Abstract: Phallonopticism comes from the confluence of the term "phallus" and "panopticon." I define Phallonotpicism as the configuration of gaze, power and desires specific to but not limited to male performances. By utilizing the term phallonopticism as a heuristic category for analysis, this paper attempts to analyze how Malate's urban spaces of consumption are gendered. It attempts to map the topography of male homosocial intersubjectivities and the production of desire, power and gaze through male performances, visual culture and structures. Orosa Street is known as the GLTB consumption district of Malate while just a block away, is Bocobo Street, where a "straight" and "heterosexual" male population dwell. The dominance of male homosociality along the said streets has been established through research findings from 2002 - 2009. Through the confluence of political- economic discourse and psychoanalysis this paper will argue that Malate's urban spaces inform the male subject construction and formation. Furthermore, male homosocialities in both streets activate the production and consumption of gendered spatial politics through complex forms of surveillance, discipline, resistance, and subversion from its stakeholders such as state institutions, the market and Malate's public.
Abstract: The diagnostics and estimation ways and methods of visual abilities of students under organization of research work on design while getting the professional art education are considered. The features of approach towards the process of diagnostics of visual abilities of students are determined. Розглянуто способи методи д агностування й оц нювання р вн в сформованост в зуальних зд бностей учн в п д час орган зац досл дницько д яльност з дизайну в профес йному навчальному заклад художнього проф лю. Визначено характерн особливост п дходу до процесу д агностування в зуальних зд бностей учн в.
Abstract: Purpose: To investigate clinical features, causative organisms and their antibiotic sensitivity, management, and visual acuity outcomes of eyes with bleb-related endophthalmitis (BRE). Design: Retrospective, noncomparative, consecutive eye series. Methods: Clinical and microbiological records of patients with culture positive bleb-related endophthalmitis treated at a single institution between April 1995 and February 2002 were revised retrospectively. Main Outcome Measures: Final visual acuity, loss of eye and complications. Results: There were 34 cases with presenting visual acuities ranging from 20/200 to light perception. Decrease of visual acuity was the most frequent sign (94%) followed by pain (79%) and hypopyon (53%). Associated features included pseudophakia (79%), vitreous wick (29%), and wound leak (12%). The most frequent organisms isolated from vitreous specimens, were streptococcus species (55%) and gram positive coagulase negative staphylococci (20%). Polymicrobial growth was noted in 27% of cases. The cultured organisms were sensitive to antibiotics used in 94% of cases. Treatment modality used was vitreous tap with antibiotic injection without (65%) or with vitrectomy (35%). The most common intravitreal antibiotics combination was vancomycin with ceftazidime, Intravitreal dexamethsone was administered in 56% of cases. Final visual outcome of 20/400 or better was noticed in 50% of cases without and 33% with vitrectomy, but this was not statistically significant (p=0.45). The difference in final visual acuity of cases infected by gram-positive coagulase-negative staphylococci and streptococcus species were not statistically significant (p= 0.18). Overall, final visual outcome of 20/400 or better was noticed in 47% of cases, while no light perception was recorded in 8 (24%) cases. Of no light perception cases 7 underwent evisceration or enucleation. Overall, 32% of the cases experienced other complications like retinal detachment with dislocated intraocular lens, phthisis bulbi, and epiretinal membrane formation. Conclusion: BRE is associated with substantial visual morbidity. Prompt treatment of BRE with intravitreal vancomycin and broad spectrum antibiotics recommended while culture results are pending. Neither tap-injection with vitrectomy nor tap-injection without vitrectomy proved superior in the management of this condition.
Abstract: Visual ethnography is a kind of ethnographic filming which aim is to gather visual information and to help analyzing the data in the process of a research. It can help also to enhance communication between researcher and his subjects in the field or between researcher and the audience. Because of the prevailing use of a camera visual ethnography is called also camera-ethnography. This field of anthropological activity is raising different questions. The basis of visual literacy in this case is a general cinematographic language. First question is: how much knowledge does a researcher need to have if he or she is using a camera in the field? What is the difference between TV production of documentary and the production of visual ethnography? How to construct a visual narrative to keep a relevant information about the culture in question and how to avoid the stress on emotional experience and dramatic suspense, characteristic for artistic or commercial filmmaking? New visual technology is opening many new possibilities in approaching people. How close can we go in approaching people not to step over the thin line of unethical behavior?.
Abstract: The gap between the digital era in undeveloped places, in the 21st century, is an important issue to be discussed. Based in the research called Antenna and Roots, developed at the Fine Art School at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, called Antenna and Roots, this paper proposes a dialogue between Visual Culture and contemporary visual languages, creative process, its methodology, and how the students are encourage to investigate with low tech equipments, certain that what makes a good art work is not only the equipment, but how an artist approaches material, equipments, etc., in order to materialize ideas, along the knowledge and understand about the world they live, without illustrating theories.
Abstract: In this article we suggest an approximation between media education and visual arts education. Teachers of Primary School interpret the media as a visual artefacts. But this visual artifacts can be analyzed from the education in visual arts. We can offer a suitable formation in the moment on training teachers (Clarembeaux, 2010; Huerta, 2005), but is also necessary move a notion of visual arts. Now, in Spain, visual arts education is far from the media images. We would incorporate the media education in the Primary School curriculum from the visual arts education (Hernández, 2000; Huerta, 2009). We focuses this research in a case of student's group. They are university training teachers, and we verify their knowledge about cinema and media as a visual culture texts, promoting a major presence of media in visual arts, extending the field of action, and promoting the use of the cinema as useful tool in the Primary School classes. We encourage teachers and students towards the critical and personal readings in media, reforcing knowledge and analysis more than entertainment (Ambrós & Breu, 2007; Fedorov, 2010). For analyze this situation we have chosen the movie Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, a film by Hayao Miyazaki.
Abstract: O artigo analisa as diferentes linhas de cultural visual que operam no ensino da arte no Brasil classificando-as como cultura visual excludente, cultura visual includente e contracultura visual. Discorre sobre teorias e abordagens aos estudos culturais e culturas visuais praticadas no Brasil desde a década de 30 citando com precursores Gilberto Freyre, Cecília Meireles, Aloísio Magalh es, Alcides da Rocha Miranda, a Escolinha de Arte de S o Paulo, o Festival de Inverno de Campos do Jord o de 1983, a inter-rela o da comunica o e da arte/educa o na Escola de Comunica es e Artes da Universidade de S o Paulo e a programa o de exposi es sobre a cultura visual do povo no MAC-USP nas décadas de 80 e 90. The article analyses the different lines of Cultural Visual that operate in art education in Brazil classifying them like visual vulture excludente, visual culture includente and visual counter-culture. The article examines theories and approaches to the cultural studies and visuals cultures and visual cultures practiced in Brazil, from the decade of 30, designating like precursors Gilberto Freyre, Cecília Meireles, Aloísio Magalh es, Alcides da Rocha Miranda, the Escolinha de Arte de S o, the Winter Festival of Campos de Jord o of 1983, the interrelation of the Communication and of the Art/Education in the School of Communications and Arts of the University of S o Paulo and the planning of exhibitions about Visual Culture of the people in the MAC-USP in the decades of 80 and 90 years.
Abstract: Dalam era dimana kepedulian terhadap lingkungan sangatlah penting%2C desain komunikasi visual perlu memperhitungkan pengintegrasian kesadaran ekologis dalam program pendidikannya. Prinsip bentuk dan fungsi tidaklah cukup lagi dalam menentukan kesuksesan sebuah desain. Pembelajaran lebih lanjut mengenai eco-design atau sering disebut green design atau sustainable design membuktikan pentingnya pemahaman mengenai proses desain secara menyeluruh%2C keterkaitannya dengan bidang-bidang lain%2C dan dampaknya terhadap lingkungan. Para pengajar desain dapat berperan dalam menumbuhkan calon desainer warga melalui pendidikan desain komunikasi visual yang mengimplementasikan kesadaran ekologis. Dengan kesadaran bahwa pilihan dan keputusan yang diambil para desainer berpengaruh%2C nantinya kekuatan dampak desain dapat digunakan untuk membuat perubahan yang positif Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : In this day of age where environmental concern is critical%2C visual communication design has to consider an integration of ecological awareness into its education programs. The principles of form and function alone are not enough anymore to evaluate a design s success. Further studies of eco-design often called green design or sustainable design would prove to be important in the understanding of the design process as a whole%2C its interconnectedness with other fields%2C and its impact towards the environment. Design educators can play a role in cultivating future citizen designers through visual communication design education which implement ecological awareness. In our awareness as designers that our choices and decisions matter can in turn utilizes design s powerful impact to create positive change. eco-design%2C green design%2C sustainable design%2C pendidikan desain komunikasi visual%2C kesadaran ekologis%2C lingkungan.
Abstract: This paper aims to explore the influence of culture over design. Plain design is a means for visual communication, however, it does not just convey information, but also needs to introduce more people and events. To put it in other words, plain design aims to arouse the resonance of its targeted groups so as to move people's heart. The creation of a designer is, to great extent, influenced by his or her national or regional culture.
Abstract: Campus is not only an education place, but also is the carrier of campus culture. Every visual object at the campus can also effect the function of teaching. A beautiful and ordered campus environment will bring you the sense of beauty. A well-designed visual identification system is an indispensable part of modernized campus.


While perhaps not being as prolific as Pablo Picasso – who picked up the paintbrush every day and painted until 3am on the day that he died at the age of 91 –there are still plenty of artists out there creating and exhibiting into their eighties and nineties.
Here are some of our favourite artists still influencing the world with their vision and talent.
One of Australia's greatest living artists is John Olsen (born in 1928), known for his abstract landscapes and murals, his love of frogs and his visions of the Australian outback. He won the Archibald Prize in 2005, aged in his mid-seventies, and his recent retrospective at the Art Gallery of NSW included two recent paintings.
John Olsen can also rest his head in his namesake 'art series' hotel in Melbourne, The Olsen. And he's done the work to deserve the honour. Take that, Paris Hilton.
While Charles Blackman (also born in 1928) is no longer exhibiting brand new artworks, he sits alongside Olsen as one of our most celebrated living artists. He's a hugely influential and original painter of figurative art, and his poignant schoolgirls, in particular, are timeless, if a little unsettling.
Recurring retrospectives and the frequent issue of limited edition prints ensure Blackman's artworks remain fresh in our minds, and he also shares the honour of a boutique Melbourne hotel named after him not far from The Olsen.
Over in Japan, 88-year-old avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama has been covering sculptures, paintings, and even heart-throb Hollywood actors in polka dots for decades and is currently enjoying massive critical acclaim all around the world.
The hugely prolific artist dabbles in film, performance, sculptures, drawing, painting, fashion, writing – you name it. Her exhibitions and retrospectives travel the world, from Tokyo to Los Angeles, Brazil to New Delhi, London to Mexico City.
Claes Oldenburg is another 88-year-old still making a splash in the art world with works that are wry, arresting and sometimes hilarious.
His soft, large-scale sculptures of everyday objects like stationery and ice creams bridge the worlds of Pop Art and Postmodernism. From Lipstick in New Haven and Clothespin in Philadelphia, to Baseball Bat in Chicago, Spoon and Cherry Bridge in Minneapolis and Shuttlecocks in Kansas, Oldenburg's creations continue to add colour and fun to outdoor sculpture gardens around the world.
One of his most recent works is Dropped Cone, perched precariously upside down on the roof of a shopping centre in Cologne. No child cried in the making of this artwork.
She may have broken up the Beatles (or maybe not…), but Yoko Ono was never one to let the grass grow under her feet. New York's MOMA museum held a retrospective of her early Fluxus artworks in 2015, and her first permanent art installation in the USA was unveiled in Chicago in 2016.
In 2013 she curated London's Meltdown festival, choosing fellow musical pioneers Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop and Patti Smith to appear on her program. Now in her mid-eighties, her musical back catalogue has recently been re-released and her son Sean Lennon plays in her almost-50-year-old group, the Plastic Ono Band. For more proof of Yoko's continued thoughtfulness and relevance, check out her Twitter account – yes, she's even tweeting!
But for patience to beat them all, at the age of 106 Aboriginal artist Loongkoonan – based in Derby, Western Australia – has had her art exhibited in Washington, DC, though she only took up painting in her nineties.
She has exhibited around Australia over the past ten years, and travelled to appear in a group exhibition in Adelaide in 2016.
A mother and an elder, Loongkoonan's works typically feature gently overlapping dots in a grid, representing a nostalgic view of bush tucker and her land.


Making an offer on a house or flat - Which?
Before even starting to view properties, it's important to work out an accurate budget to avoid falling in love with somewhere you can't actually buy.
While online mortgage calculators can give you a rough idea, it's much more useful to talk to an independent mortgage broker, who will be able to check how much you're likely to be able to borrow based on your personal circumstances.
Once you've found a property you like, it's also important to factor in how moving there would affect your living costs.
If the property is listed on Zoopla, you'll be able to see estimated running costs including energy, water, insurance and council tax.
What's the market telling you?
It's important to research the local property market to avoid overpaying. As a starting point, it can be helpful to compare the property you're offering on with similar homes in the same neighbourhood.
You can find out recent local selling prices on the Land Registry website. Bear in mind that property values can change dramatically from year to year, so the most recent prices will be the most relevant.
Googling the address of the property you want to make an offer on may reveal previous listings on property portals. This could give an indication of whether the owners have been trying to sell it for a while and also whether the price has changed at all.
How long has the owner lived at the property?
If they're moving out after a relatively short time, try and find out why. If they've lived there for a very long time, bear in mind that they may have a stronger emotional attachment to the property and bear this in mind when wording your offer.
Why has the owner has decided to sell?
They may want a quick sale if, for example, they're relocating for a new job. A need for speed might mean the price is more negotiable.
How long has the property has been on the market?
If it's been on for a while, the owner may be willing to accept a lower offer. If it's been on the market for a long time but the owner has shown no flexibility, this could indicate they're not that bothered about selling.
Has the owner has found a property to move to yet?
The answer will often be no, as many people prefer to start house-hunting once their own home is under offer, but if they've already got a place in mind this could lead to a speedier process.
This can help you understand how much competition there is.
Have any previous offers been made? If so, were any accepted?
The agent can't legally tell you how much past offers were for, but they may indicate whether they were close to the asking price.
What's the minimum price the seller will accept?
The agent might be cagey about this but it's always worth asking. If the minimum price is beyond your top budget and you're really keen to buy the property, you can follow our tips (below) on how to negotiate.
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In competitive markets, properties are snapped up quickly and buyers are regularly gazumped - meaning that they're outbid by other buyers after their offer has been accepted.
If multiple buyers are interested in the property, it can be worth offering the asking price or even more to avoid missing out.
But even in this situation, make sure you're not paying above the odds - do your market comparison and stick to the budget you've set. Also, keep in mind that high competition means you may be buying at the 'top of the market' - so even if the property has grown in value in recent years, it may peak when you buy and could potentially dip again when the market quiets down.
You may find yourself vying with multiple other buyers at the same time - our guide explains how to handle a 'sealed bid' or 'best and final offer' scenario.
When you make your offer, emphasise factors that stand in your favour - for example if you're a chain-free first-time buyer, or a cash buyer not reliant on a mortgage.
The asking price is just that - the price the owner would ideally like to get for the property. They can set this themselves, and it doesn't have to be based on what the property is actually worth or even what the estate agent has recommended to them.
Sellers will often start with a high asking price if they're not in a hurry to move on the off-chance someone will pay it.
A similar property recently sold at a lower price and the market hasn't changed.
There are some repairs or improvements that would need to be carried out for you to be happy in the property.
The seller has a motive to complete the deal as soon as possible – for example, if they need to move quickly due to pregnancy or a job change.
The property has been on the market for a while and no one else has made an offer recently.
You're not in a chain or you're a cash buyer – this could make you more attractive to the owner as there's less chance of the transaction falling through due to chain or mortgage complications.
Find out more: our house prices map, which is part of our property value guide for sellers, shows what's happening with house prices in your postcode area.
In this video, Which? mortgage adviser David Blake and property surveyor James Rangeley explain how they used their industry knowledge to decide how much to offer when buying their own homes.
Armed with all the research you've done on the property, area and seller, and provided you're confident it's definitely a property you'd be happy to live in, it's time to make your offer.
First, set yourself an upper limit that you'd be comfortable paying and then, if you're not in a competitive situation, consider going in slightly lower - perhaps 5% - so you have room for upward negotiation.
Assuming the property is being sold via an estate agent, you can make your offer to them either over the phone or in person. You should also submit a written offer (by email should be fine, but check) and ask that it's passed on to the seller.
Emotional reasons - if it's a much-loved family home it's worth saying in your written offer (which should be passed onto the seller) that you loved the property and can envision bringing up your family (or whatever fits your circumstances) there. It might make no difference at all, but it could just be the thing that settles the balance in your favour if you and another person are offering similar amounts.
Make it clear that your offer is subject to the property being taken off the market, with no more viewings conducted, as this will decrease the likelihood of you being gazumped.
If your offer isn't accepted, or someone else submits a higher one, don't panic. Weigh up your options as objectively as you can, and only consider making a higher offer if you're confident you can afford it.
If your offer is accepted, try and agree a provisional timescale to work towards and set about instructing your solicitor and surveyor.
Find out more: buying through estate agents – learn about your rights.
If you're making an offer on a property in England or Wales, your offer isn't legally binding until you exchange contracts with the seller.
In Scotland, a binding contract will be in place when all the conditions of an offer have been accepted and you and the seller have 'concluded the missives'.
Find out more: home-buying process in Scotland.
Keep your budget private. Revealing the maximum amount you're willing to spend may prompt the agent to encourage the seller to hold out for more money.
Play it cool, even if you've fallen in love with the property. Showing too much enthusiasm may make the agent think you'd be willing to pay any amount to move in.
If you believe there are structural problems with the property that make it worth less than the owner is asking, it can be worth waiting until you've had a survey done to try and negotiate - then you'll have objective confirmation of the money that needs to be spent.
Don't be overly influenced by 'sweeteners'. Sometimes owners offer to throw in white goods or other fixtures to push up the price, but the items' value will rarely be enough to warrant the extra you'd have to spend on your mortgage.
Take your time to consider your options. The agent may push you to seal the deal but this is a huge decision and you're entitled to think it over before upping your bid.
If even your best efforts don't secure you the property, try not to be too disheartened. Property-buying is a long-term game and there will be others sooner or later.
You can withdraw an offer you've made before any contracts have been exchanged, as you're not legally obliged to buy the property.
If you have a survey done and it reveals problems you can try asking the seller to get them fixed before you exchange or offer a lower price - but they're under no obligation to agree to either.
Technically, you can also lower your offer shortly before exchanging contracts - known as 'gazundering'. While it's legal to do this, it can create a difficult situation for the seller and risk scuppering the sale altogether.
After you've exchanged contracts with the seller, you're legally obliged to pay the amount agreed in the contract. If you pull out of the sale at this point, you may lose the deposit you put down and could be sued by the seller.
After you've agreed a contract with the seller, you can't withdraw or change your offer unless the seller agrees.
If you don't meet the terms of the contract, you could be made subject to a court order to fulfil the contract and be sued by the seller for any costs they've incurred.


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Mopti is spread out over three small islands in Mali where the Niger River meets the Bani, so water is in abundance and much business comes via the rivers. Parts of Mopti are fairly modern but the Old Town area has narrow winding streets and older buildings that are interesting to see.
The flights to Mopti Airport (airport code: MZI) are limited and you cannot get a direct flight from Johannesburg. So fly to Bamako-Senou International Airport (code: BKO) instead, and from there you can get a flight to Mopti with Air Mali. With Ethiopian Airlines, you will fly through Addis Ababa but Kenya Airways has 2 stops in Gaborone and Nairobi. Your last option is with South African Airways. Their route connects in Accra and Lome.
The Grand Mosque of Mopti is a large mud-constructed building with exposed support beams jutting out along the walls in typical Mali style. People who live near the mosque often let tourists into their homes in order to take better photos from their roof (for a fee of course!).
With so much traffic coming and going by the river, Mopti market is usually very busy and filled with goods from all over Mali. There are fruits and vegetables as well as dried fish and slabs of rock salt. Ceramic pots, baskets and other souvenir items can also be found. Carved wooden masks made by the Dogon people are quite renowned and you should get at least one as a keepsake from Mali. Haggling is expected in the market so do not take the prices as marked.
Mopti is a very busy river port town, and the harbour is always bustling with activity. You won't find large commercial boats, but rather many small wooden fishing boats that are common in the area.
Outside of Mopti you can see the traditional lives and culture of the Dogon people, usually referred to as "Dogon Country". In particular, the stone buildings carved into the Bandiagara Cliffs are an amazing sight to see and a must-visit. There are some accommodations in the area but they are very rough and only recommended for those who don't mind a lack of facilities.
The weather in Mopti is hot, and is also very dry for most of the year. You should avoid travel in April and May as the temperatures will reach over 40C (104F) in the daytime. March and June are not much cooler either. For more reasonable weather, you should see Mopti in December or January. It will be 31C (88F) at that time of the year and still very dry. It is also cooler in August but that is when it will be at its rainiest.


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Q: Has the Pauli exclusion principle been observed with neutrinos? Has the Pauli exclusion principle been observed with neutrinos?

A: Yes it has, but indirectly with math. There has been no direct observation.
it works with the estimation of the density at which the violation of the principle becomes an issue.
This density cannot be exceeded.  This is the case with White dwarfs, and their electrons.
Neutrinos have a momenta $10^{-4}\,\mathrm{eV}/c$, their maximum density is 30 orders smaller then the electrons in White dwarfs. This maximum density is $\rm 225\,cm^{-3}$.
Citation: Richard Wigmans,
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Q: Manually move data before enable DFS replication We have one file server at local office and we want to setup another standby file server at remote data center, the two side will be connected with VPN, instead of enabled dfs on both servers and let the file(200GB) at local office to slowly replicate to the remote server, can I first backup the data on local server to like external HDD, restore to remote server then enable DFS replication? So that only file change will be replicate ?

A: The term for what you're asking is called preseeding, and yes it is possible.
You can do it many different ways, such as using robocopy or Windows Server Backup.
To use robocopy, an example command would be:
robocopy "<source replicated folder path>" "<destination replicated folder path>" /e /b /copyall /r:6 /w:5 /MT:64 /xd DfsrPrivate /tee /log:<log file path> /v

This is taken from an article by Microsoft on the topic here: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/library/dn495052.aspx


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Warren Buffett to Help Finance Burger King's Takeover of Tim Hortons — Sources
Following the initial deal scoop on Sunday, Dow Jones continued reporting on a variety of important details about the Burger King takeover of Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain, Tim Hortons. Dana Mattioli, David Benoit and Liz Hoffman were also first with the news that Warren Buffett was helping to finance the acquisition, citing sources. According to the report, Berkshire would provide about 25% of the deal's financing in the form of preferred shares. Burger King confirmed the deal, along with details of Berkshire involvement.
The story as it was reported on Dow Jones:
August 25, 2014, 7:55PM EDT: Burger King-Tim Hortons Deal Could be Announced in Day or Two — Sources
7:55PM EDT: Buffett's Berkshire Would Provide About 25% of Deal's Financing — Source
7:55PM EDT: Buffett to Make Investment in Form of Preferred Shares — Sources
7:55PM EDT: Warren Buffett to Help Finance Burger King's Takeover of Tim Hortons – Sources
8:13PM EDT: Warren Buffett to Help Finance Burger King's Takeover of Tim Hortons
By Dana Mattioli, David Benoit and Liz Hoffman
Investor Warren Buffett is helping finance Burger King Worldwide Inc.'s planned takeover of Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a surprise twist that could add to investors' enthusiasm for the deal.
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman and chief executive would invest in the deal in the form of preferred shares, some of the people said. Berkshire is expected to provide about 25% of the deal's financing, one of the people said. The exact structure of Mr. Buffett's participation in the deal remains unclear, and the discussions are ongoing.
The takeover, likely valued at around $10 billion or more, could be announced in the next day or two, according to the people.
Shareholders cheered the potential tie-up, after the companies confirmed they were in discussions, sending stock in both companies soaring nearly 20%. Mr. Buffett's participation in the deal may add to that enthusiasm given his reputation for shrewd investing.
Julie Jargon contributed to this article
Write to Dana Mattioli at dana.mattioli@wsj.com, David Benoit at david.benoit@wsj.com and Liz Hoffman at liz.hoffman@wsj.com.

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Global Discontents: Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy
A comprehensive account of the simmering discontents that threaten the future of humankind - from world-leading public intellectual Noam Chomsky.
What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren? How are the discontents kindled today likely to blaze and explode tomorrow?
From escalating climate change to the devastation in Syria, pandemic state surveillance to looming nuclear war, Noam Chomsky takes stock of the world today. Over the course of ten conversations with long-time collaborator David Barsamian, spanning 2013-2016, Chomsky argues in favour of radical changes to a system that cannot possibly cope with what awaits tomorrow.
Interwoven with personal reflections spanning from childhood to his eighth decade of life, Global Discontents alsomarks out Chomsky's own intellectual journey, mapping his progress to revolutionary ideas and global prominence.
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. A member of the American Academy of Science, he has published widely in both linguistics and current affairs. His books include At War with Asia, Towards a New Cold War, Fateful Triangle: The U. S., Israel and the Palestinians, Necessary Illusions, Hegemony or Survival, Deterring Democracy,Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy and Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.
Noam Chomsky was recently named the world's number-one public intellectual in a poll by Prospect magazine. He is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Imperial Ambitions and Failed States, all of which are published by Hamish Hamilton and Penguin. Noam Chomsky is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT, and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics.
http://www.chomsky.info
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Noam-Chomsky/294468630182
https://twitter.com/daily_chomsky
Also by Noam Chomsky
The Tyranny of Merit
Who Rules the World?
How to Stop Fascism
The Light that Failed
Ivan Krastev, Stephen Holmes
Emily Maitlis
My Life, Our Times
How Democracies Die
Steve Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
Optimism Over Despair
Noam Chomsky, C J Polychroniou
No Is Not Enough
Things That Can And Cannot Be Said
Arundhati Roy, John Cusack
Listening To Grasshoppers
Perilous Power:The Middle East and U.S. Foreign Policy
Gilbert Achcar, Noam Chomsky
The End of History and the Last Man


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Cheers to a lovely weekend.
I can't imagine a better way to end this Monday than with a dash of floral goodness. Agree? Those flower portraits are part of a genius new collaboration between three amazingly talented women. Now, go on and treat yourself to a bunch of your favourite blooms on the way home from work. Deal?
P.S: Remember this dreamy spot in Bonn?
P.P.S: Plus, the best way to keep flowers fresh.
Girls with flowers are the best. I always want to be one.


Figured we could create a new thread for the playoffs, especially since the Pistons will be gone a week after the playoffs begin.
Boston without Smart could be in for an upset against Indiana. They have already had a lot of ups and downs with team chemistry, but Smart is a dog on defense. Bogdonavic's job just got a lot easier.
Following up on the earlier discussion about relative odds between making the playoffs or missing.
the pistons have a 5% chance of winning round 1 according to 538. The hornets have a 4.8% chance of a top 4 pick from the lottery.
So, pretty much a wash.
The clippers have less than a 1% chance of beating the warriors. The magic have a 3% chance of beating the raptors. Nets are 6% against the Sixers.
That was the first series that caught my eye.
OKC over Portland wouldn't shock me. I favor Philly over Brooklyn, but if I get the right odds I would put money on Brooklyn.
If Philly is without Embiid for any period of time and/or he is not able to play heavy minutes I could see BKN pushing them in that series.
Also, Philly not having any sort of consistent playing time with their starting 5 is real worry.
I find it interesting that the Pistons have a higher chance of beating the Bucks than the Clippers of beating the Warriors. Something smells there, although the odds are low anyway, and it probably speaks more to the strength of the Warriors over anything else.
On the bright side, with a fixed bracket, if the pistons manage to pull off the impossible, they would face the Celtics or pacers in round 2.
Disappointed about Portland not having Nurkic, I thought they had a chance to make some real noise before the injury (I really liked the Kanter and Hood acquisitions).
Again, this seems like a Warriors coronation. I can't see any team beating them. For a change, the east is MUCH more interesting than the west beyond the 1st round of course. I think the 1st round is going to be pretty boring, lots of mismatches outside of Blazers-Thunder and Celtics-Pacers and even those series are missing some key players. The 2nd round looks very intriguing though, in both conferences.
Interestingly, 538 sees the raptors as a slightly better team the bucks. So in theory the 8 seed is a more favorable draw than the 7 seed.
Of course, the pistons did manage to beat the raptors this season.
This place is jumping today.
Does that take into account injuries? Milwaukee is a bit banged up right now where Toronto is relatively healthy.
FWIW, I would take Toronto over Milwaukee in a series.
I believe that it does take injuries into account. They have their CARMELO metric that uses a current depth chart, or something like that.
Will the Pistons win a single game against the Bucks or is a sweep what's expected?
The series price for the Pacers is +400. Pretty tempting.
Some fairly decent lines for opening games. A few I'm looking at.
Expected to miss 2 weeks.
I'm really looking forward to the Utah/Houston series. Both teams have been playing great as of late and IMO I think they are the 2 best teams in the West right now outside of Golden State of course.
The Nets are putting a little scare into Philly. They are up 8 at the half. Embiid has played 11 minutes.
People will concentrate on the offensive struggles of Harris/Embiid/Simmons, but that isn't it. They have 82 points at the end of three quarters. It's their defense that is a huge problem. Giving up 92 points in three quarters is going to lose you a lot of games.
That will be a story. Amir Johnson is inactive but on the bench. He pulled out his cell phone and was showing text messages to Embiid.
I'm a bit shocked the league lets MIke Scott wear that thing tied around his head, all hanging loose. Looking like Rambo out there.
I'm glad I don't have a rooting interest in the 76ers. Anyone that does probably has an ulcer after a few games of watching these idiots.


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Firefox on the iPhone Ain't Gonna Happen
Apple says build your mobile browser our way, and Mozilla says no way. A deal to get Firefox on iOS is never going to get done. And who loses? Me and you.
By Bill Snyder
CIO Mar 11, 2013 4:30 pm PDT
I hate it when tech industry politics gets in the way of giving consumers more choice and better products. And there's no better example than the beef between Mozilla, maker of the Firefox browser, and Apple.
Because Apple insists that developers for iOS (the operating system for iPhones and iPads) do everything Apple's way, consumer choice is limited. And because of that unchanging position, consumers won't have the choice to run a mobile version of Firefox on iOS devices. I pretty much knew that was the case — in fact, I predicted it last year — but I had a slim hope that a compromise of sorts could be worked out. But it became clear Saturday that no agreement is likely.
Jay Sullivan, a Mozilla vice president, said that the open source development group is not currently building a version of its Firefox browser for iOS, nor does the company plan to. Sullivan made his remarks during a panel discussion at the giant South by Southwest Interactive industry gathering in Austin, Texas and in an interview with CNET.
In essence, Sullivan says that because of the restrictions Apple places on any browser that would be an alternative to Safari, Mozilla would not be able to build a browser it would be proud of.
Mozilla has toyed with an iOS version of Firefox for a while. Last September, Mozilla pulled the plug on Firefox Home, a spin-off of the desktop browser's bookmark and tab synchronization technology that was the firm's only iOS app. It wasn't a real mobile browser and, frankly, it wasn't very good.
Now Mozilla is turning to its own operating system, Firefox OS, which will initially run on lower-end smartphones in markets outside the U.S., at least until 2014.
While developers of some decent alternative browsers — Opera Mini comes to mind — manage to live with Apple's restriction, Mozilla decided it could not and pulled the plug. While I'm disappointed, I do understand Apple's point of view. Keeping very tight control over its platform and applications that run on it has helped create a very solid experience for users of iPhones and iPads.
Google, on the other hand, has opted for a much more open approach. That gives developers a lot more freedom to develop applications, but sometimes results in seriously flawed and insecure apps.
Still, I wish that these organizations had tried harder to give users more choice.


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Do you...Reach?
• Do you feel comfortable delivering bad news?
• Do you look forward to speaking in public?
• Do you enjoy networking?
• Is it easy for you to speak your mind and be assertive with friends and colleagues?
A professor of organizational behaviour at Brandeis University's International Business School, Andy Molinsky, Ph.D., specialises in behaviour change and cross-cultural interaction in business settings. He regularly writes for the Harvard Business Review and his work has been featured in The Economist, Fast Company, Fortune, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, The New York Times and NPR.
According to Andy Molinsky, there are five key challenges underlying our avoidance tendencies:
1. authenticity,
2. competence,
3. resentment,
4. likability, and
5. morality.
Does the new behaviour you're attempting feel authentic to you? Is it the right thing to do? Answering these questions will help identify the "gap" in our behavioural style that we can then bridge by using the three C's:
• Clarity,
• Conviction, and
• Customisation.
Perhaps most interesting, Molinsky has discovered that many people who confront what they were avoiding come to realise that they actually enjoy it, and can even be good at it.
Short, prescriptive, and based not only on the author's ground-breaking research but on his own quest to get out of his comfort zone, 'Reach' will help you take the thing you are most afraid of doing and make it a proud part of your personal repertoire.
In his new book REACH, Molinsky explains why what often sets successful people apart is their willingness to do the things others fear. What's more, we have the false notion that successful people like to do these things, when the truth is they have simply found their own way to do them.
With another year drawing to a close, and the new year approaching, it may be the right time to consider your successes for the year and start planning new endeavours, opportunities and 'stretch learnings' for the new year ahead. Why not Reach and step outside of your comfort zone?
Source: Andy Molinsky: 'Reach: A New Strategy to Help You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Rise to the Challenge and Build Confidence'.


American Nationals Tournament, Sept. 24-25. Adults Win Big Again!
On September 24th and 25th, Cal State Dominguez Hills was home to the American Nationals. This is a big tournament run every year by the IBJJF. Sean Roberts, Brown Belt, has two competitors to beat in the Middle Weight Division, and does so by a quick triangle choke on the first guy. The next guy had already fought two other guys, winning fairly easily, only to be beaten by Sean in a 14-2 victory to take home the Gold!!! Later that evening, Sean competed in the Open Weight Brown Belt Divsion. His first two competitors were, shall we say for lack of a better word, Gigantic! Weighing at least 70 lbs more than Sean, he impresses everyone by triangle choking the first guy and beating the second by points, showing off some incredible flexibility. His next oponent, much to Sean's liking, was more his size. Sean goes on to win by triangle choke once again! Now competing for the Gold is Sean and one of his team mates from up north, and they close out the division with a Gentleman's Agreement.
On Sunday, Jeff Munoz, our blue belt, wins the Bronze medal after beating two opponents by way of submission! Gabriel Leal and Seton Seto, both white belts, also take home Gold medals. Congratulations to everyone!!!
Next up – US Open in San Jose on October 15th and 16th.
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We'll be even better than Status Quo, promises UB40 legend Ali Campbell
The music legend who formed one of the world's top reggae bands will provide a high energy climax to a top festival, it's been revealed.
Ali Campbell, the voice of UB40 who sold 70 million records, has been snapped up by Llangollen International Musical Festival for their closing concert on Sunday, July 12.
He'll be reunited on the eisteddfod stage with two other founding members of UB40 – percussionist, trumpet player and vocalist Astro and keyboard player Mickey.
The concert is being sponsored by the award-winning Village Bakery, the fastest growing manufacturer in Wales.
Managing Director Robin Jones said: "As a locally based family firm, we are proud to have supported the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod for a number of years.
"UB40 played an important role in the history of world music so it's appropriate that Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey are bringing the curtain down on this year's International Eisteddfod. It's going to be a great night."
The stellar line-up this year also includes Oscar-winning songwriter Burt Bacharach who'll open the festival on Monday, July 6, and classical heart-throb Alfie Boe who'll be performing songs from musical theatre and movies on the Thursday night, July 9.
The Eisteddfod's Musical Director, Eilir Owen Griffiths, said: "The concert with Ali Campbell, the legendary voice of UB40, with Astro and Mickey is going to be an absolutely fantastic night and I'm sure the pavilion will be bouncing.
"It will be a fitting climax to a really exciting week of really world class entertainment – I can't wait."
Campbell, who, along with Mickey, left the original UB40 in 2008, is enjoying playing to packed audiences around the world and is looking forward to his first visit to Llangollen.
But Campbell admits things just weren't the same until Astro walked away from the remaining UB40 band members in 2013 and teamed back up with Mickey and himself.
He said: "We are back on our mission taking reggae music to the world.
"Llangollen, I can promise, won't have ever seen a concert like the one we intend to put on. I know Status Quo were there last year, well I can promise you this, we'll smash them."
Father-of-eight Campbell, now 56, was born and raised in Birmingham and says his love of reggae comes from the fact most of his early mates were of West Indian descent who listened to reggae most of the time.
He added: "Reggae just gives you something different, a freedom I suppose. It's probably the youngest genre around but I listen to music from all around the world and the reggae influence is massive. It's so influential.
"I was, in 1978, one of the founding members of UB40, along with Astro and Mickey. And I was the principle songwriter. We sold more than 70 million records worldwide and toured around the world for more than 30 years.
"We decided on the name UB40 as a friend of mine, Andy Nash, pointed out we were all on the dole at the time and suggested we name ourselves after the government's Unemployment Benefit Form 40, or UB40 as it was known.
"It was probably a better choice for a band name than the one we had already sort of decided on, which was Geoff Cancer and the Nicorettes!
"I've been flying the flag for reggae ever since. We are in the middle of world tour which is going brilliantly. The simple truth is we are the hottest reggae band around. If you want real reggae and the real UB40 then it has to be us.
"In the last year we have performed in Australia and New Zealand, where I was one of the three judges on New Zealand's Got talent, and Papua New Guinea.
"We are selling out wherever we go, people want to hear that true UB40 reggae sound and that's what we are giving them.
"I just want to put on the best show possible and that's what I promise UB40 fans who come to see our shows. Llangollen won't have seen anything like it, it's that simple."
The concert will round off another packed week which will feature Children's Day and the Parade of Nations on the Tuesday, led by Eisteddfod President Terry Waite before the evening Heart of Llangollen concert featuring a galaxy of international talent.
Highlights of Wednesday will include the debut of the International Young Musician of the Year and the Children's Choir of the World while Thursday's competitions will see another first, the International Voice of Musical Theatre Trophy.
Friday's Open Category for choirs will showcase styles like gospel, barbershop, jazz, pop and glee styles and will also see the International Voice of the Future decided with the prize including the chance to sing at one of the evening concerts the future.
The Blue Riband event, the Choir of the World for the Pavarotti Trophy, is decided on Saturday night as well as the Lucile Armstrong Dance Final and Sunday sees the Eisteddfod let its hair down for Llanfest before the climactic final concert with Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey.
To book tickets and for more details on the 2015 festival, go to the website at www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk
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Nova is 32 years old and she is about to see the world for the very first time.
Jillian Safinova, Nova to her friends, can do many things. She can speak five languages. She can always find a silver lining. And she can even tell when someone is lying just from the sound of their voice.
But there's one thing Nova can't do. She can't see.
When her brother convinces her to have an operation that will restore her sight, Nova wakes up to a world she no longer understands. Until she meets Kate.
As Kate comes into focus, her past threatens to throw them into a different kind of darkness. Can they each learn to see the world in a different … and open their eyes to the lives they could have been living all along?


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Radley Balko Talks About Militarized Cops In Tomorrow's Book Chat
The author of "Rise of the Warrior Cop" will be here tomorrow at 2pm EST.
By Susie Madrak
We're excited to host Radley Balko tomorrow to talk about his new book, "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces." It's an important book, one that deserves the widest possible audience, because this is a growing problem we've covered for years. We hope you'll join us tomorrow at 2pm EST to discuss his findings:
In 2007, journalist Radley Balko told a House subcommittee that one criminologist detected a 1,500% increase in the use of SWAT teams over the last two decades. That's reflective of a larger trend, fueled by the wars on drugs and terror, of police forces becoming heavily militarized.
Balko, an investigative reporter for the Huffington Post and author of the definitive report on paramilitary policing in the United States, has a forthcoming book on the topic, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces. He was kind enough to answer some questions about how our police turned into soldiers --as well as the challenges of large-scale reform.
Motherboard: When did the shift towards militarized police forces begin in America? Is it as simple as saying it began with the War on Drugs or can we detect gradual signs of change when we look back at previous policies?
There's certainly a lot of overlap between the war on drugs and police militarization. But if we go back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were two trends developing simultaneously. The first was the development and spread of SWAT teams. Darryl Gates started the first SWAT team in L.A. in 1969. By 1975, there were 500 of them across the country. They were largely a reaction to riots, violent protest groups like the Black Panthers and Symbionese Liberation Army, and a couple mass shooting incidents, like the Texas clock tower massacre in 1966.
At the same time, Nixon was declaring an "all-out war on drugs." He was pushing policies like the no-knock raid, dehumanizing drug users and dealers, and sending federal agents to storm private homes on raids that were really more about headlines and photo-ops than diminishing the supply of illicit drugs.
But for the first decade or so after Gates invented them, SWAT teams were largely only used in emergency situations. There usually needed to be an immediate, deadly threat to send the SWAT guys. It wasn't until the early 1980s under Reagan that the two trends converged, and we started to see SWAT teams used on an almost daily basis -- mostly to serve drug warrants.
During the police clashes with Occupy protestors, there seemed to be a focus on isolated incidents of violence, as opposed to an overall examination of how this kind of policing exacerbates situations. What conclusions did your research lead you to on this topic?
I actually think that the Occupy protests gave the broader militarization issue more attention than it's had in a very long time. For 25 years, the primary "beneficiaries" of police militarization have been poor people in high-crime areas -- people who generally haven't had the power or platform to speak up. The Occupy protesters were largely affluent, white, and deft at using cell phones and social media to document and publicize incidents of excessive force.
We're also seeing interest in this issue from new quarters as SWAT teams have fallen victim to mission creep in recent years and begun raiding poker games, bars, and even people suspected of white collar crimes. So far, the only state that has passed any meaningful reform legislation in reaction to a SWAT raid gone wrong is Maryland, which passed a transparency bill after the mistaken raid on Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo.
I suppose that may be the "it needs to get worse before it will get better" good news, here. As governments at all levels continue to expand the list of crimes for which they're willing to send the SWAT team, we'll inevitably see these tactics used against more people with more clout and stature to push for reform. It's an unfortunate bit of realpolitik, but it's undoubtedly true.
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Megyn Kelly Defends Texas Cop: 'The Girl Was No Saint, Either'
Megyn Kelly really wants to win the award for the most despicable host on Fox "news."
NJ Cop: Since Obama 'Doesn't Follow Constitution, We Don't Have To'
Oy, the stupid, it burns...


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Unfortunately some of the homes currently on the market will never sell. This is because some sellers are overpricing their homes. This is nothing new, as some sellers will always over-price a home. Although over-priced sellers actually do want to sell their home, they are misinformed or in denial about the market.
Sometimes sellers are under the impression that they can always come down, but you can't go up – so they overprice it. In reality, you can go up if it's priced correctly because a fairly priced, attractive home in a desirable area attracts buyers who may bid up the price.
Most buyers won't go to see an over-priced home, and if they don't see it they can't "fall in love" and make an offer. But if they do, buyers who are shown an over-priced home will compare it to similar (and properly priced) homes that offer them more value, and will reject and not make an offer on the over-priced home.
This is probably the biggest misconception sellers have about selling their home – that despite being over-priced, it will generate showings and maybe an offer, and even if is less, it might be high enough to accept. Those sellers don't understand that buyers don't make offers on over-priced homes, especially when there is plenty of competition.
When you hear from the media that it's a seller, balanced, or normal market, that's still not a reason to overprice your home. It simply means if you price your home at or close to market value, it should attract showings and buyers in a reasonable time.
But this isn't always the case in a buyer's market, and that is what we are in right now. Even homes that are priced properly are lingering on the market due to a lack of buyers. So over-priced homes will not sell now, period.
The seller incurred "opportunity loss" – the home didn't sell when it should have, so the seller has incurred costs and wasted money on additional mortgage payments, utility bills, maintenance and repairs, etc.
The seller's time has been wasted and there will be unnecessary stress worrying why the home hasn't sold.
And most importantly, it has always been true that homes get the most interest, generate the most offers, and sell for the highest price during the period immediately after it is listed. So you are likely not to get the price you would have got if it was listed correctly.
If your agent has used too high of a price to induce you to list with him or her, the agent has failed to put your interest first, you missed the opportunity to sell, and in any event I can't imagine you would be happy to know you were misled on the value of your home.
If you're interested in selling, it's a good time to talk to a professional that can represent your best interest, help you price it correctly and get it sold. If you'd like to speak with me, contact me at mark@simplysoldaz.com or call 480 675-0112.
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Wait Until You Hear Who the Turkish Prime Minister Reportedly Invited to Join His Entourage During U.S. Visit
Son wanted to be a "martyr."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Barack Obama hold press conference at the White House May 16, 2013 (Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan allegedly invited a special personal guest to accompany him on his visit to the U.S. this week.
According to Turkish media, the father of one of the radical Islamist activists killed in Israel's raid on the Mavi Marmara in 2010 (the Gaza flotilla) was included as an invited guest in the prime minister's delegation in the hopes he might be able to meet President Barack Obama.
Furkan Dogan, a 19-year-old with both Turkish and U.S. citizenship, joined the Gaza flotilla where he expressed his desire for "martyrdom." His father now wants the U.S. government to sue Israel over the raid in which the IDF says its forces were defending themselves from what appeared to them to be an organized attack launched by passengers armed with knives and metal bars as the commandos boarded the ship.
Today's Zaman reports:
Ahmet Dogan, who asked Erdogan to deliver a letter to US President Barack Obama, joined Erdogan's delegation upon a request by the Turkish prime minister.
Dogan said Erdogan told him: "I can give this letter [to him], but it is better if you give the letter to him yourself. I will include you among the members of the official delegation." Dogan also said the prime minister told him he should meet with Obama if they can arrange an appointment with him. The victim's father said he described Furkan and wrote about his son's life in the letter.
It's unknown if the father's letter was delivered to Obama or if he actually met the President during the trip. That the radical activist's father was with the prime minister's entourage was not addressed during the joint Obama-Erdogan press conference Thursday or at the White House or State Department briefings of the past few days.
Furkan Dogan, along with eight Turkish activists, was killed in a battle with Israeli commandos who boarded the ship to enforce the naval blockade on Gaza, instituted after Palestinian terrorists were caught smuggling heavy weapons to the territory by ship.
Flotilla organizers claimed they were on a humanitarian mission, but an Israeli think tank reported that seven of the nine passengers killed had professed a desire to die as "martyrs" before the boat set sail to Gaza. Radical Muslim terrorists and their supporters often glorify the idea of martyrdom for Allah, achieved via jihad.
The Jerusalem Post cited the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center which reported a month after the raid that eight of the nine passengers killed were members of the IHH, a Turkish group that calls itself humanitarian but which the Israeli government along with some U.S. and European lawmakers characterize as radical Islamist in nature. The State Department has not included the IHH on its list of terrorist groups.
According to the Israeli think tank report, a Turkish newspaper printed this quote from 19-year-old Furqan Dogan's diary, in which he said he wanted to be a martyr, providing strong evidence his intentions were not peaceful: "These are the last hours before I join the sweet experience of being a shahid (martyr). Is there anything more beautiful than this?"
On his visit to Israel in March, President Obama convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue an apology to Turkey for the killing of the flotilla activists and to offer financial compensation for those killed. In exchange, Turkey was supposed to promise to drop any legal suits against the Israeli servicemen involved.
Ever since the apology, Turkey has appeared to backtrack on the deal personally brokered by Obama. Earlier this week, lawyers for the Turks killed filed a complaint against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. That venue is chosen when parties seek investigations of war crimes, genocide or crimes against humanity.
Officially, the suit was referred to the court by Comoros, a small African country in which the Mavi Marmara was registered. Michael Rubin of Commentary Magazine suggests Erdogan wants "plausible deniability," that it's not the Turkish government filing the suit in defiance of Obama's request.
Rubin reveals that the law firm behind the ICC filing employs one principal who is "a long-time AKP party [Erdogan's Justice and Development Party] activist and the other has been intimately involved in the IHH." Rubin writes:
Anyone who believes that Erdogan seeks to bury that hatchet more than rub salt into the wounds of the last two years needs only to consider the special guest whom he has had join his delegation.[…]
It is actually quite amazing: Erdogan has endorsed an Al Qaeda financier, embraced not only Hamas but the most militant faction within that terrorist organization, defended the Sudanese leader against charges of genocide, and has been the largest leak in multilateral efforts to sanction Iran. And yet, Obama will not only welcome him to the White House with the highest honors, but help fulfill the Turkish premier's blatant desire to use the White House as the backdrop to follow through on his pledge to bash Israel at every opportunity.
Erdogan has already rejected a personal request from Secretary of State John Kerry to hold off on visiting the Gaza Strip. Positioned next to Obama, Erdogan used the White House backdrop Thursday to announce the June timeframe for his trip to meet with Hamas leaders in Gaza, a group the U.S. defines as a terrorist organization.
At the press conference, Obama emphasized his strong relations with the Turkish leader. "This visit reflects the importance that the United States places on our relationship with our ally, Turkey, and I value so much the partnership that I've been able to develop with Prime Minister Erdogan," Obama said according to the White House transcript.
Just two days after Turkish citizens got the International Criminal Court to investigate a possible case against Israel, Obama took a moment to compliment Erdogan for the steps he's taken to fulfill the arrangement Obama brokered between Israel and Turkey.
"Given our shared interest in peace, I want to note the Prime Minister's efforts to normalize relations with Israel," Obama said.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said at his daily news briefing Tuesday, "Turkey is one of our strongest partners."
Besides meeting Obama, Erdogan placed a foundation stone at a new Turkish-American cultural center in Maryland.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, Erdogan said the center reflects the "alliance of civilizations."
"In a period marked by Islamophobia, this center will express the brotherhood showing how wrong [Islamophobia] is," he said.
UPDATE: Today sources familiar with the delegation's visit told TheBlaze that Furkan Dogan's father, Ahmet, did not enter the White House or meet President Obama or give him a letter. Phone calls to the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., to confirm this information were not returned.


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John Travolta Sued for Assault and Sexual Battery by Masseur, Actor's Rep Calls Claim a "Baseless Lie"
by Claudia Rosenbaum & Baker Machado | Mon., May. 7, 2012 12:36 PM
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Is this merely a case of pulp pure fiction?
John Travolta has been sued for assault and sexual battery in federal court by an anonymous masseur, who claims the actor tried to have sex with him after hiring him for a massage.
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The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe in the lawsuit obtained by E! News, claims, among other things, that Travolta touched his scrotum and penis after having stripped in front of the masseur.
The suit claims Travolta apologized for his behavior, but continued to pursue the idea of sex with the man and later suggested that they have sex with a "Hollywood starlet in the building that wanted to have three-way sex and to be double penetrated."
What's more, the lawsuit claims that the star said he "got where he is now due to sexual favors he had performed when he was in his Welcome Back, Kotter days."
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The court papers also claim the man asked to be taken back to where he was picked up and received double his fee or $800.
The plaintiff is seeking $2 million in general damages, unspecified punitive damages and court costs.
Meanwhile, Travolta's camp released the following statement to E! News about the matter.
"This lawsuit is complete fiction and fabrication," it reads. "None of the events claimed in the suit ever occurred. The plaintiff, who refuses to give their name, knows that the suit is a baseless lie...On that date when plaintiff claims John met him, John was not in California and it can be proved that he was on the East Coast. Plaintiff's attorney has filed this suit to try and get his 15 minutes of fame. John intends to get this case thrown out and then he will sue the attorney and Plaintiff for malicious prosecution."
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The Chia Seed Market is segmented by geography. The report includes production, consumption, and trade analysis of the top 17 chia seed markets across the world.
The chia seed market was valued at USD 66.5 million in the year 2018 and the market is projected to register a CAGR of 5.8% to reach a value of USD 88.1 million in the year 2024. Chia seeds do not follow the commoditization trend, as the market is still small, where supply is unstable, and there is a lack of awareness of the high-quality standards demanded by large industries. However, as more consumers are now aware of chia seeds and its benefits, the market is likely to witness tremendous growth in the near future, globally.
The increased demand for nutritional ancient grains and multi-cereal-based products as functional foods are driving the demand for chia seeds. Chia seeds are gluten-free and have high protein content. The gluten-free property of chia seeds is expected to create a strong demand among consumers suffering from gluten intolerance (celiac disease), or those who simply avoid gluten because of their lifestyle choices.
Chia seeds are derived from the desert plant Salvia Hispanica, which is a member of the mint family. Salvia Hispanica seed is often sold under its common name "chia".
Chia is a native of Guatemala, and can easily be produced in the long, dry climate of South American countries, like Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, among others. About 80% of the world's chia supply comes from Latin America. Other countries, like Australia, and to a smaller extent, select countries in the Asia-Pacific regions, are scaling production to meet the global demand.
The popularity of "Super" ingredients has increased significantly over the recent past, with product launches, as consumers are more inclined toward natural and wholesome ingredients. These products have superior nutritional value as they are rich sources of polyphenols, anti-oxidants, vitamins, and minerals. The market is driven by consumer preference toward functional and health-based naturally derived products. Chia seeds are readily available in grocery stores because they have a high demand around the world. They contain a good amount of calcium, magnesium, and potassium, and are believed to boost energy, stabilize blood sugar, and help with digestion. A key factor in the sale of "superfoods", including chia seeds' availability, may be the accessibility of supermarkets, as compared to traditional grocery stores and convenience stores. In Europe, chia has not only found its entrance in the health shops and specialty stores, but also in the major supermarkets, such as Tesco (United Kingdom), El Corte Ingles (Spain), and Albert Heijn (Netherlands). It is also sold as a food supplement in drug stores. It reflects a growing interest of the main public in health food and 'superfood'.
The American Heart Association recommends fish consumption and the inclusion of omega-3 rich foods and oils (such as soybean, canola, walnut, and flaxseed) in the daily diets to prevent heart disease. However, with time, plant sources of omega-3 EFAs, such as chia seed, is gaining popularity, owing to its easy corporation in the convenience and functional foods and its neutral taste. All these factors are expected to contribute to the growth of the market.
The consumption of chia seeds in Germany stood at 5,551.6 metric ton in 2018, which was valued at USD 18.4 million. Germany was the largest consumer and importer of chia seeds in Europe, and accounted for 40% of the region's total imports of chia seeds during 2016. From 2016 to 2017, Germany imported about 580 metric ton of chia seeds per month, with Paraguay, Bolivia, and Mexico being its leading suppliers. Naturacereal and Rossmann are the most popular retail outlets for chia seeds in Germany. Owing to an increasing number of vegan consumers in Germany, and with approximately 10% of the entire population already being vegan, the market for chia seeds is gaining prominence in the country. Furthermore, there is increased preference for chia-based foods in the country.


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Abbi Jacobson, Dave Franco and Jane Kaczmarek to Star in Netflix Heroin Drama '6 Balloons'
The new film will tackle some heavy subject matter.
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Netflix is attempting to tackle the timely subject of the heroin epidemic sweeping the country in their new feature film, "6 Balloons." Dave Franco, Abbi Jacobson, Jane Kaczmarek and Tim Matheson have now signed on to star in the new film. Franco will play Seth, a recovering addict who falls back into heroin while having to care for his two-year-old daughter. Deadline reports that Jacobson is set to star as his sister who must act after discovering this.
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Marja-Lewis Ryan, who most recently wrote the screenplay for the somehow-happening "Splash," an upcoming update on the1 1984 Ron Howard film starring Tom Hanks, has written the script and will also direct the film.
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"6 Balloons" represents an attempt for both Jacobson and Franco to venture into more serious territory. Jacobson currently stars on the hit Comedy Central show "Broad City" and Franco is best known for his work in such comedies as "21 Jump Street" and "Neighbors," though he recently starred in another new Netflix series, Joe Swanberg's "Easy." The two have already worked together, thanks to voice roles in the upcoming animated movie "The Lego Ninjago Movie."
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The findings from a marijuana study shows there are negative outcomes from chronic marijuana use that we should be made aware of and share with our clients. Some of the negative outcomes include: low reflex rates, low birth weight, higher likelihood of bronchitis and psychological disorders such as a loss of touch with reality and distancing oneself from family and friends. Watch a CTV interview about this topic here.


At some point during your Avalon career you may find yourself in charge of running and maintaining a shop. When you own a shop, you will have to set prices on items and set them up for sale. The process for doing this is relatively simple: Every shop has a store room in which all items for sale are held, and any gold earned is stored. These storerooms tend to be kept behind sturdy, locked doors to thwart potential robbers. To put an item up for sale you should find out its unique item code (using the INFO command), and then set up its sale value by typing SALEVALUE <item plus item code> <amount>. See HELP SALEVALUE for detailed command info. If you do not include an item code, the shop will price all items of a specific kind at the specified amount - thus it is possible to change the price of an individual cloak, or on all of the cloaks in your shop. The amount should be the value in gold coins you wish to place on the item.
Once you have set up the item's sale value, you simply drop it on the floor of your storeroom and it will automatically be offered for sale to anybody who enters the shop and types GOODS. As a safeguard to avoid revealing the extent of a shop's stockpiles, GOODS will show a maximum number as 'available' in the for-sale listing. This should not be interprted to mean the shop won't attempt to sell all the items you have available; it is simply a security measure. Shops are obtained primarily from the financial leaders of your city. They control the economy and taxation and can fashion keys for you. All shops have a log kept up-to-date by its diligent staff. The shop log can be viewed only by its owner using the SHOPACTIONS command. It can be wiped using the SHOPACTIONS CLEAR command, or comments can be added by typing SHOPACTION followed by the message you wish to have logged.
Protecting your shop from Thieves will soon become extremely important to you. Protection can be gained via a number of methods. A sphere shaped rune of warding placed in the store room of your shop will stop some non-human forms from entering your stop and stealing your goods. A pyramid shaped rune of diffusion will stop seeing stones or spiritual gates from being opened into your store room (through which thieves might pass). A key shaped tomb rune, activated daily, will ensure that the doors will be locked beyond the competence of any Thief. However, a rune stave just outside your store room, automatically activating a tomb rune to lock your store- room door as soon as any customer enters your shop will be the most effective protection. Alternatively, you may wish to speak to the leaders of your city about arranging for the city to protect the lock upon your shop - for they can order its protection, for a small fee each month, which no thief can pick.
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Top 10 Best Thriller TV Series Of All Time You Should Watch At Least Once
Who doesn't enjoy a nail-biting thriller? Since thriller shows have been around a long time in the entertainment industry, sometimes it can get a little difficult to pick out the best ones. Here is the list of the top ten best thriller TV series of all time.
Top 10 Best Thriller TV Series of All Time
Sherlock is the best thriller T.V series of all time. The show first aired in 2010, it's a series based on Sir Arthur Conon Doyle's mystery tales "Sherlock Holmes" detective stories. The Central character is Sherlock who is a detective and is assisted by his flatmate, Dr. John Watson. The show won many awards including Emmy awards and was critically acclaimed with praising writing, performances, and direction.
Breaking Bad is an American crime drama series that aired first in the year 2008 till 2013. Its a story about high school chemistry teacher Walter White diagnosed with lung cancer that turns to selling meth for family finances. It's considered to be one of the most watched shows in America. Won many awards like Emmy, Golden Globe, Satellite award and many more.
The story is about Dexter Morgan who is a serial killer. This guy is smart and good looking. In the daytime, he spends time working as a Miami forensics expert but becomes a serial killer at night but only targets other murderers. The show aired for 8 seasons from 2006-2013.
It's an American fantasy horror series and was created by Eric Kripke. The show is about two brothers Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester who follow their father's footsteps as hunters and fight against evil supernatural creatures like Ghosts, Vampires, Demons that roam on Earth and investigate paranormal activities.
24 – Best Thriller TV Series of All Time
The series was created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran for the Fox Network. The show starred Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer who works for a counter-terrorist unit of Los Angeles and races with time to save his country from a terrorist attack.The show had 24 episodes in a season each episode lasting an hour.
The show was created by Paul Scheuring and broadcasted from 2005-2009 for four seasons. The story is about Michael Scofield whose brother Lincoln Burrows is an innocent man sent on a death row due to a political conspiracy. Now his brother plans to get in the same jail and break free both of them from the inside.
An American fiction drama series that aired from 1993 to 2002. Created by Chris Carter the serial lasted for nine seasons. The FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate and solve paranormal cases. Mulder believes in aliens and supernatural while Dana makes a scientific analysis of Mulders' discoveries.
An American spy thriller series created by Howard Gordan and Alex Gansa. A CIA officer Carrie Mathison has bipolar disorder which makes her unpredictable works with her mentor Saul Berenson against terrorist attack On America.
Game of Thrones is based on novels by George R.R.Martin's fantasy tales and created by David Benioff premiered on 2011 to 2017. It is set in the kingdom of Westeros and Essos that shows dynastic struggles for the Iron Throne.
This series developed by Frank Darabont premiered in 2010. Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to find out a world run by zombies and how he struggles to find more people like him.
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JERS-1 is an Earth Observation Satellite to cover the global land area for national land survey, agriculture, forestry, and fishery, environmental protection, disaster protection, and coastal monitoring, etc. focusing on observation around the world and resource exploitation. It was launched into a solar-synchronous sub-recurrent orbit at an altitude of 568 km with a recurrent period of 44 days by the H-I launch vehicle on February 11, 1992 from National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) Tanegashima Space Center, and has been continuing to observe and collect data with a mission data recorder by the high performance Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Optical Sensor (OPS).
SAR is an active sensor which transmits microwave and observes characteristics, inequality, slope in the surface of the earth, etc. without being influenced by the weather day and night due to scattered waves from the Earth.
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Barber Shop Chronicles
Arriving at the theatre stressed from the journey, I was immediately drawn in by the energy of the pre-show music and action on stage. The barbers and their customers involved members of the audience in their banter, some even trying out the barbers' swivel chairs and taking selfies with the actors.
This is a play about men, specifically black African men: their humour, swaggering, boasting but also their fears and anxieties. The barber shop is a place for discussing politics - personal, local and international – for gossip and, on a deeper level, for trying to make sense of their own lives among friends. It is described by the barber in Lagos as "… a beacon, a place where men go to be men".
The action is rooted in a barber shop in Peckham, South London and from there we visit barbers in Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos and Accra over the course of one day and a football match, Chelsea v Barcelona, a connecting factor across the world. This talented ensemble of 12 creates many exuberant characters in every setting; each scene is interspersed with dance and music – rap, hip-hop, grime (I think – I'm not an expert), together with traditional African rhythms and harmonies. It is a fast-moving and polished production.
The open stage setting from Rae Smith, incorporates scaffolding, barber shop signs and telegraph poles, each topped with a spaghetti tangle of linked wires that light up during scene changes, emphasising the communication and connectivity within their world. The barber shop chairs and equipment form three sides of a square, creating a performance space for the telling of tall tales but also an arena for verbal, and sometimes physical, confrontation.
There are plenty of jokes but, as the evening progresses, we become aware of the underlying sadness of displacement, of feeling cut off from traditional values and shared experience and the problems of being a man today.
This is a world that many of us will never visit in real life but the goodness and humanity shine through, creating an understanding of lives very different from our own, which is surely the essence of good theatre.
The cast featured Maynard Eziashi, Adé Dee Haastrup, Emmanuel Ighodaro, Demmy Ladipo, Mohammed Mansaray, Anthony Ofoegbu, David Webber, and incoming cast members Micah Balfour, Okorie Chukwu, Tom Moutchi, Elmi Rashid Elmi, and Eric Shango. Both Maynard and David have been with the show since the world premiere at the National Theatre in 2017, notching up over 600 performances between them – and that is a lot of haircuts!|
Written by Inua Ellams and directed by Bijan Sheibani, the barber's shop is open for business until 28-09-19 and then on tour.
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Policeman jailed for killing
Published: 10:57 AM September 5, 2005
Updated: 10:59 PM February 17, 2021
SUFFOLK police officer Michael Cheong has today been jailed for two years for shooting a robber dead 23 years ago.Cheong, 43, of Peterhouse Crescent, Woodbridge, was today sentenced at the Old Bailey by Judge Paul Focke following his conviction in August for manslaughter in Guyana in 1982 of Brian Spencer.
SUFFOLK police officer Michael Cheong has today been jailed for two years for shooting a robber dead 23 years ago.
Cheong, 43, of Peterhouse Crescent, Woodbridge, was today sentenced at the Old Bailey by Judge Paul Focke following his conviction in August for manslaughter in Guyana in 1982 of Brian Spencer.
See tomorrow's Evening Star for the full story and reaction.


Your garage is the place where you store so many things that your car is probably occupying only a quarter of the entire space. The clutter that has transformed your garage into a chaos is the reason why you probably have stopped using it the way you would want to. You should consider restoring your garage usefulness and give it the transformation it needs. There are so many ideas for garage storage for you to use, that you probably will regret not having considered them sooner. Enjoy all the free space a garage can offer, by opting for the right kind of space savers.
You can have a properly organised garage in no time, just by following a few basic steps. You should consider throwing away all the unnecessary, old things you probably do not use anymore, but keep them around the garage for no reason. Try to sort through all your things and decide to get rid of anything you do not need. Why keep useless items around, when you can make room for things you can really get a value from? The key element of a tidy garage is opting for the right garage racking. You can give your garage a completely new look with the help of storage systems. Purchasing some garage shelves that fit your needs, but also the space of the garage, will be the way to go if you want the most effective storage solution for your space and requirements. Garage shelving can be a quick fix for your organising needs. Opting for this form of storage will be perfect for all objects of seasonal use. This way, finding what you need will be an easy task, as you won't need to struggle through piles of items laying around and everything will be within your reach. Get all your gardening tools out of the way by installing a rack somewhere it will not inconvenience you. As a result, you'll enjoy not only a lot more floor space, but also clear access ways to any part of the garage.
For all the small items you have, and do not want to get rid of yet, you can find different storage options that will come in handy. You can opt for buying picking bins and bin storage units, whether garage racking or cabinets, which will be great for small parts and components storage. This type of storage is ideal not only because it provides proper housing to small items, but also due to the fact that it secures all parts, so you don't have to worry about objects getting lost through the other boxes. Another option for you, if you are the handyman around the house, is to purchase a cabinet or drawer units for all tools. You will know exactly where to look for a tool when something needs fixing. Beyond all the diversified storage possibilities you can choose from, you should also think about the garage's appearance. Try to change the dull aesthetics of the area by adding a splash of colour to it. Paint a wall in a vivid colour; you will with no doubt enjoy the change.
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