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March 24, 2014
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky gymnastics team earned its program-record 10th consecutive NCAA Championship berth and will compete in the NCAA Regionals on April 5th in State College, Pa., it was announced today.
UK will make its 26th NCAA Championship appearance after the Wildcats finished fourth with a school-record regional score of 195.575 last season. Along with UK and No. 15 Penn State, which will host the regional, the regional field includes No. 1 Florida, No. 12 Oregon State, New Hampshire and Maryland.
"We are thrilled about our regional assignment," UK head coach Tim Garrison said. "As with all of the regional sites, the competition will be tough, but we look forward to the challenge. This team has familiarity and a great history competing at Penn State, we set our school-record score there last season. We are excited about the opportunity that the regional championship gives us to try and extend our season."
Last year in State College, Pa., the Wildcats broke the school record team score with a 196.775 in the regular season finale on March 16. UK also scored a program record 49.475 on beam at PSU's Rec Hall.
In the season-opener this year, UK beat the Nittany Lions and two other teams at home with a 195.000. The Wildcats and top-ranked Gators have met twice this season, both times when UF was ranked No. 1. Florida claimed a win in Lexington on Feb. 7 over Kentucky's 195.450 before the Gators finished second and the Wildcats sixth with a 195.075 at the SEC Championship last weekend.
Kentucky is one of seven Southeastern Conference schools to earn an NCAA bid. Along with defending NCAA champion Florida, 2014 SEC Champion Alabama, Georgia and LSU all earned No. 1 seeds. Auburn and Arkansas are seeded third. The Wildcats are seeded fifth in their regional.
The top two teams in each of the six regionals will advance to the 2014 NCAA Finals. The finals will be held in Birmingham, Ala., April 18-20, at the BJCC Arena.
At last season's regional, in Morgantown, W. Va., the Wildcats broke the school record regional score with a 195.575 to finish fourth, just 0.450 points shy of a second-place finish and a spot in their first NCAA Finals.
Follow Championship Central to go behind-the-scenes with the team, from last weekend's SEC Championship to the NCAA Regionals. Breaking news, behind-the-scenes updates, photos and more can be found on Twitter at @UKGymnastics and Facebook at Facebook.com/UKGymnastics.


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Maori Television Provides Platform for Children's Web Series
Maori Television Provides Platform for NZ's First Children's Web Series
New Zealand's first web series for children, NIA'S EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE, is now available on Maori Television's website, www.maoritelevision.com.
Set in the sleepy Northland town of Tinopai, the 12-part web series follows the adventures of Nia, a 10-year-old girl who lives a pretty ordinary life.
But with the help of her vivid imagination, her diary and her friends, it becomes an extra ordinary life.
Aimed at children aged between six and 10, NIA'S EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE incorporates real life, illustration and some good social messages into an entertaining set of stories.
NIA'S EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE was produced by Kerry Warkia and Kiel McNaughton from Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions and funded by NZ On Air. It is the first web-only series to be offered on www.maoritelevision.com.
Maori Television general manager of digital Stephen Smith says web series are a growing form of content for Maori Television's website.
He says the broadcaster is currently working with a number of independent producers to support a new NZ On Air and Te Mangai Paho initiative to develop five different web series by and for Maori.
Smith says NIA'S EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE supports the way children like to interact with content.
"Kids enjoy being able to discover content and having the opportunity to repeat it.
"At just three to four minutes' duration, they can watch two or three webisodes within 10 minutes so it's different from watching linear television."
Visit www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/nias-extra-ordinary-life to watch web-only episodes of NIA'S EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE.

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Technical Abstract: Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are some of the most potent toxins to humans. The most common route of intoxication is through ingestion of contaminated food or drink. In addition, these toxins are likely targets for use in intentional adulteration of food or animal feeds and are thus classified as Select Agents. BoNT serotypes A, B and E cause most of the foodborne intoxications. However, little is known about the effects of food on the bioavailability and stability of these toxins. At the WRRC, studies using mouse systemic and oral models of botulism revealed that several factors, such as the presence of associated complex proteins, the size of the toxin complex, or the type of food matrix, can either positively or negatively impact the toxicity and oral bioavailability of BoNTs. High affinity monoclonal antibodies are currently also being developed and used in vitro assay technologies for the detection of BoNTs. A deeper understanding of the biology of toxins in an animal and the factors that affect their toxicity, coupled with the development of more sensitive detection or diagnostic tests, would be invaluable in advancing food safety and protection.


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Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27, Boothbay, Maine
BOOTHBAY, Maine — Boothbay Railway Village will host a kick-off for the Lincoln County Toys for Tots Drive in partnership with the Marine Corps Reserves and Family Holiday Wishes noon-4 p.m. on Oct. 19. Anyone who brings a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots will receive a free ride on the train. Trains will depart the station on the hour at noon, 1, 2, and 3 p.m. The first Christmas Express will feature free coffee, cider and doughnuts for participants. The Museum Store will be open for anyone who wishes to purchase a gift to donate at the event. For more information about Toys for Tots, contact coordinator Dean Felton at 975-3978 or Family Holiday Wishes contact Director Cynthia Simonds at 350-7799. The Boothbay Railway Village is located at 586 Wiscasset Road, Route 27, in Boothbay.


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Slow-Cooked Baked Beans
Coated in a glistening sweet-and-spicy sauce, navy beans cook to a creamy consistency while still holding their shape. A bit of bacon lends a rich smokiness to the dish.
- Servings: 8
Source: Martha Stewart Living, August 2009
- 1 pound dried navy beans
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 strips bacon, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup Maull's Genuine Barbecue sauce (maull.com) or other tomato-based barbecue sauce or ketchup
- 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco, if desired
- 2 1/2 cups water
- Salt and pepper
Rinse and drain navy beans. Cover with water in a large pot, and bring to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand for 1 1/2 hours.
Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and add vegetable oil. Add bacon, onion, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and fat is rendered from bacon, 8 to 10 minutes. (Reduce heat to medium if onion and garlic start to brown.)
Raise heat to high, stir in cider vinegar, and let simmer until reduced slightly, about 1 minute. Stir in barbecue sauce, light-brown sugar, dijon mustard, coarse salt, and hot sauce, if desired.
Drain beans, and add to onion mixture. Stir in water, and bring to a boil. Cover, and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Beans can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Reheat, and serve warm.


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Perfection: Regatta Cruise Review by KBVegas
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Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
We are both highly critical of what passes for customer service these days but found this experience to be as close to perfection as humanly possible.
There were about 650 passengers from 6 nations; almost 400 crew members from 41 nations -- the various accents blended into a beautiful symphony. With so few people on board, you got to know other passengers and the staff. My husband had promised to get to know the bartenders by name before the cruise was over -- a goal that only took 2 or 3 days to accomplish! It wasn't long before he'd enter a bar and hear "Mr. B, Heinecken or Jack Daniels today, sir?"
Afternoon More tea was accompanied by a string quartet; happy hour enhanced by a pianist.
The Grand Dining Room was just that -- grand. Service was impeccable in all of the restaurants. The food was awesome; drinks were generous; and, as to desserts, let me just say that I had more than a few "When Harry Met Sally" moments with the desserts!
The Canyon Ranch Spa is wonderful -- I got in twice on short notice. Melanie from Jamaica gave me the best-looking french pedicure I've ever had.
The swimming pool was nice, although bigger would be better. Lots of deck chairs supplied with clean beach towels and bolsters, bartenders "aplenty" and daily drink specials.
There is a fitness center inside, as well as an outdoor walking/jogging track.
There were many activities for those who wish to participate: Daily Trivia contests, putting and ping pong competition, bridge, etc. There were shore excursions that required almost no physical exertion as well as excursions that were very physical. I took two excursions that were among the best experiences of my life: the dolphin encounter on Roatan and the airboat adventure in Belize.
There were some guest lecturers aboard, most notably Terry Bishop whose presentations are enthralling. Leslie Stabile, who makes beautiful jewelry from sea glass, was aboard sharing her passion and art with the guests.
There was a food preparation presentation, wine tasting, scotch tasting and martini tasting.
There were almost no children, which is one of the reasons we chose this cruise line. The demographic is older retired frequent "cruisers," most of whom are Oceania regulars. I disagree, however, with the review that said there were no apre-dinner activities. The shows didn't begin until 9:00 PM; with entertainment scheduled for 9, 9:30 and 9:45. There was music and dancing on the deck beginning at 10:00 PM on at least two occasions.
On the down side:
I have no idea why Oceania chose Puerto Santo Thomas Castilla as a port of call. UGH
It would have been nice if we had been told that purchases made aboard the ship should be declared. I purchased jewelry but did not declare it thinking "abroad" meant "in a foreign country." I didn't realize that "abroad" includes purchases made aboard the ship -- which caused an issue when we went through customs. This could be rectified by printing a NOTICE on the ship's sales receipts, and by staff informing guests when they make a large purchase.
My husband has not quit raving about the fabulous service and this awesome experience. We look forward to cruising with Oceania again -- I can't imagine we'll even consider any other cruise line. Less
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I had envisioned spending a lot of time on the veranda, quietly reading with a glass of sparkling water on the table next to me. I didn't sit in the chaise even once in ten days; it wasn't inviting. The veranda is so small that the chaises are at an angle -- they're longer than the veranda. I thought they were covered with bird droppings, so asked our Butler to have them cleaned. It turned out that the white spots are paint. Nonetheless, with the dirty-looking chaise lounges that really didn't fit and one very small table, the veranda just wasn't inviting. Too, the tract to the veranda looked dirty when the sliding door was closed. When it was opened, the tract was disgusting. Location was perfect in that we were mid-ship so felt less "motion of the ocean." Even so, I was a bit queasy one day and went to the ship's boutique in search of crackers, hopefully Wheat Thins. They don't carry any crackers at all, but the young man offered me Pringles -- not what I had in mind for a queasy stomach.Read All Penthouse Suite (PH1) Reviews >>
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Thank you Ephemerality for the program. I have tested the program and found that the usage of an edited alias file is announced on console but instead the shelfari content is processed.
May be you have a look at your code and could fix it.
Thanks kindleloh
That is the intended function. The alias file is there to add extra terms to be matched within the book.
For example, if a character's name is Bilbo Baggins on Shelfari, then the program would normally only match that exact phrase within your book. In the alias file, you would want a line similar to "Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo,Filthy Hobbitses" or whatever other names might be referring to that character to maximize the amount of excerpts the character page on your x-ray shows (but you have to be careful not to add something that would match multiple characters or you'll end up with more than you want).
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When can we expect a version for Mac also? Thank you
It may be possible to run it via Mono for Mac, but I have not had a chance to look into it yet, the laptop I run my Mac environment on is sick right now. There will likely not be a Mac-native (Objective-C) version created, by me at least.
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U.S., Iraqis launch border offensive
Friday, June 17, 2005
QAIM, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a new offensive on Friday near the Syrian border in western Iraq, killing at least 30 suspected insurgents, the U.S. Marines said.
The purpose of Operation Spear is to destroy a safe haven for insurgents and foreign fighters near the Iraq-Syrian border in Karabila, in the huge, volatile Anbar province, according to the military. About 1,000 troops -- including U.S. Marines and sailors and Iraqi soldiers -- are involved.
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"rail accidents/collision"
300 tons of oil spilled in fuel train derailment in Russia´s center
06/16/2005 12:03
The spilled fuel endangers the ecological safety of the center of Russia, including Moscow
Twenty-four tank cars of oil fuel derailed and overturned in the Tver region of Russia. The accident happened yesterday night, at about 8:05 p.m. Moscow time. The train counted 60 tank cars in total. Ten cars, containing 60 tons of black oil each, overturned as a result of the derailment. The fuel started leaking from only two tank cars at first, but then proceeded on to other cars, a spokesman for the Russian EMERCOM said.
According to preliminary estimations, some 300 tons of fuel oil poured out of the cars as a result of the railway accident in the Tver region of Russia. Two rescue trains and 120 employees of emergency services arrived to the site of the accident at night to liquidate consequences of the accident. Rescue trains pumped out the spilled fuel. Rescuing operations will last for not less than 48 hours, Echo of Moscow radio station said.
"The train derailment posed a danger to soil and water reservoirs in the area. The river that is flowing not far from the site of the accident supplies Moscow with drinking water," a spokesman for Russian emergency services, Vyacheslav Vasiliev said.
The tragedy luckily left no victims or considerable financial damage. "I am not talking about the environmental damage here, of course. However, oil spills often lead to massive fires, which are very hard to extinguish," Vyacheslav Vasiliev said. "The spilled oil has already polluted a small river nearby, about only 100-150 meters off the crash site. The rehabilitation of the environment will probably take a month," the specialist added.
Special enclosures will be put up around the site of the accident to prevent oil fuel from flowing into rivers and lakes.
The fuel train supposedly derailed because of rainy weather: the damp ground resulted in minor deformities of the railroad bed. The version of a terrorist act is completely excluded, a source from the Russian Internal Affairs Ministry told Interfax. The spilled oil fuel belonged to a private enterprise and was meant to be exported, Newsru said.
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did you look at this thread ´6-18 the final warning´ here on GLP?
´In Terminator III, Arnold Schwarzenegger states" At precisely 6:18 the codes are given to launch a massive nuclear strike against the enemy."
As a member of the Illuminati he was stating the planned date of attack in a hidden message. This movie represents the imprisonment of mankind and the beginning of WWIII.
6/18 is significant because 6 represents mankind while 18 represents 3 sixes or 666 or the rise of the beast system.´
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More important is a possible WW III fitting the emerging patterns, as I believe that WW III can be ´taken out of the air´ or lessened in impact.
Sunday, 19 June
Lebanon tense for decisive vote
Northern Lebanon has begun voting in a tense final round of elections that will decide if the anti-Syrian opposition takes control of parliament.
Saad Hariri´s anti-Syrian alliance faces a tough challenge from ex-General Michel Aoun, whose group made shock gains in an earlier round of voting.
Correspondents say Mr Hariri is set to fare well in Sunni Muslim areas with Mr Aoun likely to take the Christian vote.
Lebanon is holding its first vote since the Syrian troop withdrawal this year.
Damascus ended its forces´ 30-year deployment in Lebanon in response to street protests and international pressure triggered by the assassination of Mr Hariri´s father, the former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
The former leader died in February in a bomb blast his supporters said was the work of Syria.
Syrian troops were stationed in Lebanon under the accord that ended a 15-year civil war in 1989.
Although Mr Aoun´s forces fought against the Syrians in the civil war, his allies in the election include pro-Damascus politicians, such as former Interior Minister Suleiman Franjieh.
His alliance did well in the third round of voting held in the Mount Lebanon and Bekaa valley regions, with the promise that it would tackle corruption and end sectarian policies.
Mr Hariri´s group, which includes the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and right-wing Christians, has so far secured 44 of the 100 seats already decided.
It must win 21 of the 28 seats in Sunday´s vote if it is to have a majority in parliament.
The final days of campaigning has seen rival camps accusing each other of intimidation and of playing into Syrian hands.
"This is not only the last stage," Mr Hariri told supporters in the north. "For us and for you, it is the last chance to save and regain Lebanon and finally eliminate [Syrian] tutelage."
Emotional significance
Mr Aoun has meanwhile said he is the "first opponent of the Syrians" and will remain so.
His group needs to win a quarter of the 28 seats being contested in northern Lebanon in order to rob Mr Hariri´s alliance of a parliamentary majority.
He told the Associated Press news agency he believes a compromise is likely.
"There won´t be a complete winner and there won´t be a complete loser," he said.
The Amal and Hezbollah parties that have a pro-Syrian agenda have so far won 35 seats.
The BBC´s Kim Ghattas in Beirut says Sunday´s vote will be emotionally - as well as politically - significant, as it takes place in the northern Lebanese region bordering Syria.
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Friday, 17 June
New al-Qaeda videotape broadcast
The deputy leader of al-Qaeda has appeared in a new videotape and warned Muslim nations against adopting the "US concept of reform".
Ayman al-Zawahri said, in the tape shown on al-Jazeera TV, that any change should be based on Islamic law.
He also warned against the possibility of trying to bring about change through peaceful demonstrations.
This is the first tape he has appeared in since one aired by the Arab satellite news channel in February.
"Expelling the invading crusader forces and Jews from our Muslim homes cannot be realised solely through demonstrations and speaking out in the streets," he says on the tape.
"Reform and expelling the invaders from Muslim countries cannot be accomplished except by fighting for the sake of God."
Wanted men
Al-Jazeera said Egyptian-born Zawahri condemned the assaults on women protesters during demonstrations in Egypt last month.
He also criticised the Pakistani, Saudi and Egyptian governments for their pro-Western stance.
Zawahri appears wearing a white turban with a machine gun beside him, in a similar pose to previous videotapes.
In February, he warned the West to show respect for the Islamic world and denounced US President Bush´s calls for reform in the Middle East.
Despite a massive US-led hunt since 11 September 2001, Zawahri and al-Qaeda´s leader Osama bin Laden have so far managed to evade capture.
They are believed to be hiding in the rugged border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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"as mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the 360 degrees/ 1 year/13 ´satanic days´ correlations:
During WW II there were 8 annually recurring ´13 satanic days´ periods, each year during the war from April 19 - May 1
8 times 13 = 104 ´stanic days´ during WW II
number of days between the end of WW I and the start of WW II:
6584 days
expressed in 360 ´degrees´ based years:
18 ( =6+6+6) times 360 + 104 = 6584 days
In the ´Hyperdimensional Dates and 911 patterns´ thread here October 21 is identified as possible Hyperdimensional Date.
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regarding this years October 21:
"Theme of October 21 for an unspecified year:
China - Taiwan and/or US - Korea conflict
On the triggerdates for this years October 21 (2005):
Awakening, 555 begin trigger on the 1111 days timeframe around October 21, 2005:
April 13
Asteroid 2004 MN4
2004 MN4 (also written 2004 MN4) is a Near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in late 2004. Initial observations of the asteroid revealed a relatively large probability that 2004 MN4 would strike the Earth in 2029. However, additional observations provided improved predictions that essentially eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon.
Nevertheless, it is expected that it will come close enough that on April 13, 2029 (Friday the 13th) it will become as bright as magnitude 3.3 (easily visible to the naked eye). This close approach will be visible from Europe, Africa, and western Asia. No other closely approaching objects in recorded history have been visible to the naked eye.
2004 MN4 remains at level one on the Torino scale because of very low but nonzero probabilities of impact on approaches in 2035, 2036 and 2037. However, the approach in 2029 will substantially alter the object´s orbit, and the precise details of its future orbit or any future close approaches will only be known after that has happened.
Awakening, 555 endtrigger on the 1111 days awakenings timeframe around October 21, 2005:
April 29
April 29, 1661 - China´s Ming Dynasty occupies Taiwan.
So both the general theme of the Hyperdimensional day October 21 and the awakening triggerdate for this years October 21 ( 2005 ) give a China - Taiwan conflict !"
So lett´s give the in between timeframe End WW II - October 21, 2005 a look:
August 19, 1945 - October 21, 2005 = 21.977 days
the same methods as in between WW I and WW II
60 x 360 + 29 x 13 ´satanic days´ = 21.977
61 = prime 18 ( = 6+6+6)
61 x 360 + 17 = 21977, a 17 reference ( rev 17:17)
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Monday, 20 June, 2005
Lebanon voters ´welcome change´
The people of Lebanon have voted for change, says the leader of the main opposition anti-Syrian alliance that appears to have won the elections.
The bloc led by Saad Hariri has won a majority in parliament, according to unofficial results from Sunday´s polls.
A pro-Syrian leader of the group that challenged Mr Hariri in the final round of voting in northern Lebanon said: "We bow to the will of the people".
It was Lebanon´s first election since the Syrian troop withdrawal this year.
Damascus ended its 30-year deployment in Lebanon in response to street protests and international pressure triggered by the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the country´s former prime minister, on 14 February.
He was killed in a bomb blast his supporters said was the work of Syria.
Syrian troops were stationed in Lebanon under the accord that ended a 15-year civil war in 1989.
Aoun challenge
"The almost final results show that the people has had its say," Mr Hariri told the AFP news agency on Monday.
"It has said that it wants change and that´s what we call for."
Mr Hariri´s coalition needed to win 21 seats on Sunday to reach a total of 65, the majority needed to control the 128-seat parliament.
The BBC´s Jim Muir says he should now find it easier to start dismantling what he calls the security state set up by the Syrians - assuming the victory is officially confirmed.
In the fourth and final round of voting, the anti-Syrian alliance faced former General Michel Aoun´s group in the fight for the last 28 seats at stake in northern Lebanon.
Although Mr Aoun´s forces fought against the Syrians in the civil war, his allies in the election include pro-Damascus politicians, such as former Interior Minister Suleiman Franjieh.
His alliance did well in the third round of voting held in the Mount Lebanon and Bekaa valley regions, with the promise that it would tackle corruption and end sectarian policies.
It would have had to secure a quarter of the 28 seats being contested in northern Lebanon to rob Mr Hariri´s alliance of a parliamentary majority - but appears not to have done so.
However, our correspondent says, Gen Aoun´s block of 21 seats have established him as the most significant Christian political figure whose views will be hard to ignore.
Bitter campaign
Mr Franjieh said his party accepted the popular will.
He told a local television channel: "Even if we have lost, we are the real representatives of the Christian areas in north Lebanon".
Official results are due later on Monday.
Saad Hariri is thought to have fared well in Sunni Muslim areas, with Mr Aoun´s grouping taking the Christian vote, correspondents say.
Mr Hariri´s group, which includes the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and right-wing Christians, has so far secured 44 of the 100 seats polled so far in other parts of Lebanon.
The interior ministry said 49% of eligible voters turned out to cast their vote on Sunday, Reuters reports.
In earlier rounds the Amal and Hezbollah parties that have a pro-Syrian agenda won 35 seats.
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not only the date December 14, but also the year: 2003
On the 555 days starttrigger on the 1111 days ´awakenings´ timeframe around June 22, 2005:
December 14, 2003
December 14, 2003: Saddam Hussein captured
The ousted President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is under arrest after he was captured by US soldiers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," US administrator Paul Bremer told journalists in Baghdad. "The tyrant is a prisoner."
Saddam Hussein was found hidden in a tiny bunker at a farmhouse about 10 miles (15 km) south of his home town, Tikrit.
A US military spokesman, Major-General Raymond Odierno, said the operation was launched soon after a tip-off from a member of Saddam Hussein´s own extended family.
"Over the last 10 days we brought in about five to 10 members of these families, and finally got the ultimate information from one of these individuals," he said.
There was a $25m reward offered by the US authorities for information leading to his capture.
A similar reward was claimed for revealing the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein´s sons, Uday and Qusay, who were killed in a raid by US forces in the northern city of Mosul in July.
Saddam Hussein was found in a "spider hole" or cellar just big enough for a person to lie down in, and six to eight feet (1.8m to 2.5m) deep.
The entrance was topped with a polystyrene lid and covered with a rug, bricks and dirt. Saddam had been breathing through an air vent and extractor fan.
The former Iraqi dictator was armed with a pistol, but Major-General Odierno said he gave himself up without resistance.
He seemed "disoriented" and "bewildered", the Major-General said, and was arrested at 2030 local time (1730 GMT).
Two unidentified people said to be "close allies" of Saddam Hussein were also arrested. Weapons and more than $750,000 in cash was confiscated.
Video footage was released by the US military showing a dishevelled Saddam with a long black and grey beard undergoing a medical examination.
The former president had not been seen since US forces entered Baghdad in April.
Despite one of the most intensive manhunts in history, he has evaded capture for eight months.
As the news spread throughout Iraq, people began celebrating in the streets of Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk by sounding their horns and firing into the air.
Saddam´s stronghold towns of Tikrit and Fallujah, however, were sombre and quiet.
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could be related to Osama too
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keywords for June 22, 2005
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"did you look at this thread ´6-18 the final warning´ here on GLP?
´In Terminator III, Arnold Schwarzenegger states" At precisely 6:18 the codes are given to launch a massive nuclear strike against the enemy."
As a member of the Illuminati he was stating the planned date of attack in a hidden message. This movie represents the imprisonment of mankind and the beginning of WWIII.
6/18 is significant because 6 represents mankind while 18 represents 3 sixes or 666 or the rise of the beast system.´"
6:18 is a Golden Mean reference
The significance of the ´Golden Mean´ as part of the ´code´ could become visible when applied to emerging patterns, like this:
911 / 1.618 = 563 days ( 365 days backwards )
so the pattern would be : eventsday - 911 days - 563 days
September 11 US - March 11 Madrid - September 25, 2005
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How does the occult number 13 fit into the patterns as monitored in the threads linked in the first post of this thread?
5+5+5 years = 15 years
15 years = 15 times 365,25 days (rounded) = 5479
deduct the 13 ´satanic´ days gives a total of 5466 days.
5466 = 6 times 911
911 is the number 6
The 13 days difference between the real 15 years cycle and the ´Satanic´ cycle can be considered as a marge.
That´s why some related events seem to be off the pattern with 1 or a few days in our real timecycle, those 13 days have to fit in into the patterns to complete the cycle.
That means that for instance 913 days is just as valid as 911 days as long as the related events on the pattern don´t exceed the real cycle of 15 years.
As example: 9/11 US and the Madrid bombings were seperated by 912 days and not 911. ( both were on Hyper Dimensional dates as described in the related thread above!)
so the ´number of the beast´ 6-6-6 is in fact 911-911-911!
To clearify the 911 => 6 reference:
if you use degrees to calculate the dates then for instance September 11 and March 11 ( 9/11-Madrid) are at 19.47 degrees above and below the ´equator´ of a year, just like the Hyper Dimensional Tetrahedron
911 is at 60 degrees of the 15 years cycle (minus 13 ´satanic´ days)
6 times 60 degrees gives a full cycle of 360 degrees
6 times 911 gives 5466 days + 13 ´satanic´ days gives 5479 days, the exact length of 5+5+5 years
Infact, a consistent pattern would have given March 10, 2004 for the Madrid bombings, exactly 911 days after 9/11 US.
It is ´allowed´ to be 1 day off in ´our´ real time because of the 13 extra days in the 5+5+5 = 15 years cycle
Than 911 / 1.618 days = 563 days after March 10, 2004 gives
September 24, 2005
September 24 is again exactly 13 days off the ´perfect´ Hyper Dimensional date September 11
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Tuesday, 21 June, 2005
Taiwan ship joins island dispute
Taiwan has dispatched a warship to disputed fishing grounds in an apparent show of strength after complaints of harassment by Japanese patrol boats.
Defence Minister Lee Jye and a group of MPs including speaker Wang Jin-pyng are aboard the frigate heading for the area around the Diaoyu Islands.
The waters around the islands, known in Japan as the Senkaku, are claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan.
Mr Wang said Taiwan had the right to defend its sovereignty.
"This area belongs to us historically, geographically and legally," he told reporters before boarding along with a cross-party group of 15 MPs.
"We must defend our sovereignty and protect our fishing rights."
A military spokesman, Liou Chih-chien, described the voyage as an "inspection tour" and said that while the frigate would enter disputed waters it would not approach the actual islands.
The Fengyang is scheduled to return to Taiwan later in the day, defence ministry officials told Taiwan´s Central News Agency.
It is armed with air defence missiles and will be escorted at a distance by other Taiwanese ships and aircraft, the officials added.
´Standing up´
Opposition politicians in Taiwan have criticised the government for failing to stand up to Japan.
"The entire nation is waiting for the government to show its guts and stand up to Japan," said one independent MP, May Chin.
The dispatch of the Fengyang comes after 50 Taiwanese fishing boats staged a rare protest in the disputed area earlier this month.
They were protesting at being frequently driven out of the waters by Japanese patrol boats.
Some Taiwanese fishermen have reportedly called for protection from China, Taiwan´s arch-rival.
One unnamed fisherman told a Taiwanese TV station he was please to see the frigate being sent out.
"It´s good to see it´s finally our turn to scare the Japanese - they have always bullied us and make us feel we are thieves at sea," he told cable news network TVBS.
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Authorities in Indian Kashmir say suspected Islamic militants have attacked a remote police station, triggering a gunbattle that left two militants, one policeman and one civilian dead.
Police say the ambush occurred late Sunday in southern Poonch province near the Pakistani border. They say the rebels hurled grenades and used machine guns in the attack, which led to a three-hour shoot-out.
Kashmiri militants continue their attacks against government targets, as India and Pakistan inch forward in their 18-month peace process aimed at resolving all their disputes, including Kashmir.
Militant groups have been fighting for Kashmir´s independence or its merger with Pakistan since 1989. The insurgency has claimed tens of thousand of lives.
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Health Organizations Investigate China´s Alleged Misuse of Flu Drug
The World Health Organization and other international agencies are looking into reports that Chinese farmers have been using a human anti-viral drug to suppress bird flu. Some experts say such use may make the virus resistant to the drug.
Chinese officials had no immediate comment on the report, which first appeared in the U.S. newspaper The Washington Post.
The newspaper said that Chinese farmers, with the encouragement of the government, violated international livestock guidelines by feeding the drug Amantadine - intended for humans - to chickens during the past several years.
That has experts concerned the drug would no longer help humans fight off the disease in the event of a worldwide avian-influenza epidemic.
The World Health Organization was among a number of agencies asking Chinese authorities for an explanation.
The WHO representative in China, Dr. Henk Bekedam, says it is too early to tell what, if any, action might be taken against the Chinese government.
"I am not sure if it is violating something very clear," he said. "But, indeed, the concern is that, if we use anti-virals - drugs that could be used for humans - if they are used not properly, while you deal with the same virus in animals, by the time they [are] used for humans, they might not be working."
International health officials began suspecting that human anti-viral drugs were being administered to chickens last year, when researchers discovered that the bird flu virus, known as H5N1, had become resistant to Amantadine.
The drug is one of two in the world that are used to treat influenza. The other is much more costly and difficult to manufacture, and officials are worried it may be out of reach for many people in the event of a major outbreak.
Avian influenza has killed at least 54 people in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Almost all the victims caught the disease directly from birds. But the World Health Organization is concerned that the virus might undergo mutations that would allow it to spread more easily among humans.
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Tuesday, 21 June, 2005
Blast kills Lebanese politician
A veteran Lebanese politician has been killed in a bomb blast in the capital Beirut, police say.
George Hawi - former Communist Party leader and an opponent of Syria - died when his car blew up as he drove through the Wata Musaitbi district.
The attack follows the anti-Syrian bloc´s victory in elections, the first since Syria ended a 29-year occupation.
Damascus´ withdrawal followed protests sparked by the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February.
His son Saad Hariri led the bloc, which secured a majority in parliamentary elections that ended on Sunday.
Syria critic
Mr Hawi died at 1000 local time (0700 GMT).
He was killed instantly and his driver was injured by the bomb, which was placed under the passenger seat of his Mercedes and triggered by remote control.
"The car kept going and we then saw the driver screaming and he jumped out of the window. We rushed to the car and saw Hawi in the passenger seat with his guts out," said one eyewitness quoted by Reuters news agency.
Police tried to cordon off the area, but large crowds gathered.
Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed shock at Mr Hawi´s death.
"We are stunned," he told reporters. "With every achievement by the Lebanese state, we see that there are those who want to target security and send messages of this sort."
The BBC´s Kim Ghattas in Beirut says Mr Hawi, a Christian, was a Syrian ally for years but recently joined the anti-Syrian opposition and criticised Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs.
Mr Hawi is the second prominent figure to die in a car bombing in Beirut in less than three weeks.
On 2 June, journalist Samir Qasir was killed when a bomb exploded under his car.
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A nightmare scenario
Should we sound the alarm for a worldwide epidemic that might not occur? There is no choice with the avian flu emerging from Asia. Last week´s disclosure that an Indonesian man tested positive for the bird flu that has already killed more than 50 people in Southeast Asia was just the latest chilling news about the disease. Should it develop certain genetic changes, international health experts warn, bird flu could spark a global pandemic, infecting as much of a quarter of the world´s population and killing as many as 180 million to 360 million people - at least seven times the number of AIDS deaths, all within a matter of weeks.
This is utterly different from ordinary flu, which kills between 1 million and 2 million people worldwide in a typical year. In the worst previous catastrophic pandemic, in 1918, more than 20 million died from the Spanish Flu. That´s more than the number of people who died from the Black Death in the Middle Ages, and more people killed in 24 weeks than AIDS killed in 24 years.
There are three elements to a pandemic. First, a virus emerges from the pool of animal life that has never infected human beings, meaning no person has antibodies to fight it. Second, the virus has to make us seriously ill. Third, the virus must be capable of moving swiftly from human to human through coughing, sneezing or just a handshake.
For avian flu, the first two elements are already with us. Well over half the people who have contracted it have died. The question now is whether the virus will meet the third condition: mutating so that it can spread rapidly from human to human.
The new flu has already moved from chickens to other birds and on to pigs. The latter often serve as a vessel for mixing human and animal viruses because the receptors on the respiratory cells of pigs are similar to those of humans. This illustrates the dangers we face, because this mixture of bird flu and human flu, in an animal or a person, could cause the viruses to exchange genetic materials and create an entirely new viral strain capable of sustaining efficient human-to-human transmission.
That would be the tipping point to a pandemic.
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by Chetan Kulkarni
Washington (UPI) June 20, 2005
China´s bid for a peaceful rise will be tested by its intention toward Taiwan and its quest for oil, experts say.
Chinese officials maintain the country will move toward reform rather than violence in its efforts to establish a new international, political and economic order. It has no intention, they say, to threaten anyone by its rise.
The Asian giant´s ties with Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province, could affect those intentions, experts argue, as could its relations with nations such as Iran in its bid to feed its ever-expanding desire for energy.
Chinese analysts, however, say the country´s rise will be peaceful.
"We are not seeking to become a big major power competing for hegemony around the world, but a big market a major civilization and responsible big power by constructive growth in the international community," said Zheng Bijian, Chairman of the China Reform Forum, a mainland think tank, at the Brookings Institution in Washington Thursday.
The peaceful rise idea posits that China can emerge as one of the world´s leading economies without threatening the international system. China, Zheng said, understood the historical and current context of the U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region and did not want to follow a "Monroe doctrine" to oust the United States. Instead, he said, Beijing would pursue a policy of "open multilateralism."
The Monroe Doctrine is the policy adopted by U.S. President Monroe in 1823 to limit European political influence in the Americas.
"We must concentrate all our energies on fulfilling this task," Zheng said. "We have neither the energy nor the intention to threaten others."
He added that those who misread China´s intentions were committing a serious mistake.
"If people fail to see these important and basic concepts of Chinese leadership, which are in conformity with trend of our times, they may arrive at serious strategic misjudgment of China´s action and will commit historical mistake," he said.
Richard Bush III, a senior fellow at the centrist Brookings Institution, said Zheng´s remarks sought to dispel the theory clashes are "preordained" when a rising power ascends in presence of an existing one. He said China´s presence in the Western Hemisphere was "miniscule" and the United States had no reason to fear it.
Not all policymakers agree.
John J. Tkacik, Jr., a research fellow in China Policy, at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, said Zheng´s remarks excluded the furious debate of "China´s peaceful rise" within the Communist Party, which saw it as an impediment toward its Taiwan policy.
"The touchstone is the Taiwan issue," he said, adding the United States should use that as a yardstick to judge China´s intentions toward its neighbors and toward the United States.
Zheng justified the Chinese stance toward Taiwan, saying he did not see it as a deviation from the peaceful rise policy.
"If Taiwan grows independent we reserve the right to attack," he said. "That is not outward expansion. It is necessary for safeguarding our territorial integrity."
Bush of Brookings said the Chinese quest for oil would be the "perfect test" for its claims of peaceful rise. He said the long supply lines for oil were as much a security weakness as they were strength.
Zheng said China was researching how to efficiently use its vast coal resources to meet its energy needs internally. To avoid increased consumption of energy, old-style industrialization characterized by high input, high consumption, high pollution will not work for China, he said.
"China´s growth would feature high technology inputs, economic efficiency, low consumption of resources, low pollution and approved strategy of human resources," Zheng said.
As part of its bid to meet its growing energy needs, China has struck deals with government such as Iran, Sudan and Venezuela, all criticized by the United States for the record of freedom.
Zheng acknowledged, however, that a peaceful rise was difficult, adding it was important for Beijing to confront fairness and economic returns, rural-urban disparity, wealth gap and relations between reform and stability though "Chinese characteristics."
He said China wanted to maintain internal peace, leading 1.5 billion people toward a better life.
"China´s peaceful rise is the essence of a staunch force in forwarding rather than disrupting global peace," he said.
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Compromise over India pilgrimage
A dispute over the duration of the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave in Indian-administered Kashmir has been resolved with a compromise.
Devotees will have six weeks to visit the shrine. The pilgrimage began two weeks early on Tuesday with a visit by soldiers and their families.
The state governor wanted a two-month pilgrimage, but the state government opposed the move on security grounds.
Half a million pilgrims are expected despite threat of attack by militants.
Ice stalagmite
The BBC´s Altaf Hussein in Srinagar says the pilgrimage has assumed significance as militants have threatened to disrupt it in recent years.
The cave temple is situated 4,267 metres (14,000 feet) above sea level.
It contains an ice stalagmite which devotees believe is an incarnation of the Hindu god, Shiva.
Pilgrims must register and security is tight along the 300km route from Jammu to the cave. Devotees trek to the cave from the base camp at Chandanwari.
The old and infirm ride on pony back, the rich fly in helicopters.
The cave was discovered long ago by a Muslim family.
They used to receive a quarter of the offerings made by devotees at the cave until the government set up a statutory management board for the shrine three years ago.
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Row over Kashmiri Pakistan visit
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accused Pakistan of violating travel agreements during a recent visit to Pakistan by Kashmiri separatists.
Moderates from the disputed territory made the landmark trip earlier this month in a visit opposed by hardliners.
They crossed the Line of Control into Pakistani-administered Kashmir from the Indian-controlled side.
But India has criticised Pakistan for allowing them to move beyond Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
"That Pakistan decided to invite them to visit Islamabad and other cities in Pakistan violated an understanding on these procedures that had been reached between India and Pakistan," Mr Singh said.
But Pakistan´s Information Minister, Sheikh Rashid, says he was not aware of any agreement that prevented the separatists from visiting Pakistan.
"The idea was to create an opportunity for them to speak to the Pakistani leadership," he told the BBC News website.
"It was a way of bringing the party that is most affected by this conflict - i.e. the Kashmiris - into the ambit of what is being discussed between Pakistan and India."
The Indian prime minister was replying to criticism by former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee that the visit had been mishandled by the Indian government.
India had issued passports to the separatist leaders but reports say they were permitted by Pakistan to travel across the country without visas or the use of their Indian passports.
Opposition criticism
In a letter to the Indian prime minister last week, Mr Vajpayee said the separatists´ visit to Pakistan was "against the established norms of international travel".
He also criticised the prominence given to the separatists despite there being an elected government in Indian-administered Kashmir.
But Mr Singh has defended his actions saying that his government recognises that there are some groups in Kashmir which are outside the electoral process.
"We are nevertheless willing to enter into a dialogue with such groups, provided they agree to abjure the path of violence," he said.
No role
The separatists´ visit came 18 months after India and Pakistan launched a peace process.
The separatists described the visit as a major success and the first step in involving Kashmiris in the peace process.
But on Monday, an Indian minister said the separatists would not be allowed to join the peace talks.
Junior home minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal said the separatists could hold separate talks with the government but would not be given third party status.
The comments have been criticised by Kashmiri separatists.
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Wednesday June 22, 6:00 AM
Pinochet ´stable´ in hospital after stroke
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, 89, suffered a stroke and was reported "stable" in hospital, a day before a court considers whether he may be tried for abductions of opponents to his regime.
Pinochet, who also suffered a stroke on May 19, lost consciousness at his Santiago home was taken to the Military Hospital in the Chilean capital.
"He was having breakfast when he fainted and lost consciousness for about 30 minutes," his son Marco Antonio Pinochet Hiriart said.
Since his admission "he has progressed, he is stable and will remain in hospital for observation," said a statement by doctors at the hospital.
The Santiago Appeals Court was to open hearings Wednesday on whether to strip Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution over charges of involvement in the abduction and killing of political prisoners, in what his intelligence services dubbed "Operation Colombo".
Pinochet seized power in a 1973 coup, which toppled elected socialist president Salvador Allende. He ruled until 1990.
On June 7 a Chilean court lifted Pinochet´s immunity from prosecution for fraud, but said he should not stand trial on human rights charges for his role in a conspiracy of South American dictatorships.
The retired general, a symbol of Cold War repression who drove a deep political rift through this Andean nation, has never been tried in connection with the estimated 3,000 people who were killed or disappeared under his regime.
Relatives of people known to have been abducted and presumed killed also have filed charges against Pinochet.
Pinochet´s son said that his father "is not aware" of his legal status or of the charges against him.
Pinochet has so far avoided standing trial, in part by claiming that he suffers from dementia, the only medical condition that under Chilean law allows him to avoid trial. Pinochet also suffers from heart problems and diabetes.
He also enjoys an immunity from prosecution as a former head of state. In Chile, that immunity may be lifted on a case-by-case basis.
"What happens in the court does not affect him. What affects him is his illness," the son said.
Operation Columbo became public in 1975 when Pinochet´s regime announced that the bodies of 119 bodies of members of the Leftist Revolutionary Movement (MIR) had been found in Argentina and Brazil, killed in a dispute among members of the guerrilla organization.
Prosecutor Juan Guzman Tapia, who has questioned soldiers involved in the operation, brought charges against DINA secret police founder and director Manual Contreras and 15 other former agents.
Chile´s internal tax service filed corruption charges against Pinochet after a US Senate probe uncovered accounts Pinochet opened in US banks under assumed names and holding millions of dollars.
Pinochet had secret holdings in cash, stocks and bonds in the United States, allowing him to control at least 13 million dollars, the US Senate reported in March.
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Rice Criticizes Syrian Role in Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has criticized Syria for creating instability in Lebanon, where a second politician was killed Tuesday.
Ms. Rice said she does not know who is responsible for the attack that killed George Hawi in Beirut, but she called on Syria to end destabilizing activities there.
Ms. Rice spoke to reporters aboard a plane to Brussels, where she is to attend a conference aimed at gathering international support for Iraq´s new government.
The conference will also include Iraqi leaders, officials from more than 80 nations and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Monday, Ms. Rice visited Saudi Arabia for the last stop of a Middle East trip, where she renewed a call for democratic reform.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- It has been so long since the Buffalo Bills made the playoffs, Thurman Thomas is starting to buy into the theory the franchise just might be cursed.
"Yeah, it could be that. I've mentioned it to a couple of people at 1 Bills Drive about it," the Hall of Fame running back said, referring to the team's headquarters. "I tell you what, ever since we were let go on 'Black Thursday,' they haven't been to the playoffs."
Thomas meant a day regarded by Bills fans as among the worst in team history. On Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, the Bills parted with the last core members of their AFC championship teams by releasing Thomas, Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith and receiver Andre Reed.
The Bills haven't been to the postseason since. The purge came a little over a month after "The Music City Miracle," an AFC wild-card playoff game which Buffalo lost at Tennessee on a last-second kickoff return for a touchdown.
The loss stung Thomas, and the abrupt nature of his departure made it worse. He found out by reading the news crawl across the ticker at the bottom of the TV screen.
"I don't think that we were let go or released properly," Thomas said. "Hey, I guess what goes around, comes around."
A curse? Why not.
There has been enough amiss in Buffalo to include numerous explanations how a once-proud team owns the NFL's longest active playoff drought. The streak reached 14 years after the Bills (5-9) were eliminated last weekend.
"I could have never thought it was possible: 14 years in a row," Thomas said. "There were a lot of bad draft picks, a lot of bad decisions that went along with that."
Nothing has worked.
Since 2000, Buffalo is on its sixth head coach (Doug Marrone), sixth general manager (Doug Whaley), and had 11 quarterbacks start at least one game.
And then there's Buffalo's spotty drafting history. Of the 12 players the Bills selected in the first round from 2000-09, only three have stayed with the team beyond a fifth season. That doesn't include center Eric Wood (selected 28th in 2009), who signed a contract extension in August.
The lack of continuity. coupled with numerous dubious decisions, has the Bills pushing modern-day NFL limits for futility.
Since 1933, Buffalo's 14-season drought is tied for the 11th longest in league history and well short of the NFL-record of 25 seasons shared by the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals (1949-1973) and Washington Redskins (1946-70), according to STATS. But among teams whose droughts began after 1970, the Bills are tied for second with Kansas City (1972-85), Tampa Bay (1983-96) and Cincinnati (1991-2004), and one short of the St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1983-97).
The Bills haven't had a winning season since going 9-7 in 2004. With an 87-135 record since 2000, their .392 winning percentage is the NFL's fourth worst.
"I'm not asking for patience because I am impatient right now," Marrone said. "It's been 14 years. That's too damn long. And we're going to change that."
Super Bowl-winning quarterback turned broadcaster Trent Dilfer is familiar with what the Bills are going through.
Dilfer was the starter on a Tampa Bay team that ended the Buccaneers' 14-season playoff drought in 1997. In Seattle, he saw coach Mike Holmgren transform a team that had made one playoff appearance from 1989-2002 into a contender.
"I think every scenario's different," Dilfer said. "I don't know if there's a formula, but I think there's a commonality."
It begins with a front-office having the conviction to stick to a vision. The second step is communicating that plan. The third is having the players buy in.
"It's better to have your entire team doing it the wrong way, than half your team doing it the right way," Dilfer said.
That's what happened in Tampa Bay in 1996, when Tony Dungy took over. Dilfer and his teammates bought in, and a season later the Bucs went 10-6 to make the playoffs.
"Tony Dungy sold us a very simple product and we bought in," Dilfer said. "We went from the worst to very good."
Though Dilfer won a Super Bowl with Baltimore in 2001, he regards 1997 as his most gratifying season.
"In 1997, I cried when we made the playoffs," he said. "That was the ultimate. We were so bad, we were so dysfunctional, we were awful. And to get to where we got in '97 ... was a monumental accomplishment."
Dilfer sees potential in the Bills under Marrone, and called it important for a small-market franchise like Buffalo to be a contender once again.
"The NFL needs the Bills," Dilfer said. "We need the Buffalo Bills to be relevant. It's good for the soul."
The closest Buffalo came to making the playoffs was in 2004. After a 3-6 start, the Bills won six straight to enter their finale against Pittsburgh needing a win to have a shot.
The Bills instead collapsed, losing 29-24 to a Steelers team that rested its starters because it had already clinched a playoff berth.
Punter Brian Moorman remembers that season. Never would he have envisioned the Bills going the next nine years without a playoff berth or a winning record.
"If you would've told me that, I would've definitely told you, 'You're crazy. We're going in the right direction,'" Moorman said. "Obviously, I've been here for those 13 years. And I'm hoping to be able to see this thing through. I want more than anything else to play in a playoff game with the Buffalo Bills."
There is -- as has become the mantra in Buffalo -- always next year.
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I am inspired:)
Thankfully my mum raised my brother and I to be very "liberal" with our passions/career choices so i haven't really had to deal with this "too much". Not saying the mummy/daddy knows best factor does not still come into play as I'm still trying my best to tow the line between naija mentality of career vs passion. God dey.
Haha @ "Tell them their daughter is indeed just a model and not a glorified prostitute" and "Creativity is the new cool".
Wise words:
1)There is no point living if you never do what makes you happy.
2) True happiness is never measured by the size of your bank account.
3) Joy comes from waking up every day and knowing you are living life to the fullest.
4)Delay is never defeat… When that time comes, do not compromise. Stick to your guns and follow your passion."
5)As for your parents, except the devil really loves you, they will come around.
Great article.
Good job, funny yet d message sinks in. I feel u abt d medicine bit, my dad kept goin on n on about it, thank God 4 my mom. Right now sef my job has nothing 2 do wit what I studied in uni. However I believe its important to go 2 uni n graduate, in whatever, dropping out isn't "cool" @ all, we have artistes with Bsc's n MSc's n MBA's. Graduate n then follow ur dream, whatever it is…
Nice..a lot of peeps ar goin tru dis.eg @toni_kard..!!neva the less they just v to kip ther head up high and attain the best.thumbs msjaZzy..awaitin ur next writeup!!
Nice piece,real inspiring,but who says u can't make ur millions while doing somthing u're passionate abt.Lovely work MsJazz
There's no Greater joy that getting paid a FEE doing what God created u to do for FREE (as ur passion)…no wonder Messi can smile even when he misses a penalty: he's enjoying himself n is being paid to do wat he loves! Bummer!!! Nice one Isioma, u keep me coming back!
Well written once again! Big ups to you MsJ…let's Cc this to parents jare!
I couldn't agree with you more on this. I think more should be done in the area of counselling the young ones especially at the secondary school level because these kids sometimes don't even know what they really want so they readily go along with what daddy or mummy says. As you said "If you play your cards right, you will have the comfortable life. So do not use money as an excuse for staying in the rat race. Take a risk, catch a star"…. Nice piece Isi.
Luvly piece Isi,we always want 2 do what our parents wants,it turns out right for some,but so many I know regret it! I did what was best for me,and today,I don't regret a thing,I can do it all over again! Am inspired!!!my kids will enjoy having me as their mum! 🙂
Nice 1 isioma..ur head is there
Isioma is a mountain goat, told her yesday she wasn't gon practice medicine and she denied…anyways this is some good ish……
Its a sad sad situation and I have friends dat r soooo struggling thru diz so much dat they are depressed n fighting wit their parents. Its a terrible situation. See me pointing fingers- I'm nt talkng wit my eldest bro cuz I aint a lawyer and dude feels I've flunked life.
Beautifully crafted: I loved it. Thank you. You are inspirational. The ability to get a msg from wat we are going thru and attempt to warn others is what make a normal human exceptional. Write more often dear. *mwah*
I am so inspired, everyone talks about peer pressure, its nice to read abt parent-pressure too jare. Mum hope u read this, I hate accounting, I want to be a writer just like msjazz o. Great one jazz 😉
OMG!…. My writer has done it again.
I just wish I cd let some parents dt I knw c dis & understand its nt a must dt dem kids study medicine or law… Trust me, my mum still rings d 'Pharmacy' bell on my hears telling dere's no escape. Buh n d end, its our lifes & dere's only me to face d consequences. All I say is *God dey* and taking dt risk is just d ish atimes……. #Creativity rules
Hmmmn… Well said and I quite agree. Mbotu, are you then advocating for err… *mischievous smile* rebellion?
Nice write up,Jazzy. Personally,my Dad would've preferred ?? bein' a Civil Engineer,which coincidentally was the initial Course I was admitted for in UniBen,but bein' a very stubborn person,I bought a change of course form to Chemical Engineering with my own money,then called my Dad I alrdy switched after the whole process was thru,2day he respects and he's proud of ?? for standin' up to him..( ? pple shd clap nw,haba!!) Hehehe. Nobody knows what the future brings,but I knw I'll die a happy man knowin' I chose my own path,it wasn't chosen for ??!!! Nice one Isi…
indeed another jazzyfied production …I think you need to change profession girl..or finish ,drop the Certificate and go be a journalist …Thank go my dad neva rely sat down to make a decision 4 me ….Now am doing what i like….Dads like soldiers u need to read this and lower your weapons LOL
Jazz has killed me! Lol! U 2mush ye! Soulja girl tel 'em
Simply put, INspiRATionAL. Well, we have d chance 2 make ammends 2d sins of our fathers with our own children. U 4got to add sports too (abi no be talent?)
na true oo football na talent
very nice write up isioma!!!!! well our parents are just doing wat they think is good for us and most times not taking into account what we want……they have this belief that what an elder sees while standing…..blah blah…….i never had this kind of problem but i feel for those faced with this…….i read a course that wasnt popular in its day(geology) and my parents actually encouraged me….guess i was lucky sha!! 😀


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So, somewhere this conversation went from "hey, people are stealing stuff" to "let's throw out anyone who isn't the l33t haxorz or someone I like personally" and "let's charge everyone to use the space, except for people I like, to keep out poor people I don't like" and "let's increase security with cameras that reduce privacy" and "let's set up two gatekeepers, one who always lies and one who always tells the truth, so getting into the space will be difficult except for me because I'm so good at solving puzzles, except for this social problem which puzzles me".

I have a wacky suggestion to add... let's not do those crazy things.

If you want your hackerspace to be full of productive hackers, then go there and hack. I DARE YOU.

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With the government stuck in a messy controversy over Senate expenses, the federal Conservative Party reached out to donors this week with a message to change the channel: Just look what we've done for consumers lately.
"Our Conservative government is taking action to reduce your cellphone bill – and we want to make sure you have heard about it," Conservative Party of Canada executive director Dan Hilton wrote in a fundraising e-mail that was sent hours after the government quashed Telus Corp.'s proposed deal to buy discount wireless provider Mobilicity, and a day after the federal telecom regulator unveiled a tough code of conduct for cellphone companies. "We're putting Canadian consumers first and making sure there is more competition in the market."
"Putting Canadian consumers first" has been a part of the party's message since its birth 10 years ago from the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. From cutting the GST to tougher product safety laws, the Conservatives have tried to position themselves as the Consumer Party of Canada, appealing to budget-conscious voters who want a fair shake from powerful business interests.
The reality is more complex. High-profile announcements like the wireless code – which, when implemented, will cap cellphone contracts at two years in length – grab the biggest headlines. But those who lobby for consumer interests say the government is inconsistent, favouring certain populist causes while ignoring structurally important changes that could benefit consumers and businesses alike.
"We never quite know what we're going to get" from government, said John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, a leading consumer watchdog.
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Many of the government's policy moves have been easy to understand, such as raising spending limits for cross-border shoppers and reducing tariffs on imported hockey equipment.
Other changes have been less direct, but no less transformative. The government empowered the Competition Bureau with new U.S.-style rules that allow for more vigorous investigation and stiffer penalties. It appointed Jean-Pierre Blais, a strong consumer advocate, as chairman of the broadcast and telecom regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. It also brought in the Consumer Product Safety Act, replacing the toothless Hazardous Products Act with tougher legislation enabling it to recall unsafe products.
"Our government has a strong record on consumer issues, whether it's putting more money in their pocket with the GST cuts, providing for more choice and competition in the wireless sector, or strengthening consumer protections on the health and product safety side," said Andrew MacDougall, a spokesman for the PMO.
Yet the government's willingness to tackle some key consumer issues has gone only so far. The most glaring example is supply management, the protectionist system that largely keeps non-Canadian dairy products, eggs and poultry out of the country, while guaranteeing Canadian farmers steady, above-market prices.
Supply management aids farmers "at an unreasonable cost to consumers," the C.D. Howe Institute think tank said in a report last month. The study showed Canadians pay 81 per cent more for milk than the average price in U.S. cities, 64 per cent more for eggs and 124 per cent more for chicken. The average consumer spends $72 each year for supply-managed dairy products alone; a typical Canadian family spends hundreds of dollars more per year for food than they would in a less-regulated market.
The Conservative government, however, continue to defend the system. "Supply management has its positive points and it can be agreeable," Industry Minister Christian Paradis told The Globe and Mail on Tuesday, minutes after he made the Telus announcement in the name of lower telecommunications costs. "We decided as a party to stand behind supply management in the last election campaign and I think we have to be consistent there." But doesn't supply management cost consumers? "It's broader than this," he replied.
There have been other inconsistencies in consumer policy. The Conservative government resisted for years calls to force airlines to advertise all-in pricing, and introduced rules only after the United States did the same. While the government is dropping import tariffs on sporting goods and baby clothes, it is also raising tariffs on goods from 72 countries, and will reap an estimated $250-million more a year from consumers.
The government has also done little to help raise the voice of the consumer. Unlike in the United States, which has well-funded groups such as the Consumers Union (publisher of Consumer Reports), groups here complain they face a vacuum of private funding. "The kind of work we do doesn't lend itself to emotional fundraising," said Ken Whitehurst, executive director of the Consumers Council of Canada. But Industry Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs provides just $1.6-million annually to consumer advocacy groups, an amount unchanged for years.
The inconsistencies point to the challenge for the Conservatives in managing competing forces within the party who pull in different directions on consumer issues: free-market purists, social conservatives and populists.
Michele Austin, a former senior Harper government adviser who now works for Summa Strategies in Ottawa, says "the nice thing about the consumer agenda is that it's flexible – it's not ideologically pure. It can appeal to swing voters who are fiscally conservative but socially conscious. … Championing issues suits Prime Minister Stephen Harper's pragmatic conservatism, where you make a big deal about standing up just a little bit for the little guy."
At the same time, she warns that the Prime Minister "has to be cautious about taking the consumer agenda too far" or else "the party faithful will start to become disillusioned. … True conservatives don't delegate too much power to regulators."
It helps that companies can sometimes be receptive to consumer-friendly interventions. Canada's wireless providers asked Ottawa to create a wireless code after the provinces began enacting their own legislation. The CRTC responded with a code that not only restricts contracts but also limits certain charges and forces carriers to communicate more transparently. Government, industry and consumers alike responded positively.
That suggests there are still easy political points to be earned on consumer issues. More codes of conduct would likely win favour with some voters, particularly in the realm of airline passenger rights, financial services and privacy. Meanwhile, the government could boost the consumer voice in Canada with a few million dollars in new funding and perhaps by appointing a junior minister responsible for consumer protection. "A small amount would go a long way," Mr. Whitehurst said.Report Typo/Error
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