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Iran ('''Persian:''' ایران, also known as the ''Islamic Republic of Iran'', '''Iranian:''' جمهوری اسلامی ایران or ''Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān'') is the 18th largest country of the world, currently holding about 77,000,000 people inside its 7,000,000 km perimeter. Iran has a vast variety of flora and fauna, much like a more compact version of the United States. Iran has many ethnicities living within its borders, which causes confusion. There's a small Arab minority, mainly in the south from Shatt al-Arab all along the coastlines overlooking the Persian Gulf, however, [[BerserkButton Persians are not Arabs and they will be very insulted if you call them that]]. Lord help you if you ever point out that Islam (the religion of Iran) is itself an Arabic construction, too.
[[folder: General ]]
* Iran is an old country, dating back to 900 B.C. (or 3200 B.C. if you count Elam). Iran's history is divided into two parts by historians, ''Ancient Iran'' and ''post-Islamic Iran''.
* Iranians have called their country "Iran" since ancient times, the name being ultimately derived from ''Airyanem kshathra,'' or "land of the Aryans". The first Iranian empire had its origins in Fars province (Parsa in Old Persian), so the Greeks called the country "Persis," whence "Persia" is derived. That name was used in the West until 1935, when the Shah politely asked everyone to start using the name Iran.
* Iran's ArchEnemy in ancient times was whatever the main cultural center was in Europe, be it AncientGreece, AncientRome, or the ByzantineEmpire, until it was ultimately conquered by the Islamic Caliphate in the late 600's and converted to Islam. Centuries later, Iran resumed the tradition by being one of the main opponents of the Ottoman Empire.
* At one point or another throughout its history, Iran has had Egypt, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Transoxiana, the Armenian plateau, the lower Caucasus, Punjab, and northern Greece under its rule, all of which has been lost to various other empires, such as the Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Mongols, Russians and the British.
* Iran uses a solar calendar, invented by the famous ''Omar Khayyam''. Each year starts at the first day of spring, celebrated by a traditional holiday named ''Nowrouz'' (meaning ''The Renewed Day'').
* Iran's official language is ''Persian'' or Farsi, and the official script is the Arabic alphabet with the addition of four letters to make up for sounds which Arabic lacks.
** Persian is not related to Arabic, despite the large number of loanwords. Persian is an Indo-European language, which makes it related to most languages spoken in Europe and the Indian sub-continent, including English. Old Persian was rather similar to Sanskrit, though it evolved and picked up a fair amount of vocabulary from Arabic.
*** A good analogy for Farsi's linguistic situation is actually English: just as English is a Germanic language with substantial Romance (specifically French) vocabulary, Farsi is an Indo-European language (which Germanic and Romance languages are as well, by the way, albeit in separate sub-families both to Farsi and each other) with substantial Afro-Asiatic (specifically Arabic) vocabulary. Just as French-derived words in English are more "high-class" or "technical" than the Germanic ones, the Arabic imports in Farsi generally deal with more sophisticated topics (for the reason why, see [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratum_(linguistics) this]]). For instance, in the same way that English ''government'' comes from Old French and is clearly related to the Modern French ''gouvernement'' (same thing), the Farsi word for "government" is the Arabic-derived ''hokumet'' (the Arabic is ''hukumah'', but can be pronounced as ''hukumat'' in certain situations which we won't go into here). On the other hand, day-to-day words (or at least words whose meanings are very ancient) are almost inevitably Indo-European, just as 88% of the day-to-day vocabulary of English is Germanic. ''Star'' in English is clearly more closely related to the Dutch ''ster'' and German ''Stern'' than the French ''étoile'' or Italian ''stella'', and the Farsi ''setāre'' is very obviously Indo-European (the Arabic word is ''najm'').
** Some Persian words that are cognates of English words include
*** baradar - brother
*** dokhtar - daughter, girl
*** dar - door
*** khoda - god
*** carkh - circle (actually means wheel)
*** abad - abode
*** djavan - young
*** now - new
*** The two languages' common origin means that there are many other examples.
* Iran is a very diverse country. In addition to ethnic Persians, there are Azeris, Kurds, Armenians, Arabs, Jews, and other groups living in the country.
** Also, there is great diversity in how people look. Many Iranians have a tan or olive complexion, but there are also pale blondes and redheads, as well as people with a vaguely South Asian appearance. Some Iranians even have skin as dark as someone from Africa or southern India.
* Iran's official religion is Shi'a {{Islam}}. 98% of all Iranians are Muslim. Before Islam, most Iranians were [[{{Zoroastrianism}} Zoroastrian]]. A tiny community of Zoroastrians still live in Iran, but most Zoroastrians live elsewhere in modern times (particularly in India).
* Despite this, Iran is not controlled by Shari'a Law. Iran's judicial law is made-up on the spot. Iran's political system is supposed to be a mixture of "what's good and evil according to the subtext."
** This is mostly because ''Shari'a'' is chiefly a Sunni concept, and relies on an interpretation of the way the judiciary ought to work that fell out of fashion in Shi'a circles several centuries ago. Mainstream Shi'a jurisprudence is of the Usuli branch of the Ja'fari school, which grants (among other things) extensive power to judges to interpret and re-interpret Qur'anic law as they see fit in a process known as ''ijtihad''; ''ijtihad'' is seen in most Sunni circles as more or less impossible in modern times, and its revival and application to modern times is a very controversial issue among Sunni legal scholars.
** Iranian Shiism is a surprisingly recent development: the conversion process only began around 1500, with the rise of the Safavid dynasty, and only took hold after a few centuries of concerted effort by the Safavids to get the Iranians to change their religion. Before that, Iran was noted as a bastion of Hanafi Sunnism.
* Since the inception of the Islamic Republic during the 1979 Revolution, Iran has garnered ''four'' different nations that qualify as their ArchEnemy.
** UsefulNotes/{{Iraq}} was always a regional rival due to the oil issue, even under the Shah, but it wasn't until UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein came into power that things really boiled over. Sensing the turmoil wrought from the Islamic Revolution, Saddam [[UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar launched a military offensive]] in an attempt to gain control of Iranian oil, consequently instigating a war that lasted throughout the 1980s. Most countries supported Iraq, with America even going so far as to provide chemical weapons to Saddam, although Iran did receive foreign aid, most notably from China. It was only after the death toll reached a quarter of a million deaths that anybody was willing to negotiate a ceasefire. Ruhollah Khomeini, the orchestrator of the Revolution and the Supreme Leader of Iran, refused initially. It wasn't until Hashemi Rafsanjani, his deputy, persuaded him otherwise that he accepted the ceasefire. Tensions remained long after the war, and it wasn't until Saddam was dethroned that Iran and Iraq have started patching things up.
** Iran has long felt that Israel is an illegitimate state built upon unjust occupation of Palestinian inhabitants and a foreign "cancer" in the Middle East. Israel feels that its existence is threatened by Iranian terrorism, sponsorship of its' enemies (including [[TheButcher the Assad family]] and the explicitly genocidal Hezbollah) and the prospect of Iran obtaining nukes (and vehemently maintains that Iran is looking to get nukes). Iran insists that their nuclear program is for peaceful, civilian purposes, pointing to their being a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (something Israel has not signed due to their "nuclear ambiguity"). Khomeini prosecuted Jews (along with anyone he felt was insufficiently Muslim) by the thousands under his rule, although things have softened up somewhat since Ali Khamenei succeeded him, as Jews now have a member in the Iranian parliament. Nevertheless, Israel and Iran maintain their hostility. This has led to something of a proxy conflict between the two, as Iran funds Hezbollah in Lebanon (whose founders were followers of Khomeini) and Hamas.
** Their premier enemy is the United States of America. The reason they have such a bitter feud is a long, complicated story, beginning with conflicts over Britain's sphere of interest over Southern Iran in the Victorian Era and US backing of it, to an invasion in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, to ending a [[GambitPileup complicated standoff]] by overthrowing the popular, relatively liberal Prime Minister in 1953 (who wished to nationalize his country's oil when it was a hot strategic commodity, resulting in his group [[DealWithTheDevil making cause with the Soviets even if he personally disliked Communism]]) and re-instituting the authoritarian but pro-Western monarchy of the Shah. When the Islamic Revolution came around, Iranians took the American Embassy diplomats hostage for 444 days (and as ''Film/{{Argo}}'' told - with [[AmericaSavesTheDay some]] [[ArtisticLicenseHistory licenses]] and [[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/reports-iran-mulls-suing-hollywood-argo-18707756 ensuing protests from the Iranian government]] - a few employees managed to hide in the Canadian embassy and were removed from the country with a CrazyEnoughToWork plan). It should be noted America and Iran have tried to patch it up but, because of the inability to appease all factions within and outside them both and [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters at least largely irreconcilable]] [[DemocracyIsBad worldviews between the two]], thus far it hasn't worked.
** Just about the only country more reviled than even America is UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia. Iran and Saud are so diametrically opposed to one another that it's a miracle war has not broken out. For starters, the Saudis [[CaptainObvious are in the Arabian Peninsula]], the homeland of both the Arab pan-ethnicity and the entire religion of Islam; Iran is mostly Persian, and has been conquered by Islamic Caliphates at various points in time. Saud is a leading member of the Sunni version of Islam, whereas Iran became the largest Shia-leaning Muslim nation (the schism between Shia and Sunni Muslims [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement won't be explained here]]). Modern Iran was founded on populism (it's not called Revolution for nothing), Saudi Arabia was founded through tribal dynasties playing power politics while Western empires destroyed the last Caliphate. Iran is something of a theocratic authoritarian oligarchy that often settles internal oligarchical differences by polling, while Saudi Arabia is an {{Egopolis}} absolute theocratic monarchy that has a solid division of power between the royal family and theocratic Sunni instructors who run domestic policy. Both are major producers and developers of oil, so they tend to butt heads over the right to regional hegemony. To that end, Saudi Arabia sabotages the countries that are allied with Iran, such as [[WeAreStrugglingTogether parts of Lebanon]] and Syria, and rallies fellow totalitarian monarchies to gang up on Iran. Meanwhile, Iran funds predominantly-Shi'ite resistance groups and terrorist cadres to antagonize the Saudis' allies, such as the Houthis in Yemen and the protesters in Bahrain. Syria is the highest this conflict has ever reached, where many would consider it to be less of a CivilWar and more of a proxy war between the Shias and Sunnis (among other such foreign parties that have a stake in Assad's potential fall).
* Currently Iran is under sanctions by the West, with at least a hundred people dying every year because of outdated airplanes, tears dropped because of low-speed Internet connections, and millions wasted from the lack of support of [=PayPal=]/Visa. Or so the Iranian government unhesitatingly says, and while more than a bit might have kernals of truth in it people are advised to take this with [[UnreliableNarrator the usual grains of salt.]]
** In 2015, the government of Iran and a coalition of several other governments, including the US, the UK, and Germany, came to an historic agreement that would involve lifting most of the sanctions in exchange for Iran discontinuing any plans for a nuclear weapon and submitting to random inspections to ensure they were not building one. Though lauded in some circles (notably, of course, Iran itself), conservatives in many coalition governments were mercilessly critical of the agreement; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel called it a "stunning historic mistake," and American conservatives unfavorably compared it to Neville Chamberlain's infamous appeasement of Hitler.
* The president from 2005 to 2013 was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, widely noted for his antics and [[TheUnpronounceable tongue-twister name]]. Widespread protests broke out over the results of his last election (2009), but were quickly put down. This was big news in the West, but then Music/MichaelJackson died and they forgot about it. The President [[NeverLiveItDown famously declared]] at Columbia University that Iran didn't have gay people like the United States did, and is an avowed Holocaust denier, as well as being anti-Israel in general. Internally, Ahmedinejad was noted as a populist and a leader of a movement of pietist laity: he was the first president not to be a cleric (he was a civil engineer and professor of engineering before going into politics full-time), and his faction was noted for mostly being made of hard-headed merchants and professionals, deeply religious and conservative but with a suspicion of clerics (he and Khamenei famously did not get along).
** Ahmedinejad's successor is Hassan Rouhani, who surprisingly won the 2013 elections in one round. Rouhani is noted as a moderate cleric, from the same faction as former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and a pragmatist engaged in serious diplomacy on the nuclear issue, of the same clout as former President Mohammad Khatami.
* Contrary to a popular interpretation of the Middle East, Iran actually has plenty of mountains covered in snow enough to support ski resorts. (This is actually true of the Middle East more generally; there are also snowy mountains and ski resorts in Turkey, Lebanon, and Morocco, and Iraq and Syria would be able to support a reasonable industry if they weren't, well, [[TheWarOnTerror Iraq]] and [[CivilWar Syria]]).
[[folder: Human Rights and Politics ]]
* Iran has the second-highest execution rate in the world, just behind China.
* The Guardian Council puts the "Islamic" in Islamic Republic of Iran. They are meant to interpret the law based on Muslim doctrine, they can veto bills from popularly-elected officials and they have authority to approve or disqualify parliamentary candidates. It repeatedly vetoes bills in favor of women's rights, electoral reform, the prohibition of torture and ratification of international human rights treaties.
* Iran is controlled by an interesting conglomeration of a government. There is a Supreme Leader, a President, and the Majles, the Iranian parliament. The Supreme Leader is exactly as powerful as the name implies; elected officials only have however much authority the Supreme Leader sees fit to delegate to them. While the President is usually the most visible member of the government, especially in the West, his influence is usually over economic policy.
** Interestingly, the Jewish populace of Iran has a seat in parliament. (Iran hosts the second-largest population of Jews in the Middle East.) The Armenian populace has one as well.
* Iran's major export, and best known, [[ArabOilSheikh is oil]]. It also exports goods to the landlocked countries of Central Asia, such as foodstuffs. It has also started exporting cars to other countries; some are license-built European items, but others are homegrown. Iran also has its hand in electronic consumerism, but just enough for the domestic use.
** The Iranian economy is very interesting to economists, as it has robust GDP growth, but both inflation and unemployment are high--and having all three together is supposed to be impossible. As it turns out, when you factor out oil, Iran's economic growth rate is rather small--in other words, Iran is facing stagflation. Although sanctions haven't exactly helped Iran's economic circumstances, it does mean that Iran's current economic policy--which is highly inflationary (to the point of [[RidiculousExchangeRates near-hyperinflation]] in late 2012)--is exactly the opposite of what it should be doing from a purely economic standpoint. (Mainstream economics holds that when faced with stagflation, the first priority should be contractionary monetary policy to fight inflation, taking the hit to growth and employment while prices stabilize; for political reasons, Iran can't do this, as a hit to growth or employment might cause political instability, resulting in the whole complicated political system outlined above crashing down.) As of 2015, the prospective lifting of sanctions as a result of the nuclear deal with the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (but mostly just the United States) has some prospects for changing things, but everything remains untested.
* The Cyrus Cylinder, issued by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century B.C., proclaims the benefits of Cyrus' rule, and has been called the first human rights charter in history. Despite being an ancient propaganda piece, [[FairForItsDay Cyrus was indeed known for his enlightened rule]]. Iranian reformers count Cyrus and the Cylinder among their sources of inspiration.
** Regarding Cyrus the Great, his ludicrously-massive accomplishments almost border on the stuff of legend. He created Iran's first multi-national empire: the Achaemenid Empire, which [[http://orig13.deviantart.net/ebbc/f/2013/027/c/d/achaemenid_empire_engorged_by_daeres-d5sxia8.png stretched all the way from northwestern Indian subcontinent to Greece, then down to Egypt]]. It was the largest empire in the ancient world had known by that point, even surpassing the Roman Empire, which only reached such extent about five centuries later. Such accomplishment obviously netted him many titles, including the King of Kings, Great Leader (this time, that pretentious title ''is'' justified), and believe it or not, ''[[MessianicArchetype Messiah]]''. The last part was even written in the freaking ''[[UsefulNotes/{{TheBible}} Bible]]''; Cyrus' annexation of Babylonia happened when the Jews were in the midst of their exile. Being known for his leniency against minorities, he allowed the Jews their safe return to the Holy Land and even approved the building of the Second Temple, two things that the Jews will never forget him for. For this reason, he is the only Gentile (i.e. non-Jew) to explicitly be called by their prophetic title: Messiah.
* Along with the Celts, ancient Iran was one of the most egalitarian societies with regards to gender. Women served as warriors, generals, and civil administrators. Today, [[NoWomansLand women face numerous restrictions on dress and behavior]], enforced with varying degrees of zeal. Despite this, there is a strong women's movement in Iran.
* Iran has had a friendship with Armenia going back to ancient times, despite religious differences, though this strains Iran's relations with Azerbaijan as a result...which may seem strange at first, since more Azeris live in Iran than in Azerbaijan, and Tabriz, the capital of Azeri culture, is in Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei (the current Supreme Leader) himself is Azeri on his father's side.
** Iran's neutrality in the Nagorno-Karabakh War with Armenia was what really irked Azerbaijan. And [[PatrioticFervor Azeri nationalism being what it is]], some of the more extreme nationalists believe northern Iran rightfully belongs to Azerbaijan. When Azerbaijan first became independent in 1918 it took its name from the northern Iranian province (when for most of its history it had been known as Caucasian Albania, and its people Caucasian Tatars); Iran suspected this naming as a ploy for the country to eventually annex the province at some point in the future. In response to this tension Israel has been grooming Azerbaijan as a possible ally, selling them weapons.
** Also, with the economic sanctions in place, Armenia is one of the only bordering countries that will still trade with Iran (not that it has much of a choice, since two out of the four countries that border with it have closed their borders). As a result, the two countries have a vested interest in keeping one another happy.
* Most of Iran's allies are similarly geopolitical pariahs. It is one of the few countries that supports the Syrian government in its ongoing civil war. It also gets along okay with Russia and North Korea.
[[folder: Culture ]]
* Though Iranians do not like to say they imitate Western culture ''per se'', in reality the country is extremely multicultural and open to foreign influences.
** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsacid_empire#Society_and_culture Not much]] has changed in 2000 years.
* Despite having an Islamic government, the country has a relative tolerance for religious minorities. Christians, Jews, and even a few Zoroastrians have had communities in Iran for centuries. This is surprising when compared to neighboring Turkey, which also has a Islamic majority but a secular government, and yet are far less welcoming to minorities.
* Iranians have a rich background when it comes to science. You can check TheOtherWiki for more information.
* Iranian cuisine is very interesting and tasty. Those unfamiliar with it should think of a blend of Pakistani/North Indian and Middle Eastern, with Middle Eastern more dominant. Of course, it isn't so much a blend as a part of a larger spectrum of cuisines; many dishes considered characteristically North Indian or Middle Eastern have their origins (if not in their current forms) in Iran (e.g. ''kofta'' for the Middle East and ''naan'' for Pakistan/India), while Iran has itself imported, modified, and naturalized a large number of dishes from its neighbors. Naturally, the Iranian kitchen produces many delicious dishes:
** Chelo-Kabab: Turkish kebab with rice cooked in the Iranian way. First rice is cooked with steam until it becomes soft and floppy like a marshmallow. Then it is dried and cooked again until it loses all the nutrients, but gains more flavour.
** Khoresh-Ghorme-Sabzi: Biff, a special mix of vegetables and beans with spices. Eaten with rice.
** Khoresh-Gheime: Biff, split pea with whatever you want, eaten with rice.
** Koofte: Meatball. In Turkish parts of Iran, they're made with rice and vegetables. They're also called "Koofte-Tabrizi".
** And many, many more.
* Despite the image most people associate with Iran, in fact, the country is in fact ''very'' mountainous, and there is in fact enough snow on some of these mountains to host ski resorts.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_of_Tabriz Bazaar of Tabriz]] is famous as the world's largest covered bazaar and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
[[folder: Stereotypes ]]
* Dash-Mashti: Favorite stereotype of older Iranian movies. See below.
* Laat: Douchebags who waste their time, rarely doing anything.
* Bache-mosbat: Young bookworms who have [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-like behavior.]]
* Jakesh: The world literally means pimp, but it's used to describe loud-mouthed assholes in general.
* Tork: Meaning Turk, this word is used to describe dumb people.
* Bache-Sosol: Hipsters, in general.
[[folder: Movies and TV Industry ]]
Before the revolution, Iran's movie industry was a Bollywood-esque thing with Pretty Cool Guys jumping on motorcycles, flirting with girls, being rejected by their father after asking for marriage, taking them to a warehouse at night, being [[AboveTheInfluence too decent gentlemen to commit premarital sex]], being diagnosed with terminal cancer after that father accepts the marriage when the girl lies to his father about what took place in that warehouse, and then dying in peace.
Movies about Dash-mashtis (see above) were also popular at that time. These people had a promiscuous love interest, and even wives, but they preferred having sex with their favorite prostitute. They had master degrees in [[KnifeNut knife fighting]], and they were all raised in poor neighborhoods by housemaid mothers. Although most of the above movies were extremely cheesy, there's one masterpiece, which is considered the best movie of early Iranian cinema, called "Gheisar". In this movie, Gheisar, our dash-mashti, seeks revenge after death of his brother and sister. His sister committed suicide after being raped by her friend's brother, and his brother was murdered for going after that dude. Long story short, he spends most of the movie running from cops.
Another good movie from this era is an adaptation from a short story called "Gav" (cow). This story is about a simple, rural man who, after his cow dies, goes crazy and thinks he's a cow.
After the revolution, films changed to fit the law. Also many children's movies with cute puppets were made during the 80s and 90s, because producing animation was too expensive and time-consuming. In recent years the relatively thriving underground movie scene from before the revolution has seen a come back, with many anti-gov films being made either clandestinely in country or abroad by expats.
Iranian cinema has become popular in Europe. Some notable post-revolution Iranian movies are:
* '''Mother''': A mother who has 5 children is dying, so she invites them to her house. The children have been apart for many years, and when they find each other living under the same roof again, instead of attending their soon-to-be dead mother, they spend their time conflicting with each other.
* '''Kamal-ol-molk''': Biography of the famous titular painter, Mohammad Ghaffari.
* '''Storks Dream Without D''': A surreal work from Hussein Yari.
* '''Puppet Thief''': Sci-fi children's work, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* '''School of Mice''': Puppet movie mice who are escaping from a cat.
* '''Kolah-Ghermezi and Pesar-Khale''': Possibly the most famous children's movie, about some boy who [[Literature/RequiemForADream wants to be on TV]] (with more laughs). Two main characters (Ghermezi and his cousin) are played by puppets.
* '''Pari''': A MindScrew movie, but a well-done one.
* '''Dorna''': A live-action children's movie.
* '''Dog Massacre''': In the early days of the Shah's fall, a man has sent his wife to clean up his fraudulent history so he can start a new life in the new government.
* '''The Red''': About a very, very dysfunctional couple.
* '''Mom's Guests'''
* '''Taste of Cherry''': Probably the most famous movie of Iranian auteur Abbas Kiarostami, about a man seeking help with his suicide. Suprisingly un-depressing for some reason.
* '''Film/ASeparation''': About the disintegration of a marriage, Iranian-style, which has won quite a few awards.
* '''Children of Heaven''': An inspiring movie about a brother and sister who live in relative poverty in Tehran.
* '''Film/AGirlWalksHomeAloneAtNight''': "the first Iranian vampire western", released in 2014.
* '''Film/CafeSetareh'''
As for TV, Iran produced good shows with original plots before they became soap opera-esque drama. Foreign shows have little to do with time slots; reruns are rarely found in Iranian TV. Some notable Iranian TV series are:
* '''Hezar Dastan''': From the director of ''Mother'' and ''Kamal-ol-molk'', this show had such a great location that [[RecycledSet it's still being used by other historical shows]].
* '''Amir Kabir'''
* '''After the Rain''': A TV series set in olden days, centering around a JerkAss land owner who has a dickhead brother in law. There's some [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Guy-love]] between the two, enough that after the feudal "Arbab" remarries another woman, the in-law kills him and burns his house.
* '''The Nights of Barrareh''': A journalist is deported to a village called Barrareh, home to some completely dimwitted people who believe that Alexander the Great once set foot there and tripped, Victor Hugo was theirs and peas are the only food on the planet.
* '''The Magic Lamp''': Probably the only Iranian show that's comparable to American shows.
[[folder: Literature ]]
Hafiz, Sa'adi, [[Literature/TheShahnameh Ferdowsi]], Khayyam and Molavi Rumi are known world-wide for their poetry. Some other classic Persian poets are:
* Nezami Ganjavi: Wrote romantic poems. Most famous in the West for writing ''Layla and Majnun'', the classic love story of Persian literature.
* Obeid Zakani: His famous poem ''Cat and Mice'' is probably the predecessor of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', with a cat who drinks and kills mice, then repents, but then he gets so mad about a mouse that he gathers an army to fight with them (and the mouse gathers an army, too). He has a Jook too, which mostly consists of homophobic and racist jokes.
Some modern Persian poets are:
* Nima Yushij
And some notable Iranian writers are:
* Sadegh Hedayat: Angst Fuel writer. Known for his MindScrew book, ''The Blind Owl''.
* Mohammad Jamalzade: Although he left Iran when he was 9, he has many Persian books. He also lived for 101 years.
* Hoshand Moradi Kermani
* Marjane Satrapi: A graphic artist notably known for ''Comicbook/{{Persepolis}}'' and ''Comicbook/ChickenWithPlums''.
The Ghazal, a form of poem consisting of 12-14 couplets all ending with the same word, originated in Iran sometime in the 1200s.
[[folder: The Iranian flag ]]
->The green, white and red bands symbolize Islam and growth, honesty and peace, and bravery and martyrdom, respectively. At the edges of the green and red bands are the stylized words "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Great") repeated 22 times, 11 on each side, symbolizing the day the Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah: February 11, 1979 -- or, according to the Persian calendar, Bahman 22, 1357 (the 22nd day of the 11th month). At the center is the stylized word "Allah", designed to resemble a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom.


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[8 October 2009]
MarketWatch (MCT)
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. cut the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader for the second time this year, as competition continues to grow in the fledgling e-book space.
Late Tuesday night, Amazon announced that it cut the price of the Kindle by $40 to $259. The move comes just three months after the company slashed the price tag of the device by $60 — equating a total price reduction of 28 percent during that period.
"In our view, the price cut is Amazon's response not only to economies of scale but also to growing competition," Sandeep Aggarwal of Collins Stewart wrote in a note to clients Wednesday morning.
The company also announced that it would sell an international version of the device — one that can purchase and download books in more than 100 countries. Previous versions of the Kindle could only be bought and used on wireless networks inside the United States.
AT&T Inc. will provide wireless connectivity for the international device. Sprint provides the service for the domestic version.
In a statement, the company said the international version of the Kindle will sell for $279 and will be available for shipping on Oct. 19.
The price cut and new international version are likely part of Amazon's efforts to get in front of the growing competition in the e-reader market. Sony Corp. has updated its line of e-reader devices, with at least one model priced at $199 — lower than the Kindle.
Also over the next few months, new devices from Netherlands-based iRex and U.S. startup Plastic Logic are set to hit the market.
"While the price cut comes slightly earlier than expected, we see this as typical Amazon (cutting prices prior to the market having a viable competitor) and sets up the Kindle for a full runway for Q4," Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a note Wednesday.
Mahaney added that the price cut "increases the chance that the Kindle becomes one of the hit products this holiday season."
Shares of Amazon were up 3.4 percent at $94 by early Wednesday afternoon.
The company does not disclose sales figures for the Kindle, but analysts believe the company has sold more than 1 million units since its original debut in the fall of 2007. Mahaney upped his estimate for the current year to 1.5 million units from 1 million prior to the latest price cut.
A report out from Forrester Research on Wednesday predicted that overall sales of e-readers would hit 3 million units this year — with about one-third of those coming in the holiday season. Amazon is expected to account for about 60 percent of those, followed by Sony at 35 percent and the rest split among the smaller players.
The Kindle allows readers to buy and download books through a wireless connection and read them on the screen. More than 350,000 books — plus magazine and newspaper subscriptions — are available at Amazon's Kindle store.
One drawback for rivals has been their inability to match the number of new titles that are purchasable through Amazon. Yet they say they are working with publishers and other booksellers, including book-seller Barnes & Noble, to match Amazon's offering.
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/article/112854-amazon-cuts-kindle-price-tag-as-competition-grows/

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The ballers will hit paint covered tennis balls against a large, blank canvas with a stencil of the sig-shot placed over it to create these one-of-a-kind, autographed pieces. Once they're all completed the portraits will be publicly displayed and auctioned off for charity.
Rafael Nadal + Roger Federer are the first two ballers to qualify for the WTF and had the opportunity to create their self-portraits. Here are the results and a bit of what they had to say about the experience:
"Making the artwork was fun and something I've never done before. It's a great way to celebrate the World Tour Finals coming back to London. It was a little bit of a challenge to put the balls on the silhouette! Of course this is the least we can do for charity and for those who need it the most. It's very important that people in our position help those who really need help. I'd like to thank everyone for the support they give us." - Rafa
"It was great fun being invited to create my self portrait and I'm excited to see how the finished piece looks. Raising money for charity is always a great thing so already I would like to thank people who will buy these pictures and it's going to be for a good cause. I'm happy I can help a bit. I am very happy as it is the ninth consecutive year I have qualified for the year-end event. I have played in a lot of different venues during my career and I can say they staged a fantastic event at The O2 last year. I look forward to returning there in November and finishing the season strong." - Fed
The Rafa sig-shot is perfection. But I have to question their choice for the Swiss. How about a forehand shot or, better, a tweener? I mean, it's been ALL the rage of him recently. This one? Not so much. It's more Pete Sampras to me.
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Subject Matter Experts
The Subject Matter Expert and the Technical Assistance and Training Program
Through the Technical Assistance & Training program, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council provides information and resources on services targeted to the homeless population to HCH grantees and other programs that provide health or social services to individuals experiencing homelessness. As with all health centers that receive funding under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, HCH grantees are obligated to provide comprehensive care and services and achieve specified performance measures and outcomes. The National HCH Council offers technical assistance through site visits, face-to-face or online meetings, telephone conversations, or email to support communities in developing initiatives in HCH while addressing the needs of individual HCH grantees dealing with specific performance issues.
The Council's training service includes the provision of information on more broad topics in the field and is typically developed for a larger audience. Though trainings may be delivered in the same ways as technical assistance (TA), trainings often do require more of the SME's time. Trainings may even be delivered as day-long events onsite, face-to-face meetings online, webinars, or even as a scheduled event or presentation at one of our conferences. On a national scale, the Council provides training and technical assistance on a variety of topics, including the interpretation of HRSA regulations, with the help of its staff, members, committees, and subject-matter experts (SME).
Becoming a SME
Everyone interested in becoming a SME is required to share his or her contact information, availability, and qualifications. This information is stored in the Council's SME database and updated annually. The director of technical assistance and training uses this database to match a TA or training request with a SME who has the professional experience and is in the same geographic area. NHCHC staff then contacts the SME for his or her interest and availability on the particular request. The assistance a SME provides may be as simple as responding to a survey by email or as in depth as presenting in a webinar.
If you would like to be considered as a SME, please complete the application provided by following the link below. Also, keep in mind that, as a SME, you will not be obligated to undertake any number or any type of TA or training requests and that financial considerations are determined per request and are evaluated by the director of technical assistance and training.
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CatchThis Naming Company Blog
Tag Archives: cell phone naming
Jan 14
RIP Motorola: 1930—Present (…Sorta)
By Alex Kelley
Companies get bought and sold, folded in and spun off all the time. It's a matter of business, of profits and losses and an ever shifting constellation of competitors and jockeying for position—this is how our system works. NO NEED … More »
Sep 04
Beyond the Edge of the Galaxy: Name Review of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
By Jed Rendleman
Early yesterday, Samsung made a surprise announcement that they would be releasing two new oversized smartphones, the Galaxy Note Edge and the Galaxy Note 4. The Android-based Samsung Note phones have already been pushing the boundaries on phone screen size … More »
Nov 17
Pimp My Phone: Nokia Lumia Product Name Review
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When Heraclitus said, "the only constant is change," perhaps he was talking about the telecommunications industry. The average lifespan of a cell phone these days is shorter than a mayfly's; and the ever-shorter product lifecycle has caused a surge in … More »
Sep 21
Keep it Simple, Samsung: New Galaxy Phone Naming System Review
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With the unveiling of four gleaming Galaxy Android mobile phones, Samsung also announced a new naming system, aimed at helping "users simply identify the device designed to deliver the perfect experience for them," according to JK Shin, head of Samsung's … More »
Jul 02
Superscript Me! Droid takes it to the "X" (that should be superscripted)
By Mark Skoultchi
X marks the proverbial spot. It's also the X factor, that special something that you just can't define but that probably, if you're willing to buy into it, makes all the difference. It's a kiss (hug, kiss, hug), where you … More »
Jul 01
One Phone, Four Names, One Big Branding Mess: Samsung's "Galaxy S" Mobile Phone
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Here's a really bad idea: Launch your new and totally awesome product, then give it four (yes four!) brand names. Sounds preposterous, right? Well, believe it or not, this is a real story taking place in the technology market, as … More »
Apr 21
Kin One and Kin Two: Seussian Naming
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This item was originally published on April 15, 2010 at Fast Company. I decided to blog about the new Microsoft Kin name even though I know that the name makes absolutely no difference to Microsoft, its target audience, or its … More »
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LG is spreading Rumors
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I saw an ad on TV the other day for LG's newest phone Rumor. I immediately understood and appreciated the message contained in the name: A texting phone with a Qwerty keyboard – great for spreading rumors! Certainly LG doesn't … More »


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Peace Corps Info. Session at the Iowa City Public Library
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Serving in the Peace Corps is a great way to immerse yourself in a new culture, learn a new language, and have the experience of a lifetime. Join us at this information session to learn about Volunteer experiences, have your questions answered, and gain tips to guide you through the application process.
About the Peace Corps: Read more or watch a video about how Peace Corps service makes a difference for the communities served, the volunteers themselves, and here in the U.S. Learn what it's like to be a Volunteer including what Volunteers do, where they go, and the many benefits of Peace Corps service. Or apply now to begin your life-defining experience.
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Sanjeev Mehrotra, Hua Chen, Sourabh Jain, Jin Li, Baochun Li, and Minghua Chen
December 2012
Mobile broadband networks using 3G and 4G technologies (such as EV-DO, HSPA, WiMAX, LTE) are rapidly becoming one of the prominent means to access the Internet. Multimedia consumption— requiring low delay, high bandwidth, or a combination of both—is projected to become a large portion of bandwidth utilization in mobile broadband networks. In this paper, we study the fundamental problem of how packet loss and delay vary as a function of the transmission rate over these networks. With extensive real-world measurement studies, we analyze the performance of a number of rate control algorithms commonly used in media transmission. We show that the variable nature of congestion signals (loss and delay) on these networks leads to an ultimate failure of existing rate control strategies to deliver adequate performance for multimedia applications. In addition, we show how a rate control algorithm derived from the utility maximization framework — which uses queuing delay as the primary congestion signal — can be modified to solve the challenging issues we have observed. By using a variable threshold to define when the network is congested, our proposed solution is able to achieve a significant improvement over algorithms that use fixed definitions of congestion.
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This weekend, played in Wells Fargo arena. Anybody planning on going? Clayton Custer vs Peter Jok will be a fun game. Also in the tournament is Bronson Koenig (Wisconsin committ), Reid Travis and Jarvis Johnson. Here is the ticket information and matchups if anyone is interested.
Iowa Events Center | 2012 Heartland Shootout
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Recyclable, sugar-derived foam - a renewable alternative to traditional polyurethanes?
Polyurethanes in products from cushy sofas to stretchy spandex have made sitting, sleeping and walking more comfortable. But once they have served their purpose, most of the non-degradable materials pile up in landfills. Now scientists report a potential way to reduce future waste: a chemic ... more


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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's First Red Carpet Since the Proposal! (PHOTOS)
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got engaged earlier in the week and we couldn't be happier for the Hollywood power couple. Now that we know everything about the proposal and that 15-carat diamond, it's time to see the bride and groom to-be hitting the red carpet for the first time since their engagement.
Kim and Kanye stepped out for the Gelila & Wolfgang Puck's Dream for Future Africa Foundation event, honoring Vogue Italia Editor-In-Chief Franca Sozzani at Spago in Beverly Hills, California on October 25. Kim showed off her post-baby bod in a tight white dress with a sexy slit in the stomach. Her future hubby looked dapper in a gray T-shirt with a black blazer over it. What a good-looking duo!
Click through the gallery to see the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and her rapper fiancé holding hands and posing for photos at the event. Don't they look hot? Weigh in below!


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Hope this is in the right place - or that there's even a "right place"! I got the following message from Jason at Greenwich Aquaria, which he asked me to pass along:
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This paper summarizes the findings of a benchmark study with RADIOSS and Intel® Xeon® processors. In the study, Altair benchmarked RADIOSS using a modified crash simulation model on a single-node platform — RADIOSS was able to easily take advantage of all 60 cores, running the workload 2.75X faster than on a comparable 24-core platform.
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An increasing number of enterprises are looking towards desktop virtualization to help them respond to rising IT costs, security concerns, the user demands of BYOD and mobile working strategies. But can a desktop virtualization solution have a lower or equivalent Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) when compared to the traditional approach of procuring physical desktops? Read more…
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Australia's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) chose PBS Professional to manage workload for its 'Raijin' cluster from Fujitsu, the largest supercomputing system in Australia with over 1000 users. Through Altair's expert services and development support, NCI and Altair collaborated to design and implement a highly complex system capable of meeting NCI's performance and growth requirements.
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Richards, now based in Irving, Texas, helped GTE staff 1,400 positions in new locations in 16 cities of China. Whether your recruiting responsibilities are similar or on a smaller scale, the process can be daunting. Fortunately, there are a growing number of resources out there. International search firms, online job boards and contingent staffing companies offer a wide range of services that will help you build a competitive international workforce.
Executive recruiters span the globe.
Several recruiting firms have formed strategic alliances with local search firms around the world. Others have been undergoing the global expansion process just like your business: acquiring local companies or starting up operations in foreign markets. In either case you benefit by tapping into the networks they have been working to build.
MRI is one example. Vince Webb, vice president of international marketing in Cleveland, Ohio, says, "IBM knows how to hire people in France. Many small software companies, however, have never done this before. They were working with us to find talented people here in the U.S., and it was just a natural evolution for us to say, 'Well, gee, instead of referring them to competitors, can we help them ourselves?'" So MRI formed partnerships with like organizations in Europe and Asia. Now its clients can work with the U.S.-based recruiting firm they're familiar with and count on it to coordinate searches with overseas companies.
This indirect connection to an established search firm in the location gives you the advantage of having a partner that understands the local customs. Karen Bloomfield, manager of field office marketing for MRI, says, "Many countries have very different employment laws than we have. And there's a lot of cultural differences that affect your ability to hire in those countries." She adds, "In China, for example, where there's a great candidate shortage, that's extremely important. You can lose viable candidates easily by not knowing the right way to approach them."
Running into legal difficulties might be the worst case scenario, but obviously another costly problem is hiring the wrong person. And when you have zero experience with a particular culture, a service provider that has been working in the environment for several years can help you guard against this mistake.
Kerry Moynihan, Tysons Corner, Virginia-based vice president of Korn/Ferry International's advanced technology practice, says this is especially important when hiring local nationals in emerging markets where the talent pool isn't as well developed as here in the States. "A common error Americans make -- we've seen it in our own hiring as we've opened offices -- is we think that just because people speak five or six languages and have a doctorate in a technical discipline such as engineering, then they're brilliant. But that doesn't mean they really get it when it comes to business because they just don't have the training. They don't have the background." Coming from a different culture, they aren't automatically going to understand the ins and outs of Western business practices.
Something else to keep in mind: Looks can be deceiving, because perception is based on cultural biases. Moynihan explains, "Americans want to get things done quickly. They parachute somebody in and get him or her set up. Then if that person is choosing a local [executive], they choose somebody who has nice manners, speaks English well and with whom he or she is immediately comfortable. That usually isn't the best person for the local marketplace. It may be the guy in the corner who doesn't look as good and only speaks Arabic or Russian or Czech." After one or two false starts, the hiring manager learns the lesson. But with a local partner you may have a better chance of making the right choice in the beginning.
Sometimes a service provider or other local contact can warn you that a local hire may not be the way to go. In some parts of Latin America, for example, the labor shortage has driven the cost of local managers as high as the compensation packages of executives two levels above them in the hiring organization. You might learn it's actually cheaper to send in an expat. It's valuable advice such as this that you should be seeking from your local contacts.
Resources for recruiting online.
I know what you're thinking: There must be an online solution. The Web, after all, is a global medium. You're absolutely right. Other than language barriers, which can be overcome, the Internet has no boundaries.
This is something U.S. businesses advertising domestic jobs have known for some time. Barb Ruess, marketing director for Indianapolis-based E-span says, "People have been posting jobs from all over the world pretty much as long as we've been around simply because we draw an audience from everywhere." She adds, "It's funny, we'll even have companies that will post a job opening for here in the States and then will complain because they're getting so many resumes from people who don't live here."
Some companies have started to take advantage of this fact to facilitate the recruiting process for their overseas operations. Ruess explains, "We do have a number of sites -- Lotus comes to mind as well as Intel -- that have divisions all over the world. And they place openings on their site for all of their positions."
Of course there are limitations to this strategy -- which the Net will outgrow eventually. Bruce Skillings, executive vice president for Career Mosaic in Palo Alto, explains one drawback: "The fact still remains that the Internet is a very popular tool here in the States, but it's in its very infancy in other parts of the world." Highly educated technical individuals are the first to plug in, in any culture. Then eventually, as a market matures, the demographics shift to include postings for a wider variety of skill sets, including those of waiters and retail clerks. Rest assured, it won't be long before things even out. Think how far we've already come when, as Skillings reminds us, "The Web is only four years old."
Of course service providers are looking for ways to make your job easier, so you can expect significant advances in the near future. For example, Career Mosaic is launching country-specific sites all over the world. With sites for Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Korea, Japan and Australia, and more to come in the next 12 months, this job board recognizes there are cultural differences between countries, and one site does not fit all.
"We manage a database that's multilingual. So, if a company wishes to publish in native languages, we can do that," Skillings explains. But he says many U.S. companies choose to run their ads in English, because they're searching for fluent English speakers.
Help from contingent staffing service providers.
Another group you've worked with in the past on the domestic side and should try turning to for help globally is contingent staffing organizations. Many have had an international presence for years, and some of the U.S.-based firms actually do more business overseas than they do here in the States.
Gary Peck, president of the commercial staffing group of Interim Services Inc. based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, says, "If you go back even as recently as three or four years ago, it was relatively uncommon to have someone in the States say, 'We know you take care of us in many locations here in America, but we also need some help overseas. Do you know anyone who can help us?' That's evolved to the client who says, 'We need help overseas, and we'd like you to replicate your service model over there.'"
Peck explains companies in Western Europe actually use staffing services with a greater frequency than those in the States. "That's been true for a while," he says. "In almost every country -- whether it's easy to hire or fire, or difficult to hire or fire -- it's almost always more expensive to employ because of legislated benefits."
So in some parts of the world avoiding these costs by contracting workers through a staffing organization is something to consider. This would require you to identify and define core and noncore jobs. Noncore jobs could be manufacturing positions or administrative functions that you would farm out to a service provider, leaving the provider to wrestle with the day-to-day issues including compensation and benefits. Peck says, "By allowing a company like Interim to manage those kinds of jobs, we think we can actually drive higher productivity and higher retention rates."
In case you were wondering about temp-to-perm as a hiring strategy, Peck explains this isn't yet a widely practiced service outside of North America. He says, "The European market in particular is three to five years behind the U.S. market in terms of development or sophistication." Peck continues, "They all use a lot of staff, but how they buy, why they buy and what they're looking for is reminiscent of the U.S. three or four years ago." So temp-to-perm and onsite vendoring haven't yet been embraced. But that may change as more U.S. companies request these services.
Peck adds, "We anticipate significant growth overseas. It's still a relatively small portion of our revenue. But we continue to see the market there accelerating in its development and following very much of a curve like the U.S. has."
In cases in which a U.S.-based provider does service the overseas location, you benefit from having a single point of contact and a consistent and familiar way to monitor progress with your recruiting efforts. And that's something that's going to be increasingly important to you as your business continues to expand globally.
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Studio Mae Engelgeer Store Profile
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- Website: mae-engelgeer.nl
Store History
- Founded: 2008
- Founded by: Mae Engelgeer
- Headquarters: Amsterdam, Belgium
Mae Engelgeer started Studio Mae Engelgeer in 2008 after she graduated from the MA Applied arts department at the Sandberg Instituut Amsterdam. She also studied at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and graduated as a Textile Designer and Stylist. During this study she developed her love for textile. She specialized herself and developed her skills in textile design. She likes to develop colorful and eye catching products which are like a piece of art in any interior.


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Good day all.
I am participating in my fourth Tour de Cure in Madison WI next month. My lifetime goal is to raise $10,000. In the last three years, I raised approximately $700 each year. I'm still just $25 short of that goal for 2007. So if get just $5 from 5 viewers, I'll have reached my goal! I know you're out there.
Because there are so many rides in the Madison area, this ride suffers a little from lack of participation, and thus support (I also rode in Albany NY area which raised four times as much money overall).
Here's my link. Hope some of you might be able to participate or sponsor. If you want to sponsor me, look for the rider Caitlin (first name) after clicking the sponsor a rider button.


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Hi all, have a couple of questions for a Zimbra NE that I am administrator of. Am running 5.06
1) When a user deletes an email from their inbox and then out of their trash, is there any way to recover it from the administration web page or from the console itself ? If so are there any step by step instructions for me to follow in order to do this ? Most of our users are synced using Mac Mail if this makes a difference. Not sure if they need to be using the web console in order for recovery to be available ?
2) As I understand there is a report generated and emailed on a daily basis. Is there any way to see what email this is going to and change it ? I am not getting the emails so it must be either turned off or going to the previous admin's email inbox.
3) During the upgrade process to 5.06 I was suprised to be stopped by a prompt wanting me to setup a spam training account. I put in a new email account not really knowing the implications and now I have two ''admin" accounts. Is there any way to change the email address that the spam training account uses ? I would rather use the existing admin account rather than use up another mailbox slot.
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The Havelock Police Department is asking for your help to find the suspects in a series of vehicle break-ins late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, March 24th-25th.
The residential areas affected include Shore Drive, Jackson Drive, Cedar Drive, Willow Lane, Joseph Drive, and Chadwick Drive. Havelock Police investigators say the vehicles affected appear to have been left unsecured and items taken include I-Pods and cash.
If you have any information concerning these crimes you're asked to contact the Havelock Police Department at (252) 447-3212.


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Definition: 'Epidermotropism'
epidermotropismType: Term
Pronunciation: ep′i-dĕr-mot′rŏ-pizm
1. Movement towards the epidermis, as in the migration of T lymphocytes into the epidermis in mycosis fungoides.
The definition information for epidermotropism is provided by Stedman's. You can search our medical dictionary here.
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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
The NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms features 7,926 terms related to cancer and medicine.
Browse the dictionary by selecting a letter of the alphabet or by entering a cancer-related word or phrase in the search box.
- total androgen blockade
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Treatment used to block androgen (male hormone) activity in the body. This may be done by giving an antiandrogen drug and removing the testicles (orchiectomy) or by giving an antiandrogen drug with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Total androgen blockade may stop the growth of cancer cells that need androgens to grow, and is used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Also called combined androgen blockade and complete androgen blockade.


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In the past, I've agreed with a lot of what David Souter has ruled on, but he and his compatriots went over the line with the Kelo v. City of New London case. Some have said I'm wrong, but I think it's wrong that the government can take your land away just because they can make some money off of it.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Remember that?
And now one man is looking to give Souter a taste of his own medicine.
Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to use this very law to build a hotel on Souter's land.
Justice Souter's vote in the "Kelo vs. City of New London" decision allows city governments to take land from one private owner and give it to another if the government will generate greater tax revenue or other economic benefits when the land is developed by the new owner.
On Monday June 27, Logan Darrow Clements, faxed a request to Chip Meany the code enforcement officer of the Towne of Weare, New Hampshire seeking to start the application process to build a hotel on 34 Cilley Hill Road. This is the present location of Mr. Souter's home.
Chickens. Home. Roost.
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Heather Mills' pricey partyHeather Mills is splashing out £30,000 on a New Year party.
The estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney - who is embroiled in a multi-million-pound divorce battle with the Beatles legend and owes £2 million in legal bills - is planning to see in 2008 with a £15,000 fireworks display.
The expensive midnight pyrotechnic show will finish with the message "Happy New Year, love from Heather" lighting up the sky above her £3.2 million mansion.
As well as spending another £15,000 on hiring caterers and stocking up on alcohol for the party, Heather's invitations each included a £20 remote control to open the gates to her home in Robertsbridge, East Sussex.
A source told Britain's News of the World newspaper: "Heather doesn't trust anyone else to look after her security and didn't want to keep opening the gates herself or to leave them open."
Earlier this month Heather's former law firm Mishcon de Reya warned her to pay £2 million in unpaid legal bills or face a court battle. The ex-model is also said to have run up an overdraft of £1.5 million.
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ENGL 120A Advanced Composition
In this course, we will focus on sports as a cultural phenomenon as a means to develop sophisticated critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. We will follow up on the centrality of sports and its rhetoric in modern multi-ethnic U.S. culture, allowing us to examine our own assumptions and ideas along with varieties of arguments and questions posed in the readings. We will consider how issues of race, gender, and class are worked out through the rhetoric of sports—for example, in such concepts as the "good sport," the "level playing field," or "three strikes." By the end of the semester, students will have produced 16 polished pages of argument and analysis regarding issues of national identity and international relations portrayed and contested in the arena of sports. Emphasis will be on the writing process and will include drafts and revisions and a variety of analytical essay formats.


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We've added some noteworthy web-based apps over the last couple of months. Here's the update on what we've got.
Visual KPI: Visual KPI allows Box to host Excel spreadsheets in the the cloud as live data sources for its real-time mobile BI and alerting application. Box users can now easily combine on-prem data sources with cloud hosted spreadsheets & web services.
Jotform: Jotform is an easy to use web form builder that allows you to create forms using drag & drop. Submissions of JotForms can now be saved to Box, where they can be shared to and accessed by the people you choose. You can also take advantage of advanced features like collecting payments & getting your submission reports in Excel. All around, a great web-based form building app!
SalesRapp: SalesRapp is a multi-platform solution to give businesses full control over company data on mobile devices. Box + SalesRapp allows you to easily distribute files, documents, and presentations to your sales reps and account managers in the field.
Unifyo: Unifyo is an outstanding browser plugin that automatically recognizes your contacts & customers that are found on websites or tools you visit. Unifyo gathers info about your contacts that is scattered across your company - from email inboxes, social networks, your CRM, and Box - and creates rich, unified profiles. These profiles are presented to you on any website you visit, which saves you time searching for the info you need about your contacts. With Unifyo's Box integration, you can see Box files right inside your inbox, support desk, CRM or any other website or tool.


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Hilda Rita MacDonald
Born In: New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: November 29th, 2012
It is with broken hearts that we the family announce the passing of our dear wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Hilda 'Heidi' MacDonald on Nov. 29, 2012, at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born in New Waterford, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mary (Anthony) Halnuck.
Heidi was a very kind person, loved by all who knew her. For years she and her sisters always attended bingo together and also met for a good game of cards. Heidi's pride and joy was her family, expressing daily how much she loved them, was a faithful fan of the Blue Jays, never missing a game on TV. She was an animal lover, especially her dog Bandit.
Heidi is survived by her loving husband of 41 ones, Stafford; daughter, Lorrie (Blair); sons, Paul, Lee, Chris (Nadine), Trevor (Bonnie), Wayne; sisters, Sadie (Raymond) Pastuck, Frances (Danny) Campbell, Rose (Phillip) Lewis, Tracey Wright, Elaine (Anthony) Lamey; grandchildren, Zackery, Dawson, Coady, Katarina, Destiny and Nevaeh and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was also predeceased by her son, Robbie, sisters, Kathleen, Elizabeth, Suzanne, Pauline, brothers, Paul, Ronnie and Johnny.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A celebration of Heidi's life will be Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. in the Parish of Saint Leonard with Fr. Ray Huntley officiating. Cremation will follow. Reception at the New Waterford Army and Navy, 8th St., all are welcome.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of McLellan Brothers Funeral Home, 3183 Plummer Ave., New Waterford, 862-7500.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Palliative Care.
Online condolences to the family can be sent to www.mclellanfuneralhome.com.


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October 6, 2009
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., president of Waterkeeper Alliance, will deliver the Fall 2009 Albert Gallatin Lecture, Our Environmental Destiny, on Monday, October 12, 7 p.m. at New York Universitys Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts (715 Broadway at Washington Place/entrance on 1 Washington Place). Subways: R, W (8th St.); 6 (Astor Pl.).
The lecture, presented by NYUs Gallatin School of Individualized Study, is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is required at https://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/rsvp/. For more information, call 212.998.7380. Reporters wishing to attend the lecture must RSVP to James Devitt, NYUs Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or email@example.com. Seating based on availability.
Kennedy, named one of Time magazines Heroes for the Planet for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River, also serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper. He has worked on environmental issues across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. Kennedy is a clinical professor and supervising attorney at Pace University School of Laws Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio. Earlier in his career he served as assistant district attorney in New York City. Among Mr. Kennedys published books are the New York Times bestseller Crimes Against Nature (2004), St. Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy (2005), The Riverkeepers (1997), and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr: A Biography (1977). His award-winning articles have been included in anthologies of Americas Best Crime Writing, Best Political Writing, and Best Science Writing.
Editors Note:
The Albert Gallatin Lectures bring a series of notable figures from the worlds of politics, the arts, business, and academia to New York University to discuss contemporary issues with students, faculty, and members of the wider community. Presented by the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, the Albert Gallatin Lectures reflect the Schools academic philosophy, which is firmly rooted in the idea that knowledge and understanding grow through conversation and collaboration.
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So this rider fitted his bike with i think maxxis ringworms or hookworms Can't remember and attached a rope to the back of a porsche and had it pull him down a road up to 90mph and then he let go of the rope, pretty narly.


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Today, I have the extreme pleasure of announcing Wheeling News-Register's 26th Annual "OVAC Ohio and West Virginia Wrestlers of the Year."
The honorees are determined by a committee of five Ohio Valley wrestling enthusiasts, which includes and is chaired by yours truly. As always, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bill Hinegardner (1984 Mr. Mat), Ron Mauck (1986 Mr. Mat), Dan Doyle (2005 Mr. Mat), and Dick Wolf for graciously volunteering to serve on this selection board. I have never worked with a more sincere and honorable group of men.
The recipients must be seniors and are chosen on the basis of personal wrestling accomplishments over their entire scholastic careers. This year's winners are Parkersburg South's Lance Hill and Alex Quinn of Shadyside.
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* West Virginia AAA State Champion (2012)
* Three-Time West Virginia State Placewinner (2011-12-13)
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The following are the past Ohio and West Virginia recipients of the prestigious OVAC Wrestlers of the Year Award:
1988 John Crain, Oak Glen
Rick Burlenski, Bridgeport
1989 Dave Wood, Cameron
Dunyasha Yetts, Steubenville
1990 Ed Neely, Weirton Madonna
Babe Sidon, Martins Ferry
1991 Eric Potts, Cameron
Scott DeYarmon, Buckeye Local
1992 R. C. Anderson, Cameron
John Gilbeaut, Union Local
1993 Ryan Dudas, Cameron
Kelly Shields, Edison
1994 Chad Burge, Cameron
Ryan Slack, Shadyside
1995 Jason Taylor, Wheeling Park
Brian Roskovich, Bridgeport
1996 Josh Giovengo, Bishop Donahue
Eric Anderson, Bellaire St. John's
1997 Dewitt Stanley, Brooke
Sean Doyle, Buckeye Local
1998 Chad Pratz, Linsly
Travis Clark, Union Local
1999 Alex McClung, Oak Glen
Matt Salsberry, East Liverpool
2000 Steve Ochap, Wheeling Park
Scott Roth, Martins Ferry
2001 Eric Noel, Oak Glen
Cole Bowersock, Beaver Local
2002 Derrick Sickles, Oak Glen
John Tierney, Martins Ferry
2003 Phil Bliss, Brooke
David Berolino, Buckeye Local
2004 Casey Hughes, Cameron
Koel Davia, Union Local
2005 Dustin Richey, John Marshall
Clay Tucker, Martins Ferry
2006 Rhett Northcraft, Oak Glen
Willie Saxton, Buckeye Local
2007 Ronnell Green, Wheeling Park
James Myers, Indian Creek
2008 Zach Basich, Wheeling Central
Bryan Skoff, Bridgeport
2009 Dirk Bauer, Wheeling Park
Robbie Chilson, Bellaire
2010 Max Nogay, Weirton Madonna
Dylan Ice, Beaver Local
2011 Kyle Bauer, Wheeling Park
Dominic Prezzia, St. Clairsville
2012 David Jeffrey, Parkersburg South
Jeremy Border, Caldwell
2013 Lance Hill, Parkersburg South
Alex Quinn, Shadyside
* Three-Time West Virginia AAA Region I Champion
* Three-Time Ron Mauck OVAC Champion (2011-12-13)
* Career Record: 158-22
* Senior Record: 34-4 (19 pins)
* Grade Point Average: 2.75
* College Aspirations: Lance plans to pursue a career in education and coach wrestling.
* Head Coach: Donna Dixon
* Assistant Coaches: Gary Porter, Kevin Dixon, Chris Hill, David Jeffrey, Jeremy Layner, Jason Marks, Dean Moore, Chad Porter, John Price, Kenney Richards, and Shaun Smith.
* 2013 Ohio Division III State Champion
* Two-Time Ohio Division III State Placewinner (2012-2013)
* Two-Time OVAC Champion (2012-2013)
* Two-Time Ohio District Champion (2012to 2013)
* Career Record: 127-6
* Senior Record: 45-0
* Career Plans: Alex is undecided at this time.
* Head Coach: Scott Kinemond
* Assistant Coach: Kurt Glasser
Mat Salute
Special "kudos" are addressed to the following 2013 OVAC individual state champion - Shadyside's Alex Quinn.
Coaching Honors
Congratulations to Steubenville's Coach Mike Blackburn, his staff, and the "Big Red" wrestling team for winning the 2013 Ron Mauck OVAC Over-All Team Title.
Official's Corner
This year four OVAC referees were selected to officiate the West Virginia and Ohio state wrestling tournaments.They are Jim Copney, Ray Marling, and Ken McWilliams in the Mountain State, along with former area official Chris Diserio.
Many congratulations are extended to all four of these fine OVAC officials.
Larry Deaton, the dean of Ohio Valley wrestling officials, served as supervisor of the score table officials at the West Virginia State Championships.
Mat Message
"Talent is God-Given; Be Humble.
Fame is Man-Given; Be Grateful.
Conceit is Self-Given; Be Careful."
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A UCLA urban planning professor who devises strategies to turn characterless, unappealing urban streets and sidewalks into inviting, pedestrian-friendly environments is hoping to bring downtown L.A. its first active-recreation parklet.
A parklet — a micro-park created along urban streets from underutilized strips of roadway, on-street parking spaces and traffic triangles — can be as simple as a wooden platform, built over three parking spaces, on which umbrella tables, chairs and planters suddenly appear.
Popping up in the nation's densely populated cities — where public open space is scarce and asphalt and concrete pavements rule — these tiny parklets now dot New York City (Times Square, no less), San Francisco, Philadelphia and Vancouver, to name a few of the metropolises that have "taken back" the streets for the people under city-backed "pavement to parks" programs.
The parklet movement "is just mushrooming all over," said Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, professor of urban planning and associate dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs. This growth is prompted by the practical reality that developing multi-acre parks in dense, urban areas is no longer financially feasible for cities.
Cities are jumping on a bandwagon that initially got rolling in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design studio, turned a single parking space into a temporary public "park" by feeding a parking meter continuously for a day. Since then, a growing number of advocates have participated in PARK(ing) Day, an annual global grassroots event. Last November, individuals and community groups put up 975 parklets for a day in 162 cities in 35 countries.
Locally, the City of Long Beach opened its first curbside parklet last January, with more to come. And Silver Lake boasts of the Sunset Triangle, a one-year, eye-catching pilot parklet paved in green polka dots.
While most parklets offer people places to sit and relax, Loukaitou-Sideris wants to create an active-recreation pilot parklet in downtown Los Angeles. The parklet would be basically an exercise zone with a couple of outdoor workout machines similar to those found in conventional parks, but, in this case, bolted down to a platform built over the street.
Through the UCLA Complete Streets Initiative, Loukaitou-Sideris is working with the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Complete Streets Working Group to find a site for the exercise parklet. The group is working with Councilmembers Jan Perry and Jose Huizar, the Department of City Planning, the Historic Downtown Business Improvement District and other organizations to install parklets on Spring Street between Sixth and Seventh streets.
"It is very likely that we will use one of those sites on Spring Street for the active recreation parklet, but a final decision has not yet been made by the L.A. Neighborhood Council," Loukaitou-Sideris said. The council, which includes architects and landscape architects as members, is willing to design the parklet for free, she said.
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation awarded UCLA's Complete Streets Initiative a $75,000 grant to fund the demonstration parklet, as well as the creation of a parklet toolkit that gives how-to advice to cities. The Luskin School of Public Affairs initiative is a joint effort among UCLA's Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, the Institute of Transportation Studies and the Luskin Center for Innovation.
A parklet, which typically costs $20,000 to create, must be set up on publicly owned land and have a private sponsor, such as a local business owner, who is willing to maintain it and also cover it under the business's liability insurance policy — despite the fact that parklets cannot be used as extensions of the sponsors' businesses. What's more, to prevent theft at night, sponsors may need to bring into their place of business the parklet's tables, chairs and anything not bolted down.
These requirements have not discouraged business owners from wanting to construct a parklet in front of their stores.
"In San Francisco, the city has received so many applications from businesses that want to create parklets because they bring more people into the businesses' area," Loukaitou-Sideris said.
Parklets also need to be located in high-density residential areas with low traffic volumes and slower traffic speeds. Philadelphia, for example, will only allow parklets on streets where speeds are no higher than 25 mph. Locations near bike and walking paths, bookstores and coffee shops that encourage browsing and pedestrian traffic are also considered parklet-friendly.
Because they are classified as temporary structures — in Philadelphia, they are dismantled for the winter — parklets do not have to undergo the more complex permitting process that a permanent structure would, said Loukaitou-Sideris. But since many parklets are on streets, the process can still get plenty complicated. One challenge, she said, is to coordinate all the different agencies involved — the Department of Transportation, police department, city building department, planning department and neighborhood councils.
While she works on the pilot parklet for downtown L.A., Loukaitou-Sideris is also talking to other sponsors and foundations about funding a second fitness parklet that would be geared to youth in Boyle Heights in East Los Angeles, where obesity-related chronic ailments are disproportionately high. She's hoping to work with students from a local high school, one of only three in the nation with a focus on urban planning.
"There's definitely much more interest in walking, biking and exercising in the city," said the urban planning professor. "People realize the value of living active lives. And cities no longer have the resources to purchase acres of land for public open space. That's why the idea for an active-recreation parklet has become more powerful."
A UCLA urban planning professor who devises strategies to turn characterless, unappealing urban streets and sidewalks into inviting, pedestrian-friendly environments is hoping to bring downtown L.A. its first active-recreation parklet.
A parklet — a micro-park created along urban streets from underutilized strips of roadway, on-street parking spaces and traffic triangles — can be as simple as a wooden platform, built over three parking spaces, on which umbrella tables, chairs and planters suddenly appear.


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- MaliAgricultureFunding via Réseau de Micro-institutions de Croissance de Revenus (RMCR)
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Sabougnouman Group
The group's members work in small-scale retail selling high-grade "pagnes" (traditional wrap-around cloth), cosmetics, shoes and gum arabic. To increase their working capital and buy their supplies in cash, the group members joined Soro Yiriwaso and are on their seventh group loan cycle.
Fatoumata (the first woman from right to left in the photo) is a successful seller of all kinds of shoes in Pelengana. She plans to use her loan to buy 200 pairs of plastic shoes in the Grand Market of Bamako. She will resell her goods on a cash and credit basis from home, on the street and in Pelengana market, and her customers are mainly women. Fatoumata hopes that the loan will allow her to make an average monthly profit of 40,000 francs CFA. She will use this money to reinvest in her business, as well as to provide for her children's education and health expenses. Like the other members of the group, Fatoumata wants to increase her business volume with this support from Soro Yiriwaso.
Madame Fatoumata (1ère femme à droite sur la photo) est une grande vendeuse de chaussure de toutes sortes à Pelengana. Elle compte utiliser son prêt pour acheter 200 paires de chaussures plastiques au grand marché de Bamako. La revente se fait au comptant et à crédit à domicile, en ambulant et au marché de Pelengana à une clientèle composée majoritairement de femmes. Madame Fatoumata compte réaliser avec ce prêt un bénéfice mensuel moyen de 40.000 FCFA qui sera utilisé, pour être réinvesti dans l'activité et assurer les besoins du foyer en soin de santé et de scolarisation des enfants. Madame Fatoumata à l'instar des autres membres du groupe a pour objectif d'augmenter le volume de son activité avec cet appui de Soro Yiriwaso.
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Important InformationSoro Yiriwaso is a microfinance institution that works primarily in rural and semi-urban areas of Mali to provide underprivileged communities with access to financial services.The organization facilitates access for disadvantaged clients, particularly women, to new resources and services, fostering solidarity and cooperation among its clients. Kiva lenders' funds will enable Soro Yiriwaso to expand its outreach and target even more underserved Malians involved in business and agriculture.
This is a Group Loan
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
Kiva's Field Partners typically feature one borrower from a group. The loan description, sector, and other attributes for a group loan profile are determined by the featured borrower's loan. The other members of the group are not required to use their loans for the same purpose.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 7 months (Additional Information)
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- Jun 8, 2012
- Listed
- Aug 1, 2012
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Dec. 28, 2008
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala.-The University of Alabama men's basketball team improved to 8-3 on the season with a 66-63 victory over Yale (2-7) at Coleman Coliseum Sunday night.
Yale got within one point in the final minute of the game but never took the lead thanks to clutch free throw shooting from the Crimson Tide down the stretch. Alabama made 7-8 free throws in the final 30 seconds including two by sophomore Senario Hillman with three seconds left to seal the victory.
"Everything is a learning experience," head coach Mark Gottfried said. "I definitely think there are some positives to come out of tonight's game. I think one of the main things is our understanding of the score and the time. We were able to eliminate time off the clock when we needed to and hit free throws down the stretch."
The foul line proved to be the difference in the game as the Tide went 17-21 from the stripe compared to 10-15 for the Bulldogs.
Four Alabama players scored in double figures led by senior Alonzo Gee's 20 points. Gee also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds to notch a double-double. Hillman finished the game with 18 points, while senior Ronald Steele added 16 along with seven rebounds and six assists.
"As a point guard, when you have Alonzo Gee and Senario Hillman on the wing it makes life a lot easier," Steele said. "They are two of the best players in our league and probably the country. They are playing at a high level right now, and I'm thankful I have them on my team."
Freshman JaMychal Green narrowly missed a double-double of his own with 10 points and nine rebounds. Green left the game at the 10:25 mark in the second half after taking a blow to the head and did not return.
"JaMychal coming out of the game hurt us a little bit after he got hit in the head," Gottfried said. "He has been playing really well on offense. We need to make sure he keeps playing well because that is going to help us win games."
Junior Yamene Coleman made his presence felt on the defensive end posting a team-high three steals and a career-high six blocks. Hillman also came up with three steals for the Tide which had nine steals as a team.
Alabama ended the first half on a 10-0 run capped by an alley-oop from Hillman to Gee as time expired to take a 36-25 lead into the break. Gee paced the Crimson Tide with 15 points in the first frame. Alabama went a perfect 9-9 from the foul line prior to intermission.
Ross Morin led Yale with 20 points on 9-18 shooting from the floor. Travis Pinick posted a double-double for the Bulldogs with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Alabama returns to the floor Tuesday, Dec. 30 against Quincy on at Coleman Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CT.


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Wish the elastic was stronger posted on 13/02/2013 by HanSpan
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