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I've been reading history the last few months in no disciplined fashion, skipping back and forth in time over the last 3000 years, in older works like A Distant Mirror and in brand-spanking new ones like Justinian's Flea and The Making of Victorian Values (just to name the three I'm reading now), and next up is The Ghost Map. In The Making of Victorian Values I just finished the chapter "Byroned," which explores the vitriolic critical reaction to the first two cantos of Don Juan, and I was struck by this remarkable paragraph:
It was not personal animosity toward Byron or dislike of his poetry that sparked this extraordinary language. He was feared because he wielded a terrifying weapon. … [In The Edinburgh Review, Francis Jeffrey wrote] Poetry had the power to awaken and animate the passions like nothing else in art; a painter could depict a tiger, but only a great poet had the power to imbue a man with the features of a ferocious tiger while making him "interesting and attractive." Poetry was explosive and awesome in its hold over the passions: "it is the object of poetry to make us feel for distant and imaginary occurrences nearly as strongly as if they were present or real."
I've been in a lot meetings in the last two weeks, not one having squat to do with poetry, and that passage tipped me from irritation over wasted time to near-despair over the status of poetry today.
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By Staff Sgt Cody HardingJanuary 20, 2012
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Jan 20, 2012) -- Linda Odierno, wife of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, began her first visit to South Korea with a tour of Yongsan Garrison by Col. William Huber, the commander of Yongsan Garrison, and the wives of the top general officers on Yongsan and Camp Red Cloud, showcasing the facilities and opportunities for the community Jan. 20.
The day began with Mrs. Odierno meeting with Huber, Dee Thurman, the wife to Gen. James Thurman, the United States Forces Korea commanding general, Cheryl Johnson, the spouse of Lt. Gen. John Johnson, the commanding general of 8th Army, and Linda Cardon, who is married to Maj. Gen. Edward Cardon, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division.
Once they were seated, Huber gave Odierno a brief history of the post and to showcase just how close Yongsan is to the heart of Seoul. For examples, he pointed to the Seoul Financial District across the bridge to the South and the Seoul Tower to the north.
"This city is growing all the time," said Huber. "And it is a privilege to be in the center of the city."
The tour made its first stop at the Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital to see the sort of facilities that are available to the community. Her visit made stops in the intensive care unit, the emergency response unit, pediatrics and others. Odierno expressed her pleasant surprise at the array of facilities in the building, paying special attention to the sophistication and variety the hospital held.
"It is reassuring to see the outstanding level of medical care available to our soldiers and families at the 121 hospital," Odierno said. "I was very impressed to see how technologically advanced the facility is and pleased to meet the talented and caring soldiers and civilians who work there."
From the hospital, Huber gave a driving tour of the residential areas on post, including the unaccompanied housing built in the 1950s to the new Burke Towers residence. Their trip then swung by the post exchange and Trent Warrior Resiliency Fitness Center before they stopped at the gallery.
Inside, Odierno was shown the various kiosks available to the Yongsan community, stopping to inspect and purchase some of the things on sale by the vendors before continuing on to the Yongsan Community Center. There, she enjoyed lunch and conversation with the military spouses of Yongsan, courtesy of Army Community Service and Lynn Omondi, the ACS Senior Master Resilience Trainer program manager.
"It was wonderful to meet you all, and this is why I am proud to be a military spouse," Odierno said. "Because of other military spouses like you."
After their lunch, the tour moved to Seoul American Elementary School to speak with Pamela Geller's fifth grade class. In the class, Odierno learned about their recent fundraiser for Toys for Tots, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and about the conquistadors through the lens of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War."
"I had the opportunity to meet the Yongsan Teacher of the Year and observe her in action with her 5th grade history class," said Odierno. "I really enjoyed seeing her dynamic teaching style and was impressed by her students understanding of complex ideas and concepts."
Odierno then stopped by the Yongsan child development center to speak with members of the staff before taking a tour with Claudette Mohn, the director of Child Youth and School Services on Yongsan. She ended her tour with a book reading alongside Mrs. Thurman, the wife of Gen. James Thurman, the United States Forces Korea commanding general.
The end of the tour led Odierno to 8th Army Headquarters, where she and her husband received a family brief from Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson, the 8th Army commander. From there, the couple left Yongsan Garrison with a new appreciation and respect for the Yongsan Community.
"The leadership has done such a great job ensuring that the soldier and family support programs are the best the Army has to offer," said Mrs. Odierno. "My hope is that soldiers and family members take advantage of their unique opportunity to live in such an exciting location, full of cultural and historical places."

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The government's continued attempts to suppress information on the workings of taxpayer assistance to the car industry accidentally emailed to this newspaper are a disgrace. Its action exposes the hollowness of the goals to revive productivity outlined in the Australia in the Asian Century white paper released last week. It also illustrates the corruption of proper public policy processes under Labor, as set out in a speech last week by outgoing Productivity Commission chairman
Industry Minister
The fight is over a set of documents relating to a freedom of information request made by the Financial Review over extra assistance given to the car manufacturers early this year. A government official mistakenly sent a lot of material that was meant to be withheld. Initially the Financial Review had to hand all the documents to a court official, pending a ruling on whether it could use them. The paper then applied to the court for access to the documents to help prepare for the main case. The NSW Supreme Court on Friday rejected that application.
Although the Financial Review could have put the material online straight away, editor-in -chief Michael Stutchbury agreed with the head of Mr Combet's department, Don Russell, to quickly enter good faith negotiations on which parts of the information the public would be able to see. That agreement was broken by the government starting legal proceedings. Mr Combet claims it is important for the government to have confidential negotiations with foreign car companies. Yet the government and the bureaucracy have shown themselves to have acted in bad faith in dealing with media seeking to inform the public.
Last week Mr Banks called for proper independent analysis of subsidies to industries. Referring to the car industry, he said the government should "terminate selective industry subsidies that cannot deliver demonstrable net social benefit.Taxpayer support for private sector businesses cannot even be loosely characterised as 'co-investment' unless this test is satisfied."
Independent analysis is not being helped by these legal proceedings. The court rejected this newspaper's application for reasons to do with the details of the FOI Act, but the bigger picture is that one of the main defences put forward for suppressing the accidentally released material is that it includes commercial in confidence material. Without access to the material, it is difficult to contest that defence. In any case, the public does have the right to know about the inner workings of Australia's protection system.
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By Calvin Thompson | Colorado Watchdog
DENVER — Last month, with news that a raft of post-Newtown gun laws was moving through the state legislature, Colorado gun accessories-maker Magpul Industries had a message for lawmakers.
Passage of the bills "will do nothing to enhance public safety, but will force us to immediately begin taking our business to another state," Richard Fitzpatrick, president and CEO of Magpul said in a Feb 15 press release.
The company's warning that it would would leave the state — and take 600 jobs with it — made headlines. But it didn't nudge state lawmakers, who debated and then passed the laws over the course of early March.
Fitzpatrick isn't backing down. And his company has a prediction that hasn't made headlines: the bills, which Gov. Hickenlooper signed into law on March 20, will ultimately prove unenforceable.
"Beyond the public policy deliberations related to HB 1224, there are significant legal defects and enforcement issues surrounding HB 1224," wrote Magpul's attorney, Jonathon Anderson.
Magpul's not alone. Earlier this year, County Sheriffs of Colorado published a paper on the pending legislation, declaring that all the existing gun control initiatives were unconstitutional.
Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County took the most aggressive stand, saying his department simply will not enforce the new laws.
"It's a horrible bill," he told Watchdog.org. "Who's the government to tell how many rounds people need for self-defense?"
Cooke says he has received word that about 40 of Colorado's 62 sheriffs will follow his defiance of policy.
Anderson's March 15 open letter to Hickenlooper asked him to reject the bill not only because it is bad policy, but because it is legally questionable, vague and impractical.
By far the most controversial change, House Bill 1224 mandates a ban on new magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition, along with several other legal changes. According to Anderson, HB 1224 does not only ban magazines which hold over 15 rounds, but any which can be converted to do so. This means that almost any existing magazine could be banned, thanks to the removable floor plate design, a feature almost universal in firearm magazines.
"The simple fact is that virtually every magazine on the market has an open floorplate, and that design makes every magazine readily convertible," Anderson wrote in his letter. "As a result, nearly every magazine can be converted to exceed the capacity limit set by HB 1224, including those for many bolt action hunting rifles and common handguns."
This issue is further complicated by the wording of the law, which states that it is unlawful to purchase magazines "designed to be readily converted." According to the open letter, this wording indicates that Colorado residents will have to determine the intent of magazine manufacturers, an unrealistically subjective expectation.
"Some officials will read the bill literally and make their own determination what magazines are designed to be readily converted," Anderson wrote.
Despite the warning, Gov. Hickenlooper signed all three bills into law. In addition to HB 1224, HB 1229 calls for background checks on all firearm sales and transfers, even with gun shows and private sales. The closely related HB 1228 requires a fee for such background checks.
Colorado's borders with many pro-gun states make the laws practically unenforceable anyway. Colorado residents could just go Wyoming or Arizona, said Cooke, the Weld County Sheriff. In each of those states, they could buy and sell guns privately and without background checks, without ever violating the law.
These states also have no magazine restrictions, and so residents could purchase magazines and bring them back to Colorado. HB 1224 makes an allowance for magazines already purchased, and Cooke said law enforcement will have no way of knowing which magazines were purchased after the law's enactment from other states.
That sentiment is echoed in a recent National Institute for Justice memo, which states that any magazine ban with grandfathering provisions would take decades to have any effect.
Ultimately, Cooke said that even disregarding the new bills' unenforceability and terrible policy, most law enforcement will ignore them because they have better things to do with their time.
"My priorities are not making law abiding citizens into criminals," he said.
Now that the bills are passed, there may also be consequences for the Colorado economy as well as gun owners.
"Our company could not, in good conscience, continue to manufacture our products in a state where law-abiding citizens are prohibited from purchasing and owning them," Fitzpatrick said in the press release.
Magpul executives have kept expressing their intent to move into another state. The Wyoming legislature even circulated a resolution to invite the company to settle there.
The Magpul press release states that such a move will cost Colorado 600 jobs. Even though Magpul only employs about 200, many distributors and suppliers also rely on the company for livelihood, and Magpul estimates that it brings over $85 million annually to the Colorado economy.
"Make no doubt about it," Fitzpatrick said. "We have no choice, and would be forced to leave in order to save the business."
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Research and development is the key to pushing forward new ideas and making progress.
Salt Lake City, Utah (PRWEB) July 05, 2013
Arguably, the thing that has held back renewable energy in recent years is the cost. While it can ultimately lower the cost of monthly bills, the initial cost of installation is the deciding factor for many individuals. Panels and solar installers in Utah are expensive, leaving people to resort to the cheaper means of oil, gas and fossil fuels. In an attempt to solve this quarry, IWS has announced that they are currently working on an affordable device to provide solar power in Salt Lake City.
IWS places a focus on educating consumers about the benefits of renewable energy, in addition to their technological advancements.
IWS recently hosted community initiatives that educated residents about the benefits of renewable energy sources. While these were a huge success and provided knowledge and resources to a wide selection of individuals, the need for new technology is still present. IWS is channeling its resources into a collaborative effort to create a new solar engineered design. Enlisting their top designers, they have begun efforts to create solar panels in Utah that are both functional and affordable.
Providing solar power in Salt Lake City is their main goal; providing affordable energy is the challenge. Obviously, obstacles are going to arise on such an endeavor. Some of the main issues they have come across include balancing the cost for materials and labor. Finding sources that are capable of providing sun energy has also proved challenging. Many natural resources haven't worked or aren't as effective as the current models. Taking into account these debilitating factors, IWS is still positive about the research and development they are doing. As one of the existing leaders of solar installers in Utah, IWS is utilizing their expertise into creating something that has the potential to change the standards for solar panels in Utah.
"I feel like we are getting close. You almost have to follow a process of elimination strategy in cases like these. Testing them over a period of time is also necessary," stated Doug Shipley, founder of IWS. "Our main goal requires us to continue working toward affordable resources that are going to prove effective results and lower the use of fossil fuels and oil."
Adapting to the market is a necessary move for company owners in any industry. Channeling their energy and resources into creating a new set of panels is IWS's way of adapting. Managing an effective and affordable alternative to current resources could change the face of solar power in Salt Lake City. For more information about solar installers in Utah or the research efforts of IWS, visit their website at http://www.imwindandsolar.com.


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by Staff Writers
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 04, 2014
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been given the go-ahead to conduct an intensive search for a suitable outer solar system object that the New Horizons (NH) spacecraft could visit after the probe streaks though the Pluto system in July 2015. Hubble observations will begin in July and are expected to conclude in August.
Assuming a suitable target is found at the completion of the survey and some follow-up observations are made later in the year, if NASA approves, the New Horizon's trajectory can be modified in the fall of 2015 to rendezvous with the target Kuiper Belt object (KBO) three to four years later.
The Kuiper Belt is a debris field of icy bodies left over from the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago. Though the belt was hypothesized in a 1951 science paper by astronomer Gerard Kuiper, no Kuiper Belt objects were found until the early 1990s. So far over 1,000 KBOs have been cataloged, though it's hypothesized many more KBOs exist.
The approval for additional observing time for the needle-in-a-haystack search is based on the analysis of a set of pilot observations obtained with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) director's discretionary time on Hubble. After a swift and intensive data analysis of approximately 200 Hubble images, the NH team met the pilot program criterion of finding a minimum of two KBOs.
"Once again the Hubble Space Telescope has demonstrated the ability to explore the universe in new and unexpected ways," said John Grunsfeld, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. "Hubble science is at its best when it works in concert with other NASA missions and ground-based observatories."
It will be many weeks before the team can establish whether either of these pilot-program KBOs is a suitable target for New Horizons to visit, but their discovery provides sufficient evidence that a wider search to be executed with Hubble will find an optimum object.
"I am delighted that our initial investment of Hubble time paid off. We are looking forward see if the team can find a suitable KBO that New Horizons might be able to visit after its fly-by of Pluto," said STScI director Matt Mountain.
In early June, Hubble's Time Allocation Committee awarded time for a full search with the requirement that its implementation be contingent on the success of the pilot survey.
From June 16 to June 26, the New Horizons team used Hubble to perform a preliminary search to see how abundant small Kuiper Belt objects are in the vast outer rim of our solar system.
Hubble looked at 20 areas of the sky to identify any small KBOs. The team analyzed each of pilot program images with software tools that sped up the KBO identification process. Hubble's sharp vision and unique sensitivity allowed very faint KBOs to be identified as they drifted against the far more distant background stars, objects that had previously eluded searches by some of the world's largest ground-based telescopes.
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Every year since 1954, the power players of the world all meet behind closed doors for three days of secret discussions that are never made public. This year's "Bilderberg Meetings" event is this weekend, June 9-12, in Dresden, Germany.
According to the rules, no minutes are taken and no report is written about the discussions. Participants are allowed to use the information they receive, but they are not allowed to release the identity or the affiliation of the speaker, or that of any other attendee. The German military will be providing security for the event, and attendance is by invitation only.
No one knows quite what is discussed – although according to CNBC, the topics released ahead of this year's meeting include the vague "Current events" (Brexit, Trump, migrants?). Other topics of discussion include Europe, Russia, cyber-security, geo-politics of energy and commodity prices (Saudi Arabia?) and 'Precariat and the middle class.'
It has long been rumored that careers are launched and future presidents are decided at Bilderberg. Bill Clinton attended the conference in 1991 as a little-known governor of Arkansas and the next year, he was elected as U.S. President. CNBC released the following list of confirmed attendees:
Chaired by the head of French insurance giant AXA Group, Henri de Castries, who also happens to be a count, this year's attendees include CEOs of multinationals including Shell, Deutsche Bank, Airbus, and Siemens; politicians such as former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, and former head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso. It also includes economists such as the International Monetary Fund's Christine Lagarde and World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab and lastly, royalty such as the King of the Netherlands.


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has this fight ever happened?
has this fight ever happened?
Character » Wolverine appears in 12916 issues.
Not that I know of.But Wolverine did face Lobo before.And in Amalgam comics Wolverine and Batman fused into Dark Claw .
"All his detective skills would help him with is determining how many seconds he has left to live before he bleeds out. Fanboy.
Batman would win this fight just barely, not because of his skills but because he could out think Wolverine. He would find out some way to beat him because thats what he does he is a thinker and wolverine is not. They don't call him the Worlds Greatest Detective for nothing! "
Wolverine is superior physically. He's superior durability-wise. He's mastered every form of Martial Arts, so he could make his own up on the spot. His Claws can slice through anything, so..... that includes armor.
Batman is physically inferior. He may be superior, mentally. But even if you give him 5 minutes of prep, he couldn't permanently stop/kill Wolverine.
So in the end. I give this to Wolvie.
Wolverine is also calculative in his battles, the Wolverine they portray in the old X-Men cartoons was a brute with $#!@! for brains most of the time. Don't underestimate the man just because he behaves like an animal, that will be your downfall. Also, it's quite possible for Wolverine to harass Forge into making him a gizmo and then outsmarting the really smart thinkers (it has happened a few times in the comics).
I'm agree. Wolverine has great regeneration and combat skills but batman is barely able to find a way to stop him.
Thinks about the combat between the dark Knight and Amazo !! I espect nobody could say Wolverine could defeat a Amazo robot with the JLA powers.
Batman couldn't throw a batarang hard enough to penetrate his skull. It's still adamantum on adamantium. Try throwing metal at metal as hard as you can and see what happens. The adamantium bullet thing from the movie is just as ridiculous.
" @LT1085: Adamantium bat-a-rangs.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/244/c/5/Wolverine_VS_Batman_by_TraditionalDanimatio.jpg To the death, Wolverine since Bats probably wouldn't break his "rule" even for Wolverine. But to a non-lethal defeat, Bats takes the win. "
This would be a pretty good fight imo.
If Wolverine gave in to the animal he would be a superior physical combatant to Batman, But batman has dealt with animals before and has shown the ability to dodge attacks that were far faster or deadlier than anything wolverine can throw. (I mean.. I've seen him get smacked by Darkseid, and Supes.. and he has skill with blades so he could "swordfight" with Wolverine to a point, but not to a victory)
So.. Batman keeps his distance after seeing the claws which Wolverine is most likely going to pull out when he says something threatening.. probably call Batman "bub" keeping his distances proves a little tricky since Wolverine can sniff him out and hunt him down.. Batman then probably uses some kind of pheromone (he got from Poison Ivy maybe) spray outta his belt temporarily confusing him since Wolverine is brazen enough to outright say "I can smell ya" and give it away. Batman gets some shots in.. realizes he ain't going to be able to do anything permanent to Logan due to the healing factor thing and then just shoots him with a tranquilizer of some sort. or just keeps evading until Superman or WW turn up. Victory Batman.. sorta
Wolverined would win. Even if Batman does prepare for him, Wolverine cannot be killed unless you take off his head. And Batman does not kill people so Wolverined would win.
Batman would win due to his superior intellect . has he had prep? or has he just ran into wolverine?
wolverine would take out batman, it would be a great long fight,
wolverine just has to connect one slash and it'll go easier from there.
Batman can out think him and put him down though, but that wouldn't happen as often as wolverine beating him
I hate Wolverine now.
" It would go something like this.
This is how it would go, i do not really care for wolverine, but this how it will go
I don't think they've ever fought, but it would be a pretty fun thing to see.
there is no possible reason for wolverine to JUST kill Batman. It is all about who the writer picks to win if it going to happen IMO.
No they've never fought. They never will. Comparing the two is like comparing John Grisham to Shakespeare. (Batman is Shakespeare)
The met once at Studio 54, back in 84'. Batman was actually in his Bruce Wayne persona, Wolverine was undercover as Patch. The tension was undeniable, you would have been able to cut the air with an Adamantium scented candle of passion. They didn't arrive together, but they left together.... they had realized they had a common enemy of course and so needed to investigate together. That enemy was loneliness and the prescription for the cure.... oh wait, did I see loneliness, I mean, Lone Li Less, big type Hong Kong crime boss. Dealings in Gotham and Madripoor, really bad fella, was dealing with a lot of black market stuff, drugs, sex trade, comic torrents, supplying Scientologists with slaves. If there is one thing that Batman and Wolverine love more than oiling up and frolicking in the hot summer sun splashing about water at each other, its bringing justice to bad guys who cut into their share of comic profits.
Too bad Lone Li Less had acquired the aid of two dangerous dangerous bodyguards and one hot sexy token female body guard, by the name of Cyber the Sky Dragon and Mr Freeze, Son of Mr Whippy, and the Sabre Tooth Cat Woman.
There was a fiiiiiiiirefight! Even though they were outnumbered Batman's preparation super skills meant he had brought 6 guns. Also he fastball specialled Wolverine. He took his skilled, firm and strong hand, to gently squeeze and grip onto Woverines trembling but muscular lower frame... the metal made it hard to get it up, but Batman's passionate fury allowed him to hoist up Wolverine high enough and at the perfect angle... he supported all of his weight and Wolverine gave in with a deep and knowing trust... Batman's hand supported by his sweating and heaving body, pushing though with maximum momentum., he strains to push Wolverine violently. Wolverine glides though the air, like a swan covered in BP oil... Batman's accuracy is intense and perfect, Wolverine hits the spot perfectly. Bodies are left lying on the floor after its all said and done.
Only Lone Li Less was left to defeat, but Wolverine and Batman had both realized, that for them, both of them, and no one else in the world... Lone Li Less could never be defeated, but they were content in the moments that they had both felt is cold touch warmed by the hands of each other, and they knew deep down in their heart of hearts that they would always have the "fastball special" so they parted ways, without even saying a word. Wolverine still smoking his cigar, Batman walking away with his thoughts on his new but now lost bub'
At least this is my understanding of what happened by a issue summary I read at Fan Fiction dot net. I would post a link to it, but it had some pretty explicit swearing and for some reason in the comic scans, Batman and Wolverine had lost their pants. Maybe it was laundry day or something.
" @TypingKira: @brantumbo: @Donnieman v5.1: @The Dark Huntress: *embarrassed* Who would have thought my hours and hours of Batman and Wolverine day dreaming each day would benefit me one day. 0_o Thank you *red*, I am just happy people got the Boondock Saints reference (huh?) Ooh TypingKira!! Your new avatar is the thing that wins! Awwwh, Wasp is so awesome in that show, I am starting to go into withdrawals without it! *awkwardly stumbles out of thread* "I LOVE THE AVENGERS EMH. Me and my cousin sit around and watch it for ages and ages of men. I watch it on my laptop while I cook. Wasp is great. Thanks!!
" You deserve the massive amounts of praise, that was both hot and hilarious. "Too true, too true.
" @TypingKira said:I can't wait to see him on the Fanfic forums." You deserve the massive amounts of praise, that was both hot and hilarious. "Too true, too true. "
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Presented by: Lalla Essaydi, Renowned Female Muslim Photographer
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
6:30pm, Grafton Stovall Theater
Lalla Essaydi's work examines female identity in the contemporary Arab world, especially as it relates to veiling and European Orientalist constructions of Arab female sexuality. She will discuss these themes of gender.
Essaydi's work will be on display in the Sawhill Gallery from March 24-April 4 with an opening reception immediately after the talk on March 25. She will have additional work on display in the Darrin-McHone Gallery, Smith House, located at 311 S. Main Street from March 7-28 with an opening reception on March 7 from 5:00-8:00pm. View the promo piece here.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Sawhill Gallery Court, Duke Hall, West Campus; Reception to follow
Mr. Kasbo, a Syrian-American film maker, will speak on his new documentary to be shown on PBS in April 2014. With historical immigration patterns as background, the film explores the personal stories of Arab-Americans and how they have contributed to the collective American experience since the early 1800s. At a time when the media tends to paint Arab peoples and culture with the broad brush of terrorism, this film offers an alternative lens for our understanding of the Arab-American experience. View the trailer here. Co-sponsored by the School of Art, Design and Art History; the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence; the School of Media, Arts and Design (SMAD); and the Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Minor (MECM). View the promo piece here.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Keezell Hall, Room 310
Faculty member Sarah Brooks addressed recent challenges to the preservation and study of medieval culture, especially in Turkey, in this 30-minute talk followed by discussion. The featured case study was the July 5, 2013, reconsecration for Muslim worship of the medieval Christian church of Hagia Sophia (Trebizond, Turkey), which since 1964 had been preserved as a national museum. View the poster.
See also: http://chronicle.com/article/Scholars-in-Turkey-at-Some/141465/
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Beginning at 6:30 pm
Festival Center, James Madison University, http://www.jmu.edu/map/buildings/FCSC.shtml
Lecture 6:30 pm: Festival Ballroom B/C, Upper Level
Reception to Follow: Allegheny Room, Upper Level
Dr. C. Brian Rose, Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section at the Penn Art Museum, Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and former president of the Archaeological Institute of America, shared his work preserving ancient sites from looting, excessive development, and destruction during times of war. He also discussed his introduction of a cultural heritage training program for U.S. troops deploying throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. View the flyer here.
The Office of International Programs' 2012 I-Week theme was, "25 Degrees; A Carnival of Cultures". The theme focused on the 32 degrees to 7 degrees on the meridian line, encompassing the countries of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.The opening festivities will took place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Monday, September 24, with an international bazaar on The Commons. This event included various street vendors, a sampling of food, and a Jing Ping Band from Dominica. The international events throughout the week included Niña Yhared, an artist from Mexico, a Jing Ping Band from Dominica, a debate event, a musical concert featuring JMU musicians, a study abroad fair, a photo contest, a salsa dance, JMU's Steel Band, and a world cup soccer tournament. View more information here.


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Chelsea have set an incredible £25m asking price for Belgium international Kevin De Bruyne to leave this month.
De Bruyne, who cost just £7m when Chelsea signed him from Genk two years ago, is desperate to leave Stamford Bridge having started just five games this term.
A number of clubs in Europe are keen, but he is only interested in returning to the Bundesliga where he enjoyed a successful loan spell at Werder Bremen last season.
Standard Sport understands Wolfsburg have moved ahead of Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen and have opened negotiations with Chelsea.
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The 'Firework' singer is facing a lawsuit against Good Hair Day after she plans to sue the U.K.-based hair beauty company for broken contract and defamation.
Katy Perry is sued by Good Hair Day, a British hair product she formerly represented. Jamella Group Ltd., the owner of GHD, reportedly filed a lawsuit against Perry after she claimed that the company owed her $2 million for extending her contract based on a verbal agreement.
In the suit which was filed on April 11, GHD clearly wanted to shoot down any oral agreement it allegedly made with the 28-year-old singer. "It is undisputable that the parties never entered into the required signed agreement," the suit stated.
Back in 2011, Perry signed a $4.5 million written contract to promote GHD's product for two years. Later, Perry's agent said that the company orally agreed to renew her contract. However, GHD insisted that the agreement never existed, saying it actually planned to cut ties with her because she wasn't popular enough to make European people buy the product.
For that, Perry threatened to sue the company for breach of oral contract and defamation. A representative for Perry told TMZ, "Jemella's attempt to embarrass Ms. Perry by including defamatory statements about her in a public filing is shameful."
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British law enforcement has arrested a 19-year-old man described as a ringleader of the hacktivist gang LulzSec, according to this news story in The Guardian.
The group's website, lulzsecurity.com, remains accessible. But the Internet Relay Chat channel where much of its member-to-member communications took place has been knocked off line. That development supports the notion the Cleary may have been the administrator for the chat channel and that his arrest is significant, according to Ars Technica.
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First cruise on Glory: Carnival Glory Cruise Review by kdd
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First cruise on Glory
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Port Canaveral (Orlando)
The ship is More amazing: we were impressed by the cleanliness of it - everything was spotless. We explored the different levels, front to back. The Amber Palace was open for viewing - what an impressive room! We were amazed at the size and dEcor of the dining rooms bars etc. Level 5 allows you to travel from front to back and is also where the casino is. There is plenty of seating beside huge windows giving a nice view of the ocean. We had seating in the Platinum Dining room at 8 pm and we were at a large table with another family. The waiter and assistant worked non-stop each night and were very pleasant. It was fine dining each and every night. The food was so good that we ate there every night. I can't recall a mediocre meal - the steaks, seafood, chicken were all outstanding- and they will always bring more if asked to. There were two formal nights - Sunday and Thursday - and everyone looked great. There are lots of photographers on board with a variety of background screens, so you are able to select one that you like. The photos are posted the next day for you to see but they are a bit expensive. By the end of the week we did end up buying three of our favorite photos. There was always plenty to do at sea - the Carnival Capers is delivered to your room each night and outlines the next days' activities. The action is poolside on the Lido deck mid-ship. The deck loungers are always 'taken' in spite of Carnival's policy of not reserving the chairs. But we were usually able to find some on the next level up and watch all the activities below. Carnival offers great instructional talks about the ports of call - info about shopping and excursions. I recommend sending someone from the group to listen, especially if you have never been to that particular destination. The cruise director, Ryan, was from the States and did a great job all week. He would give an update each morning of things to plan for and each evening he hosted the shows in the Amber Palace. Our room steward was amazing: although we met him on the first day he was almost invisible the rest of the week. Yet our room was always made up and fresh towels appeared magically. He did an outstanding job in both of our rooms - and I'm sure he worked especially hard in my kids' room! Since our cruise missed Costa Maya as a port-of call, due to hurricane damage to their port, we received a credit of $25 each on our account. We knew about not visiting Costa Maya when we made our reservation yet we still received the credit. Nice! Our teens visited the Club O2 on board but found it a bit lame. The lady in charge there was a bit too much like having a parent there, which defeats the purpose of a teen club, so our kids didn't go there very much. To her credit, she is responsible to make sure the kids are the correct age and that they are not sneaking in any booze but...
The ports were well organized. We had no problems getting on/off. The tender in Belize went smoothly. Excursions booked through Carnival are given preference, however, we were able to get to our excursion easily and on time as well. When getting back on board, they scan your backpack and if you are bringing any booze back on board they will take it from you and give it back to you on Friday. If you don't want to wrestle with your luggage as you debark, simply place your bags outside your room between 9-11 pm on Friday night. Luggage tags are all the same color and have a number on them for debarkation. The debarkation process has been updated. Rather that being given a color, you now receive luggage tags with a number (1-40). Debarkation is in numerical order. We were number 16 and we had time for a leisurely breakfast. We were off the ship by 9:15 a.m. and went straight to the luggage carousel and gathered our bags. As we were getting off the ship we observed mattresses from the rooms being exchanged. It's nice to know that the mattresses are cleaned/replaced on a rotating basis. The beds sure were comfortable! We were extremely happy with our cruise. The ship is spectacular and exceptionally clean; the staff is constantly at work serving and cleaning; the food was outstanding. We didn't have to lift a finger: our rooms were made up twice daily and the food was always hot and ready. We will definitely be sailing with Carnival again! Less
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India detonates two more bombs
The Indian authorities say they have carried out two more underground nuclear tests at the Pokhran test site in Rajasthan.
Officials say that a planned programme of underground nuclear tests, which started on May 11, when three were conducted, has been completed with the latest two blasts.
Like the first three sub-kilotron tests, the latest two were carried out on the Pokhran range in the Rajasthan desert at 1221 Indian Standard Time (0621 GMT).
The statement said that the tests were fully contained and there was no release of radioactivity into the atmosphere.
The statement added that the government of India reiterated its offer of considering to adhere to some of the undertakings in the comprehensive nuclear test band treaty under the framework of the proposals in a statement made on May 11.
The BBC Delhi correspondent says that supported by public opinion, the Indian government is confident it can deal with the consequences.
The tests have provoked widespread international criticism.
President Clinton has signed documents imposing sanctions against India for conducting the nuclear testing programme. American officials say that full details will be announced later.
Pakistan has bitterly condemned the latest Indian tests. The Pakistani Foreign Minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, said that the Indian leadership seemed to have gone beserk and was acting in a totally unrestrained way.
Japan has suspended its 3.5 bn yen annual grant aid to India in protest at New Delhi's first round of testing.
On Monday, the Indian government moved to counter widespread international criticism it incurred after conducting its first three nuclear tests.
The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, wrote to leaders of the worlds' major powers to explain the reasons for the tests.
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Roger Manion of Ballston Lake has been named the head lacrosse coach at Hudson Valley Community College.
Manion coached lacrosse at Hudson Valley from 1990 to 1999, leading the Vikings to the Region III Tournament in eight of his 10 years. His teams posted a 94-49 record during his tenure and he was named the Region III Coach of the Year in 1991, 1993 and 1995.
"Roger had a very successful coaching career in his previous 10 years at Hudson Valley," said Athletic Director Tom Reinisch. "We are extremely happy he has decided to return and fully expect to have one of the top lacrosse teams in Region III under his direction."
Following his time at Hudson Valley, Manion was the head lacrosse coach at Siena College from 2000 to 2004 and has served as an assistant coach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the last two seasons.
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Thanks to some dedicated rescuers and Animal League America's Humane Relocation Program, two sweet-as-can-be Mutt-i-grees® are saved just hours before their scheduled euthanasia at a Southern municipal shelter
The two Labrador mixes pictured here are among the friendliest, happiest dogs you could ever meet. Named Johnny and Carson, these young adult canines are super intelligent, affectionate and eager to please. They love everyone they meet, and they treat each new person as their best friend.
They also came within just three hours of being destroyed.
The story begins in early August 2013, when Joanne Yohannan, North Shore Animal League America's Senior VP of Operations, saw an urgent rescue appeal pop up in her email. The message, sent by Peggy Breedan, shared photos of the two beautiful dogs and information on what was known of their story. Apparently, Johnny and Carson, whom we believe to be brothers, were relinquished to a municipal shelter in Tennessee because their owner was upset that the dogs chased his livestock.
Enter heroic animal lover Tammy Woods, who has fostered and helped find homes for hundreds of homeless shelter animals, also known as Mutt-i-grees®, for over 10 years. After many years of making connections in the rescue community, she is now the unofficial volunteer rescue coordinator for her local municipal shelter, where Johnny and Carson were housed.
Woods works with the shelter personnel to save as many dogs as possible from being destroyed by utilizing her network of volunteers, foster parents and other rescue organizations. But sadly, with the number of relinquished and stray animals so high and space in the shelter so limited, animals like Johnny and Carson are put down every day.
"Our entire area has a very high euthanasia rate," says Woods. "There are few if any no-kill options in Tennessee, and the overpopulation problem is huge."
In a scenario that has played out hundreds upon hundreds of times over the last decade, Woods went to the shelter, met the two dogs and took their photos. She then contacted her friend Breedan, whom she calls her "angel." Breedan used her large email network and sent a rescue appeal for someone to adopt the dogs or find them a temporary foster placement.
As soon as she saw the urgent email request, Yohannan asked Mike Malloy, Animal League America's Manager of Pet Behavior and Rescue, to contact the shelter and tell them we would rescue the dogs. Malloy called the shelter's phone number and left a message saying that Animal League America would take the dogs to the safety of our no-kill shelter and find them homes.
But the shelter, overwhelmed with too little staff and an ever-growing influx of animals, never returned our phone call. And two days later, Yohannan and Malloy saw another email from Breedan with these dire words: "These nice yellow lab mixes are going down today. Nobody has stepped up for them yet. Tammy Woods says she will work as a shelter liaison for you if you can take them into your rescue. She will help pull them for you and help transport locally. There isn't much time: They are supposed to be euthanized three hours from now."
Malloy immediately called Woods to tell her we'd find a way to get these dogs to New York, and she went to the shelter and picked up the dogs.
"As part of our Humane Relocation Program, we work closely with a group in Clarksville, TN called Precious Friends," says Malloy. "Through that program, we take puppies, dogs and some felines at risk of euthanasia from overcrowded shelters, puppy mills and other dire circumstances and bring them to our headquarters in New York," says Malloy.
Yohannan explains why the overpopulation problem is so much worse in the southern rural regions. "Spay and neuter programs are more widely accepted in other parts of the country than in parts of the South, where many animals are permitted to roam free," says Yohannan. "While we rescue from across the country and even internationally, many of our humane transports originate in places like Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina, where we partner with others who are also dedicated to saving these innocent animals."
Because of the devotion of Tammy Woods and the dedicated rescuers at Precious Friends, Animal League America was able to save Johnny and Carson. And both dogs were adopted within days of their arrival at our no-kill headquarters.
This happy ending is something Animal League America is proud to be part of every day of the year. But we couldn't do our work alone. We're grateful to all the dedicated animal rescuers, like Tammy Woods and Peggy Breedan, who join with us in our mission to rescue, nurture and adopt innocent animals.
"When I get overwhelmed I just pray for someone to come to the rescue," says Woods, "and I'm so grateful for the help and support of North Shore Animal League America."
We count on your support to be able to continue our work to rescue, nurture and adopt nearly 20,000 innocent animals like Johnny and Carson each year. Please donate today!


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Republicans are losing the argument on fiscal cliff / austerity crisis, poll shows.
Nancy Pelosi's role in preventing a bad deal.
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Tweet of the Day (and why we love North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan).
Rhode Island's Jack Reed and 41 other Senators sign a letter in support of extending unemployment insurance.
Lee Saunders smacks down the idea that tax hikes on the wealthy hurt our economy.
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Environmentally speaking, it's time for serious history, artifacts and archives.
At Caltrans, it's common knowledge that most projects usually start out in Environmental Planning. So it would not be unusual that the first official District 7 Museum exhibit features this division.
What is interesting, though, is that Caltrans District 7 has three Architectural Historians -- people who love museums and collecting and displaying objects that have historic, scientific and artistic value. Some of this fascinating information is not typically found in history books.
Architectural history is the study of the built environment. This discipline attempts to understand the past through the perspective of buildings, structures and objects either singly or in a group and seeks to explain how culture, economic and demography, technology, politics and artistic expression in the past are reflected in the built environment.
According to Ron Kosinski, Deputy District Director for Environmental Planning, "Architectural historians working with Caltrans encounter a wide variety of built environments feature such as irrigation systems, landscapes, industrial complexes, ranches, free standing commercial signs, transportation systems and sites where major historic events took place."
Jim Hammer, Deputy District Director for Administration, called upon Terrie Monaghan, Business Management, to find, dig up and organize a museum committee. "Find and dig?" Sounds like a job for archeologists and Environmental Planning. Luckily for Monaghan, those who showed up at the first meeting were Architectural Historians: Noah Stewart, Kelly Ewing-Toledo and Claudia Harbert.
Last September, these three people - who were up to the task - showed up for one meeting called by Hammer to get the Museum going, a plan since the District 7 Building opened in 2004. Within three months, Stewart, Harbert and Ewing-Toledo, united, planned, organized and executed an exhibit.
"Noah, Claudia and Kelly are passionate about their work," says Gary Iverson, Office Chief, and Senior Archaeologist, Native American Coordinator and Historic Resource Coordinator in the District 7 Environmental Planning Division. "They saw the open space (in the museum area) and that's how Environmental Planning was the first to create and sponsor an exhibit. Most everything at Caltrans begins in Environmental Planning, so it was a perfect fit."
Like everyone at Caltrans, they didn't stop until the project was done.
The three started with the concept of Stewardship; one of Caltrans goals. Through stewardship, they wanted their presentation to show how Caltrans preserves and enhances California's resources and assets. Department of Environmental Planning (DEP) is one group that works to ensure that the Department meets its commitment to stewardship. DEP is comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of over 50 individuals including specialists in many areas such as environmental analysis, geographic information systems, biology, archeology, architectural history and social community impact assessment.
"What makes this exhibit unique," says Hammer, "is that it tells the Caltrans story and it is an exhibit for the entire district. We're hoping that another division follows this example and takes up the challenge to create the next exhibit."
The exhibit begins with the explanation of the laws that govern environmental planning such as the Endangered Species Act of 1966, the National Environmental Policy Act and ends with its final product to the public and the reason why this is all done: the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The EIR is Caltrans public outreach tool that demonstrates the potential obstacles and benefits of a project.
In between are displays of artifacts found at the Llano del Rio Socialist Utopian Colony in 1914-1918 (Pearblossom Highway Construction Project, State Route 138) and those found during the excavation of the District 7 Building that includes Chinese pottery and pharmaceutical bottles. The narration board reads: "These items were unearthed and preserved in order to understand the lives of the people who left them."
To become involved in the District 7 Museum Committee or to develop an exhibit, contact Terrie Monaghan at 213-897-0752.


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Tibetan lama Gyurme reunites with French composer Jean-Philippe Rykiel for an album of Vajra chant and New Age synth ambience. The result is an at-times lovely, at-times cheesy collection that decorates the monk''s already perfect chant with ornaments of tingling bell synth and washes of sound. The appealing quality is Lama Gyurme''s simple voice that, in raw, unadorned tones, creates a spiritual purity, which is often, but not always, reflected in the musical accompaniment of Rykiel. Such pieces as "The Six Syllable Mantra of the White Lotus Lord" and "Sacred Words of Liberation" work well in their seamless fusing of the Lama''s long notes with the constant humming of the cosmos through metallic ambient synth, occasionally recalling the "Om" of Buddhist chant. Where the album lacks is in its Westernization of this traditional spiritual ritual, as on "Offering Chant" and its accompanying unplugged version, the latter of which has a sympathetic piano reminiscent of sentimental American pop. Still, it''s a useful collection for those interested in the vocal praying of the Buddhist tradition. --Karen K. Hugg


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A parody of Sex With Egyptian Women (According to "Mike"). Hat tip to Sara Salem for her more straightforward takedown of the same article.Sometime ago I was twiddling my thumbs, waiting for a cab, in Luxor. As the wind pushed against me, I was reminded that I had missed lunch. I needed to eat something. Anything. My stomach cried out for a spoonful of koshary much in the same way those cute little beggar kids do. As I was trying to reassure my gastronomical desires that food was minutes awa … [Read more...]
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Boeing won a $3.48 billion contract Friday to retain its leading role in building a US shield against long-range ballistic missiles, defeating rival Lockheed Martin Corp., officials said Friday.
The US Missile Defense Agency announced the decision for the seven-year contract in which Boeing will test, engineer and manufacture the system designed to thwart potential attacks from intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Chicago-based Boeing was joined by partner Northrop Grumman, which will oversee the ground system and other aspects of the project, Boeing said in a statement.
Boeing offered "innovative solutions and a cost-effective approach to program management and execution," said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space and Security.
Lockheed, based in Bethesda, Maryland, had hoped to edge out Boeing, which has been the prime contractor for the anti-missile program since 2001.
The ground-based mid-course missile defense system has had a mixed record on missile tests, with two failures in 2010. The program has also faced cost overruns due to faulty parts, and the Pentagon is now requiring contractors to absorb the cost of defects in the future.
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So, what's with the blackage? Werehog 12:07 AM 2/19/2010 (UTC)
- Apparently, I protected it because of vandalism. I'll unprotect it if you want to. –koisuru (talk) 14:12, February 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks, I would really appreciate it. Werehog 3:49 PM 2/19/2010 (UTC)
Hi, I have a Question. Is Tamama a boy or a girl? The page says its a male but it LOOKS like a girl, TALKS like a girl, and has a SUPER crush on Keroro. Whats up with that?220.127.116.11 16:57, November 20, 2011 (UTC)Stormcast180
- The manga makes the same story elements for Tamama, and just by reading most of them, you can answer your own question. Tamama IS a male, he's just a young tadpole. Girl Keronians can grow out of their tails, but their face stays the same. Tamama is a homosexual, meaning he's pretty gay for his leader. I hope these answers helped. Werehog 1:35 PM 11/20/2011 (UTC)
In episode 145 it sounded like Tamama's last name was, Nitouhei. Amanda Taylor255013 (talk) 01:13, June 22, 2012 (UTC)


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intransitive verb
1a : to make a slight movement The leaves were barely stirring.b : to begin to move (as in rousing) She heard him stirring in bed.c : to shift to another location : budge haven't stirred since I arrived
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3 : to be active or busy Not a creature was stirring … — Clement Moore
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The cake batter must be stirred for 10 minutes.
Stir one cup of sugar into the batter.
She was stirred from her sleep by the noise.
The breeze stirred the leaves on the tree.
We could see people stirring inside the shop.
A good book can stir the imagination.
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Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German stōren to scatter
First Known Use: before 12th centurySee Words from the same year
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2 : a slight movement We heard the stir of leaves in the breeze.
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(CNSNews.com) – As the Obama administration scrambles to contain the diplomatic fallout with Turkey over the "Armenian genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress, Turkey's tilt towards Iran continues largely unnoticed.
Turkey's "formerly Islamist" president, Abdullah Gul, in a weekend telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart called for a deepening of bilateral relations and voiced support for Iran in international forums. Turkey is non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, the most important international body to have Iran on its current agenda.
The encounter was virtually ignored by media outside of Turkey and Iran.
Iran's Fars news agency said Gul told President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "that the two countries would defend each other's positions at international forums, and emphasized the importance of tightening the relations between them and of consulting on regional and security matters."
Ahmadinejad praised Ankara's policies and "strong and progressive" bilateral ties. He said that "regional and global developments are changing in favor of Iran and Turkey," Turkey's Dunya Gazetesi newspaper reported.
The phone call came three days after Gul and President Obama spoke on the phone, on the eve of a vote in the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on a resolution condemning as "genocide" the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire early last century.
The resolution passed by a single vote, Turkey withdrew its ambassador in protest, and the administration has vowed to prevent it from going to the House floor.
Obama has been at pains to strengthen ties with Turkey, a longstanding NATO ally, including it on the itinerary for his first presidential trip outside North America last April, and welcoming Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a personal friend when meeting with the Turk at the Oval Office in December.
Yet under Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) ally, Gul, Turkey's policies regarding Iran are increasingly at odds with those of Washington. Turkish and Iranian leaders have paid reciprocal visits and Erdogan has referred to Ahmadinejad as his "friend."
As the Obama administration works with allies to win support for a new U.N. Security Council Iran sanctions resolution, it faces resistance not just from China, but also from Turkey and several other non-permanent council members.
Last November, Turkey declined to support a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) censuring Iran for its uranium enrichment activities, choosing instead to abstain.
Gul's conversation with Ahmadinejad came on the eve of a visit to the region by Vice President Joe Biden, with Iran high on the agenda.
While the U.S., Israel and others suspect that Iran's nuclear program is a cover for attempts to develop an atomic weapons capability, Turkey says it supports Tehran's position that the program is for peaceful purposes only.
Amid a growing trading relationship, the two nations have also signed agreements and protocols on energy investment, including joint exploration and production of natural gas reserves in Iran. Erdogan is pushing, against U.S. wishes, for Iran to be included in a key pipeline project that aims to bringing Caspian natural gas to Western markets via Turkey and bypassing Russia.
Iran and Turkey have long histories of animosity, underscored when the Islamic revolution of 1979 widened the gap between fundamentalist Iran and traditionally Muslim but secular Turkey.
The warming of tie over the past year or so has coincided with Ankara's increasingly outspoken stance on the Israel-Arab conflict. Under Erdogan, Turkey has shifted from being a key mediator between Israel and its neighbors – notably Syria – to becoming one of Israel's most ardent regional critics.
In a weekend interview with a Saudi newspaper Al Wattan, Erdogan expressed his support for the Palestinians, whether they were members of Mahmoud Abbas' West Bank-based Fatah faction or Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist group ruling Gaza.
"I love my brothers in Fatah and my brothers in Hamas wherever they are," the paper quoted the Turkish prime minister as saying, urging the rival factions to unite because division was only in the interests of their "enemies."
Despite their AKP having Islamist roots, both Erdogan and Gul insist that it is committed to a secular state.
The government recently launched a crackdown on the fervently secular military, accusing dozens of commanders of links to an alleged coup plot.


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Accuracy Robbing Bow Torque
I have done considerable study on bow generated torque and cam tilt. It's been very interesting and has resulted in a patent pending solution I introduced the product at last month's ATA show. I belive the information contained in my documents will be of interest to all archers that are inquisitive about bow mechanics.
BIG problem...I cannot upload the files to this forum, they exceed the size limits. I tried....
Please go the this website for info.... tilttamer.com
I wish I could have just posted it on this forum.
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Thoughts on Engine Remapping
Modifying cars today, depending on how far you want to go can get very expensive. Modifying has come a long way since the days of just having a janspeed exhaust and k+n air filter.
There are certain things that you may be able to do yourself such as, machine polishing the internal part of the inlet and outlet manifolds (known as portal polishing), fitting a larger bore free-flowing exhaust and changing the air intake unit. However, these activities have a limited effect on the performance of your car. Short of getting a vwTuning Specialist to do some extensive machining to fit high lift cams and fit bigger valves which will cost quite a few houndred quid, there is another route you can take and that is - Engine Remapping.
Virtually every car manufactured today is fitted with an ECU which stands for Engine Control Unit. This is the Brain of the engine so to speak and is responsible for its performance along with the function of lots of other components.
When cars are manufactured, the manufacturer builds the ecu brain a margin for error and servicing which leads to worn and dirty spark plugs, blocked air filters, blocked injectors, worn leads, adverse weather and the laws of different countries, but also making for performance within its published specifications when it leaves the factory.
So what you have here is an ecu that still has greater scope and can be modified easily to provide better engine performance. To give this statement some credibility, manufacturers use the same standard mapped ecu and remapping it to increase engine performance on some of their models.
Remapping requires no change to the engine, machining or additional hardware. The ecu is linked up using the on board diagnosis port to a laptop that has been programmed to override its current specification or function. Only an experienced engine remapper with the right equipment is able to do this. The days when fiddling with points and condensers, tweaking the distributor and carburettor were the only forms of tuning have gone. Engine Remapping allows you to get better performance out of the engine by altering settings in terms of, valve timing, the speed govenor, electronic throttle control and much more.
Turbo charged engines benefit loads more from this and can be remapped to provide as much as 40% more (BHP). The temptation to and the amazing feeling after this mod` will be overwhelming, so it`s best to use your head and use it for overtaking and getting up to speed faster. Non-turbo engines also benefit from performance enhancements, estimated to average around 10% - 15 % which is still a good difference..
Better performance, saving on fuel and emissions are the prime advantages and may prolong the life of your cars engine forcing you to spend time looking for new cars for sale. A remapped car will, however, need regular servicing since its extra performance will place additional stress on moving parts. Enjoy your car`s extra performance but be carefull +watch those speed cameras.


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In the 1970s, chef Kurt Amidzich made a name for himself in the kitchen at Sally's Steak House. Now he and his son Kurt, Jr. are in the kitchen of their own steak house, already drawing throngs who appreciate the quality and value of the meals. Steaks are big business here and excellent, as are the veal, pork chops and seafood.
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But he can't be blamed for wishing the circumstances were a tad different.
The 6-foot-4 junior guard at Duke was honored Thursday as the 2005 winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy as the national Player of the Year.
"I didn't expect this at all."
Actually, though, he was told by the Lexington, Ky., Commonwealth Athletic Club (which sponsors and presents the awards in the name of the legendary Kentucky coach) of the honor "about 10 to 12 days ago," he said.
He told his girl friend and his parents, and no one else (including his teammates) and they managed to keep the cat in the bag.
But, of course, Reddick would gladly swap his Rupp hardware if he was in town right now with all of his Duke coaches and teammates, preparing for a game Saturday night with Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina.
The Blue Devils were bounced in the Austin regional on March 25 by Michigan State, which edged Kentucky two days later in overtime to earn that Saturday pop with the Tar Heels.
"This does feel a little weird," the ACC Player of the Year said, sighing. "But hopefully we'll be back (in the Final Four in Indianapolis) next year."
Which means, of course, that he's not going to consider any option to at least test the NBA draft waters.
"Oh," he said, smiling. "It's an option but it's not one I'm going to take. I'm coming back."
He caught the McDonald's All-America game from Notre Dame Wednesday night in which a couple of Duke signees, forward Josh McRoberts (the game's MVP) and point guard Greg Paulus led the East to a 115-110 victory.
"It's going to be great to play with (McRoberts), even if it's just for one season," he said, shaking his head in genuine admiration.
And there are a whole lot of folks who are going to be quite pleased to see Redick and McRoberts wearing Duke uniforms at the same time.
That would have been Bill Walton's 44-point (on 21 of 22 field goal attempts), 13-rebound effort in UCLA's 87-66 victory over Memphis State.
His team is expected to be the preseason favorite to win the 2006 Pacific 10 Conference championship, with the return of returning all-conference picks Chris Hernandez and Dan Grunfeld, as well as the return of Matt Haryasz, who could be the best post player in the conference.
Grunfeld missed the final six games of conference play after suffering a torn right ACL, but Johnson said his rehabilitation has come along to the point where he is now walking without crutches.
"I keep telling 'slow down'," Johnson said, smiling.
Those talent evaluators generally consider him the fourth-best prospect among those college players at his position that they rate "almost assuredly" (Deron Williams of Illinois and Raymond Felton of North Carolina) to "very possibly" (Chris Paul of Wake Forest) to be in the draft pool.
But, like a 2004 Louisville McDonald's All-America (guard Sebastian Telfair), Johnson is believed to be leaning heavily toward entering the NBA draft.
Unlike Telfair (now starting for Portland), Johnson isn't expected to be a first-round selection if he does declare, as many in Los Angeles expect him to do.
Many NBA talent evaluators were intrigued by his innate physical skills during practices for the Roundball Classic (in Chicago) and the All-American game. But they also point out how physically weak he is, and how much he is lacking in polish and fundamentals.
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IBABAO, PHILIPPINES – In a remote Philippine village, toddlers played oblivious at a nursery as the house next door became part of a horrifying child pornography ring, with live footage of children performing sex acts being streamed online to pedophiles around the world.
The depraved scenes in the bungalow were being repeated in many homes throughout Ibabao, a secluded community on the island of Cebu, where Internet child pornography had for some of its 5,000 residents become more lucrative than fishing or factory work.
"In the beginning I was shocked, I could not believe this was happening in my town," Mayor Adelino Sitoy said last week, shortly after police announced they had cracked a global live-streaming pedophile ring in which Ibabao was a key source of the child pornography.
But while the village is currently in the spotlight, authorities and child rights advocates say the fast-growing global industry is infecting many parts of the mostly poor Philippines, with thousands of children having been abused.
At first look the coastal community of Ibabao, 550 km south of Manila, is a typical close-knit rural Philippine village, where many residents are relatives.
In scenes echoed across the devoutly Catholic Philippines, its residents regularly attend Masses held in quaint chapels along narrow footpaths and dirt roads.
But police and authorities said that behind the closed doors of the tiny wooden and brick homes, many parents directed their children for sex videos in front of webcams connected via the Internet to paying pedophiles overseas.
Other children were lured into the homes of neighbors and forced to perform sex acts in front of webcams, they said.
Sitoy said the trade thrived because children were locked secretly inside homes, as well as Ibabao's remote location and the fact some elected village leaders with relatives involved ignored the crimes.
But some of the videos eventually found their way into the computer files of a known British pedophile two years ago, triggering a global manhunt to track down the perpetrators.
The British man was convicted last March and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Shortly afterward, police in the Philippines began carrying out raids in Ibabao and nearby areas with the help of British, Australian and U.S. authorities.
In one of the raids, Filipino police and social workers broke into the bungalow next to the day care center in September, arresting a couple and rescuing their three children, ages 3, 9 and 11. Two days later, 13 other children who were being abused in other Ibabao homes were rescued.
Residents said "cybersex dens" remain in operation, but security fears and the Filipino tradition of not interfering with a neighbor's affairs helped to ensure that people do not pry further or try to stop it.
Housewife Jennifer Canete, 38, was willing to talk openly about the crimes, confirming many people in the community were involved and that she feared her four young children could become victims.
Canete said one of her children attended the nursery located next to the house where the three children were being abused.
"We were angry that this could happen just near the day care," she said. "I was also afraid, we didn't know what could happen to our children if they went to school because there were many here who were doing that."
Authorities say they do not know exactly when the trade arrived in Ibabao.
But according to local social workers, a Filipina from outside the community believed to belong to an organized crime group relocated to the village several years ago and introduced locals to the get-rich-quick scheme.
That woman taught residents how to scout for clients in pornographic chat rooms and receive payments through international money transfers, according to the social workers, who did not want to be named for security reasons.
Some operators lured friends of their children into their homes and abused them, threatening to harm their parents if they told anyone, the social workers said.
One parent said a neighbor who had tried to recruit her said clients paid as much as $100 a session, a fortune in a region where the minimum daily wage is the equivalent of about $7.
She said the neighbor justified the trade by saying that no actual physical contact took place.
"I was angry. We were always taught to protect and love our children," the woman said.
"We are not rich, but we are also not poor and desperate. It was an evil thing to do."
Nevertheless, she said that staying silent and steering clear of those involved in the trade was the best thing to do, to avoid any trouble.
In announcing the dismantling of the pedophile network, Britain's National Crime Agency said in mid-January that 11 people had been arrested in the Philippines and 18 elsewhere around the world.
Another 733 suspects were being investigated, the agency added.
Andrey Sawchenko, the Philippine head of the Washington-based International Justice Mission who helped in the arrests, said 39 children had been rescued in Ibabao and elsewhere in the Philippines.
But this is widely believed to be just the tip of the iceberg, with the British crime agency describing online child sex abuse as a "significant and emerging threat."
"Extreme poverty, the increasing availability of high speed Internet and the existence of a vast and comparatively wealthy overseas customer base has led to organized crime groups exploiting children for financial gain," it said.