The American Way Of Torture – Atlantic Online
August 26, 2009
The American Way Of Torture – Atlantic Online
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The American Way Of Torture
Atlantic Online by Andrew Greg Sargent notes another document secured by the ACLU. (Yes, Greenwald is right that it's bizarre the media in this country are second to the ACLU in demanding information from the government.) This document gives a detailed account of the … CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees CIA's secret interrogation program had strict rules CIA Abuse Cases Detailed in Report on Detainees |
Hunt for Kandahar blast survivors – BBC News
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Hunt for Kandahar blast survivors
BBC News Rescuers are searching for survivors in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a day after the deadliest bombing for a year killed at least 43 people. More than 60 were hurt as buildings collapsed in the city centre attack. Almost all those hit were … Death Toll Rises to 40 in Afghan Bombing Massive blast in Afghanistan kills dozens Red Cross worker among Afghan bomb victims |
Kennedy ‘made Massachusetts larger th… – USA Today
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Kennedy 'made Massachusetts larger than it is'
USA Today During the last 47 years, Sen. Edward Kennedy kept Massachusetts at the forefront of progressive debate and helped the state set a precedent for the nation on several issues, including civil rights, … The Fix: What Kennedy Means (And What He Doesn't) Kennedy called 'singular figure' in America's life Obama: Kennedy a 'singular figure' in history |
Am I immune to H1N1 flu if I’ve alrea… – CNN
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Am I immune to H1N1 flu if I've already had it?
CNN Many people in my neighborhood have confirmed H1N1, including my hubby. Once someone has had a confirmed case, will he or she be immune to getting H1N1 again this year? A person who gets a specific influenza and recovers generally has immunity to that … Many Health-Care Workers May Shun Swine Flu Shot Iran reports its first H1N1 flu death: state radio Area seeing more H1N1 flu cases |
AP source: Sanchez chosen Jets’ starting QB – Yahoo News
August 26, 2009
AP source: Sanchez chosen Jets’ starting QB – Yahoo News
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – A person familiar with the decision says rookie Mark Sanchez has been named the New York Jets ‘ starting quarterback. Sanchez struggled early in his start at Baltimore on Monday night, but threw a touchdown pass to Leon Washington to cap his final series. The Jets traded up in
Homicide ruling, documents detail death of Jackson – Bellingham Herald
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles County coroner’s finding that the death of Michael Jackson was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor, who told investigators he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat the pop star’s insomnia hours before his death. The homicide ruling was based on
Police Report Reveals Brutal Details Of Chris Brown’s Attack On Rihanna – Starpulse.com
Chris Brown threatened to kill Rihanna in between a series of brutal punches and bites after she desperately tried to contact her assistant to come to her aid, according to the police report filed after the attack. Brown was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to stay at least 100 yards
‘Iraq Will Be a Colony of Iran’ – Middle East Online
President Obama ought to keep his promise to involve the international community in a last-ditch effort to rebalance Iraqi politics. Still, Iran has the upper hand in Iraq, says Robert Dreyfuss . Iraq’s Shiite religious parties, most with ties to Iran, have reestablished a political bloc called the
Cape mourns death of Sen. Kennedy – Cape Cod Times
August 26, 2009
Cape mourns death of Sen. Kennedy – Cape Cod Times
HYANNIS – As the sun came up today on news that Sen. Edward Kennedy had died late last night, Cape Codders reacted between cups of coffee and regardless of their political views. At the Kennedy family compound in Hyannisport, the site of much joy and heartache over the years, news trucks and vans
Homicide ruling, documents detail death of Jackson – Bellingham Herald
LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles County coroner’s finding that the death of Michael Jackson was a homicide could mean criminal charges for his doctor, who told investigators he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat the pop star’s insomnia hours before his death. The homicide ruling was based on
‘Iraq Will Be a Colony of Iran’ – Middle East Online
President Obama ought to keep his promise to involve the international community in a last-ditch effort to rebalance Iraqi politics. Still, Iran has the upper hand in Iraq, says Robert Dreyfuss . Iraq’s Shiite religious parties, most with ties to Iran, have reestablished a political bloc called the
President Obama's VIP healthcare – Los Angeles Times
August 4, 2009
President Obama's VIP healthcare – Los Angeles Times
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President Obama's VIP healthcare
Los Angeles Times The commander in chief and his family get free treatment from a staff of four doctors. White House physicians see their role as mirroring the Secret Service, to protect the chief executive. By Mike Dorning Reporting from Washington — When President … Obama sings Happy Birthday to himself (and Helen Thomas) Two Parties, but No Mouse, in White House for Birthday Obama visits White House press room on birthday |
Feds: NC terror suspect promoted jihad in home – The Associated Press
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Feds: NC terror suspect promoted jihad in home
The Associated Press RALEIGH, NC — A North Carolina terrorism suspect who preached the virtues of jihad and fighting for Allah had access to more than two dozen guns and more than 27000 rounds of ammunition, federal authorities said Tuesday. During the detention hearing … NC terror suspects had arms, ammo, FBI 'playbook,' agent says US terror suspects hearing begins North Carolina court hears of terrorism plot by family members |
More Sydney terror plot charges – BBC News
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More Sydney terror plot charges
BBC News Three more men have been charged in Australia with plotting a suicide attack on an army base, police say. They were charged over the alleged plan to storm Sydney's Holsworthy base – the same offence with which another suspect had been charged earlier. … Police: Militants planned raid on Australian base Australia charges three men on terrorism offences Australian Suicide Plot Suspects to Appear in Melbourne Court |
France’s Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check – Chicago Sun-Times
July 27, 2009
France’s Sarkozy leaves hospital after heart check – Chicago Sun-Times
PARIS—- French President Nicolas Sarkozy was discharged Monday from the hospital where he spent the night after collapsing while jogging. Doctors said his illness was due to heat and overwork and ordered the 54-year-old to rest but prescribed no further medical treatment, his office said. Sarkozy
Cambridge Police: Race Not Mentioned in 911 Call – Washington Post
BOSTON — The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney and backed up by Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas. Lucia Whalen placed the 911 call July 16
Astronauts open mission’s last spacewalk – Houston Chronicle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — After a week-and-a-half together, astronauts aboard the linked shuttle and station are taking their last spacewalk. Christopher Cassidy and Thomas Marshburn ventured out Monday morning on the fifth and final spacewalk. They will rearrange some power cable hookups, fold
12 people wounded at backyard cookout, 4 others hit in string of Baltimore shootings; 2 killed – Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE – Sixteen people were shot, two of them fatally, in three separate incidents in a two-mile radius in east Baltimore Sunday night, police said. Detectives were searching Monday morning for a gunman who opened fire at a backyard cookout, wounding 12 people, police department spokesman
Scrub tech causes major hepatitis scare in Colo. – Boston Globe
July 12, 2009
Scrub tech causes major hepatitis scare in Colo. – Boston Globe
DENVER— Kimberly Spencer’s 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. The rambunctious child stuck a BB in his ear and doctors had to operate to remove it. What happened next shocked the family. They were notified that their
Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai – WTOP Radio
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather than in the struggling Persian Gulf sheikdom. In an email Sunday, ship owner Nakheel told The Associated
Marketing Tip #406: Be Genuine
July 7, 2009
Marketing Tip #406: Be Genuine
After more than a decade of selling and “being sold”, I’m a bit tired. I mean, I like a good sales pitch as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s a bit ridiculous. Whether you’re dealing face-to-face with a sales person, landing page, or brochure, the true Art is no knowing that you’re being sold.
I mean, it’s one thing to say, “buy now and receive a 10% discount” and it’s entirely something different when someone understands you need, diagnoses your problem accurately and advises you on a solution that would alleviate your pain.
Many marketers have lost site of this!
When you design your next marketing piece, I want you to ask the question, “Am I diagnosing a problem and recommending a solution?” If the answer is “no” then you’re probably selling. Don’t get me wrong, there’s always a time and place for hard core selling but the process works much better for all involved if they’re not “being sold.”
I was given a great example of this during a course I recently took about solutions selling through direct sales and marketing approaches. The story goes something like this. You’re out in Colorado on a ski trip and have a terrible fall. You try to get up but every time you put weight on your leg you feel excruciating pain. The medic comes and brings you down the slope to the infirmary. The doctor looks at you, your leg, and says, “We’re going to have to operate”! You’re freaked out and start asking a lot of questions but the doctor is unresponsive saying he’s seen this dozens of times – “off to the operating room!” How do you feel? Compare this to a different doctor, same scenario.
This time, you go to the infirmary and the doctor says, “Hi, I’m doctor so and so, what’s your name?” You reply. Then the doctor says, “Tell me what happened?” You give him a full account and he recommends some x-rays and explains, “I think the best course of action is to take some x-rays and see exactly what we’re dealing with.” In no time the x-rays come back and he says, “It looks like you’ve broken your leg, here are your options… I recommend we operate and that will fix the problem.” How are you feeling?
I don’t know about you but I not only trust the second doctor, but I believe that surgery is the right course of action (confident in the buying decision) and would probably use this doctor again – if I’m feeling better after the surgery.
A long post today, but I want you to be thinking about how you market, sell, and meet the needs of your customers! Be genuine.. it goes a long way in building a customers base and remaining profitable.
Get Your Name Out There… Focus On The Media
July 3, 2009
Get Your Name Out There… Focus On The Media
Reporters are dying to quote entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants just like you. The trouble is, they don’t know you exist! If only you can get your hands on a great media contact list, then you can get your name and credentials in front of reporters. This way they will contact you when they are writing a story that would be perfect for you.
So how can you get your hands on a great media list that’s filled with information about reporter’s who want to quote you in their articles? Many companies sell names of reporters. Like everything else on the Internet, they vary by quality, features and services. Before you buy a media list, be sure to ask questions like the ones below.
10 Questions You Must Ask When Buying a Media List So You Get the Most Bang (Publicity) for Your Buck
1. When was the list updated? Reporters change jobs quite frequently. And many newspapers and magazines are laying off people. So you want to make sure the list is updated on a daily or weekly basis. Otherwise, you’ll waste time, money and energy sending messages to people who don’t work there!
2. What contact information is included in the list? You’ll want a list that has name, title, email, phone and snail mail address. Yes, snail mail. This way you can send books or product sam
ples. You’ll want email for sending pitches, press releases and press kits. You’ll want the phone number to pitch by phone. Of course, you will have much of this information on your website, but you’ll want to have every means available to contact reporters in the format they most desire. Reporters can be very, very picky!
3. What information is included about the reporter? Most basic lists you’ll find on the Internet will have contact info, but not much else. That’s not enough to do target marketing. You want to know what topic (referred to as a “beat”) the reporter is covering as well. Some of the best companies offer additional insights into the beat. For example, some lists will tell you if reporter A only covers politics with a conservative slant. That will help you when you fine-tune your pitch to her.
4. Do you get a list that is sorted by the topic the reporter covers? Some list companies will sell you the entire database of each publication. That’s way too broad for most people and will lead to a lot of waste. In other words, it’s not enough to know that Jill writes for Business Week. You want to find the person who covers your topic. Because if Jill doesn’t, she’ll just throw away your message.
5. Does the list contain a reporter’s personal information? Most lists don’t have information such as “like to bowl,” or “wrote a screenplay” or “recovered from cancer.” But if the list has this information, you might gain extra insights into the reporter and you might be able to build rapport faster.
6. Does the list have the publication’s URL? Let’s face it, not everyone knows everything about every publication. Nor is every publication available at your local newsstand or library. However, if you have their URL, you can easily read about the publication, get its view on the world and read articles by that reporter. It’s a great time saver.
7. Does the list have web-only publications, like websites and blogs? These outlets are beginning to play a much bigger role in telling stories to you audience. Don’t overlook the online-only opportunities.
8. Does the list show circulation figures? Since you don’t have all the money in the world to send out books or product samples, or even to call everyone on a good list, you must decide who is important. That’s where the circulation figures come in to play. Start with the biggest and work your way down. If you don’t have the circulation figures, you don’t know who the big boys and girls are.
9. Is the list searchable and sortable? Look for a list that is delivered in a digital form, like a spreadsheet or a word document. That way you can use sorting and searching tools to find the best reporters.
10. What rights do you have to the list? Some companies give you one-time use of the list. They even “seed” the list with fake names so they can tell if you use the list more than once! Look for a company that gives you unlimited use of the list so you can get the most value for your investment. If you follow these tips, you’ll find a list of media contacts than can serve you well at a price you can afford.
Guest post by Dan Janal who is media relations expert, author and speaker who coaches entrepreneurs, doctors and wellness professionals just like you on how to get publicity and turn it into REAL profits. Now, Dan invites you to go to http://www.bullseyepublicity.com to get a free e-course on how to successfully pitch reporters with media lists. Go to http://www.bullseyepublicity.com
Thread of pain ran through Jackson career – Washington Post
June 27, 2009
Thread of pain ran through Jackson career – Washington Post
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Thread of pain ran through Jackson career
Washington Post AP — It was the last day of shooting for a Pepsi commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1984, and the only hiccup had been an argument between Michael Jackson and an ad executive over whether the young superstar would take … Jackson Fam — Debbie Rowe Can See Her Kids Jackson family wants second autopsy Police to Question Jackson's Doctor Again |
Northern Ireland Protestant paramilitaries to disarm – Los Angeles Times
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Northern Ireland Protestant paramilitaries to disarm
Los Angeles Times Holdouts Ulster Defense Assn. and the Ulster Volunteer Force say the time has come for peace and that they have decommissioned or will soon all their weapons. By Henry Chu Reporting from London — Lasting peace in Northern Ireland took another step … 'Historic day' as loyalist groups finally lay down their arms Groups in Northern Ireland Say They've Disarmed Reaction to loyalist weapons move |
Schwarzenegger visits victims of Mexico fire – Charleston Daily Mail
June 26, 2009
Schwarzenegger visits victims of Mexico fire – Charleston Daily Mail
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has toured a Sacramento hospital that is treating children burned earlier this month in a blaze at a day care center in northern Mexico. The governor Friday gave teddy bears to nine children being treated at the hospital who were burned
Michael Jackson death still unsolved after autopsy – Reuters UK
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Doctors completed an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson on Friday but said they could not immediately establish a cause of death for the “King of Pop” as speculation centered on his use of prescription painkillers. “The cause of death has been deferred, which means that
Obama seeks more substantive relations with Russia – English Eastday
President Barack Obama on Friday said that the United States and Germany have been seeking substantive relationship with Russia. “As I prepare to visit Moscow, Chancellor Merkel and I reaffirmed our commitment to a more substantive relationship with Russia,” the president told a joint press
South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor: Sanford Should Stay in Office – FOX News
The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina said Friday he wasn’t calling for the governor’s resignation, and would try to help him through the next year and a half. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, a fellow Republican, told
