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Managing Director, Steven Tan Russell Bedford PAC
Could you share with us some interesting highlights of your job?
Let me relate to you an assignment we just did.
Recently we took on an assignment to help an elderly lady determine where her money went. She has a few bank and fixed deposits accounts and believe she should have more money in the bank. Her daughter told me her mum was very bothered and was having sleepless nights. We did a detailed analysis of her banking transactions for the past several years and reported the results of our findings in a visual form- graphs and pie charts.
Something an old person can better understand than a lengthy report laden with numbers.
At a social function a fortnight ago, her daughter came up to me and told me she and her mum were very appreciative of what we have done and were very touched that my partner went to her home to explain to them the results of our findings. Her mum is not stressed now and can sleep better.
It's good to know we accountants too can help soothe anxiety.
What makes your organization a great place to work in?
We encourage our staff members to challenge and better themselves by taking on assignment that they have not done before. We guide and help them along. When an assignment is done well and on time, they feel a sense of pride and are more confident of their own ability. We recognize and reward our staff members for their effort and contributions.
What is the one trait you have which has led to your success?
As a professional person, this is a must have. You cannot afford reputational risk.
Could you share what your management style is like?
Collaborative. I seek input and feedbacks from my partners and senior staff members as part of the process of decision making.
With an unpredictable global economy this year which would have an impact on Singapore, should businesses be more cautious in hiring or will it be an opportunity to hire good talent who may be available for employment?
I believe this is an opportunity for SMPs to hire good talents. When the economy is doing well SMPs have no chance to recruit them.
How do you spot potential leaders and what does your organization do to groom them?
We look for people of integrity with the technical skills set we require. We empower them. We like to see them take on responsibilities and calculated risks, and to grow with the firm.
And finally, with such a demanding schedule, how do you manage balancing work and family? What advice can you offer?
I have my meals as often as I can with my family and a group of close friends especially during the weekends. Stay healthy and spend as much quality time as you can with your family and friends. At the end of the day, your health and they are all that really matters.


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'Stoke claim victory in big promotion clash
5:22pm Sunday 13th January 2013 in Sport
BASINGSTOKE RFC are just one point off second-placed Chichester in the London One South standings after beating the Sussex side 26-16 at Down Grange on Saturday.
The hosts led 9-6 following an early flurry of penalties and scored the opening try of the game through centre Freddie Gleadowe on 33 minutes.
They were 14-6 in front at the break and while Chichester kicked another penalty early in the second-half, a second try of the game for Gleadowe and Gareth Kelly's score put 'Stoke 26-9 ahead.
The visitors pulled seven points back by scoring a converted try - but Basingstoke held on to win, denying Chichester any league points.
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An international student from Ecuador was sentenced to prison on Monday for felony attempted rape after a crime he committed this past February at the College of Idaho, Canyon County Prosecutor Bryan Taylor announced.
Judge George A. Southworth sentenced Diego Gomez-Puetate, 23, to 18 months, or up to 7 1/2 years, in prison. The state had requested three years, or up to 15 years, in prison. Gomez-Puetate was also ordered to register as a sex offender, pay the victim a $5,000 civil penalty and have no contact with the victim.
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Ravana, also transliterated as Raavana, Ravan or Raavan
, (Devanagari: Rāvaṇa ;Tamil: Raavanan ;Khmer: Krong Reap; Malay:
; Lao: Hapkhanasouane; Thai: ทศกัณฐ์ Thotsakan, lit. the person with ten necks) was a mythical king of rakshasas (demons), with great supernatural power, who is said to have ruled Sri Lanka about 6000 years ago.
When we look into the actual meaning of '10 headed'ness, it shows the positive side of Raavana. The meaning is that he was having very through knowledge in 4 vedas, and 6 upanishats, which made him as powerful as 10 scholars. And moreover he was a great worshiper of Lord Shiva.
He plays a major role in Hindu mythology, especially in the Ramayana, where he is mainly depicted negatively as a brute, and most infamously as having kidnapped Rama's wife Sita and being killed by her husband.
This depiction is, however, open to other interpretions; Ravana is also mentioned as a great scholar, a capable ruler and a devoted follower of Shiva, and he has his apologists and staunch devotees within the Hindu traditions.
Tapas to Brahma
Following his initial training, Ravana performed an intense penance to Brahma (the creator god), lasting several years. Pleased with his austerity, Brahma offered him a boon. Ravana asked for immortality, which Brahma refused on grounds that all beings must die. Ravana then asked for absolute invulnerability and supremacy before gods and heavenly spirits, other demons, serpents, and wild beasts. Contemptuous of mortal men, he did not ask for protection from these. Brahma granted him these boons, and additionally great strength by way of knowledge of divine weapons and sorcery.
King of Lanka
After winning these boons, Ravana sought out his grandfather, Sumali, and assumed leadership over his army. He then set his sights on capturing the island city of Lanka.
Lanka was an idyllic city, created by the celestial architect Vishwakarma for Kubera, the treasurer of the gods. Kubera had generously shared all that he owned with Ravana and the latter's siblings, who were Kubera's half-brothers and half-sister through his stepmother Kaikesi. However, Ravana demanded Lanka wholly from him, threatening to take it by force. Vishrava, their father, advised Kubera to give it up to him, as Ravana was now undefeatable.
Although Ravana usurped Lanka, he was nevertheless regarded as a benevolent and effective ruler. Lanka flourished under his rule, to the extent that it is said the poorest of houses had vessels of gold to eat and drink off, and hunger was unknown in the kingdom.
Devotee of Lord Shiva
Following his conquest of Lanka, Ravana encountered Lord Shiva at his abode in Kailash. Here Ravana attempted to uproot and move the mountain on a whim.
Shiva, annoyed by Ravana's arrogance, pressed his littlest toe on Kailash, pinning him firmly and painfully under it. His ganas informed Ravana of whom he had crossed, upon which Ravana became penitent.
He sang songs praising Shiva, and is said to have done so for years until Shiva released him from his bondage.
Pleased with his resilience and devotion, Shiva gave to him the divine sword
("Moon-blade"). It was during this incident that he acquires the name 'Ravana', meaning "(He) Of the terrifying roar", given to him by Shiva when the earth is said to have quaked at Ravana's cry of pain when the mountain was pinned on him.
Ravana in turn became a lifelong devotee of Lord Shiva and is said to have composed the hymn known as Shiva Tandava Stotra.
Historical Basis
According to some people in India, mostly the supporters of the Dravidian Self-Respect Movement, the war between Lord Rama and Ravana is believed to signify the greatest conflict between the Aryans and the Dravidians. Pre-Aryan India was peopled by the Dravidians and the indigenous Aadivasis. Pushed back by centuries of relentless wars with the Aryans, the last standoff is believed to have been immortalized in the Ramayana as the Rama-Ravana war. But the fact that Ravana was himself a Brahmin, and thus an Aryan, casts serious doubts over such a racial conflict. Infact, many of the modern scholars doubt the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) itself and it cannot be treated as proven.
The conflict here is more accurately seen as one between the Ikshavakus and the Rakshasas. Ravana himself was a grandson of Pulastya, a Son of Visravas and therefore Brahman on his father's side. Ravana also had a conflict with Karthavirya Arjuna of the Heyhayas, which he also lost. It is also said that he lost to the Vanara hero Vali, and made a treaty with him. His grandfather Sumali and brothers Mali and Malyavan lost a battle with Vishnu and retreated to Sri Lanka. So Sri Lanka was possibly his own lost inheritance that he reclaimed from Kubera.
Emperor of the Three Worlds
His abilities now truly awe-inspiring, Ravana proceeded on a series of campaigns, conquering humans, celestials, and other demons. Conquering the netherworld completely, he left his son Ahiravana as king. He became supreme overlord of all asuras in the three worlds, making an alliance with the Nivatakavachas and Kalakeyas, two clans he was unable to subdue. Conquering several kingdoms of the human world, he performed the suitable sacrifices and was crowned Emperor.
Kubera at one point chastised Ravana for his cruelty and greed, greatly angering him. Proceeding to the heavens, Ravana fought and defeated the devas, singling out his brother for particular humiliation. By force he gained command over the gods, celestials, and the serpent races.
At the time of the Ramayana, set several hundred years later, Ravana is shown as dominating all human and divine races - so much so that he can command the Sun's rising and setting.
Ravana was known for his virility and his aggressive conquests of women. Ravana had several wives, foremost of whom was Mandodari - daughter of Mayasura and an apsara named Hema.
Mandodari was renowned for her wisdom and grace as well as beauty and chastity. She is often compared to Sita, one of the most beautiful woman described in Indian mythology.
In addition to his wives, Ravana maintained a harem of incredible size, populated with women whom he captured in his many conquests, many of them accepted and lived happily in his harem for his great manhood, power, and knowledge of different subjects.
Ravana originally used to force himself upon any woman who rejected his advances. Two significant encounters occurred that would shape the course of the Ramayana.
The first was the encounter with the sage-woman Vedavati. Vedavati had been performing penance with the intention of winning Lord Vishnu as her husband. Ravana met her at her hermitage, her beauty enhanced by the austerities she had performed. She, however, rejected his advances. After mocking her dedication to Vishnu and her penance, he attacks her, viciously, by pulling her hair.
Her chastity and reputation destroyed, Vedavati immolates herself by building a pyre while Ravana is watching.
The second was his encounter with the apsara Rambha, upon whom he forced himself. Rambha was betrothed to Kubera's son, but her plea that she was like a daughter to him did not deter Ravana.
Angered at this, Kubera's son cursed Ravana, stating that his ten heads would fall off if he forced himself upon any woman thenafter. This curse is said to have protected Sita's chastity while she was Ravana's captive for nearly a year.
For seizing Sita, Ravana used his ancient glider called Dhadu Monara. This was hoisted from a Rock called Lakegala in Sri Lanka.
Ravana serves mainly as an antagonist and villain in the Ramayana. Nevertheless, he is considered to have possessed several virtues, the foremost being his knowledge of the sacred books, medicines, and sorcery. Ravana was a great devotee of Shiva and is supposed to have composed the Shiva Tandava Stotra.
Legend says that being a Brahmin, Ravana performed the necessary vedic rituals (pujas) for Rama, a Kshatriya, before the war between himself and Rama. This was done as no other Brahmin was available at that time in Lanka.
There were occasions where Ravana has been humbled, including the encounter with Shiva mentioned above.
Another incident was when the king Kartavirya Arjuna (who had 1000 arms) was bathing in the river Narmada (where Ravana was also bathing). Arjuna's wives challenged him if he could hold the waters of Narmada, which he did.
Hence, the flow of water stopped at the place where Ravana was bathing and this made him angry. So he challenged Arjuna to battle and lost it. Arjuna then took him prisoner, until Ravana's grandfather came and asked Arjuna to release him. It is to Ravana's luck's credit, though, that he came out of all these three incidents much richer in alliances and friendship.
Ravana also met his match when he encountered the mighty Vali, king of the Vanara (roughly, "monkey men": "Vanara" has two meanings in Sanskrit, those being either "black-faced monkey" or "forest dweller", being composed of "Nara" (man) and "Vana" (forest) - i.e. "forest-living men").
By one version, Ravana is said to have got himself tied into the tail of Vali when the latter was performing his meditation, (or in another version, his regular Shiva puja). Vali flew in all four directions, around all worlds, completely unaware that Ravana was stuck in his tail. When he reached his palace, he realized that Ravana was stuck there and released him.
Another version holds that Ravana had in fact challenged Vali for a fight. Since Vali had the boon that anyone who came before him in a fight lost half his/her strength to Vali, he accepted the offer from Ravana in spite of Ravana being the enemy of his father Indra.
Ravana, having known of this special characteristic of his opponent, caught hold of Vali from behind, at a time that Vali was performing his sacred ablution. Such was the might of Vali that he thereupon clasped his arms around Ravana's. Vali, holding Ravana, thereupon completed his sacred bath in all the seven oceans.
Depiction in other Scriptures, as Vishnu's cursed doorkeeper
In the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother, Kumbakarna were said to be reincarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu and were cursed to be born in Earth for their insolence.
These gatekeepers refused entry to the Sanatha Kumara monks, who, because of their powers and austerity appeared as young children. For their insolence, the monks cursed them to be expelled from Vaikunta and to be born in Earth.
The god Vishnu agreed that they should be punished, but agreed to mitigate their curse. He asked them whether they would want to be undergo seven births as devotees of Vishnu or three births as enemies of the Lord. Since they wanted to return as soon as possible, they agreed to be born in three births as evil-doers.
In the first birth,in Sata Yuga Jaya and Vijaya were born as Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha. Vishnu incarnated as Varaha and Narasimha and killed them both. In Treta Yuga they were born as Ravana and Kumbhakarna and were killed by Rama. Then in Dwapara Yuga. In their final birth, they were born as Shishupala and Dantavakra, and killed by Sri Krishna. After the end of three births, they returned to Vaikunta.
Ravana's family
This section deals with many members of Ravana's family. Since they are hardly mentioned outside the Ramayana, not much can be said about them. They are presented here as they are in the Ramayana, which is viewed by some as being only the point of view of Rama devotees, but is the most complete account of the story that is known.
Ravana was married to Mandodari, the daughter of the celestial architect Maya. He had seven sons from his three wives:
01. Indrajit
02. Prahasta
03. Atikaya
04. Akshayakumara
05. Devantaka
06. Narantaka
07. Trishira
Ravana's paternal grandfather was Pulastya, son of Brahma. Ravana's maternal grandfather was Malyavan, who was against the war with Rama, and his maternal grandmother was Tataki. Ravana also had a maternal uncle, Maricha.
Ravana had six brothers and two sisters:
01. Kubera - the King of North direction and the Guardian of Heavenly Wealth. He was an older half-brother of Ravana: they were born to the same father by different mothers.
02. Vibhishana - A great follower of Sri Rama and one of the most important characters in the Ramayana. As a minister and brother of Ravana, he spoke the Truth without fear and advised Ravana to return Kidnapped Sita and uphold Dharma. Ravana not only rejected this sane advice, but also banished him from his kingdom. Vibhishana sought protection from Sri Rama, which was granted without hesitation. He is known as a great devotee of Sri Rama.
03. Kumbhakarna - One of the most jovial demons in Hindu mythology. When offered a boon by Brahma, he was tricked into asking for unending sleep! A horrified Ravana, out of brotherly love, persuaded Brahma to amend the boon. Brahma mitigated the power of the boon by making Kumbhakarna sleep for six months and being awake for rest six months of a year (in some versions, he is awake for one day out of the year). During the war with Sri Rama, Kumbhakarna was awakened from his sleep. He tried to persuade Ravana to follow Dharmic path and return Sita; seek mercy of Sri Rama. But he too failed to mend the ways of Ravana. However, he fought on the side of Ravana and was killed in the battlefield. Before dying he met Vibhishana and blessed him for following path of righteousness.
04. Khara - King of Janasthan. He protected the northern kingdom of Lanka in the mainland and his kingdom bordered with the Kosala Kingdom, the kingdom of Rama. He was well-known for his superior skills in warfare.
05. Dushana - Viceroy of Janasthan.
06. Mahiravan - King of the Underworld ruled by the rakshasas by Ravana and Demon King Maya.
07. Kumbhini - sister of Ravana and the wife of the demon Madhu, King of Mathura, she was the mother of Lavanasura. She was renowned for her beauty and later retired to the sea for penance.
08. Surpanakha - the evil sister of Ravana. She was the ultimate root of the kidnapping of Sita Devi. She was the one who instigated her brothers to wage a war against Rama.
Arguments in favor of Ravana
While often thought of mainly as the infamous 10-headed demon, Ravana was also a notable scholar of the Vedas.
A not widely known metaphorical interpreation of Rvan's having ten heads is that the heads are a symbolic way to show the world about his knowledge. He was fully aware of the contents of the six Shastras. His knowledge of the six shastras as well as his knowledge of the four Vedas, ten holy scriptures in all, is by this interpretation considered the inner meaning of the belief that Ravana had ten heads. He even knew that Ram was Narayana himself, who had come in human form.
However, since there was no other way for him to reach to Narayana, he had to cultivate wanton wickedness, violence and hatred, and invite Ram to kill him. Of course, this might be called a type of devotion that is stupid and infamous. But his inner aim was to cross the ocean of birth and death, through that act of self abnegation and surrender to Narayana.
Pro-Ravana interpretation of the Sita kidnapping
Even though Ravan is portrayed as a vile villain in Ramayan, this view is open to question due to lack of any overt instances, and is so questioned by a considerable number of believers.
It can argued, for example, that Ravan's abduction of Sita was not driven by lust for her, but instead it was done to punish Ram for attacking his sister Surpanakha.
While Ram and Laxman were living in the woods, Shoorpanaka saw Ram and fell in love with him. Smitten by Ram's beauty, Shoorpanaka proposed to Ram, who however turned her away saying he is married.
Surpanakha then approached Laxman (Ram's brother) - but he, too, turned her away. The enraged Surpanakha tried to attack Sita as she was convinced that Ram discouraged her proposal because of Sita. At this point Laxman cut off Surpanakha's nose and ears.
Though Laxman did this for fear of Sita's safety, the extremity of the act upon his unarmed sister enraged Ravan and he abducted Sita to avenge the insult.
The Valmiki Ramayana does not say so much that Ravana was enraged as that he was provoked by his sister. Her winning argument for abducting Sita is this - if Ravana would not avenge his own sister - then no one would look upto him as a protector.
Nevertheless Ravan never even touched Sita while she was being held as his hostage. He visited her regularly and asked her consent to marry him. Every time Sita declined, but there is not a single instance when Ravan misbehaved with Sita.
He plays the role of a gentleman to the hilt, only because he was cursed by Kubera's son that he would lose all his 10 heads if he forced himself on any woman.
Also, as per Chanakya's Arthasastra, there are definite waiting periods prescribed for Married Women of different castes, whose husbands are living. It is also possible that Ravana was waiting for the prescribed one year period.
Ravana Temples
Despite Valmiki's portrayal of Ravana as a villain, there are people who not only adore Ravana but also worship him.
Ravana is considered most revered devotee of Lord Shiva. The images of Ravana are seen associated with lord Shiva at some places.
There is a huge Shivalinga in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, supposedly installed by Ravana himself, with a statue of Ravana near by. Both Shivalinga and Ravana are worshiped by the fishermen community there.
In Sri Lanka, a thousand years ago, King Walagamba is said to have constructed cave temples for Ravana in the Ella Valley.
Thousands of Kanyakubja Brahmins of the village Ravangram of Netaran, in the Vidisha District of Madhya Pradesh, perform daily puja (worship) in the Ravan temple and offer naivedyam / bhog (a ritual of sacrifice to the Gods.
Centuries ago King Shiv Shankar built a Ravana temple at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Ravana temple is opened once in a year, on Dashehra Day, to perform puja for the welfare of Ravana.
A Jain temple in Alvar, Rajasthan is called the Ravan Parsvanath Temple. The legend says that Ravana used to worship Parsvanath daily. While Ravana was on tour to Alvar he realized that he forgot to bring the image of Parsvanath. Mandodari, Ravana's wife, is said to have made an image of Parsvanath immediately. And hence the Ravan Parsvanath temple at Alvar.
Ravana is said to have married Princess Mandodari at a place about 32 kilometers away from Jodhpur, which is now called Mandor. There is a mandap (altar or pavilion) where Ravana is said to have married Mandodari, and which the local people call Ravan Jee Ki Chanwari.
At the altar can also be found the images of Saptamatri (Seven Mothers) flanked by Ganesha and Veera Bhadra. The Saptamatri images are said to precede the time of the Pratihara Dynasty (founded in the 6th Century AD) and are in fact reminscent of the images of seven female deities of Harappa - the oldest civilization in India. In the nearby stepwell, a stone bears a script that resembles the Harappan script.
The Dave Brahmins of Mudgal Gotra, Jodhpur/Mandor, said to be Dravida Brahmins who were originally from Gujarat, claim to be the descendants of Ravana. The say that since time immemorial they are performing the shraddh (death anniversary) of Ravana on Dashehra Day every year. They offer pind daan and take a bath after that ritual. They recently erected a Ravan temple in Jodhpur, where daily puja is performed.
Popular Culture
Ravana has been depicted as a cybernetic being possessing great powers in the Virgin Comics series
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. In this series, Ravana is shown to be devoid of any human feeling and only embodies pure evil.
In an animated television film named after the
, Ravana is a luxury-loving, arrogant emperor who kidnaps Sita (as suggested above) to punish Rama for the mutilation of Shoorpanakha. He is mostly shown as an ordinary man, albeit with pointed ears and the ability to change shape. When he is angry or combatting Rama, he assumes the commonly perceived features of multiple heads and (except in the first such scene) twenty arms.
Ashok K. Banker, a novelist who wrote a fantasy series featuring the Ramayan's basic storyline and characters, depicted Ravana as a
dark lord
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The Forum should address, within the context of its multi-year programme of work, the implementation of the present instrument.
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The World Economies And Development Goals
AbstractDEVELOPMENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FACING THE HUMAN RACE BUT THE PROCESSES DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARE BY NO MEANS FULLY UNDERSTOOD. HOWEVER, THE CORE CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENSURE PRODUCTIVE WORK AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. THIS CHALLENGE MAY BE DAUNTING AND IT IS. THIS PAPER THEREFORE ARGUES THAT A GLOBAL ECONOMIC ARCHITECTURE IS IMPERATIVE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF THE MUTUAL IMPACT OF DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING WORLDS
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The Koran
News about The Koran, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Oct. 5, 2012
Egyptian authorities release two Coptic Christian boys detained after they were accused of urinating on a Koran, but they will remain under investigation. MORE
Oct. 4, 2012
Two Coptic Christian boys are detained by Egyptian authorities on charges that they defiled pages of a Koran, in latest case involving accusations of insults to Islam; charges may add to growing anxieties in Egypt about free speech rights and the status of nation's Christian minority, which fears an erosion of rights under an Islamist government. MORE
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American military authorities discipline nine service members for two episodes--the burning of Korans and the posting of a video showing Marines urinating on dead insurgents--that had prompted nationwide outrage in Afghanistan; punishments do not include criminal charges or jail times and fall short of what Pres Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan had demanded. MORE
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Thousands of people drag a Pakistani man accused of desecrating the Koran from a police station in central Pakistan, beat him to death and then set his body on fire; episode highlights the highly charged nature of Pakistan's blasphemy laws, under which anyone found guilty of insulting the Prophet Muhammad or the Koran can be sentenced to death. MORE
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World's top Koran reciters travel to Tehran to compete in the Iran International Koran Competition; entrants include champions from 65 countries. MORE
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Terry Jones, controversial pastor from Florida, sets fire to several copies of the Koran, angering Iranian politicians; Jones says he is protesting the imprisonment of Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who converted to Christianity. MORE
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Drive by a fundamentalist Muslim group to give a copy of the Koran to every German, Swiss and Austrian household has tapped into the widespread anti-Islamic feeling in Germany and created an uproar among politicians and security officials; while campaign, started by Salafist preacher Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, is not illegal, officials fear it is a cover to recruit radicals. MORE
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New York Times/CBS News poll finds that 69 percent of Americans believe the United States should not be at war in Afghanistan; poll comes as the Obama administration weighs options for speeding up troop withdrawals in the wake of bad news from the battlefield, including accusations that a US Army staff sergeant killed 17 Afghan civilians and violence set off by the burning of Korans by American troops in February. MORE
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Memo From Kabul examines the muted response to date in Afghanistan to a massacre of 16 Afghans relative to outrage at the burning of Korans, and American surprise at the difference; says lack of protests or revenge killings indicates a fundamental disconnect, one that has undermined America's objective to win the hearts and minds of the population. MORE
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News analysis; outrage from back-to-back episodes of the Koran burning and killing of at least 16 Afghan civilians imperils what the Obama administration once saw as an orderly plan for 2012: to speed the training of Afghan forces so that they can take control of combat missions, while drawing the Taliban into negotiations to end more than a decade of constant war. MORE
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Pakistani Politician Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide attack that killed a senior politician, one of the most high-profile assassinations in months.
December 23, 2012, Sunday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Taliban , Koran , Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations , Bombs and Explosives , Pakistan , Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots , Muslims and Islam
Egypt: 2 Coptic Boys Freed for Now
Egyptian authorities on Thursday released two Coptic Christian boys detained after they were accused of urinating on a Koran, but they will remain under investigation.
October 5, 2012, Friday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria , Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) , Koran , Egypt , Muslims and Islam
Egypt: 2 Coptic Boys Are Held as Contempt-of-Religion Cases Rise
The detention of the two Egyptian youths, ages 9 and 10, is part of a spate of recent cases involving accusations that people have insulted Islam.
October 4, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria , Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) , Muslims and Islam , Koran , Egypt
Girl Released in Pakistan Blasphemy Case
Rimsha Masih has been detained in a high-security prison since mid-August, when Muslim neighbors accused her of burning a textbook used to teach the Koran to children.
September 8, 2012, Saturday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Christians and Christianity , Pakistan , Masih, Rimsha , Human Rights and Human Rights Violations , Koran , Muslims and Islam
U.S. Military Disciplines 9 Over Video and Koran Burning
Nine American service members were disciplined on Monday for the burning of Korans and the posting of a video showing Marines urinating on dead insurgents, events that prompted outrage in Afghanistan.
August 28, 2012, Tuesday
Pakistan: Mob Kills and Burns Man Suspected of Desecrating the Koran
Thousands of people dragged a Pakistani man accused of desecrating the Koran from a police station in central Pakistan, beat him to death and then set his body on fire.
July 5, 2012, Thursday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots , Koran , Pakistan , Murders and Attempted Murders
Before a Full House in Iran, Koran Reciters Vie for Top Honors
National champions from 65 countries, including a 15-year-old from Uganda, traveled to Tehran for the competition.
June 27, 2012, Wednesday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Uganda , Koran , Iran , Muslims and Islam , Voice and Speech
Across Religions, Persistent Battles Over What the Faithful May Read
The dispute in the Catholic Church over a nun's book raises questions that are always lurking for Protestants, Jews and Muslims as well.
June 9, 2012, Saturday
Iran Denounces Florida Pastor Over Koran Burning
Terry Jones, the controversial pastor from Florida, has angered Iranian politicians, with one calling for Jones's execution.
May 1, 2012, Tuesday
MORE ON KORAN AND: Muslims and Islam , Koran , Iran , Florida , Ministers (Protestant) , Jones, Terry (Pastor) , Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots
Koran Giveaway in Germany Has Some Officials Worried
Distributing religious books in Germany, a frequent practice of Scientologists and Hare Krishnas, is not illegal, but officials are worried about who is doing the distributing.
April 17, 2012, Tuesday
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Alec Baldwin made headlines earlier today, when he allegedly PUNCHED the shiz out of a paparazzo from New York Daily News.
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Family members say Paige Moravetz and Haylee Fentress were best friends, ever since Haylee moved to Minnesota last year.
Last weekend, in an apparent suicide pact, the 14-year-olds took their own lives at a sleepover.
That after Haylee called herself a victim of school bullying.
They are the latest cases of suicides possibly linked to bullying.
In Massachusetts last year, the high-profile suicide of Phoebe Prince prompted state leaders to pass anti-bullying legislation and pushed the issue in the national spotlight.
Now the Centers for Disease Control is releasing results of a 2009 health survey conducted by Massachusetts health officials.
It found 30 percent of high school and 40 percent of middle school students in Massachusetts admitted to being involved in or affected by bullying.
Nationwide, the CDC says that figure is 20 percent.
What experts don't know is what might make kids and teens more at risk to bully or harm themselves.
In recent weeks, Haylee hinted to a relative she was a victim of bullying by other students at Marshall Middle School.
Possible signs family members say, but now even more questions.
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Carrie and Brody have turned America's favorite spy story into a bad romance novel.
All season long, Greg Otto and Tierney Sneed will be recapping Showtime's Homeland, and discuss what they're hoping to see in the rest of the season.
Greg: I guess we can't expect every Homeland episode to be good. And this one was far from it. If anything, we may talk about this episode as where the show ran off course.
Which ridiculous plot line do you want to discuss first? How the show ignores the CIA's ability to chase a private helicopter in northern Virginia airspace? How the most wanted terrorist in the world somehow snuck into the country behind the disguise of a simple shave? How a congressman disappears, has sex with a ex-CIA agent (while the CIA listens in!), and no one really does anything about it?
Or should we address the bigger questions, such as: What is the point of the hit-and-run subplot? Is Carrie Mathison slowly becoming Jack Bauer? Better yet: What did I just watch?
Tierney: I agree with you—this show may have jumped the shark. I kept asking myself, "Where does the show go from here," but not in a good way, it was more of a "how will this show regain my faith in it?" sort of way. I think Homeland has overplayed its hand with the plausibility of Carrie being both a brilliant spy and a psychological mess, among with many, many other problems that we could discuss. I will say I found Brody's epic meltdown at the beginning of the episode compelling—Damian Lewis must have borrowed Claire Danes's facial contortion coach. But it was all down hill from there—from the awkward CIA peeping tom gag to Mike stepping in as Jessica's knight in shining pajamas. This show just took all the underlying tensions running through the season and ran way too far with them, the exception of course being Dana's hit-and-run subplot. I was hoping it would run into Brody's trajectory in a much more explosive and surprising way than just providing a lesson in the advantages of being rich and powerful (i.e. you can buy your way out of a manslaughter charge). The only redeeming quality in that whole narrative was that I admired Dana's commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how the circumstances were working against her. Her father, meanwhile, was also put in a terrible situation, but is ultimately responsible for his own bad choices.
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Greg: If Claire Danes is holding crying lessons between takes with Damian Lewis, than Morgan Saylor is in on them, too. In one of her last scenes this episode, she implored the "use every muscle in your face to cry" technique that Danes has practically patented over the course of the show. They could start using those side sessions to discuss how they are going to rescue this show from the writers.
Is Dana becoming, using a term you have previously used, a "beacon of morality" the only reason for this hit-and-run subplot? I mean, great, the terrorist's daughter isn't evil. Do we really need that much of a storyline to prove it? And what else could this story prove? That the Waldens are slimy politicians? We know that going into this season.
I guess you could argue that the plot line is supposed to be "Brody's undoing wasn't his turning his back on his country, but turning his back on his family." But again, couldn't you say the same thing about last season? It's not like Brody was "No. 1 Dad" last season. So, what's the point?
As for getting back on track, I'll give this show the benefit of the doubt, as I did last season (I thought there were some holes in season 1, but I put my reservations aside because the rest of the show was so good.). But the holes that were poked in the plot last night were pretty big.
Tierney: I suspect Dana will become much more jaded and cynical in episodes to come. Perhaps we will see the return of pot-smoking, moody Dana—beacon of morality be damned!


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"If I didn't spy, I'd be in the dark eternally. I live in a maze of
unknowing - Maisie's maze - and I hate it. I need to be informed."
Summer 1967: Thirteen-year-old Maisie is at her family's home, a decaying medieval abbey in the heart of rural Suffolk. Lucas, a student and friend, is painting a portrait of Maisie and her older sisters, Julia and Finn. In turn, Maisie embarks upon a portrait of her own: She begins an account of her family and of a summer in which their lives will irrevocably, and terribly, change.
She introduces us to arrogant, beautiful Julia; to intellectual, magnetic Finn; to honorable, conventional Nicholas, a neighbor training to be a doctor; and Gypsy-blooded Daniel Nunn, a village friend to the sisters and a longtime idol of Maisie's.
More than twenty years later, Lucas's now-famous portrait of the three sisters is the centerpiece in a major London retrospective of his work. Daniel, who's risen from rural poverty to a wealthy but soulless and troubled London existence, finds himself still obsessed with the three sisters and haunted by the summer of 1967. Now he embarks on a journey to understand what happened to their lives - and seek redemption for his own.
A dramatic, atmospheric novel in a grand storytelling tradition, The Sisters Mortland is beguiling, complex, hauntingly sad, and often dazzlingly funny. A tour de force of tales within tales, it sets the capstone on bestselling author Sally Beauman's literary career.
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WHEN WE FIRST CAME to the Abbey, it rained for five days. Nonstop. I'd
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three cushions to reach the table. Outside the windows was a wet,
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The laurels by the house hadn't been cut back then, and they dripped dismal black tears. Beyond them, you could see a corner of the old cloister, with a gargoyle spouting rain from mouth and eyes. The lawn had reverted to pasture, and the grasses bowed their heads like a congregation of penitents. The English air was a thick, peculiar mauve. The wind keened: The ground...
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A primo matchup will determine the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 boys volleyball champion on Saturday.
No. 1 Oak Park High will take on No. 2 Corona Del Mar beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Gym II at Cypress College.
Oak Park (29-6) hopes its fifth appearance in a section final will deliver its first CIF-SS title. Corona Del Mar, the defending champion, has won five CIF-SS crowns since 1998. The Sea Kings are 25-6.
The two schools played early in season at the Best of the West tournament in San Diego, with Oak Park winning a two-game match, 25-23, 25-21.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 6. THE NCAA just announced the final selections for the Division I Women's Championships to be held in Indianapolis later this month. The final selections cleared all the way through line 38 on the psych sheet for every event with a total of 281 swimmers now invited to the meet.
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A grand total of a whopping 72 teams earned an invitation to the meet, as the new qualifying rules definitely expanded out the individual qualifiers as opposed to swimmers making NCAAs by being brought in on a deep relay from a top team.
Georgia nearly hit the cap with 17 swimmers making it, and will likely field a full complement of competitors with Laura Ryan being favored to qualify through zone diving trials. Meanwhile, Minnesota is second with a strong tally of 14 qualifiers, with Texas A&M (13), California (12) and Florida (12) rounding out the top five in terms of number of invitees.
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This paper, written for a September 2011 seminar hosted by the Geneva Center for Security Policy, analyzes developments since the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Action Plan was adopted by concensus at the 2010 NPT Review conference. The seminar included participants from the Permanent Missions to the Conference on Disarmament, academia, and non-governmental organizations.
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"The first thing to keep in mind is that the previous Review Conference, in 2005, was a major failure. It was not the first review conference not to end up with a final document. The 1980, 1990 had failed to produce a final document agreed upon by consensus and even the historically successful 1995 review and extension conference ended up with a document which replaced the word consensus with the recognition that "a majority exists". However, the 2005 Review Conference was widely perceived as "the biggest failure in the history of this Treaty." Since then, the two North Korean nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, the concerns about the Iranian nuclear program, the Syrian site of Al Kibar as well as the suspicions over the Burmese nuclear activities have fueled and renewed fears about further spread of nuclear weapons and, even, a possible collapse of the non-proliferation regime. It is true that Iran and Syria related issues have rarely been discussed during the 2010 Review Conference. However, the memory of a historical failure combined with several proliferation concerns and a de facto new nuclear weapon state – North Korea –, which status under the NPT is still open for discussion, has led to consider that "failure was never an option", as one representative stated at the closing of the conference."
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Potato chips in soup
I need to shop for staples....for lunch today I opened a container of TJ's roasted red pepper and tomato soup, and realized it was the low sodium version, which really does need a little salt, even for someone like me who rarely adds it when cooking. I also wanted something a little more substantial but am out of bread, crackers and croutons. I did have Honey Mustard and Onion Kettle Chips.....I filled the soup bowl, poured the soup over, and nuked it. The chips softened in the microwave, so I needed to top off the bowl with more soup. After stirring, the chips were like thin slices of scalloped potato, and the soup had the right amount of salt, plus a little zip from the mustard. Darn good - though something of a guilty pleasure.
I'll garnish potato chowder with crumbled potato chips, but never have I actually submerged and then nuked. Was it greasy at all?
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One of my favorite closet foods is Campbell's tomato soup, (already loaded with sodium!), topped with grated mozzarella cheese and potato chips. I stir it all together and each spoonful has got to have some soup, cheese and chip in it. This really satisfies and cures that hankering for some salt.
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Potato chips are so unapprciated. I have never been one to sit and eat chips and dip, but gosh I love a good sandwich with plain Lays potato chips layered in there with ham, cheese, and dill pickles. I also will eat BBQ chips with little dill pickle chips sandwiched in between two perfect potato chips,little bbq chip-pickle sandwiches!
These are great ideas...I've always felt a little "over thrify" (and been teased mercilessly by my family) for going around after the party and saving all the leftover chips in my handy freezer canisters. I crush them and use as topping for a variety of casseroles...tuna and chicken, of course, and some of the spicey ones are terrific on Tex-Mex style beef dishes.
But this is a whole new world of uses and flavour combos and kids will LOVE this...that vegetable soup will go down a lot more easily floated over chips!


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Get Moving for a Healthy Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. Fortunately, though, you can take steps to reduce your risk of heart disease. For example, getting regular physical activity can help protect you and your family against high blood pressure and overweight and obesity--factors that, along with high blood cholesterol and smoking, increase the risk of heart disease.
Staying active also helps keep off extra pounds, control blood pressure, boost the level of "good" HDL-cholesterol, and prevent diabetes and heart attacks. It also strengthens the lungs, tones the muscles, keeps the joints in good condition, improves balance, helps prevent and treat depression, and helps many people cope better with stress and anxiety.
If you already have heart disease, regular, moderate physical activity lowers your risk of death from heart-related causes. (However, if you have heart disease, check with your doctor first to find out what kinds of activities are best for you.)
The earlier you start, the better. The best time to start learning heart healthy habits is in childhood because heart disease risk factors start developing then too. Still, it's never too late to begin living heart healthy. This is true even for people in their '80's and '90's too.
Here's some advice about physical activity from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA):
Special Tips for Kids, Adults, and Seniors:
Young people should be physically active--both in and out of school. Instead of television, video games and the computer, kids need to be engaged in "active play," such as tag, jump rope, hide and seek, or bicycling, or team activities like soccer, basketball, and softball.
Another way to increase children's activity levels is to get them involved in everyday activities, like household chores, walking the dog, or helping with the groceries.
Take the time to be physically active as a family. This not only provides health benefits for the entire family but can be an important time to get to know each other better. Young kids particularly enjoy being involved in family fun, such as shooting hoops with dad or playing tennis with mom.
Adults who have not been active for a while should start slowly, gradually building up to the recommended 30 minutes per day of moderate-level activity. For example, if you want to begin walking regularly, you might begin with a 10-15-minute walk three times a week. As you become more fit, you can increase the sessions to every day and gradually lengthen each walking session or increase your pace.
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Seniors also need regular physical activity. Regular physical activity is good for your heart, mood, muscles, and arteries and improves your bones and ability to sleep well. It builds strength, promotes coordination and balance, and helps slow bone loss and prevent fractures from osteoporosis.
Many older people think they are too old or too frail to exercise. Nothing could be further from the truth. Physical activity of any kind--from heavy-duty exercise, such as jogging or bicycling, to easier efforts like walking--is good for you.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — European stocks rose Tuesday, leaving the regional equity index at its best level in more than six years.
Shedding earlier losses, the Stoxx Europe 600 /quotes/zigman/2380150/delayed XX:SXXP -1.21% moved up 0.3% to 349.71. The index's fifth consecutive rise marked its highest close since Jan. 8, 2008, according to FactSet data.
Stock benchmarks across Europe have reached multiyear or record highs recently in anticipation and in response to a range of monetary easing measures launched last week by the European Central Bank, which has been grappling with low levels of inflation and lackluster economic growth in the euro area.
Italy's FTSE MIB Italy Index /quotes/zigman/1482176/delayed XX:FTSEMIB -1.01% rose 0.3% to 22,502.97, its best close since February 2011, and Germany's DAX 30 /quotes/zigman/2380246/delayed DX:DAX -2.10% ended up 0.2% at a record close of 10,028.80, topped by a 2% rise for potash producer K&S AG /quotes/zigman/6072697/delayed DE:SDF -3.74% .
European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann told German newspaper Boersen-Zeitung that the latest round of actions — including bringing interest rates into negative territory — breaks "new ground" for the bank, and that the moves were aimed at reaching the real economy, according to Reuters.
Industrial output readings from Italy and France gave investors a glimpse of conditions seen at the start of the second quarter. Production in Italy rose at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.7% in April, above the 0.4% rise expected in a Dow Jones Newswires survey of economists. French industrial production rose 0.3% in April, rebounding from contraction in March.
Meanwhile, manufacturing output in the U.K. rose in April from March, by 0.4%, reinforcing the view that recovery in the British economy remains on track.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index /quotes/zigman/2380150/delayed XX:SXXP -1.21% , however, slipped less than 2 points to 6,873.55, with BT PLC /quotes/zigman/290858/delayed UK:BT.A -1.72% losing 2.4% as rival British Sky Broadcasting Group /quotes/zigman/143786/delayed UK:BSY -0.34% outlined the launch of its first European soccer channel.
Logging the steepest decline on the Stoxx 600 was Bank of Ireland /quotes/zigman/288345/delayed IE:BIR 0.00% . The stock fell 3.2% after the lender said U.S. billionaire investor Wilbur Ross Jr. will sell his remaining stake in the company and has resigned as a director.
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Booker Group PLC /quotes/zigman/353005/delayed UK:BOK -0.64% was also hit, falling 2.2% after Goldman Sachs dropped the food wholesaler from its pan-Europe conviction buy list.
Sports Direct International PLC /quotes/zigman/453748/delayed UK:SPD -0.67% was also removed from Goldman's European conviction buy list "as the upside to our target price is now lower following a period of good performance. We have higher conviction elsewhere in the European retail sector as a result," said analysts at Goldman. Sports Direct shares ended 1.2% lower.
In France, the CAC 40 /quotes/zigman/3173214/delayed FR:PX1 -1.02% shrugged off losses and rose 0.1% to 4,595.00, its fourth advance in a row. Spain's IBEX 35 /quotes/zigman/2759620/delayed XX:IBEX -1.80% lost grip of gains and fell 0.1% to 11,153.50.
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