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Jesus Fernandez and Toheeb Okenla were recently named winners of NFTE's annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (NYEC) for their business T&J Soccer, a retail business that sells soccer socks to protect player's shins during game. Fernandez, a 17-year-old student at Thornwood High School and Okenla, also 17 and now studying at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, took home the $25,000 grand prize, prevailing over the top 34 businesses from around the country. Jesus and Toheeb were able to hone their business plan and prepare for the competition through the entrepreneurship education programs provided in the NFTE curriculum. We contacted Jesus and Toheeb and asked them to reflect on their NFTE experience and NYEC win.
Tell us a little bit about your business and what inspired you to create it?
We are T&J Soccer and we manufacture soccer socks with a built-in pocket for shin guard inserts that guarantee maximum safety and comfort for youth and adult athletes. Being experienced soccer players, we noticed that shin guard stability was a problem, not just for us, but for our teammates as well We would always lose our strap and sleeves, and even when did have them, our shin guards weren't guaranteed to stay in place.
What is the biggest thing you learned while developing your business plan for T&J Soccer?
The most important thing we learned while developing our business plan for T&J soccer is the one characteristic that sets successful entrepreneurs apart from the pack: perseverance – an ability to overcome any obstacles that arise. A good example would be before the first round in the national competition, we discovered that we didn't have the right powerpoint to present. But instead of letting that pull us down, we decided to use it in our favor, by explaining to the judges that "the powerpoint is not our business, we are our business, and we know it like the back of our hand." We went on to win the competition!
Of everything that you learned from the NFTE program, what do you think is the most important?
The most important thing we learned for our experience with the NFTE program is that many of the same skills that make an entrepreneur successful add up to street smarts. An entrepreneurial mindset can be applied to a wide range of things: from weighing the cost/benefits of a job to making the tough choice on how to invest one's time and money into a certain project.
What's next for you now that you've won the National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge?
Our next step is definitely to network, network, network. We plan on scaling the manufacturing process, and getting our business up and running.
Do you have any advice for young entrepreneurs out there?
It would be first: find something you're passionate about and identify a niche in that industry where there is an opportunity for improvement. Then, create a vision for yourself. Finally, RUN WITH IT!
Check out T&J Soccer's winning NYEC presentation below:


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GLOUCESTERSHIRE were unable to pull off another great escape in the County Championship as they suffered a ten-wicket defeat against Essex at Chelmsford.
The County had recovered from perilous positions to earn draws from their last two home games against Surrey and Glamorgan, as well as in the reverse fixture against Essex earlier in the season, but were finally punished as they conceded over 500 runs in the first innings for the third game in a row.
After being reduced to 56-6 when batting first, Gloucestershire relied on the tail to help them score as many as 224, number ten David Payne top-scoring with an unbeaten 48 as Reece Topley (5-53) and David Masters (4-67) ripped through them.
The depleted bowling attack then toiled as Ravi Bopara (147) and Jesse Ryder (133) hit centuries in Essex's total of 541 all out, the last six wickets going for just 32 runs with Jack Taylor taking 4-125 and spin partner Tom Smith 3-101.
Gloucestershire needed a big innings from someone to stave off defeat but Alex Gidman (53) was the only batsman to score a half-century in their total of 325.
A 52-run last wicket partnership between Adam Rouse (49) and Matthew Taylor (32*) ensured Essex had to bat again, taking just nine balls to reach their target of nine.
Gloucestershire have dropped to seventh in Division Two as Essex leap-frogged them and have a tough game against second-placed Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl starting next Monday.

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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on A9 TV dated November 20, 2011
Surat al-Ikhlas
"'He is Allah, Absolute Oneness, Allah, the Everlasting Sustainer of all.
He has not given birth and was not born. And no one is comparable to Him."
We know that especially in the End Times Christianity will disappear in Islam, Insha'Allah. This is also a verse depicting the End Times, because the last verses generally refer to the End Times. The verses refer to every time but Almighty Allah especially revealed that verse as a cure to the corruption of the End Times, the scourge of trinity. Almighty Allah says, "Allah is One."


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Amazon is my BFF. Oh how Amazon is my BFF. I'm going to contact the copyright people in charge of that Twelve Days of Christmas tune, and ask that "Partridge in a Peartree" be changed to "Amazon on the Internet." That way, the beloved phrase "Amazon on the Internet" can be repeated twelve (or is it thirteen?) delicious times.
Partridge in a Peartree? So not useful. Amazon? Useful. And Amazon Prime? Eee gads.
This was Christmas 2009. Lookie how Amazon even does the wrapping.
Isn't that beautiful? Brings tears of joy just looking at it.
Here's a closeup of their fabulous wrap jobs.
Also note that I have blurred the addresses so you freaks cannot figure out where I live.
How on earth did we handle Christmas without Amazon? Tune in next time when I tell you about how UPS is my other BFF (HELLO BROWN! You can do LOTS for me!) Without UPS, Amazon is just as useful as a Partridge in a Peartree.


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Happy Birthday, Jessica Simp- JESUS!
You may have seen a few of these gigantor Jessica Simpson pics when the British tabloids paid out the butt to get the exclusive rights to them last week, so what better way to celebrate her 32nd birthday today than for me to finally get a hold of them and make them even more readily available on the Internet? I'm joking, of course, so somebody should probably talk Chili's into serving Cinnabons now before she turns green and smashes all our dicks into paste. I really didn't think this through.
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Russian Arts Theater to Stage DR. CHEKHOV'S SWAN SONG AND OTHER PRESCRIPTIONS, 2/26-3/23
Previously presented at sold-out theaters, critically acclaimed Russian director Aleksey Burago returns with his signature staging of Anton Chekhov, this time at the historic Stanton Street Shul.
The story is about an aging actor who wakes up alone inside a theater and begins to recollect the past, confusing memories with beautiful hallucinations. A dream play, this animated and unusual show includes hilarious stories such as Death of the Government Clerk, Fat and Thin, A Chorus Girl, Surgery, A Little Joke, Daughter of Albion, Confessions and many more. Featuring legendary Russian actor Ernst Zorin of the Vakhtangov Theater, and set designer Olia Rogova of the Moscow Art Theater, a stunning mix of visual images are created from the simplest materials. Join us as we transform a two-level synagogue and present Chekhov as you've never seen him before.
The production runs Tuesday, February 26, 2013 through Saturday, March 23, 2013, playing Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 8PM. Sunday matinee show at 2pm.
Language: English
Length: 1 hr 45 mins
Intermission: Yes
All performances take place at The Stanton Street Shul, 180 Stanton Street (Between Clinton and Attorney), New York, NY. Subway: F to Delancey str, or J, M, Z to Essex str. Price: 10$ - 25$. Contact: (347) 470-7287, email@example.com, or www.russiantheater.org.


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A9 TV; 15 January 2012
The Messenger says, "My Lord, my people," the people of our Prophet (saas) or whoever, "treat this Qur'an as something to be ignored." (Surat al-Furqan, 30) So what will be the greatest trouble and affliction in the Ummah of Islam? The abandonment of the Qur'an. Our Prophet (saas) has one complaint, the abandonment of the Qur'an. That is the reason for all these disasters and tragedies. The abandonment of the Qur'an.
"Your people deny it [the Qur'an] and yet it is the Truth." (Surat al-An'am. 66)
People do not regard the Qur'an as sufficient. "It is incomprehensible," they say. There is a scourge in most people that stems from their having no respect for the Qur'an. Look, this is highly significant; there are two points I concentrate on. One is the bigots' opposition to the way of the Mahdi. The second is their opposition to the sufficiency of the Qur'an. Our Prophet (saas) complains about both of these. And Almighty Allah draws our attention to them both.
"When an example is made of the son of Mary your people laugh uproariously." (Surat az-Zukhruf, 57)
"They laugh uproariously," He says. "They retort, 'Who is better then, our gods or him?'" Even now they foolishly imagine they mock the coming of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). They do not believe it. They regard the people they deify as more important. They regard their own idols as more important. A great many Muslims are devoted to people with the status of idols. Look, they say, "Who is better then, our gods or him?" They want to keep their own teacher or sheikh on top. That is why they do not want to see the return of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) or the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). "They only say this to you for argument's sake." Allah shows how keen they are to argue. Look at Facebook and everywhere and there are people suffering from disease or argument and gossip. "They are indeed a disputatious people." (Surat az-Zukhruf, 58) They are both argumentative and also hostile to Allah, the Book, Jesus the Messiah (pbuh), the way of the Mahdi and Islamic Union. That is what the Qur'an refers to, insha'Allah.
(A response to a viewer who asks, "They do not help me at home. I want to live fully by the moral values of the Qur'an and to earn Allah's approval. But they laugh at me. What is the best thing for me to do?")
We must raise our level of general culture. We must be highly cultured. Really knowledgeable. One knowledgeable person is enough for a city. If you are knowledgeable enough to obliterate Darwinism and materialism then that is it. People will collapse psychologically in the knowledge that such types exist.
(In response to a viewer's e-mail saying, "Could you tell us what harm the communists have ever done you that you blacken their name so much?")
Communists damage themselves more than they harm me. They suffer because of themselves. Communists have a terrible time, and most live in suffering. Communists have always lived in pain. Have you ever seen a happy communist? Very rarely. They are always in pain. I want them to be happy, I want the nation to be happy.
(In response to a report that the mufti, the senior religious official in Palestine, said when he accepted Al-Fatah's invitation, "The destiny of Muslims is to kill Jews. The Day of Resurrection will only take place after the Jews have been killed by Muslims.")
In other words, "Muslims will only be able to relax once the Jews have been killed. There is no longer any obstacle to Islamic Union. It will be wonderful," he says. "That is the whole question," he says. But what have you got to lose by uniting without killing the Jews? May Allah forbid, but let us assume you have committed such a slaughter. Now what will you do? You will sit back and smoke your pipe, scratch your gut and take it easy. Do the Jews tell you not to read the Qur'an or not to establish Islamic Union? Do they tell you not to strive against Darwinism and materialism? Are the Jews holding you back? Your own government forces you to study Darwinism and materialism. Do Jewish prime ministers or presidents force you to study it? You oblige yourselves to. You yourselves believe in Darwinism and materialism. In Morocco and Tunisia and Algeria. Palestine [in the 1970's] used to be a bastion of communism. People went to Palestine for communist training. People went there for "guerrilla" training from all over the world. Was it Jews who provided that communist training there? No, it was you. Did the Jews set up those communist guerrilla training camps? No, it was you. You cannot get anywhere with bloodshed. Allah will visit afflictions on you. You will suffer even worse. You must be reasonable. I am addressing the people who support such murder.
They taught people in the light of their own hatred and anger. Look at Facebook, and you will see people filled with hatred and anger. Expressions of love are very rare. I see young girls swearing at one another. They have all these words with a sexual content. It is all full of sexual profanity. There is a swear word behind almost every word. People ask me why I say "insha'Allah" all the time. And I ask them why they have to use swear words all the time. I add "insha'Allah" or "masha'Allah" to everything I say. And you add abbreviations of swear words all the time. That is wrong. What I do is right.
Young people are highly affected by sincere talk. There are some people who talk a lot of nonsense. I do not understand. They talk utter nonsense. Do they really believe it, or are they just playing? I was at home and wondered to myself whether these people are crazy. It is impossible to really believe such nonsense. Some of these people are highly educated. It is impossible. If they are just amusing themselves, this is a crazy way of behaving. And if they really believe it, that is even crazier. Can what they say be true in any way at all? They talk about "....an animal, 400 kilometers long, with its head or tail in the sky, wriggling under the ground. The dabbat al-ardh (Beast of the Last Days) is waiting," they say. Such a creature would destroy the world. They do not seem to be joking. And grown men sit nodding their heads and listening. "See what the holy one is saying?" they ask. I am unclear whether the people listening are joking or if they really believe it. They talk utter nonsense. I do not want to repeat it. Unbelievable things. But our young people are really bright, intelligent, cultured and educated. How can they believe in utter nonsense? They are talking total nonsense. You know those people who go into drug-induced states in hospitals? Not even they would ever talk such total rubbish. Not even they would utter such disgraceful rubbish.2012-03-04 13:10:10


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cute belt and its on the v-day list cuz its red.Tags: fashion, accessories, leather, candy, women, belts, couture, women's fashion, couture candyAdded 9 Years Ago from Couture Candy


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BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - School may be on break but school supplies are causing quite a controversy in Birmingham.
The parents of a 6th-grader at Derby Middle School have filed a lawsuit, possibly a class action suit, against Birmingham Public Schools claiming the district is violating state policy by asking families to pay for supplies used in a public school.
The lawsuit specifically mentions a $10 notebook which comes with a school calendar, a $6 school-issued lock and a gym uniform which includes shorts and a T-shirt for $19.
Not all parents at the school are backing the lawsuit.
More: Education headlines
"I don't mind, I mean, I rather my daughter has everything she needs, so we're willing to pay for it and contribute toward whatever they need for each class that they're in," said parent Jennifer Krut.
The district's attorney released the following statement:
"This lawsuit doesn't have any merit," said attorney Timothy Mullins. "There is nothing inappropriate about asking parents to pay for certain school supplies."
Amy Banta, a Birmingham mother, said she is not surprised the school would be asking parents for money when it comes to supplies for the students.
More: Birmingham, Mich. news
"It doesn't bother me that they would charge for school supplies. I feel that the state doesn't give the school enough money anyway. I am more than willing to pay for it," Banta said.
The lawsuit will go before a Circuit Court judge next week. The lawsuit seeks $25,000 in damages which could change if more parents jump onboard.
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Because I'm not the most organized person in the world I took out a package of country style ribs, let them thaw, and then looked through my cookbooks for a recipe.
I found a few but compared to recipes for other cuts the CSR is like a redheaded stepchild. Anybody know of a good online recipe I might use?


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Lhemvrin eicrýs (literally Lembrin writing) was invented by Sander Dieleman to write Lembrin, a constructed language serving as ceremonial language for Lemuria, a micronation. Lhemvrin eicrýs was originally an adaptation of another conscript, called Lemurian vulgar, invented by Sander in 2004. Over the course of two years Lhemvrin eicrýs gradually moved away from its origin, though there are still a lot of similar characters.
ne ve rom ývera, mir ivarrinamme t s imecýn gema dos' mir is'egamir. al mir dauma λánisso te vraisu, itém mir vrexta oru ne van cua qaun ac' tamin ma mis aŋ miri is'adri aiŋá.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another
in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
If you have any questions about Lhemvrin eicrýs, you can contact Sander at: firstname.lastname@example.com
Information about the micronation of Lemuria (under construction)
An overview of Lembrin grammar
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I am new to Python, so please bear with me.
I am currently working on a project that acts as a middle ware which requires active user sessions to be periodically refreshed on the upstream system. I have no control over the upstream system other than to make some requests to it. One of the requirements is to allow users to be inactive on our system for a longer period of time than they are allowed to be inactive on the upstream system. In order to do this I need to periodically send a keep alive request to the upstream system. What I am trying to figure out is how this can be done.
The simplest way I can think of is to iterate through all active sessions, which are handled by pyramid_beaker, and send the keep alive request based on the upstream's session id stored in each of the sessions. If it is not possible to directly get a collection of all of the sessions is there a way to monitor the creation and destruction of sessions? Are either of those two options possible? If not, any pointers to another way this can be accomplished?


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Former Labor federal MP Craig Thomson maintains Victorian police deliberately set out to make a spectacle of his arrest on fraud charges.
Mr Thomson, who now sits as an independent in parliament, was last week arrested by NSW police executing a Victorian warrant at his electorate office at Tuggerah on the NSW central coast.
The arrest was captured by television cameras and caused a sensation in political circles.
NSW fraud squad chief, Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, admitted on Monday he had erred in saying Mr Thomson had refused when asked to surrender prior to his arrest.
"The NSW police were misled by the Victorian police," Mr Thomson told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
"The truth of the matter is they could have sent a summons to my solicitor and we would have been there tomorrow in Melbourne just the same.
"(It) was deliberately designed to create a spectacle. That's what they went out to achieve. It was unnecessary and hurtful and humiliating."
The MP said two rounds of strip searching by police was "certainly not routine".
"Again, I think it was part of what they were looking at doing," he said.
Mr Thomson has consistently denied allegations he misused member funds to pay for prostitutes, air travel, entertainment and cash withdrawals when he was national secretary of the Health Services Union (HSU).
Mr Thomson also said he was committed to seeing out his term in his seat of Dobell but had not made any further commitments.
While his arrest had damaged the federal government, Mr Thomson believed Labor could win the September 14 election based on its policies.
Mr Thomson's wife will accompany him when he faces Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday over the 149 charges.


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The foundation of the Central Mosque in Koln, Germany was laid by the Department of Religious Affairs Turkish Islamic Union at a ceremony where Turkish Republic's State Minister, Faruk Celik participated in.
While the representatives of the Catholic and the Protestant Churches participated in the ceremony, Chancellor Angela Merkel sent a greetings message.
In his speech, Faruk Celik raised the notice that the 20th Century left a climate of intolerance behind itself but today, the representatives from all of the religions met here; so, a climate of tolerance was created. He also expressed that people are now travelling by the same ship, and said; "We can not turn a blind eye to the differences. We do commit mistakes if we try to remove these. The differences are just like patterns on the same carpet. So they need to be preserved."
Department of Religious Affairs Chairman Ali Bardakoglu also emphasized that this mosque will be like a freedom monument of all religions.


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Pearl & Shell Ring- The perfect wedding ring alternative!
So it's completely out-there, in-your-face, off-the-wall design, but I would still recommend it as a wedding ring. How utterly unique! And not something that will drown on you. If I were getting married anytime soon, this'd be my pick. Do you agree?


text: Challenges await new W.Va. House speaker, team By Lawrence Messina July 21, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The challenges facing West Virginia's new House speaker may be reflected in one of the few leadership changes he's made.Majority Leader Brent Boggs and Finance Chairman Harry Keith White will exchange jobs Aug. 1. The swap is the biggest shake-up announced so far by Speaker Tim Miley since fellow delegates chose him to lead the House in June.Each lawmaker is trading one tough assignment for another.The Finance Committee takes the lead on the annual state budget, and general tax revenues continue to falter. That could make for a painful process when the Legislature completes a new spending plan in 2014.General revenues during the just-completed budget year missed their mark by $45 million -- or twice that amount counting the special income tax refund account the state drained to offset weak tax collections. Budget cuts, including a last-minute $17.7 million slice, helped the state avoid a spending deficit when the fiscal year ended June 30. The state is expecting $4.13 billion from general revenues during the current budget year, or $31.4 million less than last year's below-estimate total. "Obviously, we are in a difficult time budget-wise," said Boggs, of Braxton County. "Revenues in certain areas are an issue." A railroad engineer, Boggs previously sat on Finance and had risen to become its vice chair when then-Speaker Rick Thompson chose him as the Democrats' floor leader in 2008. "That was probably the hardest part of becoming majority, was leaving the Finance Committee," Boggs said. "Hitting the ground running is important. We certainly will have a lot of challenges facing us."With White at the helm, the House Finance Committee took the lead on the current budget during this year's session. The Mingo County banker understands the task that awaits Boggs."There just wasn't any wiggle room to do anything," White said. "It's going to be another tough budget year again next year." The majority leader defends the party's position on the floor, and rallies its delegates. The job has grown more difficult as the Democrats' majority has dwindled in recent elections, and it began 2013 with 54 of 100 seats. White expects the 2014 session to be as much about that year's midterm elections -- the entire House is on the ballot -- as anything else."The [Republicans] will probably try to push issues to the floor to get [roll call] votes" that can become election ad fodder, White said.GOP lawmakers argue that such attempts, on issues including same-sex marriage, abortion, and drug-testing for people receiving welfare-like benefits, enjoy the support of most voters."What the Republicans have tried to accomplish is what the people want us to accomplish," said House Minority Leader Tim Armstead. "Unfortunately, this same leadership has blocked those issues time and time again."Lamenting Miley's choices as continuing the status quo, Armstead also counted tax and regulatory measures among the "bold" changes that GOP lawmakers seek to pursue. "It's not to get roll call votes, it's to get things moving," said Armstead, of Kanawha County. "We will continue to fight for the changes that need to be made."Miley said he has a game plan for his leadership team and its caucus heading into 2014."The challenges facing the House are the same ones facing the Democratic Party: making sure that we as a legislative body try to prioritize our focus on those matters that will move West Virginia forward," the speaker said.Miley is sticking with the approach he outlined in his acceptance speech following his election as speaker. He sees West Virginia's top needs as improved education and job training; statewide high-speed Internet access to aid both distance learning and online entrepreneurs and business development; and support of the state's coal industry and other natural resource sector players."Moving the state forward has been a never-ending job. No one has ever denied that there's more to be done," Miley said."I think this leadership team is going to continue to move West Virginia forward, and working with the Republicans to do so. Hopefully, we can focus on working together and getting things done rather than who gets the credit." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 More than 1,200 student-issued iPads unaccounted for in Kanawha County 2 WV Ethics Commission considers letting state officials go to Greenbrier 3 Eclipse will be partial in WV, but still spectacular 4 WVU to offer tailgate turnkey service at football games 5 After cuts, WV tobacco prevention employees relocated More defense cuts coming, Hagel says Previous Story Statehouse beat: Move from Finance may not be a demotion Next Story


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I built a website RNL Services LLC
Looks like crap when viewed in 600 x 800 browsers. The content collapses. If you are on a higher resolution browser you can see what I am talking about by resizing your browser.
I would like to emulate what happens at the following website Merchants Bonding Company
The following is my css
html, body, #wrapper {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: none;
text-align: center;
#wrapper {
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: left;
vertical-align: middle;
width: 400px;
#page_home {
height: 635px;
width: 974px;
margin-top: -8px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
Go to RNL Services LLC to see the source.
Thanks in advance for any help
Success! That did it! I love it when it all comes together. With all of your help of course. Thanks a million.
Try removing the height on #page_home and giving it "overflow:hidden;" instead. THe problem is that the children are flaoted and the parent doesn't recognize it is there, thus it is collapsing in height.
I wasn't able to really see what you meant but that seems like the obvious solution to what you are describing.
Thanks Ryan but that didn't seem to work. It is still doing the same thing.
Basically in a nut shell. This site fails on a computer with a screen resolution of 800x600. I am assuming your computer has a higher resolution than that. Basically go to [RNL Services LLC and collapse your browser so that it is smaller than the website I created. You will see how it fails. Now go to [url=http://www.merchantsbonding.com]Merchants Bonding Company](http://www.rnlservicesllc.com) and do the same thing. Their site does not collapse.
If you look at my site I have drops of water going off of the edge of the site. If you look at my site on a 800x600 resolution screen or an IPhone or something like that I want the outside water drops to be ignored so it fits correctly on the screen.
I hope that makes sense. If you look at the source code imbedded in the website I have
body {
background-color: #c02327;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #000;
background-image: url('images/rnl_services_home.jpg');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: top center;
I put images/rnl_services_home.jpg in the background.
Lose the fixed value on the background image and set a min-width for html,body.
body {
background-color: ;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #000;
background:#c02327 url('http://www.rnlservicesllc.com/images/rnl_services_home.jpg') no-repeat 50% 0;
It has nothing to do with the above problem but as Ryan said also remove #wrapper from the height:100% routine as that won't do what you expect.
Use a min-height if needed instead.
html, body {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: none;
text-align: center;
#wrapper {
margin: 0 auto;
text-align: left;
width: 400px;
* html #wrapper{height:100%}/* IE6 min-height*/
Although you don't seem to be doinh anything that needs the 100% effect.
It works!
I just have one other issue. Check out the following image
I would like to remove the red on the left of the website. I want the red bubbles to be ignored and the website to be seen. I have a feeling if I made that background larger it would knock off the website.
Now that I looked at the rnl_services_home.jpg I don't think the background is affecting the browser. Why do I see that red on the left?
Set the min-width to the same size as the center portion of that image (974px I think) and then change the other #page element to match.
#page {
height: 635px;
[B] width: 974px;[/B]
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin-top: -8px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
background-color: #c02327;


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de Sylvia Pengilly
Acerca del libro
This book traces my video/visual work from 2001 to the present. All the images are created with the Artmatic Pro software (UIsoftware.com), and many are stills from the videos.
I addition to the images I have also described the videos from which many of them come, the concept behind them, and an idea of how I went about creating them.
My interest in mathematics and physics is very obvious as the titles and concepts on which many these works are based are drawn from these disciplines.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Bellas artes
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
80 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación dic. 08, 2007
- Etiquetas Digital art, music, fractals, physics, mathematics
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I am primarily a composer of electronic/computer music, however, I have always been fascinated by the correlation between what the ear hears and what the eye sees. This has led me into the wonderful world of computer graphics and animation. Many of the images in this book are still frames from the animations. I am also very interested in mathematics and physics, and concepts from these disciplines frequently provide the basis for my works. I am professor emeritus from Loyola University, New Orleans, whiere I taught theoy and composition for many years, and founded and directed the electronic music composition studio.
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Dori Meyer also provides one-on-one sign-up help from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in the Grisham Room of the Library Center. Reservations are recommended but not required. For details call 417-616-0542.
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TWO women had to be cut out of cars in two separate crashes on the A120.
It is believed a car was hit at around 8am after turning left from Harwich Road and being hit by a car coming from Harwich. They hit the central reservation and the eastbound carriageway was closed for nearly four hours.
One person was trapped and firefighters attended the scene to release them, and did so by about 9.10am.
Two people were taken to Colchester General Hospital with minor injuries. A third escaped without injury.
The road was closed at the junction with the A133 causing delays to drivers.
During the closure a car and lorry crashed just before the A133 junction.
Two fire engines from Colchester and one from Wivenhoe rushed to the accident to release a woman trapped at around 10.30am.
There were five different ambulance vehicles at the scene.
She was released by about 11.30am.
All roads were opened at 11.45am.
Bernard Jenkin MP visited the site this morning to speak to police. He is urging the Highways Agency to implement new measures to improve safety at the Hare Green and Pellens Corner junctions.


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Red cups have been known as ambassadors of good times for over 40 years. In fact, they have become ingrained in American society, which can be illustrated by the release of Toby Keith's smash hit "Red Solo Cup" and his recent appearance with Kristen Bell in a giant red cup on the 2012 CMT Music Awards. Identifying with America's love for the iconic red cup, Phoenix-based Red Cup Living is launching its company and product line which includes four different reusable and dishwasher safe plastic red cups, a patented magnetic red cup bottle opener and an apparel line. Now there is a red cup you don't have to throw away! The company is establishing Red Cup Living as a fun lifestyle brand to inspire people to come together to create good times and great memories.
Red Cup Living's mission is to preserve a 100 year American tradition—convening on the front porch or patio. It used to be that neighbors knew each other. Today, neighbors may share a wall or fence but usually nothing more. Americans long for what the front porch represents—the ideal of community in America. Red Cup Living combines these two cultural staples making connecting fun, in a way that brings community back to American neighborhoods through gathering together, sharing conversation and beverages held by a red cup.
Of course, Red Cup Living started with a red cup. The founders, a husband and wife team, wanted to see their own neighborhood more connected, so they built a large front yard patio and started having casual "patio parties". Anyone in the neighborhood is invited to stop by for a red cup and conversation. No formal invites—just a get together. After a few months they were amazed how it brought people closer together, formed new friendships and helped bring a sense of community to the neighborhood. All this happened while having a lot of fun. As a result, Red Cup Living was created with the vision to share the Red Cup Living lifestyle and philosophy with the rest of the world.
"Email, texting, and social media all give us an easy excuse to avoid face-to-face interactions. Life is busy and it's easy to forget the real value is in relationships and community with others," said Michael Romley, co-founder of Red Cup Living. "Red Cup Living stands for bringing back the vital American value of community with a little fun mixed in."
The Red Cup Living brand is launching with four different reusable and dishwasher safe plastic red cups and a patented magnetic bottle opener in the likeness of a red cup. The Red Cup Living reusable cups are constructed of high quality, break-resistant, double wall ABS plastic; are BPA and phthalates free and FDA approved. The magnetic bottle opener hangs on the fridge and catches caps when opening a bottle. It's also available with a lanyard, to be worn around the neck always ready to open the next bottle. Red Cup Living products are great for parties, BBQs, beach, pool, camping, boating, tailgating or just hanging out.
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Thirteen-year-old Greg Hoffman had been begging his parents for an iPhone all year. So on Christmas morning he was thrilled to find the object of his desire under the tree, but there was a catch.
The phone came with an 18-point set of terms and conditions that he had to agree to before the phone could be his. And the agreement did not come from Apple or the phone provider, it was from his mother.
"Merry Christmas! You are now the proud owner of an iPhone. Hot Damn! You are a good & responsible 13 year old boy and you deserve this gift," the agreement begins. "But with the acceptance of this present comes rules and regulations."
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Hi all,
I'm completely new to javascript/jquery/ajax/etc (though have loads of experience coding in other languages) and I'm hoping to reload an Image in response to a user interaction with a page (a jquery slider UI element) on my site (in signature). (For complete accuracy a server side program is called in response to the slider and then the image is reloaded).
So my questions are: will this be relatively straightforward? And secondly do you know of any links that might be useful for me in getting started with this?
Many thanks!
I guess my question is probably a little too vague - I'll do a spot more investigation myself and then I'll come back with more focused questions
If you change the src of an image, it'll cause that image to load.
If you want to load the same image again, you can append something random to the end, after a question mark.
Ex., I have an image called "image.png". I want to force it to reload, so I just add something random to the end, like a random number, so it becomes:"image.png?1542". The same file will load, but the browser thinks it's different, so it causes it to load again.
Hope that helps.
Thank you for the tip... I wanted to have an image refresh whenever a user came to the page. It helped me come up with the idea to use PHP to generate a random number, thus forcing the browser to refresh.
<img src="this-week.png?<?php echo rand(5, 9); ?>" />
Thanks so much for the info! I now have the image reload working fine, never thought it would be so straight forward. The next thing I need to do is to call a php file via ajax. Is it straight forward to get the image reload to wait until the ajax call has finished?
Many thanks again!
Yes but you'd need to do it using JavaScript from within the function that runs when the Ajax call returns rather than doing it from PHP.
thanks - that makes sense
For the most part the image reload is working perfectly - though for larger images, there is a noticeable delay between clicking the link/button and the image reloading - would it possible to show a twirling animation before the file is actually ready for reload?
Yeah, you'd want to use a preloader.
Here is an article which describes one approach to it: Preloading and the JavaScript Image() object | TechRepublic
Great suggestion - I'm off to implement this. I think I still need to figure out how to display a spinning gif when loading content. Maybe for another day and a separate thread. thanks everyone for the help!
Basically all you do is hook in an event for when the image is done loading.
Then, when you go to change it, change it to the spinning gif.Then, once it's done loading, change the spinning gif to the image you just loaded.


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Airlines may test do-it-yourself passenger bag tagging by Roger Yu USA TODAY
Get ready to add another "customer service" to the growing list of do-it-yourself tasks at airports.
American Airlines and Air Canada say they're in talks with the Transportation Security Administration for a trial program in Boston likely later this year to let travelers tag their own checked bags for the first time in the U.S. Delta Air Lines says it's in talks with TSA for a trial at another airport.
While self-tagging -- or letting travelers print and affix destination tags on bags -- is common at foreign airports, only airline agents can currently do that in the U.S.
It's designed as a service to help speed customers through check-in.
The tags, which contain a bar code and the destination airport code, are scanned by TSA as bags are screened for explosives in non-public areas before being loaded onto aircraft.
The trial will let the airlines' customers at Boston Logan print tags from several customized self-service kiosks and place them directly on their luggage without agent supervision. Passengers will still have to see an agent in a dedicated line who will check the ID, scan the tag to validate it and place bags on the conveyor belt.
The airlines say self-tagging won't impose additional security risks because it doesn't change how bags are screened behind the scenes. TSA, which oversees air security, declined to comment on the trial.
The trial is a small but crucial step in an effort by the industry to ultimately automate bag-tagging. The hoped-for scenario -- advocated chiefly by the International Air Transport Association, a global airline trade group -- is to get customers to do the task without getting agents involved.
American Airlines and Air Canada say they're still working with TSA to determine the start date, but hope to introduce it before the busy year-end holidays. If successful, it may be introduced at other airports.
Worldwide, 32 airlines allow self-tagging, the IATA says. At several airports, including Amsterdam and Stockholm, passengers can place tags and drop their luggage at designated spots without seeing an agent, says association spokesman Steve Lott.
"We want to eliminate any hassles related to waiting in line," Lott says. "It removes some cost and hassle for airlines, too."
In recent years, airlines have stepped up automating the check-in process, programming kiosks to do more tasks, for instance, such as upgrading seats.
Automation has helped airlines reduce their workforce. The U.S. airline industry employed 564,000 as of August, down 8.4% from August 2005.
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After 18 years as the news director at KMOX Radio, you could understand if John Butler has spent part of his days reflecting on the past. But Butler doesn't spend a lot of time looking back. Avoiding nostalgia when talking about KMOX is difficult for all of us who've been following its legendary image for generations. This, after all, is 'The Voice of St. Louis,' the station that Robert Hyland built, where Buck, Carney, Hardy, Costas and many more St. Louis radio Icons made their marks. When I started work at One Memorial Drive in 1993, Anne Keefe still filled the studio with her gravely tones and cigarette smoke, and Jim White lurked in the dimly lit studio down the hall.
I met John Butler when he came to KMOX in 1995. I was in the newsroom, trying to beat another hourly deadline; and he was touring the station, trying to decide if he should leave WSYR in Syracuse, N.Y., and take the news director job at the 'Mighty 'Mox.' He was still a young gun in his late 40's when he breezed through the newsroom on that August day. I'd seen other candidates pass through, but this one looked different. I remember thinking, This one marched with determination, like he was on a mission. As if he knew it was going to take a lot of work to get the news operation up to his speed. As Butler himself recalls, "When I got here, they were still doing phone interviews with alligator clips and recording on reel-to-reel tapes."
Those times—in many ways—were still in the dark ages of technology. My colleagues and I spent hours editing stories by cutting and splicing audio tape with razor blades! Butler was up to the challenge: He worked to retool the newsroom and brought the operation out of the analog era and into the digital age.
Times have indeed changed at KMOX, most dramatically last fall when the station moved to new studios just west of Tucker Boulevard on Olive Street. It was there when I recently visited with Butler, who is a bit grayer than when I worked for him, but is still as fit and energetic as ever.
"So, what do you want from me?" Butler asks with a smile as we settle inside his new office. "Nostalgic reflection," I reply. "Not happening," he quickly responds.
It's not that Butler doesn't treasure the great moments he's had, like the day Jack Buck pulled him away from breaking news and took him to lunch with Stan Musial—just the three of them eating at a small table. Just when I think I'm about to get him talking about the good old days, he turns the conversation back 180 degrees. "You can't live in the past, you have to keep moving forward—but you can't live in the present, either!" Butler proclaims with those smooth radio pipes. "You have to live in the future, what's coming around the corner, what's coming at you. What's the next thing that's going to be out there? You've got to be on the cutting edge, to use a cliché."
There are certain things that you just can't look past. He's led the news team through huge events: Gov. Mel Carnahan's plane crash, devastating tornadoes, and most personally, the unimaginable murder of his morning drive host, Nan Wyatt, in 2003. "Sitting in the newsroom the night it happened, everyone was in tears," Butler recalls, adding that he remembers how he and the rest of the staff—all Wyatt's friends and colleagues—had to work through it. "What a tragedy. She was a great person and a super journalist," he says. "It was a big story; unfortunately for us, it was a very difficult story."
We also talk about his two tours of duty in Vietnam, serving in an Army Psychological Operations unit in 1968 and 1969, but Butler offers few details, except to say that his job there was to win the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people. Again, he snaps back to the present and the future.
Butler talks about the changes in the business, like webcasting and editors who take on-air stories and turn them into online information. He isn't discouraged that KMOX no longer is the ultra-dominant ratings-holder back in the day—before the audience was fragmented by competition on all sides. He says the 50,000-watt 'blowtorch' still is an 800-pound gorilla.
"I tell you what," Butler says, with a pause for emphasis. "The next time there's black ice, and there are accidents all over the place; the next time a tornado hits, or your power goes out; or when the next big thing happens, you know where people turn—they go to KMOX. I can put a dozen reporters out there—all good and experienced—and we've proven it over and over again."
That's about as nostalgic as he gets. John Butler just doesn't spend a lot of time looking back.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The United States will begin its chase for the 2013 Davis Cup tennis title when it hosts Brazil in a first round tie at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
The matches are set for Feb. 1-3, with the two teams facing off in a best-of-five series for the right to advance to the second round and face the winner of the Serbia-Belgium match.
"Hosting the Davis Cup competition represents a great opportunity for our city to receive the global attention it deserves," said Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown. "The word is getting out: Jacksonville is a premier city for major sporting events. Our city's selection emerged from a highly competitive process, and it goes to show that we have the staff, facilities and expertise to create a marquis experience that will delight the thousands of fans headed our way. We have a tremendous tennis community that is eager to engage in a first-class tennis event at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena."
"There is nothing like playing Davis Cup in your home country, and Jacksonville will be a great venue when we host Brazil next year," said Jim Courier, who led the United States to the semifinals this year in his second season as U.S. Davis Cup captain. "We were very happy to draw a home match. This could be a great opportunity for players like John (Isner), Sam (Querrey) and Ryan (Harrison) to experience a home court advantage for the first time in their Davis Cup careers."
This will be the first major tennis event held in the arena since it opened in 2004. It will be just the second home match in his capacity as U.S. Davis Cup captain for Florida native Courier. The U.S. played all three of its matches on the road this year, posting wins over Roger Federer's Swiss team and France before losing to Spain in the semifinals.
The matches begin on Friday, Feb. 1, with a pair of singles matches. On Saturday, Feb. 2, the two teams will face off in a doubles match. The reverse singles matches are set for Sunday, Feb. 3.
The matchup with Brazil will be the first home tie for the U.S. since the 2011 quarterfinals in Austin, Texas, and just the third home tie for the U.S. since 2009. In that time, the U.S. team has played seven road matches -- all on clay.
Originally created in 1900 as a match between the United States and Great Britain, the Davis Cup is awarded to the winner of the 16-nation World Group, which is the culmination of competition between 122 competing countries.
The event is being organized, staged and promoted by the United States Tennis Association. Tickets will go on sale to the general public in early December. For more information, fans can call the U.S. Davis Cup hotline at 888-484-8782 or visit www.usta.com/daviscup.
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'Switched at Birth' Star Vanessa Marano Talks Bay, Boys + More!
Vanessa Marano gives us the scoop on Bay, guilty pleasures, and her ultimate dream role!
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Switched at Birth fans know Vanessa Marano as the artistic, multi-dimensional Bay Kennish. And with the show in its second successful season, this 20-year-old is poised to take Hollywood by storm. We chatted with the sarcastic (yet totally sweet!) Marano about the gig that made her a star, awkward dates, and where you'll catch her next.
Betty Confidential: Where were you when you first found out you got the role of Bay and how did you react?
Vanessa Marano: I was with my mom and some friends at P.F. Chang's. It's a tradition –we go there after every audition. When I heard that I got the role, I was so excited. I go into everything with skepticism, but everyone realized how special this show was from the very start.
BC: How would you describe Bay's taste in guys?
VM: Colorful. She goes through a variety of different guys. Bay started out with a preppy boyfriend, moved on to Ty, who was more of a street kid. Then she dated Emmett, an artist. I think it's safe to say she doesn't exactly have one type!
BC: Were you supportive of the Bay/Emmett relationship?
VM: In the beginning, until he cheated on her.
BC: Do you believe in second chances in relationships?
VM: It depends on each individual person and what they're willing to forgive and move past. For me, cheating's a big no-no.
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BC: Besides cheating, what's your biggest deal breaker when it comes to guys?
VM: Oh, a variety of things! At the top of the list is not being able to hold a conversation. I always have especially awkward dates. My last one was a blind date –one of my good friends set me up and it was so uncomfortable. There were a lot of awkward silences and we had nothing to talk about. The vibe was all wrong!
BC: Are you anything like your character?
VM: When the show first started, we were nothing alike. We're still very not similar in our outlook on things and the way we handle situations and people. But over time, my humor and sarcasm became a part of Bay.
BC: What's your favorite part about your character?
VM: That she's not too easy to get along with. Too often, characters on television are watered down and simplistic. Bay doesn't mesh with people right away. She has this layer of vulnerability that you have to make an effort to strip away.
BC: How has Bay grown from the start of the series until now?
VM: She's changed a lot. Bay went from a rebellious teen with a woe-is-me attitude to someone who goes at things with full-force. She doesn't let things get to her as much.
BC: What are you most excited about this season?
VM: We have an all-ASL episode coming up [Ed note: The episode will air on March 4, 2013 at 8pm ET/PT]. It's never been done on television before. It's a risk, but I think it'll be so worth it!
Up next: Funny on-set stories, the scoop on Marano's new movie, and…Adam Brody!


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It's not that he isn't supportive, but the first few times he "mentioned" my hobby, I showed him the garage with ALL his tools and even said (kidding, of course *wink*) "You can sleep here too if I hear another comment about all my tools."
Or sometimes I would get that look from him - you know the one - 'do you really need (fill-in-the-blank)?" And I will tell him, "What's that you would say...oh yea...right tool for the job."
And an oldie, but goodie: "How come we always double the budget on any project you do...oh yea...that's right...because there is always a tool you need to buy."
But to be fair, I never let him use my tools even though I use his. I used his table saw and I told him that it needed a new blade cause it cuts worse than my cake leveler! He ran out and got a new blade.


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With Saint Mary's shooting layups minutes before Saturday night's tipoff against USD, a Toreros fan leaned over the Jenny Craig Pavilion front-row railing and yelled to the Gaels, "It's gonna be a little closer tonight."
His reference: the Gaels' 33-point blowout of the Toreros at Moraga 17 days ago.
The fan was correct. It was closer, but still a decisive Saint Mary's victory. Behind Matthew Dellavedova's 19 points and seven assists, the Gaels dealt the Toreros a 74-64 defeat before 3,446.
Johnny Dee led the Toreros with 19 points. He also had seven rebounds, one off Jito Kok's team high. Christopher Anderson scored 10 for the Toreros.
The victory was Saint Mary's ninth straight. The Gaels improved to 10-1 in the WCC, 21-4 overall. USD fell to 6-5 and 13-13.
Dellavedova teamed with a former Gael, Patrick Mills, to form Australia's starting backcourt at the London Olympics, and the senior has left an impression on USD coach Bill Grier.
"I think he's an NBA point guard," Grier said day before the game.
The Aussie only enhanced Grier's opinion Saturday. He was 5 of 11 on three-pointers, added the seven assists, picked up four rebounds and only turned the ball over twice.
"I think Matt's a special player," Grier said after the game. "He's not the greatest athlete but what he is, he's a winner and he's really cerebral. He uses the ball screen better than anybody I've ever seen.
"He just kept finding guys going to the rim."
The guy he located most often was 6-9 Brad Waldow, who scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting.
The evening did not begin well for USD. Sixty-six seconds after tipoff the Gaels led 8-0. The visitors would go up 15-6. But the Toreros started an 8-1 run, pulled to within 16-14 and from then on the first-half was a see-saw affair.
Neither team led by more than three the rest of the half. There were four lead changes. With 3.6 seconds to play in the half and the game tied 34-34, Saint Mary's rebounded a USD miss and called timeout.
Dellavedova took the ball deep in the backcourt, rushed up the floor, tossed a lob near the basket and where was Waldow?
Right place at the right time to slam dunk it home just before the buzzer.
It was 36-34 at intermission. The Gaels would never trail again and opened the second half outscoring USD 11-3 for a 47-37 lead.
Said Grier, "I don't know if the play they made at the end of the half kind of broke our spirit, but we came out of the locker room playing lethargic. We couldn't get anything going offensively."
Dee said Waldo's slam wasn't the turning point.
"I don't think it had any big impact on the game," said the sophomore guard out of Rancho Buena Vista High. "It didn't crush our soul by any means. We weren't down at all."
Dee, in fact, scored USD's next seven points on a three, two free throws and a layup to pull the Toreros to within 47-44.
But Dellavedova – and tired legs – might have done in USD. Saint Mary's outscored the Toreros 12-4 in the next 4:57 to make it 59-48.
That, in essence, was the game. Saint Mary's smallest margin the rest of the game would be eight points.
As for the tired legs, USD was playing its fourth game in eight days.
Asked the difference in the game, Grier said, "I think fatigue was a big part of it. Why we would have to play four games in eight days, I don't know but we did. We just seemed like a really tired group (in the second half)."


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's live conversation with the Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, A9 TV, October 18th, 2011
ADNAN OKTAR: Alhamdulillah, Masha'Allah. Muslims are also waiting for this for 1400 years masha'Allah.
RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: We have been waiting 4,000 years.
ADNAN OKTAR: Masha'Allah. Masha'Allah.
RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: Since Abraham [Kalil] we have been waiting 4,000 years for the Messiah to come.
ADNAN OKTAR: Masha'Allah, Masha'Allah. That is right Alhamdulillah, that is because it is mentioned in the Psalms and in the Torah as well as in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas).
Of course. In the Qur'an, Almighty Allah makes reference to the Torah and the Psalms.
I mean Allah says "look at the Torah and the Psalms, that is mentioned in there."
RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: And until then there must not be bloodshed.
ADNAN OKTAR: There won't be [bloodshed] insha'Allah.
RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: Until then we will begin to speak, to listen, we can agree, we can disagree, but there can be no bloodshed.
ADNAN OKTAR: Look; "And He [Moschiah/Hazrat Mahdi] will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth," -that is to say he will influence the world with his words, not with weapons. Isaiah, 11:4
RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: Isaiah said: "The Lord God hath given me the tongue of them that are taught," and "The Lord God hath opened mine ear" (Isaiah 50:4,5) These are two things. This teaches us that we must know how to talk and know how to listen.
ADNAN OKTAR: Masha'Allah. Masha'Allah. Masha'Allah.


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Sheryl Sandberg has angered the feminists.
Speaking at her alma mater, Harvard Business School, in 2011, the Facebook chief operating officer told the students: "If current trends continue, 15 years from today, about one-third of the women in this audience will be working full-time and almost all of you will be working for the guy you are sitting next to."
The horror.
Sheryl Sandberg has angered the traditionalists.
She wrote, "As more women lean in to their careers, more men need to lean in to their families ... We need more men to sit at the table ... the kitchen table."
Oh, the humanity.
That Sheryl Sandberg has managed to anger such polar opposites within 172 pages of one slim volume shows just what a hot button the gender question is -- and just how willing Sandberg is to push it.
By now, everyone's heard of Sandberg's push to urge women to "lean in" to their careers, instead of backing off. The Washington, D.C.-born businesswoman's crusade started after a 2005 Women@Google event (Sandberg was a vice-president at Google at the time) when noted feminist Gloria Steinem invited her to speak at the Women's Media Center. That talk evolved into a 2010 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talk, Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders, that went viral.
Sandberg puts much of the onus for why there's a shortage of female leaders on women's shoulders. That upset the feminists. They say letting employers and government off the hook for leaving barriers in women's path unfairly blames women for their lack of progress.
Yet, this portion of the book contains Sandberg's most common-sense arguments. If women aren't making the progress in the workplace they should given their advanced education and other factors, it makes sense that women must change what they are doing. Men aren't going to. No one gives up power willingly, Sandberg argues, so it's unrealistic to expect that men, who fill the ranks of government and business, will make the changes needed for women to succeed.
Sandberg, 43, weaves her personal experiences and cultural references -- from Tina Fey to Arianna Huffington to Joe Biden -- with an impressive array of research to establish that women's progress has stalled. Change is desperately needed, she convincingly argues, not just for women's sake, but for the business world's sake and even -- yes, she dares to say it -- men's sake.
She calls on women to speak up, ask for what they want and not shy away from promoting their abilities.
Her argument thins when she takes on motherhood and the workplace. Her own experiences as a mother of two in a high-profile, extremely demanding role are inspirational. But then, progressive workplaces such as Facebook embrace innovation, and that includes workplace culture as well as technological developments.
Sandberg's elevated status in the company allows her to set her own hours. No doubt, that is easier to do when your title is chief operating officer or senior legal council rather than data entry clerk or waitress.
But her call for working mothers, who are too often powerless as individuals, to come together to demand change is overly idealistic. The truck-stop waitress with a handful of kids to feed is going to pay a higher price for making such demands than a COO will.
Sandberg's point is well made, though: getting more women into leadership roles will change the world and women's reality.
Maybe the followup to this book, Lean In Circles -- part mini business school, part book club, part support group -- that Sandberg is calling on women to form, will be the follow through to make that change.
She is donating her income from the book to establish Lean In, a non-profit organization that encourages women to lean in to their ambitions. (Some of the income will also go to other charities that support women.) It just seems doubtful that truck-stop waitresses will find relief any time soon.
Despite the double Harvard degree, the high-profile career, some of the lofty theories, Sandberg doesn't come across as arrogant. She acknowledges her good luck: a strong mother, supportive father, great mentors. And a husband willing to do more than his share of parenting.
That's another piece of great guidance she shares: "My advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not make them good husbands."
Studies show that one factor above all can help a woman succeed: a supportive partner able and willing to share the family work.
But she veers off again in her view that employers should feel comfortable asking women at work about their plans to have children. Her point may be to ensure women know having children need not limit them in their careers -- a point many women relegated to the mommy track would argue -- but asking the question courts claims of discrimination.
Lean In was inspired by seeing too many women lean out, give up when they see so little room for advancement. Sandburg started noticing female colleagues disappearing from the workplace about the time it dawned on her maybe feminist wasn't a dirty word.
In college, she and her overachieving female classmates believed feminism had achieved all its goals. Perhaps she has now discovered why the woman's movement stalled.
Even if all her arguments don't work, Sandberg has started a conversation about women at work. And that conversation is widespread -- from the New York Times to the Globe and Mail to feminist website Jezebel to Vanity Fair to 60 Minutes.
Can the revolution be far behind?
Julie Carl, Free Press associate editor, reader engagement, is not afraid to call herself a feminist.


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Hard-Won Accolades
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Thirteen Bridgewater State University students, members of what's commonly referred to as the ICE Program, were congratulated by Gov. Deval Patrick and other officials at a Friday morning ceremony. The event marked the completion of the academic year by the program's participants.
"We are proud to have them as part of our BSU community," said Mary Price, director for university's Center for Pre-K-12 Educational Outreach, in her opening remarks.
The state-funded Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment program offers public high school students, aged 18-22, with cognitive difficulties the opportunity to participate in inclusive college courses (credit or non-credit) to increase their school and work success.
Joining Gov. Patrick and BSU President Dana Mohler-Faria on the dais was state Secretary of Education Matthew Malone. Also in attendance was Richard M. Freeland, commissioner of higher education, state Sen. Marc Pacheco and other lawmakers and state officials. Representatives from participating school districts in the program – Brockton, Carver, Easton, Marshfield, Old Rochester Regional and Weymouth – were also in attendance.
BSU's involvement in the ICE Program began in 2011 with 17 students. President Mohler-Faria announced that the university planned to institute a residential component of the program and increase the number of participants. The governor, meanwhile, confirmed that the program, now active on 10 campuses across the commonwealth, would see expansions next year in both funding and reach.
Many of those who addressed the capacity crowd in the Rondileau Campus Center ballroom told the ICE students that they gave as much as they received, including President Mohler-Faria.
"I know this means a lot to you," he said. "You need to know how much this means to us."
The president added that the ICE program meshed perfectly with BSU's mission, which is steeped in the idea of social justice.
"We need to think about how we serve the entire commonwealth," he said. "We are here to create opportunity and expand that opportunity."
Seven hundred students across the state have participated in the ICE Program in the seven years since its inception. Participation in such programs roughly doubles the chance of gaining meaningful employment, to 42 percent, for those with cognitive difficulties.
This moved Gov. Patrick to remind the students they can indeed succeed with the right preparation and perseverance.
"You can hope for something more and reach for it," he said.
The students honored at the ceremony were: from Brockton, Christian Crooker, Meredith Goodwin, Nikko Tolman and Amy DeAndrade; from Marshfield, Scott McFarland and James Sperguiro; from Easton, Christopher Gammons, Erin Maloney and Kevin Figeoria; from Carver, Paige Lawson and Shelby Richardi; from Pembroke, Stephen Galanzi and Wendy Griffin; as well as Robert Muse from Old Rochester Regional High School, and Greg Walsh from Weymouth.
Read a previous story about the ICE Program. (Photo by student Brian Zayas, story by John Winters, video by TVS)


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This is Jeff Sanders who died in Union County, NC on November 4, 1932.
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This is Jeff Sanders who died in Union County, NC on November 4, 1932.
1861-65 Time Period — South Carolina
From Jeff Sanders Pension Application dated 23 Sept. 1931, with deposition dated 23 July 1931 from Mack McManus.
State of North Carolina
County of Union
Mack McManus being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a Confederate Veteran, having served in Co. B 26th Reg't. SCST, and is now on the Pension Roll of Union County, N.C. And this deponet further deposeth and saith that he is personally acquainted with the applicant, Jeff Sanders, having known him all of his life; that Jeff Sanders and affiant were reared in close proximity in the Lynch's River community; that Jeff Sanders is 88 years old and is blind. And this deponent further deposes and says that the said Jeff Sanders was a free negro prior to the Civil War, and was drafted into the service of the Confederacy and served for three years as a cook and laborer, throwing up breastworks and performing other necessary duties as a laborer in the armies of the Confederacy and under the command of Col. Ace Evans; that the said Jeff Sanders entered the service of the Confederate States Armies from Lancaster County, S.C., and served the greater portion of the three years in and about Charleston, S.C.; and that affiant has personal knowledge of the service of the said Jeff Sanders in the armies of the Confederacy and that the facts relative thereto are well known in the community wherein affiant and he were reared.
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Season 8: Episode 148: The Van Buren BoysAs Jerry wonders why a new girlfriend was available for their first date on her birthday, the foundation asks George to interview candidates for a college scholarship. After eliminating several highly qualified candidates, he recommends Steven, an average student who reminds him of himself. But Steven's goal to be a city planner gives George second thoughts about honoring someone with such high aspirations. Meanwhile, Jerry wonders what he isn't seeing that makes everyone else think Ellen is a loser.
As Elaine is asked to ghostwrite J. Peterman's autobiography, Kramer inadvertently convinces some hoodlums that he was once a member of their gang. So, when Elaine has difficulty finding anything that hasn't already been said about his life, Peterman buys Kramer's stories to use as his own. However, Elaine has her doubts when the stories fall flat. Meanwhile, when Jerry arranges to spend a weekend with Ellen, George and Kramer decide to put a stop to it. And when he tells Steven that he's losing the scholarship, George is confronted by the same gang that attacked Kramer.
After initially keeping the Van Buren Boys at bay by convincing them he was once a member, George's failure to steal a wallet belonging to Morty Seinfeld forces him to submit to the gang's punishment. Then, as Jerry decides to put Ellen to the test by meeting his parents, he convinces Elaine to make Kramer's stories into something useable. However, when her efforts to reshape them don't meet with his approval, Peterman gladly sells them back to Kramer, unaware that they were Elaine's fabrications. Finally, as Elaine seeks Newman's help to finish the book, his parent's approval convinces Jerry to dump Ellen.


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Making great strides in pharmacy
Local pharmacist awarded Future of Pharmacy award
Saturday, Jun 07, 2014 06:00 am
Pharmacist Ashley Davidson would argue that she still has lots to do. But already her portfolio shows no shortage of achievements.
Only recently, the owner of the Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Mission Hill Plaza was recognized with a Future of Pharmacy award.
Presented annually by the Alberta College of Pharmacists, the award recognizes up to three pharmacists who have been in practice for less than five years.
Recipients must have demonstrated strong leadership and role model skills, and offer extraordinary promise to the profession.
�It�s definitely a great honour to receive the award amongst all the accomplished pharmacists,� said Davidson. �It made me feel that there was so much more that I need to do. I have to live up to it now.�
A native of St. Albert, Davidson graduated from the University of Alberta in 2010 and started her work at a pharmacy in the south side of Edmonton.
During this time, she created a pilot project with Alberta Health Services Palliative Home Care that provided dying patients with better access to their medication from home.
She also obtained her additional prescribing authority (APA), which she has since incorporated into her business. This allows her more flexibility with renewing prescriptions and adapting pills to a patient�s needs, she said.
�That can open up the physician�s time as well as the medi-centre�s,� she said. �It can help make the process streamlined and benefit the patient.�
She took over the local pharmacy in September 2013.
Davidson said it�s important to work with both local patients and physicians. In the future, she looks to provide more services to the community on smoking cessation, as well as travel medicine and vaccination.
She also wants to work with residents toward better blood pressure and diabetes control, she said.
�I grew up in St. Albert, I was raised here, so the opportunity to come back and make an impact on the community has been something I really wanted for a long time,� she said.