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30 Tips to Court the Press
How do you generate press coverage at a trade show? Six writers and editors offer the inside scoop via this dos and don'ts guide. By Linda Armstrong
Media reps are like bullhorns. Get just one to broadcast your message, and you can score millions of impressions – and crazy return on investment. But compared to typical attendees, journalists are a whole different animal. Most have neither a product need nor purchasing agenda. Rather, they cover shows with a broader perspective, trying to locate the products, services, and news items that best fit their audiences. Yet many exhibitors treat this unique species like just any other wildebeest among the herd.
Exhibitors often employ buyer-centric tactics, ask journalists standard qualifying questions, and then disengage when the proverbial "hot lead" alarm bells fail to sound. Then they bypass post-show follow-up – and are utterly perplexed by their lack of press coverage.
Other exhibitors are so hungry for publicity that they're laser focused on their own needs and blind to journalists' requirements. They hound writers with "breaking news" and "revolutionary products," yet few if any queries are targeted to a publication's audience or editorial scope.
So what's a publicity-loving exhibitor to do? How do you effectively reach these wily – and sometimes elusive – journalists? You talk directly with press reps, ask about their needs, listen to their responses, and fine-tune your approach.
To give you a head start on this Q&A process, EXHIBITOR asked six writers and editors who regularly cover trade shows what they love and hate about interactions with exhibitors. Organized into five categories, their input provides a dos and don'ts guide to effective press strategies.
Overall Communication
The single thread running through sources' suggestions is that you take time to learn about each publication and, if possible, develop an authentic relationship with media personnel – instead of blasting out generic, off-target messages to the masses.
Do: Research each publication you pitch.
Paul Heney, editorial director with WTWH Media LLC and president of Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI), says understanding each publication's scope and readership is paramount to not only scoring coverage but also getting your calls returned and emails opened. Heney, who writes about the manufacturing industry, proposes that at minimum you browse through several issues or online posts from targeted outlets and then focus your pitch to address a specific topic or column. "If you don't take the time to find out what my publication covers and whether your pitch is appropriate," Heney says, "why should I make time to respond to repeated emails from you?"
Do: Focus on quality rather than quantity.
If you have a broad announcement that is of interest to a wide range of outlets, it might be appropriate to send a wide-angle blast to everyone in hopes a handful of editors will cover your news. However, if you're hoping for more meaningful coverage, such as a feature or new-product mention in a top outlet, it's better to go after a few key publications with highly targeted and well-researched pitches. According to Amy Fischbach, field editor at T&D World magazine and president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors Foundation, it's better to hit the pitch out of the park every time instead of fouling out with generic messages sent to everyone on your press list.
Do: Use trade shows to start relationships.
Along these same lines, Katy Tomasulo, a freelance editor for various business-to-business construction publications, suggests you use shows to launch and foster relationships. "Trade shows are great places to start new relationships with editors," she says. "A relevant meeting with good follow-up can kick off a great working relationship that pays solid dividends." Doing so can help you better understand each publication's needs and increase the chances of your emails and voicemails being opened and heard. That's because communication from a name editors recognize is more likely to stand out than spam from an anonymous sender.
Don't: Presume that relationships always translate into coverage.
On the other hand, Tomasulo cautions against assuming relationships equal special treatment. "Personal relationships don't determine who gets coverage; that decision rests solely on the newsworthiness of the content," she says. Assuming otherwise suggests that the writer or editor is less than ethical.
Don't: Push too hard.
Nobody likes a pushy salesperson – or PR rep. "If you're pushy or demanding, you'll torpedo any chance of coverage," says Kristi Fender, editor of Dvm360 Magazine. Rather, offer information and gauge the response or lack thereof; then, reassess whether your pitch is on target before you approach the writer again. Even then, identify ways that the content can be beneficial to both of you, as opposed to only pushing your agenda 100 percent of the time.
Pre-Show Communication
When it comes to pre-show promotion, sources prefer targeted "newsy" messages and embargoed releases delivered via email – as opposed to phone calls or social-media posts and tweets.
Do: Skip the calls.
"Prior to a show, writers and editors receive a barrage of phone calls," Tomasulo says. "In fact, many of us simply stop answering our phones." What's even worse, sources advise, is when they pick up the phone and the caller reads a scripted message. This demonstrates that the exhibiting company knows very little about the publication and is instead "cold-blasting" information to anybody with a pulse. A cold blast usually gets you a cold shoulder. Instead, send a targeted email with related press releases attached. "I can save all show-related emails in a single folder and then easily sort through my options to determine what warrants my attention at the show," Tomasulo says.
Do: Reference any existing relationships.
If you've established a relationship with a writer, reference it in pre-show emails. "If I receive a personal email – as opposed to a mass-blast message from an 'info@' address or a random PR firm – I'm far more inclined to open it," Fender says. "And to jog my memory, always reference our existing relationship by mentioning when we last corresponded or even what coverage you may have received in the past."
Do: Send embargoed press releases.
"To increase your chances of receiving coverage, send advance or embargoed press releases prior to the show regarding new products you'll be unveiling," Heney says. With an embargoed release, the writer can't publish a word related to the contents until after the date and time expressed in the release. "If I get info before a show, I can prewrite content before I leave for the event. After I view the product on site, I can tweak my text and publish it quickly."
Don't: Contact writers via social media.
While industries with heavy social-media involvement may be an exception, most writers prefer email over social-media contact. "If we already have a relationship, I don't mind the stray tweet from a PR rep," Heney says. "But for formal communication, stick to email." In addition to accommodating writers' preferences, this approach also ensures that if recipients choose to write about you, they have the relevant information in their inboxes and don't need to mine their Twitter feeds in search of it.
Don't: Bury your "new" information.
"I'm on the lookout for what's new and of interest to my readers," says Anna Zeck, managing editor at 10Missions Media, which publishes trade publications for the collision and mechanical-repair industries. "So ensure your email subject lines and opening paragraphs of messages and press releases focus on what's new – and why my readers would be interested in the info." You have to grab attention with the subject line first and opening paragraph second. If you bury "new" information in the body copy, writers will hit "delete" before their eyeballs ever get there.
Don't: Carbon copy everyone on your list.
"Please, for the love of God, never send an email with every press outlet in the universe listed in the cc: section. This says: 'We don't care enough to send you an individual message, and you are indeed just another journalist,'" Heney says. "If you have to send a mass message with a broad industry announcement, either use bcc [blind carbon copy] or mail merge."
Press Releases and Press-Room Presence
Don't poo-poo a press-room presence, and always offer digital content paired with a one-sheet explanation. When it comes to your press release, include contact info, bypass the "marketing speak," and complement text with high-res visuals.
Do: Plan to have a press-room presence.
Writers spend considerable time in on-site press rooms while attending shows, so they're ideal locations for exhibitors to reach the media via promotional materials, press releases, and the like. Fender, a self-proclaimed introvert, concurs: "I prefer not to encounter my competitors any more than necessary, and networking makes my skin crawl," she says. "But I almost always pop in to the press room when I'm covering an event to scan the materials for potential story leads."
Do: Consider a one-page flier and digital content on a flash drive.
In terms of your press-room presence, Heney prefers a simple flier paired with digital content. "I normally have no use for printed materials, and my computer certainly doesn't have a CD slot anymore," he says. "So instead of a traditional press kit, I love a flash drive paired with a 'one sheet' or notecard listing what's on the flash drive."
Do: Include high-quality photography.
"Product news without a high-res image is pretty much worthless to me," Tomasulo says. "My publication almost never runs product info without an image, and if I don't have to track down your artwork, your chances of receiving timely and thorough coverage increase." Sources also recommend including video whenever possible, especially when courting bloggers or media outlets with robust websites or active social-media profiles.
Don't: Waste money on glossy press kits.
"I practically never take home press kits, as it's burdensome to keep them organized and haul them around," Zeck says. "I much prefer digital content." Writers indicate that digital content also allows them to save the data on their computers and organize it as necessary, a feat that's impossible for even the most impressive press kit.
Don't: Forget to include contact info.
Even more important than high-res visuals in an electronic press kit is a contact person's name, number, and email. "Always include a press contact in every document so we don't have to go searching through other releases or your website," Tomasulo says. If writers don't have a contact, they may not seek one out, and if they do, they could end up speaking to an employee who's far less media savvy than your PR liaison.
Don't: Use overly exaggerated verbiage.
"Don't use promotional language such as 'leading,' 'exciting,' etc.," Fischbach says. "Most of the time, these words and phrases are overkill, and they really irk editors and writers." Exaggerated or vague words or phrases such as 'innovative,' 'premium,' 'world class,' 'top,' 'groundbreaking,' and on and on, are often immediately weeded out and replaced. So rather than letting writers choose your product descriptors, maintain more control of the word choice by filling your content with concrete, accurate words that are more objective and likely to appear in print.
Press Briefings and Evening Events
Consider both your needs and those of media reps as you plan press briefings and off-site events. Keep them focused, short, and nearby – and skip the ubiquitous press breakfast.
Do: Analyze other possible options.
Before you schedule a press briefing, carefully consider whether an event is the right medium to relay your news. Would one-on-one meetings with key journalists be more appropriate? Is an event even necessary? "My idea of a press-briefing nightmare is when I've set aside time to attend an event and then it offers me the same exact info I just read in a press release," Zeck says. "Make sure the event has a clear purpose that can't be met by any other means."
Do: Focus on content.
Along these same lines, the event should focus tightly on the news being presented. "Food and drinks are fine, as is a nice environment," Zeck says. "But if you don't offer quality content, it may not be worth the time spent." Fender also suggests you skip the networking time. "I prefer to get down to business sooner rather than later," she says. "If we want to chitchat and network with our peers or competitors, we can do that in the press room."
Do: Give writers plenty of notice.
Journalists need time to map out an effective plan of action for a show, and time is always in short supply. So sources insist they need at least two weeks' notice prior to the show to work your event into their schedules.
Don't: Disrespect your attendees' time.
More often than not, a media rep's day is precisely scheduled from dawn to dusk. "Please respect my time," Zeck says. "Don't start your event late or veer off topic, and don't let an executive ramble about company projections that have nothing to do with the news story." "And keep it under an hour, tops," Fender says. "I'm going to physically or mentally bail after 60 minutes anyway."
Don't: Hold late-night or lengthy events in the boondocks.
Be conscious of journalists' time – or lack thereof – with regard to off-site events. "Editors often have to go back to their hotel rooms at night and write up stories from the day," Tomasulo says. "No matter how cool the venue or activity, being stuck at an off-site event until the wee hours is going to cause me stress, since it means I'll be up until 1 or 2 a.m. writing and editing."
Don't: Host early press breakfasts. Ever.
"Forget the press breakfast," Heney says. "Many exhibitors think that journalists are thrilled to get their hands on free food. We're not. Nobody wants to get up two hours early to hear your news. And since we're usually traveling on our companies' dimes, our breakfasts are free anyway. Most of us would much rather eat a healthy meal at a restaurant than your 1,000-calorie Danish."
Don't: Don't: Set meetings with multiple writers.
When publications send multiple writers to a show, they've likely devised a divide-and-conquer plan to maximize efficiency. If you ask them all for private meetings, be transparent when one accepts. "It's maddening to discover – after I've made time in my schedule – that a source is also meeting with all my co-workers," says freelance writer Alan Landry. "Unless you're targeting each rep with a pitch unique to his or her beat, don't monopolize the entire staff's time."
Staff Behavior/Meetings
This is face-to-face marketing after all, so make time and prepare for press faces, too. Have the right staff on hand and ensure that each person is equipped to at least meet and greet media reps. But above all else, apply the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Do: Have the right representatives on hand.
Most of the time, media reps are covering a show to discover new products. "When I'm visiting a booth, I want to talk to the person who can thoroughly and eloquently explain the products and why they might be beneficial to my readers," Tomasulo says. "Sometimes the person that best fills this role is a PR rep or exhibit manager. Other times a product manager or developer is better, especially if the product is highly technical. Just be sure someone is available who's capable and willing to talk to members of the press."
Do: Train your team.
Train exhibit staffers about the value that press reps can provide your program and how to interact with them. "Despite telling staffers I'm not going to buy the product, at times they still try to qualify me," Zeck says. "Some can't switch gears to explain how the product might make a difference to my readers." Heney runs across similar problems. "I can't tell you how many times I have walked up to a booth, introduced myself, and asked what new products the company was offering, and the staffer replies with, 'Nothing much,'" Heney says. "Where do exhibit managers get these people? Even if you truly have nothing new, staffers should be able to offer a positive spin about something that's noteworthy. But 'nothing' will get you 'zippo' press coverage."
Do: Schedule times to meet with the media.
While some writers employ a less structured approach to trade shows, many prefer to set meetings with exhibitors to ensure they obtain critical info. "Prescheduled meetings make up about 75 percent of my exhibit-floor time," Tomasulo says. "Granted, every meeting doesn't turn into a mention, but you'll have the editor's undivided attention for an average of 20 minutes."
Don't: Send writers away empty-handed.
"Always have your digital press kit on hand in the exhibit or even a business card with a URL that takes me to an online press room," Tomasulo says. Sources also recommend you offer a product-benefit and -specifications handout (with press contacts). This is a godsend for journalists who happen upon a demo and want to know more.
Don't: Lose control of your meeting.
Scheduled meetings often go off the rails if executives or product managers are included. While execs like to talk at the 30,000-foot level, product specialists often dive too deep into technical explanations. Sources recommend that a PR rep or marketing manager act as the journalist's ally. "A good PR person shouldn't be afraid to gently redirect the exec or specialist back to what matters to the editor," Tomasulo says. Failing to do so wastes everyone's time and sours the experience.
Don't: Treat writers and editors like they're second-class citizens.
It's not unusual for staff to see a press badge and look the other way, which could cost your company coverage that might reach more people than your exhibit ever would. "Journalists don't expect VIP treatment," Fender says. "We just want to be considered as important as other attendees. Show us this courtesy, and we'll consider your products as important as everything else on the show floor."
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Apparently I'm not the first Liberal to keep a campaign blog.
Okay, so I actually already knew that. I definitely didn't think I invented the wheel on that one, as I'm pretty late to the party on this (blogs, who keeps blogs anymore?) There were blogs coming out of the Liberal Express tour in 2010 and I think it did a really great job of connecting with people.
What I didn't realize that back in 2006, Scott Feschuk did a campaign blog of such epic proportions that I don't know it could ever be matched. Then again, not only was he the Prime Minister's speechwriter, he was also on the leader's tour day in and day out. So he's got that on me. Plus just a couple more years experience.
You can actually go back and read all the posts on this site here; I highly recommend it. Not only are the posts pretty hilarious (regardless if you are political or not) but they completely do the job of making you feel like you are there as well.
In 2015, things are a little different. The Liberal Party does a really good job of uploading a lot of photos from events, and of re-tweeting and sharing supporter photos. It almost makes you feel like you are riding along the tour with Justin. Party leaders generally have a photographer that travels with them (Adam Scotti does amazing work for LPC & Justin) as well as a videographer at times. And instead of maintaining written blogs, it's generally all about the photos and videos. Like the one below.
Also, one last funny thing I believe everyone should be following during the campaign, is the adventures of #legoadam and #legotommy. Take a look on instagram, I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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INTRODUCTION to ZEPHANIAH
RELEVANCY of ZEPHANIAH for TODAY
Some might say that Zephaniah, an Old Testament prophetic book, has no relevance to us in this "age of grace". Some might say that, but …"Let God be true, and every man a liar" (Romans 3:4)
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" (2 Tim 3:16)
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." (Romans 15:4)
"Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come." (1 Cor 10:11)
This church age in which we live IS "the end of the ages", even back two thousand years ago, according to that Scripture and others. However, I do think that we are very close to the Coming of the LORD. But whether or not, who can know the end of their lifespan?
FULL PROPHECY STILL TO COME
One might say, like so many trying to convince us that the OT is irrelevant except as history, that all Zephaniah was talking about has already happened. One might say that, but …"Let God be true, and every man a liar"
It is true that Zephaniah was warning the people of Judah of the Babylonian takeover of Judah and captivity which did occur not long afterward.
However, some of these verses are decidedly future applications. They have not yet been fulfilled in their entirety. For example,
1. FALSE GODS REDUCED TO NOTHING
Zeph 2:11 "For the LORD will be awesome to them, For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth."
This has never happened yet! Idolatry is and has been rampant throughout the earth since the tower of Babel. Idolatry is a root cause of the evils of the earth, whereas worship of the LORD blesses a land. I look forward to the day when every idol is obliterated because only YHWH deserves the glory and because idolatry brings oppression to people. You may see this is the world today, where people bow down to idols, there is gross oppression.
"Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love." (Jonah 2:8)
"The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips." (Psalm 16:4)
2. A PURE LANGUAGE
The fact that Classical Hebrew is being revived in our day, perhaps is the beginning of the fulfillment of this prophecy: "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language." (Zeph 3:9)
Ultimately, perhaps this Scripture in its fullest manifestation will also include the eradication of the names of every false god from our everyday speech. That should be interesting. A new name for the planets, the days of the weeks, etc. Our everyday speech is infused with the names of false gods. We live in modern day Babylon and communication using these names is almost unavoidable. Even the most victorious day on the Christian calendar may be known by a pagan name. (This is debatable depending on whom you believe!) Some have tried to rename Easter as "Resurrection Sunday" which is better. However, why don't we call it by it's real name: the Feast of Firstfruits which it is called in the Hebrew Scriptures (Leviticus 23:9-14).
"But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ." (1 Cor 15:20-23)
HalleluYAH!
3. NO MORE DISASTER FOR ISRAEL
Zeph 3:15 "The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst, You shall see disaster no more."
How can anyone claim that this verse has come to pass fully? Certainly, the Jewish people and the Christian people have been persecuted relentlessly throughout history!
But we, the Israel of God and the Church, are the apple of God's eye, His covenant peoples. God is faithful and will bring the remnant of Israel, who will "do no unrighteousness" (v 3:13) into the glorious promises of which Zephaniah prophesied!
Both Israel and the Church will are destined for glory!
So, establishing the relevancy of this book, let's see what the prophet spoke back around 625 BC.
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Q: Is it possible to show custom action status for user? Hi i have developed an wix installer for my web application and it works fine for me.I have more than one custom action in my wix.I need to show user the status of custom actions at the end of the setup like the below image.

is it possible in wix..?
If so any tutorial available..?

A: In general you should look at building the custom UI with a Burn bootstrapper, and the answers here cover examples and so on:
Custom WiX Burn bootstrapper user interface?
Since you control the UI you just look at properties set by custom actions that say if they worked or not, but that's just a lot of code that says each custom action succeeded.
However it's not clear why your display would be useful. That SQL example shows all the conditions that must be met before the installation can proceed, so the user can correct any issues that might prevent the install. Some of those SQL messages might be derived from custom action code but their goal is to verify that the install can proceed (and they might be implemented as launch conditions, not custom actions).  Having a report of custom actions at the end of the install is likely to be mostly noise rather than anything actionable by the user. Custom actions fail and either roll back the installation (so there is no "end" of the install, just a message indicating the error), or they are not critical - perhaps they influence some detail of the install or failure isn't fatal to the install. So a list of custom actions that "failed" doesn't seem useful because a failed custom action will roll back the entire install. A list of custom actions that succeeded is rather like running a program and having it display all the classes and methods that were called, and that's debug information not user information.
It may be worth explaining your goal. For example, if you want to trace custom actions to see what they did, there are ways to log into the standard Windows Installer verbose logging in case that's what you need.

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Quote of the Day: Son of Sam is Pro-Gun Control Edition
by Robert Farago |
"Society has to take the glory out of guns. Young people have no business carrying a gun. I would love to speak bluntly to those gangbanging teens and wanna-bes and tell them prison is nothing like what you think. If you're packing a gun, you're making a big mistake, and you'll regret it." – David Berkowitz (a.k.a, Son of Sam, The .44 Caliber Killer), nydailynews.com
Psychotic killer says you should all be disarmed.
Hrmmm…. let me think about that for a minute.
DaveL says:
I'm sure his comments will soon be seconded by the National Association of Muggers, as well as the Home Invasion League.
Bill F says:
Sammy the Bull said, "Of course I'm for gun control. I'm a gangster and I'll always have all the guns I want. I want you to have nothin".
I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that.
Rickster says:
I wanted to comment but Dale says it all.
Q-train says:
I'm waiting for The Brady campaign to get behind this.
They took Plaxico Burress on board, so why not this guy?
Son of Sam listened to dogs, and recieved his orders through them. Now this degenerate is speaking out against guns. Of course he is! No criminal wants the law abiding citizen to go about armed, that only makes it harder for them to choose a victim. I don't want these whinny ass represive liberals to own guns. They need a strong dose of reality, and that will only come when they become a victim.
styrgwillidar says:
No he didn't. The FBI profilers, realizing he was far too organized to have really believed a dog was talking to him called him on it. They asked him why he made that up, including his journal. His answer was that he knew he was going to get caugh eventually, just due to some fluke if nothing else. He was intentionally laying the groundwork for an insanity plea from the time he started killing. (from Mindhunter by John Douglas)
Incidentally, he was caught when his car got a ticket for being illegally parked near one of the shooting scenes. The police followed up on the ticket and bingo.
I fully expect that Berkowitz is saying what he thinks a parole board will want to hear that he's been saying, just in case he ever gets a shot at parole.
Mr Pierogie says:
Dave, my dog says you're wrong, so I'm going to listen to him if you don't mind. Have a nice life……sentence, that is.
CarlosT says:
My cats second this.
Like usual, felons (like Mickey B Numbers) are pro-gun control. Occupational health hazards are a b*tch.
2wheels says:
Obama should put this guy in national TV ads…
Sigh… I can't believe the paper listened to this guy. These crazies, they'll say anything to get attention now that they've been tossed in prison and nearly forgotten. Don't believe for one second that he actually believes what he's saying.
Totenglocke says:
Oh, he 100% believes that his victims and the victims of others should be disarmed. Imagine how badly his killing spree would've turned out for him if his victims had been armed?
This guy is no different from your average gun-grabber, except that he acted upon his deep-rooted insanity. One need only look at the staggering projection of violent tendencies that gun-grabbers spew on a daily basis to know that they're the ones who should be feared.
Berkowitz wasn't insane. Which is a legal term indicating not knowing the difference between right and wrong. He was fully sane, fully aware that what he was doing was wrong, taking steps to avoid detection and the police. Additionally, making up the dog-talking-to-him story to lay the groundwork for insanity.
As I said above. I believe Berkowitz is making statements to serve his self-interests in getting attention/favorable treatment in jail from authorities or outside groups. Putting things on record that he will produce at any future parole hearing if he's ever elligible.
"prison is nothing like what you think"
And what is the image of what prison will be like among the "not yet incarcerated" gang banger crowd?
Greg A says:
"I'm looking beyond gun control. That's for the legislators to wrangle with," he said. "My hope is just that young people would understand just how terrible this violence is. When they use a gun against someone else, they ruin their lives too," he said. "It's not worth it."
"One day, I hope that guns will lose their glamour, that it would be seen a social disapproval for those in gangs. I know that's a bit simplistic, but to me the whole tragedy is that young people are losing direction and don't value life or have no clue why they're on this Earth."
He mentioned the killing of Lloyd Morgan, a 4-year-old cut down by a stray bullet in the Bronx last month.
"As months and years go by, you realize that that one moment of uncontrolled impulse leads to loss of life….Look at that 4-year-old who was killed.
"You know, you get into this gang fight, all the weapons come out and everyone starts firing away without thinking, the bullets start flying. Next thing you know, for this one moment of unleashing your anger, you go to prison for many, many years."
"Son of Sam" is in jail for life. He deserves to be and he knows it. He's not talking gun control. He's talking about thugs and gang members. Stupid people using guns for no reason, just to kill people. He was the same way and look where he is. That's what he's saying.
Guns are tools, not something to make you cool. I had a CCW here in AZ before the need for a permit was abolished. I was instilled with the value of a gun and respect for what it is. I never pulled it out, even in a stupid situation like an argument with a street idiot, because I was never in danger.
A buddy once asked me why I didn't pull out my gun during a confrontation with someone. He used to think guns were great, like a magic wand to make people do things. I had to explain the legal ramifications of waving a pistol for no reason. plus a few "what if" scenarios: what if he doesn't back down? Do I shoot him? That kind of stuff. He gets it now.
It's a shame Berkowitz did what he did, to his victims and even to himself. He had a "big city" view of guns, not a "rural" outlook. Most gang members now are the same.
Don't know if I should bother. I don't really feel the urge to open myself up to abuse from people who think differently about a subject. I'm pro-gun and support the 2nd amendment. I just had a different take on his interview.
yes, i saw this interview yesterday on one of the news channels on the web. i also did not see him calling for gun control. my question to the universe at large is regardless of the topic why are we wasting news time on this guy?
PCnotPC says:
Most of those responding to this post apparently don't get the gist of what is being said. Greg A. did, and tried to explain that to the rest of you, who continue to blather on about an opinion you didn't read or don't understand. YOU are your own worst enemy in the fight to protect our right to keep and bear arms. YOU need to learn when to keep your trap shut and only appear to be ignorant instead of removing any doubts.
I agree with this stream of thought. Let the facts prevail and keep the B.S. to a minimum. You only feed the gun control crowd by not keeping it simple and to the point.
No, SoS is talking about guns as if they're some kind of magical item that cause people to be violent perps. Gangs, in some form or another with some name or another, have existed since the beginning of civilization, and they sure didn't need guns to kill and rob. What SoS is doing is deflecting the responsibility and blame from the person to the gun, as so many gun-grabbers are wont to do.
It's "nice" that SoS is so concerned about gang violence, but his solutions and observations are trite and rather worthless, reaching our attention only because of his infamy. PCnotPC, if you took a moment from trying to appear superior and more "intellectual" and being baselessly condescending to us lowly blog followers in an attempt to satisfy some subconscious inferiority complex, maybe you would've seen that.
MotoJB says:
If anyone listens to that murdering scumbag, they are dumber than he is…
First, I was quite surprised that Berkowitz is still alive. Second, he looks too fat, happy and healthy to me, probably why it is a good thing I am not a prison guard or warden. Third, I can't help but wonder WHY any media outlet would care what his opinion is on anything. Just my opinion, but he should have been left undesturbed under his flat rock. But no, now he is in the media AGAIN, and how does that effect the surviviors and families of his victims? I just don't see anything good coming from public interviews with guys like Berkowitz, Manson, Hinkley, etc. They should never be heard from again after the day they are sentenced.
Why is that lowlife, murdering, scumbag POS still wasting what's left of New York's good oxygen?
Asia331 says:
I always go to convicted murderers for moral guidance and wise counsel. How about you?


I took along my x100s. This camera never ceases to amaze me. So small, yet so amazingly powerful. The grain it introduces at high ISO's is so fantastic that the only way to describe it is organic-like with that inherent salt & pepper look. This camera is so amazing in the dark.
Those are so nice…you are right…organic is the right word. They have a quality about them that is just so pleasing.
Not only did you capture good moments, the quality of the files is just superb.
I'm always surprised when I shoot at really high ISO's with my X-cameras…they just don't break down like they did with my DSLR.
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J–"Look to the Right" is magic–imagine capturing her waving to you? Or someone else approaching–just as you fired off a shot? Very pleasant to wake up on a Sunday morning in NYC, have a tea and review these images. Very fine indeed. Waiting for my new X100T to arrive, wishing it already had. Thanks.
I have never sharpened nor used NR on any image from a Fuji camera. If the ISO is too high and it looks less than ideal in color…a quick shift to B&W and it will look fine.
The "grain" definitely looks "un-digital" lol.
Great set of images, and it really reminds me why I want a X100S or T.
There are so many great cameras on the market these days and of course in some "better" what the Fuji X100S can produce in a number of ways. I often feel that the image quality is more or less interchangeable from a lot of cameras. I can often pick images I see in galleries being from an X100S. Something about that sensor/lens combo for me.
To me the Fuji X100s & particularly the has a "thing" and visual personality that is more important than a whole lot of other factors that are used to measure cameras these days. I guess as a guitarist a Fuji X100S is a bit like a great Telecaster. It's simple, in some ways it's limited but it's full of personality and nothing sounds quite like it does. I happen to love Telecasters….
Have to agree with ya, Jonas. I am still getting used to the capabilities of this little beauty even after 18 months! My favorite is the one of the woman on her phone!
After enjoying your images I eagerly await my X100T in November and my trip to London, Paris and Glasgow this January. Thanks for the inspiration.


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Tag Archives: unification
Green Energy and Carbon Credits in North Korea
Clouds are reflected in a reservoir beneath the Huichon Power Station during its opening ceremony on April 5, 2012. (Photo credit AP Photo / Kim Kwang Hyon).
Mention North Korea and a few associations come to mind: nuclear weapons, human rights, famine, weird family dictatorships. It's often called the most isolated country in the world, the most communist country in the world, the least free country in the world. These superlatives are typical descriptors of North Korea for most, and since few people have any opportunity to engage with North Korea outside of the traditional news media, other conceptions of the country are mostly neglected.
But we here at OneKorea are all about providing new perspectives on the peninsula. We want to enrich your understanding of important issues such as human rights and unification, but we also want to offer entirely new ways of seeing the country. So here's a new thing to think about when you think about North Korea: ecological sustainability. Continue reading →
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On My Way to See You
There is a new show on Korea's Channel A called "On My Way to See You". The show invites female North Korean refugees to talk about the experiences they had as teenagers and young adults in the North. Some of the ladies were performers at North Korea's national performing arts group in Pyongyang, while others had less privileged lives and witnessed their family members' deaths to diseases that modern technology could have easily prevent. Kim Jieun, from Youngwon, Pyeongannamdo, had a particularly heartbreaking story about her grandmother.
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In the News – N.Korea Pours Cold Water on Reform Hopes
North Korea on Sunday poured cold water South Korean hopes of a changing political climate in the North. The South Korean government and media had cautiously interpreted recent changes in the North as the first signals of reform and opening.
But the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said, "Our dynamic reality is earning admiration from the entire world. A group of traitors in the South interpret our situation to their own advantage and calling it 'attempts towards reform and open door policy' and 'signs of political change.'"
According to the official KCNA news agency, a spokesman for the committee said the South Korean government aimed to create a negative image of North Korea by talking of possible regime change and reforms. "South Korea has the treacherous objective of spreading the delusional idea of reunification, with the South 'absorbing' the North."
Meanwhile, the North's National Defense Commission issued a statement on Sunday warning of a "strong physical attack" on South Korea and the U.S. in retaliation for an alleged plot to blow up statues of past leaders in the North.
Posted on August 1, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged Kim Jong Un, north korea, reform, south korea, unification	| Leave a reply
Unification Support in Rural Provinces
Barley fields by the sea in Dalchon village in Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Photo credit Korea.net, http://www.korea.net/NewsFocus/Travel/view?articleId=97027.
Jeollanam-do province covers the southwest tip of the Korean peninsula, a fragmented fringe of islands and irregular coastline. Like every other province in South Korea, it is largely covered with mountains, but the fertile lowlands around the coast make it the agricultural breadbasket of Korea: farmers comprise 25% of its households (compared to the 7% national average). Checkered fields of rice, barley, and wheat are everywhere, dotted with small villages at the intersections of roads.
The provinces in present-day Korea date from the Joseon dynasty, when all of Korea—North and South—was divided into eight provinces, each one named after two of its principal cities. This southwestern province had Jeonju and Naju; take the first syllable of each and it becomes Jeon-na, or Jeolla if you follow Korean pronunciation rules (Chinese characters are involved, which complicates things). By this system California might be called Los-San. The rule applies similarly to most of the other provinces in Korea.
But if the naming conventions are the same, everything else about it is different. It's the most typically "backward" province in the small country, due mostly to its rural constituency and a historic repression begun under the longest dynasty and continued, though slightly abated, in modern politics. The region is notable for dissent and major uprisings against the national government, and has long lacked significant support for its development. Continue reading →
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In the News – Lee donates to 'unification fund'
SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak donated Monday to a government campaign to raise funds to finance what are expected to be massive costs South Korea will shoulder in the event of unification with North Korea.
Lee put an envelope containing an unspecified amount of money into the "unification jar," a white earthen pot the government had made in a symbolic gesture to raise money to help finance the costs of potential unification with the impoverished North.
"What matters is not how much will be collected. I hope as many people as possible will take part in this and chip in," Lee said during the donation ceremony at the presidential office.
Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik told Lee former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara had made an impromptu donation after learning of the jar's purpose in a meeting with Yu. Maehara, a ranking lawmaker of Japan's ruling Democratic Party, has been on a three-day visit to Seoul since Sunday.
The state-run Korea Institute for National Unification has estimated the initial costs for the integration of the two Koreas could range from 55 trillion won (US$47 billion) to 249 trillion won ($216 billion).
The estimate, which is projected to cover the first year of integration, was based on the assumption the two neighbors could be unified two decades from now, according to the institute.
Lee has said unification could come at any time and South Korea should be prepared for it.
Posted on July 19, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged donation, jar, lee myung bak, ministry of unification, north korea, south korea, unification, Yu Woo Ik	| Leave a reply
In the News – Poll Shows Belief in Collapse Scenario
According to a new 'unification consciousness' poll by the state-run National Unification Advisory Council, 74.6% of people believe that the Kim Jong Eun regime will collapse.
The poll targeted 1,000 young adults and middle aged people in Korea's 16 major cities.
In more detail, 14.3% said that the regime 'will collapse in a few years' while 60.3% said that 'it will take time but eventually will collapse'. Meanwhile, 18.6% responded that the Kim Jong Eun system will 'continue on for 30 or more years'.
34.0% of the 746 respondents who predicted the collapse of Kim Jong Eun system said that it will happen within the next 10-20 years. Other answers were 'in more than 30 years' (26.2%), '20-30 years' (14.2%), and 'less than 5 years' (3.5%).
Other questions covered the people's attitude toward North Korea. 46.1% said that North Korea represents 'something we must cooperate with', 21.9% said it is 'something to guard against', 14.4% said it is 'an enemy confronting us', and 13.2% said that it is a 'problematic headache'.
Regardless of which, 61.6% of respondents preferred gradual unification. Only 7.8% answered that 'unification must be achieved as soon as possible'. On the other hand, 25.4% said North and South Korea 'must co-exist in the current state' while 4.7% said that 'unification is not necessary'.
Looking toward the things that people believe the South Korean government should prioritize, 29.8% said 'creating more inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation', 20.4% said 'raising national security awareness', 16.3% said 'enhancing diplomacy with regional powers', 15.3% said 'raising the money to pay for unification', and 15.0% said 'strengthening our independent national defense strength'.
This poll was conducted between April 6th and 8th by the National Unification Advisory Council using the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) method. The respondents were young adults and middle aged people from 19 to 40 years old.
Posted on July 14, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged collapse, Kim Jong Un, north korea, south korea, survey, unification	| Leave a reply
Military Service and Support for Unification
South Korean marines train at Baengnyeong Island near the North Korean border. Photo credit Seo Myeong-gon / Yonhap / AP.
South Korea is a little bit smaller than Kentucky, yet it has the sixth-largest standing military in the world. There is only one country that is remotely similar in size with a comparable military: North Korea.
Because the war between North and South Korea is technically still ongoing, military service in both Koreas is compulsory, though only for men. In the South, all men must serve for two years. In the North, it's ten years. We know instinctively that the North Korean military is drastically different from the U.S.'s, just as almost everything about North Korean society is drastically different from ours. The compulsory service in the South, though, also makes the South Korean military quite different from what we're used to here, and it affects not only the military itself but also society at large in interesting ways. Continue reading →
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In the News – Winds of Unification Still Blowing…
▲ Yesterday's launch event for 'Hallyu; The Wind of Unification' opened at Seoul Club on the 27th. (© DailyNK)
It is well known that the higher up in the North Korean class hierarchy a family is, the more access its members have to South Korean movies and dramas (the media grouped together internationally as 'Hallyu' or 'Korean Wave').
This was a view confirmed yesterday by Park Jung Ran of the Center for Cultural Unification Studies at the release of the center's latest report, 'Hallyu; The Wind of Unification'.
The center's latest report is the sequel to last year's 'Hallyu; Shaking North Korea' by Kang Dong Wan and Park Jung Ran. This time the two have surveyed 100 defectors, divided by region, class, gender and generation, in their renewed hunt for 'Hallyu reality'.
"People in the financial upper class are getting more access to South Korean videos", Park asserted. "Many watch every day, or at least once a week. It seems that the wealthy have financial freedom, so they like to watch South Korean videos."
According to the results published in the report, 32% of men and 13% of women have experience of watching some kind of South Korean media, while people in their 40s, at 33.3%, have the most access overall. Unsurprisingly, people living along the Sino-North Korea border in North Hamkyung Province have the highest degree of access in geographical terms.
The event also involved a policy debate, reminding the audience that allowing North Koreans to have access to South Korean media may be good, but the question of what kind of media to give access to is also important.
On this, Park noted, "Hallyu has both good and bad elements. It is positive in that the North Koreans can learn more about and empathize with South Korean society; however, it can give them a negative impression if they view pornographic or violent videos."
Jeon Hyun Jun, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification who was at the event as a panelist, agreed, saying, "The lower down the classes one goes, the more conservative and hostile towards South Korea one seems to be. Because fantastical and violent content can lead to adverse effects, the government needs to take the lead in strategic policy to spread diverse genres among the lower classes."
Nevertheless, Kang was confident that media access is a critical area that must be focused on.
"Although data is now being shared through new mediums such as USBs, how much is needed to generate systemic change is still a point of interest," he said. "Shared awareness and cultural exchanges between the two Koreas could prove to be the road to unification."
Posted on June 29, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged drama, hallyu, hierarchy, korean wave, media, movie, north korea, south korea, unification	| Leave a reply
In the News – 'N. Korean attacks won't be tolerated'
President Lee Myung-bak, left, walks somberly away after placing a wreath to honor Colombian troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at a memorial in Bogota, Columbia, Sunday, a day before the 62nd anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict. He is flanked by Colombian Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon. / Yonhap
Lee marks 62nd anniversary of outbreak of Korean War
By Kim Young-jin
President Lee Myung-bak said that no future North Korean provocations would be tolerated on the eve of the 62nd anniversary of the communist state invasion that triggered the 1950-1953 Korean War.
Meeting Colombian veterans who participated in the fratricidal war during his visit to Bogota, Sunday (Korean time), President Lee said, "It is with our own power that we defend our nation and we won't let the North get away with any provocations."
Lee's visit was the first by a South Korean leader to the nation in 50 years since their establishment of diplomatic ties. Colombia came to the aid as a member of a 16-nation coalition in the Korean conflict.
He noted that the two Koreas are still technically at war, pointing out, "No lasting peace achieved after the war is over. We have spent 60-plus years in a state in which war is put on hold."
"What we want is to quickly achieve peace on the peninsula and unification through cooperative steps," the President said.
He thanked the veterans for their contribution to the nation.
"The Republic of Korea of today exists because you fought for and staked your lives to defend the far-flung nation in the East without evening knowing its name," he said.
Despite the decades that have passed since the war broke out, military tensions remain high, a fact highlighted over the weekend by U.S.-South naval drills meant as a show of force against the Stalinist regime that waged two deadly attacks in 2010.
Lee, on the last stage of a four-nation Latin America swing, earlier paid tribute to Colombian troops killed in the 62-year-old war, laying a wreath at a Korean War memorial in Bogota.
Lee was to meet with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for deepening cooperation in areas such as trade and investment as well as infrastructure development.
He said that thanks to the allies' help, Korea has become a "donor' country that makes contributions to poor countries in a major turnaround from a country that lived on international handouts. "We, Koreans and Colombians are blood-sealed brothers," Lee declared.
Korea and U.S have been staging massive naval drills in the West Sea, which can be taken as a show of force not just against Pyongyang but also its ally, China.
The two allies, plus a contingent from Japan, have been conducting an exercise aimed at increasing deterrence capabilities since the sinking of ROK warship Cheonan and shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010. The North is to blame for both provocations that led to the tensest moments since the 1953 truce.
The exercise comes as the North maintains its hard line under the leadership of new leader Kim Jong-un, the son of the late ruler Kim Jong-il.
A total of 8,000 personnel were involved, manning 10 South Korean warships and the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier and hundreds of aircraft, according to the Ministry of Defense.
The war games followed the allies' largest-ever single-day live-fire exercises, Friday, near the border with the North that featured 2,000 troops as well as jet fighters, attack helicopters and various rocket launchers.
Tensions linger following Pyongyang failed rocket launch in April, which was deemed a test of ballistic missile technology and scuttled efforts at engagement.
Original article can be found here.
Posted on June 28, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged ally, attack, colombia, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Korean War, lee myung bak, north korea, provocation, santos, south korea, unification, veterens, war	| Leave a reply
Kim Jong Un's First Speech Exalts Military, Unification
Kim Jong Un speaks at a military parade in Pyongyang celebrating the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth on April 15th, 2012, as seen from space. Photo credit Digital Globe, Inc. via MSNBC.
As far as we know, Kim Jong Il, late president of North Korea, spoke publicly one time only during his thirty years in the limelight of his country's ruling party. When he did, it was a single line. His father, Kim Il Sung, had given a speech during celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the North Korean People's Army's establishment; after the speech, the younger Kim stepped to the microphone and voiced his only public sentiment: "Glory to the heroic soldiers of the Korean people's army!" (see it in this video).
That was in 1992. The Western media heard his voice a few more times; for instance, in this video from 2007. Still, he gave no more speeches that his own country would hear.
Kim Jong Un gave his first public speech on April 15th, during the 100th-anniversary celebrations of his grandfather's birth. It is the nation's most important holiday. The younger Kim's speech was extensive—20 minutes long—and stands in sharp contrast to his father's reclusiveness.
Yet the content of the speech matches the sentiment shared by his father's single line almost perfectly. Continue reading →
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Visiting North Korea during the Era of Kim Jong Un
In recent news, North Korea has prepared to launch a satellite into space. However, this move has been met with much antagonism by the United States because it seems to defy the motions of the United Nations should the satellite be a move to test missile technology that would one day send threats of nuclear warfare. The BBC's broadcaster, Damian Grammaticas, who is based in Beijing, China, gained permission to enter North Korea at the time of this controversy, symbolic of the transparency with which the North Korean authorities intended to launch the satellite. In his BBC article, Grammaticas relates that the North Korean authorities wanted to launch the satellite in commemoration of the hundredth birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founding father of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Throughout his article, "Exploring North Korea's Contradictions," Grammaticas describes his impressions of the North Korean landscape. Visiting the countryside outside of Pyongyang, Grammaticas emphasizes the emptiness of the roads and the bleakness of the empty shop windows as he exits the city. Of the city itself, Grammaticas relays, "Being here, in the world's last Stalinist state, feels like being transported back in time. North Korea often looks like a place marooned, a survivor from an age when Soviet republics, with their strongmen rulers, were common." He then continues the article with a explanation of the preparation Pyongyang's people made for the celebrations that would enliven the next few days – city repairs were made, flowers were assembled, roadsides were cleaned, images of Kim Il Sung were hung throughout the city, plans for the launch of the satellite were being settled. Continue reading →
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In the News – Activist-turned-lawmaker under fire for allegedly calling N.K. defectors 'traitors'
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) — A ruling party lawmaker demanded Monday that one of South Korea's best-known former pro-unification activists and now an opposition lawmaker offer a sincere apology again for insulting him and North Korean defectors as "traitors."
Rep. Lim Su-kyung of the main opposition Democratic United Party hurled the insult and other abusive remarks during an impromptu meeting with a defector-turned-college student at a bar on Friday, according to a Facebook posting by the student, Baek Yo-sep.
Lim, a former pro-North Korea student activist, became widely known after making an unauthorized trip to the communist nation in 1989 and meeting with then leader Kim Il-sung, the North's founder and grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un.
Pyongyang called her the "flower of unification" at the time.
She entered parliament as a proportional candidate of the DUP in April's general elections.
Rep. Lim Su-kyung of the main opposition Democratic United Party. (Yonhap)
Baek quoted Lim as denouncing North Korean defectors as traitors and having "no roots." She also vilified Rep. Ha Tae-kyung of the ruling Saenuri Party, who had once worked with Lim in the 1980s, as a traitor for his conversion to an anti-Pyongyang activist, Baek said.
Lim was also quoted as saying she will "kill the traitor (Ha) with my hands."
Baek said Lim became abruptly upset following a joke he cracked to her after some Lim aides had Baek's photos taken with Lim deleted from his phone. After Lim denied she ordered the deletion, Baek said he joked that in North Korea, doing something at will without instruction from the supreme leader carries a "death by shooting" punishment.
Baek said Lim denounced him for working with Ha to improve the North's human rights situation.
As the traitor remarks drew strong criticism, Lim offered an apology Sunday, claiming in a statement that she was referring to only Ha as a traitor for joining the conservative ruling party, and that she never meant to describe defectors as such.
On Monday, Ha accused Lim of lying and demanded she sincerely apologize again.
"Rep. Lim holds hostility toward North Korean defectors and thinks of defectors as traitors," Ha said. "But she said in the statement that she never called North Korean defectors traitors, but she said I am a traitor just because I joined the Saenuri Party, not because I engaged in a human rights movement helping defectors."
But the acting chief of Lim's party said he trusts the sincerity of her statement of apology.
"As we trust Rep. Lim's heartfelt apology, repentance and clarification, there is no measure the party plans to take," said Rep. Park Jie-won, the interim head of the DUP. "Rep. Lim holds respect for North Korean defectors and has an attitude of working for them."
Park said, however, the party will instruct lawmakers to be more careful about what they say.
Posted on June 7, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged activist, baek yo sup, bar, college, defector, flower of unification, ha tae kyung, human rights, kim il sung, lawmaker, lim su kyung, north korea, pro-NK, pro-north korea, refugee, south korea, traitor, unification	| Leave a reply
In the News – N. Korea denounces S. Korea's attempt to expel pro-N.K. lawmakers
SEOUL, June 1 (Yonhap) — North Korea has condemned South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party for seeking to strip two alleged pro-North Korean lawmakers of their parliamentary seats.
"The madcap smear campaign … is nothing but a 'witch hunt' of modern version and sordid fascist politically-motivated terrorism," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in an English-language statement carried late Thursday by the country's official Korean Central News Agency.
The strongly worded statement came as calls grow in South Korea to expel Lee Seok-gi and Kim Jae-yeon, two lawmakers of the left-wing minor opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP), from the National Assembly.
Rep. Kim Jae-yeon (L) walks past an anti-North Korea activist near the National Assembly on May 30, 2012. (Yonhap)
The public pressure was caused by widespread concern the lawmakers' alleged pro-North Korea beliefs could pose a threat to national security, considering their track record.
Both lawmakers were convicted of engaging in pro-North Korean activities in the past and allegedly espoused North Korea's guiding "juche" philosophy of self-reliance.
The two were also accused of being involved in UPP's alleged rigged primary designed to select proportional representation candidates for the April parliamentary election.
Lee and Kim have so far refused to quit their seats, prompting the Saenuri Party to propose a joint motion with the main opposition Democratic United Party to strip them of their seats.
An ouster requires two-thirds approval from the 300-member National Assembly and the two main parties have 277 seats combined.
The North's propaganda outlet also claimed the South Korean conservative party was resorting to intrigues to annihilate progressive forces and "create a situation favorable for the conservative forces' stay in power before the 'presidential election.'"
Park Geun-hye, former interim leader of the Saenuri Party and daughter of late President Park Chung-hee, has been leading opinion polls for the December presidential election. President Lee Myung-bak of the ruling party is set to end his single five-year term in February 2013 and is barred by law from seeking re-election.
"It is none other than such pro-U.S. lackeys, anti-reunification confrontation maniacs, fascists and chief culprits of scandals as the group of the 'Saenuri Party' that should be eliminated from" the National Assembly, the North's statement said.
Posted on June 7, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged Democratic United Party, juche, kim jae yeon, lawmakers, lee seok gi, National Assembly, national security, north korea, parliament, pro-NK, pro-north korea, saenuri, self reliance, south korea, unification, unified progressive party	| Leave a reply
A German Story, Part 3 of 3
Posted on June 6, 2012 by MOUonekorea
We open in medias res of Horst's story. If you haven't read Parts 1 and 2, you should go back and read them before continuing: [hyperlink to Part 1 post].
When we last left our hero, Horst had left East Berlin for the first time in his life and was eating pizza in West Berlin.
"Also, we are in West Berlin. And on this day Helmut Kohl [the Chancellor of West Germany] is visiting. He was traveling in Poland, and came back to West Berlin for this day and on the street we are on we see a big crowd of people and cars coming this way, and helicopters flying overhead. And this is Helmut Kohl. So I am standing there and next to me is a beige Opel sitting right there. And a large man walks up to me, very big and as tall as I am and very stern, just like this." He demonstrates again, and it is intimidating. As I said, he is a believable actor and is also at least two meters tall. "And he throws the car door open"— fearing that I missed the verb, he adds, "Not opens it, but rather really throws it open—right into me, so." Horst is acting his own part again and bends over in agony, clutching his crotch. "And out of the car steps Helmut Kohl! This was his car! Not some black state vehicle, but this beige Opel. So he is walking past me and I am bending over in pain. Hahaha. And so that is my first impression of Western government," he adds, grinning, clutching his crotch again in memory.
"All right, now is when you should take notes again. A couple of years after, a friend told me that he remembered walking by the gate on Wednesday. The 8th. And a GI—the very lowest, a GI—told him, hey, do you know the Wall is going to be opened tomorrow? And he believed nothing of it, because it was just some GI and he hadn't heard anything about it. So he forgot. Continue reading →
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In the News – Disabled N. Korean Defector Finds Hope in Seoul
For North Korean refugees, the journey to freedom can be physically grueling. Many swim across a river into China and then travel undercover, avoiding authorities before they reach Southeast Asia and head to South Korea. Imagine making the trip with only one foot and one hand.
Every week, Ji Seong-ho holds a silent demonstration against North Korea. He is one of the 23,000 defectors in South Korea who have fled the repressive Pyongyang government.
Ji's journey south was more challenging than most. During the famine of the mid-1990s, when Ji was 14, he suffered a terrible accident.
"I was helping my parents make a living by stealing coal off trains and selling it in the market. I got dizzy once and I ended up falling off a moving train. It ran me over," Ji explains.
He lost his left hand and foot.
Eventually, Ji crossed into China to find food. But on the way back, he was caught by North Korean guards.
"The police severely beat me for a week, maybe more than other escapees. They told me that because I am disabled I brought shame to North Korea and that someone with only one leg should stay home," Ji recalls. "That is when I lost my trust in the North Korean government."
In 2006, Ji escaped again and made it to South Korea, where he was given a prosthetic foot and hand.
Many refugees arrive with traumatic injuries that leave them emotionally impaired. Kion Won-hyoung is a psychologist at a government resettlement facility for defectors.
"Because of their experience, many refugees are afraid of even the security guards at the facility," explains Kion. "They have nightmares about being tortured in North Korea, or being chased by animals."
Ji Seong-ho is now a law student. He says he had never imagined how much easier life is for the disabled in South Korea.
"I don't feel any discrimination toward disabled people in South Korea," Ji says."I think that's because of its democracy and good education. I really feel it's like heaven here."
Ji says he is waiting for the Koreas to be unified. He says that's when he will finally be able to step back onto his homeland.
Posted on May 31, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged china, defector, disability, disabled, famine, freedom, ji seong ho, north korea, prosthetic, refugees, seoul, south korea, train, unification	| Leave a reply
In the News – Remains of S. Korean soldiers killed in N. Korea return home for 1st time
SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) — The remains of South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the Korean War returned home on Friday via the U.S., marking the first such repatriation of South Korean war dead since the 1953 armistice.
Twelve sets of remains, two of which have been positively identified, were among 226 sets recovered in the northern part of North Korea by a U.S. excavation team between 2000 and 2004, before Washington halted the joint recovery mission with Pyongyang due to concerns over the safety and security of its workers.
After conducting DNA tests, the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) in Hawaii confirmed last August that some of the remains were those of Asian soldiers.
Since then, Seoul and Washington have conducted joint analyses to identify the remains and 12 sets were confirmed to be from South Korean soldiers, officials at Seoul's defense ministry said.
The 12 sets of remains were flown Friday to a military airport in Seongnam, south of Seoul, where they were met with an honor guard ceremony attended by President Lee Myung-bak, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and U.S. Army Gen. James Thurman, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea. Continue reading →
Posted on May 26, 2012 by MOUonekorea	| Tagged 1953a, armistice, Korean War, lee myung bak, north korea, repatriation, south korea, un, unification, United Nations, united states	| Leave a reply


This yearly event doesn't actually have much to do with cheese. Supposedly, someone once threw a piece of good cheese down a very steep hill (read "cliff") in Gloucester, England and a number of people went after it. Thus was born the fine sport of cheese chasing, which, in England, is known as Cheese Rolling.


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Haemerosia is een geslacht van vlinders van de familie uilen (Noctuidae).

Soorten
H. renalis (Hübner, 1813)
H. vassilininei A. Bang-Haas, 1912

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Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board: Who Is Steve Feinberg?
President Donald Trump tends to make two kinds of political appointments: military generals or billionaires. In Stephen Andrew Feinberg, who was appointed May 11, 2018, to lead the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Trump has a billionaire who likes to play soldier.
The President's Intelligence Advisory Board is a group of non-governmental appointees whose job is to evaluate the quality and adequacy of American foreign intelligence efforts and reports their findings to the President.
Feinberg was born in Bronx, New York, on March 29, 1960. His father, Martin, was a steel salesman. Feinberg grew up in the Bronx and later in Spring Valley, New York, where he was a nationally ranked chess player in high school and played bridge and tennis. He continued to play tennis at Princeton, where he graduated in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in politics. While in college, Feinberg was a member of Army ROTC and even did some parachute training, but he left ROTC before graduation.
Feinberg's first job out of college was as a trader for Drexel Burnham Lambert, which in 1990 went bankrupt amid illegal junk bond trading. Feinberg had already left the firm in 1985 for a similar job at Gruntal & Co.
In 1992, Feinberg and partner William Richter founded Cerberus Capital Management. The firm, named for the mythological three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades, initially traded in distressed corporate debt. Cerberus began to buy up companies including National and Alamo car rental, the Albertson's supermarket chain, Air Canada, Frederick's of Hollywood, paper products companies and auto parts firms. In 2006, it bought 51% of GMAC, General Motors' financing arm. Cerberus became well known in 2007 when it purchased a controlling stake in the Chrysler division of Daimler Chrysler. Cerberus gave up its stake in Chrysler in the 2009 auto bailout, but retained its interest in Chrysler's financial business, selling it later.
About the same time as Cerberus' entry into the automotive business, Feinberg's company began buying gun companies. It acquired assault rifle maker Bushmaster, maker of the AR-15, in 2006; Remington Arms the following year; and rifle maker Marlin Firearms in 2008. When an AR-15 was used in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, Cerberus made plans to sell its Remington unit, under which its gun manufacturing was consolidated. However, it was unable to do so and was eventually forced to spin off the unit so organizations such as the California state teachers' pension plan, which owned shares in Cerberus, would not have a stake in gun companies. In 2018, Remington, still part of Feinberg's portfolio, went bankrupt and was taken over by lenders.
Cerberus also owns DynCorp, a defense contractor that charges billions of dollars for overseas police and military training. It was reported by The New York Times in 2017 that DynCorp was urged to submit proposals to the Trump White House to field a private military force.
Feinberg has trained in marksmanship with former military snipers. He also set up a private "military base" outside Memphis. Tier 1 Group, owned by Cerberus, is an 800-acre facility complete with a mock Afghan village and a tactical driving course. U.S. forces have trained at Tier 1 since 2008.
Feinberg backed Jeb Bush early in the 2016 election cycle, but later gave almost $1.5 million to the pro-Trump Rebuild America political action committee. He gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee. However, in 2016, he also donated money to the campaign of Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Feinberg is an intensely private man who gives few interviews and who is rarely photographed. He and his wife, Gisela, have three daughters. Feinberg enjoys big game hunting.