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By Torben Hein -Oracle on May 25, 2012
Today I was pointed towards a KM article:
Using Oracle Diagnostic Framework to Troubleshoot Oracle Hyperion EPM 11.1.2.x (Doc ID 1408604.1)
It contains a fine explanation of what the Oracle Diagnostic Framework (ODF) actually is:
"Oracle Diagnostic Framework (DFW) has been built into a wide variety of Oracle products classified as 'Middleware'. DFW depends upon prior configuration of a dfw_config.xml configuration file whereby an application upon receipt of a trigger, exports a pre-defined set of logs/traces/dumps to an Automatic Diagnostics Repository (each with a complex hierarchy of subdirectories). A minimal configuration of dfw_config.xml files has by default been implemented in EPM 11.1.2.x."
All the details about the setup, how it is done and what commands to use to get it running are great.
If you want to use ODF with EPM and set it up you are absolutely right there.
But I would be even happier, if this would include the information (or link to it) from these two articles:
How To Use Incident Packages and ISS Viewer (Doc ID 1402104.1)
Use Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control to Troubleshoot Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management 11.1.2 Family of Products (Doc ID 1456485.1)
Once you have read and understood these, you will not only know how to get EPM and ODF working together, you will also know what to do with the resulting information and how it may assist you in troubleshooting your EPM issues.
Remember that running ODF and RDA will assist Oracle Technical Support in great detail and will result in faster resolution of Service Requests.
Are you still unsure about RDA? Check out the recording of the RDA webcast from December
or review these:
Remote Diagnotics Agent (RDA) Step-by-Step Instructions for EPM Essbase Systems (Doc ID 1411573.1)
Using Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) to Troubleshoot Oracle Hyperion EPM 188.8.131.52 (Doc ID 1304885.1)
My hope is that you bookmark these articles to get back to them in case you need them.
And may this be so rare that you need the bookmarks to look up the commands to run them


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US consumer confidence declined unexpectedly in March from a five-year high amid oil price hike, volatile stock market and the housing recession showing few signs of ending. The New York-based Conference Board index for March fell to 107.2 from 111.2 a month before. The recent data has provided fresh indication that rising gas prices, falling home values and a volatile stock market may hit spending in the coming months. Experts and analysts had expected a reading of 109. The March index was the lowest since November 2006 when the reading came at 105.3. The consumer data obviously reflects a tense environment of the economy, as anxiety has been growing that turbulence in subprime mortgages, the home loan market for people with weak credit histories, may proliferate to other areas of the economy. A chain of housing indicators have also suggested that the housing market is in a worse condition than many thought. the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index suggests that home prices in 20 metropolitan areas slipped considerably by 0.2 per cent in January, their first drop in six years. In addition to it, following weaker economic performance and turmoil in stock market earlier this month resulted in bring business investment at an extremely low level. At the same time core inflation levels remains above the Federal Reserve's preferred upper limit. In the meanwhile, Lynn Franco, director of the Conference Board Consumer Research Center, has reportedly said that despite diminished expectations, consumers' assessment of the economy was stable and the report does not 'suggest a weakening in economic conditions.'
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|Commuter rail
|Stockholm County, Sweden
|1 July 1893
|Line length
|18.6 km (11.6 mi)
|Number of tracks
|Track gauge
|1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
|Operating speed
|70 km/h (43 mph)
Saltsjöbanan is an electrified suburban rail system between Stockholm and Saltsjöbaden in Nacka, Sweden. It is 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) in length and has eighteen stations in use. An average of 19,600 journeys are made on an ordinary workday. The line is mainly single-track, and is isolated from Sweden's national railway network, although both are built to compatible 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge.
K.A. Wallenberg largely initiated and financed the project. The railway's initial purpose was to offer a quick way for stressed-out Stockholm residents to get to planned beaches and recreational facilities around Saltsjöbaden. The construction of the railway went faster than expected, but turned out to be very expensive, mostly owing to the problems building the last stretch into the city, which involved a lot of tedious work with explosives to even out the ground and to build two long tunnels, one of which was the country's longest at the time of the construction.
Saltsjöbanan was inaugurated on 1 July 1893 and was operated with steam locomotives until 1910 after which the lines were gradually electrified (circa 1 kV DC). The construction of the branch that runs from Igelboda to Solsidan (also called Vårgärdsbanan) was fully contracted to a Danish company, Brøchner-Larsen & Krogh. The branch opened in 1913.[1]
Initially the railway was operated by Järnvägs AB Stockholm-Saltsjön, and carried a great deal of profitable freight traffic. This diminished with time, and by the 1960s it was no longer breaking even, and a complete closure was considered. However, the Stockholm County Council took over the line in 1969, and today it is owned by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).
To this day, the route remains mostly unchanged since the early 1900s, but has seen slight alterations at its outer ends. In the 1940s, the western end was extended by about 400 metres (440 yards), moving its Stockholm terminus from Stadsgården to the more centrally located Slussen interchange. Conversely, the easternmost end, which once ran all the way to the Saltsjöbaden shore, for convenient transfer to archipelago ferries, now stops about 200 metres (220 yards) inland. A railway branch also used to go from slightly west of Östervik to a gravel pit in Snörom, a distance of about 3 km. It was however only used for industrial purposes. The branch was decommissioned as early as 1902 and all that remains today is a minor road with the same stretch.
Vehicles and technology[edit]
As of 2015, the trains running on Saltsjöbanan are EMU sets of two or three cars, consisting of models C10 (with motor) and C11 (motorless). These trains were manufactured by ASEA between 1975 and 1976. The cars are slight modifications to an older model of Stockholm Metro train. Maximum allowed speed is 70 km/h (43 mph).
The railroad does not feature ATC, in contrast to most other rail traffic in Sweden. This makes collisions and overruns such as the January 2013 incident much more likely to happen. Currently, operators must strictly obey traffic lights indicating whether a stretch is in use or not to prevent collisions, and trains do not automatically brake at the end of the line. Experts have suggested that ATC should be implemented on the railroad.[2]
Accidents and incidents[edit]
In the early morning hours of 15 January 2013, a passenger train started to move without authorization, with only a cleaner on board. At maximum speed, it violently overran a set of buffer stops and crashed into a block of flats in Saltsjöbaden.[3][4] The cleaner was first suspected of having stolen the train, but was later cleared of blame, as the train was then considered to have started moving due to some train malfunction and violation of safety procedures.[5]
The main line runs from Slussen to Saltsjöbaden, while a branch line connects the intermediate station Igelboda to Solsidan. At Slussen it meets the Stockholm Metro's Red and Green lines.
The line is predominantly single track with passing loops at some stations. There are two longer sections of double track between Nacka - Saltsjö-Järla and Storängen - Saltsjö-Duvnäs totalling 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) which reduces delays waiting for trains in the opposite direction. The Solsidan branch is entirely single track.
|Slussen - Saltsjöbaden
|16 kilometres (9.9 mi)
|Igelboda - Solsidan
|3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
In the late evening, some trains on the Solsidan branch are extended from Igelboda to Slussen.
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- ^ "Cleaning lady steals train and crashes into house". The Local. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Stockholm train crashed into apartments 'by cleaner'". BBC News Online. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Cleaner in train crash cleared of suspicion". The Local. Retrieved January 18, 2013.


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SIKESTON - Mrs. T.C. McClure and daughter, Eleanor, will entertain Saturday with a miscellaneous shower at the Country Club complimenting Miss Sara Sue Keller.
SIKESTON - Frances Kay Whitaker, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Whitaker, won the first prize in The Daily Standard's Easter Coloring Contest. She received $5.
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SIKESTON - The City Council canvassed the ballots of Tuesday's primary election at a called meeting Friday night, found no discrepancies and approved the results. Two absentee ballots cast in the primary and counted Friday were for Hugh T. McCollum. Councilman Arthur Ziegenhorn received 352 votes, McCollum 217 and James Clark 208. Ziegenhorn and McCollum face each other in the April 4 election for councilman. 20 years ago
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The Gotham Experience.
They chose nothing.
Mad old Billy Blake's World of Innocence is a beautifully self-sustainable construct, whose crucial renewable resource is empathy. This is demonstrated admirably by its anthem, "The Divine Image," where "Mercy Pity Peace and Love" bind humanity and its creator together in a mutual process of call and responsive echo – a bond which is envisioned in "the human form divine" – divinity and humanity ever more closely intertwined and nourished by imaginative acts of respect and care.
What a terrifyingly different world Experience is. Here, imagination is squeezed into a vice, and each human feels divorced from any possible creator, let alone its fellow citizen.
This sombre chord of alienation and lack of agency is struck with devastating force in "The Human Abstract", the contrary to "The Divine Image". Here, the "virtues of delight" are seen to be exposed as cynical ploys that breed inequality and oppression.
So-called "pity, mercy, peace and love(s)", once abstracted from a world of empathy and compassion, soon become uncontrollably corrupted and corrupting; ultimately yielding a dark tree of Mystery. This tree, pullulating on "the Human Brain," engenders endless sources of pain and horror for the now-helpless, isolated individual.
No prizes for guessing in which world Gotham is set.
Very nearly every face you see in Gotham is marked by weakness; marked by woe. The Tree of Mystery shades this city in eternal night. Each individual is chained up within its self, kept at arm's length from its fellow citizens by mutual fear and selfish loves.
The Bat Symbol rakes the sky with searing insistence; a sign of fear, not empathy. Batman stands for Justice, Right, and Order. Gotham is a ruined city and needs an incorruptible, stoic – and feared – pillar of strength to rebuild it.
In the dynamics of The Dark Knight, this force is inevitably a dark, mysterious one. Nobody can know who exactly wields the power, how it works, or where it will exercise its strength next. Bruce Wayne (whose super-power is money) is convinced that the only way to put things right is to live a double life half in the shadows, to be the ever-moving centre of a city-wide panopticon which will breed correct behavior and, ultimately, just citizens.
Mutual fear brings peace.
In the opening of the movie, these dynamics have bred an environment in which those with the power to instil fear in their fellow citizens have carved up little worlds of profit just for themselves. Even those who are inspired by Batman to stand up for justice are revealed to be only scared thugs hiding behind hockey masks.
It is in nobody's interest to speak truth to power. That is, until a manic, pale figure steps out from under the shade, intent on revealing to all the truth in a blinding flash of light.
Batman will be completed by the Joker.
The Joker, like everyone else in Gotham, has been weaned on mystery. However, he sees right through the deception and is ready to expose the reality to all. Unlike Batman's mask, which cloaks its wearer in darkness and mystery, the Joker's garish war-paint emphasises the scars and frailties that plague Gotham's residents.
He is the speaker who sees through all the tricks of those who rule Blake's world of Experience. He doesn't try to hide the marks of woe on Gotham's face. He focuses our attention on them.
Through these two figures – two sides of the same coin – we can experience the full force of the despair and alienation which sustains the world of Experience.
When these two poles collide in a closed room during the pivotal interrogation scene, this is a force that hits home with a violence shocking in its brilliant intensity. We see how the alienated cruelty of the Joker feeds off the faceless, brutal power deployed by the Dark Knight. The point at which Batman drops a cackling, punch-drunk Joker in disgust is the axis upon which Gotham's world of Experience spins.
Batman realizes that his gloved fist alone can't punch his city into the shape he desires as it is precisely this blow the Joker longs for. The Joker wants to teach this lesson: given the right conditions, everything burns and everyone is corruptible.
"Law and Order" is only a blind, brute force and the Batman is just another amoral thug.
The failure of Gotham, represented by the Batman and the Joker, is a failure of imagination. Batman, trusting in his own strength, can't envisage a world not based on fear. The Joker is so intent on revealing what he sees as the only truth that he has no interest in producing new truths.
This failure splits Gotham's best chance of healing itself, Harvey Dent, right down the middle. Dent strives to graft the Joker's urge to expose the truth onto Batman's sense of righteous power. It doesn't take.
In Blake's world of Innocence, we can catch a glimpse of a strikingly different world — one in which imagination has all the space it needs to flourish.
A world where the needs of the other, not the fears of the self, are central.
A world in which each voice is heard and answered by others, instead of being enveloped in silence.
A world where community is fostered through the mutual growth of each individual, instead of one where the growth of the individual is gained at the cost of community.
Maybe one day we can sit both of those headstrong lads down to read a comic book version of William Blake's Songs of Innocence. I'm sure Hollywood would snap at the chance of such a storyline.
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Hazel will be eligible to play in Workington's game at Vauxhall Motors on Tuesday night, subject to the necessary paperwork going through in time.
The 18-year-old, a product of the youth system at Chesterfield, made his first senior appearance for the club as a substitute in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie against Oldham in September. He also played in two npower League Two games later that month.
Hazel has also had a spell on loan at Matlock Town this season.
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UEFA has released some statistics following the Euro 2012 Final which saw the game breaking Twitter's record for Tweets per second around a sporting event with 15,358 TPS as Juan Mata García (@juanmata10) scored.
Fernando Torres was the most popular player on Twitter as measured by the UEFA.com Player Broswer, with the #Torres hashtag attracting over 18,000 tweets, about 300 more than second-placed #Balotelli.
Overall there were 16.5 million tweets about Euro 2012 final compared to in the 15 million plus who viewed it in the UK across the BBC and ITV.
The Euro 2012 final beat the record set in April by the Chelsea v Barcelona Champions League semi final.
Twitter has created a visual summary of #Euro2012 in order to understand how people followed the tournament on Twitter:
The data above visualisation shows how often people mentioned Europe's top 16 national teams from the group stages through the final between Spain and Italy. You can see the how the tournament was visualised:
You can see how often all of the teams were mentioned throughout the tournament and look at how mentions compare for competitors for each match. These different perspectives should give you a strong sense of how people reacted during the matches on Twitter. Look, for example, at the big spikes in Tweets that tend to occur during goals.
Research by SocialEyez looking at comments on Twitter with the following Hashtags "euro2012", "euro12" and "#يورو_2012" between 30th June and 1st July 2012 found that on on both days Spain received a higher amount of positive mentions than Italy.
Before the start of the game, Italy received more buzz and a higher number of positive comments in English, however Arabic tweets continuously favored the Spanish team.
It found that English and Arabic tweets included quotes about the players, their family members, well wishes and predictions. Italian supporters cheered their team by using comparisons such as "Why buy a Zara item if you can go to Armani".
English tweets favoured the Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo before the start of the game, but as the game developed and the Italian floundered jokes started to spread on Twitter particularly targeting the Italian player, and frequent naked torso fan, Mario Balotelli. The striker received the highest amount of mentions which reflected his performance during the semi final against Germany and comments directed at Shakira's boyfriend Gerard Pique.


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THEY are laughing families enjoying fairground rides and ice creams in a scene familiar to millions of us.
But this is war-ravaged Basra in Iraq, which until last year was one of the most violent places on Earth.
Where a bloody insurgency once raged, shoppers now pack the pavement cafes and busy souks overlooking the River Euphrates.
Like many here, dad-of-three Mohammed Qassim, 35, credits British forces with achieving this cherished new peace.
Tucking into buffalo liver at a floating restaurant on the nearby Shatt al-Arab waterway, he insisted: "I say to British soldiers and their families, 'Many, many thanks. You should be very proud, you have given our children a future'."
Speaking over George Michael's Careless Whisper playing on the restaurant stereo, the executive with Al-Mirbad radio, who earns £540 a month, added: "No one wanted foreign forces to come here — we are a proud people.
"But it was the only way we could get rid of Saddam Hussein. We now have democracy and no one can tell the people who will be their leader."
Seven miles from the river, across a windswept plain of salt flats and oil slicks, is Basra airport, where Britain's combat troops are packing their kits ready to come home.
RAF padre John Ellis, 45, spends a quiet moment reading the 179 British names engraved on polished brass plaques on a memorial wall.
A Union flag flutters over the red brick wall which bears the quotation from The Bible: "Honourable age does not depend on length of days, nor is the number of years a true measure of life."
The squadron leader with 903 Expeditionary Air Wing told me: "Many of us here have friends' names displayed here."
Pointing towards polished brass plaques, John said: "I knew him... I knew him... and I knew him. Memories have been made here and people want to keep hold of those memories."
Nodding towards Basra's gleaming international airport, revamped with British military know-how, he added: "People want to leave well — and acknowledge things have been achieved."
British forces rolled into Basra in April 2003, greeted by rapturous cheers from some locals.
This mainly Shiite Muslim city had long been a target for Sunni dictator Saddam's repression. UK troops then fought against a bloody Iranian-backed insurgency and their roadside bombs.
In March last year the Iraqi army — backed by British and US forces — launched an operation to smash the militias.
Since then there has been an uneasy calm in Basra, though some parts of Iraq continue to come under attack by insurgents, as yesterday's suicide bombings show.
But university lecturer Dr Juliana Dawood Jousif, 52, told me that, despite the carnage: "The war was worth it. We would never have got rid of Saddam's regime otherwise.
"I appreciate the British Army changed the lives of many Iraqis for the better.
"It's sad these people had to come to Basra and lose their lives for something they aren't responsible for."
Youth worker Shatha Ibrahim, 32, helps local school leavers find work training schemes. She said: "If you disagreed with Saddam, you were not safe. His guys would follow you until you were dead. Then, under the militias, women were not leaving our homes much.
"In the street and in the markets they would tell us to wear the veil and not to wear make-up or jeans. Now we have picnics by the river and we can wear whatever we want."
Today there is a housing boom in this battle-scarred city. One home recently sold for 500,000 dollars (around £340,000).
The markets, including the Al Fursi tented souk, are bustling.
Women — most in black hijab headscarf and flowing dishdasha robes — were happy to be photographed as they picked up bargain tight blue jeans and lingerie.
A new five-star hotel will open in the next few months as Western businesses look to invest. British tourists have even returned to this battered city of more than a million people.
But retired archaeologist Bridget Jones, 77, from London, who visited recently, conceded: "It wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea."
Since 2003 UK taxpayers have pumped £740million into reconstruction and development here. Critics say some of the cash poured into the city was frittered away by corruption.
Mother-of-two Dr Jousif continued: "Corruption here is rife and needs to be tackled. What we need in Basra now is big foreign companies to invest in electricity, sewerage and roads."
Despite sitting on some of the world's most abundant oil reserves, the city is still impoverished. Unemployment is 30 per cent, the canals are clogged with fetid raw sewage, electricity is in short supply and few have drinkable running water.
Yet natural gas worth £28million a day is simply burned off because Iraqi firms do not have the technology to tap it.
Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told The Sun: "There is still work to be done but real improvements are being made to electricity supplies, to water supplies and the sewage system."
Families who fled Iraq during the bloody turmoil are now coming home.
Barber Mozed Muyad, 38, escaped to Sweden after religious fanatics among the militias began butchering hairdressers. One barber was killed with electric drills because the fanatics believe shaving beards to be un-Islamic.
Mozed has been able to re-start his business, hiring two workers, thanks to a business loan from the coalition's Provincial Reconstruction Team. The barber, who earns up to £80 a day, revealed: "I had to run because they had killed a barber friend of mine. Now I've got more than enough work and want to expand again."
The Department for International Development has earmarked more than £1.3million for a further 1,200 business start-ups.
For 4,100 British troops, combat operations end in a few weeks. A small force will remain to train the Iraqi army and navy. Locals insist our troops should receive a heroes' welcome on their return to the UK.
The turbaned imam at the sprawling Moosawi Mosque in Basra's centre hit out at last month's protests by extremists in Luton who labelled British troops the "butchers of Basra".
Standing beside the vast domes of the mosque which can hold 11,000 worshippers, Abdul Al Moosawi, 49, said: "We appreciate the sacrifice British troops made in bringing democracy to our country.
"Saddam had a sick mind but the British and Americans changed the regime for good.
"I thank the parents of these soldiers for the sacrifice their children made and ask God to send their souls to paradise."
The plaques to the fallen at Basra airport will be dismantled and rebuilt among the tranquillity of the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffs.
And their courage will never be forgotten among the smiling families at the funfair in Basra.
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In: Iraq, Iran, Middle East
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Location: Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq (load item map)
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I wonder how long that's going to last.
I think there was too much bloodshed to reach this point, and we're not even really anywhere.
anyhow, many thanks to those that made this a possibility.
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well done boyz. just wish the rest of that country was like that.
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It is.
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Ok tool. Just look around on live leak and see how many recent (and I do mean recent) insurgent or firefight videos there are. I haven't seen a good one that isn't at least a year or two old. That ought to tell you something.
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Weapons of Mass Distraction
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Unfortunately, the entire country is far from achieving this level of peace. I'm sure the insurgents will continue to find a way to keep things in turmoil, especially when the troops have left.
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Who is this mexican?
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how many people said it couldnt be done? and the mahdi army got its ass kicked ! the people hate the militias and the death squads ! the u.s. and its allies will be known for the rebirth of iraq ! still people say that if we left iraq today that shit would fall apart, keep doubting ! you will be proved wrong again ! semper fi !
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killers and murderers always try to justify their crimes and portray themselves as nice guys.those western terrorists in uniforms are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in iraq alone.all i can say is murderers and thugs please dont pat yourselves on the back.semper fi my ass!
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wow, yeah the marine corps goes around killing innocent civilians, sounds like youre running out of logical arguments! how would you know that the u.s. military kills civilians? let me guess... you have been hoping for the u.s. to fail in iraq and it hasnt . get off the band wagon, you are wrong ! the insurgents and terrorists have killed many tens of thousands more civilians much of the time on purpose ! just a few days ago, it happened again with suicide bombings killing innocent people, More..
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we dont kill,we dont torture,we dont nuke cities,we dont fire bomb cities,we dont rape,we donrt make necklaces out of ears and noses of viet congs,blah blah blah. facts are stronger then just simple believing. buddy if you still believe in all those fairy tales about american forces going around the world and helping peopke and spreading democracy,then my advice is to PLEASE GROW DE FUK UP! santa doesnt exist and the aint no tooth fairy either.GOod luck with dealing with reality whe More..
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The problem isnt with what the insurgents do, it's with how they think. What they do is a biproduct of what they think.
If less and less people are born into extremism then it will eventually die down - which is why the 'war' in Iraq will be won in the minds of the Iraqi people only.
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just for your information:I have 1 iraqi friend who just came back from iraq:situation is extremely fucked up.no security nothing but you just dont hear it on tv anymore.
the only reason for the relative peace and tranquility in basra is that you idiots gave iraq to iran,and basra was always the iranian stronghold,FOR THE TIME BEING its not in their interest to fight.
but dont worry like the recent days have shown in iraq the moment they decide and push the button country goes back to violence More..
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title itself made me laugh let alone the whole post. hehe
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whats with the gay pathetic laugh at the end there batty boy? almost as pathetic as your religion. what?...cant take it when real Iraqi's like freedom?
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Im sure the fall in fatalities proves that the situation is getting better. My brother just came back from Iraq. he told me in the seven months he was there. six motars fell on their location. no small arms no rockets not even a stone.
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This is bad news to the libs
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hearts and minds, I keep both of mine guarded and it doesnt require a military.
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You dont live in a war zone dickhead.
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And whos fault is that?
No you arent big,clever, helping the Iraqis as much as you'd lead us to believe.
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your a moron
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you win the biggest cunt award.
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While the US enters its eleventh year of maintaining the Guantanamo Prison that Barack Obama pledged to close by the end of 2009, Pakistan now finds itself in the glare of international condemnation for its own practice of indefinite detention without charges. Just last month, Amnesty International released a report (pdf) in which they pointed out widespread torture and abuse in Pakistan's tribal areas while prisoners are held by the military and intelligence agency without charges:
Amnesty International research shows that, rather than seeking to apply and strengthen the human rights safeguards of Pakistan's ordinary criminal justice system in the Tribal Areas, the Pakistani authorities are applying old and new security laws that authorise prolonged, arbitrary, preventive detention by the Armed Forces, and breach international human rights law. The Actions (in Aid of Civil Power) Regulations 2011 (AACPR) in particular, along with the century-old Frontier Crimes Regulation 1901 (FCR),5 provide a framework for widespread human rights violations to occur with impunity.
Both the AACPR and FCR come into play in a case argued today in Pakistan's Supreme Court. From Reuters, we learn that although this case addresses just 11 men (now 7 due to four deaths, more on that later), the government now admits that over 700 are being held without charges:
Pakistan is holding 700 suspected Islamist militants without charge under a law that has come under fire from human rights groups, its attorney general said on Thursday.
The admission marked the first time that the strategic U.S. ally detailed how many militants it is holding in the tribal areas of the northwest under the Actions in Aid of Civil Power Regulations law.
"There is a military operation in Waziristan. Under the law we cannot try these 700 people, nor can we release them, unless the operation is over," Attorney General Irfan Qadir told the Supreme Court, referring to a tribal area near the Afghan border.
The Reuters report, however, seems to miss the mark on several important issues in this story. First, Reuters says the case is about "seven suspected militants held without charge since May 2010". Both Dawn and the Express Tribune point out in their stories today that the case originated with 11 men. Here is how Dawn describes that part of the background:
The 11 prisoners in the said case went missing from the gate of Rawalpindi's Adiyala Jail on May 29, 2010 after they had been acquitted of terrorism charges pertaining to their alleged involvement in the October 2009 attacks on the Army General Headquarters and the Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) Hamza Camp in the garrison town.
Later, four of the 11 died in mysterious circumstances. The Supreme Court forced the ISI and military intelligence to produce the remaining seven men in court on February 13 — an unprecedented move. The men, all in deteriorating health, were sent to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on court orders. After five of them recovered, they were shifted to an internment centre in Parachinar.
The other point that Reuters seems to miss comes when Reuters says of the men that the "Supreme Court is calling for their release" while it appears on closer reading of the Pakistani press that the "release" is from military detention into the hands of civilian authorities who would then try the men. Here is the Express Tribune: Continue reading
As MadDog alerted us this morning, there were multiple strikes against alleged terrorist targets in southern Yemen Friday night. What stands out to me in scanning the various media reports about these attacks is that even though it is crystal clear that these attacks are carried out by US drones firing missiles, Yemeni defense officials try to claim that the attacks are carried out by the Yemeni air force. This is an interesting contrast to the approach taken by Pakistani officials, where even though the official position of Pakistan's government is that US missile strikes are not allowed, Pakistani officials make no efforts to claim the strikes as their own, allowing the assumption that the strikes are carried out by the US to go unchallenged.
The most recent report on the strikes in Yemen that I can find is this brief update from Reuters [Note: the Reuters article was revised and expanded significantly while this post was being written; the passage quoted is from the earlier version and no longer appears directly as quoted, but the drone death toll of 24 and government claim of responsibility survives.]:
The death toll from air strikes that killed a senior al Qaeda official in southern Yemen has risen to 24, local officials said on Saturday.
The Defense Ministry said Yemeni aircraft had carried out the attack on Friday night.
This report has the highest death toll I've seen on the story and includes the note that Yemeni officials claim they carried out the attacks. By contrast, the CNN report on the attacks puts the death toll at only 7 and reports that there were three drone attacks. This report, although it quotes Yemeni officials, is silent on responsibility for this attack, although it does reference the earlier attack that killed Anwar al-Awlaki as having been carried out by the US [Note: this article also was updated, with the death toll up to 9 now.]:
The son of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki was among those killed in a trio of drone attacks in southern Yemen on Friday night, a security official said.
The attacks, carried out in the Shabwa district, killed seven suspected militants, the defense ministry said. It would not confirm that Abdul Rahman Anwar Awlaki was among them.
The senior security official in Shabwa, who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said the younger Awlaki had been hiding in the mountains of Shabwa for more than eight months. He had first-hand knowledge of the death, he said.


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NASH FINCH NAMES BEFORT SR. VP, MERCHANDISING MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. has named Howard Befort senior vice president of merchandising. He brings more then 30 years of industry experience in marketing, merchandising and supply chain management. He will report to Christopher A. Brown, executive vice president of food distribution. Befort spent 33 years with Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway, holding positions that included senior vice president of marketing systems and strategies. ...
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SIKESTON -- An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death for a 17-month-old girl.
Sikeston Department of Public Safety officer and emergency medical personnel were called to a residence in the 500 block of East Gladys Street at 7:50 p.m. Monday following a report of a medical emergency.
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October 2011
LIA Monthly Economic Report - Economic Recovery Seems a Long Way Off
By: Dr. Pearl M. Kamer, LIA Chief Economist
Current economic indicators continue to portray an economy that is operating at stall speed. It has become difficult to find a sustained source of strength in the economy. Manufacturing activity is weakening and retail sales are flat. New home sales are down almost 80% from their July 2005 prerecession peak, even with recordlow mortgage rates. The odds of another recession have increased because the recovery has been too weak to withstand a significant shock to the economy.
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Retail, Wholesale, and Consignment Sales
Different sales methods mean different legal and logistical details.
There are several options for selling your business' goods. These include selling retail, working through distributors (wholesale), and placing products on consignment. It's smart to apply standard business procedures to these methods of selling in order to avoid legal problems and protect your business.
Retail Sales
These are sales made directly to the public, whether at a storefront, a crafts fair, open studio, or as the result of a special order. Such sales are often the bread and butter of small businesses. If you're selling retail, you need to decide:
- what payment types you'll accept
- your plan for handling and paying sales taxes
- your returns policy, and
- what, if any, credit you'll extend.
Wholesale Marketing
In a wholesale transaction, you sell quantities of your work to a dealer or retailer, usually at a discount. You get a higher volume of business and your buyer gets a discount. That person then resells your work to their clients. Wholesale transactions can take place at craft shows, directly between galleries and artists, or sometimes with the aid of agents.
A wholesale order can be exciting but you need to think through the terms before you accept it. Items to consider:
- Will you offer credit or other payment terms? If you do, can you "carry" your client until they pay?
- Is the client creditworthy? What will happen to your business if your client goes bankrupt? Are you putting all your eggs in one basket? When in doubt, don't extend credit.
- Do you have a wholesale order form? Or a signed purchase order or contract? Make sure it includes an agreed upon cancellation fee. This is very important if you are extending any kind of credit.
- Do you have a volume discount schedule? This allows the buyer to get a greater discount when they buy more units
- Are you selling on a returnable basis or a nonreturnable basis? Nonreturnable sales will help you reduce returns but clients often expect a greater discount.
Consignment Sales
A consignment occurs when you provide work to a reseller (the "consignee"), who agrees to pay you proceeds from the sales minus a commission. If your product doesn't sell, the consignee can return it. Under this arrangement, the consignee takes very little risk because it doesn't have to purchase goods. The advantage to you is that it provides access to sales outlets that might not otherwise be open to you.
Consignment sales can be big business. In craft sales alone, consignments account for more than $3 billion annually in the United States. These numbers can be exciting, but before you jump into consignment sales, you should consider:
- the credit or references of your consignee
- having a written consignment agreement that spells out the inventory being consigned and other details
- the retail price the goods will be sold for
- the consignee's fees
- who pays for shipping and other matters that will affect your ability to realize a profit on your goods
- the type and amount of insurance that the consignee will carry to protect your goods
- when the deal will terminate, and
- how disputes will be resolved.
Collecting Payment
No matter what you sell, you may have problems collecting what you are owed. The best way to avoid problems is to minimize them up front with good policies and by carefully offering credit on larger orders. If you have a client who does not pay and you can't work out a plan, you have several collections options:
- Turn the account over to a collection agency.
- Sue in small claims court.
- Hire a lawyer.
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Becky's Tangy Citrus Chicken Recipe
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Categories: Caribbbean, Chicken, Low-Sodium Recipes, Main Dish, Poultry
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- 2 Chicken Breasts
- 2 ounces Frozen Lemonade Concentrate, thawed
- 2 tablespoons Honey
- 1/4 teaspoon Sage
- 1/8 teaspoon Ground Mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon Thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Caribbean Calypso Seasoning
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken in a baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl. Pour half of mixture over chicken. Bake uncovered 20 minutes. Turn chicken and top with remaining sauce. Bake another 15-20 minutes.
I ended up doubling the glaze and adding a piece more spice but it was very tasty!
Make it Again? Amanda B. would make this recipe again.


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Matt King doesn't have time for his emotions. He's in the middle of a real estate deal that could result in signing over to developers of a large plot of virgin Hawaiin land entrusted to King's family by their ancestors. Even when taking care of a schoolyard quarrel between his daughter and a classmate, he is reminded that everyone is anticipating his decision. On top of that, he's clumsily caring for his two daughters and trying to figure out the logistics of his wife's impending death. The responsibility of being the public face of both a well-known ancestral lineage on large, public scale as well as on a personal level with friends and family takes precedence over his own feelings.The characters are at odds with the messy details of human emotions that arise in dealing with infidelity along with frustration and guilt about their anger towards a wife and mother who is in a completely vulnerable state. They believe the critical condition should transcend the importance of any quarrels they have with her and all acts of good conduct are forced in the face of death. From apologies and forgiveness to saying goodbye, nobody can leave their anger behind.
The story itself is commonplace enough to be relatable but the cinematically comedic elements create an intentional uneasiness. Matt King has his short explosive bursts of anger that Payne tries to play for laughs only to have the scene devolve into an uncomfortable mess of hurt feelings and inescapable responsibilities. The comedic moments are byproducts of characters in crisis driven by their flaring emotions. It's difficult for an audience to feel comfortable laughing at George Clooney's misfortune when he appears to be genuinely pained. He needs to hide his wife's infidelity from her father, invite her lover to say his goodbyes, and figure out how to tell his young daughter her mother isn't waking up.
For George Clooney as Matt King, inexplicably running a mile to his friend's house in sandals won't garner an Oscar nomination, but having a private moment with his dying wife just might. The emotionally charged scene without any bystander's face for the camera to retreat to is disarmingly honest but almost seems untrue to the disconnected character Clooney has created in Matt King. Even when he gets angry, he's still restrained. Matters of life and death are difficult to navigate for those helplessly standing by and The Descendents struggled in its attempt to make that journey entertaining.
Perhaps due to Alexander Payne tackling the screenplay alone without his usual writing partner, Jim Taylor, many of the scenes that would benefit from some heartfelt, or even comedic dialogue are drowned out with the ever present, arguably grating, Hawaiian music. You can't quite catch all the details of meeting his wife as Matt recounts them on a stroll down the beach. Still, some of those moments may just have ended up on the cutting room floor. In an interview, Clooney described shooting a personally emotional scene, notably absent from the film, where he explained to his youngest daughter, played by Amara Miller, that her mom, eyes and all, was now ashes they were going to scatter in the ocean. Payne doesn't wipe these elements from the narrative, but he drains them of their tenderness as far as the dialogue is concerned. Those were filmed for the dramedy a studio wanted and tried to piece together in a misleading trailer. Instead of that scene, the ceremony plays out almost wordlessly with King saying something to the effect of "I guess that's it" when they're done.
Ceremonies are supposed to be the moments when everything else stops and you recognize what's happening, but you don't get to choose when that recognition really occurs. For Matt King, one of those moments can be while eating ice cream on the couch with his daughters listening to Morgan Freeman talk about penguins or when he finally has a minute alone next to his comatose wife. The ceremony is the social construct that marks the occasion and celebration of life but is infinitesimal compared to the intensely private, personal experiences.
Payne's use of cinematic tropes like voice over and superimposed maps of the family's journey unnecessarily hit you over the head with the themes of how duty and responsibility tie into ancestry and family. At its best, quietest moments, The Descendants is able to capture the universal discomfort of all that is inherited by a member of any family.


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Residents go green to save money
Published by Adriana Neves for B3 Living in Bill Payments and also in Communities, Environment, Local Government
photovoltaic panels installed in a B3Living property
B3Living has invested in 'green technology' for its residents. These new systems will reduce fuel costs for residents and provide long term energy security.
Simon Walton, Director of Housing at B3Living was concerned at the prospect of increasing energy bills for some of our most vulnerable tenants. He said:
"By installing solar photovoltaic systems across some of our properties we can save residents over £200 a year which, for many, means not having to worry about paying their bills. In addition, we are now greener and we've secured an additional income which we can reinvest into our properties and resident services."
B3Living has installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and monitoring systems across 80 of its properties, saving residents well over £200 a year and providing B3Living with a guaranteed income from the Feed in Tariff. Renewable heating systems have also been installed in 34 properties.
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6 Seminars / Panel Discussions (with Q&A)
From January 15 through February 1, 2011, Michael Dowd moderated six 90-minute discussions among 4-5 Evolutionary Christianity thought leaders.
"Intimacy with the Divine"
Saturday, January 15
- Mary Southard is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, a Roman Catholic order of women focusing on world hunger and ecological issues. She holds a BA in Art from Dominican University and an MA from Notre Dame. She is best known for her popular yearly Earth Calendars, first published in 1980.
- Matthew Fox holds a doctorate in the History and Theology of Spirituality from the Institut Catholique de Paris and was a member of the Dominican Order for 34 years. He was expelled from the Order in 1993 by then Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) for being an exponent of Creation Spirituality. Fox founded the University of Creation Spirituality and has authored 28 books including Original Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, and A New Reformation.
- Gail Worcelo is a Catholic nun and co-founder (with the late Thomas Berry) of Green Mountain Monastery, a new monastic community dedicated to the healing and protection of Earth and its life systems. She holds degrees in Clinical Psychology and Christian Spirituality and is working on a new book, Moments of Grace, which explores the current evolutionary breakthrough in the long lineage of Catholic women's religious communities.
- Ursula King is Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Bristol and a vice president of the World Congress of Faiths. Her books include, Spirit of Fire: The Life and Vision of Teilhard de Chardin, Religion and Gender, and her most recent, The Search for Spirituality.
- Paul Smith is co-pastor of Broadway Church in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has served for 47 years. Author of Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to Evolve, and Is It Okay to Call God Mother? Considering the Feminine Face of God, he and his congregation were kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2003 for blessing gay and lesbian unions.
"The Evolution of Faith and Reason"
Tuesday, January 18
- Karl Giberson is vice-president of the BioLogos Foundation, a new initiative founded by Francis Collins, aimed at helping Christians integrate their faith with contemporary science. He is also the director of the Forum on Faith and Science at Gordon College and on the faculty of Eastern Nazarene College, where he teaches the history of science. He is the author of Saving Darwin and several other books.
- Ilia Delio is a senior fellow at Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University and author of ten books including, Christ in Evolution and Care for Creation, which won two Catholic Press Book Awards. She holds a doctorate in Pharmacology from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at New Jersey Medical School and a doctorate in historical theology from Forham University. Her new book, The Emergent Christ: Exploring the Meaning of Catholic in an Evolutionary Universe, will be published in Spring 2011.
- John Haught is a senior fellow of Science and Religion for Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. He is the author of many books, including Making Sense of Evolution, God and the New Atheism, and Christianity and Science. He testified for the plaintiffs in the Dover 'intelligent design' trial.
- Joan Roughgarden is an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Earth Systems Program at Stanford University. She holds a Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University and has authored more than 160 papers and eight books, including, The Genial Gene, Evolution's Rainbow, and Evolution and Christian Faith.
"Deep-Time Eyes & Global Heart"
Saturday, January 22
- John Cobb is a United Methodist theologian instrumental in the development of process theology. Author of 30 books, Cobb is a founder of The Center for Process Studies and has served as a visiting professor at Vanderbilt University, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago Divinity School.
- Ross Hostetter is an attorney and former General Counsel of the Integral Institute. An advocate of Integral Christianity, he is co-founder and director of the Boulder Integral Center, in Boulder, Colorado.
- Tom Thresher is the pastor of an evolutionary Christian congregation in western Washington and the author of Reverent Irreverence: Integral Church for the 21st Century, From Cradle to Christ-Consciousness. He holds a Masters in Economics and a Doctorate in Education from Stanford University and teaches at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, an MBA program in sustainable business.
"Evolving Church"
Tuesday, January 25
- Gretta Vosper is the founder of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity. She pastors West Hill United Church in Toronto and her bestselling book With or Without God: Why the Way We Live is More Important than What We Believe, made Amazon's list of top 25 books that "caused a commotion." She advocates that the Bible is not the authoritative word of God for all time and encourages churchgoers to drop dogmatic beliefs and cultivate a heart for the wellbeing of all life.
- Brian McLaren was featured by Time magazine as one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals. He is the board chair for Sojourners' Call to Renewal and a founding member of Red Letter Christians. His book A Generous Orthodoxy is widely considered a manifesto of the Emerging Church movement, and A New Kind of Christianity explores the intersection of Christian faith with contemporary culture and global crises.
- Bruce Sanguin is a minister at Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver. The author of Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos, his latest book If Darwin Prayed synthesizes science, scripture, and poetry into 21st century prayers for congregational worship and personal devotion.
- Ian Lawton is minister at C3 Exchange, a church that recently made national headlines for the controversial decision to remove the cross from their church. Ordained as an Anglican Priest, Ian's work on the inner city streets of Sydney inspired him to take up the mantle of creating a more inclusive and inspirational Christianity.
- Sally Morgenthaler is a best-selling evangelical author who has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in contemporary worship at Yale University, Asbury Theological Seminary, Bethany Theological Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, Baylor University, Oral Roberts University, and Texas Christian University.
"The Heavens and Earth Declare God's Glory"
Saturday, January 29
- Charles Townes was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964 for the invention of the laser. He was also awarded the 2005 Templeton Prize for his contributions to the understanding of religion in his essay, "The Convergence of Science and Religion."
- William Phillips was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1997. A professor of physics at the University of Maryland, he received his doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a United Methodist layperson and a founding member of the International Society for Science and Religion.
- Richard Rohr entered the Franciscans in 1961 and was ordained into the priesthood in 1970. He founded the New Jerusalem Community and the Center for Action and Contemplation. He is a contributor to Sojourners and the National Catholic Reporter.
- Ken Miller is a professor of biology at Brown University and co-author of the most popular high school biology textbook in America. He chairs the education committee for the American Society of Cell Biology and serves as an advisor on life sciences to NewsHour on PBS. His book Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, addresses evolutionary theory and its relationship to religious views of nature. He also wrote Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul, which chronicled his role as a lead witness in the 2005 Dover 'intelligent design' trial.
- Owen Gingerich is professor emeritus of Astronomy and the History of Science at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He has served as the vice president of the American Philosophical Society, chairman of the U.S. National Committee of the International Astronomical Union, and a trustee of the John Templeton Foundation. Dr. Gingerich is active in the American Scientific Affiliation, a society of evangelical scientists. He is the author of God's Universe.
"Science and Religion in Fruitful Partnership"
Tuesday, February 1
- Linda Gibler is a Dominican Sister of Houston. She is Associate Academic Dean at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, adjunct professor for the Loyola Institute for Ministry, and science editor for the Collins Foundation Press.
- Ted Davis is Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College. Past President of the American Scientific Affiliation: a fellowship of men and women of science and related disciplines who share a common fidelity to the Bible and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science.
- Michael Morwood is a respected voice in Progressive Christianity with 40 years experience in retreat, education, parish and youth ministries. He is the author of Tomorrow's Catholic; Praying a New Story; and Children Praying a New Story: A Resource for Parents, Grandparents and Teachers.
- Jim Burklo is Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. Ordained in the United Church of Christ, he is a former pastor and leading voice in Progressive Christianity. Author of Open Christianity: Home by Another Road and Birdlike and Barnless: Meditations, Prayers, Poem, and Songs for Progressive Christians.


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WORD GAME by Kathleen Saxe
FOR RELEASE: Friday, September 6, 2013 TODAY'S WORD -- COCKSURE (COCKSURE: KOK-shoor: Too sure; overconfident.) Average mark 25 words Time limit 45 minutes Can you find 39 or more words in COCKSURE? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY'S WORD -- OROGRAPHY opah orgy roar ropy gory graph grapy gray gyro ahoy arroyo parry pogy pooh poor porgy pray proa harp harpy harry hoagy hoar hoary hoop hooray hora hoya hypo yoga yogh yahoo Did you find any words not on the list? RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of "s," such as "bats" or "dies," are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a "d" or an "s" may not be used.


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CTS ( Cognizant Technology Solutions ) Off Campus Drive For Freshers 2012 & 2013 For The Post Of Programmer Analyst Trainee Across India in February 2014
Name Of The Company: CTS(Cognizant Technology Solutions)
Experience Required: Freshers 2013
Educational Qualification: B.E,B.Tech,M.E,M.Tech,MCA-2013 Pass outs
Job Designation: Programmer Analyst Trainee
Functional Area: Application Programming
Type of Industry: IT-Software Services
Required Candidate Skills :
- Candidates Must Have Good Communication Skills
- 2012 & 2013 Batch of BE/ B.Tech/ ME / M.Tech / MCA belonging to CSE / IT / ECE / EEE / EIE / E& E / Applied Electronics / Computer and Technology / Electrical / ETE / ICE / Software Engg / Mechanical / Automobile Engineering (Full Time Only)
- Consistent academic record of a Minimum 60% in X, XII or Diploma (If Applicable)
- Academic Record (Considering all subjects)
- Min 65% in recent education degree (For Universoties in Andgra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerela, Pondicherry & Tamilnadu). For PG Candidates 60% in Preceding UG Degree is acceptable.
- Min 60%in recent education degree (for universities in other states are except andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerela, Pondicherry & Tamilnadu). For PG Candidates 60% in Preceding UG degree is acceptable.
- No Standind Arrears at the time of test/Interiew Process
Work Location: Across India
About company:
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise, and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work.
Website: www.cognizant.com
Interested and eligible candidates apply this offcampus drive by following link
- Please login to the above link for registration
- Registered eligible candidates will be informed about the schedule of aptitude test
- Selected candidates from the aptitude test,will be invited for technical interview on the appointed date


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License, CTP & Rego
|License, CTP & Rego
You can either browse by the topic and view all the states requirements or you can browse by your state to see excactly what you need to get your car on the road.
So you have your car, but before you go driving you need to do a few things first to make sure you obbey the laws of Australia and the state where your car is registered. There are three things that each state make you do before you can drive on the roads:
2 Get Consumer Third Party Insurance (CTP)
In most states, CTP insurance is included in the price of registration. In addtion, although not compulsory it is a good idea to insure you against a car accident
If you need online car insurance then you can get an insurance quote online through Quote My Wheels. We compare a number of car insurance companies so you can get the best policy for your particular needs. There are benefits of getting a car insurance quote online and one is that most car insurance companies offer discounts who get online car insurance rather than the traditional methods.


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Ph.D. Program
|PoliticalScience » Graduate Degrees » Ph.D. Program
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program
Graduate Director
Associate Professor Sharon F. Lean
The Ph.D. program in Political Science offers many advantages, including small class sizes and a faculty dedicated to excellence in both teaching and research.
Below you will find more information about our Ph.D. program.
Why Pursue a Ph.D. in political science at WSU?
Decisions to admit students for doctoral work are based upon the Graduate Committee's evaluation of the applicant's qualifications. The decision is based on the following information:
Undergraduate Transcripts
A grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last two years of graduate study is required for regular admission to the doctoral program. Applicants without previous graduate work or with less than a Master's degree in Political Science are required to have completed at least 12 semester credits of Political Science or equivalent coursework, together with 12 semester credits of other social science coursework. Students with good general records but with deficiencies in undergraduate work may be required to complete additional courses, without regard to level, which shall not be included as a formal part of the doctoral program. Such additional work may also be validated through credit by examination.
Graduate Transcripts
Applicants seeking admission to doctoral work with a Master's degree are required to have completed 16 semester credits of Political Science or equivalent, together with 12 semester credits of other social sciences in previous graduate and undergraduate work. For regular admission the minimum acceptable grade point average for graduate work is 3.25.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Application Forms and Deadlines
To apply, use the online graduate admissions system or for more information contact:
Mr. Dennis Ross
Those applicants who wish to begin their studies in a particular term should insure that all of the application materials are submitted by:
Steps Toward Obtaining a Ph.D.
After admission, students have the status of Doctoral Applicant until they qualify and have been admitted to the status of Doctoral Candidate.
Doctoral Applicant Requirements:
When the final qualifying examination has been passed and the student has submitted an approved dissertation prospectus to the Graduate School, the student advances to the status of Doctoral Candidate.
Doctoral Candidate Requirements:
Additionally, the University requests that students have at least one year of Ph.D. residence. That is, students must complete nine semester hours of work in each of two successive semesters after admission to the Ph.D. program. Holding a graduate assistantship for one year constitutes automatic residency.
The Graduate Director serves as the primary adviser to all students entering the Ph.D. Program, helping you in initial course selection and in devising your Plan of Work -- the official plan of progress toward the degree.
Students wishing to transfer graduate credits toward the Ph.D. degree must first consult with the Political Science Department's Graduate Director. If the Director and the Departmental Graduate Committee approve, the applicant must then file a petition with the Graduate School. An official transcript showing a minimum grade of B for the courses to be transferred must support the petition.
Students must have earned at least a B in order to transfer a course for credit. B-minus credits are not acceptable for transfer.
Transfer credits must be appropriate to the student's program.
Courses accepted for transfer credit cannot have provided credit toward a prior degree except when the master's or another pre-doctoral certificate or degree is applied to the Ph.D. degree.
There are several types of requirements and electives.
A course may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement unless specifically approved by the Graduate Director.
American Government and Politics
Teaching and Research Assistantships
The Department of Political Science allocates a limited number of Graduate Teaching Assistantships and fellowships each year. All graduate students (including newly admitted students) are elgible to apply for these assistantships. More information and an application form can be found here.
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Problem with locks blamed for jail escape
Sheriff wants problems fixed before building new facility
A Hinds County supervisor spoke Sunday night after an inmate escaped from the county jail last week.
Kenny Stokes said that locks on the doors at the Raymond Detention Center are in disrepair.
It's the same thing Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis said one week ago.
Stokes said he wants to see problems at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond fixed before he will support a new facility.
"Let's fix what we got (and) make sure inmates can't get in and out. Let's make sure officers are safe and make sure that inmates are safe," Stokes said.
It's not the first time officials have complained about the facilities.
In 2006, former Sheriff Malcolm McMillin said he was frustrated with the constant maintenance issues at the Raymond Detention Center.
Nathaniel Brent was able to escape from the detention center last week. He was captured a few days later and is now facing new charges of escape, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. He was originally jailed on charges of sexual battery and domestic violence.
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