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Mormon Leaders Accidentally Tell Gay Students They Don't Exist… Then Backtrack… Then Backtrack Again
The Mormons just can't seem to get it right when it comes to the gay community.
A recent online survey distributed among Brigham Young University students inadvertently suggests gay people don't exist.
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is conducting a focus group to better understand your views on marriage and same-sex attraction," the survey, which was obtained by The New Civil Rights Movement, reads. It then asks a series of questions about respondents' thoughts on social and moral issues, how comfortable they are expressing their opinions to others, and more.
The questions are pretty simple and straight-forward, until it comes to the topic of sexual orientation.
Originally, the survey asked the following question:
What is your sexual orientation?
• I am heterosexual, but I struggle with same-sex attraction.
• I am heterosexual and do not struggle with same-sex attraction.
• Other, please specify:
No option for gay, lesbian, or bisexual people was given.
So either the church would like to deny the existence of homosexuals, or they've relegated them to the category of "others." Or maybe it was just an honest mistake? Who knows?
Shortly after The New Civil Rights Movement broke the story, the survey was updated to include a third option:
What is your sexual orientation?
• I consider myself heterosexual and I struggle with same-sex attraction.
• I consider myself heterosexual and I do not struggle with same-sex attraction.
• I consider myself homosexual, bisexual, or transgendered.
• Other, please specify:
(For the record: It's transgender, not "transgendered." Furthermore, transgender is a gender identity, not a sexual orientation.)
That question was quickly scrubbed away and replaced with a more general but no less offensive one:
Do you experience same-sex attraction?
• Yes
• No
• Other, please specify:
Now we've reverted back to the original problem: Suggesting that gay people, in the minds of the Church leaders, don't exist. They are merely straight people who "experience" gay feelings.
A Church spokesperson for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent an e-mail to The New Civil Rights Movement explaining the kerfuffle, saying that the "original wording of the question in the survey was unclear, so the question has been reworded to better convey the intent of the question."
He added: "[It's] important to us that people understand that the doctrine of the Church has not changed and is not changing … and all members are taught and encouraged to live according to God's laws of moral conduct."
Which begs the question: If the Church has no plans on changing its views on gay people, why conduct the survey in the first place?
The New Civil Rights Movement reports that there are 34,000 students at Brigham Young University, and estimates that approximately 700 of those students are gay, lesbian, or bisexual… Maybe… If they exist… It's still unclear.
Of course the Mormon church doctrine is that gays don't exist. They are still pushing the idiotic notion that
"Same sex attraction is something people struggle with becuase of immoral activities such as porn drinking etc… and that the church and prayer can correct it."
They are a dangerous organization. Remember, they would not allow blacks full membership until after it became a massive scandal around 1980 with schools threatening to boycott playing against BYU over it. Suddenly there was a "revelation" and their doctrine changed "Officially".
They still hate blacks, they will eventually change their doctrine on gays, but only after they have been further damaged by their bigotry, and then they will continue to quietly torment gays within their church.
I would be very comfortable if the entire CJC-LDS would hold a "Jonestown" Event! ASAP!
Organised Crime should be illegal…
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Don't underestimate the capacity of the Mormon church leadership to change. Their "revelation" in 1978 about God deciding to accept blacks into full membership was driven by feedback from Mormons who could no longer stomach the policy. This focus-grouping of the brightest of the Mormon church's millennials is a clear indicator that the leadership is worried about losing that generation of tithe-paying members. And the only thing the Mormon church hates more than changing it's tune is the prospect of losing tithe-paying members. And yes, I know that makes it essentially a greedy corporation without a social conscience, but it's important to remember that there is some thinking and strategizing about the issue going on at the highest levels, even though the wouldn't admit that forthrightly to the base membership.
Anyone who is attracted to their same sex is not straight. They are either gay or bi, whether they accept it or not. Heterosexuals don't struggle with their sexuality because society pushes us in that direction. If it comes naturally to you, it's no struggle.
I don't "experience same-sex attraction"; I'm gay.
You said it!
Very poorly constructed survey. Should have at least contained symmetric questions such as:
"I consider myself homosexual and I struggle with opposite-sex attraction."
etc, etc.
@denvermtnbiker: Right on! I am a gay man, married to my partner and I was once a Mormon when I was raised in Idaho. I was excommunicated in 1975 because I never paid tithing, although I had not attended church since 1958. The Mormons have a lot more homosexuals than they care to admit, just check the history of "The Fall of '55" in Boise, Idaho when a witch hunt against the gays occurred and nine out of ten gays caught were Mormons.


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Actor and comedian Robin Williams' apparent suicide focuses attention on the challenges of treating depression and other psychological disorders, even among those who have access to money and professional help.
Mental health experts expressed concern Tuesday about how Williams' death at 63 in his California home would affect people facing similar struggles. Depression or other types of mood disorders strike one in five American adults during their lifetimes.
"I get concerned about people wondering if people as promising as him with all these resources available can't make it, what are the chances for them?" said Patricia Arean, a UCSF clinical psychologist and psychiatry professor.
Effective medications and other treatments are available, even for the most severe depression, mental health experts said. But the approach to finding which of them works best can be a hit-and-miss, frustrating experience for patients and cause a delay in recovery.
"Unfortunately, what happens is that people don't know enough about their own illness to know if they're not getting better," Arean said. If not, they need to move on to a different form of therapy.
While Williams was open about his long-term battle with alcoholism and cocaine addiction, he was less public about his mental health issues or what treatment he sought. His publicist said Monday, the day Williams died, that the comic actor suffered from severe depression.
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Health experts say Williams' battle with addiction as a form of self-medication fit with a common profile of someone battling depression, and being a white man older than 60 put him at a higher risk of suicide.
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DETROIT -- If the Detroit Tigers have a contingency plan should shortstop Jhonny Peralta be suspended as a result of the Biogenesis scandal, they aren't willing to discuss it at this point.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland was asked about the issue Wednesday afternoon, one day after an ESPN.com report said Major League Baseball would hand out suspensions to as many as 20 players in relation to Tony Bosch and the now-defunct Biogenesis clinic following next week's All-Star break.
Leyland said after the game Tuesday night that he wasn't aware of the latest news, which broke during his team's game. He was asked about the topic again Wednesday afternoon.
"I'm aware of what you're aware of," he said. "I don't know anything about that. I'm not getting into that. That's not for managers to discuss, in my opinion. I'm not going to discuss that. That's a lot higher up than me."
According to a report that first broke last winter, Peralta's name was found in Bosch's records but were not directly linked to performance-enhancing drugs in those records. Peralta initially issued a statement denying that he had ever used PEDs and has declined to comment on the issue since then.
Major League Baseball seems to be putting on the full-court press on this issue. Rumors of possible 100-game suspensions for Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun have been flying around.
Leyland was asked if the team had any plans in place should Peralta end up missing time as a result of the MLB investigation.
"I don't have any comment on that stuff," he repeated.
It is not entirely clear whether Peralta is one of the players among the 20 who reportedly will be suspended. But if he were to be suspended, it could provide some interesting challenges for both Peralta and the Tigers.
Would Peralta, who is in the final year of his contract, appeal the suspension? If he did so and an appeals process dragged out, it could end up costing him games next season, which could hurt his bargaining position as a free agent this offseason.
If Peralta were to be suspended this season, who would be the everyday shortstop for the Tigers? The Tigers recently recalled Hernan Perez from Double-A Erie to fill in for Omar Infante, who is due to come off the disabled list immediately after the All-Star break.
But if the Tigers send Perez back to the minors and then learn of a Peralta suspension shortly after the fact, it's unlikely that MLB would allow them to recall Perez. (Players sent to the minors have to stay there for 10 days unless they are recalled to replace someone who is going on the disabled list.)
Therefore, the most likely candidate to be recalled to play shortstop would be Danny Worth, who got off to a slow start this season for Triple-A Toledo but has hit the ball much better since returning from a lengthy stint on the disabled list.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Disgusted by the mayor's decision to keep public schools open during Thursday's storm, an intrepid borough teen decided to share his thoughts the best way he knew how: He created a Facebook page.
"It's outrageous," Duenas, who did not to go school Thursday, told DNAinfo. "It's impossible to get there. I live on a main road and even that's not what it should be. I can't imagine what other streets look like."
"Close NYC Schools During Snow Emergencies" reportedly caught on after Duenas posted on the Facebook walls of City Council members Debi Rose and Vincent Ignizio and Assemblyman Joseph Borelli.
He said he noticed that followers of the politicians' pages started liking his page as well, DNAinfo reported.
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Her son, Staff Sgt. David Smith, was a flight engineer on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan. He had only five days of combat duty left, according to Hardee, before coming home.
Flying in combat-rescue missions, Smith, 26, had been in danger many times, having also served in the war in Iraq.
But on Wednesday, Hardee had a mother's brooding intuition.
She began to make calls and soon reached a military official who told her: "I regret to inform you your son, David Smith, was killed in action."
Reeling from the shock, she had another son pick her up to drive her home to Eight Mile.
Two servicemen in blue uniforms were soon walking up to the door of her house. She told them that she already knew why they were there.
"I can't believe he's dead," said Hardee, sitting with her eldest son, Randell Dunn, in a coffee shop as she spoke with a reporter Saturday evening.
She, Randell and other family members had just arrived back from Dover Air Force base in Dover, Del., to be present when the casket arrived from overseas.
Hardee was exhausted, breaking into tears repeatedly but wanted to share the story of her brave, yet modest, son.
"He wouldn't want all this fuss," she said. "He would say, 'I was just doing my job.'"
Plans were still being made for Smith's final trip home to Eight Mile and his funeral service. Hardee said Radney Funeral Home in Saraland will handle arrangements.
Smith had been in the 66th Rescue Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. According to information from his base, four airmen were killed when Taliban insurgents fired two rocket-propelled grenades at their helicopter as it flew across the Helmand province.
David Cazzie Smith was the baby of the family, the youngest of five. One sister is in the Coast Guard, and a brother is a Navy veteran. Smith's maternal grandfather served with the Army's Military Police in World War II.
Hardee depicted her son as quietly intellectual, a Satsuma High graduate who took a year off after school before making his decision to join the Air Force.
"He was a computer nerd," Hardee said. "Anything electronic, he could take it apart and put it back together."
He enjoyed pranks with his brothers and sisters, too. Hardee laughed between her tears, reminiscing about the time her children got into a paintball fight.
"We're a close family," she said of her four surviving children and 10 grandchildren. Most live near one another in north Mobile County.
Her late husband, George Melvin Hardee, was a stepfather to Smith, she said.
That her son had gone into rescue missions made sense to her.
"He was a loyal friend," she said, remembering how David, in grade school, had stood up for a buddy who was made fun of by other kids for having learning disabilities.
She recalled his "dry humor" and his enjoyment of funny movies and stand-up comedy.
He received five Air Medals and an Air Force Achievement Medal, according to Nellis Air Force Base, but Hardee said her son never boasted.
On his trips home to Eight Mile, he relaxed in civilian clothes, "laid back," said his brother, Randell. He talked little about the war.
"When he put on his uniform again," said his brother, "he was Staff Sergeant David Smith."
He had plans to go to college after leaving the military in another year, his mother said, and buy a house with the money that he had saved in the Air Force.
And he had just gotten engaged.
His fiancée, who lives in Nevada, is now heading to Eight Mile for sadder reasons.
He was "a hero," Hardee said, a young patriot who had complex feelings about Afghanistan -- as does she -- but he said to her, "I'm needed in this war."
She does not want the public to forget the sacrifices of her son and of all the men and women in the armed services.
Her son, Hardee said, was concerned about her feelings and wanted to shield her from pain and worry. He urged her not even to follow accounts of the war.
"He told me, 'Mama, don't listen to the news. Don't worry until you see blue uniforms knocking on your door.'"


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FORT LEE — Emergency responders pulled a dead man out of the mud Thursday morning beneath the George Washington Bridge.
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Police only described the body as a white man, Pentangelo said. There was no identification on the corpse.
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker Won't Let a Little Thing Like Men Wearing Pumps to Work Get Them Fired
So much for not becoming a rabid homosexual activist mayor! Annise Parker, the lesbian mayor of Houston, has signed a "sweeping" protection ordinance protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender state employees "that is possibly the most comprehensive in the nation."
State agencies may not take into account "appearance, dress, mannerisms, speech patterns, and other social interactions" when deciding who to "hire, recruit, appoint, promote or train any individual" or "to discipline, demote, transfer, lay off, fail to recall or terminate."
C'mon, Pastor Joel Osteen, we're waiting for your response — or has Parker won you over with her real estate dealings?
And many people treat Texas like everyone's a neanderthal. Look as us now!
This story needs a correction though. The Mayor of Houston has no authority over state employees or state agencies. The order affects only people working for the *city* of Houston, not the whole state of Texas.
@Sean: It's Queerty, details fall to the way side. However, they include the necessary links so it's okay.
Just like the New York Times with their woefully unwarranted attacks on His Holiness, she's clearly a minion of Satan. Cue the brimstone descending onto Houston.
** removing tongue from cheek now **
Now, if she can just get some influence over those pesky textbooks. This is a welcomed milestone on a beautiful Easter Sunday!
That's… actually a really smart piece of legislation. You better werk, Miss Mayor!
refering to transwomen as "men in pumps" is a good way to trans-bash. way to go.
Are we really that sensitive? Were there eggshells across the Queerty's threshold? You know, they really should put up one of those watch your step signs.
Rock on, Ms. Mayor! This is almost enough to make me want to move to Houston. Almost.
@bee: The rabidly militant trans act is really tired and completely unwarranted. The law prevents agencies from using "dress" when hiring or firing – that would protect transvestites – men who wear pumps. It would also protect transgender employees. Or "protect" as much as any of these legislative acts can, anyway. Symbolically, Eddie Izzard is just as protected as a trans person.
Lashing out without any rhyme or reason doesn't help your cause.
Since this covers transvestites and not just transitioning TSs, I can't imagine how it would work if someone really wanted to test it. Like if a hulking 6 ft. man with a full beard and mustache walks into his job as a receptionist for IBM wearing a frilly dress and earrings, the company has no right to say that this isn't what they want at the front desk?
Once again, by following the trans nutjobs off a cliff, we are opening ourselves up to counterattacks that can threaten gay rights.
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I'm sure there are some T nutjobs out there, just like there are L,G & B nutjobs – we all have our loonies.
But you seem to be saying we should marginalize the "T" for the benefit of the L,G & B, which is a self-centered and foolish argument history has seen many times before.
And why does the opposition drift into outlandish hyperbole to make their point (gay marriage leads to man/horse marriage, yada yada)?
And how would you know if IBM fired that alleged bearded man because he wore a frilly dress and earings? Maybe the real reason was he had the bad taste to wear earrings which clashed horribly with his frilly dress, causing the staff great discomfort and thus he had to go.


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Denwood, Philip (2006) 'Early connections between Ladakh/Baltistan and Amdo/Kham.' In: Bray, John, (ed.), Ladakhi Histories: Local and Regional perspectives. Leiden & Boston: Brill, pp. 31-40.
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MOSCOW (AP) - Boris Yeltsin left the sanitarium where he is recovering from an ulcer and went to his Kremlin office Friday for a meeting on the fight against corruption and political extremism.
Yeltsin met with Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, head of the Security Council and presidential chief of staff Nikolai Bordyuzha and Interior Minister Sergei Stepashin, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Yakushkin.
Primakov and Bordyuzha briefed the president about a Security Council meeting earlier Friday, which was called to discuss ways of combating political extremism, corruption and crime.
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But, we are making progress on our new vegetable garden. Today, we amended the existing soil with equal amounts of compost and aged steer manure. Then added bone and blood meal, which are natural sources of phosphorus and nitrogen.
Here are pictures of what we did today. (Not super exciting, but we are getting there).
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|Four of my favorite things....my husband, daughter, dogs Missy & Tobey and compost!
|Sprinkling bone meal (Beware of dogs digging afterward - they love the smell of bone and blood meal).
|Everyone joins into to mix the compost, manure, bone and blood meal with the existing soil.
|Isn't it interesting how fresh dirt attracts both dogs and little boys?
Our next step is to put up the sides and fence. Then we will rake the soil smooth and get the irrigation ready.
I can't wait to plant seeds!
I must admit that I didn't do much of the work today in the vegetable garden. I was busy preparing dinner for Sunday night, which is my daughter Ruthie's 14th birthday party. I made my special 'Baked Spaghetti' with onions, garlic, tomato sauce, sausage, green peppers, herbs and of course - spaghetti.
I had to make 3 batches to feed everyone. Our extended family is coming over along with Ruthie's friend.
I kept the kitchen window open so that I could watch their progress while I was cooking. I don't keep a screen on my kitchen window since I have a hummingbird feeder in front of the window and I like to take pictures without the screen in the way.
I did get a visit today from a female Anna's hummingbird. She was 3 feet away from me while I stood at the kitchen sink. I am so thankful that she didn't fly in the house.
I made an Angel Food Heath Bar dessert for the first time. I got it out of an Amish cook book that I saw when we visited Amish country in Indiana last year. It has angel food cake, caramel, whip cream and heath bar in it. The kids had fun watching me make homemade caramel. I had fun tasting it ;-)
I'm so excited for this 3-day weekend.
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FORT WAYNE, IN (Indiana's NewsCenter) - There's an update to that disturbing story about a 7-year old Fort Wayne girl who feared she might be pregnant because she'd been raped multiple times.
The man accused of the abuse has announced his intention to hire a private lawyer to defend him against five felony molestation related charges.
It's difficult to imagine the emotional toll placed on the child.
Court documents describe abuse that frankly isn't appropriate to detail in this story.
28-year old Roderico Duarte was walked over to the Allen County Courthouse Wednesday for his first appearance in felony court.
A court affidavit says the little girl's mother learned of the incidents at a parent-teacher conference, when she saw a note from her daughter's teacher, indicating the child had shared with a classmate she'd been raped three times by someone she knew, and feared she was pregnant.
The girl later identified Duarte as the molester, and police say when he was hauled in for questioning, he confessed to three attacks.
The girl told a forensic interviewer that she let her grandmother know about one of the attacks, but that the grandmother ignored her.
Duarte is being held on the molestation charges, and for immigration violations.
A December 14th hearing has been set, for the purpose of establishing a trial date.
The court papers reveal that Duarte told police he had been watching pornography prior to one of the attacks, and that he liked to watch pornography.
There is disagreement in the psychology field about whether pornography may play some role in leading to criminal sexual behavior.
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Teaching Interests
Problem solving is always the focus of my teaching. I enjoy teaching throughout our physics and astronomy curriculum, but my special interest is using real data to teach astronomy with students at all levels.
Research Interests
I study the dust of the interstellar medium in our Milky Way. Dust is part of the life-cycle of stars, the stuff from which stars form and the stuff mixed back into the galaxy at star death. In particular, I am interested in the dimming and reddening of background starlight by dust. My students and I use all-sky surveys of stellar photometry and spectra to map the dust and investigate how the size of dust grains changes the shape of the extinction curve. I have been primarily interested in interstellar dust at high galactic latitude through which we observe the universe beyond, but recently I have been using the same techniques with virtual observatory tools to study dust closer to the galactic plane.


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Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium (PREADVISE)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified February 2013 by University of Kentucky.
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Mathews M, Abner E, Caban-Holt A, Dennis BC, Kryscio R, Schmitt F. Quality of education and memory test performance in older men: the New York University Paragraph Recall Test normative data. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2013 Sep;10(7):776-83.


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- 3/4 cup 1% milk, steamed or piping hot
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- Cholesterol: 10mg (3% of DV)
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DETROIT, MI- Ford Motor Co. plans to auction off one of the custom 2014 Mustangs used in the upcoming "Need for Speed" movie.
The silver and blue vehicle features a custom-designed wide body, unique 22-inch alloy wheels, and larger air intakes to feed the supercharged V8 engine under its classic Mustang twin-nostril hood.
The Dearborn-based automaker says the vehicle will be auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach on April 12. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Henry Ford Health System, a not-for-profit group founded by Henry Ford to improve the health and well-being of a diverse community.
"The new owner of this particular Mustang will take home a rare vehicle, and their bid will increase access to critical health care services," said Steve Ling, Ford car marketing manager, in a statement.
Ling, during a Mustang media event Wednesday, said the vehicle plays a major role in the movie, which is scheduled to be released in theaters March 14. He described it as "its own character, so to speak."
Ford announcing the auction comes days after the company and DreamWorks Studios, which produced the movie, released a co-branded TV commercial (below) featuring scenes from the movie with actor Aaron Paul as main character Tobey Marshall and the 2015 Mustang GT.
The 2015 model, according to officials is only in one scene of the more than two-hour film. Ling said there was discussions to have the all-new vehicle throughout the movie instead of the 2014 model, but due to when the movie was being released, it wasn't possible.
"Need for Speed" is based on Electronic Arts' popular video game series of the same name. It is one of the most successful racing video game franchises in the world, with more than 140 million games sold. It stars Paul ("Breaking Bad"), Dominic Cooper ("Captain America"), Imogen Poots ("Fright Night") and Michael Keaton ("Batman").The 2015 Mustang GT, which the Dearborn-based automakerunveiled globally Dec. 5,features the 5.0-liter V8 with upgraded valvetrain and cylinder heads that yield more than 420 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque
When the vehicle goes on sale later this year, Ford also will offer a 3.7-liter V6 with at least 300 horsepower and 270 lb.ft. of torque and an all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine at more than 305 horsepower and 300 lb.-ft. of torque.
Michael Wayland covers the automotive industry for MLive. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com & follow him on Twitter @MikeWayland or Google+.


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November 2009
Collins to join Marlins staff
The Marlins have yet to make any formal announcement, but their coaching staff is just about set.
The new outfield/first base coach is expected to be Dave Collins, who played from 1975-90.
Florida's new pitching coach will be Randy St. Claire, formerly with the Nationals. The new infield/third base coach will be Josue Espada, the organizations Minor League infield coordinator. Reid Cornelius is lined up to be the bullpen coach. Cornelius was the pitching coach at Double-A Jacksonville.
Returning to the staff are bench coach Carlos Tosca, hitting coach Jim Presley and bullpen coordinator Pierre Arsenault.
— Joe Frisaro
Bill James' projections on Marlins
If you're looking for a sleeper to emerge and be a big contributor for the 2010 Marlins, keep an eye on Gaby Sanchez.
Author and baseball stats expert Bill James certainly is.
In the recently-released Bill James Handbook 2010, Sanchez is projected to have a strong season.
"In any season, the vast majority of players play in a manner that seems a natural extension of what they had done before," James said in the book. "When that happens, our projection should be reasonably accurate."
Sanchez played mostly first base at Triple-A New Orleans this year, and he finished with a .289 batting average with 16 home runs and 56 RBIs. He appeared in 21 games with the Marlins, and had 21 at-bats with two home runs.
If the Marlins don't bring back Nick Johnson and Jorge Cantu, that would be a sign they are leaning toward either Sanchez or left-handed hitting Logan Morrison to win the first base job.
In James' book, he projects these numbers for Sanchez: .279 batting average, with 15 home runs and 59 RBIs.
James also has some forecasts for a few other Marlins. Here are some other projections:
* Hanley Ramirez: .315 average, 27 home runs, 86 RBIs, 117 runs scored, 31 stolen bases, .926 OPS
* Chris Coghlan: .310 average, 10 HRs, 66 RBIs, 92 runs, 20 steals, .840 OPS
* Dan Uggla: .252 average, 30 HRs, 90 RBIs, 97 runs, three steals, .815 OPS
* Cody Ross: .269 average, 23 HRs, 80 RBIs, 70 runs, five steals, .801 OPS
— Joe Frisaro
Would Iwamura fit Marlins?
The Rays are shopping Akinori Iwamura.
According to the St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Bay faces a deadline to avoid picking up a $4.85 million option for the 30-year-old second baseman.
The Times, citing an industry source, said the Rays are weighing trade options. But the potential suitor is not the Cubs or Dodgers, two teams that have reportedly been linked to Iwamura.
Would the Marlins have interest? Indications are, yes, but the team wouldn't take on $4.85 million.
As part of Iwamura's contract, the Rays have until one day after the World Series ends to pick up the option or pay a $550,000 buyout, which would make Iwamura a free agent.
Iwamura batted .290 in an injury-plagued 2009. A severe knee injury limited him to 69 games and 231 at-bats this year. Since coming over from Japan, Iwamura has a career batting average of .281 in three seasons.
The Times added that the Rays may be trying to pull off a sign-and-trade deal.
The upcoming general managers meetings promise to be interesting, because that's when trade talks really heat up.
The Marlins are expected to deal Dan Uggla this offseason. If they could secure someone like Iwamura, it would increase the likelihood of Chris Coghlan staying in left field.
— Joe Frisaro
Petersen, Dominguez in All-Star Game
A couple of potential future stars — or at least big league contributors — will be showcased on Saturday night in the Arizona Fall League.
Third baseman Matt Dominguez and outfielder Bryan Petersen have been selected to the East squad in the Rising Stars Showcase, which will be played at Surprise Stadium in Arizona.
The game, which starts at 8:15 p.m. ET, will be televised on the MLB Network. A live video feed also will be available on MLB.com.
In all 50 prospects will be on the two rosters.
All the Marlins prospects in Arizona are playing for the Mesa team.
Dominguez, 20, was the Marlins first-round pick in 2007. Petersen was selected in the fourth round that year.
Dominguez and Petersen were part of Double-A Jacksonville's Southern League championship squad. Most likely, both will be in Spring Training with the Marlins.
Nationals prize prospect, Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in 2009, will also be on the East team.
The compete rosters are here:
— Joe Frisaro


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Gourmet Cooking Demonstrations at Chateau de Bagnols, Lyon, France
Nestled in the heart of the Beaujolais wine country, set among scenic vineyards, forests and verdant hills, the Chateau de Bagnols is a 13th century property that has been painstakingly restored as a luxury hotel, just 12 miles from Lyon. This castle is the real deal—with towers, moat, and entrance across a drawbridge—and a major historical monument in southeast France. The 21 bedrooms, which include eight apartments, are decorated with rare antiques and beautiful paintings. Enjoy a glass of wine on the terrace beneath the shade of lime trees, overlooking the spectacular countryside, or relax by the heated outdoor pool. The Chateau is now offering cooking demonstrations for private parties: different tables are prepared, each with one cook who prepares special appetizers such as marinated chicken tandoori, beef tartar with aromatic herbs and giant shrimps fried with spices. Also note: the Chateau is offering a special promotion between August 13-25, 2006, with rooms available at EUR 310, including buffet breakfast and a glass of Champagne.
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- Good morning and welcome to your daily look at what's happening in Flint and Genesee County.
The Genesee Intermediate School District could have walked away from the Beverly Knox-Pipes lawsuit for less than a half-million dollars, but GISD officials decided to take their chances with a jury, according to Knox-Pipes' attorney, Tom Pabst.
Player of the year
Tania Davis is usually the smallest player on the basketball floor, but she had one of the biggest junior seasons in the state. At 5-foot-5, the speedy floor general put Goodrich's team on her back and carried the two-time defending state champions to an 18-2 regular season record. In return, Davis made the Associated Press Class B All-State team and became the first Player of the Year in school history.
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A newly minted Woman-owned Business Enterprise leads the list of honors today.SH Enterprises Inc., parent company for CENTURY 21 Meyer Real Estate, Meyer Vacation Rentals, Meyer Services, Starr Textile Services and Starr Textile Services of Louisiana, has been certified a Woman-owned Business Enterprise through the Women's Business Enterprise National Council National Certification Program. Sheila Hodges is the company's sole owner and chairman of the board.Robin Roberts has joined Fairhope Realty Group. The company has also recognized top performers for March -- Shelley Bennett, top selling agent, and Nancy Norris, top listing agent.
Patricia Cunningham has joined McWilliams Realty Inc. of Mississippi and Louisiana, working in the firm's Mississippi office.
Singing River Health System has honored its March Employees of the Month -- at Singing River Hospital, Darrell Byrd, plant operator, facilities support; at Ocean Springs Hospital, Lora McGowen, certified phlebotomist, laboratory; and among outlying facilities, Jason Ardoin, physician assistant, Center for Cardiovascular Surgery.


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by Charles A. Monagan
Mar 29, 2011
10:24 AMOn Connecticut
Laud Speakers
This morning's announcement that President Barack Obama will be the speaker on May 18 for commencement at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London made us wonder who else is being line up to speak to Connecticut's graduates.
It's still early and many schools have not officially announced anything yet, but here's a quick sampling of who's been scheduled. Although it's hard to top a sitting U.S. president, there are many fine choices here:
- On May 14, Gov. Dannel Malloy will address the graduates of Mitchell College in New London.
- St. Joseph's College in West Hartford welcomes best-selling author Luanne Rice on May 15. (We chatted with Rice in our April issue, which you can read here.)
- On the same day, another best-selling writer, David Balducci, will be the commencement speaker at the University of New Haven.
- As part of its centennial celebration, Connecticut College will have alumna (class of 1960) and research professor of International Development, Community and Environment at Clark University Cynthia Enloe delivering the keynote address on May 22.
- President and CEO of Achieving the Dream, Dr. William E. Truehart, does double duty on May 8, addressing both groups of the University of Connecticut's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences in Storrs.
- Speaking of UConn, graduates of the law school will get to listen to Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen on May 22.
- On May 21, Central Connecticut State University will have Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, Ph.D., Head of Department - International Comparative Studies Department from the Warsaw School of Economics.
One "breaking news" addition: My alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University has just announced they will have "60 Minutes" and CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts doing the honors on May 27.Laud Speakers


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MORRIS, Alabama - When Morris resident Walt Matthews discovered his cat was killed by two dogs, he was unhappy with the response from the police.
"In the future I think that should be handled a bit better," Matthews told the Morris Town Council Tuesday night.
Matthews said he was upset because the police refused to pick up the Boxers responsible for his cat's death and because he was issued a citation for his cat running at large.
"One of the concerns is these dogs came up there from Triple Creek, and there is a ball park in between, and most people will tell you dogs can be threat to someone other than cat," he said.
Matthews said the police told him all they could do was issue the owner of the dogs a citation for violating what Matthews called the town's leash law. However, the officers also issued Matthews a citation since his cat was off his property when the incident occurred.
Morris Police Chief Mike Nazarchyk said he spoke with Matthews following the incident and followed up with the responding officer. "The officer told me the situation that happened and he told me due to the ordinance violation it says in the ordinance cat or dog and he felt that it wasn't right to cite one without citing the other for the same offense."
"Has anybody ever seen a cat on a leash before?" Matthews asked.
Several other residents attending the meeting also questioned what they called a "cat leash law."
Some comments included:
- "So you can't have an outside cat anymore?"
- "Anyone that's ever had a cat knows you're not going to chain a cat on a leash so how do we go about asking that law to be removed?"
- "I think it needs to be reworded because it's kind of silly."
Councilman Steve Jones explained the ordinance, which was adopted in 1997, is not exactly a leash law but a law regulating animals at large.
The ordinance reads, "A dog or cat shall be deemed to be at
large when it is not under restraint by its owner or a competent person having
charge or control of it or when it is not confined within a wall, fence,
vehicle or other enclosure in such a manner as to effectively prevent it from escape."
It goes on to describe what it means to be under restraint, which includes
being on a leash as well as other methods such as the owner having charge or
control of the dog or cat and an animal that is confined to the owner's
If issued a citation, residents must pay a penalty of $25 for the first offense in a calendar year. Fees increase with each additional offense within a calendar year. The fee is $50 for the second citation, $250 for the third, and $500 for the fourth.
Someone asked how many "cat violations" do police receive, and Chief Nazarchyk said there have been no cat violations reported in the last decade. "We're not saying we're going to come and pick up your cat or anyone else's cat," Mayor Joe Pylant told the crowd.
"It's just a matter of people being more diligent with their animals being kept up," Nazarchyk said. "I will say that since that incident somebody has trespassed on the dog owner's property and intentionally released his dogs. That could have possibly happened the previous time when the dogs got out. Since then we've had no more issues with the dogs getting out and no more complaints."
Pylant encouraged citizens to let the town know if they see any dogs that pose a threat and reminded the public that the town also has a vicious animal ordinance.


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The Burial Ceremony of Goldie Harvey is on going at Vaults & Gardens, Ikoyi.The ceremony started at exactly 10am as announced by the family members. It is a private funeral for which close friends, associates and Family have attended.
People have been allowed to have the final glimpse at Goldie's Corpse though Cameras are not being allowed. ..
A tributes was written by her husband, Andrew.
Andrew said, "Susan you walked into my life. It was like God sent you as a fresh breath. I still remember your response to my first love message. You said, 'Love killed Romeo, sent Diana to an early grave and killed jack on the Titanic, forget about love, just have friendship and live long.'
"Over time our love grew to a depth I have never known. You were the best years of my life, your smile, your desire to live your dream." Goldie died on February 14, 2013 of cerebellar haemorrhage and hypertensive heart disease. Rest in Peace


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Grand Rapids, MI- The 2014 Aquinas College men's soccer team will look to build upon the accomplishments of the 2013 squad while reloading with new talent. After a year of extreme changes in the starting line-up and roster, the team looks to be as competitive as ever.
Coach Joe Veal was proud of what the Saints accomplished in 2013. Said coach Veal, "I cannot even begin to say how proud I am of our team last year. We lost all four starting defenders and our starting goalkeeper from 2012 and yet we attained a .9 goals against average and were in the top ten for shutouts in the NAIA for most of the season. We also lost 86% of our scoring from 2012 and yet we scored 54 goals. Better yet, the players played as a team as well as any team I've coached in 35 years of coaching. It was all about the team, no egos, no selfishness."
The 2014 Saints will need to replace five senior starters from last season. Gone from the midfield are First Team All-Conference selection Michael Gagnon, (8 goals, 7 assists) and Second Team All-Conference Selection Mitch Torres, (4 goals, 5 assists). Both Gagnon and Torres were four year starters. Also graduating is the Saints' second leading scorer, forward Jonathan Spencer (9 goals, 6 assists). Midfielder Tucker Hogarth (2 goals, 2 assists) and goalkeeper Craig Demshuk (.92 goals against average) graduated as well.
Although the team will return only six starters from the 2013 team, they will have three players who were starters from previous years returning to bolster the lineup. Justin Reamon (Grand Rapids/Northview) and Mitch Rosendall were both starters on the 2012 WHAC Tournament Championship team. Reamon took a year off from his studies while Rosendall (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern) missed last season recovering from an off season ACL injury. Also returning will be Ryan Wagenmaker. The junior midfielder from Muskegon started two games in 2013 and scored two goals before injuring his knee and missing the rest of the season.
The Saints return all four starting defenders. Returning are central defenders Rico Padilla (Jr., Northview, 1 goal, 1 assist) and Matt Jackson (Jr., Kalamazoo Christian/Grand Rapids Community College, 3 goals). Returning at outside defender are Jon Malecke (Sr., Detroit Catholic Central, 2 assists) and Alex Detwiler (So., Grosse Point South). Michael Weber (Jr., Traverse City St. Francis, 1 goal, 1 assist) will also look to solidify the defense after playing multiple positions filling the role of super sub in 2013. Looking to add depth in the defense are Ty VandePoel, (So., Holland) and Charlie Wait, (Sr., Bryon Center).
The midfield will look very different after losing three of the four starters. The lone returning starter is junior Juan Torres (Northview, 2 goals, 2 assists). Two players will likely transition from defense to help in the midfield. Peter Brandenburg, (Jr., Mason, 3 goals, 3 assists) often started on defense and moved to the midfield as a game progressed. A defender in 2012, Justin Reamon will use his attacking ability this season as a midfielder. Mitch Rosdendall will utilize his possession and distribution skills to help the team with ball control and possession. Challenging for playing time will be a number of returning players including Cam Vela, (So., Forest Hills Northern), Efrain Cano Jr. (So., Wyoming), Melecio Terrones-Luna, (So., Wyoming, 1 goal), and A.J. Broughton (So., Spring Lake). A number of newcomers will also challenge for starting positions and playing time in the midfield.
At forward the Saints return WHAC Newcomer of the Year Aldony Mendez, (Jr., Northview, 19 goals, 9 assist). Looking to contribute are Ryan Wagenmaker and sophomore Yianni Demo (Macomb Township/Chippewa Valley).
The big question for the team will be at the goalkeeper position. Four freshmen look to battle for the starting position and significant playing time.
The Saints will also have a pair of new faces on the sidelines. Joining the coaching staff is Tony Deakin. Tony is from England and had a very accomplished career at Davenport University. Deakin was WHAC Newcomer of the Year his freshman year and was a WHAC First Team All-Conference selection every year he played at Davenport. During his junior year Deakin was WHAC Player of the Year. He played semi-professional soccer in England for Oldham Boro FC as well as for the Cringila Lions FC in Australia for two years. He has over ten years of coaching experience at the club level and currently is a staff coach for the Grand Rapids Crew. Tony has a USSF C license and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer.
Also joining the staff is Tim Kelly. Coach Kelly had a successful four year career at Hope College where he was a Co-Captain and helped lead the team to a NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen appearance. He was twice named to the MIAA All-Conference team. Returning to the staff will be Sean Downey. Sean will transition from Student Assistant to Assistant Coach and Reserve Team coach.
Said Coach Veal, "We are all excited about the potential the team has to be successful in the WHAC and beyond. The guys have been working very hard in the off-season and with the leadership of our captains, Rico Padilla, Jon Melecke, and Matt Jackson, as well as our upperclassmen, I have seen improvement with their strength, conditioning, and skills."
While reloading the roster with talent and depth, the Saints will look to not just match their 2013 success, but build on it and challenge for the WHAC Championship come November.


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With Fallujah being touted by Iraqi fighters as a successful example of how to liberate their country from the US-led occupation, and by the occupation leaders as a successful example of how to hand over the country to its people and avoid further bloodshed, I set out to discover the reality behind the "Fallujah model".
What I found was a city run by the Iraqi resistance, itself divided between those who supported the ceasefire with occupation forces in May that ended a month's heavy fighting in the city and those who sought to continue the struggle throughout Iraq "and all the way to Jerusalem".
To learn more about the history of Fallujah's resistance, I visited the opulent home of Abu Mohammed, a former brigadier-general in the Iraqi military. We sat in his guest hall, decorating with expensive but gaudy art, flowery and uncoordinated, typical for the region, watching a news broadcast on the assassination of Iraqi Governing Council president Izzedin Salim.
The brigadier-general's three cheerful young boys were play-fighting on a sofa, grinning at me shyly, hoping to get the attention of the foreigner. Abu Mohammed has a baby face and dimples, and smiled as much as his frolicking boys. Like most of Fallujah's people, he traced the beginning of the resistance to the US Army's killing of 17 demonstrators in late April of last year.
Abu Mohammed explained that Fallujah was more traditional than most Iraqi cities. "It is conservative and the influence of mosques is great and widespread." Saddam Hussein's control of thought and ideas, he said, meant that "you could only express yourself through the mosques and it was in the mosques that people felt there was an authority who cared and listened to them". Abu Mohammed added that "the level of education of imams in the mosque was not high".
Abu Mohammed, like all members of the previous army, lost his job when the US occupation dissolved it, along with outlawing the Ba'ath Party. He explained that this had only created enemies for the Americans. He spoke of "the massive use of force" and "disrespect for our traditions" that Fallujah experienced, as well as the "media showing American raids and attacks", meaning that "former regime people like me were forced to support revenge".
"After the war ended," he said, "we expected things to improve, but everything became worse, electricity, water, sewage, draining, so mosque speakers openly spoke of jihad and encouraged prayers to join it after a month of occupation." Abu Mohammed explained that the "mosque culture developed against the Americans in this year. The mosques were free. Mosque culture in Fallujah centered on the jihad. This attracted foreign Arabs who felt constrained by their own regimes, and of course there were neighboring countries who supported this financially. Nobody in Fallujah opposed the resistance and many different resistance groups came in. Weapons were very available in Fallujah. All soldiers and security personnel took their weapons home, and the Ba'ath Party had also distributed weapons."
Abu Mohammed was bewildered by what he called "the stupidity of the Americans", explaining, "They didn't seize ammunition depots of the army that contained enormous amounts of weapons." The military experience, the financing and the weapons were all present in Fallujah, he said, and "the nature of the people here is violent because they grow up with weapons from childhood and weapons become part of our personality". He added that "the imams of mosques took over the defense of Fallujah efficiently".
When the fighting in April started, "the people here were monitoring American movements and had the upper hand. Military experience let them know where the Americans would attack. Fallujans were expecting this to happen, especially after the four [US] contractors [were killed], and they prepared themselves for the fight. The resistance spread into positions assigned to them by Sheikh Dhafer [al-Ubeidi] and Abdallah Janabi, and the military planning and street fighting in defense of one's home requires less strategizing."
Abu Mohammed admitted that "the presence of alJazeera's [Qatar-based television station] exaggerated pictures and incitement of people led people inside and outside Iraq to sympathize with Fallujah." He compared alJazeera's Fallujah correspondent to a sports commentator: "His broadcasts were like a sports commentator, not a journalist, encouraging people to support one team against the other. And he raised the spirits of fighters."
Abu Mohammed was concerned about the new status of Fallujah. "There is no law in Fallujah now," he said. "It's like Afghanistan - rule of gangs, mafias and Taliban. If they decide somebody is a spy they will kill him. There is no legal procedure. Imams of mosques who left during the fighting were prevented from returning to their mosques." He feared that soon differences would emerge among different mujahideen groups, leading to further violence.
He told me a new Fallujah army had been formed "to contain the former army and resistance leaders from taking over and subverting the rule of law". Abu Mohammed was skeptical about the new army that he had joined. "What is the point of this new army? Who does it kill? Who does it defend?" he asked, adding that "the religious leadership decides who gets into the new army". He himself was approached by delegates from a leading mosque run by Janabi, who brought him forms and told him he was approved.
After the first five days of fighting, the former brigadier sent his family out of the city. Now they had returned, and his oldest boy was serving me coffee, but he wanted to leave the city. He told me his beliefs were different than most of his neighbors. "I am looking for the future of my children," he said.
Across the town, I visited the headquarters of the Islamic Party. One of the 25 parties belonging to the US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council, its controversial leader was Dr Muhsin Abdel Hamid. The party had strong anti-Shi'ite undertones, and Hamid had already claimed, incorrectly, that Sunnis were the majority in Iraq.
The party offices were located in an old cinema, earning it the nickname "the cinema party" by Fallujans who viewed it as too cooperative with the Americans. The Islamic Party dominated the city council, but its members were not active during the fighting and some left the city, earning them the contempt of Fallujans, who divided their community between those who stayed and fought and those who left.
By the doors boxes of medical supplies were piled high and several men in sweatpants were sprawled in front, holding Kalashnikovs.
Inside the theater, piled on seats and on the stage, were thousands of boxes containing medical supplies, as well as food for the families of "martyrs" and the wounded. The party was sending hundreds of these by truck to Karbala and Najaf, where Shi'ite militias were battling occupation forces. By the door I found a poster advertising an "Islamic music band" called "the voice of the right". It showed a bloody heart in the center of Iraq with a hand plunging a spear through it. Another poster showed two pages, one with American soldiers and one with Iraqis and mosques: "With the Prophet's guidance we will unite to turn the page on the occupation." On a table they sold copies of the party's newspaper, Dar Assalam, and a radical Sunni magazine it supported called Nur, meaning "lights".
I met with Khalid Mohammed, the office director, who insisted on speaking only classical Arabic, or
an annoying habit akin to speaking Shakespearean English in daily conversation. Though the Islamic Party had been a key player in the negotiations with the Americans that brought about the
or ceasefire, Mohammed was worried about groups in the city "who reject the
and want to turn Fallujah into a center to export the rebellion". Three differences had emerged during the fighting, he said, "and when we worked on the ceasefire there were other fighters who want fighting to continue until the occupation ends". Mohammed confirmed to me that former Iraqi Republican Guard general, Jassim Mohammed Saleh, had not been dismissed as some reports said but was in
fact the No 2 man in power in the city.
The Islamic Party's main competition comes from the Association of Islamic Scholars, headquartered in the Abdel Aziz Mosque of the Nazal neighborhood, which was a key battle zone during the siege.
The association, long committed to resisting the occupation, commanded its own mujahideen units during the fighting. According to a Coalition Provisional Authority official familiar with Iraq, Sheikh Harith al-Dhari, one of the association's leaders in Baghdad, is also an important leader of the resistance. The mosque was alleged by Americans to contain mujahideen and was attacked, its green dome speckled with bullet holes. On one of the mosque's walls a banner announced that "violation of the mosque's sanctuary dishonors the world's Muslims". Papers taped to columns on either side of the entrance gate said, "God chose for you a group of martyrs from the city of clerics and religious science and congratulations to them who now live in the stomachs of the green birds," a reference to heaven for martyrs. Another paper said, "Congratulations on your victory, O people of pride and virtue, O heroes of Fallujah." Colorful stickers I had also seen on car bumpers in the streets showed an Iraqi flame burning the Israeli flag alongside the new Iraqi flag that the governing council had approved. Abdel Hamid Farhan, the mosque leader, told me his city was not yet free and would not be until the rest of the country was liberated.
On the large concrete blocks that guard the Fallujah provisional council from attack, I found the same resistance posters I had seen elsewhere in the city and throughout the west of the country. The resistance had capable graphic designers working for it. "Iraq is the beginning of the end of the occupation," it said, showing a fist lunging out of Iraq into an Iraqi flag. On the flag it said,
"Congratulations to Fallujah's people, jihad, martyrdom, victory." Two armed resistance fighters were on either side, their faces covered by
scarves. A US flag with a Jewish star on it was on fire, its flames burning American soldiers. The poster was produced by "the Islamic Media League".
Inside, Saad Ala al-Rawi, a lawyer and head of the local provisional council, was receiving petitioners behind his desk. He had a thin mustache and wore the Ba'athist "safari" uniform of matching shirt and pants. An elderly woman draped in a black
her face wrinkled and full of traditional tribal tattoos, had come to ask for help and was shouting her problems in the presence of several sweating portly men wearing
Al-Rawi had taken part in the negotiations with the Americans, but was surprised to learn that simultaneous negotiations were being held without their knowledge to establish the Fallujah army and appoint General Jassim. He didn't want to answer questions about this. Though he appreciated the role played by three Iraqi Governing Council members in the negotiations, "we were expecting something stronger", he said, "because they are Iraqis and we are Iraqis from the same country. The minimum they could do was threaten to resign because their people were being slaughtered in Fallujah." I pressed him about the other negotiations, but he refused to discuss them.
He, too, mentioned the April 29, 2003, school demonstrations as a key event. "The resistance started that day," he said. "Fallujah was the first city that resisted the occupation. The killings continued when they would open fire randomly on us and raid our houses. Because of these events, sympathy with the resistance increased." His 45-member council was formed on April 1 this year. "We have spent most of our time negotiating with them [the Americans] over their human-rights violations."
Referring to the attack on the four American contract workers, he told me, "For us as Muslims and Arabs, we condemn the mutilation and burning of the four, but in a war killing happens on both sides. We are at war, so killing is normal. But mutilating bodies is not acceptable." He added that the Americans used the incident as an excuse to attack Fallujah. I asked him if they would shoot at US troops should they re-enter the city. "Let me ask you this," he said, "if someone invades your house, will you just stand by?"
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October 19, 2011 (Arlington, VA) -- After remaining stable for three admission cycles, the average acceptance rate at four-year colleges and universities declined by one percentage point to 65.5 percent, according to the 2011 State of College Admission report released today by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). Meanwhile, uncertainty during a prolonged economic downturn seems to have further increased colleges' reliance on wait lists.
"Colleges and universities, like most organizations and institutions in the US, are operating under stressful and uncertain conditions," noted David Hawkins, NACAC Director of Public Policy and Research. "While that uncertainty may create some short term changes to the admission process, counselors, students and families can rely on the knowledge that the fundamental requirements for college admission remain constant."
Uncertainty for colleges is also manifested in yield rates—the percent of admitted students who enroll—that have declined steadily over the past decade. The average yield rate for the Fall 2010 admission cycle was 41 percent—down from 49 percent in 2001—meaning that institutions, on average, are enrolling smaller proportions of their admitted students. The rise in applications submitted by individual students has made it difficult for colleges to predict how many accepted students will ultimately enroll.
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Daily Dialogue — August 14, 2013August 14th, 2013 by Scott
When the restaurant is empty Linguini and Colette bring Remy to meet Ego.
Remy: At first, Ego thinks it's a joke. But as Linguini explains, Ego's smile disappears. He doesn't react beyond asking the occasional question. And when the story's done, Ego stands, thanks us for the meal, and leaves, without another word. The following day, his review appears:
Anton Ego: In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new: an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto, "Anyone can cook." But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more.
— Ratatouille (2007), screenplay by Brad Bird, story by Jan Pinkava & Jim Capobianco & Brad Bird, additional story material by Emily Cook & Kathy Greenberg & Bob Peterson
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is Pixar moments suggested by Mark Walker. Today's suggestion by Daniel Cossu.
Trivia: Part of the story was initially supposed to take place in the catacombs below Paris. This idea was dropped when Brad Bird took over the project from Jan Pinkava. Only short sections taking place in the sewers remain from the original project.
Dialogue On Dialogue: "A great artist can come from anywhere." That probably speaks to anyone who visits this blog. But also in a broader sense, it is about how each of us has the potential to do great things.


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