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Monday, August 5, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Price Cut by $100
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Without much fanfare, Microsoft has discounted its Surface Pro by $100. While the price cut last month to the Surface RT models was followed by a statement from Mcirosoft CEO Steve Ballmer about how the company had lost nearly $900 million dollars due to the troubled tablet, there is no indication as of yet that a similar problem is plaguing the Pro models.
The page on Microsoft?s site makes no mention as to how long this price cut will last, but in a statement obtained by The Verge, the price cut is applicable to consumers in?Canada, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the U.S. and will last through Aug. 29.
While it may be easy to point to this price cut as a sign that the Pro has failed, there have also been rumors circulating that an updated version of the Microsoft produced tablets are in the pipeline with a potential release in the not too distant future. Clearing out the old stock always makes sense before releasing an updated product.
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'African Americans for Justice in the Middle East & North Africa' condemn rising tide of racism in Israeli society (African Americans for Justice in the Middle East & North Africa, Mondoweiss)
We, the undersigned, condemn in the strongest possible terms recent?racist comments?made by Israel's newly-elected chief Ashkenazi rabbi, David Lau, who referred to African-American basketball players playing in Israel as "kushim," a derogatory term that is akin to "nigger." Rabbi Lau, a government official who is paid by the state and who is scheduled to serve a ten-year term as one of two official chief Israeli rabbis, made the offensive remarks to young Jewish religious students while warning them against watching televised sports like basketball. Following criticism from anti-racism activists, Rabbi Lau was defended?by Natfali Bennett,?Israel's Minister of Religious Services and?leader of the Jewish Home party.
Regrettably, the sentiments expressed by Rabbi Lau reflect a larger problem of racism in Israeli society. In recent years, Israel has witnessed a rising tide of socially acceptable bigotry, particularly against African asylum seekers and Palestinians, fanned by senior?religious?and?political?figures. In June 2012, Israel's then-Interior Minister, Eli Yishai,?declared?that Israel "belongs to us, to the white man," in response to a question about Muslim asylum seekers. The previous month, Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?and members of his Likud party, helped incite a wave of violence against Africans after making fear-mongering and incendiary comments about asylum seekers. In one instance, Likud parliamentarian Miri Regev described?African refugees as a "cancer in our body" at a rally in Tel Aviv that degenerated into what local media?described?as a "race riot" in which random individuals of African descent were attacked in the street. Around the same time, a series of?arsons and other?violent attacks?were carried out against Africans in Israel. The situation was so bad that a group of ambassadors from African countries?complained?to Israel's foreign ministry that African diplomats were afraid to walk down the street.
The situation for Palestinians living in Israel and the occupied territories is no better. Those who are citizens of Israel suffer systematic discrimination?as non-Jews living in a self-defined "Jewish state," while those living under Israeli military rule are denied?the most basic of political and civil rights, which are accorded to Jewish settlers living in illegal settlements right next to them, simply because they are not Jewish. Increasingly, the world is?recognizing?the regime that Israel has instituted in the territories that it controls between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea as a form of apartheid.
As African Americans and as citizens of the United States, which provides enormous economic, military, and diplomatic support to the state of Israel, we are appalled by Rabbi Lau's racist statement,?the lack of condemnation from senior Israeli and American officials that it engendered, and by the disturbing growth in openly racist attitudes expressed in Israel against Africans, Palestinians, and others. We call on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama, and all peoples of conscience, to condemn Rabbi Lau's comments and the growing culture of intolerance and naked racism in Israeli society that they represent,?and to demand his immediate removal from his position as chief Ashkenazi rabbi. As negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians begin again under the rubric of the US-sponsored peace process, which reportedly includes a demand?supported by the Obama administration that Palestinians officially recognize Israel as a ?Jewish state,? we also urge politicians and all others concerned to acknowledge and address the worsening racism and discrimination suffered by Palestinian and other non-Jewish citizens of Israel. Failure to do so will mean the perpetuation of the injustices done to the Palestinian people, and the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, regardless of the results of any negotiations.?
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Kali Akuno
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Carl Bloice
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Christopher Cathcart
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Dr. Russell Rickford
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
CBS blocks Time Warner Cable customers online
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Time Warner Cable customers in several major U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, have been without CBS programming since Friday, when negotiations over retransmission fees broke down. And now, thanks to a decision by CBS, those viewers andcustomers will feel squeezed out online: The network has decided to block them from accessing programming that would normally be available on the Internet, as well.
"If Time Warner Cable is a customer's Internet service provider, then their access to CBS full episode content via online and mobile platforms has been suspended as a result of Time Warner Cable's decision to drop CBS and Showtime from their market," CBS spokesperson Dana McClintock told TODAY.com.?
"As soon as CBS is restored on Time Warner Cable systems in affected markets, that content will be accessible again," she added.
That said, some TWC customers are still able to access CBS.com programming -- at least for now. As the spokesperson noted, "There are some instances where TWC customers have reported being able to watch. It's not 100%."
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Amber Heard ? Flare Canada September 2013 [IPAD Edition Remastered]
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Editorial is entitled, ?Shades Of Amber? and is shot by Kurt Iswarienko and styled by Erin Walsh. . ...
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From London to Nice, the woman who led detectives to world?s richest fugitive
In less than 24 hours, Olena Tischenko would unwittingly lead British private investigators to the man they had hunted for 18 months. This is the Hollywood thriller-style story of how Mukhtar Ablyazov was tracked down to his nest of luxury villas on the Cote d?Azur.
Ablyazov, 50, was wanted on charges of massive fraud over the ?12?billion collapse of the BTA bank he ran in Kazakhstan.
The multi-billionaire fled to London in 2009 and went on the run in London when facing a prison sentence last year. Since then investigators hired by BTA have combed much of Europe, until Ms Tischenko, wearing a black mini-dress and tottering on four-inch heels, led them from London to Nice and then on a drive through the early hours of the morning to a sumptuous villa.
There, through the window, Ablyazov was finally spotted. He was in his underwear, making up a bed.
Sources say Ms Tischenko, the ex-wife of a Ukrainian multi-millionaire, was in the High Court on 22 July defending legal action brought by lawyers for? BTA and its creditors.
Shortly before 6pm she left court and took a taxi to Cornhill in the City, then a second cab to Heathrow where she did some shopping.
At 10.30pm her flight took off to Nice and she was picked up by the driver of a white Land Rover Discovery at 1.30am. She was driven to her home ? where she changed into the mini and heels ? and less than an hour later drove off in a grey Discovery for Villa Neptune in Miramar.
She went past the villa, parked away from it and then walked back at 3.07am. At 3.40am, Ablyazov was spotted for the first time, rearranging the bed and drawing the curtains. Ms Tischenko left the villa at midday to drive to the beach and that night flew from Nice to Moscow. Investigators kept watch at Villa Neptune and last Friday Ablyazov drove to another of his villas, Saint Basile in Mouglis.
That evening Ms Tisschenko arrived back in Nice and drove to Saint Basile to stay the night. On Monday, the bank contacted the French authorities in Aix-en-Provence to tell them about Ablyazov ? wanted under an Interpol notice issued by Ukraine.
Meanwhile the fugitive was on the move again to another luxury property, 1816 Chemin de Castellaras in Mouans-Sartoux. Two days ago a 12-man Brigade de Recherche et D?Intervention team, supported by a helicopter with thermal image detectors, arrived at the scene.
At 1.45pm they stormed in and Ablyazov was seized. He faces extradition to the Ukraine for a fraud trial but could be sent back to London to serve a 22-month sentence.
He had fled Kazakhstan in 2009 to claim asylum in Britain but BTA pursued him at the High Court, freezing his worldwide assets. With jail looming after his flouting of the court orders, he vanished ? until Ms Tisch-enko finally led detectives to him.
Ablyazov?s daughter Madina yesterday said her father faced ?grave danger? if returned to Kazakhstan.
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Defending 4A champ falls in baseball
The first round is complete at the state high school baseball tournament and there will be a new champion in class 4A. Clinton jumped out to an early 8-0 lead then held off a furious rally by top ranked and defending champion Ankeny 10-8.
Chino Alcala?s two out single in the bottom of the ninth inning brought in the winning run as third ranked Des Moines East beat Davenport North 7-6. ?I was looking for an away curveball and he threw me a fastball and I just got out on it and hit it opposite field,? Alcala explains.
Davenport North tried to take the lead twice by attempting a double steal but both times had runner thrown out at the plate. Wildcats coach Cory Wachal says they had opportunities, but East made the plays they needed.
Dom Thompson-Williams drove in the lone run of the game and the Sioux City East Black Raiders scraped out a 1-0 victory over the 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier.
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A Woman Who Bought Two iPhones Was Scammed with Two Apples Instead
When you're looking to buy an Apple iPhone off a classifieds ad, you expect certain things. Like it having a working touchscreen. Like it maybe be in one piece. Like it actually being an Apple iPhone and not... just an apple. A woman made the dear mistake of buying two apples in an iPhone box when she really wanted two iPhones. Oof.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Mason City Newman returns to 1A championship baseball game
Casey Hall tossed a three hit shutout as top ranked Mason City Newman earned a return trip to the class 1A championship game with a 3-0 victory over second ranked Twin Cedars in a semifinal round contest. Hall says his plan was to try and keep the Twin Cedars hitters off balance.
With the victory the Knights advance to Saturday?s 1A title game. They were the runner-up a year ago, and Newman coach Tony Adams says a tough regular season schedule has paid off at tournament time.
Making their second trip to state Twin Cedars closes the season with a record of 36-3. Twin Cedars coach Matt Miller who says this is only the beginning for a team that has just two seniors.
?This is going to be motivation to work much, much, harder than we already have, which I feel we?ve put in a lot of work and a lot of time,? Miller says. ?We certainly expect to be back. I know that is a long road ahead and it is hard to get here, but this is a group that is very special at Twin Cedars and we will be very motivated through the offseason.?
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Can the GOP ever really stop Obamacare?
The Republican-led House of Representatives Friday will vote for the 40th time to roll back the Affordable Care Act. While symbolically meaningful, this vote will be as futile as the last 39 votes to repeal the law. Obviously, the Democratic-led Senate would never pass a repeal bill, and President Obama would never sign it.
The Republican Party remains as committed as ever to repealing or at least dismantling the mammoth health care law that Democrats pushed through Congress in 2010 with zero GOP support. But after years of railing against the law and dozens of votes against it, Republicans are now divided over the best way to attack it.
While the House continues to hold votes to repeal the law, a group of Senate Republicans are leading a campaign to defund the measure. Conservatives at the state level, meanwhile, have resisted implementing the law. All of these efforts have had some impact on the law so far, but for all practical purposes, it appears at this point that Obamacare is here to stay.
This week's vote is on a bill specifically to stop the IRS from implementing the portions of Obamacare that it's responsible for, such as helping to enforce the individual mandate and giving consumers subsidies with which to purchase insurance. The bill, called the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013, seizes not only on conservatives' fierce opposition to Obamacare, but also to their relatively new concerns about the IRS in the wake of its targeting of tea party groups.
"After all we've learned about the IRS and its conduct, the last thing we want is the IRS into protected health care information of taxpayers," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said to reporters Wednesday.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, one of the Senate's most outspoken conservatives, said Tuesday that if the law isn't stopped now -- before it is fully implemented -- it may never be. "No major entitlement, once it has been implemented, has ever been unwound," he said. "If we don't do it now, in all likelihood we never will."
That said, even Cruz acknowledged House's repeal votes are getting tiresome. "Those votes were, by and large, empty, symbolic votes that had zero chance of passing," he said.
Cruz has signed onto an initiative, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, to block any government funding bill that includes any funds that would go towards the implementation of Obamacare. The idea would presumably give conservatives leverage on the matter, since Congress needs to pass a government funding bill by Sept. 30 or risk letting parts of the government shut down.
While a number of conservatives have joined this campaign, multiple Republicans -- skeptical of the idea's effectiveness and also wary of shutting the government down -- have dismissed it as a gimmick.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., called it the "dumbest idea" he had ever heard, while Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., warned against more shutdown "shenanigans." Some senators who initially backed the idea, like Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, have rescinded their support for it.
Source: http://www.ktva.com/home/outbound-xml-feeds/Can-the-GOP-ever-really-stop-Obamacare-217937561.html
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Battle Ready
As Shakespeare once told us, ?Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.? And some, he might have added, rise to greatness because of the presence?and the provocations?of a worthy rival. In a series of articles over the next few weeks, Slate will explore how competition makes the best even better, driving creativity, innovation, and sheer bloody-mindedness in a race to the top.
Our Moneybox columnist Matthew Yglesias leads off, looking at why the most successful entrepreneurs don?t always amass the biggest fortunes. (Exhibit A: Steve Jobs.) Slate?s chief Explainer, Brian Palmer, will unpack how rivalries between sports franchises enhance their brand value. Slate science writer Daniel Engber will unearth the bizarre and fascinating ?bone wars? between two 19th-century dinosaur hunters, and technology columnist Farhad Manjoo will assess the four-way battle of the top tech giants. We?ll also tackle some of the most iconic head-to-head contests of the last century: from comics to soft drinks, from skyscrapers to feuding literary sisters. There?s even more to come, but for now, grab a ringside seat and enjoy the fray.
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Pinterest introduces email alerts for price reductions on pinned items
Pinterest has been a boon for digital scrapbookers, and today, the company is rolling out a new feature to appeal to its bargain-hunting user base. When the price drops on an item you've pinned, an email will be zapped to your inbox to alert you to the discount. If you're the kind of person who uses the site to sort out your shopping needs, it might be right up your alley, but not all pinners will appreciate the influx of messages. The feature can be switched off from the account settings menu, though even when it's on, Pinterest insists that emails will be bundled to avoid clutter. Discount alerts are set for a gradual roll-out, so if you're not seeing the option under settings yet, sit tight.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
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This is the Tumblelog of Paul Higgins and Sandy Teagle - Futurists from Melbourne and Brisbane in Australia. Go to Emergent Futures to see more or follow on Twitter at
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Oxford Brookes University receives a visit from Dallara Automobili
Andrea Toso, Head of R&D and US Racing Business Leader for?Dallara Automobili, Italy, visited the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at Oxford Brookes University in June.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss a possible collaboration programme with Brookes. If the development of the work programme is successful, Brookes will be the only UK University to collaborate with Dallara.
During his visit, Andrea met the Oxford Brookes Racing Team, as well as learning more about the exceptional degree programmes offered, and the latest leading research being undertaken by the Department.
Dallara Automobili design, build and support some of the world?s most competitive racing cars. They are the world?s premier supplier of racing cars, and use state-of-the-art facilities alongside collaboration programmes with leading racing teams and universities worldwide.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Get inspired by these speakers at Expand in New York this November!
We had an amazing time at Expand SF this past March (couldn't make it? see for yourself!), and we're super excited about making Expand NY an even bigger and more spectacular show this November 9th and 10th. The tech luminaries you'll be hearing from on stage are a big part of what makes the Expand experience one you won't want to miss, so let's start filling you in on who those folks are!
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Dhofar Automotive launches new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee in ...
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the most awarded SUV ever, once again redefines the premium SUV class, delivering an unprecedented combination of best-in-class fuel economy and driving range, a choice of leading powertrain options, legendary benchmark capability, world-class craftsmanship, premium on-road driving dynamics and a host of advanced user-friendly technology and safety features.
Highlighting the proud history of the Grand Cherokee, Jack Rodencal, Managing Director of Chrysler Group Middle East, said, "There have been four generations of Grand Cherokee, and over the last 20 years each generation has improved on the last. For the 2014 model year, Jeep has taken the industry's most highly acclaimed SUV and elevated it to an even higher level. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee has now leapt even further ahead from its competitors by enhancing its unique elegance, efficiency, capability and technological features."
Jack Rodencal added, "Styled for, and targeted at customers in the important mid-size SUV segment and with a high level of equipment on offer, drivers in the Sultanate will find it even more of a pleasure to drive - on road, off road and in all weather conditions."
A new, refined exterior design, complete with new bi-xenon headlamps, with signature LED daytime running lamps (DRL) on all models add to its premium appearance. Interior luxury is achieved with premium amenities including Natura leather, exotic open-pore wood trim and new colour offerings. New steering wheel paddle shifters offer improved driver control both on- and off-road, including Electronic Range Select when using Selec-Speed Control in extreme off-road situations.
Legendary Jeep capability comes courtesy of two available 4x4 systems (Quadra-Trac II and Quadra Drive II), Jeep's Quadra-Lift air suspension system and class-leading Selec-Terrain traction management system. The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee also boasts best-in-class towing of up to 3,266 kgs.
The new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee comes equipped with increased and improved safety and security features - more than 60 in total - including Front Park Assist, Forward Collision Warning with Crash Mitigation, Adaptive Cruise Control and Selec-Speed Control - as well as an array of advanced user-friendly technology features such as the latest Uconnect 8.4" touchscreen radio with integrated climate and infotainment controls and a 7" customer configurable multiview display cluster.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is equipped with the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 engine as well as the 5.7-litre HEMI V8 - both engine options being paired to a new eight-speed transmission.
The new, robust and durable eight-speed transmission in addition to enhancing fuel economy, delivers quicker acceleration and precise, smooth shifting, enhancing ride quality to luxury car levels. An additional benefit is a lower crawl ratio to aid in climbing over - or through - tough obstacles, when equipped with a two-speed transfer case.
Another contributor to the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee's improved fuel economy is a new Eco Mode that optimises the transmission's shift schedule and, in V8 models, Fuel Saver cylinder deactivation. In addition, the Eco Mode activates Grand Cherokee's air suspension system, lowering it to 'Aero Ride Height' when the vehicle speed remains between 83.7 kmph and 90 kmph, or exceeds 90 kmph. Eco Mode is automatically engaged on vehicle startup - a button on the centre stack that allows drivers to disengage Eco Mode if more spirited performance is desired.
The new 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is available now at Dhofar Automotive showrooms across the Sultanate. To find out more about all Jeep Grand Cherokee models or to book a test drive - call 2458 4530 or visit your nearest showroom from Saturday to Thursday, between 9.30am and 1.30pm or 8pm and 12am during the month of Ramadan.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/dhofar-automotive-launches-2014-jeep-grand-349679
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
National Intelligence Lawyer Wonders Why People Are Fine With Sharing Data On Facebook But Not With The Government
It's a point that's been raised by many people in arguments about privacy and other aspects of government data collection. In a speech given last Friday, the general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence, Robert Litt, broached the topic publicly. After defending the NSA's programs as completely legal (thanks to the Third Party Doctrine), Litt asked more directly:
"Why is it that people are willing to expose large quantities of information to private parties but don't want the Government to have the same information?"It's a valid question, but not when asked by the overseer of government intelligence agencies. Daniel Stuckey at Motherboard points out that there's a big difference between voluntary and involuntary "exposure."
Now, I'd hate to answer Litt's question so simply by saying that consumers are extorted by their love of what they consume, but it's part of it. And trust in companies that give us free things, that advance self-expression is an inalienable consumer right. If the government, theoretically, already knows everything there is to know?when we didn't directly volunteer our information?it then provides momentum for a rally cry. The shame and disgust when Edward Snowden pulled back the curtain reverberates that government by virtue is supposed to be more clear, more holistic, and an idealized reflection of ourselves.It's a false equivalent. Thousands of people expose tons of information every day using social media platforms, but they do so with the implicit understanding that the free service is deriving some sort of benefit from their interactions. When the government scoops up the same data, there's no perceived benefit, not even the supposed "targeting" of terrorists.
Furthermore, as Stuckey states, we want to believe our government is above snooping on our "private" interactions. (Private in the sense that they're between individuals, no matter how many others can view or interact with the conversations.) If we initiate the exchange, we don't feel victimized by the lack of privacy.
Beyond that, every social media service has some sort of privacy settings built in that limit what others can see. Most of these have only limited effectiveness, but the fact is that users have the option to exclude others. The underlying platform is the facilitator and therefore, has "earned" the "right" to mine data and can never truly be excluded, and we (for the most part) accept this. There is no "exclude government" option, other than Litt's implicit suggestion: if you don't want the government to see it, don't post it in public arenas.
But the most troubling part of Litt's question is this.
It's great that the U.S. government behaves better than corporations on privacy?too bad it trusts/subcontracts corporations to deal with that privacy?but it's an uncomfortable thing to even be in a position of having to compare the two. This is the point Litt misses, and it's not a fine one.This is the crux of the issue. When someone asks why we don't value our privacy more, in terms of social networking, they have a point. When someone asks why we're willing to give Facebook plenty of data but resent the government doing the same thing, the point is no longer valid. Handing data to advertisers is a lot easier to stomach than the impression that the government is reading over your shoulder.
Ultimately, though, we should never have gotten to the point where the government's thirst for data on American citizens exceeds the demands of corporations. We expect corporations to act in self-interest. We expect our government to be a lot more selfless and its intelligence agencies more willing to sacrifice some effectiveness in order to protect the rights of American citizens.
If Litt honestly feels people don't have privacy expectations in regards to data shared with a third party, he should put some manpower into launching Facebook.gov (or whatever) and see how many people are willing to sign up. Facebook vs. government isn't a fair comparison and Litt knows it. He's just using the question to prop up the third party exception that enables the NSA to acquire vast amounts of data. What he's doing is making a convenient presumption that these users are aware of the protections they lose by sharing information with a third party -- and, consequently, the government. Part of the "expectation of privacy" is the "expectation," something the Supreme Court has noted, and it's safe to say that many Facebook/Google/Twitter users don't expect the government to be accessing their data.
Finally, there's also the utilitarian aspect. As the New Jersey Supreme Court pointed out earlier, no one uses a cell phone simply to provide location data for law enforcement and investigative agencies. And no one utilizes social media in order to provide the government with a treasure trove of personal information.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Florida On My Mind: Jay Z, Rolling Stones Join Stevie Wonder?s Boycott of Florida Over Stand Your Ground Law
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For those that we have lost in the battle for justice, wherever that fits in any part of the world ? we can?t bring them back. What we can do is we can let our voices be heard. And we can vote in our various countries throughout the world for change and equality for everybody. That?s what I know we can do.
I know I am not everybody. I am just a human being but for the gift God has has given me and what it means, I decided today that until the ?Stand Your Ground? law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again. As a matter of fact, wherever I find that law exists, I will not perform in that state or in that part of the world.
According to a source close to Stevie Wonder, it appears that several other artists are ready to join him in his protest. This morning that source told the American Urban Radio Network that artists including The Rolling Stones, Rihanna, Jay Z, Madonna and Justin Timberlake would be joining Mr. Wonder in bidding adieu to the Sunshine State so long as Stand Your Ground Laws remain intact.
The initial act in itself garnered wide attention with Slate calling it ?politically savvy? and ?morally righteous? acknowledging that that his actions harken back to similar efforts made by artists like Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and The Beatles in the face of a Jim Crowe south.
If true, this massive showing of solidarity is likely to gain notice from both fans and policymakers in the state.? Whether or not that impacts Governor Rick Scott is still up in the air.
Last week the Governor did take time to meet with The Dream Defenders, a group of young activists of color who literally took over his office on behalf of Justice for Trayvon Martin, to discuss their demand to have a special session called to reevaluate Stand Your Ground Laws.? Upon meeting with the young protesters, the Governor reiterated his refusal to do so which prompted them to pledge to maintain their sit-in until their demands have been met.
While Florida is not the only state to maintain Stand Your Ground Laws, for the time being it appears to be ground zero for where this battle is fought.? Moving something substantive forward will require participation from everyone who has a stake.? While these artists are sure to up the ante, the visible presence of The Dream Defenders in Governor Scott?s office is just as invaluable.
The point being that you don?t need to sell out Yankee Stadium to do something ? it helps! ? but Florida is becoming a test case for what happens when a movement finds agreement with society?s cultural icons.
The power in that is yet to be seen.
Till then, I?ll have Florida on my mind.
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A Journey is always easier with a MAP: Windows Server 2012 Migration Tools
I'm sure you heard the news regarding our new version of our server OS. Windows Server 2012 R2 (the preview is available for download now).? Windows Server helps customers transform the datacenter, taking advantage of new hybrid cloud capabilities to increase resilience, simplify management, reduce cost, and speed delivery of services to the business. That's why we're all here for right?? We're here to support our business units, and make our enterprises more efficient, more agile and more profitable.
Thankfully, Microsoft has provided a wealth of resources to help you on your transformation journey. We have resources in the form of information documents and tools that help guide you through the process of migrating roles and features to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Many roles and features can be migrated by using Windows Server Migration Tools. The Windows Server Migration Tools contain a set of five Windows PowerShell cmdlets:
| Cmdlet | Description |
| Export-SmigServerSetting | Exports selected Windows features and operating system settings from the local computer, and stores them in a migration store. |
| Get-SmigServerFeature | Gets the set of all Windows features that can be migrated from the local server or from a migration store. |
| Import-SmigServerSetting | Imports selected Windows features and operating system settings from a migration store, and applies them to the local computer. |
| Receive-SmigServerData | Allows a destination server to receive shares, folders, files, and associated permissions and share properties that are migrated from a source server. The cmdlet Send-SmigServerData must be run on the source server at the same time Receive-SmigServerData is running on the destination server. |
| Send-SmigServerData | Migrates folders, files, and associated permissions and share properties from a source server to a destination server through port 7000. The cmdlet Receive-SmigServerData must be run on the destination server at the same time Send-SmigServerData is running on the source server. |
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The Migration Tools were introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 for easily migrating role and feature elements and data.
On top of Migration Tools a series of migration guides support migrations of specified roles and features from one server to another (not in-place upgrades). Unless otherwise noted in the guides, migrations are supported between physical and virtual computers, and between full installation options of Windows Server and servers that are running the Server Core installation option. Follow the steps in these guides to migrate roles and features from servers that are running the following OS:
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
The guides include the following:
For additional migration resources, visit Migrate Roles and Features to Windows Server 2012.
The Microsoft Virtual Academy also has a wealth of resources. Particularly a full virtual course on Migrating to Windows Server 2012. It will help IT Professionals that are faced with a number of unique challenges upon the release of a new version of the Operating System. This course will expose you to all these tools, and show you how Windows Server 2012 can ease your transition, not merely in upgrading earlier versions of Windows Server, but also ensuring that your key services can be migrated in an efficient, cost-effective and safe manner. The course will cover the following module:
- Upgrading to Windows Server 2012
- Intro to Tools
- Upgrading AD
- Migrating WSUS
- Printing in Windows Server 2012
- Migrating IPConfig
- Cluster Migration
- Migrating Server 2003
You can find the Migrating to Windows Server 2012 Training here.
I saved the best for last. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for Windows Server 2012 literally a MAP for your datacenter transformation. It is an agentless inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely assess IT environments for various platform migrations?including Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2010 and Office 365, Windows Server 2012 and Windows 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012, Hyper-V, Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track, and Windows Azure. Quickly and efficiently collect the detailed infrastructure information you need for planning your migration to Windows Server 2012. Create a server inventory report, let MAP analyze the data to assess your IT environment's readiness, and access the following Windows Server 2012 reports and proposals:
- Server Inventory Proposal: Assess your current IT environment for Windows Server 2012 readiness with MAP.
- Server Inventory Report:MAP will identify currently installed Windows Server operating systems and provide a detailed analysis of hardware.
- Server Roles Report: MAP generates reports of the Windows Server 2012 roles installed on each server in your IT environment.
Follow this link to learn more about MAP.
Cheers!
Pierre Roman, MCITP, ITIL | Technology Evangelist
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How many jihadis just escaped from Abu Ghraib?
Sophisticated overnight attacks on two Iraqi prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad involving mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, and dozens of attackers are a sign of growing potency for the country's Sunni insurgents.
These weren't attacks on mosques or markets, designed to spread terror by killing unprepared civilians in public spaces. These were attacks on the militarized prisons of Abu Ghraib and Taji, both of which have large contingents of insurgents among their inmates and have long been targets for Iraq's jihadis. Yet the government of Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was forced to scramble attack helicopters and rush troops to join pitched battles. Even so, they may not have staved off a stunning symbolic defeat.
Though early today government officials claimed the attackers had been kept from their ultimate objective ? freeing jihadi comrades ? as the day wore on scattered claims were made of a stunning insurgent success. Member of Parliament Hakim al-Zamili asserted to Reuters that 500 insurgents escaped from Abu Ghraib alone and that most of them were members of the Al Qaeda-aligned Islamic State in Iraq.
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Iraq's al-Summaria TV also reported that hundreds of Al Qaeda fighters escaped from Abu Ghraib and Taji, citing an unnamed police source, and went on to say that many of them were from Saladin Province, which lies between the insurgent hotbed of Anbar and the increasingly troubled province of Mosul due to its border with Syria. But TV stations frequently get stories wrong when relying on unnamed sources. And Mr. Zamili, as a loyalist of Shiite preacher and Maliki opponent Muqtada al-Sadr, would have reasons to favor a story that embarrasses the prime minister.
Whether this was a total disaster or just the latest in a series of black eyes for the government remains to be seen, as is the death toll. Early reports claim that 20 soldiers and policemen died in the jailbreak and that roughly that many of the prisoners were killed. How many of the insurgent assault forces died has yet to be determined.
But what's already clear is light infantry attacks involving a large number of insurgents and weapons, that must have been long planned, were carried out against government forces on the outskirts of Baghdad, the seat of central government power. Iraq's sectarian civil war in some ways never really ended, US protestations that the "surge" brought peace to Iraq to the contrary. The Shiite dominated government has behaved autocratically, clamped down on freedom of speech, continued the tradition of torture in Iraq's prisons and police stations, and cut Sunni Arabs out of the political process.
Not surprisingly some of the Sunni Arabs who were promised a seat at the table in the "new Iraq" but have instead been systematically marginalized are taking up arms again. Lately they've been given heart by Sunni jihadi successes across the border in Syria (where Bashar al-Assad is allied with Shiite Iran and enjoys at least the tepid support of the Maliki government), with Iraqi jihadis from Anbar and other border provinces playing a prominent role in the Jabhat al-Nusra insurgent group, and those returning home reinvigorating their comrades.
AFP statistics show that 527 Iraqis died in insurgent violence this month through July 20 and there have been at least 100 further killed in the two days since, making July the deadliest month of the year ? and the deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008. The previous deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008 was this May.
While Sunni jihadis frequently execute prisoners and prey on defenseless civilians for either working with the government or simply being Shiites, an attack on Abu Ghraib carries powerful symbolism for Iraq's Sunni community in general.
The prison there was a house of horrors under Saddam Hussein, where political opponents (most Shiite but many Sunnis as well) were tortured before their execution. The disfigured body of a loved one returned to a community formed a powerful disincentive to standing in his way. After Hussein was deposed by US-led forces in 2003, Abu Ghraib's administration came into the hands of the US army, which in turn carried out torture on inmates, many of them Sunnis accused of being insurgents.
Pictures of the torture conducted by US guards leaked out and in 2004, and indelibly stained America's reputation in the country and much of the region. Abu Ghraib was long ago returned to Iraq's government, but succeeding Iraqi governments have made torture far more widespread and routine than it was when the US was running the country. While the worst abuses under Maliki's rule have taken place in secret prisons co-located with Iraqi army bases and Interior Ministry facilities, Abu Ghraib remains a symbol of central government abuse. And the ongoing torture fuels Iraq's separation and violence, rather than quelling it.
Iraq remains a long way from the worst of the civil war. The vast majority of Iraqis who lived through it don't want to return to that horror. But the war in Syria has seen Iraq's already limited control of that long border slip and government failures like that today ? which potentially saw hundreds of seasoned operatives re-injected into the Iraqi insurgency ? will encourage more Sunni fence-sitters to join the fight.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/many-jihadis-just-escaped-abu-ghraib-185650792.html
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Anadarko And Nuverra Offer Investors Solid Exposure To The Quiet Energy Revolution
By Amine Bouchentouf
A quiet revolution has begun taking place in the United States that is going to have a profound impact on the global energy landscape for years and decades to come. I call it a quiet revolution because, while many people have heard of this revolution, very few people have actually mapped out the implications or the far-reaching impact it will have in a relatively short period of time on the global energy matrix. I'm talking about the shale oil and shale gas technological revolution.
As I've written in the past, politicians aspiring to higher office in energy-consuming countries always make energy independence one of the pillars of their campaigns. And for good reason: As the common saying goes, voters vote with their checkbooks.
Since one of the biggest items that voters take out of their checkbook every month is energy-related (whether it's gasoline for the car or heating fuel for the house), politicians want to reduce (or at least appear to be reducing) the energy component of voters' checkbooks. It's ironic that, in parts of the United States at least, energy costs for consumers are steadily coming down. But the main driver of these cost reductions is not politicians; rather, it's technology.
I cannot overestimate the impact that hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling is having on the global energy landscape at a critical time in history. Certainly over the last decade, and especially over the last several years, a confluence of events has tilted the balance of power eastward. China's rapidly growing demand for energy products (from crude oil and natural gas to coal) and the Middle East's growing production capacity, made the relationship between Asian countries and Middle Eastern producers the most dominant one in the global energy landscape.
Enter horizontal drilling. As this technology was perfected and implemented in the hills of the Dakotas, its potential wasn't clearly seized at first. Sure, the original developers displayed real excitement that they would be able to recover additional resources that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to, but even they didn't truly comprehend the global significance and impact this technology would have.
A New Global Energy Matrix
The way I think of this new technological development is like drinking a milkshake. Imagine that every time you drink your favorite milkshake, your straw clogs up and you can only drink half of your beverage. Now, you discover a new straw, and all of a sudden you're able to drink 100% of your milkshake. This new technological development does exactly that -- it allows companies to recover up to 50% (and in some cases, even more) of the previously unrecoverable oil in reserves.
As a result of implementing this technology throughout the country, the United States has now drastically reduced its imported oil. Countries such as Nigeria and Angola, which were prolific exporters to the U.S., all of a sudden are finding themselves with extra product and are looking for customers in other locations. Even more so, the production coming out of the U.S. is so prolific that there are even talks that the U.S. may become a net exporter by 2020. This development has caught the eyes of OPEC, the influence-wielding organization that's responsible for producing and allocating close to two-thirds of the world's daily oil production and that serves as the de facto central bank of the oil markets.
What's worrying to OPEC is not that the U.S. is becoming a large producer (although that is cause for concern); the deep-seated concern is that this technology will be exported and adopted by other countries around the world, which will glut the market with oil and depress prices. To be sure, OPEC still accounts for the majority of oil barrels produced and consumed in global markets on a daily basis. In addition, implementing this technology to aging fields or to newer fields is costly and extremely time-consuming: It can take between three to five years for the technology to be implemented appropriately. That said, this is a real change that will have real impacts in the years to come. Below I highlight some strategies you should consider in helping you benefit from this trend.
The Trend Is Your Friend
This technological trend is here to stay, and companies that implement it successfully within the constraints of environmental protections and with a global footprint certainly stand to benefit. I recommend identifying companies in the services sector that are experts in this technology and that will adopt it for their own benefit as well as third-party service providers.
One company I recommend is Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC). Anadarko is a global E&P company and an early adopter of the technology. It owns wells both in the United States as well as overseas, so you get exposure to assets around the world; since fracking will soon become a global phenomenon, having a company that can operate overseas is crucial.
Another service provider that you should take a look at is Nuverra Environmental Solutions (NES). One of the main challenges of fracturing is disposing of the solid waste and residue that's left after the fracturing operation, which can have a detrimental impact on the environment if not disposed of appropriately. Nuverra provides environmental and cleanup solutions to energy and industrial clients that use fracturing. As the practice becomes more commonplace, companies such as Nuverra should see demand for their services increase.
The new energy landscape is rapidly changing and will offer opportunities for investors who are able to spot trends quickly and capitalize on them.
Disclosure: The author doesn't have any positions in the stocks mentioned.
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Fukushima cancer risk surges
The ongoing saga of Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan that suffered a triple meltdown in March 2011 just got dangerously murkier.
The number of workers who suffered cancer-inducing radiation doses is not 178, but 1,978, Asahi Shimbun reported on Friday. That's eleven times more than admitted by Tepco, the owner of the plant last December.
After much international pressure, Tepco had collected data from 522 workers last December and announced that 178 of them had suffered radiation as high as 11,800 millisieverts . The safe limit is 100 millisieverts. This finding was submitted to the World Health Organization and revealed last December.
But several expert agencies including the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation and Japan's health ministry pressured Tepco to look more carefully . After revaluation, Tepco found that actually 1,978 workers had suffered radiation over the safe level.
Since most of the exposure must have occurred in the first few days of the disaster, the workers have been without treatment for 28 months now. The Japanese mass circulation daily quoted affected workers as saying that they had been given no information or warning by Tepco.
Tepco reacted to Asahi Shibun's revelation by announcing , "We will provide and pay for annual, ultrasound thyroid gland tests to all workers with thyroid gland doses in excess of 100 millisieverts over their lifetimes," the paper said.
A total of 19,592 workers have worked at the stricken plant since the disaster, of which 16302 worked under contractors and sub-contractors . Very shaky records of radiation testing and results have been maintained.
The Fukushima plant continues to leak radiation in the sea and the groundwater and Tepco, which is now partially state controlled after a bailout appears to have no clue as to what is happening.
On July 8, levels of radioactive cesium in groundwater soared 90 times what they were a few days earlier and 200 times the safety limit. Earlier, in June, Tepco had admitted that radioactive strontium levels in groundwater had increased 100 times between December and May.
Tepco also admitted that radioactive tritium levels in sea water had risen to 2300 becquerels per liter ? the highest ever.
Regular reports of sea fish containing very high radioactivity have kept appearing in Japanese press indicating that somewhere radioactive water is leaking into the sea. In early July, a sea bass containing 1037 becquerels per kilogram was caught near Hitachi , about a 100 kilometers south of Fukushima.
In March this year a greenling with 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactivity was caught near the plant.
Tepco is cooling the simmering spent fuel pools and damaged reactors containing highly reactive fissile material with 400 metric tons of water every day. This water gets contaminated and is being stored in huge tanks in the plant.
There have been reports of leakage from these tanks too. Tepco is reported to be trying to convince the government to allow it to dump the radioactive water in the Pacific Ocean.
"Who could trust such a company?" said Hirohiko Izumida , governor of Niigata Prefecture, according to Asahi Shimbun, after TEPCO's board decided on July 2 to restart two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant in Niigata.
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NBA Rookie Rankings, Summer League Edition
Summer League Stats: 18 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists
When the Los Angeles Clippers selected Reggie Bullock 25th overall on draft night, it seemed plausible that the North Carolina product could find himself in the rotation as soon as his rookie season began.
After watching him through five games of Las Vegas Summer League action, there's even more reason to believe that Bullock will be contributing early for one of the premier teams in the Western Conference.?
At 6'7" and a solid 200 pounds, Bullock is one of the bigger perimeter players competing in summer league. He's used that size and strength to shoot 42.3 percent over five games while averaging 18 points.?
What's most impressive about his scoring production, however, is that Bullock has consistently averaged those 18 points on a nightly basis. Meaning, he's scored at least that many in four of his five contests while posting a summer-league high of 22.?
His effectiveness from three-point range could certainly stand to improve,?while shooting?only 28.2 percent from long-range,?but the body of work we've seen from Bullock thus far has been nothing short of a net positive for Los Angeles.?
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1710739-nba-rookie-rankings-summer-league-edition
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