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January 25, 2012 marks the first anniversary of the uprisings that toppled former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak. All of a sudden, Egypt was on the global media stage and the whole world was captivated by the courageous people of this country. With admiration for their brave actions and fear for their future, we witnessed millions marching the streets of Egypt and protesting through Tahrir Square, demanding basic human rights, freedoms and social justice. After 18 tense days of massive protests, Mubarak stepped down and Egypt felt its first wind of freedom. Euphoria, enthusiasm, hope, excitement and sheer happiness was observed and felt globally as Egypt had just achieved the unthinkable. The barriers of fear that were created by tyranny were broken and dreams of change became possible.
What was next, no one knew, but for the time being, all that mattered was that tyranny was defeated by the will of the people. "Bravo Egypt," a resounding sentiment that left us all in awe of the heroic people who took a stance for their rights.
Suddenly, these valiant young men and women became the true heroes of our world.
One year on and the country continues to face its share of challenges and conflicts. Questions remain over the unknown future of Egypt and doubts grow over the newly elected parliament and the role of military in society. What seems to be overlooked however is the colossal democratic triumph of human liberation and dignity. Such accolades are a testament to the courage, resilience, and will of the young and old, men and women of Egypt who showed the true power of mass activism.
The collective action that became the Egyptian revolution is an example to us all illustrating that injustice, inequality and lack of rights and freedoms have an expiration date. The expiry of authoritarian regimes has been clearly demonstrated through uprisings not only in Egypt but throughout the Middle East. Regardless of the expectations and results of the revolutions, it is important to consider these protests as a great step in the right direction. Perhaps even the most notable step in the recent history of not just Egypt but the rest of the region. Until this revolution is completed, Egyptians will never give up.
What comes next is slow and gradual. The long journey to democratic achievement will need a great deal of building blocks with the involvement of all men and women. Despite mass pessimism and criticism on what comes next for Egypt, let's not forget that they have made it this far. Let's not ignore the blood price people have paid to win freedom. Let's not ignore what ignited the spark and fire that burst into Tahrir Square. And let's never forget that thousands of lives have been sacrificed in the achievement of the celebration of today's first anniversary.
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Making time to live
Rediscovering the value of simplicity
In many ways I am a typical University student. I have always overscheduled myself, and just when I think I've reached my limit, I add something else to my plate and manage to make it work.
Last semester, though, I believe I finally hit a ceiling. While I managed to get everything done — well, except about half of the reading for my classes — I was certainly much less happy in doing so.
My mind was always on the next thing, and without really taking time to stop and think about it, I let some basic elements of life fly away as I quickly walked from one location to the next. I often dreaded running into anybody I knew because it meant having to put off the next thing on my list for another five minutes. I was basically in a perpetual bad mood, and it was fun for neither myself nor anyone else around me.
This semester, I went against every instinct my over-involved self had and decided to only take 13 credits. Since making that decision, I have had a looming sense of guilt brought on by a lifetime of striving to overachieve. This is not because I am falling behind on the credits I need to graduate or the credits I need for my major — because they are carefully planned out and supported by a hefty group of AP credits — but because I feel as though I could be doing more.
Yet even within the first few days of the semester, I can feel a noticeable difference in my demeanor. With my newly lightened schedule, I have found I once again have time to live normally. I have time to stop and chat with a group of friends I pass, time to eat breakfast, time to walk at a more leisurely pace and time to update the long-neglected calendar on my apartment wall. I even had time to cut up and wash the fruit I bought instead of forgetting about it and discovering it weeks later, growing mold in the refrigerator.
I have spent a good deal more time on my couch, but in doing so, I have also had way more conversations with my roommates than I did last semester.
These are all pretty basic aspects of living that shouldn't seem like much of a time burden, but it required this mindset shift to allow myself to do them without having to worry about wasting minutes. I am sure as the semester progresses and syllabus week comes to a close, I will once again rush through my day from time to time — but forcing myself to go against my instinct to overcommit has reminded me of one truth not oft mentioned at the University: you cannot put a price on peace of mind.
In future semesters, when I once again pack my schedule full of activities, I hope I never again forget the value of stepping back and taking a breath. Because as important as everything we have going on is, it is a lot less enjoyable if we are too overwhelmed to appreciate it all.
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Hi Jen , we have a meru network and would be glad of a couple of wireless AP's going spare if someone doesnt take the whole kit from you. thank you, can i ask why you moved FROM meru?
Shortly we will have the following available as we have moved to a new wireless vendor -
(All purchased from Siracom UK)
39 x AP320 802.11abgn Wireless Access Points - 3 years old
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Not sure how the licensing works with the above, you may need to re-license them on a transfer of ownership.
Looking to see if any school in the Lancashire/NW area is using Meru and might be interested in them (not sure at the moment whether it would be gratis or a small fee, haven't seen what paperwork we need to do yet).
Hi Jen , we have a meru network and would be glad of a couple of wireless AP's going spare if someone doesnt take the whole kit from you. thank you, can i ask why you moved FROM meru?
Hi Andy,
We decided to go with Cisco as we were making a major expansion of our Wireless network (300 to 1000 APs) and we already had 300 Cisco autonomous APs that we could convert to lightweight and re-use.
It meant that Cisco had a 250 AP cost advantage over Meru (and Aruba which we also looked at).
Could I ask everyone who responds to indicate their school/location please (saves me having to search for it), thanks.
Also, just so you aren't dissapointed, you should know that we may just go with something like giving the kit to a local school that has no wireless network yet, nothings been decided.
Just trying to get some other options than re-cycling the kit.
I'm moving this to the correct forum.
Hi Jenwilson. Very interested - I've PM'd you.
Very Intresting!!!
We need to sort out our wireless system we havent even got any controller switches!!!
This would really help us out, we get loads of loss of singal and gets very slow at times
Were using x19 HP procurves 420 at the momment, so would be nice to upgrade for faster and better range, again we would pass ours to other schools, we need defo need more
would be intrested I reckon depending on cost? and if you ship to here?
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Had any movement on this? Sorry if im bugging you
Many thanks
Any news on this??
We are still looking for interest from local schools (Lancashire or North West UK) if possible.
The kit hasn't gone anywhere yet (in fact I only started pulling it yesterday).
We are currently looking at an entire iverhaul of our Wireless network. At present we have disparate domestic access points with no method of control.
I have been looking into Meru and they seem like a very good brand so would be very happy to discuss terms if interested - we can also arrange courier too
Thanks in advance
We're from the NW (Ellesmere Port), if you're interested, we'd be more than happy to take them off your hands if you still have these.
Hi Lee, can you send me some more details about your school esp. (general school details, size etc.), any existing wireless, why you want the meru kit, whether you have any IT bods to look after it etc.
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CBS's Andy Rooney: Obama Is 'Doing the Best Job He Knows How and It's Good Enough for Me'
As he devoted his regular 60 Minutes segment on Sunday to complaining about surveys, CBS's Andy Rooney declared his belief that President Obama is "doing the best job he knows how, and it's good enough for me." Rooney, who has a history of openly admitting that his political views are liberal, also gave viewers some insight into his social circle as having like-minded views on politics as he relayed to viewers that eight out of nine friends he asked also like Obama. Rooney complained:
Gallup said that they surveyed over 90,000 Americans for this one poll. I mean, where was I when they were calling people about President Obama? The survey said that only 44 percent of us approve of President Obama's performance. Well, I surveyed nine of my friends, and eight of them said they liked Obama but didn't trust Gallup polls. As far as I'm concerned, Obama's doing the best job he knows how, and it's good enough for me.
Below is a transcript of the beginning of Rooney's segment from the Sunday, November 14, 60 Minutes on CBS:
ANDY ROONEY: Some days it seems as though I spend about half my time reading surveys. It isn't enough to know what you think, you have to read about what other people think, too. They take surveys for everything now. You read about surveys asking what people think about the economy, about cars, about what people are buying, what they're eating, and what they think of the job that President Obama is doing.
A Gallup poll says that President Obama's approval rating was at an all-time low. Gallup said that they surveyed over 90,000 Americans for this one poll. I mean, where was I when they were calling people about President Obama? The survey said that only 44 percent of us approve of President Obama's performance. Well, I surveyed nine of my friends, and eight of them said they liked Obama but didn't trust Gallup polls. As far as I'm concerned, Obama's doing the best job he knows how, and it's good enough for me.
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Pass the barf bags.....
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:41am.
well, gol-leee, Mr. Rooney,
It should be good enough for everybody else too!
After all, just because he promised us he could do all these things, there's no reason to be upset that he's not!
After all, at least he's trying!!! (the liberal excuse for every failure).
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Bye Bye Andy
Submitted by djm159 on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:28pm.
Since this guy will obviously never leave the air and he is quite obviously senile, I would agree with Paul Krugman that death panels would be appropriate in Rooney's case. He quite clearly does not have the class and/or intelligence to understand that no one gives a tinker's dam what Andy Rooney says. Get the hook, it's time for Andy to depart.
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Pauline Kael, call your office ...
Submitted by KC Mulville on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:41am.
This is why the safest and smartest opinion should always be what you believe, not what you suspect or assume others believe. Who knows what darkness lurks in the hearts of men?
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Answer: The shadow
Submitted by Edhenry on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:55am.
Answer: The shadow knows...
"8 of your liberal friends" "trying" "best he can"
This is why some of the greatest generation were left on the ground to watch the big boys fly the B-17s.
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Good enough isn't!
Submitted by Thalpy on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:42am.
Good enough isn't! It never has been, For the Left, effort counts as much as the result. Essentially, that's bs.
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Thalpy, you're mistaken.
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:47am.For the Left, effort counts as much as the result.
No, effort is ALL that counts; results don't.
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Doesn't matter if the charges are BS....
Submitted by Diesel on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 11:42am.
........."It's the seriousness of the charge."
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Bush was pure EEEEEEvil
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:51am.
Rooney and his "thoughts" harken me back to when Nixon won the presidency and some liberal nitwit couldn't understand it as "nobody I know voted for him".....
Check back in the archives NB, I am sure he said the same puffery for George W Bush as well.
Wait, this just in, NO HE DIDN'T......
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A interesting story about Andy Rooney.
Submitted by RichieBABY on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:57am.
Andy Rooney by some quirk was a customer of mine when I owned a high end mobile electronics retail store in the Great State of NJ. One day he comes in with a K-40 radar detector that was KAPUT. He requests it be sent back to K-40 for repair. I instruct one of my employees to include a note in the box of Rooney's K-40, that the unit returned is owned by him.
K-40 overnights by FED EX a brand spanking new K-40, and a updated model to boot, of course at NO CHARGE.
REFUSED by Andy Rooney. I want my old one fixed.
side bar: His intital visit to tell me about his K-40 which was KAPUT, he was in Paramus, NJ. going from one gas station to another to buy ONE GALLON of gas, so that he could pay them at the time 73.9 cents.
In the mood to hear another story about another famous person? Francis Ford Copolla, of The Godfather fame and fortune, spends in my store $17,500 dollars for a audio/video system for his one of a kind Citroen/Massratti LIMO. Installation featured in Stereo Review Mag. Payment was made in full via a letter from Zoetrope Studios which he owns, informing me of their bankcruptcy. GO POUND SAND!
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I asked all the people in my
Submitted by Van Halen on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:03am.
I asked all the people in my Liberal bubble and they all thought like I did? So what's the problem?
This is a great example of the snob-elite out of touch Liberals who can't see beyond their inner circle and have no idea that the country is in shambles because of 22 months of Obama's horrific policies. They also refuse to accept that the wars they railed about before Obama took office have now expanded into Pakistan and Yemen.
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Van, the shambles isn't
Submitted by MikeB on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:10pm.
Van, the shambles isn't because of 22 months of Obama's policies. That was the extra tonne of steel that broke the camel's back. The shambles is the result of decades of liberal Democrat (redundant) tax and spend policies, of CRAp, which mandated that banks lend money for mortgages to people who couldn't afford to pay that money back, of not only refusing, but preventing oversight and regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, etc., etc., etc.
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This is quite the different
Submitted by wiwf on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:05am.This is quite the different attitude, Andy. Only a few years ago, if Bush did ANYTHING you berated him for not doing enough or doing the wrong thing.
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If I randomly selected 9 of
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:07am.
If I randomly selected 9 of my friends I doubt you could find much of anything that 8 out of 9 would support, but then I don't live in a lefty echo chamber and none of my leftwing friends are that ideologically rigid that they would discriminate against those with different views (as Rooney appears to do).
Chris Matthews: The Joy Behar of MSNBC.
Bill Maher: The Joy Behar of HBO.
Paul Krugman: The Joy Behar of The New York Times.
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He's just a jerk...
Submitted by owr084 on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:42am.
I remember years ago when Rooney went on a rant about how "Rain-X" did not work. The makers of Rain-X fought back and it was soon discovered that Rooney had clearly not followed the instructions on how to apply it.
I view Rooney's rants as an indication that he did not "RTFM" (or any other version of "RTF...").
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¬Ý8 out of 9 of my friends
Submitted by the struggler on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:45am.
8 out of 9 of my friends want their Happy Meal toys.
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I see how it works.¬Ý Obama is
Submitted by Smartypants on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 10:55am.
I see how it works. Obama is doing the best he knows how to do, and so that's all that matters. When GW Bush did the best he knew how to do, the left, including Rooney, had a collective hissy fit. The fact that this doofus thinks what he and his selected friends think is all that matters is truly astonishing. Just how brain dead does one have to be to get on television nowadays?
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I think Andy
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 11:02am.
passed away about 12 years ago and they have been keeping him propped up in his chair since. The non stop useless crap emitted from his mouth confirms this rumor.
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Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 8:11pm.
Andy is really a Disney animatronic.
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This from a guy that needs
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 11:31am.
This from a guy that needs all his food pureed and spends most days in the attic painting with his own poop.Well good for you Barack, you'd better take whatever you can get these dayz.
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Who Let Andy out of the Crazy House?
Submitted by gruyere cheese on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 12:08pm.
Andy is as delusional as his 8 friends! Sorry, no ofense to anyone over 100 years old.
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Shave the eyebrows genius
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 12:14pm.
"Did you ever notice" this guy is a liberal moron?
I have.......
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"Good Enough"
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 12:43pm.
Oh yeah, "good enough" for government work.....when your "personal best" is all that's needed.
Yup, early warning and existing defenses were "good enough" for Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941.
The "system worked" perfectly for the Titanic in the wintry North Atlantic; surely it was "good enough" for all those who quickly assumed ice-cube (versus "room") temperature in the frigid waters.
Hindenberg construction/composition was "good enough" for its last mooring attempt (as no doubt attested to by "the humanity" that managed to survive).
Then there's ol' POTUS Jimmy's "Desert One" mission, which was "good enough" in execution.
Our history of Government Sponsored excellence is repleat with endless examples of "good enough"....
One supposes that a parachute rigger's "off day" of mispacking both main and reserve chutes, so that neither one open as expected, would also be deemed "good enough" and the rigger's"best" would be comforting should ol' Andy find himself plummeting Earthward at 120 mph with nothing flapping overhead butt tangled strips of nylon. Having personally skydived multiple times, I would not be peacefully basking in that self-deluded glow all the way to impact with the ground. A main chute tangle had me vigorously maniplating the risers until the tangled lines separated. I didn't adopt the "victim" mentality of "well, I guess that was the best the rigger could do" and calmly await my fate. Then again, perhaps I'm not as progressively "enlightened" as our curmudgenly host.
What a bunch of desperate Obamaniacal bootlicking.
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...¬Ý
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Rooney is the reason we need
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:04pm.
Rooney is the reason we need death panels...
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Andy, if you are truly that
Submitted by MikeB on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:15pm.
Andy, if you are truly that senile, it's time for you to retire.
Good enough? Are you nuts? Geeze, guy, if it helps you to be more honest in your assessment of how well ol' jug ears has done, pretend he is a white Republican... or better yet, a black conservative Republican. I'm sure if that were the case, and we had these results, you would be calling for his impeachment and removal from office.
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A shocking revelation!
Submitted by lgeubank on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:17pm.Andy Rooney says Obama's performance is "Good Enough for Me." That's the same as saying, "Obama's job performance is good enough for a senile dimwit." Shocking!
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You know what I hate, Andy
Submitted by StarAZ on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:18pm.
People who look around, ask their like-minded friends things, and then say, "Well, now I know the right answer." I never stay for your segment, but last nite was in the other room--and heard this twaddle.
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Rooney is 100% correct: Obama IS doing the best job he knows how
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:26pm.
Unfortunately a community organizer/ACORN lawyer is not what the country needs right now.
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Sick, what do you mean "right
Submitted by bassndude on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:31pm.
Sick, what do you mean "right now."? Its the last thing this country needs EVER!
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
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You're right, Bass
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:46pm.
But at now least we can say "hey, we tried it."
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If you were 'doing the best
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 1:36pm.
If you were 'doing the best job you could do' in the private sector - the 'real world' - and it wasn't good enough, you'd be gone................nobody would be tellling you 'that's good enough for me'.
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An independent country no more. As from tomorrow, a dependent province of a brand new polity.
A system of managerial fascism.
No more, and no less.
We are now part of a fascist state.
"It is not worth the while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar" – Henry David Thoreau
An independent country no more. As from tomorrow, a dependent province of a brand new polity.
A system of managerial fascism.
No more, and no less.
We are now part of a fascist state.
[...] Apropos my previous posting: [...]
I came to more or less that conclusion a long time ago.
Although it was thought up as a bulwark against (communo-)fascism, its origins are in the Age of Dictators, and its methods are similar. What its instigators found worrying about fascism was its nationalism, and – to be fair to EUnionists who bang on about 60 years of peace – aggression. They feared that people, given their democratic heads, might vote for these Strong Men. So they created a sort of pan-nationalist bureaucratic – supposedly benevolent, but aren't they all? – dictatorship instead. Instead of the Strong Man, there would be a Commission of Grey Men, who would consult Experts on how best to govern, tying the hands of the elected national governments to prevent them from doing anything deemed harmful.
Nothing about the way the EU works can be understood without that information. Almost everything about it makes sense once you have it.
A gent name of Jean Monnet is the man to blame for the Fascist States of Europe, as it will soon become. He was never elected to fuckin anything either.
Here is the money quote from his Wiki entry….
Monnet's intentions can be described as such, as eurosceptic Adrian Hilton wrote about what he perceived to be Monet's aspiration for Europe:
"Europe's nations should be guided towards a super state without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps each disguised as having an economic purpose, but which will eventually and irreversibly lead to federation."[7]
Monnet is reported to have also expressed somewhat similar sentiments, but without the notion of intentional deception, saying "Via money Europe could become political in five years" and "… the current communities should be completed by a Finance Common Market which would lead us to European economic unity. Only then would … the mutual commitments make it fairly easy to produce the political union which is the goal."[8]


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The MeSsenger newsletter for the M.S. in Communication Management marks its first year in print with the Spring 2013 edition.
This semester's newsletter features more photos of graduate students, their career goals and success stories, news about upcoming courses and a story about important behind-the-scenes support.
Click here to download the PDF file of the Spring 2013 MeSsenger newsletter.
Graduate students are invited to work with Dr. Donnalyn Pompper, who directs the M.S. program, and edits the MeSsenger newsletter. Story ideas and photos always are welcome.
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Bruins and Huskies are squaring off in the last college basketball game of 2006, which according to Sportsline's Garry Parrish is the best match up of this weekend. Sportsline updated its notes on the Huskies following their loss against a lower tier Pac-10 team:
UW is 10-2 overall and 0-1 in Pac-10 play. It's the first time since the 2003-04 season UW has lost its conference opener.
--Freshmen center Spencer Hawes scored a career-high 24 points, making 10 of 16 field goals. He has scored 20 or more points in six of UW's last seven games and has 23, 23 and 24 in his last three. He also played a career-high 47 minutes.
--Point guard Justin Dentmon was again a little shaky on the road, losing four turnovers and fouling out in 28 minutes. He scored just nine points before leaving.
--Forced to play a career-high 24 minutes because of foul trouble to other players, Hans Gasser responded with seven points, two on three-pointers late in regulation.
UCLA needs to play solid transition defense to slow down Washington's running game. Although the Bruins like to run and will need some easy baskets in transition, they will not win the game if they get into a track meet with the Huskies.
While the Huskies enjoy playing transition basketball, this season they are also dangerous on the halfcourt in the low-post as they sport one of the nation's best frontcourt tandem in Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes.
UCLA Coach Ben Howland will usually have his team double-down on quality low-post players, but Washington has two big men who can both score, in addition, Hawes has shown to be an adept passer. Subsequently, the UCLA defense will need to be quick and very aggressive on their double teams and defensive rotations; otherwise, Hawes and Brockman will have a field day picking which shooters to pass out to.
Meanwhile, as we are getting ready for this marquee matchup what does an LA Times reporter write about the Bruins? Well, what a surprise. This time it's Helen Elliot who plays the role of resident whiner, complaining about "sleepwalking" against a team, which will probably turn out to be one of the best 4 or 5 teams in what is shaping up to be the toughest conference in America. You won't find a lot of articles in newspapers in the Mid Atlantic region when a team like UNC or Duke pulls out tough, gritty wins against ACC teams like Clemson or Georgia Tech at home. But then there is the clueless hacks in the LAT. These are the hacks who create the perception of UCLA fans being unreasonable and spoiled. If they had 1/4th of the sports IQ of an average member of this Bruins Nation, you wouldn't see this kind of nonsense coming out repeatedly out of this once respected sports page. Whatever.
We have a big game tomorrow night. Can't wait.


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Ozzfest is going international for 2013 and the heavy metal festival, whose birthplace is in the I.E. at Glen Helen in Devore, will be a two-day event on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 at the Makuhari Messe arena just outside of Tokyo.
The latest news: Tool, Slash, Deftones and Stone Sour are now on the bill alongside previously announced headliners Black Sabbath and Slipknot.
Visit the Ozzfest Japan website for more information.
I'm hoping this means a triumphant return of Ozzfest to the U.S. this summer, with a tour stop at San Manuel Amphitheater on the itinerary and Sabbath on the stage.
When Ozzfest returns to the states, what is your dream lineup? Tell us in the comments below.


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This is part 3 of our series. In part 1 we talked about boosting performance with memcached on top of MySQL, in Part 2 we talked about running 100% outside the data with memcached, and now in Part 3 we are going to look at a possible solution to free you from the database. The […]
MySQL-Memcached or NOSQL Tokyo Tyrant – part 3
Redundant index is not always bad
About year ago Peter wrote about redundant indexes and mentioned sometimes it is good to leave two indexes, even one is first part of another. I'm speaking about BTREE indexes, for example, KEY (A), and KEY (A,B). From SQL point of view KEY(A) is not needed, as for queries like WHERE A=5 the index (A,B) […]
Why Index could refuse to work ?
Have you ever seen index which refused to be used even if there is every reason for it to work (from the glance view):
mysql> explain select * from article where article_id=10;
| id | select_type | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra |
| 1 | SIMPLE | article | ALL | PRIMARY | NULL | NULL | NULL | 93490 | Using where |
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Why on the earth index would not be used you would think, even if MySQL is mentioning it in "possible keys" ? Should you try to force it ?


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Chapter IX. Financial Aid Information
- Financial Assistance Available
- Scholarships
- Loans
- Employment
- Satisfactory Academic Progress
- Academic Standards
- Maximum Time Frames
- Enrollment Status
- Review Policy
- Financial Aid Termination
- Conditions for Reinstatement
The University of the Incarnate Word has developed a program of financial assistance that enables you to obtain the small class environment, personalized instruction, and quality academic programs that distinguish us as a private university.
The primary purpose of student financial assistance is to provide resources to students who would otherwise be unable to pursue a post-secondary education. Financial assistance programs are designed to supplement a family's efforts to meet educational costs. The University of the Incarnate Word has developed a program of financial assistance that enables you to obtain the small class environment, personalized instruction and quality academic programs that distinguish us as a private university. The financial assistance philosophy at the University is to meet the direct costs or financial need of all eligible students until funds are exhausted.
To be considered for most types of financial assistance at the University of the Incarnate Word, a student must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), a University of the Incarnate Word Student Information Form, and other documents as required by the office of Financial Assistance for every year that you want to be considered. A student must also be accepted by the University and be enrolled in a degree-seeking program. In most cases, only students who are citizens or eligible non-citizens can apply for financial assistance.
Students applying for financial assistance are considered for all programs for which they are eligible, including federal, state, and institutional programs. Financial Assistance is awarded on a first come, first serve basis (April 1st priority deadline); therefore it is important to begin the application process as early as possible. Copies of the FAFSA and the Student Information forms may be obtained at the Office of Financial Assistance, located in the Enrollment Services Center across Broadway.
Non-degree status students are not eligible for financial aid.
Types of Financial Assistance Available
Three basic categories of financial support are offered through the Office of Financial Assistance: (1) scholarships, (2) loans, and (3) employment. In our attempts to meet a student's financial need, they may be awarded individually or in combination with other programs in the form of a financial assistance package.
SCHOLARSHIPSGraduate and Doctoral students may be eligible for scholarships from private and government sources. Most of these are designed for particular personal characteristics, career objectives, or programs of study. For further details, contact the Office of Financial Assistance.
LOANSFederal Subsidized Stafford Loan
- Must be enrolled at least half-time
- Variable interest rate (not to exceed 8.25%)
- Repayment begins 6 months after graduation or when student is no longer enrolled at least half-time
- Based on demonstrated financial need
- Student chooses a private lender
Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
- Terms and conditions are the same as the Federal Stafford Loan
- Borrower is responsible for interest that accrues during deferment periods (including time in school) and during 6-month grace period
- Federal Work-Study Program
- Must be enrolled half-time
- Positions available are on campus
- Based on demonstrated financial need
The Higher Education Amendment Act of 1965, as amended, mandates institutions of higher education to establish a minimum standard of "Satisfactory Academic Progress" for students receiving financial aid. UIW makes its standard applicable to all federal, state, and institutional financial assistance programs for the purpose of maintaining a consistent policy for all students receiving financial aid.
To make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), students must meet all of the following standards:
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA minimum requirement at the end of each academic year for all credit hours attempted at UIW: Undergraduate 2.0; Graduate students 3.0. If the cumulative GPA drops below the minimum requirement, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.
The number of credit hours a student attempts may not exceed 125% of the number of credit hours required for graduation in his or her program of study, as published in the University catalog. That is, if the published number of hours required for graduation is 128, a student may not attempt more than 160 credit hours (128 X 1.25 = 160) and continue to receive financial aid. All periods of enrollment must be considered, even those for which the student did not receive financial aid as well as hours transferred in from another school. If the number of attempted hours reaches 125% of the hours for graduation, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.
Attempted hours include all registered hours per semester whether or not the student earns a grade or receives credit. The following are considered hours attempted, but not completed:
- "F" grades
- "AU" Audited courses
- "W" or "IP" grades
Completed hours include all semester hours for which the student earns a grade:
- "A" through "C" grades for graduate students
- "P" passing with credit
- all transfer hours accepted for credit
ENROLLMENT STATUSDuring the academic year (Fall and Spring), a student who receives financial aid must successfully complete a minimum of 75% of all attempted course work. If the number of completed hours drops below 75% of attempted hours, the student will no longer be eligible for financial aid.
If a student attempts (registers for) 18 credit hours in an academic year, he or she must complete a minimum of 13.5 credit hours (.75 X 18 = 13.5) in order to make SAP for the year.
If a student attempts 36 credit hours, he or she must complete a minimum of 27 credit hours (75% X 36 = 27) to be making SAP.
If at the end of the second year a student has attempted 30 credit hours, he or she must have completed a minimum of 22.5 credit hours (.75 X 30 = 22.5) to be making SAP.
NOTE: all partial credit hours will be rounded down to the nearest hour.
REVIEW POLICYAt the end of each Academic Year (Spring semester) the Office of Financial Assistance will review the progress of each financial aid recipient for SAP. Students will be reviewed to ensure that they are meeting the following criteria:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (graduate students)
- Successful completion of at least 75% of all attempted course work for all periods of enrollment (cumulative), even those for which the student did not receive financial aid.
- Total attempted hours does not exceed 125% of the published length of the program of study.
FINANCIAL AID TERMINATIONIn the event that a student does not meet the requirements for SAP, he or she will be placed on Financial Aid Termination. This means that the student will not be eligible for any type of federal, state, or institutional aid until he or she has returned to satisfactory academic progress.
Students whose eligibility for financial aid has been terminated may appeal the decision in writing to the Director of Financial Assistance if they believe that they had extenuating circumstances that led to their unsatisfactory progress. The Director will notify the student in writing of the decision.
To appeal for the reinstatement of financial aid eligibility, complete and submit the Termination Review Form. A completed form must include:
- A letter from the student documenting the extenuating circumstances. For example, personal illness or medical problems, death in the family, etc. This letter should provide a detailed explanation of the situation. If the student has exceeded the maximum time frame and is appealing based on a change of major, he or she should state the reason for the change and submit a new program of study or degree plan that indicates the number of hours remaining to be taken in the new major. The student must also provide a statement from his or her academic advisor indicating the number of credit hours from the previous major that will apply to the new major.
- The student's name, Social Security Number, address and phone number. Students who have been placed on Financial Aid Termination because they do not meet the GPA or Enrollment Status requirement may do the following if they decide not to appeal, or if their appeal is not approved: Students may attend UIW during a semester or summer term without financial aid. When they meet the SAP requirements again, their eligibility for aid will be reviewed for reinstatement.


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MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council have formally announced that the 2013 Run for the Wall Memorial Ceremony will be held 8:30 am Monday, May 20, at the War Memorial on the lawn between Monroe City Hall and the Monroe City Court building.
Hundreds of veterans and supporters are expected to make their annual stop in Monroe, as their annual caravan heads for Washington, D.C., for "Rolling Thunder", the Memorial Day tribute.This is the 25th Annual Run For the Wall (RFTW). Thousands of citizens from across the country are embarking on a cross country motorcycle trek to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Started in 1989, by Vietnam veterans James Gregory and Bill Evans, the purpose of the event is to support military personnel and promote healing for ALL veterans and their families & friends. In addition, it is designed to call for an accounting and remembrance of all Prisoners of War (POW), Missing in Action (MIA) or Killed in Action (KIA). An estimated 700 to 800 motorcyclist will travel across Louisiana participating in the central route of this commemorative event.
The caravan is scheduled to leave Monroe at approximately 9 am, Monday, May 20, to continue its cross country journey to Washington, D.C. While in the nation's capitol, the riders will visit military memorials to include the D-Day Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial Wall, and Arlington Cemetery. The Memorial Day weekend will close with the famous Rolling Thunder parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., and will feature more than 500,000 riders from across the country paying homage to all U.S. Troops.


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Here we are again with the next installment of Outrageously Premature Predictions. Today we'll be looking at the AFC East, a division that touts one legit contender, two "meh" teams and one group of individuals that have been brought together solely to provide laughter to anyone who follows the NFL. As was suggested in the previous post, I have ordered the teams by how I have them finishing within their division, starting with first place. With that being said, let's dive into this like the Magic School Bus in submarine mode. As always, feel free to comment with your thoughts, opinions, and random statements that are completely unrelated to anything.
New England Patriots: Tom Brady wil throw for fewer than 4,000 yards. I know that 4,000 seems like a lot and it wouldnt be too big of a stretch to predict this for other QBs, but this is Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. that we're talking about. In the last 7 seasons (not counting the 2008 season in which he only played one game) he has only passed for fewer than 4,000 yards twice. This season will make it three times. His BFF Wes Welker has mile-high tailed it out of Foxborough, Gronk is likely going to be out for at least the first 6 games, Amendola has a history of not staying on the field with a variety of injuries, Hernandez won't be playing football except for maybe on his daily hour in the yard anytime soon,and nobody has even heard of whoever else he has to throw it to. Tom Brady is one of the best, but he'll take a step back this year.
Miami Dolphins: Mike Wallace will not be worth what they paid for him. Wallace is yet to have a season with 100 or more catches and only two of his four seasons have resulted in more than 1,000 receiving yards. Despite these facts the Dolphins paid big for the wide out to the tune of $60 million for 5 years and $38 million in the first 3 years. To put that in perspective, a certain WR by the name of Brandon Marshall is due to earn $28 million in the next 3 years of his contract. For those keeping track at home, that's TEN MILLION DOLLARS LESS!!!!!! Marshall, in his first four years, managed to reach 1,000 yards 3 times not to mention every year since then, while also collecting 100+ receptions 3 of his first 4 years as well as last year. If Brandon Marshall-level production costs $28 million for three years, there's no way in the name of Ditka that Wallace will be worth what he's getting paid, especially with the very real drop-off of QB talent from Big Ben to Ryan "My Wife Is More Famous Than I Am" Tannehill.
Buffalo Bills: EJ Manuel will have the best season of any rookie quarterback. Manuel is clearly the QB in this class that has the best shot at staring right away, which makes it very easy to make this prediction. Even so, I think he could actually have a pretty good year. He's got a pretty good WR, decent running game, and some defensive play makers on the other side of the ball. Of course, it is Buffalo so let's not expect too much, but he seems to have a good head on his shoulders and I'm rooting for him to do well.
New York Jets: Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez will be out the door by week ten. The Jets have their bye in week ten, and they have a real shot at going winless in weeks 1-9 with matchups against the Saints and Falcons as well as the Patriots twice. If this does happen, and even if they do get a couple wins, Ryan and The Sanchize will get the clown-sized boot. It remains to be seen whether Geno Smith can play at this level, but if he shows promise in preseason the big wigs may just gIve him the keys and hope to turn around what may be the longest and worst stretch of bad publicity that any team in recent history has endured.


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As students attend their first week of classes, two campus programs are working to assist new and transfer students in their transition to campus.
Whether individuals need assistance through the admissions process or want to sign up for an orientation session, New Studnet Programs and the Transfer Student Center programs are designed to help those who are new to campus adjust to their new life.
New Student Programs aims to help all newly admitted students, and the Transfer Student Center is designed to support those who have transferred to the university and makes on-the-spot assistance available to them.
The university provides new student orientation sessions through the New Student Programs department. However, enrollment numbers will determine the fate of some programs' scheduling from semester to semester, said Phil Campbell, coordinator of New Student Programs.
"I think our transfer students are very important, and we do need to find that connection component," Campbell said. "However, their attendance and their enrollment tend to fluctuate, so I think it's going to be different year-to-year, and I think it's going to be needs-based."
Campbell said while transfer students can attend any scheduled orientation, New Student Programs provides one orientation a year specifically for them.
New Student Programs provides orientation opportunities for already admitted students, and the Transfer Student Center helps those who might still need to complete the admissions process.
Tamara Workman, director of Transfer Student Services, said the department is focused on helping with last minute registration details as the school year gets into full swing. The service aims to provide transfer students with the opportunity to have all of their work wrapped up in one visit, she said.
"If we do not have the answer, if the student needs to go somewhere else, we follow through and make sure the student gets the information they need and gets to the location they need to be in without being referred," Workman said. "The transfer student staff is trained to meet the student's need, whatever that need may be."
Melanie Schmeck, an admissions and records officer in the Transfer Student Center, said the center's job via SIUC's Two-Plus-Two program involves dealing with transcripts and reporting back to the students at the seven area community colleges in order to ensure they are prepared to transfer with the proper credits.
The university's Two-Plus-Two program works with prospective students to make sure their current community college classes match up with the university's general education requirements.
Schmeck, a transfer student herself, said because the Two-Plus-Two program strives to ensure community college students are on the right track with transferring credits, those students are very well prepared when it comes to meeting the university's requirements. She said the program helps eliminate the possibility of taking courses that will not benefit students for their degree.
Workman said the services are available to any new transfer student who has not gone through the Two-Plus-Two program, and their needs can be addressed quickly no matter their schedule.
"(The students) can stop in at the transfer center," she said. "The evaluation staff over there can receive the transcript and take care of putting the hours up on the student's record right away." Workman said.
Spencer Cordts, a junior from McHenry studying education and history, said these programs seem to be working.
"I thought the experience was really easy," he said. "They made everything pretty step-by-step."
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Black Gangsta Disciple leader Gregory Marshall pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of an Albany man being initiated into the gang. He's sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Reginald Richardson was beaten and kicked to death while being "beat into" the Black Gangsta Disciples in June 2009.
Police says bringing down these gang leaders helps in the fight against gang activity. "It's going to send a strong message to other gangs in our area. That's it not all fun and gangs. There is serious time and punishment involved in this," said Albany Police Sgt. Pritesh Patel.
About a dozen people have been implicated in Richardson's death in an investigation that has run two years.
Five men are scheduled to stand trial for Richardson's murder July 18th.
Six other suspected gang members have already entered plea deals and are supposed to testify against the other defendants.
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6:22pm Thursday 2nd August 2012 in Olympic Profiles By Nick Hitchens, Assistant Editor
Name: James Dasaolu
Age: 25
Event: 100m track and field
Location: The Athletics Stadium Olympic Park, Stratford Time: Preliminaries Saturday August 4 10am
Local Link: Born and raised in Croydon.
Career Best: 10.09sec
Career High: This is his first Olympics
Sporting Background: A member of Croydon Harriers Athletics Club he will be looking to make his mark at the games, with his only other previous honour being a semi-final place at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.
He says: "Not many athletes get a chance to compete at a home Olympics so it is exciting but you have to train and stay focused as much as possible, and try to do everything normally."
We say: "The Jamaicans and USA runners have taken the time required to win the 100m to well under 10s so all Britain's sprinters will be up against it. An appearance in the final would be an excellent achievement."


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Omar Quintanilla has returned to Queens, though this time he's on a minor-league deal and will have to earn his spot in spring training.
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Blinded and requiring a face transplant after a 2009 attack by a neighbor's pet chimpanzee that also cost her the use of her hands, a Connecticut woman is trying to hold the state accountable for her injuries.
Charla Nash says officials ignored warning signs that Connecticut needed to step in to deal with a dangerous wild animal, illegally being kept in a residential setting, that one referred to as "an accident waiting to happen." But the state says the law about wild animals was unclear and there had been no attack prior to one on Nash, according to the Associated Press and the Hartford Courant.
Testimony is scheduled Friday before a claims commissioner assigned to determine whether the state should waive its sovereign immunity and let the case proceed. If he doesn't allow the suit, court proceedings over the sovereign immunity issue are likely.
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Adam Huang, Gregory M. Nielson, Anshuman Razdan, Gerald E. Farin, D. Page Baluch, David G. Capco, "Thin Structure Segmentation and Visualization in Three-Dimensional Biomedical Images: A Shape-Based Approach," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 93-102, January/February, 2006.
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journal ={IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
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JO - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
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A1 - Gregory M. Nielson,
A1 - Anshuman Razdan,
A1 - Gerald E. Farin,
A1 - D. Page Baluch,
A1 - David G. Capco,
KW - Angiography
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KW - visualization.
JA - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Abstract—This paper presents a shape-based approach in extracting thin structures, such as lines and sheets, from three-dimensional (3D) biomedical images. Of particular interest is the capability to recover cellular structures, such as microtubule spindle fibers and plasma membranes, from laser scanning confocal microscopic (LSCM) data. Hessian-based shape methods are reviewed. A synthesized linear structure is used to evaluate the sensitivity of the multiscale filtering approach in extracting closely positioned fibers. We find that the multiscale approach tends to fuse lines together, which makes it unsuitable for visualizing mouse egg spindle fibers. Single-scale Gaussian filters, balanced between sensitivity and noise resistance, are adopted instead. In addition, through an ellipsoidal Gaussian model, the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix are quantitatively associated with the standard deviations of the Gaussian model. Existing shape filters are simplified and applied to LSCM data. A significant improvement in extracting closely positioned thin lines is demonstrated by the resultant images. Further, the direct association of shape models and eigenvalues makes the processed images more understandable qualitatively and quantitatively.
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It just so happens that I was in the room when Omarion first played Last Night (Kinkos) during a listening session for his latest album Ollusion and at the time I clearly remember thinking, "Why don't I ever see any hot Kinko's employees?" Well apparently both Omarion and fellow west coaster Snoop Dogg are going to some secret Kinkos location I'm not aware of because on the Last Night (Remix) women are practically begging to be put on the copy machine. Just like the original, producer Tha Drummahz drops a piano laced beat that Omarion overlays with softly crooned, and occasionally hilarious come-ons ("Girl stick to me just like a bag of Fritos"), but the difference maker here is the Doggfather, who drops yet another solid if not particularly memorable verse featuring Snoop at his most romantic; which isn't actually all that romantic. Can you say guilty pleasure? Those who haven't already picked up a copy can vicariously live out some more fantasies on Omarion's latest album Ollusion, available now.
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Anything But Ordinary Chicken Soup
There's more to chicken soup than that warm, soothing and comforting flavor that makes us feel better when we're sick. The warm broth, created by an amino acid released while chicken cooks, can reduce cold symptoms. Chicken soup is a great vessel for a variety of unique vegetables and ingredients. This recipe features Swiss chard and beets, which contain many of the health benefits of kale. Beets also have phytonutrients known to support the nervous system and eye health. Garlic is key to flavoring soup but also battles infection and bacteria. The secret flavor weapon in this soup is turkey bacon. Turkey contains selenium, which is known to decrease recovery time and muscle weakness by fending off the harmful byproducts of strenuous exercise.
In a large stockpot, sauté ½ cup, each, diced onion, celery and carrot with 1 tablespoon olive oil. After 5 minutes, add 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic, 1 teaspoon fresh chopped thyme, 1 teaspoon fresh chopped rosemary, 5 slices diced turkey bacon and 1 tablespoon whole-wheat flour and sauté for another 2–3 minutes. Add 2 cartons (8 cups) low-sodium chicken stock and bring to a low boil. Next add 2 heaping cups red and/or yellow beets, cut into 1-inch cubes, along with the meat picked from one rotisserie chicken. Cover and let simmer for 30–40 minutes until the beets are cooked through. Lastly, add 6 cups chopped Swiss chard, including thin stems, turn the heat off and let sit covered for 10 minutes before serving. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Customize this recipe by adding other veggies, wild rice, beans or lentils.
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THE final phase of a 15-week engineering project along one of Dorset's busiest dual carriageways starts on Monday.
Roadworks on the A35 Upton Bypass will move into the central reservation, closing one lane each side of the highway.
From Monday, engineers will cone off the outside lane of the eastbound carriageway, from the Bakers Arms roundabout to the A350 Blandford Road junction, near Poole.
Workers will also close the outside lane of the Westbound carriageway from Policeman's Lane Bridge to the Bakers Arms.
County Hall says work will take place within restricted hours, with cones being "walked out" at 9am and back in at 3.45pm.
There will also be night time closures of the Westbound carriageway, between 7pm and 6am, Monday to Friday, during the weeks starting March 11 and March 18.
Dorset County Council highways and transportation cabinet member Cllr Peter Finney said: "We expect this final phase of work to take around six weeks to complete, which unfortunately takes us through the Easter school holidays.
"We will be removing all traffic cones during the Easter weekend from lunchtime on Thursday, March 28, until after rush hour on Tuesday, April 2, and we hope that this will allow residents and visitors to enjoy local attractions without additional delays."
These latest lane closures are to facilitate continuing work to strengthen Policeman's Lane Bridge and to enable engineers to carry out central reservation maintenance, including replacing crusted barriers, upgrading drainage and clearing vegetation.
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President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg are obviously not too interested in the Freedom House Report of 2005, according to which, "Wahhabi and Islamist extremism today is the soil in which al Qaeda and its sister terrorist organizations are growing." The report goes on to state:
We need to recognize the problem posed by the international spread of this Saudi Arabia sponsored [Wahhabi] hate ideology, including within the American homeland…This report is a first step in an effort to contain the destructive [Islamist] ideology being proliferated by the Wahhabis within American mosques, libraries, and Islamic centers.
Ironically, the U.S. State Department has sent Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on a goodwill mission to the Arab Gulf states, courtesy of the American taxpayers. In fact, most of those watching this situation unfold, except for Mayor Bloomberg and President Obama, see this trip as an opportunity for Imam Rauf to solicit pledges for the $100 million required to build the Islamic center/mosque. It is fairly obvious that the Saudis (and other Wahhabi-related states in the Gulf), individuals, and secondary institutions such as Islamic foundations will contribute the bulk of the money. The expected donations are unlikely to be unconditional. We saw an example of this when Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal offered to donate $10 million for disaster relief to New York in October 2001 following the World Trader Center attacks and then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani turned the offer down. Al-Waleed had suggested that the United States "must address some of the issues that led to such a criminal attack," and "re-examine its policies in the Middle East." Giuliani interpreted his statements as drawing "a moral equivalency between liberal democracies like the United States, like Israel, and terrorist states and those who condone terrorism."
Perhaps the most compelling evidence of Islamic triumphalism in a non-Muslim setting (predominantly Jewish Israel) is illustrated in the current affairs of Nazareth, Jesus' city. While still the largest Christian city in Israel, albeit with a Muslim majority of about 70%, the city is dominated by the black-domed Basilica of the Annunciation — the largest church in the Middle East. On December 21, 1997, just four days before Christmas, Muslim zealots erected a fence at the foot of the Basilica of the Annunciation and declared it waqf (Muslim holy endowment). They constructed a large tent as a provisional mosque, and demanded permits for the construction of a permanent mosque with a minaret towering 86 meters and dwarfing the Basilica. In the meantime, Ben Simon of Ha'aretz Israeli daily reported that the local Sheikh, Nazim Abu Salim, had warned from the loudspeakers of his Nazareth Mosque that: "Anyone who does not get on the Islam train is done for. Anyone who wants to be certain in his life and also after his death must convert to Islam." As one Nazareth Christian put it best, "The bearded ones are in charge and they are pushing us out."
Considering the precedents, it is quite likely that the Ground Zero mosque/Cordoba House will become what the tent mosque has become in Nazareth: a way to intimidate the American "infidels," and serve as the symbol of Islamic supremacy and triumphalism.
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