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About This Premium Format™ Figure
From J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, The Lord of the Rings, Sideshow Collectibles proudly presents the Sauron Premium Format figure. The Dark Lord of Mordor comes to life in breathtaking quarter scale, wielding his trademark mace and cloaked in a tattered fabric cape. With a design inspired by acclaimed artist, Jerry VanderStelt, the Sauron Premium Format figure towers at a full three feet tall, capturing every facet of his forbidding armor. Finished with a unique paint design that reflects the raging fires of Mount Doom, the Sauron Premium Format figure is sure to be a definitive entry in Sideshow Collectibles Lord of the Rings collection.
- License
- The Lord of the Rings
- Type
- Premium Format™ Figure
- Manufacturer
- Sideshow Collectibles
- Steve Riojas (Paint)
- Anthony Mestas (Paint)
- Pablo Sapia (Sculpt)
- Earl Ellis (Sculpt)
- Matt Buetler (Sculpt)
- Pablo Viggiano (Sculpt)
- Tim Hanson (Costume)
- Jerry VanderStelt (Design)
- Ralph Cordero (Development)
- The Sideshow Collectibles Design and Development Team
Additional Details & Dimensions
- Product Size
- 36" H (914.4mm) x 18" W (457.2mm) x 12" D (304.8mm)*
- Box Size
- 20.00" H (508mm) x 22.00" W (558.8mm) x 35.00" L (889mm)*
- Dimensional Weight
- 67.0000 lbs*
- Int'l Dim. Weight
* Size and weight are approximate values.
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Oversized Item: The shipping cost will be calculated on dimensional weight rather than product weight for this item due to its oversized dimensions.
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Absolutely love this statue everything about it is excellent. Worth every dollar dont miss out.
— John
Absolutely amazing sculpture! I own 35 Sideshow Lord of the Rings pieces and this is the one that rules them all. This piece eclipses my Balrog! Amazing value. If you are on the fence over this piece it is time to stand tall! Five Stars!
— gary
There's only one Lord Of The Rings, only one
It is a delight to own a masterpiece in its own right, the base alone is a masterpiece by itself, and to bring jerry vanderstelt's painting of the dark lord to life, is an ambition in itself. 9/10
— Steve
United Kingdom
Love it
Ive been waiting aaaaaaaaaaages to have a decent amount of pay left over from bills to be able to buy this. Ive taken it out slightly and looked at it and I love it to bits. Ive currently got it back in its box and waiting for a perspex case to be made for it so i can display it. =)
— Tymon
Western Australia
All my friends are in awe when they saw this figure in my living room.. It's just Magnificent!!
— Ferdinand San Pablo
Manila, Philippines
Ensnared by the Dark Lord of Mordor
Was utterly powerless to resist purchasing this masterpiece. Statue is massive, showcasing excellent craftsmanship, paint application and intricate detailing on the menacing armor, tattered and ash spattered cape and volcanic base. With Vanderstelt's artwork, a magnificent centerpiece is enhanced!
— Maurice Smart
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Fabric Notice Boards
Fabric noticeboards are available to buy in a number of colours. We have over 36 colours of felt that you can choose from to make your perfect pin board. (That's if you're going bespoke – Email/call us with your request, we'll even send you a colour chart in the post to make sure you can select your favourite board). The fabric noticeboard colours we stock are: Green, Blue, Red, Burgundy, and grey. All of our fabric noticeboards come with a wall fixing kit to ensure it can be fit, bespoke sizes are available by getting in touch with us today
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1 tblsp olive oil
2 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts (season both sides with salt and pepper)
1 large onion, diced
3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
3 celery stalks, sliced
2 litres chicken stock (watch the video below)
1 bay leaf
A few sprigs of thyme
Salt and black pepper to taste
1 cup pasta (tagliatelle broken into smaller pieces)
2 tblsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Heat olive oil in your stock pot over medium heat. Add chicken, skin side down and cook until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and cook another 2 minutes. Remove from pot and add onions, carrots, and celery. Saute for 2 minutes, using a wooden spoon to loosen (deglaze) browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in stock, bay leaf, and thyme. Bring to a low boil, and reduce heat to low. If a foam forms, skim off the top and discard. Cover and let simmer for 25 minutes. Remove chicken. Remove and discard skin. Shred meat with a fork, discarding bones. Return to pot and add pasta. Bring to a low boil and cook until pasta is just done, about 8 minutes. Stir in parsley and serve.
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A short article on how user-defined code should conform to the printed representation of objects (*PRINT-READABLY*) required by the Common Lisp reader.
Slurping a file in Common Lisp
An article that presents different ways of copying a file by reading it into memory and writing it back, and compares their performance.
Snarfing files into strings
A short article on how to read a file into a string in a way that takes the external encoding into account.
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A gargantuan heavy cruiser, the Malevolence is known for its immense ion cannons, which became a dire threat to the Republic fleet early in the Clone Wars. The cruiser's deadly two-step attack begins with knocking out the power systems of a target vessel with its primary weapon. Then the cruiser finishes off the defenseless spacecraft with blasts from its secondary laser cannons and turbolaser batteries.
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Anakin Skywalker
Discovered as a slave on Tatooine by Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker had the potential to become one of the most powerful Jedi ever, and was believed by some to be the prophesied Chosen One who would bring balance to the Force. A hero of the Clone Wars, Anakin was caring and compassionate, but also had a fear of loss that would prove to be his downfall.
General Grievous
General Grievous was a brilliant Separatist military strategist and a feared Jedi hunter, known for his ruthlessness and hacking cough. His body itself was a weapon, allowing him lightning quick strikes and devastating blows. But he was also quick to run from a fight, a tactic that worked until one final meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Plo Koon
A Kel Dor from Dorin, Plo Koon was among the wisest members of the Jedi Order, respected for his level-headed analysis of events and unflappable calm. Deeply concerned for life in all its myriad forms, Plo was especially devoted to protecting the clones under his command. He shared a special bond with Ahsoka Tano, whom he'd brought to the Jedi Order as a toddler. One of many victims of Order 66, Master Plo died at Cato Neimoidia when his wingmen shot down his starfighter.
Republic Attack Cruiser
The Republic attack cruiser was not primarily a cargo transport, troop carrier or other replenishment or supply vessel; it was developed and honed for ship-to-ship combat. Its huge armored shape had an aggressive, dagger-like profile, studded with heavy weapons emplacements capable of punching through powerful shields and sturdy armor. The front half of the ship's spine contained a massive flight deck capable of scrambling the latest in Republic starfighters. The huge hangar doors opened to allow ships to land or takeoff from the deck; the vessel also had a smaller docking bay entrance on its lower side.
Y-wing Starfighter
The Y-wing is a workhorse starfighter has been in use since the Clone Wars. Used for dogfights and for bombing runs against capital ships and ground targets, Y-wings are often overshadowed by newer models such as the X-wing and the A-wing. But the Y-wing's historical importance is remarkable, and it has reliably served multiple generations of star pilots.
Clone Commander Wolffe
Clone Commander Wolffe (clone designation CC-3636) served under General Plo Koon in the Clone Wars, as commander of the tight-knit unit known as the Wolfpack. A seasoned and battered combatant, Wolffe has witnessed some of the worst the war has to offer. Early in the Clone Wars, he lost his entire command when Master Plo's flagship, Triumphant, was destroyed by the despicable General Grievous. Despite such tragedy, he fights on bravely, proudly brandishing his battle scars and instilling loyalty among his men.


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There are two ways to make a left turn:
- Like a motorist: look back over your shoulder, signal, move into the left lane and turn.
- Like a pedestrian: ride straight to the far-side crosswalk, then walk your bike across the intersection.
Carry Identification
It is a good idea to carry identification in case of an accident or if stopped for a traffic infraction.
Dress Appropriately
Wear a hard-shell helmet whenever you ride. Wear light-colored clothes at night to make yourself as visible as possible. Also, layering can be key in staying comfortable when riding in wet or cold weather. Leg bands are a cheap and easy way to keep your pant leg free of chain grease.
Avoid Road Hazards
Watch out for sewer grates, oily pavement, slippery manhole covers, gravel and ice. Cross railroad tracks at right angles because those tracks can be slippery when wet, too. Slowing down in tricky areas decreases your stopping/braking distance, which gives you more time to react to the unexpected.
Go Slow On Sidewalks and Multi-Use Paths
Pedestrians have the right of way on walkways. You must give an audible signal when you pass, using either a bell or your voice. Cross driveways and intersections at a walker's pace and look carefully for traffic. Bicyclists are not allowed to ride on sidewalks in downtown Columbia.
Don't Pass On the Right
Drivers may not look or see a bicyclist passing on the right. You could be seriously injured if a motorist does not see you. When stopping in traffic, it is safer and more courteous to hold your place in the line of traffic.
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Dave White's first movie review was of the animated feature Snoopy Come Home. He was seven years old...Read full profile
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Jen Yamato is a walking, popcorn-eating contradiction: she loves all kinds of cinema, from art films to schlocky B-movies...Read full profile
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Jen Yamato is a walking, popcorn-eating contradiction: she loves all kinds of cinema, from art films to schlocky B-movies...Read full profile
Charming despite the clichés. Read full review
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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
There's something about Holly: She's the most ridiculous, irritating, two-dimensional rom-com heroine since...Katherine Heigl's last rom-com.
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The movie will surely find an audience, since it speaks to young people's anxieties about marriage and parenting. But what are two particularly engaging performers doing in a dump of a comedy like this?
Although wholly predictable in its every beat and featuring bland, unremarkable WASPs as romantic leads, "Life" is not without its charms.
Predicating an escapist romantic comedy on a realistic tragedy requires a nimble touch at the helm. Perhaps if Life had been made by, say, James Brooks, it would have worked.
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OK for kids 14+
Predictable romcom explores mature aspects of parenting.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that although this Katherine Heigl/Josh Duhamel romantic dramedy features a baby, it deals with mature themes related to relationships and parenting that will go over kids' head. Although there's no graphic depiction of sex, there are lots of references to sexual relationships, and Duhamel's character has one-night stands and casually makes out with several different women. Another scene includes heavy kissing and then shows two bodies in bed. Grown-ups drink at dinners, parties, and holidays, and in one scene Heigl's character is shown finishing off a bottle of wine. Marijuana is shown twice and eventually baked in brownies. Language includes "a--hole," "s--t," and "bitch," and there are a surprising number of product placements (particularly household goods and cars), though they're just shown rather than mentioned. On the bright side, teens may learn a valuable lesson about the meaning of family.
Messages: Overall, the movie has positive messages about family and career balance, the sacrifices you make for unconditional friendship, and the importance of teamwork among parents. That said, there are some iffier messages earlier in the film about the way you handle sexual relationships (Messer is a love-'em-and-leave-'em type) and what attributes make women attractive to men (Messer calls Holly boring and predictable).
Role models: Holly pursues professional success by working hard at her bakery and catering business. She accepts help from others but doesn't allow the men in her life to tell her what to do. She's also a caring and thoughtful caretaker who loves Sophie like a mother. Messer is ultimately a positive role model as well, but for the first half of the movie, he's an unrelenting, superficial jerk.
Violence: References to the car accident that kills Sophie's parents. Holly accidentally lets go of Messer's motorcycle, and it crashes into a bus. A few baby pratfalls played for humor.
Sex: Many references to sex and sexual relationships. Messer is a "player" who's shown after a couple of one-night stands (the women are bare-shouldered in bed) and making out on many occasions, mostly in flashbacks. Two characters are shown kissing passionately, bumping into furniture, and tumbling into bed (sex is implied, with them in bed together afterward).
Language: A few uses of "s--t" and "a--hole," plus "bitch," "d--k," "damn," "laid," "hell," "oh my God," "idiot," "stupid," and more.
Consumerism: Product placements in several scenes include: SmartCar, the Atlanta Hawks, Volkswagen Routan, Cuisinart, BMW, The Wiggles, Wonder Pets, Adidas, Whole Foods, and Kitchen-Aid.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: In several scenes, the main characters drink beer or wine at dinners and parties. Holly drinks nearly an entire bottle of wine by herself. In one scene, a dad confiscates marijuana from three teenagers; in another sequence, Holly and Messer decide not to smoke the weed but instead bake it in brownies (and then eat them).
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One thing I've learned over the years from Scott Leysath is that cooking venison, or almost any wild game for that matter, isn't as difficult or nerve-wracking as some folks seem to believe.
By Alan Clemons, Southern Managing Editor
Leysath lives in California but don't let that throw you off. He's a diehard hunter and angler, loves the outdoors – when he's not whipping up something in the kitchen or on a Camp Chef stove in the field – and is a great chef. I've known him for about 15 years, give or take a hunting season, and always enjoy visiting with him.
Our first meeting was at a hunting lodge here in Alabama one autumn. He was in town visiting mutual friends, Kate and Donny McElvoy, who had a popular and successful television show. They were filming a spot at the lodge for a waterfowl organization shindig and that's where I learned the first of many cooking tips from Leysath.
To illustrate for the camera the need to cook lean wild game over medium-high heat, he'd prepared two sheet pans of bite-sized, marinated waterfowl breasts. I forget the other topping or two he had on them – maybe some bleu cheese or something. One pan was cooked perfectly, just four or five minutes, and the other smaller one with four or five servings was left in for another three or four minutes.
As expected, the first pan removed on time was perfect. The meat was a smidge rare on the inside, still moist, and delicious. The second pan was like trying to bite through a strip of dried-out liver. It was dry, nasty and after showing both for the camera, along with the "Blech! That's gross!" reactions, went into the trash can.
Since then, I've seen Leysath in action at several events. He visits my hometown regularly to film his and McElvoy's popular show, HuntFishCook, and also does other special events for groups. He's also often found at the annual SHOT Show in some of his sponsor booths whipping up venison, boar, elk, rattlesnake-rabbit sausage and other tasty tidbits. Additions usually include cream, mushrooms, soy, teriyaki, wasabi, a few simple spices, and fruit such as peaches, blueberries, raspberries, orange marmalade and other add-ins.
I've always remembered that first lesson and he's keen on telling anyone who asks: "Don't overcook it." Just an extra minute or two can be the difference in everyone enjoying a dish and wanting more, or politely reaching for more carrots and dip.
Leysath has a new cookbook out that's going to be a winner. The Sporting Chef's Better Venison Cookbook is 176 pages jammed with tips, tactics, suggestions and more to help make your venison dishes sizzle. The 12 chapters feature 24 color illustrations for field care, storage, different cuts of venison, drying, trimming, slicing and getting the most out of your venison.
Here's another tip I've learned: Don't fret about losing a little venison when you're trimming away the silver skin around a roast or other piece of meat. That thin outer covering, during cooking, will shrink and toughen up. You'll be left gnawing instead of enjoying. Trim away, don't worry about losing a little bit of meat and you'll have better venison. Besides, in most states you can whack another doe or two for the freezer and get some more meat.
Leysath's book also covers different cooking methods including grilling, smoking, soups, stews, whole cuts in the oven and more.Twelve chapters covering various methods of venison preparation, including soups and stews, whole cuts in the oven, grilling and smoking.
With deer seasons open and Christmas approaching this will make a fantastic addition to your family's kitchen or camphouse, or for a friend or family. Buy it here at ShopDeerHunting.com now!


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Submit your problem via the Help Desk. If you have an urgent need, please contact our staff:
Students: Forgot your password?
I.T. Director
Frank Rojas
I.T. Specialist
Gordon Weedman (406) 377-9421
- Log-on to the network with your own user-name and password.
- Log-off of the network before leaving the lab.
- No smoking is allowed in the building.
- No food or beverages are allowed in the labs at any time.
- No changes or rearrangements are to be made to any of the computers or their associated devices without first consulting the Computer Services Department.
- Students may play audio files and media, so long as headphones are used, and they do not disrupt other students in the lab
- No software/game installations are allowed on the lab computers.
- No children are allowed at the computers.
- Keep the hallway doors closed, so that the air conditioning and heating systems work properly.
- Users should clean up their workstations before leaving the lab.
- Users should recycle all unwanted printouts in the labeled boxes.
To request any IT/AV equipment, please submit a helpdesk ticket via http://help.dawson.edu. Here is a list of the equipment available:
- portable projectors
- portable screens
- laptops
- MacPro (for video editing)
- HD video camera (on-campus only)
- DVD-VCR convertor
- TV's with VCR and DVD
- projector stands (can also be used for a laptop)
- tripods
E-mail Issues, Features, and Network Accounts
Q: How do I check my email?
A: Students, go to http://bucs.dawson.edu. Employees go to http://mail.dawson.edu.
Q: I don't remember my username or my password?
A: Self-service password resets have been implemented for most campus logins. If you cannot login to a computer, you must stop by the Computer Services office.
Q: Can I see if my class is cancelled by checking my email?
A: You can signup for emergency alerts and class cancellations via Squawker.
Q: How long will my email account be available to use?
A: Your account will remain active until you leave DCC. After that point, we will send out an e-mail alerting you when we intend to purge old accounts. You will then have the opportunity to keep your account as an alumnus.
Q: I cannot connect to the Internet?
A: If you are unable to connect to the internet, check to make sure that the network cable at the back of the computer is plugged in and there is a light lit up indicating a link. If this isn't the case and the problem proves to be more elusive, please call us in the Technology Department and we will address the problem. Should you be having this problem at home, call your local Internet Service Provider to assist you.
Anti-virus and Spyware Issues
Q: I do not have an anti-virus program installed on my computer, does the college have a free one I can use?
A: The college does not provide anti-virus software for students, but BitDefender has a version that is free for student use. It is quite effective and easy to use. We recommend ESET Anti-Virus or the regular version of BitDefender if you can afford it.
Q: How do I know I have spyware on my computer?
A: If your computer is not behaving normally, you likely have spyware. Pop-up windows, slowness, extra toolbars in Internet Explorer, or internet issues are typical symptoms of an infection. When scanning with 'spyware cleaners', you will often see Tracking Cookies listed. These will not harm your computer, but are placed by certain companies to try and monitor your browsing habits for marketing research. It's like Nielson Ratings for TV, except without your permission (and they won't pay you $5 either).
Q: What programs should I use to remove spyware from my computer?
A: The Technology Department has several different tools we recommend for cleaning spyware from computers. They are Spybot: Search & Destroy and Ad-aware SE. These programs can be obtained from the internet free of charge (try a Google search) or you can ask one of us in the Technology Department and we will happily provide you with copies. The programs function very much like an anti-virus scanner. They have libraries that will need to be updated, and you just instruct them to scan your computer and they will identify the spyware and allow you to remove it. In addition, the NOD32 Anti-virus that is installed on all campus computers has built-in anti-spyware capabilities. Additionally, eset.com has an online version of NOD32 that is quite effective if all else fails.
Network Resource Issues
Q: Is there a way to save my files to the network so that I can access them from any computer I log in on?
A: Yes, each student has a mapped network folder created for them on their first log-in to the domain. This is known as your U: Drive and any files you save there can only be accessed by you. You will find your U: Drive listed in My Computer.
Q: Are we able to access any of the Library's resources online?
A: Yes, you can access the library's catalog, databases, and other resources from the library page.
Q: I have wireless on my laptop, are there any locations on campus where I can connect to the network wirelessly?
A: Yes, there is wireless access in all campus buildings. These access points utilize the 802.11g/n standard. If your computer is older and still utilizes 802.11b, it will still work, but may not be able to connect in all areas. The name of the DCC wireless network is 'DCCsecure'.
- Employees and students can take advantage of special offers from Microsoft and Dell
- If you need help, never be afraid to ask. If it's not urgent, use the helpdesk.
- Never keep all of your eggs in one basket, and don't put your computer files in a basket either. Save important documents often (train yourself to press Ctrl+S every minute or so), and save the most important files to at least two separate locations. Example: save it to a USB thumb drive, your U drive on campus, and/or your hard drive on your computer. If this confuses you, feel free to ask for assistance at the Computer Services office.
- As mentioned before, a good way to have a backup of your files is to save them on a USB thumb drive. They can be purchased at the campus bookstore.
- The labs can be used anytime classes are not in session. Go ahead, make yourself at home (but remember to follow the rules).
- File-sharing networks, such as Bearshare, Kazaa and Limewire, etc… are a drain on the college's internet resources. More importantly, it is not legal to download music/movies/software you do not own (or have a license for). Don't download illegally, and don't share copyrighted items illegally. Doing so is a grounds for suspension from DCC.
Most college students will tell you that work-study funds, server tips, and money from home don't stretch very far when there are books, food, and clothing to buy. Who has money left over to purchase music? Better yet, why buy it when you can download it for free?
If you're stumped, here are a few reasons why you should acquire your music legally:
- Because if you don't, you're a thief.
- Because if you don't, you could potentially be committing a felony.
- Because if you don't, you could be suspended from DCC
- Because if you don't, you could have to pay up to $4,000 to settle a lawsuit.
An online pirate is anyone — young, old, student, working professional, retiree — who downloads copyrighted music, movies, games, or software from the Internet without permission and without paying for it. In case you didn't know, that's illegal. Why? Because that material is someone's creative work. Someone owns the work on those files and must give his or her permission before anyone else can use them.
Using a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing network to download or upload songs seems convenient, but it is indeed unlawful. No matter what end of the illegal file sharing process you are on — downloading, uploading, or both — you are putting yourself at risk.
Even if you're not worried about getting caught, stealing is still stealing, and you know its wrong. All of the people that go into making a CD work very hard on it. Imagine if you wrote a paper that took an entire semester, then you found it floating around on the Internet, where thousands of students were stealing it. You wouldn't like it.
There are endless cheap and legal sites to download music, TV shows, and movies from. Give one of these legal services a try.
Getting your media from legal sources also offers benefits:
- There is no violation of copyright infringement, so no risk of being fined or incarcerated.
- A variety of the latest and most popular music is available from legal paid websites, so you can get high-quality recordings from reliable sources.
- You don't have to worry about downloading viruses and malware when you download from legal sites.
- The prices on legal sites are relatively inexpensive, outweighing the hefty costs you could take on if you're sued for illegal downloading.
It just makes more sense to play fair.
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Spread mixture on tortillas and roll up. The mixture should make 8-10 large tortillas.
Store the roll-ups in an air-tight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Before serving, cut the tortillas into 1" slices and serve with salsa.


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Welcome to our "Excellence through Civility" web site. While we recognize the members of the UW-Eau Claire community generally display civil behavior towards one another, in the quest for excellence, there is always room for improvement. The desire of the Campus Civility Team is to raise awareness of the small things one can do to elevate the level of respect for one another as members of this community. Please explore our site, discover ways to improve, and join us as we strive for ...
JUST POSTED: UW - System (President Reilly and Chancellors) Joint Statement Regarding Civility
This web site provides:
- Classroom Helps - suggested syllabi information, discussion topics, and more for teachers;
- General Resources - links relating to email etiquette, academic integrity, avoiding plagiarism, and more;
- Surveys & Findings - summaries of the 2006 campus civility surveys including suggestions for teachers, students, supervisors, and administrators, incivility examples, and suggested tools and methods;
- and a listing of the current membership and an overview of the work of the Campus Civility Team.


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Getting a great night's sleep when you travel is incredibly important. That is why we have developed the Crowne Plaza® Sleep Advantage program.
With this holistic approach to sleep, you'll enjoy the following features:
For tips to help you switch off, leading sleep expert Dr Chris Idzikowski has created a series of sleep tips podcasts in English for you to listen to while in your room. By following these simple tips, ranging from the physical environment to preparing your mind for sleep, you'll understand how to wind down so you can you wake up revitalised and refreshed.
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The Lady Devils managed to get eight hits in the first game, but left several runners stranded on base, according to head coach Stephanie Cluff.
"In the second game, Brianna Ballard hit a home run and Amanda Sheets hit a triple," Cluff said, adding the relief pitcher Rhiannon Bohannon, a freshman, finished out the game for the Lady Devils.
The Lady Devils are now 3-3 in Region 15 play, which puts them tied for second place with Richfield. On Friday, April 19, the Lady Devils are scheduled to play their final home game of the season, against region rival Emery. The varsity game begins at 3:30 p.m.
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In the wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style, fashion authority Nina Garcia showed women how to think about personal style in an entirely new way. Encouraging readers to creatively assert their style identities, Nina showed women of all ages how to hone and self-edit a distinct fashion voice.
With her style philosophy firmly out in the world, Nina decided to address the most popular question readers consistently ask her: Exactly what are fashion's timeless pieces?
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A large-scale peace agreement to end fighting in Congo that would see more peacekeeping forces enter the region was delayed Monday over what the United Nations chief called "procedural issues."
A signing ceremony scheduled for Monday at the African Union summit in Ethiopia was canceled. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, however, there are no fundamental differences holding back the agreement.
"This is a broader political and security framework whereby the country, particularly (Congo), will be committed to certain policies regarding the situation," Ban said, adding that other regional countries will also commit to support.
"To cope with the threat posed by armed groups in the eastern part of the country, we plan to create a peace enforcement force in the mission," said Ban.
The agreement had been circulated to eight countries: Congo, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi, South Africa, Angola and Tanzania, he said.
The peace deal is an effort at a large-scale political framework to end violence in Congo. Separate talks are taking place in Uganda between the rebel group known as M23 and Congolese officials.
Jean Baptiste Rudaseswa, a lawyer for M23, said he was happy the U.N. plan has so far failed because he said it risked destabilizing Congo further.
"Our biggest concern is the deployment of a so-called neutral international force to wipe out M23 and other negative forces, as they say," he said.
Ban is seeking additional resources to strengthen the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo with "intervention" troops with a more robust mandate to protect civilians from armed groups in Congo's vast eastern region.
U.N. diplomats said Ban is expected to send a report to the council with specific recommendations for additional troops — possibly totaling as many as 2,500 — that would actively intervene, for example, to prevent another takeover of the key eastern city of Goma.
The Security Council wants to beef up the U.N. peacekeeping force known as MONUSCO, which has more than 17,700 U.N. peacekeepers and over 1,400 international police, following last year's takeover of many villages and towns in eastern Congo by M23 rebels who briefly held Goma before withdrawing in early December. The force — the largest of the U.N.'s 15 far-flung peacekeeping operations — did little to protect the tens of thousands of civilians, many of whom fled their homes.
Rudaseswa said Ban's plan would lead to more violence, because then groups like M23 would have to defend themselves in action.
A senior Ugandan diplomat who has been involved in regional efforts to end violence in eastern Congo said the U.N. peace plan seemed unlikely to win the unconditional support of some regional leaders. The diplomat said he believed an African-led peace effort is more likely to succeed.
The official said there is not yet any agreement among regional leaders and the U.N. over who would control a new force to intervene in eastern Congo. The Southern African Development Community, a regional bloc, has already offered to send about 4,000 troops to eastern Congo .
The official, who insisted on anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly while negotiations were still taking place, said a U.N. push to introduce drones into the region has also been met with resistance.
Ban did not specify any time frame when further negotiations on the deal will take place.
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RSA, the Security Division of EMC, has announced a tool for protecting stored passwords using a new distributed cryptographic scheme that does away with trusted third parties for authenticating credentials by scrambling and storing them on separate servers.
Password servers, which can hold thousands of credentials for accessing accounts, can be gold mines for hackers and major headaches for any organizations that host sensitive applications — which is just about any government agency. No matter how strong the password, once it is stolen it can be used by an enemy.
And recent attacks by targeted persistent threats demonstrate that it is nearly impossible to ensure that a server is not breached once an attacker has set his sights on it.
So RSA's Distributed Credential Protection (DCP) uses two servers so that breaching one produces no useable information. By comparing cryptographic values to authenticate a user, neither server ever holds the password. Information on the servers can be re-scrambled on the fly, making it difficult for an attacker to get useful information even if both servers are breached.
The idea of distributed cryptography has been around in various forms for at least 30 years, but RSA claims its DCP is the first commercial implementation of the scheme. Here is a brief explanation of how it works, as described in a recent blog post on split value cryptographic authentication by Eric Baize, senior director of the EMC Product Security Office:
1. Before the password is stored, a random number generator creates a 256-bit string that is used to scramble the password. The random number is stored in one server (the "red" server) and the transformed password in a separate server (the "blue" server). Neither server contains the "clear text" password, and the information in each server is useless without that in the other.
2. A new random number can be generated at any time and both servers can be updated. This means that even if both servers are compromised the data is useless if there has been an update between the compromises.
3. To verify a password, the password being submitted is scrambled with a new random number; the scrambled password is sent to the "blue" server and the new random number is sent to the "red" server. Each server then executes a new transformation using the stored data to validate the password. If the two answers match, the password is verified without either server seeing it.
The process is effectively transparent to the user, said Damon Hopley, RSA's senior product manager. "The computing overhead is similar to [Secure Sockets Layer] and other negotiations" commonly used for secure transactions, he said. "It's a very common sense solution."
So why is this common sense solution only now coming to market?
"The world has changed a lot in the last two years," Hopley said. Two years ago customers didn't believe that compromised servers would be a fact of life. Today they accept them. So RSA brushed off the crypto scheme about 18 months ago to turn it into a product.
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With this, instead of needing one server up 99.999% of the time you need two of them up 99.999% for the time. How about coming up with an algorithm where 2 out of 3 servers can authenticate a password. Then you can take one down for maintenance in a round robin fashion and have some graceful degradation when one of the three goes down unexpectedly.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Tiffany & Co.'s third-quarter net income fell 30 percent, stung by a higher-than-expected tax rate, ongoing economic weakness and high precious metal and diamond costs.
The jewelry company's results missed Wall Street's expectations and it cut its full-year earnings forecast.
Shares dropped more than 7 percent in morning trading.
For the period ended Oct. 31, the company known for its blue boxes earned $63.2 million, or 49 cents per share. That's down from $89.7 million, or 70 cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet forecast earnings of 63 cents per share.
Chairman and CEO Michael J. Kowalski said in a statement that Tiffany had expected its quarterly results would be affected by ongoing economic softness and tough year-ago comparisons. But he added that the retailer's gross margin rate of 54.4 percent — down from 57.9 percent in the prior-year period — was weaker than expected and its tax rate was higher than expected. Gross margin, a key performance metric, is the amount of each dollar in revenue a company actually keeps.
While cautious about worldwide economic conditions, Kowalski said that the company anticipates results improving during the holiday season partly because of easier year-over-year sales comparisons but also because of new stores and new products.
The holiday season is critical for retailers, as it can make up to 40 percent of stores' annual revenue.
Revenue increased 4 percent to $852.7 million from $821.8 million. Wall Street expected $858.8 million.
Sales rose 6 percent in Europe and 3 percent in the Americas region. Asia-Pacific sales climbed 2 percent, while Japan sales rose slightly. Tiffany said that its other sales jumped 73 percent as it converted five stores in the United Arab Emirates from independently-run distribution to company-run stores.
Tiffany now expects 2012 earnings of $3.20 to $3.40 per share. Its prior outlook was for earnings of $3.55 to $3.70 per share.
Analysts predict earnings of $3.59 per share.
Tiffany had 272 stores at quarter's end.
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Weather.com Moving to Drupal
Today, I am proud to announce that one of the highest profile websites in the world, Weather.com, will be joining the Drupal community. With 100 million unique visitors per month, to my knowledge, Weather.com will be the highest traffic Drupal site in existence, validating the open source content management system's power and flexibility within the high-traffic website landscape.
It is easy to understand why Weather.com, based in Atlanta, Ga., though barely two years into a contract with its current vendor, needed to rethink its content management system approach. One of the primary goals of the media organization is to get content out of the editor's bay and onto its site in minutes. Anything that slows that process down, stands in the way of the company's success.
The existing CMS takes too long to get content to the audience and is cumbersome. Users have reported that the system had a clunky, hard-to-use interface and required up to 14 clicks just to publish content. With the velocity at which weather reports occur, Weather.com needed a platform that would allow content administrators to rapidly release those updates. This is an area where Drupal excels.
To identify a new CMS, Weather.com spent about a year doing a significant amount of due diligence, ruling out proprietary systems, such as Adobe CQ and SDL Tridion. Weather.com did not want to be held hostage to a 5-year product road map or be highly vendor dependent. This ruled out closed-source code options. Drupal became the top choice for its ease of use, flexibility, and speed in which it allowed users—even non-technically savvy ones—to publish new content. Additionally, the ability to innovate and create customized features were highly appealing.
"We have often turned to excellent large-scale open source projects to solve our technology needs. Drupal is a fantastic CMS backed by a highly skilled and motivated set of developers. It is a great fit for us from both a technological and cultural standpoint," said Chris McClellen, Senior Vice President, Systems Engineering for The Weather Company.
Over the last six months, Mediacurrent and Acquia have been shepherding Weather.com's on-ramping of Drupal via a proof-of-concept and discovery engagement. The media organization will now have a platform it can grow with and will no longer need to worry about delivering timely content to its massive amount of followers. We are looking forward to the next part of the journey.
Dave Terry is a partner at Mediacurrent, a Drupal consultancy based in Atlanta, GA. In addition to making sure everything is running smoothly behind the scenes, Dave's most important responsibility is ensuring that Mediacurrent exceeds client expectations on every project.
Out of curiosity, what is their current CMS? Is it commercial or internal?
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Now this site made NOT on Drupal (18 may 2013)
where is the proof?
It said that they are moving to Drupal, not that they have already done so. In other words, this is an announcement of a work in progress.
That said, very curious what the planned launch date is. I'd kill to see a whitepaper on how they're building it (especially workflow and location stuff).
So is drupal an alternative to wordpress or am I missing something here?
Wordpress excels at blogging and general content management, but Drupal is so much more. Thanks to it's extensive hook system and other internal APIs, you can build entire applications around it with very complex logic, especially with Drupal 7's entity API and the coming services layer baked into D8. Furthermore, having looked at the source code of a number of Wordpress plugins I honestly have to say I am really unimpressed with the quality of their codebase. Drupal code (both core and contrib) just seems far cleaner.
For an example of the power and flexibility of Drupal, check out surexdirect.com - that is an entire insurance application system built using the entity API. Policies, drivers, cars, and homes, are all entities with references between them. Forms are generated dynamically based off the entity objects through the existing API classes (though often extended in this case). It leverages entity revisions as well. There is also a significant amount of integration with third party services. This is probably about as complex an application as you'd want to build in Drupal 7, but it is certainly not the limit, and Drupal 8 will be even more adaptable to these kinds of complex applications.
I wouldn't even dream of attempting something like that in Wordpress. ;-)
Having been involved in the launch of the original flat html weather.com in 1995, my best wishes and respect goes with their choice of Drupal to push into the future. I found it over 6 years ago and have been using it for data driven smallish sites ever since. It will be fun to watch the roll out!
Having weather.com as one of its users, Acquia and more so Drupal can prove their doubters wrong. Post implementation, this case study can be used as a benchmark for performance , stability and reliability by Acquia. Looking forward for more tech details around this!
Good for you! Love drupal!
With Millions of Visitors Weather.com is going to join Drupal and it is a big achievement that further enhances other websites' reliability on it. This shift of the website to Drupal has made things easy as well so it is a good sign for future prospects.
Hi, just curious... were there any new weather modules developed during the process of rebuilding weather.com that are available to public so we can display weather on our drupal site with more flexability?
Is this still happening? Looks like weather.com is not yet on Drupal.
@Bill, Since may of last year, Drupal has been feeding content to their existing front-end, in what we call a "Headless Drupal" architecture e.g. Drupal w/o the theming layer.


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I just wanted to drop another quick line saying that our favorite blogging engine has once again been updated. The developers deemed it important to get some more security fixes pushed out to the Wordpress users, so Wordpress 2.0.7 has been released.
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PERRY, Georgia (Reuters) - On a cloudless, windswept Georgia morning 100 milessouth of Atlanta, a rescuer dangled 30 feet in the air, secured by rappelling ropes, wielding a jackhammer, as he drove the drill into a massive concrete slab designed to mimic the 1985 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. It took about an hour to punch a hole big enough to reach mock disaster "victims" trapped between the slab and an exterior wall.
Nearby more rescuers stood by a replica of an apartment building damaged during the 2010 Christ Church, New Zealand earthquake. Dogs sniffed for victims. Engineers built make-shift ladders with two-by-fours.
The large-scale disaster drill, unfolding this week in rural Georgia, is being staged at a 830-acre (335-hectare) training site that was a missile factory during the Cold War. The campus, known as The Guardian Centers, is nestled between a grove of pecan trees and a rural stretch of interstate and is designed to meet the growing needs of disaster rescue, police and military teams.
Not far from the collapsed buildings, rescuers prepared to work inside a life-size mock subway collapse. Nearby, others set out in boats for water rescues on a movie-style-set modeled after urban flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Alongside was a wrecked building designed to simulate the 2001 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
"I've seen a lot of sites around the world - this is the most complex site I've ever seen," said Chris Schaff, a Fairfax County Fire Department battalion chief and task force commander for USA-1, the elite international urban search and rescue team that is based outside Washington, D.C. "This is Disney for rescuers."
This week of field training, the first of its kind at the Guardian Center to be open to the media, began Monday with the arrival of USA-1 from Fairfax. Along with its sister team in Los Angeles, USA-1 has been deployed by the U.S. Agency for International Development to 30 foreign disasters, including earthquakes in Haiti and Armenia and Iran, the tsunami in Japan and the typhoon in the Philippines.
Shaff said he is pushing the 75-strong rescue team from Virginia to experiment so they can work faster and more efficiently during a real disaster. "We want to test our guys and gals here until they fail, when they get to the point where they don't know what to do next. Hopefully, they go into their tool box and figure out something else."
Dewey Perks, a former Fairfax firefighter who coordinates USAID's urban search and rescue efforts, said the technology and coordination has changed dramatically since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the event that ultimately spurred creation of USA-1.
"The majority of men and women who make up this team are also the ones who ride the firetrucks in Fairfax, but we also have to carefully integrate the civilian members - the dog handlers, the engineers, the doctors - to make sure it's a team when they deploy abroad," Perks said. "This is the closest we can do to an exercise where you can really feel like you are in a foreign country because typically when we do training we do it in our backyard, and we are familiar with the scenery."
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Eastchester (NY) – At a Press Conference on Thursday afternoon, November 17th, The Children First Foundation will read numerous statements and letters of endorsements urging Governor Cuomo to approve its pro-adoption "New York 'Choose Life' License Plate," and will officially launch an urgent and statewide "Call Governor Cuomo Campaign" as well as a "National Petition for the Approval of the New York Choose Life License Plate." The Press Conference will be held at the Law Office of Belair & Evans, located at 61 Broadway near Zucotti Park and the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan.
Several pro-family organizations representing over 600,000 concerned New Yorkers have already endorsed the New York "Choose Life" Plate and respectfully ask the Governor to approve it along with hundreds of other blocked custom plates – including the "9/11 Remembrance Plate" – without further delay or further unnecessary taxpayer-funded legal fees.
Last week, capping a decade-long effort and a seven-year federal lawsuit to get a pro-adoption "Choose Life" License Plate approved in New York State, a U.S. District Court judge ordered Governor Cuomo's newly appointed DMV Commissioner, Barbara Fiala, to "approve Children First Foundation, Inc.'s preferred custom plate design that was submitted prior to the institution of the [DMV's 2004] moratorium."
Because custom license plates raise millions of dollars in annual revenue for the state, and given that the state has already forfeited potentially millions of dollars since the DMV's 2004 moratorium on all new custom plates, this should be an easy decision for Governor Cuomo and his administration. Regrettably, however, the editorial board of the Albany Times Union has just urged Governor Cuomo to appeal this decision all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
"At our press conference we will ask every pro-family and pro-liberty organization and every concerned citizen to use their telephones and cell phones, emails and letters, Facebook and Twitter to flood the Governor's Office with respectful requests to defend Freedom of Speech and Equal Treatment for all New Yorkers, not just some," said Dr. Elizabeth Rex, President of Children First.
Governor Cuomo's Office welcomes phone calls and can be reached at (518) 474-8390. Please also sign Children First's "National Petition for the New York Choose Life License Plate" at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/new-york-choose-life-license-plate.html
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida State University Athletics Department has joined forces with global technology leader NeuLion to unleash a new and improved Seminoles.com.
As the only official website of FSU Athletics, Seminoles.com has always provided detailed information, high quality video, written stories, beautiful photos and much more centered around the 'Noles' 20 championship caliber sports. And now Seminoles.com will be better and easier to use across multiple devices.
Utilizing the Neulion College Platform, Seminoles.com will boast a more innovative and mobile-friendly design. NeuLion's comprehensive suite of digital services will allow FSU Athletics to have a more user-oriented digital footprint, thus making fans' engagement with the teams they love that much easier.
"We are focused on being innovative and providing the best experiences to our fans," said Elliott Finebloom, Assistant Athletic Director, Digital Media and Media Relations at Florida State University. "In order to enhance our fan experience and publish more content to more devices as we continue to build our digital audience, we decided to go with the leader in digital. NeuLion will ensure we remain at the forefront of technology and maximize our exposure with our fans on every device."
Seminoles.com's new responsive design means that fans will get the same enjoyable experience following the 'Noles on a handheld mobile device or tablet that they would on their laptop or PC.
This state-of-the-art program provides optimal viewing of on-demand and live video on any Internet-connected device by seamlessly adjusting the content to fit multiple screens. Mobile applications for iOS and Android devices that will launch in the coming weeks will also provide fans unprecedented access to the Seminoles, whether they are at home, on the go or at the big game.
Audio broadcasts of FSU athletics events available via radio will now also be available for no charge on the new Seminoles.com.
"We are happy to partner with an elite program like FSU," said Steven Brown, SVP of NeuLion. "With the tremendous success they had last year, we are excited to elevate their digital business to the next level and launch all new digital and mobile experiences."


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- Does NIF fund programs in the Occupied Territories?
- Why does NIF focus substantial resources on supporting Arab organizations in Israel?
- What is NIF's position on boycott, divestment and sanctions?
- What is NIF's position on attempts to prosecute Israeli officials outside Israel?
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Where does NIF stand on issues of religious pluralism?
NIF stands for freedom of and from religion and the right to individual decision and conscience.
We oppose religious coercion and the monopolistic practices of the ultra-Orthodox- controlled Rabbinate in Israel, which curtails personal and religious freedom in such matters as Jewish identity and citizenship, marriage, divorce and burial. NIF supports a variety of strategies to combat this monopoly, and to promote the rights of all Jewish streams to receive official recognition and equal allocation of State resources. NIF is currently the only major funder with a dedicated program promoting pluralistic voices in the Orthodox community; the seed-funder of Israel's first secular yeshivot; and the promoter of several initiatives against religiously-based racism targeting Israel's minorities.
Does NIF fund programs in the Occupied Territories?
NIF funds "amutot" (non-profit organizations) that are registered with and approved by the Israeli government. However, given the huge impact of the occupation on Israeli democracy and society, NIF does support Israeli amutot that work on human rights and social justice issues in the Occupied Territories, or work to constrain the settlement enterprise.
Why does NIF focus substantial resources on supporting Arab (Palestinian-Israeli) organizations in Israel?
The New Israel Fund was among the first funders of Palestinian-Israeli civil society – the organizations that have won groundbreaking victories for civil and human rights for Israel's most disenfranchised minority. As documented by the Israeli government in the Or Commission Report, the 20% of Israel's citizens who are Palestinian have suffered de facto and de jure discrimination since the founding of the state. The New Israel Fund serves on the steering committee of the Task Force for Israeli-Arab Issues, a group that includes many American Jewish mainstream groups who have come to recognize the importance of this issue.
We support Arab as well as joint Jewish-Arab civil society organizations that work to protect and promote the rights of Arab citizens on issues ranging from land and water rights to equal access to education, employment and housing. Our work in the Bedouin community, Israel's most impoverished, has resulted in the recognition of previously unrecognized villages, the rejection of government-enforced dislocation and the slow but steady provision of basic infrastructure and services to this dramatically underserved population. From incubating micro-enterprise to uniting women against honor killings, no one has done more to empower Palestinian women than the New Israel Fund family.
Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens live together in one small nation, but bring dramatically different narratives to their shared land and citizenship. Understanding the Arab minority narrative means that we do not demand adherence to Zionist principles as a condition of our support. Achieving meaningful coexistence between these two populations will require patience, dialogue and mutual respect, including the freedom to disagree about Israel's most difficult and existential issues.
What is NIF's position on boycott, divestment and sanctions?
The New Israel Fund is committed to strengthening democracy in Israel, supports freedom of speech and promotes non-violent means of expression of belief and conscience. We oppose any attempt to criminalize the legitimate expression of support for any non-violent strategy or tactic, including the global BDS movement which we do not ourselves support.
The NIF does oppose the global (or general) BDS movement, views the use of these tactics as counterproductive, and is concerned that segments of this movement seek to undermine the existence of the state of Israel as a Jewish homeland.
NIF will not fund global BDS activities against Israel nor support organizations that have global BDS programs.
However, NIF opposes the occupation and settlement activities. NIF will thus not exclude support for organizations that lawfully discourage the purchase of goods or use of services from settlements.
What is NIF's position on attempts to prosecute Israeli officials outside Israel?
NIF respects the principle of universal jurisdiction as an expression of the universality of human rights and as a means of safeguarding rights in undemocratic regimes. But as the leading organization advancing democracy in Israel, the New Israel Fund strongly believes that our job is to work within Israel to ensure democratic accountability and ensure that those who break or circumvent Israeli laws are brought to justice in Israel.
With a free press, involved citizenry, a strong and independent judiciary, and a track record of officially constituted commissions and committees of inquiry, there are internal means to hold Israeli leaders accountable to the law, and we work to strengthen all those institutions. We therefore firmly oppose attempts to prosecute Israeli officials in foreign courts or apply the generally-accepted principle of universal jurisdiction against Israel or Israeli officials.
Jewish Nation-State Basic Law
The New Israel Fund opposes the passage of the Jewish nation-state bill, in all its iterations, as it will undermine the principle for equal rights for citizens of the state as well as harm the delicate fabric of life in Israel. Israel's Declaration of Independence clearly asserts that Israel is both the Jewish homeland and a democracy that confers equal rights on all its citizens – no further legislation is necessary.
At a time when Jewish-Arab relations in Israel are particularly difficult, this proposed Basic Law would damage the democratic nature of the state by creating a precedent whereby Jews could be legally favored over non-Jews. Potentially, this new Basic Law would provide for the establishment of two tiers of Israeli citizenship, one for Jewish citizens and one for everyone else. Additionally, this legislation allows for the possibility of allowing Jewish religious law to influence legislation and court decisions. This violates fundamental democratic principles regarding religious pluralism and freedom of religion for Jewish and non-Jewish Israelis alike.
We join with President Reuben Rivlin, dozens of legal experts, political scientists, and leaders of mainstream organizations in both the U.S. and Israel in opposing this legislation as harmful and unnecessary.
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We in the Tea Party 2009 movement are extremely unhappy about the explosive deficit spending taking place in our nation's capitol at the behest of the Obama Administration and its Democrat cohorts in Congress. We ought to be... But folks, I'm writing to explain why it's not enough to call for balanced budgets. The Federal budget isn't vastly irresponsible because it's running deficits, it's running deficits because it's vastly irresponsible.
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I get a call from a client saying that their users can not log into their SQL server database. This is at 2 p.m.
I am able to walk them through the problem on the phone and do fix it however they call back 3 hours later saying its not working again. So the company asks if I can fix it that same day.
Now this company is in Florida and I'm in Arkansas.
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Stories on sexual abuse are dominating the headlines today, with news on the church's abuse crisis and fallout from yesterday's Penn State ruling.
The big story today is the sentencing of Msgr. William Lynn in Philadelphia to three to six years in prison for his role in covering up abuse in the Philly archdiocese and failing to protect children from known abusers. Former priest James Brennan, who was tried alongside Msgr. Lynn for attempted rape of a 14-year-old boy, will be put on trial again after the original jury was deadlocked on charges against him.
At CNN, Stephen Prothero compares the NCAA's handling of the Penn State case to the Catholic Church's response to abuse by priests. Our own Liz Lefebvre does the same, asking whether the church will learn from the NCAA's response.
Father Peter Day, an Australian priest, is calling for an open, honest conversation about sex abuse in the church on a worldwide scale.
And in the UK, there is a legal battle between a diocese and the Christian Brothers over who should be responsible in paying compensation to 170 victims of sexual abuse at a children's home.
In other, non-abuse news:
Do you remember the hospital in Phoenix that was deemed no longer Catholic after performing an emergency procedure that terminated a patient's pregnancy? Well, Phoenix Bishop Thomas Olmsted wants you to know that hospital is still not Catholic.
In Minnesota, Father Larry Blake is yet another example of a Roman Catholic priest who is married with children. He is a former Lutheran pastor, unlike the married former Episcopal priests featured in our August cover story.
Austria is turning to billboards to help recruit more priests.
Labor unions may play a key role in the presidential election, according to the Christian Science Monitor.
And in New York, people are still up in arms about the proposed ban on super-sized sodas. Columnist Kevin Clarke offers an alternative solution to America's obesity issues in this month's Margin Notes.


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New research into cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and serotonin-1A receptors may help explain the relationships between cholesterol levels and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
Shrivastava and colleagues1 explored the effect of chronic cholesterol depletion induced by mevastatin on the function and dynamics of the human serotonin-1A receptors stably expressed in animal cells. Statins are competitive inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase, the key rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis.
"Our results show a significant reduction in the level of specific ligand binding and G-protein coupling to serotonin-1A receptors upon chronic cholesterol depletion, although the membrane receptor level is not reduced at all," they wrote. The effect of chronic cholesterol depletion on the ligand binding of serotonin-1A receptors is reversible.
In addition, the researchers found novel changes in receptor dynamics with chronic cholesterol depletion.
These results have broad implications in light of recent reports of anxiety and depression in patients receiving long-term statin therapy. CNS cholesterol levels are abnormally low in many people with mood disorders.
The same researchers had previously demonstrated that maintaining normal cholesterol levels is important for the function of neuronal serotonin receptors.
Cholesterol and psychiatric effects
"It has long been reported that total serum cholesterol levels are consistently lower in more severely depressed and more aggressive patients," said James Lake, MD, chair of the APA's Caucus on Complementary and Integrative Medicine, and visiting assistant professor of medicine at the Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine in Tucson. "Because of these findings, it has been suggested that total cholesterol might be a clinically useful biological marker for predicting the risk of suicide and that it may be of prognostic value in managing severely depressed patients."
Still, the relationship between serum cholesterol level and mood is complex, and "research findings to date are inconsistent," he added.
Research findings dating back to the 1990s show that serum cholesterol level, especially the HDL fraction, is significantly lower in many patients with major depressive disorder than in matched non-depressed individuals and that clinical improvement following antidepressant therapy is often associated with normalization of serum total cholesterol to higher levels.2-5 But more recent studies have failed to replicate these findings.6-8
With the emergence of statin drugs in the late 1970s and their widespread use, new questions arose about the possible link between mood and anxiety disorders and statins. In 2009, 211 million prescriptions for lipid- and cholesterol-lowering drugs, including statins, were dispensed in this country, according to IMSHealth Reports. The leading statin drugs include atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor, Altoprev), pravastatin (Pravachol), rosuvastatin calcium (Crestor), and simvastatin (Zocor).
Although statin drugs are generally well tolerated, there are mounting reports of adverse effects related to mood and sleep and cognitive performance; widespread reports of muscle aches, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation; and occasional reports of liver damage.
Individuals who take statins to lower their cholesterol sometimes display symptoms of irritability, anxiety, and depression; these symptoms are reported by their family members, caregivers, and coworkers. Some statin users themselves have reported adverse affects on such Web sites as www.statineffects.com, maintained by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine, and her team at the University of California, San Diego, as well as www.askapatient.com, operated by Consumer Health Resource Group, LLC.
For more than a decade, Golomb and her team have researched the effects of statin medications.
"Some individuals taking statins report problems with anxiety and depression, but far more report problems with irritability and changes in personality," Golomb told Psychiatric Times.
"An analysis of 324 e-mails of individuals taking statins who reported adverse effects found about 30% reported mood changes (depression, anxiety, irritability)," she said.
In a survey of persons citing statin adverse effects, Golomb reported that nearly two-thirds (65%) of the 843 respondents endorsed increased anxiety or irritability and 32% endorsed an increase in depressive symptoms as part of the adverse-effect complex they attributed to statins.
"In 2004, we published a case series of 6 patients who were referred or self-referred with irritability and short temper on statin cholesterol-lowering drugs," Golomb said.
The patients completed a survey, providing information on the character of behavioral effect, time-course of onset, and recovery and relevant factors.9 In each case, the personality disruption, once evident, was sustained until statin use was discontinued, and it resolved promptly with drug cessation. In 4 cases, rechallenge with statins occurred and led to symptom recurrence. Manifestations of severe irritability, according to Golomb, included homicidal impulses, threats to others, and road rage.
Currently, Golomb and her team are preparing another case series involving 12 individuals who experienced problems with irritability, anxiety, or depression during statin therapy.
Lake and Golomb point out that lowering cholesterol levels reduces morbidity and mortality from heart disease. However, statins fail to improve overall survival, except in middle-aged men with heart disease or high levels of inflammatory markers.
Practical Steps to Reduce Cholesterol and
Improve Depressed Mood: Guidelines for Patients
Improve Depressed Mood: Guidelines for Patients
Several modifications in diet and lifestyle can be made to reduce cholesterol and improve depressed mood:.
? Exercise more. Exercise is known to increase HDL while lowering LDL levels.
? Stop smoking. The primary effect of smoking is lowering HDL.
? Avoid trans fats. Trans fats raise LDL and lower HDL.
? Follow a Mediterranean diet. Monounsaturated fats (eg, olive oil and avocados) increase HDL and lower LDL. Fruit, vegetable, and nut consumption favorably affect lipids and health.
? Eat foods containing omega-3 fatty acids. Fatty fish, such as sardines and salmon, contain omega-3 fats that raise HDL and lower LDL levels, but attention must be paid to mercury contamination and other chemicals that could reduce health benefits. In some randomized studies, omega-3 fatty acids have been reported to improve mood and reduce irritability/anger expression.
? Eat more whole grains. Whole grains contain dietary fiber and niacin, both of which raise HDL and lower LDL.
? Increase sun exposure and increase vitamin D levels. Vitamin D increases HDL and increases levels of serotonin in the brain, which may affect depressive symptoms.
Hypotheses advanced
Several hypotheses have been advanced to explain the relationship between cholesterol, mood disorders, and violence, according to Lake.
Some researchers have suggested that dysregulation of normal serotonin activity may help explain a possible relationship between low cholesterol levels and violent death. For example, Steegmans and colleagues10 found that plasma serotonin concentrations are lower in untreated men with persistently low serum cholesterol concentrations (4 to 5 mmol/L or less) than in a reference group. This finding is consistent with the hypothesis that dysregulation of serotonin activity may explain the observed relationship between low cholesterol concentrations and behavioral changes and violent death, Lake said.
Sarchiapone and colleagues,11 among others, have hypothesized that low cholesterol levels indirectly lead to reduced brain serotonin because of the requirement of adequate cholesterol in nerve cell membranes to maintain the functional integrity of serotonin receptors, Lake added.
Golomb and associates12 also have extensively researched the issues of low cholesterol levels, serotonin, and violence. "We hypothesized, tested, and found support for a means by which lower cholesterol may, through links to insulin sensitivity and there-by to serotonin, be associated with increased accidents and suicides," she said.
Findings from some human clinical trials, however, raise questions about the hypothesis. Lake cited a literature review involving statins and mental health in which the authors "found no statistically significant effect" of low serum cholesterol concentrations on psychological well-being.13 Could the type of statin make a difference regarding varying study results? It could, according to Lake.
Golomb's team, for example, found a difference. They tested 1016 healthy men and women for 6 months in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial using 20 mg of the more lipophilic sim-vastatin, 40 mg of the hydrophilic pravastatin, or placebo.
"A significantly greater number of individuals taking simvastatin reported sleep problems than those taking either pravastatin or the placebo," Golomb said in her report at the American Heart Association meeting in 2007.14 "Those who reported much worse sleep while taking study medication also showed a significant adverse change in ag-gression scores," she added.
Some authors, according to Lake, postulate that lipophilic statins may cause deleterious effects on mental health through an immunomodulatory mechanism. In contrast to non-lipophilic statins, the more lipophilic statins readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier, where they inhibit HMG-CoA reductase and suppress several cytokines (including interferon-g, and interleukin [IL]-2 and IL-12), which results in lowering of tryptophan availability in the brain and decreased serotonin synthesis.
What are the practical implications? Lake offers this advice:
• Check cholesterol levels of severely depressed patients, especially those who are nonresponsive or only partially responsive to antidepressants.
• Address mental health issues possibly related to the use of certain cholesterol-lowering drugs.
• Have depressed patients being treated for elevated cholesterol levels work with their primary physician or cardiologist to regulate their total serum cholesterol to levels not significantly lower than 160 mg/dL while maintaining a desirable balance between HDL and LDL cholesterol. In some cases, this could involve substituting a different statin.
Lake said many of his depressed patients have low cholesterol levels secondary to statins and do not respond or only partially respond to antidepressants or evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. He has these patients work with their primary physician to adjust their statin dose or to consider alternatives to statins.
Some patients who take statins complain of GI distress and many other adverse effects, Lake said. Alternatives are niacin, usually as niacinamide, red yeast rice, or garlic extract—all of which are supported by research evidence for lowering cholesterol. Omega-3 essential fatty acids also lower total serum cholesterol, he said.
"I almost always advise exercise and rational dietary changes to address a previously diagnosed elevated cholesterol for which statins were initially prescribed," he said. "Many people who follow a reasonable diet and who exercise can adequately manage their cholesterol without recourse to statins or other conventional or CAM cholesterol-lowering drugs."
1. Shrivastava S, Pucadyil TJ, Paila YD, et al. Chronic cholesterol depletion using statin impairs the function and dynamics of human serotonin1A receptors [published correction appears in Biochemistry. 2010;49:7966]. Biochemistry. 2010;49:5426-5435.
2. Olusi SO, Fido AA. Serum lipid concentrations in patients with major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 1996;40:1128-1131.
3. Maes M, Smith R, Christophe A, et al. Lower serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in major depression and in depressed men with serious suicidal attempts: relationship with immune-inflammatory markers. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1997;95:212-221.
4. Sarchiapone M, Roy A, Camardese G, De Risio S. Further evidence for low serum cholesterol and suicidal behaviour. J Affect Disord. 2000;61:69-71.
5. Gabriel A. Changes in plasma cholesterol in mood disorder patients: does treatment make a difference? J Affect Disord. 2007;99:273-278.
6. Almeida-Montes LG, Valles-Sanchez V, Moreno-Aguilar J, et al. Relation of serum cholesterol, lipid, serotonin and tryptophan levels to severity of depression and to suicide attempts. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2000;25:371-377.
7. Deisenhammer EA, Kramer-Reinstadler K, Liensberger D, et al. No evidence for an association between serum cholesterol and the course of depression and suicidality. Psychiatry Res. 2004;121:253-261.
8. Fiedorowicz JG, Coryell WH. Cholesterol and suicide attempts: a prospective study of depressed inpatients. Psychiatry Res. 2007;152:11-20.
9. Golomb BA, Kane T, Dimsdale JE. Severe irritability associated with statin cholesterol-lowering drugs. QJM. 2004;97:229-235
10. Steegmans PH, Fekkes D, Hoes AW, et al. Low serum cholesterol concentration and serotonin metabolism in men. BMJ. 1996;312:221.
11. Sarchiapone M, Camardese G, Roy A, et al. Cholesterol and serotonin indices in depressed and suicidal patients. J Affect Disord. 2001;62:217-219.
12. Golomb BA, Tenkanen L, Alikoski T, et al. Insulin sensitivity markers: predictors of accidents and suicides in Helsinki Heart Study screenees. J Clin Epidemiol. 2002;55:767-773.
13. Pazarlis P, Katsigiannopoulos K, Bolimou S, et al. Poster presented at: International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 2nd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour; November 17-20, 2005; Thessalo-niki, Greece. Published in: Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2006;55:767-773.
14. Golomb BA, Kwon EK, Criqui MH, Dimsdale JE. Simvastatin but not pravastatin affects sleep: findings from the UCSD Statin Study. Circulation. 2007;116:II-847. Abstract 3725.


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