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News about Islam, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 30, 2015
Florida chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations files federal suit against Florida Gun Supply of Inverness, store that had declared itself Muslim-free zone. MORE
Jul. 26, 2015
Spreading unrest and growing influence of Islamic State and other Muslim extremist groups in Iraq and Syria is threatening survival of Christian minority in region that gave rise to Christianity; ISIS is employing brutal policies in hopes of eradicating Christians and other minorities in many areas altogether, raising fears that entire societies and cultures will disappear. MORE
Jul. 25, 2015
Op-Ed article by Mohammed Hanif relates how careful he is when walking his dog on streets of Karachi; examines origins of devout Muslims' antipathy toward dogs; notes that most of hate for dogs comes from Hadith, not the Quran. MORE
Jul. 24, 2015
Hamburg Journal; former church in Hamburg, Germany, is being converted into mosque, upsetting many residents of historically Protestant city; Muslims now make up around 5 percent of population in Germany, which is 60 percent Christian. MORE
Jul. 23, 2015
University of Birmingham researchers say radiocarbon testing has revealed that two pages of ancient manuscript appear to be part of what may be oldest copy of Quran, and may have been transcribed by contemporary of Prophet Muhammad; pages are estimated to be at least 1,370 years old, although experts who have examined script on pages caution that age of pages does not necessarily prove age of transcription. MORE
Jul. 21, 2015
British Prime Min David Cameron calls on Muslim community to help defeat Islamic extremism in country; speaks broadly of five-year counterterrorism strategy that is to be unveiled later in year. MORE
Jul. 17, 2015
Newly released WikiLeaks documents show Saudi Arabia's global attempts in recent years to undermine its main enemy, Shiite Iran; documents portray comprehensive competition with deep roots in religious ideologies that drive two countries; array of oil-funded operation illustrates Saudi's alarm at nuclear program deal reached by world powers with Iran. MORE
Jul. 9, 2015
Tunisian Prime Min Habib Essid announces plans for construction of wall along Libyan border to protect country and its economy from growing presence of Islamic State and other militant groups in Libya; two attacks by Islamist extremists against foreign tourists have caused economic turmoil and anxiety throughout nation. MORE
Jul. 9, 2015
Comedians Negin Farsad and Dean Obeidallah, founders of annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival and subjects of documentary film The Muslims Are Coming!, prepare for opening of Muslim Funny Fest, which they bill as country's first Muslim comedy festival. MORE
Jul. 8, 2015
Islamic fighters, most of whom are Chechens, are aiding eastern Ukrainians in their battle against Russian separatist rebels; Chechens are viewed as valuable soldiers, who are fighting common enemy with Ukraine as unpaid volunteers. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Russian government's crackdown on Muslim citizens causes Islam converts to flee, escaping near-constant surveillance and violent scrutiny; Russian stance is fueled by historic fear of separatist extremism and challenges to Orthodox Christian national identity that Pres Vladimir Putin has used to unite a post-Soviet Communism population. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
Yassine Salhi, identified by French authorities as man who decapitated his boss before setting off explosion at American-owned chemical plant in Lyon, had joined group of radical Islamists and was on national list of potential security threats in 2006; apparent removal of his name from active watch list by 2008 underscores complexity of maintaining vigilance as number of identified potential terrorists continues to grow. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
New America research center has released report on number of terrorist attacks carried out in United States since September 11, 2001, finding that nearly twice as many people have been killed by non-Muslim extremists, like white supremacists and antigovernment militants, than by radical Muslims; survey of 382 police and sheriff's departments across country shows 74 percent of police officials listing antigovernment violence as one of biggest domestic threats. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Some fashion designers are trying to appeal to deep-pocketed Muslim shoppers by offering special Ramadan collections. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard defends bill under review that would restrict Islamic face coverings for women and hateful speech meant to incite violence; says government must 'draw a line in the sand' on freedom of expression. MORE
Jun. 18, 2015
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit brought by immigrants, many of them Muslims, claiming they were subjected to abuse in Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn following September 11, 2001, attacks; suit, originally filed in 2002, targets high-ranking members of George Bush administration, including former Atty Gen John Ashcroft and former FBI Director Robert S Mueller. MORE
Jun. 11, 2015
Attack on Karnak Temple, tourist site in Luxor, Egypt, by suicide bomber and two gunmen week after skirmish near Giza pyramids displays brashness of Islamic militants determined to destroy Egyptian economy for sake of toppling Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. MORE
Jun. 11, 2015
Mujahedeen Shura Council, coalition of Islamist militias in Darnah, Libya, declares jihad on Islamic State local unit responsible for killing two council leaders. MORE
Jun. 9, 2015
Conservative Iranians express outrage at European Parliament foreign affairs committee delegates, who arrive in Tehran for meeting with Iranian Parliament leader Ali Larijani wearing clothing that they say is mockery to Islamic law. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds verdict against Raif Badawi, liberal blogger found guilty of insulting Islam; Badawi has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column profiles Zahra Cheema, observant Muslim lawyer who wears hijab and other traditional religious clothing at work; notes Cheema, who has encountered professional obstacles because of her garb, has opened her own firm specializing in immigration and family law. MORE
Jun. 1, 2015
Diriyah Journal; Saudi Arabia royal family is building tourist attraction in Diriyah to celebrate its history and alliance with 18th-century fundamentalist preacher Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab, which helped create modern Saudi state; project, which will feature parks, restaurants and museums, is intended to help rehabilitate reputation of Abdul-Wahhab, whose rigid version of Islam has been criticized of late for promoting intolerance. MORE
May. 29, 2015
Dalai Lama urges Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to help persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority. MORE
May. 28, 2015
Sunni Iraqis fleeing onslaught by Islamic State forces in Ramadi and elsewhere are finding doors closed to them by their Shiite countrymen; of three million Iraqis displaced by conflict, some 85 percent are Sunni; Shiite authorities have treated displaced as security threats rather than civilians, closing bridges and imposing strict sponsorship rules that few can pass; observers say policy has worsened sectarian tensions and squandered political opportunity for reconciliation. MORE
May. 26, 2015
Bangladesh bans radical Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team under antiterrorism law for threatening and killing atheist bloggers, writers and activists. MORE
May. 24, 2015
Op-Ed article by David Motadel suggests proxy struggles in Middle East between Shiite and Sunni Muslim populations funded by Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively, are return to classic geopolitics in region; contends that addressing conflict in Middle East requires that international community does its utmost to prevent escalation of conflicts between two countries, and address underlying needs of their client states. MORE
May. 23, 2015
Saudi Arabian youth have turned to social media as way to circumvent many of the restraints imposed upon them by country's strict social codes and its rigid version of Islam, using apps to earn money, court partners, meet friends and express themselves; country has widely available and reliable Internet, young population and relatively high amount of disposable income, which makes it ideal for social media boom. MORE
May. 23, 2015
Saturday Profile of British comedian and practicing Muslim, Humza Arshad, who has become central to British government's attempts to dissuade young Muslims from radicalizing and joining Islamic State group. MORE
May. 19, 2015
United States Court of Appeals in San Francisco rules YouTube should not have been forced to remove anti-Muslim trailer from movie Innocence of Muslims from its website, which set off protests in 2012; decision reverses copyright claim. MORE
May. 12, 2015
Police officials in Garland, Tex, defend security at Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest, saying shooting could not have been prevented by Federal Bureau of Investigation memo that was sent a few hours before event was about to start. MORE
May. 9, 2015
Venetian city officials send letter to director of Iceland pavilion at Venice Biennale warning that functioning mosque installed in former church by artist Christoph Buchet could not serve as place of worship. MORE
May. 8, 2015
Homeland Security Sec Jeh Johnson meets with civil rights and Muslim community leaders in Brooklyn; asks for help in identifying young people at risk of becoming radicalized by terrorists like ISIS. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Dallas-area Muslims condemn extremist attack on event in Garland, Tex, that featured caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, but also denounce gathering for stoking bigotry and baiting Muslims by insulting their beliefs; suggest that both attackers and provocateurs are outsiders and have little bearing on their ties to local community, their faith or their American ideals. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Review of lengthy FBI investigation into Elton Simpson, one of two Muslim extremists who were fatally shot by police after attacking Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Garland, Tex, underscores difficulty in tracking possible terrorism threats; former lawyer for Simpson suggests that when he became aware of FBI attention it merely caused him to be more discreet in his extremist activities. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Tikrit Journal; section of Tigris riverbank, part of Saddam Hussein's old palace complex in Tikrit, Iraq, becomes memorial to June 2014 massacre of 1,700 Shiite military personnel from Camp Speicher by Sunni extremists, members of Islamic State; memorial is spurring grieving relatives of dead to make pilgrimages to site. MORE
May. 7, 2015
German authorities break up group called Oldschool Society, calling it far-right terrorist group with access to explosives; arrest four members on suspicion of plotting to attack Islamic extremists, mosques and migrant shelters. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Editorial contends that Islamophobic provocations like the Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Texas are exercises in bigotry and hatred masquerading as free speech; holds while no offense can justify religious violence such as that demonstrated in Charlie Hebdo attacks, such violence does not in turn justify hate speech. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Christoph Buchel's controversial Venice Biennale installation, in which he transforms Catholic church near Venice's historic center into temporary functioning mosque, is testing Italy's tolerance during time of rising Islamophobia and fears of terrorism committed in name of Islam. MORE
May. 6, 2015
Counterterrorism teams are searching social media postings for any possible ties between two gunmen killed by a police officer in Garland, Tex, during an attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, and Islamic State extremists in Syria; one of the gunmen, Elton Simpson, had posted on Twitter in weeks before attack, trading calls for violence with ISIS fighters and self-declared foes of cartoon contest organizer Pamela Geller. MORE
May. 5, 2015
Elton Simpson, one of two men who attacked Garland, Tex, art exhibit featuring cartoon drawings of prophet Muhammad, had previously been identified by FBI as jihadist terrorism suspect; Simpson and second attacker Nadir Hamid Soofi, who were only casualties of shooting, embodied contradictions of radical Islam and American life, participating in Western society while criticizing it. MORE
May. 5, 2015
Mausoleum of Cheick Amadou Barry, proposed United Nations World Heritage site in Mali, is destroyed by jihadists who leave warning that they will attack anyone who does not follow their version of Islam. MORE
May. 5, 2015
Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, Tex, that exploded in violence was organized by Pamela Geller, New York blogger and activist hailed by her supporters as a patriot and condemned by her critics as an anti-Muslim bigot; Geller says cartoon competition was held in honor of Charlie Hebdo, French newspaper attacked by Muslim extremists for its caricatures of Muhammad. MORE
May. 4, 2015
Police officers in Garland, Tex, shoot and kill two gunmen after they shot and wounded security guard outside event hosted by anti-Islam group. MORE
May. 3, 2015
Trial of 49 suspects in mob killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda begins in Kabul; Farkhunda was fatally beaten after being accused of burning copy of Quran. MORE
Apr. 30, 2015
Leo Lagrange secondary school in Charleville-Mezieres, France, has sent a student home twice within two weeks for wearing long skirt that school officials deem emblematic of Muslim faith; school claims to be acting in accordance with 2004 law forbidding wearing of articles with clear religious affiliation at school, but decision has sparked controversy and accusations of discrimination. MORE
Apr. 30, 2015
Waheed ur Rehman, assistant professor at University of Karachi in Pakistan, is shot to death by four gunmen on motorbikes; Rehman completed doctorate under liberal scholar who was slain in September after being accused of blasphemy, raising possibility killing was vigilante attack. MORE
Apr. 29, 2015
Muhammad "no longer interests me," Rénald Luzier, who works under the name Luz, said in an interview. MORE
Apr. 28, 2015
Kabul Journal; brutal murder of Islamic law student Farkhunda, who was beaten to death by angry mob in Kabul after being falsely accused of burning Quran, has galvanized women's rights activists in Afghanistan; coalition of rights groups, concerned that no formal charges have been filed in case one month later, stages re-enactment of killing. MORE
Apr. 25, 2015
Saturday Profile of Ahmad Walid Rashidi, Afghan medical student in Denmark whose background allows him to offer insight as to why young European Muslims are drawn to Islamic extremist groups; says he was imprisoned, tortured and nearly executed by Islamic State yet still found himself drawn to group's rhetoric, which addresses many issues including historical injustices of Western colonialism in Middle East. MORE
Apr. 21, 2015
Human Rights Watch reports that tens of thousands of Senegalese children are being forced by Quranic schools to beg in streets; blames government for failure to carry out 2005 law against trafficking and exploitation of children. MORE
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Chattanooga Gunman Was Said to Keep to Himself in Jordan
People in the neighborhood where Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez lived for some months said they had seen no sign of the rage he unleashed in Tennessee.
August 5, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Amman (Jordan) , Chattanooga (Tenn) , Abdulazeez, Mohammod Youssuf (d 2015) , Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides , Muslims and Islam , Terrorism
Rohingya Women Flee Violence Only to Be Sold Into Marriage
Migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar seeking to escape turmoil and poverty are often tricked or forced into marriages to pay smugglers for their freedom.
August 3, 2015, Monday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Rohingya (Ethnic Group) , Muslims and Islam , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , Bangladesh , Human Trafficking , Malaysia , Myanmar , Marriages , Women and Girls , Smuggling , Discrimination , Women's Rights , Refugees and Displaced Persons
India Executes Yakub Memon, Man Tied to 1993 Mumbai Bombings
India's news media has been stirred by a robust debate over whether Yakub Memon, a Muslim in this predominantly Hindu nation, deserved to die.
July 30, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Capital Punishment , India , Bombs and Explosives , Memon, Yakub (1962-2015) , Mumbai (India) , Muslims and Islam , Hinduism
Florida: Gun Store Sued Over Muslim-Free Zone
The state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against a gun store that had proclaimed itself a Muslim-free zone.
July 30, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Florida , Muslims and Islam , Discrimination , Firearms , Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Man From Buffalo Area Is Charged With Trying to Aid ISIS
Arafat M. Nagi, from Lackawanna, N.Y., is the latest to be accused of trying to support a terrorist group; he faces up to 15 years in prison.
July 30, 2015, Thursday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Nagi, Arafat M (1970- ) , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Lackawanna (NY) , Terrorism , Muslims and Islam , Federal Bureau of Investigation
Britain Is Losing Against ISIS Recruitment Tactics
A marketing pitch has swayed hundreds of young British Muslims into believing the Islamic State's utopian vision.
July 29, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: London (England) , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Cameron, David , Muslims and Islam , Great Britain , Syria
What Does Islam Say About Being Gay?
The hostility of many Muslims toward homosexuality has little basis in the Quran.
July 29, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Homosexuality and Bisexuality , Muslims and Islam , Religion and Belief
Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang Complicate China-Turkey Ties
Bilateral trade is growing between Beijing and Ankara, but anti-Chinese sentiment in Turkey appears to be growing as well.
July 29, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: China , Thailand , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Hurriyet , Lanzhou University , International Relations , Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) , Turkey , Erdogan, Recep Tayyip , Muslims and Islam , Ramadan , Istanbul (Turkey) , Ankara (Turkey) , Central Asia , Xinjiang (China)
Patricia Crone, Questioning Scholar of Islamic History, Dies at 70
Professor Crone challenged conventional views of the roots and evolution of Islam and her numerous books and articles shed new light on the history of the religion.
July 28, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Deaths (Obituaries) , Muslims and Islam , Crone, Patricia (1945-2015)
Muslims in Moscow Work to Break a Stereotype
As the political landscape shifts in Russia, Muslims, who were once frequently stigmatized, see an opportunity to redefine their role in society.
July 28, 2015, Tuesday
MORE ON ISLAM AND: Muslims and Islam , Russia , Discrimination , Fashion and Apparel
Muslim Image-Makers, Made in Moscow
In Russia, some Muslims want to create a more positive image of Islam. A fashion designer, a public relations adviser and a composer all work toward the same goal.
British University on Quran Fragments
Fragments of a Quran manuscript found at the University of Birmingham in England are believed to be from one of the oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text.
Flirting With the Islamic State
The conversations between a young woman in rural Washington State and a British man with ties to radical Islam may provide clues about how ISIS recruits new members around the world.
State Department Memo on the Islamic State Group
An internal memo paints a dismal picture of the Obama administration's efforts to counter messaging by the Islamic State.
Mr. Big Mouth
How a true believer in Iran's theocracy confronts what even he admits is a losing battle against modernity.
The Evolution of ISIS
How has ISIS, a 21st-century terrorist organization with a retrograde religious philosophy, spread from Iraq to Syria, Libya and beyond?
Three Friends, One Jihadi
As his dreams crashed into Egypt's social and political turmoil, Islam Yaken left his friends, family and a life of guilty pleasures for religious extremism, jihad and the Islamic State.
A Community Mediator
Omer Mozaffar, an Islamic scholar in Chicago, acted as a mediator last year when a woman accused a prominent local imam, Mohammad Abdullah Saleem, of sexual assault.
Wife Says Gunman Believed in Equality
Karen Hicks, the wife of Craig Stephen Hicks, who is accused of murdering three Muslim students, said he championed individuals' rights on his Facebook page and believed everyone was equal.
Anti-Immigration Movement Splits Germany
The German anti-immigration movement Pegida started in Dresden in October and has spread to other cities, gathering followers and prompting a backlash.
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We take you on a recent tour inside the BMW M Studio – BMW's showroom/floor where it showcases BMW M, BMW Individual, BMW M-Sport, and BMW Security vehicles, technology, and options. If you remember, this is also where we attended the F10 M5 press reveal earlier this year.
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Aug. 18, 2006
Live streaming is expected to make its debut on golobos.com tonight when the New Mexico women's volleyball team takes on an alumni team. Start time is 7 p.m. from Johnson Center. You must have Windows MediaPlayer to watch. There is no charge.
To view tonight's match, click on volleyball in the sports tool bar, then schedule/results, then watch. Tonight's live video is expected to be the first of numerous home events that will be available over golobos.com this year. Men's and women's soccer should be online during their first home matches Sept. 7-10, while selected men's and women's basketball games, plus home baseball and softball games will have live streaming once their seasons start.


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in Their Future
the untutored, the ups and downs of the stock market seem unfathomable.
But not to Moravian's student-run Amrhein Investment Club.
last time we wrote about the club, it had seen its $20,000 in seed
money—a gift from trustee Irving S. Amrhein in 1962—top
$1 million. More recently, the club proved it could hold its own
in bad times as well as good against other student-run portfolio
management groups, when it placed third and fifth in the second
annual Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE) symposium
February 21-22 at the Unversity of Dayton (Ohio).
conference brought together student-run investment funds from 61
colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Participants
ranged from students at small liberal arts colleges to graduate
business programs at major universities. The event included a day
of discussion with investment professionals, including a satellite
address by Maria Bartiromo of CNBC's Squawk Box, and competitions
among the various funds.
had intended to bring the officers so they could learn more about
how other funds are managed," said faculty adviser Linda Ravelle,
associate professor of economics and business. "I entered them
into the competition without thinking that we would get very far,
since our returns were not that large."
November 2000 to November 2001, she said, the club's Income Fund
earned 2.41% and the Balanced Fund 2.38%. But because markets were
down over the period—the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell
an overall 4.21%, and other markets lost even more—the Amrhein
Club's returns were surprisingly healthy.
the competition, five funds were chosen in each of three investment
categories. Ravelle was "pleasantly surprised" when two
of Amrhein's four funds qualified as semi-finalists. "The students
were very nervous once they realized the caliber of school they
were up against, but they really did a great job in their presentations,"
Ravelle said.
the value category, Moravian placed third after Stetson University
in DeLand, Fla., which had a 20.4% return, and the University of
Dayton. "We were happy to earn third place because both schools
have well-funded, professionally supported portfolio-management
programs," Ravelle said. Many in the competition were students
who manage portfolios as part of a class, whereas Moravian students
("and their advisor," she added) do all their work on
a volunteer basis in their spare time.
the growth category, students in the M.B.A. program at Purdue University
placed first, followed by Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.; Northern
Arizona University; University of Oregon; and Moravian. The Purdue
students had a daunting 51.2% return for the year, but "they
did not want to share any information, so we did not learn their
secret," Ravelle said, adding dryly: "I suspect that this
level of return is not sustainable."
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Asia Events
Capacity-Building and Low-Key Reintegration of North Korea into International Regimes
May 08, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
North Korea International Documentation Project
Realistically, is there still room for international civilian efforts to open up North Korea? During this event, Dr. Bernhard Seliger will consider the role international capacity-building efforts might play in this respect.
U.S. Should Isolate Phnom Penh: Cambodia's Opposition Leader
May 08, 2013 // 1:00pm — 2:00pm
Asia Program
The United States and European Union should isolate Cambodia from the international community to force it to push through political reform, according to the leader of the country's leading opposition party. Pressure can be exerted by boycotting goods and cutting off aid to Phnom Penh, argued the Cambodia National Rescue Party's leader Sam Rainsy in a presentation at the Wilson Center May 8.
Coal In China: Problems and the Future (in SAN FRANCISCO)
May 07, 2013 // 5:30pm — 7:15pm
China Environment Forum
Coal has long been the main fuel source powering most of China. But are the health and environmental risks spinning out of control? For the past several years, Greenpeace activist Sun Qingwei has worked to expose the environmental and human health risks of coal mining and consumption.
The Thirsty Triangle: The Water Footprint of Energy Trade Between China, Canada, and the United States
May 03, 2013 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Canada Institute
The Canada Institute and the China Environment Forum are honored to host a distinguished panel for a discussion on the energy-water nexus that exists within the China-North America relationship. Our panelists will examine the ways that North American energy exports impact water and energy use in China, as well as the ways that these exports are changing American and Canadian use of water domestically.
OFFSITE EVENT: Negotiating Independence: New Directions in the History of Decolonization and the Cold War
May 03, 2013 // 8:00am — May 04, 2013 // 1:30pm
Cold War International History Project
The advent of decolonization, particularly after the Second World War, shares more than a chronological partnership with the Cold War. While the general economic, political, social, and ideological connections between decolonization and the Cold War have been acknowledged, a more detailed interrogation of the confluence of these two phenomena is now beginning to emerge.
Addressing Disrespect and Abuse During Childbirth
May 02, 2013 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Maternal Health Initiative
"Today we have a golden opportunity to use respectful maternal care to break new ground at the intersection of health and human rights," said Lynn Freedman, director of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program and professor of clinical population and family health at Columbia University, at the Wilson Center.
Afghanistan after 2014: Regional Impact
May 01, 2013 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
Kennan Institute
This event explored local and regional perspectives on the future of Afghanistan against the backdrop of the planned NATO withdrawal of military forces from the region. The first session focused on local politics and governance in Afghanistan, and the second session investigated the ways in which Afghanistan's neighbors have been discussing and planning for the upcoming changes.
Facing the Future: Empowering Youth to Protect Their Health and Environment
April 30, 2013 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
In Ghana and the Philippines – countries where more than half of the population is under the age of 25 – two programs are teaching youth to play a critical role in their families, health, and community development. Leslie Mwinnyaa and Joan Castro discuss the innovative youth peer educator efforts of the Hen Mpoano Project in Ghana and EMPOWER in the Philippines.
The Green Revolution in China
April 30, 2013 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
China Environment Forum
Drawing on his chapter in the recently published chinadialogue book China and the Environment: The Green Revolution, Jianqiang Liu relates the role that NGOs, news media and community leaders played in forming an environmental movement opposing a dam on the Tiger Leaping Gorge.
The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia
April 26, 2013 // 9:30am — 11:00am
North Korea International Documentation Project
Andrei Lankov will discuss his new book, "The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia"


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Getting It Printed: How to Work With Printers and Graphic Imaging Services to Assure Quality, Stay on Schedule and Control Costs (Getting It Printed) 4th Edition
Author: Eric Kenly
Publisher: How
Keywords: getting, printed, schedule, quality, control, costs, assure, imaging, work, printers, graphic, services
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-08-21
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Designers can save time, money and frustration with this essential guide to printing. Covering all of the topics that have made it a popular title for years, along with the latest developments in the industry, Getting It Printed features: * A comprehensive look at how to work with printers--everything from estimates, pricing and negotiating to trade customs and quality guidelines * Easy-to-follow explanations of the top printing processes and techniques * All of the information designers need to choose the right papers and inks for their projects * Hard-to-find knowledge about pro
M & B (with Review Cards, Web Site Printed Access Card, GEC Printed Access Card and GEC Resource Center Sticker)
Author: Dean Croushore
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
Keywords: card, gec, access, printed, resource, center, sticker, review, cards, amp, web, site
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2009-11-23
List price: $64.95
Examine the powerful role that today's banking system plays in individual financial activities and how monetary policymaking shapes the world's financial system with this innovative new approach to today's principles of money and banking. Croushore's innovative M & B was shaped by extensive input from today's students and refined by numerous dedicated instructors to deliver an engaging, accessible book and online learning tools that meet the diverse needs of today's learners. The book's brief, focused approach reads like a business periodical as it
Author: British Museum Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: museum, large, print, british, books, additions, printed, list
Number of Pages: 396
Published: 2008-08-21
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Author: Richard Benso
Publisher: Museum of Modern Art
Keywords: picture, printed
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2008-10-01
List price: $60.00
The Printed Picture traces the changing technology of picture-making from the Renaissance to the present, focusing on the vital role of images in multiple copies. The book surveys printing techniques before the invention of photography; the photographic processes that began to appear in the early nineteenth century; the marriage of printing and photography; and the rapidly evolving digital inventions of our time. From woodblocks to chromolithographs, from engravings to bar codes, from daguerreotypes to contemporary color photographs, the book succinctly examines the full range of pictorial pro
Author: Bridger
Publisher: Clearfield
Keywords: pedigrees, printed, index
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2009-06-01
List price: $37.50
Here is a guide to printed British genealogies, containing over 16,000 references to pedigrees in county histories, compendia, record and society publications, heralds' visitations, etc., down to the time the work was originally published (1867). The arrangement is by counties for England and thereunder alphabetically by family name for each title analyzed, with special sections devoted to General Works, Visitations, etc. The compiler has facilitated research still further by means of a complete index to all families, which occupies nearly 100 pages and contains about 8,000 entries.
Author: Maurice Rickard
Publisher: Abbeville Pre
Keywords: ephemera, printed, collecting
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1988-12-01
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Author: Walter C. Bosshart
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
Keywords: boards, circuit, printed
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 1984-09-01
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What's everyone's hangup with nooses? Am I going to be in trouble for having feathers in my pillows or tar on my roof? Maybe I should stop eating watermelon and chicken too.
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Classics Legacy-------theft, vandalism, fights, shootings, stabbings, rapes...the list goes on. What a legacy. Great time for locals to leave town. And if you have a business in town, you 'd be better off closing and boarding it up until the tribes leave.
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The Economy Is Improving, But College Enrollment Is Declining
The college enrollment boom that caused tuition prices to skyrocket is finally over, The New York Times reports.
According to the Times, college enrollment fell 2% in 2012-2013, the first real decline since the 1990s. Though that drop mostly affected for-profit and community colleges, signs are now pointing to 2013-2014 as the year when traditional four-year, non-profit schools face a serious decline in applications that could last for several years.
The colleges that will most likely be hit the hardest are those not among the wealthiest or most prestigious, but those whose very survival depends on tuition revenue.
"There are many institutions that are on the margin, economically, and are very concerned about keeping their doors open if they can't hit their enrollment numbers," said David A. Hawkins, the director of public policy and research at the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
This will ultimately result in mid-tier institutions accepting more, formerly-unqualified applicants.
Aside from the burdens of tuition increases and student debt, another aspect of college currently coming under scrutiny is just how necessary the whole experience of attending a four-year school is.
It is most definitely becoming less and less taboo to forgo or drop out of college in exchange for starting one's own business or gaining valuable work experience instead, thanks to the many publicized success stories of people who chose these formerly denounced paths.
The Times reports that the most shocking signs of the enrollment drop came from Loyola University New Orleans and St. Mary's College of Maryland.
"After the usual May 1 deadline for applicants to choose a college, Loyola and St. Mary's each found that their admission offers had been accepted by about one-third fewer students than expected. Both institutions were forced to make millions of dollars in budget cuts and a late push for more enrollment."
Loyola reportedly went into a wild panic when the university discovered such a decrease in accepted admission offers. Administrators and professors who aren't usually involved in the admission process made a series of calls to accepted students who decided to go somewhere else to try to convince them to change their minds with certain methods of persuasion.
"We did invite them to see if there was more we could do with aid," said Roberta Kaskel, the interim vice president for enrollment management at Loyola.
Several college consultants and advisors hired by wealthy families to assist with the application process told the Times that this spring and summer, they have seen a huge increase in colleges actively seeking out students, some of which have turned the school down or never even applied.
"After May 1, I got e-mails from three or four colleges saying, 'We've still got spots, and we're looking for people to fill them,' and I don't remember getting any in the past," said Lisa Bleich, an admissions consultant in Westfield, N.J.
"I had a client who had committed to one school, and then changed her mind and said she wanted to go to the University of Pittsburgh, where she had also been accepted," she said. "They weren't actively looking for more, but they agreed to take her, when a few years ago, they would have said, 'No, we don't have any space.' "
Don McMillan, an admissions consultant in Boston, told the Times that his office received numerous calls this week from families in foreign countries trying to place their children in schools that begin their fall semesters in just over a month.
"We called about 15 colleges, and we found that about half still had openings for this fall and were willing to consider them, which really surprised me," he said. "These are not Tufts, M.I.T., Harvard, schools like that, that will never have trouble filling up."
The recession's effect on the job market triggered the initial enrollment boom in 2007. But job prospects have greatly improved as has the success rate of startup businesses, ultimately making college a less attractive option.
The roles have been reversed. Now, instead of young adults being at the mercy of their colleges' demands, colleges are at the mercy of the ideals of their prospective students.
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Kicking up new stink on smells at quarry site
Posted: November 23, 2012|
A COUNCIL leader has raised concerns about 'disgusting' smells coming from a quarry – which he claims have now reached a busy town centre.
Gareth Snell, leader of Newcastle Borough Council, has criticised the owners of Walley's Landfill Site for not dealing with the odours.
In an e-mail to the landfill operators, he said: "Our worst fears have come true and, as predicted, the smell from the site has become considerably stronger as the weather becomes wintry.
"This situation has now reached a point that is entirely unacceptable.
"It is incumbent upon your company to redirect all of your efforts to eradicating the bulk of this smell."
Lafarge Aggregates opened the landfill site on Silverdale Road for non-hazardous waste in 2007.
But residents have already threatened legal action over the smell which they claim leaves them unable to open their windows.
Rebecca Braithwaite, aged 33, from Silverdale Road, said: "The smell is still disgusting. It just doesn't seem to be getting any better at all.
"We have complained about it on numerous occasions but have still not heard anything back.
"You can smell it from inside our house with the windows and doors shut, so it is a very strong odour."
Investigators have already found a gas-type odour at the business.
And the borough council, along with the Environment Agency, is continuing to investigate the site.
Knutton and Silverdale ward councillor Mr Snell said: "Anything less than directing 100 per cent effort and resource to reducing the smell will not be acceptable.
"I think that Lafarge need to publish an action plan of what they will now do to deal with the smell."
Residents, who have also complained about an increase in congestion since the landfill site opened and an influx of seagulls, have welcomed the council support.
Housewife Ms Braithwaite said: "It is reassuring to see that members of the council are taking this seriously.
"We feel we have been getting nowhere with our complaints."
A spokesman for Lafarge said: "We have been working hard to reduce potential odour sources and are determined to continue to take steps to ensure the site does not impact on our neighbours.
"We would like to assure people that we are leaving no stones unturned.
"We encourage people to contact us directly and swiftly if they detect an odour, letting us know where and when they noticed it."


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May 11 2009
Siriporn: A True Christian Warrior
Some people say that being a champion is hard, but that remaining a champion is even harder. A little warrior champion named Siriporn was going to prove this in her second tae kwon do competition.
This match was very different from her last one. Siriporn was burdened by the expectation of others.
She was…
May 8 2009
Mother's Day: Every Day of the Year
What's your mother's name?
With Mother's Day coming up, I've been reflecting on how much this question really matters. It's not that a mother's name is particularly important unto itself; it's more that the name embodies a woman, a woman with a unique story, a woman who no matter what story she lives every day…


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13 Tea Party Signs That Forgot How To Sign
That escalated quickly.
There was a sizable Tea party gathering on the lawn of the Capitol today… but some of the protest signs left something to be desired.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
1. If your messaging is based on death camps and the Holocaust, you've already lost.
2. Same goes for slavery.
3. Is this just a fact on a sign that we all agree with?
But the sandals really make the suit.
5. Since democracy has failed, how do you propose to accomplish this?
6. Engineering needed here.
7. "Snowden Rocks Obama's Socks."
8. If you compare the guy who killed bin Laden to bin Laden, does anybody hear it?
9. Making friends.
11. "He REALLY wants to bomb Syria."
12. "GOP Grow A Pair. NO Obamacare."
Scythe, check.
Scrubs, check.
Wig, check.
Cough mask, check.
Hipster glasses, check.
Enough cardboard….DAMMIT!
13. Short, and to the point! …what was the point again?
*DEFUND OBAMACARE* That's what this was about! Gotcha.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
Rand Paul's new sunglasses approve.
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The Hadith: "Whoever Visits My Grave, My Intercession Is Guaranteed For Him"
See also the additional sound texts illustrating the visit to the Prophet – Allah bless and greet him –, among them that of the Companion Bilal ibn Rabah al-Habashi – Allah be well-pleased with him – all the way from Shâm, as well as the Companions' practice of seeking the Prophet – Allah bless and greet him – as a means for their needs by visiting his grave, such as Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, and `A'isha – Allah be well-pleased with them – all as cited in the sections on Tawassul and Visitation in Shaykh Hisham Kabbani's Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine. And Allah knows best
* A forthcoming publication of As-Sunna Foundation of America, soon to be available through Islamic Shopping Network.
[1]Narrated from Ibn `Umar by al-Daraqutni in his Sunan (2:278 #194), Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi in his Musnad (2:12), al-Dulabi in al-Kuna wa al-Asma' (2:64), al-Khatib in Talkhis al-Mutashabih fi al-Rasm (1:581), Ibn al-Dubaythi in al-Dhayl `ala al-Tarikh (2:170), Ibn Abi al-Dunya in Kitab al-Qubur, al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman (3:490), al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi in Nawadir al-Usul (p. 148), al-Haythami (4:2), al-Subki in Shifa' al-Siqam (p. 12-14), Abu al-Shaykh, Ibn `Adi in al-Kamil (6:235, 6:351), al-`Uqayli in al-Du`afa' (4:170), al-Bazzar in his Musnad with a very weak chain containing `Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim al-Ghifari [cf. Ibn Hajar's Mukhtasar (1:481 #822)] with the wording "my intercession shall take place for him" (hallat lahu shafâ`atî), and Ibn Hajar who indicated its grade of hasan in Talkhis al-Habir (2:266) as it is strengthened by other hadiths which both he and al-Haythami mention, such as:
- "Whoever visits me without any avowed purpose other than my visit, it is incumbent upon me to be his intercessor on the Day of Resurrection." Narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Awsat and al-Kabir with a chain containing Maslama ibn Salim and by Ibn al-Sakan in his Sunan al-Sihah as stated by al-Shirbini in Mughni al-Muhtaj (1:512).
- "Whoever makes pilgrimage then visits me after my death it is as if he visited me in my life." Narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (12:406) and al-Daraqutni (2:278) with a chain containing Hafs ibn Abi Dawud al-Qari, whom only Ahmad declared passable (sâlih). Mamduh said (p. 337-340) it is more da`îf than other weak hadiths in this chapter.
- "Whoever visits my grave after my death is as those who visited me in my life." Narrated by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (12:406) and al-Awsat (1:94) with a chain containing `A'isha bint Yunus, whose status is uncertain, and from Hatib by al-Daraqutni (2:278) with another chain which al-Dhahabi said was one of the best chains in that chapter. Mamduh said (p. 330-334) it is da`îf but not mawdû` contrary to the claims of Ibn Taymiyya and his imitators. Abu Ghudda cites a fourth narration:
- "Whoever makes pilgrimage and does not visit me, has been rude to me." Narrated by al-Daraqutni in his Sunan. Abu Ghudda said: "It is not forged as Ibn al-Jawzi and Ibn Taymiyya said, rather, a number of scholars considered its chain fair, and a number considered it weak." Mamduh (p. 344-346) considers it forged.
Al-`Uqayli in al-Du`afa' (4:170) declared the chains of Ibn `Umar's narration "soft" (layyina) as did al-Dhahabi, the latter adding – as did al-Bayhaqi and al-Fattani in Tadhkirat al-Mawdu`at – that they strengthened each other as none contains any liar nor forger, as stated by al-Suyuti in al-Durar al-Muntathira, al-Munawi in Fayd al-Qadir, and al-`Ajluni in Kashf al-Khafa (2:328-329).
[2]In Zafar al-Amani (p. 422) and al-Ajwiba al-Fadila (p. 155).
[3]In his Raf` al-Minara (p. 280 and p. 318).
[4]As related by Ibn Hajar in Talkhis al-Habir (2:267). Cf. al-Shawkani in Nayl al-Awtar (5:95) and al-Sindi in his notes on Ibn Majah.
[5]In al-Qawl al-Badi` (p. 160).
[6]In Sa`adat al-Darayn (1:77).
[7]Published at Ryad: Dar `Alam al-Kutub, 1991.
[8]Al-Lacknawi, Zafar al-Amani (p. 422).
[9]Ibn `Abd al-Hadi makes much ado about the reliability of `Abd Allah ibn `Umar al-`Umari in al-Sarim al-Munki, but relies upon him in another book, al-Tanqih (1:122) as pointed out by Mamduh in Raf` al-Minara (p. 12).
[10]In Raf` al-Minara (p. 280-318).
[11]In Raf` al-Minara (p. 9).
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As the technology world has been moving on from optical media these past few years in favor of digital downloads and flash storage, it would seem that DVDs are becoming a thing of the past. Only Blu-rays have really been able to withstand the change, and that's largely thanks to the console gaming industry. However, scientists have created a new type of optical laser that could increase the data capacity of a single DVD to one petabyte. This would certainly bring back optical media in a big way.


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Coach Richt and Sanders Commings
Sept. 1, 2011
Many characteristics go into making a person a great team player. For junior Sanders Commings, versatility is one of those characteristics that make him a viable player for the University of Georgia football team.
With the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against No. 5 Boise State in sight, Commings received the starting nod at the free safety position after starting nine games in 2010 at cornerback.
"There isn't much of a difference between playing corner and safety--it's just space between the receivers," Commings said. "I am just as comfortable playing safety as I am at playing corner."
Commings didn't know that he would take the starting position until the team started making a game plan Saturday's contest.
"We started game planning like last week and they put me at safety," Commings said. "That's when it all hit me like 'Wow. I'm really going to be playing safety this game.'"
Although the Augusta native will be at safety, going back to the corner position is not out of the question for other games, as he is listed at number two on the depth chart for cornerback. Commings noted that it would probably be a game-by-game basis due to matchups of other teams' receivers.
In his new role, however, Commings may have chances to expand his knowledge of the game.
"The thing about safety is I get to learn more," Commings said. "I'm playing free safety, so a lot of the times I'm just playing center field and reading the quarterback's eyes. I think I will have a lot more opportunities to get some interceptions."
Interceptions already come easily for Commings. While playing cornerback, he caught three interceptions in 2010, which tied him for a team high with Baccari Rambo and Brandon Boykin.
Commings added that he used to have a preference to playing cornerback rather than safety. Now, he doesn't have one.
"I just want to be on the field and help out the team."
Unselfish. It is just another characteristic of Commings that makes him a great team player for the Bulldogs.


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Once upon a time, somebody looked at a small, off-roading vehicle like the Nissan Pathfinder and said to himself: "You know, I think I could use that to replace the family station wagon. It's a lot cooler looking than dad's Country Squire. And I wouldn't be caught dead in a minivan." Since then, the Pathfinder and other SUVs have become increasingly larger and luxurious to meet the demand of millions of like-minded buyers.
You can see this evolution in the Pathfinder's timeline of four generations. The carlike current model excels as a three-row family hauler, and it's even available as a hybrid. Earlier Pathfinders -- and the third generation in particular -- were more rugged and capable for towing, but not as comfortable or fuel efficient.
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The current, fourth-generation Nissan Pathfinder was completely redesigned for 2013 and represents a dramatic shift from its predecessor. The Pathfinder is now a car-based crossover SUV, boasting a more space-efficient cabin, better fuel economy, front- or all-wheel drive, V6 or hybrid power and a CVT. As a result, it is better to drive, cheaper to fill up and generally nicer to live with.
The most notable change for the current Pathfinder has been the introduction of the Hybrid model for 2014.
The previous, third-generation Nissan Pathfinder was produced from 2005-'12. Unlike its unibody predecessor and successor, this Pathfinder featured truck-based body-on-frame construction that lent it a commendably strong 7,000-pound towing capacity when properly equipped. However, it also made it heavier, less space-efficient inside and ponderous to drive.
Originally, the standard engine was a 4.0-liter V6 that produced 266 hp and 288 lb-ft of torque. For 2008, a 5.6-liter V8 became an option, making 310 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque that was more up to the task of lugging this heavy Pathfinder around. Both engines came standard with a five-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive, while a four-wheel-drive system was an option. As expected, fuel economy was not a strong suit for either engine.
The interior was roomy enough for four adults in the first two rows, but only little kids could fit in the third row. On the upside, most of Nissan's comfort and convenience features were offered, and its maximum cargo capacity of 79 cubic feet should still be enough for most folks.
Pathfinder buyers of this generation typically had a choice of four trim levels: base S, midgrade SV, the more luxurious Silver and the upscale LE. For those interested in using a Pathfinder for some off-roading, Nissan offered an SE Off Road 4x4 trim from 2005-'10 that featured such all-terrain items as special tires, Bilstein shocks, skid plates, hill descent control and hill start assist.
If you're looking at this generation Pathfinder, know that its strengths relate mostly to its power and towing capacity. For more typical family use, competing crossovers or SUVs of similar vintage will likely be better choices, including the Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9 or Toyota Highlander or 4Runner.
The second-generation (1996-2004) Pathfinder debuted right when the SUV craze hit a fever pitch. A switch to carlike unibody construction (compared to the original truck-based model) afforded it significant gains in size, interior space and on-road agility, while shedding 200 pounds. The softer Pathfinder's unremarkable styling and wimpy engine (its V6 made just 166 hp) rendered it merely average within its crowded segment, though. A small backseat also made it less suitable for hauling children than some competitors.
Nissan followed a cosmetic update in 2000 with a much-needed engine upgrade in the form of its powerful VQ-series 3.5-liter V6. In the Pathfinder, it was good for an impressive 240 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque. The improvements added enough flavor to earn the Nissan Pathfinder two consecutive Edmunds.com Most Wanted awards, in 2001 and 2002.
Launched in 1986 for the 1987 model year, the original Nissan Pathfinder has roots that run deeper than most midsize SUVs. Initially, the Pathfinder was intended to appeal to the same youthful, active, mostly male buyers that Toyota appealed to with its 4Runner. Based on Nissan's compact pickup platform, the original Pathfinder looked macho and performed well off road, even though it was not terribly well equipped or spacious by today's standards. It wasn't very powerful either, even with the optional 3.0-liter V6. It was offered initially only in a two-door body style, later adding a four-door variant that ultimately became its only configuration in subsequent generations. Pathfinders were available with four- and six-cylinder engines, as well as rear- and four-wheel drive.
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Georgia Tech win at Clemson Thursday would eliminate Duke
Georgia Tech and Durham's own Vad Lee have a chance to nail down a share of first place in the ACC's Coastal Division, and eliminate Duke from title consideration with a win tonight at No. 8 Clemson.
Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) hosts its first Thursday night game in 11 years when the Tigers take on Tech (6-3, 5-2) tonight (7:30 p.m., ESPN).
Georgia Tech is playing its final ACC game of the year and is one of four Coastal Division teams with two losses, joining Virginia Tech (6-3, 4-2), Duke (7-2, 3-2) and Miami (7-2, 3-2). With a win tonight, The Yellow Jackets would have a final ACC mark of 6-2 and eliminate Duke from title contention since they hold a tiebreaker edge over the Blue Devils.
If Duke beats Miami at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ESPNU) and closes out with road wins at Wake Forest and UNC, the Devils would also be 6-2 in league play, but a 6-2 Tech team would get the nod for the ACC title game berth because of its win at Duke led by hometown quarterback Lee, a redshirt sophomore and Hillside High School alumnus.
If Tech loses tonight, Duke would control its own destiny. If the Blue Devils were to then win their final three games, they would advance to the Dec. 7 ACC Championship game in Charlotte, since they would have beaten both Virginia Tech and Miami.
Virginia Tech could tie Duke in that scenario, but Duke owns the tiebreaker against the Hokies.
If Miami and/or Virginia Tech match Georgia Tech's 6-2 mark, they would each hold the tiebreaker over the Yellow Jackets based on wins against Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech owns the tiebreaker over Miami in the event those teams tie for the division title.
Looking down the road, here's a glance at the Coastal teams' remaining schedules against ACC teams.
— Virginia Tech (7-3, 4-2) will be heavy favorites at home against Maryland (5-4, 1-4) Saturday and on the road Nov. 30 at Virginia (2-8, 0-6).
— Miami is at Duke Saturday, hosts Virginia Nov. 23 and travels to Pittsburgh (5-4, 2-3) on Friday, Nov. 29.
— Duke hosts Miami Saturday, travels to Wake (4-6, 2-5) Nov. 23 and to North Carolina (4-5, 3-3) Nov. 30.
It was a month ago when college football last centered on Death Valley and the ACC's first top-five showdown in eight years, with Florida State in town.
Instead of a shootout, it was a Florida State beatdown with the No. 2 Seminoles scoring the most points ever by an opponent at Clemson in the 51-14 loss that cost Clemson a shot at the ACC title and perhaps a national title.
No. 8 Clemson trails No. 2 FSU (9-0, 7-0 ACC) by a game in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney likes how his team has bounced back since the Florida State debacle with road wins over Maryland (40-27) and Virginia (59-10).
Georgia Tech has never made it easy for Clemson and doesn't figure to in this one, either. The Yellow Jackets lead the league at more than 311 yards rushing a game this season.
Tech coach Paul Johnson has won four of the six meetings with Clemson since coming on board with the Yellow Jackets after the 2007 season, several of those when a Tigers' victory would've been historic. The Jackets spoiled Swinney's head coaching debut in 2008 and beat Clemson for the ACC championship a season later.
Two years ago, it was Georgia Tech's 31-17 victory that ended Clemson's 8-0 start and possible run to a national championship. The Yellow Jackets come in off three straight victories.
NOTES — Lee has had a solid if not spectacular year as Tech's full-time starting quarterback. In nine games, all of them starts, he has completed 52 of 114 pass attempts for 1,005 yards, eight touchdowns and six interceptions with a quarterback rating of 111.7. He has also rushed 138 times for a net of 394 yards and six touchdowns in Tech's triple-option attack. ... Lee accounted for five of his 14 touchdowns against Duke, going 8 of 16 passing for 125 yards and four scores and running 22 times for 76 and a touchdown at Wallace Wade.
— Peter Iacobelli of the Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The world turned its back on the Jews of Europe during the Nazi Holocaust. Many of those who miraculously survived became a part of a reborn Jewish state. But the ghosts of their horrific past linger, and far too many are living out their last days in poverty and loneliness.
Israel Today is proud to be among those providing physical aid, as well as emotional and spiritual comfort, to Israel's Holocaust survivors.
But, we need your help!
How special it is to inform these precious souls that it is thanks to the kind donations of Christians that we are able to provide aid and comfort, when so many of them have been left scarred by their treatment at the hands of supposedly "Christian" nations.
We'll supply a Holocaust survivor with several gift coupons that can be cashed in a number of Israeli supermarkets.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently committed to improving the welfare of Holocaust survivors living in Israel. This commitment has come about as a direct result of the efforts of Dora Roth, herself a Holocaust survivor, who made an impassioned speech in the Knesset during April, concerning the welfare of survivors.
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Make-ahead Father's Day Brunch?
On Father's day, I am planning on going on a bike ride in the morning with my dad, and then coming home to a homemade brunch. I was originally thinking of doing something simple, like bagels and lox with fresh juice, but I kind of want to make something more involved/fancy. I do love to cook and want to make something impressive. My brother made some fancy lamb chops for Mother's Day, so I want to outdo him!
We'll probably be out for about 2 hours and coming back pretty hungry, so I want to make something that I can prep ahead and reheat/cook right when I get home. Any suggestions?
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In Libya, the peril of being black
By Leila Fadel,
TRIPOLI, Libya — Vivienne looked out through the bars of the Tripoli jail cell where rebel authorities had held her for five days. She is one of a group of 90 Nigerian migrants who were rounded up during the climactic battle here last month against Moammar Gaddafi's troops, accused of possessing weapons and killing Libyans.
Vivienne said her only crime is her black skin.
"They think because we are black, we are fighting for Gaddafi," she said this week, afraid to give her last name. "We were hiding. We were afraid. There were gunshots and bombs." Around her, other women — hairdressers, housekeepers, one pregnant — told the same story.
Since the uprising against Gaddafi's 42-year-long rule began in February, many dark-skinned Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans here have feared for their lives. They have been targeted for arrests and killings, they say, because of perceptions that they colluded with the autocratic leader, who is accused of using foreign African mercenaries to mow down his opponents and counted black Libyans among his staunchest supporters.
More than 1.5 million sub-Saharan Africans are thought to work in Libya, a country of 6.5 million, according to Refugees International, most of them as day laborers in low-paid jobs. The International Organization for Migration said that it has evacuated about 1,400 migrants from the capital and that about 800 others have taken refuge in the fishing port of Janzour, just west of the city.
Driven from home
At a makeshift camp in the port, the migrants sleep under decrepit boats hung with blankets and cook in tin pots over fires. Some said they were forced out of their homes at gunpoint. Others said they ran when they lost family members or heard of friends being killed. With no money, they say, they don't want to go home but feel that they cannot stay in Libya.
Peter Bouckaert, the emergencies director for Human Rights Watch, said there was violence throughout the uprising against black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans in the capital, adding that his group had confirmed Gaddafi's use of foreign mercenaries there. The persecution, he added, was still going on.
"It really is racist violence against all dark-skinned people," Bouckaert said. "This situation for Africans in Tripoli is dire."
Dealing with racism that came to a head during the uprising is among the biggest challenges facing Libya's new rebel authority as it seeks to replace Gaddafi's repressive rule with a transparent and accountable democracy.
The rebels' Transitional National Council has called for restraint and an end to revenge attacks, but as it struggles to gain control of the country, it has done little to curb racial persecution.
On Friday night, troops loyal to the new Libyan authority launched military offensives against two of Gaddafi's final bastions of support, according to fighters whose relatives were participating in the assault. Fighting broke out outside Sirte, 300 miles east of Tripoli, and fighters entered the town of Bani Walid, 96 miles southeast of the capital, where three of Gaddafi's sons are believed to be holed up. The offensives came a day earlier than the rebel-imposed deadline for the towns to surrender or fight.
In Janzour, meanwhile, migrant families sleep on bug-infested mattresses. Before aid groups began providing fresh water and medical support this week, they drank and bathed in salt water from the sea. The women go in fear of rape.
"They need to be moved somewhere where they are safe," said Niklas Bergstrans, the communications officer for Doctors Without Borders in Tripoli. "It's disappointing. We haven't seen any concrete actions from the Transitional National Council and other international organizations."
On Friday, Edobar Igwe, 27, sat in the shade of a fishing boat. He has been sleeping in the Janzour camp for a month after fleeing Misurata, 131 miles east of Tripoli, when armed men came to his home and killed his girlfriend, he said.
Misurata residents are particularly vengeful toward black Libyans and African migrants because of Gaddafi's use of the predominantly black neighboring town of Tawargha as a base during the long battle for their city this spring. Many of their women, they say, were raped by Tawargha residents and pro-Gaddafi forces. Now Tawargha is abandoned, and if the residents return, they will likely be beaten or killed, Misuratans say.
Igwe fled to the capital and hid until he heard that Janzour was "a safe place for blacks." A mason, he came to Libya from Nigeria three years ago to find work.
"I can't stay here, and I can't go back because I have no money," he said. "The rebels took $7,000 from me. They chase us with guns if we go out. Because of this war, they think we are those people who came to fight the rebels. But I don't have a gun."
Jailed in Tripoli
At the Maftouh jail in Tripoli, Aisha Mohammed pulled on the bars of her cell. She and 10 other women — from Chad, Mali and Nigeria, countries where Gaddafi is said to have hired mercenaries — were being held for their protection, rebel fighters said. Of the 323 detaineeshere, 188 are African migrants, held separately because of fears that they might carry infectious diseases, the guards said.
"You treat us like animals. You cover your nose when you give us food," Mohammed screamed at the guard. "We are not animals. We just want to go home."
The hairdresser said she was picked up while walking to the store and has been in the prison for 18 days.
Mohammed al Dhamoudi, who oversees the jail, dismissed the women's accusations of ill treatment, pointing to the clinic and the food supplies. "We treat them well here, and if they didn't do anything, they will be released," he said. "We'll send them to their countries, God willing."
The authorities have yet to set up a judicial system to process detainees, although they now require arrest warrants.
" What is really lacking is a judicial process that would quickly and immediately, with a fair investigation and hearing, distinguish between the unfortunate people caught because of their color or status and those who committed atrocities," said Salah Barghani, a Libyan human rights lawyer working with detainees. "More than 50 percent of these people need to be released. They can't all be mercenaries."


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text: Jan 12th - Jan 21 marked the days covering the third annual Rock In Rio festival. Acts from all over, including Foo Fighters, Guns N Roses, Papa Roach, Oasis, Deftones, and Red Hot Chili Peppers came to play...even teen acts such as Britney Spears and 'NSync played! (I can't believe their names are now mentioned on this site!). But, Friday the 19th marked the night that Sepultura played, their first show in their native land of Brazil since 1999 (first ever in Brazil with Derrick). The crowd they played in front of that night tallied in at about 200,000. I heard an interesting story from the night during the song "Sepulnation", a bit of a ruckus...apparently during this song, some fan was getting man handled by security. At which point the whole band stopped playing and went to help the kid out and free him from the guard's donut greased palms! If ANY of you saw the show, write up a review on the IN THE PIT section and let us all know about it. I will try to get some footage from the show up shortly. In the meantime, there is a new Sepultura photo in their PHOTO GALLERY, the 2001 Press Shot! While there, you might just win some autographed Sepultura goods...you'll see what I mean. Also, for a track listing of the show and such, check out www.sepultura.com.br for more info. The other acts on the bill the night Sepultura played included Iron Maiden, Halford (Judas Priest), and Queens Of The Stone Age.


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Even though Republicans hold the lion's share of Senate open seats this cycle (seven to three), both parties hold an equal number of spots in the latest Hotline list of the 10 most vulnerable seats. The good news for Democrats is that Barack Obama carried all five of their vulnerable states last fall. And, of the five GOP seats up for grabs, two (Ohio and New Hampshire) went for Obama and one, Missouri, was only narrowly carried by John McCain.
Even so, if the president and the Democratic-controlled Congress are unpopular next year, the president's 2008 performance won't mean all that much.
While these rankings will shift around between now and November 2010, it's more than likely that these 10 races are going to determine whether Democrats are able to hold their supermajority for another two years.
1. Connecticut -- Christopher Dodd, D (no change)
Dodd's fortunes may have seen a slight uptick over the past couple months, largely due to the increasingly fractious nature of the GOP primary. Any incumbent polling around 40 percent remains highly endangered, but even so, in the last few months we've seen Dodd's favorable job ratings go up and his disapproval ratings go down, suggesting that current negative opinions about him aren't set in stone.
2. Illinois -- open seat, D (no change)
If there was one ranking that generated controversy last time, it was Illinois. Surely, the critics suggested, Obama's home state would never replace him with a Republican. In the end, the true-blue nature of Illinois -- along with an expected serious financial investment from a White House laden with Chicagoans -- would surely assert itself come November 2010. Right? We're simply not convinced that the field of Democratic candidates -- with the possible exception of former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman -- can present the sort of "outsider" credentials to avoid being lumped (fairly or not) with Rod Blagojevich, et al. Plus, it's hardly unusual for a state's voters to develop a "throw the bums out" mentality when one party has overstayed its welcome. Even so, can Rep. Mark Kirk (R) convince voters that his nine years in D.C. qualify him as the heir to the "outsider" mantle?
3. Missouri -- open seat, R (no change)
With both Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) and Rep. Roy Blunt (R) focused on third-quarter fundraising, this contest has been pretty sleepy. For now, the race is being defined by Blunt's record in D.C. and Carnahan's family name. Advantage: Carnahan. She has so far avoided being pinned down on contentious issues but won't be able to do so forever. Will she be able to continue to define herself as a "Carnahan Democrat," or will the national Democratic label define this contest?
4. Ohio -- open seat, R (no change)
By the time third-quarter Federal Election Commission reports are due Oct. 15, we'll have a better idea of whether the race for the Democratic nomination will be a barn-burner or fizzle out. If Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner doesn't close the fundraising gap with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, it means Fisher's not only the frontrunner but will likely be able to save up his cash for November. Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) has trailed slightly in the polls, but practically everyone agrees this race is a pure toss-up and could end up the bellwether Senate race of 2010.
5. New Hampshire -- open seat, R (no change)
National Republicans like former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's profile -- a woman without a voting record or ties to Bush. But it hasn't been enough to deter others from sniffing around a primary challenge. To be sure, sometimes primaries can help to battle-harden novice candidates like Ayotte, but with New Hampshire's September 2010 primary date, that wouldn't leave her much time to prepare for November. For his part, Rep. Paul Hodes (D) is working to protect himself from attacks as a D.C. insider. He was one of just a handful of Democrats to vote against the reprimand of South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson and is leading the charge in the House against extending the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
6. Colorado -- Michael Bennet, D (not ranked)
Although Bennet is off to a strong fundraising start, polling suggests this is essentially an open seat. Voters seem to know very little about either Bennet or his GOP opponents, suggesting that the national political climate is going to have an oversized influence on this contest. And recently announced bids by former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D) and former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (R) give Bennet two potentially tough opponents that he would like to have avoided.
7. Nevada -- Harry Reid, D (not ranked)
The long-held truism that you can't beat someone with no one may be turned on its head here. While Majority Leader Reid has several things going for him, including a huge war chest and voter registration stats that lean in his favor, polling suggests a majority of Nevadans have soured on him. And, while big-name Republicans have passed on the race, Reid is struggling in matchups against virtual no-name candidates. A Daschle-Thune race this isn't. Betting against a guy with $7.3 million in the bank is normally a bad idea, but the odds that Reid is put to the test this year are good.
8. Pennsylvania -- Arlen Specter, D (was No. 6)
Given the nature of the state and Republican Pat Toomey's low profile, one has to give the edge to either Specter or Rep. Joe Sestak (D) come November 2010. Still, Specter is probably the more vulnerable in November. And a bruising Democratic primary gives Toomey the opportunity to make this race a referendum on the nominee's shortcomings instead of his own. Toomey's role as the former head of the conservative Club For Growth gives Democratic opposition researchers lots to pore over for politically damaging quotes.
9. Kentucky -- open seat, R (was No. 7)
It's certainly true that Kentucky is an unlikely state to elect a Democratic senator in the midterm of a Democratic president. Even so, Rand Paul's fundraising success indicates he will be more than a nuisance challenger to GOP frontrunner Trey Grayson, the secretary of state. And Kentucky voters have shown a willingness to elect Democrats to other statewide offices.
10. Louisiana -- David Vitter, R (no change)
Vitter's vulnerabilities are obvious, but... perhaps a bit too obvious? It can sometimes be very risky to remind voters what they already know but are eager to forget. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) certainly has a chance, but his prospects would improve greatly if Vitter gets a primary challenger that saves Melancon from having to make his case so soon. Plus, do we really think a state that gave Obama just 40 percent is going to perform better for Dems in an off-year election?
Quinn McCord, The Hotline's managing editor, contributed to this column.


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All due respect to you guys, I normally wouldn't have a dog in this fight, but am rooting heavily for the Texans in this one for selfish reasons.
Although 8-4, I am still of the belief that the colts aren't very good. Maybe they are just barely good enough, but they need all of the help they can get. A win by the Texans puts separation between the Texans and their competition for #1 seed. A win here and then the following week against the colts puts them at 13-1 and, I believe, assured of the top seed.
The colts play them in the final week in Indy. With nothing to play for, I am hoping for rest from the Texans giving the colts a shot at a win. If so, that gives them possibly 3 winnable games to finish the season. And if they win those, they are in.
So let me get this straight, you are just hoping that the Dolt make the playsoffs and give them no chance of winning? Wouldn't it make more since for the Pats to humiliate the Texans by beating them 59-3 and give your team a blue print so you can take two from them at the end of the season? If that happened they'd be 12 and four and you'd have the tie breaker over them if you tied...Come On Man show some Team Spirit!
You probably didn't watch the colts pats game and/or you probably haven't seen any other colts games. The colts are barely winning by the hair of their chinny chin chin generally against bad teams.
Fortunately, they have games left vs. 2 bad teams. The Titans and the Chiefs. Winning those two games alone may be enough to get the colts into the playoffs, but also winning against a resting Texans team would seal the deal.
Pittsburgh and Cincy are both just one game behind the colts, but both of them cannot run the table as they play each other to finish the year. So, yes any advantage the colts can take advantage of, I am all for.
Go Texans.
The Texans are in your division, how can you root for them, unless beating another team get's the Dolts into the playoffs. So are you a Texans fan now? Thought you'd follow Seyton to denver before you'd become and Texans fan.
You remind me of my son-in-law who was a Cowboys fan and is all of a sudden a Texans fan this year. Don't hurt yourself jumping from Bandwagon to Bandwagon
Comprehension wasn't your strong suit in school, I see. I said that the reason I will root for the Texans is to improve the colts playoff chances.
You remind me of an idiot.


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What to Expect from the Tea Parties in 2013 - And How to Stop it01.03.2013
The congressional vote at the turn of the New Year should tell us something about what to expect in 2013. Although a boiled down half-measure aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff passed, a strong "no" vote from the far right bucked Speaker Boehner's leadership. The fact that a new session in January will bring in new faces, will not likely change the shape of this obstructive bloc. Remember, Tea Party-endorsed candidates won nearly 80% of their House races last house November, a higher rate than in 2010. They will likely oppose every moderate or slightly progressive proposal over the year to come.


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Created: 08/18/2014 9:25 AM WNYT.com
By: WNYT Staff
Albany Roman Catholic Bishop Edward Scharfenberger has a new job starting Monday evening.
It's in addition to his new job as bishop.
He is slated to begin his role as the host of a radio show.
The new part-time radio talk show host and full-time bishop will talk with a pair of new priests about their experiences since their ordinations in June.
It can be heard starting at 5 p.m. on WOPG at 89.9 FM and 1460 AM.


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WORCESTER, Mass. -
Massachusetts swept all nine matches to defeat the Holy Cross
women's tennis team, 7-0, at the Holy Cross Tennis Courts Thursday
afternoon. With the loss the Crusaders drop to 1-3 on the season
while the Minutewomen improve to 1-0.
Massachusetts was led by Candynce Boney and Maude Lecluyse, who defeated senior Kristen Meahl (Falmouth, Maine) and sophomore Carolyn Chandley (Worcester, Mass.) at No. 1 doubles, 8-6. Boney and Lecluyse were coming off their No. 1 doubles title victory at the Eastern Collegiate Invitational last weekend in West Point, N.Y.
The Minutewomen were also paced by Maggie Ploch, who topped Meahl at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0, and teamed with Julia Comas to defeat sophomores Emily Marr (Jefferson, Mass.) and Emma Rudnik (Lake Bluff, Ill.) at No. 2 doubles, 8-0. Marr had a tough battle with Boney at No. 3 singles but ultimately fell, 6-4, 6-2.
The Crusaders return to action Sunday, Oct. 4 when they travel to Newport, R.I. for the Salve Regina Doubles Invitational. The action is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.
1. Maggie Ploch (MASS) def. Kristen Meahl (HC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Julia Comas (MASS) def. Carolyn Chandley (HC) 6-0, 6-0
3. Candynce Boney (MASS) def. Emily Marr (HC) 6-4, 6-2
4. Maude Lecluyse (MASS) def. Ivette Konopka (HC) 6-0, 6-3
5. Kaitlyn Carpenter (MASS) def. Kathryn Wilkie (HC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Tanisha Hodgson (MASS) def. Jen Daffron (HC) 6-2, 6-0
1. Lecluyse/Boney (MASS) def. Meahl/Chandley (HC) 8-6
2. Ploch/Comas (MASS) def. Marr/Emma Rudnik (HC) 8-0
3. Hodgson/Chantal Swiszcz (MASS) def. Wilkie/Konopka (HC) 8-4


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Matt wrote:> I just pulled down the latest 1.6 snapshot (03-Oct-06) and it> fails to boot. When the loader menu is presented, I get a> "stack overflow" error. > > See http://www.gsicomp.on.ca/~matt/stack.jpg for a digicam> shot of the screen. > > What's most odd is that I don't have a hexdump, but a repeating> sequence of 15 spaces follows by ASCII 0x0F (star-like character). This still happens for the current latest 1.6 snap (09-Dec-06) when booting from the live CD for me.I'd love to get DFly installed on this machine (since 1.2 and 1.4 worked fine), but 1.6 is proving to be a challenge.I've seen the suggestions of using gcc-2 to build boot0, but is difficult since I don't have a DFly build environment nor a livecd instance.Any ideas on how to fix this?--Matt Emmerton


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This is the day Katy got to enjoy all the Adelie babies and their moms. What great sketches she drew!
This is the last day of the Mayan calendar. But more importantly to us, the first day of the rest of our lives, which has been made better by this Antarctic experience. We encountered a pod of about 40 orcas. They belonged to the B group.


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Words for Words Sake
As many of you already know, my writing career started writing for newspaper. Fresh out of high school I was offered a cadetship with the local paper and I jumped at the chance. However a chronic health condition (which I still suffer from) stopped me from pursuing journalism as a career.
The reason I mention this is writing for newspaper and writing fiction are two distinctly different styles.
Back when I was working on the newspaper my Editor was a complete Nazi (in a good way). He drilled into me the prinicples of reporting and to stick to the facts, quote verbatim, do not editorialise. It was my job to report the story accurately and objectively, not to add colour, embellish or spout my opinion. Writing fiction on the other hand, is all about painting a story; making it come alive in the readers mind.
A few days ago while surfing the net, I'd like to say I was researching but the truth is I was procrastinating, I came across a review of both Vampires Revealed and Desires Revealed by the same reviewer. Their single complaint about both books was they were too short.
This is not the first time I've seen a reader complain they wish one or both of my books were longer. But I can assure you, it has forced me to take a good hard look at myself and my writing. I think it's fair to say that to a certain extent I am still struggling to move past the rules of writing for newspaper and to embrace the style of writing fiction.
While I am now acutely aware of my habit of being overly succint, I will not write more simply for the sake of reaching some arbitrary word count. I will always be aiming to write enjoyable stories and I will try to be mindful of adding more information where it is needed. But I will not write Words for Words Sake!
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November 20, 2011
Taking Leave of Religion
Gwenda Kaczor for The Chronicle Review
Gwenda Kaczor for The Chronicle Review
A secular wind is blowing across America.
Consider the numbers. Seventeen percent of Americans now claim "none" as their religion, up from 8.2 percent in 1990—a doubling in just over 20 years. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey reports that 16.1 percent of Americans are religiously "unaffiliated." In 2003, according to a Harris Poll, 4 percent of Americans were atheist; in 2006 it was 6 percent; and in 2008, the number was 10
Where's the Outrage When Colleges Discriminate Against Students With Disabilities?
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Twitter is a great medium for dialogue with people you otherwise wouldn't be able to talk to. And of course the heads of the biggest industry in the world, the automotive industry, should make use of Twitter, right? But they don't: There's no European automotive CEO actively engaging on Twitter ... except Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann at Opel.
Where and how to experience the exciting world of Opel at first hand.
Why does Opel win so many prizes? Get the details here.
Rüsselsheim. The Grand Prix de Lyon is considered the origin of all forms of major motor sport, including Formula 1. Now Opel is returning.
Rüsselsheim. Mark Adams knows a thing or two about car design. As the man behind Opel's looks, he has managed to seamlessly forge sculptured design with German engineering.
Eisenach/Rüsselsheim. Three million cars from Eisenach – this milestone was celebrated today at the Adam Opel AG plant in Thuringia.
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Rüsselsheim. 14.4.14 at 14:14 hours – simply the perfect date and time for a wedding! And one of the most wonderful days in anyone's life calls for a beautiful car – preferably the Opel Cascada.
The new Opel Vivaro is coming – more practical, more efficient and more appealing than ever before. The second generation combines the functionality of a light commercial vehicle and the benefits of an office on wheels with the comfort and design appeal of a passenger car.
Rüsselsheim. The Mokka sub-compact SUV is again the number one readers' choice in this year's Auto Bild Allrad awards, retaining its "All-wheel Drive Car of the Year" title in the "Off-road vehicle and SUV up to 25,000 euros" category.
Rüsselsheim. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer is currently captivating TV audiences around Europe with her chic 'It's a German' ad campaigns for Opel.
Rüsselsheim. The Opel model offensive is a huge success with European customers.


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ASU's Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict (CSRC) promotes interdisciplinary research and education on the dynamics of religion and conflict with the aim of advancing knowledge, seeking solutions and informing policy.
Disputes over the nature and legitimacy of the secular state and society have exploded in recent decades both in the United States and abroad. Religious actors and movements increasingly challenge, and sometimes violently resist, the secular consensus that has dominated politics and policy in modern democratic states. Greater understanding of the nature and varieties of secularism is urgently needed to move past polarized and increasingly inflammatory positions that pit an antireligious secularism against religious actors suspicious if not hostile to the secular state and society.
The project, funded by the Ford Foundation, will explore the varieties and politics of secularism and the public role of religion, focusing on France, India, Turkey and the United States. It will support international conferences, workshops, and publications in order to:
- Generate a deeper understanding of the dynamics of religion and the secular across these countries (France, India, Turkey, and the US), in light of broader global dynamics.
- Rethink the dominant public narratives that shape attitudes and perceptions about the interface of religion and the secular within and across countries.
- Foster new crossdisciplinary and international conversations that create space for fresh thinking on the challenges of religious pluralism within the new global order.
The project is led by Linell Cady, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict and Franca G. Oreffice Dean's Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University, in collaboration with an international project team and additional researchers at ASU.


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As if we needed another reason to love Opening Ceremony, the hipster fashion fave has launched OC kids to cater to the littlest cool kiddos (and their style savvy parents).#8741
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Cast of Vices No. 3 collection continues to explore the semiotics within contemporary culture & their effects on modern ethos. With a brighter palette by means of hand cut, natural, semi-precious stones and crystals.#8722
"A lot of authenticity with a touch of Rock and Roll attitude," is how Parisian fashion house Finger In The Nose describes their sharp clothing style for children.#8721
Crazy for unique sunglasses shapes lately...this butterfly pair by Tom Ford definitely fits the part.#8720
Italian leather luxury from Vans, available at The Buttery Store for A/W 11.#8715
Slow and Steady Wins the Race presents their limited edition Multi-Color Rectangular Bag. Only four made & numbered.#8714
The handmade wooden eyewear by austrian label Rolf Spectacles is absolutely adorable.#8712
One of the pieces from former supermodel Claudia Schiffer's cashmere collection, which was presented in Paris during Haute Couture week.#8711
Sonia Rykiel is making a boat shoe / creeper hybrid for 2012. It's like what Wednesday Addams would wear to summer camp.#8709


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text: The Lana Bedroom collection blends clean lines with a hint of mid-century styling to create a true contemporary classic. The Lana includes an elegant upholstered bed that is supported by dark, wooden legs that complement the rest of the bedroom pieces. The woods deep rich tones combined with the white, sand-beige linen-like fabric, truly adds a stylishly contrasting appeal that brings the entire collection together.


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Our mission is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists, able to advance clinical care and science, and capable of promoting change.
Curriculum Overview
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai encourages and supports the bold thinking and disciplined science that will fundamentally change health care. Our MD program, one of the best in the country, prepares students for the opportunities and challenges of practicing medicine and biomedical research in the 21st century. It provides our students with the analytical tools needed for research, the skills to work in interprofessional teams, a passion for lifelong, self-directed learning, and an appreciation for applying science in the service of society to address disparities locally and globally.
There are four themes threaded throughout our curriculum that embody our core values and mission:
- Research and Discovery: Providing the skills necessary for scholarly exploration
- Service Learning: Education that combines community service with adequate preparation and reflection
- Global Health: Improving the health of people around the world through enduring partnerships, education, research, and patient care
- Frontiers in Science: Embedding real world science into the classroom and highlighting where biomedical research is headed
Highlights of our curriculum include:
- InFocus weeks across all four years that provide core curricula in vital topics such as research methods, global health, service learning, leadership, patient safety and quality, and scientific innovation . These immersion experiences bring together outstanding interdisciplinary faculty and emphasize skill development and knowledge application. During these weeks students do not have other class obligations.
- Clinical, translational, basic, or educational research opportunities mentored by world-class faculty that culminate in a required independent scholarly product by graduation
- Active, small group and team-based learning opportunities that encourage collective problem solving and peer teaching
- A Longitudinal Clinical Experience partnering medical students with patients beginning in Year 1 to enhance patient-centeredness and reflective practice
- Protected half-days of Flex-Time in Years 1 and 2 for self-directed individualized learning, discovery, and leadership development
- SCHOLaR (Scholarship and Research) Program which offers students the opportunity to obtain mentored research training to develop a scholarly project beginning during the first year of school. Students receive individual help to identify a mentor and then work with a track advisor, along with their mentor, to develop a project that will fulfill the scholarly product requirement.
- A strong emphasis on service learning and urban primary care in the curriculum and through participatory opportunities in the community
- Opportunities to travel internationally and participate in advanced mentored missions that address the health care, education, research, and public health needs of our global community
- Ample time and mentorship for exploration of career choices, and flexible scheduling including the option of adding a scholarly year
- Specialty-specific skills-based preparation for supervised practice in residency
- Prestigious "Distinction in Research" and "Distinction in Medical Education" opportunities for graduates