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Harold Varner III of Gastonia was medalist in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur, shooting 69-68 at Oak Valley Golf Club in Advance to earn a spot in the field at Chambers Bay in Washington next month. Also advancing were William Bowman of Greensboro and Matthew Younts of Stokesdale. ...
Robert Karlsson, a longtime star on the European Tour, is moving to Charlotte with his family and will use the city as his base as he plays both the European and PGA Tours next year. He is moving from Monaco.
The native of Sweden is a 10-time winner on the European Tour and is ranked 31st in the latest world golf rankings.
Karlsson said he has bought a house in the Longview neighborhood and his family will be situated by the time school starts in late August.
"I liked the city when I played there for the first time in 2007," Karlsson said. "I thought, 'This is very nice.' It's a bit European with the four different seasons, though the winter is not that long.
"Charlotte works well for the European Tour. I can fly directly into four airports in Europe from there."
Karlsson said he and his wife, Ebba, had considered the move to Charlotte for a while and finalized it this spring. The Karlssons were in Charlotte after he played in the Verizon Heritage at Hilton Head. Because of travel complications caused by the volcanic ash in Iceland, Karlsson and his family couldn't return to Europe.
They decided to go house hunting in Charlotte, found one they liked and the move is underway now. ...
This is a big week for Rick Lewallen, who tees it up in the U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club near Seattle. The 51-year-old Kannapolis resident is a former Champions Tour caddie - he worked for former Charlottean Terry Mauney, Hubert Green and Andy Bean, among others - with a goal of playing the tour full-time next year.
Lewallen ( www.ricklewallen.com) made the tour qualifying finals last year but didn't earn his card. Working with instructor David Ross at River Run Country Club, Lewallen has made some swing changes and believes they can carry him back to the Champions Tour. He was one of 70 players out of approximately 2,400 who played their way into the Senior Open.
"I've worked really hard at this," Lewallen said. "It's been a two-year journey to get to this point. I have a six-year plan to do it so it's time-sensitive."
Lewallen's experience as a tour caddie has convinced him he can succeed as a player.
"After caddying, I knew there was room out there for me," Lewallen said. "(Caddying) was like getting a master's degree in golf. I already had my four-year degree." ...
When Carl Pettersson won the RBC Canadian Open Sunday, it completed a long journey back for the Raleigh resident.
Pettersson had won three times in four years before his game vanished in 2009, a disappearance that coincided with a diet that caused him to lose 30 pounds. Pettersson gradually regained the weight and, eventually, his confidence.
That's why he was emotional Sunday after beating Dean Wilson by a stroke.
"I had a really poor year last year," Pettersson said in his post-victory press conference. "I've been fairly successful out here. I've had it, I wouldn't say easy. I've worked hard for it.
"I got on the European Tour (after playing at N.C. State), I won there. Got on the U.S. Tour, had three wins really early in my career and finished in the top 30 most years on the money list.
"And last year my game left me. You start questioning yourself if you're good enough to play and am I ever going to win again? I was feeling it coming up the last hole... It was a special, most important win for me coming back after playing so poorly."
Expect the Quail Hollow Championship to be renamed the Wells Fargo Championship in the near future. That's an indication that the bank likes what it's getting from the event which could bode well for its long-term future.
Speaking of Quail Hollow, only three courses - Pebble Beach, St. Andrews and Augusta National, sites of the first three majors - have higher scoring averages this year than Quail Hollow (72.918).
Here's a switch: Cell phones will be welcome at the Wyndham Championship next month at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
Tournament officials, working with PGA Tour approval, will experiment with allowing spectators to bring their phones to the tournament during competition. There will be strict limits: Phones must be kept on "Silent" at all times, they can't be used as cameras Thursday through Sunday, and there will be designated areas where phones may be used to take and place calls.
Cell phones have long been a problem at golf tournaments, and fans aren't typically allowed to bring them onto the course. Depending on how the experiment works at Greensboro, this could become more common or reinforce the idea of keeping phones away from golf tournaments.
"It's different, but it's the right move," tournament director Mark Brazil said. "I'm confident we'll be fine with this. I think the fans will appreciate this enough that they'll be respectful."
Defending champion Ryan Moore doesn't have a problem with it.
"People are going to sneak them in anyway," he said. "If you let people bring them out there, they'll probably respect the fact you did and they'll probably use (the designated) areas."
Moore's right. Fans sneak phones in all the time. But people went to golf tournaments for decades without their phones. I'm not sure this is the right call.
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Find out what visual effects schools are available in Florida, and what programs and training they offer to students who are seeking careers as graphic designers for the Web, TV, film or video games.
If you are seeking to further your education at a Florida visual effects school, there are many options. It is important to find a learning environment that provides professional and hands-on experience using still cameras, computers and digital video cameras. Several schools are available in Florida that offer training for students who want a career in the online, film, video games or television industries.
The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School, known as the DAVE School, is found on the backlot of Universal Studios, Florida. This school offers a one-year program that trains students in computer animation for mediums such as film, television and gaming. Teachers provide training on visual effects composting, character animation, hard surface and organic modeling, and more. The school provides assistance on career building and employment skills throughout the program.
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They're Real Mascara from Benefit Cosmetics {REVIEW}
How stoked was I to finally get the They're Real mascara from Benefit Cosmetics? Major.
Ask anyone to list the top five cult classic beauty products of the last five years, They're Real would be right up there.
I posted a review a few months back on sample size products that I would purchase. The They're Real mascara was included in there. However, I was STILL hesitant to spend R295 on a mascara because I tend to get over products very quickly. ESPECIALLY if it was a so called cult classic that ended up not living up to the hype.
Now it's my turn to hang my head in shame and own up to the fact. It most definitely earns its place in the cult classic Hall of Fame.
The packaging is sublime, the mascara tube is sleek, shiny silver and breathtaking. Okay, a tad dramatic, I know, but it really is stunning. And the mascara wand is shaped perfectly. You can pop the mascara wand in and out constantly and the formula does not cake onto the wand like other mascaras do.
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At the moment I am struggling to not use this mascara daily. I would prefer to keep it for special occasions rather than wear it to work every day. It is just so addictive and to have this mascara staring at you. And in the AM when you are reaching for mascara it is heartbreaking…
Thus far, the consistency of the mascara has not changed yet and I have been using it for nearly a month. This tells me that the formula does not drastically change the more you use the mascara which is awesome. I know a few mascaras that change formula consistency after around five uses. That is the second time I have compared it to other mascaras, but if you use it you will understand!
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On my Snapchat (makeitraynex) I did a daily review of They're Real when I applied my makeup. This was at 7AM until when I get home after a really late night. My make-up was removed at 11PM which means the mascara was on for 16 hours total. I was blatantly shocked at how pristine the mascara stayed.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Dorothy Parker Has Her Say
By Dorothy Parker, from MURDER YOUR DARLINGS by J.J. Murphy
I once said, "I don't care what is written about me, so long it isn't true." Well, I'll be darned…Someone finally took me up on it.
Go to your local bookstore (if you still have one that hasn't been overtaken by a coffee shop and a glut of teenage vampire books) and poke your nose into the mystery section. They have a book out now called MURDER YOUR DARLINGS. In this story (a murder mystery, in fact), there's a "character" called Dorothy Parker. (Oh, she's quite a character!)
She lives in the Algonquin Hotel in the 1920s. (True enough.) She works for Vanity Fair magazine, where she penned the line "Brevity is the soul of lingerie". (So far, so good.) She's friends (maybe more?) with the funny and light-hearted Robert Benchley. (No comment.) And she drinks too much for her own good. (OK, they have me dead to rights on that one).
Here comes the fictional part: This Dorothy Parker solves a murder mystery. Now they've gone too far…I've never even solved a crossword puzzle, so I don't know how I can be expected to solve a murder. But there you have it.
It's not as though I haven't been fictionalized before.
In my own day (a cold, wet, rainy day, as I recall it), a character based on yours truly appeared in no less than three plays on Broadway. I suppose that now if I ever wrote a play about myself, I'd be sued for plagiarism. Oh yes, and there was that dreadful film in the 1990s. [Editor's note: "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle."] It made an afternoon at the Algonquin Round Table look like as much fun as a visit to the orthodontist. (A bartender once asked me, "What are you having?" I replied, "Not much fun." That's this movie in a nutshell. And in a nutshell is exactly where it belongs.)
The Roaring Twenties were a hell of a time! As the song went, "Ain't we got fun?" We certainly did, my sweet little peaches! That's the one thing this MURDER YOUR DARLINGS book gets right. It shows the 1920s as an endless parade of fun. Drinking, smoking, carousing, and insults flying across the table like horseshoes… You know—fun!
Oh, other events happen in the book as well. A famous drama critic is found under the Round Table. (Believe me, he wasn't the first person to wind up down there.) But this old boy has been murdered. Then William Faulkner shows up. (Yes, that William Faulkner! And we find out how he learned his trademark style of writing.) I swoon over my beloved Benchley, not that he takes any notice. Some gangsters chase us around, through subways and alleyways and…anyways, you'll have to read it for yourself.
I said I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true. But perhaps I lied, just a little. After all, lying is what writers do, isn't it? Writers and prostitutes—they both lie for money. Read the book. You'll see.
Mrs. Parker appears (with the other members of the Algonquin Round Table) in MURDER YOUR DARLINGS, available now from Obsidian/Penguin. She and her cohorts will return next year in YOU MIGHT AS WELL DIE.
Do you agree (or disagree) about her opinion of the movie version of her life? Which actress would you currently cast to play Dorothy Parker? Vote here, and comment below: Algonquin Round Table Mysteries.
Tomorrow on Killer Characters: a Maggie Sefton character.
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I am going to LOVE this series - if this column is any indication you are a GREAT writer!ReplyDelete
I cannot wait to get my hands on this book. Thanks for stopping by the blog and letting us know about this, Dorothy! Sounds like fun!ReplyDelete
I'm excited about this series, too. I can hardly wait to get to know you better, Dorothy!ReplyDelete
I bought the book last week & it's next to be read. I'm in awe of the witty Dorothy Parker. And it sounds like this will be a series that will do her justice.ReplyDelete
Some friends gave me a book store gift card and I used it to by this book last weekend. I can't wait to read it. I've never seen the movie and I'm not sure I want to - but the series sounds wonderful!ReplyDelete
Dorothy sounds like a hoot! A movie version? Hmmm, how about Meryl Streep. She can play anybody!ReplyDelete
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Unfortunately, Dorothy can't "log on" yet today. As usual on Sundays, she's sleeping off a hangover (or hanging off a sleepover ;-) ). In any case, I'll pass along your enthusiastic comments to her. I hope you enjoy reading MURDER YOUR DARLINGS (at least, I hope you enjoy it more than Dorothy did).ReplyDelete
Dorothy just called. She still refuses to get on the computer. She says she doesn't want to engage in social media for fear of getting a "social disease." She also says she must have had a few when she wrote this yesterday because she realized she worked at Vogue, not Vanity Fair, when she penned that "Brevity..." comment.ReplyDelete
Julie Hyzy, I'm looking forward to reading your Buffalo West Wing, because buffalo wings are one of my favorite food groups. -- J.J.
What a hoot! Can't wait to get to know Dorothy better. I'll wait until she sleeps off the hangover, though.ReplyDelete
~ Krista
I just had to download this onto my Kindle today, and I haven't put it down since. To paraphrase, adapt, and massacre the words of Ms. Parker: "This isn't just fun, it's fancy fun. It's fun with raisins in it."ReplyDelete
Good one, Laineshots! You know your Parker-isms. Yes, "this is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."ReplyDelete
Magnificent job commenting in character. Hilarious. It helps to have such a famously funny "character" to give voice to! I hope you are having as much fun as it sounds. Murder Your Darlings is definitely on my to read list.ReplyDelete


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During this year's annual budget, the Finance minister of India, Arun Jaitley did mention that the growing use of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is indeed a matter of concern. But even so, Bitcoin or trading of other cryptocurrencies was not declared illegal in India.Following this news, Mumbai-based start-up Truebil, which deals with used cars has gone on to announce that they have now started selling used cars for cash as well as bitcoins. The start-up also declared that they see no harm in doing so and find it to be a perfectly legal mode of payment in India.
However, the start-up did say that they would not accept the Bitcoin payment directly rather through a different platform. This other platform mentioned is none other than the start-up's partner Unocoin, a website which allows cryptocurrency trading. Customers wishing to purchase a used car will first have to transfer bitcoins as per the agreed amount on Unocoin, and Unocoin will then transfer the amount into Truebil's bank account.Once this is done the transaction shall be termed complete.
Truebil also revealed that they would not disclose the prices of any used cars in cryptocurrency.The start-up stated that they would be implementing Unocoin's point-of-sale applications in their stores for accepting payments in Bitcoins. This process would be carried out at their dealerships. Further making it quite clear that they would not entertain any customer who wishes to transfer cryptocurrencies directly into Truebil's bank account.
Truebil also went on to explain how this process would work they said, for this transfer to materialize first a customer has to choose their desired vehicle, Unocoin will then provide a barcode to Truebil. The price of the selected car is then displayed on this barcode in bitcoin value. The value remains constant for a period of 30 minutes and if the customer chooses to proceed further and make the payment within in the lock-in period, the price will not change, however, if the payment exceeds the 30 minute lock-in period, the price would be as per the latest bitcoin price.
As per the announcement made on Techcircle, Shubh Bansal, co-founder, Truebil stated
"Once the customer decides to pay using a bitcoin wallet, the UnocoinPoS can be used to deduct the crypto-asset which will be changed into fiat currency and transferred to our account in 24 hours,"
It was also mentioned that Unocoin would not be charging anything to the customers or the start-up for the payment process. Both the customers as well as Truebil would get the transaction and conversion services absolutely free of cost. An unnamed law firm did however say has that the government would be keeping a close watch on these kinds of transactions. Further-more the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also declared a series of regulation faced towards security-related risks related to the dealing of cryptocurrencies.
It is officially a first in India where a car dealership is providing the option of dealing with used cars via Bitcoin. There are quite a few restaurants in India which announced the acceptance of Bitcoins as payments which indicates the increasing acceptance of cryptocurrencies in India. Unocoin were quick to comment on this development and said, this new arrangement would definitely prove to be a stepping stone for further acceptance of crypto-currencies in India. In the future, it would be safe to say that we could see a lot more people doing transactions with cryptocurrencies.…


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1 Cor 12-14: Literary Structure and Theology
Gregorian Biblical BookShop, 2007 - Bibles - 378 pages
The present book establishes the literary structure of 1 Cor 12-14 through the consideration of a multiplicity of literary indications and their convergence. The determination of the structure constitutes an important step in understanding both the logic of Paul's argumentation in general and the function of chap. 13 in particular, moreover, this approach sheds light on questions related to the authenticity of some sections of 1 cor 12-14. After a critical review of how recent scholars have construed the structure of 1 cor 12-14 (chaps. 1-2), the study examines those literary features of 1 Cor 12-14 that suggest a new way of viewing the structural organization of the text (chap. 3). Finally, the theological consequences to be derived from the adoption of the proposed structure are presented (chap. 4). The method employed here for uncovering the literary structure of the text through an objective and rigorous examination of its literary indications is that of Fr. Albert Vanhoye S.J. The present work is therefore offered as a practical and detailed example of the method in question. Jose Enrique Aguilar Chiu born in 1960 in Acapulco, Mexico, obtained his doctorate in sacred scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, Italy. He has taught at the seminary of New York and the Seminary of Philadelphia.
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SharePoint threats come in many forms; however it is most important to remember that SharePoint is merely an ASP.NET application, and thus subject to all if not most of the same core vulnerabilities that affect its baseline components. All of the layers that make SharePoint function as a product such as SQL server and IIS are subject to vulnerabilities. This leads to a fair amount of threats being considered practical against a SharePoint environment because the technology gap is so large. As a result, one of the greatest skills that can be mastered is differentiating between what is a practical threat, what is considered to be a threat, and what should actually be ignored. Before looking at SharePoint through the eyes of someone positioned with an attack in mind, it is helpful to be able to understand that the toolkit being used. While this sounds simple enough, there is thousands of security vulnerabilities released every year, lots are not even used by attackers and fewer are actually used in a matter that can cause harm to an organization. In order to have a relevant security process defined, it is necessary to be able to filter out the information overflow that this leads to. Managing, validating, and acting upon every vulnerability release is simply not practical.
Filtering large queues of threats requires a simple, yet often not implemented method of triaging vulnerabilities as they are made known. Building this process can optionally use measurable units such as the scoring methods such as those that are provided by Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). The end result of this is to adapt the SharePoint security platform and related security policies in a manner with a clear course of action in the least amount of time.
There is generally a reasonable period of time between when a security vulnerability is released and when the exploit becomes available. Furthermore, knowing how to use a prewritten exploit is much different than knowing how to write an exploit. Most Microsoft vulnerabilities that you will encounter can be remedied before an attack can even be presented. This is known as attack latency, the time period between when a security hole is known, and when those that are looking to take advantage of the vulnerability are still looking to take advantage of the exploit. Similarly to how technology is becoming more complex, the attack latency is getting smaller year by year. Those responsible for the security of the collaboration infrastructure at a company are required to mitigate threats with no warning. As new threats are introduced organizations must evolve the SharePoint and security infrastructure in a way that adapts organically with vulnerability creativity. Most importantly, the procedures that are used to both remediate and back out potentially malicious changes must also evolve in kind. When considering all of the effected factors, the reason why it is not practical to address each and every vulnerability becomes clearer. In essence, it controls rapid, uncontrolled changes, preventing possible overreaction. Adapting this will lessen desensitization to actual urgency required for particular vulnerabilities as they arise.
Before understanding how a vulnerability should be triaged, it is helpful to understand how a vulnerability is constructed, and how they are leveraged. Knowing the tools and approaches that possible attacker is going to take will ensure that the proper corrective actions are taken. To demonstrate this I am going to use an old exploit that was present in past versions of SharePoint which has since been resolved. This exploit will allow an attacker to dup arbitrary files directly on the file system under the system account privileges.
There are several means that developers used in order to take advantage of exploits, but most commonly exploits are written against the Metasploit framework.
To implement proper triage of vulnerabilities, there are a few simple steps that should be used. Firstly, the vulnerability will have to fall into a category of urgency, and this must be applied to all member servers in the SharePoint environment. Meaning, this must happen at the web front ends, all related application servers, as well as the database layer. If there are other Microsoft platforms that use SharePoint services, it is wise to include them in the same process. Determine the level of urgency by asking yourself a simple question, does the vulnerability pose a potential security risk, a likely risk, or an imminent risk to the organization?
If you find that the vulnerability poses either a likely or imminent risk, before taking action ensure several parameters. Firstly, are you running the afflicted version of SharePoint and associated components? If the answer is yes, then it means then an attack has potential to get legs. Therefore, it is necessary to see firstly if there is already a workaround implemented that tackles this issue, the attack likelihood, and potential remediation plan.
At this point, there should be an appropriate predefined response process that is already defined at the organization. This may include many actions, however most commonly involves contacting a representative at the vendor for further information about the threat, whether a workaround is available, and whether an automated patch is being built that will otherwise perform the workaround.


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Problems with the posing of the drawing hand usually arise when the draughtsman is sitting.
When writing normally the lower arm is put on the table and the pin is moved with the fingers. That means, that predominantly the fingers are moving and doing the main work, the hand is only moving little and mainly in the wrist. The same pose is often taken, when drawing at a table. That is usefull for small details and for small section lining, but it is nearly impossible to draw a straight line in this way.
Please try to draw a 20 cm long, straight line with your lower arm resting on the table – it's impossible. If you make nevertheless a long line, it will appear as a bending. This bending is a segment of a circle with the centre in the wrist.
To draw successfully a straight line you have to draw it "from the shoulder". That means, you fix the wrist, you are not moving hand or fingers relative towards the lower arm and then you move the whole arm (incl. the elbow-joint) to draw the line. But also other longer lines are drawn with this method. The reason is, that drawing in this way will give you most control over the pen.
Of course, you have to respect §1. There are a lot of experienced draughtsmen who are dashing and dotting lines or who "writes" them.
For exercise simply imagine that you could not move wrist and fingers any longer. You could e.g. fix a stick with adhesive tape at the outside of your lower arm and wrist and then try to move the fingers any longer. If you try to draw now, you will automatically move your whole arm.
Particularly when using a brush a constant pressure is important in order to get a evenly strong line. Therefore some draughtsmen are using their small finger to support the floating hand and to control the distance between hand and paper. In this way it is easier to draw with smooth and continuous pressure.
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Ground Zero imam gives Scotland his recipe for successful multiculturalismSource: The Herald
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: multiculturalism is key
28 Aug 2011
AMERICA'S most controversial imam – the man at the centre of the storm over plans for the "Ground Zero Mosque" in New York last year – flew into Edinburgh yesterday to tell the Festival of Spirituality and Peace that greater integration between Islam and the West depends on the incorporation of Sharia law into the legal systems of the UK and the United States as well as Muslims adopting the culture of their host countries.
Many see Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as an Islamic moderate even though he has been vilified in the US press as an apologist for radical Muslims. In an interview with the Sunday Herald, Rauf said he believes the world is in the grip of a "dangerous myth" and "self-fulfilling prophecy" that "Islam and the West are at war. But the real battleground is not between Islam and the West, but between the wise, fair-minded people of all faith traditions and the extremists."
Although he is a pro-US imam who has argued that America is the embodiment of Islam's ideal society, Rauf became a hate figure in the US over the so-called Ground Zero Mosque. The plan offended relatives of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and led to a US pastor proposing a "Burn a Koran day".
Rauf says that when the project – a community centre containing a mosque – was announced on the front page of the New York Times [in December 2009] there was no reaction. But six months later, it was picked up by conservatives like Sarah Palin and became one of the most divisive subjects in US society. Rauf later said: "If I had known this would happen, cause this kind of pain, I wouldn't have done it."
Was he naïve? "What surprised me is that I've been in the United States for 46 years and I think of it as having a very strong concept of separation of church and society, and yet a house of worship was used in a political campaign," Rauf said.
But most of his work is about dousing fires rather than fanning them. He often talks about the interweaving of Muslim and Western culture. Multi-culturalism, he believes, is the way forward, and the state we are globally shifting towards. America, he points out, has been more successful at this than Europe.
It is, he says, a paradigm because it is "structurally multi-cultural". As he puts it: "Americans are predominantly hyphenated. They are Irish-Americans, Italian-Americans and so on. So there is a recognition and celebration of variety. That's a very important factor in creating a space for Muslims to be integrated." He notes that a greater percentage of Muslims in America are wealthy and highly educated and "those who are better off and educated have an easier time integrating".
An essential element of this interweaving of cultures, he says, will have to be the incorporation of Sharia law into the legal systems of Europe and the US. In this, he is in agreement with the Archbishop of Canterbury who said that the adoption of some aspects of Sharia law "seems to be unavoidable".
Rauf points out that "the only truly clashing area is the penal code, and no Muslim has the intention of introducing that to America. The penal code is the area that people in the Western world are worried about – but these are things that aren't even observed today in most of the Muslim world. Apart from the Taliban and a few places like that, where do you see this happening?".
In the UK, he says, we need to recognise that the radicalisation of Muslim youth is not a problem of religion. "You have to consider how we would approach it if these people were not Muslims, but were Christian, for instance. The source of the problem is not religion, but an economic one."
Another myth which Rauf tries to counter is the idea that Islam is at odds with Western concepts of gender equality. "Look around the world, and you see six or seven predominantly Muslim countries that have had heads of governments and heads of state who were women. Glass ceilings have already been broken for many countries in the Muslim world."
The rise of the extreme right in Europe is something he perceives as a "reaction of fear to a threat of the loss of identity". He says: "What it means to be Dutch, or what it meant to be British, in terms of ethnicity or language, is undergoing a shift." The tensions this provokes have to be "addressed by both the host community and the immigrant community ... We need to develop a local Muslim culture. Dutch Muslims have to become increasingly Dutch. The same for British Muslims. We should dress like the people of our country."
His emphasis is always on what binds, not divides. "I've been around and seen a lot," says the Kuwait-born Imam, who grew up in England. "The fact is that the Western world and Muslim world are very enmeshed ... To me those mutual interests are very bonding."
Rauf supported the decision by Edinburgh City Council to ban the far-right Scottish Defence League from marching on the eve of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 amid safety fears.
He also supported the Scottish Government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.
Imam Feisal is to meet Glasgow MSP Humza Yousaf, who has been vocal on Muslim issues. He will hold a second talk in Glasgow on Wednesday, and will receive a peace award from the Festival, the city of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Interfaith Association and the Conference of Edinburgh's Religious Leaders.
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Ground Zero Mosque Imam Calls for Sharia to be Incorporated into UK and US Law
It will all be fine, just as long as we accept multiculturalism and submit to sharia.
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Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank told Ma'an that Israeli settlers bulldozed lands just a few kilometers south of the illegal Elon Moreh settlement
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Meanwhile, in response to a request for comment on the incident, a spokesperson for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which is responsible for implementing the Israeli government's policies in the occupied West Bank, told Ma'an that Israeli authorities were responsible for dismantling Palestinian structures in Deir al-Hatab on Saturday, but did not directly confirm the settler activity in the same village on the same day.
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According to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ), Deir al-Hatab was divided into Area B and Area C after the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel signed the Oslo II Interim Agreement in 1995.
Approximately 4,783 dunams -- 42 percent of the village's total area -- were classified as Area B, where the Palestinian Authority (PA) controls civil matters and Israel retains control over "security."
The rest of the 58 percent of the village's area -- approximately 6,681 dunams -- was classified as Area C, where Israel retains full control over security and civil administration, making Palestinian building and land management "illegal" unless approved by the Israeli Civil Administration.
The majority of Deir al-Hatab's population resides in Area B, while most of the land lying within Area C is agricultural land or has been confiscated for Israeli settlements.
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What To Do With That Fresh Caught Fish
Fresh Caught Fish Cooking Preparation
To maintain the delicate flavor of a newly caught fish it must be handled with care to preserve its flavor and to keep it as fresh as possible. Below are tips on how to be sure that your fish stays fresh so that it will be delicious when you cook it.
As soon as your fish is successfully landed be sure that your fish doesn't get banged around. You want to avoid any bruising. Your fish should be washed as soon as possible with cold running water to remove any slime or bacteria. And make sure that the water you are using to wash your fish with is really fresh water especially if you are on a pier or at a marina.
Unless your boat has a live well your fish should be iced as soon as possible to be sure that your fish stays as fresh as possible. Your fish in a cooler should be covered with at least four inches of ice. This will insure that your fish stays chilled. You should take large zip lock plastic bags to store your catch in. This will prevent melting water from getting on your fish. When you get home after you have taken care of your fish be sure to wash any cooler well with plenty of hot soapy water.
You will want to clean your fish as soon as possible. When your cleaning your fish be careful with the knife and if you don't know you can remove the fishes scales quite easily with a large tablespoon. Be sure that you get all the scales by checking your fish carefully after you remove the scales. When you remove the insides be sure to do it along the belly and be sure to wash out your fishes body cavity carefully and completely.
Always think about keeping everything to do with cleaning your fish as clean as possible. Be sure you wash your hands all the way to the elbows before you start cleaning your fish. If your going to be going fishing often and cleaning a lot of fish purchase a good set of knives for cleaning your fish and a large hard plastic cutting board. Avoid wooden cutting boards because cracks can and do contain bacteria.
The Best Way To Cook Your Freshly Caught Fish
Do you know that they say there are a thousand and one ways to cook a fresh caught fish but you will always come out with a great tasting fish if you will stick to the basics. While most people who fish claim they have the perfect way to cook a fish here I am going to give you some great ways to cook fresh caught fish that will produce delicious cooked fish that will have you wanting more.
Breading and frying your fresh caught fish is as good as it gets especially if you add homemade hush puppies , slaw , and crunchy homemade french fries. While I like to add seasoning salt and ground cayenne pepper to my fish batter you can really come up with your own basic seasonings for your fried fish. As I said I add seasoning salt and a bit of ground cayenne pepper to my breading for fried catfish nuggets and almost all the time people beg me to cook it again.
Cajun Catfish Nuggets Recipe
1. 2 Cups All Purpose Plain Flour.
2. 1 Cup Self Rising Cornmeal.
3. 1 Tablespoon Seasoning Salt.
4. 1 Teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper.
Mix all your ingredients above and then in another large bowl add 2 cups of buttermilk and two large eggs. Mix your milk and eggs together with a wire whisk very well. Put your catfish nuggets into the milk/egg mixture and then into the dry mixture.
Now your catfish nuggets go back into the milk/egg mixture and then back into the dry seasonings. You want to be sure to double bread each piece of fish. And now you want to fry your catfish nuggets until golden brown in 350 degree oil. Serve with hush puppies , slaw , and french fries for a delicious meal.
Trout or Fish Cooked In Tin Foil Recipe
Mountain trout are delicious when cooked in a tin foil pouch. Slice lemons very thin and place several sliced lemon slices in to the trouts body cavity. Put a tablespoon of white wine inside the trout and pour a tablespoon over your trout. Add salt and pepper to taste and some fresh sprigs of parsley. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 45 minutes or until your fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve at once. With delicate flavored fish like trout keep it simple to preserve the wonderful flavor of your fish.
Grilled Tuna or Shark Steaks Recipe
You have not lived until you have tasted delicious grilled tuna or shark steaks. Again we want to keep it simple. Here we are going to brush real butter on the tuna or shark steaks and then sprinkle on both sides with fresh lemon pepper.
You will want to cook your tuna or shark steaks over medium heat until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Turn your tuna or shark steaks over only as often as necessary. And be sure to use a real good brand of ground fresh powdered lemon pepper.
Serve your tuna or shark steaks as soon as they are done.
I hope I've given you some ideals of what to do with your fresh caught fish. If you have comments or questions I hope you will post them now. And thanks for reading my Hub Page.


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I seriously considered the Jantzen Superiors as an alternative to the Clarity CSAs. They were rated very well, but I had to go with what was within a $350 budget. I'm well pleased with what I'm hearing right now, so I'm happy with my choices. I just wish there weren't so many damn caps in my crossovers.Larry D.
I wouldn't give up just yet! Perhaps you should try the Audyn CF caps in a small value and use them as a bypass cap. I realize they are not a Jupiter, but may be worth the money to try! I may still get some to see how they mate up with a higher value cap. Maybe try using a .01uF CDE along with a .1 Audyn CF paralleled on your Mundorf EVO oils?
I think I might have caused some confusion? My Mundorf recap isn't at issue; my ClarityCap recap is.I recently recapped 2 different sets of speakers, both Acoustic Research. My purchased new AR90's, and my CL find, AR58S speakers. Both sets of speakers are from the same time period, and use the same tweeters and dome midrange drivers.I've owned my AR90's for years. Purchased new, directly from the AR factory. They were recapped last year, with Mundorf EVO Oil and Supreme capacitors. I'm still working on refinishing the cabinets, so they only have a few minutes of playing time. Just a QC check of my work.My AR58S speakers were a CL find, and were recapped a few weeks back. These used ClarityCaps; CSA's on the tweeters, and ESA's on the mids. They're still burning in, but so far, the Clarity's haven't impressed me. At least, the ESA's. The upper mids are slightly muted, veiled, and rolled off. It kind'a makes voices sound like people have colds. Vocals are harder to understand too. All pretty much how Tony Gee described them in his review. That's why I'm considering mods, including bypass caps. Just for the Clarity's, not the Mundorf's.
Ah, OK, now I see! So with a few minutes of play time, how did the AR90's sound with the Mundorfs?
I'm curious to know the voltage rating on your ESA's? I have the 630V ESA's bypassed with the .1uF MR's/.01uF Russian Teflon's, and they sound really nice to me. Just my 2 cents!
I actually have a spare set of AR90 crossovers. So, I recapped the spares, so I could still play the speakers, as long as possible, before their tear down. After the first spare was completed, I tested it with a crap test 6.5" woofer. All seemed OK, and sounded correct. Next up, I hooked up a spare AR90 1.5" dome to the new crossover, and played that single driver, and compared it to one of my stock 90's. Well, that single midrange dome put out more mid and high range output, than the combined mids and tweeters in the stock speaker! Clean, clear, and much more present. Not forward, just natural. There was also quite a bit of static distortion through the stock speaker, where the new crossover was again, very clean. To me, open and neutral.Both my CSA's and ESA's were the 250V version. They were big enough. I'm not sure if I'd want to see the even bigger 630V caps.I have some Auricaps, Dayton Film and Foils, and Russian Military surplus oil caps. I guess I could throw some of those on the ESA, to see if it would help? Couldn't hurt at this point.
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ZipperNew is another potentially unwanted application that masquerades as a useful tool. This program should act like a file compressor that allows you to decompress files on more than 16 formats at a 40% faster speed than regular tools. However, the possible negative effects you may encounter while using this application surely outweigh the positive, even if the program is capable of acting according to its promises. First of all, this application shows annoying ads, thus requiring system resources and irritating you. Besides, it can disturb your online browsing by opening new tabs and may change your homepage and search provider. ZipperNew can also bring along other unwanted programs, so protect your system by deleting this program.
If you keep ZipperNew on your system, you will find it hard not to be distracted by the commercial ads this application displays. According to the program's creators, by downloading and installing this application, you grant them permission to "display promotional information, advertisements, and offers for third party products or services." Moreover, you grant them permission to "collect and use certain aggregate information." It could mean that ZipperNew will gather information on your Internet browsing habits and then use it to display various personally customized ads, including third-party advertisements. Please note that those third parties may fill the ads with offensive or even malevolent content, so you need to just ignore every single advertisement that ZipperNew generates.
This potentially unwanted program will probably also try to take control of your browser. Even its End User Licence Agreement makes no secret that the application may ask to change your default homepage and search engine. You should not accept those changes by any means. If you use unknown and unreliable search engines, you may encounter fake results to your search queries. By following the links that the search engine provides, you can find yourself on a corrupted website that was created with illicit purposes in mind. Moreover, from time to time, ZipperNew will open new tabs in your Internet browser. This will inevitably disturb you, so you should not tolerate the application and its activities.
If you found yourself on the official website of this file compressor and decided to download and install the program from there, then you should be cautious. The official installer of this program will try to install additional software on your computer. For example, it will offer you such unreliable applications as Incredibar Toolbar and SweetIM Toolbar. ZipperNew may also offer you some other applications, add-ons, and toolbars, and you should decline all of them. According to our online security researchers, it is more likely that they will cause you trouble instead of bringing any useful features.
You should not wait one second longer to remove ZipperNew from your system. Luckily, the elimination process will require only a couple of clicks if you attentively follow the guide you will find below. After getting rid of this bad file compressor, consider conducting a full system scan of your PC. It is almost impossible to do it yourself, so you will surely need a trustworthy antispyware scanner. Give SpyHunter or another reliable protective program a try. Do not hesitate to ask us if you have any questions about ZipperNew, its removal, or the security tool that we recommend. We will respond to all of your queries shortly.
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Bad credit can affect your financial and personal life to a surprising extent. The majority of lenders out there are very wary of loan applicants with bad credit. Read below to learn more about how bad credit can affect your life, and how you can get the used car loan you need while improving your credit score at the same time.
Difficulty Getting Loan Approval
Having bad credit can affect the amount of effort required to obtain a car loan. Many car dealerships, banks, credit unions, and other lenders will look at a low credit score and reject the loan application without further consideration.
Higher Insurance Premiums
Insurance companies monitor their customers' credit scores as well. Car insurance companies claim there is a connection between lower credit scores and a higher likelihood of filing an insurance claim. So, even if you have never filed an auto insurance claim previously, your insurance company will still check your credit score periodically (during times that you're ready to renew your auto insurance plan). And, if your credit score is lower than it was when they last ran your credit, they will often raise your premiums.
Trouble Getting Approved for House or Apartment
Before approving you for a house or an apartment, many landlords will run a credit check before asking you to sign a lease. If you have bad credit, it may be difficult to find a landlord who is willing to give you a chance on a house or an apartment.
If you've been trying to find a car loan for a quality used vehicle, but you're having trouble because you either have bad credit or you need to establish credit, come to Oak Motors. We have five locations throughout Central Indiana for your convenience. And, you'll be glad to know that we've been helping individuals with bad credit for more than 25 years.
We report your payment history to the credit bureaus, and will even help you pay for your vehicle with our family and friends referral program. Call us at 877-OAK-MOTORS or contact us online to learn more about our used car inventory, and in-house financing services.Categories: Credit Repair


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A Word From Our Pastor
Life happens fast. Seasons change and repeat. Perhaps that's why the author of Ecclesiastes reminded us that there is a season for everything under heaven. Whether this is a season of loss or gain, of stress or peace, hardship or joy, this is a church that will welcome you wherever you find yourself.
There's a car commercial that says, "On the road of life, there are passengers and there are drivers. Drivers wanted."
I like to think that we are all on the road of life and in this place all are wanted and welcomed. We hope that you would want to be here, with us in ministry. It is my prayer that if you expereince God with us in worship, study, prayer, or service to others, this will be a place where you deepen your relationship with God and others.
If I can be of help to you or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. May God's blessings be with you.
Dr. Thomas Martin, Senior Pastor


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There were three people who made me fall in love with Palm Springs before I'd ever laid a foot in the mid-century modern oasis…
Kelly Wearstler, Trina Turk, and Jonathan Adler. Kelly for The Viceroy, Trina for embodying the groovy essence of Palm Springs, and Jonathan for The Parker Palm Springs. So I'm excited to share more pictures from the wonderland that is The Parker today before I dash off to a preview with Trina of her new handbag line! Are there certain people who make you fall in love with a place?
Funnily enough I came across this post yesterday. Little did I know that one night at The Viceroy would lead to this. Amazing what seemingly insignificant decisions can lead to, isn't it? Here's to following your heart…and your heroes.
Top: Trina Turk | Shorts: Trina Turk | Shoes: Via Spiga (similar & in black) | Sunglasses: ASOS | Bag: JustFab
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Building a strong brand is an essential component of every B2B strategy. Branding must be built and then consistently maintained through monitoring and nurturing to send out the right message. When a brand becomes stale, then it isn't because there isn't any more value left to it. Sometimes a message must be updated so that it can stay relevant. Knowing what a B2B segment needs from a value standpoint can help to create a message that resonates.
Your brand drives goodwill. Goodwill drives profits. Just look at Proctor and Gamble – 40% of their value comes from what their customers think about them. That's why having a B2B branding strategy is so important.
1. You Need a Solid Product To Provide
If someone purchases a bottle of shampoo and doesn't like it, then they can just go purchase another bottle for less than $1 in some instances. The same isn't necessarily true if you're purchasing a 2 ton copper drum. Your earnings are going to be based on the quality of the product that you provide. If your branding doesn't speak of quality, then you're not going to be receiving B2B prospects on a regular basis.
It really is that simple. Strong brands regularly outperform mid-level brands by about 20%. People see an established brand as a problem-solver. If your B2B presence has this reputation to it because of the quality of your product or service, then that value is enhanced and it reaches out to more people. You'll still get business with a weaker brand presence, but it won't be as much as your competition gets.
2. It's Not Just About the Price
In the B2C world, price is a driving factor for many purchasing decisions. In the B2B world, however, it's about the reputation of the vendor more than anything else. Businesses want to do business with others who can make their lives easier and their budgets better. The reputation of the brand is what will drive that sale home.
To build up a brand means to build up the value of that brand in every area. Customer service is as important as the quality of the product or service being provided. Your B2B leads don't care as much about how socially responsible you are compared to how honest you are. Being sustainable is good, but having transparent access across the supply chain is better. Global reach is nice to have, but being a local expert in your industry will always bring a brand value premium with it.
3. Consistency Is the #1 Priority
Building a B2B brand strategy means taking an individualized approach, but one that is consistent with the brand's message every single time. Telling leads what they want to hear might lead to some short-term sales increases, but it is naïve to think that your leads aren't speaking with each other. Eventually the conflicting messages will come out. When that happens, your B2B leads aren't going to confront you.
They're going to speak with their money. Namely you won't have any more of it.
Consistency throughout the entire brand means that every team, from customer service to sales, is speaking the same message. Without consistency, nothing gets built. Your branding becomes a building with a foundation that has sand underneath it.
4. Improving a Brand Is Simple
Consistent messaging helps to create interest. Consistent value in a brand's products or services provides ongoing interest. The ability to communicate the ability of a brand to solve specific problems is worth more than any other cost a business might have. B2B branding means saving money, saving time, and then making money.
Unfortunately this one point gets missed a lot. Prospects engage and the brand misses this, creating a negative feeling. The identity of the brand becomes complicated so that people don't feel like they can relate to it. Without this, there is no inspiration to be found and therefore no value associated with the brand. It becomes dead without consistency.
Once consistency is established, the modern B2B lead expects innovation. New ideas always promote curiosity, but sometimes the best brand strategy is to invest into the innovation that others are experiencing. Serving others through a brand in some way leaves a legacy that will always be noticed. Your brand doesn't have to drill wells in Africa or cure ebola to get noticed. Something as simple as helping a local family in need have the groceries they need to get through a week creates a brand legacy.
B2B branding strategies aren't complicated. Create something that is valuable. Consistently talk about it. Serve others when you can. Be honest about what you can do. That's how your brand can create more value for your business over time.
Last month, more than 2 million people visited Brandon's blog. He shares exactly how he took his blog from zero to 1 million monthly visitors here. His path to success was not easy. Brandon had to comeback from being disabled, by a rare health disorder, for most of his thirties. God delivered him from hardship and has blessed his family in so many wonderful ways. You can send Brandon a message here.


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Polls are a great way to find out what people think collectively. If you follow me on twitter, you'd know it's a little something I started on a whim.
For this poll, I want to determine how many of you are headstrong in being the yes mam, take control of my life type of submissive vs. the one who seeks it as a way to get off! There is no right or wrong answer. It does however help you decide what kind of mistress you would like to call. Personally, I am laid back, playful, and VERY stern when necessary. If we have spent time together, you'd know that. 🙂
I will post the results Saturday January 14th once the poll ends the day prior.
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|Clone Names
|Purified IgG prepared by affinity chromatography on Protein A from tissue culture supernatant
|Porcine alveolar macrophages.
|Shelf Life
|18 months from date of despatch.
|Mouse anti-Pig CD172a, clone BL1H7 is specific for porcine CD172a, a member of the signal regulatory protein (SIRP) family (Alvarezet al.2000). Clone BL1H7 was originally clustered as SWC3 at the Third International Swine Cluster of Differentiation Workshop (Haversonet al.2001;Thackeret al.2001).CD172a is expressed on monocyte derived dendritic cells (MoDCs) (Facciet al.2010) also conventional (cDCs), plasmacytoid (pDCs) DCs and blood DCs.(Facci;Jeonget al.2010). Clone BL1H7 immunoprecipitated a single band of ~90-110 kDa from preparations of biotinylated alveolar macrophages, a result confirmed by Western blotting analysis of alveolar macrophage lysates under non reducing conditions (Alvarezet al.2000).Mouse anti-Pig CD172a, clone BL1H7 has proved a useful and reliable tool for immunohistochemical analysis of routinely processed, formalin fixed, paraffin embedded porcine tissues (Domenechet al.2003).Aberrant expression of CD172a has been noted on porcine leukemias (Siposet al.2006) with blast cells co-expressing lymphocytic markers CD5 and CD25 whilst expressing the Myeloid marker CD172a in a bi-phenotypic pattern as opposed to the more characteristic single population of CD172+ cells seen in normal blood PBMC (Chamorroet al.2005).
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|0.09% Sodium Azide (NaN3); 1% Bovine Serum Albumin
|Store at +4℃ or -20℃.
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Who is eligible to receive a wish from Granted?
Children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have been diagnosed with a terminal or life-threatening illness are eligible.
Who can apply to receive a wish through your organization?
The child is referred by his or her medical team, a parent or legal guardian, a close family member, or the child themselves.
How do I apply for a wish?
Making an application for a child to receive a wish is a very easy process. Simply complete the form below, or contact the Granted office at (812) 425-9474 and we will set up a time to meet with your family and complete our short application form.
After the application is completed, Granted will obtain verification of medical treatments from your child's physician. These forms are then submitted to our volunteer physician who will confirm the diagnosis and give medical approval to the application.
Once approved, the application and wish request are presented to our Board of directors for final approval. Once a decision is made, Granted will notify your family.
How long does the approval process take?
Each application varies based on the time it takes to receive all necessary paperwork from various physicians. On average, the application process will take from two to four weeks to complete. Our Board meets on a monthly basis and your application will be presented at the first available meeting following the medical approval process.
How many wishes can my family receive?
Each child is limited to ONE wish, which includes not only our organization but any other wish granting association as well. However, should you have more than one child facing life threatening condition, each child who qualifies can have a wish.
Are there other wishes available other than trips?
Yes. Granted will be happy to work with you and your child to find a wish that is just right for them.
What other types of wishes have you done?
We have granted wishes for new bedroom furniture, meeting famous people, golf carts, new computers, TVs, shopping sprees, and more!
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Issue: Disposition of the Virginia Range Horses removed from Mound House, NV
Priority: Informational
Situation Report Summary
Background: The Virginia Range herd ranges all across Storey County, NV, and extends into the adjacent portions of Lyon County, Washoe County and the state capitol of Carson City.
This herd does not fall under Federal jurisdiction but by law is managed by the Nevada Department of Agriculture. Historically the herd was managed through the cooperation of the Department, other agencies and non-profit groups. However in recent years budget constraints and changes in department leadership have adversely impacted the herd's management.
The horses have integrated into a number of communities including Lockwood, Fernley, Silver Springs, Stagecoach, Dayton, Silver City, Mound House and even the outskirts of Carson City and Reno.
While most residents enjoy the occasional visits of equine visitors, many bands have settled into residential and commercial areas within these communities, in some instances venturing near to and onto busy highways.
One reason for the recent encroachment of such numbers of horses into these areas involves feeding and watering by local residents and businesses. Feeding Virginia Range horses is illegal except where specifically authorized by the Department of Agriculture. Watering, while not illegal, is discouraged by horse advocates and the Department, except in locations that serve to discourage horses from entering urban areas and from crossing busy streets and highways.
The other factor that has contributed to this problem was former Director of Agriculture Tony Lesperance's summary cancellation of all the agreements between the Department and the non-profit horse groups. Those agreements included "diversion programs," authorized locations for temporary feeding designed to help control the movements of the horses and discourage incursions into neighborhoods for hand-outs until the winter grasses became more attractive than human provided goodies.
Current Issues: Horses were getting onto highways and on a number of occasions were involved in vehicle accidents. The Department put out a few traps and removed some of the horses. The first eight horses removed came from the community of Mound House.
Several of the communities were upset by the trapping, primarily due to the previous Director of Agriculture's propensity to slip horses off to the kill buyers. While current practices were far less egregious than during the Lesperance years, citizens and advocates were on point and were demanding that the Department follow state law to the letter. Naturally a somewhat acrimonious climate prevailed.
The current Director, Jim Barbee, offered a somewhat unorthodox but workable compromise. The horse groups would have access to the horses on the morning before the horses were slated to go to the livestock sale. While this arrangement was questionable due to notice and procedural requirements for disposing of state owned horses, the allied advocates agreed that the humane disposition of the horses was the primary objective in this instance and they participated. The groups would cover the Department's expenses for advertising the horses when they were taken up and for the board charged by Silver State Industries. That amount was calculated to be $90.00 per horse.
The horse offering: Ed Foster represented the department at the "sale." As the public affairs officer for the department, Foster was often the target of very bitter exchanges during the Lesperance administration. In this instance Foster and the advocates were all cordial and contributed to a relatively stress free transaction.
Advocate Mikel Hettrick had arranged permission for the horses to be turned out onto several thousand acres of private range where other free-roaming horses inhabited the area. Lacy J. Dalton's Let 'Em Run Foundation agreed to be the buyer of record for the entire group of horses. Least Resistance Training Concepts handled the logistics, including transportation. Other allied groups including Nevada B Mustang Sanctuary and Santa Barbara based Wild Horses in Need also participated behind the scenes. Director Barbee was notified of the plan the week before the "sale" in hopes that the transaction would run seamlessly.
When the allies arrived at the sale they were in for a shock. On the very day before the sale, the group, Horse Power, sent a veterinarian to the facility and had the band's stallion, a magnificent pinto, gelded.
Everyone was stunned. Given this horse's color, conformation and size, everyone had hoped that he would provide some positive genetic influence on the greater population of horses in the area. There was no sensible rationale for gelding this horse given that it would have no impact whatsoever on the birth rate on this private range. Now that he has been gelded, he will likely lose his mares to the intact stallions in the area who will then breed the mares.
That travesty aside, and being the only party who came to purchase the horses, the allied advocates acquired the horses and released them where they were authorized by the landowner.
HORSE POWER offered to Humanely Geld the Stallion in order to place him
in a good home.Most facilities have no set up for stallions. It Is the
choice of the new owner to protect the horses.If you contributed to the
Fund Raiser for theses horses , you should be informed of their location &
health on a regular basis(PICTURES)- Contact Let EM RUN Foundation
or the other entity listed in the fund raising
This "explanation" doesn't wash given that a formal commitment to take this entire group of horses and protect them from going to the livestock sale was tendered back on December 1st. How would gelding this horse in order to "place" him in a good home be relevant unless Horse Power doesn't believe that free-roaming horses that were removed from the range should be kept in their family units and allowed to live on privately managed rangelands and sanctuaries.
Furthermore the allied horse groups, including Livesavers, Least Resistance Training Concepts, Wild Horses in Need, Let 'Em Run, Madeleine Pickens Wild Horse Sanctuary, Return to Freedom, Nevada B Ranch and others have taken in over 1,000 Nevada mustangs including BLM horses, Indian Nation horses, range estrays, Virginia Range horses and horses from local animal services agencies in the past year alone. Many have been placed on sanctuaries or in private care. Although frequent targets by individuals associated with Horsepower, the Allies do know what they are doing and have produced exceptional results.
Questions have been raised as to who gave Horse Power authority to geld a horse that was legally advertised as a stallion, and that was going to be purchased as a stallion. Horse Power's propensity to attack other groups has led others to speculate that this gelding was in reality a vindictive act, to the tragic detriment of this particular horse. If he doesn't succeed as a gelding, Horse Power's actions will result in his having to be permanently removed from the range.
The allied horse groups were glad to have helped achieve this positive resolution for the Mound House horses, however the groups still would like to return to a more sensible and orderly process provided through the cooperative agreement system.