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On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books of political protest when she fell under the hooves of George V's horse at the Epsom Derby. She sustained fatal injuries and she died 4 days later.
Davison had studied at Oxford University before becoming a teacher. She joined Emmeline Pankhurst's Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1906. The WSPU's mission was to pull together people who felt strongly that radical and confrontational methods were required in order to achieve women's suffrage. Their main aim was winning the vote for women. Davison left her teaching post in 1908 to devote all her time to the cause. In her 41 years, Davison had been force fed on 49 occasions and had been jailed 9 times, including one prison term for a violent attack on a man she mistook for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. As such she gained a reputation for being a violent militant activist and was well known to the police.
The 1913 Derby
Despite camera technology being in its infancy, three newsreel cameras captured the tragedy from different angles. At the time, cameras were bulky and there was no such thing as a tracking camera, instead they were static and were limited in what they could cover. However, the Pathe News camera was placed to the right of Tattenham Corner and was waiting to capture the horses as they raced around the corner. It happens in a flash but Davison can just be made out running on to the track. Some horses sweep by her but the king's horse Anmer, who is third last, ploughs into Davison. The horse somersaults, catapulting its jockey Herbert Jones in to the air. Spectators flock on to the track to attend the injured. Jones suffered mild concussion and later he went on to say that he was "haunted by that poor woman's face". Some 30 years later, Jones was discovered to have committed suicide after his son found him in a gas-filled kitchen.
Was it suicide?
There has been much speculation about Davison's intentions on that fateful day and many are divided as to her true motivation. The 1913 title card from the Pathe Newsreel reads "Suffragette Killed in Attempt to Pull Down the King's Horse". This was the general consensus at the time – that it was a deliberate act. Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst had no doubt that Davison deliberately killed herself out of downright passion for her cause whilst others saw her actions as reckless and anarchic. However, evidence suggests that Davison was not at the Derby to commit suicide but instead she was there to attach a flag to the horse's bridle in order to bring attention to women's suffrage. In fact police reports suggested that two flags were found on her body. Other evidence to support that martyrdom was not her intention includes her return train ticket back to London plus a ticket she had for a summer festival later on that day. Also a postcard she had written to her sister suggested that they were due to holiday together in the near future. Evidence which seems to clearly indicate that she intended to leave Epsom Downs that day. Historians have also suggested that Davison and other suffragettes were seen practising grabbing horses in a park near Davison's mother's house and they drew straws to decide who was going to be the one to go to Epsom.
The Funeral
Whether she deliberately sought after death or not, suffragettes embraced Davison as a martyr to her cause and used the funeral to highlight the WSPU movement. On 14 June 1913, Davison's coffin was taken in procession through the streets of London to St George's Church in Bloomsbury. 6000 women turned out for the service. At the inquest in to her death, police reached the verdict of 'misadventure'.
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Midwife charged in connection with home birth in Hoboken after infant dies
HOBOKEN – A newborn baby who was delivered at a Garden Street home in Hoboken on Tuesday died that day, and now, the midwife who assisted in the delivery has been charged with practicing medicine without a license.
The 31-year-old woman appeared in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City on Friday. She lives in Warren County, according to NJ.com.
According to the story, she was charged with being involved with the practice of medicine while her midwifery license was suspended or revoked.
It is not known for sure whether the child was stillborn or died after birth. An autopsy is being conducted.
The child was a breech birth, according to the story.
A midwife is someone who assists a woman during her pregnancy, and can also help during the delivery and afterward.
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JERSEY CITY – Hudson County Baseball Umpires Association will hold cadet classes for anyone interested in becoming a certified high school baseball and/or softball umpire. Classes start Monday, Jan. 7 through March in Jersey City.
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Unsigned flyers left on cars in Hoboken criticize possible parking consultant
HOBOKEN – It's starting already. The Hoboken mayor/council election isn't until 2013, but apparently, the midnight flyers have only just begun.
Midnight flyers are unsigned campaign materials that are left on cars or slipped under doors overnight, often to prevent scrutiny and often just before an election.
New Jersey election law says that campaign advertisements must say on the materials who paid for them, and these do not, although it's unknown for now whether these were paid for by a campaign fund or just copies made by a resident or activist.
This morning, photocopied flyers were found under the windshield wipers of parked cars near the waterfront. The flyers take issue with a possible consulting job to be given to Ian Sacs, the city's director of parking and transportation, who is leaving the post on Oct. 15 and moving to Europe.
City officials have said that Sacs has agreed to help with the transition to a new director, but that there are no terms in place for a consulting contract right now.
City spokesman Juan Melli said that Sacs agreed to "assist with completing major ongoing projects on a consulting basis." No contract has been given or decided upon, and no decision has been made as of yet, he said.
The flyers say, "If you quit your job and moved to Europe, would your boss keep you on the payroll? Dawn Zimmer would!" At the bottom, they say, "Tell Zimmer to stop taking care of her friends and worry about parking!"
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"I swear by extra-virgin coconut oil. I wear it under my night cream, smear it on my lips, comb it through my hair before braiding it, and mix two tablespoons into my smoothies. I smell like one big coconut—that's what my boyfriend says. Moisturizers work better when you exfoliate first. I love baking soda as a gentle scrub. I add a little water to form a paste, then massage it over my face with circular motions. I'm also big into dry brushing before showering to get rid of flaky skin and help circulation."
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In the current job climate, it is quite common for coworkers to have very different ages. While this setup can bring diverse perspectives, generational differences can also cause issues.
As a manager of a team that varies in age, it is important to embrace differences, break out of routines, be aware of generation-based hurdles, form teams, and keep everyone informed.
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I've got a bluetooth dongle connected to a Windows XP machine that I wish to use with Stereo Bluetooth headphones. The audio works fine. It is the remote control functionality that I have issues with:
- If I play a CD using the old version of Windows Media Player that comes with XP, no problem at all. I can pause the track, go to the next/previous tracks all using the controls on the bluetooth headphones.
- This same functionality does not work with iTunes, nor the Zune software, nor any flash player on a website.
I want to use an app (iTunes or Zune, or perhaps some other) to play podcasts around the house and the pause function would be most helpful. But so far no luck.
I wonder if I am doing something wrong or that is just the way it is…
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Fashion (un)focus: For the curious, the greys and blacks of Maria Sharapova's night outfit is complemented by a navy blue cover-up. The same neon green in the straps of her dress trims the placket and the collar of the jacket.
And we'll say it again: that Sharapova Head racquet bag is the bag that we've all been waiting to buy. Partly by virtue of not being obnoxious with visual branding, but mostly because it's sleek and sexy as an accessory. (We can't wait for a harder men's version to come out.)
Battling away: Maria, the third seed, just won the first set in her U.S. Open second round singles match, against Anastasiya Yakimova. The winner of this match faces Flavia Pennetta; they share the same half of the draw as second seed Vera Zvonareva. (Draw: Women's Singles)
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940hp 331ci Small-Block Ford - Turbos! Part 3
Bennett Racing's 940hp Street/Strip 331ci Small-Block Ford!
In the last two issues we told you how to select a turbocharger, then we provided some general guidelines on piecing together a complete system. So much for theory. This month we'll get into the real McCoy and examine what goes into an actual street/strip 331ci turbocharged engine built by the pros at Bennett Racing.
Located in northwest Alabama, Bennett is a major builder of kick-butt small-block and big-block Ford drag racing motors. The company is particularly dominant in NMCA and NMRA class racing, supplying normally aspirated, turbocharged, supercharged, and nitrous engines to a variety of winning racers. At Bennett, you can buy anything from cams all the way to turnkey engines developing over 2,000 hp, but the "mild" 900hp engine shown here is designed for street reliability.
A dual-purpose street/strip engine like this one is among the toughest builds. It's gotta make big power numbers to get down the track and survive in daily use with stock accessories--yet be reasonably affordable. As owner Jon Bennett puts it, "Our goal in building this type of engine is to provide the customer a super-high-horsepower, reliable engine. There are many different opinions on what a true street engine is. Our major concern on a street engine is reliability and low maintenance. We center all of our street engines around hydraulic-roller camshafts. As any experienced engine builder knows, a solid roller is less reliable on the street. Sure, we could put a solid roller profile in this engine and gain some average horsepower, but these gains would be minimal versus the additional maintenance required--valve lash, lifter checks, valvespring wear, and all that."
Dart's thick-wall, four-bolt-main Ford 302 iron block forms the foundation for the engine, which is stuffed with a Scat billet stroker crank, Scat H-beam rods, and premium CP pistons. Cylinder-wall prep is particularly critical, with Bennett making sure to keep the walls straight with minimal taper, and using a 400-grit finish with some cross-hatch to help properly lubricate the piston skirts and aid ring sealing. It's not at all unusual for these engines to have only 0.025 percent leakdown. The block is topped by Bennett CNC-ported Trick Flow Specialties cylinder heads fed by a TFS two-piece EFI intake.
The engine's Turbonetics T76 turbo is more than up to its dual-purpose job, easily supporting 900-1,000 hp. A T76 has a 76mm inducer, which Bennett says "is as big as we can use and still maintain streetability. Even though this engine has a [fairly large] turbo, it still makes boost very quickly due to the cylinder head and camshaft design." Go any larger and you tend to get turbo lag down low, with excessive boost on top. That's obviously not desirable on the street; however, some of the race-only Bennett mills built for the Pro 5.0 classes running Pro Stock-style chassis may go to as large as a 101mm inducer, depending on the weight breaks--but the humongous setup won't clear stock accessories.
This recipe definitely has the Wheaties. Young's Performance tested the engine shown here on its SuperFlow dyno. Running on 110-octane race gas, the engine pounded out 941.5 hp at 5,500 and 5,600 rpm, with 954.2 lb-ft of torque at 5,000, where it made 23.3 psi of boost. A well set-up 3,000-pound car, could run mid-8-second e.t. 's at 160 mph with an engine like this. Dropping down to 93-octane unleaded, the motor still churned out 710.8 hp at 6,200 and 655.9 lb-ft at 5,300 on 10.8 psi.
The engine is available as a complete turnkey package--including the turbo, 10x20-inch-core intercooler, 13/4-inch primary-tube headers, and ducting--for $20,000, ready to drop into a '79-'03 Fox-body Mustang. Undressed motors go for $12,000.
If 940 hp from 331 ci ain't enough, there's always the full-race 2,000hp version. Based on the tall-deck Dart 351W aluminum block, the 420ci small-block has bigger heads, stainless headers, and a dry-sump oiling system. Got $50K? HR
Specifications not listed are the same as stock. Except as noted, all dimensions are in inches or fractions thereof.
Type: Ford Windsor 90-degree OHV V-8 Displacement: 331.6 ci Bore x Stroke: 4.030 x 3.25 Compression Ratio: 8.24:1 Rod Center-to-Center: 5.40 Rod/Stroke Ratio: 1.66:1 Piston Compression Height: 1.170 Piston Deck Height: 0.010 (below deck) Piston Volume: -16 cc (dish) Head-Gasket Bore: 4.100 Head-Gasket Compressed Thickness: 0.054 Combustion-Chamber Volume: 64 cc 0.0027-0.0030 Rod Side Clearance: 0.020-0.025 Crankshaft Thrust: 0.005-0.0055 Piston-to-Bore: 0.0055 Piston-Ring Endgap: 0.025-0.028, top and second Piston-to-Head (Minimum): 0.040, steel rods; 0.060, aluminum rods Piston-to-Valve (Minimum): 0.100 Camshaft: Bennett hydraulic roller, 0.570 lift (1.7:1 rockers), 236 degrees at 0.050, 114-degree LDA Camshaft Thrust (Danny Bee Retainer): 0.004 minimum, 0.006-0.009 preferred Valvespring (Seat): 140 pounds at 1.850-inch installed height Valvespring (Open): 400 pounds Valvespring (Coil-Bind): 1.800 Pushrods: Comp Cams PN 7955-16, 5/16 od x 6.550 OL x 0.080 wall Spark Plugs: NGK V-Power (R5671A), 0.030 gap Main-Bearing Bolt Torque (Dart Billet Four-Bolt Caps, ARP Bolts): 65 lb-ft, except outer bolts to 35 lb-ft on cap Nos. 1 and 5 Rod-Bolt Torque (Scat rods, ARP 3/8 bolts): 55 lb-ft Head-Bolt Torque (ARP 1/2 bolts): 115 lb-ft, top row; 105 lb-ft, bottom row
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V2V: Department of Transportation's new communication system helps cars avoid crashes by talking to each other
June 11, 2012 by Amara D. Angelica
The University of Michigan is conducting a pilot program to test a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications device that could help drivers avoid accidents, CNET reports.
This technology could prevent up to 81 percent of all vehicle crashes, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT).
The school's Transportation and Research Institute is seeking 3,000 drivers in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area, and will equip their vehicles with wireless equipment that will alert the drivers to vehicles moving erratically. Intersections will also be outfitted with communication devices, and eventually the system could facilitate "dynamic real-time timing of traffic signals."
Last year the DOT announced that it will test consumer acceptance of V2V technology in six cities, including a 100-driver study in Brooklyn, Mich. The UM study, which is funded partly by the DOT, will focus on system reliability and consumer response to the service to figure out which alerts and types of communication are most effective.
Most drivers in the 3,000-person pilot program will have a V2V communications device installed in their existing vehicle, but 128 participants will get a new vehicle with this technology already integrated.
With V2V, more advanced versions of the systems can take control of a car to prevent an accident by applying brakes when the driver reacts too slowly to a warning, Huffington Post reports.
V2V "is our next evolutionary step … to make sure the crash never happens in the first place, which is, frankly, the best safety scenario we can all hope for," said David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Overall, more than 32,000 people were killed in traffic accidents last year.
In addition to warning of cars running red lights or stop signs, "connected cars" can let drivers know if they don't have time to make a left turn because of oncoming traffic. When driving on a two-lane road, the systems warn when passing is unsafe because of oncoming cars — even vehicles around a curve that the driver can't see yet.
In a line of heavy traffic, the systems issue an alert if a car several vehicles ahead brakes hard even before the vehicle directly in front brakes. And the systems alert drivers when they're at risk of rear-ending a slower-moving car.
It's also possible for connected cars to exchange information with traffic lights, signs and roadways if states and communities decide to equip their transportation infrastructure with similar technology. The information would be relayed to traffic management centers, tipping them off to congestion, accidents or obstructions.
If cars are reported to be swerving in one spot on a roadway, for example, that could indicate a large pothole or obstruction. The constant stream of vehicle-to-infrastructure, or V2I, information could give traffic managers a better picture of traffic flows than they have today, enabling better timing of traffic signals to keep cars moving, for example. Correspondingly, cars could receive warnings on traffic tie-ups ahead and rerouting directions.
NHTSA has been working on the technology for the past decade along with eight automakers: Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai-Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen.
The technology is already available, said Rob Strassburger, vice president for safety of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. He said what's needed is for the government to set standards so that all automakers use compatible technology.
Since V2V relies on wireless technology, ensuring that the safety systems are reliable and can't be hacked is another concern, NHTSA officials said.
The safety benefits of V2V won't be fully realized until there is a critical mass of cars on the road that can talk to each other, and just where that point lies isn't known. By the time the government sets standards and automakers are able to respond, it may be 10 years before the technology is widely available on new cars. It takes about 30 years for a new technology to work its way into the entire population of cars.
Some of the safety technologies for V2V are already available in cars, although they tend to be offered primarily on higher-end models. Lane departure systems, for example, warn drivers when their vehicle unintentionally wanders from its lane, and some can automatically steer the car back. Blind spot systems warn drivers of vehicles in adjacent lanes, and some can also steer away from hazards.
Forward collision warning systems alert drivers to impending crashes, and some can automatically brake if the driver doesn't respond. Adaptive cruise control automatically adjusts vehicle speed to maintain a set distance from the car ahead in the same lane. Adaptive headlights change their aim in conjunction with the steering wheel. Parking sensors and rear-mounted cameras help a driver parallel park without scraping paint, bumping fenders or hitting pedestrians.
A key difference is that most of the current technologies rely on radar or laser sensors to "see" other nearby vehicles. They can't warn drivers about cars they can't see, such as the car that ran the red light in the intersection demonstration, or an oncoming car around a curve in the road.
Together, the currently available technologies and the future V2V systems may effectively form a kind of autopilot for the road. Said Strassburger: "The long-term trajectory for these technologies is the vehicle that drives itself — the driverless car."
The Huffington Post article mentions the Safe Road Trains for the Environment (SARTRE) program in the "Future Cars" photo gallery at the bottom. SARTRE was featured recently on KurzweilAI (Volvo's autonomous cars travel 124 miles in Spain in 'road train'). Volvo Car Corporation spokesperson Jonas Ekmark offered these updates:
Q: Can a Volvo car be converted to work in a road train?
A: The research road train is to a large extent built of components that are in production with 2012 Volvos. Radar, computer vision, and laser sensors are already there, as well as controllable steering, brakes, and powertrain. Additional systems are likely to go into production and become affordable in the next coming years, for instance the V2V communication. However, it is likely that a road-train system needs to be built in to the car from the beginning in order to fulfill stringent vehicle-level requirements.
Q: How does the SARTRE project compare with Google's autonomous cars?
"Our road train is led by a human driver in the first vehicle. The driver is responsible for all the followers during platooning, just like a bus driver or an airline pilot is reponsible for the passengers. So the following vehicles do not not make their own decisions, essentially.
"It is really cool to be in the middle of this active safety/autonomous driving revolution. In not too many years, we will have cars that drive by themselves, that avoid accidents, that consume much less energy, and that open up new ways of using your time productively."
Tom Robinson, Project Director for Intelligent Transport Systems at Ricardo, which is developing the autonomous control systems for SARTRE, adds: "I would see the road train as also being supplementary to the rollout of autonomous vehicles; the platooning function and strategies can still be applied (to added benefit) once you have vehicle-to-vehicle cooperation."


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Richard Engel Freed from Captivity in Syria After Being Held for Five Days
Following reports yesterday that NBC News' chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel had disappeared along with his production crew shortly after entering Syria through Turkey, it was confirmed today that they had indeed been held hostage by unidentified captors until being freed following a firefight that took place yesterday.
NBC released this statement earlier today:
After being kidnapped and held for five days inside Syria by an unknown group, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and his production crew members have been freed unharmed. We are pleased to report they are safely out of the country.
In an interview on this morning's Today Show, Engel recalled being ambushed by 15 gunmen who bound and blindfolded him and his crew. Over the following days, they were subjected to mock executions and had been repeatedly moved from one location to the next.
It was during one of these transfers that the captors were stopped at a checkpoint being run by members of the Ahrar Al-Sham brigade, an anti-Assad militia, and a firefight ensued. Two of the captors were killed, and the rest fled the scene.
Neither Engel nor his colleagues were harmed during their ordeal.
Though their identities have not been confirmed and no official claim of responsibility has been made, Engel said he believes his abductors were members of a pro-Assad thugs who planned to exchange him and his crew for Iranian and Lebanese agents.


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Spatial Research Excellence by ESS (SREss) is a project at the European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) funded by the European Union as part of its regional investment policy through the European Regional Development Fund.
Distributed from the European Regional Development Fund, this investment is meant to support cutting-edge research. There is a need to renew neutron sources in Europe. New facilities in both the US and Japan mean that Europe risks falling behind. The societal challenges associated with climate, health and energy may be helped by the research done at ESS. This is described both in EU2020 and the regional development strategy.
The aim of the SREss project is to secure the basic physical infrastructure of the research facility under construction in Lund, thus laying the physical basis for the future instruments. The total duration of the SREss project is three years, divided into two phases.
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William J. Perry, Ashton B. Carter and Michael M. May – 2007-06-18 08:42:35
Nuclear Terror Threat Demands Readiness
Time to Make Plans for Day after the Blast
(June 17, 2007) — The probability of a nuclear weapon one day going off in an American city cannot be calculated, but it is higher than it was five years ago. Potential sources of bombs or the fissile materials to make them have proliferated in North Korea and Iran. Russia's arsenal remains poorly secured 15 years after the end of the Soviet Union. And Pakistan's nuclear technology, already put on the market once by Abdul Qadeer Khan, could go to terrorists if President Pervez Musharraf cannot control radicals in that country.
In the same period, terrorism has become a mass global movement and seems to gather strength daily as extremism spills out of Iraq into the rest of the Middle East, Asia, Europe and even the Americas. More nuclear materials that can be lost or stolen plus more terrorists aspiring to mass destruction equals a greater chance of nuclear terrorism.
Former Sen. Sam Nunn in 2005 framed the need for Washington to do better at changing this math with a provocative question: On the day after a nuclear weapon goes off in an American city, "What would we wish we had done to prevent it?" But in view of the increased risk we now face, it is time to add a second question to Nunn's: What will we actually do on the day after? That is, what actions should our government take?
It turns out that much could be done to save lives and ensure that civilization endures in such terrible circumstances. After all, the underlying equation would remain a few terrorists acting against all the rest of us, and even nuclear weapons need not undermine our strong societies if we prepare to act together sensibly. Sadly, it is time to consider such contingency planning.
First and foremost, the scale of disaster would quickly overwhelm even the most prepared city and state governments. To avoid repeating the Hurricane Katrina fiasco on a much larger scale, Washington must stop pretending that its role would be to support local responders. State and local governments — though their actions to save lives and avoid panic in the first hours would be essential — must abandon the pretense that they could remain in charge.
The federal government, led by the Department of Homeland Security, should plan to quickly step in and take full responsibility and devote all its resources, including those of the Department of Defense, to the crisis.
Only the federal government could help the country deal rationally with the problem of radiation, which is unique to nuclear terrorism and uniquely frightening to most people. For those within a 2-mile-wide circle around a Hiroshima-size detonation (in Washington, that diameter is the length of the Mall; in New York, three-fourths the length of Central Park; in most cities, the downtown area) or just downwind, little could be done. People in this zone who were not killed by the blast itself, perhaps hundreds of thousands of them, would get radiation sickness, and many would die.
But most of a city's residents, being farther away, would have more choices. What should they do as they watch a cloud of radioactive debris rise and float downwind like the dust from the twin towers on 9/11? Those lucky enough to be upwind could remain in their homes if they knew which way the fallout plume was blowing. (The federal government has the ability to determine that and to quickly broadcast the information.) But for those downwind and more than a few miles from ground zero, the best move would be to take shelter in a basement for three days or so and only then leave the area.
This is a hard truth to absorb, because we all would have a strong instinct to flee. But walking toward the suburbs or sitting in long traffic jams would directly expose people to radiation, which would be the most intense on the day after the bomb went off. After that, the amount would drop off day by day (one-third as strong after three days, one-fifth as strong after five days, and so on), because of the natural decay of the radioactive components of the fallout.
More tough decisions would arise later. People downwind could leave their homes or stay, leave for a while and then come back or leave and come back briefly to retrieve valuables. The choices would be determined by the dose of radiation they were willing to absorb.
Except in the hot zone around the blast and a few miles downwind, even unsheltered people would not be exposed to enough radiation to make them die or even become sick. It would be enough only to raise their statistical chance of getting cancer later in life from 20 percent (the average chance we all have) to something greater — 21, 22 percent, up to 30 percent at the maximum survivable exposure.
Similar choices would face first responders and troops sent to the stricken area: How close to ground zero could they go, and for how long? Few would choose to have their risk of death from cancer go up to 30 percent. But in cases of smaller probabilities — an increase to 20.1 percent, for example — a first responder might be willing to go into the radiation zone, or a resident might want to return to pick up a beloved pet. These questions could be answered only by the individuals themselves, based on information about the explosion.
Next comes the unpleasant fact that the first nuclear bomb may well not be the last. If terrorists manage to obtain a weapon, or the fissile material to make one (which fits into a small suitcase), who's to say they wouldn't have two or three more? And even if they had no more weapons, the terrorists would most likely claim that they did. So people in other cities would want to evacuate on the day after, or at least move their children to the countryside, as happened in England during World War II.
The U.S. government, probably convened somewhere outside Washington by the day after, would be urgently trying to trace the source of the bombs. No doubt, the trail would lead back to some government — Russia, Pakistan, North Korea or other countries with nuclear arsenals or advanced nuclear power programs — because even the most sophisticated terrorist groups cannot make plutonium or enrich their own uranium; they would need to get their weapons or fissile materials from a government.
The temptation would be to retaliate against that government. But that state might not even be aware that its bombs were stolen or sold, let alone have deliberately provided them to terrorists. Retaliating against Russia or Pakistan would therefore be counterproductive. Their cooperation would be needed to find out who got the bombs and how many there were, and to put an end to the campaign of nuclear terrorism. It is important to continue to develop the ability to trace any bomb by analyzing its residues. Any government that did not cooperate in the search should of course face possible retaliation.
Finally, as buildings and lives were destroyed, so would the sense of safety and well-being of survivors, and this in turn could lead to panic. Contingency plans for the day after a nuclear blast should demonstrate to Americans that all three branches of government can work in unison and under the Constitution to respond to the crisis and prevent further destruction.
A council of, say, the president, the vice president, the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate, with the chief justice present as an observer, could consider certain aspects of the government's response, like increased surveillance. Any emergency measures instituted on the day after should be temporary, to be reviewed and curtailed as soon as the crisis ends.
Forceful efforts to prevent a nuclear attack — more forceful than we have seen in recent years — may keep the day from coming. But as long as there is no way to be sure it will not, it is important to formulate contingency plans that can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars, prevent panic and promote recovery. They can also help us preserve our constitutional government, something that terrorists, even if armed with nuclear weapons, should never be allowed to take away.
William J. Perry, a professor at Stanford, and Ashton B. Carter, a professor at Harvard University, were, respectively, the secretary and assistant secretary of defense in the Clinton administration. Michael M. May, also a professor at Stanford University, is a former director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This commentary first appeared in the New York Times. Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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[Updated at 10:30 p.m. ET] A man who helped subdue the gunman in Saturday's Arizona shooting spree said the man was trying to reload when he was tackled to the ground.
"He was ready for war. He was not playing around," Joe Zamudio told CNN. "He was going to keep shooting. It was not over. He had just ran out of bullets."
The gun, which another bystander had wrestled from the gunman, was empty and cocked open, and the shooter had another magazine at the ready, Zamudio said.
Zamudio pinned him to the ground until police showed up. The suspect, 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner, is in custody of the Pima County Sheriff's Office, and authorities are obtaining search warrants for a residence and his vehicle. Authorities also are seeking a person of interest but his suspected connection to the incident is unclear.
Loughner is accused of shooting 18 people, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a third-term Democrat who had organized the "Congress on Your Corner" meet and greet. Authorities believe the gunman had specifically targeted Giffords. She is in critical condition after undergoing surgery for a single gunshot wound to the head, but doctors said they are optimistic over her prospects for recovery.
Eleven others were wounded in the shooting and six are dead, among them U.S. District Court Judge John Rolls, a friend of Giffords' who had stopped by the event to say hello after attending Mass, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said.
Also killed was Giffords staffer Gabe Zimmerman, director of community outreach who had coordinated the event to introduce Giffords to her constituents.
A 9-year-old girl also was killed.
The shooting sent shock waves through Washington, where Giffords was regarded as gracious and kind, a moderate Democrat known for her dedication to her constituents and willingness to work across party lines.
In light of the shootings, all legislation on the House schedule for the coming week has been postponed, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced in a statement.
Americans also struggled to come to terms with the event. Many of them showed up to a vigil at the Arizona State Capitol to pray together and share their thoughts.
In the Twitterverse, theories abounded as to the gunman's motivation. Meanwhile, while speaking to the press , the sheriff lamented "the vitriolic rhetoric" in American political discourse, suggesting it played a role in the shooting.
"This has not become the nice United States of America that most of us grew up in and I think its time we do the soul-searching," he said.
"The anger, the hatred the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous and unfortunately, Arizona has become the capital. We have become the mecca of prejudice and bigotry."
[Updated at 10:00 p.m. ET] A House vote scheduled for Monday on whether to repeal health care legislation has been postponed after Saturday's shooting.
All legislation on the House schedule for the coming week has been postponed in a decision by leaders of both political parties in the House so "we can take whatever actions may be necessary in light of today's tragedy," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a statement.
[Updated at 9:13 p.m. ET] Some who knew Giffords and others who just wanted an outlet for emotions in the wake of the shooting rampage gathered on Capitol Hill Saturday night to honor the victims.
More than 50 marchers braved subfreezing temperatures and gusty winds to march to the Capitol and up the west steps to hold the vigil.
[Updated at 8:55 p.m. ET] A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation says the Glock model 19 used in the shootings was purchased legally. The official did not have details at this time as to when and where the gun was purchased.
The gun was loaded with a 30-round magazine. The official said it is likely the extended magazine used in the shooting was purchased separately and at a different time. The official said such a magazine does not automatically come with a weapons purchase and that it would be extremely rare for them to be sold together in one purchase.
The official said the suspect had purchased another gun a few years ago but this person did not know the details about what happened to that weapon and if the alleged shooter still owned it.
[Updated at 8:23 p.m. ET] Officials are not convinced that the suspected gunman acted alone, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told reporters.
Law enforcement is actively searching for a "person of interest" who is a white male in his 50s believed to have assisted the suspect in a shooting, Dupnik said.
A suspect who Dupnik would not name is in the custody of the Pima County Sheriff's Office, he said. The suspect has had previous contact with law enforcement "regarding threats" to kill, Dupnik said, and described him as having a "troubled past."
CNN has confirmed that the suspect's name is Jared Lee Loughner, 22, whose apparent online footprint professes an distrust of government and a fondness for books such as "Mein Kampf," "The Communist Manifesto," "Peter Pan" and "The Republic."
"There's reason to believe this individual has a mental issue and I think that people who are unbalanced are especially susceptible to vitriol," he said.
"Vitriol" in public debate was a recurring theme in Dupnik's remarks as he blasted the media for "the vitriolic rhetoric" heard on television and radio.
[Updated at 7:57 p.m. ET] Gabe Zimmerman, director of community outreach for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was among those killed in Saturday's shooting at a constituents meeting outside a Tucson Safeway, Gifford press secretary CJ Karamargin said.
Zimmerman was the staff member who set up today's event in Giffords' district, Karamargin said. The Tucson native was engaged to be married.
[Updated at 7:43 p.m. ET] The Army said in a statement that the suspect in the shooting was never in the Army.
"He attempted to enlist in the Army but was rejected for service. In accordance with the Privacy Act, we will not discuss why he was rejected," the Army said in a statement.
[Updated at 7:21 p.m. ET] Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect, had a limited presence on social-media sites, including YouTube and MySpace. Here's a sampling of some of the messages that CNN found on Loughner's pages:
December 26, 2010: I'm not going to change the mistakes, you don't know – funny! (I think the CIA watches my-space)
December 30, 2010: I now understand a certain word - Cult!
December 15, 2010: If I define terrorist then a terrorist is a person who employs terror or terrorism, especially as a political weapon.
I define terrorist.
Thus a terrorist is a person who employs terror or terrorism, especially
as a political weapon.
If you call me a terrorist then the argument to call me a terrorist is Ad hominem.
You call me a terrorist.
Thus the argument to call me a terrorist is Ad hominem.
December 15, 2010: The majority of citizens in the United States of America have never read the United States of America's Constitution.
You don't have to accept the federalist laws.
Nonetheless, read the United States of America's Constitution to apprehend all of the current treasonous laws.
You're literate, listener?
Read more about Loughner's digital footprint on CNN.com
[Updated at 7:12 p.m. ET] The University of Arizona's men's basketball game against Stanford University has been postponed following the shootings.
"The University feels the game should be delayed with deep respect to the victims and families impacted by this tragedy," Arizona athletics director Greg Byrne said.
The game will be played at 12:30 p.m. MST Sunday.
[Updated at 6:48 p.m. ET] Saturday's deadly shootings at an Arizona constituency meeting outside a Tucson Safeway appear to have "no nexus to terrorism," a law enforcement official said.
This official did not know if there had been any recent threat against Rep Giffords but said there are frequent threats to various members of Congress, mostly via phone calls or e-mails, or mailed threats.
[Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET] U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts released this statement on the death of U.S. District Court Chief Judge John Roll, who was killed in the shootings:
"Chief Judge John Roll was a wise jurist who selflessly served Arizona and the nation with great distinction, as attorney and judge, for more than 35 years. I express my deepest condolences to his wife Maureen and his children, as well as the other victims and their families. Chief Judge Roll's death is a somber reminder of the importance of the rule of law and the sacrifices of those who work to secure it."
[Updated at 6:16 p.m. ET] The Tea Party released this statement regarding the shootings:
"We at the Tea Party Express are shocked and saddened to hear about the terrible tragedy that took place in Tucson today. It is appalling that anyone would commit such unthinkable violence against Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, her staff, a sitting federal judge and the many other victims and families impacted.
"These heinous crimes have no place in America, and they are especially grievous when committed against our elected officials. Spirited debate is desirable in our country, but it only should be the clash of ideas. An attack on anyone for political purposes, if that was a factor in this shooting, is an attack on the democratic process. We join with everyone in vociferously condemning it."
Read the full story on CNN.com
[Updated at 5:41 p.m. ET] Who is Gabrielle Giffords? She's a Democrat who was first elected in 2006. She has served as chairwoman of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee and also holds seats on the House Science and Technology and Armed Services committees.
She won her third term in a closely contested race against a Tea Party-sponsored candidate and was one of three Democratic legislators who reported vandalism at their offices following the March vote on health care reform.
She is married to Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, a NASA astronaut who is scheduled to lead a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The two married in 2007, after meeting four years prior in China, as young leaders selected by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Giffords told the New York Times in her wedding announcement.
The article described their courtship as a drawn-out affair between two deeply committed civic servants who slowly found their way to each other. When they met, Giffords was seeing someone and Kelly was married.
After Giffords split from her boyfriend, she invited Kelly to join her on a tour of the Arizona State Prison in Florence.
"I'd been working on legislation dealing with capital punishment. Mark is the son of police officers — well, he just really wanted to sit in 'the chair,' " she told the newspaper.
The two married three years later, they married at an organic produce farm in Amado, Arizona, called Agua Linda. An avid recycler, Giffords wore a Vera Wang gown borrowed from a friend.
"To a bride who moves at a velocity that exceeds that of anyone else in Washington, and a groom who moves at a velocity that exceeds 17,000 miles per hour," a wedding guest said in a toast to the couple.
[Updated at 5:20 p.m. ET] Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer expressed condolences for the shooting victims - 6 are dead and 12 injured.
"I am just heartbroken. Gabby (Giffords) is more than just a colleague she is a friend. She has always been a noble public servant," an emotional Brewer said, pausing for composure.
"I ask the people of Arizona and the people of America to keep the victims and their families in their prayers, and pray for their recovery and pray that in Arizona we never have to experience a tragedy like this ever again."
Giffords publicized the "Congress on Your Corner" meet-up at the Safeway in her southern Arizona district on her Twitter account.
Judge John Roll, the chief judge on the U.S. District Court for Arizona, was among 6 people killed, along with a 9-year-old girl, officials said.
Witnesses said the gunman shot Giffords at point blank range through the head and then continued firing. The suspect, identified by law enforcement sources as Jared Lee Loughner, has been taken into custody.
[Updated at 4:52 p.m. ET] Chief Judge John Roll was among 6 people killed at an Arizona constituent meeting outside a Tucson grocery store Saturday.
[Updated at 4:30 p.m. ET] The suspect in a shooting at an Arizona constituent meeting outside a Tucson grocery story is a white male born in 1988, CNN's Jeanne Meserve has confirmed from a federal law enforcement source.
Six people have died, including a 9-year-old girl, and 12 were injured, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, authorities said.
[Updated at 4:07 p.m. ET] Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition and a young child has died after a shooting at a political meeting at an Arizona grocery store, a hospital spokesman said Saturday.
Giffords, who was hosting the event, is under anesthesia after undergoing surgery for a single gunshot wound to the head "through and through," said Dr. Peter Rhee, Trauma Director at the University Medical Center in Tucson.
"The Congresswoman is not deceased. She is in critical condition," Rhee said in a press conference. "I am very optimistic about recovery."
Giffords publicized the "Congress on Your Corner" meet-up at the Safeway in her southern Arizona district on her Twitter account.
[Updated at 3:40 p.m. ET] Six people have died and 12 - including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords - were injured in a shooting at a political meeting at a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store Saturday, according to Rick Kastigar of the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
[Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET] A suspect is in custody in the shootings of at least 12 people, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, at a constituent meeting at an Arizona grocery store, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement.
"The suspect is in custody. No further details on the motive or other victims are available at this time," the statement said. "The U.S. Capitol Police are directly involved in this investigation. As more information is developed, it will be provided. In the interim, all Members and staff are advised to take reasonable and prudent precautions regarding their personal security."
A statement from President Obama confirmed that some people had died.
"This morning, in an unspeakable tragedy, a number of Americans were shot in Tucson, Arizona, at a constituent meeting with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. And while we are continuing to receive information, we know that some have passed away, and that Representative Giffords is gravely wounded," he said.
"We do not yet have all the answers. What we do know is that such a senseless and terrible act of violence has no place in a free society. I ask all Americans to join me and Michelle in keeping Representative Giffords, the victims of this tragedy, and their families in our prayers."
[Updated at 3:00 p.m. ET] Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is currently undergoing surgery for a gunshot wound to the head, a spokeswoman for the University Medical Center in Tucson said.
Nine patients were brought to the hospital, including a child. All of them are in either serious or critical condition and are undergoing surgery, spokeswoman Darci Slaten said.
A federal judge was also among those shot, a law enforcement official said. It is not clear whether he was among those taken to the hospital.
[Updated at 2:43 p.m. ET] There were conflicting reports Saturday about the condition of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords following a shooting Saturday at a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store. Giffords' press secretary said the congresswoman remains in surgery for her injuries, disputing an earlier report from a law enforcement source saying she had died.
[Updated at 2:23 p.m. ET] U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords died Saturday after a gunman opened fire at a Tucson, Arizona grocery store, a law enforcement source said. Giffords, who had been holding a meeting with constituents, was among at least 12 people shot.
[Updated at 1:51 p.m. ET] U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among at least 12 people shot at a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store, a Democratic source told CNN's Dana Bash. The source called her injuries "pretty serious."
[Updated at 1:41 p.m. ET] U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was meeting with constituents at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona, where at least 12 people were injured in a shooting shortly after 10 a.m. MST Saturday, a spokesman for the Pima County sheriff's Department said. It is unclear whether Giffords was among those hurt.
"Several" people were shot Saturday at a grocery store in Tucson,
Arizona, a spokesman for the Pima County Sheriff's Department said. No other details were immediately available.
Az VOTERS voted to pass the stinking law to allow concealed weapons...no permit required.
Another case of god being on a coffee break
We don't know if this was politically related or not. Until we know what the shooter's motive and background was, we can't just blame right-wingers and Republicans. It could be something else that she was involved in. In the meantime, my prayers go out to her.
If we find that this is the case, will you still support the republicans and what most of them stand for?
I would like to know why the "Almighty" Jan Brewer hasn't had the respect for her fellow state represenative and comment on this tragedy. Again, routine poor judgement!
I am not to sure if Judge was not the real target he has had death threats in the past
Republicans have blood on their hands again. They want to instigate fear, hatred and anger. Palin with targets on government workers, a congressional written health care reform act called Obama-care, corporations able to contribute to campaigns as individuals. The republicans have caused this massacre and the blood remains on their hands.
This is the result of all the anti immigrant sentiment that has been brewing in Arizona in the last few years headed by radicals that use immigration as a tool to stay in power Like John McCain...
Let's not bicker, it's times like this we as Americans, as well as other Countries should come togerther as "One Nation Under God" and Pray for the Victims, Families, & Friends!!!. Thats really all we can do. God Bless you all in your time of need, my Prayers are with you all.
In my opinion, the Republican party is to blame, and the news organizations who turn a blind eye are their enablers. The Republican politicians openly incite their followers to act violently if they don't get their way. They have even gone as far to say that they will take back this country by force. It is a sad day in this country when a party calls for violence, and no one seems to be concerned or hold them accountable. Maybe things like this could be avoided if someone would call them out on the immature ways they approach differing view points. News organizations…are you listening?
Agree. We should all pray for the victims and condem the act of violence. Let us hope there is nothing behind this deed beyound random senseless. We have had enough of political acrimony for a decade and should be well rid of a need to take political action to its ulimnate conclusion. They tried that in Germany and in some spots in the Middle East it is an acceptied means of political action. We are not in that category – yet.
Well said. Our country can not condone such violence, nor rush to judge without enough facts. My prayers for the victims and our nation.
We should not rush to judge. But we should judge. And judge all those associated with this act, whether by commission or omission. We did it on Sept. 12, 2001, and by all that's fair, we should do it again.
I'm hoping for blessings for the victims, but yes, the targets were over many on the poster on Sarah Palin's Pac page..including over Congresswoman Gifford. It's irresponsible, regardless of if the shooter was influenced by it. It's horrid that she has been harassed in the past, and now shot in the head..people have gone insane! If you don't like what she stands for, vote for her to go! Write letters, do what you can to do change things, don't kill people!
Outrageous – at this point- that CNN, as journalist or anyone to imply that this is a political incendent. without the least bit of evidence about what the motives of the shooter were.
Under God? It's the delusional belief that gets people killed.. has the irrational get upset over demons, satan and hell.. all mythical bronze aged beliefs .. whenever their heroes of delusion like Sarah Palin get speaking.
It IS the fault of the delusion promoters like fox anti-news and the deluded religious nutcases. Anyone who believes that dead people rise from the dead and fly out into space.. need to have their heads examined! Please go back to the bronze age and let the rest of us progress with science.. YES SCIENCE that defines the future of nations.
The victims and their families are in my thoughts. Your "God" did not prevent this – what kind of god allows a 9 year old to be taken out with an automatic weapon IN A GROCERY STORE?
All that said...this is an attempted assasination of a congresswoman, this is a first for this nation....what is this country coming to???? All those involved are in my prayers!!!
Yes we will pray for those involved.
But This I find stunning.
From Firedoglake.com: Giffords' 2010 Congressional opponent Jesse Kelly held a June 12 gun event that was billed as follows on the Pima County Republican website:
Get on Target for Victory in November Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office Shot a fully automatic M15 with Jesse Kelly
Kelly's website has apparently scrubbed the event , but here is the account from the Arizona Daily Star:
Jesse Kelly, meanwhile, doesn't seem to be bothered in the least by the Sarah Palin controversy earlier this year, when she released a list of targeted races in crosshairs, urging followers to "reload" and "aim" for Democrats. Critics said she was inciting violence.
He seems to be embracing his fellow tea partier's idea. Kelly's campaign event website has a stern-looking photo of the former Marine in military garb holding his weapon. It includes the headline: "Get on Target for Victory in November. Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office. Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly."
We live in the world with a lot of sick and crazy people, it's too bad !
I am sorry for the Representative and her family and aid and their family. The whole CNN broadcast is all about her. What about the 6 people that passed and their families. This is a tragedy for them as well. An innocent child, has passed. I want to hear more about this child as well and the other people who were injured. My thoughts and prayer to all in this horrific unspeakable tragedy. What kind of world do we live in today?
Has anyone else heard about the connection between John Boehner and the alleged gunman being reported now?
why do we have to pray ?? and what does one nation under your god have to do with any of it ?? that is mostly what is wrong with this country and its people. putting to much focus on your hocus pocus god, whom himself is not mericful...read your bible, even he believes in taking up arms...pluuzzeeee
I was 3 minutes away from the shopping center here in Oro valley we are all stunned. We need to act on this tragedy. My wife and I know Gabi. Please pray for all those affected by this tragedy. She was very well loved throughout Pima county
There is no god, there should have been better security on site. If the citizens were armed to defend themselves as all good Americans should be... this wouldn't have happened differently.
My thoughts are with the families of those harmed by the terrorist who commited this act. I hope the in it for the money, hate speech crowd like Palin, Bachmann and Angle stop and think what their incitement to violence has caused.
You mean one nation under the rule of greedy politicians. God has nothing to do with that. One nation under we the people and then comes under GOD
@Atheist People...That non-sense, kindly save your anti-god slur to other (related) topics. People are dead, have some respect.
I do hold the hatemongers responsible. This is what your rhetoric leads to. Face it, the right wing extremists in this country are the shock troops for the new fascist movement. Wake up America and stop being so stupid.
CNN needs to get it correct. So far, 1 dead. Rep. Giffords is out of surgery and alive. And by the way, it's TUCSON, not TUSCON.
there are six dead shannon....only one of the dead ever made it to the hospital...try and get it right ! ! ! !
Brad, that may be, but no one has CONFIRMED it.
As usual, Shannon is wrong.
Actually only one dead confirmed at one partiular hospital. It is not confirmed that all victims went to the same hospital. More than one is connfirmed dead if you check several news sites some have better coverage at one location while some have better coverage at another location.
Leave it to some idiot like you to split hairs over the kill count. Do the world a favour and go drown yourself.
Jerry, that's exactly my point. All the different news outlets have conflicting reports. It's disheartening because this is so tragic. It would be nice if the news agencies, all of them, would get the correct info and post it rather than going for the sensational headlines. I'm watching local coverage as well as national coverage and one of the local stations will not report a number dead, besides the one at University Medical Center, because they have not received confirmation. Witnesses are saying that there were 4 dead outside the grocery store, but again, it hasn't been confirmed. The local news is also saying that some victims were taken to Northwest Medical Center, but they won't say anything else because they haven't confirmed it. They even waited until just now to release the suspected shooter's name until they could confirm it. All I'm saying is confirm the info before releasing it.
regardless it totally nuts what is going on in the world today.....
So, the guy who thinks I'm a retard assumes I'm a woman and thinks my children should die. How does this make you any better than the person who did this terrible thing? We wonder what's wrong with our country...take a look at yourselves. It's people who belittle and degrade others that have screwed this society up. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. And I can admit that. Can you?
She may be wrong, but she's right about the spelling of Tucson. Promounced Tooson.
I just got home from a funeral about an hour ago and now this. Jesus is soon to come. Will you be ready?
save it, please.
I am ready.
scrcktt – your religious insanity is part of the problem.
Jesus may be coming but so is Odin. Who will win in the grudge match of the century? The winner of this fight gets to face off against Shiva in the round of 16
No. I'm not a Christian, nor are a lot of us.
The Rep. is Jewish, so she's waiting for him to come the first time.
Sucks that you just went to a funeral. ....people die. These people where murdered and there is no god.
L M A O thanks!
He came already, got disgusted and left again sorry you missed him.
I'll be there Jimmy...
But Vegas has 5:1 on Shiva, she has the reach on the other deities. Although I hear if Hades gets inside, he'll rabbit punch.
A Bush judge was shot and killed...if some of you know it alls know why he was killed plz explain.
Because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and the shooter was spraying bullets around?
Wanna explain why a 9 year old girl died?
It's very likely he was just collateral damage, Steve, the shooter didn't know he would be there. Or the nine-year-old child.
I got a text message from ABC News saying the congresswoman had died. The source was in law enforcement, they say. So they rushed to the sensational headline.
Bet Boehner won't shed a tear now.
Yes America is Beautiful... your post show an ugly soul...
You are probably wrong about that. Emotional people respond emotionally to tragedy and political affiliation has little to do with that.
Unnamed sources from the FBI are saying off the record on the web that John Boehner has ties to the alleged gunman and may have provided financial payments through a unreported election slush fund
When will the hate-filled, violence-promoting far-right wing nuts learn that their words have consequences? I'm talking about you, Sharron Angle. Shame on you.
And this post is not hate filled.... read it again .... your wrote it in an emotional state... you immeadiately blame the people you don't like .... even if you don't really know what happened.
Bill you obviously didn't pay attention to what Sharron Angle said last year did you.
I immediately thought that someone is acting on the hateful rhetoric we have heard so often lately. It really amazes me that people don't realize that their words have dire consequences.
Beck calls for the nut bags to run into the streets and take your country back. If your a nut job and that's all you hear, then you will act on what you feel is the RIGHT thing to do, so who's responsible? Palin, rush, hannity, and the tea party have sold everyone up the river. Look at michell bauckman she is now head of the finance committee, and one of her biggest campaign contributors were the banking giants who donated over 10 million dollars to her campaign. Look it up!! The new speaker of the house aka cry baby, has been backed by the bank lobbyist and payed for his million dollar hobbies like golfing. These are the people who you voted into the grand 112 congress. Yes they advocate violence, and the right voted for the same clowns who are breaking this great country and have been for 40 plus years. We are now killing our freedom to be free thinkers.
Wow ... what a post ... Glen Beck sure has a lor of power in this country... I think you are giving people far to much credit and free thinking seems to include fantasy ... at least for you!
And yet 6 people are dead, 12 other wounded.


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Two stars in sync in NBC thriller 'The Blacklist'
NEW YORKThey set "The Blacklist" in Washington, but in truth it inhabits a Manhattan studio where "Law & Order" lived for two decades.
Judging from its out-of-the-gate robust ratings, good reviews and swift full-season pickup, this new NBC crime thriller could be settling in for a long stay of its own.
One day last week, filming dwelled in the FBI's cavernous, mood-lit War Room, where world-class criminal "Red" Reddington has held forth since, for reasons unknown, he surrendered to authorities to help them catch the high-profile outlaws he used to assist. Even more puzzling, he has agreed to switch sides on the strict condition that he only deals with rookie FBI profiler Liz Keen.
These unlikely partners are played by James Spader and Megan Boone, and an all-important chemistry between them clicked right away, like the rest of the series, which arrived last month with remarkable sure-footedness, spared any hint of new-show confusion and doubt.
"Oh," laughs Spader on hearing this assessment, "there's a LOT of confusion and doubt! We don't know WHAT we're doing yet! But we're getting it done. By Monday night at 10 o'clock, we're getting it done!"
Spader, a veteran of dozens of films as well as TV series that include "Boston Legal" and "The Office," has fastened on a short break from filming to step into the afternoon sunshine, light a cigarette and talk with a reporter over the roar of 12th Avenue traffic.
"I might have been looking for him," Spader muses when asked how he came to play Reddington. "I wanted someone who was irreverent, and, even at the most difficult times, saw the irony in the world around him. And he's really not afraid of the unknown. I don't think he's afraid of much."
Reddington -- glib, charismatic but beneath it all, a bad guy -- finds his ideal counterpoint in Liz, a good guy plagued by doubts about her husband's true identity, her own unsettled career and, most of all, why Reddington has chosen her as his information conduit.
"I fought for that role," Boone says during an interview later in the studio's lunchroom, where she leaves no doubt she is dining out on Liz.
"It's a good fit," Boone declares. "She's got a lion's heart and feet made of clay. She's kind of a loner. There's something inside her that's always hidden from everyone in her life. I have those elements in my personality."
Boone made her film debut in the cult hit "My Bloody Valentine" and had a supporting role in "Sex and the City 2." On TV, she starred in the short-lived "Law & Order: LA."
She says her "Blacklist" co-star has been "really supportive. He believes in me more than I believe in myself sometime." Even so, does she feel intimidated going head-to-head with a veteran actor like Spader?
"Of COURSE!" she chortles. "But the intimidation is helpful: If you're playing my part and you're not intimidated by Red Reddington, there's something wrong. So I incorporate every feeling I have into my scenes with him. That's what makes it honest and alive."
Spader agrees they're in sync.
"Megan is incredibly eager and game, and with very little experience – and very open about that," he says. "Our relationship is a function of the relationship of the characters in the show. So it works pretty well for both of us."
And like the characters, the actors who play them remain in the dark about mysteries "The Blacklist" is spinning.
"The things that I'm sure about have to do with Liz's character," says Boone, "and not the circumstances of her life. Those seem really ambiguous and up for grabs right now."
"I know enough for me to be able to do my job," says Spader. "If I have a question because I can't wrap my head around something, I get an answer to it. That's all I want to know."
It's a show that trades on secrets, as does its stars, one of whom, despite her breakout role in a breakout series, continues to live largely incognito.
Boone reports that friends ask if, after "The Blacklist" hit the air, anyone began recognizing her on the street.
"I say, 'WHAT street?!' I get into the production van in the morning, I go to set, I go home at night. I don't GO on the streets."
But maybe there's another reason no one picks her out.
"After work, I take my hair off," she confides, giving her long, brown tresses a tug. "This is a wig. Underneath it, I have short hair."


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Philip Bausman was the brother of my ggg-grandfather, Nicholas Bausman Sr. Philip was born in Germany on July 8, 1817; he died September 9, 1878, in Guilford Twp, Jo Daviess Co, Illinois. He's buried in the Hammer Mennonite Cemetery in Guilford Twp. Philip married Julia Stoft, and they had six children: Philip, Nicholas, William, Henry, Julia, and Catherine.
Besides his brother Nicholas, I know that Philip had two sisters. Unfortunately, I have been unable to identify their names. I know that they settled in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
Here's a short biography about Philip appeared in The History of Jo Daviess County (1878), page 707. His name's listed as "Phillip Bousemann". I'm sure this is a misprint since I've never seen any tombstone or other documentation regarding the Bausmans which spells the name this way.
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Bousemann Phillip, Farmer and Deputy Sheriff; Sec.2; P.O. Scales Mound; born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 8, 1817; came to this Co. in 1846; owns 259 acres land; has been Deputy Sheriff 11 years and Constable 16 years; married Julia Stoft in April, 1845; she was born in Germany Jan. 8, 1822; have five children living: Philip, aged 27; Nicholas, 24; William, 22; Henry, 18; and Julia, 14; the eldest daughter, Catherine, wife of Conrad Schneider, of Dodge Co., Neb., died there Aug. 4, 1874: the eldest son is in Story Co., Nev., engaged in mining; family belong to the Lutheran Church.


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This post is to state the obvious with what's more or less been happening for the past few months with this blog. I'm putting that Tamworth Timehikes blogging time and energy into my Pastorm project page. This isn't the swansong for Tamworth Timehikes though as I'm sure I'll keep adding on posts especially when the new sites/projects working well but I'd just like to say it's been a great experience so far and thanks for all the support from readers and bloggers. Abe and Ernst will be back!
If your on this site then your probably interested in Tamworth's history, (or you maybe interested in Tamworth, Australia's history!) so go on and take part in the Pastorm Tamworth project I created. Upload your photos onto the flickr group, discuss and scribble all over them together all with the aim of creating a truly 21st century ebook on the Tamworth area. Another way you'd like to take part??? then tell me about it.
Click on the Tamworth Pastorm poster to go to the site and find out more.


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Home Help: A guest-friendly home is easier than you think
Tip of the Week
One of the many exciting and sometimes stressful parts of the holiday season is entertaining at home with friends and family. To prepare for their arrival you may be tempted to just clean the kitchen counters, toss a few extra towels in the guest bathroom and ignore the rest of the house. Instead, your visitors will enjoy the party more if they have full access to an open, organized and welcoming home.
Knowing where to start is the most important thing. Lifestyle guru Susie Coelho has provided entertaining tips for the home on HGTV, "Oprah," "Today" and "The View" and knows just what to do.
Tip No. 1: Food can make or break a celebration. Start your preparations by stocking the bar and cleaning the kitchen. Set the table or buffet before people arrive. There is a good chance some of the seating for your gathering will be located in the kitchen area. Make certain the kitchen is clean and the sink area is cleared of all food prep materials. If your garbage disposal has an odor, your guests will be sure to notice. Before the party starts, drop in a Power Pack of Liquid-Plumr Disposal + Drain Foaming Cleaner and run the disposal. The fresh citrus scent indicates your disposal is cleaned and deodorized, eliminating the chance of an embarrassing lingering smell being sensed by your guests.
"If you decide to host a holiday event or New Year's Eve party, ask your guests to participate by bringing an appetizer on a decorative platter. This will add different flavors to your event and help encourage conversations about the combination of foods prepared," Coelho says. Also, encourage them to match the theme of the gathering, like chips and salsa for a Mexican-themed party or olives, hummus and pita bread for a Greek-themed party.
Tip No. 2: Once the space is clean and the food is ready, add simple decor to make the space warm and inviting. When decorating the seating and buffet areas, Coelho suggests going simple with tea lights in glass votive jars and choosing a one or two-tone color palette for dishes, napkins and flowers. "For beautiful ambiance and magical lighting, arrange candles down the center of the table," she says. "If you want to add some greenery among them for the holidays, you can, but keep it simple."
In addition to the candles as centerpieces, Coelho also recommends making the food part of the display as well. "Contrast is a buffet's best friend and you can find it in different heights, sizes, colors of the food, dishes and accessories. I have used everything from fabrics, herbs and pottery to flowers, candles and vases, turned over a dish to get height and used an odd container for display," she says.
Tip No. 3: The more room you have to mingle, the merrier everyone will be. As people start making themselves comfortable, they won't just stay in the kitchen. Having all areas of the house clean and open will invite guests to gather and socialize, keeping the party going longer.
One room your guests will be sure to visit is the bathroom. Make certain you have the room stocked with plenty of paper products as well as soap and hand lotion. Consider also placing a decorative candle in the room to add a festive glow for ambiance.
Most importantly, be prepared for clogged drains in the bathroom and kitchen sinks, which could disrupt the flow of the party. "A clogged sink drain always comes at the wrong time," says Coelho. "To avoid these inconvenient situations, I recommend keeping two products handy at all times: Liquid-Plumr Double Impact Snake + Gel System and Liquid-Plumr Urgent Clear. These products work great for both the bathroom and kitchen sinks to keep them running smoothly."
Now that you had prepared your home for guests ahead of time, you can enjoy the fun and party the night away.
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Home-Selling Tip: Successful pre-sale remodeling
Never be the last homeowner on the block to remodel. Homebuyers will pass up your property in favor of the one down the street where everything is already updated. Your home will sell slowly and for less money. Whether you want to make more money than you spend, or just recoup your remodeling expenses when you sell your home, know what's standard in the neighborhood.
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How-To: Prepare your home before you travel
- Face your fridge: If you're going on a long vacation, dispose of all perishable food and wipe down the refrigerator with an eco-friendly cleaning wipe. This is a great way to help clean grease and grime and prevent mold and odor buildup from spoiled food. Leave an open box of baking soda in the center of the fridge to soak up any remaining odors.
- Class up your trash: Empty the trash the morning you leave. Try re-bagging your trash can with bags that help neutralize odors.
- Be a garbage disposal Guru: Look for products designed specifically for pesky disposals. On the day you depart, drop a no-mess pack down your drain to eliminate lingering smells in your garbage disposal. It leaves nothing behind but a fresh, citrus scent.
- Water off and power down: Unplug all nonessential appliances and electronic devices, including turning off power strips. Shut off the water-main running to the interior of the house.
- Give your washing machine a break: Avoid a possible flood due to a burst washer hose by shutting off your machine's hot and cold water valves, usually located directly behind the washing machine.
-- Family Features
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Through proper use of pre-programmed settings, a programmable thermostat can save you about $180 every year in energy costs.
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Garden Guide: Enjoy holiday plants all year
Poinsettias, Christmas cactus and holly bring color and life to holiday celebrations, and they can all be kept alive from year to year. Here's a look at what it takes:
Poinsettias. With more than 100 varieties, poinsettias come in a variety of colors, including red, pink, white and even gold. Here are some tips for choosing and caring for a poinsettia:
- Choose a plant that's about twice as tall as the diameter of the pot. Look for a well-formed, round, full shape and good color in the leaves.
- Make sure the bracts are completely colored, with no green tips. Brown edges may indicate damage from improper handling, overfertilization, cold or excessive heat.
- Look for flowers (the small yellow nubs at the center of the foliage) that are fresh — and either green- or red-tipped — and not covered with pollen. Yellow leaves or loss of lower leaves can indicate that the plant is suffering from dryness.
- Check the soil. If it's wet and the plant is wilted, this may be a sign of root rot.
- In USDA Zones 5 or anywhere the temperature is below 50 degrees, make sure the plant is completely covered when you take it out of the store.
- Remove the plastic protective covering when you get home. Plants left covered deteriorate quickly.
- Keep poinsettias in a spot where daytime temperatures are 60 and 70 degrees and the nighttime low is about 55 degrees.
- Place the plant in a sunny window, but be sure no leaves touch the window.
- Keep the plant away from drafts and heat sources.
- Check the soil daily. Water when dry, and make sure the container has proper drainage.
- To add cut poinsettias to flower arrangements, sear the cut ends for a few seconds with a flame or boiling water. You can also soak the stem in ice water for several minutes. Doing this will help them last up to 10 days.
Christmas cactus. Christmas cactus needs excellent drainage, several hours of bright light a day, medium temperature and medium to high humidity. To increase the amount of indirect light it receives, line whatever the plant sits on with aluminum foil. Water it thoroughly when the top half of the soil feels dry to the touch, and discard excess water. Here are some tips for long-term care:
- After the holidays, keep Christmas cactus in a sunny indoor spot or a semi-shady area outdoors.
- In February and March, keep it at 55 degrees, and water it infrequently.
- In fall, reintroduce the plant to the indoors slowly, gradually increasing the amount of time it spends inside.
- Force the plant to rebloom in much the same way as you would a poinsettia, keeping it in total darkness from early October through Thanksgiving.
Holly. Holly bushes can be planted in the garden for year-round color. You'll have to be patient, though, as cultivation can take two years. Here's how to do it:
- Squeeze the seed from the berry and place it in a stratification consisting of a layer of sand covered with a mulch of evergreen needles.
- Put it outside. The alternate thawing and freezing will crack the seeds.
- Toward spring, plant the seeds outside in a semi-shaded location.
-- HGTV.com
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== GHC logo ==
== GHC logo ==
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Open source Haskell logos.
Feel free to release and upload any Free or public domain haskell logos you create.
Haskell.org logo
Alternative Haskell logos
3D logo for Haskell 98: logodesignworks.com
Simple logo (see also Image:Simple-haskell-logo.eps)
Used for Haskell in Leipzig iba-cg.de
Hugs logo
GHC logo
Prosective logos
Here is a logo concept I came up with for GHC. I'm not entirely sure I'm happy with it, but here it is anyway. Ask me if you want the SVG file -- Roconnor