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I had then the happy inspiration to have recourse to the hair-shirt, which hitherto I had dreaded.
I might as well put on a hair-shirt for the rest of my existence.
He was at once ascetic and sensual, alternating between the hair-shirt of penance and the embraces of Catharine Sedley.
She kneels to say her prayers on the edge of that hair-shirt.
A severer line of business, perhaps, such as I had read of; something that included black bread and a hair-shirt.
Tearing away cloak and cassock and hair-shirt under all, he leaned his ear above the heart.
But there was one sinner he could not absolve, neither by hair-shirt nor flagellation, and that was himself.
But she became the most dreadful tyrant: Tina used to say I wore her as a hair-shirt.
There was also a brown bundle which resolved itself into a monkish habit within which was rolled a hair-shirt.
Obviously she had been wearing that hair-shirt debt next to her soul's skin.

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A RESTAURANT, bistro and farm shop are all ideas being considered to attract visitors to the planned Bombay Sapphire distillery at Laverstoke Mill.
Bombay Sapphire has applied to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for planning permission to change the use of buildings at the site, and is considering the possibility of working alongside Laverstoke Park Farm.
In plans submitted to the borough council, the company has applied to change the use of three buildings within the site to house a 200-seat restaurant, farm shop and bistro.
Bombay Sapphire bosses plan to open the additional buildings between 10am and midnight – the same hours as the rest of the site – and have told the borough council they plan to employ 20 additional full-time members of staff.
The gin company will have 10 deliveries of produce for the restaurant, bistro and farm shop on weekdays, five on Satur-days and no deliveries on Sunday.
Bombay Sapphire has also applied for permission to site an overflow car park at the tourist attraction – which will open later this year – for an extra 49 parking spaces in addition to the 85 spaces that are already in place.
The proposed development is expected to generate an extra 381 cars a day in the peak months between June and Septem-ber.
Michael Croft, project manager for Laverstoke Park Farm, told The Gazette: "We are in negotiations and haven't signed anything. We hope to be in collaboration and run the restaurant site there, and the application has been applied for by them."
Will Brix, estate manager for the Laverstoke Mill site, added: "Our aim is to get the very best out of the site and a restaurant, bistro and farm shop are all fantastic possibilities, so we are progressing with the necessary planning applications.
"Laverstoke Park Farm are our closest neighbours to the Bombay Sapphire distillery. As a result, we've had a good relationship with them from the inception of the project at Laverstoke Mill and all conversations across a variety of topics have evolved organically over time."
He added: "There is a clear synergy between Bombay Sapphire and our neighbours at Laverstoke Park Farm, due to the quality and craftsmanship of their products and ours."


text: While President Clinton and his family slept in Blair House across the street, a Maryland man stole a single engine plane from a small airport near Baltimore, flew into protected federal airspace and crashed into the White House two floors below the President's bedroom window at 1:49 a.m. Several federal agencies are furiously investigating the event, in which the 38-year-old pilot, Frank Eugene Corder, was killed. The Secret Service said this afternoon that Corder, a freight truck driver, had "a prior history of mental illness" and had been distraught over the death of his father and the recent breakup of his marriage. They don't believe he had directed the aircraft at Clinton. The President's reply: "We take this incident seriously because the White House is the people's house, and it's the job of every President who lives here to keep it safe and secure." Corder somehow managed to elude elaborate security precautions, including Stinger missiles that were not fired, before touching


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People are awful sometimes.
Mom to C (6/07) and V (10/08)
I'm out like a boner in sweatpants.
Yes, and as far as my understanding goes, he has to pay on the ones he has outstanding before he can qualify for more. That gravy train will stop hard and fast for him.
This sickens me. I could've qualified for every gifting program under the sun but instead actually scraped enough together (with family help) to get my kids just a few items they'll love. They won't have a carnival Christmas but they'll be appreciative of what they get and I'm proud to have been able to pull off what I could.
The system really does work against getting people off GA. I can't get daycare assistance to attend college in order to get a job that pays well enough to allow me to become fully self-sufficient and get a job in a thriving industry, but they would pay it for me to attend the state education programs that will allow me to earn a whole $1 an hour more than min wage in occupations that aren't even barely hiring, which of course means I would need GA to survive. Fuck the system.
"The more real you get, the more unreal the world gets."
-John Lennon
The church helps based on the same factors as GA. 6 kids and only $12 an hour he qualifies for GA so the church approved him.
Edit to fix typo.... Fuck it auto correct hates me!
Follow me to the nicest place on babycenter ----> BHB
Racism is dirty business!
ETA- I would go work as a manager somewhere if I could, but they all require some nights and weekends and I only have daycare for week days.
Edit to fix typo.... Fuck it auto correct hates me!
Follow me to the nicest place on babycenter ----> BHB
Racism is dirty business!
That is the reason why we don't donate to Toys for Tots or other similar programs. In our area and other areas, how they decide who qualifies is very flawed and IME it's usually people who don't really need help with gifts.
I'd rather adopt a family who we know is really struggling and too proud to sign up for a program like that----or an agency where I know there are strict guidelines (this year we bought gifts for foster kids--and I know how much my foster siblings enjoyed their christmas parties)
We had a neighbor who gave a sob story to a local charity about not having Christmas, got all kinds of help. They were asked for a list and these people bought them everything on their list. January 1st, the family (8 in all) took off in their brand new vehicle for Disney World where they spent a week...........
"Those chickens will come home to roost." He's going to be in a world of hurt finding out that he owes that money to the student loans not matter what. Student loans can not be discharged in bankruptcy. If he defaults on the student loans those so-called tax refunds he counts on will be garnished by the student loan company.
My heart aches for the kids. They can't choose whom they have as a parent nor control their parents actions.
♉❤2000❤♑ = ♍☠2003☄★ & ♎♫2005☪☀


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Howdy, I'm Wes.
I'm a geek that likes making things with computers. Passionate about the web, I've been programming online and off for the last ten years.
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Web of Trust
I've been using the excellent KeePass password manager for many years. It helps me keep track of hundreds of passwords with various sites and services. It syncs securely through Dropbox so I can manage my accounts from all connected devices. It's a great tool that I would (and do) recommend to everybody.May 04, 2016
Raspberry Pi
Last month I picked up a Raspberry Pi with a starter kit. I didn't have an exact use-case in mind, but figured I'd find a project for it pretty quickly. It didn't take long for one such project to come up.Feb 03, 2016
Time for a new site
I loved my old site. It was simple with only a bio and some contact links, and that suited me perfectly. But with how quickly the web moves, I started getting the itch to try something new.Jan 23, 2016
I recently finished my second Minecraft mod, titled Nutrition.Jun 18, 2017
Watering Cans
Watering Cans is a mod written for Minecraft. It adds 4 types of watering cans to help speed up early-game farming.Dec 20, 2016
GameDeal Hunt
GameDeal Hunt was an Easter egg hunt thought up by myself and the other /r/GameDeals mods. The idea was to create a series of puzzles for the community which let them win prizes for completion.May 13, 2016


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Quick Lane Bowl Announced
Aug. 26, 2014
DETROIT - The Detroit Lions announced today a multiyear agreement with Ford Motor Company's Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center designating Quick Lane as title sponsor for the annual bowl game held at Ford Field in Detroit. This year's game is scheduled for Dec. 26, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Quick Lane Bowl will air nationally on ESPN.
Tickets for the game will be available for purchase at 10 AM, Thursday, August 28 at quicklanebowl.com, the Ford Field box office (open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or by calling 877.212.8898.
"With a national platform to showcase the city of Detroit as well as Southeast Michigan football tradition, it was important for us to partner with an organization like Quick Lane who has a strong local and national presence," said Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand. "We look forward to collaborating to institute a great bowl game tradition at Ford Field for years to come."
The Quick Lane Bowl will feature teams from the Big Ten and ACC conferences. At the end of the college football season, officials from both conferences will meet with bowl officials to determine the best possible matchup and choose their team representatives.
"We are delighted to have the opportunity to support this valuable football tradition," said Frederiek Toney, vice president, Ford Motor Company and president, Ford Customer Service. "With over 700 Quick Lanes available in communities across the U.S., we're hoping to continue to raise awareness among consumers for the fast service, value and convenience our Quick Lanes deliver."
The Detroit Lions are only the second NFL team (after the Houston Texans) to host and operate a college football bowl game. The team's entertainment division, DLI Entertainment, has promoted multiple large-scale shows and events at Ford Field, including seven consecutive sold-out Kenny Chesney concerts, Taylor Swift, the 2003 Basketbowl, 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Regionals, 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and the 2010 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Frozen Four.
About the Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL), and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit. The team located to Detroit in 1934 and are the National Football League's fifth oldest franchise. The Detroit Lions most recently made the NFL playoffs in 2011, when they finished with a 10-6 record. In addition to professional football, the Detroit Lions have a very visible and active community relations role in the Detroit area. With a focus on health and wellness and community revitalization, the Lions have contributed $6.2 million through philanthropic efforts since 1991.
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Ford's Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers offer routine vehicle maintenance such as oil and filter changes, light repair services including brake repair, and tire replacements on all vehicle makes and models. Customers can visit www.quicklane.com to find a center that is closest to them, print savings coupons and review maintenance tips to keep their vehicle running at peak efficiency. This site includes information on how to spot tire wear, how to jump-start a battery and even a series of tips to improve a vehicle's fuel economy.
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Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 186,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
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Cow slaughter is getting illegal in India. The state of Maharashtra imposed a 5-year jail term for cow slaughter. Now Haryana government would make cow slaughter punishable by up to 10-year imprisonment.
"We would not allow beef in Haryana as it hurts our religious sentiments." The Haryana minister said.
"Some people argue in favour of respecting sentiments of beef-eaters. If some community develops a habit of eating human flesh, should we respect that as well?" Another minister said.
State education minister suggested death sentence for cow slaughter.
I have seen cows walking around Delhi. They have no food. They are eating plastic bags from the streets. Cows suffer from intestinal obstruction because of having plastic bags. I do not know why they, who worship cows, do not provide the poor cows grass? I am not a cow worshiper, but seeing cows eating plastic bags makes me feel cry. I collect grass for hungry cows. But it is not possible for me to feed hundreds of cows. I am not against beef farming, but I am against torture and ill treatment of cows and all other animals.
Tricks and treats, coercion, threats, manhandling and extermination are the methods by which Christianity and Islam have spread throughout the world. If these tools had not been adopted, neither of the two religions would have ever crossed the territorial boundaries of the Middle East. I always thought Judaism and Hinduism were two religions where that kind of conversion does not feature. It now appears, however, that the differences have dissolved somewhere down the line. Anyone can become a jew, if they so desire. And anyone can become a hindu. The foreigners of the Hare-Krishna cult, I knew, were into the habit of wearing tilaks on their forehead and chanting Sanskrit slokas in their bid to pose as hindus. But it seems religious conversions are no longer limited to the Krishna devotees. For quite some time, India is undergoing a phase of mass conversions where groups of muslims are converting to Hinduism. Are they becoming hindus because they are suddenly attracted to the religion? If indeed they are, then I see no problems therein. If they are being coerced into it, I'll protest. I have always been voluble against forcing people to do things, anything, in fact. The fact remains that hindu fundamentalists are coercively pressurising muslims to change their religion, and they are converting mostly out of fear. Fear of life exceeds love of religious faith. Consequently, everyone will try to avoid any active threats to their life and living by taking whatever measures he or she can. Greed is another factor: apparently, a lot of money is on offer for conversions. There is already a fund created for this purpose. It is exactly the same methodology adopted by christian missionaries or sufis. Hindus are calling this conversion wave ghar vapasi. Which means a 'returning to the fold': in other words, since they were once forced to convert to Islam from Hinduism, now it's time for the prodigals to return to their home turf safe and sound. I asked a hindu orthodox, "How much time do you think has elapsed before this apparent 'return' is taking place?" He kept silent. I added, "About eight hundred years, isn't it?"
Almost all muslims in India are converts. Lower caste, untouchable, deprived and impoverished hindus converted to Islam either because they were brainswashed or bribed or beaten or attracted by the sufis or out of their hatred of brahminical Hinduism. It's still going on. In case of a hindu-muslim wedding, the hindu has to convert to Islam. Its opposite, where a muslim embraces Hinduism after marriage, almost never happens. For hundreds of years, hindus have been systematically converted in this subcontinent. Today, when hindu fundamentalists are screaming revenge, and want to reverse the tide of history, the Delhi masnad trembles in the wake of their forceful slogans. Hindus can be converted to muslims or Christians, but none can be converted to Hinduism – this strange discrimination and discrepancy in practice shall no longer be tolerated. Hindus are going about it with a lot of enthusiasm, but, the question is whether it is at all possible for 25 crore muslims to be reconverted. Especially when converting even 25 of them has ended in stirring up a controversy. There is condemnation and criticism all around.
The right to conversion should be universal. Hairstyle, fashion statements, houses, cars, political parties, ideologies, husband, wife – if one has the right to change all of the aforementioned, then why can't a person change their faith! It's not such an immovable, insurmountable existential truth that it is deemed irreplaceable. People should be able to change their faith as frequently as they like, whenever they like, to any whichever religion they like. Hindus to muslims, muslims to hindus, Christian to jewish, jewish to mormons, mormons to Jehovah's witnesses, from thereon to zoroastrian, to bahai to pagan. Anything they wish. Conversion should be part of human rights. Or if they so wish, they should even become atheists, free of all religious shackles. I have been free of religious faith since my childhood. Ideally, no child should be marked by any religious faith since no child is born with any innate religious beliefs. It is riddled with its parents' faith almost forcefully. Every child is forced into adopting the faith it is born into, and coerced into believing it to be its own. In an ideal scenario, when a child reaches maturity, and acquires an objective knowledge of the religions of the world, along with adequate exposure to humanism or atheism, it should be left to choose which of them it wants to follow. If one has to be a mature adult to adopt ideological or political beliefs, then how is it that one does not require adulthood to adopt a religious faith?
It's perhaps because religious fanaticism needs blind faith. And children are eminently ideal for such a scenario. Enlightened adults do not get carried away by faith-related fairy tales so very easily. If it actually becomes possible to stop the brainwashing of little children with religious jargon, then the concept of religion itself wouldn't take very long to disappear.
And now, hindu fundamentalists have taken it upon their righteous selves to follow Islamic fundamentalists to the very last detail. Since muslims are violent, they have to turn aggressive. Since muslims convert kafirs, they need to do the same. Evidently, fundamentalists from all religions are verily the same. They have only one motive, one mantra: to destroy civil society.
News is that an anti-conversion bill is about to be passed. This is taking the whole issue too far. It makes absolutely no sense that human beings, who have the right to change anything about their lives, will be debarred from changing their faith. To imprison a person within the cages of a single religion is exceedingly cruel and unjust. If the Constitution allows for democracy and human rights, then this bill cannot be legally passed. It is inconceivable how fear of extinction of religious orders can drive communities. What power can close the gates on time and evolution? When has it ever worked? Sumerian, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Viking – all the religions that once ruled the planet with pomp – are now dead and dusty. The Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism as we know now – all shall inevitably die some day. I pray to nature that when that finally happens, no other new god, no other high priest comes to plague the planet with new lies, superstitions and tall tales.
Let humanism live. No religion has the power to make a civilisation survive. Only the love and human sympathy of one people for another can achieve that. Freethinking, rational humans with a scientific temperament, unencumbered by superstition, shall eventually save humanity.
Here is the news.
In the ISIS guide, one question asks: 'Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female slave who has not reached puberty?'
The response is: 'It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse.'
Another asks: 'Is it permissible to sell a female captive?' The response is: 'It is permissible to buy, sell, or give as a gift female captives and slaves, for they are merely property, which can be disposed of.'
The document says that all 'unbelieving' women, including Jews and Christians, can be taken as captives and sold as slaves.
The pamphlet allows masters to beat their female slaves, but only as a disciplinary measure, and not as a source of gratification. The master is also forbidden from beating his slave-girl on the face.
The IS price list for slaves ranks the cost of a woman by age, so while a woman aged 40-50 would sell for just 50,000 dinars or $43, a girl aged 10-20 would be worth 150,000 dinars ($125) and a child under nine would sell for 200,000 dinars ($166).
ISIS is doing everything exactly what Muhammad did. Muhammad killed non-Muslims,non-believers, apostates,captured non-Muslim girls and fucked them. He fucked female slaves. He fucked a child. Islam says if you want to be a good Muslim, follow Muhammad's lifestyle, do everything what Muhammad did.
Every five year a slaughter festival takes place in Nepal. Hindus offer animals to Gadhimai goddess for luck and prosperity.
The ritual sacrifice of goats, buffaloes and roosters in Gadhimai temples and at home is widespread in Nepal.
10,000 buffalo calves and 150,000 goats are going to be offered to Gadhimai — the goddess of power — during the ritual.
In the last time nearly 20,000 buffalo calves were killed, and more than 200,000 goats were slaughtered. This year less animals are sacrificed because of animal activists are trying to prevent people from slaughtering animals. Hundreds of people thousands of animals for 2 days, many animals were not slaughtered completely. Buffaloes walk with their head hanging in the killing fields.
Do people get prosperity after making Gadhimai happy by killing hundreds of thousands of animals? For human's superstition, so many animals are getting brutally murdered. This barbarism must be stopped.
If you are a non-Muslim, and you are not able to recite the stupid verses of the stupid Quran, you can be killed by stupid Al-Shabaab islamists in Kenya.
Yesterday the stupid islamists killed 28 innocent people. They ambushed a bus in Kenya and sprayed bullets on those who failed to recite Quranic verses, killing 28 people.
The bus, which had 60 people aboard, was heading to the capital of Nairobi. Islamists stopped the bus at a hilly area and stormed in. They demanded people sitting in the bus recite Quranic verses. They opened fire on passengers who failed to do so.
The most dangerous people in this universe are stupid people, believer people. Be aware of them.
Hindus worship cows. Many Orthodox Hindus drink cow urine. They believe cow's urine cures all diseases.
Many Muslims drink camel urine.
Muhammad asked his followers to drink camel urine. Islamic holy books have talked about camel urine.
Muhammad believed camel urine had medicinal value and prescribed it to cure diseases. Probably he learnt it from bedouin Arabs.
Let me know if any other animal urine is considered holy.
Sam Harris criticized Israel and Judaism in the beginning of his article. He sounds neutral. But he is not. He is as Muslim hater as before.
The question I've now received in many forms goes something like this: Why is it that you never criticize Israel? Why is it that you never criticize Judaism? Why is it that you always take the side of the Israelis over that of the Palestinians?
Now, this is an incredibly boring and depressing question for a variety of reasons. The first, is that I have criticized both Israel and Judaism. What seems to have upset many people is that I've kept some sense of proportion. There are something like 15 million Jews on earth at this moment; there are a hundred times as many Muslims. I've debated rabbis who, when I have assumed that they believe in a God that can hear our prayers, they stop me mid-sentence and say, "Why would you think that I believe in a God who can hear prayers?" So there are rabbis—conservative rabbis—who believe in a God so elastic as to exclude every concrete claim about Him—and therefore, nearly every concrete demand upon human behavior. And there are millions of Jews, literally millions among the few million who exist, for whom Judaism is very important, and yet they are atheists. They don't believe in God at all. This is actually a position you can hold in Judaism, but it's a total non sequitur in Islam or Christianity.
Is Sam Harris sad because Jews population is much less than Muslim population? I am sure he knows the reasons why Muslims are more in number than Jews. If they are more, does not mean they are powerful. You have money and weapons, you are much more powerful than them.
Sam says, Judaism is very important for millions of Jews, even though they are atheists. Why should atheists care for any particular religion? If any religion is very important to X, X is not a true atheist. When a person becomes an atheist, he /she denounces his /her religion first, then start denouncing other religions. If your religion is very important to you and you are an atheist, then something is wrong with you.
There are millions of Muslims who are also agnostics or atheists, who do not believe in gods. But most of them say that they are Muslims, because it is safer to say it in Muslim countries and also that they believe though they are atheists, they live in Muslim culture, so they should be called Muslims. They are cultural Muslims.
You must not think all Muslims believe in the Koran or Hadith or they pray regularly. To my surprise I have noticed that it is Muslims, specially non Arabic Muslims, who know almost nothing about Islam or the Koran and the Hadith. If they knew, they could have easily become atheists.
If ordinary Muslims could get proper education, they would have believed in democracy, human rights, equality, freedom of expression the way enlightened people believe in. Muslims are deprived of their rights to become enlightened by corrupt Muslim authorities and oppressive religious systems they impose.
So, when we're talking about the consequences of irrational beliefs based on scripture, the Jews are the least of the least offenders. But I have said many critical things about Judaism. Let me remind you that parts of Hebrew Bible—books like Leviticus and Exodus and Deuteronomy—are the most repellent, the most sickeningly unethical documents to be found in any religion. They're worse than the Koran. They're worse than any part of the New Testament. But the truth is, most Jews recognize this and don't take these texts seriously. It's simply a fact that most Jews and most Israelis are not guided by scripture—and that's a very good thing.
Of course, there are some who are. There are religious extremists among Jews. Now, I consider these people to be truly dangerous, and their religious beliefs are as divisive and as unwarranted as the beliefs of devout Muslims. But there are far fewer such people.
There are two billion Muslims living in the world. The percentage of 'dangerous Muslim religious extremists' is not really much. If the percentage was high, we all atheists would have been killed a long time ago.
For those of you who worry that I never say anything critical about Israel: My position on Israel is somewhat paradoxical. There are questions about which I'm genuinely undecided. And there's something in my position, I think, to offend everyone. So, acknowledging how reckless it is to say anything on this topic, I'm nevertheless going to think out loud about it for a few minutes.
I don't think Israel should exist as a Jewish state. I think it is obscene, irrational and unjustifiable to have a state organized around a religion. So I don't celebrate the idea that there's a Jewish homeland in the Middle East. I certainly don't support any Jewish claims to real estate based on the Bible. [Note: Read this paragraph again.]
Fine. I think it is impossible for a true atheist to accept any state which has been created based on religion. Mr. Sam, have you ever protested against the birth of Israel before? You say that you are against the creation of a religion-based state. Did you ever ask Israelis to come back to Europe and America leaving their stolen land to Palestinians?
Though I just said that I don't think Israel should exist as a Jewish state, the justification for such a state is rather easy to find. We need look no further than the fact that the rest of the world has shown itself eager to murder the Jews at almost every opportunity. So, if there were going to be a state organized around protecting members of a single religion, it certainly should be a Jewish state. Now, friends of Israel might consider this a rather tepid defense, but it's the strongest one I've got. I think the idea of a religious state is ultimately untenable.
Needless to say, in defending its territory as a Jewish state, the Israeli government and Israelis themselves have had to do terrible things. They have, as they are now, fought wars against the Palestinians that have caused massive losses of innocent life. More civilians have been killed in Gaza in the last few weeks than militants. That's not a surprise because Gaza is one of the most densely populated places on Earth. Occupying it, fighting wars in it, is guaranteed to get woman and children and other noncombatants killed. And there's probably little question over the course of fighting multiple wars that the Israelis have done things that amount to war crimes. They have been brutalized by this process—that is, made brutal by it. But that is largely the due to the character of their enemies. [Note: I was not giving Israel a pass to commit war crimes. I was making a point about the realities of living under the continuous threat of terrorism and of fighting multiple wars in a confined space.]
Is Israel brutal because of the character of her enemies? Wow, this is so funny. Palestinians have no air force, no navy, no army, no cannons, no nukes that Israel have. Israel is the 4th largest military power in the world. Gaza is one of the poor places of earth. Gaza is also called an open air prison. We saw that the brutality of Israel by its air strikes and ground offensives already killed more than a thousand Gazans in the last few days, most of them were civilians. Gazans have home made rockets, bricks, bottles which they use against their enemies. There is no comparison between Hamas and Israel. When Israel kills 1000, Hamas only can manage to kill 20 or so.
Whatever terrible things the Israelis have done, it is also true to say that they have used more restraint in their fighting against the Palestinians than we—the Americans, or Western Europeans—have used in any of our wars. They have endured more worldwide public scrutiny than any other society has ever had to while defending itself against aggressors. The Israelis simply are held to a different standard. And the condemnation leveled at them by the rest of the world is completely out of proportion to what they have actually done. [Note: I was not saying that because they are more careful than we have been at our most careless, the Israelis are above criticism. War crimes are war crimes.]
It is clear that Israel is losing the PR war and has been for years now. One of the most galling things for outside observers about the current war in Gaza is the disproportionate loss of life on the Palestinian side. This doesn't make a lot of moral sense. Israel built bomb shelters to protect its citizens. The Palestinians built tunnels through which they could carry out terror attacks and kidnap Israelis. Should Israel be blamed for successfully protecting its population in a defensive war? I don't think so. [Note: I was not suggesting that the deaths of Palestinian noncombatants are anything less than tragic. But if retaliating against Hamas is bound to get innocents killed, and the Israelis manage to protect their own civilians in the meantime, the loss of innocent life on the Palestinian side is guaranteed to be disproportionate.]
But there is no way to look at the images coming out Gaza—especially of infants and toddlers riddled by shrapnel—and think that this is anything other than a monstrous evil. Insofar as Israel is the agent of this evil, it seems impossible to support its behavior. And there is no question that the Palestinians have suffered terribly for decades under the occupation. This is where most critics of Israel appear to be stuck. They see these images, and they blame Israel for killing and maiming babies. They see the occupation, and they blame Israel for making Gaza a prison camp. I would argue is a kind of moral illusion, borne of a failure to look at the actual causes of this conflict, as well as of a failure to understand the intentions of the people on either side of it. [Note: I was not saying that the horror of slain children is a moral illusion; nor was I minimizing the suffering of the Palestinians under the occupation. I was claiming that Israel is not primarily to blame for all this suffering.]
The truth is that there is an obvious, undeniable, and hugely consequential moral difference between Israel and her enemies. The Israelis are surrounded by people who have explicitly genocidal intentions towards them. The charter of Hamas is explicitly genocidal. It looks forward to a time, based on Koranic prophesy, when the earth itself will cry out for Jewish blood, where the trees and the stones will say "O Muslim, there's a Jew hiding behind me. Come and kill him." This is a political document. We are talking about a government that was voted into power by a majority of the Palestinians. [Note: Yes, I know that not every Palestinian supports Hamas, but enough do to have brought them to power. Hamas is not a fringe group.]
If Muslims followed Koranic advice to kill Jews, they would have killed Jews everywhere, in America, in Europe, in Asia, in Africa. But Muslims and Jews have been living together without any conflict in the other parts of the world but Israel and Palestine. Jews are living in Israel surrounded by Arab Muslims. Except the oppressed Palestinian Muslim extremists, no other Muslims go to kill Jews. And that is more for political reasons than religious reasons.
The discourse in the Muslim world about Jews is utterly shocking. Not only is there Holocaust denial—there's Holocaust denial that then asserts that we will do it for real if given the chance. The only thing more obnoxious than denying the Holocaust is to say that it should have happened; it didn't happen, but if we get the chance, we will accomplish it. There are children's shows that teach five-year-olds about the glories of martyrdom and about the necessity of killing Jews.
Jewish children are also taught to hate Muslims. In Israel tvs, children recently said that they would occupy more and more lands and they would be able to control better. They got applauds. Look at those pictures, where Jewish children are writing 'from Israel with love' on missiles which will soon be dropped in Palestine and kill children. And the picture of a Jewish boy and his mother who were harassing and physically abusing a Muslim woman who was just walking on the streets. If Jewish were Palestinian Muslims, they would have done the same thing what Palestinians have been doing.
If Palestinian children could get security, secular education, proper nutrition, no poverty, no worries, and good environment, one day many of them could have become like Jewish physicists, scientists, film makers, writers etc.
And this gets to the heart of the moral difference between Israel and her enemies. And this is something I discussed in The End of Faith. To see this moral difference, you have to ask what each side would do if they had the power to do it.
What would the Jews do to the Palestinians if they could do anything they wanted? Well, we know the answer to that question, because they can do more or less anything they want. The Israeli army could kill everyone in Gaza tomorrow. So what does that mean? Well, it means that, when they drop a bomb on a beach and kill four Palestinian children, as happened last week, this is almost certainly an accident. They're not targeting children. They could target as many children as they want. Every time a Palestinian child dies, Israel edges ever closer to becoming an international pariah. So the Israelis take great pains not to kill children and other noncombatants. [Note: The word "so" in the previous sentence was regrettable and misleading. I didn't mean to suggest that safeguarding its reputation abroad would be the only (or even primary) reason for Israel to avoid killing children. However, the point stands: Even if you want to attribute the basest motives to Israel, it is clearly in her self-interest not to kill Palestinian children.]
Israel can kill anyone in Gaza tomorrow. They are doing it anyway. They are intentionally killing innocent people. How do you know that killing children on the beach was an accident? The beach was far away from commercial and residential areas. That beach killing could not be an accident. Even some Zionists blamed Israel for killing children who were playing football on the beach. But it is our big famous atheist Sam Harris who is defending the killer.
Now, is it possible that some Israeli soldiers go berserk under pressure and wind up shooting into crowds of rock-throwing children? Of course. You will always find some soldiers acting this way in the middle of a war. But we know that this isn't the general intent of Israel. We know the Israelis do not want to kill non-combatants, because they could kill as many as they want, and they're not doing it.
How would we know that killing is not the general intent of Israel? We saw how Israel invading and occupying Palestinians' land, dropping bombs on civilian houses, killing hundreds of children. Anyone could realize that invading, blockading, occupying and killing were Israel's intentions. They could kill all Palestinians. But they are not killing everyone right now, probably because they want to kill systematically and slowly. Because they want to be recognized as victims, not as fascists. If they did not have any intention to kill people, they would not have killed people at all.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. You are a state. You should not and must not behave like Hamas. You should not and must not violate your neighbors' right to live only because some terrorists disturb you.
What do we know of the Palestinians? What would the Palestinians do to the Jews in Israel if the power imbalance were reversed? Well, they have told us what they would do. For some reason, Israel's critics just don't want to believe the worst about a group like Hamas, even when it declares the worst of itself. We've already had a Holocaust and several other genocides in the 20th century. People are capable of committing genocide. When they tell us they intend to commit genocide, we should listen. There is every reason to believe that the Palestinians would kill all the Jews in Israel if they could. Would every Palestinian support genocide? Of course not. But vast numbers of them—and of Muslims throughout the world—would. Needless to say, the Palestinians in general, not just Hamas, have a history of targeting innocent noncombatants in the most shocking ways possible. They've blown themselves up on buses and in restaurants. They've massacred teenagers. They've murdered Olympic athletes. They now shoot rockets indiscriminately into civilian areas. And again, the charter of their government in Gaza explicitly tells us that they want to annihilate the Jews—not just in Israel but everywhere. [Note: Again, I realize that not all Palestinians support Hamas. Nor am I discounting the degree to which the occupation, along with collateral damage suffered in war, has fueled Palestinian rage. But Palestinian terrorism (and Muslim anti-Semitism) is what has made peaceful coexistence thus far impossible.]
The truth is that everything you need to know about the moral imbalance between Israel and her enemies can be understood on the topic of human shields. Who uses human shields? Well, Hamas certainly does. They shoot their rockets from residential neighborhoods, from beside schools, and hospitals, and mosques. Muslims in other recent conflicts, in Iraq and elsewhere, have also used human shields. They have laid their rifles on the shoulders of their own children and shot from behind their bodies.
Consider the moral difference between using human shields and being deterred by them. That is the difference we're talking about. The Israelis and other Western powers are deterred, however imperfectly, by the Muslim use of human shields in these conflicts, as we should be. It is morally abhorrent to kill noncombatants if you can avoid it. It's certainly abhorrent to shoot through the bodies of children to get at your adversary. But take a moment to reflect on how contemptible this behavior is. And understand how cynical it is. The Muslims are acting on the assumption—the knowledge, in fact—that the infidels with whom they fight, the very people whom their religion does nothing but vilify, will be deterred by their use of Muslim human shields. They consider the Jews the spawn of apes and pigs—and yet they rely on the fact that they don't want to kill Muslim noncombatants. [Note: The term "Muslims" in this paragraph means "Muslim combatants" of the sort that Western forces have encountered in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. The term "jihadists" would have been too narrow, but I was not suggesting that all Muslims support the use of human shields or are anti-Semitic, at war with the West, etc.]
Jews would have terrorized the way Palestinians terrorized if Jews were in Palestinians' situation. If Jews were living in a land for hundreds of years, and suddenly saw that Muslims came from Europe, stole their land and settled there because their holy book asked them to do so— and then occupied more and more land and killed more and more people, — Jews would be doing every bad thing in their desperate situation.
There is no evidence than Hamas uses children as human shield. Hamas kept their weapons inside UN schools, thinking that Israel won't bomb schools. But Israel bombed almost everything. They bombed civilian houses, hospitals, schools. And there was a roof knocking thing, yes Israel knocked roof before bombing. But after around 50 seconds of roof knocking Israel bombed and demolished houses, and killed children and women. Israel used illegal and dangerous dime bombs and depleted uranium to kill people, those bombs are also carcinogenic. It looks like Israel has an intention to wipe out Palestinians, to get rid of trouble makers, for 'so called self defense'.
People shut their mouth, they won't say anything against Jews even if Jews commit crimes, they won't say because they fear of being called anti-Semite. Sam Harris, you yourself is an anti-Semite. Saying against the Quran and Arab Muslims are also anti-Semitic. Like Hebrew, Arabic language is a Semitic language.
Now imagine reversing the roles here. Imagine how fatuous—indeed comical it would be—for the Israelis to attempt to use human shields to deter the Palestinians. Some claim that they have already done this. There are reports that Israeli soldiers have occasionally put Palestinian civilians in front of them as they've advanced into dangerous areas. That's not the use of human shields we're talking about. It's egregious behavior. No doubt it constitutes a war crime. But Imagine the Israelis holding up their own women and children as human shields. Of course, that would be ridiculous. The Palestinians are trying to kill everyone. Killing women and children is part of the plan. Reversing the roles here produces a grotesque Monty Python skit.
If you're going talk about the conflict in the Middle East, you have to acknowledge this difference. I don't think there's any ethical disparity to be found anywhere that is more shocking or consequential than this.
And the truth is, this isn't even the worst that jihadists do. Hamas is practically a moderate organization, compared to other jihadist groups. There are Muslims who have blown themselves up in crowds of children—again, Muslim children—just to get at the American soldiers who were handing out candy to them. They have committed suicide bombings, only to send another bomber to the hospital to await the casualities—where they then blow up all the injured along with the doctors and nurses trying to save their lives.
Every day that you could read about an Israeli rocket gone astray or Israeli soldiers beating up an innocent teenager, you could have read about ISIS in Iraq crucifying people on the side of the road, Christians and Muslims. Where is the outrage in the Muslim world and on the Left over these crimes? Where are the demonstrations, 10,000 or 100,000 deep, in the capitals of Europe against ISIS? If Israel kills a dozen Palestinians by accident, the entire Muslim world is inflamed. God forbid you burn a Koran, or write a novel vaguely critical of the faith. And yet Muslims can destroy their own societies—and seek to destroy the West—and you don't hear a peep.
So, it seems to me, that you have to side with Israel here. You have one side which if it really could accomplish its aims would simply live peacefully with its neighbors, and you have another side which is seeking to implement a seventh century theocracy in the Holy Land. There's no peace to be found between those incompatible ideas. That doesn't mean you can't condemn specific actions on the part of the Israelis. And, of course, acknowledging the moral disparity between Israel and her enemies doesn't give us any solution to the problem of Israel's existence in the Middle East. [Note: I was not suggesting that Israel's actions are above criticism or that their recent incursion into Gaza was necessarily justified. Nor was I saying that the status quo, wherein the Palestinians remain stateless, should be maintained. By "siding with Israel," I am simply recognizing that they are not the primary aggressors in this conflict. They are, rather, responding to aggression—and at a terrible cost.]
Again, granted, there's some percentage of Jews who are animated by their own religious hysteria and their own prophesies. Some are awaiting the Messiah on contested land. Yes, these people are willing to sacrifice the blood of their own children for the glory of God. But, for the most part, they are not representative of the current state of Judaism or the actions of the Israeli government. And it is how Israel deals with these people—their own religious lunatics—that will determine whether they can truly hold the moral high ground. And Israel can do a lot more than it has to disempower them. It can cease to subsidize the delusions of the Ultra-Orthodox and it can stop building settlements on contested land. [Note: Read that again.]
This incompatible religious attachments to this land has made it impossible for Muslims and Jews to negotiate like rational human beings, and it has made it impossible for them to live in peace. But the onus is still more on the side of the Muslims here. Even on their worst day, the Israelis act with greater care and compassion and self-criticism than Muslim combatants have anywhere, ever.
And again, you have to ask yourself, what do these groups want? What would they accomplish if they could accomplish anything? What would the Israelis do if they could do what they want? They would live in peace with their neighbors, if they had neighbors who would live in peace with them. They would simply continue to build out their high tech sector and thrive.
What do groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda and even Hamas want? They want to impose their religious views on the rest of humanity. They want stifle every freedom that decent, educated, secular people care about. This is not a trivial difference. And yet judging from the level of condemnation that Israel now receives, you would think the difference ran the other way.
This kind of confusion puts all of us in danger. This is the great story of our time. For the rest of our lives, and the lives of our children, we are going to be confronted by people who don't want to live peacefully in a secular, pluralistic world, because they are desperate to get to Paradise, and they are willing to destroy the very possibility of human happiness along the way. The truth is, we are all living in Israel. It's just that some of us haven't realized it yet.
Those Muslims are ignorant or bad who do not cry for the Muslims killed by Muslim terrorist organizations like ISIS, Boko haram etc but cry for Muslims of Gaza killed by Israel. But it does not justify Israel's killing of innocent people.
Non-believers want to see the evidence for the existence of god. But believers never can produce a single scientific evidence. They often bring tomato, potato, cow, donkey or a piece of bread etc to show that the word God is written there. And to them, this is the proof for the existence of God.
A chef has recently found the word god written inside an eggplant.
Miracles of Islam is amazing. Muslims find the Arabic words Allah and Muhammad almost in everything. Such an innovative community!
See, Muslims have evidences for the existence of Allah. Some people claim that the last one also proves that Allah exists.


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Alessandro Baricco (b. 1958 Italy) began his writing career in the field of musicology; publishing essays on the subject, working as a musical critic for La Repubblica and La Stampa, and staring in television programs about opera and literature. Baricco debuted as a novelist with Castelli di rabbia (Lands of Glass) in 1991 and since has published nine books including: Seta (Silk), 1996, which has been translated into twenty-seven languages, Oceano Mare (Ocean Sea), 1999; City (City), 2002; Senza sangue (Without Blood), 2002 and Emmaus (Emmaus), 2009. His novels have won numerous literary awards, including the Prix Mèdicis in France and the Selezione Campiello, Viareggio, and Palazzo del Bosco Prizes in Italy. In addition, several of Baricco's works have been adapted for the screen. His monologue, Novecento, was made into a film by Oscar Winner, Giuseppe Tornatore, entitled The Legend of 1900. In 2007 Silk was released staring Michael Pitt and Keira Knightley and In 2008 Baricco wrote and directed Lezione 2, a film based staring Noah Taylor, John Hurt and Clive Russell.
In 1993 Alassandro Baricco co-founded a creative writing school in Turin, naming it Scuola Holden after J. D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield. The Scuola Holden hosts a variety of courses on narrative techniques including screenwriting, journalism, videogames, novels and short stories. He received degrees in Philosophy and piano from the University of Turin. He currently lives in works in Rome.
While in residency at the Gardner Museum in 2001, Alessandro Baricco spent time writing, talking with the museum Staff, traveling around the city, and immersing himself in the American Sports Culture. One afternoon he held an impromptu reading in the Tapestry Room from City, the manuscript he was working on, in Italian and in English. Baricco wrote a "letter" about his experience at the museum for the Fall 2002 A Season at the Gardner Newsletter. He returned that October to give a special presentation of his recently published book City at an Eye of the Beholder lecture. Later in the acknowledgements at the back of his novella Senza sangue (WithoutBlood), Baricco thanked the museum for giving him "the gift of silence, without which a story cannot begin."
A Letter From Alessandro Baricco
A Season at the Gardner, Fall 2002
Red brick houses, along the river, and a blade of skyscraper thrust into the blue butter of sky – this is what I remember about Boston, I stretched out on a meadow, my bicycle (for lack of something better) stretched out by my side, and that view – later it would become a memory – Boston. I lay there, stretched out, because I was thinking, and I then went back home and wrote down what I was thinking about, in the white and wood world of that little New England apartment they had given me for three weeks, right in the Museum garden, up a flight of stairs, a few id-cards fanned out to gain entry, a door opened, and closed behind me. Inside it's very comfortable, indeed a white and wood world, like one prepared by some solicitous godmother whose only concern is your peace of mind, every thing else becoming secondary – your peace of mind. Peaceful I am not, and so it was a bit like undergoing a cure, if I may put it this way, undergoing a cure, in fact, with that New England liniment where, having returned from the meadow and on my bicycle, I wrote what I had thought about during the preceding hours, that is a few phrases, rather short ones, but which would become the beginning of my new book, a book that in fact is about to be published, and so it has become something real, while at that time, there in Boston, it was still only a presentiment, an attempt, a hypothesis.
Now and then, at night, they took me around the Museum itself – after closing time – with darkness outside, and in, and I with a flashlight in hand, free to illuminate whatever I wanted, walking among paintings worth millions of dollars – a bizarre pilgrimage, if you know what I mean – hovering uncertainly between imagining myself the protagonist of a bloody thriller, playing this novel game, which was to paint, with the flashlight, MY OWN light on the paintings, blurring the original – a small act of violence that was going really well until I reached the Rembrandt (self-portrait) and there I had to surrender to the observation that it resisted any alternative light, having its own, and having it in a manner so ontological and definitive (if I can put it this way) that it rendered futile any attempt to steal it away, modify it, extinguish it, shift it – futile.
Then I returned to my white and wood world.
In Boston it is also lovely to eat lobsters and walk around the baseball stadium without going in.
At the Museum, instead, the nicest thing, according to me, is to get up close to a Paolo Uccello (a very little one, a woman in profile, pearls at her neck) and flirt with him, approaching ever so much closer, and discovering what one sees from there.
Another very lovely thing was a waitress at the Museum bar, but that was one place I couldn't get up close.
It being understood that Boston is a very strange America, for us Europeans, because it is very European and old and controlled, namely precisely three things that we don't expect of America, which we want to be American, young and exaggerated, because, wishing the opposite, we have what we want at home. So in practice, I would never get used to it, unless of course some crazy Museum were to invite me to live there for three weeks, or a month, but a month already would be a bit too much.
In any case the Sargents were magnificent.
As was Isabella – the primary reason for that museum and thus also, by extension, for my being there, with my bicycle, lobsters and all – I don't believe that I would have been one of her friends because I can't bear dinners that go on for over an hour, but surely I would have wanted to know her, because I like people who produce life, instead of sowing death, and it matters little that they then make a mistake in style or cause trouble or end up outside the norm, they produce life, and that's enough for me – and she, if I've understood correctly, she did that, she produced life. She had money, okay. However she also had the desire. This already makes her likeable. In fact I'm taking the occasion to thank her, wherever she is, for those three weeks that I owe her, if there is a way to send her my book let me know, I would be delighted by the idea that she might read it. And in any case, I hope that you're in good company, baby.
If I were an artist, I think I would have had a show, there in the museum. But I write books. What could I do there? I don't know. Write a book, maybe. Done.
And then the afternoon, going to the playing field, in the center of town, sitting and watching the children play baseball, with fathers and mothers outside, behind the fence, shouting. The noise of the ball on the bat. The gestures of the umpire. The face of a very fat child on first base. Wonderful.


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Flames Feature: Student of the Game Leads by Example
Editorial Note: This story served as the Flames Illustrated football game day program senior feature story for Liberty's home game against Richmond on Oct. 4. Chima Uzowihe is Liberty's most experienced defensive lineman, having started 19 consecutive games for the Flames. The junior is tied for fifth in the Big South with 3.5 sacks and is tied for the team lead with 5.5 tackles for a loss in 2014.
For the average freshman NCAA football player, a redshirt year is the norm. Incoming players need time to adjust to the speed of the game, time to learn a new playbook and reps upon reps upon reps of practice before they are ready to take the field for their team.
Not so with Chima Uzowihe, though. The defensive end made a rare, immediate impact on the Flames defensive unit from the first day he set foot on Liberty Mountain.
"For him to step in as a true freshman and be able to contribute to what we do, that doesn't happen a lot," defensive line coach Vantz Singletary said, shaking his head. "Most guys take a redshirt year and have to take many reps to get things right. Chima's not a high-rep kind of a kid. He gets it right the first time."
During his first two seasons at Liberty, Uzowihe and Liberty's defensive line has helped the Flames be a top 20 ranked defensive unit. Liberty finished the 2012 season ranked No. 15 in the country in total defense (314.7 yards allowed per game) and No. 9 in 2013 (313.9).
The Flames have also ranked among the national leaders in rushing defense with Uzowihe's quiet leadership. In 2012, Liberty ranked No. 24 in rushing defense (126.1 yards allowed per game), while ranking No. 15 in the country be allowing only 12 rushing touchdowns and in red zone defense (66.7 conversation percentage) in 2013.
Uzowihe competed in eight games as a true freshman and posted an impressive 13 tackles on the season, including four tackles for loss and two sacks. It was during last season's sophomore campaign, though, that Uzowihe truly emerged as a linchpin.
Starting all 12 games, Uzowihe recorded 43 tackles (20 solo, 23 assisted), led his team and ranked second in the Big South in sacks (7) and posted 9.0 tackles for loss. He was one of three Flames to both force and recover a fumble, one of three to block a kick and ranked third on the team in pass breakups. His performance earned him Big South all-conference first team and Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state second team honors.
In just five games this season, he is on pace to surpass his own accomplishments once again. He has recorded 18 tackles (10 unassisted, eight assisted), 3.5 tackles for 20 yards of loss, including 2.5 sacks for 13, forced one fumble and recovered another.
The unusual ease of transition and speed of success Uzowihe has experienced can be credited to his equally singular background and demeanor.
Raised in the tradition of Texas football, the Lamar High School graduate was exposed early and often to the intricacies of the game. He first played defensive line as a high school freshman, under the watchful eyes of a coaching staff Singletary referred to as "collegiate-quality." There, Uzowihe clicked with his position.
"I really started playing in ninth grade, and there were a few times that I made plays and was like, hey — I think I really can do this! I think this might be for me," Uzowihe recalled with a smile.
He applied himself to learning the position well, down to the smallest details.
"There's a lot more to [defensive line] than people think," he explained. "A lot of people think defensive linemen are dumb. But they don't understand that there's a lot more to it. You have to think forward to be able to go through progressions."
"He makes his presence known by paying attention to the details and being a student of the game," Singletary said. "He's a sponge. He really soaks it all up. One of the great assets he has is that he's a great listener and really pays attention to detail. There are not many things that distract him. He has the ability to really lock in and take care of business."
With position knowledge and overall game smarts beyond his years, Uzowihe entered the Liberty program with a distinct leg up on others new to the college game.
"The environment I came from was great," Uzowihe remarked. "Coming, here the technique, the skill sets and things like that were faster; but I was ready. As far as general strength, I came in just as strong as some of the guys already on the team. The technique that I was taught in high school has helped a lot. The [stadium] excitement doesn't bother me because I'm used to having so many fans watching me play."
It doesn't hurt that for all his ability and experience, Uzowihe approaches his sport with humility and hard work.
"For a guy who's always been able to go out and make a lot of noise on the field, he is quiet," Singletary chuckled.
"Yeah, I don't really talk much," Uzowihe grinned, "but I try to lead by example. I just keep working. God gave me the ability to be pretty quick and smart as a defensive lineman, so I try to use that to my advantage and put in the hard work as well."
It's just another way that Uzowihe proves an anomaly; but by all stat sheets and appearances, his rarity is working for him. As Liberty continues their 2014 campaign, they will rely heavily on the defensive lineman to continue stepping up and succeeding.
It's a big role for Uzowihe in his third year with the Flames; but given his deep roots in his position and sport, as well as an all-too unique combination of talent and humility, it's really no surprise.
By Ryley Rush, freelance writer for Liberty Athletics


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Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2006
Talk about good news and bad news: While more cases of avian flu are identified in both birds and humans in Turkey, the first possible signs emerged that the virus itself might not be as lethal as feared.
It's far too early to reach that conclusion, but the reason some scientists are wondering about it is this: Two siblings who tested positive for the H5N1 strain are so far showing no signs of illness.
"Doctors are unsure whether they are for the first time seeing human bird flu in its earliest stages or if they are discovering that infection with the A (H5N1) virus does not always lead to illness," wrote Elisabeth Rosenthal in Wednesday's International Herald Tribune.
Time magazine said on its Web site: "Could this be a sign that a slightly weakened strain of the virus is circulating in Turkey? Or is it just that physicians are getting better at finding all folks with bird flu infections, including those that don't normally wind up in the hospital?"
Whatever the case, Turkey was grappling with an ominous scenario, as two deaths and a dozen hospitalizations mark the breakout of the avian flu from Southeast Asia. Experts said the illness could become endemic in the nation's birds and poultry.
Still, Turkey seemed to be responding reasonably well to the threat, world health officials said. "The worst situation is a panic situation. There is no reason to panic," said Dr. Marc Danzon, a World Health Organization Official, at a news conference in Ankara Wednesday.
In other consumer-health news:
-- Watch out, kids: Becoming an adult can be a ticket to declining health and worse healthcare.
A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina showed people get heavier and less active and eat poorly as they move into adulthood.
"The transition to adulthood is a time when people begin to solidify their health practices and, therefore, an important time for health improvement efforts," said Penny Gordon-Larsen, an assistant nutrition professor at UNC and a fellow at the Carolina Population Center.
"Smoking, obesity and alcohol abuse are leading contributors to preventable death in the United States," said Dr. Duane Alexander, director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which funded the study. "By early adulthood, a large proportion of Americans smoke, are overweight, and drink alcohol to excess."
-- Speaking of such vices, Brits who want to smoke while they drink are fuming at Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. According to the BBC, she plans to vote for a ban in pubs and clubs.
"Pubs not serving food and members' clubs were to be exempted from a ban," the BBC said. "But Labour MPs and ministers have been given a free vote on the issue -- increasing the chances of a total ban. The move means Ms Hewitt -- who differs from her predecessor John Reid on the extent of a smoking ban -- will be voting against her department's policy."
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From I-40 East:
Head down I-40 West to Durham. Take 147 North. Take the Elba St exit 15A. Continue on Elba Street to Brookwood Inn.
From I-85 Virgina:
Head down I-85 south to Durham. Take 15-501 South Exit. Take 147 South. Take the Hillendale Rd exit. Bear right onto the Fulton St ramp. Bear Right on Fulton St. Turn left at Elba St.
From I-85 Greensboro:
Head down I-85 north to Durham. Take 15-501 South Exit. Take 147 South. Take the Hillendale Rd exit. Bear right onto the Fulton St ramp. Bear Right on Fulton St. Turn left at Elba St.
NOTE: You can walk from Brookwood Inn or you can drive. If you drive you still have to park far away and walk, so I would recommend walking. To park you need a parking pass and we have to pay for each pass used.
Walking from Brookwood Inn:
If you don't want to walk, the Brookwood Inn Courtesy shuttle can bring you. Let them know ahead of time. If you walk it is a 10 minute walk. Walk out and head straight to Duke North Hospital (NOT the VA hospital). Go in the main entrance and walk straight all the way through the hospital to the elevators. Follow the hallway to the right, it curves around and then goes straight. At the end of the hallway, go out the door to the walkway. Immediately, go down the stairs all the way to the road. Turn right and follow the road all the way around the building to your left. You will then see a long sidewalk that goes between two buildings and under an awning walkway. Go all the way down the sidewalk to the road, called Research Drive. The Levine Science Research Center (LSRC) is just on the other side of Research Drive. Cross the street and you will be at the LSRC Building. Go in the closest door to the left. This is the D-wing of LSRC. The workshop will be held on the first floor in room D106.
From I-40/15-501 intersection:
Take 15-501 toward Duke University. Take the exit for 751 and turn right. At the next stop light, turn left onto Erwin Road. At the second stop light, turn right onto Lasalle. Go to Parking.
From the Brookwood Inn: Go out and head toward Duke Hospital. At the stop light facing Duke Hospital, turn right onto Erwin Road. Go straight. At the second stop light. Turn left onto Lassalle. Go to Parking.
When you head down Lasalle, there is a big gated parking lot to your right. You cannot get in the lot, but you can park on the street in any valid parking spot that does not say 24 hour tow zone. Parking is free on weekends. Once you park, keep walking straight down Lasalle. Turn left at the stop sign and walk to the traffic circle. Turn right at the circle and walk dow Research Drive. The Levine Science Research Center is the second building on your right. Go past the building and then in the first door.
From the parking lot to LSRC D106
Continue down Lasalle to the stop sign. Turn left and enter the small parking lot on your right. You will go down the stairs. The LSRC building is in front of you. It is a huge building. You need to walk to the left end of the building and enter there.


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Not long ago, bourbon was the Ford Crown Victoria of the spirits family: quintessentially American, coarse, cheap and common. It got the job done, and not much more was expected of it. Unless you were a Kentucky blue blood who could name the year Northern Dancer won the Derby, it was a working man's drink.
These days, like Ford, bourbon is riding high, and now the smoky spirit is a '56 T-Bird that's been lovingly cherried. It's appreciated, even idolized, redefined by imaginative distillers, and anointed by hipster mixologists as an Old School American original.
At the WhiskeyFest in San Francisco last fall, I tasted a plethora of bourbons by craft distillers: Dry Fly's Bourbon 101; a wonderfully rich straight bourbon from Angel's Envy; and well-crafted examples from Few Spirits, Filibuster, Hudson, Koval, Lexington, Michter's US I, Smooth Ambler and other small labels.
Of course, the big boys were well represented too: Maker's Mark, Buffalo Trace and other household names in the bourbon world were all open for business. But they didn't share the buzz surrounding their pint-size brethren.
At a mobbed kiosk you had to wait 10 minutes to get close to one of WhiskeyFest's superstars, Pappy Van Winkle, whose expensive bourbon has become the object of something resembling cult worship. I bought a bottle of Pappy's 18-year-old about two years ago and could now sell the half-bottle that remains for more than I paid originally. Now that's cult worship.
Bourbon has followed beer's unlikely path in the last few years from proletarian stalwart to object of veneration and obsession.
And why not? To me, it's yet another example of America's tendency to find the hidden excellence in something domestic that had been taken for granted, even disrespected. (California wine went through this transformation, too, thanks partly to Steven Spurrier's famous Judgment of Paris in 1976, when our state's wines whipped France's butt in a blind tasting. They still haven't forgiven us.)
Bourbon's ascendancy is also part of the trend away from "smooth" spirits that disappear into a mixed drink (goodbye Grey Goose; so long, Cutty Sark) in favor of something with a more complex and pronounced flavor profile. Scotches that are peated or aged in sherry casks fall into this category. So do the more overtly botanical gins that have gained a foothold on American bar shelves.
To flavor hounds, bourbon has a lot to offer. Its characteristics are fascinating, complementary and attractive to the American palate: burnt-toast smokiness, caramel-y sweetness, oak undertones, veiled heat and herbal notes.
Kentucky produces 95 percent of the world's bourbon, and certain ironclad rules have been followed there for more than two centuries. It's a whiskey distilled at a maximum of 160 proof (80 percent alcohol) from a fermented mash of grain containing at least 51 percent corn (the rest of the mash can contain wheat, rye, and/or malted barley). It must be stored at no more than 125 proof in new white oak barrels that have been charred on the inside. Only distilled water can be added to the barrels to adjust the proof to somewhere above the legal minimum of 80 before bottling.
Here's the only sour note on the horizon: high-end bourbon is going to get increasingly expensive and hard to find.
Happily, the craft distillers are offering younger bourbons of quality, and there's respectable bang-for-the-buck bourbon out there for $20-$30 a bottle, most of it aged 10 years or less. I like Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Eagle Rare and Rowan's Creek.
But the very best bourbon is aged 18 years or more. And while production has more than doubled in Kentucky since 1999 — there are now about 4.5 million bourbon barrels slowly working their magic there, slightly more than the population of the state – demand is clearly going to outstrip supply in the short term.
My local purveyor of Pappy Van Winkle is no longer dealing. I'll have to take my chances online. The last time I checked eBay, a bottle of their 23-year-old was being offered for about $700. Gulp!
I mean sip. Small sip.
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