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Breastfeedingcomes with many health benefits for both you and your baby. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recognizes human milk as the preferred nutrition source for infants. For women who choose to breastfeed, doing so may prove more difficult when it is time to go back to work. Returning to work outside the home during the first year after birth can create barriers to breastfeeding and may cause women to stop nursing when they return to work.
Why Breastfeed After Returning to Work?
Breastfeeding provides health benefits to infant. Since breastfed infants tend to be sick less often, working mothers who breastfeed avoid lost days at work.
Studies have found evidence that breastfeeding decreases your child's risk of ear infections, lung infections, diarrhea, obesity, sudden infant death syndrome, and many other conditions. For these reasons, the AAP now recommends breastfeeding for the first year of a child's life.
Breastfeeding also benefits mom by reducing the risk of postpartum depression, speeding the return to pre-pregnancy weight, and possibly reducing the risk of several serious diseases including ovarian and breast cancers, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease.
By breastfeeding, you will also strengthen the mother-infant bond, which will help boost your confidence. A woman's confidence in herself as a mother may be vulnerable when she becomes separated for her infant for long periods of time. Continuing to breastfeed serves as a constant reminder of the mother-infant bond despite the pressures a new mother may encounter during the workday.
Finally, mothers may find breastfeeding convenient, since they avoid the preparation and expense that formula feeding requires.
The Challenges
There are several challenges you may encounter when you return to work as a breastfeeding mom. Working mothers who breastfeed usually have concerns about producing enough milk for their babies. Long work hours and stress can decrease their milk supply. In addition, working moms who breastfeed may be more fatigued and may need to plan their time more carefully than bottle-feeding moms.
Other challenges faced by breastfeeding moms at work include finding time and/or space to breastfeed their baby (or pump breast milk) during the workday, or an overall lack of support at the workplace. How can you overcome these potential barriers and make a smooth transition to becoming a breastfeeding mom who works outside the home?
Making It Work
Planning is one of the most important steps for overcoming the challenges of continuing to breastfeed after returning to work. Here are some practical tips to ensure a smooth transition back to the workplace:
- Do a trial run before you actually return to work—Put your child in daycare while you are still at home to get a feel for the schedule and how things might go after you start work.
- Talk to your employer—Work with your employer to create a workplace that is friendly toward breastfeeding. Try to find an advocate at your place of employment who is supportive of breastfeeding and can help you if any problems arise.
- Maintain privacy—Ensure that you have either a private space to breastfeed your baby or pump milk. Pumping requires an electrical outlet, a place to store milk, and facilities to rinse the pump parts. In many cases, your employer is required by law to provide time and a place for you to pump.
- Buy a good pump—You need an effective pump. For women separated from their babies for a full work-day, this often means a hospital-grade pump that will provide enough pressure and speed to reproduce the baby's sucking and stimulate continued milk supply over time.
- Dress appropriately—Wear clothing that will hide any leakage and allow for easy pumping at work—avoid dresses, and clingy or transparent blouses. Use a hair clip to hold your blouse out of the way.
- Pencil it in—Schedule pumping sessions in your date book as you would a meeting.
- Fuel your body—Drink water often while at work. Remember to eat well.
- Take it easy—The first 2 weeks after returning to work are often the most tiring. Cut back on other activities during that time. Get as much help with household chores as possible.
- Talk to friends—Find other moms who have successfully breastfed while working and enlist their support.
- Ask the expert—Keep the telephone number of a lactation consultant handy in case problems arise.
- Nurse whenever you can—Nurse frequently when you are with your baby to maintain your milk supply.
- Remember that medication can affect your breast milk and your baby—Talk to your healthcare provider before taking prescription and over-the-counter medication, as well as herbs and supplements.
Don't let anyone tell you that breastfeeding and working outside the home are mutually exclusive. With careful planning and forethought, you can do a good job at work and be a nursing mom.
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Michael Woods, MD
- Review Date: 10/2017 -
- Update Date: 10/15/2015 -


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Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck had a surprising 2009 (Extra!, 6/09), becoming a high-profile advocate for the right-wing Tea Party movement and attracting millions of viewers to his late afternoon cable talk show. How does one top that?
By spinning out elaborate theories about the "progressive" assault on the Constitution and the country, hinting that the left's disenchantment with Barack Obama could very easily manifest itself in violence—that's how.
Beck's ruminations make no logical sense, and the proposals he attacks do not bear even the faintest resemblance to the political agenda of the White House or congressional Democrats. But his rants do have the effect of scaring viewers into believing that a radical program to usher the United States into a totalitarian future is well underway. As Beck explained (1/11/10): "We are going to show you what the progressives are doing and how they're slowly but surely robbing Americans of individual choices and liberties and quite honestly, robbing the bank as well."
Much of Beck's rhetoric is garden variety red-baiting. He tells viewers (1/4/10) that "officials in and around this White House" are "routinely praising radical leftists and Communist dictators and the wonders of socialism in spreading the wealth." On January 11, Beck complained: "Why is it that nobody seems to be paying any attention to the similarities that we're seeing now between what Hugo Chávez has been doing in Venezuela and what is happening here in America?"
Beck's campaign against "progressivism" is in the same vein. Generally speaking, the Progressive movements of the early 20th century stressed government regulation and oversight of corporate power, workers' rights and increased civic participation in local and national politics. In Beck's case against progressivism, these strands are woven into a thread that ties together socialism, Communism, fascism and the supposedly far-left politics of the Obama administration.
"The enemy to our Constitution is the progressive movement," Beck explained (2/9/10), which aims "to evolve the United States out of a republic." On another program (1/20/10), he announced: "Progressives have been patient for decades, creeping their way into the system in the cover of darkness. And this is their opportunity. They're going to deal a final death blow to the Constitution if they can."
Progressives "started a 100-year time bomb. They planted it in the early 1900s, mainly with this guy, Woodrow Wilson—one evil SOB, bad dude." And, naturally, the hundred years are nearly up: "The fundamental transformation of America. The progressive dream that began over 100 years ago. They need the structure to control every aspect of your life and they are just about finishing building it."
The existential threat to the United States aside, Beck's definition of progressivism is simple—and damning: They are the people responsible for the income tax, the Federal Reserve, Prohibition and the League of Nations. Because some progressives once supported the pseudo-science of eugenics, progressivism is also indirectly responsible for the Holocaust (1/8/10):
This was a progressive idea. Not the extermination camps, but eugenics, which led to the camps. You see, the progressives in America always thought they were superior. And it was the stupid people that were just slowing us down. Hitler just took that to the next level as did Stalin. The progressive tactics haven't changed much since then.
Progressivism is "the philosophy that the ends justify the means and the elites can make a better choice than the individual," Beck explained (1/7/10). Progressives "are the people that brought us the idea that the Constitution is fatally flawed.... They stopped teaching the constitutional law and they started teaching only case law in our universities around 1920." That might come as a surprise to those who attended law school during the past 90 years.
In the space of a few minutes one night (1/5/10), Beck sought to explain, in great and mind-bending detail, how progressivism has taken over our political system. He started with professors Frances Fox Piven and the late Richard Cloward, "people who you would say are fundamentally responsible for the unsustainability and possible collapse of our economic system." Cloward and Piven co-authored an article in the Nation (5/2/66) in the 1960s about fighting poverty by getting eligible people onto welfare rolls. That article caused, according to Beck, such a dramatic increase in the number of people on welfare that New York City went bankrupt. That was politically disastrous, so "Cloward and Piven and their devotees figured it out. They needed to be in the system," rather than fighting it from the outside.
Beck then fingered financier George Soros "as a source of funding for many of these radical groups." Soros and company even "went to one of the poorest sections in New York just recently and gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of your tax dollars—stimulus money, gave it out"—an apparent reference to a $35 million gift Soros from so New York state could get federal matching funds for schools (New York Times, 8/8/09). From there, Beck moved to the Wall Street Temporary Assets Relief Program bailout: "This is not a Democratic Party thing. John McCain is a progressive. You had the Republicans and the Democrats to thank for TARP."
So, somehow, a 40-year-old article in the Nation led to all manner of seemingly disconnected political events, involving a political alliance that spans from the far left to George W. Bush. Or, as Beck summed up: "So we just gave you the basics of Cloward and Piven. Well, maybe you can find some other rational explanation for what's going on. I can't."
Logically, Beck should consider himself to be a right-wing progressive, since he too supported the TARP bailout—and actually thought it should be bigger (CNN Headline News, 9/22/08):
I thought about it an awful lot this weekend, and while it takes everything in me to say this, I think the bailout is the right thing do. The real story is the $700 billion that you're hearing about now is not only, I believe, necessary, it is also not nearly enough, and all of the weasels in Washington know it.
While his own track record might not be something he wants to talk about, he maintains that revealing the hidden history of progressivism would strike a blow against his political enemies (1/22/10):
Progressives realized victory required changing history. To defeat them, we have to correct that. Progressives know how powerful history is. When these truths get told and the lies get corrected, the game is going to be on. It's pulling the mask off the monster.
After Republican Scott Brown won a special U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts, Beck (1/20/10) spotted a new progressive danger, warning of "a revolution or a civil war in the Democratic Party. It's progressives versus Democrats. It's blue versus gray. And this is a war that I think could become dangerous—hopefully not."
He explained: "Doesn't it feel like now is a time that the Obama regime is in collapse? The most dangerous time in any regime, especially a revolutionary regime, is when it is on the verge of collapse. A regime with revolutionaries in it, it is trouble." Beck told his audience there was a fundamental difference between them and the progressive enemy:
To you, a fight means educating people. It means mobilizing people to go out and vote. And you fight at the ballot box. But to these people, what does a fight mean to the uber left progressive? All bets are off. They will cheat. They will lie. They will steal. And they have, in the past, blown things up if it helps them win.
Beck declared that the "president is in danger.... He is surrounded by radicals, surrounded by radicals. Here is why the republic is in danger. And the president is in danger first, then the republic." These radicals "will fight to change it in the cover of darkness. And they will become much more dangerous, as they realize their time to make this move is running out." As Beck ominously declared: "Please pray for our Secret Service, make sure that they do their job. Dear God, protect our president."
So a guy who spends several hours a day whipping up viewers and listeners into a frenzy over Barack Obama's secret plan to destroy the country is worried that leftists might do him harm. It makes perfect sense—if you're Glenn Beck.
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Monitoring and Enforcement
Europe and Middle East
North Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia and Pacific
Preference Programs
Trade Capacity Building
Government Procurement
Industry & Market Access
Intellectual Property
Small Business
Textiles and Apparel
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USTR's Role
The Honorable Robert C. ByrdPresident Pro TemporeU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Byrd:
At the direction of the President, I am pleased to notify the
Congress of the United States' ongoing negotiations with Singapore on a
free trade agreement
(FTA). This notification is in accordance with
section 2106(b)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 2002. It
is crucial that we
move forward on this and other trade agreements in order to restore
America's leadership on trade.
The Administration is committed to bringing back trade agreements
that open markets to benefit our farmers, workers, businesses, and
families. With the Congress'
continued help we can move promptly to
advance America's trade interests. Concluding our
ongoing negotiations
with Singapore is an important first step.
In my letter of August 22, 2002, to the Congressional leadership
and trade committees, I outlined the reasons that it is in the United
States' interest to pursue an
FTA with Singapore. An FTA with Singapore
will foster economic growth and create higher
paying jobs in the United
States by reducing and eliminating barriers to trade and investment. The
agreement will not only improve market opportunities for U.S. goods and
services exports, but it
may also serve as a model for the Asia-Pacific
region, encouraging trade liberalization, regulatory
reform and
transparency. An FTA will offer important benefits to U.S. workers, ranchers,
farmers, and businesses while reinforcing important American values in
the region. As with Chile, President Clinton called for and began
with Singapore in December 2000. In deciding to initiate
negotiations with Singapore, we have
taken into account the size of its
trade with the United States, its importance in the region,
and its
history as an advocate of trade liberalization. The agreement is nearing
The negotiations on this FTA have been conducted in a transparent
manner to ensure that businesses, labor organizations, non-governmental
state and local governments, and the public are kept
informed and have ample opportunity to
provide views. We have completed
draft environmental review of this agreement, and are
accepting public
comment on it. The Administration has endeavored to keep Congress fully
informed on the status of negotiations. USTR staff has provided
periodic briefings to the
House Committee on Ways and Means and the
Senate Committee on Finance, as well as other
committees with interests
in the negotiations. USTR staff has also provided focused briefings for
individual Members' staffs on specific issues.
We have consulted extensively with Members of Congress since
initiation of the negotiations with Singapore, and we believe that
there is broad bipartisan
interest in such an agreement. The
Administration will continue to consult closely with Congress,
including the new Congressional Oversight Group.
Our specific objectives for the negotiations with Singapore are as
• Trade in Goods:
– Seek to eliminate tariffs and other duties and charges on trade
between Singapore and the United States on the broadest possible basis,
subject to
reasonable adjustment periods for import-sensitive products.
• Customs Matters,
Rules of Origin and Enforcement
– Seek rules to require that Singapore's customs operations are
conducted with transparency, efficiency, and predictability and customs
regulations, decisions, and rulings are not applied in a manner
that would
create unwarranted procedural obstacles to international
– Seek rules of origin, procedures for applying these rules, and
provisions to address circumvention matters that will ensure that
duty rates under the FTA with Singapore apply only to
goods eligible to receive
such treatment, without creating unnecessary
obstacles to trade.
– Seek terms for cooperative efforts with Singapore regarding
enforcement of customs and related issues, including trade in textiles
apparel and endangered species.
• Sanitary and
Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures:
– Seek to have Singapore reaffirm its WTO commitments on SPS
– Seek to strengthen bilateral collaboration in matters under the
WTO SPS Agreement.
• Technical Barriers
to Trade
– Seek to have Singapore reaffirm its WTO TBT commitments.
– Seek to strengthen bilateral collaboration on implementation of
the WTO TBT Agreement and create a procedure for exchanging information
Singapore on TBT-related issues.
• Intellectual
Property Rights:
– Seek to establish standards that build on the foundations
established in the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property (TRIPs
Agreement) and other international
intellectual property agreements, such as
the World Intellectual
Property Organization Copyright Treaty and
Performances and Phonograms
Treaty, and the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
– Seek to enhance the level of Singapore's protection for
intellectual property rights beyond TRIPS in new areas of technology,
such as internet
service provider liability, and seek commitments from
Singapore to develop laws and
enforcement mechanisms to eliminate
optical disc piracy.
– In other areas, such as patent protection and protection of
undisclosed information, seek to have Singapore apply levels of
protection and
practices more in line with U.S. law and practices,
including appropriate
– Seek to strengthen Singapore's domestic enforcement procedures,
such as by ensuring that Singaporean authorities seize suspected
pirated and
counterfeit goods, equipment used to make such goods or to
transmit pirated
goods, and documentary evidence. Seek to strengthen
measures in Singapore
that provide for compensation of right holders
for infringements and to provide for
criminal penalties under
Singaporean law that are sufficient to have a
deterrent effect on
piracy and counterfeiting.
• Trade in
– Pursue disciplines to address discriminatory and other barriers
to trade in Singapore's services markets. Pursue a comprehensive
approach to
market access, including any necessary improvements in
access to
financial services, professional services, express delivery
and other sectors.
– Seek improved transparency and predictability of Singaporean
regulatory procedures, specialized disciplines for financial services
additional disciplines for telecommunication services and other
sectors as
• Temporary Entry of
Business Persons
– Seek appropriate provisions to ensure that Singapore will
facilitate the temporary entry of U.S. business persons into its
territory, while ensuring
that any commitments by the United States are
limited to temporary entry
provisions and do not require any changes to
U.S. laws and regulations relating
to permanent immigration and
permanent employment rights.
• Investment:
– Seek to establish rules that reduce or eliminate artificial or
trade-distorting barriers to U.S. investment in Singapore, while
ensuring that
Singaporean investors in the United States are not
accorded greater
substantive rights with respect to investment
protections than U.S. investors in the
United States, and to secure for
U.S. investors in Singapore important rights comparable
to those that
would be available under U.S. legal principles and practice.
– Seek to ensure that U.S. investors receive treatment as
favorable as that accorded to domestic or other foreign investors in
Singapore and to address
unjustified barriers to the establishment and
operation of U.S. investments in
Singapore. Provide procedures to
resolve disputes between U.S. investors and
the government of Singapore
that are in keeping with the trade
promotion authority goals of being
expeditious, fair and transparent.
• Electronic
– Seek to affirm that Singapore will allow goods and services to
be delivered electronically and seek to ensure that Singapore does not
customs duties to digital products or unjustifiably discriminate
among products
delivered electronically.
• Government
– Both the United States and Singapore are parties to the WTO
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) and, thus, our objective is to
U.S. market access to Singapore's government procurement market,
for services, and to lower procurement threshold values
for goods.
– Address coverage of Singapore's government-linked companies.
• Transparency/Anti-Corruption/Regulatory Reform:
– Seek to make Singapore's procedures for administering
trade-related measures fairer and more transparent, including by
ensuring that interested
parties can have timely access to information
on measures and Singapore's
procedures for administering them. Seek
rules that will permit timely and
meaningful public comment before
Singapore adopts trade-related measures.
– Seek to ensure that Singapore enforces its prohibitions on
corrupt practices affecting international trade.
• Trade Remedies:
– Provide a bilateral safeguard mechanism during the transition
– Make no changes in U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty
• Competition
– Address such issues as anticompetitive business conduct, state
monopolies, state enterprises, and government-linked companies. Seek
and consultation provisions that foster cooperation on
competition law
and policy, and that provide for consultations on
specific problems that may
• Environment:
– Seek to promote trade and environment policies that are mutually
– Seek an appropriate commitment by Singapore to the effective
enforcement of its environmental laws.
– Establish that Singapore will strive to ensure that it will not,
as an encouragement for trade or investment, weaken or reduce the
protections provided
for in its environmental laws.
– Seek to develop ways to work with Singapore, including through
consultative mechanisms, to address environmental issues of mutual
• Labor, including
Child Labor:
– Seek an appropriate commitment by Singapore to the effective
enforcement of its labor laws.
– Establish that Singapore will strive to ensure that it will not,
as an encouragement for trade or investment, weaken or reduce the
protections provided
for in its labor laws.
– Establish procedures for consultations and cooperative
activities with Singapore to strengthen its capacity to promote respect
for core labor
standards, including compliance with ILO Convention 182
on the worst forms of child
• State-to-State
– Encourage the early identification and settlement of disputes
through consultation.
– Seek to establish fair, transparent, timely, and effective
procedures to settle disputes arising under the agreement.
In addition, the FTA will take into account other legitimate U.S.
objectives including, but not limited to, the protection of legitimate
health or safety,
essential security, and consumer
We are committed to concluding these negotiations with timely and
substantive results for U.S. ranchers, farmers, businesses, and
families by pursuing these
specific objectives and the overall and
principal U.S. negotiating objectives and priorities set out
in the TPA
Act. We look forward to continuing to work with the Congress as we move forward
in our
negotiations with Singapore and bring them to a successful
Robert B. Zoellick


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Heirloom Tomato Tart
Here's a delicious way to use the tomato bounty from your garden or the great buys from the local farmers' market. If you don't have heirloom tomatoes, try regular tomatoes with grape or plum tomatoes. —Kathryn Conrad, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling
Makes6 servings
- 2 teaspoons cornmeal, divided
- 1 refrigerated pie pastry
- Cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons shredded Asiago cheese
- 3 large heirloom tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 3 small heirloom tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
- Fresh basil leaves, optional
- Sprinkle a large baking sheet with 1 teaspoon cornmeal.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a 12-in. circle; transfer to prepared pan. Spritz dough with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining cornmeal, pressing cornmeal gently into dough. Prick thoroughly with a fork. Sprinkle with Asiago cheese.
- Bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack.
- Layer with tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with pepper and salt. Top with goat cheese; garnish with basil if desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 236 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 270mg sodium, 24g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
Originally published as Heirloom Tomato Tart in Healthy Cooking August/September 2011
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Sep 8, 2014
Made this also for a party. It was wonderful ! Every one agreed !
Jul 13, 2011
Made two tarts for summer party-all disappeared in 10 min -everyone loved it-guests wanted more-no more crusts-so sliced tomatoes in bowels in wedges -dressed same way-served with corn bread fritters-also added a little fresh dill to topping.Yummy and beautiful-thanks so much for recipe.


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Jem Yoshioka on tumblr.
Robert Virtue writes about the 2014 Parkes Comics Fest, that happened a couple days ago at the Parkes Library and I'm posting late because the links pile up in no discernible order and it's hard to keep on top of things.
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Israel blocks witness in U.S. anti-terrorism case
Israel claims that the witness could divulge state secrets that would endanger the country, but others say Israel is more concerned about its trade ties with China.
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government prohibited a former security official from testifying in a landmark anti-terrorism case in the United States, court documents showed Saturday, drawing accusations from victims of Palestinian violence that the country was caving in to political pressure from China.
In a petition to an American federal court, the government asked to quash the deposition subpoena issued to the witness, who could have tipped the scales in a case filed by families of victims of suicide bombers who accuse the Bank of China of facilitating terrorist funding via branches in the United States.
In the motion, obtained by The Associated Press, Israel said that by providing knowledge he has of specific Israeli counterterrorism information, the witness could divulge state secrets that would endanger Israel's national security.
But critics say Israel's actions are motivated by other considerations, namely that the testimony could jeopardize valuable trade ties with China.
"This motion asserts that Israel will forgive the supporters and perpetrators of acts of terror against Israelis and Jews. This is unacceptable," said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, a lawyer representing 22 families of people who were killed in Palestinian suicide bombings. "Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, by turning his back on the victims of terror, is not only denying justice to those who have paid the ultimate price, but he is sending a message to the terrorists and the whole world that Jewish blood is cheap."
The families accuse the government-owned Bank of China, through its U.S. branches, of serving as a key conduit in transfers of money to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Palestinian groups that have killed hundreds of Israelis.
The family of Daniel Wultz, a 16-year-old American who was killed in a 2006 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv carried out by Islamic Jihad, is pursuing a separate but related case against the bank. Adding to the high profile of the case, Wultz's mother, Sheryl, is a cousin of U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. A representative for the Wultz family declined comment because they have not yet received the motion.
But Naftali Moses, whose son Avraham was murdered in a Jerusalem library in 2008, lashed out at the prime minister.
"Netanyahu's office promised to fight terror — and they are backing down," he said. "Netanyahu's office promised to aid us in our court case — and they have forgotten the victims of terror in favor of relations with the Chinese."
The families are seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in U.S. courts. With claims based in part on U.S. anti-terrorism laws, a verdict against the bank could also potentially affect its ability to do business in the United States.
The cases depend heavily on the testimony of the former counter-terrorism agent, named Uzi Shaya, who has emerged as a key witness in determining how much the Bank of China knew about the financial transfers.
According to court documents, Shaya was part of a delegation of Israeli counterterrorism officials who met with Chinese officials in April 2005, warning them that Hamas and Islamic Jihad were transferring large sums of money to their militants through the Bank of China. At that meeting, the Israelis asked Chinese officials to "take action" to prevent further transfers.
Shaya was scheduled to appear for questioning in New York on Nov. 25. In an Aug. 29 letter to lawyers for the victims, Shaya said he wanted to testify but did not yet have permission to do so. Now it appears he won't get it.
In a statement released Saturday, the prime minister's office said while it was "steadfastly committed" to the security of its people, it was also obligated to ensure that information gathered by its officials remains confidential.
"After conducting a comprehensive review of the matter, the State of Israel concluded that it cannot allow the former official to be forced to disclose in foreign legal proceedings any information that came to his knowledge in the course of his official duties," the statement read. "The disclosure of such information would harm Israel's national security, compromise Israel's ability to protect those within its borders, and interfere with international cooperative efforts to prevent terrorism."
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At the just-concluded NFL combine, Manti Te'o was in the news as much for his slower-than-expected 40 time as he was for rumors that NFL teams were asking about his sexuality. The league will investigate what it called "impermissible" questions about a player at the combine. [Washington Post]
Four University of Alabama players who were charged with robbery have been dismissed from the team. Head coach Nick Saban made the announcement today, saying that Eddie Williams, D.J. Pettway, Tyler Hayes and Brent Calloway "are no longer associated with the football program" or enrolled at the school. [CBS]
It looks more and more like that NHL realignment plan might actually happen. Here's a look at who might benefit and who might suffer from it. [S.I.]
Former MMA fighter Justin "The Viking" Wren visited eastern Congo this fall and he met the children of the Mbuti pygmy tribe. Wren was the first white person they had ever seen and they ... really liked his arm hair. [GuySpeed]


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A French national allegedly yelled out ''Allah Akbar'' during a stabbing at a backpackers hostel in North Queensland before leaving a woman dead and two injured.
Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said their investigations were in the early stages and it was unclear if the comment was made by the attacker at the scene or if they were of an extreme nature.
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MOUNT HOLLY � It�s a historic week for a member of the 2013 Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame class.
Not only was Shane Trull a part of the seventh induction class for top athletic honors in his hometown, but two of his children will participate Monday in Gaston County�s newest school�s first-ever sporting event.
�Of all the things I�ve accomplished, nothing compares to watching my children play � nothing,� Trull said during Saturday�s ceremony at the Mount Holly Municipal Center.
Trull�s twin ninth-grade daughters Laura and Lexi will play volleyball for Stuart Cramer as the Storm host Bessemer City Monday at 4:30 p.m. in that school�s sports debut. The twins played four sports last season at Mount Holly Middle School.
The architect of East Gaston�s championship-winning wrestling program joined Trull, Charlie �Poss� Drumm and the late J.B. Thompson as 2013 individual inductees.
Coach Doug Smith�s teams won or shared a conference title in each of his 13 seasons as head coach. But Smith deflected credit � for two reasons.
He claimed he simply adapted the coaching philosophies taught him by 2007 inaugural class inductee Delmer Wiles at old Mount Holly High and East Gaston. And he credited his wrestlers (and their parents) for making those plans work.
�We had an 87 percent winning percentage,� said Smith, who was inducted by Scott Pope. �That�s a �we� program. And I want to thank all of those kids for making all of those sacrifices. I also want to thank the parents of the wrestlers I had who allowed me the chance to put their kids in a position to be successful.�
Trull�s place as East Gaston�s all-time leading scorer seems quite secure. So does his place for county products at Belmont Abbey.
With 1,685 points in three seasons for the Warriors � local schools used the junior high concept during Trull�s years at Mount Holly Junior High and East Gaston High � his career scoring record likely only would be threatened by a four-year standout.
And with DeSean Murray�s decision last week to complete his high school career at Charlotte�s Northside Christian Academy after scoring 1,171 points in three seasons at East Gaston, Trull�s record seems very secure.
In fact, only one player is within even 300 points of Trull during his three seasons at East Gaston as Mack Green scored 1,394 points in the first three years of the school after scoring 312 as a freshman at old Stanley High School.
And Trull did so when East Gaston played in arguably the most challenging 4A conference in North Carolina. Tri-County Conference rival West Charlotte won the state title in Trull�s sophomore year of 1985-86, league rival North Mecklenburg was runner-up in his junior year of 1986-87 and both West Charlotte and North Mecklenburg advanced to the Western regionals during his senior year of 1987-88 � both losing to eventual state champion Asheville A.C. Reynolds.
�He was the best player in East Gaston history and he played during a time when East Gaston played in the best conference in the state,� said Trull�s Hall of Fame inductor Aaron Suttenfield.
Trull�s memory of those years is bittersweet, but only because of death of his Warriors coach Jim Turpin.
�After I got to high school, I had the great fortune of playing for Jim Turpin,� Trull said. �He passed away 14 years ago and that was way too soon. Not only was he a good man and a good coach, he was a great friend.�
At the Abbey, Trull�s 1,743 points in four seasons makes him the highest-scoring Gaston County product in that school�s history. Late in his senior season of 1991-92, Trull surpassed the previous record set by South Point�s Jimmy Reeves (1,697 points from 1980 to 1984).
He was recruited by then-Crusaders coach Kevin Eastman, who left the Abbey for NCAA Division I coaching jobs before starting a long career as a NBA assistant coach.
Championship pedigree
In Mount Holly High�s girls basketball history, seven teams were league champions. Four of those teams � 1946, 1947, 1967 and 1968 � were honored Saturday night.
And three members of those 40s teams and eight members and coach Joe Spears of the 1960s teams were in attendance Saturday and received certificates of their teams� inductions.
Lois Herring Parker, Faye Roberts Stroupe and Rachel Wilson Jackson represented the 1940s teams, with Debbie Baker Ward, Star Dowdle, Carol Hart Rozendol, Etta Helton Shanholtz, Rhonda Martin, Phyllis Terry, Jan Williams McKellar and Lynne Williams Jessen there for the 60s teams.
Other highlights
Mount Holly High�s first boys basketball championship team was represented by Drumm, who remains active playing the sport even at 80 years old. �While he played at Mount Holly and Lees-McRae (Junior) College, his interest in sports didn�t end after college,� said Drum�s inductor Aaron Suttenfield. �In fact, it grew even stronger.� A three-sport standout in high school and a Korean War veteran, Drumm has been honored numerous times in the years since then for basketball and golf�.
J.B. Thompson died in 1980, but not until after playing football at three levels � at Mount Holly High in the early 1930s, at N.C. State College from 1934 to 1937 and for the Charlotte Clippers semipro team. �Football was his game, his sport and he played well on three levels,� said his son Gene Thompson, who accepted the induction on his father�s behalf � and after longtime neighbor Will Crist inducted J.B. Thompson�.
Veteran Mount Holly News reporter Sarah Nixon was most known for her news column called �Personally Mentioned� that ran from the 1960s until she retired in 2007. But she admitted being a bigger sports fan than she said she was given credit for � and was happy that writing about the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame was one of the final stories of her career. �I remember the excitement that this created when I wrote about it,� said Nixon, who was introduced by Eddie Wilson. �I want to commend the committee that gotten this event together and made it bigger and better each and every year I�ve come to it.�
You can reach Richard Walker at 704-869-1841 or by twitter.com/JRWalk22
Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame history:
Roster of inductees:
2007 � Robert Black, Delmer Wiles
2008 � Arthur Davis, Bearl Davis, Max Davis, Wilbern Davis, Bertha Dunn, George Fincher, Neb Hollis
2009 � Vivian Laye Broome, Ray Campbell, Don Killian, Dick Thompson, Tommy Wilson, 1963 Mount Holly High School football team
2010 � John Farrar, Joe Huffstetler, Joe Spears, Johnny Wike, 1990 East Gaston High school wrestling team
2011 � Bruce Bolick, Wayne Bolick, Frank Love, Jim McManus, Samuel �Dink� McManus, T.J. McManus, Scott Stewart, Perry Toomey
2012 � Ronnie Harrison, Larry Hartsell, Dawn Moose, William �Chink� Outen, Freddy Whitt, 1967 Mount Holly High School football team
2013 � 1945, 1946 and 1947 Mount Holly High School girls basketball teams, 1967 and 1968 Mount Holly High School girls basketball teams, Charlie �Poss� Drumm, Doug Smith, James Browning �J.B.� Thompson, Shane Trull
Community Spirit Award winners:
2010 � Dwight Frady
2011 � John Lewis
2012 � Bobby John Rhyne
2013 � Sarah Nixon


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Excitement filled the air when Sentara Martha Jefferson learned they had once again achieved Magnet Recognition Program® designation from the American Nurse Credentialing Center. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital received official announcement of their re-designation on July 7, 2016.
The designation, granted to about 8 percent of U.S. hospitals, culminates a multi-year journey toward recognition for excellence in patient care, innovation in nursing practice and a supportive work environment for nurses.
"The Magnet journey builds teamwork, inspires nurses to become leaders, promotes research and evidence based practice, and challenges every nurse in the organization to find ways to make a difference in the lives of their patients," noted Nancy Maloy, MSN, RN, NE-BC, vice president nurse executive at Sentara Martha Jefferson.
Hospitals applying for Magnet recognition first file several hundred pages of reports documenting that they are already meeting 49 quality measures ranging from falls with injuries to hospital-acquired infections and skin breakdown. If they meet those criteria, a three-day site visit validates the documentation while nursing team members are interviewed for their clinical knowledge and knowledge of the process. Finally, the Commission on Magnet reviews the findings and determines the final outcome of designation as a Magnet hospital.
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Jarvis Jenkins shot his hands into J.R. Sweezy's chest to knock the Seahawks guard off balance and was starting to pass him when he stopped.
Russell Wilson hadn't stepped up in the pocket, but Jenkins could sense he was on the move on third-and-4 from the Bears' 13-yard line. He whipped around and was able to sack Wilson with nothing but open space in front of the elusive Seahawks quarterback.
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Oh my gosh, this sounds like the PERFECT meal!! Seriously. So yummy! I'm going to have to try this with my husband. :)
- August 18, 2008 at 9:48 AM
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OH MY GOSH.....I am so making this.
- August 18, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Aggie said...
Your steak salad looks great! Love the spices...and love the potatoes and mushrooms on the side! My husband isn't so much a salad for a meal person, but I think I can convince him to eat this!! YUM!
- August 18, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- Jaime said...
looks like a great salad! i've never had potatoes in a salad before but i bet they're perfect w/the steak :)
- August 18, 2008 at 10:19 AM
I love steak salad! This looks wonderful.
- August 18, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- Lisa said...
Looks soooo good! I love potatoes that are browned like that.
- August 18, 2008 at 7:45 PM
- Prudy said...
I love juicy steak in a salad. Congrats to your husband. He doesn't have to win the Nationals to impress me. :) Thanks for the timesaving tip on the potatoes. I love cheating with the half-microwave half-oven during the hot summer.
- August 18, 2008 at 9:39 PM
- Jan said...
I'm sorry your husband's team didn't win, but what a tremendous achievement to get to get so far. As you say, there's always next year.
Your steak salad sounds fab, and those potatoes, I love potatoes with salad. And mushrooms....... It's just too good.
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90. What is meant by the Redemption?
By the Redemption is meant that Jesus Christ, as the Redeemer of the whole human race,
offered His sufferings and death to God as a fitting sacrifice in satisfaction for the
sins of men, and regained for them the right to be children of God and heirs of
heaven.(See question 358)
(a) Satisfaction is compensation for an offense or injury against another.
(b) A redeemer is one who pays a price to regain something that has been lost or given
(c) No creature could, of himself, make adequate satisfaction for sin, which offends
the infinite majesty of God. Every creature is finite and, as such, is unable to make
infinite satisfaction.
(d) Although God wished all to be saved, and although Christ died for all, yet only
those to whom the merits of His Passion are applied will benefit by His death
(e) The death of Christ was a sacrifice of infinite merit and satisfaction, by which
man was redeemed.
(f) Christ was both priest and victim in the sacrifice whereby He redeemed us. AS
priest He offered His Passion and death to God for us, and as victim He suffered and died.
91. What were the chief sufferings of Christ?
The chief sufferings of Christ Were His bitter agony of soul, His bloody sweat, His
cruel scourging, His crowning with thorns, His crucifixion, and His death on the cross.
(a) The Stations of the Cross and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary call to mind
the chief sufferings of Christ.
(b) Christ suffered and died in His human nature; in His divine nature He could neither
suffer nor die. All of His sufferings, even the least, were of infinite value because His
human and divine natures were united in the divine Person of the Son of God.
92. When did Christ die?
Christ died on Good Friday.
93. Where did Christ die?
Christ died on Golgotha, a place outside the city of Jerusalem.
(a) The site of Christ's death is also called the Place of the Skull, and Mount
94. What do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ?
From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn God's love for man and the evil of
sin, for which God, who is all-just, demands such great satisfaction.
(a) We also learn that we should return God's great love and willingly take up our
cross and follow Him.
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Juniors Justina Udenze and Kerrianne Dugan each recorded double-doubles as Central Connecticut State University defeated St. Francis (NY) by a score of 69-51 at home on Monday night. Udenze tallied game highs of 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Dugan scored 13 points and grabbed 11 boards. The Blue Devils improved to 4-8 on the season and are back to even in Northeast Conference play with a 1-1 mark. The Terriers fall to 1-11 overall and 0-2 in the NEC.
Central Connecticut scored the final 11 points of the first half to take a commanding 37-21 lead at halftime. Five different Blue Devils scored baskets during the stretch. Junior Leanne Crockett started the run, finishing a layup that increased the CCSU lead to seven, at 28-21. After jumpers by freshman Brooke Bailey, senior P.J. Wade and freshman Kirsten Daamen, Dugan capped off the half with a three-pointer to make it 37-21. It was the highest point total this season for the Blue Devils in a first half.
The Blue Devils increased their lead, early in the second half, to as many as 21 when they led 42-21 just 2:06 into the second period. Dugan got the scoring started with a traditional three point play. Wade fed her on the fast break and Dugan finished the layup while being fouled. The forward knocked down the free throw, and finished the game four out of five from the charity stripe. Daamen increased the lead to 21 when she finished in the paint on an unassisted layup.
The Terriers comeback attempt failed as they got no closer than 12 the rest of the way out. Jacinda Williams and Shannon Gantt were integral to the St. Francis (NY) attack, knocking down jump shots in the second half to try and get the Terriers back into the game. Both players finished the game with 14 points to lead St. Francis (NY).
The Blue Devils did most of their damage down low, outscoring the Terriers by a mark of 40-16 in paint points. CCSU also led in points off the bench due mostly to Udenze's 14, but Bailey also came in off the bench to add 11. Daamen was the fourth Blue Devil to finish in double figures, scoring 10 in 15 minutes.
CCSU will next travel to Monmouth for NEC action on Thursday, January 7 for a 12:00 p.m. tipoff.
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If I were to tell you that the movie of the year (admittedly, we are still only in January) is a prison drama, you might be forgiven for groaning at the thought of the numerous convict clichés, the jailhouse conventions that have become all too familiar: humiliating strip searches, simmering racial tensions, corrupt authorities, rampant drug use, violent beatings, etc, etc. It's a (concrete) jungle in there! And yes, the French crime thriller "A Prophet" does contain all these old chestnuts, but this compelling tale forcefully takes you to a more imaginative place. Although it feels familiar, it's a wholly original piece of work – the sort of thing you've seen before, but rarely done so well. Directed by the celebrated Jacques Audiard, this is an exhilarating, gripping film that will surely become a classic of the crime genre, taking its place alongside modern greats like "Scarface" and, whisper it gently, "The Godfather".
"Un Prophète", as they say the other side of La Manche, details the prison career of Malik el Djebena (played by impressive newcomer Tahar Rahim), a 19-year-old French lawbreaker of North African origin. Sentenced to six years, the new inmate tries to keep his head down, but the leader of the ruling Corsican gang, César (played with terrifying intensity by Niels Arestrup) makes him an offer that he literally can't refuse. Caught between a (jailhouse) rock and a hard place, Malik is forced to murder a prisoner called Reyeb, who had offered him drugs in return for sex, but more importantly to the Corsicans is a potential witness against their crimes. As a result of this "bloody deed", Malik comes under the protection of the Corsicans, gaining their trust and slowly, but surely, learning the ins and outs of their illicit operations. As the increasing numbers of Arabs in the prison begin to make their presence felt, Malik's Muslim background enables him to also discreetly build networks with their gang.
"Warming the bench"
Captured with a cold-eyed clarity and a total lack of sensationalism, this is a hard-edged, painfully realistic portrayal of the brutal life within the dangerous prison corridors, the gritty authenticity ensured by the inclusion of non-professionals and former convicts in the excellent cast. Its lack of sentimentality brings to mind another Cannes favourite, the acclaimed Mafia movie, "Gomorrah". Unflinchingly direct in the way it describes the constant struggle for survival that pervades the prison atmosphere, the film is equally as good at dissecting the various ways that power is obtained and manifested as it is in detailing the mind-numbing rituals and routines during the period of incarceration. There is a matter-of-fact, even cynical, approach to the corruption of the prison guards. In this dog-eat-dog world, it is taken for granted that the prison is actually run by a select band of dominant inmates, by dint of backhanders in both senses of the word.
Like "Taxi Driver", the ever-present threat of violence explodes into vicious action in an unforgettable sequence of shocking brutality that will cause the most jaded observer to wince. The "cut him, Razors" moment comes when Malik uses a razorblade, uncomfortably hidden in his mouth, to slash the throat of the gay informant Reyeb. What makes this distressing scene even more uncomfortable is that Reyeb is the only prisoner to have shown Malik anything resembling kindness in the early days of his detainment, but Malik knows that if he doesn't execute the Corsicans' order, then his days will be numbered.
"Stick to your guns"
However, this film is so much more than a prison drama, with Audiard blending American toughness with a European documentary slant plus a host of stylistic flourishes, so that it also works as a gripping thriller and an unusually thoughtful social commentary. Much of the movie runs on a sense of sheer dread, as Malik walks an ever-lengthening tightrope, merely to stay alive. Constantly pushing against the bars of the standard jailhouse production, the director inexorably builds the tension within the walls, every frame loaded with menace, from the first lonely walk in the menacing prison yard to the work with the industrial sewing machines.
Most of the film is set within the claustrophobic confines of the penitentiary, but as the story develops, Malik is allowed to venture into the outside world via a series of day releases, which affords some relief to the growing feeling of apprehension. When Malik takes a plane for the first time on a flight to Marseille, we share his childish delight at the new experience, though his prison habits are never far from the surface, opening his mouth when scanned by security and grabbing several croissants when the trolley dolly walks past. However, life is just as dangerous on the outside, a stunning gunfight in a 4x4 being proof of that.
"Ready, Steady, Cook"
Echoing the slow-burning epic transformation of "The Godfather", we accompany Malik on a mesmerising transformation from gauche young inmate to cunning criminal overlord. Originally happy to barely survive, Malik begins to cockily thrive, with his determined journey from a humiliated outsider wholly out of his depth to the very top of the criminal hierarchy reminiscent of "Scarface". It's not just the changing facial hair that marks out the young man's development. Malik's transition is total (physical, emotional and even spiritual) – he enters prison as a scared loner and leaves it an entirely changed character, quite literally scarred by the experience.
It's an extremely aggressive awakening, with Malik's rise through the underworld ranks stained with cruelty, as he negotiates his way through a treacherous maze of uneasy alliances, constantly adapting to new situations, always on the look-out for opportunities to build his own empire. Although the film is very long at 2 ½ hours, the leisurely pace is fully justified to do justice to Malik's depraved development. In the early scenes, his nakedness emphasises his vulnerability, his eyes anxiously darting around him as he takes in the grim surroundings, but he leaves the prison with the jaunty walk of the Bee Gees singing the entirely appropriate "Staying Alive".
"There Will Be Blood"
As Malik's confidence grows, so does the film's scope, encompassing education and redemption, though there is little of the schmaltzy morality found in another great prison movie "The Shawshank Redemption". Just before his death, Reyeb dispenses some worldly advice to Malik, "You can't read, right? It's not too late. There's a prison school. You can learn in here. My idea is to leave here a little smarter". OK, it didn't work out for him, but his killer takes heed of these wise words and embarks on a highly pragmatic form of self-improvement, a further education that was not available to him on the outside as an illiterate youth with no family or financial support.
As well as formal classes in reading, writing and economics (useful for his adventures in the narcotics business), he also secretly studies the Corsican language, so that he may surreptitiously learn about their dodgy deals. Prison proves an education in every sense, as he begins building valuable links with other members of the criminal fraternity: the soon-to-be-release family man Ryad, the drug-dealing gypsy Jordi (Reda Kateb from the superb French TV series "The Spiral"), and the Muslim brotherhood who he had initially rejected. Essentially, he observes the prison's inner dynamics and fragile power structures, so that he may exploit them for his own advantage. If nothing else, he realises that everyone will do you a favour, as long as they get something in return.
"Strike a light"
Ironically, crime only begins to pay for Malik after he goes to prison, as he discovers many more opportunities for success than he ever had the other side of the bars. He is locked up for a relatively minor offence, arriving as an impressionable kid, but the harshness of prison life means that he ends up committing far worse crimes than he could have ever imagined, ultimately leaving the premises as a hardened murderer. In fact, everything that he learns only serves to make him a superior criminal, not a better human being.
In the central role of Malik, newcomer Tahar Rahim is a revelation, making his character not only believable, but also as sympathetic as could be, given his homicidal acts. It's a wonderfully enigmatic performance, first playing the lead with solemn uncertainty, then developing a dumb childish swagger, before maturing into a confident, intelligent man, albeit an extremely violent man, before our eyes. As befits somebody keeping his head down, it's an understated portrayal with little dialogue, though there's real depth here, as Malik can express every emotion through his eyes: either quietly watching, deflecting pain or controlling rage. On screen throughout the movie, Rahim is not without conscience. Although he does what he has to do in the violent world he inhabits, he never loses his moral compass, suffering when faced with the many life or death decisions that confront him.
"Search me"
Rahim's strength recalls the dark-eyed, brooding charisma of Romain Duris in Audiard's last film, the equally brilliant "The Beat That My Heart Skipped", another observational study of a young man of unusual focus. Hopefully, "A Prophet" will similarly act as a breakout vehicle for the extraordinary Rahim. In many ways, Audiard's latest film feels like a continuation of his previous effort with Malik also caught between two worlds, just as the protagonist was in "The Beat" with music and crime, only this time having to chart his course between different ethnic groups. Another similarity is the transfer of power between generations, the comparison being more obvious as Niels Arestrup plays the father figure in both movies. The intimidating tone is more redolent of Audiard's earlier, Hitchcockian piece "Read My Lips", which featured Vincent Cassel from "Mesrine".
Although the overall feel of the movie is über-realistic, Audiard permits himself a few stylish directorial flourishes, notably using bold captions over slow motion shots to highlight the arrival of key characters, who will play an important role later in the plot's development, especially Malik's transformation. From time to time, he also uses the ghost of Reyeb, the convict who Malik killed at César's request, either as a reminder of his sin or as a vision that somehow foretells the future.
"Be my baby"
This is one of the few references to the film's title with Malik's prophet-like attributes seemingly more about his ability to find his way to the Promised Land than predicting events in advance. His charmed existence and knack for emerging unscathed from the most dangerous encounters may be ascribed to him doing God's work, but there is only one occasion when he foresees the future in a dream, even though others believe that he has powers of prophecy after surviving a near-fatal car crash. Audiard himself has confirmed that there are no religious undertones to the title, "The prophet is just a prophet. As for Jesus or Mohammed, I don't eat that kind of bread".
The other huge performance in the film is delivered by Niels Arestrup, who plays the Corsican mobster as a mixture of world-weary wisdom and pent-up aggression. It's not dissimilar to Jack Nicholson's role in "The Departed", but I couldn't help also thinking of "Genial" Harry Grout in the seminal 70s sitcom "Porridge" and, bizarrely, Noel Coward's portrayal of Mr. Bridger in the institution known as "The Italian Job" – maybe because of "The Self Preservation Society", which is incredibly apposite for this movie, despite the vast disparity in tone. While there is an element of the mentor in the crime boss, it is very largely a chilling turn with César demanding Malik's total obedience. This is despite the fact that the actor has an uncanny resemblance to the TV chef, Antony Worrall Thompson, which only makes sense when you see the way he makes use of a teaspoon – but not to stir his beverage. His relationship with Malik is less love-hate, rather "live-hate", given that Malik clearly despises César, but has to work for him in order to keep breathing.
"Listen, do you want to know a secret?"
As a French Arab, Malik is a thoroughly modern hero that plays against national stereotypes, an inversion that Audiard claims was deliberate: "In French cinema you see Arabs in one of two contexts, either naturalistically in a social realist context, or in genre fiction playing a terrorist. We didn't want that. We wanted our Arabs to be heroes". It may be strange to describe an imprisoned killer as a hero, but you will find yourself willing Malik to succeed. As Audiard says, "Do we root for Michael Corleone in the Godfather films? I think so, even if he is a monster. In my film, I wanted to make a nice guy, just like you and me, who also kills, so you can identify with him. Keep away from black and white moralising".
Audiard understands that "People have difficulty swallowing the fact that Malik is a survivor, but I think that's because he's an Arab character. They're not used to seeing Arabs come out on top and they don't like it, not in France anyway". However, the director does agree that, "You don't have to like heroes. The hero in my film is there to illustrate the capacity for resistance of the individual and his ability to make himself his own rules, his own life". And that's certainly true, whatever your cultural background.
"Concrete jungle, animals are after me"
Indeed, the prison could be considered as a microcosm of the racial conflicts within the broader French social order with Audiard explaining, "What interests me in this tale is that it's a metaphor for society. It's not all that different on the inside or the outside". Actually, I think that most of us would be happier on the outside, but I take his point. Although Malik is accepted neither by his Corsican superiors, who call him a "dirty Arab", nor by the Muslim gang members, in a strange way the film shows that a better future can be imagined with Malik a metaphor of what France could become – a curious mix of right-wing capitalism and left-wing multiculturalism. Even when Malik gets closer to the Muslim crew, it is nothing to do with religious fervour, but everything to do with "commercial" expediency.
In fact, the more you explore the themes in this film, the more it is about the individual, regardless of his background, a point that Rahim is particularly keen to stress: "This movie is not talking about changing the way we see the Arabs. It's about taking a man who is homeless, who has no origin, and showing you that he is just a person first, before being Arab, or Corsican, or whatever. This man just wants to eat, sleep and drink. He is writing his own life". Audiard is of the same opinion, "it is a parable of one man's willingness to survive and prosper".
"Shadow boxing"
"A Prophet" is an epic adventure, which may or may not have a significant meaning. Audiard himself has scoffed, "Of course it has no message – it is cinema", which may be true, but it is undeniable that it is cinema at its very finest. Although I don't always agree with cinema juries (see this week's Golden Globes for numerous incorrect choices), the London Film Festival nailed it when they gave this movie their Best Film Award, with Anjelica Huston calling it "a masterpiece, an instant classic and a perfect film". Right on, sister.


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How We Can Help the Families of Sandy Hook Elementary
On Friday, the nation stopped as word of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., made its way around the country. The news of the 20 children and six teachers who lost their lives brought our country to a stand still.
Over the weekend names, ages and pictures of the children who passed and heroic stories of teachers who lost their lives protecting children began to come to light. This story has touched so many hearts and caused so many tears, but many of us feel that there is nothing we can do being so far away. I did some research and found that is not true.
Here is a list of ways that anyone can support the families of Sandy Hook Elementary.
- The United Way of Western Connecticut with the Newtown Savings Bank has established the "Sandy Hook School Support Fund."
- A Facebook page for the Emilie Parker Fund has been created with information about how to donate to the Emilie Parker Memorial Account.
- Project Linus, a nonprofit that brings comfort to children in crisis, has arranged to send more than 700 warm, cozy handmade blankets to children affected by this latest shooting.
- A former Sandy Hook student has set up the Sandy Hook Elementary School Victims Relief Fund in conjunction with Crowdrise, to raise funds for the victims, families and others affected by the tragic shooting. Donations will be directed to the Sandy Hook PTSA, according to the fundraising site.
- The American Red Cross has been asked by to provide assistance. Some of the aid includes mental health professionals deployed to the area and 50 units of blood to Danbury Hospital.
- The nonprofit mental health clinic Newtown Youth and Family Services will be open for grief counseling. They say all donations made at this time will go to helping those impacted.
- Some private funds have been set up to help victims as well. The Newtown Memorial fund is taking donations and is also actively recruiting volunteers and offers of help of all kinds.
- The band OneRepublic has also started a fund to raise money for those affected. You can find details on how to donate to OneRepublic's fund here.
- You can send words of support and messages for families affected in an Evergram. They will be collated and given to the families in the future.
- The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection says anyone wishing to volunteer should call (800) 203-1234.


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I wrote nothing yesterday, a rare non-event. I actually started a couple of posts, but abandoned them as not worth the trouble–a standard that one hopes will not become permanent. We hosted some relatives for Thanksgiving, and my wife, who is a superb cook, produced her best-ever Thanksgiving dinner. Everything was marvelous, but the highlight was the turkey–a 22-pound Amish Heritage bird, which was sensational.
As usual, she followed Martha Stewart's roasting method, which requires cheesecloth, which, however, she forgot to buy. So I was dispatched to a nearby Wal-Mart where I finally found some in the paint supply area. The turkey was great, significantly more flavorful than a standard bird. It reminded me, actually, of the half-wild turkeys that we had a couple of times in my youth, presents from a client of my father's who owned a turkey farm. Occasionally a wild turkey (a much rarer bird in those days than today) would find his way into the turkey barn, and a half-wild turkey or two was the result. The one we ate yesterday had similar flavor; the down side, of course, is that it was significantly more expensive than the usual turkey.
The other innovation in this year's feast was dessert; Loree made a pumpkin mousse cheesecake dessert–cheesecake on the bottom, pumpkin above, whipped cream on top–that was fantastic, even better than her usual pumpkin pie.
Along with potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans and cranberry relish, it was enough to put me into a coma that lasted through the evening. Political commentary will resume when I fully regain consciousness.


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Pawlenty prepares for his moment
Five Republicans will share the stage in Greenville, S.C., on Thursday for the first debate of the 2012 presidential primaries.
But really, the night is all about Tim Pawlenty.
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He won't have the chance to spar with top-tier rivals, since the biggest names are skipping the event. The former Minnesota governor won't have the benefit of overwhelming media attention, either. Coming just days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, a debate that might once have commanded wide interest will probably draw a much slimmer audience.
But what Pawlenty will have is a chance to show Republican primary voters that he's prepared to cast the first stone against President Barack Obama – setting him apart from a larger group of viable presidential candidates who have shied away from fully engaging the campaign.
As Pawlenty put it during a trip to Iowa this week: "It's time to get off the sideline."
To supporters of the low-key former Minnesota governor, the contrast is clear: While Mitt Romney, the apparent GOP frontrunner, and Newt Gingrich duck the debate and other potentially formidable candidates, such as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and former Ambassador Jon Huntsman, dither on entering the race, their guy is fired up and ready to go.
"He hasn't played games about whether he's going to get into it or not. That's the way he approached this [debate], too," said former Minnesota Rep. Vin Weber, a Pawlenty supporter. "He's in it. He's going run. And I don't think he's likely to skip any debates."
Weber – now a lobbyist and Republican fundraiser in Washington – called the Fox News debate a chance for Pawlenty to gain ground against the gun-shy 2012 contenders. He'll be matched up against four underdog debaters: former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and ex-pizza executive Herman Cain.
"Romney, he's running almost a Rose Garden campaign, except he doesn't have a Rose Garden," Weber said, offering that Pawlenty must begin to "show that he's a candidate who's broadly acceptable to the whole Republican coalition, which he is."
For Pawlenty, there's some urgency to that goal: For the first time since he started scoping out a White House bid, there's an obvious, Pawlenty-shaped opening in the Republican field for him to claim.
Right now, he's the GOP's sole presidential prospect who can credibly lay claim to the anti-Romney mantle – a task that got easier last week when Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour decided against running for president.
Earlier this year, Pawlenty dodged potentially serious obstacles when South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Indiana Rep Mike Pence, two other Midwestern conservatives, also took a pass.
Organizationally, Pawlenty has made significant strides, landing an eye-catching campaign manager in former Republican Governors Association executive director Nick Ayers, unveiling a big fundraising team and recruiting former top aides to Mike Huckabee and Romney to run early-state efforts in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Yet in all that time, Pawlenty's polling numbers have moved only incrementally. Gallup still places his national support in the low single digits, well behind Romney, Huckabee, Sarah Palin and even Donald Trump. He fares better in some early state polling, but isn't close to rivaling Romney in either Iowa or New Hampshire.
There's not an unlimited period of time for Pawlenty to gain momentum. While he has the anti-Romney space to himself for now, that could change quickly if opponents such as Daniels and Huntsman join the fray.
Daniels has said he will make up his mind on a presidential run by the end of the month. Huntsman's decision may come later, but he will begin making visits to early primary states this weekend with a commencement speech at the University of South Carolina.