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Jupiter Easter Egg Hunt at Jupiter Community Park
April 15, 2017
The Jupiter Easter Egg Hunt will be taking place this Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Jupiter Community Park. This event will divide all participating children into four age groups; 1 year olds, 2-3, 4-6, and 7-10. Families are welcome to join in the bounce houses, face painting, arts and crafts, and even visit with the Easter Bunny! The hunt begins promptly at 9:30am, so arrive early and bring your own basket to collect as many eggs as you can.
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April 15, 2017
The egg hunt begins promptly at 9:30am
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Today I'm sharing a very simple salad that I shot a month ago (yes I'm quite late…) when Fall was only beginning and we were still enjoying summer produce.
This fig salad with tomatoes and prosciutto is too good that I couldn't bring myself to burry it in my draft folder until next year. Yes, tomato season is over but maybe you are lucky and still can find some at your local market ? In any case, you can swap the tomatoes with rucola or roasted squash for a more in-season salad.
The smokiness of the prosciutto (called speck in Italy) with the sweetness of the figs is a match made in heaven. The basil also adds some freshness to the dish.
I've also added some pictures of a trip to Medoc (near Bordeaux) that we took before harvest season (a month ago). It's a beautiful place, close to Bordeaux, very wild if you walk near the Garonne shore. The vineyards nearby were laden down with ripe grapes, their leaves still tender green, just ready to turn red at the first cold days.
I'm always stunned to see how beautiful are the months after summer in our region. Now the countryside has taken its Fall hues : yellow, red, orange but the sun is still shining and illuminating the nature.
Fig Salad with Smoked Prosciutto and Tomatoes
Serves 2, as a starter
1 large tomato or 2 mid-size ones
2 smoked prosciutto – speck
2 figs
2 tbsp of olive oil
1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
Springs of basil
1. Slice the tomatoes and place them in two plates. Add the prosciutto cut into bits, fig quarters.
2. Add the dressing and basil, salt and pepper.

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Many forget that we have no future without helping hand
Have mercy and help us please from the emergency with all our difficulties?
When we hear this question and must answer we might end up in a future situation what will unresolved.
By shame and to be silent probably it has already become far too big problem or we be a victim involved in a gang of crooks.
Or a loyal friendship has changed, because of calamity in a drama where respect no more is order of the day.
It all seemed so interesting and there was everything promised and offered for a better future, but today it appears to have been all semblance and all talks only air.
Their difficulties there must now directly come a solution and be controlled before they can continue with their customised lifestyle weather and can take new steps.
Whereby they have for themselves a state of affairs created almost no way out has and where they have become self distraught to find solutions.
Mentally they begin to be vulnerable and a wreck, because of the previously adopted attitude of hubris and thus now by their own actions were routed in this with no way back.
They notice that without ammunition (pecuniary or other powers) they are no longer interesting as midpoint or become unimportant for certain persons or paying institutions.
What gives a sense or that everyone who was at first so friendly and cooperative, now made a turnaround and have turned against them with certain demands.
If we not stand alone for it, but as a group or team and can act united we stand stronger in our shoes and can or should we solve it together.
Those who arrive faster in difficulty realised rather not so good and went for self-interest and egoism by hubris and got a message.
Which was, when everything goes well to fix everything and observe with a positive outcome, even with the people around us until the downside occurs.
Thus short-sighted thinking is for foolish among us, because hopefully is our life lasts longer than only today and the future is more important than this day.
Unite with friends or business associates gives power and thus we can help each other in harrowing times, because everyone has their own specialties.
The loner with a selfish outlook on life, thinking to have no need to no one, but sooner or later his nose against the wall and then it is usually too late for a change with a bloody nose sustained.
Natural logic we can follow, but how someone is thinking in their soul is difficult to estimate, especially when they occur their own other than that they are inwardly.
A metamorphosis has nothing to do with a good or bad economic crisis, but is the inner thinking of the human to achieve progress by greed or money-grubbing.
Making money is not a problem as we have built a good reputation where our word has value and show and bring our actions into results.
In everyone's life there will be money income and are reissued by the expenses and if we can reduce this to lower it than our income, we will keep money over.
Only with words we will not make it in society, the results speak for themselves and that define every event our vision of the future.
There are among us always be individuals in a world population of more than 7 billion people who will not survive independently and need help, while others are becoming harder and be selfish.
We now live in the twentieth century wherewith no respect is more to most people own interests are first and have the matter of course is obvious, just look around us.
By needs and addictions weakens the intelligence and the rules exceeded, because of the wanton urge and desire with no shame.
Nature is so classified and organised that we all need each other in one way or another, so our behaviour towards each other will be so decisive.
Collaboration gives more opportunities with each other because each has in a different matter knowledge and by compensation united working on something can make us unbeatable.
People together with each knowledge about a different topic is an empire of strength which co-act and so dynamically collaborate on their future prospects.
Due the change of humanity with too much opportunism have many nights there long think about, before they want to take this step.
Narcissistic thinking does not help us forward, but no one wait on a bad experience and the time of clock does not stop, so then we lose unnecessary time.
Some projects or personal difficulties we can just never solve alone, therefore, the righteous people on the right place is so important.
That will be the ones who are prepared for everything and know how to handle it.
Because we can all be the victim and susceptible for unexpected circumstances in which we can use all the help that is offered to us.
Many forget that we have no future without helping hand and we are all seized with it.
All the best for You with a Good Health
author © Jan Jansen @authorjanjansen @janjansenpoetry @easyjanjansen @77jjeb www.janjansen.guru


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BET is set to give Kanye West their "Visionary Award" at the 2015 BET Honors.
On February 23rd, BET will be airing their annual BET Honors award ceremony, and they've just announced that Kanye West will be receiving the coveted "Visionary Award." Usher, Phylicia Rashad, John W. Thompson, and Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole will also be receiving the award, all of whom have "made a difference in business, theater, art, music, and technology."
On BET's site, they write: "Kanye West will be honored for his extraordinary contributions across the arts, including roles as a record producer, rapper, filmmaker and fashion designer. He's a multifaceted trailblazer and pioneer whose accomplishments are all marked by his unique and forward-thinking approach."


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Bodega Cuarto Dominio is run by Javier Catena, 4th generation winemaker from the famous Catena family who have done so much to promote quality wine and Malbec in Argentina. Javier's father Jorge (brother of Nicolas Catena of Bodega Catena Zapata) sold his shares in the family winery and kept the vineyards he considered the finest in order to pursue a smaller wine project. Cuarto Dominio is the result!
In over 100 years of wine production in Mendoza, the Catena family learned that higher altitudes in the Andes offered cooler vineyards sites yet with greater sun intensity. These conditions allow for a longer hang time for the grapes, as well as a more balanced maturation, yielding grapes with great concentration and perfect acidity. Today, the Cuarto Dominio vines are planted in the high altitudes of the Uco Valley, specifically in the San Carlos and Tupungato vineyards which are both around 1,000 metres above sea level.
Javier and Jorge believe in three key principles passed down through the generations: passion, patience and time; and this certainly shines through in the wines.
Visit: www.cuartodominio.com
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The stand-out result in the Clacton and District League this week was in Division One where a full-strength Brotherhood C demonstrated what a potent force they can be by inflicting an 8-2 defeat on Windsor Eagles.
For the first time in the season-and-a-half of their current incarnation, Kevin Gowlett, Alan Burgess and Oli Reynolds all played together for the Brotherhood side - with an impressive outcome. Gowlett starred with an unbeaten maximum whilst there were two each for Burgess and Reynolds, Burgess needing a full five to beat Gary Cattermole 6-11, 11-8, 14-16, 13-11, 11-8 as did Reynolds against John Pattrick 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-7. The Eagles' points came from the final two matches of the evening, Phil Smith beating Burgess in four and Cattermole scraping past Reynolds 11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-8, 13-11.
Nomads Lions and Walton A enjoyed a good scrap, the match ending with honours even, the Lions' first drawn match of the season. Paul Hume stayed undefeated for Nomads, his three including a notable 11-9, 7-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 victory over Gary Young. Skipper Adam Wilkin defeated Graham Buxton in five for a fourth point whilst the Hume-Wilkin pairing combined to take a vital doubles 9-11, 13-15, 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 against Young and Gavin Price. Young and Price won two each for Walton, and Buxton one.
Four of the matches went the distance in another tight match which saw Brotherhood B edge past Windsor Hawks 6-4, despite a battling hat-trick from Windsor's Andy Vincent who beat Martin Edwards 11-9 in the fifth to deny the Brotherhood player his own treble. Gracie Edwards took a couple for the winners whilst John Owen enjoyed a narrow 11-7, 2-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9 success over Elliott Attrill.
Leaders Nomads Panthers defeated bottom-side Windsor Owls 10-0 to become the first team in the League to reach hundred points for the season. Joe Andrews, making a rare appearance for the Panthers, struggled before over-coming the dogged Frank Burbidge 7-11, 11-9, 13-11, 10-12, 11-3 whilst it was an equally tough 9-11, 11-7, 16-14, 13-15, 11-6 battle for John Hatley against Mark Salter. Gill Locke took a more comfortable three for the Panthers.
It was also 10-0 for second-placed Windsor Condors against Windsor Kestrels, Greg Green, Felipe Rodriguez and Annabelle Rodriguez all taking trebles. In the only match which went the distance, Felipe Rodriguez beat Dave Martin 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 14-16, 11-5.
Brotherhood H stay top of Division Two following their 7-3 victory over Nomads Bobcats. Stewart Murray stayed undefeated whilst Grant Sharpe won a couple and Graham Parkes one. Jason Lloyd won two for the Bobcats and Ethan Lloyd one. The closest match was the doubles, Murray and Sharpe winning 10-12, 11-7, 11-8, 12-14, 11-7 against in the two Lloyds.
It was also 7-3 for Brotherhood I against Nomads Tigers, with three from Kris Stefanov, two from Mark Ratcliffe and one from Mark Beckham for the winners. Phil Wolski took two for the Tigers, denying Ratcliffe his hat-trick by defeating him 7-11, 11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 11-9. John Marshall picked up the third Tigers' point.
Brotherhood D were 9-1 victors over club-mates Brotherhood E for a second time this season, Lee Harvey and Russell Hillier unbeaten. Duncan Dunne was the 'E' team's best player, enjoying a good 12-10, 12-10, 11-9 victory over Paul Alden in match one and then, in the final match of the evening, taking Harvey all the way before going down 11-6 in the fifth.
It was a tight tussle at St James Hall between Windsor Buzzards and Windsor Harriers, the Harriers emerging narrow 6-4 winners to reverse an early-season result. Pete Bloomfield of the Buzzards was the best player on the night, his treble including a 12-10, 11-4, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4 win over Jenny Higgins and a 12-10, 10-12, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7 victory against Isabel Barton. Barton won a couple for the Harriers and, with Higgins, won what proved to be a crucial 11-7, 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 doubles against Bloomfield and Ray Chillingworth.
It was also 6-4 for Walton C against Windsor Magpies, Rivhu Khan winning three, John Long two and Lynette Sparks, opening her account for the season, one. For the Magpies, there was a couple for John Plummer and one for Dave Sweetland, the pair combining to beat Khan and Long 11-13, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 in the doubles.
But it was an easier 10-0 for Brotherhood F against Nomads Pumas who were doubly-hampered, first by having to field a guest player and then by injury to Eric Lemke in his final match of the evening.
In Division Three trebles from Mike Hillier and Doug Green were the back-bone of Nomads Wildcats' 8-2 success over Brotherhood G. Paul Metcalf and Rob Bright, making a welcome first appearance of the season, took a point each for the losers.
It was also 8-2 for Nomads Caracals against Windsor Swallows, a repeat of their early-season encounter. Chris Jones and Vic Little stayed undefeated, although Little had to fight hard to beat Iris Howlett 11-4 in the fifth and Paul Dale 11-8 in the fifth. The two Swallows' points came from Howlett, an 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8 winner against Hazel Blanche, and Dale.
Windsor Kites drew for a sixth time this season, and a second time against Windsor Ospreys - although, unusually for a drawn match, all the matches were settled in three-straight. Jordan Webb of the Ospreys was the most successful player on the night, his hat-trick including a fine 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 victory over Chris Simson. Maci Harvey and Mark Lamb contributed a valuable point apiece for the Ospreys whilst, for the Kites, Simson and Carl Hubbard won two each and shared a doubles win.
There was another early-season repeat result, and another drawn match, in the all-Nomads clash between the Leopards and the Lynx, Liam Harris of the Lynx taking his three and Dave Harris two. For the Leopards, there were two for Tom Collins and one each for Roger McNaughton and Dave Wright, with Collins and McNaughton sharing an excellent 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8 doubles win over Harris and Harris. Each team won a match that went the distance with Collins involved in both of them, beating Dave Harris 11-5 in the decider in match one but losing by the same score to Liam Harris in match ten.
Nomads Ocelots and Brotherhood J enjoyed a good scrap before the Ocelots emerged narrow 6-4 winners. Arthur Wells-Garrett picked up a hat-trick for the winners and, with Sue Lee, shared a close doubles win over Harley Wood and Oleksandra Klymenko 11-5 in the decider. Lee picked up a couple for the Ocelots, including an 11-7, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8 victory over Wood. Klymenko took two points for Brotherhood, with Harley Wood and John Wood, making his Clacton League debut, winning a point apiece.
* In Division Two of the Veterans' Section of the Essex Inter-League Clacton's Phil Smith, Colin Webber and John Hatley emerged narrow 5-4 victors over their counterparts from Burnham. In a match that see-sawed throughout, each of the town players won a singles whilst Webber was successful in both his doubles matches with each of his team-mates. The closest, and ultimately critical, match was the penultimate encounter in which Hatley beat Neil Want 11-6, 5-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9.
* The draw for Round Three of the Knock-Out Cup sees favourites Nomads Panthers drawn against Division Three side Nomads Wildcats whilst Windsor Condors have been handed a tougher tie against Nomads Bobcats of Division Two. There is only one all-First Division clash, Windsor Hawks being drawn against Brotherhood B, a repeat of this week's League match.
The full draw is : Brotherhood D v Walton C; Nomads Ocelots v Windsor Harriers; Nomads Wildcats v Windsor Condors; Nomads Bobcats v Nomads Panthers; Nomads Lynx v Windsor Magpies;
Windsor Hawks v Brotherhood B; Lawford v Nomads Jaguars;
Nomads Lions v Nomads Pumas. Matches are to be played during week beginning 30th January.
* The Handicapped Singles Tournament takes place Saturday 4th February at Windsor's St James Hall with play starting at 9.30 am. Entries, with the entry fee of £3, can be sent to Tony Oswick or they can be made on-line to email@example.com with the entry fee payable on the day. The closing date is Monday 29th January. For more details contact League Secretary Lyn White (Tel : 01255 425292).
Division 1
Windsor Owls 0 Nomads Panthers 10;
Windsor Eagles 2 Brotherhood C 8;
Nomads Lions 5 Walton A 5;
Windsor Condors 10 Windsor Kestrels 0;
Brotherhood B 6 Windsor Hawks 4.
Division 2
Brotherhood I 7 Nomads Tigers 3;
Brotherhood E 1 Brotherhood D 9;
Walton C 6 Windsor Magpies 4;
Brotherhood F 10 Nomads Pumas 0;
Windsor Buzzards 4 Windsor Harriers 6;
Nomads Bobcats 3 Brotherhood H 7.
Division 3
Nomads Wildcats 8 Brotherhood G 2;
Windsor Swallows 2 Nomads Caracals 8;
Windsor Kites 5 Windsor Ospreys 5;
Nomads Leopards 5 Nomads Lynx 5;
Brotherhood J 4 Nomads Ocelots 6.
Veterans : Division 2
Clacton (Smith, Webber, Hatley) 5 Burnham A 4.


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31st May 2012
Palmers Donate £5,800 to Local Charity
Palmers had a special visit today! Over the past 3 years we've been busy raising money for the Norfolk & Suffolk Animal Trust and we were so pleased to present them today with a cheque for £5,801.69.
We've worked hard for to get the cash together – car boot sales, sponsored walks, raffles, non-uniform days, pancake day tasting and collection points at the tills…


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Ever since FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on pilot flight time, duty and rest in September 2010, cargo airlines in particular have pushed back. Their biggest objection: the operational requirements for freight carriage differ greatly from passenger transport, and imposing passenger pilot requirements on cargo pilots would be tremendously costly.
That argument held sway with FAA, which finalized a strict new pilot fatigue rule Wednesday—but completely exempted cargo carriers. "Covering cargo operators under the new rule would be too costly compared to the benefits generated in this portion of the industry," FAA stated.
The carriers are encouraged by FAA "to opt into the new rule voluntarily, which would require them to comply with all of its provisions." But it's highly unlikely FedEx, UPS and other cargo airlines will opt in unless some significant carve outs from the rule are granted to them. That's because many of the rule's provisions would hit them much harder than their passenger counterparts.
A premise underpinning the new rule (based, FAA said, on research on "natural circadian rhythms") is that fatigue comes more quickly at night than during daytime hours. Therefore, FAA varies flight duty time limits to between 9 hours and 14 hours based on when a pilot begins his or her day, with later starters generally restricted to fewer hours. Since nighttime is primetime for air cargo, a FedEx or UPS pilot would almost always fall on the low end of the hour restrictions. This would necessitate dramatic alterations of current operational norms to comply with the rule.
Nevertheless, there is something somewhat unsettling about FAA's decision. Why is it OK to exempt cargo carriers completely? "Risk is heightened in passenger operations because of the additional number of potentially impacted individuals," FAA stated.
In plainer English: the lives of two or three pilots flying a freighter aircraft are less valuable than the lives of 50-500 passengers being ferried by a commercial aircraft. Politically, of course, this is undeniably true. But this calculation has always bothered cargo pilots and their families, understandably so.
While mostly praising the new rule, US National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman said, "We are extremely disappointed that the new rule is limited to [passenger] carriers. A tired pilot is a tired pilot … whether the payload is passengers or pallets."
UPS Capt. Robert Travis, president of the Independent Pilots Assn. union, said in a statement, "Giving air cargo carriers the choice to opt-in to new pilot rest rules makes as much sense as allowing truckers to 'opt-out' of drunk driving laws. To potentially allow fatigued cargo pilots to share the same skies with properly rested passenger pilots creates an unnecessary threat to public safety. We can do better … We will ask UPS to voluntarily operate under these new science-based safety rules. UPS is a premier company and our expectation is that UPS will honor their longstanding pledge to operate the world's safest airline."
This will be a tricky issue for UPS and FedEx, both very high profile global companies, to navigate.


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You are going to be creating a company logo following a design brief that will be given to you on the competition day. Below are the skills you will be asked to demonstrate in the competition:
- Create five thumbnail sketches. (Small, quick sketches that record ideas and information for a final work of art.)
- Choose one of your thumbnails and develop one design rough showing color separations and type choices. These are hand-drawn images using colored pencils or markers.
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The purpose of the Association is to contribute to the preservation and enrichment of our heritage of freedom, democracy, and patriotism. The Association shall strive to foster and improve the Arizona National Guard and the National Guard of the United States. We will help provide for the security of the citizens of our State and Nation. We also promote the esprit de corps and fellowship of our members and families through social functions, benefit programs, and other community based activities.


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Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Eric Bana, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Winona Ryder, Faran Tahir, and Ben Cross.
Directed by: J.J. Abrams.
Parental Advisory: Violence, coarse language
Running time: 127 minutes
Rating: Four stars out of five
First, a confession: I am a devoted fan of the franchise, and believe Gene Roddenberry created the closest thing we have to a 20th century gospel with his utopian science-fiction fantasy about a group of thinking beings trekking through the universe seeking enlightenment and knowledge.
Rebirthing the entire franchise at the exact moment where we seem to need the Star Trek magic more than ever, and at a time of crisis that seems eerily similar to the one that frames the film itself. Director J.J. Abrams and writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Transformers) stir up a powerful concoction that puts you in a spell from the opening sequence.
We're not too sure where or what era we're in, but the film opens with a federation ship approaching an electrical celestial anomaly. When the captain (Faran Tahir) realizes he's facing a Romulan war ship that just cleared a wormhole, it's too late to defend himself and the crew. He's summoned to the bridge of the enemy vessel, helmed by the penetrating Nero (Eric Bana).
Upon his departure, the captain leaves the helm in the hands of his First Officer, George Kirk (Chris Hemsworth), with the standing order to evacuate the crew and escape if he's not back in 15 minutes — because that's what Starfleet captains always do.
This time, however, the Captain doesn't return in the nick of time and First Officer Kirk is given the task of saving his crew, which happens to include his pregnant wife. Once he's sure everyone is off the vessel, George Kirk realizes his only hope of saving the small group of escaping shuttlecrafts — and his new baby James — is to steer his ship into the Romulan vessel and sacrifice himself for the others.
Flash forward to Iowa, hometown of James Tiberius Kirk and the Starfleet Academy.
With a few quick strokes, Abrams shows us a young man with a great big chip on his shoulder. Little Jim is the kind of kid who steals cars — only to jump out of them a split-second before they career over a cliff.
By the time he's a full-grown man, Kirk (now embodied by Chris Pine) is the kind of brassy bar-room brawler who looks for trouble: It gives him a chance at venting some rage, but it also seems like something Kirk is simply compelled to do — and this testosterone-dependent character trait is just the first piece of a complex emotional mosaic that makes this movie so much fun.
Anyone who remembers the sight of Kirk (then William Shatner) going mano-a-mano with half the casting pool of Greater Los Angeles in the 1960s TV series will find great satisfaction in seeing Kirk getting slapped around — again.
The only thing missing is a big Styrofoam rock landing on his head, or a rubber-armed alien choking off his air supply. Abrams simply refuses to go there — which is no doubt why Shatner never got a role in this new movie: It could have bordered on camp.
This is the one area where the new movie clearly diverges from its progenitor: There's nothing camp about it, at least as far as art direction goes.
The tableaux are entirely slick, and even though most of it is entirely computer-generated, it fits the overall mood and ambitions of the movie.
As far as performance goes, Pine and Karl Urban — Kirk and Bones, respectively — do offer up moments of tongue-in-cheek allusion, but they sell it straight-up, and save the movie from becoming a list of inside jokes.
Abrams and his writing team are also eloquent at finding ways to fuse science-fiction elements with trenchant drama, and they do it by pushing character to the forefront — which is in keeping with Roddenberry's original template that used personal dynamics, not distinct political events, to shape each episode.
In this case, we're not just watching scenes of Kirk's childhood, we're experiencing the beginning of his relationship with Spock (Zachary Quinto/ Leonard Nimoy) — a young Vulcan half-breed who tries to suppress the weakness of emotion.
Without getting into the details of their formative encounter, it's enough to know the bits and pieces that the writers' weave into the script fit into the larger Trek mosaic because they are true to character — and with character to guide us emotionally, the things that make a lot of sci-fi tedious, such as complex histories, arcane details, alien languages and convoluted planetary feuds become little more than background noise.
The writing has human heart, but it also has something more: It's got Trek's conviction in humanity's potential for redemption — despite our glaring flaws and weaknesses.
Every character in this movie is believable and interesting to watch, and not just because the cast is uniformly perfect — but because we've been transported into a fully realized Trek universe where humans are faced with tremendous challenges, but somehow find the strength to meet them head-on.
Star Trek has always been able to show us at our very worst, while bringing out our very best.
The film reignited my love of the franchise, and reaffirms what made the original series so special and created such a large community of fans:it shows people searching for their place in the universe — not as lone, existential beings, but together, as a crew bound by all our noblest gifts: duty, respect and love.


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We are excited to cover the next "Following the Master" series from Jaipur and Vrindavan. It's our hope that you will join us on this journey over the next week as we write about the cities, the temples, and most importantly, the experiences of traveling in India with Sri Swami Vishwananda.
The pilgrimage to Jaipur and Vrindavan started on April 30th with the first ever Atma Kriya Yoga retreat in India. It was an exciting and intense past few days as the retreat concluded on May 3rd, in Vrindavan with the pilgrimage participants preparing to set off on the next part of the journey to Jaipur.
30 April - Atma Kriya Yoga satsang and evening visit to Banke Bihari Temple and Radha Raman Temple
1 May - Atma Kriya Yoga informational sessions / OM Chanting / AKY group practice / kirtan / meditation on the banks of Yamuna river
2 May - Japa walk / AKY group practice at Nidhivan / AKY informational sessions / kirtan
3 May - AKY group practice in Orinda Kund / Atma Kriya Yoga informational sessions / kirtan
The Atma Kriya Yoga techniques given by Sri Swami Vishwananda is one of the most powerful yoga practices ever given to mankind. For the participants to have the opportunity to awaken Love through the practice of AKY in the holy places sanctified by Lord Krishna, is a truly unique opportunity.
Atma Kriya Yoga and Vrindavan. Love and love. And what is Guruji? Love. Which path does Guruji show to us? Just Love.
We have had an amazing AKY Retreat these three days. As Guruji says, Atma Kriya Yoga means to be aware of God in all your actions in your life. And Vrindavan is a unique place to help to do that connection, to help the sadhaks to begin to feel AKY in their daily lives, not only as techniques, but as a way of life.
Guruji always reminds us of the importance of the sangha, the importance of being together to pray, to sing, to do AKY… The importance of being candles of light for others, of sharing what he gives to us. These retreats are part of this, and a special moment to help the participants to become more aware of the precious gift that we have with Atma Kriya Yoga. And if Atma Kriya Yoga is the nine forms of bhakti, there's no better place than the heart of love and devotion to infuse that in the lucky sadhaks.
As everything is with Guruji, AKY is not about theory, it's about experience. It's about your personal experience with God. Having Rishi Tulsidasananda with us and the whole of Vrindavan at our disposal, the real AKY has begun to shine through the hearts of the participants. - Swamini Prabhaavati, Spain
There aren't enough words to describe what one can feel when arriving at Brindavan. One things for sure, it makes a big difference in your heart!
These three days of Atma Kriya Yoga retreat enlightened us in such a way that it will be remembered and felt in our hearts for aeons.
Just to pinpoint some of the highlights, we were fortunate enough to walk where Krishna walked, meditate and do our kriya where Radha danced, pay our respects to Banke Bihari and Madan Mohan, feel our bare feet in sacred soil. Reading about these stories in books like "Inspirations" is one thing, but living it where they really happened is no less than magic.
Rich Tulsidasananda lectured about AKY in a way that few can. His love and bhakti for Gurudev and Tulsi Devi has such dimensions that spread to all of us so beautifully that it could only be completely felt in front of Mother herself in Orinda Kund, where she dwells. A lifetime experience is to dive into the sacred waters of the Kund of Orinda Devi. Sitar shared his complete joy of our beloved sadhana making us craving to do more and more every day. - Gaura Das, Portugal
If you'd also like to attend a pilgrimage in India, check out the pilgrimage in South India coming up with Sri Swami Vishwananda. Registration ends June 1st: https://www.bhaktimarga.org/southindia2016


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MINNEAPOLIS – Augsburg College ran for 246 yards en route to a 41-20 season-opening victory over Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday at Edor Nelson Stadium. The Falcons trailed 14-7 at halftime before the Auggies took control in the second half of the non-conference matchup.
The first half was a back-and-forth contest with the statistics nearly identical. AC (1-0) scored a pair of touchdowns prior to CUW (0-1) putting its first points on the scoreboard. Sophomore Austin Damaschke (Bristol, Wis.) connected with senior Erik West (Plymouth, Wis.) for an 8-yard pass and catch play with just over two minutes to play in the second.
The final 30 minutes of the game were a different story, as the Auggies owned a 153-17 total yard advantage and held the Falcons without a first down in the third quarter. AC tallied three-consecutive scores – two passing TDs in the third and an interception return for a TD to start the fourth – to push its lead to 35-7.
Points were traded in the final quarter, but the contest had already been decided. Auggies quarterback Scott Ayrton converted broken plays and rushed through big holes, and finished with 294 total yards – 155 rushing – and three passing touchdowns.
Damashcke ended the contest 15-of-22 for 160 yards and two touchdown passes, but threw two interceptions. Senior Carlton Austin (Kingsford Heights, Ind.) ran for 65 yards on eight carries in the opening half, while Damaschke rushed for 36 yards on 10 carries.
Last year's team leader in touchdown receptions, sophomore Garrett Wenzelburger (Hartland, Wis.), hauled in a team-best six passes for 86 yards.
Senior Matt Upson (New Berlin, Wis.) led all players with 15 tackles, three solo, and a half sack, while junior John Palese (West Bend, Wis.) added eight total tackles.
AC defeated CUW last season 34-31 in Mequon, Wis. Both teams were chosen to finish seventh in their respective conferences.
The Falcons return to action on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Macalester College.


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Khalifa Haftar
Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar (Arabic: خليفة بلقاسم حفتر; born November 7, 1943) is a dual Libyan-American citizen[2] who is a military officer and the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), which, under Haftar's leadership, replaced nine elected municipal councils by military administrators,[3] and as of May 2019[update], was engaged in the Second Libyan Civil War. On 2 March 2015, he was appointed commander of the armed forces loyal to the elected legislative body, the Libyan House of Representatives.[4]
Khalifa Haftar
Haftar in 2011
|Birth name
|Khalifa Belqasim Haftar
|7 November 1943
Ajdabiya, Italian Libya
|Libya; Libyan House of Representatives
|Libyan Ground Forces
|Years of service
|1966-87; 2011-present
|Field Marshal[1]
|Commands held
|Libyan National Army
|Red diploma (high honours) – M.V. Frunze Military Academy
Haftar was born in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya. He served in the Libyan army under Muammar Gaddafi, and took part in the coup that brought Gaddafi to power in 1969. He took part in the Libyan contingent against Israel in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.[5] In 1987, he became a prisoner of war during the war against Chad after being lulled into a trap and captured, then a major embarrassment for Gaddafi and represented a major blow to Gaddafi's ambitions in Chad. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Gaddafi. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in Langley, Virginia, in the US, gaining U.S. citizenship.[6] In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death.
Haftar held a senior position in the forces which overthrew Gaddafi in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC but then developed into a civil war. In 2017, Ramzi al-Shaeri, Vice-President of the Derna city council and lawyers Ryan Goodman and Alex Whiting accused Haftar of the war crime of ordering the killing of prisoners of war during the recapture of Derna.[7][8]
Haftar has been described as "Libya's most potent warlord", having fought "with and against nearly every significant faction" in Libya's conflicts, as having a "reputation for unrivalled military experience"[9][10] and as governing "with an iron fist".[11]
- 1 Early life and education
- 2 Early years in the Gaddafi government
- 3 War with Chad
- 4 Opposition from the United States
- 5 Early role in the First Libyan Civil War
- 6 Launch of Operation Dignity
- 7 Leading role in the Second Libyan Civil War
- 8 Personal life
- 9 References
- 10 Further reading
Early life and educationEdit
Haftar was born in Ajdabiya around 1943,[12][13] and is a member of the al-Farjani tribe.[14] He studied at al-Huda School in Ajdabiya in 1957 and then moved to Derna to obtain his secondary education between 1961 and 1964.[15] He joined the Benghazi Military University Academy (also known as Benghazi Royal Military College) on 16 September 1964 and graduated from there in 1966.[16] In the late 1970s, he went on to receive military training in the Soviet Union, completing a special three-year degree for foreign officers sent to study in the USSR, at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy. Haftar later pursued further military training in Egypt.[5][17] He was also stationed with the artillery corps in a mosque.[18]
Early years in the Gaddafi governmentEdit
As a young army officer, Haftar took part in the coup that brought Muammar Gaddafi to power in 1969, assisting Gaddafi in the overthrow of Libya's King Idris. Shortly thereafter, Haftar became a top military officer for Gaddafi.[19] He commanded Libyan troops supporting Egyptian troops entering Israeli-occupied Sinai in 1973.[5]
Like other members of the Free Unionist Officers (the junta that toppled the monarchy), Haftar was a secularist and a Nasserist.[17][20] He was a member of the Revolutionary Command Council which governed Libya in the immediate aftermath of the coup.[17] Haftar later became Gaddafi's military chief of staff.[21] In the late 1980s, Haftar commanded Libyan forces during the Chadian–Libyan conflict, which ended in defeat for Libya.[22]
War with ChadEdit
By 1986, Haftar had attained the rank of colonel, and was then the chief officer in command of Gaddafi's military forces in Chad in the Chadian–Libyan conflict. During the war, in which the Libyan forces were either captured or driven back across the border, Haftar and 600–700 of his men were captured as prisoners of war, and incarcerated in 1987 after their defeat in the Ouadi Doum air raid.[23] Shortly after this disastrous battle, Gaddafi disavowed Haftar and the other Libyan prisoners of war who were captured by Chad. One possible contributing factor to Gaddafi's repudiation of Haftar and of other captured prisoners of war may have been the fact that Gaddafi had earlier signed an agreement to withdraw all Libyan forces from Chad, and Haftar's operations inside of Chad had been in violation of this agreement.[24][25] Another possible reason given for Gaddafi's abandonment of Haftar was the potential that Haftar might return to Libya as a hero and thus pose a threat to Gaddafi's rule itself.[17] In any event, Gaddafi's repudiation clearly served to embitter Haftar towards Gaddafi.
In 1986 and 1987 the Government of Chad accused Libya of using toxic gas and napalm against central government forces and against rebel forces. Libya may have used mustard gas delivered in bombs by AN-26 aircraft in final phases of the war against Chad in September 1987. The wind blew the agent back onto the Libyan forces.[26]
Opposition from the United StatesEdit
Gaddafi demanded Haftar's soldiers be returned to Libya, but the Americans arranged for them to fly to Zaire instead. There, half of his soldiers decided to return to Libya. In late 1987, Haftar and a group of officers aligned themselves with the National Front for the Salvation of Libya (NFSL), a U.S. supported opposition group.[9][18] On 21 June 1988, he declared the establishment of the military wing of NFSL, named Libyan National Army under his leadership.[18] When U.S. financial aid to Zaire was not forthcoming, Zaire expelled the remainder to Kenya.[25] Kenya only provided temporary residence, and the American CIA negotiated a settlement around 1990, enabling Haftar and 300 of his soldiers to move to the United States under the U.S. refugee programme.[19][25] In fact, the end of the Cold War diminished Libya's geo-strategic relevance and the CIA funding program to Haftar's brigade was suspended.[27]
In March 1996, Haftar took part in a failed uprising against Gaddafi in the mountains of eastern Libya, before returning to the U.S.[25]
Haftar moved to suburban Virginia outside Washington, D.C., living in Falls Church until 2007. He then moved to Vienna, Virginia.[25][28] From there, and mostly through his close contacts within the DIA / CIA, he consistently supported several attempts to topple and assassinate Gaddafi.[29]
Early role in the First Libyan Civil WarEdit
In 2011, he returned to Libya to support the Libyan Revolution. In March, a military spokesperson announced that Haftar had been appointed commander of the military, but the National Transitional Council denied this.[30] By April, Abdul Fatah Younis held the role of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Omar El-Hariri was serving as Younis's Chief of Staff, and Haftar had assumed the third most senior position as the commander of ground forces with the rank of lieutenant general.[31][32] Younis was assassinated later that summer.[33]
Haftar did not find a settled position in Libya's new political structures, and returned to the U.S. for a while.[9]
Launch of Operation DignityEdit
In February 2014, Haftar appeared in a televised announcement to reveal that the General National Congress (GNC), the elected parliament which had recently unilaterally extended its mandate, had been dissolved.[29] Haftar called for a caretaker government to oversee new elections, and urged Libyans to revolt against the GNC, the mandate of which was still in force at the time. Ultimately, his appeal did not lead to a general uprising due to the substantial lack of resources and local support for his initiative.[27][29] His announcement was soon dismissed with great skepticism by the then acting Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. Haftar's actions were condemned as a "coup attempt" and "ridiculous".[34][35]
Haftar's strategy was to embark on a series of "town hall" meetings around Libya and, with the support of fellow ex-officers from the military, to secretly build an army.[9] Three months later on 16 May in Operation Dignity, Haftar began a combined air and ground assault against the pro-Islamic militias of Benghazi, as well as a sustained heavy weapons attack against the Libyan parliament.[36] At the time of the Benghazi assault, Haftar, who had already been the target of assassination attempts,[37] reportedly explained to a friend that he was fully aware of the personal safety risks involved in his actions.[38] On 20 May 2014, four days after the Benghazi assault, the GNC announced that it had finally scheduled the long postponed national elections that were to replace the then-interim legislature (the Tripoli-based GNC) with the Tobruk-based House of Representatives. These elections were scheduled for 25 June 2014.[39]
Later in May, after having been ousted from office by the GNC, Ali Zeidan endorsed Operation Dignity,[40] as did 40 members of parliament,[41] the heads of the navy[42] and the air-force, and much of the army. On 4 June 2014, a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle at Haftar's residence at Ghut al-Sultan near Abayar, east of Benghazi, killing 4 people and injuring at least 3 others. Haftar was not injured in the attack.[18][43]
In eastern Libya, Haftar's air and ground forces remained in place and seemed to be gaining general support. Over the course of May and June, numerous pro–Operation Dignity marches were held throughout Libya,[44] and in the 25 June parliamentary elections the secularists gained a clear mandate over and against the Islamist agenda.[45] Meanwhile, despite its initial denouncement of Operation Dignity in May,[46] Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani's administration subsequently refrained from further official endorsement or denouncement of Haftar's Operation Dignity. However, the newly elected parliament branded Haftar's enemies "terrorists".[47]
On 24 November 2014 and the following day, warplanes affiliated with Operation Dignity forces attacked Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, temporarily shutting down the airport, but also damaging nearby houses.[48][49] In response to the attack on Mitiga, a court in Tripoli issued an arrest warrant for Khalifa Haftar.[50]
Leading role in the Second Libyan Civil WarEdit
Haftar was officially made commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) by the internationally recognized Council of Deputies on 2 March 2015.[51] The Libyan armed forces split up later in the year into the LNA under Haftar's control and the Libyan Army controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA).[citation needed]
After three years of military campaigns, in early July 2017 Haftar announced in a televised speech that his forces had finally taken full control of Benghazi, the second largest Libyan city. Haftar's military victory has been regarded by many as the expression of his growing military and political ambitions, and especially of his intention to secure military control over critical areas in eastern Libya. Some of his critics claimed that he deliberately dragged his militias through years of fighting against diverse groups which he framed as Islamist enemies in order to consolidate a future political role through his military leadership.[52][53]
Similarly, while some have celebrated Haftar's role in unifying and successfully leading the fight against the Islamic State, several sources have claimed that Haftar's role in the fighting of ISIS has been largely overstated or motivated by self-serving calculus. For instance, as of early 2016 Haftar's forces were reported to have bombed an Islamist group known as the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council who was behind the successful ouster of IS from Derna.[54][55]
Furthermore, experts have questioned whether the LNA could establish its control over the entire national territory, or whether Haftar would allow any military or elected political leader other than himself to guide a national army or government should that opportunity materialize in the future through a new general election.[55]
Haftar remains resolute that one of the aims of Operation Dignity is to completely dismantle the Libyan branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as what he considers to be any other Islamist terrorist organizations within Libya.[56] However, in recent years journalists and critics have observed that, in spite of his formal anti-Islamism mission, Haftar has continuously cooperated with Salafi organizations based in eastern Libya. His ties to these groups have produced a mutually beneficial partnership in the administration of the areas controlled by Haftar's forces as well as in the military fight against their Islamist counterpart, especially against the Muslim Brotherhood and Ansar al-Sharia.[57][58] Some of the Salafi groups allied with Haftar were part of the militias based in Barqa that have fought under his leadership and eventually spread in Benghazi, Jabal al-Akhdar, and Ajdabiya.[57] As Ahmed Salah Ali emphasized in his June 2017 report published by the Atlantic Council, Haftar needs the Salafi support due to his lack of troops and resources on the ground, while his Salafi allies have greatly benefited from their control over religious discourse and their growing military strength in eastern Libya, which have led to an increase in their appeal to unemployed youth.[57]
In July 2017 a video posted online featured the execution of 20 suspected ISIS fighters by Haftar's forces, and this led the United Nations to call for the LNA to investigate summary executions of prisoners.[59] In general, in many areas under his control several sources have denounced the abuses perpetrated by his militias and the several repressive actions undertaken to limit civil liberties.[55][60]
As of August 2016, Haftar had refused to support the new United Nations Security Council endorsed Government of National Accord, which led the United States and allies to believe that he was jeopardizing the stability of Libya. Libya specialist and RUSI Senior Research Fellow Alison Pargeter pointed out that Haftar may plausibly be regarded as the "biggest single obstacle to peace in Libya" in that he allegedly fears that cooperating with the GNA may lead to the end of his influence in eastern Libya.[54]
The United Arab Emirates and Egypt continue to support Haftar.[61] Middle East Eye has reported that British, French, U.S. and United Arab Emirates air forces have assisted Haftar's forces, after analysing leaked air traffic control recordings.[62][63]
On November 2016, Haftar made a second trip to Russia to meet with the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu. It was reported that while he was seeking weapons and Russia's backing, Russia was holding off pending the new Trump Administration.[64][65] On 26 December, it was reported that Russia had thrown its weight behind Haftar, saying he must have a role in the leadership of Libya.[66]
Russia has since then treated wounded LNA soldiers, printed Libyan dinars for the Tobruk-based government, and signed exclusive agreements that will allow the Russian government to establish two additional military bases in eastern Libya.[67][68][69] Global risk experts Giorgio Cafiero and Daniel Wagner recently observed that "Moscow appears to view Haftar – not the weak UN/Western-backed government – as the only realistic bulwark against extremism in post-Gaddafi Libya."[69]
In 2017, Ramzi al-Shaeri, Vice-President of the Derna city council and lawyers Ryan Goodman and Alex Whiting accused Haftar of war crimes in the recapture of Derna. They alleged that Haftar had been complicit in calling for extrajudicial killings, arguing that Haftar had called on LNA fighters to take no prisoners, and saying in a speech, "Never mind consideration of bringing a prisoner here. There is no prison here. The field is the field, end of the story".[7][8]
In 5 November 2017, a former commander in the ranks of Operation Dignity and its former spokesperson, Mohammed Hijazi, described Khalifa Haftar as being "the main cause of the crisis that is crippling the country."[70] Having left Operation Dignity in January 2016 citing corrupt leadership, Hijazi has since spoken out against Haftar, calling him a "tyrant" and describing "his killings, kidnappings, destruction, and forced disappearances."[71] As a former commander and spokesman for the Operation, Mohammed Hijazi claims to have knowledge that Haftar is deliberately delaying the war, specifically in Benghazi. Hijazi concluded the recent interview by stating that his life is in great danger "especially as he is in possession of formal documents that could damage Dignity Operation forces and their leaders."[70]
On 4 April 2019, Haftar called on his military forces to advance on Tripoli, the capital of the internationally-recognized government of Libya, in the 2019 Western Libya offensive[72] This was met with reproach from Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the United Nations Security Council.[73][74]
On April 7, eastern Libyan forces launched an airstrike on the southern part of Tripoli, the Bab al-Azizia military compound.[75]
On April 21, Haftar launched several airstrikes and explosions were launched over Tripoli. The GNA and eyewitnesses alleged about the use of drones. They said that a plane circled around for over 10 minutes, before finally opening fire.[76]
In May 2019, Amnesty International accused Haftar of participating in actions that amounted to war crimes during his battle for control of Tripoli.[77][78]
Following the huge military setbacks in June 2019, when his forces failed to seize Tripoli, Haftar ordered the LNA to target Turkish ships and companies, ban flights and arrest Turkish nationals in the country.[79] After making these threats against Turkey, six Turkish civilians were kidnapped on a ship in Libya by the Libyan National Army on the 1st of July. The Turkish foreign ministry commented on the kidnappings saying "We expect our citizens to be released immediately. Otherwise, Hifter elements will become legitimate targets." [80]
Haftar governmentEdit
Haftar was the effective head of the de facto "Tobruk" system of government of much of the east and some of the south and west parts of Libya during the Second Libyan Civil War. The 2019 Libyan local elections were prevented from taking place on 27 April 2019, during his leadership, in Sabratha and Sorman.[81] The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ghassan Salamé, described Haftar in April 2019 as "not a great democrat" (ce n'est pas un grand démocrate) and his methods of governance as "using an iron fist" (il gouverne avec une main de fer).[11] During Haftar's Tobruk government, nine municipal councils out of 27 in total under the LNA's control were replaced by military administrators.[3]
The Government National Accord in June 2019 captured weapon systems in Libya's rebel compound, which included Javelin anti-tank missiles made by the US and labelled for the "armed forces of the United Arab Emirates" inside a wooden crate packaging. The four Javelin anti-tank missiles hold a value of more than $170,000 each, were found in a rebel base, reinforcing the army of Gen. Hafter.[82]
Personal lifeEdit
Haftar mother is Egyptian, Haftar has at least five sons and a daughter. Captain Saddam Haftar and Captain Khalid Haftar are officers in the Libyan National Army, while Al-Sadiq Haftar is also in Libya. Two other sons, Uqba Haftar, who works in real estate, and Al-Muntasir Haftar as well as his daughter Asma Haftar live in Virginia in the United States.[83] Haftar is a dual Libyan-US citizen.[7]
On 12 April 2018, it was reported that Haftar was in a coma after suffering a stroke and was hospitalized under intensive care in Paris.[84][85] A spokesman for the LNA initially denied the reports.[86] Local media later reported he was dead, however sources close to him insisted he was alive.[87] On 25 April, it was confirmed that Haftar was alive and had been returned to Benghazi following treatment in Paris.[88][89]
Besides his native Arabic, Haftar also speaks English, Italian, and Russian, and is conversational in French.[90]
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Further readingEdit
- Anderson, Jon Lee (23 February 2015). "The Unravelling: Libya's New Strongman". The New Yorker.
- Barak Barfi (August 2014). Khalifa Haftar: Rebuilding Libya from the Top Down (PDF) (Report). Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Research Notes 22. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- Libya: The Djava Khalifa Haftar movement, whose founding leader is reportedly a soldier named Khalifah Haftar, who currently in exile in the United States (May 2006), Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, LBY101307.FE, accessed 19 October 2013, citing Haftar's previous anti-regime activities and subsequent exile


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After running amok for 50 days, DDoSing and injecting dozens of websites around the globe, LulzSec decided to call it quits and sail off into the sunset. In parting, they offered up one last release, containing more than half a gigabyte of information harvested from various companies like Walt Disney and AT&T.
That the group disbanded so quickly took many by surprise, since LulzSec seemed to revel in all the attention its activities generated. There is, however, one tiny bit of evidence in their final torrent which seems to indicate they were growing a little tired of all the coverage.
The torrent didn't just include corporate documents and username and password dumps — there was also a BootableUSB folder tucked away alongside the AT&T information. Its contents resemble those you'd find in MiniPE — a bootable Windows preinstall environment that is generally distributed with a host of questionably legal system diagnostic and maintenance tools like Symantec Ghost, Partition Magic, and various tools from Paragon, O&O, and Runtime Software.
Also hiding out amongst the MiniPE files: a Trojanized version of the popular compression program WinRAR.
So, why poison the final release? While All Things D posits that the Trojan was a further indication that LulzSec was "really a bunch of neophytes," it's just as possible that its inclusion was all about making examples out of those foolish enough to poke the beehive. I'd speculate that it was intended as a poke at newbies and members of the digital press who who reporting on LulzSec's activities.
Why not have one final cackle at the expense of those who aren't clued in enough to realize that their curiosity could get them into trouble? It would certainly be in keeping with the "for the lulz" mantra, after all.
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JODHPUR | Dec 27: While the government is all set to hold a meeting on December 29 to discuss the refinery project, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot has offered clarifications on the MoU conditions for the said project, and blamed chief minister Vasundhara Raje for preparing ground for denial of the project. He said, CM was spreading canards and misleading people citing the MoU.
"Raje has raised doubts and questions on the terms and conditions that we drafted in the MoU for the refinery, but all of them were based on recommendations and were for the benefit of the state," Gehlot said.
He said that Raje government, citing 26% partnership, has alleged that these conditions were incorporated at the cost of state's interest, where state's land and water would be provided for the refinery along with interest-free loan of Rs 3,736 crore annually.
"There is hardly any instance where any state has had a partnership in a refinery. But as far as the 26% partnership of our state is concerned, this was advised by a six-member committee headed by former Central petroleum secretary S C Tripathi," Gehlot clarified adding that had this recommendation not come, there would have been no partnership, for which a new company was formed.
He further clarified that we had not been given free land and water for the refinery as against what Raje has been projecting. "Against the land we provided for the refinery, we were to recover an equity of Rs 200 crore equivalent to the land cost," said Gehlot.
Terming it to be an absolute lie, Gehlot said that as per the constitutional provision, oil and gas come under the purview of the Centre while states are only entitled to VAT and royalty.
Referring to the interest-free annual loan of Rs 3,736 crore, Gehlot said that this loan was not being given to any private company but to the HPCL, which is a Central government's company and HRRL (HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited), is a company formed by the state government.
"Also, this loan was not being given from the state exchequer but from the VAT and royalty to be obtained from crude, which too had a clause that if the refined oil obtained from the refinery fell below 9 MMTPA, the loan amount would have to be reduced in the same proportion," Gehlot argued.
"However, if the government wants to revise the terms and conditions and raise the stake, we have no objection. We just want the refinery to be set up as soon as possible," he said.
He quipped that our entire report was based on recommendations by the constitutionally formed committee and in consultation with the Central government but on the contrary, the Raje government has relied on a private company, the Price Water-House Cooper for report.


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Today, I just try to combine my clothes and found this style as my outfit today.. Even I found my Mother's glasses ! I love this thing. It is soooooooooooo vintage anyway. And the pattern, I love the pattern. This glasses has animal print ! Don't you notice it?
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This is Warren. Allow me to present the video for Kim Boekbinder's new song, "The Sky Is Calling." Everything that follows is by Kim, and the video's director, Jim Batt.
Inspired by NASA, the Universe, and Carl Sagan.
Kim Boekbinder:
I'm standing on a street corner in New York City with a bit of metal shrapnel clasped in my hand. It feels heavy and important. Once upon a time, billions of years ago, this small piece of 93% iron was the core of a planetary-sized body that collided with another planetary-sized body. These massive, heavenly orbs broke apart on impact, sending pieces of themselves careening through the universe. Some time ago one of these pieces came screaming through our atmosphere, exploding into smaller shards before reaching the Earth.
But before it was an exploding meteor, and before it was an exploding orb, this metal was forged in the nuclear heart of an exploding star.
Everything that our world is made of came from the cosmos. The iron in my blood came from supernovae; my heart pumps through me the violently catastrophic deaths of stars.
This knowledge makes me feel so small. And so big. So many things had to go so perfectly for me to be standing on this street corner, holding the metallic heart of the sky.
And perhaps even more staggering is the fact that I am a member of the species that can leave the planet. A species that can look up and think: Yes. We will go there.
A species that can look down and know that our world is unique in all of the known universe. For thousands of planets, millions of stars, billions of light years.
And whether looking up or looking down, in the deep darkest parts of ourselves is a force pushing us further, better, more.
I am writing an album about space. Because.
– Kim Boekbinder Oct. 16th, 2012
More information on the Kickstarter page: http://kck.st/O5D9PK
Jim Batt's notes on the video:
The video is primarily made up of individual frames of raw data sent back from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, currently orbiting Saturn. The eerie monochrome glitch aesthetic is the result of various technical factors – data artefacts, exposure calibrations, environmental conditions, and cosmic rays hitting the sensors. The main exception is the stunning footage of the sun, which was captured by another spacecraft.
NASA carefully clean up and calibrate their images before releasing them, but there's an inherent beauty in the unfiltered footage, driven by the aesthetics of how this spacecraft watches the solar system. A machine-vision perspective on the cosmos.
The overlays are diagrams of humanity's attempts to understand the universe throughout history, from astrology to the astronomical calculations of Copernicus and Kepler: early attempts at flight to blueprints of the spacecraft that now enable us to reach the sky.
For the final sequence I used footage of the Russian Soyuz capsule resupplying the International Space Station, largely because the Russians are damn good at making a rocket launch look starkly dramatic and appropriately science fictional.
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Sometimes, when times are bad and you're facing a million challenges, all you need is to hold on to the reasons to why you're fighting this battle. These reasons are your strengths that keeps you alive.
Ramadan and Syawal has been a very challenging period for so many reasons that only I will know. However, I will have to go through all these and stay afloat, like I always do.
I need to find that courage deep within yet again and make this work.
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I heard part of a radio broadcast on the American Christian Network, 106.5 in Spokane, WA broadcast out of Coeur d/'Alene, ID. The subject was prophecy with particular regard to the regathering of Israel in Ezekiel and having to do with the number of days from the return of Babylon captivity until the establishment of the state of Israel. I would like to have a CD of that talk. I missed the telephone number to call in Coeur d'Alene, and I hope I have the right website. If so, would you please tell me how I can obtain this cd.
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Khloé Kardashian is the latest victim of mom shaming.
The reality star recently shared a throwback Instagram of herself holding True Thompson, who was born in April, when she was about a month old. In the photo, Kardashian's daughter with basketball player Tristan Thompson is napping while being cradled in her mother's left arm — and many are criticizing Kardashian for the way she was holding her child.
"That baby doesn't look comfortable and you are supposed to support her head not just let it flop," one person commented.
Many others echoed the same sentiment.
Some even called the 34-year-old for having long nails.
"Aren't you afraid to hurt your baby with those long nails," one person said.
But along with the shamers came the floods of fans in the comments supporting Khloé.
"Stop hating about the way she's sleeping… she's fine," one supporter said. Another added, "I'm sure she has made every effort take take the best care of her baby."
Khloe welcomed her first child back in April just days after footage emerged of her partner Tristan Thompson appearing to cheat on her with multiple women.
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The Church believes that Jesus Christ is God's Son and that God loves the world. We also believe that Jesus died in our place on the cross for our wrongdoing, & rose again from the dead. Trusting in Jesus brings forgiveness, a restored relationship with God and eternal life.
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Everyone is welcome to come and join us for any of our activities. We are a church that is passionate about God and passionate about people. If you want to find out more about Jesus and the Christian faith, if you have recently moved or are moving to the area, or if you are visiting the area and want to worship with us, we would love to see you.
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