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Milan Lucic did a lot of things really well in Boston's unbelievable Game 7 victory over Toronto. Lucic scored a goal, added an assist and had the best handshake we've seen so far in the 2013 playoffs. When it came to the handshake line after their OT victory, Lucic got a bit personal with Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf. This is also PDL's first time embedding a Vine (think of it as a GIF - you'll love it), so if we break the site we'll just go ahead and apologize in advance. Hmmm...Lucic preaches the "shake the hand, smack the junk" approach when it comes to handshakes. Remember folks, if you plan on shaking Lucic's hand be sure you have a cup. Maybe Lucic was inspired by Corey Perry? Thanks to SeanFitz_Gerald and Steve Brabrand for sharing this creation with the world. [follow]
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Based on 741 Ratings for the 1998 - 2000 models.Review this car
By jr on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
overall rating 7 of 10rating details
"I have a 1998 supercab 4x4 in xlt trim, with the 3 liter v-6 and 5 speed manual. I bought it with 49,000 miles in april 03', it now has 89,000 miles. Here is what I've experienced: -Averages 20 mpg overall. -If you have 4x4, get the 4.0 for better torque, especially if you're towing. -The front ball joints wore out by 80K, there are no grease fittings on them either. -Replaced alternator around 80K. -Factory exhaust is still in good shape. -Be careful how you engage the automatic hubs, or you can wreck them. "Read the owner's manual." -Paint is still very glossy, not a speck of rust anywhere. Alloy rims are pitted from road salt though. Overall, this has been a very good, tough truck. If you're going to buy a ranger, make sure you get the one that fits your needs. Get a 4x4 for sure if you live in the snowbelt. Stay away from earlier rangers with twin I-beam suspensions. The older 2.8L and 2.9L had problems as well."
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By Manhattan, KS on Sunday, March 30, 2008
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"This was my first vehicle and lasted me a good 5 years. We bought it used in '03 and it already had 76,000 miles on it. Other than having to replace the Air Conditioner once, we have had no major mechanical problems. There have been many times where we used this truck jump start or replace our primary vehicle when it had failed. This truck always came to our recue. PROS: *Dependable - Has never not started on the first try *Looks sharpe *Great little off-roader *Easy to drive around town CONS: *Fuel-Economy - I typically get 13mpg city *Passenger room - I fit just fine in the truck, but I can't haul more than one other person comfortably."
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By blueskidooman on Saturday, March 15, 2008
overall rating 10 of 10rating details
"I've had my truck for about 4 years now, bought it used with 100,000 on it. It has never let me down, just regular maintinence, and now with gas prices the way they are, its great that its the flex fuel model and I can run e85 in it. only 2.50 a gallon rather than 3.69 for regular! still getting 24miles per gallon!! with a 4x4 that isnt underpowered at all thats pretty dang good!"
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By why buy problems w/other brands on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
overall rating 10 of 10rating details
"i have a 1998 4.0 ranger 4x4 and have never had problems after 125000 miles of hard driving on it. this is a strong little truck,will take you almost anywhere off-road,very durable and dependable!! gas mileage isnt the greatest,but will sacrifice for being trouble free driving..i will continue to drive this truck untill it falls apart,which i believe will be at least another 100,000 miles. if you are debating on buying one of these trucks just stop and buy it, you wont go wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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By bemo on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 147,000overall rating 7 of 10rating details
Pros: "great for outdoor sports support"
Cons: "really cheap carpet, windshields always crack"
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"these are very useful vehicles overall. i can't believe ford is disc. them in the us. who will be the 1st co to bring a good small pickup to this mkt? That will probably be my next new vehicle."
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Rice Noodle Salad With Vegetables And Tofu
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|Rice sticks
|4 Ounce
|Chopped mint
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Low sodium soy sauce
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|3 Tablespoon
|Chopped dry roasted peanuts
|2 Tablespoon
|Rice wine vinegar
|6 Tablespoon
|Serrano chiles
|2 , halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
|2 Clove (10 gm), minced
|Dark sesame oil
|2 Teaspoon
|Yellow squash
|8 Ounce, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
|Sliced red bell pepper rings
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|6 Ounce, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
|Sliced cabbage
|3 Cup (48 tbs)
|Bean sprouts
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Chopped green onions
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Baked tofu
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1. Cook noodles according to package directions.
2. Combine mint and next 6 ingredients (through garlic). Combine half of mint mixture and rice noodles in a large bowl.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add squash, bell pepper, and zucchini, saute 4 minutes. Add green cabbage and remaining ingredients, saute 3 minutes. Arrange noodle mixture on a platter, and top with tofu mixture. Drizzle with remaining mint mixture.
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And, from the south, chronic wasting disease is poised to decimate the elk herds.
Any elk habitat expert, modern hunters as well as biologists, might take a stab at the time required for elk to make that journey.
This means a decline in habitat quality for grazers like bison and elk, whose winter-killed carcasses grizzlies feed upon.
late Old English, from Old Norse elgr or from an alteration of Old English elh, eolh (perhaps via French scribes), or possibly from Middle High German elch (OED's suggestion), all from Proto-Germanic *elkh- (cf. Old High German elaho),
The Germanic words are related to the general word for "deer" in Balto-Slavic (cf. Russian losu, Czech los; also cf. eland), from PIE *olki-, perhaps with reference to the reddish color from root *el- (2) "red, brown" (in animal and tree names); cf. Sanskrit harina- "deer," from hari- "reddish-brown." Greek alke and Latin alces probably are Germanic loan-words. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks founded N.Y.C. 1868, originally a society of actors and writers.
A conventional person; square: kill themselves later with laughter over the amount of money the Elks spent
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Howard "Bud" Donald Hughes, Jr.
HENRIETTA, Texas — Howard "Bud" Donald Hughes, Jr., 76, of Henrietta, Texas, died Friday, July 13, 2012, in Dallas, Texas.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Henrietta, Texas, with Rev. Justin Greer and Rev. Sammie Hughes officiating. Burial will be in the Hope Cemetery in Henrietta, Texas, under the direction of Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta.
Mr. Hughes was born on July 13, 1936, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Howard D. and Hazel Bernice (Talbot) Hughes. He was a retired Chief Petty officer from the U.S. Navy having served during the Viet Nam War and was retired Bakery Manager from Albertsons in Wichita Falls, Texas. He married Judy Jackson on February 24, 2001, in Henrietta, Texas.
Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Barbara and Lee Hughes; and one daughter, Barbara Lee Hughes.
Survivors include his wife, Judy Hughes of Henrietta; three sons, Robert Allen Hughes and wife Sara of Murphy, Texas, James Donald Hughes of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Donald William Hughes and wife Karen of Lakeside City, Texas; one daughter, Tina Hughes of Wichita Falls, Texas; ten grandchildren; five brothers, Sammie Hughes and wife Susan of Collinsville, Texas, Robert Eugene Hughes and wife Billi of Arlington, Texas, Rick Hughes and wife Jeri of Pennsylvania, Jack Hughes of Richmond, Va., and Tommy Hughes and wife Jan of Nazareth, Pa.
The family will be at Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta, Texas, on Monday evening, July 16, 2012, from 7-8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Bucky Boyd VFW Post, Henrietta, Texas, 76365.
Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guestbook at www.davisfuneralhome.net.
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Placon opens $14 million recycling facility for post-consumer bottles and thermoforms
Placon Corporation, a thermoformer and plastic sheet extruder, has announced the opening of its EcoStar® closed-loop recycling facility to become one of the first thermoforming companies in the food and consumer packaging industry to implement its own in-house recycling to process post-consumer bottles as well as thermoforms.
With this new 70,000 square foot facility, Placon accomplishes its plan to create a standalone manufacturing location with its own brand identity under the EcoStar name.
EcoStar purchases bales of curbside collected post-consumer PET bottles and mixed bales of post-consumer thermoform packaging, grinds them, washes them, and processes them into sheet and flake. EcoStar recycled PET products include flake, LNO (letter of non-object) flake for food packaging, and sheet products for the food and consumer products markets. At full capacity, EcoStar will process 36 million pounds of inbound material.
"We are excited about our new EcoStar facility as it enables us to produce consumer packaging from 100% post-consumer PET recyclate," said the company CEO Dan Mohs.
Along with the ability to wash and recycle PET, half of the new facility is engineered for sheet extrusion. This operational layout eliminates non-value-added activities and reduces the total carbon footprint by bringing the material supply chain closer to sheet production. Moreover, the supply of post-consumer plastics processed by the facility are collected primarily in the Midwest, streamlining local and regional operations at every step of the process.
"Our $14 million investment demonstrates our commitment to sustainable packaging and the reduction of solid waste. We believe that the best way to reduce energy consumption and conserve resources, from a cradle-to-grave perspective, is to recycle plastic packaging back into plastic packaging, thereby closing the loop," Mohs said.
For nearly two decades, Placon has pioneered the use of post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) in the consumer packaging industry. In the past seven years alone, it has diverted more than one billion discarded bottles from landfills. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, recycling one pound of PET instead of using virgin material saves approximately 12,000 BTUs of energy.
The new facility has created 44 new jobs. Currently Placon employs more than 400 people worldwide.
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Wanted to share a few ideas I've run across that have me smiling from ear to ear. There is nothing like putting some hard work into creating something lovely. Let's get started!
First up is one of the BEST websites for sewing inspiration ( and more really ).
The Reading Canopy: handmade by sewing a 108″ x 54″ silk to a circular hand-quilting hoop (like an embroidery hoop, only huge!), adding lengths of hemp twine to the hoop, then attaching them to a sling ring. Another (square) piece of white silk was draped over this contraption, and we used fishing wire to hang it from a hook in the ceiling. The large floor pillow and faux lambskin were scavenged from elsewhere in the house. I'd like to eventually replace the pillow with a handmade bean bag chair.
View more about this super adorable Reading Canopy at Sew Liberated.
A craft for handy dads ( or mums! ). This wee size dress up closet is great for organising your kids
dress up clothes AND makes them more accessable. From Ana White Homemaker.
and an OVER THE TOP wonderful woodland bedroom from Ohdeedoh
Some DIY crafty stuff the kids can definitely help with.
Pretty DIY fabric book display from Penny Carnival.
Cute hanging jelly fish for the ceiling from Scrap Books Etc
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I swear to god.
I hope these useless motherfuckers from Enron die a slow and agonizing death.
We all knew this was going on, and we all screamed about it last year, we all knew that this deregulation of the power industry in California(pdf) was a BAD IDEA but those incompetent morons in the California legislature and that mouthbreather in the governor's mansion didn't do a damn thing about it.
You know what makes me so goddamn angry? "Kenny Boy" is such a close friend of "President" Bush, and Enron has bought so many members of Congress (You know, those people who are supposed to represent us in government?) not a damn thing will happen to him.
Me, and thousands of my fellow Californians will be paying for his hubris for DECADES, and he is going to walk.
If you're interested, there's lots more Enron info here, and here.
Sorry. Got off on a bit of a rant there.
Hey, it happens.
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ABSTRACT: A systematic multi-parameter and multi-platform approach to study the slow process of earthquake preparation is fundamental to gain some insight on this complex phenomenon. In particular, an important contribution is the integrated analysis between ground geophysical data and satellite data. In this paper we review some of the more recent results and suggest the next directions of this kind of research. Our intention is not to detect a particular precursor but to understand the physics underlying the various observations and to establish a reliable physical model of the preparation phase before an impending earthquake. In this way, future investigation will search for suitable fore-patterns, which the physical model of multi-layers coupling predicts and characterizes by quasi-synchronism in time and geo-consistency in space. We also present alternative explanations for some anomalies which are not actually related to earthquakes, rather to other natural or anthropic processes.Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C 05/2015; DOI:10.1016/j.pce.2015.05.004 · 1.26 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Cygnus X-3 (Cyg X-3) is a remarkable Galactic microquasar (X-ray binary) emitting from radio to $\gamma$-ray energies. In this paper, we consider hadronic model of emission of $\gamma$-rays above 100 MeV and their implications. We focus here on the joint $\gamma$-ray and neutrino production resulting from proton-proton interactions within the binary system. We find that the required proton injection kinetic power, necessary to explain the $\gamma$-ray flux observed by AGILE and Fermi-LAT, is $L_p \sim 10^{38}\:\rm{erg\:s^{-1}}$, a value in agreement with the average bolometric luminosity of the hypersoft state (when Cygnus X-3 was repeatedly observed to produce transient $\gamma$-ray activity). If we assume an increase of the wind density at the superior conjunction, the asymmetric production of $\gamma$-rays along the orbit can reproduce the observed modulation. According to observational constraints and our modelling, a maximal flux of high-energy neutrinos would be produced for an initial proton distribution with a power-law index $\alpha=2.4$. The predicted neutrino flux is almost two orders of magnitude less than the 2-month IceCube sensitivity at $\sim$1 TeV. If the protons are accelerated up to PeV energies, the predicted neutrino flux for a prolonged "soft X-ray state" would be a factor of about 3 lower than the 1-year IceCube sensitivity at $\sim$10 TeV. This study shows that, for a prolonged soft state (as observed in 2006) possibly related with $\gamma$-ray activity and a hard distribution of injected protons, Cygnus X-3 might be close to being detectable by cubic-kilometer neutrino telescopes such as IceCube.The Astrophysical Journal 01/2014; 780(1):7. DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/780/1/29 · 6.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We present a variability study of a sample of bright gamma-ray (30 MeV -- 50 GeV) sources. This sample is an extension of the first AGILE catalogue of gamma-ray sources (1AGL), obtained using the complete set of AGILE observations in pointing mode performed during a 2.3 year period from July 9, 2007 until October 30, 2009. The dataset of AGILE pointed observations covers a long time interval and its gamma-ray data archive is useful for monitoring studies of medium-to-high brightness gamma-ray sources. In the analysis reported here, we used data obtained with an improved event filter that covers a wider field of view, on a much larger (about 27.5 months) dataset, integrating data on observation block time scales, which mostly range from a few days to thirty days. The data processing resulted in a better characterized source list than 1AGL was, and includes 54 sources, 7 of which are new high galactic latitude (|BII| >= 5) sources, 8 are new sources on the galactic plane, and 20 sources from the previous catalogue with revised positions. Eight 1AGL sources (2 high-latitude and 6 on the galactic plane) were not detected in the final processing either because of low OB exposure and/or due to their position in complex galactic regions. We report the results in a catalogue of all the detections obtained in each single OB, including the variability results for each of these sources. In particular, we found that 12 sources out of 42 or 11 out of 53 are variable, depending on the variability index used, where 42 and 53 are the number of sources for which these indices could be calculated. Seven of the 11 variable sources are blazars, the others are Crab pulsar+nebula, LS I +61{\deg}303, Cyg X-3, and 1AGLR J2021+4030.
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ABSTRACT: Context: AGILE is a gamma-ray astrophysics mission which has been in orbit since 23 April 2007 and continues to operate reliably. The gamma-ray detector, AGILE-GRID, has observed Galactic and extragalactic sources, many of which were collected in the first AGILE Catalog. Aims: We present the calibration of the AGILE-GRID using in-flight data and Monte Carlo simulations, producing Instrument Response Functions (IRFs) for the effective area A_eff), Energy Dispersion Probability (EDP), and Point Spread Function (PSF), each as a function of incident direction in instrument coordinates and energy. Methods: We performed Monte Carlo simulations at different gamma-ray energies and incident angles, including background rejection filters and Kalman filter-based gamma-ray reconstruction. Long integrations of in-flight observations of the Vela, Crab and Geminga sources in broad and narrow energy bands were used to validate and improve the accuracy of the instrument response functions. Results: The weighted average PSFs as a function of spectra correspond well to the data for all sources and energy bands. Conclusions: Changes in the interpolation of the PSF from Monte Carlo data and in the procedure for construction of the energy-weighted effective areas have improved the correspondence between predicted and observed fluxes and spectra of celestial calibration sources, reducing false positives and obviating the need for post-hoc energy-dependent scaling factors. The new IRFs have been publicly available from the Agile Science Data Centre since November 25, 2011, while the changes in the analysis software will be distributed in an upcoming release.Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 10/2013; DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201321767 · 0.20 Impact Factor
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Article: AGILE detection of increasing gamma-ray emission from the blazar PKS 1510-089 following an optical/near-infrared flare
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ABSTRACT: The AGILE satellite detected several episodes of transient gamma-ray emission from Cygnus X-3. Cross-correlating the AGILE light curve with both X-ray and radio monitoring data, we found that the main events of gamma-ray activity were detected while the system was in soft spectral X-ray states, that coincide with local and often sharp minima of the hard X-ray flux, a few days before intense radio outbursts. This repetitive temporal coincidence between the gamma-ray transient emission and spectral state changes of the source turns out to be the spectral signature of high-energy activity from this microquasar. The gamma-ray differential spectrum of Cygnus X-3 (100 MeV - 3 GeV), which was obtained by averaging the data collected by AGILE during the gamma-ray events, is consistent with a power law of photon index {\alpha} = 2.0 +/- 0.2. Finally, we examined leptonic and hadronic emission models for the gamma-ray activity and found that both scenarios are valid. In particular, in the leptonic model - based on inverse Compton scatterings of mildly relativistic electrons on soft photons from both the Wolf-Rayet companion star and the accretion disk - the emitting particles may also contribute to the overall hard X-ray spectrum, possibly explaining the hard non-thermal power-law tail seen during special soft X-ray states in Cygnus X-3.
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ABSTRACT: We present the results of multi-year gamma-ray observations by the AGILE satellite of the black hole binary system Cygnus X-1. In a previous investigation we focused on gamma-ray observations of Cygnus X-1 in the hard state during the period mid-2007/2009. Here we present the results of the gamma-ray monitoring of Cygnus X-1 during the period 2010/mid-2012 carried out for which includes a remarkably prolonged `soft state' phase (June 2010 -- May 2011). Previous 1--10 MeV observations of Cyg X-1 in this state hinted at a possible existence of a non-thermal particle component with substantial modifications of the Comptonized emission from the inner accretion disk. Our AGILE data, averaged over the mid-2010/mid-2011 soft state of Cygnus X-1, provide a significant upper limit for gamma-ray emission above 100 MeV of F_soft < 20 x 10^{-8} ph/cm^2/s, excluding the existence of prominent non-thermal emission above 100 MeV during the soft state of Cygnus X-1. We discuss theoretical implications of our findings in the context of high-energy emission models of black hole accretion. We also discuss possible gamma-ray flares detected by AGILE. In addition to a previously reported episode observed by AGILE in October 2009 during the hard state, we report a weak but important candidate for enhanced emission which occurred at the end of June 2010 (2010-06-30 10:00 - 2010-07-02 10:00 UT) exactly in coincidence with a hard-to-soft state transition and before an anomalous radio flare. An appendix summarizes all previous high-energy observations and possible detections of Cygnus X-1 above 1 MeV.The Astrophysical Journal 03/2013; 766(2). DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/766/2/83 · 6.28 Impact Factor
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Lawyers rise against corruption • Set up anti-corruption commission
Lawyers rose from a meeting in Akure, Ondo State, saying no to corruption in the justice sector. They resolved to set up an anti-corruption commission to complement the Federal Government's effort in combating the monster. Legal Editor JOHN AUSTIN UNACHUKWU was there.
The Adegbemile Hall of the Ondo State Cultural Centre in Akure was filled to capacity by lawyers who came for the quarterly National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Nigerian Bar Associtian. Such meetings provide members the opportunity of not only networking, but also addressing the state of the nation and proffering solutions to national problems.
In his welcome address, the NBA President, Joseph Bodunrin Daudu (SAN) drew the attention of the NEC to the danger posed to the legal profession by corruption. He said the objective was to raise the alarm that the legal profession of which the members are protectors and guardians is not only about to collapse, but its demise may well sink the ship of the Nigerian State.
He said: ''The legal profession, Bar, Bench and the corporate legal world are all in one business – the dispensation of justice. Justice is a very sensitive and at times a volatile commodity; difficult to handle but immensely beneficial to the societ. Without justice, society as we know it is finished because man can only survive in a just environment."
Daudu noted that every act of injustice such as stealing funds of others, corruption, indolence, extra-judicial killings, maladministration, judicial insensitivity, bad judgments induced by corruption or ignorance or both, and others amount to a denial of justice.
He said: ''By way of example, anytime Boko Haram's spokesmen speak, they claim that they were led to this inhuman form of protest because, as alleged, the police extra-judicially killed their leader, Muhammad Yusuf and hundreds of their followers. Whether that is correct or not, the inhuman and ungodly termination of human lives by the police as alleged by the sect amounts to a denial of justice and this has provided them an excuse to metamorphose into a terrorist cell.
''The foregoing is just a variant of injustice and we can see how its effect has dislocated our lives. For instance, Nigerians no longer do business in some parts of the country. In some cities, movement is severely restricted. Moreover, several foreign travel advisories have tagged Nigeria one of the most dangerous destinations to visit or do business in the world. The cause of all this is injustice.
"Now the nature of denial of justice at our doorstep is real, it is not imagined. It arises from the court room or judicial corruption. There are 36 state judiciaries, comprising state High Courts and other superior courts and there are lower courts, such as Magistrates, Area and Customary courts."
Daudu further noted that in the Federal system, the hierarchy of courts ranging from the Supreme Court to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria is well known. It is a known fact that at every point in the judicial system, particularly in the lower courts where the teeming populace take their cases to, there are serving judiciary officers whether on the Bench or in the Registry willing to pervert the course or cause of justice by accepting bribes, he said.
''This deflection of justice, whereby the wrong party is adjudged right or the rich party purchases justice will in due course have a debilitating effect on this nation. At the moment, a small percentage does not believe that we have a judicial system, so they do not patronise same.
"They use the services of enforcers or resort to other forms of self help. When this form of corruption becomes full-blown, (as we have seen in the collapse of traffic control in this country where no one respects the enforcer of traffic laws again and which has led to anarchy on our roads) there will be large scale anarchy and total breakdown of law and order''.
"This issue concerns us legal practitioners because we fuel the corruption taking place in this system. Lawyers are conduits and pipeline in this sordid cash and carry business''.
"I propose at this NEC meeting to re-constitute some of our committees so as to optimize our performance. I also proposed to seek NEC's approval to replicate the Anti-Corruption Commission as Anti-Corruption Committees in our Branches. They will monitor and report on the corrupt activities that I have described above. I will send to all branch chairmen a template containing the terms of reference and operational manual for the committees," Daudu stated.
The NEC, after deliberations, mandated the President to constitute the membership of the commission and committees.
Speaking on the decision of the NEC, former NBA President Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) said: "It is very interesting and novel. I have worked on anti corruption strategies for a long time. The approach of the NBA is laudable, but may be just another project.
"Larry Diamond, who is the world's leading scholar on anti-corruption matters, said to me a long time ago, rather prophetically before the creation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), that: "When you diagnose that a country suffers or has suffered endemic corruption, the treatment is drastic. The treatment must be backed by the strongest political will at the highest level of leadership, otherwise, it can become a workshop rhetoric.'''
Agbakoba added: "Now that Nigeria has been diagnosed with a serious case of endemic corruption, all of these small projects, while necessary, will not address the key issue of how to reverse corruption, because the first challenge with the issue of endemic corruption is how to stop and halt it.
"This is because the key state actors are themselves the corrupt agents. While we applaud the objective, all I want to see are state actors, such as the President, understanding the need to revisit Nigeria's anti-corruption strategy, which is not even in existence.
"And, in doing so, we need a clearly identified policy guideline in which the three arms that cushion anti-corruption are specified such as investigation, who will do it? I am of the view that the EFCC cannot investigate and prosecute at the same time. The EFCC can become the equivalent of the Serious Fraud Office in the UK."
"Then, for prosecution, there might be the need to set up a Special Prosecution Unit, a stand-alone prosecution unit of crack lawyers who will deal with cases. They understand the issues; they understand criminal law and procedure; they know when to go in; they know when to withdraw charges and add charges so that you can get results."
Agbakoba stated further:"The first and most important thing in the anti-corruption strategy is that Nigerians want to see the recovered assets. They have to be ploughed back. So, if you use these three sub-strategies in the larger picture of anti-corruption strategy you will get results.
"That is why we have been shamed by the jailing of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori in London, because there, they understood the investigation which was done by the Serious Fraud Office. The Serious Fraud Office has no skills to prosecute, so they handed over to the Crown's Prosecution Service and then, the Crown's Prosecution Service prosecutes and then sends the proceeds to the Assets Recovery Directorate for repatriation to Edo State Government.
"That is the first real example of catching a thief and it is a shame that Nigeria cannot do the same. Immediately the prosecution saw that they had difficulties with the corruption part of the charge, they dropped it and went for the money laundering. But here, the prosecution has no skill in strategy. They lump too many charges and as a result they get bogged down.
"The NBA's counter-corruption strategy is welcome, but what we need is a statement from the president of Nigeria about his views not his subject."
For the former General Secretary of the NBA, Dele Adesina (SAN), it is a step in the right direction and timely, too. He said: "I believe that it is a right step in the right direction, our efforts need to be coordinated. Like it was mentioned, it is my own personal view that the time has now come when we should go beyond generalisation and begin to be specific in our accusations.
"Anybody who knows anybody within the Bar or the Bench who is involved in this offence, should be bold enough to channel their names to this commission and we think the situation will then begin to improve gradually and gradually."
On the class of people he would like to see in the committee, Adesina said: "I believe that our president will use his judgment and ensure that the people he is going to appoint are credible. We all know ourselves in this profession. He should try and make sure that not any person who has a single question mark no matter how small finds his way into that committee. They must be people of transparency, absolute integrity with records to show for it.'' Adesina concluded
Fielding questions on how the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) can partner the NBA in this fight against corruption, the Chairman of NHRC, Prof. Anselm Chidi Odinkalu said: "The impunity for corruption affects all of us and anybody who is willing to do anything credible about it, should be supported. So, I welcome the idea that the NBA is thinking of doing something along this line. "Quite clearly, whatever team that is put together has got to be credible, because there have been quite credible allegations against some fairly senior people at the Bar over issues of corruption in the judiciary and legal practice. It is hoped that such people don't have any role to play in this type of committee.
Odinkalu: Further said "Corruption doesn't just affect people because it destroys access to right. It is a violation of human rights. If you are in a court system which is corrupted, you have no human rights. It you are in a court system which is corrupted, your human rights to face trial and access to justice is violated. If you are in an electoral system that is corrupted, your human right to participate in deciding your government is violated.
''There are very intimate links between what the NBA is proposing and the mandate of the NHRC and at the appropriate time, we will sit the leadership of the NBA to work out proper partnerships, if the efforts of the NBA is credible they will find willing partners in the NHRC''.
Another lawyer, Fabian Ajogwu (SAN), said: "My views are that anything we need to do to check deviant behaviour or anything that erodes the confidence of the public in the administration of justice in Nigeria would be most welcome.''
"Keep in mind, that the administration of justice involves both lawyers, the Judiciary as well as law enforcement agents. So for me, this should be a broad-based effort rather than just a focus on the judiciary.
"Even when there is an allegation of corruption on the part of the judiciary, very often, it would involve more than just the person.
''So, I believe that a broad-based approach will be better than a focused approach, though I don't want anything that will give the impression that it is zeroed down, targeted accusation and aimed at the judiciary. Rather, we should look at cleaning up the entire system of the administration of justice. That it is my view and I think that It can be achieved. It just needs people to be forthright in their dealings and to be able to deal with infractions when they are reported. That is very important.''
"Dealing with infractions when they are reported sends the signal that it will not be tolerated. If infractions are reported and are resolved amicably, they will end up worsening the system because it just means that whoever wishes to do a wrong thing will know how to make efforts to resolve it amicably.
"It is not something that we should be talking about resolving amicably. It is something that we should deal with on the merit of each case. "But having said that, we cannot do away with fair hearing whenever an allegation is laid so that the innocent soul does not suffer."
J.S. Okutepa (SAN) said: "We should look at corruption in all its ramifications, not necessarily from monetary aspect done.
"We should also look at environmental corruption. The environment itself has its own contribution to corruption.
''The environment itself in Nigeria in view of the fact that judges have no good conditions of service in terms of the cars they ride, the place they work, even when they are sent on national assignments, the places they are kept. That, in itself, opens them up to corruption.
Okutepa said: "Some judges are Christians, other Muslims and so on. And some politicians are either Muslims or Christians. They attend churches or mosques and have friends who are close to them. Judge's wife or a judge's husband can be approached in any of the social gatherings, a weddings or naming ceremonies. Before now, Judges were insulated from politics. They were insulated from all forms of social functions. They go to their courts. They go to the Government Reservation Areas (GRAs) and live.
"They were not attending all these functions before and when they go to churches or mosques, you don't even know them. That, to me, is social corruption.
"Now, a judge can give judgment against you because you are not a member of his own religion. He gives judgment on the basis of religion. This to me is social corruption."
Okutepa stated that lawyers too have their share of corruption.
Said he: "Now when you come to the area of lawyers who have relationship with these judges, they meet them at functions, you see some Chief Judges and Judges of State High Courts going to the airports to receive the Chief Executives of their states. That itself contributes to corruption in the society.
''Now when you have conducts that are less than honesty, that is corruption. You don't need to take bribes to be corrupt, for instance if you have a case in court, as you are my friend and I don't disclose that and I go ahead to give judgment, that in itself is corruption."
"When you see the scenario of what is going on now; for instance if we accuse the former Chief Justice of Nigeria of interfering in the Sokoto case, why should the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria ask Justice Abdul Kafarati to rescind his decision?
''If there is an error, that is why there are hierarchy of courts. If the CJN must intervene, must that be a matter of public knowledge? We must be able to condemn what is wrong irrespective of who is involved. He might be a saint and make honest mistakes."
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This fictionalised version of the lives of the Greek hero Achilles and his sworn companion Patroclus won the Orange Prize in 2012. The first third or so deals with the boyhood relationship of Achilles and Patroclus, and was a little slow, though well written. As one would expect, it is when the Trojan war breaks out that the action hots up, and the familiar and not so familiar events take place (though the most famous wooden horse in history is barely mentioned in passing). Achilles and Agamemnon between them do more damage to their own cause than to Troy most of the time through their arrogance, and Achilles's son Neoptolemus is particularly unpleasant. A good read.
I would like to say in all seriousness: This is now my favourite book.
I've been trying to figure out what to say in this review for a few days now, and I just can't? This book destroyed me.
This book was meant for me.
I remember the first time I ever saw this book was in an airport. It can't have been very long after it was published because this was only about 3-4 years ago, and I was on my way to visit my Father in the UK. I hadn't even read the blurb, but I had decided I wanted this book. I knew I was going to love it. I wanted to buy it! But, as my Mother pointed out, I already had enough books to read whilst I was away - I could get the book when we got back.
I didn't get the book when I got back. I ended up getting it on Kindle years later, and then put off reading it for months.
Why? I don't know. I love all things Ancient History - more than anything, the Ancient Greeks. This is exactly my kind of thing. I remember having this same love affair with Mary Renault's The Alexander Trilogy. So I honestly don't know why I waited until now to read this book.
Do I regret that I waited this long? Absolutely not. It might only be a matter of 3-4 years, but I would never have appreciated this book then, the way I do now.
The Song of Achilles is the story of the illustrious Achilles Peleides, Aristos Achaion. More than that, it's the story of what made him human in spite of being half-god. The book is told from the narrative of Patroclus Menotiades, an exiled prince, who comes to the court of King Peleus, and there meets the second half of his soul.
Miller has obviously followed Plato's interpretation of their relationship here. Contrary to major movies starring Brad Pitt, Achilles and Patroclus were not cousins. They were not remotely related. There is no definitive answer to the question of 'were they lovers?' but I like to think they were. There's enough evidence out there for me, and certainly Homer doesn't make it explicit, but you cannot deny the way, aside from it's depth, the way in which Achilles grieves - refusing to burn Patroclus' body, keeping it in his tent and weeping over it - provides pretty compelling evidence.
Anyway ...
What I really love about this book? The fact that it's told from Patroclus' narrative. This was a genius stroke by Miller. It certainly wouldn't have been anywhere near as good if it had been told from an impersonal third person, or even from Achilles point of view. How could you possibly relate to someone who was half-god? But to the poor mortal who loved him? That you can relate to. Almost everyone will have had that experience of thinking someone divine through the force of your feelings for them. The only difference here, is Achilles really is of the divine.
Patroclus is the relateable outcast. He's not a loser by any means, but he's just not a warrior in a culture where the true measure of a man is in his ability to be one, surrounded as they are by stories of heroes and gods. So far in that the divinities are real characters in this book: Thetis, Achilles' mother; Chiron, Centaur and teacher; and cameos by Apollo and minor Gods. The addition of these characters adds a sense of magic, whilst maintaining a sense of realism. You feel that it is quite feasible that they existed once, and that they did play a part in this story.
The Story of Achilles is one that is recognised the world over, and the name of Achilles is synonymous with the name Troy. But that's not what this book is about. This book is a love story. It's the story of two best friends growing up, learning to love each other, discovering their world together and their willingness to sacrifice for the sake of their love.The depth of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is what really sets this book apart from all the other re-tellings of the Illiad.
If you only read one book this year, make it this one.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
One of the greatest love stories never told…until Miller chose to work with this ancient story.
This is the love song of Patroclus for Achilles, a demi-god who befriends him while they are both young. Their friendship grows into something more, a powerful expression of the heart. But when the winds of war blow over them both, they must bow to Achilles' fate and join forces fighting Troy to recapture Helen of Sparta.
Told in prose that is spare yet masterful, The Song of Achilles reveals the deeper movements that drive both Patroclus and Achilles forward to their deaths. Told with warmth that lacks any overblown sentimentality, this story is moving and emotionally fulfilling. A must-read for fans of mythology and those who enjoy walking side-by-side with lovers who face destiny with courage.
Trojan War/Iliad slash fanfic. All the lead-up was pretty engaging and the prose had a spare but fluid quality to it. The treatment of the actual war felt a bit cursory, though I understood that Miller was more interested in character than in action scenes. Maybe what bothered me was that this was where it felt more like briefly retelling the Iliad than telling her own story, as most of the book had been.
I didn't expect to like The Song of Achilles as much as I did. I didn't expect to like it much at all, it being a well-regarded book about a mythological warrior, whose story was already familiar to me in broad strokes, if not in the details. Not only would there be a lot of battle scenes, but I knew how the story ended. But[Madeline Miller tells the familiar story in a fresh way and her love of Greek mythology shows through.
While Achilles himself remains a bit of a cipher, his companion, Patroclus, is vividly real, and it's from his point of view that the story is told. The world Miller writes about is very different from our own, with centaurs and sea-nymphs, myth-makers and men who prefer to die young and violently, but leaving behind a glittering reputation, than to die old and have lived a life of obscure prosperity. But the fears and emotions, Miller tells the reader, were the same, with people struggling to survive and to know what the right thing to do is.
What results is a compelling, unputdownable story. We know the end before we begin, but so does Achilles himself, lending added weight to the decisions he makes. And Patroclus is a worthy narrator, as he changes from an uncertain, tentative boy into a man willing to take risks and make hard decisions.
That The Song of Achilles offers a different take on the epic story of Achilles and the Trojan War is not, in itself, anything particularly out of the ordinary. People have been putting their own spins on The Iliad from the instant Homer finished reciting it. What's startling about this sharply written, cleverly re-imagined, enormously promising debut novel from Madeline Miller is how fresh and moving her take on the tale is — how she has managed to bring Achilles and his companion Patroclus to life in our time without removing them from their own.
But in the case of Miller, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in classics at Brown, the epic reach exceeds her technical grasp. The result is a book that has the head of a young adult novel, the body of the "Iliad" and the hindquarters of Barbara Cartland.
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CTS is a standard Microsoft established for declaring types in .NET languages. It is supposed to allow for .NET languages to interoperate without worrying about conflicting type definitions in memory.
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2250: Irish midfielder Keith Andrews gives an honest assessment of what turned out to be a hugely one-sided game: "For the vast majority of time, we were chasing shadows," he says. On Friday, co-host Ukraine plays France in Donetsk before Sweden takes on England in Group D at the Olympic Stadium, Kiev.
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2217: A rare chance for the Irish - with Robbie Keane nearly getting one back. He gets the ball on the left of the penalty area and is in some space. He fires low across the goal but Casillas gets down well and meets the shot with a strong hand. Good effort from the LA Galaxy striker and Ireland captain.
2214: It is too easy for Spain. Iniesta wins the ball on the halfway line with a challenge and the ball rolls to David Silva. He finds the run of Torres with a great pass and Torres runs on, unopposed and fires low past Given into the corner of the net for his second of the game. It's his last taste of the action, immediately replaced by substitute Cesc Fabregas.
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While most voices from the four corners of the world cried out for the release of the four Christian Peacemaker Team members taken captive in Iraq, a few criticized CPT's work as "unwise and untimely." These were also the words liberal religious leaders used to describe the activities of Martin Luther King Jr. that landed him in a Birmingham jail in 1963. It is indeed "unwise" to place oneself in the middle of a war zone, unarmed, as the Christian Peacemakers have. It is "untimely" to stay in Baghdad—beyond the precarious safety of the Green Zone—when all other foreign organizations have left.
And yet, this manner of unwise and untimely witness is precisely the peculiar life to which Christians are called. I use the word peculiar in the manner Dietrich Bonhoeffer used it when he said, "What makes the Christian different from others is the 'peculiar,' the 'perissos,' the 'extraordinary,' the 'unusual,' that which is not 'a matter of course.'" It is our calling, wrote Bonhoeffer in The Cost of Discipleship, to exceed the pedestrian, the normal. Christians are called to go beyond what is wise and timely.
It was in the course of responding to this peculiar call that James Loney, Tom Fox, Harmeet Sooden, and Norman Kember became involuntary guests of the Swords of Righteousness Brigade in Baghdad. I use the startling language of "guest" specifically because CPT strives in all situations not to dehumanize the other. "If you start using words like 'kidnap' or 'holding for ransom' or 'abducting,' then it begins to depersonalize human beings," CPT member Cliff Kindy said in an interview.
Their abduction was not unanticipated. They had been preparing for such a scenario since before they went to Iraq, which of course does not mean that it was welcomed. Like anyone in such a situation, they were frightened and hoped their work wouldn't come to this. But, as "peculiar" men, they trusted that the good they did among the suffering people of Iraq outweighed the risks they ran. And they are right.
King wrote that there are two ways to respond to unearned suffering: either with bitterness or by seeking to transform suffering into a creative force. Fox wrote in his blog in October 2004, "It seems easier somehow to confront anger within my heart than it is to confront fear.... But if Jesus and Gandhi are right, then I am not to give in to either...if Jesus and Gandhi are right, then I am asked to risk my life and, if I lose it, to be as forgiving as they were when murdered by the forces of Satan."
When the world asked for mercy for these men, it was not for their sakes alone. It is the "captors," the enemy, who are truly in danger. They have cut themselves off from God. It is those who are "consumed with hatred and utterly devoid of love," as Bonhoeffer put it, that most need us to intercede for them, love them, bless them when their language has shrunk to only curses.
I have no doubt that James, Tom, Harmeet, and Norman did precisely these things over the days of their involuntary confinement. Beyond their own fear, I am sure, they treated their kidnappers as hosts. Beyond their own anxiety, they shared their concern for their captors. Beyond their own exhaustion, they prayed for peace in the hearts of their new brothers.
There is no easy way to make a world where human dignity is given precedence over private gain or over political agendas. But shall we say that it is too difficult? Shall we say that the time is inconvenient or the situation not quite right? "If you preach the gospel in all aspects, with the exception of the issues which deal specifically with your time," said the reformer Martin Luther, "you are not preaching the gospel at all." Instead, let us raise up an army of "peculiar" people who take no weapon but the Word and who hail the enemy as one would a friend, all the while keeping our eyes on Christ. It is this gaze that will redeem our historical moment. It's the only thing that ever has.
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New Teacher is an episode in the Hey Arnold! TV Series.
Miss Slovak is leaves her job because she wants to become a professional golfer, and Mr. Simmons becomes the new teacher. The kids aren't too crazy about his "be your own unique self" teaching method and find a way to get rid of him, then realize things were better with Mr. Simmons than with their new teacher, Lieutenant Major Goose.
- The 4th grade class in this episode is made up of Arnold, Gerald, Helga, Harold, Phoebe, Rhonda, Sheena, Nadine, Brainy, Stinky, Iggy, and Curly. However, Eugene and Park do not appear. Sid on the other hand only appears when playing the bongos.
- Mr. Simmons is voiced by Dan Butler. He also appears as "Bulldog" on Frasier.
- Mr. Simmons likes gardening.
- The poem that Mr. Simmons reads in class is a parody of William Carlos Williams' poem, This is Just to Say.
- Gerald's poem is similar to Alan Ginsberg's Howl.
- Harold's last name (Berman) is revealed, as is Curly's first name (Thaddeus).
- When Lieutenant Major Goose was confused, all the students were laughing, except for Arnold but later he is shown laughing with a big giant facial expression.
- Lieutenant Major Goose also appears in the episode "Veterans Day".
- Walter Charles Walter was a parody of a poet William Carlos Williams
- When the students question Lieutenant Major Goose why are certain things so, Curly says, "Why do fools fall in love?" This is a reference to "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.
- Arnold is noticeably out of character for the first part of the episode. It is not until after Mr. Simmons quits that he realizes the error of his ways.
- When Helga has on the truth crown and insults Arnold, the entire class laughs, even Arnold.
- When Helga and the other kids have made their plan to get rid of Mr. Simmons, Helga asks "Everyone know the drill?" and they all put their hands together to make a pact and each say they do. Arnold's hand suddenly pops into frame and you can hear him say "Alright", but Arnold wasn't in the scene with them and it's not like Arnold to go along with this as he does in the next scene.
- There is no such rank as "Lieutenant Major" anywhere in the U.S. Military.
- Lieutenant Major Goose says "oh-ten-hundred-hours". There's no such time. "Ten hundred hours" without the "oh" means 10:00 in the morning; "oh-nine-hundred-hours" means 9:00.
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