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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The no.18-ranked Saint Leo men's tennis team (14-6) saw their six-match winning streak stopped at the hands of the no.2-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles falling by the final score of 5-0, Saturday afternoon from the Saint Leo Tennis Center.
The match was the final regular season contest for the Lions and also marked the final home competitions for Jose Morales and Yves Jacobs.
The Eagles, a perennial national championship contender at the NAIA level, used a doubles sweep of the Lions to propel them to the victory.
The Lions best chance at a point came at top-flight doubles as the eighth-ranked tandem of Matt Nicholson-Lewis and Victor Lozier fell to the nation's top team in Adrian Bayh and Patrick Besch, 8-6.
Aloua Adjenak nearly upset the No.1 ranked singles player in Chris Freeman, but a 1-0 set advantage was overturned as Freeman came back to claim a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win.
The men, who finished fourth in the Sunshine State Conference, will now begin preparations for the SSC Tournament which is scheduled to begin on Thursday, April 19, in Lakeland, Fla. Florida Southern College will act as host for the tournament. Opponents and times are yet to be determined.
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Hardy expects to return to lineup this weekend
BALTIMORE -- J.J. Hardy's sprained left thumb continues to improve incrementally, and by the weekend, he should be back in the Orioles' lineup. But for Wednesday's series finale with the Yankees at Oriole Park at Camden Yards he remained sidelined.
"Came in today, had a bigger improvement and real positive about the way it feels," the shortstop said.
Hardy has been sidelined since Sunday, when he was scratched about a half-hour before the start of the O's series finale with the Cardinals. He injured the thumb a day earlier when he slid into St. Louis catcher A.J. Pierzynski at home plate. Ryan Flaherty has filled in at shortstop in each of the past three games.
Hardy received an MRI on the thumb on Tuesday that came back clean, confirming the sprain. He'll continue with treatment on Wednesday and during Thursday's off-day, and expects to return during this weekend's series against the Indians.
"Play it by ear if we're going to do any baseball activity tomorrow, but I'd like to, and my goal is to be on the field in the Cleveland series," Hardy said. "Not sure which day."
Hardy's injury comes at a time when a remarkably healthy Baltimore infield has suddenly been bitten by the injury bug. Third baseman Manny Machado was placed on the disabled list with a right knee sprain on Wednesday, leaving Chris Davis to start at third base. When Hardy returns to the starting lineup, Davis will be able to return to first base as Flaherty or Jonathan Schoop can move over to third.
David Wilson is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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I've still been playing Skullgirls. Online has slowed a bit since release, but I still find new people to play every now and then. To stave off my desire for the patch, I just wait, and lurk around the forums. Best way to pass the time for me is to just play the game.
That fits surprisingly well.Checking out Persona's newest upload to his Pixiv account:
and checking out the newest game that Paul Robertson is working on.
Still need to pick up P4: Arena too.
Ain't nothin, Capcom's ruthless still producin. Cut em a check or find yoself toothless. Keep it shill with no confusin. Niggas say I'm shill...they ain't hard I can prove it YEEEAH
I decided to play umvc today....I somehow got worse. I'm definitely better at SG nowPlaying UMVC3. Would be playing Skullgirls online but until the patch comes out the netcode is too finnicky for me. Plus I'm sure there's not really a lot of people playing online either way.
I never ended up becoming a fan of the Persona series and I don't really see P4A as much more than less boring Blazblue...so probably won't be playing much of that either. P4A just seems like it's getting a lot of its hype off of the Megami Tensei series and not so much for the gameplay itself or the features. I like the unique designs of the Skullgirls characters that aren't borrowed from an existing series (just like Guilty Gear and new generation cast of SF3).
After playing UMVC3 and Skullgirls there's just so much more variety when you can play more than one character and use their attacks as assists.
Tired of games that revolve around the typical "pick one person and hope the matchups add up"
^ Playing this guy a lot lolI genuinely tried to get back into SCV or SF4 ... I then laughed at my own silliness and played some more SG.
I know, right? Guuuys~! I'm still about to buy the game. Don't discourage me like this! :'3This thread is very depressing
I know, right? Guuuys~! I'm still about to buy the game. Don't discourage me like this! :'3
Indeed I am, haha.Hey, you're Dray 1684 right? We're xbox friends (SultanOfSkwirlz)
I feel bad for actually liking this song. It's like the Korean pitbull, but I can't help but dance to it.
Why not?Not playing this game anymore.
That blows. How am I supposed to get my rematch?Not playing this game anymore.
When the patch comes out and the game stops being a contest of who can spend the most time practicing one touch kills in training mode, then maybe I'll start playing again.That blows. How am I supposed to get my rematch?
Because it's not very good. See above.Why not?
Meh.Because it's not very good. See above.
I haven't played persona yet, but the art style and color palette are beautiful. The animation look a bit stiff though and I think they tried to cover that up with the speed of the game. I might grt it later though....after I buy and play persona 4. I'm still going through 3 fezWell, I've been waiting for that Skullgirls update. Not the patch, the Zone flash. We get (NSFW) fan art, publicity for the game from a fairly popular flash maker, and a distracting side event between now and the patch. Instead of waiting for that like a pervert I'd probably be playing P4, but I don't like any of the character designs. There were a few I liked, but the ones I liked moved funny. And that on top of the fact that I haven't played the Persona games with those characters means I just can't play it.
mmmm. Delicious co-Take the time to learn another character in the meantime. That's what I did and now I got some hot "Cock and Pussy" action going.
I'm not deciding not to play the game because the patch is coming, I'm deciding not to play the game because the game sucks right now and it will suck until the patch comes out.Meh.
Either way, not playing the game because a patch (that may or may not come within the next few months) is going to fix things isn't a very compelling reason to quit the game.
Take the time to learn another character in the meantime. That's what I did and now I got some hot "Cock and Pussy" action going.
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BOB Carr reckons a ramshackle old party like Labor should just make it up as it goes along if it wants to win back voters.
On the day federal leader Bill Shorten outlined sweeping reforms for a more democratic ALP, his former cabinet colleague was suggesting something more simple - crafty leadership, winning speeches and punchy one-liners to lift its spirits as well as directing scorn at its opponents.
Mr Carr, Labor's longest-serving premier in NSW and foreign minister in the Gillard and Rudd governments, acknowledges the party could tinker with its structure.
But like the conservative parties, the ALP was improvised and cobbled together, he said.
A different approach was to focus on ethos and leadership.
He used the leadership record of another NSW premier, the late Neville Wran, to make his point.
"Making it up as you go along if it's done with flair, intelligence, and if it's entertaining," he said on Tuesday.
Mr Shorten believes a more prescriptive formula is needed to make Labor a modern, outward-looking, confident and democratic party.
He has set an ambitious target of 100,000 members - more than double the current number.
To achieve that figure he has asked the party to look at online membership applications that will take minutes, not months, to approve.
The compulsory requirement to join a trade union will be dropped and a fee structure introduced to attract those on low incomes.
The rank and file will have a weighted vote in the pre-selection of lower house candidates, and a "meaningful say" for Senate contests.
But a political historian warns measures to curb the influence and power of trade unions comes with some risk.
David Burchell, from the University of Western Sydney, says Labor is "poor as a church mouse" and must tread carefully if it wants to enjoy the continued financial support of unions.
He also questions whether the flagged changes will matter where it really counts - at the ballot box.
"Labor's primary vote has hit parlous depths and it's not really budging," Dr Burchell said.
Because ALP members tended to hold views left of the wider community, giving them a greater say arguably could make the party's position worse.
Mr Shorten admitted he had not sought the support of particular unions for his move to drop compulsory membership.
"I think that rule has outlived its day," he said, adding Labor had to broaden its image beyond the union movement.
Queensland Council of Unions president John Battams warns Australians will suffer if the trade union movement lost influence in the political process.
But he agreed with measures to make party membership easier and cheaper to obtain.
Mr Battams played down the role unions and factions enjoyed in Senate pre-selections races that threw up people like Joe Bullock who headed Labor's ticket for the West Australian election re-run.
"All political parties have dud candidates from time to time," he told Sky News.
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AN EVENING WITH MAURICE PODBREY...IN YIDDISH Plays at the Segal Centre, 1/22
The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre is proud to present An Evening with Maurice Podbrey... In Yiddish! Presented with English supertitles.
As part of the DWYT's I ♥ Yiddish Series, Mr. Podbrey, CM, will grace the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre with his presence, reading the Yiddish classic Bontshe Shvayg (Bontshe the Silent) by Yiddish poet I.L. Peretz, and then leading a post-reading discussion.
The legendary actor-artistic director is the producer of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts' production of Waiting for the Barbarians. Many may be surprised to learn that not only is Mr. Podbrey Jewish, but he also speaks and reads Yiddish. Bontshe Shvayg is one of his favourite stories.
One of the pioneers of English theatre in Montreal, Maurice Podbrey, CM, co-founded Centaur Theatre in 1969 where he remained as Artistic Director until 1997. He returned to his native South Africa 14 years ago to form Mopo Cultural Trust, a company dedicated to the development of new theatrical talent. He divides his time between South Africa and Montreal, which he continues to call home.
The evening will begin with a lecture on Peretz with Anna Fishman Gonshor of McGill University's Jewish Studies Department. An expert in Jewish studies and history of Yiddish language and culture, Ms. Fishman Gonshor has been an active member of the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre for over 50 years.
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The Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre is the resident theatre company of the Segal Centre and continues to celebrate and preserve Yiddish theatre, language and culture through its mainstage production and a year-long series of staged readings, films, and concerts that are sure to please lovers of Yiddish of all ages. For more information about the 2012-2013 season, please visit the Segal Centre website. The DWYT season is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Alvin Segal Family Foundation and to the dedicated support of the Segal Centre for Performing Arts.
The Segal Centre is a meeting place for all of the performing arts, showcasing the best professional artists from here and abroad and playing a leading role in the artistic development of Montreal's youth and the creation of its cultural legacy. Through theatre, music, dance, cinema and the Academy, the Segal Centre is setting a broad vision by recognizing the importance of building bridges through the arts and supporting multicultural projects in Montreal. The Centre's commitment is to ensure that creativity resonates within our community and that it remains accessible and inspiring each and every day, leading the performing arts world of tomorrow.


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So when did you realize you were a Rangers fan?
First of all, sup Boneheads, both silent and vocal. We all want to see the team do well, and hopefully win, at least for me, another Cup in our lifetimes. How the team moves from where we're at now to where we want to be is a topic worthy of serious debate. Some want us to go all in with youth. Some want us to "release the Kovalchuken!!!!!" into a Rangers jersey on MSG. Most want something in the middle. Me? I'm just glad Sather didn't go trying to sign everything in sight. We filled obvious holes in FA with Biron + BOOgaard. How much we paid them can be debated till opening night, but they were holes worthy of being filled.
But today's post isn't about that. It's about when you first realized you were a Rangers fan. I grew up as a black guy from Flatbush. Hockey wasn't exactly the thing to watch in the fall, to be honest. That was Knicks season. Time to beat Jordan season. Time to destroy Reggie Miller season. That was my thing back then. Both my cousin and I had a Sega Genesis, and one day I borrowed his NHL '94. I wanted to try something different. I remember playing the the New York Rangers against the Penguins, and #11 getting into a fight with someone from the Penguins. After that, I was hooked! I slowly began learning about hockey, then realized that I could simply watch the game on TV instead of reading about it. I learned about Messier, Graves, Beukeboom, Tikkanen, Kovalev (my personal favorite) and other fan favorites. I started casually watching games during the regular season. But then the playoffs started.
To be honest, I don't remember much about who we played in the first and second rounds. But I remember playing the Devils in the conference finals. I remember Messier with "The Guarantee", then going out and making good on his promise. I'll never forget the look on his face when he made that guarantee . He could've said that he was re-creating MSG from scratch with popsicle sticks in one night, and I would've believed him after his performance that night. Side note: I did not realize until making this post that Ed Olczyk was on that team. Now back to our regular story. I remember the announcer screaming "Matteau, Matteau!!!!" when we finally beat Brodeur and were making our way to the Finals.
If I was a casual fan up to the conference finals, I became a full fledged FANATIC when the Finals arrived. I refused to miss a game. I can still see Richter in my head stretching his right leg with everything he had to stop Bure on the penalty shot in Game 4. I watch that clip now and still feel a tingle up my spine. Side note: Its funny how Leetch, headed back to his blue line, basically just gave the puck away to Bure to start that sequence. Really hope Del Zotto doesn't learn THAT from him.
I taped Game 7 of the series, and still watch it from time to time. I remember the feeling that came over me when the final horn sounded and everyone literally went crazy. That's when I knew I was a fan and I'd be forever hooked on hockey. I've stayed a loyal fan, even when I moved away. So glad my cousin bought/rented/"acquired" that game.
So that's my Rangers fan story. What's your "I knew I was a Rangers fan when…." story?


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A person familiar with the decision says Memphis Grizzlies point guard Nick Calathes has been suspended for 20 games for violating the NBA's drug policy.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the NBA has not announced the punishment, says Calathes will miss Memphis' first-round playoff series against Oklahoma City.
Yahoo Sports was the first to report the suspension.
Calathes, a 25-year-old rookie reserve who played at Florida, averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 assists in 71 games this season.
The Grizzlies take on the Thunder in Game 1 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City.
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Last week rebel fighters completed their withdrawal from Homs, marking the end of three years of resistance in Syria's third city, once dubbed the "capital of the revolution".
Residents are now trickling back into the ruins of their home town, but on Tuesday UN mediator Lakhtar Brahimi said he was stepping down - with no end in sight to the three-year conflict in Syria.
The BBC's Lyse Doucet is one of the few journalists to have visited Homs since the government took full control, and sent this video report.


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His Barnet side are one of the form teams in League Two but Edgar Davids maintains that every game is like a final for the Bees.
Since Davids' arrival at Underhill in October, Barnet's league form has improved dramatically and they have taken 26 points from 17 matches.
It has helped the Bees move off the bottom of the division and they currently sit 20th in the table. However, Davids is not prepared to dwell on previous results. He said: "We need to stay focused though and every game for us is a final. It doesn't matter who we play against we need to get a result in.
"At the end of the day we are still near the bottom of the league.
"That is why I say every game is a final and if the teams around us keep winning, we have to keep winning.
"So that is the situation and that hasn't changed."
The Bees latest scalp came at Rotherham United as they claimed a 2-0 victory.
While an impressive result and an important win, the manner of the Bees' performance received deserved praise. It was arguably the Bees' best display of the season and Davids feels his side are constantly improving.
"When I came in to the club I saw some spells of how we wanted to the team to play," he said. "These spells are now getting longer and we are doing well, so that makes me happy.
"However, I've said it before, it's all about the progression of the team and of the players. If you play badly or you win it is about developing.
"Sometimes we have won but I didn't see what I wanted or how we want to play. We still have a long road ahead but we are slowly and steadily getting to a phase where it is going the way I want."
The win against the Millers means Barnet have kept back-to-back clean sheets for just the second time this season.
"The defence is ok but it starts from the front of the team," Davids added. "If the front man doesn't do what they are supposed to do then it makes it more difficult for the defence."


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The Australian dollar nursed heavy losses against the yen and US dollar on Friday amid fresh uncertainty that a deal can be done to avert the US "fiscal cliff", putting them on track to end the week sharply lower.
The dollar slipped 0.3 per cent on the day to $US1.0447, away from a three-month peak of $US1.0585 struck last week.
It was on target to show a 1 per cent loss this week, weighed by deepening concerns the United States government will not be able to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to start in January.
The latest flare up in risk aversion sent investors scrambling to safe havens like bonds, US dollar and yen with market reaction exacerbated by thin trading due to year-end celebrations.
"The big news was the collapse of US fiscal negotiations and risk sentiment was hit," said Alvin Pontoh, a strategist at TD Securities in Singapore.
He said investors are likely to remain cautious, even more so now following recent hefty gains across risk assets.
"Maybe now is the time for a correction," he said.
Immediate support was seen at $US1.0420, the 38.2 per cent of the Oct-Dec climb. Resistance was found at $US1.0535, the Dec 19 high.
The dollar was badly hit against the safe-haven yen, skidding around 1 per cent in the session.
The Aussie fell to 87.66, a fair way off a 19-month high of 89.01 hit on Monday, though it was still up around 12 per cent for the year
The dollar was steady against the euro, though still near multi-week lows.
The common currency made sharp gains recently as investors squared positions before the end of the year.
The euro fetched $1.2628, not far from a two-month high of $1.2681 hit on Wednesday, on track to post a 1.3 per cent gain this week.
Charts of moving averages point for more upside with major resistance found at the Oct 23 peak of $1.2673.
Risk aversion sent Australian government bond futures higher, with the three-year bond contract up 0.03 points to 97.280, while the 10-year contract also added 0.03 points to 96.695.


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Five Girls Get Suspended for "Hazing" Teammates
The girls dragged younger kids on dog leashes.
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Five girls on a soccer team in a Massachusetts high school have been suspended for a "hazing" ritual that involved blindfolding new teammates and dragging them along the playing field on dog leashes before throwing pies in the younger girls' faces.
Needham High School also suspended the team's coach for failing to report the incident. The coach's daughter was one of those suspended. No one argues that the incident didn't happen, but parents went to court anyway, saying that the teens should be allowed to play because the state tournament was coming up. Massachusetts has a statewide law requiring that high schools enforce antihazing policies.
The parents of the suspended girls and the hazed girls presented a united front, saying that the episode was simply misguided teambuilding. Todd White, father of one of the younger girls, led the legal action to let the suspended girls play, saying that his daughter "loves these seniors, supports these seniors, and is mortified that in any way…their college careers are harmed."
The names of all the girls were withheld from news stories about the incident, but in the high school and the community, it's likely that most people know who they are.
A judge refused to lift the suspension, and the high school, using mostly replacement players, lost the state championship 7-1. (msnbc)
Jane Farrell is a senior editor at BettyConfidential.


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The statistics are overwhelming:
- 50% of the world's population is under the age of 27
- 1.5 billion people ages 15-29 are vying for only 300 million jobs
NFTE is bringing the solution to these horrific statistics, entrepreneurship education for all young people, to the 2013 World Economic Forum.
World leaders, CEOs, and experts from all industries, including education, are actively engaged here in Davos, Switzerland to create actionable plans for bringing about change. "Resilient Dynamism," this year's theme, is a topic that can mean many different things to everyone here. The very first topic on the global agenda is "how to get the economy back on a path to of stable growth and higher employment." While the answer to this question is the Holy Grail – top on the solutions list is long term answers to the soaring youth unemployment rates.
We need more entrepreneurs to drive growth, and we must constantly prepare future generations to become entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers. It's critical that we teach young people to act and think like entrepreneurs. Most young people finish their formal education without even learning the basics of business or the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to pave a successful future. No wonder 6,000,000 people less than 25-years-old have already given up on getting a job!
NFTE CEO Amy Rosen is attending the 2013 World Economic Forum.
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Tokyo Family
Dir: Yoji Yamada. Japan. 2012. 146mins
Whether a remake, a tribute or an update of Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Story - admittedly one of the greatest cinema achievements ever - Yoji Yamada's new variation of that masterpiece is bound to disturb any self-respecting cinephile. Arriving 60 years after the premiere of the original and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Ozu's death,
In Tokyo Family (Tokyo Kazoku), some of the performances verge on caricatures.
Ozu's visual precision and inimitable selection of shots, his masterful restraint, the profound wisdom behind his quiet acceptance of life for what it is and the sad disappointment with the shortcomings of human nature, doesn't survive in Yamada's take of the story and it is difficult not to wonder why Shochiku, which brought out the original in 1953, could think that it needed to be spruced up today.
The story is basically the same, though, since the action takes place now in the 21st century, some changes were inevitable. For instance, no son is lost in the WW2 and therefore, the angelic daughter-in-law is replaced by the future wife of the youngest son. But that is not the main point. As a matter of fact, there are rumors that Leo McCarey's depression drama Make Way for Tomorrow (1937) inspired Ozu, and that film was an adaptation of a play based on a novel. But while the novel, the play and the American film are long forgotten, Ozu's film has not only survived and continues to be acclaimed.
An old retired couple, Shukichi Hirayama (Isao Hashizume) and his wife, Tomiko (Kazuko Yoshyuki,) come from their island near Hiroshima, to visit their children in Tokyo. The oldest son, Koichi (Masahiko Nishimura) is a doctor, his sister Shigeko (Tomoko Nakajima) runs a beauty parlor and the youngest, Shoji (Satoshi Tsumabuki), is a stagehand working in the theatre. None of them has any time to spare for the parents, and try, with various degrees of courtesy, to get rid of the unwanted burden.
On the eve of their return home, the mother dies (this is no spoiler, the Ozu film is too well known to keep the plot secret), and after the obligatory five minutes of mournful expressions, everyone goes back to his life, with the exception of the youngest son's fiancée, Noriko (Yu Aoi), who shows more feeling for the bereaved father than all of his children.
In Tokyo Family (Tokyo Kazoku), some of the performances verge on caricatures – Tomoko Nakajima's Shigeko for one – and only few seem to be really inspired, with Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Yu Aoi offering warm, sincere, efforts. But again – as unfair as it may seem but inevitable in these circumstances – how can anyone expect to match the unique qualities of Ozu's favorite actor, Chishu Ryu, in the role of the father or the luminous presence of Setsuko Hara, probably the only outright saintly character in Ozu's film, as the widowed daughter-in-law devoted to the parents of her late husband.
To underline this is no longer post-war Japan, Yamada throws in all sorts of contemporary landmarks, skyscrapers, bullet trains, mentions of the Fukushima disaster and a short reference to the downbeat outlook of the future – in contrast to the optimistic mood of the fifties – all of this probably implying that the world has changed but human nature has not. But maybe it has. It's less interesting now than it used to be.
Production company: Sochiku
International Sales: Shochiku, www.shochiku.co.jp
Producers: Hiroshi Fukasawa, Takashi Yojima
Screenplay: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Cinematography: Masashi Chikamori
Editor: Iwao Ishii
Production designer: Mitsuo Degawa
Music: Joe Hisashi
Main cast: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Tomoko Nakajima, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yu Aoi


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SMWC students break cultural boundaries to explore music therapy in a distant land
September 10th, 2012 | SMWC
A bare bones infirmary, overlooking a crystal clear bay, shaped a tiny community out of an assortment of ailments. Four narrow buildings, with areas exposed to the surrounding tropical heat, shelter both men and women twisted in beds or slouched in wheelchairs.
"There was limited stimulation, typically no visitors," said Sharon Boyle, MM, MT-BC, associate professor of music therapy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). "When we came in and began playing music, the people sat up, they smiled and laughed. Music brought beauty into that space."
Boyle, along with two SMWC music therapy students, participated in a summer immersion experience known as the Jamaica Field Service Project (JAFSP), which is held five times a year. Music therapy, a health profession that uses musical experiences with board-certified music therapists, can maintain or change a person's functioning level in a variety of health domains. In JAFSP, these students volunteer in impoverished areas of Jamaica under supervision, while learning traditional Afro-Caribbean music, exploring the island's lush terrain and probing the culture's values and customs.
"We never felt pity for the patients," said Boyle, a music therapy supervisor on the trip. "They are a proud people with an optimistic outlook that radiates gratitude."
Boyle and SMWC music therapy senior Laura Kempton, from Noblesville, Ind., volunteered at a special needs school, a homeless shelter and an infirmary for 10 days in June 2012. "All of the clients were incredibly grateful we were there," Kempton said. "JAFSP is about serving people in need, while discovering the way people experience music in another land."
About a month before Boyle and Kempton touched down in Montego Bay, SMWC music therapy junior Sherry Bube, from Nashville, Ind., spent her 10 days helping locals at the some of same sites – the infirmary, the school for children with special needs and a hospital, instead of a homeless shelter. In these varied settings, the students witnessed the diverse ways music can be a soothing salve.
"Music has always played a role in healing throughout history," Boyle said. "It is a connection between cultures, between people. That's why music therapy just makes sense."
In the infirmary, the day moves slowly for some solitary patients. For others, they are simply happy to be alive. "Many of the people there no longer have family or no one who could take care of them," Boyle said. "There were lots of people with amputations from undiagnosed diabetes. You could tell some of them had been there a long time."
The music therapy students walked in, threw back the dingy curtains and let the music rise like the sun. Bube overheard a women tell a volunteer to "please come back, because she felt alive again and this place made her feel dead."
Boyle witnessed the music transform a disconnected man into a soulful songbird. "It was amazing to see the impact our music had on the clients," Kempton said. "There were several who would follow us around the entire day, just to experience the music."
With the older patients, music flowed organically. Patients began the verses of Jamaican folk songs, facilitated by the rhythmic beats from the students' drums. "Flexibility is an extremely important skill to have as a music therapist," Kempton said. "We always had ideas of what to do and what the clients needed in the moment determined what we did."
Playing music that is culturally significant music is key to successful music therapy sessions. The music breaks through barriers, soothing emotional and physical aches like a patch of sunlight breaking into a grey day. "By playing authentic music, we demonstrate respect for their culture," Boyle said.
Since a menagerie of afflictions manifested in all corners of the hospital, students had to be prepared to face it all. "Our first client had cerebral palsy," Bube recalled. "He had been in the hospital his entire life. We did an individual session with him and he had great responses to eye tracking with the hand bells and playing the tone bell. Even the slightest movement was a great improvement."
Like the other sites, the School of Hope works with a range of disabilities. The children were divided by age into three small classrooms with a large space outdoors. "They were the most energetic," Bube said. "We used music therapy to help them with motor skills, academics, socialization and physical-response issues, such as even breathing and released muscle tension."
The school children were excited by the novelty that arrived with the visitors. "One barefoot little boy, maybe four or five, would constantly slip out of class to be with the drums," Boyle recalled. Pineapple bushes lined the courtyard, where a large concrete picnic table soaked up the shade. The sounds of drums, guitars and other unique instruments hung in the humid air as the sun crossed the sky. "They were so happy to be able to dance and play music with us and each other," Kempton said.
The children took pictures with the volunteers' cameras, played with drums and frequently ran off, looking over their shoulders, as if inviting a game of tag. In time, Bube noticed, they became more attentive and more engaged in the music sessions. "The teacher commented that she was surprised at how long the children remained seated," she said.
After each site visit, the music therapy students would return to their huts, learn Afro-Caribbean music and reflect upon the day's events. The immersion into the very bones of Jamaica – the music, the culture and the challenges – helps them better understand the diverse ways music can impact each person.
"We want our students to have deeper perspectives," Boyle said. "We don't want them to just sing the words; we want them to truly understand the meaning of the music and its role in healing. "
The experience also allowed students to venture out and explore a new and distinct environment. They ate breadfruit, hiked to waterfalls and drank coconut water right from the fruit. They talked with locals, bought their wares, learned their customs and shared music and dance.
"There wasn't a sense of hurrying things along," Bube said. "You don't place an order at a food stand before asking how that person is doing. That means acknowledging the person above your own personal needs. How many times do we forget to do that in our own lives?"
With SMWC's commitment to service learning, the JAFSP is a natural supplement to the music therapy curriculum. Portions of the summer experience count toward SMWC's 180 pre-internship practicum hours, which students must complete before their final clinical internship. With almost 20 student volunteers in each session, they exchanged ideas and techniques with music therapy students from across the U.S. Since SMWC's music therapy program provides a unique blend of independence and support, students quickly adapted to new ideas, new challenges and new cultures.
"Cultural differences shouldn't be seen as a barrier, but a growing opportunity," Bube said. "Both the client and the therapist can learn more about patience, acceptance and the beauty found in sharing music."
Visit SMWC music therapy online to learn more about this signature program. Read about Professor Sharon Boyle's own journey through Jamaica at the SMWC Music Therapy Blog.
Media coverage about SMWC's participation in the JAFSP:
- Music in Another Land, Terre Haute Tribune Star, September 2012
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(CNN)Here's a look at Myanmar, a country in southeast Asia formerly known as Burma.
About Myanmar:
(from the CIA World Factbook)
Area: 676,578 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas)
(from the CIA World Factbook)
Area: 676,578 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas)
Population: 56,890,418 (July 2016 est.)
Median age: 28.6 years
Capital: Rangoon (Yangon); note - Naypyidaw is the administrative capital
Ethnic Groups: Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%
GDP (purchasing power parity): $311.1 billion (2016 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,000 (2016 est.)
Unemployment: 4.8% (2016 est.)
Other Facts:
Prono: MEE'-an-mar
Prono: MEE'-an-mar
Myanmar shares borders with China, India, Laos, Bangladesh and Thailand.
The United States officially still calls the country Burma.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that there are an estimated 1.5 million stateless and internally displaced people in Myanmar (2015).
1824-1886 - Burma becomes part of British India after fighting three wars with Great Britain over 62 years.
1824-1886 - Burma becomes part of British India after fighting three wars with Great Britain over 62 years.
January 1947 - After negotiating with the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL), Great Britain agrees to give Burma its independence.
July 1947 - AFPFL leader Aung San is assassinated.
January 4, 1948 - Burma gains independence from the United Kingdom.
March 1962 - The military government is established under Ne Win after a bloodless coup.
August-October 1988 - Mass anti-government demonstrations take place throughout Burma. The official Radio Rangoon figure is 450 dead; the actual number is believed to be much higher.
September 1988 - Gen. Saw Maung takes over in another military coup.
1989 - Burma changes its name in English to Myanmar and the name of the capital from Rangoon to Yangon.
May 1990 - General elections are called by the junta. Aung San Suu Kyi's party wins easily, but the military refuses to hand over power.
April 23, 1992 - Gen. Than Shwe replaces Saw Maung as head of the junta.
July 23, 1997 - Myanmar joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
March 2006 - Naypyidaw becomes the new administrative capital.
August 19, 2007 - Protests break out in Yangon after the government raises petroleum and diesel prices by 100%.
September 5, 2007 - Soldiers' gunfire breaks up a monk protest in Pakokku.
September 22, 2007 - In her first public appearance in over four years, Suu Kyi greets monks as they march past her house in Yangon.
September 24, 2007 - Buddhist monks lead about 100,000 in the largest anti-government demonstrations since 1988.
September 26, 2007 - As protests continue, Myanmar security forces crack down - clubbing and gassing protestors and arresting as many as 200 monks.
September 30, 2007 - Special UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari meets with Suu Kyi and with military officials (separately) to attempt to resolve the situation.
October 20, 2007 - The UN General Assembly approves a resolution condemning a government crackdown and asking for the release of political protesters.
May 2, 2008 - A cyclone causes utter destruction, killing more than 70,000. The UN later estimate that more than two million people are severely affected by the storm.
May 20, 2008 - It is announced that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will be allowed to tour the devastated area hit by the cyclone. Also shipments of aid barred from coming into the country will be allowed in.
November 11-13, 2008 - Forty-four people are sentenced to prison for their role in peaceful protests of 2007.
June 5-10, 2010 - More than 4,000 ethnic Karen leave Myanmar for Thailand after clashes between the Karen National Union rebel group and Myanmar army.
June-July 2010 - Floods and landslides kill 68 people and displace thousands.
October 22, 2010 - Cyclone Giri hits Myanmar leaving at least 27 people dead and close to 75,000 homeless.
November 7, 2010 - Myanmar holds its first elections in 20 years. The Union Solidarity and Development Party backed by the military, claims victory with 80% of the votes.
November 13, 2010 - Opposition leader Suu Kyi is released from house arrest.
January 30, 2011 - Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy launches its first official website.
January 31, 2011 - Myanmar convenes its first parliament in more than two decades in the capital, Naypyidaw.
February 4, 2011 - The parliament elects Prime Minister Thein Sein as president. Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party boycotts the elections, calling it a sham.
March 30, 2011 - A civilian government is sworn in to replace the military junta.
October 12, 2011 - Dozens of political prisoners are released as part of a mass amnesty.
November 30, 2011 - Hillary Clinton arrives in Myanmar, the first visit by a US secretary of state in more than 50 years.
December 13, 2011 - The National League for Democracy, the political party of pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi, is granted permission to register for future elections in Myanmar.
April 1, 2012 - Suu Kyi wins a seat in parliament in the first multi-party elections since 1990.
April 13, 2012 - British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in Myanmar. He is the first British prime minister to visit the country.
April 28, 2012 - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meets with Suu Kyi. The EU has suspended most of the sanctions it had imposed on Myanmar, citing the "transparent and credible" election that brought Suu Kyi to office and other reforms.
April 29, 2012 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Myanmar to meet with President Thein Sein and Suu Kyi.
May 2, 2012 - Suu Kyi takes the oath of office for Myanmar's parliament, resolving an impasse that had been preventing her from taking her seat in the legislature. She and 33 other newly elected members of her party, the National League for Democracy, had been delaying their swearings-in due to objections to the wording of the oath they would have to take.
June 2012 - Unrest breaks out in the western state of Rakhine. Religious violence leaves more than 200 dead and close to 150,000 homeless -- predominantly members of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
November 19, 2012 - President Barack Obama becomes the first sitting US president to visit Myanmar. He meets with President Thein Sein and activist Suu Kyi.
March 10, 2013 - Suu Kyi wins re-election as Myanmar's leader of the National League for Democracy.
March 22, 2013 - A state of emergency is declared as ethnic clashes between Muslims and Buddhists lead to killings.
May 2, 2013 - President Obama extends sanctions against Myanmar for one year while lifting the 1996 visa ban.
April 7, 2014 - The UN's Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Tomas Ojea Quintana, reports that the recent persecution of the Rohingya group "could amount to crimes against humanity."
May 15, 2014 - President Obama extends sanctions against Myanmar for another year.
May 15, 2015 - President Obama extends sanctions against Myanmar for another year.
August 3, 2015 - Authorities say that heavy monsoon rains in the past month have left at least 47 people dead and displaced more than 200,000.
August 7, 2015 - Government officials say that the death toll from the flooding has risen to 88 and 330,000 others have been affected.
November 13, 2015 - The Myanmar election commission announces that Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party has won the majority in the nation's first democratically held parliamentary elections. The NLD will choose the country's next president.
March 15, 2016 - Myanmar's parliament elects Htin Kyaw as the country's new president. Kyaw was elected to the position by 360 votes, more than a third of the parliament's available 652 votes.
January 2, 2017 - The government launches an investigation into police brutality against members of the Muslim Rohingya minority after a video emerges that appears to show police beating civilians in the western part of the country.


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Immigration reform and the farm bill will share the spotlight in mid-June, with the House of Representatives poised to debate the farm bill and the Senate continuing debate on comprehensive immigration reform.
The House is expected to take up the farm bill the week of June 17 and industry advocates were hopeful that momentum generated by the Senate's passage will carryover into the House of Representatives.
"We're hopeful it won't get bogged down in amendments and we get a floor vote as soon as we can," said Ray Gilmer, vice president of issues management and communication for the United Fresh Produce Association.
Frank Gasperini, executive vice president for Vienna, Va.-based National Council of Agricultural Employers, said he remains very optimistic about the chances for Senate passage of comprehensive immigration reform.
"It has had ups and downs, but the talk in the Senate is still real good," he said. The unity of agricultural interests in support of the bill has been critical, he said June 17.
Some observers have said Senate needs to pass immigration reform with the support of about 70 senators in order to spur the House of Representatives to action.
Gilmer said United Fresh has asked industry members to come to Capitol Hill in June to share their support for the immigration reform package with lawmakers.
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Let me start by saying that I am not a networking expert...
I have a client who cannot see their new web site. Trying to view the site from anywhere on their network sends them back to their old IP address where they see a confirmation page "you are viewing the old site."
The client of course was convinced it was something on my end until I told him to take out his phone and try viewing the new site - which he could no problem. Any other computer sitting outside their network can view the site fine.
This leads me to believe that the DNS has propagated but the client still has some internal settings somewhere that are directing them to the old IP.
Their set up: 22 sites networked together (they have tried from several sites -all the same which leads me to believe that it is a top-level issue rather than a machine or site issue). Firewall software which they have set to strict filtering standards (it is a school). Websense Triton 2010. They have also specifically unblocked all four IP addresses (two at the old host and two at the new host).
Networking software - I am still trying to find out but they have a mix of old and new systems. (call in to the admin to get this info).
The computers are a mix of mostly WinXP with a few Win7 and Macs.
When they type in domainname.com they get redirected back to the old IP. When they type in www.domainname.com they get a firewall warning message. This is how they have had it set up for years - back when it actually mattered whether you had www. in front of your domain or not. This leads me to believe that it is not the firewall software but rather some company internal network setting.
I asked them to clear their HOSTS file on a couple of computers and check that, still the same. Again, leads me back to top-level network problem.
They tell me that they have set up the firewall to configure all the sites as friendly. There has got to be something else at play here.
Any thoughts?
Delete all the cookies, catche, history of the browser and restart the computer, then try
Get them to find out whether their network client PCs are getting their DNS from the network server or the ISP. If it's the network server then flush its DNS cache (administrative tools-> DNS snap-in). If the client PCs are getting DNS directly from the ISP then try changing one to e.g google on 126.96.36.199 and 18.104.22.168
Sounds like a DNS cache issue. I've seen poorly configured DNS servers cache lookups for weeks beyond the record's expiration. Try setting them up with something like OpenDNS | DNS-Based Web Security and see if that helps.
I have a client that has an internal DNS at their organization. We had the same issue. Their IT dept. had to go an and update the record for the domain name to point to the correct IP. Until they did that, the domain went to the old site internally but the new site for everybody else.
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Nuns of the Monastere de la Consolation in Draguignan cheer as the yellow jersey rider passes at speed during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Cyclists on Wednesday raced over 228.5 km (142.8 miles) from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille in southern France. The worlds biggest bike race ends in Paris on July 21
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Did you know?Although they are different varieties, white, green and purple asparagus are derived from the same plant.
It seems incredible when you look at a spear, but asparagus contains six times more vitamin C than citrus fruit, yet its popularity through the ages probably has more to do with its reputed aphrodisiac properties than its nutritional content.
Asparagus is something the farmers of Ficksburg know a lot about. Every November this small eastern Free State town near the Lesotho border comes to life for three days when 30 000 visitors arrive in town for the annual Ficksburg Cherry Festival, which includes asparagus farm tours, essential oil tours, horse riding tours, helicopter and steam train rides, beer festivals, auto shows and live music.
A tour of the asparagus fields takes place from the Imperani Tourism and Training Centre, on the corner of McCabe and Lang Streets, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only. Each tour includes an asparagus-based meal, prepared with a special Ficksburg flavour. You'll also learn about asparagus cultivation and receive a punnet of fresh asparagus as a memento.
While Italians favour purple asparagus and the French swear by white, it's the dark green asparagus that is most popular in South Africa. One of the earliest recorded asparagus farmers in South Africa was William Joughin, who imported the plant in the early 1900s and grew it in the eastern Free State.
Joughin also supplied the Anglican mission at Modderpoort, near Ladybrand, who shared their stock with their Catholic brothers at the local mission. In the 1960s a priest named Tony Rademacher introduced stock to the then Transvaal. Today the eastern Free State and Gauteng remain the only commercial growers of asparagus in South Africa, half of which is exported to Europe.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
GP Asparagus Tour
Tel: +27 (0)51 933 6485
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Best time to visit
Tours last approximately two hours and only take place in November.
Around the area
Ficksburg is the closest South African town to Lesotho so it's worth crossing the border to see the Katse Dam and enjoy a hike in the Maluti Mountains. Also nearby is the arty town of Clarens and the beautiful Golden Gate Highlands National Park.
Tours to do
The Ben Nevis Cherry Cellars Tour includes a cherry wine tasting. An Essential Oils Tour covers the history, manufacture and uses of essential oils and the making of perfume. The Cherry Hopper Tour is an architectural and art tour of Ficksburg's sandstone buildings.
What will it cost
A tour costs approx. R80 per person.
Where to stay
The Ficksburg Country Cottage, Moolmanshoek Private Game Reserve, Nebo Mountain Lodge and Imparani Guest House are all recommended.
What to eat
Asparagus and cherries of course.
What's happening
The Ficksburg Cherry Festival takes place annually in November when 30 000 visitors descend on the small town to pick cherries, listen to music and enjoy the many activities that go with this event.
Best buys
Fresh asparagus, cherry liqueur and essential oils.


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This article was published 14/2/2013 (1651 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have re-signed defensive tackle Bryant Turner and are in the final stages of negotiations on a new deal with slotback Clarence Denmark.
But the biggest news to come out of a teleconference call this afternoon between Bombers GM Joe Mack and the local media was that linebacker Marcellus Bowman had what was described as "major knee surgery" just last Thursday and now faces "months and months" of recovery and rehabilitation.
Bowman is due to become a free agent on Friday and it was widely thought he would attract significant interest across the CFL if the Bombers were unable to lock him down before Friday.
But with Bowman's future now so uncertain, it's likely what sounds like a courtesy contract offer Mack has extended to Bowman will in all likelihood be Bowman's only offer.
"I've had a conversation with his agent and in deference to the fact that Marcellus has been such a good player and such a good person, I am willing to do something from a contract standpoint to keep him on the team... The tough thing for all of us is the procedure he had, it could be a fairly lengthy rehab process. And I'm talking months and months.
"So the fact I reached out to Marcellus, to be quite frank, is really in deference to what he's done for us in the past and just to make him feel part of the team. Because right now, it'd probably be problematic that he'd even be ready by training camp."
Mack said it's not entirely clear when Bowman suffered the knee injury and he declined to discuss the specific nature of the injury, citing privacy concerns for Bowman.
Mack said he was hopeful linebacker Terrell Parker, who was on the Bombers roster last season and saw limited action, could step up and assume Bowman's role at weak-side linebacker. "But aside from that, we'll likely be aggressive and try and find some free agents, probably in the States, to come up and compete," said Mack.
In other news, Mack said both non-import defensive lineman Fernand Kashama and import cornerback Deon Beasley remain unsigned and will be exploring free agent waters as of tomorrow.
The only other potential Bombers free agent is Jason Vega, who it was reported weeks ago has signed a deal with the NFL's New England Patriots.
With Vega gone and Kashama potentially gone, Mack was asked about the state of his defensive line. "Obviously it hurts losing Jason and we'll see what happens with Kashama, but we still have Alex Hall, Bryant Turner, Andre Carroll, JT Gilmore, Kenny Mainor, Youri Yenga -- so I think we're still in pretty good (shape). But you're always looking to upgrade that."
Mack said he doesn't see a lot of defensive line help becoming available in CFL free agency starting tomorrow and he will most likely be looking south for some further help.
Former Bomber -- and current Saskatchewan Roughrider -- Odell Willis would appear to top the list of available defensive linemen likely to become available tomorrow, but Willis wore out of his welcome with the Bombers front office long ago.
Mack told reporters that he had targetted five potential CFL free agents this winter, but all five have since already signed contracts. Mack refused to name names, but one of those potential free agents was obviously quarterback Mike Reilly, who signed with Edmonton last month after being traded by B.C.
Mack sounded lukewarm to the prospects that do remain in the CFL free agency that begins Friday, none of whom include proven quarterbacks -- the Bombers most dire need.
"I don't see anyone who would be on the same plateau as those other five players (Winnipeg targetted)," said Mack. "I think there were five players who we thought could contribute right away. I don't think from what we see right now sitting here today that there's anybody we feel definitively (who becomes available tomorrow) would upgrade us."


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When Your Guy's Mother REALLY Hates You
You've done absolutely nothing wrong. You do whatever his mom wants you to do. You've even bought her gifts. Still, she hates you.
-Marcelina Hardy
While your guy may tell you to ignore her, it's just not that easy to do when you know she wishes that her son would break up with you. You've tried everything you can think of to have a great relationship with her. Nothing's worked. His mom is now affecting your relationship. So, what should you do?
Attack number 1: Have a meeting with her
Call her to ask if she is willing to meet up with you for a coffee or lunch. Having your meeting in a public place makes it more likely that the discussion won't get too heated to the point of screaming at each other.
At the meeting, you can ask her how you can make her son happier. A mother only wants to see her son happy, and if you show her that you are trying hard to do that, you'll win some points.
If she tells you that you would make her son happy by breaking up with him, ask her how that would make him happy. As she lists her reasons, ask her if it's possible for her son to have those same benefits without breaking up with him. You could even suggest ways you could improve what she believes is so wrong with the relationship.
Read 5 Ways a Bad Relationship Can Make You Sick
Attack number 2: Include her
Many mothers become jealous of their sons' girlfriends because they are used to have them all to themselves. To help your boyfriend's mother realize she hasn't lost her son forever, invite her to join you and your boyfriend in some of the activities you do together. Try Inviting her out to a movie she would enjoy, ask her to come to the park, or out to dinner with her.
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The Prophet Moses (pbuh)
Sovereignty of Pharaoh in Egypt and the Condition of the Children of Israel
Besides the city states established in Mesopotamia, Egyptian civilization was one of the most ancient civilizations in history. Ancient Egypt is known to have had the most organised social and political order of the time. Their invention of writing around 3000 B.C., their use of the river Nile, the deserts surrounding the country and serving as a strong defence against external threats were major factors in the successful progression of the Egyptian Civilization.
Nevertheless, this great civilization was ruled by Pharaoh, whose reign is clearly described in the Qur'an as an example of obstinacy. These people acted proudly against Allah, persisting in their denial of the religion. Therefore, even their advanced civilization, social and political order, and military achievements, could not protect them from destruction.
The most important events of the history of Egypt took place in connection to the presence of the children of Israel in the land.
Israel is the other name of the Prophet Jacob (pbuh). The sons of Prophet Jacob (pbuh) had formed "the Children of Israel," the tribe which in time came to be known as "Jews." The children of Israel first came to Egypt during the time of the Prophet Joseph (pbuh), the youngest son of Prophet Jacob (pbuh). In the Qur'an, a detailed account of the life of Prophet Joseph (pbuh) is given in Surah Yusuf. Beginning in the early years of his life, Prophet Joseph (pbuh) had faced many difficulties and had been subjected to numerous assaults and slanders. Later in his life, after his release from prison by the decree of Allah where he had been put because of a false accusation, Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was placed in authority over the treasures of Egypt. His appointment was followed by the influx of the children of Israel into Egypt. Allah describes this in the Qur'an as follows:
Then when they entered into Joseph's presence, he drew his parents close to him and said, "Enter Egypt safe and sound, if Allah wills." ( Surah Yusuf: 99)
According to the account in the Qur'an, the children of Israel, who had dwelled in peace and security in Egypt, eventually lost their status in the society, and in time, were finally enslaved. From the related verses in the Qur'an we understand that the children of Israel lived in such a condition at the time the Prophet Moses (pbuh) arrived on the scene. As described in the Qur'an, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) went to Pharaoh as "a member of an enslaved tribe." The following arrogant answer, which Pharaoh and his inner circle made to the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the Prophet Aaron (pbuh), informs us about this fact:
They said, "What! Should we believe in two human beings like ourselves when their people are our slaves?" (Surat al-Muminun: 47)
As depicted in these verses, the Egyptians had subjected the children of Israel to slavery and placed them in their personal service. To maintain and enforce this system of slavery, the Egyptians employed methods of repression. This pressure was exercised to the extent of controlling the entire Israelite population. The proliferation of the male population, deemed to be a challenge to the Egyptian's own survival, was obstructed, whilst the female population was exploited for their service. Allah relates this fact in the verses:
Remember when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh. They were inflicting an evil punishment on you—slaughtering your sons and letting your women live. In that there was a tremendous trial for you from your Lord. (Surat al-Baqara: 49)
Remember when We rescued you from Pharaoh's people who were inflicting an evil punishment on you, killing your sons and letting your women live. In that there was a tremendous trial from your Lord. (Surat al-A'raf: 141)
The superstitious religion that was prevalent in the land of Egypt was the legacy of the idolatrous practices of Pharaoh's ancestors. (Surely Allah is beyond that) This unjust religion posited the existence of numerous gods. Pharaoh was, on the other hand, believed to be a supposed living god. It was precisely this belief which proffered pharaohs with such power over their subjects. Pharaoh and his immediate circle saw the Prophet Moses (pbuh) as a threat to the way of life dictated by the deviant religion of their ancestors, since, according to that religion, it was Pharaoh who possessed all the might and glory. Pharaoh's arrogance, his striving to maintain control, and his regarding the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the Prophet Aaron (pbuh) as rivals, are evidenced in the following words of Pharaoh and his immediate circle, in their address to the Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the Prophet Aaron (pbuh). Allah relates this in the Qur'an as follows:
They said, "Have you come to us to turn us from what we found our fathers doing, and to gain greatness in the land? We do not believe you." (Surah Yunus: 78)
In accordance with his ancestors' perverted religion, Pharaoh claimed that he was a so-called god. (Allah is beyond that). He even went to such lengths as to claim he was their most exalted Lord. (Allah is beyond that). Allah informs us about this perverse attitude of Pharaoh in the below verse:
(Pharaoh) saying, "I am your Lord Most High!" (Surat an-Nazi'at: 24)
Because of their superstition, Pharaoh and his inner circle saw themselves as so-called divine beings. (Allah is beyond that). Their arrogance stemmed from the fact that they were far from the love, care and compassion, which are precepts commanded by the original religion. As a consequence of their arrogance, they believed themselves to have the right to resort to cruelty. Their mentality is conveyed in the following verse:
…to Pharaoh and his ruling circle. But they were proud and were a haughty people. (Surat al-Muminun: 46)
Pharaoh exercised such a great influence over the people of Egypt that all submitted themselves completely to him. They believed Pharaoh was the sole possessor of the entire land of Egypt and the Nile river:
Pharaoh called to his people, saying, "My people, does the kingdom of Egypt not belong to me? Do not all these rivers flow under my control? Do you not then see?" (Surat az-Zukhruf: 51)
The Nile was correctly said to be life for Egypt. All of Egypt depended on the Nile for agriculture. She irrigated the crops, provided potable water for animals and people alike. According to Pharaoh and his inner circle, the sole owner of these waters and the land itself was Pharaoh. Everyone in Egypt acquiesced to his power and complied to his rule.
In order to secure his power and reduce his people to submission, Pharaoh had divided them into factions and, by the help of his trusted advisors among them, ruled over these weakened groups. In a verse, Allah draws our attention to this situation:
Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land and divided its people into camps, oppressing one group of them by slaughtering their sons and letting their women live. He was one of the corrupters. (Surat al-Qasas: 4)
Prior to the birth of the Prophet Moses (pbuh), Egypt was a land of depravity and corruption. Based purely on racial discrimination, people were enslaved and tortured. Without apparent justification, Pharaoh decreed that all male sons born to his Israelite subjects should be killed. Moreover, plunged into arrogance and cruelty, he saw himself as a so-called god on earth. (Allah is beyond that) By way of an established system of rule, Pharaoh held everything under his control and made people adhere to him.
It was under these circumstances that the Prophet Moses (pbuh) was sent by Allah as a messenger, to bring about an end to the oppression and cruelty, to remind people that He is our Lord, teach them the original religion, and rescue the children of Israel from captivity.


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Inefficiency catches up with McCarthy in Bronx
NEW YORK -- Brandon McCarthy is pretty certain about the way most of his pitches will move.
The D-backs right-hander, though, is still looking to get that same feel for his changeup. He threw a perfect one to strike out Brett Gardner in the fourth inning on Tuesday, but one batter later, the pitch cost him and the D-backs the game.
Robinson Cano deposited McCarthy's misplaced changeup into the second section of the left-field bleachers for a three-run homer to help the Yankees beat the D-backs, 4-2, at Yankee Stadium.
When he reworked his mechanics and changed his arm slot a few years ago, McCarthy lost the feel for the changeup, and he's been working to get it back since.
"It's still such a hit-or-miss pitch," McCarthy said. "Sometimes it's there, sometimes it's not. It's very hard for me to get to a place where it can be relied on in a situation. It was coming along; I felt like it was doing what we needed it to do. It just maybe, in that count, it might have been too good a pitch."
The D-backs led, 2-0, after three innings, but while they had Yankees starter Ivan Nova on the ropes, they were unable to deliver a knockout blow.
Similarly, McCarthy was pitching his way into and out of trouble as the Yankees wound up stranding the bases loaded in both the first and second innings.
"I was just completely out of sync and just kind of not able to do a whole lot," McCarthy said. "I felt like I was at least still battling, which is kind of good. I just couldn't get right from the 'pen all the way through. Even after evaluating, I don't know what it is mechanically that I was looking for. Just everything was so off."
Yet he was still ahead. Then came the fourth.
Lyle Overbay and Chris Stewart led off the inning with singles, but McCarthy rebounded to strike out Gardner on a 1-2 changeup that was picture perfect.
The way that pitch was thrown gave catcher Miguel Montero the confidence to call for the changeup when Cano ran the count to 3-2 with runners on first and second.
Montero wanted the pitch away and McCarthy left it middle to middle-in, and Cano crushed it.
"I felt he had a good feel for the changeup, and I just called it," Montero said. "I don't second-guess myself. It was just a bad pitch, regardless."
When McCarthy struggled in his last outing, he said that he and Montero relied too much on hard pitches and did not change speeds enough.
The pair vowed it would not happen again, so Montero called for more of the changeup on Tuesday.
"He threw a couple of pretty good ones today," Montero said of McCarthy. "Obviously, he threw good ones and bad ones. We've got to call that pitch. We can't stay on one pitch -- hard, hard, hard. We've got to throw it and hopefully execute it. It's just part of the game."
Cano is the Yankees' hottest hitter, and the D-backs acknowledged that when they walked him with two outs and runners on second and third in the second inning. That was not as much of an option with runners at first and second in the decisive fourth.
"He got to a 3-2 count, and the ball didn't move as much as he needed it to," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "Even if it does, he's a very good hitter. He got us. We pitched around him early in the game and got away with it, but we had no way out of it this time."
The D-backs were able to chase Nova from the game after five innings, but that was of no help, as four Yankees relievers allowed just one hit over the final four innings.
"They all came in and got everybody out," D-backs designated hitter Eric Hinske said. "That's a recipe for success right there. Late in the game, you've got to try to claw back and score some runs, and we weren't able to. Give them credit. They did a great job."
All players on both teams wore No. 42 jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, which was officially Monday, when both teams were off. As it turns out, the hero of Tuesday's game was extra motivated to play when he saw the jersey hanging in his locker.
"That was one of the days that I always wanted to be in the big leagues to play," Cano said. "That guy opened the door for us. It's amazing to get a chance to wear 42 that day."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Have/Have Not Competition is Over!
The BB12 Houseguests Have/Have Nots Competition is over, and they got their food us fans voted for! Click 'Continue Reading' to see who are Have Nots for the week, and what food we chose! Then come on into the FORUM to get all the Big Brother scoop!Details


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DETROIT - Michelle Tubbs was 30 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"I remember coming home and basically falling down in my room and balling my eyes out," said Tubbs.
Forced to learn the world of chemotherapy, radiation and mastectomies, the young wife and mother also discovered an additional burden when she went to support groups with older women.
"They all pitied me. And they said oh, 30 you are so young and I'm like I know, it makes me so mad. And I was, I felt worse leaving that support group meeting than I had felt throughout my entire treatment," Tubbs said.
Michelle started the first local chapter of Young Survival Coalition (YSC), which focuses on cancer survivors under 40.
"We all know each other's names and if there is a new person, we devote that entire meeting to that new person," said Tubbs.
The group deals with issues of particular concern to younger cancer survivors.
"Sexuality, fertility, dating, adoption, feeling like your bodies are failing you so much earlier in life," Tubbs added.
There might not be an YSC chapter in Detroit if not for Tubbs who still stings with the pessimism of her earlier encounters with other cancer patients.
"She told me every horrible thing in the world that could possibly happen during treatment and I vowed to myself that I would never do that to another woman," said Tubbs, while describing her encounters.
Tubbs believes in positive messages.
She is one.
Now 35, she is currently cancer free and pregnant with her second child.
Tubbs shares this hope with the YSC group.
"They need to be up-lifted; they don't need to be brought down. They don't need to be afraid," Tubbs said. "They need to know it is going to be ok. They need to know that there is life after cancer. A long life."
Providing support in life's toughest moments, Michelle Tubbs is boosting The Heart of Detroit.
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Anglin's Pier Underwater Clean Up
26.18962, -80.0956
Please plan on entering the water at 8 am and dive until 9:30 am.
With the help of Tommy the Pier Manager, several fishermen and other volunteers we're all doing a great job and it's looking a lot better down there !
Again, we will have buckets going up to the pier. Each time a bucket is filled, it will be pulled up and emptied by volunteers on the pier.
The rules:
You must have sea snips and gloves. (discounted for this event)
No exceptions. We notice some using knives to cut line in our videos and would like to remind you that sea snips are much safer and required. Thanks.
You must sign a waiver for this event at the store or at the pier. You can sign the waiver a day or two early. Thanks in advance for helping us out with this. I know that it's hard work and I really appreciate it.
Be safe and have fun !!!


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Big Eye Stadium
Kisho Kurokawa
Oita City, Japan
The gentle curves of the spherical design resemble the curves of the surrounding landscape. The choice of a sphere, an expression of abstract symbolism, enables the retractable roof to move along its surface.
The retractable roofs are closed right above the spine, after gradually moving parallel up to the spine. They are pulled up with wires that have a winch member at the bottom. Each rib has a different curve ratio from the others, and each wire has a different load from the others.
The giant's blink is supported by advanced technology that calculates and controls the loads, and by external wires powered by computers.
/Kisho Kurokawa
It might be just coincidence but we have a pineal gland in the brain that is said to be a degenerated eye-like organ. It seems that we had a third eye in our brain to look up the sky, rather than two eyes to see the world on the earth.
Since people abandoned the universe to stay on the earth, the third eye became useless and degenerated. Seeing the Big Eye watching only the sky, such a thought came to my mind.
Interview by Makoto Takahashi
A retractable seating system removes the seats, that are placed at the edge of the field to enhance the feeling of being part of the soccer arena, to accommodate track events.
The elliptical roof opening runs along the north-south axis for the field to get proper sunlight exposure. The economical structure of the main beam arch, with perpendicular horizontal-running sub-beams, corresponds to the elliptical shape of the roof opening. The vastness of the site made this type of pipe-arch structure possible and also the most reasonable.
A slit is cut between the roof and the spectator seating to allow for natural ventilation in the summer, and to create a feeling of openness and a view of the mountains. The use of ultra-modern teflon membrane panels with 25% light-permeablity removes the need for artificial lighting during daylight hours.
A moving camera is placed on the main beam, the world's first, to deliver dynamic images to the rest or the world.
Stadium, feature several facilities including a general fitness center, a training and lodging center, a botanical pool, 2 multi-purpose athletic fields, 2 soccer and rugby training fields, a sub-training field, a softball field, a public baseball field, 11 tennis courts, a throwing event practice field, a gate-ball field and an open track that can be used year-round because of the retractable roof feature.
The Oita Stadium, chosen as an arena for the World Cup Games in 2002, will continue to grow striving to become a large-scale and extensive all-purpose sports park ready for the 2008 Second Tour of the Japanese Inter-Prefectural Athletic Competition.
Facts about Big Eye Stadium
Site area (Entire Park):
2,550,000 ft2
Building area: 51,830.36 ft2
Total Floor Area: 92,882.08 ft2
Kisho Kurokawa
Naotake Ueki
Yukio Yoshida
Ken Nishikawa
Kenichiro Tomita
Shiori Sugimura
Hoshina Atsushi
Kimihiko Ikeda
Noriko Umetsu
Eizo Takayama
Eizo Takayama
Daisuke Matsui
Shiori Sugimura
Structural Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical:
KT Group
Oita Prefecture
Last updated: December 19, 2013
See also
Blog: "Shopping" in Tokyo - Omotesando area
Blog: "Shopping" in Tokyo - part two
Renzo Piano: The Architect's Studio
Humlebæk, Denmark
Situ Studio reOrder: An Architectural Environment
New York, New York, USA
Rewarding Lives - The Moderns Exhibition installation
West Hollywood, California, USA
The New York Times Building
New York, New York, USA


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Chennai, Sep 11 (IANS) Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who has donned a new hat of a distributor for his upcoming Telugu action-drama "Bhai", says he is experimenting right now.
"I don't plan to do this (distribution) aggressively because I'm only testing the waters with 'Bhai'. I will see the response to my film and then decide on the next course of action. It's a different ball game and I don't want to take any hasty decision," Nagarjuna told IANS.
Slated to release this month, "Bhai" has been directed by Veerabhadram. It features Richa Gangopadhyay, Prasanna Venkatesan and Kamna Jethmalani in important roles.
Popularly called Nag by his friends and admirers, as a producer he has funded films "Ninne Pelladuta", "Yuvakadu" and "Manmadhudu".
Do you plan to distribute several Telugu films lying in the cans?
"First of all, not all the films lying in the cans are good. There is a misconception that hundreds of good films are still lying in the cans. Why would any producer not want to back a good film? Most of the good films get picked up and what is left is not up to the mark," he said.
"Distribution has a lot do with economics, and therefore, one needs to be very careful. I will let time decide," added the actor-filmmaker, who has also produced "Bhai".