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What's all this talk about credit monitoring? Just what is it, really? And is it as good as it sounds? Is it really a bulletproof vest against identity theft?
There is a variation in the scope of credit monitoring products. Some are online systems that perform the labor-intensive aspects of watching your credit – like scanning the Internet for unauthorized use of your personal information – for you. Others strictly monitor your credit report at the credit bureaus and alert you to any changes. Either way, the monitoring takes place around the clock, every day; it would be difficult to maintain that level of scrutiny on your own.
While keeping an eye on your ever-changing credit report is essential to preserving your good credit history, no one has yet found a completely fail-safe way to prevent identity theft. Still, it's worth it to understand just what monitoring your credit can and can't do for you.
Overall online credit monitoring products:
Can alert you to changes in your credit report and score.
Can't prevent you from being targeted by identity thieves.
Can help you keep track of your information and where it appears online.
Can't prevent you from encountering phishing e-mails and other online scams.
Can alert you to indications of fraud.
Can't help you take the most important steps to prevent fraud, such as protecting your Social Security number and minimizing the number of credit cards and identifying information you carry in your wallet.
The benefits of monitoring credit actually go far beyond catching identity theft as soon as it occurs. Keeping track of your credit history can help you better manage your overall financial health.
For example, some credit monitoring products will send you an e-mail alert whenever a new credit application is made in your name. If you haven't made that application, the alert could help you uncover an instance of fraud. However, if you have made that application, the alert could inspire you to review your credit to see just how many new applications you've made recently. Too many new accounts and applications in a short time frame can adversely impact your credit history.
Credit monitoring tools should never be used as a substitute for taking sensible, necessary precautions like protecting your PINs and changing account passwords regularly. But online monitoring tools can be an effective, helpful enhancement to your overall efforts to take care of your credit health.


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Six years after the state launched an unprecedented effort to address the mental and developmental needs in young children, doctors in Massachusetts are screening more children for behavioral health concerns than in any other state.
Nearly 7 in 10 Massachusetts children under age 6 in low-income families were screened in 2011 and 2012—more than twice the rate of screening in the United States as a whole, according to data released this month by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center as part of the national Kids Count report. But, has the success of pediatric screening led to better behavioral health care in the state? That's a question researchers and physicians say they can't yet answer.
As many as 1 in 5 children experience some sort of mental illness or developmental disorder in a given year, though a smaller number are seriously impaired by their condition. In 2012, about 7.5 percent of screening checklists identified a behavioral health need among children on Medicaid, according to state data.
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It's probably safe to say that some of us have already broken our New Year's resolutions.
Don't worry, I won't put you on the spot and make you raise your hand. In fact, I'll be the first to admit that I have already broken mine. I vowed I would quit procrastinating, but I am typing these words almost a full day after the nice, timely deadline I set for myself.
It seems that some of the valley's traffic entities are dealing with project procrastination as well.
A couple of weeks ago, I posted that a certain smelly project at Desert Inn Road and Jones Boulevard was finished. The Nevada Department of Transportation gave a permit to the Clark County Water Reclamation District to work on the manholes there.
Ring a bell?
Well, it was supposed to be finished by Dec. 9. When I checked in the week before New Year's Eve, Transportation Department officials told me no differently. So I published that it would be done.
But readers are observant, and I received several emails reporting the work wasn't actually done yet, and the lanes were still blocked.
So I asked again, and Damon Hodge gave us a new time frame — the middle of this week. Hopefully the reclamation district will wrap it up for real this time.
We'll call this saga wrapped for now, but I'll double-check midweek to be sure.
Now, onto new business.
Lance had a question about a fairly prominent intersection on the south side of the valley.
"During the middle of the night, can the southbound Interstate 15 exit signal light to eastbound St. Rose Parkway be adjusted to detect a vehicle waiting to go? So many times no one else is at the intersection, while vehicles are wasting gas and time, waiting for these timed intersection lights. … This probably pertains to drivers waiting to go in any direction at this light."
There are few things as frustrating as waiting for what feels like forever trying to get off the freeway. But it's a good thing you spoke up, Lance, because you have prompted change. I contacted Julie Schaller at the Regional Transportation Commission, who then passed your query along to Clark County officials.
They hit the ground running with this problem. On New Year's Eve, a team was dispatched to check on that traffic signal's detection. And they found a problem.
The video detection power supply was out, county spokeswoman Tammi Tiger said.
Put simply, a video camera monitors for vehicles in those exit lanes and, when it detects one, a green light is triggered. Since it wasn't working, the longer cycle programmed into the traffic light was running even when vehicles were trying to exit.
On Jan. 3, the Clark County team returned to the intersection and replaced the power supply. Now the ball is back in RTC's court. Tiger said the replacement might fix the problem on its own, but if not, RTC will make the appropriate timing adjustments. Schaller said it already is being monitored.
Way to speak up, Lance. You got the ball rolling, and with quite a bit of momentum.
Richard had more of a complaint than a solvable problem, but we found an answer nonetheless.
"What, or who, invented those road plates that they have all over Warm Springs Road? They are a sadist's dream come true. Did they run out of parts? Did they run out of dirt? Is the blacktop machine broken? What is the reason for them digging a hole, removing the dirt to another location and leaving a hole to be covered by one of those? They put up no signs saying 'bump in the road' or 'be prepared to lose whatever meal you most recently consumed.' If there is an explanation, I feel you are the one to get it."
I admire your enthusiasm, Richard ... if that's what that is. And I do have an explanation for you, thanks to the city of Henderson.
Spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said those metal plates you so passionately dislike are due to a Southwest Gas project to replace underground gas lines.
"The plates are used to cover the open trench so that traffic lanes can be open when there is no work being done. Otherwise barricades would have to remain in place and the lanes closed 24/7," Richards said.
The gas line is in place now, so patching will take place over the next several weeks. Then you will have a smoother drive on Warm Springs Road, Richard.
If it's any consolation, Henderson hasn't received any claims for tire damage because of those metal plates. So, while they're annoying, at least they aren't dangerous.
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STARKVILLE – Punters tend to be judged by brute leg strength these days, which might explain why Baker Swedenburg doesn't draw much regional or national attention.
The Mississippi State punter averages 40.8 yards per punt, which ranks 12th in the SEC and is well behind leader Kyle Christy of Florida, who's averaging 46.1 yards.
But MSU ranks first in the country in punt coverage, with teams totaling 8 yards on 12 returns, an average of 0.67 yards. Swedenburg is a big reason for that because of his consistency and an ability to put the ball where it needs to go.
Of his 52 punts this season, 30 have resulted in a fair catch, and 18 have been downed inside the 20-yard line.
"You've got Darius Slay and Jamerson Love, the two fastest guys on the team," Swedenburg said. "As long as I put it in the right spot, I don't even have to hit it good. They'll be down there in no time, and they make me look very good."
Swedenburg has a long punt of 54 yards this season, and his career long is 58 yards. He doesn't have that booming leg, but he doesn't need it to be effective.
"Our coverage units are usually right where they need to be because the ball is right where they need to be," head coach Dan Mullen said. "I guess good-and-bad, he doesn't outkick his coverage a whole lot, but he doesn't underkick his coverage much, either.
"He just kind of kicks to his coverage and our guys, (and) that consistency has helped him a lot."
Emulating Guy
Swedenburg tries to model himself after Ray Guy, the former Southern Miss and NFL punter after whom an award has been named. Swedenburg was on the award's watch list earlier this season but didn't make the semifinalist cut.
He used to attend Guy's camps in Hattiesburg while in high school, and Swedenburg noted that Guy didn't have a huge leg, either, averaging 42.4 yards during his 14-year NFL career.
Swedenburg said punting is more of an art form than most people realize.
"A lot of people think you just catch it and kick it and hope for the best," he said. "You can break it down. I wave my arms, that's just to get me to relax and stay loose. Then I take a little jab step, and then two steps, and then I have to make sure the drop's right and my leg swing is good.
"It's down to a science."
Swedenburg said the drop is "probably 90 percent of it all," noting that one of his few poor punts this season – a 16-yarder against Kentucky – was due to a bad drop. Normally, it's something he's very good at, because he's been practicing it for years, and it's something Guy emphasized with him.
"I remember in high school I'd walk around the house and just make sure my drop was right, bounce it up for like an hour," Swedenburg said. "It annoyed my parents really bad."
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A dream came true for Conner Newland recently. He was nominated for and awarded a turkey permit along with a hunt extension for a Rio Grande turkey by Don McNulty the founder of Horizon Adventures. Horizon Adventures is a nonprofit organization which assists physically challenged hunters.
Conner became the proud owner of the permit once the coordinating was complete. With determination and expertise, which every good guide possesses, Jace Vetere and Weston Vetere assisted Conner in taking a trophy tom. With a beard measuring 9 7/8, and a field scoring of 71.50, this is quite a hefty tom if you know how turkey scoring works.
"The guides did an excellent job leading Conner to his tom," said McNulty.
Horizon Adventures would like to express a special thank you to the following sponsors which help make those dreams come true. Magnuson Lumber, Castle Dale, Refactories Inc. Lehi,Yates Travel Trailers, Lehi, SFW-SFH, Utah chapter; UFNAWS, Utah chapter. Horizon Adventures also has a long list of very special people who wish to remain anonymous that donate to the cause of bringing disabled hunters into the field.
Conner is a student at Green River High School and a resident of Green River. He is the son of Jeff and Valarie Newland. The turkey hunt took place near the Colorado River on the West Water side.
Conner's mom, Valarie said, "Conner had a ball. Jace and Weston Vetere who helped him are just fantastic. Conner doesn't have a lot of strength and the boys held the gun and Conner pulled the trigger. It took two shots. Conner was pumped. The turkey is going to the taxidermist and Devan Meadows of Green River is donating his work for Conner. Conner has muscular dystrophy and is in a wheelchair, so this was a total accomplishment for him. He has been in the wheelchair since he was 10 and he is now 14. This is a progressive disease and he just gets weaker."
Conner said, "I had a fun time. We hunted down by the Colorado River. The guy who led us, Don, is also in a wheelchair. He fell off a mule and broke his neck. My friends helped me with the turkey. I shot it with a shot gun. It wasn't too far away....a pretty close shot. We looked around for a while before we found this turkey to shoot. My wheelchair did OK in the dirt. It was a fun day." Conner is now looking forward to another hunting opportunity in the fall. He will shoot a deer on the Bookcliffs with a governor's tag.


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1–2, The Lord's arm is over all the earth; 3–6, To preach the gospel and save souls is the thing of most worth.
2 For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth.
3 And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone—
4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.
5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given unto you according to my commandments.
6 And now, behold, I say unto you, that the thing which will be of the most worth unto you will be to declare repentance unto this people, that you may bring souls unto me, that you may rest with them in the kingdom of my Father. Amen.


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Google Music now has a trash page that includes all the songs you've deleted. You can find the page by clicking the "options" icon and selecting "Music trash" from the menu. The songs are permanently deleted after 28 days (why not 30 days like in Gmail?), but you can also manually do that. There's also an "undelete" button for restoring music files.
It's interesting to notice that the deleted music files are no longer synced with Google Music Manager. As Google explains, "once you permanently delete [a song], the content and related data (e.g., stored play counts) will be disassociated from your account. There may be some delay before our systems fully process your removal request. In addition, if this content was purchased from Google Play, the only way to retrieve it is to repurchase the content."
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(HAMILTON, Mo.) Hamilton may be small town tucked away in northwest Missouri, but the boys of fall continue to put the town's name on the map.
Phones rang off the hook Tuesday and secretaries worked to fill ticket orders as the Hornets are on the doorstep of their third state championship in four years.
For a blue collar town, that's the business of Friday night football.
In Hamilton, business is booming.
In Hamilton, business is booming.
"The mayor was talking about me turning the lights off Thursday because nobody's going to be in town," Athletic Director Dave Richman said. "It's a costly trip, especially now when money is tight. People look at it as a vacation or a holiday."
A population of just over 1,800. An area of just under one and a half square miles.
A team that just keeps winning.
A team that just keeps winning.
"They'll say 'Hamilton's good every year. What's the deal? What's going on?' It's not a fluke, it's nonstop. My wife has made the comment several times that this is the 'goingest' place she's ever been to."
"From top to bottom, it's phenominal. It starts with our junior high program," Principal Tim Schieber said. "Our kids come through, and when Coach Fairchild and the other high school staffers get them, they know what's expectecd."
"They're not awed by it by any stretch," head coach Dave Fairchild said. "They know what the task is and what they need to do to get ready for that."
Fairchild, in his 26th year at the helm of the Hamilton program, is off to a 14-0 start in 2012. In the two seasons since their last Class 1 title, Valle Catholic, the team's title game opponent, has taken over as cream of the class.
The Warriors earned their fourth straight berth to the championship Saturday with a 14-6 win against Concordia. It was Valle Catholic who the Hornets defeated 21-17 to pick up the 2009 Class 1 Championship before capturing the 2010 crown in Class 2.
The Warriors earned their fourth straight berth to the championship Saturday with a 14-6 win against Concordia. It was Valle Catholic who the Hornets defeated 21-17 to pick up the 2009 Class 1 Championship before capturing the 2010 crown in Class 2.
Folks in Hamilton feel it's time their boys beat the two-time defending champs Saturday and reclaim that spot.
"People have a little spring in their step. They're smiling and out and about," Richman said. "You see people at game that I haven't seen the rest of the year."
"When i came here 21 years ago, that's one of the things that drew me to this town: The importance of extra-curricular activities," Schieber said "When you go to meeting and other things, people recognize the school name."
The effort to bring the trophy back to Hamilton extends beyond the folks with helmets and whistles.
For the locals, it's a personal matter.
For the locals, it's a personal matter.
"It is pretty amazing, just from the standpoint that if you need anything, people are always willing to help," Fairchild said.
"People calling an saying, 'What can we do to help the team? Is there a kid that needs something? Is there a family that needs something?'" Schieber said. "It's not just about going and watching the kids. It's about making sure the kids have everything they need to make it a special time."
A special time to feel the turf at the Edward Jones Dome once again.
No flash. No flare.
Just a big goal for a small town.
"They don't really care who gets the credit as long as the job gets done," Fairchild said. "I think that might be a little unique to our program."
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The latest situation at 4.54pm: Much of the country is blanketed in snow, with flurries recorded as far north as Auckland, causing widespread disruption to business and ruining the travel plans of thousands.
In Christchurch, roads are closed, motorists have been stranded and community facilities like libraries and recreation centres are closed. Wind gusts of up to 65km/h downed powerlines. Hundreds of passengers are stranded at Christchurch airport and no planes have made it out of Queenstown . People have been skiing at the seaside in Sumner.
Snow has been falling in downtown Wellington for the first time in decades, while blizzard conditions descended on the central North Island. The Desert Road will remain closed for the day. SH4 through Taumaranui reopened this afternoon. Another afternoon front has brought the rare sight of snow flurries to suburbs around Auckland.
Federated Farmers is confident losses will be minimal as farmers were well-prepared . The South Island is expected to bear the brunt of the cold snap until Wednesday.
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California has long reigned as the undisputed leader in agricultural production, preservation, and distribution. The collections in this category focus specifically on the development of technologies and structures allowing the vast acreage of produce grown in the state to reach the tables of consumers worldwide.
In 1957, fruit and vegetable growers seeking greater control over the processing and marketing of their crops formed California Canners & Growers--an organization destined to become the largest grower-owned cooperative of its type in the world. The archives of this cooperative comprise over 2500 linear feet and contain extensive financial and administrative records from the cooperative's inception in 1957 to its demise in 1983. The archives of another agricultural cooperative, the California League of Food Processors, contain financial records, marketing studies, sales analyses, correspondence, board of directors minutes and monthly managers letters. A small group of materials from the Tri/Valley Growers represents marketing cooperatives at the local level.
Food preservation studies can be found in three collections, the most prominent of these being the papers of Emil M. Mrak, Chair of the Food Science and Technology Department on the Davis campus, and Chancellor from 1959-1969. Mrak, an authority on yeasts and on food preservation by drying, applied a full spectrum approach to the technological as well as scientific methods of food processing, including health and safety issues. Canning and preserving methods were also studied and reported on by William Cruess, whose collection of papers contains manuscripts, notes, and correspondence relating to Cruess' many publications in the area of fruit and vegetable preservation and enology. Finally, the papers of Leonard Born, owner of a food processing company, contain early notes, reports, articles, and research materials relating to other forms of food preservation, among them irradiation and cold sterilization.
A small group of collections explores various facets of the sugar industry in the first half of the 20th century. The papers of Oscar Nelson, an employee of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company, contain drawings relating to the exploration of refining methods and equipment. The Spreckles Sugar Company collection contains early annual reports on the beet sugar industry. The papers of Walter Ziegler, manager of the Alvarado Sugar Beet Factory, contain photographs and company histories.
Two collections focus on food preparation and preservation methods. In 1993, Gardner Pond donated over 400 Chinese cookbooks to the University Library, many of them extremely rare. In addition to his collection of books, Mr. Pond also donated a collection of ephemera relating to Chinese cuisine. A collection of cookbooks donated by Peter Hertzman also complements the Department's holdings in ethnic food processing methods.
Collections comprise over 2800 linear feet and focus on food processing in California, although commercial enterprises outside of California are not excluded. Most of the materials are in the English language and cover the 19th and 20th centuries. Related materials can be found under the headings of Agriculture, Plant Science, and Viticulture and Enology.
- Bartley, Basil G. D. Papers on Cacao. (D-461)
- Born, Leonard L. Papers. (D-085)
- Branch, Nelle. Recipe Box (MC024)
- California Canners and Growers Archives. (D-162)
- California League of Food Processors Archives. (D-093)
- California Lima Bean Growers Association. Collection. (MC045)
- Cincinnati Butchers' Supply Co. Collection. (D-367)
- Cruess, William V. (1886-1968). Papers. (D-053)
- Davis Food Co-op Records (D-594)
- Decker, Frank N. Papers. (MC080)
- Fair Oaks Fruit Company. Archives. (MC123)
- Fruit Growers Association By-Laws. Collection. (MC150)
- Grivetti, Louis. Papers (D-567)
- Hertzman, Peter. Collection. (MC180)
- Luh, Bor Shiun. Reprints (D-541)
- Mrak, Emil M. (1901-1987). Papers. (D-096)
- Nelson, Oscar M. F. Papers. (D-119)
- Pantothenic Acid Patent Rights Collection. (D-106)
- Pearl, Robert C. Papers (D-572)
- Pond, Gardner P. Collection. (D-164)
- Schneeman, Barbara O. Papers (D-463)
- Spreckels Sugar Company Collection. (D-322)
- Thelen, Ray (1918-2005). Papers. (D-470)
- Tri/Valley Growers Collection. (D-150)
- Wood, Jim. Collection. (MC183)
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Nanette Hinkins Tanner is a native of Emery County. She graduated from Emery High in 1980, and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University in 1986. She also earned an Associate of Mortuary Science degree from Arapaho Community College in 2001. Nanette is married to Mark H. Tanner and they are the parents of 10 children, three of whom have graduated from Emery High School, two of whom currently attend Emery High, one of whom attends San Rafael Junior High, and three of whom go to Cottonwood Elementary. Nanette taught in the Emery County School District for two years in Cleveland Elementary and Huntington Elementary.
Nanette believes in excellence in education. She is concerned for all students, those for whom education comes easy, and especially those who struggle to learn and advance. She believes that our educators should be provided with those tools which will allow them to flourish in their profession and provide the education their students need and deserve. She will encourage administrators to be prudent in their actions and decisions and plan for the long term for the district.


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Welcome to Grand Rounds, Volume 4, #40 (see future GR schedule). If you missed our first Grand Rounds last year, with our amazing Clicky Brain, then feel free to pause and enjoy. This year, since the anticipated release of the Apple iPhone 3G is just around the corner (July 11), we asked for submissions to have some connection to the iPhone, no matter how twisted the logic is to make the connection. The bloggers obliged. So we are including, free of charge, our Clicky iPhone, which will let you visually navigate this week's Grand Rounds submissions. Of course, below that is the regular text for you old-schoolers. And if you have low vision or prefer to LISTEN to your Grand Rounds, you can get our PODCAST of it HERE.
Their Clicky iPhone is wonderful! You really need to head on over there and try it out.
Now, a request from me. I am trying to decide whether I am tech savvy enough to use the iPhone (and all it's features). I am not an Apple user. Will I be able to get it to work easily with my Windows PC to "sync" my calendar, addresses, etc? I have gotten some input from a few friends (Vijay, Symtym, Laura), but any other would be appreciated. I really want one, just want to be able to do everything without too much frustration. I don't think I am very tech savvy. Thanks for your input.


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Connacht and Zebre will be playing for pride when the two teams go head to head in Friday's Heineken Cup tie at the Sportsground.
Connacht and Zebre will be playing for pride when the two teams go head to head in Friday's Heineken Cup clash at the Sportsground.
Both outfits cannot qualify for the Heineken Cup or Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals, though will be looking to end their European campaign on a high.
Zebre are still looking for their first victory in all comptetitions and will be determined to come away with a win from Galway.
However, Connacht – playing in only their second season in European rugby's premier tournament – will be favourites at home, as the Irish province go in search of their third win of the tournament.
The last time these two sides met, Connacht edged the Italians 19-10 in the opening game.
Connacht have made three personnel changes to the starting XV following last week's defeat to pool leaders Harlequins.
Fly-half Dan Parks, who missed last week's outing due to injury, returns to the fray tomorrow night, joining Kieran Marmion in the half back pairing.
There are no further changes to the back line with Robbie Henshaw, who today received a call-up to the extended Ireland squad, named at full back. Also called up to train with the national squad next week was Dave McSharry who starts at number 13 in the centre partnership with Eoin Griffin.
Tiernan O'Halloran, who is set to earn his 50th cap for the province, starts on the right wing while Fetu'u Vainikolo is named at number 11.
Up front, Denis Buckley, who is rested this week due to injury, makes way for Brett Wilkinson at Loosehead Prop.
Eoin McKeon has failed to shake off the ankle injury he picked up last weekend. And with George Naoupu still side-lined, Andrew Browne will move to the Number 8 position while Mick Kearney is named at Blindside Flanker.
On the bench, forwards JP Cooney and Dave Gannon, who were on B&I Cup duty last week, join the 23-man squad. Danie Poolman, on his recovery from injury, joins Paul O'Donohoe and Miah Nikora in the replacement backs.
The teams:
Connacht: 15 Robbie Henshaw, 14 Tiernan O'Halloran, 13 Eoin Griffin, 12 Dave McSharry, 11 Fetu'u Vainikolo, 10 Dan Parks, 9 Kieran Marmion, 8 Andrew Browne, 7 Johnny O'Connor, 6 Mick Kearney, 5 Mike McCarthy, 4 Michael Swift, 3 Nathan White, 2 Jason Harris Wright,1 Brett Wilkinson.
Replacements:16 Ethienne Reynecke, 17 JP Cooney, 18 Ronan Loughney, 19 Dave Gannon, 20 Eoghan Grace, 21 Paul O'Donohoe, 22 Miah Nikora, 23 Danie Poolman
Zebre: 15 Tito Tebaldi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Roberto Quartaroli, 12 Matteo Pratichetti, 11 Ruggero Trevisan, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Alberto Chillon, 8 Filippo Ferrarini, 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Emiliano Caffini, 5 Josh Sole, 4 Mike Van Vuren, 3 Luca Redolfini, 2 Davide Giazzon, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Carlo Festuccia, 17 Matias Aguero, 18 David Ryan, 19 Nicola Belardo, 20 Andrea Manici, 21 Luca Martinelli, 22 Alberto Chiesa, 23 Samuele Pace.
Date: Friday, 18 January
Venue: The Sportsground
Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant referees: Jean-Luc Rebollal (France), Cyril Lafon (France)
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Experiments with a Solar-powered Sun SPOT
By Vipul Gupta on Feb 28, 2009
Environmental monitoring is proving to be a popular application for Sun SPOTs (see here, here and here). This and other similar applications require a Sun SPOT device to operate for long periods (months) using a combination of renewable energy sources (e.g. a solar panel) and duty cycling -- having the device wake up only occasionally to record and/or transmit sensor readings and sleeping for the most part.
A few months ago, I conducted an experiment that collected sensor readings from a solar-powered SPOT into a mySQL database for almost four weeks. A write-up describing the results is now available as a Sun Labs Technical Report and featured in this week's spotlight on the Labs' home page.
This experiment helped us uncover and fix several issues that caused disruptions in data collection -- the occasional inability of the device to enter deep sleep, the resulting clock reset due to premature battery exhaustion, and loss of connectivity to the database after long periods of inactivity. The report offers important lessons in the design of sensor data collection frameworks and lists both recommended best practices and potential pitfalls to avoid.
As I type this, another Solar-powered SPOT running a new version of our software has been collecting and reporting sensor readings. It has already been up for more than two weeks without any of the disruptions we saw previously leading me to believe that the fixes we incorporated in response to lessons learnt are working well. Watch this space for a follow-on post describing the latest experiment.


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Henry Q. Thompson, 77, Harco, died at 9:08 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, at the Relais Bonne Eau Hospice House in Edwardsville.
He is survived by his wife, the former Alice A. Couch; three daughters; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law; and two brothers and a sister-in-law.
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Have you noticed a new face among the doctors at Emery Medical Center? It is probably Kelly D. Jensen D.O. Dr. Jensen is excited to be serving the residents of the Castle Valley and for the opportunity to come to Castle Dale twice monthly and see patients there for orthopedic needs.
Kelly D. Jensen was born in Driggs, Idaho and was raised in Preston, Idaho. His career as an orthopedic surgeon began with undergraduate schooling at Dixie College, then leading to Utah Valley University for graduate work. Finally, Dr. Jensen obtained his orthopedic schooling at Nova Southeastern University COM in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He did his orthopedic residency at Penn State Hersey Medical Center in Hershey, Penn. Altogether, Dr. Jensen spent 13 years in schooling and training to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Dr. Jensen said," I became a physician because I worked for an orthopedic surgeon and I really became interested in the work. It is really a challenge, but it is so rewarding to be able to decrease pain and reconstruct and improve the level of function for my patients. I really enjoy working with people from all walks of life. I have found the Castle Valley to have a large diversity of people. I am impressed with how hard working and genuine the people are here."
"It is my goal to help people improve their quality of life. It is important to stay active at any age and to maintain healthy practices to prevent and improve bone health. Most people do not realize it, but after age 35, we begin to lose about 5 percent of our bone mass each year. If you are not active, you lose it even faster. To help prevent this erosion, it's important to take your supplements, especially vitamin D and calcium, and maintain a healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercise. As we age, its best to use lower impact exercises including biking, swimming and hiking."
Dr. Jensen treats all kinds of aches, pains, and sports injuries. He treats muscles, joints, traumatic injury and sports injuries. He treats arthritis and any degenerative disease of the bones. He performs surgeries and anything related to the lower back, as well as a full range of joint replacement for hips, knees and shoulders. Dr. Jensen also addresses issues with tingling and numbness, as this can be related to back problems. If you are experiencing pain or dysfunction in any way with aches, pains, muscles, joints and back numbness and tingling, then chances are, the proper treatment may be able to help.
Dr. Jensen, his wife, Taralie, and their four children, came straight to Castleview Hospital from Dr. Jensen's residency. "Our family loves it here in this area", says Dr. Jensen. "Our four children have met some great friends. They are enjoying school and everyone has adjusted very well," said Dr. Jensen.
Taralie's family lived in Montana previously, but they are now living in St. George. Dr. Jensen's family is still in Preston, Idaho, so Carbon County is a good place in the middle for them. They really enjoy sports and outdoor activities, like camping, ATV riding, and mountain biking.
Taralie is a school teacher, but at this time she has devoted her time to being a stay at home mom for their four children ages 16, 14, 10 and 6.
Dr. Jensen loves the small community atmosphere here and is ready to get to work and help the residents of the Castle Valley improve their quality of life.
Dr. Jensen sees patients on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. The hours are from 8 a.m. to noon.Call his Price office at 637-2663 to schedule an appointment.


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Posted on 12/12/2011 5:16:37 AM PST by IbJensen
In 2008, while arguing for the need to formally introduce Sharia law into the law of the United Kingdom, the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed Sharia law was inevitable in the UK . He denied it was an alien system and called for constructive accommodation of Muslim law. He did this in a calculated and provocative manner, while denying a place for its more extreme punishments.
It is unlikely that many members of the Muslim community would be satisfied with an Anglican primate determining the limitations of the Quran and Sharia law.
This argument was rapidly followed by the Lord Chief Justice: Lord Phillips helpfully said there was a place for Sharia law, particularly in mediation. He lamented the widespread misunderstanding of Sharia law. The newly established Muslim Arbitration Tribunals immediately put a picture of the Lord Chief Justice on their website in appreciation of his endorsement.
In the United Kingdom, the many thousands of Sharia courts can quietly go about their business of implementing justice in a form totally alien to the Judeo-Christian tradition, denying human rights to many of our citizens particularly women.
The constructive accommodation of Muslim law reached a logical conclusion with the declaration this year of Sharia law controlled zones in a number of areas geographically spread over the country, where the Islamist militants enforce their will. Their posters declare: No music or concerts, no porn or prostitution, no drugs or smoking, no gambling, no alcohol. A reign of terror has begun, with threats of implicit violence against anyone who insults Islam, changes religion, or fails to dress appropriately. I have already been contacted about assisting two individuals subject to Islamist threats.
The police stand passively by, adhering to their diversity training.
If the Labour Party had won the last general election in 2010, I believe they would have introduced Sharia law into the United Kingdom. Things have changed for the better since David Cameron became prime minister he has criticized state multiculturalism as causative of terrorism and radicalism. An inquiry of the Ministry of Justice into the operation of Sharia courts had to be stopped as Muslim leaders refused to cooperate with the government; they wanted to continue to execute Sharia law in secrecy. However, this has only heightened concerns. A Conservative peer has sought to introduce legislation delimiting the operation of Sharia courts as discriminatory against women. The home secretary has at last refused entry visas to hate preachers like Zakir Naik. (The last Labour government welcomed Hezbollah terrorists to lecture the police on political Islam.)
When I was a boy growing up in London, as Roger Kimball has written, terms like Sharia and jihad were anthropological phrases analogous to witch burning, using leeches to draw blood, and cannibalism. It would have been beyond my comprehension that our political elite would seek to introduce this medieval system into one of the most advanced societies in the world.
Sharia law is the antithesis of law as representative of rational human endeavor to alleviate the human condition.
In this short piece, it is not possible to fully illuminate the establishment of Islam in the United Kingdom (as described by the First Amendment). I can only give examples.
An interesting case of mine involved a church in a part of the country declared a Sharia law controlled zone. The church had existed for about 150 years, but it was served with a noise pollution notice for the singing of hymns on a Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. As the notice was served, the council officer said: This is a Muslim area. (Naturally, this statement was denied in court.)
However, it was the court experience which was most disturbing; the local court was in an area with a high Muslim population, and the majority of the judges hearing the case were Muslim. The court closed the church. I thought the only image missing from the scene was about 200 mullahs demonstrating outside the court for the death of the infidels.
The case was appealed, and moved to a district that was predominantly English (where the appeal court was situated). The court opened the church.
This case was similar to a case where Muslim police officers prevented two street preachers, Arthur Cunningham and Joseph Abraham, from evangelizing in Birmingham. The Muslim police office called it a hate crime to seek to convert Muslim youths. A Muslim police office failed to uphold British values: social cohesion requires that the appointment of Muslim judges and police officers is in accordance with British standards and values.
In 2005, the BBC broadcast Jerry Springer The Opera. It conformed to the usual high standards of the BBC: Jesus in a nappy; Jesus a little bit gay; the fondling of Jesuss genitals. Fifty-five thousand complaints were received, and ignored the BBC governors declared the program artistically exceptional. There was legal action against the BBC, but they bravely defended themselves using taxpayers money by asserting their willingness to challenge sensitivities. No apology was given.
How brave. Yet their courage seems to fail with Islam, and there has yet to be such an artistically exceptional program on Mohammed (nor will there ever be).
This must be juxtaposed with a BBC program titled Question Time, a flagship political discussion program in which free speech is vital to open debate. Mr. Charles Moore, a former editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Spectator magazine, openly criticized the Muslim Council of Britain for not condemning the killing and kidnapping of British troops overseas and suggested they thought it was a good thing. The BBC offered a £30,000 payment from taxpayers money, along with an apology. No attempt was made to defend free speech.
If this decision by the BBC had been challenged as inconsistent with their position to the Christian community, it would have been dismissed by the court (with costs to pay).
In 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the underwear bomber) appeared on the world scene. He is the fourth British Muslim student leader in three years to be implicated in terrorist activity. He was a devout Nigerian student, clearly radicalized during his time at London University many of our universities have become hotbeds of Islamic radicalism, where Jewish students keep a low profile. Of course, London University commissioned a report and denied that Umar was radicalized while in their educational care, and they defended the right of free speech. Undaunted, Islamic hate preachers continue to appear regularly at London University.
U.S. readers can rest assured that the university authorities and student unions are taking decisive measures against dangerous and radical religious groups. I was recently contacted by the Exeter University Christian Union after they were expelled from the student union for having a discriminatory membership policy. The policy? Requiring members to be Christians! I ought to say that at the time, my U.S. colleagues assured me that no Christian society at any U.S. university would ever suffer such a silly fate because of the First Amendment.
Poor Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang entered a religious discussion with a Muslim guest at their bed and breakfast hotel in Liverpool. Foolishly in a private conversation, they described Mohammed as a warlord. They were prosecuted by the police.
The evidence was so bad that the judge effectively threw the case out (and it is instructive to note that a Muslim guest gave evidence on behalf of the couple), but this was not before a year of awaiting trial and the devastation of their business. Their bed and breakfast had been used by the local hospital, which now refused to use such an Islamophobic hostel. The state used its economic powers to ensure that British citizens private religious views conform to state policy.
Simultaneously, the British police act in the vanguard of the Islamification of Britain by selectively terrorizing the British population to use only the free speech rights of which they approve. In 2007, Channel 4 produced a documentary titled Undercover Mosque which showed video of imams saying things like: You have to bomb the Indian businesses and, as for the Jews, you kill them physically, among a whole range of other religious speech advocating violent jihad. A clear case of a hate crime, no?
The Crown Prosecution Service said no charges should be brought, and the police announced they would consider prosecuting Channel 4 for showing the documentary.
You can imagine what the average British citizen thinks. The Islamists can say what they want; anyone who criticizes this or shows it will be prosecuted by the police. Of course, Channel 4 is big enough and wealthy enough to defend itself they sued the police for libel. The police capitulated and paid £100,000 to Channel 4, and accepted without reservation that the documentary was accurate and dealt with the subject matter responsibly.
The question remains: why have the imams not been arrested? And why have the police officers themselves not been arrested for interfering with the administration of justice?
Many British employers permit the hijab, but not a cross, and so on and so forth. I could continue, but I am sure you get the picture. Islam is becoming the established religion. However, while the Islamists welcome it, the causative reason is a liberal elite who are fellow travelers with a primitive juristic system. The Labour Party and Democratic Party are sympathetic to religious practice that discriminates against women, homosexuals, and Jews everything they purport to be against.
This could be coming to a state near you sooner than you think.
This is where the insanity of multiculturalism leads. Coming to a town near you unless we stop the madness.
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The United Kingdom has not had a formal written constitution, to which the subjects of the Queen could point to and say, this is our definition of rights. Instead, a large, somewhat amorphous body of case law is pointed to and called "English common law", and only a few documents are supporting the framework of that law. As such, there is no controlling legal authority, as Al Gore was fond of saying, that is immune to incursions and erosions by foreign influences.
Islamic Shar'ia law is just another large body of case law, but one that is not subject to review or repeal in any way. Once a set of circumstances has been applied, there may be no outcome but condemnation and punishment, with no chance of appeal, except to apply to the mercy of the religious authorities.
Mercy is not justice. Any system of justice that requires mercy as its only escape valve is flawed so severely, it cannot be considered anywhere in the lexicon of human freedom.
Shar'ia law is the very thesis of enslavement. Nowhere in the Koran is there any verse or chapter that corresponds in any way to the Decalogue, or the "Golden Rule".
I'm afraid the UK is lost. Where are the people who built an empire upon which the sun never set?
So I warned my friend in Norway about 11 years ago. He was sure it could never happen there. I said if you let ONE in, they will multiply and overwhelm you within a few years. I was right...and I NEVER let him forget it.
Every rape committed in Oslo, of which there are many, has been committed against Norwegian women and girls as young as 11 by muslims. Every single one.
Maybe it's time Christians stopped turning the other cheek. We should adopt as our role models the Roman emperors Constantine IV and Leo III, the Frankish warrior Charles Martel, and the Polish king John Sobieski—Christian leaders who fought back against the Islamic terrorists of their day and defeated them.
Hang in there, UK. Once you get out of the EU, you can wrest control back of your boarders and laws.
It makes a lot of sense to have Euro-globalist bureaucrats ensconced in Belgium make decisions that affect your nation.
And make certain you have your favorite pigskin belt firmly tightened around your waist. It doesn't hurt to be eating a pork chop either.
Another Crusade is needed.
Islam has become strong with oil money and a population that breeds like rabbits. They need to be trimmed back to controllable levels.
Failure to do so will mean huge problems all over the world.
Such a once-great people, the British. This is the way the world ends...not with a bang, but a whimper...
Her majesty the Queen has no subjects, we've been citizens since 1981.
"Hang in there, UK. Once you get out of the EU, you can wrest control back of your boarders and laws."
I'm all for leaving the EU, but the UJ never lost control of our borders - google 'Schengen Agreement' for details.
That should of course read UK, not UJ. :)
> What should be done: [picture with EXTERMINATE on it]<
I'm disgusted too by what that article said about the UK trying to appease the Islamists. I can understand wanting to let off some steam. I suppose that's what you're doing with that "Exterminate" picture. Surely you don't support actually trying to exterminate every Muslim there. Do you?
I have no objection to using violence against terrorists (who are using violence against us) but exterminating Muslims as a group is something quite different. That means rounding up people — men, women, and children — carting them off to extermination camps, and then disposing of their bodies. Are you willing to do that?
I don't think that's something to joke about. It serves to discredit the opposition to the Islamists when something like that's posted, and nobody objects to it.
I guess you've never been shot at by Muslims.
My opinion stands.
You've got it backwards. Once the UK leaves the EU, their madness cannot any longer infect the rest of Europe. Because nowhere else is it as bad as in the UK.
Just who do you think was instrumental in implementing a lot of the stupid EU rules that some now whine about so much?
Yep, the UK. (Do the names Tony Blair, who aspires to become the EU "president", and Gordon Brown ring a bell?) How disingeneous to first make the rules and then blame the others!
"Just who do you think was instrumental in implementing a lot of the stupid EU rules that some now whine about so much?"
Chirac, Schroeder, Merel, and Sarkozy ring a bell...
You have to make a choice.
Are you let them hide behind the very freedoms they seek to deny you? Because that is certainly their plan.
At the very least, you need force them between between leaving or converting.
While John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown et al. stood by, wringing their little schoolboy hands in desperation? Get real. Did you even read the article? When was the last time muzzies got a church shut down in Poland, Austria, Germany, Italy,...? I'm *not* saying the UK was *alone* in making EU rules and regulations, but it was very much complicit and instrumental to bring about the status quo. In spades, as regards its own nation.
Look no further than the UK "open borders" policy which goes way beyond that of other EU countries and is much to blame for their current woes (in the specific regard of the article topic). E.g., when the eastern European countries joined the EU a few years back, the UK Labour regime opened their borders to all comers without any restraint (unlike the other western EU countries) and claimed that only a few thousand would come. Gee, looks like it was a few millions, many of them criminals and welfare-suckers. Looks like your feet are wet and you're looking at pyramids - you are in denial.
Blaming someone else for one's own failure - where have we heard *that* before? (Psst - Detroit, Philidelphia, ... any inner city in the US you might come up with would be a good starting point.)
> What should be done: [picture with EXTERMINATE on it]<
> I guess you've never been shot at by Muslims. My opinion stands.<
I've been in the military myself, and my father was killed in combat. That wasn't enough to make me support exterminating an entire people — men, women, and children. As long as I retain my sanity, nothing will make me do that. (If yours has been adversely affected by war, I'm sorry. That's not a putdown. I mean it. I'm still going to oppose you, though.)
The American and British people, of course, won't support any such thing. Remarks like yours serve as an outlet for frustration (and occasionally some of the less outrageous jokes please me too). They provide aid to the enemy, though, by giving them propaganda material that can be used to smear more legitimate opposition. Your thoughtless bravado — and I think that's more likely what we have here than lack of sanity — hurts the anti-Islamist cause.
[Sorry for the length of my posts. I lack the ability to answer difficult questions in just a few words.]
> You have to make a choice. Are you let them hide behind the very freedoms they seek to deny you? At the very least, you need force them between between leaving or converting.<
Giving in to them or exterminating them are not the only choices (that was the point of my earlier post). I agree that it was a mistake for the UK to accept as citizens large numbers of immigrants who support sharia law. Now that they're there, though, British "freedoms" don't give them the authority to impose that law. That in itself is a violation of British freedom.
To the degree that immigrants support that they should be opposed by whatever means are needed to resist the threat. If I were British, and it came to a choice between accepting sharia law and fighting a civil war, I'd choose war (even then I'd strive to avoid harming non-combatants as much as possible). That stage has not been reached yet, though, and let's hope it never comes.
Because many on the European left have become apologists for the Islamists I'm not very optimistic. Eventually, though, I expect most will see that Islamists are a real threat to freedoms that they too enjoy. (The murders of film producers and that sort of thing may in time get through to them.) I hope it will be before those countries suffer worse consequences than they have already.
Islamist fanaticism is strong now, but Islam has been around for a long time without succeeding in imposing its laws on the entire world. There's much in modern civilization that serves to oppose it (also numbers alone in the Americas, China, Japan, and many other countries mean that they aren't likely to turn Muslim in the foreseeable future).
I'm more concerned about the threat of nuclear terrorism from a relatively small number of fanatic Islamists. In the long run — if there is a long run — I don't think radical Islamists will win out despite the inroads they're making in Europe, and the growth of their population. I'm sure that many Muslims too would prefer to live relatively normal lives and to be free. It takes courage, though, to openly defy Islamists when you live among them. Only when very large numbers act at one time is doing so an acceptable risk for most persons.
Half a millennium ago European Christians were split into Catholics and Protestants, and killing each other in great numbers. They too had oppressive laws, and killed heretics and suspected "witches" by the thousands. (All peoples are inclined at times to act like savages.) Gradually that changed. It can happen to Muslims too. There have been periods in Muslim history when there were regimes that were relatively tolerant (at least in the context of an intolerant time). I'm hoping it won't take another five hundred years for this radical surge to subside. I'm old and can't wait that long. :-)
I could care less what Muslims think, as you so obviously do. You have no moral authority over me, claiming that I am insane or thoughtless. You are more concerned about what the irredeemable enemy thinks; that makes you an appeaser.
This conversation is over. Do not reply or I will alert the moderators to your continued harassment.
>You are more concerned about what the irredeemable enemy thinks; that makes you an appeaser.<
That's not true. What I did is point out that your saying that you support exterminating a people weakens the anti-Islamist cause. I didn't specify among Muslims (though that's true), and certainly didn't say among "the irredeemable enemy" (whom I favor opposing — if necessary, fighting to the death rather than submitting). I had in mind that statements like yours serve to weaken the anti-Islamist cause among non-Muslim Europeans, who need to be convinced that Islamists and not their enemies pose the greater threat to freedom.
>Do not reply or I will alert the moderators to your continued harassment.<
Nobody calls me an "appeaser" (an especially absurd charge after I started my first post with "I'm disgusted too by what that article said about the UK trying to appease the Islamists.") and succeeds in intimidating me into silence. Unlike appeasers I don't intimidate that easily.
As for what I said about you, one statement was hypothetical and intended to give you an excuse for making your outrageous statement about "exterminate" — "If yours [your sanity] has been adversely affected by war, I'm sorry." (Unfortunately that does happen to some persons.) People often flatly state, though, that someone else is "crazy" — something I didn't do — without it being considered a harsh insult. When I'm called that, it's like water off a duck's back. :-)
My other statement is also surprisingly mild, considering the context. "Your thoughtless bravado and I think that's more likely what we have here than lack of sanity hurts the anti-Islamist cause." Neither statement in my opinion is as offensive as your calling me an "appeaser" of the enemy.
I'm a big boy, though, and can defend myself. I won't tattle. If you feel to seek the help of the moderators, that's up to you. Perhaps you're in better with them than I am. I don't know. Still, I don't believe they'll read this thread and find my relatively mild statements more offensive than what you wrote ("What should be done: [picture with EXTERMINATE on it]").
Actually I was protecting the reputation of this site by showing that we don't advocate genocide (if a significant number of the readers here really do advocate genocide — and don't just occasionally use outrageous rhetoric to let off steam — then I don't want to be associated with it, and will willingly leave). I gave you yourself every opportunity I could to explain away what you said earlier. I'm not asking that you be forbidden from making such statements, but I do believe others should be free to respond (and not have to treat advocates of genocide with kid gloves).
Sorry that our disagreement has become somewhat personal. Ordinarily I'd be inclined to treat someone with the name "Old Sarge" with great deference (and even now I still have hopes that you're just letting off steam, and haven't really thought through the consequences of what you've proposed).
'If you feel to seek' should be 'If you feel the need to seek'.
Your choice is unethical. By choosing to accept civil war instead of eliminating the enemy and his support structure, you are choosing to punish the peaceful and the law abiding rather than the enemy.
It is far better, and more ethical, to convert, expel, or kill the heathen than it is to let them bring war to your home.
Problem is, the will of Western peoples has never been so weak. You don't need power to conquer an empire that is rotting from within, just patience and persistence. Christians proved that with Rome and they were a lot less belligerent.
The is not going to be a "Muslim Reformation." The Koran was dictated by "God" to Mohamed (piss be upon him) and they can't change a word in it. They can't really even argue over the interpretation. In case you haven't noticed, their only real division (Shi'ite vs. Sunni) seems to be about the succession of the Caliphate after Mohamed.
This is why "tolerance" need to come to an end:
> It is far better, and more ethical, to convert, expel, or kill the heathen than it is to let them bring war to your home.
"Bring"? The topic of this thread is the Muslims already in the UK. I agree about taking the war to your enemies. If "heathen" includes all persons who aren't practicing Christians, though, I suspect that would include more than half the non-Muslim British (and despite nominal affiliation more than half the Americans — a very large percentage, anyway).
I oppose using force to compel anyone to convert to a religion. Christians too may recall that preaching rather than force was the New Testament way of acquiring converts. Those who try to kill the "heathen" of either the UK or the United States — simply because they are heathen — will rightly be regarded as enemies of modern civilization, fanatical extremists who represent only a small percentage of the population.
If Muslims choose to become Christians, though, or to reduce the extremity of their Islamic beliefs to such a degree that they can integrate into European society, that's certainly preferable to civil war. Neither am I opposed to expelling immigrants who demonstrate that they won't accept the standards of tolerance of a free society (and that includes intolerant Christians :-).
I'd support civil war only as a last resort, if the alternative were submission to sharia law. Likewise I'd favor fighting against a non-Muslim government that tries to exterminate an entire people. I oppose fanatics who wish to take away our freedom, whatever the religion (or whatever the non-religious ideology).
> The[re] is not going to be a Muslim Reformation. The Koran was dictated by God to Mohamed (piss be upon him) and they cant change a word in it.<
They can ignore many things that are in it, though, just as most Christians do with the Bible. Many Muslims have done that in many places and many times. Even now I don't believe most nominally Muslim countries fully enforce sharia law.
Also just as with Christianity, there are different interpretations. For instance, there's disagreement about whether the Koran requires that Muslims who convert to another religion be killed. Also sometimes one part of the Koran seems to imply one thing, and another part something contradictory. Then too, just as with Christians and the Bible, many Muslims simply don't know what's in it.
I'm a bit pessimistic in the short run too, and distrust the so-called "Arab Spring" (though I hope I'm wrong). How many religions, though, endure without weakening and changing over time? None that I know of, and that includes Islam — despite the recent surge in fanaticism in some places (it's a surge because it was weaker previously — I think it will become weaker still in time).
Have it your way. You have basically said that you'll let them stay there, establish support, and only fight when, at the time of their own choosing, they attempt to force unacceptable change upon you. You're not going to win if you start only fighting at the time they choose for you.
My stance is, that change should be forced upon them, now, and, if they don't accept it, they be asked to leave; if they refuse, then they need to be expelled or destroyed.
As a Christian, I'm not particularly happy with the idea of forced conversion, either. But it is a useful tool. If they convert, they're anathema to the rest of Islam - subject to being killed by any "good" Muslim. I don't care what they covert to, thought, naturally, Christianity would be best for them.
In any case, I'm politically and culturally intolerant, not racially or religiously.
> You're not going to win if you start only fighting at the time they choose for you.<
I agree they should be weakened before they reach the stage of having a good chance of prevailing in a civil war — for instance, by opposing attempts to implement sharia law and expelling immigrants who preach violent jihad and refuse to integrate into Western society. Also, of course — as we do on this forum — we should try to win the ideological war by swaying public opinion against them.
> There is, to my limited knowledge, nothing that supersedes the injunction to kill those who convert from Islam.<
I don't recall exactly what was said either, but within the last couple months there was a discussion of the relevant passages (either on this forum or another). It's my vague impression that they were unclear, and there were contradictory additions (maybe in the Hadith). I've already written too many voluminous posts today, though, and I'm reluctant to get into that now. If I can look it up easily, I'll do it later in the day, and post what I find. (Searching for "conversion from Islam" [or similar terms] and "death" will probably turn up pages to check, and some will probably give detailed accounts of Islamic passages.)
I'm pretty sure that public opinion in the UK and throughout Europe is strongly against Muslim extremism and even against Islam in general. Unfortunately, bringing it up seems to get you arrested, sued, etc. under various "hate crime" laws that infest Europe.
Putting Muslim men and their multiple wives up in million plus pound council houses and paying each them for not working is pretty silly, too.
It took less trouble than I thought. Wikipedia covers it fairly well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam#Punishment_for_apostasy There's apparently no specific punishment prescribed in the Koran itself, and in at least a couple of instances Mohammed himself didn't punish apostates with death. Also one part of the Koran explicitly says, "Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error..." http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php#002.256 (Would that this praiseworthy dictum had always been abided by.)
Yet there are also, in my opinion, contradictory passages and acts, and one Hadith passage says "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and leaves the Muslims."
So we see that there are different interpretations. Some support the death penalty, some don't. There are Muslims of considerable importance both in the present and past — we might even count Mohammed himself among them (in at least the mentioned instances) — who rejected the claim that Islam requires the death penalty for all apostates. That's good evidence from the Muslim side itself that can be used against those who support it.
I've now read the entire Wikipedia article. The good news is that it's true that some prominent Muslims have opposed the death penalty for those who relinquish Islam, and there appears to be no explicit command in the Koran itself that it be applied. The bad news is that this penalty represents the established view, and is generally supported by Muslims in most Muslim countries. It's a sad story, and a sign of just how barbarous the prevailing views are. "Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error..." Yeah, sure — words, empty words.
You have to look very carefully at the sources and question the definitions.
If it was said in English, it's meaningless. It only has meaning if said in Arabic. MEMRI, which translates Arabic articles is a good source.
Their definition of "peace" is not the same as ours (just like the Communists). Same for "truce" or "cease fire."
As for "compulsion" IIRC, one fellow said that a choice between death and Islam is not compulsion - they had a choice.
> As for compulsion IIRC, one fellow said that a choice between death and Islam is not compulsion - they had a choice.<
Perverse but interesting. My question to him would be, then what was the point of saying, 'Let there be no compulsion...'? How would Muslims have acted differently if he'd said, 'Let there be compulsion...'? :-)
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The Edmonton Oilers, showing urgency to compete for a playoff spot, traded for a more experienced scoring forward, sacrificing a prospect, who hasn't yet shown how good he can be.
Numbers Game looks at the deal sending David Perron to Edmonton for Magnus Paajarvi and a second-round pick.
The Oilers Get: LW David Perron.
Perron, 25, is a very talented forward, a dazzling puckhandler with a good physical game; a two-time 20-goal scorer who has missed significant time (96 games in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012) due to a concussion, but he played all 48 games for the Blues last season.
While he was healthy in 2013, Perron's production wasn't ideal, as his points per game (0.52) and shots on goal per game (1.75) were his lowest since his rookie season, 2007-2008. Perron played a strong two-way game, spending most of his time on the Blues' number one line with David Backes and T.J. Oshie, which meant facing tough assignments on a nightly basis, something that may not be an issue for Perron in Edmonton, where his role will likely have a different focus.
Joining the Oilers, Perron looks like he would be a nice fit on the second line with Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov (Paajarvi's most common linemates), a spot that could give him a chance to exceed 50 points for the first time in his career.
Perron has three years and $11.25-million remaining on his contract, which comes at a cap hit of $3,812,500 (www.capgeek.com). In his prime years, that's not an expensive cost for a top-six forward that is going to be counted on to score 20-plus goals in each of those three seasons.
The Blues Get: LW Magnus Paajarvi and a second-round pick.
Paajarvi has grown into a healthy 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, but the 22-year-old isn't a proven commodity to the extent that Perron would be considered proven. Paajarvi scored 15 goals and 34 points in 2010-2011, as a rookie, but has 24 points in 83 games since (with 45 points in 72 AHL games over the last two years) and played a modest 14:08 per game in the NHL last season.
However, while Paajarvi isn't proven, he definitely has potential worth exploring and, with his size and speed, could be a top-six forward.
Consider that, last season, Paajarvi had 1.79 shots per game and 16 points in 593 minutes of ice time, which works out to 1.62 points per 60 minutes. Perron, the established scorer, with 25 points in 864 minutes, had 1.74 points per 60 minutes; not much of a difference. It's fair, then, to consider that Paajarvi could continue to develop into a role where he at least provides adequate secondary scoring.
In St. Louis, Paajarvi could fit either alongside free agent addition Derek Roy or fellow countryman Patrik Berglund, both skilled centres that would provide Paajarvi some opportunity to score.
Further incentive to this deal comes from the fact that Paajarvi is a restricted free agent and isn't likely to come near Perron's salary with his next contract. If the Blues save in the neighbourhood of $2-million or more on Perron's cap hit, then that's money that they will have to sign their other high-profile restricted free agents, including top scorer Chris Stewart and number one defenceman Alex Pietrangelo.
The second-round pick doesn't provide huge value, but is a sweetener on the deal. From 1994-2008, there were 450 second-round picks, with a little more than 30% either having played at least 100 NHL games or very likely to cross that threshold.
Immediately, the Oilers are better because of this deal, but both teams are still banking on potential. Perron is talented, but injuries stalled his career ascent, so he could still become more than what he's shown to this point in his career and the Blues are not only hoping for Paajarvi to turn into a productive player but, ideally, one that doesn't cost quite as much.
This is the kind of deal that gets made in a salary cap league, where teams have to prioritize their assets and if finding a reasonable lineup alternative to Perron comes cheaper for the Blues, allowing them to spend elsewhere, then both teams could get what they want out of it.
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