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"The incredibly good news is that we can announce that we have been able to schedule the 'intellectual godfather' of the tea party movement, liberty's champion, America's modern-day revolutionary, and our generation's Founding Father, Dr. Ron Paul, as our new keynote speaker," White said in announcing the change on Fac... |
He was a candidate for president in 1988 as a Libertarian candidate, then in 2008 and 2012 as a Republican candidate. |
The event will be at the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place, 200 Rialto Place, Melbourne. |
White recommends that people interested in attending the event should contact him at rwhite345@hotmail.com to see if tickets are still available. |
The dinner price is $95 per person, and the champagne reception costs an additional $125. |
The champagne reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The dinner begins at 7 p.m.. There is a social hour prior to the dinner that begins at 6 p.m.. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the reception and the social hour. |
For additional information on the event, go to www.constitutiondaydinner.org. |
White said he understood why Napolitano had to cancel his appearance, adding that "this is a tumultuous time in our nation's history." |
He said Napolitano's "professional obligations have to come first under these extraordinary circumstances." |
In an era where the popularity of DIY is the hippest trick in town, anyone can be a producer or the next big “TV Star” with just a little imagination and a crowd-pleasing story that hooks the cyber world. Enter the Serial podcast. |
The Washington Post reveals the gist of the Serial podcast, which tells the tale of a non-fiction story about a 15-year-old murder case that some believe convicted the wrong man. |
Serial is based on a 1999 strangling death of a Baltimore high-school student and her 17-year-old boyfriend, who was convicted of the murder and is currently serving a life sentence. |
From the producers of This American Life, host Sarah Koenig presents the Serial podcast story through spoken-word with a lot of help from producer Dana Chivvis. |
Baby boomers remember the Golden Age of hit radio episodes and Saturday morning matinees that were built-in baby sitters for the kids of that generation. Comedy and horror were hot-ticket items, and most of the programs were designed as “serials” to keep people coming back for more. |
The Serial podcast is just a modern-day version that uses these early prototypes as a guide through a maze that is over-saturated with podcasts and has managed to rise to the top of the heap. For the moment, Serial is the top-rated podcast in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia. The Serial podcast is also in the t... |
The Inquisitr wonders if it is okay to be obsessed with the Serial podcast. New episodes are released every Thursday at 6 a.m. Eastern time. Hundreds of thousands of listeners are tuning in each week to the 12-part series, which just released the eighth episode. The Serial podcast also gets 1.2 million downloads per ep... |
The Wall Street Journal writes that Serial has become a global phenomena. Part of the great appeal is the undeniable attraction of great storytelling and keeping the audience in suspension. |
One thing is for sure — we can’t beat the price of admission, since a podcast is usually free and on demand. Being able to access content when the consumer has time available has driven a spike through the heart of “real time” broadcasting, and podcasting has turned ordinary people into the super stars of the day. |
The Serial podcast has become a classic demonstration of the ability to rise and shine in the midst of so much content. The “Theater of the Mind” is the entire appeal behind the most powerful sense people have — our ability to visualize through sound, and a never-ending curiosity for whodunit murder mysteries. |
Charming English Tudor in the desirable Cranmoor neighborhood! Situated on an immaculate landscaped over sized lot. This 4 bedroom 2.5 half bath boasts 9 foot ceilings and hardwood floors throughout. Chef designed kitchen features beautiful cabinets, granite counter tops, butchers block island and a professional grade ... |
TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp will continue focusing on driving performance over fuel economy, its chief executive said, even as the Japanese automaker follows bigger rivals in bringing more electric vehicles (EVs) to the market over the coming decade. |
As bigger rivals such as Nissan Motor Co plan to roll out more all-battery EVs in coming years, Mazda is betting more on mild hybrids which preserve the feel of gasoline-powered cars while improving fuel economy and reducing emissions. |
“We have to be careful in how we say this, but our first priority is on driving performance,” Mazda CEO Akira Marumoto told reporters earlier this week. |
A key feature of Mazda’s mild hybrids will be its new Skyactiv X engine, unveiled last year after a decade of development. It will be used in the revamped Mazda3 sedan and hatchback models, which will be introduced later this month before going on sale in the United States next year. |
The new engine will deliver as much as 30 percent fuel efficiency over its existing Skyactiv G engine, already one of the most fuel-efficient gasoline engines in the market. |
In October, the automaker said all of the vehicles it produces by 2030 will incorporate electrification. While 5 percent of its cars will be battery EVs by then, Marumoto said he expected the remainder would mainly be mild hybrids which use its Skyactiv engines. |
Mazda has been struggling to keep up with its rivals in developing new vehicle technologies including self-driving cars and EVs as its R&D budget is a fraction of industry leaders Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp. |
The company, known for its unique rotary engine and its MX-5 roadster, has tried to differentiate itself by promising a smoother ride which characterises many of its existing vehicles. |
Mazda has partnered with Toyota to pool resources and jointly develop EVs and other new car technologies, but Marumoto said that it had no plans to offer the new engine technology to the company’s bigger partner. |
Profits plunge at Bodycote | City A.M. |
Engineering firm Bodycote reported a decline in full-year pre-tax profit warning that it expects a full recovery from the slump to take several years. Headline pre-tax profit fell to £3.7m for the year ended 31 December from £67.6m a year before. Revenue declined to £435.4m from £551.8m the year before. |
Cuban leader Fidel Castro delivering a speech in Cuba, on Oct. 23, 1962, and below, President John F. Kennedy calls on a reporter at a news conference in Washington, in April 1963. |
It was the late summer of 1962. |
The previous year, the U.S. invasion of the Bay of Pigs, meant to topple the communist regime of Fidel Castro, had been an embarrassing failure. |
The administration of President John F. Kennedy had turned instead to a Plan B to destabilize Cuba and hopefully take down Castro: Operation Mongoose. |
A National Security Council memo released Thursday as part of the JFK assassination documents details a meeting to discuss possible clandestine operations aimed at sabotaging and destabilizing the Cuban regime. |
Among those present at the meeting, which took place on Sept. 6, 1962 — just six weeks before the Cuban Missile Crisis – included National Security Advisor McGeorge "Mac" Bundy; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Air Force Gen. Edward Lansdale, who led clandestine operations against Cuba; and Edward R. Murrow, the fam... |
55 Years Later, What Is Still Misunderstood About The Cuban Missile Crisis? |
An apparent plan to use balloons to drop propaganda leaflets over Cuba: "After considerable discussion, it was agreed that details should be presented to the Group, to include the content of the leaflets which would be dropped, and specifics as to the method and place of launching, the technical details of the release ... |
Possible disruption of Cuban radio and TV broadcasts: "Mr. Murrow explained the far-reaching reactions that the Cubans could mount against U.S. radio stations, and said that he felt on balance it would not be profitable to provoke this kind of electronic warfare." |
Unspecified economic sabotage actions aimed at "wrecking the Cuban economy." |
The introduction of biological agents, which would "appear to be of natural origins" to produce crop failures. One of the members present, Gen. Carter, "emphasized the extreme sensitivity of any such operation and the disastrous results that would flow from something going wrong, particularly if there was obvious attri... |
Infiltrating and distributing "small explosives or incendiaries" to (anti-Castro) Cubans. Gen. Carter notes a problem: "the people have shown no inclination to use such materials despite many exile claims to the contrary." |
Do you remember the fox? Not just any fox, this one is a sage; the one that reveals the truth to the Little Prince, who reveals it to the pilot, who reveals it to us, the readers. As he says goodbye to his friend, the fox tells the Little Prince, “Here is my secret. It’s quite simple: One sees clearly only with the hea... |
My father’s democratic way of introducing me to these stories shaped my attitude towards works of imagination as universal spaces, transcending the boundaries of geography, language, ethnicity, religion, gender, race, nationality and class. I knew that although this fox and his prince were products of a Frenchman’s min... |
This is how I, a little girl from Iran, came to know and love France, through a little prince and a fox. I had met foxes before; in fact, my father introduced me to the animal in a fable by Jean de La Fontaine. In this story, like most stories, the fox is sly and clever, cheating a simple crow of his meal. Later, my fa... |
At the time I had no idea why I was attracted to the Little Prince’s story. I did not know it was teaching me to acquire what is essential to the greatest works of imagination: the magical throbbing of the heart, defining us as human beings, connecting us to one another, giving us a reason to live, a way to survive, an... |
Last time I linked France to the fox was after the massacre at the Charlie Hebdo office, when the next issue of the magazine came out. The image of the prophet Muhammad, with tears in his eyes and the caption “Tout est pardonné”, had an effect on me beyond words. I wanted to cry, not just for the lives lost, but also f... |
Tenderness is what we need in these heartless times. Not just in Nice and Paris, but in Damascus, Beirut, Brussels, New Orleans, Baghdad, London, Istanbul and all those other great cities around the world. We need tenderness not just against the brutal enemy from outside our borders, but for ourselves, caught in a web ... |
Today I am a long way from that sunny day in a Tehran that exists only in my memory, like my father; the shady streets of my childhood, the feeling of security and warmth in my room are long gone, even Tehran’s mountains are now hidden most days under the fog of pollution. But what has survived is the heart, and the fo... |
The pilot who wrote the story of The Little Prince died long ago, but the fictional pilot, who told the story, is as alive today as he was decades ago, along with his Prince, the fox, the rose, the snake and the laughing stars, ringing bells that fill the clear nights with voices of the heart. In my mind’s eye, the sta... |
• The Republic of the Imagination by Azar Nafisi is published by Windmill. |
In the early 14th century, churches began a long period of dominance as the world's tallest structures. Entrants from Estonia, France and Germany all vied for the title over the ensuing centuries. St. Olaf's in Tallinn succeeded Lincoln Cathedral in 1549, and held the designation until 1625, when its spire burned down ... |
Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators over the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Saturday night. |
Adam Henrique got his first goal since being traded to Anaheim on Thursday, and Cam Fowler also scored for the Ducks. Fiala and Calle Jarnkrok scored for Nashville. |
Jarnkrok tied it at 11:17 of the third period on a power play with a wrist shot that beat Ryan Miller. |
Fowler scored at 5:01 of the third when he skated past the blue line into the slot and fired a wrist shot past Pekka Rinne for a 2-1 lead. |
Rinne stopped 33 of 35 shots. Miller made 33 saves. |
Fiala made it 1-0 exactly eight minutes into the second, going top shelf to beat Miller. Colton Sissons passed the puck to Fiala from in front of the net to set up the power-play goal. |
Henrique tied it at 12:44 of the second period with a shot from the slot on the power play. It was his fifth this season and first since New Jersey traded him away. |
Ducks: Play at Vegas on Tuesday night. |
Predators: Host Boston on Monday night. |
HAPPIER TIMES: Hull City manager Steve Bruce, centre, with owners Ehab Allam, left and Dr Assem Allam with the Championship runners-up trophy back in 2013. Picture: Tony Johnson. |
AHEAD of his first return to Yorkshire since quitting as Hull City manager, Steve Bruce revealed the breakdown in his relationship with vice chairman Ehab Allam meant he should have left the KCOM Stadium earlier. |
The 54-year-old brings his rejuvenated Aston Villa side to Leeds United tomorrow tea-time for a Championship game that is expected to attract a bumper crowd of more than 32,000. |
Villa have taken 15 points from seven games under Bruce, who called time on his four-year reign at Hull in early July following a series of disagreements with the club’s hierarchy. |
The departure of the manager who had taken the Tigers to two promotions, an FA Cup final and the Europa League left supporters stunned, but the new Villa chief insists it was the best thing for all parties. |
“I needed the break after all the shenanigans at Hull,” said Bruce when speaking exclusively to The Yorkshire Post. “With hindsight, I had probably needed that break for a while. |
“Me leaving was the best thing for me and the best thing for the club. Things had just got too difficult. |
“With Ehab involved, there was a big difference of opinion too many times. That is not a healthy situation for the club. |
“We were at each other too often and that is no good for anyone. It becomes wearing and, with hindsight, a parting of the ways had become inevitable for quite some time. |
“Ehab wanted to go in a different direction to how the club had been run before. At the end of the day, I didn’t agree with him and that caused disagreements. |
Bruce’s exit came midway through a summer in which uncertainty over potential takeovers dogged Hull at every turn. |
However, it was the disagreements with the board – and, specifically, the lack of transfer activity following promotion – that led to the former Manchester United captain’s self-enforced departure. |
“We just didn’t see eye to eye,” added Bruce. “It was an accumulation of things that meant we just couldn’t go on. It was doing neither of us any good. More importantly, it was not doing the club any good, either. |
Mike Phelan stepped in as caretaker manager following Bruce’s departure. His appointment was made permanent seven games into the season, but Hull are in the relegation zone. |
“Of course, I want Mick to do well,” added Bruce. “He is a friend and we worked together closely. Same with the players. It was a big decision to walk away from them. |
“It also isn’t easy to resign as a Premier League manager. There are only 20 of them in the country so it wasn’t a decision I made lightly. |
“But, equally, leaving was also something I had to do. |
“I needed a break, probably more than I realised until I actually started that break. |
Hull’s loss has very much been Villa’s gain with Bruce breathing fresh life into a club who were struggling under Roberto Di Matteo. |
When the Italian was sacked after just 124 days, the Midlands club turned to someone who had spent six years working across the city at St Andrews. |
Bruce said: “Villa is a job I have waited 20 years to get, if I am honest. I maybe thought a job of this size might not come my way, it is certainly the biggest club I have managed. |
“I am really enjoying it. It is a huge challenge, but a great opportunity. |
“Villa is a wonderful club and it is a privilege to be manager. |
Leeds, with eight wins in their past 12 league outings, will be a tough test for Villa’s resurgent form, but Bruce is looking forward to his first return to Yorkshire since leaving Hull. |
“Villa is a huge club,” he said. “We take on another huge club this weekend in Leeds, another club who should really be in the Premier League. |
“Just look at the crowd on Saturday, incredible for a Championship game that is kicking off at tea-time and is being shown live on Sky. |
“It shows what big clubs these two are. |
“I am certain I will get my usual warm welcome from the home fans, but I am looking forward to the game. |
“Leeds are doing well, but it is such a long time since the club was in the Premier League and that shows the size of the challenge it is to get back up. |
Functionality meets opulence in this 3G Vertu phone with sapphire-coated QWERTY keyboard. It also proffers the unmatched user experience that is Symbian OS. |
Apple’s sharply cut, revamped Air now includes Intel’s i5 or i7 processors, a Thunderbolt port for speedy transfers and a backlit keyboard for late-night endeavours. It’s the epitome of stylish computing, now with an added killer edge. |
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