Sunday, September 30, 2012

Libya attack: GOP goes after the White House, especially Susan Rice

Questions about how the Obama administration has handled the attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador on Sept. 11 have taken a harder political edge. Some Republicans say UN Ambassador Susan Rice should resign over faulty reporting of the attack.

By Brad Knickerbocker,?Staff writer / September 29, 2012

US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks with an aide during a meeting of the Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York Wednesday. Some Republicans are calling for her resignation over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

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As the presidential debates and the election approach, questions about how the Obama administration has handled the attack in Libya that killed the US ambassador on Sept. 11 have taken a harder political edge.

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says it?s a scandal worse than Watergate ? that the American people ?have flat-out been lied too,? as he put it on Fox News Friday.

Eric Fehrenstrom, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney?s campaign (also speaking on Fox News), says, ?President Obama needs?to be held accountable for his?administration's attempts to?mislead the American people?about what happened in?Benghazi.?

Rep. Peter King, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, has called for the resignation of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice.

Blasphemy riots: 6 examples around the world

The broader theme here (and in many other partisan and conservative blog comments) is that President Obama wasn?t just unaware of the threat in Libya and its violent outcome, but that he and his administration were purposely untruthful about what happened.

The headline on Karl Rove?s column in the Wall Street Journal this week was ?Obama's Biggest Opponent Is the Truth.?

?Every day, it seems, he attempts to disqualify his opponent through deliberate and undeniable falsehoods,? Mr. Rove wrote. ?This is only one side of a two-sided coin. The president can't tell the truth about his own record either.?

In predicting what he?ll be dealing with in his upcoming debates with Obama, Mr. Romney himself told ?Good Morning America? earlier this month, "I think he's going to say a lot of things that aren't accurate."

The essence of the charge about Libya by Republicans is that the administration purposely tried to downplay the incident by asserting that the attack was spontaneous, prompted by riots tied to the anti-Islam YouTube video that set off protests in Egypt, Libya, and many other Muslim countries across North Africa and the Middle East.

In the days following the attack, Ambassador Rice (and others in the administration) left the impression that the attackers took advantage of the riot to quickly gather weapons and target the relatively defenseless consulate.

Only later did administration officials, including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, acknowledge that ?terrorists? ? some with possible ties (or at least supported by) Al Qaeda ? likely were involved.

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Root and Recovery for the Sony Xperia T

Root and Recovery for the Sony Xperia T

It is always exciting when a new device is rooted. It means that users can enjoy the freedom of a rooted device, usually resulting in options such as custom recoveries, and so on. Of course, it?s always better when a device gets both at once. The Sony Xperia T is the latest device to get both root and recovery.

The method is something many of us have dealt with before. It involves unlocking the device?s bootloader and installing an insecure kernel. XDA Recognized Contributor krabappel2548?released an insecure kernel that helps get users rooted. The kernel features include:

- Autoroot
- Busybox
- Init.d support
- Insecure
- Debuggable
- CWM included

To install it, you?ll need the Android SDK. From there, download the kernel and place it in the same folder with ADB and Fastboot. Then, use Terminal or Command Prompt to flash it via Fastboot.

There are actually two kernels available. One for root and a second for root and recovery. Additionally, krabappel2548 has included the stock kernel. If you?d like to know more, go to the original thread.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/xda-developers/ShsH/~3/xGVX5KDNZjs/

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Masked Conn. teen killed by dad called a good kid

State Trooper Matt Losh emerges from the backyard of a home on Meeting House Hill Circle in New Fairfield, Conn., where a fatal shooting took place, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Connecticut man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/The News-Times, Carol Kaliff)

State Trooper Matt Losh emerges from the backyard of a home on Meeting House Hill Circle in New Fairfield, Conn., where a fatal shooting took place, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. A Connecticut man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/The News-Times, Carol Kaliff)

The residence of Alexis Scocozza at 7 Meetinghouse Hill Circle is seen in New Fairfield, Conn., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Scocozza's brother and next door neighbor, Jeffery Giuliano, fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Visitors arrive at the home of Jeffrey Giuliano in New Fairfield, Conn., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Giuliano fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, Tyler, state police said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

The home of Jeffrey Giuliano is scene here in New Fairfield, Conn., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Giuliano fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Students leave New Fairfield High School where in New Fairfield, Conn., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Tyler Giuliano, a student involved in Civil Air Patrol at the school was killed by his father Jeffrey Giuliano during what appeared to be an attempted burglary early Thursday morning. Giuliano fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense, then discovered that he had killed his son, state police said. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) ? Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game with friends Wednesday night. But hours later, authorities say, Tyler was outside wearing a black ski mask and wielding a knife when he was shot by his father, who thought he was a prowler.

No immediate charges were brought against Jeffrey Giuliano, a popular fifth-grade teacher, in the slaying of 15-year-old Tyler, who was gunned down in his aunt's driveway next door to his own home in New Fairfield around 1 a.m. Thursday.

"It's something out of a Hollywood script," said John Hodge, the first selectman, or top elected official, in the town of nearly 14,000 people about 50 miles from New York City. He said he couldn't recall another killing in his eight years on the job.

State police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance said the boy had never been in trouble with the law, and some of those who knew him described him as a good kid with an easygoing personality. Investigators and acquaintances said they were at a loss to explain what he was doing outside dressed all in black and carrying a weapon.

"Certainly, that is the major question we are trying to answer at this point," Vance said.

State police said the shooting happened after Jeffrey Giuliano got a call from his sister next door saying that someone might be trying to break into her home in their neighborhood of attractive colonial-style houses. Giuliano grabbed a handgun and went outside to investigate, troopers said.

He confronted someone in a ski mask and opened fire when the person came at him with something shiny in his hand, police said.

When police officers arrived, Tyler was lying dead in the driveway with a knife in his hand, and his father, in a T-shirt and shorts, was sitting on the grass. Detectives informed the elder Giuliano several hours later that he had shot his son, Vance said.

"All in all, it's a tragedy," Vance said.

Police were investigating whether the father's gun was registered.

No one answered the door at Giuliano's home or his sister's.

Tyler was a student at New Fairfield High School and a Civil Air Patrol cadet. Some of those who knew him said he enjoyed spending time with family and flying gliders and small planes. He was adopted by Giuliano and his wife a few years ago, friends said.

One classmate said many students were baffled by what happened.

"I just thought it was so weird when I heard because I knew Tyler, not very well, but he was just a sweet person and he always made everyone laugh. I met him in the chorus room, actually, and he just wasn't the type to do what happened," said Erin Pallas, 16. "So it didn't make sense to us. It doesn't make sense to the student body."

Brett Rasile, a 14-year-old friend, said he and Tyler were playing an online game called Minecraft while talking and laughing together via Skype until about 10 p.m. Wednesday, when Tyler said he had to go to bed. Brett said Tyler wasn't in any trouble that he knew of, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

"Same old Tyler. He was perfectly fine," Brett said. "He didn't really leave any evidence, any hints towards what he would do."

Alicia Roy, New Fairfield superintendent of schools, said the elder Giuliano grew up in the town, holds summer music and zoology camps for his students and plays guitar in a local rock band that raises money for charity. He is affectionately known as "Mr. G" around Meeting House Hill School.

"He was the teacher you requested in the fifth grade. He was a great teacher. All the kids loved him," said Rosemary Rasile, Brett's mother.

Brian Wyckoff, 17, said Mr. G "was always walking around with a smile on his face. He always says hi to everyone."

The high school stayed open late to provide grief counseling for students and parents.

"The community is deeply saddened, and our hearts go out to all the family members," Roy said.

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Associated Press reporter Dan Sewell reported from Cincinnati. Pat Eaton-Robb and Stephen Singer reported from Hartford, Conn. AP video journalist Ted Shaffrey also contributed to this story.

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Wissahickon Valley Public Library - Children's Blog: October ...

School has started and fall is here. There are lots of fall festivals happening this month just for kids and teens. We hope you?ll join us at one or maybe all of the fall events we have planned. Don?t forget to check the website for more events from kids to teens to grown-ups as well.

One big event to look out for is our Friends (Blue Bell Chapter) Used Book Sale happening Saturday, October 13 to Tuesday, October 16. Yes, they will have children?s books, teen books, and books for grownups. Proceeds from the sale benefit the library. Visit here for more information.


Blue Bell Special Children?s Events

Halloween Magic with Mike RoseTuesday, October 30 at 7 PM
Enjoy a silly, interactive magic show with Mike Rose!
For all ages. No registration.

Blue Bell Continuing Children?s Events

Lego Club
Thursdays, October 11 & October 18 at 4:30 PM
Do you like Legos? Join us and new friends for an hour of building with Legos at the library. We?ll provide the Legos and Duplos as well as a theme to build to.
For ages 3 & up. Parents/caregivers of those ages 5 & under must attend. No registration.

Kids Comic Club
Tuesday, October 23 at 4:30 PM
Calling all comic book fans! Our newest club is just for you. Come to the library and discuss your favorite graphic novel or comic book title.
For students in grades 4-6. Registration required

Guitar Story Time with Miss Michelle
Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 AM, Wednesdays at 4:30 PM
Bring your friends and sing along!

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Ambler Continuing Children?s Events

Art with Benita
Saturday, October 11 at 10:30 AM
Preschool crafts for ages 3-7. Sign up at Ambler.

Lego Club
Monday, October 15 at 4:30 PM
Build something amazing with the Legos and Duplos provided. For all ages.

Art with Laura
Saturday, October 27 at 10:30 AM

Guitar Story Time with Miss Michelle
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM, Thursday at 4:30 PM
Bring your friends and sing along!

Ambler Special Children?s Events

Firefighter DayTuesday, October 9 at 10:30 AM
Join us for a trip to the firehouse in Ambler.

Halloween Magic Show
Thursday, October 27 at 4:30 PM
All ages

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Don?t forget to check out our event calendars for more events, at WVPL.org (calendar is located on the left hand side or you can click events for a listing of all upcoming events).

"Like" us on Facebook! Click "Like" to go to our Facebook page!
Find us on Twitter: WVPLYouth

Keep on reading!

Source: http://wvplyouth.blogspot.com/2012/09/october-childrens-events-at-wvpl.html

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HBT: Tigers hope Scherzer can start finale

Max Scherzer was skipped in the rotation this week due to a nagging shoulder issue, but he could end up playing a critical role for the Tigers before the end of the regular season.

According to Jason Beck of MLB.com, Scherzer played catch today without pain and is scheduled to long-toss tomorrow at full effort. The hope is that he?ll be able to throw a bullpen session Monday, setting up his return for Wednesday?s season finale against the Royals. Justin Verlander is starting today against the Twins and isn?t an option on three days? rest, even in a do-or-die situation with the division on the line.

Via Brooks Baseball, Scherzer averaged under 92 mph on his fastball during his last start last Sunday against the Twins, down from his 94.2 mph average for the year. The 28-year-old right-hander has a 3.82 ERA and 228/52 K/BB ratio over 183 2/3 innings over 31 starts this season.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/29/tigers-hopeful-max-scherzer-will-start-wednesdays-season-finale/related

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Williamsburg Basketball: Principles of Leadership


To help you?be, know,?and?do,?follow these eleven principles of leadership (U.S. Army, 1983). The later chapters in this?Leadership guide?expand on these principles and provide tools for implementing them:
  1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement?- In order to know yourself, you have to understand your?be, know,?and?do,?attributes. Seeking self-improvement means continually strengthening your attributes. This can be accomplished through self-study, formal classes, reflection, and interacting with others.
  2. Be technically proficient?- As a leader, you must know your job and have a solid familiarity with your employees' tasks.
  3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions?- Search for ways to guide your organization to new heights. And when things go wrong, they always do sooner or later ? do not blame others. Analyze the situation, take corrective action, and move on to the next challenge.
  4. Make sound and timely decisions?- Use good problem solving, decision making, and planning tools.
  5. Set the example?- Be a good role model for your employees. They must not only hear what they are expected to do, but also see.?We must become the change we want to see?- Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Know your people and look out for their well-being?- Know human nature and the importance of sincerely caring for your workers.
  7. Keep your workers informed?- Know how to communicate with not only them, but also seniors and other key people.
  8. Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers?- Help to develop good character traits that will help them carry out their professional responsibilities.
  9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished?- Communication is the key to this responsibility.
  10. Train?as a team?- Although many so called leaders call their organization, department, section, etc. a team; they are not really teams...they are just a group of people doing their jobs.
  11. Use the full capabilities of your organization?- By developing a team spirit, you will be able to employ your organization, department, section, etc. to its fullest capabilities.

Source: http://williamsburgbasketball.blogspot.com/2012/09/principles-of-leadership.html

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Electoral College math: Not all votes are equal

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, sportswear bearing the name of a college that doesn't exist: the Electoral College, are seen in Glenburn, Maine, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state?s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, sportswear bearing the name of a college that doesn't exist: the Electoral College, are seen in Glenburn, Maine, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state?s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, Capitol Hill Pages carry a box of the Electoral College votes to the House Chamber to be certified, on Capitol Hill in Washington. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state?s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Virginia Beach, Va. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state?s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Springfield, Va. When it comes to voting for president, not all votes are created equal. Chances are yours will count less than a select few. Each state?s Electoral College votes are based on the size of its congressional delegation, not its population. Because of that, a presidential vote in Wyoming mathematically counts more than three times as much as a vote in Ohio, at least in terms of choosing electors. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

(AP) ? When it comes to electing the president, not all votes are created equal. And chances are yours will count less than those of a select few.

For example, the vote of Dave Smith in Sheridan, Wyo., counts almost three-and-a-half times as much mathematically as those of his wife's aunts in northeastern Ohio.

Why? Electoral College math.

A statistical analysis of the state-by-state voting-eligible population by The Associated Press shows that Wyoming has 139,000 eligible voters ? those 18 and over, U.S. citizens and non-felons ? for every presidential elector chosen in the state. In Ohio, it's almost 476,000 per elector, and it's nearly 478,000 in neighboring Pennsylvania.

But there's mathematical weight and then there's the reality of political power in a system where the president is decided not by the national popular vote but by an 18th century political compromise: the Electoral College.

Smith figures his vote in solid Republican Wyoming really doesn't count that much because it's a sure Mitt Romney state. The same could be said for ballots cast in solid Democratic states like New York or Vermont. In Ohio, one of the biggest battleground states, Smith's relatives are bombarded with political ads. In Wyoming, Smith says, "The candidates don't care about my vote because we only see election commercials from out-of-state TV stations."

The nine battleground states where Romney and Barack Obama are spending a lot of time and money ? Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin ? have 44.1 million people eligible to vote. That's only 20.7 percent of the nation's 212.6 million eligible voters. So nearly four of five eligible voters are pretty much being ignored by the two campaigns.

When you combine voter-to-elector comparisons and battleground state populations, there are clear winners and losers in the upcoming election.

More than half the nation's eligible voters live in states that are losers in both categories. Their states are not closely contested and have above-average ratios of voters to electors. This is true for people in 14 states with 51 percent of the nation's eligible voters: California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri, Maryland, Louisiana and Kentucky. Their votes count the least.

The biggest winners in the system, those whose votes count the most, live in just four states: Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa and Nevada. They have low voter-to-elector ratios and are in battleground states. Only 4 percent of the nation's eligible voters ? 1 in 25 ? live in those states.

It's all dictated by the U.S. Constitution, which set up the Electoral College. The number of electors each state gets depends on the size of its congressional delegation. Even the least populated states ? like Wyoming ? get a minimum of three, meaning more crowded states get less proportionally.

If the nation's Electoral College votes were apportioned in a strict one-person, one-vote manner, each state would get one elector for every 395,000 eligible voters. Some 156 million voters live in the 20 states that have a larger ratio than that average: That's 73 percent ? nearly three out of four.

And for most people, it's even more unrepresentative. About 58 percent of the nation's eligible voting population lives in states with voter-to-elector ratios three times as large as Wyoming's. In other words, Dave Smith's voting power is about equal to three of his wife's aunts and uncles in Ohio, and most people in the nation are on the aunt-and-uncle side of that unbalanced equation.

"It's a terrible system; it's the most undemocratic way of electing a chief executive in the world, " said Paul Finkelman, a law professor at Albany Law School who teaches this year at Duke University. "There's no other electoral system in the world where the person with the most votes doesn't win."

The statistical analysis uses voter eligibility figures for 2010 calculated by political science professor Michael McDonald at George Mason University. McDonald is a leader in the field of voter turnout.

Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming defends the Electoral College system for protecting small states in elections, which otherwise might be overrun by big city campaigning: "Once you get rid of the Electoral College, the election will be conducted in New York and San Francisco."

Sure it gives small states more power, but at what price? asks Douglas Amy, a political science professor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts: "This clearly violates that basic democratic principle of one person, one vote. Indeed, many constitutional scholars point out that this unfair arrangement would almost certainly be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on those grounds if it were not actually in the Constitution."

Article 2 of the Constitution says presidents are voted on by electors (it doesn't mention the word college) with each state having a number equal to its U.S. senators and representatives. While representatives are allocated among the states proportional by population, senators are not. Every state gets two. So Wyoming has 0.2 percent of the nation's voting-eligible population but almost 0.6 percent of the Electoral College. And since the number of electors is limited to 538, some states get less proportionately.

Adding to this, most states have an all-or-nothing approach to the Electoral College. A candidate can win a state by just a handful of votes but get all the electors. That happened in 2000, when George W. Bush, after much dispute, won Florida by 537 votes out of about 6 million and got all 27 electoral votes. He won the presidential election but lost the national popular vote that year.

That election led some states to sign a compact promising to give their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner. But that compact would go into effect only if and when states with the 270 majority of electoral votes signed on. So far nine states with 132 electoral votes have signed, all predominantly Democratic states.

Because of the 2000 election, conservatives and Republicans tend to feel that changing the Electoral College would hurt them, George Mason's McDonald said, and after their big victories in 2010, the popular vote compact movement stalled. But that analysis may not necessarily be true, he added. McDonald said before recent opinion polls started to break for Obama there seemed to be a possibility that he could win the electoral vote and lose the popular vote because of weak turnout ? but still enough to win ? in traditionally Democratic states like New York and California.

Former Stanford University computer scientist John Koza, who heads National Popular Vote, which is behind the electoral reform compact, said Democrat John Kerry would have won the Electoral College in 2004 while Republican Bush won the popular vote, if only 60,000 Bush votes in Ohio had changed to Kerry votes.

History shows that candidates have won the presidency but not the popular vote four times, and in each case it was the Democrat who got the most votes but lost the presidency: 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000.

The Associated Press analysis suggests that in this year's election, the current system seems to benefit Romney. The AP re-apportioned electoral votes based on voting-eligible population and not congressional delegations, so that, for example, Wyoming and the District of Columbia would have only one elector instead of three, and California would have 58 instead of 55.

Based on polling, states strongly in the Romney camp have 191 electoral votes in the current system but would have only 178 if the electoral votes were allocated based on voting-eligible population. Based on similar polling, Obama would benefit by about five electoral votes if electors were apportioned by that population. The nine battleground states would gain even more sway, jumping from 110 electoral votes to 118.

That would compound the perceived problem of a shrinking number of battleground states being all that mattered in the election, leaving the overwhelming majority of states standing around as "spectator states," Koza said.

John McGinnis, a professor of constitutional law at Northwestern University, defends the current Electoral College, arguing that while the mathematics of electoral proportionate calculations is correct, the conclusion that it over-represents small states is not. Larger states still have more sway because they have more electoral votes, he said.

Further, the historical agreement to give each state two senators regardless of their population and to base electoral votes on congressional delegation rather than population "was an essential compromise" when framers were drafting the Constitution, McGinnis said. Without that compromise, there might not have been a Constitution or nation, he said.

But Finkelman said his reading of history is that the compromise wasn't about power between small and large states as much as it was about power of slave-holding states. He said James Madison wanted direct popular election of the president, but because African-American slaves wouldn't count, that would give more power to the North. So the framers came up with a compromise to count each slave as 3/5ths of a person for representation in Congress and presidential elections, he said.

Electoral College supporter McGinnis said the emphasis on battleground states is actually good because they are representative of the country. But he acknowledges as an Illinois resident, "I realize when I vote here it's completely irrelevant."

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Online:

George Mason University Elections Project with eligible voters figures: http://elections.gmu.edu/index.html

U.S. Electoral College: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/

National Popular Vote campaign: http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/index.php

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Some memorable props used by speakers at the UN

FILE - Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial he said could contain anthrax as he presents evidence of Iraq's alleged weapons programs to the United Nations Security Council in this Feb. 5, 2003 file photo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

FILE - Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial he said could contain anthrax as he presents evidence of Iraq's alleged weapons programs to the United Nations Security Council in this Feb. 5, 2003 file photo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, November 13, 1974 file photo, what appears to be a pistol holster protrudes from P.L.O. leader Yasser Arafat's jacket as he clasps his hands over his head during his appearance before the United Nations General Assemblyat U.N. Headquarters. One of Arafat's bodyguards reportedly told a newsman it was a gun. Sitting at the desk above Arafat are, from left, Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, president of the General Assembly and Bradford Morse, Undersecretary-General. Man behind Arafat is unidentified. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/File)

FILE- In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 file photo, Bolivian president Evo Morales holds up a coca leaf as he addresses the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 1962 file photo, U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, far right, describes aerial photographs of launching sites for intermediate range missiles in Cuba during an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. Headquarters at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Files)

In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 photo, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(AP) ? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. Here are a few memorable examples:

US shows embassy bug to expose Soviets

In May 1960, U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge accused the Soviets of espionage, producing before the Security Council a wooden Great Seal of the United States which had been presented by a group of Russian citizens at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Lodge then extracted a tiny microphone out of the eagle's beak with a pair of tweezers, and said dozens of listening devices had been found in U.S. embassies in communist bloc countries. "From what plays were these props taken and when will it open?" the Soviet delegate responded. Earlier that month, the Soviet Union had shot down an American U-2 spy plane over Russia.

Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe

In October 1960, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev banged his shoe as he interrupted a Philippine delegate making accusations of Soviet imperialism in Eastern Europe. Khrushchev's granddaughter later recalled the Soviet leader had new tight shoes on, which he had taken off when he took his seat. He had started by banging his fists to protest what the Filipino was saying, until his watch fell off. As he went to pick it up, Khrushchev caught sight of his shoes and decided to bang one of them instead. Amid shouting and jeering from Eastern bloc delegates, the assembly president adjourned the meeting, banging his gavel so hard it broke.

Cuban missile crisis photos

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson made something of a TV-age breakthrough when he presented to the Security Council photo evidence of a Soviet missile buildup. Stevenson demanded Soviet representative Valerian Zorin answer whether missiles were being installed, memorably adding he was prepared to wait "until hell freezes over" for the response. Zorin, unprepared for so direct a question, could only reply: "I am not in an American courtroom, sir. ... You will have your answer in due course." Stevenson then unveiled blowups of black-and-white aerial photos of Soviet missile installations in Cuba, large enough to make an impression on the TV audience.

Yasser Arafat brings his gun to the U.N.

When Yasser Arafat spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in 1974, Israel was incensed. But for the Palestinian Liberation Organization leader it represented recognition for their struggle for a Palestinian state. To emphasize his revolutionary credentials, Arafat appeared wearing his gun belt and holster, reluctantly removing his pistol before mounting the rostrum. He told the world body, "Today, I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand."

On Iraq war path, Powell shows vial of 'anthrax'

In a speech he would regret, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Feb. 5, 2003, unleashed an 80-minute avalanche of allegations that built the case for war against Iraq. Before a hushed Security Council chamber, Powell played intercepted conversations, showed reconnaissance photos of Iraqi sites, and brought out a replica vial of "anthrax." He accused Iraq of hiding chemical and biological weapons and reviving their nuclear bomb project. He said it posed a grave threat to the world. After the invasion of Iraq, it emerged that reports of Saddam Hussein's WMD program were false.

Bolivia's Morales chews a coca leaf

Bolivian President Evo Morales produced a coca leaf during a March 2009 meeting of the U.N. Committee on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna and proceeded to chew it. "This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine," said Morales, a former coca farmer, as he argued for its legalization. He told delegates he'd chewed coca intensely for 10 years when he was a farmer and it hadn't diminished his health or abilities. "If I was incapable, I would not be president," he said.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Springer to convert 2 journals in high energy physics to open access

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Journal of High Energy Physics and European Physical Journal C to participate in SCOAP3

The SCOAP3 consortium (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics), which aims to convert journals in high energy physics to open access, has chosen two Springer journals to participate in the initiative. They are the Journal of High Energy Physics, published for the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA - Trieste, Italy), and the European Physical Journal C, published with Societ Italiana di Fisica. The selection is the result of an open and transparent tender process run by CERN for the benefit of SCOAP3, in which journal quality, price and publishing services were taken into account.

"Springer has shown interest in SCOAP3 from the very beginning and is committed to the project as an important and pioneering initiative," said Christian Caron, Executive Editor Physics at Springer. "In preparation for SCOAP3, not only have we been providing open access to all experimental papers and letters in the European Physical Journal C since 2007, we have also significantly increased the proportion of open access content in the Journal of High Energy Physics since taking it over in 2010. We are now looking forward to the next steps."

"These journals published by Springer, together with SISSA and the Societ Italiana di Fisica, have a long tradition in both open access and service to the physics community, and SCOAP3 is pleased that they will be part of this initiative. We look forward to working with Springer and its partners," said Salvatore Mele, SCOAP3 Project Manager at CERN.

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Springer is committed to close cooperation with CERN and the global library community to ensure the launch of SCOAP3 in 2014 (www.scoap3.org). Under SCOAP3, both journals will be converted to fully open access journals with a Creative Commons Attribution license. The costs will be centrally covered by the SCOAP3 consortium through a process of reduction and re-direction of subscription fees.

Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) is a leading global scientific publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R&D departments with quality content via innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted local-language publisher in Europe especially in Germany and the Netherlands primarily for physicians and professionals working in the automotive, transport and healthcare sectors. Roughly 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books are published by Springer each year, and the group is home to the world's largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. Springer employs nearly 6,200 individuals across the globe and in 2011 generated sales of approximately EUR 875 million.



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Journal of High Energy Physics and European Physical Journal C to participate in SCOAP3

The SCOAP3 consortium (Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics), which aims to convert journals in high energy physics to open access, has chosen two Springer journals to participate in the initiative. They are the Journal of High Energy Physics, published for the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA - Trieste, Italy), and the European Physical Journal C, published with Societ Italiana di Fisica. The selection is the result of an open and transparent tender process run by CERN for the benefit of SCOAP3, in which journal quality, price and publishing services were taken into account.

"Springer has shown interest in SCOAP3 from the very beginning and is committed to the project as an important and pioneering initiative," said Christian Caron, Executive Editor Physics at Springer. "In preparation for SCOAP3, not only have we been providing open access to all experimental papers and letters in the European Physical Journal C since 2007, we have also significantly increased the proportion of open access content in the Journal of High Energy Physics since taking it over in 2010. We are now looking forward to the next steps."

"These journals published by Springer, together with SISSA and the Societ Italiana di Fisica, have a long tradition in both open access and service to the physics community, and SCOAP3 is pleased that they will be part of this initiative. We look forward to working with Springer and its partners," said Salvatore Mele, SCOAP3 Project Manager at CERN.

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Springer is committed to close cooperation with CERN and the global library community to ensure the launch of SCOAP3 in 2014 (www.scoap3.org). Under SCOAP3, both journals will be converted to fully open access journals with a Creative Commons Attribution license. The costs will be centrally covered by the SCOAP3 consortium through a process of reduction and re-direction of subscription fees.

Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) is a leading global scientific publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific institutions and corporate R&D departments with quality content via innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted local-language publisher in Europe especially in Germany and the Netherlands primarily for physicians and professionals working in the automotive, transport and healthcare sectors. Roughly 2,000 journals and more than 7,000 new books are published by Springer each year, and the group is home to the world's largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. Springer employs nearly 6,200 individuals across the globe and in 2011 generated sales of approximately EUR 875 million.



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Angry Birds sequel 'Bad Piggies' launches tomorrow, we go hands-on

Angry Birds sequel 'Bad Piggies' launches today on iPad, we go handson

Finnish game studio Rovio went from relatively unknown to center stage with the Angry Birds franchise. And in record time, too -- the first Angry Birds landed on Apple's iOS App Store in December 2009, less than three years ago, and has since become an international sensation. The birds spawned a flock of sequels, branded tie-ins, and tons of merchandise. All this adds up to quite a bit of chicken scratch for Rovio, and also quite a bit of pressure to keep the money train rolling.

Today marks Rovio's first true sequel to the original Angry Birds, and it's focused on the other side of the farm: the pigs. Enter Bad Piggies. Unlike Angry Birds, Bad Piggies isn't about flinging anything towards a complicated structure in order to knock it down. Instead, it's about moving one very green, goofy sounding pig to various points on a map to collect items and reach a goal -- it's much more Cut the Rope than Angry Birds. The same physics-based game mechanics are at play in Bad Piggies that made both Cut the Rope and Angry Birds so popular, and they're just as fun in this time around. But how do you get said piggy to the goals? You build a contraption, of course.

Each level starts with a build section, allowing players to create all types of vehicles in order to transport the pig from point A to point B (while grabbing collectibles along the way). Only a small handful of build options are available, keeping Bad Piggies just as speedy of a game -- to pick up and play while commuting or while waiting at the dentist's office -- as its wildly successful progenitor. It's hard to say if Bad Piggies will recapture the success that Rovio found with Angry Birds proper, but all the hallmarks are there: quick, fun gameplay, colorful characters, goofy sounds, and accessibility (we couldn't help but get all three stars on every level, but you don't have to in order to proceed, should it prove too difficult). Bad Piggies launches tomorrow morning for iOS devices, Mac, and Android.

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Avicii Makes History -- Loudly -- With Radio City Show

Swedish sensation became the first DJ to headline Radio City Music Hall with his massive show Wednesday.
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Avicii performs in New York on Wednesday night
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694534/avicii-radio-city-music-hall-show.jhtml

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

?2013 will be the year of the SEO?: an interview with Nathan Safran ...

Posted on 25. Sep, 2012 by Laura in Blog, case studies, Small Business Internet Marketing, Small Business Marketing, Tips and techniques

Today we are excited and honored to feature this interview with Nathan Safran, the Director of Research at Conductor, Inc.

Here, Nathan shares the results of Conductor?s latest research, predicting that ?2013 will be the year of the SEO? (conducted in concert with Search Engine Watch?s Jonathan Allen), as well as his take on the SEO/search scene as a whole?

So in conjunction with Search Engine Watch?s Jonathan Allen, your research via Conductor indicates that 2013 will be the year of the SEO.

What would you say are the most significant findings of your study supporting that prediction?

The way we approached the study is to draw an analog from how economists measure the economy.

It?s a large and complicated entity and economists use a variety of ?economic indicators? such as housing starts, interest rates, money supply and more, which, taken together, give them a holistic view of the state of the entity.? These indicators should, in theory, give us a view of both the current state of the economy, and at least directionally, an idea of where we can expect to see it head going forward.

The SEO industry can itself be a large and complicated entity with many factors impacting our success or failure in the SERPs.

We applied similar thinking to measuring the state of SEO by identifying a variety of ?economic indicators? that, taken together, could give us a holistic measure of the state of SEO, today, and directionally, going forward.

Our ?economic indicators? included things like the headcount organizations are allocating to SEO, SEO budget allocation, where in the organization search marketers are positioned, how familiar executives now are with search metrics, and more.

We surveyed 616 Marketers on Search Engine Watch in August 2012, and our sample ended up being a good mix of larger and smaller companies, and we heard from a mix of in-house SEO professionals, agency practitioners and consultants.

Overall, the research findings showed that across every ?economic indicator? we looked at, SEO is maturing in the organization.? That is, marketers are allocating increased budget, and headcount to SEO, they are utilizing advanced technology more, and natural search metrics have permeated the organization and are influencing business strategy more than ever before.

One of the most interesting findings to come out of the research was that the second most common place in the organization for Search is now in its own department.

As SEO has matured as a discipline and as organizations are recognizing the significance of search as a sales and marketing channel they are increasingly placing search in its own department.? Arguably, this is one of the most significant ?economic indicators? in the maturation of search in the organization.

Here are some key findings from the study:

? The second most common place (16%) for search in the organization is now in its own department

? 6 out of 10 organizations expect to increase SEO headcount in the coming year

? 63% of executive teams are more familiar with SEO metrics than 12 months ago

? 65% of respondents say natural search is influencing revenue strategy more than 12 months ago

Although there are certainly still challenges for SEO professionals, taken together we think the research spells out a very exciting time for SEO in the coming year!

Jonathan Allen, the director of Search Engine Watch and my partner in this study, also wrote up a post about the key findings via SEOs Expect ROI, Headcounts & Influence to Increase in 2013 at Conductor #C3NY (at SEW).

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As Director of Research for Conductor, you have first-hand knowledge of ? and insight into ? the SEO/search industry. What would you say are the most influential factors defining the industry now?

I?d summarize it as ?the industry is growing up?.

The industry is coming from a place where the search marketer was the tech guy/gal in the basement tweaking meta tags, and now we see search in its own department in the organization, with increased budget and headcount.

From our perspective in enterprise SEO at Conductor, we see this in a number of ways where, now, companies are sending us RFP?s for an enterprise SEO platform, the conversations with marketers are changing where executives are now well-versed with the opportunities in natural search and search metrics are increasingly being utilized across the organization.

Another way the industry is ?growing up? is many of the old tactics that used to work no longer do or have had their efficacy reduced as Google increasingly focuses on quality and eliminating spam.

Part of this is about them cleaning up the search results, but part of it is about deterrence as many who might have considered engaging in gray tactics may be increasingly reluctant to do so as the threat of a major penalty looms.

Finally, a third way this is happening is that the SERPs themselves are evolving as digital assets, social, and local results are increasingly found in the search results.

All told I see search as an industry that is increasingly growing up and evolving into a discipline where the tools, people and publications are increasingly evolving and becoming more sophisticated.

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Google?s updates have been rolling out for some time now and creating a lot of industry buzz with each new wave. What is your take on Google?s quest for quality w/Panda (and Penguin)?

I think there?s a lot of cynical stuff out there as to Google?s motives with the changes, and while I don?t want to imply their motives for everything they do are 100% altruistic, I do think that the moves towards quality in the search results have both been necessary and in many ways good for the industry.

There?s a sink or swim element that has emerged, where brands have been pushed toward creating quality content, following best practices in on-page optimization and taking a long-term view of their search marketing efforts that did not exist even a few short years ago.

If this leads to more relevant results in the search pages (and I think it has although there?s still definitely room for improvement) then ultimately that?s a good thing.

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We?ve seen a bunch of Conductor?s research covered in some of the major industry publications over the last 12-18 months. To what do you attribute some of the success you have had in putting SEO related content out there?

Although my handsome mug :) is featured on our columns on Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Land, the Conductor blog, and the studies we publish, I have a fantastic team at Conductor ?Jen Robustelli and Billy Lam?without whom none of it would be possible.? We work together on pretty much everything we do from idea development through post production to social media promotion in order to publish our content.

And, Conductor?s senior leadership deserves a great deal of credit for any success we have had.? When CEO Seth Besmertnik and VP, Marketing and Product Seth Dotterer first brought me over from Forrester Research more than three years ago, in doing so, they recognized that there was a place in the SEO industry to publish unique and quality research that everyone in the industry could benefit from.? It is to their credit and ongoing commitment that we?ve been able to achieve some success.

Although many are (justifiably) skeptical about bias from research coming from an industry player, to their credit, from day one, they created a separation between church and state that persists to this day and gave me license (and resources) to create unbiased research and thought leadership.

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About Nathan Safran

Nathan Safran is the Director of Research for Conductor, Inc., the leading enterprise SEO technology company based in New York and creators of Searchlight, the leading enterprise SEO platform.?Since joining Conductor in August of 2009, Nathan has established Conductor as a publisher of cutting edge SEO research and thought leadership.

Nathan authors insightful research on trends in the natural search industry that have been widely covered in authoritative industry publications such as Search Engine Land, Search Engine Watch, and MarketingProfs.? Nathan also writes a monthly column for Search Engine Land and Search Engine Watch, and regularly publishes data-driven posts on the Conductor blog.

Prior to joining Conductor, Nathan was an Analyst at Forrester Research in their Consumer Product Strategy Group.

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Appeals end for Britain's most famous extremist

LONDON (AP) ? He's the one-eyed, hook-handed terror suspect so troublesome that even Queen Elizabeth II reportedly felt moved to wonder why he remained at liberty despite his fiery call for a jihad, or holy war.

Britain is now set to extradite its most recognizable extremist ? Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, who is better known as Abu Hamza al-Masri ? to the United States, deporting a national hate figure to face terrorism charges, including allegedly helping set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon.

"This is a person who has been a blight on this country from more than a decade," said Robin Simcox, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, a London-based foreign-affairs think tank. "I don't think there will be many people shedding a tear."

It's been a long time coming: A European court decision Monday cleared the way for his extradition and that of four other terror suspects after an eight year legal battle, He could be deported within weeks.

Britain's tabloid newspapers ran unflattering photos of the familiar, gray bearded cleric and expressed cheerful satisfaction Tuesday that the preacher known for his anti-Western sermons might be sent away to face the consequences for his virulent sermons. The Sun tabloid headlined "Off: The Hook. Hate filled Hamza can be deported to the United States." The Daily Express said, "Evil Hamza: At last we can kick him out."

For years, the Egyptian-born former nightclub bouncer, who claimed he lost his eye and hands fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan, used his base in north London's Finsbury Park Mosque to persuade a young congregation to take up the cause of holy war. The mosque was once attended by both Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and "shoe bomber" Richard Reid. A senior UK terrorism official described the mosque as a "honeypot for extremists."

After the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the cleric declared that, "many people will be happy, jumping up and down at this moment."

When authorities raided the mosque, he simply moved outside, holding his sermons on the street, castigating Britain and calling for holy war. He was arrested in 2004.

The national frustration apparently rose to the head of state ? the monarch ? whose views are rarely given a public airing. Buckingham Palace refused to comment on a BBC report by security correspondent Frank Gardner, who said he had spoken with the queen and that she had mentioned that she told the senior government official in charge of law and order that she had been upset there was no way to arrest the preacher of hate.

"This is a conversation we had a little while ago and she did say that she had mentioned to ? I don't know which home secretary it was at the time ? that was there not some law he had broken?" Gardner told the Today program. "I wouldn't say she was necessarily lobbying, that's not for me to say, but like anybody she was upset that her country and her subjects had been denigrated by this man who was using this country as a platform for his very violent, hateful views."

Though the BBC apologized later for the breach of her confidence, the sentiment was clear.

The cleric and four others fought extradition, claiming the prospect of solitary confinement in one of America's "supermax" high-security jails and the potential for life without parole would breach a European ban on "torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." His lawyers had questioned U.S. assurances that he would not be mistreated or face the death penalty if convicted. Under European law, Britain cannot extradite suspects to countries where they might be executed.

But the case has often been cited by critics who cite flaws in the extradition system.

"It shows how a persistent litigant can spin these things out," said David Bentley, an expert on extradition and an associate fellow at Chatham House.

American officials allege that the cleric conspired to establish a training camp in Bly, Oregon, to give his followers combat and weapons training for violent jihad in Afghanistan. They also say he helped extremists who kidnapped 16 foreign tourists, including two Americans, in Yemen in 1998. Three British tourists and one Australian visitor were killed in a shootout between Yemeni security forces and the captors.

Britain first made legal moves to extradite the cleric to Yemen in 2003, but his lawyers appealed against the move. He was arrested on the U.S. warrant in 2004, but lost several British court cases in his fight against extradition before taking the case to the European court in 2008.

He is currently serving a seven-year prison term in Britain for separate charges of inciting hatred.

The other four suspects due to be extradited to the U.S. are Babar Ahmad, Syed Tahla Ahsan, Khaled al-Fawwaz and Adel Abdul Bary.

The cleric had appealed on the grounds that that too much time had passed since the alleged offenses to guarantee a fair trial; that some evidence could have been obtained by torture; and that he might be tortured or mistreated in the United States.

The European Court of Human Rights judges ruled that none of the material relied on by U.S. authorities "carries anything of the smell of the torture chamber sufficient to require its exclusion in a trial in this country."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-end-britains-most-famous-extremist-155439310--finance.html

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Norsat International... Speaking Up... (Event) : Satnews Publishers

[SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (?Norsat? or ?the Company?) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has announced that company President and CEO, Dr. Amiee Chan will give...

...a keynote address at the 2012 Joint Satellite Communication Conference in Ottawa, Canada. This year?s event, hosted jointly by the Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, and the AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (ICSSC), provides an opportunity for communications experts to share new satellite communication research and technology, and focus this research to new applications development. The theme of the 2012 conference is Satellites in the Service of Humanity and the event includes a number of high profile speakers.

Dr. Chan will address the attendees at 12:30 p.m. on September 27, 2012, focusing on communication as an essential service for social wellbeing and economic development. Norsat?s commitment to this ideal has been demonstrated in their development of communication technologies that are used to provide connectivity in locations where traditional communication infrastructure is insufficient, unreliable, damaged or non-existent.


In Iraq and Afghanistan, Norsat?s video streaming technologies and Ku-band portable satellite terminals are used to broadcast and receive live HD coverage of events and interviews. In 2010, Norsat?s satellite terminals were deployed to provide emergency communications and broadcast services following the earthquake in Haiti and the mine collapse in Chile. Norsat also provides remote network connectivity solutions, including a project to supply broadband internet connectivity to 17 remotely located First Nations communities in BC, as part of a partnership with the First Nations Emergency Society of BC (FNESS) and the First Nations Technology Council.

?The Joint Satellite Communications Conference is an excellent way to raise awareness of the importance of satellite communication technology and its application to emergency response and remote locations connectivity. It?s an honor to have the chance to speak at this conference, and to share some of the ways in which Norsat?s communications technologies have and can be used to make the world a more connected place,? stated Dr. Chan.


Source: http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=2049846258

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

7 Small Business Advertising and marketing Ideas That Stone ...

Uncover the 7 investors needed for small business that will help you grow your business with a huge success.
Using a variety of small business marketing ideas at your fingertips is really a necessity for any company owner who wants to build his / her business and succeed in his niche. Whilst there are literally hundreds of solutions to advertise your small business, focusing on a select few established ideas will deliver the best results. Here are 7 quality small business marketing ideas to help you meet your purpose.

Work with a Complementary Organization
By working with a non-competing business on joint advertising ventures, you can achieve more people and cut back for better benefits
Raise your prices
While this is a tricky area, the prices may actually always be holding your business in terms of growth. If your prices are too low, your current potential customers may not visit your business as one of top quality. Study your competitors? rates and make a decision concerning any adjustments you?ll want to make to your very own fee structure.
Promote seasonally
Piggyback on holidays and also special events, such as back to school, Christmas, July 4th, and graduating, and advertise particularly to people who are dedicated to these things. This allows you to get yourself a piece of that client spending.
Keep Your Advertising and marketing Relevant
Current events and trends expose a lot about where consumers? hearts and minds are generally. Use them in your advertising and marketing. Whether the concern is concerning severe weather or the environment, there is a way to arrange it into your marketing emails.
Put Limits on the Advertising Efforts
By putting deadlines, volume and time limits on the special offers, you are stimulating people to buy when you wish them to. It also increases the idea of scarcity which is always powerful in sales.
Create Advertising and marketing Videos
One of the most popular trends on Google today is video. Produce a marketing video and also post it on YouTube. There are so many great free of charge and low-cost programs that may help you create one easily and quickly. You will not only be popular with the Google world wide web crawlers, you will also end up being appealing to the hordes of web people who simply would rather watch a video than read a textual content.
Use a Marketing Work schedule
Set up a marketing appointments for your business allowing you to have the entire year of promotions planned out. Schedule start dates to work about preparation for special offers so that you are never caught unprepared again. Note the success of each campaign, so you have a reference for the future.
Put these types of tried and true small business marketing ideas to work for you. You will notice that as you incorporate a lot more innovative small business ideas list, your results will skyrocket.

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