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Interview: Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
January’s second Interview of the Month was with Danny O’Brien of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on 23 January in IRC.
The EFF is coming off a series of high-profile successes in their campaigns to educate the public, press, and policy makers regarding online rights in a digital world, and defending those rights in the legislature and the courtroom. Their settlement with Sony/BMG, the amazingly confused MGM v Grokster decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, and the disturbing cases surrounding Diebold have earned the advocacy organization considerable attention.
When asked if the EFF would be interested in a live interview in IRC by Wikinews, the answer was a nearly immediate yes, but just a little after Ricardo Lobo. With two such interesting interview candidates agreeing so quickly, it was hard to say no to either so schedules were juggled to have both. By chance, the timing worked out to have the EFF interview the day before the U.S. Senate schedule hearings concerning the Broadcast flag rule of the FCC, a form of digital rights management which the recording and movie industries have been lobbying hard for – and the EFF has been lobbying hard to prevent.
Yahoo triples its quarterly profit on strong advertising revenue
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Yahoo!, the world’s favorite Internet destination, reported $373 million in net income for the three month period ended December 31. Revenues were $1,078 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 62 percent increase compared to $664 million for the same period of 2003. “We are attracting more and more users to Yahoo!’s network of services and driving their usage deeper with more relevant products and services. This deeper usage is the real magic behind the surpassing of our financial objectives,” explained Susan Decker, the company’s chief financial officer.
- Revenues excluding traffic acquisition costs (“TAC”) were $785 million for the fourth quarter of 2004, a 54 percent increase compared to $511 million for the same period of 2003
- Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $691 million, a 56 percent increase compared to $443 million for the same period of 2003
- Operating income for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $235 million, a 149 percent increase compared to $94 million for the same period of 2003
- Operating income before depreciation and amortization for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $327 million, an 84 percent increase compared to $178 million for the same period of]] 2003
Fashionable Evening Wear For Women
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Fashion is one word that buzzes in everybody’s life and no one remains away from its fascinating radiance. Fashion can be translated best in the evident designs and ideas of clothing that our new age cult designers present in front of us.
One would find immaculate collections in fashion clothing in the most conventional formats dressing.
From the houses of top designers you would find the most fashionable supplies of trousers, pants, tops, knit wears, and accessories that are cult. Some of the fashionable evening outfits for women available are designer women’s coats and jackets like Mesh sleeve jacket, Jersey and leather jacket, sleeveless jacket, leather dress, lace dresses, leather tails jacket, coco crepe jacket, popper collar coat, faux leather pea trim coat, and long line waist coat.
There are so many modern collections available in evening dresses. You get enough of confidence by wearing well fitting and nicely designed clothes. If you wear modern, stylish and still clean-cut tailored clothes, you are taken in to a recognizable position at in your circles. It creates a personal style and signifies a personality statement. You can have your unique style and mark of a presence.
Trendy dresses enhance flamboyance and attractiveness of one’s personality. This feeling depletes self consciousness and makes you present yourself most impressively. Though it is a tough task but there are some general rules to look stylish and contemporary. Evening dresses UK provides you with that extra touch of glamour and styling which makes you stand out from crowd.
Some points to consider:
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1. Look for fashion clothing that puts emphasis on your best attribute i.e; your waist line, your neck or your legs.
2. Dress according to your age. Make yourself comfortable in the shades and the fits of your clothes that you are in.
3.If some new trend does not suit you more perfectly, it is better to shift on to some other style that suits you.
4. Wear dresses according to your body propositions i.e; putting vertical stripes on a short legged person makes her look tall.
5. Choose your color according to the place and the mood that you need to portray.
Fashion is just a term coined to tell about the popular style or a particular trend. This especially focuses on clothing, foot wear and accessories. It is just confirming to the present style and being stylish. Here are few more tips to be friendly with evening party wear.
1.Dress according to your figure.
2.Invest in structured classic pieces.
3.Keep learning about the latest in trend.
4.Introduce some colors to your wardrobe and don’t mess it up with unusual contrast.
5.Take a sign from some of your favorite magazines, celebrities or any local stylists.
6.Make it appear one of your best selections by wearing a smile and walking talk.
These ideas can show up your confidence and make you much more attractive. You can have pretty designer evening dresses that are made for you and they can provide you with all that you deserve and desire.
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At least 26 killed in another Brazil prison riot
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
In the latest of a series of prison riots in prisons across Brazil, dozens of inmates, mostly rival gangs, were reported dead at the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, a state prison located in Natal, the capital of the Brazilian state, Rio Grande do Norte. Reports vary but, as of Sunday, the death toll may have reached 26. According to the BBC, this figure is triple the initial reports.
Prison authorities said that some victims were decapitated. Prison coordinator Zemilton Silva witnessed this happen to three men, and forensic report that there have been more.
The Ministry of Justice and state-run news outlet Agência Brasil said the latest riot started at around 5:00 p.m., local time, on Saturday. It continued until the security forces quelled the riot on Sunday at around 7:15 a.m..
Agence France Presse (AFP) and Rio de Janeiro newspaper O Globo report that the gang members of the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho were the latest riot’s participants. CNN reports that its participants were PCC and Sindicato do Crime do RN. The gangs had been housed in separate parts of the prison. Six of the ringleaders have been captured and sent to other facilities. Like other riots this year, overcrowding may have contributed to the latest riot. According to Brazil’s justice department, the Alcaçuz prison houses more than 1,000 inmates on a capacity of 620.
Reports about authorities killed or injured in the riots are not yet confirmed, says the BBC.
O Globo also reported that one inmate attempted to escape but was quickly recaptured. No other inmates have been reported missing, but nine injured inmates were sent to hospital.
O Globo says the cause of the riot was drug-related. PCC and Comando Vermelho cooperated on drug trade from mid-1990s to reportedly summer 2016. Their split led Comando Vermelho to team up with five other gang organizations “to counter the PCC’s growing might.”
The Alcaçuz prison riot is part of a series of Brazilian prison riots this year. At least 100 inmates died in this month’s previous two riots, one in Amazonas and another in Roraima. The Amazonas prison riot on January 1–2 resulted in at least 56 killed inmates, of whom many were beheaded and dismembered. The Roraima riot on January 6 resulted in at least 33 killed, of whom many were disembowelled.
In the wake of this year’s riots, the Brazilian President Michel Temer announced to Reuters yesterday a plan, under joint cooperation of state and federal governments, to build nearly thirty prisons by 2018, including “five maximum security prisons to house the most violent convicts,” and to create intelligence units in effort to counter the influence of powerful inmates. Temer announced more than one billion Brazilian reals (US$309 million) as the budget of the plan.
However, human rights activists and experts were skeptical about building more prisons. Camila Nunes, a sociologist of the Federal University of ABC, told the AFP “medium- and long-term policies to reduce the vulnerability of certain social groups [and] to prioritize prevention rather than repression” are needed.
Reuters reported Alexandre de Moraes, minister of the Justice Department, recently authorized the state of Rio Grande do Norte to spend 13 million Brazilian reals to upgrade and expand prison equipment. De Moraes promised to prevent more prison riots by increasing funds and prison security.
Meanwhile, Luiz Alberto Cartaxo, the prison chief for the southern Paraná state, said an explosion on Sunday broke a guarding wall of a Piraquara prison, prompting at least 21 inmates to escape. Cartaxo also reported that two other inmates were killed by police during their escape attempt.
A 2014 report by Brazil’s justice department analyzes the statistics of the nation’s prison population. The country has more than 622,000 inmates, mostly young black men, exceeding the capacity by at least 50 percent. Brazil is placed fourth in the world’s largest prison population, surpassed by the respective numbers of those in the United States, in China, and in Russia.
Wikinews Shorts: March 7, 2007
A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
The European Union has banned the 35 planes in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) 45 aircraft fleet from flying in EU airspace. The reason provided by EU was that these plans do not fulfill the safety requirement for international planes and thus were banned. PIA has redeployed its Boeing 777 jets from US to EU flights to facilitate passengers in Europe. Flights PK 782 and PK 790 are still running on time from Toronto in Canada.
Sources
- “EU bans old PIA planes” — Gulf Daily News, March 6, 2007
- “EU imposes ban on all but seven PIA planes” — Pakistan Dawn, March 6, 2007
The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill introduced by lawmaker Patrick Anderson of Enid that enables police to seize vehicles when drivers fail to produce proof of insurance. The bill was tacked onto a measure to prohibit inserting microchips into people without their permission. 91,000 drivers have been ticketed for lack of insurance in Oklahoma to date.
Sources
- RON JENKINS, Associated Press. “Senators approve bill to allow vehicles to be seized” — Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise, March 6, 2007
- Associated Press. “Senators approve bill to allow vehicles to be seized” — FOX23, March 6, 2007
The New Orleans Saints have released All-Pro wide receiver Joe Horn because of money issues. The Saints hope to draft LSU (Louisiana State University) wide receiver DeWayne Bowe in the NFL Draft to fill Horn’s place.
Sources
- BRETT MARTE,LCanadian Press. “New Orleans Saints release four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Joe Horn” — CBC News, March 1, 2007
- “Saints release Horn from his contract” — The News-Star, March 1, 2007
Twelve injured in Washington after ride at fair topples over
Sunday, April 19, 2009
At least twelve children have been injured after a swing ride at the Puyallup, Washington Spring Fair toppled over.
The ride is called a ‘LollySwing’, which is located in Kiddyland, where the riders sit in swings while the machine spins them around. It is owned by Funtastic Traveling Shows which has been a ride provider for the fair for over 50 years. The accident happened at around 6:30 p.m. (PDT).
Injuries are being described as mostly cuts and bruises, but one child was reported to have been in a neck brace and was taken to a local hospital. Five other children were also hospitalized.
According to one witness, “it just all of a sudden topped over.” The cause is under investigation. The ride has been at the fair for the past five years. Among the seven largest operators of fair rides in Washington, from 2001 to 2007 there were only seven reports of injuries related to mechanical failures.
Dr. Joseph Merlino on sexuality, insanity, Freud, fetishes and apathy
Friday, October 5, 2007
You may not know Joseph Merlino, but he knows about you and what makes you function. He knows what turns you on and he knows whether it is a problem for you. Merlino, who is the psychiatry adviser to the New York Daily News, is one of the more accomplished psychiatrists in his field and he is the Senior Editor of the forthcoming book, Freud at 150: 21st Century Essays on a Man of Genius. The battle over interpreting Freud’s legacy still rages, a testament to the father of psychoanalysis and his continuing impact today.
On the eve of the book’s publication, Wikinews reporter David Shankbone went to the Upper East Side of Manhattan to discuss the past and future of Freud and psychoanalysis with Dr. Merlino, one of the preeminent modern psychoanalysts. Shankbone took the opportunity to ask about what insanity is, discuss aberrant urges, reflect upon sadomasochism (“I’m not considered an expert in that field,” laughed Dr. Merlino), and the hegemony of heterosexuality.
Dr. Merlino posits that absent structural, biochemical or physiological defects, insanity and pathology are relative and in flux with the changing culture of which you are a part. So it is possible to be sane and insane all in one day if, for instance, you are gay and fly from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia.
Contents
- 1 What is normal and what is insane?
- 2 Homosexuality and psychiatry
- 3 Sigmund Freud
- 4 Gender identity and Heteronormativity
- 5 Sadomasochism
- 6 Paraphilias, urges and fetishes
- 7 Cultural psychology in the United States today
- 8 *About Joseph Merlino
- 9 Sources
What Does A Legal Staffing Agency In Winston Salem Do?
byChantel Ledbetter
Everyone knows what a temp agency or staffing agency is. It is a business establishment that provides employees to local businesses. It is a type of business that is beneficial to both employers and employees. The employers do not have to do any work in terms of finding employees. They just tell the staffing agency what kind of employees they need and the agency takes care of the work. Staffing agencies also make it easier for people to get jobs. You just fill out an application and the agency will assess your skills. Then, they will place you with jobs they think are a good fit for you personally.
Now that you know what a regular staffing agency is what exactly is a Legal staffing agency in Winston-Salem? A Legal staffing agency in Winston-Salem is just an agency that focuses on helping law firms find staff.
Finding new staff for a law firm is not a very easy task to accomplish this is because most of the time a law firm is very busy. They do not necessarily have time to sit down, read applications, and interview potential staff members. A legal staffing agency specializes in finding staff for law firms so they are going to know exactly what to look for. They will take all of the work out of finding the perfect staff members.
They will handle the interviews, the background checks, the drug checks, and the skill assessments. The legal staffing agency is going to handpick the cream of the crop for your law firm. All you have to do is give them a list of what kind of employees you need.
Whether you need entry level lawyers or just some receptionists to answer the phone, legal staffing agencies can make sure you get employees that are going to fit your needs. The best part is that most employees that come through staffing agencies start out as temporary employees. This gives you an opportunity to decide whether or not you like them. You can decide if they fit well into your law firm and if you want to hire them as a permanent employee.
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Male Organ Rash Prevention Tips
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John Dugan
Considering all the hard work it does, its surprising that the manhood has skin that is so delicate and sensitive. Of course, part of the reason for that sensitivity is that it increases the pleasure a man feels when the member is engaged in sensual activity. But it also makes the skin more likely to develop a male organ rash, a very common member health concern. Since a rash can be an annoyance and can in some cases result in a need to abstain from sensual activity its good to practice rash prevention whenever possible. With that in mind, this article offers a number of male organ rash prevention tips.
Use protection. Most often (fortunately), a male organ rash is a result of fairly benign circumstances, such as too much bacteria or friction. But in some cases it results from a social disease, which can be much more serious. In order to lessen the chances of contracting a social disease, men should be sure to wear latex protections when engaging in partner-based sensual activity.
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Avoid too much heat. A rash often starts with sweating, which in turn is often due to excess heat. The manhood tends to be somewhat hot in the first place, due to being encased in two layers of clothing, surrounded by insulating hair, etc. So taking steps to avoid more heat generation can help. For example, exercising outside on a really hot day could be replaced with exercising in an air conditioned gym setting. Similarly, wearing lighter, looser clothing can help reduce sweating and bacteria as well.
Avoid drying out. Rashing also occurs when member skin becomes too dry which, ironically, also often occurs when there is too much sweat. That may seem contradictory, but when a person sweats, the body releases not just water but also some oils. These oils are what help to keep the skin moist, so excess sweating can also result dryness. One way to help with this problem is to keep the body hydrated and drink plenty of water every day and especially during times of high heat. Dry air can also cause the manhood skin to dry out; this can occur in the summer if a room is too air conditioned or in cooler months when there is less humidity in the air. Finally, taking showers that are too long or re too hot can also sap the skin of moisturizing oils.
Use gentle cleansers. Both when washing the member and washing, be sure to use gentle cleansers. Often soaps or detergents include harsh chemicals or fragrances that can actively irritate sensitive member skin. For most men, the milder the better.
Know your triggers. Every persons body reacts to various things in different ways. Some things that are more likely to create a rash for one man than for another. For example, often stress can play a role in rashing; if this is the case, a man should take steps to avoid stress and find ways to relax when stressful situations are unavoidable. Similarly, some foods may cause a break out. Knowing what these are and controlling intake of them is another rash prevention strategy.
Replenish with a reliable member health crme. One other male organ rash prevention idea is to daily apply a top drawer member health crme (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven mild and safe for skin). This works best when the selected crme contains both a high-end emollient (such as Shea butter) and a natural hydrator (such as vitamin E). These two ingredients can create a moisture seal which helps lock in the oils the skin needs. It also helps if the crme contains vitamin D, which is called a miracle vitamin by some for the health benefits that it bestows on skin and cells.
Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common member health issues, tips on improving manhood sensitivity and what to do to maintain a healthy male organ. John Dugan is a professional writer who specializes in men’s health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to numerous websites.
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