Internet Freedom Fellows 2013
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Splinter Cell Blacklist | Unboxing: The Fifth Freedom Collectors Edition (2013) [DE] | HD – Video
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‘EU – empire destroying people’s freedom’ – Marine Le Pen to RT – Video
#39;EU - empire destroying people #39;s freedom #39; - Marine Le Pen to RT
European people are realizing that the EU is an empire that destroys their freedom and doesn #39;t protect them from economic, social or migratory difficulties, ...
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Political insider: Celebrate tax freedom April 14
April 14 may seem like another spring Sunday in Michigan, but there's reason to celebrate: It's Tax Freedom Day in the Great Lakes State.
According to the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C., think tank, April 14 is when Michigan residents have worked enough days to satisfy all of their tax obligations to the federal, state and local governments.
Theoretically, Michigan workers can keep the rest of their earnings for the year after Sunday, though the national Tax Freedom Day is April 18.
But when federal borrowing is included, Americans would have to work to May 9 to satisfy the federal government's deficit spending, according to the Tax Foundation.
Former Attorney General Mike Cox maintains he's still in the Grand Old Party despite breaking with most Republicans this week by endorsing same-sex marriage.
Cox said his increasingly "libertarian" philosophy led him to conclude gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry to obtain the same property rights as heterosexual couples.
But Cox, who recently said he wouldn't run for the U.S. Senate next year, wants fellow Republicans to know he hasn't left the reservation like a certain former governor from Traverse City.
"I don't want to be like Bill Milliken , who pretends to be a Republican when he isn't," Cox told The Detroit News.
Mike Flanagan , the state superintendent of schools, surprised political observers last month when he expressed interest in running for retiring U.S. Sen. CarlLevin 's seat next year.
Apparently, his wife, Anna , was a bit surprised to learn of his political aspirations as well, only learning about them when her husband announced his interest March 13 on Michael Patrick Shiels ' statewide radio program.
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Freedom Autosport finishes 1-2 in CTSCC ST race at Barber
LEEDS, Ala.Saturdays GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Barber Motorsports Park was a memorable one for Freedom Autosport, who finished first and second in the Street Tuner class.
#25 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5: Tom Long, Derek Whitis
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Whitis started the race second and held down a top-three position during his stint. The No. 25 Mazda was among the first ST entries to make a regular pit stop, but the strategy played out perfectly: after the ST class had cycled through pit stops, the No. 25 was at the front with Long behind the wheel. Long was able to hold onto the top spot until the checkered flag came out at the end of the 2.5-hour race.
ODoski and Carbonell had to put up more of a fight to earn their second-place finish. ODoski worked his way into the top ten during his opening stint, then Carbonell continued the charge, working his way through the field as the clock counted down.
The win marks the second podium finish in a row for Whitis and Long, who finished second at Circuit of the Americas last month. Despite some bad luck at Barber last year, they knew that the tight 2.3-mile Barber circuit would be a good fit for the MX-5.
The Continental tires and Mazda MX-5s were truly the perfect combination in what was a flawless weekend for Freedom Autosport at Barber Motorsports Park. The entire Freedom team did an amazing job with the cars from the minute they showed up, says Whitis.
The Freedom Autosport team has worked so hard to get to this point, says Long. Our MX-5s were strong and reliable right off the truck. To have Freedom Autosport finish one-two, and Mazdas finish in the top three is as exciting as it gets for us, and were happy about getting this points boost as we head into a new track next week.
After three years of bad luck resulting in DNFs, Carbonell was happy to see the checkered flag at Barber. He says, Our cars were so good with the Continental tires. We just had to keep a consistent pace and stay patientwe couldnt make any mistakes. Once I got up to the top four, it was really equally matched, so pushing from fourth to second became a real battle.
Carbonell and ODoski matched their best Barber finish to date after taking second in 2009. Weve always had a great car for Barber, and its one of the best circuits for the MX-5, so it feels great to finally show that in the results, says ODoski. We really have to capitalize on points at tracks like this.
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Freedom of Information Conference examines gun permit, death certificate issues
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Freedom of Information Conference panel
HADDAM Openness makes for a safer society, panelists at an annual Freedom of Information Conference concluded Tuesday.
In the wake of the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, the issues of transparency in government is a timely topic, Freedom of Information Commission Executive Director Colleen Murphy said to a crowd of town officials from across the state gathered at the Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station.
Questions whether gun permit records and death certificates should be public created discussion among panelists and audience members, but the overall consensus was that the release of information is crucial to a fully democratic society.
And keynote speaker Frank Harris, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University, went so far as to say everyone needs to stand up and speak out when they see something wrong.
We are all prospective whistleblowers, he told those gathered in the room. There are all kinds of opportunities to blow the whistle on things that are wrong and help make them right.
But people who speak up often get punished, he said, mentioning Steubensville and the recent rape case of two 13-year-old girls in Torrington who were later attacked online by friends of the suspects after the allegations came to light.
Its the person blowing the whistle who catches hell, Harris said. But he encouraged everyone to stand with the whistleblowers who try to right the wrong.
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Fears freedom of artistic expression under fire
The Australia Council could see its responsibility to champion freedom of expression for artists watered down under changes before the federal government.
Arts industry leaders have written to Arts Minister Tony Burke expressing concern over the removal of "critical" functions from the Australia Council's mission, including the need to "uphold and promote the right of persons to freedom in the practice of the arts." Instead, in a bill currently before the House of Representatives, the Australia Council is only required to "have regard to" freedom of expression.
"It's a very, very different requirement, it's passive rather than active," said Tamara Winikoff of the National Association for the Visual Arts. "As the principal arts body in the country it's one of the most important functions, we would have thought, of an Australia Council to take an active role in asserting the rights of artists to freedom of expression."
Last year a government-commissioned review of the Australia Council made 18 recommendations relating to the structure and purpose of the council. The new bill was introduced to parliament on March 20 and, rather than diminishing the role of freedom of expression, the government maintains the new wording instead makes it an "overarching principle" for the council. Mr Burke was overseas and unavailable for comment.
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However, Ms Winikoff said artists were increasingly being subjected to censorship, not because their work was illegal but because someone else objected to it. A much stronger imperative to uphold freedom of expression was needed in the bill, she said.
Of equal concern to signatories, which includes former arts bureaucrat and ex-Australia Council deputy chair Anne Dunn, and head of Regional Arts Australia Jane Scott, is the apparent removal of the Australia Council's responsibility to promote arts in the broader community.
"With no mention of the community in the new Bill the Australia Council has no responsibility for arts in the community," Regional Arts Australia's submission says.
"It's a backward step," Ms Dunn said. "To box the community into only being the audience is kind of a ridiculous notion. (We are) trying to get the legislation to reflect that the community is part of an artistic nation."
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Freedom of Information Conference affirms benefits of openness
By Viktoria Sundqvist vsundqvist@middletownpress.com @ctfoi on Twitter
Freedom of Information Conference
HADDAM Openness makes for a safer society, panelists at an annual Freedom of Information Conference concluded Tuesday.
In the wake of the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown, the issues of transparency in government is a timely topic, Freedom of Information Commission Executive Director Colleen Murphy said to a crowd of town officials from across the state gathered at the Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station.
Questions whether gun permit records and death certificates should be public created discussion among panelists and audience members, but the overall consensus was that the release of information is crucial to a fully democratic society.
And keynote speaker Frank Harris, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University, went so far as to say everyone needs to stand up and speak out when they see something wrong.
We are all prospective whistleblowers, he told those gathered in the room. There are all kinds of opportunities to blow the whistle on things that are wrong and help make them right.
But people who speak up often get punished, he said, mentioning Steubensville and the recent rape case of two 13-year-old girls in Torrington who were later attacked online by friends of the suspects after the allegations came to light.
Its the person blowing the whistle who catches hell, Harris said. But he encouraged everyone to stand with the whistleblowers who try to right the wrong.
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Freedom of art celebrated at Iowa State
Nowhere in the First Amendment does it say anything about the freedom of art, but does that mean that artists don't have the same Freedom of Speech rights as everyone else?
On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in the Great Hall of Memorial Union, Brian Duffy and Heidi Wastweet spoke to a crowd of about 60 people about their unique forms of Freedom of Speech, and their struggles with the First Amendment.
Heidi Wastweet is a medal sculptor, and her specialty is in bas-relief bronzes. She sits on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, which works with the treasury on the designs of all coins in the United States.
Wastweet spoke mostly of how she uses coins and sculptures as a medium of Freedom of Speech. In ancient times, they used the faces of their leaders on their currency, just as is common today. Heidi noted that back before there was television, radio or newspaper, people relied on the changing of the faces on the coins to know when a political leader has died or been taken over.
Heidi also uses the medals she sculpts to depict Freedom of Speech. Though the images she is sculpting for others may not always convey her religious, political or educational beliefs, she will always use the skills she has to protect the Freedom of Speech for others.
Use whatever medium you have to exercise these rights that have been given to you. Dont take them for granted; use them however you want, Wastweetsaid.
Brian Duffy is an editorial cartoonist whose work has been published in the Des Moines Register for the last 25 years.
Duffy spoke of how editorial cartooning is a lost art that nobody really wants to get into anymore, but nevertheless is still a great example of Freedom of Speech.
Duffy said that many people dont get their news from a newspaper anymore, and the majority of the news is viewed online, which is why editorial cartoons are going extinct.
Cartoons also involve a lot more words and exaggeration than they used to, and thats not what people are interested in.
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Freedom Flotilla: Lake Eyre to West Papua
Freedom Flotilla: Lake Eyre to West Papua
11 April 2013
Uncle Kevin (Kev) Buzzacott, a Peacemaker from Arabunna Nation at Lake Eyre in South Australia and Jacob Rumbiak (exiled Foreign Affairs Minister from the Federated Republic of Occupied West Papua) have announced a new action of creative resistance against the apartheid of colonisation and destruction caused by multinational mining companies on Indigenous land in Australia and West Papua.
The Lake Eyre to West Papua Freedom Flotilla is a journey that hopes to reunite the history and peoples of a land that was once geographically and culturally connected.
We were one people, we still are one people, we must uphold our cultural connection, the old land is calling us, proclaimed Uncle Kev, Arabunna Elder.
We have a responsibility to care for our brothers and sisters from across the water. We must bring the water and the fire, the love and the music to heal the country and move in solidarity.
This action has been called and endorsed by Indigenous Elders from both Australia and West Papua and is being actively supported by a coalition of environmental and human rights activists, artists and musicians from all over Australia.
Jacob Rumbiak, exiled West Papuan Elder confirmed, We are one with this continent...Indigenous, Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Tasmania; we are one people.
Uncle Kev and Jacob Rumbiak have called on their friends and families of all nations to join them at the shores of Lake Eyre from July 20th-25th for a ceremony and music/arts Protestival to celebrate the survival of the old land and to stand strong.
The convoy intends to transport sacred water collected from the mound springs of Arabunna country while following the ancient song lines across Australia in a freedom ride from Lake Eyre to Cairns; reconnecting culturally and creatively with Aboriginal communities at Alice Springs, Tenant Creek and others on the way.
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UN Global Governance to advance eugenics, world fascism. – Video
UN Global Governance to advance eugenics, world fascism.
In a peer-reviewed paper by the American Institute of Biological Sciences titled "Social Norms and Global Environmental Challenges" (available ahead of print...
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New push to ban smoking at all city beaches island-wide
A smoking ban on some city beaches could become a ban at all city beaches, if one local council member gets his wish. Inhale and exhale a cigarette and fork over $100. A smoking ban just approved for seven city beaches could soon cover every city beach on Oahu.
"If we are going to protect public health we are not going to protect public health at some of our parks and more or else ignore public health at the majority of our parks," said Honolulu City Councilman Ikaika Anderson.
Anderson said it's not just about spreading the law island-wide, but the last bill had flaws. There were specifications that didn't allow full enforcement except at Ala Moana Beach Park. He said the new bill would now fix that problem.
"The main urgency here is that we need to protect the legal flaws that are in the ordinance that the City Council passed," said Anderson.
Where there's smoke, there's fiery debate.
"I think that it's good because there's no trash and it will look nice," said Briana Kailiaha who supports the ban.
"We should be able to just pick up our own butts wherever we smoke," said beach goer Dana Kuanoo.
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Mayor Kirk Caldwell supports the expanded restrictions because he said it would get rid of the trash on the beach.
"For me when you go to the beach it's about breathing clean fresh air. It's not about getting second-hand smoke blown in your face by the trades, and it's not about putting your butts in the sand as an ashtray," said Caldwell.
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Astronomy Cast 294: Arecibo Observatory – Video
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MU astronomy professor Angela Speck receives Kemper Fellowship award
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 4:55 p.m. CDT; updated 10:53 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 10, 2013
COLUMBIA AngelaSpeck felt sheer terror whenMU administrators, professors and staff entered her classroom to award her the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.
She knew she was going to blush.
"It doesnt go with the outfit or the hair, said Speck, whosehair is black with purple and green streaks.
Speck, a professor in the MU Department of Physics and Astronomy, received the fifth and final 2013 Kemper Fellowship on Wednesday morning. She joined associate professor of toxicology Tim Evans, who won the first award, and three other professors who also won awards.
MU Deputy Chancellor Mike Middleton made the announcement to eight students in Specks Introduction to Modern Astrophysics course before Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz presented her with a check for $10,000.
The Kemper Fellowship program was established in 1991. It was named for William T. Kemper, a 1926 graduate of MU. Commerce Bank controls a trust that provides $10,000 awards to five outstanding MU professors each year.
In his presentation of the award, Middleton recalled a conversation he had with Speck when they both traveled to South Africa.
"She said she wanted to be an astronomer since she was a little girl," Middleton said. "Her passion for the field is obvious."
Twenty minutes later, Speck was back to teaching her class, which focused on techniques for measuring distance in space.
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Astronomy tour at Olana site on Saturday
By FREEMAN STAFF
WHAT: Astronomy tour
WHEN: Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Wagon House Education Center at Olana State Historic Site, 5720 state Route 9G, Hudson
DETAILS: The Olana Partnership is hosting its second astronomy tour. The evening will begin with a presentation of the wonders of the night sky that are currently observable. The evening will begin with a presentation of the wonders of the night sky that are currently observable. Participants will then move out to the viewing field, where they will be oriented to the major features of the night sky. Members of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association will be present with various size telescopes to view the moon, Jupiter, and stellar clusters. Participants are welcome to bring their own binoculars and a red flashlight. HOW MUCH: Suggested donation of $5 per person. Registration required and must be made by Friday.
CALL/EMAIL: Register with Sarah Hasbrook by calling (518) 828-1872 or sending an email to shasbrook@olana.org.
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Update: FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FLY) Reschedules Fourth Quarter and Yearend Conference Call
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Apr 10, 2013) - Due to technical issues, FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FLY) has rescheduled its fourth quarter conference call to Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 8 am MDT (10 am EDT, 7 am PDT).
The conference call will include a brief presentation about the fourth quarter and yearend results and then a question and answer period with management.
To access the conference call by phone within Canada and the U.S. the toll-free number is 1-800-319-4610. Outside Canada and the U.S., dial 1-604-638-5340. (Callers should dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time).
Management will accept questions by telephone and e-mail. Questions can be forwarded in advance or during the conference call to investors@flyht.com and may be posed live by dialing one of the above numbers and pressing *1 on a touch-tone phone.
About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
FLYHT provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The Company has patented and commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, AFIRS UpTime, allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream, automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to designated sites on the ground in real time. The Company has been publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since 2003 and recently changed its trading symbol from AMA to FLY. Shareholders approved a Company name change from AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. in May 2012.
AFIRS, UpTime, FLYHT, FLYHTStream and AeroQ are trademarks of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
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FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: FLY) Releases Annual Report and Conference Call Scheduled
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2013) - FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FLY) (the "Company" or "FLY") today announced it has released the 2012 Annual Report and will host a live conference call to discuss Q4 and year end results on Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 am MDT (10:00 am EDT, 7 am PDT).
FLY's 2012 Annual Report to Shareholders contains the CEO's Message, Management Discussion and Analysis and Financial Statements. The Report has been posted to the Company's website and can be accessed at http://www.flyht.com/investors/financial-reports-results-centre/. The MD&A and Financial Statements have also been sent to SEDAR and will be accessible at http://www.sedar.com.
To access the conference call by phone within Canada and the U.S. the toll-free number is 1-800-319-4610. Outside Canada and the U.S., dial 1-604-638-5340. (Callers should dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time).
Management will accept questions by telephone and e-mail. Individuals wishing to ask a question during the call, can do so by pressing *1. Also you can email questions in advance or during the conference call to investors@flyht.com.
An archive of the conference call will be posted on the Presentations and Webcasts section of FLYHT's website as soon as it is available from the conference call provider.
About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
FLYHT provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The Company has patented and commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, AFIRS UpTime, allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream, automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to designated sites on the ground in real time. The Company has been publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since 2003 and recently changed its trading symbol from AMA to FLY. Shareholders approved a Company name change from AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. in May 2012.
AFIRS, UpTime, FLYHT, FLYHTStream and AeroQ are trademarks of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
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Special Aerospace Services Announces Long-Term Teaming Agreement with Ukrainian-Based Yuzhnoye
BOULDER, Colo., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Special Aerospace Services, a leader in aerospace systems engineering solutions, announced today that it has signed a teaming agreement with Ukrainian-based hardware and aerospace technology manufacturer, Yuzhnoye SDO. The teaming agreement will provide Ukrainian rocket engine technology, systems, and services to the U.S. market.
SAS and Yuzhnoye SDO have worked closely together over the last three years to develop strategic marketing and system development concepts for applications in the U.S. space industry market. One such collaboration is SAS developed TALONTM Micro-Upper Stage System currently utilizing Yuzhnoye's high performance and reliable propulsion technology
Yuzhnoye SDO is a world leader in developing launch vehicle systems, rapid launch solutions, spacecraft and propulsion systems. In cooperation with an industrial partner, the company currently produces Zenit, Cyclone-4 and Dnepr launch systems. Yuzhnoye SDO is also the developer of the Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle first stage core structure.
SAS is a high technology services and systems company supporting NASA, DoD, and the commercial space industry through systems engineering, digital manufacturing, special research & development, launch services, and mission analysis.
Both SAS and Yuzhnoye SDO will be at the 29th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 8-11, 2013. Yuzhnoye propulsion technology, including LOX-rich staged combustion first stage main engine mock-up and upper stage solutions will be on display at the SAS booth located at booth #1607 in the Lockheed Martin Exhibit Center Pavilion.
Special Aerospace Services (www.specialaerospaceservices.com) is a Certified 8(a), woman-owned engineering services, systems and solutions business. SAS began with the dream of developing and providing innovative aerospace solutions to the aerospace industry, U.S. government agencies, Department of Defense, and the emerging commercial spaceflight sector. The SAS team demonstrates our corporate motto through our products and solutions . . . Who Dreams Wins.
For more information, contact: Lindsay Whitcher Meridian Strategic Communications lwhitcher@meridianstrategic.com 303-579-5792
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