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MUSCAT: The curtains will go up for the 4th Orthodox Youth Conference of the Gulf Region on Tuesday, November 1, 2009 at Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Muscat.
Metropolitans and the priests from Kerala as well as from churches in the Gulf region will be attending the two-day event. The Director of the Ministry of Religious affairs, Oman, the Indian Ambassador H.E Anil Wadhwa along with other dignitaries have consented to grace this occasion.
The theme of the conference is "The Boundaries and Beyond".
Metropolitans Yuhanon Mar Policarpos (President-OCYM), Yuhanon Mar Militios, Geevarghese Mar Coorilose will address the conference.
Sabha Secretary Dr. George Joseph, OCYM-General Secretary Fr. Spencer Koshy, Fr. Jossi Jacob, Fr.Johnson Daniel, Abudhabi, Fr. Biju P.Thomas, Dubai, Fr. T U Thomas, Qatar, Fr. Saji Mathew, Bahrain and Fr. Joseph Malayil, Ras Al Khaima are the leaders at the conference.
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The time has come for the world to see the promise of the future! NAACPConnect is the social networking hub for all of the youth and young adults in the NAACP to interact! This is the place for the brightest and best African-Americans to showcase their talents, share best practices, ignite social change and build the best future possible.
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Hollywood's had a long history of profiting from epic adventures. If the early enthusiasm I'm seeing for The Avengers is any indicator, Disney (NYS: DIS) will be the latest to cash in.
The Avengers has already taken in some $281 million at the international box office ahead of this weekend's U.S. debut. What's more, I'm writing from a fast-filling movie theater that's showing what's called the "Ultimate Marvel Movie Marathon" -- six films in a row, closing with the midnight premiere of the new film.
Starring Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, The Avengers is the culmination of a series that began with the $300 million hit Iron Man in 2008 . The idea? Bring to the big screen the sorts of multi-issue, long-serial storylines that have long made comic books popular.
The formula is working so far. In July, Sony (NYS: SNE) will reboot the Spider-Man franchise. I've enjoyed the previews so far, and given history -- aside from Christopher Nolan's take on Batman, the Spidey films are the top-grossing comic-book adaptations of all time -- there's likely to be an eager audience for the film, which stars Andrew Garfield as Marvel's favorite wall crawler.
Yet the concept isn't necessarily transportable. Time Warner (NYS: TWX) took a hit when last summer's Green Lantern bombed at the box office and in the process failed to establish the necessary beachhead that could have led to new films featuring more minor DC characters such as The Flash and Hawkman, and ultimately, an epic featuring The Justice League -- DC Entertainment's answer to The Avengers.
But that's DC. Marvel Studios isn't having the same issues, and Disney, wisely, is giving the division plenty of creative room as a result. The Avengers are assembling this weekend. Don't be surprised if, like these similarly epic world-dominating stocks, Disney punishes analyst estimates as a result.
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Social media is a lot like physics: For every action, there is a reaction.
Unlike physics, the reaction on social media isn't always equal. It's not always fair. The reaction is often heavier than the action. And that reaction can then produce another reaction, and then maybe another action.
It's a tiresome trend.
The Baseball Writers Association of America doesn't appear anxious to play that way, and for good reason. If the BBWAA tries to act based on every reaction, the entirety of the Hall of Fame voting system as we know it would already be gone.
The entire system isn't flawed. The entire system doesn't need to be changed. The BBWAA may eventually start breaking it apart and the Hall of Fame will likely have some new rules in the upcoming years, but it needs to be done one step at a time.
The BBWAA took its first step on Thursday, stripping ESPN talk show host Dan Le Batard of his Hall of Fame voting privileges and banning him from baseball press boxes for one year. Le Batard's story has, by now, surely been told in every way imaginable, but to summarize: The sports blog Deadspin offered to purchase his ballot, he instead gave it to the website for free. Deadspin then allowed its readers to vote, and the top-10 vote-getters were chosen and the ballot submitted.
In basic democratic theory, the move was somewhat of a popular one. How could it not be? Give the people power -- always a popular move. Popularity, though, isn't always right.
The All-Star Game is a popularity contest and the flaws of that voting system have been exposed yearly. For the new purpose of the All-Star Game -- to give the fans a show that includes their favorite players as the stars -- it works. For those who want to see the best players earn a trip to the All-Star Game, it doesn't work.
But the MLB has given that power to the people. The Hall of Fame hasn't. The Hall of Fame has held a different standard, one that wants to see the game's best and most storied players enter its palace.
It was opened at a time when organized baseball was failing. Less than 1,500 people attended games and teams like the Boston Braves were in jeopardy of going bankrupt. The Hall of Fame was one way to get people excited about baseball again. It needed people's trust. It needed a constitution. It had those things for many years, and while it's becoming clear that changes are imminent, abandoning the foundation of its beliefs isn't the answer.
That's what Le Batard did, the BBWAA ruled. And he was punished justly for it.
The BBWAA Board of Directors has decided to remove Dan Le Batard's membership for one year, for transferring his Hall of Fame ballot to an entity that has not earned voting status. The punishment is allowed under the organization's constitution.
In addition, Le Batard will not be allowed to vote on Hall of Fame candidates from this point on.
The BBWAA regards Hall of Fame voting as the ultimate privilege, and any abuse of that privilege is unacceptable.
-BBWAA President La Velle E. Neal III
January 9, 2014
On Thursday's Dan Patrick Show, Le Batard was asked if he had any regrets about his decision.
"I've got a couple of regrets about what happened yesterday," Le Batard said. "One, I wouldn't have done it that day because then I become the story instead of the Hall of Famers. That part was disappointing and I don't have anyone to blame but myself on that one.
"And two, I probably would have done it on one of ESPN's platforms instead of Deadspin. But you can't learn those things until you've done them. But yeah, I would've liked two mulligans on that one."
Le Batard's only regrets were procedural. He made himself look bad by stealing attention from Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas and he embarrassed his company. But he had no regret for his actions.
Based on the responses on social media, he had many supporters.
His supporters, though, may have misinterpreted what they were supporting. Le Batard was giving up on the system, not changing it. He didn't do what he did because he thought the people deserved a voice. He did it because he wanted his voice to be louder. He wants Barry Bonds in the Hall of Fame, and his one vote wasn't going to make it happen (Bonds received just 34.7 percent support; 75 percent is needed to get in). Like a vigilante, he threw out the rulebook and took matters into his own hands.
Here was his reasoning why:
"Here's the thing that's been frustrating for me, Dan," Le Batard said on the Dan Patrick Show, "is that for 10 years I've been pounding on the idea that I hate all the moralizing and sanctimony about steroids in sports, that many of us, if we had been given the healing elixir that wasn't tested in the workplace that other people were using, our competition was using and getting better, using and it would allow us to add years to our lives, the thing that we love, add years to our career, be a fountain of youth, like so many of the people barring the door to the Hall of Fame would have done the thing. That is the reason they're barring the door to the Hall of Fame. So I haven't been able to accomplish anything in 10 years. So Barry Bonds is further from getting into the Hall of Fame than he's ever been. And I'm annoyed by it."
In a way, he's comparable to a crazed voter who is furious that his candidate can't win an election. The others won't vote for his guy, so he blames the system and breaks the rules.
In the history of this country, that method of change has rarely worked.
Change is likely coming for the Hall of Fame voting process. The only guarantee is that not everyone will be happy about whatever changes occur. As long as there is a voting process, there is sure to be disagreement.
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LGBT teen Jacob Rudolph leads life of activism
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:40 AM
A year ago, Jacob Rudolph came out to his Parsippany High School class, and to the world, in a video that quickly went viral. Now he's spending his time as an LGBT rights advocate, focusing on youth issues. The lmperial Court of New York, which raises funds for LGBT advocacy through fancy-dress coronation costume balls, gave him its "Community Hero Award."
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She presently chairs the San Diego Public Library Foundation, raising monies to support the library system and replace the 80-year old Central Library. She previously chaired the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, a mayoral appointment.
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In a lavish two-page spread in an April edition of Women's Wear Daily, a leading national publication covering the retail industry, a mall official said sales were averaging $300 per square foot - a figure comfortably above
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Authorities with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said they have arrested a suspect in Friday night's fatal stabbing.
Officials arrested 23-year-old Justin Glenn Miller in Longwood shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday in connection with the stabbing.
Investigators believe Miller attacked Mark Vincent just after 10 p.m. near Wheels-R-Us on U.S. Highway 17-92. They said Miller and Vincent knew each other.
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IACP Abroad: 8th IACP South American Executive Policing Conference
By Michel Buekens, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Fellow to the IACP; and Elena María Lower, Administrative Assistant, International Policing Division, IACP
n early June, law enforcement executives in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, welcomed the IACP to its 8th South American Executive Policing conference in Florianópolis, the state capital. The conference, one of a series of successful international conferences in that region, focused on Police and Society: Working Together for Public Safety. As in the past, the conference was well attended, attracting more than 500 police officials from various nations, including Brazil, Ecuador, several Caribbean countries, and the United States.
One major component to the conference is the accompanying trade fair. Together with trade fair and event organizer Fagga Eventos, the IACP creates a first-class exposition, known for the past 10 years as INTERSEG. This robust show usually features between 100 and 125 well-known companies that provide equipment and services to the law enforcement community. INTERSEG is now the largest trade fair of its kind in South America, attended this year by nearly 6,000 people.
The IACP has spent more than a decade improving relations not only in the conference host country, but also with the national police agencies of the region. Rio de Janiero, Brasilia, and Belo Horizonte are among the past conference locations in Brazil. Because of this strong history, the Brazilian Police unites its major councils under the auspices of the IACP conference, resulting in a central meeting place for senior law enforcement officials. Among the councils that were able to hold simultaneous meetings were the National College of Public Security Secretaries (CONSESP); the National Council of the General Commanders of Military Police Forces and Fire Departments (CONCPC); the Regional Superintendents of the Federal Highway Police Departments; the Brazilian Forensic Bodies Head Officers; and the Regional Leads of the Brazilian Federal Police.
The conference was hosted by the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, Leonel Arcângelo Pavan; and the secretary of public safety for Santa Catarina, André Mendes da Silveira. In support of the organization and its efforts, Governor Pavan visited the conference and delivered remarks during the opening ceremony, stressing the importance of law enforcement in Brazil and in the world. Secretary da Silveira further highlighted the importance of the conference in stating that "this conference has established itself as one of the most well-known events in public safety."
It was also on this occasion that the IACP marked the official welcoming of the new World Regional Office (WRO) Chair for the South America region. After years of faithful and dedicated service, past WRO Chair Luiz Fernando Corrêa, currently director general of the Brazilian Federal Police, resigned effective May 1, 2010. Director General Corrêa is succeeded by José Ricardo Botelho, director of international cooperation for the Brazilian Federal Police.
Thanks to the hard work of conference organizers under the direction of organization committee chair César Amorim Krieger, special advisor to the Secretary for Public Safety in the state of Santa Catarina, the plenary sessions, panels, and workshops focused on the aforementioned theme and featured both domestic and international speakers. The conference included panels on Police, Society, and Public Safety; Intelligence Actions for Large Events; Citizenship and Safety; and Urban Criminality and Effective Combating Practices.
Two IACP sections also met at this conference. The International Managers of Police Academy and College Training (IMPACT) Section presented a workshop on Police Education in the Academies. The Law Enforcement Information Management (LEIM) Section presented a workshop on Information Technology and Public Security. All events received positive feedback from participants and allowed for constructive and productive exchanges between the speakers and their audiences. Events such as these serve the mission of the IACP and allow sharing best practices among police executives.
Along with other IACP board members, IACP President Michael Carroll attended the conference. In his speech at the opening of the plenary sessions, he stated that "the conference provides all with a unique opportunity to learn from each other and to gain new perspectives about protecting the public; but we must also be concerned about protecting our most important resource, which is our officers—the men and women who work with the citizenry every day."
President Carroll and IACP DuPont representative Marcie E. Manique recognized two Brazilian police officers, Officer Luis Manoel da Silva and Officer Evandro Arent Borges, who by virtue of wearing their protective vests avoided disability or death. The IACP/DuPont™ Kevlar Survivors' Club not only recognizes saves made by the wearing of vests, but also promotes leadership responsibility to protect its officers by establishing vest policies and making the lifesaving equipment available. As such, Military Police Brigade Commander Colonel Luis da Silva Maciel was also recognized for his leadership.
Each year, international conference hosts volunteer to help the IACP International Policing Division prepare for IACP international conferences and welcome attending IACP membership. These meetings are made possible by organization funding, supplemented by sponsorship fees, exhibitor fees, and registration fees. Interested chiefs or national police leaders who would like to explore the possibility of hosting an IACP international conference should contact IACP International Policing Division Director Paul E. Santiago at firstname.lastname@example.com.■
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Michel Buekens and Elena María Lower, "IACP Abroad: 8th IACP South American Executive Policing Conference," The Police Chief 77 (August 2010): 22, http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/CPIM0810/index.php#/22 (insert access date).
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXVII, no. 8, August 2010. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Birmingham really will be the epicentre of politics this weekend with both party leaders in the City at the same time. I suspect this will have little impact on the night time activities of second-city revellers, though it will be a little entertaining for politics watchers.
2 thoughts on "Greetings from Birmingham"
Is Birmingham still calling itself the second city?!
Is Manchester still calling itself the Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution?
More importantly is Liverpool still calling itself the Capital of Culture? I've not laughed so much in years!


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John Edwards, general manager of the Mills House Hotel, has dropped out of the Democratic race for Robert Ford's former state Senate seat and endorsed Charleston lawyer Marlon Kimpson.
Key dates
July 13: Deadline to register to vote in the Democratic District 42 Senate primary.
Aug. 10: The Libertarian Party holds a convention to choose between its two nominees.
Aug. 13: Democrats go to the polls. A candidate must receive more than 50 percent of this vote to win outright.
Aug. 27: If no candidate received 50 percent, then Democratic voters will return to the polls to choose between the top two.
Oct. 1: A special election is held.
Edwards, a political newcomer, said he was dropping out of the District 42 race for family reasons.
His departure still leaves a six-way primary for the Democratic nomination. That primary will be held on Aug. 13, and July 13 is the deadline for people to register to vote in it.
If no one gets more than 50 percent in that race, then a runoff will be held on Aug. 27. The special election was triggered after Ford resigned in May as the Senate Ethics Committee found he had violated campaign finance laws.
Edwards said, "I feel that — with me out of the race — he (Kimpson) is the best candidate. I spoke with Marlon yesterday and offered my support," he said.
The other Democrats in the race are lawyer Emmanuel Ferguson, funeral home director Herbert Fielding, businesswoman Margaret Rush, contractor Bob Thompson and former Charleston City Councilman Maurice Washington.
The Democratic candidates are invited to an informal meet and greet with party faithful on July 18 and to a forum on July 25. The party is expected to announce the times and locations soon.
One sign that the campaign is heating up: Washington issued a press release Friday saying he was campaigning during the Fourth of July holiday. "I understand that sometimes you have to work on a holiday to get the job done," he said in a statement.
Real estate broker Billy Shuman, a Republican, also is seeking the seat, as are Libertarians Rodney Travis, a maintenance worker from North Charleston, and Alex Thornton, a West Ashley photographer.
The special election is Oct. 1.
District 42 includes parts of these areas: peninsular Charleston, West Ashley, North Charleston and southern Dorchester County.
Reach Robert Behre at 937-5771.


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By default, lights in CINEMA 4D don't cast shadows, but real lights always do. There are a lot of times where you want to have shadows off, but when you're working with objects that are going to be in close proximity to one another, then you usually want to have some sort of shadow being cast. CINEMA 4D has different types of shadows, and they all come with different pluses or minuses. So, let's take a look at them. I have a very simple scene here. Let's back out just a bit, so you can see what's going on. I've got a spot light and that spot light is shining down on this word SHADOW. So let's zoom back in so we can see.
We don't need to see the light right now. We just need to see the effect that the light is going to generate. So let's look at the word and how it's going to cast a shadow on the ground. Before I do anything else, I'm going to turn on Interactive Render Region. The Interactive Render Region is accessed by one of two ways: I can hit Option+R or Alt+R on the keyboard or I can click and hold on this middle Render icon and grab Interactive Render Region. And when it shows up, it's got a Quality slider here in the middle. I'm going to turn that Quality slider all the way up and then enlarge the Interactive Render Region so we're seeing more of our scene being rendered.
I don't really care about this area of the window. I'm going to just bring it over here where the shadows are going to be cast. Now I can select my Light source and under the General properties, I can activate Shadow. I could also go to the Shadow parameter and then turn on shadows here. It's the same difference. So I'll stay here in the Shadows and click and hold on that so you can see the different types. There are three types of shadows that lights cast. They have the None option, which is no shadow, and then they have Shadow Maps (Soft), Raytraced (Hard), and Area.
Let's start off with Raytraced (Hard). Raytraced (Hard) are the most simple type of shadow that you can cast, and I'll activate that now. When you hit the Render button, CINEMA 4D sends out these little mathematical statements called rays from the point of view of the light, as well as the point of view of the camera. Those rays travel out and they strike your objects, and those rays are looking at the shapes of the objects. And in the case of shadows, basically everywhere where a ray does not strike through, another object behind it gets a shadow.
The accuracy of those rays determines the accuracy of the shadow. Now this is a huge oversimplification, but it's a good way to understand what's happening. With the Raytraced (Hard) Shadows, you really have no control over the accuracy of the shadow. It's just going to create an occlusion of your object. This edging here that you see, the chunkiness of those edges, that's being caused by something called anti-aliasing, and I can change the anti- aliasing settings in the Render settings of my scene. If I click on the Render Settings button here, under the Anti-Aliasing option, I can change that.
So let's move over here so we can see our scene file. So there's our shadow right here. I'm going to change the Anti- Aliasing from Geometry to Best, and when I do that, you'll see that those lines smooth up. So I'll leave the Anti-Aliasing on Best for now, so we can get a better look at our scene. Let's close up the Render Settings. And that's pretty much all there is to Raytraced (Hard) Shadows. You can control the color. I can click on that, and let's make the shadows red. Now that is not a natural behavior, but there may be a valid design reason why you'd want to do that, and so they give you the ability to change color there.
I can also change the density. I can bring the density down from 100 to, say, 50, so the shadow is not quite as strong. That is pretty much all there is to the Raytraced (Hard) Shadows. So let's take a look at the next type, which is Shadow Maps (Soft). Now, this is the next level of intensity in shadows, and when I add Shadow Maps (Soft), you can see the Color is still set to red. It picked that up from the last Shadow type. So let's change it back to black, so let's click on this swatch and drag down and hit OK. Let's also bring the Intensity up to 100%.
Now, our shadows look a little bit more realistic, and I say a little bit more realistic because there are some faults with these shadows. The first thing you should notice about them is that the shadows bleed. You can see that the shadow is bleeding underneath the word SHADOW, in the front, and that's not a natural behavior at all. The other thing you'll notice about the shadows is that they don't quite join up with the object, and that's a natural characteristic of Shadow Maps (Soft). Shadow Maps (Soft) takes a rectangle from the point of view of the light source and projects it through your scene.
Every place where that rectangle strikes an object it casts a shadow. The resolution of that rectangle determines the accuracy of the shadow. The Shadow Map pulldown here controls the resolution of that shadow map. If I up this Shadow Map resolution--let's go all the way up to 1000 to start with-- you're going to see that our shadows become much more realistic. There is a lot less bleeding here on the front of it, and you could see that the shadow joins up with our word in a much better way. Now, one thing you should notice about the shadow is that it also got more crisp, and that's because of something called the Sample Radius.
The Sample Radius controls the transition from the darkest part of the shadow to where the shadow doesn't exist, and by increasing the Sample Radius now, we can soften that shadow back up. So let's take that up to 10. You can see that now we get that bleeding back on the front, but our shadow is much softer out at the outer edges. As a general rule, I don't use Shadow Maps (Soft) when I have an object that needs to sit on a ground plane like this, for just this reason; you can see it doesn't look that good. I'll use Shadow Maps (Soft) when I have a logo that's floating in a design space, because objects that don't touch look really pretty good with Shadow Maps (Soft) and they save you a lot of render time.
The last type of shadow I want to talk about is an Area shadow. So let's go back to the Shadow pulldown and go from Shadow Maps (Soft) to Area. Area is the most accurate type of shadow. It's also the most difficult for the computer to render. So you should be careful how you use Area shadows. If I have an object that I know is going to be touching on the floor then I will always use Area shadows. Area shadows come with some downsides. First and foremost is that they take longer to render. The second downside is that they have a lot of noise in them, and that noise is designed to help the shadow render more quickly.
In order to get rid of that noise, we have to turn up some sample settings that are going to make this scene render even longer. Most of the time it's worth it, because the quality that you get from the shadows is really very good. We've got three settings here for the Shadow. We've got Accuracy, Minimum Samples, and Maximum Samples. The Accuracy controls how accurately the shadow is drawn. Let's bring it down to zero. You can see that the shadow got a lot more grainy. If we bring the Accuracy up to 100%, you can see that the shadow didn't get nearly as un-grainy as we thought it would.
The accuracy level is something I usually always leave at the default value of 75%. In order to get rid of this noise, we have to increase something called the Maximum Samples. Minimum Samples affect areas where objects come in close proximity with one another. The Maximum Samples control the graininess of the shadow in big flat areas. So if we go to the Maximum Samples and change it from 100--let's go up to 500. Now it's going to take quite a bit longer for the shadow to render, but look how much less noise we have.
You can see that the shadow took almost two seconds, compared to almost no seconds before. We've gotten rid of nearly all of the noise, but let's crank the Shadow Samples up just a little bit more, so you can see how it affects the render time. Let's go up to 800. So that took a little bit longer than two seconds, but it's rounding down for us. But you can see that the shadows really don't look any different than they did before. So the point I'm trying to make is that you want to be careful with your Maximum Samples. There is a point of diminishing returns on them, and it's going to be different for each scene.
I can probably get away with the scene, of going down all the way to 300. I'd say that looks pretty good. I've got a little bit of noise in the shadow, some in those areas there, but let's say I was going to be looking at my type from this angle here. When I let it render, you'll see that my shadow looks really good from this angle, it renders fast, and I've got just a few samples going here. That's a quick summary of the different types of shadows in CINEMA 4D. The most important rule of thumb is that you don't normally want to have all your lights casting shadows.
When you're lightning and working with shadows in CINEMA 4D the goal is to simulate what happens in the real world. This is going to save you on render time and allow you to stylize your image in a really creative way.
- Understanding material channels
- Applying materials via projection
- Limiting materials with selection tags
- Texturing type
- Using Falloff to limit the effects of lights
- Working with visible or volumetric light
- Painting on objects and textures with brushes in BodyPaint
- Hiding seams with projection painting


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As of this forthcoming semester, we will be holding a sport and leisure history seminar in the Ecclesiastical History Room of the Institute of Historical Research in London, at 17:15 on Mondays fortnightly. The purpose of this seminar group is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of leading edge research in the history of sport and leisure and its relationship with wider cultural, social and political issues, covering a vast selection of nations and periods, from antiquity to the present.
The autumn programme for the seminar group is as follows:
6 Oct: Martin Polley (Southampton): 'In Pietri's Footsteps: Reconstructing the 1908 Olympic Marathon Route'
20 Oct: Michael Heller (QMUL): 'Sport, Clerical Workers and British Bureaucracies, 1880-1939'
3 Nov: Martin Atherton (Central Lancashire): 'Choosing to be Deaf: Leisure, Sport and Identity in the British Deaf Community'
17 Nov: Garry Whannel (Bedfordshire): 'Journalism and the Olympic Games' [TBC]
1 Dec: Alan Sked (LSE): 'The British Press and the Problem of Smoking, 1945-75'
15 Dec: Julie Anderson (Manchester): 'Masculine Identity, Sport and St Dunstan's'
We are now looking for speakers for the spring and summer semesters, so if you are conducting relevant research that you would like to present at our seminar, please send an abstract of your work (approx. 100 words) and a short biography to us at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you would be interested in attending our seminar and would like to be added to our mailing list, please get in touch with us at the same address.


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Product Update
March 2013 Product Update
The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. For free, in-depth information, visit us online at http://www.policechiefmagazine.org. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacturers and distributors; IACP endorsement is in no way implied.
Long-lasting recorder
The FirstVu HD from Digital Ally includes a 1.75-inch camera and a 2.75-inch by 4-inch recording module that may be work together or separately for more versatile mounting options. The full system weighs 4 ounces and features a user-replaceable battery designed to outlast a full shift. It features a wide angle of view, a detailed high-definition resolution, a minimum of 16 hours of recording time at the highest quality setting, enhanced low-light sensitivity for night recording, up to 30-second preevent recording, secure mount options, and more.
For information, visit http://www.digitalallyinc.com.
Conducted electrical weapon
Taser International reveals the Taser X26P conducted electrical weapon as its newest innovation in the 2013 line of Taser smart weapons. The single-shot X26P uses the same standard Taser cartridge as the X26 and includes enhancements and safety features that integrate core elements of the smart Taser platform from the Taser X2. The smart technology is designed to add enhanced safety and performance, improved data and analytics together with superior quality, reliability, and durability. The X26P is a result of 10 years of technological advancements, incorporated with customer needs.
For information, visit http://www.taser.com.
Threat detection system
Watch & Inform is designed to be an intelligent threat detection system triggered by events such as a robbery or by the owner's duress or panic. Then, it immediately transmits a real-time video to authorities at the command center. Amreli Command Center is the visualization platform that receives the real-time video and alert information sent from Watch & Inform and other field devices. The omniscient view on one screen lets law enforcement identify the problem and take action, including dispatching officers and strategizing a response.
For information, visit www.amrelitech.com">http:/www.amrelitech.com.
Interior car lights
The SpectraLux ILS by Federal Signal offers the same advanced warning and directional lighting as a full-size lightbar. The interior lighting system features Federal Signal's SpectraLux multicolor LED capability. While in operation, a single LED light source can change color combinations from red, amber, blue, or white. From inside the vehicle, the low-profile light blends into the headliner of the vehicle. When illuminated, the Solaris LED reflectors are designed to provide superior optical performance. White LED options can be used as takedowns, work lights, or act as a formidable floodlight.
For information, visit http://www.fedsig.com.
Colt's Manufacturing Company and Leupold & Stevens present a cobranded riflescope line optimized for Colt firearms. Anchored on the foundation of Leupold's format, Colt brings two premium scopes to the marketplace for critical aim on optics attributes that Colt firearm shooters demand. At the apex, is a fast-focus eyepiece, custom ballistic dials, and a fiber-optic reticle specifically designated for each riflescope's intended use. All of the riflescopes are designed, machined, and assembled in Leupold's facility. The partnership brings together more than 280 years of manufacturing expertise in the shooting sports.
For information, visit http://www.coltsmfg.com.
Car warning lightbar
The Defender TC2 MultiColor Lightbar maintains the same intense brightness and off-angle signal that the Defender has come to be known for and also offers enhancements to its dual color capability. Customers can select from several dual color lightheads that can flash distinctly different color signals: red/blue, red/white, blue/white, red/amber, blue/amber, and amber/white, in compliance with the state or local color requirements. Two full signals out of one lighthead means no more compromising signal strength and size by splitting an LED lighthead or using two lightheads to get two colors.
For information, visit http://www.code3pse.com.
Imaging camera
The real estate in a patrol vehicle is tight enough without adding bulky, unfamiliar tools. The NOPTIC's (Nighttime Optical Thermal Imaging Camera's) piggy-back position on the spotlight is designed to provide an intuitive and familiar ease of use. It is equipped with the ability to easily pan and aim with the spotlight off and allows for the timely and tactical use of the spotlight. The officer can view unfolding events via an onboard video monitor or a computer screen.
For information, visit http://www.noptic.com.
Ballistic systems and armor
Point Blank Enterprises announces its new ballistic systems carrier designs and hard armor products for law enforcement and federal and special operations communities under its Paraclete brand. The latest Paraclete systems and accessories incorporate the best in ballistic science and feature innovative designs and capabilities that address the extreme versatility and high-performance requirements of tactical officers and special operations agents, both domestic and international. With increasing threat levels and new weaponry available, officers are in greater need of cutting-edge ballistic solutions. This tactical product line is designed to be a one-stop shop solution.
For information, visit http://pointblankenterprises.com/paraclete.
Radioactive threat detector
Radlamp combines a flashlight with a Geiger counter to enable first responders to quickly identify radioactive threats. The Radlamp 300 looks and operates like a small flashlight until it is pointed at an abnormal source of nuclear radiation. The radiation is detected by a sensitive Geiger tube, causing the flashlight beam to change color from white to red. The simple, intuitive operation of the Radlamp 300 gives first responders a tool to rapidly evaluate an accident or a crime scene for radioactive threats. ♦
For information, visit http://www.radlamp.com.
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXX, no. 3, March 2013. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.


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Both my grandmothers taught me how to crochet when I was a child. In the fall of 2010, I got involved with crocheting again and it has quickly become a passion. I love creating patterns!View all patterns by designer (215) »
A matching star stitch diaper cover pattern is now available.
This is a PDF crochet pattern for a sweet vintage-style baby bonnet. This pattern uses star stitch and I would consider it an intermediate level. A photo tutorial is included. There are different options included such as crocheted ties or a chin strap. Sewing on a button is optional.
All of my patterns are written in U.S. Standard Crochet Terms.
You are welcome to sell all finished items from this pattern. When selling items online, a link to this pattern is appreciated but not required.
Due to the nature of patterns, there are no returns or refunds. All sales are final. Help is available by email, link is included in pattern.
15 stitches and 9 rows in half double crochet = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm)


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The term carnival came to have particular prominence for literary criticism after the publication of Mikhail Bakhtin's Rabelais and his World (1965; translated by Helene Iswolsky [Indiana University Press, 1984]). In this book, Rabelais' writing is seen as drawing its energies from the historic practices of carnival which preceded and surrounded it in Renaissance Europe. Bakhtin gives an especially benign account of carnival rituals, in which the time of carnival features as an utopian irruption into the workaday world, a time of feasting when normally dominant constraints and hierarchies are temporarily lifted. The subversive and anti-authoritarian aspects of carnival are here emphasised – authority figures are mocked, the …
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Dentith, Simon. "Carnival, Carnivalesque, Carnivalisation". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 July 2001
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Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), The Hunger Games
At this stage, it's unclear who's more excited by the debut of Gary Ross' The Hunger Games next Thursday midnight: the fans of Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel or box office prognosticators.
The fan frenzy seems to be quite mild indeed when compared to the myriad North American opening-weekend estimates popping up everywhere online. Will The Hunger Games open to the tune of $70 million or $140 million? Will it be as big as Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1? Will it surpass Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland to become the biggest March debut ever (whether or not we consider actual ticket sales)? Will Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson become the next Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner? If so, will they make as much dough? If so, how much dough is that?
Below is list of the top ten opening weekends in the U.S. and Canada to date, as found at Box Office Mojo. Bear in mind that in the United States (but not necessarily elsewhere), the list of top grossers is not – unfortunately – based on ticket sales, but on box office receipts not adjusted for either inflation or 3D/IMAX surcharges. The result is a very warped list indeed – e.g., though in 2003 Bryan Singer's X2: X-Men United brought in "only" $85.55 million (approx. $112.5 million today), it was actually seen by more people on opening weekend than the 3D-boosted Alice in Wonderland. Anyhow, the list below at least helps to give you an idea of a film's (mega)popularity.
- David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) with $169.2 million (Daniel Radcliffe / Emma Watson / Rupert Grint / Ralph Fiennes)
- Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008) with $158.4 million (Christian Bale / Heath Ledger / Maggie Gyllenhaal)
- Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 (2007) with $151.1 million (Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst / James Franco)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) with $142.8 million (Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) with $138.1 million
- Gore Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) with $135.6 million (Johnny Depp / Orlando Bloom / Keira Knightley)
- Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2 (2010) with $128.1 million (Robert Downey Jr / Gwyneth Paltrow / Scarlett Johansson)
- David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) with $125 million
- Chris Miller's Shrek the Third (2007) with $121.6 million (voices of Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) with $116.1 million (Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska / Anne Hathaway)
Note: The only non-summer (Sept.-Apr.) openings listed above are those of Deathly Hallows: Part 1, New Moon, Breaking Dawn - Part 1, and Alice in Wonderland.
The Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), from a screenplay by Ross, Shattered Glass / Breach's Billy Ray, and author Suzanne Collins.
The sci-fier/adventure drama set in a post-apocalyptic North America stars Winter's Bone / X-Men: First Class / Devil You Know's Jennifer Lawrence, The Expendables 2 / AWOL / The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth, and The Kids Are All Right / Journey 2: The Mysterious Island's Josh Hutcherson, Movie 43 / Man on a Ledge's Elizabeth Banks, and Rampart / The People vs. Larry Flynt's Woody Harrelson.
Also: The Devil Wears Prada / The Lovely Bones / Gambit's Stanley Tucci, Salvation Boulevard / The Healer's Isabelle Fuhrman, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising / Race to Witch Mountain's Alexander Ludwig, Sitting Babies / Running Wild's Jack Quaid, MASH / Ordinary People's Donald Sutherland, American Beauty / Loveless / The Time Being's Wes Bentley, and Snow White and the Huntsman / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' Toby Jones.
Jennifer Lawrence / Liam Hemsworth / The Hunger Games photo: Murray Close / Lionsgate.


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Assholes who kill other people for money
a tiny plaid ninja that will soon fight argyle
switch484 tarafından 3 Şubat 2005, Perşembe
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Can you define these popular missing words?
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you spelt it wrong you fucking moron
its assassin, idiot!
Allah tarafından 3 Ağustos 2004, Salı
A misspelling of assassins
Guy 1: Look at those assasins!
Guy 2: WTF are assasins? Do you mean Assassins?
Guy 2: WTF are assasins? Do you mean Assassins?
Reincarnator tarafından 25 Nisan 2007, Çarşamba
A person on a mission to kill a specific person/persons.
Abraham Lincoln was shot by an assassin while watching a play.
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Senior Class Gift
A personal token of appreciation donated by the senior class to the school, the gift is way to show our thanks to Millsaps for our college experiences and a lasting monument for the classes to come.
Senior Service Project
A community service project that caps seniors' firmly-established tradition of volunteering for service projects that have helped shape their Millsaps experience.
Senior Breakfast and Slide Show
Seniors enjoy a catered breakfast one weeknight in May, along with a slideshow of personal pictures that sums up their four-year journey together.
Hall of Fame/Who's Who Ceremony
A spring-semester event hosted by the juniors, congratulating the seniors honored in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. The ceremony also announces the four seniors who will be inducted into the Millsaps Hall of Fame for their contributions to the Millsaps community.
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah is a party co-sponsored by Institutional Advancement and SYE that takes place after Baccalaureate. All family members are invited to come out and celebrate with graduates.
Business Etiquette Dinners
A dinner, hosted by Dean Katz, explaining the proper etiquette of a formal business dinner.
Senior Party
One of the last events of the Senior Year Experience, this is a themed party attended by all the seniors together.
Senior Service Ceremony
A ceremony allowing the seniors to share in one last ecumenical faith tradition at Millsaps.
Senior Social Circle
Two wine parties for seniors only, during the spring semester.
Coffee and Dessert Mixer
A mixer for the seniors during fall semester.
Careers and Candlelight
An evening for Jackson businessmen and -women to meet the seniors over hors d'oeuvres and wine. Careers gives the seniors a chance to make business connections in a social atmosphere.


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SanDisk (UNKNOWN: SNDK.DL ) is booting up an attempt to raise some capital. The company announced that it intends to float an issue of convertible senior notes in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers.
Up to $1 billion in principal amount will be issued in a series of notes maturing in 2020. The flash memory specialist also expects to grant the initial buyer an option to purchase up to an additional $150 million in principal amount to cover over-allotments.
The company said it intends to use its proceeds from the issue "to fund the cost of privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions, which will serve to increase the effective conversion price of the convertible debt." It also aims to utilize some of the money to repurchase common stock from purchasers of notes in privately negotiated transactions, to repay debt, for strategic investments or acquisitions, to fund general stock repurchase initiatives, and for "other corporate purposes."
SanDisk said that Goldman Sachs will be the sole initial purchaser of the notes, which it will resell to qualified institutional buyers.
At the moment, SanDisk has just over 230 million shares of its common stock outstanding, which trade at $68.19 per share.


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Used to describe girls or woman.
Let's hit that club tonight. There's gonna be mad bitties there.
po resk Март 1, 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
usually used by guys, talking about a girl or their girl; bitch that looks goooood.
"sorry man, i'm spendin the night at my bittie's, gotta go get some dome"
po ehh ehh Март 20, 2006
a scene wannabe of any age, but mostly 11 - 15, wears an obnoxious amount of eye liner, teased hair, coontails, and wears band shirts of bands they have never even listened too. go to a shit load of local shows of bands they dont like but just stand around hoping some scronny scene boy faggot will hook up with them. they take millions of pictures of themselves with really high angles. their myspace page is flooded with pictures of gloomy bear and hello kittie. sometimes youll see them at the mall with a tutu over their skinny jeans.
i thought this was warped tour, not bittie fest '08
po bringmethelolz Септембар 1, 2008
A word used, used by extremely sexual teenagers, to describe a young piece of hott ass that would be loved for phucking! One may add on an adjective before the word to make it more personal.
Sleepy Bittie
Kitty Bittie
Porta Bittie
Flexible Bittie
Sleepy Bittie
Kitty Bittie
Porta Bittie
Flexible Bittie
-Damn y'all, I want to enter that bittie's pants all innapropriate like!!
-Why the fuck did that ittie bittie run away from us with her parents?
-Why the fuck did that ittie bittie run away from us with her parents?
po Papa Gaga Јул 5, 2009
wannabe / poser scene kid, who does stupid things to make them seem scene. Like racoon stripes, piercings, nightmare before christmas & pokemon everywhere, and bone gloves, with teased hair.
Sarah Vance aka bittie queen : OMGGGGZZZ DIDDD YOUU SEE BRING ME THE HORIZIOOOOONNN, HXCCCCC, I WORE ALL MY NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMASSSS. MY HAIR WASSSS SO BIGGGG, I LIKE TO STEAL PEOPLE'SSS BFS.
po ohhaithurmister Април 19, 2009
A girl who is small but has a nice ass and most improtantly has massive titties... this is a catagory of girls
po the bittie banger Јул 13, 2011
BITTIE = Gross 15 year olds and younger that try to be cool and "scene" yet, they have really ugly hair, listen to music that they only know one song to because, it's mainstream as shit. THEY ENJOY DRAMA, THEY EAT IT UP and they love hello kitty and everything cliche. OH and they hook up with ANYTHING they can... sluts they also take myspace photos from many angles and think they are so cool and GORGEOUS just cause, they can photoshop themselves but it's not even good photoshopping. :)
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Anyone else absolutely love this show? Every episode is full of crazy. haha
Today episode, a girl is accused by her family of faking a pregnancy for 7 months, then blaming her father for "killing her baby" by "attacking her". She claims she had a miscarriage at 7 months, though doctors at hospitals say she was never pregnant, and apparently her sonogram is stolen. Her family says she is a pathological liar.
She is absolutely crazy. It just started. This is going to be a good one! Anyone else watching?!


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Roche is buying German in vitro diagnostics firm mtm laboratories for €130 million (almost $184.04 million) up front and potentially another €60 million (about $84.93 million) in performance-related milestones. Mtm's CINtec® cervical cancer diagnostics portfolio is based on its E6H4™ antibody clone for identifying p16INK4a in biopsy tissues and cytology specimens.
Roche says the portfolio will complement its own cobas HPV assay for cervical cancer screening, which was launched in the U.S. in April. "As a result of the acquisition, Roche will have a comprehensive portfolio offering for cervical cancer testing from cytological screening to histological diagnosis," notes Daniel O'Day, COO at Roche Diagnostics. "The combination of cobas HPV and p16 tests may redefine the standard of care for cervical cancer testing by improving detection, reducing unnecessary cervical biopsies, and improving the confirmation of cervical precancer."
mtm's CINtec Plus Cytology kit is approved in Europe for identifying overexpression of p16 in cervical Pap test samples to detect precancerous lesions. In the U.S. CINtec Plus is currently only available for research use, but Roche says it will pursue FDA premarket approval based on planned clinical trials. The German firm's CINtec Histology Kit is available worldwide as an IVD product (class I IVD in the U.S.) for qualitative detection of p16 antigens for the qualitative detection of the p16 protein on slides prepared from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded cervical biopsies. Roche says FDA premarket approval is in the planning phase.
mtm is separately developing additional diagnostics, including Cervatec™ ELISA, an advanced version of the CINtec® product to detect p16INK4a. Cervatec ELISA is intended to be used in addition to the Pap Test for women aged 35 and younger, and is CE-marked for in vitro diagnostic use. The assay is based on two monoclonal antibodies for p16, including antibody clone E6H4™.
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Honestly, really the only way to deal with this is to bomb them, and bomb them again.
Let Israel bomb their nuclear facilities, and be done with it. It's the only way to be sure and safe.
These sanctions don't mean squat.
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran test-fired a long-range, shore-to-sea missile on Monday, the final day of its naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state-run media reported.
The Ghader missile was fired during the "power" stage of the maneuvers, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency. The test was successful, and the missile hit its intended targets, according to the report.
"A large number of the long-range surface-to-sea Ghader missiles have already been delivered to the Iranian Armed Forces," IRNA said.
A short-range Nasr missile would also be test-fired, along with a surface-to-surface Noor missile, the news agency said.
The Noor is an "advanced radar-evading, target-seeking, guided and controlled missile and can easily find its target and destroy it," IRNA reported, quoting 2nd Adm. Seyed Mahmoud Musavi.
Iran began the exercises in the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman on December 24, IRNA said. Western diplomats have described the maneuvers as further evidence of Iran's volatile behavior.
Iran also successfully test-fired a medium-range, surface-to-air and radar-evading Mehrab missile on Sunday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. A submarine also successfully fired torpedoes at mock vessels, according to the report.
Fars added that plans for Monday involve "a new tactic which is designed to prevent any movement in the Strait of Hormuz if the Iranian navy so desires."
The French Foreign Ministry said Monday the missile tests send a "very bad signal to the international community."
"We want to underline that the development by Iran of a missile program is a source of great concern to the international community," the ministry said in a written statement. That's why Iran is prohibited from "pursuing any activity on ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear (war)head," per a U.N. Security Council resolution, the statement added.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he believes the Iranian exercises and missile tests reflects "the dire straits of Iran in light of the tightening sanctions around her, including the considerations in the last few days regarding the sanctions of exporting petroleum as well as the possibility of sanctions against the Iranian Central Bank."
Because of their "dire situation," Barak said, Iran is "pulling out the envelope of threats in order to deter the world from continuing the sanctions."
The naval exercises focused attention on the strait -- a shipping channel leading in and out of the Persian Gulf between Iran on one coast and Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other. It is strategically important because tankers carrying oil travel through it -- some 15 million barrels daily in 2009, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Iran last week threatened to close the strait over planned sanctions targeting its oil industry and companies that do business with Iran's Central Bank. The sanctions are intended to force Iran to curtail its nuclear program.
The Obama administration was quick to say any closure would be unacceptable and vowed to keep the strait open. But Iran's Press TV reported on Saturday the nation has no plans to close the strait.
The French Foreign Ministry statement emphasized the need for the "freedom of navigation" in the strait.
On Sunday, Fars reported that Iran had succeeded in building and testing the country's first domestically produced nuclear fuel rod. The rod was successfully tested and installed in the core of a research reactor in Tehran, the news agency said, citing the nation's atomic energy agency website.
Iran has repeatedly insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful, civilian energy purposes only. But it has rebuffed demands to halt its production of enriched uranium, and a November 8 report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog found "credible" information that Tehran has carried out work toward nuclear weapons -- including tests of possible bomb components.
In December, the United States as well as several other Western and Asian nations announced increased sanctions against Iran in an international effort to tighten the screws around the suspected nuclear weapons program.
CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr, Saskya Vandoorne and Michael Schwartz contributed to this report.
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Honestly, really the only way to deal with this is to bomb them, and bomb them again.
Let Israel bomb their nuclear facilities, and be done with it. It's the only way to be sure and safe.
These sanctions don't mean squat.
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
Benjamin Franklin
They also don't need to get them all - just enough to do some real damage and push Iran back 5-7 years in terms of development.
As long as the Straight of Hormuz remains open (see above) oil prices won't be affected - and the Arabs have already hinted at which side they would be taking, by earlier committing to supply more oil to compensate for any supplies being affected.
In a nutshell, the Iranians are good and well screwed, if someone decided to take out their facilities.
... and the Americans should just do it -- doing it via cruise missiles is far more elegant, and more cost effective, than the Israeli way.
Hard to say on the latter point.
I thought Iran had the Shihab-3 missile and it could reach Israel, but someone corrected here (in the Soap Box) that it was not a sufficient missile and woefully inaccurate.
We shall see....if it's time to act against Iran, the time to do so is now or soon.....The window may be closing.....
Agreed - then again, the time to act against them, really, was years ago, *before* they had enriched uranium - and the Americans chose to sit on their thumbs and use 'stern language'.
It's the same kind of complacency and stupid arrogant "nothing will happen" attitude that originally led to 9/11
Iran and North Korea making claims about their missiles is no different than China claiming their missiles have pinpoint accuracy and a 12,000 mile range - yet 90% of their missile tests self-destruct on the launch pad, or crash/explode within 1-2 flight minutes.
Faith, by itself, isn't a good enough reason to believe. Instead, a belief must be defensible through reason, logic, and evidence.
The idea that faith is somehow justified by the fact that the beliefs cannot be proven is a truly Orwellian position to adopt - not to mention intellectually and ethically dangerous.
Iran and North Korea making claims about their missiles is no different than China claiming their missiles have pinpoint accuracy and a 12,000 mile range - yet 90% of their missile tests self-destruct on the launch pad, or crash/explode within 1-2 flight minutes.


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"I actually talked to [Kristin] last week," says Patridge, who is also the new face of Bremann Research Labs's skincare line. "She texted me, and she was like, 'Hey, I was just thinking of you, and I wanted to tell you I'm doing Dancing with the Stars. It's going to be fun, right?' "
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RANGOON — A Chin State Court has sentenced eight Chin rights activists to a US$30 fine each for holding a protest over an alleged rape attempt by a Burma Army soldier.
The court said on Wednesday that the activists—six men and two women—were guilty of violating the Peaceful Assembly Law's Article 18, as they held an unauthorized protest.
Women's rights campaign groups had asked the court to drop charges as the women are human rights activists who had sought official permission for the protest, but were turned down by local authorities.
"They are sentenced on Wednesday to a fine or one month imprisonment by the court in Chin State's Matupi Township. Activists have chosen to pay the fine to avoid the prison sentences," said Mai T. Sui Leng, director of Women's Hand Myanmar Foundation, which assisted activists throughout the trial.
Ngai Sak, the activists' lawyer, said, "Although the eight activists are sentenced for demonstrating without obtaining permission first in accordance with the law, they staged protests against sexual violence and to call for justice, which is the duty of officials."
He added that she requested the court to consider punishing the activists with fines rather than prison sentences.
On June 10, a soldier from the Burma Army's Light Infantry Battalion 269 allegedly attacked and attempted to rape a 55-year-old woman near Razua, Matupi Township, Chin State. According to a local women's group, the victim was badly injured and admitted to hospital in Razua.
About 600 Chin women in total staged protests in both Razua and Matupi on June 23 and 24, demanding that the soldier, who has been arrested, be properly punished.
Eight activists from Razua Women's group, Matupi Women's Association and the Matupi Youth Association were charged separately on July 4 and July 16 for staging protests without permission in Razua and Matupi.
Although accusations of rape and sexual assault by soldiers are frequently made in Burma's ethnic regions, activists say few cases are properly investigated, and soldiers are often given light punishments under the military's internal disciplinary system.
Burma's government signed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London last month, but rights groups are openly questioning its commitment to implementing the declaration and have pointed to the case against the Chin activists as evidence of its intransigence.
Mai T. Sui Leng said that although the rape suspect was arrested it remains unclear what charges have been brought against him and how he will be punished as the military has taken over the case from the police.
"We would like to have justice since this is not the first time there has been a rape case by a soldier [in Chin State] and in the former cases there was no justice," she said, adding that authorities "instead of delivering justice, punish those who ask for justice.
"It shouldn't be like this; we feel unsafe and it is really unfair," she added.
May Sabe Phyu, senior coordinator from Gender Equality Network, said that in Burma it is often human rights defenders who get punished, while those in power who commit rights abuses walk free. "The criminal in the recent case of attempted rape must be sentenced," she said.
Where is hiding psy idiot wirathu who is interested in rape, marriage and sex. Psy wirathu should/speak out sympathy on Chin women who are raped by bama soldiers. However, psy wirathu is only care about bama women allegedly raped by local Muslim. Psy wirathu has double standard learned from fox than shwe's Psudo-Buddhism.
Where is rule of law in Myanmar? The criminals are on the benches in the courts and the good people are tried as criminals. Criminals are roaming free and the good people are behind bars. Is it what the Myanmar way of Democracy?Actually, there demo-crazy in Myanmar, not Democracy.
Through out the history of Burma,every military regime or military control government can not provide the decent living for soldiers and their family.Low ranking soldiers are sufferings not only financial problem but also low moral.They brain wash the soldier as military is only saver for nation and military members are above the civilian.To make the soldiers to believes this,whenever soldier committed the minor crime they give immunity.
Military is invinciable or untouchable in Burma.Now,Saw Su try to change the game.If you believe something need to change,stand up and fight.
Shame on the burmese soldiers and corrupted jury.
Why don't you Irrawaddy guys quote Chin Human Rights Organization which is closely working in this case and released Press Release on this case?
The thing that really stinks is that the Chin State Govt.is taking sides with the perpetrators and let them helps get away with their crime.Most of the Govt.is made up of the southerners (townships of Matupi,Midat,Kanpalet,Paletwa) and seemed to fear to loose their jobs.They are useless in protecting its peoples from its own constituencies and their court decision actually made the chin majorities' jaws drop.Unbelievable.
Bogus constitution. Bogus laws. Bogus charges. Bogus conviction. All will keep happening as long as bogus regime is running the nation.


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