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Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?John Schwiller Sep 5, 2011 5:46 AM (in response to mponcet)
Internally we've got both a 4.5.6 and 5.0 instance, with some experienced users working on both instances. I think that some of them didn't find the new UI as intuitive as one might have hoped.
Our customers are all on 4.5.x and in some cases considering upgrade to 5.0.x. For new customers we will be starting them on 5.0.x rather than 'risk' adoption on 4.5.x and later migration.
There's quite a bit of comment on Jive Community (JC) by Community Managers who are thinking through how they might handle training, and how much would be needed.
I think your use of the word 'plunge' is well chosen We know that there's a 5.0.1 upgrade coming 'soon' which should address some of the issues found on JC (as you would always expect with such a major revamp). I think whilst proceeding with your planning, I'd reserve a final go / no-go decision until we see 5.0.1
No doubt others will have their views, particularly where they have large deployments of well experienced users. But I think how much user support you can provide during the critical two weeks will be important as some users may feel a bit 'lost'.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?John Schwiller Sep 5, 2011 5:54 AM (in response to mponcet)
BTW in your video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyu4gxoLr0o how have you got your tablets working with Jive in the London tube system??
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?mponcet Sep 5, 2011 8:02 AM (in response to John Schwiller)
Thanks for your reply: waiting for 5.0.1 is certainly part of the plan. Still we are concerned about the ability of our users to transpose their brand "new way of working" into a significantly different interface.
About the video : we are visionaries!
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?gialyons Sep 11, 2011 12:08 PM (in response to mponcet)
Ryan Rutan just successfully upgraded National Instruments' internal employee community to Jive 5
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?Ryan Rutan Sep 11, 2011 12:43 PM (in response to gialyons)1 person found this helpful
That's correct. We had a lot of platform enhancements including hardware switches that were hinging on it. Given our testing, we felt it was compelling for us to go ahead and get our infrastructure switched out and upgraded to 188.8.131.52 at this time. We have plans to uptake the 5.0.1 patch set once it is made available; however, per our testing ... we didn't see anything major that convinced us we needed to block all our efforts until 5.0.1. Tomorrow is our first day back in the office ... so expecting some general chatter/support ... however, will try to relay the post-upgrade experience as much as possible. We upgraded from 184.108.40.206.
Overall, the Jive5 software upgrade portion of this effort was by far the easiest, with the only catch being the excessive time to re-create the Search Index (approximately 60 hours to complete). During that time, the app is very usable minus Searching for content/places and @mentions. that was the only gotcha we ran into, but we ran into it on our UAT environment (and Jive did as well in their Jive Community upgrade)...so it didn't catch us too off guard.
Let me know if there are specific aspects you'd like to hear about. =)
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?crossman Sep 11, 2011 12:58 PM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
1) How much advance promotion did you do for this rollout (and how long have your users been using the older Jive version)? Did you make UAT available for people to explore?
2) How exactly did you deal with the Search Index issue? Turn the site off for that 60 hours? Or make Prod available for that time period, with info to users that the search function isn't functional?
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?Ryan Rutan Sep 13, 2011 7:49 AM (in response to crossman)
Kevin Crossman wrote:
1) How much advance promotion did you do for this rollout (and how long have your users been using the older Jive version)? Did you make UAT available for people to explore?
We had UAT available approximately 1 month ahead of our roll-out with active promotion and sponsorship, as well as proactive training. Users have used a combination of 4.0 and 4.5 for since January 2010...so about 1.5 years...probably drop that to 1 year average.
2) How exactly did you deal with the Search Index issue? Turn the site off for that 60 hours? Or make Prod available for that time period, with info to users that the search function isn't functional?
The latter. In Jive's documentation, (which we were not aware of at the time), they have instructions on how to do the rebuild in a clustered environment. Originally, we thought we had a window large enough to where we wouldn't need to do all the manual steps...but long story short....100% doesn't mean 100%...apparently 121% = 100% in the Search Index first time re-build for us. That being said, once we implemented the clustered rebuild steps...users were able to use the system ... browse and be relatively efficient ... however searching, @mentions to places/content (people is a separate index), and some various other small features were not available.
I would strongly recommend that if you can allocate more resources (CPU) to the processing node, it will help alot because one of the reasons the process takes so long is because the CPUs are throttled at 100% for quite a while. To Jive's credit though, they engineered the solution that allowed the system to be usable (given some work) during this window. Not a final solution by far, but an option at least.
In general, because I can sound all too optimistic sometimes, this had a major impact to our release. In fact it was the only snag we have encountered thus far. All things being equal, if this was just a normal Jive SBS upgrade...we would NOT have pulled the trigger until this window could be reduced. But given the other infrastructure and processes changes that were in queue waiting for this release, we were compelled to move forward.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?bjewell Sep 13, 2011 7:01 AM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
How is a 60-hour index rebuild acceptable for an app that provides critical business functions?
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?tmaurer Sep 13, 2011 7:06 AM (in response to bjewell)
Yes, this is really making me anxious. We've got divisions that rely on material stored in our Jive instance for their day job. They need search to work to find the documents they need for those functions. And we all saw how slow the JC was during the search index rebuild. For critical business, how do we manage both slow site and no search during business hours?
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?ted.hopton Sep 13, 2011 7:30 AM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
Jive, we need you to comment in this thread -- is Ryan's experience what we should expect for our hosted sites? How should we estimate the length of time needed for our own search index re-builds (when we have, of course, different size databases than Ryan's)?
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?deirdrewalsh Sep 13, 2011 7:38 AM (in response to ted.hopton)
I can talk to our engineering team and ask them to join in this conversation, Ted.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?tmaurer Sep 27, 2011 6:13 AM (in response to deirdrewalsh)Deirdre, any luck getting engineering to respond? Or do they plan to respond as individual companies start their upgrade plans? Would help to know direction.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?mponcet Sep 27, 2011 2:54 AM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
Hi Ryan,
Thank you for the feedback. Prior to launch, did you give access to UAT to all of your users? 2 weeks after full launch, how are they reacting?
We are just getting our own UAT ready... Still interested in any input on the subject of users adoption
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?Ryan Rutan Sep 27, 2011 7:58 AM (in response to mponcet)
Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, we provided access to our UAT environment about 1.5 months ahead of our release. This is where we did most of our training and video shoots. As for feedback, the two camps in our company (as with most companies) are the pro-NI Talkers and the anti-NI Talkers. We did a poll the first week....and ran it for 2 weeks....to gauge feedback. We were ironing out a few bugs, some bigger than others. So the feedback was 20% positive, 40% negative, and 40% undecided. We re-ran the same poll (started this week...3 weeks in) ... and the poll is looking much more positive. People have accepted the change and are see their involvement increase. Anti-camp is not AS vocal...but still out there. Hoping the trend continues...at this point in time...we are sitting at 50% positive, 20% negative, and 30% undecided...but the sample size is very small.
Note: If you are using Oracle as your DB, you may want to talk to Support to make sure that the known issues have been rectified in your instance if you are going live with the 18.104.22.168.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?mdcrocker Sep 12, 2011 9:02 AM (in response to mponcet)1 person found this helpful
We plan to go live with 5 at the end of Oct for the internal and external communities. We have a demo site set up where people can check it out and try out any HTML with customized code. We will open the UAT to the current community owners for a few weeks prior to the go live. We also have a large amount of help and awareness material (thanks Jive) created. We will run banners on the intranet linking to these areas during Oct to get more awareness. We also plan on dropping a reference sheet on all the desk globally. We will also have tent cards in all the break rooms that highlight a new capability and have a vanity link to the V5 help area.
We have been up and running since Sept 2008, so we see the big reshuffle and label changes in the UI, along with some confusion (ie tracking, notification, follow) as big hurdles for the folks that have been using it for years.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?Ryan Rutan Sep 12, 2011 9:55 AM (in response to mdcrocker)
Do not underestimate the Search Index rebuild. The % percentage counts are an estimation....and is taking longer than we anticipated. This is the only big issue that we've run into thus far. But thought I'd share. Highly recommend working with your Jive support team to get process on how to mitigate UI performance during this time.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?jvondey Sep 13, 2011 7:08 AM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
Is the 60 Search Index rebuild a one time conversion, or an ongoing tax every time the index is completely refreshed? Today we use Coveo which takes 8 hours for a full rebuild and we also do live indexing. I am very interesting in understanding this as a one time event vs an ongoing process.
I really appreciate the sharing of Know How around 5.0 and look forward to further dialog as we pursue our 5.01 upgrade over the next 2 months.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?Ryan Rutan Sep 13, 2011 8:42 AM (in response to jvondey)
This massive rebuild can be foreseeable anytime you need to do a full rebuild of the search index. It is required in the upgrade because Jive has enhanced its search foundation from Lucene to Solr ... (this is in part why the % is wrong). In the 3 years I have been running Jive this is the first time I've had rebuild this index. Most of the time I'll Update/Optimize the index...and even that...that is very infrequent. Hope that helps put it into perspective. But yes, 60 hours and growing for all communities that are ever increasing content until their Jive 5 upgrade.
Re: Anyone upgraded to 5.0... or planning to do so?dsacks Sep 27, 2011 6:53 AM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
We are planning to launch our internal community on Jive 5.0. We actually have been in development mode for many months due to some security issues on our side.
We started our champions / community managers / early adopters on Jive 4.5 and since it has taken so long to resolve these tech issues, we have made the decision to now launch on v5.0. Launching with the latest version of Jive versus migrating to it at a later date will avoid significant disruption to the workforce as only our early adopters will be affected (approximately 50 employees).
We did hold a Jive-hosted webinar a few months ago to show our early adopters the new UI, advanced communication features and apps market. Most seemed interested and are engaged and are now playing around, testing stuff, and asking questions in the development environment, which is great. We're due to launch our production environment to this early group very soon (hopefully within a few weeks) so I will keep you all posted on how it goes, as well how we're integrating promotion and training into our launch.


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- 4 Great Winter Sports Workouts
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4 Great Winter Sports WorkoutsBy Andrew Rice
So far, it's been a brutal winter—and there's no better excuse than freezing cold weather for staying inside (and doing a Beachbody® workout)! But there comes a time when you just have to make a break from the confines of your living room and get outside. The great news is that winter sports are fantastic cross-training workouts because they require more balance than many summer sports. Also, they each utilize a set of muscles different from your usual workout. It's possible to be at peak strength and form come spring if you engage in one or more of these four winter sports activities to get outside and stay fit.
- Downhill skiing. As you already know, the core muscles are the cluster of muscles around your spine, pelvis, and groin that give you balance and stability. Skiing uses all these muscles in a fun, dynamic workout. To mix it up a little, do things like skating in your skis up the hill to the chairlift rather than booting up the slope. For a beginner, just learning to ski is plenty of exercise. More advanced skiers can use a few tricks to keep improving balance and core strength: Take a run where you balance on just one ski for as long as possible while still turning and stopping. When one leg gets tired, switch to the other and keep going. Backward skiing is also a test of your balance and works a different set of muscles. Leave your poles at the lodge when you try backward skiing, or take them off your wrists and hold them out in front of your body, kind of like a pair of handlebars. Of course, try these tricks on a run where you're really comfortable, not on a double black diamond. Skiing moguls and shredding the terrain park with the snowboarders are also fantastic for your core.
- Cross-country ski skating. First, my condolences to those of you who have snow but no mountains. Life is cruel. But flat snow has its uses, too. The variety of cross-country skiing called ski skating is wonderful for your balance and overall aerobic fitness. If you don't know what this is already, picture yourself ice skating really fast through the woods, but on skis. Seek out your local snow-covered frozen lake or a groomed cross-country ski resort for the best trails. Lacking those options, seek out the closest golf course or even a snow-covered football field. The motions of skating work the heck out of your quads, glutes, and core. Your arms get a nice benefit, too, since you sometimes use them to push. And you can adapt skating to your own preferences. Some people go long distances; others do sprints. Mix it up and come up with a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) program that'll blow away anything you do on a track in a pair of running shoes.
- Snowshoe running. Proof that people will do just about anything to stay fit. This sport is largely practiced by devoted—make that maniacal—runners looking to crank up their fitness. According to at least one expert, marathoners who cross-train in the winter with snowshoes often find their race times have plummeted come spring. A set of good trail-running snowshoes should set you back between $200 and $400. Beyond that, it's free. It'll feel awkward at first. You'll need to retrain your brain a little from your running stride. On snowshoes, you'll pull your feet up using your hips rather than pushing down with your feet like you would running on dirt or asphalt. And don't run using a wide stance; that'll wear you down in no time. Truly hardcore snowshoe runners log up to 70 miles a week, but that's extreme. Start out slowly and work up to a mileage that's maybe 20 percent of your summer running.
- Ice skating. Anyone who has ever watched Olympic speed skating or a hockey game can tell you that ice skating is a great way to build your lower body and flexibility at the same time. Plus, like everything that requires dynamic balance, skating builds insane core strength—that tiny 10-year-old doing a flying camel spin has more core strength than the entire Chicago Bears defensive line. But you don't have to be Olympic material to benefit from a good skating workout. No matter what your ability level, just getting on the ice works your core. Skating can also provide a great workout for the large muscles you employ on the ice, including your glutes, hip abductors, hip adductors, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calves.
For skaters at any skill level, the key is to get a little outside your comfort zone. Beginning skaters should work on gliding on one blade as long as possible with the other blade off the ice. Everyone has a strong and weak side—use both. Start trying to do 5-second glides on each foot, then work up until you can go for much longer. Linking parallel ski-style turns is a blast on skates and utilizes your abs, glutes and thighs. Do this in sets with gentle skating in between. Finally, skating backward is a terrific exercise for your butt muscles and works the muscles on both sides of your legs. Make it a point to spend at least a third of your rink time going backward and soon you'll look like Wayne Gretzky from the rear.
I could blather on until spring thaw about great winter sports workouts, but I've got to get myself out of this chair and down to the rink. Enjoy the chill. Summer will be here soon enough and this year, I've promised myself to stay fit through the winter. I hope you can too.
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How Fitness Changed Tony Horton's LifeBy Tony Horton, creator of P90X®
I'm learning that when you decide to eat right and exercise regularly, the person you become will have it pretty easy, and life will no longer seem quite as hard. Until I got really fit, I used to have so many problems. Everything seemed difficult and daunting. There was a lot of drama and conflict. I was lazy, tired, and overwhelmed. I didn't have the feel-good brain chemistry of a person who was firing on all cylinders from making better choices. Life was a struggle. But I had no clue that my poor diet and erratic physical activity were the reasons for my misery.
In my late twenties and early thirties, I began to eat better and work out more regularly. Oddly enough, new opportunities began to come my way. My confidence improved, and the drama began to fade away. It never occurred to me that healthier food and physical activity were responsible for the shifts in my life. I chalked it all up to luck, nothing more. Sometimes, for brief periods of time, I'd get lazy, eat garbage, and blow off workouts. And guess what? Life got hard again. But I still hadn't put two and two together.
By the time I made fitness my true vocation 13 years ago, I was in much better shape—not perfect, but pretty good. Those early days of creating my at-home DVD routines were fun and exciting. I was in the right place at the right time with the right experience to be able to help my business partners create something different and better when it came to at-home workouts. We were striking gold where it had never been found before. You'd think by then I'd have a clearer understanding that my regular exercise and healthy eating had something to do with my early triumphs, but the answer was still no. More great luck, right?
Turns out the more consistent I was with my workouts and the better I ate, the more opportunities came my way. Only in the last 2 or 3 years have I truly begun to appreciate that by exercising 6 or 7 days a week and eating wholesome foods, I have the energy and enthusiasm for a life I enjoy.
I'm not telling you this to brag—I'm sharing this experience because I want you to realize that life can be incredible, and not through luck or upbringing or even education. I know plenty of people who have degrees from top schools and who make tons of money—and they're a mess. Joy, happiness, opportunities, success, and the life you want come from switching to a lifestyle that involves regular exercise and whole foods. What seems hard as hell at first will turn your life into a carefree world of endless experiences and plenty of opportunities, and will give you the energy and enthusiasm you need to enjoy life for the rest of your life.
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Food Diaries Double Weight Loss!
Paper and pen are mighty weapons in the fight against obesity—participants in a 6-month weight loss study found that those who kept daily records of their food intake and calorie counts lost more than twice as much weight as those who kept no records at all.
Recipe: Baked Trout Olé!
Want mega-protein with mega-flavor? Here's a quick and easy way to prepare trout (or any favorite fish) in zesty, citrusy, south-of-the border-y style. �Olé!
- 2 lbs. trout (or any kind of fish) fillet, cut into 6 pieces
- Juice of 2 limes (about 3 Tbsp. juice)
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 3 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
- 1/2 tsp. olive oil
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. crushed dried red pepper (optional)
- Cooking spray
- Baking dish
- Medium bowl
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse fish fillets and pat dry. Lightly coat bottom of baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place fish in single layer in bottom of dish. In a medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients together, then spread evenly over fish pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork. (Serves 6.)
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
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São Tomé and Príncipe This small island nation, 250km off the west coast of central Africa, is "the Galápagos of Africa", according to Tom Barber of Original Travel. As in the Galápagos, isolation means there are numerous species of plants and birds that occur nowhere else and, depending on the season, visitors can also see migrating giant leatherback turtles and humpback whales. Unlike the Galápagos, visitors can stay on the islands (rather than on cruise ships), making it easy to explore the forests, extinct volcanoes and colonial towns.
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Nicaragua "Nicaragua is a forgotten corner of the world," says Gabriel Donida of Atelier Voyage, who predicts that the central American republic "will be the next sought-out destination for European travellers". He suggests staying at Mukul Resort; doubles from $550), a new $250m, 1,670-acre private beach community on the Emerald Coast, offering "stunning views, luxurious pampering and an authentic atmosphere". Guests can take short helicopter rides to surrounding islands and volcanoes or ride bikes through nature trails that are home to iguanas, tropical birds, sloths and monkeys.


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VERNON � The Chipley Tigers dominated the Vernon Yellow Jackets 28-13 in the season opener Friday at Vernon.
VERNON � The Chipley Tigers dominated the Vernon Yellow Jackets 28-13 in the season opener Friday at Vernon.
The Yellow Jackets drew first blood when senior running back Brandon Malloy scored from the 6-yard line with 10:20 left to play in the first half. Aaron Bowers� kick was good for the extra point.
Junior Bradley Hall nabbed a screen pass from senior quarterback Jordan Finch and scampered 40-yards to score two minutes after Vernon got on the board. Senior running back Kobe McCrary�s PAT added 2 to make it 8-7 going into the half.
McCrary was Chipley�s go-to guy Friday for yardage. Not only did he score the only PAT of the game, he ran 34 yards just seconds into the second half to get the Tigers a 14-7 lead.
A Vernon safety at 7:07 bumped the Chipley lead up to 16-7, and junior running back Wyatt Brock capped a 60-yard drive by scoring from 4 yards out five seconds into the final quarter. The PAT try was no good, but the Tigers had a 22-7 edge.
Vernon was unable to get past the line off scrimmage on their next possession, and when Chipley got the ball again, it went straight to McCrary, who broke out on the first down and scrambled 23 yard before the Vernon defenders caught him. Junior Darren Stewart added 12 yards, and Brock earned 5 more, moving the Tigers to the Vernon 30 before the ball went over to the Yellow Jackets on downs.
Three plays in, Vernon fumbled the ball away and the Tigers took the drive back up where they left off, just inside the Yellow Jackets� 30. Junior running back Carlon Smith was good for 5 yards, then McCrary ran 23 yards to the end zone.
With 1:06 left to play, Malloy found the end zone one more time to give the Vernon squad 6 more points.
Vernon travels to West Gadsen Friday, while Chipley has no game scheduled for Friday.


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Admittedly, I've been off knitting lately. I've had zero desire to pick up the needles in the last few months, and even less to cast on for something new. No longer were skeins of soft merino calling out to me. I don't know what it was, but my brain had checked out of knitting.
Until last week that is. Frankly I'm not sure what happened. I logged on to Ravelry for the first time in months and was immediately hooked. Within the first 5 minutes I had found a pattern the I HAD TO KNIT. My reaction was not, 'hmm, that looks nice. Let's queue it up'. No, no. This was an urgent need. That pattern had to be mine. There would be no waiting around.
Sure enough, before I turned in for the night I had the beginnings of the project on my needles.
What was the pattern that had me so enamoured? None other than Viajante. That's right, a plain stockinette pattern. Me. Interested in that? There's hardly a YO or cable to be found. Sure, there's a bit of lace at the end, but that's assuming I'll make it that far without caving into the monotony.
Something has changed. Yes I've caught the knitting bug, but it's a whole new entity. Before my hiatus, I used knitting as a way to occupy and challenge myself. Give me a project with cables or mind-numbing lace and I was all over it.
Now, I'm seeking out simplicity in my projects. I feel pretty fulfilled in my current pursuits (riding, running, anything that starts with an 'r' apparently), which means that knitting doesn't have to serve as entertainment as well. Instead, I want it to soothe. I need it to be something I can come home and relax to. Something that takes little brain power, and for that, I couldn't have found a better pattern.
No matter how long you stay away, knitting will always welcome you back, in whatever capacity you can handle at the moment.


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My 1st party I beat game with was a standard party of warriors, healer and mage. This time around I switched it up a bit.
This time I am doing
1 knight Melee expert with MAXED Strength
1 knight Melee and Ranged expert with MAXED STR/DEX
1 cleric Melee expert with MAXED STR/WISDOM
1 cleric more spells focused with MAXED WISDOM
I usually use my clerics and my Knight with a xbow for ranged until I get to melee. My mwknight focuses on fighting and as soon as my rest of party gets close, they stop spamming bolts and go to meleeing the enemy. I dont have a large amount of trouble except for melee powerhouses ocasionally.
I am lvl 10. Do I have to restart or will a party of 2 knights (1 mw 1 mwrg) and 2 clerics be able to beat game if I get to lvl 20 with a maxed out stats?
Thanks. I figure I would make this thread before I go any further.


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Last Saturday etnies celebrated the expansion of the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, which made their outdoor skatepark officially the largest free public skatepark in the entire United States. Not only did kids get to sit on the sidelines and watch Ryan Sheckler and Sean Malto break 'er in, but they also got a chance to get some of their own on the new million-dollar 22,000 square foot expansion. Plus, thanks to the always-generous Pierre-Andre Senizergues—CEO of etnies—free tacos were had by all, which always makes any occasion that much better, right? To whoever said there's no such thing as a free lunch, F that! This time there was free lunch and free skating. And for the kid who was beyond stoked to meet Sheckler and nervously asked him for a small personal keepsake, there was even a free Power Balance bracelet. Doesn't get much better than that.
Check the video and photos below to see all the new stuff to skate, as well as a bit of skating from Malto and Sheckler, and then rush over to Lake Forest, California, to shred it for yourself.
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text: Pork Producers 'Really, Really Nervous' about Feed Supply June 12, 2013 02:40 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Tyne Morgan US Farm Report Host Email As crops struggle to grow in waterlogged fields, hope for feed price relief is draining for U.S. pork producers. As water stands in fields across many areas of the Corn Belt, crops are struggling to grow this year. For U.S. pork producers, a year they hoped would be full of relief is quickly draining into the possibility of more feed troubles through 2014. "Everything in U.S. agriculture still depends on weather," says Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics. "We got such a late start on this corn crop. We could still raise a great corn crop. But things have got to change pretty fast if we're going to do that. We've probably taken some of it off already." It's more than just the fading outlook for a record corn crop that's troublesome for pork producers. Farmers still have a lot of soybeans left to plant. "In 2009, I had pork producers in Illinois and Wisconsin couldn't buy soybean meal for any price in August of that year," says Neil Dierks, CEO of National Pork Producers Council. "And the reason was, it was just availability." Iowa pork producer Sam Carney grows his own grain. His crop is in the ground, and so far, he has enough feed for his livestock. Given the late planting, however, he's afraid that could change. "We're a little scared that we could run out this year," says Carney. "We're really, really nervous, but i think we'll make it. We thought, well, we'll go combine early, but we didn't get planted early like we usually do." Producers who didn't grow their own feed last year struggled to make a profit. "We had big losses last year," says Dierks. "We had people losing 35 to 40 dollars per animal, when an animal is worth $200 so, we've had some tough goes." Another year of possible $7.00 or $8.00 corn could prove too much for many producers who were able to ride out the tough storm during last year's drought. "I mean $5.00 or $6.00 corn, $300 soybean meal would leave our cost of production significantly lower in 2014 than they are this year, and leave us profitable I think next year," says Meyer. "As our prices have gone up, the retail price has gone up, you become very concerned about price sensitivity for the consumer," says Randy Spronk, NPPC President. "You know, does that consumer does that consumer have enough disposable income to buy your product." Currently, pork prices are competitively priced at the store, looking more attractive than beef or poultry. "We've seen choice beef trading above $210 per hundred weight," says Meyer. "We've seen a big run-up in chicken breast prices in the last two months. And anytime you get prices of competitor goods going up, that helps your demand. "I think beef prices will stay up for the rest of 2013 and into 2015. I mean, the reduced numbers we're seeing now is because of the 2011 drought in Texas and Oklahoma. The 2012 drought hasn't even come to play on this thing yet." Meyer says the poultry industry has the capability to respond quickly with increased output. So, he sees poultry prices retreating back down in the near future. But for now, U.S. pork producers are thankful for the increased demand, and hope this year's crop will make a turn for the better, improving their bottom-line. "The futures market would tell you, as we get into 2014, that there's some profit to be had," says Dierks. "Most producers I know have tightened their belt, holding their breaths, they're trying to make sure we can maintain a position where they're at. But we're going to need some relief." Back to news


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Sachin Tendulkar among my toughest rivals - Alec Stewart
- From the section Cricket
During my 14-year career as an international cricketer, I came up against some of the finest players in the history of the game, so to select an XI has not been an easy task.
I have tried to stick to those who made the greatest impression on matches in which I played, so the most glaring omission is without doubt the legendary Sir Vivian Richards, whose very best days were just behind him by the time I made my Test debut in 1990.
Take a look at my team, weigh up the choices and, as always, pile in with your own views at the end.
1. Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)
Tests: 108 Runs: 7,558 Average: 44.72
Greenidge's opening partnership with Desmond Haynes was as good as any I have seen. Greenidge was one of the batsmen I most enjoyed watching when I was at school and at the start of my career. I admired the way he looked to dominate the new ball from the very start of his innings and that was something I did my best to emulate when I was opening for England. I played my first Test series against that formidable Windies side in 1990 and I remember Greenidge and Haynes taking us apart in Antigua. He hit his square cut harder than anyone I have ever seen, including Robin Smith.
2. Matthew Hayden (Australia)
Tests: 103 Runs: 8,625 Average: 50.73
It was a close call between Hayden and Haynes for the second opener's spot, but the Australian edges it on the strength of the 2002-03 Ashes when he really bullied the England bowling. His 197 in the first innings in Brisbane really put down a marker for how Australia were going to play against us. Hayden may have had a slow start to his Test career, but once he established himself in the Aussie team after 2000 he was one of its most dominant forces.
3. Brian Lara (West Indies)
Tests: 131 Runs: 11,953 Average: 52.88
Lara was the best batsman I played against bar none. He won games single-handedly and his appetite for scoring huge runs - I was on the receiving end of his incredible 375 in Antigua - was insatiable. He looked as though he had come from another planet to teach us all how to bat.
4. Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Tests: 198 Runs: 15,837 Average: 53.86
The 'Little Master' is a no-brainer for his extraordinary run-scoring over such a long period of time and the way he has dealt with the pressure of being India's number one sporting icon. I remember a brilliant 165 in his hometown of Mumbai in 1993 and 193 at Headingley almost a decade later. When he got in, his bat just seemed to get wider and wider.
5. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Tests: 162 Runs: 13,128 Average: 56.10 Wickets: 288 Bowling Average 32.43
Put Kallis's supreme batting to one side for a moment: when I first played against him he was also an outstanding bowler. He had deceptively good pace, swung the ball late, had a mean bouncer and caught everything that came his way at slip. Having Kallis in the side as an all-rounder gives this side the perfect balance, with five high-quality bowlers and seven batsmen. The perfect cricketer.
6. Steve Waugh (captain, Australia)
Tests: 168 Runs: 10,927 Average: 51.06
Waugh just gets the nod ahead of his fellow Australia captain Allan Border because I played so much more cricket against him. Waugh had all the attributes you want in a Test match number six: if his side were struggling he would dig them out of a hole, if they were already in a good position he would make sure he rubbed the opposition's nose in it. I played against plenty of batsmen who were easier on the eye, not least his brother Mark, but Steve's fighting qualities were unsurpassed and as a captain he showed what it was to be a true leader.
7. Adam Gilchrist (Australia, wicketkeeper)
Tests: 96 Runs: 5,570 Average: 47.60
No other wicketkeeper-batsman came close to Gilchrist in my career. His compatriot Ian Healy was a better gloveman, but Gilchrist was the ultimate all-round package and could change the course of a game in an hour. He announced himself in the 2001 Ashes series with 152 against England in Birmingham and from that moment on he always seemed to do something special whenever I played against him.
8. Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
Tests: 104 Wickets 414 Bowling Average: 23.62
Wasim was a genius with the new and old ball. Just like his partner in crime Waqar Younis, whether you were on nought or 150 he had the ability to bowl a ball that could get you out. There have not been many quicker bowlers than Wasim Akram. He had a dangerous bouncer, was a great competitor and could score handy runs down the order.
9. Shane Warne (Australia)
Tests: 145 Wickets 708 Average: 25.41
Australia's leg-spinning legend sits right alongside Don Bradman, Lara and Tendulkar in the all-time greats club. Quite possibly the finest bowler of them all, he mastered the hardest art in the game. I still remember the flipper he bowled me out with in Brisbane in 1994-95. He had just bowled one wide of off-stump, which I had cut for four, and the next ball was of a similar length, but before I could consider cutting or pulling it had knocked back my middle stump. I was very close to making him captain of this side because he had one of the best cricket brains I have come up against.
10. Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
Tests: 81 Wickets 376 Average: 20.94
I played two series against Marshall, in 1990 in the West Indies and then again in 1991. He was not tall but had the ability to swing the ball at great pace and possessed a skiddy bouncer which never really got above head height but seemed to follow you when you tried to get out of the way. He knew every batsman's strengths and weakness and asked questions of them all the time.
11. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
Tests: 98 Wickets 405 Average: 20.99
Alongside the left-armer Wasim and the skiddy pace of Marshall, Ambrose's height gives this genuine-pace attack the perfect balance. He had unerring accuracy and the spell when he bowled us out for 46 in the second innings in Trinidad in 1994 was as good as any you could wish to see. He was a real tough cookie on the field but a top man off it when you were not standing 22 yards away from him!
So there you have it - a genuine world-class XI in my opinion but one that was extremely tricky to put together.
Like all good selectors, I started out by naming a squad before whittling it down to a starting XI.
Here are some of the names - in addition to Sir Vivian Richards - it pained me to have to leave out: Desmond Haynes (West Indies), Saeed Anwar (Pakistan), Justin Langer (Australia), Rahul Dravid (India), Martin Crowe (New Zealand), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Allan Border (Australia), Ian Healy (Australia), Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Waqar Younis (Pakistan), Glenn McGrath (Australia), Courtney Walsh (West Indies), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Mark Boucher (South Africa), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) Anil Kumble (India) and Allan Donald (South Africa).
Can I pick a second XI next time?


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Muqtada al-Sadr
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Muqtada al-Sadr
مقتدى الصدر
[1]August 12, 1973
Najaf, Iraq
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Sadrist Movement
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Muqtadā al-Ṣadr (Arabic: مقتدى الصدر; born 12 August 1973)[3] is an Iraqi Shia cleric, politician and militia leader. He is the leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite militia that is a reformation of the previous militia he led during the American occupation of Iraq, the Mahdi Army.
Muqtada al-Sadr is one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq, despite not holding any official title in the Iraqi government.[4]
He is of the prominent Sadr family originating from Jabal Amel in Lebanon but later settled in Najaf, his father-in-law being Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr. He is often styled with the honorific title Sayyid.
Western media often refer to Muqtada al-Sadr as a "anti-american" or "radical" cleric,[5] but his formal religious standing is comparatively low, at a mid-ranking Shia religious rank perhaps reflecting his youth, and he does not claim the title of mujtahid (the equivalent of a senior religious scholar) or the authority to issue fatwas.[6] In early 2008, however, al-Sadr was reported to be studying to be an ayatollah, which would greatly improve his religious standing.[7]
Muqtada al-Sadr is the fourth son of a famous Iraqi Shi'a cleric, the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr. He is also the son-in-law of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr.
Muqtada al-Sadr is of Iraqi and Iranian ancestry. His great-grandfather is Ismail as-Sadr. Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, Muqtada al-Sadr's father, was a respected figure throughout the Shi'a Islamic world. He was murdered, along with two of his sons, allegedly by the government of Saddam Hussein. Muqtada's father-in-law was executed by the Iraqi authorities in 1980. Muqtada is a cousin of the disappeared Musa al-Sadr, the Iranian-Lebanese founder of the popular Amal Movement.[8]
In 1994, al-Sadr married one of Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr's daughters.[9] He has no children.[9]
Muqtada al-Sadr gained popularity in Iraq following the toppling of the Saddam government by the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Al-Sadr has on occasion stated that he wishes to create an "Islamic democracy".
Al-Sadr commands strong support (especially in the Sadr City district in Baghdad, formerly named Saddam City but renamed after the elder al-Sadr). After the fall of the Saddam government in 2003, Muqtada al-Sadr organized thousands of his supporters into a political movement, which includes a military wing known as the Jaysh al-Mahdi or Mahdi Army).[10] The name refers to the Mahdi, a long-since disappeared Imam who is believed by Shi'a Muslims to be due to reappear when the end of time approaches. This group has periodically engaged in violent conflict with the United States and other Coalition forces, while the larger Sadrist movement has formed its own religious courts, and organized social services, law enforcement, and prisons in areas under its control[11]
His strongest support comes from the class of dispossessed Shi'a, like in the Sadr City area of Baghdad. Many Iraqi supporters see in him a symbol of resistance to foreign occupation.[12] The Mahdi army operated deaths squads that frequently killed Sunni civilians particularly during the civil war phase of the Iraq war.
In a statement received by AFP on 15 February 2014, Sadr announced the closure of all offices, centers and associations affiliated with Al-Shaheed Al-Sadr, his martyred father, inside and outside Iraq, he announced his non-intervention in all political affairs, adding that no bloc will represent the movement inside or outside the government or parliament.[13]
War in Iraq
Shortly after the U.S.-led coalition ousted Saddam Hussein and his Ba'ath regime, al-Sadr voiced opposition to the Coalition Provisional Authority. He subsequently stated that he had more legitimacy than the Coalition-appointed Iraqi Governing Council. He granted his first major Western television interview to Bob Simon of 60 Minutes, in which al-Sadr famously said "Saddam was the little serpent, but America is the big serpent."[14]
In May 2003, al-Sadr issued a fatwa that became known as the al-Hawasim (meaning the finalists - a term used to refer to the looters of post-invasion Iraq) fatwa.[15] The fatwa allowed theft and racketeering on the condition that the perpetrators pay the requisite khums to Sadrist imams,[16] saying that "looters could hold on to what they had appropriated so long as they made a donation (khums) of one-fifth of its value to their local Sadrist office." The fatwa alienated many older members of his father's movement,[16] as well as mainstream Shiites,[17] and the Shia establishment and property-owning classes from the Sadrists.[15] However, the fatwa strengthened his popularity among the poorest members of society, notably in Sadr City.[18] It has been claimed that the original fatwa was actually issued by al-Sadr's advisor Grand Ayatollah Kazem Husseini Haeri, and that al-Sadr was simply loyally issuing the same instruction.[15]
In his 2004 sermons and public interviews, al-Sadr repeatedly demanded an immediate withdrawal of all U.S.-led coalition forces, all foreign troops under United Nations control, and the establishment of a new central Iraqi government, not connected to the Ba'ath party or the Allawi government.
In late March 2004, Coalition authorities (759th MP Battalion) in Iraq shut down Sadr's newspaper al-Hawza on charges of inciting violence. Sadr's followers held demonstrations protesting the closure of the newspaper. On 4 April, fighting broke out in Najaf, Sadr City, and Basra. Sadr's Mahdi Army took over several points and attacked coalition soldiers, killing dozens of foreign soldiers, and taking many casualties of their own in the process.[19] At the same time, Sunni rebels in the cities of Baghdad, Samarra, Ramadi, and, most notably, Fallujah, staged uprisings as well, causing the most serious challenge to coalition control of Iraq up to that time.
During the first siege of Fallujah in late March and April 2004, Muqtada's Sadrists sent aid convoys to the besieged Sunnis there.[20]
Paul Bremer, then the US administrator in Iraq, declared on 5 April 2004, that al-Sadr was an outlaw and that uprisings by his followers would not be tolerated.[21]
That day Al Sadr called for a jihad against coalition forces. To do this he needed to gain temporary control of Al Kut, An Najaf and the suburb of Baghdad named after his grandfather, Sadr City. On the night of 8 April his Mahdi Militia dropped eight overspans and bridges around the Convoy Support Center Scania, thus severing northbound traffic into Baghdad. The next day, Good Friday, his militia ambushed any and every convoy trying to get in or out of Baghdad International Airport, known to the soldiers as BIAP. This led to the worst convoy ambush of the war, the ambush of the 724th Transportation Company (POL), which resulted in eight KBR drivers killed and three soldiers killed. One was Matt Maupin who was initially listed as the first American soldier missing in action. These series of attacks demonstrated an unexpected level of sophistication in planning. While the Mahdi Militia knew they were no match for M1 Abrams tanks, they realized the soft underbelly of the tanks were the trucks they depended upon for everything they needed to fight with. BIAP was where the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division drew its supplies. The 1st Cavalry Division was replacing the 1st Armor Division in and around Baghdad. The 1st Armor Division had already been deployed to Iraq for a year. CENTCOM commander, General John Abizaid, decided to extend the Division beyond its 1-year deployment, for an additional 120 days, to use in the fight against the Mahdi Militia.[22][23] On Easter Sunday, 11 April, the Militia launched an attack on the southwest wall at BIAP behind which several hundred trucks parked. A small force of less than a dozen truck drivers led by 2LT James McCormick held off the enemy for nearly 45 minutes. 30 Minutes after this fight, McCormick and his crew of the Humvee gun truck Zebra had to escort a convoy through a gauntlet of ambushes eight miles to the Green Zone. They divided the convoy into four serials and the Militia ambushed the first one. McCormick then changed his tactics for the second convoy serial to turn into the enemy and return fire. This inflicted casualties into the militia and by the third convoy serial the enemy fire had slackened and the last convoy serial was not molested. He would refine this "turn, fix and fire" tactic when he helped form the 518th Combat Gun Truck Company. Desperate for fuel, tanks and Strykers were pulled to escort fuel convoys north from Scania. By the end of April, the 1st Armor Division had broken the back of al Sadr's Uprising[22][23] but he had achieved his goal of becoming a significant force for the coalition forces to deal with.[24]
It is generally frowned upon in Iraq for clerics to actively participate in secular politics, and like the other leading religious figures Muqtada al-Sadr did not run in the 2005 Iraqi elections. It is believed he implicitly backed the National Independent Cadres and Elites party that was closely linked with the Mahdi Army. Many of his supporters, however, backed the far more popular United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) of al-Sistani.
On 26 August 2005 an estimated 100,000 Iraqis marched in support of al-Sadr and his ideals.[25]
On 25 March 2006 Muqtada al-Sadr was in his home and escaped a mortar attack; this attack was disputed, as the ordnance landed more than 50 meters from his home.
Sadr's considerable leverage was apparent early in the week of 16 October 2006, when Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered the release of one of Sadr's senior aides. The aide had been arrested a day earlier by American troops on suspicion of participating in kidnappings and killings.[26]
On 13 February several sources in the US government claimed that Muqtada al-Sadr had left Iraq and fled to Iran in anticipation of the coming security crackdown.[27] US military spokesman Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell reinforced this account on 14 February,[28] but a member of Iraq's parliament and an aide to al-Sadr have denied the claims.[27][29]
On 30 March it was reported that Sadr, through clerics speaking on his behalf, "delivered a searing speech ... condemning the American presence in Iraq ... [and] call[ing] for an anti-occupation mass protest on April 9...."[30] This call to protest was significant in that, since the beginning of the American troop surge (which began on 14 February 2007), Sadr had ordered his "militia to lie low during the new Baghdad security plan so as not to provoke a direct confrontation with the Americans".[30]
In a statement stamped with al-Sadr's official seal and distributed in the Shiite holy city of Najaf a day before the demonstration, on Sunday, 8 April 2007, Muqtada al-Sadr urged the Iraqi army and police to stop cooperating with the United States and told his guerilla fighters to concentrate on pushing American forces out of the country. "You, the Iraqi army and police forces, don't walk alongside the occupiers, because they are your arch-enemy," the statement said.
On 17 April 2007 several ministers loyal to al-Sadr left the Iraqi government. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that the withdrawal of these ministers had not weakened his government and that he would name technocrats to replace them soon.[31]
On 25 April 2007 al-Sadr condemned the construction of Azamiyah wall around a Sunni neighbourhood in Baghdad, by calling for demonstrations against the plan as a sign of "the evil will" of American "occupiers"
On 25 May 2007 al-Sadr delivered a sermon to an estimated 6,000 followers in Kufa. Sadr reiterated his condemnation of the United States' occupation of Iraq and demanded the withdrawal of foreign forces, al-Sadr's speech also contained calls for unity between Sunni and Shi'a.[32] In June 2007, al-Sadr vowed to go ahead with a planned march to the devastated Askariyya shrine in central Iraq, al-Sadr said the march was aimed at bringing Shi'is and Sunnis closer together and breaking down the barriers imposed by the Americans and Sunni religious extremists.
In a statement issued 29 August 2007 Muqtada al-Sadr announced that an order to stand down for six months had been distributed to his loyalists following the deaths of more than 50 Shia Muslim pilgrims during fighting in Karbala the day before. The statement issued by Sadr's office in Najaf said: "I direct the Mahdi army to suspend all its activities for six months until it is restructured in a way that helps honour the principles for which it is formed." The intention behind the ceasefire was thought in part to be to allow al-Sadr reassert control over the movement, which is thought to have splintered. "We call on all Sadrists to observe self-restraint, to help security forces control the situation and arrest the perpetrators and sedition mongers, and urge them to end all forms of armament in the sacred city," said the statement, referring to the 28 August clashes in Karbala. Asked if the unexpected order meant no attacks on American troops, as well as a ban on Shia infighting, a senior al-Sadr aide said: "All kinds of armed actions are to be frozen, without exception."[33]
In March 2008 during the Battle of Basra, the Sadr Movement launched a nationwide civil disobedience campaign across Iraq to protest raids and detentions against the Mahdi Army.[34]
In August 2008, al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen to disarm but said he will maintain elite fighting units to resist the Americans if a timetable for the withdrawal of US troops is not established. "Weapons are to be exclusively in the hands of one group, the resistance group," while another group called Momahidoun is to focus on social, religious and community work, Sadrist cleric Mudhafar al-Moussawi said.[35]
In response to Israeli attacks on Gaza, al-Sadr called for reprisals against US troops in Iraq: "I call upon the honest Iraqi resistance to carry out revenge operations against the great accomplice of the Zionist enemy."
On 1 May 2009, al-Sadr paid a surprise visit to Ankara where, in his first public appearance for two years, he met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks that focused on the "political process"[36] and requested Turkey play a greater role in establishing stability in the Middle East. Spokesman Sheikh Salah al-Obeidi confirmed the nature of the talks that had been requested by al-Sadr and stated, "Turkey is a good, old friend. Trusting that, we had no hesitation in travelling here."[37] After the meeting al-Sadr visited supporters in Istanbul, where al-Obeidi says they may open a representative office.
In a press conference on 6 March 2010 ahead of the Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010, Muqtada al-Sadr called on all Iraqis to participate in the election and support those who seek to expel US troops out of the country. Al-Sadr warned that any interference by the United States will be unacceptable.[38][39]
On 5 January 2011 Muqtada al-Sadr returned to the Iraqi city of Najaf, in order to take a more proactive and visible role in the new Iraqi government.[40] Three days later, thousands of Iraqis turned out in Najaf to hear his first speech since his return, in which he called the US, Israel, and the UK "common enemies" against Iraq. His speech was greeted by the crowd chanting "Yes, yes for Muqtada! Yes, yes for the leader!" while waving Iraqi flags and al-Sadr's pictures. Subsequently, he returned to Iran to continue his studies.[41]
By late 2011, it appeared that the United States would largely withdraw from Iraq, a demand that helped make Sadr a popular leader amongst supporters almost immediately following the invasion. Sadr also controlled the largest bloc of parliament, and had reached a sort of détente with prime minister Nouri al Maliki, who needed Sadrist support to retain his post.[42]
Post-US withdrawal
Following the US withdrawal from Iraq, al-Sadr continued to be an influential figure in Iraqi politics, associated with the Al-Ahrar bloc, whose Shi'a factions are still at war with not only the government but also the Sunni factions.[43] However, whereas during the war al-Sadr was known for advocating violence, in 2012 he began to present himself as a proponent of moderation and tolerance and called for peace.[44][45]
In February 2014 al-Sadr announced that he was withdrawing from politics and dissolving the party structure to protect his family's reputation.[46]
However, later in 2014 he called for the formation of "Peace Companies", often mistranslated "Peace Brigades", to protect Shia shrines from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[46] In June, these Peace Companies marched in Sadr City.[47] In addition to guarding shrines, the Peace Companies participated in offensive operations such as the recapture of Jurf Al Nasr in October 2014.[48] They suspended their activities temporarily in February 2015,[48] but were active in the Second Battle of Tikrit in March.[49]
2016 onwards
On 26 February 2016, Sadr led a million man demonstration in Baghdad's Tahrir Square to protest corruption in Iraq and the government's failure to deliver on reforms. "Abadi must carry out grassroots reform," Sadr said in front of the protesters. "Raise your voice and shout so the corrupt get scared of you," he encouraged the people.[50] On the 18th of March, Sadr's followers began a sit-in outside the Green Zone, a heavily fortified district in Baghdad housing government offices and embassies. He called the Green Zone "a bastion of support for corruption".[51] On 27 March, he himself walked into the Green Zone to begin a sit-in, urging followers to stay outside and remain peaceful. The Iraqi Army general in charge of security at the Green Zone kissed Sadr's hand as he allowed him to enter.[52]
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- 1 2 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/jun/22/20040622-113720-3352r/?page=all
- ↑ Donald Wright, On Point II; Transition to the New Campaign; The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005, Combat Studies Institute; Richard E. Killblane, Road Warriors, unpublished
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- ↑ Londoño, Ernesto; Joshua Partlow (2007-02-14). "Iraqi Militia Leader Sadr in Iran, Say U.S. Officials". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ↑ Karadsheh, Jomana; Mohammed Tawfeeq; Barbara Starr (2007-02-14). "U.S. insists radical cleric in Iran despite denials". CNN. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- 1 2 Edward Wong. "Shiite Cleric Calls for Mass Protest Against U.S.", The New York Times (2007-03-30)
- ↑ Abdul-Ameer, Kawther; Mussab Al-Khairalla (2007-04-17). "'Government not weakened by Sadr pullout'". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ↑ "Al-Sadr Calls for U.S. Pullout from Iraq". China Daily. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
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- ↑ Yanatma, Servet and Süleyman Kurt (2009-05-02). "Iraq's Sadr Meets Erdoğan". Today's Zaman.
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- ↑ Eli Sugarman; Omar al-Nidawi (11 February 2013). "Back in Black: The Return of Muqtada al-Sadr". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ Mustafa al-Khadimi (13 March 2013). "The New Muqtada al-Sadr Seeks Moderate Image". Iraqi Business News. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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Child obesity, religion as a force for good and determining one's ecological footprint will be among the topics featured during the annual Hope College Winter Happening on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Child obesity, religion as a force for good and determining one's ecological footprint will be among the topics featured during the annual Hope College Winter Happening on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Winter Happening will feature multiple seminars in two blocks in the morning, a luncheon with musical entertainment and home swimming and women's and men's basketball games. The event is sponsored by the college's office of public and community relations, and is open to the general public.
The morning will feature six seminars, three at 9:30 a.m. and three at 11 a.m.
The 9:30 a.m. seminars are: "Voice Teaching in the 21st Century: Simultaneous Visual Imaging and Acoustical Feedback for a Centuries-Old Art," "How Can We Be Christians in Our Economic Life?" and "A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil." The 11 a.m. seminars are: "Does Anybody Feel at Home?: The Many Faces of Homelessness in a Culture of Displacement," "What's My Ecological Footprint?" and "Child Obesity - A Move for Action."
"Voice Teaching in the 21st Century: Simultaneous Visual Imaging and Acoustical Feedback for a Centuries-Old Art" will demonstrate the use of technology in the teaching of singing and in the diagnosis and treatment of singing voice disorders. The seminar will be presented by Linda Dykstra, associate professor of music, who has developed a new system that is being implemented by other colleges and universities nationally and internationally.
"How Can We Be Christians in Our Economic Life?" will examine how Christians can bring their faith and values into the public sphere as workers and employers, savers and consumers, and citizens and leaders. The seminar will be presented by Victor Claar, associate professor of economics, and Robin Klay, professor of economics and management, who are co-authors of the book "Economics in Christian Perspective: Theory, Policy and Life Choices."
"A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil" will aim to bridge the skeptical/believer dichotomy and suggest how faith can be reasonable, science-affirming, healthy, hopeful and humane. The seminar will be presented by David Myers, professor of psychology, whose book on the topic was published in 2008 as a response to the "new atheist" argument that all religion is dangerous and false.
"Does Anybody Feel at Home?: The Many Faces of Homelessness in a Culture of Displacement" will consider the rise of not only literal homelessness, but also the growing sense of ecological homelessness - a feeling of separation from one's homeland - as well as feelings of meaninglessness and restlessness. The seminar will be presented by Steven Bouma-Prediger, professor of religion and chairperson of the department and co-author of the book "Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement."
"What's My Ecological Footprint?" will be an interactive workshop that will concentrate on choices that affect carbon emissions, such as the kind of car one drives, the size of one's home or apartment, and even whether or not to eat fresh fruit in the winter. The seminar will be presented by K. Greg Murray, professor of biology, who is a tropical ecologist and conservation biologist, and has been involved in several regional and local environmental groups.
"Child Obesity - A Move for Action" will highlight the dramatic increase in the incidence and prevalence of obesity in preadolescent children in the United States and other developing countries and provide effective strategies that impact the complex problem. The seminar will be presented by Mark Northuis, professor of kinesiology and chairperson of the department, and Steven Smith, professor of kinesiology, who have been studying preadolescent growth trends in the greater Holland area since 1994.
The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Haworth Inn and Conference Center ballroom, and costs $12 per person. Highlights will include a musical presentation. Reservations for the luncheon are required.
The women's basketball team will host Saint Mary's College at 3 p.m., and the men's basketball team will host Olivet College at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Tickets are $5 and $6 respectively, and a limited number of general admission tickets will be available for persons attending other Winter Happening events.
Also during the day, the men's and women's swimming teams will host OlivetCollege at 1 p.m. at the Dow Center's Kresge Natatorium. Admission to the meet is free.
In addition, the gallery of the De Pree Art Center is featuring the traveling exhibition "A Congo Chronicle" from Monday, Jan. 12, through Friday, Feb. 6. The regular gallery hours are Mondays through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is free.
In addition to being required for the luncheon, advance registration is recommended for the seminars. Additional information may be obtained by calling the college's office of public and community relations at (616) 395-7860 or online at www.hope.edu/pr/09WinterHappening.html
Registration during the morning of the event will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Haworth Inn and ConferenceCenter, located facing College Avenue between Ninth and 10th streets.


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Yesterday, the sports talk conversation was dominated by one topic – which team is the front-runner to sign Peyton Manning?
The off-shore gambling sites and many media outlets – including this one – consider the Dolphins and Cardinals as the favorite to sign Manning, with the Seahawks, Redskins, Jets and possibly Browns also in the hunt.
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I know there have been similar threads, but lets try to look at each position logically and specifically to see how many new starters may be on the offense next year. This is an offense that at the beginning of the season, many would have said needed as many as 5 or 6 new starters. By the end of the year, the offense was a better unit than the defense. Granted, the defense may be further along, but their propensity for giving up last second wins is reason enough to put them behind the offense in terms of unit supremacy.
End of season starters:
LT: Okung
LG: McQuistan
C: Unger
RG: Sweezy/Moffitt
RT: Giacomini
TE Miller
QB: Wilson
FB: Robinson
RB: Lynch
WR: Rice
WR: Tate
Depending on any free agents or draft picks that may come in, these are the guys that I see as having the best chance to remain as starters or regain their starting positions:
LT: Okung
LG: Carpenter
C: Unger
RG: Sweezy
RT: Giacomini
TE: Miller
QB: Wilson
FB: Robinson
RB: Lynch
WR: Rice
WR: Tate
I don't see that there will be many if any changes heading into the 2013 season on offense. For some reason Cable and the coaching staff really like Sweezy and will do everything possible to let him win the job. Unless a very high draft pick is brought in that can beat or challenge Giacomini at RT, then I see no change there. Many on this board have stated a need for a WR. While one will probably be brought in, I doubt that they will be able to unseat Rice or Tate for at least the 2013 season or if there is an injury. WR takes awhile to acclimate to before a player is successful. Tate is good friends with RW and has developed a good amount of chemistry with him on the field. Rice is just a matter of staying healthy.
TE is another position that has been talked about as needing an upgrade. Miller is servicable and McCoy seems to be coming on. I believe it is going to take a player of Russell Wilson proportions to earn a starting position anywhere on this offense. Can it be done? Definately. Does it need to be done? There is always room for improvement and with the always "compete" mantra, it always will be. Will it be done? that remains to be seen. I just won't be the least bit surprised to see either of the above starting lineups come September.


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