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Saturday, February 23, 2013
From 'Abenomics' to North Korean Nukes, President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Have Much to Discuss
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves at Tokyo International Airport on Feb. 21 on his way to meet with President Obama in Washington. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images.
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet at noon Friday at the White House. The two world leaders are embroiled in their own domestic economic issues, and just days before their visit, North Korea conducted another nuclear test.
We asked Sheila Smith, senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about these and other issues that might top the leaders' agenda.
North Korea
On Feb. 12, North Korea defied the international community by conducting another nuclear test -- this time of a lighter device that packs a larger punch. The United States, China and others condemned the move, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, while the U.N. Security Council quickly met in New York.
The test, though difficult to independently confirm, "demonstrates that Pyongyang is moving along its arc of developing nuclear weapons that can threaten the United States," James Acton, a senior associate in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said on the NewsHour the day of the test:
"The U.S.-Japan cooperation on North Korea is fairly seamless," Smith told us. The United States, Japan and South Korea will work together not only on a coordinated response to the latest North Korean provocation in the United Nations, but on possible deterrence and alliance consolidation in responding to further actions by Pyongyang, she said.
Island Dispute
China and Japan are jockeying for territorial rights of islands in the East China Sea that are rich in fish and potentially in oil and gas. (See a backgrounder on the islands in dispute.)
Tensions intensified early this year when both countries' militaries got involved, causing concern in Washington over the possibility of an inadvertent clash, said Smith.
"De-escalating these tensions is of the essence, and both Tokyo and Washington are calling on Beijing to begin to develop some kind of maritime consultations that will decrease the likelihood of miscalculation by local forces," she said. "Japan has begun bilateral talks with China that were interrupted last summer, and the United States, too, has been publicly and privately urging both sides to sit down and discuss how best to discuss their differences."
On the Sept. 18 NewsHour, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Douglas Paal and the Atlantic magazine's James Fallows discussed how the conflict between Japan and China is as much about national pride as about natural resources:
Trans-Pacific Partnership
When Abe's party came to power in December, the prime minister said he would focus on revitalizing the economy by increasing Japan's fiscal stimulus and encouraging the central bank to introduce a 2 percent inflation target.
Abe's economic focus, dubbed "Abenomics", included his establishing an economic competitiveness panel to advise him on a growth strategy, said Smith.
It also might include Japan's joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, a proposed regional free trade agreement. Analysts say Abe is receptive to joining the partnership though some members of his party are not, because they're worried it could harm Japan's agricultural industry, Smith said. Eyes will be on Abe's White House visit to see if he alludes to the partnership.
The next TPP meeting is March 4-13 in Singapore.
Energy
Japan's triple disasters in 2011 -- the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor meltdown -- launched a review of its nuclear energy usage and policies. As a result, Japan has shown an interest in purchasing more natural gas from the United States, and the two leaders probably will discuss that option, said Smith.
(View all of the NewsHour's coverage of the triple disasters and the fallout in Japan.)
Child Custody
Another possible topic is the issue of child custody, specifically when a Japanese parent removes a child from a household in another country and brings the child to Japan without the other parent's consent.
Japan has not signed the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which requires signatories to return the children to their country of residence. The United States has been pushing Japan to enter the agreement. The State Department says about 100 cases of American children brought wrongfully to Japan are pending.
Abe reportedly intends to have Japan join the convention, and he likely will update President Obama on those efforts, said Smith.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Bullied children can suffer lasting psychological harm as adults
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study led by researchers at Duke Medicine.
The findings, based on more than 20 years of data from a large group of participants initially enrolled as adolescents, are the most definitive to date in establishing the long-term psychological effects of bullying.
Published online Feb. 20, 2013, in JAMA Psychiatry, the study belies a common perception that bullying, while hurtful, inflicts a fleeting injury that victims outgrow.
"We were surprised at how profoundly bullying affects a person's long-term functioning," said William E. Copeland, PhD, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and lead author of the study. "This psychological damage doesn't just go away because a person grew up and is no longer bullied. This is something that stays with them. If we can address this now, we can prevent a whole host of problems down the road."
A previous longitudinal study of bullied children, conducted in Finland, found mixed results, concluding that boys had few lasting problems, while girls suffered more long-term psychological harm. That study, however, relied on registry data in the health system that didn't fully capture psychiatric records.
Copeland and colleagues had a much richer data set. Using the Great Smoky Mountain Study, the research team tapped a population-based sample of 1,420 children ages 9, 11 and 13 from 11 counties in western North Carolina. Initially enrolled in 1993, the children and their parents or caregivers were interviewed annually until the youngsters turned 16, and then periodically thereafter.
At each assessment until age 16, the child and caregiver were asked, among other things, whether the child had been bullied or teased or had bullied others in the three months immediately prior to the interview.
A total of 421 child or adolescent participants ? 26 percent of the children - reported being bullied at least once; 887 said they suffered no such abuse. Boys and girls reported incidents at about the same rate. Nearly 200 youngsters, or 9.5 percent, acknowledged bullying others; 112 were bullies only, while 86 were both bullies and victims.
Of the original 1,420 children, more than 1,270 were followed up into adulthood. The subsequent interviews included questions about the participants' psychological health.
As adults, those who said they had been bullied, plus those who were both victims and aggressors, were at higher risk for psychiatric disorders compared with those with no history of being bullied. The young people who were only victims had higher levels of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia.
Those who were both bullies and victims had higher levels of all anxiety and depressive disorders, plus the highest levels of suicidal thoughts, depressive disorders, generalized anxiety and panic disorder. Bullies were also at increased risk for antisocial personality disorder.
The researchers were able to sort out confounding factors that might have contributed to psychiatric disorders, including poverty, abuse and an unstable or dysfunctional home life.
"Bullying is potentially a problem for bullies as well as for victims," said senior author E. Jane Costello, PhD, associate director of research at Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy. "Bullying, which we tend to think of as a normal and not terribly important part of childhood, turns out to have the potential for very serious consequences for children, adolescents and adults."
Costello and Copeland said they would continue their analysis, with future studies exploring the role sexual orientation plays in bullying and victimization.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Jordan's the goal hero for Woodcote Stoke Row in Reading Football League
Reading Football League round-up
Senior Division
Dean Jordan came off the bench to secure a 3-2 win for Woodcote Stoke Row against a South Reading side which finished with nine men.
Andy Bullett and James Hancock were also on target for the visitors before Jordan, a 72nd-minute substitute, grabbing the winner five minutes from time.
Ryan Adams and Brett Rann replied for South Reading.
But Adams was later sent off following two yellow cards, while Ryan Kingsbeer also saw red.
South Reading?s next game is against Marlow United in a showdown between the current leaders and last season?s champions.
Marlow warmed up with a 4-1 win over bottom club Rotherfield United.
Rotherfield took a shock lead with a penalty from Ricky Sidhu after striker Ben Keable had been impeded when going for a cross.
On their own admission, Marlow were below par even though the scoreline suggests otherwise and they struggled to gain a foothold in the game.
They even needed assistance to score their equaliser when Rotherfield defender Guy Bickerton rose to head clear a cross in the 34th minute from James Flint?s cross, but inadvertently sent it inside a post for an own goal.
Mitchel Woodward put United in front soon after the break but it was not until the 84th minute that they really surged ahead. Adam Dickens gained possession and ran 40 yards before slotting the ball past the keeper to notch his 30th goal of the season, making him the highest scorer in the division.
Jonathan Mason took until the third minute of injury-time to register Marlow?s fourth goal to give a flattering look to the scoreline.
Reading YMCA had Jonathan Adey to thank for scoring twice as they beat Theale convincingly 4-1.
Andrew Tipper and substitute Kieron Mabbutt were also on the scoresheet, while Theale sub Keyron Hylton replied on the hour mark.
Mortimer, in fourth place, were involved in a tensely fought encounter with Taplow United and finally grabbed the game?s only goal through Michael Davies, just five minutes from time.
Unity were beaten 4-1 by Sandhurst Devels with goals from Thomas Copper, David Evans, Mark Farrell and Tom Wilde.
REME Arborfield are third in the Premier Division after a home walkover win against Ashridge Park who could not raise a team.
Divisions 1 and 2
Chris Waring?hit six goals as Winnersh Rangers inflicted a remarkable 10-2 defeat on Division 1 leaders Sonning.
Sonning started confidently enough with Nick Newell heading them in front after only five minutes and he added another 10 minutes later when he drove in from 18 yards.
But with several players missing through work commitments and injuries, they were soon stopped in their tracks by a goal avalanche from Rangers.
Waring was their chief destroyer, hitting a double hat-trick and Tom Slade added another two goals.
Ethan Jerrome and Andrew Haskins, just after the break, increased Sonning?s misery by getting on the scoresheet.
Woodley Town A, in third place, similarly hammered Wargrave 5-0.
Danny Isaiew and Andrew Dawe scored in the first half with Jake Brooks, substitute David Logan and Jordan Sawyer completing the rout.
Division 2 leaders Woodley Hammers came off best in a 10-goal thriller away to Wokingham & Emmbrook A.
Hammers? goals in a 6-4 win came from Kevin Brown (2), George Hepburn and Jamie Smith.
Royal Albion travelled to Twyford & Ruscombe and after a close-fought game edged home by the solitary goal.
Also in Division 2, Frilsham & Yattendon Res beat Taplow United Res 3-2.
Divisions 3 and 4
Matthew Williamson marked his return from injury with a hat-trick for Eldon Celtic in their 5-0 Division 3 win over lowly Sonning Sports.
He had been out for a month through injury.
James Edwards also scored while Joseph Carroll celebrated his debut with a fine strike.
Table toppers Emmbrook narrowly beat bottom club The Hop Leaf 2-1 after struggling to hit their best form.
In the reverse fixture, Emmbrook had won 13-1 but this time they allowed Hop Leaf to take an early lead before Keiran Painter and Rob Sherwood, three minutes from time, snatched victory.
AFC Corinthians Res also had a convincing 4-1 win, this time away to Sonning A for whom John Naylor hit a consolation.
David Givens scored Corinthians? with an audacious 40-yard lob.
Darren Russell added their second with a tidy finish.
A Sonning defender diverted a cross into his own goal for their third and a Robin Shaw header rounded things off.
Leaders Royal Oranje beat FC Winnersh 5-1 in Divison 4.
A Matt Bacon hat-trick and further goals from William Day and Alistair Drury made up their total.
Sam Randle netted a penalty for Winnersh.
White Eagles?blasted 14 goals without reply past The Hop Leaf Res with Mateusz Krochmal, Jarek Michalowski, Adrian Zarnowski and Krzysztof Cymek all scoring twice while Pawel Swiderski hit a hat-trick. Other goals came from Krystian Januszkiewisc, Bartos Mietlicki and Mariusz Salanski.
SRCC crushed AFC Corinthians 8-3 with goals coming from Adam Williams (4), Oliver Windiate, Darren Windiate and a Sam Jordan penalty.
Substitute Martin Clifford hit two for Shinfield Village who beat Woodley Hammers res 4-3.
Stuart Clarke and Dwayne Goswell got their other goals.
Cup round-up
Josh Blackwood grabbed a hat-trick for Highmoor Ibis Res who comfortably dispatched Mortimer Res from the Reading Junior Cup, winning 5-0.
Christopher Gerrard netted their first goal after 17 minutes and Sanchez Cammock made it 2-0 just five minutes later.
Goalkeeper Elton Cristophe performed well in keeping a clean sheet.
And Blackwood?s treble sealed the convincing win.
Woodley Town Res travelled to Pinewood in the same competition and things looked gloomy for them when they went 2-0 down as Darryn Alexander netted a goal in either half for the home side.
But Duncan Cantwell began the fightback and Connor Cregan equalised to take the game into extra-time.
Pinewood went on the attack and were pressing for a winner in the second period of extra-time when a breakaway saw Cantwell race clear.
His cross was driven into the net by Tim Green with virtually the last kick of the match to grab a 3-2 victory for Town.
Sandhurst Devels found Premier Divison leaders Newbury Town Res far too strong for them, putting up a brave fight before losing 9-1.
Christopher Evans netted Devels? only goal.
Daniel Crane and Elliott Paul led the charge for Newbury, both scoring twice, with other goals netted by Gary Dredge, Carl Jenner, James Doherty and substitute Albert Benton.
Rotherfield United Res knocked out Westwood United Res by a 3-1 margin.
Paul Langham set the ball rolling by scoring in the 10th minute for Rotherfield. Craig Oatham netted on the hour and 10 minutes later Paul Arthur completed their scoring.
Westwood?s goal came from a penalty converted by Daniel Nicholson.
Cookham Dean had an easy passage in the Norfolkian Senior Cup, hammering Walters Leisure, from the Wycombe and District League, 7-1 with Jonathan Schaaf hitting a hat-trick.
Xavier Etienne added two, while Sean Gavagan and Paul Sharpe also scored.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Nigeria coach Keshi rescinds his resignation
Keshi and the Super Eagles, who beat Burkina Faso 1-0 Sunday to win the African Cup for the first time in 19 years, are due to return Tuesday to celebrations and a presidential gala in Nigeria?s capital, Abuja.
Keshi?s resignation, which he publicly announced on a South African radio station Monday night, served as yet another major embarrassment for the country?s football regime, which has been surrounded by allegations of corruption and mismanagement for years.
The federation issued a statement early Tuesday morning, labeled as being on behalf of Keshi, saying the coach had taken back his resignation letter.
?While I have had cause to express my displeasure over some issues that happened in the course of our participation in the AFCON (African Cup of Nations) 2013, which my team won by the grace of God, especially concerning my relationship with the Nigerian Football Federation, I have since had opportunity to discuss the various issues with all concerned,? the statement quoted Keshi as saying.
?I am therefore pleased to say that I have reconsidered my position and have decided to continue with my job.??
The statement said Keshi thanked Nigeria?s Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi for ?his swift and kind intervention.?
Abdullahi did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday from The Associated Press.
Keshi?s displeasure with the football federation had been hinted at for days. In an interview Monday with Metro FM, a radio station run by South Africa?s state broadcaster, Keshi said he turned in his resignation immediately following Nigeria?s win over Burkina Faso at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
Keshi told Metro FM his decision step down stemmed from his anger over federation officials threatening to fire him just prior to Nigeria?s quarterfinal against Ivory Coast.
The resignation threat means Keshi will now start negotiations with Nigerian officials over what it will take for him to stay on to coach the 52nd-ranked Super Eagles, whose win Sunday sent them into the first-round group with Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti at June?s Confederations Cup in Brazil.
Keshi has previously said he has not received his salary payments on time from the federation, and has not been given his official accommodations or a staff car promised to him.
Keshi was Nigeria captain when it won the African Cup of Nations in 1994. The former central defender was the first black African coach in more than 20 years to win the tournament. He earned his chance with Nigeria?s national team after spells in charge of Mali and Togo, and also as an assistant coach when Nigeria last made the final, in 2000.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
NRSC warns vulnerable ?14 Dems before State of the Union? Bloomberg donates $1 million to Villaraigosa education fund? Va. candidates go on the attack?Massachusetts GOP gets contested primary
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FIRST IN SCORE?NRSC HITS ?14 DEMS ON STATE OF THE UNION: Ahead of tonight?s State of the Union, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Jerry Moran is out with a memo highlighting how President Obama?s expected liberal tone tonight will cause headaches back home for vulnerable Senate Democrats who are up for reelection in 2014. ?The reality is while President Obama and his team burns the political capital that he believes was earned last November, he is lighting an inferno under the electoral prospects for a number Democratic Senate candidates in 2014. Our team is ready to capitalize,? Moran writes in the memo, which will go out later this morning. ?As the President and Democratic leaders in Congress double-down on their demands for higher taxes to finance even more out of control spending Republicans welcome and look forward to that debate in states like Louisiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, South Dakota, Arkansas, Alaska, and many others.?
The RNC is also out with a video saying Obama is ?not serious? about fixing the country?s major problems. They list issues like the health care law, the debt ceiling debate and the economic stimulus plan and say in each case, Obama chose to raise taxes rather than ?solve the real problem.? Watch: ?http://bit.ly/14PByTu
SHOWCASING GOP INFIGHTING?American Bridge 21st Century shares a 2-minute web video they?ve prepared ahead of tonight?s State of the Union to highlight the back-and-forth between conservative talking heads and Crossroads/Karl Rove over the last week on cable and talk radio. Watch: http://bit.ly/14PCSWt
POLITICO LIVE?s evening coverage starts with a pre-game show from 8:30-9 p.m., featuring Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and John Harris. After the speech and Rubio?s response, they?ll return to break down the speeches. Watch the livestream at politico.com or on News Channel 8 in D.C.
THE STAKES?FIVE QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD: The State of the Union starts at 9 p.m. and will drive the conversation for the next few days. That?s the power of the bully pulpit.
(1) Can Obama create a galvanizing ?moment? when he introduces the victims of gun violence?
(2) Does Obama come across as pandering to environmentalists or serious about tackling climate change?
(3) How will Republicans respond to Obama?s ?path to citizenship? immigration rhetoric?
(4) Can Marco Rubio?s response live up to the media?s stratospheric expectations?
(5) How far does Rand Paul veer from the economy in his tea party response?
As Ken Cuccinelli?s book hits the shelves, Jim Greer pleads guilty and Stephen Colbert?s sister gets a boost in South Carolina, here?s POLITICO?s Morning Score: your guide to the permanent campaign.
SOUTH CAROLINA EXCLUSIVE?TEDDY TURNER UP WITH ANOTHER BIO SPOT: The Republican candidate for Tim Scott?s House seat starts airing his third TV ad of the campaign today. ?I?m pro-life, pro-traditional marriage and as a hunter I?ll defend your Second Amendment rights,? he says straight to camera. ?But what I?m not is a career politician. Like you, I?m completely frustrated with what I see in Washington?It?s your values I?ll take to Washington.? An audio version of this will also air on country, Christian, and news-talk radio?along with pre-roll ads Hulu and Pandora?for the next two weeks. The spot was produced by Strategy Group for Media, which also does work for incumbent Palmetto State congressmen Jeff Duncan and Mick Mulvaney. Mark Sanford, Turner?s main opponent, has placed broadcast buys to run in Charleston for three weeks (Feb. 18-Mar. 19). Watch: http://bit.ly/14PCUh9
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Republicans in the South Carolina special election will debate in Charleston on March 14.
SCORE PREVIEW?BLOOMBERG DONATES $1 MILLION TO VILLARAIGOSA INITIATIVE: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $1 million to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa?s education initiative, the Coalition for School Reform. The group backs reform-minded candidates in L.A. school board races. ?Mayor Bloomberg is the most important voice in education reform today,? Villaraigosa says in a statement that will go out later this morning.??It is an honor to have his support, and we deeply appreciate his willingness to invest in our students? futures here.?This is a critical juncture for public education reform in Los Angeles, and Mayor Bloomberg?s gift will help us support candidates who stand for greater accountability and more choices for parents and students.?
SCOOPLET: A Democratic operative tells Score that two members paid their ENTIRE dues goal for the 2014 cycle ($300,000) in the very first month: Chris Van Hollen and Henry Cuellar. DCCC Chairman Steve Israel announced to the caucus last week that the committee raised $2 million in member dues during January, their best start of a cycle ever.
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL?CONTESTED REPUBLICAN PRIMARY LIKELY: ?Gabriel E. Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and private equity investor, took out nomination papers Monday to run as a Republican in the special election to replace Senator John F. Kerry,? the Boston Globe reports. ?The move paves the way for Gomez to formally kick off his campaign, and sets up a contested Republican primary, pitting Gomez against State Representative Daniel B. Winslow, a former aide to Governor Mitt Romney?Gomez, who is unknown but quietly gathering support from top Republicans, will now have until Feb. 27 to collect 10,000 certified signatures from voters to qualify for the April 30 primary.? Globe: http://bo.st/14PCVS2. Here?s James? story from yesterday?s paper on the state-of-play on the Democratic side, including Stephen Lynch?s theory of the case: http://politi.co/14PD0Fq
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR?BOTH SIDES GO ON THE ATTACK: It?s a big week in the Virginia governor?s race, with both Democrats and Republicans launching attacks at candidates Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe. With today?s official release of Cuccinelli?s book, The Last Line of Defense, Democrats in Richmond are planning a public reading of some choice passages from the book. Cuccinelli has already received criticism for passages of the book, including for using language similar to Mitt Romney?s ?47 percent? comments. On the Republican side, Cuccinelli?s campaign went on the attack Monday against McAuliffe for his electric car company?s decision to build its plant in Mississippi, not Virginia. Read about their attacks here: http://politi.co/14PB3J5
NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR?POLL SHOWS CHRISTIE LEAD INCREASING: Fresh numbers out this morning from the Rutgers-Eagleton poll show that just under two-thirds of New Jersey voters think Chris Christie deserves to be reelected in November. A full 64 percent say he should get a second term, including 47 percent of Democrats. In a head-to-head matchup with presumptive Democratic nominee Barbara Buono, he gets three times the support she does: 63 percent of voters would choose Christie, compared with 21 percent for Buono. Part of Buono?s lack of support is her very low name ID around the state: two-thirds of voters say they don?t have an opinion of her or don?t know who she is.
ILLINOIS HOUSE SPECIAL?KELLY GETS RUSH, DAVIS ENDORSEMENTS: Robin Kelly, one of the Democratic candidates running in the special election to replace Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., got the backing of two Illinois congressmen Sunday. Both Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny Davis threw their support behind Kelly, citing their concern about gun control and the pro-NRA positions of fellow Democratic candidate Debbie Halvorson. Along with the news that Michael Bloomberg?s PAC is pouring $1 million worth of ads in to the race against Halvorson, it?s a sign that Democrats leery of Halvorson?s NRA backing are going all in to make sure she doesn?t win the Feb. 26 primary. http://politi.co/14PzMlf
SOUTH CAROLINA SPECIAL?COLBERT SISTER POISED TO WIN DEM NOD: After the departure of businessman Martin Skelly from the Democratic primary for South Carolina?s 1st district, Elizabeth Colbert Bush ? sister of Stephen Colbert ? is now the favorite to win the Democratic nomination. The only other Democrat remaining in the race is Ben Frasier, who declined to comment on Skelly?s departure. Whoever wins the primary will face one of the GOP candidates in a fairly crowded field that includes former Gov. Mark Sanford. http://bit.ly/Z6aOhW
POLLING?FRESH FOX NEWS NUMBERS: 43% say the top priority in dealing with illegal immigration should be securing the border, and 41% think it?s more important to deal with illegal immigrants already here. That?s roughly the same as two years ago. From the crosstabs: ?Republicans and voters living in the South, West and rural areas of the country are more likely to give priority to border security. Democrats and those living in the Northeast, Midwest and urban areas are more likely to prioritize dealing with the illegal immigrants already in the U.S. Independents split down the middle on the choice.? http://fxn.ws/14PD2No
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GEORGIA POLL?HANDEL IS FAVORITE FOR PRICE?S SEAT: Karen Handel would be the clear frontrunner if Tom Price runs for the Republican nomination and she seeks his seat. A poll of likely Republican voters from Wenzel Strategies puts her at 40 percent, with her next-nearest competitor (state Sen. Judson Hill) at 13 percent. No one else got more than 5 percent from likely voters. Handel, the former secretary of state, lost a 2010 Republican runoff for governor to Nathan Deal. Toplines: http://bit.ly/14PD9bP
NRCC LAYS OUT POLITICAL TEAM FOR ?14 CYCLE: The National Republican Congressional Committee announced its political team for the upcoming cycle on Monday: Jon Reedy, Northeast Regional Political Director; Joe Pileggi, Great Lakes and Florida Regional Political Director; David Watts, Central Midwest Regional Political Director; Annie Kelly, Top Offensive Target States; Robert Jones, Western Regional Political Director; George Nassar, Southeast Regional Political Director.
NEW JERSEY SENATE?BOOKER?S FINANCE DIRECTOR RESIGNS: Samantha Maltzman, a recent hire as finance director for Newark Mayor Cory Booker?s Senate campaign, has left the job after less than two weeks. The Newark Star-Ledger reports that, while she may work for the campaign in some way, she won?t keep her current title. Maltzman was the finance director for Hillary Clinton, as well as New Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, so it?s notable she joined up with Booker in the first place ? and that she?s leaving it so soon. http://bit.ly/WWuJvP
GREER PLEADS GUILTY?UNTIDY TRIAL AVOIDED IN FLORIDA: ?After two weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling, former GOP party chairman Jim Greer walked into court Monday morning and pleaded guilty to theft and money laundering charges that could put him behind bars for 3? years,? the Tampa Bay Times? Lucy Morgan reports. ?Greer responded ?guilty your honor'? to charges he stole and laundered GOP campaign contributions through a company he created, Victory Strategies?The plea, which came moments before jury selection was to begin, ends the prospects of a two-week trial that promised testimony from former Gov. Charlie Crist and a who's who of Republican politicians. Statewide prosecutor Nick Cox ? will recommend Greer serve the full 3? years at his March 27 sentencing?No one will have to answer questions about a now famous trip to the Bahamas that involved ? according to at least one witness ? the presence of a number of prostitutes.? Mainbar: http://bit.ly/14PD9Zs. Adam Smith analysis: http://bit.ly/14PD7Rj
IOWA SENATE?STEVE KING NIXES SPANISH TRANSLATION EFFORT: ?The House Republican Conference had planned last week to launch GOP en Espa?ol, which would translate and distribute Republican reactions to the State of the Union speech in Spanish. But ? staffers working for two English-only hard-liners in Congress, Reps. Steve King of Iowa and Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, raised hackles,? National Journal?s Ben Terris reported. ?There?s a conflicting message that comes out from the Republicans if we want to recognize the unifying power of English, and meanwhile, we send out communications in multiple languages,? King said. ?Official business and documents needs to be in English.? http://bit.ly/14PDbAu
GEORGIA SENATE?PRICE CHIDES EARLY CANDIDATES: GOP Rep. Tom Price, considered a top prospect for the race to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, said in a statement Monday that it?s too early for him ? or any other prospective candidates ? to be thinking about jumping into the race. ?Too often, elected officials look toward the next rung on the ladder instead of the task at hand,? Price said. ?The election of Georgia's next senator is 21 months away and there is plenty of time for campaigning. To announce a decision prior to the completion of the work on the debt ceiling and critical fiscal policy in May 2013 would be distracting and unwise.? So far, the only candidate who?s officially announced is fellow GOP Rep. Paul Broun.
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR?SCHWARTZ MOVES TOWARD RUN: Democratic Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who represents a Philadelphia-area district, is ?seriously considering? running for governor next year against GOP Gov. Tom Corbett. Her chief of staff confirmed a report from Montgomery County Democratic Chairman Marcel Groen, who said Schwartz was ?80 percent of the way? to getting in. Schwartz would bring over $3 million to the race, which is expected to be an uphill battle for Corbett no matter who his opponent is ? his approval rating stands at 26 percent in a Franklin & Marshall poll out last week.? http://politi.co/Ymnnjo
MASSACHUSETTS?BROWN KEEPS AN OPEN MIND FOR ?14: Former Sen. Scott Brown, who earlier this month passed on a chance to run in the upcoming Massachusetts special Senate election, said he?s open to a run for statewide office in the future but hasn?t made any decisions yet. "I'm going to see what happens. I know there are a lot of good candidates looking at it. It's something that I really need to recharge the engines and spend some time with my family," Brown told a local TV station on Sunday. http://bit.ly/YmrBYi
MORE BAY STATE NEWS?CAPUANO CONSIDERS GUBERNATORIAL BID: Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano, who also considered a bid in the special election to replace Sen. John Kerry, said he?s considering running for governor in 2014. ?Part of me thinks that some of the more interesting, more important fights over the next several years might be conducted at statehouses around the country and not necessarily on Capitol Hill,? he said, per the Boston radio station WBUR. His gubernatorial ambitions were seen as a big factor in why Capuano passed on the Senate race this year. Other Democrats considering taking the plunge in 2014: former Medicare and Medicaid administrator Donald Berwick and state treasurer Steve Grossman. http://bit.ly/X0n2pq
MITT?S OHIO DIRECTOR STARTS PR FIRM: Scott Jennings, a senior level operative from three presidential campaigns, veteran of the Bush White House and an advisor to Mitch McConnell?s last two reelections, has co-founded a full service public affairs, public relations and communications company called RunSwitch. The firm is headquartered in Louisville, KY. His two partners are Steve Bryant and Gary Gerdemann. http://bit.ly/14PDcUY
2012 FALLOUT?AIDE SAYS BACHMANN KNEW OF LIST THEFT: ?Iowa campaign manager for Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign has testified in a sworn affidavit that the Minnesota Republican acknowledged to another staffer last year that she knew of the alleged theft of a home school organization's e-mail list by her campaign's state chair,? the Star Tribune?s Kevin Diaz reports. ?The affidavit by Iowa political consultant Eric Woolson contradicts official accounts given by Bachmann's campaign over the past year that suggested the list was taken inadvertently and mistakenly used in fundraising.? http://bit.ly/14PDdIB
2016 WATCH?
RUBIO, PAUL ELEVATED IN STATE OF THE UNION RESPONSES: Obama may be the main focus of the State of the Union, but the 2016 Republican primary will also be front and center tonight as both Marco Rubio and Rand Paul deliver responses to Obama?s speech. Rubio is delivering the official Republican response to the State of the Union and Paul is giving the Tea Party response. It?s a test for both of them to see how well they handle themselves in the national spotlight ? in some years, State of the Union responses have brought GOP pols more bad press than good. The dueling responses also set up a contrast between Rubio and Paul that will no doubt be remembered going forward into 2016: Rubio as the establishment?s choice and Paul as the tea party insurgent.
GROUPS ATTACK CUOMO IN IOWA AD: A coalition of groups are going after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a full-page ad in the Des Moines Register today, hitting him ahead of his decision on whether to allow fracking in his state. Maggie Haberman: ?The ad features three words in World War III-style boldface type, reading, ?NOT ONE WELL.? Below, it says, ?Governor Cuomo, America is looking to you. Don?t allow a single fracked shale gas well in New York. This is your chance to be a national leader on climate. Your choice now will be remembered forever.?? With Cuomo?s potential national ambitions, the ad sends a clear message to him about how his handling of the fracking issue will certainly come up in a future presidential run. http://politi.co/WWrtjT
PERRY/BROWN GOLDEN STATE SHOWDOWN: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who?s said he might be interested in running for president again in 2016, is visiting California on an economic development trip this week ? and California Gov. Jerry Brown isn?t pleased. The two big-state governors are in the midst of a showdown after Perry began running radio ads in the Golden State touting Texas?s jobs record. Perry didn?t say which businesses he?s visiting on his trip, but told the San Jose Mercury News that Austin, Texas, would be the next Silicon Valley. ?Twelve years ago, California wasn't looking over its shoulder," he said. "They're not looking over their shoulder now ? they're looking at our backside." Brown fired back: "A lot of these Texans, they come here, they don't go back," he said last week. "Who would want to spend their summers in 110-degree heat inside some kind of a fossil-fueled air conditioner? Not a smart way to go." http://abcn.ws/Z6c7xs
HILLARY TOPS OBAMA IN POPULARITY: Clinton, the recently departed Secretary of State, is more popular among American voters than President Obama, per a new Quinnipiac poll. Clinton?s favorable are at 61 percent, compared with 34 percent who view her unfavorably ? Obama, on the other hand, has a 51-46 favorable rating split. http://bit.ly/Z6a3Wo
SUSANA MARTINEZ, New Mexico?s Republican governor, said she would sign a bill that would require background checks on people who buy guns at gun shows: http://bit.ly/14PDjQv
LIGHTER CLICKS?
AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM, Grover?s outfit, releases a State of the Union bingo game: http://bit.ly/14PDkUs
STEPHEN MOORE always wanted to be the fifth Beatle: http://politi.co/14PDiMp
SNL spoofed the way Republicans questioned Chuck Hagel during his confirmation hearing in a 6-minute web sketch: http://bit.ly/14PDoUh
A MONTANA TV STATION?s emergency alert system was hacked, and a narrator warned of a zombie apocalypse: http://gaw.kr/14PDn2P
CODA ? QUOTE OF THE DAY: ?I am not running.? ?Vice President Biden ? talking about the papacy, that is. http://politi.co/Ymrc82
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
Sermons: True Love (Romans 12:9-20, 13:8-10)
True Love (Romans 12:9-20, 13:8-10)
I don?t do it very often, but it seemed fitting today to break away from the normal lectionary readings, and to preach a special sermon on the topic of love.? I do this for several reasons: 1.???? ?Valentine?s Day is this week. 2.???? Despite the fact that Valentine?s Day is this week, there is a lot in today?s world that passes for love that isn?t true love.? There is a lot of cheap sentimentality as well as a lot of sexual stimulation in society and in the media, but neither of those are true love.? Maybe you saw Beyonce at the Super Bowl, or that Calvin Klein ad, and said, ?Oh my God, I love his body!? or ?I love her body?? but of course, that?s not love. 3.???? This year our congregation is discerning what it means to be open and affirming in regards to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians.? This year at the General Assembly, the Disciples of Christ will consider a resolution on open and affirming at the denominational level.? While most in our congregation and in our denomination support being open and affirming, there are good people who have some concerns.? I always want to take whatever concerns anyone has seriously, and today seems like a good day to do that. To begin this sermon on love, I will remind you that in Greek ? the language of the New Testament ? there are three different words for love, representing three different types of love. One of these words is eros.? During a speech he gave at U.C. Berkeley in 1957, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ?Eros is a sort of aesthetic love.? It has come to us to be a sort of romantic love and it stands with all its beauty.?? I did not hear the speech and I don?t know if there is an audio recording of it, but in reading the transcript it seems to me that King is, perhaps, just a little embarrassed to be talking about eros love ? we preachers often are ? and he quickly moved into the second kind of love. He said: ?The Greek language talks about philia and this is a sort of reciprocal love between friends.?? It?s the kind of love that many of us here have for one another.? You?ve heard that Philadelphia is the ?city of brotherly love,? and that?s not just a motto; it?s actually what the word Philadelphia means in Greek. Then King said: ?The Greek language comes out with another word, and it is agape.? Agape is understanding, creative, redemptive goodwill for all? It is an overflowing love which seeks nothing in return.?? In other speeches and writings, King pointed out that agape love recognizes that all humans are interrelated, that there is some of you in every person, and it recognizes that both you and that other person are created in the image of God.? That?s why agape is a love you show even to your enemies. All three types of love are powerful.? All three types of love are good.? All three types of love have the power to change lives.? But I think it?s safe to say that only agape love has the power to change the world. All three types of love are discussed on the pages of scripture.? Agape ?is talked about more than the other two, and it is the type of love usually preached about.? Agape love is universal.? Jesus made it clear that God?s love is for everyone.? Some people were so offended by that idea that they tried to kill Jesus by dragging him to the edge of town and throwing him off a cliff.? They wanted God to love all the people they loved, and they wanted God to hate all the people they hated.? They wanted God to save all the people they cared about, all the people who were like them, and they wanted God to condemn all the people they cared nothing for, all the people who were different from them, all the people who threatened their sense of security because of their ?different-ness.? But God?s love is for everyone. It is agape love that the scripture speaks of most often, but much of what can be said about agape love can also apply to the other two types of love.? And sometimes, scripture does talk specifically about philia love and eros love. The scripture reading we heard a few moments ago from the book of Romans talks mainly about philia love, brotherly love, love among friends, but what it says can also be applied to eros love.? It began with this sentence:? ?Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.? Right here are several criteria for true love. One is that true love consists of mutual affection. Agape love is given regardless if the recipient is ready to receive it.? But philia love and eros love are mutual.? A love between friends, and romantic love, are not one-sided. 1 Corinthians 7 speaks specifically of the eros love that exists within marriage; and it agrees that that kind of love is mutual.? The two marriage partners belong to each other; neither partner holds all the authority or power in the relationship.? The relationship is based on mutual affection. Now some of you who know your Bible well may want to stop me and point out that both Ephesians and Colossians contain verses which instruct wives to be subject to their husbands, and for husbands to assert their authority over their wives.? Where?s the mutuality there?? It?s interesting, isn?t it, that we have in scripture passages that are so contradictory, so opposite? I?ll tell you what I know, and then you can decide how best to interpret.? I know that scholars who have studied and examined the books of the New Testament have determined that some of these books, like the letters to the Romans and the Corinthians, claim to have been written by the apostle Paul and very likely were written by the apostle Paul. But other books that claim to have been written by the apostle Paul ? like Ephesians and Colossians ? contain such a different vocabulary and writing style, and address such different issues, that they were most likely written by someone else, someone who used Paul?s name because they believed they were writing in the spirit of Paul, presenting his ideas to a new generation or a new location. Now of those letters that scholars have determined to be authentic letters of Paul, this is where you find the emphasis on mutuality in marriage.? The authentic letters of Paul are also where you find instructions for women (as well as men) who wish to speak or teach in church, and instructions for women (as well as men) who feel called to prophesy. It appears, however, that these ideas were too radical for the later writers who ?borrowed? Paul?s name.? It is these later writers who said that women should submit to their husbands, or that women should be silent in church.? They liked most of what Paul wrote, but the teaching that women and men could speak in church and that they should be mutual partners in love were just too much. But in the New Testament books that are authentically Paul?s women are recognized as teachers, preachers, and prophets; and, more importantly for our topic today, they were considered equal partners in marriage; loving relationships of eros and philia love were characterized by mutual affection and mutual authority. Both of these contradictory ideas are a part of scripture.? Both are contained in the book of holy writings that we refer to as God?s Word.? And because they are contradictory, we find that we must choose one or the other to emphasize when it comes to applying the scripture to our lives today. I don?t know about you, but the insight provided by biblical scholars helps me make that decision.? In addition, the overarching themes of scripture help me make that decision.? In last week?s sermon I talked about the major theme that is present throughout scripture, in the stories of Ruth, Jonah, Job, as well as in the teachings of Jesus, all of which emphasize welcome and acceptance and equality.? The idea of mutual affection and shared power and authority fits well with the larger theme that is present in scripture, while the idea of a more hierarchical relationship, in which one partner is dominant over the other, does not. So, getting back to our scripture reading for today, from the 12th and 13th chapters of Romans? Near the end of this reading, we heard the phrase, ?Love does no wrong to a neighbor.?? Other translations render it as ?love does no harm.? I first studied this verse in a workshop I attended many years ago, a workshop on preventing sexual abuse and sexual misconduct. Pretty much all religious leaders, clergy and lay, do what they do out of love for God and love for God?s people.? But as we know from news headlines, a few of them have made terrible mistakes, abusing those they love, or hurting them through inappropriate conduct. Hardly any of them intended to cause hurt or harm.? But at some point, they neglected to ask if what they were doing was, in fact, harming the people they claimed to love. The participants in that workshop were told that one of the best ways to make sure we are properly and appropriately caring for those we love is to ask whether or not expressions of love for that person could possibly be doing harm.? If the answer is yes, then its? not true, genuine love, because true love does no harm. More positively expressed, the guideline that love does no harm could be rephrased as, love is always concerned with the other person?s well-being.? I always prefer to emphasize the ?positives,? the ?shoulds,? and not just the ?negatives,? the ?should-nots.?? So I flip it around to the positive, although in this case, I won?t completely get rid of the negative; it?s too important.? So now we have two guidelines for true live:? one is that love is mutual; and the other is that love does no harm, but instead looks out for the other person?s well-being.? I think if we can remember those two things, we?ll go a long way to having healthier, more loving relationships. Now, to address the concerns about whether we should affirm romantic love between people of the same sex.? One of the things I?ve heard is that this might lead to an ?anything goes? mentality.? It won?t, because we have some very important guidelines to prevent that:? one is that love is mutual, and the other is that love does no harm. Same-sex relationships are just as capable of being characterized by mutual affection and consideration of the partner?s wellbeing as any other relationship.? Nearly all of the gay or lesbian people I know ? and, living in Long Beach, that?s quite a few ? are, or have been, in stable, committed relationships based on mutual love and a commitment to do no harm. That cannot be said for all those other situations that come to mind when I hear the phrase ?anything goes.?? I won?t spell out what all those situations are; you can use your own imagination to do that.? But those ?other situations? are not based on mutual love or concern for another?s wellbeing.? Without mutual love ? when authority and power are not shared ? it becomes a relationship of abuse; when one partner does harm to another, it becomes a relationship of abuse. The scriptural guidelines I?ve talked about today, when followed, will prevent inappropriate and abusive situations and relationships, and it is right for the church to continue speaking out against relationships that are unhealthy, inappropriate, or abusive. But based on my understanding of God?s love, my interpretation of scripture and the themes I see on the pages of scripture, a relationship of mutual love between two people who share power and authority in the relationship and who are committed to one another?s well-being ? that relationship is worthy of the church?s blessing, no matter what the gender is of the two people involved. Love is the greatest power in all of creation.? Love is stronger than any army or any force of nature.? Love is a gift from God, to be treasured, honored, and celebrated.???
Source: http://dannybradfield.blogspot.com/2013/02/true-love-romans-129-20-138-10.html
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Google chairman to sell up to 3.2 million shares
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? With Google's stock hovering at record highs, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell more than 40 percent of his stock in the Internet search leader this year.
The plan disclosed Friday calls for Schmidt to sell up to 3.2 million shares. If he were to sell all that stock at Google's current price, Schmidt would realize a $2.5 billion windfall.
Schmidt ended December with 7.6 million Google shares, or a 2.3 percent stake in the Mountain View, Calif., company.
He would be left with about 4.4 million shares of Google stock worth another $3.5 billion if he follows through on his divestiture plan for this year. He has gradually been winnowing his holdings in Google in recent years, without giving a specific reason.
Google Inc. declined to comment Friday.
Google's stock rose $11.42 to close at $785.37 Friday. Earlier in the day, it traded at $786.67 ? its highest price since the company went public at $85 per share in August 2004.
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the only company executives who own more stock than Schmidt.
Page controls an 8.7 percent stake and Brin holds an 8.5 percent stake. Each stake is currently worth nearly $20 billion.
Schmidt, 57, was Google's CEO for a decade before turning over the job to Page, 39, in April 2011.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Sandy survivors: Storm like a repeat 'nightmare'
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A dangerous winter storm churned Friday into the Northeast as forecasters warned of a whiteout.
By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News
NEW YORK ? As millions of Americans braced for a winter storm bearing down on the Northeast on Friday, people still recovering from Hurricane Sandy stood in line at gas stations to buy fuel and stocked up on wood for the fireplace. It was, one man lamented, "like a nightmare of Sandy all over."
Sandy left about 20,000 residential buildings in the city with some damage or disruption to their utilities. Thousands are struggling to rebuild, with many sheltering in their battered homes.
The incoming storm is just the latest round in an unforgiving winter. A snowstorm hit New York City one week after Sandy struck and in late January, temperatures plummeted below zero. This time, forecasters are predicting up to 15 inches of snow, as well as high tides and winds.
Scott McGrath said people were in a "panic mode" in his Staten Island neighborhood, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy. He stood in line at a gas station Thursday night, hoping to get fuel for his generator to power his home in the case of an outage, but he walked away empty-handed. On Friday, people lined up again.
"It's like a nightmare of Sandy all over," he said, noting the constant weather alerts warning of snow and high tides. "This time our house is not ... in full shape, you know, who knows if (it) would withstand it."
For those sheltering in place like McGrath, 45, and his wife, Dee, the ever-changing weather makes recovery from Sandy a stop-start process. They have scuttled plans to put up sheet rock this weekend in their gutted two-story home ? where they still have holes in the walls on the first floor. They?re also fearful that the few remaining personal items they have, which they had put in the basement, could be in danger due to the threat of high tides.
"We're ... sitting on the edge and just praying for the best," he said. "If this storm hits, we're screwed. That's the bottom line. If it really does hit us like they're saying, and that high tide comes in, only God knows what's going to happen to us."
A mix of snow and rain was falling in the city by 7 a.m.
NBCNewYork.com?reported lines of up to 40 cars at some gas stations. The city had 250,000 tons of salt at the ready for the roads.
"This is a very serious storm, and we should treat it that way," said Tom Prendergast, president of the agency that runs New York subways and buses.
As residents scrambled to prepare in the event of a power outage, some gas stations in New York and New Jersey have already run out of gas. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned people to stay in and to use public transportation if they had to go out, although even that carried the possibility of disruptions.
That was the plan for Tom Dillon, 46, who has almost completed repairing the flood damage on his two-story home in Breezy Point, a coastal enclave in the city that was hard hit by Sandy.
Dillon got his son out of school and stocked up on wood, kindling and blankets, plus bought five gallons of gas for his generator. He has also pulled out the snow shovels and has a kerosene heater at the ready.
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Tom Dillon makes coffee in his flood-damaged home in Breezy Point, N.Y., on Nov. 18, 2012.
"We ain?t taking no chances this time. ? I got everything ready," he chuckled. "I want to get the generator on and I want to make sure everything's rocking and rolling. That's what I?m doing today, making sure everything's ready for this storm."
He is concerned about coastal flooding posing one more worry for the community, where extreme high tides were typical in Nor'easters, he said. In the first weeks after Sandy, residents in the low-lying area were constantly pumping out their basements.
"Every time we have coastal flooding, it's just a nightmare in this area because we're so low that ? your basements get flooded again,? he said. "Anybody who has a basement?s going to get flooded, and you know, they?ll be pumping out again."
Despite all of his preparations and laughing about the incoming storm, Dillon sounded an exasperated note.
"I am wondering if Mother Nature is just mad at us or something," he said, before going to help a neighbor insulate his pipes to help protect against freezing. "Twelve to 18 inches of snow, oh, I don't know if I'm ready for this, really I'm not."
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Bones of contention: Cities fight over Richard III
Philippa Langley, originator of the 'Looking for Richard III' project, looks at the facial reconstruction of Richard III, unveiled to the media at the Society of Antiquaries, London, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave, and his name became a byword for villainy. On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of Richard III from anonymity ? and the monarch's fans hope a revival of his reputation will soon follow. (AP Photo/PA, Gareth Fuller) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Philippa Langley, originator of the 'Looking for Richard III' project, looks at the facial reconstruction of Richard III, unveiled to the media at the Society of Antiquaries, London, Tuesday Feb. 5, 2013. He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave, and his name became a byword for villainy. On Monday, scientists announced they had rescued the remains of Richard III from anonymity ? and the monarch's fans hope a revival of his reputation will soon follow. (AP Photo/PA, Gareth Fuller) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
LONDON (AP) ? The discovery of King Richard III under a parking lot in the English city of Leicester thrilled history buffs around the world. But the news meant a winter of discontent for the rival city of York, and now the two are doing battle over the royal bones.
Officials in Leicester say the monarch, who was unceremoniously buried without a coffin 528 years ago, will be re-interred with kingly dignity in the city's cathedral.
"The decision has already been made," said Leicester mayor Peter Soulsby. "All the permissions have been granted and the various authorities involved have agreed that the interment will take place in Leicester."
Not so fast, says York, a city 100 miles (160 kilometers) to the north that claims the late monarch as its own.
"Every taxi driver I talk to, every shopkeeper I talk to, they are very excited about it ? they want Richard back in York," said Michael Ormrod, professor of medieval history at the University of York. "There is a view that he is a king for York."
York City Council said Wednesday it is petitioning the government and Queen Elizabeth II, arguing that "one of the city's most famous and cherished sons" ? who grew up in the region and was once known as Richard of York ? should be buried in the northern city.
The two cities have launched rival petitions to the government. As of Wednesday, York had the edge, with more than 5,700 signatures on a petition calling for Richard to be re-interred there. Leicester's petition had more than 2,000 names.
Yorkists hope the queen will intervene on behalf of her 15th-century predecessor, though Buckingham Palace says it is not getting involved.
Richard had few links to Leicester, apart from dying in battle nearby in 1485. Historians agree he had strong ties to York.
He belonged to the House of York, one of two branches of the ruling Plantagenet dynasty. William Shakespeare's play "Richard III" opens with the lines: "Now is the winter of our discontent/ made glorious summer by this son of York" ? a punning reference to Richard's brother, King Edward IV.
Richard spent much of his childhood in the county of Yorkshire. As an adult, he ran northern England during his brother's reign, and he is sometimes called the country's last northern king.
Ormrod says there is evidence Richard wanted to be buried in York Minster, the city's medieval cathedral.
York has not always made a noise about its ties to a king who for centuries was Britain's most reviled monarch. Richard was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field by the forces of Henry Tudor, who took the throne as King Henry VII, ending a bloody tussle over the crown known as the Wars of the Roses.
Tudor historians painted Richard as a villainous usurper and accused him of multiple crimes ? most famously, the murder of his two nephews, the "Princes in the Tower."
Richard's supporters hope the discovery of the king's remains will lead to a reappraisal of his reputation.
For those in York who have been keeping Richard's flame alive, this is a bittersweet time.
Mike Bennett, who runs York's small Richard III Museum, said he had been circulating a petition for months ? since the reports of the skeleton's identity emerged ? "but it's only since the bones have been declared to be him that others have jumped on the bandwagon."
Still, Bennett will be delighted if Richard comes home to York. It would give a boost to his small museum tucked into a gatehouse in the city walls, where visitors are invited to act as jury in an imaginary trial of Richard for the murder of the Princes in the Tower.
For now, the battle over the royal bones remains civilized. There's no new outbreak of the Wars of the Roses ? yet.
"I have many good friends in Leicester," Ormrod stressed.
The professor would not go so far as to call burial in Leicester an insult ? but he said it would, at least, be an irony.
"Leicester was a very big stronghold of the house of Lancaster, Richard's rivals for the throne," he said. "He was buried almost in enemy territory in Leicester."
Jill Lawless can be reached at http://Twitter.com/JillLawless
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
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From MetroMile website.
MetroMile, the pay-per-mile car insurance company that set up it's national headquarters and launched in Portland back in December has an offer for BikePortland readers: The first 100 people to sign up for a "Test Drive" of their service get a free month to see if it's a good fit. The basic premise of MetroMile is that if you drive less, you pay less, so their insurance is a great complement to the growing number of "low-car" Portlanders.
Regular auto insurance premiums are based on an average expected number of miles driven; but my household (and I expect many others) drives way less than the average. The result is we end up paying more than we should. The MetroMile system tracks your mileage and charges you based on how much you drive. Here's more from CEO Steve Pretre (via a BikePortland comment):
"Our pricing is not based on where, when or how people drive. It's simply the number of miles driven times a set rate per mile, plus a low base rate (because some things do happen when the car isn't being driven). We do capture GPS data to map trips so people can look for patterns to lower their driving, but you can turn that service off at any time if you want. For those of you thinking about the occasional road trip, we cap charges at 150 miles per day specifically to give people that freedom."
When we're not biking, my family and I get around in Honda mini-van. Beyond the occasional road trip, it spends most of its time parked in front of our house. I've been curious about the MetroMile insurance, but haven't switched from our current policy. I figured I'd sign up for this Test Drive just to see what's like. The first 100 people to join me will get a "Metronome" device to plug into their car for 30 days. We'll also get access to a profile page on the MetroMile website that show us all types of trip data and other cool stuff (including being able to vote on other, yet-to-be-released features).
The first 100 Test Drivers selected by MetroMile ? and anyone else who wants to join us ? will then be invited to a big party on February 13th at Union/Pine (525 SE Pine Street). There will be food and drinks, a short chat with MetroMile CEO Steve Pretre (I've met him a few times, he's a neat guy who thinks data can revolutionize just about anything), and I'll be there as well.
To sign up for the Test Drive, you'll have to fill out some basic info on the MetroMile site.
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Silent Circle's encryption app could revolutionize mobile privacy, if Uncle Sam lets it
If CEO Mike Janke's boasts are to be believed, his company Silent Circle and its eponymous encryption apps could stand to "revolutionize... privacy and security." And he's willing to push the tech forward at all costs, even if that means raising the ire of the federal government. While the feds have yet to officially weigh in on his startup's novel software -- and Janke's certain they will -- others who've tested the peer-to-peer service's new Silent Text app claim its benefits for human rights activism worldwide far outweigh its potential use as a criminal aid.
This isn't the company's first crack at the mobile security space, though. A prior version of Silent Circle's subscription-based app was released last fall, granting Android and iOS users secure transmission of texts, as well as voice and video calls. But now, the controversial app in question has been beefed up, adding the ability to send encrypted files (up to 60MB) with a set "burn" (read: deletion) time. And since Silent Circle doesn't host the required encryption key on its servers, there's no way for the company to access users' data. What's more, the company's also pledged to not cooperate with surveillance requests from law enforcement, nor will it compromise the service's integrity by introducing a "backdoor" for the FBI.
That's a mighty strong stance to take against Uncle Sam, but Janke's not concerned. If the United States government does eventually prove an impediment, he's ready to move Silent Circle's shop to a locale that understands "...every [citizens'] right to communicate... without the fear of it being... used by criminals, stored by governments, and aggregated by companies that sell it." Based on that quote alone, we'd say Janke's what you might call a freedom fighter. For now, the souped up app's set to launch on the App Store February 8th, with an Android release to follow soon after. When it lands, we'd advise you to get it while it's hot -- preferably, before Capitol Hill deems it too hot to handle.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Wireless, Software, Mobile
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