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G2350, Meeting the Protein and Amino Acid Needs of Swine
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All pigs require protein, which consists of amino acids. Amino acids are used for maintenance, growth, gestation, and lactation. Pigs actually do not have a protein requirement, but quality protein provides the amino acids which are required. While some amino acids are synthesized by the animal, the essential ones cannot be synthesized at a rapid enough rate to permit normal growth. These must be provided in the feed. See Table 1 for the essential amino acids and their requirements for growing and finishing pigs.
Table 1Protein and amino acid requirements for growing pigs and sows.1
During digestion, protein breaks down into individual amino acids. The animal then absorbs amino acids from the intestines. Then, the amino acids are recombined within the body tissue into new protein molecules. When you formulate swine diets, keep in mind that most cereal grains are deficient in lysine, tryptophan and threonine. Lysine is commonly the most limiting amino acid. Evaluate protein sources primarily on the ability to correct these deficiencies, particularly that of lysine. See Table 2 for the approximate contents of some of the more important amino acids in common feeds.
Table 2Essential amino acid content of commonly used swine feeds.1
Sources of protein supplementSoybean meal does an excellent job of supplementing cereal grains to meet the amino acid requirements of pigs. Other protein sources can be successfully included in the swine ration depending on their cost and quality.
There are limitations to the amounts you should add to the swine rations. These limitations have to do with palatability, levels of amino acids, and price. For example, you should limit meat meal to 40 to 50 percent of the total supplement, and cottonseed meal to 10 to 15 percent of the total supplement. Although meal is an excellent protein source, it is often limited because of cost.
Calculating grain protein ratiosUse Table 3 as a quick way to determine the approximate ratio of grain and supplement needed to provide a given protein level. For example, if you need a 16 percent ration for 50- to 75-pound pigs, and if you are using a 32 percent commercial supplement, Table 3 shows that 1,392 pounds of corn and 608 pounds of supplement are required to make up a ton of 16 percent total ration. Thus, you need 2.28 pounds of grain for each pound of supplement. If the supplement was 44 percent soybean meal, the ratio would be 4 pounds of grain to 1 pound of the 44 percent supplement.
Table 3Grain-supplement ratios for different swine rations. Shows the amount of supplement needed at different percent levels to formulate 2.000 pounds of ration with different levels of protein. (Shelled corn figured at 9 percent protein.)
Buying protein supplement wiselyIn general, as the percentage of protein increases in a supplement, price per pound of protein decreases. However, price is not the only factor to consider when buying protein. A quality or balance of amino acids and other factors should also be considered. Also commercial supplements often contain minerals, vitamins, and may contain antibiotics and medicants for use with home-grown grains. These add to the cost of the ration. Consider these costs when comparing the complete supplement price with soybean meal. Have a general idea of the total cost of these nutrients per ton of feed so you can more accurately compare the costs of home-mixed and commercial supplements.
Keep in mind, however, in comparing sources of protein that the major nutrient you're purchasing is protein. A good method of making a cost comparison is on the basis of cost per pound of protein
Table 4 allows you to make quick comparisons of two supplements or a comparison with soybean meal.
Table 4Cost per pound of protein at various percentages and prices.
Use of synthetic amino acidsResearchers have clearly demonstrated that supplemental lysine can significantly reduce the amount of high quality soybean meal needed. Be aware of the price per unit of lysine in the synthetic sources as compared to the natural source. With the use of synthetic lysine, you can decrease the dietary protein level without affecting performance. As a rule, 3 pounds of lysine monohydrochloride plus 97 pounds of grain can replace 100 pounds of 44 percent soybean meal. If the supplemental lysine plus the grain is cheaper than 44 percent soybean meal, the cost of the diet can be reduced by using supplemental lysine.
High lysine cornOpaque-2 corn is higher in lysine and tryptophan than regular hybrid corn, but its protein level is similar to regular corn. You can balance rations successfully on the actual lysine content of high amino acid grain. Have an analysis taken since there is considerable variation among high lysine varieties. Make decisions concerning the use of Opaque-2 corn in swine rations on the basis of economics, yield characteristics, and lysine content of the particular variety available.
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Many soldiers loved ones in the Cambridge area share the frustration expressed by the concerned parents who wrote the letter to the editor that appears on this page.
We thought that making quick work of Iraqs military force and sending Saddam Husseins regime running would suffice.
Instead, Americans are dying in Iraq on a daily basis.
The fact remains that we took on this task when we decided war was our only recourse, and its essential that our effort to get Iraq back on track is not shortchanged, either in manpower or material resources. The sooner Iraq is fixed, the sooner Americans can be on their way home.
Let this be a lesson to pursue postwar nation rebuilding as vigorously as we pursue war itself.
Maybe we will get it right the next time, in the worst-case scenario that there should have to be a next time.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orlando police officer has been reprimanded after a camera captured him punching a man in the face.
According to an OPD Internal Affairs report obtained by Local 6, officer Douglas Cote says he punched Tommie Gatto, 25, in the face "to gain distance" from him after Gatto spit in the officer's face.
The incident happened on August 4, 2012, at the busy intersection of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard in downtown Orlando. Nearly five months later, on December 30, 2012, Cote received a written censure for violating OPD policies on use of force during an arrest.
According to the report, Gatto admits to being drunk after consuming about 12 shots of liquor. He'd been thrown out of Bar One and approached officers to complain that he lost his wallet inside the bar, authorities said.
A detective was unable to find his wallet and officers say that's when Gatto got enraged, spit in the officer's face and was knocked to the ground.
But according to the report, three of Cote's supervisors initially reviewed the video and approved the use of force. It wasn't until the matter went further up the chain of command that red flags were raised.
Sgt. Rich Lane, a training supervisor, testified that a closed fist strike to the face is only approved when an officer is responding to aggressive resistance and the actions of the offender are expected to injure the officer. He went on to say that spitting saliva in the face is not an action expected to cause injury.
Another supervisor, Capt. Shawn Fawbush, testified that although the officer's reaction was understandable, the response violates OPD policy.
Gatto was charged with battery on a law enforcement for spitting on the officer.
According to court documents, Gatto served 90 days in jail, pleaded no contest to the charges and the case is now closed.
On Thursday, the Citizens Police Review Committee said they didn't believe the officer was in the wrong for punching Gatto. In a 4-to-2 vote, the board said the officer responded to Gatto appropriately and didn't violate OPD policy.
The board is drafting a letter with their recommendation that will be sent to the chief.
Watch Local 6 News and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich's long-awaited education funding overhaul is nearly here.
The Republican governor has scheduled a series of events Thursday to showcase the proposal, which is anticipated to kick off months of debate over the best direction for Ohio's public school system.
Kasich's plan is expected to contain his attempt at resolving constitutional issues with the existing school-funding formula, which assigns district-by-district subsidies, and a host of other policy reforms.
Kasich has signaled his desire for systemic change -- and hinted at a variety of broad ideas that he favors. Those include enhanced parental control, public school district funds that follow the poorest children when they choose a different education option, and monetary rewards for teachers whose students show measurable improvement.
The governor plans to brief invited superintendents on components of his plan at an afternoon gathering in suburban Columbus organized by the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. That will be followed by a formal unveiling to the press and a Virtual Town Hall broadcast online at 6 p.m., for which citizens can submit questions.
After Cleveland's plan for transforming its struggling schools was passed on a bipartisan basis, Kasich took the unusual step of publicly endorsing the accompanying school levy needed to fund the changes that include making student performance a key factor in deciding teacher pay and eliminating seniority as a determining factor in layoffs.
Statehouse Democrats on Wednesday asked for a voice in the process, which the governor has kept unusually quiet.
"It's not reform we're arguing about. It's the process of how we get there," said state Rep. Teresa Fedor, a former schoolteacher. She said Democrats want "honest, professional engagement."
Fedor joined fellow representatives Debbie Phillips and Matt Lundy, fellow Democrats, in citing three areas they hope Kasich's plan tackles. They want to see more money for pre-school and all-day kindergarten, which they said has been key to education advances in other states; a formula that helps districts avoid so many local levy requests; and greater accountability to the public for for-profit charter schools.
The Ohio Federation of Teachers issued a statement calling Democrats' ideas "spot on."
"Identifying early childhood education as a key priority is a huge step in strengthening the foundation of every child's learning and future achievement," the group said.
Ohio has been effectively without a school funding formula since 2009. That's the equation that answers vexing policy questions and doles out dollars accordingly. Decisions that go into calculating what's paid to Ohio's 613 school districts and 353 charter schools are likely to affect many Ohioans' tax bills, home values, and the ultimate quality of the education Ohio children receive.
Kasich scrapped his Democratic predecessor Ted Strickland's attempt at a solution, an "evidence-based model" widely criticized as theoretical and unfunded. While Kasich initially predicted he'd have his formula ready by October 2011, it's taken him more than an additional year to come up with a plan.
In the two decades since the Ohio Supreme Court first declared the state's school funding system unconstitutional, many attempts have been made to come up with a workable solution. The high court said Ohio's system relied too heavily on property taxes, which can vary widely between rich and poor districts.
One plan looked to spending by academically successful schools as the benchmark for districts statewide. Another sent a set amount per student to each district, with additional weight given to how many pupils a district had in poverty or in special programs. Strickland's plan identified education strategies that were scientifically proven to work, then tried phasing them in over time.
The Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, the group that brought Ohio's original school funding lawsuit, said Strickland's plan got the state closest to a constitutional approach. But it wasn't affordable.
Kasich has said he was considering retaining elements of the evidence-based model in his new formula.
Phillips said Kasich's plan has to provide enough money to adequately educate children.
"It can't just be rhetoric and hope that changing things is somehow going to produce a better result," she said. "It has to be based on evidence of what we know will be effective for students and the resources have to be there to provide those opportunities."
According to legislative budget analysts, primary and secondary education accounted for almost 42 percent of state general revenue spending in fiscal 2011 and 40 percent in fiscal 2012.
While the state has waited for a new formula, Ohio school districts have continued to receive what they got in 2009 with a few adjustments that included assurances that no district receive less than in the previous fiscal year, and extra money for those demonstrating excellence. It's called the "bridge formula."
Online: Virtual Town Hall on Ohio's Education Future http://KasichForOhio.com/Live


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April 2002 — By Diane
M. Byrne
Best Face Forward
|Part 2: Blisters
But keep an eye on these tiny lines; if you notice them spreading and deepening, much like the crazing that's common in old porcelain, have them examined by a fiberglass expert. And if the cracks are deep enough that you can insert a sharpened blade or even chip away at their edges, have them repaired right away by a qualified yard to prevent water and dirt from penetrating and doing serious damage. This usually isn't a job you should tackle yourself, since oftentimes there's an underlying condition that needs expert attention.
When it comes to hulls, however, experts strongly advocate having cracks of any size repaired. Even small cracks can let contaminants seep below the surface, leading to bigger problems and perhaps even failure of the entire structure if left untreated. And definitely don't tackle this job yourself. If your hull is still under warranty, you run the risk of voiding the policy. More important, the cause of the cracking may be inside your boat and therefore not immediately apparent. A professional will not only mend the cracks but also determine and fix their source.
Don't let the size of a blister fool you into thinking it's nothing to worry about. Blisters inflate and deflate in relation to changes in environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity and may dry out and even disappear after a boat is hauled and left to sit for a while. While broken blisters are an obvious cause for alarm, since they permit water to penetrate the laminate quite easily, even apparently intact blisters can lead to serious problems like delamination and core deterioration.
Next page > Fiberglass Part 3 > Page 1, 2, 3
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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So this is what I did yesterday. Spent a day at the ballpark and witnessed another remarkable moment, or series of moments, another whole boatload of memories.
When I tally up my career, yesterday is going to be one of the top five or six or, certainly, 10 days I've had the good luck to have covered.
And I got to thinking. Derek Jeter reminds me an awful lot of some of my favorite all-time Rangers — Mark Messier, Brian Leetch, Adam Graves.
First, he's the captain. Or The Captain. And you know who that is. A guy with a knack for the dramatic, a guy who responds to pressure, a guy who, at the biggest most crucial times comes up with his biggest performances.
Second, he wears No. 2, a homegrown guy who never wanted to play anywhere but New York, and who wanted to spend his whole life here, and a guy who was so instrumental in all the success his team had (although the Rangers' No. 2 was asked to leave).
Third, he reminds me of No. 9, the guy who just appreciates all he has, all he does. A guy who will do anything to win. And a guy who, away from the arena, is the type you admire. You tell young kids watching to make sure they appreciate this guy, because these don't come along very often. They do the right thing, say the right thing, carry themselves in the right way, and put the team ahead of themselves.
And I'll say this about Jeter. He's not the greatest ballplayer ever. He may not even be the best on his current team (Mariano Rivera will probably be more of a slam-dunk Hall of Famer; Don Mattingly might have been a better all-around player) but Jeter is the most meaningful Yankee since Mickey Mantle.
More, even though his stats are declining, and his range has diminished, and people think he won't ever hit near .300 again and maybe he shouldn't even be the leadoff hitter in the second half of this Yankees season, I say this: Pretty much any serious contender in baseball, or teams that hope to contend, would be better off this year with Jeter as their shortstop than the guys they have playing short right now.
AP Photo, above.


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Morning muggles and wizards! Celebrate Daniel Radcliffe's 22nd birthday with our amazing affiliate, Daniel Radcliffe.de!
DR.de has partnered with DJR.tk, a fellow Dan Rad fan site, to make Radcliffe's 22nd a day to remember. Its a three part affair and you can help with all three parts or just one or two.
First off, help raise money for Demelza Children's Hospice! It's the most important thing to Dan and any amount is welcome!
Second, DR.de and DJR.tk are creating a scrapbook for Daniel Radcliffe from his fans (that means you!). Send them photos, notes, and drawings to add to their album and make DR's day!
Third, they are working on a collaborative T-Shirt project like the photo album!
Get all the details and find out how you can help at: http://www.danielradcliffe.de/geburtstagENG11.htm


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I've been experimenting with different charcoals. I've had a problem with the natural wood charcoals. My Weber charcoal chimney doesn't hold enough, seemingly, to cover my grill area. In addition, after using the chimney, my charcoal seems a bit "run down" as it doesn't last very long before the temp drops. I haven't figured out what might be the problem. Either it spends too much time in the chimney (this, by the way, usually reduces the volume of charcoal by about 1/2), or it just burns faster. I don't have this prob with regular charcoal.
Does anyone have any helpful tips?
Thank you!


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Grow Healthy Summer Hair
I have a secret (that's not really a secret) to share with you all…healthy hair begins with a healthy scalp. To get gorgeous, healthier, thicker hair you need to start at the root – the scalp. Perhaps because our scalp is covered by a full head of hair that it is the most neglected part of body; our roots crave nourishment and requires equal, if not more, care.Your hair follicles depend heavily on the surrounding tissue for their blood supply to remain healthy; you can help keep your scalp happy and healthy with a little extra attention.
If you truly want healthy hair, shampoos and conditioners can only take you halfway through the journey. This is a collective effort that requires shampoos and conditioners free of harmful ingredients but also scalp TLC. Treatments that focus on the scalp are essential; just like your face, this delicate skin changes as you age and needs constant maintenance. Start with Jane Carter Solution, we've got you! We've developed these 3 great products to promote a healthy scalp and hair growth or hair restoration, mentioned in a recent Lucky Magazine blog post.
Scalp Renew
Scalp exfoliation cleanses the follicle sebum and toxins; this allows greater absorption of nutrients to produce emollients for healthy hair and scalp. Scalp Renew is used prior to each shampoo and washed out.
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Sooth dry scalp or maintain a healthy, supple, well-nourished scalp with the essentials oils and botanicals in Scalp Nourishing Serum. Massaging this vitamin infused oil with increase scalp circulation resulting in the perfect environment for healthy hair to flourish!
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Feed your hair the nutrients that it needs with Hair Nourishing Serum! This light serum, perfect for all hair type and textures, is packed with nourishment that is delivered to you hair's cortex.
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Participants at the NIAA Antibiotics Symposium yesterday were separated into more than 15 small groups to identify the most important issues that need to be addressed regarding antibiotic use and resistance (in humans and animals). The top four themes that were collectively identified by participants were:
- Effective communication (producers, consumers, stakeholders)
- Research into defining the problem of antimicrobial use and resistance
- Bring together stakeholders to reach consensus on addressing the problem
- Education for producers, animal and human medical professionals on judicious use of antimicrobials
What is the ultimate impact we are looking for from addressing these issues? Participants want consensus and collaboration building, improved communication and education, redirecting how we approach medicine and a science-driven decision process. Out of those four, their No. 1 vision going forward was starting with consensus and collaboration.
Important factors include:
- Effective communication which involves elements such as quality of communication, unbiased messages, transparency, consistency, common definitions and standards and appropriate language based on audience.
- Research including practical, implementable results, meaningful research, sources of funding and bias considerations. It is important to know who is doing research and who is setting research priorities.
- Stakeholder involvement needs to be broad-based and comprehensive groups that can include opposing views, different groups defined and identified, an open dialogue, avoiding bias, blame, and being focused vs. polarized, showing benefits for all concerned. Within stakeholder involvement, there is a need for consensus at higher levels, even if there are disagreements at lower levels, and government action before there is a consensus should be avoided. Some groups will naturally work better with others, some will want to divide. There needs to be a clear goal that first defines the problem, then has a directional vision and time line.
- Education also needs to be done for health professionals, producers, veterinarians and others. There needs to be clear messages that motivate professionals, producers and consumers and educate them on use, misuse and the global mindset to improve human, animal and environmental health.


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S/Sgt John A Montero 321st BG, 448th BS/POW
26 July, 1944 — Iyaly
321st Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Squad, SHOT-DOWN /POW B-25 Gunner, 26 July, 1944
Montoro, John A., S/Sgt., Gunner, Enlistment Service # : 39012550
MISSING IN ACTION On 26 July 1944~POW~On Bombing Mission On The Verona West Railroad Bridge, The Plane Received a Flak Hit To The Left Engine, Which Knocked The Propeller Off. The Plane Was Last Seen Leaving The Target Under Control. 3 Crew Members Were Able To Bail Out Before The Plane Crashed And Exploded, Killing 4 Crew Members.
S/Sgt. Montoro Was Captrued By The Enemy And Held As A Prisoner Of War.
A/C No. 43-4051 (MACR-7064 - shot down over target)
P-Olson, Orin E., 1Lt - KIA
CP-Goff, Melvin Franklin, 2Lt - MIA, POW,
B-Quartuccio, Anthony P., 1Lt - MIA, POW,
E-Sullivan, James G., S/Sgt - KIA
R-Holtzendorf, Henry (NMI), T/Sgt - KIA
G-Montoro, John A., S/Sgt - MIA, POW,
F-Benton, Thomas H., S/Sgt - KIA


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Question for the Money Doctors
Question submitted on Aug 18, 2012.
QuestionHello. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my question. I am a single mother of two children. I am in debt but who''s not? I recent recieved a letter in March that my wages will be garnished. I work full time and try to pay my bills in full and on time occassionally letting one slip to do for my children. My question is, is there something I can do to stop the garnishment? Student loan $29,000. I cannot afford to support my children and I have applied for food stamps and Im being denied. I also want to buy a house (1st time home buyer)but I know that its way out of my reach. HELP!!!!!
Hi. It sounds like you are in a real bind and I hope my brief comments can help. I would first start by contacting the company who services your student loans. With open and regular communication, they may be open modifying your payment arrangement instead of garnishing your wages. If it is too late (i.e. the garnishment is ordered by a judge) and you feel that the garnishment would cause undo financial hardship, contact a bankruptcy attorney. Most attorneys will give you a free initial consultation to discuss your options (although keep in mind that attorneys only get paid when you file for bankruptcy).
A couple of other resources to consider:
** http://studentaid.ed.gov/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation#how-do-i-find - FAQs on student loan forgiveness
** http://www.360financialliteracy.org/ - a free website with tons of great information for you to help improve your financial life
** http://apps.aicpa.org/credentialsrefweb/PFSCredentialSearchPage.aspx - will direct you to a local CPA that can answer your questions directly.
Good luck to you and your family.
For additional information visit http://www.360financialliteracy.org/


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A9 TV; 22 December 2011
They go on the television and argue about three prayers a day, or five. If you say you just need to pray once do you think that person will do so? That person has denied Allah. If he believed in Allah he would pray 10 times a day if you told him to. He would pray 20 times if you told him and if he believed in Allah. But if he does not believe, you can lower the umber all you like, he still will not pray. Therefore, the essential thing in the End Times is to talk about the signs leading to faith. That is the most important issue. I am locked onto and concentrate on that alone.
I never move on to other subjects. Because there is a great danger in the world, that of Darwinism, materialism, atheism and lack of belief in Allah. Even people we look on as scholars and teachers resort to cheating and deceive the nation. What lies at the root of that? Weak belief in Allah, weakness of faith. You look and the man is a real scholar, incredibly knowledgeable. He knows the Qur'an off by heart. But he has no faith. Our Prophet (pbuh) says; "In the End Times, faith will be like a hot cinder, flame in people's hands. If it remains in their hands it will burn them, but if they let it go they will lose their faith." In other words, he says it will be very difficult to have faith in the End Times. Because disbelief and denial appear in a guise of philosophy and science.
(On the martyrdom of a Turkish soldier following an attack by the PKK on the Hakkari Yüksekova, Dağlıca road)
Allah's mercy on our beloved martyr. He has gone to join our other martyrs. Insha'Allah, we will also be martyred. It is no problem. We will give up hundreds, thousands of such martyrs. We will produce at least 25 million soldiers. No problem. The important thing is that we will not give up one iota of land. They engage in such actions because their pride has been hurt. They may be even more active in these days. Because they have no committed such grave attacks for some time. They imagine they are losing prestige. I think that is why they are behaving so treacherously now. But rather than sitting back and watching events, we must strive with all our might for Turkish-Islamic Union. The matter will come to a complete end once we have Turkish-Islamic Union. That is Allah's greatest obligation on us; Islamic Union. We will continue to suffer pain until we have Islamic Union. These jackals will be scattered like dust once we have Islamic Union. In that event you will hear not one word about the supposed glory of the PKK [terror organization]. But just a little bit of pride, despair and heedlessness are preventing this union coming about.
For example, we can easily unite with Israel. And Armenia. What would be the harm? It would be very, very beneficial for us. The whole region will be free. War and conflict will end. Excellent hospitals, schools and universities will be set up everywhere. Everyone will have a delightful and fun time. Allah's abundance will be on us all. Look, Israel has been suffering for the last 3000 years. This is the first time it will be at ease. Armenia is a tiny little country squeezed into a corner there. Its buildings are horrible and its economy has fallen apart. The people are in poverty and wretched. Our Armenian brothers are in a terrible state. But they will then enjoy a great abundance. Azerbaijan is in a state of tension. The borders need to be opened up. But these things cannot happen without Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh), without Islamic Union. Islamic Union is an obligation. We must talk about that obligation day and night with supporting verses. They say, "This is not in the hadiths." But it is. "Then it is not in the verses." But it is also in the verses. It is in verses and in hadiths. That is what is required by reason, logic and good conscience. The only problem is that satan puts a little despair and fear in people's hearts. That is all. It will be easy once people overcome that. It is so easy to establish Islamic Union in the whole region; it can be done in a week. A week at most. Leading figures from Israel, Turkey and the Islamic world must come together. Rational people. But no crazies. People who can speak rationally and listen sensibly must come together and choose a leader. Who will that chosen leader be? Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). But if they say, "No, we refuse to go along," then there will be nothing but suffering. They will live in fear. Allah tells Israel in the Torah that He will cause it to live in fear. "I will send a scream of torture upon you. You will either do this or this will happen," says Allah. One or the other. Take the Arab countries, Syria for example. The bloodshed in Syria is a sign of the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). Our Prophet (pbuh) says quite explicitly in the hadiths that there will be disorder in Damascus before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). That is a well-known fact. Everyone knows it.
(Mr. Adnan Oktar's discussions of paradise)
In paradise, insha'Allah, Almighty Allah will have us listen to the originals of sounds. Allah allows us to listen to pale representations in this world, just so we can understand. But everything will be different in paradise, by Allah's leave. Paradise is a place of music, conversation and discourse. There is fun every day, insha'Allah. For all time. Here there is intense training. Because if one went to paradise without training first, one would stand with one's mouth open in the face of music or the trees of paradise, and the mansions of paradise would mean nothing. One would wander round stupidly in the gardens of paradise. But it would all mean nothing if one has a unbelief mindset. But if one burns with love of Allah here, one will be overwhelmed by the music of paradise. Or by a lovely scent, or by attractive people. One will be overwhelmed when one sees the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). That is a characteristic of paradise.
The training must be intense. One must be tested by troubles, sickness, death, woes, pains and deficiencies. That is the only way of gaining understanding. Almighty Allah says that human beings are created weak. But troubles and woes give one understanding and enable one to think deeply. Otherwise one cannot be opened up. Indeed, the angels say "Why put on it one who will cause corruption on it and shed blood" Almighty Allah replies, "'I know what you do not know." Human beings are superior to angels, because they undergo this training.
But Bediuzzaman says "do not seek to remain too long, for the angels will detest you." He is speaking of the world of the hereafter. In other words, "when you realize that Allah wants you, do not resist in order to remain here longer." "Because that will make you detestable," he says. Because they will find here much more unpleasant compared to paradise. We love it for Allah's approval, because we are believers. The angels see very clearly. But Bediuzzaman says "when people's duties are done and they are called, the angels will detest them if they seek to remain here longer." I mean, how can one wish to stay here when one has the opportunity of going to paradise? You need to look at the evidence. You can see what this world is like. "It would be ugly to still seek to cling on here," says Bediüzzaman. Insha'Allah, when a Muslim's work is done and he is called, he will go with joy and love. He will not say, "I insist on remaining here." We ask Allah for a good, long life, but that is in order to properly put unbelief down and eliminate Darwinism and materialism. We ask for it in order to earn more merit. Not because this world is worth remaining in for its own sake. What is there in this world? Nothing at all. Everything is half-formed and deficient here. But in paradise, everything is perfect. People are perfectly good-natured, for one thing. Here, people are always in trouble. Here, someone talks to his mother or father and they start fighting. He talks with his teacher or friend and they start fighting. They fall out and become angry and troubled. But there is none of that in paradise. Only pleasant words. Nothing else. Allah gives a guarantee in verses. He says that He takes away whatever is to do with anger in people's hearts. They are unable to feel anger. There is no anger in their souls. There is no fear, either. And no anger. The believer sees that Allah has settled them in paradise, a place of peace, and they experience such joy and peace from that, such spiritual well-being, that all things delight them. They love the leaves in paradise, and the animals, and they chase around after the cute little kids. They catch them and caress them. And the concubines are exceedingly lovely.
Someone wrote a piece criticizing paradise. He says, "the blessings of paradise can only be described to men." Almighty Allah uses a very gentle form of language in the Qur'an. Allah knows how punctilious we are regarding our women. That is how He creates us. Allah uses a form of language such that we can understand. He says that if a woman has a husband she will see him in the form of a thousand men. Her own husband. The soul is the same, but he will assume many different physical forms. Dark-haired or blond, or looking like different people entirely. But her own husband. What is this? That is the answer to the lady's question. It is the gentleness of Allah in the Qur'an. He manifests her spouse in a thousand different forms, but with honor and chastity. Is that not what she wants? And that is what Allah gives her. What does a man want? He also wants to see his wife in different physical forms. She also assumes different bodily forms, and may be brunette or blonde or all kinds of other physical forms. With all kinds of different voices. But the soul remains one and the same. Is that not complete justice?2012-02-20 12:20:05


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We hear it all the time, from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to Tea Party rallies to the Rotary Club: This health-care reform is pinned on a mandate, the detractors say.
"Obama's forcing us to buy something, and that something is health insurance," the opponents of health-care reform rail on. "And that's as un-American as, well, things like the president's name and the State of Hawaii and recycling and dudes buying facial moisturizers."
When such views are aired, there is much head-bobbing approval and "here-here-ing" among the right's gasbags.
It's like with the anti-abortion movement. It sounds utterly Christ-like at a campaign rally at the local pizza parlor to condemn abortion, call for its re-criminalization. But if that position prevails, and abortion is made illegal again, what should the punishment be for a woman who obtains an abortion or a doctor who performs one? How many people are ready to throw the switch on the electric chair on a 17-year-old girl who, after her boyfriend fumbled with the condom placement, opted for an abortion?
The Republican Party these days doesn't wait to hear the other shoe drop. It's conservative shot-callers pogo-stick through the legislatures and to the courts with their first gut takes. No pause for reflection, thank you.
We are seeing this play out in the debate over health-care reform.
The question about Obamacare boils down to this: If it is so evil and awful for government to require people to buy health insurance, then isn't it logical to similarly hold that it is evil and awful, and quite French of us to boot, to force hospitals to provide treatment to people without insurance as we have for years?
This is exactly how U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is framing the health-care debate. It's a powerful argument because it takes the conservative opposition to health-care reform to its logical conclusion: people bleeding to death on emergency-room floors in an America where health care is purely transactional, 100 percent capitalism, an exchange between buyer and seller no different than what happens at Walmart or the Chicago Board of Trade.
Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, hospitals can't say to an uninsured person with a gunshot wound or heart trauma, "'Well, get out on the street and die,'" Harkin said.
Said people will get health care, at the most expensive point, with no requirement that they ever pay for it. These scenarios, as Harkin points out, are covered by those who do have insurance through higher rates.
How about that mandate? Harkin asks.
Of course we could scrub American health care of all mandates.
"Do Republicans and others who want to repeal this law, do they want to just say that, 'No, when people show up to the emergency room, if they don't have health insurance, they cannot get health care no matter what their situation, no matter if they're a child that needs emergency care, an elderly person — no matter who,'" Harkin said in response to questions on this during a conference call with The Daily Times Herald and other media. "'If you don't have health insurance you can't get care.' Is there anyone that heartless in our society to say that?"
Harkin expects the fate of the health-care-reform package passed in the last Congress to be decided in the courts.
"It obviously will make its way to the Supreme Court," Harkin said.
He added, "How that's going to go, I have no idea."
At issue is the so-called "individual mandate" which, according to a thorough description by The Washington Post's Ezra Klein, will require people who don't have health insurance and make enough so that a policy is not more than 8 percent of their monthly incomes to buy it.
Making people "buy something" isn't what the government should be doing, say the forces massed to take down the 2010 health reform.
But shouldn't the Republican state attorneys general and leading conservatives making this case account for the other shoe dropping?
As this proceeds in the courts, both real and of public opinion, is there any way to detour the billion-dollar question: If government can't be required to make people pay for health care, then how can it ask doctors and nurses to give away what they otherwise sell through the mandate on emergency care?
"I'm going to be making that argument," Harkin said. "I'm going to be saying, 'Look, OK, then we should take away any mandate to any hospital. It does not have to provide emergency care to anyone who walks in there' and let's see how heartless people are."
Because of that care mandate, Harkin notes, those Americans who do have health insurance pay more.
"There's a mandate right now that each of us has to pay more in health insurance to cover those who are uninsured and go to the emergency room," Harkin said. "That's a fact of life. That's a demonstrable fact."


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Nizar Ibrahim
Paleontologist; 2014 Emerging Explorer
German/Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim, a postdoctoral scholar in vertebrate anatomy and paleontology at the University of Chicago, scours the deserts of North Africa for clues to life in the Cretaceous period, when the area was a large river system teeming with a profusion of diverse life. In addition to unearthing many huge dinosaur bones, he has discovered fossil footprints and a new species of flying reptile with an 18-foot wingspan that lived 95 million years ago. His upcoming paper describing the ecosystem of what is now Morocco's Sahara Desert in the mid-Cretaceous period will be a milestone, providing the most detailed account of the diversity, paleoecology, and geologic context of fossil vertebrates from North Africa. His description is especially important, since northern Africa and the mid-Cretaceous period are underexplored and underrepresented in paleontology. "We found an entire lost world; a window on a moment of major evolutionary change," he says.
What inspires you to dedicate your life to your work?
As a child, I was always interested in animals, in particular their anatomy and evolution. I was five when I received my first book about dinosaurs and it inspired me to want to write a book of my own about paleontology. When I was told that I would have to study hard and get a Ph.D., I wrote my name under the author's and added the word "Dr." in front of it, but I had trouble remembering which way the letter "D" should be pointing. I made the decision then and there that I would become a paleontologist.
I am so inspired by the history of life on our planet and feel it is such a fascinating series of events. Paleontology is our best tool to understand this amazing account, and I consider it an absolute privilege to be able to add a few pages to the story.
What has been your most rewarding or memorable experience in the field?
It is difficult to choose one particular memorable experience; and sometimes the most challenging moments almost seamlessly turn into the most rewarding moments. Locating and unearthing the largest dinosaur bone ever found in the Kem Kem region of southeastern Morocco was a thrilling experience, as was my first discovery of pterosaur (flying reptile) jaw fragments. There is a real buildup of excitement when prospecting for fossils because most finds begin as small little bits of bone protruding from the sediment, and the element of discovery and surprise is ever present.
The challenges I face during my fieldwork are very diverse and range from violent sandstorms and extensive flooding to working alongside large groups of armed guards in the middle of the Sahara under an umbrella of 125º+ heat. Several years ago when I was collecting data for my doctoral thesis, I led a small expedition to the Sahara, on a very restrictive budget, with just one vehicle and extremely limited supplies, which turned out to be one of the most challenging trips. There's an element of time pressure during fieldwork, with long days spent searching for fossils and an ever looming expedition end date.
What's a normal work day like for you?
My days revolve around research and preparing scientific papers for publication. Some days I may organize presentations, discuss future projects and funding proposals, plan expeditions, or review scientific illustrations with colleagues in Chicago and around the world. Other days I may consult with fossil preparators on ongoing work or exchange ideas regarding jacketed fossils that await preparation.
What advice would you give your younger self?
First: Follow your dreams and don't let anyone take them away from you. Second: Don't be discouraged. Hurdles and obstacles are a part of life and can be overcome. Third: Make big plans. (Yes, you can totally lead an expedition to the Sahara!)
If you could have people do one thing to help save the planet what would it be?
People pay taxes for all kinds of things. I would like people to contribute to a global "biodiversity tax" in order to fund the protection of endangered plants and animals and the world's ecological hotspots. I think that would be money well spent.
In Their Words
Paleontology is like detective work. It's amazing to piece together clues and re-create a hundred-million-year-old landscape where gigantic predators flourished and enormous evolutionary changes unfolded.
Nizar Ibrahim


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The federal opposition says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has failed to answer whether, two decades ago, she vouched for the legitimacy of a legal entity that was later allegedly defrauded by two AWU officials.
The coalition on Wednesday spent a third question time in a row in parliament quizzing Ms Gillard about the Australian Workers' Union Workplace Reform Association, set up by officials Bruce Wilson and Ralph Blewitt in the early 1990s.
It's alleged hundreds of thousands of dollars were taken from the association account, but no charges have ever been laid or proven.
But in a break from the previous two days, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott spoke in question time, asking about Palestine and accusing Ms Gillard of running a "government in chaos".
Deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop then asked the prime minister four times whether she had vouched for the bona fides of the association when it was incorporated in Western Australia in 1992.
Ms Gillard told parliament she had explained her role in earlier media conferences and had nothing more to add.
The prime minister previously told reporters she provided "low level" legal advice to Mr Blewitt and Mr Wilson as a solicitor for Slater & Gordon, was not a signatory to the documents that incorporated the association, nor an office bearer and had no involvement in its workings.
Fairfax Media reported in October the WA Corporate Affairs Commission in mid-1992 wrote back to Slater & Gordon challenging the status of the association, which was described in registration documents as being dedicated to workplace safety and training.
Ms Gillard, who understood one of the purposes of the association was to raise money for union officials' re-election, reportedly responded to the letter and vouched for the association's legitimacy.
Ms Gillard has not independently confirmed this claim, the letters have never surfaced publicly and her old firm has declined to release any related confidential client information after receiving its own legal advice.
"I've consistently answered questions about this matter and how I provided advice as a lawyer on the association. No amount of smear changes that simple fact," Ms Gillard told parliament.
Ms Bishop told AAP the prime minister had been "evasive".
"She refused four times to answer a simple question ... she wouldn't even give a simple yes or no," she said.
Ms Bishop also faced down Labor calls for her resignation after it was revealed she may have spoken with self-confessed fraudster Mr Blewitt not once - as she told reporters on Tuesday - but twice.
Last Wednesday she spoke to an unidentified person, who praised her pursuit of the AWU issue, after they were put on the phone by former 2UE broadcaster Mike Smith.
Labor frontbencher Craig Emerson said there was no doubt the person was Mr Blewitt.
Ms Bishop said Mr Smith had no recollection of making the late-night mobile call to WA.
"I was driving home to Kings Park, it was very loud, a person who didn't identify themselves said some things to me, I responded, the phone dropped out and Mike Smith didn't call back. I stand by my answer," she said.
During question time, Mr Abbott seized on Ms Gillard's backdown from her insistence that Australia vote against Palestine having observer status at the United Nations. Australia will instead abstain.
"Why did the prime minister lack the courage of her convictions on support for Israel at the United Nations," he asked.
Ms Gillard challenged Mr Abbott to ask her questions about the union association.
"Get up and ask it yourself and I will answer it," she said.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - An Atlantic Coast High School teacher was arrested Friday on charges she had a sexual relationship with a student.
Danielle Reed, 23, is charged with custodial sexual battery on a victim older than 12 but younger than 18.
According to the police report, an officer met with the victim at the school Friday and the boy admitted to having had a sexual relationship with Reed last school year from March to June.
According to the report, the two planned to spend the night together but the victim knew his mother wouldn't allow it, so he made up a fake friend and Reed pretended to be the friend's mother.
Police said Reed drove with a black lab named Dexter to the victim's home and met with his mother. The mother agreed to allow her son to leave with Reed because she thought it was his friend's mother, according to the report.
The student said he told his mother about a month ago about having a sexual relationship with Reed, according to the police report. The victim's mother confirmed to police that Reed had come to their home to pick up her son.
Reed was booked into the Duval County jail with bail set at $150,000.
"It's crazy, man. I know him, I just had lunch with him, I saw him at lunch and he acted like nothing happened," student Ramon Bridges said.
The school district said Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, who's first full day on the job was Tuesday, will recommend suspension without pay pending termination for Reed at the Dec. 4 meeting of the Duval County School Board.
"She was the sweetest woman ever. I was shocked, I was appalled," said student Justin Pera, who added that Reed sponsored the anti-bullying club he is a part of. "I don't know. I don't believe it. Well, I kind of believe it, but we'll see. 'Til she's proven guilty, we'll give her the benefit of the doubt."
Reed was hired Aug. 17, 2011, as a ninth- and 10th-grade English teacher at Atlantic Coast.
"I am deeply troubled by the allegations of sexual misconduct by a teacher," Vitti said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the alleged victim. This behavior is not representative of the more than 8,000 teachers in our classrooms who are positive role models for our students. The district is establishing a position in the Office of Professional Standards that will enhance the district's implementation of employee disciplinary guidelines and procedures, and institute additional training for employees."
Principal Debra Lynch, in a letter sent home with to parents on Tuesday, said, "The type of behavior allegedly demonstrated by the accused will not be tolerated because it does not accurately reflect the safe and effective learning environment we are committed to building and maintaining at Atlantic Coast High School."
Reed is the fifth Duval County teacher to be arrested in the last year and a half on charges of having sex with minors. Not all were students. This is the first case under Vitti.
Former Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals had been addressing the cases by forming a committee to review the districts policies.
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Tucked along the Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island is the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Pastry Chef Ross Alaimo has been with the Mauna Kea for over two decades and is known for creating noteworthy sweets that place a quiet but ever present emphasis on the numerous local fruits and ingredients unique to Hawaii.
From fresh mochi ice cream to local banana bread (in case you didn't know, Hawaii is obsessed with banana bread), and Big Island goat cheesecake, click through the slideshow for Chef Ross' favorite picks from the menu.
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, and now based in NYC, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her adventures in travel and tea.


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If you are accessing any LiveCycle services and have problems getting a response, you may notice the following warning in the server logs:
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Corn Estimated Fund Position
Short Term:Down Net Long Futures and Options: 72919
Long Term: Down Change: -10000
Overnight Trade: H -3 @7:30 AM
The overnight low of $6.93 ¾ in the March contract is between the 75 and 78% retracements of the January rally. The market is oversold and due for a correction and the overnight low is as good a place to start one as any. A 50% retracement of the move down would take the market back to $7.20 and near the 50-day moving average. Basis levels keep improving, which is supportive to the old crop contracts, but it seems that the new crop is sucking the old crop lower. Ideas that ending stocks will balloon are hard to overcome.
Wheat Estimated Fund Position
Short Term: Down Net Long Futures and Options: -65653
Long Term: Down Change: -4000
Overnight Trade: Chicago: H -3 KC: H -1 @7:30 AM
There isn't much positive to say about the wheat. The March KW is now at a critical support level. If the market takes out the January low it would suggest we will see another leg lower in the market and perhaps see a move down to last spring's low near $6.65. This market needs to see exports improve soon. The weather in the HRW Belt is supportive, but if supplies are plentiful, then another short crop won't matter.
Soybeans Estimated Fund Position
Short Term: Down Net Long Futures and Options: 73393
Long Term: Down Change: -7000
Overnight Trade: H +5 @7:30 AM
The soybeans are seeing a bounce overnight, but so far there isn't much indication that the market is ready to turn around. The $14.20 level still looks like a probable downside target this week for the March contract. The price break will probably attract more demand, which we really can't handle, but at the moment, traders are more concerned with the potential for higher new crop stocks than they are with the potential for extreme tightness this summer.
Live Cattle
Short Term: Down
Long Term: Down
Opening Calls: Mixed
Live cattle futures recovered from early weakness to close moderately higher on the day. April closed 1.27 off of the daily low, supported by some heavy liquidation of shorts in the market. Open interest dropped 3,905 contracts for the session. Show lists are significantly smaller for the week, with our list off 23% from a week ago. Many analysts suggest that kills will continue to need trimming to get the meat higher. There may not be much of a choice, if available numbers continue to shrink. Overnight trade is modestly firmer, with outside markets looking more supportive.
Feeder Cattle
Short Term: Down
Long Term: Down
Opening Call: Mixed
Feeder cattle futures closed moderately to sharply higher on Monday, with the exception of the modestly lower March contract. Deferred contracts were boosted by ideas that corn prices are expected to drop dramatically as the year progresses. Overnight activity is modestly higher in the front 4 months, with next fall a little lower. Corn prices are off another 2-4 cents.


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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Residents of the Independence Commons Subdivision in Farmington Hills are being asked be on the lookout for a pair of coyotes roaming the neighborhood.
Read: Dog owner fends off coyotes with newspaper
Residents of the subdivision, which is located south of 11 Mile and west of Drake, have reported seeing the coyotes for the past week.
People who live in the area are being asked to keep a close eye on their small pets and children.
Read: Best way to keep animals out of garden is fencing
Mark Evans, of Critters Be Gone, caught the coyote weeks ago in a snare.
"If you see a coyote during the day he's getting way too comfortable," Evans said. "That's the time it needs to be trapped."
Evans says these may be majestic looking animals but they are wild and can be very dangerous. That's why he has a Department of Natural Resources Nuisance Animal permit to catch the coyotes. He also teaches others how to do it.
"I teach them how to protect their yards and their own property from their pets being injured and even children," he said.
For more information on Critters Be Gone, visit its website or call Evans at 248-722-2058.
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>General Running>Innocence... :)
Guys help me out here! Two recent threads have been locked because of "trolling".
What on earth is "trolling"!! Is it:
(a) a method of catching deep sea fish
(b) a method of catching little scary monsters who live under bridges
(c) a method of catching my attention?
You'll ruin your knees!
""...the truth that someday, you will go for your last run. But not today—today you got to run." - Matt Crownover (after Western States)
maybe he was a disgruntled former runner, drummed out of his high school cross country team....
Sounds like you are trolling Jake. jlynnbob replied a few minutes after you, are you jlynnbob?
Roads were made for journeys...


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Shares in Fortescue Metals have outshone those of its peers after the miner hit a new monthly record for iron ore shipments.
The world's fourth largest iron ore miner shipped 15.16 million tonnes of iron ore in August, and also broke processing and production records.
The result smashed the miner's previous record of 13.25mt, set just two months earlier.
"This great team effort started at our mining operations, continued along our world-class rail line and finished at the port where we are meeting the high demand for our iron ore with record volumes of tonnes shipped," chief executive Nev Power said.
Shares in Fortescue gained five cents, or 1.25 per cent, to $4.05, while shares in other major iron ore miners - BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto - fell.
Fortescue shares were among the most traded on the market.
The company in August reported a 56 per cent rise in full year net profit to a record $US2.7 billion.
At the time, Mr Power said Fortescue expected iron ore prices to remain high as high-cost production is forced out and Chinese demand stays high.
However, iron ore prices have fallen from over $US90 in August to $US85.70 overnight.
When iron ore prices fell sharply in 2012 and tested Fortescue's profitability, it was forced to secure a $US4.5 billion funding line to avoid breaching its debt covenants.
Its net debt reached a peak last year of $US10.5 billion but has been rapidly cut to $US7.2 billion, with the company planning to repay another $US500 million in October.
Fortescue expects to produce 155 to 160 million tonnes of iron ore in fiscal 2015.
It has cut costs by about $US2 billion since 2012 including 23 per cent in production costs in the last year.
All-in costs are about $US60 a tonne, meaning it can handle further falls in the iron ore price.


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Hello All,
First off, if there's a recent thread on my topic you're welcome to point me there...
I am looking for a Social Network Software/Script solution for my growing website. Right now it's just a blog but we're expanding to have like I said a social network attached to it.
I'm in the infancy stages of finding a self-hosted solution so I'm open to recommendations.
I've looked over:
phpfoxDrupalsocialengine.netDolphin 7jomsocialNing
I'll need something that can handle 20,000 page views a day to start and it'll rise from there.
I realize alot of the traffic handling is on the server-side but I've heard some solutions don't handle alot of simultaneous users well.
I've heared vbulletin will be expanding in to more a full social solution but that's just hearsay. I LOVE their message board functionality.
Hit me back if you need more info.
Any help based on experience will be very much appreciated.
Check out buddypress (especially if the blog is wordpress).
Hi snecz,
Yes I have a Wordpress blog and I admit that I haven't really looked at Buddypress but isn't BP just strictly a message board?
No, I think it's a full package with bbpress (2.0) forum. If you already have wp and registered users you should check it out.
I definitely will. Thanks for the recommendation.
wordpress buddypress is a good solution,there are many pretty theme for buddypress also, <snip>


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WOMEN bishops could be appointed by the end of this year in the Church of England after legislation backing the move was give final approval by the General Synod.
Members of the Church's governing body voted in favour of a measure allowing women bishops in a historic vote at York University.
The legislation received the necessary two thirds majority in all three Houses of the General Synod with 37 bishops voting in favour with two against and one abstention, 162 clergy in favour, 25 against and four abstentions.
In the crucial lay votes there were 152 votes in favour, 45 against and five abstentions.
The Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge, was among those to support the move and said he was "delighted" with the outcome.
"I am delighted by today's vote, which means that the first women bishops will be ordained very soon," he said.
"The atmosphere of the debate was gracious and godly. After the disastrous vote of November 2012, it was a wonderful turnaround: it reminded me that God is able to turn anything around, just as He brought resurrection out of the crucifixion.
"What struck me most forcibly was the way in which pretty much everyone – even those who have conscientious objections to women becoming bishops – signalled their determination to stick together and go forward in trust."
In spite of an appeal from the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, for the result to be heard in silence as is traditional in the Church of England at key votes, there was some clapping and shouts of "brill" from within the hall when the outcome was announced.
The success in the make-or-break vote comes after a plan to introduce women bishops collapsed in November 2012 when it was derailed by just six votes cast by lay members.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, staked his authority on a new set of proposals, bringing in mediation and conflict experts in an effort to resolve differences.
Speaking in the debate, Archbishop Welby assured traditionalists that Church of England bishops were committed to meeting their needs should they pass the legislation.
"I expect and hope that this vote will go through and I rejoice in it. But I also rejoice that we promise to seek the flourishing in the Church of all those who disagree," he said.
"If I did not think that was likely I could not support this legislation. You don't chuck out family or even make it difficult for them to be at home, you love them and seek their well-being even when you disagree.
"The House of Bishops means what we say."


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The extremely bad luck that tends to follow around Brads and Bradleys. Known to cause ripped condoms, pregnancy scares, small penises, sex with ugly chicks, DUIs, and other comically unfortunate situations.
Guy 1: Dude my condom broke again last night, had to buy a morning after pill.
Guy 2: Hahaha, you have such brad luck!!!
Guy 2: Hahaha, you have such brad luck!!!
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Zero + Maria Cornejo Fall 2011
Zero + Maria Cornejo is an an unsung success within the fashion industry. Not many people talk about her clothes, or her, for that matter, since she's admirably not an attention-seeker. But the fact remains that a lot of women wear Maria Cornejo's designs mostly because the clothes conceal a multitude of flaws (real or perceived), always look appropriate, and coordinate with each other from one season to the next.
So that's why she attracted major buyers to her show on Monday (among them, Barneys, Bergdorf's, and Ikram Goldman, who dressed Michelle Obama in Zero + Maria Cornejo), as well as the relatively elusive Juergen Teller who is a friend of Cornejo's husband, photographer Mark Borthwick.
Cornejo's signatures are volume, asymmetry, and cocoon shapes—all of which we're seeing a lot of this season and all of which appeared in this collection. The red, round coat and matching skirt in llama was a standout. It was also one of only two looks that featured strong colors. Cornejo's palette stuck to earth tones, which was intentional, but also a product of the limited range of vegetable dyes.
While the clothes Cornejo showed may not prove directional, there's little doubt they'll sell. The cool, black culottes of Fall 2011 would totally go with her black-and-white crosshatched tunic from Fall 2010. "The idea of the collection is luxury," Cornejo explained, "but luxury in a way that you're going to keep wearing."


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This Print was also engraved for the New York Mirror in 1833. These are very old prints & wraped in cello on poster-board to keep them flat. See pic#2 for more info in my Dads words. Drawn by R.W.Weir & Engraved by James Smillie... Would like to know the value if any? Thanks for lookin!


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PlayStation Plus August 2014 Games Previewby Brett Howse on 7/30/2014 6:25 PM EST
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Morawka - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkPS4 games are pretty weak graphically. If i wanna play a lot of indie i'd play pc Reply
cmdrdredd - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkCause they totally look better on PC than PS4...sheesh. You aren't paying for them! Reply
Morawka - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkthat's not what i meant...... Reply
Nataswon - Thursday, July 31, 2014 - linkI think Morawka was referring to the free titles here, "graphically" speaking as Road Not Taken isn't exactly what one envisions on a shiny new PS4. I am guessing this is Morawka's point because I had the same thought when I got my PS4 almost a month ago. I snagged Towerfall Ascension and was frowning at this new wave of pixel graphic games. My kids enjoy it and I warmed up to it primarily because I suck at it and therefore it's a challenging game but not a 'goto' title to show off what PS4 can do. LOL
As a former PC Gamer who got sucked into consoles years ago, I completely understand the argument but some titles nowadays seem to me, pretty close to their pc counterparts.
With regards to the topic at hand, I can see 2 out of 6 titles as ones I won't go out of my way to download (Road Not Taken and Proteus). Probably unfair to judge them by a screenshot but it sure doesn't help either. I still give PS Plus a higher grade over the obscure and head scratching choices Xbox's Games with Gold offers. Reply
Ortanon - Sunday, August 03, 2014 - linkIt'll take a while for the PS4 to build up a solid software catalog before you start seeing "PS4!" Instant Games. Reply
B3an - Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - linkThis is out of place on this site. Reply
cwolf78 - Thursday, July 31, 2014 - linkI think a lot of people that frequent this site game both on PC and a console of some sort. I think it's fair that they have PS Plus and Xbox Live monthly free games covered. Saves me the time of having to look myself. I predominantly game on PC, but I do have a PS Plus membership. As anyone with a PS3 will tell you, the PS Store in it's current form is god awful slow and a PITA to use, and this saves me the agony if there isn't anything worthwhile. Reply
cresilux - Thursday, July 31, 2014 - linkI don't find the internet store to be especially hard to access. I casually check it out frequently. Reply
barleyguy - Thursday, July 31, 2014 - linkWhen Anandtech started doing game announcements, specifically Humble Bundles, there was a front page thread asking what people thought, and whether they should keep doing it. The consensus was yes, the people that posted in that thread wanted it to continue.
I actually really like these, because I read Anandtech every day, and I'm both a Playstation Plus member and a Humble Bundle buyer. So it puts this information on a site I read every day instead of having to go search for it.
So I vote to keep these articles. Reply
Subyman - Friday, August 01, 2014 - linkEh, I let my PS Plus lapse because of the really weak PS4 offerings. A bunch of $10 indie games isn't what I'm here for. I already have most of those on PC.The PS3 games are usually pretty good, but I don't play that anymore. Would be nice to have a bigger budget game every now and then for the PS4. Reply
DanSori - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkWhy PS+ is not offering games with good graphic quality, only those indie games with pixel graphics.
I Would love to see Kill Zone Shadow fall or something like that. Reply
entrapped89 - Tuesday, September 02, 2014 - linkYou do realise that Sony will not make a profit on the PS4 for at least another year? So it's kind of logical they won't give you the games that they need to turn a profit? This gen's console wars was a brutal one and both Sony and Microsoft needed to cut the costs and the budget at the same time. It's amazing they actually give you free, full games at all instead of the so-called 'free to play' moneymachines ;) Reply


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In a recent article Matthew Peyton wrote about a U.K. barrister's position [1]that conversations about accountability for rape are sanitized. She expressed the opinion that victims hold some moral responsibility for the rapes perpetrated against them. I call this victim-blaming. As such, I've decided to rewrite this commentary.
"She expressed doubts over the "long term damaging effects" of rape and criticized the view that the offence was "morally absolutely unambiguous" with the victim "utterly innocent" and the "victimizer utterly guilty."
Rewrite: She expressed doubts over the I assure you that there are "long term damaging effects" of to rape and criticized the view that the offence is "morally absolutely unambiguous" with the victim "utterly innocent" and the "victimizer utterly guilty."
She goes on to make a comparison:
"It seems to me, simply factually, we all know if you're drunk you are more likely to have accidents. So if you fall off a bar stool and hit you [sic] head and have a serous [sic] brain injury because you're drunk people are going to say well you chose to be drunk."
Reaction: Guess what's missing in this comparison? That extra person who causes the harm to you. A more accurate comparison might go something like this:
Rewrite: So if [you are sitting on a bar stool perfectly content and the person sitting next to you suddenly shoves you and] you fall off a bar stool and you hit your head and have a serious brain injury because you're drunk this person shoved you, people are going to say well you chose to be drunk "what are you doing you jerk!?" and jump up to intervene and call an ambulance and the police.
Needless to say, and thankfully in the article, the author also wrote about a reaction from an advocate to the ideas from this "human rights and civil liberties lawyer" (what the what???). Imagine this, the advocate suggested that she was "out of touch with the realities of sexual violence."
Links:[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10418682/Rape-victims-should-have-moral-responsibility.html
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/feminism


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- Contemporary Art at the Gardner
- ExhibitionsCurrent ExhibitionsForthcoming ExhibitionsPast Exhibitions
- Ambreen Butt: I Need a Hero
- Maurizio Cannavacciuolo: A Lecture on Martian History
- Rachel Perry: What Do You Really Want
- Charmaine Wheatley: Souvenirs
- Bharti Kher: Not All Who Wander Are Lost
- Jean-Michel Othoniel: Secret Flower Sculptures
- Nari Ward: Divination X
- Luisa Rabbia: Waterfall
- Carla Fernández: The Barefoot Designer: A Passion for Radical Design and Community
- Sophie Calle: Last Seen
- Hamra Abbas: Wall Hanging I
- Adam Pendleton: Untitled
- Raqs Media Collective: The Great Bare Mat & Constellation
- Stefano Arienti: Wild Carrot
- Luisa Lambri: Portrait
- Magic Moments: The Screen and the Eye–9 Artists 9 Projections
- (TAPESTRY) RADIO ON: New Work by Victoria Morton at the Gardner
- Points of View: 20 Years Artists-in-Residence at the Gardner
- Stefano Arienti: Ailanthus
- Danijel Zezelj: Once
- Taro Shinoda: Lunar Reflections
- Su-Mei Tse: Floating Memories
- Luisa Rabbia: Travels with Isabella, Travel Scrapbooks 1883/2008
- Cliff Evans: Empyrean
- Stefano Arienti: The Asian Shore
- Sculpture and Memory: Works from the Gardner and by Luigi Ontani
- Henrik Håkansson: Cyanopsitta spixii Case Study #001
- Michele Iodice: A Pagan Feast
- Variations On a Theme by Sol Lewitt and Paula Robison
- Danijel Zezelj: Stray Dogs
- Dayanita Singh: Chairs
- Maurizio Cannavacciuolo: TV Dinner
- Elaine Reichek: madamimadam
- Joseph Kosuth: Artist, Curator, Collector
- Nari Ward: Episodes: Bus Park & Forevermore
- Manfred Bischoff
- Ackroyd & Harvey: Presence
- Laura Owens
- Joan Bankemper: A Gardener's Diary
- Lee Mingwei: Living Room
- Josiah McElheny
- Abelardo Morell: Face to Face
- Mona Higuchi: Bamboo Echoes
- Juan Muñoz: Portrait of a Turkish Man Drawing
- Denise Marika: New Works by Denise Marika
- Dorit Cypis: The Body in the Picture
- Artists By 2008
- Multimedia
- Lara Favaretto before the demolition, 2009.
- Filmmaker Michael Sheridan, Tiffany York, and Lara Favaretto discuss the project, 2008.
- Lara Favaretto, filmmaker Michael Sheridan, and backhoe operator mount the camera to the machine, 2009.
- Laura Favaretto, filmmaker Michael Sheridan, and security camera specialist setting up the cameras inside the carriage house, 2009.
- Lara Favaretto filming the demolition of Mrs. Gardner's carriage house, 2009.
- Lara Favaretto reviewing demolition footage with production crew: filmmakers Bijoyini Chatterjee and Lina Maria Gialdo, and sound man John Osborn, 2009.
- Lara Favaretto, 2008.
Lara Favaretto
2008, 2009
Lara Favaretto (b. Italy 1973) creates works that generate the feeling of enjoyable absurdity laced with mystery, dark undertones, or a sense of premeditated failure. Her sculpture, photography, film, performance, and installation operate between playful and paradoxical and often invite direct participation or collaboration with an audience. Her site-specific piece at the Frieze Art Fair, Project for Some Hallucinations (2007), embodied the spectacle and hype that come with such an event by inviting Her Majesty the Queen of England to attend. The artist pinned the letter of regret from the Queen's office to one of the trees that were encased inside the tent. A recorded sound track of applause burst out near the close of each day. The Suitcase Project (1997) was a work Favaretto began when she became aware of a state-run company that organized auctions for unclaimed "lost and found" items from the Italian railway system. In 2005, Favaretto installed a single slightly-battered suitcase in a gallery; contents unknown. This installation evoked a sense of traveling, abandonment, and played with our paranoia around unattended baggage in public spaces.
Recently Favaretto has been developing a series of temporary installations titled Momentary Monuments that are based on the idea of destruction and disappearance. In Trento, Italy the artist built a wall consisting of 36000 sandbags piled around the statue of Dante Alighieri which after some time collapsed onto itself. For her project at the 2009 Venice Biennale, she created a temporary swamp in the garden outside of the Arsenale. The swamp was inspired by people who had withdrawn themselves from the public eye in order to protect their inventions, dreams, or their madness and contained submerged objects.
Lara Favaretto has had solo exhibitions at Klosterfelde, Berlin, Galleria Franco Noero, Torino, Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Torino, and Tramway, Glasgow, as well as a special commission for the 2007 Frieze Art Fair, London. Her work has also been shown as part of Making Worlds / Fare Mondi, 53rd Venice Biennial, Italy; Provisions For The Future, 9th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah; 50 Moons of Saturn, T2-2nd Torino Triennial at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Italy; Revolution-Forms That Turn, 2008 Biennale of Sydney, Australia, and Cinq Milliards d'Années/Une seconde une année at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France; Restless Empathy, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen USA; and The Traveling Show, Fundacion/Coleccion Jumex, Mexico D.F. She has been awarded the Prize for Young Italian Art 2004-2005 at MAXXI, Rome in 2005 and the Premio Furla per l'Arte in 2001. Favaretto studied at Academia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, and Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como. Lara Favaretto lives in Torino, Italy.
Lara Favaretto came to the Gardner Museum in January of 2008 and spent time looking through materials in the archives and learning about the people and culture of Boston. She also took the opportunity to spend the month studying and honing her English. Favaretto returned a year later to explore the possibility and logistics of filming the demolition of Mrs. Gardner's carriage house as a further examination for her series of "Momentary Monuments". In June of 2009, Favaretto and a crew of filmmakers, security specialists, and a sound technician, filmed the demolition from several vantage points including inside the building, from the arm of the backhoe, and from angles around the site.


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Eric Pickles, communities secretary, says today that his plan for council tax will be a "radical extension of direct democracy" which will "let the people decide".
Under his proposals, the public will have the power to veto excessive council tax rises. (At present only ministers can 'cap' these increases).
Any council setting its increase above a set ceiling (approved in, er, Parliament) will trigger an automatic referendum of all registered electors in its area – at the cost of tens of thousands of pounds. The cost alone (at a time of tight budgets) will prevent most local authorities from even trying to carry out big increase.
They will also shy away from such exercises because they know that - in most cases - the public will almost certainly veto the rise, judging by past experience*.
That means the vital decision is the exact level of the ceiling, which will be set by MPs in London. In which case; does this translate into a transfer of power to local people? In effect, probably not.
The most truly democratic/localist way of doing this would be to let councils do what they want. If voters are angered by council tax rises they can vote out their councillors.
* In 2002 Blair allowed a clutch of councils to hold referendums on council tax rises, including Croydon, Bristol and Milton Keynes. Most voters unsurprisingly went for the lowest rise (or freeze). Read more


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RUGBY Club B hosted the Commercial B in Division A of the Bridgwater Town Skittles League and dominated the opening hands, racking up a lead of 33 by the fifth hand, early floppers from Andrew Paul and Martin Cornish helping.
Commercial pulled pins on the second hand but it was a double flopper from Steve Cave and a flopper from Neil Fear at the end of the sixth hand that reignited the game.
Rugby Club set a target of 75 to win following a disappointing 59 final hand. Ben Schofield and Gav McGill both hit final hand spares to give the team a chance and come the final player on only a four was required to win, an eight was duly got gaining the win for the Commercial.
In Division B, Mansion House A visited the Crown to play the A team and started ideally with a spare from first man on Paul Walford leading to a haul of three pins for the hand. However, the second hand gave the advantage firmly to the home side losing 14 to go 11 down.
Mansion chipped away and by the fifth hand were leading by two pins, the sixth hand was tied so the game came down to a final hand shoot-out. A winning target was set by the crown of 58.
Mansion House needed a spare which failed to materialise resulting in a win by two for the hosts.
In a reverse of the above fixture, the Crown B played at the Mansion House against the B team in Division C, and started well winning the opening hands to lead by five.
Mansion fought back in the third and fourth to take the lead for themselves with spares from Jason Hobbs and John Lillington leading to a 16-pin advantage.
Two poor 59 hands from the Mansion resulted in the lead switching again as the Crown boosted by Sam Modleys spare went three in front. The Mansion House set a target of 65 to win, which the Crown failed to get by two resulting in a one-pin win for the Mansion.
In Division D, it was a clash of the Markets with The Newmarket visiting the Market to play upstairs against the B team.
Market went five up following a 15-spare from Joe Clark.
Newmarket responded in the second and third hands with spares from John Paterson, Ron Robbiliard and a flopper from Rob Gowan building a lead of 21.
Market reduced the deficit to nine following a good fourth hand, but the Newmarket won the final three hands to win by 13.


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The Crap We Missed – Friday 5.11.12
Welcome to Friday's The Crap We Missed which I figured I'd make almost entirely boobs since most of our female readership is busy trying to contain the fire hydrant that used to be their lady-groin thanks to Skarsgard. Anyway, for your enjoyment, fellas, we've got young boobs, old boobs, young boobs again, devil boobs, lesboobs, buttboobs, manboobs, and drunkboobs.
Salma Boobs are in a class all to themselves,
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Then what do we do?
I have a few things to say about the Rangers going forward, which I've thought about and held onto since the skills competition day.
But we won't shut down. Maybe slow down. But not shut down.
Thanks to all for the 27th birthday wishes. I've had better birthdays, but I've had worse, too. In 1994, I spent my birthday flying to Vancouver, connecting through Minnesota. Took all damn day. Worse, I was having gall bladder attacks — and anybody whose had those knows what I'm talking about. It would have to come out shortly after the parade. And worse, I had a window seat on a packed plane, and a guy I know was in the middle seat and he's one of those annoying chatterboxes who doesn't shut up, ever.
So by comparison, going to a lacrosse triple-header an hour and a half away was a pleasure.
Also CONGRATS to Bonehead TheRealMikeyNJ, who is getting hitched on Friday!!!!! Ah, wedded bliss. Am I right, guys?
Finally, can you believe the NHL, in its desperate attempt to seem hip — or to try to grab the attention of the hip idiots who like things like, oh, I don't know, Versus — has gotten into bed with Snoop Dogg? I mean, does it get any trashier than that guy? Are we selling hockey here, or porn and drugs?
See youse tonight.