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Choosing hospice is not giving up. It is simply a change of focus, to comfort and quality of life.
Ardent Hospice provides compassion, comfort and support to our patients and their caregivers. Our mission is to enhance the quality of living for those at the end of life's journey, regardless of diagnosis or prognosis.
We care for patients all across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. After a decade of caring for our community, we continue to remain an independent, community-based organization. For a list of the many communities we serve, please view our service location map.
Hospice is…
- a compassionate method of caring for individuals with a life-threatening illness.
- palliative rather than curative, with an emphasis on pain and symptom control, so that a person may live the last days of life fully, with dignity and comfort, at home or in a home-like setting.
- a medically-directed, interdisciplinary team-managed program of services that focuses on the patient/family as the unit of care. Read more about our services.
We have answers to your questions.
"When should we call?" "Who is eligible for hospice care?" "How do we pay for hospice care?" "Why should I choose hospice care?" "Why should I choose Ardent Hospice?" These and other questions are addressed on our FAQs page. We understand the challenges you may be facing.
Don't wait.
When asked about their experience with hospice, the most common regret we hear from families is that they didn't get to know us sooner. See what other families are saying about Ardent Hospice on our Testimonials page. Or do your own research on Ardent Hospice on Medicare.gov. We are proud of our scores.
Contact us.
We encourage you to contact us to tell us about your individual situation. Call us at 469-293-1515 or send us an email. Calls received after office hours are answered by our on-call nurse, not an answering service.
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Charles W. Hurt and Shirley Fisher, trustees of Advance Mills Farm Land Trust, to Frank S. DiGiacomo, 5.5 acres at Advance Mills Farm, Ruckersville, $253,067.45.
Weather Hill Homes Ltd. to Blair Massey Kelly, 4.6647 acres at 2140 Garth Road, $925,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Rex K. Nelson, trustee, 1181 Rustic Willow Lane, Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $237,950.
Peter and Cheryl Barnes to Richard and Linda Fisher, 3278 Avebury Lane, Glenmore, Keswick, $475,000.
Jennie E. Miller to Frayser F. White IV and Grant Austin White, 278 Autumn Grove Court, Mill Creek, $194,900.
Gregg S. and Sandra Sharp to Robert J. Swap and Christiane A. Franca, 204 West Brook Place, Woodbrook, $286,500.
Blair A. and Annette W. Binney to Rhonda L. Angel and Charles H. Robertson III, 1380 Auburn Drive, Auburn Hills, $285,000.
Ellen L. Henderson to Dorothy S. Chan, 1603 Grayrock Court, Grayrock Orchard, Crozet, $289,950.
Oliver D. and Wanda P. Matney to Laura C. Dickason, 1157 East Keswick Drive, Royal Acres, $248,000.
Jane W. and James W. Sublett Jr. to David A. and Jill J. Borak, 1526 Primrose Lane, Lake Reynovia, $219,000.
Stacey L. Sheasley to Sarah M. Donovan, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, 114 Turtle Creek Road, $142,500.
MGR Development Corp. to Rajesh C. and Jyoti R. Hiranandani, 441 Fontana Drive, Fontana, $284,900.
Peter N. Kamilakis to Serge A. and Pascale Torres, 1680 Stoney Creek Drive, Mill Creek, $230,000.
David B. and Margaret C. Hamer to Bradley W. and Sonnia J. Kesser, 105 Apple Lane, Peacock Hills, $525,000.
Georgene B. Palacky to Hoo S. Zandinejad, 3219 South Chesterfield Court, $315,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Stewart P. and Carol H. Craig, 3280 Turnberry Circle, Springridge, Forest Lakes, $384,950.
Mary A. and Julian G. Lingle to Julian G. and Virginia K. Lingle, 201 Bennington Road, Hessian Hills, $170,000.
Otis L. Collier to George W. and Heather C. Collier, 3.20 acres at 325 Estes Ridge, Dyke, $25,000.
David J. and Susan R. Price to Alfred L. and Margaret A. Cohen, 21.005 acres at 3105 Ragged Ridge Lane, $1,740,000.
Seungjean and Janie Y. Chai to J. Harper Cook, 5388 Windy Ridge Road, Cory Farm, $287,000.
Mary R. Harmon to Christian J. T. Simon, 1652 Royal Oak Court, $205,000.
Kyo U. Chu to Robert S. Miller, 3046 Chimney Ridge Road, Chimney Springs Forest, $344,000.
Justyne E. and Joseph D. VanDyke Jr. to Charles A. and Marilyn Rotolo, 3167 Darby Road, Glenmore, Keswick, $720,000.
Ron L. and Nancy J. Pruitt to William H. and Millie D. Blackwell, 304 Grayrock Drive, Grayrock Orchard, $323,000.
Robert A. and Rose S. Buckley to Colleen Harman, 1.48 acres at 1060 Allendale Drive, Glenaire, $295,000.
Quarries LLC to Linda Lloyd, 6.595 acres at 8624 Schuyler Road, $18,003.
Ashesh H. and Nancy J. Patel to Andrew W. Pawluczkowycz and Barbara A. Schmertz, 833 Harris Road, Willoughby, $199,000.
Wendell W. Gibson Inc. to John R. and Kathleen C. McQuilkin, 1132 Olympia Drive, Fontana, $339,950.
Two Hundred Fifty West Holdings LLC to Skyline Home Builders LLC, lot in Foxchase, $180,000.
Keith E. and Susan M. Puls to James J. and Maria D. Sotherden, 1546 Surry Hill Court, Raintree, $283,900.
John Bosely to Deborah K. Cole, parcel at Albemarle Lake, White Hall District, $3,500.
Wendell W. and Hunter W. Wood to Albemarle Carter Mountains Management, 6.141 acres at 1612 Scottsville Road, $935,000.
Happy Valley LLC to Hauser Homes Inc., lot in Walnut Hills, $120,750.
Theodoor and Katie E. Kelderman to Jane E. Sigloh, trustee, 2.0 acres at 4054 Garth Road, $257,000.
Glenmore Associates Ltd. to Patricia K. and Edward R. B. Russell Jr., 1.769 acres in Glenmore, $370,000.
Michael L. and Kristen M. Williams to Peggy M. Doherty, 1695 Foxtail Pines, $340,000.
Margaret G. Wikner to Peter W. and Susan M. Singer, 1390 Wimbledon Way, RiverRun, $219,000.
Thomas H. Garth Jr. to Garth Land LLC, 55.48 acres on State Route 601, 1457 Garth Road, $3,073,000.
Sallie S. Smith to Garth Land LLC, 15.232 acres at 1347 Garth Road, $2,400,000.
Church Hill Development Co. to Jean A. Zephyr, 2.118 acres at 3510 Foxwood Drive, Foxwood Forest, $499,900.
Weather Hill Homes Ltd. to Miles Custom Homes LLC, three lots at 2750 Silas Jackson Lane, $630,000.
Curtis L. and Nancy E. Gibson to James G. and Sandra D. Reese, 2.319 acres at 4345 McClary Court, $192,000.
Weather Hill Homes Ltd. to Wilberger Properties Inc., 2.671 acres at Pantops Mountain Place, $549,000.
Elizabeth A. Voltz to Florence Morrisette, 529 Pebble Hill Court, Redfields, $239,900.
Nancy A. Whiting Barnett to Erica L. Haskins, 4.69 acres at 6133 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, $142,000.
Southern Home Builders of Virginia to Richard E. and Virginia Lee Staron, 1213 Clay Drive, Wayland's, Grant, Crozet, $194,900.
David L. and Kathleen E. Rawlings to Steven J. and Alison B. Stedman, 983 Laurel Glen, Redfields, $296,000.
R.D. Wade Builder Inc. to Lou M. McKeever, 3363 Darby Road, Glenmore, Keswick, $517,000.
JaZan LLC to Sarah Buss, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, Turtle Creek Road, $101,000.
Rodney L. and Nancy E. Knicely to Admir and Binasa Hasanovic, 2310 Williamsburg Road, Berkeley, $208,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc. to Brian S. and Lisa M. Cohen, 1067 Bristlecone Lane, Forest Lakes South, $210,950.
Daniel P. and Wendy C. Tippette to Eleanore F. Walker, trustee, 1725 Stoney Creek Drive, Mill Creek, $202,400.
Eleanore F. Walker, trustee, to Aaron M. and Amita Sudhir Freilich, 1725 Stoney Creek Drive, Mill Creek, $270,000.
Gloria G. D'Alessandro, trustee, to Eric L. Stratmann and Suzanne M. Keddie-Stratmann, 2735 Meriwether Drive, Meriwether Hills, $432,000.
Anne M. Harper to Jason S. and Amy R. Jennings, 3150 Sagebrush Court, Forest Lakes, $265,000.
Southland Homes Inc. to Claudia R. Jones, 108 Boxwood Court, Mill Creek, $198,955.
Patricia C. Sylvestro to Michael L. and Michiko H. Dowling, 4.06 acres on State Route 640, 4131 Gilbert Station Road, Barboursville, $275,000.
Judith L. and Paul M. Peatross Jr. to Franklin H. and Jennifer H. Winslow, 1660 Blackwood Road, Flordon, $775,000.
James A. and Ardith E. Davidson to Michael D. and Sarah H. Erickson, 14.75 acres on Harris Mountain Road, $133,500.
Kathleen H. Wilkerson to Steven and Kimberly Pecaut, 102 Running Fox Lane, Foxcroft, $275,000.
Skyline Home Builders LLC to Ryan B. and Asha Olsen, 3160 Rock Farm Lane, The Rocks, $872,073.
John L. Penney and Barbara A. Staley to Louis and Jean Cheng, 1321 Mosby's Reach, $420,000.
Colleen M. and Robert G. Kayser Jr. to Victor M. and Carol A. George, 1640 Robin Lane, Hollymead, $245,400.
J. Walter and Karen F. Levering to Suzannah Bryan-Singer, 5.51 acres at 1686 Taylor's Gap Road, North Garden, $650,000.
Donna M. Powell to Judith L. and Paul M. Peatross Jr., 965 Windsor Road, Farmington, $684,500.
Keywood C. and Louise M. Cheves to James L. and Lisa D. Barr, 2952 Cove Trace, Forest Lakes, $404,000.
Marc and Kristen Short to Robert J. and Rebecca J. Leach, 1706 Bent Tree Court, Mill Creek, $239,500.
Jennifer E. Mullins to David W. and Megan A. Mouberry, 131 Bennington Road, Hessian Hills, $210,000.
Arthur F. and Virginia B. Edwards to Dana J. Stefanelli, unit in Turtle Creek condominiums, Turtle Creek Road, $135,000.
Pierre H. Golpira and Elizabeth M. Baker to John R. and Emma B. Eggleston, 1.170 acres at 549 Link Evans Road, the Pines, Earlysville, $354,000.
Edith C. and Herbert Heilberg to Terry Fry, 2080 Whisperings Wood Drive, Whispering Woods, $270,000.
Philip G. Wendel to Richard H. Dale and Susan J. Sorensen, 1.697 acres in Mill Run subdivision, White Hall, $275,000.
John W. and Bethany T. Gibson to Daniel E. Kleiner and Amanda J. Russell-Kleiner, 3.17 acres at 2454 Ivy Springs Lane, Ivy Springs, $825,000.
Southern Home Builders of Virginia to Ellen L. Henderson, 1211 Clay Court, Wayland's Grant, Crozet, $205,300.
John E. and Gail M. Davidson to Christen D. McCormack, 2.85 acres at 1935 Secretary's Road, Scottsville, $275,000.
Steven T. and Tatiana I. Pirttima to Tyler and Suzanne Taigen, 114 Running Fox Lane, Foxcroft, $240,000.
Randall W. Rudolph to Peter R. and Elizabeth M. Romando, 4220 Rowan Court, Earlysville Forest, $273,000.
Southern Home Builders of Virginia to David Lin and Kendra Kubiak, lot on Wayland's Grant Drive, Wayland's Grant, $189,900.
George P. and Elizabeth C. Carras to Patrick B. McDonough and Cheryl D. Riddle, 109 Running Fox Lane, Foxcroft, $272,900.
Emily B. Bradley to Edward G. Walsh and Cathy A. Hyman-Walsh, 1087 Wintergreen Lane, Redfields, $201,000.
Keswick Corp. to Mark T. and Jayelene D. Betonti, parcel on Fairway Drive, Keswick Estates, $400,000.
Larry W. and Leslie J. Sidwell to Patrick and Rechelle Gleasure, 2.001 acres at 2935 Earlysville Road, $200,000.
Timothy D. Fitzgerald Sr. to James R. and Lutie Leona Morris, 3688 Green Creek Road, Green Mountain, Schuyler, $68,000.
Chaundey A. McHargue and Janet E. Lewis to Janet E. Lewis, 303 Westfield Road, Wynridge, $56,000.
Ruth E. Boatwright to David A. and Bridgette L. Ingalls, 0.377 acres at 3080 Red Row Lane, Esmont, $77,500.
Marisa and Albert Erskine to The Maple Ridge Group LC, 2.186 acres at Greencroft, $390,000.
Catherine R. Haney and Kathleen Claus to E. Rasha Cannon, 990 Rockledge Drive, Redfields, $243,000.
John C. and Suzanne M. McClish to Valerie A. Lopez, 0.347 acres at 1321 Gristmill Drive, Mill Creek, $200,000.
Legend Development Co. to Michael J. and Pamela K. Carmagnola, 1874 Clay Drive, Wayland's Grant, $285,000.
Robert Hauser Homes Inc.. to Maria E. Rossi, 1179 Rustic Willow Lane, Willow Bend, Forest Lakes, $227,950.
Phyllis H. Steger to Brian L. and Jennifer L. Wilkes, two parcels at 7589 Esmont Road, Esmont, $115,000.
Barry Meade Homes LLC to Rhondolyn J. and Garnett R. Falls Jr., 3420 Foxwood Drive, Foxwood, $562,500.
Ruhi J. and Nooshin Naderi Reimer to Merle M. Robertson, trustee, 1441 Glenside Green, LeParc, RiverRun, $258,000.
Brittany D. Kletter to Nicholas C. Attaway, 1715 Clay Drive, Wayland's Grant, $255,000.
Leona F. Lotts to Jason L. and Jill M. Williams, 1233 Raintree Drive, Raintree, $281,500.
Jen-Shih and Lian-Pin Lee to Frederick W. and Claudia VanHoose, 2017 Echo Ridge Road, Forest Lakes, $354,900.
Weston Development Co. LC to Louise M. and Keywood Cheves Jr., 1.382 acres at 4225 Redwood Lane, Walnut Hills, Earlysville, $730,000.
Amy L.. Skinner to Elizabeth J. Austin, 2480 Whitney Court, Briarwood, $146,900.
Donna C. Mayry to Samir and Vladimirka Litric, 1958 English Oaks Circle, English Oaks, $216,250.
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Thomas H. Garth Jr. to Garth Land LLC, 55.48 acres on State Route 601, 1457 Garth Road, $3,073,000.


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would have been proud
by Barry
Every year representatives
from Missouri's electric co-ops join
their counterparts for the meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association. One of the meeting highlights is the chance to recognize
those who are doing an exceptional job meeting the needs of the membership.
a member of a Missouri electric cooperative, you would have been
proud to be in the audience this year. That's because our co-ops
took home the lion's
share of awards presented by the national association.
The highest honor
a rural electric employee or director can earn from NRECA is the Clyde
T. Ellis Award. The award is named for the legendary first manager
of NRECA known for his spellbinding speeches and crusades on behalf
of rural America. No greater recipient could be found for this award
than Frank Stork, former manager of the Association of Missouri Electric
Cooperatives, who accepted the honor in February.
Rather than tout
his own considerable achievements in his address to the members, Frank
instead educated a new generation of electric cooperative leaders that
were present about the man the award is named for and why we should
continue his mission.
Many members of the
Missouri delegation told me it was one of the best speeches they have
ever heard.
Frank wasn't
the only Missourian to accept an award. Our Member Services Department
at the association — Linda Bolten,
Mike Marsch and Nikki Calvert — received
NRECA's National Community Service Award for CYCLE, or Cooperative
Youth Conference and Leadership Experience.
This program grew
out of a request by local cooperatives for a way to honor rural youth
who show great promise as future leaders. CYCLE, now in its third year,
brings these young men and women to the state capital where they are
immersed in cooperative theory, legislative procedures and team-building
The awards didn't
end there. NRECA could not provide the leadership they do without help
from elected officials who share a vision for a revitalized rural America.
Such a person is U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. Time after time she has
come through for your electric cooperative, and NRECA's Distinguished
Service Award was presented to her in thanks for all she has done.
efforts include expansion of the Rural Economic Development Loan
and Grant Program, which has funneled millions into community development
projects. She
has consistently fought for full funding of Rural Utilities Service loans
that help electric co-ops continue the electric system reliability you
expect. She's also helped consumer-owned utilities
keep their preferred status for use of the nation's hydropower
resources, the cleanest and least expensive source of power.
we hear all the things Rep. Emerson has done for our state it makes
us proud to know she is one of our own.
directors also came together to bring back a big honor. More Missouri
directors earned Certified Cooperative Director status than any other
state. AMEC President Carl Lowrance of Laclede Electric accepted this
honor on our behalf. This award recognizes that Missouri's
directors are doing their part to arm themselves with the knowledge
needed to ensure they make sound decisions for the future of
their co-ops.
Awards are nice,
but meetings like these excite us with new ideas, and those who attended
returned home inspired to do great things. As long as the electric
cooperatives continue our commitment to you, the member, and provide
the service you expect, that is the best award for all of us.
Hart is executive vice president of the Association
of Missouri Electric Cooperatives.
Barry Hart
Barry Hart
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text: Beyoncé – Music This is the new smash hit album from Beyoncé (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter), and it has 14 new songs plus a DVD with 17 tracks. It is a hip-hop/R&B album with a fresh new sound (her fifth studio album). Some of the songs feature her singing with Drake, Jay Z (her husband), Justin Timberlake and The-Dream. She is a modern-day feminist, and her songs are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, monogamy, female sexuality and empowerment. Her songs propose the idea that a woman's prime –personal, professional, and especially sexual – can occur within a stable romantic partnership. Monogamy has never sounded more seductive or less retrograde as when dictated on Beyoncé's terms. The vibe on Beyoncé is moodily futuristic R&B and full-grown electro soul with an artsy boho edge. The ballads are about believing in your dreams and reaching your goals. I liked the song "Flawless" which features a speech from Nigerian feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and I also liked the song "Blue," which has a cameo in it from Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy. Beyonce, as of 2014, is the highest earning black musician in history. She has won 17 Grammy Awards and has sold over 118 million records worldwide. On stage she is known as the sexy, seductive, sassy, provocative "Sasha Fierce," but she isn't like that at all in her personal life. Beyoncé is an album that is definitely worth your time; it's sexy, tender and artistic – a "visual" album from music's glossiest mega-star.


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So a few weeks back I got my iPad … finally…. yes I know "The New iPad" just came out a few days back … but my network provider made a good offer on an old not so used contract, so there you go.
Anyways … since I received my iPad I have bought a lot of new apps … probably more in the last few days than in the last couple years.
Here is a short list of apps I use in a "pro" environment … some essential, some for fun, some just for content: (one little side note I'm still on SnowLeo MacOS 10.6.8…just for you to know for any compatibility questions)
( in "random" order )
A good app for quick & creative photo edits – incl. noise reduction, sharpening, vignettes… looks, presets. boarders, and more (faster than iPhoto but not as much as options) … but i really like this app to share stuff on Tumblr, Instagram, Flickr, Facebook … really nice! for 0,99 really good … u can test PhotoToaster Jr. for Free with not all the options though
Just a really great app to view your intsagram Feed. commend on instagram's, manage your feed/followers, like instagram's and stuff like that. .. now i really use my iphone just for taking pictures /instagram's and as a phone really 😉
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A awesome Remote Controller for LogicPro, ProTools, FCP and others.
It kinda replaces the MC Control + MCMix Combo in my Edit-Suite for the quick stuff. And the nice thing is you get a control window – like a Desktop sharing thing – so you are able to touch control your PlugIns & stuff on your iPad as well … I like that app especially in Client sessions i'll have to test if that "control window" can be used to control ColoristaII in PPro …
due to some graphic issues that doesn't seem to work in FCP
A great remote controller for Adobe Lightroom 3
I love that app for photo color-correction work.
it really is a nice remote with a lot of options in LR3 …
Some say it's a bit slow but I don't have any issues
This app is not pretty but very useful … now I hope there is an update for LR4 soon!
A nice tool if u work a lot in Photoshop CS5
I use it when I'm in "photo-retouch" mode …
it has a nice&cool remote-preview mode as well
A nice app for handwriting notes and sketches & stuffI do not use my MOLESKIN notebook anymore in team or client meetings.
It also has a neat feature to record audio…a nice way to record all that is said in a meeting
…you will never miss what a client said to you again! 😉
I use this all the time. Since I tried some others (and read about these kinds of apps on ProLost)…trust me, you don't want to use iAnnotate, ever! PDF Expert has way better Data management with Dropbox and a local IP so you can connect with it in Finder. I use it for Scripts and Treatments and all kinds of PDFs… essentially I don't print out stuff anymore to make notes on it. I use a PDF version on my iPad …. yo! Paperless workflow baby!Oh and yes of course I use a Stylus for that … read more about it on ProLost
AirSharing (for iPad)
Just a quick & nice way to get stuff like m4v clips or documents on your iPad.
Not essential but a nice to have.
Vimeo v2 is a really good app. Its great to check vimeo stuff out with
The best app to be up to date on all your social media "streams", news & tech and so much other stuff. Basically, its the first app I check in the morning or after i finished my work at night!
Just awesome and worth the lil money. I use it to save stuff / web-sides / blogposts (and so on) that I stumbled up on during the day to read later off-line at home or when on the train. …stuff like that
That is a useful app. Mr. iGert recommended it and its just great.
Basically you can stream movie clips from your Mac (you can setup/link any Folder on your Mac for that).
So I use the app for two things: to show clients or actors clips in our office if i need a quick way for that or I watch stuff at home (in bed) There is a Free Version so u can test it.
I used Wunderlist (Task Manager) on my iPhone and Mac before Apple had a "task-list-app"
… actually i like Wunderlist more than Apples approach … it has a nice and solid cloud sync option and an nice MacOs Version
A really really good App for Twitter on the iPad… enough said 🙂
A nice and free way to remote access your computer from your iPad.
It's nice to check your render status and other stuff via WiFi or 3G … its a bit slow but does the job
So there you go that is my first "iPad Apps for Pro's" list!
I'm not so sure about the "usefulness" (or in other words I'm not so impressed … yet) with the following apps. I would suggest you test these for yourself and make your own decision. They may get better with some updates or if a job/ task requires them…
iPhoto, AVID Studio, iMovie, KeyPadPlus, Shotlist, Pages, Keynote,
Other apps i use from time to time:
500px Stacker
PS Express
MovieSlate or the quicker to open DSLR Slate
Reblog Lite
… thats it for now some updates & more stuff soon (…. i guess … hopfully)


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According to a new intelligence assessment shared with both Congress and key U.S. allies around the world, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical gas on his own people, killing as many as 150 Syrians. Since then, the White House has been quietly ramping up support for the Syrian opposition. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
The United States and its allies have concluded that the government of Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons in Syria's protracted civil war, leading President Barack Obama to broaden aid — including military support — to opposition groups.
The intelligence community concluded with "high confidence" that the Assad regime had used chemical weapons — including the nerve agent sarin — "on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year."
"The intelligence community estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from detected chemical weapons attacks in Syria to date; however, casualty data is likely incomplete," said Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes.
The use of chemical weapons crosses the so-called "red line" first established by Obama last year, which he said would prompt the administration to alter its posture. The administration said on Thursday that Obama had decided to broaden support to the Supreme Military Council, a principal opposition group in Syria, and Rhodes said that assistance "will include military support."
Rhodes declined to specify what kind of military support the United States would provide to the SMC, but noted that Obama had not decided to establish a no-fly zone, as some Republicans have demanded.
Rhodes cited the "great and open-ended cost" associated with establishing a partial or complete no-fly zone over Syria, seeming to suggest that the prospect of such action, for now, was unlikely.
He added: "We're looking at a wide range of types of support we can provide both to the political opposition and to the SMC on the ground. I'm not going to be able to detail every single type of support that we are providing, but it's suffice to say it's important to note that it is both the political and the military opposition that will be -- that is and will be receiving U.S. assistance."
A look back at the conflict that has overtaken the country.
Reuters reported that Obama administration officials have said that any arming of the rebels would likely be limited to small arms and ammunition rather than anti-aircraft weapons.
Obama first laid out his "red line" in August.
"We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized," Obama told reporters at that time. "That would change my calculus. That would change my equation."
The president noted earlier this year that there had been preliminary indications of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. But he resisted taking action until he said the intelligence community could conclude with certainty that such weapons had actually been used by Assad.
To that end, Rhodes said that the United States and its allies had begun acting in April to assist the SMC by providing increased support in response to Assad crossing a "red line."
But Rhodes also noted that the United States had prepared for "multiple contingencies" — military, diplomatic, or economic — to help put pressure on the Assad government.
Conflict between Sunni and Shia communities in Syria has now moved beyond its borders, polarizing countries across the Middle East. Channel 4 Europe's Lindsay Hilsum reports.
"We're going to make decisions about further actions on our own timeline," he said, later adding: "We're looking at a wide range of types of support we could provide."
The topic of Syria is sure to loom large next week as the leaders of the world's largest economies gather for the G8 conference in Ireland.
The Obama administration had come under pressure from hawkish Republicans in Congress to take a more active role in ousting the Assad regime, either by directly arming rebels, or by enforcing a partial or complete no-fly zone in Syria.
"I applaud the president's decision and I appreciate it," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., one such hawk, said Thursday on the Senate floor.
"But the president of the United States had better understand that just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground [or] the balance of power. These people – the Free Syrian Army – need weapons, heavy weapons to counter tanks and aircraft, they need a no-fly zone, and Bashar Assad's air assets have to be taken out and neutralized. We can do that without risking a single American airplane."
Said Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio: "It is long past time to bring the Assad regime's bloodshed in Syria to an end. As President Obama examines his options, it is our hope he will properly consult with Congress before taking any action."
It's not just Republicans who have directly or indirectly put pressure on the president for more action. Former President Bill Clinton reportedly told McCain in a closed-press event Wednesday that he agreed with the Arizona senator about the need for Obama to act more forcefully to support Syrian rebels, saying Americans expect their presidents to be able to "see down the road" and set aside public opinion.
NBC News
People resisting the army of President Bashar al-Assad in northern Syria cope with loss and prepare for fighting.
But there are delicate considerations involved in the administration's decision to become more involved. Namely, the U.S. is worried about navigating a thorny relationship with Russia, which has been resistant to apply much pressure to the Assad regime.
Some U.S. officials have also expressed concern that arms supplied to rebels could fall into the hands of fighters who could eventually pivot to use those very arms against U.S. interests or allies.
And then there is the issue of scarce political appetite among most Americans for increased military involvement in Syria following more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Just 15 percent of Americans said in June's NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that they favor U.S. military action in Syria; only 11 percent want to provide arms to the opposition. A plurality of respondents -- 42 percent -- prefer to provide only humanitarian assistance, and 24 percent believe the U.S. shouldn't take any action.
NBC's Mark Murray and Carrie Dann and Reuters contributed to this report.
- 'Long overdue': Reactions to White House announcement on Syria
- Kids wage war in Syria, UN report says
- Analysis: A battle may be won, but war will rage on for Syria's Assad
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Late last week, the Justice Department and the Corporation for National and Community Service announced a new program that will provide lawyers for immigrant children who are facing deportation. Called "justice AmeriCorps," it will see about 100 lawyers and paralegals enrolled as AmeriCorps members to provide legal services to minors in the immigration court system.
Said Attorney General Eric Holder of the partnership: "We're taking a historic step to strengthen our justice system and protect the rights of the most vulnerable members of society. How we treat those in need, particularly young people who must appear in immigration proceedings – many of whom are fleeing violence, persecution, abuse, or trafficking – goes to the core of who we are as a nation. Through this program, we reaffirm our allegiance to the values that have always shaped our pursuit of justice."
While that is all well and good, and while this is a step in the right direction and will certainly help out some of those in need, others are quick to point out that the need vastly outweighs what this program can provide. "A hundred lawyers nationwide is not going to satisfy our commitment to protecting these children," said Jonathan Ryan, of San Antonio's Raices (the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services). "If we have to give lawyers to murderers, then perhaps we should give them to refugee orphans."
Since October, more than 47,000 unaccompanied children have been caught trying to cross the border to the United States from Mexico in the Southwest. Studies estimate that throughout 2014, as many as 60,000 children traveling without parents will attempt to cross the border.
Kevin Clarke wrote about this topic in the April issue of U.S. Catholic. In his article, he commented on how the Catholic Church should react to the situation: "The church has long demanded a compassionate response to people in transit because of economic or political oppression. While it acknowledges the right, even the obligation, of sovereign states to control their own borders, it has consistently argued that the jobless and hopeless have a morally legitimate claim over concerns of legality and citizenship. Solidarity recognizes no borders."
Compassion and justice are crucial starting points, but (as Clarke also notes) until we move forward with comprehensive immigration reform, we'll still be seeing thousands of children dangerously crossing borders, many who will need these legal services.
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Welcome to London's Original David Bowie Musical Walking Tour. Offering a 2-hour guided tour of Bowie's vibrant hometown of Brixton, join us for an all-encompassing journey from birth to death of one of London's biggest icons. The tour will feature classic David Bowie songs performed en route and stories and anecdotes from his life. Tours run regularly on: Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays from 2pm - 4pm. They will commence outside Brixton tube station at the time detailed on your ticket or at the time of booking. Your tour guide will be by the tourist information map near Brixton Tube Station holding a guitar! We recommend you arrive at least 10 minutes early. PLEASE NOTE: Tours will only run with a minimum of 5 people. You will be given 72 hrs notice if ticket sales are low for the tour you have booked onto. If sales increase to 5 people or over, the tour will go ahead and you will be notified accordingly. Full refunds will be given at 24 hrs notice if no further tickets are sold for your tour.


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Originally published April 7, 2004
NEW ORLEANS -- It was three weeks ago, on Selection Sunday, when UConn coach Geno Auriemma reflected on an arduous regular season.
The Huskies had lost four games -- a rarity in the past few seasons -- and players and coaches alike conceded they sometimes lacked the focus and intensity needed to win a third straight championship.
``The journey the first time you go to the beach is fun as a kid,'' Auriemma said that day. ``The next couple of years, you just want to get to the water. You don't want to deal with the car ride.''
But what a ride these last three weeks have been. And Tuesday night, the Huskies bathed themselves in glory.
UConn became the second team in Division I women's basketball history to win three straight national championships, gutting out a 70-61 victory over Tennessee before 18,211 at New Orleans Arena.
``There's a tremendous amount of responsibility that the kids carry around,'' Auriemma said. ``And I think it got to them this year. All we had to do was focus on three weekends in March, because the journey leading up to that was very, very hard. They had to defend it every night. It's hard to do that. It's just remarkable what they were able to do, under the circumstances.''
The Lady Vols had been the only team to win three straight titles. But the Huskies continued the assault on their archrivals' stranglehold on the record book, winning the fifth title in program history -- all in the past 10 seasons -- leaving UConn one shy of Tennessee's total.
And now, Storrs can truly proclaim itself the center of the college basketball universe. On Monday, Jim Calhoun's men defeated Georgia Tech for their second title. Tuesday, the women locked up the first twin titles in Division I history.
``It's history,'' Diana Taurasi said. ``I think being from the University of Connecticut, we always think of ourselves as a basketball school, and this year we made a definite impact on how prominent our programs are.''
Tuesday night was the conclusion of Taurasi's unparalleled UConn career, and she went out as Final Four Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row. She had 17 points to lead the Huskies, kicking the ball into the stands at the final buzzer.
Taurasi ends her career with 2,156 points, third-most all time at UConn, and Tuesday's championship left little doubt as to her place as the greatest player in UConn history.
``It's been amazing,'' Taurasi said. ``Coming in as a freshman, I never expected this at all. I know I speak for [seniors] Maria [Conlon] and Morgan [Valley], it's just unbelievable. Three in a row? You just don't do that.''
But the true hero of this championship night was center Jessica Moore, who scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half to prevent UConn from wilting under a furious Tennessee charge.
Moore twisted her right knee grabbing an offensive rebound with 6:26 left and had to leave the game for several minutes. But that rebound led to three Ann Strother free throws and an eight-point lead. Tennessee got no closer than four the rest of the way.
``I was thinking in my head, there was no way we were going to lose,'' said Moore, who had nine rebounds. ``And I was going to do anything I could to help us win.''
And while Moore was out, it was her understudy Willnett Crockett, so comfortable on the Final Four stage, who sealed it. She converted a three-point play with 3:01 left that gave UConn a 62-55 lead.
``Every time we needed a big play, you know, we got it,'' Taurasi said. ``Whether is was Jessica, Willnett -- someone made a big play every single time we needed one.''
Strother had 14 points for UConn, and Barbara Turner had 12. Shanna Zolman led Tennessee (31-4) with 19 points. Ashley Robinson had 13.
UConn (31-4) regrouped after its Big East semifinal loss to Boston College on March 8, finding the necessary balance of toughness and execution to navigate through the East Regional in Bridgeport and Hartford.
The Huskies put down Auburn with a brilliant defensive second half in the second round, outlasted 11th-seeded UC Santa Barbara in the regional semifinals, then rode Taurasi and Turner to blow past Penn State to reach New Orleans. On Sunday, they held off a determined Minnesota team in the semifinals, answering every Golden Gopher charge in the second half.
But like just about everything this season, this final victory did not come easy. It appeared it might with 6:29 left in the first half, when Strother hit UConn's fifth three-pointer for a 30-13 lead. But UConn went cold, and Tennessee scored the last 11 points of the half to cut the lead to six, then Zolman hit a jumper to open the second half to make it 30-26.
But Moore kept UConn afloat, scoring the Huskies' first eight points of the half, the last on a pick-and-roll from Conlon that offset a five-point burst by Zolman to put UConn ahead, 38-33.
Moore then drew a charge on LaToya Davis, and Taurasi cashed in the possession with a three-pointer for an eight-point lead.
``I thought when they went inside and their post game scored eight consecutive points, that was the turning point in the game,'' Tennessee coach Pat Summitt said.
But the Lady Vols, who showed true grit in three games to reach the final, kept coming, closing to 48-45, then 50-48 with 9:51 to go with Taurasi on the bench getting a rest.
But Moore scored inside to put UConn up four, and Strother posted up Brittany Jackson to make it 54-48. Then Moore's rebound and injury and Strother's three free throws, followed soon after by Crockett's three-point play.
Tennessee came back one final time, cutting it to 62-57 with 2:22 left. But seniors Taurasi and Conlon each hit two free throws on consecutive possessions to put UConn up nine with 1:32 left.
The title was theirs.
``They have a toughness about them,'' Summitt said. ``An aggressiveness and obviously a confidence. I think they obviously get that from their coach. I thought Diana brought that as well. I have a lot of respect for Geno and I have a lot of respect for this Connecticut program.''
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From listening to the tale retold, you would think that not only was Obama on Seal Team 6, but that the choice to pull the trigger was as a more difficult decision then say giving military the order to shoot down civilian planes, as one President did ten and a half years ago.
Don't get me wrong. Obama deserves as much credit for giving the kill order as Bush does for letting the CIA waterboard the terrorists who eventually gave Bin Laden up through actionable intelligence. In fact, the one thing the Bin Laden anniversary should do is bring the country together. Instead, Obama has made a political blunder by seeking to use the Bin Laden killing for divisive political gain.
Obama has released an ad suggesting that the decision he made to allow Seal Team 6 to take out Bin Laden is a decision Mitt Romney would not have made.
The only word I could think of to describe this crazy political attack is disgusting. The next word that comes to mind is ridiculously unbelievable, which is a reputation that Obama cannot afford. Obama won 2008 based on a fraudulent image of George W. Bush and Sarah Palin which was promulgated by an overzealous media and semi-unbelievable overselling of hope and change. Now that 2012 is here and Obama's hope and change have not materialized, he is in desperate need of credibility. This idea that he is the hero of the Bin Laden raid and Romney would have flinched destroys Obama's credibility even with the most ardent leftists.
But this blunder also highlights a bit of Obama hypocrisy that can only hurt his chances in 2012. When things go bad, Obama finds a scape goat. Three and a half years later, he is still blaming the last eight years. When things go good, even if he simply gave the go on a plan that started with an invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, included waterboarding, and was only possible because of the intelligence community and strong military who he has sought to minimize and defund, Obama suddenly is riding a metaphorical victory chariot in full military garb through the cities. Ironically, Obama campaigned on shutting down Gitmo and ending the wars. I'm sure those are two promises Obama is pretty happy he failed to keep.
The two days of the Obama administration that we haven't felt the full contempt of the left towards the military were the day Obama gave the order to take out Bin Laden, and the one year anniversary. In fact, the Democrats used the military as a pawn in budget talks when Obama had spent us out of house and home.
Whether they approve or disapprove of military spending or war, I would have to think that at some point news outlets would have their own reputations to think about. Obama has skipped through this Presidency like a comic character in a movie, surrounded by straightmen who clean up after him. The media has happily turned their heads as though the only reality is the one they report. But moves like this that display unbelievability and hypocrisy will change American minds.
For those who continue to either blindly follow Obama, or put up with his gaffes for the "greater good", I hope they at least pause for a moment and think: It would have been nice if the President used today to unite the country. It would have been nice if he allowed liberals and conservatives to raise their glasses together and toast the death of one of the most infamous war criminals in American history. Instead, Obama tried to make today all about his re-election.
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Jonathan E. L. Wall – Choir
Jonathan Wall is the director of choral & vocal studies at Southwestern Adventist University. Since arriving at Southwestern in 2009, Mr. Wall has developed the Southwestern University Singers into an elite international touring ensemble. Over the past six years the Singers have earned an international reputation as a premier choral ensemble, known for their variety filled programs, exquisite harmonies and expressive interpretation of text. The Singers have performed throughout the United States, with tours in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland and Washington D.C. Internationally the Singers have performed throughout Puerto Rico, Canada, Slovakia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and South Korea.
While on tour the Singers have been featured performers for the American Spring Festival (Prague), the 20th Anniversary of U.S. and Slovakian Diplomatic Relations (Bratislava), the U.S. Senate Bible Study (Washington D.C.), featured choir at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver), and guests of U.S. Ambassador Theodore Sedgwick, Rear Admiral Barry Black and NAD President Dan Jackson. In the spring of 2014, the Singers were featured in the guest choir concert series at the Basilique Notre-Dame in Montréal, Canada and in the guest choir recital series at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, two of the most prestigious venues in North America. The Singers were sponsored in the fall of 2014 by Senator Brian Birdwell to present a special concert in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, TX and also presented an evening concert in the historical St. Joseph's Parish in San Antonio. In the spring of 2015, the Singers traveled to Italy, France & Switzerland representing Southwestern and sharing their passion for sacred choral music. In the summer of 2015, the Singers returned to St. Joseph's in San Antonio for the General Conference Meetings. The Singers performed two concerts with the Andrews University Singers, who were directed by Professor Stephen Zork. The Singers perform every year at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, TX.
A leading baritone soloist, Mr. Wall maintains an active solo performance schedule that takes him around the country. As a choral clinician, Mr. Wall is an established and sought after festival conductor. He has has recently directed the Northern New England Music Clinic (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), the Tennessee/Kentucky Music Festival (2010) and the Southwestern Music Festival (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), the Florida Festival for the Arts (2013) and the Atlantic Union Music Festival (2013) in Brooklyn, NY.
In addition to his responsibilities as director of choral & vocal studies, Mr. Wall is the founder and director of the Southwestern Recital Series, a concert series designed to feature students, faculty and guest musicians hosted on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University. The series has produced over 70 concerts since its premier. Mr. Wall is also the director of the Southwestern Music Festival that features Symphony Orchestra, Saxophone Ensemble, Honors Choir and a 400 member Festival Choir. Each year they perform at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas, home of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Since 2011, Mr. Wall has served as the chairman of the Department of Music at Southwestern Adventist University. He resides in Keene, TX with his two daughters Zasha & Luccia and wife Marcela, who is an artist and teacher at Southwestern Adventist University.


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After weak same-store sales in November, it looks like all the high-end apparel retailers went off the fiscal cliff. Nordstrom (JWN) and Saks (SKS) are about 10% off their 52-week high. Apparel makers Michael Kors (KORS) and Ralph Lauren (RL) are down between 13% and 16%. But I think this weekend will prove to be a blockbuster. In fact, so-called "Super Saturday," also known as the last weekend before Christmas, could be bigger than Black Friday.
According to a survey done by Visa (V) , 73% of consumers still have presents to buy. Retailers blamed Hurricane Sandy and the election for a weak kickoff to the holiday season, but this year there are maximum number of days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Retailers expected a two-week lull after Thanksgiving, but spending is about to heat back up again.
According to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse research, last year Super Saturday fell on Christmas Eve and only generated a meager $12 billion in sales. But, with a full weekend ahead of consumers, SpendingPulse is expecting sales to top $18 billion. In fact, sales for the 10 days before Christmas are expected to exceed $147 billion. More than 50% of all jewelry and luxury sales are expected during this time.
Back in October, I thought Michael Kors would continue to blast higher and reach the low $60s. I still do. KORS is on trend and unlikely to slow anytime soon. A whiff of good news will send the stock much higher.
Last February, I had concerns about Ralph Lauren's valuation. At the time, the stock was flying higher on blowout numbers. A bunch of rookie shorts were squeezed to death and the stock hit $182. Ten months later, RL's valuation is less of a concern. The company should have a solid holiday season. I think investors can ride this pony higher.
Nordstrom's and Saks have been on a roller coaster all year. Last month, I thought Nordstrom's incredible streak of double-digit comps were coming to an end. It seemed to me the company would settle back down into the mid-single digits comp area, which isn't a formula for outperformance. Likewise, on the last conference call, Saks management also guided same-store sales to the mid-single digits. While I think Nordstrom is better managed than Saks, I don't think either of them will outperform. My advice: Stick with the stuff inside the stores and avoid the mall this weekend.


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A standard ophthalmic exam is a series of tests done to check your vision and the health of your eyes.
Routine eye examination; Eye exam - standard; Annual eye exam
First, you will be asked if you are having any eye or vision problems. You will be asked to describe these problems, how long you have had them, and any factors that have made them better or worse.
Your history of glasses or contact lenses will also be reviewed. The eye doctor will then ask questions about your overall health, including any medications you take and your family's medical history.
Next, the doctor will check your vision (visual acuity) using a Snellen chart.
Other parts of the exam include tests to:
To see inside your eye, the doctor looks through a magnifying glass that has a light on the end (an ophthalmoscope). The device allows the doctor to see the retina and nearby blood vessels, back of the eye (fundus), and optic nerve area.
Often, you'll be given eye drops to open up (dilate) your pupils so that the doctor can view the structures in the back of the eye.
Another magnifying device called a slit lamp is used to:
Color blindness is tested using multicolored dots that form numbers. See: Color vision test
Make an appointment with an eye doctor (some take walk-in patients). Avoid eye strain on the day of the test. You may need someone to drive you home if the doctor uses eye drops to dilate your pupils.
The tests cause no pain or discomfort.
All children should have vision screening in a pediatrician's or family practitioner's office around the time when they learn the alphabet, and then every 1 to 2 years afterward. Screening should begin sooner if any eye problems are suspected.
Between ages 20 and 39:
Adults over age 40 who have no risk factors or ongoing eye conditions should be screened:
Depending on your risk factors for eye diseases and your current symptoms or illnesses, your eye doctor may recommend that you have exams more often.
Various eye and medical problems can be found by a routine eye test, including:
Abnormal results may be due to:
This list may not include all possible causes of abnormal results.
If you received drops to dilate your eyes for the ophthalmoscopy, your vision will be blurred and sunlight can damage your eye. Wear dark glasses or shade your eyes to avoid discomfort until the dilation wears off, usually in several hours.
Many eye diseases, especially glaucoma and retinal detachment, are curable or can be treated if detected early.
Dermer JL. Eye movements and positions. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & wilkins; 2009:chap 2.
American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010. Accessed January 17, 2011.
Olitsky SE, Hug D, Smith LP. Examination of the eye. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 618.
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Almost four years ago President Obama stood at a podium in the Egyptian capital promising Arabs and Muslims "a new beginning" with his country. His Cairo speech was hailed as historic, not least because it promised to usher in a new era of closer political and cultural ties, but also because Mr. Obama vowed to pay close attention to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict while calling Palestinian statelessness "intolerable."
Today, as Obama visits Israel and the West Bank, the mood among Palestinians couldn't be farther away from the hopes he ignited that day in Cairo. On Tuesday, Palestinians marched through the streets of Ramallah toward the presidential compound – Al Muqata'a – shouting anti-Obama slogans. Today, as Obama arrived at the compound where he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, protesters gathered in Ramallah, held back by security forces.
In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, where Obama will visit on Friday the church where Jesus was born, men tore up billboards and posters of the US president. Meanwhile, Israel reported that militants in Gaza fired two rockets into Sderot, a town in southern Israel. No one was hurt, Obama will not be visiting the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip, and Mr. Abbas condemned the violence. And Hamas has since denied knowledge of the attack. But the incident serves as a reminder of the tensions bubbling in the region.
Most Palestinians took to peaceful protest, however. Hardly any American flags lined the streets of either city Tuesday, and when the municipalities put some up Wednesday evening, several Palestinians took them down. There were plenty of posters telling Obama about the lack of a 3G wireless network in the West Bank. The posters (with an X marked across his face) were taped to electric poles.
For many Palestinians, the roots of this hostility are simple: Obama comes bearing no good news (much less any news) at all. He has no plan to restart the peace process or to offer any concrete initiatives to get Palestinians and Israelis back to direct talks, which have been on hold since 2010. Palestinians would like to see Obama take a more even-handed, active role in brokering talks between the two sides. They believe that the US president has the power to effect change, and feel that even a tougher stance on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank would go a long way in that direction.
One of his first acts of business in Israel Wednesday was viewing an Iron Dome missile battery, to display his commitment to Israel's security. There were no moves such as this planned for the Palestinian leg of his visit – nothing to alleviate Palestinians' fears and anxieties, as throughout Obama's presidency, they have seen settlements mushroom across the West Bank's hilltops at an alarming speed.
The White House has stressed that Obama is here to listen, but Palestinians are doubtful that message is aimed at them, considering the US president will only spend about four hours in the West Bank (out of a total of 50 hours for his Middle East visit). This lies in stark contrast with the time he will have spent in Israel where on Friday he will also visit the graves of Yitzhak Rabin, the assassinated Israeli prime minister, and Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism.
Palestinians were hoping Obama would take a trip to the southern West Bank city of Hebron, where a regime of segregation between Palestinians and Israeli settlers makes the pre-civil rights United States look like Switzerland.
Or perhaps he could meet with relatives of Palestinian prisoners, many of whom have launched long-term hunger strikes to protest their arrest and incarceration without charge by Israeli authorities. Even Obama's journey from Israel to Ramallah is scheduled to take place by helicopter, thereby bypassing the wall that snakes its way around much of the West Bank, annexing land into Israel and separating the holy city of Jerusalem from its Palestinian suburbs.
This morning, Obama met with Abbas, whom many of his constituents feel has outlived his mandate. During his time, Palestinians managed to update their status at the United Nations, but that was not enough to offset the seething anger rippling through the streets over the status quo: an economy in shambles, a political stalemate, and more land confiscation for Israeli settlements.
The White House has gone out of its way to ensure that very low expectations are set for this visit, but Palestinians who are weary after witnessing little change in their political landscape since Obama's first term see this trip mainly as an opportunity for Israel and the US to address issues in Iran and Syria.
Wednesday's meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Obama was the tenth since Obama was elected. No other world leader has managed to secure as many meetings with the US president since he took office some five years ago.
Pessimism in the West Bank is compounded by the view that the trip is merely an attempt to bury the hatchet between the two leaders, whose relationship has been fraught with highly publicized spats. The White House has already stressed that the visit constitutes a "chance to connect with the Israeli people." Palestinians feel that they play no part in that equation.
Palestinian frustration has reached a profound and unprecedented level as of late, replacing the sense of hope many had following Obama's historic speech in Cairo. Today, Palestinians see a US president that has, like many others before him, failed them by not only distancing himself from the conflict, but by actively working against Palestinians' interests, such as vetoing their status upgrade at the United Nations.
During Tuesday's demonstration by Palestinians, many small signs carried slogans with large meanings. One was marked with the words "No Hope" – a play on Obama's campaign buzzword. Another read, "We have a Dream, Too" – in a nod to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. Another stated, "Obama you promised us hope and change, you gave us colonies and apartheid."
When Obama visits a youth center in Al-Bireh near Ramallah following talks with President Abbas and his Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, the Israeli settlement of Psagot will be visible in the distance. Palestinians are wondering if Obama will notice.
Dalia Hatuqa is a Ramallah-based writer who previously worked for Al Jazeera in Washington, DC.


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The Boston Red Sox Pitchers and Run Prevention
By Tommy Rancel
The Boston Red Sox made a conscious effort this off-season to improve the team in terms of run prevention. The highlights of the Red Sox off-season include the signings of respected defenders Mike Cameron in center field and Adrian Beltre at third base.
While Epstein is on record as saying he doesn't agree with some publicly found defensive metrics (presumably Ultimate Zone Rating aka UZR, which rated Jacoby Ellsbury as one of the league's worst center fielders last year), his actions suggest otherwise. Even before Jason Bay signed with the Mets, leaving a void in the Boston outfield, Epstein saw the need to sign an able defender like Cameron as an upgrade.
Despite Epstein's support for Ellsbury as a center fielder, and the fact that Cameron is 10 years older than Ellsbury, it is Cameron who is patrolling center field for Boston this season.
Looking at UZR, Cameron is a perennial favorite of the metric. Even at his advanced age of 37, he is rated well above average (10.0 UZR in 2009). Ellsbury on the other hand has bounced around the spectrum, rating well above average in 2008 (+16.5) to well below in 2009 (-18.6).
The Ellsbury/Cameron moves highlight the outfield changes, but Beltre at third base is another gift to Boston's pitching staff. Regardless of your fielding metric of choice, Beltre is a consensus top defender at the hot corner. His 14.3 UZR ranked fourth-best among major league third basemen, and he was runner-up at the position to Ryan Zimmerman in the 2009 Fielding Bible Awards. His plus/minus, a defensive statistic created by John Dewan, is also second to Zimmerman at third base over the past three seasons.
Looking at the Red Sox third basemen in 2009, Beltre will be a welcome addition to the left side of the infield – Mike Lowell (-10.4 UZR in 895 innings) and Kevin Youkilis (-1.6 UZR in 494.1 innings) were both below-average defenders in 2009. The Red Sox will also welcome Marco Scutaro to the left side. In his first full season at the position in 2009, Scutaro rated just above average at shortstop.
It is easy to pick out a few positions and point out the flaws, but the Red Sox as a team posted a UZR of -16.3 last year. This led to a highest-in-MLB batting average on balls in play (BABIP) of .320. For comparison's sake, the Seattle Mariners led the league in team UZR with 85.5 runs above average. Not surprisingly, they also had the lowest team BABIP in the majors at .280. The design of Fenway Park leads to some quirky BABIP in itself, but the Red Sox maintained a .297 team BABIP in 2008, and .292 while winning the World Series in 2007.
The Red Sox staff as a unit should benefit greatly from the improved defense, but Jon Lester especially. Fans of other AL East teams might want to close their eyes, but with a .323 BABIP in 2009, Lester was still good enough to maintain a 3.41 ERA. As a pitcher who yields comparable numbers of groundballs and flyballs, Lester should benefit from all the additions, and could see his BABIP fall this season. This could mean an improvement in his numbers, across the board.
Beyond Lester, young righty Clay Buchholz and his career groundball percentage of nearly 49.9% should greatly benefit from the above-average infield defense of Beltre, Scutaro, Youkilis, and Dustin Pedroia.
Feel confident in Boston pitchers not only for their individual abilities, but also because of the imported vacuum cleaners brought in to upgrade the defense. That those pitchers figure to benefit from solid run support won't hurt either.
For more on the Boston Red Sox pitching staff, check out Bloomberg Sports' fantasy kits.
- Posted on April 9, 2010 at 11:19 am
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If Casilla doens't lock down the sirnttag job the Twins have other players to turn to. Trevor Plouffe, Luke Hughes, and even Matt Tolbert could fight the spot away from Casilla if he doesn't perform in Spring Training or during the season.


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Ah Colt, we hardly knew ye
Posted 09 December 2011 - 09:04 AM
He's like the beautiful girlfriend who at first glance seems out of your league til realize that she seems to have excessive phlegm, manish hands, and always forces her farts out loudly while exclaiming "Thar she blows."
Posted 09 December 2011 - 09:53 AM
btw.... wtg, STEELERS!!!!!
(sure hope i'm not coming across as an obnoxious STEELERS fan....
Bandido- November 24, 1957- August 12th, 2011.....RIP, my good friend... things will never be the same here without you. :(
Gonemad -June 26th, 1962-May 13th, 2008
Posted 09 December 2011 - 11:03 AM
slice slice baby, on 09 December 2011 - 09:53 AM, said:
I wasn't aware there was any other kind.
Posted 09 December 2011 - 03:37 PM
Way too early to give up on the guy. He's working with nothing.
Posted 10 December 2011 - 10:45 PM
Posted 12 December 2011 - 08:19 AM
dhsdawg06, on 09 December 2011 - 03:37 PM, said:
Way too early to give up on the guy. He's working with nothing.
I wish you were right, but he misses too many open receivers and doesn't have the arm or accuracy on the deep routes. He's just barely too small and barely too weak. The best he can hope to be is like Jeff Garcia; A guy that's OK til you get your real QB. I hope I'm wrong, and I hope I am on here this time next year admitting it, but I've seen a lot of guys who are close but no cigar, and he is it.
Posted 18 December 2011 - 06:23 PM
Posted 18 December 2011 - 07:53 PM
CarpetCleaner, on 18 December 2011 - 06:23 PM, said:
Can't agree with you there, CC. After 3 quarters, the Cards figured out that if you keep Seneca in the pocket, he can't throw the deep out accurately and he sets up in too much of a squat to see the short middle. Seneca's bag of tricks contains only about five pro passes. Nice backup though.
Posted 27 January 2012 - 05:02 PM
2014 BVC Football Prediction Champ
Posted 27 January 2012 - 10:51 PM
Duh Huh Dull Sucks, on 10 December 2011 - 10:45 PM, said:
There have been at least a dozen blatant helmet to helmet hits in the playoffs.....NOT ONE PENALTY....and NOT ONE FINE!!!! If the NFL was really worried about it they would call it on someone other than Harrison.
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ESA is planning to use the facility for European experiments. The first time MSG will be used by a European astronaut to perform European experiments will be during a Soyuz taxi flight mission in October 2002. ESA's Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne will perform four different experiments in the MSG in the field of protein crystallization, zeolites crystallization, combustion and fluid science.


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Wells Fargo is facing a lawsuit over suspension of outgoing wire transfers for Bitfinex. Stampery verifies documents on the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains while you work with this new Windows Office plugin. Bitcoin extension blocks offer a third solution to the blocksize issue. Purse is developing Bcoin which looks to be a fourth solution? to the bitcoin blocksize issue. BitCrust looks to be tackling a major problem with bitcoin, the UTXO bloat! Bitmain claims to have never used ASICBOOST on the mainnet, furthermore there is no evidence that anyone is using ASICBOOST on the mainnet. It is revealed that Kraken is the next major exchange to trade DASH. Charlie Shrem has a Forbes article in the German print version. Porsche is looking into the Blockchain for a variety of applications. Steemit founder and lead developer Dan Larimer has called it quits. Storing and exploring Ethereum-based tokens is getting easier! Gold-backed tokens and a new Ethereum-based debit card capable of handling ERC 20 tokens; meet DigixGlobal and Monolith Studios. The Golem Project identifies a flaw with how an exchange was handling GNT. Ethereum Name Service postponed launch and now has a live bug bounty.
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This is the city of Lethbridge, one of the largest in Alberta, Canada, circa 1987. It is amazing.
Made by Lawrence Krysak and Jarrett Duncan for a mapping project, the original is 24 inches wide and features details that don't transfer over at lower resolutions.
"The idea for this map was to represent The City of Lethbridge as it existed in 1987 in an 8-bit, NES style," writes Lawrence Krysak. "To that end, we utilized elements drawn from both The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link."
It took two months to complete this map. Those were two months well spent. View the full image on Lawrence's Flickr page below.
The City of Lethbridge, Circa 1987 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! [Flickr Thanks, Frank!]


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