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Stupid Stunt to Silence Meaningful Debate
April 21, 2009 Articles
By Stuart Littlewood – London
The truth never suits Israel's flag-wavers and stooges. They have to twist it or strangulate it.
When Mr. Ahmadjinedad got up to speak at the UN racism conference the British Ambassador, Peter Gooderham, was among those who walked out in the worst show of diplomatic bad manners this century. Gooderham is reported to have said that "such inflammatory rhetoric has no place whatsoever in a United Nations conference addressing the whole issue of racism and how to address it.
"As soon as President Ahmadinejad, started talking about Israel, that was the cue for us to walk out. We agreed in advance that if there was any such rhetoric there would be no tolerance for it." Referring to the Iranian leader's accusation of Israeli racism he added: "That is a charge we unreservedly condemn and so we had no hesitation at that point in leaving the conference hall."
TV inquisitor Jeremy Paxman asked Gooderham the difference between Zionism and racism, to which he replied that Zionism is a political movement and racism is something else – we recognize it when we see it.
The trouble is, these characters don't recognize it at all. Nor are they daily on the receiving end, as the Palestinians are, of Israel's brutal racist policies. Nor were they under Israel's genocidal blitzkrieg on Gaza that vaporized and incinerated women and children in their hundreds and blew their body-parts to kingdom-come.
Everyone knows that the Zionist project aims to create a Jewish state from the Jordan to the Mediterranean Sea and from the Euphrates to the Nile by ethnically cleansing the Arab population from their homeland, stealing their lands and resources at gunpoint, and effectively wiping Palestine off the map. If that isn't naked racism, what is it? Haven't Mr. Gooderham and his colleagues read the manifestoes of the Likud and Kadima parties?
The question is, why do supposedly moral and civilized people support it and seek to perpetuate it?
Right on cue David Miliband, Britain's foreign secretary, condemned President Ahmadinejad's remarks about Israel being a 'racist government' as "offensive, inflammatory and utterly unacceptable." He didn't say why.
Indeed, nobody has explained what was offensive about the Iranian president's speech. He presented the unvarnished truth. The offence was refusing to listen. But truth has been a major casualty at the UN for 60 years. It doesn't help when its Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, whines about "this august platform" being used "to accuse, divide and even incite. This is the opposite of what this conference seeks to achieve." And what exactly are the powers-that-be seeking to achieve, if not to whitewash the truth as usual?
Last November's Bulletin Board of the Board of Deputies of British Jews – the equivalent in Britain of AIPAC – announced that Elizabeth Harris, their Director of Public Affairs, attended the "preparatory committee" meeting in Geneva for the Anti-racism Conference and used the opportunity to have "constructive" meetings with the British Ambassador and representatives of other European countries. No doubt that's when the stooges received their orders.
So the walkout at the UN had long been premeditated and pre-planned. It was a stupid stunt.
The biggest disgrace is that racist thugs in Tel Aviv are able orchestrate such a thing. It is now self-evident that Zionists have infiltrated and embedded themselves in the political, financial, economic and social fabric of the western world to everyone else's detriment.
– Stuart Littlewood is author of the book Radio Free Palestine, which tells the plight of the Palestinians under occupation. For further information please visit www.radiofreepalestine.co.uk. He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com.
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Q: Selective coloring of the text in TextBox (Windows Store App) Code in my MainPage.xaml
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<Button x:Name="SearchButton"
                    Content="Search"
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                    Command="{Binding Command}"/>

Code in my ViewModel (property that is binded with TextBox)
public string Text
{
    get
    {
        return ssModel.Text;
    }
    set
    {
        ssModel.Text = value;
        OnPropertyChanged();
    }
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When you press SearchButton, is performing Command which return List of ints (this ints are indexes to coloring in TextBox).
For example I've Text:

LoremIpsumDolorSitAmet

Then I press SearchButton, Command return me for example list of three numbers {2, 5, 13}. Now I want to coloring TextTextBox characters on this positions so, I want to get something like:

And this is exactly what I want to get. Coloring text in TextTextBox on the specified possitions.
I change TextBox to RichEditBox and write DependencyProperty to bind control with property in View Model. This is class with DependencyProperty:
public class RichTextC : DependencyObject
 {
    public static string GetRichText(DependencyObject obj)
    {
        return (string)obj.GetValue(RichTextProperty);
    }

    public static void SetRichText(DependencyObject obj, string value)
    {
        obj.SetValue(RichTextProperty, value);
    }

    public static readonly DependencyProperty RichTextProperty =
        DependencyProperty.Register("RichText", typeof(string), typeof(RichTextC), new PropertyMetadata(string.Empty, callback));

    private static void callback(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
    {
        var reb = (RichEditBox)d;
        reb.Document.SetText(TextSetOptions.FormatRtf, (string)e.NewValue);
    }
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And RichEditBox at MainPage.xaml:
<RichEditBox local:RichTextC.RichText="{Binding MyRichText, Mode=TwoWay}"
                     Margin="0,30,0,0""/>

But I have a another problem, because this DependencyProperty bind only in one way. When I set text/content of property at View Model control RichEditBox at MainPage will be notify and show new text. But when I change content of RichEditBox at MainPage it does not notify property in View  Model - so binding from View to View Model does not work.

A: The TextBox doesn't support multi-coloured text. If you want editable coloured text you'll need to use the RichEditBox instead.
However, there isn't a direct way to bind to the text of a RichEditBox. You can set the text and its character formatting programatically through the RichEditBox's ITextDocument interfaces. For example, the following will set position 2 to Red. You can loop through your list of ints to set all of its ranges before calling ApplyDisplayUpdates:
ITextDocument doc = rtb.Document;
ITextRange range = doc.GetRange(2,3);
range.CharacterFormat.ForegroundColor = Windows.UI.Colors.Red;
rtb.Document.ApplyDisplayUpdates();

The other possibility would be to create a string with RTF codes in it and set that with ITextDocument.SetText.
If you want to bind the Text you can create an attached property which accepts the RTF and calls SetText or which accepts your own simpler mark-up script and calls ITextRange.CharacterFormat.ForegroundColor. Either way it would be similar to what I demonstrated to bind HTML to a WebView in my blog entry Binding HTML to a WebView with Attached Properties

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Inspired by watching his brother and friends, Brandon started dancing at the age of 9 years old, taking their moves and make them his own. By age 13, Brandon began performing, participating in talent shows, festivals and weddings. After moving to Greensboro in 2017, Brandon started training with choreographers Jade Dansler and Ledarius Parker. Since then, he's been cast in a concept video for rape culture awareness, music videos, and much more.
Brandon describes his style as versatile and fluid with improvisation based on the music. Mostly self-taught, he draws on isolations, robotics, and animations in many of his movement sequences. "My goals is to show people that you don't have to stick to one style or restrict yourself to a certain type of movement," he says.
Around the downtown parks, Brandon can be seen sporting a polo and walkie talkie as one of our Park Ambassadors, and he was excited to be offered the opportunity to be a featured dancer in this year's National Dance Day event. "It felt different. It felt good. People I see in the parks on the regular as a Park Ambassador got to see me dance for the first time. After the video shoot, they started asking me more about my dancing. It's a way for us to connect. I want to show people that you have to work for it, but anything is possible."
You can support Brandon's work by following him on Instagram.
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Like all of our programs at Greensboro Downtown Parks, National Dance Day GSO is free to attend every year. We're proud to put this event on, showcasing the talented performing artists of our local community. Especially this year, when the corona virus pandemic has taken an incredible toll on non-profits like us, artists, and the entire creative sector, we're grateful to have this event as a shining example of what coming together looks like, even when we have to be apart. Support from individuals and sponsor organizations is critical to bolstering the work of the local arts and culture economy. You can lend your support by donating or becoming a Friend of the Park and help us continue to bring free programs to the public.
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Dow Closes Above 20,000 For The First Time Ever
*(Original article from, CNBC.com): U.S. equities closed at all-time highs on Wednesday after a series of executive orders from President Donald Trump increased bullish sentiment on Wall Street, while financials outperformed. The Dow Jones industrial average broke above 20,000 for the first time, rising about 150 points as Boeing, Goldman Sachs and IBMcontributed the most gains. "People are seeing that the administration is carrying through with some of the things they promised," said John Stadtler, head of U.S. Financial Services Industry Practice at PwC. "It looks like long-term capital gains are here to stay."
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The Nasdaq composite gained 0.99 percent, also notching a record high. "Traders have been waiting for more details on infrastructure spending and now they have it in a very clear format," said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at Think Markets. "There is nothing bigger than this. A break of 20,000 for the Dow stimulates fresh capital which has been waiting for this moment to join this party."
On Tuesday, President Trump signed executive orders that will make it easier for TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline and for Energy Transfer Partners to build the final uncompleted portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. The orders helped lift the materials sector to a 2.5 percent gain Tuesday. "There's no question that some of the executive orders he's signed are good, especially deregulations," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at First Standard Financial. "Anything else should be seen as a question mark. We don't know what a wall on the Mexican border would mean for Nafta."
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 155.80 points, or 0.78 percent, to close at 20,068.51, with Boeing leading advancers and Procter & Gamble lagging. The S&P 500 gained 18.30 points, or 0.80 percent, to end at 2,298.37, with financials leading eight sectors higher and real estate the top decliner. The Nasdaq composite advanced 55.38 points, or 0.99 percent, to close at 5,656.34.
About two stocks advanced for every decliner at the New York Stock Exchange, with an exchange volume of 879.86 million and a composite volume of 3.79 billion at the close. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, traded near 10.8.
U.S. crude prices fell 47 cents to settle at $52.75 per barrel, after bearish supply data from the Energy Information Administration. Gold futures for February delivery dropped $13 to settle at $1,197.80 per ounce.
*(Reuters contributed to this report).
*(Original Online Article: CNBC.com)*
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Love and Serve Others to Honor Covenants with God, Sister Oscarson Says
Contributed By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News associate editor
Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president, speaks about the binding power of covenants to thousands of women attending the BYU Women's Conference April 30 in Provo, Utah. Photo by Mark A. Philbrick, BYU.
Article Highlights
Covenants are an exchange of love between God and us.
Covenants associated with baptism and the temple are evidence of God's love for His children.
We honor our covenants with God when we love and serve others.
"Think of it. God invites us to come out of our worldly sphere and to enter His sphere through covenants. We are invited to join Him, to partner with Him in our salvation and in the salvation of all of His children." —Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president
Covenants bind Latter-day Saints to their Heavenly Father, said Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson, Young Women general president.
"Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, live and direct the work of this Church," said Sister Oscarson on April 30. "They love us with a love that is beyond our ability to comprehend. The covenants they ask us to make and keep at baptism, when we partake of the sacrament, and in our sacred temples are evidence that they want to be intimately involved in our lives and they want to help us return to Their presence."
Speaking during the 2015 BYU Women's Conference, Sister Oscarson called covenants "an exchange of love between God and us."
An "instant choir" of BYU Women's Conference attendees performs during the opening session of the annual conference.
Credit: Mark A. Philbrick, BYU.
Sandy Rogers, chairwoman of this year's BYU Women's Conference, conducts during the opening session of BYU Women's Conference held in the Marriott Center on April 30.
"Our Father loves His children; we are central to His work; He is aware of the intimate details of our lives and stands ever ready and anxious to bless us with every possible good thing He can," said Sister Oscarson. "This is especially true as we make every effort possible to honor our covenants with Him."
Some 15,000 women gathered in the BYU Marriott Center for the conference—an annual event cosponsored by BYU and the Relief Society during which dozens of presenters focused on the theme "My soul delighteth in the covenants of the Lord" (2 Nephi 11:5).
Sister Oscarson defined covenants as agreements between God and man—where God sets the terms.
"God asks us to enter into these binding agreements, these covenants, with Him because He loves us and He knows that binding us to Him, essentially making God our partner in this life, is the only possible way that we have a hope of returning to Him and receiving exaltation in His kingdom," she explained.
Sister Oscarson said God accomplishes His work through covenants. "Think of it. God invites us to come out of our worldly sphere and to enter His sphere through covenants. We are invited to join Him, to partner with Him in our salvation and in the salvation of all of His children."
The covenants God offers begin when Church members are still children, she said. "He understands the importance of setting us on the covenant path as soon as we are ready to understand the importance and value of keeping the commandments. When we are baptized we enter into a covenant relationship with God. We become His covenant children."
It is no small thing that baptism is the only ordinance that, with its associated covenant, Latter-day Saints are invited to participate in and renew every single week for the rest of their lives through the ordinance of the sacrament. "Because Heavenly Father loves us, He provides a way for us to remember, renew, and recommit to the covenants we make at baptism, weekly," Sister Oscarson said. "It is that important."
Temples are another of the great evidences of the love God has for His children, "because it is there that we make the most sacred and binding covenants with Him."
The Lord has provided a sacred and hallowed place where His children can be taught from on high, sanctified, and endowed with power, she said.
A loving parent takes the time to give a child instructions and tools for meeting the challenges of life, she said. "The temple is the place where we are able to receive loving instruction, help, and guidance from a concerned Father, and every aspect of the temple is evidence of His love for His children."
Another way in which the temple and its associated covenants symbolize the love of Heavenly Father is that the temple provides a way for all of His children to return to Him, including those people who lived on the earth before the gospel and essential priesthood ordinances were restored, she said.
"Do you know of any other religion in the world which offers the saving ordinances of the gospel for those millions of people who lived and died on this earth without the possibility of receiving them?" Sister Oscarson asked. "We are truly unique in this belief, which teaches us how precious and dear each and every individual is to our Father, no matter when or where they lived on the earth."
Sister Oscarson said the Lord does not forget any of His children. "The ordinances and covenants of the temple are for everyone—both the living and the dead. What love and mercy are evident in this work!"
As Sister Oscarson continued, she asked Latter-day Saint women how they show their love for God through covenants.
"We show our love for God by keeping His commandments and honoring our covenants, and, in return, He shows an increase of love for us," she said. "Loving the Lord is the answer. Love is the greatest and purest motivation I can think of for honoring our covenants."
Sister Oscarson said women are unusually good at sacrificing for others—their friends, their husbands, their parents, and especially their children.
"Every little act of service, every small sacrifice made, each and every effort made to care for, love, and protect a child, wraps another thread of love around your heart and soul until before you know it, you and that child are bound together—not with threads, but with steel bands of incredible strength," she said.
If a person wants to increase his or her love for someone, whether it is an enemy or a friend, the answer is to serve them, she said. "The same is true when it concerns our relationship with the Lord. The more we serve Him through our service to others and in Church callings, the more love we have for Him. As our love for the Lord increases, our desire to please Him through our obedience increases."
Concluding, Sister Oscarson said love of the Lord and gratitude for all that He has done is the greatest reason to keep covenants. "He gave His Only Begotten Son so that we might have hope for exaltation. May we commit to keep our covenants generously and with love."
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Q: How to save output and see output in terminal with Subprocess? How do I save the output AND see the output in the terminal at the same time?
For example:
result = subprocess.run(['ls'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE,  stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
print(result)

This only saves the output, I can't see the output on terminal.
How can I do both?
Thanks.


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Treatment method for anxiety disorders
Exposure therapy is a technique in behavior therapy to treat anxiety disorders. Exposure therapy involves exposing the target patient to the anxiety source or its context without the intention to cause any danger. Doing so is thought to help them overcome their anxiety or distress.[1][2] Procedurally, it is similar to the fear extinction paradigm developed studying laboratory rodents.[3][4] Numerous studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in the treatment of disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,[5] PTSD, and specific phobias.[6]
1 Medical uses
1.1 Generalized anxiety disorder
1.2 Phobia
1.3 Post-traumatic stress disorder
1.4 Obsessive compulsive disorder
2.1 Exposure and response prevention
4 Mindfulness
5 Research
Medical uses[edit]
Generalized anxiety disorder[edit]
There is empirical evidence that exposure therapy can be an effective treatment for people with generalized anxiety disorder, citing specifically in vivo exposure therapy, which has greater effectiveness than imaginal exposure in regards to generalized anxiety disorder. The aim of in vivo exposure treatment is to promote emotional regulation using systematic and controlled therapeutic exposure to traumatic stimuli.[7]
Phobia[edit]
Exposure therapy is the most successful known treatment for phobias.[8] Several published meta-analyses included studies of one-to-three hour single-session treatments of phobias, using imaginal exposure. At a post-treatment follow-up four years later 90% of people retained a considerable reduction in fear, avoidance, and overall level of impairment, while 65% no longer experienced any symptoms of a specific phobia.[9]
Agoraphobia and social anxiety disorder are examples of phobias that have been successfully treated by exposure therapy.[10]
Post-traumatic stress disorder[edit]
Virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy is a modern but effective treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This method was tested on several active duty Army soldiers, using an immersive computer simulation of military settings over six sessions. Self-reported PTSD symptoms of these soldiers were greatly diminished following the treatment.[11][dubious – discuss] Exposure therapy has shown promise in the treatment of co-morbid PTSD and substance abuse.
Obsessive compulsive disorder[edit]
Exposure and response prevention (also known as exposure and ritual prevention; ERP or EX/RP) is a variant of exposure therapy that is recommended by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), the American Psychiatric Association (APA), and the Mayo Clinic as first-line treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) citing that it has the richest empirical support for both youth and adolescent outcomes.[12][13]
ERP is predicated on the idea that a therapeutic effect is achieved as subjects confront their fears, but refrain from engaging in the escape response or ritual that delays or eliminates distress.[14] In the case of individuals with OCD or an anxiety disorder, there is a thought or situation that causes distress. Individuals usually combat this distress through specific behaviors that include avoidance or rituals. However, ERP involves purposefully evoking fear, anxiety, and or distress in the individual by exposing him/her to the feared stimulus. The response prevention then involves having the individual refrain from the ritualistic or otherwise compulsive behavior that functions to decrease distress. The patient is then taught to tolerate distress until it fades away on its own, thereby learning that rituals are not always necessary to decrease distress or anxiety. Over repeated practice of ERP, patients with OCD expect to find that they can have obsessive thoughts and images but not have the need to engage in compulsive rituals to decrease distress.[12][13]
The AACAP's practise parameters for OCD recommends cognitive behavioral therapy, and more specifically ERP, as first line treatment for youth with mild to moderate severity OCD and combination psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy for severe OCD.[13] The Cochrane Review's examinations of different randomized control trials echoes repeated findings of the superiority of ERP over waitlist control or pill-placebos, the superiority of combination ERP and pharmacotherapy, but similar effect sizes of efficacy between ERP or pharmacotherapy alone.[15]
Techniques[edit]
Exposure therapy is based on the principle of respondent conditioning often termed Pavlovian extinction.[16] The exposure therapist identifies the cognitions, emotions and physiological arousal that accompany a fear-inducing stimulus and then tries to break the pattern of escape that maintains the fear. This is done by exposing the patient to progressively stronger fear-inducing stimuli.[17] Fear is minimized at each of a series of steadily escalating steps or challenges (a hierarchy), which can be explicit ("static") or implicit ("dynamic" — see Method of Factors) until the fear is finally gone.[18] The patient is able to terminate the procedure at any time.
There are three types of exposure procedures. The first is in vivo or "real life." This type exposes the patient to actual fear-inducing situations. For example, if someone fears public speaking, the person may be asked to give a speech to a small group of people. The second type of exposure is imaginal, where patients are asked to imagine a situation that they are afraid of. This procedure is helpful for people who need to confront feared thoughts and memories. The third type of exposure is interoceptive, which may be used for more specific disorders such as panic or post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients confront feared bodily symptoms such as increased heart rate and shortness of breath. All types of exposure may be used together or separately.[19]
While evidence clearly supports the effectiveness of exposure therapy, some clinicians are uncomfortable using imaginal exposure therapy, especially in cases of PTSD. They may not understand it, are not confident in their own ability to use it, or more commonly, they see significant contraindications for their client.[20][21]
Flooding therapy also exposes the patient to feared stimuli, but it is quite distinct in that flooding starts at the most feared item in a fear hierarchy, while exposure starts at the least fear-inducing.[22][23]
Exposure and response prevention[edit]
In the exposure and response prevention (ERP or EX/RP) variation of exposure therapy, the resolution to refrain from the escape response is to be maintained at all times and not just during specific practice sessions.[24] Thus, not only does the subject experience habituation to the feared stimulus, but they also practice a fear-incompatible behavioral response to the stimulus. The distinctive feature is that individuals confront their fears and discontinue their escape response.[25] The American Psychiatric Association recommends ERP for the treatment of OCD, citing that ERP has the richest empirical support.[26]
While this type of therapy typically causes some short-term anxiety, this facilitates long-term reduction in obsessive and compulsive symptoms.[27][28]:103 Generally, ERP incorporates a relapse prevention plan toward the end of the course of therapy.[24]
The use of exposure as a mode of therapy began in the 1950s, at a time when psychodynamic views dominated Western clinical practice and behavioral therapy was first emerging. South African psychologists and psychiatrists first used exposure as a way to reduce pathological fears, such as phobias and anxiety-related problems, and they brought their methods to England in the Maudsley Hospital training program.[29]
Joseph Wolpe (1915–1997) was one of the first psychiatrists to spark interest in treating psychiatric problems as behavioral issues. He sought consultation with other behavioral psychologists, among them James G. Taylor (1897–1973), who worked in the psychology department of the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Although most of his work went unpublished, Taylor was the first psychologist known to use exposure therapy treatment for anxiety, including methods of situational exposure with response prevention—a common exposure therapy technique still being used.[29] Since the 1950s several sorts of exposure therapy have been developed, including systematic desensitization, flooding, implosive therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, in vivo exposure therapy, and imaginal exposure therapy.[29]
Mindfulness[edit]
A 2015 review pointed out parallels between exposure therapy and mindfulness, stating that mindful meditation "resembles an exposure situation because [mindfulness] practitioners 'turn towards their emotional experience', bring acceptance to bodily and affective responses, and refrain from engaging in internal reactivity towards it."[30] Imaging studies have shown that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and the amygdala are all affected by exposure therapy; imaging studies have shown similar activity in these regions with mindfulness training.[30]
Research[edit]
Exposure therapy can be investigated in the laboratory using Pavlovian extinction paradigms. Using rodents such as rats or mice to study extinction allows for the investigation of underlying neurobiological mechanisms involved, as well as testing of pharmacological adjuncts to improve extinction learning.[31][32]
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A man wears a protective mask while feeding camels outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has urged people to take protective measures against the virus MERS. Health experts say the potentially lethal virus has been found in camels, but they do not know how the virus jumps to humans. (FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP/Getty Images)
Dozens of hospital workers who were sent home and told to remain in isolation have tested negative for the deadly virus MERS and been cleared to return to work in Indiana, where the nation's first case of the disease was confirmed earlier this month.
But as officials in Munster, Ind., announced the end of their MERS scare Monday, health experts in Florida were beginning to deal with another case there, underscoring the ailment's potential to spread as carriers bring it in from the Middle East.
Both U.S. cases of MERS, short for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, have been diagnosed in residents of Saudi Arabia who had recently flown to the United States. The World Health Organization says that since the virus was first detected in April 2012, there have been at least 536 confirmed cases and 145 deaths.
Most cases have occurred in Saudi Arabia, but MERS also has turned up across the Arabian Peninsula and in Greece, Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Malaysia, the Philippines, and most recently, the United States.
The first U.S. case was diagnosed in Munster, about 25 miles south of downtown Chicago, after an American man living and working in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, fell ill while visiting relatives in Indiana. He came to Community Hospital in Munster on April 28, and on May 2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced he had MERS.
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What Would They Know? Iku Motonaga & John Kung of harustudio
by Ms Polka Dot | Photography Wisdom, What Would They Know?, Wisdom
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Whenever I look at images of weddings it is easy for me to get lost in them and wonder about the story of each couple. And when the images are filled with landscapes, colours and shapes of buildings, with a clean and soft simplicity, the appeal is magnified – no trickery – just a couple in love, within a landscape that reflects the place, the time and the day. And that is what Iku and John of harustudio do so well. Everything looks effortless, (even though behind the scenes a lot of effort and experience has gone into making the images look this way), but there is a deep thoughtfulness behind the images – a love and respect of people, of atmosphere and the importance of the wedding day as the beginning of two people's lives together. Let's read their story.
Did photography always play a large part in your lives?
Absolutely. Iku got her first film SLR camera from her uncle when she was in her early 20s and it's not really left her hands since, and when John was little his Dad used to give him a camera with a roll of film on family days out for him to use. Those early photos were pretty rubbish — but you've got to start somewhere! 😀
When did you officially make it your profession?
Iku started shooting professionally as a wedding photographer about 18 years ago in Japan, and John started about 8 years ago after Iku suggested he make the leap.
What do you bring to your work from your unique backgrounds?
Japanese culture puts a great deal of emphasis on good hospitality and customer service, and that's something Iku has brought with her, along with a sharp eye for details. John isn't quite as good with the details but having grown up in Australia he brings the easy going vibe and a love for whatever goes. We balance each other out, so we make a pretty good team!
How does the Australian light differ (from other countries) and how do you use it to your advantage?
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of photographers like the Australian sun! And with good reason, it can be really harsh and especially in summer it does feel overwhelming, compared to the soft and sometimes hazy light you get in Japan. But there's no bad light, it's just how you shape the clay. Helmut Newton found his signature style in part because he was wrestling with the Australian light, and his studio partner and contemporary Henry Talbot once said that there's not much that Australian fashion photographers can do that can't be done overseas, but the one thing they don't have is the Australian environment. The clear blue sky and our iconic beaches are a big drawcard for some of our couples who come from overseas just to experience it.
The biggest challenges with shooting in our light is the colour and intensity. We try to avoid the really harsh blue midday light, mostly because it sucks to stand out in the midday summer sun, but also creates heavy shadows and lights the ground so that the colour of what you're standing on is reflected under the chin and cheeks. Because it's so bright even in the early mornings and late afternoons we always try to put the sun behind our subject. Sometimes we time it so that we shoot at dawn or well into dusk — particularly during daylight savings we've been known to sneak out during the mains to get that late sunset shot!
We also know our cameras inside out, so we know how to expose each frame so that we can draw out the maximum amount of information from the files in post, which is a key component of how we work. Capturing the images is only half the job, developing them is the other.
What does the landscape add to your photographic stories – whether it be the Opera House in the city or rugged waterfalls in the mountains?
Photography for us is about capturing a memory, and where something happened is just as important as what was happening. We want our couples to look at their photos and remember the moment, where they were, and how they felt. Watching the sunset on a clear day at Opera Bar with a beer in your hand should be on everyone's bucket list, so if we have a couple who wants to shoot at the Opera House, we try and time it so they have that experience. Even if we don't have time for that drink, just being there is memorable, so when they look at that photo down the track they remember that moment.
Plus, we just love being outside! We love exploring, there's so much out there that is spectacular that we never see because we never go to look. Just making the effort to go a bit off the beaten track to find that remote beach or that waterfall makes the experience just that bit more special and extra memorable. And we often don't have to go very far — Sydney is stocked with just some of the most incredible scenery and all within a few minutes of a bus stop or a train station.
How do you make sure that you couples feel at ease with you photographing them?
It's a process. We always try to meet our couples either in person or via Skype so we can start to get to know each other. We're clear with them about how we shoot and what we do and what happens with the photos after — it's all about building trust. We check in on what they are comfortable with and not comfortable with and respecting those boundaries. We'll give direction but we don't pose, we want to capture who they are not who we think they are. Our main goal is to get them into each other's space — once they're comfortable enough to tune out the world around them. that's when the magic happens, and we're just there to capture it.
What personal qualities do you bring to the day and your photography?
There's a lot of moving parts on a wedding day so we want to be the dependable, drama free, good vibes part of the day! We're both pretty chill and we have a can-do attitude so whatever happens we just go with it. We've been doing this a while now and we've had many lemons thrown at us — so we're pretty good at making lemonade!
Do you feel that you put a little of your personality, and what you feel is important in life, into your images?
Absolutely! Being able to make a photo is just the barrier to entry, what makes one photographer resonate over another is the way they see the world. The moments we capture are the moments we think are beautiful, so all our work is imbued with our personality and point of view.
Are you known for a certain 'style' of photography?
No idea! I don't know that we're known for a style, but we definitely have a specific point of view. The core of what we do is documentary. We embrace colour. We take what we see and make it ours. Our work and style can change from wedding to wedding, because so much of the raw material is dependent on what our couples give us!
When meeting the bridal couple for the first time, how do you make a connection with them – and is this important?
The connection is vital — what we do is entirely collaborative. We take what our couples give us and present back our best possible version; the stronger the trust between us, the stronger the work will be. We start building that trust right from the initial enquiry, we always schedule a time to meet so we can chat and get to know each other. We talk about their plans and what's important to them, and we try to be helpful with ideas or just point them in the right direction.
What does a typical working day look for you?
Gosh, do we even have a typical work day! haha!
We usually start the day with making school lunches and getting our son to school. Then a coffee and a quick catchup between us before we settle into the to-do list. Depending on what we have that day we're either at the home office editing or we're working on the road — everywhere from Centennial Park or The State Library or the local bouldering gym!
After that it's usually school pickups and after school activities, followed by meetings if we have one booked in. We try not to look at work again late at night but it really depends on what we have on. It's true what they say about keeping your own hours when you have your own business, but they never say how many hours you have to keep!
Do you plan your shots or does your experience enable you to be more spontaneous?
We definitely plan our movements and recce locations so we're not wasting time on the shoot day, but once the shoot is on we keep it loose and go with the flow. We plan so we can be spontaneous. Sometimes you do have to rely on your experience, but the best outcomes are when you have a plan that is flexible to take in new options on the fly.
What parts of photographing the wedding day and preparing the images for delivery to the couple do you enjoy the most?
Iku loves the bride prep, when it's just the girls and family. John loves that moment after the ceremony and guests come up to say congratulations and go from the audience to being a participant. Plus the rest of the day of course!
We also love that moment when we've done our selects and we can play the day back, that's a special moment.
In today's fast moving digital world, what do photographs mean in peoples' lives?
Our photos are our memories, so the faster and more hectic life becomes the more powerful photos become. We want our couples to have their photos in frames around the house, and that it reminds them of that special moment.
If you could shoot a wedding anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Iku would very much like to shoot more traditional weddings at a Shinto shrine, as well as elopement style wedding shoots in Japan because after living away from home for so long, you just realise how beautiful your own culture is. Also Japan has four distinct seasons with different looks which are quite amazing. John wants to ditch the venue completely and embrace the outdoors — whether it's a wedding in a clearing deep in the forest, or an elopement on a faraway beach, or just the two of you on a snow capped mountain…
What would you tell your younger self – knowing what you know now?
Work harder than everyone else, stay focused on your goals, and keep believing. Also: no, don't buy that thing, you definitely don't need it.
What would make the world a better place?
There are so many things, but the one that is closest to our hearts is just being more aware of the invisible structures that keep us apart. They're usually these "common sense" things that everyone "knows", or the words we use to describe things. One thing that we've been really looking for is the language we use around weddings. Couples go into the Bridal Suite, it's the Bridal Party, they're Bride and Groom; but how does that work for LGBTQI couples? Why would we use those terms when it simply does not apply to some couples? We've gone through our forms and website to change "bridal party" to "wedding party", our forms refer to partners rather than bride and groom, and we try to keep those things in mind whenever we talk to couples, whether they are same sex couples or not. Words matter, and while these are just papercuts to the larger injustices, it still hurts — and when you hear them day in day out the damage really accumulates. Same Sex couples aren't satellites orbiting around "normal" straight couples — they are both planets of their own accord and hold the same importance to us, and we're trying to make sure we don't just believe it but actually do it day to day.
What other photography or hobbies do you do that challenge your creativity?
On top of the work we do together as harustudio, we both shoot independently. We also work on our own personal projects — Iku is working on a project about her hometown of Hiroshima, and John is working on a new portrait project.
Thank you John and Iku for sharing your story. Beautiful images of those moments you are so glad you have right there in front of you to share. To find our more about harustudio visit the website.
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Where have I been for four days? On a blog hiatus? Usually, when I'm away for a few days, it means I'm out having fun. But I always miss my blogging! I need to learn to have fun AND blog at the same time.
going to the movies with Al. We saw "No Strings Attached". Good movie.
Guess what we did? We picked strawberries! We drove up to Hahndorf in the hills. I've always wanted to go there, but I never had the chance. It was a German settlement in the 1800s, and it still has its ethnic flair.
While driving up the main road, I saw a Ferrari that said "broke" on the license plate. I thought it was amusing, so I took a picture. I wish the photo turned out better.
We drove to Beerenberg Farm on the edge of town. It was just as cute as I imagined.
Beerenberg sells heaps of different jams, honeys and sauces. You can buy their products all over Adelaide.
We paid $3 each at the front. That got us a wristband and two plastic baskets for our strawberries. We crossed the street and then walked a little more.
I think non-ripe strawberries look interesting.
Does this make anybody want a strawberry?
We easily filled two of these. All together, the strawberries cost us about $20 ($9/kilo). We liked it so much better than going to the grocery stores, because all of the strawberries you pick are good ones. You don't have to worry about getting moldy ones in your basket.
After the farm, we walked around the town.
We ate lunch at The Haus. If you go to Hahndorf, I strongly recommend it. I ordered roasted pumpkin and feta pizza with pine nuts, baby spinach, pesto and rocket. It was one of the best pizzas I have ever had in my life. Unfortunately, my half-sun-half-shade lighting didn't help with the photo.
Al ordered a pie from the specials list. He liked it a lot.
I took half of my pizza home and ate it for lunch today with some strawberries. Yum!
We had some other exciting adventures yesterday, including drinking a mammoth-sized iced coffee with Penny and Jamie and seeing our first Fringe show of the season. I'll tell you all about the Adelaide Fringe Festival when we get more time! I also have to remember to blog about iced coffee in Australia, because it makes me laugh every time that I order one.
I hope I'll have time to blog a lot this week, because we're moving tomorrow! We have to cross our fingers that we have our internet and electricity hooked up ASAP. I'm getting so excited. I'm also looking forward to my day off of work on Wednesday.


New World Development Co. Ltd, who gave Sai Kung the "Golf and Tennis Academy", tells us they have residential projects in our district totaling 2.35 million sq ft gross floor area.
The company's latest annual report said the biggest project is on Clearwater Bay Road. This is the 1.08 million sq ft gfa multi-high-rise development at Tai Po Tsai. "It's monstrous," said one local villager.
Two other Sai Kung developments coming from NWD are at Sha Kok Mei (30,000 sq. ft gfa) and Sha Ha (922,582 sq ft gfa).
The "sporting" academy is 322,920 sq ft gfa.


Feedback Sunday is more than an ordinary open-mic – it builds the movement for justice and liberation!
At the close of the National Assembly elections in Venezuela the right-wing opposition has made tremendous gains that threaten the progress made by the Bolivarian Revolution. The entire process leading to the election was rife with U.S. media lies and the right-wing opposition propaganda aimed at preemptively discrediting the election should they lose. Henrique Capriles went as far as calling for the closure of voting booths on the day of the election out of fear that the Left parties would continue to hold power in the National Assembly, proving what little conviction the opposition has for defending democratic norms. Despite this setback, the Venezuelan people under the leadership of those forces who have actively pushed the Bolivarian Revolution forward have vowed to continue the struggle.. Gloria La Riva will speak on the results of this election, their significance, and developments in Latin America that will shape the coming period as the U.S. and reactionary forces inside Latin America attempt to turn back the gains of the region.
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'Profoundly undermines press freedom': Trump DOJ secretly seized NYT reporters' phone records /
'Profoundly undermines press freedom': Trump DOJ secretly seized NYT reporters' phone records
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The U.S. Department of Justice, under former President Donald Trump's leadership, secretly seized phone records belonging to New York Times reporters
According to HuffPost, Justice Department officials have revealed phone records from Jan. 14, 2007, to April 30, 2017 were seized for the following reporters: Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eric Lichtblau, and Michael Schmidt.
At the time, the NYT reporters were reportedly focused on the controversy surrounding former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey and his handing of the investigations into the 2016 presidential election. According to the publication, the federal government had also obtained a court order to seize "email logs, excluding their contents." However, officials confirmed that those records were not ultimately seized.
The latest report comes just weeks after both CNN and the Washington Post similar reported on records obtained from other reporters. While CNN reported that the Trump administration had secretly seized records for a Pentagon correspondent, The Post reported that the Trump administration had "secretly obtained the phone records of three of its reporters in 2017 who had covered the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election."
In response to the reports, New York Times' executive editor, Dean Baquet, sounded off with critical remarks about the Trump administration's actions.
"Seizing the phone records of journalists profoundly undermines press freedom," Baquet told the Times. "It threatens to silence the sources we depend on to provide the public with essential information about what the government is doing."
Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan has also asked Attorney General Merrick Garland for a meeting to discuss the disclosures.
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1 UNIV. MICHOACANA / TECNOLOGICO TECNOLOGICO 1 10 HRS.
2 RESINAS SINTETICAS / LA ALDEA LA ALDEA 10 HRS.
3 INDEPENDIENTE / TAURO INDEPENDIENTE 10 HRS.
4 JALISCO / ALVARO OBREGON U.D.C. 15 JOSE CALDERON 10 HRS.
5 GRUPO DE ORO / PALOS GARZA F.C U.D.C. 5 10 HRS.
6 JARDINES DEL RINCON / PANIFICADORA ESTRADA U.D.C. 6 10 HRS.
7 COLONIA GUADALUPE / SUEUM A. GARCIA L. 10 HRS.
8 COCA COLA / CRT DE MORELIA U.D.C. 21 10 HRS.
9 SAN ISIDRO / MAGISTERIO U.D.C. 34 10 HRS.
10 CENTRO SCT DE M. / FILCORSA U.D.C. 32 10 HRS.
11 JALISCO / HALCONES UVAQ U.D.C. 2 08 HRS.
12 TIERRA CALIENTE / C F E SUTERM U.D.C. 11 08 HRS.
13 LA ALDEA / ATLETICO CUITZILLO CUITZILLO 10 HRS.
14 PANIFICADORA ESTRADA / AYALA AUTOMOTRIZ U.D.C. 6 08 HRS.
15 COUNTRY LAS HUERTAS / PARTIZAN U.D.C. 15 JOSE CALDERON 08 HRS.
16 ZORROS / DVO MADERO HALC. DE BNA VISTA 08 HRS.
17 RANCHO CAMILA / OVIEDO U.D.C. 29 10 HRS.
18 DVO RINCON / DVO TRINCHERAS U.D.C. 10 10 HRS.
19 SECCION 40 STPRM / SUTIC U.D.C. 20 10 HRS.
20 DVO LOPEZ MATEOS / RADIADORES CASTILLO U.D.C. 23 10 HRS.
21 CHIVAS ALIANZA / DVO LA PALMA LA PALMA 10 HRS.
22 AMERICA / DVO VOLTA U.D.C. 13 08 HRS.
23 INDEPENDIENTE / STA CECILIA INDEPENDIENTE 08 HRS.
24 REFORMA / BRASIL U.D.C. 16 10 HRS.
25 HALCONES DORADOS DE PALLADIUM / CURT. DE TEREMENDO U.D.C. 9 10 HRS.
26 SAN ANTONIO / URUETARO F.C SAN ANTONIO 1 12 HRS.
27 PREF. SAN FERNANDO / HOGAR DESCUENTO U.D.C. 8 10 HRS.
28 DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD / ARRIAGA RIVERA U.D.C. 25 10 HRS.
29 SEMACM / RANCHO CAMILA RETAJO-3 10 HRS.
30 DVO AMATLAN / DVO EJIDAL 3 PUENTES U.D.C. 5 08 HRS.
31 ATAPANEO / ATLETICO CUITZILLO ATAPANEO 1 10 HRS.
32 FEISER / HUIRAMBA U.D.C. 1 10 HRS.
33 OVIEDO / C.B.T.A 7 WENCESLAO V. SOTO 08 HRS.
34 DVO ZIMPANIO / AMERICA U.D.C. 13 10 HRS.
35 SUEUM / ANAG C.U. PRINCIPAL 10 HRS.
36 TARIMBARO / ATLETICO ESPAÑOL U.D.C. 12 10 HRS.
37 CRT DE MORELIA / MORELIA VALLADOLID F.C U.D.C. 14 10 HRS.
38 AGRUPAMIENTO TIGRES S.P / DVO CLAVIJERO TORREON NUEVO 10 HRS.
39 AGUILAS REALES / DEPOR F.C U.D.C. 4 10 HRS.
40 COCA COLA / HURACAN LA VIOLETA 08 HRS.
41 COLONIA GUADALUPE / STA CECILIA A. GARCIA L. 08 HRS.
42 DVO TAPATIO / PUEBLA U.D.C. 27 08 HRS.
43 JARDINES DEL RINCON / S.T.A.S.P.E U.D.C. 17 08 HRS.
44 DVO GENERAL ANAYA / TAURO U.D.C. 1 08 HRS.
45 DE LASALLE / JESUS DEL MONTE JESUS DEL MONTE 10 HRS.
46 UNIV. MICHOACANA / LA ALDEA LA ALDEA 12 HRS.
47 CAMERUN / SLYT F.C U.D.C. 3 08 HRS.
48 FELICITAS DEL RIO / DVO SANTIAGUITO U.D.C. 37 08 HRS.
49 FILCORSA / DVO LA PALMA U.D.C. 32 12 HRS.
50 TRES PUENTES / STA MARIA U.D.C. 24 10 HRS.
51 EST. DE MORELOS / CHIVAS ALIANZA EST. DE MORELOS 10 HRS.
52 AZTLAN / VASCO DE QUIROGA U.D.C. 17 10 HRS.
53 CECYTEM F.C / RADIADORES CASTILLO U.D.C. 23 08 HRS.
54 C F E SUTERM / RESINAS SINTETICAS RESINAS 08 HRS.
55 HALCONES DORADOS DE PALLADIUM / CENTRO ORT. MARCOS U.D.C. 9 08 HRS.
56 MACOMICH / ATLETICO ESPAÑOL U.D.C. 12 08 HRS.
57 DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD / TAURO U.D.C. 32 08 HRS.
58 PUMAS MORELIA / DVO CARRILLO U.D.C. 14 08 HRS.
59 ATAPANEO / DVO RIO GRANDE U.D.C. 19 10 HRS.
60 CRT DE MORELIA / DVO LOPEZ MATEOS U.D.C. 21 12 HRS.
61 DVO VOLTA / ZORROS U.D.C. 37 10 HRS.
62 AYALA AUTOMOTRIZ / DVO COLEZA COLEZA 10 HRS.
63 PUEBLA / ATLETICO EXTEC U.D.C. 27 12 HRS.
64 SITATYR / PALOS GARZA F.C FELIX CERDA LOZA 12 HRS.
65 MORELIA DVO / GRUPO LORO"S U.D.C. 7 08 HRS.
66 MAGISTERIO / AGUILAS REALES U.D.C. 35 08 HRS.
67 HOGAR DESCUENTO / TECNOLOGICO FELIX CERDA LOZA 08 HRS.
68 C F E SUTERM / PALMEIRAS U.D.C. 33 08 HRS.
69 RADIADORES CASTILLO / RANCHO CAMILA U.D.C. 23 12 HRS.
70 JALISCO / DVO CLAVIJERO U.D.C. 2 10 HRS.
71 SUTERM SECCION 232 / INDEPENDIENTE U.D.C. 18 12 HRS.
72 RECTOR F.C / TRES PUENTES U.D.C. 19 08 HRS.
73 ATLETICO VALLADOLID / F.C AGUACATEROS U.D.C. 28 08 HRS.
74 BUENA VISTA / AMERICA BUENAVISTA 10 HRS.
75 LOS OLIVOS F.C / FEISER U.D.C. 29 12 HRS.
76 DVO ZIMPANIO / MUEBLES DEL ANGEL FELIX CERDA LOZA 10 HRS.
77 SAN ANTONIO / ESTUDIANTES F.C MORELIA SAN ANTONIO 1 10 HRS.
78 ARRIAGA RIVERA / SUEUM C.U. PRINCIPAL 08 HRS.
79 ORIZABA / CARNICERIA BIBIAN U.D.C. 36 08 HRS.
80 DVO TRINCHERAS / DVO UNION F.C U.D.C. 22 10 HRS.
81 REAL ACADEMIA / COLONIA GUADALUPE A. GARCIA L. 12 HRS.
82 MORELIA VALLADOLID F.C / VISTA BELLA U.D.C. 14 12 HRS.
83 DVO AMATLAN / DVO SANTIAGUITO U.D.C. 11 12 HRS.
84 JESUS DEL MONTE / EST. DE MORELOS JESUS DEL MONTE 08 HRS.
85 UNIV. MICHOACANA / CHIVAS ALIANZA U.D.C. 26 12 HRS.
86 LA ALDEA / SUTIC U.D.C. 20 08 HRS.
87 LOS AMIGOS S.T.I.R.T / DVO VIVERO U.D.C. 3 12 HRS.
88 DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD / RANCHO CAMILA U.D.C. 25 12 HRS.
89 CAMERUN / CENTRO ORT. MARCOS U.D.C. 37 12 HRS.
90 GUADALAJARA / DVO RINCON U.D.C. 10 08 HRS.
91 SUEUM / SUTIC C.U. PRINCIPAL 12 HRS.
92 DVO CLAVIJERO / LA ALDEA U.D.C. 15 JOSE CALDERON 12 HRS.
93 DVO RIO GRANDE / HOGAR DESCUENTO U.D.C. 8 08 HRS.
94 DVO ZIMPANIO / REAL AMBIENTAL MICH ZIMPANIO 10 HRS.
95 DVO VOLTA / PREF. SAN FERNANDO U.D.C. 7 10 HRS.
96 PUMAS MORELIA / JALISCO U.D.C. 18 10 HRS.
97 HALCONES DORADOS DE PALLADIUM / DVO GENERAL ANAYA U.D.C. 9 12 HRS.
98 SITATYR / ZORROS U.D.C. 33 10 HRS.
99 SAN ISIDRO / HALCONES DE SAN JOSE U.D.C. 34 08 HRS.
100 REAL AZTECA / SECCION XX1 SNTSA RASTRO MORELIA 08 HRS.
101 DVO GENESIS / GALLOS DE QUERETARO U.D.C. 39 10 HRS.
102 REAL SAN JUANITO / DVO CARBAJAL SAN JUANITO ITZICUARO 10 HRS.
103 18 DE MAYO / PANIFICADORA ESTRADA U.D.C. 39 12 HRS.
104 FEISER / CRT DE MORELIA U.D.C. 29 08 HRS.
105 DVO TORINO / S.T.I.R.T U.D.C. 22 12 HRS.
106 RECTOR F.C / F.C AGUACATEROS U.D.C. 36 12 HRS.
107 MAGISTERIO / DVO AMATLAN U.D.C. 35 12 HRS.
108 TAURO / AGRUPAMIENTO TIGRES S.P TORREON NUEVO 08 HRS.
109 XANGARI F.C / CENTRO SCT DE M. U.D.C. 18 08 HRS.
110 DVO UNION F.C / SEMACM RETAJO 3 08 HRS.
111 PALOS GARZA F.C / DVO MORELIA 81 U.D.C. 5 12 HRS.
112 BRASIL / DVO COLINAS U.D.C. 3 10 HRS.
113 ATAPANEO / DVO LOPEZ ATAPANEO 1 12 HRS.
114 ASTURIAS / VISTA BELLA U.D.C. 11 10 HRS.
115 COLONIA GUADALUPE / DE LASALLE LA SALLE DOS 12 HRS.
116 ARRIAGA RIVERA / DVO SANTIAGUITO U.D.C. 4 08 HRS.
117 DVO CLAVIJERO / TECNOLOGICO TECNOLOGICO 1 08 HRS.
118 SUTIC / CRT DE MORELIA U.D.C. 20 12 HRS.
119 DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD / 18 DE MAYO U.D.C. 35 10 HRS.
120 HALCONES DE SAN JOSE / COLONIA GUADALUPE TECNICA 13 LA HUERTA 08 HRS.
121 ATRAV / DVO VOLTA U.D.C. 26 08 HRS.
122 TAURO / STA MARIA U.D.C. 24 08 HRS.
123 JALISCO / ATLETICO ESPAÑOL U.D.C. 2 12 HRS.
124 AZTLAN / DVO UNION F.C U.D.C. 22 08 HRS.
125 CRUZ AZUL / ATAPANEO ATAPANEO 2 12 HRS.
126 SAN ISIDRO / PUEBLA U.D.C. 27 10 HRS.
127 REAL AZTECA / RANCHO CAMILA U.D.C. 34 12 HRS.
128 DVO GENESIS / PARTIZAN U.D.C. 4 12 HRS.
129 DVO SANTIAGUITO / REAL SAN JUANITO SAN JUANITO ITZICUARO 08 HRS.
130 DVO OLIMPICO / COCA COLA LA VIOLETA-B 08 HRS.
131 DVO LA PALMA / VISTA BELLA LA PALMA 08 HRS.
132 DVO LOPEZ / REAL SAN LUIS U.D.C. 26 10 HRS.
133 MORELIA VALLADOLID F.C / DVO TAPATIO U.D.C. 16 08 HRS.
134 DVO TINIJARO / S.T.I.R.T TINIJARO 10 HRS.
135 MORELIA CEFAR / PANIFICADORA ESTRADA U.D.C. 6 12 HRS.
136 HUIRAMBA / SUTERM SECCION 232 HUIRAMBA 10 HRS.
137 JESUS DEL MONTE / TAURO U.D.C. 1 12 HRS.
138 CRT DE MORELIA / CHIVAS ALIANZA U.D.C. 21 08 HRS.
139 MORELIA VALLADOLID F.C / PREFECO BRASIL U.D.C. 33 12 HRS.
140 DVO GENESIS / ALVARO OBREGON U.D.C. 19 12 HRS.
141 INDEPENDIENTE / JALISCO INDEPENDIENTE 12 HRS.
142 COLONIA GUADALUPE / SECCION 40 STPRM SAN JUANITO ITZICUARO 12 HRS.
143 DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD / SUEUM U.D.C. 25 08 HRS.
144 REAL AMBIENTAL MICH / RANCHO CAMILA U.D.C. 36 10 HRS.
145 DE LASALLE / C F E SUTERM LASALLE-UNO 10 HRS.
146 XANGARI F.C / GRUPO DE ORO U.D.C. 13 12 HRS.
147 CAMERUN / VASCO DE QUIROGA GERTRUDIS SANCHEZ 10 HRS.
148 SAN ISIDRO / RESINAS SINTETICAS RESINAS 12 HRS.
149 CRUZ AZUL / PREF. SAN FERNANDO U.D.C. 10 12 HRS.
150 PARTIZAN / ESTUDIANTES F.C MORELIA U.D.C. 28 10 HRS.
151 ALVARO OBREGON / JESUS DEL MONTE JESUS DEL MONTE 12 HRS.
152 C.B.T.A 7 / DVO TRINCHERAS C.B.T.A 7 08 HRS.
153 MONTERREY / HURACAN U.D.C. 39 08 HRS.
154 INDEPENDIENTE / RECTOR F.C INDEPENDIENTE 16 HRS.
155 RADIADORES CASTILLO / DVO ZAPATA UNIVERSIDAD U.D.C. 34 16 HRS.
156 TAURO / PUMAS MORELIA INDEPENDIENTE 14 HRS.
157 TRES PUENTES / SECCION XX1 SNTSA RASTRO MORELIA 16 HRS.
158 SUTIC / JARDINES DEL RINCON U.D.C. 26 14 HRS.
159 S.T.I.R.T / FILCORSA U.D.C. 37 16 HRS.
160 HALCONES UVAQ / REAL PORVENIR U.D.C. 29 16 HRS.
161 ARRIAGA RIVERA / PRESISION U.D.C. 19 16 HRS.
162 AZTLAN / SUEUM C.U ESTADIO 16 HRS.
163 CRT DE MORELIA / ORIZABA U.D.C. 27 16 HRS.
164 COLEC. RUTA GRIS A.C / S.T.A.S.P.E FELIX CERDA LOZA 16 HRS.
165 DVO RIO GRANDE / REAL SAN LUIS U.D.C. 34 14 HRS.
166 ORO / DVO OLIMPICO U.D.C. 7 16 HRS.
167 DVO TAPATIO / EL GRAN TACO U.D.C. 16 16 HRS.
168 CARNICERIA BIBIAN / FELICITAS DEL RIO U.D.C. 25 16 HRS.
169 ATLETICO ESPAÑOL / DVO CARBAJAL U.D.C. 33 14 HRS.
170 CURT. DE TEREMENDO / COLONIA GUADALUPE A. GARCIA L. 16 HRS.
171 SECCION 40 STPRM / SUTIC U.D.C. 20 16 HRS.
172 DVO RINCON / AZTLAN U.D.C. 17 16 HRS.
173 DVO ACUITZIO / COLEC. RUTA GRIS A.C ACUITZIO 16 HRS.
174 HOGAR DESCUENTO / MORELIA DVO U.D.C. 8 16 HRS.
175 REAL PORVENIR / ATAPANEO ATAPANEO 1 16 HRS.
176 STA CECILIA / PALMEIRAS U.D.C. 28 16 HRS.
177 HUIRAMBA / SUEUM C.U. PRINCIPAL 14 HRS.
178 JESUS DEL MONTE / DE LASALLE JESUS DEL MONTE 14 HRS.
179 DVO MADERO / S.T.A.S.P.E U.D.C. 11 16 HRS.
180 DVO AMATLAN / ARRIAGA RIVERA U.D.C. 6 16 HRS.
181 VASCO DE QUIROGA / AYALA AUTOMOTRIZ U.D.C. 37 14 HRS.
182 STA MARIA / DVO LOPEZ U.D.C. 22 16 HRS.
183 MAGISTERIO / OVIEDO LA VIOLETA 16 HRS.
184 CAMERUN / REAL AZTECA U.D.C. 23 16 HRS.
185 C.B.T.A 7 / DVO FOVISSSTE MORL. C.B.T.A 7 14 HRS.
186 ATLETICO ESPAÑOL / TAURO U.D.C. 1 14 HRS.
187 COLEGIO BACHILLERES / DVO ZIMPANIO ZIMPANIO 16 HRS.
188 SEMACM / LA ALDEA U.D.C. 15 JOSE CALDERON 16 HRS.
189 REFORMA / MACOMICH U.D.C. 22 14 HRS.
190 ABARROTES LA VIOLETA / DVO UNION F.C U.D.C. 35 16 HRS.
191 EST. DE MORELOS / F.C.A ZACARI U.D.C. 13 14 HRS.
192 PALMEIRAS / PRESISION U.D.C. 24 16 HRS.
193 REAL AZTECA / CENTRO SCT DE M. U.D.C. 18 16 HRS.
194 CARNICERIA BIBIAN / CRUZ AZUL U.D.C. 24 14 HRS.
195 PUEBLA / DVO FOVISSSTE MORL. U.D.C. 32 14 HRS.
196 TECNOLOGICO / DVO S.T.A.S.P.E U.D.C. 4 16 HRS.
197 GUADALAJARA / CRT DE MORELIA U.D.C. 21 16 HRS.
198 COLONIA GUADALUPE / PUMAS MORELIA A. GARCIA L. 14 HRS.
199 DVO EJIDAL 3 PUENTES / SITATYR U.D.C. 35 14 HRS.
200 JALISCO / CECYTEM F.C U.D.C. 8 14 HRS.
201 VASCO DE QUIROGA / OVIEDO U.D.C. 28 14 HRS.
202 SUEUM / EL GRAN TACO C.U PRINCIPAL 16 HRS.
203 TAURO / FELICITAS DEL RIO U.D.C. 1 16 HRS.
204 ATAPANEO / DON BOSCO ATAPANEO 2 16 HRS.
205 DVO RINCON / JESUS DEL MONTE JESUS DEL MONTE 16 HRS.
206 TARIMBARO / LOS AMIGOS S.T.I.R.T TARIMBARO 1 14 HRS.
207 HUIRAMBA / PROM EDIT CRUZ CHAVEZ EL CARMEN HUIRAMBA 16 HRS.
208 FELICITAS DEL RIO / LOS AMIGOS S.T.I.R.T U.D.C. 17 14 HRS.
209 COUNTRY LAS HUERTAS / REFORMA U.D.C. 15 JOSE CALDERON 14 HRS.
210 SECCION XX1 SNTSA / DVO FOVISSSTE MORL. U.D.C. 39 16 HRS.
211 S.T.A.S.P.E / ATLETICO ESPAÑOL U.D.C. 12 16 HRS.
212 SECCION 40 STPRM / SUEUM C.U ESTADIO 14 HRS.
213 SAN PIO X / COLONIA GUADALUPE U.D.C. 18 14 HRS.
214 REAL PORVENIR / SITATYR U.D.C. 33 16 HRS.
215 DVO COLEZA / ANAG COLEZA 16 HRS.
216 CRT DE MORELIA / AGUILAS REALES U.D.C. 21 14 HRS.
217 JALISCO / BRASIL U.D.C. 2 14 HRS.
218 PRESISION / DON BOSCO U.D.C. 14 14 HRS.
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Back in August, a class action lawsuit was filed against five major book publishers and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), accusing them of colluding to jack up the price of e-books in an effort to wrest back pricing power from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN). The suit claims millions of customers overpaid for e-books because of the alleged price fixing plan.
Turns out, that suit was simply the opening act. It has now ballooned into more than a dozen lawsuits, and dragged Amazon and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) into the mix.
The very next day after the original suit was filed in California, a New York firm pounced on the publishers with a second lawsuit — and 15 others soon followed, according to plaintiffs' attorney, Douglas Thompson. A lawyer for the publishing industry who did not want to be identified says Amazon has been named as a defendant in at least two of the lawsuits and Barnes & Noble in one of them.
At the heart of the flurry of lawsuits is a challenge to "agency pricing," the e-book pricing model under which book publishers set their own prices for e-books, paying the e-tailer ("agent") a commission. Agency pricing requires e-books to be priced the same across all e-bookstores, meaning an e-tailer like Amazon can't put a book from a participating publisher on sale to gain an edge over a competing seller — only the publisher can do that; and if an e-book goes on sale at one e-bookstore, it has to be priced the same at all others.
Currently, the "big six" book publishers–Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster (NYSE: CBS), Macmillan, Penguin and Random House–are the only U.S. publishers using the agency pricing model. Other publishers are still using the wholesale model, under which they set an e-book's list price but the etailer can charge whatever it wants (and can sell an e-book at a loss). Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin all adopted agency pricing in January 2010 as part of negotiations with Apple prior to the launch of the iPad. After some skirmishes, Amazon capitulated and agreed to the agency model as well. Random House did not adopt the agency pricing model until March of this year, and was not included in the original class-action suit, although it is listed in the New York suit filed the next day.
Book publishers see agency pricing as vital to taking back control from retailers in the pricing of e-books. Complaints about Amazon's e-book pricing stemmed from the fact that Amazon was marking down new bestsellers ($9.99 for Kindle versions of all New York Times (NYSE: NYT) bestsellers and many other new titles) to make them cheaper than print books–not just cheaper than hardcovers but also paperbacks. Fearing that e-book sales would cut into their print sales (and that everyone would opt to buy cheap e-books over more expensive hardcovers), publishers sought a way to sell release new titles as hardcovers and e-books simultaneously, while still maintaining some control on pricing. In fact, in the nearly two years that agency model has been operative model, publishers have used it to do just that.
E-books now account for at least 15 percent of revenues for most big book publishers, and digital sales are growing much faster than print sales. Because the publishers are guarded with their numbers, it's unclear how much of that growth is due to the fact that consumers are buying more e-books in general, and how much is due to this increased control over pricing. Many readers believe that e-books should be cheap because they involve none of the printing costs that paper books do. Publishers argue that most of the costs of publishing a book are fixed (acquisition, cover design, editing, marketing, etc), and don't go away in a digital world. Currently, customers generally pay a couple dollars more for an e-book than they would have when Amazon controlled pricing. Under agency pricing, publishers can still put their e-books on sale, and are doing so more than they did, say, a year ago.
The new scale of the litigation ensures that agency pricing will be an ongoing source of controversy in 2012 as the book-publishing industry looks to the swelling e-book market for future revenues.
The various cases are on hold for now as the law firms wrangle about where the litigation should take place. The lawyers have asked a special panel — called the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation — to consolidate the cases and to choose a venue for them. That's an unusual move that is reserved for cases that are particularly important or complex, like the BP oil spill. The panel of judges would then assign the consolidated case to a single judge to manage.
The publishers and their tech giants allies are heading into new legal territory with agency pricing. That is because owners' power to set prices changed considerably following a 2007 Supreme Court case called Leegin. Prior to Leegin, which involved a handbag maker, it had been an automatic violation of antitrust law for manufacturers to impose prices on retailers. But the Supreme Court decided to reject this rule, which had been in place for nearly 100 years, in favor of a more flexible case-by-case approach that is based on whether or not it is reasonable for a manufacturer to impose a fixed price. The fight over e-books will likely be decided on this basis.
That does not necessarily mean they will succeed, however. The handful of so-called "vertical price-fixing" have produced mixed results — a California court found a cosmetic maker's price controls illegal under state law, while a New York court said that "resale price maintenance" was acceptable for Tempur-Pedic mattresses.
To prevail, the publishers will have to persuade a court that their pricing scheme is reasonable. They may argue that it is on the grounds that the alternative was destroying their business.
"They can't just cry, 'we're losing business'," said Barbara Sicalides, an anti-trust expert at Pepper Hamilton. She says publishers and Apple will likely have to produce sensitive business records to prove that the agency pricing model is ultimately necessary to protect consumers.
Nothing is going to happen anytime soon in the case. The panel of judges is not meeting until December and will likely take weeks to issue a decision about venue. But the arrival of the Kindle Fire and the robust growth of the e-book market means there will be even more at stake when (and if) the class action suits go to trial.
As long as the wholesale pricing actually is wholesale pricing—as in, the retailers are paying publishers a specific amount per e-book sold no matter what the retailer price is—I have no problem with wholesaler pricing. I actually prefer its precedent to agency pricing, but I fear that the wholesale pricing scheme would end up modified if forced upon retailers, with retailers only paying content providers a percentage of whatever retail price the retailers choose.
I don't think ebook readers will purchase used paper books as you argue, especially the longer they use their ereader and become accustomed to the conveniences.
You're right, of course. We've fixed, thanks for pointing it out.
I think etailers should be free to set their own prices but they shouldn't be free to go below own cost. Price fixing damages consumers, but pricing below own cost damages competition (and consumers in the long run) because the big etailers like Amazon could easily get rid of all the competition as they enjoy massive investment. Once there is no competition, we all know what happens.
It's standard practice for retailers to offer loss leaders (i.e. products sold below cost) to get customers into their store and buying.