text: Questions on Qiyas « ghuraba.info Questions on Qiyas by Abu Hassan Published on 03 Muharram 1432 (10 Kanun I 2010) · No comments Upon quoting the saying of ash-Sha'bi that "you have indeed perished, as you have abandoned the narrated reports and have held on to things of qiyas [analogical derivation]," I was asked a series of questions regarding the complete rejection of qiyas. The proceeding is the discussion that followed. Question: How about when the texts are silent on a topic? When there is no naql [transmitted text] available, shouldn't the scholars perform ijtihad [diligent research] and use their 'aql [intellect] to reach a solution? Abu Hassan: Well, regarding whether or not there even exists such a case I would be interested to hear of an example. Allah (exalted) said, ما فرطنا في الكناب من شيء "We have not neglected anything in the book." (6:38) He (exalted) also said, ونزلنا عليك الكتاب تبيانا لكل شيء "…and We sent down upon you the book as a clarification for everything…" (16:89) Furthermore, if the question is regarding the permissibility or prohibition of something, then the default ruling is that everything is halal [lawful, legal] until proven haram [unlawful, illegal]. Allah (exalted) said, هو الذي خلق لكم ما في الأرض جميعا "He is the One Who created for you all that is in the earth…" (2:29) The article la in la-kum is an article of possession and permissibility, i.e. choice, so that Allah (exalted) is saying He created everything for us to do with as we like. He made an exception to this when He (exalted) said, وقد فصل لكم ما حرم عليكم "…and He has classified for you what He made unlawful for you…" (6:119) Therefore, He (exalted) permitted everything for us except what He specifically declared as being unlawful. Regarding the scholars performing ijtihad, then we need to define what exactly ijtihad is. Linguistically, ijtihad means to exert one's full capacity to something (al-Munawi, al-Jurjani, and others; similar came from Zakariya al-Ansari). Allah (exalted) said, لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها "Allah does not burden a soul except its capacity…" (2:286) Since knowledge of the hidden meanings and reasons and so-called "wisdoms" of any revealed text is not in anyone's capacity (even the greatest of scholars), then to derive rulings based on anything other than the revealed text is also out of one's capacity and is not involved in true ijtihad. Rather, true ijtihad is when one studies the revealed texts according to their actual meanings based on the language and existing rulings to understand the shari'ah. The prophet (Allah bless and greet him) said, إذا حكم الحاكم فاجتهد ثم أصاب فله أجران وإذا حكم فاجتهد ثم أخطأ فله أجر "If one giving a ruling does so by exerting every effort, and thereby reaches the truth, he will receive two rewards. If he rules and exerts every effort, but makes a mistake, he will receive one reward." (Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and others) There is no mention here of qiyas, ray [view; personal opinion], istihsan [preference; preferring texts over each other], etc. One exerts his full effort by analyzing the Quran, the authenticated sunnah, the ijma' [agreement; consensus] of the believers, and the Arabic language which governs all such texts. Do we forget that the revealed texts include the Quran, along with its different recitations, abrogations; and the sunnah, along with its different chains (requiring authentication) and narrations? It is possible that great scholars made and continue to make mistakes when authenticating the narratives, or understanding a word in an incorrect context due to some deficiency in their mastery of the language. Not everyone is a master of something, and rarely do you find masters of many things. People make mistakes, and it is even more likely that a mistake will be made when one rules by something other than the revealed texts. Remember that what is being discarded is qiyas, not deriving rulings altogether. If something new is invented, but it falls under a general ruling set by Allah and His messenger (Allah bless and greet him) then that general ruling is applied. However, qiyas is when one takes a specific case and applies it generally. This goes against the basic principles of the shari'ah. I know it is hard to imagine that some of our scholars have actually fallen into such things as passing rulings based on their own opinions and not based on the revelation, but this was something about which we were warned. عن عوف بن مالك الأشجعي قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تفترق أمتي على بضع وسبعين فرقة أعظمها فتنة على أمتي قوم يقيسون الأمور برأيهم فيحلون الحرام ويحرمون الحلال On the authority of 'Auf bin Malik al-Ashja'i: Allah's messenger (Allah bless and greet him) said, "My nation will split into seventy-some divisions. The greatest of them as a fitnah [test, trial, usually negative] against my nation will be a people using qiyas with their personal views, thereby they will permit the haram and forbid the halal." (Related by at-Tabarani and al-Hakim; al-Haithami and others said it is authentic) Similar has been authentically reported from Ibn Mas'ud. The reality is that we should set aside everything except the revealed texts and understand this religion based on the language in which it was revealed. The best interpretation is what Allah and His messenger (Allah bless and greet him) said themselves, not what any scholar says about the Quran and sunnah. To them we return all disputes. Allah (exalted) said, addressing all believers, فإن تنازعتم في شيء فردوه إلى الله والرسول إن كنتم تؤمنون بالله واليوم الأخر ذلك خير وأحسن تأويلا "…so if you dispute about anything then refer it back to Allah and the messenger if you believe in Allah and the last day. That is good and the best interpretation." (4:59) He never said to return the issue to a scholar, which negates taqlid [adherence without proof; blind following], just as He never said to return the issue to one's own reflections over the "reasons" of why something was revealed, which negates qiyas: since qiyas is to create a ruling based upon a shared "reason" (called an 'illah) between one established hukm [ruling, decision; law] and one unestablished, or new, case. Now, if the reason is apparent in the text, then that is different and the ruling becomes general to that reason anyway – no qiyas needed; just apply the specific case to the general ruling. There is much to be said on this subject, and there are books already written that can be read, but I hope this is some help. May Allah rectify our situation and lead us far away from making man-made laws govern our religion. Amin! Question: I understand what you are saying, but I am still confused. I thought that qiyas plays a role from which the shari'ah is derived, as long as it comes after the Quran, the sunnah, and the ijma'. Is this not right? Abu Hassan: In short, no. Qiyas does not play a role from which the shari'ah is derived. This is a deception from the shaitan. It is as Muhammad bin Sirin, Ja'far as-Sadiq, and others have said, "the first one to use qiyas was Iblis"; and they also said, "the sun and the moon are only worshiped through qiyas". The sun-worshipers say that the sun is the "greatest thing in the heavens", thus seeking to liken it to Allah and to justify their worship. Similarly the moon-worshipers say that "the moon is a guiding light in the darkness of the world, like Allah". Allah's curses be upon these people. Subhanallah! He is far glorified above what they associate with Him! It was Iblis who used qiyas when he determined that the reason (called 'illah) for Allah's command to prostrate to Adam was due to Adam's superiority, and since Iblis considered himself better than Adam he used qiyas, seeking thereby to nullify the command of Allah. Another issue of qiyas is when he deceived our father Adam (upon him peace) by telling him the 'illah, or reason, for Allah's prohibition of eating from the tree was immortality or becoming an angel, i.e. it was not an absolute prohibition, but conditional, as if it was "do not eat from the tree if you do not want to live forever and do not want to become an angel". This is the apparent text of what Allah (exalted) said, quoting Iblis, وقال ما نهاكما ربكما عن هذه الشجرة إلا أن تكونا ملكين أو تكونا من الخالدين "…and he said, 'your Lord did not forbid you from this tree except that you would become angels or you would become immortals'…" (7:19) It is not as the Christians say, that Iblis sought to cause them to disbelieve. No! Adam (upon him peace) was a sinless prophet who made this unintentional mistake believing he would be pleasing Allah! Subhanallah! Look at how qiyas works! The scholars, both those who make honest mistakes and those who misguide intentionally, will give well-seeming reasons to alter the commands and prohibitions of Allah and those who follow them will do so with possibly horrible consequences. This is a lesson to be learned from our father Adam for those with understanding. Again, one must look at the definition of qiyas to simply realize that those who hold firm to it are overstepping the bounds of the shari'ah as they are seeking something other than the Quran, the sunnah, and the ijma'. Further, please note that there are some things people call qiyas that are not actually qiyas. For example, as I mentioned before, when someone takes a specific case and applies a general ruling to it, this is not qiyas even though some people claim it is. This is following the apparent meaning of the general text, and nothing more. The most common example is the intoxicant. People ask, "is heroin haram or halal?" The people of qiyas say, "it is haram because the 'illah for wine being haram is that it intoxicates, and since heroin also intoxicates then it is like wine. Therefore, heroin is haram because of the analogy between it and wine". This is invalid reasoning, as it involves qiyas and ta'lil [establishing an 'illah]. However, heroin is indeed haram because the prophet (Allah bless and greet him) said, "anything that intoxicates is haram." Since this is a general statement, and heroin is an intoxicant included in his statement "anything that intoxicates" then it is haram; not because of qiyas, but because this is the clear ruling of Allah's messenger (Allah bless and greet him). An actual case of qiyas that is used is when one asks, "how does one clean a vessel licked by a pig?" The people of qiyas liken the pig to the dog and so they rely on this analogy while quoting the hadith [speech, talk; narrative] of the prophet (Allah bless and greet him) when he commanded that a vessel licked by a dog be washed seven times, the last time with clean earth. They say that the 'illah for this ruling is the impurity of the dog. They say that since the pig is also impure, the same ruling applies and the vessel licked by a pig should be washed seven times, the last time with clean earth. In this way, they used a specific ruling about a vessel licked by a dog and applied it to a specific case about a vessel licked by something other than a dog. Hence, they made something specific into something general, and this is a great deception. There is much to be said about this ruling (about which I don't want to elaborate on here, as the discussion would be quite long), but the basic concept that I am showing is how the people of qiyas make specific rulings into general rulings. Another way to know that qiyas is invalid without going into too much depth and after knowing the plethora of verses and ahadith [pl. hadith] about its invalidity is that those who believe in qiyas will only apply it in matters of fiqh [jurisprudence] but not 'aqidah [doctrine, creed]. Who has given them the authority to understand the religion using certain principles in one sphere of knowledge but not another? If the principles of the shari'ah are the Quran, the sunnah, the ijma', and qiyas, then is not 'aqidah a part of the shari'ah? Did not Allah ordain certain things in which we must believe? Of course. So why the distinction between fiqh and 'aqidah? Simply put, it is because everyone is in agreement that to use qiyas in matters of 'aqidah will lead to shirk [partnership; polytheism; making partners for Allah] and to saying things about Allah (blessed, exalted) of which He Himself never said or permitted us to say. I hope this clarifies some of what was said. May Allah grant us success, for verily with Allah alone is success. Question: With regard to the ray and qiyas adopted by the imam [leader; scholastic leader] Abu Hanifah, such was not based on whims and desires; rather it was based on the evidence and analogies from the general principles of the shari'ah. The salaf [forerunner, predecessor, often plural] used to describe ijtihad in difficult issues as ray, i.e. opinion. Many of them used to say, when commenting on a verse from the book of Allah, "this is my opinion concerning it," but that does not mean it is an opinion based on whims and desires. Imam Abu Hanifah followed ray and qiyas a great deal in matters other than the hudud [pl. hadd: limit; revealed criminal punishment] and expiations, as he had fewer ahadith at his disposal than other aimmah [pl. imam]. He came before the other aimmah and was very strict about accepting hadith, as false reports were so widespread in al-'Iraq at that time and there was a great deal of tribulation. Any qiyas that opposes the first three principles (Quran, sunnah, ijma') is supposed to be rejected. Concerning qiyas in 'aqidah, then if someone came up with an analogy in 'aqidah, we reject it since Allah (glorified, exalted) said that there is nothing like unto Him. I think we are not defining qiyas with the same definition. From what I understand, you are attributing qiyas to something new that someone came up with in the religion. I am only saying that when the texts are completely silent on a point, i.e. they are not directly mentioning it, then the scholars have to make ijtihad to find out the answer. Regarding the question of cleaning the vessel touched by a pig, I can see how some scholars may say that its impurity is like the impurity of the dog and issue a ruling. I can see some other scholar objecting to this. If such is the case, then it is a difference amongst scholars. Clearly, one is right and if both are sincere in their ijtihad, the one who reaches the correct ruling receives two rewards while the one who reaches the incorrect ruling still gets one reward. Right? Abu Hassan: While this issue can appear deep, it does not mean that there is not a clear answer. Regarding ijtihad, then yes. Even if someone were to make a sincere attempt and perform ijtihad but came to a very wrong conclusion, then he receives his reward with Allah. As I mentioned before, there are honest mistakes and then there are those who seek to misguide. Those who commit honest mistakes will be rewarded for their honesty. Regarding the issue that Abu Hanifah (Allah be pleased with him) used ray and qiyas, then this was an honest mistake on his part. He will be rewarded. However, it is an injustice to the perfect religion of Allah (exalted) to simply dismiss that as a valid difference of opinion. In fact, his mistake was that he issued these rulings instead of remaining quiet on the subject. If the problem was the lack of an authentic hadith, then the ruling should be postponed until the issue can be investigated by one with greater knowledge in hadith. Ignorance does not permit speaking without knowledge. There were great 'Iraqi scholars, like ash-Sha'bi (d. after 100) in al-Kufah and the judge Iyas bin Mu'awiyah (d. 122) in al-Basrah, who rejected qiyas, so to say that Abu Hanifah (d. 150) made qiyas out of necessity due to being in al-'Iraq is not supported by historical record. In fact, the main proponents of rejecting qiyas came from Baghdad and they relied solely on the revealed texts. The definition I gave of qiyas is the actual definition of qiyas. Like I said, you may be surprised to find that many of our scholars slipped into this deception. But again, this was prophesied by Allah's messenger (Allah bless and greet him) so we should not be deceived as well. Rather, we should acknowledge the mistakes while making excuses for the honest scholars who will receive their singular rewards. When I mentioned qiyas in 'aqidah, I was not solely referring to things which may seemingly negate "there is nothing like unto Him", but even on issues of iman [affirmation; faith], nubuwah [prophetic nature], the angels, the jinn, etc. I mentioned 'aqidah to show that the people of qiyas are hesitant to use their qiyas in anything other than fiqh, which proves that they themselves are not in complete support of it – which shows lack of conviction and hence, doubt and assumption – but Allah (exalted) says, إن الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا "Verily assumption does not suffice the truth at all…" (10:36) He (exalted) also said, فماذا بعد الحق إلا الضلال "…so what is after the truth except misguidance?" (10:32) On this issue, as you mentioned, Abu Hanifah himself did not regard qiyas in issues of hudud and expiations. He is actually quoted as saying, "Whoever does not abandon qiyas in the judicial council, such does not possess fiqh," i.e. such does not have a good understanding of the religion. This was reported from Abu Hanifah's own son, Hammad. It was actually the students of Abu Hanifah who delved deeper into qiyas than their teacher. However, whether or not the qiyas is in hudud, expiations, or something else, it is not a justified principle with which to derive rulings, even if great scholars said it is – and we already know that taqlid is invalid, so their acceptance of qiyas is not binding on us. Concerning the issue of the pig licking the vessel, then regardless of whether or not this "makes sense", it is still invalid. The prophet (Allah bless and greet him) knew the Arabic language better than anyone, and the word kalb means "dog" and does not mean "any impure animal". If he (upon him peace) wanted to extend the ruling to be general, he would have said "any impure animal"; but he did not do so. Rather, there may be some benefit in cleaning dog saliva that way, while cleaning the saliva of swine does not require the repeated washings. That, on top of the fact that the dog is not mentioned in any authentic narration as being impure. Rather, that is only derived from their analytical minds. So this qiyas (like all qiyas) is invalid on multiple levels. Also, in response only to the first part of what was said, regarding that Abu Hanifah and the others did not use qiyas based on whims and desires, then I can agree to this. Again, there were honest mistakes. Abu Hanifah has also been attributed to having a murjii stance when it came to defining iman. We do not hold him in low esteem due to his honest mistakes. We find excuses for the man, but not for the invalid opinions he held. Lastly, the quoted evidence against qiyas in 'aqidah was, ليس كمثله شيء "…there is nothing like unto Him…" (42:11) If this is the evidence against qiyas in 'aqidah, then what is the evidence for qiyas in issues other than 'aqidah? Further, what about the evidence against qiyas in general? Is there a specific evidence that proves qiyas only in fiqh (other than in the hudud and expiations)? Here are some proofs against qiyas in general: Allah (exalted) said, اتبعوا ما أنزل إليكم من ربكم ولا تتبعوا من دونه أولياء "Follow what was sent down to you from your Lord and do not follow others beside Him as supporters…" (7:3) He (exalted) commands us to only follow what came to us from Him and we are prohibited from following anything else. The only thing that came to us from Allah (glorified, exalted) was the revealed text. The personal views of any man did not come from Allah (exalted), so we are not permitted to follow the views of any man – even our own views. Rather, we do as Allah (exalted) said, إنما كان قول المؤمنين إذا دعوا إلى الله ورسوله ليحكم بينهم أن يقولوا سمعنا وأطعنا وأولئك هم المفلحون "The only saying of the believers when they are called to Allah and His messenger to rule between them is that they say, 'we hear and we obey', and such are the successful." (24:51) Since qiyas consists of human reflection, even if one claims that the reflection is initially based on the revelation, we know that qiyas involves something man-made and it is not entirely from the revelation of Allah (exalted). As such, to follow qiyas is to follow something other than what Allah (exalted) sent down to us. This is different from reflecting over the apparent meaning of the text and deriving a ruling supported by that apparent meaning, since this necessitates that the derived ruling is from the text itself and not contrived from a man-made source. Allah (exalted) said, فلا تضربوا لله الأمثال إن الله يعلم وأنتم لا تعلمون "…so do not strike likenesses for Allah; verily Allah knows and you do not know." (16:74) The apparent meaning of this verse negates all analogies and other likenesses that are made for Allah, whether they are about Allah or about His religion. This is an explicit text that negates analogies in the religion, since the one who does so has struck a likeness for Allah in the religion. The prohibition is general against striking likenesses for Allah, whether in His names or in His laws, as all of that is striking likenesses for Allah. An analogy is a specific kind of likeness, so analogies fall into this prohibition as well. Allah (exalted) said, ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم "…and do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge…" (17:36) Knowledge (al-'ilm) in both the religion and the language is the correct and certain belief in something. One cannot be certain that a religious belief is correct unless there is clear evidence from the Lawmaker regarding it. Therefore, one who pursues the assumed reason of an established ruling and makes qiyas between it and a new case has pursued that of which he has no knowledge, and this is prohibited by the clear verse. Allah (exalted) said, فإن تنازعتم في شيء فردوه إلى الله والرسول إن كنتم تؤمنون بالله واليوم الأخر ذلك خير وأحسن تأويلا "…so if you dispute about anything then refer it back to Allah and the messenger if you believe in Allah and the last day; that is good and the best interpretation." (4:59) Therefore, when a dispute arises there are only two points of reference: the Quran and the sunnah. If one did not refer the disputed issue back to the Quran and the sunnah, but rather to qiyas or to the saying of a person after Muhammad (Allah bless and greet him), then he would be disobeying the command of this verse (which is directed to every believer, as the first words of the full verse prove). This verse also indicates that if there is ijma', meaning no dispute between any two believers in history, then one does not need to return that point of consensus back to the Quran and the sunnah. This is why ijma' is considered the third (and last) principle. This and Allah's (exalted) saying about following the path of the believers, ومن يشاقق الرسول ويتبع غير سبيل المؤمنين نوله ما تولى ونصله جهنم "…and whoever opposes the messenger after the guidance was made clear to him and he follows not the path of the believers, We shall leave him to what he chose and We shall roast him in Jahannam…" (4:115) If every believer in every place and time (the past taking precedence, of course) agrees to something, then this is their "path" without a doubt. That is the ijma' to which we are obliged to adhere. Allah (exalted) said, اليوم أكملت لكم دينكم "…today I have completed for you your religion…" (5:3) So after the revelation ceased with the death of Allah's messenger (Allah bless and greet him), the religion's growth halted and it became a stagnant and perfect structure. The only principles that were acceptable while the prophet (Allah bless and greet him) was alive were what was sent to him of revelation and the ijma' that is supported by the revelation itself. These are the three principles that everyone must accept. Any addition to or subtraction from these principles will be an alteration of the perfection of Islam as mentioned in the verse. You said, "so, any qiyas that opposes the first three principles is supposed to be rejected." (I say) But every qiyas opposes the first three principles because it is from the first three principles that we find that the religion is complete and that the religion only consists of the first three principles. Therefore, any additional principle that was established after the death of the prophet (Allah bless and greet him) should be rejected. Allah's messenger (Allah bless and greet him) never used qiyas. He only followed what was revealed to him and never made his own rulings by making an analogy between one revealed text and a new case. Allah (exalted) said, وما ينطق عن الهوى إن هو إلا وحي يوحى "…and he does not speak from desire; it is only inspiration inspired." (53:3-4) Allah (exalted) also said, قل ما يكون لي أن أبدله من تلقاء نفسي إن أتبع إلا ما يوحى إلي "Say, 'it is not for me to replace it from my own self. I only follow what was inspired unto me…'" (10:15) Furthermore, regarding His (exalted) statement, "…so if you dispute about anything then refer it back to Allah and the messenger if you believe in Allah and the last day," I would say that since there is always a dispute about rulings in which qiyas was used by those who fundamentally reject it, we should always return such issues back to Allah and the messenger (and not back to qiyas). Doing this would also prove that qiyas itself should be negated altogether. Anyone who returns the issue back to qiyas instead of back to Allah and the messenger should fear Allah and remember that iman is conditional upon referring disputes back to Allah and the messenger as the verse clearly states. May Allah (exalted) grant us all success on this and every issue. Amin. Question: I think the book "Evolution of Fiqh" by the shaikh Abu Aminah Bilal Philips should also throw some light on this subject. Abu Hassan: Regarding "Evolution of Fiqh," it is an introduction to the source of disagreements amongst the scholars. There are indeed benefits found in this book. However, Bilal Philips held the same misconception about qiyas that I mentioned, i.e. that it is applying a general ruling to a specific case. He mentions the same above-mentioned intoxicant example in "Evolution of Fiqh" on page 68 when he defines qiyas. This is not the understanding of qiyas according to the salaf. Rather, this was contrived later by others in an effort to portray qiyas as a seemly way to derive rulings from the revealed texts. Unfortunately, people have left the original discussions on qiyas and the general rejection of it by the people of hadith from the salaf, and instead they held on to the writings of those who came after the blessed generations. Bilal Philips wrote, "[a]n example of Qiyaas is the prohibition of marijuana based on the Prophet's statement: "Every intoxicant is Khamr and every form of Khamr is Haraam." Since Marijuana has an intoxicating effect it can be classified as Khamr and thus Haraam (prohibited)." (Evolution of Fiqh, p. 68) If marijuana is an intoxicant, it is already included in the generality of the prophet's (Allah bless and greet him) saying, as quoted by Bilal, "[e]very intoxicant is Khamr and every form of Khamr is Haram." This is not qiyas and this is not what was understood by the salaf as being qiyas. If this is qiyas, then all of those great scholars who rejected qiyas would have to consider some intoxicants (like heroin, cocaine, etc.) as halal. Allah forbid that we consider that any of the great learned men of the salaf held such opinions. They rejected qiyas, not the derivation of specific rulings from general texts. Rather, it was only the derivation of general rulings from specific texts that was abhorrent to them, and that is the essence of qiyas. With Allah alone is success.


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Xavier Muskateers run during practice the day before the first round of the NCAA Tournament at University of Dayton Arena. / Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
On an even plane, your odds of nailing a perfect NCAA tournament bracket this year are about 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808.
Let that sink in for a moment.
As Chris Chase of USA Today Sports points out, thats 9.2 quintillion. Thats 9.2 billion written 1 billion times. If everyone on earth filled out 100 brackets, it would theoretically take 13 million years to get a perfect bracket, Chase says.
If all the worlds population filled out just one bracket, it could take 1.3 billion years. That means dinosaurs that lived 65 million years ago could have been filling out brackets and wed still just be 5% of the way to perfection.
Knowing all this, it makes sense why Quicken Loans and Warren Buffett are willing to throw $1 billion at whoever gets a perfect bracket because they know you wont get one.
Then again, are those odds flawed? Many games have a clear favorite, as FiveThirtyEight.coms Nate Silver, an East Lansing native, points out. And no 16-seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed, making those games virtual locks. Taking favorites into account, the odds might actually be more like 1 in 6,001,225,228, Silver says.
Compared to 9.2 quintillion, 6 billion sounds a lot better. But it still isnt very good. Having a 1-in-6 billion chance of winning a billion dollars is worth the equivalent of 17 cents, Silver says.
Better play the Powerball instead.
NBA player picks 16-seed
No 16-seed has ever won an NCAA tournament game.
Dont tell that to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard.
Four NBA players filled their brackets out for USA Today Sports. Lillard picked his former school, Weber State, as his national champion the same Weber State that plays No. 1 Arizona in the second round.
Looks like he wont win the $1 billion challenge.
Ranking the coaches
In case you forgot, Tom Izzo is pretty good.
The Michigan State head coach is the second-best coach in the NCAA tournament, according to ESPNs Jeff Goodman, behind Dukes Mike Krzyzewski and just ahead of Louisvilles Rick Pitino, who won it all last year.
Michigans John Beilein is No. 6. Former U-M coach Steve Fisher, now with No. 4 seed San Diego State, is No. 20.
In another set of rankings, ESPNs Jay Bilas ranked all 68 NCAA tournament teams, putting MSU at No. 7, Michigan at No. 13 and Western Michigan at No. 59. Florida is the overall No. 1.
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Holiday cottage in Tolpuddle
Dorchester / Tolpuddle
Cottage / 1 bedroom / sleeps 3 / 2 nights min stay
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£350 - £450 / week
Key info: Nearest beach 20 km; Ask owner if suitable for children; Car essential;
19 Aug 2015
"Lovely comfortable cottage"
This is a lovely cottage in a very quiet location. The facilities in the cottage are very good with some nice little touches that make the stay very enjoyable. It is a good location for getting to pla… More
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20 Nov 2014
"Ideal base for Dorset"
We stayed for a long weekend in November and though the weather was mixed we couldn't fault Garden Cottage. Well equipped and decorated (and gratefully stocked with milk and nibbles after a long dr… More
Thank you so much for your positive review. We value your comments and hope you might think about staying here again.
5 Oct 2014
"Postcard from Dorset"
I came across Garden Cottage whilst searching for some centrally located accommodation for our whistle stop tour of Dorset. Luckily this most charming cottage was available. We received concise and cl… More
We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay at Garden Cottage. We do our best to provide everything guests need. As you say, its central location makes it a convenient place to enjoy what Dorset has to offer. Thankyou for your very positive comments.
Holiday cottage in Tolpuddle
Dorchester / Tolpuddle
Cottage / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 6 / Short stays welcome
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£315 - £837 / week
Key info: Suitable for children age 5+; Car advised; Pets welcome;
17 May 2011
had a great week at the hayloft everthing you could want. very frendly owner who lives next door. would love to stay longer. back again soon.… More
3 Mar 2011
"brilliant new year with friends in a delightful cosy cottage"
We spent new year with friends in this beautiful well equipped cottage in lovely surroundings. Warm and cosy with a log fire and three en suites. Friendly landlady, close by for any queries. Local … More
6 Jan 2014
"Enjoyable Peacefull stay"
Second visit and hope to visit again soon. My wife who uses crutches and mother in laws who uses stick's to get around found the stairs no problem. The owners were around if you wanted them and were v… More
Holiday cottage in Tolpuddle
Dorchester / Tolpuddle
Cottage / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 4 / 3 nights min stay
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£350 - £800 / week
Key info: Nearest beach 18 km; Great for children of all ages ; Car advised;
24 Nov 2014
"Wonderful Cottage"
We had a wonderful stay in Wren Cottage,the cottage is excellent,clean,comfortable,and the best shower room i have ever seen in a holiday cottage.The cottage is so well equipped,and has everything you… More
What a nice surprise to read your review - thank you. We are so glad that you enjoyed the cottage and the area and it is so nice to hear that the shower room is a success! We thought it best to offer the choice of a leisurely bath or a super shower and we hope we have made the best use of the former 3rd bedroom! We are so lucky to have a good pub on the doorstep and many visitors comment on how good the service is there - we hope you made use of the Athelhampton membership card to get your discount. Mind you, there are so many great pubs in the vicinity - you'll have to come back again!!
1 Sep 2014
"Beautiful Cottage"
Wren Cottage is beautiful home from home, very well equipped, comfortable & cosy. The cottage is tastefully decorated, soft towels, nice bed linen, comfortable beds. Plenty of space for a family of … More
Hello and thanks for your review. It is so nice to hear that you enjoyed the cottage, the local pub, the play area and the surroundings. We agree that the cottage is a great base to explore the area - perhaps you will come back and visit the bits you missed and re-visit your favourites!
4 May 2014
"lovely cottage"
A lovely cottage very well situated for touring Dorset. The cottage (well, modern house really!) is very well equipped and comfortable. Kitchen/diner and lounge downstairs, and 2 bedrooms upstairs wit… More
Thanks for taking the time to post a review and for passing on your comments about the cottage, the local pub and the area generally. We created the new shower room from the third bedroom and when planning it we thought that three toilets in a 2 bedroom house was perhaps unnecessary and decided, on balance, that guests might prefer to have a nice spacious room instead. It is good to hear that you thought the cottage well equipped and I certainly try to keep up with the Tourist information Office with regard to what is available to do in the area!
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Dorchester / Tolpuddle
House / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 4 / 1 night min stay
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REVIEW: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Dear Ms. Showalter,
Your Lords of the Underworld series first caught my eye when I came across the cover art posted on a blog. They are very striking to say the least and certainly did their job if my reaction was any indication: find out what these books were about. As I mentioned in my review of the series's prequel, The Darkest Fire, I was even more delighted when I read the concept. And even though I ended up not liking the prequel as much as I thought I would, I still wanted to give the actual series a chance.
The series revolves around a group of warriors who, offended that their gods chose to entrust the guarding of a demon-filled box to a woman, decided to steal the box and release its contents into the world. Their plan was then to gather up the freed demons and reseal them inside the box, thus showing their prowess to the gods while proving the female warrior, Pandora, incompetent. Not the most brilliant of plans, in my opinion, but pride and jealousy can drive people to do stupid things and I think this was one of those cases.
Unfortunately, not only were the warriors unable to recapture the demons, the gods were furious. To punish them, they granted the warriors' wish to guard the demons. But instead of using Pandora's Box, they charged each warrior with the task of guarding a specific demon — by placing that demon inside the warrior, thereby letting it possess and corrupt each one.
Maddox is the keeper of Violence. Each day, he fights the desires of the demon inside him. He also suffers from extra divine punishment. When Violence originally possessed him, he fell prey to its wishes and killed everyone in his immediate vicinity. One of them was the female warrior, Pandora. Angered that their chosen warrior died by his hand, the gods cursed Maddox to experience a painful death each and every night. And because two of his fellow warriors safeguard the demons of Pain and Death, they get to share the fun.
Ashlyn Darrow works for an international organization interested in finding and studying supernatural phenomenon. Gifted with the ability of clairaudience, Ashlyn is sent to locate and identify targets of interest before being recalled to let the rest of the research team do the rest. She's had enough of the glass tower treatment, but the strain of being outside is too much for her to handle. So when she learns of a group of men living in Budapest who might be angels, or demons, but are said to have mysterious powers, Ashlyn journeys to their mountain fortress to seek their help.
I love this premise. I really do. I just wish the execution was better. While clairaudience is not a psychic ability often featured in paranormals, a similar ability has been used before and by a female character who was much stronger than Ashlyn. Though I tried my best, I found it very difficult not to compare Ashlyn with Lara Adrian's Elise and find Ashlyn sorely lacking.
When we first meet Ashlyn, she's wandering the woods, overwhelmed by her ability and on the verge of hysteria. If she'd been trying to escape, this sort of reaction would make sense. But since she left on her own, from a company that for all their shadowy origins treated her well, I couldn't help but feel that this decision borders on TSTL. I certainly wouldn't go wandering in the woods alone in a foreign city I know nothing about, let alone seek out a group of men who might be serial killers or demons. While Ashlyn was certainly suffocated by her employers and ostracized by her co-workers, I never got the impression she was that desperate to necessitate such a decision so I had a hard time buying her motivations.
This impression was in no way helped by the couple's first meeting. Ashlyn is being tracked without her knowledge. After Maddox dispatches the hunters, he then turns his attention to Ashlyn. And when face to face with a killer, what's her first reaction? She tells him to shut up. Now I admit I haven't been in many life-threatening situations, but I don't think that would have been my first reaction. Maybe it's just me. It's true Maddox's presence suppresses Ashlyn's ability so she can enjoy peace and quiet in her head, but since I never completely believed Ashlyn's desperation in the first place, I felt the benefits didn't outweigh the risks.
What follows is something of a mess. The first half of the book is devoted to Ashlyn and Maddox dancing around each other and fighting their mutual attraction. Part of my unenthusiastic response to their romance stems from the fact I was never quite certain why they were attracted to each other in the first place. I think they're supposed to be destined soulmates, which I admit is not a favorite convention of mine, but I'm simply not sure. The reactions of the demon inside Maddox didn't help my confusion any. The Violence demon initially wanted to kill and torture Ashlyn but somewhere along the way, it started to like her? I honestly don't know.
The story takes off in second half but there's so much of it, I found it hard to follow. There were many characters, dead gods, live gods, demons, personal histories, vendettas, secret plots… It was a lot for me to absorb and process which were important and which weren't. I might have had an easier time if the plot had been spread out throughout the entire book but as it was, I ended up confused.
Despite my overall dissatisfaction with the book, I still like the premise enough to continue with the series. Maybe one of the future couples will work better for me, and now that the world has been set up I'll be better able to follow the story. C-
My regards,
This book can be purchased in mass market from Amazon or Powells or ebook format.


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Best 2012 rear entry Bindings Flow vs Gnu vs K2?
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As a Flow NXT-FSE (red ones) user for three seasons, I wouldn't buy them again. I couldn't recommend Flow bindings to anyone. If I was going to buy rear entry bindings again I would probably go for K2-Cinch. I don't like the new Hybrid strap on NX2-SE and K2-Cinch has big rachets that can be easily adjusted with gloves. It is very difficult to adjust thos little Flow rachets on my current bindings with gloves, and NX2-SE has little rachets as well.
The main problem is Flow bindings is very few people figure out how to set them up properly to avoid heel lift, and even if you do, you need to adjust them on the mountain repeatedly. On the front foot, it is possible to eliminate the heel lift completely by sliding your boot in, closing the binding and tightening the straps as much as possible. You don't need to remove that boot so its ok. On the back foot, you will get a little bit of heel lift, but its minimal if binding is set up correctly. You still won't don't get the same response from back foot and front foot. Fortunately the front foot response is more important in general. When using this setup, it is possible to hard carve precisely in Flow bindings without problems. During ride, snow can build up under your back boot and freeze, so binding cleanup after unstrapping is necessary.
Although the new Hybrid strap should be able to eliminate the heel lift problem completely, in my opinion the design is questionable and has small rachets. It looks more like Flow is experimenting with it.
Next season I'm probably going to buy Burton Cartels or some other traditional bindings.
Everything you said sounds like user error. Improper setup or wrong size.
I have used NXT-FSE for two seasons. I had none of the issues you describe. You should NOT get heel lift if you have the right size and set it up properly.
Also, the only time I ever had to adjust the setting was my first day out on them. Oh, and during demos when I had to constantly swap them on other boards.
You're supposed to boot up, step in, tighten down the cap, step back out, tighten the cap without the boot in a few more notches and step back in. You readjust accordingly afterwards. Once you're done, you're done. Set it and forget it.
The NX2 line has normal ratchets so not sure what you're talking about. Actually, the ratchets are bigger than some traditional bindings.
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SimCity sprawling to the Nintendo DS
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SimCity on the Nintendo DS
EA has announced that SimCity will be coming to the Nintendo DS in "Winter 2006/2007," which could (conceivably) be in time for the holidays. The new version of Will Wright's city-building game will be based on the format of SimCity 3000 for the PC. As CVG observes, the stylus and twin displays of the DS are ideally suited to the precise control and many info screens of a SimCity title, especially if it's not the simpler original game.


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The Manliest Man We Have Ever Seen
1965, NASCAR, Ford Galaxie. After seeing this shot of John Holman and Carroll Shelby, reader John S. sent us this picture of his grandfather Jack working for Holman Moody. Your grandfather was probably not this cool. (Photo: John S.) »
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2010 was originally set to be the last year of competition for the aging Dallara IndyCar chassis. Political turmoil has postponed the changeover, however, and the IRL is currently evaluating its options. This car is part of Swift Engineering's proposal. »


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Home made poetry corner, or if it rhymes, it's probably Friday.
Any body got any good poems they wrote and want the world to laugh at? Hey, put em here. I can guarantee you that you'll get some interesting responses to them. Write anything you want: romance, humor, horror, science fiction, political, whatever. They don't have to rhyme and they don't even have to make sense. Just write something: make them brain cells work!!!
Let me give you an example of one of mine:
She looked at me,
As I got out of bed,
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"Where are you going?"
I looked back at her,
As I slowly walked away,
And said,
"To get a drink of water."
She looked at me,
With a grin on her face,
And said,
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Requiem for Isis
By Starhawk | Published: April 19, 2012
Isis is one of the people I dearly love. I learned so much from her. I learned to walk down the street and look people in the eye and smile and say, "How 'ya doin?" I learned how someone could face years of illness and pain with optimism and grace, and still take so much pleasure in life, even as her life grew more restricted. She's one of the people in my life who made me who I am. here's a beautiful interview with her: http://creation-designs.com/gracemillennium/sojourn/spring98/html/isis.html (Although when she says I was working in the television industry--I actually had a small job in educational films that I rapidly got fired from!)
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Emerald City–Some Milestones
By Starhawk | Published: March 15, 2012
Our Emerald City Green Entrepreneurs Training is going strong—here's some highlights of our first three weeks.
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Emerald City–Starting a Green Entrepreneurs Program in Bayview Hunters Point
By Starhawk | Published: February 29, 2012
We are finally starting our new Emerald City Green Entrepreneurs Program—a collaboration between Earth Activist Training, our program that combines permaculture, spirit and activism, and Hunters Point Family, which runs programs for youth and young adults in Bayview Hunters Point, the San Francisco neighborhood with the highest rates of poverty, crime and violence...In the afternoon, we have our first real hands-on project, starting seeds and making soil mix. And they all dive into the work—once we hand out gloves! Actually putting your hands into the dirt will be another long-term learning process. I find it enormously sweet to watch these big, burly guys so seriously and delicately planting the tiny seeds of collards.
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On Turning Sixty
By Starhawk | Published: June 17, 2011
I woke up this morning and somehow in the night I'd turned sixty! I guess if you escape dying on the barricades, car accidents and fatal diseases, it happens...But mostly I woke up feeling happy. In sixty years, I have actually learned a thing or two and one of them has to do with happiness—that it's a process, not a destination.
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text: If you're both an alternative energy geek and a hopeless gym rat, get ready for a healthy dose of awesome. Coventry University design student Da Feng has envisioned the GYM concept car, a stealthy one-seater with a rather interesting power system. When parked, the GYM's cockpit turns into, well, a gym. It features a rowing machine, a bench press system and a stepping machine– all of which transduce the kinetic energy of a workout into electrical energy that charges your battery. On the exterior, the styling of the GYM concept is one half Stealth Fighter and one half Formula One racer. While we certainly dig this concept, we can't necessarily call the GYM ground-breaking– as we've heard of the exercise-into-motion machine concept elsewhere. It's called a bicycle. Ho!


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In which case, you concede the point: Stephen Hawking could make a patently absurd claim and have people believe him because He's Stephen Hawking, He Would Know. The basis of his prediction is almost immaterial; a complete nobody, making the same prediction, would be met with due skepticism even if his prediction had scientific merit. I'm actually surprised you have a problem with this, because this is EXACTLY what the Ancient Aliens/Paranomalist people are complaining about
: nobody takes them seriously and calls them "crackpots" and "fringe theorists," and their ideas get panned automatically even when they're RIGHT about things. In the public eye, and even among some scientists, labels are often more important than data.
What exactly have they been "right" about?
The almost infinitesimal degree to which ancient alien believers may be right (and this isn't really a case of them being right, but some advanced tech, like batteries, or some vague artwork on a wall, or some other advancements in tech that disappeared and reappeared, or even Nazca lines--in which ancients likely had balloon technology, and possibly used that to survey them) compared to what Hawking and others have claimed with careful research based on sound extrapolation is not comparable. This is one of Alpha's silliest claims.
It's useful to see why Hawking thinks what he does in his lecture:
In the past decade, we've examined our Solar System's orbit through the Milky Way to ask whether there may be clues to periodic mass extinctions on our planet. We've launched missions seeking out habitable Alien Earths and the existence of dark energy and have migrated from wondering if there's life on Mars to searching out and studying myriads of exo planets in the Milky Way and infinite galaxies beyond.
Physicist Stephen Hawking believes that we have entered a new phase of evolution. "At first, evolution proceeded by natural selection, from random mutations. This Darwinian phase, lasted about three and a half billion years, and produced us, beings who developed language, to exchange information."
But what distinguishes us from our cave man ancestors is the knowledge that we have accumulated over the last ten thousand years, and particularly, Hawking points out, over the last three hundred.
"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view, and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race," Hawking said.
In the last ten thousand years the human species has been in what Hawking calls, "an external transmission phase," where the internal record of information, handed down to succeeding generations in DNA, has not changed significantly. "But the external record, in books, and other long lasting forms of storage," Hawking says, "has grown enormously. Some people would use the term, evolution, only for the internally transmitted genetic material, and would object to it being applied to information handed down externally. But I think that is too narrow a view. We are more than just our genes."
There are about 50,000 new books published in the English language each year, containing of the order of a hundred billion bits of information. Of course, the great majority of this information is garbage, and no use to any form of life. But, even so, the rate at which useful information can be added is millions, if not billions, higher than with DNA."
The time scale for evolution, in the external transmission period, has collapsed to about 50 years, or less.
Meanwhile, Hawking observes, our human brains "with which we process this information have evolved only on the Darwinian time scale, of hundreds of thousands of years. This is beginning to cause problems. In the 18th century, there was said to be a man who had read every book written. But nowadays, if you read one book a day, it would take you about 15,000 years to read through the books in a national Library. By which time, many more books would have been written."
But we are now entering a new phase, of what Hawking calls "self designed evolution," in which we will be able to change and improve our DNA. "At first," he continues "these changes will be confined to the repair of genetic defects, like cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy. These are controlled by single genes, and so are fairly easy to identify, and correct. Other qualities, such as intelligence, are probably controlled by a large number of genes. It will be much more difficult to find them, and work out the relations between them. Nevertheless, I am sure that during the next century, people will discover how to modify both intelligence, and instincts like aggression."
If the human race manages to redesign itself, to reduce or eliminate the risk of self-destruction, we will probably reach out to the stars and colonize other planets. But this will be done, Hawking believes, with intelligent machines based on mechanical and electronic components, rather than macromolecules, which could eventually replace DNA based life, just as DNA may have replaced an earlier form of life.
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The strange find would eventually implicate two area men in a number of local break-ins.
When the hiker powered up the laptop, it displayed the webpage of the Calvary United Methodist in Stuarts Draft, as did two other laptops that were discovered in the woods, the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said. ...


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The portable coalescers from Eriez Hydroflow, Eriez, Pa.,(www.en-us.eriez.com) are simple, effective and low-cost tramp oil separators that can be moved from machine to machine, according to the company. Use of a coalescer extends the life of coolants and cleaners, improves machining and preserves tools.
The coalescer uses an oleophilic (oil-attracting) coalescing plate pack media to remove oils. This plate pack consists of more than 100 sq. ft. of coalescing area for maximum oil removal. The unit uses a standard electric submersible pump but can be upgraded with an air pump or a heavy-duty electric pump for deeper sumps. Other standard features include an adjustable oil-removal weir pipe, tank lid, floating oil collector to skim off oils and dirty fluid, pre-pump strainer and tank drain valve for cleaning. A single machine can support tramp oil removal for an entire shop or can be made stationary to work on large sumps or central systems. Larger flow rate systems also can be ordered.
Zirconia alumina products get an upgrade
Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Worcester, Mass., (www.nortonindustrial.com) is upgrading its "better" tier of Norton metal fabricating abrasive products for portable grinding. Products in the tier will now be sub-branded as Norton BlueFire and feature a zirconia alumina grain.
"Our new generation NorZon grain has been tested across many product lines and has consistently resulted in performance improvements of up to 30 percent compared to the previous NorZon product," said David Long, director of marketing and strategy at Norton Abrasives.
Norton "better" fiber discs, flap discs, coated abrasive belts and portable wheels, cones and plugs have been upgraded to the new grain. Current Charger depressed-center and cutoff wheels and NorZon paper discs, nonwoven wheels and quick-change discs for portable grinding will be upgraded to the new BlueFire grain over the next several months.
Index plungers for pressure and indexing fixtures
Fixtureworks, Fraser, Mich., (www.fixtureworks.net) offers Kipp hand-retractable index plungers for its workholding and fixturing products. The index plungers, available in inch and metric sizes and locking and nonlocking styles, are used to locate, stop, align and hold parts. They are for fixturing applications where pressure and indexing are required, according to the company. The locking style allows the plunger to remain in the retracted position.
The index plungers are available in stainless steel pull knob, Novo-Grip pull knob, plastic pull knob, threaded end, cam action and L-handle configurations. Hardened and nonhardened plunger pins are available.
New electronic dial bore gages easy to read and use
Sunnen Products, St. Louis, (www.sunnen.com) has added optional, large-readout electronic indicators on its dial bore gages. The new electronic dial bore gages are easily visible in shop environments and have indicators with six-digit LCD readouts, 11mm character height and three large buttons. They are capable of checking bore sizes from 0.054 " to 12 " and bore lengths up to 24 ". Users can set upper and lower tolerance limits for GO/±NO-GO judgments, which are then displayed in full-size characters. Standard analog indicator-equipped gages readout in tenths; models with five-tenths readouts also are available. Operators can toggle between inches and metric measurement readouts.
The electronic indicator dial bore gages, accurate to ±0.00012 " with 0.00005 " resolution, perform scaling calculations, judge tolerance, hold data and perform general comparison measurements. Internal calculations using a simple formula are also possible. The gages are ideal for shops honing production runs of parts that require SPC data at multiple points in the bore, according to Sunnen.
Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control, Jonesboro, Ark., (www.camfilfarr.us) has expanded its line of integrated safety monitoring filters (SMF) for Gold Series cartridge dust collectors.
In addition to the current HEPA filters for critical applications, the company now offers ASHRAE-grade filters for less critical applications. Integrated on top of the collector, these after-filter modules prevent collected dust from re-entering the workspace should there be a leak in the primary filtering system. In addition, the SMF modules function as flame arrestors for combustible dust.
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His is the voice behind one of pop-culture's most established icons. The name is Peter Cullen - the voice of Tranformer's Optimus Prime. And now fans will be given the opportunity to put words in the mouth of Optimus with the "Make Prime Speak" contest! Paramount Pictures announced the "Make Prime Speak" contest, a bold initiative that will supply what fans demand - Optimus Prime speaking their words. Fans can submit a line of dialogue that they would most like to hear Optimus Prime say in the film. First place winner will have his/hers phrase spoken by Prime, in the new Transformers movie!
The contest launched on Oct. 2, 2006. "Make Prime Speak" will run from October 2nd to October 23rd, 2006. The timeline for the contest is as follows:
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The determination of Finalists will be based on originality, appropriateness to Prime's character and relevance to the Picture's story. Submissions are on a first come, first serve basis. Enter early and often. Up to 100 of the best Submissions will be selected to be posted online for others to view and judge. At the end of the Voting Phase, up to 30 Finalists who receive the most non-suspect votes will be submitted to the filmmakers, who will determine the winners in their sole discretion. The Winners will be announced on the Website on or about November 9, 2006. What you can win:
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UK – Nestor fined over share dealings
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Nestor Healthcare Group Limited £175,000 for failing to take adequate steps to ensure that its board members and senior executives complied with the share dealing provisions of the FSA's Model Code. According to their website, Nestor are the largest specialist provider of domiciliary care in the UK, provide approximately 380,000 hours of care per week through their Primary Care and Care In The Home businesses.
In the period from 18 October 2006 to 30 June 2010, Nestor was listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Throughout this time according to the FSA, "Nestor did not issue any reminders about its own share dealing rules …review them or identify that breaches of the Model Code had occurred. Nestor employed an informal approach to granting dealing approval and largely relied on the experience and knowledge of its directors to ensure that the appropriate compliance was met. This approach was inadequate and contributed to the company's failings".
Although the FSA does not allege that any of the dealings referred to in the Final Notice were based on inside information. According to The Times, the board of Nestor breached City share dealing rules while buying stock that went on to make gains of more than half a million pounds.
Nestor was bought by Acromas, owner of Saga and the Automobile Association, for £124 million in December 2010. Again according to The Times, Acromas said yesterday that it had "no idea" that Nestor had breached FSA rules. A spokesman said that Acromas will pay the FSA's £175,000 fine for the breach, the first levied by the regulator for a breach of its listing rules, "with a smile on our face, although our teeth are gritted". The Financial Times quotes a spokesman from Saga saying "This was related to people who are no long with the business. It was not on our watch, but we are left holding the baby and nursing the fine".
Nestor agreed to settle at an early stage of the FSA's investigation and therefore qualified for a 30% discount on its financial penalty. Were it not for this discount, the FSA would have imposed a financial penalty of £250,000 on Nestor.


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Apple, Meet Tree1 comments Posted by Emily at Friday, June 24, 2011
As a human, we all have traits that we don't like about ourselves....things we want to improve or change. As a parent, those are usually things we hope we don't pass on to our children.
I'm a worrier. I have slightly neurotic tendencies. I over think things. That would be one thing that I hope I don't pass on to my children. Unfortunately I think my oldest doesn't have much of chance. Case in point -- The following is a conversation we had this morning while driving home from a few errands:
Cason: Mom, when we get home, can we ride bikes?
Me: Sure. It's early enough that it doesn't yet feel like THE FIERY BREATH OF SATAN BREATHING DOWN UPON US. (Ok, I didn't really say that last part. But I was thinking it.) I have a few things to do inside the house and then we'll go outside.
C: Ok. But what if we get in a car wreck on the home?
M: Well I hope we don't.
C: Well what if we DO?
M: Then we'll cross that bridge when we get there.
C: What if we don't get in a car wreck but another car gets in a wreck and we can't get home in time to ride bikes?
M: I really don't think that will happen. But if it does, we'll ride bikes tonight after dinner.
C: What if when I'm riding my bike, I get in a wreck with another bike?
M: I don't think that's going to happen because you are the only one on our street that rides bikes.
C: But what if someone ELSE is riding a bike and we crash and then my bike is broken?
M: You're exhausting. I need a nap.
Now I know how Colin feels when trying to have a conversation with me.
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The Sights at the Pool3 comments Posted by Emily at Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Our local pool is, uh, interesting. Most of the time everyone there is very nice and nothing is ever a problem. We've only been once this year because we have White Water Bay passes again (I know. You should be so lucky.).
I'm sure I've documented here before my son's fear of the water that all began two years ago at White Water Bay. If you are new here, let me catch you up to speed:
son loves water -----> go to white water bay -----> son gets pulled under water accidentally in the first 30 seconds of being at WWB -----> mom doesn't notice -----> friend's mom saves son ----->mom feels bad/son cries -----> son now deathly afraid of the water -----> mom doesn't understand this since she grew up swimming everyday that it was even remotely warm -----> mom puts son in swim lessons -----> son won't get in the water during swim lessons -----> mom gets mad -----> son swears when he is four he will get in the water -----> he doesn't -----> all of son's friends who are four can swim -----> doesn't seem to bother son -----> bothers mom -----> son swears when he is five he will get in the water -----> mom isn't buying it but acts excited anyway
So now, a full TWO YEARS after the near drowning at White Water Bay, Cason is finally into swimming and he loves it. The first couple of times in the water this year were a little touch and go but now, he is doing really well and loving it. The kids will start swim lessons in July this year (because I, am apparently, a glutton for punishment). If they like it, great. If not, I'm not getting my hopes up.
So back to our local pool. Cason wanted to go last night and because of this reluctance in the water, every time he asks I practically move heaven and earth to make it happen. While were there, we were swimming near another family. The dad had a huge booger hanging out of his nose. Have you ever seen anyone with a huge booger hanging out of their nose? Internet, I tell you this: It is impossible to look anywhere else. All I could think about was why the people that were with him were not telling him about this. And then my kids noticed and started talking about it. Loudly....because they only have one volume. AND THEN Cason says, "Hey, mom, that guy over there with the booger in his nose? He has an ipod strapped around his ankle!" Sure enough, booger dude has an electronic monitoring device around his ankle. Awesome. Booger dude heard Cason say this, looked at me and smiled and then promptly removed the booger from his nose. Since then, Cason has mention several times that he, too, would like to have an ipod to wear around his ankle. He sets his sights high people.
So there you go. You read this whole post to find out that we saw a guy at the pool with a booger in his nose and an Lindsay Lohan device around his ankle.
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After attending the Library Users Coalition meeting Tuesday night, it seems clear to me that most folks in the Walla Walla Valley do not want the addition of a new rural library in Walla Walla County. It is also clear that the Rural Library District is going to build one anyway.
In addition to the new facility, the RLD will also include new and remodeled buildings at Prescott, Burbank and Touchet. The total estimated cost for these new facilities and upgrades is $5.5 million.
The RLD currently has $3.2 million in reserve but the $2.3 million the RLD lacks will be borrowed and paid back using revenue from future library taxes. County residents currently pay $0.48 per $1,000 assessed property value.
I am not happy that my county tax dollars will be used to build a new library that I don't want.
But I can live with it if that is truly what the majority of taxpayers want.
Is it the best use of money? Not in my opinion. Also, if a high percentage of my library services are being withheld for a few years while waiting for a new facility, shouldn't the county library taxes be adjusted accordingly?
What bothers me most is that my family and I will have to rely on the Plaza Way location (no, I don't want to drive to Prescott, Touchet, Burbank or Vista Hermosa as I live just outside College Place city limits) until the new building is complete.
Am I grateful that I at least have something? Absolutely. I was told the RLD is "hoping" the new facility will be completed by the end of 2013.
I'm not too optimistic about that projected date since the RLD doesn't even have land yet.
Effective Dec. 31, I will spend the next few years taking my children to the small space at Plaza Way Library and hope that some day we can enjoy the good services and wonderful atmosphere that the existing Walla Walla Public Library offers us now. It's gonna be a long few years.
Joan Howton
College Place
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