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A quick recap, in June 2012, I used Library Technology Guides Libwebcats , did an advanced search (free registration needed) for libraries using Summon and went to their websites to study various characteristics including how they brand the Summon Service and how they designed their search boxes.
In the first part, I listed the general ways Libraries were creating Summon search boxes. I also noted that Multiple search tabs/boxes was a common design making about 51% of the sample.
|Type of Design
|No of libraries
|One Search Box
|Multiple Search Tab
|64 (including 4 "Vertical style", excluded from analysis below)
|Multiple boxes on Search page
|No search box
| 100
I noted that of the 60 libraries, 55 had Summon tabs and most of them placed Summon as the first position.
|Summon - Position in tab row
|No of libraries
But that was a Summon related posted, in this post we will analyse the top tabs,
Number of tabs in use on average by libraries
|No. of tabs
The average number of tabs in use was 4.6 tabs, and the most common number of tabs in use was 4.
The maximum number of tabs used was 7.
An example of such a library is University of Victoria Libraries.
7 might seem a lot, but actually two libraries
have 8 tabs if I include the catch all, "More" tab.
Types of search tabs
Above shows the main types I have classified them into and the positions they are placed. For example, for search boxes I classified as "Articles", there are 0 examples in the first tab, 8 in the second tab, 6 in the third tab and one in the fourth tab etc.
The actual description/labels used are different for each library (see below) of course but this is just for the purpose of my analysis.
I split them into the 10 different types of tabs/boxes based on functionality. Below I review the 10 different types, provide some statistics and offer observations.
I also screenshot representative or interesting examples for the 5 least common tabs but will reserve in-depth discussion of the top 5 (Summon, Catalogue, Journal, Database, Article) for the next blog post.
1. Summon
Self explanatory. There are about 55 of them, the most popular next to the catalogue. This excludes 5 "blended" searches that may or may not includes Summon.
The first common tab position for this is 1st.
2. Catalogue
Again self explanatory. Usually this means a classic catalogue of some sort , though occasionally it could be a next generation catalogue which may or may not have article search capability. For example some libraries seem to be using Primo for this.
There are 56 of them. As there are as many catalogue as Summon tabs, it implies libraries are either still not confident enough to remove them, and/or think catalogues have functionality Summon cannot replace easily, possibly known item searching.
The first common tab position for this is 2nd.
The next few tabs are even more specific tabs designed for known item searching by content types.
3. Journal
This usually means searches that search for Journal titles , unlike #1 or #2 , this classification is function based . Which means a library could be using anyone of the following to find journal article and still count as a journal tab
a) Summon scoped search for journal content type
b) Classic catalogue scoped search for journal titles
c) A-Z listing of journal/ ejournal portals.
For purposes of this analysis, I combined "ejournal" and "journal" tabs, as some were using searches that could only pick up ejournal titles.
This is the next most popular tab with about 38 libraries using it (63% of libraries).
The first common tab position for this is 3rd. Usually next to Summon and catalogue.
4. Database
Similar to Journals this is function based. Used for searching Database titles. In use by 32 libraries (53% of libraries)
The most common tab position for this is 3rd, though 4th is almost as popular. Generally this tab is used as a substitute for Journals or if Journals tab exist it is the 4th.
5. Articles
This is generally used for topic/subject article searches. Also function based, this tab could be a scoped Summon search, a federated search, some other discovery product/next general catalogue with article search other than Summon etc. I expected some libraries to have known article search boxes, eg "Citation linkers" or "Article finders" but in general this is not common, though some had hyperlinks to them.
In use by 17 libraries (28% of libraries). The most common tab position for this is 2nd. Usually this if it is used is used with libraries with a relatively small number of tabs (3-4).
6. Website
This tab did site searches for the library website. On the assumption that users might be looking for policies, instructions and not just content. This site search might also include LibGuides, LibAnswers etc as we will see.
In use by 16 libraries (26% of libraries), common labels are "Site Search", "Website" etc.
In many ways, this tab tends to have the simplest designs, just a search field and a button. The one below from University of Mami is perhaps representative.
The most "complicated" design for this tab tends to have a single link out either to a help link (Tcu library) or in the case of BGSU a A-Z Index
BGSU Library
The following is probably the most complicated design in my sample
The dominance of Google for site search was clear, I found at least 7 sites maybe more using Google for this. Three libraries including University Of Texas even brand their search box as Google as seen below.
It's unclear why there are specific tabs for course reserves. Perhaps such material is at some other system that isn't easily searchable by standard catalogue, Summon systems or perhaps due to their importance?
In any case they are in use by 14 libraries (23% of libraries) , descriptions of this tab are quite consistent, either "course reserves" or "reserves"
Typically you can check items on reserve by instructor or by course code and in some cases you can search for past year exam papers or maybe even ereserves if the label used is course resources.
Below shows a typical example from Ontario Western Libraries.
and yet others prefer multiple search bars.
8. Research Guides
Due to dominance of Libguides, this was usually a search of libguides or other path-finders, course guides, subject guides etc.
In use by 13 libraries (21% of libraries), most common label is "research guides", though "library guides" is used too. University of South Australia has a interesting one "topic launch".
Interestingly enough of the 13 libraries, only 4 of the libraries provided the ability to search by keyword. These include Temple University Library, ASU Libraries, University of South Australia, Lebanon Valley college . The rest provided only browse options but not search, typically with a pull-down menu by resources, occasionally with text links off site.
Example, East Michigan University Library
Since most of the libraries including the one above were using LibGuides , it would be trivial to offer a search, but I speculate a browse only option was deliberate, because with a search the likelihood of the user typing in some keyword on some obscure topic and ending up with zero hits would be high.
One could offer both search and browse options of course.
9. Digital collections
This usually means Institutional Repositories or sometimes some special local digital collection. In use by 8 libraries. (13% of libraries). Common labels include "Digital Collection", "Research Archive" or even the brand name of the Institutional Repositories.
The search usually uses the institutional repositories build-in search but can use Summon (special customization using facets for content type eg here or keyword searches using the database code DBID:XXXX in Summon (Try this with the archive tab).
Also I notice ANU Summon search seems to have a facet for their institutional repository under the library location facet, probably the best way to do this if you want to use Summon.
Typical example : University of South Australia.
10. Google Scholar
6 libraries (10% of libraries) actually have a search tab devoted to Google Scholar. One of them even offers a search tab with radio buttons for Google, Google Scholar and Google books. Remember this is for libraries that actually have a viable alternative in Summon, so who says all libraries hate Google? :)
Typical example: BGSU Library
11. Misc
Not everything falls nicely into my categories. One category that almost made the cut but
didn't was tabs labelled "Videos", (another one here) , Music & Video ,DVD & Video , CDs/DVDs .
The existence of such tabs suggest either a) Such searches are popular or more likely b) Summon isn't particularly good at filtering down to such items using facets?
The "typical library"
There is no such thing as a "Typical library", but might be worth looking at what libraries were including based on the total number of tabs each was using.
Three was the minimum number of tabs used, probably because if there were just 2, you might as well keep a single search box and link to the third option. There weren't many libraries with just 3 tabs to generalize, but in general besides the two standard Summon + catalogue the third tended to be "website".
Looking at my sample, the most common number of tabs was four. What tabs were these libraries using?
Looking at that sample, most had Summon as the first tab, followed by the catalogue. The third tab was a toss up between "Databases", "Journals" and to some degree "Articles". For the last tab, "Website" seems popular, but any of the remaining top 5 was also found there.
Below shows libraries with 5 tabs only (the next most common number).
With libraries using 5 tabs only, the picture doesn't change much, except "Research Guides" tab starts to appear, though they generally do not appear with "Website" tabs, possibly because "Website" tab can cover libguides in the search?
There are varying ways libraries can setup search tabs , so I hope this was at least mildly interesting to you. I did this survey a few months back, so by now some of the libraries have changed their designs, still, I hope in general this was helpful.
BTW If you want to keep up with articles, blog posts, videos etc on web scale discovery, do consider subscribing to my custom magazine curated by me on Flipboard.


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Thanko - Night-Vision Scope Camera
With Thanko's Night-Vision Scope Camera, you can see clearly something that you cannot usually see in the dark.
There is a 7-level adjustable infrared mode to see objects in dark places. A 3X power telescope and 2X digital zoom lens enable you to observe distant objects. Also, you are able to shoot still/moving images with it so that it might be fun to use it on your friends - scare them at night-time and record their reaction!
It is also usable in the day time as well by using the infrared cut filter attached to the body.

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Insider Trading Laws and Stock Markets Around the World: An Empirical Contribution to the Theoretical Law and Economics Debate
Laura Nyantung Beny
University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 04-004
Journal of Corporation Law, Forthcoming
The primary goal of this Article is to bring empirical evidence to bear on the heretofore largely theoretical law and economics debate about insider trading. The Article first summarizes various agency, market, and contractual (or "Coasian") theories of insider trading propounded over the course of this longstanding debate. The Article then proposes three testable hypotheses regarding the relationship between insider trading laws and several measures of stock market performance. Exploiting the natural variation of international data, the Article finds that more stringent insider trading laws are generally associated with more dispersed equity ownership, greater stock price accuracy and greater stock market liquidity, controlling for various economic, legal and institutional factors. These results cast doubt on pure "Coasian" theories of insider trading and suggest the appropriate locus of academic and policy inquiries about the efficiency implications of insider trading and its regulation. Further empirical research is necessary, however, in order conclusively to resolve the perennial insider trading debate.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 65
Keywords: insider trading, agency costs, market efficiency, stock markets, law and finance
JEL Classification: G15, G28, K22
Date posted: February 25, 2004
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DescriptionIt is a summery day and you are in Armenia. Everything is good, everything is at peace. You are sitting in the shade against a tree thinking of good times. The warmth of the sun makes you come fully to rest and slowly daze away. In this soundtrack an Armenian duduk plays a lush and dreamy melody which really captures the warmth and peaceful though abit mysterious environment. The duduk is accompanied by some soft pads.
ContentsThis soundtrack is delivered in two file formats: a high quality WAV-format (44.1kHz 16-bit stereo) and a high quality MP3-format (320 kbs stereo). The total number of files is thus 2.
- wb_me_midsummer_dream in_armenia.wav/.mp3: 1:53 (113 seconds)
Four Seasons in Armenia PackThis soundtrack is part of Four Seasons in Armenia Pack. The pack contains 4 tracks, one track for every season, for a total duration of 7:32 (452 seconds).
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- Midsummer Dream in Armenia 1:53 (113 seconds)
- Springtime Bloom in Armenia 1:53 (113 seconds)
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Nagoya 2010: ProtectedPlanet.net takes you to 150,000 spectacular nature sites
Interactive Website Uses 'Citizen Science' to Boost Global Interest in Protected Areas
Nagoya / Cambridge (U.K.), 19 October 2010 - Moving from the breathtaking fjords of western Norway to Australia's only active volcanoes, touring 150,000 of the world's protected areas from an armchair is now possible with the click of a mouse.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined forces with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to create protectedplanet.net - an interactive, social media-based website that provides in-depth information on both the leading lights and hidden gems of the conservation world.
Using the latest satellite images, users can pinpoint individual protected areas - such as national parks or marine reserves - and zoom in for information on endangered species, native plant life or types of terrain.
Protected Planet also offers visitors the opportunity to upload photographs of their trips to protected areas, write travelogues of what they saw and experienced for Wikipedia and recommend places of interest nearby-information that can be shared through social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Flickr.
This in turn might inspire others to make the journey, thus bringing much needed income to communities in often poor and sometimes remote areas of the globe.
The Ecotourism industry is growing fast and currently captures $77 billion of the global tourism market. As concern about global warming increases, more tourists than ever are opting for eco-friendly holidays, including visits to protected areas. According to Travel Weekly magazine, sustainable tourism could grow to 25% of the world's travel market by 2012, taking the value of the sector to approximately $473 billion a year.
Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "National parks and protected areas represent one key and successful response to conserving and managing this planet's nature-based assets. And in a way that can generate revenues and livelihoods for local communities. Indeed by some estimates, $1-$2 billion of global tourism is linked to the world's network of around 150,000 protected sites".
"But the benefits of well-managed tourism are currently uneven with some parks popular magnets for tourists and others hidden gems that are relatively unknown. Protected Planet has the potential to change this by bringing the world's protected areas into a living room near you. So whether you are a government official or a scientist or a citizen looking for a holiday of a lifetime, click on www.protectedplanet.net for a new adventure," he added.
Nik Lopoukhine, Chairman of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas, said: "National parks and protected areas in many ways support life as we know it on planet Earth. ProtectedPlanet.net will help identify and communicate the many values of protected areas to the world, including for carbon and freshwater, ensuring that the support base for these areas will be broadened."
The disparity between popular parks and rarely visited ones is highlighted by the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal.
Containing some of the highest peaks in the world, Annapurna is Nepal's largest protected area. Its snow-capped peaks and mountain lakes can be viewed on protectedplanet.net.
Between 2000 and 2004, Annapurna received over 260,000 visitors, generating US$7 million in revenue. A share of the income went towards conservation projects with local partners.
Protectedplanet.net, launched today at the 10th Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, offers an 'Explore the World' function where users can take an online visit to several protected areas.
Alongside familiar names such as the Serengeti in Tanzania or Yellowstone National Park in the United States, there are thousands of lesser-known sites that attract far fewer visitors.
Take the Monte Cristi National Park in the Dominican Republic, for example. Travel websites describe a remote site off the tourist radar, yet a quick scan on protectedplanet.net reveals diverse habitats of mangroves and beaches with abundance of birdlife, including pink-coloured spoonbills, pelicans and the magnificent frigatebird - a species renowned for its scarlet throat pouch that inflates like a balloon during mating season.
"Protectedplanet.net is about harnessing technology for biodiversity conservation. It showcases the beauty of protected areas and motivates anyone who discovers it to help, from a tourist to a government official", says Craig Mills, Project Manager of Protected Planet from UNEP's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC). "There is a huge network of people interested in protected areas out there that we haven't been tapping into, protectedplanet.net provides the place and the tools for them to get involved and do their part", he added.
As well as being an information mine for tourists, protectedplanet.net will also offer downloadable information on protected areas for governments, scientists and NGOs working on conservation. Online reports from tourists and visitors including sightings of species have the potential to strengthen that work.
Protectedplanet.net brings together information from all over the internet, including species data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), protected area descriptions from Wikipedia, photos from Panoramio and Flickr and Google maps. The website also expands on the World Database on Protected Areas currently managed by UNEP-WCMC.
Protectedplanet.net applies an innovative, 'Web 2.0' approach to conservation and will be a powerful tool to help monitor future biodiversity targets. With half a million photos already on the site, protectedplanet.net has the potential to supply vast amounts of biodiversity information to the global community and, most importantly, to prove that it has never been easier for one person to make a difference to conservation.
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Protected Planet can be found at www.protectedplanet.net
Tourism and Protected Areas
Natural and cultural resources in protected areas (e.g. biodiversity, landscape and recreational values, scenic views and open spaces) are an important driver of tourism, the world's largest industry. Over 40% of European tourists surveyed in 2000 included a visit to a national park in their travels.
In New Zealand, economic activity from conservation areas on the west coast of South Island led to an extra 1,814 jobs in 2004 (15% of total jobs), and extra spending in the region of US$ 221 million/year (10% of total spending), mainly from tourism
In Bolivia, protected area tourism generates over 20,000 jobs, indirectly supporting over 100,000 people
About UNEP-WCMC
UNEP-WCMC is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run collaboratively with WCMC, a UK charity, based in Cambridge, U.K. UNEP-WCMC's mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since its establishment in the 1970s, the Centre has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement'.
About IUCN
IUCN is the world's oldest and largest global environmental network with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries.
It supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world and brings governments, non-government organizations, United Nations agencies, companies and local communities together to develop and implement policy, laws and best practices. IUCN's Programme on Protected Areas administers the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) - the world's premier network of protected area expertise. WCPA has over 1,400 members, spanning 140 countries. For more than 50 years, IUCN and WCPA have been at the forefront of global action on protected areas.
For More Information Please Contact: Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokesperson/Head of Media, on Tel. +81 80 3660 1001 or +41 79 596 5737, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Charles Besancon, Head of Protected Areas Programme, UNEP-WCMC on +44 7872542101, E-mail: email@example.com
Zoe Wilkinson, IUCN Protected Areas Programme Officer, +41 79 897 6014, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Further Resources
UNEP: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
Protected Planet Video
Tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP 10)
Statement by UNEP Executive Director
Statement by Biodiversity Convention Executive Secretary
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Bam Margera's - Viva La Bands II
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New Brunswick, NJ � June 4, 2007 � King of all things extreme � sports, music, antics - and host of last week�s VH1 Rock Honors, Bam Margera, through his Filthy Note imprint, has collaborated with Ferret Music on the ultimate rock compilation!
BAM MARGERA PRESENTS�VIVA LA BANDS, VOL 2 is the latest in Bam�s unique musical vision shared with his fans. The CD/DVD combo will hit stores on September 4, 2007 and feature unreleased tracks from CLUTCH, IN FLAMES, CKY, CHILDREN OF BODOM, VAINS OF JENNA, and more. The compilation will also bring together a slew of Bam�s other favorite artists such as GWAR, DIMMU BORGIR and THE SOUNDS. The DVD component to this rocking release contains 30 minutes of never-before-seen Bam footage � a must-have for the �Jackass generation�!
As one of the world�s leading pop culture icons, Bam has achieved success in every aspect of modern media, including TV, Film, Internet, and Radio. Bam has also received acclaim as one of the world�s finest and most popular action sports athletes. As an established �tastemaker,� Bam is determined to deliver original high-energy music to an entire generation of his peers, while engaging and inspiring music fans and musicians alike. VIVA LA BANDS� companion tour will be taking out some bands from the compilation and is estimated to visit over 20 cities in the USA beginning in October 2007. Fans can expect to see additional footage on a traveling screen and even Bam himself at select shows.
Bam is as excited for the release as fans around the world will be� "I�m so fucking psyched that some of my favorite bands recorded exclusive songs this time around! Clutch and In Flames fucking rock and my brother Jess did a sick CKY remix. Obviously The Sounds are one of my favorite bands - my wife even insisted that they play our wedding. I also sent the first band I signed, Vains of Jenna, into the studio to record a new track for the record.� Revealing what will make the DVD a must-have for Bam fans, he adds �I�m finding some of my best, unused footage for the DVD. Everyone keeps asking me for a CKY5 but I think this DVD might be the closest thing to that!"


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Evening Pre-Game Headshots: January 30th
Thomas Drance
January 30 2013 06:56PM
Kassian Smash.
Image via redditer WonderBread9000.
Have you heard, Roberto Luongo is starting tonight. It's a huge, huge deal. [The Vancouver Sun]
Justin "Oliver Stone" Bourne wonders whether or not the Canucks are giving Luongo an easy start tonight to try and boost his numbers and make him more attractive to rival General Managers (assuming those rival GMs place entirely too much stock in small samples). Hey, after the trick Mike Gillis pulled with Hodgson a year ago you do kind of have to wonder, though that said, I tend to think it's more likely that Mike Gillis is showcasing Keith Ballard in an effort perhaps to bank the club's two compliance buyouts? [Backhand Shelf]
Here's what I think is actually going on. Here's a quote Mike Gillis gave Ben Kuzma on Tuesday, in which he reacted like he was tired of answering the same old Luongo trade questions: "I don't know why people refuse to believe the fact that we're comfortable with these guys (Cory Schneider and Luongo), given the circumstances we're in." So on Tuesday Mike Gillis tells Ben Kuzma that he's confused as to why people insist on believing that Vancouver is uncomfortable with Luongo and Schneider sharing the crease and on Wednesday Alain Vigneault proves that the Canucks consider Luongo more than just a backup by giving him his second start in a row. Leverage baby! [The Province]
Good stuff from faceoff fetishist Harrison Mooney on how Jordan Schroeder's ability to win face-offs is, in part, dicatating his usage and ice-time in his rookie season. Maybe this is a crazy thing to say, but does anyone else kind of think that Jordan Schroeder has some Kyle Wellwod potential? After all, Kyle Wellwood with a commitment to fitness sounds like a guy I'd like to have on my team! [Pass it to Bulis]
Nicklas Jensen will take a short leave from his SEL team (AIK) and do his utmost to try and help Denmark qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. I still really want the Canucks to go after pending UFA Peter Regin this offseason, give him a bionic shoulder transplant, and role with an all Danish line of Jensen-Regin and Jannik Hansen next season. We could call them the Something is Rotten line. [The Vancouver Sun]
More Canucks links and polemic opinion past the jump.
Jason Botchford with a dose of sanity on why Vancouver's slow start this season is actually less troubling than all the team's other slow starts over the past several seasons. [The Province]
Brad Ziemer says that Eddie Lack's recent surgery won't impact Luongo trade negotiations, in case you were wondering. Frankly, I can't imagine why anyone would think that the injury status of an AHL goaltender whom the Canucks clearly weren't planning on using in the NHL this season would have anything to do with Luongo's trade value - but that's just me. [The Vancouver Sun]
This is neat in a random as a fuck kind of way: a Canucks Fan wore his Stan Smyl jersey while playing the Canadian national anthem at the KIHL championship game in Taiwan. Jordan Bowman has footage and more details. [Legion of Blog]
Jim Jamieson catches up with Jason Garrison who seems to think his biggest issue is just getting familiar with Vancouver's power-play system. For what it's worth, I agree with him completely. [The Province]
January 30 2013, 08:02PM
I actually got that picture of Kassian from this guy on Deviant Art. He's done one for every Canuck player, some of them are pretty entertaining.
I've been touting Regin as a player worth looking at for a while now. With his injury history and the Sens' collection of centres I can't imagine he'd be too expensive to pick up at the deadline. Could fit into that 3rd line spot nicely (when he's healthy).
The player I'm intersted in is a youngster named Mattias Janmark-Nylen( 19years old 6'/190 ) centre plays on the same AIK as Jensen and has fundamentally put up the same points as Jensen and is undrafted.
Funny enough I put this question on the Canucks board and it was removed within about 5 minutes ? :-)


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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending changes to its licenses and fees that would change the way hunters apply for a permit in the state's big game drawings.
The changes would also provide the agency with some much-needed funding.
The DWR will present its recommendations at a series of public meetings that begin at the end of July.
Those who attend the meetings can learn more about the DWR's recommendations and can provide their input and suggestions. Citizens representing Utah's five Regional Advisory Councils will take the public input received to the Utah Wildlife Board when it meets Aug. 17 in Salt Lake City.
Any fee changes the board approves must also be approved by the Utah legislature and would not go into effect until July 1, 2007.
A proposal to establish a separate goose-hunting zone in northern Utah, and recommendations that would probably result in hunters taking about the same number of cougars in Utah this season as they took last season, also will be presented.
A meeting concerning the changes for the southeastern part of the state will take place on July 26 at the John Wesley Powell Museum in Green River. It will begin at 6:30 p.m.
A change in how the state's big game drawing is conducted would probably result in fewer people applying for a Utah limited entry or once-in-a-lifetime big game permit.
Reducing the number of applicants would provide the remaining applicants with a better chance at drawing a permit. The proposal would also provide the DWR with some much-needed funding.
"Right now, it costs $5 to apply for a big game permit in Utah," said Greg Sheehan, Administrative Services Section chief for the DWR. "That's among the lowest fees in the western states, and we believe it's one of the main reasons the number of people applying for big game permits in Utah has been climbing for years."
While the number of applicants continues to climb, the number of permits for which to apply hasn't changed much. For example, in 1998, more than 50,000 people applied for about 4,000 permits. In 2006, more than 144,000 people applied for about 4,400 permits.
In 1998, an average of about 13 applications were submitted for every permit that was available. By 2006, that number had climbed to an average of 32 applications per permit.
"Limited entry and once-in-a-lifetime permits are very difficult to draw in Utah. We want to make the few permits that we do have available to people who are willing to partner with us to manage the state's wildlife," said Jim Karpowitz, director of the DWR. "It costs a lot of money to manage the state's big game animals. The opportunity to hunt those animals should go to the people who are willing to pay for their management."
The DWR is recommending three options and is asking the public to choose one of them (each of these options would raise about the same amount of revenue).
Option 1 (the DWR's preferred option). Before applying in any draw or buying any hunting permit over-the-counter, all hunters, including big game hunters, would be required to buy a hunting license. In addition to allowing the holder to apply for a permit or buy a permit over-the-counter, a hunting license would also allow the holder to hunt small game. The license would cost $17.
Option 2. In addition to paying the $5 application fee, big game applicants who wanted a bonus point would be required to purchase one for $24. Hunters would not have to pay for points that they had accrued in past years.
Option 3. Hunters could apply in all five of the once-in-a-lifetime draws, and purchase one bonus point for each of the once-in-a-lifetime draws and one bonus point for the limited entry draw. The cost for each bonus point would be $12 per bonus point.
Hunters would not have to pay for points that they had accrued in past years. The application fee on all applications would remain at $5 per species.
In addition to the big game changes, the DWR is recommending some additional fee changes. One of those changes would require that those who don't have a hunting or fishing license pay a fee to visit the state's wildlife and waterfowl management areas (WMAs).
A Watchable Wildlife pass would be available for $10 and would allow the purchaser access to the state's WMAs for 365 days from the day the pass was purchased. The pass would also provide the holder access to all of the Watchable Wildlife events and festivals held throughout Utah.
Karpwoitz says the DWR needs to raise more revenue. The agency is currently funded almost entirely from the sale of fishing and hunting licenses. Unless additional revenue is found, within the next five years the DWR is projecting that it will spend $11 million more than it takes in.
"To manage Utah's wildlife effectively, we have to raise more revenue," Karpowitz said. "If we don't, Utah's wildlife will suffer and so will everyone who enjoys wildlife in the state."
In addition to input about the increased and new fees, the DWR is also seeking input about some additional items.


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The board of commissioners granted a certificate of compliance for the first two liquor stores Monday night.
Mt. Juliet Wine & Spirits and Providence Wine & Spirits will be the first two stores in Mt. Juliet. Mt. Juliet Wine & Spirits will be located on Lebanon Road in the newly renovated building that used to hold Cindy Lou's Books. Boost Mobile has a store in that building as well. Providence Wine & Spirits will be in a new building constructed on the west side of South Mt. Juliet Road off of Providence Parkway. Both are several months away from opening.
Providence Wine & Spirits was voted 3-2 over another location in the Publix shopping center on South Mt. Juliet Road. Mt. Juliet Wine & Spirits was voted 5-0 over Vin Fine Wine & Spirits that would have been located next to Publix at the corner of Lebanon Road and N. Mt. Juliet Road.
Applications are now open for a third store. The commissioners set that the stores had to be three miles apart, and all 11 applications were either in the Providence area or near the corner of Lebanon Road and N. Mt. Juliet Road. Almost all of Mt. Juliet Road from the interstate to Lebanon Road is not zoned properly for a liquor store, so the most likely area for a third store would be in the Shiloh area. People have 10 days to get in an application for a third store. The City welcomed the people that already applied to apply again for another location, because nine applications were good applications.
In other business, the commissioners voted to reallocate appropriations for the park trail repaving to allow for additional funds for Ava's Splash Pad. The city was able to save money on the repaving, so they transferred that money to help finish the Splash Pad. There are four possible locations for the Splash Pad in Charlie Daniels Park. The commissioners asked that the city staff work out the pros and cons for the locations because they all had issues. Some had utility and power line problems and some conflicted with football. The commissioners will choose the location at the next meeting.
The commissioners voted 4-1 to amend the city's unified development code on signs. A majority of the change had to do with LED signs. Mayor Ed Hagerty proposed an amendment that only churches, schools and parks would be allowed to construct LED signs in the future. Only Jim Bradshaw voted against it. The issue arose when the new LED sign on the corner of N. Mt. Juliet Road and Old Lebanon Dirt Road was erected.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County Public Lands Council met in their regular meeting on July 6. Public lands director Ray Petersen reported the Crandall Canyon land trade is nearing completion. Emery County participated in the project to locate the memorial on the forest service land. The county obtained a special use permit from the forest service. The land trade will deed the forest service 7.5 acres down by the bridge and river area in exchange for the land the memorial is on which will become private property. The Washington delegation will work on the land trade and the needed legislation will be completed.
The council wondered about the iron content of the water being discharged into the stream in Crandall Canyon. The mine has been in compliance since May when the iron in the discharge met the standards outlined by water quality. The mine has been doing things to stay in compliance. As time goes by the mining company will have to be responsible for a permanent solution when they go through the reclamation process at the mine.
Currently the mining company is using chemicals, coagulants and flocculent to get the minerals to drop into the pond. The iron content in the stream has varied over time, but is currently meeting standards. The settling pond is cleaned out every couple of months. The mineral coming out of the pond isn't considered marketable.
The forest service representatives, said the Reeder Road is in internal review. When this is complete the county can go ahead with the paving. Hopefully by the end of next week, the review will be complete. The West Scofield prescribed burn has been successfully completed. The project has gone on for a five-six year period where 13 total units were burned covering 600 acres. Currently crews are monitoring any hot spots and will eliminate them.
The environmental analysis on the dispersed camping sites around the Miller's Flat area is being worked on and 46 dispersed camping sites have been identified in the area. The draft EA will be out for review in the next two weeks. Only five or six sites were recommended for closure. Sites will be hardened and steps taken to avoid further expansion in the area.
On the Emery allotment and pipeline project the paperwork is complete and a letter has been sent to the US Fish and Wildlife for their approval. Their approval is needed to ensure the project won't have any adverse affects on the water which reaches the Colorado river. It is expected the response from US Fish and Wildlife won't come for 120 days.
A sage grouse project above Emery in the Wildcat Knolls area has been completed to improve the habitat in the area. The area has become a monoculture of grass and the area has been disced and harrowed and replanted with a variety of habitat. Two-three hundred acres have been treated so far.
Bill Bates from the Division of Wildlife Resources reported the DWR has been allotted money for 1,000 acres for next year.
Mistie Christiansen, lands council member said the cattle have been moved from the area until the land can produce 500 pounds of forage per acre.
The areas are being monitored for new growth and the forest service will go out in a couple of weeks. The rain helped with the growth. The forest service said they are resting pastures, not eliminating grazing. The cows this year at Emery went out five-six days later due to a cold-wet spring.
Darren Olsen said they are taking a proactive approach to sage grouse to help prevent them being listed as an endangered species. The production standard needs to meet the criteria of 500 pounds and the variety of native species growth needs to be present.
Bates reported the sage grouse in the Wildcat Knolls were placed there in the 1980s and they have done well.
Sherrel Ward asked if the process is drawn out over a few years then it will prolong non-use of pastures. Lance Sudweeks said the project will be spread out over a few years.
Olsen said the forest service is having trouble with forest roads sliding. The 12-mile road has slid again. A portion 150 feet has slid. The area is unsafe. The forest service will have a crew up there working on the road and hopefully it will be open by the end of July and in the meantime people won't be able to travel across those areas. The possibility of moving the road to avoid future slides is being looked at.
Mark H. Williams, public lands member said the Reeder ATV trail has been closed longer into the summer season than usual. Olsen said the late snows and fallen timbers across the trail added to its late opening. As many as 67 blown down trees were reported across the trail.
Olsen will look at unauthorized trails in the Potters Pond area. No fire restrictions are in place on the forest at this time.
Val Payne, is an independent contractor working for the county on public lands issues. Payne said he would be presenting information to the lands council to help them in making recommendations to the county commission on various issues. He will work to educate the council. The matter before the council at this time was the DWRs idea of reintroducing the Colorado cutthroat trout into the Ferron drainage. The project was introduced a couple of months back and the lands council offered to write a letter of support for the project. Since that time water users and cattleman associations have voiced their opposition to the project and their need for more information on the possible affects. Paul Birdsey from the DWR met with the concerned groups in Ferron and he feels like they left the meeting in support of the idea.
Payne said he supports the concept of being proactive to preclude species from being listed as threatened or endangered. The ramifications of such a listing can be far reaching. State agencies have made valuable efforts in trying to manage species to avoid listing. Recovery efforts have been made for years for the sage grouse. The latest finding published by the US Fish and Wildlife in March of this year was the listing of sage grouse was warranted, but would not take place at this time because other species are in more danger.
Bates said a lot of work has gone into sage grouse habitat to prevent them from being listed. It's important that judges and everyone else know Utah has been very proactive in helping the sage grouse and would like to work with the Colorado cutthroat in much the same way to protect them and prevent their listing. The Western Watershed group has challenged the US Fish and Wildlife ruling on the sage grouse.
"Prior projects give credence to what's been done when you are asking a judge to look at Utah separately. Even though it many look like the information )projects) hasn't precluded listing yet. If you don't do projects you have no rebuttal," said Payne.
Bates said there aren't any guarantees on what species will and will not be listed. If a species is listed, then all control leaves local hands and will be managed by the federal agency US Fish and Wildlife. On every issue dealing with that species, the USF&W will have to issue a recommendation. All authority will be taken from the state and will go to the federal agency.
Birdsey is the aquatics manager for the DWR, he said Utah has been working to prevent listing of the Colorado cutthroat trout and Colorado has been working too. Local projects can proceed more rapidly than if you have to deal with the federal agency. Birdsey said some estimates of the occupancy of the Colorado cutthroat is 10-30 percent of its historic range. These estimates were based on all waters in the native range, including the San Rafael river where they were never native. Birdsey believes a more accurate representation of the cutthroat's native habitat would be the streams above 6,500 feet in elevation.
The DWR has been involved in an eight year project with Duck Fork reservoir where they are raising brood stock of Colorado cutthroat to gather their eggs and grow the fish in the hatchery and then the fish will be released in areas where the Colorado cutthroat is going to be reintroduced. Sufficient eggs and population is resulting from the efforts at Duck Fork.
Birdsey said the reintroduction project for the Ferron drainage isn't a formal proposal. The DWR wants local involvement and support as they consider this project. Birdsey said that's the reason he met with the water users and cattleman to address their concerns. What are the ramifications if the project is done, or if it isn't.
Petersen said when a species is listed, the management gets further away from the locals. Olsen said the forest service would also be directed by the USF&W and their decisions could limit timber harvest and grazing.
Payne said the sage grouse is estimated to cover 56 percent of their native range and they are still being considered for listing.
Ward said the public lands council was chastised by the irrigation and cattle companies because the lands council gave their approval of the project before they had consulted with them to see how they felt about the project. Ward recommended the cattlemen and irrigation companies be invited to come to a meeting where the proposal is discussed before the lands council gives their support of the project.
Birdsey said a formal proposal isn't in place and hasn't been written, but his idea is to do some work to the outlet structure at the Ferron dam. The reservoir would be treated and then restocked with Colorado cutthroat. If the county approves the project then the NEPA process could begin. There would be two treatments one in Fall 2011 and one in June 2012. The reservoir would be restocked in July 2012. Some time after that work would be done down stream.
Commissioner Gary Kofford pointed out the project is in Sanpete County and the DWR should seek their approval, too. The project will affect everyone in the drainage including the water users, sportsmen and cattlemen. Kofford advised getting all these groups inKofford commented he couldn't catch a fish in Duck Fork. Birdsey said there should be 500-600 fish in there left from the 800 planted. It was stocked with 10,000 fingerlings which should be catchable by next year and next year hopefully the fish they are able to stock will be larger. In the future the DWR hopes for a two fish limit at Duck Fork.
Birdsey said there is a lot of work involved in the project and they won't proceed without the county's approval.
Payne brought up another matter involving the Office of Service Mining notice they are readdressing stream protection rules as related to surface mining activities. "Does it apply to underground mining and could it complicate the permitting process of new mines," asked Payne.
The updating would be nationwide and Payne expressed his concern that mining is so different in the west than it is in the east. The closest meeting where comment can be made will be in Gillette, Wyo.
Gary Petty, lands council member said a problem they have in Emery is the drying up of a stream due to mining. They had no response from DOGM when they talked to them about it. They were sent to Denver and the Office of Surface Mining. They didn't offer any solutions and sent them back to DOGM where there was no response. The contention is it's ancient water and the mining company will not take responsibility. The mining company hauled water for the cattle, but now they are refusing to haul water. There isn't anyone to force the mining company to take responsibility for the lost water. The cattlemen and water users are suffering. Another issue is the discharge of the water into Quitchupah instead of the Muddy. If the OSM works it out and makes laws to define who is responsible in a situation like Emery's then that would be good. Petty mentioned the area the mine is moving into will have an even greater effect on the Muddy. Christiansen said they have a field trip planned with the forest service and SUFCO, because this is such a critical issue for Emery.
Under public comments, John Anderson read a statement against wilderness and said if oil companies were allowed to drill onshore then accidents like the gulf wouldn't happen.
Ward asked the forest service when the lodge at Ferron Reservoir would be removed. Olson said it was tested and has asbestos so the removal can't take place like they thought. They have some money set aside for the project and will have the asbestos removed so the lodge can be removed.
Petty said he gave depositions to the attorney generals office on the roads that were closed on the Swell and it will be another year before the case is heard in federal court. Petersen said there are about 20 witnesses who have given information concerning those roads.
Ward reported the water is 82 percent of normal in some areas and 78 percent in others. Joe's Valley is full as is Millsite and Huntington is 75-85 percent full.
The next field trip for public lands will be on July 15 and the next meeting will be on Aug. 3.


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Skip to comments.Teaching Islam in Public Schools
Posted on 10/10/2004 6:07:29 AM PDT by tdewey10
Posted on Sat, Oct. 09, 2004
Teaching Ramadan in public schools
Accurate lessons in demand after 9/11
By HOLLY LEBOWITZ ROSSI
Religion News Service
During the next few weeks, multicultural trainer Afeefa Syeed will bring third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students from a Muslim academy in Herndon, Va., to nearby public schools to share the practices and beliefs of their holiest month, Ramadan.
Syeed and the children will present the call to prayer in Arabic, display prayer rugs and offer tastes of dates. In countless other classrooms across the country, similar efforts will be made to educate students about the time of fasting and spiritual reflection for adherents of the world's second-largest religion.
Ramadan, which likely will begin Oct. 15, depending on the sighting of the new moon, is making more appearances in public school classrooms, thanks to a series of new teacher training initiatives, an increased fascination with Islam and the assurance that schools, if careful, can educate impressionable children about religion without crossing a constitutional line.
The Council on Islamic Education, a nonprofit organization based in California, plans to release an updated version of its booklet Muslim Holidays, which was first published in 1997, for the more than 4,000 teachers nationwide who have used it.
The booklet, which contains lesson plan ideas and historical and cultural background on Ramadan and other Muslim holidays, also outlines the various state regulations governing instruction about religion in public schools and discusses accommodations that schools can make to enable Muslim students to observe the holiday.
Muslim educators note tremendous progress in education about Ramadan and Islam in general in public schools, particularly since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 perpetrated by extremist Muslims brought Islam into the national spotlight.
Another reason for this success, some say, is an increased general awareness in public education circles of what is constitutionally appropriate to teach about religion.
In 1995, President Clinton released Religious Expression in Public Schools: A Statement of Principles, guidelines on promoting the free exercise of religion in schools without endorsing a particular faith. The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center in Arlington, Va., subsequently launched a series of training initiatives to remind public school officials nationwide of the regulations concerning religion in schools.
Unlike the political situation, which has become divisive in some ways, the educational arena came out unscathed by increased attention on Islam since Sept. 11, said Shabbir Mansuri, founding director of the Council on Islamic Education.
Whereas Ramadan used to garner only cursory attention from public school teachers, Muslim education consultants say, interest in deeper understanding of the holiday has spiked.
They want to know accurate information, said Sharifa Alkhateeb, president of the Washington-based Muslim Education Council.
For teachers and administrators, as well as fellow students, explaining Ramadan helps the school accommodate the religious requirements of the holiday.
For example, at puberty, children begin to participate in the daily fast, which lasts from sunrise to sundown each day of the month. Many schools arrange for Muslim students to sit in the library during lunchtime so that they are not surrounded by food as they fast.
Educators cite Ramadan as a good opportunity to teach students about Islam and its practice. But teaching Ramadan in public schools has not been without controversy. Last year a federal judge said that the Byron Union School District in California could continue a three-week curriculum that emphasized role-playing exercises requiring, among other things, seventh-grade students to recite Muslim prayers.
Despite the ruling in the district's favor, the school suspended the program because of the outcry the lawsuit spawned.
Crucial to avoiding these kinds of problems, say educators, is understanding the difference between teaching and teaching about religion.
Role-playing exercises that require students to recite sacred words or imitate Muslim prayer practices simply are not appropriate.
It is a wonderful method in teaching history, but when it comes to religion, we will have to modify it a bit, Mansuri said.
Syeed, who also uses a globe in her presentation to show students that Muslims live all over the world, says her lesson plan The Seven S's of Ramadan highlights aspects of Islam that children of other faith backgrounds can relate to, like patience, peace and gratitude.
It's really just to define who we are on our own terms and make the connection with a much larger, universal aspect, she said.
I do not understand the liberal attempts to embrace Islam and allow it into public schools. Don't they get the fact that a hell of a lot of them want to kill us?
The reason liberals love Islam is that anyone who hates America as much as libs do must be ok in their book.
It's only fair to present an alternative program showing how Christians attempting to share their view of life with Muslims in Muslim countries are beaten, jailed and for good show, a mock beheading or two.
Why isn't the American Criminal Liberties Union crying foul and filing suit to prevent this? Some Freeper in KC needs to file an injunction against this.
Why isn't the American Criminal Liberties Union crying foul and filing suit to prevent this? Some Freeper in KC needs to file an injunction against this.
Do we get to teach fast and abstinence for Lent, or what the significance of the fast is?
Do we get to teach fast and abstinence for Lent, or what the significance of the fast is?
When a teacher in a public school cannot wear a crucifix in class, how can this be allowed? This is pandering to a terrorist cult. Muslims are trying to worm their way into every facet of American life. There they will lay in wait to slit our throats.
Here is a good reason to Home School.
Ah the AC--we don't care if we have potential terrorists on the watch list among our active membership--it's about the principles, not the money, really, really, really--LU.
The ACLU will stop this.
Won't they.
Won't they?
[More of our new cultural diversity---ABC (anything but Christianity).]
So do Christians, but if a kid brings a Bible to class he gets suspended.
These liberals are pathetic.
Why isn't someone suing the the Herndon schools and everyone connected with this idiocy? If the liberals want a separation of church and state then they'd better have a separation of mosque and state too.
Are the muslims, or the liberals, going to tell the children how killing Jews and Christians in part of their religion?
Exactly, since otherwise liberals are hostile to religion.
Now that said, I would have no problem with lessons about Islam, even with the demos, as long as they did Hinduism, Shintoism, Confucius, Various versions of the aboriginal American's Great Spirit, Christianity and Judaism as well. Of course that wouldn't leave much time for science reading and math.
Ping. Great point.
Excellent point. "My enemy's enemy is my friend. and I will deal with that head chopping thingy later."
I insist on equal time for snake handlers.
Certainly the children should see at least one of the beheadings "done in the name of Islam" and for good measure throw in some videos of Taliban executions of women and the recent hanging of a 12 year old girl in Iran who was executed for having a "sharp tongue"...that's the true face of modern Islam.
Coupled with massive vote fraud, this treason and sedition by liberals and liberal-demokkkRATs, will lead to another civil war for control of the courts, schools, unions and the rest of America, where this vermin hides.
And so do the Christian students get to go to the Muslim academy and share their culture at Christmas, Lent, etc.,?
Mohammedan brainwashing 101
NO WAY would I allow a kid of mine to study Islam in school. I'd be the one to teach my kid about Islam. And 9-11 would be where I would start.
This is the school where a Muslim student who is an American citizen said his allegiance wasn't to America during an interview. I believe a couple of months ago, a moderate Muslim group warned this school to tone down its curriculum because it was too radical.
They want to know accurate information,
Then tell them the truth about Islam. Since Islam is not really a religion but rather a cult of terrorists, they can get around the religious issue. Islam needs to be shown for what it is. It's detailed history of murder and oppression needs to be shown to children so they can see the true face of Islam.
Islam is both "weird" and murderous".
The Islamists are against Western capitalism and technology -- since the fall of communism, where else can an anti-West intellectual look to but Islamo-fascism? Therefore, they will defend and promote radical Islam.
It is funny and also sad to see how the leftists have to compromise their own progressive values just to accomodate radical Islam. Here is where multiculturism comes to the rescue. Multiculturism is a clever trick that allows one to have double standards while putting on airs of having a superior morality. Multiculturism can be used to excuse anything. That is why women are "oppressed" in America if the government does not pay for abortions, but women who are executed in Saudi Arabia for being raped are not oppressed -- they are merely participating in a unique system of values that must be respected at all costs. Because all cultures and values are equal, who are we to judge?
I also think a lot of leftists hope that if the Jihadists win, they will cut them some slack rather than cutting their throats because the left sided with the Jihadists and made their victory possible.
No, of course not. You'll have to hand out condoms....it's for the children, ya see.
I will not be teaching this nonsense in my classroom.
Some of this going on in Tulsa, according to KFAQ radio. Can you ping the Oklahoma list for input? Thanks.
It's because the ALCU knows and believes that the nation was founded as a Christian nation and its laws on Christian principles.
Some of this going on in Tulsa, according to KFAQ radio. Can you ping the Oklahoma list for input? Thanks.
Excellent point. Speaking of civil war, read "Civil War II" by Chittum. Not so far fetched.
Thanks for the tip; I will check it out. Where are you in PA? I'm in the York area.
This would be a good idea...perhaps bring in Christian
missionaries who were beaten, or family members of those
beheaded for preaching Christ.
Follow up with families of murdered Zionists.
Then talk about the 'fusion of church and state' and
pointedly ask when the ACLU is going to
send 'missionaries' to places like Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, or
Medina to spread their 'Good News' that there is no Allah.
I'm not holding my breath, though.
The school could bring in my mother's priest who is from the Phillipines and has had 25 members of his family murdered by members of the "religion of peace."
Yes. In my book ACLU stands for "Anti-Christian Legal Union."
Maybe the little twerps will cut somebody's head off in their roll-playing...
We should teach our children about Islam. But, don't start with 9-11. Start with Mohammad. There is plenty to learn that creates a perfect contrast to Jesus Christ. You could start with how Mohammad, while fasting, had delusional visions in a cave which he thought was the word of God. Then you can teach the orginal acts of terror under Islam as the Mohammedans attacked merchant caravans traveling from Syria to Mecca. This started the first of three Meccan wars, after each, Mohammad eliminated a tribe of Jews living in Medina. Then of course there is the spread of Islam - by the sword. When the children are a little older, they can also learn how Mohammad was a pedophile. For greatest impact, the lessons should include modern day practices of Islam in Saudi Arabia, Iran and around the world.
Where's the ACLU? No religion in public schools...
I doubt that they will teach the origin of Ramadan.
Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca were practiced by the idol worshipping cults of Arabia before Muhammad was born. These were centered around the black rock called Allah.
Using this logic, every single Spanish teacher should teach "about" Christianity and Catholocism, and English teacher should teach "about" the Protestant Reformation, the Anglican Church, the Papacy, and the American Protestant movement.
This course will be the usual whitewash. An honest appraisal of Muhammadanism means the children learn about Muhammed's murderous "examples" as well as his beneficent ones.
The decapitation of 700 Qurazya Jewish men is typical of Muhammed's murderous examples as found in KKKoran and Hadith.
Even while thier heads are being chopped off.
Muhammed's decapitation of 700 Jewish men of the Qurazya tribe and his gang's taking of the women as sex slaves.
These decapitations by Muhammad are being emulated by his followers today. Islam is all about copying Muhammad's "examples" from the "most perfect life ever lived". Islam is the monkey see, monkey do religion.
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Kesler About Town
Thomas Drance
September 30 2011 06:47PM
While his teammates have trained all month in preparation for the season - Ryan Kesler, fresh off of hip-labrum surgery - has spent his time recovering, Keslurking himself, improving his twitter skills and having a nice time. It's actually been a pretty hilarious month for the Canucks ace-in-the-hole two-way dynamo, from agreeing to pose naked for ESPN's "The Body Issue" (how ironic is that name, I can't get over it) to challenging a Berserker to a Twitter duel, Kesler has been a god-send for hockey bloggers everywhere.
Recently, he's been about town and everyone on my facebook seems to have a Kesler picture, accompanied by an amusing story. Consider my friend Lindsay who attended the Kyprios concert at Joe's Apartment on Granville Street yesterday, where Kesler appeared on stage with the rapper (see the image above, courtesy @smash11).
After the show Kesler stuck around for a bit and mingled with the crowd, so Lindsay decided she'd approach him. As a bit of a hockey fan-girl, she introduced herself by telling Kesler that "you're a fucking legend." When Kesler responded "thanks," she figured she'd emphasize how big a legend she considers him to be, assuring him that "even my dad calls you a stud." He laughed and then agreed to pose for a photo with her:
When Lindsay got greedy and asked if he'd pose for another photo, she was scooted off by Kesler's entourage. One picture per fan, I suppose.
Another incident recounted to me by one of my oldest friends - a fine fellow named Kieran - took place at the Cactus Club in Yaletown. Kieran had recently been through what you might describe as a messy break-up, and he was with a couple of friends having a few drinks and feeling generally angry at the world. When one of the guys he was with went to the washroom - he spotted Ryan Kesler, enjoying a meal with a mutual friend of theirs. On his return to the table, Kieran's friend looked at him and said (paraphrasing) "hey man, you think you lost something important? Turn around." Standing there was Ryan Kesler.
According to Kieran - who I know to be honest, and an impossibly detailed story-teller - Kesler told him "not to worry about it" and that "she's not worth it man" before joining them at the table for a few drinks. Here's the photo Kieran got with Kesler, it looks like they're having an alright time:
About Kesler, Kieran says "he was just such a stand-up guy... And he also said he was aiming to get back on the ice for mid-October."


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Patricia K. Batteese, 74, Old Shawneetown, died peacefully at her home Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012.
She was the widow of Bobby Batteese. She is survived by two sons, a brother and six grandchildren.
Per her request cremation will be accorded and her ashes will be interred privately at a later date. Cox & Son Funeral Home in Shawneetown is entrusted with the arrangements.
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Hi. ^^ Just wondering if anyone here reads this manga? It's really great! It's a manga by Mayu Shinjo. The story revolves around Akira Shiraishi, a boy widely regarded as the "princess" in his all-boys high school, Dankaisan (男海山, Dankaisan?), decides to pursue Mizuki Sakurazaka, the "prince" of the neighbouring all-girls Saint Nobara (聖 野薔薇, Saint Nobara?) High. Concealing his true sex to most of the students at St. Nobara's, he even manages to join Mizuki's band, the "Blue Roses". Mizuki, priding herself to be a tough tomboy, soon finds herself at a loss: Should she maintain her reputation as a "bishōnen" and prince in her school, or should she accept Akira, who never fails to make her feel like a woman every time they were alone? Also, would Akira be able to keep his true identity a secret among the girls of St. Nobara, while his schoolmates wish to retain their princess?
I've bought the manga in Chinese but it's only until volume 4. *sigh*


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Huntington City will be accepting sealed bids and a business plan to
purchase and develop the following:
1 - Vacant lot described as: Beginning at a point on the westerly
Right-of-Way Line of highway State Route 10, said point is 73.25 feet
West and 1360.07 feet South from the Northeast corner of said Section
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Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, we look at the players who stole the show in the Rugby Championship.
Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, Planet Rugby looks at the players who stole the show in the Rugby Championship.
15 Zane Kirchner (South Africa): Even Pat Lambie supporters can't argue that Kirchner had a solid outing – and not for the first time – at the back for South Africa. He ran hard and his positional play was sound. His try in front of his home crowd was just reward for a job well done, while he was exceptionally unlucky not to have bagged a brace.
14 Bryan Habana (South Africa): Habana is like a fine red wine – he just keeps getting better with age. Whilst not fully satisfied with one try, he crossed for two more to take his tally of Test tries to 46 as the veteran flyer picked Australia's defence apart. Superb!
13 Marcelo Bosch (Argentina): Things didn't go according to plan for his team, but Bosch did his reputation little harm and made the most of his chances with ball in hand whilst he was very busy on defence.
12 Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand): Exposed some poor Pumas defence on multiple occasions. Nonu powered through to set up Aaron Smith, before crossing for one himself in one of his better outings for NZ.
11 Cory Jane (New Zealand): Played on the right, but there was no way we were going to leave the All Blacks' hat-trick hero out of this team. Jane simply reconfirmed his class out wide for the world champions. Magnificent!
10 Dan Carter (New Zealand): He's baaack! It was a clinical performance from Carter, who missed the last two rounds of the championship due to a calf injury. Slotted three conversions and two penalties, but his precise option taking is what really stood out. Mention too for Johann Goosen who, in his first start for the Boks, turned in a thrilling display at Loftus Versfeld.
9 Ruan Pienaar (South Africa): It was a toss up between Pienaar and Aaron Smith, but in the end we went for the Bok number nine who was full of sniping breaks and proved to be an annoying thorn in the Wallabies' side. Also shouldered much of the kicking responsibilities (for goal and tactical).
8 Kieran Read (New Zealand): It's official: Read is without a doubt the best number eight in the business. There's not much else we can add to that!
7 Francois Louw (South Africa): If everyone thought replacing Morne Steyn with Goosen was Heyneke Meyer's best decision yet as Bok coach… you're probably right. But another good decision was sending an SOS to England-based Louw, who has answered his country's call with aplomb. It was one of Louw's finest performances in a Bok jersey.
6 Liam Messam (New Zealand): A demon on defence. Messam also affected some important breakdown turnovers, and was successful in slowing the Pumas' ruck recycle to the point where the hosts battled for any significant attacking momentum. In his best display in the black jersey so far.
5 Andries Bekker (South Africa): Much, much better from Bekker who made up for his dismal outing in Mendoza. Got stuck in from start to finish, smothering would-be Wallaby attackers on defence while produced some nice handling touches as well. Australia's tall timber struggled to scale South Africa's man-mountain, who won all of his own line-out ball.
4 Luke Romano (New Zealand): Prominent in the set-pieces, and covered plenty of ground on defence, whilst got the ball over the advantage line on attack. Also instrumental in support play.
3 Jannie du Plessis (South Africa): Anchored South Africa's scrum and impressed in the tight-loose. His general play has also improved considerably since the start of the tournament.
2 Adriaan Strauss (South Africa): Good darts in the line-out from South Africa's vice-captain and held up well at scrum-time. Got through a mountain of donkey work at ruck time too, and helped SA to dominate the breakdown.
1 Tony Woodcock (New Zealand): As usual, he did his basics well and also impressed with his defensive work – especially around the fringes of the rucks and mauls.
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"The EPA's finalized rule setting stricter emissions standards for cars and trucks and reducing pollution marks a significant step forward in reducing the dangerous effects of vehicle emissions on the environment and public health. We commend the Obama Administration and the leadership of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy for this effort to cut pollution from vehicles and we look forward to the full implementation of these standards in 2017.
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This 'Wizard of Oz' prequel is wickedly good
The cast from Jan 30 2017 will include Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba), Suzie Mathers (Glinda) and Mark Curry (The Wizard). Check offical website for full current cast.
The film world continues its love affair with werewolves, vampires and all things 'Twilight'. But theatre types have always known witches are where it's at. After its 2006 opening at Apollo Victoria, Oz prequel 'Wicked' continues to fill this massive theatre with an international crowd of voracious consumers (glass of champagne and a choccy for £16 anyone?). But this stylish and bombastic musical still delivers, sailing over its patchy score thanks to a gravity-defying performance from its current leading lady Rachel Tucker, as the intense green-skinned undergrad who goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the West.
'Wicked' is a spectacle that rises or falls around its central performance. In the midst of a gigantic production full of bangs, bells and whistles Tucker, with her small frame and searing vocal ability, simply flies off with the show.
She's closely followed by Gina Beck, who plays good girl, Glinda. Glinda and Elphaba's relationship forms the heart of this story and, as the Good Witch, Beck is a consummate clown, playing up the silliness of her character at every turn. But she can raise a tear, too, and her final duet with Tucker, 'For Good', is genuinely heart-rending.
The Tim Burton-inspired ensemble oscillate between the hypnotic and grotesque and a sweet but thin voiced Matt Willis charms as the rather superfluous Prince. As in classical ballet, this is all about the women and, even by previous lead Idina Menzel's standards, they are in soaring form here.
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We went to last Saturday night's show. The theatre is directly opposite Victoria tube station so easy to get to and find. We got to the theatre at 7.15pm which allowed plenty of time.
I really enjoyed this fun show - Emma Hatton is a great Elphaba, with an amazing voice! Best moment for me was the 'Defying Gravity' number just before the interval. I did sometimes struggle hearing the words in some songs but the story itself was easy to keep up with and there were many good references to the Wizard of Oz film! The cast was great and the costumes were stunning!
I didn't leave this show feeling speechless as I did when I went to see the Lion King but I did thoroughly enjoy it and would recommend it!.
I love everything about this show- it's just a perfect West End experience- great costumes, songs, script & sets. It's big, brash & totally entertaining. I've now seen it 4 times & it gets better every time!!
Looks great, shame about the story-line. Songs are less than memorable and a fair bit of the dialogue and singing is screechy. The plot lost me in places or maybe I just didn't care. Overall nothing to write home about. Cannot see for the life of me why it won so many awards
I spontaneously bought tickets for it, but I am glad in the end there was no regrets and I absolutely loved the show.
At first I was worried, because I can't recall Wizard Of Oz at all. But not to worry- as it is a back story of a back story I didn't have any problems because of that.
Enjoyed the show 100% and loved the relatable characters and great performances.
Loved this show, the songs were great, all the ain actors have amazing voices!!
Great musical!
Saw the show last night with my 10 year old boy and we both loved it - it was such a treat. All actors were amazing, voices were great and the lighting and stage sets also amazing but the costumes were something else. Great work the Wicked team - excellent execution we loved it.
Slow and meandering first half. Didn't stick around after the interval.
Lacked pizazz or any sort of wickedness! Wasn't what I was expecting.
I have seen this show 4 times and it never gets old. The costumes are amazing, like the set, and the cast + ensemble is phenomenal!
A pretty good production with a very convincing Elphaba, I definitely wouldn't say I had the best seats in the building, but even from my obscure position in the audience, I still could enjoy the stunning voices of most of the cast (particularly Emma Hatton who played Elphaba). I even cried when she sang 'Defying Gravity' - so i think this one is a winner!
I'm not the biggest fan of musicals, but given what I have heard about it, (mostly very positive), I decided to give it a go.
The theatre is small but you do get a good view of the stage. I was up in the gods, and other than the acoustics being a little load at times, I was happy with the seat. The story is a little on the thin side and a tad cliche. But, the actors and staging was decent.
For a non musical fan, there are plenty of laughs to enjoy and it is worth a trip. Plenty of good deals on at the moment too.
Savannah has broken her leg so is out for a bit.
It was a great show and the music was spellbinding. The leading actresses had exceptional voices. A great night out!
Wicked is a fun and enjoyable show and the music is excellent. What we like about the whole experience is that now we understand the back story of the Wizard of Oz! Even though it is fantasy this play is like an "ah ha!" moment. You learn about the relationships of all the characters in Wizard. We went on line and purchased tickets several months before we attended the play, I believe that is the best way to attend. By the way, they have a lot of nice items on sale in the foyer in case your children like souvenirs.
I've seen over 30 musicals and so far this one is the best. Highly recommend it for anyone. Great show, music, actors, story line everything was so wonderful. Also very funny.
I took the entire family (including grandparents) and no one was disappointed! Singing, dancing and performances were on the highest level. It's a must if you haven't seen it yet!!
Exquisite costumes; well staged; sensational settings and lighting; marvellous acting and singing....extremely enjoyable...would recommend to all.
very noisy , great sets , very green , but very enjoyable !! kids loved it .
The performance and the staging war amazing. The music and songs itself didn't give me the creeps as in other musicals I've seen. But still, it was worth seeing!
The staging is good and scenery. However the songs are very bland and forgettable. It's very American and slushy. I've seen better
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