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Friday, September 9, 2016
SpaceX's Musk: Launch Failure Most Difficult In 14 Years
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, the space rocket firm led by tech mogul Elon Musk, appears to be facing what Musk called "the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years", after the explosion of its rocket on a launch pad in Florida last week. Musk said on Twitter that the Falcon 9's engines "were not on" and that "there was no apparent heat source" in the failure, which occurred when filling the spacecraft's fuel tanks. In an unusual appeal to the public, Musk asked any users with recordings of the event to email a special email address, as the company is attempting to understand a mysterious "bang" that occurred ahead of the Falcon 9 explosion.


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In the world of science, DMBQ is a toxic compound that produces the root-like structure of a parasitic plant that absorbs food from its host. But in the world of rock 'n' roll, DMBQ is an entirely different but equally voracious hybrid. The Tokyo-based band (aka Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet) has been infesting the Japanese underground since 1988 with a strange and potent combination of experimental noise, metal, psychedelia and dirty rock. After several albums on major Japanese labels, DMBQ recently signed with America's Estrus Records and last month released their U.S. debut, The Essential Sounds From the Far East. These "essential sounds" are composed of broad strokes swiped from familiar genres, but the feel of the finished canvas is entirely new.
It seems unfair nowadays to talk about music as a function of country of origin. Still, DMBQ is partly interesting because the band stands apart from most Japanese trends—and always has. Missoula's independent music scene is probably most familiar with Japan's Guitar Wolf, and no discussion of Japanese rock would be complete without mentioning them. Before Guitar Wolf there was Shonen Knife and then The 126.96.36.199's, who recently reemerged in the film Kill Bill Vol. 1. These bands may not have anything glaringly in common (other than faint echoes of the 1950s), but all three share independent roots and a home nation, and their retro musical styles, though engaging, aren't terribly surprising.
That's where DMBQ stands apart: It is surprising. When you hear the dark, driving riffs of Black Sabbath or the improvisational punk of Television, you don't naturally expect that they're coming from the land of Hello Kitty. DMBQ is a Frankenstein of American rock elements, and even if you know where they came from, it's impossible to tell where they might stagger off to next.
On their current tour, DMBQ is promoting the new album and dragging along frontman and lead guitarist Shinji Masuko's reputation for onstage chaos. The rest of the band has been known to "massacre the stage," as their press kit warns.
Better the stage than the audience, who'll have to show up to find out what, if anything, got lost in that translation.
DMBQ plays The Elk's Lodge Thursday, April 14, with Federation X, My Pal Ghosty, Sasshole and Volumen. The show starts at 8 PM, and tickets cost $7 in advance and $9 the day of the show.


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ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) Canada is an Islamic nationalwide organization striving "to build an Exemplary Canadian Muslim Community" by "total submission to Him [Allah] and through the propagation of true and universal message of Islam."
Located at 391 Burnhamthorpe Rd., East, Oakville, Ontario, ICNA Canada emphasizes that "the propagation of true and universal message of Islam is only possible in Canada when whole Canadian Muslim Community transformed into a Dawah community by practicing and propagating the true Islamic Way of Life. With the vision of building an exemplary Canadian Muslim community it is very important to spread the word of Islam…"
Zunera Ishaq, the woman that stood at the centre of the "niqab debate" in the Canadian election campaign, works/ed for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA).
On its official website ICNA Canada shares with its members, followers and supporters the book "Riyad us Saliheen" ("The Gardens of the Righteous" رياض الصالحين) compiled by Imam Zakaruya Yahya Bin Sharaf An-Nawawi, a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar who lived in 13th century.
The Gardens of the Righteous (Arabic: Riyadh as-Salihin), is a compilation of verses from the Qur'an and hadith by Al-Nawawi. It contains a total of 1905 hadith divided across 372 chapters, many of which are introduced by verses of the Quran.
The book "Riyad us Saliheen" ("The Gardens of the Righteous") which appears on ICNA Canada site adds modern commentary to the verses from the Qur'an and hadith.
The following are excerpts from the book which deal with the stoning of a pregnant adulteress:
"[Hadith]: 22. Imran bin Al-Husain Al-Hhuza`i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman from the tribe Juhainah came to Messenger of Allah (PBUH) while she was pregnant from (Zina) adultery and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! I have committed an offense liable to Hadd (prescribed punishment), so exact the execution of the sentence." Messenger of Allah (PBUH) called her guardian and said to him, "Treat her kindly. Bring her to me after the delivery of the child." That man complied with the orders. At last the Prophet (PBUH) commanded to carry out the sentence. Her clothes were secured around her and she was stoned to death. The Prophet (PBUH) led her funeral prayers. `Umar submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! She committed Zina and you have performed funeral prayer for her?" He replied, "Verily, she made repentance which would suffice for seventy of the people of Al- Madinah if it is divided among them. Can there be any higher degree of repentance than that she sacrificed her life voluntarily to win the Pleasure of Allah, the Exalted?".
"Commentary: This Hadith highlights the following five points:
l. It confirms the validity of the punishment of Rajm [stoning] for the adulterer, that is to say that he should be stoned to death.
2. The merit of sincere pardon.
3. The description of fear of Allah as well as of accountability on the Day of Resurrection by the Prophet's Companions, and their preference for punishment of sins in this world rather than in the Hereafter.
4. It is permissible to perform the funeral prayer of one who has been guilty of major sins, provided he has not been taking them as lawful because in that case there is danger of disbelief..
5. A pregnant woman cannot be punished with Rajm until she gives birth to the child and the period specified for suckling the baby is completed."
"[Hadith]: 913. `Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: A woman belonging to the Juhainah tribe came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) after having conceived from Zina. She submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! I am liable to Hadd (punishment ordained by Allah), so execute it." The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) called her guardian and said, "Treat her well and bring her to me after delivery." He acted accordingly. Then the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) commanded to tie her clothes firmly around her and then stoned her to death. He (PBUH) then offered funeral prayer for her. [Muslim].
"Commentary: This Hadith has relevance to the theme of the chapter as we see it. Moreover, it reveals that if a woman becomes pregnant after committing adultery, she will not be subjected to punishment immediately. Instead, the penalty [stoning] will take place after childbirth. This will certainly contribute to the remission of her sins and will also be a factor in offering the funeral prayer for her.
The act of stoning is also a "purification for the believer"
Sheikh Faisal Hamid Abdur-Razak (الشيخ فيصل حميد عبد الرزاق), a well known Imam in Brampton, Ontario, who also serves as President of the Islamic Forum of Canada and Vice-President of the Islamic Council of Imams of Canada, said in a sermon few years ago the following:
"Even in Islamic Sharia [Law] the act of stoning is also done to reject certain evil actions, evil deeds. If someone commits certain crimes in Islam, and he is found guilty by an Islamic court, one of the punishments is stoning to death, signifying our rejection of evil actions as well."
"But there is something else; there is something else that the stoning does to the believer. For Iblis [satan], for the Shaytan [satan], is rejecting him [refers to one of the rituals during the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, in which Muslim pilgrims fling pebbles at three walls signifying the stoning of the devil] and rejecting his attempt to influence us."
"But for the believer there is an important benefit. Someone in the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, committed an immoral act, which requires stoning, came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and confessed the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the Prophet kept turning away from him, Glorious is Allah, as he didn't want to hear it."
"But the companion [صحابي] he knew he had done something wrong, he kept going in front of the Prophet, peace be upon him, [and said]: 'O Messenger of Allah [يا رسول الله] I did this, I must be punished. The Prophet, peace be upon him, kept turning away, moving away from him, as he didn't want to hear this and the companion [صحابي] ] kept persisting, going and walking in front of the Prophet [saying]: 'O Messenger of Allah [يا رسول الله] I did this, I must be punished."
"And finally the Prophet ordered that he will be stoned to death. And this was done, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered that he will be prepared for [an Islamic] funeral [جنازة] and the Prophet himself prayed [in] his funeral [جنازة]. He [Mohammad] told his companions: 'he is in heaven [جنة], he is purified, he is purified'. So, this act of stoning now [meaning as is learnt from this story] is also purification for the believer."
"Showing kindness to one facing death sentence"
The following is a excerpt of Sheikh Faisal Hamid Abdur-Razak's book: The Book of Death:
"5.1 Imran bin Husain (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A woman belonging to the Juhaina tribe came to Allah's Messenger peace be upon him (PBUH) and she had become pregnant as a result of fornication. She submitted: O Messenger of Allah! PBUH, I have done something for which punishment must be imposed upon me, so impose that. Allah's Messenger PBUH called her guardian and said: Treat her well and bring her to me after delivery. He acted accordingly. Then Allah's Messenger PBUH commanded to tie her clothes firmly around her and then stone her to death. He then offered her funeral prayer. (MUSLIM)"
(This article originally appeared on CIJ News and is reprinted with permission)


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Post-JCPOA Iran on course to winning WTO membership
A TPO official has said that Iran is moving toward becoming a member of the WTO, adding that the country has to pay a dear price for not being a WTO member.
WTO accession, the first thing after JCPOA
A deputy minister of industries, mines and trade has said that if Iran fails to get the WTO membership, it will definitely face multiple challenges down the line.
WTO stresses support for Iran's tourism industry
WTO Secretary-General Taleb D. Rifai has underlined that the World Tourism Organization is planning to help with promotion of tourism industry in Iran.


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Top three neighborhood association celebrations
Speaking of parades, Chicago not only provides quaint block
parties better than the suburbs', but also organizes neighborhood
celebrations that put the Thriller video street dance to shame.
1) Goudy Park (1255 N. Astor St.). You won't
see a lot of candy being passed out at Barney's New York, but the
Gold Coast does roll out the red carpet for youngsters hoping for a
little less Gucci and a little more ghastly. Local Goudy Park
transforms itself into "Ghouly Park" with attractions such as
inflatables, a "ghouly" graveyard, Puppetbike and a roaming
magician. The Ghouly Park event is held on Oct. 31 and sponsored by
Gold Coast Neighbors, the Chicago Park District and Mayor Daley's
2) Buena Park Neighbors Safe Trick-or-Treating
(Kenmore from Irving Park to Montrose). Buena Park, north of
Lakeview and south of Uptown, hosts a Safe Trick-or-Treating event
on Kenmore Avenue every Halloween that sees upward of 300 kids. The
neighborhood association also doles out an award for the best
decorated house with a gift certificate to a local restaurant.
Festivities start at 5 p.m. on Halloween.
3) Roscoe Village Halloween Parade. Roscoe
Village Neighbors organizes a parade, starting on Leavitt Street,
every year for everyone from little tykes getting pulled by their
parents in wagons to big kids who help lead the costumed throngs
down Roscoe Street. Former neighborhood board member Andrea Helms
says, "The highlight of the parade is the Lane Tech Marching Band
leading the crowd. I think that sets it apart from other
neighborhood events." The parade will be held this year at 2 p.m.,
Sunday, Oct. 30.
Sara Fisher is a mother of two living in Roscoe Village. She also blogs at selfmademom.net.
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League welcomes British chancellor's support for London team
LONDON (Reuters) - The National Football League welcomed British chancellor George Osborne's support for a London-based team and remain focused on building a fan base that could support any expansion plans, the league said on Wednesday.
According to a story in the Evening Standard newspaper on Wednesday, Osborne held recent talks with NFL officials about the possibility of putting a team in London.
"We warmly welcome the Chancellor's strong support for the possibility of an NFL team in London and look forward to welcoming him to a game at Wembley over the next few weeks," the NFL told Reuters. "Our key priority is to continue to build our fan base in the UK so that there is strong demand for any future plans in London.
"We will do this by ensuring that we are able to offer top class action on the field and brilliant events – which include the fan rally at Trafalgar Square on Saturday – off it.
"We are looking forward to two exciting upcoming games in London and are committed to further strengthening the links between the NFL and our UK fans."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in July that interest in the league is so strong in London that the city could end up having a team of their own before the decade is out.
The NFL has staged a series of games at Wembley since 2007, attracting near-capacity crowds. London's premier stadium next hosts the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
The league will stage a total of three games in London this season. The Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders opened the series last month while the red-hot Dallas Cowboys will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 9.
"One of London's massive strengths is its sporting prowess, its great football (soccer) teams," the Chancellor told the London newspaper in an interview. Continued...


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So whatever did happen to Bidisha, the beautifully belligerent, fiercely intelligent, mono-monikered teenage author who burst brashly on to the literary scene with Seahorses, the novel she'd written at the age of just 16? I first encountered her at a dinner to celebrate the publication of her second novel, Too Fast to Live in 2000. What looked like a skin-tight, patterned sleeve was actually a huge tattoo. She was cool and funny with an edgy wit, but she also seemed a touch brittle and ill-at-ease.
It's been a long time since a Bidisha book appeared, though she's carved out a niche as a radio arts pundit. But sometimes the publishing world seems to operate according to the laws of cosmic ordering. After not thinking about her for a few years, I suddenly wondered where on earth she'd got to; and within days Venetian Masters had dropped on to my desk. Not just an excellent new book by Bidisha, but also a meditation on that most haunting and evocative of places, La Serenissima: Venice.
Like everybody who writes about the city, she talks about uncovering the "real" Venice, but at least she has a better claim than most. She had the best entrée possible into secretive Venetian society: an imposing Grand Canal address and a friendship with a member of a venerable, old-money family. Though she later moved out of their grand palazzo, she carried on socialising with and observing Venetians and provides a fascinating glimpse into a largely hidden world.
But first, back to that publication dinner. She reveals that 2000 was her annus horribilis, and that she had lost all faith in the book she was promoting. "Too Fast to Live was the worst year of my life," she says frankly. It was also the year she got tattooed: "a dark, bad, deeply regretted prison-style tattoo that covers the whole of my left shoulder and arm" that prevented her from sunbathing, as she ruefully explains in Venetian Masters.
"It's such a violent book," she says now of Too Fast to Live. "Because I'm so aggressive, I have this tendency to wind up on the dark side. As my mum always says, I can go right down into the basement! And then I take out my shovel and dig and dig..."
Stuck in a creative impasse, she met "Stefania" (not her real name, for reasons which become obvious) while studying for a Masters degree in London. The blonde Venetian was a fish out of water, and the pair became fast friends as Bidisha helped her explore and enjoy the city. Struggling to write a follow-up novel, she eventually succumbed to Stefania's urgings and visited Venice, staying at the family's luxurious palazzo opposite San Eustachio on the Grand Canal. Utterly smitten, and realising Venice would make the perfect, quiet place to live while polishing her third novel, she returned, rented a flat and set to work. But nothing turned out exactly as she expected. For a start, Venetian Masters is not that novel. Also, Stefania's grand and gracious mother and father, initially so welcoming, gradually turned against her in the funniest and most excruciating scenes in the book.
"Venetian Masters was absolutely accidental. It was sod's law that it was the diary I wrote effortlessly that turned into the book." It was, she says, "a beautiful lesson to learn". I ask whether any of the Venetians she exposes so forensically in the text knew she was writing it. "Yes, my friends knew I was writing a diary every day because I asked them a few things. I don't think the parental duo knew and I hope they don't find out... I'm hoping their arrogance is such that they wouldn't even deign to read a book by me. And it hasn't come out in Italian."
Early on in the book, Bidisha is introduced to an important concept in Venetian manners. Stefania and her mother Lucrezia invite her to supper and encourage her "about six times" to finish off the last spoonfuls of the delicious pasta. Eventually she does, whereupon "Lucrezia looks at me pointedly, blinks once, picks up the bowl that the pasta was in, stares glumly inside it and starts scraping it with one tine of her fork... Irritated and embarrassed, I realise I've done the wrong thing and insist that she takes half of what I've got." Twice Lucrezia refuses but accepts at the third time of asking. This lightly comic scene is repeated with variations throughout the book. Bidisha suddenly realises that the friend who always turns down the offer of coffee is simply waiting to be pressed until she accepts. Eventually, she reaches a state of terrified paralysis, unable to understand these complex, and in any case constantly shifting social conventions.
"It was painful – those final days when I was staying with Stefania's parents and Lucrezia would ask a very simple question: would you like some wine? Half an hour later I was still slowly decoding every nuance of her voice. Is it good to have the wine or is it bad? If I have the wine, do I have to pay for it, or is it that they're making a gesture to me to welcome me into the family? Or is it that they don't want me to have the wine? And when I complimented the food, Lucrezia would scowl, because that wasn't my place. It meant I was treating her like the cook."
Bidisha eventually left Venice under the stormcloud of their disapproval, but what, I ask, had she actually done wrong?
She heaves a sigh at the pettiness of it all. "I think they thought when I went back to stay at the apartment, I should pay rent. The joke is that whenever I tried to pay rent, because they were so unable to talk about money, they waved me away even though it was perfectly obvious that that was what they wanted. That's what makes them so much like characters in a Henry James novel. Surely it wasn't just about the money? But the pain was worth it because of the comic aspects. When you write about something, you redeem it. It wasn't funny at the time. I remember ringing my mum and saying, 'Lucrezia is downstairs being really strange, and I can feel the hate vibes emanating up!' But then when I wrote about it, I thought, come on, this is hilarious! It was such an insight into a particular kind of rich family that exists all over the world. Rich families are the same in India, I know that."
But if the heights of society proved a disillusionment, street life was little better. A fanatical runner, Bidisha regularly pounded the pavements, an unfamiliar sight to the "don't stress, never break a sweat" Venetians. "Oh my God, I got sexually harassed six or seven times a day. The sexual harassment, and the racial harassment that I witnessed, were endemic. It happened to me because I was small and alone and young, but that doesn't excuse the absolutely compulsive nature of it, to the point where it was as though the sexual harassers had an illness. It was hideous and there was nothing admiring about it. We're not talking about Italian chivalry or gallantry. It comes from hatred."
With her lightly coloured skin, couldn't she pass as Italian, I ask. Bidisha grins. "In summer I could pass, but not in winter. After about 16 October they all magically turn milky-pale again, and I stuck out."
Slowly, she learnt the basic rules of life in Venice. Don't wear ethnic clothing, and never wear black. Make sure everything matches. Always dress up – "You have to dress well, or believe me you will get mistreated in shops. Especially if you're a dirty foreigner like me." Wear subtle colours: she describes the classic Venetian garb as "20 different shades of toffee in linen and silk". A blob of pizza on her shirt could make horrified Venetians part around her like the Red Sea.
"Tourists eat a plate of pasta with tomato sauce and some clams – Venetians would blanch at that. Venetian food is so dainty and pure," she says, describing the light-as-air pasta. In the book, everyone seems to stop for little cakes, alcoholic drinks and scoops of ice cream all day, and yet they don't suffer from any of the bingeing and obesity problems of Britain.
"I was shocked by the smallness of the cakes," she confesses, "because I have a vast appetite and one of the rules of Venice is that you don't buy two, you buy one, because you are a dainty young lady, and you hold it daintily, between two fingers. You have to wrap this little wisp of tissue around it and dab your mouth, and that's supposed to be enough. All while being watched by the staff, by the way. Then you quickly sip down a little coffee and you flee. If you're clumsy, like me..."
She was hampered at the beginning by having very little knowledge of Italian. In the book she describes buying a piece of venison described as cuore, which she took to mean cured. "I still feel bad about eating Bambi's heart." But gradually it all began to make sense. The news vendor in the square below her window, who began his constant prattle before she even awoke, was "like a GCSE learn-verbs-while-you-sleep tape". Finally, the glorious day dawned when she could even evade the legendary Venice tourist tax: the café she'd been patronising for months cut a few euros off her bill.
For all the grief and aggro, though, Venice changed her and she still misses it. "I came back different and a lot more able to let things ride. It was down to being forced into a slower pace of life. It's not that I went with great expectations and was disappointed, it's just that the picture I had was made more complex. Today was so sunny and so cold that it reminded me of Venice and I got a pang. That crispness and brightness that makes you want to just sit outside and drink coffee. It sounds shallow, but actually it's the way to live and calm your own mind. OK, if you've done it for 60 years, you've probably wasted your life... but in Venice I realised that I was so focused on my career that I had hung myself with my own rope."
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Venetian Masters: Under the skin of the city of love, By Bidisha (Summersdale £7.99)
'...It's a local boy of about 10, stocky and alone... he's bending over a Romanian beggar woman who's huddled on the ground. She's about 70... His feet are close to her face... His mouth is slack with hatred. "Go away. Can't you hear me? Get lost. Go somewhere else. Get out."
I am nauseated, not only by him, his curled fist and obvious desire to strike her, but also his fearlessness and my fear.'
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With 2016 coming to an end, we would like to take a closer look at the current proceedings against our revolutionary friends in prison.
Sometimes, the frenetic rhythm of counter-information with all of its frequent updates or the repetition of slogans can cause us to lose sight of our analytical capacity and critique that as insurrectionaries and anti-authoritarians characterize us. Within the continual counter-information movement, we would like to pause and provide a brief overview into the reality of the judicial proceedings against our revolutionary prisoners.


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North Clayton
Amarlo Herrera - LB – 6-2/225 – 2011
Scouting Report: Herrera (Georgia commitment) had the size and attacking style of play to attract recruiters a year ago, but he has really improved his quickness since 2009. He got to the ball better, he played faster, and he moved better in space. Many times Lovejoy ran to the opposite side, but he made a handful plays where he showed his speed in pursuit. He still needs to work on shedding blocks and his footwork in coverage, but he showed why he is considered one of the better inside linebackers in the South in this game. He was all over the field.
Jack Ndem - DE – 6-3/235 – 2011
Scouting Report: Ndem moves around along the defensive line for North Clayton, but he has the combination of size, athleticism, and ability to play defensive end on the next level. He did a good job of getting up field to disrupt the Lovejoy quarterback and he got his arms in the passing lane a few times as well. He plays a little high and he can work on his first step off the ball, but he had a good game.
Khalil Stinson - WR – 6-1/184 – 2012
Scouting Report: Stinson is a physical receiver and that will be more of a possession guy on the next level. He made some big catches in this game to keep the chains moving for North Clayton, but he did not have any big plays that changed the game. He needs to work on his speed. Both when getting off the line of scrimmage to separation speed. That is what holds his overall game back. He has strong hands and he knows how to use his body to shield defenders, but he needs to improve his overall speed.
LaDarrius Mathis - RB – 5-8/173 – 2013
Scouting Report: Mathis is a back that has great feet, balance, and quickness. He is not a burner when talking top end speed, but his initial burst is his biggest asset. He is hard to tackle in space, he makes guys miss, and he hides behind those big offensive linemen well to make it tough for the defensive linemen to find him before he is going past them. He has nice wiggle and he can catch the ball out of the backfield. Do not be fooled by his size either, he is a tough inside runner also, although he is best when in the open field.
Lovejoy Prospects
Lamont Hardy - OL – 6-5/335 – 2011
Scouting Report: Hardy is a big body that is easy to recognize the minute he steps onto the field, but he is not as big now as he was a year ago. He has dropped around 40 pounds this year and it showed. He played at around 375 pounds and he had a hard time getting into a three-point stance as well as getting out of it, but that has all changed. He had much better knee-bend, he got off the ball better, and he just looked and played better all around. He also moved to guard, a much more natural fit for him. Lovejoy ran behind him all night and they had a lot of success.
Joshua Walker - DL – 6-1/265 – 2011
Scouting Report: Walker is not going to be a top tier recruit, but he will sign with someone in February and likely make a lot of plays for that school. He is constantly playing with a lot of energy, he fires off the ball and he could play the three or five technique on the next level. He does not have the true size/speed to be a big Division I prospect, but he was in the backfield a good bit against North Clayton.
David Washington - DL – 6-3/280 - 2011
Scouting Report: Washington is similar to Walker, but a little bigger. They teamed up in the middle of the defensive line and were involved in a number plays. Washington played with good leverage and pushed his opponent into the backfield a number of times. He is a three technique guy on the next level and he is a guy that would be good with slants and stunts because of his feet and athleticism. He still needs to add weight and strength, but he could be a sleeper in Georgia.
Jamal Covington - OL – 6-4/270 – 2012
Scouting Report: Lovejoy seems to have at least one of offensive line prospect in each class over the last decade and Covington is the one to watch next year. He has very good feet and that is what stood out the most about him. He was very good against quick defensive ends and he had some nice blocks in the run game as well. He still needs to get stronger, especially in the upper body, but he is one that should attract a good bit of attention next spring when the college coaches hit the road to watch spring practices.
Rico McWilliams - CB – 6-0/170 – 2012
Scouting Report: McWilliams is a junior corner that shown Scout over the summer in camps that he could be one of the best at that position in the Peach State next year and he did nothing to change that in this game. He got turned the wrong one time and allowed a completion, but other than that, he was outstanding. He can still work on the little things at corner like footwork and back pedal, but his size and closing speed both will attract coaches. He closes on the ball very well and his true speed showed when he tracked Mathis down on a 65 yard run late in the game. He really locked his side of the field down.
Travis Custis - RB – 5-11/180 – 2013
Scouting Report: Curtis was the workhorse in this game for Lovejoy and he is only a sophomore. He showed a lot of things to like in this game with plenty of time to improve his weaknesses. He finished with almost 90 yards and three touchdowns rushing and he ran hard for four quarters. He is a punishing back that ran with good body lean, showing good balance, and vision throughout the game. He runs a little upright and he needs to work on his burst of speed, but he is one to watch in the coming years. He has the frame to add a good bit of weight and he will likely be a big running back that plays very physical when he becomes a senior.
A.J. Jackson - TE – 6-6/210 – 2013
Scouting Report: Jackson is an athlete that should emerge as a Division I recruit in 2013 as a tight end. He has that size already at 6-6 and he is thin at close to 210 pounds. He has long arms, he is very fluid, and he has a lot of room to grow. He can work on his hands a little bit and blocking is not his strength at this time, but he is the type of tight end that will be more of a down field threat than a blocker. He still has over two seasons to improve and he already shows signs of being a true 2013 prospect.
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Trend 1: Enterprises are transforming products into services by maintaining communications with their products after they are purchased by consumers.
Trend 2: Enterprises are exposing their IT assets to developers, both internal and external, who are crafting applications and devices that orchestrate numerous information resources.
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Trend 4: Enterprises are creating "smart environments" that consist of fixed-location devices that interact with consumer smartphones and other mobile devices.
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Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
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"I believe study by means of drawing to be essential. If drawing belongs to the realm of the Spirit and color to that of the Senses, you must first draw to cultivate the Spirit and to be able to lead color through the paths of the Spirit." –Henri Matisse
Matisse's drawings were seldom studies for paintings, and even when they were preparatory to a painting of the same subject, they were almost invariably conceived and executed as works in their own right. The following selection of drawings illustrate the phases of Matisse's long career and the varied media and techniques in which he worked. From his early academic studies as a student; the tantalizing Odalisques and the refined charcoal and estompe drawings of the Nice period; the reductive, flowing lines of India ink in the late 1930s and 1940s; and the final chapter of drawing with scissors in which paint and paper were transformed into a world of plants, animals, figures, and shapes, these works offer direct insight into Matisse's evolving creative process.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris (by 1974).
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Bob Moon: Listen, can you hear the sound of jingling in the distance? The holidays will be here sooner than a lot of us would like, but they can't come soon enough for retailers who depend on the business they bring in. This week, glad tidings from the appropriately named job-placement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. It predicted retailers will hire more seasonal workers this year than last. Macy's and Toys 'R Us both just announced they'll indeed boost hiring. But what about small businesses, which are widely regarded as the engine of our economy?
On the line with us now are Susan Blood and Kevin Toohey from Nova Natural Toys and Crafts in Vermont. Welcome to you both.
Susan Blood: Thank you.
Kevin Toohey: Thanks for having us.
Moon: Kevin, you're the warehouse manager. How much help do you think you're going to need this year?
Toohey: We're looking to hire around 30 people by the time we get up to a full-running season.
Moon: And how does that compare to last year?
Toohey: I think last year we had around 14. So it's definitely an increase for us.
Moon: Susan, you're the owner of Nova. How has business this year?
Blood: Business has been fairly flat, but we feel lucky to even be flat at this point. We're still hopeful for the holiday season.
Moon: It seems to be somewhat counterintuitive though. You're expecting flat numbers, but you're still talking about hiring more seasonal workers -- why?
Blood: Last year, we did a little bit of prospecting.
Moon: Hold on -- prospecting. What does that mean in your business?
Blood: Prospecting means exchanging catalog lists with other companies who we feel have a good match with our customer base. And so that's what we're doing more this year.
Moon: We do keep hearing though about this concern about a double-dip recession, and retailers have been taking largely a wait-and-see approach to their inventories. So what gives rise to this confidence?
Blood: Well, we feel like our audience -- parents of children between the ages of just being born and six years old -- are always buying things for their children. And so we feel like toys from Nova Natural are not necessarily luxury, but something that people are always looking for.
Moon: Children are recession-proof you're saying, eh?
Blood: Well, we'll see. We're hopeful.
Moon: I have to ask, with so many people looking for jobs right now, what's the application ratio been like?
Toohey: We're actually a little surprised that it's been down a little bit this year compared to last year, because we had such a large response last year. We kind of changed the way we look for applicants this year, and I think it's controlled it a bit. And another thing that's really unusual that we're getting a lot more people that are looking for part-time work. I think people are really kind of working hard to put together some kind of employment picture for themselves that really works and earns them a big for money.
Moon: When do these seasonal workers get let go?
Toohey: Usually, it's right around December 20, which is what we call a "drop dead California" -- it's the last opportunity to get a package out to the west coast in time for the holidays.
Moon: Drop dead California, we'll not take as a personal comment out here.
Toohey: Yeah, exactly.
Moon: Susan Blood and Kevin Toohey of Nova Natural Toys and Crafts in Vermont, thank you very much for joining us.
Toohey: You're welcome.
Blood: Thank you Bob.


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Metro's Greanias Forcing His Top Execs To Take The Bus Or Rail
At a public hearing this afternoon, Metro released additional details about how it plans to cut this year's budget by $431 million.
George Greanias, Metro's president, talked again about the plan to save money by removing printers from the agency's downtown headquarters, and he added that an additional $28,000 will be saved by cutting "plant maintenance" out of the budget.
Like ferns and stuff. Inside the building. No one's going to come in and take care of those.
This might seem like small stuff, but Greanias said he highlight these changes to show that Metro is taking a more finessed approach to cutting the budget, as opposed to tearing apart the entire agency.
Perhaps the biggest change, which is sure to make a few Metro execs unhappy, is cutting company cars for anyone who doesn't use it daily for Metro business. John Sedlak, for example, Metro's Executive Vice President, is giving up his car.
On top of that, Metro's "senior management" has to start taking the bus or light rail 40 times a month. For the average citizen who depends on Metro for daily commutes, 40 times might not be that much, but for a Metro manager, we're guessing that's a lot of public transportation.
"[The savings are] not the world's largest amount, but it says we are a transit agency," Greanias said after the meeting. "I don't know of any business that can succeed without using its own product. We can't be selling Dial soap and using Palmolive."
Gilbert Garcia, Metro's board chairman, expects the board to officially approve the proposed budget at a meeting tomorrow morning.
Today's meeting was a public hearing, but only six people spoke to the board, and about half of those people used the meeting as a forum to protest light rail construction in their neighborhoods.
One woman, however, who praised Metro's bus system, came all the way to the meeting just to ask why Metro won't advertise on its buses.
This issue seems to be one of the few things that Garcia and Greanias disagree about. Greanias says the No Advertising principal dates back to the origins of Metro, saying that ads on buses or rail cars could take away from Metro's brand.
Garcia said he's "very interested in it."
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city is dirty and poluted. Sites were ok but it's hard when 3000 people only want to see the same thing. Also the weather made it miserable but that's not anyones fault. Dont bother with a taxi at the port, they're rude and aggressive, just get a "hop on, hop off" tour bus
Don't Miss: check out the acropolis musuem, we didnt and were dissappointed.
|Istanbul, Turkey
Couldve been better hallf the sites were closed one day and the other half closed the other day but no one told us about this so we didnt plan accordingly and missed some stuff. plan to spend at least half a day or more at the grand bazaar. Maybe take in a turkish bath, awkward at first but its an experience.
Don't Miss: grand bazaar and the "pudding shop" by the blue mosque.
|Naples, Italy
Naples is a dirty gross city. Trash everywhere. Dont spend time there, go to pompeii and Herculeaum. Try to go to the amalfi coast, we didnt have time but heard it's beautiful. Wouldve like to see capri too but once again didnt have time.
Don't Miss: Eat in Herculaeum, very good, inexpensive food.
|Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
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Don't Miss: ephesus
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PURPOSE: To assess of pulmonary hypertension (PH) expressiveness by using of transcutaneous Doppler Echo of right jugular vein (TDERJV) in COPD in-patients (pts) with acute exacerbation plus DM2 vs. only COPD pts.
METHODS: The 1-st group consisted of 55 COPD pts (aged 36-60 yrs, mostly males) plus DM2. 27%, 59%, 14% of these pts had mild-moderate-severe COPD respectively. The 2-nd group was formed of 40 comparable COPD pts. The control group consisted of 30 healthy. The mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), diameter of pulmonary artery trunk (DPAT), stroke volume of right ventricle (SVRV) were detected by standard Echo (SDE). Direction of flow (antegrade or retrograde), velocities of systolic (Sf) and diastolic flows (Df), which strongly correlated with the mPAP were determined by TDERJV. The ratio of velocities (Df/Sf) was evaluated, if the flow was biphasic. Then mPAP was calculated according to the diagram of W. Matsuyama.
RESULTS: We can not detect mPAP by SDE in 10 and 6 pts of the 1-st and 2-nd groups due to sever lung emphysema. The level of mPAP was the highest in the 1-st group vs. 2-nd and the control (32,2 mmHg vs. 29,0 and 16,0 mmHg respectively; p<0,05). We did not detect the significant difference of mPAP, DPAT, SVRV in mild COPD pts with or without DM2 vs. the control. There was a significance increase of mPAP (by 2,4 and 2,2 times), DPAT (by 18% and 15%) and decrease of SVRV (by 6% both) only in pts with moderate to severe COPD of 1-st and 2-nd groups respectively. The ratio of Df/Sf was increased in 1-st and 2-nd groups vs. control (by 1,8 and 1,4 times respectively, p<0,05). The level of mPAP according to TDERJV in moderate to severe COPD pts was about the same, that was obtained by SDE.
CONCLUSION: DM2 had a negative influence on pulmonary hemodynamics. Thus, PH was more severe in COPD plus DM2 pts vs. only COPD.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: TDERJV allowed to determine mPAP in all COPD pts.
DISCLOSURE: Alexander Makarevich, None.
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