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Hisham Al Gizouli / 14 September 2013
Lil Rich Girl wins HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship race
DUBAI — Hot favourite So Big Is Better sprinted home unchallenged to land the Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup Arabian Stakes while Lil Rich Girl cruised to victory under French amateur jockey Marie Rolando in the HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR race at the Fairplex Park in Los Angeles on Friday.
The two races were held under the umbrella of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival with the ladies event making debut in Los Angles after San Francisco last July.
In a nine-horse field chasing the prize fund of US$30,000, jockey Jesus Agosto Velazguez managed to overcome the young challenger Ayers under Barrington Harvey with Luis Medina finishing third on Chollyroger SWA.
So Big Is Better took 1:59.11 to win the 1700-metre dirt contest and jockey Velazquez said the workouts on the track here helped a lot. "He ran a good race today and we have been doing our workouts here and that helped," said Velazquez after his win in the Stakes event.
But the loudest cheers of the afternoon at the Fairplex Park were for the 27-year-old French horse insurance agent and amateur jockey Marie Rolando.
In the seven-furlong race restricted to mares and fillies, Rollando followed the trainer Ken Danyluk's instructions and struck success with Lil Rich Girl winning in style and hot favourite Ms Dixie in third behind TM Maddamme. It was a 1-2 for Danyluk and Rolando, who will now appear in the Championship finale in Abu Dhabi, was elated.
"The trainer asked me to keep him in front and that was an easy thing to do and once we approached home he was too good. I ride in Chantilly where I am based and this is a different experience and I am so happy to have scored my biggest win," the French jockey said.
Abdulla Ali Al Saboosi, the UAE's Consul General in Los Angeles; Dr. Wadooda Badran, Advisor of the Arab Women Organisation and Lulwa Alawadhi, member of the Bahraini Consultative Council and Ms Lara Sawaya, Director of Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and Head of International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR) for Ladies Racing along with other US Arabian racing officials, attended and gave away the trophies for the two races.
The UAE envoy Al Saboosi said: "This is a great start to the Festival's debut in Los Angeles and I am confident that the Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival will make a huge impact on Arabian racing in the region. It was heartening to see another new winner in the HH Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR race series.
"This reflects the depth of the series and we now move to Stockholm in Sweden for the next leg of the Festival's races," Ms Sawaya said.
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FDA Clears IVUS System Combining Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
September 1, 2010 – The first catheter to combine near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to characterize coronary plaque was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
InfraReDx Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System. It is designed to help cardiologists identify and characterize the plaques that complicate stenting and are associated with acute coronary events. The NIR spectroscopy identifies the chemical content of the plaques. The IVUS provides an image of plaque structure and stent features.
The company expects to conduct a broad commercial launch of the system within the United States by the end of 2010. It anticipates regulatory approval and launch in Europe during 2011.
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The LipiScan IVUS provides a grayscale IVUS image of the coronary artery along with a complete and co-registered chemogram – a map of LCP within the imaged vessel. It helps physicians identify lipid-core plaques, the degree of stenosis, reference vessel diameter, plaque burden and stent expansion and apposition.
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Creamy aubergine curry
Cooking timePrep: 5 mins Cook: 25 mins Ready in 30 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4
A veggie curry that is both low in calories and creamy
Nutrition and extra info
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- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 190
- protein
- 8g
- carbs
- 11g
- fat
- 13g
- saturates
- 4g
- fibre
- 6g
- sugar
- 8g
- salt
- 0.15g
- 2 onions, roughly chopped
- 4cm piece fresh root ginger, chopped
- 4 tbsp toasted flaked almonds, plus 1 tbsp
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- small bunch coriander, stalks and leaves separated
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 aubergines chopped into large wedges
- 200ml pot thick Greek yogurt
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- Whizz the onions, ginger, almonds, curry powder and coriander stalks until pulpy (add a splash of water if needed). Boil the kettle.
- Heat the oil in a pan, then fry the aubergine for 5 mins until browned. Scoop out and set aside. Add the onion paste, then cook for a few mins, stirring, until the onions soften. Return the aubergine to the pan with the yogurt and 400ml hot water. Stir, then simmer for 10-15 mins until the aubergine is tender. Season, then serve over basmati rice, scattered with coriander and almonds.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2008
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Made this last night as part of the halthy diet plan. Wasn't sure what to expect given some of the comments below, but I liked it. It looked like a lot of water to add so I probably only used about 250-300ml, but other than that stuck to the recipe and the aubergine had a good texture and tasted good. Most of my family aren't keen on aubergine (so I guess I'm a bit mean, but it does them good to try new things!) but we did have mainly clean plates!
Seriously do not try this. I am embarrassed to have made this and will not offer it to my curry loving wife. A total waste of ingredients. Bland and watery. I am trying to salvage with extra spices ( garam masala, cumin, more ginger and chilli) and by draining some of the liquid and using some cream to thicken. But I honestly think that it will be a write off.
Horrible..... but it looks so good on the picture.
The aubergines went all water and were horrible to chew. The dish itself was bland (and that was after adding garlic and chilli myself). I even used cream rather than yoghurt for it to be more indulgent... it wasn't. I couldn't finish mine. My other half did, but probably out of politeness.
I won't be making this again. 0 stars intentional.
I think the onion mix had quite a good smell and flavour. I fried it for a bit longer than it said but once the water was added all that was lost. Either it needs less water or more spices. I would also peel the aubergine first as the skin was very tough and cook it longer as it was still quite firm in the time it was meant to soften. I am going to try what SW77 suggested above and if that doesn't work, the recipe card is going in the bin!


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The 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles Saturday night were fun and inspiring, especially the truly kick-ass acceptance speech by entertainment attorney Steve Warren as he accepted the Stephen F. Kolzak Award from Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron. I knew Stephen and I think he would have been thrilled. I'll have more on that with photos later. But I need first to write about my experience watching former President Bill Clinton accept GLAAD's first Advocate for Change award. (See video below)
Earlier in the day, Clinton campaigned for LA Controller Wendy Greuel as she seeks to become this city's first woman mayor in the May 21 election. News reports show Clinton as the rock star campaigner we've come to expect over the years and I think some of us expected to see the old politico who made arithmetic cool at the Democratic National Convention take the stage at the GLAAD Awards. There was some of that after he donned his glasses and assumed a bit of the professorial mode. But Clinton seemed old and tired, even as he joked about it.
"I don't know why Harvey made Jennifer do that," Clinton said, referring to powerhouse producer Harvey Weinstein and how actress Jennifer Lawrence flubbed Clinton's name during the introduction. "She really was like 2-years-old when I became president. I met her backstage and she looked like she was touring the Museum of Natural History."
At times, though, Clinton seemed almost frail, as if accepting the GLAAD award was a swan song to the gays that he was doing as a favor for his very gay-friendly daughter Chelsea.
Being honored for evolving enough to come out in support of marriage equality and advocating for the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act seemed to many of us like the perfect occasion to finally apologize for signing Don't Ask, Don't Tell and DOMA. He did note that he wished Edie Windsor could have been there and acknowledged attorney David Boies in the audience – Windsor's case against DOMA and Boies' case (with Ted Olson) challenging Prop 8 are now in the hands of the Supreme Court.
"I believe you will win the DOMA fight, and I think you will win the Constitutional right to marry. If not tomorrow, then the next day or the next day," said Clinton, simultaneously wishing us good news and offering support if the wish is unfulfilled.
But from the minute he hit the stage, expectations were high – especially as he talked about DOMA. "You signed it!" someone shouted out from the back of the packed ballroom. For a moment, it looked like Clinton registered the complaint – he's dealt with so many hecklers over the years (his famous line "I feel your pain" was in response to an ACT UP heckler) and has been so applauded since he left office, perhaps he thought he could escape being insulted this final time. But, no. So he went on, hardly skipping a beat. "I want to keep working on this until not only DOMA is no longer the law of the land, but until all people, no matter where they live, can marry the people they love," Clinton said.
Later, he seemed back to his old self, laughing off the heckler with one line: "I'm getting this award tonight because I was the object of your affections – or not, as the case may be."
Clinton began and ended his remarks almost humbly, talking about how the award actually belonged to the people in the audience. "You have helped me come to the place where I am today. That's why you are the true agents of change," he said, adding the accurate and interesting point that while so much effort has been put into securing marriage equality, little has been done on trying to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. "I supported and tried to pass ENDA without success. We still need to pass that. We still need to fight bullying and we need the right kind of immigration reform that doesn't discriminate against anybody" – the latter mention earning a round of applause.
In closing, like the proud father he is, Clinton talked about how Chelsea has had "a profound impact in many ways on the way I see the world." There was a sweetness to him as he credited Chelsea with his evolution on marriage equality.
"Chelsea and her gay friends and her wonderful husband have modeled to me how we should all treat each other regardless of our sexual orientation or any other artificial difference that divides us," Clinton said. "Many of them come and join us every Thanksgiving for a meal. I have grown very attached to them. And over the years, I was forced to confront the fact that people who oppose equal rights for gays in the marriage sphere are basically acting out of concerns for their own identity, not out of respect for anyone else."
That was something of a head-scratcher. Was he talking about himself or the Tony Perkins of the world? I would have loved to have asked him – but my requests for an interview were declined. As he finished, Chelsea came on stage, waving the award. They hugged very tightly as the audience rose and gave the pair a standing ovation. But as the show ended, I felt a kind of weird deflation. I turned to some of those around me: "Did you expect him to apologize for DOMA?" Yes, one person said quickly, the expression of disappointment wrestling with the simultaneous feeling "Yeah, but look at how much he did for us!"
To be fair, as I randomly canvassed strangers and people I knew asking the same question, the answers were essentially evenly divided between "Yes" and "No" with one attendee thinking Clinton had apologized in the way in which he spoke about the need for DOMA to be overturned.
Driving home, I knew Clinton's failure to offer an outright apology – which would have just raised the roof on the place – would be the lead of the piece on the GLAAD event. And I was surprised he didn't say something significant about AIDS. But as the minutes ticked away, I kept going back to his comments about how Chelsea "modeled to me how we should all treat each other." Now Chelsea's great and Hillary – well, LGBT support for her is off the charts. But something was off, something was being revised, something was being wiped out.
By the time I got home, I was practically in tears with rage. Clinton's sweet fatherly moment seemed to in an instant erase all the hard work, the agony, the love so many gays and people with HIV/AIDS had for him when he was just the long-winded Gov. of Arkansas running as a dark horse candidate for president in 1991/1992. Here's a clip of Clinton at the Palace in Hollywood – the first time a presidential candidate addressed a specifically gay audience, organized by ANGLE and HRC. That was the Bill Clinton who went off script, waved his hand over the audience and said if he could, he would take away their pain. This was the Bill Clinton who said, "I have a dream and you're a part of it." The straight man from the South who thanked the gay community for fighting against AIDS and sharing that hard-earned knowledge with people who didn't like them:
I just want to thank the gay and lesbian community for your courage and your commitment and your service in the face of the terror of AIDS. When no one was offering a helping hand when it was dark and lonely, you did not withdraw – but instead you reached out to others. And this whole nation has benefited already in ways most people cannot image from the courage and commitment and the sense of community that you practice. It was your community that created the first AIDS service organizations, who did the first important work in pioneering AIDS drugs. You sounded the alarm and created the first education programs. You stood strong in the face of all the governmental opposition and discrimination and killing silence. This nation owes you thanks for that. And I want to give you my thanks and my respect for that struggle today.
After his remarks, Bob Hattoy (who later spoke as a person with AIDS at the Democratic National Convention) grabbed me and ACT UP's Dan Levy to talk with Clinton as he left the building. He and Dan agreed on almost everything – except lifting the ban on federal funding for needle exchange.
That became a very big deal during Clinton's presidency – many on his AIDS Commission resigned after he continued to refuse to lift the ban despite science and HHS's Donna Shalala's recommendation to do so. Dr. Scott Hitt stayed on, though. It was at the house Hitt shared with his longtime partner Alex Koleszar that ANGLE – lead by Clinton's anti-Vietnam War friend David Mixner – decided to endorse the long shot and raised $3.1 in early money for him and organized the first-ever gay voting bloc.
I don't know if Clinton sent Alex a condolence note after Scott died (Alex still hasn't recovered) but Hillary spoke at Bob Hattoy's memorial in Washington DC. And both Bill and Hillary released a statement following Bob's death in 2007
"We have lost a pioneer, a leader and a friend," former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York said in a joint statement released today.
"Bob Hattoy devoted his life to the fight for civil rights and social justice for the gay community and people living with AIDS," the Clintons said. "We will always be grateful for his courageous and moving speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention and, afterward, for his years of dedicated service in the administration. He gave hope to a community that feared their voice would never be heard at the highest levels of government."
Did these gay people not "model" how we should all treat each other – or should we parse everything Clinton says in a political context? After all, Hattoy shares one paragraph with Elizabeth Glaser and Mixner is only mentioned once, fleetingly, in Clinton's 957-page tome, "My Life." I might have missed it, but I could find no reference of DOMA anywhere. On the other hand, in his 2009 interview with Anderson Cooper, Clinton said:
So I said, you know, I realized that I was over 60 years old, I grew up at a different time, and I was hung up about the word….I had all these gay friends, I had all these gay couple friends, and I was hung up about it. And I decided I was wrong.
But saying you're "wrong" is not the
same as saying, "I'm sorry for all the pain I caused." And expecting a Clinton apology for DOMA is not uncalled for. After all, in 2002, he apologized for failing to lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs.
same as saying, "I'm sorry for all the pain I caused." And expecting a Clinton apology for DOMA is not uncalled for. After all, in 2002, he apologized for failing to lift the ban on federal funding for needle exchange programs.
Richard Socarides, former Clinton liaison to the LGBT community, wrote about the behind-the-scenes decision to sign DOMA, which Clinton then and now argued was to avoid a Republican-pushed federal amendment to the Constitution to ban marriage rights for same sex couples during Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign. While a Hawaii marriage case was going through the courts, neither Socarides nor I remember the constitutional threat being that seriously realistic at the time. Of course, Karl Rove used it very effectively to turn out votes and win re-election for George W. Bush in 2004. But that was after Massachusetts had marriage rights actually in place.So the question is whether there was genuine concern about denying gay people their rights or concern about gays becoming a campaign issue.
And in an interview with the Huffington Post at the GLAAD Awards, longtime Clinton friend Mary Steenburgen suggested Clinton felt the pain of his decisions.
"Actually, ("don't ask, don't tell") was a sorrow for him," Steenburgen said. "So, I think he's spent a large part of his life making up for that. But I tell you this: He's never not had his heart in the right place, in terms of the gay community."
But many of the Baby Boomer gays who survived the height of the AIDS crisis spent a large part of their lives enduring the discrimination of DADT and DOMA. And now that we are as old as Clinton – with or without supportive children – a simple apology for the legal morass and the indignity of official second class citizenship is not too much to ask before it's too late.


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2006 Lexus IS 350 - Base
Great car. No issues over 6 years of ownership, only basic maintenance. Great performance.
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 6 years
2006 Lexus SC 430
Love this car
Pros: Hard top convertible.
Cons: Tire prices.This car is more fun than I could imagine. Lexus did it right!
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 1 year
2004 Lexus SC 430
luxury at its finest
Pros: retractable hardtop convertible
Cons: retractable hardtopgets an A on all things, luxurous interior, great stereo, all features are awsome. I do find the GPS hard to understand how to operate it.
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? Yes
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 2 years
2003 Lexus SC 430
Long Term Review - SC430
Pros: Bullet-proof reliability
Cons: Seating and performanceWanted a 'sports coupe with some luxury'. It delivered somewhat on the luxury, but 'sport' is nowhere to be found in the SC430. Floaty suspension, numb handling, terrible throttle response, and quite possibly the worst seats offered by a premium make. Rear seat should be removed - really only a package shelf. Anemic engine output for such a heavy car. Overall, a reliable but unfulfilling ride.
- Recommend this vehicle to a friend? No
- How long have you owned this vehicle? 5 years
2006 Lexus GS 430 - Base
Pros: The quality of the ride. Never driven so smooth before.
Cons: Not being able to keep the car
Advice: If you can afford it buy it, but its not cheapMy mom recently purchased this new lexus. ive driven the 98 GS 400 for a couple years but its not quite like the 06. An incredibly smooth ride. I've read some reviews saying that the GS 300 isnt fast enough... im not sure ive never driven one but i can tell you that the 430 is like a rocket. Never driven a better car in my life, and ive driven many high-end luxury vehicles, many of which were more expensive then a new GS 430
2002 Lexus IS 300 - Auto Sedan
Pros: Auto leveling Xenon headlights (says high-end)
Cons: No subwoofer with sounds
Advice: Very dependable car with great gas mileage!The Lexus IS300 is the only performance sport sedan Under $45K,that also gets over 20MPG city!! Don't get me wrong there are more powerful 'meaner' sedans out there. But as far as the whole package goes the IS300 takes the cake. Don't be fooled by its 6cyl. mask. A simple push of the trac button to off and you'll find yourself chasing the back-end out of a turn. Interior seats could be a bit more comfortable but do have good lateral support. Cockpit is equipped with all of the modern wants and needs. (depending on the pkg. selected) Looks more than anything on the car demand respect. Lexus chose the 'less is more' cliche which suits this sport sedan to the T and forced other manufactures to strictly follow suit.
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Pros: DVD Nav + Backview camera.
Cons: Rattles. Small room in backseat and trunk.
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Let's not forget that until 2006-2007 Soyuz crews carried the TP-82 triple-barreled combo weapon in their standard kit. Now they just carry a conventional automatic pistol.
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So that's the sorry reality- we're not training enough welders, machinists, etc. so if you want something fabbed in the future you'll need to do it yourself.
Yep. First world countries are that way, every one wants that phd/management job with the money to match. Few people realize the simple joy of some jobs that adds much to the money paid. Some of these kind of jobs are now paying very well due to the lack of supply e.g. plumbers.
You'd be better off in a third world country for getting jobs done.
If you want a movable bench - make it the same height as your main work bench, that way you can slide things from one to the other rather than lift. Best if everything is about the same height for that reason.
New stuff vs Old... I think you need a good deal of knowledge about the old stuff (costs of servicing it to get it working well, where to get parts and the amount of time). If you don't have that then new is probably better - even if it is now 'throw away' manufacture.
Good luck with making the parts;
take your time, particularly in the planning stage. Think it through, saves a lot of time. Oh making cardboard model and fit that first before going to metal... Sounds like you have most of that covered with other peoples input.
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News broke this week that NBC would be renewing "Parks And Recreation" for a seventh season. It's a piece of news that's somewhat surprising to the Boob Tube Dude: "Parks" has never been high in the ratings, and it's been perpetually on the chopping block.
That has meant that Mike Schur and company have written what amounted to series finales at least three times during the course of the show's run, only to have to start all over again once it was picked up for more episodes. This is a good problem for a show to have, but it has also pushed the program's stories along to the point where there really aren't that many left to tell. In particular, last week's episode suggested that fewer, not more, episodes in the future might actually be the best thing for the entity as a whole.
To be clear: This isn't about advocating for the job loss of not only those onscreen but off as well. And while the show isn't currently operating at its peak, it still usually has one or two strong elements in each episode that still elevate it above most prime-time comedies. But it's incredibly difficult to read Ron Swanson's speech to Leslie Knope at the end of "New Beginnings" as anything but the beginning of the end of the show. And that's FINE: the idea that shows should go on forever is a pipe dream at best, and a selfish act at worst. Just because we want something to go on forever doesn't mean that it should.
In that speech, Ron told Leslie that she should be proud of the way she's helped Tom, April and Andy transform from barely-functioning adults into independent, self-motivated adults. It's a bang-on speech that celebrates Leslie's greatest qualities while simultaneously advancing the case that neither the Pawnee Parks Department nor "Parks And Recreation" need her around anymore. This isn't a sad revelation, but a logical one based on both Leslie's track record, her time in the City Council, and her recent abrasiveness in the face of the small-minded town.
Leslie has bigger and better things to do, so even while Amy Poehler is a gem that any show would be lucky to have, it's not clear that her presence on the show is actually a benefit at this point. "Parks" has almost completely told the story it needed to tell about Leslie, and keeping her around on a full-time basis actually does all that hard work (on the part of her character as well as "Parks" as a whole) a disservice.
That doesn't mean there aren't stories to tell within the world of "Parks," but I'm not sure they are truly vital to behold. If we understand that Tom, April and Andy will participate positively in their community in a way that would not have been possible without Leslie's inspiration, then we don't necessarily NEED to see them navigate small-town politics once Leslie has moved onto different (not inherently "better") things. The show has done such a good job demonstrating this truth that proof isn't actually necessary.
It's understandable why NBC would want to keep the show going, but it's eerily similar to the same reasons why it kept "The Office" going after Steve Carell left: "Parks" isn't a big hit, but it's a dependable commodity, and so the show trudges along without much need to exist other than the need to produce 21 and a half minutes of comedy between 13 and 22 times a year.
The show no longer "needs" to exist because being consistently on the verge of cancellation forced the show to skip ahead when it might have preferred to keep the foot off the narrative accelerator. I'm pleased that we're still not waiting for Leslie to win a seat on the City Council, nor still wading through her rough tenure there. But with that storyline over, there's no way to have her character stay in Pawnee and still be true to the character honed over the past six seasons.
Ron identified this problem almost immediately, which meant the "Parks" writers identified it, which means that a seventh season will either be a Leslie-lite season in order to shine a light on her protégés or will be a season filled with Leslie-as-big-fish-in-a-small-pond storylines in which her overaggressive behavior forces audience members to wonder why they rooted so hard for her in the first place. The former has potential as a series of episodes, but not necessarily the culmination of the story "Parks" has been telling. The latter would just undo the remaining goodwill of fans who will watch the show no matter how many times NBC shuffles it around its schedule.
Certain shows have a built-in shelf life, and "Parks" feels like one of those shows. That's not a bad thing. In fact, it's a mark of strength rather than weakness. Graham Yost recently announced that the sixth season of "Justified" would be its last, and that is cause for celebration, even though it's one of my favorite shows on television. TV can sometimes only sustain a certain amount of episodes before it inevitably either repeats itself, contradicts itself, or turns characters into caricatures. (Ron Swanson has veered dangerously into "live-action cartoon" mode over the past two seasons, and it's more than a little sad to see that happen.)
So I understand why NBC wants another season of "Parks," but I'm curious if those involved with the show want the same thing, aside from the guarantee of another year's salary. The show could have ended on several different plot points, but with "New Beginnings," it finally started to end the story of "Parks And Recreation." The plot is what happened. The story is what it means.
The story of "Parks" is that of a woman who through sheer force of will, determination, and enthusiasm helped make those around her better workers and better citizens. In that regards, the mission of the show has been accomplished. Taking a final victory lap might be nice, but certainly isn't needed in order to augment the show's place in TV history. Just as Leslie needs to let Pawnee go, maybe we should be prepared to let go of "Parks and Recreation."


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Though Alton Jones credits his success to his family's presence on the road, it is no easy undertaking. The decision to follow Alton along the tournament trails — he is a two-tour fisherman — involved sacrifices at many levels, not the least of which was Jimmye Sue's agreement to begin homeschooling their three children.
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Basketball Pick: Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
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Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
Date/Time: March 9, 2014, 4:30 p.m. EST
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Line: Ohio State -3/129
What is slowly becoming a very intense football rivalry is now becoming a rivalry on the college basketball court. On Sunday when the No. 22 Michigan State Spartans travel to Columbus to take on the unranked Ohio State Buckeyes, they will have plenty of reasons to not like one another when they take the court.
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The Spartans are going to make the NCAA Tournament and there is every reason to believe that the Buckeyes will join them, but this game could change the seeding which could be just as important when the Madness starts in the month of March.
Regardless of the outcome of this game Ohio State should be in the NCAA Tournament. Since the Big Ten returned to an 18-game conference slate in the 2007-08 season, 10 of the 14 teams that finished either 10-8 or 9-9 in league play went dancing. Whether Ohio State finishes 10-8 or 9-9 depends on the Michigan State game. Either way, the Buckeyes should find their way into the field. How they are may be a different story.
Therefore, if we are to assume that a 9-9 Buckeye team with a weak nonconference schedule is still a lock on the back of a strong Big Ten and solid RPI numbers, the worst-case scenario now becomes losing in the first game of the NCAA tournament. But they don't want to lose this game and have it become a problem.
The latest college basketball betting trends for this game reveal that at first glance both teams have some positive wagering angles in their favor. The Spartans are 8-2 against the spread (ATS) in their last 10 road games when playing against a team with a home winning percentage of greater than .600, 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games when playing a game against a team with a winning home record and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games overall. The Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing against a team with a winning percentage above .600, 13-5 ATS in their last 18 home games when playing against a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600 and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games when playing against a team with a winning straight up record.
In the recent meetings the Spartans are 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Ohio St, but they have struggled of late as the Spartans are 0-3-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings. The Buckeyes need this game and will rise to the occasion.
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Muslim Beheading in New York
by David Horowitz
The founder of a Buffalo New York Islamic television station which set out to present Muslims in a positive light walked into a police station last week and
admitted he had beheaded his 37 year old wife.
This is what the morally sick Muslim world calls an "honor" killing. And this is what the morally sick liberal world prefers not to know -- and not to have anyone know. Imagine if a Christian TV station owner had beheaded his wife.
You think that might be all over the headlines; or that Keith Olbermann might name him "the worst person in the world." But mum's the world when Muslim sickos commit atrocities -- particularly against their favorite targets: women and Jews. And it's a hate crime for you if you mention that this is a widespread custom in the Muslim world. . . .
"Honour killing" triggers row in US
[small as it is, it's better than nothing---DOB]
Pakistani-American entrepreneur Muzzammil Hassan founded Bridges TV in New York in 2004 to counter stereotyping of Muslims. On Thursday, he walked into a police station and reportedly told them he had beheaded his wife.
The incident has kicked off a stormy debate about what role religion played in the brutal slaying.
Rights activists
[do they mean those darn fool people who keep saying that is was Muhammad who told his followers it was best to cut people's heads off"?]
have termed it an "honor killing" and blamed extremist interpretations of Islam for the beheading.
Muslim activists
[do they mean those groups like CAIR that keep trying to hide the fact that Muhammad said it was best ot cut people's heads off?]
though condemned what one academic called "exploitation of her (Aasiya's) death by others with an agenda of vilifying Islam and demonizing Muslims . . .
The Plight of Women under Islamism: Time for Muslims to Shed the Denial
M. Zuhdi Jasser
There is no more powerful retardant to change and reform among individuals and in a community than human denial. . . .
Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Gaza
SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to GazaBy the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the "Act"), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $20.3 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for the purpose of meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs, including by contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and payment of administrative expenses of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, related to humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
THE WHITE HOUSE, January 27, 2009
I've been hearing about since 1/27; some say we're about to get millions of Palestinians here and you and I will pay for their upkeep, and others say no, this only means we're going to be giving the Hamas-controlled Palestinians aid money from what the Israelis did to them during their "assault" on Gaza. Either way, this is, at best, extraordinarily irresponsible of Prez BHO, and at worst, another step toward delivering the U.S. into the hands of Islam.---DOB
Excellent site for a large collection of 'Net videos re: Islam and its threat to the USA. It includes has Fitna. Determine for yourself whether it's as wrong as Lord Ahmed in the House of Lords says it is. (Not.) ---DOB
Geert Wilders and the Fight for Europe
Does defending Western values constitute "inciting hatred"?
By Bat Yeor
Geert Wilders is the latest victim of this enormous world machinery. . . .
Britain has just witnessed the spectacle of a duly elected parliamentarian from another EU country, Geert Wilders of the Netherlands, being denied entry to the country because he constituted "a threat to public policy." Wilders, after being detained briefly at Heathrow, was sent back to Holland - where he has further legal troubles. . . .
Gitmo detainee: 'I do pose a threat'
In a small room at Guantanamo Bay, plain white except for an American flag hung on the wall, Abdul al Rahman al Zahri sat shackled in front of three military officers at a hearing to determine whether he continued to pose a threat to the United States and its allies.
Zahri, a Yemeni captured in Afghanistan in 2001, was clear on that point: "I do pose a threat to the United States and its allies," he said, according to a transcript of the 2006 hearing. "I admit to you it's my honor to be an enemy of the United States. I am a Muslim jihadist, and I'm defending my family and my honor." . . .
On Al-Jazeera TV, Kuwaiti Prof Suggests a Biological Attack on White House, Prays for Bombing of Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan, Calls for anthrax attack on United States to kill 330,000 Americans . . .
"One person, with the courage to carry four pounds of anthrax, will go tothe White House lawn, and will spread this 'confetti' all over them, and then will do these cries of joy. It will turn into a real 'celebration.'". . .
"Islam in America's Classrooms: History or Propaganda?"
from Brigitte Gabriel:
I'm delighted to announce that the Mission Viejo (California) chapter of ACT!for America, in partnership with the United American Committee, have just completed a concise, well-documented, readable report on how Islam is being presented in our public schools.
In this report you'll learn how the violent history of Islam is beingwhitewashed in our public schools, how the claims of Islam are presented as facts, and how students are required to participate in activities such asmemorizing verses from the Qur'an. . . .
Hamas On Campus
from ACT! for America
If further proof was needed that the field of Middle East studies is marred by a politicized, morally vacuous approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, the reaction of many of its leading lights to the current war in Gaza should suffice.According to these self-appointed arbiters of international law, Israel's military campaign against Hamas following the firing of over 6,000 rockets at Israeli civilian targets since 2005 is unjustified. Hamas, they tell us, is not a terrorist organization bent on Israel's destruction, but rather a national liberation movement that seeks only the noble founding of a Palestinian state. Either that or its leaders, all evidence to the contrary, can be negotiated with and cajoled into moderation. They insist Israel recognize that Hamas was democratically elected in 2006, even as they deny any responsibility on the part of Gazans for electing a terrorist government. . . .
German Primary Schoolers Get Textbook on Islam
[Right, like they don't get enough of it at home or in the mosques ---DOB]
"My Book About Islam" is the first schoolbook on the Muslim faith to be approved for young children in Germany. The authors hope it will help foster understanding by dispelling myths about the followers of the Koran.
"The point of the book is to foster the religious identity of Muslim children in a country that is predominantly Christian so they don't wind up being manipulated by the media, and not just the media, but perhaps even by their own mosque or community
. . ." . . .
Anti-terror code 'would alienate most Muslims'
Draft strategy brands thousands as extremists
Ministers ponder plan to be unveiled next month
The government is considering plans that would lead to thousands more British Muslims being branded as extremists, the Guardian has learned. The proposals are in a counterterrorism strategy which ministers and security officials are drawing up that is due to be unveiled next month.
Some say the plans would see views held by most Muslims in Britain being classed by the government as extreme. . . .
And some would say that's just common sense at work.---DOB
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A year after the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia, among the greatest challenges facing the alliance is to ensure that the forces that prevailed in the Balkans last spring remain prepared to prevail in future campaigns. This is precisely why last year's Washington Summit launched a major initiative to improve NATO defense capabilities. However, a year later, disparities in military capabilities across the alliance remain troubling. There are steps the alliance should take to address these shortcomings.
First, America's allies need to invest more in defense. No one suggests strict parity of spending or equal military capability. However, realizing improvements in alliance capabilities -- as well as the European Union's goal of deploying a force of 50,000-60,000 by 2003 -- requires that every NATO member use existing resources more wisely and devote more resources to defense.
Second, there needs to be greater transatlantic defense industrial cooperation. A U.S. more open to European business, and a Europe more open to American business, means more competition and cooperation, which means more innovation and more capable and interoperable systems for our uniformed forces. Quite simply, we need more and stronger links between more companies, competing in markets on both sides of the Atlantic.
Third, the U.S. must change its system for sharing technology. For a number of years, there has been growing concern on this side of the Atlantic about an emergence of a ''Fortress Europe,'' only to realize that U.S. export controls support a ''Fortress America'' mentality. The U.S. has long pressed our NATO allies to improve their defense capabilities, only to find that our export control system has made that difficult.
For these and other reasons, the U.S. recently unveiled the first major reform to our export controls since the Cold War. The Defense Trade Security Initiative is designed to increase sharing of technologies with our allies, enhance the effectiveness of our export control system and encourage allies to do the same.
The most significant reform is the proposal to simplify the process for trade of unclassified defense items with our allies. As we have for Canada, we are proposing to negotiate International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) exemptions from selected export rules. As with Canada, we will have to negotiate with each country to ensure that their export controls and technology security practices are as effective as those of the U.S. Companies in such countries will have to be reliable as well, with their own good records of security.
Under our proposal, we would complete a government-to-government agreement allowing us to extend a broad exemption from the ITAR. Most unclassified defense projects between two reliable companies would then no longer require a license.
By removing a number of licensing requirements, we hope to share more technology with and from our allies while simultaneously making export controls more effective. The recent U.S.-U.K. Declaration of Principles is a road map for this kind of cooperation, and we will soon complete a similar road map with Australia. We look forward to beginning negotiations with both nations on an agreement allowing an exemption from ITAR. Through these measures, we hope to create a strong incentive for other countries to strengthen their export controls so we can enter into similar arrangements and share similar benefits.
We want to make it easier for American and foreign companies to work together in the development and production of defense articles. Several types of new umbrella licenses therefore will enable entire projects to be covered under single licenses that would be valid for extended periods.
Our initiative also includes reforms to shorten the review of procurements related to the Defense Capabilities Initiative. Still other reforms are designed to improve how this new system will work day-to-day. The Defense Department will increase our licensing staff by 50%, devote more resources and computerize our processes to expedite the review process even more.
The final way we can increase alliance military capabilities and industrial cooperation requires the commitment and cooperation of our partners in allied governments and in industry. Security practices have largely been strong, but need to be even stronger. We need our allies and industrial partners to commit the resources to properly administer this system.
In short, we are committed to closing the ''capability gap'' with our allies, widening and maintaining the ''technology gap'' with adversaries and helping U.S. and European industry to form more cooperative ventures.
The ability of NATO forces to operate as partners remains tied to a cooperative, rational and viable transatlantic defense industrial base. We cannot maintain a strong alliance if we have a weak defense industrial base. The reforms to our export control system will deliver a robust industrial base, strong forces, and by extension, a secure alliance.
As adapted from Deputy Secretary de Leon's June 4, 2000 address to the Workshop on NATO Political-Military Decision-Making in Berlin, Germany, available on DefenseLINK at http://www.defenselink.mil/speeches/2000/s20000604-depsecdef.html.


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The late Leonard "Musorowenyoka" Dembovara Tazvivinga may be dead, but his music lives on, making him one of the best musicians Zimbabwe has ever had. Dembo died on April 9, 1997, at the age of 36. Although the guitarist and singer
has been dead for 15 years, his fans still marvel at his artistic excellence, that remains unmatched despite the emergence of hundreds of musicians in the country.
His lyrics, fused with powerful instrumentation, have remained fresh, outliving him and his Barura Express.
Dembo's music has transcended generation, and his popularity has continued to grow, not only among those who grew up when his music was the staple diet, but even among the "Born Free," whose generation appear to be awe-truck by his lyrical mastery.
This can be attested by the number of urban groovers who have to date done remixes of some of Dembo's hit songs.
Female crooner Cindy Munyavi last year released a rendition of Dembo's classics -- "Chengeto" -- while a number of other urban groovers have worked on remixes featuring his music.
During his short but fruitful career, Dembo distinguished himself as a guitarist of acute precision and a poet who was meticulous in the use of the Shona language.
Although he had a rich discography, whose themes centred mainly on love, poverty and social ills, his best album was "Chitekete".
"Chitekete" was probably the first and only album to spawn a song good enough to be played at the 1996 Miss World beauty pageant, held in Namibia, confirming that Dembo's music did indeed cut across language and cultural barriers.
Yet despite his achievements, he remained very humble.
He was camera-shy and he did not like his face to be all over the place -- a reason why he never made more than two videos from his large discography.
Dembovara, real name Kwangwari Gwaindepi, was born on February 6, 1959, in Chivi, Masvingo province.
However, Leonard Dembo's early childhood is not well documented.
However, from his relatives, Leonard Dembo is believed to have grown up without his father, an experience he later on reflected in his song writing, particularly in such songs as "Nhamo Moto" and "Nhamo Iya Ndakura Nayo".
He attended primary school initially in Buhera, and later in Bulawayo, and also Chembira School, Harare. He never saw the inside of a secondary school. On completing primary school he returned to Bulawayo in search of work.
It is believed that Dembo was keen on singing from as early as nine years when he was first a shepherd-boy and later.
He was largely inspired by the success of such other musicians such as Jonah Moyo and the Chimbetu Brothers.
Dembo broke into big time music career in 1983 when he was a member of the Spiders, the group that released "Venenzia", a great hit at the time.
Dembo's singing career
After failing to make it in Bulawayo, Dembo moved to Harare where in 1982 he joined an outfit known as the Outsiders.
Here he was quickly identified as a talented young guitarist as he used to play the lead guitar. He even broke the charts with his early hit "Dambudzo" and "Manga Majaira Matsotsi", the later song which he released under the name of a band known as Five Notes.
The Barura Express
Due to some disagreements over partnership laws and band management, Leonard Dembo quickly broke ranks with his colleagues in the Outsiders/Five Notes outfit. This was precipitated by his success in his first album, "Mai Vane Vana Vavo" (1984) and a single hit, "Venenzia".
He teamed up with some friends to form the Barura Express in 1985.
Despite the widely attributed meaning of this name to "Nonstop beats", Dembo's childhood friends and especially his young brother believes that The name "Barura" could have been inspired from the mountain in Buhera called Barura Mountain, since his mother hailed from that area.
From the time Leonard Dembo took charge of his new outfit, he never looked back. In fact, from the year 1985, Dembo had been releasing hit after hit, beginning with "Murombo" (Poor Man). This track appealed to most young men of the time as it addressed the question of poor bachelors who expect to get married soon.
Other tracks included "Chidhidhi", "Kugaro Roja" and so many other singles.
His first album was "Amai Nevana Vavo " (1984).Others soon followed.
These include "Nhamo Moto" (1986), "Kuziva Mbuya Huudzwa" (1987), "Sharai" (1987), "Kukura Kwedu" (1988), "Ruva Rashe" (1989), "Kukura Hakutani" (1990, which was a 12-inch disc), "Chitekete" (1991), "Tinokumbira Kurara-ma/Madhiri" (1992), "Mazano" (1993), "Kutinya Marimba" (1993), "Nzungu Ndamenya" (1994), "Pawpaw" (1994), "Shiri Yakangwara" (1995) and "Babamunini" (1996).
Dembo grew in popularity during the late 80s, but his breakthrough was the 1991 hit "Chitekete", which became the most popular song in Zimbabwe since 1980.
The song was written years earlier when Dembo was a cattle herder, and it is about a young man who desperately wishes to get married to a beautiful lady.
The track seemed to have introduced a new style of playing the rhythm guitar at the time. Its popularity can also be attributed to its heavy use of Shona proverbs and poetic stanzas. It sold more than 100 000 copies in the first three months.
During this time, it became a popular wedding song.
After the success of "Chitekete", Dembo stuck with the spare, guitar band sound, and several more hits followed.
"If a sound comes into my head three times then I know it's a record," he said.
Dembo and his band perfected what is known as Zimbabwe rumba, consisting of hard-hitting rhythms and melodic arrangements for two electric guitars and bass guitar.
Below is a poem recited by one of Dembo's fans and dedicated to his work:
Dembo the Legend
By Reginald Ruwende
Enshrined in our shrines are the remains of an icon
Archived in our archives are the works of a man
An outstanding outsider from the 'outsiders' outfit
A maestro who mastered the art of local Rhumba
Indeed a legend who made a name with a unique blend of sungura
Churning out powerful vibes that stood the test of time
Undoubtedly the best lead guitarist ever to emerge
That legendary talking and ululating lead guitar
The unparalleled wizardry of the legend himself
The powerful bassline, the secret to everlasting beats
The telepathic combination of the bass and thundering drums
Something out of this world
The piercing rhythm guitar, the icing on the cake "Barura Express" or is it "Bvarura Express"
An appropriate name for a crew brandishing non-stop hits
Who can ever forget the blockbuster "Chitekete"
The official wedding song, the national anthem
A party would not one be without it
In taverns, pubs, taxis, malls, market places, everywhere -- "Chitekete rocked"
Before the euphoria died down, a blazing 12-inch was unleashed
"Gire" and "Zii-zii", piercing songs that demonstrated guitar strumming excellence
Then came the gem-packed album "Tinokumbira Kurarama"
Dembo at his best, proving that he was in a class of his own
And another masterpiece "Handingazvigone" was released
An instant hit that rocked the airwaves
Other hits of yesteryear complete a career ardoned with so much glitter and glamour
April 9, 1996, the legend was untimely stolen away
What a loss, what a bereavement it was
Numerous copycats soon sprouted around
In vain, they tried to emulate the legend
Nevertheless a testimony of how great, how inspirational the man was
Fifteen years today, the legacy lives on
Who will ever surpass the standards of the legend
Whose star will ever shine to eclipse his
Dembo, I wish u had lived to this day to hear my adulation
Hopefully, wherever u are, I did put a smile on your face
RIP Leonard Tazvivinga "Musorowenyoka" Dembo
Your contribution to local music will always be treasured in our hearts.


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ThereŌĆÖs an old adage in football that says you can never have too many ŌĆśbig menŌĆÖ on your roster.┬Ā
Well if that holds true, the Bulldogs added a good one in East Mississippi Community College product Denico Autry selected Starkville as his new home on Monday evening.
The talented defensive end helped lead the Lions to a Junior College National Championship this season and racked up 81 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 41 quarterback hurries, and forced two fumbles along the way.
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The Rivals.com 4-star athlete makes the 24th commitment for the Bulldogs with national signing day less than two months away.