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USCIRF Annual Report 2010 - The Commission's Watch List: Somalia
|United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
|Publication Date
|29 April 2010
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|United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, USCIRF Annual Report 2010 - The Commission's Watch List: Somalia, 29 April 2010, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4be2840d1a.html [accessed 24 May 2016]
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FINDINGS: Serious religious freedom abuses continue in Somalia. These violations are the result of: an on-going conflict with a strong sectarian nature; the implementation of a strict interpretation of Islamic law reminiscent of the Taliban, under which practices deemed "un-Islamic" are repressed, Sufi clerics and non-Muslims are killed, and Sufi religious sites are desecrated; and an increase in manifestations of radical interpretations of Islam and growth of extremist Islamic schools. The internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government (TFG) only controls a small area of the capital and does not have the capacity to enforce religious freedom protections or address religious freedom violations.
Based on these concerns, USCIRF again places Somalia on its Watch List for 2010. Somalia has been on the Commission's Watch List since 2009.
Somalia has not had an effective, central government since the fall of former dictator Siad Barre in 1991. The ensuing civil war and continuing conflicts have destroyed all national governing structures. In the absence of the rule of law, freedom of religion or belief, like all other human rights, is undermined by insurgents, warlords, self-appointed officials, local authorities, and prevailing societal attitudes. Throughout 2009, the U.S.-designated "foreign terrorist organization" al-Shabaab (the Youth) and Hizbul Islam (Party of Islam) mounted an increasingly successful insurgency against the TFG. Despite efforts by the TFG to placate these groups, including by establishing sharia law as state law, the two militias continued to oppose the new government. A third Islamic militia, which finalized a cooperation agreement with the TFG in March 2010, Ahlu Summa waa Jaama (ASWJ), also committed a small number of religious freedom violations.
PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS: The promotion of freedom of religion or belief is not adequately addressed in U.S.-Somalia policy, especially given the sectarian elements of the conflict and the increasing manifestations of radical Islam. USCIRF understands the emphasis on providing security assistance to the TFG, which addresses significant U.S. national security concerns by helping the TFG exert control over Somalia to attempt to govern the country. However, radical interpretations of Islam continue to perpetuate severe violations of religious freedom and related human rights, as well as turn Somalia into a safe haven for terrorists. To address this phenomenon, USCIRF recommends that the U.S. government increase efforts to promote freedom of religion or belief in Somalia through support of civil society organizations and engagement with Somali government officials, clerics, elders, and diaspora communities as well as increase assistance to develop an education and rule of law sector in Somalia. Additional recommendations for U.S. policy towards Somalia can be found at the end of this chapter.
Religious Freedom Conditions
Governing and Legal Environment
The TFG was formed in January and February of 2009, following the election of President Sheik Sharif Ahmed, TFG Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, and the TFG parliament. President Sheik Sharif was previously the leader of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), a group that ruled Somalia for a short period of time in 2006 before being ousted by U.S.-backed Ethiopian troops. Although considered unacceptable to the international community when he was the UIC leader (due to concerns about radical elements within that body), President Sheik Sharif and the current iteration of the TFG are internationally recognized as the legitimate Somali government. By the end of the year, the TFG controlled only a small number of districts in Mogadishu and is reliant on a 5,300 strong African Union peacekeeping force for survival. In June, President Sheik Sharif declared a state of emergency in the country and sought increased international support to strengthen the TFG's security forces.
The TFG is governed by a hybrid legal system based on the Transitional Federal Charter and the 1960 constitution. Despite the passage of the Charter in 2006, the 1960 constitution continues to have legal standing to address issues not found in the Charter, such as freedom of religion or belief. The constitution guarantees the rights to worship, discuss, and study one's religion of choice, although the Charter establishes Islam as the official state religion and proselytizing for any other religion is strictly prohibited. However, the lack of a functioning government and the TFG's limited control over the country make these provisions unenforceable and hence irrelevant at the present time.
The informal process for adjudicating disputes varies by region and relies on some combination of sharia, customary law, and the former Barre regime's penal code. On May 10, 2009, the TFG Parliament unanimously approved the implementation of sharia law nationwide. However, Somali officials have given little insight as to what sharia law would look like in practice. Agreement on sharia law will likely be difficult to achieve, given the differing opinions by Somali officials, opposition groups and clerics, as well as international partners. President Sheik Sharif said sharia law will respect democracy, human rights, and women's rights, and that he would appoint legal experts to nullify differences between sharia and state law, so as to implement it "properly." The ongoing constitution drafting process will work through these challenges, although it is severely delayed and sharia law will be one of the last issues addressed.
The vast majority of religious freedom abuses in Somalia were carried out by al-Shabaab (also known as the Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahidin, Shabaab, Mujahidin al-Shabaab Movement, Mujahideen Youth Movement, Mujahidin Youth Movement), which constitutes the greatest threat to the TFG. The goal of this extremist militia, which came to prominence as the military wing of the UIC in 2006, is to turn Somalia into an Islamic state, build a greater Somalia (incorporating regional areas with large ethnically-Somali populations such as Djibouti, the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, and the Northern Frontier District of Kenya), and spread its strict version of Islam throughout the region. The movement is opposed to democracy, desiring a theocracy, and has assassinated its opponents. For many al-Shabaab and other extremist leaders, the formation of a Somali Islamic state has been a goal for more than 20 years. A number of movement leaders reportedly received military training in the 1990s in Afghanistan and fought with the Somalia-based militia al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI), which had loose ties with al-Qaeda and was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States. Al-Shabaab announced a formal alliance with al-Qaeda in February 2010 although questions still remain about the extent of financial and military support and coordination between the two groups. According to the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, al-Shabaab is financed by donations from the Somali diaspora, other jihad groups, and sources in Eritrea and the Middle East. Control over several ports along the southern coast also provides the movement with significant resources.
Al-Shabaab's ideologues are believed to be a small number of Somalis and an unknown number of foreigners, primarily from the Somali diaspora in the United States, Canada, and Europe, but also from South Asia. A large number of al-Shabaab soldiers are either unemployed youth who were forcefully recruited or bribed into joining into the militia, mercenaries, or individuals indoctrinated and/or recruited from mosque study circles or other electronic media that popularize martyrdom. The militia also incorporates clan militias and various business leaders and their militias.
Despite having a central decision-making council, or shura, al-Shabaab is highly fractured along ideological and clan lines, and there were several leadership changes during the past year. Reports indicate there are divisions over the role of foreign fighters, use of suicide bombers, and political dialogue with the TFG. Al-Shabaab is divided into regional units, with regional leaders who are given flexibility in administering their territories. Some leaders employ a more hard-line interpretation of sharia, implementing their agenda by violent means, dispensing punishments such as stoning for adultery and amputations for theft, and forbidding the presence of international humanitarian organizations. Other more "moderate" al-Shabaab leaders favor engaging in talks with rivals and the local community to maintain popular support. Despite these divisions, the movement is able to overcome internal disagreements to remain militarily unified against the TFG. Reports indicate that foreigners in the movement may now be making decisions.
Sharia Law
Although different al-Shabaab administrations vary somewhat, overall the militia continues to pursue its goal to turn Somalia into an Islamic state, stop "un-Islamic" behavior, and to "cleanse" Somali society of so-called "moral pollution."
Some al-Shabaab administrations have implemented hudood punishments for adultery and theft. Such punishments are carried out without minimum due process guarantees or adequate legal proceedings and constitute torture. Most amputations and stonings occurred along the southern coast, where the most radical of al-Shabaab's leadership is located. Witnesses report they were forced to observe the punishments. On November 18, 2009 in Kismayo, a woman accused of adultery was stoned to death after she gave birth to her baby. The man with whom she was accused of having an adulterous affair was also tortured to death by stoning. Also in November 2009, in the southern coastal town of Merka, a man accused of rape was stoned to death. Another man accused of rape and murder was stoned to death northwest of Mogadishu in Wanlaweyn in June 2009. In January 2010 in Mogadishu, al-Shabaab amputated the right hand of a man accused of stealing cell phones. In October 2009, three boys accused of theft in Kismayo had limbs amputated. Similar amputations were held throughout the year.
Persons deemed to have deviated from "accepted" behavior are punished through detentions and floggings. Women are required to wear the veil and socks, and in October, al-Shabaab members flogged more than 200 women for wearing brassieres. Men are forbidden to shave their beards or wear their pants below their ankles; those deemed as having "inappropriate hairstyles" have had their heads forcibly shaved. The militia forcibly removed gold and silver teeth. It closed cinemas, set fire to markets selling the mild stimulant khat, forbade cell phone ringtones unless they were verses from the Koran, forbade all forms of smoking, banned videogames, dancing at weddings, watching and in some places playing soccer, and listening to non-Islamic music. Radio stations nationwide were ordered to close or play only the call for prayer. Businesses are ordered to close during prayer times, when all residents are required to be praying. Public transporters in Mogadishu and Kismayo must segregate passengers by sex, with male passengers sitting in the front and female passengers in the rear seats.
Attacks on Sufis
The majority of Somalis follow the Sufi tradition. Islam arrived in Somalia at the time of the Prophet Mohammed when several of his followers fled Mecca and sought refuge in the Horn of Africa. Sufi orders and rituals play a significant role in Somalia Islam, principally the Qadiriyah, Ahmadiyah-Idrisiyah, and Salihiyah orders. Observance of Islam is stronger in the more settled regions in Southern Somalia, as opposed to the more nomadic areas in the North.
Al-Shabaab views Sufis as apostates, and attacked the Sufi religion and assaulted its followers, including destroying and closing Sufi mosques and attacking and killing Sufi clerics, including those who speak out against al-Shabaab and its interpretation of Islam. In January 2010, al-Shabaab was accused of attempting to assassinate a Somaliland Sufi cleric who was highly critical of the group's use of suicide bombings and interpretation of Islam. Two Sufi clerics from Mogadishu were kidnapped in June 2009. Al-Shabaab members kidnapped another Sufi cleric from a refugee camp in Kenya. The State Department reports that on March 19, 2009 two Sufi clerics in Balad were beheaded by al-Shabaab.
Within the Somali Sufi tradition, Somali saints are venerated, and their tombs are considered national shrines that are often highly decorated. Religious ceremonies, including annual pilgrimages, frequently occur at these sites. Al-Shabaab has deemed it "un-Islamic" to honor the shrines of sheiks, accusing those who do of being idol worshippers, blasphemous, or heretics. In 2009 and 2010, al-Shabaab engaged in a campaign of desecrating gravesites, including those of some of the most revered religious leaders in Somalia. Most recently, despite large public protests, in March 2010 al-Shabaab destroyed the graves of seven Sufi clerics in Mogadishu. In March 2009, in the southern coastal town of Brave, the militia destroyed the graves of five saints and removed their remains and told grave caretakers that if they return to work they will be arrested. During the following two months, al-Shabaab destroyed more than 100 gravesites, almost 100 near Kismayo. Similar actions have been taken in the south-central Somalia towns of Bardhere and Biyoley, where the remains of Sheik Aweys a-Qadiri, a founder of one of the Somali Sufi orders, are buried.
Additionally, al-Shabaab has stopped Sufis from participating in religious rituals and pilgrimages, including most recently on December 6, 2009 when militia members attacked a mosque in Basra where people were gathering for a pilgrimage. Seven people, including two al-Shabaab members, were killed in the ensuing fight. On September 21, 2009, two clerics from a pro-TFG militia were killed when al-Shabaab opened fire on a group gathered for Eid prayers. The militia has also officially banned commemoration of Maulid (the Prophet's birth) celebrations, stating that some of the traditions that take place during these celebrations are "un-Islamic." The State Department reports that in 2009, two people were killed when al-Shabaab raided a mosque in Bardhere where worshippers congregated for the commemoration. In another location on the same day, 50 Sufi clerics were arrested for their role in the celebrations; they were released after public protest.
Killings of Christians/Converts
The small, extremely quiet, and low-profile Christian and Christian convert community in Somalia is also under attack by al-Shabaab. Although conversion is not illegal in Somali, it is not accepted socially. The TFG Charter has banned proselytization. The few remaining Christians worship secretly in house churches. Reportedly, more than a dozen Christians were killed during this reporting period. Christians in Somalia and those who have sought refuge in neighboring countries report receiving death threats from al-Shabaab.
One of the most gruesome killings of Christians was the February 2009 beheading of two boys in Yonday, west of Kismayo, because their father refused to divulge information about members of their church. After the father fled the town, al-Shabaab soldiers took his three sons from their mother, beheaded two, and sent the third boy to warn the father they were looking for him. In another incident, on July 27, 2009 in Merka, four Christian converts were beheaded after they refused to renounce their faith. In November 2008, two Italian nuns were kidnapped from Kenya by al-Shabaab and held in Mogadishu until they were freed in February 2009.
Hizbul Islam
The other Islamic militia opposed to the TFG that engaged in religious freedom violations during this reporting period is Hizbul Islam. This umbrella group, formed in April 2009, was composed of four militias: Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia – Asmara Wing (ARS-A), Somali Islamic Front, Raas Kaambooni Forces, and Anoole Forces. Each militia is structured along clan lines. Hizbul Islam's leader, Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys, has been designated a terrorist by the United States for his activities with the 1990s AIAI. Hizbul Islam has a nationalist focus, seeking a unified, Islamic Somali state. Hizbul Islam opposes the TFG because of its backing by Ethiopia and Western powers, believing that these outside influences will prevent the TFG from fully implementing sharia law. It receives support from Eritrea.
Hizbul Islam is less organized and coordinated than al-Shabaab. According to the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, it had "all but disintegrated by the end of 2009" due to internal division; however individual leaders continue to exert control over areas of central Somalia. For part of 2009, Hizbul Islam and al-Shabaab were united in their fight against the TFG, but a falling out in Kismayo at the end of September left the two groups fighting each other. During the fight, according to the UN Monitoring Group, key members of the Hizbul Islam alliance either remained neutral or joined with al-Shabaab.
Also like al-Shabaab, Hizbul Islam implements sharia law in the territories under its control, although with less frequency. Women are ordered to wear the veil and businessmen are required to close their shops at the time of praying. In July 2009, Hizbul Islam banned Istun, (the traditional ceremony) and later arrested nine clerics for violating the ban.
Ahlu Sunna waa Jamma
Ahlu Sunna waa Jamma (ASWJ) was created in 1991 as an apolitical organization to represent the practice of Sufi Islam in Somalia in response to the growth of radical Islam and the activities of AIAI. ASWJ is the only group thus far to effectively battle al-Shabaab, despite lacking a unified chain of command and having a fractured structure. Following the desecration of Sufi gravesites and killing of Sufi clerics in 2008, ASWJ took up arms to fight al-Shabaab's strict interpretation of Islam.
ASWJ is composed of Sufi clerics and various clan militias, and controls large parts of central Somalia, including Galguduud, the Middle Shabelle regions, Gedo, and most recently Hiraan. ASWJ signed an agreement with the TFG in March to integrate its forces with TFG security forces and to take up five ministerial posts in the TFG cabinet. Some ASWJ parties objected to the agreement. ASWJ receives financial support and training from Ethiopia.
ASWJ also wants to implement sharia law nationwide, but according to its leadership, their version would only be implemented by a state, not militias, and would take into account traditional Somali Islam and "mitigating circumstances." However, even in areas under ASWJ administration, there have been some restrictions on behavior. In November 2009, the Abudwaq district administration banned the watching of films, stating that they would lead people in "wrong and evil deeds." In December 2009, an ASWJ administration forbade the wearing of veils, calling them a security risk.
Somaliland and Puntland
In the north, the two regional governments of the self-declared "Republic of Somaliland" and Puntland are governed by their own constitutions. Both establish Islam as the official religion of their regions, prohibit promotion of another religion (though the right to study and discuss one's religion is permitted), prohibit and set penalties for conversion from Islam, and require presidential candidates be Muslim.
The Somaliland Constitution requires Islamic education and mandates that laws must derive from and not contradict Islam. Religious schools and places of worship in Somaliland must be approved by the Ministry of Religion. Christian-based NGOs are free to operate so long as they refrain from proselytizing.
The Puntland Constitution, established in May 2009, provides non-Muslims the freedom to practice their religion, yet Puntland officials closely monitor religion and only the Shaf'iyyah Sufi order is allowed to practice publicly. Schools and places of worship must receive permission for activities from the Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs. Permission for activities espousing Shaf'iyyah is frequently provided.
Religious freedom violations by both state and non-state actors occurred in these two regions in this reporting period. Many of these events were the result of spillover violence by al-Shabaab, which has cells in the two regions. In September 2009, an al-Shabaab leader stated that the militia planned to wage "jihad battles" in Puntland and Somaliland. In Somaliland, however, a border official beat a pastor trying to enter Somaliland with a Bible and other Christian literature in February 2009.
In Puntland, all reported violations were by non-state actors. In October 2009, a Somali Christian who refused to wear the veil was killed. In August, unknown masked gunmen killed five men from a Pakistani Tabliiq group in a mosque. There were a number of killings in Puntland attributed to al-Shabaab in which government officials, including the security minister, police officers, and parliamentarian Ibrahim Elmi Warsame, were murdered. Warsame had sought reforms to address the growth of radical Islam in Puntland, including requiring the registration of religious schools. There also was an assassination attempt on a judge who had recently sentenced five al-Shabaab suspects to five to 10 years imprisonment. On February 8, 2010, al-Shabaab was accused of attempting to kill a police force commander and a mayor.
Humanitarian crisis
Continuing and escalating violence in Somalia has created a humanitarian crisis that is among the worst in the world. Half of the population, or more than three million people, is dependent on international assistance for food. There are 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 560,000 refugees in the region.
Attacks on aid workers and low funding levels make it difficult for humanitarian and refugee assistance organizations to provide adequate aid to IDPs within Somalia and to refugees in neighboring countries. The population of Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp is three times its capacity; built in 1990 to hold 90,000 refugees, the camp currently holds almost 270,000. An expected increase in violence in Mogadishu in 2010 will make assistance resources scarcer.
U.S. Policy
The United States has had no embassy or on-the-ground presence in Somalia since 1992. Outreach to Somali TFG officials, and operation of U.S. government programs, is conducted through a Somalia unit at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Given the poor security situation in the country, U.S. government officials are prohibited from traveling to Somalia, including to the relatively stable autonomous areas of Somaliland and Puntland.
The U.S. government recognizes and supports the TFG. In a July 2009 meeting with President Sheik Sharif, Secretary of State Clinton pledged to provide military and diplomatic support and called the TFG Somalia's "best hope" for stability not only for Somalia, but also for the Horn of Africa.
In June 2009, the State Department announced it was providing cash, ammunition, and equipment to the TFG, as well as training TFG security officers in neighboring Djibouti. The UN Monitoring Group on Somalia reports that the U.S. government contributed a total of 94 tons of weapons and ammunition and $2 million in assistance to the TFG. The U.S. government also supports the African Union peacekeeping force in Mogadishu, with $185 million in funds the past two years. In the administration's budget request for fiscal year 2010, peacekeeping operations receive the largest share, at an estimated $82 million.
The security assistance programs while controversial, seek to further the U.S. government's priorities of eliminating terrorist threats, supporting peace and stability, and rebuilding law enforcement institutions in Somalia. Additionally, in this reporting period both the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Amnesty International reported on the lack of professionalization among the security forces. Because many officers are not properly paid or fed, reports surfaced of many selling their weapons and ammunition to militias, including al-Shabaab.
The United States also funds efforts to increase livelihood opportunities for young Somali men, support for disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities, support local peace building efforts, governance, and democracy building programs. These programs include: capacity-building and training programs for TFG officials; supporting the constitution drafting process, the preparations for national elections scheduled for 2011, and efforts to build local and national judicial systems; and funding human rights awareness programs by indigenous civil society organizations. In fiscal year 2010, the administration requested only $12.5 million for these programs. The United States also funds programs to increase democratization, the rule of law, and economic development in Somaliland and Puntland. Funding for these programs is within the overall budget for Somalia.
Finally, the U.S. government significantly contributes to appeals addressing the humanitarian crisis in Somalia. In fiscal year 2009, it donated $174 million in humanitarian assistance, including $150 million in food aid. In 2009 there were reports, confirmed by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, that humanitarian organizations operating in territories controlled by al-Shabaab or other opposition groups were required to pay "taxes" or forced to surrender assistance goods at checkpoints. Department of Treasury regulations prohibit U.S. funds from going to terrorists or terrorist organizations. Concerned by these reports, the U.S. government withheld some funding and worked with relief groups to temporarily suspend non-food related programs, so that they could monitor and review operations to ensure that they abided by U.S. regulations and no U.S. assistance reached al-Shabaab.
USCIRF recommends that the U.S. government address human rights violations, increasing religious extremism and the humanitarian situation in Somalia and in Dadaab refugee camps in neighboring Kenya and take prompt measures to promote good governance, reconciliation, and respect for universal human rights, including freedom of religion or belief.
I. Improving Human Rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief
The U.S. government should:
press the TFG not to tolerate human rights abuses by security personnel and to hold perpetrators accountable;
ensure that the new constitution incorporates international human rights standards, including freedom of religion or belief as defined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
fund rule of law programs by the UN and non-governmental organizations in Somalia, Somaliland, and Puntland to establish a legal system the respects international legal standards, including freedom of religion or belief;
engage government officials, religious leaders, and clan elders in Somalia, Somaliland, and Puntland on universal human rights, including freedom of religion or belief, and good governance;
increase funding for indigenous civil society organizations that promote human rights, including freedom of religion or belief;
fund non-governmental organizations that operate education programs in Somalia, Somaliland, Puntland, and in Dadaab refugee camps, ensuring that such programs include lessons on the promotion of freedom of religion or belief, tolerance, and human rights to limit religious extremism;
increase International Visitor Program opportunities for Somalis from Somalia and the diaspora to learn about human rights, religious freedom, and democracy;
encourage Radio Mogadishu and Voice of America to increase coverage of issues related to freedom of religion or belief and religious tolerance;
support human rights training and monitoring programs by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;
support livelihood and education opportunities for young Somali men to discourage them from joining militias and being co-opted by religious extremism; and
assess existing U.S. training programs involving Somali security officials as to whether or not they adequately include universal human rights and religious freedom standards and ensure the findings are publicly reported in Congress.
II. Ensuring High-Level and Consistent U.S. and International Engagement in Somalia
The U.S. government should:
appoint a Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa region to ensure that Somalia receives attention at the highest levels of government and sustained U.S. engagement to address security, terrorism, governance, human rights, humanitarian, and piracy concerns; support grassroots and international peace and reconciliation efforts; and work with regional partners to address the regional aspects of the problem;
increase engagement by U.S. Department of State and other relevant agencies with the Somali diaspora community in the United States on human rights, freedom of religion or belief, rule of law, and good governance;
encourage international partners to engage with Somali diaspora communities in their countries on human rights, freedom of religion or belief, rule of law, and good governance; and
encourage international partners, including the UN, to increase support and funding for programs to promote human rights, reconciliation, and security in Somalia.
III. Addressing the Humanitarian Situation
The U.S. government should:
press Kenya to approve land for the building of a fourth refugee camp site in Dadaab, to address the overcrowded conditions in the current camps;
increase support for UN and non-governmental agencies providing elementary and secondary education and humanitarian assistance inside Somalia; and
increase funding to UNHCR, and encourage international partners to do likewise, to provide humanitarian assistance in the Dadaab refugee camps.


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Next Level Sailing docks this famous yacht at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. She is not open to be boarded by the public, but you can view her magnificence from our docks when she isn't out sailing!
America is available for Whale Watching and Charters. The 139-foot America is a replica of the low black schooner famous for winning the historic Royal Yacht Squadron's "100 Guinea Cup" race around the Isle of Wight. That trophy was donated to the New York Yacht Club to be held as a challenge trophy, and it came to be known as the America's Cup. The America can host up to 80 guests and is available for sunset sails, whale watching, dinners, corporate events and even ocean-going overnight sails.
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AMERICA – This magnificent sailing vessel is a replica of the 139-foot yacht (AMERICA) that won the historic, Royal Yacht Squadron's "100 Guinea Cup" race around the Isle of Wight in 1851. The trophy was donated to the New York Yacht Club to be held as a challenge trophy, which came to be known as the America's Cup.
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Hey all. A few major accomplishments on my part in the last few days!
I completed the Unova Pokedex with All the pokemon caught in my PC box! This is the 5th (maybe 6th?) time in the series I have been able to complete the "local" dex, and and now i am moving to complete the national dex for the fourth time. Wish me luck.
Also, I caught my first shiney! this is huge since I have been playing the game for so long without ever encountering one. Turns out that it grows fast and looks utterly badass when it evolves (needed to trade to do so, but my friend got some perks out of the deal). Since then I have raised the Accelgor to lvl100 and I is making some bigtime splashes in the online metagame. Add my FC below and hmu if you want to battle it firsthand.
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JENNY LAGNADO – Artist and Printmaker
My subjects are based on the environment around me and range from landscape formations to the urban landscape of London and my own kitchen. My current prints are abstract but they are rooted in observation(drawing), feeling and memory. The abstract qualities inherent in printmaking – because it is so to speak at one remove -intrigue me. At present I am continuing to work on the theme of landscape. Exploration does not go in a straight line and the process can generate ideas and create new discoveries within the medium.
Related activities
I was closely involved in the revival of the Royal Academy Schools ex-student society ('The Reynolds Club') and its transformation into the current RA Schools Alumni (RASA). I produced and edited the bi-annual RASA Newsletter betwen 1998 and 2005.
In my teaching career I taught drawing, painting and printmaking in Adult Education, as a College Lecturer,in Adult Education and for the National Trust and Kew Studios.
Jenny Lagnado, BA(Bristol), NDD (Camberwell,Painting)Cert Royal Academy Schools(Painting)
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I have exhibited regularly at The Art and Architecture Shop Richmond, since 2007 and also in : A Brush with Words,RASA artists and the Border Poets , Martins Gallery, Cheltenham Festival; Serious Pleasure, RASA artists at Centro D'Arte Modigliani, Florence ;Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; Royal National Theatre with the Printmaker's Council; Natural Impressions Competition, PMC 6-person show at The Natural History Museum London;Scarborough Print Festival, Mohan Krishna Agrawal Bronze medal; Impressive Women Open, London Print Workshop; Solo and two- man shows,Putney School of Art
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The Rocky Horrification of The Sound of Music
You'd be surprised at the number of people who harbor a latent desire to sit in a dark theater with a few hundred strangers and sing in chorus, "You Are Sixteen, Going On Seventeen."
Nothing unites folks more than shared nostalgia. Reliving some of your favorite childhood things along with a roomful of stranger bonds the crowd, swiftly and inextricably.
And, in this crummy economy, maybe knowing that a gaggle of spunky kids had to wear drapes for play clothes -- and still managed to escape the Nazis, can make us feel a little better about thrift.


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Chandigarh based JCBL that is into special purpose vehicles and Italys PLA that is known the world over for Caravans today joined hands to launch what they claimed to be countrys first motorhome.
The state-of-the-art motorhome launched today is equipped with a lounge, a kitchen, refrigerator, a toilet and a luxurious bedroom to give the discerning buyer a semblance of a comfortable and a spacious home. Built on the Fiat Ducato Chassis, these motorhomes can be seamlessly converted into an office, guest house, a place for entertainment or a home away from home as per your needs and requirements. With Fiat India providing technical and service backup for the Fiat Ducato Chassis, the privileged buyer can blissfully travel across India without getting perturbed about service back up.
Rajinder Aggarwal, CMD, JCBL Group said, We believe that traveling should be a pleasurable experience irrespective of whether it is a short drive for a family picnic or reaching an important destination to strike a business deal. Our motorhomes are designed around your needs and crafted to perfection with style and imagination. Its a perfect symbiotic existence of art and technology. Trust, reliability and strength are hallmark of JCBL and our newly launched motorhomes reflect these traits.
Rishi Aggarwal, managing director of JCBL said that JCBL is targeting to sell about 100 units in the first year. Priced at about Rs 76 lakh, the motorhome is home on wheels or a recreational vehicle whatever be the term used to define motorhomes. it is poised to be a must-buy in India where traveling for pleasure or business has increased over the years. Watching movies, listening to your favorite music in the comfort of the ergonomically designed motorhome will soon be an irresistible choice for all those who are willing to indulge in a journey of a different kind. The hassle of searching for a hygienic washroom will soon be a thing of past as JCBL motorhomes come with tastefully designed bathrooms that are equipped with chemical toilet, hot shower and wash basin.
He said that it was his desire to bring the worlds best to India led him to collaborate with leading International Companies such as P.L.A. of Italy for Motorhomes, Stratiforme of France for Fibre Glass Components, COFI of Italy for Refrigerated Vans and DOLL of Germany for Heavy Duty Special Purpose Trailers. Today JCBL group, a synonym for quality and integrity,


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IBM, Microsoft and SAP are taking a charge at the business Web 2.0 market, but the big vendors still lag behind smaller rivals.
IBM, Microsoft and SAP are taking a charge at the business Web 2.0 market, but the big vendors still lag behind smaller rivals who have developed far more innovative technology with quicker release cycles, according to a Forrester analyst.
"Right now I'm seeing a clear preference toward smaller vendors," says Rob Koplowitz, an analyst at Forrester. "Generally speaking the big vendors are playing catch up and the big vendors have a deployment model that is not very attractive."
Hear more about Forrester's take on the changing role of Web 2.0 technologies in enterprise companies
Koplowitz, who is performing a comprehensive analysis of the market for blog, wiki and content collaboration tools, issued research last month examining IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle and BEA Systems. His next Enterprise 2.0 report will tackle the smaller players such as Socialtext, Jive, Awareness, Six Apart and Near-Time.
Small vendors have established themselves in the blog and wiki market with more robust technology, and can offer simpler, low-cost deployments, often through software-as-a-service, Koplowitz says.
All the big vendors are tying their products to large infrastructure pieces that can't be deployed quickly, he says. They're also inhibited by slower development cycles, limiting innovation.
IBM has jumped ahead of the other big vendors in functionality with its Lotus Connections social software for businesses, according to Koplowitz.
Still, each of the five vendors profiled in Koplowitz's report – called "The Big Vendors Converge on Enterprise Web 2.0" – recognize the importance of the market and have a unique view of how to provide blog and wiki tools to customers. Here's a summary of Forrester's take on each one:
BEA: Aided by the 2005 acquisition of Plumtree Software, BEA's Web 2.0 portfolio is highlighted by AquaLogic Pages, Pathways and Ensemble, which give businesses access to blogs, wikis, tagging, tag clouds and a framework for building mash-up applications. BEA will be compelling to businesses that want to extend the capabilities of applications they built using BEA's application platform and portal infrastructure.
"BEA's position as a solid provider of infrastructure portal software bodes well for its move toward being an enterprise Web 2.0 infrastructure provider," Koplowitz writes.
IBM: Big Blue is a "dominant player in the collaboration space" that has done well in Web 2.0 with Lotus Connections. "Based on its own experience as a power user of Social Computing, IBM developed a new ground-up offering for customers: Lotus Connections. Connections, which blends blogs, tagging, communities, profiles and task management, represents a highly integrated platform that is enterprise-ready," Forrester writes.
Microsoft: Bill Gates' brainchild makes blogs, wikis and profiles part of SharePoint, and can enhance Web 2.0 with calendar integration, instant messaging and Web conferencing.
"By leveraging SharePoint, Microsoft has the ability to provide deep integration with the rest of the Microsoft stack as well as SharePoint's Business Data Catalog for process-level integration," Forrester writes.
Oracle: This company views Enterprise 2.0 as a natural extension of middleware, and is positioning these collaborative capabilities as part of its WebCenter portal. "Oracle has designed its offering to take advantage of other strengths, like very solid security, reliability and integration – each of which is a key decision criterion for enterprise customers," Forrester states. "While others can integrate with Oracle applications, Oracle has the advantage of understanding the underlying data and processes that could provide end-to-end integration in a fully productized and supported manner."
SAP: Oracle's chief rival is trying to become more relevant to knowledge workers, in part by teaming with Microsoft to let Microsoft Office users access business processes within SAP applications. SAP plans Web 2.0 capabilities for its Enterprise Portal offering, but will struggle to become a prominent Web 2.0 provider.
"SAP has made progress in knowledge management, content management, and collaboration in the past but has yet to establish a position as a major infrastructure vendor in any of these knowledge-worker facing technologies," Forrester writes.
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SAN ANTONIO (NNS) -- A newly designated hospital corpsman Nov. 22 became the 10,000th Navy graduate of the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program (BMTCP) since BMTCP began April 27, 2011, and Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes, Ill., graduated its final students July 27, 2011.
Hospitalman Jordan Hakes is among the one-third of approximately 30,000 of today's Navy hospital corpsmen who are graduates of the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Fort Sam Houston-based Navy and Air Force bi-service training program, said Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Shanon Best, Navy Medicine Training Support Center command master chief, the parent command of HM instructors, staff and students working and studying at the tri-service Medical Education and Training Campus (METC).
Navy hospital corpsmen have trained side by side with their Army and Air Force counterparts in basic and advanced "A" and "C" School programs since the METC officially opened its doors June 30, 2010, as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative. BRAC 2005 directed the co-location of virtually all enlisted medical training to Fort Sam Houston with the potential of transitioning to a Tri-Service education and training effort. As an integrated campus under a single university-style administration, METC is the largest consolidation of service training in DOD history and is the world's largest military medical education and training institution.
Hakes, a Flagstaff, Ariz., native, said he received no advanced warning that he was the 10,000th graduate, though the 89 graduates knew their class had the 10,000th graduate.
"I didn't really know what to do," Hakes said of them moment he was announced as the 10,000th graduate. "I just knew it took a while when they called my name. It was a really unique experience, and I'm really glad to be a part of it."
Hakes will remain at the METC where he will train at the tri-service Radiology "C" School. But for the moment, he said he's going to enjoy the milestone and ponder his new found luck.
"It's a milestone for the program for sure, and I'm honored that I happened to be that graduate. Maybe I should just buy some lottery tickets."
NMTSC is an echelon 4 command reporting to the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command. NMTSC is part of the Navy Medicine team, a global health-care network of Navy medical professionals around the world who provide high-quality health care to eligible beneficiaries. Navy Medicine personnel deploy with Sailors and Marines worldwide, providing critical mission support aboard ships, in the air, under the sea and on the battlefield.
For more news from Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/nmsc/.


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Corporate Services Manager
Employer: Melaleuca Refugee Centre
Work Type/s: Full Time
Classification/s: Administration, HR & Employment Services, Legal & Human Rights, Management, Multiculturalism & Diversity
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: Darwin
Job posted on: 12 July, 2013.
Applications close: 31 July, 2013. (Expired)
Melaleuca Refugee Centre is the lead provider of services to people from refugee backgrounds in the NT. We provide counselling, advocacy and early settlement support to refugees.
Based in Darwin, the Corporate Services Manager will work closely with other Melaleuca staff and management to support people from refugee communities including individuals, families and communities; settlement services and mainstream health and community services.
We are seeking a self-motivated Corporate Services professional, with significant management experience in Human Resources, to lead this small, dedicated, multi-cultural team. Reporting to the Director, you will manage your team's strategies, planning, operations, policies, systems and processes, ensuring alignment to the strategic direction of Melaleuca and to work collaboratively with the Management Team for continuous improvement.
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Conditions: Attractive salary, salary packaging and 5 weeks annual leave.
A full Position Description and Application Cover Sheet are available below.
For further information please contact Gaye Wealthy, HR Consultant, Melaleuca on 0407 154 974.


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New Study Finds Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S. is Medical Error
The latest study on deaths in America indicates that the third leading cause is medical errors.
Drugs and Driving: A Dangerous Combination
The dangers of driving under the influence of illegal and prescription drugs are well known. Despite these risks, millions of Americans still drive while under the influence of drugs. According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2013, almost 10 million Americans admitted to driving under the influence of illegal drugs.
Different drugs can have different impacts on a person's driving ability. For instance, marijuana and certain pain medications can impair reaction times. Stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, will alter a driver's mood, making him or her more likely to engage in risky or aggressive driving.
Unlike with alcohol, there are not yet tests that reliably measure the impact of drugs in a person's system. Oftentimes impaired drivers have both alcohol and drugs in their system at the time of their arrest. For these and other reasons, it can be difficult to measure the exact impact of driving while under the influence of drugs.
Court Orders Pella to Answer Class Action Complaint Alleging Defective Windows, Federal Judge Also Denies Pella's Motion to De-Certify Class
In a significant pre-trial ruling (Tuesday, May 10, 2016), a federal district court judge found in favor of plaintiffs in the national class action case against Pella windows for selling defective windows to thousands of customers over a period of years.
Tracy A. Brammeier Teaches Law Lesson to 5th Grade Class
In celebration of Law Day (May 1st), Tracy A. Brammeier, Associate Attorney at Clifford Law Offices, taught a lesson to a fifth grade class at Decatur Classical Elementary School.
Sarah F. King Spoke at Women Everywhere's 7th Annual Educational Projects Day
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Clifford Law Offices Obtains Record $22.7 Million Verdict for Widow of 31-Year-old Husband Killed
Kevin P. Durkin and Colin H. Dunn, partners at Clifford Law Offices, obtained a $22.7 million verdict on behalf of widow and son whose young husband was killed in a trucking accident four years ago.
CLO is a Philanthropic Patron of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth
Clifford Law Offices is a Philanthropic Patron of the annual spring Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth dinner.
Volkswagen Reaches Proposed Settlement Over Faulty Emissions in Half Million Cars in U.S.
Volkswagen agreed (on Thursday, April 21, 2016), to repair or buy back nearly 500,000 diesel cars in the United States that are equipped with illegal emissions software.


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- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html
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Scranton 17-year-old stabbed, stepfather in custody
A Scranton man stabbed his 17-year-old stepson for trying to break up a fight between him and the boy's mother, police said.
When police responded at 3:19 a.m. Wednesday to a reported stabbing at 917 Slocum Ave. in South Scranton, they found the teen with knife wounds to his chest and back, Chief Carl Graziano said.
The boy was sleeping and awoke to the sound of his mother and stepfather fighting. When the boy intervened, Garfield Patrico Alexander, 41, pulled out a knife and attacked his stepson.
The fight was the latest in a history of abuse and threats alleged by Mr. Alexander's wife, who requested a protection from abuse order in March. She also has two other children, a 19-month-old and a 12-year-old, the order states.
In January, Mr. Alexander followed his wife in a car and purposely rammed her car several times in the front, rear and side, the request states. She also accused him of threatening her or the children with a butcher knife and machete. He said he would kill her if she took out a PFA, the request states.
On March 28, Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle issued a "no-hit" protection from abuse order. The order still allowed contact between the two.
On Wednesday morning, Mr. Alexander fled the scene of the stabbing in a rental car. Scranton detectives found him in Forty Fort later Wednesday morning.
The 17-year-old was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center. He was in fair condition as of Wednesday evening, Geisinger spokeswoman Westyn Hinchey said.
Police charged Mr. Alexander with aggravated assault, attempted homicide and other charges.
Mr. Alexander is being held in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $500,000 straight bail.
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The Secretary shall conduct a referendum as soon as practicable among end product manufacturers not exempt hereunder who, during a representative period preceding the date of the referendum, as determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the manufacture of end products, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the issuance of an order is approved or favored by such manufacturers. Qualified end product manufacturers may register with the Secretary by mail to vote in such referendum during a period ending not less than thirty days prior to the date of the referendum. Within ten days thereafter, the Secretary shall determine which end product manufacturers are eligible to vote in such referendum and cause to be published the list of such eligible voters. The Secretary shall issue ballots to all such persons who have so registered and been declared eligible to vote. No order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be effective unless the Secretary determines (1) that votes were cast by at least 50 per centum of such registered end product manufacturers, and (2) that the issuance of such order is approved or favored by not less than two-thirds of the end product manufacturers voting in such referendum or by a majority of the end product manufacturers voting in such referendum if such majority manufactured end products containing not less than two-thirds of the total processed wheat contained in all end products manufactured by those voting in the referendum, during the representative period defined by the Secretary:
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Baylor wins 1st game 25-22
ISU wins second 25-12
Third, ISU 10-8
ISU closes out third game on 10-0 run to win 25-15.
ISU TO after big BU run puts BU up 11-9 (ISU was up 7-1)
BU wins 4th game 26-24
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BU 7-2, ISU uses 2nd TO
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August 19, 2013 04:19 PM by Stephanie Gustafson
If you were to cast someone to play Hulk Hogan in a biopic, which actor would you choose? According to Celebrity Championship Wrestling star Hulk Hogan, Chris Hemsworth is the perfect person for the role.
Obviously, Hulk Hogan would be invested in finding the perfect person to play…Hulk Hogan. In a recent interview with the Cape Breton Times, Hulk explained that he already had the ideal candidate in mind – Thor star Chris Hemsworth! According to Hulk, Chris is a "serious, serious actor that knows what he's doing." And that's exactly the quality he's looking for in the lead for his biopic.
Before he experienced the spark of inspiration that made him think of Chris Hemsworth, Hulk Hogan had initially figured that his son would be a shoe-in for the biopic. Although Nick Hogan shares more of a resemblance with Hulk than Chris (at least, that's what we think), he does not have the "serious actor" qualities supposedly required for such a role.
And in case you were wondering, this biopic about Hulk Hogan is actually in the works. As Hulk explained, "Two kids that are writers in L.A., hot young writers, they did a four-page treatment, and I'm telling you they nailed it — they nailed it like they were living in my shoes." The wrestler adds that, while this project is still in the early stages, he's happy to give the two young writers permission to continue the endeavor "And I gave them the green light to go ahead and write the first pass. But that's all it is."
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Week in Words
A field guide to unusual words in this week's Wall Street Journal.
Stealth Wealth
the bezzle
What we are witnessing is the unwinding of what the economist J.K. Galbraith called "the bezzle," the stock of undiscovered embezzled wealth that accumulates during the boom in a country's business and banks.
— Europe News: "Essential Task of Unwinding the Bezzle," Wall Street Journal Europe, Nov. 26
Although this noun sense of "bezzle" is most likely a back-formation from "embezzle," the verb "bezzle" in English has meant "to spoil, plunder, or squander" since the 1400s. Bezzle as a noun can also mean "a hard drinker."
Down and Out in the Kitchen
Eventually, Orwell finds work as a plongeur, washing dishes in an expensive hotel where a double door divides the chic restaurant from the filth and chaos of the kitchens.
— "Five Best: Aman Sethi on Stories About Work and Working," Review, Nov. 23
In bigger restaurants, a worker called a marmiton would be responsible for washing pots and pans. A restaurant may also have an argentier, who polishes the silver. All are part of the "brigade de cuisine"—the kitchen staff. Plongeur also means "diver."
Measure for Measure
The 19-year-old college student from San Antonio wanted to make a poundcake. But he is a firm believer in the metric system, so baking in Fahrenheit wouldn't do. He "metricated" the oven using "a complicated, nonintuitive sequence of button pressing," he says.
— "Cooking a Poundcake in a Metric Oven Is No Easy Task," Page One, Nov. 24
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "metricated" dates back to at least 1969, with the first citation appearing in the Journal of the Institute of Navigation.
Goon Squad
The Brotherhood said on its website that its party offices across the country were being attacked by hired thugs, known as "baltagiya," using rocks, Molotov cocktails, sticks and knives.
— "Egyptians Rally Against President," World News, Nov. 28
Baltagiya comes from a Turkish word meaning "hatchet man," but is now used to mean any hired thug or enforcer.
—Ms. McKean is a lexicographer and the founder of Wordnik, an online dictionary focusing on how words are used today.
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1927 Saturday's Children, an unlikely comedy penned by Maxwell Anderson, follows the break-up of a marriage and is produced by the Actor's Theatre. Ruth Hammond and Richard Barbee are the couple, Beulah Bondi and Ruth Gordon are also in the cast. There will be 310 performances.
1931 The Theatre Guild produces Lynn Riggs' cowboy play Green Grow the Lilacs, starring Lee Strasberg, Tex Cooper and Franchot Tone. It runs 64 performances at Guild Theatre. A decade later it will be suggested to the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II as the possible basis of a musical. They will turn it into Oklahoma!
1938 Paul Vincent Carroll's play, set in Ireland, contrasts the simple faith of a maid with the learning of a priest. Julie Haydon and Cedric Hardwicke are the Shadow and Substance at the Golden Theatre in New York.
1944 Mary Rolfe is a Wallflower — and she'll be one for over six months. That's how long Reginald Denham and Mary Orr's comedy will cling to the Cort Theatre. Joel Marson is also in the cast.
1950 Paul Scofield, Claire Bloom and Margaret Rutherford Ring Round the Moon at the Globe Theatre. Peter Brook directs this Jean Anouilh comedy, adapted by Christopher Fry. There will be 682 performances. Spring 1999 saw a revival of the show on Broadway. 1975 Giant talking lizards emerge from the sea and talk philosophy with a picnicking human couple in Edward Albee's Seascape. It runs just 63 performances at the Shubert Theatre, with Frank Langella as the head lizard, but then wins the Pulitzer Prize.
1988 Watch that chandelier! Tonight's the night Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera makes Broadway's Majestic Theatre its seemingly permanent haunt. Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman star in this musicalization of Gaston Leroux's forever-adaptable novel.
1989 Black and Blue opens tonight at the Minskoff Theater. The show is a musical revue, celebrating the influence of American jazz and blues. Black and Blue will receive 10 1989 Tony Award nominations and win three, including one for Ruth Brown as Best Actress in a Musical. Having his first Broadway opening is a 15-year-old tap genius named Savion Glover.
1996 The opening of the Off-Off-Broadway musical Rent proves both triumphant and tragic. Triumphant, because reviews and audience interest pushes the show to Broadway, where it becomes an award-winning smash. Tragic, because one day earlier, Jan. 25, 1996, author-composer Jonathan Larson died of an aortic aneurysm.
2003 Noel Coward's short-lived 1946 operetta Pacific 1860, gets its long-delayed U.S. premiere as part of the Musicals in Mufti series at Off-Broadway's York Theatre Company.
2012 Manhattan Theatre Club's Broadway production of Margaret Edson's Wit — the Pulitzer Prize-winning title's Broadway debut — opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Cynthia Nixon stars as Vivian Bearing, a steely poetry professor facing terminal cancer.
More of Today's Birthdays: Maria Augusta Trapp 1905. Jimmy Van Heusen 1913. Jules Feiffer 1929. Christopher Hampton 1946. David Strathairn 1949. Celia Keenan-Bolger 1978.


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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band was great! The Blind Boys were also very good -- they have so much energy it's wonderful to see and their voices are great. The only problem was The Warner Theatre -- we waited 35 min. in line outside in the frigid temperatures to pick up our tickets. All the Warner staff kept saying was that they didn't expect so many people to "choose" to get their tickets at Will Call. RIDICULOUS!!! They held the show for a little while, but I still feel like we missed the first 10 min. and we were so ANGRY and COLD! I don't want to go to the WARNER THEATRE again if I have to wait like that for will call!
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really did not enjoy concert. but it was NOT because the music was not great, which it was !!! I got to Warner theater about 20 minutes before event. There was a line at will call window going around the corner. Had to stand in 20 degree weather...continued
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Hello all,
I finally got the upgrade accessories for my G11. I got the RA and DEC clutch knobs, but haven't actually upgraded those! The reason being, when I unscrewed the existing RA and DEC clutch knobs, I noticed that they were greased. I am not sure if I need to grease the upgrade parts - I am guessing I have to. If so, what grease should I be using?
All help is greatly appreciated.
New G11 RA and DEC clutch knob upgrade question
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The inspiring principle of the adaptation of the novel by R. L. Stevenson "The Black Arrow" for Tv is to shift the conflict of the War of the Two Roses from England to Tirolo, at the border between Italy and Germany, where the conflict between the Pope and the Empire takes place in the same years. This is the transition period in which Middle Age - embodied in the tyrannical feudatory Raniero von Rottemburg - gives way to Modern times - represented by Cusano and his Court. The main theme of the novel is that one cannot fight against evil by doing evil. The protagonists of our series will come to understand that the aim does not justify the means and that justice has to replace revenge. The Black Arrow is a Bildungsroman about growth and love in wartime: at the end of the 15th century the nobles connected to the Asburgo's Court fight against those related to the Church and to its spiritual master Nicolo Cusano - Nikolaus von Kues - bishop of Bressanone. The men of The Black Arrow, a ... Written by Anonymous


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The End Of The Road by Antje Hill
John 14:1-3 NKJV: In My Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
We stopped the car at the end of the pavement and got out. Richard had told me about this highway, but he had not shared it with me until now. A mile back a traveler would think he had miles of highway ahead of him. There were no road signs that mentioned the end of the road. Thick forest on each side of the highway was swaying in the cool of the day. We could hear birds singing in the trees. No road noise here!
"What happened?, I asked. Even the highway lines go to the dirt. What a waste!"
"It's a road to nowhere," Richard said, shaking his head. "It's kind of like people who don't plan for life after death. They're caught up in the trip, not the destination. Beautiful scenery, nice ride, just no plan when the trip is over.
We walked down a path into the woods enjoying the quietness. A squirrel scampered up a tree. "I'm glad we know our destination and it's paved all the way," Richard said putting his arm around me. We headed toward the car, as the sun dipped behind the trees.
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Transition Space Design for NICU
Current group name
Transition Space Design for NICU
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Wanlin Xiang: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Current problem statement
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Due to neonates' immature immune system, NICU is a high risk area for developing infections. Family visiting management is an important part of infection control in NICU. According to field observation, the existing infection control measures in NICU have not fully considered the special restrictions on light and noise in NICU and the needs from family visitors.
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MS Visio, 3d Max, Solidworks, Autodesk Showcase, Adobe Photoshop
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Draft outline for the final report
Demo Description
The final demo will be presented in the form of 2D layout diagrams of the transition space, as well as a 3D simulation model video of the design of the space and the process of visitors visiting the patients.