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  Joaqu­n Castro (born September 16, 1974)[2] is an American politician from San Antonio, Texas who has served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 20th congressional district, since 2013. From 2003 to 2013, he was a representative in the Texas Legislature representing District 125.[3] While in the Texas legislature Castro served as Vice-Chair of the Higher Education Committee and was a member of the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee. He has previously served on the County Affairs Committee, Border & International Affairs Committee and the Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee.[3] Castro's identical twin brother, Julin Castro, serves as mayor of San Antonio.[4]
  Early life, education, and early career[edit]Castro was raised in San Antonio and attended Thomas Jefferson High School. Castro has stated that his interest in public service developed at a young age from watching his parents' involvement in political campaigns and civic causes. His father was a retired teacher from the Edgewood Independent School District, and his mother, a community activist. He graduated with honors from Stanford University with a bachelor of arts in political science and communications and went on to earn a juris doctor at Harvard Law School.[5]
  He worked in public education, health care, and the juvenile justice system.[5] Castro is a member of the National College Advising Corps, St. Mary's University Mission and Identity Taskforce, St. Philip's College President's Advisory Board, and Texas Family Impact Seminar.
  Texas House of Representatives[edit]Elections[edit]Castro ran for Texas' 125th House district in 2002. He defeated incumbent State Representative Arthur Reyna in the Democratic primary 64%-36%.[6] In the general election, he defeated Republican Nelson Balido 60%-40% and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2002 at the age of 28.[7] In 2004, he won re-election to a second term unopposed.[8] In 2006, he won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican Nelson Balido, 58%-38%.[8] In 2008, he won re-election to a fourth term unopposed.[8] In 2010, he won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Libertarian Jeffrey Blunt, 78%-22%.[8]
  Tenure[edit]He authored and worked on legislation involving workforce development, highway safety, and education programs intended to reduce teenage pregnancy rates.[3]
  Committee assignments[edit]County AffairsHigher Education (Vice Chair)[9]Judiciary & Civil JurisprudenceOversight of Higher Ed Governance, Excellence & Transparency[10]U.S. House of Representatives[edit]Elections[edit]In June 2011, Castro announced that he was running for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the newly-drawn Texas's 35th congressional district.[11] However, after the November 28, 2011, retirement announcement by U.S. Representative Charlie Gonzalez of Texas's 20th congressional district, Castro announced his intent to run instead for the 20th District seat. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary. At the 2012 Democratic National Convention, he introduced his brother Julin as keynote speaker.[9] In November 2012, Castro defeated Republican David Rosa 64%-34%,[12] becoming only the fifth person to represent the 20th CD since its creation in 1935.[13]
  Tenure[edit]Castro was elected to represent Texas' 20th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in the 2012 election. He was officially sworn into office on January 3, 2013 becoming a member of the 113th United States Congress. He was chosen as the president of the freshman class of Democrats in the 113th Congress.[14]
  Sequestration[edit]Castro stated that he sees Sequestration as a direct result of hostage politics.[15] He affirms that he is disappointed in the reckless actions that will cost may federal employees a 20% loss in income.[16]
  Committee assignments[edit]Personal life[edit]Castro is the son of Jesse Guzman and Rosie Castro and the identical twin brother of Julin Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas.[4] In addition to his work in the Texas Legislature, Castro practices law in San Antonio. He has also taught as a visiting professor of law at St. Mary's University and as an adjunct professor at Trinity University in San Antonio.
  Castro sits on several boards of nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, including: Achieving the Dream, the National College Advising Corps, St. Phillip's College President's Advisory Board, St. Mary's University Mission and Identity Taskforce, and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' (NALEO) Taskforce on Education.[5]
  Honors and awards[edit]National and international honors[edit]Delegate, American Swiss Foundation's Young Leaders Conference, Basel, Switzerland, 2010Delegate, San Antonio, Texas, Delegation to World Expo, Shanghai, China, 2010Delegate, American-German Young Leaders Conference, hosted in Berlin by the American Council on Germany, 2009Delegate, International Seminar on Migration and Integration, hosted in Jerusalem by the Consulate General of Israel, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Center for International Cooperation (MASHAV), the Aharon Ofri International Training Center, and the Center for International Migration and Integration (CIMI), 2008Delegate, International Cultural Exchange, hosted in Argentina by the American Council of Young Political Leaders, 2008Arthur S. Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, Washington D.C., 2004Awards and recognitions[edit]Hispanic Organization for Public Employees Amazing Energy Award, in recognition of distinguished public service, 2009Family Service Association Recognition, in recognition of support and commitment to key initiatives that strengthen and keep families together, 2009The Wind Coalition Outstanding Supporter, in recognition for outstanding support of Texas Wind Energy, 2008Certificate of Participation, in recognition of participation in the Get To Know Your Community Fair, 2008Edgewood Independent School District (Bexar County, Texas) Business Partnership Award, 2007West SA Chamber of Commerce Doctoral Achievement Awards, in recognition of outstanding community leadership, 2007Rhodes Technology Academy National Junior Honor Society, for recognizing and promoting the important qualities of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, Character, and Citizenship, 2007Recognized by VIA Metropolitan Transit, in recognition of legislative support in the 80th Legislative Session, 2007Appreciation Award by Women's Equality Day Banquet, in recognition of being the Keynote Speaker for the Kelly Field Club, 2006Northside ISD Campus Partner of the Year, in recognition of service to students at Sul Ross Middle School by Northside Independent School District, 2006University Health System Appreciation Award, in recognition of contributions to the University Health System's 2005 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, 2005Recognized by TEX-21 Legislative Caucus, in honor of being an active leader and commitment to improve multimodal transportation for the citizens of Texas, 2005National Kidney Foundation Chair's Partnership Award, in recognition of generosity and commitment to making lives better, 2005Appreciation Award by Women's Equality Day Banquet, in recognition of being the Keynote Speaker for the Kelly Field Club, 2004Appreciation Award by Ogden Elementary School, in recognition of promoting literacy in the community, 2004Recognized by Via Metropolitan Transit, in recognition of contributions made during the 78th Legislative Session, 2003Appreciation Award by Center for Health Care Services, in recognition of leadership during the 78th Legislative Session, 2003Recognized by the Latino Youth Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, in recognition of steadfast commitment to Latino youth and the empowerment of the Latino community, 2003Hispanic Affairs Agency Bravo Award, in appreciation for speaking at the Latino Leadership Symposium, University of Texas at Austin, 2003Public speaking engagements[edit]Notable speaking engagements[edit]Public Lecture on Youth Participation and Political Activism in Riga, Latvia, on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, July 2010 [18]Texas Association of Business Annual Conference, Panel on Higher Education, February 2010St. Mary's University Law Review on Minority Issues, Keynote Speaker, March 2009San Antonio Chapter of Community Associations Institute, June 2009Texas Public Policy Foundation Panel on Transparency and Accountability in Higher Education, November 2009League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) 3rd Annual Education Awards Gala, Keynote Speaker, December 2009Making College Affordable, St. Mary's University, October 2009Sul Ross State University, Commencement Speaker, December 2004Northwest Vista College, Commencement Speaker, May 2002Conferences[edit]5th Annual National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) National Summit on the State of Latino Education, September 200926th Annual National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Conference, President Barack Obama's Education Plan: How the New Administration Plans to Improve Educational Opportunities for Latinos, June 2009New American Alliance (NAA) Pension Fund Forum, sponsored by the National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), August 2007The American Council of Young Political Leaders'--United States delegate to South America, Argentina, and Uruguay, June 2007Urban Libraries Council Conference, Local Strategies for Inclusion & Integration in a Flat World, May 2007People for the American Way, The Young Elected Officials Network, March 2007Take Back America Conference, Center for Policy Alternatives, June 2006National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO)'--Chair of Higher Education Panel: "Working Together to Ensure Student Access and Success," June 2006National Latino Congreso, "NAFTA: The Border, Our Environment, and Latinos," September 2006References[edit]^Bland, Scott (November 7, 2012). "Texas, 20th House District". National Journal. ^Project Vote Smart - Representative Joaquin Castro - Biography^ abcTexas House of Representatives membership summary^ abMayor's biography, City of San Antonio^ abcMember biography, Texas state legislature^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=290782^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5909^ abcdhttp://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe^ abGarrett, Robert T. (September 4, 2012). "With his twin brother in the spotlight, Joaquin Castro prepares for prominent role of his own". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 5 September 2012. ^http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Members/MemberInfo.aspx?Leg=82&Chamber=H&Code=A2495^Ramshaw, Emily (June 24, 2011). "Castro To Take On Doggett for New Congressional Seat '-- 2012 Congressional Election". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2012. ^http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=750688^Camia, Catalina (September 6, 2012). "Seeing double: Mayor Castro's twin bound for Congress". USA Today. Retrieved November 11, 2012. ^http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2013/01/07/joaquin-castro-selected-by-peers-as-president-democrat-freshman-113th-congress/#ixzz2I0YDJM00^http://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-statement-on-sequestration^http://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-statement-on-sequestration.^[1]^United States Embassy to Latvia, RigaExternal links[edit]PersondataNameCastro, Joaqu­nAlternative namesShort descriptionAmerican politicianDate of birthSeptember 16, 1974Place of birthSan Antonio, Texas, United StatesDate of deathPlace of death
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Discovery of Monsanto GMO wheat threatens US exports '-- RT News
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  The discovery of a Monsanto-created, genetically modified strain of wheat in the US that was never approved by the United States Department of Agriculture has imperiled US exports of a staple world food commodity.
  Japanese authorities have already opted to cancel part of a tender offer to buy US western white wheat and have suspended imports of both that variety and feed wheat, Reuters reported on Thursday.
  "We will refrain from buying western white and feed wheat effective today," Toru Hisadome, a Japanese farm ministry official in charge of wheat trading, told the agency.
  Japan, the biggest buyer of US wheat behind Mexico, will continue buying hard red winter and spring wheat from the US as well as grains from Canada, which are used for the production of bread and noodles.
  However, Hisadome said the government has asked US authorities to provide more details of their ongoing investigation and Japan will stop buying the suspended species of wheat until a test kit is developed to identify genetically modified produce.
  There is currently no US approved test kit to identify genetically engineered wheat. The USDA has said it is developing a "rapid test" kit.
  Other major Asian importers like Korea, China and the Philippines said they were closely monitoring the situation, while the European Union is set to test any incoming shipments, saying it will block any containing GM wheat.
  Following the announcement, wheat for July delivery fell 8.25 cents to $6.945 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade.
  The wheat, created by Monsanto Co., appeared on an 80-acre farm in Oregon in April. On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it had conducted a genetic test on the wheat and found that it was an experimental type created by the US agribusiness giant which had never been approved for sale.
  Following the discovery of the GMO wheat, USDA Acting Deputy Secretary Michael Scuse said that state agriculture directors in Oregon, Washington and Idaho are now coordinating a multi-state investigation, and foreign trade representatives in Canada, Mexico and Asia have been contacted.
  The USDA has never approved any GMO strain of wheat to be grown in the US, but Monsanto field tested a genetically engineered variety from 1998 through 2005. It was never put into use however, due to global opposition to genetically engineered cereal grains. Wheat remains an exception however, as more than 60 genetically modified crops have been approved for US food and feed supplies.
  The top three GMO crops grown in the US are soy, corn and cotton, according to the USDA. Some Eighty-eight perc ent of corn and 93 pe rcent of soybeans grown in the US are genetically modified.
  Although the United States produces only 10 percent of world wheat it is consistently the world's biggest wheat exporter. With world trade in wheat greater than for all other crops combined, Wednesday's findings could dent US export prospects at a time when the USDA is expecting record global production, boosted by a 48 percent hike in Russian output and a 40 percent gain from Ukraine.
  However, the USDA says US exports will likely fall 9.8 percent to 25.2 million tons in the year that starts on June 1, Bloomberg reports.
  ''This is not something we need to see when exports are suffering anyway,'' Darrell Holaday, the president of Advanced Market Concepts in Wamego, Kansas, told the New York based agency in a telephone interview. ''It's a negative story during a negative export time, and if the Black Sea keeps getting rain it's going to be a tough, competitive wheat market.''
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  Now that I live in Seattle working for Valve Corporation it is much easier for me to make it to the big hacker/maker shindigs that happen seasonally in the US. For years I've wanted to see The Maker Faire. The real Bay-Area one, sure Melbourne has hosted one, but I think most agree the Bay Area (and maybe the New York one) are orders of magnitude larger - something one must experience at least once.
  So I've made a few crazy projects to exhibit.
  My main one is an idea I've had for years. Using phosphor material which can be charged and quenched to implement digital memory. Not only did I build the RAM, I also decided to teach myself more about digital logic in general by building a bit-serial computer with it. For some strange reason I'm known for being an Analogue Guy, but for most of my life I've been a Software Engineer, pushing idealised bits around, not dealing with the annoying realities of this Universe. It was a change to do something largely digital, although ironically the main challenges of the project have been mostly analogue signal ones.
  My other too are quick hacks. A mechanical Gray Code puzzle I whipped up in OpenSCAD for 3D printing, and a MCU driven pan-tilt laser pointer doing Wolfram Cellular Automata drawing onto phosphor sheets.
  I was hesitant to go as a Maker for my first time, especially as it may limit how much I'd get to walk around and see other exhibits. However those I work with are Maker Faire veterans and ensure me it is the only way to go, basically a back-stage pass to all the goings-on, complete with a chance to meet the other Makers and eat lots of paella the day before.
  Because so many people have asked, I'll be bringing the 555 Adding Machine along too. If you want to see my manic and crappy soldering in person, now is your chance! It is a bit fragile, so I've laser-cut a frame for it to increase the likelyhood it will survive the event, and I will have the dial plugged into it so you can try it out for yourself.
  It looks like my exhibit will be in the Fiesta building, in the dark room somewhere. Come say hello if you are going. I'm sure it is going to be an awesome weekend.
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Who Plays DJ in the Digital Age?
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  Shirley Halperin 05/29/13 The Hollywood ReporterWith 80 percent of music fans still discovering new songs through terrestrial radio, Jimmy Iovine's new Daisy streaming service will try to counter by blending ''math with emotion.''
  Jimmy Iovine isn't known for subtlety. The Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman and co-founder of Beats Electronics declared at a February conference [10]: ''There's an ocean of music out there, and there's absolutely no curation for it.'' His forthcoming music streaming service, code-named Daisy, is an attempt to prove that he and his team of experts can program your iPod more effectively than Pandora [11]'s or Spotify's algorithms. It's the latest entrant in the escalating battle to control how music fans discover and consume their favorite artists in the digital age.
  Daisy is the result of Beats' $10 million July acquisition of MOG [12] a music subscription and streaming application that boasts superior audio quality and licenses with all the major labels. When it relaunches later this year, the service will combine the algorithmic curation of Pandora with the tastes of a radio program director, DJ, promoter and music fan to handpick songs and group them in labeled categories.
  ''Music gets treated as a big pile of bits, and we really see the artists, the context, the story,'' says Daisy CEO Ian Rogers, a digital veteran going back to the earliest days of Yahoo Music. He was selected by Iovine to launch Daisy, along with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, who serves as chief creative officer. ''What fans want is actually not every song in the world in their pocket; what they want is something awesome to listen to,'' adds Rogers.
  That mantra evokes the old-school job of a radio programmer or disc jockey who chose what songs to spin '-- as opposed to today's method of programming preset playlists nationally, as Clear Channel does across its 850 stations. And that's no coincidence. Despite the advances of digital downloads, streaming and Internet radio, 80 percent of music fans still discover new songs through terrestrial radio, according to a study by Latitude Research and OpenMind Strategy, and some 94 percent of 13- to 17-year-olds say they tune in weekly.
  With that in mind, Daisy is poaching a high-ranking Clear Channel executive, who'll be tasked with overseeing a sort of editorial board of tastemakers that will choose what music to play. In essence: Now that consumers are more familiar with subscription services (Daisy's pay model has yet to be determined), Iovine's team wants to combine the breadth of a Spotify-sized catalog with a professional, human-curated element. An announcement is expected in the coming weeks.
  By the time Daisy is introduced in late 2013, the marketplace of music services will be more crowded than ever. Apple is expected to soon introduce iRadio, its own Internet radio service, as Google already has with the May 15 launch of Google Play Music All Access. For $9.99 a month, Google Play users can stream songs a la carte as well as listen to a channeled playlist, a la Songza [14], which has made significant inroads by offering curated playlists with categories like Indie Apartment Party, After Work Chill-Outs and Stoned in the Park.
  Human vs. algorithm is essentially what's at issue. A service like Pandora, which counts 200 million registered users and 2.5 million paid subscribers and recently saw quarterly revenues rise [7] 55 percent to $125 million, relies more on the latter. A user types in an artist's name or a genre and Pandora pulls from its own database of licensed songs, matching instrumentation, tempo and melody among some 400 musical attributes to determine what the listener might like. On the flipside is Spotify, which puts millions of tracks at a user's fingertips and lets them do the choosing.
  ''Initially consumers were enchanted by all the choices they had '... now they've realized there's so much out there and it's hard to sift through the chaos,'' says Robb McDaniels, CEO of INgrooves, the biggest digital music distributor in the U.S. The solution, he offers, is ''professional curation'' '-- an antidote to technical curation (algorithms and recommendations like those of Pandora) and social curation, where what your friends are listening to comes into play.
  According to Rogers, who cautions that he doesn't ''want to give away too much of what the product is,'' Daisy will feature ''some really unique approaches that pull together algorithmic intuitions along with the human touch.'' Reznor calls it ''intelligent curation,'' while Iovine has described it as ''math with emotion.''
  Despite the buzzwords, some worry that ''professional curation'' is just another way of saying that major labels and corporate minions are trying to influence trends and tastes online, as they have with traditional radio. ''I like that everyone [online] has the same chances, that you don't have to be the chosen one by a record company or a radio station, you can still make it,'' says electronic dance music star David Guetta. At the same time, he understands the value of curation: ''It would be good to have a better system that could help you understand and discover music in that same genre.''
  An upside to all these competing services is that streaming has proven a deterrent to piracy. In Sweden, for example, where subscription services have been most successful, illegal downloads fell from 47 percent to 23 percent in 2012, according to a study by the Media Vision Group cited by digitalmusic.org [15].
  As these companies sew up licenses and build customer lists, many industry players agree: If anyone can move the needle on popular music, it's Iovine, Reznor and Rogers.
  ''There's no clearly defined path anymore,'' says McDaniels. ''So any tool that can help bring order to that chaos is something that will probably be successful.''
  Top Digital Music Services
  As streaming grows in popularity, so have the user bases for these providers:
  Pandora: 200 million users, 1 million songs
  Spotify: 20 million users, 20 million songs
  iHeartRadio: 30 million users, 15 million songs
  Rdio: N/A, 18 million songs
  Rhapsody: 1 million users, 11 million songs
  *Worldwide; THR sources
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PLOT TO SPLIT UP TURKEY?
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  Currently, the Turks are fed up with their prime minister's support for Israel's attack on Syria."Turkey has been slated to be weakened and divided - just as the US, NATO, and Israel have envisaged in their project to create a new 'Middle East.'"www.voltairenet.org/a175402
  IstanbulThe following is from Voltaire:www.voltairenet.org/a175402 - 'The Push to ignite a Turkish civil war through a Syrian quagmire'Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria...
  Istanbul Turkey by Nevit DilmenIf the Syrian state collapses, neighbouring Turkey will be the biggest loser...
  Erdogan has managed to single-handedly alienate Russia and three of Turkey's most important neighbours...On Turkey's eastern flank tensions are building between it and both Iraq and Iran...
  There is also growing resentment amongst the citizens of Turkey about Erdogan's cooperation with the US, NATO, Israel, and the Arab dictatorships - like Qatar and Saudi Arabia - against the Syrians and others.
  The majority of Turkish citizens oppose Turkish ties to Israel, the hosting of NATO facilities in Turkey, the missile shield project, and cooperation with the US in the Middle East...
  Segments of the Turkish military are at odds with the Turkish government and the military itself is divided over Turkish foreign policy.
  Erdogan does not even trust half of Turkey's own military leaders and has arrested forty of them for planning to overthrow him...
  Turkey's minorities constitute at the very minimum one-third of the country.
  A significant proportion of Turkey's minority communities have ties to Syria, Iraq, or Iran.
  The Kurds and other similar Iranic peoples alone form about 25% of Turkey's population, which means one out of four Turkish citizens are of Kurdish and Iranic stock.Other ethnic minorities include Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Bulgarians, and Greeks...Anywhere from 20% to 30% or more of the Turkish population may be categorized as Shiite Muslims, which includes Alevis, Alawites, and Twelvers.
  Civil war in Turkey is a real possibility...
  The US-led siege on Syria intends to create chaos across the entire Middle East and ignite multiple regional conflicts. Violence and conflict from Syria is intended to consume Lebanon and Iraq too...
  Today - Big trouble in Turkey.
  Currently, the UK Foreign Office website reads:
  "Demonstrations are taking place in Istanbul and in other cities across Turkey, including Ankara."
  Turkey's prime minister Erdogan (right) supports Israel's attack on Syria.
  For many years, all the generals in Turkey seemed to be friends with Israel and the Pentagon.Reportedly, the Turkish generals of the 'fascist' group known as Ergenekon were happy to carry out acts of 'false flag' terrorism on behalf of the CIA.(Nationalist Prof. Ozdag: The US is Behind the Ergenekon Operation)
  And reportedly the Turkish generals were happy to topple Turkish governments that Israel and the Pentagon did not like.
  The Turkish Generals were linked to the CIA's Gladio.
  Turkish model Aysun KayacÄ±. Author Haluk –z¶zl¼(http://www.sihirlitur.com/)
  In January 2009, a report in Turkish Weekly suggested that some Ergenekon generals had turned against Israel and the USA.
  (Ergenekon's Foreign Policy Guide)
  According to a writer in Turkish Weekly:
  "Most of the Ergenekon members are anti-Semitic.
  "They claim that the MOSSAD has played a very dirty role in Turkish politics and aimed to divide the country into poles."
  US/NATO terrorists.
  The Ergenekon plot was exposed when the CIA switched its allegiance to the Islamists.
  (Ergenekon probe is heating up, with the interrogation of a general and an admiral)
  The Pentagon and CIA are now using Gladio BGladio B makes use of Islamists more than Turkish generals.
  Currently, the CIA is said to control Turkey using its asset Fethullah Gulen, and his Islamist Gulen Movement.
  Les Costumes Populaires De La Turquie, taken by French photographer Pascal Sebah at the universal exposition in Vienna, 1873. The military are said to be split into two factions.
  There are those who see the value of having links with neighbours Russia and Iran and those who oppose this.
  The latter faction want to keep close to Israel, the USA and Europe.
  Israel fears a nuclear armed Turkey.(Israel warns Greece: Turkey will soon become nuke power /Russia says ready to help Turkey build nuclear power plant)
The Push to ignite a Turkish civil war through a Syrian quagmire
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  Turkey is acting as a rear base for the insurgency and a forward command post for US/NATO forces.Turkey itself is a major target for destabilization, upheaval, and finally balkanization through its participation in the US-led siege against Syria. Ankara has burned its bridges in Syria for the sake of its failing neo-Ottoman regional policy. The Turkish government has actively pursued regime change, spied on Syria for NATO and Israel, violated Syrian sovereignty, supported acts of terrorism and lawlessness, and provided logistical support for the insurgency inside Syria.
  Any chances of seeing some form of Turkish regional leadership under neo-Ottomanism have faded. Turkey's southern borders have been transformed into intelligence and logistical hubs for the CIA and the Mossad in the process, complete with an intelligence ''nerve centre'' in the Turkish city of Adana. [1] Despite Turkey's denials, reports about Adana are undeniable and Turkish officers have also been apprehended in covert military operations against the Syrian Arab Republic. The Turkish Labour Party has even demanded that the US General Consul in Adana be deported for ''masterminding and leading the activities of Syrian terrorists.'' [2] Mehmet Ali Ediboglu and Mevlut Dudu, two Turkish MPs, have also testified that foreign fighters have been renting homes [3] on Turkey's border with Syria and that Turkish ambulances have been helping smuggle weapons for the insurgents inside Syria. [4]
  Turkish Regional IsolationIf the Syrian state collapses, neighbouring Turkey will be the biggest loser. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government are foolishly aligning Turkey for disaster. Aside from Ankara's historically bad relations with Armenia, Erdogan has managed to singlehandedly alienate Russia and three of Turkey's most important neighbours. This has damaged the Turkish economy and disrupted the flow of Turkish goods. There have been clamp downs on activists too in connection with Turkey's policy against Damascus. The freedom of the Turkish media has been affected as well; Erdogan has moved forward with legislation to restrict media freedoms. Prime Minister Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu have even both attacked ''reporters who quoted President Assad's statements in Cumhuriyet, accusing them of treason, because they had questioned the official Turkish account of the Turkish jet shot down by in [sic.] Syria [for spying].'' [5]
  On Turkey's eastern flank tensions are building between it and both Iraq and Iran. Baghdad is reviewing its diplomatic ties with the Turkish government, because Ankara is encouraging the Kurdistan Regional Government in Northern Iraq to act independently of Iraq's federal government. Erdogan's government has done this partially as a result of Baghdad's steadfast opposition to regime change in Syria and in part because of Iraq's strengthening alliance with Iran. Tehran on the other hand has halted the visa-free entry of Turkish citizens into Iran and warned the Turkish government that it is stoking the flames of a regional fire in Syria that will eventually burn Turkey too.
  Growing Internal Divisions in TurkeyDespite all the patriotic speeches being made by the Turkish government to rally the Turkish people against Syria, Turkey is a much divided nation over Erdogan's hostilities with Damascus. A significant portion of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkish Meclis and Turkey's opposition parties have all condemned Erdogan for misleading the Turkish people and stirring their country towards disaster. There is also growing resentment amongst the citizens of Turkey about Erdogan's cooperation with the US, NATO, Israel, and the Arab dictatorships '' like Qatar and Saudi Arabia '' against the Syrians and others. The majority of Turkish citizens oppose Turkish ties to Israel, the hosting of NATO facilities in Turkey, the missile shield project, and cooperation with the US in the Middle East.
  The Republican People's Party, Turkey's second largest political party and its main opposition party, has condemned the government in Ankara over Syria. Their leader, Kemal KÄ±lÄ±§daroÄŸlu, has openly accused Prime Minister Erdogan of interfering in the internal affairs of Syria. [6] KÄ±lÄ±§daroÄŸlu has been joined by Turkey's other political parties in the condemnations of Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party. Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party, has warned the Turkish government not to drag their country into a war with Syria through intervention. ''Some Western countries have put pressure on Turkey for an intervention in Syria. Turkey should not fall into this trap,'' Bahceli, who leads the third largest Turkish political party, has warned Erdogan according to the Turkish press. [7] The Peace and Democracy Party, which is the fourth largest Turkish political party, has also clarified that it is against war with Syria. [8] The politician Selahattin Demirtas, who is one of the leaders of the Peace and Democracy Party, has warned that any military intervention by Ankara in Syria would drag Turkey into a broader regional war. [9] Hasan Basri Ozbey, the deputy leader of the Turkish Labour Party, has announced that his political party will file a complaint against Turkish President Abdullah Gul with the Turkish Meclis and the Turkish Higher Court to prosecute Gul, because the Labour Party ''has clear evidence that [Gul] incited terrorism and war on Syria and signed a secret agreement with the United States, which alone is grounds for trial.'' [10] Mustafa Kamalak, the leader of the Felicity Party, has even led a Turkish delegation to visit Bashar Al-Assad to show their support for Syria and opposition to Erdogan's policies. [11]
  The mobilization of the Turkish military on the Syrian border as a show of force is a psychological tactic to scare the Syrian regime. [12] Any large-scale military operations against the Syrians would be very dangerous for Turkey and could fragment the Turkish Armed Forces. Segments of the Turkish military are at odds with the Turkish government and the military itself is divided over Turkish foreign policy. Erdogan does not even trust half of Turkey's own military leaders and has arrested forty of them for planning to overthrow him. [13] How can he send such a force to even attack neighbouring Syria or think that he can control it during a broader war?
  The Dangers of ''Blowback'' from SyriaWhile Turkey is trumpeting that it will not allow Kurdish militias to establish bases in northern Syria, the Turkish government is actually facilitating this itself. There is a real risk of ''blowback'' from Syria for Turkey. Like Syria, Turkey is a kaleidoscope of various peoples and faiths. The people of Turkey are held together by the primacy of the Turkish language and a shared citizenship. Turkey's minorities constitute at the very minimum one-third of the country. A significant proportion of Turkey's minority communities have ties to Syria, Iraq, or Iran.
  The Kurds and other similar Iranic peoples alone form about 25% of Turkey's population, which means one out of four Turkish citizens are of Kurdish and Iranic stock. Other ethnic minorities include Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Bulgarians, and Greeks. No exact figures have ever been available about Turkey's Shiite Muslims, because of the historical persecution and restrictions on Shia Muslims in Turkey from Ottoman times. Anywhere from 20% to 30% or more of the Turkish population may be categorized as Shiite Muslims, which includes Alevis, Alawites, and Twelvers. Turkey also has a small Christian minority, some of which have historic or organizational ties to Syria like Turkey's Alawites and ethnic Arabs. Turkey will be consumed too, one way or another, should a broader sectarian conflict spread from Syria and should the Syrians be violently divided along sectarian fault lines.
  The Self-Destructive Nature of Turkish Involvement in SyriaAll the factors discussed above are a recipe for disaster. Civil war in Turkey is a real possibility in an increasingly polarized Turkish state. Should Syria burn, Turkey will ultimately burn too. This is why a whole spectrum of Turkish leaders have been warning their country and people that the consequences for the fire that Erdogan, Davutoglu, and Gul are stoking in Syria will have disastrous consequences for Turkey and all the countries bordering Syria.
  Erdogan's government has managed to alienate Turkey from its most important neighbours, hurt the Turkish economy, and destabilize their country's own borders. This, however, is only the tip of the iceberg compared to the damages they could unleash on Turkey. The Turks have been walking into a trap, where they are slated for a self-destructive kamikaze operation against Syria. The US-led siege on Syria intends to create chaos across the entire Middle East and ignite multiple regional conflicts. Violence and conflict from Syria is intended to consume Lebanon and Iraq too. Within this mªl(C)e, Turkey has been slated to be weakened and divided '' just as the US, NATO, and Israel have envisaged in their project to create a ''new Middle East.'' [14]
Wideband Transmission #2
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  CC1 Beta Kit For SaleI ended up having one leftover kit from the CC1 beta test and I thought that an experience builder might like to build it. There are a few minor mods to perform to the PCB, so it's best suited for someone who feels comfortable with that. The (hopefully) final PCB spin is coming soon and will be slightly different, but this version works well, as AA7EE can attest to. I can offer the kit for a discount over the final CC1 retail price, and it's currently available for 20 or 40 meters (although the final retail product will be available for more bands). Contact me at milldrum at gmail dot com if you are interested.
  SOTA 12 Meter ChallengeI'm not subscribed to the SOTA reflector, but I saw a post on the VK3ZPF blog that there was an announcement on the reflector that there will be a SOTA 12 Meter Challenge. I think this is a great idea and I want to support it if I can. I haven't made too many 12 meter QSOs, but when I have it seems like the DX has been pretty easy picking. When it's open, the band seems quiet and the signals sound great. The plus for SOTA activation is that a resonant antenna is small and easy to pack.
  My original plans for the CC1 were to only support up to 15 meters, but I think I may add 12 meters in order to support this initiative. The DDS in the CC1 is clocked at 50 MHz, so technically I should be able to output a 24.9 MHz signal, although I don't know in practice how well this works at a frequency so close 0.5 Fc. If I can get it to work, I will release it as an available band on the CC1.
  New PCBs Are Here!CRX1 Beta
  Here is the latest beta PCB from the Etherkit, the CRX1 receiver! It is all-SMT construction, but I spread out the components a bit more than the CC1 and all of the parts are on one side of the PCB only. It's VXO-tuned for the 40 meter band (a few kilohertz around 7.030 MHz) and is based on the Clackamas transceiver which I entered into the 2010 FDIM Challenge (which means it's also a cousin of the CC1). This receiver has only discrete components (size 0805 resistors/caps, SOT-23 transistors), so it should be fairly easy to build. In other words, a good warm-up for the CC1. It also has a port for an external VFO, so it will be a platform for experimentation as well.
  I'll build this PCB up today and verify that it works, then get a few beta testers to confirm that all is well. Hopefully I can get this product onto market fairly quickly, with a low price. Stay tuned for more details as work progresses.
  More Stuff For Sale!I've added some new gear to my For Sale page that would be a great addition to the bench of any homebrewer. Please stop by and take a look!
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Red Book Alert! What's better than a suicide chemical attack? A Chemical Drone attack!
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  Iraq's defence ministry has said that it has intercepted an al-Qaeda cell working to produce poisonous gas for attacks within the country as well as in Europe and North America.
  The group of five men built two facilities in Baghdad to produce sarin and mustard gas, using instructions from another al-Qaeda group, spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said on Saturday.
  The members of the cell were preparing to launch attacks domestically, and also had a network to smuggle the toxins to neighbouring countries, and also to Europe, Canada and the US, Askari said.
  He said that the men were planning to spray chemical weapons during the Shia commemoration of the death of Imam Kadhum at a shrine later this week, by using remote controlled toy airplanes.
  He added that the arrest of the cell members was possible because of cooperation between Iraqi and foreign intelligence services.
  In neighbouring Syria, rebel fighters and government forces have accused each other of using nerve gas during the two-year long civil war.
  Iraq and Syria share a 600km border, and officials have warned that al-Qaeda-linked Sunni fighters opposed to President Bashar al-Assad and the Shia-led government in Baghdad have set up camp in Iraq's western desert region.
  The Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaeda's backed group, is still active in the country, launching regular attacks on government and civilian targets.
  So far, the group has largely refrained from waging violence outside Iraq, but earlier this year it publicly said it was linked to Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra, a rebel group fighting the Assad regime.
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"The Astonishing Amount Of Gun Violence In The United States"
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Massive Protests Across Europe
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Iraq arrests Al-Qaeda members with actual chem weapons for use on Europe and NA
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LIBERALS REVOLT IN TURKEY! "Police Forced To Retreat From Protesters"
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Inspire Magazine Kinda Sounds Like It's Writen & Published By War Profiteers
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Dept. of Homeland Security Forced to Release List of Keywords Used to Monitor Social Networking Sites - Forbes
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Maher Turns on Obama: Why Has 'Our First Pothead President...Escalated the War on Pot?'
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Presidential Proclamation -- Great Outdoors Month, 2013
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  The White House
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  June 01, 2013
  The United States is blessed with a wealth of natural diversity that remains at the heart of who we are as a people. From breathtaking seascapes to the limitless stretch of the Great Plains, our natural surroundings animate the American spirit, fuel discovery and innovation, and offer unparalleled opportunities for recreation and learning. During Great Outdoors Month, we celebrate the land entrusted to us by our forebears and resolve to pass it on safely to future generations.
  We owe our heritage to the work of visionary citizens who believed that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. It is up to all of us to carry that legacy forward in the 21st century -- which is why I was proud to launch the America's Great Outdoors Initiative to bring innovative strategies to today's conservation challenges. Alongside leaders in government and the private sector, we are taking action to expand outdoor opportunities in urban areas, promote outdoor recreation, protect our landscapes, and connect the next generation to our natural treasures. And by tapping into the wisdom of concerned citizens from every corner of our country, we are finding new solutions that respond to the priorities of the American people.
  At a time when too many of our young people find themselves in sedentary routines, we need to do more to help all Americans reconnect with the outdoors. To lead the way, First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move Outside! initiative encourages families to get out and enjoy our beautiful country, whether at a National Park or just outside their doorstep. And through the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, young men and women will get hands-on experience restoring our public lands and protecting our cultural heritage.
  Fortunately, we do not have to choose between good environmental stewardship and economic progress because they go hand-in-hand. Smart, sustainable policies can create jobs, increase tourism, and lay the groundwork for long-term economic growth. For example, our National Travel and Tourism Strategy aims to bring more people to all of our national attractions, including our public lands and waters, and the five new National Monuments I was proud to designate earlier this year. Our natural spaces are also laboratories for scientists, inventors, and creators -- Americans who sustain a tradition of innovation that makes our country the most dynamic economy on earth.
  For centuries, America's great outdoors have given definition to our national character and inspired us toward bold new horizons. This month, let us reflect on those timeless gifts, and let us vow to renew them in the years to come.
  NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as Great Outdoors Month. I urge all Americans to explore the great outdoors and to uphold our Nation's legacy of conserving our lands and waters for future generations.
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
brainwagon >> The JAM 187khz LowFer Beacon..
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  In my previous post about the virtues of microcontrollers in homebrew radio, I had a comment from Lee, who mentioned that he operated a LowFer beacon on 187khz. I've been passively interested in LF operation under Part 15 rules for a long time, but haven't really gotten involved with it much. Lee operates from La Crescenta, about 375 miles south of here by my estimate. He made this little video documenting his setup:
  Pretty neat!
  If you are interested, you can check out the Long Wave Club of America website to learn more about Part 15 operation. If any of my readers have any other up-to-date or interesting LF/MF part 15 links, I'd love to see them added to the comments.
Arduino, K6HX's code, and an RBN (minimum) speed limit?
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  Hello Mark: I've been using your code. Very nice. Easy to use and modify, even for a digital dunce like me. I've been using an Arduino and your code to key my 20 meter QRP transmitter. I watch the Reverse Beacon Network to see how I'm getting out. I think your code let me discover something about RBN: there may be a lower "speed limit" on the skimmers. I noticed that when I left your code at the default 12 wpm, I was not picked up by the skimmers. When I called CQ the old fashioned way (with my hand!) at 15 wpm I got plenty of spots. This morning I changed the speed setting on your code to 15 wpm and -- sure enough -- immediately got picked up by an RBN station. Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" http://soldersmoke.com/book.htm Our coffee mugs, T-Shirts, bumper stickers: http://www.cafepress.com/SolderSmoke Our Book Store: http://astore.amazon.com/contracross-20
Alan Yates' Laboratory - Hellschreiber QRSS
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  Remember how I said the QRSS beacon was finished? Yeah well, is any project really finished?
  When I originally designed the FSK modulator I envisaged adding sequential Hellschreiber to the beacon. The FSK shift line was connected to a PWM-capable pin and low-pass filtered just for this purpose. It is only now that I finally got around to implementing it.
  The software is quite simple. A text file specifies the pattern. 8 shift levels are supported and an arbitrary total length, giving 8xN font support. The 8 shift levels are mapped into the bits of a byte, LSB-MSB min-max shift. A pre-distortion table of 8 bytes linearises the frequency shift which would otherwise be highly compressed near the maximum shift because of the varactor Vr/C character.
  The previously collected varactor characterisation data was used to construct the pre-distortion table. To allow resolution of all 8 shift levels as unique frequency bins at remote grabbers the maximum shift level is about 8-9 Hz. A hard-coded level corresponding to a maximum shift of 5 Hz is used for the FSKCW modulation. The calibration of the shift gain pot still represents the maximum shift for Hell, but FSKCW is a limited to a little more than half the "width" of the Hell modulation to conserve QRSS spectrum.
  The beacon still supports CW identification and cycles through all three modulations (CW, Hell and FSKCW) continously.
  At the receiving end much more signal power is required to resolve Hellschreiber modulations. The average power is spread over more FFT bins unless the pixel time is significantly longer than the bin length. I've picked a 500 ms pixel time, which is somewhat of a compromise between spectral smearing (due to FM sidebands) and excessive "sloping" of the image produced.
  The hardware can not support concurrent Hellschreiber as its power chain is non-linear and there is no method to suppress the other sideband even if it was, a true SSB transmitter would be required. Sequential Hellschreiber has some advantages in required power anyway; all TX power is devoted to a single frequency at a time. Still the modulation sidebands waste some power and provide a "visual SNR" that is poorer than simple FSKCW. There is also the possibility of the FFT bin length beating with the pixel rate, this was observed in early experiments with only 5 shift levels (and no pre-distortion linearity correction).
  The 8-level compensated end-result is fairly pleasing, especially for its simplicity. K6HX and ON5EX captured my initial Hellschreiber experiments and despite having a non-optimised pixel length and no pre-distortion the DX reception was quite good. David VK6DI's more "local" grabber (about 3300 km away) receives a somewhat brighter picture.
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  Parent article: 30 Metre QRSS Beacon.
Google Will Help Police to Track ''Extremist Websites'' Through its Search Results
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  (IntelliHub) '' Google Chairman ''Eric Schmidt'' said that they will help the police trace ''extremist websites'' and that legal information on Google's search engine will be indexed to help track ''terrorism- promoting websites.''
  According to The Guardian reports ,Schmidt was asked to remove the extremist websites from Google's search engines during the Hay festival. Answering a question posed from an impassioned audience member, he said: ''I am rather perplexed by this issue. The international tax regime has been around a long time. No rational computer scientist would have erected such a system.'' He said that decisions about these matters should be taken by elected governments and not companies. ''Under US law we have a fiduciary responsibility to do what we're doing. We understand the complaint but we can't fix it. The British government can fix it,'' he said.
  Schmidt further said that the police can detect extremists through their internet activity as they leave a digital trail and their online presence can sometimes help in tracking them and their pre-planned terrorist activities.
  Asked if Google is now more powerful than many countries and whether it in effect operates just like one, Schmidt said it was not an aim of the company. ''We're not becoming a state. We don't want to be because states have a lot of complicated problems.
  ''On the whole, it is a fight between the internet community and government who do what they want to do. We can't force governments to do what we want,'' he said.
  Sources:^http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2013/05/google-will-help-police-to-track.html
  ^http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/may/25/google-defends-listing-extremist-websites
  ^http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/google-to-index-information-to-aid-police-to-tra_851075.html
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Russian Missiles to Syria Threaten No-Fly Zone
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  The shipment of Russian-made missile systems to Syria would give the regime of Bashar al-Assad a more potent weapon against a Western-led military intervention, including enforcement of a no-fly zone, analysts say.
  The S-300 is one of Russia's most sophisticated air-defense systems. Like the U.S.-made Patriot battery, it uses ground-based missiles and radar to strike such targets as aircraft and guided missiles more than 100 miles away.
  Syria, which is engulfed in a bloody, two-year-old civil war, has begun payments on a 2010 contract with Russia to buy four of the batteries, with a total of 144 missiles, for $900 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. Russia may not ship the systems until the second quarter of 2014 despite Assad's comments this week suggesting the first delivery was made, according to Russian press accounts.
  ''He has a lot of incentive to make it sound like it happened,'' Steven Pifer, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, a think tank in Washington, D.C., said in a telephone interview. ''Bluster is not an unknown diplomatic tactic.''
  President Barack Obama has resisted calls from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and others to lead a military intervention in Syria. At least 80,000 people have died in the uprising against Assad, Vuk Jeremic, president of the United Nations General Assembly, said in a speech earlier this month.
  McCain, who made a surprise visit to Syria on May 27 to meet with rebels, has pressed the Obama administration to create a no-fly zone. Secretary of State John Kerry has expanded non-lethal aid to the Syrian opposition. The administration is also reportedly considering supplying equipment such as body armor and night-vision goggles.
  Colin Powell, the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said diplomacy is preferred to military action.
  ''We have to be very, very careful with some of the, 'Well, let's just in and start bombing, let's just go in and put in a no-fly zone,''' he said during a May 26 interview with Bloomberg Television. ''I wouldn't like a no-fly zone. If you want to take out the Syrian air force, take it out. Don't just fly around in circles waiting for it to come up. That won't be hard to do. But you have to understand, if that doesn't work, are you then committed to take the next steps?
  ''I have no use for President Assad. I've negotiated with him. He's a pathological liar. You can't trust anything he says,'' Powell added. ''But at the same time, I'm not sure what replaces him. And the conflict will not be over just because he suddenly walks away. I think a new conflict will emerge and we'll have to determine what role we'll play in resolving that one.''
  Enforcing a no-fly zone would be more complicated if Russia arms the Syrians with the S-300 surface-to-air missiles in part because they would extend the range of its air defenses to include a swath of northern Israel, according to Brookings' Pifer.
  ''It would put Israeli aircraft operating in Israeli airspace at risk,'' he said.
  Indeed, Yaakov Amidror, the Israeli national security adviser, this week warned European diplomats that Syria's S-300s will never become operational.
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NBC Reporters: Why is Obama Admin Backing Down on Targeting Press? 'Everyone Knows How Unpopular the Media Are'
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  In a stunning example of how desperate the liberal media are to defend President Obama against the numerous scandals rocking his administration, on her Friday MSNBC show, host Andrea Mitchell actually justified the Justice Department targeting journalists: "I think if they had framed it...as this is national security, these were leaks in really major cases, everyone knows how unpopular the media are, far more unpopular."
  Mitchell further explained: "The American people have said in a number of polls how they feel about this. They feel that national security is more important than First Amendment freedoms. It was not framed very advantageously."
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Presidential Proclamation -- National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2013
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  May 31, 2013
  NATIONAL CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2013
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  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  A PROCLAMATION
  For centuries, the United States and nations in the Caribbean have grown alongside each other as partners in progress. Separated by sea but united by a yearning for independence, our countries won the right to chart their own destinies after generations of colonial rule. Time and again, we have led the way to a brighter future together -- from lifting the stains of slavery and segregation to widening the circle of opportunity for our sons and daughters.
  National Caribbean-American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate those enduring achievements. It is also a chance to recognize men and women who trace their roots to the Caribbean. Through every chapter of our Nation's history, Caribbean Americans have made our country stronger -- reshaping our politics and reigniting the arts, spurring our movements and answering the call to serve. Caribbean traditions have enriched our own, and woven new threads into our cultural fabric. Again and again, Caribbean immigrants and their descendants have reaffirmed America's promise as a land of opportunity -- a place where no matter who you are or where you come from, you can make it if you try.
  Together, as a Nation of immigrants, we will keep writing that story. And alongside our partners throughout the Caribbean, we will keep working to achieve inclusive economic growth, access to clean and affordable energy, enhanced security, and lasting opportunity for all our people. As we honor Caribbean Americans this month, let us strengthen the ties that bind us as members of the Pan American community, and let us resolve to carry them forward in the years ahead.
  NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I encourage all Americans to celebrate the history and culture of Caribbean Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
  BARACK OBAMA
Presidential Proclamation -- National Oceans Month, 2013
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  NATIONAL OCEANS MONTH, 2013
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  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  A PROCLAMATION
  From providing food and energy to helping sustain our climate and our security, the oceans play a critical role in nearly every part of our national life. They connect us to countries around the world, and support transportation and trade networks that grow our economy. For millions of Americans, our coasts are also a gateway to good jobs and a decent living. All of us have a stake in keeping the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes clean and productive -- which is why we must manage them wisely not just in our time, but for generations to come.
  Rising to meet that test means addressing threats like overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Alongside partners at every level of government and throughout the private sector, my Administration is taking up that task. Earlier this year, we finalized a plan to turn our National Ocean Policy into concrete actions that protect the environment, streamline Federal operations, and promote economic growth. The plan charts a path to better decision-making through science and data sharing, and it ensures tax dollars are spent more efficiently by reducing duplication and cutting red tape. Best of all, it puts stock in the American people -- drawing on their knowledge and empowering communities to bring local solutions to the challenges we face.
  By making smart choices in ocean management, we can give our businesses the tools they need to thrive while protecting the long-term health of our marine ecosystems. Let us mark this month by renewing those goals, reinvesting in our coastal economies, and recommitting to good stewardship in the years ahead.
  NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2013 as National Oceans Month. I call upon Americans to take action to protect, conserve, and restore our oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes.
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
  BARACK OBAMA
Firefighters Clash With Riot Police In Spain During Austerity Protest (PHOTOS)
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  In an odd turn of events, firefighters were the ones starting the fires at the latest austerity protest in Spain.
  Spanish firefighters clashed with riot police in Barcelona Wednesday as they protested against spending cuts in Catalonia, the economically powerful northeastern region of the country.
  Hundreds of public employees, sporting yellow helmets and red jackets, gathered in front of Catalonia's parliament building. Some ignited flares, threw smoke bombs and burned makeshift coffins labeled "public services."
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  Riot police charge at firefighters during a protest against austerity measures in front of the Catalonia Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Paco Serinelli)
  Labor unions that represent the firefighters warned in a statement that the proposed reductions in staff and spending put the "safety of workers and the people of Catalonia" at risk, according to Agence France-Presse.
  The fiery protest is one of many to hit the streets of Spain in recent months as the European country has struggled to overcome its severe budget deficit. In February, dozens were arrested after scuffles between protesters and police broke out during a mass demonstration in Madrid, Reuters reported at the time.
  According to the Associated Press, the European Union eased its tough stance on austerity Wednesday when it granted several member states, including Spain, more time to get their budget defects under control. However, the countries must now turn their focus to their labor markets and implement reforms to bolster national economies, the European Commission said.
  See more photos of the fracas between firefighters and police in the gallery below.
  Riot police charge at firefighters during a protest against austerity measures in front of the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The European Union moved away from its focus on tough austerity Wednesday when it gave France, Spain and four other member states more time to bring their budget deficits under control to support their economies. (AP Photo/Paco Serinelli)
  Firefighters (L) stand around a bonfire during a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  Firefighters burn a mock coffin bearing the words "RIP Public Services," during a protest against austerity measures in front of the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The European Union moved away from its focus on tough austerity Wednesday when it gave France, Spain and four other member states more time to bring their budget deficits under control to support their economies. (AP Photo/Paco Serinelli)
  A firefighter (R) attempts to stop a policeman (L) from extinguishing a bonfire lit by firefighters during a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament, on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  A firefighter (R) attempts to stop a policeman (L) from extinguishing a bonfire lit by firefighters during a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament, on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  Firefighters hold flares during a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament, on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  A policeman (L) stands in front of firefighters attending a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  Firefighters attend a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services in front of the headquarters of the Catalan Parliament on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
  The reflection of the Catalan Parliament's headquarters is pictured on a firefighter's helmet attending a demonstration against the government's spending cuts in social services on May 29, 2013 in Barcelona. (LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)
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"Todashev Came At Him With A Broom Handle Or Something" So How'd They Shoot Him In BACK Of The Head
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Trayvon Martin texts talk about fighting, prosecution wants gag order - UPI.com
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  George Zimmerman's defense is painting a troubled picture of Trayvon Martin for the jury.
  Photos released to the public by George Zimmerman's defense attorneys from Trayvon Martin's cell phone show the teen smoking marijuana.
  Two days after making public a slew of photos showing their client's injuries, George Zimmerman's attorneys have released text messages and photos from Trayvon Martin's cell phone in an attempt to paint a violent and troubled picture of the teen.
  In turn, prosecutors renewed a motion for a gag order over concerns the "inordinate amount of media coverage" would make it difficult to find an impartial jury. Previous motions have been denied.
  Martin's texts talk about him being a fighter, smoking marijuana and getting kicked ouf of his house by his mom.
  The pictures appear to show pot plants and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol.
  The evidence was released as part of the defense's formal notice to prosecution that they intend to use it as part of the trial, which begins June 10, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
  For its part, the prosecutors say the information is not relevant and should be barred. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson will decide at a hearing on Tuesday.
  The defense's case, and with it, Zimmerman's fate, hinges on its ability to prove that Martin was a threat to Zimmerman's life.
  Zimmerman told police he shot Martin because he thought his life was in danger, after Martin broke his nose and knocked him to the ground, and then began hitting his head against the sidewalk.
  All of the evidence released to the public by the former neighborhood watchman's attorneys has so far been in this vein, painting the dead teen as a kid who couldn't stay out of trouble.
  Martin had no arrest record, but was suspended from school more than once, including once when he received a 10-day suspension after teachers found an empty marijuana baggie in his backpack.
  "I was watcn a fight nd a teacher say I hit em," one of hist texts, from October 2011, read.
  Another, from Nov. 22, 2011: "got mo hits cause in da 1st round he had me on da ground an I couldn't do ntn."
  A statement from Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Martin's family, described the new evidence as "irrelevant red herrings" that were "a desperate and pathetic attempt by the defense to pollute and sway the jury pool."
  Zimmerman's attorneys have also filed another request to delay the trial for six more weeks, explaining they need time to hire an audio expert to examine the cries for help on a 911 call recording described by the prosecution as Martin's.
FBI shared child porn to nab pedophiles; Washington home raided
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  The FBI seized and ran a child pornography service late last year as investigators worked to identify its customers, one Western Washington man allegedly among them.
  Following a lengthy investigation, Nebraska-based agents raided the large child pornography service in November hoping to catch users who shared thousands of images showing children being raped, displayed and abused.
  The Bureau ran the service for two weeks while attempting to identify more than 5,000 customers, according to a Seattle FBI agent's statements to the court. Court records indicate the site continued to distribute child pornography online while under FBI control; the Seattle-based special agent, a specialist in online crimes against children, detailed the investigation earlier this month in a statement to the court.
  The investigation appears to mark a departure for the Bureau and other federal law enforcement agencies aiming to root out child porn purveyors.
  Historically, child pornography investigations stem from tips made to law enforcement, interactions with undercover officers posing as customers or reviews of documentation seized during searches of child porn clearinghouses like the one recently raided in Nebraska. While investigators are known to have posed as child porn dealers '' a 2011 effort involved targeted emails to suspected pedophiles '' it is not apparent that the FBI previously dealt child porn as part of a sting.
  The Nebraska investigation is still in its early stages, and, while charges appear to be forthcoming, no one being prosecuted has been publicly tied to the site thus far. Information obtained during the investigation resulted in a search of one Western Washington home, and investigators are presently reviewing computers seized during that April search.
  The FBI declined requests to discuss the investigation or investigators' motivations to continue operating the site. Court records indicate investigators hoped to trace customers and were unable to do so through traditional means.
  ''This remains an ongoing investigation, and local court rules and Department of Justice policy prohibit me from providing more information at this time,'' said Sandy Breault, spokeswoman for the FBI Omaha Division. ''As in any given matter, if charges are filed, they will eventually become a matter of public record.''
  1,000s of images shared during investigation
  Named only as ''Website A'' in an April 10 search warrant affidavit filed by the Seattle-based agent, the child pornography service was described as an online bulletin board with the primary business of advertising and sharing child pornography.
  The affidavit was obtained by seattlepi.com earlier in May through a publicly accessible court records system. It has since been sealed.
  Agents in the Omaha area seized ''Website A'' on Nov. 16 and continued to operate it until Dec. 2, monitoring messages from users of the website, the Seattle special agent told the court. The site was shut down Dec. 2.
  At the time the service was shuttered it had more than 5,600 users and 24,000 posts, nearly all of which related to child pornography. At least 10,000 photos of children being posed nude, raped or otherwise abused were broadcast through the site.
  Writing the court, the special agent recounted the site users' discussions on how to avoid detection by police. One went so far as to publish a lengthy guide on encryption, and protections placed on the service impeded investigators' work.
  Most often, though, ''Website A'' users chatted about their shared interests '' the rape and molestation of children. Message threads on the site included ''How to lure a child in my car,'' ''Meeting other pedos in real life,'' and ''Do kids LIKE anal sex?''
  On Nov. 9, a U.S. District Court judge in Nebraska approved a request by law enforcement agents to track down the website's users.
  According to the agent's statement, investigators were unable to identify ''Website A'' users through the service's records. Allowing the site to continue to operate '' allowing pedophiles to continue swapping photos and accessing images stored on the site '' was necessary to identify the customers.
  Court records do not note how many images of raped and abused children were shared or accessed while the FBI was operating ''Website A.'' Investigators also do not indicate whether known victims of child pornography '' abused children pictured in widely distributed pornographic series '' have been notified photos of their abuse were again shared as part of the investigation.
  Images endure despite prosecutions
  In what has become a disturbing legal clich(C), federal prosecutors often assert that each time an image of rape or molestation is shared, the child is abused again.
  That was among the arguments offered by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Marci Ellsworth last year when she sent a Seattle child molester to federal prison for child pornography crimes unrelated to the Nebraska investigation.
  Ellsworth opined that Pinson's crimes were not, as the child pornography consumers sometimes argue, ''victimless.''
  ''Distributing of child pornography '' images and videos of real children experiencing the worst moments of their young lives '' is not a 'victimless' crime, and the heinous nature of this offense should never be diminished by referring to it as 'just pictures,''' Ellsworth told the court. ''The children portrayed '... suffer real and permanent damage, for the rest of their lives, each and every time their exploitation is shared over the Internet.''
  One of those children '' a girl whose father shared images of her being abused that has since become widely shared online '' put it more bluntly in a statement to the court filed last year.
  ''I wish I could feel completely safe, but as long as these images are out there, I never will,'' she said in a victim impact statement.
  ''Every time they are downloaded, I am exploited again, my privacy is breached, and my life feels less and less safe,'' she continued. ''I will never be able to have control over who sees me raped as a child. It's all out there for the world to see and it can never be removed from the internet.''
  Efforts to interview a Seattle attorney representing her were unsuccessful prior to the holiday weekend. Staff at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was also unavailable to discuss the issues surrounding the investigation.
  Search on for 'Website A' users
  The Seattle-area man targeted in the investigation is alleged to have accessed a ''jailbait'' girls section of ''Website A'' 10 days after investigators took control of it. Specifically, he's alleged to have accessed photos showing two men raping a 10 to 12 year old girl.
  Seattlepi.com does not generally identify suspects prior to charges being filed. Charges have not yet been filed in the case.
  According to the Seattle agent's statement, the site's users expounded on their interest in watching children be sexually assaulted by several men at the same time, and bragged about a collection of photos on the topic.
  ''There have been over 7,850 views of this thread in less than a week, which is a great compliment to the girls!'' one user said in a post, according to a search warrant affidavit. ''However, I find it hard to believe than(sic) in the last century and a half since photography was invented, it hasn't occurred to more people that to photograph a cute little girl being hard (expletive) by two men is a fine and arousing thing to do.''
  Users went on to discuss in graphic detail the practicalities of a small girl being gang raped, according to the agent's statement.
  In a separate thread, users discussed their desire to rape children pictured in a series of pornographic photos. One man remarked that he would gag and chain one girl and leave another ''swollen from all the abuse,'' and then days later expressed similar sentiments toward yet another nude pre-teen girl.
  ''Jesus I would enjoy hurting that child,'' a user said in the chat thread, according to the search warrant affidavit.
  Agents began watching the Seattle-area home thought to be associated with one user in late-March and seized computers from it on April 10. Charges had not yet been filed in the case, and court records do not indicate whether child pornography was recovered in the search.
  Check the Seattle 911 crime blog for more Seattle crime news. Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news.
  Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 orlevipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. Follow Levi on Twitter attwitter.com/levipulk.
Gay Priest Comes Out!
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While In Syria Senator McCain Took Photo With Man Involved In Kidnapping Of Religious Pilgrims
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Misspelling Linked To Bombing Attempt
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"THIS IS RACISM" Nine Year Old Bitch Slaps Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Introducing TSA's Less Intrusive Xray Body Scanners
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Billionaire And Mexican President Announce Plans To Open Retail Marijuana Stores Around The World!
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How I Created My Own Personal Cloud Using BitTorrent Sync, Owncloud, and Raspberry Pi
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  I've had a Raspberry Pi lying around the house for a few months now. Every once in a while I'll take it out and tinker around with it. When BitTorrent released the BitTorrent Sync Alpha a few weeks back, I decided to see what kind of options I had for using the program with my Raspberry Pi.
  BitTorrent Sync is awesome. If you don't know about it, you can read all about it here. In a nutshell, it allows you to sync folders between machines using P2P. No cloud necessary. I've been using it for syncing several gigabytes of RAW photos and video across my various machines. There is the occasional scenario however, where I've wanted to grab a few files, but my other machine is turned off. To solve this problem, I'm using a Raspberry Pi as a low power, always-on device with Sync installed. Just for kicks, I'm also using Owncloud (open source) to provide me with a web interface for accessing my files from any computer, including my mobile phone. Sound interesting?
  If you have a DIY attitude and aren't afraid of a few terminal commands, then read on to learn about how I did it.
  First, you'll need the following:
  A Raspberry PiUSB Keyboard for setupUSB Mouse for setupSD card (faster, the better)A thumb drive (I like using this for its low profile). You can also use a self powered external hard drive, or just the space available on the SD card.Micro USB chargerWiFi adaptor (optional. I use this one)Some type of display for setup. I just used HDMI out to my TV.Step 1: Setting up RaspbianFire up your favorite torrent client and download the Raspbian ''wheezy'' image. Click here for the link.
  I won't go in to full detail on how to write the images to the SD card. There are plenty of resources available for that. If you are using Windows, check out this link. If you are on a Mac, check out this link.
  When that is done, plug the SD card into your RasPi and fire it up. For the initial configuration screen that appears I recommend setting your username and password, expanding the root partition, setting your boot_behavior to start desktop on boot and enabling SSH. Exit the configuration screen and you'll eventually be presented with the Wheezy desktop.
  Step 2: Installing BitTorrent SyncMake sure you have an ethernet cable plugged in to your RasPi, and fire up lxterminal (there is a shortcut on the desktop). We'll need to download the binary for Sync. To do this, type in:
  wget "http://btsync.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/btsync_arm.tar.gz"Then change the download directory:
  cd /home/piextract the tar.gz:
  tar -zxvf btsync_arm.tar.gzAnd finally, run the program:
  ./btsyncNow, we want to make sure Sync will run at startup. This requires an extra step. In terminal, change your directory to the config folder:
  cd ~/.config/Create a new folder called ''autostart''
  mkdir autostartNow create a new text document. You can use the leafpad program that comes pre-installed. The contents of the text document need to be as follows:
  [Desktop Entry]Type=ApplicationExec=/home/pi/btsyncSave this file in the newly created ~/.config/autostart as: syncstart.desktop
  Sync is now up and running on your tiny Raspberry Pi. You can access the web GUI by opening a browser and typing in [YOUR IP ADDRESS]:8888/gui. For example: 192.168.1.2:8888/gui. You can find the IP address for your RasPi by opening terminal and typing in: ifconfig
  At this point, you can stop right here. If your SD card is big enough, you can set up Sync and have your always-on Sync device'....but why stop there? Lets add a thumb drive so that we can have more space.
  Step 3: Adding a thumb driveAs mentioned, you have plenty of options for adding hard drive space to your Raspberry Pi. If you want to, you can plug in an external hard drive and go crazy. For this blog post however, I'm just using a micro-sd thumb drive. I love how small it is.
  Plug the thumb drive in to the Raspberry Pi. (if you are short on usb ports, I would suggest setting up remote desktop). Open up terminal and type in:
  df -hFind your thumb drive. Mine was at the bottom and was called /dev/sda1. Take note of the name. You'll need it. Format your hard drive by doing the following (replace sda1 with the name of your drive):
  sudo umount /dev/sda1sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 -L SYNCIf you aren't interested in Owncloud, then you can stop here and simply set up Sync to point to /media/SYNC. If you are interested in Owncloud, then keep reading.
  step 4: Setting up OwncloudSetting up Owncloud on linux is a mess of various terminal commands. Thankfully, Github user Petrockblog has made it very simple. He created a shell script for installing and updating Owncloud. Simply do the following:
  Install Github:
  sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install -y git dialogDownload the latest setup script:
  cdgit clone git://github.com/petrockblog/OwncloudPie.gitAnd execute the script:
  cd OwncloudPiechmod +x owncloudpie_setup.shsudo ./owncloudpie_setup.sh'...and wait. This will take a while. Grab a coffee. Watch this video. When it is done, you can navigate to [Your IP Address]/owncloud to set everything up. It is very important that you click on ''advanced'' and set your data folder to /media/SYNC before finishing setup.
  Step 5: Combining BitTorrent Sync and OwncloudFirst we need to clear up a few file permissions. Add sync to the www-data group:
  sudo usermod -a -G www-data syncAllow sync to write to the thumb drive:
  sudo chmod -R 770 /media/SYNC Now open up the BitTorrent Sync WebUI (YourIpAddress:8888/gui) and add a folder. You'll want to add: /media/SYNC/USERNAME/files where ''username'' is the name you selected when setting up Owncloud. Generate a key and you are done. You can now use that key to set up a folder on any computer you want. Any files added to that folder will be synced to your RasPi and be available through the Owncloud web interface. While this is pretty cool, there's just one more little step to make this much more useful.
  Step 6: Set up Owncloud to be accessed from anywhere (including mobile phones)To access our files from anywhere, we'll need to first set up a static IP address. If you used the wifi dongle I recommended, you can simply plug it in and it will work. Open terminal and type in:
  sudo nano /etc/network/interfacesYou'll need to make a few changes in order to get a static IP address. Below is what I ended up using after a bit of trial and error. Your address, gateway, net mask, SSID, and PSK will need to be changed according to your network. The settings may be different if you used a different wireless adaptor, or if you are only using an ethernet cable.
  auto loiface lo inet loopbackiface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.20 gateway 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0auto wlan0#allow-hotplug wlan0iface wlan0 inet static address 192.168.1.22 gateway 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 wpa-ssid "YOUR SSID" wpa-psk "YOUR PSK"#wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.confiface default inet dhcpFinally, you'll need to forward a port so that owncloud can be accessed from outside networks. I just forwarded port 80 for the IP address of my RasPi. In this example, my IP address when using wifi is 192.168.1.22. The procedure for forwarding ports is different for every router. If I grab my real IP address from a site such as this one, I can now access Owncloud and my Sync files from anywhere by going to [MyRealIpAddress]/owncloud (where the IP address is what you find from the website I linked to). You can also set up Owncloud with an Android or iOS client for mobile access.
  Phew. If you made it this far, congrats. I had fun creating my own personal BitTorrent-powered cloud and I hope you found this walkthrough helpful. There are so many uses for something like BitTorrent Sync, and I think we've only begun to scratch the surface.
  If you have found any creative uses for BitTorrent Sync, then share with us on our forums. We'd love to hear about it.
Bill Clinton Reported to Have Fathered A Son w/ a Hooker!
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  Did Bill Clinton father a secret lovechild with a hooker? Sources say yes! The now 27-year-old bi-racial Little Rock, Arkansas man is now hoping to finally meet his biological dad.
  Reports reveal Danny Lee Williams Jr. was conceived back when his mother was working as a prostitute and Clinton was Arkansas' Governor. That's when the then-future ''I never had sexual relations with that woman'' President reportedly paid Bobbie Ann Williams for her sexual services, leading to their secret lovechild.
  So, why has Danny Lee Williams waited so long to surface? He says he simply wants to meet his 66-year-old Presidential father '-- who's battling heart disease and suffers from Parkinson's '-- before he passes.
  Here's what Danny Lee Williams told Globe Magazine:
  ''I read he doesn't have long to live and I want to meet him face to face before he dies. I just want to shake his hand and say, 'Hi Dad,' before he dies. I'd like to have a relationship with Chelsea, too. She's my half-sister. I would also want my dad to acknowledge and meet his five grandchildren children.''
  Does Bill Clinton see a prostitute for sex whenever he visits the west coast? Of course. Don't believe me.. Ask Cristina Warthen.
Web porn curb urged after April case
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  30 May 2013Last updated at23:16 ETSearch engines such as Google should do more to restrict access to online pornography, a government adviser on child internet safety has said.
  John Carr said increasing the number of sites automatically blocked by search engines would make it more difficult for paedophiles to get images of abuse.
  It comes after Mark Bridger was found guilty of the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones in Powys.
  Google said it was committed to ending access to illegal internet sites.
  Mr Carr, a member of the government's Council on Child Internet Safety, said Google and other search engines should reset their default search setting to the safest option - blocking access to legal and illegal pornographic images.
  Those wanting to reach such material would then have to log on to the sites, which would deter many from doing so, he argued.
  Violent imagesIt has been suggested that some internet companies are reluctant to do this because it would drive users to sites unwilling to change their policy and put them at a competitive disadvantage.
  Children's charity the NSPCC said April's killing highlighted the increasing evidence of a link between disturbing and violent images of children online and serious sexual assaults.
  A Google spokesman said it immediately removed illegal online sites from its search index when they were brought to its attention.
  During Mark Bridger's trial, the jury was told that police had found a library of pornography on his laptop which included violent images of children.
  BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said Bridger's conviction had renewed the debate about what could be done to limit access to such material online.
  Commons Home Affairs Select Committee chairman Keith Vaz told the Times newspaper that the case had shown "we need to act to remove such content from the internet".
  He called for a code of conduct to ensure internet service providers "remove material which breaches acceptable behaviour standards".
  Life sentenceBridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, claimed he had accidentally run April over and could not recall where he had put her body.
  But a jury at Mold Crown Court unanimously convicted him in a case lasting four-and-a-half weeks.
  The judge branded him a "pathological liar" and "a paedophile".
  April went missing on 1 October 2012 near her home in Machynlleth, sparking the biggest search in UK police history. Her remains have never been found.
  Bridger was given a whole-life tariff prison sentence, meaning he must spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Down to One Day of Cash
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  U.S. Treasury Is Down to One Day of Cash
  by Bill Sardi
  Recently by Bill Sardi: Revelation: Statin Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Work Via Their Ability To Reduce Iron Stores, Not Cholesterol. New Paradigm Suggested.
  Economist John Williams says the Federal bank account at the US Treasury Department is down to just one-day's estimated outlay, a dire situation that can only be papered over for a short time. Williams cites the May 28 Daily Treasury Statement showing the US Treasury has an operating cash balance of ~$16 billion which is roughly one day's average cash outlay of about $17 billion.
  Williams paints reality over the fantasies created by the federal government in his latest commentary (#527). At his website Williams shadows government-issued economic statistics, erasing the false illusions created to make it sound like the economy is in recovery mode.
  Williams shows the annual rate of inflation (buying power of the dollar) is ~9.3% rather than 2.4%, unemployment is more like 22% rather than 8% and the Gross Domestic Product, the measure of the production of goods and services, is actually in decline.
  By papering over the real numbers, government has bought some time, but it won't last long according to Williams.
  The US government can't control foreign holders of US IOUs (US Treasury Bonds) who have a growing perception they will never be paid back on the trillions of dollars of debt owed them. Foreign holders of US Treasury bills can sell them off at a loss to others.
  The amount those T-bonds are discounted is the amount the US dollar will be valued at in the world marketplace. At that point, the US faces a default on its obligations to pay back lenders.
  Williams says he had expected the US dollar to come "heavy selling pressure in April and May, but manipulated market perceptions of a pending reversal of the Federal Reserve Bank's "quantitative easing" program temporarily averted a looming US fiscal disaster.
  Williams calls federal government efforts "false dollar props that are illusions." When these perceptions shift sharply, which he says is soon, is when panic is possible and "full dollar debasement is inevitable" (means 100% devaluation of the US dollar)!
  Williams says the scandals unfolding in the White House only create an environment where further lack of trust will hasten the collapse of the US government as we know it.
  Brace yourselves. Williams says "The timing of this remains sooner, rather than later, still likely within calendar 2013" and that the dollar sell-off probably "will be the proximal trigger for the onset of hyperinflation before the end of 2014." It may be time to buy a ticket on a spaceship to another planet.
  What are the chances all this will be averted? No better than 5-10% by his estimation.
  Williams says "the government cannot raise taxes enough to cover the actual deficit in any given year. That shortfall also is so large that every penny of government spending (including defense) could be cut to zero, except for the social programs, and the fiscal circumstance still would be in deficit."
  Williams points to looming downgrades in the federal government's credit rating as another bullet it will take.
  Williams says: "When the dollar selling starts, safe-havens likely will be sought by investors among all the major Western currencies. A likely place investors will run to is Japan which "still has basic system stability."
  "The games being played here are vicious," says Williams, "but the underlying fundamental value of gold as a store of wealth, and as an asset that preserves the purchasing power of the dollars invested in it, cannot be altered by the machinations of the people who created the crises threatening the collapse of the U.S. dollar." He emphasizes gold remains the primary hedge against the US dollar debasement which lies ahead.
  May 31, 2013
  Bill Sardi[send him mail] is a frequent writer on health and political topics. His health writings can be found at www.naturalhealthlibrarian.com.His latest book isDownsizing Your Body.
  Copyright (C) 2013 Bill Sardi Word of Knowledge Agency, San Dimas, California. This article has been written exclusively for www.LewRockwell.com and other parties who wish to refer to it should link rather than post at other URLs.
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New York Times And Associated Press Refuse To Attend Meeting With U.S. Attorney General
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Battleship New Jersey ARS - Museum Weekend Event
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  Battleship New Jersey ARS - Museum Weekend EventMUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND 2013
  0000Z June 1 through 2359Z June 2, 2013
  2013 CERTIFICATE INFORMATIONYou must work at least 15 different participating ships
  All stations that work at least 15 different ships of those participating (listed below) will receive a certificate if they send a copy of their log entries showing these contacts. Working the same ship on different frequencies DOES NOT count as 2 ships. Working a ship not listed will not count
  To get your certificate, send a copy of your log for the 15 ships and $4.00 to the following address by Sept 30, 2013.(The $4 covers the cost of the envelope, postage and printing supplies. We will provide the large envelope to mail the certificates in.) We do not give certificates for SWL.
  Send to:Margaret Burgess KB2BRR150 Schooner AveBarnegat, NJ 08005USA
  K9DIG 52 K5FJM 47N4YFV 47K6ON 46K6XN 45K6YN 45NN7NN 45K4WB 44KE6V 44KF4NEF 44NC4RB 43KJ4KVC 41KD4QMY 40NM5GB 40UY0LL 40W7CNL 40K5BUD 39N1LQ 39AA5KT 38NC2V 38K5FSE 37W4NHO 37K5JIM 36KC9HXL 36KM4HI 36N6DB 36WB2DLF 36AJ4XL 35KA3UNQ 35WS6K 35K9WYB 34KK5W 34NA2X 34KK7EU 33WW2IND 32WA4AV 32WO0DS 32WX4US 32K3ORS 31KC9RJI 31 KG4ZOD 31N5QS 31K2VCV 30K4FLV 30KD0GFZ 30KG8UG 30N9HSB 30W1KDA 30W1LQJ 30W5CL 30KK4CQN 29AI4CJ 28N5KGN 28W4GHW 28W4UR 28AF5Q 27KE9VS 27W4TP 27WB0RUR 27K8MWO 26 KA4OTB 26KC8RPV 26KF4MH 26N0IA 26N9UTO 26VE3BQ 26W4SVC 26W7RRS 26W7RRS 26W8LCZ 26WA2FAA 26WN5TL 26WX4ID 26KA4WJR 25KE4JAR 25VE1EOG 25W8CJQ 25W9KVR 25WJ4ID 25W5LEX 25Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum@nj2bb.org with the name of ship, callsign, location and contact info for person responsible. If you are having trouble reaching the museum e-mail address, please send info to this address instead: mdbprod@hotmail.com
  Please read the rules for ships wishing to participate before contacting us.
  List of paticipants for 2013 Museum Ship Event
  * Ships with an asterisk are new to Museum Ships Weekend
  SHIPS PARTICIPATING FOR 2013 -102 Ships(updated 31 May 2013)Please QSL each ship directly
  NAMETYPE OF SHIPLOCATIONCALLSIGNK1USN Watson Museum Braintree, MA K1USN USS Midway Aircraft Carrier San Diego, CA NI6IW USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Alameda Point, CA NB6GC USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier Charleston, SC WA4USN USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Corpus Christi, TX W5LEX ST-695 Angels Gate Army Tugboat San Pedro, CA K6AA Zeppelin Airship MuseumAirship Museum Tonder, Denmark OZ0MFUSS New Jersey Battleship Camden, New Jersey NJ2BB **USS Iowa Battleship San Pedro, CA NI6BBUSS Wisconsin Battleship Norfolk, Virginia N4WIS USS Missouri Battleship Pearl Harbor, HI KH6BB USS Texas Battleship Houston, Texas NA5DV USS North Carolina Battleship Wilmington, NC NI4BK USS Alabama Battleship Mobile, AL W4BPR SS Col. James M Schoonmaker Bulk Carrier Toledo, OH KC8JMS Ex MV Dresden Cargo Ship Rostock, Germany DL0MCM USS Cairo Civil War Ironclad Gunboat Vicksburg, MS W5V USCG Ingham CG Cutter Key West, FL NR4DL USCGC McClane Coast Guard Cutter Muskegon, MI WA8MUSS Potomac CG Cutter/Pres. Yacht Oakland, CA. NE6JP USS Littlerock Cruiser Buffalo, New York W2PE USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial Crusier Indianapolis, IN WW2IND HMS Belfast Cruiser London, UK GB2RN USS Olympia Cruiser Philadelphia, PA WA3BAT USS Turner Joy Destroyer Bremerton, WA NS7DD USS Laffey Destroyer Charleston, SC NT4HI USS Joseph P Kennedy, JrDestroyer Fall River, MA NB1CR USS Orleck Destroyer Lake Charles, LA W5BII **FGS Moelders Destroyer Wilhelmshaven/Germany DL0MFX USS Kidd Destroyer Baton Rouge, La W5KID USS Stewart Destroyer Escort Galveston, TX KK5WUSS SlaterDestroyer Escort Albany, NY WW2DEM USS Oklahoma Mast Memorial Fire Control Mast Memorial Muskogee, OK WW2OK B143 Foxtrot Submarine Zeebrugge, Belgium ON8SUB MV Cap San Diego Freighter Hamburg,Germany DL0MFH **SS Edmond Fitzgerald Memorial Freighter Whitefish Point, MI K8F **SS Daniel J Morrell Freighter Rogers City, MI K8M D. Fernando II e Gl"ria Frigate Cacilhas Dockyard Portugal CS5DFG HMAS Diamantina Frigate Brisbane, Australia VK4RAN MV France 1Frigate(Meteorological survey) La Rochelle, France TM1EJ Navio Hospital Gil Eannes Hospital Ship Viana do Castelo, Portugal CS5ARAM SS Sankt Erik Icebreaker Stockholm, Sweden 8SHRA USCGC Mackinaw Icebreaker Mackinaw, MI W8AGB **MV Samland Icebreaker Vienna, Austria OE1EOA/pSS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship San Francisco, CA K6JOB **SS John W Brown Liberty Ship Baltimore, MD W3TFR**SS High Flyer Memorial Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX**SS Grandcamp Memorial French Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX LS Overfalls (LV 118) Lightship Lewes, DE KB3MIP **LS Nantucket Lightship East Boston, MA W1NLSLV Elbe l Lightvessel Cuxhaven Germany DL0CUX **SS Carl D Bradley Limestone Carrier Rogers City, MI K8B USS LST-325 LST Evansville, IN WW2LST LST-393 LST Muskegon, MI N8LST MS Atlantis Minesweeper Dresden, Germany DK0MHD USS Lucid MInesweeper Stockton, CA N6MSO **National Museum of Pacific War Naval Museum Fredericksburg, TX N5P Skibladner Paddle Steamer Gjovik, Norway LA1X SS Hohentwiel Paddle Steamer Bodensee, Austria OE100HO RMS Queen Mary Passengership Long Beach, CA W6RO MS Finnmarken 56 Passengership Stokmarknes, Norway LA1HMU SS Rotterdam Passenger Ship Port of Rotterdam PI4HAL **SS Keewatin Passenger Steamship Port McNicoll, ON VA3VGC **SS Milwaukee Clipper Passenger Steamer Muskegon, MI W8CJQSS City of Milwaukee Railroad Car Ferry Manistee, MI KS8B MV ''Hans Beimler'' Rocket Corvette-Tarantul class Peenemuende, Germany DL0NBG Tall Ship Elissa Sailing Barque Galveston Island, TX N5E Star of India(separate contact) Sailing Ship San Diego, CA NS6OI **Vidar Schooner Peenemuende, Germany DL0MFMSS Ticonderoga Steamboat Shelburne, VT W1T Novosibirskij komsomolec (B-396) Submarine 641-b Moscow, Russia RU3AWK HMUb Nordkaparen Submarine Gothenburg, Sweden SL8SUB U-5075 Seehund Submarine Quincy, MA. WW2MAN USS Cavalla Submarine Galveston, TX KK5W U-995 Submarine Laboe Germany DL0DMB USS Nautilus Submarine Groton, CT N1S USS Clamagore Submarine Charelston, SC NJ4DU USS Cobia Submarine Manitowoc, Wisconsin NB9QV Nazario Sauro Submarine Genoa, Italy II1NS K24 (U-461) Submarine Peenemuende, Germany DM3G USS Batfish Submarine Muskogee, OK WW2SUB USS Dolphin(separate contact) Submarine San Diego, CA NS6OI USS Silversides Submarine Muskegon, MI N8SUB USS Cod Submarine Cleveland, OH W8COD USS Becuna Submarine Philadelphia, PA N3SUB USS Pampanito Submarine San Francisco, CA NJ6VT USS Blueback Submarine Portland, OR W7SUB USS Ling Submarine Hackensack, NJ W2GLQ U3 Submarine Malmo, Sweden SD7SUB S-61 Delfin Submarine Torrevieja Spain EG5SUB U9 Submarine Speyer, Germany DK0SP USS Albacore Submarine Portsmouth, NH NM1JY S637 Espadon Submarine Saint-Nazaire France F6KBG/P **HMCS Ojibwa Submarine Port Burwell, Ontario VE3RCN HMCS Onondaga Submarine Pointe-au-P¨re, Quebec VA2GNQ USS Drum Submarine Mobile, Alabama W4BPR ITS Enrico Toti Toti Class Submarine Milan, Italy II2IGTO Frederic Mistral Tugboat Vienna, Austria OE6XMF/1SS American Victory Victory Ship Tampa, Florida W4AVM **Red Oak Victory Victory Ship Richmond, CA K6YVM**Elettra(Marconi's Traveling Lab) Yacht Pontecchio Marconi, Italy II4BTK**Submarine "Scire" Submarine Memorial Museo Tecnico Navale La SPEZIA,Italy II1IASR While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed,most ships will be operating in the General portion of the bands
  3,860 KHz 3,539 KHz7,260 KHz7,039 KHz 10,109 KHz14,260 KHz14,039 KHz18,160 KHz18,079 KHz21,360 KHz21,039 KHz24,960 KHz24,899 KHz28,360 KHz28,039 KHz50,160 KHz50,109 KHzEVENT PSK 31 OPERATIONS14.070 MHz 10.142 MHz 18.100 MHz 21.070 MHz 28.120 MHz
  Some ships will also be on 3880 KHz - 3885 KHz and 7290 KHz Amplitude Modulation with either their ships original equipment or modern equipment.
  While any operating mode can be used in this event and CW and SSB are the dominant modes, we are encouraging all the particpating ships, that have the ability, to fire up their original equipment on
  3885 KHz, 3600 & 3625 (in the UK),3705 (W. Europe),7290 KHz and 14.286 KHz in the AM mode.
  Battleship New Jersey ARS - Museum Weekend EventMUSEUM SHIPS WEEKEND 2013
  0000Z June 1 through 2359Z June 2, 2013
  2013 CERTIFICATE INFORMATIONYou must work at least 15 different participating ships
  All stations that work at least 15 different ships of those participating (listed below) will receive a certificate if they send a copy of their log entries showing these contacts. Working the same ship on different frequencies DOES NOT count as 2 ships. Working a ship not listed will not count
  To get your certificate, send a copy of your log for the 15 ships and $4.00 to the following address by Sept 30, 2013.(The $4 covers the cost of the envelope, postage and printing supplies. We will provide the large envelope to mail the certificates in.) We do not give certificates for SWL.
  Send to:Margaret Burgess KB2BRR150 Schooner AveBarnegat, NJ 08005USA
  K9DIG 52 K5FJM 47N4YFV 47K6ON 46K6XN 45K6YN 45NN7NN 45K4WB 44KE6V 44KF4NEF 44NC4RB 43KJ4KVC 41KD4QMY 40NM5GB 40UY0LL 40W7CNL 40K5BUD 39N1LQ 39AA5KT 38NC2V 38K5FSE 37W4NHO 37K5JIM 36KC9HXL 36KM4HI 36N6DB 36WB2DLF 36AJ4XL 35KA3UNQ 35WS6K 35K9WYB 34KK5W 34NA2X 34KK7EU 33WW2IND 32WA4AV 32WO0DS 32WX4US 32K3ORS 31KC9RJI 31 KG4ZOD 31N5QS 31K2VCV 30K4FLV 30KD0GFZ 30KG8UG 30N9HSB 30W1KDA 30W1LQJ 30W5CL 30KK4CQN 29AI4CJ 28N5KGN 28W4GHW 28W4UR 28AF5Q 27KE9VS 27W4TP 27WB0RUR 27K8MWO 26 KA4OTB 26KC8RPV 26KF4MH 26N0IA 26N9UTO 26VE3BQ 26W4SVC 26W7RRS 26W7RRS 26W8LCZ 26WA2FAA 26WN5TL 26WX4ID 26KA4WJR 25KE4JAR 25VE1EOG 25W8CJQ 25W9KVR 25WJ4ID 25W5LEX 25Ships wishing to participate should send a note to museum@nj2bb.org with the name of ship, callsign, location and contact info for person responsible. If you are having trouble reaching the museum e-mail address, please send info to this address instead: mdbprod@hotmail.com
  Please read the rules for ships wishing to participate before contacting us.
  List of paticipants for 2013 Museum Ship Event
  * Ships with an asterisk are new to Museum Ships Weekend
  SHIPS PARTICIPATING FOR 2013 -102 Ships(updated 31 May 2013)Please QSL each ship directly
  NAMETYPE OF SHIPLOCATIONCALLSIGNK1USN Watson Museum Braintree, MA K1USN USS Midway Aircraft Carrier San Diego, CA NI6IW USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Alameda Point, CA NB6GC USS Yorktown Aircraft Carrier Charleston, SC WA4USN USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier Corpus Christi, TX W5LEX ST-695 Angels Gate Army Tugboat San Pedro, CA K6AA Zeppelin Airship MuseumAirship Museum Tonder, Denmark OZ0MFUSS New Jersey Battleship Camden, New Jersey NJ2BB **USS Iowa Battleship San Pedro, CA NI6BBUSS Wisconsin Battleship Norfolk, Virginia N4WIS USS Missouri Battleship Pearl Harbor, HI KH6BB USS Texas Battleship Houston, Texas NA5DV USS North Carolina Battleship Wilmington, NC NI4BK USS Alabama Battleship Mobile, AL W4BPR SS Col. James M Schoonmaker Bulk Carrier Toledo, OH KC8JMS Ex MV Dresden Cargo Ship Rostock, Germany DL0MCM USS Cairo Civil War Ironclad Gunboat Vicksburg, MS W5V USCG Ingham CG Cutter Key West, FL NR4DL USCGC McClane Coast Guard Cutter Muskegon, MI WA8MUSS Potomac CG Cutter/Pres. Yacht Oakland, CA. NE6JP USS Littlerock Cruiser Buffalo, New York W2PE USS Indianapolis CA-35 Memorial Crusier Indianapolis, IN WW2IND HMS Belfast Cruiser London, UK GB2RN USS Olympia Cruiser Philadelphia, PA WA3BAT USS Turner Joy Destroyer Bremerton, WA NS7DD USS Laffey Destroyer Charleston, SC NT4HI USS Joseph P Kennedy, JrDestroyer Fall River, MA NB1CR USS Orleck Destroyer Lake Charles, LA W5BII **FGS Moelders Destroyer Wilhelmshaven/Germany DL0MFX USS Kidd Destroyer Baton Rouge, La W5KID USS Stewart Destroyer Escort Galveston, TX KK5WUSS SlaterDestroyer Escort Albany, NY WW2DEM USS Oklahoma Mast Memorial Fire Control Mast Memorial Muskogee, OK WW2OK B143 Foxtrot Submarine Zeebrugge, Belgium ON8SUB MV Cap San Diego Freighter Hamburg,Germany DL0MFH **SS Edmond Fitzgerald Memorial Freighter Whitefish Point, MI K8F **SS Daniel J Morrell Freighter Rogers City, MI K8M D. Fernando II e Gl"ria Frigate Cacilhas Dockyard Portugal CS5DFG HMAS Diamantina Frigate Brisbane, Australia VK4RAN MV France 1Frigate(Meteorological survey) La Rochelle, France TM1EJ Navio Hospital Gil Eannes Hospital Ship Viana do Castelo, Portugal CS5ARAM SS Sankt Erik Icebreaker Stockholm, Sweden 8SHRA USCGC Mackinaw Icebreaker Mackinaw, MI W8AGB **MV Samland Icebreaker Vienna, Austria OE1EOA/pSS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship San Francisco, CA K6JOB **SS John W Brown Liberty Ship Baltimore, MD W3TFR**SS High Flyer Memorial Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX**SS Grandcamp Memorial French Liberty Ship Texas City, TX AC0TX LS Overfalls (LV 118) Lightship Lewes, DE KB3MIP **LS Nantucket Lightship East Boston, MA W1NLSLV Elbe l Lightvessel Cuxhaven Germany DL0CUX **SS Carl D Bradley Limestone Carrier Rogers City, MI K8B USS LST-325 LST Evansville, IN WW2LST LST-393 LST Muskegon, MI N8LST MS Atlantis Minesweeper Dresden, Germany DK0MHD USS Lucid MInesweeper Stockton, CA N6MSO **National Museum of Pacific War Naval Museum Fredericksburg, TX N5P Skibladner Paddle Steamer Gjovik, Norway LA1X SS Hohentwiel Paddle Steamer Bodensee, Austria OE100HO RMS Queen Mary Passengership Long Beach, CA W6RO MS Finnmarken 56 Passengership Stokmarknes, Norway LA1HMU SS Rotterdam Passenger Ship Port of Rotterdam PI4HAL **SS Keewatin Passenger Steamship Port McNicoll, ON VA3VGC **SS Milwaukee Clipper Passenger Steamer Muskegon, MI W8CJQSS City of Milwaukee Railroad Car Ferry Manistee, MI KS8B MV ''Hans Beimler'' Rocket Corvette-Tarantul class Peenemuende, Germany DL0NBG Tall Ship Elissa Sailing Barque Galveston Island, TX N5E Star of India(separate contact) Sailing Ship San Diego, CA NS6OI **Vidar Schooner Peenemuende, Germany DL0MFMSS Ticonderoga Steamboat Shelburne, VT W1T Novosibirskij komsomolec (B-396) Submarine 641-b Moscow, Russia RU3AWK HMUb Nordkaparen Submarine Gothenburg, Sweden SL8SUB U-5075 Seehund Submarine Quincy, MA. WW2MAN USS Cavalla Submarine Galveston, TX KK5W U-995 Submarine Laboe Germany DL0DMB USS Nautilus Submarine Groton, CT N1S USS Clamagore Submarine Charelston, SC NJ4DU USS Cobia Submarine Manitowoc, Wisconsin NB9QV Nazario Sauro Submarine Genoa, Italy II1NS K24 (U-461) Submarine Peenemuende, Germany DM3G USS Batfish Submarine Muskogee, OK WW2SUB USS Dolphin(separate contact) Submarine San Diego, CA NS6OI USS Silversides Submarine Muskegon, MI N8SUB USS Cod Submarine Cleveland, OH W8COD USS Becuna Submarine Philadelphia, PA N3SUB USS Pampanito Submarine San Francisco, CA NJ6VT USS Blueback Submarine Portland, OR W7SUB USS Ling Submarine Hackensack, NJ W2GLQ U3 Submarine Malmo, Sweden SD7SUB S-61 Delfin Submarine Torrevieja Spain EG5SUB U9 Submarine Speyer, Germany DK0SP USS Albacore Submarine Portsmouth, NH NM1JY S637 Espadon Submarine Saint-Nazaire France F6KBG/P **HMCS Ojibwa Submarine Port Burwell, Ontario VE3RCN HMCS Onondaga Submarine Pointe-au-P¨re, Quebec VA2GNQ USS Drum Submarine Mobile, Alabama W4BPR ITS Enrico Toti Toti Class Submarine Milan, Italy II2IGTO Frederic Mistral Tugboat Vienna, Austria OE6XMF/1SS American Victory Victory Ship Tampa, Florida W4AVM **Red Oak Victory Victory Ship Richmond, CA K6YVM**Elettra(Marconi's Traveling Lab) Yacht Pontecchio Marconi, Italy II4BTK**Submarine "Scire" Submarine Memorial Museo Tecnico Navale La SPEZIA,Italy II1IASR While operation on any amateur frequency is allowed,most ships will be operating in the General portion of the bands
  3,860 KHz 3,539 KHz7,260 KHz7,039 KHz 10,109 KHz14,260 KHz14,039 KHz18,160 KHz18,079 KHz21,360 KHz21,039 KHz24,960 KHz24,899 KHz28,360 KHz28,039 KHz50,160 KHz50,109 KHzEVENT PSK 31 OPERATIONS14.070 MHz 10.142 MHz 18.100 MHz 21.070 MHz 28.120 MHz
  Some ships will also be on 3880 KHz - 3885 KHz and 7290 KHz Amplitude Modulation with either their ships original equipment or modern equipment.
  While any operating mode can be used in this event and CW and SSB are the dominant modes, we are encouraging all the particpating ships, that have the ability, to fire up their original equipment on
  3885 KHz, 3600 & 3625 (in the UK),3705 (W. Europe),7290 KHz and 14.286 KHz in the AM mode.
NBC's Brokaw on AG Holder Targeting Journalists: First Amendment 'Not Unconditional'
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  On Thursday's NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie asked special correspondent Tom Brokaw about his recent comment that the press "has to be careful about having a glass jaw" when it comes to the Obama Justice Department investigating reporters: "...you made a remark that journalists...shouldn't have what you called a 'glass jaw' when it comes to some of these investigations, citing the First Amendment and threats to the First Amendment."
  Brokaw stood by his statement: "Well, the First Amendment is a critically important part of the Constitution. It is not unconditional, obviously. Any number of us over the years have been in dialogues and in conversations with senior government officials about when something can be disclosed and under what circumstances. And it's kind of case by case. It's not unconditional."
  More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
Bizarre Chris Matthews: It's Like Germany Won WWII Because They Have High Speed Rail?
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  An unhinged Chris Matthews on Thursday launched into a bewildering rant, lamenting the scandals swirling around the President and suggesting that Germany may have actually won World War II because the country has high speed rail. The Hardball anchor fumed, "You look at Germany, where I just was, and see state-of-the-art bridges and super modern rail system." Mentioning Germany's subway system, Matthews insisted, "You wonder, who won that anyway? Looks like they did."
  Video cross-posted at NewsBusters.
NBC's Brokaw Gushes Over Clintons 'Still At the Top of the Attention Span in This Country'
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  Appearing on Thursday's NBC Today to promote his new show premiering on the Military Channel, The Brokaw Files, special correspondent Tom Brokaw fondly looked back at a 1993 interview he conducted with Bill and Hillary Clinton: "It's amazing when you stop and think about all that they've been through. That was 1993, it's 20 years ago, and they're still at the top of the attention span in this country."
  In the 20-year-old clip that was shown, Brokaw is seen lobbing this softball to then-President Clinton, as Hillary looked on: "How long do you think it'll be, Mr. President, before there's a first husband?" Clinton predicted it would happen "probably in my lifetime." Following the clip, co-host Savannah Guthrie proclaimed: "Well, that's a priceless piece of videotape."
  More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
CNN Claims Americans Are Saying 'To Heck' With Obama's Scandals
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  CNN's Suzanne Malveaux and Alison Kosik exaggerated poll numbers and claimed that Americans are writing off Obama's scandals.
  "But right now with the economy kind of muddling along and high unemployment sitting on us at seven and-a-half percent, people say to heck with the scandals, to heck with the controversies, no matter who's in the White House, no matter which party is there, we care more about the economy than these scandals," Kosik reported.
"Yesterday It Was Baghdad! Today It's Boston! You Should Be Asking Where Is Next?" Inspire Magazine
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Why Do People HATE Rahm Emanuel?
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FBI EXECUTION?
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MSNBC's Michael Eric Dyson: 'Eric Holder Is the Moses of Our Time'
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Unarmed Man FBI Killed During Interview Was Shot In The BACK Of The Head!
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Jail for Va. Mom Who Mooned School Bus
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  Filed underNews, VirginiaLatest NewsPhotosSUFFOLK, Va. (CBSDC/AP) '-- A Virginia mother will spend weekends behind bars after mooning her son's school bus following a confrontation with the driver.
  Media outlets report that 34-year-old Lisa Grant, of Suffolk, was convicted this week of disorderly conduct. She was accused of mooning the school bus with roughly 45 students aboard last November.
  Grant admits she exchanged heated words with the bus driver but claims she did not flash any skin. Her attorney says she only bared her underwear when mooning the bus.
  She confronted the driver after she sent a note home that Grant's middle school-aged son was misbehaving. A school spokeswoman says the note was a warning.
  Grant was given a six-month jail sentence with five months suspended. She will serve that time on weekends. She also must pay a $250 fine.
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President Foreshadows New Internet Surveillance Proposal During National Security Speech
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  President Obama gave an influential speech on counter terrorism and national security policy last week, and while much of the media coverage discussed the President remarks on Guantanamo prison and drone strikes, buried in the speech was a line just as critical to civil liberties online.
  Half way through the speech, Obama said he wanted to ''review[] the authorities of law enforcement, so we can intercept new types of communication, and build in privacy protections to prevent abuse.''
  We certainly agree with the president we need new privacy protections for our digital communications, and it's encouraging to hear him suggest support for such proposals. After all, we know the vast surveillance authorities given to law enforcement over the last decade''--like the Patriot Act, FISA Amendments Act, and National Security Letters'--have been serially abused. Unfortunately, President Obama has actively defended these laws and policies in Congress and the courts, despite promising to reform them as a candidate.
  There are still many measures his administration could support in the coming months to protect Americans communications. The White House could formally support reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which still says law enforcement agencies do not need warrants to obtain emails over 180 days old. The White House could come out in favor of warrant protection for cell-phone location information since it's requested by authorities literally millions of times a year without a warrant. In the wake of the Associated Press scandal, Obama could also support a bill to require a court order for call records of all Americans.
  But the first half of Obama's statement'--about ''review[] the authorities of law enforcement, so we can intercept new types of communication'''--is quite troubling. The line is likely an allusion to CALEA II, a dangerous proposal the New York Times has reported the administration ''is on the verge of backing.'' The measure would force companies like Google and Facebook to install backdoors in all of their products to facilitate law-enforcement access, putting both our privacy and security at risk.
  Law enforcement certainly doesn't need more legal authorities to conduct digital surveillance. As mentioned above, Congress has already been provided a huge amount of new surveillance authority that has been abused. As former White House Chief Counselor for Privacy Peter Swire said in 2011, "today [is] a golden age for surveillance."
  Indeed, it seems that the law enforcement is working at cross-purposes with the folks concerned about actual cybersecurity. Just a few months ago in his State of the Union address, Obama himself talked about hackers who steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mail'' and ''foreign countries and companies [that] swipe our corporate secrets.'' Requiring real-time back doors into all of our communications would make those kinds of attacks easier. Recently, a group of more than a dozen of the nation's best cybersecurity experts published a paper explaining why such a proposal would be a disaster for Internet security, giving hackers all over the world a central point of vulnerability to target.
  And of course the FBI has still failed to put forth any evidence showing a bill to ''intercept new kinds of communications'' is needed at all. According to government statistics, from 2006-2010, the FBI has been ultimately thwarted by encryption zero times in their criminal investigations.
  Citing privacy concerns, the White House commendably has threatened to veto CISPA, the cybersecurity bill. It should also jettison this ill-conceived CALEA II proposal in favor of privacy and security.
  Email and call the White House today to tell them you oppose any plan to make Internet companies build government backdoors into your communications.