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Fermer Hublot has become the watchmaking partner of Ferrari. This is no simple agreement for
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SpA, at the Mugello international circuit near Florence, the theatre of the Ferrari World Finals,
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lndeed Ferrari is one of the leading luxury brands on the Chinese market, and Hublot is starting
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2015 High School Pre-Season All-Americans
An all-star lineup of high school players headline the 2015 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-American baseball team.
The players on this list represent not only amazing athletic ability and talent in their respective positions, but they also are among the most sought after players by pro scouts and college recruiters.
The majority of the players have committed to a college and most have received national recognition already. Many were players of the year in their league, region or state and have racked up a number of awards. They were nominated for the honor by their high school coach.
For the 19th straight year, Louisville Slugger is sponsoring the High School All-America team. The staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper selects the team.
To read more about the 2015 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season High School All-Americans, CLICK HERE.
Lambert (Ga.) No. 1 In Collegiate Baseball Poll
With eight returning starters from last year's national championship team, Lambert (Suwanee, GA) is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's 2015 National High School Baseball Pre-Season poll.
The Longhorns, 36-2 last season, finished at the top of the national poll after winning the 6A Georgia state title. The Longhorns won 29 games in a row before suffering its first loss of the season during the Georgia playoffs. Georgia plays 3-game series during its playoff process.
Four seniors and four juniors who were starters last year return.
Six players have either signed or committed to an NCAA Division 1 university and several others are going to smaller colleges.
To read more about Collegiate Baseball's top 30 national high school pre-season poll, CLICK HERE.
Vanderbilt No. 1 In Collegiate Baseball Fab 40
Armed with one of the top pitching staffs in the nation and five returning position player starters, Vanderbilt is ranked No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's Fabulous 40 NCAA Division I pre-season poll presented by Big League Chew bubble gum.
The defending national champions feature four Louisville Slugger pre-season All-Americans including RHP Carson Fulmer (7-1, 10 SV, 1.98 ERA, 98 K), RHP Walker Buehler (12-2, 2.64 ERA, 111 K), SS Dansby Swanson (.333, 27 2B, 34 RBI, 22 SB) and LF Bryan Reynolds (.338, 24 2B, 54 RBI, 14 SB).
The pre-season poll factors in voting by NCAA Division I coaches across the nation, how a team finished last season, returning position player starters and pitchers, potential draft picks along with the quality of its recruiting class last fall.
There are a number of compelling reasons to pick Vanderbilt as the pre-season No. 1 team. At the top of the list is the Commodores' pitching staff which features two pre-season All-Americans in Fulmer and Buehler.
Both are expected to be first round draft picks next June. Fulmer has a mid to upper 90s fastball in addition to a plus slider and developing change. Buehler fired pitches from 92-95 mph during the summer in the Cape Cod League.
Vanderbilt also has RHP Tyler Ferguson back (8-4, 2.69 ERA, 65 K, 30 BB), closer Hayden Stone (3 SV, 4-0, 1.71 ERA, 23 AP, 80 K, 14 BB) and LHP John Kilichowski (1.57 ERA, 13 AP, 22 K).
If that wasn't enough, LHP Philip Pfeifer returns after a year away from the baseball team after failing to meet "team standards."
He was superb last fall as his fastball was consistently at 89-92 mph. Pfeifer set the Tennessee prep record with a 46-4 career record, won four state titles at Farragut H.S. in Knoxville, Tenn. and set a state mark with 465 strikeouts during his career.
To read the entire top 40 poll, CLICK HERE.
2015 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-Americans
The 2015 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-Americans feature a remarkable mix of talented NCAA Division I baseball players across the USA.
The teams, chosen by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, feature six starting pitchers with a combined 1.97 ERA. RHP Kyle Funkhouser of Louisville led all first teamers with 122 strikeouts last season.
Closer Riley Ferrell of Texas Christian is projected as the Player of The Year by Collegiate Baseball in 2015. He struck out 70 batters in 45 1/3 innings last season while saving 15 games with a microscopic 0.79 ERA. His fastball has topped out at 100 mph and is an early candidate to be one of the top picks in next June's Free Agent Draft.
Another first team closer is David Berg of UCLA who has appeared in 132 games the last three seasons and set an NCAA record with 24 saves during the 2013 season.
On offense, SS Dansby Swanson of Vanderbilt leads the way. Last season, he collected 27 doubles and swiped 22 bases as he led the Commodores to the national title.
To read more about the 2015 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-Americans, CLICK HERE.
2015 College Preview Issue Now Available
Collegiate Baseball's Jan. 2, 2015 edition has just been published.
It includes an in-depth look at how the new flat seam ball will change college baseball. While it should add offense, it may also cause problems for pitchers in frigid weather.
Two special feature stories are offered. The amazing system of Virginia Pitching Coach Karl Kuhn is explored while a an in-depth look at how Head Coach Woody Hunt at Cumberland (TN) University has led his team to three NAIA titles and 1,452 wins in 33 years is also presented with his deep thoughts on coaching.
Plus, this special 2015 College Preview issue features 36 jam-packed pages full of information about the top teams and players throughout the USA from all levels of college baseball.
To read more about what is in the January 2 edition, CLICK HERE.
20 Unique Ways To Utilize Cell Phones In Coaching
Since the mid-1980s, cell phones have been widely available to the public.
As they have become more sophisticated over the years, they have turned into miniature computers called smartphones that have numerous software functions, e-mail capability and internet browser functions that have become an indispensible tool for coaches.
For the first time, Collegiate Baseball is exploring many of the technological advantages coaches can gain with smartphones.
To read more, CLICK HERE.
Schreiber Discovers Breakthrough Technique
One of the most creative uses of cell phones is being utilized at Alvin Community College.
Jason Schreiber, assistant baseball coach at Alvin Community College (Alvin, Tex.), listened intently to a lecturer speak at a convention.
"That person said that we retain 10 percent of what we hear, 50 percent of what we do and 90 percent of what we teach someone else," said Schreiber.
"A light went on in my head when I heard that. I was fascinated with the 90 percent figure. I wondered if my players might be able to teach me about certain baseball concepts they were having trouble with on the field which would allow them to learn concepts more efficiently. The big problem was that there was not enough time in practice to have my guys teach.
"Then it hit me that my guys could teach me concepts they were having trouble with via the video capability on their cell phones. Every kid has a cell phone with video capability.
"What I discovered was remarkable. Not only did I know for certain my players understood what we were teaching through these videos they made. I learned kids today take great pride in the videos they produce — so much so a player's sense of urgency goes up dramatically when you have them teach a skill they do not perform well. Often the result is that player finally understands the concept and performs better on the field."
To read more, CLICK HERE.
Iowa Western's Incredible Coaching Wizard
One of the most incredible stories in college baseball history is unfolding at Iowa Western Community College.
Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa near Omaha, this school has accomplished what many thought was impossible — three NJCAA Division I national championships over the last five seasons all under an amazing coach named Marc Rardin.
In the 57-year-history of the NJCAA World Series, Iowa Western is the only Iowa junior college ever to win this prestigious event and the first Northern District representative to win it all.
In 12 seasons at Iowa Western, Rardin has led the Reivers to eight NJCAA World Series, won 10 consecutive regional titles and eight Northern District titles.
Consider the tremendous challenges his teams face every season. Many high profile NJCAA Division I baseball programs offer 24 full ride scholarships for baseball. His program has the equivalent of 10 full rides.
No player in the last 12 years has been given a full ride, and typically he gives out 1/2 scholarships to his athletes. All outdoor activity stops for 3-plus months from mid-November through February as practices take place indoors because of bone chilling weather.
To read more about Marc Rardin's amazing system, CLICK HERE.
SPECIAL REPORT: Cardinals' Potent Running Game
The University of Louisville has put up staggering stolen base numbers over the past eight years under Head Coach Dan McDonnell.
During the past two seasons, the Cardinals have stolen 150 bases (second nationally) in 2013 and 133 in 2014 (second nationally). In his first year with Louisville in 2007, his ball club swiped 153 bases (second nationally).
In six of the eight years, his teams have pilfered at least 89 bases. His tough-minded teams also refuse to allow pitchers to throw inside as his batters have been hit 100 or more times in five of the eight years and ranked first nationally in 2013 with 129 hit by pitches, second in 2012 with 115 HBP and sixth last season with 109 HBP.
Having more men on base and stealing efficiently allows his teams to have more runners in scoring position which has allowed Louisville to score over 400 runs seven of the eight years he has been with the Cardinals.
For more on this story, CLICK HERE.
U.C. Irvine's Gillespie Explains How To Stop Stealers
With the home run becoming increasingly rare in college baseball, the running game on offense is more important than ever.
In 2010, the year prior to BBCOR bats being mandated for use by college programs, NCAA Division I programs averaged 0.94 home runs per game, according to the annual statistics' trends compiled by the Association. In 2011, that average dropped nearly in half to 0.52 with the new bats in use.
The last two years, Division I teams have averaged 0.42 home runs per game in 2013 and 0.39 in 2014 — the lowest home run numbers in over 40 years.
Programs which are adept at stopping the running game of opponents have a big advantage when it comes to winning in today's game. Few coaches in college baseball have the track record that U.C. Irvine Head Coach Mike Gillespie has when it comes to shutting down base stealers.
To read more of this story, CLICK HERE.

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Terracotta Krishna Vase
This vase is beautiful. The colors are vivid and the craftsmanship is wonderful. It adds so much beauty and character to my living room fireplace and is an instant conversation piece.
The vase is smaller though, which might not be very apparent from the images. One comment I have for the merchandizing folks is to check the marketing content I found on the label. The name "Tamil Nadu" was spelled wrong. It is the state where I come from and where the very popular Tanjore style art ( found in this vase) originated. It would be great if these mistakes are corrected.
The vase as such is a beauty, go for it, you wont regret it.
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Okay, so! Are my antlers good luck or are my antlers really, truly good luck?
Why is my head MIA, you ask? Well, partially, because all my purple eyeshadow has gone missing (believe me, I have some suspects on this) and partially because I'm having a Bad Hair Day with capitals. You should thank me, really.
It's not that the Rangers weren't doing well before I put them on in the beginning of the 11th (hey, did you see Cruz's throw to home plate? That is like my definition of "well".) It's just that they weren't doing well enough to win the game and be done with it.
Which is why I took my antlers off their display perch on my dresser and stuck them on my head. The rest is history. Which is to say, the Rangers broke it open and proved walking Beltre to get to Napoli was a bad idea, not to mention that Nelson Cruz likes to hit three runs blasts and he did just that. It was lovely.
The game was also lovely because a) Michael Young shaved the lame beard and b) he got his first RBI of this postseason. He also did a fab twirl at first base, fielding a throw from Beltre which made me all gooey and Young-lovey for a good half hour. (And did I mention how much better he looks with short hair?)
What was not lovely about this game? The rain. The tons and tons and tons of rain. I mean, I love rain, but everything is contextual, you know? And in this context, the rain was horrible.
This series has gotten a lot harder for me since it moved to Detroit, because, as y'all probably know, I have a bit of a Detroit pride thing going on. So FOX's beautiful shots/feel-good stories about the city made me feel for the Tigers. But once the game started, I put aside all Superbowl-ad-inspired allegiances and tried to focus on my Rangers.
Then came Rick Porcello.
He is just too much fun to watch pitch and I am sure I cannot be alone in saying he is my favorite Tiger. He is really darn good and I love him. Once again, my allegiances were tested and once again I prevailed and kept on rooting for Texas. But this is not as easy as it looks, alright?
And yeah, cranberry bagels rock. As do the playoffs. Good night, now.
Diamond Girl
p.s. Apparently Theo Epstein digs cursed teams. No accounting for taste, I guess.


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Remember that one time the Happy Youngster tried to extrort Chris Coghlan for the ball and I called him a douchebag? Well, somehow a 12-year old girl in Florida has made herself look much worse than HY could ever dream of. The story goes:
A 12 year-old girl caught Ryan Howard's 200th home run ball back in July. Afterwards, she was escorted to the Phillies clubhouse and exchanged it for an autographed ball. This being America, she sued (or, I should say, her parents sued) in order to get the ball back. Two days after the suit was filed, the Phillies gave her the ball back.
Actually I take that back, the 12-year old girl didn't do shit. It's her douchebag mother that has made the Happy Youngster look like an okay guy. You see 12-year old's are stupid. I wouldn't trust a 12-year old to walk my dog. You know when you hear about pedophiles going after young girls? They always skip 12-year olds because 12-year olds are too stupid to even get molested properly. If you went up to her and offered to trade her a $5 footlong for the ball she would have done it. She's 12, she's an idiot so I don't blame her. I blame her dumbass mother. Read the rest of this entry »


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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is considering a military trial in
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City gears up to go it alone in Mt.Vernon animal shelter
"It's an exciting time," Steven Teglia told Eyewitness News on Friday. He's an assistant to the Bakersfield City Manager, and says the change represents opportunities. "We're moving forward with kind of a unique model of carrying out the animal care and sheltering in the future," he said.
For years, animal sheltering for both the county and city have been handled together in the facility on South Mt. Vernon Avenue. The county has leased the site, which the city owns. Disputes over cost-sharing, however, led to a split in that arrangement. In late August, Bakersfield gave the county until Sept. 30 to move out.
At that point, the city will take over operation in the facility, and use it to care for animals from their jurisdiction.
Teglia says that starts with a partnership between the city, the SPCA and the Bakersfield Homeless Center. He said agreements with both those organizations will go to the city council on Sept. 25.
The city will pay the SPCA to manage the shelter, and will pay the Homeless Center for a pool of workers. The SPCA employees will fill jobs like clerical work and vet technicians, and some will do animal care.
Workers from the Homeless Center will also work in animal care. "They are not only getting a second chance to get a new job and gainful employment, but they're also helping their community," Teglia commented. And, he notes the city already has similar agreements for the Homeless Center to provide workers for highway litter clean-up, and at the city's green waste facility.
Teglia said on Friday there was already part of a crew from the Homeless Center getting training at the SPCA. He said the city will also add some positions at the animal shelter when it's their operation. That may be some reallocation of city employees, and they may add one or two.
The county has leased the location on Mt. Vernon since 1978, Teglia said. That means people from the city and county have been bringing animals there for a long time. The city says the split in services doesn't have to be confusing for the public.
"If somebody comes in to surrender an animal that they own, that's very clear they are residents either of the county or city, and they should go to the facility that corresponds to their residency," Teglia said.
He says they'll also try to keep it simple, if someone finds a stray animal. "If they are a city resident, regardless of where they found that animal, they would come to our city facility, and we would provide them services -- and the animal services."
The county has just leased a site for their new, separate shelter at 3951 Fruitvale Avenue. "We are looking forward to moving into our new facility at the end of the month where we will continue to expand our services to the community and move forward to save more lives," Kern Animal Control spokeswoman Maggie Kalar said in a statement on Friday.
Till that time, the county is still in the shelter, and Kalar said they continue to take in animals every day.
"We are still working with the public and rescues to place as many animals as possible in good homes before our move," Kalar noted. "We have adopted out over 500 animals and placed over 270 animals with rescue groups since the eviction notice on 8/21." She reminds the public the adoption rates have been lowered to $15 for dogs and $5 for cats.
When they take over the Mt. Vernon site, Bakersfield officials estimate they'll end up with some 10,000 animals from their jurisdiction throughout the typical year. But, Teglia said they'll know more when they have the operation, and have firm numbers.
He thinks that will lead to other improvements. "I think we'll have better data to be able to tailor the responses in the field," Teglia said. Those "field responses" are efforts like animal license outreach, vaccination and micro-chip clinics, and providing vouchers and information for spay and neuter services.
The city hopes those efforts pay off in important ways, Teglia said. "To reduce the amount (of animals) coming in, and ultimately the amount of animals that end up being euthanized on an annual basis."


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Natalie Portman through the years
Published On: May 25 2011 08:55:58 AM CDT
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Nearly seven of 10 registered Oregon voters saved postage and didn't vote in Tuesday's primary election that booted two legislative incumbents, dismissed the business community's favorite for mayor of Portland and effectively elected a new attorney general. Turnout was low despite a presidential primary in which the major nominees already had been chosen.
Even a spirited Portland mayoral race failed to spark voter interest in Multnomah County, as Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith finished atop a crowded field to fight on in November. New Seasons co-founder and establishment favorite Eileen Brady saw her early lead wilt away in the final days of the campaign.
Clackamas County became the test garden for Tea Party politics in Oregon as former Wilsonville Mayor John Ludlow emerged to challenge sitting Chair Charlotte Lehan this fall. Ludlow swept past previous conservative favorite Paul Savas, who will retain his seat on the Clackamas County Commission, and former House Speaker Dave Hunt, who finished a disappointing fourth. The same political tussle shapes up as Commissioner Jamie Damon faces conservative former House member Tootie Smith. Former Commissioner and state Senator Martha Schrader won her seat in Tuesday's election.
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During the Mustangs' 4-0 win over the Wildcats, Lyles stuck out a total of 13 batters and walked six.
"I'm proud of the seniors. Drew threw a no hitter and it was probably one the of the two best games he's thrown," Mustang head coach Joe Shamblin said.
Lyles struck out two batters in four of the seven innings he pitched.
Walker Valley was able to strike first in the bottom of the second.
Elijah Haynie came up to bat with one out remaining in the inning and hit a bullet that a diving Hixson centerfielder was unable to catch.
Following the triple, a wild pitch to senior Austin Scott was enough to bring Haynie in for the first run of the night.
The Mustangs got their next run in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, senior Josh Poole was walked, and Dallas Kuykendall took over as a courtesy runner for the catcher.
Senior Chase Prince was up to bat next and was also walked. Walker Valley now had runners on first and second base, and a single from Haynie drove Kuykendall home.
In the fifth inning Logan Melton was walked and then was able to steal second base on a wild pitch to senior Caleb Longley. Longley's hit to centerfield brought Melton in from second for Walker Valley's third run.
The fourth and final run of the evening came in the bottom of the sixth.
"We didn't hit the ball as good as I wanted to, but it's still a win," Shamblin commented.
Due to the defensive efforts of Walker Valley, Hixson was unable to ever make it past second base for the entirety of the game.
Friday evening marked the final home game of the season, as the Mustangs will travel to Baylor on Monday to once again take on the Red Raiders prior to beginning their postseason.
Last year Walker Valley made a post-season run, advancing to the TSSAA State Semi-Finals where they ultimately lost to Bearden High School out of Knoxville.
Having lost seven members of last year's team due to graduation, Shamblin knows that his team will have to work on many different aspects to make a successful go of it again.
"We've got to polish everything up and make sure that we're full speed going into the tournament," Shamblin explained. "Defense, offense, pitching, base running, we've got to work on it all and make sure we know what we're doing out there."
District tournament action will begin for Walker Valley on Thursday, May 4 at 5 p.m. down in Soddy-Daisy against the host team and seventh seed Trojans.
Just last week, the number two seeded Mustangs were able to sweep Soddy-Daisy in back-to-back games.
"The biggest thing is making sure our bats stay going and we hit the ball," Shamblin said.
Earlier on Friday evening, Walker Valley's JV team was able to outscore Hixson's team by 16 runs for a dominating 17-1 win.
Kyle Goins, Zack Wilcox, Ryan Shank and Brian Oliver all saw pitching action during the one run, two hit game.
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pretending to act on behalf of another nation. Saying a false flag was
meant to look amateurish, means the actual acting organization intended to
half ass pretend it was Iran, meaning less chance of success that anyone
would blame Iran and would greater chance to identify the acting
organization. The US told Obama in June about the terrorist plan. Meaning
they were monitoring everything they had on this operation for at least 4
months, say what you will about intel failures by the USG, but if the USG
knows the personalities and exact location of those personalities and has
compromised their comms, there's not much those personalities can hide.
This wasn't a impulsive decision to blame Iran's govt, the US had time to
understand at least the origin of the attack and choose to call out Iran
for strategic reasons. If it was a set up to make Iran look bad, then it
was still coming from someone internal to the Iranian govt. Again, MeK
would have stepped up to the elite table if they managed to trick the US
into believing Iran planned this.
Either the US is making some shady moves, or someone in the Iranian govt.
planned this operation.
On 10/13/11 11:17 AM, Colby Martin wrote:
but the false flag could have been meant to look amateurish. there was
never any intent to fool US intel, the point was to make them react and
make iran look stupid, bad, whatever which would bring down more
pressure onto the Iranian government and leader(s), which would
strategically make since for MeK. false flags get used for many
reasons, although manipulation of assets as a usual focus makes sense.
Gulf of Tonkin comes to mind.
On 10/13/11 11:09 AM, Tristan Reed wrote:
False flags are more for recruiting assets than fooling nations
(ofcourse it happens, but it's definitely more for manipulating
assets). It would be extremely difficult to fool the US with the
wealth of information they received from monitoring this failed op. A
successful false flag operation would have turned this from an
amateurish operation to a very technical, well planned operation
something I don't think MEK would be capable of. MEK would not only
have to fool US counter-intel operations, but also Iranian counter
intel. If this is a false flag operation, than the US knows and does
not want us to find out yet.
On 10/13/11 10:16 AM, Colby Martin wrote:
but from my pov it is all overkill, no matter the explanation. the
point is something happened, and someone was making the decisions.
who that person is, is important. if someone in quds was behind it,
could he have done so without khamenei's knowledge? i like the idea
the MEK could have been running it to make the Iranians look stupid,
but I don't see how we can say it was an Iranian plot, and both A
and K had no idea. if it was someone high up, working on their own,
what did they think would happen when this got uncovered or actually
pulled off? if it is all totally made up, then ok.
On 10/13/11 9:55 AM, Kamran Bokhari wrote:
As I said yesterday that would be overkill and way too risky from
the pov of nat'l interest.
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could this have been a false flag op by A to make Khamenei look
bad? vice versa?
On 10/12/11 11:33 PM, Chris Farnham wrote:
Iranians see Ahmadinejad as disconnected from alleged plot
By Thomas Erdbrink, Thursday, October 13, 3:52 AM
TEHRAN - As Iranians struggled Wednesday to comprehend an
alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington,
analysts here agreed that even if U.S. charges of official
Iranian involvement were true, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and
his government likely had nothing to do with the scheme.
The security organizations that the United States says were
behind the alleged plot - the Revolutionary Guard Corps and its
elite special operations branch, the Quds Force - are well
beyond Ahmadinejad's influence. And leaders associated with them
have played key roles in attacking Ahmadinejad during his recent
rift with powerful Shiite Muslim clerics and commanders who
helped bring him to power.
Amid new levels of infighting within Iran's opaque leadership,
Ahmadinejad at present wields no influence over the country's
two main intelligence and security organizations: the Ministry
of Intelligence and the Revolutionary Guard Corps. They are
firmly under the control of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali
Even against the backdrop of this power struggle, Iranian
dissidents and analysts are hard-pressed to come up with reasons
for any of Iran's leaders to undertake such a risky plot. Even
if carried out successfully, it probably would have been quickly
blamed on Iran, the analysts noted.
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused "elements of the
Iranian government" of conspiring to kill the Saudi ambassador.
In addition to an Iranian American who was arrested in New York,
officials named two alleged Iranian conspirators as Quds Force
officials: Gholam Shakuri and Abdul Reza Shahlai. Shakuri, who
was identified as a deputy to Shahlai, was charged in the case.
Both remain at large. U.S. officials declined to say how high in
the Iranian leadership they think the conspiracy goes.
Iranians interviewed Wednesday suggested various possible
culprits in the alleged plot, ranging from the CIA to
Revolutionary Guard elements to a rogue faction within Iran's
power structure.
"There are those within the Guards with some degree of
independence," said Sadegh Zibakalam, a political scientist
critical of the government. "But I cannot point any fingers in
this bizarre plot that only hurts Iran."
What is clear, analysts said, is that the Islamic Republic's
security organizations are currently a black hole for the
Ahmadinejad government, which is increasingly under fire from
Intelligence Ministry officials as well as Revolutionary Guard
commanders and hard-line Shiite clerics.
These critics recently called Ahmadinejad's chief of staff and
main adviser, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a "tumor" that needs to
be cut out of the government. They have also threatened to
launch impeachment proceedings against Ahmadinejad if he refuses
to cut ties with advisers they describe as a "deviant current"
bent on undermining the influence of the country's ruling
Ahmadinejad publicly fell from grace in April when he tried to
fire Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi, a Shiite cleric, but
was forced to back down when Khamenei, the supreme leader,
reinstated him.
Replacing Moslehi with someone from Ahmadinejad's inner circle
would have strengthened the president's hand in the ministry.
Now Ahmadinejad is facing public attacks from his former
hard-line backers, who accuse him, among other things, of
planning to restore relations with the United States.
Some analysts speculate that the bizarre alleged plot to kill
the Saudi ambassador was engineered by the Revolutionary Guards
- but was meant to be discovered by U.S. intelligence - in order
to sabotage any possible back-channel talks between
Ahmadinejad's representatives and the United States.
Others dismiss that theory, saying that the Iranian hierarchy's
control of foreign policy is clear. Khamenei makes the important
foreign policy decisions, and extensive surveillance by
political commissars leaves little room for rogue elements.
With Iran's regional role in flux, some Iranians wonder whether
the alleged plot could be related to developments closer to
Iranian officials admit privately to genuine worries over losing
Syria as a strategic partner and say popular uprisings in the
Middle East pose challenges, as well as opportunities. The
ouster of entrenched rulers in the region is seen as reducing
Iran's role as a leader of oppressed movements.
"In the current status quo, Iran might lose, with now even Hamas
trading prisoners with the Israelis," one analyst said,
referring to the Palestinian militant group. "Maybe they felt
the need to make a great impact on their enemies."
Others strongly disagreed, arguing that none of Iran's security
organizations would stake so much now on such an ill-conceived
plot. "Iran's leadership would never risk being involved in
hitting someone on U.S. soil," Zibakalam said. "Why would they
endanger Iran in this way? This is really not logical."
Yet, there is some precedent for such an act. In 1980, an
American Muslim acting on behalf of the new revolutionary
government in Tehran assassinated Ali Akbar Tabatabai, a
monarchist living in exile in the Washington area, before
fleeing to Iran.
As Iranians puzzle over the latest alleged plot, a realization
appears to be setting in that, true or not, the allegations
herald a dangerous period of increased tensions between Iran and
the United States.
"Whoever is behind it - inside or outside the country - is
determined to create an international front against Iran," said
Saeed Laylaz, a political analyst who was imprisoned in a
crackdown on anti-government protests following Ahmadinejad's
disputed 2009 reelection. "The U.S. is gradually paving the way
for a confrontation with Iran," he said.
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Prolific rapper Lil Wayne carved a place for himself in hip-hop history with his uniquely whiny voice, bumping rhythms and ability to rhyme just about anything.
But this week, he also carved himself an infamous Black History Month notation, sparking outrage by including civil rights icon Emmett Till in lyrics referring to a woman's anatomy.
"Pop a lot of pain pills/'Bout to put rims on my skateboard wheels/Beat that p - - - - up like Emmett Till," Wayne raps in "Karate Chop," a song by rapper Future.
Under pressure from the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, on Wednesday Future was forced by Epic Records CEO L.A. Reid to drop the lyrics.
"He apologized to me and our family and stated the song is being pulled!" the foundation's director, Airickca Gordon-Taylor posted on Facebook on Wednesday evening. She had led an uprising that burgeoned on social media.
Her cousin, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Chicagoan, was killed in 1955, allegedly for whistling at a white woman. Emmett was kidnapped from his bed in Money, Miss., beaten and shot in the head, and his body was dropped in a river, weighted down with a cotton ginning fan, on Aug. 28, 1955. His mother, Mamie Till Mobley, chose an open-casket funeral, which broadcast around the world the image of hate and helped trigger the civil rights movement.
Gordon-Taylor stumbled upon the "Karate Chop" remix when it unofficially hit the Web this week.
"You have the audacity to compare the atrocity of Emmett Louis Till, who was murdered for whistling at a white woman in 1955, to the anatomy of a woman!" Gordon-Taylor said in a statement demanding a retraction immediately.
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As the issue spread on the blogosphere and an online petition swelled, Gordon-Taylor reached out to Rainbow/PUSH. The Rev. Jesse Jackson called Reid on Wednesday.
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"We as a community have a standard. We have a decency. We have an insult level. This is not acceptable, and we won't tolerate it," Grant said earlier in the day.


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"Scaffold law" or Labor Law Section 240/241 states that contractors, employers and property owners are held absolutely liable for "elevation-related injuries." In New York, unlike any other state, when an injured worker sues, the employer is automatically liable, even if the injured worker was entirely at fault. Contrary to the most basic principles of justice and fairness, the employer has little access to due process.
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About Doc_Jackson's Garage
About me and my passion for cars
I've been rebuilding classic cars since i was 15 years old and still turning the wrench to turn out classics. Not to big in to anything past the early sixties, designs went down hill and so did the quality in sheet metal. Currently rebuilding a 1950 Chevrolet Fleetline for myself, got most of it done mechanically just need to finish a couple odds and ends on the body.
My first car
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Gregory Day is the new artistic director of the Lincoln-Way Area Chorale.
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Here is a look at upcoming concerts.
Gigs include Lincoln-Way Area Chorale's A Choral Christmas concert in Frankfort and Southwest Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Destinations concerts in Orland Park and Park Forest.
Lincoln-Way Area Chorale
The 80-voice adult Lincoln-Way Area Chorale will present its Christmas concert, A Chorale Christmas, at 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Lincoln-Way East Performing Arts Center, 201 Colorado Ave., Frankfort.
The chorale will perform under the direction of Gregory Day, the chorale's new artistic director. Jason Randall will be accompanying the chorale.
Some of the numbers the chorale will perform include "Light A Tiny Candle" (an original composition by Day), "Baby What You Gonna Be," "Carol of the Bells," "Gloria in excelsis Deo," "I Wonder As I Wander," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head," "Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming," "Mr. Santa," "Merry Christmas With Love," "Hallelujah Chorus," and "Peace, Peace, Peace on Earth."
Singers from more that 13 communities in the southwest suburban area perform an annual Christmas concert as well as a spring concert each year. It is the purpose of the chorale to serve as an outlet to enrich and enhance musical opportunities for adults in the greater Lincoln-Way area.
The chorale has appeared with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed at the Rialto Square Theatre with the American Legion Band. In fall, the chorale performed a benefit concert in Lockport.
Tickets for the Christmas concert, which kicks off the chorale's 17th season, are $12 for adults and $10 for children and seniors at (815) 485-7357. Information: lwac.com.
Southwest Symphony Orchestra
Under the musical direction of David Crane, the Southwest Symphony Orchestra will present its most popular concert of the season in two locations.
Holiday Destinations will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at St. Michael Parish, 14327 S. Highland Ave., Orland Park, and at 4 p.m. Dec. 2 at St. Irenaeus Church, 78 Cherry St., Park Forest.
"Experience the spirit of Christmas when the SSO joins the St. Michael and St. Irenaeus music ministries and Voices of the Valley for an evening of Christmas favorites including the "Hallelujah Chorus."
Tickets are $5-$25 at the door or in advance at (708) 802-0686 or southwestsymphony.com. Ages 12 and younger can attend for no charge.
This concert is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council.
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25 Vietnamese Instructors from 2nd degree to 7th degree participated at a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City which has been conducted by GM Kim-Lan Ung and Master Paul Weiler on July 23rd and 24th 2011. Almost all facets of Taekwon-Do were instructed: Fundamental exercises, warming up, Pattern, Sparring, Self-Defence and TKD philosophy.
GM Ung and Master Weiler had talks with the Vice President of Singapore TKD Federation (STF), Dr. Lee Chee Wee, on July 25th and 27th to establish a new ITF.
The weather was not very good when GM Ung and Master Weiler arrived at Manila on July 27th. In July the rainy season with typhoons is very strong. Therefore only a few students were able to participate but with big enthusiasm and the will to learn. Also at Philippines the facets of TKD has been instructed by the GM and Master.
The last station of the trip to South East Asia region was Indonesia at Tangerang City (close to Jakarta) on July 30th and 31st. The seminar was finished with the promotion test for Mr. Aryono Dennis (President of International Taekwon-Do Foundation of Indonesia = ITFI) and Mr. Rico Fransz (Secretary General of ITFI). Both have been promoted to 5th degree.
The decision of the ITF Board of Directors to support and help the countries of Viet Nam, Singapore, Philippines and Indonesia with the send out of GM Ung and Mst. Weiler was very good. The program with technical and administrative themes was helpful and very much appreciated by the participants. It directed also to a better understanding of the different structures in the countries for the ITF representatives and it was discussed to repeat this kind of service for the members.
Master Paul Weiler


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- " Loved the pool. This hostel is definitely more like a hotel so it depends on what you're looking for. The rooms were really really clean and quiet and large. The pool was lovely to sunbake by and dip in (it's small). Breakfast is limited but decent quality (3 fruits, pastries and bread) and you can opt to order eggs for a little extra. Staff were lovely. Lots of families and children around. It's the nicest hostel I've ever stayed in - more like a decent hotel. It was exactly what we wanted. "
- 28 Feb 2012 Anonymous
- " Very good situated! Near Plaza Deorrego. Nice place to visit BAires with friends. I absolutely recommend it. "
- 12 Feb 2012 Carlos