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"Why do all scientists all over the world always do research constantly?" (332 words)
Scientists are considered to be the architects of our modern world. Millions of people across the world are leading comfortable and safe lives thanks to their never-ending efforts. Scientists seem to be always working on some sort of research or scientific matter. Even though there may be lots of causes for this, to solve environmental problems and to improve drugs are the most common two.
To begin with, scientists seem to be working continuously to overcome environmental problems. It is a well-known fact that hundreds of animals and planet species go extinct every year in some parts of the world due to environmental problems. For example, rainforests are known to vanish at an alarming rate in Latin America. Scientists are trying to find solutions to save this forests. Another example is that water contamination is a great threat which kills thousands of people each year. In order to stop this, scientists are working on developing new systems to provide people with clean water. In short, environmental challenges cause scientists to work day and night.
Secondly, to improve drugs so as to find cures for diseases is definitely another reason that makes scientists work constantly. Every human being is incredibly important for the future of our planet. However, there are millions of people who do not have access to even basic health services. Therefore, scientists are working to develop drugs to fight many diseases. For instance, in the past 'polio' used to be a very serious disease which killed thousands of children whereas in today's world they can be treated thanks to the drugs and health services. In brief, scientists constantly work so that they can improve drugs and protect human life.
To sum up, scientists work almost non-stop for many reasons the two of which are definitely to solve environmental problems and to improve drugs. As far as I am concerned, humanity owes his past, current and future life to these heroes.
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Ohio's East Fairfield Coal Company
Established in 1934, the East Fairfield Coal Co. (EFCC) began in East Fairfield, Ohio and is now located in North Lima, Ohio. The company mines and sells several different minerals including coal, limestone and clay. EFCC also owns Subtropolis Mining Co, Patriot Cement Products, Mahoning Energy Co, and Sterling Mining Corp. The Sterling Mining Corp operates our coal mines at Carroll Hollow and Shean Hill located in Carroll County and Jefferson County in Ohio, respectively.
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Aid and Attendance from AAWV
2012 marks AAWVs 10th Anniversary educating and assisting veterans and their surviving spouses on the Veteran's Aid and Attendance pension. Many wartime veterans and their spouses currently reside in communities where assistance may be provided but are unaware that they may be eligible for financial benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) that may improve their monthly income. Join the growing list of wartime veterans and surviving spouses who are receiving their entitlement.
We endeavor to educate from Veteran to Grandchild encompassing today's long term care challenges by planning today for the legacy of tomorrow."It's all about relationships"
Our very first approval, Rosa Anne Cromie, was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during WW II. The founder of AAWV recalls the educational seminar where she met Rosa for the first time and heard the former Marine say, "I'd like to try and submit an application for this benefit." Ms. Cromie did submit…. and was successful. As a result, a lasting friendship developed throughout the years. "It's not just educating veterans and their spouses on the VA Aid and Attendance benefit that's rewarding," advises founder, "but about the relationships and friendships that are created along the way."


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Special Collections in Performing Arts, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Contact the curator: http://www.lib.umd.edu/scpa/contact
The Star Music Company was founded in 1904 by Benjamin George McFall, owner of The Eagle, a newspaper in Eldred, Pennsylvania. The Star Music Company served as a publisher for McFall's personal works as well as those of Russell Alexander, Frank Losey, Charles J. Rockwell, George Mann, and many others. The Star Music Company Collection contains 94 folio size pieces, with parts.
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Terror Tagging of an Iranian Dissident Organization
Aug 17, 2011, 09:24 ET from Iran Policy Committee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Iran Policy Committee:
WHEN: 9:30a-11:00a, Thursday, 18 August 2011
WHERE: Holeman Lounge, National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC
WHY: As the White House calls for regime change in Arab states, it acknowledges little is known about dissidents who might replace ruling elites. Regime change in Egypt and Tunisia and efforts to change regimes in Libya, Syria, and Yemen call for intelligence about oppositionists. But for Iran, the State Department has picked winners and losers, irrespective of the facts.
By labeling as terrorist one Iranian dissident organization, the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MeK), American policy has tagged it as a "loser." Contrary to law and facts, State has so far retained a terrorist tag on the MeK—a main political threat to the Iranian regime.
With a simple signature to remove the terrorist tag on the MeK, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would bring State in accord with the law and facts; empower the people to change the Iranian regime; and open a new political option between failed engagement and ineffective sanctions, on one hand, and problematic military action, on the other.
Moderator: Bruce McColm, Former Executive Director, Freedom House
- John Sano, former Central Intelligence Agency National Clandestine Service (formerly Directorate of Operations) first Deputy Director
- Lt Gen Tom McInerney (Ret, USAF), former Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
- Professor Raymond Tanter, former National Security Council staff Member, plans to launch a new book at the press conference called Terror Tagging.
Complimentary copies of Terror Tagging will be available.
SOURCE Iran Policy Committee


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In the last post, I talked about our Divine nature as human beings – remembering that we are always more than the beliefs we carry around in the core of our hearts – many of which were false programming handed down, like a gooey virus, from one generation to the next.
One of the most difficult experiences we can go through as children or adults is being rejected. I've certainly had my fair share of it, particularly in my quest for a mate. It feels awful and most people go to great lengths to avoid it. What if I told you there is a way to make some peace with rejection? Would you like to know 3 ways to neutralize the sting of rejection and feel good about yourself again so you can lean into the kind of life you really want to live?
Most people have a good deal of experience with rejection throughout their lives. Many experiences are rooted back into childhood, where we may have been left out by our tribe of friends or even chastised in such a way by our parents that we felt rejected and hurt. The conscious sting of this subsides after a short period of time, but the subconscious imprint is still there and, each time we are rejected, it's like we are experiencing all the rejections we've ever had – at once. OUCH!! That's why it can feel so intense and something that will deter us from going for what we want in life. That might be taking a step into an unknown realm in business, asking an amazing man or woman out on a date, or sharing a creative project with the world.
It's hard to feel good about oneself when that kind of emotional wave is sliding through our heads, and hearts. If it's not addressed, fear of rejection can wither opportunities for growth, and opportunities to start a new life doing something we love, or being with someone we're attracted to! So, why not reclaim the right to approach each opportunity with a clean slate and a barely-discernible (or non-existent) level of fear? Sounds good to me!
Here are three thought processes to use when approaching something that takes courage, vulnerability and strength, but likely also leaves you open to rejection. This is like building a muscle – but our dreams/desires are worth the effort!
Here are your 3 R.N.'s – not registered nurses but Rejection Neutralizers, to buzz for help, when you feel like backing down from a challenge.
R.N. 1: The Ring of Choice.
Have you ever been out and met someone who you could tell was liking you up but you were getting an uneasy vibe from? Maybe it's just someone who totally didn't fit your picture for a mate at all. Maybe there's just a hint of something in your intuitive field that tells you 'no' despite their pleasant demeanor or attractive appearance. In that kind of situation, do you feel obliged to continue any further dialogue with him/her even though you are experiencing these feelings? Of course not. You are never obliged. It is your right to say no for whatever reason. The ring of choice here is that anyone else has the right to also feel that way toward you. Some energies just don't work well together and that's okay – don't take it personally! Be curious, accept the risk and move forward.
R.N. 2: The Ring of Spiritual Mystery
Coming from a spiritual perspective, I am going to refer back to the last blog post and our Divine natures and call in the R.N. of Spirit. We do not have the answers to why certain events take place in life. It seems that we are drawn to certain events in our lives to work through Soul lessons. You may or may not believe in such things but it's good to keep an open mind in life! What if we are meant to work through certain events/situations with specific people and, if the person/experience we are drawn to is not in alignment with that, then 'rejection' of further interaction is what happens… all for our highest good? Can we chalk this one up to mystery and just accept that Spirit moves in such ways – magnetizing or repelling us from certain situations – for which there is no logical explanation? Sometimes, we are the repeller; sometimes, we are the repelled!
R.N. 3: The Ring of Bold Assertion
This one is the nudger and, if you're an entrepreneur, you're already wearing this big, chunky one most of the time. Designing and building a life requires bold decisions and the assertiveness to move forward in a fair and equitable way. Now, how is it that we can be so bold in one area of life and not in another? How can some of us build empires but not have the ability to ask an attractive woman/man out on a date, or vice-versa? This is where we accept the nudge. Wouldn't it be great to mentally slide that ring on and approach the person with whatever kind of invitation you have in mind? Making assumptions about their response is a fear-of-rejection reflex that we enslave ourselves with. How about throwing off them shackles?!! How do we know they won't say yes? Better to have asked than to always have wondered… what if? If life is met with a "go for it" attitude in most areas of our lives, then why not make a commitment to open it to all of them? The Bold ring is a juicy one – it starts with at least trying!
So, there you have the three Rejection Neutralizers to implement when hesitating over jumping in.
Being the Divine essence that we all are, I will offer one more Bonus R.N.!! This is The Ring of Light! When standing in the full, bright power of the sun, the Light simply cannot be rejected – it's too strong, too powerful and unfathomable as to how anything can damage it. The core of us is that Light and we continue to shine no matter what cloud passes our way. Having faith in that Divine nature makes these human interactions and experiences seem like dandelion fluff flying in the breeze! We are more than we can ever imagine! Be curious! Be bold!
When the sting of past rejection surfaces, meet it with compassion. It is so rare that someone in our lives really intends us harm. Like many other people on the planet, our parents had filters that were not conscious and they did the best they could – our friends as well. Forgive them by accepting the fact that we all have been rejected and we all have rejected others as well. It is the human condition.
I hope you have found this component on rejection helpful and that, at some point, you can slip on a ring or two, or three, and move toward what you do want to have in life. I'll join you there, if you like, in the ring of contentment, fulfilment and joy!
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The evening will feature entertainment, food and beverages. The event will be open to the public and held inside the arena. Season-ticket information will be available, with representatives on hand to discuss seating options. Fans may enter through the Pearl Street entrance.
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Payton, Loomis, & Vitt Allowed To Attend Saints Game At Brees' Request
New Orleans Saints suspended head coach Sean Payton, suspended general manager Mickey Loomis, and suspended assistant coach Joe Vitt, have been granted permission from the NFL to attend Sunday's game when the Saints host the San Diego Chargers. Quarterback Drew Brees is expected to surpass (currently tied at 47) Johnny Unitas' NFL record of consecutive regular-season games with a touchdown pass at 48. The record has stood since 1960.
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This story, which details a team of engineers who want to drop 1,000 ball-shaped probes with hopping capabilities on Mars (ostensibly to "explore"), makes me wonder if they don't just watch a little too much TV. I think they were closing in on a deadline and had to come up with something to show the boss, so they just took the first commercial that popped up in their heads as inspiration.
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Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: New Opposition Coalition Gathers International Support
Israeli military video of the airstrike that killed senior Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari
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Tuesday's Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Fighting Escalates Near Damascus and in East
Today's live coverage is closed. Follow the story at Thursday's Israel-Palestine Live Coverage: Day 2 of Operation Pillar of Cloud
2228 GMT: Israel-Palestine. The number of rockets fired at Israel may wind up being in the hundreds (it's too early, but clearly many dozens have already been fired), yet the Israel Defense Forces are confident that their missile defense, Iron Dome, is working:
Iron Dome system has so far successfully intercepted 25 rockets fired from #Gaza, aimed at major Israeli cities. #Hamas— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
2220 GMT: Israel-Palestine. AlAkhbar reports:
Below are the names of Palestinians in Gaza who have been killed so far in this latest attack by Israel:
1. Ahmed al-Jaabari - Hamas leader - 52 years old
2. Mohammed al-Hams - 28 years old
3. Mohammed Kusaih - 18 years old
4. Esam Abu Meza - 19 years old
5. Heba al-Mashharawi - 19 years old
6. Renan Yousif Arafat - 3 years old
7. Omar al-Mashharawi - 11 months old
8. Mahmoud Abu Sawaween - 62 years old
The death toll is expected to rise even further.
More than 50 have been injured.
Many of the victims appear to be children:
@idfspokesperson These are the people you are killing. #GazaUnderAttack twitter.com/Mohamad_AlAssa…— وطني سوري (@Mohamad_AlAssad) November 14, 2012
2209 GMT: Israel-Palestine. Many Palestinians said today's military actions in Gaza had more to do with the upcoming Israeli elections than a Hamas threat to Israel. Considering the source, that's not surprising. In fact, even some analysts have echoed this today, and the thought had crossed most of our minds at least once.
But what is surprising to that the editor of Israel's oldest daily newspaper, Haaretz, also thinks so, and he said so today in an editorial entitled "Israel killed its subcontractor in Gaza":
The assassination of Jabari will go down in history as another showy military action initiated by an outgoing government on the eve of an election.
This is what researcher Prof. Yagil Levy has called "fanning the conflict as an intra-state control strategy:" The external conflict helps a government strengthen its standing domestically because the public unites behind the army, and social and economic problems are edged off the national agenda.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is interested in neutralizing every possible rival, and Defense Minister Ehud Barak is fighting for enough votes to return to the Knesset. A war against Hamas will wipe out the electoral aspirations of the ditherer, Ehud Olmert, whose disciples expected him to announce his candidacy this evening ¬ and it will kick off the agenda the "social and economic issue" that serves the Labor Party headed by MK Shelly Yacimovich.
2200 GMT: Israel-Palestine. The US State Department has released a statement on "Gaza rocket attacks," but makes no mention of Israel's actions today:
We strongly condemn the barrage of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel, and we regret the death and injury of innocent Israeli and Palestinian civilians caused by the ensuing violence. There is no justification for the violence that Hamas and other terrorist organizations are employing against the people of Israel. We call on those responsible to stop these cowardly acts immediately. We support Israel's right to defend itself, and we encourage Israel to continue to take every effort to avoid civilian casualties.
Hamas claims to have the best interests of the Palestinian people at heart, yet it continues to engage in violence that is counterproductive to the Palestinian cause. Attacking Israel on a near daily basis does nothing to help Palestinians in Gaza or to move the Palestinian people any closer to achieving self determination.
2147 GMT: Israel-Palestine. The security cabinet has authorized IDF to call up reservists and expand the operations in Gaza is necessary. According to Haaretz, Israel is prepared to confront the threats of rockets. The announcement comes as more rockets are reported in Beersheeba:
National Security Minister Avi Dichter in Be'er Sheva: We have no intention to end this round of fighting and suffer more hits in the next. During Operation Cast Lead [the 2008/2009 Gaza war] we didn't have Iron Dome batteries. This time, we do.
2138 GMT: Bahrain. Elsewhere, some good news. Today, Said Yousif Almuhafda, a leading human rights advocate, was released after spending 12 days in prison. He was arrested during an investigation over illegal protesting, an investigation that was extended twice (though he was released early). Here is a picture, taken today, of Said reuniting with his daughters:
2058 GMT: Israel/Palestine. A terrible image - earlier we reported that a 1-year old child was killed, apparently burned in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. Now, a press conference has been held, and a graphic video shows a man holding the body while addressing the press.
We can't verify the video, except to say that it matches the picture we posted earlier (see update 1640 GMT).
2049 GMT: Israel-Egypt. Ahram Online, citing sources at the Cairo International Airport, says the Israeli Ambassador to Egypt, Yaakov Amitai, will leave Cairo at 11:30 pm (2130 GMT).
Amitai, who has been posted in Cairo since December 2011, was summoned by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to convey it condemnation of the Israeli air raids on Gaza.
2045 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Haaretz posts a video claiming to show Gaza militants unloading a Fajr rocket off of a truck:
2034 GMT: Israel/Palestine. As a friend (in Gaza) of EA's Josh Shahryar just told him, "Any attack on Hamas targets inside Gaza means civilian casualties, too. It's impossible to target JUST Hamas." One look at IDF's map of a site they bombed today gives you a sense of just how true this statement is:
It's impossible to launch this scale of attacks without killing civilians. As many Palestinian activists have pointed out today, hundreds of civilians have been killed by Israeli strikes in the last few years, but it has been a very long time since any Israeli civilians have been killed. On the other hand, these rockets have been used to attack Israel, and they pose a very real threat to the Israeli people, according to the Israeli government.
Right, wrong, or indifferent, it will cost many Palestinian lives to rid Gaza of the Fajr 5 rockets.
2018 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Terror is the word of the night, terror in both southern Israel and also in Gaza, as Israeli air strikes and naval forces pound many locations across the Gaza strip and Hamas operatives (presumably) fire Grad rockets into Israeli towns. A resident of Gaza reports both:
youtube.com/watch?v=1lQBTu… القصف على تل الهوى وجرم القصف الصهيوني #غزة_تحت_القصف bombing on Tel al-Hawa#GazaUnderAttack— Dima-Gaza (@DimaEleiwa) November 14, 2012
Tel al-Hawa is in Gaza, and the people in the video appear to be civilians.
One woman injured when Grad slams into a store in Beersheba ! #GazaUnderAttack— Dima-Gaza (@DimaEleiwa) November 14, 2012
Beersheeba is in Israel, and while Iron Dome has repelled perhaps as many as 30 rockets in the town already, clearly some have gotten through.
2005 GMT: Israel/Palestine. And now some tough words from the Israeli IDF responded to by Hamas - on Twitter:
Ahmed Jabari: Eliminated. twitter.com/IDFSpokesperso…— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
HOLY SHIT twitter.com/AlexYudelson/s…— Alex Yudelson (@AlexYudelson) November 14, 2012
1958 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Meanwhile the Israeli bombs keep falling on Gaza:
Infront of my house right now #GazaUnderAttack #gaza yaaa allaaah twitter.com/NalanSarraj/st…— Nalan Al Sarraj (@NalanSarraj) November 14, 2012
And some tragic news about reporters working for the BBC:
RIP MT @williamsjon 11 month old son of BBC colleague killed in #Gaza. Sister-in-law killed, brother critically injured.— Rania Abouzeid (@Raniaab) November 14, 2012
1948 GMT: Egypt/Israel Egypt will recall its ambassador to Israel, according to reports on Egyptian state TV, appearing to confirm earlier rumours. The Israeli Ambassador to Egypt is expected to be summoned to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry tomorrow, for what a spokesperson of President Morsi reportedly described as a "strong condemnation message"
Meanwhile, more international maneuvering:
Egypt's president orders UN representative to call for emergency security council meeting over Israel Gaza strikes - Presidential spokesman— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 14, 2012
1934 GMT: Israel-Palestine. A reader, Amir, shares two videos in the comments section. This first video reportedly shows the result of Israeli air strikes in Gaza. It is unconfirmed, but matches pictures we've seen:
This next video reportedly shows the Israeli "Iron Dome" air defense system firing at rockets (possibly Grad rockets) in Beersheeba.
YNet news reports that several other grad rockets have hit Beersheeba, and elsewhere. They also share their own video of the Iron Dome defending the city:
At around 8 pm Wednesday, some four hours after Israeli aircraft killed top Hamas commander Ahmed Jabari, terrorists in Gaza fired Grad rockets toward Beersheba. Two rockets landed within city limits. One of the rockets hit the city's center and caused damage to a vehicle and stores, but no injuries were reported. At least 20 rockets were fired toward the city.
The Iron Dome air defense system successfully intercepted 15 rockets that were fired toward south Israel from the Hamas-ruled territory. There were reports of rocket fire on Ofakim and the Bnei Shimon Regional Council as well, but rocket landing sites have yet to be located.
Hamas' initial response included the launching of two rockets toward the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. Resdents were instructed to remain in secure spaces. At around 8:30 pm two more rocket landings were identified in the Eshkol Regional Council.
1925 GMT: Israel-Palestine. Speaking at a televised press conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Government is prepared to widen the conflict: "Today we sent a clear message to to Hamas and other terrorist organisations, and if it becomes necessary we are prepared to expand the operation."
1922 GMT: Gaza. Pictures of Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari, slain today, with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit --- held captive from 2006 to 2011 --- and with Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal:
1914 GMT: Gaza. Aftermath of Israeli airstrike that killed Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari:
1907 GMT: Qatar-Israel-Palestine The Qatari Foreign Minister has said that the Israeli attacks on Gaza "should not pass without a punishment".
Last month, the Emir of Qatar became the first Arab leader to visit the Gaza Strip since Hamas took control there in 2007.
1857 GMT: Gaza. The warning from West Jerusalem:
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak press conf in Israel: "We're at the beginning of events, not the end"— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) November 14, 2012
1850 GMT: Egypt. Activists have staged a pro-Palestine protest in Talaat Harb Square in Cairo, following today's attacks by Israel in Gaza (video). Reported chants include: "It's not a battle over boundaries, it's a battle of existing", "The Palestinian blood is our blood" and "You coward Arab states".
1847 GMT: Egypt-Israel. Egyptian military sources have confirmed to the Egypt Independent that missiles were launched from the border town of Rafah towards an Israeli settlement.
Earlier reports on Israel station Channel 10 had claimed four missiles struck southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip.
1843 GMT: Israel-Palestine. The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed that the Israeli Navy has fired on Gaza. It describes the targets as "terror sites".
They also tweeted this threat:
We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
1840 GMT: Palestine. As hospitals struggle to cope with today's bloodshed, Al Jazeera English journalist Jamal Elshayyal reports that "Al Shifa hospital in Gaza has declared an open and urgent call for blood donations".
1836 GMT: Israel-Palestine. US Pentagon spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Warren has released a statement affirming support for Israel:
We're monitoring the situation closely. We stand by our Israeli partners in their right to defend themselves against terrorism.
1833 GMT: Egypt-Israel. Yesterday, a member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said that they were working on a draft law to amend the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, giving Egyptian Armed Forces can gain full control over the Sinai Peninsula.
Osama Suleiman, the FJP's secretary general, told AFP that they will present the draft law to President Morsi, to be reviewed in the next Parliament.
1824 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Palestinian sources are saying that an explosion of a house was not that of Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar but of took place in house of Rashid Abu Shabak, another senior figure in Palestinian security forces.
1820 GMT: Israel/Palestine. There are now several reports that Israeli naval forces are also conducting attacks in Gaza:
Ships are firing on Gaza. I don't know if it is live rounds of not. I can't see any flashes. Ya Allah Over and over loud— Sally Idwedar (@sallyidwedar) November 14, 2012
@richarddufek It was over 20 shots- I was on my balcony when it started. I have never been so scared. My hands shaking #GazaUnderAttack— Sally Idwedar (@sallyidwedar) November 14, 2012
1743 GMT: Israel/Palestine. A Hamas spokesperson says it is time to declare war on Israel:
"This assassination is a serious crime, and they crossed the red line," said Fauzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza. "It's time to declare war."
Now we'll have to wait and see if Hamas greatly escalates their military activities against Israel. If not, this event may be a relatively minor blip, another hot spot in what has generally been a cold war for years. If Hamas escalates, however, war is exactly what they will get.
1740 GMT: Palestine/Israel. Palestinian Preisdent Mahmoud Abbas has called for an urgent meeting of the Arab League, according to AlArabiya.
1731 GMT: Israel/Palestine. According to IDF's spokesperson, long-range rockets have been a major focus for today's airstrikes:
At around 17:20, the IDF attacked a cache of Fajr missiles, which have a long range and can reach as far as Kfar Sava.
Beyond several strikes that are likely targeted assassinations, it is unclear what the other targets have been, but it is clear that the strikes have been extensive in scope.
1723 GMT: Israel/Palestine. The IDF has released a video of the first airstrike today, the one that targeted and killed Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jabari (see top of entry).
1707 GMT: Israel/Egypt. More tough talk coming from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood:
Oh dear! #Egypt ruling party spokesman calls #Israel "Zionist entity" & "enemy". Says Egypt shd "expel Zionist Ambassador & recall its own"— Ghanem Nuseibeh غانم (@gnuseibeh) November 14, 2012
Snap analysis - This campaign against Gaza puts the Middle East in an awkward spot. Clearly, "Arab Spring" was, if nothing else, a referendum on human rights. If leaders like Egypt's Morsi, or others in the region, see that their populous views today's events similarly to events in, say, Syria or Libya, then this could force regional leaders to put significant pressure on Israel.
It's too early to speculate, but to say that the region is highly susceptible to instability at the current moment is an understatement.
1700 GMT: Israel/Palestine. There are literally reports of several explosions in either Gaza city of Rafah coming in every minute. To list or keep track of them all would be impossible. It is now clear that the Israeli strikes inside Gaza do not represent a limited action of targeted assassination campaigns but are part of a much larger military campaign against many targets throughout Gaza.
And Israel has dedicated an impressive amount of its arsenal to the air over Gaza:
Doctor from Al Shifa hospital in Gaza claims F16s, drones & Apache helicopter gunships carried out attacks inside Gaza City & on outskirts— Tom Rayner (@RaynerSkyNews) November 14, 2012
We have many other reports that confirm that F16s and drones have been used, though the report of APache helicopters is unconfirmed (but, obviously coming from a very credible source).
1647 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Hareetz reports that the IDF has hit Rafah again, with the IDF claiming that the strike killed "two terrorists" riding on motorcycles.
1640 GMT: Israel-Palestine. According to half a dozen sources, the rate of Israeli airstrikes against Gaza has increased to a frenzy in the last half hour or so:
Another 2 loud explosions in Khan Younis are of Gaza Strip - seconds ago #GazaUnderAttack— Moe Ahmed (@JournoMoe) November 14, 2012
2 more dead - just arrived at European hospital in pieces#GazaUnderAttack— Moe Ahmed (@JournoMoe) November 14, 2012
2 HUGE explosion !! Shit i'm sick of counting explosions like candy !! #FuckIsrael #GazaUnderAttack— Dima-Gaza (@DimaEleiwa) November 14, 2012
#PHOTO ! Raneen Youssed Arafat, 7 years old, who was killed in an Israeli raid on #Gaza ! #GazaUnderAttackyfrog.com/esmh3oyj— Dima-Gaza (@DimaEleiwa) November 14, 2012
Palestinian health ministry in #Gaza announces death toll so far is 9, including, at least, one kid. #Gazaunderattack— Mohammed Suliman (@imPalestine) November 14, 2012
A photo of the Raneen, the 4 year old girl who was martyred in Sabra neighborhood eastern #Gaza| twitter.com/hakimzug/statu…— Ebaa Rezeq (@Gazanism) November 14, 2012
The pictures of the children have yet to be confirmed, though both are also reported by multiple sources.
1635 GMT: Syria. Security forces have arrested a Red Crescent official and ambulance team leader in Damascus without specifying the reason, according to the Syrian National Council.
Mohammed Raed al-Taweel was reportedly arrested last Thursday at a Red Crescent branch in the Abu Rummaneh district.
1634 GMT: Israel/Palestine. EA's John Horne reports:
Putting aside its political problems, the Palestinian Authority is also facing economic difficulties. Christian Science Monitor reports on a growing crisis of funding:
As a result of a dramatic drop off in foreign donor funding, the authority has been failing to pay on time in recent months its 170,000 employees, whose salaries directly support about a quarter of the West Bank and Gaza Strip population. And sometimes, as happened when October salaries were finally disbursed Sunday, the PA makes only partial salary payments.
The outlook for PA wages in the coming months appears stormy at best. The PA faces a $260 million financing shortfall, a lot more than its monthly wage bill, according to the World Bank. With uncertainty about when and how much employees will be paid rippling through the economy, Palestinian economists, joined by the World Bank, fear social unrest, citing a week long outbreak of protests in September over the rising cost of living and a hike in fuel prices.
1628 GMT: Egypt/Israel. Hareetz reports that "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood calls on president Mohammed Morsi to reassess relationship with Israel".
Yesterday, the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party released a statement calling Israel a "Zionist occupier" and a "racist state". The statement continued
In the framework of elections that Israel is witnessing is a recent military escalation against occupied Gaza and the occupied Golan Heights.
[We call upon Arab and muslim governments] to stop the Zionist war that is operating under electoral calculations for personal gain far from humanitarian calculations for peace, security and stability.
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood itself also released a statement yesterday, saying:
The killing of tens of our innocent Palestinian brothers is part of a link in a chain of oppression and Judaization that seeks to impose itself on the ground, and that will never materialize with God's will.
1621 GMT: Israel-Palestine. Possible confirmation of another death, which has been rumored all day:
Hamas's Osama Hamdan in the AJE studio: Jabari's son also murdered. Raad al-Atar survived. This is a "long operation against Gaza"— Asa Winstanley (@AsaWinstanley) November 14, 2012
1614 GMT: Israel-Palestine. A source of Matt Sienkiewicz sends this report from Rafah, Gaza.
I'm ok. F16s bombing now.. I saw the blood and ruins of people and their dead bodies...
1608 GMT: Israel-Palestine. Israel's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that Israel should overthrow the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, if he continues with his bid for UN recognition of Palestine.
In a draft paper which he circulated to journalists, Lieberman wrote:
A reality in which the United Nations recognises a Palestinian state according to a unilateral process will destroy all Israeli deterrence and completely harm its credibility.
Although this step is not simple, considering the implications that Israel will have to deal with, the only other option in this case would be the toppling of Abbas's government … The other option, of containment or a softer response, would be seen as raising a white flag.
Lieberman, of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, and Prime Minister Netanyahu, of Likud, announced last month that they would be joining forces, to compete the forthcoming general election on a single ticket.
1602 GMT: Israel/Palestine. More worries of an all-out war in Gaza, as the number of wounded increase. The BBC's Jon Donnison reports:
Fears from Palestinians here in #Gaza is this means another war.— Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) November 14, 2012
Streets of #Gaza City emptying as I drive through with news of more airstrikes coming through on car radio.— Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) November 14, 2012
More dead bodies being brought into #Gaza city's Shifa hospital morgue where i've just been.— Jon Donnison (@JonDonnison) November 14, 2012
1559 GMT: Israel/Palestine. The IDF tweets:
All options are on the table. If necessary, the IDF is ready to initiate a ground operation in Gaza.— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
1556 GMT: Israel/Palestine Describing Gaza as a "forward Iranian base", IDF spokesman Yoav Mordechai claims that Israel has struck 20 underground rocket launchers belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad in an airstrike.
1552 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Islamic Jihad responds unsuprisingly strongly to Israel's attacks today. Reuters reports the organisation as saying:
Israel has declared war on Gaza and they will bear the responsibility for the consequences.
1549 GMT: Israel/Syria. Earlier today, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu toured the occupied Golan Heights region. The Jerusalem Post reports that Barak told journalists that nearly all of the Syrian villages along the Israeli border are in the hands of rebels. Barak added that the IDF was closely monitoring "the painful crumbling of the Assad regime".
Since Sunday, Israel has twice fired into Syria, claiming that it is responding to shells which have struck territory in the occupied Golan Heights. On Monday, the IDF claimed it had made "direct hits" on Syrian targets. Barak said today that the IDF is working to stop any Syrian fire crossing the border into Israel, "while making more wide-scale preparations for all developments". He continued:
It's very difficult to estimate what will be in Syria in the future, and we need to be alert and ready here, like in other areas.We are determined to defend our land and our borders. We made that clear to the other side.
1547 GMT: Israel-Palestine.. Citing Palestinian sources, Hareetz reports that Hamas military wing chief in Rafah, Raed al-Atar, has also been killed in IDF strike.
The Jerusalem Post also reports al-Atar's death, citing Israel Radio.
1537 GMT: Israel-Palestine. Charlotte Alfred, a journalist working for Ma'an News, an independent Palestinian news organization, has sent me the following comment.
Multiple airstrikes are ongoing across the Gaza Strip. Ahmad al-Jabari is Hamas' most senior military leader. This is the most serious assassination of a Palestinian figure in years. Qassam [the military wing of Hamas] are furious. Just hours earlier [Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh] was expressing defiance that Israel's assassination threats will amount to nothing.
Rockets -- not much reported right now but they will come
1526 GMT: Israel-Palestine. While the bombs and missiles from Israeli airstrikes are only just starting, so too have the military response from Hamas and others in Gaza:
"@solarah: gun fires all over #Gaza Al-Jabary, a leader seen once by the people yet immensely loved and appreciated"— Jonathan Schanzer (@JSchanzer) November 14, 2012
In fact, while initial responses to these strikes have been independent of a central leadership, Hamas has made statements that are tantamount to a declaration of war against Israel:
"The occupation has opened the gates of hell on itself," said a statement from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, which vowed its militants would "continue the path of resistance."
There are already reports of rocket attacks against Israel - here are the last 3 updates from the IDF's own liveblog, though the last update was about an hour ago:
4:30 PM: A rocket fired from Gaza hits the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.
6:00 AM: A rocket fired from Gaza hits southern Israel.
2:10 AM: In response to rocket fire from Gaza, the Israeli Air Force targeted a weapon storage facility in the central Gaza Strip, as well as two launching sites in the northern Gaza Strip.
1518 GMT: Israel-Palestine. An Israel Defense Forces spokesman has put out s statement on the assassination of Hamas's head of military operations Ahmed Jabari in central Gaza. Yoav Mordechai said, "The first aim of this operation is to bring back quiet to southern Israel, and the second target is to strike at terror organizations."
Mordechai described Jabari as a man with "a lot of blood on his hands", as he raised the prospect of more operation. Over the past 48 hours, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz reportedly approved a series of steps following border clashes and the exchanges of Israeli airstrikes and rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel.
"All options are open," Mordechai said. "We are very determined to strike at terror organizations."
1516 GMT: Israel/Palestine. Smoke rises above Gaza:
4 airstrikes twitter.com/RoadToPalestin…— فَرَحْ Farah (@RoadToPalestine) November 14, 2012
1510 GMT: Israel/Palestine. This assassination was clearly the opening salvo of a significant military campaign, code name "Operation Pillar of Cloud" against Hamas, according to analysts - and now according to Israel itself:
The IDF has begun a widespread campaign on terror sites & operatives in the #Gaza Strip, chief among them #Hamas & Islamic Jihad targets.— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
The first target, hit minutes ago, was Ahmed Al-Jabari, head of the #Hamas military wing: idfblog.com/2012/11/14/idf…— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
There are 2 main goals of this IDF operation: to protect Israeli civilians and to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in the #Gaza Strip.— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
Israelis living near the #Gaza Strip have been living under fire for the past 12 years.— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 14, 2012
The air strikes are already intensifying:
GAZA: RT @jondonnison: Major explosion close to bbc #gaza office in last minute. shook building.— StoryfulPro (@storyfulpro) November 14, 2012
FUCK!!! HUGE explosions rocking #Gaza— Ebaa Rezeq (@Gazanism) November 14, 2012
Breaking News : Another assassination in Rafah city right Now and according to the witnesses he is from Hamas's leaders— Team Palestina(@TeamPalestina) November 14, 2012
Palestinian medics said a Gazan was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers east of Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.— Nidal al-Mughrabi (@nidalal) November 4, 2012
1451 GMT: Israel/Palestine. More reactions from journalists and Israel/Palestine watchers:
"The purpose of this operation was to severely impair the command & control chain of the Hamas leadership" - Israel military on Jaabari hit.— Dan Williams(@DanWilliams) November 14, 2012
#Israel's Shin Bet; "Jabari was responsible for directing attack on Israel ... His elimination is a message to Hamas that they'll be hurt."— Wyre Davies (@WyreDavies) November 14, 2012
Question is why Israel chose to light this fuse now. Either elections in Jan or poss of UN Gen Assemb vote on Pal observer status later Nov— peter beaumont (@petersbeaumont) November 14, 2012
Regardless of the reasons, which are many, or the potential fallout, there appears to be more escalation of violence at this very minute:
Hamas claim assassination of military wing chief Ahmed Jabari marks heightened state of war. More strikes also taking place over Gaza now— Tom Rayner (@RaynerSkyNews) November 14, 2012
Two Qassam rockets fired from the Gaza Strip in the last minutes at the Eshkol Regional area— DamoS (@felix85) November 14, 2012
1440 GMT: Israel/Palestine. The assassination of Hamas commander Ahmed al-Jabri is huge news, but just yesterday Netanyahu and several other government and military officials suggested that targeted assassinations could begin again:
"Whoever believes they can harm the daily lives of the residents of the south and not pay a heavy price is mistaken. I am responsible for choosing the right time to collect the highest price and so it shall be," Netanyahu said.
Defense officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential discussions, said the assassination of Hamas leaders is shaping up as the preferred response to the stepped-up rocket fire.
They have the backing of two former military chiefs with experience in the matter.
1427 GMT: Israel/Palestine. A major news alert:
Top Hamas commander was in car hit by suspected Israeli air strike in Gaza, Hamas says - @reuters— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) November 14, 2012
Confirmation - senior Al-Qassam Brigades commander Ahmed al-Jabari, was killed in an #Israeli air strike in #Gaza - does not bode well..— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) November 14, 2012
Two martyrs (one of them is Al Jabari, the head of Al Qassam) and 3 injuries from the last blast in #Gaza.— Ebaa Rezeq (@Gazanism) November 14, 2012
This is breaking news - details to follow.
James Miller takes over today's live coverage. Thanks to Scott Lucas for getting us through to the afternoon.
1405 GMT Syria. Footage of a burning regime tank in the Damascus suburbs today:
1135 GMT Turkey. On its 64th day, Turkish Deputy PM Bulent Arinc called on prisoners on hunger strike to give up. Arinc said: "You are valuable to us… We have respect for the right to life of 75 million citizens [in this country]."
1115 GMTSyria. Blogger Brown Moses notes pictures indicating insurgents have captured SA-16 shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missiles and also have an SA-24 system, the latest generation of Russian-made missile.
0900 GMT Syria. Several reports indicate Turkey is reinforcing its troops near the Kurdish border town of Ain al-Arab (Kobani), as Kurds leave nearby villages.
Supporters of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) fear that Turkey will try to send insurgents of the Free Syrian Army into the area, after regime forces carried out three days of bombing and shelling in ano attempt to retake Ras al-Ain.
Latest reports indicate the regime's aerial bombardment is continuing today.
0855 GMT Iraq. Prashant Rao of AFP reports on continued difficulties for investment in the country:
Excessive red tape, rampant corruption, an unreliable judicial system and still-inadequate security, as well as a poorly trained workforce and a state-dominated economy all continue to plague Iraq, which completed its biggest trade fair in 20 years last week to much domestic acclaim.
The various difficulties of doing business in Iraq cast doubt on efforts to raise $1 trillion (788 billion euros) in investment income over the coming decade that officials say is needed to rebuild its battered economy....
A recent World Bank report listed a litany of problems: a tiny private sector, limited access to loans, an exodus of educated Iraqis, decades of isolation from global trade, destroyed infrastructure, unsteady power and water supplies and a poor transport network.
In addition to securing and stabilising the country, these key challenges must be addressed in order for Iraq to truly fulfil its economic potential," it noted.
A survey of firms conducted by the bank, which ranks Iraq as the 165th worst country in the world to do business, listed the three biggest obstacles as poor electricity supply, political instability and corruption.
Overall, Iraqi firms lose around 22 percent of their sales to what the World Bank classes as "investment climate weakness," a greater figure than losses suffered by companies in Yemen, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Jordan or Morocco.
0835 GMT Bahrain. An EA correspondent and activists report that Said Yousif, the Acting Vice President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, has been released after almost two weeks in detention.
Yousif was seized early this month as he participated in an opposition protest.
0811 GMT Iraq. A series of car bombs and a roadside explosion have killed at least 20 people.
The deadliest blasts occurred in Kirkuk in northern Iraq, where at least nine people were killed and 39 wounded.
South of Baghdad, in the village of Methatiya, near Hilla, a car bomb exploded in a marketplace, killing at least ten and injuring nine.
In Baghdad, a car bomb targeting an army general's convoy blew up near the Palestine Hotel, killing a guard. General Qassim Nouri, in charge of security at the Baghdad municipality, was unhurt.
0805 GMT Jordan. Protests were held across the country on Tuesday night over price rises of basic goods, with demonstrators burning tyres, smashing traffic lights and blocking roads as riot police used tear gas.
in Amman, thousands of demonstrators filled the circle outside the Ministry of Interior near midnight, chanting, "The people want the fall of the regime." In Dhiban, a town of 15,000 people south of the capital, protesters burned pictures of King Abdullah II. In Salt, demonstrators destroyed two cars outside the Prime Minister's home, which was empty.
King Abdullah has ordered electoral reforms ahead of a Parliamentary vote in January, after he dissolved Parliament and appointed the fourth Prime Minister in a year, and he established a constitutional court. Critics have rejected the measures as insufficient, given that the King appoints judges and that dozens of activists have been jailed.
Facing a $3 billion deficit, the Government tried to reduce fuel subsidies in September, but withdrew them a day later after thousands took to the streets. Late Tuesday, the Cabinet again announced a drop in subsidies that would result in increases of 14% on petrol and more than 50% in cooking gas.
0615 GMT Syria. Two days after it was announced in Qatar, the opposition Syrian National Coalition received its first international endorsements on Tuesday.
"France recognises the Syrian National Coalition as the only representative of the Syrian people and therefore as the future provisional government of a democratic Syria," President Francois Hollande told a press conference in Paris.
The question of arming the rebels would be considered as soon as the opposition formed a transitional government: "On the question of weapons deliveries, France did not support it as long as it wasn't clear where these weapons went. With the coalition, as soon as it is a legitimate government of Syria, this question will be looked at by France, but also by all countries that recognise this government."
The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council --- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Oman --- had already recognised the Coalition. The Arab League also said the Coalition is "the legitimate representative of the Syrian people's aspirations".
In Cairo on Tuesday, Arab League and European Union foreign ministers issued a statement: "The ministers welcomed the formation of the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces. They called on all opposition groups to adhere to the national coalition and on the national coalition to engage with all sections of Syrian society." said a statement issued at the close of the meeting held in Cairo on Tuesday.
Attention may now turn to London on Friday, where the British Government will host an international meeting on aid to the opposition. British Foreign Secretary William Hague called on the new leadership "to demonstrate they are acting on behalf of all Syria's communities. The more progress the coalition makes towards those goals, the greater practical support it will have from the United Kingdom."
Hague made clear that support of the opposition outside the United Nations, rather than efforts within the UN to resolve the crisis, was now the priority: "Our efforts...to encourage the UN Seucrity Council to take on its responsibilities have been vetoed by Russia and China. In the absence of such progress, we will increase our support to Syrian opposition groups."
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius both met the head of the Coalition, Moaz al-Khatib, on Tuesday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced an additional $30 million of humanitarian aid to Syria, bringing the total to $200 million. She said, "As the Syrian opposition takes these steps and demonstrates its effectiveness in advancing the cause of a unified, democratic, pluralistic Syria, we will be prepared to work with them to deliver assistance to the Syrian people,"


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TITLE: The Salvage Man and The Sneaker
By Bev Davis
Its canvas faded and the strings strewn limply down onto the ground, the old black high-top sneaker caught my attention. I was part of a writing group. Our assignment: visit a salvage yard and write about it.
Leaning on a rusty guardrail of the fence enclosing the junk yard, I felt my heart sink. What a mess! Gnarled metal everywhere. Windshields shattered as though they had been punched out by King Kong. Grills folded in like flimsy pop cans crumpled by a heavyweight's thick fist.
Then, I saw it — the sneaker.
I guessed it had been worn by a teen-age boy. The old shoe lay, not on the ground, but hanging precariously out of the front floor board on the driver's side of a mangled Corvette.
My imagination snapped a photo of a tall, lanky guy with dark brown hair and a mild case of acne. His red and blue plaid short-sleeved shirt opened over a white T-shirt, and his baggy jeans nearly covered the black shoes with their white rubber soles.
I would write about a carefree high school boy with a shy, guarded grin. I would make up a tale about how he got the fast car and how he reacted when he first saw it.
Thoughts and ideas bounced in my head like popcorn in one of those glass cases at a movie theater, so I dug vigorously in my purse for a notepad and pen.
"Any of 'em yours?" a man's voice asked. "No, at least I don't think so," I said, still fumbling. "Where do they all come from?"
"All over. Wreckers bring 'em in. We break 'em down for parts, then stack 'em for the crushers."
I asked if he ever heard the stories about the wrecks that had totaled them.
"Sometimes I do," he said.
I pointed to the Corvette and the sneaker. Before I could frame a question, the salvage man's jaw tightened as he spoke. "Yeah, that one was real bad. Young boy on his way home from basketball practice. Thought he could outrun a train. Didn't work." He turned suddenly and began slowly walking away. Over his slumped shoulders the salvage man choked out two words — "my son."
I reached for the man's arm and pulled him back. "I'm so sorry. How long ago?" I asked.
"Oh, 'bout a year now, I guess. The haulers have been by several times to take the 'vette away, but somehow I can't let it go. I can't bring myself to throw away his shoe, either," the salvage man said with lead in his voice.
Slumping forward on the guardrail, he painfully poured out a story of the day he started home from work and heard sirens — a big deal in a small town. Suddenly, he was snarled in stalled traffic. Someone told him a car had been hit on the train tracks up ahead. A deputy recognized the pastor of a local church and took on the grueling task of telling him the victim was the minister's only son.
Now, unashamed, the self-exiled preacher allowed the woeful sobs to shake his large frame as he lamented a litany of "what-ifs."
I began to pray, asking my heavenly Father who knew so well the anguish of losing a Son to reach down and touch a human dad whose sorrow had now swelled into uncontrollable weeping. I didn't realize I was praying aloud until I felt the tension in his back relax a little under my hand. I asked the Lord to enfold my new friend in comfort and to grant him that "peace that passes all understanding."
My own tears were flowing freely, but my heart soared when I heard the father of a child now speaking as a child to his Father. "Oh, God. Thank You for letting me finally talk about this. I've held in so much, and I've become so bitter. Please forgive me. I want to be healed of this awful hurt. Please help me. Can you find the grace to let me preach again? I'm so sorry I couldn't forgive You for letting this happen."
Moments later, released from his bondage of grief, the salvage man vigorously shook my hand, thanked me and seemed in a hurry to leave.
"Where are you going?" I asked, as if it were any of my business.
"Back to church."
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There has been a surge in advances in technology powering assistive devices for people with different abilities. Much sought-after among them is an array of websites and applications catering for persons with learning disabilities. But given the varying levels and types of disabilities, the effectiveness of this adaptive technology remains a concern among special educators.
Technological assistance for dyslexia (a learning disability that affects reading and writing skills) may not require specialised applications. "For instance, the use of spell-checks can allow the person with learning difficulties to remain focused on the task of communication," says R. Subramanium, professor, Rehabilitation Council of India.
There are easy options available for others, he adds, pointing to the commonly used talking calculator that is a boon for persons with dyscalculia, which affects mathematics skills. "The voice output gives feedback to the user, helping him/her identify input errors. Additionally, hearing the answer can provide a check against the transposition of numbers commonly reversed in reading by people with dyslexia or dyscalculia, but few use it here."
Several indigenously developed products also seek to enhance comprehension of persons with disability. "Dyslexic children are unable to master decoding as it is traditionally taught. The cognitive load is much higher because the brain has to work to translate the language in terms of the image and also try to understand it," says S.R. Balasundaram, an assistant professor of NIT, Tiruchi.
He and his colleague K. Nandhini suggest a range of summarisation tools that will condense a document into an easily understandable summary, taking into account similar words, 'trigger words' (for which they do not have a picture in mind), paragraph length and peculiar words. "A short, clever summary would help them preview, anticipate and know the purpose of reading," says Prof. Nandhini.
A personalised e-learning environment, which, before the start of the session, assesses, analyses and evaluates students' interest, concentration levels, and then, dynamically plans the session. Taking the tutor's schedule as the base can help, says Annie Joyce of C-DAC, Bangalore. Her 'Smart Tutor' works at the conscious level by interacting with the child, while at the sub-conscious level, it enhances its own expertise using the age, interests, skills and abilities of the child to plan better for him/her.
"Additionally, word prediction programmes available on all platforms provide most likely word choices based on what has been typed so far. Devices that render phonetic spelling into correctly spelled words may be useful tools for people with dyslexia," explains Prof. Subramanium.
Speech recognition software that takes the spoken word through a microphone and converts it into a machine-readable format is also recommended, says Amrutha Sarkar, a speech therapy tutor at Maithree, an organisation for special children, in Chennai. But a lot of it needs to be customised too, because many people with learning disabilities have reading problems, and speech recognition is not always an appropriate accommodation.
Experts suggest these technology tools compensate rather than 'cure' or remedy, allowing a person with a learning disability to apply his own intelligence and knowledge. Adaptive technology is a made-to-fit implement that requires many sessions of trial to find a set of techniques for an individual, says Mr. Subramanium.
And it is not always necessary that such technology is computer-based, says Gopika Rao, a special educator and professor, Delhi University. "We have observed that even post-it notes, highlighter pens, images and sound mechanisms have helped differently abled people comprehend and express better. Thus, knowing the suitability, reading specialists, education technology specialists and special education teachers need to work to understand, evaluate, and implement technology effectively, combining it appropriately with human intervention."


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One Fan's Personal Odyssey
So, who doesn't dig the Stones? Seriously. Everyone and their dog know who Mick and Keith are, at least. I have loved the Stones all my life; in fact, when I was six-years-old, I received two record albums for Xmas -- Havin' Fun With Ernie And Bert and Goat's Head Soup. I remember it like it was yesterday -- I was only six for crying out loud. I had an older sister who adored them as well, so I guess I pretty much grew up with them.
I first saw them in the 80s in Seattle. Tattoo You had been released and I was about 11. I told all my friends at school that I was going to see The Rolling Stones. They had no clue. My older sister and I hopped aboard the bus to Seattle after spending a lot of time and effort getting tickets. It's like playing the freakin' stock market. Tickets go on sale and BANG! You have about 22 minutes to purchase your tickets.
So we were on our way to Seattle and my sister stands in front of the whole crowd and said: "If anyone has pot or alcohol on them, you better ditch it now 'cause my mom will kill me if my little sister is exposed to it, or gets stopped at the border…" She meant business. We were on our way to see Mick and nothing, and I mean NOTHING, would stop us. Of course, the show was FREAKIN' fantastic. I don't even have to explain.
I came home and told my mom I loved Mick Jagger and my memorabilia collection expanded into space. I bought every book, poster, picture, record -- you name it. I think I have entered every single contest and promotion related to the Stones.
The next time I saw the boys was during the Steel Wheels Tour. I was way over due now. And once again, I was with my sister. They were playing two shows in Vancouver over two nights. We went the first night just to check out the scene. I was 18. We got to the venue/stadium and the sound was so great it was though we were inside watching. Two guys offered to sell us floor tickets for $15.00!!!! OH MY GOD!!!! $15.00 to see the Stones, but we had NO cash. They said they were too high on acid and couldn't focus on the show and just wanted to get rid of the tickets. From now on, I ALWAYS have spare cashola on me. So we cruised around the outside of the stadium and found the exit where there were guards, police and a whole slough of people. WE WERE AT THE RIGHT PLACE. So, we wait and wait and wait and OH MY GOD!!!!! There was Mick. Holy shit, Mick Jagger!!!!! He was in his black limo wearing a white robe, sitting in the back seat and drinking Evian water. He was maybe 10 feet from us. I can still see him as though it was yesterday, but it wasn't yesterday -- it was 1989.
We got so excited -- my sister and I -- that we walked to the Four Seasons Hotel ('cause where else would they stay?) and we walked into the lobby and grabbed the elevator to the Penthouse floor. There were three people in the elevator with us: Lisa, Matt and Cindy. They were, of course, the two back-up singers and the keyboard player. We played it cool and proceeded to the Penthouse floor in silence. When the elevator arrived, two security guards asked me if I was supposed to be there. I reply, "NOOOOOOOOO," cause I freaked… I was a pretty naive 18 and those security guards were huge. Mick saw us from his room, as the door was ajar and said, "Hello." But we had to leave. NOT BAD FOR A NIGHT OF JUST CHECKIN' OUT THE SCENE! TOTALLY UNFORGETTABLE!
We went to the concert the next night and had an awesome time, of course. Our seats were on the floor near the back. We started to leave during the last song, but all the band members came out in a Loomis Armored Van. Guess we scared them the night before...
The next show I caught was during the Voodoo Lounge tour and I tell ya, it just gets better and better. Again, the Stones were doing two shows, again two nights. I decided to hit both shows. The first night I went with a group of people and again we had floor tickets, but they weren't into "stalking." So I just enjoyed the show and left it at that. The next day I had planned to meet a friend and spend the day hanging out, and then hit the show. My friend was late, and to make a long story short, I had a day from hell and didn't even care if I made it to the show or not. You can imagine it must have been a REALLY bad day. But, eventually my friend showed up and we made it to the Voodoo Lounge in record-breaking time. Floor tickets again, but not near the front, which sucked because tonight was Keith Richards' birthday and I REALLY wanted to shake his hand or give him a bandana.
So we get to our seats and the usher says, "Oh yeah, we have eliminated that row and your seat has changed." Great, I thought, this day just keeps getting worse and f**king worse. Then they tell me that we will be sitting 3rd row centre ON THE FLOOR!!!! I totally forgot about my bad day -- it was the best day of my life now.
So I find my seat, and, as usual, start conversing with the people around me. I find out that the person sitting to my left is Bryan Adams' accountant, and the guys to my right play for the NHL. Nothing could be better, and then Keith came down to the floor, did a guitar riff and slapped my hand. We all sang Happy Birthday. I had such a fabo time that I got a tattoo so it could be with me for the rest of my life.
Bridges To Babylon was not as memorable. A great concert, mind you. Floor seats again and an amazing stage. The thing I remember most about this one was spending way too much money. But in the end, it was all good.
So by the end of the Bridges tour, I now have 32 T-shirts, every single record made, all the cassettes, and a small CD collection started. I have read every book, and seen every movie out there on the Stones and/or their individual lives. My nickname is now Jagger Junkie and my friends call me a Rolling Stones specialist. Man, there has to be a field of work for me where I can use my Jagger Junkie talents.
The year is now 2002 and I am 31. I have, in the last few years, lost my mom and dad, sister and grandparents all to cancer. I am struggling in life like many others, but have a good attitude and do anything I can to stay happy.
Then one day I hear the Stones are going on tour again. I jumped around my office at work for days and days and days. I have now been to enough concerts to know how to get good tickets, scope out the venues, and this time hopefully -- HOPEFULLY -- meet the band for real. When the tickets went on sale for the LICKS tour, I went to my friend's house. He is a network engineer and I wasn't going to piss around trying to get tickets. I WAS going to get tickets. We had three computers set up, two cell phones going and two landlines. I was going to get tickets for whatever show I could. In the end, I purchased tickets for the Toronto show as well as L.A. and Anaheim. At this point, I have no idea how I am paying for these. Don't know, don't care, but I am going.
All my friends were great and supportive. I took a month off work so that I could hit all these shows, as they were all North American venues and within three weeks of each other. While I was on the plane, I read a great article in Fortune magazine about the Stones Empire and their tour manager, Michael Cohen who works for Clear Channel Entertainment. God, I would love to meet him. He sounds AMAZING.
So I get to Toronto after a five-hour flight. The first place I hit is the Toronto Maple Leafs Centre at 3:00 in the afternoon. The Stones are scheduled to play at 8:00 and I want to scope out the place and sneak backstage. Yes, ME!!!!! So I walk around the AIR Canada Centre, as it is called, for about an hour trying to figure out how to sneak in. Then, a black security guard asks me if I am looking for the stage door. "YES, as a matter of fact, I am," I said. So he directs me there and I walk up to the door and in I go, no questions asked. OK, now I'm freakin' where do I go from here. So the security guard at the desk nods at me and I nod back and head down the stairs. Then some guy asks me if I am looking for Michelle and I say YES. He says to me, "Down the stairs and to the left." So, of course, I head down the stairs and turn right. And -- OH MY GOD -- I am behind the stage, amps are rolling in and there are about five people doing a sound check. Now I am FREAKIN' and my heart is pounding. But I am cool and calm. I look around, and there is no one near me, so I take my cell phone out of my pocket and call my best friend. I very, very quietly say, "You will never believe where I am," and then outta nowhere appears this guy who says, "You need a pass to be down here." I look at him and whisper, "I'll just be a minute, I'm just on the phone," while pointing to my phone, and he says again, "You can't be down here." Again, I say to him, "I'll just be a sec." Call terminated. Then he says to me, "You need a pass to be down here." So I ask, "Well, where's your pass?" and he says, "I don't have one." So I say, "Well, I'm going to need to speak with someone of authority."
As I am being escorted out I see a sign hanging over a door that says: CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT. So I say to Mr. Security, "I need to speak with someone from Clear Channel Entertainment." And out walks Michael Cohen. Now I am SUPER FREAKIN'. Michael and I had a very short discussion about scalpers and the way tickets are funneled.
I got what I wanted, so I was willing and ready to leave. What a thrill! So now it is about 4:30 in the afternoon and the Stones are playing tonight. I still have to unpack my luggage, eat and get ready and go.
So I get to the concert about 7:00 and I walk around for a bit. This is the first time IN MY LIFE I do not have a floor seat. That is really why I wanted to see Michel Cohen of Clear Channel, but he really couldn't do anything for me in that regard. So, I go and scope out my seat, which is in section 170. I feel sick to my stomach at the fact that I'm not on the floor. ME! Not on the floor! So I see this kid walking towards the floor area and I ask him how he got his ticket. He says he bought it, but I could take my lousy ticket to the box office and upgrade it. Away I go! I immediately ask for the supervisor and she gives me a floor ticket, row 34. AWESOME! So I head to the floor and have my ticket in my hand, which NO ONE asked for.
I wasn't happy with row 34, so I keep heading towards the front of the stage. WOW! Security really sucks around here. I found myself five guys in the 6th row and said, "You don't mind if I squeeze in here do you ?" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Come on in." Good Response. What a show. I went from section 170 to 6th row on the floor and I met Michael Cohen.
I could die tomorrow!!!!!!
When I got back to my hometown, the local network did a story on me.
I proceeded to see the Stones in L.A. and Anaheim. I snuck a camera into the concert at Staples Center in L.A., but I didn't get to take very good photos cause I had nosebleed seats. PISSED ME OFF. I tried to upgrade my seats, but the box office wouldn't do it for me. I had a great time though. How can you not have a good time seeing the Stones in L.A. on Halloween?
The last show I attended was at Edison Field in Anaheim. AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING. It was like being in Seattle in the 80s again. Jagger's energy is endless and the visual effects, well… PHENOMENAL. It would be the last show I would see for a while and I sunk it all in. I didn't try to sneak backstage, I didn't have floor seats and I didn't get to meet anyone famous. But it didn't matter -- I was there.
What a learning experience it was. I basically followed the Stones for 32 days. Tickets for all the shows were all priced differently, as were the venues and performances. I really don't know which one was the best -- it's hard to say. The Toronto show was the BEST for sneaking backstage, meeting Michael, and sneaking to 6th row centre on the floor. The L.A. performance was BEST cause like I said The Stones in LA on Halloween. And Anaheim… well it was BEST for its visual aids, sound and energy, not to mention the several encores.
I think it's obvious: THE STONES ARE THE BEST!!!!
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Great Salt Lake Water Level Could Affect Duck Hunt
This year's waterfowl season opens October 4
If you chased ducks and geese in Utah last fall, then you already know how many birds should be in Utah this season.
The numbers should be about the same.
One thing that will be different, though, is the level of the Great Salt Lake.
Utah's 107-day waterfowl season kicks off Sept. 27 when the state hosts its annual Youth Hunting Day. Youth Hunting Day is open to hunters 15 years of age and younger.
The state's general waterfowl hunt begins Oct. 4.
Keeping birds in Utah
In the fall, two factors determine how long ducks stay in Utah: the level of the Great Salt Lake and the weather. And right now, the Great Salt Lake is nearing its lowest level since 1963.
"Ducks use the lake as a place to escape hunters," Aldrich says. "They rest on the lake during the day and then fly back into the marshes in the evenings and in the mornings to feed.
"Because the amount of surface water on the lake has decreased so much, the ducks have fewer places to rest. And that increases the chance that they'll leave the state early."
In addition to providing ducks a place to rest, two freshwater areas of the Great Salt Lake the Farmington Bay and Willard Spur portions of the lake are important feeding areas. "Both of these areas are drier than we like to see," Aldrich says. "I'm not sure how much food they'll provide ducks this year."
As important as the Great Salt Lake is, the biggest factor in keeping ducks in Utah is the weather. "Good numbers of ducks will stay in Utah into late November or even early December if the weather stays warm and calm," Aldrich says. "But if lots of big storms hit and the temperature gets cold, the ducks will start to leave."
Number of ducks and geese
Aldrich says the number of ducks and geese in Utah this fall should be similar to last season.
"Many of the nesting areas in the Intermountain West and up into southern Alberta were drier this past spring than they were the year before. But they weren't dry enough to have a big effect on the overall number of birds," Aldrich says.
"Also, some of the ducks that are the most plentiful in Utah, such as green-winged teal, nest in west-central Canada and Alaska. Alaska provides good nesting conditions almost every year because the conditions in Alaska rarely change."
Marsh conditions
Aldrich says the conditions you find at the state's waterfowl management areas will vary depending on which WMA you visit.
"The Farmington Bay and Ogden Bay WMAs are fed by major rivers. They receive good amounts of water every year, and they'll be in great shape again this season," he says. "At the other end of the spectrum are WMAs that we don't have secure water rights for or that are fed by springs.
"For example, the Locomotive Springs WMA will be very dry again this year. The Salt Creek and Public Shooting Grounds WMAs will have water in the main units, but the flat areas below the diked units at the Public Shooting Grounds will be pretty dry."
Aldrich says the four main units at the Clear Lake WMA should have water in them when the season opens on Oct. 4. But the outer units, including the popular area on the west side of the WMA, probably won't have water in them until the middle of the season.
Learn more
You can learn more about this year's waterfowl hunt by listening to an interview with Aldrich. The interview is available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/radio.
Rules, season dates and bag limits for the upcoming season are available in the 2008–2009 Utah Waterfowl Guidebook. The free guidebook is available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks.


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Secretaries eat their words after an email to dine out on
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"I WOULDN'T trade places with you for the world I don't want your figure!" squawked one secretary to another during an email exchange that started inside leading legal firm Allens Arthur Robinson late last week, but has since been forwarded to half the lawyers and investment bankers in Melbourne and Sydney.
It all started when the first secretary sent a group email message asking for some financial reimbursement because her lunch a packet of ham, some cheese slices and two slices of bread had been swiped from the fridge on level 19 in her Sydney office.
The message was received by another secretary, who, after clicking the "reply all" button, inquired as to whether the aforementioned lunch had simply been misplaced, because she had spotted some similar items in another fridge on level 20.
There was obviously a bit of bad blood between the two because it wasn't long before the exchange spiralled into a catty little game of one-upmanship between the two ladies (we use that term very loosely) as they began arguing over who had the happier relationship, better boyfriend, more beautiful apartment, newer car and wait for it higher-paying job.
One girl even impressively claimed to be juggling five boyfriends at once, while our favourite line went something like this: "Let's not get personal, Miss 'Can't Keep A Boyfriend'."
At some point, somebody decided the emails were too good not to share and by the end of the day they had been circulated throughout the firm and made their way into the outside world.
The spat then made its way onto the email servers of PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, JPMorgan, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, ABN Amro, Westpac Bank, Macquarie Bank, Deloitte, Phillips Fox, Mallesons, Minter Ellison and Deacons just to name a few before popping into Full Disclosure's inbox yesterday.
An Allens Arthur Robinson spokesman was unable to comment on individual staff members, although he said that use of email was "totally unacceptable", as was "that type of treatment of a work colleague".
He said the company would be reiterating its email protocols to all staff.
We hear both ladies are now looking for new jobs and the mystery of the missing lunch remains unsolved.
Nauru rues and suesTHE story of how the Nauruan people lost their future is a truly shameful tale of monumental mismanagement, poor investment decisions and death by a thousand consultancy fees. And it's not over yet.
In its heyday, the island nation owned a $2 billion property portfolio, bought with the proceeds of phosphate mined from two-thirds of the island.
The portfolio was meant to provide future income to the nation of about 11,000 Nauruans. But by last year the properties, which included Melbourne and Sydney hotels and commercial buildings, were effectively gone, liquidated to clear huge debts.
Now Nauruan landowners are fighting the entity that controlled the assets, the Nauruan Phosphate Royalties Trust, for control of the crumbs of last year's liquidation of assets in Sydney and Melbourne.
These crumbs amount to $98 million, which has been placed in a high-interest-bearing account by insolvency firm PPB.
Several individual landowners want control over the money, alleging mismanagement of funds by the trust.
Last week the Federal Court of Australia's Justice Ray Finkelstein reserved his decision on whether the case should be fought out in the Supreme Court of Nauru, rather than Australia.
In the meantime, PPB liquidator Stephen Parbery said it would be releasing a limited amount of funds to the trust.
Plod on plonk trailSOUTHCORP and Gregory's Transport workers are still being questioned by management over $1.4 million of Penfolds wine that mysteriously went missing from a Cheltenham warehouse earlier this year.
Detective Sergeant Michael Grumley, the man heading the investigation into the 43,000 missing bottles, says employees remain the suspects because the theft and distribution of the two varieties of wine the 2001 Bin 128 shiraz and Bin 407 cabernet sauvignon seemed to be a sophisticated inside job.
"We believe someone in Gregory's or Southcorp has to be involved because, without the internal knowledge of how the storage system or ordering works, you couldn't steal it," he said.
After completing its takeover of Southcorp in June this year, Foster's discovered that the two varieties, which sell for about $20 and $34 respectively, had gone missing some time between February and April.
But, by the time they notified police in late July, the bottles were already being distributed across Melbourne, the rest of Australia and maybe overseas for half the usual wholesale price.
Two shopkeepers and a distributor of the hot bottles have been charged with handling the stolen wine; but, according to police, they weren't directing the show.
"We haven't got to the employees yet, but we want to find who did it and get them out of the company," Detective Grumley said. "Southcorp doesn't like the idea of having staff that could be stealing from their own company."
ATO's low-doc blowWHEN the brokers are trembling, it's time to be afraid, as those who have taken out "low-doc" loans are finding out.
The Australian Taxation Office has turned its attention to discrepancies between the income people have declared on tax returns and what they claimed on loan applications.
Low-doc loans were originally designed for small-business people and casual workers who could not prove their income. However, the tax office has grown concerned that it is being diddled out of tax.
So one mortgage broker, Smartline home loans, is now asking its clients to sign a form stating that the broker did not influence what the client put down as their total income to qualify for the loan.
Smartline Victorian manager Terry Jewson says the company fears that clients nabbed by the ATO may attempt to drag down all those around, including the broker.
Jewson claims other brokers would be "mad" if they didn't follow Smartline's lead.
New wheeler-dealersTOLHURST Noall's plan to bolster its clout seems to be taking shape, with two new bodies occupying desks this week.
The stockbroking firm has appointed one-time ANZ McCaughan industrial analyst Michael Smith as its new head of research and former BBY adviser Leith Wale to its corporate team.
The appointments follow chairman David Browne's recent comments that big plans at the firm were afoot. The publicly listed outfit is keen to boost its repute in the deal-making department.
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- n. A mystical power thought to pervade all things.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Magic power believed to be present in all bodies: proposed as a technical term for magic power by J. N. B. Hewitt. It has, however, not come into common use. See wakanda and manito.
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The Indians wanted very much to observe Champlain himself and judge the strength of his vital spirit, which the Huron called orenda.
In a land dominated by disparate native tribes, some wanting trade, others wanting scalps, having good orenda is a must.
Tom Alderman: The Man With Big Orenda - An Audio Book Review
One ethnohistorian has written of the Indian belief that "orenda can reside in an object, and clearly guns had power."
They believed that all natural things had orenda in different degrees.
Good hunters had strong orenda, more so than the animals they killed.
It was an act of extravagant generosity—and a splendid display of orenda.19
Among the Indians, his abstinence added to his orenda, or spiritual power.69
For discussion of orenda, see William Engelbrecht, Iroquoia, 4–6, 145–46; Hope L.
"A great noble of the Iroquois nation" wouldn't have called on "manitou, the great spirit in things"; he'd have called it "orenda."
Within the circle of dancers the shaman stood unterrified, uttering his threatenings and adjurations and performing his exorcisms against the foes of his people and their orenda or "medicine," when there would come a pause in the dancing.
Indians of North Carolina: Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting, in Response to a Senate Resolution of June 30, 1914, a Report on the Condition and Tribal Rights of the Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties of North Carolina
Au contraire, the pudenda is vastly understudied. It's perhaps the greatest failure of democracy thus far ^^
It's on every pubescent agenda
To study with care the pudenda.
It's the way of the whelp,
A thing he can't help;
He's drawn by a mystic orenda.
dictionary.com entry: "a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for."