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They may be classified as self-directed investors, but many individuals managing their money online are looking to strengthen the relationship they have with their broker-dealer and receive more guidance, the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study shows.
The study, now in its 13th year, finds that last year's top-rated firm remains at the top of the list. It also reveals that overall satisfaction has improved slightly, according to the results of a poll of about 3,800 self-directed investors released Thursday.
"We're seeing a tremendous shift in the industry where price alone is not enough to satisfy self-directed investors, especially young investors, who are important for the long-term future of the business and who are begging for a change," said Craig Martin, director of the wealth management practice at J.D. Power, in a press release.
"Self-directed firms' traditional pricing approach is highly reminiscent of the free-checking model used by retail banks, in which a small portion of the customer base was subsidizing the free services provided to all customers, and the perceived value of the relationship was diminished," Martin explained." We saw the ramifications of that play out in 2010 when regulations created massive disruptions from which the banks are still recovering."
Self-directed investors use online tools as the main way to ask questions and obtain guidance on how to achieve their financial objectives. Thus, their broker-dealers need to make these investors aware of the most important tools, illustrate the value of such tools and get investors to use them.
"Firms need to take an 'outside in' view that focuses on customer needs in lieu of their current 'inside out' approach that has led to an industrywide pricing and technology race," noted Martin.
According to J.D. Power, self-directed investors who know about and utilize financial planning or asset-allocation tools give a satisfaction score 80 points higher than the average DIY investor. Plus, self-directed investors that turn to tracking or monitoring tools give scores 96 points higher than the average.
"The use of tools also increases the amount investors plan to invest with their firm in the next 12 months by as much as 16 percentage points," J.D. Power said.
The group also notes that about two-thirds (63%) of self-directed investors say they do not fully understand their firm's fee structure, and 74% of this subset of investors has made fewer than five trades in the past year.
The satisfaction level of investors who do not understand their fee structure is below both the overall average and the satisfaction level of all 10 firms included in the poll.
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If there is an adequate iTunes-like music player available on Android, DoubleTwist is it. It is an incredibly simple app that lets you keep your personal collection organized, sync to your desktop, play live radio, and even subscribe to podcasts. It can also function as a video player, though it is unquestionably best for listening to tunes.
DoubleTwist opens up to a dashboard of icons for all of your primary music functions. It doesn't have the prettiest interface in the world, but it also doesn't have a particularly unattractive one. More importantly, though, the interface's functions are clear, and navigation is intuitive. Its color scheme is dark, but clean lines and sharply designed buttons set it apart from eyesores like Winamp. What's more, DoubleTwist comes with home-screen widgets and controls for your Android lock screen when the app is active.
With a single tap from the dashboard, you can browse your music collection by artist, album, genre, or song title, or you can access your playlists. No matter how you decide to sift through your collection, you can play any song with a single tap. Conveniently, each song also has a "+" button next to it, in case you simply want to add it to your queue. From the dashboard, you can swipe right for app settings or swipe left to see a list of your locally stored videos. Because everything is so neatly organized, it is easy to zip around the app.


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Old Mother Hubbard: Shopping For Linebackers Pt. I
>> 7.07.2011
The Lions' linebacker shopping is a tricky thing. What the Lions, in theory, need, is an outside linebacker—but the pool at inside linebacker is deeper, and starting MLB Deandre Levy has the tools to play outside. In Part I, I'll assume the Lions kick Levy outside, and bring in a starting middle 'backer.
One of the things I noticed about the ILB grades is that they deviate more wildly from popular reputation than other position groups. We fans know we can't really evaluate secondary play because TV cameras don't show it well—and analysts can only guess at coverage assignments. Let's face it, the only reason most fans know Nnamdi Asomugha is good is because so many analysts have said so. Even if we flip to a Raiders game and watch it start to finish, we'll be unlikely to see what makes him better than most other corners.
However, I'm coming to believe that linebacker play is just as poorly understood. Half of linebacker play is coverage, after all, and LB coverage assignments are even more ineffable than those of safeties or cornerbacks. Beyond that, though, run gap fits are still a matter of observation and guesswork, and without "film study" we're not looking that closely at LB play anyway. At full speed, all we notice are big stops, broken tackles, and massive whiffs—and not all of them, either. I had to go frame-by-frame to notice this terrible Ernie Sims arm tackle in the hole. The result? We know big names much better than we know who actually had good seasons.
Takeo Spikes is the highest-graded free-agent-to-be, and by all accounts he had a terrific year last year. Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee says the Niners re-signing Spikes should be a "no-brainer," but last year's third-rounder, NaVorro Bowman, played well in injury relief (+3.7 overall on 217 snaps). If the 49ers are comfortable with Bowman stepping into the starting role, they could let the 34-year-old Spikes explore the market.
Just how good was Spikes last year? With a +24 overall rating, he was the seventh-best graded linebacker in the NFL. For comparison, his ILB partner Patrick Willis turned in a +31, second-best in the NFL. The 6'-2", 242-pound Spikes was very solid in coverage, +5.9, and incredible against the run; his +18.2 grade was ranked 3rd overall, surpassing even Willis! He was only called for one penalty, but it was declined or offset. The only grade that isn't outstandingly positive is his -0.5 pass rush mark; he was the only PFF Top Ten linebacker whose pass rush grade was below 0.
As a pure run-stopper, Spikes was nearly the ideal: he had 92 tackles and 10 assists, and was only credited with two missed tackles. Counting assists as a half-solo, his ratio of tackles-to-missed-tackles was second-best in the NFL. Sounds like exactly the kind of run-stopper the Lions have been looking for since Stephen Boyd, right? Well . . . maybe not.
I compared the ratio of solo tackles to "stops," solo tackles that result in offensive failure [I can't find PFF's definition of Stops, but here's Football Outsiders']. Of Spikes' 92 solo tackles, only 48 actually prevented offensive success. Of Deandre Levy's 61 solo tackles, 34 were stops, so their ratios of solo tackles-to-stops are quite similar (ranked 26th and 33rd of 5o, respectively). When we add in assists and missed tackles, to get an every-chance-you-had-to-make-a-tackle-to-stops rate, the gap returns, but not as widely: Spikes had a 12th-best possible-tackle-to-stops rate of 1.8, while Levy's was a 37th-best 2.3.
Spikes was playing ILB in a 3-4, and though he's played in many different alignments and positions throughout his career, that's probably where he's best suited. He had the benefit of playing next to Patrick Willis, a benefit he won't have here. He was fantastic in a narrow window, even in coverage (he had 3 picks and 5 PDs on only 48 targets), but the Lions would expect Spikes to cover a lot of ground laterally. Moreover, at 34, he'd be a short-term player at most, at worst a one-year rental. If Spikes leaves, I don't expect him to come here.
The most obvious free-agent candidate is the Titans' Stephen Tulloch. Graded the 15th-best ILB by PFF, the 5'-11", 240-pound Tulloch was drafted back in 2006 by Schwartz's Titans. Last year, the former fourth-rounder's fifth season, was his first as a wire-to-wire starter—though he started 13 and 12 games in his fourth and third year, respectively. Incredibly, Tully played 1,222 snaps—the most of any ILB in the NFL, by a long shot. His overall grade of +13.6 was well earned, then, as were his run-stopping grade of +10.5 and +8.3. Like Spikes, though, his pass rush skills left a lot to be desired. Tulloch's -1.3 rush grade slotted him 41st out of 51 qualifying ILBs.
Still, Tulloch's run-stoppingness cannot be denied. Tully had a solo, assist, or missed tackle once every 7.1 snaps he played—that rate was sixth-best in the NFL. I don't have run plays face vs. passing plays faced, so that stat may not be gospel—but he certainly got to the ball carrier an awful lot. His tackles-to-missed-tackles rate was 16.1, 16th-best in the NFL. His 76 total stops were the most in the NFL—though when dividing his aggregate solos, assists, and missed tackles by stops, that total isn't quite as impressive (2.0 possible-tackles-to-stops rate, ranked 25th).
In coverage, Tulloch held up extremely well, despite being picked on constantly; he was thrown at once every 12.9 snaps, third-most in the NFL! Only Pittsburgh's Lawrence Timmons and New England's Gary Guyton were thrown at more often (each once every 12.8 snaps). Of course, since his snap total topped the league, his targets do, too, with a whopping 95. Despite this shelling, Tulloch did okay, allowing 72.6% of those TA to be caught, and holding his assignments to 7.0 YpC. He stopped the bleeding very quickly, allowing a fifth-best 4.0 YAC per catch. He also had five passes defensed and an interception—but with 95 targets, those are actually low numbers, 34th-worst PD-or-INT-per-target rate in the NFL. His passer rating allowed was a middle-of-the-pack 89.9.Tulloch got to the ballcarrier as often as almost anyone, and was picked on in coverage almost as much as anyone. He had the heaviest snap workload in the NFL, and he was involved in those snaps at very high rates. It'd be fair to say that no one ILB did more for his defense than Stephen Tulloch in 2010—yet, the Titans have already prepared for Tulloch's departure, drafting Florida ILB Colin McCarthy. They fear Tulloch will "cost too much to keep," despite his obvious value. Whether it's because Jim Schwartz will be waiting at midnight with a bottle of vino, or because there'll be a bidding war the Lions will bow out of, Tulloch won't come cheaply.
Kevin Burnett, like Spikes, played ILB in a 3-4 last year. However, he and his Chargers partner, Stephen Cooper, are both free-agents to be. From what I can gather, the Chargers will try to bring back Burnett and pair him with backup ILB Brandon Siler and/or U of M 2nd-round draftee Jonas Mouton. Burnett turned in much better PFF grades than Cooper in 2010: +11.3 overall, an astounding +6.1 when rushing the passer, and +6.5 in run stopping. His -1.3 in pass coverage isn't great, of course, but the 6'-3", 240-pound Burnett finally emerged as a quality player.
Cooper, for what it's worth, is practically the opposite: +7.8 in coverage, but -0.8 in pass rush, and -4.7 in run stopping. His +3.3 overall is okay, but the 32-year-old Cooper is not a tantalizing possible solution to the Lions' run-stopping woes, like Burnett. Unfortunately, while Burnett might be good enough to make the switch from 3-4 ILB to 4-3 MLB, Cooper isn't, and the Chargers will likely pick the 28-year-old Burnett.
The player that isn't getting much publicity is the Jaguars' Kirk Morrison, who the Jaguars were hoping to be able to replace in the draft, but couldn't. He's been given the "go ahead and shop yourself but if it won't cost too much we'll take you back" speech from the Jags' brass, mostly due to his flagging coverage. But, while his well-below-average -2.1 coverage grade (and second-worst in the league 137.6 passer rating allowed) looks bad, Morrison was one of the surest tacklers alive in 2010.
With one missed tackle to 69 solos and 9 assists, Morrison had the best missed tackle ratio of any inside linebacker in the NFL. His range may not be great—his ratio of snaps to solo, assisted, and missed tackles was 9.6, below average and ranked 31st—but his ratio of solo, assisted, and missed tackles to stops was 1.7, essentially tied for third-best in the NFL. Ultimately, Kirk Morrison plays the 4-3 run stopper as well as anyone—and if the Lions are okay with his coverage limitations, he could be an excellent value pickup.
Stewart Bradley and Barrett Ruud I've included more to pop their bubbles than anything else. Bradley had a rough go of it in 2010 after a breakout junior year, turning in a -4.5 overall grade. He was trying to recover from an offseason ACL tear, and later trying to shake off a horrific in-game concussion. Worse yet, Bradley's injury replacement, Jamar Chaney, performed brilliantly in relief—meaning the Eagles would like to bring Bradley back, but as an outside linebacker. I've liked Bradley, but he's got a bunch of issues and won't likely be available.
Ruud, a guy I really hoped the Lions would draft back in 2005 (he went one pick before we selected Shaun Cody), has had an up-and-down ride with the Bucs. Last season, Ruud was the 49th-best (a.k.a. second-worst) PFF-graded ILB, with a -13.3 overall mark. In a year where the average was +8.3, that's really poor. He might be touted as a value option—but if his 2010 performance was any indication, he's a significant downgrade from DeAndre Levy; I don't see him as an option at all.


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For too long, Congress has failed to live up to its commitment to fund special education. This continued underfunding – in combination with current state fiscal crises – forces school districts to either raise taxes or dip into general education budgets to make up for the shortfall, thereby cutting other critical services.
Take Action Today: Urge your Members of Congress to support full funding for IDEA.
NEA Report: The Negative Impact of Graduation Policies on Students with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations
The National Education Association supports a free, appropriate public education for all students with disabilities in a least restrictive environment, which is determined by maximum teacher and parent/guardian involvement. There must also be a full continuum of placement options, services, and delivery models available to students with disabilities.
Over the past 10 years, the number of U.S. students enrolled in special education programs has risen 30 percent. Three out of every four students with disabilities spend part or all of their school day in a general education classroom. In turn, nearly every general education classroom across the country includes students with disabilities. Each school and school district must determine the best way to conduct programs and figure out how to pay for them.
As the nation's parents, citizens, educators and elected officials tackle the problems facing special education, NEA urges everyone to acknowledge our successes. Local public schools are now educating millions of disabled children, and a growing number of them are graduating from high school. Only three decades ago, these same children would have been isolated in separate institutions or simply kept at home, with little or no chance of ever becoming independent, productive, taxpaying citizens.
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Hello good people of the Cyberworld! I have a new eBook out! As you probably gathered from the image above, it's called "Journey through Java". This one is a collaboration with David duChemin's "Craft and Vision" team and it is a part of their very popular "Print and Process" series. Basically, it's my photos and words, their structure and design.
Those of you who have been following my blog for some time are aware that I have known this duChemin fellow for a while. I think quite highly of the man, so when David approached me about doing one or possibly even a few eBooks for the "Print and Process" series, I said – "Sure thing mate!"
What really excites me about this eBook is the fact that the structure of it allowed me to focus on a specific stretch of time during my photographic journeys and as a result I was able to delve deeper into my photographic process than ever before. The eBook is fairly personal, but at the same time, the knowledge one should come away with is applicable on a very wide scale.
There's talk about the equipment used, the technical aspects (every image has the Exif data provided) as well as composition and light. These things are all discussed in a very practical sense, as they relate to the images included in the eBook. There is a somewhat philosophical side to what I've written too. In this eBook I really wanted to touch on what makes a photograph more than a snapshot or an overused cliché and so I've devoted a whole section to the discussion of what it means to create shots that are deep, original and express what the photographer feels to the fullest.
Who is this eBook for? It is for anyone who enjoys my photography and wants to know how I go about creating my work. I do however feel that the eBook will be particularly useful for the serious amateurs who want their photos to be more than "pretty pictures" as well as those thinking of doing travel and documentary photography for a living.
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The European Cybercrime Center EC³09 January 2013
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The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) is up and running from 11 January 2013 to help protect European citizens and businesses from cyber-crime. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström takes part in the official opening of the Centre established at the European Police Office, Europol in the Hague (the Netherlands).
What are the objectives?
The main task of the European Cybercrime Centre is to disrupt the operations of organised crime networks that commit a large share of the serious and organised cybercrimes. Offences include those generating large criminal profits, those causing serious harm to their victims or those affecting our vital infrastructure and IT systems.
The Centre will gather information from a variety of sources – not only law enforcement authorities – to support investigations conducted by Member States' authorities. This will allow the Centre to identify the most dangerous, pressing cybercrime threats and single out key cybercrime networks in the EU. The Centre will also provide an early warning system for national law enforcement on new vulnerabilities criminals have started to exploit or on how to handle new, technically challenging cases.
The Centre will further develop a common standard for cybercrime reporting so that serious cybercrime can be reported to national law enforcement authorities in a uniform way. Information from a citizen in one Member State reporting a compromise of his bank account could easily be linked to other citizens reporting similar incidents affecting the same bank in their respective countries. In such cases, the Centre will be able to immediately alert all other Member States' authorities.
The Centre will also respond to queries from cybercrime investigators, prosecutors and judges as well as the private sector on specific technical and forensic issues, and would bring together the various players in cybercrime training with the aim of increasing the overall offer of training possibilities and expanding such courses to the judiciary.
Finally, the Centre would assume the collective voice of European cybercrime investigators, providing a platform to develop common positions of Union law enforcement authorities on key issues, for example on Internet governance structures or in building trusted networks with the private sector and non-governmental organisations, and providing the natural interface for international initiatives to curb cybercrime, such as Interpol's work in this domain.
How will it work?
Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and a strong team of highly-qualified and specialised personnel offering a wide spectrum of services - from helping Member States analyse complex digital forensic evidence to forecasting trends and scenarios, the European Cybercrime Centre will become the focal point in the fight against cybercrime in the Union.
Overview of the Centre's functions - infographic
How is the EC³ staffed and funded?
Since the EC³ will be launched within Europol its budget will form part of the general Europol budget (which amounted to around €84 million in 2012). Around 7 million euros will be available for the EC³ operational activities within the Europol 2013 budget.
As for the staff, 30 full time positions are already operating within the EC³ and in the course of 2013 Europol will make additional redistributions of tasks, so as to free around 10 additional posts, bringing the total EC³ staff to around 40 people.
As for subsequent years, additional reinforcements will be necessary to meet the increased workload of the Centre. The Commission is at work to find ways to increase Europol's budget accordingly with the Agency's expanding mandate in the field of cybercrime.
What is the extent of the cybercrime problem?
According to a recent study (1), Internet users remain very concerned about cyber security. As many as 89% of them avoid disclosing personal information online and 74% agree that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime has increased in the past year.
In fact, about one million people worldwide fall victim to some form of cybercrime every day. Some estimate that victims lose around €290 billion2 each year worldwide as a result of cybercriminal activities.
According to a McAfee study cybercrime profits amount to 750 billion a year, with 150.000 computer viruses in circulation every day and 148.000 computers compromised daily
What type of operations will be carried out?
In the past months, Europol has also significantly increased its practical support to cybercrime investigations in Member States.
Only last year and to cite only one example, Operation Icarus, coordinated by Europol, identified 273 online child sexual abuse suspects and 113 of those suspects spread across 23 countries were arrested. This is the scale and complexity of operations the European Cybercrime Centre will focus on.
1 : Cybercrime: EU citizens concerned by security of personal information and online payments
2: USD $388 billion - from Norton Cybercrime Report 2011, Symantec, 7 September 2011, accessed on 6 January 2012
Source: European Commission


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IntroductionAs the center of the Essequibo coast, the charming town of Anna Regina is the starting point for a variety of activities within the laid-back region. The scenic boat ride along the Essequibo river alone is worth the journey. Once there, Hot and Cold Lake (named for its simultaneous hot and cold undercurrents) is a quiet area where you can fish, swim and relax. Capoey Lake on the Capoey Amerindian Mission is also ideal for slinging a hammock. You can also catch a stunning view of the rice fields on the ride to Feather Beach, a favorite local swimming hole. In August, Lake Mainstay Resort hosts a regatta on its black-water lake and a party on its white sand. All of these destinations are easily accessible by bus or car from Anna Regina, but keep in mind that traveling to the coast and along the coast is difficult after sunset. 135 mi/217 km southwest of Georgetown
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KABUL (Pajhwok): Despite the existence of laws safeguarding the rights of special people, little attention is paid to individuals with disabilities, who continue to be ignored in housing schemes.
Such individuals lack the ability to work or earn livelihoods because they have lost their body parts. Instead of being sympathised with, they are generally taunted and mocked.
Government officials acknowledge the problems being faced by the disabled, pledging to provide them all facilities. They say effort are underway to ameliorate their lot.
Insult & disappointment
Nangyali Noori Nizami, 19, head of the Parwan Blind Association, has memorised the Holy Quran, the provincial capital.
He lost his eyesight when a plastic mine he was playing with exploded. He was seven years old at that time, recalls Nangyalai. He is upset by slights from people and loss of eyesight. He has considered committing suicide several times.
"Generally, the blind are subject to jokes and insult by other people in the family or society
He is pained beyond description when some people call him blind and some Qari. People believe Qari is someone who is blind. Nangyalai goes to school with the help of his brother and uses the books made for the blind.
Recalling the bitter moments of life, he said: "One day, when I entered home, my uncle angrily told me I have nothing to do with school. Instead I should sit in a corner of mosque and recite the Holy Quran. You are moving too much here and there."
In a palpably disappointed tone, Nangyalai says he could never forget the exam day when one of his teachers said: "Nangyali has become a headache for us."
But the young man does not weak or incapacitated. He established the Blind Association in Parwan four months back. Nangyali, with the help of an NGO called Sarf, managed to learn computer programming. He works at Dunya Radio where he conducts Kahkashan and Qandeel-i-Marifat programmes.
In Parwan, he said, around 300 blind people have been registered. Of them, 120 including seven women have got membership of the association.
Nooria Nabizada, 20, lost her eyesight when she was four. She complained against the wrong attitude of people and said: "I have bad memories of insult and disgrace. I am disappointed with jobs given to the blind."
A student of 12th class, Nooria said during her school days, classmates teased her a lot. But now she has become used to the behaviour.
Qari Abdul Hameed, 23, a resident of Qalacha area, said he lost his eyesight as a result of a bomb blast in 2003.
Wakeel Ahmad Sohail, head of the Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled Department, confirmed some people insult the blind. For addressing their problems, meetings are held with people to spread awareness regarding the importance of behaving well with the blind and this drive may be expanded.
None-implementation of law
Abdul Zahoor, 51, and Hafiz Kalamullah Majid, residents of Charikar, were blinded as a result of a blast in their childhood. They often visit the Education
"I have 40 students and want to admit them to the central Darul Haffaz. I want to be appointed as their teacher but the Education Department is not ready to accept this," he complains. they demanded the certificate of 12th class.
Qari Mumtaz Ahmadi, 22, hailing from Syedkhel district, was born blind. He says the Education Department has awarded him the 12th class certificate but he is still unable to find a job.
"During the current year, I appeared in an examination for the position of teacher. Having no recommendation, I was unable to get appointed as teacher," he comments.
But Nizamuddin Rahimi, administrative head of the Education Department, denied corruption in appointments and examinations of teachers.
The blind individuals, who want to be appointed as teachers of Quran, should have 12th class certificates. He adds currently 10 blind individuals are teaching in seminaries and Darul Haffaz.
Earlier, the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) said teacher posts were up for grabs and there was massive corruption in the department.
Article 22 of the Disabled Rights and Privileges Law says the government is bound to consider a three percent quota in appointments for the disabled in different organs, including ministries and departments.
Sohail, however, claims less than 50 percent of government employees in Parwan were disabled. All government institutions have been told to consider Article 22 of the Disabled Rights Law.
Lack of facilities
According to Article 25 of the Law on Rights and Privileges of the disabled, ministries and government departments have to provide facilities for them while constructing buildings, recreational areas, grounds and transport routes.
However, the Parwan blind say that the article has not been implemented. Qari Mehrab Shah Omar, a person with sight disability, tis assisted by one of his students when going to the office of the Parwan Blind Association on the third storey of the municipality building.
"My foot twice hit by the stairs of the municipality building, no any of our rights are given to us, no any buildings have the facilities for people with disabilities particularly for the blinds," he said.
The 19 years old, who lost his vision during a surgery when he was four, is disappointed with the government's failure to enforce laws protecting people with disabilities. Nangyali has visited many government organs to earn the visionless people their rights. But he faced problems while getting to the top floors of buildings.
He has fallen several times in stairs. One of his hands was once broken. Ironically, the department of labor and social affairs lacks facilities for the disabled people.
The labor and social affairs director says facilities for the disabled do not exist in the department's building. However, a proper building for the department would be constructed next year.
Khwaja Roohullah, Charikar mayor, confirms many government buildings lacked facilities for the disabled. However, he adds the municipality building contains those facilities. Around 10 government buildings, which are under construction, will also have such facilities.
Emphasis on help
Islam stresses the need for helping the disabled. Harassing them runs against Islamic teachings. Abdul Samay Sadaqat, a scholar, says one earns God's pleasure by resolving problems of the blind.
The public and the authorities concerned should pay more attention to the rights of the disabled, he adds.
Ahmad Zia Langari, a member of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), has fought legal battles for the rights of the disabled by holding meetings and publishing reports about the situation of the special people.
The director of labor and social affairs says he has held many meetings with officials, people, students and government and non-governmental organisations on how to safeguard the rights of people with disabilities.
According to a Pajhwok Afghan News %AF"report, the rights of people with disabilities are violated in other provinces of the country as well. The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) puts the number of blind people in the country at 500,000.
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NEW DELHI — Oreo marked her birthday this year with a pool party in a posh New Delhi neighbourhood. Nothing unusual — except that the two-year-old is a dog.
The Dalmatian celebrated with a cake of flour, cheese and chicken tikkas, garnished with a rib-shaped biscuit on top and spent the day splashing in a swimming pool and chasing her 20 canine friends at a sprawling dog resort.
"It was like I was having my daughter's birthday party," said Priyamvada Sharma, Oreo's owner, who also has a 2-year-old female Labrador. "We had every possible type of biscuit and bone any pet shop would have."
Oreo is one of a growing number of pampered pooches in India lavished with indulgent care — and a growing range of products — as the ranks of the middle-class increase and pet owners spare nothing for their furred darlings.[np-related]
Sharma's pets have been brought up in luxury. They have a full-time maid and are regulars at grooming parlours and swimming pools.
While some years ago the concept of branded pet food was unheard of in India, and dogs were often fed table scraps, the market is now flooded with pet dietary and health products.
There are also pet salons, upscale vet clinics, pet couture, pet nannies, dog walkers, reiki therapists, grooming specialists, dog-friendly hotels and air-conditioned kennels mushrooming across big cities.
Quite a contrast to when Maura Sabin, from the United States, first came to live in India with her two cats and was far from impressed by India's vet services.
"Twenty years ago…they knew horses and they knew dogs and that is all they knew," she said.
A Euromonitor research report estimates that India's pet industry is expected to grow 22% this year and reach 4.5 billion rupees (around US$81-million), in a nation where the per capita income is US$1,256. Dogs account for 80% of all pets in India, with cats and fish also popular.
Preeti Kumar quit her job as a teacher to start a pet grooming salon with her husband in 2007, one of the first in New Delhi. She now runs seven salons in the city offering services such as aroma therapy baths, herbal massage and hair colouring.
People buy certain breeds because it is a status symbol, she said.
"There are people who do buy a breed like St. Bernard which is actually not meant for Delhi weather because it is a huge, hairy pet," said the 37-year-old Kumar, who owns 13 dogs including boxers, poodles, pugs, and also imported exotic breeds such as the Bedlington terrier and Cairn terrier.
"One of the most popular breeds because of the Vodafone ad is the pug," she added, referring to an ad that made the breed a darling of the middle-class.
Many abandon or neglect these dogs once their fascination wears off, but the idea that pets could be family members is gaining wider acceptance — and prompting major cash outlays.
"I wanted to buy a small car, but I had to buy a bigger car because of my dog," said Natasha Adlakha, a freelance writer who has a golden retriever called Google and spends around US$400, or 20% of her monthly salary, on the dog.
While a decade ago, it was common for dogs to sleep outside the house or in the garage, now some owners keep their air-conditioner on 24 hours a day just for their pets. Sharma also got a wrought-iron bed, with a velvet mattress, for her dog.
Even religious rules are being bent for the sake of the dogs' well-being.
Sharma cannot cook or eat chicken in her house, but these restrictions do not apply to her "girls." Her maid prepares a stew for them with seasonal vegetables, turmeric and expensive dog food every morning.
The breakdown of the traditional joint family structure in India also appears to have contributed to the changing attitude towards pets. Young urban Indians are earning more and marrying late, with pets often becoming their replacement children.
The 25-year-old Sharma said that anybody who wants to marry her must take on her pets as well.
"If I were to get married, I would only get married to someone who would love my dogs as much I love my dogs and they will come with me."


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The room is small, dimly lit, but clean.
A flat-screen TV sits in the tiny parlor where the curtains are always drawn. Boxing magazines and books are splayed out across the floor and kitchen table, but the room is empty, devoid of any presence or personality.
David Reid prefers it this way. The 1996 Olympic gold medalist lives a cloistered, almost monastic life by choice. Reid rarely ventures from his modest two-bedroom apartment complex in Marquette, Mich., where he's lived for the past seven years.
His days are spent reading various magazines and books—alone. He eats alone. He works out alone. He attends church alone.
Reid feels safe in the cocoon he's created. More importantly, he knows where he is and that he can't get lost, because there was a time when Reid was lost.
There was a time the Philadelphia native, who recieved a million-dollar pro signing bonus and debuted on HBO, ate his Thanksgiving dinner in a homeless shelter. There was a time when America's Olympic hero came close to dying from heat exposure while sitting alone in his car during one of the hottest summers in Michigan's history.
Those are the dark years, a time when Reid lost faith in friends and family. All are now gone, no longer a part of his life.
Reid doesn't recall much from this time.
He doesn't remember the details of that sweltering summer day in 2005 when he sat in his car with the windows up, sweat raining down his face as he voraciously paged through his books, numb to what was happening to his overheated body.
The next thing Reid knew he was in the hospital. Reid survived and recovered, but he's not alright.
Today, Reid is about 30 pounds heavier than his fighting weight. He gets around well, but his speech comes in slow, halting starts and stops, each word measured.
He battles depression and far-ranging mood swings. Some days are good, some not so good.
It's difficult to believe this same human being was one of the biggest stories of the '96 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Reid's come-from-behind one-punch knockout of Cuban Alfredo Duvergel instantly generated worldwide fame. Reid, the lone American gold medalist in boxing, became the toast of a U.S. squad that included Floyd Mayweather Jr., Antonio Tarver and Fernando Vargas.
Those who watched the bout on NBC will never forget Marv Albert screaming, "Down goes Duvergel, Duvergel is hurt, David Reid connecting … It's all over … David Reid has stunned Duvergel … In dramatic fashion, he has won the gold … What a moment for David Reid!"
Those who saw his ultimate triumph will never forget Reid jumping up and down all over the ring, hugging his coach and mentor, Al Mitchell, and waving a little American flag. It looked like a fairytale beginning for a good, genial kid that somehow survived the urban blight of North Philly.
Those were the good times, the moments fans thought Reid would always hold dear. However, he doesn't, not anymore. Reid has pushed away those golden memories in favor of withdrawing from the outside world.
"I … like … to … be … by … myself," Reid admitted in a halting, broken cadence. "I haven't been doing much lately. I stay in the church. That's about it and I take care of myself. I have an apartment in Marquette, Michigan, and I live. I don't do anything at all. I was working out at one point with Al, but I… I… I'm not doing anything with boxing at all.
"I wouldn't want to get into training and coaching or anything like that. I still have the eye problem and I can't fight anymore. I still love the sport. Ever since I was a kid, I fell in love with the sport. (But) I didn't get enough rewards from the sport. It's why I would rather not have anything to do with the sport.
"I don't want anything to do with the sport at all."
Reid doesn't like to look up when he speaks to people. He's self conscious about his droopy left eyelid, which looks far better than when he was fighting. He doesn't see it that way. It's one of the reasons Reid doesn't like going out.
It's why he insulates himself inside a shell filled with books and magazines.
They don't stare back.
"I'm not going to say I look good or feel good. I train to keep my body in shape, and right now, I just read," he said. "My whole take on life is not to have anything to do with boxing at all. I'm doing okay with everything else."
Jesse Hart, a young rising prospect and son of 1970s middleweight contender Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, is one of a handful still close to Reid. Despite his boxing pedigree, Hart says Reid's Olympic triumph is what inspired him to pursue an amateur career.
After each tournament he won, Hart couldn't wait to get back to the locker room, rummage through his gym bag for his cell phone to tell Reid what he just did. Reid means more to Hart-and many, aspiring young Philadelphia fighters-than just a symbol of success. He's part mentor, part big brother.
Although when Hart, who was recently signed by Top Rank, asked Reid to come out and witness his pro debut on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley undercard in Las Vegas on June 9, Reid declined.
"It's hard seeing him this way," Hart told RingTV.com. "I know the real David Reid, but he's so self-conscious about his eye he barely goes out. He still does what he did when he used to fight. He'll get up and run in the morning. When I stayed with him last year, we used to watch some old fight films. He just doesn't talk to too many people these days. I'm one of the few people Dave still speaks with, and when I won the Olympic trials last summer, David helped me prepare for that.
"I want him to share these moments with me, and he won't. He's a guy who never wants to be seen, that's just him; it's hard for me to get through. I want to be there for Dave because he's one of the reasons why I won all of these things in the amateurs. I always looked up to Dave. It meant a lot to me to tell Dave each time that I won. I look at him more as a big brother than anything else; I love that guy. It's why it's tough seeing him like this today."
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Chuck Mussachio wanted to be David Reid and live out his Olympic aspirations where Reid worked, at Al Mitchell's United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) on the University of Northern Michigan campus in Marquette.
And though Mussachio did not realize his Olympic dreams, he pursued a professional boxing career despite earning a degree in elementary education and a master's degree in guidance counseling.
The South Jersey-based light heavyweight with Philadelphia roots still cherishes the time he got to meet and work with one of his boxing idols. At first, however, Reid, who had only fought competitively for a couple of years, was standoffish, leery of any new face that came around.
"Dave was very paranoid that everyone was after him and trying to steal from him," said Mussachio, who worked out at USOEC from January 2003 until August 2004. "It took a few months for Dave to trust me.
There was one time, I remember, when Dave misplaced his jacket and he had everything in his jacket pocket, including his wallet. A week went by and Dave still couldn't find his jacket. He had left it at the front desk of the building where we lived, but he was really agitated and wanted to go after someone.
"He would just slip like that. It was tough to watch Dave deteriorate. It wasn't like a rapid jump off the edge. He would tell me things that happened way back in his amateur days with vivid memory of specific bouts, but he would forget things on a day-to-day basis.
"I could see he lacked some organizational skills. I tried to help him as a friend because he'd get easily agitated and lose things. Sometimes he lost track of time. A lot of people said David was like that before he began boxing. I didn't know him then, but I started to see some things that weren't right. Dave would choke every time we sat down and ate, and things got progressively worse in the time I was there."
It came to a crucial state in mid-summer 2005.
Reid doesn't recall much of that day. All Mitchell could recall was that Reid locked in himself in his car during a record-heat wave in Marquette one afternoon. The windows were closed and Reid wasn't responding to anyone. Finally, someone called an ambulance in fear he would die of heat stroke.
"That's what happened to me; I was reading in a car and then I woke up in the hospital, but that was a while ago," Reid said. "If that didn't happen, I wouldn't be where I am today. That's when they found out I had depression. Treating the depression thing wouldn't have happened if they didn't find me in the car. I blacked out. I don't really remember what happened."
Mitchell was traveling when it happened, but remembers something far graver than Reid recalled.
"Dave almost died," Mitchell said. "I was away. David stayed because he doesn't like traveling anymore. But I got this call from Jeff Kleinschmidt [retired USOEC director] while I was gone. He told me they found Dave in the parking lot of his apartment complex and this woman called the police. It was one of the hottest days ever in Marquette, and Dave was just sitting there in his car with the windows rolled up, they told me. It was over 100-degrees, so it had to be at least 130-degrees in the car. Dave told me, or someone told me, they had to apply electric shock to bring him back."
Mussachio couldn't believe what he heard. He hustled back to Marquette and visited his friend, who was sitting there in a hospital gown on his bed still trying to absorb what was happening to him.
"I visited Dave in the hospital a few days after he was admitted," Mussachio recalled. "Dave was in his room and the nurse brought me in to see him. Dave was just sitting there and I asked him if he knew who I was, and Dave said 'No' with this blank stare. Then he started laughing, he was joking. Dave explained to me he was sitting in his car with his books, and the next thing he knew he was in the hospital.
"The doctor came in when I was with him and told us Dave was going to get worse. It will be gradual, but it's what's been happening. It is sad. This is someone I looked up to coming up as a fighter in Philly. He still has his Olympic gold medal and his championship belt. But I remember him telling me winning that gold medal was a blessing and a curse at the same time."
Mitchell, Hart and Mussachio all claim Reid was bilked out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by those who were supposedly close to the fighter.
"There were a lot of people that took advantage of Dave, and it kind of bothers me," Hart said. "It's a big reason why Dave trusts no one today."
"I'm on his side and I love him," Mussachio said. "I hope nothing but the best for Dave. But there were a lot of people reaching at him, and it is why he is this way today. It makes you a little sad because you won't find a better guy."
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Now Reid fights a new battle.
The demons gnaw at him. It's reflected in his personality and in his words. When Hart was living with him he could tell when Reid would have a good or bad day. Reid would engage him in conversation on good days. On the bad days Reid would lock himself in his bedroom and say nothing.
"I was depressed for a while there; I have really bad depression in my family and it's a struggle every day," Reid admitted during a more lucid discourse. "I inherited it from my family. Being depressed isn't that bad right now because I take medication for it. I don't know how bad it got. I just got into a depression and I lost track of things."
Reid is only 38. He'll turn 39 in September. His professional career only lasted four years. He fought a mere 19 times, going 17-2 with seven knockouts. Mitchell resisted Reid fighting again after his punishing loss to Felix Trinidad in March 2000, when he lost the WBA 154-pound title he had won from Laurent Boudouani in only his 12th pro fight.
"Dave had a pretty remarkable career," said Mitchell. "What makes it more remarkable is he fought essentially with one eye. His left eye was far worse than anyone knew, and it's why we wanted to move Dave fast. I walked away. I wanted Dave to get out of [boxing] after he got beat by Trinidad. I didn't want the Trinidad fight. I wanted Dave to take some easy fights.
"We were lucky. The eye came down after a year or two (after turning pro). But it came down after one or two rounds in the Trinidad fight. We didn't talk for a little while there, but Dave has found his way back. He called me up and told me he wasn't doing anything at home and he's been up here [in Marquette] since 2004."
If there's been an omnipresent light in Reid's life it's been Mitchell. An old-school coach who possesses old-world values, Mitchell may be the one singular reason Reid is alive today. The trainer manages Reid's expenses, keeps the parasites away and covets and protects Reid's most prized possession, his Olympic gold medal, which sits securely in a safe.
"I worry about him when I'm not home; I'm like his only support now with everything, but my goal is for Dave to go back home and rejoin his family, to get better and be around some people we trust. We're working on that," said Mitchell, who essentially raised Reid and trained him since he was eight.
The mood swings that Reid says is hereditary may have been worsened by his boxing career.
"With boxing, you see repeated concussive blows that can increase the risk of depression," said Dr. Matthew Sacks, a licensed clinical psychologist at Joint Base Andrews Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic based in Camp Spring, Maryland. "There is no black-and-white answer as to whether or not depression is hereditary. You can have an identical twin, separated at birth and raised in completely different environments, in those types of studies, you see some differences. Your life experiences make up those differences. But research suggests you have an increased risk of chronic depression and encephalopathy, all the stuff that we see in the NFL, NHL, what everyone is talking about, when you expose yourself to repeated brain trauma.
"That can have a long-term effect. Look at the list of all the professional athletes that go through this and kill themselves. It's probably a little bit of both, heredity and boxing."
There is hope for Reid. To his credit, he doesn't shoulder should'ves, could'ves and only-ifs.
"I feel better today from the condition I was in five, six years ago," Reid said. "I'm a whole lot better. I realize I'm going to have to take medication every day for the rest of my life. Al is still a very important part of my life. But I don't talk to anyone else."
He has also cut himself off from boxing.
"I do remember winning the gold medal," Reid said. "It's the best thing that ever happened to me. I still would have fought and I think I would have done everything the same."
In the meantime, Hart will still continue pestering him about being in his corner, and Mitchell will continue worrying about him, and Mussachio will continue to keep Reid in his prayers and his thoughts.
"I won't stop until I see Dave in my corner one more time on my HBO debut," said Hart. "That's my goal for him. David Reid means too much to so many people, because he's helped so many. Now maybe it's time people start thinking about Dave."
Joseph Santoliquito is a features writer for Ring TV/Ring magazine. He also writes for CBS, CBS/MaxPreps, and CBS Philly. He can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @jsantoliquito.
Photo of Jesse Hart, Al Mitchell, David Reid by Danielle Pemble.


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MINNEAPOLIS -- Indians starter Zach McAllister has cleared the final hurdle in his comeback.
On Saturday, McAllister completed a bullpen session with no lingering issues from the sprained right middle finger that kept him on the disabled list for the past six weeks. Indians manager Terry Francona said McAllister is scheduled to be activated for a start on Tuesday in Seattle.
"He's all set," Francona said. "He's done a really good job with everything we've asked. He's good to go."
McAllister was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 8 due to the finger injury, which involved a sprained pulley. The right-hander experienced the most discomfort while throwing his curveball, and he did not use the pitch at all during his last start on June 2 against Tampa Bay.
Over the course of the past six weeks, McAllister advanced through a throwing program, but he held off on throwing the curve until the past couple of weeks. The starter tested out the pitch in six shutout innings for Triple-A Columbus in a rehab outing on Thursday and threw it again with no problems during Saturday's mound session.
"He's been great," Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway said. "Obviously, that's one of the things that makes him a good pitcher, is his ability to realize where he's at and what he's got and what he's doing. He did a good job throughout the rehab process of not trying to push it too much and taking advice from the trainers. He did it the right way."
In 11 starts this season, McAllister has gone 4-5 with a 3.43 ERA across 65 2/3 innings, during which he compiled 45 strikeouts against 22 walks. The right-hander went 0-2 with a 6.52 ERA in his last two starts while dealing with the finger injury. In the previous nine turns, McAllister was 4-3 with a 2.89 ERA.
Entering Saturday, the Indians rotation had gone 12-12 with a 4.55 ERA while McAllister was on the disabled list. His replacements (Carlos Carrasco, Trevor Bauer and Danny Salazar) went a combined 1-3 with a 7.96 ERA in 31 2/3 innings over that stretch.
"We forced him to be patient," Francona said of McAllister. "We tried to press upon him the fact that, if he did this right, it's something you can move on from and continue his progression, trying to see how good he can get, as opposed to fiddling around with this thing and having a problem.
"He did a really good job. He was really honest. He worked his [tail] off. It's kind of exciting that he's back, ready to go."


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These days, the home-improvement industry is as big as it�s ever been. Take a casual drive through a typical suburban neighborhood and you�re liable to see a fair number of houses undergoing some sort of reclamation project. Be it a new garage door, a fresh coat of paint or the ever-popular add-on, homes across the country are getting more facelifts than an aging Hollywood starlet.
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The Ossian Everett Mills Music Mission
"Each one must make a supreme personal endeavor to elevate others to the place where they may enjoy all that is true, beautiful, and abiding. Our rights, our duties, our responsibilities, our interests, and our thoughts must be mutually helpful. This was the spirit of thoughtfulness to others even at the expense of his own time, effort, and strength, which found expression in our beloved first president."
- From the 1928/1998 Memorial Service in honor of Ossian Everett Mills.
Over a century ago, the Sinfonia's founder, Ossian Everett Mills, gave selflessly of his own time and effort to uplift his fellow man with music. At its January 1, 1999 meeting, the collegiate province representatives' council approved the following resolution:
Whereas, Ossian Everett Mills, founder and first national president of the Sinfonia, established the practice of taking music to residents of the Boston city hospitals in the 1880's and continued this charity for nearly three decades afterward; and
Whereas, The Sinfonia seeks to instill in its members an appreciation of music's power as a tool for elevating others; and
Whereas, Such an appreciation is best instilled when men demonstrate the virtue of sacrifice by giving of their time, effort, and strength to take music to those less fortunate; and
Whereas, The collegiate province representatives' council seeks to provide chapters of Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia with a project that will facilitate members in their efforts to uplift their fellow man and continue the beneficent work of the Sinfonia's founder; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the collegiate province representatives' council embraces the Ossian Everett Mills Music Mission as a worthwhile project; and
Further, That members of the council will actively encourage chapters in their respective provinces to take part in the project; and
Further, That the council encourages all Sinfonians to be missionaries of song in the name of the Sinfonia's founder and first national president, Ossian Everett Mills.
By providing the opportunity for every chapter to become involved in musical outreach, the MMM hopes to create generations of Sinfonians who have experienced the personal fulfillment that comes from sacrificing one's own time for the uplift of others and who understand their art as a means toward the betterment of humankind.
John A. Mongiovi
Chairman, Collegiate Province Representatives' Council (1997-2000)
A Historical Perspective
Central to being a Sinfonian is the belief that the manly musician is one who loves music, not for the sake of music itself, but rather as a means to elevating others. Through the Mills Music Mission, dedicated Sinfonians exemplify this principle as acts of musical service. In keeping with Mills' deep interest in the social and moral welfare of students, the MMM also instills a sense of social responsibility and charity in the Fraternity's members. Each year, Sinfonians touch the lives of thousands through the MMM.
The MMM honors the memory of Sinfonia's Founder, Ossian Everett Mills, by carrying on his work to uplift those less fortunate with music. Mills' "Flower Mission," was one of the largest and most well-known charities in Boston at the time, and is one of the first known organized efforts to improve the quality of patients' lives with music. A modern day revival of the project, the Ossian Everett Mills Music Mission (MMM) is the Fraternity's official national philanthropy.
By 1881 Mills had originated the idea of visiting the residents of the Boston hospitals on Easter and Christmas day, and he carried on this charity for many years (near his death in 1920). Most frequently he took the Flower Mission to the City and Homeopathic Hospitals. On occasions when more participants were available, two separate parties were formed, and visits were also made to Vincent Memorial Hospital, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. When two parties were available, the visit to the City Hospital was led by Ossian Mills and the other party was led at times by his brother, Clinton James Mills.
The number of participants in the Flower Mission varied from year to year, but Mills was typically accompanied by ten to twenty students from the New England Conservatory who provided musical entertainment in the form of vocal and instrumental solos (usually on violin, mandolin and guitar), and by the Euterpe Club of Boston, a small chamber ensemble which consisted of various combinations of mandolins, guitars, violin, cello and bells. Recitations were sometimes given, and the musical entertainment was always accompanied by the distribution of flowers, cards and good cheer.
The continuation of the Flower Mission was dependent upon the generosity of the public. Flowers that were used in the morning Easter services were collected from churches by Mills and his assistants, and many of the florists who were paid filled orders with an amount of flowers that "far exceeded the amount that the funds supplied would usually cover." At one time, the party was reported to have distributed over fifty thousand flowers, enough to leave a generous cluster at nearly every hospital cot in the city. By 1895 it was written that Mills "has now only to announce his annual tour to receive as many flowers as he and his assistants can distribute in a whole day." Over the years, his Flower Mission gained a reputation as one of the most generous and beautiful of Easter charities and was awaited in the hospitals with much expectancy. As one nurse remarked, "What would Easter be without Mr. Mills, the music and the flowers?"
Sinfonians are called to serve mankind through ideals and music, and the MMM is one means by which Sinfonians unite as a Brotherhood to fulfill this noble obligation. A unique force exists when music and love are combined to bring peace and comfort to those in need, and through the MMM Sinfonians gain first-hand knowledge of that powerful combination. The Sinfonian will find the MMM useful as a practical training ground whereby he may gain first-hand knowledge of that force, as he devotes himself to using it for the uplift of his fellow man.


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"Written by Neil Simon, one of the greatest comedic writers of all time, this play is a classic American comedy," said Richie Call, director of the show and assistant professor in the Caine College of the Arts at USU.
Thanks to the popular television series, based on the successful stage play, the setup for the story of The Odd Couple is well known — When neurotic clean freak Felix Ungar is thrown out by his wife, he is forced to move in with his friend, Oscar Madison, the slob. Sparks fly as the two opposites learn to live in the same apartment.
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Louis, a longtime OLRC favorite is back again this summer after appearing last year as Jim in the popular production of Big River. He was also an audience favorite in Lend Me a Tenor.
Sharing the stage with Louis is William Warren, another OLRC veteran, in the role of Felix Unger.
Opening June 13, The Odd Couple will run on selected dates through Aug. 10.
This year's OLRC season also includes Nunsense, The Drowsy Chaperone, James and the Giant Peach and The Woman in Black. A special 100-year celebration performance will be held July 29 to commemorate the Caine Lyric Theatre's 100-year history. A complete summer schedule is online.
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Wednesday, 14 September
Another paradox hit me in church this morning – besides the paradox of the day itself, I mean, it being a great feast we observe by keeping strict fast! But the other paradox occurred to me during the special ceremonies of the day.
For those of you who aren't Orthodox, the feast marks a great occasion. St. Helena, mother of Emperor St. Constantine, went to the Holy Land to do some archaeology. Her team did some excavating on Golgotha and found three crosses. But which was THE Cross? Well, as a funeral procession passed by, each cross in turn was touched to the corpse, and when the True Cross touched it, the person came back to life. So St. Helena had that cross, The Cross, brought to the Patriarch of Jerusalem, who held it up high for all the gathered crowd to see. Apparently there were many exclamations and many tears, and the anniversary of the great event has been celebrated every single year ever since.
One of the annual rituals is to have a procession with the cross. A small brass cross, sometimes bejeweled (I'm guessing with glass stones!) stands upon a thick, green bed of basil on an enormous tray, which the priest carries atop his head (lifting the cross high for all to see). Basil because the word means, "King", and legend has it basil grew at the foot of the cross of the King of the Jews and of the Universe.
Of course the cross is preceded by candles and incense, as well. And as it passes around the church, the people bowing and crossing themselves as it approaches, we sing, over and over again, the very familiar hymn: "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us." And by have mercy, we don't just mean forgive us; although that's included, we mean something broader, something more like, show us Your favor, deal graciously with us.
But think of it! Here we are, singing, "Holy Immortal One" while bowing before the cross upon which He died!
It's a mystery incapable of being captured by words, but one way to try to say it would be, He died with respect to His humanity; but with respect to His divinity – well, God never dies. One of our hymns speaks of His being simultaneously in His grave, in Hades preaching to the dead, and sitting upon His throne in heaven.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Have mercy upon us.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Feast of the World-wide Elevation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
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This week Ildiko brings us our challenge over at the Paper Cupcakes Challenge Blog. She wanted us to use bright and cheery colors this week and she chose the colors green, yellow and orange. They certainy were bright and cheery and perfect for this image "Hello Sunshine" by Paper Cupcakes. The image is a freebie this week so make sure you stop by and snag it and consider playing along as well with the challenge.
I colored my image with my Bic Mark-its and used some of my Stickles and a few Jelly Roll sparkle pens as well. This was a pretty easy card to make. I punched out my dragonflies and added some Stickles to them as well. Sometimes you just can't have enough sparkle!
Another busy weekend for us, but that is not new. We had another fundraiser event on Friday evening; a trivia night Saturday we spent the morning at our son's first soccer game, in the cold and damp and misty rain. Not my type of fun at all I wished it would have just rained so we could go home. He now has a cough, but I must say he truly enjoyed himself. What little boy doesn't love to play ball in the mud with other little boys?! Mom aka me was sure miserable though. Morgan was confirmed today (Sunday) and then we headed to a high school play that her friend was in and then out to dinner to celebrate her confirmation as a family.
Well, that's it for me, going to keep this short and sweet, because I am headed for bed at a decent hour this Sunday evening! Have a great week!
April 18, 2011
Magical Monday - Color Challenge
Posted by Nina at 6:00 AM
1 comments:
- Linda said...
WOW your card is so beautiful, Nina!! It is such a bright happy card...love all the sparkle that you added.
I remember the days of standing in the cold damp watching the boys play sports too. They grow up so fast so enjoy your time with them in the damp cold mornings. 8-)
- April 18, 2011 at 1:04 PM
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Godric Borrell
Lord of Sweetsister
Shield of Sisterton
Master of Breakwater Castle
Keeper of the Night Lamp
|House Borrell
|At Sweetsister[1]
A Feast for Crows (appendix)
A Dance with Dragons (appears)
Lord Godric Borrell is the head of House Borrell.[2] His titles include Lord of Sweetsister, Shield of Sisterton, Master of Breakwater Castle, and Keeper of the Night Lamp.[3]
Godric is a big, fleshy, ugly man with massive shoulders. Coarse white hair grows from his cheeks and chin. He is bald on the top of his scalp, with a lumpy red-veined nose and webbing between his three middle fingers.
During Robert's Rebellion, Eddard Stark washed up on Sweetsister while trying to sail to the North to raise his banners. Godric's father could easily have turned Ned over to King Aerys II for a reward, but instead freed him, saying, "If you lose, you were never here."
The Sisters have always had amiable relations with smugglers. When Stannis Baratheon was Master of Ships, he sent a fleet to Sisterton without Godric's leave and made him hang a dozen good friends. Stannis threatened to hang Godric as well should some ship sink because the Night Lamp had gone black.[3]
Recent Events
A Dance with Dragons
A group of Freys led by Rhaegar Frey arrive at Sweetsister en route to White Harbor, bringing Lord Wyman Manderly the bones of Manderly's son Wendel. Disdainful of Wyman, Godric states he would have hanged the Freys if they had extended him such a "courtesy".[citation needed]
Godric is having supper when Davos Seaworth is brought before him. Godric updates Davos on the current events, including the death of Tywin Lannister. He tells Davos the story of Eddard Stark's visit, recounting to Davos about a fisherman and his daughter who brought Ned Stark in secret across the Bite to the North at the beginning of Robert's Rebellion. If Godric is to be believed, Ned left her with a bag of silver and a bastard in her belly, which she named Jon Snow after Lord Jon Arryn.[citation needed]
It becomes evident that Godric harbors doubts about Cersei Lannister's ability to rule, as he notes that Davos would be in chains if her uncle Kevan Lannister were in power. He tells Davos of his father's parting words to Ned Stark: "If you lose, you were never here." Davos replies, "No more than I was."[3] Godric then allows Davos to leave for White Harbor to attempt to curry favor with Lord Wyman Manderly.[4]
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Godric Borrell.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Appendix.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 9, Davos I.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 15, Davos II.


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We feared a post-Oscars Franco-overload. To judge by today's news, our fears were justified. So now that the world's getting Franco-fatigue, what should be his next move?
It was inevitable. The Oscars were a turning-point. What had seemed quirky, fun, essentially true to himself suddenly became...ubiquitous. Suddenly it didn't seem like Franco was living to please himself so much as just available for anything. Can we blame anyone for hosting the Oscars? Well, not reasonably, but I do think it took away some of the mystique that was key to the Franco legend. And not just because he kind of sucked. Says the New York Post,"the Oscars may have marked a turning point for the 21st century Renaissance Man. America is no longer infatuated with Franco - and a wave of backlash has begun." (The piece is called "Franco-Stein," which would be awful were it not the hyphenate our kids would share, so.) Adds the New York Observer, "The world is finally beginning to get over Mr. Franco, it would seem!" (The NY Times, it should be said, still seems quite impressed.)
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Go Rogue.
In what I will term "pulling a Daniel Day-Lewis," Franco could always go off-grid and pursue something even more random than his prior vocations. May we suggest weaving?
Run With It.
If planned obsolescence is the man's goal — and it might be — maybe he should just ride the wave and continue with the current pursuit of risible ubiquity. Game-show host, reality show subject, documentary filmmaker, paparazzo, Glee guest star...the sky's the limit, really.
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Possibly fake-crazy, a la Joaquin Phoenix. Not that we recommend this course.
You know, 'cause it's the thing to do.
Random Love Interest.
This could be an interesting direction — the possibilities are endless, from Kardashian to Swift to dude to Aniston to much-older European artist. Or Agyness Deyn.
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It's Franco-Stein [NY Post]
What More Can The Times Say About James Franco's Academic Life? [NY Observer]


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Luebke optimistic after second Tommy John surgery
PEORIA, Ariz. -- A day after having his second Tommy John surgery since 2012, Padres pitcher Cory Luebke was optimistic -- and a little groggy, he said.
"I just had a meeting with Dr. [James] Andrews to go over the surgery, and both sides are pretty happy," said Luebke, who underwent the elbow-reconstruction procedure in Pensacola, Fla., on Tuesday. "They were pretty optimistic."
Luebke said Andrews saw a "pretty good tear" when he went in for the surgery and that the tendon graft from the first surgery, for whatever reason, was never accepted by his body.
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Andrews told Luebke that the odds of anyone needing a second surgery of this type were rare, "like five to 10 percent," Luebke said. But Andrews conveyed a message of optimism.
"He felt they did a good job, and they were able to clean out some scar tissue from the first surgery," he said.
Andrews used a tendon from Luebke's right knee that was long and strong enough to include three loops to secure the tendon to the bone.
Luebke will return to the Padres' Spring Training facility in Arizona on Sunday and he will consult with a therapist in the Phoenix area who served as a consultant to D-backs pitcher Daniel Hudson, who also needed a second Tommy John surgery.
Luebke had his first surgery on May 23, 2012. He encountered several setbacks during his rehabilitation program. He had an MRI exam earlier this month that confirmed a tear, leading him to a second surgery.


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"The hidden documents that reveal the true borders of Israel and Palestine (Updated)" As some of the comments note, this is very sophisticated and tricky pro-settler hasbara.
"Chickenshitgate: A dissenting view" A lot of good points, but there is no serious way to read this strange incident other than as a Goldberg-Netanyahu-Rhodes conspiracy (and the timing right before the mid-term elections is no accident). It is useful to be reminded, however, of how ideologically Zionist Bibi - and every other Israeli leader - has always been (i.e., absolutely no chance of a Palestinian state from any of them). Btw, did Sheldon Adelson hold a party to celebrate the Israeli win?
"Is the Justice Department Shielding an Anti-Iran Smear Campaign?" Another bizarre story of American subservience to Zionism, particularly so as the State Department simultaneously seems to be operating mostly in good faith to get a deal with Iran.
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