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Abu Sayyaf
News about Abu Sayyaf, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Oct. 2, 2015
Roadside bomb hits convoy of vice mayor of Isabela, Philippines, killing four people; no group claims responsibility but officials suspect Abu Sayyaf militants. MORE
Dec. 7, 2014
Lorenzo Vinciguerra, Swiss bird-watcher being held by Abu Sayyaf rebel group for more than two years, escapes during Philippine army raid; Abu Sayyaf rebels have been conducting bombings, kidnappings and other attacks in Philippines for more than a decade, trying to establish strict Islamic state. MORE
Jul. 29, 2014
Muslim rebels in southern Philippines open fire with automatic weapons on group of 50 people headed to religious celebration for holy month of Ramadan, killing at least 21 and wounding 13; government is attributing attack to violent extremist group Abu Sayyaf. MORE
May. 27, 2013
At least seven Philippine marines and seven Abu Sayyaf militants in Manila are killed in clash in a government offensive aimed at rescuing six foreign and Filipino hostages. MORE
Apr. 17, 2013
Officials in Philippines say Isnilon Hapilon, Islamist leader of Abu Sayyaf who has $5 million American bounty on his head, was wounded but escaped during army offensive that killed eight rebels in country's south. MORE
Jun. 25, 2012
Veteran Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani, who has been missing for nearly two weeks, is now considered a captive; many analysts say that the Abu Sayyaf group, which has carried out bombings, high-profile kidnappings and beheadings in the southern Philippines for more than a decade, is probably responsible for the disappearance. MORE
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The Philippines: Bombs Kill 4 in South
A powerful bomb hidden in a parked motorcycle taxi exploded and hit the passing convoy of a vice mayor in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing four people.
October 2, 2015, Friday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Bombs and Explosives , Abu Sayyaf , Deaths (Fatalities)
Refugee Crisis in Philippines as Peace Deal Is at Risk
The intensified fighting against Islamic militants is taking place as lawmakers in Manila are debating a bill that would formalize the provisions of a landmark peace deal reached a year ago with the country's largest rebel organization.
March 11, 2015, Wednesday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Refugees and Displaced Persons , Terrorism , Moro Islamic Liberation Front , Evacuations and Evacuees , Abu Sayyaf , Maguindanao (Philippines) , Mindanao (Philippines)
Swiss Hostage Escapes Rebels During Philippine Army Raid
The Swiss national, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, had been held for more than two years by Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines.
December 7, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Vinciguerra, Lorenzo , Abu Sayyaf , Kidnapping and Hostages , Defense and Military Forces
The Philippines: Hostages Freed
Two Germans kidnapped and held for six months were released Friday by a militant group just hours after it had threatened to behead one of them if no ransom payment was made.
October 18, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Kidnapping and Hostages , Abu Sayyaf
Philippines Says Local Terrorist Group Is Not Linked to ISIS
The denial came despite threats from the Islamist rebel group Abu Sayyaf that it would kill two German captives unless Germany stopped supporting the fight against the Islamic State.
September 26, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Kidnapping and Hostages , Abu Sayyaf , Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) , Terrorism , Germany
The Philippines' Insurgency Crisis
A new peace deal with a Muslim rebel group holds some hope for reducing the violence.
August 2, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Muslims and Islam , Philippines , Abu Sayyaf
Filipino Rebels Kill 21 Villagers Over Peace Deal
At least 21 people, including 14 women and girls, were killed when men positioned on both sides of a road fired automatic weapons, military officials said.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Moro Islamic Liberation Front , Philippines , Abu Sayyaf , Mindanao (Philippines)
U.S. Phasing Out Its Counterterrorism Unit in Philippines
American Special Forces will continue to help Philippine security forces counter a smaller, lingering Islamist threat, but the size of the mission will drop to a dozen or so advisers from its current 320 service members.
June 27, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , United States Defense and Military Forces , Al Qaeda , Terrorism , Abu Sayyaf
Top Militant Leader Is Arrested in Philippines
Khair Mundos, 50, a leader of Abu Sayyaf, was arrested on Wednesday morning in southern Manila, according to a statement from the police.
June 12, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON ABU SAYYAF AND: Philippines , Terrorism , Abu Sayyaf , Mundos, Khair
2 Women Are Kidnapped From a Resort in Malaysia
The abductions appeared to be the work of insurgents from nearby islands of the southern Philippines who have been fighting the Philippine government.
April 4, 2014, Friday
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When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.
©2008 Reg Keeland; (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd
It is very hard to write a concise review of this book, as there is so much one could say about its strengths and weaknesses. Vast sections were extremely tedious, yet other, longer, sections were riveting and deeply engaging. I agree with an earlier reviewer's opinion that the novel could have done with a bit more editing. Some of the exposition is difficult to get through, and can be confusing at times. I say this as a reader who is not easily bored, and tends to enjoy the sorts of long realist novels most people find boring. Ultimately, once I got into the guts of this novel, I found it hard to put aside. I'd say the first hour or two, and the last couple hours of the audio version were not all that engaging, but I think there are a number of reasons for this, mostly personal. Others may find the Venestrom strain of the novel more interesting than I did.
The novel contains a good deal of fairly graphic sexual violence, and isn't for those who might be sensitive to this sort of thing. It is also very devoted to detail, so you will always know what the characters make themselves for lunch, for example. But I found this aspect of the novel interesting, and I think it enhanced the atmosphere and character development.
A very worthwhile audiobook. The narrator is phenomenal, and I appreciated that he captured the characters' voices and emotions without exaggeration or affectation. His narration increased the tension where appropriate, without being overwrought. Easily among the best audiobook narrators I've ever encountered.
"Stieg is brilliant . . . But Saul delivers too"
You've read all the rave reviews; believe them! These books (The Trilogy) are fabulous.
But let me praise the narrator, Saul Reichlin. He brought the books to life in a wonderful way. He made it easy to distinguish between the characters, despite a variety of accents (Swedish, Irish, Australian, Russian, etc.) and he did it without making them into caricatures.
As I discussed the books with friends, I would mention a name and they would often say "is that how you pronounce it?". Mr. Reichlin not only made these books a pleasure to listen to, he made me confident pronouncing more-than-difficult Swedish names and places!
Buy the book, and enjoy.
"Fascinating and Addictive"
I loved this book, although it was long and a bit hard to get into at the beginning. Lisbeth Salander is one of the most unique heroines of modern fiction.
What I liked about this book was the character development and the many subplots, which created another world. The characters seem real - they aren't perfect and have character flaws and strengths like real people. I really enjoyed Saul Reichlin's narration too.
Currently on the second book, and just downloaded the third today. Thanks audible, for not waiting for the 'book' to be released in 2010, when it is already available in English in the UK.
Sorry to say that Stieg Larsson is no longer with us but he left a wonderful legacy to the world of these three novels.
Terrific story, terrific characters, terrific narrator. Could not put it down. Loved this book.
I love all genres of books. However, when I listen to audio books as I clean, garden, drive they are better with a lot of heat!
"Don't miss this book"
One of the best books I have listened too. The first time I have rated a book 5. The narrator was excellent as well
D De Vries
"fast paced"
Fast paced, attention grabbing mystery that keeps you wondering till the very end,
"hard to get into but worth the effort."
I found this book quite boring to begin with, but was totally hooked by half way through. Funny, had I read the actual book, I would have given up early. Being audio, I just kept listening and the story was well worth it. If you like a good mystery give it a go.
"intriguing story"
Book takes a while to get into but then takes hold with it suspense and intrigue. The narrator is brilliant and keeps hold of the audience with his pace. Pronunciation of Swedish names is authentic.
"Fantastic Book"
I loved this book! It started off slowly but the tension built slowly and steadily throughout. There were unsuspected plot twists and intrigue by the bucket-load. The Swedish names took a little getting used to but the narrator did a great job. I will be getting Steig Larsson's other books - I can't wait to read the next instalment.
"Black thriller brilliantly narrated"
I won't add to comments about the novel (which is riveting!) but I would like to compliment the narrator Saul Reichlin. His narration is outstanding. His pronunciation of the names, the individualisation of the characters, the pacing of the narrative, are all brilliantly realised. The tone of his voice is warm and pleasing to listen to.
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
This book is slow to 'get going' and at first it was a bit confusing. For the first half an hour I wasn't sure whether I had made a mistake in choosing it - but after that I was hooked, and spent two days compulsively listening!
It's a brilliant story, well written and well read.
"A Murder Mystery with a Twist"
At last, the unabridged version of this brilliant book (the first in the Millennium trilogy)is available to download. A disgraced Stockholm journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, is asked to investigate the disappearance (in 1966) of an industrialist's niece. Aided by the 'mentally incompetent' 20-something, Lisbeth Salander (the eponymous Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), the journalist descends into the nightmare underbelly of Swedish society, Saul Reichlin (better known for his narration of David Hewson's Nic Costa novels) does his usual expert job. This has got to be one of the best downloads of 2009.
"Best of the trilogy"
This is the first and in my opinion the best of the trilogy. This story can stand alone from the two subsequent works, books two and three are in effect two halves of one story.
The character, Lisbeth Sallander is very interesting and as we peel the layers, she becomes more complex. The story line is well thought out and the ending is anything but obvious. Very good listen.
"As yet unfinished as I am bored by the beginning.."
I still haven't got through the beginning few chapters of this book, I appreciate that there needs to be some scene setting but....... yawn.
"Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
I would say the first hour was confusing but my goodness if you stick with it you will be rewarded with a masterpiece crime thriller.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
I bought this title knowing very little about except that it was a best seller. I have to say I was not disappointed in the least. From the start the book held me and I got to the stage that the converging story lines had me gripped.
The narration was excellent and the voice was easy and pleasant to listen to. The only niggle was towards the end there was an interuption which 'told you to turn the casette over' but apart from that a quality product I would and have recommended to friends and family.
"A splendid start to a trilogy of books"
I hadn't realized that this book was the first book in the Millennium trilogy by the author and started by listening to his second book (The Girl Who Played with Fire), which I enjoyed but was a bit confused by for the first couple of hours of the recording. Had I listened to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I would have fared much better as it introduces all the characters and describes in detail events that are alluded to in the second book. This first book in the series is an exciting story and I was gripped from the start and kept wanting to return to the recording to find out what happened next, even though I'd listened to book two and had some inkling of what had happened earlier. Although there are many characters and several threads in the narrative I was able to keep track of who was whom and where they fitted in to the story. This was greatly helped by the incomparably fine narrator, Saul Reichlin, who gives life to the characters by altering his voice so that you believe that you are listening as a man in his 80s or a teenage girl. I can't wait for book three.
"Good slow burner that keeps smouldering"
I'm not sure there's a lot to add that won't have been said about the book already, but of the audiobook version; I found the narrator very good with a steady pace, good enunciation and good pronunciations of the Swedish names and places, however I found his slightly ?breathy?, almost overly feminine rendition of all the female characters a little irksome, especially Lisbeth. But then he does have a gruff voice and anything other than breathy may be difficult to associate with a female character.
That said, I found it thoroughly enjoyable and I?m certainly looking forward to the next instalment.
Also found the Audible App for my Android phone really good. I discovered I didn?t have to download ? the stuff onto my laptop I seemed to need in terms of software, and I definitely don?t need iTunes (works fine on Windows Media Player). I also was really chuffed that the Enhanced version of the files worked on my Android as the improved sound quality is noticeable.
A new, exciting, original and absolutely brilliant first novel, the first in the Millennium Trilogy. I just can't understand anyone giving this less than 5 stars. One of the most gripping novels of the decade for sure. Yes, the names are long and awkward for us Brits, but that's only a minor point. I found it absolutely gripping and downloaded the other two books straight after, which just get better and better. It's a real shame Mr. Larsson isn't around to provide us more. Superbly read by Saul Reichlin too. Top notch
A great book with lots of fantastic characters and a twist at the end. Well worth a listen and well read by Saul. The only criticism is that it was just a little too long with the end seeming to prolong the story unnecessarily.
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42 U.S. Code § 1874 - Security provisions
(a) Nuclear energy research and development
The Foundation shall not support any research or development activity in the field of nuclear energy, nor shall it exercise any authority pursuant to section 1870 (e) of this title in respect to that field, without first having obtained the concurrence of the Secretary of Energy that such activity will not adversely affect the common defense and security. To the extent that such activity involves restricted data as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.] the provisions of that Act regarding the control of the dissemination of restricted data and the security clearance of those individuals to be given access to restricted data shall be applicable. Nothing in this chapter shall supersede or modify any provision of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
(b) Research relating to national defense
(1) In the case of scientific or engineering research activities under this chapter in connection with matters relating to the national defense, with respect to which funds have been transferred to the Foundation from the Department of Defense in accordance with the provisions of section 1873 (f) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall establish such security requirements and safeguards, including restrictions with respect to access to information and property, as he deems necessary.
(2) In the case of scientific or engineering research activities under this chapter in connection with matters relating to the national defense other than research activities referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Foundation shall establish such security requirements and safeguards, including restrictions with respect to access to information and property, as it deems necessary.
(3) Any agency of the Government exercising investigatory functions is authorized to make such investigations and reports as may be requested by the Foundation in connection with the enforcement of security requirements and safeguards, including restrictions with respect to access to information and property, established under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection.
Source(May 10, 1950, ch. 171, § 15,64 Stat. 156; Apr. 5, 1952, ch. 159, § 1,66 Stat. 43; renumbered § 16,Pub. L. 85–510, § 2,July 11, 1958, 72 Stat. 353; amended Pub. L. 87–835, § 1,Oct. 16, 1962, 76 Stat. 1069; renumbered § 15 and amended Pub. L. 90–407, §§ 11(2), 13,July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 365, 366; Pub. L. 96–516, § 21(b),Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3010; Pub. L. 99–159, title I, §§ 109(e)(2), 110 (a)(19),Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 890, 891; Pub. L. 100–570, title I, § 105(b),Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2868; Pub. L. 105–207, title II, § 202(a)(4),July 29, 1998, 112 Stat. 874.)
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The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1,68 Stat. 921, and amended, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–207substituted "Secretary of Energy" for "Atomic Energy Commission".
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–570struck out subsec. (c) which related to oath and statement prerequisite to acceptance of scholarship or fellowship, ineligibility of Communist organization members, and penalties for violation.
1985—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 99–159, §§ 109(e)(2), 110 (a)(19)(A), substituted "engineering" for "technical" and "1873(f)" for "1873(g)".
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 99–159, § 110(a)(19)(B), inserted applicability to engineering.
1980—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 96–516redesignated subsec. (d) as (c), and struck out former subsec. (c) relating to clearance of personnel by the Civil Service Commission.
1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–407, § 13, substituted "1954" for "1946".
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 90–407, § 13, substituted "section 1873 (g) of this title" for section 1873 (h) of this title".
1962—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 87–835designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted reference to section 1869 of this title, and substituted the requirement, for applications made on or after Oct. 1, 1962, of a full statement regarding convictions for crimes, other than any committed before age 16 or for minor traffic violations, and any criminal charges punishable by thirty days confinement, or more, pending at time of application for scholarship or fellowship, for the requirement of an affidavit stating the affiant did not believe in, and was not a member or supporter of any organization believing in, or teaching, the violent overthrow of the United States Government, or by any illegal means, in such par. (1), and added par. (2).
1952—Subsec. (c). Act Apr. 5, 1952, substituted "Civil Service Commission" for "Federal Bureau of Investigation".
Subversive Activities Control Board
The Subversive Activities Control Board, established by act Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 12,64 Stat. 997, ceased to operate as of June 30, 1973, due to lack of funding.
Basic Scientific Research; Increase in Government Support; National Science Foundation
Pub. L. 91–441, title II, § 205,Oct. 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 908, provided that: "It is the sense of the Congress that—
"(1) an increase in Government support of basic scientific research is necessary to preserve and strengthen the sound technological base essential both to protection of the national security and the solution of unmet domestic needs; and
"(2) a larger share of such support should be provided hereafter through the National Science Foundation."
Continuation of Existing Offices, Procedures, and Organization of the National Science Foundation
Amendment by Pub. L. 90–407intended to continue in effect the existing offices, procedures, and organization of the Foundation, see section 16 ofPub. L. 90–407, set out as a note under section 1862 of this title.
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And so ends Week 4. Here are the activity/coin flip results of the matches that affected the outcome of the week:
BLUES. V. the3rdH0kage – Despite many attempts by BLUES. To get the battle done, the3rdH0kage was less than cooperative, and only responded to messages a few times, ignoring other messages. Thus, activity win to BLUES.
Jets V. ShowMeTheMankey – Jets made absolutely no attempt to get his battle done. His excuse was that he had midterms so couldn't be bothered asking for a sub or even trying to schedule a match. Activity win to ShowMeTheMankey
That concludes the important activity/coin flips this week. Matches that were not mentioned did not affect the outcome of the week.
The following are the final results of week 4. Details on individual matchups can be found in the Week 4 spoiler in the first post.
[1] The Hellfire Hydras vs. The Shield [2]
[0] The Aces of Frost vs. Une équipe de Badass [3]
[0] Tequila Sunrise vs. The Human Scolipedes [2]
[2] The Regal Renegades vs. The Weather Warriors [1]
[2] The Lost Ones vs. The Fellowship [1]
[1] The Golden Eagles vs. The Goo Lagoon Land Sharks [2]
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For various reasons AB2 and Blue Harvest have both dropped out. dewhinifier will be taking over as captain of The Golden Eagles. Dr.Chaos and DarumakkaImposter, will be replacing the aforementioned players on The Golden Eagles.
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[24] Team Woebegonenick vs. Team The Mysterious Stranger [37]
[74] Team firestar319 vs. Team Chidoriuser [3]
The matchups for week 3 of the CFL have been posted. THESE ARE NOT BATTLES TO BE DONE. They will be found in the first post. Owners may change their lineup at any time until the first match of the week is completed.
With the votes tallied, I hereby announce the first 12 All-Star Week players:
Representing The Goo Lagoon Land Sharks….
Representing Une équipe de Badass…
Representing The Fellowship…
Representing The Aces of Frost…
Representing The Golden Eagles…
Representing The Human Scolipedes…
Representing The Shield…
Representing The Lost Ones…
Representing Tequila Sunrise…
Representing The Hellfire Hydras…
Representing The Weather Warriors…
Representing The Regal Renegades…
Teams are as follows:
The Marvelous Magikarp
The Fabulous Feebas
You will notice that there are 12 players. That makes for 2 teams of 6. We can't have a tie in the All-Star Game, can we? I hereby present to you… The FINAL VOTE!
This will work just like the first set of votes. You select one player from each pool and enter them into the form, then pm the form to me. If you are one of the eligible players, you are not allowed to vote for your pool. Here are the pools:
Pool 1:
Ninja Dewott
Pool 2:
In order to vote, the following form must be sent to me via PRIVATE MESSAGE. It will not be accepted by any other means.
This voting round will end with the end of week 5. Good luck to all participants.Code:Pool 1: (insert player name) Pool 2 (insert player name)
PASBL Squad Summary
B Grade PASBL referee. If you need a match reffed, just ask me.
Pick me Pick me Pick me!!!
I'll contact my opponet hopefully we be done soon.
i`ll annoy ace on the TA xat tomorrow or whenever
bendy 4 all star!
In seriousness, steve comes on our xat often, i'm sure we'll be able to figure out a day to battle today or tomorrow!
RIP Ice Grabbers
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nana you're too smart for a 3DS.
*credit to PurpleBlitz for drac stuff*
Contacted Chidoriuser for Week 5, just waiting on a response.
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I help write the Pokemon of the Week!
Trapped since February 9, 2013
Woooo competitive. Also doing ASB, with my squad being here.
and the johning award of 2013 goes to... Jets!! Congratulations Jets.
Unfortunately Jets cannot collect his award due to how extraordinary busy he is.
Contacted my opponent, no nagging this week Kots.
Evicted From Home = Retired
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I help write the Pokemon of the Week!
Trapped since February 9, 2013
Woooo competitive. Also doing ASB, with my squad being here.
shade and me are playing either tonight or friday night, prob tonight though
Your Team: goo lagoon sharks
Opponent's Serebii Username: zachmac
Opponent's Team: the fellowship
Battle 1 ( w/l/d; score): win 4-0
Battle 2 ( w/l/d; score): win 4-0
Battle 3 ( w/l/d; score): -
~Credits to Extroph~
^That's it. No more tournies for me.
I can't fight when I'm nervous.
Venemo Oscuridad - 8 Battles
Anyone who says all pokemon are created equal cearly hasn't had much experience with Unown.
Your Team: The Regal Renegades
Opponent's Serebii Username: xShayde
Opponent's Team: TUne équipe de badass
Battle 1 ( w/l/d; score): W 3-0
Battle 2 ( w/l/d; score): W 3-0
Battle 3 ( w/l/d; score):
Your Team: The Aces of Frost
Opponent's Serebii Username: Gen9119
Opponent's Team: The Shield
Battle 1 ( w/l/d; score): W 4-0 (i think)
Battle 2 ( w/l/d; score): W 3-0
Battle 3 ( w/l/d; score):
PO/PS Username: LilPrinnyDood
Credit goes to Shadow for the banner
funny because jets got his spl farm league matches done
Just getting back online from a few days at the hospital watching my beautiful daughter being born! Ready and raring for a battle or two to celebrate the occasion!
3DS Fc: 2621-4019-0686
Still awaiting a reply from ElxlceL for our match. PM'd him yesterday.
3DS Fc: 2621-4019-0686


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If you are going to write on naval affairs, and you title an article: US Navy pulls two aircraft carriers from Syria shores, you had better make sure it is correct.
As you may have guessed the two aircraft carriers are not both carriers. The facts: the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier and the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group. . .What would you expect from the Russian International News Agency, RIA Novosti? In 2005, RIA Novosti established RT (originally Russia Today.) And they could use an editor or two.


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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editorandC. J. McMANUSSun Advocate reporter
Two suspects were arrested and booked into Carbon County Jail Saturday night after allegedly stealing gift envelopes at a wedding reception in southwest Price and fleeing in a car through town.
The theft charges are considered felonies because of numerous prior convictions, according to Price Police Capt. Bill Barnes. Tarnya Muier, 37, of Taylorsville, has 15 priors. Her partner, 47-year-old Richard Durand, Salt Lake City, has 20, plus three outstanding warrants for theft.
As Barnes related the story, the incident began to unfold during the wedding reception in the Price LDS Sixth Ward, 300 S. 500 South. Keosha Benally and Ryan Rasmussen were the newly-wed couple. Muier, purporting to be a friend of the bride, entered the church. Instead of proceeding through the wedding line, however, she made a beeline for the table loaded with gift envelopes.
She scooped the envelopes into her purse. Halee Namanny, sister of the groom, accosted her. They struggled for the purse.
Namanny managed to wrestle the purse away from Muier, but Durand entered the fray, got the purse and fled with Muier in a car. The driver of the car, a Price woman who told police she did not know about the theft, has not been charged.
Doug Rasmussen, father of the groom, pursued the getaway car through south Price. The pursuit eventually ended on Highway 10 just south of Price when the driver pulled off the road.
Rasmussen confronted the suspects. They told him they had dropped by the wedding to congratulate the newlywed couple.
When he asked for the envelopes back, they produced ten.
Police then arrived, searched the car and came up with ten more.
The total came to $550, Barnes said.


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Patricia Dean, MSN/ARNP, Board President
Patricia Dean, ARNP, MSN is Clinical Coordinator of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Miami Children's Hospital in Miami, Florida. Patricia Dean received her BS in Nursing from Downstate Medical Center and her Masters of Nursing at the University of Miami. Ms. Dean is nationally recognized for her work with children with epilepsy and has been involved with the consumer side of epilepsy on local, state, and national levels. She was formerly a board member of the Epilepsy Foundation of America and is the current president of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida. She is the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award from the national Epilepsy Foundation organization and has also served on the Governor's Task Force on Epilepsy. Dean is a highly sought-after lecturer and has published numerous articles. Her research interests are on the antecedents of developmental pathology in intractable epilepsy and self-management skills in epilepsy.
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|Men's Track & Field » Schedule » Roster » News » Coaches » Camps » Recruiting Questionnaire
2011 Track and Field: Redshirted.
2010 Track and Field: Was runner-up at the Governors Invitational with a 46.57m (152' 9") toss... Set a personal-best with a 52.67m (172' 9") toss at the Boston-Moon Classic, where he finished third... Runner-up at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a 50.44m (165' 6") throw... Fourth at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships with a 52.11m (170' 11") mark.
2009 Track and Field: Placed fourth in the javelin to start the season at the Austin Peay Spring Fling with a 42.86m (140' 7") throw... Placed third at the Western Kentucky Invitational with a 43.65m (143' 2") mark.
2008 Track and Field: Placed fifth in the javelin at Purdue's Dave Rankin Invitational with a 44.38m (145' 7") toss.
High School: Oldham County High School…. All-Region tennis 05-06, 06-07…Placed 2nd in Regional Singles Tennis Championship…. Placed 2nd in Regional Doubles Tennis Championship…. Ranked 2nd in State U.S. tennis doubles rankings.
Personal: Eagle Scout…. Parents are Keith and Terry Ray…. Dad threw javelin for Lipscomb…. Mom ran hurdles for Lipscomb…. Enjoys UK football, basketball, tennis…. Hopes to be an orthopedic surgeon.
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Local and international flights from Berlin currently depart from one of two major international airports within the city. airberlin flights operate out of Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL), the city's primary air transit facility, which is located a convenient 8 kilometers from the city center and serves just under 20 million passengers each year.
Berlin Tegel Airport Information
Berlin Tegel Airport features an impressive array of travel, retail and duty-free stores, as well as a wide variety of restaurants for air transit passengers. A bank branch, ATMs, a pharmacy and even a hairdresser are also available for any last-minute needs. For travelers driving to the airport, Berlin Tegel features 4 different parking areas for your convenience. Special assistance for limited mobility passengers is also provided within the facility.
Getting to the Airport in Berlin
A bus to Berlin Tegel Airport is available from a number of locations in the city, with service every 10-20 minutes and a journey taking approximately 40 minutes. For greater convenience, a taxi to Berlin Tegel Airport is another option, and, while the fares are generally more expensive, the journey is comparatively shorter at 20-30 minutes.
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Known for its automobile industry, Stuttgart, Germany provides an interesting mix of innovation and history. Travelers book flights to Stuttgart every year to enjoy high-tech wonders as well as works of art that date back over 1,000 years. Arrive in Stuttgart in comfort and luxury by flying on airberlin.
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If you are new to the city, a great place to start is Palace Square, located right at the heart of the city. From there, you can easily access great shopping areas, historical sites, and gorgeous parks.
Your Stuttgart
If you are a car lover, you will find yourself in seventh heaven if you travel to Stuttgart. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are both headquartered in Stuttgart where they also have their own car museums. If the family grows tired of car museums, plan an excursion to Hohenzollern Castle, which will make you feel as if you have been transported to the Middle Ages.
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In traditional Buddhist imagery, there is a type of being called a preta or hungry ghost. They are described as human-like, but with sunken, mummified skin, narrow limbs, enormously distended bellies and long, thin necks. This appearance is a metaphor for their mental situation: they have enormous appetites, signified by their gigantic bellies, but a very limited ability to satisfy those appetites, symbolized by their slender necks. Some of them can eat a little, but find it very difficult to find food or drink. Others can find food and drink, but find it very difficult to swallow. Others find that the food they eat seems to burst into flames or into blood and pus as they swallow it. Others see something edible or drinkable and desire it but it withers or dries up before their eyes. As a result, they are always hungry.
I have always found the hungry ghost to be such a powerful metaphor for those parts of ourselves that are hungry, unsatisfied, that can't find expression or resolution. For me, it's one of the best examples of how a traditional image of a supernatural being can readily be accessed as a metaphor. Do we literally believe that there are such beings? Maybe, maybe not. Do we resonate with the image of a being that has an insatiable appetite that can never be satisfied? Absolutely.
At Tassajara, every few days, we did a ceremony for the hungry ghosts, which involves making a ceremonial food offering to the hungry ghosts as a means of helping them to find their way. It has some beautiful chanting in Japanese, but the beginning of the ceremony is in English and is called "The Gate of Sweet Dew" and here is the text. As you read it, reflect upon the parts of yourself that are hungry or unsatisfied and what it would mean or feel like to have resolution:
Giving rise to the awakened mind, we unconditionally offer up a bowl
of pure food to all the hungry ghosts in every land to the farthest
reaches of vast emptiness in the ten directions, including every atom
throughout the entire dharma realm. We invite all our departed
ancestors going back to ancient times, the spirits dwelling in
mountains, rivers, and earth, as well as rough demonic spirits from
the untamed wilderness, to come and gather here. Now, with deep
sympathy we offer food to all of you, sincerely hoping that you will
each accept this food and turn it over, making offerings to buddhas,
sages, and all sentient beings throughout the vast emptiness of the
universe, so that you and all the many sentient beings will be
satisfied. Moreover, we sincerely wish that your bodies be conveyed by
these mantrams and food so that you may depart from suffering, be
liberated, find birth in heaven, and receive joy. In accordance with
your intentions, may you travel freely through the pure lands in the
ten directions and arouse awakened mind practicing the awakened way
and in the future become a buddha without regressing. We entreat those
who have previously attained the way since ancient times to vow to
realize liberation with all other beings together. Day and night,
constantly protect us so that our vows will be fulfilled. We offer
food to beings throughout the dharma realm, so that every being will
equally receive this fortunate offering. Whatever virtue and merit
this produces, we completely transfer and dedicate to the unsurpassed
awakening with total clarity and wisdom of the whole dharma realm of
true reality, that all may speedily attain buddhahood without
incurring any other destinies. May all sentient beings of the dharma
realm take advantage of this teaching to quickly attain buddhahood.
I find it especially inspiring that the goal of this ceremony isn't just to release or satisfy the hungry ghosts, but actually to help them to become awakened, and for them to then take part in the awakening of others. Isn't that beautiful? Our own hunger and pain can be transformed into a vehicle for the awakening of others. Do you believe that? What does that mean to you?
An extension of this ceremony is done each year around Halloween, in a ceremony called Sejiki. In this ceremony, a big table is set up in the zendo piled high with food – fruit, rice, and especially delicious cakes. We chant the Gate of Sweet Dew, offer incense, and read aloud the names of friends and family who have died within the last year, or the names of anyone who has died at any time if we feel that there is still something unresolved. Some folks wanted to include names of friends who died many years ago, others who maybe lost a family member more recently felt that they were resolved and that they didn't need to include a name. So it was very individual. I found it very moving to make these offerings while remembering dear friends who have passed away. I really felt the power of ceremony to release or to resolve something within me.
Vicki Austin says that we started to do the ceremony at Zen Center at Kobun Chino Roshi's suggestion. He thought it would be helpful to us to have a deeper relationship with the negative aspects of our lives. Speaking to Rick Levine, Chino Roshi said the Segaki (Sejiki) ceremony "makes a statement about. . .how to deal with negative things, negative happenings, negative parts of phenomena . . . For it is a kind of reminding ceremony, expanding your awakening to the darkness. . . Awareness is expanded to existence which is unseen, unknown, unthinked. . . Negative is another positive side. Awareness is already round and pure. [We can] expand our practice of compassion, in space as well as time. . . perhaps [with] this ceremony."
The spirit of this ceremony was beautifully extended by Bernie Glassman and the great American kirtan musician Krishna Das. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, kirtan is this gorgeous, ecstatic chanting practice from the Hindu tradition. Krishna Das adapted part of the Gate of Sweet Dew, and it's starting to make its way around the Buddhist scene. I first encountered it in 2010 at the Soto Zen Buddhist Association meeting, where we used it as a pre-meal chant. It was so touching to be part of this warm community, reconnecting with old friends, making new friends, and to take a moment before sitting down to a meal to reflect in this way:
Calling out to hungry hearts,
everywhere through endless time,
you who wander, you who thirst,
I offer you this heart of mine.
Calling out to hungry spirits,
everywhere through endless time.
Calling out to hungry hearts,
all the lost and the left behind.
Gather round and share this meal.
Your joy and your sorrow,
I make them mine.
A good practice for us to hold over the next days and weeks is to look within and identify those parts of us that are hungry ghosts. What is the yearning in your life that can't be satisfied? What is that unresolved place in your own heart? Can you imagine what it would be like for your hungry ghost to be fed and cared for? How do you relate to the hungry ghost in others? Can you reach out in the spirit of the Gate of Sweet Dew? All you have to do is offer your heart and take in the suffering of the world. No problem!


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Liberals aren't seeking a limitless welfare state, but the right balance between competing approaches.
Breakthrough Journal, which I predicted would offer a significant contribution to the political debate when it launched last summer, has doubled down on expectations by publishing a companion to their challenging "Modernizing Liberalism" article from the first issue with "Modernizing Conservatism" by the Reagan biographer and AEI scholar Steven Hayward. The path forward for the country won't be found just by identifying some middle ground between two unyielding ideologies or some magical third way. It will be found by creating some real conversation among people who are fully engaged in reevaluating the future of their own assumptions.
The editors of Breakthrough invited my comments on Hayward's essay, which I tried to offer in a respectful spirit, although of course I'm not a conservative and conservatives don't need my advice. Hayward's main point was that conservatives should back down from the "starve the beast" strategy of cutting taxes and hoping that government will shrink as a result and acknowledge that they aren't going to crush liberalism forever. But before conservatives can make those compromises (which seem more like common sense than compromise), Hayward insists that liberals would have to back down from our aspiration to extend the "welfare state" to infinity.
I had a couple of comments on Hayward's first points, which you can read at the site, but the main point of disagreement, particularly in his reply to me, had to do with the question of whether liberalism's aspirations for the welfare state are limitless. This is worth digging into at length because it's quickly becoming a major theme on the right. William Voegeli of the Claremont Institute has written an entire book, which Hayward draws on extensively, contending that liberalism knows no limits, that for us progress is "Never Enough." It's the central premise of Mitt Romney's new stump speech, which argues that Obama's "entitlement society" economic policies have as their goal "equality of outcomes," rather than "equality of opportunity," and won't stop until they (we) achieve that radical leveling. This is the central charge in the economic culture war: As Hayward puts it, "the absence of any principled limit to the reach of egalitarianism is implicit -- and occasionally explicit -- in modern liberalism. The insatiable egalitarian impulse is only held in check by practical politics, not by any discernible principle."
Here's Hayward's killer piece of evidence: That liberals once talked about "comparable worth" -- that is, a system to adjust pay scales to reduce discrimination based on job classifications. "The idea almost made the 1984 Democratic platform," he says. That's it? An idea that didn't make it into a party platform 28 years ago proves that we're boundless egalitarians? (Actually, it was endorsed in the 1984 platform, and several states were implementing comparable worth standards for public employee job classifications without controversy. But it died such a quick death that most people under 40 have probably never heard of the idea.)
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It's really a pretty good example of where liberalism finds its limits, and why the process of finding those boundaries makes liberalism such a vital and adaptive political philosophy. Employment discrimination was and is a real problem, and formal job classification systems that systematically underpaid women were part of it. The market wasn't getting rid of this discrimination any more than the market eliminated racial discrimination before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A number of ideas were on the table, some of which worked. (Collective bargaining turned out to be a good way to fix discriminatory job classifications.) Ultimately, most liberals decided that a formal, government-mandated system of classifying the "worth" of different occupational categories across the private sector would be a solution worse than the problem. (I remember that being my view, even as a naïve college student at the time.) Liberalism is always about finding the right boundary between market and state, public and private, fairness and liberty. The process of considering and rejecting an idea like comparable worth is the process of finding that boundary.
Hayward would say that's not a "principled" limit. A principled limit presumably would be obvious and not argued about. But what's the principled limit to libertarian conservatism? Is it the minimal "watchman state"? I know that in practice most conservatives don't go that far, but why not? Part of the answer is "practical politics," as Hayward says of liberalism. But what's wrong with practical politics? In a functioning democracy (which ours, in which money plays a huge role and institutional quirks such as the filibuster play an outsized role, is not), ordinary politics -- elections, debates, fights over values, legislative struggles -- are a perfectly valid or even ideal way of defining the limits of the governing party's philosophy. We even internalize the limits of practical politics. For example, I've never been a supporter of single-payer health care, and most of the liberal wonks I know haven't been either. If pressed on the point by one of the few single-payer supporters I know, I can't give a very good answer on policy grounds. I understand that single-payer would be fairer, more efficient, and would lift the burden of health insurance costs from employers. But it's never going to happen and so I don't waste much time or energy on it. That's a limitation on my aspirations imposed by practical politics, but it's no less real a limit.
Egalitarianism (of opportunity) is one element of liberalism, but it's not the only one. Democratic practice is part of it, too, so the limits of practical politics are real -- not just the way we achieve other social goals, but an end in themselves. It's why making democracy work better is more than just a process concern. At the end of my comments on Hayward's essay, I suggested that the key to "modernizing conservatism" would be for conservatives to rejoin the democratic process, to get over the all-or-nothing impulse that led them to opt out of the health care debate entirely, or to attempt "nullification," to use James Fallows' word, of laws already passed. Hayward, like Romney, is basically saying that no real debate or compromise will ever be possible, that we face a pure clash of irreconcilable worldviews. That's simply not true of modern liberalism, and it shouldn't be true of conservatism either.
Mark Schmitt is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the Roosevelt Institute.


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What We Are Looking For vs. The Sixers
Tommy DeeCan I just say rinse and repeat?
- How will them Old Legs Hold Up?- Back to back nights, early in the year? Tyson Chandler not feeling well? Kurt Thomas logging early, heavy minutes? The critics are sharpening their knives waiting for this one.
- Melo/Woodson– This is an early test of will for the team as a whole. I think Woodson has managed the minutes well. Can Melo continue his hot play and remind teammates of the things they needed to do, and did, yesterday?
- The Line Never Lies– They have to get to the stripe tonight. Period.


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Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - Thursday, February 28, 2013
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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editor
The Carbon-Emery Motorcycle Club is disappointed with what has happened to the county's motocross track at the fairgrounds since the turn of the century. Also, the rest room there is often locked, which poses occasionally urgent problems of its own.
Tony Jaramillo, representing the club, told county commissioners Wednesday that the track is in "disarray" and probably needs to be rebuilt. Racing, practicing and grooming have all taken a toll on the dirt to the point where obstacles are disappearing or damaged.
All of which Commissioner Mike Milovich had heard before. He reminded Jaramillo of an earlier conversation they had, and Milovich said he had asked then for a list of suggested improvements. "It hasn't happened yet," Milovich commented. He explained that he's comfortable dealing with buildings and other issues in the county, but he knows nothing at all about what motocross racers want or need. The commissioner added that the county is willing to look at ways to refurbish the track and amenities, but it needs a plan and some professional advice on what to do.
Commissioner Jae Potter added that these improvements are something that will have to be budgeted.
One complication is that as of Wednesday, there was no map available detailing all the twists and turns and jumps at the facility to help locate problem spots. There is probably a copy somewhere, and Milovich said he'd be glad to help in the search.
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Tzan wrote:stubby wrote:GeneralOfDeath wrote:I guess I haven't encountered thrid-wave then. I have noted two kinds of feminism: the 20's-esque group that wants the same rights as men (which they pretty much already do), and the 60's-style "let's kill all the men and take over the world" group.
Yeah, the same kind of "pretty much the same rights" as when we used to give people separate drinking fountains. We're still a long, long way from everybody having the same rights as your average white guy.
Seriously, ever since I realized this my life has been great. I love lording it over all my non-white and non-guy friends when my opinions are taken seriously and theirs aren't, when I can wander around freely at night without a worry in the world about people thinking that gives them the right to snuggle me, going to job interviews and getting judged on my resume rather than my makeup, when the cops decide not to hassle me for ridiculous crap even though I'm standing right there with two dozen handguns laid out on the hood of my car and my non-white pals get cuffed and squadcarred just for standing nearby.
My favorite thing lately: every time I post an opinion on the internet, I like to paste links to my lady friends and point out how a thousand strangers didn't show up to make snuggle threats or make uninvited comments about the relative quality of my tits. Being a white guy is the best.
So yeah, we give everybody else the right to vote and then pretend like that makes it a level playing field. Ha ha! Suckers!
Anyway. Men are treated a hundred times better and get a hundred times the opportunities as women, but a hundred times better than shitty is still kind of shitty, so the "same rights as men" thing mostly ended in the nineties when people realized all the hardcoded masculine roles weren't necessarily that great a standard to aspire to. Now feminism tends to be more about better rights for everybody, not just women, so you get the post-punk riot grrls and lipstick feminists and Xena Warrior Princess and all this po-mo deconstruction of gender and sexual roles. It's not about dreaming to fit into the same little boxes as men anymore, it's about not being forced into little boxes at all.
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A House panel has passed a bill that would allow school principals to designate school employees to carry concealed weapons on campus.
Several lawmakers said during a meeting in Tallahassee on Wednesday that the bill is a common sense approach to protecting students while having limited funds; there is not enough money to provide resource officers in every school.
The bill would give principals the option to designate one or several school employees to carry concealed weapons or pass on the measure altogether. The designee would be required to complete two types of training.
Rep. Dennis Baxley applauded the bill, saying gun-free school zones have inadvertently made schools ideal targets for madmen.
The Florida School Board Association spoke out against the bill and worried about liability issues.
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Crew Homegrown Player Wil Trapp to spend two weeks training with Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle
COLUMBUS –The Columbus Crew announced today Homegrown Player Wil Trapp is set to spend two weeks of his Major League Soccer offseason training with Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle. The 20-year-old midfielder is departing for Holland today and will train with the former club of Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter, the team with which the Black & Gold boss began his professional career in 1994.
"Wil was anxious to continue his development as a player. He's not a guy that's happy standing still and being stagnant, and he wanted this experience to train abroad and keep improving," said Crew Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter. "A natural fit for him is Holland. It's a league with a lot of young players that is known for development, and in Zwolle we are sending him to a club that has clear-cut style of play, tradition and a track-record for developing quality players."
In his 2013 rookie season with the Crew, the Gahanna, Ohio native made his professional debut, made 16 starts in the midfield and recorded one assist for the Black & Gold, earning the club's Breakout Performance of the Year award. Last week, U.S. Soccer named Trapp as its 2013 Young Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the 16th player to earn the award after it was first distributed in 1998 to Crew Assistant Coach Josh Wolff.
Internationally, Trapp has earned 15 caps as a member of the U.S. U-20 National Team, helping the side qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he made three appearances in group play in 2013. The midfielder earned a 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI selection, scoring one goal in the tournament. The Crew Soccer Academy product also competed with the U-14, U-15 and U-18 National Teams.
The Crew begins the 2014 season at D.C. United on Saturday, March 8. Before then, the club continues preparation for both stages of the MLS Re-Entry Draft, the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and preseason training.


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SACO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Residents along the coast are preparing for possible flooding with the strong storm headed our way.
The Camp Ellis section of Saco is a known trouble spot during storms. today, city workers brought in extra Jersey barriers to try and keep water and sand off of streets.
One resident who lost his home during the Patriot's Day Nor'easter back in 2007 is keeping a close eye on the forecast and the tides.
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POTSDAM Clarksons final nonconference game of the season was one the Golden Knights would like to forget and one that will impact more than just one game.
UMass-Lowell scored four times in the first 21 minutes of the game and went on to beat Clarkson 6-2 before 2,087 fans at Cheel Arena. Even worse than just losing, Clarkson also lost captain Ben Sexton for Fridays home ECAC Hockey game against Brown after he was given a game disqualification for spearing at 13 minutes, 18 seconds of the third period.
I thought they out-competed us to every puck in the first period, Clarkson coach Casey Jones said of the River Hawks. It was one of those situations where we dug a hole and had to talk about trying to dig ourselves out of it. Their puck presence was better than ours tonight. They won the battles and we got what we deserved tonight.
Clarkson (4-10-5 overall) had a chance to take an early lead when UMass-Lowells Dmitry Sinitsyn was called for holding just 3:20 elapsed.
But, 24 seconds into the power play, UMass-Lowell defenseman Chad Ruhwedel scored a short-handed goal to give the River Hawks (9-7-1) an early lead.
Clarkson led early in Fridays 2-1 loss, but never could get the second goal to put pressure on UMass-Lowell.
The River Hawks did that Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead on a goal from Shayne Thompson at 10:01 of the first period and making it 3-0 at 12:52 when Scott Wilson scored just before UMass-Lowell was about to start a power play.
It was very important, UMass-Lowell coach Norm Bazin said about building on the early goal. They had a good crowd tonight, and whenever you are able to put two or three on the board, it helps a lot.
As if the 3-0 deficit wasnt bad enough for Clarkson, UMass-Lowell scored a fourth goal just 17 seconds into the second when Ruhwedel found Riley Wetmore for a one-timer.
We just didnt stop, Ruhwedel said. We knew what we had to do and stuck to the game plan. That was really important. In an atmosphere like this it is pretty hectic when you get caught behind, especially with that big (train whistle) they have.
Clarkson struggled to recover from the River Hawks fourth goal.
In the end, it was a killer, Clarkson forward Allan McPherson said. We wanted to have a good start in the second period because that first period was so poor. We have to come back from that and be a resilient team. We didnt show that tonight.
You have to keep working at (coming from behind). We clearly didnt. For whatever reason we just didnt wake up until the third period. I couldnt tell you why. Its just a very poor effort and it will be addressed this week.
Wetmore scored again for the River Hawks and 9:10 of the third to give UMass-Lowell a 5-0 lead. Clarkson finally got a goal at 10:51 of the third on a shot from McPherson and cut the deficit to 5-2 with a short-handed goal from Will Frederick at 15:31.
The River Hawks scored a power-play goal at 17:47 on a shot from 17:47 to end the scoring.
Clarkson ends the nonconference portion of its schedule with a 1-7-4 record, but is 3-3-1 in ECAC Hockey and has three straight conference games at home, beginning with Brown and Yale next weekend.
We are still in fifth place in the league and we have a shot at a (first-round) bye and thats what were going to go for, Frederick said. At this point the nonconference schedule really doesnt mean much. Well focus on the ECAC from here on out.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – (Nov. 17, 2006) – A high-wire act starring dozens of motorized cable cars - and their budding engineer designers - pitted problem-solving skills against gravity and physics at Tidewater Community College's Advanced Technology Center on the Virginia Beach Campus on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
High school and TCC students raced their mini cable cars designed and built with a specified motor and a 9V battery. While last year's 45-foot-long competition saw a mix of wildly zooming cars and a few that crashed to the floor below, this year's contest increased the thrill – racing the cars along a 105-foot wire to the excited response of more than 100 team-mates and onlookers.
This year, close to 30 teams from Virginia Beach Public Schools and TCC's engineering program competed in the 13th annual TCC engineering contest. TCC's Cory Houck, Dave Henderson and Kiosi Garfias took the top three places in the contest, with a team of two high school students taking fourth place.
"This annual competition encourages all levels of learning as well as a little engineering savvy," says TCC engineering program head Paul Gordy. He explains that each team receives identical kits containing a motor, a cable and a battery clip to build customized cars. The cars can be driven by propeller, gears or belts. Every cable car is unique, and cash prizes go to students whose cars cross the finish line with the fastest times.
This is the first year that the motorized cable cars have been required to travel such a distance - more than double previous years. "It was quite an experience to see which ones made it, which ones hit a good speed, and of course, the ones that teetered right off the wire," says Gordy, who often competes, unofficially, with his own design.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
The county youth commission along with mentors Anne Mackiewicz and Greg Cowan recently met with the Carbon travel and recreation special service district to propose the building of an 18-hole miniature golf course.
The course would be owned by the county, operated via lease agreement by a private concessionaire and located next to the parking lot near the softball fields at the fairgrounds.
The youth commission is a group of between 13 to 15 Carbon County teenagers from the 10th through 12th grade who are selected each year based on leadership skills and personal merit. From the group, three teens are chosen to represent the youth commission.
According to the proposal presented to the special service district, the teenage commissioners completed an intensive survey of Carbon County youth in 2004, including all students from seventh to 12th grade. In the survey, youth were asked for their thoughts and ideas for recreational opportunities locally.
"It was important to the youth that they go after what their constituency wanted," said Mackiewicz.
The number one request was for a paintball course. However, the youth commission was informed by the county that a paintball facility would be part of the new gun range.
Upon hearing about the inclusion of the paintball facility at the gun range, the youth commission choose to address the second preference identified by local teens - the addition of miniature golf course to the area.
For the following year, the youth group researched possible locations and with the help of the county commission decided on the fairgrounds.
After gathering the information, the next step was to secure an estimate and plan, which was completed in October 2006 with Harris Miniature Golf Courses of New Jersey.
According to Mackiewicz, a decision was then made by the youth commission to pursue the building of the facility.
Contacts were made with various contractors for bids on electrical, plumbing, fill dirt and landscape work which would not be completed by Harris.
The special service district expressed support for the project and referred the youth group back to the county commission. The special service district pointed out that, since the county would own the facility, the Carbon commission should make decisions concerning how the project would be funded.
The goals outlined by the proposal include:
Providing recreational activity for all residents and visitors to enjoy.
The proposed course would be built with the America Disability Act's standards for acceptability on 9 of the 18 holes.
Providing a healthy choice for youth to participate in, thereby decreasing drug and alcohol use.
Exposing new guests of Carbon County to the many wonders of the region through tournaments.
Work with other local businesses, the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce and local travel bureau to promote the varying recreation venues available in the area.
The youth group took the proposal back to the county commission as recommended by the service district and came away with two challenges.
First, the Carbon commission wanted the county to conduct a scientific research study on the community's affinity for a miniature golf course.
Second, the commissioners would like to find a qualified concessionaire to run the facility before the county moved ahead with possible funding options.
"I have some concerns about the economic viability of the project," said Carbon Commissioner Mike Milovich. "However, if the community wants it and is willing to support it with tax dollars then it is something the commission will move forward with," Milovich continued.
A survey of 448 students conducted by the youth group showed that more than one-half of the local teenagers indicated that they would use a miniature golf course at least one to two times per week, based on a $5 to $8 fee per round.
Because of the survey data, the youth group feels that the project will have an ongoing benefit for the community. The report stipulates that the course would become a well- known and used establishment in the local community, with opportunities provided for tournament play.
Harris promotes a national miniature golf tournament yearly and uses different courses the company has designed, which would give Carbon County the opportunity to be one of the locations.
The youth group was told by the county commissioners that an independent scientific study would be conducted and a request for proposal would be made public for the concessionaire's position.
Upon completion of the data gathering process, the youth commission will be notified by the county officials and, at that time, a funding package could be developed in order to move forward with the project.


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It had nothing to do with law enforcement, however - just "football intelligence," along with Thomas' desire to establish a routine for his team a week ahead of the start of fall semester classes on campus, which coincides with the middle of game-week preparations for the Aug. 29 opener at Missouri State.
In his seventh year as a head coach, his first in charge of the Demons, Thomas is sending NSU through "Mock Week" with simulated classes, and establishing the daily in-school practice schedule. Thursday night, exactly a week before the season kicks off, the team will run through a mock game at Turpin Stadium, following the same game-day routine that will be used at least 12 times this fall.
As he watched the players trot off the field at 5:42 Monday evening after a two-hour workout, Thomas declared day one of "Mock Week" well on the way to being a success.
"We went to class at 8 a.m. this morning, and got started like you normally would on a Monday. Our mock schedule today was weightlifting class at 8, and FBI class at 9, simulating a class that lasts 50 minutes," he said. "We'll continue tomorrow with media training for 75 minutes, and get used to a Tuesday-Thursday class schedule.
"We got into our regular daily practice routine today, with 2 o'clock meetings, 3 o'clock specialists out on the field, at 3:30 the team is out, and by 5:45 we're all done, getting to supper, getting to study hall. We're setting a routine," said Thomas, who knows the first couple of days of classes can be chaotic, especially for the more than two-dozen newcomers on the squad.
"Next week with real classes beginning, there's always adjustments that you can't predict, and especially with that being a game week, we want to have the football side of things already established, and with our mock classes, the mentality in place that there's work away from football to be done," he said.
FBI class provides a different setting for the players to absorb the strategic approaches of their new coaches.
"It's a little bit of everything," said Thomas. "We are using the coordinators, going through a scenario of a drive and explaining why when the ball is in a certain location, when there's a given down and distance situation, helping them see what we're seeing and thinking. Why are we calling these plays, or on defense these fronts and coverages, in these situations?
"It's a good review. You learn this during camp, but in this setting, they're taking notes they can refer to throughout the season, and they're getting inside the mind of the coordinator, so everybody's on the same page," he said.
Meanwhile, the coaching staff is closing in on personnel decisions regarding the depth chart and travel roster for the opening week. The Demons got basic info on Missouri State during their FBI class, but the real work on the Bears will begin with the first game-week practice Saturday, after an off day for the players on Friday while coaches are finalizing the game plan.
"The window is closing quickly, because within a couple days we'll have to make some decisions who will travel. It was tough to pick the 95 who are in camp. Now we want to get the travel squad down to 67, the number we like to travel with, and we may be burning the midnight oil to reach those decisions," said Thomas. "You need the correct depth at every position, taking into account what the opponent does and how that impacts each area."
NSU spent more time Monday working on special teams in their second workout of the week, following a Sunday afternoon session.


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Both scripts are owned by root and the entire chkrootkit dir is owned by root.Code:. . . Checking `sniffer'... not tested: can't exec ./ifpromisc Checking `w55808'... not infected Checking `wted'... not tested: can't exec ./chkwtmp Checking `scalper'... not infected Checking `slapper'... not infected Checking `z2'... not tested: can't exec ./chklastlog
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Researchers from the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) reported an encouraging increase in progression-free survival (PFS, or the length of time a patient is on treatment without tumor growth) for patients with breast cancer that was both estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and HER2-negative. Patients were also given a combination of the standard anti-estrogen treatment, Letrozole, and a new experimental drug called PD 0332991.
This new clinical study using PD 0332991, which was sponsored by Pfizer Inc., compared the combination to letrozole alone in ER+ breast cancer patients. In part one of the study, 66 patients were enrolled. Preliminary results showed significant improvement in median PFS of the patients who were given the new drug combination. 99 more patients were enrolled in part two, which allowed only for patients whose tumors revealed selected biomarkers CCND1 amplification and p16 loss.
Retrospective analysis from part one suggested clinical benefit from PD-332991 regardless of status of the biomarkers. All other demographic features for the patients in the study were similar, so for final trial analysis the results of the two parts of the study were combined. With the results added together, data analysis showed that the median PFS of patients on the combination arm was 26.1 months, compared to 7.5 months among those given Letrozole alone. Of patients with measurable disease, 45 percent of the women given the combination had confirmed responses, compared to 31 percent with Letrozole alone, and the clinical benefit rates (tumor shrinkage and/or stable disease for a minimum six months) were 70 percent and 44 percent, respectively.
"This drug combination demonstrated a dramatic and clinically meaningful effect on PFS in women with ER positive breast cancer," said Dr. Richard Finn, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA and JCCC member and investigator of the clinical study. "These results confirm the preclinical work we began at TORL."
The clinical study built on preclinical work from the Translational Oncology Research Laboratory (TORL) directed by Dr. Dennis Slamon, Professor of Medicine at JCCC and director of the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program. Finn and colleagues published their initial preclinical data in 2009, which showed that PD 0332991 blocked important proteins in cancer cells called cyclin D kinases 4 and 6 (CDK 4/6), thus blocked the growth of ER+ and HER2-amplified cancer cells in the laboratory.
With the goal of identifying important targets of cancer therapy in the laboratory and promptly developing them into patient treatments using the translational paradigm, the investigators and Pfizer then conducted a Phase I clinical trial in which the safety of the drug was tested. Those results prompted the Phase II trial that compared the combination of PD 0332991 and Letrozole to the standard treatment for these patients of letrozole alone. Critical to the clinical studies was the synergistic interactions observed in the laboratory between PD 0332991 and standard breast cancer drugs tamoxifen and trastuzumab, which are used in ER+ and HER2+ breast cancers, respectively.
"The results of this Phase II study validate the TORL approach," said Slamon, who is the senior author on the study. He further stated that "by identifying these targets for treatment, we move forward with personalized oncology that greatly improves the chances for this group of patients. These results are as exciting as the initial results we saw for trastuzumab (Herceptin) in HER2+ breast cancers but represent a new approach for a different and larger subset of breast cancers, i.e., those that are ER+."
The laboratory research was supported primarily through the Revlon/UCLA Women's Cancer Research Program and longtime philanthropic support from Ronald O. Perelman. Additional resources were provided by a grant from the Department of Defense Innovator Award W81XWH-05-1-0395 and the Noreen Fraser Foundation. The clinical trial itself was sponsored and supported entirely by Pfizer, Inc.
Findings of the trial were first reported at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, TX on Dec. 5, 2012.
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has more than 240 researchers and clinicians engaged in disease research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education. One of the nation's largest comprehensive cancer centers, the Jonsson center is dedicated to promoting research and translating basic science into leading-edge clinical studies. In July 2012, the Jonsson Cancer Center was once again named among the nation's top 10 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, a ranking it has held for 12 of the last 13 years. For more information on the Jonsson Cancer Center, visit our website at http://www.cancer.ucla.edu.
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