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Iraqi journalists frequently face hazardous conditions on the job.
By Joel Campagna and Hani Sabra
These statistics demonstrate the growing role that Iraqi journalists are playing in Iraq and the growing dangers they face as a result. Hundreds of Iraqi journalists are working for the newly emergent independent media, which ranges from coalition-backed newspapers and broadcasters to broadsheets allied with political and religious groups. Many others are working as reporters, fixers, and translators for international media outlets. During uprisings in Fallujah and Najaf in April, these journalists played a critical role in reporting from places that were too dangerous for Western journalists, particularly those from the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries participating in the coalition.
"Western journalists are not wanted at the present time in Iraq, especially in areas where there is resistance," said a Fallujah-based Iraqi journalist who works for an international news outlet who agreed to be identified as Mohammed, not his real name. "The people, the resistance, and the mujahedeen [suspect] that these foreign journalists could possibly be spies."
In early April, when at least six members of the press were among the several dozen foreigners abducted by armed Iraqi groups, travel beyond Baghdad became exceedingly dangerous for foreign media. "Westerners don't want to go anywhere near Fallujah or Najaf, which are the two hot spots right now," noted Sam Dagher, a Lebanese-American reporter with Agence France-Presse (AFP), in April at the height of the kidnappings. For several weeks, many correspondents stayed put in their hotels in the capital or traveled only as embeds with coalition troops.
Local Iraqi journalists, however, continued their work as stringers and fixers for international news organizations, providing critical logistical support in navigating hostile terrain and gathering raw data, including dispatches and photos. Using Iraqi journalists, pan-Arab media outlets such as Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiyya have been able to broadcast exclusive news stories, such as the aftermath of attacks on coalition forces, bombings and other explosions, and clashes between U.S. forces and insurgents. In April, a number of Iraqi journalists working for local and international news organizations covered the U.S. military's siege of Fallujah, albeit with great difficulty, and, as a result, Arab news organizations were the only non-embedded broadcasters reporting live from inside the city.
Even in Baghdad, Iraqi fixers are regularly used to gather basic information. "Our reporters' movements within the city have been restricted in the last few weeks," notes Los Angeles Times Deputy Foreign Editor Mary Braswell. "We might drive to different parts of Baghdad, but we are likely to remain in our cars. At times, we've had to send our translators out with a list of interview questions."
Saleh Negm, news director of the pan-Arab satellite channel Al-Arabiyya, which has many Iraqi journalists working on its Baghdad team, says, "If you are Iraqi, you can move around Baghdad more freely. When you have something happening on the ground, a bombing for example, you'll find, more or less, Iraqi and Arab journalists are covering them."
But while Iraqis may be able to cover the news in greater safety than foreigners, Iraqis still face severe threats and serious consequences. "On several occasions, our journalists were beaten, threatened by mobs, or fired at with weapons when there was an explosion," says Al-Arabiyya's Negm, who explains that crowds can turn on the media in a matter of seconds in an attempt to assign responsibility for the violence.
But Iraqi journalists working for international media outlets don't have to be at news sites to encounter danger. In early March, armed assailants gunned down Selwan Abdel Ghani Medhi al-Niemi, an Iraqi translator working for the U.S. governmentfunded Voice of America, while he was in his car outside his sister's home in Baghdad. The gunmen also killed al-Niemi's 60-year-old mother and 4-year-old daughter, who were in the front seat.
Abdel Ghani's wife, Ban Adil Serhan, a 28-year-old English literature graduate and a former translator for the U.S.-based media company Knight-Ridder, believes that the gunmen intended to kill her as well. "They thought [Selwan's] mother in the front seat was me," she says. "It was at midnight and was dark. She was wearing a scarf like me." The day of Selwan's funeral, Ban's brother discovered a handwritten note outside the family's front door citing Quranic verses that state people who work with "infidels" should be killed and warning that Ban's "turn will come soon, God willing."
Several days later, on March 24, Omar Hashim Kamel, a translator working for Time magazine, was fatally shot while en route to an assignment from Time's Baghdad bureau. Other Iraqi staffers working for U.S. news organizations have received anonymous death threats, including one employee of a U.S. daily who was accused of working with the Pentagon-backed Iraqi National Congress (INC) after he had attended an INC press conference.
Suspicion of the media runs high, and gunmen and political factions have detained and threatened several reporters. The Fallujah-based journalist Mohammed says that when he goes to film events, "the mujahedeen have doubts that my motives are not to show the true picture, but to reveal who the mujahedeen are." He recounts an incident in which an Arab TV journalist angered local insurgents when he filmed gunmen whose faces were not covered by headscarves.
In April, masked men detained Iraqi journalist Mohammed in Fallujah and accused him of working for U.S.-backed media. "I said, 'Why are you detaining me? ... And they said, 'Because you are with [the U.S. governmentfunded] Alhurra TV station.' ... They said that it was because they had been told that there was a journalist with a microphone with Alhurra written on it. They eventually let me go, but sure enough, they detained the correspondent/cameraman working for Alhurra in Fallujah, and he told them, 'I am Iraqi, I am of you, with you. Why do you detain me?' They broke his camera and said, 'As long as you so much as work with the Americans, we reject your presence here.' They detained him for five hours before releasing him."
As a result of these threats and attacks, a number of Iraqi staffers--mainly those working with U.S. and Western news organizations--have quit their work or take great precautions to not be seen or identified with their employers. A few have even fled the country. Recently, an Iraqi translator working for ABC News who, like many other local journalists working for Western news organizations hides the identity of his employer, abruptly quit after he identified himself in public as working for a U.S. news organization at a press conference. "He really feels that he is a target. All these guys (Iraqi interpreters) are incredibly nervous," said ABC News correspondent David Wright in a recent article in USA Today. "It's as dicey as I've seen, and I've been coming here for more than a year now."
For many Iraqi journalists who are frequently out in the field, the threat of gunfire, particularly from U.S. troops, is also a major concern. "Our real fear is the Americans," says Mohammed. "We fear them more than other people here."
At least seven--and possibly as many as nine--journalists have been killed by U.S. gunfire since the war began in 2003. Most of them have been Iraqi or Arab, and several of the incidents have called into question the rules of engagement and conduct of U.S. troops, engendering deep mistrust among Arab journalists.
In March 2004, to protest the shooting deaths of two Iraqi journalists--Al-Arabiyya cameraman Ali Abdel Aziz and reporter Ali al-Khatib--by U.S. forces, Arab journalists walked out of a Baghdad press conference where U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell was speaking. Aziz and al-Khatib were killed by U.S. gunfire at a military checkpoint in Baghdad, where they had gone to cover the aftermath of a rocket attack. As the men departed the scene, U.S. troops opened fire when another car, driven by an elderly man, approached the soldiers and crashed into a small metal barrier near a military vehicle at the checkpoint.
These incidents involving U.S. troops have made journalists--not just Iraqis--extremely wary. AFP's Dagher says that whenever he is on the road and passes a military convoy, he becomes apprehensive. "I am concerned that there might just be a knee-jerk reaction. ... Whenever there are U.S. troops around ... I feel that anything could happen that could trigger fire toward us."
Arab journalists who approached or worked near U.S. troops have also faced various forms of harassment, including detention, physical abuse, and the confiscation of their film or equipment. In August, U.S. soldiers detained Associated Press (AP) photographer Karim Kadim and his driver, Mohammed Abbas, near Abu Ghraib Prison outside Baghdad. Both men were handcuffed, forced to stand in the sun for three hours, and denied water and the use of a telephone while soldiers kept their guns pointed at them, even though the journalists had told the troops they were members of the press. A U.S. military officer later apologized to the men and told AP's Baghdad bureau that the arrests were a "misunderstanding."
On January 2, U.S. troops detained Reuters cameraman Salem Ureibi, Reuters journalist Ahmad Mohammad Hussein al-Badrani, and their driver, Sattar Jabar al-Badrani, near Fallujah. The journalists say they came under U.S. fire while attempting to cover the aftermath of the downing of a U.S. helicopter by guerrillas and were later detained by U.S. soldiers. The three Iraqis were held for three days and allegedly subjected to abuse. The U.K.-based Guardian newspaper reported on January 13 that the journalists were blindfolded, forced to stand for hours with their arms raised, and threatened with sexual abuse. Citing a family member of one of the journalists, the paper said that U.S. interrogators forced one of the men to take off his clothes and put a shoe in his mouth. Repeated attempts to get comment from the U.S. military about this incident were unsuccessful.
According to reports, Al-Jazeera correspondents were arrested and abused in custody on at least two occasions while covering the aftermath of guerrilla attacks on U.S. troops. Al-Jazeera staff in Baghdad declined to speak with CPJ for this article. However, the U.S.-based magazine The Nation reported in March on the ordeal of Al-Jazeera cameraman Saleh Hassan, who was detained by U.S. forces in November 2003 after arriving at the scene of a roadside bombing of a U.S. convoy near the town of Baqouba, 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Baghdad. U.S. troops interrogated Hassan and accused him of knowing about the attack before it happened. They then placed a hood over his head and transferred him to Abu Ghraib Prison, where, according to The Nation, soldiers "stripped him naked and addressed him only as "'Al Jazeera,' 'boy,' or 'bitch.'" Hassan was "forced to stand hooded, bound, and naked for eleven hours ... when he fell, soldiers kicked his legs to get him up again." He was eventually released a month-and-a-half later, after an Iraqi Governing Council court found no evidence against him. Repeated attempts to get comment from the U.S. military about this incident were unsuccessful.
CPJ has called on the U.S. military to launch swift, thorough, and public investigations when U.S. troops are accused of harassing, detaining, or killing journalists. To date, military authorities have failed to provide thorough public accountings of many such incidents.
As in Hassan's case, U.S. forces have repeatedly accused Arab satellite channels Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiyya of having prior knowledge of attacks on coalition troops and continue to accuse them of inflaming anti-American sentiments. In a recent radio interview, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that both channels "are from time to time getting information before terrorist attacks even start. ... So not only are they reporting things that aren't true, but they're in many cases ... working in concert with the terrorists."
Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiyya have both repeatedly denied Rumsfeld's charges. And Iraqi journalist Mohammed says that what the U.S. government sees as a conspiracy is really just doing the job well by getting to news scenes quickly. "It's not much effort for me to discern where something took place. I know the streets of Fallujah, and if I see smoke or fire I go to the area immediately. I arrive at the scene, in the heart of the matter, at the beginning of an incident," he explains. "So I call [my news agency] and report to them, or film. Now U.S. troops wonder, 'How did we journalists know about the operations? ... So now the Americans suspect that journalists are collaborating with the resistance. But we report the truth, the facts. We report what incidents are taking place."
And while Iraqi media workers continue the difficult job of reporting the news and facilitating newsgathering, many wonder what can be done to protect them from insurgents, U.S. troops, and the risks inherent in covering any conflict.
"One area where news organizations could do better is by providing local staff with better safety equipment, such as flak jackets and armored cars," says ABC News "Nightline" correspondent and CPJ board member Dave Marash, who recently spent two months in Iraq. While there, he saw firsthand the risks that Iraqi journalists face when Burhan Mohamed Mazhour, an Iraqi cameraman working for ABC, was killed by gunfire, possibly from U.S. troops, in the city of Fallujah.
"There is probably 10 percent of that risk that [is] reducible by measures we could take," says one correspondent for a U.S. newspaper who requested anonymity. But, "They should all think very seriously about what they do for a living. In other words, they're doing a job in which they can be killed, and they should be very sure they want to do it before coming to work every morning. What's true for them is true for us, too."
|Joel Campagna is CPJ's senior program coordinator responsible for the Middle East and North Africa. Hani Sabra is CPJ's Middle East and North Africa research associate.


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WordPress: Change domain, hosting, or directory troubleshooting
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When Arthur Buxton stumbled across a super-organized archive of Penguin's science fiction, he thought it would be interesting to look at how the covers of the books had changed over time. He was right—and the labor of his work is this striking visualization. Buxton explains:
Each timeline represents all the iterations of a cover in chronological order. Within each bar chart, length corresponds to the time in print and the dive most prominent colors are shown proportionally.
It's interesting to see how the classic penguin styling was tossed aside for decades, only to reappear recently. You can buy a copy of the full visualization, shown on the left, as a printed poster for $60 ( £38). [Arthur Buxton via Flowing Data]


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Purpose: Advise the City Council regarding matters that are of interest to students who are enrolled in colleges and universities in Winston-Salem, which, in turn, will encourage the retention of college graduates in Winston-Salem.
The College Advisory Board/Wake Forest University School of Law Mediation Program
The College Advisory Board/Wake Forest University School of Law Mediation Program has been launched. The College Advisory Board initiated this program and partnered with the Wake Forest University School of Law for its implementation.
The CAB/WFU School of Law Mediation Program is for community mediation between residents of the community immediately surrounding Wake Forest University and off-campus Wake Forest students who may be experiencing disagreements with noise issues, trash issues, parking, and other neighbor vs. neighbor issues. Volunteer law students from the Wake Forest School of Law will mediate for students and/or residents for free.
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(b) Advocate for public transit availability and accessibility at various colleges and universities;
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I am lucky enough to live about 15 minutes from Marty and Wilderness Logics. I was searching through the forums for some DIY materials and ran across their website. A quick phone call and visit to the showroom and I now have a Hammock, Suspension, Bugnet and Tarp on order to be picked up next week. I already have my eyes on a quilt...Careful if you go by there, you will be hooked!!! While the forums are a great place for info, it was really nice of Marty to spend over an hour with me making sure I had the right fit of everything I was looking for. Not only that, it is all being handcrafted in the US.


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Founded by two cultural addicts, Artecase is a collectible design sourcing service working with individuals and interior designers. Their focus is on 20th century and contemporary design and they bring passion and the highest level of scholarship and connoisseurship to clients looking to make this type of acquisition. Services range from the sourcing of single object to the development of a collection over time.
Learn more about Artecase here: Artecase: Parisian Treasure Hunters in Search of Collectible Design.
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Underground parking and valet parking available.
The spanking new Beaugrenelle shopping center is one of our favorite one-stop destinations in central Paris: a 50,000m2 modern shopping center and cinema complex in the 15th arrondissement. Shoppers, You'll find some of your favorite brands. Hungry? Try the food court which offers a range of family-style restaurants.
A multiplex Gaumont Pathé cinema offers online bookings with your choice of seating–including love seats for snuggling up to someone.
Want to drop off your kids while you shop? Viens Jouer à la Maison offers workshops and an indoor playroom with regular activities to keep your little ones busy on Wednesdays and weekends!
Look for more activity ideas in our Guide to After School and Weekend Activities or in 15 Indoor Activities for Children in Paris on Rainy Days!
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We could spend hours in one of Paris's original department stores, where you can find everything from high-end art supplies and stationery to an eclectic selection of lighting for your home, to curtains and doorknobs, or specialty items for home maintenance, decoration and repair, to clothing, shoes and accessories for the whole family. And in the summers you can enjoy evening drinks on the rooftop at the Perchoir Marais (entrance at 37 rue de la Verrerie)
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As a new concept over 20 years ago, Blanc d'Ivoire creates new furniture designs that mix together the past with the newest trends. With their elegant and simple style these pieces can easily fit in any room of a your home.
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Founded in 1995 by Françoise Dorget in the Marais district, Caravane's collection are a mix of bohemian and modern. The furniture along with the lighting, handcrafted objects and textiles are a source of inspiration for everyday interiors.
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One of the largest and most varied selection of white porcelain pieces, plus more, with 5 locations in Paris.
The same team that brought us Deco-Smart, now offers this online shopping portal exclusively for lighting products. It's that beautiful lamp, above all, that gives your rooms that ambiance and tone you desire when choosing your interior design.
Offering a large selection of arts & crafts in stores all over France. Great for home decorations and craft projects for all levels of expertise.
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Madura creates collections with the aim to give pleasure and to make interior design easy, enjoyable and approachable. Together with their vast range of textiles, they also offer a wide selection of lamps, blinds and other accessories.
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Interior Designer, Amanda Godfrey, has created Maison32 to be synonymous with creating modern, elegant living spaces and providing practical support for projects ranging from small apartments to entire houses and second homes, in addition to a special home staging service to prepare properties for sale.
All aspects of a scheme are considered and supervised, from flooring and window treatments to furniture layout and sourcing accessories.
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With more than 15 shops across 4 continents, Maison de Famille furniture and decor are a fusion of classic, ethnic and modern styles. This blending of new and old, local and exotic immediately wins over a clientele of all ages and styles.
Other locations in Morocco, Italy, USA, Russia, and Japan.
32 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France
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19 Quai André Citroën, 75015 Paris, France
This large chain with 250 stores in France and around Europe, offers a huge variety of styles for all your home decorating needs. Whatever your preference the Maisons du Monde's own team of furniture designers imagine their exclusive and unique collections of furniture and decor each year in 3 different catalogues – indoor, outdoor, and junior.
A concept store created by the founders of the BONPOINT, the children's fashion label, launched in 2009 to fill a need in Paris to bring together the best of the world of fashion, design, and household goods in one place. A real "destination" store, it includes a Used Book Café with 10,000 books to choose from, a cinema café with a classic film projected on the wall, and a lunch canteen offering a balanced and healthy lunch everyday.
29 Rue Bayen, 75017 Paris, France
Launched in 1993 by Philippe Daraux, Mis en Demeure collections offer a high-end vision of decoration based on a rich heritage of craftsmanship. Building unique ambiance with classical roots and multiple references to the French Decorative Arts, their new designs are adapted to contemporary expectations.
Showroom locations worldwide.
40 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France
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Book – Whatever assumptions you might have about fantasy novels, you can put them aside when reading something by Elizabeth Bear, because she will certainly do something different. Bone and Jewel Creatures packs a whole lot of different into a very few pages. The story revolves around Bijou the Artificer, an old, tired wizard who is ready to retire when she is given a feral child who has been poisoned by a mysterious agent. In healing the child, Bijou begins to unravel a plot rooted deep in her own past that threatens her home, the City of Jackals.
At only 136 pages, Bone and Jewel Creatures is slim, but not slight. Bijou and the feral child are both wonderfully realized characters with whom it's a delight to spend an afternoon. My favorite part of the story, though, are Bijou's artifices – creatures made up of bits and pieces, metal and bone and gemstones, to serve some purpose and then kept around long after their original use. There's definitely a steampunk aesthetic, but it's an unusual one. This is an engrossing short novel that offers a tantalizing glimpse of a unique world. The prequel, Book of Iron, was published in September, and both novellas are also set in the same universe as her Eternal Sky trilogy, which begins with Range of Ghosts.


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Germany's Auto-BILD wanted to cast another rumor about an upcoming mini-G Wagen based on the A-Class called the GLG, so they drew up a rendering and slapped it on their front cover. We're not exactly convinced by their work.
Yes, that's last year's Land Rover DC100 concept in the press picture on the right. Auto-BILD didn't even bother changing the color.
Come on Germans, you're more industrious than this. Your country built the biggest airship in the world! You can do better.
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Mission Statement
Harvard University Strength and Conditioning Program is committed to providing the ultimate training experience for each student-athlete. Our focus is building the total athlete while reducing the risk of injury through individual evaluation and program design. Developing strong relationships with each athlete is a fundamental building block essential to the success of Harvard.
Why train using the Harvard Program?
There are three main benefits of the Harvard University Strength and Conditioning Program: performance enhancement, injury prevention, and life skills.
Performance Enhancement & Injury Prevention
1.1 Program Design
Our program design will encompass eight scientifically confirmed principles that improve athletic performance. These principles are the following:
1.1a Ground Based Movements
Movements that are performed with the athlete's feet on the ground are more productive than movements performed while sitting or lying down. Virtually all sports skills are executed with the athlete's feet on the ground. Applying a force against the ground causes an equal and opposite reaction in the direction of the movement. The greater the force you can generate against the ground, the faster you can run and the higher you can jump. Ground based power is critical to athletic success. Training with your feet on the ground requires the athlete to stabilize his own body structure which in turn increases proprioception and strengthens stabilization muscles reducing the risk of injury.
1.1b Multiple Joint Movements
Exercises that work more than one joint at a time are the most productive exercises for athletes. Athletic skills require multiple joint actions timed in the proper neuromuscular recruitment patterns. A sound strength program is built around multiple joint movements.
Multiple Joint movements promote the most lean body mass gains through the secretion of growth hormone and testosterone.
1.1c Three Dimensional Movements
Athletic skills involve movement in three planes simultaneously:
side to side, up and down, forward and backward. We must develop
functional strength in all three planes. The only way to accomplish
this is with free weights. Using free weights develops the primary
muscles as well as the stabilization muscles. For example squatting
with free weights strengthens the stabilization muscles of the
torso, hip, knee and ankle. Machines do not develop the
stabilization structures supporting the major joints. By developing
stabilization strength we prevent injuries and improve body
1.1d Explosive Training
Athletic movements in power sports, such as football,
basketball, tennis and wrestling, are very quick and explosive.
Training explosively with free weights, plyometrics and medicine
balls stimulates the recruitment of fast twitch muscle fibers, thus
developing power. If you train slowly you will become slow. The
biggest difference between strength and power is speed of movement.
Strength alone is useless, power wins games. Developing the ability
to apply force rapidly improves on field performance.
1.1e Progressive Overload
Overload happens when the body responds to training loads
greater than normal. Overload causes muscle tissue to breakdown and
go into a catabolic state. The body then adapts with proper rest
and nutrition. By compensating repeatedly, the muscles develop
strength or endurance depending on the stimulus. Proper and
progressive application of the training load (volume + intensity)
is a fundamental component in program design which will maximize
performance while preventing injuries.
1.1f Periodization
Periodization is the progressive variation of training regulated
by the period of the year and the maturity of the athlete. When the
neuromuscular system becomes accustomed to a training stimulus over
a period of time it will cease to progress. Periodization promotes
continued training progress throughout an athlete's career.
1.1g Specificity of Conditioning
The objective of conditioning is to improve energy capacity of an athlete during competition. There are three systems of energy for the body: Phosphagen, Glycolytic, and Aerobic(Oxidative). The phosphagen system uses ATP and CP to provide the energy for explosive bouts of exercise lasting up to 8 seconds. The glycolytic system uses lactic acid and ATP to provide the energy for moderate intensity bouts of eight seconds to one minute. The Aerobic system provides the energy for low intensity activities over a long period of time using slow twitch muscle fibers.
The initial step in designing a conditioning program is to
determine the energy system used in the specific sport. The system
used in power sports is the phosphagen system, while the system
used for a 10,000 meter run is the aerobic system. There are
physiological reasons why a football player trains differently than
a distance runner. A football player must develop tremendous
efficiency within the phosphagen system. Research has shown that
building an aerobic base can be counter productive to development
of strength, speed and power. A distance runner needs to be
efficient at transporting Oxygen to the appropriate muscles.
So, we will focus on the proper system for each respective
1.1h Interval Training
Interval training is work followed by a prescribed rest interval. This method is used to develop the ATP energy system. Athletes must train a work to rest ratio that corresponds with their specific sport. In football, for example, the basic work to rest ratio is 1:6. If the rest interval is to short, the amount of ATP replenished is not sufficient to meet the demands of maximum intensity effort, resulting in a lack of explosiveness and a poor training effect. We must perform with the same explosiveness at the end of games as we do in the beginning. Interval training has also been shown to increase aerobic capacities in athletes.
Using these eight principles, along with the evaluation of each athlete's strength's, weaknesses, previous injuries, training maturity and specific sport requirements, each program will be tailored to meet his needs. Strong lines of communication must be developed between the coaches, athletes, sports medicine staff and myself for the program to function effectively.
Life Skills
Harvard strength and conditioning is committed to the idea of sound mind, sound body. Through the guidance of strength coaches, student-athletes develop skills such as discipline, perseverance, goal-setting, teamwork, mental toughness and work ethic. These instill habits that will lead students to better and healthier lives.
Why train at the Palmer Dixon Strength and Conditioning
Year round training is now needed to successfully compete at the highest level of college athletics. The Palmer Dixon Strength and Conditioning Center is designed to meet this training demand. The 24,000 square foot facility contains twelve 40yd turf lanes, 24 full service Power Racks and Olympics lift platforms, and a conditioning loft with of 30 pieces of cardio equipment. There is no finer collegiate facility in the country.
What is the Iron Crimson Way?
The Iron Crimson way is about intensity and consistency. There must be a drive and a determination to get better every single day, in every single way. There can never be a day where an athlete can feel like they are not better after leaving a workout. Every rep whether it is max effort rep or an unloaded rep must be done with maximum intensity. This mentality has to be carried with you at all times. It's about the consistent pursuit of excellence every day.
By choosing to be a collegiate athlete you have chosen to be different from everyone else. Therefore, there are different expectations for you. You are expected to study, eat, sleep, and train in a manner that is indicative of a champion. Approach all aspects of your life with the highest level of intensity, determination, and attention to detail.
There is nothing comfortable about getting an college education and playing a division I sport to the highest level possible. You will be required to sleep while some of your friends are out partying, you will wake up early while your friends are sleeping in. You will be asked to study, while some of your friends are relaxing. You will be held to a higher standard than the general population. But being uncomfortable is the only way to push one's self to achieve greatness. You can't move forward staying in your comfort zone.
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The Palmer Dixon Strength and Conditioning Center is for Harvard University Varsity Athletes, athletic department staff and coaches only.
Every Varsity Athlete must go through the Strength and Conditioning Orientation before they may train in the facility.
The only Strength and Conditioning Programs allowed are those designed and implemented by the Harvard University Strength and Conditioning Staff.
This is Iron Crimson Country; no other College or University apparel is allowed.
All teams with issue gear must wear it when strength and conditioning training.
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Sleeves must be on T Shirts.
Appropriate athletic training shoe required at all times.
No food; including gum allowed in Palmer Dixon.
Absolutely no tobacco or alcohol products at any time in this facility.
Music will controlled by strength staff only and must be appropriate.
Headphones are only allowed in the machine conditioning loft.
It is the athletes' responsibility to ensure proper nutrition, hydration and rest both prior to and following each strength and conditioning session in order to ensure training progress. Each athlete should bring, fill and use her/his own water bottle to stay hydrated during training. This will ensure a strong finish to the session.
Teams and their athletes will arrive to Palmer Dixon at least 5 minutes before their scheduled strength and conditioning session start time in order to fill out their cards and prepare themselves and their stations.
Athletes must fill out lifting cards completely. Fill in all weights used and indicate the number of reps achieved on every set. Good record keeping helps a great deal in long term improvements.
All training begins with a proper warm-up usually involving but not limited to self-administered massage rollers, footwork ladders and dynamic flexibility. The training session will end with static stretching. The team's Head Strength Coach will decide the exact protocols for all warm-ups and flexibility.
Athletes will follow the order of the program. The exercises are set-up so that all explosive movements are done first, with the major compound lifts following them. The assistance movements are always the last exercises done. This will allow the athlete to have maximal strength and energy for the major lifts.
Only excellent technique in all training movements will be tolerated. This means always having control of the barbell or dumbbells. Focus and effort is critical in performing excellent technique.
Athletes must follow the lifting cards and the prescribed weights exactly as they are written throughout the card. This progression is designed for maximal improvement and peak strength levels right at the conclusion of the training cycle.
Spotters must be present during movements that require a spot. There can be no forced reps, which can cause excessive microtears in the muscle, thereby making the athlete weaker.
SAFE lifting environment. This means having competent spotters, using collars on free weight lifts, and keeping plates off the floor.
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Danny Collins is sheer vapid. Everything a good drama should not be.
I went into the theatres with high hopes for this one, being a big Pacino fan. But boy I came out disappointed. It is a movie that wastes its hours on mediocrity, sometimes goes into the abyss of clumsiness and pointless melodrama. It stays away from profundity and lacks the luster of sentience. It was like watching a bunch of random guys act animatedly, to words that had no direction and that were headed nowhere. Screenplay so mediocre! It was like listening to random people talk. Humor was pathetic too.
Danny Collins began on a great note but then slowly died down as it stumbled with its poor script. The movie seemed to open with a strong musical backdrop but unfortunately it didn't even skim its surface. Lennon is only a reference. Even the transition of Danny doesn't exhilarate you. It is a very slow paced movie that simply scrambles towards the finish line without packing a good redemption.
If we try to focus on the good, the beginning bit with Nick Offerman was quite exceptional. Annette does a fair job with her role. Giselle Eisenberg is the cutest thing, who makes your heart melt with her sweet voice. Also the song that Danny seems to be penning turns out pretty good. Sometimes you could almost see the subtlety of Fogelman's direction when he manifests fingers knocking on the door even when there was a doorbell. Danny's disregard for his life and his decision to do what his audience loved was also brilliantly shown.
The fact that a lot of people knew Danny Collins was overused and eventually it just became sad. At the end it just seemed like a story heading towards a blank. There wasn't truly any inspiration. Barely a decision that got cashed out for a change. You could almost tell why this movie had Annette Bening, Josh Peck, Giselle, Jennifer Garner and Christopher Plummer – simply to spice things up and make things interesting.
I would only recommend it if you wish to see a movie where things don't go dark or grim and that is strewn with mediocre pleasantries.


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Greenpeace research has tracked a number of these products back to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), a company that continues to rely on rainforest clearance in Indonesia. By purchasing paper from APP and by using paper made from rainforests, KFC and its parent company Yum! Brand Inc. are driving the destruction of forests in countries like Indonesia. These forests are a key defence against climate change and are habitat for many protected species, including the critically endangered Sumatran tiger.
Unlike a number of other major international companies, KFC and Yum! have no sustainability policies to exclude commodities connected to rainforest destruction. In fact, the group has consistently failed to even answer questions about its sourcing of products such as palm oil, soya and paper products.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara ended a three-match homestand on a high note on Saturday night, defeating the visiting Cal Poly Mustangs in four sets, 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 25-22).
For the Gauchos, it is their second win in as many meetings with their central coast rivals. The pair of wins represent the only current wins for the Gauchos in the "Blue-Green Rivalry" in the 2012-13 year.
UCSB – winners in four of their last five – improve to 13-12 and 6-4 in Big West Conference play. Cal Poly falls to 3-19, 2-8 in the Big West Conference. The Mustangs loss puts an end to their two-match winning streak, their longest of the season.
The Gauchos were led by junior outside hitter Leah Sully, who finished the night with 18 kills, including six in the second game. Fellow junior outside Kara Sherrard fueled UCSB's early success, picking up seven kills in the first game and finishing with 14 overall. Both recorded double-doubles – Sully had 22 digs while Sherrard had 15 – for Sully's 19th overall and eighth in a row.
Junior opposite Katey Thompson joined the outside hitters in the double-double club, posting 12 kills and 14 digs.
Freshman libero Taylor Formico had a typically impressive night, covering the whole floor while totaling 31 digs in the four-game victory. Formico has now had 30 or more kills nine times this season, far and away the most of any player in the nation. Formico was also particularly impressive with the serve, leading the Gauchos through several long serving runs and tallying 27 serve attempts, tops among all players.
The Gauchos established themselves by jumping out to big leads in both of the first two sets. Up 5-2 in the first and 5-0 in the second, UCSB had little trouble dispatching the Mustangs. In fact, the Gauchos held the lead in the entire second set.
Cal Poly was able to claim the third game by starting off the set with a 6-0 run. UCSB threatened a comeback, coming as close as 22-23, but Cal Poly was able to withstand the Gauchos' attack.
Unlike each of the three first sets, the fourth game was closely contested. There were 11 ties and four lead changes, and the two teams were as close late as 23-22. UCSB was able to come out on top due to the exploits of Leah Sully, who led the team with 4 kills in the set.
Cal Poly struggled with UCSB's serving all night. The Gauchos held the Mustangs to a sub-50% sideout percentage in both games one and two. Five Gauchos notched an ace on the evening. One of those aces – from freshman middle blocker Britton Taylor – ended the match and any hopes of a Cal Poly comeback.
Cal Poly was led by outside hitter Molly Pon, who picked up 16 kills for the Mustangs. Libero Steffi Sooter led the Mustangs with 23 digs.
Next week, the Gauchos will travel to Hawai'i and Northridge for a pair of Big West away matches. The Gauchos swept Northridge earlier this season before getting swept by Hawai'i the next night. Thursday night's match at Hawai'i will have a 10:00 p.m. start time. Saturday's match against CSUN will have a normal 7:00 p.m. start time.


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The past 6 years, I've had to experiment with preparing foods without gluten. I've learned quite a bit about varieties of "flours" - some starches, some nuts and beans. As it turns out, my son is not gluten intolerant, but has a form of IBD. He prefers to eat very little starch and sugar, which makes him feel better and controls blood sugar and weight. I make muffins, cakes without the traditional wheat flour, but also I don't use any starchy flours. You have to be willing to try new things and expect some failures. Yesterday, I made a coconut cake, and it is delicious. He won't eat it because of the high sugar content. I made a low-sugar coconut cake for him and me. It is delicious, too.
No Starch Coconut Cake (well, just a little sugar)
1 1/4 cup almond meal* (fiber)
2/3 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut * (fiber)
2 Tablespoons coconut flour* (high fiber)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup Splenda Add more if you think you need it, but wait until all is mixed.
2 Tablespoons cream of coconut ( not coconut milk Look for Coco Lopez or ? in Mexican section of grocery) (This is sweet and is 21 carbs for 2 tablespoons. If cake is cut into 8 sections, less than 3 gm sugar/slice. Pour into bowl and whisk. Do a search on this type of fat. You may be surprised.)
1 1/2 sticks softened butter
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 1/8 cup of water
Topping (if desired)
1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1 TB Splenda, some milk to be absorbed by coconut.
Preheat oven 325 degrees.
Grease pie pan, 8 or 9 inch cake pan.
Combine dry ingredients.
Cream butter and cream of coconut.
Beat eggs, extract, and water.
Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and then add liquids.
Beat until smooth. Coconut flour absorbs liquid, so if the mixture is thick add a tablespoon of water at a time until the batter is thinner, but NOT runny, just not thick.
Pour into cake pan. Set the timer for 25 minutes. Check. Still liquid? Add another 5—10 minutes until the top is golden. Better to under-bake than over-bake cause the batter will still cook outside of the oven.
Let cool on rack.
If desired, make topping. Mix coconut, milk, and Splenda. Let set for 10 minutes. Spread thin over cake.
If the health food or grocery store does not sell these items, go to www.bobsredmill.com where you will find them.
The next time I bake this, I'm gonna try to find cream of coconut that is not sweetened and try Stevia in place of Splenda.
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REACH Legislation – Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemical Substances
REACH is a European Community Regulation relating to chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006), which entered into force on 1 June 2007. The regulation deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances.
Registration of chemical substances under REACH needs to be done by every EU manufacturer and importer, who brings chemical substances into the EU.
Chemicals manufactured or imported in volumes of 1 ton or more per year and per manufacturer / importer are automatically encapsulated in REACH.
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials manufactures plastic shapes and finished parts. These products are considered as articles and are consequently not directly affected by REACH, meaning that they do not have to be registered. The polymers used in the manufacturing process of these plastic stock shapes and finished parts are initially exempted from registration and evaluation. Monomers and other associatedsubstances used in the manufacture of these polymers, however, must comply with the regulation. Next to the base polymer, most commercially available plastics also contain additives and hence are to be considered as preparations whose substances have to be registered, evaluated and, where necessary, authorised.
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials is a 'downstream user' who needs to get relevant product information from its suppliers. By now, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials has received the confirmation from all suppliers, that the monomers and additives used for the EU production of Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials shapes have been pre-registered before 1 December 2008 at the ECHA (the European Chemical Agency). This means, that these monomers and additives can continue to be available during the time that the manufacturer or importer of the substance in the European Union is preparing the registration dossier for this substance.
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials has actively collaborated on the collection of data, which will be needed by the suppliers of the chemical substances used in its production to draw up the Chemical Safety Report, a document required as part of the Registration dossier. This data mainly consists of information about usage and the possible exposure of human beings and the environment to the chemical substances and has been handed over to the suppliers of the chemical substances used in Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials products.


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November 30, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Hello Everyone,
As you may know our center has been looking for a new space to offer our meditation classes. A space has been found for our Wednesday night classes.
Class Location: We will be meeting in the basement section of the church which is located on 215th Street, just to the right of the office door.
Three Codes to Live By: with Jim Lollo
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While rifling through the stacks of Classic Cruisers submissions in my file I came across a letter and images from Pierre Cadrin of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Pierre wanted to share a bit about his father and his father's F-100 project. Mr. Cadrin originally found the pickup parked in a field where it had been slowly rusting away for nearly 30 years.
Upon acquiring the Ford, Mr. Cadrin began a complete frame-up rodstoration. The chassis was upgraded by the addition of a Volare front clip and a Dana 35 rearend equipped with 3.52:1 ratio gearing along with fresh rear suspension components. For motorvation Mr. Cadrin dropped a fresh 400hp, 358-cube small-block Chevy backed by a 700-R4 transmission between the framerails.
Not far into the project Mr. Cadrin was diagnosed with cancer, but even while bravely battling his condition he moved forward with the project as best as he could. With the chassis and running gear handled, body and bed restoration was the next step. Needless to say, this put a lot of stress on his family, but somehow, between cancer operations, treatments, and learning to live with his situation, Pierre's dad found the courage and energy to complete his project.
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Denver Broncos coach John Fox is playing for more than a Super Bowl ring on Sunday night.
Winning the game would trigger a $1 million bonus clause in his contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
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It's not unprecedented for NFL coaches to have Super Bowl incentive clauses in their contracts, but this is the largest one that has been made public.
In 2011, Mike McCarthy got a $500,000 bonus for beating the Steelers. At the time McCarthy was making $4 million in base salary, so his bonus came in at a more traditional 12.5%.
Fox is 34-14 since joining Denver in 2011, including three playoff wins.
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With Mt. Diablo looming off in the distance over centerfield, Michael Hernbroth, 16, of the Tassajara Valley Senior team "Valley", hits a double and drives in a run against the Livermore Giants at Osage Park in Danville. Valley prevailed, 6-2. - Jun 5, 2010
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North is South, Winter is Summer and widdershins is deosil. The South African experience of Paganism is topsy-turvy compared to our Northern brothers and sisters; but much like the Afrikaans saying, "'n boer maak 'n plan," Pagan South Africans make do with what they have and make it their own.
The True Meaning in Winning
The results are in, much to the jubilation of the winners and the scorn of critics. On the last day of 2012 the winners of the 2012 South African Blog Awards were announced; an announcement much anticipated by the South African Pagan community who had local blog, Penton Independent Pagan Media, entered into the 'Best Religious or Spiritual' category. And there, in black and white, were the results: "winner- http://www.penton.co.za". In a country that is estimated to be 73% Christian, a Pagan blog won as the best religious/spiritual blog.
The South African Blog Awards were started in 2010 with the aim of showcasing the very best of South Africa's blogs. In previous years winning entailed attending an awards dinner and presentation with an award, not to mention some serious bragging rights. But things were changed this year in a move that drew criticism from serious and casual bloggers alike. Instead of a panel of judges, the results would hinge on public votes. Gone were grand announcements and an esteemed awards dinner; instead the organisers opted to post the list of winners to the official SA Blog Awards website and nothing more.
So the question has to be asked: just how much of a win is it for Penton Independent Pagan Media really? While there will be no trophy, the true 'prize' lies in what this win says about Paganism in South Africa.
One of the largest criticisms of the 2012 SA Blog Awards is that bloggers will be reduced to begging for votes when the focus of the awards should be the content itself. A fair criticism in truth. So if all Penton did was beg for votes according to the critics, what does it say? It says that, compared to the other blogs in the 'Religious or Spiritual' category that endorsed various other beliefs, perhaps a Pagan blog had a larger and more loyal readership.
Penton's win also says a fair amount about how SA Pagans interact. Unlike the dominant monotheistic religions, the bulk of Paganism is comprised of solitary practitioners. With the rise of the internet, solitaries and Pagan groups alike have come to see the value of modern technology in keeping abreast of the latest news and happenings affecting our community, as well as staying connected with fellow Pagans. Penton's win also shows how Paganism in South Africa, perhaps unlike other religions, is strengthened by taking full advantage of technology and the internet to bring us together as a united collective.
Another criticism heard on social networks is that the winning blogs were 'unheard of'; a criticism that is somewhat unfair and based on vastly differing opinions. While the winning blogs may have been unheard of to some critics, as they were based on public votes it means that these blogs were certainly not unheard of. And as Penton came out on top with the most votes in its category, it says that the audience of Pagan-orientated articles is rapidly growing compared to the audiences of other faiths.
And naturally there were those critics who were in a state of disbelief, some of whom thought the category winners were ridiculous and laughable. This only shows that, when it comes to Pagan beliefs and practices, we in South Africa still have some ways to go in acceptance by the general public.
As Pagans, we may still be in the minority, but what this win for a Pagan blog has shown is that, as a community, we are growing and all our work over the years has not been in vain.
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Spirits were high among solution providers at this year's Cisco Partner Summit in Boston. For many, their Cisco business was soaring in 2012, and it's projected to grow even more in 2013, particularly as the networking giant gets bullish about the cloud, services and the midmarket.
To recognize and thank partners for a great 2012, Cisco handed out a number of awards, spanning different geographical theaters, regions and markets. In the U.S theater, specifically, 12 partners were recognized for what Cisco called their "outstanding performance" last year. Here's a look at the winners' circle.


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Soil-residual herbicides are important components of integrated weed management programs, according to University of Illinois associate professor of weed science Aaron Hager. "They can allow the crop to become established without weed interference and reduce the intensity of selection for weed biotypes resistant to particular foliar-applied herbicides," he said.
Their use in Illinois corn production has remained relatively consistent over many years. By contrast, their use in soybean dramatically declined following the widespread adoption of glyphosate-resistant soybean varieties.
However, the Illinois weed spectrum has evolved in response to the almost exclusive use of glyphosate post-emergence in soybean, and weed biotypes resistant or less sensitive to glyphosate are becoming increasingly common. Many farmers are now rediscovering the advantages of using of soil-residual herbicides in soybeans.
Simply applying a soil-residual herbicide to a field does not guarantee that the product will provide the desired level or duration of weed control. "Many edaphic and environmental factors influence the level of weed control achieved by any particular soil-residual herbicide," said Hager, "and, depending on the herbicide, some factors can be even more important than others."
To help farmers understand these factors, weed scientists from the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University recently produced a new brochure, "Revisiting the Realm of Residuals." Publication was made possible by financial support from the Illinois Soybean Association.
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Missouri House Member Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Charges
COLUMBIA (AP) - A Missouri House member has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Democrat Jeremy LaFaver, of Kansas City, entered the pleas during a brief court hearing Friday in Boone County. He was fined $200 plus court costs on each charge and paid the penalties before leaving the courthouse.
The 33-year-old lawmaker says he made a mistake and is glad the incident is behind him.
A state trooper stopped LaFaver last month on Interstate 70 in Boone County for failing to respond to charges in Moniteau County of driving with expired license plates. The trooper reported finding a glass pipe and a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle.
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There have been a number of studies published that portray Windows as less expensive than Linux, so I think you should frame this discussion as what costs in your company will be. Come up with hard costs of what it takes to administer a Windows box vs. a Linux box. Create a spreadsheet with the costs documented in black and white. That's the kind of ammunition you need.
Keep in mind that your CIO is probably going to be concerned with human switching costs (i.e., the costs to get less technically-sophisticated users up to speed on Linux/Open Office/Evolution -- and don't forget e-mail! Do a small study with a willing end user about how much effort it was to switch. Emphasize that OpenOffice supports Office file formats, so the content of the organization can be retained.
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Rock Band Sevendust Performs for Bagram Troops
By Army Pfc. Scott Davis
Special to American Forces Press Service
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, July 16, 2008 - Modern-rock band Sevendust put on a performance like no other for servicemembers here July 12 at the final stop on their first United Service Organizations tour.
Although the band is not known for playing acoustic sets, they still managed to put out a diverse sound that left rock fans wanting more.
"I never thought anybody could 'jam out' acoustically like they did," said Army Sgt. Mark Decker, of Company B, 101st Airborne Division Special Troops Battalion.
After the performance, Sevendust let a soldier from the crowd come up on stage and smash a guitar. They also gave him one of their guitars and gave other servicemembers a set of bongos and another guitar, practically giving away their entire set of instruments.
"I think they were awesome," said Air Force Capt. Vanessa Mahan, 455th Aerial Expeditionary Wing. "It's been a while since we've had a hardcore band here, so it's kind of refreshing. "
The band gave thanks and saluted the servicemembers for serving in the military.
"If it wasn't for you guys over here, [the Taliban] would be over there, [in the United States]," Lajon "LJ" Witherspoon, Sevendust's lead singer, said during the performance.
The band stuck around to ensure everyone who wanted an autograph, a free copy of their new CD or a picture with the band got one.
The members of Sevendust said they plan on doing another USO tour in the future.
"This, to us, has been the best thing that's ever happened in our lives," Witherspoon said. "As soon as you guys will have us back, we'll be back."
(Army Pfc. Scott Davis serves in the Combined Joint Task Force 101 Public Affairs Office.)
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Post's editorial on Ritter's labor plan: 12 letters
I have just one word for today's front page editorial: Horse Hockey. Okay, two words. But the word I want to use, while succinct and better describes my reaction, is not polite. Does your editorial board even read the Post? However, the tone of the editorial suggests it was written by the same publisher that dictated the Post endorse the current White House incompetent for president.
The editorial suggests some kind of crises, but in reading the pertinent articles in today's Post, I find the bargaining partnership does not allow strikes, binding arbitrations, or even compels individual departments to enforce the new executive order. So why all the Chicken Little squawking by the editorial board? This needs front page editorial? Please.
Then another article says this model is already in use by some businesses, including Kaiser, AT&T, and Harley-Davidson. And what do you know? Kaiser likes it! Well, that's a cause for hysteria.
I don't belong to a union, but I believe unions and government are the only entities powerful enough to make businesses behave themselves. The average American worker bee certainly has no say in his work processes. So if this allows government workers a voice, more power to them. It's a model that should be adopted by more businesses and governments. Bravo to Governor Ritter for having the courage to do the right thing. And raspberries to Mr. Singleton for all the unhelpful hyperbole.
Helen Kern, Aurora
As a long time subscriber to your fine paper, I am concerned about the security of your computer system. In case you missed it, some unhinged hacker apparently broke into your server Sunday morning and posted a poorly argued tirade against labor unions — on the front page, no less.
Good luck tracking down the perpetrator.
Seth Masket, Denver
Yesterday's front page editorial slamming Governor Bill Ritter's state employee's pro-worker stance was full of rant and bore little respect for facts. Just read your own front-page article. Ritter's order is not carte blanche for unions: there's plenty of room for department heads to ignore it and plenty of room for an override. As I recall, Gov. Ritter did not exactly buckle under union pressure when it came to bringing the Dem Convention to the Pepsi Center in '08. Sorry, Denver Post – Ritter seems pretty middle-of-the-road to me.
Larry Walsh, Conifer
If you haven't been paying attention, your wallet is about to be lifted from your pocket by Democrat
politicians who will then turn you upside down to get the last change as well. Issues 1A through 1I are
going to increase the tax burden on Denver residents. Don't think you don't pay these just because you don't own property. All taxes are passed on, even though some take longer than others. Governor Ritter has just by fiat legalized unionization of state workers, which will do nothing but increase the cost of state government. And we won't even talk about his greening of Colorado initiatives that will raise everyone's cost of living. And on the national level there's the prospect of Hillarycare, which will make you long for the good old days of the present health care system on both fiscal and medical grounds. It's been said, "If you think health care is expensive now, just wait until it's free." Excellence will be taxed, sloth and incompetence will be subsidized. What you tax you get less of and what you subsidize you get more of. Elections count.
Jon Danley, Englewood
Ritter rebuke a cheap shot
It was disconcerting to see that the Denver Post has devolved to the hyperbolic, sorely unprofessional level of a blog. Invoking the specter of Jimmy Hoffa in reference to our centrist governor is a gross distortion. The front page article, although said to be an editorial, is inconsistent with the conventional style of preserving the front page for hard, objective news. The editorial board should not be spewing hysterical, poorly written opinion in the traditional context of objectivity and factuality. This type of sensationalism is increasingly typical of old media, as they flail to retain readers with polarized, venomous political writing. As the Denver Post maneuvers in an altered media environment they should not forget bedrock principles of good journalism.
Chris Coddington, Glenwood Springs
I am shocked, appalled, even surprised and puzzled by your front page edictorial attacking Gov. Ritter's moderate and even overdue executive order of last Friday. Opposition to it, although in error, would be quite acceptable, but assuming such a sneering, sarcastic, contemptuous tone is more outrageous than I have words to describe.
The extreme disparity in income between upper and lower income brackets in America deserves, even demands, immediate correction for the health of the economy as well as for the welfare of workers. About the only correctives I know of are governments and labor unions. Therefore it seems to me that one small step to provide a bit more strength to unions is most welcome.
I look for a prompt return to the usual competent, reasonable, influential demeanor we expect from the Denver Post.
Gladys Foster, Centennial
Apparently name calling and knee jerk negative reactions to the word "Unions" is justified by calling it an effort to encourage dialog. The Sunday editorial on the front page of the Post was the most biased, inflammatory, and unprofessional editorial writing as any I have seen in the Post in the nearly 50 years I have been reading it.
Governor Ritter is allowing state employees to join a union. He does not give them the right or power to strike, he does not give them collective borrowing power, he gives them ONLY a sense that there is a chance their concerns will be heard. The employees get nothing of real power, yet from the uproar of the knee jerk conservative business community you would have thought that the Governor had raised business taxes 50%.
Business leaders should be chuckling, not screaming. Any business owner would be happy to let his or her employees join a union where the union has no power to effect or demand change. State employees will get no more in compensation or benefits because of a union. And the union merely has the power to attempt to create significant membership. There is no requirement than any state employee pay a nickel to a union in dues.
We constantly hear business owners complaining about how poorly state employees do their jobs. Well, if they feel there really is a "partnership" maybe they will work harder. As it is, a state employee pretty much has a life-time job if he or she doesn't quit. How is that different from a union?
You have my permission to publish the above in its entirety.
Mandell S. Winter, Jr., Denver
I guess the Post editorial board is anti-union. They are certainly allowed to be and to express that opinion. What is over the line is the ad-hominem attacks scattered throughout your editorial published on Sunday 11/4.
No, the Governor is not a "toady" to the labor bosses. Nor is he "pandering" to the alleged union vote, which you note is quite small and which has been steadily getting smaller.
And no, this will not derail the Governor's agenda nor will it likely change his odds of re-election. The rabid anti-union portion of the electorate – whatever size it might be – wouldn't vote for him anyway
because of the (D) after his name.
Yes, the Governor has allowed the possibility of collective bargaining for some classes of state employees. God forbid … What he should have done, of course, is outsource as many state jobs as possible to politically connected companies who would then proceed to hire illegals to do as much of the work as they possibly could, at sub-minimum wages.
The Post's editorial board should know better. You don't like the idea of the Executive branch taking unilateral actions? Great … say so. Say it should have been done with the agreement of the Legislature. Leave the personal attacks out of it.
Scott Lorditch, Evergreen
Yesterday's scathing front-page editorail demonizing Governor Ritter has caused my husband and I, both long-time readers of the Post, to cancel our subscription. In all my years of reading this newspaper, I have never seen an editorial on the front page, and your choice of topics for this prominent position is bizarre, to say the least. Ritter has taken a moderate position on unions and your board sees fit to liken him to Jimmy Hoffa? A "toady to labor bosses"? I am a union member and appreciate the work unions have historically done on behalf of the "common man."
The executive order Ritter signed in no way threatens business; rather, it sets the stage for good-faith conversations between employers and employees of the state of Colorado. This editorial is yet another example of the Post's rapid downward slide in recent months: no more Cindy Rodriguez, the abrupt departure of Jim Spencer, the loss of Diane Carman. People such as myself are left with no voice on the pages of the newspaper. Instead, we are treated daily to the strident words of Independence Institute fellows, the whining of John Andrews, and the predictable conservative positions of Mark Hillman. I no longer enjoy waking up to the Denver Post, and your pandering editorial was the last straw.
Shari VanderVelde, Grand Junction
Your editorial is outrageously biased against workers, not just those who work for the state, but against all workers of Colorado. Union membership is both a right and an opportunity for fair treatment. Actually, the deal Governor Ritter worked out with the union short-changes state employees because, under the agreement, they don't have the right to strike and they can't even avail themselves of binding arbitration.
If there is any valid criticism of Mr. Ritter, it is that, only a few months ago, he vetoed the bill that would have eliminated the requirement for two votes to unionize – a quirk in the law that does not exist in most states and that mitigates against the interests of all workers in Colorado, not just state workers.
Your editorial board's hissy-fit and name-calling symbolizes the fact that your newspaper can't make it without business advertising. You owe your existence to the business community and you are the toadies to the business bosses. The public should recognize that, in today's media, the opinions of editorial boards are not determined by fairness, or even by what's good for the community, but by who pays the bills.
Walt Heidenfelder, Lakewood
I agree with your editorial about Gov. Ritter's future. After 5 phones calls and a number of e-mails to Gov. Ritter's office on a business issue, I hit me that Bill Ritter had a One Term Plan. No one in the private sector – other than airlines – would give this type of customer service and expect a
repeat customer. A shining example of his office lack of constituent service was in an Auto-reply email that I received, it was blank – it took a minute to get the coy message in their communication, they don't care!
Scott Fasken, Palisade
After reading the hysterical front page editorial about Governor Ritter on Sunday and then reading your story on the "Church gears up…" this morning, I wonder why I bother to read the Post at all. The editorial ( and its placement) was over the top as a reaction and your story read like a "cut and paste" from a freshman English class. It was not news and it did not offer any new insight into an old story.
I guess the web and TV are more cutting edge…too bad, for I have always enjoyed reading a real paper.
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But it's still quite precarious that Glenn Beck has shed his more odious positions once the Republicans were thoroughly repudiated. His antics are a bit annoying, bordering on bad soap opera acting, but he still displays better independence than his more unoriginal talk radio colleagues.
So, is Glenn Beck healthy for the Right? Maybe, maybe not. Is he part of the solution or is he part of the problem? If he's part of the problem, he's far less of it than Rush, Hannity, Levin or Coulter.
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Parent-Teacher Support Group - PTSG
Our Mission:
Promote Islamic-oriented activities outside regular school periods that emphasize the teaching of Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Our Purpose:
Support and enhance the mission of Al-Huda School, and to promote a forum for constructive interchange of information and ideas. Provide financial and other support for school activities.
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PTSG will be supported by committees that serve special purposes. The initial committees will be:
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