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MELBOURNE, Australia -- After letting the distraction of Rafael Nadal's painful back problems cost him a set, Stan Wawrinka regained his composure to win his first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory Sunday in the Australian Open final.
The 28-year-old Swiss player had never taken a set off Nadal in 12 previous meetings, but attacked from the start against the 13-time major winner.
"It's really not the way you want to win a tennis match, but in a Grand Slam final I'll take it," Wawrinka said.
Nadal appeared to be on the verge of retiring in the second set, when he hurt his back and needed a medical time out, but he refused to quit.
The left-handed Spaniard was a hot favourite to win the title and become the first man to win each of the four Grand Slam tournaments twice in the Open era. Instead, his injury curse struck again in Australia. It remains the only major he's hasn't won at least two times.
"Rafa, I'm really sorry for you. I hope your back is going to be fine. You're a really great guy, good friend and really amazing champion," Wawrinka said as he accepted his first major trophy. "Last year, I had a crazy match. I lost it. I was crying a lot after the match. But in one year a lot happened. I still don't know if I'm dreaming or not, but we'll see tomorrow morning."
Warwinka lost in five sets to Novak Djokovic in the fourth round of the 2013 Australian Open, in the longest Grand Slam match of the season. Djokovic went on to win his third consecutive title at Melbourne Park, and then beat Wawrinka again in five sets in the U.S. Open semifinals.
But Wawrinka avenged those losses this time, beating Djokovic in the quarter-finals, then beating seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych in the semis.
Now, after being the first man in 21 years to beat the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked players en route to a major title, Wawrinka will move from No. 8 to No. 3.
In doing so, he'll surpass 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, who lost to Nadal in the semifinals -- to become the highest-ranked Swiss player for the first time in his career.
"I need to say many thanks to Stan. You really deserve it," Nadal said. "Luck was against me today but you really deserve it. Last thing that I wanted to do was retire. I hate to do that, especially in a final."
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Roof Urgently Needed on Manila Apostolate Building
The Divine Mercy apostolate building in Manila is intended to be a 3 storey building providing accommodation for 150 homeless special needs children and elderly. So far the ground floor & 2nd floor are finished, but due to the incomplete 3rd storey the rain enters the building creating hazardous conditions for the disabled children & elderly in residence on the floors below. A roofed 3rd floor is urgently needed and the estimated cost for this building work is A$250,000. Fr Joseph Ssali is graciously asking the Australian supporters to assist with this urgent need.


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A Greek team Athens Medical School found smoking and caffeine acted together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow.
Scientists have suspected the two might work synergistically rather than having just an additive effect on the heart.
The findings appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Risky combination
There is already a large body of evidence about the heart risks associated with smoking.
Some studies have found caffeine can have a detrimental effect on the heart.
Increasingly, researchers have been looking at whether a combination of the two might be even more damaging to the heart.
The current research had two parts - an acute study of the immediate effects of smoking and caffeine in 24 people, and a study that looked at the long-term consequences in 160 people.
In each study, the researchers evaluated the stiffness of the aorta, the body's main artery leading from the heart, and the way blood flowed in the arteries.
These factors give an indication of cardiovascular disease risk.
Smoking and caffeine separately had a negative effect on aortic stiffness and blood flow.
In the acute study, the final impact of the two stimuli was larger than the sum of the separate impacts of the two stimuli alone.
The researchers said other studies had shown smoking and caffeine combined together had an unfavourable effect on blood pressure and increased the risk of heart attacks.
Kick the habit
But they added: "The underlying mechanism at the basic level responsible for the interactive effect of the two is unclear at this stage.
"Given the frequent combination of smoking and caffeine intake, these effects on arterial function may have important implications," they said.
Lead author Dr Charalambos Vlachopoulos said: "For individuals who have not yet quit smoking, it is advisable not to smoke while consuming coffee or other caffeine-containing beverages, as very frequently is the case.
"A healthy heart may be able to compensate, at least in the short run, for such unfavourable conditions, but for patients with impaired cardiac function these effects may be deleterious."
June Davidson of the British Heart Foundation said:
"Large volumes of research have confirmed the deeply detrimental effect that smoking has on cardiovascular health.
"Previous studies have also suggested that there may be a link between drinking lots of coffee and atherosclerosis - 'furring' of the coronary arteries.
"Therefore, it is possible that the combined effect combining smoking and caffeine may lead to exacerbated heart health problems."
She said stopping smoking was the single most important thing someone can do to avoid developing heart disease.
Amanda Salford from Action on Smoking and Health agreed.
"If people consume large amounts of coffee and smoke then they might want to consider what sort of impact that might have on the heart.
"Quitting smoking has got to be the number one priority."
A spokeswoman from the British Coffee Association said: "The level of caffeine used was equivalent to two to three cups of coffee which the general UK population would be unlikely to consumer in one sitting.
"The researchers themselves are also unclear as to the mechanisms involved and indeed state 'our study refers to young, apparently healthy adults and results might not be directly extendable to other population groups'.
"Taken in context with the overwhelming scientific evidence it does not change the overall position that coffee drinking in moderation, four-five cups per day, is perfectly safe for the general population and may confer health benefits.
"This position is supported by the British Heart Foundation."
Simon Clark, director of the smokers' lobby group FOREST, said: "Cigarettes and coffee are a classic combination, like gin and tonic or cheese and pickle.
"A smoker without caffeine is like Posh without Becks. A common sense approach should be everything in moderation, nothing in excess."


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Let My People Go!
A lover's quarrel with his Nordic boyfriend sends French-Jewish postman Reuben back home to Paris to join his maddeningly zany family for Passover. After his unbearable relatives drive him out to a nightclub, a chance encounter leads to further woe.
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Waiting for Your Breast Enhancements To Lower - How Extended Does It Take
After you have had your breasts "done," you're eager as heck to look for the completely new You inside the mirror. Really the only the problem here's that breast (Breast Implants Doctors) enhancements aren't perfect immediately. It takes a while to enable them to settle into position and heal properly. So, how extended does it take before you begin experiencing them?
When Do They Really "Drop"?
Soon after your breast implant surgery, your breasts will probably be riding towards the top of your chest. They'll look funky and abnormal. Don't get disappointed yet! It takes a while for that breast enhancements to "drop" into position.
It always requires a few days, but you'll find several factors that can create a big difference. The very first is the type of implants. Smooth ones drop faster than implants that have some type of texture.
How large the breast enhancements is also important. It'll take bigger ones longer to lower for their natural position. Just in case your bodily proportions is small, this could harder too. Positioning is also important. If they're placed inside the muscle, you could expect faster losing if they're underneath, it'll harder.
Then one can drop faster in comparison with other! Meaning, you might have a couple of times of uneven chestage! Don't get worried, this happens. If you're really worried about it, call options and they are going to show you to wind down and wait.
Ensure It Is Faster After A Little Massage
One factor that can be done to be come under place faster is always to massage your chest. You'll find different techniques and so they
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Watch People Scars!
The important thing to those day or two is always to ensure the scars heal correctly. Because of this your surgeon let you know to unwind for just about any day or two. No heavy-lifting, no strenuous exercise and zilch energetic. Relax, get moderate exercise and yourself moist. The scars won't disappear completely, but they'll get very hard to determine following (Kansas City Breast Implants) a few days.
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Canadian members of Golden Dawn say all they're doing is raising food donations to be distributed to people in Greece, however those donations are reserved to those described as "real Greeks."
Kyle Matthews, deputy director of Concordia University's Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies said the party's identification of the "other" is troubling and it's all taking place during a tumultuous time in the country's history.
The party's emergence isn't surprising to some of those who have been following Greece's economic decline.
Ken Matziorinis, an economics professor at McGill University, said the party's popularity has picked up in the past two years, in large part due to the influence of the country's financial situation.
"Greece is undergoing a depression — output has contracted 20 per cent since the start of the crisis," he said, adding that youth unemployment is now the highest in Europe.
"The conditions are reminiscent of those in Germany in the 1920 and Europe in the '30s with the rise of fascism and Nazism. People are desperate, they don't know where to turn to take out their anger and unfortunately, as is the case, they turn it out against the weakest segments of the population."


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Shanghai (AFP) Oct 15, 2013
French baby formula maker Dumex has pledged disciplinary action and management changes in China after state media accusations that staff offered healthcare workers bribes to promote its products.
State television reported last month that Dumex employees made payments to doctors and nurses at hospitals in the northern city of Tianjin to provide Dumex formula to newborn babies.
The Tianjin government on Monday said 116 medical staff from 85 institutions in the city were involved in the case.
In a statement provided to AFP on Tuesday, Dumex cited inappropriate management in an educational programme for new mothers.
"The company has expressed its deep regret for these shortcomings," the statement said.
"Disciplinary actions will be taken according to the relevant company regulations, including appointing new management personnel," it said, but gave no details.
A spokeswoman for Dumex in China declined to comment beyond the statement.
Dumex said it had suspended the education programme nationwide and would require mandatory training for employees to ensure compliance with company policies and Chinese law.
The company did not directly state its employees engaged in bribery.
The Chinese government in August fined Dumex, a subsidiary of French dairy giant Danone, 172 million yuan ($28 million) in a separate case over baby formula price fixing.
China fined a total of six companies, five of them foreign, over setting high prices.
China is the world's biggest market for formula and foreign-branded products are in high demand after repeated safety scandals involving domestic products -- including one in 2008 when six children died and 300,000 were sickened.
Beijing's targeting of foreign companies in several sectors ranging from formula to pharmaceutical products has raised worries over the country's business environment.
Authorities have also probed foreign drug makers over prices and detained four executives of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in a bribery case.
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Kids and foodies alike will fall for the lively flavor combos of fresh fruits, herbs and spices found in this all-natural popsicle book featuring 55 easy recipes. From backyard classics to new gourmet adventures to spiked pops for grown-ups, this book has it all, including delectable combinations such as pomegranate orange rose, rosemary grape, apricot honey yogurt and cranberry clove.
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Layering is here to stay. Whether you are a soldier in the Middle East, patrolling the US border, or involved in tactical operations for a major urban PD chances are you are already layering to protect yourself from the elements. The science behind it is simple. Multiple thinner lightweight layers trap more dead air than a single thicker layer. It is this trapped warm air, which is ultimately responsible for keeping us warm.
What distinguishes a mid layer from a base or first layer? In our opinion it is the weight and thickness of the material and the appearance. A mid layer can also be worn as an outer layer for short stints out of the patrol car, whereas a base layer looks more like underwear and would not be suitable in greeting the public.
Blauer offers a variety of light and mid weight layers which look the part of a law enforcement duty uniform outer layer. From traditional Commando style sweaters in modern wash and wear fibers, to our high tech bonded fleece Commando sweaters and Softshells we are making mid layers a modern fixture of police work.


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Early night shooting near Westminster
A 59-year old man, wounded by gun shot, is reported to have been airlifted for treatment—apparently from the grounds of Westminster's Orchard Park Elementary School. An Oconee Sheriff's Office report indicates the shooting occurred last evening nearby at the victim's home on N. Jenkins Bridge Road. According to the incident report, one person questioned in the investigation gave a voluntary statement of what happened.


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╔════════════════════════╗Due to an increase in time that keeps me from keeping this group up to date and going through your submissions, I decided to place this group up for adoption so that it may continue. You may notice that the group icon has been reset as well as the rules removed. This is so that the next founder can work with this group and create what they desire in a Bishounen Group.
I will still continue working with my other groups. But I needed to choose at least one that I felt I was neglecting the most, and you guys don't deserve to have a neglectful founder.


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By Julie Ingersoll: Once these girls are all clear on how bad feminism is, they'll be taught to "fight like a girl" in a workshop on political activism. I am all on board with the idea that the meaning of words is contextual and that words change meaning over time. But when women like Sarah [Read More…]
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Everyone who goes to the Holy Land goes to Bethlehem, at least once. It's a busy, crowded place and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, an Eastern Orthodox church, is dark and full of icons and … people everywhere. Here are a few pictures, beginning with the very small door to get in, and [Read More…]
This Correlation is Frightening
From Vincent Funaro at CP: Are our theological views this highly correlated with our political views? Is this only in the USA? Liberals and Democrats are less likely to believe in the divine inspiration of the Bible according to a new Gallup Poll released on July 8th. The poll consisted of 1,018 Americans of different [Read More…]
What is "worship"?
Dan Kimball, my friend and pastor in Santa Cruz, has a new post up about worship. How is the word "worship" used in your church? Do you think this makes a difference? How so? He begins with where we are today, and I doubt anyone would dispute this is what "worship" means at the populist, [Read More…]
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Paul was a convert, that much is clear. But from what to what? J.D.G. (Jimmy) Dunn, in his newest book, Jesus, Paul, and the Gospels, jumps into the question above with some fresh clarity, and what he says is of value both for understanding Paul but for understanding the gospel itself. How do you describe [Read More…]


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Casual workers at federal government call centres around Australia are the latest group of public servants facing cuts to wages and conditions.
The giant Department of Human Services wants to cut the pay and conditions of nearly 1800 casuals who answer phones at Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support Agency call centres around the country, according to the main public sector union.
The CPSU says DHS bosses want to cut the hourly rate paid to the workers, most of who are women living in regional Australia, as well as slashing their weekend loading by 28 per cent and shutting off any hope of them securing permanent jobs with the department.
But Human Services told The Canberra Times on Wednesday that it had not yet finalised its new offer for the 1780 casuals.
The fate of the casuals is the latest battle to break out between the department and unions as DHS, the government's largest department, tries to strike a new deal on pay and conditions with its 30,000 workers.
Late last month, the department's management abandoned plans for a snap ballot of its workers, that would have bypassed unions, on a pay deal worth about 0.8 per cent per year, after running into stiff opposition at it workplaces.
The looming industrial struggle at DHS is being closely observed across the Australian Public Service with Human Services still the only department to have put a firm pay offer on the table.
The casuals typically earn about $28 per hour with a 20 per cent casual loading, but the CPSU, in a bulletin to members, says DHS negotiators have floated the idea of a 1.3 per cent cut to those wages.
The workers are mostly called into work on an "as needs" basis to call centres in Brisbane, Toowomba, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour, Wollongong and Tweed Heads.
Traralgon in regional Victoria hosts the largest Commonwealth call centre with 280 casuals, half the workforce, on its books.
The union says DHS is planning to cut off any prospect of a pay rise for the casuals, 70 per cent of whom are women, scrap performance bonuses, cut their pay, and cut their loading for working weekends by 28 per cent.
A Human Services spokeswoman would not confirm the union's position on Wednesday.
But the CPSU's National Secretary Nadine Flood was on the offensive on Wednesday saying the proposed treatment of the casuals was "mean and nasty".
"These workers have no fixed hours, no leave and no sick pay," Ms Flood said.
"They can be told half an hour before a shift starts that they are no longer needed and now this government wants to make their life harder.
"It's what we have come to expect from a mean and nasty government that is taking it out on lower-paid workers."
The DHS spokeswoman said that proposed pay rates for casual staff were being reviewed and could not be supplied for this article.
"The proposed new draft Enterprise Agreement is currently being reviewed and will also include relevant pay rates," she said.
"We remain committed to working towards an agreement we can put to a staff vote as soon as possible, and will continue to negotiate with all union and non-union representatives in good faith."


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In the future all buildings can be like this...
LiderA is the Portuguese acronym of Lead for the environment in search of sustainability construction, and is the designation of a Portuguese voluntary system which aims an efficient and integrated support, of the evaluation and certification process of the built environments that seek sustainability.
Through its principles and criteria, LiderA allows the support of development projects that seek to ensure sustainability and the demand for product sustainability in built environments (buildings, urban areas, projects, materials and products) from the design stage to operation stage.
If you want to receive information about the activities of LiderA, through a newsletter, please enter your e-mail in the box beside.
Since its inception in 2005, the LiderA system certified more than a thousand dwellings, more than five thousand hotel beds, as well as multiple Commercial projects and other Services.
LiderA has more than three hundred and fifty designers / consultants who have completed the training and initial examination of the system. As a tool for application, LiderA has already been used in two doctoral theses, dozens of master theses and over a hundred academic projects.
The LiderA System:
The system was developed by Manuel Duarte Pinheiro, Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering. He is also a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, in Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal) and the founder of IPA - Innovation and Projects in the Environment, Lda.
The system resulted from a series of scientific works about sustainability in buildings and built environments, developed from 2000 to 2005, which lead, in 2005, to its first version and to the delivery of the first certifications in 2007.
The LiderA system is intended: (1) to support the development of plans and projects seeking sustainability, (2) to evaluate its performance and position in the design, construction and operation phases, concerning the demand for sustainability, (3) to support environmental management, (4) to assign a certification by trademark through a verification by an independent evaluation and (5) to be a distinctive brand for businesses and customers who value sustainability.
LiderA - Sustainability Assessment System is a Portuguese registered brand and it is composed of construction environmental performance levels, designed from a sustainable point of view, that can be compared to different performance levels (G to A + +), which should be better than existing practices (E), in order to be recognized as good sustainable practices.
If the verified LiderA performance reaches a final assessment of sustainability labelled as class C, B, A, A + or A + +, buildings or built environments are certified with a good sustainability level.
Publications and other activities
LiderA has been carrying out, since 2005, a series of publications targeted to support the search for sustainability, opinion articles, participation in seminars, courses and organizes an annual conference since 2009.
Main available publications
As an introduction to this approach it is important to refer the book on Environment and Sustainable Construction (2, 3 MB), published in 2006 by the Portuguese Environmental Agency, from the author of the LiderA system, Manuel Duarte Pinheiro, which presents the approaches, strategies and environmental criteria used in the pursuit of a healthy built environment based on ecological principles.
This book introduces the principles of sustainable construction, with special emphasis on the built environment, suggesting a set of environmental criteria to consider in the search for sustainability in construction, including the introduction of the LiderA system.
A short presentation of the LiderA system (download) and a detailed presentation that explains the system and the criteria (download) are available for download.
The current version of the LiderA System (2.0) that can be applied at different scales, from the dwelling / building scale, to exterior spaces and to the neighbourhood scales, was introduced in LiderA 2009 Congress on the 28th of May, 2009.
LiderA 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 Congresses
LiderA 2013 Congress
LiderA 2013 Congress was held on the 28th of May 2013, under the theme - Sustainable Urban Acupuncture - see the program and presentations by clicking on the picture below.
LiderA 2012 Congress
LiderA 2012 Congress was held on the 18th and 19th of June 2012, under the theme - Eco-neighborhoods and sustainable communities - see the program and presentations by clicking on the picture below.
LiderA 2011 Congress
LiderA 2011 Congress was held on the 25th and 26th of May 2011, under the theme - Sustainable Products and Services - see the program and presentations by clicking on the picture below.
See Congress page (link).
LiderA 2010 Congress
LiderA 2010 Congress was held on the 18th to 20th of May 2010, under the theme - Creating value with sustainability - see the program and presentations by clicking on the picture below.
LiderA 2009 Congress
LiderA 2009 Congress was held on the 27th and 28th May 2009 at IST, and was entitled "Sustainable Construction Opportunities" - see the Congress presentations (link).


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Dental Services Research Scholars Communications Network
The Foundation's Dental Services Research Scholars Program was designed to enable dental faculty committed to academic careers to acquire research skills to study the financing, organization, and delivery of dental health services in the U.S.The purpose of this project is to help advance an organized communications network among the Scholars and preceptors who participated in the Dental Services Research Scholars Program. Over the eight-year life of the Program, the annual meetings of the Scholars and preceptors served as the hub of a communications network which was without precedent nationwide on the scientific study of dental services. With closing of the Program at the end of August 1990, support for this scholarly network will also close. This project will help continue the network independently of the Program for another three years with the cooperation and sponsorship of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). By the end of the three-year grant period, the communications network should be sufficiently strong to become established as an integral component of the AADR.
Grant Details
Amount Awarded $66,287.00
Awarded on: 4/19/1990
Time frame: 9/1/1990 - 8/31/1993
Grant Number: 16443
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If the foetus has two ears on the left side and one on the right, the land will revolt.
By the end of the eighth month the foetus has thickened out.
If behind the right ear of the foetus there is a second ear, the ruler will have counsellors.
In some cases the malleus of the foetus differs strikingly from that of the adult.
If the foetus has two ears on the left side and none on the right, your boundary city will become subject to the enemy.
Such an extrusion of the foetus is called a complete tubal abortion.
Celsus has an interesting chapter on the removal of the foetus in difficult labour.
If the foetus goes on growing in this case, we have an abdominal pregnancy.
They refer to the fact that the foetus may have peritonitis before birth or be born with it, or may have it when a few days old.
The extrauterine foetus is not like a foetus in a craniotomy case.
late 14c., "the young while in the womb or egg," from Latin fetus (often, incorrectly, foetus) "the bearing, bringing forth, or hatching of young," from Latin base *fe- "to generate, bear," also "to suck, suckle" (see fecund).
In Latin, fetus sometimes was transferred figuratively to the newborn creature itself, or used in a sense of "offspring, brood" (cf. Horace's "Germania quos horrida parturit Fetus"), but this was not the basic meaning. Also used of plants, in the sense of "fruit, produce, shoot." The spelling foetus is sometimes attempted as a learned Latinism, but it is not historic.
fetus fe·tus (fē'təs)
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The unborn young of a viviparous vertebrate having a basic structural resemblance to the adult animal.
In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth.
The embryo of an animal that bears its young alive (rather than laying eggs). In humans, the embryo is called a fetus after all major body structures have formed; this stage is reached about sixty days after fertilization.


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Take off the Rose Colored Glasses!!!!
This just in, A-Rod took steroids!! I'm shocked, how appalling. ESPN, in typical sensationalistic style, reports the story in the format of US Weekly. I was waiting for a Madonna reference or red carpet photos. Maybe they should take the same approach when their employees are selling cocaine, see Michael Irvin and Jamal Anderson. Any fan who has watched A-Rod throughout his career was far from shocked when the story broke.
The national media will bombard A-Rod, Barry Bonds, Bud Selig and all of baseball for ruining the integrity of the game. They will take possibly the harshest approach of all by keeping the greats of the game out of the Hall of Fame, hmmm, is that fair? I say far from it.
Major League Baseball instituted their steroid policy at the beginning of the 2005 season after much scrutiny and criticism. The policy was really put in place at the direction of Congress following numerous hearings. I will not attempt to retrace the history of performance enhancing drugs in baseball nor will I speak of Balco and all the stories related to Victor Conte and Barry Bonds. Those stories have been reported, re-reported ad nauseam. However, I will ask why the National Football League continues to get a free pass.
Writers did not vote Mark Mcgwire into the HOF recently, due to his alleged steroid usage. For arguments sake, we will state Mcgwire did use steroids. Do we know without a shadow of a doubt that his competitors including pitchers were not taking performance enhancing drugs? We certainly don't so there is no logical reason to keep him, Bonds, A-Rod, Clemens or anyone else out of the game. I can hear the baseball die hards crying now, "but baseball is built on records, tradition" blah blah blah. I will only agree with any exclusion the writers cling to if the Pittsburgh Steelers from the 70s are banned from the HOF and their Super Bowls abolished from the record books. In fact, examine all great performers prior the NFL's magnificent testing policy implemented in 1989. A significant number of former pro football players have admitted to taking steroids including the likes of Mike Golic. Another free pass to the NFL…incredible.
I'm sure many of you reading this have taken the eye test regarding MLB players and created your own list. The true list since the policy was implemented is pretty small and includes no major superstars. The following website includes admitted users, positive tests and the infamous Mitchell Report: http://www.baseballssteroidera.com/bse-list-steroid-hgh-users-baseball.html not quite the vast list the media would lead you to believe. Finding baseball's suspension list was a fairly easy task, not quite the same ease with the NFL. Why would that be? A double standard, perhaps? The NFL is a powerful entity that strikes down public criticism with fear and trembling. ESPN rarely if ever speaks negatively of the most powerful league in all of sports. The spin zone is always in full effect with dust cloths and polish held at arm's length.
Who has been suspended in the NFL? Try All-Pro superstar Shawn Merriman on for size. Yet, the suspension received little fan fare and Merriman made the Pro Bowl the same season! New England Patriots All-Pro Rodney Harrison was also suspended for a banned substance. Have your attention yet? Dallas Cowboys QB coach Wade Wilson was even suspended for a banned substance! Former All Pro receiver David Boston was suspended by the NFL for steroids. All Pro defensive lineman Jared Allen was suspend for substance abuse while with the Chiefs. 60 Minutes broke a story of a doctor who admitted giving steroids to the Carolina Panthers following their only Super Bowl appearance. See the New York Times Colum Below: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/30/sports/football/30panthers.html?ex=1269838800&en=ce974ff48db5d7b7&38;ei=5088&38;partner=rssnyt
If the NFL's policy was air tight and they have everything in control, how did these fine upstanding citizens get by the test? Steroid testing in the NFL is an absolute joke, in fact a myth. I would venture a guess there are more steroids in the NFL than "UMMS" in a President Obama Presidential Address.
Yet MLB's image suffers while the NFL continues to flourish. Have you ever heard of these fiends, Michael Vick? Rae Carruth? OJ Simpson? How about Chris Henry? Pac Man Jones? Didn't Jamal Lewis serve time in prison for selling drugs? How about Mr. Spit, Bill Romanowski? Romanowski admitted on the television show 60 Minutes that he used steroids. Little buzz generated from that, very curious.
As I mentioned earlier, most fans have given MLB players the eye test. How about the same test regarding the NFL? The infamous "steroid infested" Jose Canseco during his playing days stood at 6'4" weighing in at 240lbs. Mark Mcgwire stood 6'5" and weighed 250 lbs( http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=1738 ). How about Sammy Sosa? 6'0" weighing in at 225 lbs ( http://www.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=122544 ). Very interesting. Of course we have to look at Mr. Bonds, 6'2" weighing in at 240 lbs. A behemoth!!! http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=111188 The following points are not made in accusatory fashion simply stating the size of current NFL players. The top receiving tight end in 2008 was Tony Gonzalez; he stands 6'5" and weighs 251 lbs. Chris Cooley was second in the league in receptions standing at 6'3" weighing in at 258 lbs. Both Gonzalez and Cooley have enough speed to create matchup problems for any team in the NFL, yet they each weigh more than Canseco, Bonds, Sosa, and Mcwire. Canseco was considered a freak of nature!!
Do you realize that Alex Rodriguez stands 6'3" and weighs 225 lbs? http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5275 Andre Johnson led the NFL in receiving and by all accounts is a speed burner running a 40 yd dash in 4.3 seconds; Johnson stands 6'3" and weighs 223lbs. The star of this season's playoffs was Larry Fitzgerald who stands 6'3" and weighs 220 lbs http://www.nfl.com/players/larryfitzgerald/profile?id=FIT437493 . Very interesting… Demarcus Ware led the NFL in sacks and his primary move is the speed rush. Ware stands in at 6'4" weighing in at 262 lbs. He ran a 4.56 40 at the combine while weighing 251 lbs. In addition he had a 38 ½ " vertical leap , WOW!!
Are you still up for an eye test? Baltimore Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson raised suspicions when he hit a career high 50 home runs in 1996. Many including HOF pitcher Jim Palmer questioned the feat given the next highest output for Anderson was 24 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/playercard?playerId=236&type=0 . Anderson stood 6'1" and at most weighed around 200 lbs. During the home run season, Anderson appeared in many muscled magazines which only fueled speculation. As in most sports, players do not miraculously get better in the middle of their careers. Given that logic doesn't it make sense to question a player? Have you ever heard of Pittsburgh Steeler Linebacker, James Harrison? Harrison stands 6'0" and weighs 240lbs. If you watched the NFL's Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals, I don't need to describe Harrison's speed. How does Harrison compare to Brady Anderson you ask? Harrison is now 30 years old, is performing at a MVP level despite being undrafted in 2002 and being cut four times!!!!!! No other team had interest in Harrison, nor did the Steelers for many years. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3855349
In no way am I accusing any of the aforementioned players of using performance enhancing drugs, I'm simply stating the NFL cannot test for HGH and has the same issues, probably worse than MLB as strength and size are far more important in football than baseball.
Fans and media pundits, judge the NFL with the same rod of iron you use on MLB! Besides, rarely if ever will the World Series have the outcome of games deciding by horrible officiating like the NFL did on the biggest stage, by the way denied by Mike Golic via an email response to my points!! Shocking…The Rose Colored Glasses in full effect…I'm off to have a "protein" shake…
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ORONO, Maine (AP) The associate men's basketball coach at Maine has resigned after being charged with making sexual advances on a member of the women's soccer team.
Mike Burden resigned Monday after being placed on paid administrative leave a day earlier by Athletic Director Blake James. University spokesman Joe Carr says James had no further comment because of personnel and legal issues involved.
Police Capt. Josh Ewing says Burden was charged with unlawful sexual contact against a 21-year-old woman and assault against a second woman who stopped to help her early Sunday.
Ewing says that before the incident Burden was the passenger in a car whose operator was arrested for drunken driving in Orono. He says Burden was walking home when the encounter occurred. A home phone number for Burden couldn't be found.
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In the movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise played naval aviator Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who was notorious for his flaunting of military rules while flying his F-14.
Turns out the Air Force doesn't look too kindly on that type of behavior in the real world.
Maj. Christopher Kopacek will be disciplined for flying his jet too close to the ground during a ceremonial flyover before the Iowa-Ohio State football game on Nov. 20.
Kopacek violated four military rules and plans to leave the Air Force, according to a news release from Vance Air Force Base.
Kopacek received non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and has requested giving up his aeronautical rating, which is still pending, and he will separate from the Air Force of his own accord, according to the news release.
Kopacek was found to have violated:
–Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice for flying above the speed of 300 knots below 10,000 feet mean sea level for the practice flyover Nov. 19, 2010, and the actual flyover Nov. 20, 2010.
–Article 92 of the UCMJ for flying over a congested area below 1,000 feet above ground level above the highest obstacle within 2,000 feet of the aircraft on Nov. 20, 2010.
–Article 92 of the UCMJ for failing to verbally report the flight deviations to a supervisor or commander within 24 hours of the flight deviation and failing to make a detailed written record within 24 hours.
–Article 107B of the UCMJ for making a false official statement to investigators during the course of the investigation.
On the the positive side, Kopacek didn't perform Maverick's signature move of buzzing the tower after his flyover.
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Liberty Media Corporation honored A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan by VII Photographer Seamus Murphy and MediaStorm last week as the winner of its 2012 Media for Liberty Award.
The 2012 Media for Liberty Award acknowledges and encourages media contributions that explore the relationship between economic and political liberty. The winning entry is selected by a panel of judges and receives an award of $50,000.
A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010 by internationally-recognized photojournalist Seamus Murphy. As he chronicles Afghans caught in political turmoil, he highlights their often-overlooked desire for self-determination.
"This film puts the relationship between political struggles and economic hardships into clear focus," said John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media. "In addition to being topical, it sheds light on history that even today is under-appreciated, and we are pleased to honor Seamus Murphy and MediaStorm."
A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan was honored at an evening reception at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The event was hosted by Liberty Media and emceed by Tucker Carlson, a contributor to FOX News, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Caller news site and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
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According to my tests, (non-filtered) bridging in v1.2b3 between to
Realtek RTL8139D NICs appears to work fine, even though the bridge man
page of FreeBSD 4.10 does not list the rl driver as supported for briding.
My configuration, as recommended earlier by Bruce A. Mah:
* LAN (fxp0) configured with a private class-C address, used only for
admin purposes;
* WAN (rl0) configured with a "dummy" address (see 1. below for details);
* OPT1 (rl1) bridged to WAN (rl0), without any IP address assigned.
After having verified that basic bridging (without filtering) works, I
am now attempting to get "filtered bridging" working. So far I
encountered two problems after checking the corresponding option in the
advanced menu:
1. In the filter's log I found that OPT1 was blocking all incoming
packets, despite having defined ingress rules of type "pass any:any to
any:any" for both OPT1 and WAN interfaces. I observe that WAN accepts
all incoming packets and the (stateful) firewall also let pass any
replies from OPT1 back to the WAN interface. However, packets initiated
by hosts on the OPT1 interface are blocked depite the rule that should
let pass them.
Looking at the output of "ipfstat -nio" in status.php I found the rule
@10 block in log quick on rl1 from !188.8.131.52/30 to any
where 188.8.131.52/30 corresponds to the IP address I assigned to the WAN
(rl0) interface. This rule effectively blocks any ingress traffic on
OPT1 (rl1) - unless it comes from the "dummy" subnet 18.104.22.168/30.
In an attempt to alleviate the impact of this restrictive rule, I
increased the subnet to its maximum, e.g. set the subnet mask of the WAN
(rl0) interface to 188.8.131.52/1.
@10 block in log quick on rl1 from !0.0.0.0/1 to any
Note that 220.127.116.11 get rewritten as 0.0.0.0, which makes sense. Is there
any workaround to end up rather with an auto generated rule 0.0.0.0/0
which is really all inclusive?
2. I found that after toggling the "filtered bridging" option in the
advanced menu a restart is required in order to make sure this change
takes effect.
I am unsure yet if this is related to some aging of ARP and firewall
state information, and could simply be achieved by using the "Reset
state" function in the Diagnostics menu.
Thanks for any feedback and suggestions.


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MIAMI -- Here are some thoughts on the Miami Dolphins' 24-21 victory over the Seattle Seahawks:
What it means: The Dolphins improve to 5-6 and snap a three-game losing streak. Seattle is a tough team that owns victories over the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. So this victory by the Dolphins counts as one of the best of the season. It shows the Dolphins are not going to lie down the rest of the season and are still mathematically in the playoff hunt. At the very least, Miami has something to play for in December.
Tannehill edges Wilson: Sunday's game presented an underrated battle of rookie quarterbacks. Seattle third-round pick Russell Wilson showed his athleticism and elusiveness. He threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for an additional 38 yards. Ryan Tannehill overcame some early adversity and showed mental toughness. He threw for 253 yards, one touchdown and an interception. But Tannehill did his best work on the final drive by getting Miami in field goal position. Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter nailed a 44-yard field goal to end the game. Tannehill improved to 1-1 against fellow rookie quarterbacks this season. He lost to Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts in October.
AFC East flashback: Former New York Jets tailback Leon Washington, now with the Seahawks, stuck it to his former rival with a big play in the fourth quarter. Washington returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. Washington played many games in Miami as a member of the Jets and probably enjoyed producing against his former division rival.
Run defense returns: Miami's usually stout run defense has fallen off in recent weeks. But the Dolphins made it a point to stuff Seattle tailback Marshawn Lynch. The Dolphins held Lynch to just 46 yards on 19 carries.
What's next: The Dolphins continue their toughest stretch of the season. Next week they host the reigning AFC champion Patriots (8-3) at Sun Life Stadium.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - China has banned television talent shows screening in prime time and told contestants and anchors to behave themselves, in the latest media cleanup ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.
Talent shows featuring contestants in tears, singing provocative songs and mocking judges have flourished in China since "Super Girl" made by Hunan TV, China's take-off of U.S. "American Idol", became a smash hit in 2005.
Friday's move by the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) was to further "resist vulgarity" in television programmes, the media watchdog said on its Web site (www.sarft.gov.cn) on Friday.
"Currently, some television talent shows have vulgar problems concerning the design, judges, performance of the contestants, which have damaged the media image and caused strong reactions from viewers," it said in a statement.
"The performing style, language, hair and clothing of the contestants must be in line with the taste of the masses," SARFT said.
The watchdog has issued a series of regulations concerning television programmes this year, in part to create a "harmonious" media environment ahead of October's 17th Party Congress, a five-yearly meeting at which key Communist Party leadership posts and policies are set for the next five years.


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Charles Matkin
Charles Matkin is a third-generation yogi originally from Vancouver, Canada and began formal yoga and meditation instruction when he was five years old. He received his bachelor's degree in biology and theater from Maharishi International University, which included training in Ayurveda. His multi-faceted yoga training includes teacher certification from YogaZone, Jivamukti, and extensive training in the Iyengar tradition.
With his wife Lisa, Charles has spent the past decade working with physicians, medical experts, and complementary health-care practitioners to create their therapeutic teacher training. Charles and Lisa were founders and directors of the mind-body therapies department at Haelth, a complementary health care center in New York City developed by Dr. William Fair of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. There, they designed a groundbreaking curriculum teaching yoga therapists to apply the principles of yoga to specific medical conditions. Lisa and Charles have appeared on panels of complementary health experts for the American Cancer Society and Us Too Cancer Support Group in New York, and have presented at Gilda's Club Celebrating Survivors Ovarian Cancer Symposium.
Currently, Charles and Lisa continue to teach private therapeutic clients and have developed yoga programs at leading medical centers, including Beth Israel Hospital and New York Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. They have also released the first two in a line of Healing Yoga™ videos (distributed by Anchor Bay), which offer therapeutic approaches to specific health conditions, such as lower back, neck and joint pain, high cholesterol, diabetes, poor circulation, as well as weight management.
Charles and Lisa designed and co-directed the teacher-training program at YogaZone and since 1999 they have shared their approach to yoga daily on the highly rated YogaZone television show on ComCast Network. They are previous directors of teacher training at Yoga Zone and Satsang Yoga, and corporations, including Citibank, Elie Tahari Ltd., Coca-Cola, and Estée Lauder, have hired them to develop in-house yoga and stress management programs for their staff members.
Currently senior teachers at Yoga Works, Charles and Lisa teach 16 classes a week and offer workshops and trainings at all Yoga Works' Manhattan locations. Offering private instruction and well-rounded, challenging group classes as well as specialty courses in therapeutic yoga, couples' yoga, and recovery work, their philosophy of yoga as a path to self-knowledge and physical and emotional healing radiates throughout their teaching.
Charles brings to his teaching the lightness of a dancer's grace and the wit of a comic. He is sought after as a teacher not only for his humor and precision but his skill in working with injuries, from cancer patients to athletes. His writing on therapeutic yoga is featured in Yoga Journal and many wellness magazines.


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ST. LOUIS (AP) The Indianapolis Colts were too good Sunday for Peyton Manning to tie the NFL record with his sixth straight 300-yard game.
It wouldn't have been appropriate for Manning to try for the mark the way his unbeaten team was beating up on the woeful St. Louis Rams. Manning still threw for three touchdowns in a 42-6 victory.
BOX SCORE: Colts 42, Rams 6
"He functions pretty well within the system," coach Jim Caldwell said. "He does a great job leading our team and being a field general. I don't think he reached 300 yards, but nevertheless he was very effective."
Manning was 23 for 34 for 235 yards, and the defense got its first score of the year on rookie Jacob Lacey's 35-yard interception return. Looking fresh coming off their bye, the Colts won their 15th straight regular-season game and set a franchise record with their eighth straight road victory.
"My hat's off to them," Rams defensive tackle Clifton Ryan said. "Don't be surprised if they compete for a Super Bowl."
There were plenty of cheers from a sellout crowd that included a healthy contingent of Indianapolis fans, many of whom lingered to salute players after the game.
"We had a great following today. It was outstanding," said tight end Dallas Clark, who had a 27-yard TD catch. "When we were introduced it felt like a home game."
The Colts are 6-0 for the fourth time in five seasons.
The Rams (0-7) lost their 17th straight regular-season game, wasting a season-best 134 yards on 23 carries by Steven Jackson. St. Louis' highlight came on its opening possession, a 50-yard flea-flicker from Marc Bulger to Donnie Avery to the Colts 14, but the drive fizzled and the Colts forced a short field goal.
Jackson has three 100-yard games but no touchdowns. The Rams have been drilled by the Packers, Vikings and Colts in three home games by a combined 116-33.
"We have to learn to put four good quarters together," Jackson said. "We don't know how to win a game right now."
The Colts intercepted Bulger twice, and Dwight Freeney ran his sack streak to seven straight games — three off the NFL record — by beating rookie Jason Smith. Safety Bob Sanders (knee surgery) got out of his season debut unscathed, getting 25 snaps and making his lone stop on Jackson one play after whiffing on Avery.
"Everything looks good," Sanders said. "It's been a long time since I played a game and not had any trouble."
Indianapolis' offense had plenty despite losing Reggie Wayne (groin) for a quarter and Donald Brown (shoulder) for most of the last three quarters. The Colts led 21-3 at halftime and never looked back, even without huge numbers from Manning, who missed a chance to tie Steve Young, Kurt Warner and Rich Gannon for the longest string of 300-yard games in NFL history.
Manning wasn't sacked and rarely touched. He did hit one milestone, passing Warren Moon for fourth on the career completion list.
"I really appreciate the protection I've been getting," Manning said. "It's something I don't take for granted."
Wayne had seven catches for 83 yards with a 6-yard scoring reception on the opening drive, but seemed to lack burst after returning and had one catch for 7 yards the rest of the way.
"He was feeling it a little bit toward the end of the second half, so we took him out," Caldwell said. "Hopefully he can recover from it quickly."
There's been no suspense to the Colts' last four games, won by a total of 138-42. That no doubt hurt Manning, who had 24 yards passing in the fourth quarter, although that total included an 8-yard scoring pass to Austin Collie .
Notes: Rams long snapper Chris Massey will miss the rest of the season after tearing a left knee ligament in the second quarter. Massey was carted off the field. ... Rams OG Richie Incognito (left foot) limped off in the fourth quarter and will undergo an MRI exam Monday. CB Bradley Fletcher (hyperextended right knee) and Avery (ribs, shoulder) also were injured. ... The Colts' Kelvin Hayden, who intercepted Bulger in the fourth quarter, missed the previous three games with a hamstring injury. ... The Colts are 5-0 coming off the bye week since 2005.
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text: I have been thinking this for a while now. It is totally amazing to me the vast amount of useful knowledge is brought to this forum, especially as it pertains to the draft. Every year I hear guys bring up players on this forum no one has ever heard of way ahead of the media, or even the combine who they are pimping as their pet cats who turn out to be major contributors for the teams that draft them. You have guys here who seem to know the salary cap better than some NFL teams do. It is really amazing. I know that there are a lot of mindless posts made here that tend to wear on you after a while, but this place is really great to find out not only all things Cowboys related, but league wide. Also, as a side note, I also notice that even posters who are viewed as pessimistic as a whole, seem to be much more chipper during this time period leading up to the draft. Then, inevitably, minds seem to differ again.


text: I've seen multiple threads about canning JG and bringing in a new coach. Given the person hiring the next coach, most of the names being floated around have no chance unless Jerry decides his health would not permit him to finish out his "coaching circle" hiring pattern: Jerry coaching circle version 1.0: Jimmy (taskmaster with his hands on everything, helped stock the roster with talent) Barry (extreme players coach, playoff success with the other coaches core) Chan (cerebral coach that never elevated his team above an average bunch) Campo (lovable defensive coach that failed horrifically as a Head Coach) Jerry coaching circle 2.0 is on the same path: Parcells (taskmaster with his hands on everything, helped stock the roster with talent) Wade (extreme players coach, only playoff victory since Barry with the other coaches core) Garrett (cerebral coach that never elevated his team above an average bunch) ???????? (lovable defensive coach that will fail horrifically as a Head Coach) That's right folks, Rod Marinelli could very well be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Mr. 0-16 has made an injury ravaged group of street free agents play hard, so Jerry will give him strong consideration to work his coaching Magic on your Dallas Cowboys. Rich Bisiaccia will be given consideration just like Joe DeCamillis was, but Jerry will ultimately feel that Rod is the best choice. The only other candidate that I could see Jerry going for is Mike Zimmer, who was on the defensive staff here for many years. Enjoy the coaching speculation, but be ready for an underwhelming hire people!


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In these tough economic times, many are finding themselves in a position of need. In order to help meet those needs, Forest Heights routinely takes up a collection of food and other necessities. Scripture commands that we, out of love for the brethren and in obedience to the Lord, make these provisions available (John 13:35; 1 Tim 5:8; 1 John 3:17). As such, it is an honor and privilege to provide this service. If you find yourself in need or would like to make contributions, we want to encourage you to call the church office.
Below you will find a list of grocery and personal hygiene items the Senior Adult Helping Hands Ministry is collecting in an effort to provide a bag of each to the needy families and elderly in our community. If you can provide an entire bag, that would be wonderful, but if you can only provide certain items it would be greatly appreciated as well. Please see Leon Nicolosi for additional information.
|12 oz. creamy peanut butter
12 oz. canned pork & beans
Jar of jam or jelly
10 oz. cans of soup
Canned or packs of fruit
Spaghetti sauce
Toilet paper (4 pack)
15 oz. canned vegetables (no green beans or corn)
|Canned pasta (Ravioli, Spaghetti O's)
7 oz. cans or packs of tuna
Cans of meat (Vienna Sausage, etc.)
Dry pasta (boxed or bagged)
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Bars of soap
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VIENNA (AFP) - The EU is now calling on Iran to totally dismantle its nuclear fuel program in order to guarantee it does not seek atomic weapons, according to confidential reports on deadlocked month-old talks with Tehran.
Representatives of Britain, France and Germany told Iran that "nothing short of full cessation and dismantling of Iran´s fuel cycle efforts would give the EU3 the objective guarantees they need that Iran´s nuclear program is peaceful," a diplomat said Wednesday, reading to AFP reports on a meeting held in Geneva on January 17.
Iran has suspended uranium enrichment as a confidence-building measure but the EU now wants the Islamic Republic to definitively abandon enrichment as well as any activities for making plutonium.
Iran insists that the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty guarantees its right to peaceful enrichment activities.
The Geneva meeting was the second round of talks on a potentially lucrative trade pact after a deal clinched in November by the European bloc´s three most powerful members -- the so-called EU3 of Britain, France and Germany -- for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, the key process that makes what can be fuel for nuclear reactors but also the explosive core of atomic bombs.
The trade deal forms part of a package of incentives for Iran if the talks produce "objective guarantees" the country is not seeking to develop nuclear weapons, as the United States charges it is doing.
Iran insists its nuclear program is a peaceful one to generate electric power.
The diplomat said the EU trio had agreed not to give Iran any incentive "goodies until progress was made in the nuclear working group," one of three in the meeting.
The nuclear group "is setting the pace for the package of incentives," which are to come from the political and technology transfer groups, the diplomat said.
The diplomat said Iran had argued that it needs to be able to generate 7,000 magawatts of nuclear power by 2021, and that it needs nuclear power for this.
But the European trio said this made no economic sense in oil-rich Iran.
The Europeans then "presented their views that what would be needed would be cessation/dismantling of sensitive parts of the nuclear program (i.e. the fuel cycle)," a second diplomat said reading from another report on the meeting.
Diplomats said the Europeans told Iran, however, that they would not object to a "safeguarded nuclear program," namely if Iran used fuel it did not make itself.
Iran did offer to limit enrichment to low levels producing fuel that was not weapons-grade and to allow for more intense monitoring by the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
"The Europeans said no," the first diplomat said.
The diplomat said Iran had also asked to be allowed to use 20 centrifuges for research, despite the fact that the enrichment suspension is supposed to extend to all related activities, and the Europeans rejected this.
Meanwhile, in the political-security working group, Iran called for a "friendship treaty" with the EU, the diplomat said.
The Europeans offered assistance, with France to help Iran develop an export control regime, Germany to help with Tehran´s counter- narcotics strategy and Britain with counter-terrorism.
The Iranians wanted to discuss Al-Qaeda and Iranian resistance groups but ruled out talks on Hezbollah and Hamas. The EU refused this limitation, the diplomat said.
The second diplomat said that while Iran was blocking the talks with its refusal to abandon the nuclear fuel cycle, the EU was stymied since it needs US backing if it is to offer Tehran key incentives, such as the trade issue of helping the Islamic Republic join the World Trade Organization (WTO).
"The Europans can not offer anything to Iran until the United States comes on board," the diplomat said.
A US diplomat said British Foreign Minister Jack Straw had made this point in recent talks with US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The United States is not backing, but is also not opposing, the EU talks with Iran.
A third round of talks between the EU3 and Iran is scheduled for February in Geneva. (Copyright © 2005 Agence France Presse. 01/26/05)
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