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Field Notes: Affect
The theme of the Field Notes discussion for the month of February is "affect." Ruminations on affect, the passions, and emotion have intrigued students of the human experience for centuries. As early as Émile Durkheim's 1912 descriptions of "collective effervescence" anthropologists have also been involved in these debates. Following Gilles Deleuze's distillation of the contributions of Spinoza, Leibniz, Hume, Nietzsche and others, scholars across the humanities and social sciences have returned to these discussions with renewed energy. Inspired by the Culture@Large panel and discussions of how to research affect ethnographically at the 2012 AAA meeting, we asked four anthropologists to explore the ways understandings of affect inform their work.
Speaking at the AAA, Andrea Muehlebach noted (in response to Lauren Berlant's theories regarding the affective atmospheres of our current historical moment) that Berlant seemed not to be writing toward an analysis of Late Liberalism but towards a sociality that is "pre-something." What is that "something"? How do affective passions become effective? How do readings of affect open up understandings of race, gender and class? How does drawing attention to affect inform our ethics and politics?
The following are the four writers for this round:
Week 1: Provocation | Danilyn Rutherford is a professor of Anthropology and the Chair of the Anthropology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Raiding the Land of the Foreigners: The Limits of the Nation on an Indonesian Frontier (2003) and Laughing at Leviathan: Sovereignty and Audience in West Papua (2012). Her previously published articles in CA include, "Kinky Empiricism" (2012), "Sympathy, State Building, and the Experience of Empire" (2009) and "Of Birds and Gifts: Reviving Tradition on an Indonesian Frontier" (1996). Danilyn's academic autobiography and departmental webpage includes further information about her research interests, contact information and other publications.
Week 2: Translation | Richard McGrail is a Ph.D. Candidate in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at Stanford University. His research focuses on the relationships between bodily aesthetics and power: namely, how a person's physical appearance shapes their social value. In this sense, he's interested in learning about what a subject must look like in order to be recognized as socially valuable. He's pursuing these questions by studying child adoption practices in Venezuela. His basic research question is: to what extent does a child's physical appearance--namely, their race--affect his/her changes of being adopted? Richard's hobbies include: guitar, mixed martial arts, currency trading and creative writing. He is heading to the field in the coming months.
Week 3: Deviation | Sareeta Amrute is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington. She works on questions of race and labor in knowledge economies. She is currently completing a book manuscript tentatively titled, Color Coded:an ethnography of Indian IT workers in Berlin's new economy. For more on Sareeta's work please visit her faculty website.
Week 4: Integration | Andrea Muehlebach is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her first book, The Moral Neoliberal: Welfare and Citizenship in Italy, appeared with the University of Chicago Press in 2012. She has also published an essay in CA titled "On Affective Labor in Post-Fordist Italy" (2011). For more on Andrea's work visit her departmental website.
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The late King of Pop's eldest child, Prince Michael Jackson, has started work as a television showbiz reporter, the show employing him says.
The 16-year-old landed the job - or the show's producers landed him - for Entertainment Tonight, starting by interviewing stars of an upcoming remake of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
"I'm looking to become well-rounded as a producer, director, screenwriter and actor," he said after being mentored through interviews with James Franco, Zach Braff and director Sam Raimi, of Oz the Great and Powerful.
Jackson's father, who died in 2009 aged 50, played The Scarecrow in the 1978 feature film The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical Wonderful Wizard of Oz, directed by Sidney Lumet.
ET correspondent Brooke Anderson, who gave the younger Jackson some on-screen tips on interview technique, said he seems so much wiser and older than 16.
"That's what most of my people say. That was all thanks to my dad. He raised me right," said the teenager.
He said he now wanted to interview The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson.
"I just love the way he shoots (and how) he brings things and depicts it back to life. I used to study his movies with my dad, put the volume off and just watch it, just the shots to see how he put it together," he said.
Michael Joseph Prince Jackson is the eldest of the pop icon's three, along with Paris and Blanket. Paris launched her acting career last year on "Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys," at the age of 13.

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Key USDA statistical reports should be released "at a time of day when volume is heaviest and liquidity is deepest" and should be accompanied by both a one-page summary of relevant details and a one-hour pause in trading on major exchanges, NAWG and other grain groups told the Department in comments this week.
In a letter directed to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the groups said these changes by USDA could help market participants who are managing physical risk and product deal with the increased volatility expected following the expansion of trading hours at the major U.S. grain exchanges in May.
The new hours prompted concern about the effects on farmers, grain and oilseed users and elevators of quick market reactions to new information contained in the USDA reports, which have historically been released to the public while markets are closed, in part to give market participants time to digest the new data.
While adjusting the timing of the reports' release and providing a quick summary to help non-corporate traders would help small market participants, the groups also noted that USDA's ability to mitigate the risks of new volatility is limited. For that reason, the groups also strongly recommended exchanges implement a one-hour pause of trading around report release times, which would provide a short period of time in which to analyze the data contained before trading resumes.
"We are deeply concerned that producers and smaller business operators without high-speed Internet access and/or sufficient personnel dedicated to immediate report downloads may be put at a significant disadvantage," the groups wrote.
"Such data is relied on by our producer and agribusiness members to market their production and manage their risk, and a pause would allow them to adjust positions accordingly prior to potentially dramatic moves based on USDA-NASS reports."
The group said the recommendations should be implemented for the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and reports on acreage, crop production, grain stocks and prospective plantings. Groups signing onto the letter included NAWG, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Grain and Feed Association and North American Export Grain Association.
The letter is available in full online at www.wheatworld.org/othercorrespondence.


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New Simulpub Manga: Action Mask, King's Game: Origin, Orange, ReCollectionPost Reply
Content Overlord
Hey guys,
It's almost the weekend here, and you know what that means! It's time for MORE announcements! Today, we have a whopping 4 new simulpub titles joining the Crunchyroll Manga lineup: Action Mask, King's Game: Origin, Orange, and ReCollection.
All 4 titles will be available WORLDWIDE ex Japan, starting TODAY at 4pm Pacific Time, and will be updated every 25th of the month, in accordance with their Japanese publication dates. (NOTE: Orange is on hiatus this month, and so the next simulpub chapter will be released next month.) Earlier chapters will be available on Crunchyroll at a later date.
Action Mask
In order to return people that have turned into monsters from the seed of hatred, our hero in mask have sealed his fist…
Action mask who also appears in Japan's national comedy manga "Crayon Shin-chan" is transformed into ultra real and ultra cool character!
Go action! His fist will crush the heart of the hatred!
King's Game: Origin
"The King's orders are absolute. Fail to obey, and you will be punished."
30 years ago in the remote Yonaki Village, a black envelope is delivered to a single villager. The command inside threatens to draw the entire population into a terrible tragedy!
Take a deep breath, steady your heart, and prepare for a shocking, terrifying survival horror adventure! The latest chapter in the wildly popular "King's Game: Origin" saga has begun. It all starts here!
Ichigo Takano, the genius of the shojo manga world, returns with a new series!
A suspicious man who claims to be God hangs around amnesiac high school teacher Kanade Natsume. Even though "God" is a pest, the divine one says that he'll (He'll?) help Kanade get his memories back. What is it that Kanade has forgotten? Who is this "God", really? Their strange cohabitation begins so Kanade can reclaim his lost "self", dreams, love, past, and all! Ichigo Takano presents this first-rate mystery-romance.
"What can I do now to prevent a future without Kakeru?" In the spring of my second year of high school, I received a letter from "myself", ten years in the future. It urged the 16-year-old me to take action so I wouldn't have the same regrets...
1/7 - Inside Mari
1/7 - Silver Nina
1/7 - Love Theory
1/20 - Okitenemuru
1/20 - Star Light Woman
1/21 - Is this Girl for Real?!
1/24 - Action Mask
1/24 - King's Game: Origin
1/24 - Orange
1/24 - ReCollection
awsome! nore manga! if you can put the IdolMaster movie on here too I will be thankful!
Holy crap CR, you are awesome!
About time we get to hear more manga coming!
So are we going to get Crayon Shinchan, too?
Hmm, the link to Re-Collection doesn't seem to be working right now.
getting a headache
I certainly appreciate that you have released more manga. However, couldn't you have changed the title of "Action Mask" to "Action Bastard" to make it consistent with Funimation's release of Shin-Chan?
james: The only reason FUNi called it Action Bastard was because they didn't think the show would otherwise sell on AS. And judging by their lack of DVD news on the show in general, it still didn't sell.
Orange seems cool. Sort of like a more realistic and sad My Wife is Wagatsuma. King's game is always a treat as well, a bloody, sickening, terrified treat but a treat nonetheless.
King's Game: Origin and Orange have caught my attention, they look pretty interesting and full of mistery, I simply can't resist to that . Thanks a lot for these new manga titles, CR!
Finally some action series.
Now if you can address sports series.!
SoTaku is love
Wooh, now this is what I'm talking about!
Every one of these at least makes me want to read a chapter.
PSN: masquonnage
OMG, Orange and Re Collection!!!
Orange is quite literally one of the best manga I've ever read, and Re Collection is excellent, as well. Consider me sold on your manga simulpubs now!! THANK YOU!!!!!
First, thank you for licensing all these manga! Second, PLEASE add all the earlier chapters for all these series ASAP!
More Futubasha titles, good signs!


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Public Engagement Newsletter (PEN) - June 30, 2014 (pdf)
We hope you are enjoying your summer!
While the long legislative session has ended and Governor Quinn has signed the Fiscal Year 2015 budget, there is still a lot of work to do. The "flat" budget for FY 2015 includes $3.1 billion dollars in General Revenue (GRF) funds for the Illinois Department of Human Services. A flat budget, however, does not account for increased costs of operations and programs, so in reality this means we will have to make reductions and accommodate increased costs to stay within our given appropriation.
Meanwhile, we are pleased to announce that FY 2015 provider contracts are out and most have been signed and returned.
We are making progress on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation with 380,000 people enrolled through the Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE), the Integrated Eligibility System (IES) and other means. We are also reducing the backlog of applications from the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and outstanding applications for Long Term Care coverage.
These are just a few highlights of our public engagement efforts, as you continue to read this issue, you'll learn about other activities and good news from all across the Agency. Enjoy!
The state of Illinois has diverted thousands of youth from prison and onto the right path, while saving $60 million in incarceration costs, according to the 2012-2013 Redeploy Illinois annual report recently released by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
"Redeploy Illinois' success is proof that community-based services for juvenile offenders are not only the best tools we have to truly help rehabilitate delinquent youth, but they are also more cost effective," said IDHS Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "This program gives youth a second chance at becoming a contributing and law-abiding citizen of their respective communities. Beyond saving dollars, the program mends lives."
In 2013, the average per capita cost to house a youth at the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) was $111,000, while the average annual cost to serve a youth in the Redeploy Illinois program was less than $7,000. The IDJJ data reflect 238 fewer youth were committed from Redeploy Counties in 2012. Although 2013 IDJJ data are not yet available, this trend is expected to continue as Redeploy Counties served 352 youth in 2013.
Governor Pat Quinn's FY 15 budget proposal preserves Redeploy Illinois, allowing the successful program to continue to serve at risk youth in nearly 50 counties across the state.
Redeploy Illinois was established in 2005 to provide financial support to counties in their efforts to provide community services for delinquent youth as an alternative to incarceration. Since that time, the program has cut in half the number of juveniles committed to the IDJJ, according to the program's most recent annual report.
In the first eight years of the program, participating counties sent 1,036 juveniles to the IDJJ. This is a steep decline from the projected 2,268 youth that were likely to have been sent based on the previous three-year commitment trend; it represents a 54 percent reduction in the IDJJ commitments over the life of the program. Through 2012, the Redeploy program diverted 1,232 youth saving the state a conservative $60 million in unnecessary incarceration costs.
Redeploy Illinois supports a wide array of services to help delinquent youth, including counseling, substance abuse and mental health treatment, life skills education and parent and family support services.
The program began in 2005 in 4 sites serving 15 counties. Today it provides services in 12 sites and 43 counties. The newest Redeploy program sites include LaSalle, Kankakee, Winnebago, and Union County. Other Redeploy sites have also recently been approved to expand throughout their area, including: St Clair - adding Monroe, Randolph, Perry and Washington Counties; LaSalle has added Bureau and Grundy Counties; and Kankakee has added Iroquois County.
The program has been successful in mobilizing communities to direct resources to youth offenders who otherwise would have been incarcerated. Counties receiving Redeploy Illinois funds commit to reducing their number of commitments by 25 percent in exchange for grant funds. The complete report can be accessed by visiting: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=71105 .
The Illinois Department of Human Services' (IDHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), in collaboration with Asian Human Services (AHS), the Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) and partners at the University of Illinois-Chicago Asians with Disabilities Outreach Project Think-Tank (ADOPT), recently hosted a Welcoming Community Event and Resource Fair at Lakeshore Medical Center, located at 4700 N. Marine Drive, Chicago. The event celebrated the arrival and opening of the newest IDHS office in the diverse north side neighborhood of Uptown.
The new IDHS Family and Community Resource Center/Division of Rehabilitation Services local office at 5050 N. Broadway will improve access to culturally competent disability and social services for immigrants and refugees, including Asians and for the broader population -disabled and non-disabled alike. The previous office located on Chicago's west side was difficult for individuals with disabilities of all ethnicities and cultures to access in search of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to obtain employment.
"Ensuring that our residents can easily access and apply for our services is paramount to the success of the department," says IDHS Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "Residents of Chicago's north side will now be able to gain meaningful access to the state's VR system, as well as other employment-related resources and human services."
Researchers at University of Illinois-Chicago's project ADOPT believe the new location will improve accessibility and outreach to more than one underserved community.
"Immigrants and refugees with disabilities living in Chicago's north side neighborhoods will no longer have to travel outside their community to access VR services," says Jae Jin Pak, ADOPT's Community Outreach Coordinator. "Closing this gap in VR services will improve the health and economic security of all members of the disabled community."
During the resource fair, participants were able to make connections and obtain information on how to access a variety of health care, nutrition, vocational training and rehabilitation services, as well as job-search tools and other employment-related resources. Numerous private, non-profit and government agencies will distribute information about available services. The event will highlight VR and employment resources, as well as other human services that are available for all community members, with and without disabilities.
The free resource fair also featured appearances and remarks from north side community leaders, representatives of various city and state departments, and elected officials.
In May, the State of Illinois honored the achievements of those who have done an outstanding job of providing equal opportunity and access to people with disabilities, including the Illinois Tollway and a number of other state agencies that have participated in the Successful Disability Opportunities program. The awards were presented by Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Director Rocco J. Claps and the Illinois Department of Human Services Secretary (IDHS) Michelle R.B. Saddler at a ceremony of the state's Interagency Committee on Employees with Disabilities (ICED).
"People with disabilities have the same drive to achieve the American dream, to be successfully employed and fully participate in life," Governor Pat Quinn said. "Today we honor those who have helped people achieve their dreams. I'm fully committed to making Illinois the nation's leading employer of people with disabilities."
The ICED's Agency of the Year award recognized the Illinois Tollway as a leader among state agencies for its approach to implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. The Tollway fully engages in a flexible and interactive process to explore reasonable, effective and sometimes creative accommodations. The Tollway currently employs 165 people with disabilities, about 11 percent of its workforce of nearly 1,500 employees.
"The Illinois Tollway values the diversity of our workforce and we are continually striving to improve access to our employment opportunities," Executive Director Kristi Lafleur said. "While we have become more proactive when it comes to addressing the needs of people with disabilities, we always look to deepen the Illinois Tollway's talent pool by hiring the best and brightest people available."
"It is an honor to be here today to spotlight the truly exceptional performance of these organizations and individuals who have all worked so hard to create opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in the workforce," IDHR Director Claps said. "The Illinois Tollway was deservedly singled out for recognition for its outstanding affirmative action record in employing people with disabilities, including recruitment, hiring and accommodation practices."
"We salute the Tollway and all the other honorees for their dedication to creating a workplace environment that gives every worker an opportunity to fulfill their potential," IDHS Secretary Saddler said.
The Legislator of Year award was presented to State Representative Esther Golar for her work to expand opportunities for people with disabilities around the state.
The ICED gave Certificates of Award to the following state agencies for hiring employees through the successful Disability Opportunities Program: the Departments of Public Health, Natural Resources, Healthcare and Family Services, Revenue, Veterans Affairs, and Human Services, as well as the Gaming Board and Illinois State Police.
The ICED award for Employee of the Year went to David Dailey, a Department of Transportation employee who has devoted his professional career to expanding employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
The ICED award for a non-profit went to two organizations this year: the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation and the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates the Brookfield Zoo, incorporating many programs and events for guests to the zoo with disabilities.
In the media category, the ICED honored two students who directed the Willowbrook High School performance of "High School Musical" with its cast of students with disabilities.
The ICED Advocate of the Year award was awarded posthumously to Dan Dickerson, a former IDHS employee and committee member. Dan helped countless individuals with disabilities around the state by working to broaden access and opportunities for all.
The ICED represents the interests of more than 4,000 employees with disabilities in state government. The awards program promotes independence, access, and opportunities for employees with disabilities. The ceremony in Springfield also featured a presentation of a caterer who received assistance from the Division of Rehabilitation Services to open her own business, and a panel discussion about opportunities for business owners with disabilities.
For additional information on ICED, please contact Susan Allen at the Department of Human Rights, at (217) 785-5119 (V), 1-866-740-3953 (TTY), or email@example.com or visit www.state.il.us/iced .
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler announced a new timekeeping system for caregivers working under the state's Home Services Program (HSP). The new, electronic timekeeping system is designed to safeguard against fraud and ensure all services are delivered honestly and in compliance with the customer's plan of care.
"This state-of-the-art electronic timekeeping system will improve the accuracy and oversight of the program while improving the quality of care," Secretary Saddler said. "This new system provides our staff with the ability to document home care visits electronically and actively monitor home care services in both real time and retrospectively, ultimately holding individual providers accountable. This will be the most stringent timekeeping system in the program's history."
The IDHS has contracted with Sandata Technologies, LLC to implement an electronic visit verification system for the nearly 30,000 Individual Providers (IP) currently working under the HSP. The new, electronic system is designed to reduce erroneous billings, help safeguard against fraud, improve program oversight, and ensure the delivery of services to customers in their home. The soft launch of the system began on Jan. 1, 2014, and is expected to be fully implemented by the end of the year.
The new timekeeping system requires the IPs to "call in" upon arrival to the customer home to start work and "call out" once their work is completed. The IPs must "call in" using the customer's registered land line phone or the customer's registered cell phone.
The new timekeeping system also offers additional controls and ability to identify trends and patterns that may indicate fraudulent activities. The HSP's Fraud Unit investigates allegations of fraud within the program. Investigations focus on customer and IP eligibility issues, benefits and services. The Fraud Unit coordinates investigations with collaborative partners such as the HSP field offices, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Office of the Inspector General, Illinois State Police Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and federal law enforcement agencies as applicable.
In addition, the HSP customers and their IPs will undergo training on fraud, abuse and neglect. The department is also working with community stakeholders and the Illinois State Police in the development and implementation of a background check policy for all individuals providing services within the HSP program.
The HSP is designed to ensure that individuals with significant disabilities can live in their own homes and direct their own personal care. Individual providers provide various services to individuals with severe disabilities, such as household tasks and personal care, so they can remain in their homes and be as independent as possible. Individual providers are compensated by the state of Illinois but selected, employed and supervised by customers under the program.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is pleased to announce that children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) will receive an increase in the amount allocated for fruits and vegetables. Effective June 2, 2014, children one and older will receive an additional $2 per month - from $6 to $8 - to redeem for any WIC eligible fruits and vegetables.
"This increase will allow for more fruits and vegetables to be available to these children," said IDHS Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "Fruits and vegetables provide many nutrients that support a healthy weight and lifestyle."
WIC is a USDA-funded public health nutrition program created to reduce the nutritional risk of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to the age of five. WIC provides food, nutrition education and access to healthcare. The program serves more than 140,000 children statewide.
The supplemental foods and nutrition education provided in WIC have assisted in reducing fetal deaths, infant mortality, low birth weight rates, iron deficiency anemia in children and increased immunization rates.
To learn more about the WIC program or to see if you may qualify, please visit www.fns.usda.gov/wic or contact your local WIC office.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) Long Term Care (LTC) initiative, an unprecedented opportunity to change the drug prescribing culture in nursing homes. Based upon concerns regarding substantial use of behavioral health medications within the nursing home population, the IDHS and the IDPH entered into an interagency agreement to reduce the use of chemical restraints and improve the quality of care.
"The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is about to enter a new frontier that may drastically change the way drugs are prescribed in nursing homes," said IDHS Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "The Long Term Care initiative is an important step in our efforts to better monitor prescriptions for controlled substances, especially among a vulnerable population such as the aging."
The two agencies have designed, developed, tested and implemented an electronic means of data collection and review. This has resulted in the ability to take downloads from long-term care pharmacy operations (a total of 80,000 beds) on a weekly basis and develop a data warehouse on behavioral health medications by patient, by facility, by region and statewide. The tool will allow for identification of regions and facilities where prescribing may be outside of general community standards for evidence-based clinical practice.
The goal of the IDHS/IDPH interagency agreement is to work with the long term care industry to develop reports that will assist medical directors, nursing directors, consultant pharmacists and facility directors in evaluating the care they are providing to their patients.
"The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program can help ensure the health and safety of long-term care residents by identifying medication errors and overuse or improper use of medications," said the IDPH Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck. "The IDPH is vigilant about the safety of all residents and this program is another tool in our toolbox to protect our loved ones."
The Illinois General Assembly has also designated June Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program Month to highlight the achievements of the program.
The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program began in 1986, and at that time monitored only Schedule II prescription drugs, including painkillers, such as morphine and hydrocodone. The PMP began collecting information electronically in 2000 and expanded to monitor Schedule III through V drugs, including Codeine, Vicodon and Valium, in 2007.
Last year, PMP collected 16 million prescription records and 22,000 doctors and pharmacists currently refer to that clinical data on a regular basis. Participating pharmacists and doctors complete about 150,000 PMP searches each month.
In 2012, the IDHS PMP joined a national data-sharing network that is providing for greater identification and prevention of prescription drug abuse. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's PMP InterConnect Program allows participating states to share information on prescriptions of controlled substances. Through this network, IDHS' PMP is better able to identify when patients have been issued duplicate prescriptions for controlled substances across state lines. The program alerts prescribers and dispensers when patients exceed recommended limits on controlled substances, which helps to prevent prescription drug abuse.
For more information about the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program please visit www.ilpmp.org .
In honor of National Alcohol Awareness Month, 47 community organizations across Illinois hosted town hall meetings in April and May to discuss underage drinking. The town hall meetings, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), will bring together community leaders and residents to discuss the problem of underage drinking in their community and work together to find solutions.
"Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance among youth in Illinois," said Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "Underage drinking poses a serious threat to the health and safety of teenagers across our state. The SAMHSA town hall meetings are an effective way to facilitate discussion on underage drinking issues in different communities across the state and develop prevention strategies to protect our youth."
Now in its 28th year, National Alcohol Awareness Month takes place every April to encourage families and communities to reflect on the societal and health effects of alcohol consumption and promote drinking prevention for adolescents.
In 2012, 41 percent of high school seniors in the U.S. drank alcohol in the last month. In Illinois, this percentage was even higher, with 47 percent of seniors reporting use in the last 30 days. Drinking alcohol is particularly dangerous for teenagers because they are still learning how to make responsible decisions and alcohol impairs judgment. Teens that drink are more likely to engage in risky behaviors like unprotected sex and driving under the influence. In 2012, a quarter of 10th-12th graders in Illinois reported that they had driven a car while under the influence of alcohol.
Underage drinking is associated with an increased risk of negative outcomes like poor academic performance, violence and sexual assault, and serious car accidents and fatalities. In 2010, underage drinking cost the state of Illinois $2.9 billion in legal costs, medical bills, and other expenses that went towards the aftermath of adolescent alcohol use.
The theme of the 2014 meetings is "Our Town, Our Health, Our Future." For more information on Alcohol Awareness month and ways to get involved, visit http://www.ncadd.org/index.php/programs-a-services/alcohol-awareness-month .
Governor Pat Quinn recently announced investments of $4.4 million to replace the roofing system at Chester Mental Health Center and to construct a cold storage building at Menard Correctional Center in Chester. Funded by his Illinois Jobs Now! construction program, the projects are part of Governor Quinn's commitment to creating jobs and driving Illinois' economy forward.
"The Menard project will allow more effective operations, and both projects will protect the state's investments in the Chester area," Governor Quinn said. "The projects will also employ a number of construction workers, which will drive the local economy forward."
Both projects will be managed by the Illinois Capital Development Board.
The $1,266,950 Menard Correctional Center project involves constructing a new, 10,000 square foot pre-engineered cold storage structure adjacent to an existing warehouse. The building will house a new freezer and cooler system, with three freezer units and six cooler units, that will operate more efficiently and effectively. Ninety percent of the meat products in cold storage at Menard are produced by Illinois Correctional Industries (ICI), run by the Illinois Department of Corrections. ICI, a self-supporting entity which uses no taxpayer dollars, provides meat products to all Illinois prisons. Construction of this permanent structure will eliminate the need for temporary cold storage units. The successful bidders include general construction, Fager-McGee Commercial Construction, Inc. of Murphysboro, $1,158,000; and electrical, M.C. Electric, Inc. of Red Bud, $108,950. This latest efficient replacement at Menard Correctional Center (MCC) joins the more than 70% of all buildings there which are not original (1878) construction.
The roofing system at the Chester Mental Health Center, a Department of Human Services facility, will be replaced for $3,221,339 by Joiner Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc. of Greenville, the lowest of three bidders.
"Upgrades to the Menard Correctional Center and Chester Mental Health Center signify a willingness to invest in these two critical state facilities," State Senator David Luechtefeld (R-Okawville) said. "The new refrigeration unit and roof will better enable the staff at both facilities to manage the inmate population, shelter mental health patients and enhance our state's public safety infrastructure."
The projects are part of Governor Quinn's $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! Program, which will support more than 439,000 jobs over six years. Illinois Jobs Now! is the largest construction program in Illinois history, and is one of the largest construction programs in the nation.
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the nation's public health nutrition program. WIC provides families with the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthful choices, which they can carry with them for a lifetime.
"I applaud the WIC program in their efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and for making a true difference every day in the lives of women, infants and children in Illinois," said IDHS Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler.
WIC aims to improve the health of low-income women, infants and children by providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding promotion and support, health screenings and referrals to eligible families.
Nearly 40 percent of all babies born in Illinois are WIC participants and research shows that WIC has been successful in the reduction of fetal deaths, infant mortality, low birth weight rates, iron deficiency anemia in children and increased immunization rates.
In addition, in Illinois, women who participate in the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor program offered by WIC tend to have higher rates of breastfeeding initiation (81.2%) and one month duration rates (73%) than those who do not participate in the program (61.4% and 61.3%, respectively). Women who participate in WIC while pregnant also have lower Medicaid costs than those who
do not participate.
As a result of these outcomes, the health of women, infants and children has been improved, infant mortality has decreased and Medicaid expenditures have been reduced. Since its beginnings, the WIC program has strived to meet the needs of its participants and has served as a long-standing and important community nutrition program which will continue to serve the needs of its population for years to come.
To learn more about the WIC program or to see if you may qualify, please visit www.fns.usda.gov/wic or your local WIC office.
AutonomyWorks was founded in 2012 with one mission: To create thousands of job opportunities for individuals with autism and other disabilities, directly and by supporting others. We do this by filling Process Execution roles such as website maintenance, data entry, quality assurance, and other tasks for companies of all sizes. Typically, these jobs require basic computer skills, attention to detail, an affinity for repetitive tasks, and a commitment to quality. Our goal is to empower our Team of exceptional Associates to provide turnkey solutions for our clients by working in their areas of excellence and expertise.
At AutonomyWorks, we believe that each Associate directly contributes to the growth and success of our company. We currently employ 15 part-time Associates who each work several 4- to 8-hour shifts weekly. Our Associates have become increasingly independent in their work, more self-confident and are extremely proud of their jobs. Their dedication, enthusiasm and pride grow daily as they master new skills and advance in their careers.
AutonomyWorks Associates are sourced through a partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services' Division of Rehabilitation Services (IDHS/DRS). The DRS has relationships with more than 30,000 individuals with disabilities that are ready to enter the world of work, and trained counselors that help to appropriately match individual skill sets with employment opportunities.
AutonomyWorks has designed a ground breaking, Multiple Paths to Employment model that allows us to effectively bring Associates on to our Team. Each month, we host monthly Job Shadow events to screen potential Associates. During the Job Shadow, potential Associates have the opportunity to interact with our current team of Associates, ask questions, and try a work sample set. Individuals demonstrating a skill set match and preference towards the tasks we complete for clients advance to the next step, an Assessment Day.
In collaboration with Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, we have designed an Assessment Day that allows us to get a more complete view of a potential Associate's skill set and where they may best fit within our team. Assessment Day participants spend a full day at AutonomyWorks and try several different work sample tasks. After an Assessment Day, an individual may be hired on to our team directly, hired for an On-the-Job Training period, or referred to our Training Program which will be run cooperatively with DRS to provide technical skills training.
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Governor Pat Quinn announced $14.5 million available to build and renovate community health centers throughout Illinois. The funds, included in Governor Quinn's Illinois Jobs Now! construction program, will allow the state to reduce health care spending and save taxpayers money. The announcement is part of Governor Quinn's agenda to ensure all people have access to quality healthcare and improve the health and well-being of people throughout Illinois.
"An investment in community health centers is an investment in the health and wellness of the people of Illinois," Governor Quinn said. "It is also a critical and essential step in transforming our health care system."
Community health centers may apply for the funds at www.illinois.gov/cdb . A total of $30.5 million in Illinois Jobs Now! funding has been distributed since 2011 to community health centers.
The Community Health Center Construction Act, signed by Governor Quinn in 2009, provides funding to repair outdated buildings, convert vacant commercial space, build new health center facilities and purchase new equipment for additional services such as OB/GYN and dental. The funds are administered through the state's Capital Development Board. In addition to providing needed health care facilities, the grants are expected to create about 215 construction jobs.
Community health centers are not-for-profit entities created by Congress to meet the health care needs of underserved communities and high-risk patients. These centers fill a void by providing care for those whom other providers often do not serve, including the low income, uninsured or homeless; or those with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse problems or special medical needs.
The state of Illinois celebrated National Prevention Week from May 18-24, 2014. The purpose of National Prevention Week, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), is designed to raise awareness of alcohol and other drug use, especially among adolescents, and mobilize communities to address these issues through prevention strategies like education and enforcement.
"The use of alcohol and drugs by teenagers in Illinois is a serious threat to adolescents and families, as this behavior could have serious health, emotional and legal consequences in the short and long term," said Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Michelle R.B. Saddler. "Communities can reduce substance use rates by focusing on prevention activities in schools and other sectors, and promoting healthy behaviors."
In Illinois, community-based organizations are working to reduce underage alcohol and drug use by delivering prevention strategies such as life skills (e.g. problem solving) education, parent education and communication campaigns. The IDHS Substance Abuse Prevention Program funds agencies across the state to deliver services to youth ages 11-20 and promote prevention in their communities. Organizations are also involved in building community coalitions to address substance abuse issues.
In 2012, 47 percent of 12th graders in Illinois drank alcohol in the past 30 days, 6 percent higher than the national average. Thirty percent of Illinois high school seniors reported drinking five or more drinks in one sitting, a practice known as binge drinking, which can lead to blackouts and alcohol poisoning. Underage drinking impairs judgment and is associated with risky behavior like driving drunk and unprotected sex.
Marijuana use among adolescents has increased nationwide and in Illinois over the last decade, as teens do not see the behavior as harmful. In Illinois, 38 percent of high school seniors have smoked marijuana in the last year, which is higher than the national average. Smoking marijuana affects a teen's ability to make good decisions, and 1 in 6 marijuana users who start smoking marijuana in adolescence become addicted to the drug.
While alcohol use remains steady and marijuana use in increasing, tobacco use among teens in Illinois has been steadily decreasing in the past decade. According to a 2012 SAMHSA report on adolescent cigarette smoking, there has been a significant decrease in adolescent cigarette use in 41 states, including Illinois. The report indicates that this positive development is due in part to the strengthening of tobacco laws on a state level and a greater understanding of the risks associated with tobacco use.
If you have concerns or questions about alcohol or substance use, please contact the IDHS Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (DASA) at 1-866-213-0548 or visit www.dhs.state.il.us and click on addiction.
I recently wrote to staff about "Searching for the Light [at the End of the Tunnel]" as we work down various backlogs in applications for SNAP and Medicaid. I'd like to acknowledge some of the current progress that has been made by our remarkable staff members:
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On behalf of the entire IDHS Team, I am honored to announce that Benro T. Ogunyipe has been named by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of the National Council on Disability. The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency that recommends disability policy to the Administration, Congress and other federal agencies. The IDHS welcomed President Barack Obama's announcement on April 3, 2014, that included Benro T. Ogunyipe among NCD's newest members. Benro T. Ogunyipe is an Accessibility Specialist for the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), a position he has held since 2004. He also serves in various roles at the IDHS Bureau of Accessibility and Job Accommodation in Chicago, including as the Bureau's Legislative Liaison and primary trainer in "Communications Access." He is a member of the Chicagoland Black Deaf Advocates; the National Association of the Deaf; and the Illinois Association of the Deaf. He served as President of the National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc. from 2011 to 2013; and served as Vice President and Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2011. He was a Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission from 2007 to 2012. Mr. Ogunyipe received a B.A. from Gallaudet University and an M.P.A. from the School of Public Service at DePaul University. We congratulate Benro as he brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to his new NCD appointment and we are full of pride that he is one of our team members.
Congratulations, Benro!
Our new Director of the Office of Human Resources is Lynn Oda. A native of Chicago, Lynn has extensive experience in Human Resources and strategic planning. Her most recent position was Director of Human Resources for Sun-Times Media and related technology start-up companies for Wrapports, the Sun-Times parent company, where she worked on human resources and strategic issues including transformation and organizational development. She started her career with Allstate Insurance Company where she held a variety of corporate positions and was head of human resources in the company's Midwest Regional Operations Center and in the New England Regional Office.
Lynn also worked on executive searches as Director of Client Services specializing in middle and senior management placements in a variety of industries both nationally and internationally.
Lynn is a Business Administration graduate of the University of Illinois, Chicago and has a MBA from the University of Phoenix. She holds a certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
Ngoan Le is returning to the IDHS to help fill the huge void left by the retirement of Edwin Silverman. Ngoan will serve as Acting Chief of the Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant Services. She will help maintain continuity and consistency in the bureau that oversees programs that help immigrants and refugees achieve successful integration in Illinois.
Many IDHS staff members know Ngoan from her most recent capacity as Vice President of Programs at the Chicago Community Trust (CCT). At CCT, Ngoan was responsible for directing Trust grant making activities that provided approximately $35 million in private funding for non-profits in the Chicago region in five program areas: arts & culture, basic human needs, community development, education and health.
Ngoan is an accomplished professional with more than 20 years of top-level management experience with non-profit organizations, state and city agencies, and private foundations.
Prior to her position at the Chicago Community Trust she served as the Deputy Commissioner for the Chicago Department of Human Services. She previously worked at IDHS as an Assistant to the Secretary working on housing, welfare reform and services to immigrants and refugees.
Ngoan has a B.A. in Foreign Language Education, French and Spanish, from Illinois State University. She studied English Literature at Saigon University/College of Pedagogy, Vietnam.
Please join us in welcoming both Lynn and Ngoan to IDHS! If you happen to see them around, introduce yourself and say hi!
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Pivot?
Central Europe's Worries About U.S. Foreign Policy
During the 2012 U.S. presidential election, President Barack Obama accused his rival, Mitt Romney, of harboring a worldview better suited to the Cold War than to the twenty-first century. "The 1980s," the president said to Romney in the final debate, are "now calling to ask for their foreign policy back." It was a catchy campaign line and a useful anticipation of Romney's argument that Obama was wrong to pursue warmer relations with Russia at the expense of ties to traditional allies, particularly Poland. But as Obama prepares his foreign policy team for a second four years in office, he would do well to take this part of Romney's message to heart. The Cold War may be over, but the security equation in central and eastern Europe has not been totally solved; Russia still presents a major geopolitical challenge to Western democracies; and maintaining the strength of U.S. alliances in the region is just as important as ever. Even as it seeks to shift resources to the Asia-Pacific region and sustain positive relations with Moscow, the United States cannot afford to pivot away from central Europe.
Close ties between Washington and central European countries date back to 1999, when NATO welcomed the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland as full members. The enlargement of NATO did wonders to stabilize the region, ensuring that it continued on the path to democracy and prosperity. The United States enjoyed a sterling reputation at the time, as Washington provided political and security anchors that bolstered central Europeans' sense that their countries were moving in the right direction. Soon thereafter, Poland participated in the U.S.-led missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, becoming one of the main troop contributors in both operations, mainly to prove its loyalty. Not surprisingly, Poland remained one of the few Western countries where U.S. President George W. Bush continued to enjoy favorable ratings, even as his Iraq policy inspired revulsion elsewhere in Europe.
Little of that good feeling is left today. Central
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Hey,OK I just had to stick my nose in here and make a couple of comments. Don't have time to catch up on all of the discussion today so sorry if I repeat stuff.First of all - these people really frustrate me. I think I liked Dani more when she wasn't HOH - more whiny but humble. I hate how she just announced that Jen was going up to her dad right after making HOH. I know she said it before, but it is the same thing she did with Eric, knee jerk reaction. Then don't tell me ED isn't running HOH because when Dani wavered for a second because she is worried about not getting Jen's vote, ED pounced and insisted Jen goes home. He is just so bitter about Jen putting him up - he also know she would do it again - so instead of thinking about what is best for Dani, he is covering his own arse.And OOH I could just smack Jen with a silly stick for messing up on the HOH comp (cause it is something I would have probably done )Amber is a lost puppy - it is going to be a hard week for her. I would be supprised if she has any options left. It seems like not being able to get HOH is working out for Jam (I guess everything does happen for a reason). Side note - I hope Jam does stay for awhile and is somehow a good influence on Dick instead of letting him get to her.RFWill - Sorry your boy had to go. I will be feeling your pain if Jen goes this week.Finally - I am sssssssoooooooooo mad about those clues things - wasted way too much time thinking about it. I love a good puzzle....what a waste.
I just think how great of a slap in the face it would be to Dick and Daniele because they say Jen cheats at comps. How does she cheat? Daniele cheated at her first HOH nobody seems to bring that up.
Anybody have a link of the transcript to the Early Show this morning with Julie Chen and Dustin Erikstrup?
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text: Defender honored for union controversy coverage News Home 04.29.14 By: Mark Tarnacki The Defender, Saint Michael's College's student newspaper, earned high recognition in competition for the 2013 Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in the breaking-news category for its thorough and balanced reporting on a custodial union controversy on campus this past fall. In competition among smaller colleges in the nine-state SPJ northeast region, Harvard University was the winner for coverage in the Crimson of the marathon bombing suspect search; the other finalist along with Saint Michael's that the SPJ officially recognized in this category was the student paper from Brown University in Rhode Island for its coverage of a controversial lecture cancellation and protests. Announcement of the winners came April 28. Mikala Kane '14, this year's Defender executive editor and a senior Media Studies, Journalism and Digital Arts (MJD) major with a psychology minor from Charlton, MA, said receiving the honor "feels wonderful since we're such a small school and newspaper staff, so to be recognized from beyond campus is nice – it shows our writing affects people beyond campus." Students sharing a byline on the story that earned this recognition along with Kane were Defender staffers Gracie Barney, Sheila Bogan, Kelsi Brett and Patrick Cope. In their report these students spoke in depth with college officials from the president's office to public relations, as well as to activist professors from both sides of the issue, along with lead union organizers, community labor activists and custodial supervisory staff. "I thoroughly enjoyed working on the team for this coverage that five of us put together, and none of us could have done it without each other," Kane said. "A couple did reporting, a couple did the writing, a couple did the editing, and it really shows what The Defender is capable of when we all work together." Jerry Swope and David Mindich are faculty advisers from the college MJD Department for The Defender, which publishes an issue every two weeks appearing in both print and online versions. "It's impressive to be honored by the SPJ," said Swope. "It reflects the quality of work that our students put into this particular story and have put into our publication throughout the year. The story on the custodial issue stands out as well because the students did a great job of reporting on all sides of the issues, and on a controversial topic like this, they made sure to search for and find the facts and give all sides a voice - and that's what quality journalism is about, the kind of journalism that makes our community a better place." Mindich said Defender students "worked very hard to produce a fair and thoroughly researched report about the custodians' push for a union. I'm very proud that the Society of Professional Journalists recognized all their good work. Also, that The Defender won alongside Harvard and Brown puts us in good company." He also recently learned that The Defender received Honorable Mention in this year's New England Newspaper and Press Association College Newspaper of the Year competition, won by Boston College. A second-place winner and four honorable mentions also were named out of about 20 nominees this year. The Society of Professional Journalists' MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from a calendar year. SPJ's Region 1 comprises Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Honorees received award certificates the weekend of April 25 at the Region 1 Spring Conference in Boston. First-place winners will move on to the national MOE competition among category winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at Excellence in Journalism 2014 (EIJ14) in Nashville, TN, Sept. 4 to 6. The awards are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience. The awards honor the best in student journalism. As such, judges were directed to choose only those entries which they felt were outstanding work worthy of such an honor. If the judges determined that none of the entries rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner. School divisions are based on student enrollment, which includes both graduate and undergraduate enrollment: Large schools have more than 10,000 students and small schools have fewer than 9,999 students. Besides newspaper categories for various news categories, columns, editorial and photography, student journalists compete in magazine, online, radio and television categories.


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Allocation unit size (formatting a HDD)
I saw someone post online they needed to get an external HDD to back up files because their computer keeps shutting off on them out of the blue and they are afraid that their computer is about to die. I have this 250 GB external HDD (232 GB available) that was given to me for free and I just don't need it and don't use it (I have a 1 TB external HDD). So I decided to help them out and will mail the HDD to them. I want to format the HDD, as I have some personal things on there (photos of me and some friends and family, and some word documents with personal info).
I'm trying to decide on what allocation unit size to choose. I found this link: http://www.howtogeek.com/136078/what...en-formatting/
Most of the data on this external HDD is about 95 GB of anime fansubs and about 29 GB of music files (these things were backed up to my 1 TB external HDD). So according to that link, I should set the allocation unit size to the biggest one? That is what I should do? Is there any problem with choosing the default size (4096 bytes)?
A couple more questions. No matter what allocation unit size I use, it should clear all personal data away permanently, right? Also, this external HDD comes with some folders, apps, and files needed to make the device operate/function correctly (examples, a "Seagate folder", a Settings file). If I format this HDD, these things should automatically be safe from being erased, right? Just figured I'd ask.
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The data on your drive will be deleted, so there's no point in using it to calculate which allocation size to choose. Let the person you're giving the drive decide if he/she wants a different allocation size.
It will be erased in the sense that the computer will show it has no data and most people would just trust that it's empty and won't try to look for your data. But unless you actually overwrite the data, there is some software that could try to recover it and knowledgeable people might use those programs to look for any data they can recover.
So if you have data on the drive that you don't want other people to recover, then overwrite it. Otherwise, if you don't care, just format it and it will be gone as far as many people are concerned.
But the drive itself should still be usable. If the person you're giving the drive to wants those software back, he might try downloading it from the manufacturer's website.
|2013-06-18, 04:10
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So how could I overwrite data?
Would it be a good idea to edit and modify certain pics and certain word documents? I could take pictures with me, friends, and family and then just crop the picture to a small segment of the picture (a part with no person, like a counter or a tree or a shoe) and then for written documents, I could just use Select All, delete, and then type in something like "blank document" and then save the document. Then I could format the hard drive. In the event someone down the line gets my hard drive that wants to recover the data, all the personal info would be edited so that nothing personal is there to see. Would this idea work?
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cipher /w:E:\
Just make sure to format the drive first and to change E to the current drive letter of your drive.
Or just search for other tools for Windows and/or other operating systems.
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Okay, so if the external HDD is something like drive 'F', just make sure to run the command [cipher /w:F:\], correct? I wouldn't wanna do that to my actual E drive, that is my storage drive with my fansubs and music lol
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But you should be able to run it safely on any drive because this command only overwrites available unused disk space. I've even done it on my C drive.
That's why I said to format the external drive first so that the whole drive will be unused, and thus, will be overwritten by this command.
Ah, I forgot, I don't know if the cipher command is available in the home editions of Windows. I know it's available in the pro/business editions.
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I formatted it. I am now running a drive wiper with the program CCleaner. It gave 4 options. Simple wipe with one sweep, Advanced with three sweeps, Complex with seven sweeps, and Very Complex with 35 sweeps. I chose the one with three sweeps. I figured that would be good enough. Will take about six hours to do, too. Has about 5 hours and 20 minutes left in the estimated time left message.
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What I did was a format (not a quick one) and then did a drive wipe with CCleaner, went to bed, and it was done in the morning. And now everything is taken care of. But...that drive wipe wasn't necessary, was it? All I needed was the complete format (not the quick one)?
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Rio Theatre
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Overland Park,
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This is a wonderful Art Deco restoration by a company that has restored many old theaters in the Kansas City area, and is restoring several more.
This theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in February of 2005.
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The neon & glass block on this theatre is amazing at night. Check out the theatre's official site for a photo.
The article below appeared in the KC Star after the renovation in 2000.
Remnants of old theaters give rise to a new movie house
By ROBERT W. BUTLER
The Kansas City Star
In the movie classic "Frankenstein" a creature is pieced together from parts of dead bodies.
Think of the new Rio in downtown Overland Park as a theater pieced together from parts of dead movie houses. The result, however, is way too charming to be called a monster.
In a restoration process that has taken nearly seven years, the 54-year-old theater — which hasn't shown a movie in a quarter of a century — has been gutted and remade into an old-fashioned single-screen movie palace using fixtures saved from condemned theaters throughout the Midwest and kept in storage until now.
"It's a little jewel, a piece of unique character for Overland Park," declares David Jenkins of Salina, president of the Kansas Historic Theaters Association.
The restored Rio — which in earlier incarnations was the Overland Theater, the Kimo South Theatre and the Theatre for Young America (the last a live performing company) — will have its first moment in the spotlight at 9 p.m. Wednesday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Kansas Gov. Bill Graves.
The doors at 7204 W. 80th St. open to paying customers Friday with screenings of John Ford's film "The Hurricane" starring John Hall, Dorothy Lamour and state-of-the-art special effects circa 1937. (Ticket prices are $6.75 for evening shows, $4.50 matinees or for seniors and children any time.) It was "The Hurricane" that was playing at the Overland Theatre when it opened on Christmas Day in 1946.
That will be followed on July 7 by screening of a newly restored version of Billy Wilder's classic "Sunset Boulevard" with William Holden and Gloria Swanson. On July 14 the Rio will begin its regular schedule of new foreign and independent films with "Six Days in Roswell," described as a sort of a "Waiting for Guffman"-type spoof about UFO mania.
Moviegoers will discover in the Rio what Wade Williams (who owns the theater along with twin brothers Brian and Ben Mossman) calls "the '40s Palm Beach look." The theater is an atmospheric, pastel art deco bonbon trimmed with tropical motifs.
Williams and the Mossmans bought the building from the City of Overland Park in 1993, after it had been vacated by long-time tenants Theatre for Young America, who are now in a performing space in the Mission Mall. City fathers feared that the facility would become an empty eyesore in the heart of their business district; Williams and the Mossmans proposed turning it into a classic example of a small-town movie house.
The Rio's new look begins on the exterior, where the Mossmans — who did the bulk of the restoration work themselves — have covered the facade in pink marble, installed new movie poster display cases (several of them salvaged from a condemned theater in St. Louis), raised a new made-to-order marquee and added so much pink and green neon lighting that, according to Williams, the Rio now has more neon than any theater of its size in the United States.
Most of the neon was created by Finis Necessary, an 86-year-old Independence resident who has been working in neon since the 1930s. In a 60-year-plus career Necessary has designed, installed and maintained the neon lighting on such now-leveled area theaters as the Pantages, Orpheum, Isis, Main Street and Gillham, as well as the still-operating Uptown.
The original box office was removed years ago, so Ben Mossman built the Rio's glass-brick box office from scratch. Finding the right kind of vintage art deco glass brick was tricky; three kinds were used in restoring the Rio, most of it purchased from area collectors.
Once inside the small lobby a visitor's eyes are drawn upward to a sort of rotunda that was created by removal of the old ceiling. From the center dangles a huge chandelier of brass and art deco frosted glass that originally hung in the old Isis Theatre at 31st and Troost.
"We were pulling that chandelier out of the Isis even as they were tearing out the rear wall of the building," Brian Mossman said of the emergency salvage effort.
The side walls of the rotunda introduce the palm tree motif that is carried throughout the Rio. The delicate stylized palms here are fashioned from quarter-inch steel rods. They were painted a pastel blue-green and are illuminated with green lights hidden at their bases.
Even the carpeting underfoot has a jungle-frond pattern.
The concession stand is dominated by a cherry red 1938 popcorn machine. It was salvaged by Williams and the Mossmans from the Abilene Theatre in Abilene, Kan., which went out of business earlier this year after being damaged by a microburst during a thunderstorm.
"Pretty much everything in here that looks old is old," Brian Mossman said while conducting a recent preliminary tour of the facility.
Over the bathroom doors are metallic-looking (actually, they're painted plaster) original signs dating to the '20s. The Men's sign features a portrait in relief of a dapper fellow with a cigarette in his mouth, the smoke curling around him.
But the Rio's piece de resistance is its 281-seat auditorium.
Those who last saw the auditorium when it was occupied by a children's theater may be amazed by the transformation. The tiered seating installed for live theater was pulled out and the natural slope of the auditorium revealed. Virtually every surface has been replastered and repainted.
The palm tree motif continues around the upper walls of the auditorium, while the lower part features tongue-and-groove paneling specially milled to create a bamboo effect. Recessed red, amber and blue lights can be adjusted to create different moods, depending upon the movie being shown.
The seats with cupholder armrests, while relatively new, have been recycled as well. In a previous life they were in the now-defunct Blue Ridge Cinema at I-70 at Blue Ridge Road.
"Each theater built in the '40s and '50s had its own identity," Mossman said. "It was just part of the showmanship of operating a theater."
That showmanship was very much on the minds of Williams and the Mossmans, who make up the Fine Arts Theatre Group, a business devoted to restoring and operating vintage movie houses. Since 1983 they have operated the Fine Arts Theatre on Johnson Drive in Mission; a few years later they restored the Englewood Theatre in Independence, a repertoire house at 10917 Winner Road that shows classic movies.
While the Rio will book the same sort of fare shown at the Fine Arts, Williams and the Mossmans regard it as their premiere screen. In it they will book the most in-demand titles, perhaps playing the same films showing at Westport's Tivoli Manor Square Theatre, the city's other "art house."
Why did it take nearly seven years to finish work on the Rio?
Mostly, say the Mossmans, because they insisted on doing most of the work themselves, from painting to laying a new sewer line.
"The hardest part of the job," said Ben Mossman, "was trying to do the Rio and our other jobs." Ben Mossman manages the Englewood, Brian Mossman runs the Fine Arts, and Williams a few years ago launched a line of videos based on his collection of vintage science fiction and horror films.
"Fifty years from now people will remember going to the Rio Theatre in Overland Park and how beautiful it was," predicted theater historian Jenkins. "Fifty years from now are they going to have the same kind of memories of the multiplex at the mall?
"No, and that's why these old theaters need to be saved. As far as I'm concerned, these guys are heroes."
To reach Robert W. Butler, movie editor for The Star, call (816) 234-4760 or send e-mail to
The night view of this theater is awsome!
Wow… here is an enterprising company that has taken FOUR lovely old movie palaces and restored them! Wait.. they did it in Kansas! … And the theaters are making money! Why can't we do this on Hollywood Boulevard with those lovely and historic theaters that are boarded up in the "movie capitol of the world?"
The "FIne Arts Group" of Kansas deserves some serious credit for the great job on these grand venues! Bravo!
According to a March 10, 2005 article in the Kansas City Star, this theatre was just added to the National Register of Historic Places in February of this year. Also added was the Granada in Kansas City, KS another Boller Brothers & Fine Arts Group Theatre.
Congrats to the Fine Arts Group for a job well done!!!
In the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook the Overland Theatre is listed with a seating capacity of 600.
Here is a recent closeup of the marquee:
This theatre is on the cover of "Cinemental Journeys" by Mike and Vicki Walker.
Yes. The old Overland Theatre renamed the Kimo South. My first theatre manager job.
March 22nd, 1968 grand opening ad as Kimo South in photo section.
Tues. 6/4/74's 8pm run of "Cinderella Liberty" was the swan song for the Kimo South. The stack ads the next day simply said "Closed" nest to the Kimo South logo. That left Dickinson with the Glenwood I & II, Festival, Prospect 4, Englewood, Dickinson, Shawnee Drive-In and Leawood Drive-In as its remaining screens in the metro.
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A large city in the northwestern part of Orange County, Buena Park, California, is home to more than 72,000 residents and is just 12 miles northwest of Santa Ana. It is notable as being home to several amusement parks. The city's residents are modest, with a median annual household income of just over $50,000, and Buena Park real estate is some of the county's more affordable. Even though the market isn't one of the high-priced luxury markets, it nonetheless has suffered setbacks in the past couple of years, and prices ended last year down from a year earlier.
According to the Orange County Register's Annual Zip Code Chart, at the end of the year, the total median price for Buena Park homes for sale was $365,000 in one zip code, a 5% decline, and $330,000 in the city's other zip code, a more than 15% decrease. Sales activity was up in both zip codes for the year, however, with 459 sales in one zip code, a 3% rise, and 238 sales in the other zip code, a 5% increase.
This year has shown some improvement in prices in Buena Park, suggesting maybe the worst of the down market is over for the city. The median price in March was $377,500 in one zip code, an 8% increase, with 28 homes sold, a fall of 32% according to the Orange County Register's monthly sales chart. The city's other zip code saw a median price of $395,000, a full 34% increase year-over-year in price. The area saw 27 homes sold in March, also an increase, of 29%.
More recently, in a three-week period that ended April 14, Buena Park again saw rises in median prices, suggesting it is a true trend and not just a one-month change due to luck. The price in the city's first zip code was $377,500, up more than 10%, and in the second zip code it was $390,000, up 23.5% annually. In the latter zip code sales, too, showed vast improvement with 25 properties sold an improvement from the same period one year ago by 56%.


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Report: Delays, cost hikes hit new Haiti housing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had ambitious plans to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti where more than three-fourths of the population lives on less than $2 a day — construction of 15,000 homes in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Disputes over land rights, inaccurate estimates and higher costs have forced the U.S. Agency for International Development to drastically scale back those plans and left members of Congress questioning whether American tax dollars are delivering the help first promised after the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake.
The Government Accountability Office, in a report released on Tuesday, found that as of March 2013 the agency had disbursed only 31 percent of $651 million despite the government's insistence that it was committed to Haiti's reconstruction. The GAO also found that "a substantial amount of progress on project activities remains to be completed."
Instead of 15,000 homes for 75,000 to 90,000 beneficiaries, the agency plans to build 2,649 homes for some 13,200 to 15,900 beneficiaries. In fact, the agency is expected to build 906 houses and non-government agencies and other partners are on tap to construct 1,743 homes.
Among the problems causing delays and cost increases was acquiring the land titles to build as well as the Haitian government's demand that the homes have flush toilets. One difficulty was that before the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti had no wastewater treatment plants.
Since then, a temporary facility has been constructed at one location and a permanent plant built near the capital city of Port-au-Prince though it's unclear whether the facilities can serve the homes.
The earthquake displaced some 2 million people, killed about 230,000 and injured 300,000. Congress voted to provide $1.14 billion in reconstruction funds, including $651 million for the agency which provides U.S. economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide.
One of the major projects are a power plant and port to support the new Caracol Industrial Park, which is projected to create thousands of jobs more than 100 miles from Port-au-Prince. Last October, former President Bill Clinton and then Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton inaugurated the industrial park and urged foreigners to invest to help Haiti rebuild.
The GAO report found the work on the first phase of the power plant was done with less money and in time to provide power to the first tenant at the industrial park. However, construction of the port will be delayed two years because of the agency lack of expertise in port planning. The position of the port engineer remains unfulfilled.
"This uncertainty puts at risk USAID's investments in port planning and design, as well as the sustainability of the CIP and power plant due to the three projects' interdependence," the report said.
Beth Hogan, USAID's senior deputy assistant administrator to the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, said the agency welcomed the report, noting that the Haiti mission finished the first part of a power plant with less funding than allocated.
"Mid-point reviews such as this one are helpful to us to see how we can be more effective," she wrote in an email. "It is important to bear in mind that the report is a snapshot of progress to date, and that work in housing, energy, port construction and other areas is ongoing."
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican who requested the report when she led the House Foreign Affairs Committee last year, said the findings were "alarming and showcases the need to further investigate and ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not being wasted or abused in Haiti."
The committee plans to send a bipartisan delegation of staff members to Haiti, said the current chairman, Rep. Ed Royce, a Republican.
Rep. Eliot Engel, the panel's top Democrat, said the GAO found a "significant and sobering disconnect between what was originally promised for the Haitian people, and what it appears USAID is now prepared to deliver."
The leaders of the committee released the report.
Associated Press writer Trenton Daniel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, contributed to this report.


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The Montrose defense had an answer everywhere the Durango High School girls basketball team tried to turn Saturday.
DHS connected on just 11 percent of its shots as the Demons struggled to figure out the Indians defense in a 62-20 Montrose victory Saturday.
They did a good job defensively on us, DHS head coach Nancy Smith said. We had very few just open shots. We took good shots. We got good shots offensively. We had trouble making them.
Molly Barnes led Durango (8-5, 1-3 Southwestern League) with six points, while Augusta Brockus chipped in four. The Demons were without Jessica Sigillito, who sat out with a knee injury, and Katie Wiegert, who fell ill.
The Demons have lost three consecutive games after their 8-2 start, while Montrose improved to 11-2 and 4-0 to remain atop the SWL.
Durango will return home and try to regroup, with five of its last six games coming in the friendly confines of the DHS gymnasium. That run begins Thursday, when the Demons will host archrival Montezuma-Cortez.
Its Cortez, so you never know whats going to happen, Smith said. By then, well have worked on the things we need to work on from this past weekend. Itll be nice to have a few days to correct and practice some of the things we need to get better at.


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No. 2 White Sox prospect key to Barons' comeback victory
By Josh Jackson / Special to MLB.com | June 16, 2013 9:11 PM
When your father's a former two-time NBA champion and your brother just had a breakout season for the Golden State Warriors, it can be difficult to carry the athletic mantle in the family.
Trayce Thompson did his best on Father's Day, and he knew his dad, Mychal Thompson, was proud.
The White Sox's No. 2 prospect belted two home runs and collected five RBIs, and his second roundtripper sparked a five-run ninth that culminated in a 9-8 win for Double-A Birmingham over Jackson. He was 3-for-5 on the day.
"I called [my dad] before I went to the field, and he told me he was going to be listening. As soon as the game finished, I was thinking about him and his thoughts," said Thompson. "So far, it's been a pretty great year for him as a father. I'm just trying to catch up to Klay, so to speak."
The 2009 second-rounder spent most of last year in the Class A Advanced Carolina League, but also saw action with the Barons and Triple-A Charlotte. He finished the campaign with 25 homers and 21 stolen bases. His home runs Sunday bring his 2013 total to eight, and after entering May with a .191 average, he's boosted it up to .255.
"I've kept the same approach. I tinkered with a couple things in my swing, but not really. I felt like in April I was hitting the ball pretty good, I just wasn't finding any holes. I haven't changed much," Thompson said. "I've been fortunate enough to find a few more holes. I'm trying to go out there and have fun, and thankfully, the results have started to follow in May and June."
The Barons claimed a first-half division title Monday, and Thompson believes a come-from-behind win at the end of the week speaks volumes about the team.
"We're a pretty tough team to beat. We're a talented team and not just guys, but we have a great coaching staff and our trainer Shawn Powell," he said. "We're a team that can persevere through stuff. Our pitchers have been great, and we have a lot of the same guys as last year. That helps us chemistry-wise and we're having a lot of fun, which is probably an important part of winning."
In the third inning, Thompson came to bat after Generals starter Chance Ruffin struck out the first two hitters in the frame. Thompson quickly fell behind, 0-2.
"I was just trying not to do too much. Ruffin is a great pitcher. ... But this time, he left a fastball over the plate," Thompson said. "He'd been throwing sliders and breaking stuff, and I was looking for a fastball. I wouldn't say I got all of it. The wind was blowing out, so the conditions helped me a bit."
Facing Ruffin again in the fifth, this time with fellow Top 20 White Sox prospects Marcus Semien and Keenyn Walker aboard, Thompson plated Semien with a line-drive single off Ruffin's first pitch.
"It was a changeup. Since they got me out earlier with off-speed stuff and then I hit that fastball, I was expecting something off-speed," he explained.
In the seventh, Thompson lined out directly to Generals second baseman Patrick Brady. He came to the plate with Semien and Walker on base again with one out in the ninth against Jackson reliever Moises Hernandez.
"That lineout to second was probably my best swing of the game, so I felt pretty comfortable in the box by then," Thompson said. "I saw his slider early, then I saw his fastball on the next pitch, and I knew those were going to be the pitchers I was going to get. He left a slider floating over the middle."
Thompson crushed it over the bleacher seats in left field.
"The game wasn't over then. We still had a goal, to win." he said.
Semien scored three times and worked three walks. Jered Mitchell, the White Sox's No. 5 prospect, entered the game as a pinch-runner in the ninth, stole a base and scored the winning run.
Josh Jackson is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Are you peeing enough? A wee tip for moms.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
My first episode of One-Der Woman: The Single Mom's Guide to Happiness was about panties. The most recent one? It's about pee. We've all grown up a lot together in the past few months, haven't we, friends?
In overhauling my self-care in some big ways, from sleep to my budget to exercising more days than not, I was overlooking the basics. Here's the wee change I had to make — and quick — so that I could really get on the road to bigger and better well-being.


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This article originally appeared in the April 2012 issue of Architectural Digest.
The first tip-off that the woman tooling around the links of the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California, has something besides tee times on her mind would be the absence of golf clubs in the back of her cart. Then there's her attire. Emily Summers is clad not in pastel slacks and spiked footwear but black leather pants and leopard-print flats. Finally, consider Summers's conversation: "William Cody's later buildings lean to the Brutalist," she pronounces, rounding a sand trap and pulling up to a low rectilinear residence fronted by chunky columns. "Notice the rough cantera stone of the pillars?"
Summers, a Dallas-based interior designer, and her husband, Steve, an investor and serious amateur golfer, have owned a home at Eldorado for the past four years. She enjoys a brisk nine-hole round as much as anyone else in her family (the couple has three grown children), but the sport is not her life's passion. Years ago, while Summers was pursuing a graduate degree in art history at Southern Methodist University, her true calling revealed itself. "I went to Vienna for my thesis and saw the work of Adolf Loos and Josef Hoffmann, and I became fascinated with architecture and the decorative arts," she says. The designer has long since established a reputation for richly textured rooms that often enliven iconic examples of modern architecture.
The house she and her husband acquired just off the 14th hole was designed not by Cody but by an unknown architect in the 1960s (the same era in which their home in Dallas and their summer place in Colorado Springs were built). But the airy, clean-lined residence is very much in keeping with the work of the midcentury modernist responsible for the Brutalist structure across the course as well as (in collaboration with Ernest J. Kump) Eldorado's clubhouse and guest cottages. The dwelling is built around an interior courtyard and features ten-foot ceilings and walls of glass facing the fairway and the Santa Rosa Mountains. Not that these assets were all apparent to the untrained eye. "Some very unfortunate changes had been made to the structure in the '80s," explains Summers. "The courtyard had been turned into an entrance with glass-and-steel gates, the beautiful side-entry sequence had been closed off, and it had been given a red-tile mansard roof."
The designer interviewed a number of architects for the renovation, settling on Lance O'Donnell, a local talent who had rehabilitated one of the club's Cody residences and who is, says Summers, "a true modernist who understands all the great Palm Springs architects." O'Donnell restored the original entry and courtyard. He also installed clerestories under the living area's high ceilings and expanded the kitchen. The club keeps close tabs on construction projects, and the building would have to be painted twice before an acceptable shade of white—Benjamin Moore's Silver Satin—was achieved. But there was never any question that it, in contrast to its earth-toned neighbors, would be white. "I knew the house was going to have white walls and white terrazzo floors and everything in it was going to be light and fresh and crisp," says Summers.
As far as furnishings were concerned, the designer adds, "I just started playing around with what I had." Summers's idea of playing around, it should be noted, involves drawing up meticulously detailed furniture plans. And what she had amounted to a small museum of significant midcentury pieces and other treasures stockpiled over the years. At one end of the sun-flooded living room, a large Qing-dynasty screen Summers has owned since the '60s grounds a vintage gondola sofa and a pair of Carlo di Carli armchairs plucked from her inventory. On a silver rug by the fireplace, more-recent finds—a wicker chair by Marc Newson, a T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos end table, an original Warren Platner bronze-plated settee and lounge chair that are of the same vintage as the house—contribute to the relaxed but urbane mood. Panels faced with squiggly hand-painted wallpaper custom made by Porter Teleo provide a graphic focal point while camouflaging the television.
Summers, who also deployed bursts of vivid color here and there—tangerine in a guest room, a deeper orange in the kitchen, Tiffany-blue in the master suite—acknowledges that she might be "a little more playful" in her approach to her own interiors than she is with those of her clients. The strategic selection and placement of contemporary artwork, on the other hand, is a constant in her practice. A series of black basalt sculptures by Spaniard Xavier Corberó, for instance, sparks a dynamic conversation between the entry hall and the courtyard beyond. A watercolor by Mark Adams, a vintage French plaster relief, and a Jim Dine lithograph animate the public rooms, and Vincent Mazeau's Grey Sky, a crystal chandelier that appears to be frozen in ice, brings a touch of whimsy to the terrace by the pool. "I thought it would be fun to sit in the sun under an ice-coated chandelier," offers the designer.
The desert's built environment clearly holds as much interest for Summers as its natural one; she has become a member of the Architecture and Design Council at the Palm Springs Art Museum. And at the end of the day, her design chops are valued at Eldorado as well. How can she tell? Easing his golf cart up to her terrace, a player pauses to admire the back of Summers's house. "Love the final paint job!" he yells.


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Zakariyya ibn Muhammad Ansari (d. 926) on Tasawwuf
Shaykh al-Islam Zakariyya Ansari was known as the Shaykh of Shaykhs. He was a hadith master, judge, and exegete of Qur'an. He was Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami's teacher and authored many books on tasawwuf, including a commentary on Qushayri's Risala which received several editions.
In his commentary on Qusayri Ansari gives the following definitions for tasawwuf:
Tasawwuf is the abandonment of deliberation. It is also said: It is the guarding of your senses and the mindfulness of your every breath; also: it is complete earnestness in the progression towards the King of all kings; also: it is the devotion to works of good and the avoidance of defects; and other explanations… The sufiyya or Sufis are called thus because the Truth — Allah — has made them pure (safahum) and has favored them unreservedly (akhlasa lahum al-ni`am) through what He has allowed them to look upon.1
1Zakariyya al-Ansari, Sharh al-risala al-qushayriyya (Cairo: dar al-kutub al-`arabiyya al-kubra, 1330/1912) p. 126.
Reproduced with permission from Shaykh M. Hisham Kabbani's The Repudiation of "Salafi" Innovations_ (Kazi, 1996) p. 386-387
Blessings and Peace on the Prophet, his Family, and his Companions


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