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Getty ImagesWith two weeks remaining in the NFL season, the Redskins and Vikings are in surprisingly good shape in the NFC playoff race, while losses suffered by the Bears and Giants on Sunday raised big questions about whether they can still limp into the playoffs.
Below we provide the state of the playoff race, with the six playoff teams that would be in the postseason in each conference if the playoffs started today.
NFC
1. Falcons (12-2): Atlanta only needs to win one more game to clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
2. 49ers (10-3-1): San Francisco put a beating on New England and stayed ahead of Green Bay for the first-round playoff bye.
3. Packers (10-4): Green Bay clinched the NFC North with Sunday?s win at Chicago.
4. Redskins (8-6): Washington is one of the hottest teams in the NFL and is now has the tiebreaker edge in the three-way NFC East battle.
5. Seahawks (9-5): Two straight blowout wins have the Seahawks looking like perhaps the most dangerous team in the NFL.
6. Vikings (8-6): If the playoffs started today, the Vikings would be in. But the Vikings? final two games are against the Texans and Packers, which means Minnesota still has an uphill battle to reach the postseason.
In the mix: The 8-6 Cowboys and 8-6 Giants are both on the outside looking in right now, but they both control their playoff destiny: Win their final two games, and they?re both in. The 8-6 Bears do not control their playoff destiny, but the good news for Chicago is that the Bears have the easiest remaining schedule of any of the playoff contenders, with the Cardinals and Lions in the final two weeks. So don?t count the Bears out.
AFC
1. Texans (12-2): The Texans have clinched the NFC South and are close to clinching home-field advantage. The road to the Super Bowl in the AFC is going through Houston.
2. Broncos (11-3): Denver moved a game ahead of New England and now needs two more wins to earn a first-round playoff bye.
3. Patriots (10-4): Sunday night?s loss to the 49ers moves the Patriots below the Broncos in the AFC.
4. Ravens (9-5): Baltimore has clinched a playoff berth, but the Ravens aren?t playing like a playoff team. If they don?t turn things around in a hurry, the Ravens will be one-and-done.
5. Colts (9-5): Indianapolis hasn?t actually clinched, but there are very few scenarios left under which the Colts don?t get to the playoffs.
6. Bengals (8-6): Cincinnati is now the leader of the pack for the final AFC playoff berth, but the Bengals must win at Pittsburgh next week if they want to stay head of the pack.
In the mix: The 7-7 Steelers still control their playoff destiny: Beat the Bengals and Browns the next two weeks, and they?re in. And the 6-7 Jets aren?t out of it; if they win out and Sunday?s Bengals-Steelers winner loses in Week 17, the Jets would go to the playoffs.
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Unless you?re the sort of person who finishes up their holiday shopping even before the first Black Friday ads show up on television, you?re likely racing around trying to figure out what to get for your loved ones.? Maybe for yourself.?
Perhaps a new car is on somebody?s wish list but you?re wondering whether it makes sense to buy one this time of year.? Well, if you can swing the down payment it just might be.? Historical data ? and recent comments by industry executives ? suggest that December is traditionally a good time to buy and this year may yield some especially attractive deals.
?This will be the highest discount period,? contends Jesse Toprak, chief auto analyst for the data tracking firm TrueCar.com.?
The Detroit Bureau:?2014 Chevrolet Corvette breaks cover?
Spring is generally the strongest selling season of the year, buyers often deciding to trade in after watching the old jalopy cough and sputter through the cold.? Autumn brings the traditional start of the new model-year, many buyers racing to showrooms to get the newest and hottest products.
There are, however, a number of reasons why December is a great month for those who can swing a deal on top of the rest of their Christmas and Chanukah shopping.? For one thing, most shoppers are focused on other matters, whether a necktie for dad, some perfume for mom, or toys for the tots.? Showrooms can be downright lonely places this time of year but dealers still have their own bills to meet ? and gifts to buy ? so they?re often in a mood to do what it takes to get you to buy.?
The Detroit Bureau: Nissan opens U.S. Leaf battery plant?
This past year has been a good one for the auto industry. ?The U.S. is one of the few places where the industry is making money,? notes Steve Cannon, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz U.S. After years of recession, the industry sharply cut back production capacity and with demand rebounding faster than expected there?s been less pressure to offer incentives than has historically been the case following a deep recession.
Overall, rebates and other givebacks have been falling in recent months, though that can vary, model-by-model.
Like your local dealer, manufacturers have bills to pay and factories to keep running, so they?re often in a mood to make potential buyers happy when demand might otherwise be low.?
Watch TV and you?ll be barraged with ads for the various holiday specials.? Regional marketing managers just might be hoping to meet their quotas.? Brands might be locked into a race to see who can declare the biggest sales or market share.?
The Detroit Bureau: BMW teases new M6 Gran Coupe?
You?ll find some particularly sweet deals on pickup trucks right now, General Motors President Mark Reuss admitting the maker ?missed? market trends in November and wound up with a surfeit of unsold Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups that it wants to clear out before the New Year.
And it?s not alone.? In some cases, an automaker will advertise more aggressive incentives and there are plenty ways to check those out online.? In other instances, however, a company like GM or Toyota will set quotas and encourage dealers to meet them by dangling an extra $500 or $1,000 per vehicle.? The dealer can pocket that money or use a little to sweeten and close more deals.
Some data indicate the best days to buy are December 10, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31st, at least according to TrueCar?s analysis of past trends ? seven of the 10 best days of the year, it says, measured in terms of the money you?ll save compared to list price.
But smart shoppers can improve their odds just about any day in December.? There are numerous websites, such as TrueCar and KellyBlueBook, that provide pricing information. Don?t be surprised if seemingly fixed numbers, even MSRP, or the Manufacturer?s Suggested Retail Price, don?t always agree.? And take so-called ?invoice? prices with the proverbial grain of salt. What the deal actually pays is usually a fair bit less, says TrueCar CEO Scott Painter, because of so-called ?holdbacks? and other discounts.
You?re likely to get your best deals on discontinued and leftover models, as well as vehicles such as those GM pickups that haven?t been selling as well as expected and are in over-supply.
Some experts have suggested buyers get their best deals when they?re grumpy, perhaps because sales people think the customer is more likely to walk if they don?t come up with a good deal.? It certainly helps not to be overly enthusiastic and signal you?re ready to buy no matter what.
TrueCar?s Painter also stresses that while you always want to get a good price, demanding the rock-bottom number isn?t always the best deal in the long-run.? A smart shopper may be willing to pay a bit more for a dealer they can trust, one that has a good reputation, the right hours, perhaps a loaner program for when your car is in the shop.
But do your homework and December just might land the car of your dreams under the tree.
Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/december-best-month-buy-car-1C7616035
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FILE - This undated file photo released by Columbia Pictures shows Daniel Craig as James Bond in the action adventure film, "Skyfall." According to studio estimates Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move back to No. 1 in its fifth weekend. That puts it narrowly ahead of "Rise of the Guardians," the animated adventure of Santa, the Easter Bunny and other mythological heroes that pulled in $10.5 million.(AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Francois Duhamel, File)
FILE - This undated file photo released by Columbia Pictures shows Daniel Craig as James Bond in the action adventure film, "Skyfall." According to studio estimates Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move back to No. 1 in its fifth weekend. That puts it narrowly ahead of "Rise of the Guardians," the animated adventure of Santa, the Easter Bunny and other mythological heroes that pulled in $10.5 million.(AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Francois Duhamel, File)
FILE - This undated handout file photo released by Columbia Pictures shows Daniel Craig as James Bond in the action adventure film, "Skyfall." According to studio estimates Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move back to No. 1 in its fifth weekend. That puts it narrowly ahead of "Rise of the Guardians," the animated adventure of Santa, the Easter Bunny and other mythological heroes that pulled in $10.5 million.(AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Francois Duhamel, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays.
According to studio estimates Sunday, Sony's Bond tale "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move back to No. 1 in its fifth weekend.
That put it narrowly ahead of Paramount's "Rise of the Guardians," the animated adventure of Santa, the Easter Bunny and other mythological heroes that pulled in $10.5 million.
The two movies inched ahead of Summit Entertainment's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," which had been tops for three-straight weekends. The "Twilight" finale earned $9.2 million, slipping into a tight race for No. 3 with Disney's "Lincoln," which was close behind with $9.1 million.
The top movies were bunched up so closely that rankings could change once final weekend revenues are released Monday.
The weekend's only new wide release, Gerard Butler's romantic comedy "Playing for Keeps," flopped with just $6 million, coming in at No. 6.
"Skyfall" raised its domestic total to $261.6 million and added $20.3 million overseas to bring its international income to $656.6 million. At $918 million worldwide, "Skyfall" has the best cash haul ever for the Bond franchise and surpassed "Spider-Man 3" at $890 million to become Sony's top-grossing hit.
The "Twilight" finale also is a franchise record-breaker, surpassing the $710 million worldwide haul of last year's "Breaking Dawn ? Part 1." The finale's domestic total now stands at $268.7 million.
"Rise of the Guardians" led the international box office with $26 million, followed by 20th Century Fox's "Life of Pi" at $23.8 million.
It was another traditionally quiet post-Thanksgiving weekend, with big November releases continuing to dominate in the lull before a pre-Christmas onslaught of movies.
The box office is expected to soar next weekend with the arrival of part one of "The Hobbit," Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" prelude. After that comes a steady rush of action, comedy and drama through year's end, including Tom Cruise's "Jack Reacher," Quentin Tarantino and Jamie Foxx's "Django Unchained," Seth Rogen's "The Guilt Trip" and Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe's "Les Miserables."
"The last couple of weeks of the year are some of the strongest every year," said Paul Dergarabedian, an analyst for box-office tracker Hollywood.com. "We are on the cusp of some really huge box office. There's a lot of money still left in the year despite this slow period right now."
Hollywood's domestic revenues have topped $10 billion so far this year, with the industry expected to finish 2012 ahead of the all-time high of $10.6 billion set in 2009.
Trashed savagely by critics, FilmDistrict's "Playing for Keeps" stars Butler as a washed-up soccer star trying to reconnect with his ex-wife (Jessica Biel) and young son. The all-star cast includes Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman as soccer moms with the hots for Butler.
In limited release, Bill Murray's Franklin Roosevelt drama "Hyde Park on Hudson" opened solidly with $83,280 in four theaters, averaging a healthy $20,820 a cinema. By comparison, "Playing for Keeps" averaged $2,115 in 2,837 theaters.
Released by Focus Features, "Hyde Park on Hudson" stars Murray as Roosevelt, whose intimate relations with a distant cousin (Laura Linney) become both a source of strength and distraction as the president plays host to the king and queen of England on the eve of World War II.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Skyfall," $11 million ($20.3 million).
2. "Rise of the Guardians," $10.5 million ($26 million international).
3. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," $9.2 million ($23.5 million international).
4. "Lincoln," $9.1 million.
5. "Life of Pi," $8.3 million ($23.8 million international).
6. "Playing for Keeps," $6 million ($2.5 million international).
7. "Wreck-It Ralph," $4.9 million ($5.8 million international).
8. "Red Dawn," $4.3 million.
9. "Flight," $3.1 million.
10. "Killing Them Softly," $2.7 million ($1.4 million international).
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Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:
1. "Rise of the Guardians," $26 million.
2. "Life of Pi," $23.8 million.
3. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," $23.5 million.
4. "Skyfall," $20.3 million.
5. "Wreck-It Ralph," $5.8 million.
6. "26 Years," $4.3 million.
7 (tie). "Pitch Perfect," $3.9 million.
7 (tie). "Whatcha Wearin'? (My P.S. Partner)," $3.9 million.
8. "Hotel Transylvania," $3.6 million.
9. "Anna Karenina," $2.6 million.
10. "Playing for Keeps," $2.5 million.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's government has temporarily given the military the authority to arrest civilians to help safeguard a constitutional referendum planned for Saturday, the official gazette said.
The order, gazetted late on Sunday, said the military would support police and liaise with them to protect "vital institutions" until the referendum result is declared.
The decree gave army officers the right to make arrests and transfer detainees to prosecutors.
Despite its limited nature, the edict will revive memories of Hosni Mubarak's emergency law, also introduced as a temporary expedient, under which military or state security courts tried thousands of political dissidents and Islamist militants.
But a military source stressed that the measure, introduced by a civilian government, would have a short shelf-life.
"The latest law giving the armed forces the right to arrest anyone involved in illegal actions such as burning buildings or damaging public sites is to ensure security during the referendum only," the military source said.
"The armed forces secured polling stations during previous elections when it was in charge of the country," the source said, referring to 16 months of army rule after Mubarak fell.
"Now the president is in charge. In order for the armed forces to be involved in securing the referendum, a law had to be issued saying so," the source added.
Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said the committee overseeing the vote had requested the army's assistance.
"The armed forces will work within a legal framework to secure the referendum and will return (to barracks) as soon as the referendum is over," Ali said.
On Saturday, the military urged rival political forces to solve their disputes via dialogue and said the opposite would drag the country into a "dark tunnel", which it would not allow.
A statement issued by the military spokesman and read on state radio and television made no mention of President Mohamed Mursi, but said a solution to the political crisis should not contradict "legitimacy and the rules of democracy".
A military source close to top officers said the statement "does not indicate any future intervention in politics".
A military council took over after a popular revolt ended Mubarak's 30 years of army-backed rule last year. It then handed power to Mursi, who became Egypt's first freely elected leader in June. The military has not intervened in the latest crisis.
The army statement said the military's duty was to protect national interests and secure vital state institutions.
"The armed forces affirm that dialogue is the best and only way to reach consensus," it added. "The opposite of that will bring us to a dark tunnel that will result in catastrophe and that is something we will not allow."
Hassan Abu Taleb of the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies said Saturday's army statement suggested the military wanted both sides to talk out their differences, but discounted the chance of direct military intervention.
"They realize that interfering again in a situation of civil combat will squeeze them between two rocks," he said.
(Additional reporting by Yasmine Saleh; Writing by Alistair Lyon; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-army-given-arrests-over-referendum-113849380.html
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NEW YORK (AP) ? The stock market is eking out a small gain as investors keep their eyes closely focused on budget talks in Washington.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed nearly 40 points to close at 13,074 Thursday. The Dow stayed in a narrow range and moved between small gains and losses.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose five points to 1,414 and the Nasdaq composite climbed 16 points to 2,989.
Apple rose 1.6 percent to $547.24, a day after taking its worst fall in four years. CEO Tim Cook said Apple will produce one of its Mac computers in the United States next year.
Rising stocks narrowly outnumbered falling ones on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was lighter than usual at 3.1 billion shares.
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Brighton Music Hall attracts locals and students. Photos by Chitose Suzuki
Brighton Musical Hall was alive on a recent Thursday night with the bright, rhythmic sounds of the Brooklyn afrobeat band Zongo Junction. The band commanded the stage with five horns and a six-piece rhythm section, pouring out one lively instrumental number after another. Their highly danceable music, a meld of funk- and jazz-influenced West African grooves with chanted vocals and energetic percussion, had even the Allston hipsters in the audience dancing.
Zongo Junction was the warm-up to the night?s headliner, the Souljazz Orchestra, a six-member collective from Ottawa. Powered by multilingual vocals, saxophones, keys, and a variety of percussion instruments, the band?s music combined soul, jazz, African, Latin, and Caribbean influences. The audience was all smiles, bobbing heads, and swaying hips as the group stepped to the beat onstage.
Concerts like this one demonstrate why Brighton Music Hall has become an important venue in Boston?s vibrant live music scene. The club, owned and operated by the same people who run the Paradise Rock Club, opened in January 2010 at what had been Harper?s Ferry, near the bustling intersection of Brighton and Harvard Avenues in Allston. The club presents musicians similar to those showcased at Paradise, but here they tend to be less well-known up-and-comers.
Brooklyn?s afrobeat band Zongo Junction.
A neighborhood favorite, the Music Hall offers something for everyone, regardless of their musical preference. Upcoming concerts include the groups Carbon Leaf, a Celtic and folk-infused indie rock band; psychedelic reggae jam band Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad; the indie pop duo Mates of State; Blonde Redhead, an alternative rock band from New York; the Dropkick Murphys, a punk rock band formed in Quincy, Mass.; and hip-hop and indie rock band WHY? While the club attracts audiences of all ages, it?s a particular hot spot for college students.
The venue has a capacity of just over 400, providing a more relaxed, intimate concert experience for fans and performers than you?ll find at some of the city?s other live music clubs. The large, open main room offers plenty of space for dancing, with two long bars and shallow seating running along the sides. A small area near the entrance sells merchandise, including T-shirts and CDs, and offers a place for fans to chat with bands after a show. Another room, behind the stage, features a few pool tables and another bar.
Prices are student-friendly. Advance box office tickets generally cost between $12 and $20, with most averaging $15. You can purchase tickets online through Ticketmaster or avoid the extra fees by visiting the Paradise box office in person. The box office accepts all major credit cards. You can also purchase day-of-concert tickets at Brighton Music Hall one hour before doors open. Concerts are 18+ unless otherwise noted.
The open, laid-back venue features three bars.
Brighton Music Hall is at 158 Brighton Ave., Allston; phone: 617-562-8800. The Paradise Rock Club is at 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. You must purchase a ticket to enter the Brighton Music Hall. Take an MBTA Green Line B trolley to Harvard Avenue and walk down Harvard to the Brighton Avenue intersection.
This is part of a series featuring Boston nightlife venues of interest to the BU community. If you have any suggestions for places we should feature, leave them in the comments section below.
Erin Thibeau can be reached at ethibeau@bu.edu; follow her on Twitter at @erinthibeau.
Source: http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/nightlife-brighton-music-hall/
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GADI ADELMAN October 2, 2012
At the age of 51, I can only look back and wonder why, why things have gotten worse rather than better. I have been speaking, writing and teaching about terror, Islam, Sharia and counter-terror for 31 years.
With all the news surrounding the death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens in Libya, I have to start with the last death of an American Ambassador.
Although the last U.S. ambassador to die in the line of duty was Arnold Raphel, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, it is unsure whether it was a terrorist act. He perished in a plane crash in 1988, along with the then president of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
Prior to that, the last ambassador to be killed in the line of duty was Adolph Dubs, the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, in 1979. On February 14, 1979, he was kidnapped by four terrorists and was killed when he was shot during an exchange of gunfire started between the terrorists and Afghan security forces.
An American Ambassador killed by terrorists. Did America notice? No.
Months after the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran and Iran voted to become an Islamic Republic we had the embassy takeover. On November 4, 1979 Iranians seized the U.S. embassy, taking 66 hostages. 14 were later released with the remaining 52 freed after 444 days on the day of President Reagan's inauguration.
This was not enough for people to take notice.
When I arrived back in the U.S. in 1981, I tried and tried to introduce this country to what I knew would be needed, anti-terrorism. I applied and interviewed with every alphabet soup government agency and was shot down by each and every one with the exception of the CIA. I was told, "This is America, we don't have terrorism."
The CIA offered me a position that I couldn't speak about for years under the penalty of ?treason', but needless to say it wasn't in the area of counter-terror. I refused the offer since it would have been going against my own morals, ethics and beliefs, not to mention, Israel.
In 1981 there weren't even a handful of counter-terror people, as a matter of fact I knew of only two, myself and my dear friend and colleague Dr. Walid Phares.
Interestingly, both I and Dr. Phares have been saying and warning of the same things for all these years.? Even though what we say and warn about seem to come to fruition each and every time, very few listen.
Between 1982 and 1991 we had the kidnappings and deaths of Americans in Lebanon. Thirty U.S. and other Western hostages were kidnapped in Lebanon by Hezbollah. Some were killed, some died in captivity and some were eventually released. Terry Anderson was held for 2,454 days.
This too was not enough for people to take notice.
Shortly after I arrived back in the U.S. from Israel we had the Lebanon bombings.
On April 18, 1983, the U.S. embassy in Beirut was bombed killing 63 people, most were embassy and CIA staff members, several were soldiers and one was a Marine. 17 of the dead were Americans.
That same year on October 23, the U.S. Marines barracks were destroyed by suicide bombers during their stay as part of multinational ?peace keeping force'. What many do not know is that this was only the second "suicide bombing" in history, it was carried out by the terrorist organization Hezbollah and killed 241 American servicemen: 220 marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, along with sixty other Americans injured.
The Marine barrack attack was the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States Marine Corps since the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II, the deadliest single-day death toll for the United States military since the first day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and the deadliest single attack on Americans overseas since World War II.
Was the bombing of the U.S. embassy and the Marine barracks in Lebanon not enough for people to realize that perhaps we as Americans were not dealing with a conventional enemy? Did the American people take notice? No. Did the world take notice? No.
Before the end of that horrendous year on December 12, 1983, the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait was attacked by Shiite truck bombers, killing five and injuring 80.
Did America start to take notice? No.
Then a second time within 17 months on September 20, 1984 a suicide bomber driving a truck packed with 400 pounds of explosives targeted the American embassy in Aukar, nine miles north of Beirut. 23 people are killed and 21 injured.
More flag draped coffins. Did America start to notice a trend here? No.
Dec. 3, 1984 we had the hijacking of Kuwait Airways Flight 221on its way from Kuwait to Pakistan. After it was hijacked it was diverted to Tehran. The hijackers killed two American officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development. Hezbollah was once again found to be behind this as well.
Did anyone notice? No.
The Middle East wasn't the only area Americans were attacked. On April 12, 1985 the El Descanso restaurant just outside Madrid, Spain was bombed. The explosion killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82 others, including 11 American servicemen, who according to the investigation were the target of the attack. The Islamic Jihad Organization claimed responsibility for the bombing.
More Americans targeted. Did we notice? No.
Once again, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad struck at Americans. On June 14, 1985, TWA Flight 847 was hijacked. The eight crewmembers and 145 passengers endured a three-day intercontinental ordeal and were held for 17 days. Some passengers were beaten. Passengers with Jewish sounding names were separated from the others, and U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem was tortured and murdered. His body was thrown onto the tarmac. Dozens of passengers were held hostage over the next two weeks until released by their captors after some of their demands were met.
Flag draped coffin of U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem. Did America notice? No.
It wasn't only the American servicemen and women that had to worry. On October 7, 1985, four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro. The ship had more than 400 passengers and crew. The terrorists killed disabled American tourist 69-year-old Leon Klinghoffer because he was a Jew, and threw his body overboard with his wheelchair.
Did anyone outside of the Klinghoffer family notice? Not really.
Muslim terrorists found that airports were easier than cruise ships and on December 27, 1985, four PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) terrorists walked up to the shared ticket counter for Israel's El Al Airlines and Trans World Airlines at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport outside Rome, Italy. After they fired assault rifles and threw grenades, 16 were dead and 99 were injured.
Within minutes on the same day, the Schwechat Airport (Vienna International Airport) in Vienna, Austria, was attacked as well. Three terrorists threw hand grenades into a crowd of passengers checking in for a flight to Tel Aviv, two people were killed instantly and 39 others injured. A third victim died on January 22, 1986, of hand grenade wounds sustained in the attack. These two attacks killed 19 people, 5 of whom were Americans. The bombing was linked to Libya.
More Americans dead. Did America notice? No.
On April 2, 1986, terrorists exploded a bomb inside TWA Flight 840 as it flew from Rome to Athens. Four American citizens, including a nine-month-old infant fell to their deaths after being sucked from the cabin through the nine-by-four foot hole that the blast created in the side of the plane. ?Five others on the aircraft were injured as the cabin suffered a rapid decompression.
Anyone remember TWA 840? Anyone notice? No.
April 5, 1986, saw the attack on the La Belle discoth?que in West Berlin, Germany. This was yet another location that was commonly frequented by United States soldiers. A bomb placed under a table near the disk jockey's booth exploded killing three people and injuring 230 people, including 79 American servicemen. This attack was also linked to Libya.
More American servicemen killed. Did any Americans notice? No.
Another hijacking of an American plane occurred on September 5, 1986, while on the ground at Karachi, Pakistan, by four terrorists from the Abu Nidal Organization. Pan Am Flight 73 had 360 on board. Twenty of the passengers were killed during the hijacking, 13 were from India and the rest were from United States, Pakistan and Mexico.
An American plane hijacked. Did any Americans notice? No.
Excluding Americans that were killed in Israel in other terror attacks, there was two years of quiet that was shattered in Lockerbie on December 21, 1988. This time it was Pan Am Flight 103 departing from Frankfurt to New York. It was blown up in midair, killing all 259 passengers and another 11 people on the ground in Scotland.
You would have thought that after this Americans would take notice. Sadly, no.
On January 27, 1989, three simultaneous bombings were carried out against U.S. business targets, the Turkish American Businessmen Association and the Economic Development Foundation in Istanbul, and the Metal Employees Union in Ankara.
More Americans as targets. Did America notice? No.
More Americans were targeted on June 12, 1989, in Bosphorus Straits, Turkey. A bomb exploded aboard an unoccupied boat used by U.S. consular staff. The explosion caused extensive damage but no casualties.
American State Department employees targeted. Did any Americans notice? No.
Between 1989 and 1991 there were no less than six attacks on Americans and American servicemen all on U.S. bases. On October 11, 1989, in Izmir, Turkey, an explosive charge went off outside a U.S. military PX.
On February 7, 1991, in Adana, terrorists shot and killed a U.S. civilian contractor as he was getting into his car at the Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.
On February 28, 1991, two terrorists shot and wounded a U.S. Air Force officer as he entered his residence in Izmir, Turkey.
On March 28, 1991, three U.S. marines were shot at and injured by an unknown terrorist while driving near Camp Three, in Jubial, Saudi Arabia.
On October 28, 1991, Victor Marwick, an American soldier serving at the Turkish-American base, Tuslog in Ankara, Turkey, was killed and his wife wounded in a car bomb attack. The Turkish Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
Lastly on October 28, 1991, two car bombings killed a U.S. Air Force sergeant and severely wounded an Egyptian diplomat in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish Islamic Jihad again claimed responsibility.
Yet more flag draped coffins. Did anyone notice? No.
The year 1991 saw more attacks on Americans in Beirut, Lebanon. On November 8, a 100-kg car bomb destroyed the administration building of the American University in Beirut, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen.
Through all the attacks on Americans in 1991, did America notice? No.
On October 12, 1992, a U.S. soldier serving with the United Nations was stabbed and wounded near the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq.
Back in the U.S. on January 25, 1993, a Pakistani gunman opened fire on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees standing outside of the building in Virginia. Two agents, Frank Darling and Bennett Lansing, were killed and three others wounded.
This occurred on American soil in Virginia. Did Americans notice? No.
Then in 1993 we had the first attack on the World Trade Center. On February 26, a massive bomb exploded in a van in the underground parking garage below the World Trade Center in New York City, killing six and wounding 1,042. Four terrorists were responsible for the attack.
At this point I really thought that America would take notice. I was wrong.
Between the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center and September 11, 2001 there were at least 55 other attacks around the world by Muslim terrorists that targeted Americans, many were killed and scores more injured, but America didn't notice.
These listed attacks were against Americans; during this same period Israel was the target of and suffered even more attacks.
Since 9/11, things have gotten worse throughout the world, not better. Somehow through backwards political correctness and ignorance, the perpetrator has made himself the victim. Sadly, that's what Americans notice. What's more, most Americans believe it.
It has been stated by leaders the world over as they have seen their own countries succumb to and be held hostage by Islam.
Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, on February 11, 2011, while being interviewed on French National Television about Islam in his country,
"My answer is clearly yes, it [multiculturalism] is a failure."On February 5, 2011, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, stated in a speech while speaking on taking a tougher stance on groups promoting Islamist terror in his country,
"Frankly, we need a lot less of the passive tolerance of recent years and much more active, muscular liberalism. Let's properly judge these organizations: Do they believe in universal human rights - including for women and people of other faiths? Do they believe in equality of all before the law? Do they believe in democracy and the right of people to elect their own government? Do they encourage integration or separatism?"Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany stated on October 17, 2010 while speaking on Muslims in Germany,
"Again it just seems the Muslim community is very much in the spotlight, being treated as part of the problem as opposed to part of the solution."
"We kidded ourselves for a while that they wouldn't stay, but that's not the reality."As leader after leader has seen their country under the threat of terror and retaliation become more Islamic, more Sharia compliant and they lose their right to free speech, they have all come to the same conclusion. Americans though don't take notice.
"Of course the tendency had been to say, 'let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other'. But this concept has failed, and failed utterly."
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that the devastated reaction of a victim's husband made him feel like "the worst piece of scum."
Malvo expresses remorse in the interview with The Washington Post (wapo.st/SrLk9I) and urged the families of victims to try and forget about him and his partner John Allen Muhammad so they can move on. Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the deadly spree in the Washington area carried out by Malvo and John Allen Muhammad. The pair has been linked to 27 shootings across the country, including 10 fatal attacks in the Washington area.
Malvo, 27, told the Post in a rare interview that the look on the face of victim Linda Franklin's husband right after she was shot stands out in his memory of the rampage. Franklin, a 47-year-old FBI analyst, was killed as she and her husband loaded supplies outside a Home Depot in Falls Church, Va.
"They are penetrating," Malvo said of Ted Franklin's eyes. "It is the worst sort of pain I have ever seen in my life. His eyes ... Words do not possess the depth in which to fully convey that emotion and what I felt when I saw it. ... You feel like the worst piece of scum on the planet."
Malvo is serving a life sentence with no parole at a prison in southwest Virginia for killing Franklin. Muhammad was executed in Virginia in 2009
The sniper-style attacks all but paralyzed the nation's capital, as people were shot at random while going about their everyday life ? pumping gas, buying groceries, and for one young boy, as he went to school. The shooters used a high-powered rifle, firing from the trunk of a modified Chevy Caprice until they were tracked down at a Maryland rest stop.
Malvo also repeated previous assertions that he was manipulated by the older Muhammad during the string of attacks that took place when Malvo was 17. But he acknowledges: "I was a monster."
Malvo has declined to respond to many media requests, including letters from The Associated Press. He was interviewed in 2010 for a cable TV special.
When asked by the Post what he would say to victims' families, the remorseful Malvo said there's no way to properly convey an apology.
"We can never change what happened," Malvo said. "There's nothing that I can say except don't allow me and my actions to continue to victimize you for the rest of your life."
He added: "Don't allow myself or Muhammad to continue to make you a victim for the rest of your life. It isn't worth it."
Linda Franklin's father, Charles Moore, was incredulous about the idea that victims' relatives would be able to forget about what Malvo and Muhammad did.
"There's no way. I can't believe that. No one can go through something like that," Moore said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.
Moore said he believes his daughter's slaying contributed to his wife's death several years later.
"What he did just destroyed my family. I'll never be able to put it aside. Never," he said.
"There are things that stand out in your life that you think about. I'm 83 years old and I'll carry it to my grave."
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Droopys Alfie and Holdem Maldini strong in the Heat & Combustion LTD Trophy ? Division A ?
The Grade OR Heat & Combustion LTD Trophy ? Division A has brought together six talented hounds among whom, Droopys Alfie and Holdem Maldini take the lead due to their recent impressive performance at the open level. The four other contestants for the ?200 prize money are Express Champ, Barnish Booth, Forest Dot and Razldazl Houdini.
The last three open outings of the two-year-old black hound, Holdem Maldini, have resulted in a second score followed by an impressive back-to-back.
The dark hound settled second in the Upton Song Puppy Trophy on 9th September, 2012 at Coventry over 485 metres. The C. Weatherall trained missed the winner?s crown by the margin of 2 ? lengths, while the race was won by, Change Of Shift, in 29.40 seconds.
The two-year-old then pepped up in the Claydon Racing Puppy Trophy on 16th September, 2012 at Coventry over 485 metres. He broke free from the sixth gate, settled into an early pace, took lead from the third position, drew wide and concluded the race in 29.52 seconds.
Racing through the wire after 1 ? lengths was, Longwood Mojito.
Sustaining the winning composure had Droopys Maldini?s son winning the Villa Park Puppy Stakes on 21st September, 2012 at Perry Barr over 480 metres. This time he leashed out of the fourth trap.
The initial speed coupled with the early lead had him nailing down the race in 28.29 seconds. His lead of good 6 ? lengths had Coomlogane Black following right in the tracks.
The 5 to 1 entry will race from the extreme end of the track in black and white.
The B. Denby trained, 3 to 1 shot for the race, Droopys Alfie, has been struggling to bring in a status quo in the rankings which have been fluctuating since quite a while now. The white, blue and brindle dog won the Linacre Standard ? Division A on 23rd September, 2012 at Coventry over 485 metres.
Taking flight from the third box, the three-year-old completed the track distance in 30.02 seconds by setting into an early pace and taking on to the command from the third position.
He will race in red tonight.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own and in no way represent bettor.com?s official editorial policy.
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Damian Lewis as Brody and Zuleikha Robinson as Roya in Homeland. Photo by Kent Smith ?2012 Showtime. All rights reserved.
In Slate?s Homeland TV Club, June Thomas will IM each week with a different partner ? policy experts, intelligence researchers, critics, and even Slate commenters. This week she chats with Asra Q. Nomani, the author of Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam.
At the beginning of Episode 1, six months have passed since we last saw Nicholas Brody, Carrie Mathison, Saul Berenson, and the gang. Brody's out of uniform and in Congress; Carrie's out of the CIA and working part-time as a teacher of EFL, and Saul is out of Langley and working as station chief in Beirut, where Muslims are raging because Israel bombed Iran.
June Thomas: Since I'm chatting with a Muslim woman journalist who was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, I have to ask: How did you feel about the character of Roya Hammad? I know we shouldn't take Homeland as a realistic work, but I was troubled by the portrait of a successful, Western-approved journalist who is really a terrorist sympathizer. As unrealistic as the show sometimes is, it feels dangerous: Some people might think that journalists are working for the enemy.
Asra Q. Nomani: First, the good news: Roya challenges the stereotypes of the Muslim woman as silent and invisible. Plus, she's hot with a British accent. But then, yes, the dangerous turn: She secretly sympathizes with the terrorists, a virtual Bond girl for the militants.
Thomas: Yes, and like a true Bond girl, she's even setting a potential honey trap for David Estes?though I've always suspected he might also be a double agent.
Nomani: I'd like to know more about her. What got her to be a sympathizer?
Thomas: Well, if we believe what she told Brody, it?s history, specifically the Nakba. She said that her family and Abu Nazir?s were refugees from Palestine together, back in 1947. I know that sleeper agents are a recurring theme of Homeland, but it bothers me less, and feels less dangerous, when it's a white man who's feeling dual loyalties. When you?re reporting, do you ever feel that people are suspicious of you because of your name?and your religion, if they have any sense of that?
Nomani: I know what it's like to be suspected because of your ethnicity. As you know, Daniel Pearl, my pal from the Wall Street Journal was kidnapped and murdered after he left a house I'd rented in Karachi, Pakistan. Because he was Jewish, the Pakistani press called him a spy for Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency. Because I was born in India, the Pakistani press said I was a spy for the Research Analysis Wing, India's intelligence agency. I'd never even heard of them, and I was supposedly collecting a paycheck from them.
Thomas: It's a tribute to Homeland's quality that not-entirely-believable characters and plot points made me think about real people and situations. I did think of Daniel Pearl?and Roya brought to mind Christiane Amanpour, for which I feel very guilty.
Nomani: I was really stunned when I was at the Wall Street Journal. I raised my hand and said that I wanted to report from the Middle East, including Israel. This was the early 1990s. My editor said, "You're Muslim. Could you be fair?" I was like, "Uh, yeah." Being Jewish or Christian certainly hasn't kept journalists from being reporters in the Middle East. I was really disappointed. This is the dilemma that I think the U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are also battling: wondering if folks with roots in foreign nationalities can be "loyal" to America. I get the fear, but those assumptions don?t prepare us for understanding other cultures.
Thomas: Yes, and so many of the U.S. government's language problems?especially its shortage of Arabic speakers?are made worse by the suspicion with which many "heritage speakers," that is, Arab-Americans, are treated.
Nomani: Exactly. One of the elements of the first episode that intrigues me is a truth that I've come to believe more and more: When we carry wounds that aren't healed, they make us unhealthy.
Thomas: Unresolved pain is another recurring Homeland theme: Carrie's mental illness is a matter of chemistry, I guess, but Brody's attachment to Abu Nazir came about when Nazir's son, to whom Brody was close, was killed in a drone strike. And, generally, he's dealing with a lot of unhealed damage from being held as a captive for eight years, most of it in terrible circumstances. And as you say, by making Roya's connection with Abu Nazir be about their families? shared losses in 1947, Homeland's producers are making those geopolitical matters expressions of unresolved hurt.
Nomani: Yes! I totally believe that, in a genius way, Homeland is daring to have us look at these big global issues of "Muslim rage," "terrorism," and "national security" through the lens of personal wounds. They're all hurting. Look at Brody. Half of the scenes show him as a poor deer caught in headlights. He has the death stare. He is the walking wounded from war. And he?s still feeling this hurt from Issa's death. Carrie? Her illness is only made worse from deep hurts within her. And the quintessential "bad guy," the man directing Brody into a suicide bomb attack? It's the death of his son that inspires him to exact revenge.
Thomas: But sometimes they end up oversimplifying those big geopolitical issues. I thought of that when Abu Nazir was said to be planning retaliation for the Israeli strikes on Iran. Later in the episode, Carrie arrives at Rafik Hariri Airport in Beirut. Hariri, of course, was a Lebanese Sunni, almost certainly killed by Lebanese Shiites allied with Hezbollah. It's a reminder that a Sunni like Abu Nazir would almost certainly have experienced schadenfreude (at the very least) if something bad happened to Iran.
Nomani: Yes! I didn?t get why Abu Nazir would care about strikes on Iran. Much of the attention on Homeland as an examination of mental illness is on Carrie's bipolar diagnosis. But, truly, I think it's a show with a lot of folks who are the walking wounded with PTSD.
Thomas: It was interesting, too, to see how it trickles down to their kids. The VP's wife helping to get Dana into Sidwell Friends (or a fictional version thereof) made for another great exploration of faith, one of the show's other, less satisfactorily explored, themes. Even Quaker meeting for worship ends up being something that brings out Dana's pain. She and her mom and little brother were left alone, wondering if Brody would ever come home, more or less deciding that he wouldn't, and then having to deal with his unexpected return. All that and the crazy events since have done a number on her.
Nomani: I've learned that there is an element of PTSD that's called "tertiary trauma," and I thought it was genius to show it through Brody's daughter. She's hypervigilant.
Thomas: And she?s conflicted about her father's faith. She knows that if it comes out, it means that her mother's (apparent) dream of higher office for Brody can't be achieved. And I'm sure it?s also puzzling to her. I imagine that's why she blurted it out.
Nomani: One of the psychological elements that the show captures is how it is that when you are hurt, one of the symptoms can be that you shut down to the humanity of others. That's what happens with Brody as he's about to detonate his suicide vest at the end of Season 1. He doesn?t think about his daughter back at home. And then she calls, and the tremble and fear in her voice resurrects the humanity in him ... for the moment, at least.
Thomas: Asra, you've just turned a moment that I thought was totally hokey and unbelievable into one that makes perfect sense!
Nomani: I thought that moment so captured the struggle of all people to come out of their fears, their traumas, their hurts, and their anxieties, to actually reach another. It's messed up that it's a girl reaching her father, while she's carrying her own burdens. Now she has to keep her father's conversion to Islam a secret. Like she doesn?t have enough to carry. Brody finds his humanity in the living breath of his daughter. Abu Nazir lost his humanity in the dying breath of his son. What connects them? Hurt. Hurt that isn't healed.
Thomas: But I can't believe that any of them will get the help they need. Now that Brody's in the veepstakes, he can't go to a shrink; Carrie's on lithium; and Saul's going to work himself to death. And healing the Middle East? Even one of the presidential candidates has given up on that.
Nomani: My heart just broke as Carrie went under for electroshock therapy. What did they have to do first? Put her under anesthesia. Numb her. We may numb ourselves, but until we heal, the pain remains, our unhealthy condition remains. I guess they wouldn't get great ratings if they wove therapy sessions into the series? But hey, it worked for The Sopranos!
?Monday: What other writers and Slate commenters thought about Episode 1.
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BERLIN (AP) ? Germany's main opposition party embarked Friday on an uphill struggle to oust Chancellor Angela Merkel, choosing a respected former finance minister who helped steer the country through the financial crisis as her challenger in next year's election.
Peer Steinbrueck, 65, emerged as the center-left Social Democrats' candidate after a monthslong guessing game over which of three potential challengers would face Merkel in the parliamentary vote expected next September.
Party chairman Sigmar Gabriel declared that Steinbrueck is the right candidate for a campaign in which tougher regulation of banks and markets will be a central issue.
"Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in Germany and Europe," Gabriel said at a news conference.
The Social Democrats have long accused Merkel's center-right governing coalition of doing too little to prevent financial excesses. Earlier this week, Steinbrueck presented a plan that, among other things, called for big European banks to build up a ?200 billion ($258 billion) rescue fund rather than relying on taxpayer-funded aid.
But polls suggest that, while Steinbrueck is well-placed to attract swing voters, the Social Democrats will struggle to unseat the popular, 58-year-old Merkel, Germany's leader since 2005.
The Social Democrats consistently trail her conservative Christian Democrats, and surveys show no majority for their hoped-for coalition with the Green party.
Polls also show no majority for Merkel's current coalition with the pro-market Free Democrats, which has become notorious for its infighting, but suggest Merkel would be well placed to lead another "grand coalition" of right and left with the Social Democrats.
That's the combination under which Steinbrueck served as finance minister from 2005 to 2009, when he worked closely with the chancellor to limit the fallout from the demise of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers.
This time, he's keen to avoid ending up as Merkel's junior partner again.
"We want to oust this government," Steinbrueck said. "It is evident that this government won't be re-elected in a year's time but we don't want it to be only partially replaced."
One significant source of Merkel's popularity is her handling of the debt crisis in the 17-nation eurozone.
The Social Democrats and the Greens have criticized Merkel for what they decry as a too-little, too-late response ? but then they end up supporting her plans in Parliament.
They have extracted limited concessions from her, such as a commitment to support investments to foster economic growth in Europe, but haven't persuaded her to back any kind of pooling of eurozone countries' debt.
Steinbrueck has a reputation for plain speaking, which hasn't always made him popular with fellow Social Democrats. As a minister, he once remarked that his party appeared to the public like "crybabies" in the face of Merkel's popularity.
In 2009, he called for European governments to use "the whip" against neighboring Switzerland in the fight against tax evasion.
His successor, Wolfgang Schaeuble, has taken a more diplomatic approach, negotiating a deal with Switzerland. But with the election in sight, the Social Democrats have vowed not to let that through Parliament's upper house, where Merkel's coalition lacks a majority.
Steinbrueck was governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, from 2002 to 2005 but lost the state to Merkel's conservatives ? a result blamed largely on the unpopularity of the Social Democrat-led national government at the time.
Steinbrueck's most serious rival, former Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said he didn't want to try another run at the chancellery.
Steinmeier was Merkel's challenger in the 2009 election, when the Social Democrats slumped to their worst result in post-World War II Germany, winning just 23 percent of the vote.
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Juergen Baetz in Berlin contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ex-finance-minister-challenge-merkel-2013-090438153--finance.html
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A forensic test determined to recognise the iron content of blood has now returned a 90% confidence that the signature was not in fact made in blood - though some Unionists are still holding onto the 10% uncertainty factor!
Whatever the politics of it all, the Covenant is still an important genealogical resource, particularly if your ancestor signed it outside of Ireland, for in many cases the address column was actually filled with the place of origin in Ireland - my own great grandfather Robert Currie, for example, signed the document in Glasgow, and gave Knockloughrim in County Londonderry as his place of origin. The census from the previous year, and in previous decades, simply listed him as from "Ireland".
And if you are wondering, nine men who signed it in China were not part of a Chinese Orange lodge, but members of a Royal Naval vessel! :)
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ZenOK antivirus is free full featured ultra-light security application that scan files in real-time, gives online protection, anti-spyware,anti-adware, anti online banking trojan features and uses 0.1% of your system resources. It also provide online data backup. The app has got beautiful & colorful interface and at the same time effective protection for your computer.
ESET for home users is a lightweight and hassle-free internet security solution for your system with features of antivirus, antispyware, firewall, anti-rootkit and antispam capabilities, its uses ?cloud? power which means that virus signature files are stored in the clouds and not on individual users computer machines. It has?multiple layers of detection to keep out threats and block all potential vulnerabilities while you engage in work, social networking, play online games or exchange data via removable devices etc.
ESET also have other free security and antivirus tools for downloads such as ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Cybersecurity, NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop and for mobile security you can find them all here.
DigitalDefender free version is also ultra light weight, easy to use, extremely fast, gives real-time protection and a anti-virus program that never slow down your computer. The program is designed for both beginner and experienced computer users thus GUI of DigitalDefender is very easy to use, simple & minimalist.
DigitalDefender supports Windows 7, Vista and XP and it is free for non-commercial users i.e. for home users only.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free anti-virus program for Windows vista/7 users and to guard their PCs/ laptops against viruses, spyware, and other harmful software. It provides real-time protection with auto updates & scan features for your home or small business systems.
MSE is available for small businesses with up to 10 PCs and if you exceed this figure, you can have protection with Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, which is a paid version however after few days of free trial .
If you are looking for best basic protection for your PC that eats less of you PCs RAM & system resource than this is one of the best entry-level antivirus software that eliminates many forms of malware, virus,worms, trojans, rootkits etc in minimum user intervention yet manage vulnerabilities effectively. Apart from free version even its premium version which is paid is worth buying at very cheap price of just USD $17 approx. (873 INR). Its one of the best antivirus software in terms of ease of use and fast scans for free version and value-for-money for premium version.
Zillya free version of Antivirus is also light weight and gives real-time check of files and mail messages, it also protect its users from harmful malicious websites by blocking user from accessing them. It has simple and user friendly interface.
Zillya uses Unique Heuristic Algorithms which actually uses typical malware behavior patters to detect new and unknown malware that was not yet processed by virus lab and yet to be added to virus database, this helps program to deal with the newest variants of malware.
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ClamWin is an Open Source free antivirus & security program for all Windows platform, it comes with an easy installer and open source code under GPL (General Public License) and offers high detection rates for viruses and spyware, standalone virus scanner and an add-in for Outlook mail attachment virus scan.
However, disadvantage of using ClamWin as?Free Antivirus ?is that it?is not?recognized?by Windows Security Centre as it?does not scan files automatically (that is when you access or open a file), you need to scan a suspicious file manually before opening it.??On other hand if you use MS Outlook email client (not Outlook Express) then all emails are scanned automatically when you open them.
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Immunet (Free version) is also a cloud-powered free community-driven antivirus application powered by open source ClamAV engine designed for detecting trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats. Immunet is small and take less space on disk (~10MB ) unlike to other antiVirus software and its fast, free, offers up-to-date protection against thousands of new threats on daily basis. Being community driven antivirus means ? once a virus is detected and blocked for one user, all other Immunet users receive the same protection, almost instantly.
In year 2011 Immunet has been acquired by Sourcefire, a network security hardware and software.
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WASHINGTON (AP) ? Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plan a campaign fundraiser for him Thursday in Hong Kong, where U.S. business interests intersect with China's growing influence as a world financial superpower.
The third-highest ranking Republican in the House, Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, was due in Hong Kong Thursday to make an appearance at the event, Erica Elliott, a spokeswoman for the California congressman said on Wednesday. Romney campaign spokesman Danny Diaz confirmed the report but added "no other specifics at this time." Business community figures in Hong Kong also confirmed the event.
Hong Kong has been a dependable source of campaign cash for Romney, where expatriate supporters have already raised more than $385,000 for his White House run, according to federal campaign finance records. President Barack Obama's campaign has also mined cash from partisans there, raising $84,000.
Many of both candidates' backers in Hong Kong are business figures who deal regularly with Chinese officials and corporations, a focal point of growing presidential campaign concern over U.S.-China trade friction. Romney and Obama have sparred repeatedly over how to deal with China's growing economic rivalry to the U.S., and the issue looms as a critical talking point in the upcoming presidential debates.
Romney accuses China's government of trade, currency and intellectual property abuses, and says Obama has failed to confront Chinese officials. The Obama campaign said the administration has stood up to China and accused Romney's former firm, Bain Capital, of aiding the shift of American jobs to China. Both China and the U.S. filed World Trade Organization complaints against each other last week for alleged trade violations.
"China has been an 800-pound stage prop and both sides play it," said Bob Kapp, a Washington state-based China consultant and former president of the U.S.-China Business Council.
The Hong Kong event is not Romney's first effort to glean campaign cash there. Two of his sons headlined a fundraiser in Hong Kong last May. And Obama supporters have also been busy in China, gathering in the mainland China city of Shanghai in July for a $10,000 Obama Victory Fund event benefiting both the campaign and Democratic party coffers. Only American citizens and green card holders can donate to U.S. candidates.
One Hong Kong businessman invited to the Romney event identified one of the fundraiser's organizers as Michael G. Desombre, a Hong Kong attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private equity for Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The businessman, Leland Sun, of Pan Asian Mortgage, said he was told the fundraiser was billed as a small event. Desombre did not return calls for comment.
The event was to be held at Hong Kong's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Other hosts include John Ying, founding partner of Peak Capital Partners I LP, attorney Thomas Britt and Charles Regan, head of Asia banking at Enclave Capital, Bloomberg reported.
Like many of the Hong Kong-based business figures who have donated to both candidates, Desombre has represented and advised numerous U.S. firms that have invested in Chinese companies. Desombre's web site details his work for Warburg Pincus Asia LLC's multiple investments in Chinese firms, several Goldman Sachs investments in China and the merger of two Chinese power companies. Desombre's firm, Sullivan & Cromwell, also has regularly lobbied in Washington, representing GE, Mitsubishi and the Private Equity Growth Council in recent years.
Romney has benefited from other supporters with extensive business interests in China. Casino owner Sheldon Adelson, who owns gambling resorts in the Chinese protectorate of Macau, has given more than $43 million to political action committees supporting Romney and allied GOP causes. Adelson is the largest individual donor in the 2012 campaign, according to an Associated Press review of campaign records.
Federal campaign finance records through late August show Obama has raised $432 million versus Romney's $274 million since the start of the 2012 campaign. Romney has gained ground in recent months. The Republican National Committee has outraised its Democratic party counterpart, $280 million to $230 million.
In recent weeks, the Romney campaign has made China a central foreign policy issue, pushing new ad campaigns in Ohio and other battleground states that accuse China's government of trade "cheating" and attacking Obama for not pushing back. The Obama campaign has also used China as a campaign scapegoat at times in its ads, criticizing Romney's former private equity firm, Bain Capital, for several investment deals that reportedly shipped U.S. jobs to China.
Romney has also been sensitive to the China issue in his personal finances. Over the past two years, as the presidential race approached, a lawyer overseeing his family's trusts sold off numerous shares of stock in Chinese state-owned firms, including the 2011 sale of shares in a Chinese oil company. Romney had pledged in 2007 to eliminate any investments that conflicted with his political beliefs, but his trusts kept many of the Chinese investments and other politically-sensitive holdings until 2010 and 2011.
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Chan reported from Hong Kong. Associated Press writer Jack Gillum in Washington contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/romney-fundraiser-planned-thursday-hong-kong-184637562--election.html
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