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Vali Nasr
Vali R. Nasr is an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and professor of international politics and Associate Director of the Fares Center of Eastern Mediterranean Studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. He is a specialist on Middle East politics and political Islam, and has worked extensively on political and social developments in the Muslim world with a focus on the relation of religion to politics, social change, and democratization. He also serves as a senior fellow for the Dubai Initiative at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Dr. Nasr is the author of five books: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future (W.W. Norton, 2006); Democracy in Iran (Oxford University Press, 2006); The Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Oxford University Press, 2001); Mawdudi and the Making of Islamic Revivalism (Oxford University Press, 1996); and The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution: The Jama`at-i Islami of Pakistan (University of California Press, 1994). He is editor of The Oxford Dictionary of Islam (Oxford University Press, 2003); and the author of numerous articles in academic journals and encyclopedias. His works have been translated into several languages.
Dr. Nasr has briefed the White House, the Congress, the U.S. Department of State, the National Security Council, and the U.S. Department of Defense on Middle East issues. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, The New Republic, La Repubblica, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and was profiled on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. His interviews and expert commentary have also been used in newspapers and new programs around the world, including Al-Jazeera, Der Spiegel, CNN, BBC, and 60 Minutes. He has appeared as a guest on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, The Charlie Rose Show, Meet the Press, Larry King Live, The Colbert Report, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
He was recently named a 2006 Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Corporation. He has also been the recipient of grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Dr. Nasr received his BA from Tufts University in international relations summa cum laude and was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa in 1983. He earned his MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in international economics and Middle East studies in 1984 and his PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute for Technology in 1991.
November 24, 2008
"The Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam"
Media Feature
By Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr was interviewed by Krista Trippet for the NPR show, Speaking of Faith, on the Sunni-Shia Divide and the Future of Islam.
Listen to the program here.
October 13, 2008
"Obama Is Right About Talking to Iran"
Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal
By Vali Nasr
"Many have assumed that Russia can help solve the Iran problem, but few have considered that the reverse is also true. Iran is important to Russia's game plan and how Moscow weighs its options going forward. That makes talking to Iran an essential part of America's plans for containing Russia."
June 19, 2008
"Iran on Its Heels"
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Vali Nasr
Iran still has considerable influence in Iraq. It may reconstitute the Mahdi Army and pick up the fight against America, using special groups of the type suspected in the Baghdad car bombing Tuesday. It may also try to use nationalist opposition to the U.S.-Iraq "status of forces" agreement to its advantage. But Tehran will find it difficult to regain lost turf in Baghdad or Basra, or to go back to happily supporting Shiites both at the center and in the militias. It will have to choose whether it is with the state or the sub-state actors.
June 18, 2008
Vali Nasr Discusses Iraq on Charlie Rose
Media Feature
By Vali Nasr
DI Senior Fellow Vali Nasr tells Charlie Rose about his recent trip to Iraq. The Council on Foreign Relation's Stephen Biddle and the New York Times' Michael Gordon also weigh in.
Watch the full program here.
January 8, 2008
US-Iran Relations
Media Feature
By Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr discusses current tensions between the United States and Iran on The World.
January/February 2008
"The Costs of Containing Iran: Washington's Misguided New Middle East Policy"
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs
By Vali Nasr and Ray Takeyh
The Bush administration wants to contain Iran by rallying the support of Sunni Arab states and now sees Iran's containment as the heart of its Middle East policy: a way to stabilize Iraq, declaw Hezbollah, and restart the Arab-Israeli peace process. But the strategy is unsound and impractical, and it will probably further destabilize an already volatile region.
December 29, 2007
Effect of Bhutto's Death
Media Feature
By Vali Nasr
CNN's Drew Griffin talks to Vali Nasr about the death of Benazir Bhutto and its effect on Pakistan.
December 18, 2007
"How Iran's president is being undercut"
Op-Ed, Christian Science Monitor
By Vali Nasr
Because the theocratic regime now feels immune from military retribution and is confronting a fragmented international community, it is likely to be fortified in its efforts to complete the fuel cycle. Meanwhile, Iran is cooperating with inspectors at the International Atomic Energy Agency and is judged by the CIA to have suspended critical components of its nuclear network. It has no reason to cease any of its activities.
December 9, 2007
"Meet 'The Decider' of Tehran. It's Not the Hothead You Expect"
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Vali Nasr
When most Americans think of Iran, they probably think of its incendiary president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Since his election in 2005, Ahmadinejad has gleefully shocked the world with his defiance over Iran's nuclear programs, his ravings about a Shiite messiah, his jeremiads against Israel and his denial that the Holocaust occurred. But while Ahmadinejad is surely the regime's face, he's not its boss. Since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death in 1989, the real power in Tehran has belonged to the country's supreme leader and top cleric, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad makes all the noise, but Khamenei pulls all the strings.
December 7, 2007
A discussion about the new intelligence on Iran
Media Feature
By Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr discusses the new intelligence on Iran with Charlie Rose.


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Bike Trip
On Saturday at 8am we (Kayleigh, Nikki, Emily, and I) hiked up to Cerro de la Cruz. It was beautiful and surprisingly a short hike! We sat up on the hill looking out upon Antigua and Volcan Agua for about an hour. It was such a nice day.
I then headed to a biking tour that ended up being private because no one else signed up! We (Ricardo -my guide- and I) hopped on our bikes around 11 am and pedalled along the cobblestone road until we finally reached a paved highway to the surrounding towns. We biked through 3 pueblos on the way to a Macadamia Farm called Valhalla. The first town to my surprise was celebrating Corpus Cristi! (The celebration I have heard about for the past month and thought I had missed.) It was beautiful. The church was packed-people were standing out the doors. There were white and yellow ribbons flying everywhere – draping off of the church roof. The streets were filled with fruit, chocolate covered apples and marshmallows, food, games, and people. Everyone was out celebrating. There were tons of games and a ferris wheel exactly like a fair. Many of the streets were adorned with beautiful ¨paintings¨made of what looked liked colored sand. It was beautiful and full of energy. I wish our town celebrated something like this. I wanted to stay longer to watch the procession through the town, but we had a schedule to keep.
We biked through 2 more towns, stopping at a couple churches and biking through a market street. I wanted to buy everything, but was unfortunately not hungry at the time, and I can´t actually buy the already sliced fruit even though it looks the most delicious. (Don´t want to risk the parasites.) All of the churches were full by the way (even those in the towns that were not celebrating Corpus Cristi).
We finally made it to the Macadamia Farm, Valhalla, after about an hour and a half of biking. It was much smaller than I expected. It looked like more of a nice garden to read a book in. We were immediately greeted by Emilia- the wife of the owner. She was 68 and looked about 58. Her husband swears it´s the macadamia facial products. I can´t decide if he´s right, or if he´s just trying to make a profit and she ages well naturally. Anyways, she greeted me, gave me a glass of water and asked if I wanted a tour. A couple from Argentina and Guatemala joined and I eventually no longer understood the Spanish. I understood everything until about 10 minutes into it and they were just having a fast conversation. What I did get out of the tour was interesting. They are a sustainable, organic farm growing macadamia nuts which came from nowhere other than California! They use the cascaras (skin/shell) of the nuts to fertilize the plants.
We got free samples of the delicious pure macadamia nuts and chocolate covered macadamia nuts. I also got a complementary ¨facial¨using macadamia products. I cannot believe they don´t charge for anything at the farm! I guess the prices of the products they sell make up for it. Emilia said that everything is free because at the other farms where they charge, no one comes.
I completed my time at the farm with the ¨world´s best¨ macadamia/blueberry pancakes. Sadly they did not live up to the name. Unfortunately I do not like macadamia butter or their blueberries or the hard pancakes. But they meal was still wonderful because of the beautiful setting and my company (the woman from Guatemala and her boyfriend from Argentina). Everyone was so friendly. People always compliment food here. The first bite she took, Lucia made an ¨mmmmm¨noise and said ¨Que Rico!¨
Getting back on the bike to go back was less exciting than the first time. I didn´t realize how bad my body felt until I sat down. The ride back was painful, but beautiful. While we had to climb a huge mountain, we got to see beautiful landscape once again- green hills, mountains, and flatlands.
Overall it was a great trip getting to see the outskirts of Antigua (San Miguel Dueñas, San Pedro de Huertas, San Bartolo, San Lorenzo, Vieja Ciudad, and San Antonio), getting to chat with my guide in Spanglish, and meeting the couple at the macadamia farm, but I don´t think I´ll be signing up for another bike ride on cobblestone streets or on dirt roads anytime soon.

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Happy Father's Day Gift Box
This gift box is overflowing with enough munchies to satisfy any snack attack! Flavors include Cookies and Dream, Brown Sugar Caramel, Chicago Chic, Spicy Cheese, White Cheddar, and Cheddarific. Best of all, dad will be able to eat it on the go! (This product contains 24 servings. 1 cup = 1 serving)


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my son is 7 weeks and I am EPing for various reasons. mostly because he would wnt to nurse for over an hour, and if i tried to take him off he would crryyyy his little head off! from the beginning i wasnt able to produce as much as he needed. my supply has been increasing with consistently pumping 6-8 times a day...but pumping for almost an hour each time to get 3-4 oz for each feeding is ruling my life!
i have an ameda purley yours, i have gotten the larger shields...i just dont know why it takes me so long to empty my breasts! any ideas??? i feel like i might myself to death


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School history was made again when Straube took home third in the 1A division and broke every girl's powerlifting record that was held at Three Rivers High School.
The 15-year-old honor student is a ball of energy and proud of her accomplishments.
"I was happy just being there; I didn't care if I placed," Straube said.
Straube did some weight lifting in junior high as part of sport conditioning training, but this year was her first year to actually work on powerlifting.
Straube, who said she is not a morning person, has endured 6 a.m. practice for months in hopes of making it to the state meet.
She said the early morning practices weren't the hardest part though.
According to her, the hardest part is keeping her weight right.
She is in the 132-pound weight class and must keep her weight between 123.6 and 132.5 pounds. If she goes over the weight, she will have to go up to the 148 weight class and would compete against much larger girls.
"I really have to watch what I eat," she said. "I can't eat breads or grease."
She manages to keep her weight right around 129 pounds, and to ensure all is good at weigh-in, she eats almost nothing the day before each meet.
At the state meet, there were six other girls in her weight class, and the first five placed.
The events were squat, bench press and dead lift in that order. Each participant gets three lifts at each event. However, if a participant is unable to make the lifts, she is not able to move on to the next event.
The key is not starting out too heavy. For example, Straube started out her opening lift for squat at 235 pounds instead of her normal 245 pounds. So, while she opened with less than normal, she was able to go up in weight on each lift, and her third lift was a personal best at 285 pounds.
Her dead lift weight was also a personal best at 315 pounds, and her bench press weight was 115 pounds. She had a total weight of 715 pounds, which was enough to earn her third place. The girls who got first and second had total weights of 780 pounds and 800. She said both those girls were seniors and had years more practice than she had.
Looking forward to next year, she said she needs to work on her arm strength.
"They are weak compared to the other girls," she said.
While Straube did perform the actual lifts by herself, she acknowledges that she has had help getting to where she is.
She had two other friends (Teresa and Paul) who attended those months of early morning practice with her; she also had family and friends attend the meet. And when it came time for the regional and state meet, she brought along Michael Casarez, a former Three Rivers powerlifter and state champion, to wrap her legs before the meet.
When it comes to being proud, it seems like Straube tries the hardest to impress her father, who is also her coach.
"I always feel like I have to work hard for him to be proud of me," she said. "He has seen all these amazing kids. He has had athletes go to state competition."
She has nothing to worry about though; her father is more than proud.
"It feels very good to see her see her do well," coach Straube said. "It was a lot of hard work."
He continued that there was even some crying at those early morning practices, but that "It's a special time and very enjoyable."
The powerlifting program is fairly new to Three Rivers High School – only four years old – so Straube is glad to see that the girls team is getting some recognition.
"We are really excited about the girls team next year," he said.
Since this is her first year in high school, Carle is participating in all six sports the school offers (track, powerlifting, basketball, volleyball, cross county and softball) to see what she likes.
With a successful first year of powerlifting, she plans to return next year.
"I think this is my favorite sport so far," she said.
Three Rivers had another female student, sophomore Symantha Flores, qualify for the state meet; however, due to a problem with her uniform, she was unable to compete.


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I found this campaign dresser while we were shopping. I bought it.
.Although I don't know why. I guess because it was so cheap and I love a good before and after. These images below are inspiring my makeover. I might use it in my home office or give it to my mom to use in her house (which we are in the process of updating).


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For Immediate Release
May 4, 2008
Illinois recognizes teachers and says 'thank you' during Teacher Appreciation Week – May 4 – 10
National Teacher Day, Tuesday; highlights important work that teachers do everyday on behalf of students across the state
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is joining with the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) in urging students, parents, administrators and communities to honor the state's more than 130,000 full-time and part-time public school teachers in our classrooms during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4 – 10 and on National Teacher Day, Tuesday, May 6.
"This is an important week in Illinois, as we recognize the dedication, enthusiasm, and commitment that teachers show everyday on behalf of their students," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "I am proud of Illinois teachers for the positive impact they have on our student's lives. Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions and I would hope more people consider taking up the challenge."
Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated during the first full week of May and National Teacher Day is celebrated every year on the Tuesday of the first full week of May. These celebrations provide an opportunity to both express appreciation and publicly recognize the important work that teachers do everyday.
"To have great schools you need great teachers and Illinois public school teachers are among the most committed to excellence to be found anywhere," said IEA President Ken Swanson. "IEA is pleased to see the hard work of our teacher members appreciated and celebrated."
"Teachers across Illinois routinely go above and beyond the call of duty to help our children learn and their extraordinary efforts are often unsung," said IFT President Ed Geppert, Jr. "This week we recognize the commitment and caring of teachers and school employees, those front-line professionals who truly make a difference in children's lives."
In December, Illinois was recognized as a leader for having the fourth highest number of teachers achieving National Board Certification in 2007. This is the second year in a row that Illinois has been ranked fourth nationally for the number of new teachers attaining the profession's highest credential. Additionally:
- In 2007, 511 Illinois teachers achieved National Board Certification.
- Between 2001 and 2006, the number of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) in Illinois creased more than five fold – from 352 in 2001 to 1,986 in 2006.
- In 2007, teachers who had a master's degree or above accounted for 52.3 percent of the classroom teachers in Illinoispublic schools, up from 46.3 percent in 1998.
- The average teaching experience of Illinois' public school teachers was 12.9 years in 2007.
- There has been an increase in the number of certificates issued over the last five years. Since 2003, new teaching certificates have increased by 10 percent a year, on average.
- In 2007, 18,601 individuals received new teaching certificates, an increase of 7.5 percent over last year. In FY 2007, 73,336 certification tests were administered.
- Student enrollment in the regular Illinois public schools increased steadily from 1,951,998 in 1998 to 2,077,856 in 2007.
Classroom teachers, school administrators and other school personnel across Illinois will be honored this fall during the 35th Annual State Board of Education Those Who Excel/Illinois Teacher of the Year Program. This year's program has six nomination categories – classroom teachers; school administrator/principal; student support personnel (certificated); educational service personnel (non-certificated); school board member/community volunteer; and team.
School districts have until Friday, May 16, to submit a nomination in each of the six categories. The nomination packet is available online at http://www.isbe.net/those_who_excel.htm.
The 2008-2009 Illinois Teacher of the Year will be named at the annual Those Who Excel banquet on Saturday, October 18, at the Hotel Père Marquette in downtown Peoria. The Teacher of the Year represents Illinois at NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and in the National Teacher of the Year Program sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and ING. This year's Teacher of the Year is Ruth Meissen, an art teacher at Harlem Middle School in Loves Park.


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Makeup Haul: Okinawa, Japan
I love the cover picture of this post! Nice right!!! 😀
When I think of Japan, I think mad crazy colorful stuff with hiragana (Japanese characters) splattered all over the place. I think that's what makes Japanese fashion magazine so fun to read – the characters are just there for decoration and you really focus on the apparel, accessories, makeup, etc. Taiwanese magazines follow that style rather closely, but I can read Chinese so I end up spending time trying to read the traditional Chinese characters and that takes away half the fun. Lol.
Okinawa was advertised as 'Hawaii of the East' by the radio station that I listen to and joined the tour group, hence the tropical feel. You can read about my awesome Okinawa trip here!
Did you manage to spot these in the first picture? You're really sharp if you did! *clap clap whistle whistle


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As of Monday, NSA leaker Edward Snowden was still on the lam. He has managed to evade U.S. officials, who are reportedly furious with China for letting him escape to Moscow after the FBI thought they had him bottled up in Hong Kong. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called on Russia to "do the right thing" and prevent professed NSA leaker Edward Snowden from fleeing Moscow and instead return him to the United States.
"I'm not going to get in to the details of what I think is going on, but we hope that the Russians will do the right thing," Kerry told NBC News in New Delhi, India. "We think it is very important in terms of our relationship. We think it is very important in terms of rule of law. There are important standards."
Meanwhile President Barack Obama on Monday said the U.S. government is "following all appropriate legal channels and working with all countries to ensure the rule of law is being followed."
The statement was in response to a question on whether he had spoken to Russian leader Vladamir Putin. Obama referred all other questions on Snowden to the Department of Justice.
Snowden was expected to board a flight out of Moscow to Cuba on Monday morning, and heavy security at a Moscow airport fueled speculation he was continuing on a journey that is believed destined for Ecuador in his bid to avoid American espionage charges.
However, journalists aboard Monday morning's Aeroflot flight to Cuba said there was no sign of Snowden on board, even as Ecuador confirmed it was still considering Snowden's request for asylum.
Kerry, who is in the midst of a whirlwind seven-nation trip through the Mideast and Asia, pointed out that the U.S. has returned seven criminals to Russia in recent years.
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An empty seat believed to be reserved for Edward Snowden is seen on an Aeroflot jet to Cuba before it left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Monday.
The espionage charges leveled against Snowden are very serious, Kerry said, adding that he believes the former NSA contractor has betrayed his country.
When asked if he considers Snowden a traitor, Kerry said he wouldn't "play word games about what he is or isn't," but went on to say that the 29-year-old is a "traitor to the oath he took to his fellow employees, to the duty he took freely by his own choice."
Kerry said he did not yet know if the highest levels of the Chinese government were aware of Snowden's sudden flight to Russia, but said if they were aware that "wouldn't be a good thing."
Snowden had originally fled from the U.S. to Hong Kong, where in newspaper interviews he admitted leaking classified documents that revealed the existence of giant top-secret surveillance programs collecting data on phone calls and Internet use.
Kerry pushed back against a question concerning whether Snowden's disclosures of alleged U.S. hacking in China undercut President Barack Obama's argument to the Chinese about their cyber-attacks on U.S. military and business interests.
"What Mr. Snowden did has nothing to do with one country and another country attacking the other," Kerry said.
Ecuador, which is already harboring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at its London embassy, said it was reviewing Snowden's asylum request and would make a decision based on human rights considerations, its foreign minister Ricardo Patino told reporters while on a trip to Vietnam, Monday.
Patino said Ecuador was in "respectful" contact with Russia over the issue, adding that the U.S. surveillance programs exposed by Snowden were a rights abuse against the rest of the world.
Only Russia could say where Snowden was currently, Patino added.
Underlining the probability that Snowden would head to Ecuador, Assange told reporters on a conference call Monday that he had been in touch with the American, who he said was healthy and safe.
The Associated Press reported Snowden had registered for Monday's Aeroflot flight to Cuba with a U.S. passport, which American officials said had been annulled. Aeroflot declined to comment on whether Snowden took his seat.
Aeroflot personnel at Sheremetyevo airport's gate 28 threatened to take journalists' telephones and blocked the view of the aircraft from the terminal. The flight departed at around 6:30 a.m. ET.
On Sunday, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin's said the government was not aware of Snowden's travel plans.
White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said that the U.S. had registered strong objections to authorities in Hong Kong and China through diplomatic channels at the decision to let Snowden leave.
The administration "noted that such behavior is detrimental to U.S.-Hong Kong and U.S.-China bilateral relations," Hayden said.
Assange was granted asylum by Ecuador in 2012 and has been staying at the country's embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex-assault charges.
WikiLeaks has also said Snowden was traveling with Sarah Harrison, a close adviser Assange who reportedly helped coordinate the release of diplomatic cables allegedly acquired by Pfc. Bradley Manning three years ago.
On Monday's conference call, Assange said the Ecuadorian government had provided Snowden with a "refugee document of passage." Assange denied this indicated any certainty that Ecuador would approve Snowden's asylum bid.
Glenn Greenwald, columnist for The Guardian, speaks with Meet the Press about what Edward Snowden plans to do now that he has left Hong Kong.
Rafael Correa, Ecuador's left-leaning third-term president, is a vocal critic of American foreign policy and Western economic influence in Latin America. And he is part of a group of Latin American leaders — including Raúl Castro of Cuba and the late Hugo Chávez of Venezuela — perceived to have an anti-American political worldview.
While in China, Snowden reportedly gave an interview to the South China Morning Post where he claimed that the reason he accepted a position with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton was so that he could have access to details about NSA surveillance programs.
"My position with Booz Allen Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked," he said, according to the article. "That is why I accepted that position about three months ago."
NBC News has not independently confirmed the authenticity of the report.
The U.S. said Sunday it was "disappointed" that Hong Kong had declined to arrest Snowden and warned other countries "in the Western Hemisphere" that they should stop him in his tracks.
A Justice Department official said authorities have been in "continual contact" with their Hong Kong counterparts since June 10, when they learned that Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency who has been charged with espionage, was there.
Hong Kong did not raise any questions about the U.S. request that Snowden be arrested for a full week, the official said. "In light of this, we find their decision to be particularly troubling," the official added.
Although the U.S. insisted its request fully complied with the law, the Hong Kong government said in a statement that the request did not and that he had left "on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel."
NBC News' Courtney Kube, Alastair Jamieson, Daniel Arkin, Catherine Chomniak and Albina Kovalyova contributed to this report.
- Expert: Snowden may be carrying more info to link
- Why would Edward Snowden seek asylum in Ecuador?
- As leaker Snowden flees, defender and critics clash over national security risks
This story was originally published on Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:40 PM EDT


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Do you have even a remote idea how far BRLFC has progressed in the last few years ?
Barrow have increased our support in the last 4 seasons but have hit the wall this season with next to no visiting fans & a few less homers as they say whats the point "its a closed shop"
Barrow have re-development plans but can not implement these plans on Championship finances & crowds.
Half the current SL sides have a 10 yrs plus on the gravy train yet have not managed to achieve this, yet the RL expect championship clubs to be able to do this on a TENTH of the monies the SL sides recieve ?????
Which mean prudent clus get penilized for keeping solvent but not rich enough to pay for all these newer developments, should be go into massive DEBT TO ACHIEVE THESE REQUIREMENTS then dont get excepted only to bankrupt ourselves for trying ?????????
We have the best lottery outside of SL & Even better than several SL Clubs.
We have announced we are totally revamping the Youth, Academy, Reserve structures next season, this years non 1st team has been neglected as we strive to put a good product on the field to bring in the match day revenue.
we have tons of kids at haven & wukkie academys who would love to play for their home town club instead of the 3.5 hour round trips up the coast 3 times per week at their parents expence.
If we were a SL club the best of the west cumbrian yoof would then travel down to us to be the best in the area, so we could draw all the talent from the whole of Cumbria.
We have SEVERAL Barrow kids at Saints, Wire, Leeds who could very easily be loaned out to Us as we establish ourselves in the SL & THE OTHER CUMBRIAN SL kids would probably do likewise to gain valuable experience.
You can not go from the bottom of Div 2 to challenging for SL OVERNIGHT .......you walk before you can run.
Mr Wilson,
I do not doubt nor am I unaware of the great progress Barrow has made in the last two seasons. My use of the term "slack" referred to the condition of the stadium. If the club wants to be in Super League it will have to follow the examle of either Leigh or Halifax, and create a stadium of quality.
Walk before you run? Definitely.
Perhaps I am being a bit impatient about the stadium, but it will have to be adddressed before Barrow can be taken seriously for a SL license. That was all that I said, and it seems reasonable to me.
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Hi. I have had unexplained nausea for a month now and my husband is convinced it's from our darling daughter "sucking the life out of me" as he puts it!
She is 20mths and has turned into a major boobie monster demanding milk all day. she is very active and quite a handful so it's a welcome break when she wants to sit and nurse and i get to sit down and have a quiet cuddle with her but i wonder if while i'm resting she is actually 'draining me' physically more than i realise.
I fed my eldest till she was over 3 and never had any problems but that was never really on demand, just morning, night and nap time. With #2 it's very much on demand and she is demanding often! It doens't feel like she is actually drinking much, just having a cuddle really, but maybe she is and i just don't realise.
I have been to the doctor and had blood tests and having more but so far it's a bit mysterious. i feel nauseous and exhausted and am losing weight.
I would love to keep feeding her till 3 like her sister and weaning would be an absolute nightmare.
Has anyone had anything similar??
Thanks a lot


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Issues: Kris Sowersby, type designer
Out now: Out Now: Voyage D'Etudes, #1
Magazine of the week: Footnotes #A
Audio: Meet… Intern, 01.12.16
Coverage: November 2016
At work with: Alex Hunting, design director, Kinfolk
'The wider media is definitely paying attention that's for sure, but how and why they use a similar aesthetic and tone is not necessarily to be trusted.' Mushpit team interviewed.
New York editor-in-chief Adam Moss is AdWeek's editor of the year.
Look back at Jeremy's ZEITmagazin Instagram takeover.
London, 30 November: help Fedrigoni raise money for children in hospital as they launch their Toy Project Christmas cards created by designers including Gail Bichler, Marion Deuchers, David Pearson.
Charlie Hebdo is to launch a German edition.
Françoise Mouly, art editor of The New Yorker, is one of the people behind Resist, a special edition of Smoke Signal being published to contest Donald Trump's inauguration. Submit work!
'From the staircase to the spoon, from the brick to the hole…' MacGuffin boasts a plentiful future.
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Willette G. StoneApril 30,2013
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LYNDONVILLE Willette Grayson Billie Stone passed away April 11, 2013, at Northeast Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, with her family by her side.
Born June 3, 1928, in Melrose, Mass., to Lawrence M. Foss Sr. and Orelie (Richard) Foss. She graduated from Wakefield (Mass.) High School and went on to work at MIT, where she met her future husband, 1st Lt. Earnest H. Stone Jr. (U.S. Marine Corps). They were married in 1948 in Wakefield.
Billie spent the next 26 years as a devoted Marine Corps wife and mother at many duty stations. She was an accomplished artist in many media including ceramics, wood block prints and dollhouse miniatures. She worked at Emgee Corp., making hand-made Christmas ornaments while stationed in Hawaii. She also ran The Stenciling Loft in Montpelier during the 1980s.
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She leaves behind sons Jeffrey Stone and wife Ruth Anne, of Middlesex, and William Grayson Stone, of Montpelier, Vt.; daughter Susan Grayson Stone, of Palo Alto, Calif.; grandsons Joshua Grayson Stone, of Middlesex, Zachary Grayson Stone, of Montpelier, and granddaughter Alexis Russell, of Palo Alto, Calif.; a brother, Lawrence Foss Jr., of Atkinson, N.H.; and sisters Nathalie Whipple, of Anderson, Calif., and Nanette Condon, of New Boston, N.H.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lt. Col. Earnest H. Stone (U.S. Marine Corps retired), in 1986, a brother, Richard Foss, of Reading, Mass., and a sister, Roseanne Senter, of Albuquerque, N.M.
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Mary E. Carlson, 86, of Rutland, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at her residence.
She was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Rutland, the daughter of William and Gladys (Wright) McMahon.
She owned and operated the Mr. Twister Ice Cream truck in Rutland for many years and the T&C Mobile Home Park.
Mrs. Carlson was a member of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary.
Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Leck of Sebastian, Fla., and Karen Carlson of Rutland; four siblings, Betty Mylott of Rutland, Lorraine Czinder of Michigan, Charles McMahon of Rutland Town, Bernard McMahon of Proctor and David McMahon of Hydeville; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred G. Carlson, in 1979 and five siblings, Clarence Red Sr., Robert and Charlotte McMahon, Barbara Simonds and Eleanor LaPlante.
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Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Proctor.
Memorial contributions may be made to Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, in care of Rutland Health Foundation, 433 West St., Rutland, VT 05701; or Dartmouth-Hitchcock Annual Fund, D-H/Geisel Office of Development, Office of Gift Recording, 1 Medical Center Drive, Hinman Box 7070, Lebanon, NH 03756-0001.MORE IN ObituariesCharles T. Baker
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MONTPELIER A committee spearheading the search for the states next secretary of education is hoping interest in the position spikes before the deadline for submitting applications passes next week.
As of Friday, the state had received fewer than 10 applications for Vermonts top education position. Stephan Morse, chairman of the Vermont State Board of Education and a member of the four-person search committee, said he hopes to see a surge in resumes prior to the June 28 deadline.
The job opening was posted in mid-May.
The numbers are not overwhelming at this point, but hopefully things will load up on us here at the end, Morse said Friday. Typically what happens in something like this is the bulk of the applications come in during the last week.
Lawmakers transformed the education bureaucracy in Vermont in 2012 by passing legislation that gave the governor heightened influence over statewide school policy. The education chief was formerly a commissioner-level position, appointed by, and answerable to, the 11-member Board of Education.
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The search for the states first education secretary ended somewhat anticlimactically in January, when Shumlin, citing the need for continuity, tapped then-Commissioner Armando Vilaseca to serve a short-term stint. Morse said the state received about 25 applications during the first search.
Morse said he worries the $125,000-per-year salary may not be enough to woo top prospects to a job that is only as secure as the sitting governors electoral chances.
Im a little concerned whether thats enough to excite someone whos located elsewhere in the country to make a big move to Vermont, Morse said.
Morse said the search committee this time cast a wider net outside Vermont, buying up ad space in national education publications as well as The Boston Globe. Last year, the search committee, which will winnow the applications down to three candidates for Gov. Peter Shumlins review, advertised in all Vermont newspapers. This year, Morse said, they ran ads in just one.
And were working very closely with what I call our education partners the School Board Association, NEA, Principals Association and asking them to reach out nationally to generate interest, Morse said. So its got a little more of a national focus this time around, as opposed to the last time where there was a local emphasis.
Morse said hes been in regular contact with top Shumlin aides, and that Shumlin himself is spreading word nationally about Vermonts search for an education leader.
Basically were looking for a creative, experienced educator, someone with at least a masters if not a doctorate, somebody who has a record of not only managing well but being able to work with all the various players in the educational community, Morse said. And I guess the emphasis is really on some creative leadership.
Morse said the search committee wants to select the final three candidates by Sept. 1. He said, however, that if the applicant pool is too slim by Friday, the search committee may extend the deadline.
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You guys confuse the most marketable guy in the history of the NBA with guys that were greatest with out the hype. Just remember years ago the game was much more physical... Even before Magic's time!
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But, I speak from what I have seen with my own eyes.... I will say it again; Magic Johnson was the greatest!
Also, apparently you didn't see Horace Grant play because if you did you would know just how great of a player he was, from Chicago and with Orlando.... I love STAT and glad he's on my team but he is not atthe level of a LaBron James, Kevin Durant or Dwayne Wade... Not to mention Karl Malone, James Worthy.... He is great for todays game that the rules have changed over the years to open up scoring... 25/30 years ago... STAT would be driving down the lane and Bill Lambeer would of step out hip checked him into the next century... Just ask Scottie Pippen about Anthony Mason's right hooks!
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HTG is incredibly off mark here, IMHO. I kinda see what he's saying about Magic; maybe the most unique, rare great player ever? Magic is pretty unreal. But LeBron is really like a Magic-Jordan hybrid. His facilitating comes best as a natural secondary offspring of his Jordan-like aggressiveness to dominate the ball and the game and score. Thats his life line. He's just that good and talented that he can seamlessly pass and see well enough to be a virtual pg, and big enough to be a rebounding machine in the process.
Honestly, the cp3 stuff is most glaring. And in a whole other galaxy from even a Magic vs. Jordan debate.
Cp3 not a good compliment to Melo (or Melo and STAT). A hybrid? Tweener? A score first guard more a true 2. Damn. Just damn.
Every player, coach, analyst, and most every fan will say he is a transcendent pg who defines what a true complete pg who facilitates and makes others better is supposed to do.
His stats say the same thing.
Re: his offense on Hornets. He has had to step it up. His team is a bunch of jibronies and offensive hacks. Top to almost bottom.
And it's bc he is just that good that he score with *extraordinary* efficiency, and get to the line well and shoot ft's superbly, along w a high% 3pt shot.
His passes themselves are as crisp, creative, and consistent as you will see.
All this talk of being there, seeing things, watching tons of games...I get it. I see the potential value. And I wish I had more expertise there; I'm honestly at the other spectrum.
But how can you have all that and do it...But say these things about CP3???
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Does anyone watch Paul's games regularly either with NBA pass or a cable package? I've watched Paul from when he flanked JR Smith to now and he is a score first guard. But, I did acknowledge in my posts that he is a great distributor of the ball.... I just think that the trio of Melo, STAT and Paul is not going to be as historical as you guys think. It's just my opinion and sadly enough I agree that we won't see it but more like 2 out of the 3 and I would want STAT and Paul.... That's what I have been saying!!
FYI - I think Rondo is a better point guard! Before you guys tell me how stupid I am and clueless... Paul is a better scorer but as a pure PG... I want Rondo quarterbacking.
Last edited by hometheaterguy; Jan 23, 2011 at 18:51.
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Alright HTG,
Listen to the mindset of a true PG.. Not a scoring guard, or a tweener my dude.
Listen to learn.

And now the freshness.. Your welcome

More play making..

Last edited by ronoranina; Jan 23, 2011 at 19:59.
paul is 95% of the time PASS FIRST ..
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- Fatigue and mechanical properties of nanostructured WC-Co coatings
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- Nanostructured materials and nanocomposites have the potential to have a dramatic impact on technological progress in the 21st century. Of great interest, is the outstanding deformation behavior of nanostructured materials and nanocomposites. In this study, the fatigue and mechanical properties of HVOF sprayed nanostructured and conventional WC-Co coatings were investigated. High velocity oxy-fuel process was used to spray the WC-12Co from a feedstock in which the WC phase was mainly in the micron size range (conventional) or contains a significant fraction of nanosized grains (multimodal).The fatigue strength of coatings deposited onto Aluminum alloy showed that the nanostructured WC-Co coated specimens exhibited higher fatigue strength compared to the conventional WC-Co coatings. Microhardness test was performed. Relationships between the microstructures and mechanical properties were discussed.
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FOR Alyaa and Hosayn el-Dennaoui, nobody will ever replace their lost little girl Rahma. But four new additions to the family since her mysterious disappearance are helping restore some joy to their lives.
The couple has had a daughter, who they named Rahma, three years ago, and last week welcomed their 12th child, a boy.
Baby Rahma was 19-months-old when she disappeared from her Lurnea home on November 10, 2005 while sleeping in a double bed she shared with two sisters.
"She is seven now, so whenever I see girls her age I always look to see if it is her, while I'm shopping, driving, in the supermarket, at school," Mr el- Dennaoui said yesterday.
"She is still alive. I feel she is close. We have no idea what happened to her, but my wife and I are a hundred per cent sure that she is still alive."
Mr el-Dennaoui, 40, stopped working after the ordeal and now suffers from migraines.
The family was forced to relocate from the Lurnea home where Rahma went missing into a larger house in Ashcroft in January to accommodate their growing brood, a move Mr el-Dennaoui described as tough.
Mr el-Dennaoui and his wife, 35, also become stressed when separated from their 11 other children, frightened that they too may disappear.
"If I could, I wouldn't send them to school," he said.
"When the weekends and holidays are approaching I feel much better knowing I'll have all my kids by my side. "
Mr el-Dennaoui was the last person to see Rahma when he put her to bed about 2am. It was a hot night - 40C - in Sydney's west and Rahma had trouble sleeping.
When she finally settled, Mr el-Dennaoui placed Rahma in the bed she shared with her two sisters beneath a window in a room at the front of the house.
The next morning, the toddler was gone.
A massive search involving 100 officers was launched immediately. Drains, creeks, dams and swimming pools within a 1.5km radius of the home were searched, but to no avail.
A large U-shape hole was discovered in the window's fly screen from the outside, suggesting Rahma had been taken from the home.
Over the years police have investigated several theories, including that Rahma was smuggled overseas, sold, murdered had been snatched by a paedophile or kidnapped by a childless person.
Police do not consider Rahma's parents or family members suspects in her disappearance.
Detective Senior Constable Nicholas Sedgwick, who heads the investigation, told The Sunday Telegraph "no single line of inquiry has jumped out as being the one that looks like it is most likely what happened to Rahma."
He said police were now relying on a member of the public to come forward with information.
"It's the most puzzling and frustrating case. To work as hard as police have on this and not be able to give the family answers as to what happened to Rahma is very frustrating."
The investigation will be presented at an inquest in December.
The State Government has offered a $100,000 reward for information into Rahma's disappearance, but Mr el-Dennaoui wants the sum increased if it means more people will come forward.
"I just wish someone would come forward with information, bad or good," he said.
"If we hear news now, that police find Rahma but she is dead, we have to accept that.
"If she is dead, at least we will know. It is harder not knowing what has happened to her."
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