 2:23 PM
Subject: Good Riddance MRGO
At long last, Congress has turned tough talk into action on the notorious Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO).
After destroying coastal wetlands that could have served as a protective natural buffer during Hurricane Katrina, and acting as a "hurricane highway" that funneled the storm surge and breached levees in New Orleans neighborhoods, the MRGO is finally on its way to being gone.
This week, the Congress agreed to a plan championed by Senators Landrieu (D-La.), Vitter (R-La.), Inhofe (R-Ok.), and Jeffords (I-Vt.) that will close the MRGO and require the restoration of wetlands devastated by its construction and operation (Click here to read our press release http://www.americanrivers.org/site/R?i=qfkri93bQfgCZyR63TmQAQ.. ). A report from the Corps on final closure and restoration is due in 18 months.
While this action comes too late for New Orleans flooding victims in St. Bernard Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward, at least the MRGO won't continue to wreak havoc on Louisiana's dwindling wetlands and the people who count on the coastal buffer zone to lessen the damage from powerful storms.
American Rivers is proud to have joined a number of community, conservation, and governmental leaders who pushed for the closure of the misguided Corps of Engineers shipping channel that did little but worsen the Katrina tragedy. As always, we thank you, our dedicated supporters for helping to make a difference.
Click here to forward this message to a friend.
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To contact American Rivers, email us at outreach [at] americanrivers [dot] org.


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Natsume may not be a big player in the video game industry. Hell, if it weren't for the Harvest Moon series, the company probably would have gone under years ago. But aside from releasing games about growing vegetables, Natsume isn't all that bad. In 1993, they released a pretty decent game called Pocky & Rocky. The game follows a girl and a raccoon as they battle evil forces in an aerial-view 2D world. I'm sure you all know that history has a great legacy of rodents named Rocky: the titular star of this game, Rocket J. Squirrel, and Dwayne Johnson just to name a few. Oh dear, I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to say that; a raccoon is a mammal, and not a rodent. I apologize. There is no historical significance to the name Pocky, however. Pocky is a fad candy that is ridiculously huge in Japan. So much so that it has spawned "What Flavor of Pocky Are You?" surveys. I don't think I need to tell you how much surveys suck, but I guess I just did, so... yeah. Needless to say, I was quite surprised to discover just how popular this pocky stuff was. I was under the impression that Hirajuku girls only ate bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. This is getting awkward, so let's move on to the game. In Pocky & Rocky, your controller does stuff, so let me hit you with that shit.
D-pad: If you don't know what the D-pad does in an aerial view game, you probably don't know what a D-pad is either. Go away.
Select: It doesn't do anything. It never does anything.
Start: Again, if you don't know what start does, you should have gone away by now.
Y: Hold to fire a rapid succession of projectiles. Pocky throws cards, Rocky throws leaves, but they're essentially the same.
X: Dive. It's really useful for getting out of the way quickly, and there's not much recovery time needed before you can dive again. I forgot about this ability for the first few minutes I played, so needless to say, I got my ass handed to me more than once.
A: Fire a single projectile. You will never use A.
B: Swing your stick or tail. This ability has very limited range, but unlike Scrooge McDuck's cane swinging move from Duck Tales (NES), this ability is actually useful, and damn well necessary if you hope to beat the game. Not only does it kill enemies, but it also destroys virtually all projectiles fired at you, and it has roughly a 180 degree radius.
L and R: Set bad guys up the bomb. It's a conventional clutch bomb. You know how it works.
There are also some things that you can pick up that give you various degrees of power. These are traditionally known as power-ups.
Blue Orb. This is a power-up for your cards. First you get a two card spray, then bigger cards, then three big cards.
Red Orb. This turns your cards into fireballs. They only fire straight, but are more powerful, and at max power, they explode on impact.
Rice Balls. This, and other foods, restore different levels of health.
Tag. The tag gives you a shield that will absorb two hits before disappearing.
Bombs. This little green orbs is the bomb.
Extra Life. Little red orbs give you a 1-UP.
Le Tigre. You jump on the back of a tiger-like thing, and ride around invincible.
Got all that? Good. Let's move on to the game.
So the story goes that the Nopino goblins went on a rampage once, but Pocky kicked a whole lot of goblin ass and they settled down. Then one day, while Pocky was minding her own business eating some ramen noodles, Rocky busts in saying that the goblins are up to their old shenanigans. Pocky asks why, but all Rocky knows is that he was s taking a nap when he was woken up by goblins trying to sodomize him. Before the duo can leave though, a Nopino's Witness shows up at the door with a prophecy of pain.
The first level is the Enchanted Shrine. The first enemies you see are a line of fireballs that fly around like they're lost Galaga drones. If you manage to kill all of them, you get a power-up. Garunga! Continuing on you'll find ghosts, poltergeists and mutant umbrellas. I don't know why you fight mutant umbrellas, but I know better than to try and figure it out. When you get to the top of the screen, it starts to rain. Now, you've already fought ghosts, so a spontaneous rainstorm can't be good, and it isn't. As you proceed to the right, zombies crawl out of the ground and try to bone you. Luckily you can deflect their attacks by whacking the bone with your stick. This strategy also works well against men who are overly touchy-feely. As you continue along, you'll see a frog sitting on a lily pad. Blast the hell out of it and a genie pops out, dropping three power-ups. I tried this at home once, going down to a nearby marsh with a potato gun. I must have blasted a dozen frogs, but to no avail. Then PETA showed up. They didn't shit out genies either, but they were more fun to shoot at with the potato gun. Once you reach the end of your eastward journey, the rain stops and you fight a pissed-off gumdrop. Another northerly trek leads you to the first boss.
At this point I'd like to point out a continuity error. This ugly fucker is the guy that showed up at the end of the intro, yet for some reason, you have to go through an entire level before you get to fight him. I guess he must have run away after kicking Pocky's door in. Seems like these Nopino goblins are not only crazy, but they're assholes as well. The first boss has three attacks. First, he reaches into his basket and throws seeds at you. They don't move particularly fast, but can be tricky to dodge. His next attack involves him spitting a stream of seeds at you. This attack is more difficult to dodge, as it lasts for a long time. The final attack is awesome! He rolls up into a ball and tries to crush you. This has got to be the most original attack ever. I mean, I've never seen anything like it. Not in Duck Tales, or Whomp 'Em, or Mega Man X. After you pound the crap out of this guy, his basket floats around the top of the screen. Set off a bomb, and the basket will bounce around the screen really fast. Then a cat will appear and give you a 1-up. There may or may not be a sexual innuendo in that sentence, but I'm not really sure.
After you beat the first boss he reveals that he and the other Nopino goblins were out doing magic mushrooms in the woods. Then this guy wearing a black mantle came along and busted up their party by zapping them all with some sort of mind control ray. So it's off to the Enchanted Woods for our heroes. The woods is significantly longer than the first level, possibly because you have to fight four mini-bosses along the way. The first part of the level has you running through the forest dodging erratic monkeys. Then you fight a giant fire-spewing cyclops. After that you run through more forest trying not to get sodomized by little pointy plants that follow you underground and try to pop up underneath you. If you manage to protect your rectum, you'll come face to face with the second miniboss who proclaims, "If you want to know where Black Mantle is, you'll have to beat me." So either this guy was listening in on your conversation from before, or the evil boss is named after his clothing. Call me a purist, but when did it become acceptable to be lazy when picking a name for villains? I mean Mother Brain, Megatron and Darth Vader are cool evil names. Black Mantle, Dr. Claw, and the Man in the Big Yellow Hat are not. This miniboss easily falls victim to the JSTFS strategy, or Just Stand There and Fucking Shoot. Moving on, the level goes through some rocky terrain bringing you to another fire-breathing cyclops. After you kill this guy, you jump on a raft and float downriver a ways before you get bombarded with a ludicrous number of enemies at the same time. There are turtles that pop up out of the water and spit phlegm at you. There's also crabs that fall out of bubbles and charge at you. Along with those, turtles jump onto the raft and try to drag you into the water. And on top of all that, there's a turtle on a raft throwing bombs at you! If you manage to survive this lunacy, you get to fight the second level boss.
This boss has a fairly simplistic attack pattern, but it isn't all that easy. Being that you're on a raft, diving can be counter productive. It may suck to drown, but drowning with a face full of splinters is just embarrassing. The dragon-looking tentacles rise out of the water and shoot fireballs at you if you don't hit them a couple times first. The head pops out at one side of the raft and moves across with his watergun attack. It's kinda like that hallway scene from the first Resident Evil movie, except this is a blue stream of water instead of a red laser, and when the boss gets near death, he doesn't turn the line into a cross-thatch and puree your ass. As you do more damage, the attacks come faster and more frequently. Eventually though, he just keels over and dies. Pocky and Rocky then have a chat with the guy who was winging ACME bombs at you, and we find out that Black Mantle was talking to a strange goblin in the cemetery at the bottom of the river. Cemeteries. Damn it, I hate cemeteries.
Can Pocky and Rocky save the Nopino goblins?
Will I get over my fear of zombie-infested burial grounds?
Will Pocky ever become a popular snack in the western hemisphere?
The world may never know... or will it?


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Fred Sandback, Untitled (Four-Part Construction), 1981/2011, blue, orange, yellow, and black acrylic yarn, dimensions variable.
Fred Sandback
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver (MCA DENVER)
Perhaps no artist took more to heart Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's famous dictum "Less is more" than Fred Sandback, who died in 2003 at age fifty-nine. Working with the humblest and most unlikely of materials, ordinary acrylic yarn, he upended conventional notions of sculptural space and substance. MCA Denver paid homage to the American Minimalist with a stunning career survey this fall, featuring twenty of his near-immaterial sculptures as well as four drawings, a painting, and a set of five serigraphs. This is the first time since the institution moved in 2007 to its permanent home—a 27,000-square-foot building designed by London architect David Adjaye—that it has dedicated the entirety of its space to a single artist.
Though early on, Sandback employed various other materials, such as wire and cord (examples of each were included in this show), he quickly settled on yarn as his material of choice, using it to outline shapes or to partition rooms. He learned that by merely suggesting dimensional form he could, in a sense, transfer the act of shaping that space directly to viewers, as their eyes and minds would perceptually fill in the blanks. First presenting his linear sculptures in 1967, Sandback continued to explore the ramifications of this simple yet conceptually fertile idea for the rest of his career.
Sandback's works can exist only in symbiotic relation to the spaces in which they are presented. Thus, in each venue his sculptural interventions appear (and indeed, often physically are) site-specifically distinct—that is, they necessarily transform and are transformed by the architecture that they intersect. At the MCA, it was therefore impossible not to perceive Adjaye's airy, light-infused building anew—to experience the space in a corporeally different way and to recalibrate how the building's features interrelate. On view were many pieces whose forms were keyed to the particular dynamics of the spaces in which they were shown, Untitled (Four-Part Construction), 1981/2011, installed ceiling-to-floor in the museum's three-story atrium, being a striking example. Consisting of just four monochromatic strands of acrylic yarn (in blue, orange, yellow, and black), the sculpture, like a tall, flowing waterfall, magnetically attracted the viewer's eye up and down the forty-seven feet of empty vertical space.
Other works in the show assumed a form not contingent on site. However, the predetermined specifications of these pieces did not mean they were any less active. For example, in Untitled (Sculptural Study, Five-Part Stainless Wire Construction), 1969/2008, five identical squares were aligned along a first-floor atrium wall not normally designated as exhibition space. And with The First of Four Ultramarine Diagonals, 1974, a seventy-eight-inch-long strand of ultramarine blue acrylic yarn that had been tucked into an unexpected nook provided a delightful surprise as one turned the corner from a second-floor gallery. Such thoughtful installation is attributable to the artist's long-term installer, Amavong Panya, and to the care of Amy Baker Sandback (the artist's widow), who, after touring the new building in March, selected the works for this exhibition (all drawn from the artist's estate), in consultation with MCA associate curator Nora Burnett Abrams.
Sandback's sculpture lends itself to profuse dualities—it is at once tangible and barely there, ongoing yet existing in a particular form only for the duration of a given exhibition—but at the MCA, perhaps the most strikingly fused binary was that of the art object and the architecture, the sculpture's presence dramatically grand despite the artist's use of the slightest materials. Artist Andrea Fraser maybe put it best when she wrote, "Sandback's work is not something I experience as an act of withholding but rather as an act of extraordinary generosity. By removing himself to the extent that he does, he makes a place for me."
—Kyle MacMillan


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Q: Authenticating with the YouTube Upload widget When using the YouTube API Version 2, to upload student videos from our website, we have the option of uploading using an upload html form, or using the "beta" YouTube Upload widget. The upload widget allows users to record directly from webcam to Youtube. (It is actually part of the YouTube API version 3 I guess.)
When we use the HTML form upload, we can authenticate the user server side via authsub or oauth2, and request a token which we add to the HTML form. However the Upload Widget seems to always require the user to login to YouTube via a little popup that the widget generates. It doesn't use the oauth2, or authsub.
Is there a way to use a token generated server side to avoid the user having to login using the little popup?

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Look Out Booking presents: June 12th punk/metal show at UnchARTed!
Any violent, oppressive, hateful, or other non-gnarly actions are not allowed. Respect the people, the bands, and the venue.
Please send any and all questions, concerns, ideas, or thoughts to me personally, Justin D'Addario.


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Road To Paid Dues Festival: Introducing First Dirt
Date: March 19, 2013Author: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) 6 Comments
Tomorrow will be the first day of Spring for 2013, and for many music fans that yearly change is most important because it means festival season is just around the corner. One upcoming festival that has Hip Hop heads patiently waiting to arrive is the annual Paid Dues Festival sponsored by Murs 3:16 and Guerilla Union.
This year's Paid Dues will be headlined by prominent west coast rap group Black Hippy, but another rising Cali crew is ready to make their debut in San Bernardino. Sacremento-based Hip Hop collective First Dirt is about a take huge step forward in introducing their brand to the world.
Since 2010 Paid Dues has offered select independent performers the opportunity to appear at the festival. First Dirt (a group of musicians, artists, DJs, producers, and entrepreneurs) campaigned for 365 days to get added to line up garnering the support of fans and indie artists from across the nation.
Unlike the past three years, Murs decided to switch up the process for selection to the 2013 festival by asking fans at two of his Los Angeles shows to vote for which artists they felt should get a spot on the bill. First Dirt came out on top in the poll and now they are on their way to the stage at Paid Dues.
But before First Dirt hits the San Manuel Amphitheater on March 30th DZI: The Voice got the chance to interview each member to find out how they first connected with First Dirt, something most people don't know about them, and what each person is looking forward to about appearing at Paid Dues. Get to know the crew below.
Timothy Rhyme
Emcee/Businessman
Birth Name: Tim Morales
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Key Projects: Roadtrip The Mixtape Vol 1 & 2, For My Culture, The Trojan Horse, Vintage
Singles: "I Gotta Go", "Grown Man", "Ima Monster"
Musical Influences: Big L, Eminem, Crooked I, Grieves, Nas, Method Man
What attracted you to get involved in Hip Hop culture?
I was always drawn to it from seeing my older cousin and how he was. I ended up really learning the culture more and gravitated towards the emceeing side because of my interest in wordplay. I guess I just always liked the ability to express yourself in so many ways through Hip Hop.
When did you first connect with First Dirt and how?
I am a co-founder and it all started in Sacramento in 2005. My friends and I decided to take our fate into our own hands, because at the time our own city wasn't opening any doors for us. So we had a "DIY" mentality and ran with it. We always made sure we grew and took bigger steps from the last step and learned what we did wrong. We took chances and sacrificed the things most other rappers at the time wouldn't. Our hustle always gave us an edge.
What's one unknown fact about you?
Most people don't know that my biological mother is a paranoid schizophrenic. One of the main reasons why I started writing was because I didn't know how to cope with my reality so I created one. A reality where I was in control and where I got to decide what hurt and what didn't; where I could release the pressures of the shame I carried. That's why I always loved Hip Hop because whenever I told my story through rhyme I was greeted with love and praise. It made my reality bearable.
What are you most looking forward to about appearing at Paid Dues?
The thing I'm looking forward to the most is those 15 minutes on stage. I feel like I've hustled for years just for these 15 minutes. I've sacrificed and taken chances for this 15 minutes. I use to get this anxious feeling when I would see artists I respected and listened to get their time on the big stage. The thought of that person being me and there possibly being a young me in the crowd makes me emotional. I'm looking forward to the experience most people in my field will never get. I'm grateful.
To connect with Timothy Rhyme follow him @TimothyRhyme
Check out the video for Timothy Rhyme's "Grown Man":
Rymeezee
Emcee/Songwriter/Producer
Birth Name: Raimol Cortado
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Key Projects: Cumulus, The Rite-Off, The Imprint EP, No Filter EP, Propane Games: Vol 1 & 2, The Timepiece Mixtape: Vol. 1, 2, 3
Singles: "Back Doors", "No Fumble", "29 Sunset", "The Kitchen"
Musical Influences: Nas, 2Pac, Hiero, Living Legends, Big Pun, Run DMC, Michael Jackson, Elvis, The Temptations, Teddy Pendergrass
The lifestyle of urban culture. It came from the inner city slums, and I saw people that made it out through art. I totally related to that, because I grew up poor and my fam always strived for a better life. As a youngster, I was always intrigued by graff, rap music, DJing, and b-boying. I dabbled in all those elements but always stuck to rhyming.
I met Tim in 2010 at a show on Broadway in San Francisco and we kept in contact ever since. I would help push his music, and he pushed mine. I joined First Dirt in 2011 before dropping my Rite Off album, and it's been on since.
I have no secrets, lol. Just kidding. I've been performing since I was five years old.
I'm look forward to being with first fam and rocking out in front of thousands of people. And I'm honored to share the stage with some of Hip Hop's best. I grew up to some of those folks and still slap their music daily. So that's big. And to show some of the other artists on the roster that we mean business. This is not a game to us. Much respect.
To connect with Rymeezee follow him at @Rymeezee
Check out the video for Rymeezee's "The Recap" featuring June Jissle:
60 East
Birth Name: Jose F. Atilano
Hometown: Ontario, CA (Inland Empire)
Key Projects: The Amits Mixtape, The Introduction EP, The Documentary Mixtape, The Jump Off EP
Singles: "The Origin" Featuring Sly Boogy, "Making Me A Man", "Like Father Like Son", "Big Dreams"
Musical Influences: my brother/best friend Space Ghost (RIP) and every artist that came before me
Growing up into the culture. My brother was a DJ. My cousins used to break dance and rap, and that's how I got involved.
I got involved with First Dirt around 2009/2010. I started going to shows and touring with the crew and started building and operating as a team/family and since then I never left.
I'm an outlier. I have decided to dedicate 10,000 hours of my life to mastering my craft as a writer.
I am most excited about being able to perform in front of my hometown and open for some of the most important influences in music today.
To connect with 60 East follow him @60eastFD
Check out the video for 60 East's "Big Dreams":
Leksbeat
DJ/Producer/Engineer/Director
Birth Name: Alex Bouthsarath
Key Projects: mixed Vintage by Timothy Rhyme
Videos: directed and edited "Dedicated to Alaya" by Timothy Rhyme, "Comes and Goes" by Timothy Rhyme featuring Kham Raw, and "BST" by First Dirt
Musical Influences: Talib Kweli, 9th wonder, Black Milk, The Roots, J Dilla, Dilated Peoples, Black Star, Statik Selektah, Termanology
B-boying got me involved in Hip Hop culture. I was always into music way before I even started b-boying, but my interest in the b-boy culture led me to turntablism which led me back to making music.
The birth and involvement began with First Dirt when I entered their beat battle event held at the Blue Lamp in Sacramento, CA in May 2011. Before I even knew who Phil The Pain was I was already a fan of his sound when I heard him in the battle and knew immediately that he was my competition. Phil and I both made it to the final round, and I won the competition with a unanimous decision by the three judges. That was the birth and introduction of Leksbeat to First Dirt.
I look forward to fulfilling one of my dreams on the day of Paid Dues by being able to perform (DJ) with talented emcees who I consider my family. Being able to get a huge crowd of people attention for a few minutes, listening to something I produced over a good sound system itself is a privilege.
To connect with Leksbeat follow him @LEKSBEAT916
Check out the promo video for Leksbeat and Timothy Rhyme's "Comes and Goes":
Nay The Producer
Emcee/Producer/Songwriter
Birth Name: Janaye Felicia Adams-Ombala
Hometown: Richmond, CA
Key Projects: Long Way From Home
Singles: "Remind Me", "Take It All"
Musical Influences: Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Michael Jackson, David Benoit
Hip Hop attracted me by its aggression and hardcore lyrics. Tupac is pretty much the reason I started loving Hip Hop.
I got with First Dirt in 2011. Rymeezee was working on a project and brought Timothy Rhyme through the studio I was engineering at the time. Tim and I started linking up to work after that and from there it's history.
I went to culinary school.
I'm excited to just be on the same stage as some of my idols.
To connect with Nay The Producer follow her @NayTheProducer
Check out the video for Nay The Producer's "Take It All" featuring Timothy Rhyme & Ceci Simone:
Phil The Pain
Producer/Engineer
Birth Name: Phil Coyle
Hometown: Brockton, MA
Key Projects: Vintage by Timothy Rhyme, 7 Day Escape by VestaVest, Session 1 by Cinematic Kimo, The Confliction by Cinematic Kimo, The G.E.M. (coming soon) by Notoriety Music, Project Freedom Mixtape (coming soon) by Freedom
Singles/Videos: "I Gotta Go" by Timothy Rhyme, "Grown Man" by Timothy Rhyme, "Dedicated To Alaya" by Timothy Rhyme, "Brocky Nights" by Manny Garcia, "Clipped Wings" by VestaVest
Musical Influences: DJ Premier, Madlib, J Dilla, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, Rashid Hadee, Black Milk, The Roots, Buckwild, Pharrell, Robert Glasper, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Norman Connors, The Funk Brothers, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Roy Ayers, The Stylistics and many more
When I was in the 3rd or 4th grade I saw Hip Hop videos on TV and saw the T.R.O.Y. video [by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth]. I recognized the sample from hearing the Tom Scott song in my mom's record collection.
I hooked up with First Dirt in the spring/summer of 2010. I was introduced to Timothy Rhyme through our mutual friend Shirin.
I like long walks on the beach.
I look forward to being able to come all the way out to Cali to see a set with the whole First Dirt crew on a stage such as Paid Dues. With me being in Massachusetts and New York for a time I've only gotten to catch a First Dirt performance on the two tour stops in NYC and Boston.
To connect with Phil The Pain follow him @PHILLYBLUNTS508
Check out the video for Timothy Rhyme & Phil The Pain's "I Gotta Go":
The 8th annual Paid Dues Festival will take place Saturday, March 30th at the San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California
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Clandestino is het eerste album uitgebracht door Manu Chao in 1998, zijn eerste solowerk.

Nummers
"Clandestino" – 2:28
"Desaparecido" – 3:47
"Bongo Bong" – 2:38
"Je Ne T'Aime Plus" – 2:03
"Mentira ..." – 4:37
"Lagrimas De Oro" – 2:58
"Mama Call" – 2:21
"Luna Y Sol" – 3:07
"Por El Suelo" – 2:21
"Welcome To Tijuana" – 4:04
"Dia Luna ... Dia Pena" – 1:30
"Malegria" – 2:55
"La Vie A 2" – 3:01
"Minha Galera" – 2:22
"La Despedida" – 3:10
"El Viento" – 2:26

Muziekalbum van Manu Chao
Muziekalbum uit 1998
Muziekalbum uitgegeven door Virgin Records

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ID and password authentication is used for a wide variety of purposes, including logging in to networks or using bank ATMs. Although this authentication method is easy to use, IDs and passwords are at risk of leakage and theft, and likely to be misused. In such circumstances, FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) authentication using biometric information, which can achieve the balance between usability and security, is now attracting attention.
It is said that approximately 1.22 billion cases of personal information leakage occur (*) and approximately 40% of companies suffer some kind of security damage in a year (**) worldwide. For individuals, what is particularly problematic is the damage from unauthorized access. It is reported that approximately 90% of damage is caused by crimes involving illegal money transfers through Internet banking and unauthorized purchases at online shops resulting from identity theft (***). To solve this problem, it is important to strengthen identity authentication used to verify the identity/authenticity of individuals.
There are three identity authentication methods: memory-based authentication using IDs, passwords and PIN codes; possession authentication using one-time password tokens; and biometric authentication using fingerprints and irises.
Although ID and password authentication is most frequently used in various services worldwide, it involves the risk of personal information theft by phishing attacks in which criminals pretending to be a financial institution or other trusted company send fraudulent emails to victims. However, if we try to make the password operation complicated to enhance security, usability is reduced. Although, security can be enhanced by combining possession authentication and biometric authentication, this may also cause problems and risks related to usability and costs.
Given this situation, FIDO has been attracting attention as a new authentication alternative to passwords that provides security and a high level of reliability, while ensuring usability or user experience (UX). FIDO is an online biometric authentication method that uses sensors in users' devices such as PCs and smartphones. FIDO enables identity authentication without requiring any special facilities, allowing an easy and secure login without a password to pay online and use other online services.
Firstly, biometric information is not stored on the server. Authentication is performed in the user's device using biometric information stored on the device, and only the encrypted authentication results are sent to the server. For this reason, online service providers do not need to keep users' biometric information, which prevents biometric information from flowing out from networks and servers whereby ensuring safety with no risk of data leakage.
Secondly, FIDO supports various devices and authentication methods. Dedicated hardware is not necessary because devices such as smartphones, tablets and PCs used daily by users can be used for authentication.
Thirdly, FIDO authentication is an international standard. The FIDO Alliance, an organization comprising more than 250 companies worldwide, including standardization organizations, has established the FIDO standard and is working on next-generation online authentication. This standard is a promising standard and expected to become the de facto standard for online authentication going forward.
Fujitsu's online biometric authentication service Finplex Online Authentication Service for FIDO is a SaaS product that provides FIDO-based authentication functionality. Based on the technologies cultivated in the development of smart devices, sensors, servers and cloud computing, and by leveraging its partnership with Nok Nok Labs, a founding member of the FIDO Alliance, Fujitsu is able to globally provide one-stop FIDO implementation support services tailored to each customer's needs.
Mizuho Financial Group, consisting of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Mizuho Securities, and other groups covering various areas, is looking to become a global, open comprehensive financial group under the slogan, "One MIZUHO." It is also focusing on Fintech to carry out various management strategies. Fintech involves various technology components. Among them, Mizuho would like to utilize FIDO, a new model for authentication, in place of password authentication.
As you know, the number of illegal money transfers has been increasing in Internet banking across all financial institutions. So, carrying out various measures regarding security measures is a very important management issue at Mizuho. It has already introduced one-time password tokens, but recognizes that there is a problem in using them. In addition, while the number of smartphone users is increasing, urgent measures need to be taken for smartphones, in place of PCs, which have been mainstream until now. Against this backdrop, Mizuho Financial Group has adopted FIDO for Mizuho Direct Application, a smartphone application for Internet banking, and started providing this service in October.
Specifically, it has become possible to log in to Mizuho Direct Application using biometric information, such as fingerprints, face and iris depending on the device. Currently this is a service specifically for logging in; however, we will expand the scope of services to include making withdrawals and payments.
One of the key points in selecting a FIDO is that it is capable of ensuring security without compromising usability and that it can be used without having to store individuals' biological information. Another key point is that there is no need to prepare new devices on the use side to enable speedy responses and cost reductions.
There are several reasons why Mizuho adopted Fujitsu's FIDO, and among them, the most important was its support and promotion system. Fujitsu is able to offer a promotion system properly based on the specifications developed by Nok Nok Labs, a FIDO Alliance board member, as well as a robust global support system. Another factor was Mizuho's relationship of trust with Fujitsu accumulated through a proven track record of deploying accounting and sales systems because Mizuho needs to steadily provide services as a financial institution.
To introduce FIDO to the system of this banking application, Mizuho utilized Fujitsu's online biometric authentication service. The FIDO authentication server resides in Fujitsu's cloud environment and the FIDO client is installed in the banking application. Logging in with biometric authentication requires several features, including a data deletion feature after authentication. Fujitsu's service includes such features, which enabled speedy deployment in only about six months, starting from defining the requirements to the product launch.
Mizuho is considering not only biometric authentication login, but also various future developments. Utilizing this service as the FIDO platform, which serves as the core for integrating intra-bank systems, stores, ATMs, and other various services, Mizuho also would like to focus on developing integrated services, combining banking, trust, securities, and credit services.


Hillary Clinton didn't send out emails containing classified information just while she was the nation's top diplomat. Even months after she left office, she was sending classified information on her private server.
The New York Post reported on an email that was sent on May 28, 2013 – months after her departure from the State Department on February 1 – in which she discussed the "123 Deal." The email was sent to other members of the State Department – including Cheryl Mills and Hillary's aide Huma Abedin – as well as foreign diplomats.
The email was heavily redacted, because it contained classified information. If we want to find out exactly what the email said, we'll have to wait until twenty years after the email was sent – May 28, 2033 – at which point it will be declassified. I'm guessing by then, it will be a moot point. And Hillary will be in her late 80's.
The Post pointed out that it's believed that Hillary sent out about 2,101 emails containing classified information.


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Morgan Ione Yeager
Chef Marco Canora's concepts include Zadie's Oyster room, which prepares oysters seven different ways.
Marco Canora: A Fine-Dining Chef with NYC Street Smarts
Despite all the accolades, James Beard Award-winning chef Marco Canora isn't slowing down.
November 2017 Gary M. Stern
You'd think restaurateur Marco Canora would be sitting pretty. After all, the chef was named Best Chef for New York City at the 2017 James Beard Awards. His restaurant Hearth, located in the East Village, has been humming along since 2003 and it still generates a steady fan following long after the initial buzz.
But in 2017, even award-winning chefs can't rest on their laurels. Canora knows that to keep pace in a market as cutthroat as New York—with rising rents and stiff competition—multiple revenue streams are critical to staying one step ahead.
John Kernick
Chef Marco Canora was named New York City's Best Chef in 2017 by the James Beard Foundation.
That's why Canora spawned two spin-off eateries, one in 2014 and another in 2016. Zadie's Oyster Room, within walking distance to Hearth, came first with a selection of oysters served "every style" and even lengthier beverage menu. Peddling of-the-moment restorative broths, Brodo Broth Shop opened last year in the West Village as a take-out shop with no seating.
When Canora opened the fine-dining Italian eatery Hearth in 2003, the landscape for independent eateries was decidedly different. Rents seemed manageable, and owners could concentrate on making sure their one eatery thrived. Those were the days.
Canora says most high-end chefs are "fed this idea of grow or die," but that wasn't the full story for him. Rather, he attributes opening his two additional retail shops as much to furnishing a creative outlet for his ideas as it was to sparking revenue. "The idea of an oyster bar was marinating in my mind forever. I was so excited by the idea that I could barely sleep at night," he says.
Passion to profits
Running a singular eatery in pricey New York City these days is a low-margin high-wire act.
Canora acknowledges that "trying to create a viable business with a great culture, and employ people, and provide for my family" has been made easier by opening multiple concepts. As you proliferate, restaurateurs see improved economies of scale. "Revenue solves a lot of different sins," he says.
Zadie's arose out of a business need to reinvent a space. Canora had been operating Terroir, a wine bar, down the block from Hearth in the space now occupied by Zadie's. When Canora and his partner split in early 2014, the latter kept the brand name Terroir, but Canora had the real estate.
He first renamed it Fifty Paces—a playful nod to its location. When Hearth guests asked where to find Terroir, he always said it was down the block 50 paces. But it ultimately became Zadie's, which emerged out of his fascination with oysters.
Oysters, he says, can be "served in every possible way: broiled, baked, steamed, and fried. That's how they served oysters back 100 years ago, and I love the idea of bringing it back," he says. In fact, Zadie's Oyster Room prepares them in seven different ways.
The Brodo concept debuted in November 2014 as a take-out window at Hearth. But when 200 people started buying broth daily—and then it spiked to 300 customers—he knew he was probably on to something.
He opened the standalone Brodo Broth Shop on Election Day—November 8, 2016. A day, he says, when many customers wanted to be "comforted" and broth hit the spot.
Brodo specializes in "bone broth as a hot beverage," Canora says. The restaurant offers four basic broths: chicken, beef, Hearth (a signature mixture of turkey, beef, and chicken), and veggie, made with shiitake mushrooms and seaweed. The broths are served in paper cups or 30-ounce frozen containers, and they're sold both at lunch and as snacks for customers like paleo dieters. Brodo also sells add-ins, like Calabrian Chili Oil and Ginger Juice for a more customized flavors.
Because Canora has become fascinated with preparing food in a healthier way, at Zadie's he serves the oysters with seaweed, which he describes "as the perfect complement to an oyster. They live next to each other, and it's intriguing how well they amplify each other."
Despite the two new endeavors, Canora is very clear about where his focus lies: "Hearth is the mothership," he declares.
The restaurant, with its fine-dining Italian food and formal service, is the cornerstone of everything he does.
"Hearth is the beast that needs my oversight. It's full service and has the highest price point. Hearth was my platform; it's where I put my stake in the ground and made my name," he says.
But to succeed in ever-changing New York, Canora has also tinkered with Hearth. He rebranded it a couple of years ago, maintaining the existing menu so as to continue to appeal to the faithful, but emphasizing healthier food. He mills his own flour and polenta at Hearth, eliminated highly processed sugars, and gravitates toward highly nutritious ingredients.
Being named Best Chef in New York, Canora says, was a spark for his entire staff. "I think everyone understands that when someone gets the Best Chef award, this is a team sport. It takes an army of people to do what we do every day."
In fact, he oversees 70 employees across the three restaurants. As for service, Hearth accommodates 95 patrons, Zadie's is an intimate 24-seat oyster bar, and Brodo offers take-out food without any seating. He practices cross marketing among the three eateries.
"We do some marketing in Hearth to make sure customers know Zadie's is down the street," he says. Moreover, he's written three cookbooks; one is called Brodo, so that generates word-of-mouth visits as well.
Although he is not looking to open another full-service restaurant—"I don't know how these guys do multiple eateries. I have very little desire to open anymore"—Canora envisions expanding the number of Brodo shops.
"I want to open dozens of Brodo shops. For every 50 Starbucks, I could see a Brodo in my future," he says. "We're doing what every start-up does: raising money, trying to create value, growing market share, and balancing it all out."
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It's not a great time to be a billionaire, is it?
Some critics say they shouldn't be allowed to exist.
But how much more? Schultz told Poppy Harlow he didn't have a number, which makes him look vague. But far worse was the fact that he couldn't say whether he'd sell his $2 billion stake in Starbucks if he became president. "I think we're getting way premature," Schultz said, adding that he would avoid conflicts, etc.
No political adviser should have let him onto that town hall stage without an answer to that obvious billionaire's question.
Politico reports that Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend at least $500 million of his fortune to oust President Trump from the White House. But the former New York mayor, who's flirted with running before, is leaving himself two options.
Maybe Trump, whose name appears on properties around the world, helped inspire the backlash. But it's also a product of greater concentrations of wealth in our society and the leftward drift of the Democratic Party.


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Le président de Malte ( ; ) est le chef de l'État de la république de Malte. Ses compétences politiques et institutionnelles sont régies par le chapitre V de la constitution de Malte.

Selon le protocole utilisé par la Présidence, il est désigné sous l'expression président de la république de Malte lors de visites officielles à l'étranger.

Création de la fonction
La fonction de président est instituée après la proclamation de la république le 13 décembre 1974. Elle remplace ainsi la fonction de gouverneur général de Malte du temps de l'État de Malte, qui avait elle-même remplacé celle de gouverneur de Malte qui gouvernait la colonie de Malte et dépendances.

Élection présidentielle

Conditions d'éligibilité
L'article 48(2) de la Constitution dispose qu'une personne ne peut pas prétendre à la présidence :
 s'il n'est pas citoyen de Malte, ou
 s'il exerce une fonction de Chief Justice ou de juge d'autres cours supérieures, ou
 s'il n'est pas éligible à aucune fonction présente dans les articles 109, 118 et 120 de la Constitution.

Processus électoral
L'article 48(1) de la Constitution dispose que le président est désigné par une résolution de la Chambre des députés.

Prestation de serment
En vertu de l'article 50 de la Constitution, le président doit prêter le serment suivant :

Statut

Statut en droit civil et pénal

Résidences
Le bureau officiel du président est le palais présidentiel de La Valette ainsi que :
 le palais Saint-Antoine à Attard (résidence officielle),
 le palais Verdala à Siġġiewi (résidence d'été).

Succession

Le poste de président devient vacant dans plusieurs cas :
 à l'expiration du mandat de cinq ans après la date d'entrée en fonction ;
 si la personne exerçant la fonction est destituée par une résolution de la Chambre des députés sur la base d'une incapacité à exercer les fonctions (que ce soit une infirmité physique ou mentale) ou en cas de comportement contraire à la charge attribuée.

En cas de vacance, jusqu'à l'élection d'un nouveau président (et que la vacance soit due à l'absence du titulaire du poste de Malte, ou à des congés, ou à des raisons le rendant incapable d'exercer ses fonctions), les fonctions de présidents doivent être exercées par le Premier ministre après consultation du chef de l'opposition.

Sources

Références

Bibliographie

Compléments

Articles connexes
 Liste des présidents de Malte
 Politique à Malte
 Droit maltais
 Gouverneur général de Malte

Lien externe
 Site officiel


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Western Wolves gunning for gold at provincial 15U soccer championships at Wellington
Dave Kearsey (david.kearsey@thewesternstar.com)
Published: Aug 23, 2018 at 9:17 p.m.
Keeper Kayden Gill of the Western United Wolves kicks the ball up field during a provincial U15 male loccer league game against St. John's Academy Saturday at Wellington Street Soccer Field. - Dave Kearsey
Steven Ford knows he holds down a position that comes with a certain amount of pressure, but he's pretty cool about handling the heat when a championship is up for grabs.
Ford, a 15-year-old Corner Brook native, is the steady keeper for the first-place Western Wolves of the provincial 15U male soccer league that is poised to win the provincial championship on home turf.
The Wolves will be gunning for gold in Tier 2, while the 15U Tier 1 provincial crown will also be decided this weekend with Corner Brook putting out the welcome mat for both divisions.
"Of course there's a bit of pressure that comes with it, but I know I have a strong team in front of me and if they do their part and I do mine I think we'll have success this weekend," Ford said earlier this week.
Ford is expected to make the big save when needed.
He's expected to direct traffic when the opposition is on the attack.
It's no big deal to him. He just focuses on being ready at all times and has a lot of confidence in the guys who help him defend the cage.
He likes how the players have meshed together as one cohesive unit as the season progressed and was impressed with the quality of soccer his team played as they cruised to first place in the standings.
"Everyone knew what they had to do and every time they went out on the field they gave it their all and it worked out for us," he said.
For the most part, teams from the west coast usually have to travel to the other side of the province for final weekend tournaments at the provincial level, but this time around the Wolves will have the familiarity of Wellington on their side.
"It feels good because we're playing on our own field," he said. "We'll get more people out watching and cheering us on."
At home is great because players can sleep in their own beds and don't have to worry about fatigue from travelling, but Ford has respect for the other teams and knows they will want to knock off the first-place team so he figures they will be battle ready.
Burin is the one squad that Ford believes will be a tough test for his squad. The two teams played some entertaining games during the regular season with the Wolves winning the head-to-head series three games to two.
"We have a close eye on them, but if we play our game no team should give us any trouble," he said.
The Wolves will tangle with Paradise today 5 p.m. in its first game. A win will send the Wolves packing for a berth in the championship final on Sunday, while a loss will mean playing for bronze on Saturday afternoon at Wellington.
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January 16, 2020 - The Learning Center of Senior Citizens, Inc. (SCI), a local non-profit dedicated to helping people age successfully, will host a six-part series on the anatomy of antisemitism. This series will explore the somber phenomenon of antisemitism in both its historical contexts and its modern-day permutations, and will take place Mondays at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 27 through March 2.
Lectures will take place at the Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, located at 50 Diamond Causeway. Cost is $10 per lecture for TLC members; $15 per lecture for visitors. To register for one or all of these courses, please contact Debbie Hornsby (912-236-0363 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or register online at www.seniorcitizensinc.org/the-learning-center.
The Anatomy of Antisemitism
Lecturer: Melinda Stein
Monday, Jan.27, 3:30 p.m.
Persecution of Jews has infected nearly every place and time in history. While details vary, certain tropes emerge in each incarnation of antisemitism. Melinda Stein, a frequent lecturer at TLC on matters of religious history and Judaism, lays out the commonalities.
Holocaust Denial as Modern Antisemitism
Lecturer: Steven Henkin
Monday, Feb. 3, 3:30 p.m.
Denying one of the most thoroughly documented mass murders in human history has long been a stock-in-trade trope of antisemitism. This presentation by Rabbi Steven Henkin of Congregation Agudath Achim chronicles the history of Holocaust denial and obfuscation, revealing all-too-familiar parlance and patterns.
Dreyfus, Herzl, and Zola: An Episode of French Antisemitism
Lecturer: Robert Haas
Monday, Feb. 10, 3:30 p.m.
Nineteenth-century French antisemitism exploded with the unjust conviction of Alfred Dreyfus for treason. The reactions of Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl and French novelist Emile Zola reveal, respectively, the roots of modern Zionism and a nation's conscience. Rabbi Robert Haas serves Congregation Mickve Israel.
Leo Frank and Southern Antisemitism
Lecturer: Steve Oney
Steve Oney is the author of And the Dead Shall Rise: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank. He speaks with authority on the particulars of the case in which Leo Frank, a Jewish factory superintendent in Atlanta, was convicted of murder and then lynched. He also speaks to the current retrial of the case in Georgia. Copies of the author's book will be available at the lecture.
Criticism of Israel: When It's Antisemitic and When It's Not
In this talk that is part geopolitics and part sociology, Rabbi Robert Haas examines two varieties of international criticism of Israel: that which represents valid differences of opinion on the world stage versus the type that evokes predictable antisemitic patterns.
From the Portuguese Inquisition to Georgia
Lecturer: Ann Woolner
Monday, March 2, 3:30 p.m.
Unexpected and unwelcome, 41 Jews, mostly refugees from the Portuguese Inquisition, landed in Savannah in 1733, five months after Oglethorpe. Among them was a Portuguese doctor who treated earlier colonists who were dying from a mysterious disease. Oglethorpe credited the Jewish doctor with saving the infant colony, and Savannah's Mickve Israel was formed. Ann Woolner, author of a brand new book on the subject, links the European and American stories. Copies of the author's book will be available at the lecture.