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SimCity: The Backlash
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It's not as if EA couldn't have seen this coming. Pretty much everything that could go wrong with SimCity's launch has gone wrong. But EA was warned. A Reddit AMA with the SimCity developers made it perfectly clear how unhappy people were with the online-only requirements. SimCity's closed beta had its own issues, mainly server access (not enough of it).
But EA didn't seem too concerned and went ahead with the launch. Shortly thereafter, everything fell apart. The servers couldn't handle the demand, something which would have been less damaging if there had been any sort of offline option. Much of the processing is handled server-side (along with storage of all saved games) and if customers couldn't find a free slot on a server then they just didn't get to enjoy their $60 purchase.
The backlash was immediate. And immense. Polygon (the Verge's gaming site) lowered its original 9.5 rating to 8.0 because of the online issues. Giant Bomb gave it a rather low 3 out of 5, largely due to the fact that EA made a single player game multiplayer-only to justify its online-only DRM/"social" features. Reviewer Jonathan Cresswell handed in quite possibly the most succinct (but most telling) review of all.
Elsewhere, paying customers have expressed their displeasure. Metacritic's critic score sits at 82. The user score? 1.8. Things are nearly as bad at Amazon, where SimCity currently holds a 1.5 star rating. (The digital version is faring even worse - 1.0.) In a rather unprecedented move, Amazon has pulled the PC Download version completely, citing EA's server issues. When will it be back? Amazon says: "We don't know when or if this item will be available again."
Other game retailers have pounced on the opportunity provided by EA's colossal blunder. GOG tweaked EA with a tweet pointing out that DRM-free SimCity 2000 doesn't require an internet connection (and is only $5.99), resulting in a sales bump that has sent SimCity 2000 to #3 on the "Top Sellers" chart. Another Redditor suggested Steam follow suit and kick off an "offline-capable city sim sale," featuring non-online-only city sims with new deals arriving each day "until SimCity is playable."
EA, for its part, is working hard to add capacity, but much of the effort seems a bit too late. The damage has already been done, and EA has destroyed a lot of gamer goodwill, something it really doesn't have in excess. As part of the effort to extinguish these self-inflicted fires, EA is now shutting off "non-essential features" to ease the server load. One of the first to go is "cheetah speed," the fastest simulation setting. This may do exactly what EA hopes it does (free up servers), but it is going to piss off even more customers, as Kyle Orland at Ars Technica points out.
Presumably this is to give the servers more time to process the thousands of simultaneous city simulations that are all feeding into its global and regional networks. In any case, this is a core piece of the gameplay that's now being hampered by EA's continuing server problems; in my 16 or so hours playing the game, I'd estimate 15 or so have been spent running at Cheetah. Slowing things down, even temporarily, is likely to impact a whole lot of players negatively.Whether or not this backlash/implosion will hurt EA in the long run remains to be seen. It has made no secret of the fact that it wants all of its games to eventually have some sort of "online component," if for no other reason than to (slightly) impede piracy and eliminate second-hand game sales. The odds are that EA will continue to push the online requirement, passing the costs of any outages along to the customers in the form of useless purchases and higher game prices.
Some gamers are attempting to push back. A petition has been started at change.org requesting EA remove "online only" requirements from SimCity (most likely impossible, but...) and future games. It's well on its way to hitting 25,000 signatures in less than 24 hours (and should be well past that by the time this hits the front page), which should give EA some idea how many people are displeased with the SimCity debacle.
It's not completely unheard of for AAA developers to reverse course on onerous DRM (Ubisoft, for one), but EA didn't become one of the most hated companies in America by catering to the whims of its customers. If nothing else, gamers can take heart in the fact that other developers will view this as a cautionary tale, rather than a blueprint for success.
Now, if you're still waiting for an open server slot, why don't you kill a little time with the included Solitaire game? (Image by Redditor PainLing)


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Researchers engineer a bacterium that can arm the majority of the insect population with dengue resistance, and stop the virus's spread to humans.
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Australian researchers have added an additional tweak to the strain of bacteria they used to infect mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus, and shown that it can spread effectively throughout a local population of mosquitoes in the wild, according to Nature.
The lab's earlier work had demonstrated that a strain of Wolbachia pipientis, a bacterium that infects insects, could halt the reproduction cycle of the dengue virus. While the exact mechanism is unknown, the bacteria likely "compete for limited sub-cellular resources required by the virus for replication," lead author Scott O'Neill from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia told Nature.
But the first strain O'Neill's group used killed not only the virus, but also about half of the mosquito hosts before they could reproduce and pass the disease-stopping bacteria on to their progeny. Slight alterations to the Wolbachia allowed it to remain in the mosquito for roughly the normal lifespan of the insect. Sure enough, when the researchers released the engineered mosquitoes into two Queensland towns last January, the bacteria spread to more than 90 percent of the native population, which has now increased to close to 100 percent. The next step will be to try the mosquitoes in areas where dengue fever is more common, such as Vietnam and Indonesia. Some scientists worry that releasing an engineered mosquito into the wild could have unintended outcomes either on the local ecology, or if the Queensland project fails, on other projects that are attempting to stop the spread of disease at the level of the mosquito or insect vector. (Read more about engineering mosquitoes to control the spread of disease in our October, 2009 feature, Evolution, Revisited.)


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SANFORD, Fla. -- The Brandeis University baseball team dropped its second-straight game at the 2012 University Athletic Association tournament today, bowing to Washington University, 14-2, in a game shortened to seven innings. The Judges dip under .500 to 4-5, 0-2 UAA, while the Bears improve to 9-3, 2-0 UAA.
WashU got to Brandeis rookie starter Kyle Brenner (Brookfield, Mass./St. Peter-Marian) for three runs in the first inning, all coming with two out. With runners on second and third and one away, Brenner got a strikeout for the second out, but Bear DH Andrew Dwoskin answered with a two-run double down the left-field line, followed by an RBI single by catcher David Madson that proved to be the game-winning run.
The Judges got two runs back in the third inning and nearly tied the game. After Washington starter Matt Tracy got the first two outs on foul pops, senior catcher Kenny Destremps (Mashpee, Mass./Mashpee) singled and junior CF Chris Ferro (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) walked. Grad student 1B Pat Nicholson (Walpole, Mass./Walpole) followed with a single to shortstop that produced one run when the ball was thrown away, while rookie DH Dan Gad (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) singled in the second run. Unfortunately for the Judges, Nicholson was gunned down at the plate trying to tie the contest, ending the inning.
WashU put the game away with four runs, only two of which were earned, in the fifth inning, a rare frame that featured three sacrifices thanks to a throwing error on a bunt. They added seven more in the seventh, when 11 Bears came to the plate. The big blow in that frame was a bases-loaded double by CF Kyle Billig.
Brandeis had a trio of batters account for six of their seven hits. Destremps was 2-for-2 with a run scored, while Gad was also 2-for-2 with the team's only RBI on the day. Senior RF Zach Malis (Merrick, N.Y./Bellmore J.F.K.) went 2-for-3. Brenner suffered his first loss of the season by allowing seven runs (five earned) in five innings of work after tossing complete game victories in his first two contests in February.
Brandeis is back in action at the UAA tournament with a game against Rochester tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. and a rematch with Emory University, who won 6-0 in the first game between the two squads, at 6 p.m.


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Everybody knows the premise of Iron Sky: as a character in the movie says, it's "Nazis … from the Moon". It's a given that something explosive happens in the movie. Yet, it can carry the story only so far, certainly not the full 93 minutes. Before I saw the film, I worried whether the writers had come up with something good enough to fill the blanks. Suffice to say I've seen the movie twice now and expect to go at least once more to the theater.
Yes, there's lots more than just the high concept. I can't tell you what it is… spoilers! But I can mention some highlights without giving too much away. There's a hilarious reenactment of the Youtube hit scene from Downfall. Finland is revealed to be unique in the way it expresses its love of peace. While the President of the United States of America (Stephanie Paul) does look a bit like Sarah Palin, the character is much more believable as POTUS. Oh, and while it's not a part of the movie, I really like the turn-your-cellphones-off infomercial using characters from Iron Sky. And yes, Iron Sky passes the Bechedel Test.
I can also tell you this: the audience laughed many times, in both occasions; it also was utterly silent in the right moments. (Well, apart from the young man somewhere behind me in the public premiere who found both a nuclear bombing and a spaceship ramming another laugh-out-loud funny.) Iron Sky is a comedy, yes, but it is also deadly serious.
Before I saw Iron Sky the first time, I thought I would be comparing the film to Spaceballs and Galaxy Quest. Now, I don't find those comparisons very useful any more (but I would rate Iron Sky above Spaceballs, any day). The film I find myself, quite to my surprise, drawn to as the best comparison is Kubrik's classic Dr Strangelove. While Iron Sky doesn't match its brilliance, it's nothing to be ashamed of. After all, Strangelove is one of the best films ever produced.
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N-Acetyl Cysteine
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 10, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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N-Acetyl Cysteine
There are many benefits of N-Acetyl Cysteine, which is often one of being the most important protein building amino acids, but it can also be found in health food stores to take as a nutritional supplement. Most healthy people do not need to supplement with this amino acid, though it has been shown to have some powerful medicinal properties.
N-acetyl cysteine is a derivative of L-cysteine, which is an amino acid. It is a supplement that can be used for those that have problems with the lungs such as COPD or bronchitis as it helps to break up the phlegm and restore normal breathing.
History and Origin of N-Acetyl Cysteine
N-Acetyl Cysteine is not just a supplement but it is also used in pharmaceuticals such as cough medicines to help break up chest congestion, which in turn will quiet the coughing. It has been used to treat the overdose of acetaminophen, which actually binds to the drug to remove it from the body safely.
Modern Uses of N-Acetyl Cysteine
N-acetyl cysteine has been studied extensively through the years and is found to help in many medicinal ways. Those people that have chronic bronchitis or other lung problems that cause congestion typically will find it very useful to ingest N-Acetyl Cysteine for breaking up the thick mucus from within their chest. In addition, those that suffer from annual hay fever and Allergies have found that N-acetyl cysteine can be very effective in reducing their symptoms.
There has also been quite a few research studies done to see if there are any potential effects for those suffering from lung cancer, though it does not reverse or cure the cancer iteslf. It is also used with specific epilepsy as well as the autoimmune disease known as Sjogren's Syndrome. Many people that suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome have also found that N-acetyl cysteine helps tremendously with all of their symptoms. There is also some proof to show that it helps to increase a person's immunity to the H1NI flu. Lastly, it has been used to detoxify the body and rid it of heavy metals and lead.
Side Effects of N-Acetyl Cysteine
It seems that when N-acetyl cysteine is used as a prescription medication it is typically tolerated rather well. However, when used as a supplement on its own, it can have some side effects, which include constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. It can also cause fever, rashes, liver problems, and drowsiness. Obviously, there are people that may have an allergy to N-acetyl cysteine as well, which means they should never take a drug or a supplement that contains the amino acid.
In addition, those that take nitroglycerin should not use N-acetyl cysteine as there is a direct interaction between the two because N-acetyl cysteine increases the effects of the nitroglycerin. N-acetyl cysteine is typically for those that have health ailments or conditions rather than for those that are healthy. It can have excellent benefits for those suffering from lung condition and congestion. As always, discuss taking N-Acetyl Cysteine with your primary care physician beforehand.
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Omega-3 supplements linked to prostate cancer
Taking health supplements with omega-3 fatty acids can increase the chances of contracting prostate cancer, according to new research.
Omega-3 fatty acids, found naturally in oily fish and lauded for their anti-inflammatory properties, were found to increase the risk of high-grade disease by 71 percent.
Taking omega-3 was also associated with a 44 percent greater chance of developing low-grade prostate cancer.
Overall, the fatty acids raised the risk of all prostate cancers by 43%.
A US team of scientists compared blood samples from 834 men diagnosed with prostate cancer and 1,393 participants without the disease.
High blood concentrations of all three omega-3 fatty acids commonly found in supplements EPA, DPA and DHA were linked to the findings.
Senior report author Dr Alan Kristal told Sky News: "We looked at the marker in blood for the intake of these fatty acids and we found to our surprise that it was associated with increased risk of prostate cancer.
"If you took an omega-3 fatty acid pill, or a fish oil pill every day, you are at the highest risk group."
Writing in the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the scientists said the evidence suggested that the fatty acids played a role in prostate cancer development.
People tempted to up their intake of omega-3, particularly by means of supplements, "should consider its potential risks".
Further research was needed to uncover the mechanisms that might cause omega-3 to drive prostate cancer, said the researchers.
Nutritionist Nicole Berberian told Sky News: "The fact is that just from this snapshot ... we can't actually say cause of effect, so there is a long way to go before we can say that the cause of this correlation is the actual intake of oily fish.
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Trying to get my IIS 7.5 playing nice with VS 2008 on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I'm getting this error:
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This happens when accessing a virtual directory outside C:\inetpub\wwwroot. I'd like to be able to create virtual directories outside the root if I can. I've added the NETWORK SERVICE to the folder hosting the virtual directory, still no luck. This folder is on my C: drive, not a share.


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|Arrival at CDG T2
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This is a step-by-step photo guide of taking RER B Paris city trains from CDG Airport Terminal 2 to Paris city centre. From the CDG arrivals lounge to central Paris, I'll guide you step-by-step on how to make this transfer. If you're arriving at Terminal 1, see the CDG Terminal 1 to Paris photo guide.
For train times, train ticket prices, maps and other details see the Overview CDG to Paris by Train article.
RER B Service DisruptionThe RER B train line is currently affected by service disruptions until Dec 14, 2019.
Please see RER B Service Disruptions for more information.
Safety/Security: Thieves work on this train!
Arrival at CDG
Upon arrival at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2 the first thing that will happen after exiting the plane is immigration/passport control, which can be very quick depending on where you are sitting on the plane. If you're seated near the front of the plane and are the first to exit, you'll be the first to go through immigration screening by French national police. You could be past immigration within 5 minutes (or 40 if you're the last to exit a large plane).
Next you'll collect your baggage at the carousels. Estimate a good 30 minutes for this. Nothing out of the ordinary in terms of expediency, perhaps even a little slow.
Customs control for baggage is next, which is separate from passport control and handled by customs officers near the exit of the baggage collection area. In general the customs officers spot check passengers and only stop those who (rarely) rouse their curiosity. After this you'll exit into an unsecured area of Charles de Gaulle Airport free to make your way to Paris or other cities via train.
If you happen to be arriving via Terminal 2G, the new Schengen (Euro Borderless Zone) terminal, you'll need to take a shuttle bus to Terminal 2E/F in order to catch the RER train. The shuttle buses, circulating every 4-5 minutes, can be found just outside the arrivals area of 2G. [Thanks to Lynne P. for this updated information].
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How to Get to the Train Station at CDG Terminal 2
Immediately upon exiting the baggage collection area doors of any CDG Terminal 2 sub-terminal (T2A through T2G), you'll see the sign below providing directions to CDG Ground Transportation options.
I've circled in red on the right side Gare SNCF / Railway Station and also Paris par Train / Paris by Train. Follow these two signs to get to the trains from CDG Airport Terminal 2 to Paris.
The CDG Terminal 2 arrivals area hall will look like this:
Notice the blue overhead signs? Those will point to Gare SNCF / Railway Station, Paris par Train / Paris by Train. Follow these signs to make your way to the train station located right within Terminal 2.
Here are some close-up photos of signs pointing to the CDG Terminal 2 train station:
At the end of each of the terminal buildings (there are seven sub-terminals at Terminal 2: terminals 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G) will be a large sign noting how long it will take to reach other terminals and the train station. In this photo, we see that the train station at Terminal 2 is 3 to 5 minutes walk from Terminal 2F.
Here is a map of Charles de Gaulle Airport showing the layout of CDG Terminal 2. Also visible are Terminal 3, Terminal 1 (which has its own train station) and CDGVAL shuttle train between CDG's 3 terminals and parking structures.
(Courtesy of ADP)
The moving sidewalks between Terminal 2's sub-terminals definitely speed up walking times:
Closer to the train station area you'll find more signs directing you down to the station.
Train Station Photos
When you've arrived at CDG Terminal 2 train station, you'll be on Level 4 of an atrium. In the photo below you can see:
- Departures information board in the center with vertical curving display
- CDG information booth the far end, mostly obscured behind the arrivals/departures display board
- CDG Airport Baggage Storage services (orange color, run by Baggages du Monde) on the left of information booth
- Escalators down to Paris city trains (RER B) and Grandes Lignes trains (TGV intercity trains)
The photo below of CDG Terminal 2 train station was taken one level down from the above photo and shows (from left to right):
- TGV / Intercity train ticket office (barely visible, just beyond the seating area on left)
- seating / waiting area for Grandes Lignes / TGV trains departing CDG Airport train station
- Departures information board (top, center/left)
- Escalators down to CDG Train ticket offices level
- Train ticket vending machines, green, yellow and blue.
- Green train ticket machines: Paris and suburbs city trains (tickets for Paris RER, Paris Metro, Transilien)
- Yellow train ticket machines: TGV / SNCF and other highspeed/normal speed intercity trains (Thalys, Lyria, Eurostar, ICE, Intercities, Corail, etc.)
- Blue train ticket machines: same as green machines – RER B tickets, Paris Metro, Versailles, Disneyland, etc.
- Red machines are food vending machines for snacks and hot & cold drinks
- Overhead departures video screen showing next RER B trains departing to Paris
- Paris RER train ticket office at extreme right. Also sells Paris Metro tickets, day tickets, Pass Navigo, Paris Visite
Money, Information, Left Luggage – at CDG Terminal 2
A full service HSBC bank is available at CDG T2 train station (barely visible on right side of below photo). You may wish to withdraw some Euro cash notes from the HSBC bank machine or exchange money from the clerk. If you have non-smart-chip/PIN-protected credit cards, they generally won't work with the automated ticket machines. Thus you'll need Euro cash to buy your tickets from the ticket office. The automated train ticket vending machines don't take Euro cash notes, only coins. There is now a change machine in the CDG Airport train station, accepting 10 & 20 euro notes and producing one/two euro coins. The bill change machine is in the middle of the train ticket machines.
Closer photo of HSBC bank at CDG Terminal 2 train station.
CDG Airport left luggage / bag storage services handled by Baggages du Monde. On level 4 (same level at which you walked here to arrive). Contrary to what some information people are finding on other websites, left luggage services at CDG are open/running/in operation. They are not closed due to security threats.
Paris Metro/RER Train Tickets CDG Airport Terminal 2
CDG airport train ticket office in Terminal 2 is split into two separate offices on opposite sides of the atrium. Paris Metro / RER tickets and passes for traveling within Paris and the Ile-de-France area (Disneyland Paris, Versailles, etc.) has a sign outside reading Billets Paris et Ile-de-France visible in the photo below.
This CDG Terminal 2 RER B train station ticket office is open daily from 6 a.m. till 12 a.m. (midnight) every day.
To buy TGV Train tickets at CDG Airport visit the Grandes Lignes train ticket office on the opposite side of the atrium, across from the Paris et Ile-de-France ticket office. The Grandes Lignes ticket office deals exclusively with TGV train tickets and also other brands of intercity trains (Thalys, Eurostar, ICE, etc.). This includes sale, collection, refunds and changes of train tickets going between cities in France and to other European countries. Trains traveling to other cities within France (or other countries such as Belgium, Germany, England), are known as the Grandes Lignes trains. Popular France destinations include trains to Lyon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice, etc.
To buy single train tickets to Paris you may use a smart chip credit card or Euro coins (not cash notes) with the white colored Tickets et Navigo vending machines to purchase such tickets. A change machine accepting 10€ and 20€ notes is available on-site to produce 1 and 2 euro coins. Note that you cannot buy the Pass Navigo from these automatic train ticket machines. You must visit the Paris Ile-de-France ticket office to purchase the Navigo Pass due to the plastic physical card. (This ticket office is visible two photos above under banner "Billets Paris et Ile-de-France".) The Paris Visite multi-day train ticket, you can buy from these ticket machines.
Bear in mind that these machines will not work with credit cards without chip+PIN, still somewhat common in United States circa 2014/2015. Also, do not use the yellow ticket machines for Paris train tickets. The yellow machines are for TGV, Eurostar, Thalys and other intercity trains.
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Paris Train (RER B) Platforms
After buying your train tickets or passes it's time to turn towards the train platforms which will require descending another set of escalators or stairs onto Level 1. The Paris Train platforms are marked as "Voie" ("platform or lane") 11 and 12 and also show "RER B Paris par Train", the Regional Express Network trains that operate between Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Paris city centre.
This is a photo overlooking Paris bound train platforms 11 and 12 at CDG Terminal 2 Station.
On the platform itself you'll see signs noting that all trains are going to Paris, since Aeroport Charles de Gaulle is the terminus or end-of-line station for the RER B train line.
Note that although the platform sign reads Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV, this platform shown is not the TGV train platform, it's simply the name of this station as a whole.
Intercity (TGV) Train Platform
The CDG Airport TGV train platform entrance is located immediately left of the Paris Train platforms through a door marked "Porte S" leading to voie (lanes) 3 to 6. The video screen overhead shows destinations of TGV Trains leaving CDG, train departure time and from which lane (voie).
If you're taking a TGV train to another city besides Paris, the train platform area should look like the following:
If you're taking the RER B to Paris, remember to keep your train ticket with you at all times throughout the journey. You may be asked by a ticket controller to show a valid fare or otherwise pay a penalty fare of 35€. The tickets are also required to exit the arrival station in Paris as there will be turnstiles protecting the exits, just as they protect entrances.
Finally, your RER train ticket is also good for connections onto the Paris Metro and other RER train lines once you've arrived in Paris given that:
- your connections are made within 90 minutes (counting from ticket validation time at CDG Train station turnstiles/gates)
- you don't leave the confines of Metro/RER stations after arriving in Paris
- you aren't transferring onto buses or trams – your RER train ticket isn't valid for them. You must purchase a new Metro/Bus/Tram ticket to transfer onto buses & trams.
The first Paris city centre station will be Gare du Nord, requiring about 30 minutes for the voyage from Airport CDG Terminal 2. Paris stations along the RER B line after Gare du Nord will be Chatelet Les Halles, St. Michel-Notre Dame, Luxembourg, Port Royal, Denfert Rochereau and Cité Universitaire.
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For RER B train timetables leaving CDG Terminal 2 towards Paris please see the Paris RER B First / Last Trains & Timetable page. As the timetable/schedules are a bit complex to read at first glance, here's some guidance & instructions on how to read Paris RER Timetables.
Finally here's a video detailing the Facts & Figures about the RER B train line in Paris.
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Letting out roars that must have been audible in Ocean City, the capacity crowd at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall rewarded film composer John Williams with ovation after ovation Tuesday night, each louder than the one before.
It was an extraordinary and moving demonstration of affection for the now 81-year-old Williams, who donated his services to conduct this benefit concert for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians' pension fund. Those musicians showed their appreciation, too, not just by heartily joining in the applause, but also by delivering crackling performances all evening in a hefty sampling of the Williams repertoire.
The occasion underlined -- and I do mean underlined; those screams got downright deafening last night -- just how deeply this composer has connected with the public over a long career that includes scoring some of the most popular movies ever made. I don't think any other musician in the history of Hollywood has ever established such a bond.
This was the first time Baltimore-area fans had a chance to express their appreciation directly to Williams, and they sure took advantage of the opportunity. Tickets sold out soon after going on sale in March; even standing room spots sold out.
(There was one worrisome note Tuesday. As he started shaking hands with some of the first-row players in the orchestra during one of several curtain calls, Williams tripped and fell. The applause stopped short and you could sense a massive intake of breath in the hall. But the composer quickly bounded back to his feet, gave a wave and continued shaking hands. The audience exploded again.)
Williams is in the same great tradition of such past masters as Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner and Franz Waxman. His immediately accessible style might recall any number of classical composers in terms of melody, harmony and, especially, orchestration -- Strauss, Holst, Dukas, Hanson, Shostakovich and others make appearances -- but still ends up sounding distinctive and pure Williams.
The vivid progression from spicy atonality to soaring lyricism in an excerpt from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is one example of the craftsmanship, and it was great to hear the BSO perform that music with such finesse and expressive thrust. The emotional uplift from the finale of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" likewise emerged triumphantly as Williams deftly guided the responsive ensemble.
This highlight-filled evening included the orchestra's woodwinds darting nimbly through "Nimbus 2000" from the "Harry Potter" Suite (in terms of color and flair, the woodwind writing easily stands comparison with the scherzo in Tchaikovsky's Fourth); a poetic account of the Copland-esque score to "Lincoln," featuring Andrew Balio's tender trumpet solo; and exquisite playing by concertmaster Jonathan Carney in an elegiac selection from "Schindler's List."
Other notable solo efforts during the program came from Emily Skala (flute), Philip Munds (horn), Dariusz Skoraczewski (cello) and Lura Johnson (piano and celesta). But it was a night when the whole orchestra shone brightly, just as it had at the single rehearsal Tuesday afternoon, when Williams frequently expressed his admiration for the playing.
During a film music festival given in 2003 by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, Williams brought along a video clip of the frantic opening chase from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and showed it first without music, then with the orchestra playing the score. He repeated that terrific demonstration at Meyerhoff Hall, and the audience ate it up. (The first attempt at syncing proved elusive, but, as Williams pointed out, that sort of thing happens all the time in the studio.)
There was room, too, for a whirlwind montage of vintage film stars, timed to Williams' sizzling arrangement of "Horray for Hollywood," which the orchestra performed in snappy fashion. (The video must have been put together by a Bette Davis fan; she got more screen time than some other worthy luminaries.)
Williams spoke to the audience in between selections, offering delectable insights and anecdotes, the funniest involving an exchange with Spielberg after the two men watched the not-yet-scored "Schindler's List." Williams: "The film deserves a better composer." Spielberg: "I know, but they're all dead."
Arranging for this event, which raised about $200,000, took some time. Music director Marin Alsop made the invitation a couple years ago, but scheduling proved tricky. Alsop didn't give up and, neither, it seems, did her young son Auden.
Williams saluted the boy, "an ardent 'Star Wars' fan, for convincing me I needed to come here. So thank Auden for his persistence."
The composer also spoke about enjoying "this great visit with your fantastic Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. You can be very proud of them."
All in all, quite the love fest. And like a good movie, the end credits came too soon.


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Series Season Premiere Set for Wednesday, June 6
From the Producers of "American Idol" -- FremantleMedia North America, Simon Cowell and British Tycoon Peter Jones
Businessman/former heavyweight champion/ordained minister George Foreman, British tycoon Peter Jones, entrepreneur Pat Croce and Spanx creator Sara Blakely join new host Nick Smith for the exciting, innovative second season of "American Inventor," which has its season premiere WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
The biggest search for America's best new invention is currently taking place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Orlando and Houston. Inventors, tinkerers and entrepreneurs of all ages are presenting their most prized creations and innovations to "American Inventor" celebrity judges. Each week during the first six episodes, one winner from each city will be given $50,000 seed money to further develop and refine their product for the semifinal round. In the end, it will be up to the American viewing audience to call in and vote for the one invention they feel is worthy of the $1 million dollar grand prize and the chance to mass produce their product.
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* GEORGE FOREMAN was barely out of his teens when he startled the world by winning an Olympic gold medal in boxing in Mexico City. In his early twenties, he destroyed the seemingly invincible Joe Frazier to capture boxing's heavyweight championship. In Zaire, not long after, he was on the opposite end of a startling upset, losing his crown to Muhammad Ali. In 1977, in his dressing room after losing a fight, Foreman had a religious experience. He then gave up boxing, became a born-again Christian and was ordained a minister. A decade later, to raise money for his George Foreman Youth and Community Center, he shocked the sports world by returning to the ring and, at the age of 44 and against all odds, he recaptured boxing's crown. Currently Foreman is well-known for marketing the George Foreman Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which has sold over 100 million units to date.
* PETER JONES is one of the most successful and versatile business gurus in the UK, with interests spanning telecommunications, business services, publishing and fashion, as well as television. He created a $300 million empire from scratch and continues to invest in and build a diverse portfolio of business interests. Jones found fame as one of the panelists on the hit BBC business reality show, "Dragon's Den." He recently closed a deal with ITV to produce original programming through Peter Jones TV and is currently in production on the highly anticipated primetime show "Tycoon," which seeks to discover the UK's next business sensation.
* PAT CROCE is the outspoken entrepreneur whose meteoric rise from training room to boardroom of a professional sports team can be described as nothing less than extraordinary. His remarkable journey from physical therapist and pioneer in the sports medicine field to the colorful leader responsible for the resurrection of the Philadelphia 76ers as a NBA championship contender has been defined as one of the most amazing stories in sports history. He also found success as a sports commentator, nationally syndicated talk show host, motivational speaker and bestselling author.
* SARA BLAKELY wanted footless body shaping pantyhose to wear with her cream-colored pants and open-toed shoes, but she couldn't find them anywhere. Frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, Blakely took $5,000 in savings, invented and patented footless pantyhose, and began her adventure in the $2 billion male-dominated hosiery industry by founding SPANX.
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* NICK SMITH worked as host and reporter for the ABC7 News team at KGO-TV in San Francisco. He also anchored a local morning news program in Philadelphia and provided live coverage of special interest stories in his own segment, "Nick in the Neighborhood." While serving in the United States Army in Germany, he worked with a team to create various training videos. Smith has been a live reporter for the Army/Navy game, traditionally held in Philadelphia. He has also worked as a reporter for E! Entertainment Television, and his live reporting has appeared on the FOX News Channel, the Weather Channel, ABC's "World News Now," "Live! With Regis and Kelly" and "ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings."
For more information, such as applications, eligibility requirements, dates and addresses for the nationwide casting calls, please go to www.AmericanInventor.tv or call (888) 703-7728. PLEASE NOTE: This competition is subject to applicable rules, which are subject to modification at any time in the producer's discretion.
"American Inventor" is produced by FremantleMedia North America, Simon Cowell's Syco Television and Peter Jones TV Ltd. Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Siobhan Greene, Peter Jones and Clay Newbill are executive producers. Dug James and Tabitha Hansen are co-executive producers.


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Husband of slain Iraqi-American pleads not guilty
Tue., Nov. 13, 2012
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — There were signs that her traditional Muslim family may have been struggling in the U.S. even before Shaima Alawadi was murdered: Court documents say she was contemplating a divorce, and her teenage daughter was resisting an arranged marriage.
Authorities initially believed Alawadi died as part of a hate crime. Now, they say the Iraqi-American woman was killed by her husband during a domestic dispute.
The suspect, Kassim Alhimidi, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge during a brief appearance via a video monitor in Superior Court, where the couple's teenage daughter Fatima Alhimidi cried quietly in the courtroom in El Cajon.
Kassim Alhimidi was ordered held without bail after prosecutors noted he recently traveled to Iraq and was a flight risk. If convicted, he could face 25 years to life in prison.
The killing of the 32-year-old Alawadi drew international attention after their daughter said she found a note by her mother's bludgeoned body that read: "Go back to your country, you terrorist."
Deputy District Attorney Kurt Mechals said El Cajon police worked tirelessly to determine whether the case was indeed a hate crime or a domestic dispute. He said the family is cooperating and hoping for the best for their father but also wants to let the system discover the truth.
"His family like everyone else wants to see justice achieved for their mother," Mechals said.
He declined to comment further on the case as did the family.
Author Nina Burleigh, who has written extensively about the mix of Islam and Western society, said the case highlights the dangerous clash that can happen when female immigrants, particularly from Islamic countries, rebel against their cultural restrictions and exercise choices made available to them in their adopted homelands.
"These things are happening all over the place," Burleigh said. "It's much more openly discussed in Europe where there is more integration from these societies, where in the U.S. it's not discussed so much partly because we have a bias toward discussing the way these cultures treat women."
El Cajon, the San Diego suburb where the couple and their children lived, is home to about 40,000 Iraqis.
Alhimidi's arrest last week occurred only days after the sentencing of an Iraqi mother who was charged in Phoenix with beating her daughter because she refused to go along with an arranged marriage. The 20-year-old woman was burned on her face and chest with a hot spoon then tied to a bed. The victim's father and sister were also sentenced to two years of probation for their involvement.
In the California case, a sealed search warrant affidavit inadvertently given to a reporter at the U-T San Diego newspaper showed the El Cajon family was struggling with relationship issues.
Detectives found documents in Alawadi's car indicating the mother of five planned to seek a divorce. Alawadi had left Iraq in the early 1990s after a failed Shiite uprising.
The affidavit showed their 17-year-old daughter, Fatima, was distraught over a pending arranged marriage to her cousin in Iraq and was found in a car with another man in November 2011. After her mother picked her up, the teenager said "I love you, Mom," opened the vehicle door and jumped out while the car was traveling about 35 mph, the document said.
"Police were informed by paramedics and hospital staff that Fatima Alhimidi said she was being forced to marry her cousin and did not want to do so, (so) she jumped out of the vehicle," the documents say.
Family friend Qasim Alasady went to the courthouse Tuesday to show his support for the father and his children.
He said he had known the couple for 18 years and never noticed any trouble, although he recently heard from a friend that Alawadi wanted a divorce. He said divorce does happen in Iraq and in the immigrant community but is not common and is "shocking."
Alasady said he does not know what happened in his friend's household, but he knows from his own experience that keeping cultural traditions in the U.S. is not easy.
"It is totally different, this place," said Alasady, who has lived in San Diego for nearly two decades. "American women, they control everything. Back home it's different. A lot of women they don't understand. They try to own the man over here."
Still he said violence is not tolerated against anyone.
Alhimidi was publicly silent for six days after the body was found, even though his children spoke often with reporters. In his first public remarks — made at a news conference at the family's mosque in Lakeside — he demanded to know what motivated the killer.
"The main question we would like to ask is what are you getting out of this and why did you do it?" Alhimidi said in Arabic as his 15-year-old son translated.
In Iraq, female lawmaker Aliyah Nisayef said in March that the killing of Alawadi was motivated by the anti-Islam and Arab sentiment in U.S. Now she has suspicions about the accusations leveled against Alawadi's husband.
"This incident has grabbed the headlines as it has angered Iraqis and other Arabs who consider it a hate crime as part of the anti-Islam and Arab campaigns in these countries," Nisayef told The Associated Press in Baghdad.
"So my point of view is that these accusations are dubious and could be fabricated as America is trying hard to give a pure picture for it in regard to human rights and fighting extremism," she added.
Associated Press writer Sinan Salaheddin in Baghdad contributed to this story.
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Bloomberg reported that International Energy Agency's chief economist, Fatih Birol, said the prices of oil are harming Europe, which will need to spend 500 billion euros on oil imports this year, over 200 billion euros more than average.
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Prices are very high," he said in a Bloomberg Television interview. The "current level of oil prices is a major impact on the global economy, but especially for Europe.


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Whether you're already a student of Nonviolent Communication or not, we all know that in moments of anger, upset, sadness, fear or frustration there's a much increased chance of us falling back on what Marshall Rosenberg called "Jackal" communication – the kind of communication that leads to disconnection and conflict – communication that takes your time and energy but does not give much in return.
Your body probably tries to give you instant feedback when this happens – even before you get to the bigger signals like hot face, tight stomach, tensed muscles, increasing loudness of speech. The momentum of defense and counter-attack, shut down or flee, can easily take over – but what if you get more quickly tuned in to the signals your body is giving. What if you start listening more to what your body is saying, and including your body, its signals and its movement in a kinesthetic approach to Nonviolent Communication?
You'll discover how play, movement and bodily gestures can all accelerate the sense of "getting NVC in your bones." Our aim is that you'll develop greater bodily awareness, and respond more quickly to steer yourself in the direction of connected communication any time you start to veer in a less useful direction.
As soon as you concern yourself with the 'good' and 'bad' of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weaken and defeat you.— Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
Some features of the Communication Dojo practice environment:
*Chances to use your real-life situations to guide experiential learning
*Efficient use of group time to maximize learning
*High proportion of practice time in pairs – learning communication by communicating.
*Minimal "jargon" i.e. language that might be confusing or alienating for those not familiar with NVC.
*Little likelihood of people developing any sense of "Doing it wrong" or "Trying to do it right."
*Mixture of experience levels deepens practice and learning
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Experienced with NVC? – Do you sometimes find that your attempts to use NVC do not lead to the connection you want? Perhaps they even lead to greater disconnection? Or are you looking for a different kind of NVC learning environment for friends, family members, or colleagues you really want to introduce to the power and potential of NVC.
New to NVC? – Come try out the Communication Dojo. You'll find that whatever your current approach to communication, you can start from that point and expand your range of options from there at a rate that suits you.
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About Newt Bailey
Newt's passion is to help people connect, to experience greater intimacy, and to find the potential for mutually satisfying change that lies within conflict. He is also convinced that personal growth and change in consciousness is essential if we're to bring about the changes we want to see in our communities and our world.
Since he started studying NVC in 2005 Newt has set out to understand and share with others the essential core of NVC. He believes strongly in teaching the principles of NVC in a way that frees students from specialized language, and allows facility with connected communication to grow in small, quickly assimilated steps. The Communication Dojo is both a place where Newt teaches the NVC practices, skills and awareness he uses in his own life, and also a place where Newt introduces his newest teaching tools, resources and ideas.
Since 2006 Newt has been facilitating NVC groups, leading workshops and retreats, and developing his unique approach in public and organizational settings. Newt also attributes great steps in his personal understanding of NVC to working with prisoners and parolees. He has taught NVC, NVC mediation and NVC coaching across the USA and in Europe.
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B y now, wild mushrooms have pushed through the forest floor and been gathered by foragers. The first stop for these fall treasures is the market; the next—pans sizzling with butter. Yet this basic preparation is just one of many ways to serve mushrooms. For more of our favorites, read on.
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- Hold the Water
Mushrooms absorb water like sponges, so don't clean by soaking them in water or holding them under the faucet: That makes mushrooms soggy and flavorless. The best way to wash them is to rub them gently with a clean, damp paper towel or cloth.
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Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III was back at practice with the Washington Redskins on Wednesday, three days after he suffered a concussion.
RG3 told the Redskins' official website that he "felt sharp, felt good, no symptoms of a concussion" in the session. He hasn't been cleared for contact, but he said film study and team meetings haven't presented any symptomatic problems.
Griffin was hit in the head while he scrambled off a rollout play in the third quarter of Sunday's 24-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Instead of throwing the ball away, Griffin slid and was leveled by Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, who slammed into the quarterback with his shoulder.
"I can't do that to my team, my fans or my family. I need to keep myself safe," Griffin said. "If I had slid a half second earlier, I would have been all right, but I didn't and he had already launched."
Griffin was unable to recite the score of the game or the quarter after Weatherspoon's hit, but he said there was "never a doubt" about playing Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. RG3 reported no side effects beyond "irritability, because they keep asking me the same questions."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama surveys damage from raging wildfires and thanks first responders in Colorado, he also will be seeking to show voters in one of the nation's most tightly contested political swing states that he is a compassionate leader who can command in a crisis.
Though Obama will spend just three hours Friday on the ground in Colorado, his cross-country dash underscores the enormous power of incumbency in an election year. The president has resources at his disposal that Republican challenger Mitt Romney simply can't compete with, from the ability to fly Air Force One anywhere in the country on short notice to the authority to dole out federal funds to help disaster-stricken states recover.
He declared "a major disaster" exists in the state early Friday and promised federal aid.
Obama will arrive midday in Colorado Springs, where officials say more than 30,000 people have been evacuated in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed by the blaze that has encroached on the state's second-largest city and threatened the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The White House says Obama is making the trip because he wants to get a firsthand look at the wildfire damage in order to see whether additional federal resources are necessary.
But election year political concerns also create an imperative for Obama to be on the ground.
Just over four months from Election Day, the contest in Colorado is very close, and Obama and Romney are each looking to swing the state in their favor anyway they can.
About 46 percent of registered voters backed Obama, 42 percent backed Romney and 8 percent were undecided in an NBC News/Marist poll conducted in late May.
Both sides are devoting significant money and manpower to the state, which tends to swing from one political party to the other in presidential elections. Obama easily carried Colorado in 2008. So did his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, in 2004.
Obama also has walked tornado-stricken streets in Missouri and Alabama, and met with flood victims in Tennessee, all states that voted against him in the 2008 presidential election.
Every decision the Obama White House makes to send the president to a disaster zone is done under the shadow of Bush's botched response to Hurricane Katrina, which irrevocably damaged his presidency.
Bush was widely criticized as detached and uncaring when he viewed the hurricane damage from the air rather than meeting with people on the ground. White House officials said at the time that they didn't want Bush's presence to distract from the recovery efforts.
Obama has faced some criticism that his trip to Colorado could divert time and resources away from the efforts to fight the fires.
"While President Obama certainly has the right to come to Colorado whenever he chooses, I believe his visit tomorrow will be a distraction from what has to be our only priority, which is containing and then defeating these fires," Bill Owens, the former Republican governor of Colorado, said.
But Colorado's current Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said Colorado officials from both parties support the president's visit.
"They said, 'You're right, this is not a political thing. This is what the president of the United States should be doing in a situation like this,'" Hickenlooper said.
Yet Colorado, with huge swaths of independent-minded voters, does hold significant political weight in November. In a tight election, the state's nine electoral votes could make the difference between a win or a loss.
The Obama campaign and a political action committee supporting him have spent more than $8 million in television advertisements in the state, according to Republican officials who track ad buys. Romney and outside groups backing his candidacy have spent over $4 million.
The NBC/Marist poll found that Obama has advantages with Colorado voters on social issues and national security, while Romney has the advantage on reducing the national debt. The majority of voters in Colorado say the economy is their top issue in the November, but are evenly split over which candidate would be better at handling the economy.
Colorado's unemployment rate, at 8.1 percent last month, is just below the national average.
The Obama campaign is seeking to rally support among Colorado's growing numbers of Hispanics and young people, two groups where the president has an edge over Romney. The presumptive GOP nominee sees an opportunity to make up ground in the state's traditionally Republican rural areas. His campaign is also hoping to appeal to middle-class voters in the vast Denver suburbs, who may be unhappy with the economy.
However, Obama has an advantage among this group's key segment: suburban women.
Associated Press writer Thomas Beaumont and AP deputy director of polling Jennifer Agiesta contributed to this report.
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Whether people migrate voluntarily, or forced by vulnerable situations such as poverty, or are displaced due to a conflict or a natural disaster, migration entails major adaptations. During migration, people must redefine personal, interpersonal, socioeconomic, cultural and geographic boundaries. This implies a redefinition of the individual, family, group and collective identities, roles and value systems and may be a source of stress for the individual, the family and the communities involved. Providing psychosocial support to migrant populations in educational, cultural, community, religious and primary health settings reduces vulnerabilities, and prevents their stagnation.
IOM has provided mental health and psychosocial support to migrants and host communities since 1999 and created MHPSS capacity-building initiatives for migration, humanitarian, health and psychosocial professionals. By working with partners and key stakeholders, IOM aims to strengthen the capacity of relevant psychosocial services provided to vulnerable migrants, including crisis-affected populations in emergency and post-emergency settings. IOM has implemented programmes dedicated to improving the availability and quality of psychosocial support in over 45 countries worldwide.
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- Workshops, summer schools, masters programmes;
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- Direct service provision to the populations through:
- Mobile units;
- Counselling, recreational, community, resources centres;
- Direct assistance to victims of trafficking and vulnerable migrants.
- Development of an international expert network in:
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo*, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, the Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Republic of Korea, Serbia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Yemen.
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Three days and eighteen rounds of gaming hadn't dimmed the competitive fire in the eyes of Japan's Jin Okamoto and Germany's Daniel Zink. Not even the prospect of the Wake Mirror, one of the most gruelling matchups, could keep them from putting their best game forward. Both had experienced it already. Zink took down Jeroen Remie in the quarterfinals in four games, and then in the semifinals Okamoto did the same against Tuomo Nieminen. That meant it would be the hometown hero against Japan's first Worlds Top 8'er.
The finals were a knock-down, drag-out affair, in which Zink declared himself king of the Wake Mirror. He trounced Okamoto in three straight games, taking the title of World Champion to the applause of his countrymen.
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U.S. still holds detainee Pentagon wanted freed in 2004
An emotionally ill detainee still being held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was first recommended for release by the Pentagon in 2004, according to a federal judge whose ruling ordering that the man be freed was made public this week.
Despite the Pentagon's recommendation, it wasn't until 2007 that the Bush administration adopted the military assessment and put Adnan Abdul Latif, now about 34, on an approved transfer list. By then, however, the issue of transferring prisoners to Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland, was mired in a diplomatic standoff over whether the Arabian Peninsula nation could provide security assurances and rehabilitate suspected radicalized Guantanamo detainees.
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Kennedy disclosed the timeline in a heavily censored 28-page ruling made public on Monday night that ordered Latif set free. Latif is the 38th Guantanamo captive to be found by a federal judge to be illegally detained at the remote U.S. Navy base.
Kennedy first ordered the Obama administration to arrange for Latif's release "forthwith'' on July 21. But a Justice Department spokesman, Dean Boyd, said government lawyers were still deciding Tuesday night whether to appeal to a higher court.
"Why they continue to defend holding him is unfathomable," said David Remes, Latif's free-of-charge attorney. "Adnan's case reflects the Obama administration's complete failure to bring the Guantanamo litigation under control."
Latif, held at Guantanamo since Jan. 18, 2002, has said for years that he had suffered a head injury in his teens and was in Pakistan and Afghanistan seeking Islamic charity medical care before his capture.
The U.S. Justice Department countered that Latif was seen at an al Qaida guest house and trained with the terror movement.
But in the portion of the judge's ruling made public Kennedy noted that the Pentagon's own military intelligence analysis found no eyewitness to back up the claim, only war-on-terror captives who had seen him in U.S. prison camps.
Kennedy quoted from a 2004 Defense Department report that recommended he be sent home and said Latif "is not known to have participated in combatant/terrorist training."
The government had "not proven by a preponderance of the evidence that Latif was in Afghanistan to train and fight with'' either the Taliban or Al Qaida, Kennedy wrote.
Latif's lawyer said the Yemeni has spent long periods of his captivity in the Guantanamo psychiatric ward after repeated suicide attempts and reacted with despair to the judge's ruling.
"He sees death as his only way out," Remes said.
Latif has covered himself in excrement, thrown blood at the lawyer, swallowed shards of metal and tried to eat glass in dozens of self-harm episodes, Remes said.
Latif was brought to meet his lawyer last week in a padded green garment held together by Velcro called a "suicide smock," according to Remes, who said he had been stripped of his underwear. Prison camp guards have put the smocks on display for reporters during camp tours and said in the past they also had acquired suicide-proof underwear.
Pentagon records show Latif was measured at 5-feet-4-inches and weighed 114 pounds on his arrival at the prison camps on Jan. 18, 2002. Remes said by last week he had been weighed at 93.
More than half of the 176 captives currently at Guantanamo are Yemeni citizens, a portion of whom an Obama Task Force has approved for transfer home.
But the White House has frozen most Yemeni transfers following the aborted Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Detroit-bound airliner by a Nigerian man who said he was trained in Yemen.


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Work 4 Peace,Hold All Life Sacred,Eliminate Violence! I am on my mobile version of the door-to-door, going town-to-town holding readings/gatherings/discussions of my book "But What Can I Do?" This is my often neglected blog mostly about my travels since 9/11 as I engage in dialogue and actions. It is steaming with my opinions, insights, analyses toward that end of holding all life sacred, dismantling the empire and eliminating violence while creating the society we want ALL to thrive in
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Good thought, Lucas - that's kind of what we're all shooting for, huh? The pursuit of what's in my head is why this ended up as an a capella doo-woo thing rather than a "standard" band arrangement.lucas wrote:* More instruments makes us sound amateurish
if I could just record what it sounds like in my head.. does anyone make a product like that?
Thanks - a friend of mine, upon hearing it, remarked that it sounded like the theme song to the sitcom of my life.lucas wrote:* Robert Weber - Every Day
retro corner doo-wop. nice job on the harmonies
strikes me as a number in a musical
Anyway, if anyone is interested, I have a more detailed write-up on my blog at http://robntweber.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/every-day/
Thanks, everyone!
p.s. It's pronounced like Webber, as in Andrew Lloyd, just minus one "b" and most of the talent...


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