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"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? [...] What does God care what we call him?"
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#160218 Jan 27, 2013
The Messiah Jesus or Muhammad?
John the Baptist denied that he was the Messiah when challenged by the Jewish leaders (John 1:20). The Gospel of Barnabas makes Jesus deny the same thing in much the same words:
Jesus confessed and said the truth:I am not the Messiah ... I am indeed sent to the house of Israel as a prophet of salvation; but after me shall come the Messiah. Gospel of Barnabas, paras 42, 82
Who was to be the coming Messiah, then? Elsewhere the Gospel makes Jesus say "The name of the Messiah is Admirable ... God said: Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise ... Mohammed is his blessed name" (para 97). Here the author of the Gospel of Barnabas completely overreaches himself for the Quran clearly states, no less than eleven times, that Jesus alone is the Messiah. The Bible confirms this too on many occasions (John 4:26, Matthew 16:20) and one quotation from the Quran will be sufficient to prove the point:
O Mary! Lo! Allah gives you glad tidings of a Word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the hereafter. Surah 3:45
The title here is Al-Masih, "the Messiah", and Jesus himself is called Al-Masihu Isa, "the Messiah Jesus", elsewhere in the book (Surah 4:171). So the Gospel of Barnabas incontrovertibly contradicts the Quran when it declares that Muhammad was to be the Messiah. No Muslim can be true to his own holy book while at the same time trying to defend the Gospel of Barnabas as an authentic Gospel.
What is very interesting here is the discovery that this Gospel not only contradicts the Quran but also itself. In the prologue to the book it speaks of "Jesus the Nazarene, called Christ" and states that it is the "true Gospel of Jesus, called Christ". The author does not seem to have been aware that Messiah and Christ are interchangeable terms, meaning the same thing. The latter derives from the Greek word Christos which is a translation of the original Hebrew word Mashiah.
London, UK
#160219 Jan 27, 2013
@ frijoles...
I have read your comments and express my appreciation for your long overdue challenge to some of the bigoted Christians from a Jewish point of view.
Such strong challenges are needed to stop these poor deluded people from carrying out more holocausts, murders and crusades against the infidel - Jews and Muslims.
I am not for one moment suggesting that Muslims are blameless. There are many dumb Muslims who use relgion as an excuse to promote their own agendas. I am sure you will agree the same goes for Jews.
Thanks again.
Let's remind ourselves of Christian love...(I used to make many excuses saying these were in the past...BUT they are happening NOW, but the Priests are wearing Politician's uniform so they don't look "religious"!!)
"Sprees of MURDER and ARSON were LED BY PRIESTS, and the same pattern was repeated every time a NEW CRUSADE (War on Terror!!!!!) was PREACHED. As one influential ABBOT, Peter of Cluny, pointed out:
It was EXPENSIVE in men and money TO TRAVEL to the end of the world TO FIGHT MOHAMMEDANS, YET there were INFIDELS living LOCALLY who were were FAR MORE GUILTY TOWARDS CHRIST.
The implication is that it would be MUCH CHEAPER, EASIER, SAFER, and WORTHIER TO MASSACRE LOCAL JEWS than to attack distant MUSLIMS - who WERE LIKELY TO FIGHT BACK (AS HAPPENING NOW!!!!!).
PREACHERS promoting the SECOND CRUSADE prompted MASSACRES OF JEWS across Germany and France.
#160220 Jan 27, 2013
Contradictions between the Barnabas Gospel and the Quran
There are other contradictions between the Quran and the Gospel of Barnabas which cannot be satisfactorily explained. One relates to the birth of Jesus as it is told in each book. The Gospel says this about the moment of his delivery:
The virgin was surrounded by a light exceeding bright and brought forth her son without pain. Gospel of Barnabas, para 3
This statement has no Biblical equivalent but parallels Catholic beliefs of the Middle Ages. It is further evidence that the Gospel of Barnabas is a forgery composed up to fifteen centuries after the time of Christ. What is significant for Muslims, however, is that it totally disagrees with the Quran which says of Mary and the birth of Jesus:
And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm tree. Surah 19:23
There is little room here for Muslims to maintain their cherished belief that they have, in the Gospel of Barnabas, an original Gospel which is consistent with the Quran and Islamic tradition. It is not surprising that many Muslim scholars have, in recent times, rejected the Gospel as a forgery. Nonetheless there are still many Muslim writers, often well aware of the overwhelming evidences against it, who still promote it as an authentic text.
#160221 Jan 27, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood Fact Sheet
The Muslim Brotherhood logo fits its motto:
"Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way.
Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope. Allahu akbar![1]
· The Brotherhoods goal is to turn the world into an Islamist empire. The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is a revolutionary fundamentalist movement to restore the caliphate and strict shariah (Islamist) law in Muslim lands and, ultimately, the world. Today, it has chapters in 80 countries.
It is in the nature of Islam to dominate, not to be dominated, to impose its law on all nations and to extend its power to the entire planet.Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna[2]
· The Brotherhood wants America to fall. It tells followers to be patient because America is heading towards its demise. The U.S. is an infidel that does not champion moral and human values and cannot lead humanity.Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Badi, Sept. 2010[3]
· The Brotherhood claims western democracy is corrupt,unrealistic. and false.
Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef [4]
· The Brotherhood calls for jihad against the Muslims real enemies, not only Israel but also the United States. Waging jihad against both of these infidels is a commandment of Allah that cannot be disregarded.Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Badi, Sept. 2010[5]
#160222 Jan 27, 2013
The Brotherhood assassinated Anwar Sadat in 1981 for making peace with the hated Zionist entity.[6]It also assassinated Egypts prime minister in 1948 and attempted to assassinate President Nasser in 1954.[7]
· Hamas is a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, according to the Hamas Charter, Chapter 2. The Charter calls for the murder of Jews, the obliteration of Israel and its replacement with an Islamist theocracy.
· The Brotherhood supports Hezbollahs war against the Jews. Brotherhood leader Mahdi Akef declared he was prepared to send 10,000 jihad fighters immediately to fight at the side of Hezbollah during Hezbollahs war against Israel in 2006.[8]
· The Brotherhood glorifies Osama bin Laden. Osama is in all certainty, a mujahid (heroic fighter), and I have no doubt in his sincerity in resisting the occupation, close to Allah on high.Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef, Nov. 2007[9]
· The Brotherhood sanctioned martyrdom operations in Palestine. They do not have bombs, so they turn themselves into bombs. This is a necessity. Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dec. 17, 2010[10]
· The Brotherhood advocates violent jihad: The change that the [Muslim] nation seeks can only be attained through jihad and sacrifice and by raising a jihadi generation that pursues death just as the enemies pursue life, said Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Badi in a September 2010 sermon.[11] Major terrorists came out of the Muslim Brotherhood, including bin Ladens deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (mastermind of the 9/11 attacks).[12]
#160223 Jan 27, 2013
The Brotherhood advocates a deceptive strategy in democracies: appear moderate and use existing institutions to gain power.The civilizational-jihadist process is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house so that it is eliminated and Gods religion is made victorious overall other religions, reads a US Muslim Brotherhood 1991 document.[13] It believes it can conquer Europe peacefully:After having been expelled twice, Islam will be victorious and reconquer Europe....I am certain that this time, victory will be won not by the sword but by preaching and [Islamic] ideology. Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi,Fatwa, 2003[14]
· The Brotherhood uses democracy, but once in power it will replace democracy with fundamentalist shariah law because it is the true democracy.The final, absolute message from heaven contains all the values which the secular world claims to have invented....Islam and its values antedated the West by founding true democracy.
Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef, Nov. 2007[15]
· The Brotherhoods view of womens rights is to subjugate and segregate women: The ideal society would include a campaign against ostentation in dress and loose behaviour segregation of male and female students; private meetings between men and women, unless within the permitted degrees of relationship, to be counted as a crime for which both will be censured prohibition of dancing and other such pastimes." Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna,Five Tracts[16]
· The Brotherhood supports Female Genital Mutilation:[the Americans] wage war on Muslim leaders, the traditions of its faith and its ideas. They even wage war against female circumcision, a practice current in 36 countries, which has been prevalent since the time of the Pharaohs.Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef, 2007[17]
· The Brotherhood will not treat non-Muslim minorities, such as Coptic Christians, as equals.Allah's word will reign supreme and the infidels' word will be inferior.Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Badi, Sept. 2010[18]
#160224 Jan 27, 2013
The Brotherhood refuses to commit to continuing the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.[19]Muslim Brotherhood leaders have said that as far as the movement is concerned, Israel is a Zionist entity occupying holy Arab and Islamic lands...and we will get rid of it no matter how long it takes.Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef, 2005 and 2007[20]
· The Brotherhood has anti-Semitic roots. It supported the Nazis, organized mass demonstrations against the Jews with slogans promoting ethnic cleansing like Down with the Jews! and Jews get out of Egypt and Palestine! in 1936; carried out a violent pogrom against Egypts Jews in November 1945; and made sure that Nazi collaborator and Palestinian Mufti al-Husseini was granted asylum in Egypt in 1946.[21]
· The Brotherhood remains virulently anti-Semitic.Today the Jews are not the Israelites praised by Allah, but the descendants of the Israelites who defied His word. Allah was angry with them and turned them into monkeys and pigs .There is no doubt that the battle in which the Muslims overcome the Jews [will come]....In that battle the Muslims will fight the Jews and kill them." Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi[22]
#160226 Jan 27, 2013
[8]Cited in Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a... ?
[9]Reading into the Muslim Brotherhoods Documents, IkhwanWeb.org , June 13, 2007 at The Muslim Brotherhood, The Investigative Project on Terrorism, http://www.investigativeproject.org/profile/1...
[10]Interview with leading Sunni scholar Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, on Al-Hayat 2 TV on December 17, 2010, translated at MEMRI at http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/273...
[11]Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Badi, "How Islam Confronts the Oppression and Tyranny, Sermon, Sept. 2010, translated at MEMRI at http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/46...
[12]Dore Gold,The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Crisis, Jerusalem Issues Briefs, Feb. 2, 2011, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a...
[13]Steven Merly,The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States, Current Trends, April 2009, at http://www.currenttrends.org/docLib/20090411_...
[14]Sheikh Yusuf Qaradawi,Fatwa, 2003, translated at Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a... ?
[15]Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a...
#160227 Jan 27, 2013
[16]"Toward the Light" in Five Tracts of Hasan al-Banna, trans. by Charles Wendell (Berkeley, 1978), ISBN 0-520-09584-7 pp.126f
[17]Cited in Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a...
[18]Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Badi, "How Islam Confronts the Oppression and Tyranny, Sermon, Sept. 2010, translated at MEMRI at http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/46...
[19]Muslim Brotherhood:We are against Zionism, The Jerusalem Post, Feb. 4, 2011, at http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx...
[20]Cited in Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a...
[21]Mathais Kunztel,Jew-Hatred and Jihad: The Nazi Roots of the 9/11 Attack, The Weekly Standard, Sept. 17, 2007, archived at http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/J...
[22]Cited in Lt. Col.(res.) Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi,The Muslim Brotherhood: A Moderate Islamic Alternative to al-Qaeda or a Partner in Global Jihad? Jerusalem Viewpoints, Nov. 1, 2007, at http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.a... ?
Filed under Education, StandWithUs, Islamic Jihad on Friday, February 04, 2011 by Author: Admin.
Kingston, Jamaica
#160228 Jan 27, 2013
BMZ---The point was that Matthew churned out big lies. There was no massacre of little boys carried out.
If there were any massacre, it WOULD have been reported and RECORDED in the JEWISH History and also in the Roman History.
HughBe--- Greetings BMZ, I am going to make a few observations.
1. The Matthew that you speak of was a JEW.
2. This same JEW, Matthew, reported and recorded his JEWISH History.
3. Matthew the Jew was not writing his Jewish history for non-Jews but for the benefit of his fellow Jews.
4. Let me give a VERY GOOD reason why the massacre was not recorded by OTHER Jewish sources beside Matthew's account. It is to DISCREDIT Christianity and to support the programme of DECEPTION of the Jewish people by the rabbis.
Also, do NOT underestimate the CORRECTION of scriptures and other history by the rabbis and their disciples.
#160229 Jan 27, 2013
Hamas Charter
Article Thirty-Two (in part): The Attempts to Isolate the Palestinian People
World Zionism and Imperialist forces have been attempting, with smart moves and considered planning, to push the Arab countries, one after another, out of the circle of conflict with Zionism, in order, ultimately, to isolate the Palestinian People. Egypt has already been cast out of the conflict, to a very great extent through the treacherous Camp David Accords, and she has been trying to drag other countries into similar agreements in order to push them out of the circle of conflict. Hamas is calling upon the Arab and Islamic peoples to act seriously and tirelessly in order to frustrate that dreadful scheme and to make the masses aware of the danger of coping out of the circle of struggle with Zionism. Today it is Palestine and tomorrow it may be another country or other countries. For Zionist scheming has no end, and after Palestine they will covet expansion from the Nile to the Euphrates. Only when they have completed digesting the area on which they will have laid their hand, they will look forward to more expansion, etc. Their scheme has been laid out in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and their present [conduct] is the best proof of what is said there.
#160230 Jan 27, 2013
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion or The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion is an antisemitic hoax purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. It was first published in Russia in 1903, translated into multiple languages, and disseminated internationally in the early part of the 20th century. Henry Ford funded printing of 500,000 copies that were distributed throughout the US in the 1920s.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis publicized the text as if it were a valid document, although it had already been exposed as fraudulent. After the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, it ordered the text to be studied in German classrooms. The historian Norman Cohn suggested that Hitler used the Protocols as his primary justification for initiating the Holocaust his "warrant for genocide".
The Protocols purports to document the minutes of a late 19th-century meeting of Jewish leaders discussing their goal of global Jewish hegemony by subverting the morals of Gentiles, and by controlling the press and the world's economies. It is still widely available today and even now sometimes presented as a genuine document, whether on the Internet or in print in numerous languages.
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#160231 Jan 27, 2013
Why did you call me out for this?
Didn't I make it already clear that I REJECT any miracolus story related to the Nazarene from any so called holy book, Bible and Quran included?
Has the only neuron you have decided last night to make his "harakiri"?
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#160232 Jan 27, 2013
So the good reason why you believe in Muhammad, leaving aside all the absurdity recorded in Quran, that them alone are enough to disbelieve him, is because he introduced to pagans the monotheistic idea of god? LOL
Do you have the capacity of thinking of a child? Have you ever thought to use the brain to reason?
Has ever passed in your mind that is not the number of gods the main factor to believe or reject a god or religion but the evidences that a prophet, messenger, spokesman ect brought to the folks?
As far as we know Muhammad had brought no evidences at all to support the claim of the existence of his god.
I do wonder why you tell to others to think hard when from your post that attitude totally miss?
What a hilarious ignorant fool you are, really.
Brisbane, Australia
#160235 Jan 27, 2013
No, the orders were given by Moses, the same Moses punished by God in the desert for his crimes.
This kind of behaviour is a criminal aeration to Christians and Jews, it is a way of life for the sick muztards.
Brisbane, Australia
#160236 Jan 27, 2013
Jesus is more than a man and has supernatural powers you moron.
Since: May 12
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#160237 Jan 27, 2013
There is no Yahweh in the Bible, ignorant fool.
#160238 Jan 27, 2013
Earlier I got bmz to admit that his assertion that God actually spoke to Mohammad was something that Mohammad never said happened.
(I then called him a liar, not that he even realizes it.)
Howeever, Mohammad DID speak about this "Jibreel" creature who supposedly gave him "revelations" from "Allah" about things that supposedly occurred many centuries before Mohammad ever went into the prophet/warlord business.
The thing is, this "Jibreel" creature didn't introduce itself by name. Rather, it was Mohammad's wife's quasi-Christian cousin Waraqa who suggested that it was "Jibreel," a.k.a., "Gabriel," who was recorded in the Hebrew and Christian SCRIPTURES as being an angellic messenger sent by God, so OF COURSE, it only made sense that the creature that appeared to Mohammad in some fashion and scared him so badly that he went running home to mommy Khadija like a scared rabbit could only have been the same messenger "Jibreel/Gabriel" that appeared to Mary and others because, after all, Mohammad could not possibly have had a psychotic meltdown after spending so many days alone in that dark, dark cave...right?
Tabari VI:70 "He went to Khadija and said,'I think that I have gone mad.'"
#160244 Jan 27, 2013
Can you see this post and my earlier ones today about the Muslim Brotherhood?
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#160246 Jan 27, 2013
I see it, they are 6. Why?
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The confrontations between police and demonstrators at the Stonewall Inn in New York City the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 mark the beginning of the modern glbtq movement for equal rights.
Formed soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the short-lived but influential Gay Liberation Front brought a new militancy to the movement that became known as gay liberation.
The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
Androgyny, a psychological blending of gender traits, has long been embraced by strong women, soft men, members of queer communities, and others who do not easily fit into traditionally defined gender categories.
A cultural crossroads between Asia and Europe, Russia has a long, rich, and often violent heritage of varied influences and stark confrontations in regard to its patterns of same-sex love.
Colin Powell (Photo: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0).
In an appearance on CNN on May 23, 2012, retired General Colin Powell told Wolf Blitzer that he has "no problem" with President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage. He favorably compared same-sex couples raising children to his own family and said, "I don't see any reason not to say that they should be able to get married." Less admirably, however, he also attempted to rewrite a sordid chapter in his history.
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As much as I appreciate the former Secretary of State's evolution in favor of marriage equality, and indeed in favor of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" 18 years and thousands of ruined careers later, Powell cannot be allowed to rewrite history. His opposition to gay people serving openly in the military was both ugly and tenacious, and it amounted to something very near insubordination against the newly-elected Commander-in-Chief, President Bill Clinton.
When President Clinton attempted to lift the ban against gay men and lesbians from serving in the military through executive order, Powell, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Senator Sam Nunn, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, loudly and ferociously opposed Clinton's plan. Already criticized for his lack of military experience, the new President faced a difficult choice between fulfilling his campaign promise to gay and lesbian voters and appeasing congressional leaders and his top military advisors.
In January 1993, Clinton announced that he would seek a compromise and attempt to revise the former policy on homosexual service members into a more tolerant one. In July, after much negotiation between the White House, the Department of Defense, and Congress, he presented his proposal, which in turn, Congress heavily revised before codifying "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" into law.
In the Senate hearings on the bill Powell not only testified about the fears of openly gay soldiers harming unit cohesion that had already been dispelled by numerous studies paid for by the Pentagon, but he also made his famous distinction between racial and sexual minorities. He said race was a "benign characteristic" while homosexuality was a "behavioral characteristic" incompatible with military service.
The final version of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" differed markedly from Clinton's original intent. It closely resembled the previous policy's restrictions on homosexual status and conduct in the military; yet, contrary to Powell's assertions in his interview with Blitzer, in many ways it was much worse than the previous policy. Instead of ending witch hunts, it accelerated them. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy made it much easier to expel gay and lesbian service members.
The law gave the military the right to read any gesture that could suggest a propensity to engage in homosexual behavior--such as having gay friends, reading gay publications, or not conforming to gender stereotypes--as indicating the gay or lesbian identity of the service member, an identity that the law presumed was incompatible with military service.
The law was implemented under Powell's direction, though he retired from the military in September 1993, three months after the law was passed. President Clinton later complained that Powell had misrepresented to him how the law would be implemented.
Powell, who later served as Secretary of State in George W. Bush's administration, cannot escape responsibility for his role in the persecution of gay men and lesbians in the military.
It is, of course, a sign of progress that Powell is embarrassed by having established "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to the extent that he lies about it. He obviously wants to minimize his involvement in the adoption and implementation of an odious policy that took a huge toll on thousands of individuals and actually weakened military readiness. He knows that it is not a part of his history that future generations will find appealing.
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- The lead author of The Goldstone Report on the 2008-2009 Israeli assault on Gaza has backtracked on one of his key findings. In an editorial run Friday by the Washington Post, Judge Richard Goldstone said, "Civilians were not intentionally targeted [by Israel] as a matter of policy." Now Israel has called on the United Nations to retract the report on the devastating war that led to the death of about 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of...April 04, 2011 | Story
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Count the days down, guys: It's a week to go until the 2013 NFL season kicks off. Sort of. Free agency begins on the 12th of March, and the rumor mill is running near to capacity. The latest involving the New England Patriots involves the possible addition on Houston Texans Outside Linebacker Connor Barwin, who has come out with some interesting quotes on SiriusXM Radio. If he doesn't return to Houston, Barwin made it clear he'd like to play for a winning team with an established quarterback. He said he's willing to take less money to play for a competitor. When asked specifically about joining the New England Patriots, Barwin replied, "That would be nice." Source Well, if you're looking for a winning team with an established Quarterback, look no further than the Patriots (as the Texans found out last season... Twice). And he's willing to take less money to make it happen, which is great. He's really advertising himself well, as he has to after a down year. He shined in 2011, bu...
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Bonham's tour will stop in Portland on Sunday
Eugene native Tracy Bonham won't visit her hometown on her latest tour, but fans can see her in Portland on Sunday at the Fez Ballroom, 316 S.W. 11th Ave.
Bonham, touring in support of her latest CD, "Blink the Brightest," will share the bill with the Perishers.
Showtime is 9 p.m. and tickets are $10, available through all TicketsWest outlets.
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The Emerald Valley Opry will kick up its heels on Saturday with a full lineup.
Billy McCoy, Mitch Hider, Buster B. Jones and Brooks Robertson, the Grassy Creek Gospel Band and '56 Pontiac will take the stage at Willamette High School's Powers Auditorium, 1801 Echo Hollow Road.
The doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $2 for ages 7 to 16. Children 6 and younger will be admitted for free.
Money from the Opry goes to support the Bethel School District's music programs. For details, visit the Opry's Web site at www .emeraldvalleyopry.com.
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Android Ethic, the local pop-rock band, will be featured in a promotional video for the myspace.com Web site.
The video will be used to help bands better understand how to use myspace.com, band member Todd Edman said in a news release.
Myspace.com was the busiest site on the Internet in April. It features more than 450,000 band profiles, including everyone from Coldplay to, well, Android Ethic.
Edman says he uses the site to contact fans in new cities.
The video will be shot Saturday at Diablo's/Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl St. The show - part of the `Snap, Crackle, POP! Live' show - will begin at 10 p.m.
There is no cover charge.
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Sophie Panarese earned two points for the Hoyas against #33 William & Mary. Winning her match at four singles and three doubles.
March 16, 2013
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University women's tennis program earned its best win in program history on Saturday afternoon, defeating No. 33 William & Mary, 4-3. On Friday the Hoyas split a pair of matches, defeating Bryant and falling to James Madison. The Hoyas overall dual match record stands at 9-4. The last time Georgetown earned a victory over a ranked team was last season when GU defeated #57 Syracuse, 5-2.
"A true judge of character is how one deals with adversity," commented Head Coach Gordie Ernst. "The team has lost heartbreakers this year at St. Johns and last night versus JMU. These losses only fueled their desire to win more."
With a possibility of rain the William and Mary match began with singles play. The Tribe started strong with quick wins on courts 1 and 3. Georgetown responded when freshman Taylor Perz (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) won in three sets on court 6 to make the score 2-1. William and Mary eked out the match on court 2 in two close sets to bring the Tribe within one point of the team win.
Graduate student Elizabeth Hamlin (Haverford, Pa./The Episcopal School) on court 5 accounted for Georgetown's second point of the day with a close 7-5, 6-4 victory. As she has done all year, Sophie Panarese (Milton, Mass./Milton Academy) came through in a close straight sets win on court 4 to tie the match at three.
With the match on the line, Georgetown moved onto the doubles court with belief and intensity. Court 1 duo of Victoria Sekely (Mississaga, Ontario/Lone Park Secondary School) and Hamlin powered their way to an 8-3 victory, leaving Georgetown one victory away from the upset. Perz and Panarese found themselves 4-1 down on court 3 but fought hard to rally back and win 8-6. The close victory clinched the match 4-3 for the Hoyas.
On Friday the Hoyas played a double header facing Bryant in the morning and James Madison in the afternoon. GU earned a 5-0 win against Bryant before falling 5-2 to JMU.
Against Bryant in a 4x1 format the Hoyas swept all four singles along with the one doubles match. Kelly Comolli (Newburyport, Mass./Philips Exeter Academy) won 6-3, 7-5 at one singles. Madeline Jaeger (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach) played two singles and earned a 6-0, 6-4 win. At three Panarese won 6-0, 6-1 and Perz earned a 6-0, 6-0 win at four. In doubles the combo of Hamlin and Sekely recorded an 8-2 victory.
In the afternoon match versus JMU the Hoyas fell behind early by losing two of three doubles, only earning a victory at three doubles by Panarese and Perz, 8-3. Down 1- 0 after doubles the Hoyas managed to win two singles matches. No. 1 singles player Sekely won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Earning GU's second point against the Dukes was Hamlin at fifth singles with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
Georgetown travels to Richmond on Thursday, March 21, for a match with the Spiders. Match time is still to be determined.
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As had been reported by Peter King on Monday morning, the Raiders have acquired QB Matt Flynn from the Seahawks, in exchange for a 2014 fifth-rounder and a conditional 2015 pick. Unexpectedly, Oakland upped Flynn's 2013 compensation to a fully guaranteed $6.25M.
Also in line with what PK had reported, Oakland is nearing an agreement to send previous starting QB Carson Palmer to Arizona, despite Adam Schefter's suggestion this morning that such a trade would not occur. In anticipation of that move, the Cards have waived QB John Skelton.
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For a few weeks, following Kansas City's acquisition of Alex Smith, the AFCW has been home to three number-one-overall pick quarterbacks (Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer) and a fourth-overall choice QB (Philip Rivers) who was acquired in return for another one who had been taken first overall (Eli Manning).
That division-wide lofty pedigree is about to be downgraded a bit though, as the Raiders are reportedly nearing a deal to acquire one-time seventh-rounder Matt Flynn from Seattle to replace Palmer. Flynn had been the Seahawks' booby prize of last year's free agency, after the team's brass had flown to Colorado, only to be rebuffed by Peyton Manning.
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Elvis Dumervil has agreed to terms on a five-year contract worth a reported maximum of $35M, including $8.5M in 2013, to join the Baltimore Ravens. His deal is pending a Tuesday physical.
According to Mike Klis's original article, the Broncos will turn their attention to signing former Falcons DE John Abraham, who has been a rumored target of Denver's for much of his career. Ex-Colts DE/LB Dwight Freeney would reportedly be the fallback plan beyond Abraham; both players visited Dove Valley on Thursday.
Then again, Klis says on Twitter that Freeney is Denver's top choice, so there's that. He's also updated his DP story to reflect that.
NFLN's Michelle Beisner cites a source who says the Broncos are "making a hard push for Freeney."
Updated 7:00pm ET
Continue reading "Dumervil to Baltimore; Broncos reportedly pursuing Freeney, with Abraham as next option"
With the Broncos set to host aging vets John Abraham and Dwight Freeney tomorrow as potential replacements for Elvis Dumervil, another decorated thirtysomething defender is in the news tonight.
Ed Reed will reportedly bid Baltimore adieu and head to Houston on what is expected to be a three-year deal worth around $4M/year. If true, he'll be accepting a salary far below the $7M figure he was said to be seeking.
There's been some speculation that losing Reed would prompt the Ravens to up their offer to Dumervil, but landing the defensive end wouldn't solve their vacancies at safety. Baltimore had previously cut Bernard Pollard loose, and they will reportedly meet soon with ex-Raiders safety Michael Huff, who has drawn interest from Green Bay, Dallas, and Tennessee.
Continue reading "Reed to Texans; Ravens to meet with Huff; Bears part with Urlacher"
According to ESPN's Ed Werder and Adam Schefter, the Broncos are set to host Colts DE Dwight Freeney and Falcons DE John Abraham on Thursday.
Abraham has been characterized in recent days as Denver's fallback to re-signing Elvis Dumervil, with Freeney the next contingency.
John Elway announced yesterday that the team had presented an offer to Dumervil, but as we'd expected, it was apparently a lesser proposal than the one verbally agreed to by the two sides on Friday.
Updated 4:22pm ET
Continue reading "Broncos hosting Freeney, Abraham on Thursday"
Just interviewed John Elway, he said "we've made an offer to Elvis." Will post video to the site soon.— Chris Hall (@BroncosTV) March 19, 2013
Here's the corresponding video mentioned by Hall. We've transcribed what Elway says in the clip:
Updated 2:52pm ET
The Broncos and Elvis Dumervil's new agent, Tom Condon, recently appealed to the league office to have the defensive end's reworked three-year, $30M contract recognized. As anyone familiar with how the Ginger Hammer operates might expect, the NFL turned down the request.
But as Mike Klis suggests, honoring the verbal agreement between Denver and Dumervil would set a precedent the league would like end up regretting.
Klis says the Ravens - whose linebackers coach is Don Martindale, the former Broncos LB coach (2009) and DC (2010) - have already been discussing contract parameters with Condon for Dumervil's services.
Updated 6:29pm ET
Continue reading "NFL turns down second appeal from Denver, Dumervil; Broncos were interested in Barnes"
Following the stunning news that a fax snafu had resulted in the release of Elvis Dumervil after he'd agreed to a pay cut, both the Broncos and Marty Magid, Dumervil's agent, have shared their versions of events.
This drama has the potential to join Jay Cutler's alleged phone snub of owner Pat Bowlen, and Tim Tebow's claim that the Broncos didn't give him a choice between trade destinations, in the annals of Broncos communication breakdowns.
As usual, the truth likely lies somewhere between Magid's retelling, which he shared with USA Today's Mike Garafolo, and John Elway's, as told to Mike Klis of the Denver Post. Let's line them up to compare:
Updated 9:28pm ET
Continue reading "Predictable he said, he said between John Elway, Marty Magid follows contract gaffe"
A few days ago, we suggested that cutting Elvis Dumervil before the start of free agency would be the right thing to do, and the proper sendoff to a player who'd given seven years to the team.
Turns out, waiting was the best course of action.
According to Adam Schefter, Dumervil has agreed to a pay cut, and will remain with the Broncos for the 2013 season.
Continue reading "Dumervil agrees to pay cut, will remain with Broncos"
Elvis Dumervil landed $43.156M in guarantees in 2010. More recently, Tom Brady got $57M guaranteed, while Joe Flacco got $52M. Staggering figures, and big news, right?
Sure, except for the part about the guarantees.
Here at IAOFM, we've long taken pride in focusing on the guaranteed portions of player contracts. The advertised length and total value of deals tend to be farces, which only serve to make players seem better paid than they really are, and for their agents to prop up their own reputations.
Continue reading "Welker's guarantee is less than what's reported, as usual"


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Cuzco + Machu Picchu
Things to do in Cuzco + Machu Picchu
The Church of San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas, sometimes called the Sistine Chapel of the Americas, is currently undergoing restorations with the help of the World Monuments Fund.
Site of a 15th-century Inca town made mostly of mud bricks, yet of phenomenal size, the towering columns of its Wiracocha temple built to support what is believed to have been the biggest roof in pre-Columbian America.
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Negotiating parties split on Likud push to increase number of ministers
US 'disappointed UN rights council continues to single out Israel'
WATCH LIVE: Israel's ambassador to UN addresses Security Council on Mideast minorities
'Netanyahu has burned his bridges with Black Democrats'
First-ever effort between hospital and taxi company to ensure newborns are taken home safely
Jerusalem Municipality shuts down 'filthy, rodent-infested' butcher shop in Mahane Yehuda market
*New Worlds: The brain's 3D compass*
*IQ is not enough – develop your EQ, too*
Eco Wave Power to establish its first Chinese power station
Watch: Technion students recreate Passover story with robots
Noble Energy walks away from Ruth C exploration license
Cyber Chief: 8% of ministry budgets should go to cyber security
Anti-Semitic fans pressure Hungarian rock band to cancel Israel concert
Concert review: IPO
Eytan's Fox's 'Cupcakes' opening in New York
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Israeli figure skater Bychenko places in world championships
Soccer: Israel trounced by Wales in key qualifier
Scuffling Maccabi must dig deep on road at group leader Real
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Study: Current banking system won't help poor
Abbas: Israeli-Palestinian relationship must change
Serry: Time to replace 242 with new 'peace architecture'
Dalya Lemkus' terrorist murderer sentenced to 2 life prison terms
Terror attack thwarted after bomb found near Hebron's Cave of the Patriarchs
Amnesty International charges Palestinians with war crimes during Gaza conflict
Will or won't 'Borat' play Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic?
Limmud FSU marks Auschwitz liberation with emotional exhibition
Toulouse rabbi told to remove kippah at voting station
Spain close to granting citizenship to relatives of Jews expelled in 1492
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein urges Jews to kick anti-Semites 'in the ass'
Officials: Iran indicating willingness to accept fewer centrifuges, ship out enriched uranium
Watch: Armed Houthi women threaten war against US, Saudi Arabia, Israel
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Arab summit agrees on unified military force for crises
Diplomats and UN staff flee Yemen as Houthis target Aden
Slavery matters
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Why Tunisia?
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עוֹלִים חֲדָשִים
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יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמַבָּט פָּנוֹרָמִי
Getting a young start
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Global girl power
Apartheid South Africa: Israel edition
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Israeli parties prepare legislative demands for Netanyahu's new coalition
With full term possible, Netanyahu may outlast Ben-Gurion (and Obama)
Arab sector turnout for recent elections reached 63.5%, polling data shows
Joubran: Polls have to include parties that don't pass threshold
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Scenic Lookout in Memory of Lt-Gen. Amnon Lipkin Shahak
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Serbian PM Plants a Tree in the Grove of Nations
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Israel and Finland Connect through the Environment
New Bio-filters Purify Surface Runoff Water for Reuse
Future Tour Guides Discover the Negev with KKL-JNF
The Shamir Drilling Project
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From Sunny Israel to Cold Canada
Walking for Water with KKL France in the Mountains of Eilat
JNF Ontario Community Mission Tours the Western Negev
Celebrating 50 Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations
The Negev Conference on Agricultural Research and Development
Arava Open Day: Food Security for Israel and the Entire World
Living Green in Israel: the Contest and the Winners
Addressing Climate Change Conference
From Think Tank to Environmental Consultant
Award Winning Designer Launches Career as Wedding Dressmaker
Outdoor Fitness Israel: An Innovative Fitness Program Developed By UK Olim
The Burstein Brothers: 3 Oleh Siblings in the IDF
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Slavery matters
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Airbus A320 plane crash highlights outdated black box technology
Letters to the editor
Viable solutions for affordable housing
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Aung San Suu Kyi 370.
(photo credit:Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)
Aung San Suu Kyi's 17-day visit to the United States, which began on September
17, has been received with warmth and enthusiasm. Her years of perseverance and
dedication have deservingly earned such recognition.The thought of Suu
Kyi receiving a standing ovation by members of the US Congress at the Capitol
Rotunda and a meeting with a US President at the White House seemed unrealistic
until recent years.As Burma progresses with its democratic reforms,
expectations await Suu Kyi. In Burma's democracy movement history, two
remarkable statements from Suu Kyi's family continue to linger in the minds of
the Burmese people, especially ethnic minorities."If Burma receives one
kyat, you will also get one kyat," was made a year before the country's
independence in 1948. Aung San, founder of the Burmese Independence Army
and father of Suu Kyi, made this historic statement in an attempt to convince
other nationalities to join the Union of Burma.The objective of the
statement was to guarantee equal rights for all nationalities in
post-independent Burma, regardless of their religious and ethnic
backgrounds.That assurance convinced the Chin, the Kachin, and the Shan
leaders to join the interim government led by Aung San, which led to the
formation of the Union of Burma on February 12, 1947. Until today, February 12th
has been observed as the country's Union Day.Even after 60 years of the
country's independence, minority problems in the country remain unresolved.
Ceasefires have been reached with the majority of armed ethnic groups, but
tension remains high in the Kachin state. The core issue of autonomy has also
remained uncertain."Please use your liberty to promote ours," was a
statement Aung San Suu Kyi made in her commencement address to the American
University in Washington, DC in 1997. The objective was to garner the support of
the international community.During her tour in the United States, Suu
Kyi has been asked questions on minority problems, particularly in Kachin and
Rakhine (Arakan) states. In similar responses, Suu Kyi emphasized the need for
rule of law but refrained from condemning the Burmese military.Burma's
post-Independent era has been plagued by a majority-minority conundrum, which
ethnic minorities have accused the majority group of adopting Burmanization
policy and Burman chauvinism.As someone who receives unflinching support
from ethnic minorities, Suu Kyi needs to speak up more on minority problems. The
issue must not wait until she becomes head of the government or when her
National League for Democracy has majority members in the parliament.SUU
KYI'S reticence could entail the country's ethnic minorities to question her
leadership and credibility. As she once famously said, she must use her freedom
to promote others and stress the need for equality of rights for all ethnic
nationalities, which her late father envisaged.The latest US
government's decision to lift economic sanctions should be a new impetus for
both the Thein Sein government and Suu Kyi-led opposition to address ethnic
conflict and human-rights violations in minority territories.A democracy
without resolving minority problems will not bring durable peace and stability
in the country. Building mutual trust is essential to strengthening the
relationship between the majority Burman and the minority non-Burman
groups.Being the daughter of Aung San, her connection with the Western
world, a Noble-peace prize recipient, and because of her relentless commitment
toward democracy and human rights, Suu Kyi has the respect that no other of her
contemporaries has in the Burmese politics.She must utilize this unique
position to win the hearts and minds of ethnic minorities in order to build a
unified and vibrant multi-ethnic society.The writer is general secretary
of the US-based Kuki International Forum. His general research interests include
political transition, democratization, human rights, ethnic conflict and
identity politics. His research focuses on the politics of South and Southeast
Asia, with a concentration on Burma/Myanmar. He has written numerous
academic (peerreviewed) and nonacademic analytical articles on the politics of
Burma and Asia that have been widely published internationally.
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Lost your dog? Find a lost or injured animal? Here are important contact numbers in Santa Fe and Santa Fe County:
In the city limits, Animal Services is at 955-2701. On weekends and holidays, call SFPD dispatch at 955-2700.
In the county, Animal Control is at 992-1626. On weekends and holidays, call Sheriff's dispatch at 428-3720.
Still unsure about what to do to find your lost pet? Read these tips put together by Scoop member Julie.
Want to be part of a growing number of people who help find animals? Join the e-mail alert list about lost/found animals. Organized by Scoop member Claudia Inoue, recipients are notified when there is an animal lost in the Santa Fe area. If you'd like to be a part of the list, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Read more about the database.
Suspect an animal might be suffering from abuse? Call the toll-free statewide hot line for reporting extreme cruelty to animals at 1-877-548-6263.
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By Uriel J. Garcia
The New Mexican
Nearly 500 miles away and 12 days after she was stolen from an Eldorado family's front yard, a 3-year-old mixed-breed dog was returned to her owners on Tuesday.
Orca had been taken March 12 from the subdivision southeast of Santa Fe while 15-year-old Lydia Tetreault-Saez and her sister, Isabella, were at school and their parents were at work. Lydia said Orca had been left outside on a trolley-leash system that day.
After the dog's disappearance, Lydia, along with her mother, father and little sister, posted signs around Eldorado notifying neighbors that Orca was missing.
No calls came in.
Then, on March 20, a staff member at the Yavapai Humane Society in Prescott, Ariz., phoned to let the family know that the shelter had Orca, a medium-size female dog that Lydia described as a "softer looking" pit-bull mix.
"We were shocked at first because we thought they were calling from around here," Lydia said in a phone interview while on her way back from Arizona with her family.
The family made the seven-hour drive to Prescott on Monday and picked up Orca from the shelter Tuesday morning.
Lydia said shelter staff members told them a Prescott resident had brought in the dog. The resident, who was not identified to the family due to confidentiality policies, told staff members that Orca had been found wandering around a Safeway supermarket parking lot.
Animal shelter staff were able to locate the pet's owners due to information on an implanted microchip. The microchip had been placed on the animal at the time the family adopted the dog as a puppy from the Española Valley Humane Society.
Lydia said the family didn't call police, though they suspect a friend of a friend might have taken the dog.
But she said the family is happy to be reunited with Orca.
"She was super excited when we saw her at the shelter," the teen said.
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Remember in order to become a member of Scoop, you must indicate whether you have an animal companion and what his or her name is. Those who don't have animal companions must simply say what animals mean to them. It's a simple rule, but it helps to eliminate spammers or those with certain agendas.
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I have lost 3 dogs in the past 8 months. One to a rapid onset of ravenous cancer; one after 16 years of living a great life; and Xena who ran away after being spooked at the Frank Ortiz Dog Park on December 21st, 2014. There is a BIG difference between losing an animal companion and knowing the outcome and the not knowing. We still don't know what happened to Xena after 3 months and the lack of closure is hard to endure. Alot of folks have been following this story, so, I felt compelled…Continue
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Just to make the point, land taxes >> property taxes, as that way there's no disincentive for development.
Really though, we never choose the most efficient option. Land and pollution taxes are many times better than taxes on labor, but good luck getting that bill through a legislature.
The Philadelphia-based Center for the Study of Economics specializes in providing consulting services to cities and towns (and even a few countries) on exactly how to gradually move toward a land-only property tax base. What elected officials seem to be most concerned about is who will pay more and who will pay less. In most communities owners of residential property end up saving as rates are adjusted for the simple reason that most homeowners own very small parcels of land. Those who own larger parcels tend to live in areas where land values are less than 50% of total property value. What is true, however, is that local governments seem to get around to adopting the right policy only after they have tried all of the options that either put band-aids on fiscal problems or are put forward by powerful landed interests (e.g., surface parking lot owners and other land speculators).


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EyeSmart Tips
Water & Contacts Don't Mix
To help prevent eye infections, contact lenses should be removed before going swimming or in a hot tub.
Jumping a Battery
Take precautions to prevent eye injury. Never lean over the battery and always wear safety goggles.
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Wearing the proper protective eyewear for sports and other activities can help prevent 90% of eye injuries.
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To control glaucoma, take eye drops exactly as prescribed by your ophthalmologist—your sight depends on it.
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To prevent computer eyestrain, follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look at an object 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
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Make sure you are seeing the right eye care provider for your condition or treatment.
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A baseline eye exam is recommended at age 40, when the signs of disease and changes in vision may start to occur.
First large population-based study investigating long-term risks supports need for ophthalmologic follow-up of children and adults born before eight months of gestation
People born prematurely are at a higher increased risk for a variety of eye-related complications throughout their life, but until now, the risk had not been measured. New research from Sweden shows that individuals born very and extremely premature may face up to a 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment than their peers.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease that occurs in a small percentage of premature babies where abnormal blood vessels grow on the retina — the light-sensitive layer of cells lining the back of the eye that help us see. In some cases, the abnormal blood vessels may shrink and go away without treatment. In other cases, the vessels may continue to develop and serious eye and vision problems may occur, such as myopia, amblyopia, strabismus, glaucoma and detached retina.
The middle of the eye is filled with a clear gel called vitreous that is attached to the retina. A detached retina can occur when the vitreous fluid in the eye pulls hard enough to tear the retina in one or more places. Fluid may pass through a retinal tear, lifting the retina off the back of the eye – much as wallpaper can peel off a wall. When the retina is pulled away from the back of the eye like this, it is called a retinal detachment. The retina does not work when it is detached and vision becomes blurry. A retinal detachment is a very serious problem that almost always causes blindness unless it is treated with detached retina surgery.
The risk of retinal detachment in people born prematurely was studied by researchers examining nationwide population registries to find subjects born prematurely (less than 8.6 months) between 1973 and 2008. The subjects were then divided into two groups: those born between 1973 and 1986 at which point a national ROP screening program was established. The other group included those born between 1987 and 2008 and had received the ROP screening.
The researchers found that for people born extremely premature (approximately 6.5 months), the risk of retinal detachment was 19 times greater for those born before 1987, and nine times greater for those born after 1987. Subjects born very prematurely (6.5 to 7.2 months) had a four times greater risk of retinal detachment before the ROP screening program, and a three-fold risk once the screening program was put in place.
Currently, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Ophthalmology and other organizations recommend screening for ROP in infants born at less than 30 weeks of gestation or those with a birth weight of less than 1500 grams (or those with a birth weight of less than 2000 grams with an unstable clinical course). Based on the results of this research, individuals who have been treated for ROP as newborns should also continue follow up screenings with an ophthalmologist on a yearly basis.


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Methods for Research Synthesis: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
On October 3, 2013, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis held a cross-disciplinary workshop on research synthesis. To learn more about the workshop, view the agenda, and download the papers, please visit the workshop website at hcra.harvard.edu.
08 Wrap-up
07 Panel 4: Synthesis for Economic Analysis
06 Panel 3: Synthesis for Program Evaluation
05 Panel 2: Synthesis for Food Safety and Toxicology
04 Panel 1: Synthesis for Air Pollutant Risk Assessment
03 Introduction to Structured Expert Elicitation: A Risk Analysis Perspective - John Evans
02 Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: A Health Care Perspective - Sally Morton
01 Welcome
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Published January 23, 1998
The IRL opens its season this weekend with the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, and Juliet Macur of the ORLANDO SENTINEL writes, "After two years of stumbling, the IRL hopes to show the racing world that it finally has weaned itself from [CART]." IRL execs "expect the 50,000- seat grandstands to be almost full." IRL Founder Tony George "expects this season to be the IRL's strongest yet." The league has signed Pep Boys as its title sponsor, each of its 11 races will be broadcast live on network or cable TV and "for the first time, there will be drivers who will not automatically make it into the race because there are more drivers than there are starting spots." George: "There is really no dialogue between CART and the IRL anymore. Now we're focused on our product and they're focused on theirs" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/23). In Ft. Lauderdale, Richard Biebrich writes the IRL "is here to stay." Biebrich: "Struggling since its first race in 1996 for an identity of its own, the IRL now has a major sponsor in Pep Boys and stars such as Tony Stewart" (SUN-SENTINEL, 1/23). In Dallas, Holly Cain: "There are those who figured the [IRL] would just go away. But corporate America has other ideas. ... The big-time involvement of a company such as Pep Boys sends a message that the series has arrived, whether you still question the competency of its drivers or the level of competition" (Holly Cain, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 1/22).