Why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed in Syria?
Another deadly day of bloodshed... as the world stands idly by and watches Syria's government murdering its own people.
Opposition groups say more than 50 people were killed today. Hundreds more were reportedly killed in the city of Homs over the weekend.
And the killing has become butchery. One Syrian told the New York Times of seeing the beheaded bodies of women and children lying on the roads.
And the civilized world looks on and does nothing.
China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution that would have demanded President Bashar Al-Assad stop the violence.
China and Russia say it was a potential violation of Syria's sovereignty.
The U.S. - along with other Western and Arab nations - are pushing back, calling for the international community to do more.
The U.S. says it was "disgusted" by the veto.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that blocking the U.N. resolution is to "bear responsibility for the horrors" happening in Syria.
President Obama has condemned Syria's "unspeakable assault" against its people.
France calls the recent massacre in the city of Homs a "crime against humanity."
The British say the veto will only encourage more killing, while Germany says "the scandal would be failure to act."
Lots of words, no actions and the killing continues.
The U.N. says at least 5,000 people have died since the conflict started.
Here's my question to you: Why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed in Syria?
The rest of the world is cowardly waiting for the US to do something about it! It is time European nations step up to the plate!
For one thing the U.S. can not afford another war or should I say a police action. That is how we go to war without congrestional approval. We just can not be everywhere the unjust are in power.
I am sure the US is doing a lot that is not visible to the public. That said, The Assad regime still has tacit support from the Arab League, and the region is so unstable that, without a plan that identifies the end-game for Syrian Leadership, the US has no real ability to advocate for a solution outside the UN Secuirty Council which has refused to support a resolution that has teeth in it, and there is no way we do anything militarily without overt Arab support, which we do not have. The situation has to play-out the way the Arab community will advocate.
Why cannot the surrounding Arab nations free Syria? They have the means and forces.
I think Obama should leave Syria alone and let them take care of themselves, why help a country that hates the United States and would never support us in any way.
were we not experienced with Iraq war and its drain on our economy? Did we get Oil? Now Iran, republicans are talking about Bomb Iran. Tell you the truth, I don't think there is enough Oil in entire Middle-Eastern-Block Nations. Now is the time to have Oil-Independence, and Green-Energy Push. Don't you think, Jack. So, Obama is right, let world deal to this nonsense, not USA. No new wars, read my lips. Obama2012.
See Lybia. Thats the short answer. The longer answer is that we don't know what the end result would be if we did kill Assad. Then what? Do we have to take out all his family members, and the top members of his Regime? Would Russia be so offended it would start another cold war. What about the Chinese reaction? Who would end up in control of Syria if we could install a Democracy there? Besides, Obama has his own problems brewing at home. Oakland, LA, San Francisco, San Jose, and Portland. Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Chicago and Washington DC. New York City, Pittsburg, Buffalo, and Miami. The bell is ringing loudly, it is ringing here. Doug, Pepperell, MA.
Because Syria didn't have nice things to say about Israel.
Jack, I consider myself to be an average American and I feel it is time for us to stay out of other countries civil wars. We are tired of being in a war. We are tired of seeing our servicemen and women coming home wounded and in body bags. Quite frankly I had enough and feel that Syria needs to settle its own problems. We had a civil war with over 1 million killed, at that time there were no cries from other countries to stop the bloodshed. I know that sounds cold but every time we get involved all we have to show for it is more grave markers and more wounded vets. After the conflict is over or even before we are always asked to leave.
Could it be that the US is learning the high cost of butting in?
The US and half of Europe is broke.
Since WWII, the US has butted into the business of everyone and the world hates the US for it.
Syria is a United Nations problem and therein is the problem. The U.N. is a totally ineffective body that exists to only pad the pockets of those delegates that encompass the group and spread anti-American propaganda.I cannot think of anything the U.N. has done to calm the Middle East or anywhere else in the world.
Why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed in Syria ?
Russia & China didn't agree or "sign on" with the rest of the other nations, Jack. Why ? It's a good question. The way I see it, the reason they didn't want to agree with taking the Dictator out, is because "someone" (or another country) will have to be their "police" – get it ? Think about it for a minute, the U.S. is hoping that the assad regime will finally get their country under control, I guess. The U.S. most likey doesn't want to get involved, unless we get every, and I mean Every Nation on Board. Why ? Look at what happened in Iraq – we took saddam out, & now they can't even "police" themselves, isn't that pitiful ? Take a look at Libya, we took out Gaddafi – & Now, Somebody Has To Police them too. I mean, how many countries do we have to "police" ? Those 3rd world countries where the women has to wear all that 'garb' from head to toe, and have so many different religious factions, including Islam, where all they care about, or all they know is : bomb / bomb / bomb people / buildings / and end up blowing theirselves up, including taking some people with them, Then it's not really worth getting involved in, would you think ? So – all that being said : I can't hardly blame Putin or China to NOT get involved. Bottom line is, Those 3rd world countries is where the women would get stoned to death, IF they showed their ankles, are Not Ready to Change to Western Way of Life, Jack. They are about 75 to 100 years Behind us, Jack. It's like trying to Change the Caveman to the computer age. In those countries, "Change" has to come slowly, and it's Not necessarily taking out a Dictator.
The world has so many problems and few solutions. War solves nothing, replaceing leaders does not mean change and certainly no guarantee of a better situation. Even in America wher we change President either every 4 or 8 years nothing really changes.
If you're talking about America not doing anything Jack, I suspect it's because there is a very growing attitude in this country that playing the world's "policeman" is a really dumb idea. At some point America needs to stand back and just let the chips fall where they may. We are bankrupting ourselves with involvement in other nations affairs. Let the Syrians and those of other countries desiring change work it out for themselves.
There's no oil in Syria.
After being burned in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the criticism Obama is getting from some on both sides for doing too much or too little in Libya, and loooking at what;s happening in Egypt, a president would be crazy to take on Syria in an election year. Whatever he does will be spun wrong by his political opponents. Doing nothing is the dangerous course for him politically. In fact doing nothing in the entire Middle East and leaving those peopl alone to work out their own problems is probably best for everyone worldwide.
Maybe one can look at that Hussein's Iraq, where there was no threat to us or others. We killed thousands of innocent Iraqis ,and lost over 3000 of our own invaders, plus over 30,000 wounded in an undeclared war. We just left them in a ongoing civil war between the same groups Hussein held in check.
The point is, are we interested in human resources, or natural resources when it comes doing something about Syria, or any other country in the Middle East for that matter.
Jack: They are doing about as much as they can do without making Russia and China mad. Covertly, we are giving weapons to young rebels who will fight the regime. Politics plays a big role, because we are about to have a national elections. We are more interested in Iran, and we do not really care what Russia and China thinks about our policies in Iran. Israel is very interested in Iran, because they are making weapons grade Uranium. Syria is not that important to anyone outside of Syria.
How about taking care of the bloodshed at home first? If we are going to focus on stopping the, "alleged" bloodshed in Syria, it must be done from the prospective of forwarding American interests. No American interests are served by murdering innocent women and children in defence of Apartheid Israel.
Apartheid Israel has cost America Trillions of dollars and destroyed Millions of American lives. We must stop all support for this terrorist sponser. The Israeli's send Johnathan Pollard to spy on us, murder US sailors on the USS Liberty and then jeopordize American lives on a daily basis through their continued occupation of Palestine, and we are supposed to invade other countries and morph our foreign policy decisions to represent their interests? I dont think so.
Americans are not going to take it anymore. The current status quo where the media is controlled by Zionist interests is passing. Americans are waking up to reality – Ron Paul is going to become the new face of a better, brighter America.
America has lost it's will to fight. The CIA can send in covert operatives and provide the rebels with arms but Obama is afraid of the Russians and the Chinese. You can see where the moral values are with the Russians and Chinese as far as human rights go. By the World War 2 standards the people would call us today "yellow belly cowards".
Because No one really knows who the aggressors or instigators truly are. Syria was doing just fine until America attacked Iraq. The over population caused by the influx of Iraqi's who fled when the United States attacked Iraq is the real culprit. America is the one responsible for it by attacking Iraq and forcing the citizens to flee to Syria. Syria can not afford to provide for so many people crammed into such a small area. No one knows what to do and there is no simple way to solve it other then to send people back to Iraq. The mistake of the U.S. attacking Iraq is taking it's toll on many nations and they are the ones feeling the fallout from it while America pulls it's troops out and heads home.
I assume by your question that you mean "Why aren't WE doing something about Syria".
My hope is that WE aren't doing something about the violence in Syria because It IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.
If the American people don't drop their love for intervention and withdraw our long proboscus from everyone else's business, we are forever doomed to aggression (no matter what we call it). and we will continue to aggravate, alienate, and downright offend the entire rest of the world. Listen to Dr. Ron Paul on this issue. He is 100% right on this issue.
We must shift our innate love for soap operas and other people's business and see to our own domestic issues and defense.. or we will eventually destroy the world.. if the world doesn't find a way to destroy the Ugly American first.
I must add: the national media leads the way in rabble rousing America into unwise action. The answer is that we the people must learn to IGNORE the sensational media hype, in both politics and foreign policy or we shall continue to be drawn into passion for all the wrong causes that rightly should concernn us.
I suspect it's because of Iran, I have to admit that I haven't followed this story as much as I have other ARab countries. Obviously China and Russia didn't support the UN action becasue they sit much closer to the Iranian border.
Because those champions of human rights, China and Russia, say no. This is unbelievable. Makes you wonder what happens here in the US when the civil unrest (read hatred) the rightwing extremists have been trying to ignite catches, if it does. Will the rest of the world just sit by and watch us implode? Interesting, no?
Last I checked, the Arab League consisted of 22 member countries, including Syria. It's about time for them to take responsibility for moderating the behavior of their members, both in Syria and in Iran as well as end the absurdity of their unifying hatred of Israel, which ironically is the aspirational democracy of the Arab spring.
And just who's job do you think it is? Or does it look all to easy and clean to handle it with drones and air strikes? And who is then next? North Korea? Cuba?
Until all the people of the world are able to raise their individual level of consciousness, so we do not place a value on people's lives in regards as to how they affect our own lives, but rather protect, empathize, and show compassion based on just being human, either overseas or in our own country we will never rise to the basic human needs of all mankind totally and purposefully.
And what would you have "Anyone" do Jack?
Two reasons, Jack. First off, China calls the shots now, not us, and they like the idea of having a dictator in their pocket that they can control. Secondly, the world is growing weary of the typical scenario where there is an uprising, the dictator falls, religious and tribal factions carve up the country, and it all ends up on someone elses doorstep to resolve, only to be repeated a few years down the road. The Middle East will never, ever change.
The U N Security Council is definitely trying but China and Russia care more about the potential adverse impact on their economies than doing what is right for the good people of Syria.
They don't have any oil (unlike Libya), are not developing nuclear weapons (unlike Iran), and Israel can kick their butts militarily in a couple of days (like the rest of them). I think the biggest reason is we are too broke to be of assistance, and too afraid of what the resulting Mad Hatters will form as a government.
According to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are 1.7 million Iraqis living as internally displaced refugees, while more than 2 million others have fled across the border to Syria. This is why the country is in such unrest and is a direct result of Americas attack on Iraq.
No one wants to get involved militarily because no one knows who the good guys are and who the bad guys are so who do you go after? A military assault in this Area would drive refugees to Turkey and Iran which would cause even more unrest. There is no military solution and you can not put the genie back in the bottle after Iraq. Democracy was born like it or not.
There won't be any major concern about the bloodshed in Syria until the turmoil affects oil corporation profits.
That's when it will become a noble cause for human rights – and oil profits.
Obama will sit on his heals until the Muslim brotherhood gets a good foothold there then he will respond. If Obama wasn't so weak on foreign policy these fires wouldn't be breaking out all over the globe!
I want to see women, gays, and illegals subject to a mandatory military draft and sent straight to the front lines with no protection from the real men that have been the bed rock of our countries defense; then you would see the liberals doing a better job of handling foreign affairs!
I dunno, Jack. In this election year, could it possibly be that the warmongers in this country have decided to let this one slide, considering that it's none of our business and we're just ending two other idiotic, blood-sucking, drain-our-wallets wars? It's like that old 60s song - "When will they ever learn?"
Who is "supposed to" depose the Syrian government to stop the bloodshed?
The UN? Russia and China have blocked every attempt to reign in any authoritarian regime anywhere in the world, including Syria and Iran.
The US? No, we are NOT the policeman to the world. It's not our job, and we can't afford it. Have you forgotten about our massive budget deficit?
The Arab League? Well, they have a greater responsibility than anyone for dealing with this problem. It's in their backyards, and they have some very wealthy countries with well-equipped militaries who could easily handle this problem.
But so far they haven't done anything but send some observers to Syria. Syria engaged in some massacres right in front of the observers, and the Arab League continued to do nothing.
So I suggest you start pressuring the Arab League get off their butts and invade Syria.
Two words... politics and power. The Obama administration is limited to use of formal diplomatic channels, lest his GOP opponents decry his abuse of power if he orders either direct or indirect use of our military assets. The unstated caveat is that he will be accused by his opponents of doing nothing to save Serian lives as the election nears as well as the Extreme Right claiming that the President is leading from behind by trying to build a concensus in the UN Security Council, whom they already state we need to get out of. Hindsight is 20/20 and armchair QB opinions are like armpits...everyone has them, but they usually smell bad.
USA, not interested in WAR, and Drain on Economy...period.
Why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed in Syria? Because no one cares and the Syrians do not care about anybody but themselves. Let the country implode.
Syria does not sell oil to our NATO partners, unlike Libya, so no one can trace European petro-dollars to oppression by the regime. I suspect that once the Syrian revolution succeeds, it will be harder for any tyrant to assert control, so letting the road to freedom be hard may not be such a bad thing. The need to fight the military for power in Egypt will also mean that, in the end, any resulting democracy is stronger.
I don't know why, but please don't let it be us! I am sorry that these civilians are being murdered in the street and comend them for standing up for their rights against the threat of death, but we cannot help them, at least not militarily. We are broke and we need to help ourselves and our neighbors who can't find jobs, losing their homes etc.
Whether anyone admits it or not, even to themselves, we are all dead tired of the Bush-league wars that have gone on far too long. One of them is still going on. We want to and need to focus on our own multitude of other serious problems exacerbated by the economic drain of these two wars. And that includes the ongoing financial obligations to Blackwater (by any other name) and the six figure salaries of the thousands of mercenaries still in Iraq. Finally, we may be coming to the realization that we can no longer police the world; our resources are exhausted.
For the same reason no one did anything about our civil war. It is not the business of the u.s. to police the world. Is egypt, iraq, libya, or afghanistan any better off now that the u.s. got involved?
Until all the people of the world are able to raise their individual level of consciousness, so we do not place a value on people's lives in regards as to how they affect our own lives, but rather protect, empathize, and show compassion based on just being human, therefore, either overseas or in our own country we will never be able to rise and provide one another the basic human needs required of all mankind totally and purposefully.
Shame on all of us for putting a price on being human.
unfortunately there seem to be an almost throwback to "The Cold War" "what ever it is, I'm against it" attitude from the Chinese and Russians in the United Nations about anything propsed by the Europeans or Americans.
also the Arab League, the Turks and the Israelis are afraid that IF Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was overthrown, they would have chaos on their borders SO they "talk tough" but DO nothing.
China and Russia will be dealing with the same problem – "OVER POPULATION"
only one resolve – let'm kill each other off – coming soon to a nation near you!
What can anyone do. Saddam was in charge of Iraq for almost 25 years, and during that time over 400,000 people were tortured and murdered for no other offense than they did not agree with him. International peace groups like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International issued reports on the abuses. Period. The international community heard them and still dd not respond. But when Bush One went into Kuwait and Iraq in 1991, the international peace groups and leaders of some European countries wanted to try him as a war criminal. Much like the Dems and the same European leaders wanted to try Bush Two after 2003 invasion. The point to remember is that a strong dictator will survive and it is only the leaders citizens that will suffer. Sanctions and embargos will not be enough in the case of Iran and Syria much as was the case in Iraq.
Its a real good question. Seems as though the standards for human rights varies from country to country. Before the US gets involved in any way....its up to the Arab League and surrounding countries to form a coalition of defiance against the brutality. As to why they don't, I have no idea.
Haven't you heard the Republicans, it's because America is broke.
It's disgusting. Russia and China are standing by silently because of their own selfish interests. The UN needs to send troops in and I personally believe that the US should bomb the capital until Assad is dead. How many more Syrian people have to die before the world takes action? Truly a Disgrace.
You need to learn to read between the lines a little better if you are going to preface this question as to why "no one is doing anything" about all of this. A mini-cold war is being played out in Syria right now and the conclusion of this mini-cold war could have major ramifications for the whole region and even the globe. Not unlike the Iran-nuclear issue, the whole world is taking sides, based on their national interest, as to what they want the outcome to be. For the West, the end of the Assad regime and the ascension of a Sunni government weakens Iran's clout in the Middle East. For Russia, China, and Iran, keeping the status quo in place means more clout in the Middle East for Iran, China, and Russia, but it is also a statement of principles for Russia and China since they are always worried about internal conflict and the possibility of foreign intervention.
The Syrian people are pawns in a Geo-strategic game which could determine the power balance in the Middle East for the next decade. Every move has a counter move, and every counter move could destabilize the world and lead to war. That's why no one is taking any overt action right now.
The same thing could and should be said about China with it's treatment of it's workers or Russia and it's way of treating people and then there's North Korea. The word fear comes to mind with these countries due to a nuclear threat and then there is how do we pay for any more involvment. No one wants to make the initial move to help the people who need help like Syria as this is a UN issue not an American issue.
No oil, no drugs and they don't vote Republican.
Good Question, Jack. My Opinion ? This is what it was like – here in good 'ol America, WAY Back, I'm talking 100 + years ago. Remember the cowboys & Indians days ? I mean, watching the westerns on t.v. ? I honestly believe that's the way it was Way Back then. When the cowboys came, they fought the Indians for years, took their squaw's – and inflicted all sorts of pain towards the Indians, such as burn their tee-pees down, and everything else you can think of, Jack. Then, after several years of fighting, some of them wanted to start being friends,So they then they traded furs / axes / knives / & etc – The cowboys also traded, such as horses / wagon wheel buggys / food / pots / pans / & etc. So, they finally became friends eventually. Then, after more time goes by, the Indians ended up on reservations. Then, the cowboys started building houses, camps / trading posts & etc.
Maybe this is Their Civil War, Jack, hell I don't know.
Moral of the story Jack, is that, it takes Time, to come from killing people – to getting along with one another, and respecting one another. THEN – it's all about building houses / roads / bridges / building factories / and all of a sudden you're Working for a Living, Raising a Family, Putting your Kids through School, Buying a New Car & etc. and Enjoying Life.
This may be something that they will have to go through, Jack. They might be a better country after they go through this turmoil, or "phase" – like the United States did, back during the civil war, or when the cowboys and Indians were here.
The United States borrows money to fight wars on foreigh soils. It just so happens our lender is China who opposes overthrowing the Syrian government. Sounds like the people of Syria chose the wrong time in history to rise up against its government. We are walking a tight rope without a net and the rope is greasy. The people of Syria may have to go it alone.
China and Russia didn't 'sign on' because they want the U.S. to go into yet another war and have thousands more of their forces killed. The U.S. is slowly, but surely depleting their armed forces and another war could put it perill of being overtaken. I hope the U.S. stays out of this mess ... because it really is none of 'our' (North America's) business.
Jack, four words: No oil in Syria.
1) There's no oil in Syria, 2) There's no oil in Syria, and 3) There's no oil in Syria.
Russia abstained from the UN vote against Libya and the end result was a nationwide massacre sponsored by the US who launched 250 cruise missiles into Libya and demanded the overthrow of Gadahfi. Our actions against Egypt were similar and our peace keeping missions are causing more bloodshed than we are preventing.
This is why Russia & China "vetoed" the UN Resolution, and more lives will be saved if the Western Dictators [U.S., England, & France] stay out of Syria.
All I can say is Assad has killed over 5,000 of his own people in Syria in the last couple of months.
I, for one, am pretty glad that Israel destroyed Syria's nuclear program in 2006.
Jack; are you asking why? simple; there is no oil there... Syria is no Iraq Jack.
Jack, you ask why no country is getting involved with Syria? No country has the funds to get involved. We are all broke! No country wants to be the first to get involved and look like the Peacekeeper, like America is classified as. Most countries just want to stay out of the way. Not getting involved IS doing something.
An uprising in Syria does not threaten our national security interest. Translation: They aint got no oil!
Is it really that hard to figure out, Jack? It's the Cold War again. Russia sailed their fleet to Syria as a show and I think it was very effective. Russia is clearly taking a "hands-off or else" stance. Nobody wants to go to war over Syria's long-standing problems. Face the facts: Russia is still a iron-fisted dictatorship and that will not change soon. russia made be weaker than in the past, but, they are still a formidable threat. Everyone knows that overthrowing the exisiting regime means losing Syria and it's resources and the Russians are willing to fight for that.
The answer is obvious to me no special interests. We rushed into Lybia because they were going to change from trading oil in American dollars into their planned Gold standard. It would have taken down the world economy. Syria no economy no interest. Sad world Jack.
Jack, It' very simple, NO OIL !!!!
Isn't it obvious.........how much oil does Syria have? It all comes down to MONEY!
How do you know "nothing" is being done?
1. Many of the Syrians are cautious of the outside world and don't want to get aid from someone they think will leave them flapping in the wind at some point.
2. Most importantly, Syria has a huge stockpile of ballistic missiles and chem/bio WMD and a failure of the Syrian state would see bad stuff go everywhere.
3. There are covert programs to aid the rebels.
Because no one wants to work together (cough* China and Russia cough*) to stop a regime that is freely and openly killing thousands! Frankly it is pathetic and stupid, a Syria does not deserve sovereignty if it kills its own people like that.
Syria is Russia's representative of interests in the Mid-east, of course they are going to veto it. China is just there to not let Russia feel left out. On the issue of Syria, I blame those you-know-who who treat civilians as disposable tools in their efforts to realize their strategical goals. As the old saying goes, an uprising from within is the cheapest type of external warfare.
Why us the USA pushing to go into Syria?
Look at the mess that is going on in Egypt and Lybia since the world internviened and got rid of those leaders.
It is time for the USA to stop pushing to get rid of world leaders.
The USA does not stay long enough to stablize the countries. Look at how Iraq is now compared to what it was before you attacked. They are in a civil war.
The USA would not want the world to meddle with your protestors and government.
Why meddle in other countries?
Do you need US Troops in Syria before you attack Iran?
Stay out of this! The Arabs don't want anything from us but our money and FREE military aid.
Stay out of Iran too, let the Jews handle it.
That's easy Jack. There's no oil in Syria, or we would have intervened immediately.
The international community stands bewildered as they cannot fathom the butchering of people over being your daddy's son's dictator of a beautiful country with people oppressed and desiring to be free. Remember Hotel Rwanda's Genocide, Armenian Genocide, and here comes Homs-Syria Genocide. It will tak an international humanitarian force, corridor to save the women,children as hundres more will die, probablymore–and we know how ineffective the UN will be until smeone thinks–Bosnia Two? And remember–China rules Tibet, Russia rules dissident provinces with an iron hand–don't expect much but shipping arms to Syria from these leaders-they have too much at stake to be humane.
I think nobody wants to interviene in Syria because of the fear of engaging in a war that may turn in an endless solution like Iraq and Afghanistan's. Unfortunately, due to this hesitation, Syrians are having their lives slaughtered by a dictator who has been benefited by full impunity. Syrians are completely vulnerable and their faith seems sealed while nobody shows any compassion toward the them. How sad!
Is it any improvement in Egypt or Libya? Are liberals getting power there?
The U.S. should stay out of this affair, despite the horrific details coming out of Syria. I sincerely feel for the people of Syria, but there comes a time when America needs to take off the "global police" badge and start considering a non-interventionist foreign policy, especially in a time of economic turmoil here at home.
All of you know nothing about Syria. The Islamic terrorists are doing the killing in Syria. They are armed by Qatar and Saudii Arabia. Since the US is an ally of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, we let the killings go on by blaming the Syrian government. It's sad that the US is doing this. It is about oil. Oil we get from Saudi Arabia. FACT.
After reading some of the comments, it is apparent to me why nothing is being done. Who does something first and our god money has become more important than children being beheaded. Karma Jack.. it will come back to get those nations who are standing on the side lines screaming you go first.
The answer is simple ... it's GREED! Good ole fashion GREED! Protect ones financial interests and let blood shed be damned! People will replace themselves! Should one lose a few lousy dollars dollars .. well hell ... that comes from ones pocket! Better a few more lives lost than ones money! It's not unlike giving corporations tax breaks while arguing about a the dollars being spent on the poor for food stamps!
What exactly do u want the USA to do???????? US keeps paying off these countries and won't take care of their own people. What is wrong with these officials? I swear I think they lay in bed at night and just think up something else stupid to do. I'll tell u what to do!!! Just bomb them all off the map and get it OVER with!!!!!!!!!!But just like Revelation says, It's almost finished. Then we won't have to worry about anything anymore. We'll either be in heaven or HELL!!!
Politics!!! Jack , right now is is all about politics., have not heard one word from either party about a course of action for Syria .. If Obama does something it could backfire and lose an election, it the GOP suggests something , and Obama did it , they would rescend the suggestion and if it worked they would spin it every which way to sunday about all the millions this president was borrowing for another war. No one can survive the politics of it all.
But can we sit and watch women and children beiong slaudered, what kind of world are we? Personally , I want no war but killing the Syrian prez (killer of babies) would be okay just send in seal team 6! Deed Done!
The world economy is weak and without the UN collaboration it will be economically devastating for any sole military movement.
Everyone is too worried about the political implications of interfering in Syria. It's too much of a risk for most political leaders to get involved. Meanwhile, thousands of Syrians are being tortured and slaughtered. Furthermore, UN resolutions (if they ever pass) aren't going to do much until someone actually steps in to stop the massacring of the Syrian people and end the rule of the brutal Assad regime. And even if a UN resolution would make a difference, Russia is too concerned about its own interests in Syria and in the region to let any resolution pass. Political leaders need to just stop for a second and actually think about what is happening to the people there and come up with a real solution to end all of the bloodshed and massacre. It's ridiculous that we have let this horrible conflict drag on for so long.
A Monkey know's exactly whats limbs he can jump on.
I cant tell you why no one is stopping the Assad regime's reign of terror. Some of the most horrible things ever are occuring in syria yet the world watches and does nothing. America should stand up for the Syrian people, crush the Assad regime and ensure that no more young children get murdered before they've been given a chance to live.
Despite the recent approval ratings, we have an administration that believes in strong words, but is cowardly when it comes to foreign policy. Yes, the economy may be recovering, but if we don't have a strong leader to get China and Russia to join us to stop the violence in Syria, we will have lost all credibility in the world as a world power. A good administration can handle both domestic and foreign policy, but what we have is weak. We should lead the way, go in there in full force and restore order. People there are waiting for help and it should be us.
I trust Obama to choose with advisers, too do the best thing. War mongers are not from the God I know. Or to kill thousands of Innocent persons to go after 50 terrorists or evil government leaders. Then borrow the money from China and call the cost the next presidents debt. Maybe we can say after Iraq, our government is using more common sense. "Blessed are the peacemakers...".
Syria doesn't have any oil!
U.S. is not the world's police.
Jack, you sound like you think we, the U.S., should do something about this. It's terrible but the thing is we cannot get involved in another war. We're having a very difficult time saving our economy and country because we got involved in the Iraq war and spent billions of dollars and ran up our deficit. We cannot save the world. Let someone else do it this time. I'm sure the Republicans would like to criticize Obama which ever way he decides to go on the situation – if he helps them he's bad, if he doesn't help them he's bad.
No one is doing much for the same reason the USA brandished its veto and stood by when the Israeli's bombarded Gaza and Lebanon and becuse the last time they went along with a UN no fly zone resolution the West turned it into blanket permission to bombard the country. The US showed its contempt for the Un in Iraq and when it threatened to vetothe Palestinians seeking statehood from the security council. Somehow the US is appalled by people killing their own but finds killing others highly acceptable.
The United States should show the world what we stand tor and work with the majority and forget about the freaks (Russia and China)!
You people sat back and watched Saddam gas and murder his own people because you were using him as your pawn against Iran.
How many other countries are people being murdered in and the USA is sitting back?
What is the real reason you are promoting the violence in Syria?
The USA has not come to the rescue of any other African country over the years.
What is the USA interent in the North African countries?
Are they going to be staging areas to attack Iran?
Four words – No oil at stake.
No oil and no spoils of war.
The reason is because America isn't willing to send anymore men and women to fight and die on foreign shores. After a century of policing the world the US is no longer willing to continue this trend and surprise, surprise no one else is willing to take up the task either.
The Islamic terrorists funded by Qatar are doing the killing in Homs. That is a FACT. There is a propaganda war going on. CNN is playing their part in it. Good job, Jack and Wolf. Christiians and other minorities are being killed by the Islamic terrorists in Homs and elsewhere. Why is Assad still in power? Because the Syrian People support him.
Because we have used up our military power wastefully in Iraq and the American people are tired of war. This should have been a place where we could make a difference. Russia is looking the other way just in case they have to deal with their own unrest in the same manner and the Chinese are just doing what they always do, it's not their issue.
Why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed in Syria? Why do we have huge churches all over the world adorned with gold while people starve and are homeless? Why do political leaders and CEO's get paid hundreds of thousands while wages are so low for the rest of us we cannot pay our bills on one income anymore?
Because few people stand up for what they believe in enough to actually do something about it.
The current batch of Humans on this planet are lacking in their humanity.
Well hello.... Syria has oil! War is very unpopular, and with elections right around the corner for Obama there is no way he is going to ruin his chances at another term with starting a war. Not to mention how far the U.S. is in debt already. I agree that something needs to be done but Obama isn't going to do it so count the U.S. out!
Please, come on Jack.. The reality is that Syria has no natural resources for US corporations to make any money from. Therefore it's not in the US's interest to spend billions of dollars, armament, and military. After Afghanistan (natural gas and precious minerals), Irag(Oil) and Libya(Oil), we have to be careful not to spend anymore money or waste anymore life until it's time to fight Israel's war with Iran. Liberating Syria would be purely for noble reasons I'm afraid the US gov't. coupled with corporate lobbyists no longer pass laws for the sake of humanity, not for the people of the United States and surely not for others.
The world is not waiting for the USA to do something.
The rest of the world believes that internal conflicts within a country should be left an internal matter.
Only the USA thinks they have to meddle with what goes on within a country.
The USA did not meddle when they knew of the genocide going on when Saddam gassed his own people.
The USA turned a blind eye when mass murders were going on in other African countries.
Why doesn't the USA help Mexico with their drug lord problems and the murders there?
Clean up your own country before you start meddling with the internal affairs of another country.
Ask yourself... why is Assad still in power? Simple answer..... the Syrian People and the Syrian Army support Assad. What you see in Homs is death and destruction brought about by the Islamic terrorists who are armed and paid for by Qatar.
How about that Arab Spring in Egypt? Are you ready for Salafi democracy?
Jack, the US is, and I, are very concerned for the people of Syria; but are we to police the entire world and continue to look outward as the US government takes action to suppress it's own citizens? The Feds passed a law authorizing/requiring the military to indefinitely detain, hold incommunicado, and hold without charges anyone (including US citizens) SUSPECTED of being a terrorist. None of the major networks made more than passing mention of this act. We are guaranteed by the Constitution the right to be charged and be judged by a jury of our peers.
Where is the public outrage over a congressional act that potentially strips Americans of the right to disagree?
The world voted NOT to go into Iraq but the USA went in anyway.
The world see syria as an internal conflict.
Syria is not attacking another country.
So let them fight thier own battles within their country.
The USA meddles to get rid of a world leader.
Then they leave the country in a huge civil war.
Because: Syria is not rich in oil , who is going to cover the cost of the any operation, Israel did not give the green light ? although we should know there is no more danger from new democratic government in Syria, we are confused what is going to happen after Assad oust, but I think we should be all pass the worry about Islamist taking over, I am more hopeful to get civilian elected regime when Assad is gone. the most important question, at the end of the day, more innocent people are dying every day under the watch of the whole world. coming from the liberal side, I believe in post Assad Democratic peaceful Syrian .
Ask the Russians and Chinese.
Just Syria?? How's that Bloodshed in Libya going? French diplomat tortured to DEATH last week. How's that Bloodshed in Egypt going?? U.S. Citizens imprisoned and detained, who knows what will happen to them? Wonder how Obama will talk his way out of our involvement in both??? Looking bad all over the Arab Spring.
Hate to say, "I told ya so", but "I told ya so"!!!
We are waiting to see what the situation is with Iran!
The US at one time supported Saddam Hussein, Bin Laden, Mubarak, Saleh, and Kaddafi. They are all gone. All supported by the US. Assad is not supported by the US. What does that say about US support. Basically, if you want to keep your job, stay away from US endorsement.
The rest of the world is waiting for the US to step in, as we've become famous (infamous) for doing over the course of the last decade or two.
The US doesn't care much about Syria because they have no oil, or other commodity for us to leverage as payment for helping their plight.
Russia is sitting on huge oil reserves that can bring them riches, yet they can't bring it to market unless the price is high enough to make it worth creating the infrastructure. Russia is set on driving the price up by creating danger to the rest of the oil owned in the world... they sell weapons of war to them, nuclear reactors, and would be happy if the mid-east went up in flames leaving them holding the majority of the worlds oil.
Russia is the mob, they bomb the store front like a mob, and the current competition is the mid-east, so they will do anything to see unrest take hold... there is a reason the whole area is aflame, and it's not in the name of democracy.
Because the US is out of money to fund another war. How many times is it reported that we are out of money. We cannot take the lead.
Another war/civil war/uprising/unrest in the Middle East? Quelle surprise! Shocking, simply shocking! And whose job is it to police the Middle East, whose job is it to be parents to squabbling children?
The last thing the US needs is to get involved in another Middle East country's internal problems. Self-determination means they get to sort out their own problems. If we did, it would be lose-lose for us; the Syrians would turn on us and be united in their hate of us, and we have enough of our own problems to worry about without taking on Syria's problems.


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Subaru Tecnica Institute has produced high-performance vehicles for over 22 years, but for the first time in its history, there may soon be a diesel-powered Subaru Impreza, tuned for performance, in Europe.
Subaru developed a diesel variant of its famous boxer engine for Europe that made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2007. Fast forward to January 2009, when it launched the diesel-powered Impreza for Europe, whose 2.0-liter flat four turbocharged engine produced 227 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque, mated to a six-speed manual transmission. With Europe's strict emission laws, a diesel-poweredSTI could be just what Subaru needs to remain compliant.
But will a diesel-powered STI be able to compete with its gasoline-powered stablemate? With a little massaging from Subaru's in-house racing division, it should be easy. With its low center of gravity, superior fuel economy, and low-end torque, a diesel boxer would make perfect sense for the STI. A 2.5-liter turbocharged flat-four gasoline powered STI pumps out 305 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque, and we're confident Subaru wouldn't release an oil-burningImpreza WRX STI unless it was comparable to the gasoline version.
Just this week, we reported that Subaru greatly improved upon the 2011 STI's handling characteristics. New anti-roll bars, stiffer springs, improved bushings, and a lowered ride height all combine for the improved handling. With its improved equipment, the Subaru just lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a record-breaking 7:55. If the rumors from Autocar are true, don't expect a diesel STI to be launched until the Impreza enters its next generation for the 2012 model year.
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Its hard to believe that we first reported that Subaru could bring its much-anticipated diesel engine here to the U.S. over three years ago. Between then and now, the company has remained indecisive due to high diesel fuel prices and stringent emissions requirements here. Needless to say, the diesel boxer is still nowhere to be found stateside, but this might change soon.
The company's first horizontally-opposed boxer diesels have rolled out in Europe, and Subaru's executive vice president Tom Doll said the diesel engine is a hot seller over there, so much so that Subaru total sales are increasing. Doll tempered our excitement by saying Subaru is not confident that the U.S. is ready for the oil burner just yet and that bringing the powerplant here will require a lot of things to fall into place perfectly.
Doll told Ward's Auto what will need to happen:emissions requirements in the U.S. are significant. And given the price of diesel fuel, where it is right now, it really does not pay to bring the vehicle into the U.S. We're trying to see what happens. As the market sorts itself out, we'll get ready, and then look at bringing the car (here).
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Advertising Pitch Men In The '80s
The '80s were full of some colorful characters...even in commercials. Some of the pitch men were hired based on their popularity or celebrity. Other pitch men are forever linked to their brand and became more infamous. There were also a few diamonds in the rough, who got their start in television ads and went on to become more famous. Let's rediscover some classic advertising pitch men in the '80s.
Bartles & Jaymes
In 1981, E & J Gallo Winery gave us Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers and malt beverages. But it wasn't until three years later that "Frank Bartles" and "Ed Jaymes" started appearing in commercials. The two actors who portrayed them, David Joseph Rufkahr and Dick Maugg had no previous acting experience, but it worked well with the simple "down home" style of the ads. The two pitch men were based on the men who began the original winery. The ads became widely recognize and always included the famous catchphrase "...and thank you for your support."
Joe Isuzu
Easily the biggest liar of the decade, Joe Isuzu loved to make outrageous claims on how Isuzu could save you money. Sometimes he'd even through in a "free" dental plan or a "free" chauffeur...given that you paid for them yourself. The actor David Leisure used his Joe Isuzu popularity to land a role on the long running sit-com Empty Nest in 1988. More recently, he's had roles on the daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives. As far as Joe Isuzu, he reached the Mount Everest of platforms by appearing in ads for Super Bowl XXI. From 1999-2001, he was briefly resurrected. His famous taglines include his signature "Hi" at the beginning of the ad and also his famous end line of "you have my word on it."
Ernest P. Worrell for Mello Yello
The brain child of the Carden and Cherry advertising agency in Nashville, TN, Ernest made his first appearance in a 1980. The simplicity of his interaction with his buddy Vern became popular and was soon doing different variations of the same commercial for new clients of the ad agency (sometimes as many as 25!) Ernest was hired by the Coca Cola company in the early 80s to promote its Sprite, Mello Yello, and Tab soft drinks. Jim Varney would reprise the role of Ernest in many feature films until his death in 2000, the first being Ernest Goes To Camp in 1987. His work was never complete without his signature "KnowutImean?" tagline.
Bill Bixby for Radio Shack
Banking on the popularity of the Incredible Hulk television series from 1978-1982, Radio Shack hired actor Bill Bixby to pitch their Tandy computers. His tenure included such models as the TRS 80 and the TRS 2000 which was released in 1983. Although he never really had a catchphrase for the ads, most viewers didn't need one as they probably bought his computers, just to not "make him angry."
Paul Hogan for Fosters
Was there ever a more perfect fit for a pitch man? Paul Hogan aka Crocodile Dundee was the long time pitch man for Foster's lager in the 80s. He appeared in numerous ads for many different countries including the UK, Canada, and the US. He would continue to promote Foster's in the late 80s as well, during his rising fame as a movie star. He also didn't have much of a catch phrase, but most of his ads featured his "fish out of water" humor with him being in high society environments colliding with his Ausie bushman crass.
John Mischotta, Jr for FedEx/Micro Machines
John Mischotta is known throughout the 80s and 90s for his work in television commercials. His first notable ad was his 1981 commercial for Fed Ex, for which he was hired after appearing on the show That's Incrdible for his fast talking abilities. He would later star in over 100 commercials as the Micro Machine man, pitching the tiny cars to kids everywhere and reminding them "if it doesn't say Micro Machines, it's not the real thing." He would also appear in countless other national commercials and television shows for his amazing talent.
Mark Harmon for Coors
Before Agent Gibbs of NCIS got his badge, he was tapping the Rockies for Coors beer. In the mid 80s, when Harmon was People magazine's sexiest man alive, Coors profited from his forthcoming and all-American style. His first appearance as a pitch man was with his dad, also a longtime pitch man, in a commercial for Kellogg's 19 cereal in the 70s. After landing several television roles including Dr. Robert Caldwell on St. Elsewhere, Harmon would be hired by Coors to convey that "Coors is the one."
Jack Black for Pitfall
Long before Tenacious D and Kung Fu Panda, Jack Black was promoting the Activision game Pitfall for the Atari 2600 video game console. This was his earliest TV appearance at the age of 13.
Can you think of any others? Leave a comment below to add to the list!
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Donations of food and clothing are commonplace in many countries but many people have no idea that one can also donate hair. Hair donations benefit people who have lost theirs to chemotherapy and those suffering from alopecia.
Alopecia is a condition that results in hair loss and is one of the telltale sign of chemotherapy. Nevertheless, it also affects people not going through chemotherapy. For the most part, hair loss can be a very depressing situation.
Thanks to hair donations, people suffering from alopecia can have natural hair wigs made for them. It helps boost self-esteem for these people and is a great way to show love.
For two years, Vinny Desautels grew out his hair with a plan to donate it to cancer patients. He made the decision when he was only five. For a while, people even mistook him for a girl but Vinny did not mind. He kept looking at the bigger picture.
I want to help people so they don't have to go to the doctors to fight cancer.
In 2016, his hair was thirteen inches long and it was time to get the big snip. He donated it to Wigs for kids, a charity that makes wigs for children suffering hair loss. Sadly, not long after he cut his hair, Vinny complained about one of his eyes feeling heavy. Doctors discovered that Vinny had aggressive stage 4 bone cancer.
The disease affected his hips, thighs, and eyes. It seemed like a cruel thing for fate to do to a little boy who donated his hair to cancer patients. But little Vinny was still brave, in spite of his diagnosis. His mother, Amanda Azevedo, had faith that he would pull through.
As long as we are doing this as a family, we got this.
Eleven months into his treatment, Vinny is doing fabulous. He completed 14 rounds of chemo and 59 days of radiation in 11 months and made a fabulous recovery. The best part is, he even grew his hair back.
Vinny has gotten a lot of support from people on social media. Now, he contributes his time and energy to campaigns that help raise funds for children suffering from cancer.
Many people may not understand how much a strand of hair means to someone who has none, but Vinny sure does. He is an inspiration and a perfect example of the power of love.


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EventOctober 20 - November 2, 2016
CalArts Filmmakers Represent at Viennale 2016
Still from Erica Scoggins' 'The Sacred Disease.'
Each October, almost 100,000 cinephiles gather in Vienna for The Vienna International Film Festival or Viennale. Established in 1960, the festival features films of every genre and structural form, while paying particular attention to documentary films, international shorts and experimental works. In recent years, the Viennale has been collaborating closely with CalArts alumni and faculty, whose works form an integral part of the festival program. This year is no different.
Deborah Stratman's (Film/Video MFA 95) essay film Illinois Parables weaves together the history of Illinois from the seventh century to the mid-1980's in a vibrant and haunting way. The film won the Stan Brakhage Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival. The documentary film Territorio by Alexandra Cuesta (Film/Video MFA 09) is a fragmented account of her travels from the coast of Ecuador, across the mountains and into the jungle.
Additionally, there are two short films by CalArtians in the Viennale this year. A Train Arrives at the Station by School of Film/Video faculty Thom Andersen is a 15-minute structural film comprised of 26 shots of train arrivals from movies released from 1904 to 2015. Joshua Gen Solondz's (Film/Video MFA 16) Luna e Santur stroboscopically conjures the moon and the sun, as hooded figures enact a series of rituals in which an old trauma is remembered and exorcised.
Above: Trailer for Alexandra Cuesta's 'Territorio.'
The Viennale also dedicates a special short film program, "News from CalArts" to screen works from recent alumni. Five films were selected for the program:
For Paradise by Elizabeth Webb (Film/Video MFA 16) is shot in the South and traces racial identities within her family;
Eyal Resh's (Film/Video MFA 15) Boys is an autobiographical piece about his first pre-sexual experience and the unresolved guilt that plagues him and his friend;
The Sacred Disease by Erica Scoggins (Film/Video MFA 16) is an attempt to recreate the feeling of the otherworldly seizures the filmmaker experienced in her early 20s. It is very much about the yearning for the unknown, about 'disorder' as a means to veiled knowledge or experience;
How to Crack Hard-Boiled Eggs by Chy Chi (Film/Video MFA 16) is a glittering Neo-noir that takes place in a bar on the outskirts of a city. A father engages his daughter in a rare and honest conversation; and
Matthew Lax's (Film/Video, Art MFA 16) Lil' Tokyo Story is a shot-for-shot remake of the opening credits and climax of Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 masterpiece Tokyo Story. The roles of Noriko and Kyoko are played by two Japanese immigrants in a subtle, if not passing attempt at drag.
Above: 'How to Crack Hard-Boiled Eggs' by Chy Chi.
Viennale 2016 begins Oct. 20 and continues until Nov. 2. The program, "News from CalArts" takes place Oct. 28. View the entire schedule.
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Oct. 20 through Nov. 2
Historic Center, Vienna, Austria
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Q: When to use UIView animation, CABasicAnimation and UIViewPropertyAnimator? I wanted to know in which scenarios we should use any of them as the best fit?
In the following blog https://www.hackingwithswift.com/ios10, the example written in "Animations revisited" section, can we re-apply the same requirement using "CABasicAnimation", meaning the pause and resume animations?
From what I have gathered, when we use UIView.animate(...) method, it returns a void, so we won't be able to control the animation before its completion, cause we do not get a return value to work upon as we get in UIViewPropertyAnimator(also,here we have "isRunning" to check the progress of animation.)
Also in CABasicAnimation, we do not have any progress check for running animation.
Please correct me if my assumptions are wrong.
Thank you.

A: TLDR

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*UIView's animation methods allow easy and basic animation of UIView properties, with little code footprint.

*Core Animation allows animating of the underlying layer's properties.

*UIViewPropertyAnimator allows complex and dynamic animation of UIView properties.

Background
All of those APIs are great, and they all have slightly different use cases. Before getting into them, it's good to understand that

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*All animations on iOS are run using Core Animation. UIKit's block-based animation methods are simply a convenience feature.

*While UIKit and Core Animation both provide animation support, they give access to different parts of the view hierarchy.

With UIKit, animations are performed using UIView objects. The properties available for animation using UIKit are:

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*frame

*bounds

*center

*transform

*alpha

*backgroundColor

*contentStretch
While Core Animation gives access to the view's underlying layer, exposing a different set of properties as outlined below (it's worth noting that because views and layers are intricately linked together, changes to a view's layer affect the view itself):

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*The size and position of the layer

*The center point used when performing transformations

*Transformations to the layer or its sublayers in 3D space

*The addition or removal of a layer from the layer hierarchy

*The layer's Z-order relative to other sibling layers

*The layer's shadow

*The layer's border (including whether the layer's corners are rounded)

*The portion of the layer that stretches during resizing operations

*The layer's opacity

*The clipping behavior for sublayers that lie outside the layer's bounds

*The current contents of the layer

*The rasterization behavior of the layer

Refer to this Apple Developer document for more reading on this.

UIView's animation methods
These are still the easiest to use in my opinion. Very straightforward API without making too big of a code footprint. I use this either for simple fire-and-forget animations (such as making a button pop when selected), or when I want to make a complex keyframe animation since its keyframe support is great.
Example:
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, delay: 0.0, options: .curveEaseOut, animations: {
    button.transform = .init(scaleX: 1.1, y: 1.1)
}

Core Animation
Perhaps a bit less straightforward to use, but you need it whenever you want to animate layer properties instead of view properties, as mentioned above. Examples of these are corner radius, shadow, and border.
Example:
CATransaction.begin()
CATransaction.setAnimationDuration(0.5)
CATransaction.timingFunction = .init(name: .easeOut)

let cornerAnimation = CABasicAnimation(keyPath: #keyPath(CALayer.cornerRadius))
cornerAnimation.fromValue = 0.0
cornerAnimation.toValue = 10.0
button.layer.add(cornerAnimation, forKey: #keyPath(CALayer.cornerRadius))

CATransaction.commit()

For a more detailed take on Core Animation, this is a great article (not written by me).

UIViewPropertyAnimator
Added in iOS 10, as the name suggests this is another view-based animation API. There are a few things that make it different from UIView's animation methods, the main ones being that it supports interactive animations and allows modifying animations dynamically. You can pause, rewind, or scrub an animation, as well as add more animation blocks on the go or reverse the animation while it's playing, which makes it quite powerful. I use this when I want an animation to be controlled by the user. The scrubbing works by setting a fractionComplete property on the animator object, which can easily be hooked up to a pan gesture recognizer or a force touch recognizer (or even a key using KVO).
As mentioned, you can also store a reference to a UIViewPropertyAnimator and change its animations or completion blocks during the animation.
Example:
// Create an animation object with an initial color change animation
let animator = UIViewPropertyAnimator(duration: duration, curve: .linear) {
    button.backgroundColor = .blue
}

// At any point during the runtime, we can amend the list of animations like so
animator.addAnimations {
    button.transform = .init(scaleX: 1.1, y: 1.1)
}

animator.startAnimation()

}
Worth noting is that you can actually use UIView.animate and UIView.animateKeyframes from within your UIViewPropertyAnimator animations blocks, should you feel the need to use both.
If you want a more detailed example of UIViewPropertyAnimator, I wrote a small tutorial on it here.

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class t_enum_value : public t_doc {
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    name_(name),
    value_(value) {}

  ~t_enum_value() {}

  const std::string& get_name() const {
    return name_;
  }

  int get_value() const {
    return value_;
  }

  std::map<std::string, std::string> annotations_;

 private:
  std::string name_;
  int value_;
};

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We express our extreme displeasure at Prof. Appa Rao resuming office without information given even to the incharge Vice-Chancellor. Prof. Appa Rao has returned to the office when he has not yet been exonerated either by the court or by the Judicial Enquiry instituted by the MHRD based on the two member committee report which took into cognizance the very serious concerns raised by the students and the teaching fraternity.
"Receiving" Prof. Appa Rao near Gachibowli Stadium at 8am on 22nd March 2016.
"Greeting" of Prof. Appa Rao by the Life Sciences Students at the VC's lodge upon his arrival.
At the time when students arrived in the morning at the VC's lodge to protest against Prof. Appa Rao taking charge, there were already several members of the University community inside the premises who we are told were shouting slogans. We are given to understand that damage to some property was carried out inside the premises and sympathize with members feeling a sense of fear and panic at the display of anger. We would like it to be known that only one section of students are held responsible for this incident. We demand a thorough independent enquiry especially into this entire incident.
We condemn the brutal attack by the police in the evening on the peacefully protesting students. We strongly condemn the arrest of more than thirty students and two of our faculty colleagues. It is extremely unfortunate that basic facilities such as hostel messes, water, electricity and internet facilities have been shut down and the students are denied their fundamental human needs. Such actions on part of administration are deeply deplorable.
After Rohith Vemula's death, the past two months have seen a very difficult and carefully worked out process of healing on the campus which is ongoing. Prof. Appa Rao's entry has completely set this back hurting the ongoing institutional process of repair and derailed the academic activity on campus. The suspension of classes from 23-03-2016 and postponement of Academic Council Meeting has severely harmed the smooth progress of academic schedule and the academic prospect of the final year students.
The safe return of the all arrested faculty and students without delay and that no charges be brought against them.
That the police be immediately asked to leave the campus in the interest of the University.
The immediate resumption of all the basic needs of students that are presently suspended.
The stage – managed return of Appa Rao must be deplored not just by ST/ST faculty but even others who firmly oppose extra – judicial stance of the VC and the state and central governments. He has lost confidence by majority f students and his stay would lead to more and more unrest. His partisan attitude would continue to the much chagrin of the students. His removal is essential for smooth functioning of the university. Hence, all the freedom – loving faculty of all castes including Brahmins should come forward in restoring the sanctity of the university and struggle united with lower castes and classes to see that a honest impartial credible VC is instituted in the place of partisan VC.


Mix all the ingredients, except the biscuits, in a large plastic bowl with a spoon. Break the biscuits into small pieces. Put them in the mixture and mix together.
Place the mixture in the center of a 50 cm long piece of aluminum foil. Give it a long log-like shape with the spoon. Then with the aluminum foil, first fold over the long sides tightly, then fold the rims. Give it a log shape with your hands.
Put it in freezer. Leave it there for at least 2 hours. When you want to have some, open the aluminum foil, slice 1 inch thick slices and serve while still cold. You can keep the rest in the freezer covered with the aluminum foil.
Prepare the Mosaic Cake in the same way. Add Orange Jam pieces and toss. Keep in the freezer then slice and serve.
Whisk the sauce ingredients. Then mix all the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Pour the sauce all over and toss. Place on a serving dish. You can serve this dish at room temperature or after chilling it in the fridge.


December 6, 2018 | 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Featuring Jacob Aranda, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, FAAP, professor of Pediatrics and of Ophthalmology, and director of Neonatology, and program director of the Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. He will present, "The Evolution, Errors, Advances and Challenges in Perinatal-Neonatal Pharmacotherapeutics."
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Q: Render A component dynamically I have requirement to display component dynamically, I get the component name in list. Using list name I have to render the component, for now I have taken one component (i.e. component1).
I have render that component inside a Visualforce page. Code is as below. Please advise.
Visualforce Component
<apex:component>

Component 1

</apex:component>

Visualforce page
<apex:page controller="cntr" >
    <c:{!compName} />
</apex:page>

Controller
public class cntr {
    public String compName { get; private set; }
    public cntr() {
        compName = "component1"
    }
}

Updated
Considering your answer, i tried Same on component1.

*

*Keeping "component1" same.

Apex Page
<apex:page  controller="comcntr">
    <apex:dynamicComponent componentValue="{!createComponent}"/>
</apex:page>

controller
public class comcntr {
    public comcntr() { }
    public Component.c.component1 getCreateComponent() {
        Component.c.component1 myDy = new Component.c.component1();
        return myDY;
    }
}

this working for me now .
But my requirement is like, inside the controller i have the property called compName it is holding my component name. i wanted render that component.
  public class comcntr {
        public String compName='component1';
        public comcntr() { }
        public Component.c.component1 getCreateComponent() {
            Component.c.component1 myDy = new Component.c.component1();
            return myDY;

        }
    }

By taking comName value as component name,  i have to  return the the component. Can you suggest how can achieve this? My compName is always changes depending on requirement.

A: I guess you cannot make a component dynamic in Visualforce but you have an option to do it by apex.
Refer- Creating and Displaying Dynamic Components

Dynamic Custom Components
Using custom components dynamically works exactly the same as the
  standard Visualforce components. Just change the namespace to that of
  the custom component. Your custom components are in the c namespace,
  so you can create one dynamically like this:
Component.c.MyCustomComponent myDy =
    new Component.c.MyCustomComponent();

As a convenience for your own
  components, you can omit the namespace, like so:
Component.MyCustomComponent myDy =
    new Component.MyCustomComponent();

If you are using components provided by
  a third party in a package, use the namespace of the package provider:
Component.TheirName.UsefulComponent usefulC =
    new Component.TheirName.UsefulComponent();


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Pundit can't believe Everton could appoint 48-yr-old after Guardian reveal in last 24hrs
Pundit predicts West Ham to complete loan-to-buy signing after last Weds news
'He's An Amazing Talent' - Pundit drools over Aston Villa youngster amid Sat YouTube reveal
By Wayne Veysey
4th Jul, 2016 | 9:03pm
Confirmed: Celtic clinch part-exchange deal as striker duo agree terms
By Tom Blackburn
Celtic have signed 17-year-old Dunfermline striker PJ Crossan in part-exchange for Paul McMullan, it was announced on Monday night.
The Hoops agreed a fee with Dunfermline for the highly rated 17-year-old Crossan, and McMullan has moved the other way on a season-long loan.
McMullan spent the 2015-16 season on loan in the Scottish Championship, where he first played for St Mirren between July and February before joining Morton for the last few months of the season.
The Celtic website announced the deal on Monday evening, with Crossan's former club wishing the youngster the best of luck.
Dunfermline chairman Ross McArthur, whose side won League One last season, said: "I would like to wish PJ well in his future career at Celtic, which is naturally a fantastic opportunity for him.
"I would also like to thank Celtic for their assistance in this matter to ensure the matter could be resolved amicably."
The promising young player, who made a couple of first-team appearances for the Pars last season as they secured promotion back to the Championship, has signed a three-year deal with the Glasgow giants.
McMullan has seven Scotland Under-19 appearances to his name, scoring once.
In other Celtic news, a number of big European clubs are lining £1.5million bids for their player and Brendan Rodgers is willing to let him go.
Report: Euro big guns line up Celtic regular for £1.5m, Rodgers willing to let him go
Celtic ace Henderson reveals which team-mate has impressed him in training


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This Day In Music, June 19th
On this day in 1981: Stars on 45 ended Kim Carnes' FIVE week run at #1 with their "Stars on 45 Medley" titled "INTRO VENUS/SUGAR SUGAR/NO REPLY/I'LL BE BACK/DRIVE MY CAR/ DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET/WE CAN WORK IT OUT/I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
BETTER/NOWHERE MAN/YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT GIRL/STARS ON 45″
This single with its 41-word title continues to hold the record for a #1 single with the longest name on the Billboard charts, due to the legalities requiring each song title be listed.
The Stars on 45 Long Play Album (US title: Stars on Long Play, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand: Stars on 45 — The Album) also became a massive seller worldwide, topping both the UK and Australian album charts, it was a Top 10 hit in most parts of Europe and also reached #9 on Billboard's album chart in the US.
Stars On 45 would have a brief stay at #1, as Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davis Eyes' would regain the top spot a week later and spend another FOUR weeks at #1 (for a total of NINE) making it the #1 song for the entire year of 1981.


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Feb 8 The Grand Old Party Spitting On Mitt Romney and Coddling With A Racist & Homophobic Rick Santorum
"Barack Obama", "Election 2012", "Mitt Romney", "Newt Gingrich", "Obama/Biden 2012", "Republican Primary", "Rick Santorum", "Vote 2012", "Yes We Will.", "homophobia", "racism", "white house"
Crossposted from ThisIsOurTime Blog
No kind of endorsement or money can boost Mitt Romney's chances of securing the Republican nomination if the three States primary contest results from yesterday are any indication. In fact, there is no secret about how much the GOP base hates Mitt Romney representing them as their Republican Presidential candidate if you look at what happened in yesterdays' primary.
Rick Santorum probably pulled off one of the most unexpected victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado but still may not have what it takes to be the nominee of the GOP. Mitt Romney is a very bruised candidate around the country and the perception on his character flaws are sinking in with voters. Once the darling of these three primary States with strong backings during the 2008 primary, Mitt Romney is no longer liked by many as his supporters have now evaporated. The result from yesterday's primary pretty much tells the picture:
It is obvious that Mitt Romney has shown himself as a candidate who is not trustworthy because of his flip flopping position and as a result the social conservative vote and the tea party vote have abandoned him first for Newt Gingrich and now it is Rick Santorum. The same people have also abandoned Gingrich because they think he has got way too much baggage and is un-Presidential.
While Santorum has been waiting for this moment, we will see what he will do with this gift that has been handed to him but his anti-birth-control, anti-gay, anti-Muslim and his racist statements have not been closely scrutinized yet which will leave him just as vulnerable with moderate Republicans and Independents.
In the end, the one with the most institutional support from the Republican Party will be the one that will more likely win the GOP primary, which means this race will be a very long fought battle post Super Tuesday while Romney seems to still have the resources and institutional backings. When all said and done, at the end of this Primary, the GOP will be the most fractured party that will more likely be very divided and resentful towards anyone of the GOP candidate causing a lack enthusiasm to cast their votes during the November election.
If I am in the Obama camp, this is just great news, and if I was President Obama, I wouldn't resist laughing either.
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Americans by Choice: The Deep Patriotism of Immigrants
Immigrants love this country in a way few truly understand.
A few musings as I enter the second half of my life.
Donald Trump is descending further into Hell. But, we don't have to follow him.
Midweek open thread—A few videos on the importance of empathy
A midweek break from the mundane to focus on higher things.
Dense Donnie's disastrous diversion
Has Donald Trump finally gone too far?
They're losing it
Everything is cool, calm, and collected on the Right.
Weekend self-care open thread—Blaxploitation movie soundtracks
Time to bring in the funk for the weekend.
The utter fecklessness of Paul Davis Ryan, Esq.
A few measured, well-considered, sober thoughts on the former Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The Small Things
There are no insignificant acts of protest in the age of Trump.
Midweek open thread—The Stars and Stripes land in New York
Time for some midweek fun.
Feb 8 Barack Obama's brilliant play on birth control
Feb 7 Dear Russ Feingold, let me tell you about dancing with the devil
Sep 18 Romney Thinks Half of America is Lazy, Irresponsible and Don't Care For Their Lives
Aug 13 Mitt "The Lubricated Weathervane Candidate" Romney's 18 Flip Flop Positions with Videos. Who is Mitt Romney and Can You Really Trust Him to be Your President?
Jan 9 Unmasking Mitt Romney and Bain Capital: Ex-Aide's Video Rips Romney Appart. Newt Cashin' In On It.


Have you ever wondered why a honeybee worker can only sting something once in its lifetime, while a wasp lives to sting again? Or why ants are so freakishly strong? Find all the answers to your questions about fascinating insects in the order Hymenoptera.
What Are the Differences Between Wasps, Yellowjackets, and Hornets?
Do Honey Bees Die After They Sting You?
How Long Does a Queen Bee Live?
Do Grits Kill Fire Ants?
What Do Killer Bees Look Like?
Why Are Ants and Other Insects So Strong?


I'm doing a TED Talk!
Re: I'm doing a TED Talk!
Congrats man! Amazing achievement! Just read about the topic. It's definitely going to be interesting!
Thanks man! The whole stream is available to "watch again" for anyone that missed it. I'm the opening speaker but I'm on around the 50 minute mark or so.


"Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War" is a hefty volume at almost 600 pages but through this rich detail the author Michael Neufuld (chair of the Space History Division of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum) manages to paint a brilliantly nuanced portrait of a man caught between morality and scientific progress, between his dreams of the heavens and the earthbound realities of his life.
As one of the leading developers of rocket technology for the German army, Von Braun yielded to pressure to join the Nazi Party in 1937 and reluctantly became an SS officer in 1940.
During the war, he supervised work on the V-2 rockets which were assembled by starving slave laborers in a secret underground plant and then fired against London and Antwerp. Thousands of prisoners died, a fact he knew all to well but kept silent about for as long as possible.
When the Allies overran Germany, von Braun and his team surrendered to the Americans in a tactical move because he thought they would be willing to finance further rocket research. The U.S. Army immediately recognized his skills and brought him and his colleagues to America to work on the development of guided missiles.
Handsome and likable, Von Braun dedicated himself to selling the American public on interplanetary travel and became a household name in the 1950s but he never fully escaped his past and in later years faced increasing questions as his wartime actions slowly came to light.
Von Braun's main skill was not primarily in engineering or nuts and bolts rocket design, (many people contributed to those efforts) but as a man with a bold vision who could inspire the public and politicians while having the ability to manage giant military-industrial organisations to achieve his goals.
The first United States earth satellite "Explorer-I" was sent aloft supposedly as part of the United States program for the International Geophysical Year 1957-1958. However in reality it was a reaction to the launch of the first ever artificial Earth satellite, the USSR's "Sputnik I", on 4 October 1957.
This "Jupiter-C" rocket was a special modification of the Redstone ballistic missile designed, built, and launched by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) under the direction of Von Braun.
The Redstone in turn was a direct descendant of the German A-4 (V-2) rocket . Without his research on the V2 rocket and its predecessors there may not have been a space race between the USA and USSR.
Once in orbit, the cosmic ray equipment of Explorer-I indicated a much lower cosmic ray count than had been anticipated. Dr. James Van Allen theorized that the equipment may have been saturated by very strong caused by the existence of a belt of charged particles trapped in space by the earth's magnetic field.
The discovery of these Van Allen Belts by the Explorer satellites was considered to be one of the outstanding discoveries of the International Geophysical Year.
Von Braun, a hero to many for his work as technical chief of the Army's missile program and later NASA's space program, began a concerted effort in the 1950s to sell the idea of space travel to the American public. That included the collaboration with Disney on three highly popular space-related television films.
"He had the ability to take this interest in space exploration and take it to the public", said Mike Wright, staff historian for the Marshall Space Flight Center. Von Braun's work on the Disney films and the Collier's series sold many Americans on the idea of space flight and helped ensure adequate funding of the space program, said Wright.
The German scientist's personality was important for the success of the space program, said Michael Neufeld, a curator at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington who wrote a book about von Braun and his rocket team.
"He was very charming, he was very charismatic", Neufeld said. Von Braun's talent was that he could communicate a vision of space travel in layman's terms while bringing to the message the authority of a scientist.
View all of "Disney's Man in Space" parts: 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
The Saturn V was a multi-stage expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs from 1967 until 1973 under the direction of Wernher von Braun. NASA launched 13 Saturn V rockets with no loss of payload. It remains the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever.
Even at the tail end of his career Von Braun had great influence in setting up NASA to survive long term as a scientific organisation with a reliable and relatively cheap shuttle to ship satellites, space telescopes, astronauts and cargo back and forth from earth orbit.
Von Braun envisioned huge spacecraft sending legions of humans to the moon and to Mars. The craft would be assembled at huge wheel-shaped space stations orbiting the Earth. While Von Braun did not envision the space station as a freight terminal, he did see the need for a fleet of piloted space cargo carriers to ferry up supplies and crews for the outpost itself and for the long missions to Mars etc that would begin there.
NASA tried to settle for the shuttle/station combination, but the timing was terrible because America was mired in an expensive war in Vietnam so by 1970 all that remained of Von Braun's grand scheme for putting footprints on Mars was the shuttle.
In the end Von Braun's goal was manned spacefight and if helping to create weapons of mass destruction in the form of V2 rockets for Hitler and Intercontinental ballistic missiles for the USA would get him there than he was willing to work with whoever would finance his research and testing.
The reader is left to make their own conclusion asto whether achieving this goal required making a Faust-like bargain with the military forces who financed him.
I am so glad to read some non-skeptical things about NASA and space exploration. I had to spend the weekend hearing about the moon landing hoax, which I think is utterly ridiculous. Glad to learn a bit more about Werner Von Braun too, as my only knowledge of him comes from the movie, October Sky.
As private enterprise moves to the forefront in the race out to space, NASA will get renewed attention for the groundbreaking (space breaking?) role it has had in getting everything going.
A really good mini-series documenting the space race and showcasing the accomplishments of Von Braun is Space Race. It was produced by the BBC in 2005.. Episodes can be found online if you look hard enough.


In our current hyper-partisan culture, legislation is requiring more and more issues to be discussed on top of the original bill. In regards to the recent immigration reform debates, further discussions are being carried out with regards to guns and gay rights in relation to illegal immigrants. Would these immigrants be able to own guns like U.S. citizens? Would gay U.S. citizens be able to sponsor their foreign-born spouses for permanent residency in this country? And even if Democrats were in support of these rights, should they even push for them knowing that they need the support of some Republicans to pass the bill (and vice versa)? These types of questions make it extremely hard for major legislation to be considered in isolation.
Like it or not, agreement is often hard to come by. We do not all share the same beliefs and we do not all care about the same issues. However, our government is dominated by a two-party system, which means instead of seeing hundreds of politicians arguing with one another, we see two neatly-separated groups fight against each other (with the exception of some other parties and outliers). We as citizens get to identify with these parties and political views, and then we in turn debate with each other about the same issues politicians debate about.
Is it a surprise that the Senate is discussing guns and gay rights in relation to immigration reform? It definitely should not be. This is culture we grew up and live in. We have the freedom to speech and the country is (supposedly) a democracy. Therefore, politicians will advocate their views on multiple social and economic issues when discussing one large bill. Can these large bills be considered in isolation? It is possible but I think we all already know that it is unlikely.
Until an issue is deemed universally wrong, such as slavery (although a few people are still in favor of it), the issue will be brought up again when possible. Sure it may be laborious and extensive but I cannot imagine any other way for it happen.
We all have our own perceptions of the American Dream but unfortunately there can only be one American Reality. And that is what will always be debated.


For many people, choosing a dove tattoo is symbolic of faith or religion, peace, innocence, piety or love. The dove is found in totems around the world, prevalent in mythology and an integral part of folklore that is not always representative of peace.
Dove tattoos may take many different forms including traditional, abstract or impressionistic, depending on the artistic taste of the individual. Most often, a dove tattoo is not gaudy or overly florid, although rich and in-depth detailing is quite common. Many people who choose a dove tattoo desire a small tattoo, as the dove is not meant to be showy but is about personal conviction. The dove may be black or white, have wings spread or show a broken wing. A single dove feather is also a popular choice that's easy to incorporate into more complex designs or used alone in a less ostentatious manner.
What Does the Dove Tattoo Mean?
A Flying Dove Tattoo – A flying dove tattoo meaning or the dove holding an olive branch shows openness, hope and faith. In Christianity, the dove with the olive branch is associated with the Great Flood and a continuation of life despite adversity.
White or Black Dove – A white dove is symbolic of peace and innocence. A black dove may represent death, although not always death of the body. For instance, the black dove may be a good choice for a person who has changed his path or seeks higher understanding. Black birds in general are related to higher ideals, transformation and mystery.
Celtic Art – Combing the dove with Celtic art depicts a message, which may be good or evil in nature, as the Celts believed that the dove brought with it an omen of things that had not yet come to pass.
Japanese Art/Sword – In Japanese culture, the dove was directly related to the God of War. A dove with a sword traditionally symbolized the end of war or strife.
Number of Doves – One dove is common and is often representative of the self or the beliefs of the individual, while two doves is a common theme among newly married couples.
Dove and Angel – Because doves are so strongly associated with faith, spirituality, piety and purity, the dove and the angel hold very strong religious connotations that may represent many faiths.
Most often, dove tattoos depict religious belief, peace or humility. This holds true for many religions including Christianity, Islam and Judaism. However, dove tattoos may be combined with other elements to hold a complex or deeper meaning. For instance, depicting a dove tattoo with a mandala would be representative of the importance of love in the cycle of life and death, inner peace and a humble spirit.
A person who chooses a dove tattoo is most often a person with strong moral convictions who has faith in things unseen. Typically, the person with this tattoo supports peace and believes in the power of love for all mankind. Often, this person has an open heart and wears his emotions on his sleeve for all the world to see. This isn't due to a lack of control, but this person typically believes in showing how he feels without regret. Often a person with a dove tattoo has overcome trials and tribulations in his life – all of which are viewed as challenges rather than obstacles.
There are many reasons a person might choose a dove tattoo. One of the most common being a commitment to religious or spiritual beliefs, a renewal of those beliefs or a symbolic cleansing of the soul. Choosing a dove tattoo may also be done for world peace, to show love for others, to honor a family member or friend, to signify the end of war or to represent a message. Typically, there is no negativity associated with a dove tattoo, as the dove is meant to inspire and uplift all who see it.