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Among the grand mosques in East Java, the mosque of Sunan Ampel in Surabaya is the most significant after the Great Mosque of Surabaya. Right next to the Ampel mosque is the tomb of one of Java's early missionaries, the holy Sunan Ampel who passed away in 1481. Surrounding the mosque is Surabaya's Arab town where the largest part is inhabited by Arabs from Yemen and Chinese who have lived and traded here for hundreds of years. The atmosphere in Arab town feels very similar to that around the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
During the Ramadhan fasting month, the Sunan Ampel mosque a most favored site for people to come and pray. The number of people who come here usually doubles from the average 2,000. Especially around "maleman", which are the evenings of the 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 of the month of Ramadhan, congregations can grow to 10,000 people and sometimes even to 20,000. During the fasting month, the mosque provides food to break the fast, paid from contributions given by the faithful.
Besides coming to pray and reciting the dzikir in a quiet and peaceful place, many come for pilgrimage to the tomb of Sunan Ampel. Tourists from China, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, and Korea have also visited the mosque to admire the building, but also to visit the tomb of Sunan Ampel.
The Ampel Mosque was built in 1421 by Sunan Ampel, assisted by his close friends Mbah Sholeh and Mbah Sonhaji, and their followers. Built on an area of 120 x 180 square meters in the village of Ampel (today the subdistrict of Ampel), in the district of Semampir Surabaya, it lies 2 km east of Jembatan Merah – the Red Bridge. It is not known when the mosque was actually completed. Sunan Ampel also built a religious school known as Pondok Pesantren Ampel. In 1972 the Sunan Ampel grand mosque area was designated as religious tourist site by the municipality of Surabya.
Ampel is located in the north of Surabaya, where the majority of inhabitants are of Arab descent. Here you will find a distinct Middle East atmosphere where typical Middle Eastern food and goods are sold in the markets. The mosque is the center of Ampel, with its address at Jalan Ampel Suci 45 or Jl. Ampel Masjid 53. Built in the 15th century it is one of Surabaya's main religious tourism destinations.
The architecture of the mosque follows ancient Javanese style with Arab Islamic features. The Sunan Ampel mosque shows the fusion between local and Hindu-Buddhist architectural styles. In those early days this is where the missionaries (wali) and religious leaders (ulemas) gathered from around Java to discuss the teachings of Islam and its proselytizing across Java.
The Ampel mosque is built of strong teak wood sourced from East Java, and is believed to possess "karomah" (power of protection). Locals recount that when foreign troops invaded Surabaya from all sides with their heavy artilleries, the Ampel mosque was left completely unscathed and undisturbed.
Sunan Ampel is one of the nine Wali's, known as Wali Songo (the nine early Islamic missionaries) who spread the faith of Islam on Java. Originally named Raden Mohammad Ali Rahmatullah, he was a devout, wise and a charismatic personality, who quickly won the affection and respect of the local population.
Born 1401 in Champa, Cambodia, history notes that Sunan Ampel was a descendant of Ibrahim Asmarakandi, a prince of Champa, who lived and stayed in the town of Tuban, in East Java. At the age of 20 years, Raden Rachmat decided to settle in Java, in Surabaya, East Java, which at the time was under the reign of king Brawijaya of the Majapahit Empire, who in his old age embraced Islam. Even as a young man of 20, Sunan Ampel was already known as a religious teacher, who was entrusted by king Brawijaya to teach and spread the Islam religion in Surabaya. His special task was to morally educate the aristocracy and the youth of Majapahit.
For this purpose Raden Rachmat was loaned a 12 hectares swathe of land at Ampel Denta, present day Surabaya, to become the center for learning and teaching of the Moslem religion. It is for this reason that Raden Rachmat became known as Sunan Ampel. From here he led the proselytisation of Java to Islam. And, together with his followers he built the Ampel Mosque. Here he spent his entire life until his death in 1481, when his remains were laid to rest in the tomb located on the right hand side of the Ampel mosque.
Surabaya has a large variety of accommodation to choose from. Please check our list of hotels in Surabaya. But if you wish to stay here for the 10 days of Iktikaf during Ramadhan for communal prayers, you can stay and sleep at the mosque.
However, if you wish to stay nearby but outside the compound, you can stay at one of the hotels listed below:
• Grand KalimasJl KH Mas Mansyur 151-153Phone (62-31) 3541616,3551047
• MansyurKH. Mas Mansyur 208Telp. (031) 3551427
• MesirKH. Mas Mansyur 165,Telp. (031) 3531356-7
• KahaKH. Mas Mansyur 121Telp. (031) 3521703
As the second largest city of Indonesia, Surabaya is served by both domestic and international airlines flying in from Jakarta, Bali, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta,Manado, Lombok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Suirabaya is also reachable by rail from cities on Java to Gubeng Railway Station of Surabaya. Buses are also availabe to and from the Purabaya bus terminal.
The Ampel mosque lies in the heart of the Arab town, north of Jalan Nyamplungan and the second road left at Jalan Sasak. You will see many trishaws pedalling pilgrims to the mosque. To reach this place you can rent a car or use public transport. Upon arrival at Ampel you will find a small lane leading to Kampung Arab, which leads directly to the Ampel mosque.
From Jalan Nyamplungan main road you must continue on foot passing through narrow alleys. The 3 meters wide Jalan Ampel Kembang cuts through this densely populated area and leads to Jalan Ampel Suci, which is a covered alley way with shops selling all needs for prayers and accessories.


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Before the official kickoff of the conference on Sunday evening, we spent Sunday with more than 1000 of our business partners from around the world, sharing strategies for working together to help our mutual customers transform their businesses and position themselves for success in the new world. During this pre-Pulse event, we had two breakout sessions that were very well attended.
First was Don Dishinger of our Worldwide Tivoli Storage sales team sharing strategies for moving storage into the Cloud. In this session, Don showed how traditional hardware and software resellers can move their businesses from "selling stuff" to "selling services", in particular selling data backup and recovery services built on Tivoli Storage Manager. To help demonstrate this opportunity, Don was joined by Thomas Bak, co-founder of Front-safe, the developer of a cloud business portal for TSM, and Richard Spurlock, CEO of Cobalt Iron, a managed service provider that offers backup services based on TSM and the Front-safe portal.
Thomas and Richard really drove home the fact that this is a great time to be an IBM storage partner. The market is going through an enormous transformational shift – customers are saying, "make it simple, cut my costs, and if possible, do it for me" – and between us, we have the solutions and the services to take advantage of these shifts like nobody else.
Front-safe and Cobalt Iron were both honored with Tivoli Partner Awards during the luncheon gala for their work in bringing IBM and Tivoli Storage into entirely new market segments.
The second breakout session focused on helping our mutual customers improve their storage efficiency, and showing them how to do so using the analysis and migration tools from our latest acquisition, Butterfly Software. Tom Hughes, formerly of Butterfly, made a very strong case for storage being a huge business opportunity as organizations of all sizes struggle with the combination of data growth, sprawling IT complexity, increasing service level expectations, and tight budgets. The combination of Tivoli and STG storage offerings can make an enormous difference in these areas, and Tom showed our partners how to use Butterfly to prove it to their customers.
There was also a Tivoli Storage Virtual User Group meeting on Sunday afternoon, where we arranged 3 speakers selected by the user community. Svenni Gunnarsson, UNIX Infrastructure Engineer at Landesbankinn (Iceland) described more than a decade of architecting, growing and managing Tivoli Storage Manager and SAN Volume Controller. Patrick Jobin of Storagepipe described how his company uses Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack as the basis for a backup service that provides his customers with non-disruptive, continuous protection and near-instant recovery of their critical data. And finally, Ron Hermann of IBM STG explained the science of data deduplication.
Not a bad start, before the start, of Pulse this year.
The conference officially kicked off at 6:00 PM with the opening of the traditional Expo Reception, where thousands of people make a mad dash for the food, the drinks, and to see the latest in what IBM and dozens of our partners are showing off this year. But we held a very special event within the Tivoli User Community Lounge in the Expo Hall: this year, 2013, is the 20th birthday of Tivoli Storage Manager, and we took the opening of Pulse as the opportunity to share and celebrate it with our customers, partners, and product development team, many of whom have been associated with the product from those early days before it was called TSM, years before IBM even acquired Tivoli in 1996. Yes, TSM was originally developed within IBM in the early 1990's and released in 1993 as ADSM – AdStar Distributed Storage Manager.
In the expo itself, the Tivoli Storage team is showing off some really cool things this year:
- A preview of the upcoming, revolutionary new user interface for Tivoli Storage Manager
- Improvements in backup and recovery for virtualized servers
- The latest in storage hypervisor technology, including advance storage virtualization and storage management
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- Cloud portals for both storage and backup services
The next 3 days of Pulse promise to be just as packed with content, news and fun. We have 38 speakers across 21 breakout sessions, starting with Dave Russell, VP of Storage Research at Gartner kicking off the track at 2:00 on Monday. Customers from across the globe will share their experience – lessons learned and best practices – with our solutions, our partners will offer new opportunities for optimizing storage services and resources, and a selection of experts from IBM will show what's new, and how IBM is using these solutions internally to help our business succeed against the challenges of data growth.

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Originally founded as the estate of Harry Dorsey Gough, a wealthy Maryland Planter with British roots, Perry Hall consisted of 1,000 acres of rural land. As the founder of the Methodist Church, Gough made Perry Hall an important place in American religious history. Following the Civil War, the Gough Family estate was sold to land developers who subdivided the 1,000 acre property into smaller lots which made new homes to immigrant farmers. Perry Hall remained a rural farming community until World War II, when thousands of families flocked to the new housing developments transforming the area into the suburban oasis it is today.
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Both teams got a big piece of the lead in the first set as Creighton was the first to get some breathing romm as back-to-back kills from Leah McNary put the Bluejays ahead 13-10 forcing Christy Johnson-Lynch's Cyclones into a timeout. ISU kept it close and finally broke through late in the set with a 4-0 run powered by a kill and two block asists from Samara West to put Iowa State ahead 22-20.
A Morgan Kuhrt kill gave ISU the first two chances to close out the set, but back-to-back attack errors tied the game at 24-24. After failing to convert its third set point, Iowa State had to then hold off two consecutive set points to tie the game at 27-27. A pair of Kuhrt kills gave ISU its fourth and fifth chances to win the set, but CU responded on both occasions with kills to tie it at 29-29. The Jays finally converted its chances and a Melanie Jereb ace ended the first 32-30 in Creighton's favor.
All Iowa State in the Second
Creighton committed three consecutive errors early in the second to give ISU a 5-1 cushion to work with. The Bluejays closed the Iowa State lead to 8-7, but CU committed three striaght errors again and Ciara Capezio put down a kill to give ISU a 12-7 lead.
Back-to-back kills by West put Iowa State ahead 19-12 and then another kill by West gave ISU a 21-13 lead. Kuhrt closed out the set with her ninth kill of the match to give the Cyclones the set 25-18.
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The errors were on Iowa State to start the third set as Creighton ran out to a 4-0 lead, three points coming on ISU errors. The Cyclones fought their way back into the set, tying it 8-8 on a solo block from Victoria Hurtt and then picking up an 11-10 lead via a block from Capezio and West.
The back-and-forth continued until Creighton committed three consecutive attack errors to give ISU its first lead of more than a point in the set at 17-15. However, the Bluejays were resiliant as a 4-0 got them back in front at 20-18. Iowa State then ripped off three in a row via kills from Hurtt, Kuhrt and West to move back ahead 21-20. Creighton eventually rotated McNary, who led all players with 17 kills on teh night, back into the match and she recorded two kills to help the Jays close out the third.
In the fourth, the early proceedings were back-and-forth with neither team getting a lead of more than two points until a 5-0 run for Creighton gave them an early 11-6 advantage. CU got its biggest lead of the set at 14-8, but ISU fought back with a 5-0 run, aided by three straight attack errors from McNary, to reduce the Creighton lead to 14-13.
However, Iowa State never got the lead in the fourth set. The Jays kept ISU at bay before a couple of 3-0 runs allowed ISU to tie the fourth game at 23-23. McNary closed out the match with back-to-back kills to allow the Jays to return to Omaha with the victory.
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Kuhrt and Capezio led the ISU offense with 14 kills each. West posted 10 kills at a .500 hitting percentage, Hurtt had nine kills and Natalie Vondrak had eight kills, four of which came in ISU's victorious second set.
Caitlin Nolan showed her abilities in replacing three-time All-American Kristen Hahn at libero with 27 digs on the evening. Capezio completed a double-double with 14 digs. ISU and CU each had 9.0 blocks, with West leading Iowa State with seven block assists.
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- Iowa State will be looking to push its winning streak to seven matches Wednesday during a trip to West Virginia for a 5:30 p.m. CST match against the Mountaineers.
- The Cyclones avenged one of its two Big 12 losses this season last Saturday with a sweep of Oklahoma in front of a season-best 3,707 fans at Hilton Coliseum.
- Mackenzie Bigbee is beginning to find her form again as shed led the Cyclones attack with 13 kills at a .370 hitting percentage. She also added seven digs and two service aces. Kristen Hahn broke another school record as she recorded her 45th career 20+ dig match. She finished with 21 digs to lead the Cyclone defense.
- Kristen Hahn continues to be one of the best liberos in the coutnry. The senior leads the Big 12 and is ranked third nationally with 5.85 digs per set.
- Hahn has won the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Award five times this season and a record 17 times in her career.
- Iowa State has been one of the best serving teams in the country. The Cyclones, as they have for the entirety of the 2013 season, lead the Big 12 in service aces per set (1.76 per set) and are the leaders in total aces in spite of playing the second-fewest sets in the league this year.
- Iowa State's serving is now garnering the attention of the NCAA rankings. Going into this week's matches, the Cyclones ranked eighth in the country in aces per set. The Big 12's leading server, Tory Knuth, ranks 20th nationally.
- ISU has three of the top six servers in the Big 12 at its disposal. Middle blocker Tory Knuth leads the Big 12 at 0.44 aces per set, Ciara Capezio ranks second at 0.37 aces per set and Caitlin Nolan ranks sixth with 0.29 aces per frame. Knuth and Capezio are tied for first in aces per set in Big 12 play with Kristen Hahn seventh in conference action.
- Five of Iowa State's six losses have come to teams with an RPI in the top-25. Those losses were to Texas (No. 1), Nebraska (No. 8), San Diego (No. 14), Illinois (No. 18) and Oklahoma (No. 21). At No. 51 in the RPI, St. Mary's is ISU's other loss in 2013.
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- West Virginia comes into Wednesday's match with a 17-10 record, 3-8 in Big 12 play after losing a pair of matches in Kansas last weekend.
- Against Kansas last Wednesday, Jordan Anderson and Hannah Sackett each reached double-figures with 18 and 13 kills, respectively.
- Against Kansas State, Anderson led WVU again with nine kills.
- Anderson continues to be one of the most frequent sources of kills in the Big 12, averaging 4.06 kills per set along with 2.66 digs per set.
- Sackett has also been important to the Moutaineers attack, recording 2.90 kills per set.
- Iowa State and West Virginia will play for the eighth time on Wednesday, with Iowa State leading the series 6-1.
- The Cyclones swept WVU when they came to Hilton Coliseum back on Oct. 12. Ciara Capezio led ISU with nine kills while Tory Knuth and Tenisha Matlock each added eight at an over .400 hitting percentage. Kristen Hahn had 19 digs.
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Question of the day: why is IT agility so darn elusive?
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Follow up question: after spending multiple millions in technology to improve service delivery, quality, and productivity, why do so many line of business executives perceive that IT is still not moving "fast enough?"
Silo'd information presents a big speedbump to agility. According to the 2012 IBM study of CEOs, high performing organizations are able to access data 108% more, draw insights from that data 110% more, and act on that data 86% more, than their underperforming peers.
Which brings us back to the specific problem: Information exists, but it is not shared. Information remains trapped in silo'd tools and departmental applications. It's not only not moving "fast enough," it's not moving at all.
If you agree with ITIL and related methodologies, agility is directly linked to your IT processes. So while we can improve process methodology and connections across roles and functions, and within specific technology siloes with tools, if the data and resources can not be freely shared across process-enabling tools, then its all for not.
Going one level deeper, what is the cause of this 'information black hole', where data enters tools, and is never seen again? Your reality is that you probably rely on a mix of multi-vendor tools. Those vendor tools rely on proprietary APIs for integration and trying to make tools with different APIs communicate requires the IT equivalent of a team of United Nations translators, where each is an expert in their applications main language (API). Once successful, the herculean effort can create a constant maintenance cost, and might not work well in the end - things will be lost in translation. That said, even single vendor tool suites are notoriously difficult to integrate.
So what can be done?
Stop for a moment and consider the best example that demonstrates simplicity of integration on a massive scale. It's the Internet. With the Internet, you can get information from millions of different web sites and all you need is a browser.
So for argument's sake, if tools are the equivalent of web sites, then all we need are links to connect two tools. We can take that one step further, borrowing principles from social networks like LinkedIn or IBM Connections, where we can search for one person, and see relationships to other people (making searching for data across tools much easier).
That in essence is OSLC (Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration): A set of open, community agreed upon specifications for linking tools using web technology. (And before you ask, no. It's not a standard, because apparently standards alone have not done the job)
Data from any vendor tool is registered in a directory like a search engine, where other tools can find it, its relationship to other data, and access it via simple web link technology. Not similar to the Internet, but exactly like the Internet.
What that means is you can easily interconnect tools and processes. You can even replace tools with competitive tools - eliminating vendor lock in. It also means you can re-purpose one integration across a series of 'like' tools. "Write once, reuse-many" inherently applies here. All of this translates into simpler and faster access to information by people and tools, better analytics leading to better decisions, and better automation of workflow.
Now, IT will be seen as agile.
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This is the first in a series of articles we will be posting about OSLC. Feel free to leave your comments below. Be sure to listen to the podcast we did for OSLC on the Tivoli User Group - TUC Podcast: OSLC Series - Learn how Tivoli's enhanced architecture strategy will help you simplify integration across products – IBM and Other Vendors, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @servicemgmt.
Also, stay tuned to the blog for more in our series of articles about OSLC.
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May 25, 2016
Anthony made her remarks Monday at a meeting with creditors in her bankruptcy case in Tampa. She says she is unemployed and has not received any money to tell her story.
Speaking calmly in court, Anthony says she is living off money given to her by her former attorney and through unsolicited gift cards and money.
The 26-year-old Anthony hadn't made any public appearances since she left jail in July 2011. She was acquitted of murder in the death her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Anthony filed for bankruptcy in January, claiming about $1,000 in assets and $792,000 in liabilities.
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MORRISTOWN - For the first time in over a decade, River is headed to the Division IV boys' Eastern District Basketball Tournament championship game.
The Pilots (18-7) punched their ticket Tuesday night inside "The Hangar" at Union Local High School with a 44-35 victory against Shadyside (13-12) before a nice-sized, boisterous crowd. It was their third victory against their up-river rival this season, but the most competitive of the three contests.
"It's been a long time since River has been this far," veteran head coach Mark Romick said. "We've been to the district semis quite a few times, but we've always seemed to run into the defending champions (Hiland). It's probably been since the early 2000s since we've been in the finals."
The contest was a physical affair in the first half as both teams had key players with three personal fouls. The Pilots' Brett Price, the Eastern District Player of the Year, picked up two quick fouls and a third late in the half and was held scoreless, but his team would take a 23-17 lead into the lockerroom at halftime. The Tigers' Austin Dorris, despite sitting most of the second quarter with foul troubles, had 10 counters.
Shadyside came out determined in the third quarter and eventually pulled even at 27 on senior Ryan Richardson's lone bucket of the game with 2:01 on the clock.
However, Price, who struggled through an 0-for-5 start from the floor, came up big when his team needed him. His step-back three-pointer from the right wing gave River a 30-27 edge with eight minutes remaining.
The Pilots never trailed again as the 6-foot-1 senior tallied nine of his team-best 13 points down the stretch. In fact, he scored River's first eight of the quarter as the designated hosts took a 38-31 advantage.
"Brett came alive there in the fourth quarter, but we got some good efforts from everyone," Romick added. "Everyone that played tonight contributed in one way or another."
It turned into a free-throw shooting contest from there on as the Monroe Countians nailed 6 of 10 charity tosses in the waning moments.
"We didn't play our best, but we still found a way to win," Romick added. "But a win at this time of the year is a win."
Following a pair of lop-sided setbacks in the regular season (65-47 and 71-38), Shadyside head coach Ed Andes was complimentary of his team's effort.
"This time we competed with them," he said. "The other two times we played them, we didn't compete. Tonight we were right there, we just couldn't make the shots when we had them."
In addition to Price's thirteen, senior Cody Caldwell tallied nine markers and classmate Matt Marconi seven. Senior Chad Isaly also added seven, with all of them coming on free throws.
"Chad stepped up there and knocked down some big foul shots," Romick praised. "He also did a good job defensively."
Shadyside, which blitzed Barnesville last Saturday with a 70-percent shooting effort, cooled off considerably Tuesday night, sinking a mere 11 of 37 attempts.
Dorris, a bruising sophomore, led all scorers with 18 points. Senior Adam Stupak, who was coming off a career-high 30-point effort against the Shamrock, finished with 10, but eight of those came from the charity stripe.
River led 30-19 off the glass as senior Jordan Indermuhle pulled down eight. Isaly had five and Price four. Dorris led everyone with eight.
River will now move on to Meadowbrook High School in Byesville Saturday where who else but Hiland awaits. The Hawks eliminated Malvern Tuesday night in overtime at New Philadelphia High School. Saturday's game starts at 1 p.m.


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Ned Yost media session: May 21
Heading into Saturday's 1:10 game vs. the Cardinals, Royals manager Ned Yost spoke with the media about starting right-hander Nate Adcock. Adcock will be making his first career start with the Royals today and has recorded eight relief appearances with 1-0 record so far this season. Yost commented that he is confident in Adcock who will face the Cardinals starting right-hander Jake Westbrook.
"He [Adcock] is working to develop his changeup and a curveball, he's made some real good progress since Spring Training started… developing those secondary pitches are going to be key for any young man but his have developed quite nicely," Yost said.
Yost complimented Cardinals manager, Tony La Russa, for his dedication and several characteristics such as leadership, La Russa's competitive fire, and strong convictions on how to play the game. Yost also complimented Cardinals first baseman, Albert Pujols.
"There are a lot of things that every player can watch from him [Pujols]. On the way he focuses during the game, his competitiveness, his ability to take advantage of every situation… as good and as talented as he is, he doesn't let any part of his game suffer," Yost comments.
The Royal skipper also shared with the media his admiration for Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar and remarked about Escobar's impressive defensive plays this season. Yost went on to share that it's good to see young guys adjusting to their surroundings and that Escobar shows great maturity and ingredients of a special defender.


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1 pound ground chuck
1 -4 ounce can diced green chilies, drained
1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
Shape into patties and grill to desired doneness.
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CIT in Action
September 2009
Feature Story: COPS Office Resources Emphasize Community Partnerships
The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) is responsible for promoting community policing with the nation's local, state and tribal law enforcement agencies. The COPS Office promotes community policing by providing information and grant assistance to law enforcement agencies. They have produced a variety of resources that may be useful to NAMI members and our criminal justice partners.
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Advocacy Spotlight: New Fundraising Toolkit
NAMI's Center for Leadership Development has recently released "Building Organizational Capacity: Funding Your Organization," a new fundraising toolkit with information to help small non-profits understand their funding needs and raise money from a variety of sources. The toolkit discusses how to raise money from individual donors, how to host a special fundraising event, how to apply for corporate, foundation and government grants, and how to conduct a direct-mail solicitation. The Center for Leadership Development provides leadership development, resource delivery, and technical assistance to strengthen and build the capacity of NAMI state organizations and local affiliates. The fundraising toolkit is available for download on the NAMI Web site.
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International CIT Conference: Call for Papers
The First International CIT Conference will be held in San Antonio, TX June 1-3 2010. The conference is formerly known as the National CIT Conference. To see the Save the Date announcement, visit the NAMI Web site. To learn more about submitting a proposal to present at the conference, please see the Call for Papers. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2010. For more information, e-mail or call 210-358-6919.
New Resource on Veteran and Re-entry from the National GAINS Center
The CMHS National GAINS Center recently released a guide entitled, "Leveling the Playing Field: Practical Strategies for Increasing Veterans' Involvement in Diversion and Reentry Programs." The guide discusses three kinds of barriers that often inadvertently prevent veterans with a history of incarceration from participating fully (as volunteers, advisory group members, or staff) in jail diversion and reentry planning initiatives. These barriers include financial disparities; eligibility and access (i.e. to tour correctional facilities); and experiential differences and preparedness. The guide suggests that there's a lot program organizers can do to address these problems, and suggests practical approaches to improving outreach, re-designing policies, and supporting veteran participants so that they can fully engage in diversion and reentry programs. Copies of "Leveling the Playing Field" are available for download on the National GAINS Center Web site.
2010 National GAINS Center Conference
The 2010 National GAINS Center Conference will be March 17-19, 2010 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. The theme of the conference will be "Including Justice-Involved People with Mental Illness in Health Care Reform." For more information about registration, travel arrangements and the program, visit the National GAINS Center Web site. The National GAINS Center is funded by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services, and is a resource and technical assistance center for planning and coordination among the mental health, substance abuse, and criminal justice systems.
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Hello all, i am down to the wire here and just cant decide on what to do being a non resident sure does make it tough. I am trying to line up my first time Elk hunt for myself with my Dad. He lets me do all the research because well he doesnt like computers to tell you the truth and its gotten too complicated in his mind and like me enjoy the DIY type hunt...I on the other hand dont mind doing the research including countless hours of research, looking over maps, and talking with biologists. Its like putting in for a lottery that you might actualy win!!
Anyways here is my problem, I have hunted Wyoming a few times for antelope, and have hunted mule deer, bear, wild pigs etc... but never Elk, besides helping buddies haul theirs out. Anyways I have 3 points for Wyoming and was looking at unit 48 for elk and region M for deer on the same trip. I talked to the biologist who said it was tough access and a ton of private property and the deer numbers dont look good. So the question is should I hold out for next year, or our there any other units you guys reccomend for a chance at a nice bull(happy with a 5 point bull for sure), without or limited wilderness areas, that is accesible?
I have looked over the MRS and just cant seem to find a good fit for my dad and I. He is limited on how far he can get back in so I was hoping to find something in some lower country like the bighorns. Ok sorry for the long post any help guys would be much appreciated...
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News from the world of Maths
January 9, 2012
"Astronomers are used to large numbers, but few are as large as the odds I'd have given this celebration today," is how Astronomer Royal Martin Rees started his presentation at Stephen Hawking's birthday symposium yesterday. He was talking about the 1960s when he first met Hawking who was then already suffering motor neurone disease. But Rees' prediction has been proved wrong. Hawking turned 70
January 6, 2012
Tickets for Stephen Hawking's public birthday symposium this Sunday 8th of January, have long been sold out, but you can join the fun by watching the live webcast here on Plus.
January 5, 2012
It's Stephen Hawking's 70th birthday this week and the University of Cambridge is celebrating with a conference in his honour. If it's going to be as exciting as his 60th birthday, and it definitely looks like it will, then we're in for a treat! We'll be giving you articles and podcasts from the conference soon, but in the meantime, here's what we did for his 60th.
January 4, 2012
Human reasoning is biased and illogical. At least that's what a huge body of psychological research seems to show. But now a psychological scientist from the University of Toulouse in France has come up with a new theory: that logical and probabilistic thinking is an intuitive part of decision making, only its conclusions often lose out to heuristic considerations.
December 23, 2011
This is it! Merry Christmas to all you beautiful Plus readers and listeners from the Plus team! We hope you'll have a marvellously happy 2012! And since Christmas is all about getting together with the folks, here's some family maths. You might not be able to choose them, but at least you can analyse them!
December 22, 2011
Christmas is a time of mysteries so we thought we'll give you the chance to put your favourite mystery to the experts. Pick a question in the poll on the right — after Christmas we'll answer the most popular question in articles and podcasts based on interviews with physicists and mathematicians who really know about these things.
December 22, 2011
Oh! Look! The Higgs! If only we'd known it has been hiding behind this door all along.
December 21, 2011
Apart from the Olympic Games and Alan Turing's centenary, 2012 will see another important event: the 15th birthday of Plus! To get into party mood, here are the 5 most popular Plus articles since current records began. A big thank you to the wonderful and generous people who have contributed these and all other Plus articles!


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I'm switching from Opera to Zimbra Desktop.
I have exactly the same problem as in this thread
I'm not using ZCS but Zimbra Desktop. So importing is done by tgz files only.
Any solution for this ?
Just found out that it is not an import problem but a display bug in Zimbra.
Changing the sort order of messages on a folder always display the correct recipient only for the upper message.
So any update for this bug ?
P.S.: If I don't get something good on monday morning, Zimbra is out and emclient will come in. Import in emclient works like a charm and all messages show recipient correctly.
Not that I'm not patient but this is the kind of bug I can't imagine is there since it is only a display problem.


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Rafael Nadal paid a visit to the Disneyland Resort in Marne-la-Vallee outside Paris today as part of a photo call for his Roland Garros win yesterday.
I guess by the fifth time the RG organizers needed to get crafty with the post-win photo location. I mean, who needs another shot in front of the Eiffel Tower when you have Mickey, Minnie and the whole Disney gang? Not Nadal apparently.
And, don't worry y'all: It's not meant to be a hint of things to come for Roland Garros. Or so they say.
[Photo(s): Reuters, AFP]
Monday, June 7, 2010
PHOTO OP: When you wish upon a star...
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President Obama's Cincinnati bridge visit is an attempt to literally and figuratively connect Mitch McConnell and John Boehner. No word on whether the top two Republicans in Congress will show up, but Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is reportedly going to pop in.
A proposal made today by a Hamilton County commissioner involving sewer work related to the city of Cincinnati's planned streetcar system won't harm or delay the project, city staffers said.
That's because the motion introduced by County Commissioner Chris Monzel, a streetcar foe, would only affect additional improvements sought by the Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), said Chris Eilerman, the city's streetcar project manager. The city already has allocated $3 million of its own money to relocate manholes needed for the streetcar project and do some of MSD's other improvements.
By now anyone who's interested in Cincinnati politics probably has heard about the insensitive and over-the-top comment posted Sept. 11 on Twitter by a leader of an anti-streetcar group.
Mark Miller, treasurer for the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), posted the following:
3% of FDNY died 10 yrs ago by terrorism. Today Cincinnati lost 17.5% of fire companies by brownout to pay for a streetcar. Which is worse?
A prominent, nonpartisan group today announced its opposition to Issue 48, the proposed amendment to Cincinnati's charter that would block the creation of a streetcar system for at least a decade.
The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area issued a press release today stating it opposes the amendment because the wording is so broadly written that it would prevent the development of any passenger rail system including light rail or commuter rail.
The city of Cincinnati is planning to restripe a section of Martin Luther King Drive between Reading Road and Victory Parkway and would like input from cyclists who commute into Clifton and Walnut Hills. Queen City Bike today sent out an email asking anyone who regularly uses the route to fill out an online survey to help planners determine which infrastructure improvements to make.
A labor impasse between managers of Greater Cincinnati's Metro bus system and its transit workers appears to be near an end.
Members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 627 voted Tuesday to accept a new three-year labor contract with the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA). The final tally was 409-49.
Greater Cincinnati made the list of the Top 10 cities in the United States with the easiest and most affordable commutes.
In a ranking complied by Kiplinger.com and released today, the Cincinnati-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked no. 7. To make the list, an area had to have a population of at least 1 million people and a low congestion cost, which the site defines as a measurement of wasted time and fuel calculated by the Texas Transportation Institute.
As additional information becomes known, an allegedly impartial poll about Cincinnati's streetcar project touted by The Enquirer becomes more suspect. A person who took the poll says the questions seemed like "propaganda," while the pollster violated the accepted standards of the polling industry.
Now that the agency that operates Cincinnati's Metro bus system has rejected a state fact-finder's recommendations about a labor contract with its workers, the union says it might go on strike.
The board that governs the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) voted 11-1 Tuesday to reject the fact-finder's recommendations, calling them too expensive and vague. The agency's contract with its 676 bus drivers, maintenance and support employees expired a day earlier, although that agreement remains in effect until a new deal is reached.
Trustees who oversee Cincinnati's Metro bus system voted today to reject a state fact-finder's recommendations for a new labor contract.
The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) said the fact-finder's recommendations were too expensive and vague. The agency's contract with its 676 bus drivers, maintenance and support employees expired Monday.


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The Easton Mountain Products Expedition Tent makes short work of seriously demanding climates. This version features Easton's AirLock carbon poles for extra weight savings without sacrificing the strength needed to withstand the high-country winds. Quick setup and plenty of ventilation give you two less things to worry about in the winter backcountry ... which narrows your list down to about nine thousand.
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South Bank Centre Festival of the World Diamond Jubilee flag dance for Queen
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The South Bank Centre's Festival of the World opens tomorrow to coincide with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
A troupe of dancers will send a semaphore message to the Queen from the roof of the Royal Festival Hall as she passes by during the Thames river pageant on Sunday.
Artist-in-residence Lea Anderson has choreographed a new work which involves 30 dancers using flags to deliver their greeting: "Happy Diamond Jubilee Queen Elizabeth, We Heart You."
The three-month Festival of the World opens with numerous art installations and a pop-up street market with food from around the world.
The weekend will also mark the reopening of Jubilee Gardens, after a multi-million pound overhaul, to create the feel of an "English park".
It was originally created in 1977 to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
There will be free DJ sets from the likes of Goldie and Radio 1's Annie Nightingale celebrating music from the past 60 years.
And the music of Frank Sinatra will be celebrated tomorrow with a live band recreating many of his best known songs exactly half a century after the star played a televised show at the Royal Festival Hall.
Over the coming weeks, 4,000 artists will contribute to the Festival of the World.
Outdoor works include a pair of robots made from recycled items which will scale the walls of the Hayward Gallery, a luminous cityscape made from plastic bottles and a sculpted baobab tree.
The area around the Queen Elizabeth Hall will include a display of 200 saplings grown from acorns gathered from trees planted for Joseph Beuys artwork 7,000 Oaks.


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I have a user that I moved over to Zimbra from a Thunderbird/Pop3 solution.
She plans to use the web client nearly exclusively.
To move over her old mail I had her drag and drop through the Thunderbird client and everything appeared to work well.
Here's the problem: Zimbra Web client is reporting all of them as received on the day she imported them (March 20th). The "Sent on" date in the header area is right, but there appears to be no way to sort by that...
I assume that this is because Zimbra takes the received date from the date the sql record was created, but I need to find a way to sort by when the original emails were received.
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The Avari® free-motion rower from Stamina® features unique, oar-like, full range-of-motion rowing arms to give you a truer feel of rowing on the water. With its steel frame and aluminum center beam, this rower is designed to withstand years of use while giving you a stable workout. The padded, molded seat slides easily on a ball-bearing roller system, and adjustable hydraulic-cylinder resistance provides a solid, smooth base.
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Ned Yost media session: July 10
Before wrapping a four-game series with today's 1:10 finale vs. the Detroit Tigers, Royals manager Ned Yost spoke with the media about today's match up with Detroit Tigers ace right-hander Justin Verlander against the squad's young players. Yost commented that he wants his rookies to experience one of the baseball's best pitchers to gain understanding of what to expect throughout their career.
"It's all apart of their education, it's all apart of their experience," Yost said. "It's important in terms of their development that they face these guys…these are kids [Royals] we're counting on to be big run producers in the future."
The skipper explained not only the importance of the squad's hitting development but his strategy to beat a good pitcher such as Verlander and his confidence in today's left-handed starter Jeff Francis.
"I think the best way to beat a good pitcher is through your starting pitcher," Yost said. "Jeff Francis is going to have to go out and matchup 'til we get him (Verlander) out of the game and hopefully get into the bullpen."
With the 2011 MLB All-Star Game this Tuesday July 12, the squad will be looking forward to three days off before heading out on the road to face the Minnesota Twins for a four-game matchup. Yost comments that the All-Star break comes at a good time for everyone to rest and gear up for the next series and the second half of the season.


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Current Density Distribution in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Application ID: 514
This model presents a study of the current density distribution in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).
The model includes the full coupling between the mass balances at the anode and cathode, the momentum balances in the gas channels, the gas flow in the porous electrodes, the balance of the ionic current carried by the oxide ion, and a balance of electronic current. A truly large number of couplings in this multiphysics model.
Results show that as a consequence of oxygen depletion, the current density distribution is poor, with most of the current produced close to the cathode inlet. This means that the cell is not used optimally.


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Marian Finucane
Live stimulating mix of news, interviews, reports and discussion.
Today's panel: Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs correspondent, Irish Times. / Peter Brown, Founder, Irish Institute of Financial Training - www.iift.ie/areyoursavingssafe / Mary Hanafin, former F.F. Minister for Education. / John Byrne, social care worker and lecturer, W.I.T. / John Lyons - deputy whip, Labour Party and T.D. Dublin North West. / John Downing, political columnist with the Independent and former deputy govt. press secretary.
And R.T.E. Concert Orchestra principal conductor David Brophy joins us lives in studio to tell us about some classic Easter music.


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Basic Electrical Theory - Back To The Basics ...Written by on August 19, 2010 Battery And Starter Diagnosis
For two reasons, I wanted to write a piece on basic electrical theory. One is that everyone understands what a battery does but oftentimes becomes confused about the components connected to the battery, e.g. the starter and the alternator. The second reason is to teach you how to test these components either at home or on the road. If you already know about electrical keep reading-you may learn something or better yet remember something you might have forgotten.
In order to test any of these components you need a little understanding of what electricity does. I will only go into three basic measurements of electricity: voltage, current, and resistance. Voltage is measured in volts, current is measured in amps, and resistance is measured in Ohms. If you think about it in plumbing terms voltage would be the amount of water pressure, current would be how much was flowing in the pipe, and resistance is how big or small the pipe is. The way that voltage works in a 12V automotive system is very similar to the plumbing terms. The source of voltage is the 12V battery in the vehicle, or in plumbing terms the water tower. When the battery is charged it will have voltage or force that can push the electrons out; like a water tower full of water has a lot of pressure (voltage).
Current is the amount of electrons that are coming out of the battery and going into the wires, starter, load, and more. Let's say the water tower has a hose attached to it; current would be the volume of water coming from the hose. Measuring amps would depend on the voltage and resistance. The amperage measurement in water terms would depend on the water tower size and how big the hose was.
When writing about resistance it is easy to use the terms conductor and insulator. A conductor will let electricity flow through it and an insulator will not allow any current to pass through. Resistance could be described in several scenarios and has many ways that it can cause a lack of flow. A rusty surface acts like an insulator and will cause high resistance. On the other hand, a clean metal surface will conduct electricity and cause very little, if not zero resistance. A scenario I always remember is a fireman trying to put out a fire using a garden hose instead of a fire hose. Think of a battery trying to deliver 12 V to a starter, but the wires were very small and could only get a small amount of voltage to the starter. Resistance can be found in battery cables, terminal ends, rust, paint, and plastic, just to name a few.
The battery is at the heart of the system, without it nothing works and depending on what vehicle you have you could have 6 or 12 V. So that we are all on the same page I will only go into 12V systems. A bad battery and starter could be quite deceptive when testing, so here are some helpful tips on how to diagnose your system.
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If your battery is in question either replace it with a good one or test it with a Midtronics MDX-600. Most local parts stores can test it for free if you don't want to purchase a battery tester.Resistance can be a tough one to diagnose. Simply using a voltmeter can be a huge money saver in the long run. Check for voltage drops using the DC volt setting. To check for high resistance set the meter to Ohms only and make sure you're not set on M Ohms or K Ohms, because the readings are not the same. Notice the difference between Ohm and volt settings.Now that you know you have 12 V and the vehicle still won't crank: Is the battery good or bad? Most likely you have a good battery, but this is not always the case. Batteries have something called cold cranking amps (CCA). CCA is a measurement of how long the battery will crank at 0 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 seconds while still maintaining more than 7.2 V. I have seen batteries that have 12 V, but when tested will not produce enough power to start the car.The next step is to test your leads or cables on the meter itself. Set the meter to Ohms and connect the black and red together. You should get an Ohm reading of zero. If you don't get a reading either the meter has a blown internal fuse, or you have an open wire in one of the leads. Both should be addressed before further testing. A defective meter or worn leads can cause misdiagnosis and you to replace expensive parts that are still good. This meter needs new leads. Also, never use the Ohm setting when the battery is connected, or when power is running through the circuit.What do you do when the battery is good but the engine still won't crank over? I usually start with a quick visual inspection looking for loose connections, rust, corrosion, battery acid, and bulging insulation on the battery cables.In this case we had several things going wrong. Universal battery terminals come loose over time, and mixed with a leaky battery, will cause all kinds of mayhem. Checking for extra slack in the cable, I removed the universal cable end and stripped the cable back to get clean copper wire.I cleaned the cable end with a wire wheel and used baking soda to neutralize the acid. A good rule of thumb is that if it's not clean it will not conduct electricity very well.
The engine still was not cranking over. So, to further test the cable connection, we used the voltmeter to perform a voltage drop test. Set the voltmeter to DC voltage and simply connect the red to the positive battery post and the black on the battery positive cable end. The objective is to allow the engine to attempt to crank but not start and run. With carberated vehicles remove the coil wire and ground the coil end that the coil wire came out of to the engine with a jumper wire. For fuel-injected vehicles, I usually disconnect the fuel pump and let it run out of gas. Next, have someone crank the engine for no more than 5 seconds while you watch the meter. With a voltage drop test on the positive side you should see less than 0.5 V, and it is common to have a reading of 0.1-0.3 V while cranking the engine. If the reading is within specs, leave the red lead alone and then move the black voltmeter lead to the positive side of the starter or starter solenoid and retest for the same specs.If the positive side tests good it is now time to test the ground circuit for high resistance. Start by setting the voltmeter to DC voltage and simply connect the red to the negative battery post and the black on the battery negative cable end. You can disable the vehicle from starting the same as the positive side we just tested. Crank the motor and watch the meter. Your reading should be no higher than 0.2 V on the ground side. The next step is to place the black meter lead on the engine, frame and starter housing, and have someone crank the engine. Again look for a reading less than 0.2 V.Our test truck's positive side cable dropped a staggering 11 V. We decided to remove the positive cable from the starter. Just to be safe we removed the negative cable from the battery first and then the positive cable on the battery before the cable on the starter was removed. Next up was a visual check of the cable end. The cable end hole was too big to fit the bolt correctly and was not making a very good connection on the starter. A replacement cable is recommended.I set the voltmeter to Ohms and measured resistance in the cable from one end to the other end. Remember the cable is not hooked up to the battery and trying to test resistance while the battery is connected can cause damage to the meter. The cable measured 0 Ohms and that told me there was no resistance. The cable and the inside were still good.When on the road a replacement cable is not always an option. I used some washers the same size as the starter stud on either side of the starter cable to increase surface area to the cable. Again this was not a permanent fix, only a temporary repair to get you home in a tough situation.For this example we used a GM starter, but the same rules apply to starters with fender-mounted starter solenoids. If you tested the battery and cables as stated above and still have a problem with cranking the engine over, you most likely have a bad starter. Here is how you make sure the starter is bad. Place the voltmeter on DC volts and put the red voltmeter lead on the starter positive and the black voltmeter lead on the starter case ground or body. The reading should be no less than 9 V while cranking the engine and 0 V when not cranking. If you have no power when cranking at the starter positive check the smaller terminal next to the big battery for 12 V while cranking. If you have 12 V on the starter signal wire the starter needs to be rebuilt or replaced. Plenty of aftermarket companies can help with some of your electrical needs. Listed to the left are a few of those companies that will be more than happy to help out. Check out what they have by visiting them on the web.


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by Kathy Chambers 17 May, 2013 in Products and Content
If you look closely, you can find fossilized material on the banks of the Norris Lake shoreline in Anderson County, Tennessee when the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) lowers the water level. If you are really lucky, you will find traces of sea creatures or beautiful flora or fauna impressions encased between the freshly exposed layers of rock. These are ancient treasures from our country's rich geological history.
A paleogeography reconstruction of the Earth took place some 56 to 34 million years ago during the Eocene geologic period of time .
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Years ago, I developed a fascination with a dead guy. He wasn�t the usual type of posthumous crush, some iconic public figure like Elvis or Jim Morrison. No, I gravitated to someone who has fascinated scholars for centuries, served as the subject of hundreds of literary works and exerted a profound effect on the development of our modern system of criminal justice, although his good works aren�t as well publicized as the bad deeds that have followed him well past his demise.
British archaeologists recently found his body, a skeleton really, after hundreds of years of restless slumber under the concrete floors of an old parking garage. My mystery man, widely disparaged by both history and poetic playwrights: Richard III, once King of England, so maligned by Shakespeare that he has forever passed into history painted as a hunchbacked killer with the charm and social magnetism of Igor, the perpetual lab assistant to the stereotypical evil scientist. I am one of those who believe he was not an evil man, but a man who did what he had to do to survive in turbulent times.
Let me share my little secret: I am a Ricardian (and not the economic kind) and proud of it. We Ricardians believe Richard III�s casting as the bad boy from York sprung both from the ferocious politics of the times as well as the fertile mind of the king who supplanted him, Henry VII, and his Tudor descendants, including Queen Elizabeth and the day�s preeminent playwright, who desired both her continued patronage and the joy of keeping his head intact long enough to profit from those plays. If there is one truth to be gleaned from Elizabethan England, it is that there is little to be gained by painting the fellow your grandfather beat in battle as a benevolent or even wise ruler. Far better in their opinions to turn him into a misshapen monster and that is exactly what they, and history, managed to do.
Like most Ricardians, I became enamored of Richard�s story after reading the late British novelist Josephine Tey�s thoughtful detective story Daughter of Time, in which a hospitalized detective becomes fascinated with the tale of the king accused by history of murdering his two nephews, children who were locked away in the Tower of London, and muscling his way to the throne.
Historical fiction that took the contrarian view of the supposed tyrant�s life filled my shelves, but I also read the other side�s publications, like Italian Polydore Vergil�s commissioned Anglica Historica and Thomas More�s damning literary portrayal of the late king. A detective at heart, as well as in real life, I also drew from Paul Murray Kendall�s evenhanded look at Richard�s life in Richard the Third and Horace Walpole�s spirited defense chronicled in Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of Richard III. I mixed fiction with nonfiction, biography with Shakespearean verse, supporters with detractors and came up with the only possible conclusion at which thinking individuals could arrive: Richard was probably not a saint, but he was also not the evil villain history has portrayed him.
Page 2 of 2 - But this is going to take more than one column to finish explaining, so let�s call this Richard III, Part I. I�ll finish up next week with Part II. In the meantime, I�d love to hear from others as fascinated with this late British king as I am.
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Businesses, organizations and individuals are being encouraged to "adopt" families of active duty military personnel.
Senators Valde Garcia, Michelle McManus and Laura Toy Thrusday introduced Operation Adopt-A-Family to provide financial, emotional and spiritual support available in Michigan communities.
Local organizations will be enlisted to help families in their search to alleviate hardships directly resulting from the deployment of their spouses or parents.
Partnerships will be formed between the local organizations and public service groups within communities to maintain an "adoptive" relationship with the families of Michigan's deployed military personnel.
Support will be generated from the general public and the Legislature to provide funding for the Family Support Network.
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Introduction to French Law (2630)
The course goes through an historical introduction, focusing on the sources of law, codification, judicial organization, the legal profession, the Constitution of 1958, in particular Articles 34 and 37, Article 16 -- control of the existence and exercise of executive power. It will outline of the law of obligations and study the formation of contracts. The requirements of mutual asset, offer and acceptance, cause and object; excuses for nonperformance; quasi-contracts will be reviewed. Delictual and the problem of manufacturing and automobile accidents in French law will also be covered along with topics in French administrative law.
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Pruning is an important way of improving the growth and flowering of trees and shrubs.
January is one of the coldest months for working in the garden and can be one of the last places you think of for spending your free time.
In January, especially if the weather is dry, there are quite a few jobs that you can still enjoy doing in the vegetable garden. Sowing seeds and planting, and weather permitting there are some trees that can be pruned.
Many people only pay attention to the plants and flowers when they tend their garden. However, there are many more elements that contribute to a pleasant outdoor atmosphere. This may be self-evident, but as these elements in the garden are generally the least susceptible to change, we tend to overlook them. January is a quiet month for gardeners, so this is the perfect moment to devote attention to these aspects, as some objects may be in need of maintenance or repair. A mild winter day is ideal for light chores. This also provides an opportunity to enjoy the crisp outdoor air.
The wet summer, equally wet autumn, and, so far, seriously soggy winter have done our paths no favours. Paved paths, driveways and other hard surfaces may look an attractive shade of bright green when dry, but, come the next downpour, they quickly turn into a dangerous hazard for anyone walking on them.
January may seem rather early to start thinking about vegetables for the coming year, but before you know it, spring will be here and sowing and planting time will be upon us.
Midwinter can be a trying time for plants in containers. Slightly tender plants are best moved into a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory, but what if you don't have one of these, or even if the container is just too heavy to move?


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Q. We just had a heavy rain, and our crawl space is filling up with water. Our sump pump has been running, and we noticed a small geyser from the side of the pit. We received estimates for either a French drain around the crawl space, with two more pumps, or adding another 4 inches of concrete on top of our crawl space slab to hopefully seal out the water. Which do you recommend?
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That's how Strikeforce fighters and American Kickboxing Academy teammates Luke Rockhold and Daniel Cormier constantly referred to their team.
One month after one of AKA's own left the team with some unkind parting words for founding coach Javier Mendez, Rockhold and Cormier said those teammates remaining are doing just fine.
Mendez declined comment on Josh Koscheck's recent comments. But Rockhold and Cormier said they saw Koscheck's exit coming.
"It's just Josh – Josh being Josh," Rockhold told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "We've always been a family. Josh has always been on the outside; he's always been an outcast."
"Sometimes people grow apart, and it was just Josh's time," Cormier said.
Koscheck's relationship with the San Jose, Calif. gym stretches back eight years. But the former welterweight title challenger has always resided in nearby Fresno, where in recent years he's built a house and started two gyms.
Those facilities used to be called AKA Fresno. The domain name for their website remains the same. But now, the page is marked by a big blue logo sporting a new name: Dethrone Base Camp.
The first fracture in AKA San Jose emerged this past January with the departure of Dave Camarillo, the team's longtime jiu-jitsu coach. Koscheck's departure prompted meetings with the remaining members of the team, who closed ranks amid requests for interviews. High-profile fighters such as team captain Jon Fitch, Cormier, Rockhold, Josh Thomson and Mike Swick stayed with the team.
Koscheck's departure has not changed his business relationship with Zinkin Entertainment, which represents the majority of established professional fighters at AKA, and the fighter said he'll continue to train with AKA fighters when they can make it to Fresno.
But the coaching relationship is forever changed.
Cormier acknowledged the rift between Kosheck and Mendez but said the grind of commuting ultimately may have worn the welterweight down.
"Josh has got a multi-million-dollar home," Cormier said. "He's got a great life in Fresno. I think it was time for him to start doing his thing there."
According to Rockhold, Koscheck had been doing his thing long before he left San Jose.
"From day one, it's been 'Team Me' for him," Rockhold said. "So he can be 'Team Me' down in Fresno. He does his thing down there.
"But we're not breaking up our family. We're stronger than ever. Our team is awesome."
Koscheck (17-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) has touted a new team of coaches at the Fresno gym that he expects to prepare him for a meeting with Johny Hendricks (12-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) at UFC on FOX 3, which takes place May 5 at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
Rockhold (9-1 MMA, 8-0 SF), meanwhile, expects to meet Tim Kennedy (14-3 MMA, 5-1 SF) in late June or early July while Cormier (9-0 MMA, 6-0 SF) is scheduled to fight Josh Barnett (31-5 MMA, 2-0 SF) in the finale of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix in May.
So fights roll on, as does AKA. Rockhold and Cormier wish their former teammate well.
"It sounds like things are coming together for him, so good for him," Rockhold said.
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