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William Parker
16:05 29 Aug 19
staff was very friendly and knowledgeable, all the other students were welcoming to a newcomer. I highly recommended it for anyone who wants to try bjj for the first time!
william benoit
23:58 25 Apr 19
Amazing experience! Love the people and the teachers! Really helpful teachers!
Ashley Howell
04:31 09 Apr 19
Highly recommended ! Clean gym, energetic and engaging instructors, good selection of classes and class times, and a very welcoming community.
Nicolas Martino
13:26 01 Apr 19
With no prior BJJ experience, my 4 year old loved it. Coach Al is great with the kids. Highly recommended!!!!
Madeline Turner
17:58 29 Mar 19
The teachers will help you improve a lot; they are helpful, patient, and challenging. The class is friendly and the space is convenient. A great place to work out, and/or learn something new.
Kelsie Massamillo
16:58 08 Mar 19
Randori BJJ is an awesome, professional, and highly skilled studio. They do a great job with the kids and offer a flexible schedule and great prices. Highly recommend. Best of the Best.
Christina Kwon
14:18 04 Feb 19
Great energy, instructor and environment to learn jiu-jitsu. Al and Claudia were wonderful and very welcoming. Would highly recommend!
Andre' Thomas
18:36 28 Jan 19
I recently moved to D.C for work. I wanted to find a great Gym with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Team Randori in Annapolis Maryland by far exceeded all of my expectations of a gym. I have tried many gyms before but those gyms did not have what I was looking for including a friendly environment. From day I felt like I was home. The Coaches and students welcomed me with open arms. This gym at time felt too good to be true. This is a great family gym which also includes an awesome kid friendly environment. I am moving again for work but once I come back to the area, I have every intention on getting back on the mats with all of the coaches and students. If I could give this gym 10 stars I would. Stop in and check this place out.Thank you everyone at team Randori for giving me a life changing experience.
Luke Cherep
17:59 15 Jan 19
This is a top notch BJJ school in Annapolis! The instructors are friendly and very welcoming. Whether you're a beginner or well advanced in your skills this is a place you have to check out. *Bonus* - very clean gym!
Dave Grabau
20:39 28 Nov 18
Al, the owner is a guy who truly cares about the well being of the kids. Awesome place, highly recommend. It's right by the Annapolis Mall. Check it out.
Cortland Heneveld
17:45 08 Nov 18
Great instructors, clean gym and a friendly environment. Glad I was able to be apart of this rewarding community. Highly recommended to all.
Domino Joe
21:49 29 Oct 18
No other martial arts gym in the area even comes close. The training techniques, the coaching, the community are all first class. You are not too old and your kids are not to young to start. You owe to yourself.. JOIN!
Matthew Crance
17:43 19 Oct 18
I have been training with Team Randori for 4 months now as a white belt. My experience thus far has been outstanding. Al and company have built a school for all belts and all ages.. Truly, an academy where young and old alike can learn and grow without the burden of ego and pressure. Good people and leadership in a very clean environment. Sick of the gym and running laps? Come roll. It will take your fitness to another level...it has for me.
Jason Nammack
12:38 11 Oct 18
Our daughter really loved it. We loved the friendly courteous staff. Wish we could have continued but unexpectedly moving out of state. Thank you for the wonderful experience I'm sure that I'll daughter will never forget
Sara Lizzy
14:24 01 Sep 18
My teenage son is just starting... And loving the BJJ.
Jordan T
21:30 09 Aug 18
Team Randori is an awesome gym to train at. They not only emphasize the importance of cleanliness and safety -- they practice what they preach. They're the only place I've seen that is upfront with their costs, and how they operate their gym. The floors are cleaned daily which other gyms don't always seem to do.The Jiu jitsu and MMA coaches are great, and really know the sport. They're great at demonstrating and teaching the techniques, and after you get the hang of it, they help you make those small adjustments to really perfect your technique.The MMA and Jiu Jitsu classes are a fun way to get in shape while learning a really cool skill. You don't have to be experienced to participate in class. The classes have people from all skill levels, and you get to work with everyone there to learn from multiple people. They also let beginners watch and participate in the advanced classes if they so choose and attend as many classes as you please. Other gyms tend to limit how often you can attend and limit advanced classes to upper belts only, but not Team Randori.They have a great environment and atmosphere there, and the other members are really friendly.I highly recommend checking out Team Randori.
nick englese
01:26 27 Jul 18
Team randori has took me in with very little knowledge and excepted me no one was laughing or judging when i was having a hard time getting stuff down actually everyone was trying to help me to the best of thier knowledge strongly recommend them great experience
Tim Onserio
21:43 25 Jul 18
This is the best MMA and BJJ training here in Maryland. My son was so fit into this academy program and i feel bad because we had to move. When you join this academy , it is like a family. Many thanks to coach Kirby for shaping up my little man. On the another note, Al is also the best and makes you feel involved. We will forever remain "Team Randori". Thank you
Dominojoe Joe
00:31 25 Jul 18
THE place in Annapolis for martial arts. Wonderful instructors. Great group of individuals that will help each other get better. I strongly recommend you stop in for a look.
Eduardo Cabrera III
16:10 12 Jun 18
The best marital arts school. Nobody will judge you if you are a beginner and everybody will respect your hard work.
Elijah Bowen
02:26 12 Jun 18
Team Randoori is strait up a fantastic gym, great facility and legit people. Quality instruction and top notch classes. Tons of respect for Team Randoori.
aaron manck
23:27 07 Jun 18
Best jui jitsu gym in the area! Great coaches, lots of classes, exceptionally clean! I've been training here for over three years, and I've been to other gyms all over the country... Nothing even comes close! Osss!
CPT Prep
14:14 07 Jun 18
Great place to train Jiu Jitsu. The instructors and staff are very welcoming and take the time to show techniques that you can build upon as you progress in the sport. Highly recommend!
02:27 06 Jun 18
BJJ changed my life. Interning at team team randori changed my life. I learned amazing skills that I will be using for threat of my life.
valeri rezvanz
17:44 26 May 18
The best Martial Arts Academy In the area. Great, experienced instructors always make you feel welcomed and like a part of the family. I love training here in the safe environment and learn a lot. I do MMA and BJJ everyday and can't wait to get to the Academy to train and see my teammates.
Steven Rotella
20:02 14 May 18
I have been attending Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes at Team Randori for about a year, and have no complaints. This is a clean, safe, and respectful environment to obtain top notch instruction. The coaches are well-qualified and welcoming to all students, whether their goals are directed towards fitness, self defense, competition, or recreation. I would strongly recommend Team Randori to anyone looking for legitimate high-quality martial arts instruction in the DMV area.
Basil Noor
01:54 25 Mar 18
Team randori is a great family oriented learning experience. I wasn't able to train for a long life, but the classes I did attend they were very kind and helpful. The isntructors are amazing and know what they are teaching, you get everything by coming here!
Daniel Hile
14:43 17 Jan 18
Awesome Jiu-Jitsu school! All of the instructors are very knowledgeable and take the time to drill the fundamental techniques and positions for the kids class so they have a solid base to build upon as they progress in the sport. My 6 year old son has been going for 6 months now and loves it. I can already see a difference from when he first began. Highly recommend!
Daniel Ng
01:24 13 Nov 17
Excellent gym to learn martial arts and to improve your fitness! The instructors are very professional and friendly, and I felt that I was well supported. I also noticed that other members were treated very respectfully. When I was not sure what to do other members stepped in to help me. The gym definitely has a great culture.
Liz Gage
01:57 26 Sep 17
My daughter is taking the kids class. She loves it! Coach Al is the best!! All the coaches are great and so patient with the kids. So glad we found this place.
Maya Hicks
20:47 17 Sep 17
Team Randori is by far the best karate school, its a great establishment to do martial arts at and im very grateful to be able to be apart of it.
David W. Clark Jr.
15:17 29 Jul 17
Team Randori Martial Arts is an awesome gym. Their team is very professional each instructor offering expert training in both personal and group settings. Their facility is clean and state of the art. They offer great programs for children like bully-proofing/self defense, after school daycare classes, and a popular summer camp program. I have been with Team Randori since they've opened up and I have seen and trained with many very skilled students and instructors to come through. Although the faces may occasionally change, their dedication to individual attention and the first class instruction of BJJ, MMA, self defense, and general fitness will always be their standard. Come check them out you will feel right at home.
Justin Brady
19:52 22 May 17
This place is great - we took our 4.5 year old boy and he had a lot of fun. The teachers were very patient and worked with him one-on-one. We'd recommend Team Randori : )
Austin Whitehead
01:14 07 May 17
Coming from out of the area, I was not sure what to expect from this gym. I had little knowledge in regards to their reputation and the type of people that went to the gym since I wasn't from the area. Needless to say I was very impressed with the instructors knowledge, the cleanliness of the facility and the friendliness of the staff and students. I will definitely be stopping in again the next time I am in the area. Thank you Team Randori! - Austin
Mac Kearney
12:21 23 Mar 17
I have never done anything like martial arts, and on a whim started attending Team Randori, and it has been amazing. Each session pushes me to new levels, and I am feeling healthier and more confident with every class. The Coaches, Al and Dameron are good people who you want to train with. When i was new there was never any feeling of not belonging. When I started I trained beside everyone else, and never felt out of place. Warm, welcoming, yet intense, is how I would describe it.My only regret is that it took me so long to join....
Olesea Maleeva
22:04 20 Mar 17
Excellent place, my 5 year old son enjoyed it very much. He was so excited as soon as we got home after the first class, he started to practice as soon as we got home. My son started to practice with his dad, my husband has practiced Marital Arts for a long period of time, so he can tell this is the right place for our son, he find this place very professional. Instructors are well knowledge, patient, and make class fun. My son has been training for almost a year now, he is having fun while learning, they use different technique and make it fun at the same time.
Ryan Armour
14:58 28 Feb 17
Team Randori has great instructors and learning environment! The First Responders Class is Awesome! It gives us a place to learn and train, as well as meet others in the same profession from all over the region, and get a great workout. I highly recommend coming in and checking out Team Randori!
Chris Cleary
15:09 04 Feb 17
The First Responder club held on Mon, Wed, and Friday mornings is great. The turn out is impressive with fire fighters and police from Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, Baltimore City and County.
Lorenza Ambrose
15:41 02 Nov 16
My friend took me to a JiuJitsu class here, and it was amazing. I like going on Mondays when Carlos is there. He allows me to jump right in to the class, even with the very little experience, and was very patient and encouraging. The warm up itself is a workout, and I left the gym feeling energized and motivated. The great thing about jiujitsu it's that it provides you with self defense skills, discipline, and tactical thinking. Also, this gym has an fantastic after school program for kids! Definitely check out Team Randori!
Emily Mason
15:55 22 Oct 16
Amazing experience! My 4 year old daughter loves coming to Randori and "working-out" with her friends. The staff is wonderful with kids and foster a warm and comfortable environment for learning. The teachers value respect and it shows through the kids. I highly recommend Randori for anyone who wants to give their kids a sense of self-confidence, and respect for others. They also give your child a trial period to see what it's all about. Come check it out!
Codi Mullen
17:05 05 Sep 16
Confidence, mental-toughness, and teamwork - these are the tools I have gained from joining Team Randori Martial Arts. After a few weeks, I felt like I was a part of a family amongst the staff and other members. The training was a challenge, but the coaches helped me recognize that I can train harder than I thought I was capable of. As a member of the military, I believe I can carry on these skills to my job. I am so thankful for my experience at Team Randori, for the lessons I have learned, the friendships I have made, and the training that I have received. I encourage others to check out this gym to see what an amazing community Team Randori has created.
Darren Fradin
02:17 31 Aug 16
We were looking for a new academy for our kids. Their first one closed and we weren't happy with the next one we went to, and then we found Team Randori. The facilities are top notch - everything is clean and new. The coaches are very good with kids, and are experienced practitioners who concentrate on building the fundamentals - not trying to teach overly complicated, trendy moves that kids can't effectively apply. Parents sit in a room upstairs where they can watch the class on video monitors, so there are no overzealous moms or dads yelling out commands to their kids while they roll. Perhaps most importantly, there are no 'cliques' - it's a very mellow, low key environment that promotes confidence in my kids, and has them looking forward to going to classes there.


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Troy couple convicted of conspiracy to steal GM trade secrets
A Troy couple was convicted in U.S. District Court Friday of conspiring to steal trade secrets worth an estimated $40 million from General Motors Co.
Shanshan Du, 51, and her husband, Yu Qin, 49, intended to use hybrid technology trade secrets from the Detroit automaker in a joint venture with a Chinese competitor, U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said in Friday statement.
The two were also convicted of unlawful possession of trade secrets, and Qin was convicted of wire fraud and obstruction of justice. The couple's trial before U.S. District Judge Marianne O. Battani lasted a month.
"These defendants stole trade secrets, which General Motors spent many years and millions of dollars to develop, to give an unfair advantage to a foreign competitor," McQuade said in the statement.
The district attorney said she hopes the prosecution "will send a message that stealing proprietary information from an employer or competitor is a serious crime."
The husband-and-wife could be sentenced to a maximum of ten years in prison for each of three counts of conspiracy to steal trade secrets.
Qin could be sentenced to an additional maximum of thirty years in prison on each count of wire fraud, and a maximum of twenty years for one count of obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors presented a case at the couple's trial that showed that Du provided trade secrets to her husband while employed by General Motors' hybrid vehicle technology group, benefiting the husband-and-wife's company Millennium Technology International, Inc., the district attorney's office said.
After Du was offered a severance agreement by General Motors in January 2005, she "copied more than 16,000 GM files, including trade secret documents, to an external computer hard drive used for MTI business," the district attorney's office said in its statement.
Later, Qin worked on a business venture to provide hybrid technology to Chinese automaker Chery Automotive.
McQuade's office said the FBI executed a search warrant on the couple in May 2006, finding computer devices with General Motors information in the couple's house.
"Shortly after the FBI search team left the defendants' residence, the defendants drove to a dumpster behind a grocery store where defendant Qin discarded plastic bags containing shredded documents, including GM trade secret information, that were responsive to federal grand jury subpoenas seeking information relating to MTI and hybrid vehicles," the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Contact staff writer Dustin Blitchok at 248-745-4685 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @SincerelyDustin.

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Rebirth Of Sorts
'Immersing Contaminated, Emerging Pure'
(Niddah 42a)
A mikveh purifies the impure. Utensils, clothing, and impure persons who immerse or are immersed in a mikveh become pure. When exactly does that transformation take place? Can we pinpoint the moment?
An interesting statement appears in the Rambam (Hilchos She'ar Avos Hatumah 6:16). He writes that if a person in a mikveh is touching a neveilah, sheretz, or some other impure object, he is impure, "but when he emerges from the mikveh he becomes pure…and the same applies to someone who stepped on a mishkav lying in a mikveh." Concerning a zav, who defiles an object on which he sets his weight, the law is as follows: If he enters a mikveh and steps on an object on the floor of the mikveh, the object becomes impure, "but when the mishkav emerges from the mikveh, it becomes pure again." In other words, when the object emerges from the mikveh, its status metamorphoses into one of purity.
Emerging From A Mikveh Purifies
A sensational chidush emerges from the Rambam's words, as the Kesef Mishneh writes (ibid): "It seems that the impure becomes pure when he emerges from the mikveh but not while he is still inside it." Thus, if someone touches an impure person while he's still immersed in the water, one becomes impure even though he is standing in a mikveh. Hence, in theory, it's possible for someone to immerse in a mikvehand not become pure!
Immersion At Sunset
Impure kohanim need to immerse in a mikveh and await the arrival of sunset. That is, an impure kohen must immerse before the sun sets and afterwards, "when the sun sets, he becomes pure" (Vayikra 22:7). After sunset, these formerly impure kohanim may eat terumah (before sunset they may eat maaser sheini), and after they offer the required sacrifices, they may eat the meat of sacrifices.
If an impure kohen immerses right before sunset but only sticks his head out of the water after sunset, the law is that he isn't pure until after sunset of the following day (Gilyonei Hashas, Shabbos 35a; Or Sameiach, Ch. 12, Hilchos Metamei Mishkav Umoshav). The author of Gilyonei Hashas (ibid.) writes that the source for this law is the Gemara (Shabbos, ibid.), which says that an impure person who awaits the arrival of sunset to be completely pure "should immerse in the sea and emerge." The Gemara emphasizes that he must emerge from the water before sunset. If he doesn't, he only becomes pure after sunset of the following day.
The Achronim discuss this Kesef Mishneh at length and assert that the statement of the Rambam is "a very new thing." This interpretation of the Gemara, they believe, is not evident in the words of other Rishonim (see Or Sameiach, ibid, and Makor Baruch, 39).
He Who Immerses With A Sheretz In Hand
Many are familiar with the Gemara (Taanis 16a) that immersion does not purify a person who immerses in a mikveh while holding a sheretz: "If a person holds a sheretz, even if he immerses in all the water in the world, the immersion is to no avail; if he discarded it, as soon as he immerses in 40 se'ah, the immersion helps him."
It is interesting to discover that different poskim derive different proofs regarding the Kesef Mishneh's interpretation of the Rambam from this famous law. Rabbi Meir Arik, zt"l, writes that it teaches us that someone who immerses in a mikveh becomes pure while still in the water since, as the Gemara says, "if he discarded it, he is pure." Why "if he discarded it"? Doesn't he have to emerge from the water? Evidently not (Tal Torah, Yerushalmi, Terumos).
Kisvei Eish (3:32), on the other hand, derives the opposite conclusion from this case. Why does the Gemara say "as soon as he immerses"? After all, he's already in the water. The Gemara evidently means that the person must immerse again. In other words, a person who enters a mikveh holding a sheretzis impure until he discards it, emerges from the water, and then immerses himself again.
Immersion As Being Born Anew
We should conclude with the careful clarification of Rabbi Yonah Mertzbach, zt"l, as to why immersion helps the impure person only when he emerges from the water. He writes that the inner essence of immersion is the sinner's "disappearance" in the water and his rebirth, figuratively speaking, when he emerges, since a human being cannot exist in water. The person leaves, so to say, his previous world and enters a new one. Therefore, he becomes pure only when he leaves the water (Aleh Yonah).


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Chris Evans has revealed TV bosses asked him to bring back his hit show TFI Friday for a 20th anniversary special, but wanted him to do it a year early.
The presenter fronted five series of the Channel 4 show which ran from 1996 to 2000.
Speaking to Zoe Ball on Radio 2, he said: "Channel 4 have asked us to do a TFI Friday 20th anniversary show and/or run next year.
"I was completely bang up for it until I did the maths last week and had to phone them and say it's only 19 years next year, it's actually 20 years the year after.
"I think they still want to go for it and just hope no one notices."
The live show was a huge hit for the channel though it courted controversy - notably when guests including singer Shaun Ryder swore.
Evans has since returned to radio and his breakfast show on Radio 2 is the most popular in the country.
The latest figures show he had an audience of 9.91 million each week, the biggest audience recorded in the UK since the current measurement methods were launched 15 years ago.
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The joint statement was featured in a NewsWise article. The article describes the how Beck's coverage of Piven's research has escalated in the past few months:
Although Beck has not directly called for violence against Piven, his attacks have created an opening for threats of violence to emerge. During the past few months, Piven has received a flood of hate mail and been the subject of menacing Internet postings, which include a series of death threats. Much of the violent vitriol has appeared on Beck's own website.
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We vigorously support serious, honest, and passionate public debate…We support serious engagement on the research of Professor Piven and of others who study controversial issues such as unemployment, the economic crisis, the rights of welfare recipients, and the place of government intervention. We also support the right of political commentators to participate in such debates. At the same time, we insist that all parties recognize the rights of academic researchers not only to gather and analyze evidence related to controversial questions, but also to arrive at their own conclusions and to expect those conclusions to be reported accurately in public debates.
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Accused of the nation's biggest-ever security leak, US soldier Bradley Manning was vilified by the government, saying he caused irreparable damage to US national interests. In retrospect, whatever harm he caused seems to have been overplayed.
A US military judge cleared Manning on Tuesday of the most serious charge against him — aiding the enemy — in a verdict that indicated that the soldier's secrecy violations, while criminal, were not as dire as prosecutors had alleged.
Manning's revelations to WikiLeaks, including hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic cables and raw intelligence reports from the Iraqi and Afghan battlefields, violated his military oath and "put real lives and real careers at risk," former US Department of State spokesman P.J. Crowley said.
However, the strategic damage to the US — to its reputation and its ability to work with allies and conduct diplomacy — "was transitory," said Crowley, who resigned in 2011 after publicly criticizing the Pentagon's treatment of Manning in a military prison.
As reams of classified State Department cables — some containing unflattering portraits of foreign leaders or detailing US envoys' contacts with human rights groups — leaked to the public, some saw catastrophe for US diplomacy.
Yet, despite what Crowley called a few "isolated cases" in which foreign counterparts were less candid than in the past, fearing their words might leak, the State Department was able to mitigate the damage.
In just one of dozens of examples, US ties with Indonesia wobbled after the release of cables showing the US embassy suspected collusion between Jakarta's security forces and the extremist Islamic Defenders Front, accused of attacks on religious minorities.
The leaks "were quite unpleasant," Indonesian presidential spokesman for foreign affairs Teuku Faizasyah said.
However, "our relations with the US have continued normally since. The lesson is that we have to be more careful with the flow of such intelligence," he said.
The military judge, Colonel Denise Lind, found Manning guilty on 19 counts, including five espionage charges. Manning could face a sentence of 136 years in prison.
Military prosecutors had pushed for a harsher judgement.
They called him a "traitor" and said his actions had helped the al-Qaeda network.
"The official damage assessments concerning Manning/WikiLeaks have not been publicly released, but my sense is that the bulk of the damage is subtle rather than catastrophic," said Steven Aftergood, an expert on government secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists, a private group.
"But it is nonetheless real," Aftergood said. "Because of the broad scope and overwhelming volume of the WikiLeaks cables, their disclosure cast doubt on the ability of the US government to guarantee confidentiality of any kind — whether in diplomacy, military operations or intelligence. That's not a small thing."
In Australia, a crucial US ally in the Asia-Pacific region, the revelations have affected the way Western diplomats operate and report on political developments, and have curtailed events such as social dinner party chats where diplomats often gain insights on what is happening in a country.
"The diplomats have told me this has affected their reporting of events in Australia, or events anywhere in the world," said Member of Parliament Michael Danby, who until June was head of Australia's powerful joint intelligence committee, which oversees intelligence matters. "It has restricted political reporting and mingling for open Western societies [among diplomats and politicians]."


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The Primal Scene of a Global Confrontation
One sees images of people hastily fleeing downwards and firemen storming upwards, smoke, pools of water left from the fire-fighting operations, and bewildered, incredulous, and horrified faces. You hear noise, with no idea of where it is coming from.
What one doesn't see in Oliver Stone's new film World Trade Center are the well-known images that have been burnt into the world's collective memory. Then you realize that the only people on the planet unfamiliar with the canonized sequence of events, those who didn't see the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, were the people who happened to be in the two towers at the time.
9/11 of George Bush, and 9/11 of the victims
It comes across like an allegory of the dual existence of this eventful date. Here is September 11 as the primal scene of a new global confrontation, and there is September 11 of the "little people" caught in the collapsing skyscrapers, crushed like ants under the footstep of an elephant. Here is September 11 as the starting signal of the "War on Terror," the September 11 of George W. Bush, and there the September 11 of the victims.
"The attack was used to justify an unpopular war and as a weapon in election campaigns," wrote Bruce Kluger, commentator in USA Today, in an air disgust. "In this moment, downtown New York was turned into a utopia of grief," stated John Homans in the New Yorker. "The city seemed completely different." But the Bush government "simply seized upon September 11" and transformed a story of suffering into one of retribution.
What we observe in films like WTC and the choir of disjointed memories of this day is an attempt to cleanse September 11 from all that came afterwards – the war in Afghanistan, the "War on Terror," the invasion of Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib. Yet, even this attempt shows the impossibility of the undertaking. September 11 is namely a break in world history – one that shapes our time, no less significant than the fall of the Berlin Wall or the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It is as if a kind of force field envelopes this date, sorting out the scenery.
9/11 naïveté
The current front line positions of intellectual discourse and the basis of new ideological alliances coalesce around the main issues of 9/11, the political stance in America, and the dynamics of the global cultural conflict. September 11 immerses everything in its own peculiar ether. It poses the crucial question of our time – a question that, in a certain sense, confronted us all at once on a single morning. The old maps guiding our theoretical bearings became useless rubbish. Since then, we have been busy drawing up a new intellectual cartography of the world.
Even now, the significance of this fact is probably more underrated than overrated.
Although it is right to insist that the "West" is not a monolithic block and that the "East" is more of a phantasmagoria than a clearly delineated category, history renders this position naïve. The confrontation between the West and the Islamic world resulting from September 11 and its aftermath is a fact. We are now faced with a constellation of "us" against "them," a perception in the West of being threatened, and a chronic sense of humiliation in those regions of the world not considered to belong to the West.
One side sees the need to protect itself against a new "totalitarian threat," using whatever means at its disposal, while the other side sees itself in a world where there is such a clear division of power and impotence that they need to turn to spectacular exploits in order to gain attention.
In the end, it is the radicals on both sides that set the agenda. The well-meaning intentions of rational individuals, who probably make up the majority, are of no help here. Who in the West, when all is said and done, determines the dynamics of the situation? Bush's entourage or those who plead for dialogue and equal rights? And who is it on the Muslim side? The hotheads or those who go about propagating the view of Islam as a peace-loving religion?
Anti-Western furor, anti-Islamic furor
These last five years have been typical of a time of upwardly spiraling escalations. Each side regularly provides the other with justifications for their actions – the invasion of Iraq and the train bombing in Madrid, Abu Ghraib and the grainy photos of the Islamic decapitators, Guantanamo Bay and the bombing of the London Underground, the building of the wall in Palestine and the Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon, the anti-Western furor in the Arab world and the corresponding anti-Islamic furor in the West.
There is a widespread sense of threat in large Western cities accompanied by a general suspicion of everyone who looks even the slightest bit foreign.
The world has changed dramatically in five years. Despite the insane optimism of those apologists for America's attempt to export democracy, the world has not become a better place. Instead, we live in a world with more violence, more hate, and with a greater desire for vengeance. We now know how this can all start. We know how a logic of confrontation can lead to conflicts spiraling out of control with no discernable end in sight.
What we still don't know is how such a state of affairs can be brought to an end. In many respects, the confrontation is asymmetrical. This is because on an ideological level we are dealing with a general conflict, a division, that somehow tastes and smells like a world war, yet, from a military viewpoint, this is a low-intensity confrontation.
Terrorist attacks in the West remain the exception rather than the rule and actual military battles are confined to specific regions of the world. This is good, but there is a downside, namely, that this state of affairs can continue indefinitely. The usual option to exit a conflict – the warring parties being bled dry and losing their strength – is not a realistic prospect here. Thank God, one might say!
Radicalism – what's the price for the general public?
It is more realistic to assume that a strong desire for moderation will build up within the general population, as the price the majority has to pay for the adventurism of the radicals is just too high. Correspondingly, the radicals will gradually become more isolated. The preconditions for this scenario, however, do not look good. Although Muslim society has indeed suffered from the actions of the radicals, up until now, their support has tended to increase.
In the West, on the other hand, the price that normal people have to pay in their everyday lives for the confrontation remains relatively low. As a result, pressure for a political change of course is still very weak.
It is quite likely that this state of affairs will continue for another five to ten years. It is also possible that the waves will gradually subside. This will happen when the realists in the Islamic milieu drive back the radicals inch by inch and when the strong tradition of pacifying conflicts and an aversion to the militarization of politics once again becomes noticeable in the West.
A start will have been made in the USA when, on the anniversary of September 11, those wanting to tell a story of suffering instead of proclaiming the need for retribution finally manage to make themselves heard.
Robert Misik
© Qantara.de 2006
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
Islam and the West since 9/11
Perceived Threat Fosters Islamicisation Trend
A new study conducted by the German Institute for Middle East Studies noted an increasing return to religious-cultural values in the Islamic world as a defensive reaction to the politics of the West. Sigrid Faath outlines some of the study's key findings
Commentary Ludwig Ammann
Has the World Changed Since September 11th?
Islam expert Ludwig Amman asserts that 9/11 ought to be taken as an alarm signal. In his essay, he outlines what the West and Islam ought to do in order to grow beyond mutual stereotypes


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I would go as Cindi Laper and shave one side of my hair.
As for luring in the kindy families, your offer to allocate a table is a good one. I'd also rope someone in to hand them a flyer at 'pick up' outside the classroom. The kindy fams are a good one to get because they lurk there enmasse every single day.
You could also offer them a 'buddy family' from another year?
I think e mail and helping to organise tables is good.
If they have cumulative sports house scores there could be the opportunity to earn bonus points for their child's house during the night, that way the kids will be pushing their parents to go to ear points for them.
I always like a general retro theme, but that's my love of 80's fashion and music coming through.
I like Brons idea...handing out small flyer and personal invite at pickup/drop off time noice...I went last year for the first time to our school trivia night...quite funny...best auction prize of the night was the Principal and Vice P cooking dinner for the winner at the house...celebrity chef style, something different....no costs :)
Ha ham, very clever ;).
Personally, after years on committees, PTA's ect I'd shackle them to the school railing and only set them free when the event was due to start (the addition of a big sign saying 'toilets this way' helps!).
I'd go as Alice Cooper and have a rock theme - so much scope for dressing up and piling on the slap.
Laughing that you are "still delegating"...HA!
And...thanks for getting The Police stuck in my head since I saw the title of your blog post early this morning! ;)
Sounds like a fun event!
Haha, love your delegating prowess MM.
This is a tough one, having not experienced the effect of school or school culture to this point.
It's always hard to bring strangers together like this... though the promise of alcohol always helps!?
Have I gone too far? Is a boozy trivia night out of the question?? Good luck! xo


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your right though i dont see a lot of swarms either, i believe its because the lower streaks can do the same amount of damage as the higher streaks, players that get high streaks a lot will tell you the only useful high point streak is the lodestar,
another reason you dont see many is because most players that cant get em put em on hoping they can get one once in a blue moon like those idiots with swarm dogs and vsat selected and cant even get a bloodthirsty, most good players dont select high streaks or swarm particularly is because by the time they earn one swarm the would have recycled the lightning strike like three times which would end up getting them more kills then one swarm would
haHa! Hey Reven - I'm sorry because I thought you meant "players like me", as in "I always get HK swarms". Goes to show how things get misinterpreted on-line!
But seriously, you see them often? Absolutely what you say though about the high streaks. For someone like me, if I ever got the 19 or so kills it takes for something like that, the game would be over right as I called it in! So ya, my score streaks are UAV, lightning strike and then I added the AGV for good measure. I can get the UAV and LS sometimes twice in a game (if I'm on the good side of lag!). And once in a while I get lucky and can call in my AGV.
Anyway, I strayed off the topic. Look me up sometime and add me if you want: rkms499
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For someone like me, if I ever got the 19 or so kills it takes for something like that, the game would be over right as I called it in!
Nothing more frustrating than getting a nice high streak and then game ends right after.
But nothing funnier than seeing some poor bastard getting one and seeing the same thing. I once saw some dude get an LS and you can hear him shoot the first missle, but the game ended right after that sound effect. It went something like this: "Pppshewww" and a split second later, action stops and "Brought the pain. Time to get paid." LOL.
As far as I know the swarm was never nerfed. (Unless it was in a hotfix).
So it seems you just don't know all the factors that could affect the total amount of kills one could or could not get with the swarm.
it was slightly nerfed
slightly as in it was pretty insignificant, same with the lodestar nerf
couple the swarm with dogs and they wont have much place to hide.
or use your vsat to flush the enemy out.
they usually respawn in the open.
The only reason I ever used the SWARM was to fuel my ego. If I really wanted to punish the other team I would use low streaks and spam the sh*t out of them. To be completely honest the SWARM was very underpowered in comparison to the other Scorestreak choices. I think the most kills it ever got for me was 14 or something like that. That's pretty low compared to the number of kills I could get from 3 or 4 LS.
Swarm, IMO, is one of the least original streaks they've came up with. It's just a bunch HKs--lazy game making.
Come to think of it, it's pretty unrealistic (even for a video game) too. A bunch of drones flying madly in the air going every which way. On top of that, they make it the most difficult streak to get. LOL, silly.
hears the deal when you run a swarm you need to run dogs at the sometime because the dogs with kill the guys that are camping inside and swarm will kill the guys outside its a win win so here are some setups to run with:
2.vsat/emp systems/loadstar or warship
3.steath chopper/vsat/dogs
try those and seen if the work for you
Second poster nailed it. Most of the people still playing this game have just gotten much better at taking cover when air-support is called in. That pretty much goes for everything in this game.
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May 20, 2007
Today's Lineup
Rowand, cf; Victorino, rf; Rollins, ss; Utley, 2b; Burrell, lf; Dobbs, 1b; Nunez, 3b; Barajas, c; Eaton, p.
Blown Out
Last night's 13-2 blow out was the most runs scored against the Phillies since last July 31 when the Marlins romped 15-2 at Citizens Bank Park. Back at 'em today. A win would mean two out of three and a 7-3 homestand.
Jamie Moyer carried a 13-7 career record against the Blue Jays into the game. The Jays starting eight, however, had a combined .341 average with 10 home runs against him. Jamie's exit after 3.1 innings marked only the second time since he joined the Phillies that he didn't pitch six or more innings. It was his 17th start in a Phillies uniform.
Biggest Buzz
The biggest buzz of last night was the diamond rock Judy Heredia (Magnolia, NJ) received from Joe Capone when he proposed to her on PhanaVision during the fifth inning. Tearfully Judy nodded yes and then Joe slipped the huge ring onto her left hand. The ring looked to be larger than Joe's hometown of Holland, PA. The crowd loves engagements at Citizens Bank Park. There's always a buzz when the wedding song begins to play leading into the video feature.
Seeking Arms
Hank King, the Phillies advance scout, had a rare night at home and spent it at last night's game. King travels constantly, staying one series ahead of the Phillies. He files written reports to Charlie Manuel and his staff the first game of every series.
The Phillies next four opponents are the Marlins (played six games against them last month), Braves (repeat of a series that started this month), Diamondbacks (Phillies were in Phoenix at the end of the last road trip) and Giants (four-game series in SF earlier this month). So King will be heading out to scout the Phillies next four interleague clubs, Royals, White Sox, Tigers and Indians.
I asked King if sees any relief pitchers out there during his travels. Hank laughed, "That's the same question every scout asks every scout."
Speaking of scouts, there were 16 scouts at last night's game.
Rain Delays
What do the Phillies players do during rain delays? Check out John Brazer's Fun 'N Games blog on the home page of this site.
Trivia Note
Jim Thome, who will return to Citizens Bank Park with the White Sox on June 11, is currently on rehab with the Charlotte Knights where his manager is Marc Bombard, the Phillies first base coach the last two seasons.
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ST. MARY'S CITY, MD – The York College women's basketball team ran their win streak to seven with a 60-52 Capital Athletic Conference win at St. Mary's College on Wednesday night in St. Mary's City, MD.
The Spartans improve to 17-3 overall and 11-1 in the conference while the Seahawks fall to 8-13 overall and 6-6 in the league.
The first half was much like the opening 20 minutes of the team's first meeting on December 7. Neither team would be able to get any significant traction offensively as the biggest separation between the two teams was four points. That four point cushion came twice during the half as senior Brittany Percich drilled a three at the 10:53 mark to give York the 11-7 lead. The Spartan lead reached four again on a pair of April Sparkman free throws with 8:02 left in the half.
The Seahawks took a temporary 18-17 lead on a Marche Pearson lay up at the 2:32 mark but Sparkman converted a pair of free throws 22 seconds later to give the Spartans a lead as York's halftime advantage would eventually be 23-20.
The Seahawks came out of the break and quickly tied the game on a Raven Owens three just 31 seconds into the stanza. That started a string of back-and-forth play as there were three ties and three lead changes over the next five minutes of the game. The Seahawks took tied their largest lead of the game when Sophie Pruden hit a lay up at the 14:30 mark to give the hosts a 32-29 lead. The Spartans responded in impressive fashion as they put together a sustained 26-7 run that gave York a 55-39 lead with 6:09 left.
That's when it would get a little interesting for the Spartans. After York's run, the Seahawks pieced together an 11-0 run to draw to within five at 55-50 with 1:49 left. The Spartans got a huge bucket from point guard Aja Wallpher as she hit a turn around jumper with the shot clock expiring, putting York back up by seven with 51 ticks left. After a stop by the Spartan defense, Brittany Hicks canned a pair of huge free throws with 22 seconds left, pushing York's lead back to nine. The Seahawks got a cosmetic basket with six seconds left and Wallpher split a pair from the line with three seconds remaining to provide the final eight-point margin of victory for York.
Hicks paced the Spartans with her sixth double-double of the year as she had 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Fellow sophomore Kristen Haley led all scorers with 17 points as she was 7-for-16 from the floor including 2-for-4 from three and 1-for-2 from the line. Haley added five rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal in her 27 minutes of work. Wallpher was the third Spartan in double figures with 10 points while she also had seven steals and three rebounds. Wallpher, who leads the nation in assists, handed out seven dimes in the win.
Owens led the Seahawks with 14 points in her 33 minutes of work. The Spartan defense harassed her into 4-of-13 shooting from the floor including 3-of-8 from three. Shana Lewis added 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal for the hosts. Myeisha Wallace pulled in eight rebounds to lead the Seahawks on the glass.
The Spartans held their ninth opponent of the year under 30% shooting as St. Mary's shot 27.1% from the field in the game. The Seahawks did have more success from three than the Spartans recent opponents as they went 4-for-15 (26.7%). St. Mary's made 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the stripe.
York shot 37.9% from the floor and 25% (3-for-12) from three. The Spartans went to the line 16 times and converted 13 attempts (81.3%).
York finished the game holding a 43-39 margin on the glass while they also had a 24-12 spread in points in the paint. York recorded 17 points off 16 St. Mary's miscues.
The Spartans will step out of conference for their final non-league tilt on Monday night when they host McDaniel College at Wolf Gymnasium. Tip time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.


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Images. We need this!
Hey! Post some pictures of yourself. I don't see you enough.
I took this one today:
I always like looking at you, AC. ;)
Here's me. This is from a few years ago.
Oh my i love this! hehe.
In SC at the state museum (i held that face for 2 minutes before my mom finally figured out the camera, heh)
Shea, that pic is so gorgeous! Sarah, I can imagine people walking around in the museum being all "WTF" at you holding that pose forever.
Courth, yeah it was the ONE TIME that there were people all over the place, haha.
ha. you guys are so cute. lemme upload some to flickr or something then i will post.
Okay, so it was night time and my BFF convinced me to climb up a slide on a playground. This is something I'd never done, even as a child. She snapped this pic when I reached the top.
Still at the play ground
Me, in general
Note to self: become more photogenic. Eich.
Courth: I'm so pleased to see I'm not the only one who still plays on kids playgrounds. Seriously.
And cancel that note to self, you're totally photogenic, and you have a gorgeous smile :)
Also, if we're doing this, this is the most recent photo I could find of me, wine in hand, urgh:
I took that last one trying to get pictures of my hair. I now realize that I need to get someone else to do that, but I keep forgetting. I never smile when I'm taking my own picture. Strange.
the most recent photos i have are the series of dustin looking like he's completely insane, so i will opt for some others (he was sad i posted that on vegweb... maybe next tie he should just smile for the picture!)
here is a little bit of an older picture (shorter hair!) of me cookin'. you can see how teensy the kitchen is and stuff.
it's all fuzzy, but whatever.
and i was going to do another that shows how beautiful i look when i laugh (other than the shining example you have in my avatar 8-))... by that i mean how great my double chin looks when i laugh... but you'll have to hold your horses bc my interwebs are too slow right now.
10 months ago at my daughter Lilah's baptism party. Say "tired" !!!
Wow, EVERYONE is gorgeous.
Hannah looks so....hesp.
Couth you look gorgeous, I swear you have such good features.
oww you are a baaaaaaaabe.
gfvm i love your glasses and dress!
amara you are so cute.
i want sarah as my sister.
AC you look lovely as always.
shea you are friggin beautiful, its nice to see you around!
I don't really have anything special.
Here is me showing AC the new shoes I bought:
Here is me right now. My nails are blue!
This is a good thread. 5 stars. Would read again.
This is a good thread. 5 stars. Would read again.
Oh, good! I can sleep tonight. : ) I love that second picture, too. I love everyone! 8-)
You're the one who asked for my approval! :P
I went shopping at TJ's and got this awesome cat!
this is me saying "hello beautiful people!"
this is me being footloose and fancy free
this is me doing what I do best in Golden Gate Park
this is me when I wake up for work in the morning
Bunch of hotties in this thread.


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Professor, The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology (Child Neurology)
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Aleksandra Djukic, is Associate Professor of Neurology . She completed her neurology residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Djukic has Ph.D. in neuropsychology and is especially qualified for evaluations and treatment of children with learning disabilities, addressing both cognitive and neurological problems in children with a variety of hereditary neurological diseases and babies with neonatal neurological problems.
Dr. Djukic gained extensive experience following and treating more than 300 children with traumatic brain injuries.
Currently she is Director of the Center for Rett Syndrome which is the only Center for Rett syndrome in the Tri-State area.
Dr. Djukic is member of the International Consortium for Rett Syndrome "RettSearch", Leader of the Working group for development of Treatment Quidelines for Rett Syndrome, Grant reviewer for IRSF, member of the International Committee for the research of bio markers in Rett Syndrome and member of the International Committee for the research of the outcome measures in Rett Syndrome.
Dr. Djukic is member of RE-TT (Rett Education -Transforming Teaching) a group which is actively addressing educational issued and provides support to families .
Dr. Djukic is also Director of the Neonatal Neurology service.
She is a member of the New York State Consortium for Krabbe Disease .
Dr. Djukic speaks both English and Serbian.
Djukic, A., Lado, F. A., Shinnar, S., Moshé, S. L., Are early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME) and the Ohtahara Syndrome (EIEE) independent of each other? Epilepsy Research, 70 (2-3S): 68-76 (2006).
Djukic A. Folate responsive neurological disorders, in Press. Pediatric neurology 2007. Review.
Wilson S, Djukic A, Shinnar S, Dharmani C, Rapin I. (2003) Clinical characteristics of language regression in children. Developmental Medicine Child Neurology 45:508-514.
Djukic A. Neurological Abnormalities in newborn , AAP ,Pediatric Primary Care , Chapter 106
Djukic A, Vigevano F, Plouin P, Moshe S.L. Early myoclonic encephalopathy (neonatal myoclonic encephalopathy). Epilepsy: a comprehensive textbook, 2 ed. Engel J, Pedley T eds. Lippincot Williams&Wilkins, Philadelphia 2007. Chapter 224.
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ApplicationsThe anchor is made from carbon steel, and is Zinc Plated. This anchor is designed for use in Concrete & Grout Filled CMU
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Head Style The anchor is a Hex Washer Serrated head and is designed to allow the head to sit on top of the surface of the item being attached.
Hole Diameter/Bit DiameterThe anchor requires a 1/2" hole to be drilled in the base material (Concrete & Grout Filled CMU). The hole should be drilled with carbide tipped bit that meets ANSI standards and used in a hammer drill.
Driver RequiredA 3/4" is required for driving the anchor into the base material.
Diameter of Anchor The diameter of the anchor is 1/2".
Length Anchor The length of the anchor is 15"
PackagingThe anchor is packaged with 5 pieces per box
Depth of HoleThe depth of the hole that is required for the anchor should be a minimum of 1/2" deeper than the anchor will penetrate the concrete. This will allow space for dust created during the installation process to fall, which will prevent the anchor from bottoming out in the hole before full penetration into the concrete.
Fixture Hole DiameterThe hole in the fixture or material being fastened must be larger than the designated diameter of the anchor. The 1/2" diameter anchor requires the hole in the fixture to be 11/16".
Wrench Size The size of the wrench required to turn the nut to set the anchor is 3/4".
Spacing between AnchorsEach anchor must be spaced a minimum distance of 3" from each other when measured center to center.
Edge DistanceIt is very important not to install the anchor any closer than 1-3/4" from an unsupported edge of the concrete.
MarkingsThe anchor is stamped with the code 15 on the head to allow inspection of the anchor after installation. The code "15" designates an overall length of the anchor as between 15 in length.
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* The figures above indicate average ultimate tension and shear failure values. A safety factor of 4:1 or 25% of ultimate value is generally accepted as a safe working load. Reference should always be made to applicable codes.
* The bits are recommended by diameter and may not necessarily be the length needed for your application. Please make sure the usable length will work for your application. *


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Columbia Public Schools Promote Environmental Awareness
COLUMBIA - As a part of Earth Hour activities, students in Columbia Public Schools will plant young sapling trees around the district.
District coordinator Mike Szydlowski said 1,000 trees were distributed to students at no cost. The students were instructed to maintain their plants and analyze the length of the growing season. Szydlowski said the growing season has increased by 10 to 20 days depending on the type of tree. The goal for these students is to record when the first bud burst and when the last leaf fell as a way to encourage students to care for the Earth.
"We are trying to make it more relevant, not just here's a tree, but here's the learning behind what you're doing," Szydlowski said.
This project mirrors other green initiatives Columbia Public Schools have implemented. Grant Elementary's eco schoolhouse is one example. After a fire destroyed the inside trailer in 2007, the community came together to build a one room schoolhouse that exemplified sustainable design.
According to 5th grade teacher, John Nies, the schoolhouse is now a place where students are not only learning about sustainability and the environment but also teaching others about it.
"We learn from the building and then we teach others in the community about sustainable design. And we use the building itself through science, and math, and literacy activities to learn more about the environment and ecology," Nies said.
These ideas also reflect the science taught throughout Columbia Public Schools.
"The students will study how have we adversely or positively affected the environment and unfortunately it's mostly adversely. So what can we do to make it as better as we, as good as we can get it," Szydlowski said.
In the fall Szydlowski said the district will remind the students to record when the first leaf falls from the tree they planted for Earth Hour.


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A engineer conjectures that the population mean of a certain component parts is 5.0 millimeters. An experiment is conducted in which 100 parts produced by the process are selected randomly and the diameter measured on each.
It is known that the population standard deviation σ = 0.1. The experiment indicates a sample average diameter X = 5.027 millimeters.
Does this sample information appear to support or refute the engineer's conjecture?
The solution goes by this
here is what bothers me, why is that, he considered the area P(z>2.7). From my point of view, it should be set up like this P(z<2.7) (since we are finding the probability that the length should be between 0 and 0.027 mm. Then it yields 0.99 which means, 99% of the time, it falls with -0.027 - 0 - 0.027 and should support the engineers conjecture. Thanks
Please illuminate me if Im wrong


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Chicago, IL; July 10 - 14, 2009
Chicago Highlights with Millennium Park
Friday, July 10, 8:30am – 12:30pm & Sunday, July 12, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Hop aboard a deluxe Motor Coach for an introduction to Chicago like no other. On this informative, narrated tour, we will travel around this lively city and discover all of the fascinating sites and hear of its unforgettable history. As we begin our journey, you will view the trilogy of attractions making up the Museum Campus, which includes the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium and the Alder Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, some of the best in the world.
Take in Chicago's dynamic skyline of architectural wonders designed by world-renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. View the spectacular Millennium Park which houses the most sophisticated outdoor concert venue of its kind in the U.S. Visit the Gold Coast where millionaires of the turn of the century built their magnificent mansions. Travel down the renowned "Magnificent Mile," Chicago's shopping Mecca featuring the largest concentration of retail stores in the world.
See the site where the Great Chicago Fire started and explore some of the many ethnic neighborhoods which make Chicago a "city of neighborhoods." Head south to The University of Chicago and view Rockefeller Chapel, one of the finest examples of neo-Gothic architecture in the U.S. along with Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House. Chicago is truly a cosmopolitan, world-class city which provides something for everyone. Includes narrated motor coach tour and stop at Millennium Park. Lunch is not included.
Cost: $40.00 Per Person
Architectural River Cruise with Navy Pier Excursion
Friday, July 10, 1:00pm – 5:30pm & Tuesday, July 14, 9:00am – 1:30pm
Sail aboard and view the exquisite architecture of Chicago from the unique perspective of the Chicago River. Learn about the extensive buildings that line the Chicago River, which is one of the only rivers in the world whose direction was changed to flow away from its source! Professional docents will show you some of the world's tallest buildings, Chicago's world-renowned architectural landmarks from art deco to post modernism while outlining the interesting history of how this city was resurrected after the Great Chicago Fire. This tour is no doubt the best way to see the windy city!
After your cruise, your guide will take you on a short stroll to Chicago's Navy Pier. Built originally as a warehouse and at one point was a large Naval Training Base, this incredible building is now Chicago's number one entertainment attraction. Located where the Chicago River meets Lake Michigan, the pier provides a truly exquisite view of the skyline of Chicago, with endless activities from the enormous Ferris Wheel, which was originally introduced in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the Crystal Gardens and IMAX Theater. Explore the variety of shops; visit the breathtaking Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows; or have a drink and a bratwurst at the outdoor Beer Garden. Navy Pier is truly a place where everyone and anyone can enjoy Chicago! Includes narrated motor coach tour, narrated architectural cruise and visit to Navy Pier. Lunch not included.
Cost: $68.00 Per Person
Chicago By Moonlight with Hancock Observatory
Friday, July 10, 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Chicago's skyline by day is magnificent. At sunset, it becomes magical as each building begins to shine. Hop aboard a deluxe Motor coach for a tour like no other as you journey through the streets of Chicago and view what has been called the world's most beautiful skyline. Chicago is full of surprises from its glimmering lakefront to its architectural wonders designed by world-renowned architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. Stop at the Hancock Observatory where you will get to know the real Chicago - its history and its hotspots - with the super-dooper new multimedia Sky Tour designed to captivate eyes, ears and mind. Narrated by Chicago resident, David Schwimmer of Friends, he will walk you through a city full of character and filled with characters. Tonight, see the best of Chicago, aglow in its wonder. Includes narrated motor coach tour and admission to Hancock Observatory. Dinner is not included.
Cost: $56.00 Per Person
Chicago by Land and Sea
Saturday, July 11, 9:15am – 3:15pm
This unique city tour combines the popular architectural and historical sights of the city by land and river. Cruise the Chicago River and learn about the extensive buildings that line the river, which is one of the only rivers in the world whose direction was changed to flow away from its source! Professional docents will show you some of the world's tallest buildings, Chicago's world-renowned architectural landmarks from art deco to post modernism while outlining the interesting history of how this city was resurrected after the Great Chicago Fire.
You will have a short time to visit Navy Pier, Chicago's number one entertainment attraction, with endless activities from the enormous Ferris Wheel, to the Crystal Gardens and IMAX Theater. Explore the variety of shops; visit the breathtaking Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows; or have a lunch at the outdoor Beer Garden.
Aboard a deluxe motor coach, see the museums that make up Museum Campus, Millennium Park, and Chicago's dynamic skyline of architectural wonders designed by world-renowned architects. Visit the Gold Coast where millionaires of the turn of the century built their magnificent mansions. Travel down the renowned "Magnificent Mile," Chicago's shopping Mecca featuring the largest concentration of retail stores in the world. Stop at the world famous Sears Tower to take in one of the best views of Chicago in the Skydeck, the highest observatory in the city at 1,353 feet above ground. You will also have the opportunity to view the exhibits on the walls, take a hands-on trip on state of the art computer kiosks and see as far as possible through various high powered telescopes. As the tour unwinds, see the site where the Great Chicago Fire started and explore some of the many ethnic neighborhoods which make Chicago a "city of neighborhoods." This tour is no doubt, the best way to see the windy city! Includes narrated river cruise, narrated motor coach tour, admission to Skydeck at Sears Tower and stop at Navy Pier. Lunch is not included.
Cost: $99.00 Per Person
Chicago Greek Town, Chinatown & Little Italy
Saturday, July 11, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
If a city can ever be culturally rich, Chicago is it. Chicago is one of the most popular cities for all ethnicities with diverse neighborhoods spread throughout. Hop aboard a motorcoach and traverse Near West Side neighborhoods Greek Town and Little Italy to learn more about where early immigrants resided after arriving in America. In nearby Chinatown, your guide will direct you to where you can browse shops on your own after a short tour.
Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood boasted the city's largest Italian population in the late 1800s. Discover this heritage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii during a short discussion and on a neighborhood walking tour that includes Taylor Street, the main thoroughfare.
Greektown is a great place to go for a reasonably priced lunch or dinner at one of the dozen or so busy Greek restaurants lining Halsted Street. Be sure to order saganaki, a created-in-Chicago dish of flaming cheese. Greektown shops sell Greek pastries and other food items, as well as religious objects and souvenirs. Most of Chicago's Greek-Americans now live in outlying neighborhoods or suburbs, but Greektown helps keep their heritage alive.
Chinatown is a delightful place to dine and shop. The twin centerpieces are the decorative gate at Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue and the lavishly decorated Chinese Merchants Association Building. You can spend hours browsing through the stores and souvenir shops on Wentworth Avenue. Chinatown grew up in the second decade of the 20th century as Chinese residents moved south from the South Loop, seeking cheaper rents. Chinatown is part of the Armour Square neighborhood, which is also home to U.S. Cellular Field, where the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team plays their home games. Armour Square is named for Armour Square Park, one of the oldest parks in the city, located at 33rd and Shields.
Cost: $58.00 Per Person
Frank Lloyd Wright Home, Studio Tour
Sunday, July 12, 9:00am – 2:00pm
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (1889/ 1898) served as Wright's private residence and workplace from 1889 to 1909 - the first 20 years of his career. Wright used his home as an architectural laboratory, experimenting with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. Here he raised six children with his first wife, Catherine Tobin. In 1898, Wright added a studio, described by a fellow-architect as a workplace with "inspiration everywhere." In the Studio, Wright and his associates developed a new American architecture: the Prairie style and designed 125 structures, including such famous buildings as the Robie House, the Larkin Building and Unity Temple.
Led by a Frank Lloyd Wright docent, you'll experience the spaces Wright designed for his family and his architectural practice in his first home and studio. Explore the surrounding Historic District on a guided walking tour and see other Frank Lloyd Wright landmark buildings in this architecturally rich neighborhood.
Cost: $78.00 Per Person
Second City
Monday, July 13, 7:00pm – 11:00pm
Chicago is famous for improvisational comedy and Second City is the ongoing reason. This world-class comedy troupe has become Chicago's irreplaceable comic institution since 1959. An incubator for celebrities, it's famous for encouraging the talents of Mike Myers, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Ed Asner, Betty Thomas, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, Chris Farley, Shelley Long and Alan Arkin. Young alumni include Tim Meadows of "Saturday Night Live," Richard Kind and Bonnie Hunt. Future greats are no doubt on stage right now, performing the kind of hit-and-run sketch comedy that tries to stay both topical and universal.
Under the recent direction of Mick Napier, the main stage revues have departed from tradition, providing smoother transitions between sketches, more running jokes and greater use of the auditorium and mixed media. The two-tiered cabaret-style theater is comfortable with excellent sight lines and acoustics. Improvisation sessions follow the regular shows.
Cost: $84.00 Per Person


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Berlin is one of my favorite cities in the world, and certainly in Europe. I think for Europe, Madrid and Berlin are in a running for first in my heart! One of the things I love about Berlin is the clash of old east and west, which is found in the architecture, the food, the people, the politics… everything! That's precisely the reason I'm so anxious to visit Istanbul as well; to see firsthand the intermingling of the Roman and Ottoman empires over the years, and the visual feast that this conflict has bestowed upon the city.
But this is about Berlin. Completed in 2004, the Holocaust Memorial, also known as the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, is an ominous site to behold. It's a bizarre experience, and while there, wandering amongst the stelae (the concrete slabs), you find yourself trying to figure out the symbolism. What does it mean? What's the significance? C'mon, I'm a reasonably smart guy, and I don't get it!
Looking it up in Wikipedia though, you soon realize that this is entirely the point. From the wiki entry: "According to [architect] Eisenman's project text, the stelae are designed to produce an uneasy, confusing atmosphere, and the whole sculpture aims to represent a supposedly ordered system that has lost touch with human reason." I'd suggest that he has succeeded.
The structure is somewhat difficult to photograph as well. Ignoring the people mingling around that you may want to avoid, there are tall buildings, uninteresting trees, and the ever-present construction cranes dotting the Berlin skyline. The concrete slabs are a dull grey, and of course the mid-day sun doesn't help. I spent quite a bit of time wandering the labyrinth, and only took away a few frames. This is one of them.
In recent entries where I've used Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro 2, some readers have asked if I'd post a preset. I have only one preset that I saved some time ago that's the basis for nearly every B&W image I've posted here, but keep in mind that this is meant to just be a starting point. For each image, I'll start with this and usually adjust the shadows, almost always add a few control points to darken or lighten specific parts of the image. I'll usually randomize the border and occasionally adjust the size (I don't like that it crops in on the image so much; I wish the filter cropped just as much as was needed then added a white border, instead of slapping the white on top of my photo), and then finally adjust the grain. The preset has the Grain per pixel set to 500, which is the highest (smoothest) setting; I will dial it back to get the "grain" feel that I want for any particular photo.
So, this is more a starting point than a preset, but since you've asked for it, here you go. Click here to download my Silver Efex Pro 2 preset for free!


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Big threats to research universities
Consider for a moment how many of us have benefited from U.S. research universities' advances in antibiotics, X-rays or transistors — and how many more sit on pins and needles in anticipation of the next innovations in cancer treatment, spinal cord repair or drought-resistant seeds.
Now imagine a world where these American institutions can't be counted on for such life-changing discoveries, where our research universities lag other nations' and money flows to businesses in Bangalore or Beijing that capitalize on their universities' breakthroughs.
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This isn't far-fetched — it is the very real threat posed by shrinking state education funds, ballooning federal regulations and the looming fiscal cliff.
Research is our secret weapon, our edge in an increasingly competitive world economy. Our universities, especially our 200 research universities, along with our national laboratories and private-sector research, constitute the greatest force for innovation in the world. Without this research, the U.S. could not possibly produce nearly 25 percent of all the wealth in the world each year.
But a study published this year by the National Research Council, "Research Universities and the Future of America," highlights the threat to the future of our research universities and to the prosperity and security of our nation.
The report finds that state funding for higher education, already eroded over the past two decades, has fallen further in the recent recession. The University of California system, Pennsylvania State University and University of Colorado have each been "pushed to the brink," according to the report's authors, by steep losses in state funds. According to the National Science Foundation, 43 states have cut their per-student support for major public research universities over the past decade, many by 30 percent or more.
States are being forced, primarily by Washington, to spend more of their limited tax dollars on health care, draining the well for public colleges and universities. A 2003 Brookings Institution report by Peter Orszag and Thomas J. Kane concluded that Medicaid is "the biggest challenge casting a shadow on public higher education's future" as the "rapid growth in state Medicaid obligations over the past few decades has crowded out public higher education expenditures, and … [is] expected to continue to grow rapidly over the coming decade."
Medicaid today accounts for nearly a quarter of state budgets, on average, up from 8 percent 30 years ago. In Tennessee last year, state spending on Medicaid was up 16 percent and funding for higher education was down 15 percent — as a result, the University of Tennessee raised tuition by nearly 14 percent.
The NRC report finds that federal regulations and reporting requirements are absorbing university dollars. A former Stanford University president estimated that, even during his tenure, it cost his institution seven cents of each tuition dollar to comply with regulations governing federal student loans and grants. Surely that cost has risen.


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New London fire lieutenant suspended on shoplifting charges
New London — Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio on Tuesday announced the suspension without pay of fire department Lt. Rocco Basilica because of his arrest last month on a shoplifting charge.
Finizio, in a statement, said the city became aware of Basilica's June 25 arrest on Monday. After discussions with Chief Administration Officer Jane Glover, Fire Chief Henry Kydd and representatives from the city's insurer, he said he approved Kydd's recommendation to suspend Basilica without pay until final determination in his court case.
"This decision is consistent with city personnel policies when these situations occur," Finizio said.
Basilica, president of the city's Firefighters Union Local 1522, was arrested June 25 with his wife for allegedly shoplifting at the University of Connecticut Co-op bookstore in Storrs. They were each charged by UConn police with sixth-degree larceny.
According to a UConn arrest log, Basilica and his wife were detained after he allegedly left the store without paying for a total of $81.93 in items — key chains, T-shirts, a pair of socks and a plastic cup. Police also allege his wife left the store without paying for a UConn T-shirt valued at $24.99.
Basilica was slated to be out on workers' compensation starting Monday. The reason for his workers' compensation claim was not disclosed, though the city said he was also out from June 30 through July 10.
"All payments from the City of New London will be suspended and any Workers' Compensation payments will be decided by the Workers' Compensation Commission," Finizio said.
The Basilicas' cases are pending in Rockville Superior Court, where they have applied for a program for first-time offenders in which they could wind up with clean criminal records.
Basilica declined to comment.
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Winter Weekend
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joshgreedy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 107 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
The Condo Wine Club
•We are a wine retail company based in the Asia Pacific region.
•We are developing a wine club for individual apartments here in Singapore
•The individual living at the apartment develops the event and invites their friends to join her for a wine tasting to sample wines and possibly purchase. This develops wine appreciation and also community spirit as neighbours are able to social interact and meet in a situation where they may not have previously.
•Thus the company will promote social interaction in the wine and dine spectrum of events as well as quality wine products and events
•The products are also exclusively available through us – no other vendor in this region so the club has exclusivity on its product range
•Inspiration and integrity as well as the excellence and quality of our products are also some values we hold high. Along with this the idea of entrepreneurialism for the individual is valued highly
•We are a small company growing enthusiastically with a product spectrum that takes in a wide selection of wine varies and regions.
•Our product range also covers wines from a number of price regions from every day affordable products to investment wines (exp)
•These people Enjoy Wine knowledge, tasting. Drinking - Dining and social events
•Age: 20 upwards
•Middle income upwards with sophisticated knowledge of restaurants and events
•They do go to a lot of events – dine out frequently and have a great deal of social events either at home or at friends homes
•Male and Female - all races / nationalities and may be single or partnered
•People interested in starting their own business - out going / go getter types with strong presentation / social and entrepreneurial streaks in their personalities
•The logo required must be adaptable to other colour options and also limit printing costs. I.e. single tones preferred
•Must be adaptable to online - printing - other materials such as polo shirts so must be functional and recognisable
•Must include company name in logo.
•Transparent background is required
•Would prefer Horizontal option but can look at vertical options
•Name of company must be prominent
•Simple designs that are clearly legible will be preferred
•Wine symbols can be utilised such as bottles and wine glasses but more abstract designs will be considered equally
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