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Three sisters kill man booked for blasphemy in Sialkot
SIALKOT: Three armed burqa-clad sisters on Wednesday shot dead a man near Sialkot after accusing him of committing blasphemy 13 years ago.
Police managed to arrest the three suspects and identified them as Amna, Afshan and Razia.
The incident took place in Nangal Mirza village, Pasrur tehsil.
According to the police, the three women went to the house of Mazhar Hussain Syed, a faith healer, and asked him to pray for them. They also asked him if his son, Fazal Abbas, had returned from abroad. When told that he had returned from Belgium, they asked if they could see him. As soon as Abbas, 45, appeared before the women, they opened fire on him with the weapons they had brought with them secretly. Abbas died on the spot.
The women raised slogans in jubilation after his death, asserting that they had finally eliminated a blasphemer.
The women, in their statement to police, alleged that Abbas had committed blasphemy in 2004, but "we couldn't kill him at the time because we were too young then".
The police confirmed that they had registered a case against Abbas in 2004 under Section 295-C (use of derogatory remarks, etc., in respect of the Holy Prophet) of the Pakistan Penal Code at the Pasrur City station, but he fled abroad soon after.
The suspect had recently returned from abroad and promptly obtained pre-arrest bail from a local court.
The body was taken to the Pasrur Civil Hospital for autopsy.
Published in Dawn, April 20th, 2017
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What a country! Intense radicalization has seeped in masses and we remain in denial mode.
This blasphemy issue is getting out of control. Government needs to deal with this with a comprehensive approach before it's too late..or is it too late already ??
Here goes another victim of vigilante justice. The women need to be given exemplary punishment.
Your Comment.this blasphemy issue is getting out of hand and is becoming a tool in a hand of would be murderer.
Where is humanity going?
Very strange story from all the angles. Need more investigation.
I don't believe this concocted story by these women. The dead man must have molested these women in their childhood. This is their revenge. Mashal's murder perhaps is a factor. But this must be investigated and true circumstances be brought out. Remember this is Punjab and anything is possible with this Police.
Badly motivated lot on religious extremism. Very bad for the society and people committing such heinous crime taking proud of it. Repeal the law and mass counselling is the solution.
What to comment and how to comment? Now Pakistan women who are considered as weak and timid have turned as murderer must be mind boggling to be honest. My question is that since a case was registered against him then why he was not arrested and sent to jail but ever since court granted him bail, women came up with an answer to kill him. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait / firstname.lastname@example.com
When will this stop?
These 3 should be tried and sentenced quickly to send message to those who take killing into their hands. This blashphamy law should be removed . It is being misused and encouraging vigilantism.
Many things do not add up. Why would some one wait for thirteen years to seek vengeance? Who supplied weapons to these three females? How did they learn of the return of the victim from overseas so quickly?
Hard to digest this story
Severe punishments need to be put in place via new Laws for those falsely testifying & killing innocent people in the name of blasphemy....otherwise it will go on & ppl will keep dying....Mashal's case should be made exemplary for ppl to follow
@Zak it's not the law it's the people who needs to be educated about it. Very simple the misusers of the law should get same punishments as the blasphemer.
Btw these vigilantes need to.be.told.its a law meaning go to court. Let the judges decide you don't be the judge.
There will be many in our society who will come forward to justify this killing. look at the intolerance and where are we going.
An FIR was registered against him for blasphemy.
If violence is your default response to an honest question, you probably have a weak case.
Not only review of Law is required, the education to masses is also a sine qua non to get out this messy catch 22 situation.
very very shocking. We need find the root cause. Be it India or Pakistan or any other part, this attitude gradually move the society to stone age. Civilised people need to come forward. We want roti, kapda and Mkan. Time has come to push religion to a corner. Social religion is more important than personal religion.
@Zak , For Once, I agree with you.
@Balakrishnan - Religion's original purpose is, in fact, mass counseling and therapy. But looks like it has gone in to wrong hands.
Those three girls must be charged for cold blooded murder. Were the three girls working as judge, jury and executioners too. What happened to having a fair trial before a learned judge?
when case was got registered against accused then it would have been in the domain of court for decision.
@Zak For once, I do agree with you.
Abbas must be arrested before this incident happen. Why do these people insult our beloved Holy Prophet SAW at first and liberals are getting out of control and not ready to correct themselves.
Where are we headed? Is there any chance of Reformation of Criminal Justice System to stop people from taking law in their own hands ?
Give them severe punishment
@KAJ Why?
The law protected the accused, granted bail, allowed him to flee abroad and blocked the rightful punishment.
The law was not implemented and people dispensed justice on their own. If the courts and authorities had done their job, this wouldn't have happened.
Now they can spend the rest of their lives in jail reflecting on what they have done.
Let the severe punishment fit the heinous crime.
@ANWAR !deciesed was maybe blasphemour or not if court decided without giving him bail then the situation may be different.
Sickening, I am tired of reading blasphemy merciless killings in Pakistan - Land of the Pure. I am lost for words. Someone commented here, "where is humanty going". Wrong, the real question is where is Pakistan going. Please someone guide me with some comforting words, I am going insane. Thank you someone.
People with such mentality and fanaticism is dangerous. It seems to be spreading unhindered without any fear. Looks as if the system supports it.
@Zak Totally endorse you
"The suspect had recently returned from abroad and promptly obtained pre-arrest bail from a local court." How can you say he was a suspect? Women have been brainwashed to this limits.Just imagine if they become mothers ,what kind do of brainwashing they would be able to do to their children.
The suspect had recently returned from abroad and promptly obtained pre-arrest bail from a local court.
This shouldn't happen. They should not have killed the man neither court should grant bail, court duty is to provide justice not bails.
crazy , atleast these womens should be punished .
God knows the best!
@JKhan If there is some other motive behind the murder, then all the more reason for revisiting the blasphemy law!
No groups or individuals has liberty to take laws in their hands.Only State have power to enforce rules and award punishments through proper procedure as established by law.Rationality of any law as well as punishments for a particular crime as established by laws can be debatable or can be amended or scrapped.But it is only State which can enforce amend or remove any law with due process.The State of Pakistan should strongly deal with these gangs who has became rouge.
Our citizens are killing each other and justifying this under blasphemy. Radicalizing is complete and inhuman.
Very Strange and fishy. Cover up for murder in the name of blasphemy ? Hard to believe that these girls kill him for a thing which he has done 13 years before !
An other case of taking the law into individual's hands and killing a person for blasphemy allegations. It is a pity that the case was registered with the police, but, no judgement given in the last 13 years in Punjab province. Where the nation going to ?
@JKhan : So you have arrived on your own at such an absurd conclusion as to what happened to these women in the childhood.
@Ashish : From where does India come in this?
this is plain murder, a pre-planned event to kill someone. They should all punished.
@ANWAR he was granted bail may be because charges were not proved. Why interefer the legal proceedings?
@SohaiL why will law punish if charges are not proven. Law checks evidence not allegations.
Draconion law and all blinded people --who think they can act like GOD. fools of highest order.
This is the very reason the law should be abrogated and those who take the law in their hand must be punished severely.
People taking out personal rivalries in the guise of Blasphemy...
Shame. Once again mullah-oriented persons (women in thus case) have taken law into their own hands making a mockery of the entire state apparatus. Enough us enough. It us high time all these so called religious parties and supporters were banned and strictly punished.
What a great tragedy?
Congratulations to Jamat Islami & JUI-F who are against any changes in the BLASPHEMY LAW. Keep receding into the deep, dark cave of ignorance, brutality and vengeance away from the modern, civilized world that one day will run out of their enduring patience and deliver us to hell . But unfortunately those who are responsible for all corruption, chaos, oppression, injustice and systemic failure will escape unscathed.
@Muhammad Expect nothing from the government. Their only concern is staying in power, by hook or crook.
I am sometimes surprised by shock expressed by readers at such incidents. After all is it not recommended in sharia that apostates should be killed. I mean being an Islamic nation, sharia is the guiding principle for Pakistan & if someone acts according to Sharia, why there should be hue & cry ?
Our women don't want to be left out of the limelight. Hey !!! they want to be recognized too.
@Muhammad its already too late
Whatever happened 13 years ago, this is a murder.
@JKhan : "Could have" --"might have" but not "must have"--the last is too much of a leap.
This is really getting out of control.
@SYED HASSAN HASEEB : Most likely, these three young women will find "Upright"husbands in prison and become more religious and may be free to go home with jail-guard men of Faith--who will vouch for their good conduct. And Abbas's father will probably forgive and bless them for eradicating a blasphemer from among them!
@Nasir London: Keep faith in evolution--cultural and social-economic evolution. There is hope in that. In spite of horrors, we are shedding old shibboleths and moving forward. Humans have achieved great things in spite of set backs like this. Our collective survival instinct is forever hopeful. We can't move forward looking in the rear view mirror. Best Wishes!
When these women will be investigated thoroughly another story would pop up.
it is time to must review the act. that is true in its basis but as a procedure it has some faults and need to correct it.
@JKhan : whatever the reason.. they are no one to take anohter person life.... Judicial system needs to be revamped.....
Males should be cautious and careful in their words and behavior with their spouse and children, such allegations can be leveled against at any time.
There is something fishy here. Hardly any sane one can digest this theory except he / she is completely radicalize.
@Moksha why bring humanity into the picture. Ask where pakistan is going.
Ah, the real life burka avengers of Pakistan.
muslims killing someone......how strange......
@rashid The man was living abroad and the women were very young when the deceased person supposed to have committed blasphemy. Hence the delay in punishing him as per women. You want to create controversy out of nowhere when facts are so clear. Are you somehow trying to not see the murder and its cause as confessed by those murderers???
@Irfan_M - "An FIR was registered against him for blasphemy." - so? do you mean that FIR is a justification for the murder?
@Zealot "Why?" - and why not?
@ANWAR well Said.
@Zak ... After reading hundreds of your messages over many years here in DAWN, now for the first time I agree with you. The blasphemy law encourages action by semi-literate people for whom its only interpretation is their own narrow view.
My god, how viscious and misguided. Totally lacking not only common sense but also perspective.
i think these girls took that cartoon burqa warrior too seriously....
the 3 ninjas of pakistan....lol
At this rate, everybody will be accusing each other of blasphemy and killing each other, and in the end there will be nobody left. Regardless of whether an accusation is justified or not, nobody should take the law into their own hands. We have a legal system, and it should be only the recognized legal system that should judge and provide appropriate punishments. Otherwise, society will just break down.
If the women were burqa clad, no one can prove anyone guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Unless they voluntarily plead guilty, arrested women can go free, because police may have arrested wrong people.
@Rehman Much more effective to reform the system and divorce Religion from governance.
@Angry Man you can't be a man or a woman. Anything in between is a possibility.
Such unprovoked and premeditated murder should attract a life sentence with no parole. The perpetrators do not deserve to live freely among humans.
@ANWAR your beloved may not be someone else's beloved. You do not kill people for contrary point of view, you just choose to boycott those people. It is horrible that murder has become such an easy option for people and even worse is that there are people who justify murder.
We are dealing with a Gen. Zia -Generation. What a waste of life and resources. In my opinion , it will take another 25 years for Pakistan to flush out these Zombies from our society. I hope, we dont see another military intervention in future.
Blasphemy is a serious, unpardonable offence against Muslims. Instant justice is a must against anybody who utters anything against Faith, Holy book and the Prophet (PBUH).
@Ahmad , This is not radicalisation but defending our faith.
It is normal to get upset and the ones who do not get upset on blasphemy are not true Muslims.
This incident has nothing to do with existence of blasphemous laws. People will continue to kill even if this is withdrawn. Don't commit it.
@Zakir Akbar Very true.
@Angry Man what about Gau rakshaks? I am an Indian but I believe there is a learning opportunity for us too. Such laws always lead to lawlessness
Why we are killing them instead of not handover him/her to the police for further investigations, why we are providing justice on over own, why we are so disinclined to the justice? May be their should be personal causes to blame someone on behalf of blasphemy or may be if he did then we have no rights to hang him/her up!
@Insane then don't get upset when other people come after you because they got offended because of something you said. If you want to go down this road, remember neither other people's feelings are in your control not what they choose to defend against you.
@Angry Man Its not so absurd as believing this story outright like you and others have unwittingly or to suit your own bigotry done. A good detective should be able to establish the real reason.
What is going on? We are becoming a wholly murderous nation.
Shocked. I felt only males are extremists. first time seeing female extremists and that too killing for blasphemy. Oh God. Your young minds are getting corrupted. They are like robots. Say some thing and they act like robots with out logical thinking. One day Pakistan has to pay for this culture. Think of after 30 years all the old moderate generations will perish and these young minds will rule the country. Wake up youth of Pakistan.
Whats going on in this country? Everyone second day someone is getting attacked or murdered for Blasphemy charge.
It's all the fault of rulers. They are not taking a firm stance and the public is going berserk.
It turns a vicious cycle of vigilante justice, in the country where there is a precedent set, to eliminate an enemy, all is fair and law enforcers appear to act in connivance of killers.
Zia's vision of Pakistan.
Another victim of a personal vandetta in the name of religion by the blaspheme brigade like the saying goes a women scorned.....
In fact the sisters not complained for 13 years hiding wrong doing of other is not correct. Isn't it a sin.
Seems to be fabricated story. It needs to be investigated.


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Toronto's club adds a rustic-modern look to the interiors.
Set on Sunset Boulevard and featuring a screening room.
It's located in the picturesque Gothic Quarter and features soft warm pastels throughout.
Soho House, the famed London private club for artists, creatives and celebrities, has expanded in the past 20 years to offer lodging, restaurants and a stylish place to hang out in cities around the world like New York, Barcelona, Istanbul, Berlin, Chicago, Toronto and more.
The secret to their success is the signature Soho House interiors, which are a combo of farmhouse, mid-century modern design and polished English style. It may be hard to get an exclusive membership, but you can now bring a little bit of the Soho House look home. The exclusive hand-crafted collection Soho Home, available at Anthropologie, is on sale now.
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Much like Soho House, the select collection will not be massed produced. Instead, Soho Home will be produced by the same local artisans that provide the club with their wares, including the English pottery studios of Burleigh, established in 1851, and Whichford. The collection is inspired by the Soho House Farmhouse in Oxfordshire, England.
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The Ford government thought it useful to drag former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne over the coals one more time this week, so we would all be reminded of what an awful mess she made with her policy of borrowing money to artificially reduce our power bills.
The strategy might have made sense, if the new government had any intention of putting an end to borrowing to pay our utility bills, but it doesn't. Instead, the Ford team will double down with yet more reductions to the bills.
To recap, Wynne reduced bills by 25 per cent when she belatedly realized they had gotten really, really high. Instead of reducing the cost of power by running the system more effectively, she created a new entity to borrow money to make up for the shortfall between the cost and what Ontarians pay. By the planned end of this scheme in 2027, it would have cost power users $21 billion in interest. Then, bills were to start climbing steadily to pay back the cost of our holiday from reality.
To recap, Wynne reduced bills by 25 per cent when she belatedly realized they had gotten really, really high
It's probably the single worst piece of public policy produced during the 15-year Ontario Liberal regime, as the PCs love to remind us. Keeping the focus on the power bill fiasco raises the inevitable question: What are the PCs going to do to fix it?
I asked finance minister Vic Fedeli that question at a Postmedia editorial board this week, and he said winding down the Wynne program is "virtually impossible without a sudden shock to families."
In fact, the PCs are going to cut power bills an additional 12 per cent. That will be accomplished by shifting some costs from ratepayers to taxpayers and using the Hydro One dividend to help reduce what's owed for power.
Superficially, Fedeli's changes make sense. There is no reason why power users should pay for social programs or energy conservation. For that matter, why is the government even touting energy conservation? What's the point in conserving green electrical power when we are awash in supply? Power we don't use isn't "conserved," it's sold off to American customers at a fraction of its real cost.
Unfortunately, the financial part of Fedeli's plan is a shell game. While it does remove cost from the electrical bill, it only transfers it to the tax side, where the money will be borrowed until that happy day when the deficit is eliminated. Ontarians aren't any farther ahead.
There is no reason why power users should pay for social programs or energy conservation
The Ford government is at least putting an end to the separate entity the Liberals created to hold the power-borrowing debt. That will save rate payers between $2 billion and $4 billion "over time," Fedeli says, because the government can borrow money less expensively.
This doesn't attack the fundamental problem, though. Ontarians will still be borrowing to pay for power. That can't possibly make sense, especially when most of the people getting the rate cut can certainly afford to pay their own power bills. At least the Liberals thought the borrowing plan should end eventually. If the PCs don't act, we will be subsidizing power bills indefinitely with either debt or taxes.
This is a relatively easy problem to solve, and the first step is not to make it worse by cutting power revenue. Rather than reducing bills by another 12 per cent, Fedeli and Ford should keep rates where they are and use their changes to cut the gap between power cost and power revenue nearly in half. Yes, that would mean borrowing money on the tax side until the deficit is eliminated, but it would be offset by reducing the power-rate borrowing already in place. Ultimately, it brings us closer to paying the real cost of the bills.
Within the remaining 13-per-cent gap is the one sensible thing the Liberals did to cut power costs. Their first move was to take the provincial sales tax off power. Why tax a necessity that is already expensive? Taking off the tax reduced government revenue, but it didn't mean borrowing to pay power producers. Keep the sales tax cut in place.
That leaves a five-per-cent gap between what Ontarians pay and the real cost. A power price increase of a little more than one per cent a year over the PCs' term would eliminate that gap and spare Ontarians billions of dollars in unnecessary interest.
As a bonus, returning power bills to reality would eliminate $2.4 billion from the provincial deficit. If the PCs don't do that, they are nearly as irresponsible as Wynne.
Randall Denley is an Ottawa commentator and former Ontario PC candidate. Contact him at email@example.com


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District town of Main-Tauber district, is located at the beginning of "Romatic Road" and in the touristic region "Liebliches Taubertal", which is called one of Germany's most beautiful landscapes.
The town can look back on a more than 1250-year history: around 735 the first nunnery was founded by Bonifatius, the award of the town charter was between 1237 and 1345. Today the city and its outlying districs are counting about 13.000 inhabitants.
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The museum has respectable pre- and early historical collection showing the continuous colonization of the valley of Tauber.
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From splendid farmsteads through craftsmen's houses and cottages of day labourers. From the mill building through wine growers farm and a railway station building. From schoolhause through the chapel and the prison. This and much more is shown by the about 70 historic buildings from 16th to 20th century.
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The growing issue of public debt was highlighted in the recent budget speech, but the problem of private debt and specially credit card debt, has finally caught the attention of the authorities. The problem has been exacerbated by the steady erosion of standards. In 2012, the average minimum needed to get a credit card was circa £18,300. This dropped to circa £10,300 in 2016 and circa £8,500 in 2017.
The credit card market is worth around £68 billion and is a lucrative source of income for banks. Lloyds Bank plans to buy credit card firm MBNA from Bank of America for £1.9bn. This would increase their share of the UK credit card market from about 15% to 26%, and make them level with Barclaycard, which has 27% of the market. The proposed purchase is being considered by the Competition and Markets Authority.
The FCA has proposed new rules for credit card firms to help an estimated 3.3 million customers who are in "persistent debt". Rules include firms prompting customers to make faster repayments if they can afford to, proposing a repayment plan and suspending card use. Where options are unaffordable, firms may have to waive, reduce or cancel interest and charges. In addition, firms will need to intervene earlier in response to signs that customers are in financial difficulty.
Kelly Tolhurst MP, supported by the Children's Society and the StepChange Debt Charity, is proposing a "Breathing Space scheme". The Treasury Minister responded by saying that "We have been carefully exploring whether we could introduce a Breathing Space scheme…we entirely support …better debt management and lower problem debt."
How does this affect the short term secured lending industry in particular? Much of the recent increase in consumer spending has been funded by credit card debt. Any restriction in credit availability will cut back on this, slowing down or even reversing recent progress. Banks will react by cutting back on lending.
Underwriters in the short term secured lending industry will need to look at customers' credit card debt more closely, especially where minimum payments are being made. They will need to assess whether future restrictions will result in contraction of the refinance market and thus impact on exit strategies. There is no doubt that the "breathing space" concept may be extended to the mortgage sector.
As was recently quoted in The Times, "Banks may wince at the initial hit to their bottom line from the FCA's moves, but avoiding regulatory action down the line, and the consequences of dealing with a burst credit card bubble, will probably be seen as a price worth paying."
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AUGUSTA – A little more than three decades ago, Tim Marks was an 18-year-old doorkeeper to the Maine Senate who ended up losing his job because of a change in party rule. Now he's back — as the state representative-elect from Pittston.
Marks, a Democrat, was among the dozens of newly elected, first-time legislators who gathered Thursday at the State House for orientation. The lawmakers-to-be heard lectures on procedures for filing bills, the work of committees, support services and their pay.
"They're excited," said Speaker-to-be Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, who is beginning his third term in the House. "We have a great caucus with great potential: doctors, farmers, teachers, small-business owners."
And there's Marks.
After working as Senate doorkeeper, he was ushered out the door when Democrats took over the Senate from Republicans in 1982. He wound up with a job as a legislative document clerk, often thinking about how he would like to be among those elected to serve, rather than serving the elected.
Marks, who switched to the Democratic Party, finished college and retired after a career as a state police trooper.
"So this has been on my bucket list for a very long time," said Marks, who's now 52. "It's awesome … very cool."
As a kid growing up in Maine's capital, Rep.-elect Matt Pouliot also daydreamed about winning a legislative seat. The freshman Republican representing north Augusta recalls visiting the State House as a fifth-grader and eating candy while sitting on the portico.
"I'm going to work in this building someday, I thought," Pouliot said.
Another Republican from Augusta, Rep.-elect Corey Wilson, grew up in Fairfield and never set foot in the State House until about a year ago, when he got interested in running for the House. Now, with the election over, he wants to put political partisanship aside and get to work. That sentiment was echoed Thursday by other new lawmakers, as well as their leaders.
"Regardless of whether you're in the minority or majority, it's important to get together and get things done," Wilson said.
Rep.-elect Sara Gideon, D-Freeport, said her only experience in the State House had been shadowing members to see what they do.
"I feel an incredible amount of hope for the next two years," said Gideon, who has served on the Freeport Town Council.
Sen.-elect Colleen Lachowicz, D-Waterville, who prevailed in a campaign that drew national media attention, is putting the partisanship aside as she focuses on the six-month session that formally begins Dec. 5 with the swearing-in of new lawmakers.
During the campaign, Republicans set up a website criticizing her for playing the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
"I'm looking forward to getting to work for the people of my district," she said.
Lachowicz, who has been a social worker for 25 years, said a priority for her will be access to health care.
Of the 151 House seats, about 55 will be held by representatives who have never held legislative office; 10 others served before the current session.
The 35-member Senate will include 17 freshmen, two of whom held Senate seats in the past and seven who are moving up from the House. The numbers could change because of recounts in some races.
The Senate president-to-be, Portland Democrat Justin Alfond, said anything that gets done will have to be in partnership with Gov. Paul LePage and the Republican minority.
Alfond, who is beginning his third term, said that despite their differences, the parties have seen eye to eye on issues such as education, domestic violence and regulatory reform.
"I'm looking forward to sitting gown with the governor so we can find our common interests," Alfond said.
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|U.S. Forest Service (USFS) 58.53%
|Private 23.22%
|U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 9.15%
|State of Idaho 5.71%
|U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) 1.58%
|State of Idaho 1.33%
|Other 0.28%
|U.S. Military 0.17%
|U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) 0.01%
|State of Idaho 0.01%
|Other 0.01%
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Federally-designated Wilderness Areas
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- Sawtooth Wilderness 89,011 acres (5.69% of hunt area)
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|Forest 60.89 %
|Rangeland 36.71 %
|Urban 0.87 %
|Irrigated-Gravity Flow 0.41 %
|Dryland Agriculture 0.35 %
|Riparian 0.27 %
|Irrigated-Sprinkler 0.26 %
|Water 0.23 %
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- Boise, Interstate 84 Idaho 55 Idaho 21
- Garden City, Idaho 55 Interstate 84
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Abu Hamza ran a global campaign of terror
Abu Hamza was convicted of 11 terror and kidnapping charges, including a charge that he helped kidnappers in Yemen in a 1998 attack that killed four people.
During the trial, he was accused of turning London's Finsbury Park mosque into an operations centre for the global export of violence and terror.
The Egyptian-born cleric was also found guilty of arranging for fighters to attend an Afghanistan al Qaida training camp.
Prosecutors said the defendant also financed and sent two men to Bly in Oregon to set up a compound to train others in terrorism.
Abu Hamza could face life in prison after guilty verdict
Abu Hamza could face life imprisonment after being found guilty of all charges in his New York trial.
A jury of eight men and four women found the cleric, 56, guilty on all 11 counts he faced, handing Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara his second high-profile terrorism conviction in three months.
The imam was extradited from the UK in 2012 after a series of court battles with the British government.
Abu Hamza guilty of all terror charges
Islamist cleric Abu Hamza has been found guilty of all terror charges in his US trial.
Abu Hamza 'ran Soho strip club'
Abu Hamza's US terror trial today heard that the Muslim preacher formerly worked for MI5 and co-managed a strip club in London's Soho.
Hamza's lawyer produced documents apparently from Scotland Yard that he said showed the radical cleric worked as an intermediary for the UK spy agency and had helped police defuse tensions with the Muslim community in Britain.
Hamza also told the New York court he had run a strip club in central London's party district after coming to the capital in the 1980s to "make money and enjoy myself", adding that some of the employment he gained was "on the wrong side of morality".
Hamza was extradited from the UK to America two years ago to face a string of terrorism charges, which he denies.
Abu Hamza denies backing terrorism at US trial
Islamist cleric Abu Hamza denied supporting terrorism as he gave evidence at his US trial.
Hamza, who is on trial under the name Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, told a federal court in New York that he would give up freedom if the price was his dignity and beliefs.
The 56-year-old cleric, was extradited from Britain to the US two years ago, countered three weeks of government evidence with answers to rapid-fire questions posed by defence lawyer Joshua Dratel.
"No," Mustafa calmly replied repeatedly as Mr Dratel asked him if he participated in a December 1998 kidnapping in Yemen, tried to organise a terrorist training camp in the US of Oregon, aided al Qaida or sent anyone to Afghanistan to engage in terror training.
Hamza 'was part of global terror campaign', court hears
In a court in New York, the radical Islamic cleric, Abu Hamza has been accused of using his religion to hide his recruitment of terrorists in Britain.
Mr Hamza was extradited from the UK to America two years ago to face a string of terrorism charges.
Abu Hamza 'was part of global terror campaign'
The prosecutor in the US trial against Islamic preacher Abu Hamza told jurors that he was part of a global campaign to spread terror.
Federal prosecutor Edward Kim described Mr Hamza as a man with a mission to establish an al-Qaida training camp in the US, and said the defendant financed and sent two men to Bly in Oregon to set up the compound to train others.
Abu Hamza had been jailed since 2004 in Britain on separate charges. He was extradited to the US in 2012 only after the US agreed he would face a civilian trial not a military one, and that the death penalty was off the table.
Abu Hamza trial begins in US
The US government has said Islamic preacher Abu Hamza tried to create an al-Qaida terrorist training camp in Oregon in late 1999 and early 2000, during opening arguments at his trial in New York.
Mr Hamza is also charged with helping kidnappers in Yemen in a 1998 attack that killed four people, and of arranging for fighters to attend an Afghanistan al Qaida training camp.
But the defence lawyer for Abu Hamza - who is also known by the aliases Mustafa Kamel Mustafa and Abu Hamza al-Masri - said he has never harmed Americans.
Prosecution case starts today against Abu Hamza
Abu Hamza, the one-eyed Muslim cleric with a hook for a hand, goes on trial in New York on charges that he provided support for al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Hamza faces 11 terrorism related counts, some of these include:
- Trying to start a terrorist training camp in Oregon in 1999
- Charges that he aided militants who kidnapped a group of tourists in Yemen in 1998
- Gathering funds from UK venues for the Taliban and to support training for jihad in Afghanistan.
The Egyptian-born preacher, who faces life in prison if convicted, told a judge at a pretrial hearing on Wednesday that he is innocent.
Decision on Abu Hamza ally expected today
The decision on whether a suspected ally of hate preacher Abu Hamza should be kicked out of Britain will be made by human rights judges today.
Currently being held at high-security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor, Haroon Aswat, is wanted by US prosecutors for allegedly plotting with Hamza to set up a terror-training camp in Bly, Oregon.
Aswat's case was adjourned to allow judges more time to consider his mental health as he is currently being treated for schizophrenia.


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At Ashton and other Sarasota County elementary schools, a push to get children on a tech track early
In a computer lab that looks radically different from the one in most schools, Larissa Lippe bangs on the drums as if she's rocking out in her parents' basement.
Duh na na na! Ba ba ba bam!
She hits the bass on the drums appearing on the screen on a Promethean ActivTable — technology so new and expensive, only a few Florida schools own one.
The table, which has a price tag of about $6,000, is built with six touch-screen computers at Ashton Elementary.
Ashton is one of five elementaries where Sarasota County Schools are test-piloting these futuristic computer labs this year. The other elementaries are Toledo Blade, Tatum Ridge, Englewood and Atwater.
In recent years, the district has pushed to establish STEM labs — think science, technology, engineering and math — in middle schools.
But the latest initiative is geared toward elementary students to help them transition when they're older, said Joe Binswanger, the schools' technology information director.
"As they move from elementary school to middle school to high school, they are picking up the necessary skills they need to be successful," he said.
But the differences in the Ashton lab go way beyond the hardware: Forget desktop computers in a stuffy row and blank beige walls.
At Ashton, there's a rainbow rug on the floor and comfy chairs instead of desks.
Teacher Karen DeWitt envisioned a coffee shop atmosphere for the kindergarteners through pre-tweens — minus the caffeine, of course.
And the staff wanted to highlight fun.
So this summer, Ringling student Careth Arnold painted a space mural of planets and astronauts on the walls, so students feel like they are in a spaceship. They call it the the STAR (Science, Technology, Arithmetic and Reading) lab.
Just like gym or music, the students in grades K-5 visit the STAR lab once every six school days for 55-minute lessons.
The class is different from traditional teacher lectures, too.
On a recent day, a group of fourth-graders are mostly on their own. Some play a Scrabble game or answer multiplication questions on Samsung tablets, while sitting on oversized pillows on the floor.
But the casual atmosphere masks some impressive skills.
These students, who are mostly ages 9 and 10, know how to create their own PowerPoint and work in Microsoft Word. They recently read about the federal government shutdown by researching media websites, and they're savvy about apps, as well.
At the heart of the lab is Common Core, officials say, which emphasizes teaching students to be critical thinkers, problem-solvers and team players.
DeWitt spends a fair amount of time walking around and answering questions.
"I see myself more as a facilitator," she says.
There's a healthy buzz in the room that's loud enough for Principal Christopher Renouf to hear. He can't help it: His office is next door.
"The authentic engagement has never been higher," Renouf said, surveying the room on a recent day. "Not for a minute do you see these kids off tasks."
To cover the cost for the new furniture, computers and equipment, the district, elementary and its parent-teacher organization shared in the expense.
Total cost estimates were not available Wednesday, but Ashton's lab includes four laptops, 11 Samsung tablets, four desktop computers and four touch-screen computers.
The PTO paid for the $6,000 table at Ashton while the school is covering the tablets. The district, meanwhile, is helping with other technology expenses, said district spokesman Scott Ferguson.
"It's all very doable," Renouf said. "It's a partnership."


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New compilation will include two new tracks recorded last month in Paris
The Rolling Stones have announced that they will be releasing a brand new Greatest Hits compilation in November, which will feature two new tracks.
The compilation will be titled 'GRRR!' and is being released to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary. It will be released on November 12 in the UK and November 13 in the US.
The compilation will be made available in five different formats, including a three-CD 50 track version and a four-CD super-deluxe version, which includes a whopping 80 tracks.
'GRRR!' will feature two brand new songs, 'Gloom And Doom' and 'One Last Shot', which were recorded in Paris last month. This is the first new material the band have recorded since their 2005 album 'A Bigger Bang'.
As well as a three-CD 50 track version and a four-CD super-deluxe version, the compilation will also come in a 12″ vinyl boxset. Each of the CD versions will also come with a 3D album cover, which has painted by award-winning American artist Walton Ford.
There is still no word on whether the band will be playing any live dates to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Last week, US sources reported that the band have been booked to play four shows later this year, including two nights at London's O2 Arena, but this remains unconfirmed.


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This question is often asked by employees, mostly because good management practices are not prevalent in American society, and most are not taught in business schools either. (That's the reason I write these blog articles – Tim.) Managers who were not properly trained or who simply haven't the right personality, principles, and understandings for the job will not understand the importance of trust, or when it is most effective to give an employee the authority and autonomy needed to carry out necessary work. Micromanagement – overly close supervision of employees – makes them think they are not trusted to do the work they were hired for, and results in diminished respect for the manager and reduced loyalty to the company. It also wastes both the manager's and employee's time in needless communications often including unnecessarily effort-consuming details. It's is intuitively clear that lack of trust has a negative impact on company profits, but how does it happen and what can we do about it? Read the rest of this entry »
Trust in Business: If You Can't Trust Me, Why Did You Hire Me?March 5, 2014
Smart Project Endings Add Serious ValueDecember 8, 2013
Failing to effectively end projects can have high but hidden costs. Some companies are so buried in the latest and hottest project or in "fighting fires" that they fail to close projects constructively. In doing so they not only miss opportunities to generate extra value for the company and everyone involved, but also to maintain the quality of management information (financial and other types) and prevent or limit cost overruns. When projects aren't formally ended some workers may go on working on them unaware that it is time to move on to other work. Other workers may find reason to continue to charge the project for their time, especially if they run into a slack period without enough work to keep them busy (which happens naturally in many product development organizations or in highly seasonal work). This is especially likely where "charging overhead" has a negative stigma attached to it and project charge codes are not shut off. There are many ways that project endings provide value, however, if they are timely, well planned, and properly executed . Here are a bunch of them: Read the rest of this entry »
Avoiding Hiring Psychopaths and SociopathsOctober 4, 2013
Back in a 2011 Forbes article , a book about psychopathology ("The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry", by Jon Ronson) revealed that around 4% of corporate CEO's are sociopaths. (Sociopath: One who is affected with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behavior – www.thefreedictionary.com) In case you were wondering, the term sociopath is often used interchangeably with the term psychopath, but clinically is used to refer to an antisocial person who became that way from being brought up in an antisocial or criminal subculture, while a psychopath has somewhat different personality traits and a condition that is often inherited. (Psychopath: A person with an antisocial personality disorder, manifested in aggressive, perverted, criminal, or amoral behavior without empathy or remorse – www.thefreedictionary.com). The most severe among psychopaths sometimes become serial killers or other types of criminal, and many wind up in jail but, more importantly, the less severe cases are much harder to spot without extended interaction and observation. Thinking on this made me wonder if the seemingly predatory behavior of some corporations isn't indicative of psychopathology at the top. Needless to say, people with this disorder can be very harmful to their employer and the people around them, and often behave in ways business managers, coworkers, and investors would not appreciate, so how can you avoid hiring them in the first place? Read the rest of this entry »
Hypocrisy by Management Will Undermine an OrganizationSeptember 26, 2013
Hypocrisy can be real or apparent. Hypocrisy occurs when a member of management contradicts or ignores management direction without consequence. It can be appearance rather than reality when communications between management and employees are lacking, though this is just as damaging as if it was really occurring. Poor communications leave employees to speculate about what management is thinking, planning, and doing, and why they are being given the directions they're receiving. If these things (who, what, when, how, and especially why) are not communicated clearly and routinely, workers will start guessing and passing around perceptions and ideas as to what management is planning or doing, and it is easy for the speculations to become pessimistic and negative. The fact that a management team allows an information gap to exist between itself and employees will be the first strike against it, and one or more managers ignoring or flaunting the directions the management team is giving employees will sour the company culture in potentially disastrous ways that can undermine change initiatives as well as ongoing operations. Read the rest of this entry »
Knowledge Injection: Jeff DeGraff on Organizational Culture and CompetencyJanuary 17, 2013
A YouTube posting by a group to which I subscribe (BigThink) caught my attention: Jeff DeGraff presenting a talk on what makes organizations high performers, including the nature of personality types and management styles. Many organizations fail to select the best managers but would do much better if they studied this and similar messages. I recommend viewing it, and welcome your comments.
Thanks for reading and commenting. — Tim
Where Does a Manager's Value Come From?December 11, 2012
The value produced by managers is difficult to quantify and varies greatly. For the most part, the value a manager produces depends a lot on their personality, which is a product of their attitudes about people, the work at hand, and their general background and experience. Since the essence of the job is the coordination of the efforts of others, communicating effectively and maintaining the commitment of others who will get the work done are of critical importance. In corporations it is rare for a manager to produce much product-related value by themselves. The real value of management is in uniting people who know what to do in coördinated efforts that multiply the value of individual results. Other ways a manager can contribute are in development of strategy, bringing in outside knowledge including customer and business environment-related information, removing inhibitors to productivity, and generally enabling people to contribute to the satisfaction of customers and the success of the business, however they might be able to do this. It is important to recognize that approach is an individual thing, and different managers will have different ways of dealing with people and issues that may be equally effective but strikingly different to the observer. Read the rest of this entry »
Managers: If the Paycheck is Your Employees' Main Motivator, You're Not Doing a Very Good JobAugust 20, 2012
Are your people "keeping their heads down" and working for the next paycheck? Take a quick peek at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and you'll see that the paycheck (pursuit of basic necessities) ranks at the bottom, while the things that motivate people to do better get stronger as one moves to the top of the pyramid. It is when people are motivated by the top two levels of the pyramid that amazing things happen and people perform at very high levels. It has long been known that the best managers help their people feel like a team, supported fully by management, with everyone focused on common goals and feeling their contribution is important. Sadly, few people have had the chance to experience that kind of management. As a manager you can make it happen, though, with noticeable benefits to you, your employees, your company, and your customers. Read the rest of this entry »


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I wanted to thank the Fort Worth community for the privilege of practicing law in Fort Worth for the past 35 years. This morning it was with great pride that my firm donated seven scholarships totaling $3,500.00 to fifth grade students to start them on their paths of achieving their college dreams.
I loved attending the graduation ceremony at Rufino Mendoza Elementary School where I have volunteered for the last 10 years. When each scholarship winner was announced, there were screams of joy from students and parents. Each child ran to the front and was fitted with a cap from the university he or she wants to attend. In addition to Texas universities, the two young men on the bottom right hope to attend prestigious MIT and Notre Dame. The students were also given a plaque to remind them to keep studying hard so they can achieve their dreams. These children hope to become doctors, engineers, singers, and business people. I met with them to judge the awards and was impressed with their ambition and talent. The faculty and a foundation donated three more scholarships. This is the first time Mendoza had ever handed out these awards and it is only the third school in the Fort Worth ISD to even participate in this exciting program.
I was also delighted to listen to the excellent keynote speech given by my paralegal, Sandra Sigala, who graduated from Texas Christian University in December. She inspired the students and serves as a wonderful role model for them.


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By Tv. Oliver L. Intoate, for Inpui.com
The feather continues to glide and the path it takes has no end.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, bestowed my father a Project entitled "Evaluation of the sector of development under the special central assistance (SCA), Tribal Sub-Plan with special reference to Tipaimukh Sub-Division" which was to investigate whether the said development fund had actually reached the concerned villages or the people, for this, my father chose Hmar Biel as he felt this area would more than be sufficient to highlight how all the Tribal Development Funds had been utilized. Taking advantage of that opportunity, I decided to go along with him. While we were entitled to use Gypsy or any four wheeler I proposed to go by the way how the common people travel so as to experience the hardship faced by our own people and it was also going to be the first time I would ever stand on the soil where my forefathers once dwelled joyfully with their unique culture. Since I had often highlighted in the daily paper about the hardship faced by our people, this gave me even more anticipation for the expedition. We eventually started our voyage by Truck toward Parbung with a full load of daily requisite of the people like rice, onion, cigarette, lamb, kerosene and the like.
As the Truck we rode in started moving toward the hill lock, I could see the busy town of
As the night grew older, the moon seemed to be more and more caring giving me a striking view of the dark hills. However, we finally had to stop at one village Leijangphai as it was too late to continue traveling. We let the villagers prepared dinner for us, the chicken was cooked very simple with lots of gravy though, I must have been so hungry that it tasted like the first class food in the town restaurant. Since there was no any lodging place everyone one of us sought our own way to adjust with night, I slept at one porch of some unknown house with my sleeping bag, but mosquitoes were too many that I stayed the whole night awake trying to protect myself from their bite.
We continued our traveling the next day and eventually approaching Pherzawl at noon, there I was told by a local friend I took for a guide that from here on it is Hmar's area. I was amazed to see most of the hills with only weeds and small trees; otherwise it was in fact barren. I was wondering how long the people can continue to live in such condition whose life very much depends on the grace of fertility and forest products. I could however vividly make out how the life of my forefathers had been; the hills would have been covered by thick forest trees with different wild animals and birds. With my elementary knowledge about the land-formation, I could make out that all our people living in this area are being threatened by Ecological Disaster.
When we were nearing Parbung, some villagers who were on their way home from the vegetable farm stopped our Truck for a lift. Some of the local teenagers seemed to recognize that I am not from that area that they asked me where I am from. I told them that I was also a part of that area though I live now in Imphal. I was fascinated with the things they wanted to know about city life, how easier is traveling in the city? I told them that we do have a bad road like here in many places in Imphal, particularly between Imphal and Churachandpur, but since maintenance is often done it is still travelable. When it was almost dark, we started entering Parbung village, I was so shy to notice that a banner was put up by a group of students to wel-come my father. I let my father went ahead alone to join him later to the place where he was to stay.
The students volunteered to assist my father in distributing questionnaires to each house for collecting data to know whether or not they received any aid from the Tribal Development Funds. It is indeed surprising to see that most of their answers were 'No, we don't receive'. After some day, my father had to return home with all his data and as for me along with my local friend I had to start our real expedition on foot.
From Lunthulien we started walking towards Senvon, it was not at all a problem to see the whole landscape of the Hmar inhabited area as it were all barren with only Ruotak (Small & Thin bamboo) growing, by the time we reached half way, we all of a sudden we met with a heavy downpour of rain and hail storm. Fortunately, we managed to reach waiting-shed on the roadside; however, the storm was more like a whirlpool, changing its direction and in no time that we got all wet. There were other local people also, including three came running from their farm. After the rain became a bit subsided, we prepared a fire to make ourselves dry. I was devotedly listening to the conversation of those people while a teenage local girl served us local made sugar cane juice in brown color. One of them said, "If Sir. Challien or Darza comes as DC in Churachandpur, our Hmar area would also have been much improved". Again one of them said, 'I heard that Sir. Rochunga Pudaite was going to become Manipur Governor'. I was immersed with the thought how all these people need consciousness. Challien and Darza were in IRS/Custums& Excise, not in IAS cadre, usually governorship is a political appointment and it is given to those retired people who have great achievement or sacrifice for the nation, or who are loyal to the party ruled in the centre.
When finally we reached the proper Tipaimukh where the High Dam was supposed to be constructed, we stayed in that area for a night. After a brief survey, and the little experience that I had, and also, from the brief survey that I had made in and around Loktak, I learned that the living condition of those villages near Loktak project is at least two times better than before. During the construction of Tipaimukh High Dam crores of cash will be circulating within the area, those who have at least the elementary skill of survival will no doubt obtain some benefit to live with. We also have strong and uncompromised student body to fight for compensation and land rights issues.
Just because some one is very good in one particular field, it doesn't mean that those who are not good at that are coarse or what we may say less human. Every advancement, even computers, internet etc. are the product of idea; scientifically, we may say theory. Every human being has an idea as to how they deal with their surrounding environments. For instance, if a villager wants to cross a river, by instinct he has an idea that if a bamboo or dry wood is put in that river it would float. Then, he uses that idea to cross the river, later he discovers that a boat can be made to do useful work in the water. This very idea goes on and results in building a big or marvelous ship like Titanic. So are all inventions or discoveries. Many scientists are of the opinion that ancient scientists had a better intellect; reason may be that they possessed original ideas or theories.
To my belief, they are equally brilliant; they possessed the unique idea because they were born earlier than their contemporary scientists. Even our today great scientists develop their idea from what is already there in a more complex and constructive form and all these cities become the neighbor's envy. No one may have the idea of computer, internet etc without electricity. Why not give our precious brothers and sisters a chance to develop their intellect in a more constructive way. After all, whether or not they want, our people in Hmars Areas will one day have to change their safe haven for the entire government development fund fails to reach them and to add to their suffering they are now beginning to experience Ecological Disaster.


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Even though I've lived here for nearly three full years now, Aomori still manages to surprise me in the best possible ways. There's always some naturally gorgeous spot to stumble upon for the first time and make me fall in love with Aomori all over again.
See Exhibit A: the cliffs of Hotokegaura (仏ヶ浦), which now reign supreme as my absolute favorite place in Aomori.


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The Novus More Space line of monitor arms, supports, and accessories is perfect for flexible workspaces.
NeoCon is upon us! Leading up to the show, we'll be featuring some of our favorite new products. Below, get to know the Novus More Space System, and stay tuned for more product coverage in the coming weeks.
What is the name of the product?
Novus More Space System
How will the product impact the workplace?
Today's modern workspaces must be functional and flexible, with technology within reach but not in the way. Space is at a premium as dual monitors, laptops, and tablets are necessary to keep work flowing. The Novus More Space System offers workspace solutions that save space, improve ergonomics, and provide the freedom to easily change and organize your workspace.
How does the product contribute to "new ways of working"?
More Space System's three lines of monitor arms, supports, and accessories are designed for the individuality of today's workspaces. They can be used independently or in combination to transform any "desk" into a comfortable, productive workspace. Plus, More Space can be adjusted to fit each user's unique ergonomic profile. From the cubicle to shared work tables, the More Space System has an organizational solution for any environment.
Who was the designer of the product?
The Novus More Space System is designed and developed by Novus Dahle GmbH & Co. of Lingen, Germany. The Novus line, introduced in 1949, offers numerous other premium solutions for the modern workplace such as organizational shelving, telephone support arms, and more.
What was the inspiration behind the product?
Available space is at a premium in today's work environment. With business conducted on multiple monitors, tablets, and smart phones, it can be difficult to keep things organized and stay productive. Novus More Space provides a creative solution for elevating and positioning your viewing devices, to keep your workspace organized, and functioning in harmony.
What do you think our readers will love about the product?
Personalized workspace options from Novus More Space System deliver a clean look, improved ergonomics, and the freedom to easily change your workspace by adding more monitors, tablets, and organizational accessories as necessary. Users love the adaptability and choice inherent in More Space. With three lines — MY, TSS, and LiftTEC® — we have a solution for any environment including complete sets to get you up and running with ease. More Space System can also be customized for large, multi-desk projects.
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What makes the More Space products truly flexible is the ability to mix and match. Monitor arms, columns, slatwalls, and rails can all be combined and adjusted as needed for the perfect, ergonomic workspace.
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Novus More Space monitor arms and organization units will be on display at NeoCon 2016 in booth 7-3117.
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Stop by the booth for a free chance to win a Novus MY Point Tablet holder!