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Distortion Of The Cell: [Thy-013].
August 5, 2017
'But now you're just a shadow, and all you do is fall, fall, fall…'
Kill-Sweep – [Thy-014]
February 25, 2017
'There will be violence yet…'
Foxy Digitalis: [Thy-012].
January 6, 2012
Steve Dewhurst's Best Cdr of 2011.
Seasons (Pre-Din) provided me with my first review and interview for Foxy Digitalis, all the way back in March. It's true I have a soft spot for the mysterious artist's work and I do find it incredibly sad that he chose to stop making music after this, one of his most powerful releases. The impression I got from him during the interview (which was done via email – I never found out his real name or saw a picture of his entire face) was that he'd completely exhausted himself through music and had reached a point from which he found it impossible to continue. Lesser and Still, full of hidden anger and frustration, was a suitably epic way to end a project that developed out of piano miniatures into radio static and through to flat-out noise terror.
Epitonic: [Thy-012].
December 17, 2011
Steve Dewhurst's Subversive Top 10
2011 has been something of an annus mirabilis for drone and ambient music, so it's sad that Seasons (Pre-Din) decided to call it a day with Lesser and Still. For my money, the mysterious Mr. (Pre-Din) has released some of the most engaging drone music in recent years, and he left us with one of his best. Consisting of five connected tracks that get heavier as they progress, the music on Lesser and Still is a far cry from the quaint piano tinkles he started out with in 2007, yet still provides a fascinating (if slightly unsettling) insight into a creative mind that reached an exhausted end.
Foxy Digitalis: Interview.
April 21, 2011
As i asked for it to be published.
It's in danger of becoming some sort of weird Seasons (pre-din) love-in, my article history, but if truth be told there are few other artists in recent memory who've captured my imagination quite like he has. It all started maybe 12 months ago when I ordered his Stars and Lights: Together We Fall CD from Boomkat. As soon as it arrived I knew I was going to love it. The home-made packaging with its stark design, lines of poetry and complete lack of any artist information whatsoever appealed completely to my sense of wonder and the music contained within was majestic. There and then I decided to try and get hold of everything he'd ever released. The discovery of free downloads on his blog piqued my interest further and my first email enquiry as to the availability of CDs resulted in a package of five albums arriving on my doorstep just days later. Each and every one of them was hand-made and dedicated: "For Steve." Touched by his generosity and intrigued by his music, I decided it was time to dive in and ask for an interview. Over the course of a few weeks I spoke to him via email about the importance of anonymity, the creative process and what the future holds for Seasons (pre-din). What you are about to read will be the one and only interview Seasons (pre-din) will ever give.
The first thing I'm interested in is the importance of anonymity to you. You've released quite a lot of music now and still no one really knows who you are. What role does anonymity play in your work?
I guess it depends how you define anonymity. I don't think people need to know anything about me; the more people know about me the more chance there is that they'll judge my music in respect to how they perceive me. They'll approach it in a different way. I don't want that; I really don't matter. Some people may wonder who the person behind my albums is and, more often than not, I think the same thing. It isn't a conscious decision to make the kind of music I do, it comes out that way and I'm quite shocked by the results at times. I guess it's a way of expressing a side of my personality I repress – it's a much healthier form of expression than others but I find the process of making music self-destructive anyway. Some people seem to place too much emphasis on things that distract from what I do. I consider my presence as nothing more than a distraction – I'd rather they removed me from the equation altogether.
What about self-releasing records? And hand-making/dedicating each one? In an age where downloads have taken over more and more artists seem to be releasing cassettes & CDs in limited numbers and giving them personal touches – why do you think this is?
I can't speak for others and why people release albums the way they do, I just do things in a way I feel comfortable with and always have. It's a misconception that my releases are limited though. Distributors say an album of mine is limited to a certain number of copies as they only have a limited number of copies to sell, that's all. People aren't used to contacting artists personally to purchase records, therefore if a distributor says an album of mine is limited to however many copies and is now sold out, people assume it's no longer available. This isn't the case. One of the reasons I release my albums myself is so I can keep them available on a permanent basis. Limiting albums doesn't appeal to me – it makes your music exclusive and I don't want that. It frustrates me that a growing number of labels don't seem to be willing to challenge themselves or take a chance on artists. They'll limit a release to a hundred copies as they know, regardless of who the artist is, they will sell out and break even. They don't promote the album or anything else due to this, this doesn't benefit the musician and is detrimental to them getting their music heard. These labels don't pay musicians either; the money from these releases funds the labels next release, not the musicians. I'm not making commercial music, far from it – it has a limited appeal but that doesn't mean peoples access to it should be limited. I don't want to deny anyone the opportunity to judge it for themselves. Due to the way I release my albums I have complete control over every aspect of a release. I'm the musician, the label and the main distributor. I have more control over how my music is released and how it is presented than most musicians. It's a good position to be in and I think more people should do it.
Do you enjoy making music? I sort of get the impression you find it to be a difficult and exhausting process.
Part of me does and part of me doesn't. There's a sense of achievement when you finish something and can say that it's an accurate reflection of yourself at that time. The problem is that an album is months and months of work condensed into twenty minutes or so and due to this the process of recording an album consumes you completely. I never know how an album will sound when I start it, it's only when I'm part way in that it begins to take shape. At that point it doesn't matter how I'm feeling – happy or sad, whether I've had a good day or a bad day. When I sit down to record I have to be in whatever frame of mind the music dictates to work on it. This has had more of an effect on the last three albums than on any of the others. With Stars And Lights…, when my music took a darker turn, it wasn't a good frame of mind to be in, especially for such lengths of time, and I was pretty shocked listening to what I was making. It didn't sound like my music, it didn't sound like me. The fallout from this was Occasionally I Forget…, the recording of which was disorientating. I ended up being in that frame of mind constantly, whether I was recording or not. It wasn't a case of the music being a reflection of the artist, but the artist being a reflection of the music. It had a negative impact on all aspects of my life – I was confused by the music I was making, who I was and became self-destructive because of it. The recording of the last album, Lesser And Still, was the worst thing I've been through. I was tearing myself limb from limb to get it out. It may as well be a recording of me screaming for twenty minutes. I gave up on it more times than I can remember. By this point I hated my music and myself because of it. When I listen back to it I hear everything: the claustrophobia, the desolation, the self-harm, the decay, the destruction, it's all there. I think it's the best album I've made – it's perfect to me, it's uncompromised, brutal, honest and beautiful. I don't particularly find making music easy. As I said before though, it's a form of self-expression [and] I wouldn't do it if I found it easy – there wouldn't be any point.
The CDs you release usually feature lines of poetry. Where do you get these and do you choose them to suit the particular mood of the record?
The words are my own though the only thing I normally write with an album in mind is the title. The title and the music are inseparable to me. The words and the cover photo for a release may have been written or taken a year before I've even started recording an album. This doesn't mean I put any less thought into picking what I use than I do everything else though. I think every aspect of a release is important; the title, cover photo and words all have to work in relation to each other and compliment each other, as they have to in relation to the music and the music them. I like the way all these different aspects, when taken out of context and stood alone, evoke their own imagery, but when put together and presented as a whole they all feed off each other. These things influence how people approach the music but the music also influences how people approach them. Once someone has listened to the album these things are seen in relation to the music; they're given a context and seen in a different light. Due to this the meanings or the imagery may change. All these things are suggestive and it's down to the individual as to how they're interpreted.
Will Thy-012 be the final S (p-d) release, as you've suggested that it might be? If so, what's up next? Presumably you'll still make music. Is a change of direction on the cards?
I think it has to be. I've tried to work on various things lately but there's nothing there. Everything has sounded empty and without substance to me and I'm not going to continue making this kind of music if that's the case. I've never thought about a change of direction, I've always let things take their natural course. I need to change a lot of things though and if I change I'm sure my music will too. I've always made music and that's not going to change, whether I'll release anything I record, or even let anyone hear it, is a different matter. I'm proud of the music I've made as Seasons (pre-din) though and i'll keep the albums available. It would have been a waste of time if I didn't. Before I do anything I'm going to take a break and disappear for a while. Given that most people don't seem to be able to mention Seasons (pre-din) without using the word "mysterious," this shouldn't be difficult. Most people don't seem to think I exist anyway…


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Monarchs Name 2005 Honorees
April 25, 2006
By ODU Athletics
By ODU Athletics
April 25, 2006
NORFOLK, VA-- Monarch head coach Blaine Taylor announced the following winners at the April 24th Big Blue Bar B Que, held on campus behind the Constant Center.
The Paul Webb "Best Represents ODU" went to graduating senior Alex Loughton.
The Cal Bowdler "Most Improved" were Abdi Lidonde and Brian Henderson.
The Mark West "Best Defensive Player" went to Brian Henderson.
The team MVP is senior Isaiah Hunter who earned third team All-CAA honors this year.
The Monarchs completed the season at 24-10 and advanced to the semi- finals of the National Invitation Tournament.

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For kids and communities across America, prom night is both an enduring rite of passage and a sign of the times. This April, TIME commissioned photographer Gillian Laub to document this ritual in a journey that would take her across the country to Georgia, Missouri, Arizona, Oregon, New York and Massachusetts. In the resulting photo essay, "Last Dance," Laub captured the bittersweet anticipation and excitement surrounding the annual tradition through a series of striking portraits of teenage prom attendees.
"Last Dance" is, in many ways, the culmination of a 10-year project for the New York City based photographer. One of the schools that appears in the essay, Montgomery County High School in Mount Vernon, Ga., first appeared on Laub's radar when she traveled there in 2002 to photograph its homecoming festivities, then segregated by race, on an assignment with SPIN magazine. Seven years later, she returned to photograph Montgomery County High School's prom, still segregated by race, for a project that was published by the New York Times magazine.
That would be the last time Montgomery County High School held a segregated prom, and Laub returned again this April to photograph students getting ready for just the third integrated event in the school's history. "Naturally the first prom I photographed for the TIME essay was Montgomery County High School," Laub says. "I wanted to follow the only biracial couple attending the prom. Only three years earlier they wouldn't have been allowed to be each other's dates."
The word "prom" first appeared in 1894 in the journal of an Amherst College student going to a prom at Smith College nearby. In the century since, prom has become a distinctly high school tradition, a last chance for classmates to party together, before post-graduation plans send them in different directions. Today, as Laub's pictures show, getting ready for prom plays as big a role as the dance itself; it plays out to big business, too. A 2012 survey predicted families would spend an average of $1,078 on prom, including costs for outfits, hair, makeup and manicures. The Dwight-Englewood girls wearing haute designers like Alice Temperley and Roberto Cavalli almost certainly spent much more, while many students from Joplin High School in Joplin, Mo.—the site of a devastating tornado a little over a year ago—arrived at prom in donated attire.
Proms represent other rites of passage too. On May 19 in Massachusetts, the Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth hosted its 32nd annual prom—the nation's oldest for GLBT youth—10 days after Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to endorse gay marriage.
"I love the ritual, the time, effort and thought about every detail of preparation to put their best foot forward," says Laub about documenting proms. "It's a moment in their lives of transition and hope." For the students, yes, and perhaps for their schools and communities, too.
See more about proms in this week's issue of TIME and on TIME.com.
Gillian Laub is a photographer based in New York and a frequent contributor to TIME. See more of her work here.


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Samsung Galaxy S III Hacked by NFC at Pwn2Own
The iPhone 4S wasn't the only phone to fall at EUSecWest's Mobile Pwn2Own competition; the Samsung Galaxy S III did, too. All it took was holding two phones near each other, close, but not touching.
Imagine the hack in the following scenario: a pickpocket walking around with a phone loaded with an attack file bumps into you. The malicious phone comes in close proximity with your phone and easy as that, the criminal has full control over all the information stored on the device.
That's more or less what a team of researchers from MWR Labs demonstrated when they beamed an exploit over a near field communication (NFC) connection from one Samsung Galaxy S III phone to another during the Mobile Pwn2Own competition in Amsterdam on Wednesday. When the targeted phone opened the file, it allowed the researchers to download all data from the Android smartphone, including text messages, pictures, emails and contacts. They were also able to place a call to a premium rate number or take photos with the phone's camera after the compromise.
"Through NFC it was possible to upload a malicious file to the device, which allowed us to gain code execution on the device and subsequently get full control over the device using a second vulnerability for privilege escalation," MWR Labs wrote on the company blog.
Zero-Days in Samsung Galaxy Devices
Researchers launched the attack by holding two Galaxy S IIIs next to each other and causing a file to be loaded onto the targeted device from the other phone. Opening the file gives the remote attacker full control over the phone, according to the team.
The exploit took advantage of two zero-day vulnerabilities, which bypassed several Android security mitigations including the limited ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) and DEP (Data Execution Prevention). The first vulnerability was a memory corruption that gave the team "limited control over the phone," the team wrote. The second vulnerability escalated the attacker's privileges on the device and undermined the application sandbox model.
The attack took advantage of a document viewer application installed by default on Samsung Galaxy S II, S III, and some HTC devices. MWR Labs said the attack succeeded because the implementation of various security technologies was "incomplete" in Android version 4.0.4, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich. The security implementation is much improved in Jelly Bean, or Android 4.1, so even though the zero-day vulnerabilities are still present in the newer Android version, the exploit does not succeed.
The vulnerability can be triggered by other methods, not just NFC. The file can be loaded onto the user device by sending it as an email attachment, for example.
NFC Attacks
The fact that the Galaxy S III was compromised over NFC has scary implications, as it means attackers can load the malicious file just by walking past or bumping into their victims. The phones must be very close to each other to make the NFC connection, but the connection itself can be for a short period of time. One the file has been loaded, the attacker can establish a Wi-Fi connection to download information.
This NFC attack is remniscent of this year's Black Hat demonstration by Charlie Miller, a former Accuvant Labs researcher who recently joined Twitter. Miller showed attendees how he could use NFC to open up images, contacts and Web pages on the targeted device, all without notifying the user.
Data can be sent over short distances using NFC, and vendors are experimenting with the technology for mobile payments. The protocol would allow users to use their phones equipped with an NFC chip to pay at the register. Google Wallet is one of the better known mobile payment applications, but researchers uncovered some security flaws with Wallet earlier this year.


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Oh. Em. Gee. It has been forever since we last posted! And, far too long since you and I last Skyped, ahem! I know Kaleidoscope is keeping you very busy. You'll need to give us a virtual tour here on the blog soon. I'm dying to find out more about this Community Center for the Arts you're growing in Nashville.
Fall is in full swing in Seattle. School is back in session and with it, playdates, soccer practice, swimming lessons and routine (hallelujah!). Before that, I have to admit we had a super summer -- intensely busy but wonderful. We went camping 5 times, heading out for 3-day weekends in various corners of Washington State. Family time, beautiful places, open-ended outdoor time, delicious local foods, hikes galor -- it filled my heart in the best of ways.
In August, we also paid a visit to my large immediate family in Austin and San Marcos, Texas. I have a brand new little nephew named Hugo and we got to meet him for the first time! In the weeks before our trip, as time allowed between camping, beach dates with friends and playground outings, I put together a baby quilt for Hugo. Here he is on it! My brother sent me this photo a few days ago -- it's nuts how much he's grown already!
And here's the full quilt (thank you, dear husband, for holding it and letting me boss you around while I took photos!):
Since I did take a good amount of photos of the quilt in progress, I thought I would provide a little info about the process.
I drew this pattern from scratch, simply sketching it in my notebook and filling in colors. Using the final size I wanted, I determined block size. I think it ended up being about 40 x 55 inches or so. A nice size crib quilt.
Colors and Fabrics
I wanted the color scheme to fit with Hugo's nursery (two shades of blue with white, beige, red and brown accents) but stand on its own. The nursery has a classic look with a subtle vintage car theme. I decided to stay away from any baby-ish fabrics, but stick with somewhat masculine motifs -- things that reminded me of flags, tire tracks, rain, balls. I picked navy and cobalt blue, along with red and grey, as my main colors, paired with a lot of white.
Prepping and Stitching
I prepped fabric by cutting lots of large squares. I then stitched fabrics together according to this fabulous tutorial on Whip Up, which allows you to create 4 half-square triangle blocks in a blink.
Here's my stack of half-square triangle blocks:
At that point, I was seized by doubt. Should I follow the layout I sketched, or do something funky? I played around with block layout.
3 options, which is best?
In the end, Kevin picked his favorite (the middle one) which matched my sketch!
I assembled my blocks into rows, and my rows into a full quilt top.
I love embroidering and really wanted to add a personal touch to this quilt. I had been very happy with how my cousin's wedding quilt turned out, with the embroidered invitation lettering. I printed out Hugo's name and birth date in a font I like, then transferred it onto a corner of my quilt top and got to work with needle and floss.
When the embroidery was finished, I backed the quilt with a lovely, soft grey and white Michael Miller flannel (I cannot find it anywhere online to link!). I basted and quilted in a very straightforward straight-line fashion (both vertical and diagonal). I then bound the quilt with two kinds of grey fabric I'd used in my blocks.
And there you have it!
I finished it with one day to spare before our departure for Texas. That's one day better than my usual M.O. (scrambling with finishing a project when I should be packing!). I was able to hand-deliver this labor of love to Hugo's parents directly. I sure hope they like it and that Hugo will get to enjoy it for play time, picnics and cuddles.


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Fierce and Fab in 14 Days: Tony Horton's P90X-Inspired Workout
Steve Simko
Tony Horton's Workout
Pudge-proof your winter with this two-week tighten-it-up blast from the transformation master himself, Tony Horton. "This is one routine you will not blow off, because it delivers the greatest amount of change in the shortest amount of time," says Horton, who gave FITNESS an exclusive look at the P90X class he's bringing to a gym near you. Based on his blockbuster workout DVD sets, this quick circuit is your perfect antidote for the holiday slide. By using different muscles in Horton's signature UIML (upper body, interval, middle, lower body) pattern, "you don't need any downtime between moves," he says, thereby amping your fat burn as you firm all over. Warm up for five minutes, then grab a three- to six-pound medicine ball and do the moves in order, taking a breather only between rounds one and two. Repeat the entire circuit for a 24-minute trimmer you can do up to four days a week. (On alternating days, try some light cardio or yoga.) Reboot the 14-day routine whenever you could stand to lose a few!
Steve Simko
Round 1: Swimmer Push-Up
Targets shoulders, chest, arms, abs, obliques, and butt
- Begin in full plank position with feet wide.
- Do a single push-up, then lift right arm and left leg so they're parallel to ground.
- MAKE IT EASIER: Lift only right arm.
- Circle right arm backward, as if doing a backstroke.
- Return to start. Continue push-ups and arm circles for 1 minute (or 15 reps), alternating sides.
Steve Simko
Toe Tap 360
Targets butt and legs
- Place medicine ball on ground in front of you.
- Alternately tap toes of left and right foot on top of ball, moving around it as fast as you can until you've made a complete circle.
- Continue for 1 minute (or 30 taps), changing direction with each rotation.
Steve Simko
Fifer Scissors Twist
Targets abs and obliques
- Lie faceup on ground and extend right leg up with straight left leg hovering a few inches above ground.
- Crunch up and hold. Reach left hand toward right foot as you extend right arm out to side.
- Switch legs and arms smoothly for 45 seconds (or 15 to 30 reps).
Steve Simko
Screamer Lunge
Targets butt and legs
- Stand with feet hip-width apart and lunge backward with right leg, bending both knees 90 degrees.
- Pressing off left foot, drive right knee up toward chest and swing left arm forward as you leap upward vertically.
- Land on left leg and immediately step right leg back into lunge position. Continue for 30 seconds (or 15 reps), then switch sides and repeat for 30 seconds.
Rest for 1 minute.
Steve Simko
Round 2: Shoulder-Shaper Squat
Targets shoulders, butt, and quads
- Holding medicine ball in front of chest, elbows bent by sides, stand with feet hip-width apart.
- Lower into a squat, legs bent 90 degrees.
Hold position as you extend arms overhead, then slowly lower ball, keeping arms straight, to chest level.
- Bend elbows to bring ball back into chest to complete 1 rep. Continue for 1 minute (or 15 to 30 reps).
Steve Simko
Punch Sprawl
Targets shoulders, arms, abs, butt, and legs
- Start with feet staggered, left in front of right, and elbows bent by sides with fists in front of face.
- Drive left hip forward as you jab with left arm, recoiling quickly to return to start.
- Punch forward with right arm, driving right hip forward, twisting slightly and then recoiling quickly.
- Place hands on ground and jump back into a full plank position.
- Jump feet back in next to hands and stand up with right foot stag?gered in front of left.
- Continue for 1 minute (or 15 to 30 reps), alternating sides.
Steve Simko
Row Your Boat
Targets abs
- Sit on ground with knees bent, feet flat.
- Lean torso back 45 degrees and, keeping knees bent, lift feet so that shins are parallel to ground; extend arms forward alongside knees in a V-sit position.
- Extend legs upward diagonally as you drive elbows behind you in a rowing motion. Return to V-sit position.
- Continue for 45 seconds (or 15 to 20 reps).
Steve Simko
One-Legged Squat Reach
Targets abs, butt, and legs
- Stand on left leg with right foot a few inches off ground near left ankle.
- Bend left leg about 90 degrees, keeping back straight and reaching right hand to outside of left foot.
- Return to start. Continue for 30 seconds (or 15 reps), then switch sides and repeat for 30 seconds.
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Whole brain radiation therapy for CNS lymphoma
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
My mother has Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma. After 6 IV methotrexate treatments, her doctor has recommended radiation. What type of radiation procedures do you provide? I assume whole-brain radiation is no longer used?
Hui-Kuo G. Shu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
In fact, whole brain radiation therapy is what is used in cases of CNS lymphoma that has failed IV methotrexate. Quite often, multiple lesions or leptomeningeal spread are seen on imaging studies. Even if only one lesion is seen, the entire brain is at significant risk for recurrence especially in the setting where the lymphoma is apparently failing to respond to the chemotherapy. Overall, whole brain radiation therapy is well tolerated acutely but may have late neurocognitive side effects including a decrease in short term memory and some level of alteration in thinking ability. It is important to remember that neurocognitive side effects will certainly occur eventually in the setting of uncontrolled CNS lymphoma and will most likely be considerably worse than that from the radiation therapy. As always, I recommend that you consult with your physician further regarding potential toxicities of the treatment.


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County Council will review a compensation plan for county employees' salaries Monday night.
A study has been done of county employees' salaries, and the results will be presented to council members at Monday's meeting. The county has roughly 400 full-time employees and other part-time employees.
The study looked at how much county employees are paid in comparison to employees in other counties the size of Lancaster County, and also employees in the private sector.
Johnny Ray Williams, 49, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.
Born Feb. 15, 1959, in York County, he was the son of Roger and Arbeutis Funderburk Williams. He attended Lancaster County schools and was employed as a cook at KFC.
A Columbia-based political group that champions the fiscal policies of the late President Ronald Reagan gives state Rep. Mick Mulvaney of Lancaster County high marks in its recently released report cards for 2007-08.
Mulvaney, R-District 45, was one of 10 state lawmakers to receive the Taxpayer Champion award from the S.C. Club for Growth. Mulvaney received an A+ grade from the organization.
The walls at the old Belk building site in downtown Lancaster will soon become much safer.
Lancaster City Council recently approved a bid from local contractors Perception Builders to stabilize the walls that still remain from the old Belk building on South Main Street. The old Belk building was razed in October 2006. The city owns the property.
City Administrator Helen Sowell said the city has a plan for securing the walls and expects the work to move quickly.
The University of South Carolina at Lancaster will come alive with Catawba Indian Nation culture and traditions next month.
For the second year, the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project is bringing its Yap Ye Iswa, or Day of the Catawba festival, on Nov. 15.
After successfully relocating to the USCL campus last year, the festival, which began in 1990 and was named a Local Legacy by the United States Congress, returns in full celebration of Catawba heritage with the food, music, dance, pottery and craft sales that festivalgoers have come to expect.
There are three uncontested County Council races this year.
County Councilman Rudy Carter, a Democrat who represents District 5, did not face an opponent this year. He has served nine years on council and is now the council's chairman.
District 1 Councilman Larry McCullough, who faced a Republican opponent in the primary earlier this year, faces no opposition on Nov. 4. District 7 Councilwoman Kathy Sistare, a Democrat, defeated Councilman Wayne Kersey in the primary.
INDIAN LAND – Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer and the Office on Aging will host a Listening Session on Senior Fraud at 3 p.m. Monday at the Sun City Lake House, 1353 Del Webb Blvd.
The Lt. Governor's Listening Sessions on Senior Fraud, which began in June, offer an opportunity for seniors and their caregivers to learn more about fraud and share their story with Bauer and his staff."
There is still a Humane Society in Lancaster County.
The animal rescue group is now called the Humane Society of Lancaster, SC. The Humane Society of Lancaster County group has dissolved, as several board members of that group decided to disband the society.
But a few members of the original group, including Brandy Sweisberger, Mary Reimers and Dawn Wagner, want to continue the former group's mission.
The candidates for the U.S. House District 5 seat are focused on restoring the economy and tightening national security.
Candidates are incumbent Democrat John Spratt, Republican Albert Spencer and Frank Waggoner of the Constitution Party.
The 5th Congressional District of South Carolina includes several counties, including Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marlboro, Newberry, Sumter and York.
John Spratt, Democrat
Republican Mick Mulvaney and Democrat Mandy Powers Norrell have spent the last few weeks responding to a variety of attacks – some posted online, others mailed as fliers to households or placed under car windshields.
Those fliers have included several attacks on both candidates for the District 16 state Senate seat.
The S.C. Senate Democratic Caucus has sent color brochures to homes around the area stating that Mulvaney is taking out-of-state voucher money and hurting public schools.
Others sent by Norrell's campaign say Mulvaney wants to raise gas taxes.
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The ancient Chinese used water and fire to symbolize yin and yang; anything moving, hot, bright and hyperactive is yang, and anything quiescent, cold, dim and hypoactive is yin.
The yin and yang properties of things are not absolute but relative. As an object or person changes so the yin and yang components change at a gradual rate. Each of the yin and yang properties of the object is a condition for the existence of the other; neither can exist in isolation.
These two opposites are not stationary but in constant motion. If we imagine the circadian rhythm, night is yin and day is yang; as night (yin) fades it becomes day (yang), and as yang fades it becomes yin. Yin and yang are therefore changing into each other as well as balancing each other.
The Application of Yin and Yang to Chinese Medicine
Each organ has an element of yin and yang within it. The histological structures and nutrients are yin, and the functional activities are yang. Some organs are predominantly yang in their functions, such as the gan-liver, while others are predominantly yin, such as the shen-kidney. Even though one organ may be predominantly yin (or yang) in nature, the balance of yin and yang is maintained in the whole healthy body because the sum total of the yin and yang will be in a fluctuating balance.
If a condition of prolonged excess or deficiency of either yin or yang occurs then disease results. In an excess of yin the yang qi would be damaged, and a disease of cold of shi nature would develop. Excess of yang will consume yin and a disease of heat of shi nature would develop. In a deficiency of yin, diseases of heat of xu nature develop, while a deficiency of yang causes diseases of cold of xu nature.
II. The Channels and Collaterals
The channels and collaterals are the representation of the organs of the body. They are also a functional system in their own right and they are responsible for conducting the flow of qi and blood through the body. The flow of qi can be disrupted by direct damage to the channels, such as trauma, or by an internal imbalance of yin and yang within the body.
The central principle of traditional Chinese medicine is to diagnose the cause of the internal disease, or yin yang imbalance within the body, and, by using the relevant acupuncture points, to correct the flow of qi in the channels and thus correct the internal disease. The acupuncture points that are on the channels have a direct influence on the flow of qi through the channels, and also on the internal organs. The zang channels are yin in nature and the fu channels are yang in nature.
Qi circulates through the channels of the body in a well defined circadian rhythm.
III. Zang and Fu Organs
The zang and fu organs are the internal visible organs of the body. The xin-heart, gan-liver, pi-spleen, fei-lung, shen-kidney and pericardium are the zang organs. The small intestine, large intestine, stomach, gall-bladder, urinary bladder and sanjiao are the fu organs.
The zang organs have a Chinese prefix because a direct translation from the Chinese might be misleading. The Chinese xin has functions rather different from the concept of the heart in Western medicine, so if we call the heart 'xin-heart', or the liver 'gan-liver', we are able to understand that we are referring to the organ of the heart or the liver, but it is really rather different from our concept of those organs.
The zang organs are of paramount importance in the body. They co-ordinate with the fu organs and connect with the five tissues (channels, jin1 muscles, skin-hair, bones), and the nine openings (eyes, nose, ears, mouth, tongue, anus and external genitalia), to form the system of the Five Zang. The pericardium is not considered to be an important zang organ.
The Functions of the Zang Organs
The xin-heart
The xin-heart dominates the circulation of blood. When it functions properly the tissues and organs are well perfused and nourished, but when it malfunctions there is precordial pain, cyanosis and ischaemia. This disease is due to 'stagnation of the blood of xin-heart'.
The xin-heart 'keeps' the mind. Normally there is a clear mind, normal mentality, normal sleep and a good memory. When this fails there is coma, insomnia or somnolence, amnesia and mental derangement, because the xin-heart is failing to 'keep' the mind.
The xin-heart takes the tongue as its orifice and opens through it. Normally the tongue is reddish, moist, and moves freely. When the tongue has ulcers, is swollen or becomes purplish-red, there is 'upward blazing of the fire in xin-heart'. When the tongue is rigid and curled up (this may be accompanied by mental symptoms) 'phlegm and heat are covering the orifice of the xin-heart'.
The gan-liver
The gan-liver is the main yang organ of the body.
The gan-liver stores blood. Normally there is sufficient blood supply to all tissues. When this fails there is ischaemia, dizziness, malaise, abnormal menstruation and hemorrhage.
The gan-liver takes charge of freeing. Freeing really means the free flow of blood and qi through the body, especially digestion and the discharge of bile. When this is impaired there is irritability, mental depression, anorexia, abdominal distension and jaundice.
The gan-liver controls the jin which governs the muscle tone. When this function is disturbed there is muscle spasm, twitching, opisthotonos and convulsions. This is due to an 'insufficiency of yin and blood of the gan-liver, resulting in the malnutrition of the jin'.
The gan-liver takes the eye as its orifice and opens through it. Usually there is normal vision and normal eye movement. When this function is disturbed there is poor vision, night blindness, nystagmus and abnormal eye movements. This is due to an 'insufficiency of yin and blood in the gan-liver causing malnutrition of the eyes and stirring of the inner wind of the gan-liver.'
The pi-spleen
The pi-spleen governs the transportation and transformation of food, i.e. digestion. When digestion is abnormal there is anorexia, distension of the abdomen, diarrhea, emaciation, lassitude and oedema. This is due to 'a deficiency of the qi of pi-spleen'.
The pi-spleen commands the blood. Normally the blood circulates within the blood vessels but when this function fails there is extravasation of blood, chronic recurrent hemorrhage and bruising.
The pi-spleen dominates the muscles. This really means controlling the muscle bulk. Normally there is no muscle wasting, but when there is malnutrition of the muscles they are weak and wasted.
The pi-spleen takes the mouth as its orifice and opens through it. Normal people have a good appetite, a sense of smell and taste and red and moist lips. Abnormally there is anorexia, tastelessness or a sweetish, greasy taste, and pale sore lips. This is due to 'heat and damp in the pi-spleen'.
In addition the qi of pi-spleen lifts and fixes the internal organs in their normal position.
The fei-lung
The fei-lung takes charge of respiration. Normally respiration is even and the tissues are well oxygenated. When this function fails breathing is uneven, there is a cough, dyspnoea, shallow respiration and anoxia. This is due to 'a deficiency of qi of fei-lung which causes an impairment of dissipation and descent of clean qi (oxygen).
The fei-lung frees and regulates the water passage. This function covers the transportation and distribution of nutrients and water, the secretion of sweat and the excretion of urine. Abnormally there will be hyperhydrosis or hypohydrosis, oedema and difficulty in urination due to 'obstruction of the water passage'.
The fei-lung dominates the hair and skin. Normally the skin is lubricious, the hair lustrous, and sweating is normal. Abnormally the skin is rough, the hair dry and withered and the skin is 'loose'. This looseness opens the pores and increases the susceptibility to invasion by pathogenic factors.
The fei-lung takes the nose as its orifice and opens through it. Normally the nose is open and there is an acute sense of smell. Abnormally it may be obstructed, there may be anosmia, epistaxis and flaring of the alae nasi (usually accompanied by fever). This is due to 'invasion of the fei-lung by wind and cold or wind and heat'.
The shen-kidney
The shen-kidney is the main yin organ of the body. The shen-kidney dominates growth, reproduction and development. When this function fails there is a loss of reproductive function, retardation of growth, failure to thrive, and premature senility due to 'an insufficiency of the qi of shen-kidney'.
The shen-kidney produces marrow, filling the brain with marrow, dominating the bones and producing blood. Normally the spinal cord and the brain are fully developed, the bones are strong and the blood sufficient. Abnormally there will be dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, poor memory and lassitude. The bones will be weak and brittle and the blood will be insufficient. This is due to 'an insufficiency of the essence of shen-kidney'.
The shen-kidney controls body water. This entails normal urine production and micturition. Abnormally there will be oliguria or anuria, oedema, difficult or dribbling micturition, polyuria, enuresis and incontinence. This is due to 'an insufficiency of yang of the shen-kidney failing to control body water'.
The shen-kidney controls the intake of clean qi (air). Abnormally there will be wheezing due to 'the failure of the shen-kidney to control the intake of clean air'.
The shen-kidney takes the ear as its orifice, opening through it. Normally there is sharp hearing, abnormally there is tinnitus, hearing loss, and even total deafness.
The pericardium
This may be called the organ of circulation in some texts. It is the least important of the zang organs.
It encloses and protects the xin-heart and the diseases of the pericardium result in dysfunction of the xin-heart.
The Functions of the Fu Organs
In general the traditional functions of the fu organs are very similar to their functions in Western medicine. Each fu organ channel connects internally and externally with a zang organ channel. This can have therapeutic importance in that a point on the fu channel may be used to treat a problem on its connected zang channel, and vice versa.
The small intestine
The small intestine connects with the xin-heart. The small intestine receives and digests food from the stomach. It absorbs the pure part and distributes it to the whole body, the impure part going on to the large intestine. This function of the small intestine belongs to the transforming and transporting function of the pi-spleen.
The gall-bladder
The gall-bladder connects with the gan-liver. It stores and discharges bile. The expulsion of bile from the gall-bladder is closely related to the freeing function of the gan-liver. The gan-liver and the gall-bladder take charge of freeing together, and jaundice results when this function is deranged.
The stomach
The stomach connects with the pi-spleen. The stomach stores and digests food, passing it on to the small intestine. A deficiency of qi of the stomach causes indigestion, epigastric pain and sour regurgitation When the qi of the stomach ascends then nausea, heartburn, vomiting, hiccoughs and flatulence occur.


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The Chestnut Hill Academy and Springside School crews only entered three boats between them at last weekend's Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Regatta, but all three made good use of the opportunity. On the Cooper River in Camden, N.J., CHA's JV quad made it to the finals and the senior double won a bronze medal, while Springside seized a silver medal in the senior quad.
In their season-long quad duel with Inter-Ac League rival Episcopal Academy, Springside seniors Verity Walsh (stroke) and Taylor Apostolico (three seat), and juniors Jen Sager and Anna Valciukas broke through to win a gold medal at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta on May 21 while EA came in third for a bronze. Episcopal came back to prevail in their engagement at Nationals, winning by about three seats at five minutes, 21.58 seconds while the Lions were timed in 5:22.87.
Both crews had won their semifinal heats to advance into the medal race, along with the second and third-place semifinalists. A Canadian crew, Ridley College, had been closest to Springside at Stotesbury and had won the silver medal, but in Camden the Ontario boat slipped back to fourth place, almost seven seconds behind the Lions. Conestoga High School earned the bronze medal in 5:25.79, while Woodbridge High from Virginia was fifth and Jersey's Haddon Township was sixth.
The weather was hot for the two day event, but there were frequent breezes and many clumps and groves of trees at Cooper River Park offered shade for spectators taking in the racing and patronizing the many food and souvenir vendors who turned up. The same benefits were enjoyed by crews rigging out their boats, if they got there early enough to park in a sheltered area.
Like Springside, the two Chestnut Hill boats started out in the semifinals on Friday, with the top three finishers in each section going on to the finals.
The JV quad, staffed by 11th graders (stroke to bow) John Olson, Drew Adubato, Mike Calistri, and Carl Delacato, won its semifinal easily, by more than nine seconds. There were some wide gaps between boats in both semifinal contests, with some fast experienced crews doing just enough to advance to the finals, while some other entries truly found the level of competition difficult.
On Saturday, Montclair (N.J.) won the gold medal in 4:43.91 and Conestoga claimed the silver in 4:46.37, but the next three finishers all crossed the line in a span of less than two seconds. Haddon Township scooped up the last medal in 4:50.35, while Roman Catholic edged out CHA for fourth place, 4:52.04 to 4:52.19. For the Blue Devils, there remained the satisfaction of beating Inter-Ac rival Haverford School, which finished sixth in 5:07.88.
After being paired up in the senior double a few weeks into the 2011 season, Chestnut Hill's Zach Baron and Laddy St. George had excelled. Baron, the stroke of the boat, is headed for Catholic University next year, and St. George will attend Trinity College.
They captured a bronze medal at the Philadelphia City Championships early in May, but stumbled slightly at the Stotesbury Cup, reaching the finals but finishing sixth.
"Since we put them together in one of the last Flicks [regular-season races], they were in the top three in every race up until Stotesbury," pointed out first-year CHA coach David Savoie. "Then here they saw a couple of the boats that beat them at Stotes, and they turned around and just walked right through those guys this weekend."
At the SRAA's Haverford put up the fastest semifinal time, and CHA came in right behind the 'Fords in the same heat. The final developed into a four-way affair, with three seconds separating those crews at the finish. Haverford (5:07.05) fought off Malvern Prep (5:08.60) for the gold medal, and the CHA tandem (5:09.96) took the bronze medal just ahead of fourth-place Shipley School (5:10.34). Another Main Line crew, Conestoga, was fifth (5:16.23), while New York's Poughkeepsie High School lagged in sixth (5:44.99).
Speaking of Baron and St. George, CHA's Savoie said, "They've been some of the most consistent guys on the team. Day-in and day-out they're working hard in practice. Even when they weren't feeling their best they'd show up and give it their all."
In addition to the two crews that made it to the SRAA's, the Blue Devils qualified three boats for the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships (which includes club crews as well as high schools), which will be held June 10-12 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., near Knoxville. Unfortunately, the event conflicts with graduation activities for this year's seniors, so the sole CHA representative will be a lightweight double manned by juniors Adubato and Delacato.
Summing up the 2011 season, Savoie said, "I walked in with a lot of challenges, but I couldn't have asked for more from these guys. They've done very well overall, showing that we're a competitive crew not only in this area, but against some national competition. I'm looking forward to next year."


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How to Tackle the Core of a Motivational Interview
Be Prepared for Motivation-Based Interviews; They are Tough and Get to the Core of the Applicant
By Bob McIntosh, Career Trainer
Listen up jobseekers, smart interviewers aren't strictly relying on traditional interviews like they did in the past. They're no longer asking questions that can be answered with rehearsed responses, or that focus primarily on your occupational skills.
Be prepared for a different type of interview called the motivation-based interview (MBI), which gets at your ability to over achieve and overcome obstacles. The reason for this is that traditional-type interviews are just not working.
It's a well known fact that the majority of interviewers have little or no experience interviewing job candidates —these are most likely front-line managers. It's also a well known fact that a majority of hires don't work out and cost companies tens of thousands of dollars. A 2011 survey conducted by CareerBuilder.com revealed that approximately 68% of employers fell victim to bad hires.
The reasons employers give for a poor hire include:
• Needed to fill the job quickly – 38 percent
• Not sure; sometimes you make a mistake – 34 percent
• Insufficient talent intelligence – 21 percent
• Didn't check references – 11 percent
It appears that hiring the right candidate is like going to a toy store and having to buy items that are wrapped. No matter how you shake it, examine its shape, and feel it; you'll never know if it is any good until the paper is off. Further, the brightest and most inviting paper often leads to the worst item (or job candidate using this analogy).
One other known fact is that interviewers are looking for three qualities in a candidate: 1) someone who has the skills, 2) is motivated, and 3) will fit the corporate work environment. The first of the qualities is easy enough to discern from the resume received as well as through thorough questioning—usually involving traditional questions.
However the motivation and personality fit pieces are a bit dicey and difficult to determine. This, again, is due to poor interviewing. Smart interviewers, who employ MBIs, are getting to the core of a candidate's attitude and passion for the job because they're asking questions that can't be fudged. So be prepared.
The MBIs' main objective is to determine if a person is a high achiever or simply an average worker by a asking a series of questions that are designed to see how a person handles obstacles. Does the person have an "I can do this" attitude or does he have an "I can't do this" one?
One example of a MBI question could be one of the following three:
Tell me about a specific time when you...
1. Had to re-design a website that another person had designed.
2. Created a website that exceeded everyone's expectations.
3. Designed an interactive page that was flawless the first time around.
The most effective MBI question would be the first one, as it asks about an obstacle, whereas the second and third do not. The secret to answering the first question would be to refrain from casting blame on the person who had originally designed the website. Keep in mind that employers are weary of excuses.
A candidate for a manager's role might be asked about a time when she had to help an employee who was struggling with her performance. She must relate a specific story that demonstrates how she handled the obstacle and how she exhibited a "can do" attitude. Perhaps she succeeded or perhaps she didn't fare too well. The point is that she tried and she learned from the experience.
The candidate must have stories to tell regarding the success, or failure, of demonstrating a desired skill. The candidate should structure his story using the Challenge, Action, Result (CAR) formula. He must also be able to recall a time when such a skill was demonstrated. No easy task, but definitely possible if he knows what skills will be in question—the secret is understanding the job requirements.
Will employers be one hundred percent successful in the future when hiring the ideal candidates? Most likely not. But as CareerBuilder.com states, interviewers must be willing to take the time to conduct a proper interview, not rely on gut feelings, and fail to do a thorough background check. Perhaps MBIs are the solution to achieving success for employers who are looking for employees who are motivated to do the work and have the capacity to learn the required skills. Only when all the pieces are in place will an abysmal 68% failure rate be reduced.
As for jobseekers, you must prepare yourself for interview questions that test your skills, attitude, and passion for the job. This stuff can't be faked, so if you get the job, you've earned it.
Read more career tips. Find more jobs by visiting the career center.
About the Author
Bob McIntosh, CPRW, is a career trainer at the Career Center of Lowell, where he leads more than 20 workshops on the career search. Bob is often the person jobseekers and staff go to for advice on the job search. As well, he critiques resumes and conducts mock interviews. One of his greatest accomplishments is starting a LinkedIn group, which is one of the largest of its kind in the state, and developing three in-high-demand workshops on LinkedIn. Bob's greatest pleasure is helping people find rewarding careers in a competitive job market. Please visit Bob's blog at www.thingscareerrelated.wordpress.com.
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The New York Jets still are alive. Not by much, but we can detect a pulse.
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Continuing to take advantage of the soft underbelly of their schedule, the Jets held off the host Jacksonville Jaguars for a 17-10 win Sunday.
At 6-7, the Jets remain in the AFC playoff picture, with another favorable matchup on tap next Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. At a modest two games, the Jets have their first winning streak of the season.
Coach Rex Ryan opted to stick with quarterback Mark Sanchez this week, a decision that didn't look promising in the first half of Sunday's game. Sanchez missed several open receivers and again showed his lack of ball security on a strip-sack by Jaguars defensive end Jason Babin. The first half ended with the Jets scoreless in 16 consecutive possessions with Sanchez under center -- that's a difficult level of futility to pull off.
Fortunately for Ryan, he was spared from the decision to bench Sanchez for a second consecutive week after the Jets' first drive of the third quarter. The Jets marched 57 yards on nine plays, capped by a 1-yard plunge by Shonn Greene. The Jets ran the ball seven times on the drive, executing a strategy aimed at keeping the ball out of Sanchez's hands as much as possible. The Jets rushed for 167 yards against the NFL's 31st-ranked defense.
For the game, Sanchez completed 12 of 19 passes for 111 yards with one turnover and no touchdowns.
The Jets have turned back the clock to 2009 in their offensive strategy: Repeatedly run the ball, lean hard on the defense and limit Sanchez's opportunities. This can be effective against weak competition, but the Jets can't hide their quarterback woes forever.
Now nearly four full seasons into the Sanchez era, the franchise must be deeply disappointed to be playing this way.
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Taking over a skating rink, need help
I read with interest the thread in this forum about the decline of the roller rink. Absolutely. However, I have a place in the panhandle of Florida with the small town aura and it is near a larger city. The place has been around since 1980 and I am taking it over and will improve it and give it all my energy and motivation. I need someone to help and wants to be a part of it, full time position and a future. This will not fail, I wont let it.
More of a 'right hand man/lady' that loves the classical roller rink! (Mods-If this is in the wrong place can it be moved). I am in the process of purchasing a professional built and well maintained 17,000 plus square foot roller rink. Located in the panhandle of Florida outside of a larger city. Slightly smaller county. Been operating non-stop since 1980.
It did not go out of business, the owner is almost 80 years old and wanted his kids to take it over but they all have their own satisfying well paying careers outside of the area. The owner is involved in two other business ventures and needed to get rid of this. I am buying it and relocating there next year.
It has a clear span of about 100' by 150' . DJ Booth, stage for live acts, dressing rooms, concession area, seating for over 50 people, 3 studio apartments outside of it, etc. I will redesign the concession area and put in a modern food service with some specialty foods. More than just frozen pizza and roller grill hot dogs! I am also contracting with one of the best lighting/sound guys to come in and redo the lighting/sound system with infinite and trick features. I have a great contact in the amusement vending business and he is willing to equip and asset in designing my new gaming area.
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text: We have received information that the liberty and life of Badee Izzat Aref, prominent Iraqi lawyer to Tariq Aziz and several members of the government of President Saddam Hussein, is in danger.Aref has been under US house arrest for 17 days and the Maliki government is demanding he be handed over by US authorities to face charges of defaming the Iraqi judicial system following comments he allegedly made on the unfair trials and summary executions of President Saddam Hussein and others.Given the Maliki government's eagerness in summarily executing its political opponents -- including their lawyers -- we have firm reason to believe that Aref is in immediate danger of being tortured and/or assassinated.On 21 June 2006, lawyer Khamis Al-Obaidi, defence counsel for late President Saddam Hussein, was tortured and assassinated in Baghdad, joining lawyers Sadoun Al-Janabi, killed in October 2005, and Adel Al-Zubaidi, killed in November 2005. In all cases, witnesses alleged the Iraqi government was involved. Al-Obaidi was the ninth person connected with the trial of President Hussein to be killed.Throughout the proceedings of the Iraqi Special Tribunal lawyers were repeated threatened. This fact alone is testament that all defendants before the Iraqi Special Tribunal faced unfair trials.The United States is directly responsible under international lawWe remind occupation authorities that Badee Izzat Aref is a protected person under international humanitarian law, which governs the US occupation, and has guaranteed rights under international human rights law.[i] International humanitarian and human rights law outlaws torture and summary execution, incommunicado detention, the ill treatment of detainees, or denial of access to legal counsel.Further, Aref -- as a human rights defender -- is additionally protected by the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.[ii] It is a grave violation of international humanitarian law to put protected persons in danger by consciously handing them over to any party that might violate their fundamental human rights. Given the appalling human rights record of the Maliki government, we believe that Aref will be subject serious violations of his human rights -- including his right to life -- unless there is urgent intervention on his behalf and US authorities respect their duty to protect him.The BRussells Tribunal demands assurances of the wellbeing, liberty and security of Badee Izzat Aref. The US occupation is directly responsible for Aref's welfare and must guarantee his security.The imminent danger faced by Badee Izzat Aref illustrates once again that the US-Maliki plan for Iraq has failed and that all they can now propose is repression and executions.Take action now!We call on all news agencies, human rights organisations, national and international press associations and freedom of expression advocacy groups to stand in solidarity with Badee Izzat Aref and all patriotic human rights defenders in Iraq and take immediate action to help secure his rights and all those defending the integrity of law against the ravages of the occupation.The BRussells Tribunal Committeehttp://brusselstribunal.orgPlease circulate this alert widely. For information contact: email@example.com[i] See Articles 6-7 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 113 and 116 of the Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.[ii] See UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the UN General Assembly (A/RES/53/144) 8 March 1999. Article 12, subsections (2) and (3) read: "The State shall take all necessary measures to ensure the protection by the competent authorities of everyone, individually and in association with others, against any violence, threats, retaliation, de facto or de jure adverse discrimination, pressure or any other arbitrary action as a consequence of his or her legitimate exercise of the rights referred to in the present Declaration. In this connection, everyone is entitled, individually and in association with others, to be protected effectively under national law in reacting against or opposing, through peaceful means, activities and acts, including those by omission, attributable to States that result in violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as acts of violence perpetrated by groups or individuals that affect the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms."Dr Ian DouglasVisiting ProfessorPolitical Science DepartmentAn-Najah National UniversityNablus, Palestine+44 207 067 8399 (fax)+972 59 9 426 906 (mobile Nablus)+972 54 794 1029 (mobile Jerusalem)+20 12 167 1660 (mobile Cairo)www.najah.edu


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One of the largest crowds ever to watch a soccer game at DSGP is already guaranteed, with more than 19,000 expected to cheer on the U.S. Men's National Team. An additional 1,776 seats have been added to meet the heavy demand for the match. Fans will witness the debut of the new Nike centennial kit that celebrates the 100-year anniversary of U.S. Soccer.
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Held at the famed Paramount Theater in downtown Denver on Thursday, March 21, U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and select members of the team will be on hand to pump up the supporters in advance of the match. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the program that includes videos, music and special presentations will kickoff at 8 p.m. Admittance is free for all fans.
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A comprehensive description of Acem Meditation, with practical, psychological and existential perspectives.
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Ro Khanna's time has come.
His first congressional race against Tom Lantos 10 years ago, when he was 27, was a tilt at windmills. But his goal of serving in Congress, formed in college, has not wavered. He has prepared himself well through his career choices and by undertaking thoughtful, independent analysis of the big issues affecting Silicon Valley's ability to thrive.
We recommend Khanna, a Democrat, for the 17th Congressional District seat — even though the incumbent is the venerable Mike Honda, whose graciousness and core values have endeared him to many.
Honda for 13 years has been a solid vote for civil rights, the environment and equal opportunity. But Silicon Valley — whose economy, like the 17th District, stretches well into the East Bay — needs a leader who grasps the complex economic challenges this economy faces, can articulate how to deal with them and can reach across the aisle to maybe even win some GOP support.
Since his Lantos run, Khanna has continued to work toward a future in government — not by running for school board or city council, the classic strategy, but by pursuing the interests he hopes to advance. It is a respectable path.
An intellectual property attorney, Khanna held a Commerce Department post during the first Obama administration working with businesses nationwide to increase overseas trade. He developed theories on how to revive manufacturing in this country without disengaging from the world economy and wrote a book about it. More recently he has practiced law and taught economics at Stanford University.
Like any first-term congressman, he'll have a lot to learn. But he's a quick study who intelligently discusses complex legislation and economic theory. This contrasts with Honda, who, in describing a bill he has proposed, alluded several times to "Senator Connelly." We eventually realized he meant Mitch McConnell.
Khanna's Internet bill of rights for online privacy makes perfect sense, and it does not pander to the many Silicon Valley executives who support him: Valley companies have been, oh, let's say reluctant to embrace the openness Khanna advocates for consumers.
The Republican Party is supporting respected Stanford physician Dr. Vanila Singh in the open primary June 3. She has a stirring life story but no record in civic life, little knowledge of technology issues and long-winded, murky ideas even about health care reform, which should be her forte.
Another Republican, Joel Vanlandingham, jumped on the ballot at the last minute but is not a serious contender.
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Google+ leader Vic Gundotra was asked not to tweet anymore by his "boss," he revealed last night at the SMX Social Media Marketing conference.
By his "boss," we're pretty sure Gundotra means Larry Page, Google's CEO. Gundotra's last tweet was in July.
Page didn't make Gundotra stop tweeting to enforce some sort of loyalty to Google+, he made him stop tweeting because a few of Gundotra's snarkier tweets were getting him in trouble.
The Next Web has a transcript of his explanation:
I tweeted a tweet about two companies that went viral, went very very viral and made a lot of headline news. And honestly, I didn't anticipate that my comments would be interpreted in the way they were interpreted.
I thought I was speaking to a relatively small number of people who followed me, a developer-oriented group, and instead it went mainstream. And so, uhm, I've curtailed my usage since then.
The tweet he's talking about? This one:
#feb11 "Two turkeys do not make an Eagle". — vicgundotra (@vicgundotra) February 9, 2011
This was right when Microsoft won its mobile deal with Nokia. Everyone interpreted this as a massive shot at both companies.
Page probably didn't want any undue stress or attention brought to Google by a snarky comment from Gundotra, so he asked him to stop tweeting. It might sound controversial, but it's pretty normal for a big company.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Self Indulgence
a while back about all sorts of random facts. Not heaps to it other than a good long video of me, talking all about, well...me. But I guess that's why people blog isn't it?
And according to Scott I am a young man full of courage. I am not going to lie that is pretty humbling, but I'd prefer to be a coward who never crashed!
Back to some thrilling econometrics work for the time being
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Glad you didn't cut off any fingers during the interview! And how appropriate to have the bikes on display in the background. Done on purpose? And I think you're right, we blog to draw attention to ourselves. LOL.ReplyDelete
Bikes were a lucky coincidence!ReplyDelete
I have questions!
Will we one day see you in the Tour de France? Do you consider yourself more of a climber? When did you really start getting enthusiastic about cycling?
1) Who knows, I'd like to hope so though!ReplyDelete
2) Yep.
3) Started riding at 14, started club crits at 15, started real racing (ie U19 road nats) at 16.
How is your recovery coming along? I was mentioning your accident to some friends today and I was curious to know how you were doing.
I am about to write up a post, nearly one month on already. Being doing some study (finally) for my supplementary exams to get my mind off the whole stuck at home not riding thing :-)ReplyDelete


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