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By Vali Nasr
Sunday, December 9, 2007
When most Americans think of Iran, they probably think of its incendiary president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Since his election in 2005, Ahmadinejad has gleefully shocked the world with his defiance over Iran's nuclear programs, his ravings about a Shiite messiah, his jeremiads against Israel and his denial that the Holocaust occurred. But while Ahmadinejad is surely the regime's face, he's not its boss. Since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death in 1989, the real power in Tehran has belonged to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ahmadinejad makes the noise, but Khamenei pulls the strings.
It's not just ordinary citizens who assume that Ahmadinejad calls the shots in Tehran. Last Tuesday, as President Bush tried to explain away a new National Intelligence Estimate reporting that Iran had shuttered its nuclear-weapons program in 2003, he argued at an awkward news conference that his administration's "carrot-and-stick approach" toward Iran had been working -- "until Ahmadinejad came in." But under the Iranian system, a president matters far less than the supreme leader. For all Ahmadinejad's bluster, he is not "the decider." It's the unelected and unaccountable Khamenei who sits atop Iran's labyrinthine political structure. He gets the last word on whether Iran should try to get the bomb or try to talk to the United States. So to deal with Iran, the West must get to know Khamenei.
The supreme leader is an enigma even to most of Iran's 70 million people. In fact, he's far more cautious, conservative and pragmatic than the bellowing Ahmadinejad. Khamenei wants a "Goldilocks" kind of Islamic Republic -- not too hot, not too cold. He's reluctant to tilt too far in any one direction and keen to keep squabbling factions on board. He says that nuclear weapons are un-Islamic but heartily approves of the knowledge and fuel required to build them. And he is even willing to work with the United States to bring stability to Afghanistan and Iraq -- as long as Iran gets to expand its regional influence by keeping its feeble neighbors under its thumb.
Born in 1939, Khamenei followed his father into the ranks of the Shiite clergy and soon joined Khomeini's radical Islamic movement to topple the stifling monarchy led by the shah. For years, Khamenei lived underground or in jail. When revolution erupted in 1979, he emerged as one of Khomeini's chief lieutenants, and he became president of the new Islamic Republic two years later. Like many other firebrand clerics of the time, he was more a child of revolution than a scholar of religion, more at home on the barricades than in the seminary. Khamenei was then a leftist by temperament, well read in the literature of dissent that circulated in Iran and the Arab world. He even translated into Persian the works of the Egyptian extremist Sayyid Qutb, the Sunni intellectual who became the godfather of al-Qaeda and radical Islam in the Arab world.
Khamenei was a very different type of president from Ahmadinejad, a turbanless layman. Khamenei also gave fiery speeches before the U.N. General Assembly, but unlike Ahmadinejad, he never regaled the world body with mystical tales about the return of the "Hidden Imam," a messianic figure whose reappearance is said to herald the apocalypse. In government circles, Khamenei was known as a policy wonk with a keen interest in defense matters, budget reports and administrative details. He guided Iran through its long, bloody war with Iraq in the 1980s, bonding with many now-powerful Revolutionary Guards. He won some additional street cred in 1981, when he lost the use of his right arm during an assassination attempt by terrorists from Mujaheddin-e Khalq, an Iranian opposition group now under U.S. military protection in Iraq. When the revered Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became the compromise choice to succeed him.
Khamenei transformed the top job, taking many of the powers of the presidency with him and turning the office of the supreme leader into the omnipotent overseer of Iran's political scene. Today, mandarins around him manage the interplay among the country's bickering centers of power: the parliament, the presidency, the judiciary, the Revolutionary Guards, the military, the intelligence services, the police agencies, the clerical elite, the Friday prayer leaders and much of the media, not to mention a constellation of formal and informal foundations, organizations, councils, seminaries and business associations.
That all makes him an unusual sort of dictator. He has a down-to-earth image and calm demeanor that sit uneasily with the praise he often heaps upon Iran's militants. His austere lifestyle stands in jarring contrast to the corruption and ostentatious wealth of many other Iranian leaders.
For Iran's top cleric, 0Khamenei also has scant religious authority -- a surprising deficiency for the chief of a theocracy and a stark departure from Khomeini. Most Shiites in Iran and abroad now look elsewhere for spiritual guidance, to a handful of bookish ayatollahs or to neighboring Iraq's most respected Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. All this has made the supreme leadership into an office that's far more political and Iran-focused than had been intended by Khomeini, who wanted to run not merely a country but a pan-Islamic revolution.
So how does Khamenei get along with Ahmadinejad? For now, at least, the supreme leader is standing behind his demagogic president. Khamenei decidedly prefers the populist, hard-line Ahmadinejad to his relatively moderate predecessor, Mohammad Khatami. The supreme leader frustrated Khatami's attempts at reform and ensured that Ahmadinejad (then Tehran's mayor) would win the 2005 presidential elections. Khamenei has praised Ahmadinejad's administration as the best yet, partly because the two men share a soft spot for militant types and dream of rekindling the revolutionary fervor of the Islamic Republic's early days. The supreme leader even seems to find Ahmadinejad's theatrics useful for keeping up revolutionary appearances and endearing Iran to the Arab world.
Still, the two men's agendas differ. Ahmadinejad, for example, aspires to be more than a mere administrator. Khamenei, however, already holds all the power he wants and merely needs to keep it away from ambitious presidents, whether hard-line or reformist. Moreover, Ahmadinejad's brand of rabble-rousing may be a useful strategy for a newcomer trying to elbow his way toward greater influence within the tangles of the Iranian political system, but it has deepened Iran's isolation abroad in ways Khamenei resents. For instance, he bristled during Ahmadinejad's December 2005 visit to Mecca, when the president embarrassed his welcoming host, Saudi King Abdullah, with a Holocaust-denying, anti-Israel harangue. Closer to home, when Ahmadinejad recently had the country's former top nuclear negotiator, Hossein Mousavian, arrested on espionage charges, an irked Khamenei made sure that the judiciary dismissed the charges.
So Khamenei is keeping his options open. He has helped boost Ahmadinejad's rivals in the 2005 race, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, by giving the former's Expediency Council (a key clerical panel) more powers and by backing the latter's bid to become Tehran's mayor. Both men remain serious contenders for power and take every opportunity to snipe at Ahmadinejad. So do a growing number of Iran's elite, who abhor Ahmadinejad's mismanagement of the economy and fear that his bluster has increased the chances of war with the United States. The president's foes hope to drub him in the parliamentary elections coming up in March.
Meanwhile, the decider is getting old. As Khamenei pushes 70, rumors abound that his health is deteriorating. One of the usually dull elections to the Council of Experts, the mysterious body that will choose his successor, recently turned into a closely watched race. (Moderates won.) Still, experts can only guess at who will follow Khamenei -- and about whether Iran's next supreme leader will reign supreme.
For now, Khamenei sees enemies all around: dissidents at home eager to reform the Islamic Republic out of existence, Sunni Arab states galvanized by the rise of Iranian influence, a Bush administration still obsessed with regime change despite last week's National Intelligence Estimate painting Tehran as toothless. Khamenei's greatest fear has always been that his enemies at home and abroad would join forces. (Little wonder, then, that he rejected talking to the United States when it looked as though the Clinton administration wanted to engage only Khatami and the reformists whom the supreme leader so fears.) Khamenei has done a nasty, effective job of sidelining the reformists, but he still faces the challenge of the United States.
In the past, Khamenei has not been averse to talking to Washington. He gave tacit support to an ill-fated memo offering direct U.S.-Iranian talks in 2003, and a year later, he publicly endorsed discussions over Iraq. But times changed after Iran dug in its heels over the nuclear issue and found itself looking down the barrels of U.S. guns. The threat of war has abated after this dramatic week, but for the man who rules Iran, two overriding concerns linger: ensuring that his regime survives and ensuring that he remains at the head of it. As the National Intelligence Estimate itself put it, "Tehran's decisions are guided by a cost-benefit approach rather than a rush to a weapon irrespective of the political, economic, and military costs." But Tehran's decisions are also guided by one man, and anyone serious about understanding the sources of Iranian conduct needs to keep an eye on him.
Vali Nasr, a professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, is the author of "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future."
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LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- "Nashville" star Hayden Panettiere and Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko are engaged and planning a summer wedding, UsMagazine.com reported.
"Very few people know and she isn't wearing her ring publicly yet," a friend of the couple told the celebrity magazine. "Looks like a summer wedding!"
Panettiere, 23, and Klitschko, 37, broke up in May 2011 after dating for two years. They reconciled in January.
UsMagazine.com didn't say exactly when the couple became engaged.

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation Celebrates 40th Anniversary Gala
On November 13, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice celebrates their 40th Gala Celebration in New York, honoring the frontline activists and philanthropists who are leading the new era of resistance.
The event features emcee Gina Yashere and performer Toshi Reagon, and will be followed by an afterparty featuring DJ's Rimarkable and Robi D Light.
In the spirit of this celebration and four decades of LGBTQI grassroots support, we are proud to announce The Ise Bosch Transformative Philanthropy Award, in honor of Ise Bosch, who seeded Astraea's International Fund (then called the International Fund for Sexual Minorities) in 1996, making Astraea the first public foundation in the US to support global grassroots LGBTQI activism.
The Award recognizes outstanding philanthropic contributions to LGBTQI communities. We will also honor the incredible legacy, generosity, and innovation of Kobi Conaway & Andrew Owen, who seeded the world's first Intersex Human Rights Fund at Astraea in 2015, and Naomi Sobel, who co-founded the Funding Queerly Giving Circle, a group of young donors working in partnership with Astraea to give personally, raise money, and mobilize resources for LGBTQI community organizing groups in the United States.
In the words of Bosch: "A Goddess chooses to honor me -- who am I to say anything but 'thank you'! There's plenty of glitter left. I'm glad to be traveling with her, looking forward onto a long road. Happy anniversary, Astraea."
The event will honor Ise Bosch, who for over 20 years has proven her commitment to social equity by funding Astraea's International Fund for Sexual Minorities, as well as numerous other social investments in the arenas of human rights equality, women, and sexual minorities. She is also the founder and managing director of Dreilinden gGmbH in Hamburg, which supports the rights of lesbian, bi-, trans, and intersex people.
Also honored will be Kobi Conaway and Andrew Owen. Starting in 2015 Kobi Conaway & Andrew Owen aided in launching the Intersex Human Rights Fund in support of intersex-led activism to help raise visibility about intersex human rights and raise awareness of the intersex movement. Their other philanthropic activities focus on education and the arts.
Also recognized will be Naomi Sobel, a philanthropic activist who endowed Funding Queerly, a giving circle comprised of young donors, supports LGBTQI people, low-income individuals, and communities of color. Since its inception in 2012, Funding Queerly has distributed over $770,000 in grants to small organizations led by and for communities of color, indigenous communities, poor communities, and/or rural communities.
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance LGBTQI human rights around the globe. We support hundreds of brilliant and brave grantee partners in the U.S. and internationally who challenge oppression and seed social change. We work for racial, economic, social, and gender justice, because we all deserve to live our lives freely, without fear, and with dignity.
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 40th Gala Celebration will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at The Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, 172 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002. The afterparty follows, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight.
For more information, visit http://astraeafoundation.org/40th/


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New Bern�s largest outdoor festival � Mumfest � is expected to draw crowds of 90,000 visitors over two days on Saturday and Sunday.
New Bern�s largest outdoor festival � Mumfest � is expected to draw crowds of 90,000 visitors over two days on Saturday and Sunday.
More than 300 commercial and nonprofit exhibitors will be on hand with pottery, crafts and art, along with dozens of food booths.
Free entertainment includes live bands with music ranging from beach to barbershop, along with dance troupes, magicians, roving street performers, face painters, and clowns.
There�s also a riverfront amusement park with lots of ticketed rides.
The main stage is in front of the Galley Store on East Front Street, with a lineup that includes Spiritmaster; The Wannabees; Carolina Casuals; Southern Gentlemen Chorus; and Billy Holton and the Soul Shakers. The music Saturday is from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Also Saturday, a dance performance area is located on Broad Street between the Craven County Administration Building and the Sudan Shrine Center. Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., the performers include Dance Theatre; Southern Charmers; Margaret Fletcher Dance Studio; Kountry Kickers; Shimmy Shakerz; Happy Feet School of Dance; Wanda Kay�s; Down East Dance; �Apsara� Kaitlyn Bellydance; Get the Pointe Dance Studio; Tryon Palace Fife & Drum Corp; New Bern High Drill Team; Glory 2 Glory and the James City Steppers.
Here is a glimpse at some of the other top attractions:
The Richard Childress Racing Team will have with three famous stock cars � including the No. 3 of the late Dale Earnhardt. Two simulators will allow fans to feel the racing experience.
The X-POGO Stunt Team performs the most extreme pogo exhibitions in the world. The team has won several world championship titles in competition held in New York City.
Many favorites return, including comedian/stunt man Alex Clark; the Purina Incredible Dog Team; the Silver Drummer Girl; a huge model train show; New Bern Police�s K-9s and the Weller Kennels Labrador retriever demonstrations.
The 12th annual Mumfest Boat Show features coastal and offshore vessels on display in Union Point Park.
Every Mumfest needs lots of chrysanthemums and Tryon Palace serves them up in their gardens, which are open free Thursday through Sunday. The palace also has its bi-annual Heritage Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday.
Visitors can come to the festival by water taxi, trolley or park in downtown New Bern.
For more information, go online to www.mumfest.com.
Charlie Hall is a reporter for the Sun Journal.


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Anyone wondering if Prince Harry's new love interest, Cressida Bonas, is just a fling and/or temporary Chelsy Davy fill-in, rest assured, there's serious romance a'brewin'! If only because now comes word that the pair will be attending a wedding in South Africa together in two weeks. Not just any wedding, mind you. This is a big family affair for Cressida. Her half-sister Isabella Calthorpe (who was rumored to have caught William's eye while he and Kate were on a break several years back) is tying the knot with Virgin tycoon Richard Branson's son, Sam Branson.
Harry's not necessarily going to feel like a complete fish out of water, being that his cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will be there, too. (They are good friends of Sam and his sister Holly.) But he's still reportedly going to be meeting Cressida's family for the first time! See what I mean? MAJOR!
Bringing someone you're seeing to any wedding is a big deal, but to a family wedding is a whole new ballgame. Cressida's undoubtedly going to have some kind of official role in her sister's Big Day. She'll be seated at the head table. Thus, so will Harry! OMG.
Oh, sure, the royals could still play this serious move off like Harry and Cressida are "just good friends," "not moving too fast," "taking things slowly," "share a common social circle, it's no big deal," etc. But any outsider could see right through that ... It might as well be shouted from the Buckingham Palace balcony: Harry's found The One!
As well he should. He'll be 30 in two years, so he can't keep acting like an obnoxious frat boy. And he seems to have hit it off with a beautiful young woman with a blue bood background that couldn't possibly disappoint his grandma, the Queen. And now he's taking a huge gulp and entering the jungle (literally and figuratively) by actually meeting the parents and being Cressida's date to this huge affair.
Let's just not be surprised if the couple ends up making their way down the aisle sooner rather than later!
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Sandwiches of All Shapes & Sizes: 20 Sandwich Recipes for a Better Lunch
Is lunchtime feeling a little... bland? Repetitive? Do you need some fresh ideas? We do too, so we considered the sandwich. And we realized we needed to get out of the sandwich box. What makes a sandwich a sandwich, philosophically-speaking? Is it just a filling between two pieces of plain bread? Or can it expand into adjacent territory -- burritos, wraps, baked pockets?
Personally, I think a sandwich is a full meal you can hold in your hands -- nourishing, satisfying, and easily carried. So that would include baked goodies like saucy calzones, pita pockets, and more. This clearly opens up fresh vistas of possibility for lunchtime!
Here are 20 of our own favorite sandwiches of all shapes and sizes, from chipotle chicken fajitas, to the perfect summer tomato sandwich. There's a spicy lentil wrap (better than Trader Joe's!), a simple cheese and onion sandwich, and homemade piadinas. It's time to get out of your lunch rut -- try a new sandwich (whatever the shape or size) this week!
• 1 California BLT with Avocado and Basil Mayonnaise
• 2 Farmer's Lunch Sandwich
• 3 Quick, Easy Scrambled Egg Salad
• 4 The Perfect Summer Tomato Sandwich
• 5 Chicken Cordon Bleu-Croque Monsieur
• 6 Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich
• 7 Cuban Sandwich
• 8 French Dip Au Jus
• 9 Cheese and Onion Sandwich
• 10 Bánh Mì with Lemongrass Tofu
• 11 Boiled Egg, Seared Asparagus & Pickled Onion Sandwiches
• 12 Fresh Vegetable Sandwich
• 13 How to Make Calzones (And Freeze Them for Later!)
• 14 Whole Wheat Double Peanut Butter & Jelly Pockets
• 15 BBQ Cabbage & Sausage Stuffed Sandwiches
• 16 Chipotle Chicken Fajitas with Creamy Black Bean Spread
• 17 Spicy Lentil Wraps with Tahini Sauce
• 18 Roasted Sweet Potato Wraps with Caramelized Onions and Pesto
• 19 Homemade Piadinas
• 20 Vegetable Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce
What's the best way to break out of the sandwich rut? Got any fresh ideas for fall?
More sandwiches:
• How To Make Your Own Frozen Wraps
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Front is a wall-mounted or freestanding storage system that can be used to store and display newspapers, magazines, envelopes, forms, books, pictures, letters, postcards, photos, journals, posters, notices and brochures, or as pigeon-holes for post or messages, as well as for hanging clothes or even for decorative floral displays on walls, tables, etc. Front freestanding, designed in 2006, is a single or double-sided screen for use with ledges with straight (vertical) or sloping glass fronts 150 mm or 230 mm high. Screens without ledges can also be used as room dividers. Front freestanding screens come in two heights – 1300 and 1750 mm – and three widths – 250, 500 and 1000 mm. Choose from wooden screens with straight or sloping ledges, or a combination with a noticeboard in grey cork linoleum or a magnetic whiteboard. Castors are available as an optional extra. Front components include glass-fronted ledges, coat racks, a glass planter, display boards, panels, storage shelves, flexible panels and freestanding screens – all available in oak, birch and a choice of eight standard colours. Choose from glass fronts in heights of 32, 150 and 230 mm. Tempered clear glass comes as standard; plexiglass and frosted glass, made-to-measure sizes, other types of wood, colours and surface treatments are available on request. Accessories include wooden dividers that slot on top of the glass fronts to divide each shelf into compartments, magnets for the whiteboard and castors for Front freestanding units.


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The Board of Directors of Catholic Health Services (CHS) of Long Island announced that it has named CHS Board of Directors Chairman Richard J.J. Sullivan, Jr., CHS President and CEO. He succeeds Lawrence McManus. Mr. Sullivan previously served as Executive Chairman of CHS from July 2011 until April 2012.
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Trooper Melvin Arthur has a reputation of stopping more women than men for DUI, Sarasota defense attorneys say,
Sally Adams locked eyes with Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Melvin J. Arthur around 2:18 a.m. on May 5, of last year, while southbound on the Tamiami Trail.
Arthur slowed down to 15 mph, forcing Adams to pass.
He stopped the petite 52-year-old Michigander just south of Hillview Street. The violation: her tag light was out.
Three hours later, Adams was charged with DUI, though her breath tested far below the legal limit. She was also charged with escape — a felony punishable by 16 years in prison — because Arthur's handcuffs slipped off her thin wrists, she says.
Adams said she believes she was "profiled" by the trooper.
"When we made eye contact, the length of his stare was uncomfortable," she said.
Trooper Arthur, 24, has a reputation among some members of Sarasota County's defense Bar for stopping more women than men.
"I certainly do not have a representative sample, but I can say that I have noticed an unusual number of attractive young women, who were driving alone in their cars, who were arrested by Trooper Arthur," said Sarasota attorney Thomas Hudson. "If there is gender profiling going on, it is wrong. The law should be gender-blind, as well as color blind."
Another Sarasota defense attorney, AnneMarie Rizzo — who has had several clients whom Arthur arrested — has a very different take on the trooper, saying Arthur has always been "by the book."
Arrest statistics raise questions
But Arthur's arrest statistics raise questions.
According to data provided by the Florida Highway Patrol, which consisted of all traffic stops Arthur made in 2012, nearly two-thirds of the drivers he pulled over were female.
Other data obtained by the Herald-Tribune shows that 55 percent of drivers he ticketed were women, as were 62 percent of those that Arthur arrested for DUI in 2012.
The DUI arrests do not include those made after Arthur was dispatched to an accident scene and encountered a drunk driver.
The data stands in stark contrast to arrest trends made by other officers in Sarasota County: they arrest far more men than women. Of the more than 14,000 people booked in the Sarasota County Jail last year, only 25 percent were female and 75 percent were male, according to sheriff's office data.
The same is true for DUI arrests in Sarasota County, where about two-thirds as many men were arrested for drunk driving last year.
According to the sheriff's office there were 728 people charged with DUI last year by all law enforcement agencies. Of these, 489 were men and 239 were women.
Leslie Palmer, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, discounted the defense lawyers' concerns.
"We don't respond to allegations, hearsay or innuendo," Palmer said. "FHP has a formal complaint process. We don't respond to hearsay in the community."
FHP protocol also does not allow Arthur to respond to a request for an interview by the Herald-Tribune for this story.
Palmer noted that Arthur is assigned to a DUI enforcement detail, on the midnight shift. "In terms of targeting female drivers, it would be pretty hard to tell if a male or female is driving," she said.
North Sarasota also is home to several colleges, Palmer said. "There is a 52 percent female demographic in Sarasota County. In that area, there are several universities. It might have a higher percentage of females on the road," she said.
Palmer would not address the overwhelming number of men arrested for DUI by police in Sarasota County. "I can't speak to other law enforcement agencies' arrests," she said.
'Real opportunity for abuse'
Adams' attorney, Andrea Mogensen, said "any kind of profiling is problematic."
"When someone has the authority that a badge gives them, with that comes a responsibility that is very vulnerable to abuse," said Mogensen, who was hired to defend Adams against her DUI and escape charges.
FHP managers, Mogensen said, should be concerned.
"Those kind of statistics indicate a real problem," she said. "They need to look at it."
Mogensen said Arthur's stats clearly demonstrate the need for more training.
"An officer's badge gives them power — a real opportunity for abuse," she said. "When you see this type of statistical anomaly, you have to be concerned. It's something you rarely get warning signs about."
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino teaches a class in conjunction with the International Association of Chiefs of Police, designed to prevent such patterns. "I'd be happy to be a resources person for this agency to deal with this," DiPino said.
But Rizzo, the other Sarasota defense attorney, is not convinced there is any problem with Arthur's arrest history.
"My dealings with him — I don't think there have been any allegations he's been inappropriate," Rizzo said. "There are some other officers out there that have to be investigated, who are doing inappropriate things on the road."
FHP hired Arthur in 2009. He receives an annual salary of $33,977 and works out of FHP's Venice District.
Disciplinary records provided by FHP show he received an oral reprimand in April 2012 for failing to turn over his tickets to the court clerk. In December, he was counseled for other misconduct: "Employee was alleged to have instigated a vehicular race, failed to report a traffic crash, and not take action on a possible drunk driver."
According to an FHP press release sent last week, Arthur was one of 10 troopers in the state honored for making more than 100 DUI arrests during 2012.
Handcuffs slipped off wrists
Adams stands 5-foot-2 and weighs 105 pounds.
She splits her time between Sarasota and her home in Michigan.
Until she encountered Trooper Arthur, she had never been arrested.
An accomplished artist, several of her paintings are displayed at local galleries.
According to a video of Adams' arrest, the trooper first tried to help her replace the bulb in her tag light, but the screws holding the light assembly were locked tight.
He then put her through a series of field sobriety exercises, which his report indicates she failed.
On the video, however, Adams demonstrates little difficulty with any of the tests. Her diction is clear, and she is very cooperative. She asks several times to take a breath test.
"I knew I wasn't drunk," she said.
But Arthur arrested her, handcuffed her, and placed her in the back of his car, ordering a tow truck for her car.
The video of her in the back seat shows that the handcuffs slipped off, but she kept her hands behind her back.
"I didn't want to get into any trouble," Adams told the Herald-Tribune.
She said she became concerned about the tow bill, and asked to talk to the driver.
When the trooper opened the back door to place a seatbelt on Adams, she pivoted, stepped out of the car, and walked right past the trooper.
What happens next was not caught on camera.
Adams said she was perplexed about what to do with the handcuffs, which she was holding, so she placed them at the trooper's feet and turned to talk to the tow truck driver.
Arthur counters that Adams began running, toward the front of his car.
The trooper can be heard screaming, calling for back up and yelling at Adams to "stop resisting."
His report indicates he performed a "leg sweep," knocking Adams to the ground. He then laid on top of her and pinned her to the ground until his backup arrived.
Adams denies trying to run. She said she only wanted to talk to the tow driver about where to take her car, until the trooper hit her. Her face and body were bruised by the takedown.
"I put her f------ ass in the dirt," Arthur told other officers after they arrived — a comment caught on the recording of the incident.
Two breath tests conducted later at the county jail indicated Adam's blood alcohol was .034 and .036 — well under the .08 DUI threshold.
Assistant State Attorney Shannon Hankin is prosecuting the case, which is pending.
Hankin said there are two ways to prove DUI in court, a breath test and impairment.
"We look at both factors and consider the defendant's behavior — whether it indicated impairment," Hankin said. "One option is the breath test. The other is whether their normal faculties were impaired."


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|4 Electric Front and Rear windows
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|ESP with ASR
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|Adaptive brake assist with hold function and hill start assist
|Lowered sports suspension
|Lowered comfort suspension
|Radio aerial integrated into roof spoiler
|Voice activation
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|Radio aerial integrated into front and rear windshields
|Driver Aids
|Speed sensitive power steering
|Reversing camera
|Direct steering
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|Active lane keep assist
|DYNAMIC SELECT with a choice of driving modes (ECO, Comfort, Sport, Sport+ and Individual)
|Active park assist with parktronic system including front and rear parking sensors
|Direction indicators with lane change function
|180 degree rear view camera with parking guidelines
|Driver Convenience
|Stop/start system
|ECO start/stop function
|Driver Information
|Trip computer
|Low fluid warning light
|External temperature gauge
|Service indicator (ASSYST)
|Brake pad wear indicator warning light
|10.25" Digital instrument cluster display screen
|10.25" media display
|Lamp failure indicator
|Mercedes me connect including emergency call system, accident recovery, breakdown management and maintenance
|Outside temperature gauge
|Fluid level warning indicator for fuel, oil, coolant and washer fluid
|Driving Mirrors
|Body coloured door mirrors
|Electric adjustable and heated door mirrors with integrated LED side indicators
|Embellishment Trims
|Chrome air vent surrounds
|Carbon fibre interior trim
|Dark carbon fibre interior trim
|DAB Digital radio
|Mid-range sound system
|MBUX Multimedia system including digital instrument cluster and phone mirroring
|Dual bluetooth interface, 2 USB ports and SD card slot
|Dual bluetooth interface, 2 USB ports (type C)
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|Body colour door handles
|Body colour bumpers
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|LED tail lamp
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|Two zone thermotronic luxury automatic climate control
|Air vents surround and cruciform nozzle in silver chrome
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|Illuminated glovebox
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|Front centre armrest with storage compartment
|Height/reach adjustable steering column
|Luggage compartment cover
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|Front door sills with Mercedes benz lettering
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|Dual stage Driver/Passenger Airbags
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|3 rear 3 point seatbelts
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Finding a Job at San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College has Executive/Administrative/Managerial, Professional Non-Faculty, Secretarial/Clerical, Technical /Paraprofessional/ Skilled Crafts and Service/Maintenance positions performing a wide variety of job duties. The College offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees hired in authorized positions. Applications are accepted only for positions for which we are actively recruiting.
Visit our on-line site www.sjcd.edu. To search positions, click the Future Employees link at left to search for jobs that are currently available. A list of available positions can be viewed at www.sjcd.edu from any computer with Internet access. This information is also available in the Human Resources Office.
You follow the same procedure. Faculty positions are identified on the same website.
Applicants can complete their applications online from any computer with Internet access. After the closing date, all applications will be screened by one of the employment staff members. Those applicants who are to be interviewed normally will be contacted within one week after the closing date listed on the job list. You may check the status of your application after the closing date by visiting us online. After a final selection is made, the status of the application will change via the automated application update process.
Yes, an application is required to be submitted for each vacant position. We will not accept a resume in place of an application, nor will we accept an application that indicates "See Resume" in the employment section.
There are a number of advantages to using the new online site. Some of these include:
- The ability to save your application form online to use for future job openings;
- The ability to update your online application with specific skills and experience related to the posting;
- The ability to access and review the job requirements while completing the application;
- The ability to submit your application immediately and directly to San Jac, minimizing the risk of missing a deadline or loss of the application;
- The time on closing dates (deadline) has been extended to midnight --giving you extra time to apply;
- The online application saves time when you want to apply for multiple jobs at one time, or apply for several positions throughout the year;
- The ability to keep track of the status of your application and the recruitment process;
- The ability to learn about job openings and apply for positions at any time and from any computer in the world with access to the web.
Currently there are computers available in the Human Resources office for your use. Human Resources office hours are: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday thru Friday. Hours may differ during the summer months.
Your application is on a secure web server and will be available to San Jac and the hiring authority(s) for the specific job opening for which you apply. San Jacinto College does not share its database with other companies or Colleges.
Creating an Application
Applications are accepted via our online site. Using the Internet, you may go to www.sjcd.edu to create your application. Once you have completed your application using the on-line site, you may apply for any of the open positions listed on the Job List – simply click on "apply for this position," attach a cover letter/resume (if applicable), and once you save the action you have applied for the position.
Human Resources Staff are available to help applicants get started and to answer questions about the online site for applicants. Contact the HR Office at 281-998-6115.
You must first complete all of the required fields notated with a red asterisk before the application can be saved. If you run into a time crunch and cannot finish the entire application, you may complete just the required fields and come back later to finish the application and apply for a specific position. Please be certain to go back and complete all the information on the application. An incomplete application will not be accepted.
At the beginning of the process you are asked to input a User ID and Password to uniquely identify your file and establish your individual account. When completing the application, be sure that when you reach the last page of the application, you click "Save Application." You may return later and edit the application before applying for a specific position.
You must remember your User ID and Password to log back on. Also, you cannot create an additional account with the same Social Security number. Your ID and Password should not be shared with anyone.
The time it takes depends on several factors including the amount of work experience and education you have to enter, how fast you can type, etc. You should allow 20-45 minutes for the total process. However, you can speed up the process by collecting important information about previous work experience, education, certifications, etc. before you start creating your application. If you find you are missing a piece of information requested on the application, you may be able to skip the field and go back later to complete it. If you decide to do this, it is important that you return and complete the missing information BEFORE you apply for a specific job opening. The information on your application, when you apply, will be used to evaluate your qualifications for the job opening for which you apply. Make sure it is accurate and contains all the information requested. Once you apply for a position, you will NOT be able to edit your application for that particular position.
After completing the online application and selecting the position for which you would like to apply, you will come to a screen that allows you to do one of two things:
- Attach resume, cover letter and references
- Copy and paste or type in resume and/or cover letter
It's important to read all of the instructions carefully so that you send all of the attachments required for the position.
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Jerusalem Post's Self-Censorship Protects Leading Religious Leader, Cleanses Israeli Racism
By Richard Silverstein | Tikun Olam | December 20, 2012
… A Jerusalem Post report from 2010 featured some especially noxious remarks by Shas founder, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, likening non-Jews to donkeys whose job was to serve Jews in the days of the messiah. This Nana-Channel 10 report features video of the former chief rabbi's original statements. Here are a few passages translated:
The Goyim were only created to serve us. If that wasn't the case they [Goyim] would have no place in the world.
… Jews earn eternal life in the days of the messiah. Goyim don't. Like all people, they must die. But they earn long life. Why? Think about someone's donkey. If it dies, he loses it, the money. The same with a servant [ or "the one who serves you"]. You also lose money [when he dies]. That's why Goyim are given long life so they may work well for the Jews.
… Why do Goyim exist? So that they work [for Jews]. They thresh, they plant, they harvest, while we [Jews] sit like effendi and eat [our fill]. That's why Goyim were created.
The remarks are especially important in the context of the Israeli work force which is filled with poor migrant labor from around the world, but especially from Asia and Africa. Without this cheap, victimized work force, Israel's economy (especially the agricultural sector) couldn't function.
It's no accident that some of the most virulently racist language attacking African refugees in Israel has come from the Shas interior minister and disciple of Rabbi Yosef, Eli Yishai. In this sense, Yishai is giving license to his followers to incite such hate through sermons like this one.
In the past few weeks the Post article, which had been publicly-accessible since publication, vanished. When clicked, the old link brought a reader back to the Post's main page. There wasn't even a Page Not Found message. Just gone. … Full article
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Need a break from the rat race? If Tasmania has a slower pace than mainland Australia, on the islands of the Bass Strait you can drop back another couple of gears.
Geologically, not much has changed on Flinders Island since before the last Ice Age, when the island was part of a land bridge linking Tasmania to mainland Australia. It wasn't until 1773, 12,000 years later, that Tobias Furneaux first glimpsed Flinders and the 51 islands around it. He had become separated from the Endeavour in a furious fog but stumbled onto something better.
Today you'll get a much clearer view of this tiny island jewel, which is just 64 kilometres long and 29 kilometres wide. Watch out for the pink and grey granite cliffs of Mount Strzelecki and Mount Killiecrankie, and the small streams, coastal sand dunes and gentle green farmland. Fly in from Launceston or jump on a ferry from Bridport. If you're arriving from Victoria, you can fly from Moorabbin or boat in from Port Welshpool.
Only 900 people live on Flinders Island and most of the time you can pretend they're not here. You're more likely to run into the furred and feathered residents: wallabies and wombats; tiny wren and giant wandering albatross. Walk to the eastern lagoons and inlets, where thousands of migratory birds break up their long haul flight to the Arctic Circle. In the sea you can dive for giant crabs and crays and spot seals, dolphins and visiting whales.


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Author Notes: When I was in college, one of my favorite dinners was a version of this-- I'd bake a potato (at really high heat so that the skin became brown and crunchy--but that's just me), sauté some onions and spinach, grate some cheese, and when the potato was baked, mix it all together with the potato flesh and some sour cream or yogurt. This is the casserole version that can be served at dinner. (The crunchy skin is the cook's treat.) But if you're feeling all 1970's, you could cut bake the potatoes gently, halve them and carefully scoop out the flesh, make the casserole, and then stuff the potato skins and top them with cheese for the final baking. (If you want to throw a little crisp bacon in there, that's ok, too, but you may have to wear a long flowy dress or bell bottoms and part your hair in the middle.) —drbabs
Serves: 4 can be multiplied
Large Idaho potatoes, scrubbed
Leeks, washed well and chopped into 1 inch pieces, white and light green parts only
tablespoons olive oil
ounces very sharp cheddar cheese, grated
tablespoon butter
cups baby spinach, rough chopped
teaspoons Fresh thyme leaves, or other herb of your choice, finely chopped
tablespoons Greek yogurt (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
- Bake potato in 400 degree oven for about an hour, until the the potato flesh is soft and cooked through.
- Saute leeks in olive oil with salt and pepper until they are softened and somewhat caramelized. Add spinach and continue to saute till spinach is wilted. Place in casserole dish with butter, about 3/4 of the cheese, herbs, and yogurt or creme fraiche if using.
- Scoop potato flesh into casserole. ( Reserve skin as desired to eat separately.) Mix well, but quickly so that potato doesn't become gummy. Taste and season as desired. Top with reserved cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes till warmed through and cheese on top is bubbly and slightly browned.
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I helped develop the NB Rye IPA extract recipe. I think the extract is really good, but you can also do it as you describe. One advantage of the NB extract is that it has the same percentages of pale, crystal, and rye as my original recipe, so you don't have to add much else. One way to go would be to follow the hopping for the NB recipe.
Way to go Denny!Congrats on your signature recipe kit at NB!
Quote from: bluesman on February 24, 2012, 12:36:36 AMWay to go Denny!Congrats on your signature recipe kit at NB! Thanks, Ron. They've been selling an AG kit of it for while, but had the rye extract developed for them so they could do an extract version. The also sell a kit of my Waldo Lake amber. And no, I get nothing for them other than knowing that people get to try the beers.


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I first met Tom Duane in 1993 when he opened his district office in Chelsea on the same floor as our headquarters at 275 7th Avenue. That was in the "early days" when AIDS was still considered a death sentence and even our landlord put us and Tom and later APICA all on the same floor in case it was "catching". Ah, the old days. Somehow they seem more honest despite the terrible suffering. We knew where we stood. There were no illusions.
Today many believe that HIV stigma has been eradicated. I am not sure I agree. But more about that later. I loved Tom from the first minute I met him. He was big and Irish and he bear hugged me and called me "honey" and he was the first openly gay, openly HIV positive legislator in the nation. He was alright by me. And he loved Jones Beach and Field 6. We were a match made in heaven! After Tom was elected to the Senate, his office moved and I missed running into him on my way to the hallway bathroom. It's those times when you really get to know people because you talk about the real stuff … politics, family, kids, life, and death. Tom saw my daughter grow up and when he met me, I was pregnant with my son. Now my daughter is almost twenty and the son I gave birth to back then is almost 15.
Bailey House is older too and so is our relationship with Tom. That's why we have been really proud of his leadership over the years on behalf of homeless people living with HIV/AIDS. Tom has been fiercely out front on the floor of the Senate and elsewhere on issues like "HASA for ALL", a campaign that seeks to put a legislative cap on the percentage of income homeless men and women living with AIDS have to pay towards their rent in housing programs subsidized by NYS and NYC. A couple of weeks ago, Tom gave an extemporaneous speech on the floor of the NYS Senate about this issue that rocked the house and made its way to You Tube and around the world. Tom's our hero and we hope after seeing this video, he's yours too!
If you would like more information about this campaign go to www.nycahn.org. For information about how housing is HIV prevention go to
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This is impressive stuff – from longtime and fearless warriors.
Bailey House and Albany are lucky to have Gina and Tom
Wonderful…Thank you for continuing the fight… Go Bailey House and Tom Duane!
Rita and Charlotte, thanks for your support!
As a healthcare provider, I know the need for supportive housing is urgent. I have known about the great work of Bailey House for a long time. It is good to know that there are strong, compassionate people like Gina and Tom Duane helping to lead these efforts.
I was just on the Bailey House FB page and noticed this Call to Action.
Please call Speaker Silver's NYC office at (212) 312-1420 and let him know how important it is to stop the HASA Rent Crisis!
Laura, thanks for the post. We would like to also point out that HASA's rental assistance program is the only one of its kind that does not cap the tenant rent share at 30% of income. Section 8, public housing and supportive housing all cap the tenant rent share at 30% of income.
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Pac-12 announces men's soccer all-conference honors
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - In a vote by the Conference coaches, UCLA junior midfielder Leo Stolz was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, WASHINGTON freshman midfielder Cristian Roldan was voted Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and Washington head coach Jamie Clark was selected as Pac-12 Coach of the Year, the Conference announced the today. The 2013 Men's Soccer All-Pac-12 teams were also announced.
Pac-12 Player of the Year – Leo Stolz, UCLA
The Munich, Germany, native is the sixth-overall and third-consecutive UCLA player to be tabbed as Player of the Year for Pac-12 men's soccer. Stolz finished the regular season leading the Conference in points (23), tallying nine goals and five assists in 18 games played for the Bruins. He is a three-time member of the College Soccer News National Team of the Week this season and earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors twice. The junior midfielder was also a first-team All-Pac-12 selection last year as a sophomore.
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year – Cristian Roldan, Washington
Roldan finished his freshman campaign tied for first on the Husky roster in points (16) and goals (6), and was third in the Conference in total shots (51). A native of Pico Rivera, Calif., Roldan was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Oct. 22, and received TopSoccerDrawer.com National Player of the Week and College Soccer News National Team of the Week honors, as well.
Pac-12 Coach of the Year – Jamie Clark, Washington
Clark earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year after leading Washington to its first Pac-12 regular-season title since 2000 and the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies burst onto the scene at the beginning of the year, entering the 2013 season ranked 23rd in the NSCAA preseason poll. UW remained unbeaten through non-conference play and has suffered only one loss on the season to then-No. 4 UCLA. Under Clark's direction, the Huskies have stayed in the top five in the NSCAA weekly rankings for eight-straight weeks, including a four-week stand at No. 3 overall. It is Washington's second Coach of the Year honor after Dean Wurzberger earned a share of the accolade in 2004.
2013 Pac-12 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams
Zach Batteer, Jr., F, Stanford
Steve Birnbaum, RS Sr., D, California
Christian Dean, Jr., D, California
Earl Edwards Jr., RS Jr., GK, UCLA
Darwin Jones, Jr., F, Washington
JJ Koval, Sr., MF, Stanford
Jordan Morris, Fr., F, Stanford
Jordan Ongaro, Sr., F, San Diego State
Taylor Peay, Sr., D, Washington
Cristian Roldan, Fr., MF, Washington
Leo Stolz, Jr., MF, UCLA
Matt Bersano, RS So., GK, Oregon State
Stefano Bonomo, Jr., F, California
Seth Casiple, Jr., MF, California
Victor Chavez, Sr., F, UCLA
Michael Harris, Sr., D, Washington
James Moberg, So., MF, Washington
Victor Munoz, Sr., MF, UCLA
Aaron Simmons, Jr., D, UCLA
Alec Sundly, Sr., MF, California
Justin Taillole, RS Jr., GK, California
Brandon Vincent, So., D, Stanford
Abraham Villon, Sr., MF, San Diego State
Honorable Mention: Kevin Bick (SDSU, Sr., MF), Tyler Conklin (STAN, Sr., D), Connor Hallisey (CAL, Jr., MF), Drew Hutchins (STAN, Sr., GK), Aaron Kovar (STAN, So., M), Ryan Neil (CAL, Sr., D/MF), Mason Robertson (WASH, Fr., F), Justin Schmidt (WASH, RS Fr., D), Will Seymore (OSU, Jr., MF), Joe Sofia (UCLA, Sr., D), Andy Thoma (WASH, Jr., D/MF), Ty Thompson (STAN, So., MF), Blake Wise (SDSU, Sr., MF).
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No. 13 Giants: 18th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Reds.
When it comes to winning games, Bruce Bochy does more with less. He wouldn't mind a little more relaxation.
With the dominant pitching staff built around Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgarner and Brian Wilson and a lineup that is so weak you wonder why Barry Bonds hasn't come out of retirement, every game's a nail-biter at AT&T Park, baseball's most beautiful ballpark.
The Giants were 34-25 in one-run games en route to the 2010 World Series championship, including six of their 11 postseason victories. They cobbled together an 86-victory season a year ago by going 33-22 in one-run games, with Bochy's managing earning them six extra victories according to the Pythagorean standings.
That's 67-47 in the close games — a .588 winning percentage, the equivalent of 95-67 over 162 games. If that particular worm ever turns, there will be no way the Giants can compete, even with such a powerful pitching staff.
Bochy knows that. So does Brian Sabean, who enters his 15th season as general manager, the longest run among current executives. They have their fingers crossed that they won't need to be quite as efficient to overtake the Diamondbacks in the National League West.
With 2010 savior Buster Posey being lost for the season after a collision at home plate May 25, the Giants dropped from ninth in the NL in scoring to last, 697 to 570. But that was then, this is now.
Here are six simple ways to produce 700-plus runs in 2012:
1. Posey must return with his rebuilt left ankle to play at the level he did when he ascended to the majors in 2010. If he could play 140 games and recreate his .862 OPS from his rookie season, he would generate about 55 extra-base hits, 20-something home runs and maybe 90 RBIs, depending on how the guys in front of him — probably Angel Pagan, Freddy Sanchez and Pablo Sandoval — hit.
2. Sandoval's improved conditioning and performance in 2011 earned him a three-year contract. He needs to stay healthy enough to play 153 games as he did in his first full season with the Giants (2009). If he raises his game just a tick, taking his .909 OPS from last season and going beyond the .943 OPS he had in '09, he and Posey could be dynamic hitting back-to-back.
3. Brandon Belt must hit like he should. A natural hitter who has flashed the Will Clark gene in his brief minor-league career, he stumbled to a .225 average in 63 games last season, in part because he was used out of position in left field. He should be more comfortable as the regular first baseman and could elevate the Giants' production at the position into the middle of the pack. They ranked at the bottom a year ago, along with the Dodgers, Pirates, Padres and A's.
4. Melky Cabrera, acquired from the Royals for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez, must retain his 2011 form to ensure there's no dropoff in right field. The stretch-run trade for Carlos Beltran helped the Giants finish 13th in the majors with an .801 OPS in right (where Nate Schierholz and Cody Ross had disappointed). Cabrera never had produced at that level until last season.
5. The Giants need to win the Pagan-for-Andres Torres trade. They swapped late-blooming center fielders with the Mets once they established Torres' 16-homer 2010 was an outlier, not an indication of things to come. Pagan had a pedestrian .694 OPS a year ago but stole 32 bases while having only 18 more strikeouts than walks (62-44).
6. Speedy outfielder Gary Brown, ranked as the team's best prospect by Baseball America, must contribute in the second half. The Cal State Fullerton product has Tony Campana speed and projects as a high-average hitter with average power. He will be the long-term center fielder, and at age 23 could be advanced quickly, a la Posey.
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•Bochy is one of the best managers in baseball. In four post-Barry Bonds seasons, he has compiled a plus-10 reading in the Pythagorean standings, including plus-6 last season, when he turned an 80-82 season into 86-76.
•Consistent lack of run support is why Cain, who will be pursued widely next winter if he's not signed to a contract extension, has a 69-73 career record.
•It's going to be difficult to hang onto both Cain and Lincecum, who can be a free agent in two years. They would earn at least $40 million combined annually under long-term contracts, probably $45 million.
•Ramon Ramirez, who has made 66 to 71 appearances in each of the last four seasons, went from the Giants to the Mets as a key piece of the Pagan-Torres trade.
•The garlic fries at AT&T Park are not overrated. Ditto the Cha-Cha bowl, sold in left field.
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VATICAN CITY — Several news sources were all aglow last week saying the Vatican was going to build Europe's biggest solar plant.
While that may be on Vatican engineers' wish list, to be making such claims "is extremely premature right now," Pier Carlo Cuscianna, director of technical services for Vatican City, told me today.
The Vatican turned the football field-sized roof of its Paul VI audience hall into a giant solar-power generator last November and the city's engineers have several other green ideas up their sleeves. Their goal is to have Vatican City using renewable energy for 20 percent of its needs by 2020, a target set for all the European Union.
But some reporters jumped the gun last week, saying the solar plant project intended to be built on Vatican territory north of Rome would be subsidized by Italy and help supply 400,000 Roman families with electricity.
Such news reports are based on "a lot of imagination," Cuscianna told me.
He said they are still in the very early planning stages and still have to map out technical details and carry out feasibility studies before any sort of proposal is presented to Vatican officials governing Vatican City State for approval.
Right now, he said, the whole pile of different "hypotheses" and ideas for the new solar project are on his desk waiting to be worked on.
Same goes for finding funding sources and sponsors. Italy has not gone to the Vatican ready to pony up money, he said, because no completed project proposal exists. Once the proposal is completed and approved, then the Vatican will concern itself with finding ways to cover the costs, he said.
Cuscianna wouldn't give me any idea about when he thought the proposal would be ready, but he assured me when the plans were finalized and approved they wouldn't be keeping it in the dark.


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I had a few questions on the recitation of Qaloon. 1. Does Qaloon do ikhtilaas in recitation...
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barkaatuh,
Jazakallah khair for your great work on this site.
I had a few questions on the recitation of Qaloon.
1. Does Qaloon do ikhtilaas in recitation as it would seem from listening to reciters such as in Soorah yaseen V 49, yakhissimoon.
2. Does Qaloon also do ishmaam such as In Soorah Mulk verse 27 when the word is recited Sweeee at, rather than seeeeat.
jazakAllah khair for your response.
Wa aliakum asslaaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
Please note this answer has been edited Feb 28, 2012
The words in question are special words for Qaloon. We did not include special words in the lessons because of their length and all who want to recite Qaloon should have the mushaf specially for that recitation, or have a book (it will be in Arabic) with the list of special words and how they are read.
The answer to your questions are as follows:
1. Yes, in some special words the riwaayah of Qaloon has ikhtilaas of vowels. The example you put forth of aayah 49 of Ya Seen is one such case in one of the two allowed ways this riwaayah has for reading this word. In the first way the kha' is read with a sukoon and the with a kasrah and a shaddah on it . In the second allowed way, there is a fathah on the kha' and this fathah is read with ikhtilaas, meaning we give the timing of 3/4 of a full vowel count and drop the other 1/4 vowel count, and the has a shaddah with a kasrah.
2. Also, yes and this is also a special word. Nafi', meaning both Qaloon and Warsh read the word , with a mixture of a dhammah and a kasrah on the seen (ishmaam).
Wa iyyaakum
wa asslaam alaikum wa rahmatullah.
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