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The Islamist opposition online in Egypt and Jordan
Issue 4, Winter 2008
Men work in an internet cafe. photo by Kim Badawi, www.kimbadawi.com
An October report from Reporters without Borders indicates that the level of media freedom in both Egypt and Jordan has deteriorated over the past year following the jailing of several journalists and political activists in both countries.[1] This warrants a look at how opposition groups in these two states are using the internet to adapt to increasingly hostile print and television media environments. While Egypt and Jordan have relatively low internet penetration rates, 8.3%[2] and 14.8%[3] respectively, both countries are currently undertaking programs to promote and expand access, thus making online media activism increasingly relevant to political developments.[4]
In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has been raising its online profile at a time when the group is making limited gains in the official political process. In Jordan, regime policies have not been as hostile as in Egypt, but a series of recent measures limiting media freedom encouraged the Islamist opposition group, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), to launch an internet campaign supporting its candidates in the November 2007 elections. Although both groups share a Muslim Brotherhood ideological background, the use of the internet has varied between these two organizations, and is shaped by the organizational dynamics of these groups and the wider political context in which they function. Accordingly, while both the MB and the IAF have used websites to support short-term political objectives like election campaigns, the use of individualized online platforms such as blogs for media activism has been so far limited to the Egyptian MB. The IAF's current internet strategy appears to be motivated by success at the polls rather than participating in broader liberal discourses enabled by new media. I suggest that while both countries have experienced setbacks in media freedom, the ways in which their respective Islamist opposition groups have utilized new media have played out differently according to factors internal and external to these groups as political actors. Furthermore, I argue that while new media technologies have provided some newfound benefits to opposition groups, they can bring potential challenges as well.
New media: Empowerment through convergence
To understand how online media enable opposition groups to establish counter-public spheres[5] of media discourse, one should look beyond the net's increased interconnectivity, speed and its compatibility with networked organizations. Instead, the benefits of media convergence, bringing together print, video and broadcast in cyberspace, best explain how sub-state groups can circumvent their marginalization in mainstream media outlets. This phenomenon has shifted the power to create media content downward to a new range of small producers, while the reach enabled by new media shifts outward, allowing groups and individuals to transmit their media content to a global audience.[6] Opposition group websites that feature print media, radio broadcasts and video footage are the technical side of media convergence. However, while websites have come to serve as an important resource for the dissemination of print and broadcast media, blogs best demonstrate how media convergence empowers individuals to shape media counter-public spheres.
Blogs intersect and compliment existing transnational media, allowing for dissident groups and their sympathizers to tap into the mainstream.[7] Blogs also differ from websites in their low cost and user-friendly operability and maintenance. Some indicate that as a form of expression they have the potential to be a significant channel of 'democratic' discourse in Muslim contexts since blogging requires little technical knowledge, hosting can be free, and users can easily communicate widely with one other.[8] At the same time, these individualized media platforms can cut against top-down leadership structures, and damage unity of message.
Despite the relatively low level of internet infrastructure in the Arab world, much of the new energy in Arab politics comes from a relatively small group of activists, and a technology that empowers their efforts could have a disproportionate impact even if it does not reach a mass base.[9] Thus, the value of blogs as a form of new media is that they allow for individual grass roots political journalism and facilitate the creation of a counter-public sphere of discourse that has the potential to penetrate mainstream media. However, the impact of the integration of the Arab world into cyberspace will not be uniform and must be considered along with the social and political contexts in which actors use this technology towards their political agendas.[10]
The case of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood's status in Egypt as an illegal organization has impeded its ability to issue media, while other political organizations recognized as legal political parties have been allowed to do so.[11] To participate in elections, the Brotherhood skirts state restrictions by fielding independent candidates allied with secular opposition parties.[12]
Media and open political activism have been at the center of the Brotherhood's attempts to break into the Egyptian political mainstream. Precedent for such contestation exists in state policies towards print media, whereby ownership of the so-called "national press," including the largest circulating daily newspapers, is in the hands of the Supreme Press Council and the Shura Council, an entity within Egypt's upper house in parliament.[13] [see also Jeffrey Black's article in this issue] And although Islamist political views have been catered to in the Labor Party's publication Al-Shaab, it was suspended in 2003.[14] The regime's historical control over media through such entities as the Supreme Press Council has been enhanced by the renewal of the state emergency law in April of 2006[15] and antiterrorism laws introduced under Mubarak.[16] Members of the Brotherhood were, as recently as March of 2006, arrested for possessing anti-government publications and hiding printers and flyers.[17]
After the Egyptian regime closed down the official MB website in September 2004 the movement fought back by decentralizing its web presence to over eighteen separate sites promoting individual candidates.[18] In the run up to the 2005 presidential elections, activists began using the internet to organize demonstrations.[19] The online media were incorporated into an overall campaign strategy that combined websites for each of its candidates with an internet radio station promoting the MB platform and the individual candidate sites.[20] Part of this online campaign was meant to counter the control of the Egyptian Information Ministry and Television Union over the allocation of television broadcasts for parliamentary candidates; the MB launched an advertisement campaign explaining its election platform and the history of the group in a two hour video on its internet site.[21] The editor of the MB's website stated that this was an effort to link the group's leaders with the street since the Brotherhood was not allowed to appear on official television or terrestrial programs.[22]
In addition to mobilizing support for its electoral campaigns, the MB used websites to criticize and publicize election tampering. The most recent instance of this was during the 2007 Shura Council elections, when the Brotherhood claimed poll rigging and protested the detention of party members.[23] In response to these activities the MB's official website published articles in both Arabic[24] and English[25] denouncing the measures against it. The Brotherhood's official website also hosted video footage taken by hidden cameras allegedly depicting ballot box tampering at a number of the polling stations.[26] But perhaps the most interesting development in the MB's usage of internet-based media has been the entrance of the group into the blogosphere. As a convergent platform that enables individuals to utilize multiple media formats and penetrate other spheres of media discourse, the use of blogging by Brotherhood members has ushered in both new opportunities and challenges to the organization by empowering individuals to serve as both the vehicle behind and the face of the MB's political media.
The Brotherhood enters the blogosphere
In recent years, the Egyptian regime has become more aggressive with security crackdowns on internet political activists, especially targeting the MB.[27] Some argue that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood learned the power of blogging from the Kifaya movement, an alliance of opposition groups that relied heavily on the internet to coordinate demonstrations against the regime.[28] The movement's blogging began to have a political impact in Egypt in 2004-2005, bringing it to the attention of other opposition groups in Egypt. [29] In this sense, regime attempts to suppress activists and journalists have backfired, resulting in increased currency for both individuals and movements like the MB in Egyptian politics.[30]
Blogs have also enabled individuals in the Brotherhood to partake in opposition media activism. [31] This is evident in how today's younger Muslim Brothers are trying to adopt this technology to generate the kinds of solidarity, support and attention enjoyed by bloggers in other sectors of Egyptian society.[32] In addition to individual bloggers, the MB maintains an official website, http://www.ikhwanonline.com/. The site works to raise party awareness with editorials recently featured on its website entitled, "Blogs of the sons of the arrested Brothers… shout out against the tyrants,"[33] "The slogans of the youth in the world of the internet: Enter Politics through the door of blogs,"[34] and "The Bloggers send a message of warning… we will speak our opinions out loud."[35] By the spring of 2007, the number of Brotherhood bloggers had risen from zero to around 150 in less than a year.[36]
As Brotherhood blogging surged, so did government arrests. Human Rights Watch reported that more than 1,000 members of the Brotherhood were detained between March of 2006 and March of 2007 and 800 remained imprisoned as of June 2007.[37] Yet the decentralized blogosphere remained online, with the Brotherhood's main site serving as a central hub. The central site both framed the personal ordeals of individual members and heightened the effects of personal narratives using multimedia.
Abdul Galil al-Sharnoubi, the editor-in-chief of the Brotherhood's official website, has called this "human element" a successful part of the Brotherhood's online strategy. In an interview with Al Jazeera.net al-Sharnoubi described his approach as "making communications and contacts with various media, confirming that the most important element in the media equation is the human element, which the Muslim Brotherhood possesses."[38] These personal narratives are enhanced by the fact that many of the younger bloggers are sons and daughters of imprisoned Muslim Brothers, thus giving the Brotherhood a human media face set against the backdrop of accounts of suffering under the Mubarak regime.
These compelling personal narratives often succeed in breaking-in to other media formats, as in the case of a blog dedicated to imprisoned MB member Hassan Malek,[39] one of the movement's leaders arrested in a February 2007 crackdown.[40] Created by his eldest daughter Khadiga, the blog features videos dedicated to the portrayal of her father's suffering. One of these segments posted on YouTube entitled, "Return my father," depicts the pleas of his youngest daughter Aisha for her father's release from prison.[41] But perhaps the most significant figure in the Brotherhood's blog culture has been Abdel Moneim Mahmoud, also a Brotherhood member detained early in 2007 for belonging to an illegal organization and defaming the Egyptian government.[42] Mahmoud originally saw his blog "Ana Ikhwan," which can be translated as "I am the Brotherhood," as a way to publish his experience of being imprisoned as a member of the MB.[43] While his blog presents a powerful Brotherhood-centered narrative of political events such as the military tribunals of Muslim Brothers and stories of members who have been targeted on his English language site, the level of visibility Mahmoud has achieved also embodies a challenge to the Brotherhood that blogging potentially poses: reformist minded individuals can now openly challenge the policies of the conservative organizational leadership.[44]
Challenges to organizational dynamics
The MB as a political entity has developed from a highly-secretive, hierarchical, antidemocratic organization led by anointed leaders into a modern, multi-vocal political association driven by educated, knowledgeable professionals.[45] The ability of blogs to empower the voices of more moderate, tech-savvy members may further threaten the authority of more conservative leaders. In his blog, Abdel Monem Mahmoud has leveled a series of critiques of the conservative aspects of the recently published draft of the Brotherhood's program as a political party.[46] These entries sparked a variety of responses, to which Mahmoud responded by arguing for a moderate and open agenda for the Brotherhood.[47] This public display of internal disputes has been met with criticism from within the ranks of the Brotherhood.[48] Indicative of how blogging has enabled moderate Muslim Brothers like Abdel Monem Mahmoud to publicly critique policies set forth by the group's more conservative leadership, some suggest that this debate has even led to the withdrawal of the recently issued draft of the Brotherhood's program.[49] The airing of this internal debate in cyberspace may portend coming challenges to organizational unity.
Ahmad Abdel 'Atti, a more senior Brotherhood blogger, has addressed this issue in his own blog. He recognizes that some might perceive blogging as threatening to the inner-workings of the Brotherhood and its secrecy, and that this is a challenge that the organization has not yet addressed.[50] Despite this, he suggests that the leadership will be able to contain any internal division, and that although diversity between generations is in fact a double-edged sword, youth should be encouraged to use this technology and not be criticized for doing so.[51] He stresses that blogging has provided the Brotherhood with media capabilities it previously did not enjoy in reporting on issues of corruption, torture, military tribunals and the arrest of organization leaders.[52] He therefore calls for a top-down initiative promoting cooperation with bloggers in an effort to implement blogging as part of a larger media project.[53] Abdel 'Atti's call for internal consensus reveals how media technology that allows individuals to influence media discourses might present a challenge to the organizational norms of opposition groups.
The case of the IAF in Jordan
The IAF is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordanian politics. Following the legalization of political parties in Jordan in 1992, the IAF was created with the intention of providing a common platform for all Jordanian citizens who sought the application of Islamic principles to political life in the country.[54] The Brotherhood's decision to form a political front, which came after much internal debate, offered the organization a legal path to political mobilization and provided a means to broaden its reach and influence by appealing to independent Islamists.[55] Despite the inclusion of independents in its platform and democratic internal governance, the IAF has yet to craft a separate identity from that of the Jordanian Brotherhood.[56] The recent self-imposed disbandment of the Jordanian Brotherhood's Shura Council and the call for new elections within the organization in the wake of the IAF's recent electoral defeat this past November suggest that the fates of these organizations remain intertwined.[57]
Even before the legalization of political parties in 1992 and the creation of the IAF, the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan enjoyed a less antagonistic relationship with the Hashemite regime relative to the case of the MB in Egypt. Historically, the Brotherhood was used by the regime as a counterweight to Nasserist Pan Arabism,[58] however its agenda became increasingly opposed to state policies over the course of the 1980s.[59] Being the best-organized political movement in Jordan[60] the Brotherhood achieved significant victories in the 1989 general election, taking 40 percent of parliament and establishing themselves as the most formidable opposition force to the Hashemite regime.[61] Despite the short-term political liberalization that Jordan enjoyed in this period with the resumption of parliamentary elections and political parties, this policy can be seen as merely a "survival strategy"[62] employed by a regime that was attempting to placate domestic discontent with economic hardships and the peace process with Israel.[63] Furthermore, the one-vote law introduced in 1993 that greatly limited the ability of the IAF to win seats in parliamentary elections,[64] and continues to be a point of contention in the group's political platform,[65] indicates that the regime is perhaps more concerned with keeping the IAF in check rather than allowing them any advantage.
The inconsistent nature of the relationship between the IAF and the regime on parliamentary issues, fluctuating between cooperation and marginalization, is also evident in their media dealings. After the brief democratic opening in the early 1990s, amendments to the media laws were introduced aimed at rolling back any gains the movement might have made. These included tighter press regulation passed in 1997, which instigated outcries from the opposition, human rights observers and liberals. Under the new laws, most of Jordan's weekly papers were shut down around the time of the parliamentary elections. This, in addition to discontent over the signing of the peace with Israel, prompted the Brotherhood to boycott the 1997 elections.[66] The regime was then able to pressure a new, more compliant parliament to pass even more restrictive press legislation[67] that would become the controversial 1998 Press and Publications Law.[68]
More recent measures taken by the government to constrict press freedoms have been criticized by international and local observers alike. A recent report by Amnesty International states, "There is absolutely no respect for the right to inform and be informed when someone wants to express opposition to the monarchy for criticizing the regime's leading players."[69] Jordanian blogger and columnist for the Al-Dostour daily Batir Wardam suggests that, despite parliament's announced plans to increase press freedoms, recent amendments made to the Press and Publications Law in 2007 legalizing the imprisonment of journalists for publishing materials that infringe upon the national unity and integrity of the state have been justified under the pretext of terrorism. He goes on to say that these developments demonstrated the government's desire to maintain its hegemony over the media, even in an age of opening.[70] But this time around, the IAF reportedly supported this new legislation in parliament to the outspoken dismay of more liberal critics of the regime.[71] Such a stance, despite the fact that previous amendments hurt the IAF, indicates the presence of a rift between outspoken advocates of media freedom, such as Wardam, and Islamists over restrictive media legislation.[72]
Electronic media, including that of the IAF, have also been increasingly under pressure, although at a lower level than in Egypt. According to a report by Human Rights Watch, in January of 2006 two individuals were charged with "belittling the dignity of the state" for publishing articles by parliamentarians on the IAF's website.[73] Although these charges were dropped, the website itself was allegedly temporarily shutdown this past June.[74] More recently, the Jordanian regime has interpreted the restrictive article II of the aforementioned Press and Publications Law to also apply to electronic media.[75]
In the run-up to the November 2007 parliamentary elections, the Jordanian government issued specific guidelines on broadcast media for electoral campaigns, placing limits on the amount of radio and television time allotted for political advertisements, and levying heavy fees on electoral banners.[76] Faced with a situation similar to the Egyptian MB in 2005, the IAF moved online. While the group used various websites in campaigning for the IAF, we have yet to see the level of visibility of the IAF in the Jordanian blogosphere as that of the Brotherhood in Egypt. The IAF's apparent deviation from the more liberal voices in Jordan over such media issues as the recent changes to the Press and Publications Law suggests that its internet efforts will be limited to supporting electoral campaigns and not involved in participating in the broad-based media activism that has been enabled by the blogging phenomenon.
The IAF's online campaign: to inform & counter
This year, the IAF launched an internet media campaign that moved traditional campaigning activities like publicizing candidates, organizing rallies and distributing literature online. A new website designed specifically for the November 20th 2007 parliamentary elections was recently launched with the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan's website, http://www.ikhwan-jor.com/ and the IAF's official site, http://www.jabha.net/, playing supporting roles.
The address of the website, http://www.20112007.com/, is simply the date
of the election, thus putting electoral success at the center of the IAF's online strategy. The site informs users about the IAF's program and candidates, and counters mainstream local media coverage casting the IAF in a negative light. While other sites existed before, the current election website is significant in that it is the first IAF site designed explicitly as a campaigning tool. The current efforts of the IAF resemble those of the MB in Egypt in the run-up to the 2005 elections whereby online media was used to inform the public and counter government media restrictions and to mobilize constituents.
This website provides information on Jordan's electoral law and details of its amendment in 2001,[77] and explains broader aspects of the party and MB's reasons for entering elections and their goals.[78] These points are listed in a document entitled, "The most prominent features of the electoral program for the IAF's parliamentary candidates."[79] Here Jordanians can see the group's stance on internal issues, such as its desire to reform legislation and address social issues in all aspects of Jordanian society, including women's rights, and matters of foreign policy, namely supporting resistance in Palestine and Iraq.[80]
The site also listed all parliamentary candidates with IAF nominees highlighted,[81] and biographical profiles for their candidates.[82] These profiles featured their educational and professional backgrounds, but also any previous affiliation they might have had with Islamic charitable organizations. It also provided phone numbers for each candidate, allowing constituents to directly engage with the parliamentary hopefuls.[83] Overall, the IAF attempted to package its candidates as highly educated, experienced, and personable individuals who have demonstrated interest in the social welfare of Jordanians. This can be seen as a more interactive electronic application of existing print media used by the IAF inform constituencies of the group's agenda and its candidates.
The new website also worked to counter the stream of negative stories carried in the Jordanian press prior to the elections depicting the IAF as divided, manipulative and politically weak. After the announcement of the IAF's candidate list, the weekly Al-Majd alleged discontent among the hard-line members of the Jordanian Brotherhood over the fielding of more moderate IAF candidates.[84] In an apparent effort to dispel the image of internal divisions in the organization's leadership, the website has featured stories of rallies attended by thousands in support of the IAF.[85] The party also refuted ambiguous allegations circulated in Jordanian papers of a deal between the IAF and the Jordanian government. The IAF site countered that the purpose of the meeting was for the party to complain to the government about electoral irregularities and violations[86] during past municipal elections and to agree upon measures to ensure the legitimacy of the upcoming parliamentary elections.[87] The website also responded to an editorial featured in the November 16th edition of Al-Ghad criticizing the IAF's adoption of the campaign slogan "Islam is the Solution" as a means to play on people's emotions and achieve power rather than provide a practical political program.[88] On behalf of the IAF the author counters, saying the group is legitimately pursuing this electoral program in the interests of all those who yearn for the implementation of Islamic principles.[89]
Most recently, on the day of elections the website provided updates from its correspondents in the field who reported any alleged irregularities at polling stations including the buying of votes, bussing in of voters from other districts to vote, and the restriction of access of non-state press agencies to polling centers.[xc] Statements issued by the IAF's Supreme Electoral Committee calling for an end to these violations were also featured on the website.[xci] While the IAF has attempted to use websites to support its campaigning efforts and counter negative press, it does not yet appear that the group has been active in employing blogging to the degree of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
The IAF and the Jordanian blogosphere
In the Jordanian blogosphere, the Islamist presence is largely overshadowed by liberal bloggers, many of which have been critical of the IAF. According to an article that appeared in a new Jordanian weekly publication Al-Sijil,[xcii] Jordanian blogs are mostly used by journalist to re-post their articles from newspapers,[xciii] while liberal blogs lament setbacks in Jordanian democracy.[xciv] While some have covered issues pertinent to the recent elections,[xcv] there do not yet appear to be any blogs that directly support the IAF.[xcvi] Furthermore, the critique of the IAF by some of Jordan's most vocal bloggers over its stance on the recent changes to the Press and Publications Law is indicative of a blogosphere that is inhospitable to the IAF. This, taken with the fact that Jordan has yet to witness suppressive measures to the degree that has been witnessed in Egypt, suggests that the Jordanian blogosphere predominantly remains an alternative space for the discourse of liberal minded individuals, rather than an effective medium for the mobilization of the Islamist opposition.[xcvii]
Additionally, other factors related to the group's organizational dynamics may inhibit IAF blogging. Since the Egyptian MB has had to ally with other political organizations in order to field its candidates for parliamentary elections, the group has consistently wavered between being a social organization and a political party. The relatively more permissive environment of Jordan has allowed the IAF to serve as an official political party entity on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, allowing boundaries between the grassroots activities of the Brotherhood as a social organization not to conflict with the political program of the IAF. The Egyptian MB, on the other hand, has created space for an individuated form of grassroots political activism by a younger tech-savvy generation of Muslim Brothers.
Both the IAF and the Egyptian MB have used official websites in support of election campaigns. While blogging is clearly the superior platform in terms of creating humanizing, personalized narratives about individual members and thus the group as a whole, the case of the MB has demonstrated that attempts to incorporate this platform into a broader media campaign can pose significant challenges to leadership structure and message unity. Furthermore, the disparity between the MB and the IAF towards blogging has demonstrated that a group's proclivity towards this form of media also depends on the broader internet media context within which these groups operate and their compatibility with dominant discourses within the blogosphere. These factors force us to look beyond their ostensible political agendas in order to understand how and why they embrace new media technologies. In the Arab world this dynamic will develop further as internet penetration rates increase.
Pete Ajemian recently completed graduate studies at the University of St. Andrews. His dissertation research examined issues dealing with new media, politics, and security in the Arab world. He developed an interest in Arab media during his Arabic language studies at Columbia University and the American University of Beirut. He has conducted research for U.S. law enforcement and has written on issues of political violence and terrorism in the Arab world.
[1] Bowman, Dylan, "Egypt, Jordan slammed for press freedom repression," Arabbusiness.com, October 17, 2007.
[2] http://www.internetworldstats.com/af/eg.htm.
[3] http://www.internetworldstats.com/me/jo.htm.
[4] For a comprehensive assessment of Internet penetration in the Arab world see, Vincent, Peter, and Warf, Barney, "Multiple geographies of the Arab Internet," Area (2007), Vol. 39, No.1, pg. 83. On expansion of access, see, http://opennet.net/research/profiles/egypt and, http://opennet.net/research/profiles/jordan.
[5] The concept of an Internet-enabled 'counter-public sphere' is derived from Jurgen Habermas's 'public spheres', whereby this technology provides marginalized groups with an inexpensive means to establish a sphere of media discourse that accompanies their forms of organization and protest. See, Downey, J. and Fenton, N., 'New media, counter publicity and the public sphere', New Media & Society, Vol. 5 (2), 2003, pp. 185-202.
[6] Rohozinski, Rafal, "Bullets to Bytes: Reflections on ICTs and 'Local' Conflict," in R., Latham (ed.), Bombs and bandwidth: the emerging relationship between Information Technology and security, New York: New Press, 2003, pg. 222.
[7] Haugbolle, Sune, "From A-List to Webtifada: Developments in the Lebanese Blogosphere 2005-2006," Arab Media & Society, (February 2007), pg. 8, accessed from: http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=40.
[8] Bunt, Gary R., "Towards and Islamic Information Revolution?," in E., Poole and J., Richardson (eds.), Muslims and the News Media, London: I.B. Taurus & Company, 2006, pp. 158-160.
[9] Lynch, Marc, '"Blogging the New Arab Public," Arab Media & Society, (February, 2007), pg. 2, accessible from: http://www.arabmediasociety.org/?article=10.
[10] Kraidy, Marwan, "Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the Changing Arab Information Order," International Journal of Communication, 1 (2007), pg. 241.
[11] Rugh, William A., Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics, Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004, pg. 122.
[12] Stark, Jan. "Beyond 'Terrorism' and 'State Hegemony': assessing the Islamist mainstream in Egypt and Malaysia," Third World Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2005, pg. 312.
[13] Rugh, pg. 122.
[14] Ibid.
[15] See, Antar, Noha, "The Muslim Brotherhood's Success in the Legislative Elections In Egypt 2005: Reasons and Implications," EuroMesco: 51, October 2006.
[16] Rugh, pg. 124-125, also see, "Egypt: Systematic abuses in the name of security," Amnesty International, 11 April 2007, accessible from: http://www.amnesty.org/en/report/info/MDE12/001/2007.
[17] Spolar, Christine, "Egypt cracking down on Islamist bloc," Chicago Tribune, 8 March 2006.
[18] Mayton, Joseph S., "Special Series On Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Islam Online," All Headline News, 5 June 2007.
[19] "Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood launches election campaign on website," Al-Sharq al-Awsat website, London, in Arabic, 5 October 2005.
[20] Antar, pg. 14.
[21] Rugh, pg. 122.
[22] Ibid.
[23] Abou El-Magd, Nadia, "Egypt's Elections Turn Violent; 1 Killed," Associated Press, 11 June 2007, accessed from: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19164327/print/1/displaymode/1098/, 12 June 2007.
[24] Author's translation of, "A statement from the Muslim Brothers regarding the events of the 2007 Shura Council elections," accessed from: http://www.ikhwanonline.com/Article.asp?ArtID=29057&SecID=212, 15 July 2007.
[25] See, "Egyptian Shura Elections Kick Off with Detentions, Riggings," accessed from: http://www.ikhwanweb.com/Article.asp?ID=1368&LevelID=2&SectionID=94, 12 June 2007.
[26] Author's translation of video archive entitled, "Actions and Events – The Forging of the Shura Elections," accessed from: http://ikhwanonline.com/Media/MediaView.asp?AlbumID=107&MainCatID=3&SubCatID=16, 12 June 2007.
[27] Loewenstein, Antony, "Blogging against Mubarak," The Guardian: Comment is Free, June 11, 2007, accessed from: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/antony_loewenstein/2007/06/blogging_against_mubarak.html, 12 June 2007.
[28] Lynch, Marc, "Brotherhood of the Blog," The Guardian: Comment is Free, 5 March 2007. Accessible from: http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/marc_lynch/2007/03/brotherhood_of_the_blog.html.
[29] Lynch, Marc, Voices of the New Arab Public: Iraq, Al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today, New York: Columbia University Press, 2006, pg. 51.
[30] See, Lynch, Marc, "Young Brothers in Cyberspace," Middle East Report #245, Winter 2007, accessible from: http://merip.org/mer/mer245/lynch.html#_ednref2.
[31] Exum, Andrew, '"Internet Freedom in the Middle East: Challenges for U.S. Policy," The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Watch #1205, 27 February 2007, pg. 1.
[32] Lynch, "Brotherhood of the Blog".
[33] Author's translation of, Mashali, Sali, "Blogs of the sons of the arrested Brothers... shouts against the tyrants," accessed from: http://www.ikhwanonline.com/print.asp?ArtID=26651&SecID=303, 15 July 2007.
[34] Author's translation of, Abdul Hameed, Rawda, "The slogans of the youth in the world of the Internet: enter politics through the door of blogs," accessed from: http://www.ikhwanonline.com/print.asp?ArtID=27672&SecID=303, 15 July 2007.
[35] Author's translation of, Mashali, Sali, accessed from: http://www.ikhwanonline.com/print.asp?ArtID=25522&SecID=303, 15 July 2007.
[36] Lynch, "Young Brothers in Cyberspace".
[37] "Egypt: Shura Council Elections and Other Political Developments," in M., Dunn (ed.), Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Vol. 5, Issue 5, June 2007, pg. 12. Accessed from: www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19217, 29 July 2007.
[38] Magdi, Amr, "Muslim Brotherhood Between Official Ban, Media Success," Aljazeera.net, English translation, posted on: http://184.108.40.206/Home.asp?zPage=Systems&System=PressR&Press=Show&Lang=E&ID=6252, accessed: 10 July 2007.
[39] See, http://freehassanmalek.blogspot.com/.
[40] See, "Egypt steps up campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood," Associated Press, 20 February 2007, accessed from: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/20/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Hunting-The-Brotherhood.php, 5 August 2007.
[41] Author's translation of video posted on, http://freehassanmalek.blogspot.com/. accessed from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9-54aYbhtY&watch_response, 5 August 2007.
[42] "Egypt: Shura Council Elections and Other Political Developments," in M., Dunn (ed.), Arab Reform Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Vol. 5, Issue 5, June 2007, pg. 12.
[43] "Abdel-Monem Mahmoud: the Egyptian totalitarian regime is the problem," accessed from: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/04/abdel-monem-
mahmoud-the-egyptian-totalitarian-regime-is-the-problem/, 10 July 2007.
[44] See, http://monem-press.blogspot.com/2007/06/house-of-egyptian-blogger-raided.html.
[45] El-Ghobashy, Mona, "The Metamorphosis of the Egyptian Muslim Brothers," International Journal of Middle East Stiudies, 37 (2005), pg. 373.
[46] See, Author's translation, "The party of the community or the community of the party," accessed from: http://ana-ikhwan.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_29.html, and see, Author's translation, "Monem ... I am the Brotherhood," accessed from: http://ana-ikhwan.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post.html.
[47] See, "Monem ... I am the Brotherhood".
[48] Lynch, "Young Brothers in Cyberspace".
[49] Ibid.
[50] Author's translation, "The Brotherhood and Blogging," accessed from: http://abdelatti.blogspot.com/2007/10/blog-post_11.html.
[51] Ibid.
[52] Ibid.
[53] Ibid.
[54] Tammimi, Azzam, "Islam and Democracy: Jordan and the Muslim Brotherhood," Islamic Area Studies Working Paper Series No. 18, London: The Institute of Islamic Political Thought, 2000, pg. 11.
[55] Brown, Nathan, "Jordan and Its Islamic Movement: The Limits of Inclusion," Carnegie Paper No. 74, Carnegie Endowment, November 2006, pg. 6.
[56] Ibid, pg. 7.
[57] According to a statement issued by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood posted on the IAF's website this internal change was the result of the government's alleged violations during the elections, however divisions within the Brotherhood over the selection of candidates was publicized before the elections. For the IAF's stance on the issue see, Author's translation, "Decision to dissolve itself… the Shura Council members of the Brotherhood: The government practiced the ugliest types of forging in the elections which transformed it into a comedy," 29 November 2007, accessed from: http://www.jabha.net/body0.asp?field=beanat2003&id=1, 30 November 2007.
[58] Tal, Nachman, Radical Islam in Egypt and Jordan, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, pg. 187.
[59] Lucas, Russell E., "Deliberalization in Jordan," in Diamond, Larry, Plattner, Marc F., and Brumberg, Larry (eds.) Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, Baltimore, MD, USA: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003, pg. 101.
[60] Robinson, Glenn E., "Islamists under Liberalization in Jordan," in Moussali, Ahmad S., Islamic Fundamentalism: Myths & Realities, Reading: Ithaca Press, 1998.
[61] Nachman, pg. 189.
[62] Brand, Laurie, "In the Beginning Was the State: The Quest for Civil Society in Jordan," in Norton, Augusts R. (ed), Civil Society in the Middle East. Vol. 1, Leiden; New York: Brill Academy, 1994, pg. 148.
[63] Lucas, pg. 100.
[64] See, Schenker, David, "Jordan's New Election Law: New Tactics, Old Strategy?," Policy Watch #546, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, July 26, 2001.
[65] See the IAF's current electoral platform, item #2, accessible from: http://www.20112007.com/programhzeb.html.
[66] Lucas, pp. 103,104.
[67] Ibid.
[68] For more information on the circumstances surrounding the introduction of the 1998 Press and Publication Law see, Brand, Laurie A., "The Effects of the Peace Process on Political Liberalization in Jordan," Journal of Palestinian Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2. (Winter, 1999), pg. 62.
[69] Cited in, "Media advocacy group criticizes Jordan for sentencing former lawmaker to prison," The Associated Press, October 11, 2007.
[70] Author's translation, "General thoughts on a bad year for media freedom," Jordan Watch, accessed from: http://www.jordanwatch.net/arahttp://www.jordanwatch.net/arabic/archive/2007/10/351763.html.
[71] Author's translation, "The IAF and the Print and Publications Law," Al-Ghad, 4 March 2007, accessible from: http://www.alghad.jo/index.php?article=5821. See also author's translation, "The record of Jordanian Islamic reform: real commitment or a façade?," accessible from: http://www.jordanwatch.net/arabic/archive/2007/3/169537.html.
[72] See, http://abuaardvark.typepad.com/abuaardvark/2007/03/amb_hale_and_th.html.
[73] "Jordan: Rise in Arrests Restricting Free Speech," Human Rights Watch, June 17, 2006, accessed from: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/06/17/jordan13574_txt.htm.
[74] "The arrest of the Islamic Action Front's website after the arrest of its members!," June 6, 2007, accessed from: http://www.ikhwan-jor.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=547, 17 October 2007.
[75] Ben Hussein, Mohammad, "Activists slam gov't move to monitor online journals," The Jordan Times, September 25, 2007.
[76] Author's translation, Mubayyadein, Fairouz, "Candidates for the elections on the TV screens coming soon... one minute of TV announcements and two minutes for radio not to be repeated more than three times daily," Al-Arab Al-Yawm, October 18, 2007, accessible from: http://www.alarabalyawm.net/print.php?news_id=50229.
[77] Author's translation, "The Election Law for Parliament / temporary law #34 for the year 2001 and its amendment," accessed from: http://www.20112007.com/lowjordan.html.
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As an affiliate - I hate it when my links are broken. With that in mind, takea look at this form from 1996 that STILL works!
(disclaimer, I know we aren't perfect and there may be a couple out there- but I was thrilled to see this as proof)
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Is there any alternative of metformin 500. Is glimipride 2 mg is not sufficient?
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Metformin and glimepiride work differently to control blood glucose. They can be used together or individually depending on how the person tolerates it. If you are not able to tolerate metformin or glimepiride then please discuss with your doctor as there are other classes of medicines that can be used to treat diabetes. If all oral medicines are not working then you can use insulin. All the best.
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Ubicación. Howard Johnson Cedar Rapids se encuentra en Cedar Rapids, cerca de lugares de interés como Cedar Rapids Ice Arena y Veterans Memorial Stadium. Características del hotel. Entre las opciones de ocio y esparcimiento figura gimnasio. Conexión inalámbrica a Internet gratis en las zonas públicas. Este hotel sirve desayuno continental gratuito. Se dispone de parking o estacionamiento para los huéspedes como servicio de pago. El establecimiento ofrece, además, los siguientes servicios: lavandería, periódicos gratuitos en el vestíbulo y estacionamiento de autocaravanas y camiones. Habitaciones. Las 103 habitaciones de Howard Johnson Cedar Rapids incluyen cafetera y tetera y periódicos gratuitos. Se ofrece acceso a Internet inalámbrico gratuito. Se ofrece televisión por cable. Las habitaciones también están provistas de secador de pelo y plancha y tabla de planchar. Notificaciones:
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616 33rd Ave S.W.CP:52404,Cedar Rapids,Estados Unidos
Teléfono:No especificadoFax:1 319 3665712
We had the room closest to the front desk which was extremely convenient for loading/parking and breakfast, but there were TVs blaring and loud conversations going on quite late from other parts of the hotel.2012-10-14 - hotels.com
Noisy guests, courteous staff2012-10-14 - hotels.com
The front desk staff seemed extremely courteous and friendly, which I very much appreciated.2012-10-14 - hotels.com
It is what it is, the rooms are small but it was perfect for just somewhere to crash for the night!2012-10-02 - hotels.com
Bed cover was also stained, but sheets were clean.2012-09-24 - hotels.com
ROOM VERY CLEAN , STAFF GREAT,WIFI LEFT SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.2012-09-06 - hotels.com
Quite simply, other reviewers may have had better and simpler experiences but we arrived late at night to groups of fellow residents wandering the parking lot and rear patio, a mistakenly booked single double bed instead of two beds, stains on the comforters, sheets and pillow cases as well as numerous cigarette burns throughout our non-smoking room.2012-09-06 - hotels.com
MY BED WAS VERY SMALL FOR QEEN SIZE.2012-09-06 - hotels.com
We were graciously afforded a new room with two beds but it too was riddled with stains across all linens and more cigarette burns in a non-smoking room.2012-09-06 - hotels.com
Although this hotel was clean, and convenient to the freeway and places to dine, I found that the front desk person in the morning was extremely rude.2012-08-14 - hotels.com
She was extremely rude, and we will never stay there again...2012-08-14 - hotels.com
Small rooms and the smallest bathrooms I have ever seen.2012-07-17 - hotels.com
The front office staff was really helpful.2012-06-30 - hotels.com
The actual motel and breakfast is basic but clean and comfortable.2012-06-30 - hotels.com
The service is great and friendly.2012-05-14 - hotels.com
Noisy, Dirty, No staff at counter when checked out, Tub drain didn't work, had to stand ankle deep in water.2012-03-13 - hotels.com
CONS: It was a smoke filled hotel, The staff at night would smoke.2012-03-02 - travela.priceline.com
It is surrounded by nice, classier hotels and motels so if your market is the poorest of poor, don't change a thing.2011-11-23 - travela.priceline.com
CONS: Halls smelled like cigars, took too long to check us in, breakfast was all apple cinnamon flavored!2011-11-05 - travela.priceline.com


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World religious leaders call for restraint over Syria bombing
The Pope, preaching "war never again", issued an urgent appeal for peace in Syria yesterday which he hopes will complicate US plans to attack.
Pope Francis declared a day of prayer and fasting for peace this Saturday, two days before the US Congress is expected to debate Syria.
He said that he would gather with worshippers in St Peter's Square in Vatican City from 7pm until midnight local time to call for peace.
"Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace," he said at his weekly Angelus prayers.
He invited Muslims and other non-Catholics to join the vigil around the world "in whatever way they can".
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We are being trained like DOGS. The latest TSA tactic of 'control' is the 'freeze drill', a scare tactic coming randomly to an airport near you.
"Its a good way of steadily brainwashing sheeple into cooperating."
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As if air travel couldn't get any worse: this (regrettably short) video shows an new TSA "strategy" which they are quietly beginning to implement: the "freeze drill".
At Phoenix, Arizona's airport, WITHIN the "secured" area of the gates, I suddenly found myself in a bunch of travelers who were being sharply told to "STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! DON'T MOVE!". A TSA employee was pointing his blue-gloved hand at anyone who moved a muscle (including airport workers) and barking these orders. Beyond him were two other agents doing the same thing to everyone in a 90-degree radius. The tension was rather palpable, as you might imagine. No explanation was given, no other words were spoken. No one moved a muscle. Parents grabbed their children. Anyone who fidgeted or made a step forward got yelled at.
Two minutes or so later, Mr. Gloved Hand brusquely waved everyone about their business (as seen in the tape). I only managed to capture the final 30 seconds or so of the incident.
After this, I walked into the terminal intersection they had cut off, expecting to see someone in handcuffs, face down on the carpet with a bunch of cops on him. Or at least ONE single police officer or security guard… but there were none. There was NO incident happening, whatsoever. And everyone went onwards to their gates.
I wound up sitting next to a couple on the plane and asked them if they got ensnared in this weirdness, and they didn't. But it turned out that the guy sitting next to me knew exactly what it was: an insane TSA strategy of mind control. It's called a "freeze drill".


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Brinker brings Chili's to India
Dallas Brinker International said it has opened its first Chili's Grill & Bar in India, in the city of Bangalore. It was developed by the Jawad Business Group, which also owns Chili's units in Bahrain and Maggiano's locations in Saudi Arabia. The restaurant is part of a five-year, 15-unit agreement with Jawad.
Brinker said it plans to have 500 restaurants open outside the United States by 2014.
"Our plan is aggressive, about 50 restaurants a year, and we see a world of opportunity out there for us," said John Reale, Brinker's president of global business development. "Comp sales are strong internationally, and our competitive advantage is a portfolio of brands our franchisees can growth with, including Chili's, Maggiano's, and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina."
Toys'R'Us extends deal with Discovery Communications
NEW YORK Toys"R"Us has signed a new multi-year agreement with Discovery Communications for Animal Planet branded toys.
Starting this fall, an updated assortment of Animal Planet-themed toys will be available at Toys"R"Us.
This spring, Toys"R"Us and Animal Planet will begin an extensive marketing and promotional support for the exclusive merchandise line, including in the retailer's circulars and on its Web site. Discovery Communications will also promote the line with multi-channel marketing campaigns. while the TV network increases efforts to promote the toy line with coordinated on-air, on-line and email marketing campaigns.
Tools of trade: The five P's of retail
Willis Qualheim, owner of Qualheim True Value in Shawano, Wis., was in a local Subway restaurant when he overheard a young, enthusiastic employee saying she wished she could work more hours. Qualheim gave the woman his card and encouraged her to apply for a job at his store.
"You should always be looking at possible associates to come to work for you," said Qualheim, who employs 45 people at his 50,000-sq.-ft. store. "If I see someone somewhere who's doing a super job, I will plant the seed with that person that if he or she is ever looking for a new job, come and see me."
This was one of several tips Qualheim shared with fellow True Value retailers during the Best Practice Conference that kicked off the spring market in New Orleans. True Value had a speaker for each of the Five Ps of retailing that CEO Lyle Heidemann has often referred to as a recipe for success: People, Promotion, Price, Product and Place.
Qualheim spoke about the importance of scheduling employees to work during the busiest times of the day, rather than by standard shifts. He spoke about hiring according to attitude, rather than expertise. Before being hired, every potential Qualheim True Value employee must undergo an online personality assessment — a good indication of how that person might interact with others, Qualheim said. Prospective employees also go through a background check and, if hired, a 90-day probationary period.
"A lot of it concerns customer service skills, selling skills and 'dealing with people' sort of skills," he said. "In this day and age, I think it's critical to develop people skills to a much higher level than in the past. A customer can buy stuff anywhere: you have to make them want to come back to your establishment, and that's done with great customer service."
When Shawn Clifford and his family opened a True Value hardware store in Bethel, Conn., a little less than two years ago, he had a lot of work to do to build up a strong customer base. Growing up around the hardware business, Clifford has always believed strongly in promoting the store.
"A lot of people think circulars are just going to bring out the bottom feeders, and there certainly is that element," Shawn Clifford said. "But here, they have driven traffic and sales of non-sale items."
The Cliffords have worked hard to build up their True Value Rewards member base, signing up more than 7,700 people since the store opened in August of 2007. In fact, 64% of transactions in 2008 were on True Value Rewards cards. This makes it easier to customize the marketing plan, Clifford said.
To the top-spending 20% — a group that spends at least $30 per visit — the store offers a $10 off $40 coupon. The next 30% receive a $5 off $25 coupon.
Clifford is also going to do True Value's "buy one gallon, get one gallon free" paint promotion over Memorial Day weekend. Although the 8,300-sq.-ft. store does a decent paint business with consumers, he believes they might be able to attract some professionals with this offer. But that remains to be seen.
"We don't expect everything to work, but you can't now until you try," he said.
Steve Bachmeier, owner of Belgrade True Value, a 25,000-sq.-ft. store in Belgrade, Mont., believes the challenge for every store is to carry the right mix of products in the right amounts, while minimizing carrying costs. To accomplish that, he makes inventory planning a priority and tries to maximize inventory productivity.
Part of this is analyzing and understanding the sales data, which means measuring A, B, C, D and X items as a percent of inventory, and then looking at key performance indicators like gross margin and inventory turns.
"So what do you learn from analyzing sales data? Just about everything you need to know," Bachmeier said. "What your A and B items are, what departments or categories draw people into your store and changes in customer purchase patterns."
He said his store uses sales data to identity growth trends and reallocate space. For example, Belgrade True Value used to devote just three feet of space to pet supplies, but after seeing that this was their fastest growing category, they upped that to two full aisles. In the same way, when they analyzed sales data and saw that padlocks have a higher gross margin than just about anything else in the store, they expanded the department from four to eight feet.
The company has carried Hallmark cards since 2000, and it was never a huge moneymaker in itself. But when they looked at True Value Rewards data, they discovered that people who bought greeting cards visited the store twice as often and their average ticket was 40% higher than customers who didn't buy cards.
"Perhaps the most important thing that sales data can tell you is what your A and B items are," he said. "These are your best sellers — the products you cannot afford to be out of. You need to have them on hand and priced right. No matter what the economy looks like — you can't let your standards drop."
Mike Moeller, owner of Harpeth True Value in Franklin, Tenn., says today's consumer is highly price-sensitive, so it's crucial to be on par with local competitors.
"He is more tuned in to price than he's ever been because of the economy. People are forced to pinch every penny today," Moeller said. "That's why we get out and about, pay attention to the marketplace. Don't live in a vacuum."
To keep Harpeth True Value running at an optimum level, he carefully reviews competitors' sales ads and promotional fliers to make sure his own marketing materials are hitting the mark. In addition, Moeller regularly shops the competition to review pricing and products. "You want to make sure your pricing is in line, look for hot items," he said.
Mostly, Moeller wants to dispel the notion that hardware stores are more expensive than big boxes, which he says is a fallacy in today's marketplace. "We've battled with that perception, but it's really not the case," he said. "We're competitively priced with the boxes, especially on A and B items."
True Value's Heidemann often talks to members about seeing their stores through their customers' eyes. For Dan Kanis, owner of Nelson's True Value in Prairie du Chien, Wis., this is a somewhat of a mission statement.
As a second-generation owner, Kanis has had to make some pretty major adjustments to make his store stand out in the crowd.
The Kanis family purchased the Prairie du Chien store in 1998, taking the existing 13,000-sq.-ft. space and adding 5,000 sq. ft. to it. In 2007, they tripled the size of the lawn and garden department, but with the surrounding competition growing rapidly, Kanis knew something more drastic needed to be done.
"Sales were strong, but the store was tired," he said. "Competition offered a better overall retail experience."
So when True Value introduced the Destination True Value format, Kanis knew it was the right answer for his business. After much planning and an analysis of 12 months of sales history, a new floor plan was sent to designers in January 2008. It included a narrowed power tool and hand tool assortment; expanded anchors and stainless fasteners; rounded out plumbing and electrical; and an additional line of paint. About 4,800 skus were added, 800 taken away.
When the redesign was completed in November, Kanis had a leaner and more marketable operation. Sales in all core departments showed increases in December, January and February, with the latter month seeing the following jumps: 34% in electrical; 19% in hardware; 8% in plumbing; and 24% in paint. Meanwhile, sales at Kanis's other store in Viroqua, Wis., remain flat.
His advice to his fellow True Value retailers? "Take a critical look at your store," he said. "Is it easy to shop? Is it well lit? Is it well laid out? Is it well signed? Are your shelves well stocked? Does your decor draw women in?" Kanis said. "Look at your store through the eyes of your customer."


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Unanswered: Process Blocking Problem
We are running SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack #4, running on Windows 2000 Server.
We have a problem with process blocking. At some points the T-SQL statement runs restricting all our users from accessing the DB.
The statement is:
exec sp_execute 1
Only when it finishes running, then users are allowed to access the db again.
It is triggered automatically. Does any know what condition on the server is causing this statements to run and what can be done to prevent it. Thanks so much for your help.
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Look at
It explains what sp_execute does.
Do you have a lot of dynamic sql or embedded sql rather than SPs?
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What I found out from the Microsoft website that sp_execute is a command that runs a prepared statement using the sp_prepare command.
So what happened is I've watched the SQL for the condition to repeat but it did not. However what I've noticed that our of nowhere at time sp_prepare runs without any parameters, causing the CPU utilization go up to high 90%.
What is causing this sp_prepate to run, as it done automatically.
Thanks for your help.


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Yamaha O1V Digital Mixer
Price $400.00 CAN
This mixer has been used in a studio for quite a few years but never used live so there are no noticeable signs of wear or damage. I have a nice wood stand for it that makes it sit nicely on a desk. Comes with an ADAT Expansion Card.
Buescher "New Aristocrat" Alto Saxophone SN# 268159
Price $700.00 CAN
The Aristocrat is generally considered to be the "Classical Pro" horn from Buescher. This one has quite new pads, a few signs of wear in the lacquer but no scratches or dents. It plays very nicely and has an incredibly warm sound. I played this alto in university and it sounded great in a variety of jazz styles as well as classical. The sax comes in a gig bag which is a few years old and in good shape. The horn has been played for many years by a good player that loves and respects vintage horns.
Info on the Buescher from the Saxophone Buyer's Guide.
The Buescher is the best kept secret of vintage horns. Bueschers offer a more delicate and refined touch.
The Aristocrat horns are usually fairly inexpensive and reasonably easy to find. The Buescher 400 or Top Hat and Cane (the early version with the silver tone ring around the bell, and top hat and cane engraving) is also an excellent horn and was played by Johnny Hodges (yes, that sweet sound was a Buescher). For the budding saxophonist in search of a good horn for not too much money, this horn is a logical choice. The only down side of these horns is the action, which can be a little cumbersome compared to a modern horn, especially the Bb spatula key cluster. It's no wonder that Selmer chose the Buescher company to produce their American counterparts. The Buescher professional model of the 40's (the Aristocrat) is an incredibly well-designed and well-produced horn.
Conn Naked Lady "Transitional" Alto Saxophone SN# M253588
Price $2,000.00 CAN
This is one of the most sought after vintage saxes and this particular one is in fantastic shape. The pads are like new and the action is excellent for this type of horn.
See this for price comparison – https://reverb.com/item/134746-vintage-1935-conn-6m-naked-lady-alto-sax-rolled-tone-holes-w-case
More info on the Naked Lady Alto from the saxophone buyer's guide..
The second model is the transitional Conn which lies somewhere in between the New Wonder and the M series. These transitional horns are excellent, and they lead to a tradition of later specialty horns, including the Connquerer, the 28M, and other models that offered some unique action improvements and a more vibrant timbral approach. The most famous of the early Conn saxophones is the M series, or more commonly the "Naked Lady" model, so called because of the top half of a naked woman engraved on the bell inside a pentagon.


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Moscow Presents has been struggling at the weights since scoring at Towcester a year ago but has now dropped to a lenient mark and showed a bit more dash last time. UPBEAT COBBLER won two handicaps at this level before disappointing when stepped up in grade at Ascot. She will appreciate dropping back in class and can resume winning ways. Cloudingstar was strongly fancied at Uttoxeter last time but ran poorly while Amore Mio couldn't cope with a 7lb rise at Carlisle after scoring at Ayr. Nicene Creed is well handicapped on the best of his form and could prove a threat off his lowly mark.
Moscow Presents (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) In touch, pushed along after 3 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 9, 17l behind Granaruid (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 3f amat hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Upbeat Cobbler (FR) 4-1fav (10-9) Led until well before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened quickly between last 2, 7th of 10, 26l behind Scholastica (11-5) at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Nodebateaboutit 3-1fav (11-3) Held up in rear, some headway disputing 4th under pressure soon after 3 out, stayed on same pace and no impression before next, 5th of 10, 21l behind Bally Sands (9-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Outlaw Tom (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Mid-division, weakened before 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 6 out, in a race won by Sun Cloud (11-10) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft, 10 ran.
Sphinx (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Sun Cloud (11-5) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Nov '12.
Cloudingstar (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, no extra 2 out, 4th of 10, 19l behind My Oh Mount Brown (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Nov.
Amore Mio (GER) 11-8fav (11-12) Led, clear after 7th, headed 2 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, plugged on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Gulf Punch (11-9) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.
American Life (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place before 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 11, 8l behind Woodford County (11-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Nicene Creed 10-3 (11-8) In touch, headway approaching 9th, pushed in 3rd and hit 3 out, disputing 2nd 2 out, every chance and not fluent last, one pace in 3rd flat, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 9, 7l behind Omid (10-6) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft.


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The Disney film
- The look of sheer rage on Herc's face right before he goes into the Underworld to confront Hades.
- The Fates share an eye between them. ONE. SINGLE. EYE.
- If you think they're scary now, check out what they COULD have looked like◊.
- They were based on the Graiae, which also shared one tooth and were purportedly even more hideous than the gorgon sisters!
- The Titans are so scary, they almost looked like they were coming out of the screen.
- The Titans. They were heartless killers, and it was implied in the opening song that the remains of their victims WERE LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. Considering they're portrayed as little more than mindless, hate-filled forces of nature that could not be reasoned with at ALL, only locked away, you can imagine that Hades would probably have had trouble keeping them under control if he had won. The only reason he got them to obey him was that he had a target for them, once Zeus was gone, who's to say that Hades could control what he had unleashed?
- The Hydra: it's monstrous, no pun intended, and what makes it scarier is that it's like the one monster that gave Hercules trouble — even more than the titans, it was the only thing that came close to killing him.
- Not to mention with the cel-shaded CGI, it looks more realistic while blended with the traditional animation. Granted, it was more impressive in 1997, but even now it's still disturbing.
- That scream.
- It ate Hercules alive! Followed by a horrifying belch. It's a good thing Herc happened to have his sword on him at the time.
- It also stops to laugh at Hercules, and takes its time trying to eat him again when it has him pinned to the cliff, so it's also a kinda sadistic monster.
- It's telling that Phil, trainer of heroes who has stared down countless monsters and horrors, immediately wants to turn tail and run when the Hydra steps out of the darkness.
- Hercules' desperate struggle against the Hydra after it first revives. All we see are quick edits as Herc cuts and cuts, with more and more heads appearing. Finally, a look of pure horror on Herc's face as he stares down a massive FOREST of screaming Hydra heads.
- Parents who watched Pink Floyd The Wall (who'd let a kid see it?) might find the Hydra's design unpleasantly reminiscent of this moment◊ from "The Trial", since both films have the same animation character designer (Gerald Scarfe).
- Meg is seen dying in agony and then shown clearly as dead as Disney can get away with on a G rating.
- Hercules' rescue of her soul showing his rapid aging gives both kids and adults nightmares.
- As if these two aforementioned examples weren't enough, the Fates attempting to cut both threads of life with scissors is enough to make viewers young and old cringe and hold their breaths in fright. The first time, they are successful in cutting Meg's thread; the second time, Herc's thread glows and becomes invulnerable with his ascension to demi-godhood at the absolute last second.
- For that matter, Hades getting pulled into the dead pool.
- Hades' mood swings.
- Hades, when he's angry, goes from controlled blue flames to out of control red flames. Hope you aren't terrified of fire.
Hades: I can't believe this guy! I throw everything I've got at him, and — (Is cut off by the sound of rubber sandals squeaking, as he suddenly glances down at Pain) What. Are. Those?Pain: (Cut to Pain, who is shown wearing a pair of plastic Air-Herc Sandals) I dunno, I thought they looked kinda... dashing.Hades: I've got 24 hours to get rid of this... (Flares up) bozo, or the entire scheme I've been setting up for eighteen years... goes up in smoke. (Begins to burn out of control) And you... are wearing... HIS... MERCHANDIIIIIIIISE?!(There is a slurp, and Hades is interrupted mid-rage as he begins to descend on Pain. They glance over at Panic, drinking Herculade)
- His angry face is no picnic either. Just imagine watching the close-up on the big screen as a kid.
- The most angry time is when he catches Pain and Panic using Hercules merchandise:
Panic: (nervously) Hehe... thirsty?
Hades: (explodes into flames) GUUUUUUAAAAAAARRRGH!(Cut to the distance — as Hades' scream echoes, a mushroom cloud explosion occurs in the background)
- Cerberus. Especially with all those TEETH. In fact, his introduction is him snarling at Hades as he's passing by.
- The Cyclops: "HEEEEERRRRCCUUUULLLEEESSSS!"