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Located in Goshen, NY, R. I. Suresky and Son is your trusted new and used Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and RAM dealership serving the areas of Newburgh, Monroe, and Middletown. Take some time to browse our website to locate your next new car, truck or SUV or used car in Goshen. If you like what you see, we know you'll be impressed by our expansive New vehicle showroom featuring models like the 2018 Jeep Cherokee at our car dealership near Monroe. Come visit us to check it out and test drive one of the many cars that we have, like the 2018 Dodge Durango. To find us, use the map below or enter your address into the fields and you'll will see step by step directions of how to locate us. Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact R. I. Suresky and Son. Our team will be glad to help you!

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A used Pacific Style 10'1" longboard. This board is in good condition, completely water tight, and has a single removable fin. It includes a bag and leash. The board is in Long Beach, CA 90801.

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80+ Acres of improved land for sale at Woodland Valley Ranch, approximately 20 miles northeast of St. Johns, Arizona, with Springerville to the south and Holbrook northwest. Consists of two (2) adjacent forty+ (40+) acre parcels overlooking a small valley and box canyon. Impressive cliffs into the box canyon with amazing views, along with naturally terraced mesas on the property for staging your compound. You will see anyone coming from miles away. Improvements include traditional septic system installed for home site. Water available from shared community well. Expansive views to Escudilla Mountain and St. Johns in the distance. Ranch is slowly being developed with new construction closer to HWY 191. Plenty of wildlife traverse the property. Vegetation consists mostly of juniper and other smaller trees. Ideal location for a manufactured home. Roads are routinely graded so access is not a problem. Please provide a couple of days advance notice if you want to see the property since we do not live in the area.

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In 2017 the central area of Building 1 underwent a refurbishment in 2017 that transformed the open area used by the Early Childhood students and created an inspiring learning space during school hours, whilst Camp Australia make use of the facility before and after school. The revamp has made a huge difference to the children and they have thoroughly enjoyed using the equipment.

Our thanks to the Department of Education Local Projects Local Jobs Program.

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At SWC, you will learn the language of art, design principles, and elements of composition in a variety of art forms such as painting, drawing, photography, digital imagery, ceramics, new genres, sculpture, printmaking, and graphic design. Our program is designed to give you an opportunity to develop your technical skills, aesthetic awareness, personal expression, and critical analysis.

In addition, you will study the history of art in both Western and non-Western cultures and art analysis, theory, and criticism.

SWC offers transfer degrees in several areas, including art history, graphic design, and photography. Courses fulfill lower-division requirements at most universities and will help you develop a portfolio of work, as most universities require students to present a portfolio for evaluation to be admitted. The Art History major qualifies for admission into the California State University system through the Associate Degree for transfer program. The Art History major qualifies for admission into California State University system.

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Possible career options for an art degree include: artist, graphic artist, computer technician, photographer, elementary school or high school teacher, college instructor, gallery director, museum technician, sales, museum director or curator, materials supplier, film/video maker, broker, consultant, and the allied professions of architecture, telemedia, and interior design.

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The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Up close and personal with The Cat in the Hat: Dr. Seuss a big hit as high school’s spring theatrical production

May 16, 2017

Alyssa “Al” Hartley-Davis portrays a plain-bellied sneetch celebrating the shiny new star on her belly during a presentation of “The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss Thursday evening at Sweet Home High School’s spring play. At left, from left Thing 1 (Rebekah Woody) and Thing 2 (Alyssa “Al” Hartley-Davis), goof around with the Fish (Sophia Brown) during a performance of “The Cat in the Hat.” Below, Director Kylie Johnson reads “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” to children attending “A Night with Dr. Seuss.” High school drama students performed three Dr. Seuss stories Thursday and Friday. The third story was “The Zax.”

CORBITT SANDERS, playing the Cat in the Hat, greets young fans following Sweet Home drama students’ spring performance Thursday evening.

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A delightful detached cottage adjacent to the owner’s own home and situated in the quiet village of Llantwit Major in the pretty Vale of Glamorgan.

This is a lovely spacious well-furnished one bedroom cottage and a wonderful base for couples wishing to getaway for a romantic retreat.

With every thought into making your holiday enjoyable, you will feel at home on entering the beautifully furnished cottage.

It boasts a cosy sitting room where you can sit back and relax after your days activities and a dining room for you to enjoy candlelit meals together.

Step up to the well-equipped kitchen that leads out to the conservatory which is a lovely spot to sit and enjoy your morning coffee and plan your days ahead.

There is a comfortable double bedroom on the first floor with the shower room being on the ground floor.

Outside this cosy cottage there is a patio with furniture where you can relax with a refreshing drink whilst enjoying the peaceful surroundings.

Only 200 yards away from this attractive cottage there is a choice of picturesque pubs and coffee shops, whilst just a mile away, take a leisurely walk to Glamorgan’s heritage coastline.

A little further afield, visit the stunning sandy beaches of Southerndown or Merthyr Mawr near Porthcawl with its famous sandy beaches and not forgetting the holiday resort of Barry Island.

For those wishing to do some retail therapy you will find lovely shops in nearby stylish town of Cowbridge or for a greater selection a visit to Cardiff and Swansea are a must!

This delightful cottage is set in a convenient village for a relaxing quiet break all year round, yet close to an array of activities and local history to discover, including Ogmore Castle and St Illtyd's church.

One double bedroom. Ground floor shower, basin and WC. Kitchen with breakfast bar. Dining room. Sitting room. Conservatory.

  • Gas central heating
  • Electric oven and hob, fridge/freezer, washing machine, radio, iPod dock
  • Fuel and power inc. in rent
  • Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
  • Free parking in Old School car park, one minute away
  • Patio with furniture
  • One well-behaved dog welcome
  • Sorry, no smoking
  • Shop and pub 5 mins walk
  • Note: There is WiFi in the property, there are 3 steps up to the kitchen and 2 steps up to shower from the kitchen
  • Note: There is no TV at the property and mobile reception is occasionally limited
  • Note: Babes-in-arms welcome
  • Note: Open-tread stairs up to first floor.

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Cowbridge 5 miles; Bridgend 9 miles; Cardiff 18 miles;

Ancient buildings sit on every corner in Llantwit Major, one of the Vale of Glamorgan’s most beautiful villages, with the first church recorded in the settlement more than 1,500 years ago and lush countryside, caves and sandy beaches providing glorious surroundings. Nearby Cowbridge, with its designer shops, provides the chance for some retail therapy, or why not take the short trip to Bridgend, with its town centre shopping and popular outlet village? The dramatically beautiful Glamorgan Heritage Coastline and the Wales Coast Path beckon, with the seaside resorts of Barry Island and Porthcawl boasting sandy beaches, a surf school, great fishing and a popular park. Ogmore-by-Sea on the other hand offers a vast stretch of unspoilt beach and a riding school from where you can take treks along the sand. An easy train or car journey will take you to Cardiff or Swansea for shopping, theatres, concerts, sporting events. Visit the famous open air Folk Museum at St Fagans near Cardiff to discover times gone by. A great central location for exciting days out exploring the beautiful coast and countryside of South Wales.

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Microsoft Office CVE-2016-7232 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Date Discovered

November 8, 2016

Microsoft Office is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability because it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

Technologies Affected

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office Word 2007
  • Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Word for Mac 2011

Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To reduce the impact of latent vulnerabilities, always run nonadministrative software as an unprivileged user with minimal access rights.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of suspicious or anomalous activity. This may help detect malicious actions that an attacker may take after successfully exploiting vulnerabilities in applications. Review all applicable logs regularly.

Do not accept or execute files from untrusted or unknown sources.
To reduce the likelihood of successful exploits, never handle files that originate from unfamiliar or untrusted sources.

Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Web users should be cautious about following links to sites that are provided by unfamiliar or suspicious sources. Filtering HTML from emails may help remove a possible vector for transmitting malicious links to users.

Implement multiple redundant layers of security.
Since this issue may be leveraged to execute code, we recommend memory-protection schemes, such as nonexecutable stack/heap configurations and randomly mapped memory segments. This tactic may complicate exploits of memory-corruption vulnerabilities.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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Blog You mad, bro? How low the mighty Verizon has fallen.

John Legere

Is that desperation I smell?

Maybe we’re getting under someone’s skin? Exposing their deceptive ways to customers? Look, I’m all for healthy competition. But, I’ve noticed some changes over at Verizon, and I think they’re worth calling out!

I get it. Desperate times call for desperate measures. And man, things at Verizon seem to have gotten pretty damn desperate.

First, they’ve lost their network advantage. Poof. It’s gone. We more than doubled our LTE coverage over the last two years and now reach 99.7% as many people as Verizon covers—with a faster network according to FOUR different sources (, OpenSignal, FCC, Twin Prime).

Second, Verizon just finished one of their WORST quarters ever, losing -36,000 postpaid phone customers, while +851,000 postpaid phone customers joined T-Mobile over the same period.

Things are looking pretty tough for Big Red. So, maybe I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am disappointed to see some of the desperate moves they are making. This has historically been a huge, proud brand. It seems to be sinking to new lows. Amazing how far the mighty Verizon has fallen.

Look, let’s be real….all brands promote and sell their products and services. But when you look at the BS that Verizon is spewing these days (some with millions in advertising)—sometimes you just can’t let them stand! Of course, there was a time when they didn’t bother to even include T-Mobile in their TV commercials and competitive marketing…. THAT has clearly changed! Now they customize spots to attack us. I suppose that is what happens when your customers start to run over to the Un-carrier. Check these ridiculous lies out:

1. “T-Mobile doesn’t offer unlimited high-speed data”

Well, that’s just a straight up lie. And to make it worse, Verizon will only let you buy unlimited high-speed data an hour at a time (ahem, an hourly limit means it’s not unlimited). If you wanted a full month of unlimited, it would cost you $2,880 per person 30 minutes at a time (or $2,160 per person 60 minutes at a time) with Verizon vs. $35 per line for a family of four on T-Mobile ONE.

2. “T-Mobile hasn’t won any awards”

This one is true … unless you count being named fastest by Ookla, OpenSignal, the FCC and Twin Prime; ranking highest in customer satisfaction, customer service satisfaction, Net Promoter Score, and likelihood to recommend by Nielsen; being named #1 by a certain consumer reporting agency. Our trophy case is busting. Meanwhile, Verizon touts awards from one firm they pay millions every year. Hmmmm, that doesn’t sound shady at all.

3. “Unlimited data is the same as a limited bucket of data.”

Have you seen the crazy ad they’re running comparing unlimited 4G LTE on T-Mobile to Verizon’s 20GB of shared data for four lines. Let that sink in—comparing their plan with a limited data bucket that they have to share to our Unlimited plan with no overages. That’s like comparing one apple with … well, a s***-ton of apples. No comparison!

4. “Verizon’s got the only next-gen network.”

What a load! That “next-gen” technology they rolled out in 2016? We rolled that out in 2014. And, we’ve rolled out a total of SEVEN LTE Advanced technologies—more than anyone in the US, including Verizon.

5. “Google Pixel—only on Verizon”

Anyone will tell you this is bullshit. The Pixel works great on T-Mobile—without limits. And, existing and new customers can cut the cost of the Pixel in half, up to $325, when they sign up for T-Mobile ONE.

6. “12GB is only $80”

Verizon LOVES to bury hidden fees. They tout this plan as $80 per month, but then you pay $20 for each device you want to use that data. Yes, you pay for the privilege to use the data you’ve already bought. So, for a family of four, this $80 plan costs $160. #VerizonMath.

7. “No surprise overages on Verizon.”

Bhahahahaha! Verizon just experienced an epic surge in complaints about overages. When I asked people to share their #VerizonHorrorStories, I saw a whopping 6,000 plus responses almost immediately! I’m talking ripped off grandmas, trashed credit, $6,000 for ‘international calls’! The top 10 most horrifying stories got a full year of T-Mobile ONE on me.

We all know who’s driving this industry forward. And it sure as hell isn’t Verizon. In fact, for the past four years, they’ve been standing on the brakes, fighting the change we’ve been bringing to US wireless.

When T-Mobile eliminated annual service contracts, Verizon said never. Eventually, after years of opposition, they followed our lead.

When T-Mobile abolished overages and called on the rest of the industry to follow suit, Verizon dug in their heels and refused to change for years. But guess what? Eventually, we forced them to follow our lead. (You’ve gotta go into an app and switch on ‘Safety Mode,’ but they’ve finally given you a back door out of paying overages.)

When we put an end to data buckets and made everything unlimited for everyone,Verizon actually said customers don’t need unlimited. No surprise there. How long do you give them to cave? Even I’m skeptical here, because their network can’t handle it.

The simple truth is that Verizon’s not only afraid of T-Mobile, they’re afraid of the future. Because the future has no room for old telecom utilities. Their time has come and gone. They know that. They’re getting desperate and resorting to using their massive ad budgets to spread half-truths and outright lies.

So, I’m calling BS. Time for us to push back even harder and run some ads of our own! Tell me which of the ads below we should run. You can vote now in Twitter or on Facebook. Go vote now!

And don’t forget to share you’re own stories if you’ve ever been “Verizoned” (you know – shafted, screwed, overbilled, etc) using #dontgetVerizoned. Let’s put a stop to Verizon’s BS.


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iPhone app news: Harrods launches official app

Luxury London landmark hits the App Store

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Your one-app guide to the world's most famous shop.

Harrods has brought its unique brand of top class swankiness to the App Store by launching an official iPhone app.

The free Harrods app enables you to easily navigate your way around the 7-floor luxury superstore thanks to an interactive map that'll enable you to track down that £10,000 tea cosy you've always wanted, with the greatest of ease.

The app also offers news from many of the 3,000 luxury brands the store offers and the opportunity to sync important dates in the Harrods calender to your iCal app.

You can also pretend to be Liz Hurley or some other outrageously rich socialite and also create a virtual shopping list of those top-notch items you'd love to own.

If you're in store you can get a sense for the hundred-plus year history of the famous Knightsbridge shopping Mecca by exploring points of interest and taking an audio tour of the building.

The app is available to download now.

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Stepping It Up with Medical Technology App, InStride

T4G and a Halifax start-up are using emerging medical technology to benefit orthopedic patients and medical practitioners.

We love a challenge. So when OrthoMX Inc., a local medtech startup, called on T4G to help them improve the orthopedics patient experience, the team stepped up. We were asked to build an app for medical professionals and patients used to record patient walking patterns and monitor joint health over time. The mathematical and technical requirements of the app presented us with a complicated challenge.

The app had to:

  • Be simple to use and easy to understand in its design for patients, while providing high-fidelity data to medical professionals
  • Record history (in order to compare progress over time)
  • Work equally well on Android and iOS
  • Provide complex mathematical analysis of body movement

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We’re thrilled to say we hit the mark with InStride, a tool that dramatically improves the patient experience for people planning for or recovering from hip or knee arthroplasty. The app, when combined with a cloud-based portal for the care team, enables access to patient’ data for monitoring and diagnostic purposes, reducing in-clinic time and speeding up the delivery of treatment plans.

InStride is not yet available to the general public, but we filmed a special demo just for you. We started by measuring a 30 metre baseline (three cheers for our spacious office!) and then called on T4G’s Chris Morrison to walk us through it (with the help of developers Mark MacNeil and Brett O’Donnell).

As Chris mentions, a patient’s first walk is usually done under supervision of a clinical professional. Once that baseline walk of 30 metres has been recorded, there’s no need to measure a particular distance again – a patient can repeat this exercise wherever they happen to be, as long as they have space to walk in a straight line. Once you’ve hit the required distance, InStride will automatically stop recording and provide both a vibration and auditory cue – an added benefit for elderly patients who may have difficulty hearing notifications.

The T4G Kick creative team got involved, too, adding their design expertise to the mix for a user-friendly experience and developing the InStride name, logo, and brand. Again, with the elderly user-base in mind, large, easy-to-recognize icons and minimal information on screen make the app easy to read (but who doesn’t appreciate clear, clean design?).

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With healthcare and medical technology hot topics at T4G’s Big Data Congress 2016 in Saint John, New Brunswick, there’s no question this is a sector we feel passionate about. So, what’s next for T4G and OrthoMX? We’re continuing to work together to help commercialize InStride, look at different corporate partnerships and licensing opportunities, and explore other opportunities to apply modern technology to challenges in the healthcare space.

Update: The InStride App has been officially released in the Apple app store. Get it here.

Brigid McWhirter

Brigid is a Managing Editor with T4G Kick. Her creativity, enthusiasm, and experience help her share engaging stories that draw in and stay with her audience. She spends her free time pursuing creative endeavors like writing, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, print making, and textile arts.


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Welcome to the Dark Side of Sunny California

Have a hankering for hot apple pie? Then visit scenic mile-high Moonfall, but beware of the sisters of St. Gertrude’s School for Girls - don’t buy their famous mincemeat pies unless you’re feeling very adventurous. Down the hill, in beautiful Santo Verde, mysterious creatures called greenjacks are making sure the grass is green - and hunting for suitable bodies to steal.

Just north, in the majestic San Bernardino Mountains, check into the stunning and haunted Cliffhouse Lodge in Cliffside. The village has much to recommend it, including weekend events like Civil War reenactments, wine tastings, and Oktoberfest. But don’t wander down to Blue Lady Lake at night lest you encounter the town’s mysterious and deadly phantom - or run into the local serial killer. Some say he's the Bodice Ripper, a Prohibition-era murderer, back from the grave.

Beyond the mountains lies the high desert and Old Madelyn Amusement Park - Madland to the locals. It not only plays host to serial killers, drag racers, and religious cults, but to cowboys and aliens as well.

Continuing northwest to the coast, you’ll find historic Point Conception, the little town of Devilswood, and above it, Ravencrest Manor, where Belinda Moorland works as governess to handsome millionaire Eric Manning's children in a house rife with witchcraft, ghosts, and other things... Then continue along the Pacific Coast Highway past Pismo Beach to Red Cay and Baudey House. Horror writer David Masters moved into the place in an attempt to prove it’s not really haunted.

Minutes north is the Candle Bay Hotel, run by the fanged Darling family. They have theme rooms waiting for you, but it’s best not to book the dungeon room... And do avoid teen-twin vampires Ivy and Lucy - they don't possess much self-control.

After a stop in Caledonia for lunch - ignore any hallucinations you experience there - drive into the Santa Cruz Mountains to the town of Crimson Cove, where Alistair Cross’ vampires reside. The Candle Bay and Crimson Cove families are planning a road trip together to a huge vampiric reunion in Eternity at the northern end of the state. You won’t want to miss that. While there, make sure to tour Little Stonehenge and visit Snakes Alive! to find out how Jack the Ripper, Ambrose Bierce, Amelia Earhart, Elvis, and Bigfoot - are connected to the snowy mountain town.

Finally, cruise downstate via Gold Country and stop off in scenic Snapdragon for some family fun and terror. If your wanderlust isn't satiated, continue south to Arizona for stay at the Brimstone Grand Hotel. The Beast is expecting you...

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Beverly Factor's Under the Sea 2019 Calendar - (Paperback)

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Renowned underwater photographer Beverly Factor travels the world to explore and capture dazzling images of creatures inhabiting coral reefs. Twelve vivid full color photographs are complemented in this large format wall calendar by large daily grids with ample room for jotting reminders; six bonus months of July through December 2018; moon phases; U.S. and international holidays.
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Take on any day in comfort and confidence with these Fit-Flex Incontinence Underwear from Depend. These incontinence underwear for women feature a comfortable and secure flexible fit that allows you to wear them under any bottoms and do a variety of different activities with ease. With maximum absorbency to keep you protected and a beige color that's discreet under any clothing, these women's incontinence underwear provide you with the leak protection you need to live your life without worry.
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That was evident last week at the Boston Mayoral Forum that the Boston Foundation co-sponsored with TeachPlus, Massachusetts 2020, EdVestors and MassINC. Eight candidates took the stage at the Boston Public Library to share their views on a number of education topics, including charter schools, teacher retention, arts education and improvements for the city’s underperforming schools.

And a remarkable thing happened. While there was no universal agreement on specific policies (though a number of candidates, including John Barros, Dan Conley, John Connolly, Bill Walczak and Marty Walsh, embraced the idea of expanding charters in Boston), there was a remarkable unanimity of language around the need for something unthinkable even 5 years ago in Boston.

Candidate collageAutonomy.

In addition to those who favored the charter expansion, candidates Mike Ross, Charlotte Golar Richie, and Charles Yancey indicated in their language that the idea that one-size-fits-all works as well for schools as it does for clothes – that is, by trying to apply the same solutions to all, you end up serving none well.

It’s a rationale that gets lost in the discussion over charter schools, when those on all sides paint it as a charter versus non-charter discussion. At the Boston Foundation, I have made no secret of our support of expanding the work of charter schools – the results in study after study demonstrate the power of charters to make a transformative difference in the lives of students, especially those in poverty and in ethnic groups typically underserved by traditional public schools.

But a key feature of charters is something being replicated in the state’s turnaround schools with similar success – it is a strategy built on allowing teachers and principals to unite around a school philosophy and culture that is based on the needs of the student. And those needs may be very different from neighborhood to neighborhood and school to school.

It’s about autonomy. It’s about contracts that embrace innovation and flexibility, relationships that devolve decision-making to a local level, and a culture that recognizes the power of quality teaching and learning and puts the student first.

That has not always been the dialogue – we have talked for many years about district-wide, incremental change, but the results have lagged the goals for too long. Charter public schools have been able to come in and demonstrate success on a school-by-school level, spawning the practices that are gaining universal acceptance as best practices: extended school days; the return of arts, music and physical education to the curriculum; the embrace of community and private sector partnerships and much more.

Those who have been following the Race to the Top Coalition and the Act to Further Narrow the Achievement Gap know that it is more than a charter bill. It also offers the opportunity to expand working autonomies to public schools on the brink of being declared failures in a dozen urban districts, including Boston.

It’s about autonomy. Because when you empower schools to serve students and teachers and administrators to be leaders, the results follow.

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European Commission Denies EU Public Right To Express Views On TAFTA/TTIP And CETA

from the something-rotten-in-the-state-of-Europe dept

One of the most glaring problems with TAFTA/TTIP is the lack of input from the public in whose name it is being negotiated. The great interest in providing feedback on the agreement can be seen from the one occasion when it was possible to voice an opinion -- the European Commission's consultation on the inclusion of a corporate sovereignty chapter. And yet, even though an unprecedented 150,000 responses were received -- the vast majority of which were against any kind of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) measures -- a top European politician recently announced that there are no plans to take ISDS out of CETA, the almost-finished trade agreement between the EU and Canada that represents a kind of warm-up for TAFTA/TTIP.

Since the European Commission refuses to take into account the public's views directly, people have turned to another mechanism to make their voices heard: a special kind of EU-wide petition called a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI). If sufficient signatures are obtained from around the EU, the European Commission is obliged to respond, but the bar to make that happen is set quite high:

One million signatures must be gathered within one year. Additionally, in seven EU states a specific minimum of supporters must be achieved, e.g. 72,000 signatures in Germany, 55,500 in France, or 54,750 in the United Kingdom. If the initiative succeeds in doing this, then the EU Commission organises a hearing in the EU Parliament, and concerns itself with the matter. The ECI citizen's committee then finally receives a written response from the Commission. If the Commission decides to present a legal act, then this is is passed on to the European Council and to the European Parliament.
That information comes from a new site set up by the Stop TTIP Alliance, a pan-EU coalition that aims to seek support for the following petition:
We invite the European Commission to recommend to the Council to repeal the negotiating mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and not to conclude the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Before signatures can be solicited, an ECI must first be registered with the European Commission. As a precaution, the Stop TTIP Alliance took legal advice to ensure that its petition met the requirements of the ECI. Despite that, the European Commission has just refused the registration request, which means the petition cannot go ahead as planned. Although that came as a complete surprise, the organizers of the ECI certainly aren't giving up -- on the contrary:
"Now the battle really begins," said Michael Efler, contact person of the ECI, which currently represents almost 230 organizations from 21 EU countries. "The rejection of the ECI only confirms the Commission's strategy to exclude citizens and parliaments from the TTIP and CETA negotiations. Instead of paying attention to citizens, it is just lobbyists that are being listened to."
The group offered some comments on the contrived legalistic justification offered by the European Commission for refusing to allow the petition to proceed. For example, the Commission claimed that the negotiating mandates for both TTIP and CETA were not "legal acts", as required for a petition, but "internal preparatory acts". Efler says:
"If the Commission’s legal opinion had any substance, then in plain English this would mean that Europe's population is excluded from participation in the development of any kind of international agreements -- information that is as frightening as it is scandalous."
The European Commission also tried to claim that it couldn't make "negative ratification proposals", but the Stop TTIP group points out:
"this means that citizens can only applaud international negotiations carried out by the Commission, but not criticize them,” said Efler.
Against this background, the Stop TTIP group is considering whether to begin legal action against the European Commission, including taking its case to the EU Court of Justice. After, all, this is not just about a European petition, but about European democracy, as one of the main organizers of the Stop TTIP ECI, John Hillary, writes:
There is something rotten in the state of Europe when an unelected, unaccountable EU body can glibly inform millions of us that we no longer have the right to question its most dangerous and unpopular policies.

The ruling is a slap in the face for the 230 civil society organisations from across Europe that have lined up behind the initiative, and the millions of European citizens they represent. The ECI is the only vehicle available to us to challenge the shadowy bureaucrats of the European Commission. Now even this seems to be too much scrutiny for them.
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    That One Guy (profile), 15 Sep 2014 @ 11:56pm

    To who?

    Despite that, the European Commission has just refused the registration request, which means the petition cannot go ahead as planned. Although that came as a complete surprise

    How could that move have possibly been a surprise to anyone, given how blatantly those involved have shown their contempt to the public being involved in any way?

    All of those involved have made it abundantly clear that as far as they are concerned, the public, those most affected by such 'trade agreements', do not, in any way, deserve to have any say in those 'agreements', and should just sit down, shut up, and let those involved hold their negotiations behind closed doors.

    Given how insanely hostile they've been towards any public involvement(and no wonder, given the public got the last corporate wishlist, ACTA, killed), it's hardly a surprise they'd do everything they can to shut down any attempts by the public, or those truly interested in representing them, from being involved in the process.

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      MrTroy (profile), 16 Sep 2014 @ 1:23am

      Re: To who?

      I hear exactly what you're saying, and why they don't want the public involved in the negotiations... but doesn't ACTA demonstrate exactly why they should be trying to get the public onside rather than ignore them?

      Unless they are doing these negotiations for fun, and don't actually care if they are ever enacted into law.

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        Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 1:52am

        Re: Re: To who?

        ACTA was just a misinformation campaign lead by evil pirates wanting to destroy any legitimate IP. It was a flashmob hightened by US internal problems and release of misleading confidential negotiation papers. It was a unique situation, unlikely to repeat. Stopping the release is therefore important moving foreward. That also includes keeping the uninformed judges from declaring the work legislative since it clearly isn't on its own.

        The parliament has been unusually naggy about TTIP and it has started making people question the virtues of the commission. But the commission is the experts in the fields and stupid politicians or people should not stop their good work. It is all a misunderstanding produced by ACTA.

        Trade agreements have been moving in this direction for legally and logically sound reasons so questioning the trade agreement is questioning the legal system and logic. Furthermore the initiation of the negotiation has been approved by the council. Therefore negative ratification proposals are absurd.

        It is important for the commission to be able to protect people from themself and in this case, people are unable to understand the ramifications and realpolitical effects they will face if the deal falls. Therefore giving them ammunition for attacking the deal must be avoided.

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        That One Guy (profile), 16 Sep 2014 @ 2:17am

        Re: Re: To who?

        ACTA showed what happens when they don't have the public on their side, so yes, they should be trying to avoid a repeat of that by being transparent of what's going on, and inviting public discussion and suggestions.

        However, most likely the reason they aren't doing so is because they know full well that if the public knew what was being negotiated and pushed for by the various parties(supposedly in the name and best interests of the public), that the response from the public would likely make the ACTA protests seem tame in comparison.

        They are determined to keep the public out because they know the public wouldn't approve of what they are doing, simple as that.

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        Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 7:34am

        Re: Re: To who?

        What's really frustrating is that when the public does manage to shoot down one bad bill the bought politicians simply attempt to pass another bad bill in its place. Version two which is similar to version one. Eventually the public gets protest fatigued.

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          Arie, 16 Sep 2014 @ 8:02am

          Re: Re: Re: To who?

          Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE) and commonly referred to as the European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty.
          This constitution was rejected by referendum in France and the Netherlands.
          EU politicians were not pleased and basically renamed the constitution to "Treaty of Lisbon" to bypass the citizens of the EU (with a treaty the EU citizens don't have to be 'consulted')

          A clear No vote is a "Maybe" in EU politics and "Maybe" becomes a "Yes" eventually.
          The final outcome always suits the whishes of the EU elite.

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    Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 1:02am

    Because they know the public hates when foreign corporations get to dictate what they can and can't consume or produce in the supermarket or on the Internet, they figured they might as well put their fingers in their ears and point guns and water cannons at people who even think about disagreeing with them.

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    Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 1:37am

    Don't like titles, honestly =P

    Always afraid of Informed Citizens, still...
    Maybe I am partially blamed because I did particate on that survey and advised FOR it =(

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    Editor-In-Chief, 16 Sep 2014 @ 1:50am

    Simply be the squeaky wheel....

    To get the change, simply release the names, addresses, work phone numbers and home phone numbers of the European Commission staff members who have had anything to do with the refusal and/or the negotiations. Since they are all public servants they should be directly contactable by the European public. Once they are under direct contact, mayhaps they will listen, particularly when contacted at home or when delivering children to school, or going to entertainment venues or leaving their domiciles at any time.

    Once their families, friends and acquaintances know what they are involved in and they start getting asked questions by these people and have to explain their actions, we might see some change in their actions. Then again we might not as they may be completely insular.

    When I think about it, the same actions could be applied to the staff of the NSA, CIA, etc around the world.

    David Oliver Graeme Samuel Offenbach

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      Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 7:37am

      Re: Simply be the squeaky wheel....

      Then the public will be accused of harassment and be subject to punishment.

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        Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 11:34am

        Re: Re: Simply be the squeaky wheel....

        I'm not so sure about that... this is an unelected body; they have (or should have) no governmental protections.

        That being said, once these treaties are ratified, what's to stop all involved governments from unilaterally ignoring them and refusing to pass laws that normalize the items? After all, none of the governments or citizens have ratified the treaty, so the only people who consider it binding are those who, when you get right down to it, have no power to enact punitive consequences in those countries.

        In other words, by not consulting the states/citizens, this group has alientated itself and made itself powerless, unless it can dupe signatory nations into going along with it despite the fact that doing so is not in their best interests and is purely optional.

        This is one place where taking the American route of "Actually, this isn't in our best interests so we're not going to do it even though there's a treaty saying we will" makes perfect sense, as the only people in the EU who are actually agreeing to it have no standing to act in such a way on behalf of the citizens.

        People just have to realize that the emperor has no clothes before it's too late.

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    Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 2:47am

    anything that has Karel de Gucht involved is bad news! all he is doing is making these 'Trade Deals' as band as ACTA was and including as many if not all the bad parts of that disgraceful paper! i do disagree slightly with the 2nd last comment of the actual piece though. where it says :

    There is something rotten in the state of Europe when an unelected, unaccountable EU body can glibly inform millions of us that we no longer have the right to question its most dangerous and unpopular policies.

    it should be changed to read:

    There is something rotten in the state of Europe when an unelected, unaccountable EU body can glibly inform millions of us that we no longer have the right to question its policies.

    if anything is being donr 'for the citizens', then they should not only be allowed to have a voice, their voices should be taken note of! and no body should take on the telling what can and cant be done when the only participants are industries!!

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    Anonymous Coward, 16 Sep 2014 @ 5:26am

    We Europeans won't stand for this!

    Even if the law passes, when US companies start getting governments in courts, they better be prepared to have their factories smelling like cocktail molotov.

    They are too used to the "well behaved" US citizens that don't even protest for their freedoms.

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    Guardian, 16 Sep 2014 @ 6:47am

    now ask cameron why scotlanders cant see it

    and watch the lil lying sack a shit squirm

    go yes voters ask him about it....watch the queueball melt

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    Uriel-238 (profile), 16 Sep 2014 @ 11:34am

    For all this praise of democracy and freedom...

    We go through amazing, sometimes ridiculous efforts to circumvent it.

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    David E.H. Smith, 17 Sep 2014 @ 2:21am

    Re; The European Union – Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    and The W.A.D. Accord & Its Compensation.

    Frau Bundaskanzarin (CHANCELLOR) Merkel;

    In the matter of the C.E.T.A. and The W.A.D. Accord (THE ACCORD),
    as corporate Germany, and/or, the Government of Germany may be in the process of being:
    1) misled,
    2) misinformed,
    3) deliberately deprived of relevant due diligence information, et al, by corporate Canada,

    and/or, the Government of Canada
    1) the risks,
    2) the liabilities,
    3) the responsibilities
    4) et al,

    that corporate Canada, and/or, the Government of Canada may be attempting to:
    1) avoid paying,
    2) dilute the amount of,
    3) etc.,
    of its/their contribution(s) to The Compensation that is embodied in THE ACCORD (aka; “The Australian Question”) by way of the design, the development and the
    ratification of THE AGREEMENT and its Tribunals(s),

    as the attempts at the aforementioned
    “avoiding”, and/or, the “diluting” may be construed as acts
    of guilt of, but, not limited to:
    1) corporate Canada,
    2) the Government of Canada,
    3) the other signatories to THE AGREEMENT,
    5) et al,

    raises the due diligence questions regarding the charges against:
    1) corporate Canada,
    2)the Government of Canada,

    for deliberately failing to provide (the) due diligence information to its (THE) ASSOCIATES

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    2) raises the due diligence questions regarding the MUTUAL charges against all of THE ASSOCIATES to THE AGREEMENT, for deliberately failing to provide (the) due diligence information regarding THE ACCORD and The Compensation to THE SHAREHOLDERS, and/or, THE POTENTIAL SHAREHOLDERS,
    and thereby,

    THE SIGNATORIES to THE AGREEMENT and THE ASSOCIATES are in the process of creating and developing an ENTERPRISE for purposes, but, not limited to:
    A) defrauding,
    B) manipulating the value of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), stocks, and/or, other financial
    instruments that may be a product of THE ENTERPRISE and its subsequent ventures,
    C) insider trading
    D) racketeering
    E) et al,
    as a consequence of the creation and the development of the new, secret and superseding jurisdiction by THE ASSOCIATES, and, thus, the creation of the “de facto”
    jurisdiction, and the creation of THE TRIBUNAL(s) in order to:
    1) PROTECT:
    B) the Government Signatories to THE AGREEMENT,
    C) the proceeds of the alleged criminal ENTERPRISE
    D) et al,

    by preventing:
    A) investigations,
    B) evidence and testimony,
    C) findings, decisions,
    determinations, and/or, conclusions
    D) et al,

    from being:
    A) conducted,
    B) disclosed, and/or, made public,
    and thereby, render any, and all, judgements, and findings by the courts of lesser, and/or,
    “non” jurisdictions against:
    A) THE ASSOCIATES, and/or, their representatives,
    C) the subsequent, and/or, associated ventures, et al,
    D) the Government Signatories to THE AGREEMENT,

    to be; moot, null, void, and/or, without merit,
    and thus,
    render any actions against the aforementioned ASSOCIATES, et al, unenforceable
    provide the basis for “net” counter-suits against THE NON SHAREHOLDERS by way of the Governments of THE NON SHAREHOLDERS, that is to say the Government of Canada, et al,

    page 2 of 3 and

    2) SECRETLY ADJUDICATE, determine and enforce “net” decisions against THE NON SHAREHOLDERS
    and the lesser provincial/state and municipal governments via the agreeable SIGNATORY Governments (that is to say; The
    Government of Canada, et al) by way of:
    A) punitive; fines, penalties,
    and/or, damages,
    B) trade sanctions
    C) et al,
    for depriving THE ASSOCIATES of the profits that could be derived as a consequence of the unimpeded, and/or, unencumbered development of the ventures of THE ASSOCIATES and THE ENTERPRISE,
    and, as a consequence of the
    aforementioned actions, and others,
    I am compelled to inform you of this notification.

    Other charges that have been raised against:
    1) THE ASSOCIATES, and/or, their representatives,
    3) the subsequent, and/or, associated ventures, et al,
    4) the Government Signatories to THE AGREEMENT
    5) et al,
    1) deliberate ignorance,
    2) malicious intent,
    3) depraved indifference,
    4) reckless endangerment
    5) et al.

    In conclusion, as the Government of Germany has publicly acknowledged its concern about the “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (I.S.D.S.) in THE AGREEMENT, I would ask you, Frau Bundaskanzarin Merkel, if you might be amenable to discussing the merits of enjoining in a suit against:
    1) corporate Canada,
    2) the Government of Canada
    3) et al?

    David E.H. Smith
    - Researcher
    - “Qui tam...”
    page 3 of 3

    For more Information & Questions re; The Relationship between Human (Nature) Rights & Economics by way of the C-CI Treaty, the CET Agreement,
    TPP, et al, and The WAD Accord,
    see; Facebook; "David Smith, Sidney, BC" to access List of (Google) RECENT ARTICLES, LETTERS & NOTIFICATIONS by DEHS.

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    Jonathan, 17 Sep 2014 @ 1:04pm

    Growth or grow-up

    Jonsathsan Lam It is all business as Usual; that non-elected officials bore no responsibilities on the democracy. TAFTA/TTIP and CETA allow the use prosperity index to raise their equity as double your residence value in few years. If you can't afford to pay popped tax or utility; considerably, you may earn your first bucket of gold and move on. Perhaps, you would let those know-how to sell your national reserves as a price that elected can retire earlier and wealthier; because election cost much and it demands a better return if they qualifies tax exemption for the Corporation sovereigns.
    5 minutes ago · Like

    Jonsathsan Lam Besides, it cut dependency from government; it accumulated and accelerated government debts; so, you can be more independent with out social services like medical and education and so on. Ain't you lucky if you are selected to leave your home with its prosperity index? growth or grow up.....
    a few seconds ago · Like

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    David E.H.Smith, 18 Sep 2014 @ 9:55pm

    When are YOU going to make your Submission to your Supreme Court?

    CANADA; International NEWS; CETAgreement, TPPartnership, C-CITreaty, et al; More Taxes & Less Services to pay The SHAREHOLDERS (Tribunals).

    the harmless non shareholders of Canada.

    Are YOU Depriving your Highest Court of the INFO to Decide Against the Global Corporate Economy?
    Has Frau Bundaskanzarin Angela Merkel (Germ.) shared the Info with YOU?
    by David E.H. Smith

    ...Therefore, as a consequence of the aforementioned abuses that have been listed in the enclosed research articles & the dire peril that these abuses puts the NON shareholding Canadians in, both; Native & non Native, et al, as an elaborate, ”inhumane”, ”unethical”, “immoral” & probably, criminal, enterprise, the writer humbly asks; under what circumstances would The Court consider the following?

    1) Will The Court consider ensuring that any further attempts by off shore enterprises, such as the aforementioned attempts by the global corporate “arrangements”, including
    corporate Canada & its associates within the government of Canada, et al, as a “reciprocity pool” of shared “secret decisions” against the non shareholders of Canada, et al,
    will be dealt with punitively.

    2) And, in the interim, until The Court can make a determination of any wrongful intent, &/or, abuses of the ”arrangements” as a criminal enterprise,
    will the open & public Supreme Court of Canada consider
    preventing the further use of the non shareholders' tax dollars from being used to make any, &/or, any more secret decisions against themselves, ie. the NON shareholders.

    3) Furthermore, can, or, will The Court consider ordering the return of any & all of the tax dollars that have been used by the government, &/or, corporate Canada & their lawyers, et al, that have been used for the development of the aforementioned “arrangements” of a what The Court may determine to be a criminal enterprise (for examples; a) as a means of using/legitimizing off-shore money, et al, b) laundering money from the proceeds of criminal enterprises, &/or, c) going toward the funding of “criminals”, et al, who may be involved in other criminal, or, unethical, or, inhumane, immoral enterprises),
    and thus,
    the tax dollars have not been used for the purposes that the taxpayers had intended, such as; for goods, services (particularly to police organizations & judiciaries for their investigation of, not only the aforementioned secret/privileged relationship between corporate Canada via its lobbyists
    the executives of the relevant political parties,
    but, the alleged wrong doing by others, as well),
    programs, health, education, etc. that are consistent with the NON shareholders' understanding of what “good” government entails
    return the tax dollars with punitive penalties paid to the NON shareholding Canadians, both: Native & non Native, et al.

    Similarly, given the reckless endangering situation that the government, et al, has placed the NON shareholders in, can, or, will the Court ensure that the necessary funds will be spent for their, the NON shareholders', intended purposes in order to “guarantee” these services, et al,
    consider ordering corporate Canada, its shareholders & their lawyers, advisers & service beneficiaries of the present “arrangements” will be paid with their own funds, prior to presenting their future “adventures”, &/or, “arrangements” to:
    A) The Court, &/or, its representatives
    and then,
    B) the NON shareholders for their consideration, discussions, improvements, &/or, rejections, et al,
    in open forums that have eliminated the fear of recriminations, retributions, etc. by corporate Canada, its shareholders, The Tribunals, et al.

    4 A) And, less one forgets that the revelation of the present perilous International treaties/”arrangements” began with the regard for the rights of Native Canadians as per the Treaties/”arrangements” that corporate Canada & the Government of Canada have “foisted” upon Native Canadians who have been deliberately deprived of the due diligence information, such as the information in The W.A.D. Accord, et al, I am compelled to ask The Court:
    will the Court consider whether, or, not The Court's recent “Tsilhqot'in Decision”, makes
    it easier for corporate Canada, its global economic associates, their shareholders, et al, to sue the Tsilhqot'in First Nation & other Native communities in Canada
    and thereby, to seek financial relief from the harmless NON shareholding, non Native Canadians via the Government of Canada? And, will The Court consider preventing
    any unrelated hardship to the NON shareholders as a consequence of the creation of the
    aforementioned Tribunals & corporate Canada & its associates intent to obtain the unencumbered access to the natural resources that are continuing to be found in Canada & irrespective of Native title to these lands & its resources?

    B) And, similarly, does the plan espoused by the American born Tom Eugene Flanagan which would enable First Nations communities to become municipalities, also make it easier for corporate Canada, its associates, et al, to sue Native communities, or, seek remedies from the Government of Canada (ie. from the NON shareholders) for any encumbrances that the new, Native municipalities, et al, might impose upon the development, &/or, access to the aforementioned natural resources, etc.?

    (And, regarding the settlement of Native land claims that are presently before Canadian courts, & will continue to be before the courts for some time, the following question can help The Court a great deal in these deliberations, and that is; how were Europeans convinced to settle in North America in the first place & in particular, the land that became known as Canada?)

    5) Therefore, can I only hope that given the enclosed information about the abuse, the potential for abuse & the intent of the aforementioned Tribunals which is:
    A) to abuse & to limit The Court's ability to hear...
    ...For the FULL ARTICLE contact me at Facebook;
    “David Smith, Sidney, BC” (Canada),
    The Supreme Court of Canada.

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  • identicon
    PG, 20 Jun 2015 @ 2:34pm

    the EU

    The EU and its Commission has at last shown that it is against democracy , and no longer listens to electors , and as such has become illegitimate

    reply to this | link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    PG, 27 Mar 2016 @ 1:29pm

    EU groups are illegitimate

    The EU and its unaccountable politicians and civil servants are trying by all means to stay in power , as they see the results of elections across the EU , and that they could lose their jobs and their power very soon .
    The EU is ultra-conservative and afraid of change , and even more so afraid of citizens and their wishes , and refuse to admit the error they have made and learn from them .
    The EU Commission and Parliament should be considered illegitimate today , as they refuse referendums , are unaccountable especially for the corruption and loss of money by the EU .
    EU leaders listen to the lobby sector , NGOs etc etc , yet refuse to listen to electors , this proves the erosion of democracy in the EU , and its need for massive change or dissolution

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Welcome to Windows 8

Windows8 Microsoft has finally released the official demonstration video of  the upcoming “Windows 8” operating system at the All Thing digital conference yesterday. What comes as a surprise for many windows users the video mainly demonstrates the touch capabilities of  upcoming  operating system rather than the traditional Windows GUI.

The start up screen is replaced with the new tablet tiles interface similar to the “Window 7 Mobile” OS. But the major change is the live tiles are open applications written using HTML5 & Java scripts. It also supports switching back and forth between the original Desktop interface and Touch scree. These are some of the other interesting features

  • Multi tasking support for touch interface
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  • Improved Onscreen keyboard
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Teaching an Old Polymer Memory Tricks

A polymer takes on four shapes depending on the temperature.

Researchers have uncovered shape-memory properties in a commercially available polymer that’s widely used to make fuel-cell membranes. The polymer, Nafion, can take on four different shapes in response to temperature changes–researchers have made triple-shape polymers before. “It’s arguably the most versatile smart polymer ever discovered,” says Tao Xie, a polymer scientist at the GM Research and Development Center in Warren, MI, who published his findings in this week’s Nature.

Morphing magic: Researchers have trained the polymer Nafion to take on different shapes at different temperatures. Clockwise from top left: the polymer’s original shape; at 140 ºC; at 107 ºC; and at 68 ºC.

Shape-memory polymers go from a predefined shape to another in response to triggers such as temperature, light, or magnetic field. Most of these materials have one temporary shape and a permanent state they revert to when triggered. The polymers are being developed for self-adjusting orthodontic braces, self-tying sutures for laparoscopic surgery, medical devices such as blood vessel stents and bone implants, and aircraft with wings that morph during flight.

The versatility of Nafion as a multishape polymer is surprising, as it was not initially developed for this purpose, says Andreas Lendlein, a shape-memory polymer pioneer at GKSS Research Center in Teltow, Germany. Xie says his findings suggest that a broad range of polymers with similar properties might be able to change shape multiple times.

Nafion’s shape-shifting properties also indicate that it could take on more than four shapes. The polymer can be programmed to morph at arbitrary temperatures within a broad range as long as these temperatures are well separated. Xie was able to program three transitions, giving a total of four shapes. “You wonder how many they can remember,” he says.

“The more shapes you can memorize, the more complex you can make the structure and function,” says Christoph Weder, a polymer chemist at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. It could, for one, expand current applications: aircraft wings that take on four different forms; spacecraft antenna that expand to different widths; and adjustable-width stents that could be moved from a wider blood vessel to a narrower one or that could be placed at the branch of an artery.

In 2006, Lendlein and his colleagues developed a material that can take on three shapes in response to heat changes. The key was to develop two types of polymers with distinct melting points. The material kept one shape at room temperature, shifted to a second shape when heated above one melting point, and a final shape when heated to an even higher temperature.

With Nafion, Xie says, “we don’t have to do anything fancy.” It can be programmed to hold multiple shapes because it has a broad temperature range, 55 °C to 130 °C, where it stays soft and rubbery and can be deformed. Most polymers have one such glass transition temperature; they are rubbery above it and brittle below.

Programming the polymer involves heating it to a high temperature within the glass transition range, deforming and then cooling it to a lower temperature while maintaining the deforming force. “After the [cooling] event, that shape is locked,” Xie says. Deforming the polymer and cooling it again will program additional shapes.

Xie was able to program Nafion three times. The polymer associates the three temporary shapes–long, longer, and bent–with the temperatures at which it was deformed. When it’s heated, it cycles through the temporary shapes, going from bent to straight and then shorter at those preset temperatures until it reaches its permanent shape.

Neither the material nor the concept are new, Weder says, but this is interesting work and novel since it is the first four-shape memory material. “Xie takes a piece of polymer that everyone knows and plays around with and he shows a new trick with this polymer,” he says. “In principle, I don’t see why it can’t take on more shapes.”

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Users can store any files instantly in the Dropbox  that can access that files from any where and any device. And also you can share with that files to your friends easily. MIT graduate Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox back in 2006. He knew there must be a faster, more convenient and safer way of not just storing data but also sharing it. Today Dropbox is one of the hottest tech start-ups around and is going from strength to strength so much that tech giants such as IBM and Google are playing catch up.

Some Interestng Facts

  • In 2006 only 2 employees in Dropbox, now 2012 the employees are around 200.
  • Untill 2011 Dropbox gets 50 million users.
  • Only 4% of Dropbox users upgrade to pay packages balance 96% users using free.
  • The Dropbox have been built in to 18 operating systems, 4 browsers, and 3 mobile software systems.
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Part of the series Business Process Management (WS 2009/10)
Introduction Prof. Dr. Mathias Weske

Date: October 26, 2009
Language: English
Duration: 01:30:14
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Friday 21 September 2018

Balshaw knocking on door to fame

The new Christian Cullen. England's golden boy. The magic ingredient. The missing link. The wunderkind. And if there is another glowing hyperbole still wandering the fields of international rugby in search of a home, you can be sure it'll soon find itself stuck to Iain Balshaw.

The boy himself, as open and enthusiastic as the way he plays, does not quite see it that way. After helping rip Wales apart in Cardiff last Saturday, he joined his mates on the town and they preferred to recall his knock-on when England were about to score. "They enjoyed it when I first played against Newcastle and (Va'aiga) Tuigamala ran straight over the top of me," he said, "but knocking the ball on over the Welsh line they thought was the funniest thing they'd ever seen."

Then on Monday, it was back down to training with Bath. A handling session had been called. "This must be just for you, Balsh," was the general quip. "Extra time for you, Balsh." Ho, ho.

They had a point. Balshaw's game against Wales had pretty much everything: heaps of that magic ingredient and a catalogue of mistakes, too. And he really did apologise to Clive Woodward afterwards: "I just said to Clive 'sorry about that.' He knows I can do better. I know I can, too. Clive told me not to be stupid, started laughing and said 'well done'."

Educated opinion in the full-back fraternity suggests that Balshaw is indeed doing rather well. "A unique talent, he can be the Cullen of the northern hemisphere," says Jon Callard, his Bath coach. But Gavin Hastings is more measured: "He's got the makings of a great full-back, but to suggest that he's Christian Cullen is a typical British trait, let's give him a couple of seasons at least." Jim Staples agrees. "He's very exciting and I love watching him play, but I'm not actually convinced he has the frightening pace that's been suggested," he said. "He's not the complete article like Cullen, but then who is?"

It is, of course, a little unfair, after just one Six Nations start, to be compared to Cullen. But the compliment lies in the simple fact that people are doing it. It's never happened to Matt Perry and he has played over 30 times for England.

Balshaw is amused by it, his friends phone him and laugh about it. Life turning heads and beating tackles in international rugby, to him, is fantastically exciting and that is the way it should be. There is an aggravating excess of earnestness and humility about England rugby players these days, but while Balshaw is certainly humble, he cannot cap the head-spinning thrill of it all. The open rugby field he sees as an opportunity rather than a responsibility and enthusiasm bubbles when he discusses it.

"Whenever I go out, whatever the team, I think 'go on, give what you've got, take 'em on, be confident, if you don't back yourself, you're never going to do anything'. I just love taking people on, I love having the ball in my hand. I'd love to be able to run the length of the field, anything like that, beat people, set a try up, just express myself the best I can. I love it."

Pet hate? "Watching teams kicking the ball away all the time." Favourite players? No surprises here: Cullen, Guscott, Sella, Campese, Blanco. "All players that backed themselves. I want to try and do what those guys can do, but in my own way. It's not as if I study them, but I do watch and the next time I go on I think 'right, I could do that'."

This is refreshing because 21-year-old England players do not generally tend to act their age. Jonny Wilkinson is so mature he could have grandchildren.

Yet there is still a charming innocence about Balshaw which he has probably never even dreamed of disguising. You see it when he talks about being daunted initially by the England set-up ("You sit there in a meeting, at first, you look around you and think 'God, I'm not going to say anything in this meeting"') or his mother ("She stayed at home on Saturday to look after my two grandmas. She gets a bit squeamish when it comes to the rugby, whenever I get hit, she says 'Oh my God, who did that to him?"') or the summer's Lions tour ("Everyone's got dreams . . . wouldn't it be awesome?"). Did no one tell him that you're not supposed to admit to having thought about the Lions tour?

And he is still wide-eyed when he talks about the company he is suddenly keeping. When he arrived at Bath nearly four years ago, "a little sproggy 18-year-old", his first game was for the second team and on one wing was Ieuan Evans, returned and mended from the Lions tour of South Africa.

"Ieuan had just come back from injury," he recalls, "and I was thinking: what on earth is he doing in the second team? I didn't know what to say to him, I didn't know if I should try and pass the ball to him every time. I couldn't believe it."

Callard recalls that day too, watching the game from the players' lounge and suddenly registering the gangly new kid at full-back. "He made two dazzling little runs and a really crunching tackle under the posts; aged 18, he clattered this bloke. I remember everyone turned round and said 'wow, this guy's got something'."

A lot more people have been saying that recently and, with his attitude, they will continue to. There's nothing wrong with being as sensible as Wilkinson; it suits a fly-half, on whom sits so much pressure and responsibility, to be soundly grounded. But likewise, it suits a flyer like Balshaw to believe that the world is really there for the taking.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

The giant-felling has started

It’s like Tipsy read my manual, didn’t he? Honestly there were moments during his match against Roddick last night when I literally laughed out loud. The combination of the sight of Tipsarevic in that ridiculous red and black outfit, with his pretentious Japanese tattoos, and bizarre prescription glasses, plus Roddick falling clumsily all over his feet while his poor wife looked as if she would start crying any minute – it all made for unintentional humor. Call me a heartless biyatch but I’m still getting the giggles when I replay certain moments in my mind.

And of course Roddick’s defenders have rushed to claim that he is suffering from “a bit” of mononucleosis. I’m not sure how much mono it takes for it to be just “a bit”, but this is the same Roddick who seemed fit and healthy enough when he lost last week to Mardy Fish in Cincinnati. I’m not saying that he isn’t sick. I’m just saying that I’m not convinced that illness explains his unintelligent performance against Tipsy yesterday. No, what happened is that Roddick got himself a good old-fashioned beat down. Frankly, I am beginning to wonder why Stefanki keeps wasting his time.

One of the more exciting aspects of a Grand Slam is the frisson of excitement one feels in anticipation of which giant will be among the first to fall. I mean they can’t all make it to the finals, no matter how great they are. Come Sunday – if hurricane Earl and his pals don’t completely deviate plans – there will only be two men standing on Arthur Ashe court at Flushing Meadows. Which means that between now and then, some giants are going to topple. And yes, I do find that to be kind of exciting.

Of course if the giant happens to be a player whom I adore, well then there’s always going to be some sadness. But as long as my player goes down in an exciting blaze of glorious tennis, well then I will just have to be consoled by that.

But I was not at all consoled when the giant Davydenko went down today to Richard Gasquet. It wasn’t the fact that Davydenko got felled that bothered me. No, I take that back. The fact that he got beaten bothered me greatly, but not for the loss in and of itself, but more so because I have been on a gender kick lately and I wanted to be able to say that his wife-coach was obviously doing a damn fine job. As it is, Davydenko got beaten easily by a player who combined the standard corner-to-corner baseline strategy with sweet drop shots. I guess all the cocaine he kissed off that woman’s lips have finally worked its way out of his system and Gasquet is playing focused tennis again.

One of the things that I find totally annoying is watching a giant get felled by some upstart who then folds up like a wet blanket in the subsequent match. I mean, if you’re going to be man (or woman) enough to slay a giant, well then have the cojones (or its female equivalent) to back it up by at least winning the next match. That’s not asking too much. There’s no point in taking out a giant if you’re going to just turn around and cave easily. You might as well have left him in the damn draw, right?

This is my fear for Tipsarevic. Tipsy can slay any giant on any given day. But I’m not convinced that he can back it up. And that to me is a huge waste of giant-slaying talent.

Next up Tipsarevic faces Gael Monfils. I not so long ago criticized Gael for being a French clown who squanders his damn talent prancing and jumping around on the court. Except I’m sure that my words were way harsher than that. But to be honest, lately Gael has seemed a bit more mature, more grounded. I have been impressed by the absence of pointless theatrics during his matches. I won’t mind at all if he sends Tipsarevic packing.

I don’t know that Marin Cilic can be considered a giant in tennis but he certainly has giant potential. So I did not at all expect him to go out to Kei Nishikori. I first noticed Nishikori in 2008 when he beat James Blake at Delray Beach. But I haven’t heard a peep from him since then. Indeed, for a while there, that win against Blake started looking like a fluke. But if he can take out the 13th seed, maybe it’s time to consider his application for the Tennis Chick Club of Giant-Killers.

Among the women, the giants are all still standing tall. In fact Wozniacki fed her opponent a double-bagel. I’m not a fan of her baseline bashing but I am a fan of her heartlessness. Her performance against Taipei’s Kai-Chen Chang was brutal. She crushed her with no mercy. Smells like true giant spirit.

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