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editorialBy Mary Robinson, Mo Ibrahim and Graça Machel
London — Increased openness offers many benefits for societies which are brave enough to submit themselves to scrutiny. It can help root out corruption, expose inefficiencies and highlight poor performance.
Greater transparency incentivises government ministers and civil servants to perform better and can also drive economic prosperity and social improvements.
Fifteen months after the launch of the Open Government Partnership, the open movement is coming of age. The number of participating countries has reached 58 following an application by Argentina within the last month. Other interest countries are attending a peer exchange meeting this week in London to share best practice. This takes the combined populations of OGP countries to over two billion, covering nearly a third of people on earth.
OGP's membership is not closed. The Partnership stands ready to welcome any country which is prepared to meet a set of minimum eligibility criteria, endorse an open government declaration and develop a set of commitments they promise to deliver. During U.S. President Obama's historic recent visit to Burma, the Myanmar government announced its intention to join OGP by 2016. Representatives from Morocco and Tunisia are amongst those coming to a workshop this week to find out more about joining the movement.
While increasing membership is a positive sign, real progress is only possible if governments which are already part of OGP are seen to deliver on their commitments. These cover a range of issues - with education, extractive industries/natural resources, health, the environment and public law enforcement - being the five most common themes.
To ensure that governments stick to their promises to be more open and transparent, this week sees the launch of a unique body. A meeting of the OGP's ministerial Steering Committee in London marks the unveiling of an Independent Reporting Mechanism. This will see a panel of five technical experts working alongside civil society researchers to scrutinize each country's progress. These researchers will complete the first round of reports - for each of the founding governments of Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States - by May 2013. IRM reports will be carried out every 12 months so that citizens within each participating country, as well as the international community, are aware of its progress.
We are honoured to have been asked to form the three-strong expert panel which is responsible for overseeing the mechanism's successful delivery.
Our role is to provide strategic advice as the researchers decide how to initially develop their assessment methods. Once the report findings are ready we will also engage on an international and regional basis to ensure they are accepted and acted upon.
Our motives for getting involved reflect our long-standing interests. We believe that issues of governance can be measured, as evidenced by the impact of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, and that civil society organisations have a key role to play in ensuring accountability. We are committed to ensuring the integrity and autonomy of the reporting mechanism, so it becomes a force for good in the world.
Some of our conclusions may not be comfortable for individual governments, but they are to be commended for opening themselves up to external scrutiny. Without independent verification, citizens cannot be sure that the promises governments make are being delivered.
The hard work starts here. It is easy for governments to promise to be more open but much harder for them to deliver greater transparency. This requires cultural changes and will lead to some discomfort as ministers and civil servants are taken out of their comfort zone. Once the first steps are taken on the path to greater accountability then it is difficult to turn back.
We look forward to working with governments and civil society organisations to ensure that the light of transparency shines bright and brings real benefits to two billion people.
- Mary Robinson, Mo Ibrahim and Graça Machel


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In the mid–20th century, the complex Los Angeles–Long Beach area started as a warm-weather paradise with a strong economic base and the attraction of cosmopolitan adventure. The area is huge. Because of earthquake risk and the increasing importance of the automobile, the city built outward—into every nook and cranny of available level land for miles—rather than upward.
Surrounding a network of city cores, the sprawl of low buildings extends 80 miles on a near-perfect grid from the beach at Santa Monica west of downtown east towards San Bernardino. The LA metro area extends north into the San Fernando Valley, including Burbank and Glendale in another large sprawling panorama, and extends south to the busy port of Long Beach. Flying into Los Angeles International for the first time, the view of the sprawling cityscape is stunning..
That isn't to say that everything is the same throughout the area. "L.A." includes some of the nicer places to live in the world, such as Beverly Hills, Malibu, San Marino, and the seemingly endless beach communities that stretch south from Santa Monica toward Long Beach. Pasadena to the northeast has a marvelous "old California" feel, as do areas of Santa Monica and some of the beach communities. But without extensive financial resources, these communities are all but inaccessible, and those who cannot afford them feel the full impact of the overcrowded landscape.
That said, the area has some of the best weather in the world. Warm sunny days, cool evenings, low morning clouds and fog, and sea breezes are the norm. Rain only falls in the winter, and seldom at that. Museums, performing arts, professional sports, boating, and beach recreation are among the world's best. All imaginable services—higher education, healthcare, transportation—are available in abundance. As the area is more economically diverse and less dependent on high-tech industry than northern California, the economy continues to be relatively strong for California.
The downsides of living in L.A. are caused by overcrowding and sprawl. Traffic and air-pollution problems are extreme. Reported commute times are long but not worst in the U.S. as many might expect -- but reality could be worse as many of those surveyed are retired or don't commute on a daily basis. Those who do face daily frustration, with freeways seldom moving at full speed at any time of the day.
Air quality is the worst in the nation by far, to the extent that only two other U.S. cities are within 50% of L.A.'s pollution level. A brown cloud hovers over the city, particularly inland, most months of the year. Violent crime is twice the U.S. average, but property crime is surprisingly moderate. The Cost of Living Index is oppressive, but not the state's highest. The median home price has escalated rapidly in recent years and doesn't buy much.
Recently the area has attempted to reduce dependence on the automobile by improving mass transit. And, the 40-year campaign to reduce auto smog has definitely helped. However, the growing number of cars and miles driven have mitigated these effects. For those who can take the bad with the good, or who can afford one of the nicer areas near the beach or in the surrounding hills, L.A. can be a nice place to live. Otherwise, be warned. Those of average means should probably look elsewhere - if Southern California is the destination, Riverside-San Bernardino or Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura are worth a look.
Los Angeles proper is located in a level coastal basin extending eastward from the Pacific Ocean. Downtown is about 10 miles east of the shore, with built up areas extending 60-plus miles east and southeast into San Bernardino and Orange counties. To the north and northwest lie areas of hills and coastal mountains separating the city proper from the flat San Fernando Valley. To the northeast lie the much higher San Bernardino Mountains, rising up to 7,000 feet above the valley floor. Natural vegetation in the foothills is dry grass and brush with a few trees in higher elevations; the valleys are almost entirely built up.
Climate is normally pleasant and mild throughout the year. The Pacific Ocean is the primary moderating influence. Daily temperature ranges are low year-round, varying only 15 in spring and summer and 20 in fall and winter. Temperatures above 80 are observed every month of the year. Like other Pacific Coast areas, rainfall comes in winter, with 85% of precipitation occurring November through March. Rainfall totals increase in foothill areas, and flash floods and mudslides are common in canyon areas. At times, the lack of air movement, combined with a frequent and persistent air inversion (warm, dry, desert air trapping slightly cooler and more moist Pacific air) brings considerable air pollution in the basin, causing health problems for some and reducing or even eliminating visibility of the nearby mountains.
As of 2014, Irvine's population is 213,880 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 44.80 percent.
The median home cost in Irvine is $751,100. Home appreciation the last year has been 20.00 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Irvine's cost of living is 115.00% Higher than the U.S. average.
Irvine public schools spend $9,910 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $12,435. There are about 24.3 students per teacher in Irvine.
The unemployment rate in Irvine is 3.70 percent(U.S. avg. is 6.30%). Recent job growth is Positive. Irvine jobs have Increased by 0.67 percent.
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We stopped by the new Rockwell's American Grill a couple weeks back. I knew they had just opened recently so I was expecting sloppy service and a lot of mistakes, but they seemed to have straightened most everything out. The kid's menu was questionable though, since they did in fact have kid's pancakes as an option even though it wasn't listed on the kid's menu. I think they just printed out the same kid's menu as their other restaurants, so maybe it'll take a while to get a specialized one for the Rockwell's.
My son had the kid's pancakes, and as usual, he liked them and ate them all. It was a good deal at only $5, including a kid's size drink and some cookies for dessert.
I got the grilled brie, bacon and apple sandwich with the onion soup. The soup and sandwich came out at the same time. I was really hungry and should have requested the soup come out first. By the time I got done with the soup, the sandwich had gotten cold. The onion soup wasn't as good as some of the french onion soups I've had, so I probably wouldn't get it again. The bacon, brie and apple sandwich was a bit disappointing for me. It was extremely light on the brie, and very heavy on the bacon. That might appeal to a lot of people, but I was really hoping for more cheese in the grilled cheese sandwich. The apple was almost non-existent, and you couldn't really taste it over the bacon.
My husband really liked his grilled Gruyere and ham sandwich. He got a combo too, with clam chowder, and some fries as well. He thought the soup was probably the weakest part of the meal, but overall, he really liked his meal. He wouldn't mind going back and trying a few other kinds of the grilled cheese sandwiches.
I think the best part was the dessert. For just $4 we got the "small" peanut butter smores sundae, which was more than big enough for 2 people to share. I thought it was very original, especially the toasted marshmallows, and I'd like to try some of the other desserts they have next time.
I think overall, Rockwell's has a lot of areas they can improve on, but the service was decent and I love the desserts, and my husband was so happy with his meal. We'll probably stop by again on occasion.


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About The Author
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|August 2007
Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar writes his books under the pen name of Harun Yahya. He is a world-renowned man of ideas. Ever since his university years, he has dedicated his life to telling of the existence and oneness of Almighty Allah, to disseminating the moral values of the Qur'an, to the intellectual defeat of materialist and atheist ideologies, to propagating the real Ataturk way and to defending the permanence of the state and the unity of the nation. He has never wavered in the face of difficulties and despite oppression from materialist, Darwinist and separatist circles, still continues this intellectual struggle today exhibiting great patience and determination.
A short biography of Adnan Oktar:
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The origins of Beslen Arslan Kasayev, grandfather of Omer Bey, Mr. Oktar's grandfather, go back to the Nogay dynasty. This family is also known as the Arslanogullari (the sons of Arslan) and is one of the twenty-one sayyid families whose names appear in a document prepared for the Caucasus governorship in 1827.
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Information concerning the surnames and family members of the Nogay sayyids living in the Kara Nogay and Yediskul region
|Photocopy of an original document dated 17 July, 1827, in the Russian Federation Stavropol Federal Archive. Archive No. 48, Vol. 2, File No. 853. This historical document contains details of the identities and families of the Nogay sayyids living in the Kara Nogay and Yediskul regions. The record concerning Beslen Arslan, the grand grandfather of Adnan Oktar and his family appear under No. 3 in the list. Mr. Oktar's grandfather, Omer Bey, was born in the Caucasus and settled in the Ankara township of Bala in 1902. Omer Bey's father was Haji Yusuf, and Haji Yusuf's father is Beslen Arslan (Kasayev) recorded as a sayyid in the Russian archive.
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|Family Members
|1. Nugay Kaplanov and family
|2. Yusuf Ali Aysoltanov and family
|4. Han Muhambet Ismailov and family
|5. Muhambet Kantemirov and family
|6. Mengligirey Tilenchiyev and family
|7. Yanseyit Abdullayev and family
|8. Gazi Inal Batirburzayev and family
|9. Hayati Ahmetov and family
|10. Nemin Yasenbi Adjiyev and family
|11. Alibey Mamayev and family
|12. Musousov and family
|13. Alibek Soltanaliyev and family
|14. Bekmurza Karamurzayev and family
|15. Aslangirey Temirhanov and family
|16. Alibey Temirov and family
|17. Ali Mamayev and family
|18. Beymurza Isterekov and family
|19. Tausultan Temirhanov
|20. Mamay Arslanov and family
|21. Magomet Utepov and family
|Total number of individuals
|Adnan Oktar's father is listed as Yusuf Oktar Arslan in official records. The surname Arslan also appears in Russian records.
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|One of Mr. Adnan Oktar's photos from his elementary school years
Born in Ankara in 1956, Adnan Oktar lived there through his high school years. During this period, his devotion to Islamic moral values grew even stronger. He deepened his profound knowledge of Islam by reading works of all the great Islamic scholars and decided to tell everyone about Islam's moral values and summon them to a knowledge of truth and beauty.
To continue his education, he entered Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University in 1979 coming in third from among thousands of candidates. Mr. Oktar, a talented artist since childhood who regards art as a manifestation of Allah's superior creation, painted surrealist pictures from time to time and gave away a large number of paintings as gifts to friends. In addition, Mr. Oktar numbers animals, plants and flowers among his spheres of interest, as well as horticulture, interior design, and décor.
|April 2007
When Adnan Oktar entered Mimar Sinan University, it was under the influence of various illegal Marxist-communist organizations. Aggressive atheist and materialist trends predominated among students as well as the academic staff. Indeed, some members of the teaching staff would seize every opportunity to propagandize on behalf of materialist philosophy and Darwinism, even though these subjects had nothing to do with the curriculum.
This environment accorded religion and moral values no respect, and rejected them almost entirely. The materialist view predominated. But Adnan Oktar began telling those around him of the invalidity of Darwinism, of the existence and oneness of Allah, and was the only person who prayed openly in the Molla Mosque, adjacent to the university.
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|November 2006
At night—as his mother, Mediha Oktar, relates—Adnan Oktar would sleep only a few hours and spend the rest of his time reading, taking notes and writing. He read hundreds of works including those dealing with Marxism, Leninism, Maoism, communism and materialist philosophy, and carried out detailed studies of the classics as well as more seldom-read texts. He also performed wide-ranging research into the theory of evolution—the alleged scientific foundation of these ideologies. Mr. Oktar collected considerable quantities of documents and detailed information revealing the increasing dilemmas faced by these superstitious philosophies—their quandaries, contradictions and falsehoods, all based on a denial of Allah—and used his accumulated knowledge to invite people to reality and truth. He spoke to everyone, university students and staff alike, about the existence and oneness of Allah and the moral values of the Qur'an. In conversations at the university canteen, and in breaks between classes, he outlined the deceptions of materialism and Darwinism, citing direct quotations from these ideologies' original texts. These cultural activities of Mr. Oktar's had a great impact, and positive changes took place in the ideological thinking and beliefs of a great many people, including some members of the academic staff.
Adnan Oktar attached special importance to refuting the theory of evolution. That was because he saw that ever since Darwinism's first appearance, it had been subsumed by materialism and atheism. Aware that today, those same circles are still defending Darwinism and striving to keep it alive for ideological reasons, Adnan Oktar believes that eradicating Darwinism will hand those movements a major defeat.
|August 2005
To that end, Adnan Oktar concentrated on proving the invalidity of this deception that for more than a century had turned people away from religious moral values. He realized that since Darwinism advanced itself in the name of science, the most effective means of revealing its true face was through science itself. Based on that viewpoint, he brought out a pamphlet entitled The Theory of Evolution, a summary of his wide-ranging research and study, and personally bore all the printing costs by selling property inherited from his family, and distributed the pamphlet free of charge to other university students.
Using an accessible and comprehensible style, this pamphlet demonstrated that evolution was a deception, with no scientific validity. Many people who read the pamphlet and spoke with Adnan Oktar came to agree that no living thing could come into being by chance, and that Almighty Allah created the universe and all living things in it.
Nonetheless some students in the university, blindly devoted to materialist thought, continued in denial, despite having seen the clear truth. Some militant students openly threatened Mr. Oktar, saying his life would be in danger unless he ceased his activities. Yet this only increased Mr. Oktar's determination and devotion to Allah. The harsh reactions and alarm evinced by materialist circles were significant proof that he was on the right path.
In a university in which terror ruled, dominated by atheist and materialist movements, it was very difficult for anyone to freely expound his own views and defend his own beliefs. During those years, while many young people in Turkey were ruthlessly slaughtered because of ideological tensions, Adnan Oktar openly preached the existence and oneness of Allah and of the truth of the Qur'an. In a university where no one had the courage to state his beliefs openly, he continued to pray regularly at the mosque, unwavering in the face of reactions and threats.
When Adnan Oktar began communicating Islamic values, he was quite alone. For more than three years nobody at Mimar Sinan University backed up his views, yet that did not alter his determination. Knowing that Allah was his only friend, he did all these things solely to gain His approval.
August 2007
He devoted all his time, energy and means to a single purpose: earning the good pleasure, mercy and Paradise of Allah, and telling all mankind about religious moral values.
In 1982, the first few students at Mimar Sinan University decided to align themselves with Adnan Oktar in his intellectual struggle. As months passed, the numbers of people adopting these ideas rose. Adnan Oktar held conversations with these young people on love of country; the importance of following in the great leader Ataturk's path; the proofs of Creation; the exemplary moral values of our Prophet (saas); the moral values revealed in the Qur'an by our Lord; and the invalidity of materialism, atheism and Darwinism. From this time onward, Adnan Oktar was a vehicle by which many people came to believe and live by the moral values of religion.
|September 2007
|A photo of Mr. Adnan Oktar while he was in Bakirkoy Mental Hospital.
His intellectual activities opposing materialism and atheism began to elicit reactions from wider circles. Certain groups, alarmed by Adnan Oktar's nationalist and religious activities, set up a major conspiracy against him. Their plot coincided with the publication of his work Judaism and Freemasonry, which provoked an enormous response.
In the summer of 1986, Adnan Oktar was arrested, with no rightful legal ground whatsoever, for having stated, "I am a member of the Turkish People, and of the Nation of Ibrahim," in an interview carried by a newspaper. Again under the influence of the circles mentioned above, deceitful reports, groundless information and slanders about him began appearing in various publications.
Adnan Oktar was first arrested and imprisoned. He was confined in a one-man cell for nine months. He was then chained by the foot to a bed in the Forensic Medicine Department for 40 days. He was then transferred to the Bakirkoy Mental Hospital on the grounds of being mentally unhealthy and placed under observation in ward 14A, poorly maintained, filthy, and used to house the most dangerous inmates. Ward 14A, which housed 300 mental patients, was in a stone building left over from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid and could be entered only by passing through a number of locked iron doors, since killings among patients were viewed as nothing out of the ordinary. During Mr. Oktar's time there, seven murders were committed.
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In addition, he was forcibly given drugs blurring consciousness. Those who managed to visit him witnessed that he had lost none of his determination and enthusiasm at this time. Postgraduate students, nurses and even doctors were prohibited from seeing him, out of concerns that he would turn them to Islamic moral values. Shortly afterwards, his relatives and friends were also banned from visiting him, and even telephone calls were forbidden. He was threatened with spending the rest of his life in the hospital unless he abandoned his intellectual activities. Certain circles strongly suggested that if he ceased publication of Judaism and Freemasonry, he could immediately be released from hospital and spend the rest of his life in comfort. Financial incentives were also offered if he would hand over all the book's research materials. But he rejected all these offers, refusing to bow to the threats and pressure that only enhanced his determination.
After Oktar had been detained for 19 months, the Prosecutor's Office determined there was "no offence in the statements uttered." He was declared innocent and released.
The report issued by the Gulhane Military Medical Academy (GATA) confirming Adnan Oktar's SANITY, however, was never once mentioned by the press. After being depicted as mentally ill for 20 years, a Military Hospital report confirmed that he was completely sane.
During this period, Mr. Oktar continued his work on revealing that Darwinism is a terrible deception. In 1986 he collected all his research on Darwinism's true face in the book Living Things and Evolution, which for many years, was used as the sole reference showing the scientific invalidity of the theory of evolution.
August 2007
Again in mid-1991, certain circles made uneasy by his cultural activities made him the target of a conspiracy. At the time, he was preparing a most important manuscript on the history of Freemasonry and world-wide Masonic organizations. Police, searching the home he shared with his mother in Istanbul's Ortakoy district, discovered a packet of cocaine in the very first book they opened—in a library of some 2,000 books!
Adnan Oktar was taken into custody, on false grounds, in Izmir where he was together with a few friends, then transferred to the Istanbul Security Directorate, and after 72 hours, was sent to the Forensic Medicine Institution for drug testing. It was announced that Adnan Oktar's blood showed a high level of a cocaine by-product.
However, all the evidence submitted later showed that this was nothing more than slander; and that the cocaine allegedly found in Adnan Oktar's library was part of this conspiracy. Shortly before the arrest, he had felt that secret moves against him were afoot. Leaving his home in Ortakoy he called his mother Mediha Oktar to warn her of a likely plot against him and asked her to clean and search his house with a few other people as witnesses. His mother called her neighbor and janitor, and together they cleaned her son's home from top to bottom, dusting all the books in his library. Although Adnan Oktar did not return after that cleaning, 16 police officers carrying out the search operation found "a packet of cocaine" within 2-3 minutes of entering the house, in almost the first book they opened out of a total of some 2,000. The neighbor and janitor later made a sworn statement, saying jointly that "We cleaned Adnan Oktar's library together, and there was no such packet there."
The second phase of the conspiracy—the cocaine by-product in Adnan Oktar's blood—was refuted by scientific and forensic evidence. Adnan Oktar was kept in the Security Headquarters for 72 hours before the analysis was performed. Scientifically, however, it can be calculated how much cocaine a man has taken and how many hours before by measuring the cocaine by-product in his blood. In Adnan Oktar's blood, that level was so high that had he taken that much cocaine 72 hours before, it would have killed him. This showed that the cocaine had entered his body while he was in detention. In other words, it was given Mr. Oktar by being mixed with his food while he was in detention.
This was confirmed by some 30 international forensic medicine institutions, including Scotland Yard. To the file sent to them for examination, all gave a common response: The cocaine had been administered while Adnan Oktar was in detention by being mixed with his food.
Subsequently, the Turkish Forensic Medicine Institution confirmed that the incident was a conspiracy, that the cocaine had been administered during the detention period, and Adnan Oktar was cleared by the court and released.
However, this incident revealed an important point: there are certain forces hostile to Adnan Oktar that intend to employ all kinds of dirty tricks. These forces, who previously sought to intimidate Adnan Oktar with mental hospital, prison and oppression, now preferred to plot such a conspiracy against him.
|You can see the originals of some of the reports issued by health institutions proving that the cocaine entered Adnan Oktar's body less than 72 hours before, in other words, while he was under detention.
1- Institute of Forensic Medicine of Munich University
2- Institute of Forensic Medicine of Aachen University
3- Turkish Ministry of Justice, Forensic Medicine Institution, 5th Specialist Board
4- Turkish Ministry of Justice, Forensic Medicine Institution
5- Grid Chart by Prof. John Ambre Used As One of the Main Reference Tools in Forensic Medicine Reports
6- Basel Police and Military Department, Forensic Medicine Laboratory
7- Institute of Forensic Medicine of Bonn Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms University
8- French Interior Ministry Police Laboratory
9- Department of Forensic Medicine and Science, University of Glasgow
10- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University
11- St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Institute for Forensic Medicine
12- Prof. Davide Ferrara of Padua University
13- Prof. Dr. H. W. Raudonat – Center for Forensic Medicine
14- Institute of Forensic Medicine of Tübingen University
15- University of Parma, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
16- Institute of Forensic Medicine of Vienna University
|The cocaine conspiracy against Adnan Oktar was thwarted by a court ruling. Mr. Oktar was ACQUITTED by a ruling from the 10th Criminal Court of First Instance dated 22.2.1994, the courts thus confirming that the incident was all a conspiracy.
After 1991 Adnan Oktar dedicated all his time to writing and spent all his time at home.
Under the pen name of Harun Yahya, he has written some 300 valuable books. These books have been translated in more than 60 languages. A total of 550 web sites in 43 languages, 200 in Turkish, have been set up based on these works. These sites attract an average of more than 4 million visits a month. Documentaries based on these works are regularly broadcast by more than 100 television stations in many different countries. Mr. Oktar's works that present scientific refutations of Darwinism, in particular, provoked strong reactions in the scientific world throughout the world. The 22 April 2000 issue of New Scientist called Mr. Oktar an "international hero" for communicating the fact of Creation over the fallacy of evolution. The author's intellectual struggle against materialism and Darwinism has often been mentioned in such mainly evolutionist publications as National Geographic, Science, New Scientist and NSCE Reports. The English and German editions of National Geographic's November, 2004 issue referred to his works concerning the fact of Creation, and included the following quotation from The Evolution Deceit: "The theory of evolution is nothing but a deception imposed on us by the dominators of the world system."
Adnan Oktar's works have been translated into many languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu, Chinese, Arabic, Albanian, Russian, Serbo-Croat, Uigur, Indonesian, Azeri, Bengali, Bulgarian, Danish, Polish Malay, Serbian, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Finnish, Persian, Hausa, Dhivehi, Hindi, Swedish, Japanese, Kirghiz, Swahili, Malayalam, Norwegian, Romanian, Tamil, Talagu and Thai, and enjoy a world-wide readership in a great many countries, from India to America, Great Britain to Indonesia, from Poland to Bosnia, from Spain to Brazil.
Through these books, a great many people have come to appreciate and to grow more deeply in their faith. Everyone who reads and studies his work is affected by this profound difference and benefits from his sincere, wise and easily accessible style. Each book is characterized by proven, definitive facts presented with honest clarity, which nobody can refute—features that doubtlessly stem from a striking wisdom vouchsafed by Allah.
The most notable of Adnan Oktar's works dealing a lethal blow to Darwinism is his book The Atlas of Creation. This giant work, containing pictures of hundreds of fossil specimens, documented that living things have remained unchanged for hundreds of millions of years; in other words, it revealed the fact they had never evolved at all. These proofs gave Darwinist circles a great shock. Following the arrival of the book in a number of European countries in particular, a literal Darwinist panic commenced in Europe as a whole. The Atlas of Creation used concrete findings to reveal that Darwinism had no scientific foundation and that it was impossible to maintain otherwise, and it elicited a huge response in many countries, including USA, China, Brazil, Holland, Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Denmark and particularly France. The countless newspaper reports, television programs and web sites that covered the Atlas of Creation revealed the book's intellectual impact.
European Darwinists entered a state of culture shock, especially in France. European materialists sounded the alarm in the face of the blow dealt through the Atlas of Creation to Darwinism, which had been instrumental in propagating irreligion for the previous 150 years. The Council of Europe gathered, reports were prepared and declarations published by education ministries. European Darwinists had no idea what to do about the Atlas of Creation, which they were unable to refute intellectually, and thus set about seeking a solution they imagined would enable them to destroy the book. They suddenly abandoned the libertarian traditions they had espoused for hundreds of years and turned to prohibition and repression instead. So much so that they even attempted to have the book banned. But these efforts were all in vain, because Europe had long since begun to be enlightened!
France's main newspapers and magazines carried terrified reports about the Atlas of Creation. The subject was discussed using panic-filled and terrified terminology such as "earthquake," "offensive" and "explosive impact" in such leading French publications as Le Figaro, L'Express, Le Monde and La Croix. They described the defeat and devastation of Darwinism in terms of "the greatest defeat in the history of France." This magnificent work came as an "ideological earthquake," in their own words, in those European circles who blindly defended Darwin's theory. (See www.harunyahyaimpact.com for the magnificent impact of the Atlas of Creation in Europe.)
The Blow Dealt to Darwinism by the Atlas of Creation in the World Press
|France, Science & Vie
"The Atlas HAS COME AS A COLD SHOWER …"
France, Le Point
France, La Liberation
[The Atlas of Creation] HAS CAUSED TOTAL PANIC in a single move.
Germany, Stern
Germany, Nürnberg Zeitung
A caption to a report about Harun Yahya's intellectual activities read, "DARWIN FACES A DIFFICULT TASK IN EUROPE."
Holland, Radio Netherlands web site
The Atlas of Creation HAS STIRRED UP A "DELUGE" IN ALL OF EUROPE.
Italy, Corriera Della Sera
Italy, La Stampa
The Atlas of Creation has initiated a real enlightenment in Europe. The people of Europe, indoctrinated by Darwinist and materialist propaganda for the last century and a half, have begun to see that the theory of evolution is of no scientific worth and is kept in the spotlight out of ideological concerns. Polls in different countries have shown that there has been a serious decline in the number of believers in Darwinism. For example, in one survey by the French Sciences Actualites, the level of people believing that human beings did not appear by way of evolution was 92%, and the number of believers in evolution was just 5%. A poll by the famous German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung put the level of people believing that human beings are the work of a Creator at 85%, and that of those who think that the theory of evolution is valid at a mere 9%. In a survey conducted by the daily Die Welt, 86% of people replied "God [Allah] created it" when asked "How do you think life formed?" One of those surveys revealing the change of heart in Europe was carried out by Blick, published in Switzerland. In this poll, the level of those believing in Creation was 85%, and that of believers in evolution 8%. De Morgen, a newspaper published in Belgium, wrote that "eight people out of 10 think the theory of evolution is utter nonsense." In a poll by the Danish daily Ekstra Bladet web site, 88% of Danes answered "No" to the question "Do you think human beings are descended from apes?" A report in the Swiss magazine Factum stated that the Swiss public want Creation to be taught in schools. Surveys among teachers in Britain have shown that teachers there also think that Creation should be taught in schools. This received wide coverage is such major British dailies as the Guardian, and Independent. The noteworthy element in all these reports is that Europeans say that the Atlas of Creation was instrumental in this development. Indeed, towards the end of 2008 the Vatican declared its gratitude to Muslims for "bringing faith in God [Allah] back to Europe."
This great intellectual awakening caused by the Atlas of Creation has also influenced European leaders and statesmen. Some examples of these excellent and positive changes in European leaders are statements by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair regarding his turning to religion and the words of French President Nicolas Sarkozy describing his belief in Allah.
|Examples of the intellectual change in the European leaders after the arrival of the Atlas of Creation in Europe:
Nicolas Sarkozy: "… the transcendent God Who is in the thoughts and the hearts of every person. … God Who does not enslave man but frees him".
Tony Blair: "Save religion and help it become a force for good."
Tony Blair has called for faith to be given a central role in tackling the world's problems. Religion could "awaken the world's conscience."
Various circles grew alarmed at all of his selfless activity. Unable to rebut Adnan Oktar's works on an intellectual level, materialist and Masonic circles incited a slander campaign to prevent any scientific work that might undermine the theory of evolution, aiming, in their own eyes, to neutralize it through slander and imputation.
In November 1999, exactly when reports were circulating that his three-volume work Global Freemasonry, was about to be published, Adnan Oktar came under renewed pressure. The forces that had sought to hinder the spread of religious moral values with smears, plots, false reports and accusations ever since Adnan Oktar first embarked on his intellectual struggle, had again entered the picture.
As a result of their incitement and misinformation, on 12 November, 1999, police raided the homes and workplaces of members of the Science Research Foundation. In an operation conducted against 50 homes at around 03:00 in the morning they found no evidence of criminal activity, and observed no immoral activity. Nonetheless, day after day, the press ran unbelievable falsehoods and mutually contradictory slanders. Adnan Oktar and a number of members of the BAV community were detained for 7 days at the Istanbul Anti-Organized Crime Department headquarters. Forensic medicine reports established that they were subjected to severe torture during their time in detention. Legal proceedings were subsequently brought at Istanbul High Criminal Court of 2nd Instance No. 7 against those officials involved in the torture of the BAV community members. These individuals are still on trial and facing prison sentences of 216 years each.
The people detained over that period, during which they were subjected to countless illegal practices, were forced to sign so-called statements that they had not even been allowed to read, under severe torture and duress. An indictment was later drawn up on the basis of the imputations in these statements, which were of no legal worth under Turkish law. Adnan Oktar was held for 9 months in prison, again on the basis of these Security Department statements.
Over the 8-year judicial process, not one single piece of evidence, document, report or witness statement was obtained to support the accusations in the indictment against Mr. Oktar and the other defendants. On the contrary, dozens of expert reports, many witness statements, reports by authorized official bodies and legal opinions submitted by academic jurists all proved Mr. Oktar's innocence. Indeed, the Public Prosecutor requested that Adnan Oktar and all the other defendants be acquitted, by declaring that no evidence had been obtained against the defendants, that all they had were the Security Department statements, which were legally invalid according to the Turkish law, he said, because they had been signed under duress, in the absence of a lawyer and without having been read, and that the court had already acquitted those concerned of the same charges and tried under the same articles. Furthermore, the Prosecutor reiterated this legal opinion and requested the acquittal of Mr. Oktar and the other defendants for a second time.
Mr. Oktar respects all the decisions reached by the Turkish justice system, however. He acts in the knowledge that Allah creates everything for the best and with great wisdom. He regards prison as the madrassa (school) of the Prophet Yusuf (as) and faces any ruling that may be issued against him with fortitude and patience. There is no doubt that Mr. Oktar has already been cleared of all these charges that have been raised in the eyes and consciences of the Turkish nation and of his millions of readers throughout the world. During all this time, he has always constituted a role model maintaining his trust in, and submission to, Allah, recalling that throughout history, believers have all been tested with similar incidents, that every event takes place in a destiny determined by Allah, in a wise and auspicious manner. No matter what may befall them, he always says that believers must always be moderate, joyfully determined, and submit to Allah's will. Mr. Oktar's excellent and elevated morality in this regard are instrumental in the love and respect felt for him increasing many times over.
During his intellectual struggle of the last 30 years or so, Mr. Oktar has always been forgiving and compassionate towards those who have conspired to blacken his name with irrational and illogical slanders. He acts in the light of the morality revealed by Allah in the verse "Repel the bad with something better" (Surah Fussilat, 34). All the plots against Adnan Oktar to date have been thwarted. By Allah's leave, the truth will emerge in this case, too, and Mr. Oktar's innocence will once again be established.
Even in all these circumstances, Mr. Oktar is still actively, eagerly and perseveringly engaged in his literary activities, calling on people to live by proper moral values.


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Today, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners voted five-to-one to form the Juvenile Justice Task Force, a concept commissioner Kevin Beckner brought before the board to deal with rampant youth crime. The force will likely consist of law enforcement agencies, related nonprofits, and members of the public. Beckner said that he hopes to keep thousands of at-risk minors from becoming too familiar with the criminal justice system.
[âThe whole purpose of this task force is to address the growing epidemic of the amount of youth in our community and our nation that we are losing to the juvenile justice system. As a community we must come together to find solutions to help break the cycle that is fostering juvenile delinquency and eventually propelling our youth into the criminal justice system and a life on crime.â]
Beckner noted that the economic climate is causing people from across political spectrum to question the wisdom of pumping so many dollars into the criminal justice system when addressing youth crime may be a way to prevent overall crime in the future.
[âAddressing our crime issues by building more prisons is like trying to cure a fatal disease by building more graveyards. This approach that we have been taking has fiscally constrained our local and state governments, and has sent a message of abandonment to our at-risk youth and their families. And even our governor and state lawmakers are beginning to recognize that we have to start doing things differently.â]
Governor Charlie Crist, who has a reputation for being tough on crime, recently said that he embraces inmate rehabilitation amid a tight budget. Becknerâs task force was inspired by a program implemented in Miami-Dade County. The program there focuses on intervention and rehabilitation rather than locking offenders up. Miami-Dade saw a 41 percent reduction in youth arrests between 1998 and 2007 after implementing the program. Tampa Chief of Police Jane Castor said that the current system is failing Hillsborough youth by not being proactive in preventing repeat offenses.
[âThe system doesnât have any consequences for juvenile offenders. And what happens is, they commit a myriad of crimes with no consequence and the first punishment they face is adult prison. And no one is going to benefit from that. So I think that we need to put our minds and our money towards looking at best practices and procedures so that we can help the juveniles â provide the services that they need to help them avoid the juvenile justice system.â]
Hillsborough County spends around 8.3 million dollars a year to house juvenile criminals. In Fiscal Year 2008, the county saw more than eleven thousand juvenile delinquency cases, which is one of the highest of such rates in the state. During todayâs public comment session, activist Michelle Patty said she lost a son to youth violence in 1996 and that local government can prevent juvenile crime by funding activities like after school programs.
[âOut in Valrico, over a hundred homes were spray painted. But if you ask those children why they were out there doing thatâ âI donât know. We donât have anything to do. Nowhere to go.ââ]
The task force will consist of city and county law enforcement agencies as well as youth and crime-oriented nonprofits, religious groups, and other stakeholder groups. Former Hillsborough Democratic Executive Committee chair Janee Murphy said that the state lawmakers should have some representation within the task force, and that the county needs to look out for nonprofits that might try to get involved for self-gain.
Commissioner Kevin White suggested that the task force include former at-risk youths, to whom juvenile criminals may be able to better-relate.
Beckner admitted that the program may face challenges when it comes to funding, though no hard estimates on the programâs costs have been released. Commissioner Jim Norman cast the only dissenting vote on the motion to form the juvenile justice task force. He said that the board needs representation within the task force.comments powered by Disqus


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By the fall of 2001, playing football was no longer much fun for any of them. All were role players on a losing team. The Midshipmen had won just one game the previous season and, though it was against Army, it did little to temper the turmoil that had enveloped the team. It was clear that Weatherbie, whose 1996 team finished 9-3 after beating Cal in the Aloha Bowl, had lost the confidence of many of his players and most of his coaching staff. Weatherbie would be fired before the 2001 season was over.
One of the low points in their lives as Navy football players came during a humiliating 70-7 loss at Georgia Tech on Sept. 8.
It was the worst loss for Navy since being shut out by Maryland, 76-0, in 1913.
Three days later, none of it mattered. When the two hijacked planes exploded after crashing into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center that morning, when another did the same at the Pentagon and a fourth, Flight 93, fell from the sky and into a field in Shanksville, Pa., those on the Navy football team realized their lives were about to change more than the average college student. More than the average American, too.
Malinowski knew that he had now signed up for more than a chance to see the world.
McDonald knew that he would follow his father's legacy in the Marines sooner than he planned.
Stann knew that football had become an afterthought.
"It put a lot of things into perspective," said Stann, then a junior. "Our lives were never the same. After the season was over, 9/11 made it easier to go 0-10 and learn lessons from it. We knew we were headed for much more important things. It changed our lives forever."
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Two of their former teammates, Ron Winchester and J.P. Bleckwith, would be killed in action, as would more than a hundred of those with whom they served. On one of his two tours of duty, Stann would receive the Silver Star for helping save 42 other Marines during a six-day battle near Karabiliah, Iraq in 2005. McDonald earned the Purple Heart, but declined to discuss the specifics other to say that it came in Iraq when his Humvee was attacked. The knee injury he sustained sent him to a military hospital in Bethesda and will lead to a medical discharge next year.
In the days immediately following 9/11, McDonald said that "there was still business to be done, but everyone knew in the back of their minds, when they graduated, there would be a different point of emphasis to their mission. We knew we would be involved in an overall greater plan, but we didn't know how we would be deployed."
Malinowski said he now realizes that he was pretty naïve coming into the academy.
"When I signed on the dotted line, I didn't know what I was going to get myself into," Malinowski recalled recently. "I'm sure I liked the idea, I liked the lifestyle. I was worried about graduating and playing football. If 9/11 didn't go down, it's very possible I could never have been to Iraq or never deployed to a combat zone. The rest of the season flew by for me, it was like 'What's going to happen next?'"
Admittedly, it still hadn't sunk in completely after hearing about the attack during an English class called "Games, Sports and Survival."
"If you would have told me then that I would have been in that battle (at Falluja), I would have been, 'Yeah, right, whatever'," said Malinowski. "It doesn't hit you until you graduate."
Malinowski and his former teammates say that life at the academy changed dramatically after 9/11. He and others recall seeing the F16s occupying the air space above the yard, and battleships sitting out on the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay. Though the game at Northwestern scheduled for the following Saturday was canceled, the football team returned to its routine — and to its misery. The Midshipmen would lose their remaining eight games. Weatherbie was fired with three games to go after a 1-point loss at Toledo, ranked 23rd in the nation and led by future Ravens running back Chester Taylor.


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Confronting the threat of civil war in Iraq, US Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Baghdad on Monday to personally urge the Shiite-led government to give more power to political opponents before a Sunni insurgency seizes more control across the country and sweeps away hopes for lasting peace.
The meeting scheduled between Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was not expected to be friendly, given that officials in Washington have floated suggestions that the Iraqi premier should resign as a necessary first step toward quelling the vicious uprising. Nor will it likely bring any immediate, tangible results, as al-Maliki has shown no sign of leaving and Iraqi officials have long listened to — but ultimately ignored — US advice to avoid appearing controlled by the decade-old specter of an American occupation in Baghdad.
Still, having suffered together through more than eight years of war — which killed nearly 4,500 American troops and more than 100,000 Iraqis — the two wary allies are unwilling to turn away from the very real prospect of the Mideast nation falling into a fresh bout of sectarian strife.
"This is a critical moment where, together, we must urge Iraq's leaders to rise above sectarian motivations and form a government that is united in its determination to meet the needs and speak to the demands of all of their people," Kerry said a day earlier in Cairo. He was there in part to meet with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to and discuss a regional solution to end the bloodshed by the insurgent Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.
"No country is safe from that kind of spread of terror, and none of us can afford to leave that entity with a safe haven which would become a base for terror against anyone and all, not only in the region but outside of the region as well," Kerry said in Cairo.
Even before US troops left Iraq for good at the end of 2011, a merciless Sunni insurgency was pounding the country with car bombs, roadside explosions, suicide bombings and drive-by assassinations, mainly targeting the Shiite government, its security forces and Shiite pilgrims. Since the start of this year, and peaking this month, ISIL has overtaken several cities in Iraq's west and north, and over the past weekend was controlling several main border crossings between Iraq and Syria.
The three-year civil war in Syria — where Sunni rebels are fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad, whose Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shiism — emboldened Iraqi insurgents who regularly traverse the porous border to gain recruits, funding and weapons, and battlefield confidence.
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Boston Globe correspondent Megan McKee has written this interesting story about a controversy in Rockland. A police lieutenant allegedly revealed the identity of a person who, using an online screen-name, warned about an upcoming police sobriety checkpoint.
Questions raised include whether or not the police had a right to do this, but also whether they might have broken the law in doing it. One comment on the story at Boston.com, however, suggests that anyone with basic know-how could trace the identity of a posting or e-mail like this.
The method described in that comment at least sounds plausible -- can anyone here confirm whether or not this is really possible?
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Chris, from a cursory look at the forums... very very doubtful that the cops could have gotten the identity of the anonymous poster via technical means, without, of course, cooperation from the forum owners. They would have had to resort to some pretty serious hackery (listening in on home internet connections, or watching the forum itself) -- stuff that would be illegal without a warrant anyway. And way beyond the means of a small-town police force.
My guess is someone ratted him out.
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Team Needs: San Francisco 49ers
5.0 - High priority. This is a position that is a glaring weakness and there is the likelihood that this team cannot compete next year without making a major addition here.
4.0 - Medium Priority. This is an area that is an obvious weakness, but the team isn't quite desperate to make a major move here possibly because they have some young potential. But this is an area that if the team cannot fix via free agency, will definitely use one of their picks in the first three or four rounds to supplement.
3.0 - Upgrade Potential. This is a position that isn't a weakness per se, but there is significant room for an upgrade. If the right player comes along they will certainly snag him, but if they don't fix this position with a major free agent addition or early round pick, then it's not the end of the world.
2.0 - Depth Need. An area where there is a need to add depth. Perhaps there is an aging veteran and they might want to start to look at grooming his heir apparent or replacement. Not likely to be a high priority and a position that more than likely will be address in the middle and late rounds rather than with a top pick.
1.0 - Future Need. This is an area that is not a priority, and doesn't initially appear as a need. But there is some room to develop some depth for perhaps two or more years down the line. This is usually an area that a team will look at in the late rounds if at all.
0.0 - Non-need. This is a position that is a strength of their team, they have a solid starter, capable depth, and/or a young player at the position that they like and want to develop. Very little possibility this area is addressed and would be the equivalent of a wasted draft pick.
Top 10 Needs
Quarterback - Alex Smith's play in the postseason inspired a lot of confidence in the coaching staff that he's the man going forward for the immediate future. He's a free agent, but it's highly doubtful he goes anywhere else. That will also give Colin Kaepernick a much needed second year to develop. Harbaugh possesses a Shanahan-like confidence in his ability to coach up guys, so it's unlikely any major moves are made here. NEED: 1.0
Running Back - Kendall Hunter had a solid rookie year working behind Frank Gore, likely making them fairly comfortable here. Anthony Dixon was a disappointment which could prompt them to add another body to push him. NEED: 1.5
Fullback - Bruce Miller supplanted Moran Norris as their lead blocker and had a great rookie season considering he was a convert from defensive end. NEED: 0.0
Wide Receiver - Michael Crabtree's inconsistent hands could have him in the doghouse here. He has the talent to be a No. 1 receiver, but he's not really a dynamic playmaker, more of a possession guy. With Josh Morgan and Ted Ginn being free agents, they will likely look to add someone that can threaten the defense in free agency or early in the draft. NEED: 4.0
Tight End - Vernon Davis is their best receiver, and Delanie Walker is a nice H-back. But given the success of multi-TE sets in the NFL currently, and that Stanford was stacked at that position during Harbaugh's days there, it's possible they could be looking at upgrading that No. 2 spot behind Davis, which would also take pressure off their need to have a playmaker on the outside. NEED: 2.5
Offensive Tackle - Anthony Davis has yet to make major strides on the right side, and teh team could be looking at options to push him. They do seem to like Alex Boone quite a bit, and he could potentially be that answer. Staley put together one of his best seasons at the left tackle spot, answering any concerns about whether he could be a long-term solution there. NEED: 1.5
Offensive Guard - Chilo Rachal has struggled at right guard, and Adam Snyder wasn't much better. Both are free agents, although it appears Snyder is the likelier to return. He'll liekly be pushed by Daniel Kilgore next year, but they could also add another body to the mix. NEED: 2.0
Center - Jon Goodwin was a solid stopgap here, and the team added ex-Stanford center Chase Beeler after the season as a developmental option. They could upgrade this spot, but it's not a need given that Goodwin was more than serviceable. NEED: 1.5
Defensive Tackle - Isaac Sopoaga had a nice year at the nose, but he's better coming off the bench as a rotational guy than a strarter. Ricky Jean-Francois was a good substitute because he can put pressure on the QB. This is a position they could upgrade in free agency or the draft with an early round pick but it won't likely be a major priority. NEED: 3.0
Defensive End - Ray McDonald had a breakout year and Justin Smith is arguably the best 3-4 end in the league. The fact that Sopoaga and Jean-Francois can both play this spot means they aren't hurting for depth, but it never hurts to add more. NEED: 1.5
Linebacker - Aldon Smith is expected to take over for Parys Haralson as the starter across from Ahmad Brooks. Bowman and Willis each played at a Pro Bowl level inside. This gives them four good starters, and their depth should be OK with Haralson and Larry Grant returning. They could of course add more developmental guys in the middle/late part of the draft. NEED: 1.0
Cornerback - Carlos Rogers is a free agent, and is coming off a Pro Bowl season. But he turns 31 in July, and hasn't always been known for his consistency. They likely won't break the bank to keep him. That would leave a void here since Tarell Brown isn't exactly a No. 1 corner. Shawntae Spencer is expected to be axed, makign Chris Culliver and Tramaine Brock their next best options if they lose Rogers. This is likely to be a position they will definitely try to upgrade. NEED: 3.5
Safety - Donte Whitner had a solid year, and their tagging Dashon Goldson should keep them solid here for at least another year. C.J. Spillman is likely to take over the No. 3 spot if free agents Reggie Smith and Madieu Williams both walk, but is mostly a special teams stud. They could upgrade the depth here and provide insurance in case Goldson doesn't show more consistency in 2012. NEED: 2.5
Kicker - David Akers is getting up in years, but he had a very good year. Besides bringing in a young body to push him in cap, this isn't a need. NEED: 1.0
Punter - Andy Lee had an excellent year and has one of the strongest legs in the league. NEED: 0.0
Return Specialist - Ginn was excellent here, and should be retained as a free agent for this purpose alone. Kyle Williams has flashed ability as well and provides insurance. NEED: 1.0
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May 14, 2005
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SAN ANTONIO - Junior Will Henderson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three runs batted in to lead Lamar to a 10-5 win at Texas-San Antonio in Southland Conference baseball action Saturday afternoon at Roadrunner Field.
Lamar improved to 32-20 overall and 13-10 in SLC play. UTSA, who won Friday's game 7-4, dropped to 22-29 overall and 13-10 in SLC play. The Cardinals and Roadrunners will play the rubber of the series Sunday at 1 p.m., which will also give one team a game advantage in the SLC standings.
After producing 15 hits, but leaving 13 stranded in Friday's game, the Cardinals made better use of their 16-hit attack on Saturday. Lamar, who still left nine runners stranded, produced all five of the game's extra-base hits, three doubles and two home runs.
Trailing 5-4, Lamar scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning to break the game open. C.J. Ebarb walked on four pitches to lead off the inning and was lifted for pinch-runner Murray Gilbertson. Colt Crawford singled to left field and Chase Richards sacrificed both runners into scoring position.
Henderson delivered a clutch 2-run single up the middle that gave Lamar the lead for good at 6-5. After Matt Lambeth walked, Michael Ambort hit an RBI single to right field. Adrian Cantu, who was 3-for-5, closed out the scoring with a 2-run double to left center to put the Cardinals up 9-5.
Lamar added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning. Pinch-hitter Sam Huff singled up the middle and Crawford followed with an RBI double down the left field line to make the score 10-5.
The game got off to a good start for the Cardinals. Lambeth hit the game's first pitch over the fence in left field for his third home run of the season to give Lamar a quick 1-0 lead.
UTSA tied the game with a run in the home half of the first inning. Sean Danielson walked and Ryan Crew reached on an infield single. Stephen Holdren singled to left field to drive in Danielson.
The Roadrunners to a 3-1 lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning. Michael McKennon singled up the middle and Eric Moreno was hit by a pitch from Lamar starter Steve MacFarland. A wild pitch moved both runners in to scoring position and Ryan Saltzgaber drove in McKennon with an RBI infield single. Danielson followed with an RBI single to left field to put UTSA.
The Cardinals tied the game at 3-3 with two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Henderson led off the inning with a solo home run to right center field, his fourth of the season. Jeremy Gray walked and Ambort, who was 3-for-5, singled to right field. Collin Delome drove in Gray with a single to right field to tie the game.
Lamar broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the top of the sixth inning. Crawford, who was 3-for-5 with two runs scored, led off the inning with a single to left field. Richards, who was 2-for-4, followed with a double to left center field and Crawford, who was running on the pitch, was able to score all the way from first to give Lamar a 4-3 lead.
The Roadrunners plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take a 5-4 lead. Danielson singled to lead off the inning and Holdren and Lewis both drew two-out walks to load the bases. Delage relieved MacFarland and hit McKennon to drive in Danielson with the tying run. Eric Moreno drove in Holdren with the go-ahead run with a walk.
UTSA reliever Josh Ruffin (4-7) took the loss, allowing five runs on five hits with one strikeout and two walks in three innings pitched. Starter Steven Vasquez pitched the first five innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with three walks and no strikeouts.


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SpecificationsNotebook: HP Folio 13-1010ef (Folio 13 Series)
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Weight: 1.5kg
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HP Folio 13 is part of the first generation ultrabooks and was slightly late in the market. For a 13 inch ultrabook, it pretty much comes with a complete basic package for anyone be it small business or normal users. Now, it is not as thin or slim as many other ultrabooks in the similar size range, especially the 13-inch MacBook Air. It is slightly thicker and heavier than the rest, but nothing that is too unbearable for a traveller. Design wise, it is not the most stylish ultrabook one can have but is presentable.
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The 225 is a good phone that replaced the LG C2000. No push to talk on it. I have owned my CG-300 for 6 months now and have no power troubles what so ever and only have to charge my phone every 2 to 3 days. You may have just gotten a defective unit.
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The Muddy River, formerly known as the Moapa River, is a short river located in the southern part of the state in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is in the Mojave Desert, approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of Las Vegas.
The Muddy River is approximately 32 miles (51 km) long. It begins as a series of thermal springs in the Moapa Valley before continuing on its course to Lake Mead, where it drains into the northern arm of the lake near Overton, Nevada. Before the Hoover Dam's construction, the Muddy River flowed into the Virgin River.[1]
Near the town of Glendale the Muddy River collects the flow from the Meadow Valley Wash, forming the principal drainage system for southeastern Nevada.
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The Moapa Valley area is home to a wide variety of rare and endangered species, including fish, invertebrates, birds, and plants. Two endangered fish inhabit the area: the Moapa dace (Moapa coriacea) and the Virgin River chub (Gila seminuda). These species can be found throughout the various springs, called the Muddy Springs, that feed the Muddy River.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has created the Moapa National Wildlife Refuge at the Warm Springs Natural Area, as part of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex. In another effort to help protect and preserve the fragile habitats in the Muddy Springs area, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and various environmental associations have organized an effort to conserve these species.[2]
The area was part of the Native American Paiute peoples homeland for centuries, with the Mojave to the south. "Moapa" is a Southern Paiute language word meaning "muddy"; although "Moapa River" was formerly the official name, local usage tended to translate the name, and it was made official in 1960.[3]
The Old Spanish Trail crossed from the Virgin River to the Muddy River and followed it westward before crossing the desert to Las Vegas Springs.
Mormon settlers established several settlements in the Muddy River area in 1864, including the town of St Thomas, which was submerged under Lake Mead until recently. Some of the towns ruins can be still seen during low water levels. Some Paiutes fought to protect and reclaim their homeland. For a variety of reasons, including the harsh climate, unpredictable periods of drought, and a tax dispute with the State of Nevada, the Mormons abandoned the area in 1871.[4] Many of the LDS people have since returned to the area and it currently has a substantial Mormon population.
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How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
I just purchased a WN2000RPT to extend my network throughout my house, but I ran into issues after following the brief setup instructions.
Firstly... it seems to have created a parallel network rather than just extending the range of my original network... This doesn't work for what I'm trying to use it for.
I've read a few things in these forums and I believe I might need to set it up as a "wireless repeater"... essentially I just want to extend my original signal, and be able to access it as if I was sent by the original modem/router.
Are there any instructions on how to set it up as a repeater? (if that's the right thing to do?)
Thanks in advance,
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Modem/Router: Netgear CG814WG
Range Extender(misleading name): Netgear WN2000RPT
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Range Extender, Range booster, Universal Extender, whatever term they call it, it is the same function - Its a Repeater! WN2000RPT is made for that purpose.
Hard reset the WN2000RPT, and follow the steps on the manual 'Connect a PC to the Extender with an Ethernet Cable'
Here is the manual:
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Wrong... Repeater and Extender is two different thing.
REPEATER setup will require WDS (wireless distribution systems) on BOTH devices to cross reference the Mac address and Encryption
EXTENDER setup does NOT need WDS. It scans the existing network and connects to the MAIN wireless router with SSID/Encryption like you would do with any WIFI devices
WPS is also a stronger/safer +plus easy setup if CGXX has WPS buttons then you cause WPS to setup by the WPS key usually listed in the label attached to the outside of CGXX and use that key when are in the interface of WNR200RPT
manual are pretty clear on setup for you
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Range Extender and the Repeater are different in the configuration, I already know that already. no need to explain it to me.
Try to analyze what ive said. And you read this again:
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
a Extender and Repeater are two seperate things
a Extender is what this product is, it creates a ext accsess point that tunnles the connected device to the main modem/router, not only does this create cluter on the wifi network, and the hassle of switching which access point (the extender or the modem/router) is closer to you, it also slows the speed of data coming through,
a repeater, just simply repeats the orginal wifi signal, without having to add another access point, in simple it just magnifies the wifi signal of the modem/router, it also doesnt slow its speed, much more useful imo
and lastly the link you gave, how about you go read it all, NOT ONCE does it give info on using the product as a REPEATER, please make sure your FACTS are correct before posting in forums, as you in your first post you clearly have no idea what your talking about
now as for the OC's question, unfourtunly at current you can not use the the wn2000rpt as a repeater, i also made this mistake in buying it thinking i could use it as a repeater >.< oh well it was only $65 and it still is fast if you got fast net
keep on eye out on dd-wrt firmware for it, which will turn it into a repeater, they might make one sooner or later
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Best way to setup is to not waste your time and throw it out the window. I fought with mine long enough and got an Amped brand which works great.
Netgear and others take note: In order to get an RMA, you have to go through tech support. If you are beyond the 90 day period it will cost you to talk to tech support, no matter how many firmware upgrades and hours spent trying to patch this thing together. If your stupid enough to go that route, then you will have to cough up the cost of shipping both ways sending your $69. item for an inspection. At least it's only $69., but the time spent was the expensive part.
This actually has a 90 warranty in my opinion.
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Has firmware resolved this problem?
I'm trying to resolve the wireless extension issue for a v2 router in France.
( walls constructed in 1503 are a bit thicker than we're used to ).
The people I'm assisting have a similar setup in the UK; it simply does not
work in France.
Does the latest firmware resolve the problem?
Yes: The NetGear can attach to a LiveBox router.
No: the connection cannot reach the outside network.
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
I have the Wn2000rpt and need to install it at a friend place which have already 6 ip cameras with static ip (2 of these cameras send low signal)), conncted through his latest AT&t u-verse 2wire router. Are you saying I won't be able to use it to only extend the signal.?
Will I have to go and change those 2 cameras setup for everything to work smooth.?
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Did you manage to use the wn2000rpt as you wanted.. Been trying to do that with 3600 2wire U-verse router.
1st I had to change the ssid, and was able to connect to the internet with the extender, yet, no matter what I tried to do on foscan Ip camera or on the router setting, couldn't watch any of the cameras remotely as long as it was connected to the extender.:-(
Re: How to setup WN2000RPT as a wireless repeater?
Seems very common that reaching behind extender is an issue
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