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Sunday, September 30, 2012
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: Free advice to filmmakers
Free advice to filmmakers
- WES ANDERSON: make a movie with only 3 characters in it
- PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON: allow your characters the possibility of change
- MARTIN SCORSESE: make a (fictional) movie about your parents
- STEVEN SPIELBERG: make more star vehicles
- ANG LEE: keep doing what you're doing
- DAVID O. RUSSELL: ditto
- BEN AFFLECK: stop acting in your movies
- DAVID FINCHER: act in someone else's movie
- SOFIA COPPOLA: adapt a novel from the fifties
- DARREN ARONOFSKY: make a big flop, then work on your compassion
- QUENTIN TARANTINO: write something that comes in under 100 minutes
- STEVEN SODERBERGH: make a biopic of a (closeted) gay film star
- JAMES CAMERON: leave Avatars 2 and 3 to someone else
- MICHAEL MANN: make a war movie (maybe Napoleonic) involving lots of tactics
- STEPHEN FREARS: make another movie set in America
- TIM BURTON: ... maybe something for Pixar?
- TERRENCE MALICK: collaborate with an Oscar-nominated screenwriter
- DAVID LYNCH: just make another goddam movie
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Source: http://tomshone.blogspot.com/2012/09/free-advice-to-filmmakers.html
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As race stands, Obama within reach of second term
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Five weeks to Election Day, President Barack Obama is within reach of the 270 electoral votes needed to win a second term. Republican Mitt Romney's path to victory is narrowing.
To overtake Obama, Romney would need to quickly gain the upper hand in nearly all of the nine states where he and Obama are competing the hardest.
Polls show the president with a steady lead in many of them as Romney looks to shift the dynamics of the race, starting with their first debate Wednesday in Denver.
"We'd rather be us than them," says Jennifer Psaki, an Obama spokeswoman.
But Romney's running mate Paul Ryan says there's time for the GOP ticket to win. "In these kinds of races people focus near the end, and that's what's happening now," he told "Fox News Sunday."
If the election were held today, an Associated Press analysis shows Obama would win at least 271 electoral votes, with likely victories in crucial Ohio and Iowa along with 19 other states and the District of Columbia. Romney would win 23 states for a total of 206.
To oust the Democratic incumbent, Romney would need to take up-for-grabs Florida, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Virginia, which would put him at 267 votes, and upend Obama in either Ohio or Iowa.
The AP analysis isn't meant to be predictive. Rather, it is intended to provide a snapshot of a race that until recently has been stubbornly close in the small number of the most contested states.
It is based on a review of public and private polls, television advertising and numerous interviews with campaign and party officials as well as Republican and Democratic strategists in the competitive states and in Washington.
In the final weeks before the Nov. 6 vote, Obama is enjoying a burst of momentum and has benefited from growing optimism about the economy as well as a series of Romney stumbles. Most notably, a secret video surfaced recently showing the Republican nominee telling a group of donors that 47 percent of Americans consider themselves victims dependent on the government.
To be sure, much could change in the coming weeks, which will feature three presidential and one vice presidential debate. A host of unknowns, both foreign and domestic, could rock the campaign, knocking Obama off course and giving Romney a boost in the homestretch.
Barring that, Romney's challenge is formidable.
Obama started the campaign with a slew of electoral-rich coastal states already in his win column. From the outset, Romney faced fewer paths to cobbling together the state-by-state victories needed to reach the magic number.
It's grown even narrower in recent weeks, as Romney has seen his standing slip in polls in Ohio, with 18 electoral votes, and Iowa, with six. That forced him to abandon plans to try to challenge Obama on traditionally Democratic turf so he could redouble his efforts in Ohio and Iowa, as well as Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nevada and Virginia.
Romney is hoping that come Election Day, on-the-fence voters tip his way. But there are hurdles there, too.
Early voting is under way in dozens of states, and national and key states surveys show undecided voters feel more favorably toward Obama than Romney.
The Republican is in a tight battle with Obama in Florida, as well as Colorado, North Carolina and Nevada.
But Ohio's shifting landscape illustrates Romney's troubles over the past few weeks.
Republicans and Democrats agree that Obama's solid lead in public and private polling in the state is for real. Over the past month, the president has benefited from an improving economic situation in the state; its 7.2 percent unemployment rate is below the 8.1 percent national average. Obama's team also attributes his Ohio edge to the auto bailout and GM plant expansions in eastern Ohio.
Obama and his campaign have hammered Romney on his tax policies, arguing that the former Massachusetts governor favors the rich while the president as a defender of everyone else.
The president has seen the same good fortune in Iowa. A poll released Saturday by The Des Moines Register illustrates his advantage, showing Obama with 49 percent to 45 percent for Romney. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
"It's a direct result of the time and resources he's been forced to spend here," Iowa Republican strategist John Stineman said.
Indeed, Obama intently focused on the state ahead of an early voting period that began last week. He campaigned in Iowa aggressively this summer and dumped in a ton of TV advertising, much of it depicting Romney as wealthy and out-of-touch with working Americans.
Obama doesn't just have the wind at his back in those states.
The president also appears to be in stronger shape than Romney in Virginia, which has 13 electoral votes, and in New Hampshire, with four votes, even though Romney vacations often in the state where he has a lakeside home. Romney and GOP allies are being outspent in that state considerably, a sign of trouble for the Republican challenger.
Underscoring his challenges, Romney also has been forced to spend millions of dollars a week defending himself in North Carolina, a GOP-leaning state that's more conservative than most of the states that will decide the election.
Polls now show a competitive race there. Democrats boast of having registered 250,000 new voters in the state since April 2011. It's an eye-popping total in a state that Obama won by just 14,000 votes four years ago. A flood of new voters, presumably a chunk of them Democrats, could help keep that state within Obama's reach this year.
Also, Romney's effort to challenge Obama in Democratic-leaning Wisconsin, home state of running mate Paul Ryan, appears to have fizzled. Despite millions of dollars spent on TV in the last few weeks by both sides, polls show Obama with a clear lead in Wisconsin.
Romney's goal of forcing Obama to defend Michigan ? Romney's native state ? and Pennsylvania never materialized.
"The big strategic moment coming out of the conventions in my view was whether or not Romney and his campaign could succeed in expanding the parameters of the battleground," said Tad Devine, a top adviser to 2000 Democratic nominee Al Gore and 2004 nominee John Kerry. "They have not been able to do that."
All this has left Romney with an extraordinarily tight path and few options but to bear down in the states where he is competing aggressively. Time, though, is running out.
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Associated Press Deputy Director of Polling Jenifer Agiesta and AP news Survey Specialist Dennis Junius in Washington, Associated Press writers Dan Sewell in Ohio, Beth Fouhy in New York and Julie Pace in Chicago contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/race-stands-obama-within-reach-second-term-121119020--election.html
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2 killed, 1 wounded at VFW lodge shooting
By NBC News
Updated at 4:15 p.m. ET: Two people were fatally shot and one was wounded Sunday morning at a Veterans of Foreign Wars lodge where motorcyclists had?gathered?for a charity ride to raise money for injured bikers, WESH.com reported.
The shooting occurred around 10:40 a.m. at the VFW Post 5405 in Winter Springs, Fla., about 15 miles northeast of Orlando. Police say the investigation remains in the early stages and that they believe they have the shooter in custody.
Riders were finishing breakfast, about to embark on the charity ride, when armed men came in and started shooting, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
According to the Sentinel, police evacuated those in the building to a nearby senior center. They also detained several people and confiscated many weapons.
Lt. Doug Seely, a Winter Springs police spokesman, told the newspaper?all three victims appeared to be motorcycle-club members.?
"We have a lot of crime scene?" Seely said, according to the Sentinel. "We have a lot of people detained and a lot of weapons detained, and we're ascertaining what matches what."
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| Position: | Health and Wellness Director |
| Status: | Full time, exempt |
| Location: | Salem YMCA |
| Description of Duties: | The Salem YMCA has an opportunity for experienced, motivated health professional. Candidate must have experience in fitness program management, supervision, fiscal management, communication, and organization. Responsibilities include leadership of health and wellness center, supervision of group exercise/holistic programs, fitness related special events/games/road races, and development of fitness related member services. |
| Requirements: | Qualified candidates will have a degree in exercise science or related field, 2 years supervisory experience preferred, and a passion for healthy living. |
| Salary Range: | The Salem YMCA offers competitive salary and benefits. Starting salary range for this position is $35,000-$42,000. |
| To Apply: | Please send resume, cover letter, and three references to Mari Matt, Executive Director, Salem YMCA, 1 Sewall Street, Salem MA 01970 or email mattm@northshoreymca.org |
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Suu Kyi ?can be Burma president?
29 September 2012
Last updated at 17:10 ET
Burmese leader Thein Sein has told the BBC he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as president if the people vote for her.
The president insisted that the will of the people would be respected whoever they chose in an election due in 2015.
He reiterated his commitment to the country?s reform programme, and said he and Ms Suu Kyi were working together.
Thein Sein, a former leader of the military junta that ruled Burma for decades, has overseen a dramatic shift towards a civilian-led government.
Two days ago he spoke at the UN General Assembly, congratulating Ms Suu Kyi on receiving the US Congressional Gold Medal.
In an interview with the BBC?s HardTalk programme, he went even further by talking about the possibility of the Nobel Peace Prize winner becoming president.
?Whether she will become a leader of the nation depends on the will of the people. If the people accept her, then I will have to accept her,? he said.
?There isn?t any problem between me and Aung San Suu Kyi. We are working together.?
But he added that the army, which retains many of the seats in parliament, will continue to play a central role in the country?s politics.
Ms Suu Kyi was kept under house arrest for 15 years and repeatedly denounced by the former regime.
Thein Sein?s remarks this week have been the warmest from Burma?s political leadership since the junta was formally dissolved in March 2011.
But Burma still faces many problems, including a recent outbreak of fighting between Muslim Rohingya people and Buddhist Rakhine people.
The president has repeatedly pledged to end internal strife, but neither he nor Ms Suu Kyi have provided a possible solution to the problems in Rakhine state.
Meanwhile, the president also renewed his appeal for economic sanctions placed on his country to be lifted.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has already said the US would ease its import ban on Burmese goods.
Many other targeted measures have already been lifted by the US and other Western countries.
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CORRECTED-UPDATE 5-Spain debt rises on aid to banks, regions, finance cost
(Corrects to note that Brussels has declined to comment on the draft budget)
* Spain details cuts to health, education
* Debt-to-GDP ratio to rise to 90.5 percent by end-2013
* Budget deficit rises to 7.4 percent including bank aid
* Gross debt issuance rises to 207.2 billion euros in 2013
By Andr?s Gonz?lez
MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's debt levels are set to rise next year, piling pressure on the government to apply for aid as it pours funds in to cash-strapped regions, an ailing banking system and rising refinancing costs, its budget showed on Saturday.
Spain's debt as a ratio of gross domestic product will reach 90.5 percent by end 2013, according to the document presented to parliament for approval, almost three times that registered before the property bubble burst in 2008.
The budget aims to make savings of around 13 billion euros ($16.7 billion) next year, largely by deepening already unpopular cuts in public sector wages, education, health and social services, fuelling anti-austerity protests.
"This is an austerity budget, but will serve to help us get over this long economic crisis and once again show that Spain is a trustworthy partner within Europe," Treasury Minister Cristobal Montoro told journalists after delivering the budget.
Spain is at the centre of the euro zone debt crisis as nervous investors demand ever higher premiums to hold Spanish debt on concerns that the government cannot control its finances in the midst of a deepening recession.
Calls by wealthy northeastern region Catalonia for independence and the rising number of demonstrations on the streets of major cities have stoked doubts that Spain can fix its problems without help.
Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in Madrid's Neptune plaza, between the Prado Museum and Parliament, for a third time this week to vent anger at politicians they accuse of pillaging the welfare state to bail out badly-run banks.
"This has to change. We have to show them we are not an anti-system minority but represent Spain's discontent and we are many. You only have to see the unemployment rate to see that," said state school teacher, Montse, 44, who was at the march with her unemployed husband and 11-year-old daughter.
Unemployment in Spain is more than double the European Union average, with half of all working-age under-26s unable to find jobs and shattered businesses laying off employees they cannot afford to pay.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has delayed any plea for aid, which would kick-start a European Central Bank plan to buy debt and ease financing costs, though this week has passed reforms and the budget plan in what many see is an effort to pre-empt the likely terms of a bailout.
Rajoy, who said he is considering the conditions behind any aid request, is widely expected to wait until after regional elections in Galicia and the Basque Country before taking any decision.
RISING BORROWING NEEDS
The budget details spending cuts of 3.1 percent in health, 14.4 percent in education and 6.3 percent in unemployment benefits, as the recession, which began in the first quarter, drags on.
Spain will also slash state funding to commerce, tourism and small and medium-sized companies by 18.8 percent and infrastructure by 13.5 percent.
The government will increase its reliance on international markets for funding next year, with gross debt issuance requirements of 207.2 billion euros, after budgeting in 2012 for gross issuance of 186.1 billion euros.
The cost of financing its debt, as benchmark 10-year bond yields rise to near unsustainable levels of above 6 percent, is expected to increase to 38.6 billion euros, or 3.6 percent of GDP, in 2013, the budget showed.
The Treasury must pay debt redemptions of 159.2 billion euros in 2013, up slightly from 153.2 billion euros in 2012.
The increase in the debt-to-GDP ratio was due to the economic crisis and the effect of state instruments on public accounts, the Treasury said in the document.
The instruments include the power deficit bond programme, FADE, the service provider fund for regional governments, Spain's part in aid granted to Ireland, Greece and Portugal and the recapitalisation loan for the country's banks, it said.
Brussels on Thursday said that Spain's detailed timetable for economic reforms goes beyond what the European Commission has asked of Spain and is an ambitious step forward, though it has declined to comment on the draft budget at this stage.
Many economists expressed doubt that Spain's conservatives would be able to raise the cash the budget demanded as pension and debt-servicing costs rise.
"My general view is that this is an optimistic budget, in the sense that predictions for the contraction in 2013 are very optimistic," said Xavier Vives, economist at business school IESE, adding that he expected the plans to be revised, as with every other budget over the past four years.
The budget is based on the assumption that GDP will shrink by 0.5 percent in 2013 year-on-year, though most economists expect a deeper slump.
DEFICIT JUMP
Spain will meet its 2012 public deficit target as dictated by European guidelines, Montoro said, but the shortfall will jump by more than one percentage point if aid to its struggling banks were taken in to account.
The Spanish deficit this year would be 6.3 percent of GDP, not including these payments to its banks, he said, but would rise to 9.4 percent of GDP last year and 7.4 percent of GDP this year if the aid was considered.
"Everything within the deficit derived from financial operations aren't included ... they're considered one-offs," Montoro said.
Spain has asked for up to 100 billion euros for its crisis-hit banks, though the debate among Spain's European partners rages over whether that money would go directly to its lenders or first via public coffers.
On Friday, an independent report showed that Spanish banks will need up to 59.3 billion euros in extra capital to ride out the economic downturn.
The budget details on Saturday showed Spain's debt ratio included 30 billion euros of the planned 100-billion-euro aid request for the country's banks.
($1 = 0.7773 euros) (Additional reporting Carlos Ruano, Nigel Davies and Paul Day; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by James Jukwey and David Goodman)
Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Keyboard
The Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Keyboard ($59.99 list) retains the same distinctive curvy design featured in some of Microsoft's earlier contour keyboards, and comes with some new features like a detachable padded wrist rest and Windows 8-specific charm keys. The most striking change that's surely going to attract the most attention, though, is its dual-function spacebar, which is an otherwise ordinary spacebar (albeit considerably wider) that has been split into two separate keys, with the right half acting as a dedicated spacebar while the left side can be toggled between serving as a spacebar or a backspace key. Apart from these elements, though, there's not much to distinguish the Sculpt from other keyboards currently on the market.
Design and Features
The Sculpt is full-size keyboard with an all-black chassis constructed entirely out of plastic. The only departure from the Sculpt's plastic build is its detachable padded wrist rest, which can be removed by unlocking a latch on the underside of the keyboard. With the exception of a thin glossy strip running along the outer perimeter of the frame, the Sculpt sports a matte-finished look. Aside from giving the keyboard subdued, elegant look, the matte finish does a good job of resisting smudging after prolonged use, unlike the glossy-framed Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 . The Sculpt doesn't sport a thin profile like the K750, as its frame has a gradual bulge that raises its profile around the crescent of the wavy contour. The rounded design continues on Sculpt's scalloped keys, which feature a slight curvature on the bottom.
A switch on the upper right hand of the Sculpt allows users to toggle the top row of keys between standard function keys and a mixture of Windows 8-optimized hotkeys and charm keys. I used the Sculpt on a system with Windows 8 Release Preview installed and was able to dig a little deeper into its interface. Accordingly, the Sculpt's F1 through F4 keys are standard media playback keys that, incidentally, are compatible with earlier versions of Windows. Meanwhile, the F5 through F8 keys are shortcuts to Windows 8's five so-called "charms," which are share, settings, search, a device toggle, and a desktop button; the desktop button is also a charm, but that particular key, which features the new Windows logo, is on the Sculpt's lower left side. Without a Sculpt, you can accesses the charms by swiping from the right edge of a touch-enabled display.
The F9 through F12 keys, meanwhile, act as Windows 8 hotkeys that pertain to apps; F9 rotates between open apps, F10 lists all open apps on the left side of the screen, F11 enables a split-screen mode between any two apps, and F12 lists all open apps on the bottom portion of the screen. While these Windows 8-optimized keys succeed in making Windows 8 a more mangeable interface, the Sculpt's directional arrows unfortunately don't scroll through the tiled interface of the Windows 8 desktop screen, and instead simply allows for moving between individual tiles. Ultimately, this means that even with a Sculpt keyboard and a non-touch-capable system, you'll still need to use a compatible mouse to fluidly navigating the tiles?the Sculpt alone, alas, won't get you there.
And now, the spacebar. Microsoft's stated rationale for its decision to split the spacebar in half is to eliminate so-called "pinky reach," or the purportedly unnatural movement that occurs when one's pinky strikes the backspace key. It's premised on the notion that one can type more efficiently while also reducing strain by backspacing with the left hand's thumb. Fortunately, Sculpt users have the option to toggle between the dual-functionality approach or a traditional setup wherein both halves act as a spacebar by simply holding both keys for several moments.
The Sculpt uses two AAA batteries (which are included). If you're the type who constantly worries about battery life, then you'd likely be better off with either the solar-powered K750 or the Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 , which can be recharged via USB connection. The Sculpt is compatible with Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 7 and Vista, though the Windows 8 charm keys and most of the hotkeys (with the exception of the media playback keys) don't all work with earlier versions of the operation system, save for the volume control and application selector.
Performance
Unlike the Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000 , the Sculpt connects wirelessly via an included USB dongle. If you plan on taking it on the go, be sure to remember where you place the dongle, as the Sculpt doesn't have any compartments on its underside for storing the dongle, unlike the Logitech
Typing on the Sculpt makes for an overall comfortable experience, especially when the wrist rest is attached. Moreover, the contoured shape curves in accordance with the natural posture of your hands. The response rate was on point; there was no lag time whatsoever. Throughout testing, the pitch of the keys felt just right, and they felt agreeably springy whenever bottoming out at the end of a keystroke.
While I've never considered "pinky reach" a particularly pernicious threat, I nonetheless was eager to try out the spacebar's dual-functionality feature. Overall, I had a difficult time adjusting to it, and found that it decreased my productivity. Of course, this is a very subjective call that ultimately boils down to taste, so you'd be better off trying it for yourself. Personally, I liked the Sculpt much more when the dual-functionality was turned off.
The Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Keyboard is a solid choice for anyone who wants a keyboard optimized for Windows 8 or who can envision a smoother typing experience when there's a backspace button next to the spacebar. Aside from these considerations, though, it's a fairly standard keyboard that lacks some of the more common features seen in other keyboards, like backlighting or a rechargeable battery. For these reasons, it doesn't have enough to dethrone our current Editors' Choice for keyboards, the Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800.
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Iran condemns U.S. for taking group off terror list
PARIS (AP) ? Iran condemned on Saturday the Obama administration for taking an Iranian militant group formerly allied with Saddam Hussein off the U.S. terrorism list, saying it shows Washington's "double standards."
The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK), which began as a guerrilla movement fighting Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, helped overthrow the monarch in 1979 then quickly fell out with the Islamic Republic's first leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It fought in the 1980s alongside Saddam's forces in the eight-year Iran-Iraq war but disarmed after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The State Department delisted the group on Friday, meaning that any assets the MEK has in the United States are unblocked and Americans can do business with the organization. On Saturday, at their Paris headquarters, MEK members gathered to celebrate, tossing flower petals and displaying photos of members killed in the past 15 years.
"We call on the international community to respect the will of the Iranian people for a regime change in Iran," Maryam Rajavi, the Paris-based head of the exiled opposition group, said Saturday.
Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement that the delisting of MEK was "a violation of America's legal and international obligations" that could threaten U.S. interests. The decision "will bring U.S. responsibility for past, present and future terrorist operations by this group," the statement also said.
Iranian State TV criticized the decision, saying that the U.S. considered the MEK "good terrorists" and claims Washington is using the group to work against Tehran. State radio said the move highlights President Barack Obama's anti-Iranian sentiments.
"There is much evidence of the group being involved in terrorist activities. Delisting them shows America's double standard policy on terrorism," state TV said. The U.S. distinguishes between "good and bad terrorists" and the MEK are now "good terrorists because the U.S. is using them against Iran," the report also said, adding that Washington and Israel use the group to spy on Iran's nuclear program.
The U.S. and its allies accuse Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons. Iran has denied the claims, saying the program is peaceful and is intended for electricity generation and scientific research.
The State Department said the MEK hasn't committed terror for more than a decade. The group has also complied with demands that over 3,000 of its once-armed members abandon their base in Iraq near the Iranian border for a camp outside Baghdad, an essential step to ending their decades-long presence in Iraq.
The group claims it is seeking regime change through peaceful means, aiming to replace Tehran's clerical system with a secular government.
However, a senior State Department official suggested that removing MEK from the U.S. terrorist list does not translate into a shared common front against the Islamic Republic. The official said Washington does not view MEK as an opposition movement that can promote democratic values in Iran. The official on Friday briefed reporters on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
In a rare interview on Friday, Rajavi said "the most important impact ... will be seen inside Iran."
"The balance of power is going to change. For example, the first message for the Iranian people will be they won't fear increasing their activity and increasing their demonstrations," she said. The fear "will evaporate ... and that will lead to the expansion of anti-regime activities within Iran."
Iran says MEK is responsible for the deaths of more than 12,000 Iranians over the past three decades, including senior government officials.
The MEK spent huge sums of money over years lobbying for removal from the U.S. terror list, holding rallies in European capitals and elsewhere that featured luminaries like former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge from the administration of George W. Bush. Former House Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was among those recently welcomed by the MEK to Paris.
The group was protected in Iraq under Saddam Hussein, but its members are disliked by the new Iraqi government, dominated by Shiite Muslims like those in Iran.
The United States had insisted the MEK's members leave Camp Ashraf, their home in Iraq, as a condition for removal from the terrorist list. All but several hundred militants are now located in Camp Liberty, a former U.S. base outside Baghdad, looking for placement in third countries.
The MEK was removed from the European Union's terrorist list in 2009.
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Associated Press writer Ali Akbar Dareini contributed from Tehran, Iran.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-condemns-us-taking-group-off-terror-list-121959426.html
Lufthansa: savings won't have desired effect in 2012
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa's
The company launched a savings program - dubbed SCORE - earlier this year to boost annual earnings by 1.5 billion euros ($1.9 billion) by the end 2014, compared with 2011.
"Due to the headwinds we face, the progress we have made is not visibly reflected, as we had hoped, in our financial result," Christoph Franz said in an employee newsletter on Friday.
The airline - whose business is caught between low-cost rivals such as easyJet
It announced this month that it will merge its European and German domestic routes under a new low-cost brand.
While SCORE will reach its target this year, Franz said high jet fuel prices and the weak economy, as well as fees and costs for materials, were mitigating its effects.
"Therefore we have to work harder to achieve SCORE's planned earnings improvement of 1.5 billion euros in the end," he said.
Shares of Lufthansa turned negative on the news and were down 1.4 percent at 10.59 euros by 1113 GMT. The DAX index <.gdaxi> of leading German stocks was down 0.4 percent.
The airline is negotiating with labor representatives of cabin crew, who held a series of rolling strikes several weeks ago, resulting in the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights.
(Reporting By Marilyn Gerlach; Editing by Pravin Char)
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3% of Apple?s supply chain workers still putting 60+ hour weeks into someone else?s dream
Determined to prove the world it?s doing the right thing to prevent labor abuses in its supply chain, Apple has quietly updated the?Labor and Human Rights web page with some interesting data points.?The company?s suppliers in August employed 60 percent more workers than in January of this year.
Three percent of supply chain workforce was putting more than 60 hours a week into assembling Apple products, data suggests.?Ending the industry practice of excessive overtime ?is a top priority?, Apple writes.
It?s easier said than done considering?the unemployment rate of China?s youth of 7.6 percent in 2012 and Foxconn?s reputation?for shoddy working conditions and?army style discipline in its sweatshops?
An update to its Supplier Responsibility web page, first spotted by Matthew Panzarino of?The Next Web, shows that Apple has managed to maintain the same percentage of compliance with the 60-hour week requirement in August compared to July, when the California company helped put more money into Foxconn workers? pockets, following a February wage increase.
The page reads:
Going deep into our supply chain, we are now tracking weekly supplier data for over 800,000 workers. In August, 97 percent of worker weeks were reported as compliant with the 60-hour maximum work week specified in our code, sustaining the 97 percent that was reported in July.
Apple also notes that the?number of workers hired to assemble its products in China has increased from over 500,000 in January to over 800,000 in August.
According to another report by?Fair Labor Association (FLA) last month, Foxconn has indeed managed to reduce the number of working hours per week to 60, including overtime. The controversial company led by CEO Terry Gou also redesigned equipment to protect employees and was working with authorities to get migrant workers unemployment insurance.
According to the FLA report, Foxconn as of August had?about 178,000 workers making Apple devices in China.
Apple?s supply chain update is a mixed bag of good and bad news.
The good news is that Apple kept the same 97 percent level of?the 60-hour maximum work week compliance despite the 60 percent workforce increase.
The bad news is that still three percent of workers hired by its suppliers are putting in more than 60 hours a week.
Apple?s always been scrutinized for oversea labor?practices due to its status of the world?s most valuable corporation, especially now that it?s selling gadgets in the hundreds of millions.
As such, Apple?s become a poster child for for worker abuses in Asian plants.
You could make the case for Apple being unfairly criticized by arguing that Foxconn?s plants are above the average manufacturing standards in China, especially compared to real sweatshops elsewhere in the county.
On the other hand, it?s not surprising that?Foxconn?facilities?have become a lightning rod for worker complaints and investigations into the firm?s controversial working conditions.
None of the above, of course, is to say that Apple shouldn?t hold its supply chain to even more exacting standards.
If you ask me, the 60 hour workweek should be penalized by law.
What?s your position?
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Former Saint Jakobus Church in Utrecht for Rent The trend is...
Former Saint Jakobus Church in Utrecht for Rent?
The trend is growing in regards to living at historical sites. The former Saint Jakobus Church is one for this list. Originally built in 1870, ZECC Architects and Thomas Haukes, who did the interior style, redesigned together this worshipping place in 2009.
This house is now available for short-term accommodation on Wimdu.?
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Social bullying prevalent in children's television
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Children ages 2-11 view an alarming amount of television shows that contain forms of social bullying or social aggression. Physical aggression in television for children is greatly documented, but this is the first in-depth analysis on children's exposure to behaviors like cruel gossiping and manipulation of friendship.
Nicole Martins, Indiana University, and Barbara J. Wilson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, published in the Journal of Communication a content analysis of the 50 most popular children's shows according to Nielsen Media Research. One hundred and fifty television shows were viewed and analyzed, and 92% of the programming contained some version of social aggression?approximately 14 times per hour. There was careful attention to what was portrayed in the cases of social aggression, whether the behavior was rewarded or punished, justified, or committed by an attractive perpetrator.
The findings suggested that some of the ways in which social aggression is contextualized make these depictions particularly problematic for young viewers. The study found that attractive characters who perpetrated social aggression were rarely punished for their behavior, and that socially aggressive scenes were significantly more likely than physically aggressive scenes to be presented in a humorous way. In some cases, social aggression on television may pose more of a risk than portrayals of physical aggression do.
"These findings should help parents and educators recognize that there are socially aggressive behaviors on programs children watch. Parents should not assume that a program is okay for their child to watch simply because it does not contain physical violence. Parents should be more aware of portrayals that may not be explicitly violent in a physical sense but are nonetheless antisocial in nature," Martins said.
"Martins and Wilson's research shows just how important it is to broaden our view of 'violence' beyond the physical; particularly as their findings indicate that social violence like insults and name calling occurs just as commonly in children's programming," said Amy Jordan, director of the Media and the Developing Child sector at the University of Pennsylvania and Chair of the Children, Adolescents and the Media Division of the International Communication Association.
"As a society, we need to acknowledge that our children are learning to be socially aggressive, and that one source of this learning may be the television shows they watch. We may not see physical manifestations of this type of violence, but children who are victims of social aggression from their peers may develop deep and lasting emotional scars."
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HBT: No-hitter exclamation point to Pirates' collapse
The Pirates appeared to hit rock bottom on Wednesday, when they were shutout primarily by a pitcher they gave up on waivers to the Mets prior to the start of the season (Jeremy Hefner pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, before rookie Jeurys Familia finished up). As it turned out, that was still just a warmup.
On Friday evening, the Pirates were no-hit by a guy named Homer. A guy who had one career shutout in 109 major league starts. And you?ll never guess who that had come against. In fact, both of Homer Bailey?s complete games had come versus the Pirates. He?s now 8-2 with a 2.51 ERA in 12 starts against the Pirates and 30-31 with a 4.81 ERA in 98 starts against everyone else.
The loss was the Pirates? 81st of the season, which guarantees they won?t snap their record skid with a winning season. They could still conceivably win five straight and finish at .500 for the first time in 20 years. But, let?s face it, that?s not happening. The Pirates are 6-20 in September after going 11-17 in August.
As for Bailey, he deserves plenty of credit. He fanned 10 and faced one batter over the minimum. His postseason rotation spot was still in doubt as of a couple of weeks ago, but he had moved well ahead of Mike Leake of late even before tonight?s showing. He?s taken advantage of a very weak schedule of late, but 13-10 with a 3.75 ERA in 204 innings is nothing to sneeze at. His no-hitter tonight was the Reds? first since Tom Browning threw a perfect game in 1988. Incredibly, it was the first no-hitter versus the Pirates since the Cardinals? Bob Gibson threw one in 1971.
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Op-Ed Contributor: The World Needs Wolves
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Box of Brownie Mix
15 oz Can of Pumpkin
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You DO NOT need anything else but the brownie mix and pumpkin ( ex ? water, oil, eggs)
Preheat oven as instructed on the box
Mix the pumpkin and brownie mix together ? it will be thick
Pour into a pan and bake till firm
Enjoy!
It does not taste extremely like pumpkin ? though it does have a hint? but perfect for fall.
It is a GREAT way to cut those extra calories and fat!
Took me 45 minutes to bake in a 8?8 pan
| 2 Ingredient Brownies |
Serves: 9
- Box of Brownie Mix
- 15 oz Can of Pumpkin
- You DO NOT need anything else but the brownie mix and pumpkin ( ex ? water, oil, eggs)
- Preheat oven as instructed on the box
- Mix the pumpkin and brownie mix together ? it will be thick
- Pour into a pan and bake till firm
- Enjoy!
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As debate looms, Romney looks to Pennsylvania
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Va., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures during a campaign event at American Legion Post 176, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Springfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at Farm Bureau Live, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a baby after making a campaign stop at American Legion Post 176, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Springfield, Va. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? His path to victory narrowing, Mitt Romney is looking to Pennsylvania to help slow President Barack Obama's momentum ahead of a high-stakes meeting on the debate stage next week.
The Republican presidential nominee was to campaign Friday in the Philadelphia area, first courting donors at a high-dollar fundraiser and then meeting voters at a midday rally.
Fresh off a promise to spend more time in the swing states that matter most, Romney will pass much of the day in a state that has not supported a Republican presidential candidate in nearly a quarter-century. His campaign is not running any television ads in Pennsylvania, and aides privately concede that Obama has a significant advantage just 40 days before Election Day.
They suggest that Romney's visit ? his first to the state in more than two months ? is largely designed to raise the money needed to narrow Obama's edge in more competitive states. After raising $5 million at a Washington event Thursday, Romney is expected to generate more than $1 million in Philadelphia and an additional $7 million at a Boston fundraiser later Friday.
"We're going to have to make the right choice on Nov. 6, and you're going to make that happen," Romney told cheering donors in Washington.
Obama will also focus on raising cash Friday as he keeps his campaign close to Washington, where he has three fundraising events scheduled.
He is set to deliver remarks at a finance event at the Capital Hilton in Washington, where tickets start at $250 but go as high as $10,000 per couple. Obama will attend a smaller fundraiser at a private residence before returning to the Capitol Hilton for a third event.
On Thursday, Romney and Obama campaigned a few hundred miles apart in Virginia.
The president pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again," while Romney focused on threats beyond American shores, accusing Obama of backing dangerous cuts in defense spending.
The Republican's message, including questions about the president's response to recent violence in Libya, comes as he tries to move beyond his long-held economic focus to help score political points and reverse a slide in the polls.
"The idea of cutting our military is unthinkable and devastating. And when I become president we will not," Romney declared at an American Legion hall in Springfield, Va.
He is expected to push a similar message on Friday in suburban Philadelphia during a rally at Valley Forge Military Academy and College.
While Romney aides are not optimistic about their chances in Pennsylvania, Republicans are not giving up on the state.
"We have an aggressive operation and ground game in place," campaign spokesman Rick Gorka said.
The state GOP is set to begin running a television ad Friday assailing Obama's economic leadership. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate, at 8.1 percent, is slightly less than the national average.
Obama and Romney are scheduled to face off Wednesday in Denver for the first of three presidential debates, which may represent the challenger's best remaining opportunity to change the trajectory of his campaign. Romney has struggled through a series of perceived missteps in weeks amid signs that confidence in the nation's economy is on the rise.
Obama was expected to meet with advisers Friday to prepare for next week's debate. The president was departing Sunday for Nevada, where he planned to hold debate practice sessions near Las Vegas.
Romney has been focused on fundraising and debate preparation for several weeks, raising some questions from within the GOP about his strategy. Earlier in the week, Romney said the time had come in the campaign when he would start spending less time with donors and more time with voters in swing states.
Following his stop in Pennsylvania, Romney heads to Boston for an evening fundraiser and a weekend focused on more debate preparation.
In an election centered largely on the economy, each side got some new ammunition on Thursday. The Commerce Department lowered its earlier estimate of tepid growth for the April-June quarter, while the Labor Department said the economy added 386,000 more jobs from April 2011 through March 2012 than previously believed.
Romney compared the American economy to that of Russia as he ignored signs of growth and pounced on the Commerce Department's downward revision.
"By the way, Russia's GDP growth is at 4 percent. And we're at 1.3. This is unacceptable," he said. "The president does not understand how to get this economy to work for the American people."
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Associated Press writers Jim Kuhnhenn and Ken Thomas contributed to this report.
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