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Facing a peaceful bay that once was dubbed 'a better harbor' than Ternate, Moluccas by the great British naturalist Sir Alfred Wallace, Jayapura is today the capital city of Papua and home to more than 100,000 people. The residents of this city come from many parts of Indonesia.
Jayapura, located in East Papua, is the starting point for many travelers wanting to make the adventurous journey into the interior of Papua. Travelers come here for all kinds of adventures. This is where you can begin your trek into the remote Baliem Valley, or conduct sustainable crocodile conservation study for your thesis, or prepare to capture the magic of Lake Sentani and its culture on camera.
On a lush hill stands a red-and-white communication tower which is the best place to to view the town. While this may not be the most exciting activity to do in Papua, it's a good way to get your bearings and discover just how large is this region. Jayapura is after all, only a gateway to your extraordinary journey into one of the largest islands on the planet.
Acting as the hub for travelers seeking to explore Papua and a hub to other parts of Indonesia, Jayapura is used to travelers and is always ready to welcome visitors. This is the place to come and begin your exotic Papuan adventure, taking in the culture and the landscape of an untouched world.
There are a number of air-conditioned hotels available in the heart of Jayapura though you will find the prices here are more expensive than other parts of the country.
Several guesthouses are also available off the Sentani airport road to Jayapura.
Many visitors come to Jayapura to get their travel permit from the police station, the Surat Jalan, half-hour for the officers to finish the permit, during which time you can wait or go for a short stroll in the area.
Money can be changed in Expor-Impor Bank on Jalan Ahmad Yani. The bank will exchange your U.S. dollars, Australian dollars, Yen, Deutsche Marks, Pound Sterling, and Swiss Francs. TC is also accepted. If you are planning on traveling further inland, remember to stock up on rupiah as the banks in other places of the region may offer expensive exchange rates.
In case of medical emergency, go to Puskesmas (community health clinic) on Jalan Ahmad Yani.
Eat only well-cooked food in the highlands when you are on overnight treks.
Newspapers like Newsweek, Time, and other English language newspapers are only available at Ayumas Irian Jaya Shop, across the street from the movie house on Jalan Irian.
The town is small in size, so you can visit many places easily on foot. However, if you intend to visit Sentani and the beaches on the outskirts of town, it might be best to try public transport. The public transport terminal is there just across the post office. Angkot (public minibus) is convenient and quite economical. Chartered minibus (the taxi) is another option but requires bargaining skills. Again, be sure that to agree to a price before you depart.
As a capital city of a vast province, Jayapura is well connected to many large cities in Indonesia by air and by sea. If you are flying it is advisable to always double-check your flight details with your airline since there is a distressing tendency to overbook seats. All flights land and take off at Sentani Airport, located around 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Jayapura.
Outside the airport, minibuses wait for passengers going to Jayapura. Prices vary widely so make sure you agree to a price before you get in.
Garuda flies to Biak, Makassar, Surabaya, and Jakarta daily. It also flies on selected days to Sorong, Menado, Denpasar-Bali, and Ambon. More information is available at the Garuda office on Jalan Percetakan no. 2. Phone +62 967 21220
Merpati Airlines Office is located on Jalan Ahmad Yani no. 15. Call its representative at +62 967 21111. It is located next to the Hotel Matoa. Merpati flies daily to Wamena at 7 am. It also flies to several cities in Papua and other cities in Indonesia on selected days.
MAF (The Missionary Aviation Fellowship – Protestant) Office is located next to the Sentani air terminal. Its schedule is set based on the church's requirements. This airline provides services primarily for missionaries whose needs take priority. If you fly MAF, the airline will take into account your body weight, including your luggage. MAF does run chartered flights into the interior of the island. To organize a chartered flight contact MAF two months before your date of departure, and then double check a couple of weeks before your arrival. The office is at harbor road, past the Bank of Indonesia. Call its representative at +62 967 21264.
AMA (The American Missionary Alliance) is the Roman Catholic version of MAF. Please call the officer at +62 967 21925. The office is located at Jalan Sam Ratulangi no. 3, P.O. Box 523, Jayapura.
Pelni Liners Office is located on Jalan Halmahera no. 1. Their telephone number is +62 967 21270. It has the Umsini, a 2,400-passanger German-built ship going to Jakarta and points between every 15 days. Five different classes are available in the ship. Please check the officer for current price list.


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Lexus GS 450h 2013 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show 2011. Back in 2007, the GS 450h was the first hybrid-powered luxury sport sedan to enter the market and today, the GS 450h is the world's first premium performance sedan to be equipped with a V6 Atkinson cycle gas engine and two-motor hybrid system, in a front engine rear-wheel drive vehicle. With a total system power output of 338 hp, the GS 450h accelerates effortlessly from 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds. As with all Lexus hybrid vehicles, the new GS 450h is a full hybrid capable of operating in gas-only or electric-only modes, as well as a combination of both. Its Lexus Hybrid Drive system features an ultra-smooth running, Atkinson cycle 3.5-liter V6 engine mated to a compact, high-output, water-cooled permanent magnet electric motor. The two powerplants drive the rear wheels both independently and in tandem, as needed.

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I have added a facebook button to my company's site so that people can quickly distribute surveys to users via facebook. It is a pretty simple JavaScript:
function SFace()
<img src="http://www.snap-surveys.com/test/face.jpg" onClick="SFace()" />
It works fine, but people want a customized title to appear. So, I added &t=Something, however, when you click the link, it still just shows the long URL. I thought maybe it was because I wasn't using encodeURIComponent. So, I added a variable
var SFace="http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=[[:SurveyUrl:]]&t=something"; document.write(encodeURIComponent(uri));
And then using that in the function. Same thing, shows the URL and not the title. What exactly am I doing wrong? How can I get it to show a custom title in the shared link?


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I'm trying to get the achievement for collection of all weapons and items in SCIV. However, I'm not exactly sure how the item unlocking works.
I know about the treasure chests in the tower, and how to get them and what-not.
What I'm unsure of is how to get other items. For example when I started, I just played a few games and randomly I had new items, there where no prompts of any sort explaining when I obtained them, I just saw them as new in the Character Creation. Some items I later found out are supposed to be obtained in the tower, such as the minotaur head, however I never played that level in the tower and somehow unlocked the minotaur head.
So how do you unlock new items other than the Tower and beating story? Is it time based, such as every hour of play you get a new item? Or is it win based, after 100 wins you get a new item?


text: Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce President Sue Hershey, fourth from left, and other chamber members look on as Steubenville Mayor Domenick Mucci helped Cardinal Wealth Management's Rick Desman and Greg Metcalf celebrate the grand opening of their new location, in the IBEW Building at 626 N. Fourth St., Steubenville. The duo, independent financial consultants, helps area residents plan for their financial futures. For information, call Cardinal Wealth Management at (740)314-8342, or visit the website, www.cardinalwealthmanagement.com. — Linda Harris


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The act of placing ones babies inside of a large black women resulting in the creation of athletes that will one day become fat and need to be beaten back into shape.
After motorboating the girl who was twice his size, Ryan proceeded to willoughby her.
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When a man gives another man a hickey on the underside of his bean-bag. When a teabagee tries to pull the teabagger's nut through the scrot using only his lips, tongue and gums.
He walked with a limp for nearly a week after Murphy gave him that nasty willoughby.
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Proper, upright, and exemplifying dignity and class - especially when engaged in combat operations, or proposing for marriage. To man up, stand tall, and fight the good fight against overwhelming odds. John Wayne's older brother.
"It's times like this that each of us just needs to dig deep and find our inner Willoughby. Be proud, dammit, be a man!"
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A wonderful girl that always can make you smile. She is smart, beautiful, and sensitive. She is shy at first but once you get to know her you will never forget het. She has a way of finding a way into your hart. If you ever meet a Willoughby you should never let her go.
Willoughby: someone who will always be there for you.
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"he made a right Willoughby of himself"
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A suburb in Sydneys North Shore, known for its notorious youths and generally upper class citizens. Is considered a city within a city thus showing that it is better then all surrounding slums such as Lane Cove, Chatswood and Artarmon. It is also the home of the King of Sydney.
Lane cove, Artarmon and Chatswood are the assholes of the North Shore were Willoughby is the place to be.
by Wikipedia-Sydney December 17, 2010
A little city, perfect for raising families. To the east of Cleveland, young families move here to grow up. What the parents don't realize is that all they are doing, in trying to give their kids a nice youth, is making sure they are as limited creatively as possible.
In an effort to save her last few years of youth, Katie moved away to New York City from Willoughby, the hellhole that kept her stuck.
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Elementary Education—MAT
This flexible, professional degree program is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of individuals. Typical MAT students belong to one of the following categories:
- Hold a bachelor's degree and are now seeking teacher certification at the elementary or secondary level.
- Hold teacher certification at either the elementary or secondary level and seek certification at the other level.
- Hold a teaching certificate and want to strengthen or add a specific subject area endorsement.
Program length
This 32-credit program can typically be completed in two years. The 32 credits listed for the completion of this degree represent the minimum number of hours required for the MAT. Persons who enter the MAT program without a teaching certificate should expect to complete more than 32 credits. The Certification Registrar evaluates transcripts and identifies specific certification requirements for each student needing certification.
Application deadlines
Prospective students must submit their applications by the dates listed below.
- Fall (August - December): July 30
- Spring (January - May): November 15
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Eligibility requirements
- Baccalaureate degree: A four-year degree from an accredited United States institution, or its equivalent from an institution outside the U.S. Degree must have a major or 2 minor(s) in teaching area(s). If not previously taken, must be taken to complete the MAT.
- Undergraduate GPA: Minimum 3.00. The entire student profile is considered during the admissions process; students who do not meet the minimum GPA requirements may also apply.
- English proficiency: Students whose language of education is not English must submit a minimum TOEFL or MELAB score of 80.
- Candidates for the MAT degree: Must hold or qualify for a Seventh-day Adventist or State of Michigan teaching certificate or its equivalent before the degree can be granted.
- Additional Michigan State requirements apply.
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- Recommendations: Two recommendations are required from professionals—such as advisors, major professors, and employers—excluding relatives. You are asked to provide names and email addresses on the online application, and then recommenders will receive an email with a direct link to the form.
- Resume or professional history: Information about your employment, research, or special projects.
- GRE score: The exam must be taken within five years prior to admission.
- Statement of Purpose: A 500-word essay explaining your objectives in seeking a graduate degree at Andrews University. Include a description of your personal, professional, and academic goals; your philosophical perspective; and what you hope to accomplish professionally in ten years following the completion of your degree.
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- WES: Students who choose this organization must request the WES International Credential Advantage Package (WES ICAP) which includes verified copies of official transcripts. Students using WES ICAP will not need to submit additional copies of transcripts.
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Unanswered: Make grid column header a button
Hi guys,
I tried to do a lot of research and experiementing but i can't seem to get it right. Starting to believe it is not possible.
Can I put a button in the header of a grid column? I looked into adding menu items into the column menu but that won't work as I only want this item for one specific column. I thought the best idea then was to have the text in the column header to be a button which will have a listener to do what I need it to do.
Any help appreciated
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The header is just a component really so you can add/remove etc whatever you want. One thing you will probably come across is if you click on the button, the click may go to the header so you would have to stop the event.Mitchell Simoens @LikelyMitch
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Colorado is heading full force into winter, which means it's that time of year again: science season in Antarctica.
Every North American winter, buff "beakers," the slang term used in Antarctica for scientists, head south to the U.S. resarch center on Ross Island, called McMurdo Station, which is in the throes of summer.
The University of Colorado Boulder has multiple research projects going on in Antarctica every year. Here's a look at what teams from the Cooperative Institute for Environmental Sciences and the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research are up to this season:
Lidar team sets records
A research team led by CIRES fellow Xinzhao Chu has been probing the atmosphere above Antarctica using a lidar, a sophisticated instrument similar to a radar that sends out laser light instead of radio waves. The instrument developed and used by Chu and her team--the Fe Boltzmann Lidar--is able to measure the temperature of the middle and upper atmosphere. That data is critical to understanding how climate change is affecting the sensitive polar regions.
The team that's currently in Antarctica--shown in the photo from left, doctoral students Jian Zhao and Cao (Chris) Chen with Chu--set a new record of lidar observation over New Year by taking measurements for 174 continuous hours. Such a long record is difficult to achieve because the lidar must be manned constantly, the skies must remain clear and the extremely sensitive instrument, which must be tuned precisely to gather the target data, must work flawlessly for days on end.
Chu's team runs the lidar all year long, meaning that one student overwinters in McMurdo during the long, sunless Antarctic Winter. This year, Chen will be the one staying on after the last flight leaves McMurdo at the end of the summer research season.
Learn more about the McMurdo Lidar Project, or read past blog posts about the lidar installation.
Unmanned aircraft measures the atmosphere
CIRES fellow John Cassano is blogging about his current research project in Antarctica, which involves flying unmanned aerial vehicles--known as UAVs or drones--to measure the Antarctic atmosphere. He's already written several blog posts, but he should have a lot more to say when he makes it back to a computer after a two-week stint to a remote outpost on the barren Ross Ice Shelf.
Cassano and a team of three others--including CU-Boulder postdoctoral researcher Melissa Nigro, a graduate student from New Zealand and a "mountaineer" based at McMurdo whose job is to keep everyone safe--have traveled more than a hundred miles from McMurdo on snowmobiles to set up their field camp at the Tall Tower automatic weather station. The Tall Tower, which stretches 100 feet high, helps scientists study the vertical structure of the atmosphere. Cassano's research team is now flying their unmanned aircraft to supplement those measurements.
Cassano has more details about the research objectives on his blog--along with other fascinating details about life in Antarctica, from the training they have to take in crevasse rescue to the way meals are served at the station's galley to a sighting of an emperor penguin.
Read more on the Antarctic Unmanned Aircraft blog.
Long-term study of the Dry Valleys continues
The McMurdo Dry Valleys--the largest relatively ice-free zone on the Antarctic continent--has been studied as part of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Network since 1993. The principal investigator on the project is Diane McKnight, a fellow at CU-Boulder's Insitute of Arctic and Alpine Research and a professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering. The McMurdo Dry Valleys offer researchers the opportunity to study an ecosystem that exists in extreme conditions compared to most others found in the world.
This season, INSTAAR graduate student Alex Mass is living in a tent in the Dry Valleys for three and a half months to take the samples she needs for her research. Mass, who studies the chemical degradation pathways of certain halocarbons and volatile compounds in ice and snow, is blogging about her experience in Antarctica for the third season.
Read more about Mass' experience in the Dry Valleys, or learn more about the Long-Term Ecological Research Network.


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Amanda Marcotte
- Located in Brooklyn, NY
- Political writer with an emphasis on feminism, secularism, and monitoring the religious right
- Blogs at Pandagon, Slate's XX Factor, and RH Reality Check
- Writes regularly for Slate, Alternet, and the Guardian
- Has written two books, one on feminism and one on liberal politics with an emphasis on secularism and science
- Has spoken on feminism, the religious right, right wing extremism, and the links between feminism and skepticism
- Has written for USA Today and Daily Beast
- Twitter: @AmandaMarcotte
Amanda Marcotte is a Brooklyn-based political writer who primarily covers feminism, sexuality, the religious right, atheism, and reproductive rights. She writes regularly for Slate, RH Reality Check, Alternet, and the Guardian, podcasts at RH Reality Check, and blogs at Pandagon. She's published two books, "It's A Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments" and "Get Opinionated: A Progressive's Guide to Finding Your Voice (and Taking a Little Action)". She speaks regularly on topics ranging from reproductive rights to right wing extremism to the links between secularism and feminism.
For examples of her previous talks, please check out the following links:
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- www.pandagon.net/index.php/site/comments/on_the_rachel_maddow_show_last_night
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- www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJwE2iLKzY
Amanda would love to talk on the following topics:
• The role of irrationality in sexism
• Why feminists should be critical of religion and atheists should be feminists
• Why reproductive rights are a matter of religious freedom
• Religious myths about sexuality and women's roles vs. real world realities
Amanda usually charges a $2,000 honorarium but can be flexible.
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Optical Fiber Testing/Interface Temperature
ASTM International Committee F36 on Technology and Underground Utilities is developing several proposed new standards. Two such standards are WK39910, Practice for the Use of Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing for Monitoring Ground Movements Around Utilities and Tunnels, and WK41891, Practice for the Full-Length Monitoring of the Interface Temperature of a Cured in Place Pipe Lining Process.
"WK39910 will allow us to have a uniform and consistent manner in which the utility industry can monitor ground movements around pipes and tunnels to manage damage to existing structures better," says Jey K. Jeyapalan, chairman, Committee F36, and consultant, Civic Enterprises LLC. "WK41891 will allow us to manage energy usage more efficiently during the rehabilitation of aging sewer and water lines." Both task groups have been holding teleconferences on the fourth Thursday of each month to build consensus on what to include in the proposed standard.
Jeyapalan notes that the eventual use of WK39910 and WK41891 to measure ground movements or temperature in and around underground facilities using tools such as optical fibers will prove to an important step toward meeting the goals of an evolving utility industry.
Jeyapalan invites all interested parties to join in the stanards developiing activities of F36 and to attend its meeting in Chicago on Oct. 6. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference.
The scope of Committee F36 is to develop standards for the:
- Uses of underground utilities and their appurtenance other than their originally intended function;
- Application of current technology for the maintenance and repair of underground facilities; and,
- Additional design considerations for unique environments.
For more information on the F36 Chicago meeting, contact Jeyapalan or Ashley Wiand at ASTM International.
CONTACT Technical Information: Jey K. Jeyapalan, Civic Enterprises LLC • New Milford, Conn. • Phone: 860-343-1767 | ASTM Staff: Ashley Wiand • Phone: 610-832-9551 | Upcoming Meeting: Oct. 6, 2013 • In conjunction with the 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference • Chicago, Ill.


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Diana Sclar
Professor of Law and Allan Axelrod Scholar
Professor Sclar earned her A.B., with distinction, from Stanford University and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), where she was notes and comments editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Before joining the Rutgers faculty, she practiced law with a firm in San Francisco and with a federal government agency in Washington, DC, and was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law School. When not reading, teaching or writing about the law, Professor Sclar often can be found in her kitchen experimenting with yet another recipe and wondering how to squeeze in more shelves to hold the latest additions to her collection of over 600 cookbooks.


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A Leavenworth woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly attacked her husband with a steak knife, a police spokesman said.
The victim, a 22-year-old man, suffered several cuts to the left side of his face and his left forearm, but he did not require any medical assistance, according to Maj. Dan Nicodemus, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department.
The incident was reported at 3:53 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of North Fourth Street.
The suspect, a 23-year-old woman, reportedly had an argument with her husband about children. Nicodemus said the argument apparently escalated.
The woman was arrested for an allegation of aggravated battery.
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Hanjin Shipping
Hanjin Shipping is the world's ninth-largest container shipping company worldwide and number one in Korea, with a fleet of 200 vessels. Founded in South Korea in 1949, Hanjin is present in 60 countries with approximately 6,000 employees.
Hanjin Shipping — an operating company of Hanjin Shipping Holdings — posted revenue of KRW 9.88 trillion in 2013, down 2.9 percent from the previous year. The company posted a net loss of KRW 307.6 billion, up 53.3 percent from the previous year's net loss of KRW 143.6 billion.
Hanjin Shipping was the fifth-ranked container carrier in U.S. containerized import trade in 2013, with volume of 1,150,210 TEUs, up 5.2 percent year-over-year, giving it market share of 6.4 percent. It was No. 7 in U.S. containerized export trade in 2013, with volume of 611,128 TEUs, up 10.1 percent year-over-year and market share of 4.8 percent. For more carrier rankings see the JOC's Top 40 Container Carriers special topic.
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I have a friend who is interested in starting a side business where she would freelance websites. I have recommended for her Wordpress as probably the best choice where she could most quickly start making useful, customized websites for clients.
While I have done a decent amount with Wordpress I am not really plugged into that community so I don't know what the go-to learning tools are. From personal experience I know that reading the wrong thing can be worse than reading nothing at all and I simply don't know what the community-accepted recommendations are. What websites/screencasts/books are the must-haves for a complete novice who is trying to get started with the platform?
I would like to point out that she is not so interested in using it as a blogging platform so much as a simple CMS and site-builder that will allow her to build custom websites so the question is more: what are the best resources for a complete programming novice to learn Wordpress theme development?
PS, if you feel like Wordpress is not appropriate for this either please let me know and I'll change my recommendation.


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Otoe County Assessor Therese Gruber told county commissioners Tuesday that portions of the Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard Educational Foundation's property near 5995 G Road will not be exempt from property taxes.
Gruber outlined tax list corrections and tax exemption updates during a board of equalization meeting on Feb. 12.
She said the Kimmel Education and Research Center and the personal property in the building qualify for tax exemption, but not the entire orchard property.
"It doesn't matter if it's not for financial gain or it's put into a private charity, it is not exempt," she said.
The Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard Educational Foundation is owner of the 1,400 acre orchard, picnic shelter, machine shop, restaurant, retail store and apple barn, as well as a house on the grounds.
The orchard paid over $18,000 in property taxes prior to the creation of the educational foundation.
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Iranian plot condemned around the world
October 14, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama commented yesterday on an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir. "We believe that even if at the highest levels there was not detailed operational knowledge, there has to be accountability with respect to anybody in the Iranian government engaging in this kind of activity," he said. Speaking at a joint news conference with visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, Obama said that the U.S. was sharing information with world leaders with the aim of isolating Iran.
Since the plot was revealed last week, a number of countries and organizations have issued condemnations.
In a statement delivered at the 57th session of the Saudi Majlis Al-Shura (consultative council), Vice Speaker Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Hajjar called the attempted assassination a flagrant violation of international conventions, diplomatic norms and Islamic principles. He said that the plot has revealed a deep grudge by its perpetrators against the Kingdom, as a result of Saudi Arabia's leading role in maintaining regional and international security. Dr. Hajjar rejected all attempts to destabilize the Kingdom or to threaten Saudi officials abroad. He called upon the international community to condemn the terrorist plot and to take action against those who support terrorism.
Addressing the British House of Commons, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said of the allegations, "This would appear to constitute a major escalation in Iran's sponsorship of terrorism outside its borders." He added, "We are in close touch with the U.S. authorities and will work to agree an international response, along with the U.S., the rest of the EU and Saudi Arabia." Hague also noted that there are "indications that this deplorable plot was directed by elements of the Iranian regime, with the involvement of senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's Quds Force."
French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero said in a statement, "France considers this attempt a very dangerous matter and a blatant breach of international law."
The German government expressed satisfaction that U.S. authorities were able to stop the terrorist attack from being carried out. In a statement, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle expressed his country's deep concern about reports received from Washington regarding the incident and called upon Iran to provide a comprehensive explanation and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
A brief statement on the incident from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office stated, "If the facts are confirmed, they would constitute a grave responsibility which could bring about serious consequences."
The government of Mexico, where the plotters allegedly tried to hire a hitman, issued a statement saying, "Mexico reiterates its full commitment to preventing and combating terrorism through international cooperation and condemns any attempt by any individual, group or international actor that may seek to carry out actions of such a nature while in Mexico, in accordance with domestic law and with bilateral agreements currently in effect."
A statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry said that it is viewing the issue with "grave concern." It commented that the "accusations are a serious issue, and the Government of Japan will find it deeply regrettable if the U.S. allegations of a plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador by Mansour Arbabsiar, a U.S. resident, and Ali Gholam Shakuri, a member of the Qud's Force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, were proven to be true."
Speaking to reporters, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin stated, "We are paying attention to reports and reactions on this matter. In managing international relations, China always upholds respect for national law and relevant standards of conduct." He added, "We are committed to the protection of diplomatic personnel and call on all sides to engage in dialogue to solve this problem and maintain stability in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf."
Bahrain denounced the plot in the strongest words, saying that such an act contradicts all human values and ethics. In a statement carried by the Bahraini News Agency, the government voiced absolute support for the Kingdom, declaring that it views any attack against Saudi Arabia as an attack on Bahrain. The foiled plan, it said, is further evidence of Iran's lack of respect for diplomatic norms. For its part, Bahrain's Shoura Council expressed full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, a country it characterized as vital to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states' strategic depth and defense.
Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salam Al-Sabah commented, "Kuwait categorically rejects and condemns in the strongest words the hideous terrorist attempt [and] hopes that all details of the event be revealed to the public and its mastermind be exposed so that it – be they organizations or persons – should pay the price." Furthermore, he added, Kuwait will support Saudi Arabia's future steps in this regard.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh released a press statement condemning the targeting of Saudi officials. He stressed that the security of the Kingdom is a red line that cannot be crossed and insisted that whoever is behind the "heinous" plot must be brought to justice to receive the proper punishment.
During an extraordinary meeting in Cairo, the Arab League Council adopted a statement denouncing the plot and any scheme targeting diplomats as "acts of terrorism." The declaration read, "Such terrorist plots constitute a flagrant violation of international law and the conventions governing state-to-state relations, notably the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961." Furthermore, such acts "undermine the efforts aiming to establish peace and stability in the Middle East and other parts of the world, thus impacting negatively on Arab-Iranian ties, particularly GCC-Iranian relations."
Finally, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) released a communiqué declaring that this heinous, criminal endeavor runs counter to Islamic teachings and values and demanding that the masterminds be brought to justice. Additionally, ISESCO expressed surprise that such a scheme could be orchestrated by one ISESCO member state against another, especially against a nation that plays a lead role in promoting joint Islamic action and supporting Islamic organizations.
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Reform gets real
The first big structural move by Francis comes, as expected, on the financial management side:
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Monday (Feb. 24) launched a sweeping reform of the Vatican's scandal-plagued financial system by naming one of his closest advisers on reform, Australian Cardinal George Pell, to head a powerful new department that will oversee the entire management of the Holy See.
The new Secretariat for the Economy, with Pell acting as a unique kind of Vatican comptroller, will have "authority over all economic and administrative activities" in the Vatican, according to a statement summarizing Francis' decree.
The aim is to streamline a famously byzantine system of governance by eliminating redundant offices, increasing accountability and financial safeguards, and generally bringing the Vatican into line with accepted accounting and procurement practices.
The changes also provide for an official who will be empowered "to conduct audits of any agency of the Holy See and Vatican City State at any time" — a remarkable degree of authority in a bureaucracy where offices are known for zealously guarding their own turf.
The role and structure of the Vatican bank, a separate entity, will not change for now, though major changes in that institution are said to be in the offing.
"The changes will enable more formal involvement of senior and experienced experts in financial administration, planning and reporting and will ensure better use of resources, improving the support available for various programs, particularly our works with the poor and marginalized," the Vatican statement said.
Monday's action is the most concrete step that Francis has taken after a months-long review of the Curia, the centuries-old Vatican bureaucracy whose dysfunction and scandals helped push Pope Benedict XVI to resign the papacy a year ago this week.
Also interesting is that it removes Pell from the Australian hierarchy, where he has often been a lightning rod, to say the least.
There were hot and heavy rumors this week that Pell was about to be named head of the Congregation for Divine Worship, which would have been a different story altogether. Francis seems to know where to put people where their talents will be put to the best use for the church.
Not everything is entirely new: I recall when former Detroit archbishop, Cardinal Edmund Szoka, was named to help run the Vatican finances in the 1990s. He helped bring the Holy See from the red to the black. But many other problems remained that he couldn't fix, and the financial situation today -- not to mention the Holy See's credibility in light of so many scandals -- calls for major surgery, not a facelift.
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David Gibson is a national reporter for Religion News Service and author of The Coming Catholic Church (HarperOne) and The Rule of Benedict (HarperOne). He blogs at dotCommonweal.
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Quite Positive. It has been widely believed that the next big problem (scandal) would be the financial dealings of the Vatican and the dioceses throughout the world. This is an appropriate and necessary move. The one negative appears to be Pell's stonewalling when it comes to pedophilia where he seems to be more sympathetic to predators over the victims. So this may not end up well. Where Francis is meeting a serious need with a tainted person, however competent adminstratively. So Francis' most dramatic move might result in his worst blunder.
Does Cardinal pell have any kind of finance background? Is the Promontory Group working for the Vatican on the restructuring? They were doing some consulting for them; was it on this?
From Rocco Palmo of "Whispers in the Loggia":
"While Pell's outspoken conservatism on doctrinal and social issues has made for no shortage of clashes over his 13 years by the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, even his most vicious critics hold his effectiveness as a "bull in a china shop" in the utmost regard, even to the point of admiration. Accordingly, while noting that the announcement had sparked "dancing in the streets" among Sydneysiders, Whispers' resident top op there confidently said that "He'll kick ass and deliver reform ... Or bodies. Or both."
That's what this church needs … more ass-kickers in red garb. Is this the "Francis effect" that we can expect in curial reform?
And where is this much-vaunted Francis effect where the rubber hits the road, i.e., the laity are always told that their mission is in the world. Well, Vatican finance or church finance in general is "in the world" if anything ever was. So why is this 15 member council to be composed of 8 prelates and 7 lay experts? Why the continual imbalance in favor of clericalism?
Is this pope turning out to be much more talk than walk?
As described, this move has the potential to be very positive.
I find it hard to imagine anything positive coming from Pell, the enemy of consicnece (http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1245&context...), the architect of the reviled missal translation (http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_c...), and the leader of a church that covered up sex abuse (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/28/george-pell-cardinal-abuse-...).
Reading through Cdl Pell's wikipedia entry, one cannot find a single reason why he should have expertise in financial matters. There are probably a million committed lay Catholics who are more competent than him on the matter. Why him?
Control over "all economic and administrative" activities at the Vatican sounds like quite a brief. The long-suffering people of Sydney deserve a break, but it would be good to know more precisely the nature of the "administrative" activities he will be supervising.
On this whole question of reform, there continue to be interesting similarities between the Vatican and China, or more directly between Pope Francis and his Curia, and Xi Jinping and his Central Committee. Granted for the moment both a) the population imbalance; and b) the military imbalance (the Swiss Guard is likely no match for the People's Liberation Army), the rulers of both entities are currently trying to bring about measures of reform that will enable them to run their domains more efficiently without ceding much power (and in the Chinese case indeed strengthening it). Both of them too have to deal with entrenched bureaucracies, whose members are quite capable of confusing their private interests with the public good. Both of them have to deal with a sense among the faithful that corruption, too long left unchecked, has not only hurt efficiency, but more important, has dangerously sapped much of the rulers' moral claim to authority. As the WaPo noted some time ago, "Xi's signature initiative so far has been what he has called a "thorough cleanup" of the party, with cadres told to "take baths" to purify themselves of greed, extravagance, laziness and hedonism, to reconnect with the grass roots and to firmly adhere to Marxist ideology." Change a few words, and it might well be Pope Francis warning the ordained to reject careerism.
And yet there are limits to the anti-corruption campaigns, for fear of cutting too close to the bone. The PRC is currently denying visas to western reporters who, like those of the NYT, have run stories on acquisition of wealth by the elite. So too in Rome, there still appears to be a refusal to deal with, say, the bishops who covered up the abuse of children. In all likelihood until such aspects are faced forthrightly, the moral underpinnings of both regimes, whether they call themselves Marxist or Christian, will continue to be eroded.
Reading through Cdl Pell's wikipedia entry, one cannot find a single reason why he should have expertise in financial matters. There are probably a million committed lay Catholics who are more competent than him on the matter.
Leaders needn't, and in fact can't, be experts in everything for which they're responsible. But over time they do, by necessity, develop a certain amount of practical knowledge, enough to enable them to lead effectively. Any experienced bishop of a major see, including Cardinal Bergoglio, is responsible for the financial health of a large entity, whether or not he has a financial management or accounting background. Presumably Pell has been an able administrator; the Whispers passsage that Jim McCrea posted above suggests as much. Pell will not (probably isn't competent to) personally audit any departments, but he is responsible for bringing in competent and trustworthy professionals from outside who can and, we hope, will conduct those audits and make the necessary specific changes to bring about greater integrity and transparency in the finances of the Holy See.
Here's another reason why Francis might have appointed Pell. When LBJ was asked why he appointed a highly vocal, cantankerous critic to an important post, LBJ replied, "I'd rather have him inside the tent pissin' out than inside the tent pissin' in".
It is also possible that Francis is killing two birds with one stone. Taking a controvertial guy and promoting him to a position where he'll have virtually no opportunity to be involved in theological debate but rather is effectively a bureaucrat solves the problem of worring that he'll make some embarrassing statement ala Cardinal Burke, plus it quite possibly takes advantage of his strengths as an adminsitrator. As LBJ also said (or claimed to say) in response to a question at a teaching job interview about whether the world is round or flat, "That's a policy question. You fellas on the school board decide that. I can teach it either way." Cardinal Pell is now out of the policy business.
Cardinal Pell is now out of the policy business.
Jim D - I am not sure I would go that far. He is out of the business of running a diocese (or will be when his successor takes over in Sydney). But as a member of Pope Francis' special advisory committee of 8 cardinals, presumably Pell is in a strong position to advise on Francis' ongoing reforms. In addition, according to his page on the Vatican website, Pell has the following curial memberships:
- Congregations: for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments; for Bishops;
- Pontifical Councils: for Family; for Justice and Peace; for Promoting New Evangelization; for Health Pastoral Care;
- Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organizational and Economic Affairs of the Holy See;
- XIII Ordinary Council of the Secretariat General of the Synod of Bishops;
- Committee Vox Clara (President).
Oops -- that should have been "I'd rather have him inside the tent pissin' out that ouside the tent pissin' in".
On the larger topic of Francis' reform efforts, John Thavis recently noted, "In many ways, today's Catholic hierarchy, formed largely in a conservative mold under John Paul II and Benedict XVI, represents the biggest drag on Francis' reform project". It seems Francis may agree, as he continues, in this address to the Congregation of Bishops, to hammer away at bishops who value perks and position more than the role of a shepherd.
May bishops be shepherds, close to the people; 'fathers and brothers, may they be gentle, patient and merciful; may they love poverty, interior poverty, as freedom for the Lord, and exterior poverty, as well as simplicity and a modest lifestyle; may they not have the mindset of "princes"'. Be careful that they are not ambitious, that they are not in quest of the episcopate', that they are espoused to the Church, without constantly seeking another; this is called adultery.
Francis apparently manages to really live this way. But is he the only one? Who among the bishops will start the movement to follow the Holy Father's lead? Who will be the the next to leave his mansion and move in with the hoi polloi? Who will pack away his silken and bejeweled vestments and dress simply? I'm ready to see some emulation!
Jim P. -
And how, pray tell, can a bishop administer his diocese if he moves into a shack with no electricity, no computer, no phone? Pope Francis doesn't live in the palace, but he does live in the Vatican, a very complex comunications center. He wears a nice crisp white uniform because that's what people want to see, and seeing him inspires us. Yes, he goes out to meet the people every chance he gets. But does he really get to know the individuals as he would if he literally lived with them? Of course not.
As I see it his talk of poverty and being a shepherd is metaphorical. To be poor in his sense is to be not-attached to the material goods that are necessary for his call. To be a shepherd is to be willing to die for his sheep, which is a lot more than just living on the hill with them.
It also seems to me that the Church needs a fuller theology of poverty, and that theology must include a much better understanding of economics that it currently possesses.
Jesus Himself spoke in metaphors, and they are the treasures of the Faith. (Another metaphor there.) But ISTM that we need to stop being so literal minded when we interpret them. Context, context. Understanding metaphors always requires that we look at context, and contexts are almost always complex. Don't you dare ever literally pluck out your eye.
So I don't fault any bishop for living in a rather complex house with sophisticated means of communication. And if a soft bed helps his arthritis and makes him more mobile so he can get out and see the particular problems of the poor, then, sure, he should have one. It seems to me that possessing minimal material goods is not what Francis is talking about -- he's talking about ridding the episcopy of the signs of superiority and privilege, and actually meeting people in their own circumstances, then *doing something about those poor circumstances*.
Surely he's not asking the poor to *stay* poor, as if literal poverty is a good thing. It's not. It's a physical and psychological and often spiritual evil. Being poor in that sense is something we all should try to help eradicate. "Poverty" as non-attachment, yes. "Poverty" as lacking fundamental human goods, no.
Ann - I don't think Francis is speaking metaphorically when he speaks of love for outward poverty. I think he means it quite literally, and wants his bishops to embrace it, too, and learn to love it.
I agree that Francis is "talking about ridding the episcopy of the signs of superiority and privilege". I'm suggesting that there are bishops out there who could dial down the signs of superiority and privilege by several notches. In some cases, their mighty, haughty houses are one of those signs.
I'm not calling for them to sleep on piles of straw and pump their water by hand out in the yard every morning. But I don't think it would be bad for some of them to scramble their own eggs in the morning, and then load the dishwasher afterward. And run the vacuum themselves. And write out a check to the electric utility at the end of the month. And drive their own car once in a while. And fill up the tank when it's getting close to "E". Or even walk to the corner and take the bus into the office. Millions of us do all the above, and even get some spiritual benefit from it - plus work in offices with all the most modern high-tech gadgets and accoutrements. I don't doubt there are some bishops who do many of these things already. I'm betting there are some who do none of the above. More bishops should try it. Excellencies, just try it for a year.
Jim P. --
The ideal life for a bishop you e have just described is NOT a life of poverty. The poor don't have vacuum cleaners, they don't have cars, and some don't have enough food, and with the blankety-blank Republicans cutting back food stamps they'll soon have even less food.
Furthermore, if the middle-class stopped buying vacuums and cars and all the rest of the stuff our economy produces there would be millions and millions more out of work, i.e., millions and millions more poor people.
It's time you clergy learned to think about modern economic facts and about unintended economic consequences. Yes, of course, we must share what we have, but if we llterally acted out the metaphor ("become poor like them") it would wreck the economic system such as it is, and then what would any of us do?
Does our system produce what the people need -- and I mean all the people? Obviously not. The poor lack what we -- including you (see above) -- have come to think of as necessities. But the way to correct that is to provide more education for *both* the young poor and the adults who never got an adequate education in the first place so they can'at get decent jobs even when they're available. And that means higher taxes. Sorry, conservatives, but charity requires higher taxes.


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BENGHAZI, Libya (From CNN) -- Five weeks after terrorists stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, confusion over the nature of the attack, the extent to which it was planned and the identity of the perpetrators seems as pervasive as ever.
The latest in the conflicting reports coming out of the country: the naming of Ahmed Abu Khattala as a suspect in the assault that left four Americans dead.
Abu Khattala was identified in published reports this week as the leader of Ansar al-Sharia, an Islamist group widely suspected to be involved in the consulate attack. Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported Wednesday that Abu Khattala was at the consulate while the attack was unfolding.
"Witnesses ... have said they saw Mr. Abu Khattala leading the assault," The New York Times reported.
But some sources in Benghazi say they doubt Abu Khattala had such a role, telling CNN that he is neither the leader of Ansar al-Sharia nor currently connected with other jihadist groups.
Two sources in Benghazi contacted by CNN describe Abu Khattala as conservative but not a jihadist. They say they had previously heard nothing about his being a suspect in the attack.
That view was echoed by Hamad Bugrain, a spokesman for the February 17 Brigade, who denied that Abu Khattala led the attack and said he "is no longer active in any military service or in any brigades." February 17th is considered one of the more effective units in Benghazi and intervened to help Americans trapped at the consulate's annex building on the night of the attack.
Bugrain added that Abu Khattala had been connected to Ansar al-Sharia at some point but he now has a "normal lifestyle."
Another source with well-established contacts among Libyan jihadist groups said Abu Khattala had come to prominence during the 2011 Libyan revolution after being freed from Abu Salim prison in Tripoli.
The source said Abu Khattala had a radical reputation as a "takfiri" - a Muslim who accuses other Muslims of being apostates if they don't follow certain aspects of Sharia law. He added that Abu Khattala's former brigade had been suspected in the assassination last year of former Interior Minister Abdelfattah Younis in Benghazi, after he had defected from the Gadhafi regime.
Abu Khattala himself spoke with Reuters in Benghazi on Thursday and said he had heard he was a suspect only through news media.
"These reports say that no one knows where I am and that I am hiding," he told Reuters. "But here I am in the open, sitting in a hotel with you. I'm even going to pick up my sister's kids from school soon."
He denied being a leader of Ansar al-Sharia but said he was friendly with the group and knew its members. He also acknowledged going to the consulate the night of the attack after receiving a phone call about the assault, but told Reuters: "Just because someone is there doesn't mean they were behind it."
"I arrived at the scene just like the others did - to see what was happening," he told Reuters.
Abu Khattala gave the same account to New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick, who told CNN Friday: "He said he was on the scene but arrived after the shooting had already begun and was just basically trying to break up a traffic jam."
But Kirkpatrick said he did not think Abu Khattala's account was particularly convincing. One of the problems investigators face is the lack of central authority in Libya, where security relies upon various militia that co-exist uneasily. Additionally, many senior members of the security services - especially in Benghazi - have been assassinated in recent months.
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Kirkpatrick, who spoke to CNN from Benghazi, said Libya doesn't "have much of an army or police force ... so I think (Abu Khattala) feels a certain amount of impunity walking around the streets of Benghazi."
In several cases of politically motivated violence, suspects have been detained and questioned before being released "for lack of evidence." Few prosecutions have occurred.
When asked by CNN Friday if the United States has a good idea of where the leadership of Ansar al-Shariah is, a U.S. official said the current thinking is that the group is concentrated east of Benghazi.
Libyan officials say that dozens of militants who previously had compounds in and around the eastern town of Derna had recently sought refuge in the forests and ravines behind the coastal town of Susa, which lies between Derna and Benghazi.
Earlier this month, three Libyan policemen were killed in an attack on their checkpoint at Susa that was blamed on Islamist radicals.
Asked about the intelligence-gathering process in Benghazi, the U.S. official said: "We obviously don't have boots on the ground," but he did suggest that U.S. agencies are working with Libyans to gather information. U.S. and Libyan authorities are also investigating whether al Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa - al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) - had a role in the Benghazi attack.
Several days after the assault, the president of Libya's Parliament, Mohammed al Magarief, asserted that U.S. intelligence had intercepted communications between elements of AQIM and Ansar al-Sharia.
Neither U.S. nor Libyan officials have given further details.
Since the fall of Gadhafi, experts believe AQIM has tried to expand its operations northwards into Libya from its sub-Saharan strongholds. Sources briefed by Western intelligence told CNN that last year two senior AQIM figures made trips to Libya to explore the possibility of cooperation with local Libyan Jihadist groups, secure weapons supplies and scout out possible locations for training facilities.
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There's a problem at a lot of well-known, hyper-competitive schools. As it turns out, when you get thousands of very successful students who've made their way into a top-tier college by getting straight A's, they don't want to stop getting straight A's just because they're suddenly surrounded by kindred spirits. Suddenly, just about everyone's getting A's for doing a comparatively average job and the grades start to mean very little.
The consequences are far reaching. The more grades get devalued, the more a college education gets devalued as well. If you ask Google whether or not you should include your GPA on your résumé, you'll get wildly differing advice. That's too bad, because it shows how little faith many employers have in what's supposed to be a standardized marker of academic achievement.
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I like Kohl's normally, especially with a good percentage off combined with sale prices, but I've become a little wary of shopping online at Kohl's around Black Friday. I put in a large order (like $300) on Black Friday and it took several days for anything to even happen, then it said it had "shipped" but the tracking number never showed up in the system. As far as I can tell there never was such a package and nothing ever arrived. I think they just don't have the fulfillment capacity to handle the huge spike in sales volume at this time of year. To be fair I've had a similar problem with JCPenney around the same time of year too, but nothing like that has ever happened to me with one of the really big online retailers like Amazon, etc. I did eventually get a refund but it took them a while and multiple contacts.
So I sometimes shop online there at other times of the year, but around the holidays I just go to the actual store if I need anything from them. Just my own experience.
Yeah, Kohl's online store is running horribly right now. Every single page times out for me & I have to refresh them like 10 times to get them to load up again. :(
I did notice they have the 4.5 quart KitchenAid stand mixer on sale for $229.99, and the 20% off code would make it ~$184, so I suppose that's a pretty good price. If you have the patience to keep F5ing the site to get it to load. :/
@kmartind: I ordered within 5 minutes of their "early" black friday sale (which started Wednesday) and my stuff was picked and shipped within the same day. Took awhile for the site to "open" for the sale, but once I was on, I cruised through without issue.


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Had a great time at the University: met a lot of people, learned a lot about my subject area and myself, received the experience and education necessary to become a functioning, creative, and...
Hands down: Parking. I don't know why this situation still exists when people have been complaining about it for years.
I the variety of the courses as well as how free the lecture halls were. I could always sit in or even have friends sit in during classes.
The first week not knowing people and being in this new situation alone.
Rev. John E. Reese Jr. of the University of Kentucky answers questions about returning back to college as an adult.
How did University of Kentucky's success on the basketball court become a success on social media. StudentAdvisor interviews Whitney Hale to find out.
Every student at this school needs A calendar. There's so much going on in the University and around Lexington that you can't manage your time without one.
Another awesome thing is Campus Life
Another awesome thing is There are so many clubs and things to do that are avaliable to any one.
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The Baltic Sea is one of the largest brackish inland seas by area. It is loacated in the northern Europe.
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What's the difference between x-www-browser and gnome-www-browser? I came across it here: Setting the default browser when update-alternatives fails.
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Led by Class of 2011, Student Giving Reaches All-Time High
May 17, 2011 –In April, the Rutgers School of Law–Newark Classes of 2011 through 2014 renewed their battle for bragging rights in the student-organized Class Funds Competition — and raised more than $6,300 for the law school in the process. The intense but friendly annual contest aims to energize students to give back to the law school. The Class Fund co-chairs also hope that the outstanding participation of their classmates will encourage alumni to increase annual giving.
Champion of this year's competition, with the highest participation rate and donation amount for the second straight year, was the "Centennial" Class of 2011. As first-year day students and second-year evening students during the law school's Centennial celebration, the Class of 2011 was particularly inspired by learning of the school's notable history of innovation and achievement. With 30.2 percent of its members donating a total of $1,446 and an additional $1,067 raised from 20 faculty members and administrators, the graduating class won the competition handily. Class co-chairs Heidi Arnesen, Zaara Bajwa, Brian Biglin, and Robert Menendez were thrilled when student donations alone almost reached the overall target for the year of $1,500. After faculty contributions and a generous gift by Bar/Bri, the 2011 Fund grew by $3,613 this spring.
With almost $5,000 now available in its fund, the Class of 2011 will be able to confer a substantial gift to the law school upon its graduation. Further, the fund co-chairs plan to continue coordinating donations by members of their class as alumni.
"Over the course of three years, well over 100 members of the Centennial Class donated to the fund," said Biglin, proudly noting that the class recorded its highest giving rate as 3Ls. "We hope this sets a good example for the other classes and especially the alumni base. If every class would match our giving rate, the advancement of the law school would be absolutely incredible."
The Class of 2012 finished in second place, with a 19 percent participation rate and $1,392 raised overall. They were closely trailed by the Class of 2014 (comprised of first-year evening students) with a 16.7 percent participation rate and $762 raised, and the Class of 2013 with 15.4 percent participation and $570 raised. Twenty-one percent of all current students donated to the school during this year's competition. More details and an honor roll of donors can be found at http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/home/class-fund-program.
The Class Fund Competition has grown each year since its inception in 2006. During this year's kick-off reception, nearly $2,000 was raised in two hours, with students who could not attend contributing throughout the following week. "We boosted excitement around the reception this year by holding it in the large atrium of the law school, while providing students with epicurean delights and a live DJ," said Guillermo Artiles, Class of 2012 Fund co-chair.
Students were asked to make a donation following guidelines established by the co-chairs, who suggested $30 from those about to graduate, $20 from 2Ls and 3LEs, and $10 from 1Ls, 2LEs, and 1LEs. Since the winning class is crowned based on its participation rate, the 1Ls and 2Ls were at no disadvantage. The week-long competition is about inclusion, school spirit, and maximizing the ties between soon-to-be alums and the Development Office (and, of course, winning). Said Artiles: "My 2012 classmates and I increased our participation, and though we could not outdo the reigning Class of 2011, we look forward to taking the crown next year."
In addition to encouraging students to donate, the co-chairs engaged with faculty and administrators, achieving exceptionally higher participation than in previous years. The co-chairs also received support from Bar/Bri, which donated both to the Class of 2011 and to the funds of previous graduating classes.
Aiming high is what the Class Funds Competition is all about. An entirely student-run initiative, the competition reflects the strong commitment each class has to advancing the Rutgers School of Law–Newark mission of excellence, opportunity, and impact.


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Magneto spends the better part of the X-Men trilogy trying to exterminate all human life on earth, being imprisoned and subsequently killing his way out. Afterwards, why was he left free to roam sunny parks playing chess against himself? Is it because he is (temporarily?) powerless, and so he is now acquitted?
I assume that because he no longer has powers (and is no longer a mutant) they see him as no threat. The main idea of prison is to rehabilitate criminals so they can be released back into society safely. Magneto losing his powers was his rehabilitation as such.
I assume the authorities think that Magneto's power loss is permanent so he will no longer want mutants to take over the world and it's safe to have him in society.
It's like losing his powers is punishment enough for all the crimes he committed. At the end of the day it is Marvel so they mightn't want to appear to punish Magneto even further.
There's also the US constitution to consider. The 3rd movie made clear that mutants were now recognized by the government and receiving representation on the president's cabinet.
With these rights, Magneto's treatment before and during the events of X2 were illegal, and likely received much outrage when brought to light at the end of X2. The third film also discusses the morality of a 'cure', and the use of the 'cure' in weaponized form. This could also be a major legal/political issue, and likely angered a large portion of the mutant community.
With a president that is supportive of mutant rights, and as it could be believed that the 'cure' was final, it's possible that the government either pardoned or decided not to prosecute a now-broken old man who is believed to no longer be capable of posing a threat.


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Okay, I haven't seen anyone else ask this question yet, but I may have just overlooked it. I just installed Ubuntu 13.04 on my HP laptop and I'm having some pretty annoying graphical problems. Sometimes, my bar at the top of the screen will just go transparent, my icons in my launch bar flicker and disappear, and if I try to play minecraft, i can't see because of the weird graphical glitches. I wish I could post images, but my rep on here isn't high enough. Any help is appreciated.
Knowing what graphics card you have would be helpful.
Install your recommended graphics driver. To do so, go to 'Software & Updates', then go to the 'additional drivers' tab. Select the proprietary driver from your GPU manufacturer; preferably one that's tested if it's available, if not just install the newest one and reboot your machine.
If you have any further questions, feel free to ask. If you're still having issues, come back and provide some updates on the situation.
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Colorado Shakespeare Festival actors performed a 17th century play in more than 25 schools from Fort Collins to Trinidad last fall to set the stage for modern-day discussions about school bullying.
The three-person theater troupe performed a 50-minute abridged version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" as part of a collaboration between the festival and the University of Colorado Boulder's Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence. Each show was followed by a talk and classroom workshop centered on bullying prevention. Participating elementary, middle and high schools received a study guide about the play's contemporary relevance and proven anti-bullying interventions and information from the center.
"Live theater is a powerful way to get kids and teens thinking about human behavior," said Amanda Giguere, literary manager for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. "Shakespeare was a master of humanity, and he understood how people behaved. The characters in Shakespeare are very similar to people we know today."
In "Twelfth Night," a character named Malvolio treats his fellow servants poorly so several characters decide to play a trick on him. They forge a letter in the heroine's handwriting suggesting she is in love with Malvolio. As a result, Malvolio begins to behave in a crazed manner and becomes the laughingstock of the household. When he has hit bottom, the other characters decide to end the cruel joke. Malvolio's final line of the play is: "I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you."
Following each performance, "Twelfth Night" actors led discussions about bullying, power and the cycle of violence.
"The Malvolio story line, along with the letter the characters plant for him to find, gives us great ways to talk about contemporary issues like cyberbullying," Giguere said. "Kids and teens will relate to this story because they've probably witnessed something similar in school."
The project was funded in part by a CU-Boulder Outreach Award and the Arts and Sciences Community Involvement Fund. The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence is part of the CU-Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS).


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After talking with several citizens I have been repeatedly asked about what our current staffing is and what the mandates of a sheriff are. These are two big topics so I will attempt to address the first one in this forum and will follow-up in another forum later.
Our current staffing is at absolute minimums. (It should be noted to cover one shift 24/7 it takes six people; this will cover sick, vacation or holidays, and some training, but still requires overtime to cover those gaps). With this minimum staffing the administration then has to cover these gaps in all of the divisions which in turn takes time from the administrative duties needed to run a cohesive and professional organization.
I want to take you back to 1989 and tell you what the sheriff's office had for staffing. In patrol we had 20 employees: (1) sheriff, (2) lieutenants, (3) sergeants, (2) civil servers, and (12) patrol deputies. Today the Patrol Division has 10 employees: (1) sheriff, (1) captain, (2) sergeants, (0) civil servers, and (6) patrol deputies. (We did not have Emergency Services, and Parole and Probation at this time.) We currently only have four patrol deputies working at this time due to injury and academy training. The sergeants are in charge of covering shifts, Search and Rescue, Reserves, Volunteers, Property or Evidence control, special patrol grants, all administrative work at the patrol level, and special operations including Marine and investigations. The captain and sheriff do respond to calls but are primarily responsible for the day to day operations of all nine divisions within the sheriff's office. We will discuss this topic further, below.
In 1989 the jail had 11 employees, and no mandates on staffing. Today the jail is mandated to have two deputies on, at all times. We currently employ nine Correction deputies and two Correction sergeants who cover shifts, coordinate court security, prisoner transports, oversee work release inmates and are responsible for all of the administrative requirements. These include the dietary needs, safety and security of the inmates, medical and pharmaceutical needs of the inmates. They also are responsible to help inspect other facilities and work closely with the courts and Parole and Probation.
In 1989 the dispatch center had seven employees; with no mandates on Emergency Medical Dispatching (which ties up one dispatcher until the medical team arrives on scene). The 911 Dispatch Center currently employs eight individuals including the dispatch supervisor. The supervisor helps cover shifts, is responsible for all administrative duties of the 911 Dispatch Center, helps apply for grants, integration with emergency services, and coordinates with multiple state agencies regarding numerous certifications and mandates.
Our Parole and Probation Department has four employees and they handle all probationers, sex offenders, community service, and parolees. They are tasked with making individuals follow the laws and conditions the courts have placed upon them.
In 1989 the county had three employees, in the Animal Control division, today we have 1 and ? to handle all animal complaints in the county and run the dog shelter located in Gold Beach.
Our Marine Division has two deputies who are paid for by the state of Oregon Marine Board; they are responsible for all of the rivers in the county, any boat on the water, including the moored boats at each port and help other marine deputies throughout the year. They are also heavily involved in the Search and Rescue missions.
Remember in 1989 we only had approximately 19,000 people. The problems we face are twofold – adequate staffing to do the job and sustainable funding to allow the adequate staffing. The vision for the sheriff's office is to have enough personnel to adequately, safely and in a timely manner handle any emergency that may arise anywhere in the county. I am sorry to say that today it just isn't possible to accomplish this vision, or the safety and security of this county.
The good news is that we have very dedicated and hard working individuals who if it wasn't for them we would be even in a worse condition. The other thing that makes this possible is all of the volunteers we have at every level. The volunteers are a great asset but we should not take them for granted, ever, and understand they are doing this to help make their community a better place to live, on their own time and are not getting any compensation for this service.
I also want to leave you with one more thought, and that is, when you think of the sheriff's office, don't think of us as just one office. We really are nine separate entities (Patrol, Dispatch, P&P, Jail, Animal Control, Emergency Services, Search and Rescue, Marine, and Civil) which are independent of each other but work together to achieve our below stated mission. An example is, Parole and Probation is different than Animal Control, which is different than Dispatch which is different than Patrol, which is different than Civil, etc.
All of us from the sheriff's office want to thank our citizens for the support they have shown us.
We will always continue to strive to accomplish our mission, with the resources given to us. The mission for every member of this office is to consistently seek and find ways to affirmatively promote, preserve and deliver a feeling of safety, security and quality services to members of our community.


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I've heard that every annulment must go through the Vatican in some capacity. Does every annulment get reviewed by some tribunal there or is it just a rubber stamp for the tribunal of the diocese from whence it came?
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My understanding has always been that this is handled by a Diocese's Marriage Tribunal.
On looking it up, it appears that when you request a Declaration of Nullity in Canada, an investigation and judgement are made by the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal, then all decisions are reviewed by a Canadian Appeal Tribunal, which issues the final Declaration (or not.)
This pamphlet (pdf) from the Toronto Archdiocese has a good explanation.


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Flat out I can do maybe 1 pull up. What can I do to improve my pull-up rep count other than "doing more pull-ups"? What muscle groups are used for pull-ups?
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Since you can do only a single pull-up, I would suggest more reps with some sort of pull-up progression. Some examples are: jumping pull-ups pullups with your feet on the ground in front of you, leaning backwards assisted pullups (from a machine at the gym, with a rubber band, or by tying a rope to a weight that goes over the bar) Finally, you might look into kipping pull-ups, which require a little bit of skill, but allow you to do more repetitions, and therefore improve your dead hang pull up as well.
You can use the same sort of rep scheme that you would use for any other lifting exercise.
Dead lifts and lat pull-downs may help as well, but the above will probably be more effective.
Start out doing negatives. (basically start with your chin at the bar and slowly lower yourself)
The lats are quite involved with pull-ups. Also the biceps and a number of muscles of the upper body.
I went from be able to do exactly 0 pull-ups to doing 11 in one set and ~33 throughout a 90 min training session (among other exercises) in about a year, and that includes some holiday breaks and injuries that slowed me down considerably. I got the sense from reading about it and my own experience that there is NO exercise better for developing the strength to do pull-ups...than pull-ups themselves! (That said, any arm/shoulder/back strengthening will probably help some, and you should be doing that anyway).
What I did was first to just strain there at the halfway point for a while. Then I would do sort of "mini pull-ups" where I just pulled myself up a few inches and then back down for as many as I could do. Eventually I was able to do one. Then kept with that, and then eventually 2 and so on... I think patience is very needed for this project.


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I'm creating my first website from hand-coded scratch (just used WordPress and Drupal before) and I'm at the point where I'm setting up my database for the site. However my host has given me 4 options to choose from in the database department.
- MS SQL Server 2005
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL 5
Which should I go for? From what I understand PostgreSQL is meant for smaller databases with high access times. Though to be honost I'm not quite sure.


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I have a desktop and a laptop computer. Since I wanted to run IrfanView (that works great now!), I installed wine 1.5.22, which involved installing 1 GB of dependencies. The desktop continues to work fine, on the laptop, I have lost all sound.
I saw some message in Banshee saying that it wants some python libraries for sound or something like that and that it cannon find them.
Can you offer me any suggestions? Thanks in advance! I have Linux Mint 14 32-bit