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AIMS Environmental Science, 2015, 2(2): 282-301. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2015.2.282.
Land-use impacts on water resources and protected areas: applications of state-and-transition simulation modeling of future scenarios
Tamara S. Wilson, Benjamin M. Sleeter, Jason Sherba, Dick Cameron
1 U.S. Geological Survey Western Geographic Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road MS-531, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA;
2 The Nature Conservancy, 201 Mission Street, 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
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Special Issues: 2nd State-and-Transition Simulation Modeling Conference
Human land use will increasingly contribute to habitat loss and water shortages in California, given future population projections and associated land-use demand. Understanding how land-use change may impact future water use and where existing protected areas may be threatened by land-use conversion will be important if effective, sustainable management approaches are to be implemented. We used a state-and-transition simulation modeling (STSM) framework to simulate spatially-explicit (1 km2) historical (1992-2010) and future (2011-2060) land-use change for 52 California counties within Mediterranean California ecoregions. Historical land use and land cover (LULC) change estimates were derived from the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program dataset and attributed with county-level agricultural water-use data from the California Department of Water Resources. Five future alternative land-use scenarios were developed and modeled using the historical land-use change estimates and land-use projections based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Special Report on Emission Scenarios A2 and B1 scenarios. Spatial land-use transition outputs across scenarios were combined to reveal scenario agreement and a land conversion threat index was developed to evaluate vulnerability of existing protected areas to proximal land conversion. By 2060, highest LULC conversion threats were projected to impact nearly 10,500 km2 of land area within 10 km of a protected area boundary and over 18,000 km2 of land area within essential habitat connectivity areas. Agricultural water use declined across all scenarios perpetuating historical drought-related land use from 2008-2010 and trends of annual cropland conversion into perennial woody crops. STSM is useful in analyzing land-use related impacts on water resource use as well as potential threats to existing protected land. Exploring a range of alternative, yet plausible, LULC change impacts will help to better inform resource management and mitigation strategies.
Keywords: land use; land cover; state-and-transition simulation modeling; protected areas; water; scenarios; IPCC
Citation: Tamara S. Wilson, Benjamin M. Sleeter, Jason Sherba, Dick Cameron. Land-use impacts on water resources and protected areas: applications of state-and-transition simulation modeling of future scenarios. AIMS Environmental Science, 2015, 2(2): 282-301. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2015.2.282
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The Nürburgring has a history dating back to the 1930s and has hosted Truck racing for four decades. The circuit is a natural meeting point for the truck racing industry and a focal point for like-minded enthusiasts.
2016 saw much to cheer for the home crowd on the track as local hero Jochen Hahn took the first victory of the weekend. Steffi Halm then scored the most memorable victory of her career in race two to send the huge crowd in to ecstacy. Adam Lacko had a perfect Sunday when he completed a conclusive double but only after a controversial collision with Rene Reinert!
It was that man again – Norbert Kiss who celebrated the most with two wins, while veteran Antonio Albacete and Czech ace Adam Lacko helped themselves to a win apiece.
2017 witnessed challengeing conditions and a trio of wins for Adam Lacko. The fourth and final race was cancelled due to a diesel spillage in a support race.
Who better than Triple Champion and local hero, Jochen Hahn of the Hahn Racing Team to tell us about the historic Nürburring, the venue for Round Three of the FIA ETRC.
"Nürburgring is the most fascinating and historic track of the year in our calendar.
For a driver, it is also one of the most exciting, as we go from the first corner and directly in to the Mercedes Benz Arena, where in these curves there are three ways to try an overtaking manoeuvre which is not the case so much at some of the other circuits we go to. This makes truck racing at this track very exciting for the drives and the spectators – and we have had rather an exciting year already.
This is a real drivers' circuit. We love the history, but it also suits our trucks very well and is good to race on.
The atmosphere for the drivers is fantastic and believe me when I say that the crowds are so loud that we can hear them, even through our helmets, and this enthusiasm is really inspiring.
We are really pleased that so many spectators attend this event and make it the best of the year in my opinion.
Anyway, I am really looking forward to driving here once again because, the atmosphere of the 'green hell' is unique, but for me it is my home race and I really want to take victory on the track and look forward to meeting the fans off the track as well.
Fans can expect three days of exciting racing at this historic circuit in arguably the biggest event on the FIA ETRC calendar.
These 5 tonne giants of motorsport are ready to take to the track once more, with 20 trucks expected on the grid, including all season entrants plus a number of race-by-race entries, which is likely to include local hero Henz Werner Lenz.
Home fans are hoping to have plenty to cheer for with seven German entrants; current championship challenger Jochen Hahn along with the very competitive René Reinert, Steffi Halm and Gerd Körber, plus young guns Sasha Lenz and André Kursim hoping to make their presence felt.
The ADAC International Truck Grand Prix is round four of the FIA ETRC. Previous races at the Red Bull Ring and Misano have all lived up to this season's promise of close racing and a tight battle for the championship.
Click here (http://www.fiaetrc.com/results) for the full results and current championship standings.
There is no doubt that the FIA ETRC championship is the ideal family event.
The kid's zone has fun and games for children of all ages including a duck rodeo, bouncy castle, play area and face painting.
Fans will be delighted that Peter Vereyen returns once again to Nürburgring to entertain the fans with his unique fire and smoke breathing Peterbilt truck.
This wonderful vehicle, covered with as much chrome as is possible, along with huge exhaust pipes, bull bars and even gigantic long horns on its grill has only been made possible thanks to the hours of work of the whole family and continues to entertain the crowds at events.
Expect to be holding your breath through what is sure to be an action-packed show by 'Iron Bone' (Jürgen Köhler).
The Auto Sport Drift Challenge which takes place at the ADAC Truck Grand Prix is a popular edition to the event's programme and is a highlight of the European drift events.
Spectators will enjoy watching six drivers showcase their drifting skills with speeds up to 200 kmh and taking the narrowest angles.
The legendary trucker camp is THE event location for everyone with a passion for trucks and motor racing – the friendly venue is always a hive of activity including the polishing of the trucks.
The FIA ETRC provides an excellent marketing and networking opportunity.
An FIA ETRC event consists of Racing, Entertainment and Industry.
There is plenty of on track action, off track entertainment for all ages and fantastic opportunities for business presentation and networking.
At the ADAC Truck Grand Prix the XXL VIP Lounge offers the ideal surroundings for transportation and trucking companies to meet customers, business partners and employees.
If you have always wanted to compete in your own truck against other amateurs on a legendary race track, then this is your big chance.
The knock out competition takes place on the main straight in front of the grandstands with fans cheering you on, entrants will need to demonstrate speed and accuracy.
Each driver takes to a 400-metre track and the objective is to go from a standing start to the quickest speed, but then stopping as accurately as possible to certain point.
The Corsos taking place on Saturday and Sunday include road, historic and US trucks and are always a sensational experience for drivers and fans alike.
The opportunity to drive your vehicle around this historic circuit in front of packed grandstands must be on the 'Bucket List' of any trucker.
When the lights are switched off in the motor homes of the race teams in the paddock, it is time for the party to start at the Mühlenbachschleife on the enormous open air stage.
A key attraction in all of the 2016 FIA ETRC paddocks is the transport and commercial vehicle industry exhibition.
New for 2016 and located at the heart of the truck racing paddock; the FIA ETRC fan village is developing into a real hub for race-goers to gather and it provides some great opportunities to get up close and personal with the drivers; including autograph sessions, podium ceremonies and post-race conferences with the top three finishers, due to take place there on both Saturday and Sunday.
The fan village contains a seating area for you to relax and enjoy some food and drink, along with information and display areas about various aspects of truck racing including from the official series partners Good Year, Mercedes Trucks, UTA and Meritor.


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package acceptable.math;

import org.junit.Test;

import static acceptable.math.Ints.gcd;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

// TODO implement quickcheck clone
public class IntsTest {

    @Test
    public void gcdIsCommutative() {
        assertEquals(gcd(3, 5), gcd(5, 3));
        assertEquals(gcd(3, -5), gcd(-5, 3));
        assertEquals(gcd(-3, -5), gcd(-5, -3));
    }

    @Test
    public void gcdIsAssociative() {
        assertEquals(gcd(3, gcd(5, 15)), gcd(gcd(3, 5), 15));
    }

    @Test
    public void gcdIdentityIsZero() {
        assertEquals(5, gcd(0, 5));
        assertEquals(5, gcd(5, 0));
        assertEquals(0, gcd(0, 0));
    }

    @Test
    public void gcdIsNonnegative() {
        assertEquals(2, gcd(2, -4));
        assertEquals(2, gcd(-2, 4));
        assertEquals(2, gcd(-2, -4));
    }
}

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Kin provides ample opportunity for fun,travel, learning, personal developement and meeting people across this great country of ours. Any member can attend one or more of the many conventions and conferences held throughout the year.
NATIONAL: Our National Convention is held in August in a different location each year. Kin from across Canada attend. It is a great way to meet Kin from other provinces and it is a lot of fun.
DISTRICT: Canada is divided into 8 Districts. We are District 8, which includes South Central and Northern Ontario. Each District has a convention or conference every year. District 8 typically holds its conference in June of each Kin year.
ZONE: Each District is divided into Zones.
Once a year meetings are held to deal with the business of the Zone. They are called Spring Zone Conferences. The various club Presidents give reports as to what and how their clubs are doing, by-laws might be changed, public speaking takes place and Zone Awards are presented. These are mini conventions hosted by a club in the Zone and usually have a theme that a social event revolves around.
FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: FLC is a personal development and fellowship weekend. It is usually held in October. In District 8 there is a rotation system to ensure that each zone gets a chance to host FLC.


Chinese aluminum stocks at Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses fell 0.5% Wednesday, halting a 14-week upward trend in weekly stock levels, according to data released late Wednesday by the bourse.
Aluminum inventories at SHFE warehouses stood at 404,738 mt Wednesday, compared with 406,667 mt last Friday, according to the data.
The week's stock level was published on Wednesday, instead of the usual Friday, as Chinese markets are closed May 1-3 for a public holiday, the exchange said.
The SHFE warehouses are located in Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Stocks at the Shanghai warehouses fell to 173,712 mt Wednesday, down 0.1% from last Friday; Jiangsu stocks slipped 1.1% to 83,355 mt; Zhejiang inventories edged down 0.2% to 38,581 mt; while inventories at Guangdong held steady at 109,090 mt.


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Buried Knife Found At O.J. Simpson's House Inconsistent With Murders
The knife is being tested for DNA and other biological evidence.
Written By Kiyonna Anthony
UPDATED: March 7, 2016:
Officials have confirmed that a knife found more than a decade ago on O.J. Simpson's former property is "inconsistent" with the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ron Goldman.
According to NBC:
Los Angeles police said Friday they were testing the knife, which was recently handed over by a retired LAPD traffic officer, for any possible connection to the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Retired LAPD officer George Maycott was given the knife by a construction worker in 2001 or 2002 while Maycott was working off duty near Simpson's former estate, and the worker explained the knife was found on the property, Maycott's attorney said.
The knife, which appeared to have no blood on it, is typically carried by construction workers and landscapers.
SOURCE: NBC News
Since the premiere of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J Simpson, many viewers have re-discovered their interest in the case, leading to new clues and evidence two decades later.
According to reports, a construction worker found a knife buried on the perimeter of the former O.J. Simpson estate in June 1998 when the house was demolished, and it's currently being tested by the LAPD in a top-secret investigation.
TMZ reports:
Our law enforcement sources say the construction worker took the knife to the street, where he saw an LAPD cop. He told the officer where he found the knife and the cop took it.
Turns out the cop — who worked in the traffic division — was off duty at the time, working security for a movie shoot at a house across the street on Rockingham. Our sources say the officer took the knife home and kept it … kept it for years.
After he retired from the LAPD, he contacted a friend who worked in LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division and said he was getting the folding buck knife framed to put on his wall. He wanted his friend to get the Departmental Record number for the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman murder case, which he planned on engraving in the frame.
Superiors forced the cop to turn the knife in, and it's currently being tested for hair and fingerprints. It will be moved to the Serology Unit next week, where it will be tested for DNA and other biological evidence.
Although the knife is helpful to the case, O.J. cannot be tried for the murders again, because of double jeopardy. He is currently serving a 33-year sentence for robbery and kidnapping in a Las Vegas prison.
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10 FACTS ABOUT ACM AWARD WINNERS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
by Paul Grein
Miranda Lambert won Female Vocalist of the Year for the eighth year in a row. That's not only the longest consecutive winning streak in this category, it's the most wins in the category, period. It breaks Reba McEntire's record of seven total wins in the category.
Lambert also took Album of the Year for the fifth time, for The Weight of These Wings. That extends her record as the artist with the most wins in the history of the category. Alabama, George Strait and Alan Jackson are runners-up, with three wins each in the category. (Even more remarkable, Lambert has won with each of her last five studio albums. None of those other acts won with more than two consecutive studio albums.)
Thomas Rhett won Song of the Year for "Die a Happy Man," one year after his hit recording of the song won Single Record of the Year. (Go figure.) It's the first time in ACM history that a musical work has won Song and Single Record of the Year in different years. Rhett also took Male Vocalist of the Year.
Jason Aldean won Entertainer of the Year for the second year in a row. He's the first artist to win two years running since Taylor Swift in 2010-11. He's the first male artist to win two years in a row since Kenny Chesney won four straight from 2004-2007.
Lori McKenna's "Humble and Kind," which won the CMA Award and the Grammy Award as the year's best country song, came up short at the ACMs. But McKenna became the first female songwriter to win Songwriter of the Year, an award that was revived in 2011.
The all-star "Forever Country," which was created to promote the CMA Awards' 50th anniversary, received an ACM award for Video of the Year. This suggests that the rivalry between the two shows is indeed friendly, as Pete Fisher, the ACM's CEO, insisted in a recent HITS Q&A.
Florida Georgia Line won Single of the Year for their smash "H.O.L.Y." They're the third duo (not counting collaborations) to take that award, following Brooks & Dunn for "Boot Scootin' Boogie" and Sugarland for "Stay." Florida Georgia also took Vocal Event of the Year for "May We All" (featuring Tim McGraw), which beat "Forever Country." Florida Georgia Line wasn't part of "Forever Country," though McGraw was.
Brothers Osborne broke Florida Georgia Line's three-year hold on the Vocal Duo of the Year award. Brothers Osborne is the second duo consisting of blood relatives to win in this category. The first was The Judds. The mother/daughter duo won seven years in a row from 1984 through 1990.
Little Big Town won its fourth award for Vocal Group of the Year. That's the most wins in this category since Rascal Flatts won seven straight, from 2002 through 2008.
Keith Urban, who led all artists with seven nominations, went home empty-handed, despite a very strong year. He has yet to win Entertainer of the Year at the ACMs (despite seven noms in the category). He has won Male Vocalist of the Year twice and Album of the Year once.


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The words of Jayden Mitchell-Lawson's fellow Derby County Academy prospects helped propel him to first-team contention.
Mitchell-Lawson joined the Rams in the summer of 2016, arriving from Swindon Town along with Jayden Bogle.
The winger worked his way up through the under-18 side and has been a key fixture for the under-23s this season – before making his senior debut last week.
With seven minutes of the Sky Bet Championship fixture against Stoke City remaining, Mitchell-Lawson was handed his Pride Park bow, replacing Tom Lawrence.
He had a lively cameo in the goalless draw and is looking to get more appearances under his belt.
And the words of Bogle and youngster Max Bird, who have both made an impression on the first team after Academy progress, have stuck with him.
"Me and Jayden (Bogle) came from Swindon together and he's pushed me and pushed me," said Mitchell-Lawson.
"He's a regular starter for the first team now and he said: 'Just keep doing what you're doing'.
"Max Bird, as well, he has shown so much support to me. He said: 'Keep pushing yourself'.
"That's what I have done."
Mitchell-Lawson returned to under-23 action, after his first team cameo, on Sunday with a goal and an assist as the young Rams beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in the Premier League Cup last 16.
Manager Frank Lampard has been impressed with what he has seen from Mitchell-Lawson this season.
"He is quick," Lampard said after the Stoke game."I am really pleased for him, and the way he has been playing in the 23s and in training, he has deserved that chance.
"He might have got it even earlier, but there will be more for him if he keeps going."


11 different towns called London – how do they compare to our capital?
Ah London. Our capital, and for many people around the world, a city of dreams.
It's so well known that the globe has around 50 names for it according to the Londonist.
However, what you might not know is that it's not the only one. Other places liked the name so much they adopted too.
Here are 11 others Londons you may not have known about.
It turns out our closest neighbour has its own version of the British capital.
London in Burgundy is a small village in France 50 miles south of Dijon and specialises in agriculture.
It shot into fame in 2012 when Paddy Power sponsored their egg and spoon race in am ambush marekting campaign. The move got the bookmaker into trouble with 2012 Olympic Games organisers as they proclaimed themselves as the 'Official sponsor of the largest athletics event in London this year!'.
Close in language. Close in city names.
Canada's London can be found in Southwestern Ontario with a population of 366,151. It has a pretty active tourism industry with a whole host of musical and artistic exhibits, and is also home to the University of Western Ontario.
What's more, it even has its own Thames River. What could be more London?
Going a bit more remote: just off the coast of Chile are many islands, and London Island is one of them.
It can be found west of Tierra del Fuego, known for petrol extraction and Antarctic logistics.
There's not much information nor photos of the island, but we imagine it's probably as beautiful as this.
The U.S sure does love to name places after our capital City. This is one of eight Londons you can find in America.
This particular London is home to around 1,044 according the most recent population data. 96.7 per cent of them are white.
Trevor Drown, a Republican member of the Akansas House of Representatives, is a notable person from the area.
Another city, but it's not just London – it's new.
It is most known as the start line for the New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run. Only old cars from 1908 and earlier can be drive on the 120-mile route.
The race runs every year in mid-August.
This London has a very different demographic to the one in Arkansas.
According to data from 2010, 92.9 per cent of residents are Hispanic.
No one really knows why people called this town London – some believe that many of the people there in the 1800s or earlier were from Britain. Others thinks it was named after the company that surveyed the land, the London Company.
There are plenty of fun things to do here, including a strawberry festival in June and the Madison County Fair in July.
Could a place be more unlike the London we know?
Not a city, a town or even a village, the unincorporated community of London was built up in the 1800s. It was named London after a post office was established in 1882.
Another unincorporated community. It's as industrial as it looks, being the home of London Locks and Dam built in 1933.
Another area that came to be named London as many of the earlier settlers were natives of the original city.
It is home to the Glacial Drumlin trail, a railway named after common glacial landforms in the area.
Ah finally, you're thinking. A non-U.S London.
In fact it's on the other side of the world near Australia.
It's a principal settlement in the north of Christmas Island, known for its natural sights.


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King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Progressive rock entered my life toward the end of my stay in Sheffield, when I started going to shows. One of the first, if not the first, I went to was King Crimson, for about 75p. I went mainly because I was excited just to see a show, but also all of my friends were very taken with prog, particularly Pink Floyd's Meddle, which had just come out. The prog thing was something new and exciting and it lent a certain air of sophistication, if you will, to you as a music consumer; if you were dabbling in that, it meant you were really into music. I was playing music at the time, but mainly classical music – I was in a youth orchestra in Sheffield, and taking private lessons on cello – and there's a connection between classical stuff and early prog. It had an instrumental aspect to it. What struck me about the King Crimson record was the more song-y things that were going on in it, like 'Schizoid Man', which was quite a thing to see live. They had this guy on the balcony where I was sitting, playing a keyboard that triggered the light show. It was insane. It was also a cool show because it had Bill Bruford still with the group which I thought was one of the cooler times for them. Along with Meddle, and its trippy, dreamy instrumental thing, I guess that had an effect on the young people I was hanging around with then. The Inner Mounting Flame [by Mahavishnu Orchestra] was like the next level up – again, John McLaughlin, another British artist who had a big influence for at least that little period of time in the US.


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What's better than enjoying a donut fresh from a local bakery or retailer? Why, it's enjoying a free donut on National Donut Day in support of The Salvation Army in Hawaii on June 7! On June 7 various retailers and bakeries will host donut day promotions or donate a portion of their sales to The Salvation Army to celebrate National Donut Day. Support us by enjoying fresh donuts from our partners on June 7! Find locations and details below.
Regal Bakery Locations
6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – customers will receive one free donut at Regal Bakery's Airport location. And, customers can make monetary donations at The Salvation Army Red Kettle and take their photo with a Donut Lassie. A percentage of sales of additional donuts during the event will benefit The Salvation Army.
6 a.m. to 11 p.m. – for every dozen donuts sold at Dunkin' Donuts locations on Oahu, $1 will be donated to The Salvation Army.
Customers also will be able to donate in The Salvation Army Red Kettles at various Dunkin' Donuts locations including: Airport, Kapolei, and Pearlridge.
Free samples of "munchkins" donuts will be distributed at the Pearlridge location, while supplies last.
7-Eleven Hawaii Stores
Oahu Only - Customers can purchase an extra large donut for $3.99 and percentage of the net proceeds will benefit The Salvation Army.
Statewide - During June, 7-Eleven Hawaii will donate the proceeds of its Canister Change Program from all statewide locations to The Salvation Army, benefitting Corps programs on each island.
Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery
7 a.m. to 9 a.m. - customers will receive one free regular malasada, while supplies last.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – customers purchasing 12 malasadas will receive one additional malasada free [Special Baker's Dozen]. A special National Donut Day flavor will be available only on Donut Day.
Customers can make monetary donations at The Salvation Army Red Kettle.
Zippy's Restaurants
During the month of June, Zippy's Restaurants will be collecting monetary donations on behalf of The Salvation Army.
Daylight Donuts
6 a.m. to 11 a.m. – customers will receive a free glazed donut, while supplies last. A percentage of sales of additional donuts during the event will benefit The Salvation Army.
Customers can make donations at The Salvation Army Red Kettle.
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The History Of Donut Day
Approximately 100 years ago, The Salvation Army was there to feed weary soldiers during World War I. Today, we're still here for the weary, hungry, and those in need. Join us in celebrating our rich history of serving others on National Donut Day.
In 1917, nearing the end of World War I, The Salvation Army established a mission to provide for the needs of U.S. soldiers fighting in France.
Approximately 250 Salvation Army volunteers traveled overseas to set up service "huts" located in abandoned buildings near the front lines where they could serve baked goods, provide writing supplies and stamps, and offer a clothes-mending service to the soldiers in battle.
When providing freshly baked goods proved to be a difficult feat considering the hut's conditions, two entrepreneurial Salvation Army volunteers named Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance cleverly thought to fry donuts in soldiers&rsquo helmets, despite their limited ingredients and facilities. The volunteers were capable of frying seven donuts per batch. The sweet treats, along with the warm hearts and glowing smiles of those who served them, brought a bit of comfort to American soldiers who were serving their country and likely missing the care of their mothers and special ladies back home.
Nicknamed "Doughnut Lassies" and "Doughnut Girls", these women made history by introducing this otherwise unknown confection to the United States when the "Doughboys" returned from war.
The first National Donut Day was established in Chicago in 1938 to raise money for people in need during the Great Depression. The holiday has since been celebrated on the first Friday in June as a way to commemorate the service of The Salvation Army's Doughnut Lassies and honor the memory of our soldiers.
The donut has become synonymous with The Salvation Army's social services and continues to be a comfort food served by The Salvation Army to those in need during times of disaster.Today, Salvation Army workers continue to care for and comfort thousands of people each day who battle hunger around the world and here in Hawaii.
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A crush of people gathered outside the 11th Circuit nearly three hours before the arguments were held to guarantee a spot, and the court opened an adjoining courtroom for the spillover crowd. The cramped room was packed with high-profile attorneys and politicians, including Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, who sat in the front row. In a rare move, the court decided to sell $26 audiotapes of the arguments for those who missed out.
Public access to information about our federal judicial system is notoriously poor. Among other obvious problems: the Supreme Court's clumsy 20th-century website and the fees paid via the PACER system to view judicial filings.
It's a safe bet that the "high-profile attorneys and politicians" were not lining up three hours before the arguments to get a seat in the 11th Circuit's courtroom. And an audiotape? Who uses those? Plus at $26, this one must be among the priciest audiotapes one can buy.


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Acciona Teams Up With ...
Acciona Teams Up With National Geographic To Fight Climate Change
ACCIONA signs an agreement to support the launch of new episodes of National Geographic Channel's "Years of Living Dangerously" in Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Spain
"Years of Living Dangerously", the series from executive producers James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is airing globally in 171 countries and 45 languages. Hollywood celebrities along with a cast of high profile journalists highlight the problems caused by global warming and the available solutions to tackle it
Australian author, journalist and television presenter, Indira Naidoo; Director of Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Kirsty Albion and Managing Director of ACCIONA's Energy Division in Australia, Andrew Thomson will participate in a panel discussion on climate change at the Australian premiere on Tuesday 15th November at Melbourne's ACMI
The series will air on the National Geographic Channel commencing 22 November 2016
Melbourne, 4 November 2016 – ACCIONA, leader in sustainable solutions for infrastructure and renewable energies, and National Geographic Spain have signed a collaboration agreement to promote the fight against climate change, communicating to the public at large the need to find and introduce solutions that put a stop to global warming.
The agreement involves ACCIONA's support for the launch of new episodes of National Geographic Channel's "Years of Living Dangerously" in Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Spain, five countries in which ACCIONA has built flagship infrastructure and renewable energy projects based on sustainability criteria. The production features real life stories, told by respected journalists and famous Hollywood names, of how climate change is impacting on daily life all over the world.
The joint commitment of ACCIONA and National Geographic to sustainability and environmental protection is the basis of their collaboration. Their joint action aims to raise awareness of real alternatives to global warming, with people and companies playing crucial roles.
The Australian premiere of "Years of Living Dangerously" will feature an exclusive broadcast of one of the episodes and a forum in which Australian author, journalist and television presenter, Indira Naidoo; Director of Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Kirsty Albion; Managing Director of ACCIONA's Energy Division in Australia, Andrew Thomson will discuss solutions and examples of how to combat climate change.
ACCIONA and National Geographic believe in economic policies that penalise CO2 emissions causing global warming and incentivise economic sectors and activities to combine development with environmental protection. It is hoped that the concrete examples featured in "Years of Living Dangerously", of how climate change affects people, will lead to specific solutions to avoid future global warming.
The Emmy award winning series "Years of Living Dangerously", was considered to be "the most important television series ever made" upon releasing its first series. Produced by James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the series features Hollywood stars, producers and journalists who unite in the awareness-raising campaign about the degradation of nature and the effects of climate change. They include: Jack Black, Gisele Bündchen, Ty Burrell, Don Cheadle, America Ferrera, Thomas Friedman, Joshua Jackson, David Letterman, Aasif Mandvi, Nikki Reed, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ian Somerhalder, Cecily Strong, Sigourney Weaver and Bradley Whitford.
Each Hollywood star tells real-life stories from different places in the world where the effects of climate change are only too obvious. Each episode of the series shows specific examples of the fundamental problem of global warming and the huge impact it has on the daily routines of people, as well as the large-scale damage caused by hurricanes, deforestation, energy crises, migration produced by natural disasters, desertification and biodiversity loss.
The result is an objective and candid view of the impact our species has on the planet. But it is also one of hope that our ability to analyse and act will avoid and mitigate the problems we have generated, guaranteeing the future of a world that is both livable in, and sustainable, for future generations.
The premiere screening for Australia will take place in Melbourne on 15 November at the Australian Centre for Moving Image and the series will air on National Geographic Channel from 22 November 2016.
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ACCIONA grows its Australian presence through the acquisition of the ongoing Lendlease Engineering business
Clean energy, resilient infrastructure, water management and sustainable cities: ACCIONA'S agenda for COP25 summit


Back in August I wrote a blog about a project where we ultimately used Digital Storytelling as a medium of instruction to inform people about radicalisation. The blog is here.
My personal contribution to that project was a non-linear interactive narrative. You can check out here. and it was created with the wonderfulTwine html publishing tool. A non-linear interactive narrative is a story where you can make decisions to alter the course of the story. From a personal perspective, it's one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things I've ever done either professionally or academically. A good portion of my First degree was focused on creative writing, and I still very much enjoy that, but what I mainly derived from the project was the sense that creating learning activities with a narrative, where the learner could place themselves in the shoes of someone else, made that learning experience all the more immersive and enjoyable.
As kids, myself and a number of friends would play the Fighting Fantasy set of books by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. In these books, you'd set off on a quest and along the way there were choices to be made or determined by the roll of a dice. For a bunch of kids that had grown up reading the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, this opportunity to be a part of the story was great fun.
Books, movies, even your run-of-the-mill soap operas allow us to slip our own skins briefly. We can live the life of another, engage with an alternative reality to our own. See things we've never seen; go places we haven't or cannot ever go; commit actions not within our frame of reference, ability, or desire to commit. These media offer windows into worlds that can broaden our horizons, give us greater perspective, and when we consider ourselves and our own contexts in contrast, they may teach us something about who we are and what we can do.
And that's where innovative educators have come in. This is not just a recent phenomenon of course. Children and adults have been learning with narratives playing host to the learning objectives for a very long time. Pick up a children's book on any subject and you might see a story that frames learning on vocabulary or mathematics. For corporate training, a narrative is often used as a backdrop to learning about negotiations or effective sales. It's important, it makes the learning more relatable and engaging by contextualising it.
Consider alongside these facts how we have always taken part in games while we learn. Why do we do this? Because it engages learners. We like stories, and if we can play games which might put is in the centre of a story AND learn, well, that's a formula for excellent learning scenarios.
Check out this excellent interactive video site which teaches people what to do in situations where someone's life is in danger. If you agree with me you will have found that really informative and engaging. However, have we learnt the content more effectively than had we simply read instructions in a pamphlet?
According to learning theory, we have. This type of Scenario-Based eLearning is effective because it's so immersive. Learners are placed in a simulation of a real life situation which allows them to learn skills and information they can use if they find themselves in a real life situation such as these in future. Contextualising the learning of the skills and information in the relevant settings helps learners remember them more effectively.
What elements does effective scenario-based learning require?
If we consider the lifesaver video, it features all of the elements required for effective learning.
First, it's realistic. The scenarios take place in authentic locations and the actors give realistic performances.
Also, the video is not asking of us anything the majority of us don't already know. Common phrases are used and even if new jargon is introduced, as it's a video, we can see clearly as to what is being referred to. Very little should be beyond the target audience, in this case the general British public.
Next, learners learn by doing. Of course, learners aren't themselves racing down a London Tube walkway to find a defibrillator but they are having to make the choice. This is so much more authentic than simply reading a list of instructions on what to do in an emergency scenario. Because this is the crucial aspect, the interactivity. It's based on real world experience. It's practice and not simply theory.
Scenario-based learning motivates participants. They see directly the cause and effects of the situations and the results of their actions in relation to that which helps in deeper learning without overwhelming them with information. The gamified feel to the learning also means that they can be more engaged and less likely to skim through content or give up.
We would design the fundamentals of scenario-based learning in much the same way as any learning.
We assess the needs of the target audience. What's the problem? How can we solve it?
We look at the final objective of the learning and think about the constituent skills and information that will support our learners reaching that objective.
And then we frame this in a realistic and manageable context. Make the learning interactive as to test the learners acquisition of the information and skills or to simply constantly keep them engaged and thinking about the scenario.
Keep the learning tight and focused. Make the information and skills covered the 'need-to-know' type of information as opposed to irrelevant information. However, some links to the 'nice-to-know' information to promote continued learning through giving learners access to constantly updated resources will strengthen your designs and make the learning more sustainable.
The Lifesaver video has very high production values, but we needn't mortgage our houses to make something similar. As mentioned earlier, you can make a branching interactive story with something as similar as the Twine app which can be enriched with some additional html skills. We can also make branching choices possible on a website where links take learners to different pages with the results of their decisions. We can make simple videos and upload them to YouTube and add links to choices below or, if you have skills with authoring software such as Articulate or Captivate, you can add the videos and add the options that move the forward on the relevant slide.
Scenario-based learning has been with us for a long long time and will be into the future too with technologies such as Virtual Reality making the possibilities for immersion even greater. I'll be covering that and a number of other topics related to more gamified and interacive learning soon.


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When my publisher suggested I might contribute some book reviews to my website, I had a distinct feeling of inevitability. If there was ever someone who ought to be able to do that, it would be me. I've had "my nose in a book" since I can remember and I see nothing to indicate that this tendency is going to end any time soon. A friend and I were chatting the other day and we agreed that one of life's best moments was when you stagger home from the library or bookstore with your bookbag so heavy you can barely lift it—you dump all the books out—and then that lovely moment when you decide which to read first! Ah…the simple pleasures are best!


Enjoy a sun filled holiday on the Bodrum Peninsula by booking your stay at the luxurious Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa. The comfortable 5 Star Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa is located on the golden beach of Guvercinlik in Kuyucak bay, 20km from Bodrum on the beautiful Aegean coast. This fabulous all-inclusive hotel is a terrific choice for couples and families with 212 attractive guestrooms, suites and family rooms spread around a building of 3 floors and annex buildings of 3 floors with ultra modern amenities including a wide range of food and drinks and superb recreational facilities. Guests to the Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa can discover marvellous beaches, explore delightful villages and historical sites nearby, and experience real Turkish hospitality. For a memorable holiday on the Bodrum peninsula, the Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa is a perfect choice! The All Inclusive concept begins the moment you arrive with Turkish sweets and sherbet fruit drink and lasts throughout your stay.
The hotel is a paradise for families with children offering a private fine sandy beach along with a choice of swimming pools, one with an aqua park, another is an indoor swimming pool. Two saunas, steam bath, Turkish bath and shock showers, fully equipped SPA health and beauty center, outside Spa swimming pool, special Jacuzzi, Kids Club with childrens playground and pool, Tennis Courts, Canoe, Sea-Bike, Basketball Ground, Beach Volleyball, Table Tennis, Fitness Center, Waterball, Aquarobic, Aerobic, Stretching, Darts, Mini-golf. Activities that may include charges are Tennis Court Illumination, Jet ski, water skiing, Banana, Parasailing, Billiards, Atari, Table football, Golf, Bowling, Professional Football Field. 24-hour reception with multilingual staff, currency exchange, hotel safe, Internet access (with charge), cloakroom and lift access, fully air conditioned, laundry facilities, hairdresser, newspaper stand, parking and medical assistance. Facilities with local charge include hairdresser, shopping centre, SPA Centre, massage, doctor, dry cleaning and laundry, internet in room and babysitting.
Main Restaurant and a la carte restaurant (1 time per person per restaurant), Cappuccino, Expresso, Turkish Coffee, Lobby Lounge, Beach Bar, and Lagoon Bar. The Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa operates on an 'All Inclusive' basis which includes soft and local alcoholic drinks up to midnight. There are evening shows and live music. Mini bars are filled with soft drinks on arrival. Fresh fruit juices, energy drinks and imported drinks are with charge.
Snacks, Snack Bar (Turkish Pastries), Daily: 11:00 - 18:00.
Lunch, Buffet, Restaurant (Childrens buffet), Daily: 12:00 - 13:00.
Snacks, Beach Bar (Cakes and cookies), Daily: 17:00 - 18:00.
Afternoon Tea, Bar (Lagoon bar), Daily: 17:00 - 18:00.
Dinner, Buffet, Restaurant (Childrens Buffet), Daily: 18:30 - 19:30.
Reservations Required, Once per stay: 19:00 - 21:30.
Midnight snacks, Snack Bar, Daily: 23:30 - 00:00.
Juices, Bar (Vital bar), Daily: 10:00 - 18:00.
Lobby Bar, Daily: 10:00 - 08:00.
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The Crystal Green Bay Resort & Spa features 212 guestrooms, suites and family rooms. All rooms have a balcony and 92 rooms have a sea view. Room amenities include laminate and ceramic floor, key-card system, safe (suitable to put the notebooks), split air conditioning, Satellite System and LCD-TV, Wireless Internet connection (with charge), mini bar, direct dial telephone, fire detector. Bath amenities include hairdryer and 220 volt electricity supply. Non smoking and handicapped rooms are available.


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Google Faces Class-Action Lawsuits Over New Privacy Policy
By John Ribeiro
PCWorld	 Mar 22, 2012 5:45 am PDT
Google faces consumer complaints in federal courts in New York and California that claim that its new privacy policy violates the company's earlier policies which promised that information provided by a user for one service would not be used by another service without the consumer's consent.
The Internet company is being charged in both lawsuits for violation of the Federal Wiretap Act, for wilful interception of communications and aggregation of personal information of its consumers for financial benefit, and the Stored Electronic Communications Act for exceeding its authorized access to consumer communications stored on its systems. Google is also charged with violation of the Computer Fraud Abuse Act, and other counts including state laws.
The plaintiffs in both suits seek to bring nationwide class action on behalf of holders of Google accounts and owners of Android devices from Aug. 19, 2004 to Feb. 29, 2012, who continued to maintain the Google accounts and own the devices after the new privacy policy came into effect on March 1 this year.
The company's new privacy policy is already under scrutiny in the European Union and in the U.S., where 36 state attorneys generals wrote to Google CEO Larry Page last month saying that Google's new policy does not give users a sufficient chance to opt out.
The new privacy policy treats the person as a single user across all Google products, and information provided from one service may be combined with information from other services, Google said.
In a suit filed before the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division on Tuesday, Robert B. DeMars and Lorena Barrios said they were required to set up their Gmail accounts when they acquired mobile devices powered by Android.
Google has not only combined the information across products, but also not provided consumers with an easy and efficient way to opt out, the plaintiffs said. "Consumers must manage their privacy settings for each Google product they use; a universal opt-out function is not available," the complaint said.
"We have no comment at this time on these lawsuits," said Google spokesman Chris Gaither. "We have not yet been served with them."
In a similar complaint before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York also on Tuesday, David Nisenbaum, Pedro Marti, and Allison C. Weiss said that the new privacy policy violates consumers' privacy rights, allowing Google to take information from a consumer's Gmail or Google+ account which may have one expectation of privacy and use it in a different context such as to personalize Google search results and advertisements.
The plaintiffs also asked for an universal opt out facility from sharing information across Google' services, according to a copy of the complaint with the Los Angeles Times.
John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com


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The Dade City, Florida attorney you end up hiring will be able to advise you on whether you have a good case. If you do, they will further advise you on your best options on how to proceed. Your lawyer can also inform you about what their fees are, and if they have multiple payment options.
Consultation with your attorney: You should always speak with a Dade City, Florida lawyer who specializes in civil litigation before filing any type of lawsuit in a court in Dade City, Florida. Your lawyer will have critical information and advise, helping you decide whether or not your chances of success in the lawsuit make it worth your while to proceed.
Drafting The Complaint: Once you determine that pursuing a lawsuit in Dade City, Florida civil court is worth your time and effort, you need to file a complaint. The complaint can set the tone, and frame the issues, for the rest of the litigation procedure, which can drag on for months, or even years (and decades, in some cases). This is because the complaint lays out all the allegations against the defendant. It also usually asks the court for particular relief, should it rule in the plaintiff's favor.
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How Can A Dade City, Florida Tort Lawyer Help?
As you can see, it can be a complicated and difficult process to file a lawsuit in Dade City, Florida, and it is, in fact, much more complicated than the basic outline you just read.
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A walk over Queensbury Tunnel
A video charting the challenges faced by the engineers and navvies in driving Queensbury Tunnel on the former line from Halifax to Bradford/Keighley, following in the footsteps of a newspaper reporter who visited the site in February 1878 as work reached its conclusion.
Built by the Great Northern Railway, the expected two-year construction period more than doubled due, in part, to water incessantly entering the workings. The fact that the tunnel was eventually completed is testament to the bravery and tenacity of all those involved.
Today this engineering miracle faces an uncertain future, with the threat of being infilled, buried and forgotten about. The video paints a picture of why it shouldn't be.
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Blame for the Rise of ISIL
It seems that Obama is far more interested in deflecting any responsibility for IS to others and denying that religious fervor is a primary motivation than in actually dealing with the problem.
Turning to Islamic State, Obama said the governments of Syria and Iraq should bear some responsibility for the group's emergence.
"In Iraq, the failure of the previous government to govern in an inclusive manner helped to pave the way for ISIL's (Islamic State's) gains there."
In Syria, Bashar al-Assad's "war against his own people and deliberate stoking of sectarian tensions help to fuel the rise of ISIL," he said.
Culture, Foreign Affairs, Politics
Barack Obama, Islamic State
Jordan Steps Up Fight Against IS
Good. It is clear that nothing with stop the Islamic State except eradication. It's good to see someone in the region taking on that responsibility.
King Abdullah has promised a strong response, saying that ISIS isn't just fighting his nation, but warring against "noble Islam" itself.
The country now wants to step up airstrikes against the terrorist organization, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.
IS is Executing Foreign Fighters Who Try to Leave
Good. The more of their own that IS kills, the fewer there are.
London (AFP) – The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Financial Times newspaper said Saturday.
An activist opposed to both IS and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is well-known to the British business broadsheet, said he had "verified 100 executions" of foreign IS fighters trying to leave the jihadist group's de facto capital.
IS fighters in Raqqa said the group has created a military police to clamp down on foreign fighters who do not report for duty. Dozens of homes have been raided and many jihadists have been arrested, the FT reported.
IS Q&A
"If she is a virgin, (her slave owner) can have intercourse with her immediately," ISIS explains, according to the MEMRI translation. "However, if she isn't, her uterus must be purified."
There are other rules as well, like that two men who co-own a captive can't both have sex with her and that a man can't have intercourse with his wife's slave.
As to girls: "It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse," the document reads, according to MEMRI. "However if she is not fit for intercourse, then it is enough to enjoy her without intercourse."
The Q&A is clear that, young and old, the captors have full control of their captives.
Culture, Foreign Affairs
Sex Slavery in the Islamic State
True evil. And the feminists in America get outraged when other people don't want to pay for their birth control…
A young Yazidi woman forced into sex slavery by the Islamic State begged the West to bomb the brothel where she was being held after militants raped her 30 times in just a few hours, it is claimed.
The unidentified woman is understood to have been kept as a prisoner of the jihadists somewhere in western Iraq having been captured by ISIS during the Sinjar massacre in early August.
A group raising awareness of ISIS' persecution of women in the vast swathes of the Middle East under its control said the woman had contacted Kurdish peshmerga fighters by telephone to plead for the brothel to be bombed to put the women held as sex slaves out of their misery.
She allegedly told the fighters she had been raped so frequently that she could no longer use the toilet, adding that the ordeal has been so harrowing that she plans to commit suicide even if freed.
Changing Strategy on ISIS
Ohhhh… so THAT was our strategy. Glad to know we had one. Stinks that it isn't tenable.
"Developments on the ground have caused the national security team to collectively conclude we may not have time for Iraq first. In an ideal world you would drive ISIL out of Iraq and pivot to Syria. But if by then the moderate opposition has been smacked and ISIL is still there, that doesn't help," a senior administration official said.
Foreign Affairs, Military, Politics
Obama Sends 1,500 More Soldiers to Iraq
Sadly, Koffler is right.
And so we have war fought on the fly – ill-planned, ill-conceived, and tentatively executed. If we are going to defeat ISIS, we should defeat ISIS. We have tried this kind of incrementalism before, and it fails.
When we introduce enough of our superb troops into battle, we win. It's the doctrine of overwhelming force. I thought we had already learned it. In the end, we will get even more American fighting men and women killed with a bad, prolonged approach.
Islamic State Has Chemical Weapons
We should be more worried about the more functional chemical weapons from the Assad regime that IS has access to, but 2,500 old chemical rockets makes for a dangerous stockpile in the hands of the Islamic State.
Many chemical weapons incidents clustered around the ruins of the Muthanna State Establishment, the center of Iraqi chemical agent production in the 1980s.
Since June, the compound has been held by the Islamic State, the world's most radical and violent jihadist group. In a letter sent to the United Nations this summer, the Iraqi government said that about 2,500 corroded chemical rockets remained on the grounds, and that Iraqi officials had witnessed intruders looting equipment before militants shut down the surveillance cameras.
Soldiers in chemical protection gear, including Sgt. Eric J. Duling and Specialist Andrew T. Goldman, examining suspected chemical munitions at a site near Camp Taji, Iraq, on Aug. 16, 2008.The New York Times
The United States government says the abandoned weapons no longer pose a threat. But nearly a decade of wartime experience showed that old Iraqi chemical munitions often remained dangerous when repurposed for local attacks in makeshift bombs, as insurgents did starting in 2004.
And it is worth noting that these were once secured by American blood.
Foreign Affairs, Military
Justifying Kidnapping and Enslaving Women
This is worth remembering when folks start considering a separate Shariah law system for Muslims in western countries.
(CNN) — In a new publication, ISIS justifies its kidnapping of women as sex slaves citing Islamic theology, an interpretation that is rejected by the Muslim world at large as a perversion of Islam.
"One should remember that enslaving the families of the kuffar — the infidels — and taking their women as concubines is a firmly established aspect of the Shariah, or Islamic law," the group says in an online magazine published Sunday.
Boots on the Ground Will be Needed
If America actually wants to succeed.
But he said that when Iraqi forces are ready to take the offensive against the Islamic State jihadists who have overrun swaths of territory in northern and western Iraq, as well as in Syria, that would likely change.
"Mosul will likely be the decisive battle in the ground campaign at some point in the future," Dempsey said in an interview with ABC's "This Week," referring to the northern Iraqi city seized by IS militants in June.
"My instinct at this point is that will require a different kind of advising and assisting because of the complexity of that fight," he said.
IS Advances Despite American Air Power
Obama's war plan doesn't seem to be working.
Baghdad (CNN) — ISIS fighters stood Saturday on the verge of taking not just a key Syrian town along the Turkish border, but also an entire province on Baghdad's doorstep — spurring leaders of that province to urgently plead for U.S. ground troops to halt the Islamist extremist group's rapid, relentless assault.
The situation in Anbar, just to the west of Baghdad, is "very bad," said Sabah Al-Karhout, the president of Anbar Provincial Council.
ISIS, the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" which also is referred to as ISIL, controls about 80% of the province. Reports Saturday suggest they have encircled Haditha, the last large town in Anbar province not yet in the militants' hands.
Should all of Anbar fall, the Sunni extremists would rule from the perimeter of Iraq's capital to Raqqa in Syria (at least), according to the provincial council's deputy head, Falleh al-Issawi.
Real War on Women
Pure evil.
"UNAMI/OHCHR received a number of reports that an office for the sale of abducted women was opened in the al-Quds area of Mosul city," says the report by the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Mosul is Iraq's second-largest city, much of which is controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
"Women and girls are brought with price tags for the buyers to choose and negotiate the sale. The buyers were said to be mostly youth from the local communities. Apparently ISIL [ISIS] was 'selling' these Yezidi women to the youth as a means of inducing them to join their ranks," the report says.
The Yezidis, or Yazidis, are a religious minority in Iraq who have been targeted along with Christians and Shias by ISIS, a Sunni extremist group.
"Some women managed to inform UNAMI/OHCHR that they had been forced to convert [to Islam] and were to be married to ISIL [ISIS] fighters and would be taken to destinations unknown," says the report, which covers alleged human rights abuses in Iraq from July to September and was released Thursday.
"foreplay version of war"
The Americans reported 200 airstrikes in two weeks, compared to 3,000 on the first day of the 2003 Iraq invasion. This is the foreplay version of war.
Airstrikes Start in Syria
I guess we are at war… or not…
WASHINGTON — The United States and allies launched airstrikes against Sunni militants in Syria early Tuesday, unleashing a torrent of cruise missiles and precision-guided bombs from the air and sea on the militants' de facto capital of Raqqa and along the porous Iraq border.
American fighter jets and armed Predator and Reaper drones, flying alongside warplanes from several Arab allies, struck a broad array of targets in territory controlled by the militants, known as the Islamic State. American defense officials said the targets included weapons supplies, depots, barracks and buildings the militants use for command and control. Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from United States Navy ships in the region.
Panetta: Obama Left Iraq Too Early
Panetta has a mastery of the obvious.
Even as the administration attempts to deflect responsibility for the implosion of Iraq, Obama's former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says he thought we left Iraq too early and waited too long to do anything about Syria. Basically, it's all Obama's fault.
Obama and Generals Can't Agree on Strategy
"The generals and the president can't even agree on the strategy," Krauthammer said, "and that's the one country that's supposed to be leading all this."
War or Not?
There is something very odd about the way administration officials get so twisted around using the word "war."
On Thursday, Deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf sought to clarify the lexicon of the anti-ISIS campaign.
"Well, I know there has been a lot of questions about what words we use but as the president said the other night this is a very different campaign from the Iraq War, the last time we used that term," she said. "It will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil. We utilize our air superiority and support for partner forces on the ground."
Instead, she calls the action "a steady, relentless counterterrorism campaign to take out ISIL wherever they exist."
"This is not also America's war with ISIL," she added. "The world is joining us in the fight because of the threat they pose to countries in the regions. So we are at war with ISIL in the same way we are at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates around the world."
One may suppose that they are avoiding the word because they want to maintain the position that they do not need Congressional approval. But I suspect it is more cultural and political. These are lefties who can't bring themselves to admit that they are starting a war. They are so twisted around being anti-Bush and anti-war that they don't want to admit that they are beginning to follow the same policy – even if incompletely.
Really though, at the point you are actively in a campaign of using force to kill opponents on a large scale, you are at war.
Military, Politics
Why Should Anyone Watch?
White House Tries to Lie About "JV" Characterization
Yeah, that's not going to fly.
With the passage of eight months, the president's "JV" comment looks increasingly untenable, so we can understand why the White House spokesman would try to suggest that what is now known as the Islamic State was not the subject of the conversation.
But in quoting from the transcript, Earnest provided a selective reading of the discussion. In particular, he failed to provide the context in which Obama made his remarks — the takeover of Fallujah by ISIS. That's fairly misleading. The interviewer was certainly asking about ISIS when Obama answered with his "JV" remarks.
ISIS Beheads Another American
It's like a punch in the gut. RIP Mr. Sotloff.
ISIS has released a video that shows the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff and says the murder is retaliation for the Obama administration's continued airstrikes in Iraq.
Sotloff is the second American journalist to be killed by ISIS, and his death comes two weeks after James Foley was executed in a similar video.
What is ISIS' objective here? Unless they are completely stupid, which they are not, they do not seriously think that beheading Americans on video will convince the United States to cease air strikes. Clearly they are intending to inflame American public opinion. Why?
Here's what I think… ISIS is goading American into a ground war with the expectation that we will not do it. By doing this, ISIS looks strong and it becomes a powerful recruiting tool and demoralizes their opponents in the territories they occupy. If America did respond by sending in ground troops in large numbers, ISIS would be screwed. They know that. But they have watched our president. He did nothing in Libya to avenge the death of an Ambassador and others. He did nothing in Syria. He pulled out of Iraq. He's pulling out of Afghanistan. He did nothing in Ukraine. He's done nothing as Chinese and Russian forces taunt American assets. Obama staked two campaigns on pulling American forces home and downsizing the military. He is not about to reverse course and be forced to admit that he was wrong to abandon Iraq.
Obama has been weighed, measured, and found wanting. They know he won't respond with force to the beheading of Americans and they are counting on it.
Barack Obama, Islamic State, Ukraine


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