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There are many activities taking place today within a business. Sometimes so much activity managers experience difficulty in keeping important key items organized; enter the term outsourcing. This activity can and will be used by business owners for multiple reasons. Before getting into those reasons let us first discuss the definition of outsourcing. This term is best described by Investopedia, "A practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside suppliers rather than completing it internally."
Why do business owners outsource?
Business owners have strategic plans for daily operations that are followed every day and during that time there may be a consideration when outsourcing could be questioned for saving company dollars whether it is creating a product piece or performing a specific service to achieve an exact outcome of a project. Outsourcing is not an action which all businesses believe in doing yet there are business owners who achieve exactly what they want when using this capability. Take for example a custom motorcycle dealer. They may perform most of their manufacturing in house yet custom graphics will be outsourced to a specific vendor. This business vendor will be given their requested rate including future customers because there is perfection when providing custom graphics.
Outsourcing security is required in business
Small business owners will reach the point when outsourcing certain company duties will be the only way to accomplish daily operations. With that being said, when outsourcing tasks and/or duties it is mandatory for a business is to mind what those tasks are and where they are going. For example, high profile data of consumers must be sent to a secure business vendor to ensure encryption is always being used at all times. This provides security for both business and business vendor including all data being transferred. In the end, a business must build profit to improve brand strength and consumer market then begin at the beginning once again. See below chart for the full effect.


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Mirabilandia, one of Italy's best-known amusement parks, recently inaugurated Ghostville, its first dark ride.
Although the ride is through the haunted ruins of an old Western mining town, the technology behind the scenes features a cutting edge audio, lighting and animatronics set-up. The ride was designed and built by Art Project of Tombolo, who called in Vida Studio (from Milan) to supply and install the AV systems.
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The Alcorn McBride control system consists of a V4+ Show Control unit, four 8-TraXX eight-channel stereo players and a DMX Machine lighting controller. An IO64 Input/Output Expander receives the signals from photocells and proximity sensors along the route followed by the 25 goldmine trucks and, via serial messages, communicates the V4+ Show Controller presets it has to recall.
Lazzarini adds: "We chose the DMX Machine as it can control several DMX sequences simultaneously – in this case things such as the Jem Glaciator X-Stream ground fog unit in the graveyard, three Evo Light smoke machines in other zones, strobes and dimmer channels."
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Our branches provide a dedicated local service to clients, offering a comprehensive, quality service at affordable prices. Our branches can also provide access to 24 hour services via our linked Richmond 24hr Continuous Care and Emergency Centre.
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We simply can't recommend Miha and his team highly enough. Sadly, our cherished 14-year-old Siamese died recently after being cared for by Medivet Battersea for some years, but Miha and both the Battersea and Richmond teams did absolutely everything they could for her.
Some people are just born to be doctors/vets, and Miha is one of them - his professional but kind and caring way is exemplary, he always took the time to explain everything to us in a clear and thoughtful way without being condescending. It always felt like he had all the time in the world for us and our questions - this also included phone calls and emails when he should have been off work, but he still took the time, because he cares so much.
It's hard not to just write superlatives, but we would honestly recommend Miha and his team till the cows come home. It's true that pet insurance is a must, as the care isn't cheap, but he went far beyond the call of duty every time, which was worth every single penny of every monthly payment.
We will never be able to thank Miha and the team enough for doing the best they could for our little girl. Don't think about it - get insurance and take your beloved pets to Miha - you will never regret it.
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Miha and his team has been baking care of Calito for the past 5years. Our cat has some stress related conditions particularly FLUTD. It was a really tough time for us and more so by him. We were very fortunate that we had Miha to treat him. Sometimes Miha would do follow ups by phone as trips to the vet were quite stressful for Calito. It was very much back and forth with Calito's FLUTD and one thing after another. We had food strikes in between because we had to start Calito on wet food but Miha and his nurses assured me that Calito will never starve himself. After a 23hr stand off, all was well and every thing picked up from there on.
Unfortunately we are immigrating and had to say goodbye to the team. Miha did all our official paperwork and our Calito went on a 13hr flight and was released after passing all inspections. We felt very sad after our last check.
Calito has always been looked after well by them. One thing that stood out for me was that the team would not advice us on unnecessary procedures or products and we have always found the team extremely helpful, obliging, knowledgable and friendly.
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I would like to give HUGE PRAISE to Miha and his team for the fantastic job they did in saving our cat Amber's life! The operation AND the all-important aftercare was dealt with in an entirely exemplary fashion. So often operations can be done well . . . and then the after care and advice is neglected. In the case of Miha I give him 110 out of 100 for the terrific support that he gave us before, during and after Ambewr's operation. Our cat is 8 years old and after the removal of a blocking kidney stone and the putting onto a more suitable diet, he is now almost like a kitten again. THANK YOU MIHA!!!!
BUT a word of advice to anyone reading this. Good Quality Veterinary Care does NOT come cheap and I would highly recommend anyone taking on a pet to take up really good insurance cover.
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Very happy with the check up service for my cat, Vera. We'll go again and it's good to know they are there. Highly recommended. Thank you.
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Miha Pungartnik has been looking after my elderly cat for about three years. Miha is, quite simply, the best vet I have ever come across. He is friendly, professional and very caring. He changed my cat's life with a procedure that other vets wouldn't do because of my cat's age. He has been given a new lease of life and is now doing very well. Miha is the best!
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Me – Well the woman's body provides the perfect environment for the baby to begin growing in but, if a baby is not growing, she gets rid of the blood and nutrients and stuff ( wait is this right? are there any nutrients in there?) that she doesn't need. This happens every month.
Him – What do you mean? You mean it comes out?
Me – Yes. It comes out of the vagina.
He looks at me. He looks away. He turns the page.
At the top of the page big letters spell out Planning Ahead; postponement, abstinence and birth control. Again I am tempted to close the book but, as I am trying to convey my counseling availability for future hard parts of growing up, we continue. My kid will know that he can come to me with stuff if it kills me.
Me – So if you don't want to have a baby there are things you can do to stop the sperm from getting to the egg.
On the page there are all these drawings of pills and creams and sponges ( I told you I bought this book a few years ago) and there's a cartoon of a male figure with an erection putting on a condom.
Him – What's that?
Me – It's called a condom. You can put it on and it catches it so it doesn't get to the egg.
Him – (panicking)YOU MEAN IT FALLS OFF?
Me- (alarmed) WHAT?
Him – YOUR PENIS CAN FALL OFF?
Even though I know this is the absolute wrong thing to do, I start laughing. I have to bite the insides of my cheeks to stop.
Me – No, no. The penis can't fall off. The condom catches the sperm.
Him – Oh. Then what do you do with it?
Me – Put it in the trash I guess.
Him – Yuck.
We go on for a few more pages and I am working my way up to taking "It's Perfectly Normal" away from him. I want it to look casual and organic when I do but I'm also acutely aware that the book gets to – well, let's just call it other things – toward the end and they are not a mommy's job.
I lift it out of his hands saying –
Me – Any questions?
Him – Uh uh.
Me – I want you to know that you can talk to me about any of this stuff any time ( except, of course, for the aforementioned) It doesn't embarrass me. You can ask me any questions or anything. Okay? Your dad, too.
Him – Can I tell my brother?
Perfect, just what I was hoping for.
Me – No! It's not that there's anything wrong with it but you are more mature. We'll make sure he knows when he's ready. Let us do our job, okay?
He has a glint in his eye.
Me – Seriously.
Him (disappointed) Okay…
He runs off and I realize I've been pretty much holding my breath for 15 minutes. I take a slow, deep one and give myself a pat on the back.
You can avoid the challenges of a conversation like this with a 10 year old by taking advantage of the window that opens around age 4 or 5. This window is very real; I had it, many of my friends have had it. Most of us slammed it shut as quickly as possible, telling ourselves it was better to wait until our kids were older, but you can walk on through and it might have been easier for me if I had. When my kids started asking the "how did I get here" questions I could have quickly and easily dispense with them by saying, "Daddy puts his penis in Mommy, his sperm meets an egg from her body and a baby begins to grow" There would have been no mention of menstruation, nothing about condoms. The kids simply would not have asked. Oh, well. Too late now. At least it's over with and I think I did a pretty good job. Now, if I can just make sure my reverse psychology works and my son tells his brother, I won't have to go through this again.


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Fatal Crown Hill Fire Still Under Investigation
December 12 –Seattle Fire Investigators are calling a fatal fire in Crown Hill undetermined. Investigators are waiting for the results of the medical examiners autopsy before determining the final cause of the fire. On Tuesday December 11, 2012 at 7:34 p.m. dispatchers at the Fire Alarm Center received multiple 911 calls regarding a fire at […][More]
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The TRIO programs at Arkansas State University-Beebe and ASU-Heber Springs, a center of ASU-Beebe, recently celebrated National TRIO Day on the Heber Springs campus.
Former ASU-Beebe Student Support Services student Nanette Peckman-Bykowski, and Dr. Chris Boyett, ASU-Heber Springs vice chancellor, each spoke to the students, parents, and staff in attendance. The event was highlighted by a community service clean-up project
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The TRIO programs national day of recognition was created in 1986, as a response from schools, students, and legislators to save the program from budget cuts. Since then, the National TRIO Day has continued to raise awareness of the continuing needs that TRIO programs serve and to celebrate the many lives TRIO has affected over the years.
The TRIO programs were created in the late 1960s to administer the Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services programs. Since then, five more programs have been added to include Educational Opportunity Centers, the Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs, Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program, and Math/Science and Veterans expansions to the Upward Bound program.
ASU-Beebe and ASU-Heber Springs TRIO programs include Student Support Services and Upward Bound programs. These programs provide academic advising, professional tutoring, financial literacy instruction, and assistance in locating other educational resources. Students also receive assistance when applying for financial aid and scholarships.
For more information about the ASU-Beebe TRIO programs, contact Student Support Services at (501) 882-8964, or Upward Bound at (501) 882-4455, or view the ASU-Beebe website at www.asub.edu.


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Recently Israel has called up some of its reserves. PM Netanyhu has formed a national unity cabinet. Many analysts claim its Iran that Israel is preparing against. Well it seems its an enemy closer to home.
Hizballah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has issued another threat to Israel. He is bragging that Hizballah can hit anywhere in Israel. He even says they can hit specific targets in Tel Aviv.
BEIRUT – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday his terrorist group was capable of striking any target in neighboring Israel, claiming "the days when we fled and they did not are over".
"Today we are not only able to hit Tel Aviv as a city but, God willing, we are able to hit specific targets in Tel Aviv and anywhere in occupied Palestine," Nasrallah said in a televised address.
"For every building destroyed in Dahiya, a building will be destroyed in Tel Aviv," he said, referring to Hezbollah's stronghold in a suburb of southern Beirut.
The Israelis clearly are not taking Nasrallah's threats lightly. For all the talk of a war with Iran, its more likely Israel and Hizballah will go to war again. This time I hope, Israel fights total war style and turns the Shiite part of Lebanon into rubble. No mercy should be given to these savages.
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Extended mass layoffs down in third quarter
November 21, 2003
In the third quarter of 2003, 1,375 mass layoff actions were taken by employers that resulted in the separation of 268,020 workers from their jobs for at least 31 days.
Both the total number of layoff events and the number of separations were lower than in July-September 2002 and were the lowest for a third quarter since 2000. The decline from third quarter 2002 was most notable in computer and electronic product manufacturing, truck transportation, and general merchandise stores.
The completion of seasonal work accounted for 22 percent of all events and 74,805 separations during the period—the lowest level for a third quarter since 1998. Layoffs due to internal company restructuring represented 22 percent of events and resulted in 57,727 separations, both lower than a year earlier.
Permanent closure of worksites occurred in 14 percent of all events and affected 46,646 workers. A year earlier, such closures occurred in 21 percent of all events and affected 80,152 workers.
These data are from the Mass Layoff Statistics program. "Extended mass layoffs" last more than 30 days and involve 50 or more individuals from a single establishment filing initial claims for unemployment insurance during a consecutive 5-week period. Data for the third quarter of 2003 are preliminary and subject to revision. Additional information is available in "Extended Mass Layoffs in the Third Quarter of 2003" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 03-742.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Extended mass layoffs down in third quarter on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2003/nov/wk3/art05.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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Monday, October 08, 2012
It's been 11 days with no weight loss. I watch my calories and stay between 1200-1300. I'm striving to eat the right amounts of each thing.....I hope it begins to come off. I did Weight Watchers a few years ago. Kept my points at 18 every day, and worked out in the gym, aerobics, yoga and weight lifting, 5-6 days a week. I went 6 weeks with no weight loss. I finally started the Zone diet, and it began to come off. This time I have tried to do the Zone, but I just got so tired of eating that way. I just couldn't stay on it.
Exercising for me this time is much harder. I have muscle and joint pain all over my body. I've tried to find gentle exercises because I usually end up in more pain afterwards. I'll keep on, and if nothing else maybe it will keep me from getting too stiff !
It was a tough weekend. I had pain in every joint. It was difficult to walk, pick things up, raise my arms, ect. Thankfully, today I am feeling better ! Yay ! Maybe I can begin to attack the housework and laundry that has piled up, or at least wash my hair and dry it ! Yeah, little things make me happy !
Well, onto another day. Off to do a little exercising. It's good to be feeling better than I did over the weekend. Happy Monday !
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I also wanted to add that I did not lose a single pound until I had been eating right and exercising for 3 weeks. Then I had a 7-pound drop. Just kind of all of a sudden my body decided that is was going to work with me rather than against me. Maybe my body is stubborn, but don't get discouraged if it takes a while.
Are you drinking tons of water and no sodas?
Anyway, I call it "culture shock to the fat cells". They are freaking out and doing every thing they can to NOT get evicted from your backside. Once you finally start seeing it, it will be slow and gradual... 1 to 2 pounds per week.
Keep your chin up. I promise it will happen!
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I don't know if you have a diagnosis for your pain, but I do hope you're seeing a doctor for it. This much constant ache seems to me that it might need medical attention.
At any rate, I wish you the very best of success in your everyday activities and in finding the exercises that work best for you.
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I hope that you keep feeling better! You deserve alot of hugs....
Hopefully you can have alot of better days ahead. I know just what you mean about pain and it is hard to exercise. I have a recumbent bike that really helps me, but it seems that I'm out of energy today to get on it. It's been such a busy last 5 days or so. Have an excellent week!
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Working out the kinks is the worst feeling every morning. It usually takes me about 2 hours to be able to climb out of bed. I spend my time gently unfolding all the tightened muscles, and then I start rubbing my joints so I can get full use of my arms and legs.
So I understand where you are coming from. And since I have been walking in my cast for the past 2 weeks, I have become overconfident in my step. When the cast came off and I put my shoe on in the doc's office, I was immediately reminded that I was tender and that the sprained ankle hasn't yet healed because it's been locked in one position for 3 months. Now I need to slow down and go easy all over again!
Hope it gets better for you very soon!
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Pain really sucks and sometimes it is so hard to work through it. Try to find a few things that are really mild and won't be so painful as any movement is good movement and then take advantage of those days when you feel better to push it a bit. Hope the pain gets better soon and lots of luck!
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Hope you are feeling better. If you are having alot of pain, you may want to find a different excercise.
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Sorry about your pain spark sister!! Hope you are feeling way better by the end of the day and beyond!!
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Fun with openat(2) and friends....
By user12625760 on Oct 10, 2004
So fun may not really be the right word, but for geekyness openat(2), renameat(2) and friends, that arrived in Solaris 9, offer some opportunities things that I just found useful. These system calls allow the manipulation of file attributes, which are really files in a hidden directory associated with each file. The nice/odd thing about file attributes is that they disappear when the file that they are associated with disappears.
This makes them great for keeping temporary files in, as you can have a whole directory full of temporary files which, if you have unlinked the original file can't be messed with by anyone else. So this code extract leaves us with a file descriptor pointing to a âdirectoryâ which can't be found in the normal file system space:
if ((fd = open(path, O_EXCL|O_CREAT|O_RDWR, mode)) == -1) { return (-1); } if ((fd2 = openat(fd, ".", O_XATTR, 0)) == -1) { close(fd); return (-1); } (void) close(fd); unlink(path); fd = fd2;
Now by using openat(2) with fd you can create all you temporary files you wish, with no problems of a needing to delete them, when fd reaches it's last close all the âfilesâ disappear.
What is even neater is that if you application wishes one of those temporary hidden files to be unhidden then you can use renameat(2) to bring the file from the attribute space into the real file system. So files can appear in the file system automatically.


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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) -- J.T. Rogan ran for two touchdowns while San Diego's defense had a strong performance and added a score as the Toreros beat Monmouth 27-7 in the inaugural Gridiron Classic on Saturday.
Rogan's scores, which both came in the second quarter, broke open a close game and gave San Diego (11-1) the mid-major national championship for the second straight year.
"I told the team after the game how proud I was of them," head coach Jim Harbaugh said. "This is the best USD football team in the history of the program."
Quarterback Josh Johnson paced the Toreros offense, rushing for a game-high 104 yards and completing 18-of-30 passes for 180 yards despite dealing with strong, gusty winds for most of the game. Johnson completed passes to eight different players, with John Matthews catching five for 71 yards and Wes Doyle hauling in four for 53 yards.
Monmouth (10-2) was able to pressure Johnson early on and their defense made the game's first big play when Mike Nunziato picked off Johnson's pass at the Hawks 3-yard line with 7:39 to play in the first quarter. But seven plays later, Ben Hannula intercepted Brian Boland and returned it 37 yards to give San Diego a 7-0 lead.
The teams then traded possessions before Rogan got his first score with a 5-yard run early in the second quarter. He then added another score with a 4-yard scamper with 28 seconds left in the half to put the Toreros ahead 19-0 at the break.
The Hawks, though, came out strong after halftime and scored on their first possession when David Sinisi ran in from a yard out to culminate a 6-play, 78-yard drive. The score came one play after Boland completed a 57-yard pass to Shane Sharpley, who was brought down a yard short of the goal line.
Monmouth held San Diego on their ensuing possession and appeared to be driving for another score when Hannula made his second interception of the game at the Torero's nine-yard line. San Diego then kept the Hawks in check for the rest of the game, and Brendan Feliczak sealed the win when he ran in from three yards out late in the fourth quarter.
Boland completed 14-of-24 passes for 145 yards, while Chris Kiley had a career-high five receptions for 51 yards. Sinisi led the Hawks ground game with 10 carries for 38 yards.
"That was a great football game between two very good teams," said Monmouth head coach Kevin Callahan. "We missed out on some opportunities, but that doesn't take away from the accomplishments of this team."


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News › My brother's love for Iraq
My brother's love for Iraq
January 17, 2012 by Zaineb - IRC
|A Baghdad neighborhood in May 2003, shortly after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein. Photo: Gerald Martone/IRC
Zaineb* is a program specialist with the International Rescue Committee in Silver Spring, Maryland, where she assists Iraqis who have been granted sanctuary by the United States. Zaineb worked for American and British nonprofit organizations for four years in Iraq before she was invited to come to the U.S. as a refugee in November 2007. She joined the IRC in December 2007.
My younger brother Ahmed was killed because he loved Iraq and wanted to work for peace.
Ahmed was a top student at Baghdad University, where he majored in English and was studying to be an interpreter. He planned to continue his studies by working for a PhD in conflict resolution. He was a nice guy and cared about the future of Iraq.
Ahmed was so happy about the fall of Saddam Hussein and his regime on April 9, 2003. Our whole family was happy. We had suffered under Saddam because we were independent—in fact, two of my uncles were killed because they refused to join Saddam's Baath Party.
I remember the mood of celebration in our city in southern Iraq when Saddam fell. U.S. troops were invited into Iraqi homes for meals—a friend of my father even slaughtered his sheep for the American guests. Mosques, too, welcomed the Americans. Imams would tell their congregations, "Please do not hurt the American troops. They came here to help us."
Ahmed went to work as an interpreter for the U.S. army. He traveled with a unit that assessed war damage and determined what needed to be rebuilt When the Americans came, everyone wanted to work with them. There were lots of openings. Under Saddam, many Iraqis did not have jobs.
I became an interpreter and office manager for the American Refugee Committee, which helped Iraqis who had been persecuted by Saddam's regime to return from exile in Iran. When that job ended, I joined the Research Triangle Institute as team leader for a democracy-building project.
Then Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric and anti-American militia leader, gained power in our area. His militia began targeting Americans and declared that all Iraqis who worked with Americans were traitors.
Ahmed and I were both in danger.
My brother was so brave. He refused to cover his face while interpreting. He was not ashamed of working for the Americans. Why should he hide, he would say?
Ahmed took a new job with the American Coalition Authority. Later, in 2004, he joined me at the Research Triangle Institute.
By this time, many Iraqis who had been associated with Americans had gone into hiding. My brother kept on working.
Then, in June 2004, we received a death threat. It was addressed to Ahmed, our older brother Hasan, and me.
Our family was badly shaken. Only a month earlier a co-worker had disappeared and had never been heard from again after getting a death threat.
I didn't leave my house for five months.
Meanwhile, Research Triangle's democracy project was forced to disband and its American staff left Iraq. I became deputy director of a British-run charity that professed no political agenda, while Ahmed went to Baghdad to manage a civic education program for the American Development Foundation.
The two of us continued to pursue careers we loved, despite our family's fears for our safety. We knew we were helping to rebuild Iraq. When Ahmed was honored for his work with an invitation to attend President George W. Bush's second inauguration in Washington in January 2005, he proudly accepted.
Then, in June 2006, while on his way to visit his family, the taxi Ahmed was riding in was ambushed by a white car driven by four armed men dressed in black.
We were told that the gunmen surrounded the taxi and opened fire. Ahmed's body was found in the front passenger seat, punctured with 13 bullets. With him was the satellite receiver he had been using to tune in to a World Cup soccer match during the ride.
After Ahmed's death, my family was blamed. He was killed because we had worked with the Americans, our neighbors said. This is what happens when you work with Americans, we were told. Victims live with the shame. Victims live with the blame.
I am afraid that what happened to my brother and my family will happen to other Iraqi families now that American troops have left Iraq. Those who worked with Americans will be targeted.
My brother's murder was never taken up by the Iraqi courts. My 70-year-old father went to the courthouse every day to seek justice for Ahmed. His petition was ripped up in his face—Muqtada al Sadr still controls our city.
I think of Ahmed every day. My brother was only 25 years old when he died. But he accomplished so much because he lived with purpose. He loved Iraq and he wanted to make a difference.
I feel very lucky that I had the chance to come to the United States and work with the IRC helping other Iraqis rebuild their lives. I feel like I am able to help my family and my country.
I don't know what my fate would have been if I had stayed in Iraq, but I still love my home.
*Names in this story have been changed to protect people still living in Iraq.
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Posted in Iraqi Refugees, Iraq, Middle East, United States, US - Silver Spring, MD | Tags: refugees, Iraqi refugees, Iraq war, resettlement, conflict, humanitarian aid
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What a dramatic story you
Submitted by DN (not verified) on September 11, 2012 - 9:52am.
What a dramatic story you have. Thank you for sharing because there is so much to learn. I hope the best for you to keep the strength to make your life beautiful even without Ahmed. Obviously, he still lives in you.
Thank you for sharing your
Submitted by Julie Dalen (not verified) on May 22, 2012 - 1:21am.
Thank you for sharing your brother with us. Blessings on you and your family. It is good and right that America opens it's arms to Iraqis who need protection and solice for their sacrifices and collaboration working with the US government. They did this for the ideal of a peaceful and free Iraq. May it one day be so. Inshalla.
I am proud of you and your
Submitted by adeeb jasim (not verified) on February 17, 2012 - 2:08am.
I am proud of you and your brother. Many local lingists were not so lucky like yourself, they worked faithfully, honorbly for a long long time with US Army, but they were rejected visas to resettle in United States because of some silly negative remarks on their records. Those Linguist`s lives are threatened and living in danger after they sacrificed with their lives and their families, children`s lives for the US Soldiers. I hope and pray to God that the State Department will look at them with an eye of Mercy and reconsider their petition to resettle in this great country, after all, they worked and sacrificed for our country and let`s give them the benefit of the doubt! good luck for you brother and hope that you will become a great American citizen. Let`s pray also for those rejected ones who worked side by side with us in Iraq since their lives are in danger!
I sympathize with your family
Submitted by Javier Vasquez (not verified) on February 1, 2012 - 6:58pm.
I sympathize with your family and your loss. However, I find it dubious to paint the US invasion as some sort of humanitarian affair. The crimes committed by US forces in Iraq are immeasurable. It's hard to be seen as "politically neutral" when you are working with an invading force.
Thank you for sharing your
Submitted by David Friedman (not verified) on January 30, 2012 - 3:00pm.
Thank you for sharing your story.
Sorry about the loss of your
Submitted by Kathy Felch (not verified) on January 29, 2012 - 5:19pm.
Sorry about the loss of your brother. He was a true hero and so are you. I don't know why they hate the Americans. I know some are wrong, but not all of us.
I worked for two years in
Submitted by Malcom Phelps (not verified) on January 29, 2012 - 4:31pm.
I worked for two years in Iraq with the U.S. State Dept. I met many wonderful men & women, many with similar sad stories. I have great compassion for "Zeineb" and for all Iraqi people. Let us all hope that Iraq will soon be again be a country of peace, prosperity, and hope, Inshalla.
I am proud of your family, it
Submitted by Pamela akinyi (not verified) on January 29, 2012 - 2:46pm.
I am proud of your family, it is not everyone who has the courage to do that much his age.
War is not the answer. In my
Submitted by faithful (not verified) on January 29, 2012 - 12:54am.
War is not the answer. In my faith, we learn that violence must never be answered by violence. You and your brother were following your bliss, as it is said. Thank you for sharing your story, which few in the USA even know about. I pray that those who use violence (including the USA) as a way to enforce opinions, will see the light and know that violence is never the answer.
I'm glad you and your brother
Submitted by samd11 (not verified) on January 28, 2012 - 12:10pm.
I'm glad you and your brother both worked to improve the situation in your country. We do not receive enough information about ordinary Iraqis who are struggling to overcome tremendous difficulties. Thank-you. May the one day be a just peace in Iraq for all Iraqis, insh'allah.
Thank-you for sharing your
Submitted by moksha (not verified) on January 19, 2012 - 5:29pm.
Thank-you for sharing your story. Noble struggles like these will forever remain in all of our hearts and memories. Please, never give-up on your genuine and compassionate goals.
So sorry to hear of your
Submitted by Ken Clark (not verified) on January 18, 2012 - 12:02pm.
So sorry to hear of your loss, and of all your brother's good work brought to such an untimely and violent end. The deteriorating situation in Iraq makes it even more urgent that Iraqis victimized by political gangsters are provided save haven in the US. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thank you for sharing your
Submitted by Monica Slate (not verified) on January 17, 2012 - 2:54pm.
Thank you for sharing your story. You and your family are truly heroes. Your brother lived a very honorable life. Bless you all. Your family should be so proud of what selfless contributions of peace you and your siblings have made and continue to make. Many thanks and best wishes.
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WHO: WSU Cougars (3-2 overall, 1-1 in Pac-10) vs. Arizona Wildcats (4-1 overall, 2-0 Pac-10)
WHAT: Pacific-10 Conference Cougar Football
WHEN: Saturday, October 14, Kickoff 7:00 p.m. MST
WHERE: Arizona Stadium (56,500, grass), Tucson, Ariz.
TV: Fox Sports Net will show WSU-Arizona delayed until 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15
THE COACHES: WSU - Mike Price (Puget Sound '69) has a 62-68-0 (.477) record at WSU in 11 years and a career mark of 108-112-0 (.491) in 20 seasons at Weber State (1981-88, 46-44-0) and WSU (1989-present). ARIZONA - The Wildcats are coached by Dick Tomey, who has a 94-59-4 record at Arizona and a 157-105-7 career record.
WSU VS. ARIZONA: The Arizona Wildcats have won 19 of the previous 28 games, with the WSU Cougars capturing nine victories...in the past decade Arizona won seven of 10 games, including wins in each of the last two games, in Tucson two years ago and in Pullman last year...WSU is 4-10-0 in Tucson and last won there in 1992.
GESSER STREAK NOW 103 PASSES WITH NO INTERCEPTIONS: Sophomore Jason Gesser has thrown 103 straight passes without an interception over the last four games...in the season opener Gesser threw two picks, the last one on WSU's last possession...he was 20-of-36 for 161 yards, two interceptions and no TDs against Stanford, a QB rating of 82.02...since then, in four games, he has hit 62 of 103 passes for 998 yards and nine touchdowns...in WSU's last four games Gesser's QB rating is 170.41...his solid performance in the last four outings has raised his season rating to 147.52, which ranks first in the Pac-10 and tenth in the nation.
2000 CAPTAINS: WSU - QB Jason Gesser (17), RB Adam Hawkins (37), DE Austin Matson (61), WR Farwan Zubedi (41). ARIZONA - Game Captains.
BREAKING DOWN TOP 22-44: Against Boise State WSU's starting lineup of 22 players included 2 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 5 juniors and 6 seniors, while the Top 44 (two-deep) consisted of 11 freshmen, 13 sophomores, 12 juniors and 8 seniors...in the two-deep, WSU lists 24 freshmen and sophomores and 20 juniors and seniors.
INJURIES: WSU's injury report for Monday, Oct. 9 from the training staff: Jason Gesser (concussion, probable), Curtis Nettles (concussion, probable), Rien Long (ankle, probable), Serign Marong (back, doubtful) Jason White (ankle, possible), Ing Aleaga (broken foot, doubtful),. Out indefinitely are: Lamont Thompson (neck), Wendell Smith (shoulder), Sam Lightbody (ruptured thumb ligament), Reed Raymond (left knee, torn MCL), Adam Davis (back), Nick Lambert (quad strain).
OFFENSE OFF TO GOOD START: WSU has generated 1,851 yards in total offense through five games, averaging 370 yards...on the ground WSU averages 131.8 yards, plus 238.4 in the air.
BURNETT NEARS 1200 RUSHING YARDS: Sophomore Deon Burnett has now run for 1,192 career yards, leaving him 547 yards short of a spot in WSU's top 10 list...Burnett would need to average 91 yards per game for the rest of the season to earn a spot on WSU's career list by season's end...tenth on WSU's all-time list is Dan Doornink, who gained 1,739 yards during career, 1974-77...ninth place is held by Bernard Jackson, who gained 1,779 during his two Cougar seasons, 1970 and 1971.
BURNETT & MINNICH GIVE WSU 1-2 PUNCH: Last year's leading rusher Deon Burnett has some help this year in Dave Minnich, the ex-Marine who transferred this fall from Mt. San Jacinto JC...Minnich, who has played in all five games, has rushed for 265 yards and two scores, while Burnett has gained 218 despite missing the Cal game with a bone bruise...Burnett is averaging 5.2 yards per carry and Minnich 3.6...WSU has rushed for 659 yards this year, or 131.8 per game...last year WSU averaged 113.9 per game.
COUGARS DO WELL ON THE ROAD: WSU's 21-17 win at California two weeks ago was the Cougars' third straight road win, dating back to the final game of the 1999 season at Hawaii...the Cougs have defeated in order Hawaii, Utah and California, all on the road...in the first four games this year the visiting team won all four WSU games, the Cougars going 0-2 at home and 2-0 on the road...in 1988, the home team lost each time in WSU's first four games, with the Cougars winning at Illinois, Minnesota and Tennessee and losing at home to Oregon...in the fifth game WSU downed California in Pullman to snap the string of home losses, just as they did this year against Boise State, winning 42-35 last week.
BANKS PICKS THIRD PASS: Senior free safety Mory Banks, who lost his starting spot to freshman Eric Coleman in the second game (Utah) of the year and then regained it the next week, has recorded an interception in each of WSU's last three games, including last weekend against Boise State...Banks, from Crenshaw High in Los Angeles and Los Angeles Southwest JC, played in all 12 games last year but did not have an interception...Banks is currently tied for 13th in the nation with his three interceptions and ranks tied for second in the Pac-10.
LONG DRIVES: WSU has had eight scoring drives of 70 yards or longer in the first five games, including six drives of 80 yards or more.
SCORING STREAKS: WSU currently has three significant scoring streaks on the line:
TURNOVERS: WSU is +5 in turnovers this year...after a -1 in the opener against Stanford, the Cougs have been even or on the plus side in each of the last four games...WSU's turnover margin was -4 in 1999, -17 in 1998, -1 in 1997, -9 in 1996, 0 in 1995, +9 in 1994.
COUG FOOTBALL HAS TWO SETS OF TWINS: WSU's football roster in 2000 includes two sets of identical twins...they are offensive linemen Reed and Ryan Raymond (Moses Lake, Wash., born 10/23/77) and linebackers Brandon and Ryan Pickering (Monroe, Wash., born 3/31/77).
MORE BROTHERS: In addition to two sets of twins on the Cougar roster, there are five other pairs of brothers...they are Fred and Josh Shavies, Adam and Blair Hawkins, Pat and Collin Henderson, Raonall and Kealan Smith, and Deon and Anthony Burnett.
WSU-WASHINGTON CONNECTION: Two members of WSU's 2000 football roster boast brothers who have played at Washington...Cougar Ing Aleaga's brother Ink was a standout 1994-95-96, while Russell Mizin's brother was a senior in 1999.
WSU ON THE ROAD AT HOME: In years to come it may be a trivia question - When did the Cougars play on the road at home?...Sept. 18, 1999 Idaho was officially the home team and the Cougars were the visiting team, complete with white uniforms...Idaho currently uses WSU's Martin Stadium as their home field in an effort to qualify for NCAA D-I status...the Vandal's Kibbie Dome is not large enough to allow Idaho to meet the average needed for D-I status...this year Idaho plays three home games in WSU's stadium.
COUGS GO MARINES: While looking for a few good men the past two years, the WSU coaching staff discovered the Marines...a pair of WSU players are former Marines, Wendell Smith and Dave Minnich...Smith, from Spokane's Gonzaga Prep, joined the Cougars last fall as a freshman after four years in the service...this season WSU brought in running back Dave Minnich from Mt. San Jacinto College...originally from Stonington, Conn., Minnich spent four years in the Marines before going the jaycee route...Smith is currently sidelined following shoulder surgery in the spring.
BURNETT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Deon Burnett, a true freshman in 1999, notched the best season ever for a Cougar freshman running back...among his accomplishments:
WELCOME BACK ZUBEDI: Wide receiver Farwan Zubedi, one of WSU's four co-captains, made his return to the field a memorable one against Boise State by catching two passes, one a TD toss...Zubedi missed the first week of fall camp after spilling his motorcycle the week before camp opened, suffering a bruised and lacerated knee...he returned to practice the second week and was working his way to the top of the depth chart when an infection set in and he missed the first four games...the Cougar senior has a unique pet that draws some folks to him while others will take the long way around him - a pet snake...not just your common garden snake hidden in the folds of his cloths or in a pocket...it's a 4-foot boa named Unique...hard to hide and not everyone's favorite pet...while Zubedi saw his first action of the year against Boise State, Unique has yet to make an appearance on the field.
COUG LINE AVERAGES 291: WSU's offensive line currently weighs in at a collective 1,459 pounds, or an average of 291.4 pounds...the heavyweights of the group include Phil Locker at 311 and Ryan Raymond at 304, while Josh Parrish weighed in at 284 this fall...the lightweights are Tyler Hunt and Derrick Roche, each at 280 pounds...prior to the loss of 312-pound Reed Raymond to a season-sending knee injury at California, the line averaged 294 pounds...last year's line weighed 1,489 and the 1998 line tipped the scales at a WSU record 1,508 pounds.
GESSER PAC-10 HONOREE: Jason Gesser was named the Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week for his play at Utah when he completed 11 of 18 passes for 211 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 37 yards...he was the first Cougar to be so honored since Nian Taylor was selected after the third game of the 1998 season.
TRUFANT PICKS FOURTH PASS: Sophomore Marcus Trufant, who had two interceptions while starting seven games last year, picked off two passes in WSU's first three games this season, running his career total to four...this year he has had interceptions against Utah and Idaho, while last year his first game against Louisiana-Lafayette and his second at Hawaii.
LUNDE IN SPOTLIGHT: Scott Lunde, a redshirt freshman and a walk-on, has been in the spotlight the past two weeks...against California he made two solo tackles on kickoffs and against BSU downed two punts inside the five.
LAMONT THOMPSON TO REDSHIRT: Senior Lamont Thompson, who shares the WSU record with 14 career interceptions, will redshirt during the 2000 season and rehab his sore neck that has kept him out of all workouts since spring...the senior is currently undergoing physical therapy and neck strengthening exercises...several visits to specialists revealed no structural damage to Thompson's neck area.
COUGS STINGY IN FIRST QUARTER: WSU's defense has allowed 392 first quarter points in the last 85 games (4.61/quarter) over the past eight years...WSU allowed 41 first-quarter points in 1993, 29 in 1994, 45 in 1995, 43 in 1996, 48 in 1997, 87 in 1998, 71 in 1999 and 21 in 2000...BSU scored 14 in the first quarter last week, the only team with more than seven points in the first quarter this year against WSU.
COUGARS VS. RANKED TEAMS: The Cougars have yet to meet a ranked team in 2000...currently four Pac-10 teams on WSU's remaining schedule are ranked, including this week's Arizona Wildcats:
Oregon State - 23 by AP, 20 by USA Today/ESPN
Oregon - 9 by AP, 12 by USA Today/ESPN
Washington - 11 by AP, 10 by USA-Today/ESPN
Arizona - 22 by AP, 22 by USA Today/ESPN
COUGS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1995: WSU did not meet a ranked team in 1999...in 1998 WSU lost to No. 4 UCLA, No. 15 Oregon and No. 10 Arizona...in 1997 WSU defeated No. 22 USC and lost to 21st ranked ASU...unranked at the start of the season when WSU won, UCLA finished the year ranked seventh...in the final game of the year, WSU lost to co-national champion Michigan...in 1996 WSU lost at No. 5 Colorado, defeated No. 25 Oregon and No. 19 California and lost to No. 12 Washington...WSU, in 1995, suffered losses to three nationally ranked teams: No. 2 Nebraska, at No. 5 USC and at No. 12 Oregon.
PRICE THIRD IN WINS: WSU coach Mike Price is third among the current Pacific-10 coaches with 108 wins... Arizona's Dick Tomey leads Pac-10 coaches with 157, followed by ASU's Bruce Snyder with 124 and Price...Price, in his 12th season at WSU, is second in consecutive years at the same school...Tomey is in his 13th year at Arizona.
MIKE PRICE AMONG WSU'S BEST: Only one Washington State football coach with tenure of five years or longer at WSU put together a better record than Mike Price...Price, in his 11 seasons at WSU, is 62-68-0 (.477), while his career mark is now 108-112-0...Babe Hollingbery was 93-53-14 (.625) during his 1926-42 (17 years) tenure...Price's record is the best at WSU in the last 50 years for coaches with a tenure of three or more years...Price's 62 wins at WSU ranks second to Hollingbery's 93...Jim Walden is third on the victory list at 44.
WSU SECOND IN PAC-10 DEFENSE: Since 1992 WSU has been in the top half of the conference in defense all but once (1992)...the Cougs won the defensive title in 1994, allowing 229 yards a game, the best average in the league since 1982 and the second best since 1971...in 1993 and 1997 WSU's defense was ranked second in the Pac-10.
WILAIKUL EARNS PAC-10 HONOR: Senior Ansouith Wilaikul [pronounced A-new-sit Vee-lie-khoun] was named the Pacific-10 Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Boise State...Wilaikul hit on all three field goals and all three PAT kicks...his field goals were from 38, 22 and 34 yards...since taking over for the injured Nick Lambert after the Idaho game, Wilaikul has hit all five field goals and four extra points while starting against California and BSU.
BOISE STATE - Scott Lunde continued his outstanding special teams play, downing punts by Alan Cox on the BSU one yard line twice in the fourth quarter...WSU did not punt in the first half...the win boosted WSU's winning percentage to over .500 for the first time since the 1998 season...WSU scored on six straight possessions during the first, second and third quarters - TD, FG, FG, TD, TD and FG...Jason Gesser completed passes to 10 players, including six wide receivers, three running backs and one tight end...Brad Philley, the converted linebacker who is now a reserve running back and on all special team units, caught a crucial 37-yard pass in the third quarter that led to a WSU TD and a 26-17 lead...James Price, after missing the California game with a broken hand, came back against BSU to lead the Cougs with 10 tackles, including two TFL and one sack...freshman Jeremey Williams notched his first sack...freshman QB Matt Kegel saw his first action of the year, stepping in for Jason Gesser twice when the Cougar starter was roughed up...Kegel ran an 8-yard draw for a first down the first time he took a snap...he missed only his only pass attempt and was sacked once...freshman Eric Coleman returned two kickoffs, the first two of his young Cougar career, and came up big with returns of 40 and 35 yards...Jason Gesser was sacked a career-high seven times...Farwan Zubedi, in his first game of the year after missing the first four with an infected knee, caught two passes, one a TD reception of nine yards from Jason Gesser.
NEW FIELD TURF FOR MARTIN: WSU opened the season with a new look when it hosted Stanford Sept. 2...the Cougars sported new uniforms and helmets, played on a new artificial turf, FieldTurf and were finally back at home in Bohler Gym with new offices and a new lockerroom...Nebraska was the first NCAA Div. I football school to use FieldTurf, followed by WSU...FieldTurf is a surface that looks and feels very much like grass...the Cougars' practice facility, Rogers Field, also sports the new turf.
WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS: Washington State's weekly FOX Sports Net award winners from the Boise State game are:
MIKE PRICE TV SHOWS: The "Mike Price TV Show" airs Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. PT on KHQ, KNDO (Yakima) and KNDU (Tri-Cities) television stations....KHQ's John Fritz hosts the shows...FOX Sports Net Northwest's nightly (7:00 p.m.) Northwest Tonight program also gives extensive coverage to Price and Cougar football.
JIM STERK RADIO SHOW: "Cougar Conversation with (WSU AD) Jim Sterk" is aired each Sunday for 30 minutes at 10:30 a.m. on Spokane's KXLY Radio (920)...former Cougar player Paul Sorensen hosts the weekly show with the WSU athletic director.
WEEKLY WSU PRESS CONFERENCES: WSU hosts a weekly press conference each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the Media Information Conference Room, Bohler Addition 195. All in-season head coaches and selected players (when available) will be available for the phone conference and in-person interviews. Contact the WSU Media Information Office for more information. Members of the media may attend in person or participate by use of the telephone.
LISTEN TO COUGAR GAMES ANYWHERE: Cougar football fans can listen to the Voice of the Cougars Bob Robertson's broadcasts, even if a network station is not in your locale. TRZ Sports Service Inc.'s "Teamline" provides the hookup directly into the Cougar Sports Network. Call 1-800-846-4700 and punch in the Cougar access code 5938. The cost is charged to your VISA or Mastercard.
LIVE TELEVISION: Pac-10 television action Saturday, Oct. 14, will include Oregon at USC on ABC regional at 12:30 p.m. PT and Washington at Arizona State on Fox Sports Net at 3:30 p.m. PT. Stanford at Oregon State will air on Fox Syndication at 3:30 p.m. PT.
FSNW-TV: FOX Sports Net (Northwest) will replay Washington State's game against Arizona Oct. 15 at 10:00 a.m.
TICKETS: Tickets for all Cougar home and away games are available through the WSU Ticket Office, North 225 Grand, Pullman, Wash. 99164-1910, or by calling 800-GO-COUGS (available toll free from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands).
AUDIO ON INTERNET: WSU's football broadcasts are now available on the Internet through FansOnly, WSU's Web provider...the address is: http://www.wsucougars.com.
WSU RADIO: Bob Robertson, Scott Pelluer, Jeff Aaron, and Bud Nameck combine talents on the 24-station Cougar Sports Network. Robertson is in his 34th year of broadcasting Cougar sports, while Pelluer, a former Cougar player, is in his second season as a Cougar broadcaster. Broadcast time is 60 minutes prior to kickoff. Additionally, the one-hour "Mike Price Show," produced and distributed by Learfield Communications, airs weekly on most network stations live at 7:00 p.m.. Robertson is the show's regular host...all broadcasts are available via the internet. To listen, and for complete broadcast schedules, connect to wsucougars.com.
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The AFM is the only export trade show for motion pictures in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike international trade shows, the AFM offers easy access to Hollywood, its studios and executives. No other show brings as many buyers and sellers together in one place while at the same time offering the convenience of unparalleled networking opportunities with the Hollywood business community. With 7,000 attendees, 800 screenings, and seminars programmed by leading industry organizations, the American Film Market continues to be the pivotal destination for independent filmmakers and business people from all over the world.
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Authorities Probe Vodafone Iceland Data Breach
By Lára Hilmarsdóttir
REYKJAVIK, Iceland—Telecommunications company Vodafone Iceland is working with police to investigate a recent online security breach that led to the unauthorized release of messages from 5,000 customers, including government officials, and passwords belonging to 70,000 accounts.
Vodafone Iceland, an independent company that has a licensing agreement with the U.K. mobile operator Vodafone Group PLC, has said its website was hacked Nov. 29 by someone using an IP address that was traced to Turkey. After gaining access, the hacker obtained Web-based text message, passwords and national identity numbers, then posted the data online via messages on Twitter that contained links to a website where the information could be viewed.
The Twitter account associated with the tweets has been identified as @AgentCoOfficial, according to Vodafone Iceland. The data have also been distributed on Icelandic file-sharing sites.
Vodafone Iceland Chief Executive Ómar Svavarsson said in a news conference this week the company made a "terrible mistake" by not encrypting passwords and by storing data online that dated back more than six months. Icelandic law requires telecom providers to delete data created by their customers that are more than six months old, but some of the stolen messages were from 2011.
Iceland's post and telecommunications administration is investigating whether Vodafone Iceland broke any laws. "It is now up to the authorities to pursue the case further," Mr. Svavarsson said in an interview late Monday evening. In trying to determine why someone would hack the company's website, Mr. Svavarsson said, "our initial thoughts were that he was after fame or recognition."
Mr. Svavarsson said it is important to define what kind of breach took place. "Our telecommunications system was not hacked, our website was hacked," he said. He said customers had the option to store Web-based text messages if they wanted to.
Because the user data have already been shared online, the company can do little to remove them. In a statement posted on a temporary website—set up because the main Vodafone Iceland site remains inactive—the company asked people to refrain from further sharing information already in the public domain. Several news organizations in Iceland, however, have already republished text messages even though it is a violation of the law, Mr. Svavarsson said.
In addition to trying to help authorities track down the hacker, Vodafone Iceland is working to minimize the impact on its customers.
On Monday, the company set up a service center where customers could come to determine whether any of their text messages or passwords were stolen. Hrannar Pétursson, a spokesman, said around 100 people showed up, but many left before receiving help due to the long lines that had formed.


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Dramatic Finish Gives Texas Tech 6-5 Victory Over No. 14 Baylor
March 18, 2011
Box Score | Notes | Post-Game Interview
WACO, Texas - To say Texas Tech won in dramatic fashion would be an understatement, as the Red Raiders knocked off No. 14 Baylor on Barrett Barnes' full-extension diving catch in left-center field with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning at Baylor Ballpark Friday night.
The win marks the first-ever for Tech (13-6, 1-0 Big 12) to open Big 12 play in a road contest. The win also marks the Red Raiders first series opening win against Baylor (12-6, 0-1 Big 12) in Waco since 2001.
John Neely (3-0) pitched the final two innings to earn his third win of the season while six different Tech players drove in runs during the Red Raiders first road game of the season. Baylor reliever Kolt Browder (0-1) took the loss pitching 0.1 inning while allowing the winning run.
Texas Tech jumped all over Baylor ace Logan Verrett, knocking him out of the game after five innings with four runs on eight hits. The Red Raiders scored a run in the first and three runs in the second inning.
David Paiz singled home McGruder for the game's opening run in the top of the first and then Andre Wheeler and Reid Redman hit back-to-back doubles and McGruder tallied his second hit in as many innings to plate Redman to give Tech a 4-1 lead after two innings.
The Bears struck with two runs in the fourth while Tech starting pitcher Jamen Parten lasted five innings while scattering seven hits with a strikeout in the no-decision.
With Tech clinging to a one-run lead (4-3) a line-drive double off the left-field wall by Barnes scored Tech's fifth run of the game as Redman came around to score after leading off the frame with a hit-by-pitch.
Neither team scored in the seventh before Baylor scored two runs in the eighth on a run-scoring double and sacrifice fly to even the score at five.
Tech scored the eventual game-winning run in the ninth on Nick Popescu's sacrifice fly to center field, as Kelby Tomlinson scored after reaching base on a hit-by-pitch.
Baylor loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth against Neely with a single to center field by Brooks Pinckard and with an intentional walk to Max Muncy and a five-pitch walk to Josh Turley. With a full-count and two outs, and on the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Baylor catcher Joey Hainesfurther hit a fly ball to left-center field that Barnes was able to reach on a diving catch to end the game.
Texas Tech will look to win the series over Baylor with a Saturday matchup at 3 p.m. at Baylor Ballpark.


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March 20, 2002
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The University of Arizona men's swimming and diving team finished third at the 2002 Pacific-10 Championships. Stanford placed first followed by California in third. The event was held at the Bellmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, Calif.
Senior All-American Roland Schoeman was the runner-up in the 100y free with the time of 43.18. Sophomore All-American Juan Veloz placed second in the 200y fly, touching the wall at 1:44.95. The Cats' 400y free relay team, made up of sophomore All-American Eric la Fleur, Schoeman, freshman Max Leassner and sophomore Byron Jeffers, finished third in the time of 2:54.54.
Arizona will next head to Athens, Georgia, for the 2002 Men's Swimming and Diving NCAA Championships. The meet will take place March 28-30.


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One of the most anticipated movie this year is the Erich Gonzales–Mario Maurer team up with Star Cinema movie "Suddenly It's Magic". And with those interesting behind-the-scenes photos showing their undeniable love-chemistry, everyone can't wait to see this movie!
Several photos of the movie couple have been circulating around the net especially popular social networking sites Twitter and Facebook. Apparently, those photos are from the scenes and clips of the said romantic-love movie!
Primetime Drama Princess Erich plays a pastry chef who is jaded and broken-hearted from her previous relationship and is firm to not to fall in love again while Thai heartthrob Mario who rose to fame in Philippines via "A Little Thing Called Love" portrays a quite challenging role as a Thai Superstar who wants to take a rest from the enormous busy schedules of his work. He then decided to to go broad and visited Philippines, then he happened to meet Erich and with their presence to each other, "Suddenly It's Magic".
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Heavy rainfall along the Red River largely dodged Metroplex rain gages over the weekend, according to National Weather Service (NWS) data.
For instance, DFW airport logged less than an inch of rain during the period Friday through Monday. Locations just north of Gainesville reported up to four inches and Bonham received over three.
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- Arlington 0.86"
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While the precipitation was sufficient to give many area yards a decent watering it will do little to help area lake levels.
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Another daylight, another door. And more delusional hippie guru who only believes that he saw God from heaven, his wife & his son (Brendan Fraser). But the only reason that young Webber seems old-fashioned, surrounds a life-long, a so far secret known only otherwise to his mom and his dad. Just what the doctor ordered, he also comes in peace. "Folks, given this extra-ordinary turn of events." - The man who asks the right question, once Helen of the white virgin genie who the guru believes a holy woman, gives birth to a son ~ Her below-the-ground home design husband gets his answer from his wife. "A bedroom ceiling," she replies curtly. After winter of 1965 though, begins to come some rap music. Nothing young Webber whose only record-listening background a lot of Perry Como & anything 50's. Once the door below the original malt shop opens though, father greets a whole new world. "I can be whatever you want me to be," the street person tells him. Father goes back to the bunker with an investigative report. "People are psychos." Apparently post-war radiation. Earlier one scene shows father who home-schooled little Webber, while gloating over the extent of classic and other literature & extensive knowledge taught the sequestered child with fighting words, "I'd like to see the public school system match that." The little boy though, as most any little boy, would really like to walk into the childhood story of Alice In Wonderland authentically.
1971 ~ Fades out the days of the 50's malt shop. Dean Martin reminds the family to just enjoy life. 1975~ And the time sequence demonstration of the flashback between the past and future of the film. "I miss those nice flower-power kids," complains the mother & once mom & pop owner of the also once malt shop. The place now furrowed by bar sounds & the clink of glasses, she seems glad to turn the business of snide remarks, nasty booze, and bad attitudes due to the negative atmosphere over to her more aggressive and now large, fully-grown keeping in the Marvin Gaye style of that time bushy-headed son. "I'm not sure I like this Marvin Gaye," style, she says. But he confusion also lies in that she wonders about the meaning, "can't get enough of my darlings love.- From that to a baseball card collection, and another more definitive blast from an earlier past, to a whole entire lifetime of collecting them from father's stored shelf forum of total gatherings of the cards a whole entire lifetime before, also share a loud emotional history of a blast from the past, through a bunch of punk-rockers. Young Webber begins to fall in love with a girl who he believes inhabited the future. Father tells the story best. "There were survivors. But some eat out of garbage cans. Others point guns, and there's something wrong with those automobiles. But his new girl, whose personae played by Alicia Silverstone, stars opposite Sissy Spacek as a possible future (from the past) mother-in-law by the end of the film. for what the San Francisco Examiner called, "Pure comic energy," fuly agrees with young Webber who now a multi-millionaire by way of his own baseball card sales, and between that and stocks from the past, seals the deal with the first non-mutant girl he met, for a thousand a week, for the Pasadena girl. Rated PG for some language.


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Day 10 has come and almost gone. Today I woke up 4 ounces lighter than yesterday so the weight is still dropping. I had a good day today. I woke up and had my breakfast cereal with blueberries and chia seeds. I've never had chia seeds. They have absolutely no flavor but apparently help do a sweep of your intestines so they do the body good. After that I called my mom to see if she wanted to hit Trader Joes so she came over and after seeing all my results thus far she decided to go buy the book today and loaded up on the groceries to get started on The Plan as well. She has a lot of reading and note-taking to do now to get prepped for The Plan. Trader Joe's has great Unsalted Potato Chips that I use for snacks on The Plan. I loaded up on those today and their Two-buck chuck Cab-sav and Syrah. In fact I just finished my fantastic dinner tonight. I had sauteed chopped Kale (that's not the fantastic part)
, a Mixed Greens salad with apples and avocado and the fantastic part, some beef tenderloin! It tasted so good. That was my beef test tonight and I feel fantastic so I think I passed the beef test. I will know for certain tomorrow when I jump on the scale. After dinner I had my glass of wine and my dark chocolate. Needless to say I'm feeling pretty satisfied and happy tonight! Well, day 11 tomorrow is a rest day so no food testing. Should be a simple day tomorrow! I wish you all a happy night of sparking--I'm off to bed!! Cheers!
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I really like the saltless potato chips from Trader Joes, that was a good tip from the book. When you get to changing up breakfast the Barbara's Honey Rice Puffins I actually found at Publix. Most of the foods I have been able to get at Publix but Trader Joes I've been getting the chips and chocolate bars. They have 1 oz dark chocolate bars that are 56% cacao there. They fit the bill perfect. Not only that but their two buck chuck wine. Last night I tried the Cab-Sav that I bought and it was good. I'm anxious to try the other red wines as well. I used to have to drive 4 hours to get to one. The one nearest me is about 25 minutes away. Still a bit of a drive but worth every mile
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You are doing great. I am now on day 5 and have lost 6.9 lbs. so I'm so happy with the Plan. I haven't reacted to anything yet, but today is the rye test. You are lucky to be close to Trader Joe's. I am 48 miles from the one in Sarasota. I live in Wauchula.
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MEDINA — A Rittman man will be sentenced next week for violating probation while in a drug rehabilitation program in Wayne County.
Justin Ott, 27, admitted at a Tuesday hearing in Medina County Common Pleas Court that he used heroin and marijuana with a woman in the program last month and this month.
Judge Christopher J. Collier said his recent actions echo a similar series of events when Ott was in a rehab program in Medina County last year.
"You found the most vulnerable woman there and cut her out of the pack," Collier told Ott. "Just like in this program, you did exactly what they told you not to do."
Ott's attorney, Michael Callow, asked the judge to enter the Lorain/Medina Community Based Correctional Facility in Elyria, a rehab facility.
Collier refused.
"Absolutely not," he said. "There are women there, too."
The judge said he was favoring prison for Ott.
"I'm thinking a prison sentence, and a significant one at that," he told Ott. "There are other women out there that you will victimize."
Collier delayed the sentencing a week so he could weigh the options and asked Ott if there was anything he wanted to say.
"I messed up," said Ott, who's being held at the county jail.
"It wasn't a mess-up," Collier said. "You did exactly what you meant to do and got exactly what you wanted.
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Balakian Prize
The Anna Balakian Prize
As reported in the Bulletin of the International Comparative Literature Association, vol. 22.2, the establishment of the Anna Balakian Prize was officially announced on August 14, 2004, at the XVIIth Congress of the ICLA in Hong Kong. The Prize, consisting of US$1,000, has been jointly donated by the family of Anna Balakian and Friends of the ICLA. It is intended to promote scholarly research by younger comparatists and to honor the memory of Professor Anna Balakian, a great comparatist. It will be awarded at the next ICLA Congress in Vienna (2016) for an outstanding first book in comparative literature studies by a single author under forty years of age. For the period 2014–2016, jury will be chaired by Prof Monika Schmitz-Emans (Bochum), and includes two other distinguished senior scholars. The jury is charged with soliciting nominations in conjunction with other members of the Executive Council, judging submissions, and selecting the winner.
Rules for Submitting Books
- Books published from January 2013 through December 2015 are eligible for the 2016 prize. The winner will be named in early 2016, and the Prize will be bestowed at the Congress of 2016.
- Books can be submitted if they are a first book in comparative literature studies by an author under forty years of age at the time of the publication of the book. The books must have a literary-critical approach, dealing with such areas as the following through a comparative optic: literary aesthetics or poetics, literature and the arts, literary movements, historical or biographical influences on literature, cross-fertilization of regional or national literatures, literary criticism on an international plane. Studies that are primarily ethnic or gender-related or restricted to a single literature are not eligible for the Prize. In this round electronic publications are excluded.
- Books which are not in English or French, the official languages of the ICLA, should be accompanied by a summary in English or French of at least 2,000 words.
- 4. An author may propose him- or herself for the Prize, preferably with a recommendation by a former dissertation or research supervisor or senior comparatist. Any member of the ICLA may also propose candidates for the Prize. It is, however, exclusively the responsibility of the author to provide the office of the ICLA President with three copies of the book or one book and two photocopies. If letters of recommendation have been solicited by the candidate, three copies should also be included with the submission of book. All material must reach the office of the ICLA President by January 15, 2013. The author should also provide a permanent mailing address as well as his or her current e-mail address. The address of the office of the President is Prof. Hans Bertens [see address below]. In principle, the books will not be returned; they will rather be donated to a library or be given another appropriate scholarly organization.
Prof. Dr. Hans Bertens, Utrecht University, Achter de Dom 20, 3512 JP Utrecht, The Netherlands
- The winner will be invited to attend the ICLA Congress in order to receive the award. Travel costs will be reimbursed by the ICLA Treasurer up to a maximum of US$1,000.
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- The President of the ICLA acknowledges receipt of the books (or book and photocopies) and forwards them to the members of the jury.
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- The members of the jury decide by majority of votes.
- Once the members of the jury have determined the winner, they will write a report explaining the merits of the book. This report will be offered to the President and the Secretaries of the ICLA at least three months before the next ICLA Congress. At the same time, the winner will be notified. The report will be read on the bestowal of the Prize and posted on the ICLA website.
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- Certified by Independent Charities of America as a "Best in America Charity"
- Member of the World Society for Protection of Animals
- Rated 4 Stars by Charity Navigator (their highest rating) and has one of the highest scores of any animal based charity
- Part of a global coalition including HSUS, IFAW, WWF, GFAS, Born Free and other animal protection groups who are working together to end big cat abuse.
- The sanctuary is situated on 67 acres in the Citrus Park area of north Tampa.
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