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There might, however, be a new sound.
Luck said the school is trying to organize and do a better job with the Mountaineer Mantrip, a team walk into the stadium before home games.
"We're trying to find an Air Raid siren to alert the fans the Mantrip is about to begin," Luck said.
That, of course, would play off the "Air Raid" nickname applied to Dana Holgorsen's offense. Otherwise, Luck said, WVU fans won't notice much difference, aside from new beer carts.
The gray walls around the stadium, he said, will remain so for this season. An idea was to add color and branding, but only one company responded to the idea and that proposal apparently wasn't satisfactory.
"I think we have a few hundred left for the Kansas game," Luck said. "The other six home games have been sold out. Having said that, some schools return tickets. We have waiting lists and so on.
"One thing we're excited about is the use of ticket scanners. It's the same system pro teams use and hopefully our fans will get used to it. You can buy tickets online. If you're not using them, you can email them to someone else or donate them back to the university. You don't have to arrange to meet someone."
"You never want to say never," Luck said when asked if the series might resume. "Things change. But in the near future I don't see us playing."
The Mountaineer AD said he'd like to get former rivals Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech back on the non-conference schedule.
Of course, the death of the series will be felt by Marshall's athletic department. When the game was held in Huntington, it was a boon for athletic director Mike Hamrick and company.
MU supporters still point to WVU's series with East Carolina. Both teams are in Conference USA. Why the Pirates and not the Thundering Herd?
"That was a six-year commitment made before I was here," Luck said. "We canceled one of those [ECU] games for the opportunity to play Alabama [in 2014]."
Don't be surprised if other ECU games disappear now that WVU is in the Big 12.
"We're trying to look at it and see what makes the most sense," Luck said. "I don't think when [ex-AD] Eddie [Pastilong] made the commitment he could foresee we'd be in a different conference."
Richardson also had offers from schools like Alabama, Florida State, Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Carolina. Rivals.com also claims WVU has a four-star recruit in linebacker Darrien Howard of Dayton, Ohio. Scout.com has WVU's 2013 class currently rated No. 34.
But word is the Mountaineers could receive some help from one of its current commitments. It seems quarterback recruit Chavas Rawlins is from Monessen, Pa. - and one of his buddies happens to be Tyler Boyd, a four-star wide receiver and safety recruit from Clairton, Pa.
The staff was also looking at former Rhode Island big man Jonathan Holton, who landed in a couple nasty legal messes. While Gerun is a nice player, Holton would have made a serious impact after sitting out a year.
Apparently, though, Bob Huggins and company decided against the move. Holton will not be enrolled at the school.
Bet you didn't see that note coming.
It's unfortunate the upcoming Charleston Distance Run is being held on the same morning as the Marshall-WVU football game. It has to be affecting the draw, and serious thought should be given to moving the race date off the first football Saturday. That should especially be true now that prize money has been de-emphasized.
Anyway, give Poca High girls soccer coach Mike Shrewsbury credit. When he realized his team's game with Charleston Catholic was set for the same noon start time as the Frontyard Brawl, he switched it to 10 a.m.
"I think I made a lot of people happy today," Shrewsbury said.
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The B team made it four games on the run without a defeat and came close to winning at Alcorcon – something no team has yet managed in the league this season
Oriol Riera put the home team ahead in the first half, before Luis Alberto drew Barça B level after the break
Alcorcón, 1
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Alcorcón: Dorronsoro, Abraham, Babin, Rubén Sanz, O. Riera (Sergi Enrich, min 81), Juli (Nieto, min 84), Laguardia, Miguélez, Sales (Quique, min 84), Ángel i Nagore.
Barça B: Olazábal, Patric, Lombán, Planas, Balliu (Deulofeu, min 45), Gus Ledes, Sergi Roberto, Rafinha, Kiko (Araujo, min 69), Luis Alberto i Lobato.
Goals: 1-0, Oriol Riera, min 17) 1-1, i Luis Alberto, min 78.
Cards: Oriol Riera (min 23); Fernando Sales, (min 31); Rubén Sanz (min 51); Rafinha (min 56); Lobato (min 63); Miguélez (min 80); Ángel Sánchez (min 84); Nagore (min 94).
Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea.
Barça B came really close to breaking Alcorcon's unbeaten league home record, ha getting a draw at a ground where the hosts had dropped just a single point all season. Eusebio's team came into the game on the back of a good run and although they found it hard to really get into the game early on, once things began to click they put the Madrid side under plenty of pressure.
Eusebio, who will be without Grimaldo for the next few weeks, put out a defence made up of Patric, Lombán, Planas and Balliu. The game started fast and furious and Fernando Sales jshot over after just 30 seconds, whilst Luis Alberto answered with a fierce shot that tested Alcorcon keeper Dorronsoro – in for the suspended Manu.
Oriol Riera puts hosts ahead
With a solid defence, Alcorcon tried to spring their quick counter attacking game whenever they won possession back and just past the quarter hour mark, ex-Barça trainee Oriol Riera took advantage of a break to put away his 10th goal of the season.
However, despite the hosts's good defending, Barça B began to create their own chances and Rafinha had a good effort from the edge of the box, before Oriol Riera came close to getting his second with a header.
Luis Alberto equalises
Eusebio strengthened his attacking options by bringing on Deulofeu for Balliu and moving Lobato out to the left at the break and after just five minutes of the second half, Luis Alberto saw an effort come back of the post after a good through ball in behind the defence. But despite the increased pressure, the goal wouldn't come and Eusebio now threw on Araujo to give the team a reference point up top.
Finally, on 78 minutes Barça's insistence paid dividends when Rafinha set up Luis Alberto who fired home with a well struck drive with his right foot. The goal spurred the visitors on and they came close to winning the game late on and becoming the first team to win in the league at the Municipal de Santo Domingo this season.


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You should be able to get a fault based divorce on the grounds of adultery, based on what you have told me. But there is no guarantee that the judge will believe your version of events over your wife's... and that is what this case hinges upon.
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I filed the motion for DNA test on April 6th 2012. She replied to her motion in May 4th 2012 that I knew that I may not be the biological father of the child but I kept quiet and acted like father. She mentioned in one of her India petition that I accused her of adultery since from the birth of the child. She never mentioned about IVF procedure in the cross motion. The Judge on seeing her contradictory statements looks like lost the credibility on her and ordered paternity test on May 25th 2012.
My wife's attorney wrote a letter on June 11th 2012 that my wife admits that I am not the biological father and the child was born through IVF with my consent. She mentioned that I sent her to India in June 2003 for the purpose of this and admitted that I was not there when IVF procedure was done. She mentioned that I went to India once pregnancy is confirmed and we both came together on November 2nd 2003. She also mentioned that the IVF was done by my wife's father's friend while she was in India. She also mentioned that they just found IVF related documents and will use them to get child support for the child.
My wife mentioned the same in the India petition she filed on June 22nd 2012 but mentioned that I destroyed the IVF document and did not produce it as an exhibit. She mentioned that I am impotent and that is why I forced her to have a baby through IVF. She herself admitted that there was a child conceived before from me with use of Viagara in 2001 and I forced her to abort it. The IVF story is completely false and even if they produce a document, my signature will be forged. Please note that my wife came up with this story only after the Judge ordered paternity test.
Please let me know your opinion about what is most likely going to happen based on the facts above? Will I able to get divorce under the ground of adultery?
Sorry for the delay. My wife made contradicting statements between the petitions she filed in Indian court and US court. We mentioned the contradictions in out petition to the court. One of them is below.
I filed the motion for DNA test on April 6th 2012. She replied to the motion on May 4th 2012 that I knew that I may not be the biological father of the child but I kept quiet and acted like father and never questioned paternity until the divorce petition is filed. She mentioned in one of her India petition that I accused her of adultery since from the birth of the child.
My attorney said because of my wife's contradicting statements, the Judge lost credibility on her and ordered DNA test. It looks like the Judge is of the impression that my wife is not credible.
Considering the above facts, please let me know what is your opinion whether the Judge is going to believe her or me?
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The win improved Texas Tech to 9-4 all-time against UT Arlington as the Red Raiders have now won the last seven meetings in the series.
The game marked the fourth all-time for Texas Tech to face the Mavericks on their home field. The Red Raiders are now 3-1 when facing UTA on the road.
The win improved Texas Tech head coach Shanon Hays to 6-0 all-time against UT Arlington.
Texas Tech was facing its former assistant coach Kristie Fox, who is in her second season leading the UT Arlington program. Fox was an assistant at Texas Tech from 2010-12, helping lead the Red Raiders to three NCAA Regional appearances during that time.
Texas Tech was playing just its second true road game as the Red Raiders were previously 0-1 when facing an opponent on its home field with an 8-6 loss last Sunday at New Mexico State.
The game marked just the 13th time in Shanon Hays' tenure where the Red Raiders have played on a Thursday night. Texas Tech is now 9-4 during that time.
Texas Tech's performance in the circle tonight marked the fourth time in the first 11 games of the season where the Red Raiders have held their opponent to two or less runs. Tech is now 4-0 in such games this year and 99-10 all-time under Shanon Hays.
The Red Raiders scored in the opening inning for the fifth time this season. Texas Tech is now 4-1 this year when scoring in the opening frame and 91-20 under Shanon Hays.
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The Heritage School Lady Eagles made a run at San Marcos Hill Country Christian School last night, Sept. 3, but came up short, dropping a 3-2 decision.
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The most interesting analysis about CEO pay in Cincinnati is...
A WCPO analysis finds pay gaps persist among top-ranking executives at Cincinnati's 33 public companies.
Women represent more than 20 percent of senior managment teams, but only 9 percent of the top earners at the companies where they work.
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• Combined, the 15 women make, on average, about $991,000 less than their male counterparts.
• The larger the corporation, the larger the average compensation gap. For companies with less than $300 million in market capitalization, the gap is about $67,000. But for companies with $10 billion or more in market capitalization, the gap is about $2.2 million
• The gap varies by position. For CFOs, it's $729,000. For the two women serving as general counsel, the pay gap is $548,000. And Convergys Corp. pays CEO Andrea Ayers $287,000 less than the $3.4 million average for other Tri-State CEOs.
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CINCINNATI – Few women are among the highest-paid executives at Greater Cincinnati's public companies.
Of the 166 top-earning executives listed in the companies' most recent proxies, only 15 were women. That represents 9 percent.
That's barely enough women to field a soccer team. They couldn't even fill up The Racer's red train at Kings Island. The number is almost small enough that all the women listed among the region's highest-paid executives could squeeze into one elevator.
"I do have to say I'm surprised," said Vanessa Freytag, executive director of The Women's Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. "Saddened and surprised."
The Women's Fund studied the issue in 2007 and found similar results. That study noted there were no women among the region's public company CEOs. Today there is one – Convergys CEO Andrea Ayers. There were few women among the Tri-State's top wage-earners back then, and the same holds true now.
"It does look to me like the numbers haven't really changed much in seven years," she said. "I think you'd be hard pressed to find any woman who would say that there hasn't been adequate time" for more progress.
Spending Decades On Corporate Ladder
It only took 39 years for Vicki March to climb to the top of the pay charts at United Community Bancorp. March is a senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at the Lawrenceburg, Ind., bank, the region's second-smallest public company, with $54 million in market capitalization, which is the total value of its publicly traded stock.
The bank's 2013 proxy statement to shareholders marked the first time March was disclosed among the bank's highest-paid executives
"Smaller towns tend to have more males on board in upper positions just because it's always been that way," March said. "In fact, that is the answer to a lot of questions I've asked: It's always been that way."
March started as a teller at age 19 and rose through the ranks after securing a business management degree from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Delhi Township. She was named CFO in 1999 but quips that she'd actually been doing the job for 15 years before she got the title.
"I will be retiring in a few years and hope to make sure my job is taken by a female," she added.
March is one of five women working as CFOs for Cincinnati-area companies. Her $185,367 in total compensation was the third highest in her company, but well below the region's average for CFOs. The region's five female CFOs averaged $815,000 in 2013 compensation, while the 27 men who hold the job averaged $1.5 million.
March is "absolutely" an advocate for gender equity and describes her own company as "pretty gender blind." To her, it's an issue of fairness.
"Anybody that possesses the skills and ability to do the job they should get the job and be paid for it," she said.
Pay Gaps – Even At Highest Levels
A WCPO analysis found women tend to make less than men in similar roles and at comparably sized companies:
Those gaps puzzle Freytag of The Women's Fund.
"In my experience dealing with men and women at those levels and what it takes to get there, you have to have all the components," she said. "Rarely, at least in my eyes, is there a difference in what their history has been or what their skill set is."
That leads Freytag to wonder, why is there such a difference in pay?
'Penalized' For Potential?
Research conducted by Catalyst, a global nonprofit that promotes the advancement of women in business, shows pay disparities happen at key points in career development. It starts with a $4,600 gap between what "high-performing women" earn in their first job and continues with how men and women executives are evaluated, promoted and compensated throughout their careers.
"Men, our research shows, are paid for potential," said Deborah Soon, senior vice president for strategy and management at Catalyst. "Women, on the other hand, are penalized for it. They must prove their performance before they're given the opportunity to get ahead."
Catalyst has conducted studies showing companies with a higher percentage of women in senior management achieved better returns on investment before, during and after the recession. In May, it published a six-nation study
that concluded companies with more inclusion boast better innovation.
And yet Catalyst's annual surveys on female inclusion in management and corporate boards show companies hit a plateau in recent years. Women held 16.9 percent of board seats at Fortune 500 companies at the end of last year. That figure that hasn't changed much in eight years. Women held 8.1 percent of the "top earner slots" within their companies, unchanged from last year.
"We believe there is a little bit of gender fatigue" at work in U.S. companies, as inclusion advocates shift their focus to gay rights and racial diversity, Soon said. "Just so many other things that people have on their minds. We've talked about women so long that people say, 'We took care of that one. We're moving on to something else.'"
Still, Soon is hopeful that a decade of effort on gender equity has created "champions of women" in the workplace who see pay disparities as simply wrong.
"We've done research on male champions," she said. "It wasn't the logical argument that made them convert. Numbers get your attention, but commitment and sustainability comes from the heart."
Reason For Optimism Here
There is some reason for optimism in Cincinnati, if you review the senior management rosters on the web sites of local public companies.
AK Steel, for example, lists no women among its highest-paid employees. But of the 10 executives who are responsible for running the company, two are women.
And Macy's listed only one woman, Chief Financial Officer Karen Hoguet, among its highest-paid executives. But the retailer has two more women on its executive management committee, or 27 percent of the 11-person group .
In fact, 11 of the region's public companies have management teams where women represent at least 25 percent, according to WCPO's analysis.
The leaders were Convergys Corp. , at 50 percent, United Community Bancorp , at 43 percent and First Financial Bancorp , at 37.5 percent.
Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc. has 17 executives listed as part of the company management team on its website. The executive management team, however, is made up of nine senior vice presidents, and four of them are women, a company spokesman told WCPO.
One of them is Kim Ryan, a senior vice president and president of Batesville Casket Co., Inc., who also is one of the company's highest-paid executives listed on its 2013 proxy.
Ryan started at Batesville 25 years ago right out of college. She figured she would stay a few years and then go back home to Iowa. But she kept getting opportunities to advance her career with Hillenbrand, so she stayed.
"Clearly, when I came to the company in 1989, the number of women at different levels of the organization would continue to decline as you would naturally move up, but I never felt like I was gated," she said. "I still remember going to my first logistics national meeting. It was one other woman and I and 100 men."
Still, Ryan said, she never once felt like the company withheld an opportunity from her because she was a woman. And she never shied away from an opportunity because she was going to be one of a few women in the room.
Being willing to take professional risks has been critical to progressing in her career at Hillenbrand, Ryan said, adding that she urges other young women to take professional risks, too.
"The diversity in the room has been very valuable to Hillenbrand Industries. We don't sit down and say, 'We need one of these and one of these and one of these.' But we're very good at recognizing the skills and capabilities we need in the room," she said. "Only after we've made that match do we worry about what restrooms they walk into, frankly."
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Getting To Know OLTL's GregBy Posted: Jun 29, 2009
Terrell Tilford (Greg) is ONE LIFE TO LIVE's newest cast member. We caught up with the former GL actor (ex-David), who arrived in Llanview on June 24, as he waited for a flight back to L.A., where he resides with wife Victoria Platt Tilford (ex-Vicky, GL).Soap Opera Digest: How is the bicoastal thing working for you?
Terrell Tilford: We actually just got rid of our New York apartment in January. Things were going great in L.A. and that's where we were the majority of the time. Certainly if I had known about this, I would have held onto it! But now I have a great new apartment, so things come together the way they're supposed to. And change is good. We'll be bicoastal for however long is needed.
Digest: So when did you start taping at OLTL?
Tilford It's been about five-and-a-half weeks.
Digest: Did you get any feedback after you first aired?
Tilford I got a few e-mails here and there. People seem to be very pleased with it. To be honest, I haven't had a chance to see it yet because I don't have a television, so I'll see it tonight when I get home [laughs]. A lot of people are intrigued; they're already projecting what they think they know, so it's great that there's a little bit of buzz in that regard.
Digest: So they're trying to guess what Greg's story is, why he's really in town?
Tilford Partially that. I'm never one to validate anyone's insight into a storyline. I like to allow it to unfold for them as it happens on TV.
Digest: What were you told about the character when you auditioned?
Tilford Not a whole lot. For me, it was all in the script: Greg is a top neurosurgeon; he's been brought back to essentially try and heal Matthew and get him up and walking again; and there's a possibility for friction between Rachel and Shaun and himself. Digest: Having played a doctor before (as DAYS's Dr. Carrington), were you attracted to the role?
Tilford Oh, absolutely. In fact, I've been doing a play [Stick Fly] for the past four-and-a-half months in L.A. where I was playing a plastic surgeon and my dad in the play [John Wesley] was a neurosurgeon, so when I went back to do the play a couple weeks ago, [Wesley] was very surprised to know that I had gotten a promotion [laughs]. Really, I've been playing a doctor for the past two years now and with each one of them, the role's gotten a lot more layered and this is like the peak for me. I think the way that Greg Evans is already being fashioned and written is pretty multidimensional and sophisticated. I'm so excited and elated and really grateful to ONE LIFE for putting in the investment that they have already.
Digest: Is this the first time you've come into a role where the character has family established?
Tilford Yes, when I came to GUIDING LIGHT as Detective David Grant [in 1998], I had a mom and dad on the show, no siblings at the time. That was great. My first day, they were bringing David back to town because his father, Charles, was the chief of staff at the hospital and had had a heart attack. So they rushed him in because they weren't sure if Dad was going to make it or not. It was a highly emotional first day on GL, but it was great. It was nice to see how that unfolded.
Digest: Were you disappointed to hear about the cancellation?
Tilford Absolutely. I know so many people from that show, and when you think about the number of people who work on it, not just the actors, it's a lot of people losing their jobs. And this isn't some reality show that's been on for two to three years; this is full, rich television history. It's part of Americana, if you will. It's very bittersweet.
Digest: It must be especially bittersweet since that's where you met your wife.
Tilford She came to the screen-test and I fell in love with her right then! So that was obviously a highlight [laughs]. But looking back, we just wish the best for everyone.


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Magic Martin left a number of links to various Ashura celebrations around the world this year and last so I thought I would make a little compilation.
25 thoughts on "Ashura clips compilation"
I need a nap………..assholes can be so fatiguing….
Regards, Don Laird
Edson, Alberta, Canada
PS:….good work Eeyore……keep it up.
Oooh…muslims whacking one another with knives….what's not to like
I know that women are meant to cover-up but for the sake of modesty aren't men too?
These bare-chested Muslim men are showing too much flesh.
Surely, under the rules of Sharia they ought to be stoned to death!
Ah well when it is not sunni- it is deadly shite!
Sunni and Shite? Weren't they a 70s singing duo?
Gang de jambon.
They despise pigs because they are brighther than them.
Frickin' savages. This type of violent, savage behavior does not belong in our countries. Do they even consider the possibility of spreading blood borne diseases? Probably not. They definitely belong in the 7th century, Since time travel is not an option, how about space travel to another planet for all of them? We could provide free trips to Mars for muslims courtesy of NASA's muslim outreach program.We could teach them all to be astronauts but on a one-way ticket. I can dream, can't I?
Just convince them all that Mohammed once flew to Mars on his magic donkey and claimed it for Islam.
What belonged to Muslims once belongs to them forever. That might convince a few to fly to Mars and try to annex it!
OT- European police bust Iranian people-smuggling ring
European police have smashed a major ring smuggling illegal Iranian migrants into Europe where they were given false papers to travel on to Britain or Canada, Europol said Tuesday.
"In the early morning hours (on Monday), 11 suspects were arrested in Spain and seven in the United Kingdom," the Europe-wide police body said in a statement issued from its headquarters in The Hague.
Another 20 suspects were arrested during "Operation Marlo", which Spanish police initiated in August 2011 and also involved the United Kingdom Border Agency. The operation was supported by Europol.
The gang — which mainly operated out of Spain — allegedly asked Iranian migrants for large sums of money — up to 18,000 euros ($23,000) — before smuggling them to Turkey by car and then across the border into Greece.
"The travel continued to other countries within the (European Union's) Schengen area in order to take advantage of the free movement," Europol said.
The illegal migrants stayed in transit countries until they were given false documents in order to continue to their final destinations "in most cases (non-Schengen member) the United Kingdom and Canada."
"The organisation had good knowledge of legislation on immigration and asylum in different countries allowing them to take advantage of legal loopholes and abuse legitimate forms of migration like weddings, reunions and asylum, thus ensuring the success of their illegal activities," Europol added.
Police also searched seven homes in Spain and 11 in Britain and seized mobile phones, bank statements and forged travel documents during the operation.
A Ottawa, le gouvernement de Stephen Harper a salué l'opération: Nous remercions les hommes et les femmes d'Europol et des autres agences impliquées pour avoir démantelé ce réseau de trafic humain, a déclaré à l'AFP la porte-parole du ministère de la Sécurité publique, Julie Carmichael.
Le message de notre gouvernement à l'égard de ceux qui envisagent (de transiter par de tels réseaux) est clair: ne le faites pas, a-t-elle souligné, notant les risques énormes associés.
Egypt close to deal over the 'pharaoh president' after another day of clashes leaves one teenager dead and dozens injured
-Teenager killed and 40 people wounded when a group of anti-Mursi protesters tried to storm offices of Muslim Brotherhood
-Justice minister says there is hope of a breakthrough
– Mursi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers led to 9% drop in Egypt's stock market
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Fly to mars they are still riding camels
Wish they would aim a bit lower, ie their throats !!!
great tune, it made the whole thing hilarious, lol,
but I wish they would just whip themselves front to back between the legs, rather than side to side
and too bad those cowards cbc and other stations don't show more of these cultish backward ceremonies, during the demand acknowledgement times for the multi-culti crowds
OT 2 – CAIRO – 5 videos :
Love the music, but where's the Tide & Oxy-Clean when you need it?
These make the pagans who shouted "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" for several hours straight seem reasonable.
Ashura in St Louis 2012
Ashura in Copenhagen – Denmark :
Ashura in Denmark – flagellations :
Ashura in Copenhagen :
No wonder they're pissed. They picked up this festive time from the Jooos:
"The Prophet came to Madinah and saw the Jews fasting on the day of Ashoora. He said, "What is this? They said, "This is a good day, this is the day when Allah saved the Children of Israel from their enemy and Moosa fasted on this day." He said, "We are closer to Moosa than you."
So the Prophet fasted on this day and told the people to fast."
Source: http://www.sunni-news.net/en/articles.aspx?selected_article_no=2176
Ashura – Dearborn Michigan :
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Went due to the fact that my mother who is 72 years old stated that she had never attended the Nutcracker in her life. This was a pleasant rendition with lots of small children (who were very cute). The prima ballerina and ballet master were very good. Even my husband who does not like ballet or even musicals found it enjoyable.
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The Alameda Civic Ballet's "Nutcracker" was OK. It was more a community & local venue at a school auditorium with cute little kids on stage. I thought it would be more of a professional production with a live orchestra, magical theatrical...continued
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We attended because we live right down the street we found the 1/2 price tickets. But, we were pleasantly surprised. It was a great local production. Lots of cute kids and some very talented dancers. Sound was good and the venue is easy.
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I enjoyed this event. I saw it last year too. It was similar yet there were a few dancers that were "off" this year. The children were adorable. The BEST part was the male dancer in the second act. He was AMAZING! My friend and I could have...continued
San Francisco's Lines Ballet dancers Corey Scott-Gilbert and Meredith Webster will dance the roles of the Sugar Plum Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy, respectively. Additionally, Daniel Escudero, formerly of Ballet West of Utah, will dance the role of Snow King and Jamielyn Duggan, of SF Opera Ballet, will dance the role of Snow Queen.
With over a hundred dancers ranging in age from three to sixty, this beautiful full-scale production is a celebration of the true spirit of Christmas. Abra Rudisill, ACB's Artistic Director, was Oakland Ballet's prima ballerina and ballet mistress from 1982 to 2002.
About the Ticket Supplier: Alameda Civic BalletAlameda Civic Ballet was founded in February 2003 and achieved non-profit 501(3)c status as a charitable organization in November of 2004. The goal of the company is to create and present high quality community accessible ballet performances, while providing young dancers with valuable experience performing alongside professional dancers.
The Alameda Civic Ballet made its debut performance in June 200 at Kofman Auditorium in Alameda with Degas Dancers, a work inspired by the paintings of the famous French painter Edgar Degas. Alameda Civic Ballet was also invited to perform Degas Dancers in November 2003 at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, in conjunction with The Degas Sculpture Exhibit. In December 2003, the company presented it's premier performance of Act 2 Nutcracker Excerpts. In February 2004, the company was honored to be part of the Alameda Education Foundation Mardi Gras Gala and won rave reviews for it's Festive Les Bons Temps (The Good Times) set to the infectious music Of the Bay Area's Zydeco/Cajun King, Tom Rigney. The company has presented Spring performances in 2004 and 2005, featuring an eclectic mix of Ballet, Modern, Salsa, Can Can, and contemporary pieces. In December 2004, the company performed Nutcracker Highlights at five sold-out shows.
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May 25, 2016
Reading test scores for Michigan fourth graders improved for the fourth consecutive year, the Michigan Department of Education reported Friday.
The scores released were from MEAP tests given to grades three through nine.
They show increases in reading for grades three, seven and eight.
Eighth graders show the largest gain with a 17-point increase over a four year span.
Math scores remained stable with grades six and seven. Students show gains ranging from three to seven points over the past four years.
Writing scores were also up, however, social studies scores fell.
State schools superintendent Mike Flanagan says the scores show that "students and teachers are rising to the challenge of our career and college ready standards."
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Hi, my name is Tim Ahlers, and I'm the new guy on the block—I joined the product management team at Avvo late last year.
I've spent most of the last 20 years building software—desktop, mobile and web, consumer, business and enterprise. What I hadn't done is work on a large-scale, customer-facing website, and the opportunity to do that is one of the things that attracted me to Avvo. In addition to learning about a new industry and adding some new product management skills to my quiver, what I've enjoyed the most so far is getting to work with the great team of people here.
Because we're a fairly lean organization, I'm in charge of a very broad part of the Avvo website, which encompasses most of the pages and features of the site that have been around for a while. Like any good product manager, I have to walk the narrow line of preserving what's working and improving what isn't. If you've been to our home page lately, you'll see one of the things I've worked on since I've been here; we embarked on a redesign project about six weeks ago and just launched it last week. I'm also driving some experiments to see if we can get people more of the legal information they're looking for when they end up on one of our question and answer pages.
In my spare time, I'm a stereotypical Seattleite: I love the mountains, the water, and the city and try to spend time regularly in each. I also thoroughly enjoy hanging out with my beautiful young daughter and lovely wife. With spectacular scenery and fun subjects, I'm often working on my photography skills—the photo with this post is one I took a couple of years ago in Alaska.
I'll close with a question that you can answer in the comments: if you could make one improvement to the Avvo website, what would it be and why?
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John Rogers on February 16, 2013
Create an app !
Mark Kelly on May 9, 2013
Tim – it is awesome that you are a part of the Avvo team. They hit the jackpot when you decided to come on board.
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Can't you see The pain in my eyes? But this is me And my life. If you hold me close You can hear my heart It cries more than most From being torn apart. After every breath I take, After every fight I witness, I ask "why must I awake?" Will I ever conquer forgiveness? Can you ever truly Forgive without forgetting? I am lonely. My life I am abandoning. From pain I am running. Even though these tears are streaming I will never look back. All in all,
I have one question to ask. Would you still catch me if I fall? Maybe one day you will see. This is how I live, And this is me.©


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Attachment Styles in a Sample from a Correctional Drug Treatment Facility
Date: December 2006
Creator: Shivpuri, Michelle Yvonne
Description: Substance abuse and dependence causes many problems in our society. Attachment style may be useful in the etiology of this problem. Using archival data, this study hypothesizes men in a court-ordered facility will be more likely to have an insecure attachment style. The participants were 73 males ages 18-49. The Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) was used to measure adult romantic attachment style. Through cluster analysis and conversion of the subscales of the AAS, four attachment styles were measured. Men were more likely to have an insecure attachment style especially a Fearful style. The study concludes with limitations of the results and a discussion about possible interventions based on attachment style.
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A Case Study of Intervention with an At-Risk Preschool Child.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Johnson, Elizabeth Proffitt
Description: This study evaluates archival data from a home intervention with an at-risk preschool child and her family. The intervention model studied was created by the Developmental Research Lab at Texas Christian University. Data was collected prior to and during the first 4 weeks of intervention to assess change in parent-child interaction, behavior and neurochemical profile. Measures used include coding of videotape recordings of the intervention, neurotransmitter levels taken via subject urine samples, Child Behavior Checklist, Parent Stress Index, and ACTeRS Parent Form. Results suggest positive change in parent-child interaction, behavior and neurochemical profile. However, consistent growth was not observed in several neurochemical results. Future studies should assess the entirety of the home intervention model and with a larger sample size.
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Comparison of Evangelical Christian Children's God-Concepts and Logical Thinking Ability.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Penick, Starrla
Description: God-concepts of 24 third to sixth grade evangelical Christian children were compared with the children's logical thinking abilities in a mixed-method study. Measurements included the Children's Interview and the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT). God-concepts among the children were Biblical, comforter, communicates, creator, empowering, protector, provider, purposeful, human characteristics, lives in heaven, male, counselor, God is Jesus, all-knowing, loving, perfect, powerful, real, and parental. The majority of concrete thinkers conceptualized God as a gracious guide. The majority of transitional thinkers viewed God also as a gracious guide as well as a distant divinity. Implications were given for religious educators to develop a model for age-appropriate instruction and curriculum and to equip parents to promote spiritual development with children at home.
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A comparison of moral reasoning and moral orientation of American and Turkish university students.
Date: August 2002
Creator: Kuyel, Nilay Ozkan
Description: This study compares American and Turkish male and female university students in terms of moral orientation (justice and care) and Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning to examine the influence of culture and gender on moral development. A total of 324 undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 46 are administered the Defining Issues Test (DIT) and the Measure of Moral Orientation (MMO). Statistical analyses indicate Turkish participants reflect more postconventional reasoning, while American participants reflect more conventional reasoning, particularly Stage 4 reasoning. Analyses also reveal Turkish participants reflect significantly more care orientation and more justice orientation compared to American participants. These findings are discussed in terms of cultural and gender influences in moral decision-making.
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Creator: Bradshaw, Joe W.
Description: With the spread of the Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus and sexually transmitted diseases, it is extremely important for sexually active individuals to protect themselves properly if they decide to engage in sexual intercourse. Knowledge of HIV and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome has been associated with safer sexual practices, but knowledge alone does not totally explain risky sexual practices. This study examined how 154 college students' knowledge of HIV/AIDS, relationship status, perceptions of condom use, and perceptions of personal risk affect condom use during sexual intercourse. The impact of trust and love justifications along with the approval of peers were also examined. Perceptions of condom use and perceptions of personal risk were compared by gender and ethnicity; how perception of personal risk is related to condom use and condom use intentions was also examined. Condom use intention was found to be a significant predictor of condom use, and a significant difference of means for condom use intentions was reported between individuals who used condoms during their last experience with sexual intercourse and those who did not use condoms during their last sexual experience
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Conflict Resolution Strategies in Young Children: Do They Do What They Say?
Date: December 2007
Creator: Leventhal, Julie Erin
Description: This study examined the consistency between verbal responses to hypothetical conflict scenarios and the actual conflict resolutions techniques children apply in everyday play. Twenty-one children were interviewed and observed in order to determine their conflict resolution strategies. During the interview process, each child was asked to finish 6 hypothetical conflict scenarios. During the observation portion, each child was observed in 2 conflict scenarios. Significant (p < .05) differences were found with regards to verbal responses for 3 scenarios, verbal and behavioral responses of females (females exhibited more socially acceptable conflict resolution strategies in their verbal responses, yet less socially acceptable conflict resolution strategies in their behavioral responses), and socially acceptable responses to conflict in verbal strategies. Results were discussed in light of previous research comparing gender differences and peer relationships to conflict resolution strategies.
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Differences in Mother and Father Perceptions, Interactions and Responses to Intervention with a Special-needs Adoptive Child.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Meland, Angela M.
Description: Parents' perceptions of their child's behavior may differ for mothers and fathers. Differences in parental perception may also be apparent in cases of special needs adoptive families with high demands of their child for time, interventions and attention. This paper examines the differences in mother-child and father-child interactions, child behavior as reported by mothers, and fathers and changes in both after participation in an intervention program. Results suggest notable differences between mothers' and fathers' parent-child interaction scores and reports of child behavior. In addition, interaction scores and behavior reports showed some correlations. Finally, there seemed to be notable differences in the trends for the Child Behavior Checklist compared to the two attachment measures (Randolph Attachment Disorder Questionnaire and Beech Brook Attachment Disorder Checklist). Several possible explanations for mother and father differences are discussed.
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Ecuadorian Children: an Investigation Into the Effects Frequenting the Street Has on the Children of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Date: December 2003
Creator: McBride, Rachel
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects frequenting the street had on the social-emotional development of children in Cuenca, Ecuador. While the study sought to discover who these children were, it primarily observed the levels of trust these children felt in the various contexts of their lives, their level of safety, where they saw themselves in the future, what made a place feel like a home, their sense of self-esteem, and how they saw themselves contributing to their future. The research instrument used in this study was a modified youth questionnaire previously developed by Tyler and Tyler (1991) in a study with street children/youth in Bogóta, Colombia. The results are presented in 11 case studies of children who ranged in age between 7 and 12 years.
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The Effect of Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Among Teenage Mothers
Date: May 2004
Creator: Brown, Amber L.
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a breastfeeding education program on breastfeeding initiation rates, breastfeeding knowledge, and attitude towards breastfeeding among teenage mothers at an urban school for pregnant and parenting teens. Breastfeeding initiation rose from 35.7% in the control group to 85.2% in the treatment group. The mean score on the Breastfeeding Knowledge Subscale was significantly higher for the treatment group but not the control group. There was not a significant increase in mean scores on the Breastfeeding Attitude Subscale. Participants who initiated breastfeeding scored also had a significant increase in scores from pretest to posttest on the Breastfeeding Knowledge Subscale, while participants who did not initiate breastfeeding did not.
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The Effect of Parental Divorce on Romantic Beliefs and Relationship Characteristics
Date: December 2006
Creator: Rowland, Audrey
Description: This study investigated a proposed model hypothesizing that parental divorce would directly effect romantic beliefs and attitudes, romantic attachment and relationship characteristics. A sample of 494 young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 indicated that parental divorce does have a negative impact on romantic beliefs, attitudes toward marriage and divorce, romantic attachments, and relationship characteristics when considered in the context of marriage. Those individuals whose parents divorced reported less positive attitudes toward marriage and more openness toward divorce. Those whose parents divorced reported less idealized romantic beliefs and less of a belief that love will find a way. Those who experienced parental divorce had a more fearful romantic attachment style and reported a lower chance of marriage to their current partner.
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DossierView provides desktop business intelligence software that enhances and organizes information access within the intelligent enterprise from the desktop. Building on cutting edge pattern analysis and machine intelligence technology developed at the University of Waterloo, DossierView uses its Knowledge Biased Information Access System technology to track and save a user work environments by organizing them into project specific dossiers. Dossiers optimize a user's access to information within the enterprise and across the Internet. Users can instantly snap between any of their dossiers and return to their work environment exactly as they left it the last time they worked on the project. This enhances their ability to complete projects and reduces information overload.
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Figure D-1. Female share of S&E graduate students, by field: 1996 and 2006
Figure Updated: December 2008
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 1996 and 2006.
Women constituted a greater percentage of graduate students in S&E in 2006 (43%) than in 1996 (39%).
- Women accounted for more than half of all graduate students in some science fields. In 2006, women made up 76% of the graduate students in psychology, 56% in biological sciences, and 54% in social sciences.
- Women accounted for 23% of graduate students in engineering and 25% in computer sciences in 2006.
- Roughly 30%–45% of the graduate students in most other science fields were female.
- From 1996 to 2006, women's share of S&E graduate students increased in every field but computer sciences.


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Dutch Start-Up Puts Bitcoins into Google Glass
Published on: 26th Feb 2014
Note -- this news article is more than a year old.
Dutch start up EAZE has combined two of the most talked about tech products that are also some of the least used a Bitcoin enabled wallet that works on Google Glass.
A Google Glass user activates the service with the command "OK Glass, make a payment". Glass then scans the QR code of any Bitcoin enabled Point Of Sales (POS) application. The transaction details appear on the display of the Google Glass, and the user then only needs to nod twice to confirm the payment, making it a fully handsfree payment solution.
All deposited Bitcoins in the EAZE wallet are stored in a deterministic wallet, which the user unlocks locally with a passphrase. This wallet exists only in the memory of the user's Glass, so the Bitcoins are never accessible via the server.
Raimo van der Klein, cofounder: "Payments in the future are a combination of software, wearables and gestures. Technology now enables us to create completely new ways to pay. We don't need debet or credit cards to authenticate. Wearables like bracelets, rings and Google Glass can identify us. Authorizing a payment can also be done with simple gestures. With EAZE, we are developing these new ways to pay using cutting-edge technology. "Nod To Pay" is our first service and many others will follow."
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