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About the budgets, I also want to know what people have. My first season my budget was £3100 p/w and it didn't go up for the second. Now, as I am in BSP, I have £4300 and I'm struggling as most of the players who would be better than the ones I have demand £600 p/w and more. I usually can get them down to about £400 p/w, but that it still to much. And we are losing money every month(except when the cup runs give me much needed cash).
I think Didier Drogbas son came trough my youth system as he is half Ivorian. Unfortunatly, he's crap.
Currently with Hastings Utd in the first season, I'm sitting on £ 1677 of £3213 budget. Figure to up that incrementally over the rest of the eason (nearing the end of October now), bringing in one or two at a time as I try to find/fit them into my tactics. Hoping to keep under £2500 by the time I'm finished...will see if I can do that and at least maintain the status quo....
Margate | Blue Square South | 2013/14 | 13th
League table
Not going to post pics of transfers etc due to it being mostly the same team last year and my new players stinking up the BSS. Very dissapointed with this seasons efforts, especially after being so close last season. We struggled with injuries, egos, lack of depth, lack of money, and a lack of desire.
Hopefully next season will be better....
How do i put a link into just one word ??? (was doing my end of season update and realised i didnt know how to do it
sitting in the bsp i managed to beat a championship side.
new signings are gelling well
bring on the new season!
Well it was a year to remember for the red rebels as they fought there way through heartbraking injuries and still managed to gain promotion from fighting the play-offs !
Nearing the end of the season it looked as though a mid table finish was likely however the manager inspired the players too go on a rampage of great results and getting into the play-offs the highest position they had been all year !
Key Players
Matty Wolfendenhttp http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/...ew_Profile.png
Loris Karius http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/...ew_Profile.png
William Ekong http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/...ew_Profile.png
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I have £19,022 balance....
Targets For Next Season
-Escape Relegation
-Increase finances most likely by a good cup run
-Get rid of any deadwood and bring in some quality players !
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We have an up-to-date table. Oh, and an in-form Worksop side on my game. Too late for promotion this year but if we can carry it on till next year....
FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round we were drawn away to Dover and i gave us no hope and so did everyone else due to our current form and was unable to hold a team meeting to boost morale. but what followed i couldn't believe a convincing 3-0 win for us.
Our top scorer from last season our centreback getting upto his usual tricks sneeking in at the near post unmarked twice to score a header and a tap in, but the best was saved till last.
We were defending a corner deep into injury time we clear the ball to near halfway where McGhee our lone striker picked up the running the rest of the pitch before placing a well timed shot past the Dover keeper.
which has earnt a 1st Round proper tie away to Barnet
Just looked at the table everything else is right but link is to the right screenshot but the label needs to be changea as it's still got 1st season label
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Cheers RD4E
I always confidently predict that I will make the playoffs but given the new iteration of FM I figured I would just aim for a mid table finish. I starting grabbing players immediately; I picked up thirty total over the course of the season. I should note that the players I picked up in the preseason paled in comparison to the gems I picked up from November onwards.
Despite almost no depth on the wings and consistently spending the second half of games playing my numerous skilled center mids out wide, stellar play up front and good morale got us to the top of the table (courtesy of a 20 game unbeaten run and a 7 game winning streak) and deep into the FA Trophy.
FA Cup
We rolled over two before a sloppy 4-3 in the rain away to Chelmsford.
FA Trophy
What a strong showing we had. Starting against a favored Braintree we managed to draw at home and I figured we'd go away and slouch to defeat. Instead we crushed them 4-0! We took shutout victories against Kettering, Dartford and Guiseley before another home draw with a favored Stalybridge. In the same fashion we came back away and trounced them 3-1! Our finest game of the season (not on final tally, as we had a bigger win, but versus the odds) was against Oxford City away - we destroyed them 5-1 including a hat trick by David Goldsmith (amid his 19 goals in 19 appearances start for our club!).
The players could smell victory and I gave all the right answers about avoiding complacency and we gave up only one goal in the first half. Then in the 53rd minute, Josh Lambo, my stellar keeper, picked up a knock. As I had no goalkeeper one on the bench I had a choice: leave him in with the knock (it was the "wants to stay in the game but his injury is holding him back" feedback) or sub in a defender at keeper and hold on to my lead. I subbed in Lyskov and prayed. I used "clear ball to flanks" and "get the ball forward". We gave up our first goal 3 mins later, then another 16 minutes after. Marshall clawed one back, but two more Oxford goals saw us level at the end of 90 minutes.
Extra time! If I could just hold on until the penalty shootout, I could make it! Three goals waved off due to offside in the extra period and we went to penalties. As their first man stepped up, I realized that I still didn't have a keeper so penalties were not my saving grace. Lyskov didn't get a hand to any, but the bar & post saved two. I had some useless backups taking shots for my side so lost 3-2 after 5.
End March & April & May
With an injured keeper & with Bouzanis having thrown a fit and left in January, I was left without a first choice. I grabbed a 43 yr old non-contract backup and an 18 yr old off the heap hoping that somehow we could string together at least a couple of draws given how my boys were banging in goals. Despite Lambo's injury only lasting 8-11 days, a set of BACK TO BACK league games (with 5 games in the next 35 days no less!) ended in a loss and a tie. When Lambo came back we were seated in second & I hoped that the previous three games hadn't meant a loss of confidence. Thankfully we won the next 4 games & moved ourselves into first. We needed 3 points from the last 2 games & one of them was against the second place squad. Our hopes were high... until we lost the second to last game and went into the final game with Droylseden 1 pt ahead of them. A win and we're in, a tie and we're in.
We scored finally in the 73rd minute and I just prayed we could see thing out, until they drew a poorly decided penalty. As they made that I foresaw a second goal and a mediocre playoff run in my future, but thankfully we held on and we won promotion by one point over Droylsden!
Fixtures 1 - 2
Key Players (league stats listed)
Josh Lambo - 47 apps / 29 conceded / 18 clean sheets / 2 MoM / 6.83 rating
Well this made me proud to be American, or at least glad for my
scouting prowess. Many have crowed about Bouzanis or the German in
the first season, but I'm happy I found Lambo!
Josh Langley - 23 apps / 4 goals / 0 assists / 2 MoM / 7.14 rating
One of the two center backs I picked up after Xmas. Langley was well recommended by my scouts or my backroom staff - not sure which. But I know he's league 2 or league 1 caliber from what I recall (scout report missing...)
Kevin Vennard - 16 apps / 2 goals / 0 assists / 0 MoM / 7.13 rating
The other center back I picked up. I found him on my own in the player search, but 6'7", jumping of 17 and heading of 13... I was proud of myself for spotting this guy!
Mason Bush - 29 apps / 2 goals / 13 assists / 5 MoM / 7.22 rating
Quietly collected the best rating of the whole squad, 4th most key passes in the league, 2nd highest avg rating behind Sheppard (we'll get to him...).
Christian Rofe - 14 apps / 1 goals / 1 assists / 1 MoM / 7.03 rating
This was the first person I paid for, but only by accident. I spotted him by going through the player search filtered by youth contract and had to pay 10k compensation for which I was asked to adjust my wage
budget. I didn't really read the email, just hit confirm... Decent physicals in the places that matter, good technical abilities and League 1 material. 16 yrs old and able to hold his own admirably in the BSN.
David Goldsmith - 23 apps / 14 goals / 2 assists / 3 MoM / 7.22 rating
Where on earth was this guy when I was running Sheppard/Zapata-Caicedo out there? Though I thought they were going to be incredible & Zapata-Caicedo (third backup now...) was going to be most of the
content of this post, Goldsmith came in and scored 4 goals in his first game (a 6-0 win), 12 in his first 15. Easily my best player this year despite only 23 apps.
Richie Barroilhet - 8 apps / 3 goals / 3 assists / 1 MoM / 7.01 rating
Goldsmith's french compatriot hopped onboard only in March but they linked up quite well with Richie slotting in nicely in a deep lying playmaker role.
The Departed
Tyler Sheppard - 24 apps / 13 goals / 5 assists / 3 MoM / 7.23 rating
I was quite pleased with Sheppard but other teams came knocking about when I discovered Goldsmith, so why fight it...?
Dean Bouzanis - 1 apps / 0 conceded / 1 clean sheets / 0 MoM / 6.80 rating
Sign Bouzanis as a key player, met Lambo and never turned back.
Other News
We were the target of 4 separate takeover attempts but only the final succeeded and in May we got a new owner.
Manager of the year!
Next Seasons Aims
1. 15th or above in BSP - in my experience you have to keep momentum up the leagues because if you stall in the BSP you will spend 6 years there
2. Youth - Find another couple of players like Rofe. Young guys with low compensation so I can start building for the future.
3. Get in the black - we're about USD 170k down. Doesn't sound bad compared to the negative balances some of you are reporting, but it's not great!
we were doing well in the 1st Round FA Cup game until my backup centre midfielder got his marching orders
we got outplayed and eventually lost the game to Barnet 3-1
I've been in 14th position for 12 games now, can't seem to progress and the goals have dried up.
Quite tempted to start again, my finances are a mess and I can't sign anybody.
just spent 2 hours scouting players
A little update from me as I'm at work and can't get any pics out.
My side are halfway through our first season in the BSN, currently sitting top approximately 4 points ahead of 2nd. We're in the 2nd round of the FA trophy, but were unfortunately knocked out away at L2 Aldershot in the FA Cup 2nd round, missing a money spinning tie at home to Swansea. Fortunately the cash situation is fine thanks to the pre-season tournament raising funds.
Fatigue problems are starting to be an issue thanks to the weather - I've already had one game called off due to a waterlogged pitch. My squad itself is fine and should be enough to get to the end of the season. I've just signed a L1 level left back on £90 p/w who should help tighten up the defence a little. I also managed to get a 10% increase to the wage budget which is currently maxed out at £4.4k p/w
Chesham United | Season 2014/15 | End of season | XaW #8
Table | Past Positions | Squad | Finances | Transfers
Once again I tried to make my squad smaller and better at the same time. And, quite frankly, we are in trouble. We got a small increase in our wage budget this season, but we are still just barely hanging on financially. Our cup run this season helped alot, but we are still losing money. On the pitch things are looking better as we managed a safe 13th place. We had a good start, but we soon found ourselves close to the relegation zone. After struggling for a while we hit a form and rocketed up the table and towards the end of the season we were comfortably mid-table. We have had some problems with injuries and suspentions this season and we have had to use quite a number of junior players on and off as the season progressed.
In the FA Cup we managed a great run and even forced Barnsley to a rematch in the 3rd round. The FA Trophy also stopped in the 3rd round after to be winners Grimsby knocked us out.
Our best players this season has been Gareth Hutchison, Ümit Eminoglu, Anders Rømer and David Hutton.
Now, I'm hoping for a good season were we can get higher up the table and get a great cup run in order to increase our revenue.
Code:Season Division Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 Blue Square North 10th Mid-table 2013/14 Blue Square North 3rd Promotion via play offs, FA Trophy winners 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 13th Mid-table
Damn, board cut my wage budget from £4100 to £3600 this season.
The race is most definitely ON for the first league team of the season? Who will make it out of the Blue Squares first?!
I find in lower leagues it helps to change to yearly wages. That way you can see exactly what damange a wage does to you in a year...
Wow never knew that cup games generate so much income! lol i was totally in the red but 1 2nd round FA cup give me so much breathing room.....
This is not easy as Wingate . Just got my first points after 7 games, 21st in the league.
No-one wants to join either so i've just had to sign what I can and hope. I even resorted to looking at who you guys have signed which I don't usually do, and the vast majority of them wouldn't even talk to me !
I'm finding it really difficult in the BSP. I think Loris Karius is struggling to make the step up, so I've drafted in Jordan Archer to probably replace him. Thoughts?
Karius has conceded 39 goals in 12 games, bear in mind,
I think D the CE has, but he hasnt posted about it yet. His last post was just missing out on the BSP playoffs...
lol i just jinxed myself....lost 4-0...hope the team can pick up from there.....
Worksop Town | Season 2014/15 | Blue Square North
Table | Positions Graph | Squad | Finances | Transfers1 | Transfers2
The most up and down year I've ever had on FM. The first half of the season was pure inconsistency, followed by a long run of defeats, followed by a long run of wins, followed by a final spell of inconsistency. In fact, we broke the record both for the longest winning run and the longest run of defeats in the club's history IN THE SAME SEASON! I need to sort this out. One thing I've learned this year, though: MORALE IS EVERYTHING (far too much, really).
The pre-season was disappointing, as two of my key players from the year before wouldnt sign contract extensions. The loss of Mukendi in particular was a fatal blow in many ways, and was particularly annoying as he then retired aged just 22 after not finding an alternative....!!!!
In terms of the season as a whole, it was a case of as-you-were, which, in the circumstances, wasnt too bad. Even though my star signing was slightly underwhelming before spending the last 4 months of the season injured, I got only 2 points fewer than the year before, although I did finish 2 places lower, too. However, in the final part of the season, my form really picked up and I'm hoping that will carry through to next year, allowing me to make a fast start.
Major highlight of the season was unquestionably the cup runs. I got to the first round proper of the FA Cup, including a win over Grimsby, then beat Grimsby again in the FA Trophy first round, before losing to York in the 4th round. Impressive runs - and nice little earners too!
I'm planning on keeping more players this year as I think I have the basis of a good squad now. Three or four quality additions and a clearout of the chaff, and maybe, just maybe, I might be able to pull something special off next year. This year I only managed 3rd place in the Manager of the Year awards - given that I finished only 2 points behind where I was last year, I think this demonstrates the increase in stature of the club.
Key Players
Gary Murphy* - By miles the standout player of the season, and my new captain. A rock at the back. Won my first player of the month award.
Matt Needham - The unsung hero. The Kolo Toure to Murphy's Sol Campbell. Not as brilliant, but every bit as effective.
Krisztian Adorjan - given his outstanding attributes for this league, he was disappointing but I have high hopes for next season...
Erico Sousa - Often played second fiddle to Adorjan, but stepped up to the plate effectively when Krisztian was injured.
Wes Dixon - The £5k signing from Vauxhall was useless in the first half of the season but scored 8 in his last 10 games.
Michael Kamau - My one and only international, the Kenyan isnt a superstar, but he's done OK.
Umit Eminoglu - I have included Umit not because he was good but because he was poor. I think if he can fulfil his potential, we'll take off.
(*= fans' player of the year)
The team of the year
The historical best XI into which ten new players were inducted this summer.
There will be players leaving this summer but far fewer than in previous years, and almost none of the regulars from this year. Will be looking for some quality on both flanks, and maybe a better striker than Dixon???
In other news, Wigan beat West Ham to win the FA Cup - Yes, WIGAN. Man City regained the Premiership crown (which they have won in three out of the four years, Arsenal winning the other one).
Code:Season Division Position Points Achievments --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012/13 Blue Square North 17th 45 Avoided relegation 2013/14 Blue Square North 11th 58 Mid-table finish, FA Cup 1st Round, BSN Manager of the Year. 2014/15 Blue Square North 13th 56 Mid-table finish, longest winning streak, longest losing streak!
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Football League here we come!
Signed a few Italians since my last update so here they are.
Nicola Varischetti
Davide Mendicino
Emanuele Venturi
Only problem is Jamil Adam is going to expire next season and he wants 2.7k which I can't offer atm likely rise in L2 as well. Got Mendicino who could step up to that role but got no other players in mind atm. So what would you do?
A) Try to cash in
B) Pay around 2.7k he wants if you can.
C) Play and let him go for nothing (Small comp if they sign him before he leaves)
Will play the last few games and post full update.
Drew. Lowestoft Town. Blue Square Premier. 2015/2016
Table - We vastly improved upon last seasons' finish, securing a Play-off position with a game to go, Tamworth managed to take automatic promotion away from Crewe, we faced Ebbsfleet in the semi-final, and then Accrington in the final; and this was the final result, Lazenby finished the season with 34 league goals, so I wouldnt be surprised if a league club came in for him in the summer.
The Squad - This was taken at the start of the season, so there are one or two new signings there, notable players were Nicky Salter, younf centre back signed on a free transfer following his release from Leeds, outstanding season from the young man, jufging by his quality defending, I believe he will have a bright future with us, unless a big club comes in form him Robbie Sullivan wow, just wow, 26 goals throughout the season, definitely my man of the season, without his goals we would not have made the play-offs, and to think he got injured before the play-off final and had to miss out; Aaron Coleman another youngster picked up from Leeds, a very good signing chipping in with a few goals and assists, I would like to recruit a more experienced head to help him for next season if possible.
Transfers - Only four signings were made, whereas a lot of deadwood were released, these were improvements to key positions though, and should be good enough for League Two.
Finances - A big thank you to the board for their cash injections, I would have been £££ in the red if it were not for them.
Aims for next season:
Make some money.
Improve the squad.
Congrats, Drew the CE - Lowestoft are the first Football League side of this years' challenge!
Next challenge - who will be the first to the Premiership?!
Beat BSP side Fleetwood in the FA Trophy, but that started a slump in form and now down to 7th in the league. Also £115K in the red so desperately need some money and fast!
Ok, I officially have a problem. Its less than 3 weeks untill the first league match of the season and I only have a grand total of 5 defenders......
Things are going better than expected
Byt the way - how do I get the picture to be visible on the site instead of a link?
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Congrats on your promotions Welshwizard and Drew. Bring on Saturday and hopefully getting to install FM and start playing this year. Has anyone been relegated and restarted yet this year, or is it still possible I will end up with that dubious honour?
Welsh Wizard - Are you allowed to scout Europe or just the UK and Ireland? That could explain why you could see these european regens.
Questions to all
I have a great striker that plays as DF and has excelled in that position. What kind of player would be a good pairing to enhance his play as DF. Im having a hard time finding a good partner for him. Im actually considering leaving him as a lone striker and play 4-4-1-1 instead.
Any thoughts or recommendations?
After a good start we've suddenly lost all form. Still 9 points above the relegation zone, but we need to turn this around quick!
4 Wins followed by 4 losses followed by 3 wins (Against 2nd placed side Fleetwood, new 2nd placed side Luton (Cup), 2nd placed side Luton) . Lol consistency is not our strong point in our first season of the BSP.At
least we sold a player for a record amount for the club.....500pound and no i am not missing any zeros.
Anyone know how much money i would get from an away FA cup tie to a L1 Oldham side?
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Could also be that they had been released from another UK&Irish club, or played for one in the previous seasons, as I've found in past versions they will often show up in your search, whatever their nationality
It only took 20 games, but I've finally got my first clean sheet.
Would they appear on it if I trialed them or put on shortlist as that may be why. As might of see the one in the U20s and looked around added them/trial then went to player search and signed them so thought they were already there.
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Just hammered BSP side Cambridge United 4-1 to reach the last 16 on the FA Trophy. Next up is Mansfield Town, 9th in BSP, at home. Will be tough but is most certainly winnable!
#23 - Tooting & Mitcham - Blue Square Premier - 2013/14
League Table/Graph/League Stats
A great season in the league finishing as champions. Just the 3 losses and most draws were after we won it.
Squad Stats/Transfers/Finances/Facilities
Key Player Profiles
Jamil Adam - Goals, Goals and more Goals again. Not as good as last season by quite a bit but still was main threat in front of goal.
Ben Williamson - Like Jamil not as good as last season but still was the link.
Robert Brady - Creative genius out wide. The goals he set-up with great crosses or cut-backs were unbelievable at times
Another great run but how many replays did we need Tight in the final but diving header from the CB got our hands on the cup again.
Fixtures | Final
Great run in the FA Cup. Only stopped by Liverpool but we welcomed the money.
Fixtures | Final
My Next Season AimsCode:Career Overview | Season Team | League | League Finish | Achievements | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2012/13 Tooting & Mitcham | BSS | 1st | BSS Champions/FA Trophy Winners/3rd Round of FA Cup | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2013/14 Tooting & Mitcham | BSP | 1st | BSP Champions/FA Trophy Winners/3rd Round of FA Cup |
Keep building on the squad/get rid of dead wood
Decent cup run to keep the money coming in
Ah we have our first consecutive promotions! Well done WW.
End of season 2 (2013/14) update - columbouk #1
Not posting pics as I haven't go the time at the moment, suffice to say it was a season of frustration. Losing only 4 games all season, I managed to finish 4th due to two almost identically bad runs, culminating in a combined total of 2 wins and 12 draws in 14 games. My defence was the meanest in the division by a country mile, however my strikers couln't hit the proverbial barn door. The play-off semi was a close affair, with a 2-1 aggregate, but I lost 1-0 AET in the final, with a 119th minute goal sealing my fate.
I've already been culling the squad for a real push to win automatic promotion next season, and have brought in Tina Turner (alias Tamer Tuna) who seems like he has a history of scoring 20ish goals a season, so fingers crossed this is my year.
First link to a job and it's in the Prem with QPR who finished 11th.
My first link was with League 2 Exeter -_-
Is it just me thats really struggling in the first season of bsp ???
First real crack at this challenege for a few years.
After hopelessly realising Totton wouldn't come up for 20 years i settled on Kingstonian after getting bored of the same 4 teams every damn reload.
Profile to get us started.
I think this is the season I go up (at last!)


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Leary plays 'House'
Ann Leary is one of those women you want to hate. She's married to a bona fide celebrity — actor/comedian/writer Denis Leary. She has published three books, the latest of which hit stores today. Already, Robert Di Niro's longtime producing partner bought the option to make the film version of her new book, "The Good House." Leary is an avid equestrienne. She's witty. Pretty. And she is self-deprecating and affable to the point that, however hard you try, you just can't hate her.

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For modern soldiers it may be the small bottle of Tabasco sauce tucked inside their Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). After World War 2 Brach & Sons, a Chicago area confectioner, found that many veterans were buying their vanilla crèmes. Army soldiers had so enjoyed them as part of their C-Ration meals that they continued to purchase them long after leaving European trenches. As long as there has been war, there has been a bond between the soldier and simple battlefield pleasures, no matter what it might be. For a local Civil War veteran, it was something he wanted to enjoy for eternity.
Joseph "Dudley" Mitchell was born in Charleston, Ill. in 1836 to Dr. Arthur G. Mitchell and Anna A. Mitchell. A Civil War veteran, Mitchell served in the Mounted Infantry, Company A, 123 Illinois Regiment.
The mounted infantry were horse-mounted soldiers that actually fought on foot, but were able to respond quickly to battlefield changes by riding quickly into position.
The notorious company was known by many different names, including the "Wilder Brigade," the "Hatchet Brigade," and the "Lightning Brigade" and was led by Union Brigadier General John T. Wilder. The company, who at one point put up their own money to purchase weapons and wielded hatchets instead of bayonets, won key victories in Tennessee and Georgia in the closing years of the war.
Mitchell settled in Kiowa County in 1884 and spent his remaining years in Greensburg. He died in 1915 and was survived by his wife Emma (Henderson) Mitchell.
As a soldier in the last war on American soil, Mitchell experienced what many soldiers of that era experienced; hunger, freezing temperatures, very little medical treatment and harsh living conditions. More than 500,000 soldiers died or were wounded in a war that lasted nearly four years.
While modern warfare is still hard on soldiers, the experiences of an American Civil War soldier may never be matched.
Mitchell, who was known as a friendly neighbor and a man "who never complained," always appreciated the small things.
His headstone, located in the old section of Greensburg's Fairview Cemetery, is a unique one. In the top corner, chiseled into the massive hunk of granite is a small glass box. Inside of that box is a piece of authentic Civil War hardtack.
Transport of provisions during the Civil War took much long than it does today and food was expected to survive the long journey and stay edible in a variety of weather and battle conditions. The "Hardtack," or "worm castles" as they were affectionately called, were very hard and very dry bread. It was a staple for soldiers throughout the war.
It was easy to carry, filling, nutritious and cheap to produce.
Page 2 of 2 - Hardtack was thought to last so long, early Civil War (1861-1865) hardtack rations were actually left overs from the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
It sustained soldiers like Mitchell and his lightning brigade when perhaps nothing else did.
Did this gesture, a clearly non-traditional headstone, mean more to Mitchell and his family than a single piece of stale bread? Did he want us to realize that the simple things, when we are among the darkest and worse days of our lives, are what truly sustains us?
Repairs have been made to the headstone over the years, to keep the original piece of hardtack from deteriorating. Former cemetery sexton Ed Schoenberger said that he had repaired the glass a few years ago and made some restorations.
Behind the thick piece of glass, which has been resealed to keep out moisture, is a brass box. The hardtack sits inside of it, though moisture from the porous granite has removed the original adhesive. "Heck, that thing might still be edible," said Schoenberger.
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8 Ways to Plan Ahead for Turkey Day
Thanksgiving can be hectic. By planning ahead for all aspects of the holiday, you can make it a relaxed and enjoyable occasion for everybody.
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One to Three Months Ahead
Review your travel itinerary. If you're hitting the road or taking a plane this holiday, try to avoid major routes and peak travel times, if at all possible. Leave a day early or late if you can. Book early, since prices for airline and rail tickets tend to go up, the closer we get to Thanksgiving. Round up some travel games the kids can play during the journey.
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The 5 Most Humiliating Things We're Doing to Robots
#2. The Robot Priest
The i-Fairy is a four-foot-tall Japanese robot with pigtails and "colorful, flashing eyes." It's typically used as a museum guide, because elderly Japanese people are apparently not as easily terrified as the ones here in America. However, one i-Fairy was recently given a flower headpiece and reprogrammed to be a robot priest so that it could preside over a Japanese wedding.
Happy couple Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue were married in what passes for a traditional ceremony in Japan after the bride suggested the idea to her husband since they both work in robotics.
Kokoro Ltd., the company that produces the i-Fairy, said it was happy that their robot had been used to help weddings "cross the digital divide," willfully ignoring the fact that this is not something anyone was asking for help getting across. Like the couple at the center of the ceremony, they know better than anyone what this was really about: Rubbing a robots face in the one thing it will never do better than us.
While this might strike you as run of the mill Japanese weirdness, from the i-Fairy's perspective it probably seemed more like a cruel joke. As anyone working in robotics would know, there is but one aptitude test that robots will never beat us in: The capacity to love.
Tends to be a bit of a sore subject, too.
#1. Looks Like I Made a Mess. CLEAN IT UP, ROBOT!
Yelling at technologically astonishing bomb robots for crappy pancakes is one thing. Recently we're seen the future of the robot blame game, and it isn't pretty. For the robots anyway.
As you might have heard, a little bit of oil started leaking into the Gulf of Mexico back in April. BP tried everything to contain the leak: top hats, caps, golf balls, finger pointing in congressional committees. Nothing seemed to be working. Then they pulled their trump card, under-fucking-water robots. Yes, we all said, this will be awesome. And lo, it was. The robot managed to halve the amount of oil pouring into the Gulf. The media hailed it as a huge achievement and BP was happy to take the credit for something going sort-of right. 24 hours later, another one of the robots patrolling deep under the ocean accidentally bumped into the pipe making the leak worse than ever.
So if BP took the robot's credit the day before, were they going to accept blame now?
"Oh, HELL no."
As the Daily Show pointed out, Brian Kilmeade of Fox and Friends called the robot out on air for its blunder, asking, "What was that robot thinking?". But blaming an inanimate object for the accident didn't stop at crazy people. Various other news outlets made it clear that it was absolutely the fault of our mechanical friend. Very little mention was made about the fact that these robots are tethered to ships and in those ships are people who are directly controlling the movement of the robots. According to the media, it was the Superman-like robotic submarine's fault, not the guy up top controlling him.
Italian Plumber jumps off bridge, must have been depressed- The Media
The worst part (for the robots) is that the containment cap was replaced shortly thereafter, slowing the oil leak again. Replaced by the robot. Didn't hear about that, did you? That's because humanity decided the real story here was that the damn underwater robot, programmed and controlled by humans, doing the jobs we Americans can't or won't, was a dumbass who had seriously failed.
For more robot madness, check out 5 Real Robots Built To Love You... To Death and The 7 Creepiest Real-Life Robots.


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Kids and Internet Usage: The Surprising Facts
In This Article:
Q: How closely do you monitor your kid's online use?
Email access only.
Tight supervision.
Spot checking only.
Mostly unsupervised.
My kids don't use the Web.
1735 Total votes cast.
The Norton Online Living report states that 76% of U.S. teens ages 13-17 "constantly" or "frequently" visit social networking sites. When used correctly, social networking sites provide a great online area where children and teens can interact with friends and family members. However, these sites often create the illusion of being a safe haven for sharing personal information and stories with strangers. According to the Norton Online Living report, 4 in 10 teens, ages 13-17, have received an online request for personal information. In addition, 16% of U.S. children have been approached online by a stranger. U.S. adults generally underestimate this number; most believe only about 6% of children are ever approached by a stranger online.


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Is there any source where I can find the required fields in my bibliography file to refer to a chapter within a book? I found @inbook, but I cannot find the fields (author=, chapter=... ). In general it would be nice to know what are all the possible fields for each type of reference i.e. @article, @book, @unpublished and so forth.
I think the best policy is never to talk of chapter numbers in the reflist at all, and move talk of chapter numbers, on the few occasions they are needed, to the citation in the main text. But of course you can't always choose. So, if you must use a particular Bibtex style that uses chapters, then include them in your
Notes on citation style
Citation styles vary, but IMO the cleanest policy is the following:
This policy is followed by The Chicago Manual of Style and the Publication Manual of the APA, and is supported by the
(We are interested in chapter one of the collected articles of George Boolos, a fact we never mention, since we have the title of the chapter and the page numbers in the reflist. We are interested in three chapters of Peter Johnstone's work, which we don't mention in the reflist, but do in the citation in the main text).
Citations in main text
The cumulative hierarchy had a long prior history, but was not taken seriously as the intellectual foundation of Zermelo-Fränkel set theory until the landmark work of Boolos (1971). In the following, we shall assume the treatment of ZFC given by Johnstone (1987, chapters 5-7).
Don't use
For the various fields, I usually check the BibTeX article in Wikipedia. I believe you want
From the Wikipedia link, the required fields for
It should be noted that biblatex uses the
To give a practical example, this type is useful for an introductory essay to a legal commentary.


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How can a teenage girl, who recently started practicing the laws of tzniut as well as feasible, balance those laws with the prohibition against embarrassing her family members, who are embarrassed to be seen with her dressed so oddly?
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You are to be commended for taking on a socially-challenging mitzvah. It's not always easy to be Jewish and be seen as different, whether it's through dress, food, or how you spend your Friday nights and Saturdays.
With any observance that sets you apart from others, take care in how you talk about it. It's about you, not about them, especially for your secular friends. Make it clear that you're doing this for your own reasons; you need to steer clear of anything that will be perceived as a superiority attitude, because people don't like to be around people they think are judging them. Since that is not your attitude, this just means listening to how you talk and imagining how it will be perceived. One simple, truthful explanation you can offer is "I find these clothes more comfortable".
(Some of your friends are probably Jews who you might wish were also keeping tziniut, so perhaps there is some subconscious judgement there. Don't ignore them, but you need to get comfortable yourself before you can be effective at drawing others in. Being a role model will likely work better than trying to persuade them.)
Another thing you can do is to spend time with your female friends (without any guys around); in those settings the rules are more relaxed, so a swimming suit, for example, is not a problem. That won't work on beaches and at public pools, but it could work at a spa, for example.
Finally, if you act like this is (1) unremarkable and (2) not open for debate, eventually people will lose interest in arguing with you. If you don't make a big deal about it then, in time, they won't either.
Tznuit does not have to be "funny" looking clothes. When I was a teenager, I went through a modest dressing phase and actually eventually discovered a personally quirky style in it! While I'm not currently observing complete tznuit in dress...
1) Check out styles that might easily be modified for modesty. If you're more of an artsy, flowy type, you could try some of the neo-hippy type maxi dresses and sweaters, or funky long sleeved tees!
2) Another style that lends itself well to modest dressing is vintage. Skirt lengths are longer, often you can find lovely tops with flattering decoration that is more at the neckline or the wrists instead of plastered across the chest.
3) My personal fave (and the one I still exhibit when I can be bothered to "dress up") is a more preppy style. Oxford shirts, cardigans, plaid skirts (they do come in lengths other than "short" although you may have to look around a little).
And remember that while your personal sense of tznuit may mean "don't dress flashily" it doesn't have to mean "dress frumpily." You can and should feel comfortable in your clothes, and wear clothes that are generally flattering (which doesn't have to mean skimpy, or alluring).
If we discuss tznius as a trait, as opposed to a minimum standard which must be met to avoid violating an issur, then I think your asking a good question to be successful. Part of the trait of tznius is trying not to make oneself conspicuous. Of course this isn't an absolute and cannot always be achieved, (head/hair coverings, traditional styles, hot days, etc.) but is still a good goal. Ideally (unless your part of a community with specific standards of dress that should be honored) your manner of dress should only be conspicuous when observed over a period of time.
I think that the following would be helpful in analyzing an outfit:
Make certain what needs to be covered is covered as needed during normal daily activities.
Select individual garments that wouldn't seem out of place.
Put them together in a way that wouldn't seem out of place on a moderate fall or early spring day.
Err on the side of less casual dress when practical. Part of the art of tznius is balancing taking care of your appearance without trying to attract others.
I understand that layering is pretty popular right now, and helps "kasher" otherwise unwearable garments, I suspect that you will have more success in "fitting in"/"not appearing odd" if you rely more on garments that are acceptable as designed.
Finding acceptable clothes can be a challenge, but I'm incline to believe that you can still find acceptable clothing that you can put into conventional outfits that would not stand out to a by-passer. Your friends and family will notice your habits but I suspect that they will have a much easier time accepting them.
To be tzanua in appearance leads one to look refined, with tidy hairstyle, upright posture, clean and proper attire that covers what needs to be covered according to halacha. Being well-dressed and well-mannered is also part of tzniut. How can that be referred as dressing oddly or be a source of embarassment? On the contrary, it will project to others that you should be taken seriously.


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- Binding: Hardcover & eBook
- Era: 20th Century
- Number of Pages: 304
- Subject: Naval Aviation
- Date Available: May 2010
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Your tax-deductible gift to the Naval Institute Press underwrites worthy books that might not otherwise be published.
William Trimble is the 2011 recipient of the "Admiral Arthur W. Radford Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation History and Literature.
In this biography, William F. Trimble examines the pioneering work of Glenn Curtiss and his role in the origins of aviation in the U.S. Navy in the years up to and through World War I. A self-taught mechanic and inventor, Curtiss was a key figure in the development of the airplane during the early part of the century and his contributions to aviation are well known. This book's careful examination of his partnership with the Navy breaks new ground in revealing significant new details of his contributions. Curtiss's links to the Navy came as result of aviation advocates within the Navy, chief among them Captain Washington I. Chambers, who recognized that the Navy had special requirements for airplanes and their operations, and for aviators and their training. Curtiss helped meet the special requirements of the service for aircraft, particularly those with the potential for operating with naval vessels at sea or in conducting long-distance flights over water. He also was instrumental in training the first naval aviators. Curtiss and the Navy continued their collaboration through World War I, reaching a climax in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight of the famed Navy-Curtiss NC flying boat.
This book addresses the broader implications of the Curtiss-Navy collaboration in the context of the long-standing trend of government-private cooperation in the introduction and development of new technologies. It also explores the interactive dynamics of weapons procurement and technological change within a large and entrenched bureaucracy and helps lay to rest the persistent myth that the Navy resisted the introduction of aviation
William F. Trimble is professor of history at Auburn University in Alabama, where he has taught for twenty-five years, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He is the author or coauthor of six books, including three published by the Naval Institute Press: Attack from the Sea: A History of the U.S. Navy's Seaplane Striking Force, Admiral William A. Moffett: Architect of Naval Aviation, and Wings for the Navy: A History of the Naval Aircraft Factory, 1917-1956.
Praise for Hero of the Air
"Hero of the Air gives us an in-depth look at a key aviation pioneer who had an immense impact on aviation in general and naval aviation in particular. Although Glenn Curtiss was not the first to fly, one cannot deny his critical role in the early days of flight. William Trimble's biography is a must-read for both aviation and naval historians."
— Air & Space Power Journal, May-June 2014
"Meticulously documented and illustrated by 47 photographs, Hero of the Air is a solid contribution to our understanding of the early days of naval aviation, a fitting addition to the literature accompanying the hundredth anniversary of Eugene Ely's brave plunge into the unknown off the bow of the light cruiser USS Birmingham in November 1910."
— The Aerospace Professional, January 2012
"William Trimble has produced the best biography of Curtiss to date. Well-known for biographies of naval aviation pioneers Jerome C. Hunsaker and Admiral William A. Moffett, Trimble builds on his previous work to explore Curtiss's central role in the development of American naval aviation. Existing scholarly biographies of [Captain Washington I.] Chambers, [Lieutenant Theodore] Ellyson, and [Lieutenant John H.] Towers discuss the development of naval aviation from the Navy's perspective. Trimble's book presents the other half of this story and offers new insights into the partnership between Curtiss and the Navy and how this shaped the development of early Navy aircraft.
A number of new books on naval aviation have appeared in the last few years for the centennial of U.S. naval aviation, which the Navy will officially commemorate in 2011. Hero of the Air is among the most important of them. Trimble offers an insightful analysis of the Curtiss-Navy relationship that is essential reading for aviation scholars."
— The Journal of Military History, July 2011
"...An important book that enthusiasts and historians should read and add to their libraries."
—Naval Aviation News, Spring 2011


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I am pretty near done my current bike build project, just missing a front derailleur. I can't think of why front derailleurs would need to be compatible with different numbers of speeds, given that the width of the sprocket will be about the same for an 9 or 10 speed cassette.
So will it work? I bet it will.
edit, FYI: I have this installed and it has been working fine with a front derailleur marked as 9-speed for about 6 months.


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Nautilus's sidebar partitions broke after a new fstab and an upgrade to Quantal.
I made a new fstab after putting it off for several months, and now Nautilus doesn't show anything in the "Devices" pane. They still do show up their contents if I manually navigate to
/mnt/whateveriassigneditto, but I miss quick-and-easy access from the sidebar. Is this related to my upgrade to 12.10 or something else? Is there any fix that does not involve replacing my UUID references with
/dev/sdax? (I have very dynamic partitioning layouts; Windows tends to crap out on me often.)
My fstab:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
# / was on /dev/sda8 during installation
UUID=3603e7ad-aa27-4487-acc9-486401fb03cc / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
# swap was on /dev/sda7 during installation
UUID=47313ea9-05b2-409c-9954-6664a505d743 none swap sw 0 0
# hopefully will mount primary Windows install
UUID=4A5CC6CE5CC6B3CB /mnt/Windows7 ntfs-3g quiet,defaults,locale=en_US.utf8,umask=0,exec,user,rw 0 0
# Small ramdisk for faster acess times
tmpfs /mnt/tmpfschk tmpfs size=100m 0 0
# Less important volumes:
# Acer Recovery Partition (primary)
UUID=56686A4C686A2AC7 /mnt/Recovery ntfs-3g quiet,defaults 0 0
# Acer Recovery Partition (logical)
UUID=1C15E94C686A2AC7 /mnt/Recovery2 ntfs-3g quiet,defaults 0 0
# Backup Windows Install (Blank settings and stuff)
UUID=49E82E265CC6B3CB /mnt/WindowsBackup ntfs-3g quiet,defaults 0 0
# Fedora
UUID=6ad48b44-99e9-425b-996f-c6d288dfee79 /mnt/Fedora ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 0
# Fedora's Swap Partition
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January 29, 2011
J&B Met 2011 won by Past Master
Past Mater's jockey, Gerrit Schlechter. Photo by Deon Gurling
The main race of the J&B Met at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town was won by Past Master. Second place went to Mother Russia and third position was claimed by Run For It.
Mother Russia, who won the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate three weeks ago, was the bookmakers' pre-race favourite. Last year's J&B Met winner, River Jetez, is currently racing in Dubai and was hence unavailable to defend her title.
Some 50 000 people attended the iconic annual event, widely regarded as the highlight of South Africa's horse racing and fashion calendar.
See more photos from the race.
You can submit your images of the event to the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group. Tag your pictures of people "capturesummer2010" and you could stand a chance of winning R10 000 in our Capture Summer Photography Competition.


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Are there any examples of actual jokes in tanach? Please provide sources.
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In the Haftorah of Parshas Ki Sisa (Malachim Aleph 18:20-39) when Eliyahu is on Har HaCarmel and he is waiting for the priests of Baal, he watches them as they pray to their god to rain fire upon their sacrifice. When none is forthcoming, Eliyahu tells them (verse 27) to "Call with a loud voice, for he is a god. [Perhaps] he is talking or he is pursuing [enemies] or he is on a journey; perhaps he is sleeping and will awaken". I have always been under the impression that Eliyahu was poking fun at them rather than suggesting a real option. So perhaps Eliyahu we see at least had a sense of humor. (Although I'll wager that the priests of Baal didnt find it half as funny!!!)
I know two:
יד וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל, וּמֶה קוֹל-הַצֹּאן הַזֶּה בְּאָזְנָי, וְקוֹל הַבָּקָר, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ. 14 And Samuel said: 'What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?'
Shemot 4:2: ב וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה, מזה (מַה-זֶּה) בְיָדֶךָ; וַיֹּאמֶר, מַטֶּה. 2 And the LORD said unto him: 'What is that in thy hand?' And he said: 'A rod.'
There is an excellent book by Yehuda Radday and Athalya Brenner, entitled On Humor and the Comic in the Hebrew Bible (JSOTS Series; Continuum International Publishing Group, 1990). I don't have a copy on hand, so I cannot provide you with the relevant page numbers, but the sorts of issues that they explore are whether or not, and to what extent, Jonah is a parody and Esther is a parody, whether or not there is scatological humour in such passages as Ehud's assassination of the fat Moabite king, and so on. For passages within the Torah in particular, I seem to remember them mentioning situational humour (such as when Pharaoh's magicians demonstrate their prowess by making the plagues worse), and puns. That last one is important, since it underscores the fact that humour isn't necessarily that which makes you laugh.
To my mind, the most beautiful example is one found outside of the Torah, in the book of Samuel. When we meet Saul, we are told that he is exceptionally handsome and very tall. On his way to find the seer, Samuel, he encounters a group of young girls drawing water from a well. (Almost every book I've ever seen on the Hebrew Bible as literature mentions the trope of 'boy meets girl at well'). When Saul asks them about the location of the seer, they respond with the most syntactically awkward conglomeration of phrases, anticipating and repeating one another in confusion. Rather than suppose that we are looking at a corrupted text (as some have, historically, supposed), it makes greater sense to suggest that the author is representing the sound of a group of young girls speaking over one another in order to answer the handsome stranger.
For the Torah in particular, one of my favourite examples (and one not mentioned in Radday and Brenner's book) is the response of Cain to his punishment. He is already singled out as being arrogant (his statement in 4:13 can be read as both an expression of anguish and a rhetorical question: "Is my crime too great to be forgiven!?"), so it is unsurprising that after being condemned to a life of vagrancy he goes and settles himself elsewhere and founds a city.
The specific punishment that God gave him was that he be "נע ונד" (a wanderer and a vagabond) upon the earth - 4:12. Both of those words are participles, which means that they can be read as verbs (wander, move back and forth) or as nouns (one who wanders, etc). The land in which Cain settles himself after receiving this punishment is Nod - formed off the participle of נד! In other words, it would be like somebody being told they must be "a wanderer", so settling in a land called "Wander".
As to whether or not these are viable examples, and as to whether or not they reside in the minds of interpreters, you should look at Radday and Brenner's book. There is good evidence either way, and anybody who wishes to treat the Bible as literature needs to consider the sorts of difficulties inherent in ascertaining genre and intent, given the length of time between its composition and today, the foreignness of the culture that produced it, and the fact that it is written in a language that is no longer spoken.
I've always thought that Yosef was making a joke when interpreting the baker's dream. He tells the butler ישא פרעה את ראשך - Pharaoh will "lift up your head", meaning, restore him to his position. He then tells the baker ישא פרעה את ראשך מעליך - Pharaoh will "lift up your head" from on you, an unusual way of saying he'll be hanged. Because of the similarity in wording, Yosef might have been teasing the baker a bit.
The incident in Megillath Esther in which the king finds Haman pleading for his life to the queen and says, "What, and now you're trying to get at the queen while I'm still in the house?!" (my own, modernized, rough translation) can probably be seen as a bit of dark humor on the part of the king.
I think it is pretty clear at that point that the king had lost confidence in Haman and had decided to have him killed. I also think it was unlikely that he seriously suspected that Haman was trying to either attack or seduce Esther in that instance.
Most likely he was just in a (drunken) rage and made the quip that turned out to be very damning, perhaps even more so than he intended it.
Adding to Shimon's answer, we need to consider the virtue of Jewish kvetching. In Born to Kvetch, Yiddish expert Michael Wex asserts that a unique aspect of Jewish humor, the kvetch, roots in the Torah.
Regarding the nonstop grumbling of the Israelites:
And then there's the counterkvetch:
There are more examples in Wex's book, which centers around Yiddish language and culture. Hope that helps.
Just before the 2 angels destroyed Sodom, they asked Lot if he has family members to escape with him. See Bereshis 19:14
So if you picture the situation, you'd probably imagine those sons in law laughing their heads off at the thought that those 2 men (angels) would destroy those whole city just like that..
I always thought the funniest joke in the Torah is coming right up in Vayera --- starting at Bereishit 19:30, with the punchline at verses 37-38. It seems to me that the story of Lot and his daughters was obviously a (pretty nasty and sick, actually) national joke for Israel/Judah, at the Ammonites' and Moabites' expense. Sure, we're all descendents of Terah, but YOU'RE ALL MAMZERS! Nice way to describe the origins of your neighbors...from the Mouth of G-d by the hand of Moshe! ...a good reason later on for Ammon and Moab to be tribute-paying subservient peoples, forbidden in the Temple in Devarim 23:4.
the Ten Plagues were a kind of joke as written (Exodus 10:2)
Are there any jokes in tanach?
If sarcasm counts as humor;
Isaiah 44:13-17 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
Elisha didn't tell jokes but at the start of Melachim II chapter 7, a certain guard of King Jehoram thought he was:
History is that there was famine as Israel had been laid siege by Aram.
This is from the haftarah we read for Parshat Metzora. They will not read it this year in Israel but we will outside of Israel.
I think that the answer that King Solomon gave to his mom with regard to his brother's request to obtain Abishag the Shunamite, speaks for itself about Shlomo's sense of humor, and sarcasm.
From Sefaria:
I Kings 2:21-22:
The insertion of "says Hashem" in the middle of a clause builds suspense for the "punch line."
If irony counts as humor, the Parshios of Yetzias Mitzrayim are full of irony. I have 2 verses corroborate what I'm saying:
The first verse is talking directly about the Exodus experience: אֲשֶׁר הִתְעַלַּלְתִּי בְּמִצְרַיִם That I made a mockery of Egypt Exodus 10:2
The 2nd verse is talking about Hashem's response to the nations that attack the Jews in the time of Mashiach, but I think it's fair to learn a parallel from it: יוֹשֵׁב בַּשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׂחָק אֲדֹנָי יִלְעַג לָמוֹ He Who dwells in Heaven laughs; the Lord mocks them. Tehillim 2:4
Now for the examples:
Pharaoh says to throw all the Israelite baby boys into the river in order to kill the future redeemer. Hashem causes Pharaoh to not only spare the one kid he's after, but actually adopt him and raise him as his own!
Pharaoh hurt the Jews through water in an attempt to outsmart God (see Rashi on "Hava nischakma lo"). His reasoning was that since Hashem promised never to bring another flood, He would be unable to punish him in a manner fitting the crime. Hashem says, sure, I won't bring a flood of water onto dry land - I'll cause you to run headlong into the sea and drown there!
God must have a sense of humor. =)


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A Complete Exhaust System In A Box - The Bomb!Written by on October 1, 2012
Who hasn't had a pair of Cherry Bomb mufflers on a car at some point? The company has been manufacturing the straight-through glasspacks since 1968, and most people recognize the red mufflers when they see them.
Nowadays, Cherry Bomb doesn't just sell that one style of muffler, though they are available in 18- or 23-inch lengths, with 2 1/4-inch inlets and outlets. There's a whole range of mufflers to choose from, as well as vehicle-specific exhaust systems. Check out their website for the full range.
What caught our eye was the Hot Rod Builder Kit that is also offered. This makes it extremely simple to construct an exhaust system for almost any one-off application. The kit comprises four straight lengths of tube, four 90-degree mandrel bends, four 45-degree mandrel bends, two 180-degree mandrel bends, plus two flexible couplers and four stainless steel hangers. Header flanges are not included, but there are so many types that's understandable.
The kits don't come with crossover tubing either, but we don't see too many of those on hot rods. The kits are available in 2 1/4-, 2 1/2-, and 3-inch diameter tubing, and it's all aluminized steel. The flex couplers are ideal for minimizing vibration, especially if your application's like ours and the tailpipes are solid mounted.
We installed one of these kits on our '46 roadster pickup, with the tailpipes exiting through the nerf bar, hence the solid mounts. Not only did we route the system over the rearend, but had more than enough tubing, or more specifically, bends, to go around the gas tank too. We even had a little left over. Now we can remove the rearend a whole lot easier, and the truck sounds better to boot. Mission accomplished!
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3 One of the main reasons for installing a new system, apart from the fact that the old system was wasted, was to route the tubing over the rearend for ease of maintenance. The U-bends are perfect for this.4 I originally built the truck with a set of long Camaro headers (that I found in a dumpster at a swap meet!), so when I installed new headers a couple of years back, I fabricated these extension pieces to meet the old exhaust flange, wrapping it in Thermo-Tec insulation. I started the new system at the header flange with a pair of the 45-degree bends.5 I elected to reuse the reducer flange that had come with the new headers. The Cherry Bomb kit doesn't come with flanges, as there are so many different ways to connect the tubing.6 With the flange bolted back up to the header once removed from the old tubing, I could position the new tubing and mark it for the first cut.7 The whole system will be tack-welded before it's removed from the truck for final MIG welding. MIG is way quicker than TIG—and since this isn't exactly the type of truck anyone's going to be looking underneath, I'm fine with that!8 Though the whole system can be butt welded, I thought I'd experiment with this neat tool we have in our tech center. It's a Snap-On tailpipe stretcher …9 … and does exactly what it says! Tightening the bolt head will enlarge the diameter of the tubing so the next piece can slide inside. This is ideal for fabricating joints where a U-clamp might be required. The tubing has to be securely clamped though, or it'll spin as you tighten the bolt.10 I didn't use the stretcher for a clamped joint, but rather to join the first section of tubing to one of the long straight sections. As this is a long, straight run, I wanted it a little stronger than just butt welded.
12 While these tall stands are useful under the rack to support the tubing, I placed a length of 1/2-inch bar between the tubing and the K-member to hold it firmly in place while fabricating. This has the added benefit of both sides of the system being the same distance from the chassis.14 … to mount the new hangers. Here I'm marking where to start bending the hanger so it wraps part way around the tubing.15 With the hangers cut to length, bent in a vise, and welded in place, the exhaust was now supported at the halfway mark.16 Cherry Bomb has been manufacturing glasspack mufflers since 1968. The straight-through design is aluminized steel with the trademark red high-temperature coating. We opted for the 18-inch-long mufflers, though 23-inch versions are also available.17 With hangers mounted just ahead of the mufflers, we slid them onto the tubing and supported them at equal heights. The easy part of the system was done!18 Using the second pair of 45-degree bends to exit the mufflers (where I'll use stainless U-clamps to separate the front and rear halves of the system to facilitate removal), I used the 180-degree bends to go over the rearend housing. Care should be taken here to allow sufficient clearance for suspension travel, both up and down.19 The 180-degree U-bend was cut behind the axle at the point where it was vertical, and 90-degree bends were used to route the system under the sides of the gas tank. I clamped the tubing to the tank mounts, with 1/2-inch spacers, and tack welded the tubing in situ, ensuring the tank breather was plugged to eliminate igniting any fumes.
21 When I fabricated the rear nerf bar, I included a second pair of steel rings next to the taillights, not only for looks but with plans to route the exhausts through them at a later date. I used flared tube ends normally used to connect to the exhaust manifold, and welded them to the flex couplers supplied in the kit, so the exhaust tips could be solid mounted to the nerf bar. With the coupler supported, I used masking tape to center the tip in the ring while the mounts were welded.22 With tabs welded to the couplers, they could be bolted to these mounting brackets, which were in turn welded to the nerf bar. Ideally I'd have installed the couplers a little farther forward in the system, but circumnavigating the gas tank meant there was nowhere to fit them.23 The Builder Kit certainly included enough bends, though usually they'd be used under the car, with straight pipes aft of the rearend. I was left with two halves of 90-degree bends and two complete straight sections once I'd finished. Obviously you need to be a competent welder, or know someone who is, and having the rack at our tech center helps, but this kit could easily be installed over a weekend at home using jackstands. Now to final weld all of the joints ...


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HARLINGEN (February 5, 2013)—Police in Harlingen are trying to determine what set off an 87-year-old man who shot his wife, and then opened fire on police.
Officers shot and killed him.
The officers, who responded Sunday to a family disturbance report, Price Perrin shoot his wife, Barbara, in the street in front of their home.
When the officers ordered him to drop his gun, he fired at them.
Officers returned fire, killing him.
Police Sgt. Dave Osborne says results from an autopsy on Perrin are pending.
Perrin's wife remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Osborne says investigators are trying to find out if an illness may have prompted Perrin's outburst.
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How Do I Homeschool?
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The first step to successful homeschooling is to read (or a least look through) a few good books. Here's my list of the top five homeschooling books:
The Homeschooling Book of Answers by Linda Dobson. Almost four dozen homeschooling experts answer just about every question on homeschooling how-to's. After nine years of homeschooling, I still refer to this book.
Homeschooling: The Early Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 3- to 8-Year-Old Child by Linda Dobson. The best resource for providing answers to the unique challenges (and opportunities) of teaching the very young child at home.
Homeschool Your Child for Free by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski offers more than 1,200 resources for home education on the Internet and beyond. Reassuring advice and stories accompany links to amazing educational sites. The most used homeschooling book in my library!
Homeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18-Year-Old by Cafi Cohen. As the cover states, "If you're homechooling a teenager you'll want -- and need -- this outstanding book." Cohen makes homeschooling a teen fun. (Well, almost!)


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The God of Christianity and Islam: The Same, Right?
Leading evangelical Protestant ministers, Roman Catholic priests, and Jewish rabbis are coming together in record numbers to encourage us to join hands with our Islamic brothers and sisters and celebrate the fact that we all worship the same God. So, in the interest of shedding light on this faith and culture notion, I want you to think with me for a few minutes then decide for yourself if you believe it is true.
If you go to the Internet for your authority, you will be quickly convinced that the proposal is, in fact, true. Hundreds of people have posted articles, research, blogs, and comments that affirm that God is the same for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They believe the T-shirt slogan one of my students used to wear to class just to annoy me! It had symbols of all of the world religions on the body of the T-shirt; under the symbols read "One God; many paths." I know a religion professor at a Christian college near my boyhood home who teaches that God took all knowledge of God's self and distributed it evenly among the world religions. He says we must all get together and put our puzzle pieces of God on the table to have a complete understanding of God.


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Science is always in the spotlight at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a land-grant institution and the state's flagship research campus. Recent research might include searching for potential habitats for life on Mars, developing an autotaxin inhibitor to fight cancer, designing a car for the DOE EcoCAR 2 competition, determining the boundaries of the nuclear chart or developing "Living Light", a net-zero energy home for DOE's Solar Decathlon. UTK is situated in an ideal environment for research.
The E-print Network provides a vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, all full-text searchable. Documents such as these are the means by which today's scientists and researchers communicate their recent findings to their colleagues and by which they propose new ideas of how the world works to their peers for their collective judgment. Documents such as these then are of the sort that becomes the central body of scientific information. While the E-print Network is intended for use by scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels, it is freely available for all users.
What is Adopt-A-Doc? Adopt-A-Doc is another way OSTI is working to increase the availability of important research. You can be a part of accelerating scientific discovery and help make important research available online by sponsoring the digitization of any adoptable U.S Department of Energy (DOE) technical report. Your report will be made full-text searchable by DOE search engines like Science Accelerator.gov and Science.gov; as well as be exposed to general purpose search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo.
Wind-Energy - A Revitalized Pursuit was issued by Sandia Laboratories in 1974. This report discusses challenges of the "energy crunch" and the U.S. goal to maintain high standards of living by developing "promising energy sources that are (1) vast, (2) environmentally acceptable, and (3) economically competitive." The authors felt that wind energy was a feasible solution.
Devising ways to efficiently harness the wind is an ongoing pursuit of scientists around the world. The wind mills of the past have evolved into high-tech wind turbines, governed by complex computer systems. These control systems continue to be more and more important as turbines become larger, with more flexible and lighter components. Advanced controls are necessary to prevent damage and possible malfunction of the turbines. Facilities for testing new control systems at the National Wind Technology Center are described in the fact sheet Advanced Wind Turbine Controls Reduce Loads.
Read more about wind energy in the DOE Science Showcase: Wind Power and watch Energy 101: Wind Turbines (YouTube) to learn about the fundamentals and future of wind energy.
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SLAC was established in1962 at Stanford University. The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a Department of Energy Office of Science national laboratory and home to a two-mile linear accelerator—the longest in the world. Originally a particle physics research center, SLAC is now a multipurpose laboratory for astrophysics, photon science, accelerator and particle physics research and home to some of the world's most cutting-edge technologies used by researchers from around the world to uncover scientific mysteries on the smallest and the largest scales—from the workings of the atom to the mysteries of the cosmos.


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This brash young zoot-suiter Justin Bieber had better learn something more than baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby—he had better learn some respect. Respect for rules. Respect for society. Respect for propriety. Here a nice young man like Justin is, parading around without a shirt on, torso unclad as you please. We fear that one more promising young man has fallen prey to the lure of orgiastic fashion malefaction.
Ensconced in and no doubt aesthetically influenced by the "gangsta" culture of the "anything goes" music industry, the pubescent Bieber, in full view of onlookers, removed his "tee"-style shirt and openly displayed his "abdominals"—the mythical musculature covering his bowel area. The purpose of Bieber's grotesque antic is unclear. What we do know is that professional scribes at the NY Daily News, upon viewing the nigh-pornographic photographs of Bieber's exposed upper body, declared in print that "Bieber is getting bulky."
Justin Bieber is bulky compared to what?
- A will-o-the-wisp.
- A whippoorwill.
- A whip.
- A will (written upon a single sheet of paper).
- Caity Weaver.
Has Justin Bieber's swagger grown too bulky to be contained?
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In March, Peter Milligan and a bevy of talented artists kick off the weekly miniseries "5 Ronin." We spoke with Milligan about the project which reimagines five of Marvel's most dangerous characters in feudal Japan.
When Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman began their run on "Hulk," the creators forced the title character, the Red Hulk. upon to the road to redemption -- a bumpy road that's about to get much, much rougher.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Age of X: Alpha" #1, "Chaos War" #5, "New Avengers" #8, "Thunderbolts" #152, "X-Men #7 and many more.
Marvel has released an early look at next month's "Hulk" #30, written by Jeff Parker and featuring the return of original Red Hulk artist Ed McGuinness! The issue smashes into stores February 16.
Writer Peter Milligan and Marvel Editor Sebastian Girner discuss Marvel Comics' upcoming five-issue miniseries "5 Ronin" in a conference call. CBR News was there to bring the latest on the story
CBR reviewer Doug Zawisza starts 2011 with a 4 star review for Marvel Comics' "Hulk" #28, saying that the creative team of writer Jeff Parker and artist Gabriel Hardman "continues to impress."
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Carnage" #2, "Hulk" #28, "New Mutants" #20, "Ultimate Comics Thor" #3, "What If?" #200 and more.
Marvel Comics has released artist David Aja's covers for March's "5 Ronin" miniseries, a Peter Milligan scripted event which reimagines five of Marvel's heroes as masterless samurai living in feudal Japan.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Deadpool" #30, "Punisher: In the Blood" #2, "Secret Avengers" #8, "X-Men Legacy" #243 and more.
Today's "fear" themed teaser from Marvel Comics focuses on the Hulk as the gamma-fueled hero stands over the lifeless bodies of the Avengers accompanied by the question, "Do you fear...losing control?"
Marvel Comics has announced Jeff Parker & Gabriel Hardman's "Hulk" series to be next in line for the publisher's new reader friendly .1 marketing initiative. "Hulk" #30.1, introducing General Fortean, hits in March.
Marvel Comics has announced "5 Ronin," a Peter Milligan written project placing Wolverine, Psylocke, the Punisher, Hulk and Deadpool in feudal Japan, illustrated by Tomm Coker, Goran Parlov and many more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Chaos War: Ares" #1, "Incredible Hulks" #618 "New Avengers" #7, "Thor" #618, "Widowmaker" #1 and more.
One is Savage, the other Sensational, and writer Harrison Wilcox spoke with CBR News about both of Marvel's new "She-Hulks" limited series headliners and the strange relationship between the gamma-powered ladies.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Captain America" #612, "Secret Warriors" #22, "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #150 and many more.
As Marvel's "Thunderbolts" series reaches its 150th issue, CBR spoke with writer Jeff Parker about the milestone and his plans for the series, which focuses on Luke Cage's attempts to redeem super powered convicts.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Chaos War: Chaos King" #1, "Osborn" #1, "Superior" #2, "Thunderbolts" #150, "X-Men" #5 and more.
Courtesy of Marvel Comics, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Hulk" #27 by Jeff Parker and Gabrial Hardman with a cover by Ed McGuinness. Hulk smash Wednesday, November 17!
Disney revealed Marvel is developing three live-action series for ABC and ABC Family. If previous reports are any indication, two are Hulk and Cloak & Dagger, but what's the third?
Marvel has released an advance look at "Hulk" #27 by Jeff Parker, Gabriel Hardman and Mark Robinson with a cover by original "Hulk" artist Ed McGuinness! The saga of Red Hulk continues on November 17!
Marvel Studios' shortlist for television adaptation has been leaked, and SPINOFF wants you to tell us which series deserve to join the Hulk on the small-screen.
Marvel treated fans to a sneak preview of the upcoming Avengers animated series "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" during NYCC, debuting the series first two episodes in their entirety to an appreciative audience.
The Hulk is Marvel's first pick for TV stardom - but what does that choice say about what to expect from Marvel TV as a whole? SPINOFF unpicks the selection and comes up with some interesting threads.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Carnage" #1, "Chaos War" #2, "Daredevil" #511, "Hulk" #26, "Loki" #1, "New Mutants" #18 and more.
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR brings you advance looks at new comics on sale next Wednesday including "Avengers Academy" #5, "Chaos War" #1, "S.H.I.E.L.D." #4, "Uncanny X-Force" #1, "Wolverine" #2 and more.
After making his name for not killing Jen Walters in "World War Hulks," writer Harrison Wilcox takes to smashing the Marvel U on a monthly basis with artist Ryan Stegman on the bounty hunting team-up title "She-Hulks."
ROBOT 6's Tim O'Shea spoke with writer Jeff Parker about his and artist Gabriel Hardman's run on "Atlas," their just-begun run on "Hulk," the inclusion of US Agent in "Thunderbolts," the shuttering of Wildstorm and more.
Doug Zawisza gave incoming creative team Jeff Parker & Gabriel Hardman's first issue of "Hulk" 4-stars, saying, "the art is gritty and real" and "Parker make[s] the case for the Red Hulk to be a compelling character."
Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman began their run on "Hulk" this week by sending the Red Hulk to stop the doomsday schemes of the villainous Intelligencia. We spoke with the creators about their plans for the series.
Comments and criticisms, ideas and suggestions and more poured in from CBR's readers over Marvel's events, so Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso respond to the idea of event overload while sharing tons of exclusive artwork.
Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and ace writers Jonathan Hickman and Jeff Parker sat down with fans to talk Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thunderbolts, and death at the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Marvel Comics has released an early look at the upcoming "Hulk" #25, the next phase in the story of the Red Hulk's redemption as told by the "Atlas" team of Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman.
In ROBOT 6's regular Shelf Porn feature, Stephen Yarish shares pictures of his massive Hulk collection, which includes action figures, statues, Halloween supplies and much more!
With the events of "World War Hulks" having delivered their final blows to the life of Bruce Banner, Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak and Jeff Parker are back for one last look at the story, from the human fallout to the hulking future.
Chronicling the family of Hulks gets even more epic when the Banner clan joins Marvel's Chaos War. We spoke with writer Greg Pak about the upcoming clash of gamma irradiated powerhouses with the god of chaos.
Marvel has released an advance look at "Incredible Hulks" #614, part of the "Dark Son" storyline by Greg Pak and Barry Kitson and featuring the Secret Avengers. The issue smashes into stores September 15.
Doug Zawisza gave "Incredible Hulk" #611 4 stars finding Greg Pak and Paul Pelletier's latest chapter of "World War Hulks" "a smaller part of a whole, but it is a whole lot of what people read 'Incredible Hulk' to see."
Marvel Comics has announced "She-Hulks," a new series spinning out of "World War Hulks" in November from the creative team of writer Harrison Wilcox and artist Ryan Stegman with a cover by Ed McGuinness.
Tom Brevoort and Axel Alonso are back on CBR, and the Marvelous pair bring discussion on how events ranging from "One More Day" to "Shadowland" take shape and hold up while giving Infinity Gem and Alpha Flight news.
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So the following is happening in Files whenever the width of the window is somewhat smaller than all the content of the list:
In list view the name column is cropped unto a point where no name is visible at all! And it is even not possible to change the column size manually. Funnily, in some situations it quickly flickers from a larger column width to the small one back and forth before settling on the small size.
Unnecessarily to say, it is extremely annoying.
Is there a way around this or is this just "bad design"?
Oh yeah, Ubuntu 13.04 & 13.10, Files version 3.8.2.


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If you asked Osama bin Laden to compile a list of Al-Qaeda's greatest enemies, most of the names on that list would probably come as no surprise. The United States would probably top that list, followed by selections such as Israel, U.S. President Barack Obama, Western Europe, the government of Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Christianity, Zionism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and Iran – no real surprises there, as bin Laden and other radical Salafist-jihadists rail against the evils of these individuals, countries, institutions, and movements on a regular basis. But you might also find an unfamiliar name on that list: Rima Salha, a young female Lebanese journalist who is challenging Arab and Muslim television audiences to take a hard look at extremist groups like Al-Qaeda and the violence that they commit in what those groups say is the defense of Islam.
Rima Salha, the host of Al-Arabiya TV's Death Industry program
Salha is the host of "Sina'at al Mowt" (Death Industry), a weekly program appearing on Al-Arabiya TV, a pan-Arab satellite TV news and entertainment channel that is one of the most prominent TV channels in the Middle East. Death Industry typically focuses on people who join violent extremist groups like Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and the Somalia-based Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, and the consequences that joining such groups has on those individuals and the people close to them. The program provides insights from experts and scholars in order to examine the phenomenon of violent extremism from political, religious, social, and economic perspectives. But the program also places a major emphasis on personal perspectives by interviewing people who are former, or even current, members of violent extremist groups, or friends and family members of people who join such groups. For example, she has interviewed family members of the late founder and leader of AQI, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and also Kamal Habib, who was one of the organizers of the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat but has since renounced violence. The recent May 8, 2010 episode of Death Industry focused on former Islamic State of Iraq leader Omar al-Baghdadi[1] and featured interviews with his father, the mother of his second wife, and former friends from his childhood. To feature these kinds of guests, Death Industry travels to dangerous places – refugee camps, insurgent strongholds, Iraq, Yemen. Al-Arabiya TV general manager Abdul Rahman al-Rashed said, "There are a lot of programs debating the issue of terrorism, a lot of debating. But this is the only program with field trips, with special footage, with a lot of revelations in it."[2]
Dawood al-Zawi, the father of slain Islamic State of Iraq leader Omar al-Baghdadi, from the May 8, 2010 episode of Death Industry
Salha's motivation for hosting this program is to discourage people from embracing violence as a means for achieving political and social change, as she indicates in a statement given to Fox News: "As we know, there are lots of Muslims who are brainwashed so they believe in terrorism but there are also big sections of Muslims who sympathize with terrorists," says Salha. "We are targeting those people and trying to explain to them that terrorism is not a good thing." She also seeks to counter the assertion frequently made by Salafist-jihadist groups that violence acts are necessary to defend. In much the same way that the United States has grown increasingly aware of the importance of its image in the non-Western world, Salha stresses that these Islamist assertions in fact tarnish the image of Islam held by many non-Muslims: "Terrorism is illegal violence, as it targets innocent people to achieve a political objective. Terrorists who are acting under the name of Islam are killing civilians without thinking." Extremists engaging in terrorism, she argues, defame the image of Islam and Arabs who reject and criminalize these inhuman actions. "There is what we call now 'Islamophobia' worldwide. But in reality, terrorism knows no religion, sect or nationality."[3]
Al-Arabiya TV was founded in 2004 to be a direct competitor to Al-Jazeera TV. At the time, Al-Jazeera was a target of significant criticism in some circles for not providing objective coverage of violent extremist groups in Iraq and for its clear hostility to the U.S. military's presence in the country. At that time, the station had a tendency to portray Iraqi insurgent groups with some degree of sympathy (because of their opposition to the U.S. military presence in the country) while tending to overlook some insurgent groups' attacks against civilian targets. Al-Arabiya TV now generally offers more balanced views of such topics and has instituted a number of practices to reinforce this balance in coverage, some of which have been adopted by other Arab media outlets. For example, it is now much more common for Arab media outlets to refer to Iraqi insurgents by the term musulaheen, or armed men, instead of muqaawama, or resistance, which was a common practice in the early days of the war in Iraq. The Death Industry program seems to fit in with Al-Arabiya TV's approach of providing a more objective and balanced coverage of major issues in the Arab and Islamic worlds by providing a much more in-depth look at violent extremist groups and the people who join them than most other Arabic-language media outlets.
A program like Death Industry has the potential to be a great complement to U.S. efforts to combat violent extremism because it emphasizes messages similar to those that the U.S. frequently emphasizes in strategic communications efforts targeted at Arab and Islamic audiences, and because it can reach a huge viewership thanks to the extensive reach of Al-Arabiya TV. The fact that the program comes from an Arab media source rather than a Western one, as well as the fact that the program often features actual former members of violent extremist groups speaking in their own words about their own experiences, lends considerable credibility to the program. The program's emphasis on the impact of family members makes the program's messages particularly effective, given the importance of family in Arab and Islamic societies.
How do we know that the Death Industry program is having an impact? Because unfortunately, Salha has received death threats from jihadists who have called her derogatory names such as "Christian Crusader" and "sister of the Jews," and have declared her "fair game for the mujahideen" for her criticism of extremist groups for conducting violence against civilians. Even Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayyman al-Zawahiri has reportedly singled out Death Industry and Al-Arabiya TV for criticism in one of his video diatribes. But Salha seems undeterred by such criticisms and threats: "They accuse me of fighting jihad, they accuse me of destroying the image of Islam. This is not true. We are not distorting the image of Islam," says Salha. "The program is just trying to show some facts about terrorism and these so-called jihadists. Of course I receive threats on a regular basis, but that does not prevent me from doing my mission."[4]
[1] The Islamic State of Iraq is an AQI front organization; it basically serves as the public face of AQI in an attempt to give the organization more of an Iraqi character and to downplay the group's links to foreign organizations and leaders (namely Osama bin Laden and his global Al-Qaeda network). Al-Baghdadi was killed, along with AQI leader Abu Hamza al-Muhajir (aka Abu Ayyub al-Masri), in Iraq during a joint U.S.-Iraqi security operation on April 18, 2010.
[2] This excerpt is taken from the Fox News story on Death Industry titled "Popular Arab TV Program Exposes the Real Al-Qaeda" which is available at http://www.foxnews.com/world/2009/09/02/popular-arab-tv-program-exposes-real-al-qaeda (accessed on 14 May 2010).
[3] Excerpt from http://pibillwarner.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/rima-salha-host-of-death-industry-in-dubai-exposes-al-qaeda-and-receives-death-threats-christian-rima-salha-must-be-decapitated (accessed on 14 May 2010).
[4] Excerpt from "Popular Arab TV Program Exposes the Real Al-Qaeda".


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The following people were booked into the Ford County Detention Center Wednesday and Thursday: Hector Miguel Romero, 24, 3-day sentence for no driver's license. Clinton Eugene Snavely, 48, Ellis County hold. Jose Antonio Reyes-Medina, 38, Ellis County hold. Nicolas Ordones-Alonso, 36, identity theft. Hugo Guaderrama-Ibarra, 39, probation violation. Victor Lopez-Santa Cruz, 40, rape. Jared Dean Gall, 41, bond revoked.
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The El Dorado City Commission will meet on Tuesday next week instead of Monday, which is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.
Items on the agenda include sales tax committee appointments, discussion about the final plat of the Westwood Third addition, the sales tax task force's recommendation and the city manager's report. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
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I've reinstalled my SVN server and the path has changed from svn://192.168.1.35/DDL2/trunk/DD_... to svn://192.168.1.35/trunk/DD_... . I've made several changes on the working copy and wants to commit it on server so I need to change the path/url without affecting the working copy.
I've tried to use TortoiseSVN's Relocate feature but got "Relocate can only change the repository part of an URL", maybe I should use Switch but I'm worried about the working copy revision.
svn info svn://192.168.1.35/
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I like (for now at least) to keep a log of what I do at Noisebridge.
I like (for now at least) to keep a log of what I do at Noisebridge.
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Revision as of 17:05, 16 January 2010
I like (for now at least) to keep a log of what I do at Noisebridge.
- More conduits towards the darkroom.
- Started demolition of the floor near the kitchen but I had to leave very suddenly. I am not sure if I actually cleaned up after myself. Unexcellent Ian.
- Helped Scott with deconstruction of the old floor near the kitchen.
- More conduits, without Jim this time. Made bends that align. The rest of it looks kind of awkward. Scott & I weren't sure if there should be another circuit box to adhere to the Electrical Code so we deferred to Jim. There's a pipe with a 90deg bend ready for the last part.
- Caulked a bunch of holes on the ceiling.
- Dinner with John & Scott. Learned a shitload of stuff. Again.
- Carried a shitload of drywall and lumber with a bunch of other folks.
- Resurrected dead La Fonera router by building a TTL-to-RS2323-to-USB gizmo. Flashed with OpenWRT--works marvelously.
- Helped Jim put conduits from the Supply Closet towards the Darkroom. Learned a lot about bending pipes, toggle bolts, cutting pipes, and other gadgetry that I'm forgetting about. Promised Jim I'll come back to help more with conduits.
- Gave quick intro to breadboards and helped him find equipment to kid from LA.
- Watched Makerbot in action (sweet).
- Donated $50 to Noisebridge.
- Sorta, kinda told Scott I'd come tomorrow to help with the laundry room construction. Not sure I can _actually_ do that.
- Got acquainted to Noisebridge yesterday by Joey who's never been at Noisebridge.
- Attended weekly meeting and took notes.
- Asked a lot of questions on IRC.


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Im brewing a belgian wit and have not seen any action after putting it in the secondary fermented in the airlock. The hydrometor showed after the first fermentation a 1.12. Should I leave it alone or take another reading?
I would leave it alone. It sounds like you may have reached final gravity for the style. I very rarely see activity on my secondary vessels, and it is a good idea to not rack to secondary until fermentation is complete. Secondary is not as important for fermentation, instead it is time for the beer to have more time to clear out and flavors to meld together into a delicious brew. I recommend letting it sit a week, and take gravity readings the last 2-3 days of that. If there is no change you are good to keg/bottle.
Secondary "fermentation" is a misnomer. It's more for clarifying and conditioning beer. AAMOF, most experts these days recommend skipping secondary altogether unless you have a specific reason for it...a high OG beer that needs conditioning, adding fruit or dry hops to a beer. In general you're better off just leaving the beer in primary for 3-4 weeks.
Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew.