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|Wilson Steam 96 2013 Scores
The Wilson Steam 96 stands as an option for hard hitters looking for a control-oriented package. If you're looking to take charge of the court, the Steam 96 competes, and the Amplifeel technology provides a clean and enhanced feel. With an extended length of 27.25 inches, the Steam 96 is designed to offer all-court versatility. Some of our playtesters enjoyed the plush feel and control offered by this racquet, but others wished for a more consistent response. The smaller sweetspot made it difficult for some playtesters to develop consistent power, but all the playtesters liked the pace and response they found when they hit in the sweetspot. All in all, the Steam 96 provided a tempting mix of power and precision.
Some playtesters wished for a little more consistent response, while others liked the plush feel and control offered by the racquet. Enjoying the spin potential and response was Chris. He said, "I liked the combination of a decent swingweight and the light and easy to maneuver weight. The racquet felt surprisingly plush considering its stiffness. I liked the overall feel from the stringbed and found the racquet to feel pretty forgiving even when using a stiffer poly string. I would add some weight to the handle of this racquet to beef it up without hampering its maneuverability, but even in stock form I was getting ample pace on my shots. It was only when I was hitting against one of the bigger hitters, like Andy, that I found the racquet to start to suffer in the stability department. I think some lead tape would be an easy fix for this one. Spin was easy to generate. While this racquet it is not nearly as spin friendly as the 99S and 105S Steams, with their monster spin, I felt like I was getting pretty good spin compared with most racquets. I liked the level of feel I was getting on my slice backhand, and that gave me the confidence to knife aggressively through the ball."
It took Siobhan longer than normal to adjust to this racquet. She offered, "The headsize is smaller than the headsize of the racquet I've been playing with, so the sweetspot felt smaller, too. This made the response a bit inconsistent. Inside the sweetspot I found adequate control and power, but outside of the sweetspot there was a pretty big drop-off. I really felt like I had to swing pretty hard to get the power that I wanted, but I liked my placement. The feel is different than what I am used to; it had a muted response, even more so than the 99S. It was less lively than I am used to, and I didn't feel like I was as in touch with the ball as I would like. The spin was fine. I could whip my forehand and get the spin I wanted, and I found it to be manageably maneuverable around the baseline. "
Karly, who liked the extra length and the precise response of the Steam 96, said, "I'm the type of player who prefers control-oriented racquets, and that's exactly what the Steam 96 is. Control came with ease, and I was more confident in my shot placement when hitting from the baseline. I felt like I could really dial in and hit my shots with more precision. I also loved the depth and leverage I could get with this racquet. I thought the extra length helped make it easier to keep the ball low and deep in the court. Unfortunately, power wasn't the racquet's strongest suit. However, I felt like the amount of control and depth I could get made up for the lower power level. I also had a bit of a hard time with the stiffness of the racquet. The racquet wasn't uncomfortable, but the swingweight tired out my arm faster than other racquets. I also noticed that my arm was left feeling sorer than usual after each hit."
Brittany found the Steam 96 to lack power outside of the sweetspot. She said, "This was an interesting racquet for me to try because the specs are a little out of my range, but still manageable. After my first hit I noticed that I had to put effort into creating my own power and depth. The only exception would be when I was hitting with a big hitter; then I could redirect the power and use it on my shot. The racquet was very stable so I had no problems doing this. The sweetspot was on the smaller side, but when I did hit in the sweetspot I had a surprising amount of power. Hitting outside of the sweetspot felt very unforgiving and jarring."
Our playtesters took time to adjust to the Steam 96 up at net, and while they would have liked more stability and a bigger sweetspot, they felt the racquet responded crisply. Noticing the small sweetspot but enjoying the pace she could create was Karly. She said, "I felt like I was able to get more power up at net than at the baseline. My volleys had good pop and the racquet felt crisp, not to mention I could get great reach with this racquet. The maneuverability was decent, but I felt like the small sweetspot was more prominent at the net. If I hit a volley outside the sweetspot the racquet felt very unstable, so I really had to concentrate on hitting in the center."
Brittany struggled a bit with her volleys. She offered, "While the racquet was stable, which I appreciated, I couldn't get a good feel. I had trouble placing the ball and never really felt comfortable up at net. The maneuverability was OK, but I didn't feel as quick at net as I would have liked."
"I would have liked more mass in this racquet at net," said Chris. "In many ways -- feel, grip on the ball, crispness-- it reminded me of my beloved Slazenger Pro Braided, but this racquet lacked the stability and head light feel. I found the Steam 96 to feel just fine on medium paced shots, but when the ball was really cracked at me I found I had to really punch through the shot to stop the racquet from fluttering at impact. The instability made it tough during doubles when I had to dig out a low volley off a hard hit return. I never felt as confident holding the racquet with a loose grip for touch volleys, and I had to grip it tightly to help keep it stable, which limited my options. When the ball wasn't zinging around quite as quickly I really enjoyed the feel and crisp response. I found this to be a very accurate racquet with some nice pop to get high volleys away."
Siobhan focused on punching through the volleys. She offered, "I definitely felt more comfortable with the feel up at net in slower rallies, and when I hit everything right, the clean response allowed me to put volleys away. Again, the sweetspot is too small, and I struggled to find the control I wanted. I lost the feeling of maneuverability here (I think because of the specs and the extra length) and sometimes felt caught up by it at net, which, when combined with the instability, made it a little hard to handle. I also noticed the stiffness and felt a little jarred sometimes. As an end note, the extra length did allow me to reach out for balls better, which helped me feel like I could cover more area at net."
Serving was the favorite shot of all our playtesters because they felt like the racquet finally offered pace, control and spin in enjoyable amounts. Siobhan experienced more control, but found the racquet's stiffness uncomfortable. She said, "I have a short swing and a high ball toss on my serve, so I didn't have any problem with maneuverability on my serve. The stiffness was really noticeable for me, which is interesting, because I normally don't mind stiff racquets. My control was better here, and I felt like my placement was pretty accurate. I definitely would have liked to see more power, as there was no pop or explosive feel off the strings."
Serving with the Steam 96 was top-notch for Karly. She said, "This was my favorite thing to do with this racquet. My serves had great power and leverage behind them, and they hit deep within the service box. I also found it really easy to generate spin. My kick serves seemed to have more spin behind them than usual, which I think could be attributed to the higher swingweight. However, that higher swingweight left my shoulder feeling noticeably more tired than usual. During long matches serving with this racquet was more tiring on my arm."
Brittany noted more control on her serve with the Steam 96, saying, "This was my favorite shot to hit with the racquet, hands down. My placement was perfect on all my serves whether they were out wide on the deuce side or down the T on the ad side. My favorite first serve to hit was out wide on the ad side. For some reason, I was really dialed in on that serve. I was very confident hitting second serves as well because I had enough spin to keep the serve in the service box consistently."
Responsive control and pace were definitely more accessible on serves for Chris. He said, "Serving was my favorite shot with this racquet. I was getting good pace on my serves and found my accuracy to be totally dialed in. I liked sliding my serve out wide on the deuce side, as well as adding some pace down the T. When serving to the ad side I was getting enough spin to find a good angle wide, and again, the pace was there when going down the T or into the returner's body. The racquet felt really crisp and responsive, and I liked the pop and spin I was getting."
Control and spin were prevalent for some of the testers on serve returns, although others wished for more. Keeping her swing short was Brittany. She said, "The racquet was effective when blocking serves back. It was stable, and with a little extra spin I was able to place it wherever I wanted. Like groundstrokes, the smaller sweetspot came into play. I struggled on off-center shots because they were quite jarring and unpredictable."
"It was really hard to get the power I wanted here," said Siobhan. "The same sweetspot issue happened again, and it was tough to hit the ball back to the other end with the consistency of depth that I wanted. I sometimes found myself running out of time to get my racquet around, so I had to shorten my swing a lot. I did find some added control when I shortened my stroke, which was an added bonus."
Chris enjoyed returning with the Steam 96. He explained, "I had good results with this racquet on returns, especially if I kept my head speed up. It felt maneuverable, and I found I could catch up to some tougher serves and stay aggressive since I could snap the racquet around quickly. Again, I was getting lots of spin, and that helped me drive the ball with more pace or roll a sharp angle. I could float defensive returns deep with good accuracy and feel thanks to the racquet's crisp and clean response. I found the stability to be ok as long as I kept the tip speed up and hit the return quickly. On off-center hits, or when the serve was really big and I was stretched wide, I found the racquet to flutter."
Karly also found her groove on returns. She said, "Like groundstrokes, the high level of control came into play more than the power. It was harder for me to generate power off returns, but I loved the precision I could get. I could hit sharp angles, and I got great leverage to return it deep in the court. One of the biggest disadvantages for me was the maneuverability. There were times when it was tough swinging against fast servers because it was harder to get the racquet back in time."
Chris - "I liked the feel, the spin and the accuracy I found with this racquet."
Siobhan - "On serves, and when I hit the sweetspot, I liked the placement and control."
Karly - "I loved the amount of control and depth this racquet could produce."
Brittany - "I liked the stability and control, especially on serves."
Chris - "This one is just a little lead tape and a leather grip away from being a really good racquet for me. The swingweight is right where I like it, but I would like more weight and a more head light balance."
Siobhan - "The deader, less crisp response."
Karly - "The stiffness and swingweight left my arm sorer than when I play with other racquets."
Brittany - "The small sweetspot was a struggle for me, and I wasn't able to get as much power as I would have liked."
Chris - "I was reminded of the BLX Tour, as the balance felt fairly close to even and the swingweight and firm feel felt similar. This racquet is pleasingly crisp, and that's something I've liked in the recent Tours, including the BLX version. I could also make this racquet feel very similar to a Slazenger Pro Braided by simply adding a leather grip and some lead tape to the handle."
Siobhan - "I would have to compare this to the Wilson BLX Tour. The specs are similar, but the 96 is stiffer, and the higher swingweight makes it less maneuverable. They both swing similarly, and I feel that I would probably like the 96 more, like my BLX Tour playtest, if I played with it more and adjusted to the headsize and shape."
Karly - "Definitely the Wilson Tour series. They all have very close specifications and similar characteristics -- most notably the maneuverability, control and lower power level of the frames."
Brittany - "I would compare this to the Dunlop Biomimetic 500, Wilson Steam 100 and Gamma RZR 98. The Wilson Steam 100 has a very similar feel and and a comparable blend of power and control. The Gamma RZR 98 had a similarly small sweetspot, and was stiff and a bit unpredictable on off-center shots. Lastly, the stability and low power reminded me of the Dunlop Biomimetic 500."
(Scores are determined by averaging individual play test scores)
|Chris' Scores
|Siobhan's Scores
|Karly's Scores
|Brittany's Scores
Chris: 5.0 all-court player currently using the Volkl C10 Pro 2012. Chris uses a full-western forehand grip, has a fast swing style and hits a one-handed backhand.
Siobhan: Open level player with a semi western forehand and a two-handed backhand. She currently plays Wilson KBlade Team.
Karly: 4.0 baseline player currently playing with the Wilson nCode nTour. She hits with a semi-western forehand grip and uses a two handed backhand.
Brittany: Open level player with a semi-western forehand and a two-handed backhand. She currently plays with the Yonex V-Core 100S.
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In a recent roundtable video conversation, five first-time directors got together to talk about the challenges they faced, and what an amazing experience it was, to direct a full-length animated feature. They are:
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The most interesting part of the conversation centers around the genre itself and wondering if it will ever break free of the opinion that animation is only for kids' movies. The directors in the roundtable agreed that while there has been a shift, animation is still geared toward families, but really only in America. In other parts of the world, in Europe and Asia, animation geared toward adults is much more prevalent.
That's not to say, however, that there hasn't been some movement. Recently animation has been spreading wings and moved away from G-rated movies traditionally produced by Disney and Pixar. All five movies are rated PG, but still geared toward families. Three of the movies are have some scary elements, but as Butler summed it up, "It's OK to have monsters in movies, as long as you can show that they can be defeated. "
Many in the industry think that animation will become more prevalent and will make forays into more traditional movies geared toward adults. Andrews believes that it's only a matter of time before there are PG-13 and R-rated movies made in animation.
In this hour-long video, each of the directors talks about the pitch, the creative process, and what it's like working with some of the biggest names in the industry today. Surprisingly, a lot of what they talk about involves how animation is similar to live action films, rather than how they differ.

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As an American by naturalization, prior US service member under the 8 years the Clintons occupied the White House, I am very happy to hear and witness this historic event of having Mrs Clinton here in my natice country. I hope she encourages President Obama to visit our wonderful country as well.Proud to be an American and will fly the National Colors with pride in Mindelo Sao Vicente CABO VERDE.
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Another Elephant Beating Caught on Tape
PETA is calling on authorities to take action in the wake of a vicious beating of an elephant traveling with the Cole Bros. Circus. Last week in Lanesboro, Massachusetts, a citizen took video footage and gave an eyewitness account of the beating of an elephant, who was repeatedly hit with a bullhook.
The handler yelled at the elephants to "move up" and "back up" while striking a docile elephant in the face with a bullhook with an audible "whack." He took a step back and swung the bullhook like a baseball bat, striking the elephant twice on her face and shouting, "Back up!" while she tried to do just that. Still yelling, the handler chased the elephant as she hurried over to some other elephants who were standing nearby.
Says the witness, "This was not an 'attention getter', this worker reared back and swung the club with all his might, twice. You could hear the whack as the club struck the elephant. My son and I were shocked. I do not think the worker realized we were there."
This outrage is business as usual for the circus: We've filed three complaints against Cole Bros. Circus about aggressive bullhook use and other abuses in the past six weeks, and each has been accompanied with authenticated video and/or photographs. PETA is calling for local humane authorities to assess the elephant's condition, and we've offered to pay for independent experts to examine her.
Please join us in also asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to have a veterinarian with expertise in elephants immediately inspect the elephants with Cole Bros. and to take all appropriate enforcement action.
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Stop the cruelty. This precious animal doesn't deserve to be treated like this!!!
stop the cruelty
Those people without brains are trying to teach the elephants tricks. Tharindu Muthukumarana
I commented on here earlier, but I guess it didn't take. I have seen these videos of the circus elephants being beaten before and those of us who love animals have emailed, signed petitions and written and called the USDA for years to no avail They don't care. These beautiful, peaceful animals could turn on the monsters who beat them, but they don't. Every one of these scumbags belong in jail. Someday our animals will be free. If countries like Bolivia and England can ban circuses with animals why can't the U.S and Canada? You know, the progressive, forward thinking countries?
This is so disturbing and sickening. That monster wielding the bullhook should have it used on him, after which he should be charged with animal abuse. The USDA is useless, because we who can't stand to see this torture have been after them for years, and they do nothing. It is simple. They don't care. As for the few on this board who think it is perfectly alright for these poor animals to be treated this way, what world are you living in? Too bad there are still people with your mindset. Shame on you. Can't you see how these elephants quietly put up with this, when they could easily turn and trample their torturers? They are peaceful quiet animals who have been stripped of their dignity. Other countries have banned these disgusting spectacles, but the U.S and Canada carry on just as if they were forward thinking, progressive countries. Awful.
If people heart of hearts truly love animals then they won't eat,wear and Not support sports and entertainment that uses and abuses them. Boycott all these events, it is not natural and conducive to their habitat.
We are all connected!
I cant believe that this kind of proof is presented to the USDA and they turn the other cheek. It is despicable!
I protested a Cole bros. Circus last year with a handful of other PETA supporters. Everyone pulling in to the circus were… uneducated fools. And oh, were they so mad at us for holding our signs when they pulled in, yelling,cussing… Guess they didn't enjoy the guilt we made them feel. I couldn't even turn around to look at those poor elephants, it literally gives me chest pains when I think about it.
Ellie, you said it all. Well done. And a huge thank-you to my fellow Western Mass activist who filmed this. Good work, but sorry that your son had to see such an upsetting display.
Kat&It! How can you make such ridiculous statements? If you knew anything at all about animals, especially elephants, you'd SUPPORT legislation which prohibits the use of any live animals in circuses/attractions. The reason we need such legislation is clear. These animals live dreadful, unnatural, painful, fearful, depressed and often insane lives, for the sole purpose of enriching the purses of their owners/handlers/trainers. They are abused, beaten, screamed at, tortured and terrified, day in and day out. They are chained unmercifully, when not in "training" or performing. Proper vet care is often absent. They are forced to perform when sick and/or suffering from painful, chronic arthritis, injuries and other maladies. These madmen/women are going to get every ounce of profit they can out of these majestic creatures, for as long as possible and the miseries of the animals are of little concern as long as they can force them to get up and perform one more time. Ask yourself what kind of sick, deranged person could so treat an animal. The rage, anger and hatred inside these humans has to be huge. And guess what? They easily find an outlet for their madness via the animals. They can beat and abuse them, behind closed doors to their very deaths, and who's going to stop them? These are animals with no voice and no choice. If we cannot speak up on behalf of the animals, then we should at least be ashamed to condone such treatment of any living, breathing, feeling creature. YOU CLEARLY MISS THE ENTIRE POINT HERE. Elephants should NOT be confined and handled in the manner they consistently are, for profit, period! If you believe the "wacking sound to be the whip in the air", then how about you stand where the elephants stand and, after enduring the "wacking sound" of the bullhook, let us know how much it hurt afterward??? Where did you ever get such a ridiculous explanation anyhow??? And don't even get me started about "horse races" and whips! You're sorely misinformed on that topic as well, if you believe the jockey's whip never touches the horse. Do you think these elephants cry out in pain, merely due to a wacking sound? Sounds do not draw blood, m'friend. Are you nuts??? Perhaps your comments belong over at the website of "Have Trunk Will Travel", where they are so bold as to solicit donations to help "protect" Asian Elephants, as well as donations for "Mahouts"!? They state that the funds donated, go toward housing, caring for and training the elephants. Talk about AUDACITY! HTWT claims to train their elephants with kindness and treats. Yet Animal Defenders International have released several video's of how they really "handle/train" their elephants. Check out the video's and then tell us about how the "wacking sound" is only the hook passing through the air. As evidenced by these videos and others over many years, even very young baby elephants are abused in circuses everywhere. They start their training incredibly young and the pain and misery lasts a lifetime. Misery is all they'll ever know unless they are rescued or seized and placed in sanctuary where they can live out the remainder of their lives in some semblance of peace, free from abuse, pain and the demands of performing "unnatural" tricks. No longer the object of someones unchecked madness. Find out about and support these reputable sanctuaries. Support something! Anything at all is better than making uninformed statements and supporting a sad, abusive trade which you apparently know nothing about. Whatever forum you belong in with your comments, it certainly isn't here. Get informed/educated on this topic and then come back and share your enlightenment. Perhaps then, those of us who care about the welfare of abused/neglected/tortured animals, who understand the seriousness of the need to stop this kind of madness, can engage in a different dialogue with you.
If you want to control them you half to show them whats up. This girl has a better life than one in the wild. You peeps are crazy
kat&it: so you are saying since elephants are BIG/FAT we should BEAT them?? ok great so now every BIG/FAT PERSON that doesnt listen should be BEATEN them correct?? THIS IS WRONG HOW COULD YOU SAY THIS ISNT ABUSE?!?! DONT YOU SEE THE ELEPHANTS MOVING AWAY FROM THE ANIMAL THATS A HUMAN!?!!?
Why did the people just take the video and not call out to stop them? Call the police; do anything?
Kat&IT, I find it very strange that you would declare youself an animal activist ! So according to you as long as they dont actually hit the elepahants what they are doing is ok?Scaring them, intimidating them and taking away their love and soul is ok? According to you????? Its a real shame!Maybe that is why they beat the animals? Because they are "huge"…. Shameful!
As a South African I know lot about Elephants. These animals, like monkies, are practically human in their behaviour. They suffer from heart ache and depression and have even been known to CRY at the death of one of their herd. Beating an elephant is NEVER a solution – they can only be trained through respect and reward. TRAINER – a disgusting excuse for a human being!
asian elephants and chimps are in th endangered list any purpose deaths or even accinted deaths will send the "people" to prison for a very long time. they should go to jail for "endangering" a already endanger animal. Doesn't Peta already know this. I put a website to show everyone it isn't mine at all. I am mad at peta not knowing the endangered list that claims they love animals.
This is such a disturbing issue in many circus acts across the world. I hate it. It makes me cry and sick to my stomach. I have written to the U.S Department of Agriculture to examin those poor elephants and i have started a pettition against them on facebook. Thier winter quarters are in my town and i am determined to bring them down. Animals are not ours to own. Not even pets. There is no price tag on a life.
Kat&IT, I would say, if you are an animal rights activist, you are very uneducated. Elephants have very sensitive skin. They can even feel a bug bite – htat is why in the wild you ill see them throwing dirt on their backs – it's a natural mosquito detterant. These bullhooks actualy make them BLEED. Does that sound like it wouldn't hurt? These bullhooks DO touch the elephants skin, that is why they bleed and that is why they rub dirt on their bloody wounds so people cannot see them. I think you should get out of the whole "I am an animal right activist" crap and find a new hobby.
This just pisses me off. That type of humans should not be near any animals. At all.
Wow that video was great to show people what happens to animals keep them comming guys!
Ugh- okay I love animals- really though this is NOT abuse, I didn't see anything that was wrong. An elephant is HUGE- it has to be trained in a way that the animal and trainer do not get injured. I have watched tons of videos and I assure you the elephant wins over humans every time. The wacking sound is the whip in the air, just like a horse races. They don't actually TOUCH the animal at all! Extermist are never a good thing even if its a good cause. PETA and Ingrid Newkirk have gone way to far, as a vegetarian and animal activist I do not support the beliefs of this organization. Might as well be a part of ALF. No different than crazy religious people blowing up abortion clinics. Come on now people! Be rationalistic!
What I don't understand is how you could possibly hit an elephant?? They are such peaceful creatures, so loving and beautiful! You have to be one sick individual to derive pleasure from this! Or to even see this as "your job"
By now it's blatantly obvious that people in circuses cannot be trusted to be around animals. I'm sick to death of animals being cruelly treated in the name of human 'entertainment' and won't be happy until animal circuses are banned, period.
help these poor animals, hope the handler rots in **** awful
Cowards! Cowards! Cowards! I hope that all animal abusers die a long and painful death. In the meanwhile let's get them out of business and rescue those poor animals who have no one but us good people to protect them. I am studying law so I can protect their rights. The department of agriculture better step up. Peta needs help. Circuses buy off many unehical people, we need to protest louder.
I cant watch the video because it is saddening but I can imagine what it is , It is about some sadists humans who feel so inferior that they have to torture helpless species in order to feel power ! Less they know that thinking that they are "superior" to other species " does not take them to torture animals but to give them the same rights as humans have to live peacefully in their habitat and to defend them to have this right!


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Some days back, LinkedIn posted an infographic about the most sought-after companies globally and it so happened that tech companies dominated that list with Google coming at Number 1 in three different categories including Software Engineering jobs, Marketing jobs and jobs for Students and recent graduates (I will like to call that internship and entry-level).
Of all the companies listed in the top 20, less than half have official representation in Nigeria and it seems most of their talents are not locally sourced even if they are Nigerian. Taking a good look at the major innovations in the tech industry for the past few years, most of them have come through Nigerians who at some point or the other had to study outside the shores of this country. However the discussion about the state of our educational system is not for today?
Most developers now want to set up on their own and become the next big thing not because it is that easy but majorly because the possibility of breaking into that tech elite group is next to impossible if they are not exceptional or if they are not from outside the country. Question now is, are the graduate products of Nigerian Universities not good enough to secure a place into these top 20 companies on merit (without getting any form of education offshore)?
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It is derived from the word zukhruf-an which occurs in verse 33 of this Surah.
It could not be known from any authentic tradition, but a study of its subject matter shows that this Surah also was sent down in the same period in which the Surahs Al-Mumin, As-Sajdah and Ash-Shura, were sent down. It appears that the revelation of this series of the Surahs began when the disbelievers of Makkah were planning to put an end to the Holy Prophet's life. Day and night they were holding consultations in their assemblies as how to eliminate him, and even an attack on his life also had been made as has been clearly referred to in vv. 79-80.
In this Surah a forceful and severe criticism has been made of the Quraish and the common Arabs creeds and superstitions of ignorance in which they persisted, and their stubbornness has been exposed in a firm and effective way, so that every member of the society, who was reasonable in some degree, should be made to consider the evils in which the community was involved and its tyrannical treatment of the person who was trying to redeem it.
The discourse starts in a way as if to say: "You, by means of your mischiefs, want that the revelation of this Book should be stopped, but Allah has never withheld the appointment of His Prophets and the revelation of His Books because of the mischief of the people, but has destroyed the wicked people, who obstructed the way of His guidance. The same He will do again. A little further in vv. 41-43 and 79-80 the same thing has been reiterated. Though the people who were plotting against his life are meant, the Holy Prophet has been addressed to the effect: "whether you remain alive or not, We will certainly punish the wicked," and the people themselves have been plainly warned to the effect: "If you have decided to take an action against Our Prophet, We too will take a decisive action."
Then, it has been told what is the reality of the religion that the people are following so devotedly and what are the arguments on whose strength they are resisting Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and Blessings).
They themselves admit that the Creator of the earth and heavens and of themselves and their deities is only Allah. They also know and admit that the blessings they are benefiting from, have been bestowed by Allah; yet they insist on making others associates of Allah in His Godhead.
They regard the servants as the children of Allah, and that too daughters, whom they regard as disgraceful for themselves.
They believe that the angels are goddesses; they have carved their images as females; they adorn them with female dresses and ornaments, and call them daughters of Allah: they worship them and invoke them for the fulfillment of their needs. How did they know that the angels were female?
When they are rebuked for these superstitions, they present the pretense of destiny and say :"Had Allah disapproved of these our practices, we could not have worshiped these images, whereas the means of finding out whether Allah had approved of something or not, are His Books and not those things which are happening in the world according to His Will. For under His Will not only idol worship but crimes like theft and adultery, robbery. murder, etc. also are being committed. Can this argument be used to justify as right and proper this commission of every crime and evil is the world?
When it is asked: Have you any other authority, apart from this wrong argument, for the polytheism of yours? They reply, "The same has been the practice since the time of our forefathers." In other words, this in their opinion is a strong enough argument for a creed's being right and true, whereas the Prophet Abraham, descent from whom is the only basis of their pride and distinction, had rejected the religion of his elders and left his home, and he had discarded every such blind imitation of his forefathers, which did not have the support of any rational argument. Then, if these people had to follow their elders only, for this also they selected their most ignorant elders and abandoned their most illustrious elders like the Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (on whom be peace).
When they are asked: "Has ever a Prophet or a Book sent down by God also given this teaching that others beside Allah too are worthy of worship? they present this practice of the Christians as an argument that they took Jesus son of Mary as son of God and worshiped him; whereas the question was not this whether the community of a Prophet had committed shirk or not, but this whether a Prophet had himself taught shirk. Jesus son of Mary had never said that he was son of God and that the people should worship him. His own was the same teaching which every other Prophet had given "My Lord as well as your Lord is Allah: so worship Him alone."
They were disinclined to believe in the Prophethood of the Holy Prophet because he was neither a rich man nor a person of high worldly position and rank. They said "Had Allah willed to appoint a prophet among us, He would have appointed one of the great men of' our two cities (Makkah and Taif). On that very basis, Pharaoh also had looked down upon the Prophet Moses and said: "If Allah, the King of the heavens, had to send a messenger to me, the king of the earth, He would have sent him with bracelets of gold and a company of angels in attendance. Where from has this mendicant appeared I am superior to him, for the kingdom of Egypt belongs to me, and the canals of the River Nile are flowing under my control. What is the status of this man as against me? He has neither wealth nor authority."
Thus, after criticizing each practice of ignorance of the disbelievers and rejecting it with rational arguments, it has been pointed out: "Neither has God any offspring, nor are there separate gods of the earth and heavens, nor is there any intercessor who may be able to protect from His punishment those who adopt deviation knowingly. Allah is far above this that He should have children. He alone is the God of the whole Universe: all others are His servants and not associates in His attributes and powers, and only such men can intercede with Him, who are themselves followers of the Truth and they also can intercede only for those who may have adopted obedience of the Truth in the world."
Source: Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Tafhim al-Qur'an - The Meaning of the Quran
فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ
أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْنَاهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ
فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۖ وَسَوْفَ تُسْأَلُونَ
وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم بِآيَاتِنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا ۖ وَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ


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Earlier this year, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge found the city of Palmdale in violation of the California Voting Rights Act for holding elections under the at-large system. According to some experts, this ruling could have implications for the City of Whittier.
In a recent interview with the Whittier Daily News, Professor of Political Science Eric Lindgren said the judge ruled in a way this is consistent with his understanding of the state voting rights act.
"If there is evidence of racially polarized voting, then an at-large system cannot be imposed or allowed to continue," said Lindgren who has done research on the Voting Rights Act.
A recent lawsuit against the City of Whittier claims that Whittier's at-large voting system and its timing prevents Latinos from being elected to City Council.
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They are also always as hard as rocks.
Surprisingly, my girls aren't all that interested in eating rock-hard pears (who are these children?).
And yet, possibly because I'm an idiot, I keep buying them. When I looked in my fridge drawers on Tuesday, I had ten pears in there.
Time to make some pear butter, obviously.
I made some apple butter a year or two ago and it was fantastic - I loved it on toast (and I loved it even more on ice cream). It was a quick way to make a pancake or waffle pretty awesome.
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Arrieta: 'It's Been A Difficult Season'
The Columbus Dispatch - October 31, 2013 11:59 AM
In hindsight, the signs were there that this would not be quite the season Jairo Arrieta was hoping for. Or, to be more specific, there was one sign that gave it away.
When Crew fans streamed into Crew Stadium for the first home game of the season, four new player banners greeted them from the south side of the concourse. One of them featured the team's co-leading scorer from a season ago, and he bore a striking resemblance to Arrieta.
As you can see in the photo, he was identified as "Jairo Arreita." It was an inauspicious start to what would be a season of disappointment for Arrieta, one full of trips between the Crew, the Costa Rican national team and, surprisingly, the bench. The end result was three goals in 26 appearances including 21 starts and a question of where he might fit in the team's plans next season.
Standing near the practice fields at the team's facility in Obetz, Arrieta (through a translator) said it was not the year anyone on the Crew was hoping for.
"It's been a difficult season," he said. "One has to be conscious of it and be able to recognize that, and we do. I think we lost a lot of points at home that we shouldn't have lost, but it is what it is right now."
The Crew finished 7-7-3 at Crew Stadium this season, and its 19 goals at home were third-fewest in the league. As for Arrieta, he assisted in the season opener, scored in the team's second game of the season and played the full 90 minutes in week three before leaving to join his national team. He missed one game but returned to find that his starting spot had vanished due to the strong play of offseason acquisition Dominic Oduro and second-year midfielder Ben Speas.
He would sub on in each of the next three games, accumulating 88 minutes of playing time among them as the Crew went 0-1-2. He returned to the starting lineup April 27, started three straight games but drew a two-game suspension for a wayward elbow.
From there came more of the same: a start, two games with the national team, two starts, three games with the national team and finally a return to the Crew July 27 that would last the remainder of the season as his inconsistent play cost him his spot with Costa Rica.
When Brian Bliss took over as interim coach, he sat down with Arrieta for a conversation about his prolonged scoring slump. Arrieta did not start the first two games with Bliss at the helm.
"I've always been of the persuasion that when a guy's in a bit of a rut you give him a different look," Bliss said Sept. 5. "A different look means coming off the bench, seeing the game differently at a different time in the game. Maybe the game has opened up, which leads to more space. Maybe it leads to him scoring a goal and get shim on track. It's not viewed as punishment or anything like that. Scoring goals is the toughest thing any player can do. Changing the scenery might be the way to do it."
"I won't use any excuses," Arrieta said. "This wasn't the season that I was hoping to have or that I would like to have had. There are a few things that didn't allow me to click. I don't want to use excuses and I'm very conscious of the fact that it wasn't the season that I wanted to have, but I do think going away to the national team, coming back and not being considered in the starting 11 and the suspension, that stuff does make things more difficult. I need to keep working hard and keep putting in a lot of effort for next season to have the season I want to have."
Will he be back? Arrieta's guaranteed compensation of $225,375 was fifth-highest on the team this season and he finished with fewer goals than Bernardo Anor (four goals, $46,500) and even with defender Josh Williams ($52,313). It is not known if his contract is guaranteed for next season, and although multiple attempts to reach Arrieta's agent were not returned the player himself said he has been assured that he will return to the Crew.
"According to my agent, what he's told me is that everything is ready for next year and that I'l l be staying," he said. "That gives me a lot of satisfaction and makes me very happy, so now I can focus next year on accomplishing my personal and team goals."


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Based on the figures reported by Nokia Corp., the maker of the world's first GSM phone and the inventor of smartphone, on Thursday, it appears that the company has lost its lead on the market of smartphones to Apple, which sold over three million more iPhones than Nokis shipped its Symbian-based solutions.
Apple earlier this week said that it sold 20.34 million iPhone smartphones in the quarter that ended on June 25, 2011, a 142% year-over-year unit growth. Nokia on Thursday said that in the second quarter of 2011 it shipped 16.7 million smartphones, down 34% from 25.2 million in the Q2 2010. Based on these results, Apple managed to outsell Nokia's Symbian-based smartphones by 3.64 million units with one or two models.
Sales of Nokia's smartphones powered by Symbian operating systems started to plummet in February after the company's chief executive officer announced transition from Symbian platform to Windows Phone operating system. End-users slowed down purchase of high-end Symbian devices and started to look at Apple iPhone and Google Android-based handsets. In mid-Q2 2011 several operators started to boycott Nokia's smartphones following purchase of Skype by Microsoft Corp. as well as Nokia's plan to start selling dual-SIM handsets.
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The U.S. Environmental protection agency doubled the amount of Glyphosate ( Roundup ) That is allowed on our oil seed crops from 20 PPM to 40PPM. On our food crops they are bumping the amount from 200 ppms to a 6000 ppms. That is thirty times the presently allowable amount.
A Swedish study published in the journal Cancer reported a connection between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and glyphosate use. An Ontario study of farmers found exposure to glyphosate was associated with a high rate of miscarriages.
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The Santa Cops project is a delightful effort to make the holiday season a bit brighter for area youngsters whose families need a hand up to make this time of year as merry as it should be.
Members of the Fort Dodge Police Association and the Webster County Deputies Association as well as Iowa State Patrol officers, Webster County/Fort Dodge reserves personnel and officers from smaller police departments in the county are collaborating on a truly inspiring holiday undertaking. Officers take the young folks on $100 holiday shopping sprees.
Area schools help pair law enforcement officers with needy families and children. The program is funded through private donations. The officers participate during time off from regular duties, but are in uniform for the shopping trip to the local Target store.
One particularly important aspect of the program is that children get to have one-on-one contact with an officer in a totally different environment than they would on the street. This helps shape positive attitudes regarding the role of law enforcement personnel in our community.
This is a marvelous holiday tradition that benefits both the children and the law enforcement officers who participate.
The adults say they are impressed and inspired by the generosity the young shoppers show. Frequently, the youngsters are more focused on what they can get for their loved ones than on fulfilling their own desires.
Looking for evidence of the Christmas spirit? You need look no farther than the Santa Cops and these youngsters.
Donations to keep this holiday tradition thriving for many years to come can be sent to the Santa Cops program in care of the Fort Dodge Police Department, 702 First Ave. S., Fort Dodge, IA 50501.


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text: LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CURRICULAR GUIDE Child Development Associate in Applied Science Curriculum Code: 0108 (Effective Fall 2000 - Summer 2005) This degree program prepares individuals to work in child care as a teacher, teacher assistant, or program director. Students learn to plan and implement high quality, developmentally appropriate programs for all ages of children, infants through school-age, in both centers and family child care homes. Graduates of the associate degree program meet the educational requirements for child care center program directors as specified by the State of Michigan Child Day Care Center Licensing Regulations. The program involves several semesters of daytime field work in child care settings. Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any course. PREREQUISITES Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog. GENERAL EDUCATION General education is an important part of this program and includes a mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency requirement, students may need to complete specific course work in mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education requirements, see page 23. INFORMATION Contact the Human, Health and Public Service Careers Department, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 175, telephone number (517) 483-1410. REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 44 CREDITS CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS CHDV 101 Child Growth/Devel: 0-5 Years 4 CHDV 111 Child Guidance/Communication 4 CHDV 112 Family Relationship/Child Care 2 CHDV 113 Health/Safety Issue:Child Care 2 CHDV 220 Preschool Curric/Learning Env 4 CHDV 221 Infant-Toddler Program Dev 3 CHDV 222 School-Age Child Care Prog Dev 2 CHDV 230 Child Care Center Admin 2 CHDV 284 Child Development Practicum (See Note 1) 5 ISCI 121 Integrated Sci for Education I 4 SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4 WRIT 121 Composition I 4 WRIT 122 Composition II 4 LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 22 CREDITS Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below. CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits (See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above) Writing Core Area (See Note 2) 0 Speech Communication Core Area 3 Science/Technology Core Area (See Note 2) 0 Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 2) 0 Mathematics Competency (See page 23 for information on how to fulfill this requirement. Course work may be needed.) CHOICE 2: Social Science (See Note 3) 4 Credits CHOICE 3: Science/Mathematics (See Note 3) 4 Credits CHOICE 4: Humanities (See Note 3) 8 Credits CHOICE 5: Professional Related Courses (See Note 4) 3 Credits EMSB 102 CPR for Health Care Prof .5 EMSB 106 Infant/Child CPR .25 HUSE 100 Introduction to Human Services 3 HUSE 101 Personal Dimensions/Human Serv 2 HUSE 110 Intro/Child Abuse and Neglect 3 HUSE 112 Introduction/Substance Abuse 3 HUSE 120 Introduction/Family Violence 2 MINIMUM TOTAL 66 NOTES: 1. CHDV 284 requires departmental approval. Applications must be submitted one semester in advance to be admitted to CHDV 284. Applications for departmental approval are available in the Human, Health and Public Services Careers Department, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 175. 2. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for this Core area. 3. See the MACRAO Transfer Agreement in the "Transfer Information" section of this catalog for appropriate social science, science/mathematics, and humanities courses. ANAT 145 is strongly recommended as the science requirement. 4. Students may also choose from CHDV-prefix courses not already used to meet degree requirements. 5. CHDV 111 and CHDV 220 must be completed with a minimum 2.5 grade or better. All other required CHDV course must be completed with a minimum 2.0 grade or better. SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill) should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments. I II III IV CHDV 101 CHDV 113 CHDV 112 CHDV 230 CHDV 111 CHDV 220 CHDV 221 CHDV 284 ISCI 121 CHDV 222 Lim.Ch.2 SOCL 120 WRIT 121 WRIT 122 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.1 Lim.Ch.5 Lim.Ch.4 Lim.Ch.4 Lim.Ch.5


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Major Fields of Study for GEF Research Grants
By supporting anthropological projects, the National Geographic Society aims to contribute to our understanding of how and why human beings came to be where they are—both physically and culturally. The Society supports field research in social/cultural anthropology, biological/physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology (see "Archaeology" below).
Among the thousands of NGS grantees, some of the best known were anthropologists interested in the physical history of human evolution. This includes Louis and Mary Leakey, whose groundbreaking research on hominid remains in East Africa has been continued by NGS grantees Richard, Meave and Louise Leakey. In 1974, grantee Donald Johanson discovered "Lucy" — one of the most complete upright-walking human ancestors ever found. In 2000, David Lordkipanidze unearthed in the Republic of Georgia what are believed to be the remains of the earliest human ancestors to have left Africa.
Cultural anthropologist Charles Mountford's seminal studies of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, including the landmark 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition into Arnhem Land, were supported by National Geographic. The Society also funded much of the work of Brazilian ethnologist Harald Schultz, whose 1962 book Hombu explored the lives of Brazilian Indians. More recently, we helped make possible Arantza Gonzalez Apraiz's study of Spain's Basque people. Gonzalez used DNA from both European Basques and Americans of Basque descent to determine Spanish Basque origins.
In 2002, Spencer Wells received a grant for his project to ascertain who the ancient Phoenicians were, how they became so advanced and if they might have traveled to the New World as many as 2,000 years before Columbus. His research combining molecular anthropology with archaeological and historical research gradually evolved into the Genographic Project here at National Geographic.
Nearly one third of all Research grants have gone toward archaeological fieldwork across the globe. Our grantees have unearthed evidence of China's earliest rice production, located ancient shipwrecks off Africa, explored Egypt's Giza plateau and much more.
The Society's first archaeology grant went to Hiram Bingham in 1912 to excavate Machu Picchu — Peru's once-lost Inca city. Four years later, we awarded Neil M. Judd a $3,000 grant to begin his excavation of the ancient Anasazi culture's Pueblo Bonito site in New Mexico. In 1938, after receiving the first of 18 grants, Matthew Stirling ventured into the lowlands of Mexico and uncovered colossal stone heads of the ancient Olmec culture.
More recently, the Society has supported much of the work of pioneer underwater archaeologist George Bass, as well as that of another premier nautical explorer, Robert Ballard. In the 1990s, grantee William Kelso found the lost remains of the early-17th century fort at Jamestown, Virginia — the first permanent English settlement in America. His discoveries, including artifacts and human remains, are helping him and other scholars interpret a long-neglected time in colonial history. In Guatemala, grantees Arthur Demarest and William Saturno have shed new light on ancient Maya culture with their respective excavations of the ancient Maya palace at Cancuen and the murals at San Bartolo.
Ever since it supported Simon Newcomb's lunar eclipse expedition of 1900, the National Geographic Society has been an ally to astronomers. Already an eminent scientist, Newcomb traveled via steamer to Norfolk, Virginia. There, he laid sheets on a dock, using them as a "screen" across which to track the shadow of the moon as it moved across the night sky.
Since then, the Society's astronomy grants have reflected striking advances in technology. We supported the 1950s Palomar Sky Survey, a long-term project to create a comprehensive map of the visible stars in the universe. More recently, we funded Jay Pasachoff's ongoing study of solar eclipses, Tom Gehrels's investigations of Earth-crossing asteroids, Pascal Lee's "Mars on Earth" studies at Canada's Haughton meteorite impact crater, Daniel Durda's search for "vulcanoids" (small asteroids thought to circle the sun) and Leslie Young's monitoring of the 2011 Pluto occultation.
Nearly half of all Research grants go to projects within the biology discipline, including fields such as behavioral ecology, botany, genetics, marine biology and primatology. Among our better known biology grantees are such respected names as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. In addition to primate research, the Society has supported Eugenie Clark's deep-sea investigations, Jared Diamond's work with Pacific island birds, John Terborgh's ecological studies of the tropics of Central and South America and Alwyn Gentry's study of plant life in the Amazon.
More recently, grantee Philip DeVries's work in Ecuador's rain forest has revealed the symbiotic relationship between ants and nymphalid caterpillars. Joydeep Bose is studying the ability of India's endangered Phayre's leaf monkey to adapt to its increasingly fragmented habitat. Scott Mori's work in French Guiana has revealed the crucial role of bats in regenerating rain forests — and thereby maintaining plant and animal diversity.
In 1998, Oliver Phillips's NGS-supported study showed that mature rain forests in the Amazon have become more massive over the past 20 years. Today, Phillips's work continues, as he investigates the long-term global-warming implications of this finding.
While geography is in some way represented in every National Geographic Research grant, geography as a distinct discipline has been supported throughout the Society's century-plus history. In fact, geographical expeditions received the majority of our earliest grants.
Most of the Society's first grants were for geographical exploration, including Israel C. Russell's 1890 mapping expedition of the area of Mt. St. Elias, Robert E. Peary's 1909 expedition to the North Pole and Roald Amundsen's 1914-15 explorations of the South Pole. Such expeditions helped shape what the National Geographic Society would become.
Later NGS-supported expeditions — such as Richard E. Byrd's unprecedented 1929 flight over the South Pole and Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson's 1935 balloon flights to explore the upper atmosphere — further solidified the Society's identity as an organization seeking to better understand our world.
More recently, we have funded Michael J. Watts's study of the impact of oil exploration in Africa and Sally P. Horn's climate studies of ice age glaciers in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Using space-based radar systems, GIS (geographical information systems) and remote sensing, grantee Barry Haack is studying the effect of urban expansion on Kathmandu's infrastructure and the area's natural environment. Likewise, CRE grantee Qihao Weng is using satellite data and field surveys to investigate the impact of rapid urbanization on China's Zhu River (Pearl River) Delta.
In 1902, National Geographic made it possible for Robert T. Hill of the U.S. Geological Survey to travel to the Caribbean island of Martinique to investigate the effects of Mont Pelée's eruption (one of the deadliest of the 20th century). Since then the Society has supported investigations into many earth-based phenomena, such as volcanoes, earthquakes and glaciers.
Serendipitous discoveries and the interweaving of disciplines were especially evident with a geology grant given in 1975 to Walter Alvarez, son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez. While exploring sediments in southern Italy and Corsica, Walter Alvarez made observations that led him and his father to a breakthrough theory. Alvarez pioneered the now widely held view that dinosaurs became extinct as a result of a collision of a large asteroid or meteorite with the Earth.
National Geographic also helped fund Harald Sigurdsson's studies of Earth's volcanoes, Robert Palmquist's history of landslides in Wyoming and Stuart Hurlbert's investigation into the cause of ancient Andean ice islands. Through such projects, the Society attempts to shed light on global environmental change — past and present.
With names such as Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Robert Ballard, National Geographic Society's Research grantees have made vital contributions to our understanding of the oceans — and continue to do so. Among oceanography's best known NGS grantees is William Beebe, who in 1934 completed a record-breaking descent inside a heavy steel ball called a bathysphere. Even more famous are the exploits of Cousteau, who received 38 grants from National Geographic between 1952 and 1967. On a number of occasions, Cousteau collaborated with another NGS grantee, Harold "Doc" Edgerton, who pioneered high-speed flash photography, making possible his famous photos of the crown-like splash of a milk drop and a bullet passing through an apple, among others. Edgerton worked with Cousteau in developing techniques for underwater photography, including the groundbreaking use of sonar to decipher the depths.
NGS grantee Robert Ballard would further develop the use of sonar technology camera-equipped, remotely operated vehicles. Such machines made possible stunning real-time video, which Ballard used to make deep-sea discoveries — including his discovery of the wreck of Titanic.
Gilbert Voss, the recipient of more than a dozen grants during the 1960s, was one of the first scientists to discover the damage being done to many of the world's coral reefs.
More recently, grantee Craig Smith has investigated "communities" of whale skeletons in the North Pacific that offer habitats to more than 40 animal species. Barbara Block's satellite tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna has shed light on this animal's behavior — as well as on the causes of its decline.
Research grants for paleontology have helped shed light on the very beginnings of life on our planet and how it has evolved over time.
Our grants have brought to light everything from Madagascar's giant lemur to the earliest grasses found in what is now Nebraska and Kansas. In 1982, grantees Patricia Vickers Rich and Tom Rich received their first grant to excavate remains of dinosaurs that had lived under polar conditions in early cretaceous Australia. In 2001, grantee Xu Xing discovered in China the oldest fossil of an oviraptor yet found — a strange bucktoothed dinosaur he named Incisivosaurus.
Working in Niger in 2000, Paul Sereno unearthed "SuperCroc," one of the most complete specimens of Sarcosuchus imperator (one of the largest crocodilian species to have ever lived). In 2006-2007, Louis Jacobs unearthed important fossils in Angola that speak to the chronology of, and effect on, living creatures during the separation of the African and South American plates.
Major Fields of Adventure for GEF Exploration Grants
In 2000 a National Geographic grant made possible Jean-François Pernette's exploration of the unknown caves and karst formations of Chile's Ultima Esperanza region. Pernette and his multinational team confirmed the extraordinary speleological potential of this region by mapping 30 technically challenging caves. You can't ask for more adventure than chasing a tornado, as electronics engineer Tim Samaras and a team including photographer Carsten Peter did over the course of two summers. It was all part of their attempt to place "turtles" (probes that can measure a tornado's wind speed, direction, barometric pressure, humidity and temperature) directly in the path of a funnel. Surviving violent storms and bridging treacherous crevasses, Børge Ousland and Thomas Ulrich traversed Southern Patagonia's Ice Field, one of the largest expanses of ice on Earth. Grantee Jon Bowermaster's adventures have taken him sea kayaking to such diverse locations as the heart of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, the coast of Vietnam, the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia and South America's Altiplano — a massive, elevated flatland spanning portions of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.
National Geographic grants have also supported:
- Jenny Daltry's survey of Siamese crocodiles in the Cardamom Mountains;
- Roman Dial's rain forest canopy treks in Australia and Borneo;
- Mark Synnott's arduous month-long jungle adventure collecting plants and animals from the sheer rock face of the Guyana tepuis;
- Lance Milbrand's sojourn as the only human on Clipperton atoll, among thousands of bright orange crabs and millions of seabirds.
Nilda Callanaupa, master weaver and director of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, headed a project highlighting the use of traditional Andean textiles in the festivities and rituals in remote communities of the Cusco region of Peru. The goal of this project was to document the production, use and significance of textiles created for indigenous Quechua Indian festivals before these Inca-based traditions become lost or corrupted. A National Geographic grant also funded the work of adventure photographer Nevada Wier, who led a team of six people hiking and rafting the length of the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia, from the headwaters at Lake Tana to the Sudanese border — a journey of some 500 miles (800 kilometers). During the month-long journey, the team encountered many people who live along the banks of the river and were offered unparalleled insight into their way of life. Karin Muller's 3,000-mile (4,800-kilometer) journey along South America's Royal Inca Highway included a wild ride in a traditional reed boat she made herself. For Muller, a frequent and popular guide on National Geographic-sponsored trips, traveling is all about making meaningful connections with the local communities she passes through.
Carsten Peter led a team of volcanologists and alpinists in exploring and photographing the explosive peaks and steam-pocked glaciers of Kamchatka, a Russian land of more than a hundred volcanoes. One project yielding impressive finds was Johan Reinhard's expedition to excavate Inca ruins on the summits of three Andean volcanoes above 18,000 feet (5,500 meters). He discovered three remarkably preserved mummies on Argentina's Mount Llullaillaco, the world's highest archaeological site. In 2001, Peter Frost led a team of archaeologists high atop Cerro Victoria in the Vilcabamba region of the Peruvian Andes to map and study the ruins of a large settlement that shows evidence of Inca occupation. German adventure photographer Carsten Peter and his team of explorers and scientists made a difficult journey through the dense jungle of Vanuatu, an island in the South Pacific to study and document two active volcanoes. The team spent two weeks surrounded by turbulent magma lakes, poisonous gases and violent storms. Luckily their treacherous, 1,000-foot (300-meter) rappels into the active volcano craters resulted in an interesting study and unique photographic coverage. Exploration-related grants also helped fund:
- Todd Skinner's free climb of the main face of the 3,600-foot (1,100-meter)granite tower of Ulamertorsuaq in Greenland;
- Brad Washburn's Mount Everest snow-depth expeditions;
- Ed Viesturs's quest to climb 14 of the world's 8,000-meter (26,000-foot) peaks.
Natural History and Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society biologist J. Michael Fay's 15-month walk through more than 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) of pristine central African forest — called the African Megatransect — was directly supported by a National Geographic grant. The primary goals of the expedition were to study the correlation between large-mammal abundance and human influence across the central African rain forests of Congo and Gabon as well as to evaluate other environmental and conservation issues. As a direct result of the powerful media coverage of the Megatransect, 13 national parks have been created in Gabon — an unprecedented achievement in conservation on the African continent. Another National Geographic-supported expedition located the remote birthing ground of the endangered chiru, also known as the Tibetan antelope. During a demanding 30-day trek, mountaineer and team leader Rick Ridgeway, climber Conrad Anker, wilderness photographer Galen Rowell and videographer Jimmy Chin followed a herd of female chiru through Tibet's northern Chang Tang Plateau. Photographs and footage of the never-before-documented site were used to help wildlife biologists persuade authorities to expand protected areas to include the chiru birthing ground. In 2001, British explorer John Hare followed the path of Hanns Vischer, an early explorer whose epic 1906 camel journey across the then unmapped Sahara made him one of the foremost explorers of his day. Using camels and armed with Vischer's maps and notes, Hare traveled nearly 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) and recorded the changes that have taken place in the last hundred years to the people in northern Nigeria, Niger and Libya. As founder of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation, Hare also sought to raise international awareness of the critically endangered wild Bactrian camel. A 1999 grant given to Hare took him to Nanhu, an unexplored area of China's Gashun Gobi, to investigate and survey the Bactrian camels in that remote desert valley.
Underwater Exploration
George Bass — recipient of the U.S. National Medal of Science in 2002 in recognition of his research in the field of underwater archaeology — received two grants from National Geographic. In 2000, Bass and his team from the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) initiated a long-term survey of important ancient shipwrecks along the Turkish coast. One discovery — the only sixth-century B.C. wreck known in the eastern Mediterranean — is now under excavation. More recently, Bass appointed classical archaeologist Faith Hentschel to continue his underwater survey work off the coast of Turkey using the INA submersible Carolyn. Other notable grantees include:
- Wesley "Rocky" Strong's white shark behavior study off the coast of South Africa;
- Mike Heithaus's investigation of tiger sharks in Western Australia's Shark Bay;
- Marine biologist Nancy Black's killer whale research off the coast of California.
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Hey folks,
What do you reckon about the quality of this pot's clay?
It was sold to me as zhuni by Yixing Teapot Shop. It has a nice pinging sound to it and feels very metallic but bearing in mind that the vendor told me it is very high quality zhuni (which I doubt because I only paid $110 bucks for it and according to him is a second hand pot...which I also have my doubts as it doesn't look like it has been used before), it makes me wonder about its real quality. Hmm, I already had a bad experience with this vendor which resulted in him giving me a refund for the two fake pots he sold me recently. I will report the whole thing in the corresponding thread very shortly.
This is the pot that I was interested of:
http://zishayixing.com/products/yixing- ... y/de-zhong


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The Buffalo Bills have hired Bobby April III (Jets) as their linebackers coach, Karl Dunbar (Jets) as their defensive line coach, Tim McDonald (Jets) as their defensive backs coach, Eric Smith (Jets) as their assistant special teams coach, Tony Sparano Jr. (Jets) as their tight ends coach and Jeff Weeks (Jets) as their assistant defensive line coach.
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The New York Jets promoted Bobby April III to linebackers coach.
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The New York Jets will hire Bobby April Jr. as a quality control coach, according to sources.
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Four U21 Beach Teams to Compete in Croatia
| Lara Dykstra, left, and Rebecca Strehlow celebrate at the 2010 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 18, 2013) – Four U.S. beach volleyball teams are in Umag, Croatia this week for the FIVB Under-21 (U21) World Championships.
In the women's bracket, Lara Dykstra (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Rebecca Strehlow (Long Beach, Calif.) are entered in the main draw while Alexa Strange (San Clemente, Calif.) and Jace Pardon (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) are entered in the qualifier.
In the men's bracket, Chris Long (Tustin, Calif.) and Branden Clemens (Carmel, Ind.) will begin in the main draw while Skyler McCoy (Lakewood, Calif.) and Austin Rysyk (San Jose, Calif.) will open in the qualifier.
The competition will begin on Wednesday (June 19) with the qualification brackets. Main draw pool play will start on Thursday (June 20). The semifinals and medal matches for both genders will take place on Sunday (June 21).
The United States won the gold medal at the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in 2010 when Summer Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Tara Roenicke (Alta Loma, Calif.) won the women's bracket. In 2012, Ross finished fourth at the U21 World Championships with Sara Hughes (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
Nearly 50 men's and 40 women's teams from five continents are competing at the event.
The men's competition will bring forth a new champion this year, as the 2012 Halifax U21 champions Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak from Poland are not competing in the age group tournament.
Umag, a coastal city in the northwest region of Croatia, has never hosted this age group volleyball tournament before, but staged single-gender events from 2005 until 2008, and the FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships in 2011.
In the women's competition 17-year-old Nina Betschart from Switzerland will try to claim her third U21 title in a row to set a new record. Betschart won the event in 2011 with Joana Heidrich and 2012 with Anouk Vergé-Dépré, matching the record set by Brazil's Carolina Solberg (2004 and 2005) and Barbara Seixas (2006 and 2007).
The U21 World Championships are staged in a local tennis stadium, well known for its annual ATP-event.
For more information about the 2013 FIVB U21 World Championships, click here.


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Dave,Did you ever purchase the camp chef or get any feed back about it? I talked with a friend that is interestyed in buying one. After seeing it on the internet, I too am interested. It seems cost less than the Black Stone Pizza Oven. Can anyone commtent on this??? Thanks.TomNhttp://www.campchef.com/italia-artisan-pizza-oven-pz90.html
Does the camp chef give you the same wood fires oven results?
Temperature range: Temperatures can reach up to 700° F
Do you have any pizza pictures that you made with the Camp Chef?
It seems so less expensive than the black stone or a WFO that cost $3000 or more to make.
Over all, do you see this as a well working oven?


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During one of my searches for different tea I came across this granite ground white tea
It looks interesting. Has anybody had that or something similar from some other place?
Here's the description from their page.
"powdered tea was the way tea was consumed back in 11th century china during the song dynasty. we are taking the first step in north america to re-introduce this innovative way of drinking tea. we use a granite grinding wheel to grind the fujian white tea down slowly into an ultra soft powder which holds 10 to 15 times the nutrients of a steeped white tea. taste is smooth and grassy.
whisk 2 bamboo tea scoops (1/2 tsp) of white tea with 60 ml (2 oz) of hot water (80°C/176ºF) using a bamboo whisk. proportions may be adjusted to taste.
100% fujian white tea."