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If you think I’m one of those folks upset with James Jones — the Florida father who jumped on his daughter’s bus to confront the bullies who were terrorizing his daughter — you’ve got another thing coming. In fact, we should recommend Jones as Father of the Year.

Caught on tape, Jones angrily yelled at the children that were bullying his 13-year-old daughter, who has cerebral palsy. He later issued a tearful apology saying he was wrong. No, James, you weren’t wrong; the punk children who bullied your daughter were wrong. And the punk parents who didn’t discipline their own children are wrong, too.

I can sympathize with James because I witnessed my dad do the same exact thing when I was in middle school.

Some students on our bus were roughhousing one day and another kid pulled down the sweater of a girl, exposing her breasts for all to see. This kid’s name was “Roland.” Now I had nothing to do with it, and the two of us didn’t even look alike. Yet when friends and family of the girl heard about it, they assumed it was me. More than 40 kids were on the bus and they all knew that wasn’t the case, but her supporters didn’t care.

My brother and I were threatened repeatedly with physical harm, so we clearly didn’t want to ride the bus home. We made up a reason to not take the bus and begged my dad to pick us up. When he got to the school and demanded to know the truth, he got out of the car, jumped on the bus, and said, “Point out to me who keeps messing with you.”

Now I may have been scared of the school bullies, but I was more scared of my daddy! So I told him. My dad walked over to a kid and asked him, “Are you messing with my sons?” He made it clear we had nothing to do with it and said he didn’t want to hear about this one boy hurting us. So, this kid pulled out a knife on my dad and threatened him.

My dad laughed, snatched the knife from him, and said, “Don’t you ever do that again to me or anybody!” He then looked every kid in the eye and made it clear that he didn’t want to hear one more story of them bullying his sons or he would be back.

Suffice to say, no one messed with the Martin sons again.

But my dad wasn’t the kind of person who would protect his sons like that.

He was the kind of person who would travel around our Clinton Park neighborhood and break up kids fighting, even following some home to talk to their parents and grandparents. He was never afraid to go to another parent and hold them accountable for the actions of their child. And more often than not, the parent was stunned to hear about their children being bullies and disciplined them themselves.

Bullying has always been in schools, so that is nothing new. But it’s different today because kids are committing suicide due to the constant taunting. We can have all the town hall meetings about bullying, but what is going to change all of this is to have teachers, administrators and other parents get in the face of parents and guardians. They need to make it clear to parents that they must discipline their own children and teach them not to be bullies.

A child must understand that there will be repercussions for his or her actions. When I have witnessed one of my nieces hit and push around her sister or one of her cousins, I take immediate action and intervene. As the grown-up, I don’t even wait for their mother and father to say something. I’m their uncle, and as an adult, I won’t allow that behavior to set in.

Bullying does not have to go along with reading, writing and arithmetic in our schools. It can end immediately if we are willing to hold parents accountable for their children. And if the parents don’t want to step up, then other adults must be willing to stand up.

A child has enough on his or her mind in school than to have to deal with being bullied. None of us should pass this off as “what kids do” when it is resulting in the suicide of even one child.

Roland S. Martin is an award-winning CNN analyst and the author of the forthcoming book “The First: President Barack Obama‘s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.” Please visit his website at www.RolandSMartin.com. To find out more about Roland S. Martin and read his past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

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General Advertiser (Newspaper) - February 9, 1746, London, Middlesex .RjV^ED laft Night his Maje fty's^tp the Yarmouth ; arid tnts^Riartjiag his Majjsuv^s Ship thelFlam(k>rottgh ;thel5pu Carlo^' Frieqd, from.Oporto, with about 2a SfiiVo^ Ships and Coa-ftefs from Porrfmcuth, Names '�not known. Came down Ne}-Watibn, for Virginia, and in with hi* iVJsjeity's Ships ^:%r�igwaterr-GtbT3Wf and ^ w� luppojftTto be a Man of War, and an �aft-5- -*ind S.W. 3�a?&outh-and ~with/ther . ^Sfaco oar laft arrived the M&J&m Holland. -]P$i$j�jPgK Jan. 24. Baton Ifreitlach has communi-j^^jdrtty"the Court an ample Relation of the Auftrian and ft'edfaioetefe Suorefc; and, we are-afFared, that he renewed fcis^lmTatces, on'thatOccafion, to obtain a powerful Suc-scair^ the JSwjjr^s, in Virtue of the laft i reaty of. Al-!�anp& � Whit dnifiverhc ^ectiFsd is not yet known:: Sot xbea^are iiwne ^ho giveAJOt, tint Orders hare fiace been tt��lttJd tathe Troops-qaaHertdln the Provinces bordering CrrjPcijarid,, for theni to oe always read/ to march upon the 'firift NoticeVFrom' whence it "is cbnje&ured, that an Em-jbarkation. will probably be made. Cbmmbtrrf, "Jan. 30. "Pbthought that the reft of the Spanish Catalry, which are ftill here, will join the Army in Province, and that a Squadron will be drawn out of cachJRegimeat to go and Tecnm-m Spain. According to ionifi Advices from Marfeilles, .General Count de Gages embarked there on the Night rbstween the 13th and 14th, 'on' board an -Arro'd Vefiej, and is generally thought to lave fairdfflrectl/for Naples. Bewe, F&.\. The Advices jfrom July affur't, that a great "Part of |he -numerous Artillery found at Placentia . Wfll te^faftplpyiBd in the Redu&Qja of Genoa, and that the Courts of Vienna and Turin are at laft agreed onthe Par-^tiaoti, whereby -the firft is to *ave Two' Thirds, and the other the Remainder. ' Tis added, that the Auftnajnjj have ^gatady taken Toft at the Gates of Genes, laving got Pttfteffion of the Suburbs of' San Pietro d*Arena aim 2a-Jignana, and that Col. St. Andre haying in the. latter .found every Body in Amu, had. pat to- the Sword all who did mot fave tbehtfriVes by immediate Hfcht. Affairs re--main in this SrtU^r^ixcaaftijen^rPallavia'ni wants to ftave an Interview with-M. de Uotfa before he putties tThipgs farther.; not to mention, thatthebud Weather and broken Roads permit the Artillery -to^advmnce but very ^ffowty. The elde^. Son of the Pretender has pafled thro' Lyons to Avignon, and, it is faid, will be follow'd by his Bro-on as the Effect, of a Piece of Com-jriaiiaocc in the French Court, which feerhs now to be luingto Great-Briuin^or a Peace. Sanovcr^ Pih. 7. Orders are arrived here from London >$or taking the neosaary Meafares to march a large Body ef Troops.belonging .to this Electorate, into the Low-CoaBtrtbt by the Middle of Marth next, and the Regency have already given thcproper'Notice to the Commanders T>f the festal'Regiments thtt tdmpbfe |t. This Corps is jjaMO^e-io-thefUy � of G*eat Britain ; -out his -Britannick Msjefty wj&fend it aaJEleflor of Jiaaover, Jtndfupport it .a^jtown^jgjencc. Yefterday a- C-Qaaffrps^bx here in his ^ay. from and/'tis laid, will come to anfxclairqfffement with ^r^ir'^orff, the Rvrffian Minifter, concerning what has ^efnalle^god-^gainn him. Paris, Feb. ^o� All the Court having repaired on Sunday laft to Choify, the King, the Qu^ees, the Dauphin, and the. Daughters of fiance went on Tuefday to Corbcil to meet the Danptrinefe, who arrived* in the Evemttg from Nflfigis, iwhere'fte'fod been met'by M. 9aj0r. Her Royal Hrghnels lay at Corbcil, and arrtved: on VVednefdaylaft at Choify, where there was a very faraptuans .Supper, after which their Majefties and the LMuphin rerufOad to Ver faille*. The DaWttrtefclay> at Gh^^BadilJhM'Hncefltt, thence in fier Nnptiar m&Wafi^fci'and*^r Benediction from the Abbe pMni\|,^W^i|t]Ul! was open'd, where me Ladj� were aB djeffed ^nCurl'd |-Tetes, conformably to the; Order "la ihe'Ticlceis. Th�: Morning there will be a.MailquWadie, -flW^je^effivalswill continue till next Tuefday, 'whfli ihey willer^^mh arto-ther Mafqwrade, to .wU^'^.'C^oer^^K^lW i^pw. yefterilay' Morhing a'Tripple DKcharge of the OsnnfiB be^ onglngto the flattile, the City, aad^i&tfpitalof invalids, announced to ail :Pans the Aognft GeAfciohytb be per-^ formedVVerfyllp, #d tpeJ^iops |q^walijEfl0^ihut by^ Order ofihe Police, the'Pr^ceSQQ of fiw Triumphal Chariots began at Ten. Th*y yttrt drjwn ;by;Eight Horfeseach, richly ado*ned, and led by as many Men in Reins t>f Gold and Silver, drefied agreeably. Tbey.paft thro'all. the principal Places, and Stands were erecled, in which Bands of Mufick performed ifSr thtPebpIeto dance to. At Night the whole City was illuminated. The Rejoicings Wll e$d do Shhddy next wilh've'fyf&perbe Fireworks. Aclicyrjs r34cr Livres. A'mfltra'am, BSfKii. The College ^Ad^iraliy reftding in this City, have put in Camrrufion =S�cMfcn of War, two of 52 Guns and 300 wfea^ -twflW^'Guns^nd^ir^o Men, and two of 20 Gans and 150 Men- The-Ciplams are appointed to them all. flague, Feb. 1.4. General Legonier has received an Expiefs from Williamftadt, with Advke bf the; Arrival of 24 Trarrfports.h-avirig onboard tbreb "Englilh Sattaliops, two of the* Guards, wWch fended Ye^ftra^r, hha jvere this Day to begin their March for thje l^iftria of Bois-le-Duc. The i>uke of Cumberland �^e�ery Moojent]expelled, a.good:raany of his Royal -Highoefs-'a Aetrriue, and Partef his Baggage, being arrived thu Morning. LONDON. From the London C^azeite. Weflminfler, Feb. 5. liis ^ajeift^lqupjf fbj^ X^ the Hou/eof Pee; 1, *nd being, M ha Royal fcated 00 the Throne with, the ufualJolemrity, Sir William Saun-derfon, D^rtfty-Gentlenian LTftier of theBfack-ibd, Avasv fent ^ith * Meilage from hia Majefty to.the Hon&rOf: Commons, commanding their Attendance in the HoUfe-of; Peers. T^Coame^l�eing)Mim^rflher aecordiagty^ht^ Majefty wa�pleafcd4ogivefl�e Royal ASrat to An A&for repealing the&vieral Rates and Duties upon Houfesj Wipdjj^s ^nd Li|^tij ^jiajfor ^raht^ig to 4iis M^jefty ether,Rates and Duties 'i^on.Sttj&s', Win^p^s, or Lights; an^ farraifing the Sum of-Four WllliOn JoUr Hundred ThflvAritfPpondsty-Annuities � be charged on the faid Rates or Duties. An Ait to continue, explain-andamendj an A& made io the laASellion of Parliament, entitled, an Aft to enable h s-M^jefty to make Rules, Orders and Reguktidns more effectually to prevent thfc fpre^ading of the DifterapeTi�3w raging amongft the Hbrri^d Cattle. And to onfc PrhrateKll. lurin, 'Jan. 28. Th* Poft from Provence, which had been detained two Days on Account of thefiadneis of the Weather qp- the Col. -de !fende, is xome in^ and brings Letters .fVpav JWt. Balbtan-and General Aifiati, wno commanded umterGentral NewhansatGafteHane, which cou-firrh in general, JRafcTuf 'Locoes'not exceed 2oo Wen, moft; of ttfa&-Grenadiers ; and add, that the iFrench, in cojnvng.t-katwekour Poft on the 21 ft, advanced upon three Columns -.'that General Newhau* hadimtnediately dra*n up his Troops in Order of ^ttleto receive theni, and Jre^i^Df buntelf with a v^g^&S&'i but that his Irr^alaw, ygon t^trft-^yif^^.Way, he Celt, in.end'eavburmg to ral^y and lead them pn again, &wi been nightly wounded and made Prjfoner ; and that the Battalions being taken in flank' and' in Front, haf been ob%ed to abaMotf theiPoft, .ajod retire tpJLja Ga&j&, which had^een execnted in.the belt Order by Maior-Gene-ral Aifiati : Thaf General Brown being apprtzra thereof, had immediately revived w; unite his- wfto|e Foi'ce togfe-ther at Graffe ; hi 6rder to which he had been obliged to abaadonrFrejus andDraguignan, and to turn, the Siege of Ainibes into a-Blockade ; arid that at; the coming away'Of the Letters, h�wMfreriaritig'to receiverthe^Enfimy, an3d put the-whole upon the Iflue.of a general �nga|6aa^nt. BV a Courrerjotfarrived^rorn Gerfcfral .Brown, we hjave Rsilbn tb Kepe our'Army will' maintain rtftrf in eie'Poft it is now in. PFilk&fbtdt* Feb. 1, O.S. The Tranfports are arrived here with'tfe'TroopVfibhr England; and are to ^ifem,-bark To,-intow,''lrf6rhrhg. peSed there-frem Paris.: bisRrefcrice bnd theO�5ce^hii Poft-rififUr, wifl ^e-ciiofib MettftieJ- 6f ^wluunentfgptirt Gomw^Bi 'without On Saturday Iaft_a to enable ^ofT^ony-io bf .on pafc'd the Great'Seal, r} TCferk^ to iold the Yicriaw of 4^^Sroc^e of4W Laft Thurfday died Thomas Garrard,of Xah^bjpm, Eftate or zooo I. per Annum, devolves to his ejdeft Son Thcu^aggarrara, Efq> who martied the only Daughter of Dr. h^lr^ late-ioftH?tlongarden. - Oh Sa^fir^ lafi'dfedTn the Great Almonry, Wejfin^n-fter, Mrs..Collins,^ Widow Gentkwoman, ftofiei^%ofa very plentiful Formne. ' Z.]" Qn'FHd^yia&d afcha Lodg^ip in Chajjcje^lj^c, tho Kev.'Vff.lie^Y^9'^^^'^1^'' : " On Friday laft in the Arterhobn the Rev. 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New Mexican (Newspaper) - September 14, 2005, Santa Fe, New Mexico TU17 Q A MTA 1717 irlH OAIN 1A TIL SEPrEMBER 14 2005 WEDNESDAY 50 CENTS signs on union contract If funded agreement could mean raises averaging percent over 3 years By Deborah Baker The Associated Press Gov Bill Richardson on Tuesday signed a contract with the biggest state workers union that eould mean pay raises averag ing percent over three years if the Legislature agrees Richardson said the collectivebargain ing agreement with the American Fed erationof State County and Municipal Employees is a strong package that par ticularly benefits the lowestpaid workers The pay provisions would not take effect until Jury 2006 whett the next budget year begins and then only if lawmakers appropriate enough money to fund We need to build support for the Democratic governor said at a signing ceremony AFSCME has been a strong backer of Richardson contributing to his 2002 gubernatorial campaign and to his Moving America Forward political committee which was active in the 2004 presidential election The governor will count on the unions support again when he runs for reelec tion next year but he indicated that wasnt why he agreed to the new contract Tm doing this for state I do this for the right Richardson said Anthony Marquez executive director of AFSCME Council 18 said about state workers will be covered by the new agreement The union represents employees in 13 departments among them Health Human Services Corrections Transpor tation Taxation and Revenue and Chil dren uth and Families The new contract which expires Dec 3i 2008 also covers items such as scheduling discipline and grievance Please see CONTRACT Page A4 IMMIGRATION REFORM Natalie New Mexican Manuela Soto foreground applauds Marcela Diaz executive director of Somos Un Pueblo Unido during a members meeting Tuesday in Santa Fe weighs on proposals Barbara Ferry Hie New Mexican Rosa Nochez ate chicken mole wrapped in a com tortilla while a man sitting nearby in paint spattered coveralls discussed the nuances of immigration reform with her husband Jose4 Nochez who emigrated to the United States grantadvocacy group Tuesday Although undocumented immigrants have much at stake in this nations debate over immi gration reform they have largely been left out of the discussion Thats why Somos Un Pueblo Unidp called the meeting to discuss the pros and cons of various proposals up for consideration by Congress Not surprisingly those atthe meeting who i woje My Name is stickers but talked Solely in Spanish said immigrants to begrantecl the same status as people who entered the country legally The 10yearold organization represents a wide spectrum of the immigrant community in Santa Fe the Marcela Diaz the groups director People sometimes think Somos is just undocumented people or just Mexicans or just she said but were really a diverse We belong to a national network on immigrant Please see REFORM Page A6 Judge shelves pnkhat program Fillin for Gallegos says practice isnt productive By Jason Auslander The New Mexican For at least the next three months the pink blue and green hats worn by people convicted of various offenses in Santa Fe Municipal Court will remain in the closet Temporary Judge Sonya Carrasco Trujillo has discon tinued a 10year old program that required convicted offenders sentenced to communityser vice work instead of fines or jail time to wear colored hats while picking up lit ter around town Pink caps were issued to those con victed of offenses involving drugs or alcohol blue hats for violent crimes and green hats for stealing I dont necessarily think it is a productive way to help people learn a lesson about CarrascoTrujillo said The judge appointed by Santa Fes mayor and City Council after the state Supreme Court suspended Judge Frances Gallegos with pay for 90 days said she will continue to sen tence people to community service However CarrascoTrujillo said there are plenty of nonprofit organi zations 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Accenture to Implement Claim Components Software at Denmark’s Topdanmark Insurance

Accenture’s Web-Based Application Improves Claims Handling and Reduces Claims Leakage

COPENHAGEN; Dec. 16, 2003 – Accenture has been selected to implement its Web-based Claim Components software application at Topdanmark, a leading property and casualty insurance company based in Denmark. Topdanmark is the tenth insurer, and the first in the Nordic region, to license Accenture Claim Components software solution.

Accenture will work with a team of Topdanmark’s business and IT professionals to deploy the solution, automating critical business processes to help Topdanmark’s 400 claims professionals better manage claims outcomes.

“Our main purpose is to provide our customers with even better service, and we expect that many insurance companies will have a much stronger focus on customer services in the next few years,” said Lars Halling, Head of Topdanmark’s Claims Division. “We are confident that Topdanmark can offer Denmark’s best claims handling to our customers. The new integrated solution from Accenture will help our claims professionals access a much better overview of each case, resulting in faster customer responses.”

Accenture’s Claim Components solution, which Accenture licenses to insurers globally, leverages reusable net-centric applications built on a component-based architecture. The version Topdanmark has licensed from Accenture will be built on a J2EE platform. Claim Components is fully Web-based, is accessible via Web browsers and automatically assigns claim-related tasks to the appropriate party, ensuring consistent best-practice execution across a claims organization. The system can lower development time by 12-24 months, yielding business benefits sooner at lower costs.

“Excellence in claims is a key competitive differentiator for a P&C insurance company,” said Jonas Liljenberg, the partner responsible for Accenture’s Insurance practice in the Nordic region. “We are pleased to help Topdanmark achieve its goals to update its claims system and provide improved service to its policyholders.”

“Insurers are looking for ways to quickly deploy innovative solutions to critical business areas such as claims,” added Dave Hollander, managing partner of Accenture’s Insurance Solution group. “Our Web-based claims application demonstrates that insurers can now update their legacy systems and move to the next generation of claims technology.”

About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 83,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$11.8 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2003. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

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About every fourth person in Denmark, every sixth business and half of all Danish farms are insured at Topdanmark, which makes Topdanmark the second largest non-life insurance company and sixth largest life insurance company in Denmark. Topdanmark’s history traces back to the end of the 19th century. Since 1996 Michael Pram Rasmussen has been CEO for Topdanmark’s about 2,300 employees. Topdanmark sells insurance using its own certified insurance sales representatives and various alliance partners. At the core of Topdanmark’s management ethos is the principle of creating value for shareholders, customers and employees and this is reflected in its goals, strategies and values. www.topdanmark.dk.


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KPN Selects Accenture as its Lead CRM Systems Integrator

; Sept. 4, 2007 – Dutch telecom provider KPN has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN) as its lead systems integrator to transform its customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities across its businesses in the Netherlands.

The goal of the project is to help KPN transform itself into a truly customer-centric organization, revolutionizing the way it conducts business in all of its interactions with customers, businesses, channels and partners.

Accenture will work with KPN to design and implement a new CRM suite that will enable KPN to gain a 360-degree view of its customers across all of its products and channels. This will enable KPN to deliver to customers the products and services they want, as part of its overall business strategy to increase revenues. Accenture will help KPN shape and implement the transformational CRM program leveraging Oracle’s Siebel CRM software applications.

“This innovative CRM solution will represent a significant departure from our current IT architecture, with Accenture playing a critical role in defining and delivering our new architecture,” said Jan Muchez, KPN’s chief information officer. “Accenture’s position as a leading CRM solution provider, coupled with its vast experience in the telecommunications industry and its knowledge of our business, made them the obvious choice for this business-critical initiative. We are excited to have them help us navigate through this ambitious transformation and deliver business results.”

“Having successfully delivered solutions for KPN’s Consumer segment over the past three years, we see this expansion of our business partnership at KPN as an opportunity to further help them become a high-performance business and enhance the services and solutions they provide to their own customers,” said Giulio Goletto, a senior executive in Accenture’s Communications & High Tech operating group.

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Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 158,000 people in 49 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$16.65 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2006.  Its home page is

About KPN

KPN is the leading provider of telecommunications services in the Netherlands, serving customers with wireline and wireless telephony-, internet- and TV services. To business customers, KPN delivers voice-, internet- and data services as well as fully-managed, outsourced ICT solutions. Both nationally and internationally, KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties, including operators and service providers. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy with its mobile operations, and serves multiple customer segments in consumer as well as business markets.

At June 30, 2007, KPN served 5.8 million wireline voice subscribers, 8.8 million mobile customers, 2.5 million Internet customers and 0.3 million TV customers in the Netherlands as well as 16.1 million mobile customers in Germany and Belgium. With 27, 096 individuals (24,881 FTEs), KPN posted revenues of EUR 5.9bn, with an EBITDA of EUR 2.5bn in the first half year of 2007. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam, New York, London and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

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Finally, something to do with this hot mess that actually makes some sense.

In a "Well, we all knew that was coming" legal decision, 19-year-old Frances Bean Cobain has ousted her mother as controller of Kurt Cobain's name, likeness, appearance, and intellectual property rights, citing Love's pervasive history of being a total fucking nutjob. Hmm, wonder what tipped them off. Was it Courtney taking to Twitter to maniacally attack former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a "gross old man macking on kurt cobains (sic) only child"? Was it the untimely death of Frances' cat and dog as a direct result of her mother's "negligence?" Maybe it had something to do with Love slinging lawsuits at the goddamn Muppets. Whatever it was, Frances is now the sole proprietor of her late father's image. Talk about teenage rebellion.

According to confidential documents obtained by The Fix, Love surrendered her position of Acting Manager of End of Music LLC, the firm responsible for monetizing Cobain's publicity rights, after receiving a $2.75 million dollar loan from Frances' trust fund, which she lost legal control over as a result of a 2009 court case that also stripped her of custody and slapped her with a restraining order. Not only does this new development exponentially increase mini-Cobain's already-hefty fortune, but it leaves the frontwoman-when-she-feels-like-it with virtually zero power over anything to do with her hubby's legacy (Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music owns 100% of administrative rights to Nirvana's catalog and can use it in any way he pleases--even if it means letting Jim Henson's puppet pals take a crack at covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit").

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Obviously I love Chicago.  And while I can tout the benefits of this city I call Home all I want, it’s nice to have an objective source of authority on which to stand.

Although I rarely consider a group of men to be a source of authority beyond the stereotypical sports stats, Playboy models and occasionally mechanical parts, the Editorial Team really pulled through, ranking Chicago as the #1 City to Live in. This ranking is based on applying a statistical formula to eight lifestyle categories (listed in the picture below), then taking into account the intangible benefits offered.  Visit for the complete listing of 29 great cities, or just read the Chicago article below:

Notice how we rank low on the $$ of beer - surprised?

Notice how we rank low on the $$ of beer - surprised?

Why you should live in Chicago

Fine culture and greasy food

As the largest city in the Midwest, Chicago strikes the perfect balance between cosmopolitan and comfortable, combining all of the culture, entertainment and sophistication of an internationally renowned destination with an affordable lifestyle and down-to-earth work hard/play hard character.

World-class cultural fixtures like the Art Institute, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago International Film Festival and a vibrant theater scene are complemented by popular festivals like Jazz Fest, Blues Fest and the recently revitalized Lollapalooza, Outdoor Film Festival, and Second City, which happens to be the source of 39% of the U.S.’s greatest comedians (a scientifically calculated fact!). Chicago possesses one of the world’s most vibrant, diverse and innovative restaurant scenes, from culinary luminaries like Charlie Trotter, Grant Achatz and Rick Bayless to an astounding variety of hole-in-the-wall neighborhood joints to Chicago’s signature greasy trinity of deep dish pizza, Italian beef and Chicago-style hot dogs.

A hardcore sports town, Chicago covers all of the professional leagues (some twice) with teams that actually have history, both famous and infamous. And while the winters are rough, Chicagoans make the most of the warmer months, taking their love of sports to the beaches, courts, paths, and parks of Chicago’s beautiful lakefront, set aside as public land for the entire city’s enjoyment.

Why you should live in Chicago in 2009

Lollapalooza, the Hawks and the Cubs

This year, Chicago is a city abuzz. The International Olympic Committee announces the 2016 host city this October, and Chicago’s glitterati and power brokers are schmoozing it up as they create numerous support committees in the hopes that Chicago is selected. Lollapalooza is already a music fan’s Mecca, and with Jane’s Addiction now back together, where better to catch Perry Farrell this year than headlining his own festival?

On the cultural front, the new modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago will be opening in May, and history buffs living in the Land of Lincoln will be busy checking out the numerous exhibitions celebrating his bicentennial. Chicago is always fertile ground for political junkies, but Obama’s election paired with the Blagojevich and Burris fiascoes have turned an always entertaining political scene into a full-blown three ring circus that even those who aren’t armchair pundits will find fascinating.

After years in the standing’s wilderness, the Blackhawks — one of the original six teams in the NHL — are once again a force to be reckoned with. Meanwhile, the Cubs are projected by most to be tops in the National League, and a World Series victory would set off a citywide party of the century — literally.

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By Dominic Armato

One of the joys of not being employed full-time is the freedom I have with my days… Sunday, Monday, Thursday – they tend to be more open for me (of course I have my” blogations”, the news, keeping up on the latest trends, yoga…), and this freedom is really convenient in the event of a monumental event, like the birth of my new baby nephew, Alton Isaac! So, blessed that I am, I was able to travel a couple states away to meet the little critter yesterday.

That little set up is just to give you some perspective on my emotional state when I read the book I’m about to review (not just for you all to congratulate me on being an AUNT!), but I think I was feeling a little less stoic than usual.

Since Randy Pausch delivered his “Last Lecture” presentation on September

The Pausch family

The Pausch family

18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon, his advice and adages have swept the media, leading to a best-selling book.  Presented after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, his focus is on “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”

First off, I am very impressed that he really did achieve his childhood dreams – from the Nasa-esque “zero gravity” to working for Disney.  It’s hard for me to even remember what I used to “dream”, other than living in a big city so I guess at least I accomplished something (along with the other 9.5MM people so I guess I’m not all that special).  Regardless, in this book of advice on how to lead my life, the things that hit home with me were the more family-oriented musings, from winning the “parent lottery” (I completely relate to this one, as Pausch says, “I already had this incredible leg up in life because I had a mother and father who got so many things right.”) to his worry of how to convey his love to his young children after his death.

I found this book interesting, but wasn’t nearly as enamored with the message as I had planned to be.  I harbor no doubts that Randy Pausch was a good man and a beloved husband and father (and teared up many times, but please refer back to paragraph 1 on my emotional state!), but I don’t think his advice was ground-breaking and doubt the impact would have been nearly the same had he not been terminally ill.  He seemed a little full of himself (to be fair, he does acknowledge he tends to be a know-it-all), and mentions his salary more than I thought was appropriate, but he also seemed like an optimistic, friendly guy who was making the most of an awful death sentence.

Read this if: You’re in the “family” sort of mood, and are looking for a reminder to appreciate the people who love you and you love in return, and the time you have together.

Avoid this if: You have no interest in yet another “life lesson” book.  In my opinion, “The Little Prince” is much more valuable.the-last-lecture2

  • Title: The Last Lecture
  • Author: Randy Pausch
  • Publisher: Hyperion
  • NovelWhore’s Grade: B-

RIP Randy Pausch, July 25, 2008

Book vs. Movie

By now, who isn’t familiar with this term?  If you haven’t read the book, at the very least you’ve seen the trailers for the movie, currently in theaters, featuring a multitude of celebrities: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Connelly and Kevin Connolly make up the all-star cast

I’m sure authors Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo (both contributing writershjntiy-book to the smash success “Sex & the City) had no idea the effect their book, aka “The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys,” would have on the world.  I remember first reading “He’s Just Not That Into You” (HJNTIY) back when it came out in 2004 and was on it’s way to becoming some sort of a classic.  I was a naive and somewhat innocent college sophomore, and thought that the book was a more amusing and informational form of the Bible.

Though my Advanced Composition teacher ended up stealing the book (Ms. Laura Elizabeth, you disappeared with my “Bible” and my portfolio!) I still have quite a vivid recollection of the empowerment I felt upon completion.  Although I’ve never found myself in a terribly unhealthy relationship (some are less happy to remember than others…), I have definitely been blind to the reality of any given situation.  Told with humorous examples, comedic banter and the ability to make you smile through your tears of humiliation (you wonder how you missed that obvious hint!), the book is a feel-good tool to encourage every woman to go out there and find the relationship she deserves, not just one she’s stuck with.

Since I really did enjoy the book, appreciate the message and was able to occasionally relate to the situations with self-deprecating laughter, I had high expectations for the movie.

Let me admit, I am not a movie person.  I am terrible at sitting still, rarely captivated by what is happening on screen and I don’t even like popcorn (though I looooove the icees at theaters!).  I think books are a much more effective and enjoyable way to portray a story, although a movie is much less effort.  Anyways, I was prepared to really enjoy HJNTIY, as it had been receiving mostly rave reviews.

hesjustnotthatintoyou_000My movie partner was a guy I’m casually seeing, and he only went to the movie since he lost a bet (lesson to be learned, never bet me on random historical facts!).  He complained about going, but I think ended up liking it and laughing more than me.  It was your stereotypical romantic comedy with a little bit more humor, I didn’t think it had nearly the powerful and positive message that the book shared with it’s audience.  The movie poses the question:

“are you the exception… or are you the rule?”

The movie follows different characters through life in Maryland (totally random, right?), and it’s almost one of those six-degrees of separation examples, how everyone is inextricably linked without knowing.  It’s interesting to see how all the lives tie together, but painful at times to watch as Gigi (Goodwin) is pathetically desperate to date someone, anyone, or as Janine’s (Connelly) husband enters into an affair.

It wasn’t a bad movie, but I did leave feeling as if something were missing.  Oh, right, it’s the idea that things don’t always turn out as you planned, and the guy doesn’t always realize that you’re the greatest woman in the world for him (though I’m sure you are), and that sometimes, relationships are disappointing and people aren’t meant to be together and it doesn’t work out (and I swear I’m not even bitter or cynical!). I guess one marriage does dissolve through the course of the movie, but in the current state where affairs and divorces are commonplace, it would be almost more satisfying (less stereotypical, at least) had the woman been responsible, or at minimum, in control, of the relationship!  I definitely think the uplifting lesson conveyed in the book is somehow lost with the on-screen adaptation.

Read the book if: You need motivation, inspiration, or optimism in your relationship or life in general.  Pass the book to a friend if you can see they’re stuck in a dead end relationship and a third-party unbiased source yelling at them could help realization dawn.

Avoid the book if: You like losers, and accept you’re stuck with them.  No no kidding, read the book.

Watch the movie if: You like happy endings, stereotypical romantic comedies, pathetic women, cheating men, and some laughter along the way.  Though I suggest you wait until it comes out on DVD and make a wine night out of it, much better use of $$$$.

Avoid the movie if: You’re looking for a movie with a lasting impact.

  • Title: He’s Just Not That Into You
  • Author(s): Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
  • Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
  • NovelWhore’s Grade (Book): A-
  • NovelWhore’s Grade (Movie): C+

**As usual, the book is much better than the movie!

I used to love John Grisham, he could do no wrong.  From the “The Pelican Brief” (which I’ve read at least seven times), to bawling while finishing “The Chamber,” to the more intense page turners “The Firm” and “A Time to Kill” – they were all wonderful.  I used to be able to pick up the latest Grisham novel and know I was in for a good time.

I had been looking forward to yesterday for awhile.  Not only was I taking the train to meet my mom and sister half-way for a shopping spree (someone has to support this dismal economy!), but I knew I would have quality train time to finish a couple books without distraction. Grisham’s legal thriller “The Appeal” from 2008 was on the top of my list.

Taking place in Bowmore, Mississippi, a sad little town that mammoth company Krane Pharmaceuticals has turned into “Cancer County, USA,” it’s a simple case of good vs. evil, David vs. Goliath.  The novel opens with a huge verdict of $41MM awarded to a woman whose son and husband have both died as a direct result of the poison from Krane that ended up in the water system.

From here, the book goes horribly wrong.

Spinning off in tangents – religion, supreme court, bought politicians, local banks and bankruptcy, class action suits, greedy CEOs – while I won’t deny all the tangents somehow link back to the original verdict, there is so much going on that as the reader, it’s impossible to focus on the bigger picture or get attached and relate to any of the characters.

"The Appeal" - already delegated to my bag of books to donate, unworthy of taking up space on my book shelves

"The Appeal" - already delegated to my bag of books to donate, unworthy of taking up space on my book shelves

And the ending… wow.  You hope for some character growth, and while it’s probable, the book ends with quite a few threads left hanging.  Spoiler alert: I may be unrealistic, but I like to see karma come back in some form.  I was hoping against hope the evil CEO and his co-conspirators aboard his mega-yacht in the last chapter would be the victims of some sort of boat explosion/lightning strike/iceburg hitting event, but it was not meant to be.

But please, by all means if you feel differently let me know.  Am I jaded? Expecting too much of Grisham?  Too naive to appreciate a book with a disappointing ending?

My advice: If you’re looking for a big-business trial book, try Grisham’s old school (1997) “The Runaway Jury,” in which a big tobacco company is taken to trial by a grieving widow.  I read this book a decade ago and still remember the plot and characters.  “The Appeal,” on the other hand, is about to be forgotten as soon as this post is published!

  • Title: The Appeal
  • Author: John Grisham
  • Publisher: Doubleday
  • NovelWhore’s Grade: D

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As the old saying goes “Those that can’t teach… lecture” (me) Thanks to Bangor University for an honour

We have been working with Bangor University now for some 15 years on various projects, hosting students, partnering on European projects, lecturing to groups, organising visits, research steering groups, hosting internships and also ending up employing a fair amount of the students. Last week Bangor University were kind enough to award me the title of ‘honorary lecturer’ in the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography. But as my line manager said last week. ‘Keith lectures everybody and so no change there then!’ (that hurt!). Thanks to the fantastic people i work with in the University who put me forward for the honour. shucks I don’t know what to say (Yes I must be ill)

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For Immediate Release

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery at AIPAC Annual Meeting by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice

Good evening everyone.  It’s great to be back at AIPAC.  Rosy, thank you so much for your warm introduction.

I want to thank Bob Cohen, Michael Kassen, Lillian Pinkus, my old friend Lee Rosenberg, and all of AIPAC’s board and members for welcoming me tonight.  I want to thank all the Members of Congress who represent America’s strong bipartisan support for the State of Israel; and all the young people here today, some 3,000, who represent the bright future of the U.S.-Israel special relationship.

I brought one of those young people with me, my seventeen year-old son Jake, who insisted he had to come to AIPAC.  But, I want to take a moment before I begin, to remember three young men who aren’t with us today.  I want to call us back to those terrible days last summer, when we were united in grief over the horrifying kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrah.  As a mother, my heart breaks for such unspeakable loss.  Those boys were our boys, and we all continue to mourn their tragic loss.

The last time I spoke at AIPAC, it was to the synagogue initiative lunch.  This group tonight is… a little larger.  But, when I finished that speech, more than 400 rabbis sang to me.  In Hebrew.  Now, that is something I will never forget.  And the words of their song reflect the spirit that brings me here tonight.  Hinei ma’tov uma-nayim, shevet achim gam yachad.  “How good it is and how pleasant when we sit together in brotherhood.”  It’s a great psalm—though I will admit that where I first encountered it – in church – it was not in the original Hebrew.  That psalm always reminds me how much we can do together when we unite in common purpose.  And, it goes to the heart of what AIPAC is all about—what the relationship between Israel and the United States is all about.  Brotherhood.  Togetherness.  Unity.

That’s because the U.S.-Israel alliance is not just rooted in our mutual interests, vital as they are. It’s also rooted in the values of freedom and democracy that we share.  It’s in the friendship and fellowship between ordinary Israelis and Americans.  And, for me personally, it’s a warmth that’s rooted in my very first visit to Israel.  I was just 14, traveling with my younger brother and my beloved late father.  My Dad was on the Board of TWA – some of you are old enough to remember that once-great airline.  We arrived on one of the first-ever flights from Egypt to Israel, just after the Camp David Accords were signed.  We had an unforgettable visit, the power of which has stayed with me all my life.  We bowed our heads in sorrow at Yad Vashem.  We walked the lanes of the Old City, climbed Masada, floated in the Dead Sea, and picked fruit at a kibbutz.  I learned by heart the words of the sh’ma.  My first memories of Israel remain etched in my soul.

Put simply, the relationship between the U.S. and Israel is not just one between states.  It is between two peoples and the millions of intimate, personal connections that bind us.  Our relationship has deepened and grown through different presidents and prime ministers for nearly 70 years.

It was President Truman, a Democrat, who—just 11 minutes after David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence—made the United States the first country to recognize the State of Israel.

It was President Nixon, a Republican, who made sure America stood with Israel as it fought for survival one terrible Yom Kippur, so that its people could declare am Yisrael Chai --“the people of Israel live.”

It was President Carter who helped Israel forge an historic peace with Egypt that endures to this day.  And, it was President Clinton and President George W. Bush who backed Israel as it took more brave steps for peace, and as it endured terrorist attacks from Hezbollah and Hamas.

The relationship between the United States and the State of Israel is not a partnership between individual leaders, or political parties.  It’s an alliance between two nations, rooted in the unbreakable friendship between our two peoples.  It is not negotiable.  And it never will be.

Our alliance grows l’dor va’dor, from generation to generation. That’s what counts.  That’s what we have to protect.  As John F. Kennedy said, back in 1960, “friendship for Israel is not a partisan matter.  It is a national commitment.”

No one knows this better than all of you.  For decades, AIPAC has built bipartisan support for America’s special relationship with Israel.  That’s why every President—from Harry Truman to Barack Obama—has begun from a fundamental, unshakable premise: strengthening the security of Israel is in the national interest of the United States of America.

President Obama’s commitment to Israel is deep and personal.  I know, because I see it every day.  I first saw it when I accompanied then-Senator Obama to Israel in 2008.  I saw it when he surveyed with horror the stacks of charred rockets that Hamas had fired on Israel, and when he walked through the hollowed out homes of Sderot.

That same year, President Obama came to this conference, still a senator, and he made a promise.  He said, “Israel’s security is sacrosanct.”  And, each day, over the past six years, President Obama has kept that promise.  The President is profoundly committed to ensuring that Israel is never alone.  That’s why, today, security cooperation between our countries is not just strong.  It’s stronger than it has ever been.  Both President Obama and Prime Minister Netanyahu have called it “unprecedented.”  And that’s the way it’s going to stay.

President Obama has met with Prime Minister Netanyahu more times than with almost any other world leader.  As national security advisor, I am in nearly constant communication with Yossi Cohen, my friend and my Israeli counterpart, who I am so pleased is here tonight.  Thank you, Yossi.  Together, we host the U.S.-Israel consultative group to ensure we’re working closely across the highest levels of our governments.  Our armed forces conduct extensive exercises together, and our military and intelligence leaders consult continually.

Under this Administration, in times of tight budgets, our security assistance to Israel has increased.  Since President Obama took office, the United States has provided Israel with more than $20 billion in foreign military financing.  Last year, we provided Israel with the largest package of security assistance ever.  That’s money well spent, because it goes directly to bolstering Israel’s ability to defend itself in a very tough neighborhood, to protecting Israeli citizens, and to strengthening a vital American ally.

We are maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge with new defense technologies and access to the most advanced military equipment in the world.  President Obama is determined to ensure that Israel can defend itself, by itself.  So, when Israel receives the F-35 joint strike fighter next year, it will be the only nation in the Middle East with a fifth-generation aircraft.

Since 2009, we’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in developing and producing the David’s Sling missile defense program and the Arrow anti-missile system.  We’ve invested more than $1 billion dollars in the Iron Dome system.  When I visited Israel last May, I saw this technology first-hand at Palmachim air force base.  And, last summer, as Hamas’ terrorist rockets rained down on Israeli cities, the world saw how Iron Dome saved lives, literally, every day.

During the height of that conflict—with sirens wailing and Israeli civilians huddling in bomb shelters—the United States stood up for Israel’s right to defend itself against rocket and tunnel attacks, even as we worked with the Israeli government to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.  And, when the Israeli government made an urgent request for an additional $225 million to support Iron Dome’s batteries, President Obama’s response was immediate and clear: “Let’s do it.”  Within days, legislation was drafted, passed through Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, and President Obama signed it into law.  At that critical moment, we replenished Israel’s arsenal of Iron Dome interceptor missiles.  That’s what it means to be an ally.

Our unwavering commitment to Israel’s lasting security is why we will also never give up on a just and comprehensive peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  It will require hard decisions, but the United States will remain a steadfast partner.  Like past administrations, Republican and Democratic, we believe that a truly lasting peace can only be forged by direct talks between the two parties.  Like past administrations, we are concerned by unilateral actions that erode trust or assault Israel’s legitimacy.  Like every administration, Republican and Democratic, since the Six Day War, we oppose Israeli settlement activity—and we oppose Palestinian steps that throw up further obstacles to peace, including actions against Israel at the International Criminal Court.  The only path to ensure Israel’s long-term security is to bring about a viable, sovereign Palestinian state living side-by-side in peace and security with a democratic, Jewish State of Israel.

Israel’s security—our mutual security—is also at the heart of one of President Obama’s most important foreign policy objectives: ensuring that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon.  As President Obama has repeated many times: we are keeping all options on the table to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.  As he said in Jerusalem: “Iran must not get a nuclear weapon. This is not a danger that can be contained.”  And he added, “America will do what we must to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.”

President Obama said it.  He meant it.  And those are his orders to us all.

That is still the way we see the danger of a nuclear Iran today.  Given Iran’s support for terrorism, the risk of a nuclear-arms race in the region, and the danger to the entire global non-proliferation regime, an Iran with a nuclear weapon would not just be a threat to Israel – it’s an unacceptable threat to the United States of America.

We understand the unique concerns of our Israeli friends and partners.  In Jerusalem, President Obama made plain: “when I consider Israel’s security, I also think about a people who have a living memory of the Holocaust, faced with the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iranian government that has called for Israel’s destruction.  It’s no wonder Israelis view this as an existential threat.  But this is not simply a challenge for Israel; it is a danger for the entire world, including the United States.”

I want to be very clear: a bad deal is worse than no deal.  And, if that is the choice, there will be no deal.

Negotiations continue.  And, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.  As of today, significant gaps remain between the international community and Iran.  I’m not going to get into details about ongoing negotiations – nor should sensitive details of an ongoing negotiation be discussed in public.  But, I do want to make five key points about our approach to the negotiation.

First, with the Joint Plan of Action, we have already succeeded in halting Iran’s nuclear program and rolling it back in key areas.  Let’s recall what has been achieved over the last year.  Iran is doing away with its existing stockpile of its most highly enriched uranium.  Iran has capped its stockpile of low enriched uranium.  Iran has not constructed additional enrichment facilities.  Iran has not installed or operated new centrifuges, including its next-generation models.  Iran has stopped construction at its potential plutonium reactor at Arak.  In short, Iran is further away from a nuclear weapon than it was a year ago—and that makes the world safer, including Israel.

Moreover, we’re not taking anything on trust.  What matters are Iran’s actions, not its words.  That’s why, as part of the Joint Plan of Action, we’ve insisted upon—and achieved—unprecedented access to Iran’s nuclear program.  Before the Joint Plan, inspections happened only every few weeks, sometimes every few months.  Today, the International Atomic Energy Agency has daily access at Iran’s key nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordow, verifying that Iran is meeting its commitments.  If I can paraphrase, President Reagan, with a twist, our approach is “distrust and verify.”

Second, we’ve kept the pressure on Iran.  I know this firsthand because, when I was U.N. ambassador, President Obama personally directed me to make sure that the Security Council’s sanctions had bite—and they do.  Today, even with limited sanctions relief, Iran’s economy remains isolated from the international finance system and cut off from the vast majority of its foreign currency reserves.  Iran’s oil exports have dropped almost 60 percent since 2012.  The rial has depreciated by more than 50 percent.  And, Iran’s overall GDP has shrunk by almost 10 percent.  All told, sanctions have deprived Iran of more than $200 billion in lost oil revenues.

But sanctions are a tool, not an end in themselves.  The question now, after the pressure that we and our partners have brought to bear, is whether we can verify that Iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon.  The question now is whether we can achieve a comprehensive deal.  A good deal.

This is my third point—a good deal is one that would verifiably cut off every pathway for Iran to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon.  Every single one.

Any deal must prevent Iran from developing weapons-grade plutonium at Arak, or anywhere else.

Any deal must prevent Iran from enriching uranium at its nuclear facility at Fordow—a site we uncovered buried deep underground and revealed to the world in 2009.

Any deal must increase the time it takes Iran to reach breakout capacity—the time it would take to produce a single bomb’s worth of weapons-grade uranium.  Today, experts suggest Iran’s breakout window is just two to three months.  We seek to extend that to at least one year.

Any deal must ensure frequent and intrusive inspections at Iran’s nuclear sites—including the uranium mills that produce the material fed into Iran’s enrichment and conversion facilities—to create a multi-layered transparency regime that provides the international community with the confidence it demands.  That’s the best way to prevent Iran from pursuing a covert path to a nuclear weapon—to stop Iran from working toward a bomb in secret.

Any deal must address the possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program.  And, going forward, we will not accept a deal that fails to provide the access we need to ensure that Iran’s program is peaceful.

And, any deal must last more than a decade—with additional provisions ensuring greater transparency into Iran’s program for an even longer period of time.

That’s what we’re working toward—a good, long-term, comprehensive deal that verifiably prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

This brings me to my fourth point —we cannot let a totally unachievable ideal stand in the way of a good deal.  I know that some of you will be urging Congress to insist that Iran forego its domestic enrichment capacity entirely.  But, as desirable as that would be, it is neither realistic nor achievable.  Even our closest international partners in the P5+1 do not support denying Iran the ability ever to pursue peaceful nuclear energy.  If that is our goal, our partners will abandon us, undermining the sanctions we have imposed so effectively together.  Simply put, that is not a viable negotiating position.  Nor is it even attainable.  The plain fact is, no one can make Iran unlearn the scientific and nuclear expertise it already possesses.

We must also understand what will happen if these negotiations collapse. I know that some argue we should just impose sanctions and walk away.  But let’s remember that sanctions have never stopped Iran from advancing its program.  So here’s what’s likely to happen without a deal.  Iran will install and operate advanced centrifuges.  Iran will seek to fuel its reactor in Arak.  Iran will rebuild its uranium stockpile.  And, we'll lose the unprecedented inspections and transparency we have today.

Congress has played a hugely important role in helping to build our sanctions on Iran, but they shouldn’t play the spoiler now.  Additional sanctions or restrictive legislation enacted during the negotiation would blow up the talks, divide the international community, and cause the United States to be blamed for the failure to reach a deal—putting us in a much weaker position and endangering the sanctions regime itself.  Meanwhile, the Iranians are well aware that if they walk away from a deal, Congress will pass new sanctions immediately—and President Obama will support them.

So, if Iran refuses to resolve this matter diplomatically—and is clearly to blame for that failure—its isolation will only increase.  The costs will continue to grow.

Finally, I know that some question a deal of any duration.  But, it has always been clear that the pursuit of an agreement of indefinite duration would result in no agreement at all.  The question is, what is the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon?  A deal that extends for a decade or more would accomplish this goal better than any other course of action – longer, by far, than military strikes, which would only set back Iran’s program for a fraction of the time.  And, at the end of any deal, Iran would still be required to offer comprehensive access to its nuclear facilities and to provide the international community the assurance that it was not pursuing nuclear weapons.  And, if it failed to do so, we would have the ability to make our own decisions about how to move forward, just as we do today.  There’s simply no alternative that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon better—or longer—than the type of deal we seek.

We can always bring consequences to bear for the sake of our shared security—harsh consequences.  But, precisely because this is such a serious issue, we must weigh the different options before us and choose the best one.  Sound bites won’t stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.  Strong diplomacy – backed by pressure – can.  And, if diplomacy fails, let’s make it clear to the world that it is Iran’s responsibility.

One final word on Iran: even if we succeed in neutralizing the nuclear threat from Iran, we will still face other threats—Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism, its gross violations of human rights, its efforts to destabilize neighboring states, its support for Assad and Hamas and Hezbollah, its intolerable threats against Israel.  Our sanctions against Iran on these issues will remain in place.  We will continue to counter Iran and the full range of threats it poses.  Tehran must understand—the United States will never, ever waver in the defense of our security or the security of our allies and partners, including Israel.

The bottom line is simple: we have Israel’s back, come hell or high water—and I’ve been right there with you all through some pretty high waters.  I was proud to fight again and again for Israel’s security and its basic legitimacy at the United Nations – from leading the charge against the deeply flawed Goldstone report to casting this administration’s only veto in the Security Council to block a counter-productive resolution.

As Ambassador Power described to you this morning, when it comes to combating the shameful bias against Israel at the U.N., Israel has no better friend than the United States.  Last March, we were the only ‘no’ vote in the Human Rights Council against anti-Israel measures five separate times.  Earlier today, Secretary Kerry told the Human Rights Council in Geneva, point blank, that its obsession with Israel risks undermining the credibility of the entire organization.  And last month, with Israel and the European Union, the U.S. organized the first U.N. General Assembly meeting to combat anti-Semitism.

No country is immune from criticism—take it from a former U.N. Ambassador.  But when criticism singles out one country unfairly, bitterly, viciously, over and over—that’s just wrong, and we all know it.  When one democracy’s legitimacy is attacked, over and over, uniquely among the U.N.’s member states, that’s ugly, and we all know it.  And, when anti-Semitism rears its head around the world, when Jews at a kosher supermarket in Paris are singled out and murdered by terrorists, when synagogues are attacked and cemeteries defaced, we have to call it by name.  It’s hate.  It’s anti-Semitism.  It reminds us of the most terrible chapters of human history.  It has no place in a civilized world, and we have to fight it.

These are big challenges.  But the United States and Israel have mastered plenty of big challenges before.  Israel and the United States are sister democracies built on the bedrock value that we are all created b’tzelem elokim—in the image of God.  And, like the Psalm says, how good it is when we sit in brotherhood together.  But God calls us to do more than sit.  God calls us to stand up.  To act.

This weekend, President Obama will travel to Selma, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic marches there.  He’ll pay tribute to those brave souls who took enormous risks for civil rights, including Jews and rabbis from across the country—from St. Louis and San Francisco; the Northeast and the Deep South.  They faced tear gas and billy clubs, Torahs in hand.  They were jailed.  They conducted Shabbat services behind bars, and they sang “Adon Olam” to the tune of “We Shall Overcome.”  They broke the fast of Esther in prison.  They even started a trend.  Some black marchers, moved by the solidarity of their Jewish brethren, started wearing yarmulkes—they called them “freedom caps.”

As you recalled last night, one of those on the front lines in Selma was the great teacher, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.  After marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge with Dr. King, he reflected, “our legs uttered songs.  Even without words, our march was worship.”  Our march was our worship.

The Jewish community amplified the rightness and the urgency of the civil rights movement with its own unassailable moral compass—guided by the basic principle that people should be free in their own land.  And, I stand before you knowing that I and many others would not be where we are today without all those who fought for equal rights – African Americans and white Americans, including so many Jewish Americans.  As we mark that Selma anniversary, as we gather here to celebrate an improbable dream that grew into the great State of Israel, we remember what we can accomplish together, when we’re at our best.

In a spirit of brotherhood, we have overcome so many trials to reach where we are—as nations, as peoples.  In a spirit of brotherhood, inspired by all those who marched and struggled and sacrificed before us, let us continue the work.  Let us never succumb to hopelessness or cynicism, to division or despair.  Let our legs utter songs, and let our hands reach out together. That is how we fulfill our common commitment to mend our imperfect world, to do the holy work of tikkun olam.  And, as we do, at home and around the world, the United States will always stand with our Israeli friends and allies.

That’s our enduring commitment.  That’s our sacred duty.  That’s the hope and the future for our children.  So, let us keep marching arm in arm together.

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Category Archives: New South Wales

A state of the commonwealth of Australia In the south eastern corner of the continent, having Sydney as its capital and largest city. Population 10 million?

Turnbull blatant lies

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Horny Hypocrite Hamza Tzortzis Adultery Attempt

Ashley Madison database hack exposes UK Greek  Islam convert/ sharia  law extremist.

Transactions totaling $174, an initial payment of $54 followed by 8 monthly payments of $15 for the period between 22 October 2014 and  19 June 2015, were discovered attached to the name of Hamza Andeas Tzortzis.

Of course he has tried to deny it.

But here’s the data:

horny hamza no addressWe removed Hamza’s physical address from this transaction data because we’d like to give him the chance to run for his life.

There are another 16 lines of his monthly payments, but accounting is a bit boring.

Gee that’s an odd IP address for some who live in the UK,  Sydney Australia?

Maybe Hamza has a point….

Horny hamza IP sydney

Well, then you do a little more digging and find out that that is exactly when Hamza was in Sydney, and don’t say we are making it up, its on his own blog.

He admits he was in Sydney on that exact day, on his own blog.

hamza sydney 22oct

22 October, Wednesday

6PM – 9PM: Lecture “Islam and the Secular Mind”.  Hosted by MSA NSW. UWS, Miperra, Sydney.

Hamza Andeas Tzortzis: A massive hypocrite who by his own words should be stoned to death for adultery.

So Muslims please show your devotion and stone the adulterer to death, it’s your belief system, I just want you to be consistent with it.

So just in case you have forgotten your procedure, I have included a quick tutorial to make sure you get it right.

So why exactly are we allowing these insane hypocrites into Australia?

Sydney mayor KO’d at polling booth

The puppets are fighting again.

The puppets are fighting again.

It really goes to show the circus politics descends into. The system is based on two things that you will see again and again;

1) it is based on violence

2) the rules don’t apply to the rulers and their puppets.

Look at how they behave. Honestly you can make this stuff up.

This is your ‘democracy’ in action.

Ryde mayor Bill Pickering has been knocked unconscious and taken to hospital after tensions erupted at a polling booth for a council byelection on Saturday.

Cr Pickering was handing out ham sandwiches at Putney Public School when he was allegedly confronted by independent candidate Vic Tagg, according to deputy mayor Roy Maggio, who witnessed the incident.

Cr Maggio described the punch as a “king hit” which caused Cr Pickering to fall backwards into a garden bed, at which point he began to have a seizure.

Voting was under way at the time for the East Ward byelection, which was triggered by the resignation in December of former mayor Ivan Petch, who was found by ICAC to have engaged in corrupt conduct.
It is understood Mr Tagg, who is a former mayor of Ryde and former-Liberal councillor, had been talking to voters at the booth and describing the Liberal party as “corrupt” before he allegedly approached Cr Pickering and punched him in the jaw.

Both Cr Pickering and Cr Maggio are members of the Liberal Party. Mr Tagg is currently the president of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of Ryde-Hunters Hill Life Education. He unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate for the East Ward in the 2012 Ryde City Council elections.
Independent candidate Vic Tagg.

Police and ambulance were called to the scene and Cr Pickering, 52, was taken to Ryde Hospital.

He is in a stable condition in hospital, where he has been put in a neckbrace and is awaiting the results of scans to determine the extent of his injuries, according to a person close to Cr Pickering who did not wish to be named.

Cr Pickering has also given a statement to police from his hospital bed.

Mr Tagg allegedly left the school after the incident and could not be contacted on Saturday afternoon.

Cr Maggio said a “sombre” mood descended on the polling booth after the incident, and that most of the other candidates left the site soon after.

Police are investigating the matter and ask anyone with information that has not already spoken to police to come forward.

Mr Petch, who was suspended by Local Government Minister Paul Toole, resigned in December after his Supreme Court challenge to the ICAC’s corruption findings failed.

The ICAC also recommended the Director of Public Prosecutions examine whether Mr Tagg should be pursued for breaches of campaign donation laws.

Lisa Visentin   with Leesha McKenny

Je suis Lindt cafe siege

lindt cafe siege coffe stainsMore than a  month on and still no real answers, maybe the next tag line will be ‘lest we forget’.

Stop being polite, start being free

Tyrants love exploiting human decency and  rules of etiquette, stop giving them this latitude and start restating the rules, no exceptions.

The majority in a democracy do not pander to the minority, doing so is more common in despotism. So if you want despotism keep pandering to the extreme minority.

False Flag ?

Apparently the flag being held up at the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, Sydney has Arabic writing on it, although some people are already suggesting that that doesn’t mean anything and the perpetrators could be just random stupid people, rather than Islamic terrorists.

Well, there are plenty random and stupid people in this world, so lets have a look at some of the other options. For example :

peace flag

Which would suggest that these guys ware behind it:

But as that wasn’t the flag, it was probably not the hippies, although they are often random and sometimes stupid.

How about this one:

Which would suggest these guys:

Too busy smoking, man.

Was it those flags :Prayerflags

It’s always a possibility, but Buddhists are generally not stupid, so that would be surprising.

Clearly this guy is always to blame :my fault

Or his gay lover, this guy :

Mind you, we cannot prove they have nothing to do with it, but how likely ?

This leaves us with one more option:

Grumpy Cat loves to make people miserable, but would be too lazy to carry out such an operation. Plus she is pretty smart.

This actual flag in the window:

Sometimes a flag is not a false flag.

Islamic terror attack in Sydney CBD

Lindt cafe in martin place Sydney now apparently contains hostages forced to hold their hands against the windows. Some hostages are being forced to hold flags bearing the Islamic ‘shahada’.

Parts of Sydney CBD have been evacuated, state and federal police attempting to deal with the siege.

AFP were about to hold a press conference relating to anti terror operations they had conducted in western Sydney that morning but cancelled the press conference due to the siege.

This is why people fear the spread of Islam and mosques in Australia

This is why people fear the spread of Islam and mosques in Australia

Seige ended, 2 hostages  dead, Islamic terrorist dead, several wounded.

Islamisc terrorism apologists out in force with cognitive dissonance . Stockholm  syndrome and useful idiots are using hashtag #illridewithyou. Islamic terrorists have been encouraged with the idea that 1 terrorist can besiege a city for an entire day and the following day the infidels are ready to be the servants of the terroists muslims.

Moderate Muslim leaders fail to prevent extremism

When? Almost always because the Koran is a book detailing the expansion of an empire by the use of  extreme violence and terror. Islamic leaders always fail at preventing radicals, because the radicals are closer to the Koran in their actions than the Imams.In Islam the radicals control the moderates ( and use violence to gain control) unlike many other religions. The Imams are just there to appease the locals and keep the Islamisation of the host nation in progress.

From just over 2 years ago:

at 0:58 mark ISIS flag

isis flag at 58s

at 1:27  ISIS terrorist who made his kids hold up a severed head.

terrorist at 127

Inciting murder at 2:28

inciting murder

This was years ago and nothing has changed.

gillard as PM at the time

These latest claims by Islamic leaders will not  quell the violent nature of this community, they raise their children with violence and breed them to hate. Its just a tactic to attempt the reduce the blowback from the host nation’s people’s calls to reject the foreign fascist ideology growing in their back yard.

Does this guy look familiar?

Yeah from the video from 2 years ago. Did the Islamic leaders prevent him from becoming radicalized? Did they prevent him from going to Iraq to be a terrorist? He even took his son to pose for photos with a  severed human head. Find out more about this ‘religion of peace’

Don’t say ‘Muslim Terrorist’

Straight out of the dystopia of 1984.

Straight out of the dystopia of 1984.

You can call it anything except what it actually is.

So when ISIS orders Australian based Muslim terrorists to kidnap and behead Australians while  draped in an ISIS flag you just can’t say that is in any way related to anything Muslim or Islam.

Cultural Marxism and the deliberate dumbing down of people. Because if you can cultivate such cognitive dissonance and double think in people they either become incapable of independent analytical thought or worst still active participants in deceiving the rest of the population.

Why is the Australian Main Stream Media (MSM) so scared of saying  Muslim, when negative events relating to Isalm occur?

3 days of Islam in Australia

Just In 3 days these news stories for Islam in Australia.

Just In 3 days these news stories for Islam in Australia.

This is why people fear the spread of Islam and mosques in Australia

This is why people fear the spread of Islam and mosques in Australia

Bendigo mosque wants to remove restrictions including opening hours, limits on political discussion and a cap on the number of worshipers.

Limiting political discussion in a mosque may be unconstitutional. Sorry I believe the  Corneloup case set the precedent for the occupy case,  the term burdening as not being interfering,  but sure demand a double standard.

New South Wales

Liverpool, Sydney; mosque auctions ISIS flag for $2000. But they try to tell you they are not connected to terrorism.

Underwood, Brisbane; federal police raid Islamic bookstore, firearm seized, apparently a makeshift shooting range was inside. Nine other warrants executed in the Brisbane area.

Currumbin, Gold Coast; Mosque gets approval despite significant protest from locals.

Federal and state government

Terror level close to being raised. I wonder why?

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Japanese Street Food: The Savory

In mid-April when we hit Yasukuni Shrine to stroll among the crowds watching the cherry blossoms, I was ecstatic to find one of the biggest gathering of festival booths I’ve ever seen in Japan.  There must have been 30 or more stands showcasing a splattering of the typical Japanese food and games you find at festivals, but a lot more of it!  With so many dishes to talk about, I’ll cover the savory today and the sweet tomorrow.

A very popular street food in Japan is okonomiyaki, which is kind of like a savory pan fried pancake made with cabbage, eggs, bonito flakes, dried shrimp, seaweed flakes, and Japanese mayo.  I can never get over the beautiful bright golden egg yolks here.

One of my favorite foods I’ve discovered since moving here is Japanese Ayu.  They skewer it and grill it over charcoal.  You can eat it right off of the stick, and it’s sweet and juicy and usually filled with tasty roe.

More popular foods – yakisoba and grilled squid, which are great accompaniments with beer, sake, or shochu.

Yakitori skewers and shells grilled directly on the hot plate, often adding flavor with soy sauce and butter.

A close up of the shells on the grill:

And lastly, corn on the cob:

And no festival is complete without a few games for the kids.  Typically, there’s a traditional game where goldfish are placed in a tank and kids use nets to try and catch the fish to take home, but I didn’t see that this time.  Instead, I saw a Japanese version of a shooting game for prizes.  The shelves spin around with prizes, and if you are able to shoot the prize, you win!

More about the desserts tomorrow! :)

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    • Ooo we have to try it! The first time I tried it was at a fish izakaya restaurant near Mt.Fuji, but I’ve seen some stands outside of grocery stores in Ueno and Shinjuku. I’m sure if we go to the mountain house, we can get it too! :) Or we can catch it and roast it ourselves! lol

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By merging with two other collecting institutions over the past 20 years, OJMCHE has acquired a collection that is far older than the Museum itself. The holdings of the Jewish Historical Society of Oregon, including 150 oral history interviews of some of Oregon’s first Jews, came into the Museum’s care in 1995. In 2014, the Oregon Jewish Museum merged with the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center, taking on the care of those records, artifacts, and oral history interviews of Holocaust survivors and liberators. The OJMCHE collection continues to grow as Jewish agencies, institutions, and individuals throughout the state choose to deposit items here.

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Joseph Nudelman; Pioneer Farmer in North Dakota, California and Nevada

Joseph Nudelman (1844-1935), the eldest of 12 children, was born near Odessa, Russia. He came to the US in 1882 as the head of a group of 25 families intent on starting a Jewish farming community under the auspices of the Baron Hirsch Foundation. They settled first in Winnipeg, Canada and a year later near Bismark, North Dakota, where they suffered terribly to make ends meet as unskilled farmers in a very hostile environment. In 1892, Joseph briefly gave up farming and moved his family to Portland. But the urge to go “back to the soil” remained strong, and in 18 more

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Portland-born Ida Loewenberg (1872 - 1949) grew up in a life of privilege as provided by her Bavarian immigrant father Julius, a founder of Merchants National Bank and Northwest Fire and Marine Insurance. She attended private schools both abroad and in New York. She received a degree in social work and developed a passion to serve the immigrant community in her hometown. Loewenberg was among the first Oregon Jewish women of immigrant parents to pursue a professional degree. In 1912, she joined the staff of Neighborhood House and in 1914 became its executive director, a position she held more

Berger Collection at OJM

One of Oregon Jewish Museum’s most significant holdings is the collection of Jewish ceremonial objects donated by Gustav and Mira Berger. Gustav Berger was born in Vienna in 1920, where his father and grandfather were dealers of art and antiques. Mira came from Vilna, which was Poland at the time of her birth and is in Lithuania today. After meeting in Italy following the war, the Bergers moved to New York in 1954, where Gustav began his illustrious career as a painting conservator, opening his own studio in 1967. He was an inventive conservator and developed BEVA, an adhesive for pa more

Completing the Picture

This is a story of when two documents meet again after a long separation. The first is a photograph from the collection of the National Council of Jewish Women, Portland Section, which ran the Neighborhood House in South Portland. As a settlement house for new immigrants at the beginning of the 20th century, Neighborhood House had among its services a free clinic for the local residents. In this photo, a doctor (possibly Dr. Gordeau), stands in the center of a room crowded with onlookers. Some of them are mothers with infants in need of check-ups; others appear to be doctors, nurses, and more


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Blindfolded Thai boxing

Thai boxing, or Muay Thai is the most popular martial art in Thailand,  though it is practiced around the world today. There are also some Finnish world champions in Muay Thai.

Muay Thai is not only serious sport as can bee seen in this video I took outside MBK Center in Bangkok. It was sort of fun to follow this friendly fight with blindfolds, even the knockout of the referee (at 23 sec in the video). 🙂

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Start Time: Sunday February 17, 2013 04:00 PM
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Students of Alexander Toradze and recipients of piano fellowship from The Martin Foundation, Inc., Naples, Fla., and Rex and Alice A. Martin Foundation, Elkhart, Ind. will present a free concert for the community.

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Orthodoxy and Gender Issues in the Church

ORTHODOX CHURCH:  In this video Orthodox Bishop Kallistos Ware of Oxford, UK, reasons around women priests, same sex marriages and other gender issues that present generations of Christians in the West meet. How shall we look upon these matters? The main viewpoints are explained here.


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Sue Hubbard discusses Eurydice on BBC Radio 3

January 21, 2011 by Kay

Sue Hubbard will be on BBC Radio 3's literary show The Verb this evening at 21.15pm to discuss the restoration of her poem Eurydice displayed in the tunnel at Waterloo after a successful Facebook campaign.

Watch the video of the restoration of Sue Hubbard's Eurydice and view our previous post to find out the full story and to read Hubbard's poem Eurydice.