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Global Impact of the Works of Harun Yahya V1
Reviews of Harun Yahya's Books By Scholars and Prominent Community Leaders - 2
United Kingdom, Afsar Siddiqui
With the publication of just four books in the English language, Harun Yahya has become a household name in the U.K. The exceptional quality of research, content and style are astounding, and a pleasure to read. Their success lies surely in that they appeal to people at all levels – those with knowledge and those without, the academic and layperson, the young and the old.
It is to be hoped that these unique books will gain universal appeal and make a significant contribution to international relations and understanding in all spheres of life.
After Perished Nations ran to four editions in the UK in only years, Ta-Ha Publishers expanded their range of Harun Yahya books.
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Tatarstan, Gousman Iskhakov
I have honour to express sincere gratitude for your practical attention to our Muslims in Tatarstan and also, Ihope for our successful co-operation in the edition of Harun Yahya's books.
We have counted it very important and necessary to make these books accessible to all readers in Tatarstan. With the purpose of fast realisation of its translation on both in Tatar and Russian language and to make its edition in our publishing house, we offer to you to send them by our e-mail.
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United Kingdom, Gai Eaton
I have now had the opportunity to look through"The Evolution Deceit". Without having had the time to read the book from cover to cover, I can see that this is probably the most important book published by any Islamic Publisher for many years. I am not sure how far our fellow Muslims understand the threat which evolutionary theory poses to religious faith, but this theory has done more than anything else to destroy belief in God among Westerners. I think that many educated Muslims simply take the theory for granted without fully considering its implications. What the author of this marvellous book has done is to bring together, in a very readable way, all the latest evidence (often derived from evolutionary scientists) which undermines the whole theory.
I should be grateful for a review copy. Ishall in any case have to purchase two or three more copies for friends. I have for example a friend living in Cairo, an English Muslim of my age who nominally accepted Islam many years ago, but who told me recently in a letter that he cannot really "believe" because he accepts totally the theory of evolution and cannot reconcile this with the faith of Islam. It has seemed almost like a small miracle that "The Evolution Deceit" has turned up at this very moment.
Icongratulate you warmly on having published the book. In fact I feel that Iowe you a debt of thanks for doing so.
Gaı Eaton, Former Brıtısh Dıplomat Presıdent of The London Central Mosque Trust & The Islamıc Cultural Centre
USA, Ali-Salaam Mahmoud
May Allah subhana wata ala continue to bless you with good health, long life and wisdom so that you may continue the very important work that He, the Almighty, Sublime has commissioned in your heart. Your scholarly approach and excellent writings are beneficial for our organizations outreach work. They are also most enjoyed by children of all ages.
Please, let us know whenever new material becomes available of if you have prepared any deen intensives on your work. One of the most wonderful aspects to the material produced by your organization is its presentation of scientific facts of the Qur'an;and the historical contributions of Islamic personalities.
I sincerely believe that your publications should be an integral part of Islamic curriculums at all levels of education. May ALLAH, Al Hadi continue to guide you and bless you.
Alı-Salaam Mahmoud
Malaysia, Hajjah Liza Angela Milo Abdullah
Ifind that Harun Yahya writes very intelligently. An idea is brought forward, researched, explained, then the masterstroke of combining it all with the Qur'an. The book Perished Nations carries forward a torch full of light;we are shown our past so that we do not make the same mistakes in the future. Everybody seeks knowledge, irrespective of his religious background. Due to this, Harun Yahya books should be read by all.
Hajjah Lıza Angela Mılo Abdullah Managıng Dırector Malıta Jaya Publıshıng House
USA, Yusuf Estes
After reading many of the books produced by Harun Yahya, I have been encouraging my students and the scholars of Islam around the world to take a closer look at these remarkable works. There is no doubt in my mind that these are the very tools needed to bring the people at large around to the correct way of thinking. If anyone could read the material presented in such a clear and concise manner and then reflect upon it seriously, they would have to conclude that the evidences provided leave no room for dispute of any kind.
I use many of the evidences provided by Harun Yahya's books within my lectures, seminars and classes around the world. Everywhere I travel throughout the world, the people who have discovered and enjoyed his books have expressed the very same sentiments. By far we can say that this work is for all humans on this planet and a very much needed source of information in these most trying times. There should be a concerted force to bring about a world wide distribution of these books in all languages, particularly English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Korean and Japanese.
Harun Yahya has provided the world with the window into the reality of existence, life and our purpose for being in this universe. I highly applaud his efforts and the efforts of those who are working so hard to publish and distribute his works. May Allah grant guidance to all those who read these books and may Allah grant mercy to all those who assist in sharing it with other, ameen.
Yusuf Estes Natıonal Muslım Chaplaın Washıngton DC, USA
South Africa, Ali Adam
The works of Harun Yahya are indeed a great contribution to the reshaping of thinking and understanding of the world around us.
Our belief in Allah and His Oneness becomes that much more powerful, relevant and invigorating when it is the product of a vigorous mental exercise in which logic and reasoning are applied. This kind of mental effort is in compliance with exhortations found in the Holy Quraan. Man is required to think, ponder and deliberate the universe and his own existence within the universe.
Islam is distinguished by the fact that we must not only be at peace with others but also with ourselves. This is the necessary effect of a Muslim's total submission to the Will of Allah.
For a young person reading the works of Harun Yahya opens seemingly closed doors showing that there is hope and many wonders ahead by understanding and appreciating the wonders of Allah's creation within and around us.
Alı Adam Islamıa College Cape Town, South Afrıca
USA, Dr. Habibuddin Ahmed
Harun Yahya has done a monumental task of conducting analysis of numerous Qur'anic concepts while challenging western philosophies that appear to confront them. In many instances comes out bold to challenge western writers through his logical arguments on the basis of Qur'anic concepts. The selected examples of his facing such challenges are the concepts of evolution, relativity, and timelessness.
In relativity and timelessness he builds numerous examples, based on Qur'anic concepts, in explaining the concepts of relativity through examples of the differentiated operation periods of the entire system of material existence. He then goes on to explain that the concept of time depends on the perception of a given instance or an event. He thus goes on to accept the challange of the Qur'an to all its readers to constantly think and attempt to understand the various signs of Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala).
Many of the works of Harun Yahya bring out the hidden concepts of science in Qur'an through critically review signs of Allah through direct references to various creations in Nature. This is what is exactly needed to convince the young mind in particular about the depth in which the Qur'an is brought to them.
Dr. Habıbuddın Ahmed The Islamıc Thought and Scıence Instıtute Dedıcated to Academıc Research, USA
Indonesia, Dr. Taufikurahman
All praise be to Allah, the Creator of the Universe. I would like to express my sincere respect and admiration to the great work of Harun Yahya in the form of his various publications dedicated to show the Truth, not only to the Muslim world but to all people in the world. His work is inspiring our mind, awakening our soul. Harun Yahya brought scientific facts as Signs of Allah's creation for men of understanding. May Allah give Harun Yahya the best awards.
Dr. Taufıkurahman The Head of the Department of Bıology Instıtut Teknologı Bandung Indonesıa
Pakistan, Wali Raazi
Harun Yahya is exceptionally a great advocate of ALLAH's signs in the Universe. His scholarly works in this area have made great impact in the world of science and reason. His main focus is to show that the concept of materialism is not only repugnant to human logic but also have no scientific grounds. Haroon Yahya, thoroughly examines the universe and what exists therein, from logical and scientific point of view and presents his arguments based on current scientific knowledge and irrefutably proves that the Universe has a beginning and therefore is created by ALLAH.
He examines all elements of the subject and tests all possibilities with logic and science and draws highly convincing conclusions. All his works I have read are the treasure of information and an example of his powerful but simple style without any prejudices.
Being a humble student of the Qur'an, I was enlightened by his writings a great deal. I have the honour of reading some of his books like Evolution Deceit, The Creation of the Universe, Allah is Known Through Reason, For Men of Understanding. I will advise every conscientious Muslim to read his books to find that Harun Yahya is a different author who can exert lasting impact on the minds of those who are in search of truth.
Muhammad Walı Raazı Mınıster For Relıgıous Affaırs, Mınorıtıes Affaırs, Auqaf, Zakat and Ushr Government of Sındh, Pakıstan
Brasil, Saidul Rahman Mahomed
Reading Harun Yahya is a travel under Islamic guidance. His thoughts are very clear and concise, which make the reading delightful. We are excited to put his thoughts into Portuguese language insha'Allah.
Saıdul Rahman Mahomed Excelêncıa em Educação Empresarıal
Pakistan, Idris A. Siddiqui
Since quite some time Islam has been facing a tremendous negative impulse from all over the world. Throughout this time there had been no strong voice against all of this.. until brother Harun Yahya came. Islam needed a powerful subliminal voice to speak for itself amids all this nonsense. Harun Yahya's works have progressed over time, his word reaches out to the rest of the world be it for Muslims or people in general. His books and vide clearly portray the true meaning of Islam and how the one "God" is our only creator. His work is balanced and speaks with a lot of proof. Harun Yahya puts a lot of research into his materials and justifies it with the logical presence of "God" and his miracles in our existence.
We wish him all the best of luck and pray for him to write and produce more successful projects so that the entire world will know that real Islam is.
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Ecuador, Juan Suquillo
Congratulations for the publications written under the pen of Harun Yahya. They have had a great impact for its informative scientific content written in a clear way for everybody to understand.
In my opinion, the very same scenery of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador that captivated thousands by its nature and the unique species, will Inshallah help him out to have the same recoil effect for disclaiming the Charles Darwin theory of the Evolution.
This will be by the Grace of ALLAH, a step forward to establish the authenticity of the Qur'an and Islam.
Juan Suquıllo Dırector, Islamıc Centre OF Ecuador
Bahrain, Habib Toumi
Reading the books of Harun Yahya has always been a source of immense pleasure thanks to the invaluable insights he artfully and cleverly gave us into authentic Islamic values, rational thinking and genuine teachings.
Thousands of books have been written about Islam, but few could claim to have made the impact of his books on the ideologies and thinking of thousands of people.
One of the greatest merits of Harun Yahya is that he builds up his arguments carefully and logically, with [taking] the average reader always into consideration. He provides background information when needed, and avoids repetition and pompous expressions to keep the reader in focus. He never looses sight of the main idea and always steers away from emotional traps.
It is the ability to generate interest and the keenness to respect the reader's intelligence that help make him one of the most outstanding writers about genuine Islam and relevant Islamic themes.
Please find in this missive my deep gratitude for all the highly significant books and articles.
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Pakistan, Dr. Najib-ul-Haq
Many people had been observing an apple falling down from a tree to the ground, however it was only Newton who had the capacity to think, discover and define the laws of gravity as result of this observation. In Quraan it has been said time and again to "think" on various aspects of His creations. However it is only few who have thought about Allah's creations and could find His "miracles" and the proof of His existence. There had been some efforts by scholars particularly the Muslim scholars in this direction but Harun Yahya has given it a new direction. I can confidently say that he has added a new chapter to the Islamic literature.
Religion has always been considered in opposition to science. Even today there are many schools of thought who consider religion and science not in congruence with each other. Unfortunately some Muslim "scholars" have also fallen victim of this propaganda. However Islam is the only religion, which has considered science as part and parcel of its belief. Religion has been expressed, propagated and advocated by Muslim scholars in different ways. However there had been little effort in explaining religion in light of the creations of Allah, be it living or non-living. In Quraan it has been said time and again to "think" and "ponder" on various aspects of the universe.
When I read and study various writings of Harun Yahya the basis appears to be one word of the Holy Quraan i.e. "Yathafakkaroon" which has been repeated more than a dozen times and means -- "think". His writings are so appealing thought provoking that one is compelled to start thinking about his creator and the creator of the universe. It also makes you think about the reason of creation of human beings and the universe. It clarifies that scientific discoveries are revealing more and more "proofs" of the Truth of Islam. There is nothing in science which is contradictory to Islam. In fact every new scientific understanding is revealing the secrets of the "creations" of Allah and thus is a source of strength for our "belief".
The books of Harun Yahya cover a wide variety of subjects. On one hand it makes you ponder on the miracles in human body (like "miracles in Immune system" and "miracles in the eye") while the other he makes you think about the harmony and secrets in Universe (like "creation of the universe" and "miracles in the atom").
He has very effectively challenged all aspects of "Darwinism" and has undoubtedly thrashed his theory of evolution with reasons and facts, also exposing the forgery committed by the "scholars" propagating Darwinism.
He is a writer, who has looked at Islam from a new angle and expressed it very effectively based on scientific evidence and reasons. In medical literature we have "evidence based medicine". Harun Yahya has exactly done the same and produced "evidence based Islam". The evidence has been gathered and produced from "nature" and the everlasting laws, which are operating in nature since Allah created it.
May Allah give him the reward of his efforts on "The Day After". Our duty is, to at least study and strengthening his thoughts by propagating and supporting this new addition to the Muslim literature.
Najıb ul Haq Professor of Medıcıne Khyber Medıcal College Peshawar Pakıstan
Malaysia, Dr. Mohammad Arif Kasmo
The world is in the midst of crisis. Human beings are facing multitude of crisis because of their rejection of God and His system. The worldwide socio-economic and environment problems, moral degradation and spiritual crisis are some of the manifestations of the rejection. Ever since science detached itself from the Islamic root and follow the agnostic and atheistic system of the West, it created more problems than benefit. Science with the western perspectives strengthened the ancient Greek doctrine of materialism which led to the formulation of various atheistic philosophies. Human beings were misled into following these philosophies such as utilitarianism, hedonism, individualism, fascism and many others which trapped the people into the endless problems and miseries. Is there any glimpse of hope that humanity could be saved from the oblivion? Yes if human being accepts God and His system.
Haron Yahya's works have contributed to this glimpse of hope for the salvation of humanity. Haron's works are well-read through the world and many people are moved and have "surrendered to the will of God". The books on science and the Quran and other related topics written by Haron have demolished the notion that empiricism is the only trustworthy and believable source of knowledge. The Qur'an which ever since its revelation has "mesmerized" multitude of people, such as al-Walid bin Mughairah, the Arabian noble laureate, and Omar Khattab, for its language, eloquence, and yet again at this modern age, the Qur'an has shown its miracles in terms of science. Haron's work in this topic is very much commendable and should be read by those who aspire to know Islam and its teaching.
Dr. Mohamad Arıf Kasmo The Center for General Study, Unıversıty Kebangsaan Malaysıa
Russia, Dr. Maksut Sadikov
Harun Yahya, the well known scientific writer from Turkey, is the scholar who has waged the most effective scientific war against the lie of evolution over the last decade. With scientific facts and sound evidence, the author clearly exposes the lie of evolution, which lacks any scientific proof, and shows the clear signs and might of God the Almighty, the Lord of all the worlds, known and unknown to man.
With their easygoing and fluent style, Harun Yahya's books that have been translated into Russian are easily understandable by both scholars and lay readers. They are therefore very popular among Russian people. These books further constitute a rich and beneficial source of information for university and high school students. It will be a great success for the future if these books are included in the educational curricula of schools and academic institutions.
Maksut Sadıkov Consultant to the Minıster Doctor of Phılosophıcal Scıences Moscow Unıversıty of Engıneerıng


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NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack men's and women's track and field teams will travel to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the New England Championships on Friday and Saturday.
The Warriors men's team qualified for nine events and the women's team qualified for five events for the two-day event.
In track events for the men, Anthony Arcari (Tewksbury, Mass.) qualified for the 100 meter dash while Francuesco Cuesta qualified for the 200 meter dash. Ethan Weaver (Brooklyn, CT) will be participating in the 400 meter run while senior John Doherty (Chelmsford, Mass.) will run in the 10,000 meter run.
Two Warrior relay teams qualified for the New England Championships including the team of Jesse Fowler (Lynn, Mass.), Arcari, Ethan Weaver and Cuesta in the 4x100 meter relay. The other men's relay team of Luis Cruz (Lawrence, Mass.), Ian Weaver (Brooklyn, CT), Ethan Weaver and Cuesta will participate in the 4x400 meter relay.
The Warriors will also take part in three field events as Nour Shahin (Peabody, Mass.) qualified for both the shot put and the Discus throw. Ian Weaver was the other qualifier for the Warriors in the high jump event.
On the women's side, the Warriors qualified for four track events. Briana Devereaux (Londonderry, NH) and Rebecca Ainscow (Derry, NH) were the lone Warriors to qualify for the 1,500 meter run and 10,000 meter runs respectively. Ashley Sarris (Shelton, CT) will participate in the 3,000 meter stepple chase while Anne Bajor (Methuen, Mass.) and Kelsey Grimmer (Shelton, CT) both qualified for the 5,000 meter run.
The relay team of Devereaux, Bajor, Kayla Morong (Topsham, ME) and Andrea Chapa-Cerviatti (Worcester, Mass.) were the lone team to qualify for the Warriors in the 4x800 meter relay.
Meet website: http://www.neicaaa.org/index.html
Merrimack Men's and Women's Track and Field Prepares for New England Championships on Friday
NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack men's and women's track and field teams will travel to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the New England Championships on Friday and Saturday.

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Then, when Ellen heard about this incredible family, she knew she had to do something to help. Their story will touch your heart, and you won't want to miss what happens to them next! They're in for the surprise of their lives, and they have no idea it's coming!
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You know the slogan, The Incredible, Edible Egg. I completely agree. And as long as you are not allergic to eggs, they are a workhorse ingredient in the gluten free diet.
Gluten free baked goods benefit from the flavor, protein, nutrition and moisture eggs provide. Breads, muffins and cakes rise higher, taste better, are less crumbly and stay fresh longer when eggs are added.
Eggs are also a budget friendly source of high quality protein. They offer great nutrition in a neat, naturally gluten free package.
In only 75 calories, one delicious whole egg has 13 essential nutrients including choline, folate, riboflavin, iron, zinc, and the antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin.
But what about that cholesterol bugaboo?
There are about 200 milligrams of cholesterol in the yolk. Some people recommend eating only the whites to avoid the cholesterol. But many of the egg's incredible nutrients are found in the egg yolk, including choline, folate, easily absorbed iron, zinc, vitamins E, A and a bit of D. The yolk also includes healthy fats and almost half of the protein found in eggs.
I am not afraid of a little (or more) cholesterol. And I do not want to miss out the great flavor or the full range of nutrients in the yolk. I eat the whole egg, including the fat and cholesterol. I do not feel guilty, not one bit.
What kind of eggs are available?
The usual white or brown eggs that come from big producers fill refrigerated shelves at every US grocery store. And organic, free range, cage free, vegetarian and combinations there of are available.
I love, love, love truly free range eggs purchased at a local farm. It is fun to wait for the colorful hens to bob out of the road when I drive in. These hens are not vegetarian, they scarf up lots of bugs. Their beautiful eggs are hues of the palest blue or green, and brown. The yolks are almost orange.
These free range eggs are about four times more expensive than grocery store eggs though. In reality, I use both. Eggs are not available at this farm in the icy Wisconsin winter. Since there are fewer bugs to eat, the hens lay fewer eggs when it is very cold. And I cannot always get to the farm, alas, the grocery store is convenient.
A word about egg safety
Eggs can be contaminated with salmonella, a bacteria that causes diarrhea. Who needs more of that? Salmonella can be on the shell and even inside the egg. You cannot count on simply washing the eggshell to get rid of it.
Salmonella is killed with heat. People who are immune compromised should eat only fully cooked eggs. My immune system is pretty good though, and I enjoy a slightly runny fried egg. I do not even consider this living dangerously.
May 27, 2009 I am adding a link to a blog post from Trautman Family Farms, where we buy free range eggs. Scott talks about buying and raising the hens. Trautmans "rescue" hens from a local organic laying supplier. Very interesting. http://www.localharvest.org/blog/15556/


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For this book discussion, participants are reading and discussing six Iowa memoirs in order to come away with a richer appreciation of Iowa's past and a deeper understanding of who we are as Iowans. Sessions are led by scholar Allison McNeese and are at 7:00 pm on alternating Thursdays from March 14- May 23. Join us tonight as we discuss the book "Old Orchard Farm" by Hugh Orchard. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library.
Other books to discuss in this series are A Lucky American Childhood by Paul Engle; A Good Days Work: An Iowa Farm in the Great Depression by Dwight Hoover; The Farm at Holstein Dip: An Iowa Boyhood by Carroll Engelhardt; Out of this World by Mary Swander; and By the Iowa Sea by Joe Blair.
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Father Klaus Einsle, LC, is currently directing youth groups throughout Germany.
I was born in a small town of farmers and
craftsmen in the southern German province of Bavaria, an area
of great natural beauty. I was surrounded by green pastures,
majestic mountains, rolling hills, deep forests and all sorts of
animals.A Farmer´s FamilyI grew up in a very simple family
with four brothers. Mass, evening prayer led by my mom,
daily rosary during the month of October, month of the
rosary, these were all very normal for me, just part
of the family traditions. I was always outside playing soccer
with my friends in the fields. Whenever we got tired
we would take a seat in a tree and enjoy
ourselves eating apples, plums and cherries. Winter equaled skiing and
ski I did every day there was snow. We had
a ski lift right in the middle of town so
ever since I was three years old, when I got
my first pair of skis, off to the slopes we
would go. I would always go with a group of
friends because skiing alone is boring. At night we would
arrive home, go straight to the fireplace and complain about
how cold our fingers were. But five minutes later we
would be warmed up and the next day we would
be right back out there on the slopes.That was my
life: sports, friends and school. When I was eight years
old I began playing my first instrument. I wanted to
play the trombone but my hands were too small, so
I took up the French horn. From then on music
became another one of my life´s passions. Music, sports, friends
and somewhere in the background, but still there, God. A
Passion for Music My music teacher thought I was pretty
talented so between my experiences in the town band and
music classes an idea popped into my head: why not
be a professional musician? And so it was. At fifteen
I began trombone lessons at the Bregenz Conservatory in Austria,
a well-known music school on the lake of Constanza. I
was captivated and it opened up so many new doors
in my life. I met students from the United States,
France, Liechtenstein ... and was able to travel to Denmark
and all over Germany and Austria. Around this time I
also fell in love with a girl from my hometown.
This was a very happy time in my life, full
of new experiences, the joy of living for another person,
striving to make her happy, and not looking looking only
to receive but to give as well. I was seventeen
years old.God´s First Sign: Military Service It wasn´t long before
I had to do my time in the military. I
was fortunate enough to form part of one of the
few musical bands in the German army, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The
band had about seventy members but there were between eight
and ten "special ones". This little group talked about the
Bible and discussed other matters of faith and the Church.
They sparked an interest within me so I bought a
Bible and began to read and question it. One day
Marco, one of the "specials", says to me: "Klaus, I
don´t know what to tell you but I have a
friend who is studying theology and maybe he can answer
your questions better than I can." This other friend´s name
was Ricardo. We went to chat with him and he
really impressed me. He was very sincere an truly self-less.
He wasn´t out to convince me but to help me.
If he didn´t know how to answer something he would
just simply say that he didn´t know but that he
would find out for me.A few times, before we would
start chatting, he would invite me to pray so that
God would enlighten us. I had never prayed to ask
the Holy Spirit´s help before. I was used to simple
"intellectual acrobatics", which too often was empty discussion. In this
friend I found what I had always thought a true
Christian should be: a person who is joyful yet serious,
kind, happy and with a magnanimous heart. I later met
Ricardo´s friends and they were just like him: open and
joyful; convinced believers. They had something that I had been
searching for. I felt really at home around them.I finished
my military service and began to attend the "specials" meetings
more often. Every month they got together to have day
of catechesis, prayer and fellowship. There I found peace, happiness
and God amongst those Christians and we learned a great
deal about our Catholic faith.The Blessed Virgin, My Good Mother
I was invited to join them on a Marian pilgrimage.
Together with my girlfriend, her younger sister and 130 other
young people we took the trip in three buses. Our
Father Klaus on the day of his ordination.
destination was a small town lost in the mountains amidst
rocks and dryness; yet it was as if the mere
air had something special about that place. Peace, peace, pure
peace. Everything was very modest, almost no vegetation, a few
cows that were more bone than anything else, old and
small houses and a church. Unfortunately I can´t tell you
all of the wonderful experiences of those eight days: the
liturgy, the prayers in seven or eight languages, from punks
to pious believers, fervent Catholics to non-believers and a lot
of peace!On the last night a group of about thirty
of us decided to climb a nearby mountain and stay
there for the night. We arrived to the top at
midnight singing, talking, praying ... Little by little everyone began
to fall asleep except for me. I couldn´t fall asleep.
I just sat there contemplating till about four in the
morning. A few roosters began to crow, a light in
the town below came on, then another, a third, the
first ray of sunlight ... A new day! This thought
was firmly etched in my soul: a new day, a
gift from God. What would I do with this gift,
this brand new day? And what have I done with
the rest of the days I had already received. Each
one, a gift from God." I started adding them up:
I was twenty years, eight months and twenty days old,
which comes to 7,300 days, each day a gift from
God for me. And what I had done with these
7,300 days? I joined my hands together in an effort
to show God everything I had done for him but
a great sadness entered my heart upon realizing that just
about the only thing I had done thus far was
think about myself.Uproot the Love of My Heart I visited
that sanctuary a number of times. Those experiences and the
opportunity to be with such a wonderful group of young
people truly changed my life. I began to pray and
go to Mass every day; but my girlfriend had other
interests. We loved each other a lot but we knew
that little by little we were drifting apart. We had
to go our separate ways. That was so hard! I
felt an enormous pain in my heart and yet an
enormous peace. Pain from having to break with a beautiful
friendship that had been a part of my life for
so long and peace because I could finally pursue an
impulse that I had felt in my heart for some
time: live totally for God and become a priest.I later
went on a retreat with an Irish priest who spoke
about Christ like I had never heard before. It was
as if he knew Jesus personally. He made Jesus so
alive the way he spoke of him! After one of
his talks, he asked me, half-joking and half-serious, "Would you
like to be a priest?" I said yes. This was
how I met Father Eamon Kelly from the Legionaries of Christ.Finding Happiness Following Christ He invited me
to learn more about the Legion of
Christ. Why not go to Italy and spend a few
days with the Legionaries on vacation near Naples? It wasn´t
a bad idea: ten days, the sea, the sun and
meet some seminarians. It was one of the most beautiful
weeks of my life. There were about 100 religious there
and all of them were young. After a night of
little shut-eye, we went to the sea the next day.
100 young men enjoying the water, laughing, diving, playing sports
... What an amazing day. My whole time there was
unforgettable. A year later I visited Italy again with another
Catholic group. I went to see the Legionaries again because
I wanted to see a few of the friends I
had spent that wonderful week with. They had just built
a new seminary because they didn´t fit in the old
one. They gave me a tour: chapel, computer room, library,
soccer fields and basketball courts, the bedrooms. Later in the
afternoon we went to the chapel to pray the rosary
with the whole community. 300 young men praying the rosary
together all excited about becoming priests. We finished the rosary
and when everyone was leaving I realized in my heart
with absolute clarity that God wanted me to be a
Legionary priest. It was something that I had never experienced
before. But there it was and I couldn´t just forget
about it. I saw it plain as day.Bingo! When
I returned to Germany I spoke with Father Eamon about
entering the Novitiate in Germany. I traveled to the United
States for the candidacy and there I spent two months
with sixty other young men who also wanted to be
Legionary priests. Again I experienced the joy and serenity of
living close to Christ. I was totally certain about my
vocation, in other words, bingo!It isn´t easy to describe in
a few lines the fullness that one experiences following Christ.
I can only say from personal experience that what Jesus
promised Peter was 100% true: "And everyone who has given
up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother
or children or lands for the sake of my name
will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal
life"(Mt 19, 29). Father Klaus Einsle, LC, is from Grünenbach,
Bavaria, (Germany). After completing his degree in music, he entered
the Legion of Christ in July of
1992. He studied classical humanities in Salamanca, Spain, and completed
a licentiate in philosophy and a bachelors degree in Theology
from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He was
ordained a priest on January 2, 2001. He is currently
directing youth groups throughout Germany. (August 19, 2003)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's Republican and Democratic gubernatorial front-runners were headed Wednesday toward a primary-free showdown amid complaints both parties got too aggressive in pushing out challengers.
The Democrats had a primary looming as recently as last Friday, before Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune quietly withdrew his late bid against Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald.
The Republican primary field was cleared for first-term Gov. John Kasich earlier in January, when would-be challenger Ted Stevenot, a tea party favorite, left the race less than a week after joining it. Tea party activists who don't consider Kasich conservative enough talked about other possible candidates, but none moved forward.
Portune and Stevenot both said they would have liked to take their campaigns farther but party pressure got in the way. Neither was among candidates who filed by Wednesday's deadline for the May 6 primary.
Such concerns aren't unusual to hear from underdog challengers but were a surprise this year because neither party was expected to face a primary -- then both did, said John Green, director of the University of Akron's Bliss Institute for Applied Politics.
Green said incumbent governors rarely have a primary, and Ohio Democrats eager to maximize their chances of beating him were doing their best to rally leaders, officeholders, donors and activists behind FitzGerald.
"There were, no doubt, people against those challenges," he said. He noted party leaders often oppose primaries as unnecessarily divisive and expensive, while supporters view them as a good way to air party differences.
FitzGerald had been running since early last year, but Portune entered the race Dec. 30 after a flap over tax liens prompted FitzGerald's first running mate to drop out of the race. He said he was hearing from rank-and-file Democrats the desire for a choice.
Portune saw his effort to mount a challenge to FitzGerald fizzle when he ran into problems attracting a running mate, a requirement before the filing deadline for governor. He said last month he thought some potential lieutenant governor candidates were scared off by party leaders' opposition.
"The party has made it very clear that it doesn't want this to happen. There is a lot of pressure on would-be candidates," Portune said.
On the Republican side, Stevenot was saying exactly the same things -- tea party activists wanted a choice and, when he dropped out, that party pressure had come to bear.
"I do this reluctantly, because I know that part of what has gone wrong with our political process is that the two major parties have made it exceedingly difficult for a common person to run for office," he said.
Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern rejected suggestions the party blocked Portune's gubernatorial aspirations.
In a Wednesday interview, he said the party carries out an extensive public process leading to its endorsements of statewide candidates and Portune was never part of that process.
"It's public. We can't have it in a back room. It's not, 'Let's make a decision to go with so-and-so and no one will know it,' in a smoke-filled room and all that stuff. That's not the way it works," he said. "This is why I get a little exasperated at this notion that the fix was in and we were all out to get Todd Portune out of the race."
Chris Schrimpf, a spokesman for the Republicans, said it's the party's practice to stick by incumbents.
Green said he didn't see party leaders being any more, or less, aggressive than usual. But he said because both Portune and Stevenot effectively represented dissident voices and weren't in the party pipeline for future office, gentle negotiation wasn't likely.
"When candidates see themselves as opposing the leaders of the party then it's much more difficult to take them for a glass of wine or a beer and work out what's going to happen," he said.
Kasich and FitzGerald will still see at least one third-party challenger -- Libertarian Charlie Earl -- alongside them on November's ballot.
Sewell reported from Cincinnati.


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Community Arts Tuesday | April 23 | 5:00-7:00pm
Bronx Council on the Arts
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
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Bronx Council on the Arts
COMMUNITY ARTS TUESDAYS in Westchester Square
Join us April 23, 2013, 5:00-7:00pm at BCA @ 2700
Music | Light Refreshments | Poetry
BCA @ 2700 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
(on the corner of St. Raymond Avenue)
Community Arts Tuesdays is a networking opportunity to gather with our Westchester Square neighbors and friends, introduce the BCA staff and rub elbows with members of the newly formed Westchester Square BID. Join us for an evening of music, refreshments, and dialogue with contemporary Bronx artists. Admission is free and all are welcome!
Celebrate Poetry Month with BCA and Bronx Writers Center!
BCA and Bronx Writers Center celebrate National Poetry Month (April 2013) with an evening of poetry by today's Bronx poets and writers.
Do you write poetry as a hobby? Looking to build a career in poetry? Needing to creatively express yourself through poetry? Join us on April 23rd for an opportunity to perform your poetry during this special Community Arts Tuesday.
When & Where
Future Home of the Bronx Council on the Arts
2700 E Tremont Avenue
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT)
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Bronx Council on the Arts
"A pioneering advocate for cultural equity, the Bronx Council on the Arts nurtures the development of a diverse array of artists and arts organizations, and builds strong cultural connections in and beyond The Bronx".


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Exclusive: Preview 13 Designer Pieces from the Barneys New York Warehouse Sale Site
From boy band heartthrob to leading movie star, Justin Timblerlake has notably become one of pop culture's most successful A-listers. After tying the knot with our January cover girl Jessica Biel, he premiered his new single "Suit & Tie", which will appear on his upcoming album The 20/20 Experience (with Timberlake wearing Tom Ford in the album art). In honor of his 32nd birthday, we take a look at his most-stylish moments.
Here, he arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, wearing a checkered Tom Ford suit.
He joins his fiancée Jessica Biel at Variety's 4th annual Power of Women event in Beverly Hills.
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text: DETROIT -- ( TheStreet) -- October ought to have been a bad month for Volt. Gas prices were falling. Auto industry wisdom had it that with so many conventional cars closing in on 40 miles per gallon, why would anyone spend $30,000 for a compact? Also, the last month of the presidential campaign reinvigorated advocates of the political construct that anything government does -- particularly saving GM ( GM) -- is bad. Nevertheless, Volt had its best month ever in October, selling 2,961 units. This broke the record, set in September, of 2,851 units sold. That broke the August record of 2,831 units. In fact, Volt sales have increased for six consecutive months. For the first 10 months of 2012, sales totaled 19,309. Sales totaled 7,671 in 2011 and 326 in 2010. The trend is good, especially for a car with a $40,000 list price and incentives worth around $10,000, although full-year sales will not be close to GM's one-time goal of 45,000 sales in 2012. "I don't think Volt is where GM and Chevrolet want it to be," said Polk analyst Tom Libby. "They sold about 3,000 units in October, while the industry sold 1.1 million. They are getting volume up from where it was, but the number is very low relative to what it needs to be accepted and to meet GM production goals. Also, as a footnote, even if the number were to double to 6,000 a month, GM is still losing a lot of money." Still, for GM, Volt is an important car becoming more important. "Volt took GM in the opposite direction from where Hummer took it," Libby said. "In terms of image, it was a positive step." Moreover, image equates with economic necessity. A 2011 agreement between the Obama administration and 13 large automakers increases the federally-mandated Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light duty trucks by 2025. The high standard "will require electrification on a very large scale," said GM spokesman James Cain. Last week, GM said it will have up to 500,000 vehicles on the road with some form of electrification by 2017, with a focus on plug-in technology. "The unique propulsion technology pioneered in the Volt -- the same technology that will be featured in the Cadillac ELR -- will be a core piece of our electrification strategy going forward," the automaker said.


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Carol Moseley-Braun
Name at birth: Carol Moseley
Carol Moseley-Braun became the first female senator from Illinois (and the first female African-American ever in the U.S. Senate) when she was elected to Congress in 1992. She received her bachelors degree from the University of Illinois in 1969. In 1972 she earned a law degree from the University of Chicago, and the next year joined the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago. Moseley-Braun served in the Illinois state Senate from 1979-87 and in 1992 was elected to her U.S. Senate seat. After serving one term she was defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald in 1998. She then served as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand from 1999-2001 under appointment from President Bill Clinton. In 2003 she began a run for the Democratic nomination for president, but she withdrew from the race in January 2004, endorsing Howard Dean instead.
Braun is divorced from Michael Braun (married 1973-86), a white fellow student she met at the University of Chicago; they have one child, also named Michael.
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A change to the short breaks for families with disabled children is to be made, following consultations by NHS Wiltshire's Clinical Commissioning Group and Wiltshire Council.
A recommendation was made to the CCG's governing body that families should be able to choose between a residential option at Canon's House, Devizes, overnight breaks in the home of specialist carers or receive a direct payment to pay for non-state provision.
This improved service would be paid for by the closure of Hillcote, at Manor Road, Salisbury, which has faced declining demand over the last few years.
The CCG's governing body approved the recommendation and a steering group will now be formed to set up the new service.
Dr Stephen Rowlands, a GP and chairman of Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: "Hillcote will remain open until April 2015 to give us time to recruit the new home-based carers with a minimum of two to be located in south Wiltshire.
"All the money saved by closing Hillcote will be reinvested into the overnight short break service for families right across Wiltshire to ensure they have a choice about the type of care that is best for them.
"There will also be increased funding for the Children's Learning Disability Nursing Service, who provide early intervention services to families.
"This model of provision is already working well in other large, rural counties like Dorset and Gloucestershire and we are sure it will be a success in Wiltshire too."
Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC) represents nearly 800 parent carers of children and young people aged up to 25 with disabilities and/or special educational needs across Wiltshire.
Stuart Hall, interim chairman of Wiltshire Parent Carer Council, said that the council welcomed the approach.
He said the new system had be created as a result of the feedback received from Wiltshire parent carers and produced something better and more faily suited to parent carers of children and young people with a disability and/or special educational needs.


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BRIDGWATER Town manager Rich Fey was left to rue two "soft goals" as his side were beaten 2-1 by Tiverton Town on Saturday.
Fey was pleased to see his side compete with their promotion-chasing opponents, but disappointed to squander a first-half lead.
He said: "We more than matched them with bare bones. First half we were excellent and deserved to be 1-0 up with a great solo effort by Daine (O'Connor).
"At half time we kept it the same and knew they were getting a rollicking so they would come out and have ago, so first 20 minutes in second half was important not to concede or give away silly free kicks - but unfortunately we did and two soft goals cost us again.
"We did have a problem that Mitchell Page and Tom Knighton were still ill - Pagey lasted 60 minutes and Tom came on but was clearly struggling.
With the reserves team down to bare 11 as well, there wasn't anyone I could use from them so we couldn't do much about it and had to use Ger Bater, who has a knee injury because Alex Faux was carried off.
"We have two home games again this week against two teams that are just outside play offs with big budgets and I'm hoping to get a fully fit squad, which would be nice against these sort of top teams, as I feel we are better than our league position but have had some really bad luck.
"The pleasing thing for me is the supporters, who have been with us all season, know we are good side and understand when we have everyone available we are a match for anyone in the league."
The Robins host Shortwood United (Tuesday March 25) and Yate Town (Saturday March 29) this week.


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Dog-friendly Hillersland, 1 Dogs & Car Parking
Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Offa's Dyke footpath, attached to the owner's home, The Old Shop is a ground floor annexe which offers an ideal base to explore the surrounding area. Take in some fabulous walking within the Wye Valley which boasts some stunning scenery.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – For the first time in program history, the Saint Leo women's golf team has earned a ninth-place nod on the Golf World/NCGA Preseason Coaches' Poll, announced Thursday, September 1.
The Lions also mark a new best as they receive their first ever preseason top-ten ranking, having earned top-25 slots the previous two seasons.
The Green and Gold enters into their 2011-12 season riding the momentum of a highly successful 2010-11 campaign that saw three players ranked in the Top-70 for the first time in program history. The Lions finished fifth in the Sunshine State Conference Golf Championships for the second consecutive season, and earned a bid to the NCAA South Region Tournament for the second straight year where they finished sixth.
The Sunshine State Conference claims four of the top-ten slots on this year's poll, with Florida Southern, reigning NCAA DII Champion Nova Southeastern, and Rollins picking up the first through third, respectively. Lynn University completes the group of institutions representing the SSC on the poll, coming in at No. 24 in a tie with Dallas Baptist.
The women's golf team tees off its fall season on Monday, September 26, when they participate in the Queens University of Charlotte Invitational at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. For the latest news, updates and information on the women's golf team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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How to Be Bad - Book Review
Vicks, Mel, and Jesse -- three unlikely friends -- with one thing in common: they're trapped in a car trying to get as far away as possible from Niceville, Florida armed with only a battered copy of the Fantastical Florida guide book. Heartbreak, breaking and entering, sight-seeing, and more than a few fights about music choices later, the girls figure out that this road trip will mean more than they ever expected.
I really liked this book. The girls were totally relatable and I completely saw myself in Mel. (Yes, believe it or not, I was the good girl.) Anyways, the coolest part about this book is that three different authors wrote it together. I think that's the reason that the girls had such different voices. There's a really neat interview with the authors available at the L.A. Times about writing the book. (It's a little bit long, but worth it.) If you're looking for an escape, this is the book for you.
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Okay – so this is not much of a recipe post, but more of a celebration of seasonal fruit.
We're right on the threshold of summer and the promise of all the sweet fruit I love – plums, peaches, cherries, nectarines – is right around the corner. Cooking and eating at this time of year is all about keeping things simple, celebrating perfectly ripe, fresh food and trying to not mess it up too much.
I'm always happy to see Champagne mangoes appear in markets in late spring. "Champagne" is a sexy marketing name, the variety is actually an Ataulfo or Manila mango from Mexico. The flesh is super sweet and has almost zero fiber – to me this readily available fruit is as close as I can get to mango heaven without having to move to the tropics.


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Content Analysis
New Media
- Continuing a pattern we first saw in 2008, print newspapers covered the economic crisis more extensively than any other media sector in 2009. Roughly one-quarter (25%) of all front-page coverage studied focused on the economic recession and related recovery efforts. That is more than any other media sector and more than media coverage over all (20%).1 The coverage peaked in February, shortly after President Obama's inauguration (48%). In every month of the year, however, the economy was the top story in newspapers, never dipping below 16% of the news hole in any month.
- Smaller newspapers studied (circulation less than 100,000) covered the economy and local news more than larger newspapers. The smallest papers studied by PEJ — from the Herald News of Fall River, Mass., to the Anniston (Ala.) Star — devoted nearly one-third (31%) of their print news hole to covering the economy in 2009, more than second-tier papers (25%) and the largest dailies (24%). In many respects, these community papers were able to cover the overarching impact of the recession at the grassroots level, by monitoring employment, foreclosures and retail trends.
A look at some of these stories illustrates why that might be. There was often a deeply practical element at play. On December 10, for example, an article in the Herald News told readers who had exhausted their unemployment benefits (there were 34,000 of them in Massachusetts) how to apply for additional jobless benefits after federal legislation granted an extension. On September 1, the Anniston paper ran an article about how the community was grappling with a $2 million budget cut and deciding on what services, including a swimming pool, it could live without.
- Smaller newspapers also focused more attention on health and medicine storylines than did larger newspapers. Between coverage of attempts to overhaul the health care system and efforts to fight swine flu, smaller newspapers with circulation less than 100,000 gave more prominent, front page play to stories about health and medicine in 2009 (15% of their news hole) compared to larger newspapers with circulation between 100,000 and 650,000 (12%) and the largest newspapers with more than 650,000 (8%). Coverage often localized these unfolding natural, national phenomena with particular emphasis on how the swine flu was affecting the local community. And, again, there was often a practical, how-to component to this more local coverage.
On April 28, for example, the Herald News in Fall River let readers know that while the number of swine flu cases had risen in the United States, none had been reported in either Massachusetts or Rhode Island, and that local hospitals were on alert.
- Newspapers gave much less play than other media to the death of pop music icon Michael Jackson. The death of Michael Jackson captured the public's attention and much of the media's in 2009. Across all media sectors, the story ranked as the No. 9 news item of the year. In newspapers, however, Jackson's death did not rank in the in the year's top 20 stories. After the singer's June 25 death, newspapers paid quick tribute, making Michael Jackson's death the fourth-largest of the entire month (3% of their coverage) at the same time that the economy (25%) and Iran's presidential election and protests (11%) dominated.
- Once again, in 2009, cable TV news was the place to see the most coverage of politics. For the year, 9% of time on cable was devoted to politics, compared to 5% for the media studied over all. This was more than any other media sector, but not nearly as much as in the presidential election year of 2008, when fully 56% of cable's coverage was focused on politics.In 2009, the focus of the political debate was on a few hot-button political controversies such as the passionate political battle over health care, the performance of the Obama administration, and the debate about the best ways to combat terrorism.Health care, the most politically polarizing domestic issue of the year, was a prime topic for cable. Cable news devoted 13% of its news hole to the health care debate. From July, when the story really took off, through the end of the year, that number for cable jumped to 25%.
For example, consider the difference between cable broadcasts and network news shows on the evening of August 7. That night, many cable talk shows led with discussions of the health care protesters attending town hall meetings with various members of Congress. MSNBC's Keith Olbermann began his show by criticizing the protesters as a front for the health care industry. CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 program led with a report by correspondent Gary Tuchman, who asked whether the protests were an example of "democracy" or "demagoguery." And Fox News' Sean Hannity began his show by applauding the protesters, saying they were "the real pulse of the American people."
That same night, however, all three broadcast network news shows and PBS' NewsHour led with a very a different subject — a report from the Labor Department that the unemployment rate had fallen for the first time in 15 months.
Cable also spent more time on other politically charged issues than other media such as evaluations of the Obama administration and his leadership and ideology (7% versus 5% in the media over all) and the debates surrounding domestic terrorism (6% versus 4% in the media over all).
Even though the economy was the No. 1 subject, cable spent less time (17%) covering it than any other media sector except for network television not including PBS' NewsHour (also at 17%).
- Cable news was far more focused on U.S.-centric news than any other media sector. Fully 82% of cable's coverage was about U.S. domestic topics, compared to 74% for the media over all.At the same time, cable offered the least amount of international news not focused on the U.S. Only 3% of cable's newshole was devoted to foreign news not directly related to the U.S., which was less than half the amount of newshole devoted to such topics in any other sector.
- The major cable networks differed in the amount foreign news offered. CNN devoted 23% to foreign news (18% to U.S.-involved events and 5% strictly foreign). Fox News devoted 18% (15% U.S.-involved and 4% non-U.S.). MSNBC devoted the least, 13%, (11% U.S.-involved and 2% non-U.S.).
During the week following the July 16 bombings of hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, for example, CNN spent 5% of its news hole on the topic. MSNBC and Fox News each barely even mentioned it in the hours studied.
- The subject matter of daytime cable news is significantly different from the nighttime news shows. Part of this is a function of when news happens. Fully 20% of daytime was devoted to coverage of live events, compared with 1% at night. About 19% was made up of live reports from correspondents, compared with 9% at night. Yet some of it is simply story choice. Evening cable is more focused on politics (10% vs. 6% during the day), while daytime spent more time on the economy (12% vs. 9%) and crime (9% vs. 6%).
- Despite their differences in approaches, the basic menu of the top subject matter covered on the three cable channels was relatively similar.
The list of the top five subjects covered by each of the channels was the same, although the order for each network was different. All three networks gave more attention to the economy, health care, the Obama administration, Afghanistan and terrorism than any other topics over the course of the year. All of these stories have clear political components that lend themselves to the round-table discussions that characterize much of cable news coverage.
- Despite the similarities concerning the top subjects among the three channels, MSNBC did serve as an outlier from the other two channels in two significant ways. MSNBC spent far more time than its rivals on the health care debate (20%), almost twice as much as Fox News (11%) and significantly more than CNN (8%).
At the same time, MSNBC's editorial priorities shift far more sharply from daytime to prime time, which cannot be said of either CNN or Fox News.
In 2009, news coverage provided by traditional broadcasters (ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS) reflected a number of patterns we have noted in previous years. There tends to be greater news priority differences between morning and evening network newscasts than among the commercial networks themselves. And PBS' nightly NewsHour program tends to offer a different news menu than that of the commercial networks.
- Over all, there was little difference in the news agenda among the three commercial broadcast networks (ABC, CBS and NBC), in either the morning or the evening. In the morning, eight of the top ten stories were the same for all networks, and each network devoted virtually the same amount of combined airtime to these stories — 37% on NBC, 39% on ABC, and 38% CBS. In the evening, nine of the top ten stories were the same on all three networks, consuming an even greater percentage of the total newshole — 44% on NBC and on ABC, and 47% on CBS.
- There was, however, somewhat more diversity demonstrated by the editorial priorities between morning and evening network news broadcasts. For example, coverage of the Michael Jackson story was higher on all three morning shows than on their evening counterparts. Both the economy and Afghanistan were bigger stories on the evening newscasts than on the morning programs. The health care debate, though, was one issue that received nearly equal coverage in the morning and the evening across all three commercial networks.
Finally, one area of news coverage in particular stands out. On morning television, crime was a much bigger topic, accounting for 12% of the news hole compared with only 5% on the evening newscasts. Much of this attention focused on a handful of stories. The recovery of kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scam, attacks by Somali pirates, the arrest of the "Craigslist killer" and the murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le — accounted for nearly 40% of all the news hole devoted to crime.
- Compared to the national media over all, the three commercial newscasts stood out for spending less time on two of the year's top ten stories — domestic terror and the health care debate in Washington. Network evening news coverage of domestic terror issues (2% of news hole) was only half that of the media over all (4%), and a third of the attention given by cable at 6%. Similarly, the three network evening newscasts devoted 5% of their time to the national debate over health care, notably less than the media over all (9%), and less than half as much as cable news (13%). At the same time, the three network evening newscasts, which traditionally have a significant focus on medical issues, put the swine flu pandemic story in the top five, devoting about double the amount of news hole (4%) as the media over all (2%) and more than three times the attention paid to this public health crisis by cable evening programs (1%). For example, in the month of October alone, as swine flu spread rapidly throughout the country and President Obama declared H1N1 (the correct designation to the misnamed swine flu) to be a national emergency, the evening networks aired a total of 71 stories about the pandemic, consuming 12% of their overall newshole.
- The PBS NewsHour continued to stand out among the network programs for its significantly greater attention to international stories and events that did not directly involve the U.S. These types of stories accounted for 13% of the PBS news hole, roughly double that of the three commercial evening networks (8%). The NewsHour regularly devoted about twice as much airtime as its commercial evening counterparts to storylines about Iran, Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Pakistan and China. On the domestic side, PBS devoted more than twice as much attention to the health care debate (11% of news hole) as the three commercial networks (5%). Not only was there more attention to health care, but the focus was different as well. The NewsHour devoted roughly twice as much airtime to efforts to describe specific components of plans (32%) as did the commercial network programs (17%).
Viewed as a broad media sector, the news agenda on radio would appear to track closely with that of the media over all, with the exception of the health care debate, which received more attention on radio — and by a wide margin. But these numbers mask big differences in the character of content offered respectively by the three distinct segments contemporary radio news and information content today — public radio, talk radio and syndicated radio news headlines. PEJ examines these three segments by studying content from National Public Radio's Morning Edition, network headline newscasts from CBS and Mutual Radio, and some of the most popular commercial talk radio hosts in the country, both liberal and conservative. Each element of the radio sector has its own distinct character.
- Public radio was the go-to media platform to learn about any non-U.S. international news or events. Nearly 21% of NPR's coverage had a foreign focus, double the number for the media over all. Only a minuscule amount of talk radio coverage had any international flavor (1%), with network headline news falling somewhere in between at 7%. Among the non-U.S. involved foreign news NPR covered in 2009 that was not covered much elsewhere were AIDS in Bolivia, farmers in India going organic, oil militants in the Niger Delta and alcohol abuse in Mongolia.
- On talk radio, the health care debate was the top story. It filled 21% of the newshole compared with 9% in the media over all. That number was driven by liberal hosts such as Ed Schultz and Randi Rhodes attacking President Obama for not going far enough. They devoted nearly one-third (31%) of the airtime studied in 2009 to that subject. Conversely, the conservative radio talkers, such as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, devoted less than half that (14%) to the issue.
- Talk radio, in particular, stood out for its ongoing focus in two areas. The platform devoted more than twice as much time to talking about the campaigns and elections, primarily the political fortunes of the Obama administration, as the media over all, about 11% vs. 5%. Talk radio shows also spent over 11% of their news hole on the media itself, six times the attention paid to the topic by the media over all. Much of that media-oriented coverage tends to be self-referential.
And, while sometimes these discussions touched on issues that reached the national stage — the pros and cons of the Fairness Doctrine, the crisis in the newspaper industry, whether the media had gone overboard on the Michael Jackson story — far more often these discussions involved hosts talking about themselves. Sean Hannity, for instance, promoted his Freedom Concerts. Rush Limbaugh talked about polls taken on his own popularity. Michael Savage responded at length to being barred from entering Britain by the government. Ed Schultz promoted his town hall meetings and stints on MSNBC.
- Network headline news was the only radio segment in which crime stories were a top-five topic, accounting for almost 9% of total coverage, compared with 6% for the media over all. That coverage ranged from the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scam to the Somali pirates to fraudulent behavior in connection with the financial crisis and its implications.
- Online media covered more international news than any other sector. More than one-third of the online news hole (36%) either focused on strictly international matters or on how the U.S. influenced issues on the world stage, compared with 26% in the media over all. Stories with a focus on foreign affairs directly relating to the U.S. represented 18% of the online news hole and 17% concerned matters that did not involve the U.S.
- One reason for these variations is that BBC.com is among the top 12 general interest news websites in the U.S. for traffic and thus is included in this sample. However, the U.S.-based websites also gave significant attention to international events. Almost half (46%) of the leading coverage on Yahoo News, for example, featured global events. One such story was on February 12 when Yahoo News gave prominence to the Australian government's response after deadly wildfires displaced thousands of people, a story that ran nowhere else among the websites studied that afternoon. USAToday.com ran the fewest international headlines among its top stories (20%) of the websites studied.
- The economy dominated the online news agenda over all. Coverage of the grave U.S. recession and economic recovery was the No. 1 story on news websites in 2009 (21%). That was about four times the coverage of the next largest story online, the health care debate (5%). Only the newspaper sector (25%) devoted more attention to the economic crisis. Great variance existed, however, among news websites with regard to news judgment. MSNBC.com (27%) and NYTimes.com (25%), for instance, gave far greater priority to coverage of the economy than did AOL News (7%).
- There were sharp differences in websites when it came to the sources of information, whether from the outside or internally. At the No. 1 website in terms of traffic, Yahoo News, 99% of the news coverage studied during the year was aggregated from elsewhere, most of it from wire services. Despite its discussions about developing its own news resources, the numbers were similar at AOL News (91% of the newshole produced by others). Among cable-based websites, CNN.com was much more loyal to its own brand, with 93% of its top coverage originating internally. At Foxnews.com, slightly less than half of the coverage was internally produced (49%). And that was much greater than what was produced by MSNBC.com (20%), despite its connection to the NBC newsgathering operation. The top three newspaper websites continue to rely primarily on their own original content for their top stories, although there is some variation here, too. NYTimes.com produced 98% of its leading coverage, and WashingtonPost.com 95%. At USAToday.com the number was 72%.


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In group therapy, children find out they are not alone with their illness or fears. They can talk with other children their own age who have the same problems. By working together, they can build trust with each other to share their feelings, information and successes.
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Ever been on a battleship?
No wasted space.
The coolest gym installation I've ever done was on a battleship. I wish I had written down the name.
No wasted space. That pretty much sums up their weight room. I've had coaches and garage gym guys ask if a particular piece of equipment needed to bolted down to the floor, but the US Navy takes it to a whole new level. They weld their stuff down... and up... and sideways. Sometimes the piece is taken apart with pieces welded to the walls. It's crazy.
Garage Gyms Guys Take Notice
Guess, what? The US Navy didn't invent that concept last week. The photo above is taken from the British Army Manual of Physical Training 1931. (I have the equivalent book for the Navy, but it doesn't have a sequence photo version of this exercise. They minimized photo space...) I spoke with a long time customer last week who mentioned that he was a Marine who spent a lot of time doing his strength training on various boats. For his garage gym he used the same concepts for economizing on space. In fact, he said that his chin-up bar was bolted to the OUTSIDE of his garage, so he could get maximum space all around AND above it. Clever.
Look closely at the training in that sequence photo, you can tell that it's not just simple chin-ups and pull-ups. A seriously mounted, heavy duty chinning bar can be an awesome tool. It is certainly an under utilized tool in most gyms.
The sequence photo shows: Over Grip, Under Grip, Cross Grip and Oblique Grip. The most complicated is the bottom sequence, which combines the 4 above concepts.
"Side travelling changing grip (Plate 22, Fig. 55)
By means of a slight twist, turn the body forward to the left, quit the grasp of the beam with the right hand and seize it again with Under Grip on the same side of the beam and on the other side of the left hand. Take the next pace in a similar manner by turning the body backward, quitting with the left hand and again seizing the beam with the Over Grip, and so on." (p. 73)
Further variations, I am exhausted just reading all the variations, have the athlete variously doing a chin-up or a pull-up at different points in the sequence. Try each one, but make sure you have a seriously solid chinning bar. Mine is only 4 feet long, but by grabbing the side supports and can get a lot of training variations in on it.
All the best,
Roger LaPointe
"Today is a good day to lift."


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An individual or small-group study in computer science under the direction of an approved advisor. An individual or small group works on the conception, design and implementation of a significant computer science project. Interdisciplinary projects are strongly encouraged. Students are also expected to assume a greater responsibility in the form of leading discussions and working examples.


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By Viet Nguyen, Staff WriterPosted Dec 22, 2012If by BearInsider Staff or Contributor, this article is Copyright © 2017 BearInsider.com
is an excellent team," said Cal head coach Lindsay Gottlieb. "They're so
well-coached—I think Bonnie Henrickson is one of the best coaches around. They
came in here and made a lot of shots. They made plays, played well and made it
tough on us. Our players responded. This was a quintessential Cal win.
Different people stepped up in different moments. We challenged them at
different points to do things better, and I thought they all responded to that.
That shows the growth of our team."
Senior Layshia Clarendon scored 28 points to
help Cal withstand every charge from a determined Kansas squad.
"Her pace and her ability to make a play
one-on-one," said Kansas head coach Bonnie Henrickson. "I thought she was
really impressive. She had great offensive possessions for them. Both teams had
really special point guards, and both teams had really good bigs. The
difference-make was number 23."
"Can't be more proud of her," Gottlieb said
about Clarendon. "Layshia missed a couple of shots early, and I said to the
staff, 'Layshia is going to have to make some shots tonight,' and all of a
sudden, she goes 11 of 19. When the game is on the line, when big-time games
are here, there's not a guard better in the country at making big shots."
Four other players joined Clarendon on
double-figure scoring: Gennifer Brandon (17), Reshanda Gray (13), Talia
Caldwell (12), and Afure Jemerigbe (10). Caldwell made all five of her
attempts, as the Bears hit 55.4% (36 of 65) of their field goal attempts,
compensating for a poor night at the free-throw line (12 of 24).
Kansas also shared the ball, with Angel
Goodrich leading the way with 21 points. Fellow All-American Carolyn Davis put
up 16, and Natalie Knight and Chelsea Gardner had 13 and 12 respectively. As a team, Kansas made half of their shots.
But as with most Cal's opponents, the
Jayhawks could not compete on the glass. No Jayhawk had more than five. By
contrast, Brandon grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bears (9 in the second half), as
Cal dominated the rebounding battle 40 to 27.
"We are
just very fortunate to have post players that have tremendous instincts to the
ball," said Gottlieb. "They're relentless and love rebounding. It's really just
a great kind of staple of our team. Once its' part of the identity, they really
love it and own it. They take pride in it. I can't take any credit other than
building them up and saying go get that ball."
on film, and being here live, it's who they've been all year," said Henrickson
of Cal. "Their effort on the offensive glass, and second-chance points. When we
turned it over, they made us pay and pushed in transition and got
hig-percentage shots."
After four consecutive games away from Haas, the
Bears got off to a slow start, falling behind 8-4 a minute and a half into the
game. Kansas got two quick threes from Natalie Knight sandwiched around an
inside score by Carolyn Davis. Considering that Knight came into the game shooting
only 28% from distance, Gottlieb had to quickly burn a timeout.
"I didn't think our press was as effective as
it could be," said Gottlieb. "We left her wide open, and she knocked them down.
We knew we wanted to help off to discourage passed into the post, and then
recover, but not to leave anyone wide open. So just to re-focus on getting
defensive stops."
Over the next three plus minutes, Cal went on
11-0 run. Talia Caldwell started things off by putting back a Brittany Boyd
miss. A trey by Jemerigbe grabbed the Bears the lead at 9-8. Consecutive drives
by Clarendon and Boyd and another lay-up by Caldwell brought Cal to a 15-8.
Kansas fought back. Carolyn Davis hit two
quick baskets, followed by a Goodrich step-back three and a drive by Monica
Engelman. With 9:48 left in the half, back up Chelsea Gardner's putback tied
the game at 19.
Cal pushed ahead, but Kansas would repeatedly
close to within one possession, buoyed by good shooting, including four of five
from beyond the arc. At the 5:15 mark,
Davis hit a baseline jumper, and the Jayhawks again were threatening to take
the lead, down only 32-12.
But the Bears closed the half on a 12-4 run,
with Clarendon and Boyd taking turns scoring. For the half, Clarendon had 16
points, and Boyd's eight helped stake Cal to a 42-35 lead.
Monica Engelman swished two jumpers and
assisted on another basket to start the second half, and the Jayhawks pulled to
with 48-46 on another three by Knight, with 2:18 elapsed in the second half.
thought their role players stepped up," said Gottlieb, taking note of Engelman,
Knight, and Gardner. "This team was in the Sweet 16 last year. They know how to
win games, and it was a good test for us."
Henrickson had a different perspective,
thinking that her team did not look for Davis enough. "I thought that Carolyn
really worked to try and get the ball. I thought we did not throw it to her
enough. If I had the ball, I would have thrown it to her. I'll probably throw up when I watch it, how
many times we missed her."
Brandon then intercepted a bad pass and took
it herself three-quarters of the court on a one-on-three break, pulling up in
the paint and knocking down a soft jumper. The play was emblematic of the whole
game: Cal had a response every time Kansas threatened, often by using their
superior quickness and athleticism to get high-percentage shots inside the
paint. Cal would finish the game with a
64-30 advantage in points in the paint.
"I was just telling the girls, 'Weather the
storm,'" said Clarendon. "Talia kept telling us, 'One stop at a time.'"
Still, Kansas was still within 65-62 with
8:18 to play. Cal made its final assault, again going inside. With both Chelsea
Gardner and Carolyn Davis in foul trouble, Kansas had no answer.
"It killed us to have Gardner in foul
trouble," said Henrickson. "We wanted to play big-big against their big-big. We
got production out of Chelsey, but just enough minutes."
Jemerigbe had a great stretch, racing ahead
on the fastbreak, and staying active even after missed shots to finish. Brandon
and Gray also had their way inside, spinning around their defenders who knew
they could not foul. And of course, when the Bears needed the dagger,
Clarendon, who was able to create how own shot all night, simply dribbled down
the shot clock and hit yet another jumper. It was impressive to watch the Bears
methodically take over the end of the game. Cal's largest lead of the contest (88-76)
would come with 22 ticks left on the clock.
"I thought that was one the best games that
we moved the ball, for a while," said Clarendon, sharing the credit. "We got
them to chase the ball a little bit in that zone. When you get moving, it's hard
to close out on quick guards like Afure, myself, and Boyd."
"When you play a team of this caliber on the
road, you've got to be able to limit a run, and to answer a run," said
Henrickson. "And we didn't."
Cal's win was the first over a top-25 team at
Haas since January 2009.
"Everything happens in the time it's supposed
to happen," said Gottlieb. "We could have upset Ohio State last year, but it
would have been an upset. We took care of Georgetown, a team that was floating
in the top 25 for a little bit. Here, this felt like a game that we could win
at home, and we got the job done. So it doesn't seem bigger than that. It just
seems that this is a team that has progressed in the way that I hope we would.
It was a big time game in our gym, and we came out and did what we needed to
do, and we won."
The Bears will next take on George Washington
on Friday, December 28, to close out the non-conference slate.
· Attendance for the game was
3,009. Gottlieb appreciated the support: "I'm so excited about the atmosphere in this
building. I talk a lot about trying to build one of the nation's elite
programs, and we can't do it without our fans. I thought it was electric in
here tonight, which really helped us."
·After sitting out the
Northwestern game, Eliza Pierre returned to the court. In 15 minutes, she
contributed three assists and two rebounds.
Cal's work on the offensive
glass led to a 25-8 advantage in second-chance points.
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