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Skip to comments.Why Is WA State U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan Working With CAIR?
Posted on 03/21/2012 12:59:06 PM PDT by johnqueuepublic
Why Is WA State U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan Working With CAIR?
By WILLIAM MAYER
March 21, 2012 - San Francisco, CA - PipeLineNews.org - Since the DOJ's U.S. Attorneys are the chief federal law enforcement officers in their various districts, we were more than a bit surprised to find that Jenny Durkan, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington State, had developed an ongoing relationship with the tainted Islamist pressure group, the Council on American Islamic Relations [CAIR].
According to its website "CAIR-Washington is working with Ms. Durkan's staff to provide feedback and direction for the anti-bullying initiative, as well as requesting assistance on bullying cases reported to the CAIR-WA office..." [source, U.S. Attorney meets with Muslim community organizations and activists]. In a previous piece Will The Anti -"Bullying" Movement Become A Vehicle For Shari'a Enforcement? we explored the complications inherent in developing "anti-bullying" legislation and make it clear that this area of activism is being fully exploited by Islamists in a stealth move to enforce Shari'a.
CAIR, for those not thoroughly conversant with the group's history, was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest domestic Hamas terror funding prosecution in U.S. history [U.S. vs. Holy Land Foundation]. The conclusion of the trial found all defendants [including a prominent member of the Texas chapter of CAIR, Ghassan Elashi] convicted on a combined total of over 100 charges.1
At the time of his conviction Mr. Elashi was already serving a lengthy sentence due to his conviction on another terror related matter [see, U.S. vs. Infocom, superseding indictment located at, http://fl1.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/wp/docs/infocom/uselashi121702sind.pdf]]
CAIR has been named in federal court documents as being closely aligned with Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group created by the Muslim Brotherhood, "The government has produced ample evidence to establish the associations of CAIR, ISNA, NAIT, with NAIT, the Islamic Association for Palestine, and with Hamas," U.S. District Court Judge Jorge Solis said in the July 1, 2009, ruling" [source, The Investigative Project: Federal Judge Agrees: CAIR Tied to Hamas.
Based upon the treasure trove of information regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and its front-groups' strategy to slowly Islamize North America which was presented into evidence at the Holy Land prosecution, the FBI discontinued its relationship with the now undeniably terror-linked group. In order to emphasize the point the agency's Director, Robert Mueller, declared in a House Judiciary Committee proceeding, "We have no formal relationship with CAIR because of concerns with regards to national leadership..." [source, News 9 Oklahoma City, http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=14328429]
Similarly, the FBI's 56 field offices were instructed to break whatever relationships they had involving CAIR, "We were instructed, we being the 56 FBI field offices, to sever formal relations with CAIR," said James Finch, FBI Special Agent in Charge for Oklahoma City."
Arsalan Bukhari is the Executive Director of CAIR Washington, which maintains an office in Seattle. [source, CAIR Seattle website, http://www.cairseattle.org/our-staff] and it seems an odd prospect indeed for a U.S. Attorney's office to be participating in an ongoing relationship with him - over and above the obviously heavy baggage accruing to CAIR by way of the Holy Land prosecution - in that as part of his community outreach, he urges Muslims to refuse to work with U.S. law enforcement.
"There's nothing to gain from talking to law enforcement," he continues. "There are too many things happening to Muslims recently. "I can't emphasize enough," he repeats, "you have the right to remain silent, so please practice it."[source, Nina Shapiro, A Mystery of Violence, Seattle Weekly News]
This combative stance is part and parcel of CAIR's campaign to "Build a Wall of Resistance, Don't Talk to the FBI." Thus he [and Washington State CAIR] hardly seem reasonable candidates for civic engagement with top DOJ prosecutors.
Mr. Bukhari's history of incendiary statements includes the preposterous assertion that the Simon Wiesenthal Center has an agenda which is "anti-Muslim."
"They accuse the Wiesenthal Center of spreading fear toward Islam by producing or promoting films about extremism within Islam...'The center has an anti-Muslim agenda, to be frank,' contends Arsalan Bukhari, president of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations." [source, Seattle Times, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009259004_training25m.html]
In another instance of CAIR Washington stoking the coals of bigotry and religious hatred, an October 2, 2011 press release by the organization claims, "...the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) will join a coalition of community groups at a news conference in Seattle to express concerns about persistent reports that FBI agents are trained to view mainstream American Muslims with suspicion and to view the faith of Islam itself as the source of terrorism and extremism..." [source, CAIR: Seattle FBI Class Handout Linked Arabs, Islam to Nazism, PR Newswire].
The presser offers, as proof of the above allegation that Seattle area law enforcement training material slanders American Muslims, the statement, "A careful comparison of Arab/Islamist propaganda and Nazi propaganda reveals the closeness of these links... I would suggest that the current conflicts are a continuation of Nazi policies carried out by Arabs..."
Nowhere in this language is the American Muslim community, as an entity, mentioned at all, nor is it singled out. The point which it [correctly] makes is the affinity between Arab based Nazi propaganda and the anti-Semitism inherent in Islamism.
For those in doubt of this assertion please refer to Jeffry Herf's Nazi Propaganda For The Arab World 2 which clearly demonstrates the close working relationship before and during World War II between the Third Reich and Arab Islamists.
"...During World War II, the Nazi regime distributed, in Arabic, millions of printed leaflets and broadcast thousands of hours of shortwave radio programs to diffuse its ideology throughout North Africa and the Middle East..." [Herf, preface]
"Herf explores the intellectual, political, and cultural context in which German and European radical anti-Semitism was found to resonate with similar views rooted in a selective appropriation of the traditions of Islam...Pro-Nazi Arab exiles in wartime Berlin, including Haj el-Husseini"...[the war criminal, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem 3]...and Rashid el-Kalani, collaborated with the Nazis in constructing their Middle East propaganda campaign.." [Herf, frontispiece]
It appears then that what CAIR Washington and its leader Mr. Bukhari really desires is not historical accuracy but the censorship of truths which it finds inconvenient.
How a partnership between the U.S. Attorney's office and any local chapter office of CAIR can bear anything but bitter fruit remains to be seen. We submit that the development and maintenance of such relationships constitutes serious grounds for reviewing Ms. Durkan's fitness to hold such a high level DOJ position. For the record, Ms. Jenny Durkin is a 2009 Barack Obama appointee 4.
End notes:
1. To further flesh out CAIR, please refer this author's March 28, 2011 piece, Village Voice Writer, Tom Robbins Joins CAIR's Stealth Jihad which contains seminal documents used in U.S. vs. Holy Land Foundation, some of which are reproduced below.
"Let's turn back the clock nearly 20 years to the weekend of October 2-3, 1993. Senior American Hamas activists are meeting in a Philadelphia hotel to plan strategy for the group, one of their goals...derailing the Oslo "peace process." Unfortunately for them, the proceedings of the meeting were being wiretapped by the FBI. Future leaders of the organization which came to be known as CAIR were in attendance at the meeting.
Among those present at this 1993 Hamas conclave were Omar Ahmad and Nihad Awad, [source, evidentiary material, U.S. vs. Holy Land Foundation, http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judges/hlf2/09-29-08/Philly%20Meeting%20Summary.pdf] who would, approximately one year later, create the organization CAIR.
As part of its initial funding CAIR received a $5,000 wire transfer from the Hamas entity the Holy Land Foundation, to help establish CAIR's Washington, DC office.
Those present at this meeting were identified - as shown below [excerpted from a document archived by the Investigative Project on Terrorism] by the FBI in the following manner:
"...The 25 person gathering represented, according to the FBI, 'a meeting...among senior leaders of HAMAS, the LLFRD and the IAP.' A FBI analysis further noted: 'all attendees of this meeting are Hamas members' or sympathizers...'"[CAIR-s Origin, IPT referring to HLF document, "FBI Analysis of the Philadelphia Conference, Submitted as an exhibit in Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development v. Ashcroft, 02-442 GK, Exhibit 28 at 1400 (D.D.C)."]
So we must conclude from this evidence that two of the founders of CAIR, Omar Ahmad and Nihad Awad [still CAIR's Executive Director, source CAIR website, http://www.cair.com/aboutus/cairnationalboardandstaff.aspx#Nihad_Awad] attended a domestic meeting wherein Hamas planned its long-term strategy. One of the decisions made at the conference was that a new organization needed to be created which could better interface with American society "whose Islamic hue is not very conspicuous," in their words, absent the obvious radical baggage attendant Hamas. [source, characterization of the new organization, http://counterterrorismblog.org/upload/2007/12/93Phillyfinal%5B1%5D.pdf]
Fast forward to November 2008 when it was announced that all 5 of the Holy Land defendants - Shukri Abu Baker, Mohammad El-Mezain, Mufid Abdulqader, Abdulrahman Odeh and Ghassan Elashi - had been convicted on all counts.
Of note, Shukri Abu Baker, Mohammad El-Mezain, Ghassan Elashi and Mufid Abdulqader were all in attendance at the 1993 Philadelphia meeting, along with two of the founding members of CAIR. Additionally, HLF defendant, Ghassan Elashi, already serving a long sentence in the Hamas-linked Infocom terror prosecution, was a member of the founding board of the Texas chapter of CAIR..."
2. Jeffrey Herf, Nazi Propaganda For The Arab World, Yale Press, 2009
3. Husseini met personally with Adolph Hitler, coordinated attacks against Jewish settlers in "Palestine" and recruited Muslims to join the Reich's SS. He was particularly effective in building a Waffen SS Muslim army in Bosnia called the Hanjar [Sword] Division which carried out a genocidal campaign [replete with horrific atrocities] against Serbian Jews, killing as many as 90% of them.
4. In order to establish Ms. Durkan's perspective on this matter, PipeLineNews.org did query her press aide, who declined to comment, instead referring us to the DOJ's Washington, DC Office of Public Affairs, which offered the following, wholly non-responsive one-line statement, "The department takes civil rights complaints seriously, and will often receive information from a number of different organizations, including CAIR."
© 2012 PipeLineNews.org,. All rights reserved.
The truly mendacious nature of Team Obama once again shines forth. Holder should already be under federal indictment.
Is there something wrong with Freep today?
Network problems?
It's like the site is set to crash.
I had that problem last night. Not yet today...
And to think that as an out lesbian, she would be stoned to death in a Muslim country.
The site is responsive now, must have installed a new hamster.
I don't think her being a lesbian is of any relevance here, though, as you note, fundamentalist Muslims do not treat homosexuals very tenderly.
The real issue is why on earth has the FBI rejected CAIR and yet the DOJ itself seems perfectly ok working with a Hamas linked group.
Funny, Holder goes after states who enforce federal immigratin law, but gives a big thumbs up to federal prosecutors who make nice with CAIR, ISNA and the rest of the alphabet soup Islamist groups.
Why Is WA State U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan Working With CAIR?
BECAUSE SHE IS A DEMOCRAT. That is why.
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INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT NEWS: "CHICAGO POLICE DEPT. EMBRACES HAMAS FRONT" (SNIPPET: "CAIR has been described as a front for Hamas by federal law enforcement.") (March 2, 2012)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "TERROR IN TAMPA - CAIR DENIAL" (SNIPPET: ""We all have to die, so why not die the Islamic way?" Sami Osmakac, a 25-year-old immigrant who plotted a suicide terror attack in Tampa, told a confidential informant. When the informer tried once more to dissuade him from his plans, by asking whether he wanted to get married and have children, Osmakac replied that he would build his family in Paradise." SNIPPET: "Despite Osmakac's commitment to carry out multiple deadly attacks, CAIR officials went on the offensive against the FBI for capturing another "innocent" Muslim.") (January 9, 2012)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AMERICAN ISLAMISTS AND IRANIAN PROPAGANDA" (SNIPPET: "Tune in to Press TV, the Iranian government's English-language broadcast outlet..." SNIPPET: "Watch long enough and you'll also see a parade of American Muslim activists, all lamenting their problems with government policies and decrying the plight of life here for Muslims. In the past 12 months, representatives of American Islamist groups have appeared on Press TV for interviews more than 35 times, the most recent example taking place Tuesday. Most of those included representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who appeared at least 29 times. Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) officials appeared at least six times.") (November 16, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "ACLU AND ISLAMISTS vs. THE FBI" (SNIPPET: "The FBI assessment was clear in its description of the radicalization process as being far more than mere innocent constitutionally protected religious and political activity, but rather, it noted such activities may be part of the process leading to the radicalization that results in jihadist terror. The ACLU letter, joined by several Islamist organizations including CAIR, MAS and ISNA, cherry picks elements from the assessment, takes them out of context and offers them for slanted criticism.") (October 12, 2011)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): McLean, VA - "U.S. CITIZEN BELIEVED TO BE ON NO-FLY LIST DETAINED IN BRITAIN FOLLOWING TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE" (SNIPPET: "Michael Migliore, a 23-year-old Muslim convert and dual citizen of the U.S. and Italy, had been trying unsuccessfully for months to fly to Italy to live with his mother." SNIPPET: "Gadeir Abbas, Migliore's lawyer with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, had challenged Migliore's placement on the no-fly list, saying he had been denied due process.") (September 12, 2011)
KOINlocal6.com (AP): McLean, VA - "ACQUAINTANCE QUESTIONED IN PIONEER SQUARE BOMB PLOT DETAINED IN GREAT BRITAIN" (SNIPPET: "An Oregon man who traveled by train and boat from the West Coast to England because of his apparent placement on the no-fly list has been detained in Great Britain." SNIPPET: "He believes he's on the list because he refused to cooperate with FBI agents who wanted to question him after an acquaintance was charged in a plot to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland.") (September 12, 2011)
Video uploaded by OfficialACLJ (FOX NEWS.com): "Ground Zero Mosque Organizers' Fundraising Deadline 9/10" (SNIPPET: "Jordan Sekulow appeared on Fox News to debate CAIR over the Ground Zero Mosque organizers' insensitive fundraising campaign set to culminate on September 10th - the day before the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11.") (Added August 22, 2011)
Miami.CBSlocal.com: Fort Lauderdale, Florida - "Rep. West's Response to CAIR Letter: 'NUTS!'" -Reporting Gio Benitez (SNIPPET: "West has not fully explained his position, but in other letters to CAIR Florida, he has said he is neither anti-Islamic nor anti-Muslim. The line West wrote has historical significance. During World War II, General Anthony McAuliffe famously wrote a one-word letter to the Germans in response to a surrender ultimatum. The word used: "Nuts!"") (August 15, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CAIR REP SPEAKS ON HAMAS TV" (SNIPPET: "It is not the first time a senior CAIR official appeared on hostile foreign media channels to criticize American policy and attitudes.") (August 5, 2011, 6:35 pm)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "CAIR LOSES IRS STATUS" (SNIPPET: "CAIR has 30 state chapters throughout the country, many of which have their own non-profit designations which remain active.") (June 22, 2011)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "REPORT: OIC USED CAIR TO ROUTE MONEY TO GEORGETOWN" (SNIPPET: "Georgetown University was set to receive $325,000 from the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), via a scheme that would have used the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a middleman, according to Patrick Poole at Pajamas Media. The intended purpose of the money was to promote a conference on Islamophobia, a form of racism that the OIC wants to see criminalized throughout the world.") (June 15, 2011, 6:17 pm)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "COMPELLING TESTIMONY, POLITICAL THEATER AT RADICALIZATION HEARING" (SNIPPET: "CAIR attracted its own attention during the testimony. King displayed a poster published on the group's San Francisco chapter website, first reported by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, which urged Muslims to "Build a Wall of Resistance. Don't Talk to the FBI." While CAIR officials later removed the poster and claimed it did not reflect the organization's policies...") (March 10, 2011)
JAMMIE WEARING FOOL - blog: "MOSQUE ARSONIST CAUGHT..." (SNIPPET: "Officials say a 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with setting fire to a Marietta mosque he had attended." SNIPPET: "...Tamsir Mendy was arrested...") (July 8, 2010)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "CAIR's Emerging News Network" (SNIPPET: "In three separate instances in less than a month, reporters working for national news organizations have written stories compatible with CAIR's agenda without acknowledging their personal histories with the group. In two of the three cases, the reporter had been a full-fledged CAIR employee. In the third, the reporter had received a CAIR scholarship while a student.") (May 17, 2010)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "CAIR's SHRILL ATTACK ON THE IPT" (SNIPPET: "So it was a little surprising to see a hastily assembled response to Wednesday's story, which called CAIR out for its paranoid response to the controversy surrounding RevolutionMuslim.com's threat to South Park producers Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Rather than simply condemn such intimidation outright, CAIR officials voiced concern that the threats might be some conspiratorial effort to make Muslims look bad.") (April 30, 2010)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "VIRGINIA DRIVER DENIES LICENSE PLATE HAD CODED RACIST MESSAGE" (SNIPPET: "Story says the numbers 14 and 88 on his plate were not references to a white power slogan or "Heil Hitler," as the Council on American-Islamic Relations theorized, but an homage to his favorite NASCAR drivers: Tony Stewart, who drives car No. 14, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who drives No. 88. Story applied for the vanity plate in March 2009, shortly after Earnhardt changed his car number from 8 to 88 and Stewart changed his from 20 to 14.") (April 29, 2010)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "TASK FORCE PULLS OUT OF PENTAGON PRAYER EVENT" by Allie Martin (SNIPPET: "Plans called for Graham to be part of an ecumenical service at the Pentagon during the National Day of Prayer event set for May 6, but after groups such as the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and the Council on American Islamic Relations complained about statements Graham had previously made about Islam, the Army announced it had withdrawn its request for the evangelist to speak.") (April 25, 2010, 5:00 am)
PRESS AND GUIDE.com: Deaborn, Michigan - "Islamic Groups Moving Forward On Their Own Probe of FBI Incident here" (SNIPPET: "The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it will conduct its own forensic investigation into the Oct. 28 shooting death of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah during an FBI raid on a Dearborn warehouse.") (March 26, 2010)
SFGATE.com (AP): Los Angeles, Ca - "GOP CONGRESSMAN ASKS LA SHERIFF ABOUT MUSLIM GROUP" (SNIPPET: "Indiana Rep. Mark Souder asked Baca why he attended fundraisers for the Council on American-Islamic Relations during a subcommittee hearing on local law enforcement and homeland security on Wednesday.") (March 17, 2010)
DANIEL PIPES.org (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com): "CAIR ATTACKS THE FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE" by Daniel Pipes (SNIPPET: "The Council on American-Islamic Relations is up to its usual assault on the discussion of Islam. Its Philadelphia chapter is holding a press conference on March 17 at which it plans "to announce the launch of a nationwide campaign to challenge anti-Islam bias in a series of children's books that the Washington-based Muslim civil rights group says promote 'hostility toward Islam and suspicion of Muslims'.") (March 16, 2010)
WorldNetDaily.com: "JUDGE ORDERS DEPORTATION OF EX-CAIR BOARD MEMBER Rules Jordanian living in U.S. since 1993 lied on visa application about terror links" (SNIPPET: "Last fall, Sadoun was issued an order to appear in immigration court on charges he violated immigration laws and omitted critical information on his application for an visa in 1993, officials told the Dallas Morning News. The government alleged Sadoun had failed to disclose involvement with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, both of which have been designated terrorist organizations.") (February 20, 2010, 7:40 pm)
THE TIMES OF INDIA: Washington - "MUSLIM-AMERICAN BODY ISSUES FATWA AGAINST AIRPORT BODY SCANNERS" (SNIPPET: "The Figh Council of North America issued the religious ruling this week..." SNIPPET: "The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it endorses the fatwa.") (IANS, February 12, 2010, 12:47 pm IST)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "TASK FORCE TO HEAR ABOUT POSSIBLE 'HATE INCIDENTS' BY LOCAL OFFICIALS" by Jody Brown (SNIPPET: "Speaking to a group of Christian ministers on January 27, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris stated: "We are growing Christian community -- and don't let anybody shy away from that." And Councilwoman Sherry Marquez has been criticized for posting biblical references on her Facebook...") (February 5, 2010, 3:20 pm)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "GRAHAM SPEAKS TRUTH ABOUT ISLAM" by Chad Groening (SNIPPET: "A messianic Jewish leader is pleased that evangelist Franklin Graham continues to tell the truth about Islam and won't buckle to the demands of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).") (December 17, 2009)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "CAIR TRIES TO PLANT MUSLIM INTERNS ON KEY HILL STAFFS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "The CAIR memo says, in part: "We will focus on influencing congressmen responsible for policy that directly impacts the American Muslim community. (For example, the judiciary, intelligence, and homeland security committees.) We will develop national initiatives such as a lobby day and placing Muslim interns in Congressional offices."") (October 14, 2009)
FOX NEWS.com: "GOP LAWMAKERS ACCUSE MUSLIM ADVOCACY GROUP CAIR OF PLANTING SPIES ON CAPITOL HILL Four congressmen are asking for an investigation into the Council on American Islamic Relations after discovering an internal memo noting the group's strategy." (October 14, 2009)
CAIR.com: "An Open Letter to President Obama and the Muslim World" (SNIPPET: "Unfortunately, today it is quite common to see and hear the faith of Islam denigrated in newspaper columns, on talk radio and in religious sermons nationwide.") (May 29, 2009) (pdf)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HLF FOUNDERS SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERMS" (SNIPPET: "The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a Palestine Committee legacy. Last year, the FBI decided to cut off communication with CAIR due to concerns about the evidence showing the organization's Hamas roots. "Nevertheless, until we can resolve whether there continues to be a connection between CAIR or its executives and HAMAS, the FBI does not view CAIR as an appropriate liaison partner," wrote Richard C. Powers, an assistant director in the FBI's office of Congressional Affairs, last month.") (May 27, 2009)
Dallas.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Washington - "FEDERAL JUDGE HANDS DOWN SENTENCES IN HOLY LAND FOUNDATION CASE Holy Land Foundation and Leaders Convicted on Providing Material Support to Hamas Terrorist Organization" (May 27, 2009)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "MUSLIMS CRITICIZE PRODUCERS OF SEATTLE TRAINING PROGRAM" (SNIPPET: ""The center has an anti-Muslim agenda, to be frank," contends Arsalan Bukhari, president of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.") (Originally published May 25, 2009, 12:00 am)
LittleGreenFootballs.com - blog (JAPAN TODAY.com): "CAIR HITCHES RIDE ON JAPANESE INTERNMENT DEMONSTRATION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The program, titled "Continuing the Legacy," particularly emphasized the striking correlation between historical injustices done to Japanese-Americans and the religious and racial persecution facing Muslim-Americans post-Sept 11. Representatives from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and more than 100 members of the Islamic community came to learn about the Japanese-American experience, show support, and strengthen ties between the two communities.") (May 16, 2008)
AIRPORT BUSINESS.com (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION) (LexisNexis): "JFK SECURITY ACCUSED OF RACIAL PROFILING" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The allegations were reportedly made at a news conference held on 23 August, at which Dennis Parker of the American Civil Liberties Union stated that the price for racial profiling is too high to pay. The news conference was convened by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and was aimed at highlighting the case of an Iraqi-born US family, Reuters reported.") (Updated August 25, 2006)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "CAIR, ACLU SUE TO STOP DOMESTIC SPYING PROGRAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Detroit suit, which also names the NSA, was filed by the ACLU, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Greenpeace and several individuals.") (January 17, 2006)
CNS NEWS.com: "ISLAMIC GROUP CALLS FOR USE OF KORAN TO TAKE OATH" by Melanie Hunter (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Islamic civil rights and advocacy group is calling on North Carolina judges to allow people to use the Koran when taking an oath, saying the use of the Bible exclusively represents "an inappropriate state endorsement of religion." The request by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) comes after Guilford County judges said they would not allow use of Korans in their courtrooms.") (June 21, 2005)
CNS NEWS.com: "FREE KORANS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" by Susan Jones (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Over the weekend, CAIR held a conference in the Washington area on the causes and remedies of "Islamophobia and anti-Americanism."") (May 17, 2005)
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DEAR JOAN: A little chickadee has returned for the winter and is busy nipping sunflower seeds from under the noses of my year-round regulars, Tom and Trudy Towhee. Mr. Chick watches my second-floor condo deck carefully. A few minutes after I put out new seeds, in he sneaks, squeaks, snacks and skedaddles. He keeps this up until he's stuffed or until a towhee notices and swoops in to scare him off.
Last winter, an Oregon junco discovered my small seed dish and called in all his junco friends. The sharp-eyed chickadee spotted the juncos and learned to zip in for anything the juncos left. After a few days, Mr. Chick brought the Mrs., and between the two, they gave the juncos a run for their money. Tom and Trudy did not know what hit them. There were hardly ever any seeds left for them, no matter how often I refilled the small dish.
With the chickadee back already — last year it took him until mid-December to find my seeds — I'm wondering when the juncos will arrive; and also Mrs. Chick. At least this year Tom and Trudy have learned from their experience last year. They already won stare-downs this week with Mr. Chick at both the seed dish and the water bath.
Gosh, it's fun to be retired and watch the show.
Jaqi Thompson Asghedom
DEAR JAQI: Thanks for sharing your observations. It makes me look forward to retirement, in about 20 years.
DEAR JOAN: Yesterday we found a poor dead squirrel that was missing its head and one front leg. The rest of the body was untouched. We're wondering what bird or animal could have done this.
It was in the corner of our back and side fence, under a fig tree. We have a couple neighborhood cats that like to visit and chase the squirrels but, to my knowledge, have never caught one.
We also have seen the occasional raccoon and opossum pass through. If it was a hawk or an owl that dropped it, it wouldn't have been tucked up under our tree. Besides that, what would have eaten just the bony head and an arm and leave the rest?
On a brighter note, we've enjoyed seeing all the insect life that dines on our daisies. There's a big praying mantis that comes out every morning to bath in the sun, bees, small skipper butterflies, a white cabbage butterfly, a ghost spider that turned yellow, a small black spider with three eyes and a beautiful California buckeye butterfly.
Bill and Ann F.
DEAR BILL AND ANN: It's hard to say what happened to the squirrel. It may have been killed by a dog or coyote; although it's not common, it could even have been a cat.
It could even have been hit by a car and a variety of creatures, including other squirrels, may have dragged it into your yard.
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We also can't rule out that it may have been poisoned, in which case any creature that has eaten from it may also have been poisoned. To be on the safe side, dispose of the body in the trash.
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A teenager who set up a voluntary first responder group with his mother says it has boosted his confidence and given him valuable skills.
Chris Cherry, 18, and his mother Jan Pell, of Bede Road, Baston, decided to start a Lincolnshire Integrated Voluntary Emergency Service group in their village.
The service, known as Lives First Responders, aims to send a trained firstaider to 999 calls to help casualties until an ambulance arrives.
Chris, a forensic computing student at Anglia Ruskin University, said: "Because we are in Baston rather than Market Deeping or Bourne we thought we could make up the villages in between.
"My mum was into nursing and I am interested in becoming a paramedic.
"I really enjoy helping people and that was the reason behind starting the group. We wanted to help out our community.
"It's also a great opportunity to learn new skills and get a useful qualification."
Since starting, Chris and Jan have answered about 25 emergency calls.
Chris added: "It really is a confidence booster. Prior to joining I had no idea what I would do in an emergency situation.
"I have come across various situations in the street that I can help with now."


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I am looking to sell my MIR 24 Pro license to any interested user. I've just reached out to the VSL sales team to ask what information they need exactly and how the transfer process works (since it's a bit more involved than reselling NI licenses). Please keep in mind that this is just the MIR software I'm selling, not any roompacks. In order to use MIR, you will need a roompack. Fortunately, you can demo roompacks for 30 days at no cost. While I had MIR, I have demoed roompacks 1 through 4. I've asked VSL about whether the new user would be able to demo all roompacks and they had this to say:
At the very least I can guarantee that you can demo roompack 5 and 6, since I never used those. In order to demo the other ones you will likely have to contact VSL.Regarding demo licenses for the roompacks: You could transfer your unused demo licenses to the key which you want to sell and it's also possible for the buyer to get in touch with us after the license transfer to receive other demo licenses.
The current retail price of MIR 24 Pro is €295-, I'm happy to resell it for 25% less at €221.25-,
If you wish to negotiate a different price, I am willing to listen to reasonable offers, just keep the following in mind:
This may not seem like a huge discount, and there are several reasons for that. First of all, VSL charges a 10% transfer fee of the original price of the product with a minimum transfer fee of €50. In this case, a €50 transfer fee applies which I will not charge you for. In addition to that I will also need to physically send over an e-licenser key with the license on it. This incurs mailing costs and the cost of the e-licenser on me, all of which I am not charging you for. Lastly, we're dealing with a software license so there is no usage wear and tear that would bring the asking price further down. At the end of the day, you're simply not going to find MIR 24 Pro cheaper anywhere else
Paypal or direct bank transfer are my available methods of payment, with paypal having my strong preference.
Those interested, please leave a message here or PM me for more information. Please also take into account that this reselling process is a bit more involved and may take a little time to complete. Thank you for understanding!


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Answer by Narendra Agrawal,
Srinivasa Ramanujan: The Man Who Knew Infinity. Greatest Indian Mathematician.
Age 0: Born to a poor family in Madras, India.
Age 2: Encounters smallpox and recovers unlike thousands in same neighborhood who died.
Age 10: First encounter with Mathematics.
Age 11: Exhausts mathematical knowledge of two college students who were lodging at his home.
Age 12: Gets his hands on Advanced Trigonometry by S.L.Loney.
Age 13: Masters Advanced Trigonometry and starts developing his own theorems.
Age 16: Some friend gets him library copy of book titled A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics and was a collection of 5000 theorems.
Age 17: Independently researches Bernoulli numbers and calculates Euler's constant up to 15 decimal places.
Age 18: Gets college scholarship and loses it subsequently as he couldn't focus on subjects other than mathematics. Runs away from home.
Age 19: Enrolls in another college but again fails to clear his Fine Arts degree exam.
Age 20: With no degree in hand, leaves college, yet continuing his independent research. Living in extreme poverty and is now on brink of starvation.
Age 22: Gets married and also develops a life threatening disease. But has no money for surgery, so a doctor volunteers and does the surgery for free.
Age 23: Goes door to door in city of Madras looking for a job of clerk. Finally makes some money by tutoring college students for the same FA exam that he failed few years ago.
Age 24: Somehow, his mathematics notebooks started getting circulated in Math community of Madras and lands with the Secretary of Indian Mathematical Society. And finally, some of his works gets published in Journal of Indian Mathematical Society.
Age 25: Gets a temporary job as clerk for 20 rupees per month. ($1.00 = 50 INR approx.). Lasts only few weeks.
Age 26. Another clerk position, and this time he is making 30 rupees a month. His boss and colleagues here encouraged him in his mathematical pursuits.
Age 27: He writes to G.H. Hardy, who initially thinks that his work was "fraud, as it was impossible to believe." Later, he figured that Ramanujan's theorems "must be true, because, if they were not true, no one would have the imagination to invent them."
Age 27+: Hardy invites Ramanujan to Cambridge. But Ramanujan in accordance to his Brahmin upbringing refuses to leave the country to "go to a foreign land." He does send him a bunch of theorems, saying, "I have found a friend in you who views my labour sympathetically."
Age 27++: Gets research scholarship at University of Madras on an endorsement from Hardy.
Age 27+++: Finally agrees to move to England. Hardy and he start looking at his notebooks again. Some results were wrong, some were already discovered, but the rest were phenomenal.
Age 29: Gets his PhD from Cambridge on highly composite numbers.
Age 30: Becomes member of London Mathematical Society.
Age 31: Fellow of Royal Society.
Age 31+: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Age 32: Gets diagnosed with Tuberculosis and Vitamin deficiencies. Returns to India and dies soon thereafter at the age of 32.
Most of his work done in Madras is in the form of final results without any derivations so his theorems had to be proved by others over time before he got any recognition. He is said to have listed over 3900 results and theorems, most of which have been proved correct.
Hardy once commented (paraphrased) : Out of 100 points, I would give myself 30 as a mathematician, 45 to Littlewood, 70 to Hilbert, and 100 to Ramanujan.
In fact, in the 1997 movie, Good Will Hunting, Will was compared to Ramanujan by his professor.
Answer by Hagop Taminian,
Evariste Galois (1811-1832)
Born in 1811, Galois was from an early age both brilliant and brash. While his teachers noted his intelligence, they also made a damning assessment of his time at school:
"He is wasting his time here, and all he does is torment his teachers and get into trouble."
At 16, he did what many young geniuses of the time did: applied to the Ecole Polytechnique.
This went miserably. He failed the non-math portions of his entrance exam, and, in his oral exam, arrogantly refused to offer proofs of his answers to his examiner. When the examiner pressed, Galois exasperatedly threw a blackboard eraser at him, furious at his stupidity. To be fair, a contemporary of Galois, mathematician Olry Terquem, noted that he may not have been entirely in the wrong:
"A candidate of superior intelligence is lost with an examiner of inferior intelligence."
This hardly phased the young Galois, and at 17, he was already publishing papers. While his raw intelligence continued to be evident, he failed to make any headway in his field, with pre-eminent mathematicians of the day like Simeon Poisson calling his work "incomprehensible."
With the French revolting in 1830, Galois found himself taken by political causes:
"If a carcass is needed to stir up the people, I will donate mine."
He was expelled from university for writing a public letter denouncing the university director for his political stance, and was later thrown in jail for supposedly threatening the King, although he got acquitted of this charge. He also spent six months in jail for "illegally wearing a uniform."


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GRIFFIN, Ga. - While a high school star quarterback played the game of his life during the state championship, burglars ransacked his Griffin home, stealing just about everything.
He said that, instead of celebrating when he returned home, he and his parents spent time putting their home back together.
Jaquez Parks led the Griffin Bears to a AAAA-State championship against the Carrolton Trojans inside the Georgia Dome Saturday.
Parks played the game of his life with 574 yards and five touchdowns, but his moment of glory came to an end when he returned home later that night.
"It just angered me. I go out and do that for my city, played the best game of my life and they do that to me, and it angers me and makes me sad," Parks said.
Burglars ransacked his home. City of Griffin police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the intruders took television sets, an iPad, an Xbox, clothes and money. The family said police told them the burglars used an ax to break in.
"All my drawers on the floor. My bed was flipped over. My TV was gone. Some of my clothes are missing," Parks said.
The Parks family said they believe the burglars took advantage of this state championship game.
"I think I was targeted because they knew that my whole family supports me. They knew whole family was going to be there," Parks said.
"There were some more breaking in Griffin last night, maybe the whole town was gone," Parks said.
Parks' father said he won the state championship in 1988. He always told his son winning this game would be the most important day in his life and while it's been tarnished, he said his son always overcomes obstacles thrown his way.
"We got a lot of people in the community that love Jaquez and love us too. We will be OK. Stumble for a minute, but get back up," Orenthian Parks said
Parks' mother also said that despite the break-in, she is grateful for the state championship and that all the players are safe after a tough game.
Griffin police are looking for leads to find those responsible.
The football booster club is collecting donations at this website, Griffin High School or the Touchdown Club.


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The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, renewed calls this week for "legislation that respects the human nature of the family" and said a home centered on the cross is a home that is strong, united and stable.
According to a report by the Fides news agency, the Peruvian cardinal said, "Schools should be a complement and not an adversary to the family." "And legislation should respect the human nature of the family, not only in the sacramental dimension but in the natural dimension of the complementarity of man and woman that creates that nuclear society," the cardinal said.
During the celebration of the National Day of the Family at the Cathedral of Lima, Cardinal Cipriani said, "A family that has the cross in the center is a family that will be strong, stable and united." He also reiterated the indissolubility and permanence of marriage.
Marital crisis occurs when spouses flee from the cross, the cardinal said. The cross is lived out together in mutual surrender and daily sacrifice for the raising of children, that is, in that love that is nourished in the measure in which selfishness is extinguished. "A marriage without the cross will be destroyed, a family without the cross will decay," he said.
"The logic of the cross does not come from our way of thinking, from what the media says or what the majority thinks. It comes from a heart that looks upon Christ," the cardinal stated.
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|New Jersey
This bill would raise the compulsory school attendance age in New Jersey from 16 to 18.
This bill was amended by the Assembly Education Committee; the committee added a sentence that would change the law to say "Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a home-schooled student to continue receiving instruction beyond the age of 16." This change is highly problematic. The phrase "home-schooled student" is not found elsewhere in New Jersey law, and is not defined in this or any other statute. With no definition, courts would have broad authority to define what a "home-schooled student" is, and how this exemption would apply to homeschoolers (if it ultimately applied at all).
01/10/2012 (Assembly) Introduced, referred to Assembly Education Committee
02/02/2012 (Assembly) Reported out of Education Committee, referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
1/14/2014 This bill failed to pass before adjournment of the 215th legislature, and is now dead.
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO Jim Ryan said in the Official PlayStation Magazine UK that the company plans to aim for a younger audience, but not neglecting the needs of the core gamer. "I think you'll see us taking the console more towards a slightly younger demographic," Ryan said.
"More family market. The core gamer will absolutely not be neglected. There's going to be tons of great stuff for the core gamer but from our own studio, third parties there's some quite interesting stuff happening in a number of areas which would allow us to open up a market that we accessed pretty successfully on both PS1 and PS2 but haven't yet got to on PS3."
Sony's PlayStation and PlayStation 2 (PS2) consoles both had a decade-long life-cycle, and Sony has repeatedly insisted the PS3 will be no different.


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Quiz: Monday, Jan 16
Assignments: Wednesday, Jan 18
History: Friday, Jan 20
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, chapters 21-40. When you're all done with the book, you can watch the movie!
Creative Assignments:
Make an illustrated map of the novel, including the Bennets', Netherfield, Pemberley, Rosings, the Gardiners' house in London, and the Collinses'. This might help if you want to make your map of Longbourne and the environs more accurate.
Write a new scene for Pride and Prejudice that shows something the author decided to skip over. It could be from a different point of view, like Darcy's or Wickham's, or it could just be a bit of the action you want to illustrate.
Writing Assignments:
The key to dissecting a novel's meaning often lands right on the cover in a meaningful title. Use Pride and Prejudice to write an essay about how a novel's title can give clues to the theme. In a 400 word essay, discuss how the title relates to the novel. How does prejudice influence decisions the characters make? How does pride affect the way the characters view each other? Organize your essay with a succinct introduction that clearly states your main idea. Use specific examples and quotes from the book.
Literary characters often face seemingly insurmountable obstacles on their way to happiness and fulfillment. Use Pride and Prejudice to write an essay about characters' obstacles. In a 400 word essay, discuss the obstacles that Elizabeth and Darcy had to overcome in their relationship. You can touch on physical obstacles, like siblings, parents, etc. as well as abstractions like social class, first impressions, and rumors. Organize your essay with a succinct introduction that clearly states your main idea. Use specific examples and quotes from the book.
If you are prepping for the AP exam, you must choose one of the above. If you are not, you may choose this third option:
In a 250 word essay, discuss how the opening line of the book sets the stage for the whole novel, and how fortune and necessity drives the plot. Use specific examples and quotes from the book.
The quiz covers chapters 21-40 of the book, one question per chapter. So question #1 is from chapter 21, etc. Enjoy.
1.Jane receives a letter from Netherfield. Who is it from and what does it say?
A. It's from Caroline Bingley and it says they are leaving for good.
B. It's from Caroline Bingley and it's an invitation to tea.
C. It's from Mr. Bingley and it says they are leaving for good.
D. It's from Mr. Bingley and it's an invitation to tea.
2.Why did Lady Lucas begin to calculate how many years longer Mr. Bennet was likely to live?
A. Because she hates him and wants to rid the neighborhood of his presence.
B. Because when he dies, her son-in-law to-be will inherit his money and house.
C. Because she wants her daughter to marry him before he dies.
D. Because she believes that when he dies, his daughters will inherit the money.
3.Why does Mrs. Lucas visit Longbourn more frequently than she did in the past?
A. To get advice on marrying off her daughter from Mrs. Bennet.
B. To make sure that Lizzy Bennet isn't sad and disappointed that she will not be marrying Mr. Collins.
C. To share and enjoy the happiness of her daughter in her upcoming marriage.
D. To humble Mrs. Bennet because Mrs. Lucas has a daughter safely married off and Mrs. Bennet doesn't.
4.Finish this quote from Elizabeth Bennet: "The more I see of the world, the more am I _____________."
A. Afraid of it.
B. In love with it.
C. Dissatisfied with it.
D. Satisfied with it.
5.What does Mrs. Gardiner suggest to help with Jane's disappointment over Mr. Bingley?
A. Jane should go back to London with them.
B. Jane should join a convent.
C. Jane should read improving books and work on her piano.
D. Jane should find a less rich and important man to love.
6.Whose opinion does Elizabeth Bennet trust when it comes to Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy's sister?
A. Mr. Darcy
B. Mr. Wickham
C. Miss Bingley
D. Mrs. Bennet
7.Why is Mrs. Gardiner concerned about Mr. Wickham's pursuit of Miss King?
A. He was only interested her after she inherited a fortune.
B. Miss King has a bad character and is known to be weak minded.
C. Mrs. Gardiner wanted Mr. Wickham to marry Elizabeth Bennet.
D. Mrs. Gardiner wants Mr. Wickham all for herself.
8.Why is Elizabeth pleased that Miss de Bourgh is sickly and small?
A. She wants Mr. and Mrs. Collins to have a sickly, unpleasant neighbor.
B. She doesn't like Lady Catherine de Bourgh very much.
C. She just prefers sickly, small people to healthy, big ones.
D. She likes the idea of Mr. Darcy having to marry this unattractive person.
9.Which statement is a logical conclusion after reading this line: "When the ladies returned to the drawing-room, there was little to be done but to hear Lady Catherine talk, which she did without any intermission till coffee came in, delivering her opinion on every subject in so decisive a manner, as proved that she was not used to have her judgement controverted."
A. Most people around Lady Catherine agree with her on everything.
B. Lady Catherine is lonely and unused to company.
C. Lady Catherine is cruel to her friends.
D. Most people around Lady Catherine are encouraged to debate her for fun.
10.Which gentlemen visit Elizabeth at Hunsford?
A. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley
B. Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam
C. Lord de Bourgh and Mr. Collins
D. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Gardiner
11.What is Elizabeth Bennet doing while she and Darcy are teasing each other?
A. Playing the piano.
B. Planting flowers.
C. Cleaning a pot.
D. Embroidering a footstool.
12.Who tells Elizabeth that Mr. Darcy might be in love with her?
A. Mr. Darcy
B. Mr. Collins
C. Charlotte Lucas Collins
D. Mr. Bingley
13.What does Elizabeth Bennet conclude from what Colonel Fitzwilliam tells her about Mr. Darcy?
A. Mr. Darcy will soon be proposing to Elizabeth Bennet.
B. Mr. Darcy prevented Mr. Bingley from proposing to Jane.
C. Mr. Darcy has sole guardianship of his sister Georgiana.
D. Mr. Darcy will never marry, because he is too proud.
14.Why does Elizabeth Bennet get angry at Mr. Darcy when he proposes to her in chapter 34?
A. He is only proposing to her because it's what's expected, but not because of true love.
B. Colonel Fitzwilliam led her to believe that he would be proposing to her instead of Mr. Darcy.
C. She is in love with someone else, and can't forget that other person.
D. He talks too much about how his love for her goes against his reason, his character, and his judgment.
15.In his letter, Mr. Darcy reveals that Mr. Wickham tried to elope with his sister. How old was she when this happened?
16.When Elizabeth considers the insults that Mr. Darcy has delivered against her family and their behavior, what is her feeling?
A. She feels shame, because there is justice in his accusation.
B. She feels rage, because there is no justice in his accusation.
C. She has no idea what he is talking about, and is confused.
D. She doesn't recognize the incidents he is referring to at all.
17.Elizabeth, in thinking about Mr. Darcy's accusations, has to admit that certain members of her family are badly behaved. Who?
A. Her mother, Lydia, and Catherine.
B. Her mother, her father, and Jane.
C. Her mother, Lydia, and Mary.
D. Her mother, Catherine, and Mary.
18.Paraphrase the following: "To know that she had the power of revealing what would so exceedingly astonish Jane, and must, at the same time, so highly gratify whatever of her own vanity she had not yet been able to reason away, was such a temptation to openness as nothing could have conquered but the state of indecision in which she remained as to the extent of what she should communicate; and her fear, if she once entered on the subject, of being hurried into repeating something of Bingley which might only grieve her sister further."
A. She could never tell Jane about Mr. Bingley, because the news was so shaming to herself.
B. She couldn't wait to tell Jane everything about Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley.
C. She couldn't tell Jane everything she wanted to, because it might hurt Jane.
D. She was ashamed to reveal Mr. Darcy's proposal, but eager to tell Jane why Mr. Bingley had forgotten about her.
19.What would Mary like to do, rather than going out to lunch with her sisters?
A. Eat at home.
B. Read a book.
C. Play tennis.
D. Ride a horse.
20.What does Elizabeth Bennet decide to do with her information about Mr. Wickham's true character?
A. Tell everyone immediately.
B. Tell only Mr. Wickham himself that she knows the truth.
C. Tell only the rest of her family.
D. Tell no one, because he's leaving soon anyway.
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1813, the year Pride and Prejudice was published, was a great year for battles you didn't read about in The Story of Britain. Take 250 words and describe two of the following battles that took place elsewhere in the world: Battle of San Lorenzo, Battle of Rosillo Creek, the Siege of Fort Meigs, Battle of Stoney Creek, and the Fort Mims Massacre. No need to extensively research -- I just want you to get a sense of what was going on, so you can use Wikipedia and be done.
This documentary is a short review of the stuff we've just been over. If you'd like to spend two hours instead, the 1994 movie, The Madness of King George will give you a good idea of what the court was like, and shows Pitt and Fox and all the characters you'll recognize, and it's rated PG-13.


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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Thursday, October 12
1hr 27mins // directed by:Lou Adler // featuring:Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Marin Kanter // 35mm
This rarely screened cult classic from Grammy Award-winning L.A. music legend Lou Adler (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke) is a punk rock classic of the 80s that should not be missed on the big screen.
Featuring some of the earliest performances from Diane Lane (The Outsiders, Trumbo), Laura Dern (Blue Velvet, Jurassic Park), and Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, The Departed), Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains follows an all-girl punk band who give up on regular life in a small town to take their new act "The Stains" on the road. Including Steve Jones and Paul Cook from The Sex Pistols, Paul Simonon from The Clash, and Vince Welnick and Fee Waybill from The Tubes, this is a cameo-filled, skunk-haired satire of life on tour.


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The first day of the 2011 Puyallup Fair drew 75,234 people, up 3,101 over opening day last year.
The 17-day fair kicked off Friday with a parade and cattle drive through downtown. People were asked to bring non-perishable items for the Puyallup Food Bank, and more than 160,000 pounds of food were collected, said fair spokeswoman Karen LaFlamme.
The food drive record, set last year, was 90,000 pounds.
The fair typically draws more than 1.1 million people, although attendance was down last year at 1,065,208 people.
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The broader reasons for campaigning for a No will probably be comprehensively familiar. It is bad for the country. It complicates the British electoral system by giving voters another system they have to get their heads around, a particular nuisance for those already dealing with devolved government. Voting becomes more complicated, leading to a higher spoil rate and increased frustration, together with a much higher number of ballot challenges.
At the same time, recounts become vastly more difficult to administer, and form just one element of why the new form of election will slow to a crawl (which we know from 2010 can have damaging effects upon both the Markets, and the political neutrality of the civil service). Paradoxically, the shift to AV will encourage MPs operating under the new system to claim an increased mandate, resulting of all things in an increased divide between politicians and their voters. Then there is the physical cost.
The Scottish Parliament demonstrated how changes will cost tens of millions of pounds, as automated ballot reading machines are needed in place of human tellers, carrying with them new maintenance and training costs, as well as storage bills since they have to be maintained in a secure environment.
On top of that, there will be educational costs as the voter will inevitably be subjected to a media campaign explaining to him and to her how the new voting system works. It's tens of millions of Pounds of waste during a period of national cut backs, and it will be a consultant's nirvana.


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Just months after taking control of Congress on a surge of antiwar feeling, Democrats have forced a showdown with President Bush over the Iraq War. For both sides the showdown has elements of show - a puffing up over prerogatives, a bit of ritual intransigence before a bow to inevitable compromise. One way or another, money for the troops will continue to flow, for now.
Nevertheless, this week's conflict in Washington causes Americans to consider how the war in Iraq will turn out. It was time we talked about this.
Thursday's Senate vote for a war spending bill - with an Oct. 1 deadline to begin troop withdrawals - followed a similar debate in the House. Votes closely followed party lines; Democrats for deadlines, Republicans opposed. The president pledges a veto. That could come Tuesday, the four-year anniversary of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" flight-deck triumph.
Mindful of the timing, the White House called the Democratic stance "Mission Defeated." Republicans label troop-withdrawal deadlines "surrender." Democrats say they're a signal to the Iraqi government of the need for rapid progress, and that most Americans believe the war, with 3,300 service personnel killed over four years, must start winding down.
Indeed it must. The public's patience for troop losses is not unlimited, nor is the public purse - Iraq is costing us about $2 billion a week. The military has been drained by too-frequent deployments and a long, grinding occupation.
So deadlines or not, troops will eventually leave; the new Iraq will stand or fall, either as the bastion of democracy and peace Bush envisions, or as something more chaotic and sinister. Either way, credit goes to the U.S. military, which expeditiously defeated Saddam Hussein's forces in 2003 and has been stationed on difficult terrain ever since. This week's drama in Washington is about the story of how the war winds down, not whether it will.
Democrats want credit for forcing the administration to retreat. They see the war as a misguided (at the least) and overreaching affair waged ineptly and for too long. The president and his allies persevere in seeking victory - which they define as an insurgency defeated, a blow dealt to Islamic terror, a safer Middle East created. They're banking on a "surge" of forces to quiet the Baghdad area.
But time is short, and not just because Democrats say troops should start coming home by Oct. 1 and be all out by a year from now. Gen. David Petraeus, the president's chosen surge commander, told Congress on Thursday that he'll make a formal evaluation of how it's working in September. Noting the complexities of Iraq's intertwined conflicts, he warns, "This effort may get harder before it gets easier."
If forecasts for a hot and deadly summer prove out, Petraeus' September review could be the only one he gets to make. Unless he can show heartening progress - meaning fewer U.S. troops are needed - public opinion may pull the plug. With an election year looming, even Republican officeholders will want an exit strategy.
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Locavore: Harvest for Students Week
By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff
Forget chicken nuggets and mystery meat, the week of Sept. 19-23 has been designated Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week.
Local schools and colleges will promote the local harvest and serve fresh, healthy meals prepared with food from Massachusetts farms.
The project is coordinated by several state agencies, including the Dept. of Agricultural Resources and the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, and sponsored by the Massachusetts Farm to School Project.
Since 2003, the numbers of public school district serving locally gorwn foods had jumped from fewer than 10 to 217.
A sampling of special events around the region:
Acton/Acton-Boxborough Public Schools received a grant from Lahey Clinic to serve fresh fruits and veggies in each school at least one day of the week. They plan to serve jicama and summer squash during Harvest Week. In addition, the elementary school students will husk corn on the cob and make dolls form the husks.
Andover Public Schools will celebrate Harvest Week in a variety of ways, including placing farm to school materials in all 11 cafeterias, working with fruits and vegetables in art classes, serving a mac and cheese recipe in which local butternut squash replaces some of the cheese, and eating tomatoes and basil from the high school garden. Parents who attend the 4 PTO meetings that week will be served local cucumber and watermelon salad.
Boston Public Schools will serve a locally grown item in all 44 full kitchen cafeteria schools Monday through Thursday of Harvest Week. Apples, collards, coleslaw, broccoli, green beans will be on the menu.
Brookline Public Schools will highlight local food in lunches at each school and will distribute farmer ?trading cards? and Harvest Week stickers to students.
Cambridge Public Schools will feature two local foods on the menu at the elementary schools each day of the week and local food throughout the new high school cafeteria and salad bar. The Morse Elementary School will have a grand opening of their salad bar on September 23. Cambridge will also be doing activities with the ?farmer trading cards? and the CitySprouts garden program in two schools.
An AP Environmental Science class from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School to Blue Heron Organic Farm in Lincoln to do volunteer work on the farm and to learn about local food systems.
Students from Maria Hastings Elementary School in Lexington will visit the Lexington Farmers' Market on a field trip for their Kids Cooking Green class. Author Debra Samuels will give a hands-on demonstration at 3pm at the Lexington Farmers Market on how to make lunch, Japanese Bento Style, using ingredients from local farmers.
Marblehead Community Public Charter School will serve students a variety of local foods and provide samples of unique farm produce, such as yellow watermelons.
Students from Somerville Public Schools will help shuck 4,000 ears of corn from Lanni Orchards on Thursday, September 22, to be served at lunch.
Waltham Public Schools have a "vegetable of the month" for September, October and November. The vegetables will be sourced from Waltham Fields Community Farm at highly subsidized rates). In September, summer squash will be featured in all the elementary schools; in October, leafy greens, and in November, winter squash. On September 24, Waltham Fields hosts Waltham Farm Day, an on-farm festival with activities for the whole family.
Elementary students from Weston Public Schools will visit a local farm. The cafeteria will serve cucumbers and cherry tomatoes from a local farm and makes zucchini raviolis. In addition, they will serve local watermelon and a garden salad made from local produce.
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He Only Got a Glimpse
Just the tiniest little glimpse of his godson. The boy that he should have been there for. Hell, he was the boy that should have had the two best parents in the world. And what had happened? He, Sirius Black, had destroyed everything.
He knew what James would say if he was there. He would have said that it wasn't his fault. How was he supposed to know that Peter was a traitor? He had always been the weak one, the little guy on the sidelines, always tying to be as good as the rest. In fact, that was why he had told James to use that traitorous piece of scum in the first place! Why would Voldemort suspect that they would be stupid enough to use little Wormy?
Oh Prongs. You didn't have to listen to me.
Now he was gone.
Sirius had never forgotten what that night was like. Hearing the rumors.
"Yes, they say he's dead… defeated by just a baby…"
"…the Potter's son…Harry…."
"Lily and James…"
It had hit him. He had killed his best friend.
No, no, no, no, no. He couldn't have. They couldn't be dead. A world without Prongs and his Flower was no world at all.
He had rushed to the Potter's, hoping that they had been wrong. Seven years at Hogwarts had taught him that rumors weren't often true. He could only hope that this was one of many. James could not be dead… Lily could not be dead… They, the Marauders, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, were supposed to be together through everything. James would not leave him like this.
He had searched the rubble, yelling, screaming, refusing to believe the obvious fact.
When Hagrid found the child, he knew that all was not lost.
There was a tiny ray of hope. As he looked at the messy black hair that the boy's mother had joked about, the almond-shaped, brilliant green eyes that his father had loved, he knew that James and Lily would never die, so long as this boy lived.
He had begged Hagrid to let him take care of Harry. Wasn't that how it was supposed to work? Harry was his godson. Not only that, he was his best friends son, for crying out loud! He would look after him!
But Hagrid had said that Dumbledore wanted hi to go to his Aunt and Uncle. That could only have meant Petunia, Lily's vile sister, and Vernon, her whale of a husband. Sirius did not want the only son of Lily and James Potter to live with those vile, horrid, slimy gits! There were no words to describe them!
But that was what Dumbledore had wanted, and so that was what had happened.
So Sirius had been forced to stand there, watching as Hagrid flew away with Harry Potter.
He did not know how long he had stood there, staring at the sky, tears streaming down his face. His whole world was gone. His best mate and one of his closest friends were gone. Their son, his godson, had been taken away to a life of misery. There was nothing left for him.
He supposed he could go to Remus. He might not have heard the news. Or Peter.
At the thought of Peter, Sirius instantly disapperated to his friends' flat. Peter had been James and Lily's secret keeper. The only way Voldemort could have gotten the information would have been to torture it out of Peter.
Oh, how wrong he had been.
He did the only thing he could after that. He hunted down the wretched little rodent.
It was his fault that Prongs and Lily had died.
Sirius knew he could not put it right. He knew that they were never coming back. But that didn't change the fact that Peter had betrayed them all.
He squeezed his eyes shut, feeling a tear leak out of his eye, and start to trickle down his face, only to be stuck on a bit of fur.
How he loved being a dog. It made everything so much easier. Sometimes he would almost be able to trick himself into thinking that he had forgotten about all of his human worries.
But he knew he could never forget. And he knew that he never should.
The reason not to was sitting on the curb, across the street from where he was now.
The boy had jet-black hair, so messed up that he might have just stepped of his broom after an amazing game of Quidditch. And though he held his face in his hands, Sirius knew that if he were to look at his eyes, they would be shaped like almonds, and the most startling shade of green he had ever seen.
The eyes of Lily Potter.
Sirius felt a whimper escape his lips. He hadn't cried since James had died. But seeing this boy, his best mate's son, sitting there so miserable, and not able to do anything about it, ripped Sirius to shreds. He knew he couldn't comfort him. He had been all over the Muggle news.
Harry would think he was a murderer.
No, thought Sirius. He doesn't think I am a murderer. I am a murderer. I may not have killed those people myself, but I killed my best friend.
It hadn't taken Sirius long, just a couple of days in Azkaban to decide that, as horrible as they were, Harry was better off with the Muggles. Who would want to live with the reason their parents were dead?
He wouldn't have wished it upon his worst enemy.
Well, except maybe Peter.
Peter. Peter was going to Hogwarts.
With Harry.
All Peter had to do was wake up one night, steal a wand and kill Harry in his sleep. Then he could just go back into rat form and no-one would be the wiser.
He had to stop it. He owed to James and Lily. Hell, he owed it to Harry. And Remus. And Alice. And Hagrid. Dumbledore! McGonagall, Hestia Jones, Alastor Moody, Daedalus Diggle, Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Weasleys, his cousin Andromeda, her husband Ted, and all the other people in this world that had lost those two wonderful people. That could no longer laugh at James' jokes, and smile at Lily's kind heart. That have lost their friends. But Harry had lost more than that.
He had lost his parents.
This was the first time Sirius had seen Harry since Hagrid took him to his Aunt's. That was nearly twelve years ago. In Twelve years, the little baby that had laughed and reached for him when we went to the Potter's to visit had grown into this scrawny teenager, who thought he was a murderer.
Sirius was unsure whether to be happy or sad that Harry did not remember him. He should have been Harry's mate, the person he could turn to when he was angry at his parents. All kids got angry at their parents at some time or another.
Harry should have been able to be angry at his parents.
Sirius chuckled in spite of himself. Yes, Harry should have had the chance to yell at his mother and father. He should have been given a chance at a normal, happy childhood, rather than the awful one he had been forced into.
The chuckle died as suddenly as it had come. He knew it was his fault that Harry would never have those things.
Yeah, it was definitely good that Harry couldn't remember him.
Sirius continued to look at his godson. He knew this would be the only chance he got before he would have to make his way up to Hogwarts. He could not apperate without a wand, and didn't know if there were any wizards close, so he couldn't steal some floo powder. Besides, the Ministry were bound to be checking the fireplaces.
As he continued to watch, Harry's head snapped up, and stared right at Sirius. He almost ran away, but remembered that he was still a dog. Harry couldn't recognise him. Besides, he was standing in a dark corner.
When Harry lighted his wand, Sirius gasped. He had been unable to see it before, but Harry looked like James. He had known that Harry had the 'Potter Hair', but it was more than that. Apart from the bright green eyes, he looked exactly like James.
Sirius' heart felt like it had been ripped out of his chest.
A moment later, it started pounding harder than before. He knew what he had to do. This was why he had come. He needed to see this boy, this Potter, so that he knew it was not all for nothing. And in Harry's searching gaze, he found hope.
Until he was almost run over by a bus.
Sirius staggered on his four legs, then regained his balance has he heard Harry's voice.
"I fell over."
Relief flooding through him, Sirius was suddenly hit by a memory, so hard he almost fell over as well.
He was waiting outside a huge mansion, his best friends by his side. They were going back to Hogwarts after Christmas during their sixth year.
"Aren't we going to get the train?"
"No way, Wormy! Where's your sense of adventure? Come on, we're getting the Knight Bus!"
"Alright!" Sirius jumped up. "I've always wanted to ride that thing!"
"Calm down, Pads, it's just a bus."
"Just a bus? Moony, I thought you were supposed to be the smart one!"
"What? How can he even compare to me? I got an O in Defence Against the Dark Arts, I'm top in Transfiguration-"
"Oh, come on Prongs! I thought you were in the act of deflating your head so Evans might actually say 'hello' without yelling an insult at you!"
"Well, she's not here right now is she?"
"Oh, hello, Evans! What are you doing here? Come to pay dear old James a visit?"
"Lily? Where?" James spun around, running a hand through his hair. The others all burst out in laughter. "Shut up guys, that's not funny!"
"Yes it is, it's ruddy hilarious!"
"Pads, if you don't-"
"Alright, Alright! Keep your antlers on!"
Remus rolled his eyes and stuck his arm out over the road. Suddenly, a dark purple triple decker bus screeched to a halt.
"The Knight Bus."
"Yeah, Wormy. The Knight Bus. Now, hop to it, or are we all going to stand out here in the snow all day? I want to get to Hogwarts!"
"To Evans more like it," muttered Sirius, and Moony grinned.
The Marauders all piled into the bus, smiles plastered on their faces, laughing with each other.
"This is how it's supposed to be…" Muttered Remus.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, with this war, everything is so dark. I think it would be so much better if everybody just sat and had a laugh with their mates. It's so much better than all this fighting."
"But Moony," Whined Peter, "That's not going to happen."
"I know. I'm just worried about what will happen."
"Look. Nothing will happen to us. We will get great NEWT scores, a good job-"
"A nice girl, preferably Evans," Sirius joked, mimicking James voice. He continued as if he hadn't hear, although the tips of his ears went red.
"-and we will all have happy lives."
"You Promise?" Whispered Peter.
"I promise. Marauders, together forever!" James looked at his friends, and Sirius looked right at him. He knew James would never leave him.
As Sirius watched Harry boarding the Knight Bus, he knew that James had been right, in a way. He had gotten his good NEWT scores, his good job. He had a good life, despite it being cruelly cut short. He had finally won over the woman he had loved.
And he would never leave him.
For, Sirius knew, that as long as he held James in his heart, he would never truly be gone. He lived on in his heart.
He also lived in Harry. So long as Harry was alive, James would be as well. So would Lily.
Sirius knew what he had to do. He had to do what he had been unable to do before: he had to keep Harry alive, and through him, James.
Yes, Sirius had only gotten a glimpse of his godson. Just a couple of minutes as they sat across the road from each other. He knew that this could be the last time he might see Harry. He may not even make it to Hogwarts. He could get caught on the way there. But even that would not stop him. He would get to Peter eventually. He would keep Harry safe.
As he turned and ran away from Surrey, towards Hogwarts, he realized that would not happen. He would see Harry again, and he would accomplish his goal. Not even the Dementors could stop him from catching Peter.
Because that little rodent wouldn't get anywhere near Harry.
Sirius wouldn't fail his friends again. He wouldn't fail himself again. He had to try to make the world right. He had to make sure that the memory of James and Lily would not be forgotten. He had to make sure that Harry didn't die.
Because Harry was all he had left.


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I am an human, do not confuse me with a droid. I play too many video games. I LOVE GOD, and I am a Christian. Feel free to try and argue with me about God. I wasn't a big Skyrim fan until recently, I was mostly a Star Wars and Lord of the Rings fan. I am tech competent as most gamers should:D
Was there really a global flood or was it just a local event?
genesis flood
So I quickly improved a good sermon that I wanted to share with you guys!
this is an idea that was started by yuribeat (if i remember correctly)
Finally, I've been working on this for some time and at last it is finished. Darth_grave assigned me this task and I hope I did a good job.
list of all force sensitive species
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