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There aren't many comparable prospects for Yoan Moncada. It's just hard to find many players who have the combination of physical tools and hitting ability of the 19-year-old Cuban infielder.
Take Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager. I wouldn't call Moncada and Seager similar players, but they're both polished hitters for their age with plus raw power and arm strength. Neither player projects as a shortstop, with Seager likely sliding over to third base, where Moncada could also fit, though Moncada could play second base or even move to the outfield. The biggest difference in terms of physical tools is Moncada's speed, which is plus, whereas Seager is a below-average runner.
Does that mean Moncada is a better prospect than Seager? I wouldn't go that far. Seager hit .349/.402/.602 in 118 games split between high Class A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Chattanooga last season. Nothing against Moncada, who's likely going to start at a Class A level, but there's a lot to be said for Seager's ability to rake as a 20-year-old in Double-A, especially compared to the uncertainty of not having seen Moncada face a full minor league season yet.
When our Top 100 list comes out next month, it's no guarantee Moncada will have even signed by then to qualify for the list. But when he does sign, where will he rank among the game's best prospects? The Top 100 is a collaborative process involving all of our prospect analysts at Baseball America, but my personal Top 50 prospects list is in the 2015 BA Prospect Handbook. Here, in alphabetical order (you will see the exact order in your Prospect Handbook soon), are the 15 position players I ranked in my top 20 overall prospects in the game:
|Kris Bryant, 3b, Cubs
|Byron Buxton, of, Twins
|Carlos Correa, ss, Astros
|J.P. Crawford, ss, Phillies
|Joey Gallo, 3b, Rangers
|Dilson Herrera, 2b, Mets
|Francisco Lindor, ss, Indians
|Joc Pederson, of, Dodgers
|Dalton Pompey, of, Blue Jays
|Addison Russell, ss, Cubs
|Miguel Sano, 3b, Twins
|Kyle Schwarber, c/of, Cubs
|Corey Seager, ss, Dodgers
|Jorge Soler, of, Cubs
|Blake Swihart, c, Red Sox
For me, Moncada fits comfortably in that group. I'm admittedly the high man on Dilson Herrera, who is one of the best hitting prospects in the game and tore up Double-A at age 20 with surprising power for his size. But I would put Moncada over him and Dalton Pompey, neither of whom have the power potential Moncada brings.
So Moncada is a top 20 prospect. But how high up that list should he go? Seager is my No. 6 prospect in baseball, and there isn't any disagreement internally here that Seager is one of the game's truly elite prospects. Players like him are easy to evaluate. Would it surprise me if Moncada ended up becoming better than Seager? Absolutely not. But when it comes to picking one of them right now, the greater certainty level in Seager puts him ahead of Moncada on my board. No shame in that.
Then there's Twins third baseman Miguel Sano. He's not similar to Moncada in terms of skill set, but Sano, like Moncada, didn't play at all in 2014. Whereas with Moncada it was because he stopped playing in Cuba and left the country, Sano missed the 2014 season due to Tommy John surgery. That isn't a major concern for a position player, but it's a year missed and a year removed from having seen him play in a competitive situation.
Sano hit .280/.382/.610 with 35 homers in 123 games between high Class A Fort Myers and Double-A New Britain in 2013, though he did strike out 27 percent of the time. Would you take Sano, the third baseman with 80 raw power and contact frequency concerns but a track record of hitting at Double-A, or Moncada, who has less of a track record and less raw power, but more speed and a more well-rounded skill set? I would lean toward Moncada, but it's not an easy call.
Of the four Top 50 lists in the Prospect Handbook, we all have Sano ranked anywhere from No. 10 to No. 13. On my list, Sano is the No. 13 prospect. For me, that would put Moncada somewhere in the 7-12 range of prospects in the Top 100. Even if you prefer Sano to Moncada, at the very least, the two belong in the same territory on the Top 100.
Once Moncada goes through individual workouts with clubs and we get feedback from scouts who see him there and allow us to build more recent history on him, that information will help solidify specifically where within that range he will fit.
Even with the bonus pools, when you have an open market for a prospect who will immediately rank among the top 20 prospects in baseball, has a good chance to crack the top 15 and perhaps even sneak into the top 10, it's not hard to figure out why there's widespread demand from teams to add Moncada.


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JStreet joins virulent attack on Presbyterian guide to zionism
The article by Ali Abuminah is followed one from Charles Carlson of WHTT. Lastly Notes and links on all the acronyms.
J Street attacks Presbyterians over study guide questioning Zionism
By Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada
February 20, 2014
The Israel lobby group J Street has launched a blistering attack on the Presbyterian Church USA over its new study guide Zionism Unsettled, claiming that the publication promotes "polarization" and "intolerance."
Zionism Unsettled, published last month by the church's Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN), is a 74-page study guide examining the role Zionism and Christian Zionism have played in shaping attitudes and events in Palestine and its region.
It is intended to help church congregations and others to learn and talk about Zionism and the devastating impact the practice of the ideology has had on Palestinians, as The Electronic Intifada previously reported.
J Street "deeply offended"
In a statement yesterday, J Street said it was "deeply offended" by Zionism Unsettled, asserting that "one has to question the IPMN's motives in publishing this 'resource.'"
J Street claimed the guide's authors "had no intention of encouraging thoughtful reflection on Zionism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or Jewish perspectives on Israel. Instead, reductive and divisive thinking of this kind exacerbates polarization and intolerance, both of which are not in short supply in this conflict."
J Street protested that the guide "offensively intimates that Zionism is racist, pathological and the very root of the conflict in the region."
"An approach that belittles or demeans Jews, Israelis or Palestinians makes no contribution to ending this conflict," J Street concludes.
While demanding that Zionist political ideology not be questioned, J Street has long opposed key Palestinian rights and promotes anti-Palestinian views among its youth wing, including the view that refugees are a "demographic threat" and must be excluded from their native land on the sole grounds that they are not Jews.
While J Street does not outright accuse Zionism Unsettled's authors of anti-Semitism, its angry attack is scarcely more temperate than the Anti-Defamation League, which claimed that the study guide "may be the most anti-Semitic document to come out of a mainline American church in recent memory."
Both of these approaches reflect an extreme intolerance for any diversity of opinion about Zionism, especially among Jews.
Jeremy Ben Ami, Executive Director of J Street and of JStreet PAC, set up to rival AIPAC in getting Congressional support. Photo by Jstreet CC BY NC SA 2.0
Rabbi Brant Rosen, author of Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity, has voiced strong support of Zionism Unsettled.
"As a Jew, I'm especially appreciative that while [Zionism Unsettled] is strongly critical of Zionism, it doesn't flinch from extensive Christian self-criticism," Rosen writes at his blog.
Rosen is a contributor to a longer, forthcoming book – Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land – on which Zionism Unsettled is based.
Rosen, co-chair of the Rabbinical Council of Jewish Voice for Peace, continues: "The guide is particularly candid in its examination of the oppressive legacy of the post-Constantinan Church, replacement theology – and Christian anti-Semitism in general."
Critique of "extremist elements"
Donald Wagner, National Program Director of Friends of Sabeel–North America, responded to J Street's attack with an invitation for renewed dialogue.
In an email to The Electronic Intifada, Wagner, an ordained Presbyterian minister, says that J Street's response "is what we might expect from CAMERA, AIPAC, and other extremist groups, but not from an organization that strives to position itself as an alternative to these purveyors of the tired old anachronistic diatribes."
Wagner adds that Zionism Unsettled is "a critique of the extremist elements of political Zionism, including those of [Christians United for Israel founder] Rev. John Hagee that have crept into our Evangelical communities or their liberal models that we find in our mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations."
"As a Presbyterian who contributed to this new study guide, I'd like to challenge J Street to a more thoughtful, honest, and open public conversation of the difficult and complex issues it raises – but only after J Street's leaders have actually read the document."
Wagner's suggestion that J Street leaders had not even read the document they are condemning is understandable given the fact that Zionism Unsettled addresses in detail all the points J Street raises in its statement.
Ecumenical deal
Wagner urged that "It is time for us all to face up to the dangerous tendencies within political Zionism and the Christian Zionists who prefer to excuse the human rights abuses perpetrated on Palestinians daily and in doing so actually negate the spiritual and moral claims of justice that we share as faith communities."
A "dialogue of justice" will be difficult, Wagner says, but would be preferable to "the so-called 'ecumenical deal,' where large dinners and polite discussions abound but where equal justice for Palestinians and Jews is off the table."
"We look forward to hearing from J Street and will welcome a new dialogue with you," Wagner urges.
It will be interesting to see whether J Street is capable of rising to that challenge, especially as the Presbyterian Church USA heads into another debate and vote on divestment from Israel occupation profiteers at its general assembly this summer.
Presbyterian Church Attacked For Publishing "Zionism Unsettled," Others Applaud
By Charles Carlson, WHTT*
February 14, 2014
Reposted in Al-Jazeerah, CCUN [Cross Cultural Understanding], February 24, 2014
Israeli lobbying organizations, including Unity Coalition For Israel, the Anti-Defamation League, and The Simon Wiesenthal Center have suggested that the PCUSA committee producing the "Zionism Unsettled" (1) Study Guide and DVD is a "hate group" for its effort at what the church group calls the "cause of just peace." (2) The Wiesenthal Center stated it might "divest all contacts from this institution and call on other Jewish organizations to do the same."
The Presbyterian Church USA refers to "Zionism Unsettled" as, "A Congregational Study Guide 76-page booklet with a free companion DVD." PCUSA stated on January 21st, "Released to immediate critical acclaim, Zionism Unsettled is aimed bring about an end to the silence surrounding the impact of Zionism and to encourage open discussions on the topic in church and society. This study guide is a condensed version of a book entitled Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land, which will be published in 2014 by Pickwick Publications."
We Hold These Truths has for many years voiced similar aims. Our 2010 video, Christian Zionism, The Tragedy And The Turning, Part 1 (3), 32-minutes, won an award for one of the best foreign films presented at the Ammar Popular Film Festival (4) in Tehran, Iran in January, 2014. We concluded that film with the statement that the "Turning" away from war and Zionism in churches would take place when Traditional churches joined in the call for Peace and Justice for the Philistines. The last scene of The Tragedy and The Turning concludes with this plea explaining our aim:
We concluded this from our own experience in openly and publicly challenging many dispensational, Christian Zionist churches over a period of nine years, to their prevalent blindness to the plight of the Palestinians. We stated that only the Mainline Traditional churches (including PCUSA) could and would be the key to freeing 3.5 million Philistines from occupation.
Our conclusion was and is based on our own, Christ Followers definition of Christian Zionism; It is and always has been the contrived belief that, "the modern political state of Israel is the fulfillment of Biblical Prophesy." Mainline or Traditional churches, including PCUSA, do not believe this is Biblical; but Zionist churches accept this by definition. We think our prayer is coming true in front of our own eyes with the beginning of an awakening by many moral and honest leaders, and laymen within several of the largest, and oldest, mainline church denominations, including PCUSA, that has taken a stand and is being attacked for it, as has whtt.org and this writer. The attacks go with telling the truth and can not be avoided, and we have not seen PCUSAflinch yet. This author will in due time provide a full review of both the film and text. Meantime we urge you to watch Tragedy and Turning, which has been made free.
Responses to the PCUSA release from Zionist supporters of Israel are radical and virulent. One of these is Israeli controlled **Unity Coalition For Israel (UCFI). (2)
Long ago WHTT studied UCFI and learned that it is essentially a lobby, directly controlled by an all Israeli director team, an equivalent to AIPAC for Churches. It is also the godfather of Christians United For Israel (CUFI), headed by American pastor, John Hagee, and others, who ostensibly control it from their positions within prominent, Zionist leaning, evangelical churches in America. We have yet to find any mainline churches that participates in CUFI, though Zionist influence can be found inside almost any church, including Roman Catholics.
Literally dozens of inflammatory, Zionist internet attacks have been leveled on PCUSA in recent days. So many are there, we had to look twice to find its website, (pcusa.org) among the attackers. Here are a few excerpts from UCFI, planned I think, to frighten church members into withdrawing or downplaying the Study Guide and DVD, and to intimidate other churches from using Zionism Unsettled.
UCFI writes: "WASHINGTON (JTA) — A study guide on Zionism published by an arm of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is drawing expressions of outrage from Jewish groups.
The guide is "worthy of a hate group, not a prominent American church," said Rabbi Steve Gutow, president of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. "
"The study guide by the church's Israel Palestine Mission Network is titled "Zionism Unsettled."
"… is impossible to separate the toxic actions of IPMN from the PCUSA …The Simon Wiesenthal Center warned …"If this book reflects the feelings of the PCUSA…it will divest all contacts from this institution and call on other Jewish organizations to do them same," (the center said in a statement)
"The guide was released ahead of the church's biennial General Assembly, taking place this June in Detroit. The gathering will once again consider recommendations that it divest from companies that deal with Israel's military. Similar resolutions have been narrowly defeated in the past."
The attacks on PCUSA and any church that recognizes the human right of the Philistines will be relentless and and angry. However this time I do not think intimidation tactic will work because other mainline churches are already on the same path of understanding as PCUSA. We wrote of this growing movement in our letter to Christian Zionist pastors last August, "Church Leaders Join The Call For Peace In Syria." In it, we discussed fifteen mainline church denominations that joined in the call to investigate military aid to Israel, because the aid led to the deaths of Palestinian children. This list included leaders from Evangelical Lutherans (ELCA), United Methodists, Presbyterians (PCUSA), and The United Church of Christ, and others, who wrote to Congress in November 2012.
The PCUSA bookstore (1) sells the Study Guide, with a DVD, at pcusa.org for $10.00. In part they write:
"Zionism Unsettled: This study guide is produced by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN), a grassroots organization of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) established in 2004 with a mandate from the denomination's General Assembly for the purpose of encouraging wider and deeper Presbyterian involvement with Palestinian Christians and advocating for the human rights of Palestinians under military occupation. As part of its mandate, the IPMN speaks to the church not for the church."
"It provides a leader's guide for congregational study of Christian, Jewish and Muslim perspectives on the development of Jewish Political Zionism, liberal Protestant Zionism, and Evangelical Christian Zionism. It examines controversies about Zionism among Israeli Jews as well as diaspora Jews, and gives helpful guidance on how you and your congregation can contribute to the cause of just peace for the people who share the Holy Land and promote more truthful relationships among followers of the three Abrahamic religions."
We Hold These Truths is not the only group to appreciate this effort or to think it will bring results. Medill Reports (5) from Chicago, Northwestern University, has this to say about Zionism Unsettled, quoting from Dr. Francis Boyle, University of Illinois, international law professor, who said, he "has much respect for the Presbyterian Church and he is 'pleasantly surprised' the IPMN has decided to grapple with this difficult issue." Boyle said in a prepared statement, "The nationalistic, exclusionary and racist ideology of Zionism is the exact antithesis of the core spiritual values and moral teachings of all three of our shared Abrahamic denominations. This path-breaking guide and related materials explain precisely why that is true and point the direction toward achieving real peace."
We thank the dedicated few within PCUSA who are responsible for this effort, and we are grateful to those who have helped WHTT to have a part in restoring churches to being Christ Followers.
(1) "Zionism Unsettled," Israel/Palestine Mission Network, 2014: http://www.israelpalestinemissionnetwork.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=256.
Also, "Presbyterian network opens new dialogue on Zionism," PCUSA, 1/21/2014: http://www.pcusa.org/news/2014/1/21/presbyterian-network-opens-new-dialogue-zionism/
(2) "Jewish groups condemn new Presbyterian study guide on Zionism." Unity Coalition For Israel, 2/13/2014: http://unitycoalitionforisrael.org/uci_2014/?p=6027
(3) Christian Zionism: The Tragedy & The Turning, Part 1, WHTT, © 2010: http://vimeo.com/59933668
(4) WHTT video wins award at Ammar Popular Film Festival: http://whtt.org/tragedy-turning-wins-award-at-amman-film-festival/
(5) "ADL denounces 'Zionism Unsettled' pamphlet released by Presbyterian group," Medill Reports, 2/13/2014: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=227980
Additional References:
Rabbi Brant Rosen defends "Zionism Unsettled:"
"Presbyterian Church Attacked For Publishing 'Zionism Unsettled,' Others Applaud" –
WHTT podcast on "Zionism Unsettled:" http://whtt.podbean.com/2014/02/18/presbyterian-church-attacked-for-publishing-%E2%80%9Czionism-unsettled%E2%80%9D-others-applaud/
Notes and links
Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide is a 76-page booklet with a free companion DVD. It provides a leader's guide for congregational study of Christian, Jewish and Muslim perspectives on the development of Jewish Political Zionism, liberal Protestant Zionism, and Evangelical Christian Zionism. It examines controversies about Zionism among Israeli Jews as well as diaspora Jews, and gives helpful guidance on how you and your congregation can contribute to the cause of just peace for the people who share the Holy Land and promote more truthful relationships among followers of the three Abrahamic religions.
This study guide is produced by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN), a grassroots organization of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) established in 2004 with a mandate from the denomination's General Assembly for the purpose of encouraging wider and deeper Presbyterian involvement with Palestinian Christians and advocating for the human rights of Palestinians under military occupation. As part of its mandate, the IPMN speaks to the church not for the church. IPMN can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Shaking up Zionism: A review of 'Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide', by Mark Braverman, Mondoweiss, February 3, 2014
It's hard to do justice to the extraordinary new booklet Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide in a brief review, because of the breadth of the topics it manages to cover in its 74 pages…
Zionism is a "false theology," says new Presbyterian study guide, Electronic Intifada, January 2014
"Zionism Unsettled, as the pamphlet is titled, offers much value to any Palestine activist who has not considered the ramifications of Zionism as an ideology.
Its 74 pages sketch both Zionism's historical outlines and its complex relationships with the Christian and Jewish faiths. A companion DVD offers further commentary…."
Who we are
Is an unincorporated organization of those who do not think we should accept war as a way of life for our children.
It was not always so, and most of us would choose life, not war, if we had the chance. If you are one of the millions who recognize this tragic, self-evident truth, you might wish to read on.
Those who benefit from continuous wars have always been with us. Some obvious examples are munitions makers, and international bankers who never mention war but prosper in the background. It is, and should be, our first citizen duty to recognize those who profit from war, those we call the Warmakers. Yes, we do need national "defense" in case we are ever attacked. But in our voter controlled society we must keep the Warmakers in check or they will "take your sons…to make his instruments of war", as one Old Testament Bible prophesy in the book of Samuel warns. We must teach our children about Warmakers, for it is they who will carry his weapons and fly his drones.
The most obvious opponent of Warmaking should be our churches, mosques and synagogues, but they are not!
We, the grassroots, mostly Christian Americans, meet in and fund these churches. Tax Exempt religious organizations are the major support for our serial wars and military adventures in the false name of "peacekeeping and self-defense." Most of our churches claim to follow Jesus, the Peacemaker, but fail to stand for peace. Some 15 years ago We Hold These Truths helped name these errant, war apologizing Church leaders, "Christian Zionists."
Our story begins over two decades ago. Our first MILESTONE article is dated December 26, 1991, addressed to a church, and entitled, "Iraq: America Prepped For 'War'," by Charles Carlson.
It ends, "May God forgive us if, by our inaction, we allow genocide against Muslim women and children and the sacrifice of even one of our own children. The average Christian could not… provide a single reason why we should sacrifice the life of one American boy… "
Is that not exactly what happened in Iraq? Do you not hear the same war drums beating out a chant to "engage" Syria and Iran? If so, we hope you can use this site to convince your friends and children to
"Choose Life, Not War"
The Vision
Since July 1991, the Unity Coalition for Israel has convened an alliance of Christian and Jewish organizations actively working together to generate support for the State of Israel. With more than 200 autonomous partners, representing more than 40 million Americans, we are the largest network of Pro-Israel groups in the world. Through this grassroots coalition, we deliver a much-needed message to the media and Congress.
Our Mission
The mission of Voices United for Israel is to focus the efforts of secular and religious organizations and individuals for whom the existence of the State of Israel is central and essential to the future of the free world. We educate these organizations and individuals on security issues and radical ideologies, including global Islamic terrorism, affecting not only Israel, but all of Western Civilization.

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NH Republican says he should get to join Black caucus because he's 'fond of rap music'
New Hampshire state Rep. Kyle Tasker (R) quickly backed away from another questionable Facebook post, this one seemingly questioning the need for a Black caucus group, the Huffington Post reported.
Tasker's latest online gaffe stemmed from a post by fellow state Rep. Jordan Utley (R) mentioning that the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), often derided as a "bill mill," hosted the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) at ALEC's annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.
"How do I join the white caucus of state legislators?" Tasker asked.
"Caucuses are merely groups of people with similar likes/dislikes," Utley responded. "Personally I long for the day of character, not color being again the guiding principle."
Tasker wrote back that that was the point he intended to make.
"So what are the likes/dislikes of the black caucus that precludes white people from joining?" Tasker then asked. "I'm fond of rap music…"
Following that comment, Tasker posted a link to the video for Nelly's single, "Country Grammar."
Another Republican colleague, Shawn Jasper, chimed in with a post apparently blaming groups like the NBCSL for propagating racism:
"Racism will never end, as long as we insist on having groups in which the color of your skin is a prerequisite for membership," Jasper wrote. "Jesse Jackson and people of his ilk know this and are fine with this, because that is how they make their living."
However, when the Post contacted Jasper on his phone for a follow-up on his comments, he quickly declined before emailing a statement saying only, "There is too much division by race rather than by ideological belief."
In the past, Tasker has posted videos suggesting Black women are unfit mothers, made light of a thread concerning domestic violence by posting an image of two people engaged in oral sex, and has suggested that he needs to drink alcohol before meeting with Democratic Party colleagues.


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The Toronto media seems to be more worried about the NBA's new dress code than the players.
Almost to a man, the Raptors dismissed suggestions yesterday that the NBA's new dress code, which calls for casual business attire for basketball-related appearances including interview situations and travel, is either outrageous or any type of burden.
"My only question is, can I write it off?" forward Eric Williams joked. "If that's the case, it shouldn't be a problem."
Head coach Sam Mitchell, considered one of the more dapper guys in the league, believes pros in any sport should dress appropriately.
"I don't see anything wrong with a dress code," he said.
"It's a privilege to play in the NBA (and) if you're that much of individual, if it's that important to you, then don't play."
Jalen Rose, another one of the more hip guys on the team in terms of wardrobe, agreed it isn't a big problem, but questioned the reasons behind the new dress code, believing it is the NBA's way of appeasing white, corporate America.
"They're probably scared your kid will be wearing a bandana," Rose said. "But at the end of the day, whatever I wear to the game, whether I have on jewelry, a sports coat or not, when I dribble up the court, I'm still going to hear Notorious B, I'm still going to hear Tupac."
Matt Bonner, the Raptors' player representative, said the dress code is a positive step.
"I don't think you'd see someone working for Donald Trump's corporation walking into the boardroom with sunglasses on," he said.
"Sunglasses, do-rags, that kind of thing ... it's not good for the league's image."
Jose, you're in
Mitchell probably will give rookie point guard Jose Calderon his first start of the pre-season tonight at the Air Canada against ex-Raptor Vince Carter and the New Jersey Nets.
Mitchell likely will also start rookie forward Charlie Villanueva and Matt Bonner in the absence of veteran Morris Peterson, who hurt his foot during practice yesterday.
In other injury news, Chris Bosh was still feeling the effects of the flu yesterday, but is expected to play tonight.
Not expected to dress: Eric Williams (sore right knee), Joey Graham (left knee tendinitis), Pape Sow (groin strain) and Aaron Williams (sprained left ankle).


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The new Israeli assault on the Palestinian people in Gaza raises many questions about the operation's goals and motives, especially after Israel's tough experience in the Gaza Strip four years ago.
While many have rejoiced over the ability of Palestinian rockets to reach Tel Aviv for the first time in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict (and pessimists await the ground invasion of Gaza), discussion of the overall context of what is happening remains largely lacking.
It seems clear that Israel is not capable of translating its sweeping aerial superiority by ending the authority of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, or even disarming the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. To achieve this goal would require a ground invasion in the densely-populated Gaza Strip over several weeks. Also, the human and material cost is clearly beyond Israel's capability, which is something it has already experienced in the 2008-09 assault.
Why then is Israel waging a war whose result is already known? Is the common Arab explanation that [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu launched the assault [on Gaza] to enhance his electoral chances enough? Why has there been frequent mention of a "truce" not a ceasefire in the Arab and regional discourse since the first day of the aggression?
This article attempts to explain the new regional context of the current Israeli aggression on Gaza. The article will focus on the emerging changes in the region and the political alliances among its states [which aim to] direct the events toward a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas, the features of which seem to be lurking in the horizon.
The options of Hamas
Under the presumed "truce," Hamas would win the success of its project in the "State of Gaza." As a result, the Palestinian cause would be embodied in Gaza and its leadership in the Hamas movement.
Under this condition, the blockade will be permanently broken. The crossings to Egypt will be opened, since the "truce" cannot be achieved without an Egyptian sponsorship. Maritime gateways to the Gaza Strip can even be negotiated freely under certain conditions and guarantees that will be subject to the "truce negotiations."
In any case, the political horizon for the Palestinians is no longer represented in the establishment of a state on the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, i.e., the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip.
Since Hamas took control over the Gaza Strip in 2006, we have had two "Palestines:" One in the West Bank administratively ruled by Fatah without any form of control, and the second in Gaza under political and military control by Hamas.
Since that time, the two parts of 1967 Palestine, which were already geographically divided, took separate political courses, thus further complicating the Palestinian cause for its owners.
The geographical and political estrangement between the two parts of Palestine in 1967 reinforced contradictory locative/spatial? laws, upon which the new context of events is based, because the provisions of a place impose their conditions in the end.
Ultimately, the liberation of Gaza would represent a certain victory for the options of Hamas, which has retained power and withstood the siege and invasion for six full years.
With the Egyptian logistical and ideological support, and the regional financial and political backing, the "truce" option appears to be highly attractive to some leaders of Hamas, especially those of them currently living outside Gaza.
The options of Mohammed Morsi
[Former Egyptian President Hosni] Mubarak's favored option of besieging the Gaza Strip and colluding with the Israeli repression machine against the Palestinian people in Gaza is certainly no longer possible for the new regime in Egypt.
Moreover, the new Egyptian leadership is not hostile to Hamas for ideological reasons as was Mubarak. Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood ruling Egypt today. Therefore, the sympathy of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and other Arab countries with "the plight of Gaza" is natural, because ensuring the success of the experience of Hamas in the Gaza Strip would render the "Brothers'" project a success in the entire region.
This is reflected in the language that characterized the Egyptian reaction to the new Israeli aggression, [saying that] this is an "aggression on Gaza" rather than on the historical territories of Palestine based on the June 4, 1967, borders, and an "aggression against Hamas," not the Palestinian people, who are being killed for that as well. The rockets and bombs do not ask the permission of victims before tearing them into pieces, whether or not they belong to Hamas.
But away from the [Egyptian] rhetoric, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt can market and justify the "truce" between Hamas and Israel as "a victory they seized from Israel," one that "guarantees freedom to Gaza and its population, relieves the siege on the Palestinian brothers, and restores Egypt's role as the guarantor of agreements."
It is no secret that the marketing of the "truce" is not difficult at home, given the increasing popular fears of losing control over the Sinai, and the awareness of Egypt's current inability to engage in military confrontations amid a difficult economic situation and non-readiness at all levels.
Eventually, this "truce" might easily be translated into external gains, through a unique partnership with Washington after presenting [Egypt with] unique credentials such as "the godfather of the solution" and "the godfather of the truce," which Mubarak has deservedly failed at.
Above all, Mohammed Morsi knows that the regional alliance that has been formed to forge such a settlement is essentially responsible for achieving a "political solution" for the Gaza Strip exclusively, not the entire Palestinian issue. This has been understood through the visit of the Qatari emir and Turkish prime minister to Cairo the day before yesterday [Nov. 17], and their meeting with President Mohammed Morsi to discuss the latest developments in Gaza and ways to ensure a political settlement that gives the Gazans a greater margin of freedom, but within a "long truce" between Hamas and the Israeli occupation.
Regional options
Hamas may be free to choose a "truce," but it is certainly not free in terms of the structure of its choice. In other words, what is happening in Gaza falls within the wider regional context, whether or not Hamas approves.
Clearly, the failure of the so-called "axis of moderation" in reaching a political settlement to the Palestinian issue is one of the main factors that blew wind in the sail of the "rejectionist axis" led by Iran. Thus, forging a "political settlement" — a "truce" in Muslim Brotherhood terms — for the situation in Gaza is a regional priority on which the interests of various capitals converge, from the [Persian] Gulf and Turkey all the way to the United States.
In this case, a political settlement would allow the formation of new regional arrangements and presentation of different policies. This would give the anti-Iran axis the momentum it has lost over the past 10 years. With the exit of Hamas under the "truce" from the equation of actual conflict with Israel, the "objectionist axis" will lose its political extension and alliance within the Palestinian territories. This extension has extremely weakened in the last two years, despite the Iranian-made rockets that were launched by Hamas on Tel Aviv in recent days.
Furthermore, pulling Hamas from the political landscape and confrontation with Israel will greatly facilitate the task of painting the Iran-led axis with a sectarian brush, thereby limiting the scope of sympathy towards it by the masses in the Arab world.
According to the history of the region over the past two decades, every time the US seeks to isolate Iran and its alliances in the region, it launches a peace process between the Palestinians and Israel regardless of the final outcome.
Similarly, every time Israel acts intransigently and ignores attempts at a settlement, support for the resistance movements in the region increases, the presence of the "moderation axis" in the face of the "defiance axis" recedes, and the political and moral influence of the United States in the region declines.
Israel's gains
When the military aggression is translated into a long "truce," the Israeli occupation state is relieved of the brunt of the mass population of the Gaza Strip, and different scenarios to seize the remaining land in the West Bank open up before it.
This would be done by dividing the Palestinian issue into a "pro-Hamas Gaza" and a "West Bank" under demographic and military control.
Here, we quote former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's statement explaining the significance of Gaza in the Israeli calculations: "I wish I could wake up from my sleep to find that Gaza had sunk into the sea."
Even if Israel were to annex the West Bank to its territories, the demographic balance that is already tilted in the direction of the Jewish population will tilt toward them more clearly, especially after the exclusion of that portion of the Palestinian people living in Gaza.
The Gaza Strip or the "State of Gaza" could perhaps pledge the return of Palestinian refugees from the historical territories of Palestine in 1948 to it, thus Israel will have accomplished a net profit of its current aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza.
In addition, Israel's military options have decreased during the past years. Tel Aviv is no longer fighting classical Arab armies commanded by Third World countries and beating them with the latest technology of US weapons, and the superiority of the Air Force and its ability to pave the way for a ground war.
For years, Tel Aviv has been fighting movements that are lightly and moderately armed in terms of military weapons, but heavily in terms of ideological and doctrinal beliefs. This introduces an amendment to the nature of the conflict, and makes the militarily-superior Israel a political loser even before the battles begin.
Once again, the Palestinian issue stands on the altar of regional powers, which have exploited and extended its tragedies over the past decades for the benefit of their interests and policies.
Palestinian national unity is no longer an intellectual vanity, or even a political constant occasionally remembered by preachers to save face. Particularly during these defining moments, Palestinian national unity has become the guarantor and protector against the fall of the Palestinian issue into new abysses, under regional and international sponsorship and a unique convergence of interests.
If the various parties — belonging to any axis — wanted to prove their goodwill in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause, they should take the initiative — parallel with steps to stop the aggression on Gaza and break the siege — to work toward achieving Palestinian national unity, actually and practically, not only verbally.
Without this main prerequisite, the slogan of the next phase will be one-way: "Gaza first and last!"


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For those that found the Academy Awards on Sunday night to be predictable at best , Bobby Finger has just the GIF for you.
Here at the Daily Dot, we swap GIF images with each other every morning. Now we're looping you in. In the Morning GIF, we feature a popular—or just plain cool—GIF we found on Reddit, Canvas, or elsewhere on the Internet.
Last night's 84th annual Academy Awards were, if Twitter is to be believed, not its best. There were no streakers, protest speeches, or outpourings of "You like me! You really like me!"
No, this year the Oscars were the apotheosis of predictable and sedate entertainment, entirely Nicki Minaj- and drama-free. The Academy saluted the noteworthy living and dead—and the awards skipped over the inconvenient, including (insofar as was possible) Sasha Baron Cohen in character as The Dictator.
It's no surprise then that today's Morning GIF features some of the most predictable winners of the last several decades. So give it up, ladies and gentlemen, for The Help, the Frenchman and the puppy!
Posted by noted Tumblr and blogger Bobby Finger, the GIF has already collected nearly 500 likes and comments.
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Microsoft's new operating system Windows 7 is faster than its predecessor Windows Vista, of this there is no doubt.
Some of this is down to the fact its the most keyboard-friendly version of Windows yet. Without ever laying a finger on your mouse, you can dock windows, quick-launch your favourite apps, enable external displays, and much more.
Sure, you have to memorise a few new key-combos, but once you've integrated them into your daily routine, you'll wonder how you ever got along without them. Here's out ten must-have keyboard shortcuts.
Start-menu searches: Windows key
This carryover from Vista is arguably one of Windows' must underused and undervalued features.
A simple tap of the Windows key activates the Start menu, where you can type the first few letters of a program name, Control Panel setting, Word document, or whatever and then hit Enter to launch it. Why reach for the mouse?
Minimise (almost) all windows: Win + Home
This combo lets you send all open windows packing - except the one that's currently active. It beats clicking Minimise on a bunch of individual windows. When you tap the shortcut a second time, it restores all previously open windows.
Make windows transparent: Win + Space
This is the keyboard equivalent of mousing over the transparency tool in the right corner of the System Tray - great for those times when you need to something on the desktop (like a gadget) but don't want to minimise all your windows.
After tapping Win-Space, your windows will stay see-through until you let go of the Windows key.
Quick-launch Taskbar apps: Win + (1-9)
As you know, Windows 7 makes it a snap to 'pin' frequently used programs to the taskbar. But did you also know that these programs are automatically assigned a number and corresponding Windows-key shortcut?
Just press Windows-1 to launch the first pinned program (the one closest to the Start button), Windows-2 to launch the next one, and so on.
Fastest app-launching known to man! Except, of course, for this...
Quick-launch any app: Hotkey
Like Vista before it, Windows 7 lets you assign a quick-launch hotkey to any installed program. Just right-click the program's icon, choose Properties, and then click the Shortcut tab.
Click once in the Shortcut key field, then press the hotkey combo you want to assign (Ctrl-Shift-H, for instance). Click OK and you're done!
Assuming you have a good memory, app launching doesn't get any faster than this.
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10 Bands Influenced by Ray Manzarek and the Doors
Jim Morrison's deep, bellowing baritone was the voice of the Doors, but it was Ray Manzarek's signature Vox Continetal organ playing that was the heart and soul of the band's sound. The music is over now for Manzarek, who died this week at the age of 74, but it will always live on thanks to his fans — many of whom are musicians themselves. The Doors and Manzarek had an undeniable influence on many indie and alt-rock acts, and the following 10 bands will help pass it on to future generations.
Joy Division
Don't hear hints of the Doors' blues-soaked psychedelia in the bleak industrial clamor of Joy Division? Not only was Ian Curtis' deep baritone often compared to Morrison's, but Ian regularly cited the Doors as one of the band's formative influences. The parallels go even further, with bassist Peter Hook's distinctive mid-range bass playing often bringing to mind Manzaeck's single-note organ. Check out 'New Dawn Fades' off 1979's 'Unknown Pleasures' below — and then DJ Rudec's mash-up of 'Fades' with the Doors' 'Break On Through' here.
The Dandy Warhols
Ray Manzarek may not have been the first rocker to play bass lines on an organ, but his signature sound was certainly rare at the time — and still isn't exactly a common move today. That approach wasn't lost on the Dandy Warhols, who employ Zia McCabe to play the low end on keyboards. Think it's a coincidence? Not likely, especially considering the Warhols dug the Doors enough to tweet about Ray's death. On 'There Is Only This Time' off 2005's 'Odditorium or Warlords of Mars,' the Warhols offer up a slightly brighter take on the Doors' more foreboding work.
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop was barely out of his teens when he saw the Doors perform in 1967, and the show permanently changed his life. The music pulled Pop in, but it was more Morrison's confrontational stage presence that had an immediate and obvious impact on the future Stooges singer. His take-away from the gig? "If this guy can do it, I can do it" — which he meant in the most reverential of ways.
Patti Smith
Punk priestess Patti Smith had a similar epiphany as Iggy when she saw the Doors in her younger days — although she almost took it as a personal challenge. "I was sitting there thinking, 'I could do that. I felt this strange kinship, I don't know why I thought that … I was just a girl from Jersey." Years later, Smith appeared on Manzarek's 1975 solo album 'The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll Now it's Out of Control' and has been known to turn in the occasional Doors cover. Below, listen to her belt out a version of 'Crystal Ship.'
Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star's 'So Tonight That I Might See,' the final track off their album of the same name, may be the most Doors-like track on this entire list — until, of course, singer Hope Sandoval's hauntingly breathless voice comes in. But even then, her delivery carries a Morrison-like cadence that helps this epic jam of 'The End'-tinged psychedelia become a strong contender for best '90s song the Doors didn't write (but totally could have).
Echo and the Bunnymen
This one may be obvious, but that doesn't take anything away from Echo and the Bunnymen's spectacular music. The British band's moody and dark sound certainly draws from the Doors, but it's their dead-on cover of 'People Are Strange,' which appeared on the soundtrack to cult '80s flick 'The Lost Boys,' that seals the deal.
The Wooden Shjips
We can't be the only ones who think San Francisco psych rockers the Wooden Shjips (that's pronounced "ships") seriously sound like the Doors at some choice moments. Witness 'We Ask You To Ride,' the lead single and first track from their stellar self-titled 2007 debut, which comes across as a loose, lively outtake from the Doors' 'In Concert' bootleg, complete with the feedback-soaked wall of sound assault the Doors sometimes busted out when onstage.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Another band with San Francisco roots, the Brian Jonestown Massacre are known for their creative re-imagining of the music of a wide swath of rock icons, from classic legends like Dylan and the Stones to contemporary greats like My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo. But schizo-shamanic frontman Anton Newcombe cut his young musical teeth listening to the Doors, and here, BJM turn in a rare, straight-up cover of 'Five to One.'
The Strokes
"Put simply, because of the Doors, I chose music as my life path," Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas wrote in the intro to an interview he conducted with Manzarek and Robert Krieger before the release of the Doors documentary 'Mojo Risin: The Making Of L.A. Woman.' "I was actually drawn by the instrumentation primarily … as musicians I found them to be unique and masterful." That influence can be heard frequently in the Strokes' music, including obvious shades of 'Touch Me' in their first single, 'Last Nite.'
We're not totally sure what Nirvana thought of the Doors, to be honest — considering their staunch promotion of the punk ethos, they may very well have regarded the band as an example of the ridiculousness of overwrought "rock royalty" — but they did pay attention long enough to learn how to cover 'The End' (kind of). And quite an interesting cover it is, with Krist Novoselic seemingly changing the lyrics as he goes, spinning a ridiculous tale that you really just have to hear to believe. OK, so Nirvana probably didn't admire the Doors quite like the rest of these bands, but they certainly were influenced by them. Check out 'The End' below and then try to tell us their sense of humor didn't just grow three sizes.


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$5,349 Bose VideoWave HDTV Has 16 Built-In Speakers
Bose is no stranger to home-theater-in-a-box systems, but their first speaker-packed HDTV takes the concept to another place entirely. Their new 46-inch VideoWave LCD HDTV has 16 speakers hidden inside the case, including six small bass drivers that they claim eliminate the need for a subwoofer.
The concept isn't an entirely new one. Mitsubishi has been making TVs with built-in soundbars for quite some time now. But, Bose claims their system is different. Low-end sound is handled by six relatively small woofers that channel sound through their Acoustic Waveguide system and out from the bottom of the panel.
At the top of the panel is an array of seven speakers split up into right, center and middle channels. It uses proprietary signal processing and their "Phase Guide Ratiators" to send sound in specific directions and give the illusion of surround.
One of Bose's main selling points for this system is how easy it is to set up. Check out their site and you'll find plenty of reminders about the fact that set-up requires only a single wire. To further simplify the process, it's equipped with the ADAPTiQ calibration system, which helps determine the ideal placement and viewing area.
The click pad remote is one of the most interesting new additions. It's rather sparse when it comes to buttons, mainly because it relies on a series of on-screen contextual menus that are navigated by a touch-sensitive pad. As a result, the remote is much smaller than most.
The included receiver has three HDMI ports, two sets of component jacks (with coax and optical audio), a USB port, a Bose Link port and an input for the iPod dock. All components are meant to be controlled with the new remote and the on-screen menus as part of their Unify intelligent integration system.
The system will be available at Bose retail stores starting on October 14th and will set you back a very substantial $5,349. The website boasts that this cost includes delivery and set-up, but after repeatedly hearing how easy set-up is, that doesn't seem to add much value. Also, it's worth noting that the press material doesn't make mention of the display (or the receiver) being 3D-ready, so all that scratch won't even get you to the land of 3D.
Once we get our eyes and ears on a production model, we'll be happy to share our real world impressions. Until then, we'll stick to plain old speaker systems. Or at least soundbars.
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Hamas' Motivation / Renewed Force, Renewed Truce
Hamas is under heavy pressure from the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service in the West Bank, and therefore, it resumed rocket and mortar fire at Israel from the Gaza Strip. Its assumption is that it has an operational advantage against civilian communities in the Negev - an edge it would like to utilize to obtain a cease-fire in the West Bank. However, the chances of Israel agreeing to this are currently nil.
From Israel's perspective, the main danger is that Hamas will surprise the IDF by kidnapping a soldier or civilian, just as it did last June, when it kidnapped Gilad Shalit and killed two other soldiers. This danger should not be underestimated: The IDF's operational deployment in Gaza is nonideal, entailing various risks.
Abu Obeid, a spokesman for Hamas' military wing, claimed yesterday that Israel long ago abandoned the Gaza cease-fire, and therefore, it no longer exists for Hamas, either. "We will let the missiles talk!" he declared. According to him, yesterday's attacks were a response to Israel's "crimes" in Jenin, Nablus and Gaza - though they may also have been meant as cover for an aborted ground operation. And in Damascus, Mahmoud Nazel, a Hamas leader, urged all the Palestinian factions to prepare for renewed fighting against Israel.
Palestinian announcements exaggerated the number of rockets and mortars fired at Israel, perhaps because some landed in Gaza instead. In recent weeks, there have also been several incidents of sniper fire at Israelis by Hamas snipers.
It is clear that Hamas is under heavy pressure in the West Bank. Thus far, all its efforts to step up its operations there have failed. Israel has largely succeeded in isolating Gaza from the West Bank, and has thus far prevented virtually all attempts to smuggle rockets into the West Bank or to manufacture them there - though a few primitive rockets, with a very short range, were found near Bethlehem, apparently destined for use against Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood. And every week, Israel arrests dozens of Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives, as well as Tanzim operatives who receive assistance from Hezbollah.
Hamas views all this as a major operational failure. Apparently, there is therefore a growing view within the organization that it is worth heating up the Gaza front again in order to produce new cease-fire talks in which Hamas could achieve a reduction of Israel's pressure on it in the West Bank. Any such agreement would also make it easier for Hamas to set up Qassam rocket manufactories in the West Bank.
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Photographer's Note
The mountain called "La Rhune" is at 905 meters above sea level in the Basque country. You can go there by train, or if you walk. This is a nice hike, we have done starting from Ascain. Two hours later, we were at the summit.
Have a look to my personal website to see others pictures of french Basque country.
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jjcordier (79297) 2014-05-16 22:32
Belle lumière pour cette jolie photo du sommet de la Rhune.
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-05-16 22:48
Hello Stephane,
it is nice when the good trek is rewarded with lovely views and maybe also some photo opportunities. The refugee on the top of the mountain provided interesting focal point contrasting with the surroundings thanks to its bright coloring. I like how you chose your POV and used the flat rocks to create some interest in the foreground.
Very good quality in terms of the sharpness, contrast and color balance.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day
jhm (167626) 2014-05-17 1:13
Hello Stephane,
Nice taken out of a low position with the building and tower high above the mountain.
Exactly or you was alone in these environment.
I like the nice soft colours also the sharpness and clarity.
Excellent composition and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
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- Genre: Places
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- Date Taken: 2014-04-14
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- Camera: Canon EOS 70D, Sigma 18-200 F3.5-6.3 DC, Hoya 62mm Pro1 circular-pl
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Here we have a complation of the longest list of folkloric supernatural creatures:
"What a happiness this must have been seventy or eighty years ago and upwards, to those chosen few who had the good luck to be born on the eve of this festival of all festivals; when the whole earth was so overrun with ghosts, boggles, bloody-bones, spirits, demons, ignis fatui, brownies, bugbears, black dogs, specters, shellycoats, scarecrows, witches, wizards ...
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An Old Gypsy Cure for Nervousness
Valerian Wine
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Now that was a bath...
Roads were made for journeys...
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This is really the question those who don't much like Sarah Jessica Parker are asking. Somehow, she keeps making movies, and despite the popularity of Sex And The City, none of those movies are very good. Yet she keeps on making them. And hey, people keep eating plain white rice, too. Whoops! Here's another one, in which she plays a sassy, tiny bit frumpy woman of means. In between being married to Greg Kinnear and working a high-powered job in finance, she begins to fall for a British Guy. It's standard SJP, so you already know the score.
It seems like more and more movies these days, especially comedies, come in the faux-documentary format made ubiquitous by The Office. In addition to being a facile motif, it sets I Don't Know How up with ... let me check my notes out ... with a "fucking cloying serio-dumbass" introduction, as a sprightly redhead waxes rhapsodic about the miraculous SJP. (I'd like to now mention that I love the series Square Pegs, and watched and quite enjoyed the entire Sex And The City television series, so I'm no garden variety SJP hater.) But damn, have her last few movies been troubling. It's as if she's launched into some venal fantasy world of wealth and improbability as she floats amazingly above us. That, and she works in Hollywood.
Nonetheless, she forges on through ever more improbable and formulaic pictures. To wit, there's not a lot that rings even remotely true in this movie, wherein major lapses in logic squeeze themselves in as stupid jokes. Kinnear and SJP have two kids, the youngest of which is over two-years-old, yet SJP jokes that Kinnear shouldn't go to work wearing a shirt with barf stains, implying that this is a regular occurrence. Anyone with kids knows you're well past the "being unaware of the constant spit-up on your clothes" stage by the time your kid is two. It's a lame, out of place joke displayed with clueless pride.
It also goes without saying that SJP's character is yet another simple mirror of her public persona, in addition to being unrealistic in willful manner. Her 'perfect mom' character eventually loses its sheen - the one aspect of this movie that works well - yet it's still frustratingly unbelievable. Then again, Sarah Jessica Parker isn't very realistic or believable as a real person, either. Greg Kinnear is a solid actor following SJP into dramatic anonymity, he's a nice, reliable white guy. Lord, even Pierce Brosnan is sullied. Though his British brand of grey ape authority is always a pleasure to behold, here, he's asked to fall for SJP, who can only ride the flustered waves of her charisma for so long, if you know what I'm saying.
I Don't Know How She Does It isn't all bad as an undemanding date movie. It has a few good laughs centered on SJP's struggles juggling work and kids, and her contentious relationships with the other 'perfect' moms. You also can't argue with the knee-jerk pleasure received when the plot works out just like it's supposed to, even though you hate yourself for enjoying it. But what you'll hate most in this wish-dream of the urban wealthy is its anti-feminist message. You know what? SJP can't do it all! Everything works out for her, but it takes a toll she no longer wants to pay. As she says, "trying to be a man is a waste of a woman." Amen, baby, now get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich. And would it kill you to get a better haircut?
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Troopers get calls to area road crashes
South Milam County calls for area state troopers during the week included:
• 6:10 a.m. Thursday, US 79 west of Rockdale, vehicle hit deer; driver, Douglas Finch, 58, Thorndale, moderate damages.— Trooper Broderick Sims.
• 10:16 p.m. July 25, FM 1712 north of Rockdale; driver, Cassandra Duffie, 25, Cameron, moderate damages.—Trooper David Grote, Falls County.
• 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Sierra Drive in Praesel Addition, south of Rockdale; drivers, Raymond McBride and Rosa Ruelas, both of Rockdale, moderate to extensive damages.—Trooper Ernest DelBosque.


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Website Dedicated to Post Acute Withdrawal Launched
Davie, Florida –– A new website designed to help people in recovery overcome the symptoms of Post Acute Withdrawal was launched this week by local Davie rehab founder and interventionist James F. Davis, CAS. Davis is the CEO of Recovery First, Inc. and is preparing to publish his first book about Protracted Withdrawal in 2013.
The website, which can be found at http://www.postacutewithdrawal.org, offers free resources to people in recovery, including comprehensive articles about this condition and other aspects of addiction and alcoholism, as well as public forums, symptoms lists and identifiers and treatment recommendations.
Site Asks Addicts to Participate in Survey
The site also invites addicts and alcoholics to participate in a survey designed to gain a better understanding of the overall scope of PAWS throughout the nation; data that will be used in 2013 to develop improved treatment methods.
Participants in the survey can view the results of each survey question so that they can determine where they line up with other addicts when it comes to particular symptoms, condition duration, rate of relapse and other important information.
PAWS: The #1 Cause of Relapse
According to Davis, Post Acute Withdrawal is the leading cause of relapse among those suffering from addiction or alcoholism.
'PAWS causes a serious set of emotional, mental and physical symptoms that can compel an addict to quickly abandon their recovery efforts and seek out relief from these symptoms by returning to drug abuse or drinking. Unfortunately, too many in the healthcare industry see rehab as the end of treatment for addicts, when in actuality it is just the beginning, as for most people PAWS symptoms set in shortly after or even during a long term treatment program.'
Davis knows all about Post Acute Withdrawal - this year he celebrated his 31st year of sobriety after nearly killing himself as a result of cocaine and alcohol abuse decades ago. Since then he's dedicated his life to helping other addicts by opening a successful drug rehab center in south Florida which includes inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization and other types of long term treatment programs.
Davis claims that a focus on identifying and treating PAWS symptoms makes it more likely that his patients will remain free from drugs or alcohol long after they leave his treatment center.
'Unfortunately, few treatment centers place an emphasis on PAWS, and the reality is that as a result they become nothing more than a revolving door where addicts find themselves again and again, without understanding why they keep returning to drugs.'
2013 Book is the First on Post Acute Withdrawal
Davis postulates in his upcoming book, 'Post Acute Withdrawal: This Too Shall Pass,' that by educating addicts about PAWS and providing tools and resources to help them overcome the urge to use, long term recovery rates in the US will improve and help to relieve the public health burden of substance abuse. He even went so far as to say that this could be a partial alternative to the War on Drugs.
'Addicts will relapse again and again because there are virtually uncontrollable neurological impulses in their brains that aggressively direct this behavior. By eliminating part of the segment of addicts who will relapse as a result of PAWS symptoms, we take more innocent people out of the War on Drugs and help to restore and maintain the integrity of our societal foundations - especially that of the core American family.'
PostAcuteWithdrawal.ORG is dedicated to helping addicts overcome the symptoms of PAWS. To learn more, to take part in the PAWS forums or to respond to a survey about Protracted Withdrawal, please visit http://www.postacutewithdrawal.org, or contact James Davis directly at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Dog Daze of Summer
Thanks to all the donors, vendors, musicians and participants for your part in making Dog Daze of Summer a success.
Specifically, we want to thank Terry's Ace, Subway, Rocky Mountain Wildlife Park, Chow Down, Pagosa Feed, Rocky Mountain Balloon Rides, Theresa Lazzaro, Two Chicks and a Hippie, Silver Dollar Liquors, Linda Reed, Patti Stewart, Rich and Jan Fiorucci, Papa Murphy's Pizza, Pagosa Glass, Mud Shaver Car Wash, Critter Outfitters, Giant Station, Allen's Auto Body, Davienne Florenza, Wilderness Journeys, Christine's Cuisine, Carrie Gruver and Lily Orr for donations to our silent auction and prizes.
Thanks also to Daniel Lindsey and friends who donated their time to play great music for our event.
Thanks to the Pagosa Springs Realtors Community Outreach Committee for all their work to put on the event: Peggy Andrews, Carol Peterson, Shellie Hogue and Shelley Low. All net proceeds stay in Pagosa Springs to benefit local charities.
Peggy Andrews
I would like to thank the Pagosa Springs Rotary Club for the honor of being chosen as Grand Marshall of the 2014 Fourth of July Parade. I was proud to represent the community and all the volunteers that give of themselves so unselfishly. I have to say that the greatest joy was being able to take time and speak with many of the children along the route. Especially for the little girls, their eyes just lit up seeing a lady in a lot of bling on a gorgeous horse — many a child's dream. It made my heart happy just to be able to make them smile.
My other gratefulness is to Tom and Irene Roberts of Roberts Ranch for lending me Honey, who experienced her sixth parade. My own horse is now 28 and not in the best shape to have managed the parade. So, thank you to the Roberts for taking so much pride and time to get Honey "parade ready" and for lending her to me so that at least one of the blondes looked good in the parade.
Thank you, Pagosa, for this honorable and fun opportunity.
Mary Jo Coulehan
People who have challenging medical conditions, or any medical problems, know the importance of being in the best hands possible medically. I've been blessed with a doctor who gives me that confidence. Dr. "Buzz" Polczynski has been consistent in her dedication to her profession as well as her patients. In addition, I've always received the warm and compassionate care of an old-fashioned family doctor.
Dr. Buzz, I can't begin to tell you my appreciation for the difference your medical care has made in the quality of my life. As you move on, your patients will miss you, and the community will be losing a special treasure.
Thank you for the years you've invested in giving us quality health care.
May God bless you, and keep you and your family in His care.
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Flirty Ashley gets warned: 'Stay away from my Hugo'
RELATIONSHIP wrecker Ashley Roberts can keep her pussycat claws off Hugo Taylor – as his girlfriend is keeping an eye on her.
Flirting's OK as long as that is all it is
Former campmate Limahl let slip he thought there was some sexual attraction between Ashley and Hugo, 26.
And Linda Robson revealed: "They did sleep together in the log cabin quite a few times."
The Made in Chelsea star's girlfriend Natalie Joel, 23, who he has talked about proposing to, said: "I've been told Ashley has been flirting with Hugo.
"Flirting's OK as long as that is all it is."
She added: "I can't wait to smother him with affection when he gets out of the jungle. I think he needs it."
Speaking of their future, she said: "When it comes to wedding and engagement plans nothing is set in stone.
"We've been together for just over a year now and we're happy with how things are. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens."
This will not be the first time Ashley, 31, has come between a bloke and his girl.
During a visit to Sydney in April, she was blamed for the break-up of Aussie rugby player Mitchell Pearce, 23, and his live-in girlfriend Phoebe Carpenter after photos emerged of him and the Pussycat Doll on a night out.
Phoebe was said to be devastated and she and Mitchell split.
Before she went into the jungle, Ashley said she was single and looking for someone.
She revealed she loved the British accent and was hoping to hook up with a Brit.
But it seems she also likes Aussie bad boys. She went on a string of dates with alleged Sydney "bikie" gang member Mark Judge, who was once caught up in a cocaine scandal with a Home and Away star.
Last night Mark, 32, said: "Ash is a great girl. She will do well in the jungle."
He wined and dined Ashley and whisked her off in a seaplane to an exclusive restaurant.
They were also spotted taking romantic strolls along Bondi Beach.
Three years ago Mark and Home and Away star Jodi Gordon, 27, were found cowering in his apartment by police after they called 999 claiming armed gunmen were trying to break in.
Afterwards he admitted he could have been hallucinating and Jodi reportedly said they had been taking cocaine.
Ashley also enjoyed a flirty massage in camp last week from married David Haye, 32.


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5 things you should know about Expo 2020
A brief guide explaining what all the fuss is about
When it was announced that Dubai had won the bid to host Expo 2020, there was a massive hullaballoo: fireworks were set off from Burj Khalifa, a school holiday was announced, and a logo competition for the Expo's branding drew over 18,000 submissions. There's a lot of talk about Expo 2020, but if you happen to be a little clueless about the whole thing (we were, until we wrote this post), here's a breakdown of why it's such a big deal.
1. What exactly is an expo?
An expo is a large international exhibition of the industrial, scientific, technological, and artistic achievements of the participating nations, held in varying parts of the world. There are lots of pavilions to walk around, presentations to watch and cultural events to attend. The practice is rooted in the French tradition of national expositions, where various regions in France would show off advancements made in agriculture and industry. But you can blame the Brits for taking this whole thing global, with the immensely successful World's Fair of 1851, held in a structure called the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park. Following that, the international community just couldn't get enough. Major expos, like the one making its way over here in 2020, are held once every five years and are meant to last up to a maximum of six months – Expo 2020 will run from October 2020 to April 2021. Mini expos are held in 'off years' and typically last up to a maximum of three months.
Not so fun fact: the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, was marred by the activities of one Dr. H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who lured victims to an elaborately constructed 'Murder Castle' where, well, he murdered them. If a gruesome tale like that appeals to you, you can read all about it in 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson.
2. The whole bidding thing
To be awarded the right to hold a major expo, each city has to propose a wide universal theme that applies to the whole of humanity. Dubai, whose theme is 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' went up against Izmir's 'New Routes to a Better World/Health for All'; Yekaterinburg's (that's in Russia) 'The Global Mind' and Sāo Paolo's 'Power of Diversity, Harmony for Growth'. The Bureau of International Expositions decided that Dubai's proposal was the most awesome and so here we are today. Incidentally, Dubai will be the first place in the combined region of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia to host an expo, which is quite the honour.
3. What does 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future' actually mean?
It sounds a bit fuzzy to us, but according to Expo 2020's official website, 'the overall theme recognises that generating sustainable solutions to global problems demands collaboration across cultures and regions' – that's the 'connecting minds' bit. We think the whole 'creating the future' thing is explored through the Expo's sub-themes of 'opportunity', which means 'unlocking new possibilities for people and communities to become successful contributors to the future'; 'mobility' which is all about 'creating smarter and more productive physical and virtual connections' between people, communities and countries; and 'sustainability', the pursuit of 'progress without compromising the needs of future generations'.
What the presentations of the various country participants will actually look like, we have no idea, but we're sure the content will be pretty cool.
4. Some quick facts and figures
* Expo 2020 coincides with the Emirate's Golden Jubilee Celebration. It'll be a wonderful way to celebrate Dubai's 50th birthday.
* The Expo will be held on a 438-hectare site located next to the Al Maktoum International Airport near Jebel Ali. The Expo site is pretty much equidistant from Dubai and Abu Dhabi, so three airports are available to receive visitors from overseas.
* Speaking of visitors, it's estimated that 25 million visitors will flock to the expo, some 70% of which will be coming from overseas.
* Speaking of overseas visitors again, Dubai's hospitality industry is expected to increase the number of hotel rooms in the Emirate from 65,000 to 100,000, with older hotels making a mad dash to refurbish their accommodation.
* There's also been a boom in mega-development projects housing tourist attractions, retail space, and residential space. The run-up to Expo 2020 is estimated to create about 277,000 new jobs with a reported investment of 25 billion dirhams in infrastructure related projects. These include plans to extend the Dubai Metro Red Line all the way to the expo site. There's also plans to add a drainage system over there, so visitors don't have to use porta-potties.
5. What happens after Expo 2020?
While we can't predict the future, there are two schools of thought on the matter: cynics who think that the end result of this madcap investment will lead to a glut of property on the market and in turn a real estate bubble; and optimists foresee that the aftermath of the expo will be a continued boom for Dubai's tourism, which will lead to greater foreign investment.
But we're not economists, so let's not speculate about that...
What we have heard about the site itself, is that, since sustainability is one of the focal points of the expo, segments of the site's modular design will be repurposed into different structures, with the main pavilion serving as the new Dubai Trade Centre (not to be confused with the Dubai World Trade Centre right off of SZR).


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Check out our Have A Heart Fund which benefits shelter dogs and cats that come into ECHS that have needs outside of our budget. This fund will help pay for heartworm treatment, broken bones, rotten teeth and so much more.
Give a dog or cat a true second chance – make your donation today to the Have a Heart Fund!


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The Kiosk Beach Chair is the culmination of three independent American brands working together. The Kiosk team loves the print work of Salvor, so they've had them handle the printed canvas. For the metal work, Kiosk sent the canvas to Telescope, who've been making beach chair frames since 1972. The end result is a pair of rather remarkable summer time seats.
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Reminder - ISKO UK meeting, 19 March 2013: The power of social media to support knowledge sharing
Dear colleagues,
Pleasedon't forget to book your place before March 14th for this very popular afternoon meeting.
*The power of social media to support knowledge sharing*
Tuesday 19th March 2013, 14.00 -- 18.00
British Dental Association, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS.
In most organizations there is a desire to develop more effective knowledge sharing and a culture of collaboration, but little recognition of what this means in terms of staff development and overcoming barriers to change. The enormous growth of social media tools and social/professional networks over the past few years has created new opportunities and new challenges for people and organizations that want to embrace this dynamic world of social interaction and fluid knowledge flows. However, it is not widely recognized that collaboration and knowledge sharing are skills and practices that rarely get taught.
Participation in social media is something we may learn on the job in a hit or miss fashion. Some people are natural at it. Others struggle to understand it. In this afternoon meeting, the first session explores social media tools and social networks, and their context for peer engagement and knowledge sharing, and the Internet as an evolving ecology. Speakers are David Briggs of Kind of Digital, and Richard Hare of Flare Consulting. In the second session, Steve Dale of Colabor8now and Virginia Henry of UnLtd <http://unltd.org.uk/>(The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) will describe new roles and skills, and overcoming barriers to knowledge sharing and building a culture of trust. The afternoon will end with a Panel Q&A session followed by wine and nibbles.
You will find the programme and other details of the event, and can register until March 14th via the ISKO site http://www.iskouk.org/events/social_networking_March2013.htm. The event is *free* to ISKO members and to full-time students.
The fee for non-members is just *£40* (but note that you can join ISKO UK for just *£45* and attend events free). All fees must be paid in advance - there is no provision for payment on arrival. Registration opens at *1.30* and we shall start promptly at 2 p.m. Please pass this invitation on to any colleagues who may be interested. It has attracted a lot of early interest, so don't delay – register now!
The meeting is preceded by the ISKO UK AGM at 1pm; Members are urged to attend and non-member observers are welcome.
ISKO is a not-for-profit scientific/professional association with the objective of promoting research and communication in the domain of knowledge organization, within the broad field of information science and related disciplines. Founded in 2007, our UK Chapter has been attracting lively and steadily growing audiences to its afternoon meeting series (see slides and recordings at
http://www.iskouk.org/events.htm) as well as its very successful second biennial conference (http://www.iskouk.org/conf2011/index.htm) last year. Its third conference is planned for July 2013 on the general theme of "Knowledge organization -- pushing the boundaries"
We look forward to seeing you there.
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wahoo! Awesome review.
I don't know anything about Torture Squad, but that was a very comprehensive review.
Didn't this album used to be up for download somewhere? That's where I got it from.This Message Edited On 09.25.05
great review
but from what i took from the intro you might want to seek help
Album Rating: 3.5Yeah, it used to be available online, which is where I first got it from as well. I still have the sire bookmarked but it's been taken down.
I got a little carried away with the intro.
This is such a good album.
Nice review also, espeically the part about the blender. :p
LOL! I love your intro. Great review. I enjoy this album but listen to this occasionally now.
Album Rating: 4.5Death/thrash done fucking right. New album comes out in like, two weeks I think. So stoked for it :D
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Women face numerous challenges managing a career in today's labor workforce. With women comprising 46 percent of the U.S. workforce, having solutions for these challenges can create a solid foundation for planning a career that is a good fit both personally and professionally. With all the career options now available to women, it is more important than ever for women to be prepared with enough information to be able to create a thoughtful career plan that will support their career and personal goals.
Women's Career Exploration Group
Asheville, NC–Women's Career Exploration Group, facilitated by Susan Grosoff-Feinblatt, Career Counselor, LPC, is a 6-week long interactive group to help women in transition with their current careers or women who are considering reentering the workforce, have the knowledge and information needed to make a successful career transition. Through the use of assessments, group discussion, support and insights we will discover together each participant's unique combination of skills, interests, preferences, values and lifestyle needs. In addition, the group will learn how to use this information to create a satisfying and meaningful career that works.
What: Women's Career Exploration Group (6 week session)
Where: Montford Books, 31 Montford Ave., Asheville
When: Wednesday, Jan 23- Wednesday Feb 27, 9-11 am
To register please contact Susan Grosoff-Feinblatt at 828-337-2130, or email@example.com or visit www.greatcareersthatwork.com.
Susan Grosoff-Feinblatt, is a Career Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in career direction, career exploration, career assessment, career planning, employment and job search coaching, workplace counseling and college and educational planning through her practice, Career Transitions, located in Asheville, NC


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Consumer attitudes toward GM food with hypothetical functional characteristics
Since their introduction in the early 1990s, genetically modified organisms in agriculture tended to emphasize improved yield. Europeans, perceiving unacceptable risk and too little benefit, resoundingly disapproved of GMO use in agro-food processes. More recently, research has turned to developing products that use GMO components that better match consumer interest, including nutritionally enhanced foods, environmentally friendly crops, and other areas. The question that arises is whether Europeans perceive that the new, prospective benefits outweigh the olds risks, opening the market to such products. This paper investigates consumer preferences for a number of hypothetical genetic modifications in a widely consumed food product: yoghurt. We explore the issue using discrete-choice, multi-attribute, stated-preference data. Our analysis of the data shows that consumers attribute low importance to prospected benefits in judging gene technology applications. Moreover, data demonstrates that consumers dont feel that labels and certification alone offer sufficient safeguards from perceived danger. Conversely, better information through scientific research does seem to have an impact.
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First off, this is (as of now) only an idea. However, I am thinking of starting a small (Max 20) server with Pixelmon. You would obviously need to install the Pixelmon mod which of course would also require you to install Minecraft Forge. I have linked the pages for both of them below. Feed back is much apreciated, because I am only going to set up the server if I know there will be at least a few people interested. As for the server experience, it will be vanilla survival (with the exeption of Pixelmon of course). I had an idea of anyone can build their own village/town/city and be their town's gym leader. If you don't want to spend the time building a town you can also join someone else. Again, these are only ideas that as of right now. It would most likely not be whitelist because I couldn't be bothered to add everyone's name in when I dont even mind who joins anyway. I would be looking to op a couple of people to keep everything under control when I am not physically in the server. The op-ed players would not be allowed to use creative mode as an advantage. They would only be allowed to use it if someone is being disruptive. I think I've babbled on long enough. I hope to see some feed back on this so that I can get the server going. If there is feed back on this, then you can expect an IP to be posted within two to three weeks from today (November 17th).
P.S. New ideas are always welcome!
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Daphne's Restaurant, South Swan Street, Batavia, will host a spaghetti Dinner to benefit the 51st annual Variety Kids Telethon for Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, from noon until 6pm. (for more information call 343-3300)
The Genesee County Office for the Aging is in critial need of volunteers to take individuals to medical appointments outside of Genesee County. Supplemental liability insurance is provided to all volunteers and mileage reimbursement may be available. Contact Dorian Ely, at the Office for the Aging if you are interested in volunteering. 585-343-1611.
United Memorial Medical Center Healthy Living, offers classes on Childbirth, MOMS program, Breast Feeding, Nutrition counceling, Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support, Diabetes Education Classes, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support . No Cost Mammography is also offered. Call 344-5331 for more information as to dates and registration.