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- How does Fred Malek propose somehow getting the 47% to become part of the 1%? That is an unsolvable failure of the Republican Party, droning on about how EVERYONE needs empowered to become uber-successful and consequently uber-rich. In their view eliminating taxes and gutting regulations will result …
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- Another negative side effect of NOT drinking: Your dating prospects drop to nearly nil. I'm out in the dating world. I tell a woman I don't drink. Automatically she presumes it's because I have a problem with alcohol, currently or in the past. It's as if the decision to not drink is not to be truste …
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Is woman justified in suing over 'Drive' trailer?Mon Oct 10, 2011
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text: Antony "Tony" Harnell is an American singer, songwriter and producer, best known for his work with the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. Harnell joined bands ranks in 1984 and stayed with the band for next 22 years. During that period the band toured exclusively in Japan, Scandinavia and USA and released such classic and critically acclaimed albums as TELL NO TALES, INTUITION and MY RELIGION. Harnell quit with the band for professional and personal reasons in 2006, after finishing the tour supporting album ALL THE WAY TO THE SUN. Harnell's other credits include working bands like Westwood, Starbreaker and Mercury Train, with whom Harnell released his latest album in 2010. On June 2, 2012 TNT celebrated its 30th anniversary by playing a concert at the Clarion Hotel in Trondheim. The band performed show together with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Harnell, who now performed for the first time with his former colleagues since his departure from the band. On following day we had a pleasure to sit down with the man himself and discuss about his thoughts about the show as well as his future plans and of course some blasts from the past as well… Read on!

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NASD Fines BRUT $2.2 Million for Publishing Erroneous Execution Quality Reports, Other Violations
Washington, D.C. — NASD announced today that it has ordered New York's BRUT, LLC to pay $2.2 million for rule violations relating to publication of erroneous order execution quality reports, backing away from the firm's posted quotes, failure to maintain two-sided quotations, failure to comply with the rules applicable to trade-throughs and locked and/or crossed markets, non-retention of emails, OATS deficiencies and inadequate supervision. In addition to the fine, BRUT agreed to revise certain of the firm's written supervisory procedures within 30 days.
BRUT's erroneous order execution reports related to orders sent to the firm's ECN. BRUT's share of monthly Nasdaq trading volume amounted, at times, to more than 13 percent of Nasdaq executions. "Monthly order execution reports provide data that must be made public under federal securities regulations," said NASD Senior Executive Vice President Stephen Luparello. "BRUT's inaccurate reports compromised the ability of the investing public and other market participants to accurately assess execution quality and compare venues for execution."
NASD found that from October 2001 - shortly after the requirement to publish order execution reports took effect - through July 2005, BRUT published execution reports that contained critical errors. Specifically, when subscribers of BRUT's ECN entered orders that included a "reserve size component," BRUT's treatment of these reserve size orders resulted in execution reports that did not include the full size of each such order. Instead, after each portion of a reserve size order was executed, the newly displayed portion of the original order was counted as a separate order in BRUT's execution reports. The incorrect treatment of reserve size orders impacted BRUT's reported order size, reduced the order execution time, and increased the number of covered orders.
The effect of the errors contained in BRUT's execution reports varied. Certain errors may have resulted in certain execution quality statistics appearing to be better than was actually the case. Other errors may have resulted in execution quality statistics appearing to be either better or worse than was actually the case.
NASD also found other regulatory violations by the firm. At certain times between April 2004 and June 2005, BRUT failed to execute certain orders presented to the firm at its published quotation in an amount up to its published quotation size. In addition, in certain instances between April 2003 and June 2005, BRUT failed as an ITS/CAES market maker to maintain a continuous two-sided quotation for certain securities. Further, in certain instances between September 2003 and September 2005, BRUT submitted millions of Order Audit Trail System ("OATS") reports that were rejected, inaccurate, incomplete, improperly formatted, or late. Finally, BRUT failed to implement effective supervisory systems and written supervisory procedures reasonably designed to detect and prevent the kinds of violations detailed above.
In settling this matter, BRUT neither admitted nor denied the charges, but consented to the entry of NASD's findings. Investors can obtain more information about, and the disciplinary record of, any NASD-registered broker or brokerage firm by using NASD's BrokerCheck. NASD makes BrokerCheck available at no charge to the public. In 2005, members of the public used this service to conduct more than 4.3 million searches for existing brokers or firms and requested more than 194,000 reports in cases where disclosable information existed on a broker or firm. Investors can link directly to BrokerCheck at www.nasdbrokercheck.com. Investors can also access this service by calling (800) 289-9999.
NASD is the leading private-sector provider of financial regulatory services, dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. NASD touches virtually every aspect of the securities business - from registering and educating industry participants, to examining securities firms, enforcing both NASD rules and the federal securities laws, and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.nasd.com.


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Experience Island living at its best in this beautiful vacation rental on Pelee Island. Located down a quiet cul-de-sac on the north-west corner of the Island, this two story cottage has all the amenities of home. With 3 private bedrooms, plus open loft, 2 full bath and large open concept kitchen & living room, this chalet is ideal for entertaining. Located across the road from the lake, sandy beach access is just a few steps away.
Pelee Island boasts an array of attractions the entire family can enjoy. From fishing, biking, hunting or birdwatching, to simply lounging on the beach or enjoying a picture perfect sunset, Pelee is the ideal place to relax and enjoy yourself.
You can travel to the Island by ferry boat, airplane or personal watercraft. American visitors please note that a valid passport is required to re-enter the US.
We hope you will take advantage of this unique community and plan your summer get-a-way to the Island.
2 nights - $750
3 nights - $900
4 nights - $1050
5 nights - $1200
6 nights - $1350
7 nights - $1500
All prices are in CDN dollars. A non-refundable booking deposit is required at time of booking by cheque or EMT.
Please inquire for 2017 availability. Quotable rates through VRBO are not calculated accurately. Please refer to 2017 Standard Rates in listing description.
Beds: - 3 private bedrooms each with queen sized beds
- Open loft with 1 double and 1 single
- Toddler Bed
- Crib also provided
Keywords: Chalet, Lake, Retreat, Cabin, Beach
As always, another great stay!
Great place that we hope to rent again. Very clean and spacious. We had a great time celebrating my brother's birthday at this lovely cottage. Thank you Kristen and Dayne.
Claudia and Mike Rogers
London, Ontario
Presented well on line and no surprises upon arrival. Upon entry we found this residence to be very comfortable with tons of room. Clean, well supplied along with relaxing holiday place. Great television considering our location. Everything was definitely appreciated from very clean rooms to well stocked fire pit having enough wood for our entire stay. Would definitely recommend this home to stay at for vacation. Only fault was not on water but knew that from online description. Would stay there during future stays on Pelee island.
The cottage was very pleasant.
The listing description of the property was very accurate.
The bedrooms and bathrooms were clean.
The property was overall fairly clean...(some additional attention to the Front Porch/spider webs, furniture, etc. is recommended).
The yard was very well maintained..grass was freshly cut!!! Thank you!
Very pleased with the Owner's customer service.
I would definitely recommend the property to my friends and family.
We liked and used the beach across the street very much.
We had a fantastic time at your place. There was plenty of space for all nine kids to run around the huge back yard, while the four moms sipped wine from the front porch while experiencing the beautiful view of the lake. The property was spectacular. Very clean with everything you could ever need. We are already talking of making it an annual trip! Thanks again for sharing it with us!
We stayed for 3 delightful nights and thoroughly enjoyed the cottage and the island. Myself, sister, niece and 84 year old mother had a fantastic girls-only retreat. When we arrived at the cottage we felt like we were visiting friends...everything was so comfortable and had that "lived-in" feeling. The whole cottage is bright and airy and it was nice to have an upstairs with a second bathroom and 2 large bedrooms. The kitchen was great to work in and we loved the island in the kitchen. The beach was a short walk away across a grassy field and down a slight slope...worth the walk. Lovely water, great for swimming. This year there isn't much of a beach as the lake is so high. My sister's dog had a great time chasing balls in the backyard (which is very long and perfect for dogs that need a lot of exercise). All in all, a great time at a lovely cottage!
*2016 Standard Rates*
2 nights -$750
3 nights -$900
4 nights - $1050
5 nights - $1200
6 nights - $1350
7 nights - $1500
Weekend and partial week availability is limited. Please inquire.
Please refer to standard rates in listing as quotable rates are not accurately calculated.


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October 22, 2012 BY Aaron Hope
Italy is responsible for arguably the most stunning pair of Nike Air Max 97s ever released, a luxurious leather build limited to just under 1700 pairs. This latest AM97 release is constructed in a somewhat more familiar form mixing patent leather and mesh, but its tri-striped tongue and heel loops pull the black/white design toward the Mediterranean boot-shaped country with equal parts red, white and green. These aren't individually numbered but figure to still be a tough cop for US sneakerheads as a Foot Locker Europe exclusive, so have a closer look below and let us know if you're able to import a pair.
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Then the reality check sets in: While gold certainly fits into our lifestyles, it doesn't exactly fit into our budgets.
So naturally we flipped when we found Sally Hansen's 18K Gold Hardener, which you can get at Target for only $7. But the eye-catching element isn't just pretty to look at - gold is said to boost collagen levels and have firming qualities.
The 18K gold is blended with peptides and amino acids to promote nail growth and create a tough shield to keep nails from breaking. It brushes on just like a lacquer and adds an luminous sheen that would look equally #OnFleek over colored polish or worn solo.
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The Los Angeles quartet OK Go is coming to San Diego, and as evidenced by this video, UCSD students have already put on their dancin' shoes.
The band, known in no small way for their meticulously choreographed music videos, is touring to support their 2010 album, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.
Originally from Chicago, OK Go are poster boys of the Internet age, producing videos that go viral again and again, and amusing millions with their increasingly complicated dance routines. The band's tongue-in-cheek-charm has brought them continued success through YouTube; their video for "Here It Goes Again" even earned a Grammy in 2007.
A happy medium between the slick production of OK Go's sophomore effort, Oh, No, and their self-titled debut, Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, is perhaps the band's most critically acclaimed album yet, earning high praise from the AV Club, Spin and the LA Times. The album was produced by Flaming Lips knob-twiddler Dave Fridmann and recorded in his studio, a converted Amish barn.
The band will play the Price Center West Ballroom at UCSD on May 31. Tickets are $10 for UCSD's graduating seniors, $20 for lesser students, or $27 to the general public. Buddha's Playlist will open.
If you don't feel like throwing down the dough to see Ok Go, Owl and Bear is offering up two tickets to the show. To enter the contest, head on over there and follow the instructions.
T. Loper is a writer and photographer for the San Diego music blog Owl and Bear.


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Math and Computer Science
CS Professor Addresses Audiences Around the World
In June 2008, Barbara Boucher Owens gave the keynote address in Pretoria, South Africa, at the SET4-W Conference (Science Engineering and Technology for Women) at the invitation of the South African government. Her address highlighted the NSF funded Computer Educators
Oral History Project (CEOHP) (http://ceohp.org) for which she is the principal investigator. In July she was invited by a coalition in New Zealand to give the keynote at the NACCQ (National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications) Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. In between she was a co-leader of a group of investigators developing protocols for analyzing the data collected by the oral history project. This group convened in Madrid, Spain, as part of the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference sponsored by the organization of which she serving three years as chair, the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (ACM/SIGCSE). Since the academic year began, she attended the first conferences sponsored by SIGCSE in Australasia, to inaugurate this international endeavor. In October, she gave a presentation on the technical details of the oral history project at the Oral History Association's annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.


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Union, S.C. offensive lineman Eric Young is back from the Shrine Bowl and his focus is now on recruiting.
"It was a tough game, we were kind of outmatched up front," said the 6-foot-4, 260-pounder of his South Carolina team's 28-0 loss. "We couldn't get anything going on offense."
Young is now ready to begin his official visit schedule.
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"I go to Clemson on Jan. 10, South Carolina on Jan. 17 and Tennessee on Jan. 24," he said. "I also have Maryland set for Jan. 31 but I might not need that."
So who leads?
"South Carolina is still on top," he said. "There were some Clemson guys at the Shrine Bowl and I hit it off with some of them and Clemson is right up there as well, but USC is still closest to home and I like the coaches. My visits will determine everything though."


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Item: In 'Dateline' interview, Coe cops to strangeness, but not crimes/Meghann M. Cuniff, SR; Coe case grows by 21 victims: Women's assaults were never charged/Karen Dorn Steele, SR
More Info: Calling his civil commitment trail a "Hitlerian effort" to further punish an innocent man, convicted rapist Kevin Coe says during an interview set to air Sunday night on "Dateline NBC" that he's not a threat to women. The 61-year-old Spokane native, who is known as the South Hill rapist, speaks forcibly and with passion in segments of the interview viewed Friday by The Spokesman-Review.
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Dear Editor:
The Carbon Cadets are calling !!!
Anyone who has played in a band or orchestra and still has the urge to play, give us a call.
We need everyone and everything we can get.
We need people who know music.
Our aim is to have a County Marching Band- plus a dance band.
Your age doesn't matter, if you can play, give us a call.
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It's fake.
Quoting Miss Brittany:" It's fake."
What gives it away as being a fake so I can let him know?
It's fake. Signature bags do NOT have signature lining

Quoting cookie monster (a and p):" A friend of mine is trying to sell this and his ex gf bought it but she broke up with him and gave ... [snip!] ... it back. He gave her the money for it but he has no idea if it's real or not and would like to know before selling. Thanks!"

fake lol
I think it's real! I have almost a swing back purse that is like dentils to that design! And I know mines real cause u have the papers for it. Lol
Quoting cookie monster (a and p):" What gives it away as being a fake so I can let him know?"
The CC is on the inside and outside.
Real Coach bags will have the CC on either the inside or outside. Not both.
It's definitely fake. The "C's" almost look like O's.
Fake on the coach site it says there will never be "C" on the inside if its on the outside
Fake. Real Coach purses never have the "C" signature on the inside.
Also the number on the inside does not have enough digits.

Quoting Heeeeeey, Sexy lady. ;):" It's definitely fake. The "C's" almost look like O's. "

Oh wow I didn't even notice that!! My purse definently has C's.
I must say, that is a very convincing fake bag!


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The Dutch activist website controlarms.nl is part of a spirited campaign against the trade of weapons. An initiative of Amnesty International, Oxfam Novib and Pax Christi, the website as well as all other media were designed by design studio Sazza, Amsterdam, who … Continue reading
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Legal Question in Personal Injury in Alabama
If you were injured in an accident, how long is the statue of limitation to file a lawsuit? If you have already filed a lawsuit, does the statue of limitation run out.
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Typically two years depending on the type of claim. If you have filed suit, you don't have to worry about the statute of limitations running.
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Definitely deserves its award! This is an excellent, sweet tea that matches its description perfectly with a delightful blend of coconut and pineapple flavors with a fleeting taste of rum. The fragrance and the taste match perfectly. No bitterness and no off flavors. I'm very glad I ordered it.
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After taking a pounding yesterday from Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez's mail attack, Van Tran fired back today in area mailboxes.
The theme for Tran's newest campaign ad is "Enough is Enough."
Tran, a Little Saigon Republican state assemblyman, says in the two-sided, glossy message that "Loretta Sanchez
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He wasn't trying to be sweet or funny.
Accompanying Tran's words is an image of a smug-looking Sanchez appearing on TMZ in 2008 and celebrating a party. She is quoted as saying, 'There's a lot of celebrities in town. We're going to the Stag Party tonight for example.'"
There are also newspaper blurbs of Sanchez looking "forward all year to hunk night!" and a mention of one of her visits to Hugh Hefner at the Playboy mansion.
Tran's conclusion: "14 years of lavish pay, foreign trips and extravagant parties [and] only 1 law passed. It named a post office."
"The career politicians in Washington treat Congress like a personal playground while working families are struggling to make ends meet," writes Tran. "It's time to get down to business."
Tran added quotes from local voters--Mike Hurley, Albert Diaz and Nancy Gallivan--saying that Sanchez has failed the district that includes Santa Ana, Anaheim and Garden Grove.
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RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A Virginia historical organization said it raised the Confederate flag along a busy freeway to remind motorists of the state's Civil War heritage.
The Virginia Flaggers dedicated 15-square-foot banner along Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County Saturday, even though trees largely hid the flag from the view of drivers on the highway.
"Richmond needed a reminder of her Confederate heritage," the group's Susan Hathaway told the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch.
Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War; however the idea of raising the stars-and-bars prompted a public debate from critics and proponents, the newspaper said. The flag is seen by some as a salute to Southern heritage, but others connect it to the institution of slavery.
Saturday's flag-raising drew about 200 people who gathered around the 50-foot flag pole along I-95. "Dixie" was sung and a volley of musket fire saluted the banner.


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Newsweek has ranked Pomperaug High School at #325 in the United States and #8 in the State of Connecticut.
This is the third consecutive year in which PHS has made Newsweek's list of Top 500 High Schools in the Nation.
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The ceremony took place in the gymnasium. All the sixth graders sat according to their classes. First, the principal gave a speech about how all the sixth graders worked their way up from kindergarten and how we were going to be the future leaders of the world. After that, there was an award ceremony for "Outstanding Academic Excellence." You get this award if you got 3.0 or higher on your report card for every year you've been in elementary school. I was surprised when I got one because I had failed math.
Finally, we were given our certificates. When our names were called we went up to the stage and received our certificates and shook hands with the principal. I heard my name called from the microphone. I got up and walked toward the principal, my face red from embarrassment. I smiled at her, took my certificate, and walked back to my seat.
After the ceremony, we all went back to our classroom. I got all my things and hugged everyone in the classroom. Taking one last look at everybody, I headed out the door and out of the school.


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ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta's Grant Long will try to put his emotions aside. So will Detroit's Christian Laettner.
Having switched roles after the lockout ended, Long and Laettner now face their former teams in the NBA playoffs. The Hawks meet the Pistons in the best-of-5 first round, which begins tonight with the first of two games at the Georgia Dome.
Long spent two miserable seasons in Detroit, rarely playing and averaging less than five points per game when he did. But he has been one of the Hawks' most valuable players, filling in frequently for injury plagued Alan Henderson.
``I'm glad we had Grant Long,'' Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens said. ``Without him, we would have been in deep trouble.''
The 33-year-old Long was grateful for another chance to play in Atlanta, where he spent two seasons before a trade to the Pistons nearly scuttled his career.
``I never doubted myself, but it's just great to run and shoot and do all the things I like to do on the court,'' he said. ``I'm in a situation where I'm appreciated. I never got a chance to do those things in Detroit.''
Long could play a major role with Henderson still suffering double vision from an abrasion on his left eye. Henderson did not practice Friday and is doubtful for Game 1.
Laettner was an All-Star for the Hawks in 1997, but lost his starting job to Henderson the following year. He was never close with his Atlanta teammates, who seemed relieved when he was traded to the Pistons after the lockout ended.
``I was tight with the team trainer,'' Laettner said dryly when asked whether he had any friends on the Hawks.
Like Long, Laettner insists that he won't turn the playoffs into a personal vendetta.
``Not at all,'' he said. ``The goal is to go down there and win both games.''
Still, the history of these two players is impossible to ignore.
``Both guys have left their respective former teams and will probably have something to prove,'' Detroit's Joe Dumars said. ``That could be a key matchup for us.''
If not, the key matchup certainly will be Atlanta's Steve Smith vs. Detroit's Grant Hill.
Despite gimpy knees that sent him to the injured list twice, Smith led the Hawks with 18.7 points per game. Hill does it all for the Pistons, pacing his team in scoring (21.1), rebounding (7.1) and assists (6.0).
The Hawks also are concerned about Lindsay Hunter, who averaged 11.9 points and hit nearly 39 percent from beyond the 3-point stripe, and Joe Dumars, who averaged 11.3 points and connected on more than 40 percent of his 3-pointers in his farewell season. He's retiring after the playoffs.
``You can't leave Dumars and Hunter,'' Wilkens said. ``Their 3-point shots are like a layup.''
Don't expect a high-scoring series. The Hawks allowed only 83.4 points per game - lowest in the league - while the Pistons also ranked among the defensive leaders at 86.9.
Game 2 is Monday night at the Georgia Dome. If the series goes beyond a third game, scheduled for Detroit on Wednesday night, both teams will be scrambling to find a home court.
The Palace of Auburn Hills is booked for a sold-out rock concert on May 14, the same day the Pistons are scheduled to play host to Game 4. The game will likely be moved to the Pontiac Silverdome, the Pistons' former home, or possibly Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit.
If the series returns to Atlanta for Game 5 on May 16, it probably will be played at Georgia Tech's 9,300-seat Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
An oldies concert will be held at the Georgia Dome on May 15, and officials say it would be too difficult to convert the building back to basketball for a game the following day.
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It's "best" for what?... Carrying balance and paying interest dose NOT better your credit scores or credit profiles. What affect your scores is the utilizations, and it's the balance you have on the date when your creditor report to credit bureaus that goes into calculateing your utilizations, that date only, no other dates matter, example, if you maxed your card (not advocating it) but you pay it down/off before it reports? Your utilization won't be scored as 100%, therefore have much less impact to your scores, however, opposite is also true, that even tho you pay in full every month but you paid after it reports for that cycle or you use that card after you paid but before it reports? You will be dinged for whatever utilization percentage was reported... How much one should use their cards are much much less important than how much was reported.
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This question is asked often and the answer is varied as the people asking. There is a nice article here on Credit Karma that offers good advice. In my opinion, pay off the balance. First, consider the interest you pay on a balance. If your interest rate is 19%, you will pay 19% more than what you owe. Why pay $119 to someone when you only owe them $100. The next item to consider is your utilization, this is the amount you owe as opposed to what your credit limit. The lower this number, the better. If your credit line is $1000 and you $500 you are at 50%. Your credit score increases as you lower this number. 30% is considered good by some, while others like 20 and even 10%. Its best to make your payment before your bill arrives so that the utilization is as low as possible. Check here on Credit Karma so see when the report your debt and pay it off 3-4 days prior to that date. You can still carry a partial balance to be reported and then you have the standard 20-25 days to pay the balance without incurring any interest charges. Don't pay it off weekly to keep the amount as low as possible. This affects your "highest balance" and some firms use that in their compuations of your score.
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Dumbledore's Army tasks, part 2 - I | Walkthrough Harry Potter OP Guide
Colin Creevey: Howlers in the Owlery
It's time to burn the weird plant outside the Owlery. Colin is the third person required to do it. Do not hesitate to cast Incendio and then find your way inside the Owlery.
When you're inside, Colin will begin to pass packages to you. You have to put them in right places using Wingardium Leviosa. After finishing that part, Colin will tell you Filch is coming and you must find other way to get out the tower. Climb up the stairs and pass through the door. In the room repair broken shelf (Reparo), climb onto it and jump through the window. You shouldn't have any trouble getting down to the ground, it just takes time (Harry is quite slow).
Dean Thomas: Sabotage the Clock Tower
The rebellion is getting serious. Notice three cogs hanging on right side of the clock. You need to take them off (yes, Wingardium Leviosa) and hang on pegs on left side of the clock, but in the right order, so their sizes match (take a closer look at the screen below). There are three more cogs on the top floor. Go there and pass them to Dean using Wingardium Leviosa.
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The Atlanta Falcons have three banners hanging from the roof of the Georgia Dome - two for division titles, another for their lone NFC crown in 1998.
Barring a major collapse, they'll have to make room for another.
With six games to go, the Falcons (8-2) lead the NFC South by four games. They can clinch the division by beating New Orleans on Sunday and Tampa Bay the following week.
"We'd be lying if we told you we didn't look to see where we are. Sure, we look at it," defensive tackle Chad Lavalais said after practice Wednesday. "But we're not consumed by it. We know where we're at and how we got there."
The Falcons had been in the league 15 seasons when they finally won their first division title in 1980. Eighteen years passed before they claimed their second, a springboard to the only Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Now, No. 3 is right in their grasp.
"Sure, winning the division is one of our goals," cornerback Kevin Mathis said. "But that's not our ultimate goal. Our ultimate goal is to be in the Super Bowl."
Coach Jim Mora, who has done a masterful job of reviving a team that went 5-11 last season, refuses to acknowledge the Falcons' comfortable position in the standings.
He hasn't talked about it with the players and doesn't see any need to bring it up.
"I don't believe there's anyone in this organization who feels like we've accomplished a dang thing," Mora said. "We have not assured ourselves a playoff berth. We have not wrapped up the division. We have not gotten ourselves a first-round bye. We have not gotten ourselves a home game. We have not gotten home-field advantage. All we've done is win enough games to be in first place with six to go."
Still, the Falcons have put themselves in an enviable position. The schedule is favorable, with the next five games against teams with losing records - New Orleans (4-6), Tampa Bay (4-6), Oakland (3-7), Carolina (3-7) and New Orleans again. Atlanta closes the season at Seattle (6-4), but that could be a game that mainly determines playoff positioning.
The Saints are more focused on a wild card than trying to catch the Falcons.
"There's an opportunity for us, but it's going to be tough," New Orleans quarterback Aaron Brooks said. "We would have to run the table and receive some help along the way."
With a solid hold on the division, the Falcons can work toward getting a first-round bye in the playoffs. They need to finish in the top two of the NFC, currently holding the second spot behind East-leading Philadelphia (9-1). No other team is within two games of Atlanta,
The Falcons' last playoff appearance came two years ago, when they sneaked in with a wild card. They became the first visiting team ever to win a postseason game at Green Bay's Lambeau Field, but lost the following week at Philadelphia to the Eagles.
With that in mind, tight end Alge Crumpler hopes the Falcons get to play at least one playoff game at the Georgia Dome. Two would be even better.
"I know how our crowds have been this season. If we can get some home games in the playoffs, just imagine what kind of excitement there would be," Crumpler said. "If anyone gets complacent, I'll be the first one to make sure it doesn't happen."
Crumpler also is aware of another little tidbit that might work in the Falcons' favor if they win their division.
Since realignment, the NFC South has produced two straight conference champions - Tampa Bay in 2002 and Carolina last year.
"I've not really thought about this season in terms of our long-term history," Crumpler said. "But I know the last couple of years, our division winner has had great success getting to the big game. It seems like there's a mojo running through our division. We'd like to be part of it."
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MCLEAN, Va., May 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has selected Science Applications International Corp. to provide technology to support command and control assets.
Virginia's SAIC received the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the DIA to supply its information technology services for the Defense Department Intelligence Information System Enterprise.
The contract, which includes program management, technology assessment, information assurance and other IT requirements, will also support the Combatant Commands and the Service Intelligence Agencies.
"Information technology is a key enabler for the transformation of defense intelligence, and SAIC is pleased to support DIA, helping ensure that they have the full range of responsive and adaptive IT solutions needed to support current and future defense intelligence operations," John Thomas, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager, said in a statement.
The multiple award IDIQ is worth approximately $6.6 billion for all the companies selected to participate in the contract vehicle that officials say is designed to support DIA's global intelligence and command and control assets.


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TULSA, Okla. (AP) – D'Andre Wright and James Woodard both scored 18 points to lead a hot Tulsa offense in a 94-63 win over North Texas on Saturday.
Rashad Smith added 17 points for Tulsa (10-11, 5-2 Conference USA) as the Golden Hurricane shot 57 percent from the field.
Tulsa jumped to a 47-31 halftime advantage, led by 13 first-half points from Woodard. Lee Evans hit back-to-back 3's midway through the first half before Woodard scored on two consecutive possessions to give Tulsa a 27-16 lead. The Golden Hurricane kept a double-digit lead for good after Smith's basket with 6:52 left in the first half.
Jordan Williams led the Mean Green (11-10, 2-5) with 21 points and Brandan Walton added 15. Chris Jones had 11.
Tulsa has won six of its last eight games. The game marked the 51st meeting between the schools, but first since 2006 when North Texas earned a 65-63 win.
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Last June, they moved from Hubbardston to West Roxbury having no idea that their children might not go to school in the neighborhood.
"I was just so unaware of how it worked around here," said Becky Wyatt, 27, who grew up in South Hadley. After a friend warned her to start doing her research, she now has a folder filled with research comparing public schools in her neighborhood. "A year in advance, youre thinking about Kindergarten whereas I just assumed probably April wed go and register."
For her 4 1/2-year-old son, Isaiah, she chose six schools and is in love with two -- the Lyndon and Kilmer -- where he has higher priority because he lives close enough to walk. But those are two of the most sought-after schools in the district. And the more she hears from other mothers, the less hope she feels.
"I just feel like everyone who lives in West Roxbury has those as their preference," she said. "Im preparing myself to not get into any."
That's disheartening for the Wyatts, who have been making friends in the neighborhood and trying to better the community through church service projects, such as a recent family movie night at a Roslindale housing project and a cleanup outside West Roxbury Education Complex, where their church holds services.
"Obviously, our desire is to send our kids to school in the community that we located ourselves in," said Josh Wyatt, 28, who grew up in Georgia. " It's tough to think you can live on a street with all these kids and they get on buses and go their separate ways. It doesn't seem that it helps the community aspect that we're trying to build as a church."
His Charles River Church will remain in West Roxbury. But the Wyatts will probably move if Isaiah gets shut out of his schools this month.
Their lease is up June 1.
Of course, there are a few other things on their mind .They're expecting their third baby April 1. And Isaiah could get on a wait list for one of his schools, leaving them in limbo into the summer. "Ill be honest, Ive had a couple very teary nights over it," said Becky Wyatt. "I was just feeling so helpless. Its so out of your hands."STEPHANIE EBBERT


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Rafael Nadal's thrilling victory at Wimbledon positioned the tennis great for expanded marketing opportunities. As Nadal's agent, Carlos Costa has been working to make those deals happen. He recently responded through e-mail to questions from staff writer Daniel Kaplan.
What are the marketing plans
post Wimbledon? Have any new opportunities emerged?
Costa: At IMG we were taking Rafa's marketing very seriously already for some years. We formed a team that included me, the whole of IMG and hired the services of Benito Perez-Barbadillo, a former ATP director of communications, for media and PR purposes. I work very closely with Benito and we position Rafa on a global basis, with special care and attention to media. Rafa also gets very much involved in the decision-making process and I can proudly say that we are selling a true product, something original, the way Rafa is. The Wimbledon win has boosted positively his image and our strategy remains the same. It is true that after Wimbledon new opportunities have arisen with more interest on Rafa, especially in the U.S. market. Also with the No. 1 ranking the interest has increased, but Rafa was very popular in the last two years as well.
What is the view of the
American market? Does Nadal want to become better known here?
Costa: The American market is always important. Rafa's interest for it is big and we have always worked on that direction, especially with IMG being an American company. We feel he is very well known, especially after the Wimbledon final. We also know his English has to improve if we want to reach mainstream media in the U.S. and get [him] to [a] higher level of popularity. For that purpose, Benito handles all the media opportunities that we normally discuss together. Rafa does these not because he wants to be better known, since that's not important to him. More important is to give back to the sport, to tennis, and be THE ambassador of the sport.
Beijing Games, where he won a
gold medal in singles competition.
How would you describe the
Nadal brand?
Costa: A good investment in all senses. He behaves in a very professional way and feels that his sponsors are his partners. But the best way to describe it is real. Rafa is always himself, the way he is, and his sponsors know what he is and what he portrays. He is a young, fresh, entertaining character who has passion for the sport. Someone who reaches all segments of the market. Kids love him especially but he also reaches that "lost segment" in tennis between 40 and 50 that still talks about past players and is not that much interested lately in the sport.
What are his current deals
and can you say how much he earns off court?
Costa: We never talk about his off-court earnings. He has seven sponsors that are Nike (shoe), Babolat (racket), Banesto (bank), Time Force (watch), L'Oreal (shampoo), Kia (car) and Puig (perfume).
Finally, he has been
outspoken on his views on ATP politics, and is now on the player council. What
role does he see himself taking in terms of the future of the ATP?
Costa: Him together with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are on the player council and are taking very seriously issues concerning the sport. He wanted to be involved, informed and be part of the decision-making process of the ATP. He feels the top management is not doing the job properly and wanted to be part of that. His main task is clearly to play tennis and win, but the way the decisions are taken, and especially which decisions are taken that affect players directly, he wants to be involved. Hopefully with a new management soon things will be better and easier.


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The bedroom is one of the most intimate places in the world, where we lay bare our wants and desires (and other, more jiggly bits of ourselves) with another person. It's the setting of some of our deepest and darkest desires. It's also a place where you can have some really fun sex.
Role playing is a way to kick things up a few (belt) notches. It's a way to lose yourself in the fantasy, and inhabit a persona or attitude you normally wouldn't – unless you really are a pizza man delivering a large pie with extra chorizo.
While role play might seem taboo, it's more common than you think. We spoke to three anonymous role players about why they play the part, what tickles their fancy and why they dress up to get down.
The Naughty Schoolgirl
For our first role player, the excitement didn't come from dressing up, but seeing how excited the scenario made her boyfriend.
"It's about fulfilling someone's fantasy, you know?"
It was a longtime request from her partner, who had always dreamed of disciplining a school girl (points for originality). So she donned the standard uniform: kilt, knee socks, blouse and necktie and put her hair in pigtails, as you do. Once in character, she sat down to do her homework when she heard a knock at the door. Looking for any excuse to delay doing her homework, she answered it, only to discover her principal who was not amused she was putting aside work to open the door for a stranger. Her punishment? A severe spanking. "I was surprised that I actually received a punishment," she says. Naturally, the spanking led to more pleasurable form of discipline that wouldn't go over very well at a PTA meeting.
The Naughty Criminal
There is usually a natural power balance in a relationship, and role play is a fun and temporary way to tip the scales. For this couple, the man usually let his alpha girlfriend take the lead, and for once he wanted to run the show. Giving a whole new meaning to corporal punishment, this couple decided a game of cops and robbers was a clever way to shift the balance. "It was a great excuse to grow a mustache," he adds. The crime committed? A speeding ticket, and the culprit knew there was only one way she was going to get out of having her car impounded. That didn't stop the officer from snapping her in a pair of handcuffs and showing off his police baton. He was in charge, she took the backseat, and both finished with a smile.
The Naughty… Darth Vader?
Don't worry – there aren't any "I'm your father" surprises coming. Our last costumer fell into role play as a way to avoid having to purge her closet. Her boyfriend was upset when he found a number of sexy Halloween costumes while cleaning out his storage. He told her that she had too many, and the only way she could keep them was if she wore them for him for some "fun." Rejecting more obvious choices like "sexy Catwoman" or "Sexy NASCAR driver," she instead decided that the Dark Lord of the Sith look would be "most impressive." Sporting a Darth Vader mask with a voice modulator (heavy breathing built in), she tried to ignite her partner's lightsaber, to no avail. "But I got to keep the costume," she says.


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In football, the offensive line is a team within a team, a group of five players who work as one. Groupthink is good. If a player is singled out, it's typically because he has done something wrong — he has held, given up a sack, committed a personal foul, or the like.
With that in mind, Xavier Su'a-Filo is poised to break from the pack.
The former UCLA guard could become the school's first offensive lineman selected in the opening round of the NFL draft since tackle Jonathan Ogden was chosen fourth overall by Baltimore in 1996.
"I've worked hard to be the best guard in this draft," said Su'a-Filo, 23, who is leaving a year of eligibility on the table at UCLA but is older than most juniors because he spent two years on a Mormon mission after his freshman season. "I try to do my job, and I try to do it fast, and I try to do it violently."
At 6 feet 4 and 307 pounds, Su'a-Filo has the size and versatility to play multiple spots on the offensive line, as he did in college when he logged 19 starts at left tackle and 21 at left guard. Most NFL evaluators see him as a guard in the pros, and maybe someone who can fill in at tackle in a pinch.
"Guards with unique athleticism and size are at a premium, and Su'a-Filo is one of those," said Bill Polian, the former NFL general manager who assembled Super Bowl teams in Indianapolis and Buffalo. "If you're a passing team, such as the Colts were and the Broncos are now, you're looking for a more athletic kind of guard. If you're a power-running team like the 49ers, you're looking for more of a big, powerful road-grader, run-blocker type. Su'a-Filo is really a combination of those. He can do anything, and he'd be a fit for any team."
Polian called Su'a-Filo "without question" the best interior offensive lineman in this draft class.
Of course, that's no guarantee the big-bodied Bruin will hear his name called Thursday evening, when the league showcases the first round of the draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Pundits have predicted Su'a-Filo could go anywhere from mid-first round to the third, although he's unlikely to linger that long. Recent history indicates guards, the antithesis of a glamour position, have been an increasingly hot commodity.
There have been many years in which no guards were selected in the first round, and yet the past three springs, seven have gone that early, including three in the top 20 picks last year — Jonathan Cooper to Arizona, Chance Warmack to Tennessee and Kyle Long to Chicago.
"The league is changing a little bit," Su'a-Filo said. "You see these guys on defense, and they keep running just as fast, or faster. I think that the athleticism of not only the tackles, but the guards, matters now. You look at guys like (New Orleans guard) Jahri Evans, Mike Iupati for the 49ers, Logan Mankins in New England. I like watching all those guys.
"There's something to be said for a left tackle and protecting (a quarterback's) blind side. But now you're seeing a lot more teams pressuring up the middle, trying to get to a quarterback that way, and having athletic guards allows you to reduce that."
Su'a-Filo is more athletic than the typical man-mountain. He grew up playing fullback and linebacker, and might have tried to carve a niche at one of those spots had he not kept growing. As a youngster, he never dreamed of or wanted to play on the offensive line, but his body dictated otherwise.
His father, Paul, a former linebacker at Ricks College (now called BYU-Idaho), had him playing all sorts of sports as a kid, and jumping rope to work on his coordination, timing and foot speed. Clearly, that has paid off.
Former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel, who recruited Su'a-Filo and started him as a freshman, said he's talented enough to play left tackle in the pros but is a better fit at guard because he doesn't have unusually long arms.
"He's a dancing bear," Neuheisel said. "His feet never stop, and they're not just moving to move. They're purposeful. He still has huge upside in terms of his strength potential, but there isn't a better athlete in the offensive front in this draft."
And, Neuheisel said, Su'a-Filo is a better person.
"When you invite him over for dinner," he said, "you wish your daughter was his age."
Su'a-Filo took a two-year break from football during his mission, which was performed in Florida and southern Alabama, and he was mindful of those who gave up on the sport for good after taking similar trips.
"It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do," he said. "I went, but I came back and I felt that was a good part of the plan. A lot of Mormon players who do go on missions, when they come back, a lot of them end up not playing football anymore or having that same desire. Some of them make it, but were never the same after their mission.
"It's a personal decision. But to me, my goal was, if I go to college and I play, I'm going to go on a mission and I'm still going to play in the NFL. I wasn't going to let anyone else tell me otherwise."
That said, he completely disengaged from football when he was gone. He paid scant attention to what was going on in the sports world during that time, when, in his words, he "spent two years spreading the word of the Gospel to whoever wanted to hear it, and presenting myself as a disciple of Christ to help others improve the quality of their lives."
Su'a-Filo worked with the Spanish-speaking community during his mission, becoming fluent in Spanish in the process. His only real connection to football came from the USC students who were on the same mission with him, and would gleefully inform him any time UCLA lost.
Then again, thanks to players such as Su'a-Filo, those losses became fewer and farther between.
Now, even though guard is typically an anonymous position, people are starting to learn Su'a-Filo's last name, which is pronounced "sue-uh-FEE-low."
Well, not everyone is learning it.
"The people who think about it too long and try to pronounce it correctly are the ones who butcher it," he said. "The ones who just read it get it right. I've heard Swaffalo, Suweefee, Sofeelee, Sufulu."
At UCLA, he answers simply to "X" or "X-Man."
As for NFL teams, Su'a-Filo says, they can call him what they like. Just call him.


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With the help of a big offensive performance, Carl Pavano got his first win with the New York Yankees.
Pavano scattered seven hits over eight innings, and Jorge Posada hit a three-run homer to lead the Yankees over the Blue Jays, 11-2, last night in the opener of a two-game series in Toronto.
New York entered with five losses in six games, tied with Tampa Bay for last in the AL East at 5-9. But for the second time in three games, the Yankees took a big early lead, going ahead, 7-1, in the fourth inning.
Pavano (1-2), who signed a $39.95 million, four-year contract, pitched well but didn't get a decision against the Red Sox in his first start, then was knocked out by a line drive off his head against Baltimore, and pitched poorly against the Orioles in his third.
He was in control against the Blue Jays, allowing two runs, just one of them earned. He struck out three and walked none.
New York backed him with 14 hits. Posada went 3 for 5, falling a triple shy of a cycle, and drove in four runs. He had an RBI double in the four-run fourth, singled in the fifth, and hit his first home run of the season in the sixth.
Former Yankee Ted Lilly (0-2) allowed six runs and six hits -- including five doubles -- in 3 1/3 innings.
White Sox 9, Tigers 1 -- Joe Crede hit a three-run homer, Jermaine Dye had a two-run drive, and Jon Garland pitched eight solid innings to lift Chicago over host Detroit. The Central-leading White Sox (11-4) have won three straight and are off to their best 15-game start since 1981.
Garland allowed one run and five hits, improving to 3-0 for the first time. He has won three straight starts for the first time in three years.
Wilfredo Ledezma (1-1) gave up six runs and eight hits. Since allowing only a run in his first start, Ledezma has given up 10 runs and 16 hits over 11 innings in his last two outings.
Rangers 12, Devil Rays 10 -- Rod Barajas hit his first career grand slam, Kevin Mench had a bases-loaded triple, and visiting Texas hung on after nearly blowing an eight-run lead.
Barajas was mired in a 1-for-14 slide before putting the Rangers up, 6-1, with a homer on the first pitch off John Webb during a five-run fourth inning. Mench drove in three runs in a four-run fifth.
Angels 2, Indians 0 -- Bartolo Colon pitched four-hit ball over eight innings and Chone Figgins homered to lead Los Angeles over visiting Cleveland. Colon (3-1) threw 115 pitches, striking out six and walking two before Francisco Rodriguez pitched a perfect ninth for his third save.
Colon, who allowed 68 home runs over the past two seasons, has given up only one homer in 27 2/3 innings through his first four starts.
Twins 5, Royals 4 -- Shannon Stewart's RBI single through a drawn-in infield in the eighth inning lifted host Minnesota.
Johan Santana, unbeaten in 19 starts since July 17, started the game less than an hour after the birth of his second child. Santana led, 3-0, and was removed after seven innings with the scored tied at 4.
Mariners 7, Athletics 6 -- At Seattle, Greg Dobbs drove in three runs with a pinch-hit double off rookie Huston Street in the seventh inning, leading the Mariners over Oakland.


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Destroy the idols,' Egyptian jihadist calls for removal of Sphinx, Pyramids
Destroy the idols,' Egyptian jihadist calls for removal of Sphinx, Pyramids
Monday, 12 November 2012
An Egyptian jihad leader, with self-professed links to the Taliban, called for the "destruction of the Sphinx and the Giza Pyramids in Egypt," drawing ties between the Egyptian relics and Buddha statues, local media reported this week.
Murgan Salem al-Gohary, an Islamist leader twice-sentenced under former President Hosni Mubarak for advocating violence, called on Muslims to remove such "idols."
"All Muslims are charged with applying the teachings of Islam to remove such idols, as we did in Afghanistan when we destroyed the Buddha statues," he said on Saturday during a television interview on an Egyptian private channel, widely watched by Egyptian and Arab audiences.
"God ordered Prophet Mohammed to destroy idols," he added. "When I was with the Taliban we destroyed the statue of Buddha, something the government failed to do."
His comments came a day after thousands of ultraconservative Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square to call for the strict application of Sharia law in the new constitution.
But in retaliation to Gohary's remarks, the vice president of Tunisia's Ennahda party, Sheikh Abdel Fattah Moro, called the live program and told Gohary that famous historic military commander Amr ibn al-Aas did not destroy statues when he conquered Egypt.
"So who are you to do it?" he wondered. "The Prophet destroyed the idols because people worshiped them, but the Sphinx and the Pyramids are not worshiped."
Gohary, 50, is well-known in Egypt for his advocacy of violence, Egypt Independent reported.
"He was sentenced twice, one of the two sentences being life imprisonment. He subsequently fled Egypt to Afghanistan, where he was badly injured in the American invasion. In 2007, he traveled from Pakistan to Syria, which then handed him over to Egypt. After Mubarak's fall in early 2011, he was released from prison by a judicial ruling," the newspaper added.
In recent months, fears have surfaced that the ultra-conservative Salafi political powers may soon wish to debate new guidelines over Egyptian antiquities.
Islamists have swept the recent presidential and parliamentary elections in the country's post-revolutionary stage, with the Muslim Brotherhood and the ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists rising to political power.
"The fundamental Salafis have demanded to cover Pharaonic statues, because they regard them to be idols," Egyptian author on ancient history Ahmed Osman told Al Arabiya English, explaining that Salafi Muslims follow conservative religious principles which view statues and sculptures as prohibited in Islam.
"But so far the government has done nothing to indicate what is the future of Egyptian antiquities," adds Osman.
Many hope that Egypt's new President Mohammed Mursi will help usher better preservation of Egypt's proud cultural heritage. Egyptian officials have recently announced the country will reveal more of its ancient buried treasures.
The tomb of Queen Meresankh III, the granddaughter of Khufu, of Great Pyramid fame, is set to be opened to tourists later this year, with the last resting places of five high priests also slated to be put on show.
Officials are also believed to be reopening the underground Serapeum temple at Sakkara, to the south of Cairo.
[Related article: The Jinx of the Sphinx: How Egypt's 'exploited' past came full circle: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/11/237360.html]
Dont you know that obscure radicals ALWAYS speak for all of the religion.
Quoting stacymomof2:
So who's gonna listen to him? Some random guy that claims to have ties with the Taliban?
I think most Egyptians are aware that the antiquities are a great draw for tourism, plus there are whole schools dedicated to studying and preserving these types of things from history.
This guy sounds like a fool.
Quoting muslimahpj:Quoting stacymomof2:
So who's gonna listen to him? Some random guy that claims to have ties with the Taliban?
I think most Egyptians are aware that the antiquities are a great draw for tourism, plus there are whole schools dedicated to studying and preserving these types of things from history.
This guy sounds like a fool.
Dont you know that obscure radicals ALWAYS speak for all of the religion.
It would be easier to dismiss him as someone who won't be listened to if there wasn't already a recent track record in the region of groups destroying historic monuments despite tourist income and world heritage site status.
Nobody is saying he speaks for all of Islam. The question is whether he speaks for sufficient followers of Islam to get his agenda carried through.
Quoting Clairwil:
Quoting muslimahpj:Quoting stacymomof2:
So who's gonna listen to him? Some random guy that claims to have ties with the Taliban?
I think most Egyptians are aware that the antiquities are a great draw for tourism, plus there are whole schools dedicated to studying and preserving these types of things from history.
This guy sounds like a fool.
Dont you know that obscure radicals ALWAYS speak for all of the religion.
It would be easier to dismiss him as someone who won't be listened to if there wasn't already a recent track record in the region of groups destroying historic monuments despite tourist income and world heritage site status.
I dont believe he is any position of authority in the govt there, is he?
Doesnt sound like they are planning on destruction of any of the artifacts:
"But so far the government has done nothing to indicate what is the future of Egyptian antiquities," adds Osman.
Many hope that Egypt's new President Mohammed Mursi will help usher better preservation of Egypt's proud cultural heritage. Egyptian officials have recently announced the country will reveal more of its ancient buried treasures.
The tomb of Queen Meresankh III, the granddaughter of Khufu, of Great Pyramid fame, is set to be opened to tourists later this year, with the last resting places of five high priests also slated to be put on show.
Officials are also believed to be reopening the underground Serapeum temple at Sakkara, to the south of Cairo."
Quoting futureshock:
Quoting muslimah:
Hey we share the same last name. I wonder if we're related lol.
Aren't you going to tell us how he is incorrectly interpreting Islam?
I didn't read the article past the name to know how he is interpreting anything. When I feel like sitting reading that whole thing (if it ever crosses my mind) I will let you know.
Quoting muslimahpj:
I dont believe he is any position of authority in the govt there, is he?
The Al-Nour Party (Arabic: حزب النور, Ḥizb Al-Nūr) ("Party of The Light") is one of the political parties created in Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. It has an ultra-conservative Islamist ideology, which believes in implementing strict Sharia law.
It has been described as the political arm of the Salafi Call Society,[3] and "by far the most prominent" of the several new Salafi parties in Egypt,[4] which it has surpassed by virtue of its "long organizational and administrative experience" and "charismatic leaders." [3]
In the 2011–12 Egypt parliamentary elections, the Islamist Bloc led by Al-Nour party received 7,534,266 votes out of a total 27,065,135 correct votes (27.8%). The Islamist Bloc gained 127 of the 498 parliamentary seats contested,[4] second-place after the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. Al-Nour party itself won 111 of the 127 seats.
The Aims of the Salafi Da'wah
The Salafi Da'wah is neither directed towards a specific belief nor a particular action. Likewise the Salafi Da'wah is neither a movement of social reform nor a political party. Rather the Salafi Da'wah is that of Islam in the total sense of the word. As Islam is the religion of Allah, it follows therefore, that it is neither the religion of a specific nation nor of a particular group of people. It is the religion intended for the whole earth and all of mankind. For this reason the Salafi Da'wah is neither one of a specific nation nor of a particular group of people; but it is the Minhaaj inclusive of understanding Islam and acting according to its teachings. Built upon this understanding is the realization that the aims of the Salafi Da'wah are the same as those of the Da'wah (Call) of Islam and not those of a particular religious sect or group, therefore the Salafis remain distinct from the various sects and groups in respect to the way and methodology of Da'wah (i.e. calling, propagating, preaching). They call to Islam as a whole, for its correct understanding and implementation. They do not call to particular aspects of Islam, unlike the many misguided groups who emphasize and call to a particular aspect of it, thereby playing fast and loose with its other aspects to suit their own needs. Thus this true call is, in essence, the call of all the Prophets; to the Tawheed of Allah, the annihilation of Shirk, sincerity in His worship, obedience to his Messengers and the following of their way; this is also the essence of the Salafi Da'wah.
Here are the aims of the Salafi Da'wah which are included in, and of themselves are, the aims of the Da'wah of Islam:
- To produce "true" Muslims.
- To bring into existence a "true" Islamic Society. Allah says: "They (i.e. the Believers) are those who if We give them the authority in the land, establish the prayer, give the obligatory charity (i.e. Zakat) and enjoin what is good (i.e. to worship Allah in His Oneness and to obey all of His commandments) and to forbid wrong (i.e. to join others in worship with Allah and to disobey any of His orders). And with Allah rests the decisions of all affairs." [Surah al-Hajj 22:41].
- To establish the proofs of Allah against the Kuffaar and the deviant heretics and groups within the Ummah. Allah says in the Qur'an: "[We have sent] Messengers as bearers of good news and as warners, in order that mankind shall have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah is Ever-Powerful, All- Wise." [Surah Aali Imraan 3:165].
- To absolve ourselves with Allah by discharging the trust of Da'wah which He has made obligatory upon us. Allah says: "And when a community amongst them said: 'Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is about to destroy and punish with a severe torment?' The preachers said: 'In order to be free from guilt before your Lord (i.e. Allah) and perhaps that they may fear Allah.'" [Surah Araaf 7:164].
The Distinguishing Characteristics of the Salafi Da'wah
Among the distinguishing characteristics of the Salafi Da'wah are:
- Actualization of Tawheed in the beliefs, statements, and deeds of the Muslims. Allah says: "Worship Allah (alone) and join none with Him in worship." [Surah al-Nisa' 4:36].
- Actualization of the unity of the Muslims through their strict adherence to the Sunnah. Allah says: "And hold fast all of you together to the Rope of Allah (i.e. the Qur'an) and be not divided among yourselves . . . " [Surah Aali Imraan 3:103].
The Salafi movement: Competing visions
Ashraf El-Sherif
Thu, 01/11/2012 - 14:49
The Salafi Nour Party was hit by a spate of crises with organizational divisions leading to conflicts over the party's presidency and the composition of its supreme authority. There are currently two camps competing for legitimacy and trading accusations over political violations and breaches of the bylaws governing internal elections.
The tension escalated particularly after it was proven that some Nour Party leaders and members of the Salafi Dawah contacted Ahmed Shafiq, the former presidential candidate, before the runoffs in defiance of the party's decision to support Mohamed Morsy.
But this is only the tip of the iceberg: some have described the current standoff as a conflict between the politicians and the sheikhs within the Salafi Dawah movement. But even that is not a very accurate description of the ongoing struggle.
In my opinion, the rifts rocking the Nour Party reflect differences over Salafi political engagement following the 25 January revolution and the subsequent organizational and intellectual transformations that accompanied the politicization of the Salafi current.
The speed with which Salafis entered the political sphere has hampered their engagement in necessary intellectual and organizational reviews. They need to do this to disentangle the problematic relationship between preaching and partisan activity and, more importantly, to present a distinct Islamic model for political participation. The formulation of such a model should have been the primary concern for the Islamist movement whose legitimacy is chiefly based on its emphasis on ethics, social capital and the ability to bring about the aspired cultural change.
Politicizing Salafism
If the major challenge facing the Muslim Brotherhood is the distribution of gains and political positions among its members in a way that safeguards the group's coherence and organizational structure while preserving the group's virtuous facade, the Salafi movement faces the challenge of presenting a distinct Islamist model for political engagement.
This model should uphold the abstract nature of the Islamic idea (so not reduce it merely to concrete groups and institutions) and present a politically and electorally competent model that is able to adapt to a changing reality and accommodate the fluidity inside the Salafi current. At the same time, it must retain the unique orthodox Salafi approach. So far, the Salafi movement in Egypt does not seem to be able to achieve this, which may open the door to the rise of other Salafi parties with a greater ability to overcome these challenges.
In contrast to the Muslim Brotherhood — originally a closed group that took on the form of a political party long before having an officially recognized one after the 25 January revolution — Salafi activity in Egypt took the form of a loose current rather than an organized group. For Salafis, there was a diversity of activities, orientations, initiatives and frames of reference whose members acted independently in different areas of preaching, charity, social and cultural work.
Before the revolution, there were several Salafi players on the scene, such as the Salafi Dawah, with is broad activities in Alexandria and the Delta, Salafi associations, such as Ansar al-Sunna, and finally a form of Salafism that revolves around particular scholars and preachers.
When the idea of engaging politics was raised following the revolution, there were differences on the nature of the Salafi party to be formed and how it could manage its relationship with the Salafi current in all its diversity. As time passed, two visions crystallized. The first vision advocated the idea that the success of the Nour Party depends on its ability to expand horizontally to embrace all the orientations and groups of the Salafi current. This would necessitate the establishment of a democratic party that allows for organizational and political mobility for all.
In the second vision, it is believed that the Nour Party should have a distinct intellectual identity to preserve its uniqueness, which necessitates filtering members according to loyalty to the party's founding approach, which is that of the Salafi Dawah in Alexandria. The party would have a vertical structure with a clear hierarchy and an elitist decision-making mechanism, with only trusted and loyal leaders passing down decisions, in a fashion similar to the Brotherhood.
Competing views
Each of these two visions has supporting evidence. Proponents of the first vision believe that an open Salafi party is necessary given the plurality within the Salafi current and the fast-paced transformations taking place within it in the wake of the revolution. These changes have produced loosely-organized activities and groups, many of which are not loyal to old frames of reference, such as supporters of former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and the Salafi Front.
The 2011 parliamentary elections have demonstrated that the success of the Nour Party was only achievable through the mobilization of Salafi bases across the country and not only members of the Salafi Dawah.
Around a quarter of the support for the Nour Party during the elections came from a fixed base of supporters, while the remaining support came from voters who may swing to support another Salafi party.
In addition, proponents of this vision believe that the idea of a closed group no longer suits post-revolution developments on the political scene. Nor can it be reconciled, they say, with the Salafi approach. For instance, Salafis have reservations over the idea of pledging allegiance to a group and so they believe there needs to be institutional, administrative and political separation between the party and the institution of Salafi Dawah.
Proponents of the second vision — that of of a strong party — believe their position is validated from the point of view of Sharia. They think it will be better able to achieve the interests of the Salafi current. If the success of the Nour Party in the elections was the result of the mobilization of diverse Salafi groups, they say, the burden of establishing the party was primarily carried by members of the Salafi Dawah.
The board of trustees of the Salafi Dawah, with its prominent sheikhs, has called on Salafis to engage in political work after the revolution, providing jurisprudential evidence to buttress their calls for political participation. They also carried out field activities like holding rallies and conferences across the country before the parliamentary elections.
Furthermore, before the revolution, the Salafi Dawah was the strongest Salafi faction despite suppression by security. With its organization, sheikhs and frames of reference, the Salafi Dawah formed the solid core of the Nour Party making it logical for it to continue playing that role. Proponents of this vision also believe it achieves Salafi interests, for despite the criticism Salafis level at the Brotherhood, the Brotherhood's strong organizational structure is its most important electoral and political asset.
The differences between the two visions grew starker with the passing of time and developments on the political scene, including the elections and relations with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Proponents of the first vision flocked around Emad Abdel Ghafour, the party head. This group includes young members who became active in the political sphere after the revolution such as Mohamed Nour, Yousry Hammad and some leading figures from the party's supreme authority such as Bassam al-Zaraqa.
Most of those who belong to this group are residents of Alexandria who have been influenced by the Salafi Dawah. However, they were dissatisfied with the intervention of some sheikhs from the board of trustees of the Salafi Dawah in the policies of the party in a way which violated the rules of institutional work and the party's decision-making mechanisms.
Nour Party disagreements were clear when the party decided to support Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh in the presidential elections. But it was the lead-up to the party's internal elections that turned the disagreements into open conflict. The elections were scheduled to be held in September 2012, but party members started complaining about attempts by party leaders who subscribe to the second vision to oust members with opposing views. They allegedly tried to direct votes in order to restructure the party to fill the key middle and bottom positions with members who adopt their vision.
This has led the secretaries in several governorates, notably Gharbiya and Giza, to resign. Furthermore, the performance of the party's Membership Committee came under fire after it limited nominations for the elections to several thousand members while the party's total membership stands at almost 200,000. There was also talk about the need to rebuild the party in a more democratic way since leadership positions are seized by residents of Alexandria.
The party chief decided to stop the election to examine these issues, but the party's supreme authority — most of whose members subscribe to the second vision — did not accept the decision and decided to carry on with the elections, which were held in several governorates. The party's decision-making process has been marred by the dispute, as increasing numbers in both camps submitted their resignations.
Some are also saying that the two camps differ on whether or not to form an alliance with the Brotherhood in the upcoming elections. While proponents of the first vision do not mind allying with the Brotherhood, those of the second prefer to compete independently.
Attempts by members from the board of trustees of the Salafi Dawah to achieve reconciliation could help mitigate the conflict. But this may help only in temporarily defusing the problems, since the disagreements are neither personal nor a struggle over leadership, but rather a difference in visions. The conflict will only be conclusively resolved when problems concerning the Salafi model for political work are solved in a way that preserves the pillars of the Salafi approach as well as accommodating the fast developments among the Salafi public.
As the parliamentary elections draw closer, questions about the future of the Salafi-oriented Nour Party linger. Some say the party's recent crisis — detailed in yesterday's column — will debilitate its electoral power, but are unsure whether this will favor the Muslim Brotherhood or liberal and leftist groups.
I believe it is still too early to discuss the party's fortunes in the coming elections. They will (partly) depend on the success of reconciliation efforts in temporarily patching things up for the party to run as one unified entity, deferring the final resolution of its contradictions to a later stage.
Likewise, the party's participation in the elections is linked to the ability of new Salafi parties — to be established by former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail and the Salafi Front — to build organizational structures capable of mobilizing voters and going up against the networks of the Nour Party and Salafi Dawah.
The party's ability to run in the elections also depends on the ability of the Construction and Development Party — Jama'a al-Islamiya's political arm — to develop its influence in Upper Egypt, as well as the rise or drop in the popularity of the Brotherhood over the coming months; it is the Salafis' strongest Islamist rival.
Combined together, these factors will determine the distribution of votes among the different Islamist powers. But on the other hand, the total vote for the Islamist bloc, with its diverse currents, will depend on the competitive preparedness of leftist and liberal powers, as well as the amount of protest votes against Islamists.
All these factors will only become clear shortly before the elections. But the most important aspect that will shape the future of the Salafis is their ability to come up with a unique model for political engagement, a model that distinguishes itself from the authoritative Arab regimes and their tyrannical modernism, and also from the closed models presented by other Islamist powers that the Salafis have criticized.
Salafis need to present a model capable of carving out a space in Egyptian political society. Similarly, they need to be able to deal with the modern mechanisms of politics on the domestic and international fronts.
How can Salafis build a healthy and effective relationship between the Salafi current and political parties? How can the Nour Party be structured in a way that reflects the scope and plurality of the Salafi current, while at the same time maintaining organizational competitiveness and institutional discipline to compete with the Brotherhood and reserve a place for the Salafis in Egypt's fledgling political sphere?
To what extent are Salafis going to expand the implementation of the jurisprudential concept of "the rule of necessity" to address fresh developments imposed by the local and international realities, while holding on to their orthodox Salafi approach? How are Salafis going to differentiate themselves ideologically from the Brotherhood in light of the growing similarity between their political positions and as the Brotherhood seeks to attract the Salafis by granting them positions and privileges?
Also, how are Salafis going to face the rising pressures from more radical Islamist factions to their right? Will they be able to stand up to these factions after they have favored peaceful engagements and gradual change? This will be all the more difficult, particularly if political Salafism and its chief representative, the Nour Party, fail to achieve concrete success by implementing stricter Islamic criteria (for instance with regard to tourism, guaranteeing the Islamic nature of the state in the new constitution and having a strong presence in the government).
Salafis' failure to achieve success in these areas will increase the influence of more radical Islamist powers and might lead them to give up on politics and return to their dawah work on the pretext that Egyptian society is not yet ready for the rule of Sharia. In fact, there are already signs that this is happening.
Finally, how are the Salafis going to address the negative impacts of the politicization of the Salafi Dawah? This issue is of paramount importance given the fact that popular trust in Salafis and their networks at the local level represent a chief source of power for the Salafis in the elections.
Answers to these questions will be determined in light of political changes and developments. In considering these issues, we should not overlook international and regional factors that interact with the Salafi tide. We might likely see the rise of new parties which will replace the Nour Party if it fails to respond to these challenges. To be sure, though, the Salafi movement, and the Islamist movement in general, is embarking on a new stage in its development.
Here's the actual interview:
a translation of part of it:
Al-Abrashi: "Am I going to wake up tomorrow to find that, just as you did with the statue of Buddha, that you have demolished the Sphinx and the pyramids?"
Al-Gohary: "That is dependent upon abilities and possibility. According to our Sharia, every pagan and idol must be destroyed."
Al-Abrashi: "If you are in power, will you destroy the Sphinx and the pyramids and all the pharoanic statues and all the pharoanic artifacts?"
Al-Gohary: "Everything, if it is a pagan statue or idol, that is worshiped or suspected to be worshipped, or is worshipped by one person on Earth, must be destroyed. We, or someone else, must destroy it."
Al-Abrashi: "So you would destroy the Sphinx and the pyramids?"
Al-Gohary: "Yes, we will destroy them, if they were worshipped before or afterwards."
Huh? Are you serious? To say the below means you really do not understand these jihadist and what they are capable of doing.
Quoting stacymomof2:
So who's gonna listen to him? Some random guy that claims to have ties with the Taliban?
I think most Egyptians are aware that the antiquities are a great draw for tourism, plus there are whole schools dedicated to studying and preserving these types of things from history.
This guy sounds like a fool.


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Alaskans would like to make theirs the next state to legalize recreational marijuana use, and they're making their voices heard.
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana submitted more than 45,000 signatures Wednesday asking to place an initiative on the ballot as soon as this fall, if enough signatures are verified.
"Prohibition is a failed policy," said Tim Hinterberger, a sponsor of the campaign. "It's time for a change. The majority of Alaskans we think will support the idea of this initiative."
The proposed measure would legalize the purchase, growing and consumption of marijuana for anyone over the age 21.
Alaska law currently allows possession of up to one ounce and growing up to six plants, for people who successfully apply for a medical marijuana card.
"We think that adults who chose to use a substance like marijuana, which by all accounts is far less harmful to the individual and society than alcohol, should have the right to do so," Hinterberger said.
But law enforcement aren't so sure.
"Anytime you legalize a drug, even though your saying you're only legalizing it for adults, it makes it more accessible for children," said Sgt. Detective Kathy Lacey of the Anchorage Police Department VICE unit.
A minimum of 30,169 signatures are necessary for a measure to be placed on the ballot in August.