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the Ten for the Chairman series, Chris Roberts answered questions from backers on topics ranging from character death and contracts to threatening NPCs and alien races. Star Citizen aims to add a form of permadeath in which your character leaves all of his items and allegiances to a benefactor in his family. Roberts revealed that your character's citizenship may not pass on to this benefactor when you die but that there will ways to easily regain citizenship.
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Players will be able to threaten NPCs to eject their cargo, and the NPC ships will have AI that reacts much as a player would. Roberts clarified that the goal is to make it so that you won't know whether a ship is player-controlled or an NPC until it's up close. Playable alien races are also definitely on the table for expansions but won't be in the first release of the game.
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THE FURIOUS mother of a baby boy found at Stafford Hospital with a dummy taped to his mouth has spoken of her anger over the incident - for which she says the trust has still not apologised.
Sarah Fellows' son Mason had been readmitted to intensive care with breathing problems when the incident occurred, but Miss Fellows said the first she heard of it was when she was contacted by a senior nurse two days after he was discharged.
"'I couldn't believe what I was hearing when she explained what had gone on," she said.
Mason and twin brother Reece were born 11 weeks prematurely at Walsall Hospital on September 3 after a series of complications and spent time at the neo-natal unit of Birmingham's City Hospital, with Reece discharged mid- November and Mason remaining there until December 1.
The twins were admitted to Stafford Hospital for the first time with bronchiolitis - which causes an inflammation of the lungs - a few weeks later but were discharged on December 22.
Mason was readmitted on New Year's Day and it was during that visit a senior nurse discovered the dummy attached to his face with surgical tape. Miss Fellows, a trainee nurse from Cannock, said: "I'm so angry. Mason has a weak respiratory system because he was born premature and he could have suffocated."
The Trust claims it has apologised for what happened to Mason but the first I heard of them saying sorry was when it was flashed up on Sky News.
"They still haven't apologised to me and the way they have dealt with it has added to the upset," she said. "I felt I had to go to the media because I didn't feel the incident was being thoroughly investigated and I wanted to make sure this didn't happen to anyone else's child."
Speaking through a publicist, she said she felt since the story had appeared in the press the police and Trust seemed to have stepped up their investigation.
"It's important they get to the bottom of why a qualified nurse thought it was okay to tape a dummy to a baby's mouth," said Miss Fellows. "It's clear the hospital has some problems and the public should be made aware when things go wrong to help prevent further incidents. I dread to think what could have happened to Mason."
Colin Ovington, Director of Nursing and Mid- wifery at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: "We have a zero tolerance approach to poor patient care and we take immediate, appropriate action as soon as we know about any potential serious incidents which happen in our hospitals.
"The incident is under investigation by the police and so we are unable to give any more information at the moment," he said. "A member of staff has been suspended pending the out- come of the police investigation and the trust's investigation under our disciplinary policy.
"We cannot emphasise strongly enough that this incident is exceptional and apologise again to the family," he said.
Mr Ovington said the trust was proud that staff felt able to report incidents of this nature and said the Trust would continue to encourage staff to do so, even before they had been fully investigated, despite any negative attention it might create.
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NAPLES - Despite losing seven seniors from his defending Class 4A state champion baseball team, Naples High coach Rick Turner has no doubt that this year's team is just as talented as last year's bunch that went 33-1.
The question that lingers in Turner's mind, however, is if the Golden Eagles can come together and develop the same chemistry as last year. Last season, many of the seniors had grown up playing together and led Naples to ESPN's No. 1 national ranking.
Five of last year's seniors are playing college baseball this spring. Already four of this year's Eagles have committed to colleges, including Brad Fieger, the Miami recruit and first-team all-state selection.
Still, Turner is waiting for his team to form the tight-knit bond that drove last year's team.
"Talent-wise, we're as good as last year," said Turner, a Naples alumnus back for his sixth season coaching the Eagles. "Team-wise, I don't think we're there just yet. This team is capable of doing what we did last year, it's just going to take a little time."
The addition of two standout transfers has solidified the Golden Eagles' pitching staff, but also had an effect on the team chemistry. Kevin Lindheim helped lead Gulf Coast to the regional championship series last year, and Stephen Grove was a starter for Golden Gate before both moved to Naples before the season.
Lindheim and Grove will help ease the loss of first-team all-state selections Josh Patton and Ryan Sadler. The duo won 21 games last season, and Patton was named the 4A Player of the Year as well as an All-American by EA Sports and Collegiate Baseball.
Turner said it will take Lindheim and Grove a few games to get accustomed to Naples' program, but expects them to fit in well eventually.
As good as the transfers are, they won't even be the Eagles' No. 1 pitcher this season. That distinction goes to senior Cameron Griffin, who was 5-0 on the mound last year with five saves.
Though Naples lost seven seniors, it returns its top three hitters from a year ago. Fieger hit .452 while leading the team in RBIs (44), runs (39), doubles (18) and home runs (six).
Kyle Zech, who Turner said still isn't 100 percent healthy after injuring his shoulder as Naples' quarterback during football season, hit .447 last year and was second on the team with 26 RBIs. Griffin batted .390.
Even if Naples' players can bond like last year's group, Turner knows winning a second state championship is much harder than earning the first. In addition to having a tougher schedule and region this year, the Golden Eagles have a big target on their backs after going through the 2009 regular season undefeated.
With one of the deepest pitching staffs in the area and four college recruits, Turner knows his players will put up stats, it's just a question of if the wins will follow.
"As you can see, this group has the talent," the Eagles coach said. "Whether or not it plays like last year's group, time will tell."
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A few weeks back, I got a chance to run one of my Datsuns at the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association's event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.
The track is a bit different than where I usually drive. The scenery around Fontana isn't quite as easy on the eyes as Laguna Seca or Sonoma, but it's local, which is nice. It's also really big and fast—a bona fide superspeedway that's a banked, D-shaped oval with big grandstands, skyboxes and all that.
It's best-known as a NASCAR track, but if you're into more than go fast, turn left, they have a configuration for running sports cars. They cut off about half of the big oval and you weave through a level course laid out on the infield.
I took my Datsun 510. Now, I've run at this track before, just never in this car. Even though that 510 is "ol' reliable," we had recently swapped out the rear diff from a 4.88 to a 4.11 to help me out on Fontana's long straightaway. And we had monkeyed around with the ball joints. The boots were torn and had been oozing grease onto the front rotors, which is only a problem if you like having functional brakes, which I do.
The fact that we had so recently taken so much stuff apart on the front end gave me ants in my pants, just a little. Somehow, taking stuff apart to make sure it was OK made me more nervous than when it was left alone, but set up wrong. When the green flag drops, these other B Sedan guys were going to be on at full speed and I just had to have faith that everything had been put back together right.
And of course, I hadn't shown up for the practice run. My official position is that practice is just another 25 minutes where something can break or someone can wreck. I think that's a fair assessment. But truth be told, I don't feel like waking up at the crack of dawn to drag myself out to the middle of the desert, either.
I started 28th in qualifying and made it up to 10th for the race. I finished in 6th place against some really good cars and drivers. One driver in particular was a real nice guy named Troy Tinsley who was driving his 510 wagon like he was late for dinner. The car's set up really well and he's a great driver. (He's #2 in the Two-Five West points standings.) But I was still glad to finally get past him when his transmission started overheating. Getting beaten by a wagon is a tough pill to swallow, no matter how good the car and driver are.
It's a fast track and it was fun to get the throttle wide open on the bank. The hairiest part was where you head into the road course. After howling down the bank, you come right into a 90 degree, left-hand turn. It takes a downshift nearly into first gear and the cars get bunched up pretty quickly. Watch the embedded video below and you'll see how close our bumpers get in lap #2.
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I'm proud to say that nothing broke and I didn't trade paint or kiss bumpers with anybody. The 510 I drove is a really cool piece that is a genuine part of racing history. This is the BRE Datsun 510 that stock car legend Bobby Allison drove in 1972. It's had a beautiful restoration done to it and is nearly pristine. Only a couple of 510s exist that are worth a decent chunk of change, and this is one of them. The sister car to this 510 is in a museum. It's not being wrenched on and then doing 125 mph.
There are lots of other B Sedan and Trans-Am guys out there driving beaters in these races. Now, one of my favorite things about vintage racing (especially with this group) is that it's a totally affordable class to run in, so I'm not busting on these guys. They're good guys and good drivers. I'm just saying I genuinely love this car, yet I haul it up to Laguna Seca and out to Fontana and drive the wheels off it against cars that have a lot less to lose.
I don't mention any of this to brag or complain. But I do mention it for all of you haters out there that were dog-piling on me about not driving my Miuras. Listen, I really do think it's great that you drive your pampered, rust-free El Camino to work every day. More power to you. But spare me your emoticon warrior outrage. I put plenty of real wear and tear on my vintage race cars. I'm entitled to have some cars that are just art pieces.
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Wondered if you have ever run at Watkins Glen vintage races (Sept.6-8) Paul Newman used to run there and has plaque in downtown walk of fame. Beautiful countryside and when in that same area a gearheads must see is the Glen Curtiss museum in Hammondsport, NY
Your lifetime car pick is very nice but IMO the Aston Martin Rapide has better lines than the Panamera if you can do without the hatchback.
This is the first in car video I've seen of you in this car, Ace. Looks like this car is a blast! Pretty well balanced!
Nice driving, but what was up with the sea of cones at the end of the playground towards the end of the race? That's the most important part of this course to nail perfectly if you want great lap times! I know I'm gonna have a good lap if I come through there on 2 wheels on the verge of losing it, and doing a massive slingshot onto the straight!
I'm the guy with the orange 510 behind Adam. Ace, you have to pick it up on the way in to the infield. It was a lot of fun in Fontana and at Laguna, I can't wait for Coronado. As for "Beaters" come on most of the trans am 2.5 cars were not BRE or team cars they were built by guys with small race shops or home built cars. As for cheap I guess that is relevant to your income. If you look at the cars that come out Troy Ermish's shop they are the fastest 510′s around and they look good. Less builds clean cars as well. Some of us have a good deal of cash in our cars well for us it's a lot you will have $35k to over $100k in a good 2.5 race car and spend at least 1k per weekend. Now compared to a CAN AM car yes they are cheap to buy and race. As for bang for the buck they are hard to beat.
WTF!!!, why is it that someone has to rag on other cars as being beaters, the majority of 510′s that weekend would match up his "special" car any day, take a look at the vintage racing in England where they run the wheels off million dollar cars all the time!, it's a race car so use it as such and if you wreck it … fix it.


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So what makes one "experience" more valid than another?
I don't understand what you mean. What is neutral about the way intoxication changes someone's thoughts? Perhaps you meant a different term?
This just makes me think you really don't have a clue about the subject we're discussing here. LSD is one of the most powerful mind-altering substances ever created or discovered.
I certainly never said they were. They aren't. You're not going to be a master artist or musician as the result of mind-alteration. What you might get, however, is a change in thought pattern which leads to creativity which might never have been spurred in a normal state.
Nonsense. People use intoxicants responsibly and with excellent judgement all over the world, every day. The freedom to make our own choices, and mistakes, along with their consequences is what this country should be about. If I can use guns responsibly, it is childish and unfair to take them away from me because some other idiot shot someone when they were not acting responsibly.
Irrelevant to this discussion. People who aren't drunk tend to have better work habits too. And finally, people with poor work habits get fired, as they should. It is irresponsible to come to your employment intoxicated in any way.
From what I can tell, there's no real logic in your view here, which is what I've been trying to get at.
This is not true, especially where cannabis is concerned. Increasingly people are seeing exactly how stupid it is to fight a "war" on a natural plant; a war we have no hope of winning, or even making a dent in. People are waking up and seeing that really, it's just not a big deal. It is easily comparable to alcohol, and proven to be far less dangerous in nearly every conceivable way.
Why is that your business to tell them what they can do to, or with their own body? Why is it that you hate the idea of people being free to live how they want? I shake my head when I see someone kill themselves with whiskey, but I would die to support their right to do so.
Everyone thinks there are some drugs that should be illegal, even some derived from a natural plant, like heroin. I just include a few more drugs in that category than you do. Unless you think heroin should be freely available in society.
By the way, you say I "don't have a clue" but I in turn find your views to be well-reasoned. I just don't agree with them, for reasons of my own, which I happen to think are more valid than yours. That means I respect you and your views - even if you don't reciprocate.
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Malay language (Bahasa Melayu)
Posted 04 July 2007 - 10:01 AM
Ties That Bind: Iran's Archipelago Connections
Mohammad Khoush Heikal Azad, Jakarta
Iranians have a very long acquaintance with the Malay people, based on evidence from historical documents, myths and gravestones.
Before accepting Islam, Iranians were doing vast amounts of trade with China. They also had trade and cultural relations with the Malay archipelago as a bridge between the West (Roman Empire) and the East (China) along two routes: the overland "Silk Road" and the oceanic "Spice Road". These relations date back to the Ashkanian Dynasty in 200 BC.
After the arrival of Islam and also the migration of Iranian groups from South China, Iranian businessmen and clergymen continued their presence in order to trade and to propagate Islam.
A study of the similarities between the Malay and Persian languages yields very interesting results.
There are more than 350 Persian words which have become part of the Malay language. A partial list includes: agar-agar, ustad, baju, bahari, bandar, bau, bius, babu, piala, peci, tambur, tembakau, taman, dewan, domba, saudagar, syal, firman, kiai, anggur, Syahbandar, istana, bazaar, bocah, jam, tong, bumi, pahlawan, bumi, bandar, bedebah, pelita, tahta, tamasya, tekan, kurma, daftar, babu, penjarah, johan, cara, arah, rawan, serban, sudah, seruni, firdaus, kenari, kawin, karya, kecil, kismis, gusti, kata, kuno, gandum, goni, langgar, lengan, marmer, medan, mas, mitra, nama, nenek.
I found that the majority of these words are nouns, especially single nouns, followed in frequency by adjectives. Later I classified the words into 29 groups, including human attitudes, moral and family relations (40 words); parts of the body and clothes (28 words); foods, fruits and beverages (25 words); religion (23 words); home and related concepts (21 words); king and related concepts (20 words); flowers and plants (20 words); commerce and accounting (18 words); and military and related concepts (17 words).
Many of these words did not undergo changes in their meanings or pronunciations, while some underwent changes to their spellings and phonetics without altering their meanings. Others experienced drastic spelling changes and can be hardly recognized, or got completely new meanings.
I found that more than 283 Persian words exist in the Malay language without any basic change in meaning. This suggests a very close relationship between the Iranian and Malay people in earlier days.
In addition, more than 50 Malay names have been identified as Persian names. Many Iranian names for people and places are traceable back to ancient Iran. Some of these names are alive today in the Malay Archipelago even though they are no longer used in Iran. Examples include Zal, Buzurjamir, Shahrezad, Johansyah and Firmansyah.
The Persian language's influence on Malay and some of its grammatical aspects shows the surprising, indirect influence of Persian on Malay's adopted Arabic, Turkish, and Sanskrit words. Because of their long use in the Persian language, some Arabic words in Malay can be considered Persian words, such as arak, atar, bahlul, bait, serbat, dalal, dayus, dukan, gogah, hamam, inai, khanjar, kisa, komkoma, mamlakat, masnawi, maus, menara, nagara (nakora), panus, ratna (rakna), jahanam, topan (taufan), uktab, ujrat, and waswas. The existence of 280 Arabic words which have become Persian words indicates these words were transferred by Iran to the archipelago.
There's a well-known proverb that says, tak kenal maka tak sayang (if we don't know each other, we won't love each other). If we get to know each other, and have a dialog about culture and civilization emphasizing the mutual relations among these countries, it can become the preface to a closer friendship.
The writer is Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Indonesia. His book Persian Vocabularies into Malay Language was published by the Ministry of Culture of Iran.
-Jakarta Post-
Posted 04 July 2007 - 10:04 AM
The Malay language has many words borrowed from Arabic (mainly religious terms), Hindustani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Persian, Portuguese, Dutch, certain Chinese dialects and more recently, English (in particular many scientific and technological terms). Some examples follow:
* aksi - action (from Dutch actie)
* almari - cupboard (from Portuguese armário)
* anggur - grape (from Persian انگور/angur)
* bahasa - language (from Sanskrit bhāshā)
* bandar - town (from Persian بندر/bandr)
* bangku - stool (from Portuguese banco)
* bendera - flag (from Portuguese bandeira)
* bihun - rice vermicelli (from Hokkien bi-hun)
* biola - violin (from Portuguese viola)
* biskut - biscuit (from English)
* bomba - fire brigade (from Portuguese bomba, "pump", or bombeiro, "fireman", lit. "pumper")
* boneka - doll (from Portuguese boneca)
* buat - do (from Sanskrit wuat)
* buku - book (from Dutch boek)
* bumi - earth (from Sanskrit bhumi)
* cawan - cup (from Mandarin cháwǎn)
* dakwah - sermon (from Arabic da3wah)
* dewan - hall (from Persian دیوان/diwan)
* duka - sadness (from Sanskrit duhkha)
* dunia - world (from Arabic dunyā)
* falsafah - philosophy (from Arabic falsafah)
* gandum - wheat (from Persian گندمGandm)
* garfu - fork (from Portuguese garfo)
* gereja - church (from Portuguese igreja)
* gratis - for free (from Portuguese)
* guru - teacher (from Sanskrit)
* had - limit (from Arabic hadd)
* huruf - word character/letter (from Arabic ḥurūf)
* ini - this (from Persian این)
* jawab - to answer (from Arabic jawā
* jendela - window (from Portuguese janela)
* Khamis - Thursday (Arabic al-khamis)
* kamus - dictionary (from Arabic qāmūs)
* kapal - ship (from Tamil kappal)
* katil - bed (from Tamil kattil)
* kaunter - counter or desk (from English)
* keju - cheese (from Portuguese queijo)
* kemeja - shirt (from Portuguese camisa)
* kepala - head (from Sanskrit kapala "skull")
* kereta - carriage, car (from Portuguese carreta)
* komputer - computer (from English)
* kongsi - share (from Hokkien kong-si 公司)
* kuda - horse (from Hindustani kudh)
* kurma - date (from Persian خرما/Khurma)
* limau - lemon/orange (from Portuguese limão "lemon")
* maaf - sorry (from Hindustani māf "forgiveness")/(from Arabic Ma3fu
* maha - great (from Sanskrit)
* makmal - laboratory Arabic
* mangga - mango (from Portuguese manga)
* manusia - human being (from Sanskrit manuṣya)
* mentega - butter (from Portuguese manteiga)
* mee/mi - noodles (from Hokkien miᴺ)
* meja - table (from Portuguese mesa)
* misai - moustache (from Tamil meesai)
* miskin - poor (from Arabic miskiin)
* muflis - bankrupt (from Arabic muflis)
* nujum - astrologer (from Arabic al-nujum)
* nanas/nenas - pineapple (from Portuguese or Arabic ananás)
* paderi - priest (Christian) (from Portuguese padre)
* pau - bun (from Hokkien pau 包)
* pesta - party (from Portuguese festa)
* pita - tape (from Portuguese fita)
* putera - prince (from Sanskrit putra "son")
* raja - king (from Sanskrit rāja)
* roda - wheel (from Portuguese roda)
* roti - bread (from Sanskrit roṭi)
* sabun - soap (from Arabic) sàbuun
* sains - science (from English)
* sama - same (from Sanskrit)
o sama-sama - together (derived from loanword sama via reduplication)
* sekolah - school (from Portuguese escola)
* sengsara - suffering (from Sanskrit saṃsara)
* sepatu - shoe (from Portuguese sapato)
* soldadu - soldier (from Portuguese soldado)
* syariah - Islamic law (from Arabic shāri`ah)
* syukur - thankful (from Arabic shukr)
* sistem - system (from English)
* suka - happiness (from Sanskrit sukha)
* tangki - tank (from Portuguese tanque)
* tauhu - beancurd (from Hokkien tao-hu)
* tarikh - date (from Arabic tārīkh)
* teh - tea (from Hokkien tɛ)
* teko - teapot (from Hokkien tɛ-ko)
* televisyen - television (from English)
* tuala - towel (from Portuguese toalha)
* tukar - to exchange (from Portuguese trocar)
* unta - camel (from Hindustani ūnṭ)
* utara - north (from Sanskrit uttara)
* waktu - time (from Arabic waqt)
* zirafah - giraffe (from Arabic zirāfah)
Some Malay words have been borrowed into English. See the list of words of Malay origin at Wiktionary, the free dictionary and Wikipedia's sister project.
Malay language has also heavily influenced the forms of colloquial English spoken in Malaysia (Manglish).
Posted 04 July 2007 - 10:42 AM
Aksara Kaganga Alphabet
Palava Alphabet
Kawi Alphabet
Jawi Alphabet
Edited by Hang Li Po, 12 May 2010 - 01:22 AM.
Posted 25 July 2007 - 09:43 AM
The Jawi letters have been in existence in the Malay archipelago for centuries. It shares a strong bond with the Arabic script, which made its way to the Malay archipelago together with Islam, disseminated by Muslim traders and missionaries of Arab, Indian and Chinese origins in the 7th century.
Prior to the Arabic script, the Malays were using the "rencong (sharp-pointed) script" written on bamboo stems and leaves. This was followed by the "kawi" and "palava" writings, both of Indian origin.
With the coming of Islam, the Malays tried to use the palava or kawi characters to write about Islam, but both were unsuitable as they could not properly pronounce the verses of the Quran and Hadis.
"The situation prompted the Malays to experiment with Arabic characters. Hence, the Jawi script is truly the creation of the Malays even though it is based on the Arabic script," said Dr Hashim Musa, former lecturer with Universiti Malaya's Malay Studies Academy who has written a book, "The History of the Development of the Jawi Script".
He said the Malays eventually included several letters to conform with the Malay syllables, which are 'che', 'nge', 'pa', 'ge' and 'nye'. The letter 'vi' was later introduced in the 1990's by the Malay language custodian, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
The earliest evidence of the existence of the Jawi script was the discovery of inscriptions on a stone dated 702H (1303 AD) and according to Hashim, Sanskrit words could still be seen on the inscribed stone.
But the modern day Jawi script is due to the initiative taken to systematise the Jawi script by none other than Zainal Abidin Ahmad, the leading Malay literary figure or better known as Pendeta Za'ba, who produced the "Daftar Ejaan Melayu Jawi-Rumi" (Jawi-Roman Spelling Register), which he worked on in 1938 and only printed in 1949.
Posted 25 July 2007 - 10:51 AM
*runs off to devour the information provided!
Posted 19 August 2007 - 10:57 PM
Posted 20 August 2007 - 10:37 AM
i wonder if you are a chinese or malay.
Posted 20 August 2007 - 10:52 AM
Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a standardised dialect of the Malay language that was officially defined with the declaration of Indonesia's independence in 1945. The Malaysian and Indonesian languages remain quite similar.
Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population the number of people who fluently speak Indonesian is fast approaching 100%, thus making Indonesian one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are often fluent in another regional language or local dialect (examples include Minangkabau, Sundanese and Javanese) which are commonly used at home and within the local community. Most formal education, as well as nearly all national media and other forms of communication, are conducted in Indonesian. In East Timor, occupied by Indonesia from 1974 to 1999, the Indonesian language is recognised by the constitution as one of the two working languages (the other is English, alongside the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese).
The Indonesian name for the language is Bahasa Indonesia (lit. "the language of Indonesia"). In the same way that English speakers would refer to the official language of France as "French" (not Français), the most accurate way of referring to Indonesia's national language in English is "Indonesian". However, the foreign term Bahasa Indonesia can sometimes still be found in written or spoken English. In addition, the language is sometimes referred to as "Bahasa" by English-speakers, though this simply means "language" and thus is also not an official term for the Indonesian language.
Indonesian is a normative form of the Malay language, an Austronesian (or Malayo-Polynesian) language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries. It was elevated to the status of official language with the Indonesian declaration of independence in 1945, drawing inspiration from the Sumpah Pemuda (Youth's Oath) event in 1928.
Because of its origins, Indonesian (in its most standard form) is mutually intelligible with the official Malaysian form of Malay. However, it does differ from Malaysian in some aspects, with differences in pronunciation and vocabulary. These differences are mainly due to the Dutch and Javanese influences on Indonesian.
Whilst Indonesian is spoken as a mother tongue (first language) by only a small proportion of Indonesia's large population (i.e. mainly those who reside within the vicinity of Jakarta), over 200 million people regularly make use of the national language - some with varying degrees of proficiency. In a nation which boasts more than 300 native languages and a vast array of ethnic groups, the use of proper or 'good and correct' Indonesian (as opposed to Indonesian slang or regional dialects) is an essential means of communication across the archipelago. Use of the national language is abundant in the media, government bodies, schools, universities, workplaces, amongst members of the Indonesian upper-class or nobility and also in many other formal situations.
Most native speakers of Indonesian would agree that the standard, correct version of the Indonesian language is rarely used in daily communication. One can find standard and correct Indonesian in books and newspapers, or listen to it when watching the news or television/radio broadcasts, but few native Indonesian speakers use formally correct language in their daily conversations. While this is a phenomenon common to most languages in the world (for example, spoken English does not always correspond to written standards), the degree of "correctness" of spoken Indonesian (in terms of grammar and vocabulary) by comparison to its written form is noticeably low. This is mostly due to the fact that most Indonesians tend to combine certain aspects of their own local languages (eg. Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, and even Chinese dialects, particularly Hokkien) with Indonesian. The result is the creation of various types of 'regional' Indonesian, the very types that a foreigner is most likely to hear upon arriving in any Indonesian city or town. This phenomenon is exacerbated by the use of Indonesian slang, particularly in the cities. A classic example of a speaker of accented Indonesian is former president Soeharto, whose Javanese accent came through whenever he delivered a speech.
The Dutch colonisation left an imprint on the Indonesian language that can be seen in words such as polisi (police), kualitas/kwaliteit (quality), wortel (carrot), kamar (room, chamber), rokok (cigarette), korupsi (corruption), persneling (gear), kantor (office), and resleting (zipper). Alongside Malay, Portuguese was the lingua franca for trade throughout the archipelago from the sixteenth century through to the early nineteenth century. Indonesian words derived from Portuguese include sabun (soap), meja (table), boneka (doll), jendela (window), gereja (church), bendera (flag) and Minggu (from domingo = Sunday).[6] Some of the many words of Chinese origin (presented here with accompanying Hokkien/ Mandarin pronunciation derivatives as well as traditional and simplified characters) include pisau (匕首 bǐshǒu - knife), loteng, (楼/层 = lóu/céng - [upper] floor/ level), mie (麵 > 面 mi'àn - noodles), lumpia (潤餅 (Hokkien = lūn-piáⁿ) - springroll), cawan, (茶碗 cháwǎn - teacup), teko (茶壺 > 茶壶 = cháhú [Mandarin], teh-ko [Hokkien] = teapot) and even the widely used slang terms gua and lu (from the Hokkien 'goa' 我 and 'lu/li' 你 - meaning 'you' and 'I/ me'). From Sanskrit came words such as kaca (glass, mirror), raja (king), manusia (mankind) b(h)umi/ dunia (earth/ world) and agama (religion). Words of Arabic origin include k(h)abar (news), selamat/ salam (a greeting) and kamus (dictionary). There are also words derived from Javanese, e.g. aku (meaning I/ me (informal) and its derivative form, mengaku (to admit or confess).
Posted 20 August 2007 - 08:48 PM
Are you been treated as a Malay by your surrounding friends?
Posted 21 August 2007 - 06:43 AM
yup i know,. but one thing is for sure. you identify more with being a malay muslim than that of a chinese
Posted 21 August 2007 - 09:30 PM
Md. Asham B. Ahmad
08/08/2007 |
A compromise is a situation where someone accepts something slightly different from what that person really wants, because of circumstances or because they have taken into account the wishes of other people.
Any human dealing will usually involve a compromise. However not every compromise is acceptable.
What about the decision to change the name 'Bahasa Melayu' to 'Bahasa Malaysia', citing national unity as its motive: is it another compromise? If so, is it an acceptable compromise? And what is actually being compromised?
Language, it is said, is the soul of a nation (Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa). It is the vehicle of the mind, through which humans express their thoughts and feelings. 'Bahasa Melayu', in this regard, is the soul of 'Bangsa Melayu' (the Malays).
That being the case, the notion 'Bahasa Malaysia' becomes problematic , to say the least. 'Bahasa Malaysia' is supposedly the soul of 'Bangsa Malaysia' (Malaysian). But the term Malaysian' indicates citizenship, not nationhood. A Malaysian could be a Malay, an Indian, a Chinese, or anybody. The Malaysians, taken together, could hardly form a nation with a soul unless we can accept the idea of a soulless nation, or a nation that is still searching for a soul. In short there is no Bahasa Malaysia' unless one believes that there is a nation called Malaysian' (Bangsa Malaysia).
In term of time, fifty years of independence is insufficient time in order to have a distinct nationhood. The Malaysians are divided into different races. They profess different religions and speak different languages. They do not share a common historical and political destiny. These are the undeniable hard facts'. These particular facts' they are value dependent, meaning with wisdom these facts could be either a blessing, or a recipe for disaster. Hence the talk about national unity.
Malaysian unity must be conceived without ignoring these facts. We must admit that it takes a very long time to forge a common historical and political destiny among the various races. It is also impossible to force inter-marriage among its people in order to create a new race, just as it is impossible to impose a common religion. What could be done with 'relative ease' and without creating difficult controversy is to agree on having a national language. One may use a language other than one's mother tongue without having to change one's cultural identity.
The justification for choosing Bahasa Melayu as the national language is all too obvious but it is not so with the justification for changing the name to Bahasa Malaysia.
Does this mean that the non-Malays refused to accept Bahasa Melayu as the National Language unless the name is changed to Bahasa Malaysia? If that is really the case we must demand reason and explanation for: (i) the refusal to accept Bahasa Melayu, and (2) how the change could foster unity? Had English been chosen as the national language, would there have been suggestions to change the designation to Bahasa Malaysia as well?
To a discerning Malay the compromise is not just a matter of naming.
When we say Bahasa Melayu is the soul of the Malays, we mean it is the language where their identity as Muslims lies. The Malay language belongs to the family of Islamic languages. It is the language through which the Malays were islamized. To preserve its purity and to protect it from corruption is a matter of preserving and protecting the Malay identity itself, its culture and civilization, which is deeply entrenched in religion. It is a matter of trust and responsibility, and only the Malays themselves would have all the reasons to shoulder that trust and fulfill that responsibility.
Thus renaming 'Bahasa Melayu' 'Bahasa Malaysia' may be construed as transferring that trust and responsibility to 'Bangsa Malaysia'. Can 'Bangsa Malaysia', which is still in search of an identity, be given such a responsibility? So why do it in the first place?
Bahasa Melayu has existed long before the existence of an entity we call Malaysia. By renaming it Bahasa Malaysia the language will be severed from its long history, and that will ultimately change its character.
Let us not forget that the Malays are Muslims first and foremost. A developed Malay nation is one that has a clear identity and is fully conscious of its destiny. A truly developed Malay nation within a developed Malaysia is not one that would continuously compromise until it loses its identity and forgets its destiny. The compromise to rename 'Bahasa Melayu' 'Bahasa Malaysia' is, as far as the Malays are concerned, not a positive development but a backward move. It is akin to forsaking their identity for something vague, uncertain, and confusing.
It is true that the decision has already been made. But an erroneous and unscrupulous decision has to be challeged regardless if it were carved in stone. The decision could have been made by a group of individuals who are in reality culturally illiterate, who think that there is nothing higher than national interest.
It takes wisdom and courage to question a decision. A thinking human being wants to be convinced that the decision is right. By 'right' we mean the decision must be justified by sound reason.
The Malays, it would appear, are simply told by their leaders to accept the decision and to keep quiet. It is as if they have been told that to accept any decision made by the people in power is a virtue, and to question it is a vice. They are expected to emulate Hang Tuah, the loyal servant of the king, and to avoid behaving like Hang Jebat, the villain, the traitor. Are Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat really heroes? Islam has taught the Malays rationality and moderation: Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat were neither rational, nor moderate. Their stories reflect extremes. Therefore, should the Malays be made to emulate either one?
Posted 24 August 2007 - 07:56 AM
Let us not forget that the Malays are Muslims first and foremost.
Don't EQUATE Malay with Islam. While Islam might be the most followed religion of the Malays, There exist Malay Buddhists Hindus and Christians and you can't doubt that they are Malays, If the Malays were to further islaminise and completely eliminate all their Buddhist/Hindu past, they can soon change their race to Arab.
Stop acting like a Malay.:s Maybe islamonline.net is more suitable for you instead.
Posted 25 August 2007 - 04:54 AM
Don't EQUATE Malay with Islam. While Islam might be the most followed religion of the Malays, There exist Malay Buddhists Hindus and Christians and you can't doubt that they are Malays, If the Malays were to further islaminise and completely eliminate all their Buddhist/Hindu past, they can soon change their race to Arab.
Stop acting like a Malay.:s Maybe islamonline.net is more suitable for you instead.
I am proud to be a Malaysian Muslim
Actually, Im not into this racial pride thing. Being Malay, Chinese or Indian is not really important. What matters is how you conduct yourself and what you contribute to society. And Im not saying that just to get on everyones good side. Haha. But honestly, I am Muslim first and I am Malay and Chinese second
The Almighty Allah has removed the false pride taking, which was practiced in the pre-Islamic period, where individuals took false pride with their ancestors (forefathers). All mankind belong (in lineage) to Adam (pbuh). Adam is created of soil (earth dirt).
Edited by Hang Li Po, 25 August 2007 - 04:58 AM.
Posted 26 August 2007 - 07:51 AM
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Edited by Hang Li Po, 28 August 2007 - 11:49 PM.
Posted 26 August 2007 - 10:12 AM
I am proud to be a Malaysian Muslim
Actually, Im not into this racial pride thing. Being Malay, Chinese or Indian is not really important. What matters is how you conduct yourself and what you contribute to society. And Im not saying that just to get on everyones good side. Haha. But honestly, I am Muslim first and I am Malay and Chinese second
The Almighty Allah has removed the false pride taking, which was practiced in the pre-Islamic period, where individuals took false pride with their ancestors (forefathers). All mankind belong (in lineage) to Adam (pbuh). Adam is created of soil (earth dirt).
It is ironic that while many Malay ministers question Chinese Malaysian's loyalty to the country, it is the Malay Muslims themselves that ultimately put themselves as muslims first and malaysian second. how interesting can this get
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16 time, and these times are validated such that no trip can have METHODS BEING EMPLOYED FOR WEB-BASED overlapping times with any other trip (see Figure 11). The data SURVEYS set for a study such as this will be clean and validated, saving Survey Design, Hosting, and Invitations on agency costs for data entry and data cleaning. Approximately half of respondents using web-based surveys As a respondent enters each new trip made throughout the have contracted with an outside consulting or web develop- course of the day, the details of the validated trips can be ment firm to design and host their surveys (see Figure 13). shown at the bottom of the page (see Figure 12). This makes SurveyMonkey and SurveyTracker were the two software for an easy reference, and the respondent can easily check to applications identified by those who used an online survey confirm that every trip made has been entered and that all the development tool to create their surveys. These were the times are correct. Again, this technology ensures complete applications identified during the survey process and are not and validated data. an endorsement of specific products and services. As with many transit and transportation surveys, house- Web-based survey invitations are frequently sent by e-mail hold travel diaries require the geocoding of trip start and end to potential respondents. However, one serious and frequent locations and web-based technology can provide major ben- downside to e-mail is the tendency for mass e-mail to be efits in this aspect of the survey: rerouted by spam filters meant to capture unsolicited junk e-mail. Several solutions to the problem do exist, including � As mentioned previously, online surveys can offer a these two cited by survey respondents: using e-mail lists con- respondent several ways to input an address: by enter- taining existing customers from transit agencies and/or using ing the specific address, by entering a nearby intersec- third-party bulk-e-mailer reputation monitoring tools. Third- tion, or by offering an interactive map to search. party monitoring tools will automatically notify a sender if � Online surveys can "remember" all addresses input by a they have been placed on a filtered list and are not having respondent and easily offer that address, if it comes up e-mail delivered at the Internet service provider (ISP) level. again, which then only needs to be checked, not rewritten. In using lists provided by transit agencies, the sender would FIGURE 11 MI Travel Counts (Michigan DOT) trip details page.
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17 FIGURE 12 MI Travel Counts (Michigan DOT) trip rostering page. Contracted out to consulting or web development firm 55% Designed with online survey development tool 27% Designed in house using web page layout software 18% Hosted by consulting or web development firm 45% Hosted by a survey provider 33% Hosted in house on organization's computers 22% 0 20 40 60 80 100 Percent FIGURE 13 Survey design methods.
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18 hope that the e-mail recipients recognize the subject and con- Researchers also pointed out that they are not using web- tent of the e-mail and have expressly permitted mail regard- based surveys across the board, but are using such surveys ing that agency. Other tools to increase e-mail delivery for smaller, more focused studies. "The online web survey include hosted e-mail solutions, in which a third party sends was a different type of planning survey. It was focused on the e-mail; sender authentication; and software tools to iden- planning for a new regional transit ticket. The paper survey tify words, phrases, and common e-mail structures that often is our basic planning survey." One respondent noted that trigger spam filters. These solutions are discussed further in they were conducting web-based surveys on a limited basis chapter four. "as they relate to marketing promotions," whereas another cited such a web-based survey "to university and college Three-quarters of respondents using e-mail invitations students." also noted that they send e-mail reminders to those who do not respond within a certain time frame and indicated pro- Signs indicating increased web-based survey use coming viding an average of two reminders. Other means to remind in the near future are linked to increased access to e-mail and respondents were by telephone or mail. the Internet. One respondent noted that, "We are waiting for our customer base of smart card users to grow . . . and give an e-mail address. Then we will have the opportunity to Survey Administration e-mail them a survey, but we need to create the questionnaire online . . ." As mentioned previously, 39% of researchers described one of their most recent surveys as a web-based survey for this synthesis. Of those web-based surveys, approximately one- Data Quality and Validation in Web-Based Surveys third were exclusively web-based, with two-thirds using a "multi-method" administration, combining the web-based In addition to being more convenient for many respondents portion with either paper, telephone, or a personal interview to access, researchers appreciate web-based surveys for their (see Table 4). high-quality data with online validation, consistency, and geocoding. Researchers also believe that a technical benefit Reasons given for doing a multi-method survey included of web-based surveys is the ability to link between tables in reaching a larger sample "to cover all target audiences," max- databases to prevent incorrect entries, as in the NJ TRANSIT imizing response rate by making the survey more easily avail- example connecting train numbers and train times. Another able by ". . . giving people who are in a hurry an alternative technical benefit mentioned was, "The ability to ask ques- to taking time on the spot," and getting more in-depth details tions and evaluate concepts that may be too complicated to following a broad survey ". . . later in the year a telephone present on the phone." On the individual response level, web- survey is done with a smaller sample and fewer questions." based technology yields "superior data quality" and allows One researcher noted, "We use the online survey because it is collection of "customer comments that are more unbiased so easy to disseminate and no data entry is required. We use than from other survey methods." Moreover, researchers felt paper because some employers . . . have large populations of "respondents give more honest answers" because of the employees without access to computers." anonymity of completing surveys over the Internet and that they obtain "more complete answers" to questions because To facilitate the response to web-based surveys, researchers of the ease of entering comments and not being rushed in reported that they provided several means of support for their response. In sum, those using web-based surveys are respondents including a toll-free contact number for questions, generally satisfied with the quality of their resulting data sets e-mail support, a link on the survey website to frequently (see Figure 14). asked questions, and/or links with context-specific help on the web page. Concerns About Web-Based Survey Use TABLE 4 WEB-BASED SURVEY ADMINISTRATION As discussed before, sample bias is the primary concern of COMBINATIONS both those currently using and those currently not using web- Administration Type Percent based surveys. Two-thirds of respondents not currently using web-based surveys mentioned that they are concerned with Online web survey 36 their inability to completely reach their target market and Online web survey, paper 29 with the resulting sample bias owing to a lack of Internet Online web survey, telephone, paper 21 access by transit users; "[we] are skeptical about assuming Online web survey, telephone, paper, 14 [web-based] results will reflect our riders." computer-based, personal interview Total 100 Respondents also expressed concern that the sample for web-based surveys might be viewed as "self-selected" and
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19 Agree Neutral 100% Disagree 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Destination Satisfaction Choice Planning Other Destination Satisfaction Choice Planning Other Mode Mode Customer Customer Origin- Origin- Survey dataset was clean Respondents completed every question FIGURE 14 Data set results from web-based surveys. worried about their inability to guarantee "one survey com- far as their current ways of conducting research. Approxi- plete per person." One researcher noted that their "organi- mately 10% of respondents said that they had no need for zation feels that web-based response will bias the results conducting web-based surveys because they are looking because of differences in demographic characteristics of only for on-board users of their transit systems and are those with and without Internet access." The next most therefore able to conduct their surveys on board their trains, important concern, given by one-quarter of respondents, buses, etc. A few respondents reported that they were just was the lack of in-house expertise in web-based survey beginning to try out this method or would be in the next few technology or inadequate funds to enable them to develop years. Despite these concerns, 70% of those not currently their capabilities in the area. Several researchers expressed conducting web-based surveys said that they are likely to the reality that their organizations "are slow to change" as begin within the next two years.


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Mountaineers Capture First Big 12 Victory
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Ayana Dunning and junior Christal Caldwell combined for 35 points in the West Virginia University women's basketball team's 53-49 victory over Texas for its first Big 12 Conference win on Wednesday at the WVU Coliseum.
"It is finally good to get a win," coach Mike Carey said. "They worked hard in practice and again we didn't play well, but we played well enough to get the win. Now we have to build on that."
The Mountaineers (9-5, 1-2) led by only one with 35 seconds remaining as Empress Davenport converted both free throws to make it a nail biter. The Longhorns (7-7, 0-3) fouled three times to buy time in an effort to steal the ball and get a final possession, but when Brooke Hampton went to the line for the 1-and-1, the junior guard converted 1-of-2 to allow the Mountaineers a two-point lead at 51-49 and 25 seconds to play. UT's Imani McGee-Stafford went up for a close shot that fell clanked off the rim and into the hands of Averee Fields, who was able to come down with the rebound and pass it up to Taylor Palmer. Palmer converted both attempts from the charity stripe to seal the league victory.
"We came out in the second half lackadaisical and standing around," Carey explained. "When they finally took the lead, I think they went up three or four, then we started picking it up again. I told our girls that we had to win a game."
West Virginia came out of halftime with a 26-20 lead, but Texas found a way to get back into the game with an 11-2 run sparked by an Ashley Roberts 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the half. UT took the lead, leaving WVU at a five-point deficit, 41-36, until Caldwell hit a jumper, followed by a three to tie the game at 41 with 6:59 remaining. Dunning tacked on a jumper of her own to give WVU a two-point lead before a Cokie Reed layup tied the game at 43 with 4:11 left. WVU used its hunger for the Big 12 win to hold onto the lead until the end.
Each team shot 60 field goals with WVU making 36.7 percent (22-60) to Texas' 31.7 percent (19-60). Both teams made 25 percent (3-12) from beyond the arc and WVU attempted more shots from the free throw line for the first time in conference play, converting 6-of-14 (42.9%). Texas was 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the free throw line.
Dunning led all players with a season-best 19 points to go along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Caldwell chipped in 16 points, including a pair of threes, five rebounds and two steals. Fields led the Mountaineer's rebounding efforts for the fifth time this season with nine boards and also dished out three assists. Taylor Palmer recorded seven points, but went without a 3-pointer for the first time in 10 games. Jess Harlee added five points off the bench.
The Mountaineers were out-rebounded 46-39, with Texas' McGee-Stafford pulling down a game-leading 13 boards. Davenport led the Longhorns with 14 points, while Nneka Enemkpali chipped in nine and McGee-Stafford added eight points.
The Mountaineers take to the road as they face Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., at 4 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 12.
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Dazzling sports year for area high schools
By David Hinojosa : June 17, 2014
Photo By Photos by Tom Reel / San Antonio Express-NewsCade Bormet just gets by the tag of Mustang catcher Erik Lozano as Reagan played Corpus Christi King in 5A regional quarterfinal baseball May 17.
Photo By San Antonio Express-NewsBen Brookover pitches for the Rattlers in the first game as Reagan plays Corpus Christi King in 5A regional quarterfinal baseball at UTSA on May 17, 2014.
Photo By For the San Antonio Express-NewsRattler pitcher Troy Montemayor stretches into a throw in the second game as Reagan plays Corpus Christi King in 5A regional quarterfinal baseball at UTSA on May 17, 2014.
Photo By For the San Antonio Express-NewsRattler shortstop Andres Sosa tries to pull down a pick off throw to get Dominique Lane off second base as Reagan plays Corpus Christi King in 5A regional quarterfinal baseball at UTSA on May 17, 2014.
Photo By For the San Antonio Express-NewsRattler coach Chans Chapman discusses a call with the home plate umpire as Reagan plays Corpus Christi King in 5A regional quarterfinal baseball at UTSA on May 17, 2014.
Churchill's Taylor Martinez slams a shot Nov. 12 in a playoff meet with New Braunfels.
Jaguar quarterback Hunter Rittimann scampers away from pursuit as Johnson beats Steele, 42-41, at Bobcat Stadium in the 5A quarterfinals Dec. 7.
Players fight at the net as Reagan's Ashlie Reasor gets a hand on the ball. Reagan beat Clark 3-1 in second- round volleyball playoff action Nov. 7.
Plenty of landmark moments arose in the area's sports scene during the 2013-14 school year.
Two teams played for state championships. Two others made state-championship runs. One athlete nearly won a state championships and another earned a barrel of awards.
Churchill volleyball earned its eighth berth to the UIL state tournament and its first since 1998. The Chargers defeated Southlake Carroll in the state semifinals before losing to The Woodlands, the nation's No. 1 team, in the 5A championship. The Chargers finished 47-3.
It was the first state-championship appearance for coach Jo Anne Hultgren, whose career spans two decades. There's a feeling the Chargers will not have to wait as long for a return state appearance.
The Chargers expect to return 12 varsity players, including Express-News co-player of the year, junior Abby Buckingham, who has committed to Texas.
The Chargers weren't the only ones making big volleyball news. Reagan senior outside hitter Ashlie Reasor enjoyed a prolific season that won her a host of individual awards.
Reasor, who will play at Texas A&M, was named the Express-News' co-player of the year with Buckingham. Reasor earned All-American recognition by Prep Volleyball, Volleyball magazine, AVCA, Max Preps and USA Today. She also was named the Texas Girls Coaches Association's Class 5A/4A state player of the year and was selected to play in the Under Armour All-American All-Star game in December in Seattle, where she earned team MVP honors.
Reagan baseball also was a state championship finalist. After defeating Humble Atascocita in the Class 5A state semifinals, the Rattlers lost to Flower Mound 10-0 in the championship.
The Rattlers advanced to the UIL state tournament for the first time in history. Reagan was only the third team from San Antonio to earn a chance to play for a Class 5A state championship. No San Antonio team has ever won a 5A state title in baseball.
"What happened today was tough, but it doesn't take away from the season we had," Reagan baseball coach Chans Chapman said after his team's loss in the state championship. "Obviously, we weren't shooting for the silver medal, but we had an incredible year."
Johnson football caught fire in the playoffs and advanced to the Class 5A Division II state semifinals where the Jaguars lost to powerhouse Katy 52-0.
The Jaguars, who had never won a playoff football game before this season, pulled off upsets over Smithson Valley, Brandeis and Steele on their way to the semifinals.
Reagan girls soccer advanced to the state tournament for the first time in five years. The Rattlers advanced to state by defeating Churchill in penalty kicks in the Region IV-5A championship.
Plano West ended Reagan's run with a 3-0 win in the 5A semifinals.
Johnson senior Robert Ford finished second in the boys 5A 800-meter run at the UIL state track and field championships. It was Ford's second medal at state. In 2013, Ford won bronze in the 800 in a time of 1 minute, 51.50 second, which is a Greater San Antonio area record.


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My life's a blurry vision
At the pressure point
and I still can't make a decision
Caught a glimpse of my reflection
A good heart in jeopardy of detection
I look up but there's no pictures on the wall
I think I'm in free fall
I'm depressed, over stressed
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but never the less i'm only a guest
Got a dial tone but no one to call
I'm drifting into free fall
Minimum wage
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Fending with rage
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I'm tired of fighting
My palms drip lightning
I'm not happy here
and the future still isn't clear
Have nightmares for no reason
Give light scares
during the blood shed season
I get knocked down and crawl
I'm trying to stand tall
But I'm in free fall
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Nuance Communications, a major vendor
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A short walk from the Santa Fe Plaza...the Inn is often described as "the best kept secret in Santa Fe". Set in the traditional compound style and featuring 3 distinct architechtural styles of the southwest, it is the perfect place to come home to after a long day of discovery. Still growing and improving after almost 2 decades...we welcome our guests to discover the City Different from the charm of The Don Gaspar Inn.
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A group of sister's came in to the Don Gaspar a couple of days ago. Celebrating "Mother's Day" or "sisterhood"...I don't know? But their love for each other was evident. They have long since raised their families. They will be home today in time to celebrate with them again...but to see a family of women take the time to join together to celebrate each other was a beautiful thing. They booked a modest suite...but we gave them an upgrade to the Fountain Casita...and enjoyed watching them share their unexpected treat! I do not know if they all have children...but I know their mom did a great job...and the legacy lives on in how they care for each other...and still "play" well together. Happy Mother's Day and...Thank You.
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The three people accused of running down a Washington County deputy last year as they were fleeing from other officers for a robbery incident were convicted of attempted aggravated robbery and felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon — a lesser included charge of the original attempted murder they had faced.
Dalvin Stephens, 20, Reginald Dewayne Smith, 43, and Ashley Nicole McGraw, 19, all of Johnson City, were originally charged with attempted first-degree murder for running down Deputy Gary Daugherty on Jan. 2, 2012, and attempted aggravated robbery for an incident that occurred at 310 Sand Valley Road prior to the officer getting hit.
The jury listened to two days of testimony from the state and defense — including Stephens and Smith. Smith was the one accused of entering the residence on Sand Valley Road with a gun and demanding money and marijuana while Stephens and McGraw waited in the car.
Stephens was driving McGraw's car that day and when one of the robbery victims, Eric McElyea, called 911. He was able to give a description of Smith and the red Cavalier the three left in.
Sgt. Lee Cross spotted the car not far from that scene and began a pursuit that ended up on Tenn. Highway 81 South. Daugherty was also responding, but from the other direction. He got into a position to throw out spike strips in hopes of flattening the suspect's car. But when he attempted to unroll it, the strip got tangled. Stephens veered to the left — the defense contended he was trying to avoid the officer — but Daugherty took a few steps backward and was hit.
The impact tossed him into the air and he landed more than 70 feet away. He suffered life- and limb-threatening injuries, according to brief medical testimony from the doctor who treated him.
Stephens continued driving and didn't stop until he hit a tree and wrecked. All three bailed from the car and fled on foot, but they were apprehended quickly by other officers who responded.
On Tuesday, Daugherty testified he wasn't sure he "was going to make it," after the incident and was out of work 13 months. He testified emotionally at times about the injuries he suffered — particularly when viewing photographs of the crash and of himself in the hospital.
Also on Tuesday, Stephens told the jury he took Smith to the Sand Valley Road residence so Smith could buy marijuana. He said he had no knowledge of any weapon Smith could have had, which McElyea and Daniel Hylmon, had testified about on Monday. They said Smith came into their home on Sand Valley Road with a gun and demanded money and drugs, although they claimed to have none.
Stephens also testified he fled from officers because he had no driver's license, was on misdemeanor probation and didn't want to go to jail. He said he never intended to hit Daugherty and even apologized to the deputy from the witness stand.
Smith had faced additional charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence for allegedly throwing out the gun. Those charges were dismissed by Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood after he determined the state's evidence failed to prove it. At the beginning of the trial, Stephens pleaded guilty to all driving on a suspended license and felony evading arrest.
Blackwood set the sentencing for June 10. Stephens and Smith remain in custody in lieu of bond while McGraw was allowed to remain free on her bond.


text: Evan Carlton Bailey, 33 of 2908 Newman Dr. in Johnson City, TN died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital in Elizabethton, TN. Born in Johnson City January 5, 1978 he was the son of Roger C. and Barbara Belcher Bailey of Johnson City, TN. Evan was a graduate of Science Hill High School in Johnson City and earned a Master's Degree in Computer Technology from East Tennessee State University. He had a variety of talents and interests but particularly enjoyed golf as well as a variety of musical instruments. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City, TN. His paternal grandfather, E. Woodrow Bailey and his maternal grandfather, Robert Belcher preceded him in death. In addition to his parent's survivors include three brothers, Brad Bailey of Johnson City, Brian Bailey and his wife Marti of Knoxville, TN and Eric Bailey and his wife Kim of Telford, TN; two nieces, Natalie and Alyssa Bailey and two nephews, Julian and Gavin Bailey; paternal grandmother, Beulah Ann Bailey and maternal grandmother, Callie Belcher both of the Glenwood Park Retirement Village in Princeton. A celebration of the life of Evan Bailey will be conducted 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor James C. Bullock officiating and family and friends participating. Private burial will follow in Monte Vista Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton from 10:00 AM to the service hour on Wednesday. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.seaverfuneralservice.com. Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Bailey family.


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Can there be free will in a world where pre-destiny exists?
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I might have uncle Larry!!!
Who would thought that I was pre-destined to meet you at the LDS?
...or that the lovely house we just bought has been sold twice, the sale chain didn't went through twice, each time they had to put it back on the market, until we came around.... is that pre-destiny???
I don't really know, but I'm chuffed on both cases, you're a fine gentlman Larry and the house is perfect, it's my destiny and I'm pretty happy with it :)
Man I'm glad to hear from you Henri! Welcome back man! And yes, you were destined to live in your house. If it happens and actually comes to pass, then it was meant to be that way. (JMO)
LDS is coming up and I am getting more excited by the week...
So Henri, are you settled enough to be able to contribute here? I'd like to hear all about what you have been doing these last few months. Good to have you back man!
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Let's put on our thinking caps: Who are the big-name pastry chefs available out there? In New York, you can rule out the avant-gardists: There's no way we can see the likes of Tailor's Sam Mason or WD-50's Alex Stupak in the very classical and conservative confines of Del Posto. Michael Laiskonis is deeply entrenched at Le Bernardin, and, among top Italian restaurants, A Voce's Josh Gripper and Alto's Deb Snyder were just appointed. Johnny Iuzzini is versatile enough to work anywhere, but he has a virtual fiefdom at Jean Georges, and we don't see him going anywhere.
But, given Del Posto's culinary atmosphere and the fact that Kaplan was there last, we wonder if maybe Craft's Karen DeMasco isn't ready to make a move: Her inventive but essentially traditional style seems in keeping with Kaplan's. And so does that of Claudia Fleming, her predecessor, who has been cooking out at Long Island's North Fork Table and Inn and may miss the lights of the big city. And, of course, the Batali/Bastianich empire has a great pastry chef already in the house in Gina DePalma at Babbo, but would a move like that be "big news"? We're just practicing idle speculation here — but we'll dutifully pass along the real "big news" as soon as everyone's good and ready.
Related: Nicole Kaplan Sauntering Into Kitchen at Del Posto
Update: Multiple sources have informed us that Kaplan's new job will be at The Plaza, not the St. Regis. We're waiting on official confirmation from the hotel.


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Mexico became the first team to progress to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ thanks to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica.
Manchester United forward Javier Hernandez scored the winning goal at the Estadio Azteca as Mexico secured top spot in Group B with two rounds remaining in the penultimate round. Mexico were the better team throughout, but had to rely on Hernandez, who headed home from a Jorge Torres-Nilo cross on the hour mark.
El Salvador, meanwhile, moved up to second in in the group after defeating Guyana 3-2. Gregory Richardson put hosts Guyana ahead in the very first minute of the match, but Osael Romero and Jaime Alas hit back for El Salvador.
Chris Nurse equalised in the 62nd minute, but Rafael Burgos struck 14 minutes from time to help El Salvador move onto five points, one above Costa Rica.


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- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
First let me say, I love Osprey's packs. But this product is terrible. I've owned 3 and they all began leaking in the same spot, near the bottom at the seam. I started the AT last March 2012 with a brand new one (my third and last)and 9 days in near Franklin, NC it began leaking. I replaced in Nanthala, NC with a 2L Platypus and it lasted the rest of the trip with no problems. Furthermore, my dad, who was with me thru-hiking had the same issue with his, albeit his lasted until Hot Springs, NC. Also, 2 other thru-hikers we met had issues with leaking and had theirs in trash bags in their pack. They, too, replaced with a Platypus brand reservoir. The Platypus was the most widely used reservoir on the trail in 2012 and only one person I know of had an issue with the outside of his Platy delaminating and it subsequently sprung a leak, but he had had his for a few years. So between my 3 leaking Osprey reservoirs, my fathers 1 and two other AT hikers in Hot Springs, NC, that's 6 leaking Osprey reservoirs. I would not buy this product again and NOT recommend to others. Great packs! I will never not own an Osprey pack, but the reservoir is garbage!
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Safavi speaks, chairs sessions at Dallas conference
Published: Thu, 01/02/2014 - 13:06
Farrokh Safavi, a professor of finance and marketing at Western Washington University, delivered a presentation on "Exploring Patterns of Academic Success for Young Iranian Female Students in the Area of Marketing Management: A Field Study" at The International Association of Business and Public Administration Disciplines conference in Dallas, held April 17 to 21, 2013. Safavi also chaired two sessions of the conference. His paper is included in the conference proceedings.
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