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Long ago, in a time of mist and shadows, a little game from Microprose called
Civilization hit the gaming scene with all the subtly of a Washington
Post political expose. Some time later, Civilization 2, the hot-damn
sequel, perfected the formula. Bruce Shelley (co-designer of Civ 1&2) took note
of another game that hit the scene, Warcraft 2, a newcomer
in the brand new Real Time Strategy genre. Shelley, who later lost his mind
just long enough to sign on with Microsoft (the prevalent Faustian bargain of
the 90's), neatly combined the two games into the eminently engaging Age
of Empires. Although mired by a few niggling flaws, AOE was one of the most
distinctive RTS games on the store shelf.
popularity of the game, which was a million-plus seller, easily justified the
logical sequel. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings takes the franchise
into the Dark, Feudal, Castle, and Imperial ages of A.D. history and adds more
depth and gameplay to the already rich AOE than I could describe in any
Taking place in a more recent epoch of human history, Age of Empires 2
is able to do something that wasn't really feasible in AOE; that is, to
add character to an otherwise impersonal style of gameplay. In the single player
campaign mode, you can take on the role of a trusted confidant/aid/advisor to
William Wallace (training campaign, Scotland), Joan of Arc (France), Frederick
Barbarossa (Germany/The Holy Roman Empire), Saladin (The Saracens), or Genghis
Khan (Mongolia, and almost everywhere else). Each campaign for these five leaders/civilizations
is based on actual historical data and a narrative, read from the perspective
of your persona. It really adds atmosphere, purpose, and drama to each and every
mission in the campaigns. This is quite advantageous, given that the difficulty
of most campaign missions will have the player occupied for hours and the heightened
drama helps to hold interest in slower moments.
In total, there are 13 civilizations (as opposed to 12 in AOE) to play
in the AOE2's multi-player or non-campaign single-player modes. What is
really remarkable about AOE2 is how the 13 different civilizations are
both unique from each other and flawlessly play balanced. Each one has particular
strengths and deficiencies that force particular attack and defense strategies.
The Franks, for instance, have excellent food production and are in it for the
long haul, while the Mongols have trouble with resources but are excellent at
hit and run attacks. Considering that most games (like the recent Command
& Conquer: Tiberian Sun) only have two or three sides to play balance, the
brilliant execution of 13 sides in AOE2 is absolutely stunning.
As far as pure gameplay mechanics, AOE2 is rife with enhancements. For starters, troops may now be garrisoned in buildings (which appear to scale now), assigned formations, and given attack stances (more commonly known as behavior/aggressiveness settings). The technology tree has been greatly expanded, made to be much more like that of Civilization 2.
Also, the greater technology of the time period in AOE2 allows for more sophisticated cities and fortresses to be built. Remarkably, AOE2 has managed to solve the problem of the tank rush almost completely. By giving almost all units profound weaknesses and strengths, the game forcees the player to use sophisticated attack strategies involving the formations and combat stances. The old tactic of "build 55 catapults and bash up the base of the bad guys" will fail miserably time and time again. For the tactically gifted, AOE2 will be a comparably satisfying challenge as a good hard-core wargame. For others, it may get extremely difficult at times, but it will make a good player out of you.
Age of Empires 2 is a pleasant refinement of the already good looking
AOE. The terrain has been greatly smoothed out and the variety in topography
and foliage has been increased. Most striking are the new graphics for the buildings.
Because of their much greater size on screen, the detail afforded to the buildings
is lush and exquisite. The first time you get a good look at a French cathedral
or the city of Cairo, your jaw is likely to drop quite a bit. Supporting more
resolutions than my monitor, AOE2 is the best looking of the 2D RTS games
out there right now.
Music and sound are about the same as AOE. The music is pleasant, thematic
to each civilization, and perfect for the game. The sound is at times powerful,
such as when a troop of knights ride by, and also effectively communicates the
variety of civilizations through some great voice acting for both the regular
troops, the narrators, and the 'hero' .
Multi-player is also handled very well. The great diversity and depth in both
the resource gathering, building, and combat portions of the gameplay make for
some excellent multi-player action that (so far) never falls prey to the sort
of cheap tactics one might find in a game such as C&C2 (the infamous special-underground-delivery-engineer
trick comes to mind).
In almost all ways, Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings expands and
nearly perfects the already proven AOE formula. A few remaining AI and
path-finding glitches are a bother, but overall there are very, very few things
that one can fault AOE 2 for. This is easily the best RTS game to come
out this year, far surpassing the original, and destined to immensely entertain
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Brother of David Joeckel '10 in Running for Outland Trophy
December 5, 2012
"For now, Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel is focused on the Outland Trophy, the award he envisioned winning when other youth-league football players fantasized about striking a Heisman pose," reports today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The winner of the award will be announced tomorrow. Jimmy Burch reports, "A victory for Joeckel would mean building on a family legacy of NCAA blockers. His father, David, was a four-year letterman as an offensive lineman at Texas Tech (1979-82). His older brother, also named David, played offensive line for DePauw, a Division III school in Greencastle, Ind. And his grandfather, Reece Washington, played tight end for Texas Tech."
"We're an offensive line family," says Luke Joeckel, who is considered a top NFL prospect. "I'm super exited. It's something I've heard about my whole life."
Access the story at the Texas newspaper's website.
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JOHANNESBURG (CNN) -- Presidents and prime ministers, celebrities and royals joined tens of thousands of South Africans to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, in a memorial service celebrating a man seen as a global symbol of reconciliation.
In what has been billed as one of the largest gatherings of global leaders in recent history, world leaders from U.S. President Barack Obama to Cuba's Raul Castro gathered alongside street sweepers, actors and religious figures to pay tribute to the revered statesman who died last Thursday, aged 95.
Despite the pouring rain, the atmosphere inside Johannesburg 's FNB stadium was celebratory, with people dancing, blowing vuvuzela plastic horns and singing songs from the anti-apartheid struggle.
Around them, huge poster pictures of Mandela hung inside the stadium.
Many people carried banners honoring "Madiba," Mandela's traditional clan name. Others were draped in materials covered with his face or the green, yellow, black, red and blue colors of the South African flag.
Some had skipped work and lined up for hours to secure seats so that they could pay their respects at the stadium where Mandela delivered his first major speech after his release from 27 years in prison.
The four-hour service, coinciding with U.N. Human Rights Day, was the centerpiece of a week of mourning and was expected to bring much of South Africa to a stop.
It began with the national anthem before South Africa's presidents -- past and present -- were introduced. There was a loud cheer from the crowd for F.W. de Klerk, the last leader of white South Africa, who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela for helping to end apartheid.
The joyous cries died down as speeches from Mandela's family and friends, members of the African National Congress, as well as a fellow Robben Island prison inmate, began.
Anguished faces listened quietly as a sorrowful chant to "Tata Madiba" filled the air. "Tata" means "father" in Mandela's Xhosa tribe.
'The world has lost a beloved friend and mentor'
Mandela's gift for uniting foes across political and racial divides was still evident at the service.
Walking up the stairs onto the stage to deliver his speech, Obama shook hands with Castro, an unprecedented gesture between the leaders of two nations that have been at loggerheads for more than half a century.
Obama, who like Mandela was his nation's first black president, has cited Mandela as his own inspiration for entering politics.
"To the people of South Africa -- people of every race and every walk of life -- the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us," he said, calling him a "giant of history."
To roaring applause, he said Mandela's death should prompt self-reflection.
"With honesty, regardless of our station or our circumstance, we must ask: How well have I applied his lessons in my own life?" Obama said.
"It is a question I ask myself -- as a man and as a president. We know that like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice -- the sacrifices of countless people, known and unknown -- to see the dawn of a new day."
The presidents of Brazil, Namibia, India, Cuba and South Africa were designated speakers.
"South Africa has lost a hero, they have lost a father. The world has lost a beloved friend and mentor," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to loud cheers.
"Nelson Mandela was more than one of the greatest leaders of our time, he was one of the greatest teachers. And he taught by example."
The stadium, which can seat around 90,000 people, was not full, and speeches were hard to hear at times.
In the keynote speech, South African President Jacob Zuma hailed Mandela as a global icon.
"Everyone has had a Mandela moment when this world icon has touched their lives," he said.
"There is no one like Madiba. He was one of a kind."
Presidents and celebrities
Foreign guests included British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Prince of Wales, French President Francois Hollande and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu and members of The Elders, a group of retired statesmen founded by Mandela and others, were also in attendance, including former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
The crowds cheered loudly and clapped as a huge screen showed famous faces.
The world of entertainment also was well represented, with South African actress Charlize Theron and U2's Bono in attendance. Celebrity guests also included Oprah Winfrey and Naomi Campbell.
Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, and his former wife Winnie Mandela embraced and kissed as they arrived.
Paying tribute to his uncle, Gen. Thanduxolo Mandela gave thanks for the outpouring of respect from around the world.
"This universal show of unity is a true reflection of all that Madiba stood for -- peace, justice, unity of all mankind," he said.
"Let us pledge to keep Madiba's dream alive."
Tight security
With 91 heads of state attending, security was tight.
Working off plans developed for years in secret, the South African government planned to use an elite military task force, sniper teams and canine teams to help secure the stadium, CNN's Arwa Damon reported Monday. In addition, helicopters and military jets frequently fly overhead.
"Should anybody, anything dare to disturb or disrupt this period of mourning and finally taking and accompanying the former president to his last resting place, then that person will be dealt with," Brig. Gen. Xolani Mabanga said Monday.
South African officials wouldn't give details about their security plans -- how many police officers, how many troops, precautions to keep the stadium weapons- and explosives-free.
"But we can assure that all necessary steps have been taken, and that is why the leadership of the world and former leaders of the world have confidence to come to our country at this time to share with us this moment," said Minister in the Presidency Collins Chabane.
U.S. officials said they were satisfied with security arrangements.
The event rivaled other significant state funerals in recent decades, such as that of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1965 and the 2008 funeral of Pope John Paul II, which attracted some 2 million people to Rome -- among them four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime ministers and the leaders of 14 other faiths.
Security was also stepped up outside Mandela's home, where crowds showed up with umbrellas to show their appreciation for a man they said represented unity. Some even enjoyed the rain, jumping into puddles.
"We want to respect our father of the nation, our father of the country. That is why we left work to pay that respect to him," one South African told CNN.
State funeral on Sunday
While Tuesday's memorial is the first major event honoring Mandela since his death, it won't be the last.
A state funeral will be held Sunday in Mandela's ancestral hometown of Qunu in South Africa's Eastern Cape province.
Crews worked overtime Monday to prepare the stadium for the service.
The government set up overflow locations at stadiums and other facilities throughout the country.
With private vehicles banned from the area around the stadium, the government pressed buses from around the country into service and stepped up train service to move the crowds.
In Soweto township, where Mandela lived before he was imprisoned, people waited for three hours for buses to take them to the stadium. Unfazed by the wait, they sang and danced.
Out of the public eye, friends who had not seen each other in years have been coming together with Mandela's family in his home, said Zelda la Grange, Mandela's longtime personal assistant.
Mandela called la Grange his "rock," even though she seemed an unlikely confidante. She was a white Afrikaner and an employee of the former apartheid government.
In her first interview since Mandela's death, she described the mood in his home to CNN's Robyn Curnow on Monday.
"Obviously there's sadness in the house," she said, but also, "People are celebrating Madiba's life. They are grateful."


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There it is - the perfect setup for a photo! Everything is in place from the smile to the outfit. The only problem is that someone forgot to tell the sunlight! Light can be your nemesis when it comes to shooting that perfect picture; it just never seems to land in the right spot, and continually casts a gloom on the shot. But you can control the light. That's right; your camera's exposure button makes you the all-powerful light keeper!
Exposure - or the amount of light your camera sees - is actually quite easy to control. Select the button with the +/- icon to increase or decrease the amount of extra light needed for your picture. Check out Kim Watson's before and after shots of her son to see the huge difference taking control of exposure control can make to your photos.
By adding a fill flash and brightening the exposure, Kim ended up with a perfectly-lit photo despite the bright sunlight. Kim included her updated photo on an adorable layout, which you can check out below!
Kim's layout revolves around the added-exposure photo of her son. The brightness and warmth of the photo sets the tone for the surrounding embellishments and additional photos on the layout. Try experimenting with your own camera's exposure button and see what great photos you can turn out!
For additional tips on taking your camera off "auto," check out the Sept./Oct. 2012 issue of Creaking Keepsakes. And, of course, you can always find fast and user-friendly tips in the "Photo Tricks" section in the other issues of CK.
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Music by: Igor Stravinsky
The apex of Balanchine's collaborations with Igor Stravinsky, Agon is an intense masterpiece and signature NYCB work, ever contemporary in its athletic competitiveness.
The Agon pieces were all modeled after examples in a French dance manual of the mid-17th Century. Agon ("The Contest") is not a mythical subject piece to complete a trilogy with Apollo and Orpheus. In fact, it has no musical or choreographic subject beyond the new interpretation of the venerable dances that are its pretext. It was even conceived without provision for scenery and was independent, at least in Stravinsky's mind, of décor, period, and style.


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Money, money, money
Jeremy Pound wonders if classical music should be eking out a little more from private wealth
Tonight is, I've noticed, a double rollover on the National Lottery. With the odds of winning the jackpot a mere 13,983,816 to 1, I've figured that I just need to pop into the newsagents this evening, fill in my six numbers and my bank account should be larger by around £10m tomorrow morning. Easy.
But then comes that much-loved and, OK, hypothetical question: what would I do with all that money? In general, I have no idea – some new tiles for the roof would be a good start – but I do like to think that I'd put at least some of it towards the classical music scene that has given me so much pleasure over the years.
Yesterday evening, I attended the autumn launch of the 2011 Cheltenham Music Festival, an event pitched largely at businesses who it's hoped will sponsor various concerts. While Donna Renney, the Cheltenham Festivals' chief executive, has the sort of upbeat air that could turn a trip to the dentist into a cause for celebration, even she admitted that the Government spending cuts around the corner will mean tough times for arts organisations, the Cheltenham Music Festival included. Now, more than ever, is the time for the private sector to delve into its pockets.
In theory, rustling together enough funds for a two-week festival, or even a full-length concert season, shouldn't be that tough, as there's certainly enough money out there. And most people seem to agree, in theory at least, that a diverse arts scene is important. But, with one or two notable exceptions – Sir Peter Moores of the Littlewoods dynasty, for instance, or Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross – few of the UK's biggest financial players seem to have shown much interest in lending a helping hand to the classical music world.
What's more, the sums involved are relatively small. Let's put this all in perspective. Newspaper pages are filled with stories of wealthy businessmen chucking hundreds of millions at mid-table football teams that, staffed by a mix of the apathetic and the inept, are about as likely to win anything meaningful as I am to walk away with that £10m tonight. OK, so funding mediocrity may be how some people get their kicks (forgive the pun)… but one week's worth of the average Premier League player's wages would comfortably pay the entire sponsorship of a world-class music festival. Even as a lover of the beautiful game myself, I find that just a little depressing.
So why is there relatively little interest in funding classical music among the UK's super rich? Maybe it's because, with the comfort of state funding behind them, festivals and orchestras have been slow in asking, though I doubt it. Maybe it's because there's a perception that arts organisations spend money frivolously – certainly, things aren't helped by examples such as the PRS for Music Foundation's recent decision to award its £50,000 Prize for New Music to a project that has produced not one note of new music. Or maybe it's because the vast majority of very rich people simply aren't interested.
Whatever, in these times of tightened governmental belts, classical music is going to somehow have to persuade those with large wallets to open them, both wide and soon. It can't rely on winning the lottery.
Jeremy Pound is deputy editor of BBC Music Magazine
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For my money, a thunderous, rim-rattling, shockwave-inducing dunk is best when it comes on the road. At home, the crowd will erupt, but they'll erupt for anything: a layup, cheerleaders, a taco cannon, whatever, they're already primed to react. But if you can get a reaction in a visiting arena, where you're ostensibly the bad guy, you know you've done something special.
Kevin Durant didn't complete this dunk in Brooklyn last night—Andray Blatche took the foul rather than get posterized, and the slam would've been too beautiful for this world anyway—but the effect was the same. The Nets crowd lets out the collective "OOOOOHHHH" sound, their vocal apparatuses buying time to process and articulate what they just saw. This is maybe the most pure arena moment, a 17,000-person murmured veneration before they snap back to reality and remember that they're supposed to be rooting against the guy who just turned them giddy with awe.
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Nov 09, 2004 | 85 Minutes
Praise for Eve Ensler:
"Eve Ensler can soar to Rabelaisian heights or move us with quiet compassion. . . . She may not save the world, but what other playwrights even think of trying?"
Acclaim for The Vagina Monologues
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As the show opens up, Adam talks about taking Sonny out for his first Tiger Scouts meeting. He also chats about a gala at the Petersen Automotive Museum, and drinking tons of Mangria before giving a speech. He then talks about accepting an award from the Catholic Big Brothers, and discusses the impact that the organization has had on our youth. Later, Adam complains about Don Henley's music, and shares his thoughts on luck.
Matthew Lillard enters the studio next, and Adam talks to him about the disadvantages of being a tall celebrity. Matthew also talks about reading a book on tape, and how it eventually lead to him directing his first film, 'Fat Kid Rules The World.' After briefly talking about Teresa's second baby, Alison opens the news with the Sexiest Woman of 2012. The guys also talk about employers not hiring smokers, trying to get a sitcom slogan to stick, and the divorce of Danny DeVito. As the show wraps up, the guys discuss how looking at cute baby animals can boost your productivity.
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A feature story produced by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference about a pentathlete's well-rounded approach to being a student-athlete has been selected as the top honoree in a quarterly recognition program jointly sponsored by the NCAA and the Division III Sports Information Directors of America (D3SIDA).
The story about Amelia Campbell of MIAC member Carleton College was selected as the best work – including news releases, feature articles, videos, blogs and other materials – produced in the Division III membership from January to March 2014.
Two schools, Franklin & Marshall College and Wheaton College (Massachusetts), earned honorable mention for work during that time period. All of the honorees were judged on ways in which they portray the Division III model of intercollegiate athletics.
The MIAC's feature, part of its Friday Feature series, featured interviews with Campbell and her coach, Donna Ricks, about the various ways the Carleton sophomore has sought excellence not only in athletics, but also in the classroom and through participation in such activities as a saxophone quartet.
"Amelia doesn't limit herself," Ricks said in the article written by Megan Gaard of the MIAC staff. "She explores and gets involved all across campus and does things at a high level. Student-athletes in D-III can get involved and she takes advantage of that. She really shows that you can be a great student and achieve great things in other areas at a D-III institution."
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Aegis radically slimmed down and refocused in July last year with the £525m sale of its research division Synovate to Ipsos of France.
The disposal left the UK-based group with media agencies Carat, Vizeum and Posterscope and digital businesses Isobar and iProspect.
Stripping out Synovate's contribution, Aegis last year recorded a 20.6% lift in annual revenues to £1.14bn and a 32.3% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £161.8m.
Aegis had recorded £1.46bn revenues and £68m pre-tax profits, including Synovate, during 2010.
The group claims it equalled its own record for net new business with a figure of $2.7 billion in 2011.
Its impressive organic growth of 9.9% beats the marketing services industry's bigger fish, which offer a wider variety of services.
They were bunched together in a range between 6.1% and 5.3%, with US groups Omnicom and Interpublic experiencing the fastest growth and the UK's WPP the slowest.
Jerry Buhlmann, CEO of Aegis Group, said: "We completed 18 acquisitions and investments in 2011, and they have improved our core capabilities and positioning in a number of key geographies.
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Aegis chalked up a big deal in the world's biggest ad market with the acquisition of US digital agency Roundarch three weeks ago.
The addition to Isobar North America is expected to cost around $250m, and a maximum $360m, over five years.
A month earlier it recorded what Buhlmann called "the most significant new business win in Aegis Group's history" with Carat's triumph in the $3bn General Motors global media buying review.
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By Suzanne Kelly
Researchers at the same cybersecurity lab that announced the discovery of the Flame virus this past May believe they have discovered a related set of code that serves as a Trojan horse, and they're asking the wider cryptographic community to help them crack it.
The newly found code dubbed "Gauss" appears to be a cyber-espionage toolkit that has the ability to intercept passwords, steal computer system configuration information and access credential information for banks located in the Middle East. But researchers at Kaspersky Lab in Russia say things don't seem to be only as they appear.
"We're talking about a complex package," says senior security researcher Kurt Baumgartner, who says the code appears to be created by a nation-state. "It's unique and different in a few ways; it maintains code and has similar functionality to Flame and Stuxnet."
Flame and Stuxnet are computer viruses that have the ability to rewrite code. Stuxnet targeted Iran's nuclear program. It rewrote code that caused enrichment centrifuges to spin out of control, rendering them useless. The U.S. and Israel are widely believed to be behind the creation of the virus.
Baumgartner says researchers have had a harder time understanding what Gauss was actually created to do, or what its payload really is.
A payload is a piece of code or technology that is being delivered within a software package. Baumgartner says the stealing of credentials and monitoring capability may be just a smokescreen for something more sinister.
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Kaspersky Lab posted an appeal on its company website for encryption experts to try to help crack the code. They say they've gotten a number of responses from "talented people."
"There's all sorts of speculation we could make about what's really in the payload," says Baumgartner. "But for a blob of encrypted data to reside within a piece of code that's related to Stuxnet and that has spread to thousands or tens of thousands of machines in that region, it suggests that there is a more significant or more important payload."
So far, Kaspersky says most of the "Gauss" detections have been in Lebanon, with a smaller number reported in Israel.
Researchers have no idea how the code spreads, but say that it has the ability to infect USB ports that, once infected, can spread to as many as 30 computers before the code self destructs.
The toolkit earned its name because of references discovered within the code that pay tribute to mathematicians and philosophers. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician.
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Progress on tracking resources
Tracking resources is critical for transparency, credibility and ensuring much needed funds are used for their intended purposes and reach those who need them most. Agreements, or compacts, between governments and all major development partners are necessary to ensure all partners provide governments with their budget and expenditure reports in an agreed format, thereby reinforcing mutual accountability and giving a clear picture of external health financing and the linkages with national health priorities. All countries should make annual reviews of health spending from all financing sources. Recommendations 4, 5 and 6 advise on how countries should strengthen their capacity to better manage resources for women's and children's health.
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Panagia of Tinos
The church and icon of the Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos (Our Lady of Good Tidings) is a the most venerated religious icons in all of Greece. It is located on the island of Tinos in the Cyclades of Greece. The icon is a beautiful portrayal of the Virgin Mary kneeling with her head bent in prayer. Their are four major festival days are commemorated in association with this icon and church: January 30, the annniversary of finding the icon; March 25, the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; July 23, the anniversary of the vision of the nun Pelagia; and August 15, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
How to get there
To get to the island, know also as the "Island of the Winds", one must take a Greek state ferry from Athens. The voyage will take approximately three hours. Disembarking at the port, a few 100 metres to the left, a pilgrim is immediately confronted by the famous street that leads up to the cathedral. It is a long uphill slope, lined with many merchants either side, selling ecclesiastical bits and pieces such as oil lamps, replica icons, postcards etc.
It is traditional for many pilgrims to fall on their knees, at the beginning of this street, cross themselves and then crawl the entire length of the street on their hands and knees (this is a physical ascetical offering of the pilgrim in preparation of meeting the Mother of God - a podvig). This offering is done in supplication, mainly in thanksgiving for prayers answered and less common in repentance.
This icon is regarded as being older than the Byzantine period. Many scholars regard this icon to even be the work of the Apostle and Evangelist Luke. It is assumed that this icon was so highly esteemed in the Byzantine era it was either hidden or lost around the time of the Moslem invasions. The icon was rediscovered miraculously and the construction of a church was begun and completed by 1830. Even before this church was finished, pilgrims started visiting the island of Tinos from all of Greece. Numerous reports of miracles have increased the fame of this Church to the point that this is the most venerated icon in all of Greece.
the Icons finding
According to the tradition, the Mother of God appeared to Sister Pelagia, a local nun from the Monastery of Kechrovouniou requesting her to unearth a wonder-working icon buried. The sister ignored this vision on many occassions considering that it was merely her imagination, however, the Virgin Mary appeared to her one final time and rebuked the nun for her disbelief and warned her that she would fall ill if she continuted to resist.
The tradition continues that the sister visited the Bishop for his thoughts on her visions. A few years earlier, another local had been visited by the Mother of God and had had similar visions to Pelagia. Believing, therefore, that these visions were authentic, the Bishop rang the church bells to gather the entire town to inform them of the task ahead. Excavations commenced in September of 1822.
The Evangelistria Church
This large church is made of marble, sourced from the islands of Tinos and also from Paros, with traces of green-venied Tiniot stone. Outside, it has an architecturally distinctive bell tower which was built in 1824. The courtyard of the church is paved with pebble
Within the walls of the church are various museums and galleries. To the left is a gallery for 19th-century religious art, there is also a gallery housing Byzantine icons and also various offices. Another gallery is the sculpture museum which is up the flight of stairs. There is also a small Archaeological museum just below the cathedral.
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OBITUARY: Clifton "Gene" Clark
7/7/53 – 1/21/2013
Gene was preceded in death by his Mother Flora, his Father Wilbur, and brothers Ronald, Kenneth and Richard. He passed at home on the 21st after a brave battle with brain cancer. Leaving his devoted love of his life, best friend, soul mate and wife Carnie. Their adorable and precious Shitzu pups: Cricket, Missy and Jasper. As well as his brothers: Doug, Bill, John and Stan, his sisters Kathy and Shirley. His children: Eric, Bobby and Little Gene. Step children: Ryan, Andrew and Tracy – and many grandchildren.
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unny north light streams into the small wooden studio built high on New England's rocky landscape. Paintbrushes, canvases, and sketchbooks still clutter the artist's work space. The acrid smell of oil paint pervades the atmosphere and brings to mind a time when an artist found creative energy at this rural escape from city life. Outside, the rolling green landscape is intersected by picturesque stone walls. The sweeping hillside is further punctuated by blossoming fruit trees and mature oaks and sugar maples. It is not hard to imagine a distinguished gentleman in a three-piece tweed suit standing before an easel, a paintbrush in one hand and a palette in the other. This is clearly the home of an artist. This is Weir Farm.
Weir Farm, in Branchville, Connecticut, exemplifies the "quiet marriage of art and tended landscape that so clearly defined the American Impressionist movement."¹ The painter Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919) acquired the farm in 1882 and summered at this country retreat for nearly forty years. During a period when railroads were expanding, populations were increasing, and America's agrarian system was being replaced by industry, Weir was one of a group of artists who found comfort and inspiration in the quiet everyday settings of New England, and, in many ways, defined our vision of the American landscape.
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For August/September I have chosen to celebrate the sea deities throughout the world - particularly Iemanja and Aphrodite. I got this glass shell bead awhile back and was inspired by the idea of a shell washed up onshore filled with seawater, bits of seaweed, pebbles, and other ocean bits. I used some fibers threaded through the shell bead, tied off at the ends with various small beads. I used a mix of glass seed beads, amazonite chips, freshwater pearls, and larimar chips. So there's my oceanic shell on the shore pendant! (posted for Jillian)
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08 Jun Barack Obama on Bankruptcy/Credit Reform
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Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, includes on his website a summary of his positions on bankruptcy and credit reform.
From his website:
Obama will reform our bankruptcy laws to protect working people, ban executive bonuses for bankrupt companies, and require disclosure of all pension investments.
- Cap Outlandish Interest Rates on Payday Loans and Improve Disclosure: Obama supports extending a 36 percent interest cap to all Americans. Obama will require lenders to provide clear and simplified information about loan fees, payments and penalties, which is why he'll require lenders to provide this information during the application process
- Encourage Responsible Lending Institutions to Make Small Consumer Loans: Obama will encourage banks, credit unions and Community Development Financial Institutions to provide affordable short-term and small-dollar loans and to drive unscrupulous lenders out of business.
- Reform Bankruptcy Laws to Protect Families Facing a Medical Crisis: Obama will create an exemption in bankruptcy law for individuals who can prove they filed for bankruptcy because of medical expenses. This exemption will create a process that forgives the debt and lets the individuals get back on their feet.
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Brett Weiss, a senior partner at The Weiss Law Group, LLC, represents people and businesses in all phases of bankruptcy. He has experience in complex individual Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases, and in Chapter 11 small business restructuring and reorganization. Mr. Weiss lectures nationally on bankruptcy issues. He has testified before the Federal Bankruptcy Rules Committee, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and has twice testified before Congress on bankruptcy and credit issues. Brett Weiss is the co-author of Chapter 11 for Individual Debtors, and has written Not Dead Yet: Bankruptcy After BAPCPA, for the Maryland Bar Journal, as well as hundreds of blogs for the Bankruptcy Law Network. With his colleague, Daniel Press, he recorded a 13-hour basic bankruptcy training series, and leads intensive three-day Chapter 11 training boot camps. Mr. Weiss has received international media attention in connection with his work. He was interviewed by Barbara Walters on The View, has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News with Peter Jennings, the Montel Williams Show, National Public Radio, AARP-TV, the BBC World Service, German state television, and numerous local radio and television programs, and been quoted in Money magazine, The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, among others. Brett Weiss is the previous Maryland State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, a founding member of the Bankruptcy Law Network, on the board of the Maryland State Bar Consumer Bankruptcy Council, and a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Bankruptcy Bar Association of Maryland. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys for his work on behalf of consumers across the country. Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice before Maryland and District of Columbia federal and state courts, the United States Courts of Appeals for the DC, Fourth and Eighth Circuits, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States, and has been practicing law since 1983.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -- The lack of snow this season has put a damper on plans for snowmobilers, skiers, and businesses who rely on selling snow-related items.
"Usually by this point in the season we've plowed quite a bit more than we have. Right now we've plowed four events so far, usually we are at eight to ten at this time, so we are down quite a bit," said Project Manager with Rainmaster Lawn Systems Brian Gilbert.
Snow plows resting in the parking lot at Rainmasters in Eau Claire, means less money for the business and many of its employees.
"We use snow removal in the winter time just to kind of help to get our salary guys through the winter. If we have a good winter it really helps to carry us over into the next year," said Gilbert.
And while some rely on removing the freshly fallen snow, many business around town depend on it staying put.
"The entire industry as a whole has been down. And I can imagine most snowmobile dealers are feeling the same way we are," said Bruce Scherlin, sales specialist at Zacho Sports Center.
"There is an obvious slight economic downturn to not having snow; it is one of the things people look forward to in Wisconsin in the winter time," said Michael Strubel, Director of Sales and Events at Visit Eau Claire.
But even with a lack of snow, there is a silver lining.
"Typically by Thanksgiving we are all done for the year. This year we worked well into December installing irrigation systems, so there is a little bit of tradeoff there," said Gilbert.
"People are thinking early, they're thinking Spring,so our motorcycles sales have gone up," said Scherlin.
"Every year we just hope to have a little bit more than we did last year, so we can bring more people in and snow them our incredible area," said Strubel.


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100' Azimut Luxury Yacht Transfer Charter
As one of Sydney's finest vessels, Sydney Harbour Escapes is proud to represent Lady Pamela Azimut superyacht for private charter. She was built by the Italian Benetti Ship builders and is a show of glorious hardwoods with marble and gold finishing. With three levels of luxury, your guests will enjoy many entertainment areas including luxurious lounging, bars, spa and BBQ areas. A large sunshade ensures protection from the sun when needed. The back transom folds down to form a huge swimming platform for enjoying those wonderful warm lazy days.
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Lady Pamela Party Boat Charter
Lady Pamela Corporate Charters
Lady Pamela New Years Eve Cruises
Lady Pamela New Years Day Hire
Lady Pamela Luxury Yacht Hire
Lady Pamela Boxing Day Charter
Lady Pamela Australia Day Charter
Lady Pamela Overnight Yacht Stays
Total cost = Vessel Hire
+ Food
+ Beverages
+ Staff Fees
+ Wharf fees
Includes Captain
October - February
2 hour transfer $6000
BYO Charters
$10 per person food surcharge applies
$10 per person beverage surcharge applies
Includes all crockery, cutlery, cups, utensils, serving equipment, eskies and ice
Spa use not included in 34 pax rates
Public holiday surcharges apply
Wharf fees
Pick up and drop off wharf fees apply (Usually $100 total). Check your quote and contract for more info.
Staff Fees
$240 per wait staff for a 4 hour charter
1 - 18 pax - 1 x wait staff included
19 - 34 pax - 1 x wait staff
Lady Pamela Canape Menu
Minimum order 10 guests
Canape Menu
$130 per person
Spicy salmon and guacamole cones- cold
Smoked salmon blini's - cold
Garlic and chilli prawns - hot (gf)
Mushroom arancini balls - hot (V)
Mini Yorkshire puddings with eye fillet, sweet mash and fried shallots - hot
Watermelon, herbed feta, prosciutto and mint - cold (veg option, gf)
Mango chicken skewers with basil raita - hot (gf)
Harissa lamb meatballs with sweet chilli glaze - hot
Lady Pamela Buffet Menus
Minimum order 10 guests
BBQ Buffet Option
$90 per person
Please choose 1 canape, 2 BBQ selections, 1 seafood side, 3 salads and 2 desserts
Seafood Buffet Option
$110 per person
Please choose 2 canapes, 1 whole fish option, 3 seafood sides, 3 salads and 2 dessert
Spicy salmon and guacamole cones - cold
Smoked salmon blini's - cold
Garlic and chilli prawns - hot (gf)
Mushroom arancini balls - hot (V)
Mini Yorkshire puddings with eye fillet, sweet mash and fried shallots - hot
Watermelon, herbed feta, prosciutto and mint - cold (veg option, gf)
Mango chicken skewers with basil raita - hot (gf)
Harissa Lamb meatballs with sweet chilli glaze - hot
BBQ Selections
Moroccan spiced pulled chicken
Beef Eye Fillet with demi-glace and red wine jus
Rosemary and Garlic Lamb Leg with demi-glace and white wine braised fruit
Roast pork loin with crackling, braised apples and demi-glace
Seafood Whole Fish Option
Baked whole fish (Coral trout, Snapper, Red Emperor)
Baked Salmon Fillet with basil and pine-nut pesto crust
Seafood Sides
Oysters served natural and with chilli, lime and palm sugar splash - cold
Peeled Tiger Prawns served with dipping sauce - cold
Sashimi (kingfish, tuna, and salmon) served with soy, wasabi, pickled ginger and wakame - cold
Seared scallops with parmesan and cauliflower puree and salmon roe - warm
Moreton bay bugs, topped with bechamel sauce - hot
King crab meat and calamari warmed salad - warm
Fresh Garden Salad- mixed lettuce, baby spinach and fresh herbs
Chefs chargrilled vegetable medley
Potato Salad with bacon, spring onions and fresh chives
Fresh Crunchy salad with blue cheese, walnuts and apple glaze
Spinach and Orzo salad with feta, pinenut, red onion, roasted carrots
Thai Cucumber salad with Italian parsley, roasted peanuts, fresh lime, red onion.
Strawberry and feta salad served with balsamic glazed almonds on crunchy lettuce
Insalata Caprese II- Fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil
Spanish Potato salad with green olives, fresh parsley, red onion, red capsicum with lemon dressing
Chocolate brownie with vanilla cream and berry coulis
Deconstructed Banoffee pie
Apple rose and cinnamon tarts with scoop vanilla bean ice cream
Fresh fruit skewers
Fresh fruit platter
All prices in $AUS. and include GST
Prices are subject to change without notice
50% deposit required to confirm booking
Please note that shoes are not permitted on board Seven Star as they may damage the decks.
If you are wishing to swim during your charter, please bring own towels.
Brand : Benetti
• Length: 100 ft (30.48 metres)
• Fully safety surveyed
• CD player in all cabins
• Air conditioner
• 2 ice makers
• Washer and dryer
• Cockpit BBQ
• Watermaker - 2200 LTR per day
• Coffee maker
• Satellite TV and communications
• Sound system and Foxtel in all cabins
• Fridges, freezers and ice box
• 5 bathrooms, 4 showers, vacuflush toilets
• 4 sleeping cabins, 2 double berths and 4 single berths
• Full beam master cabin
• Large swimming platform
• Samsung curved 65" TV and DVD in all cabins
• Sound system and Foxtel in all cabins
• Water toys and tender
Boat Suitability :
Private charters Sydney, corporate cruises, wedding cruises
Click here to view detailed booking information
Safety and Equipment
Is the boat safe and in good condition?
Yes, the vessel is currently in survey with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), which requires comprehensive safety equipment standards and regular safety checks. A safety briefing is given to the charter passengers before embarking and safety gear will be provided if required. All vessels in our fleet are selected for safety, comfort, quality and cleanliness. We are proud to keep them this way.
What is the maximum capacity of the boat?
Lady Pamela is surveyed to hold a maximum of 33 passengers, 1 skipper and crew dependent on your passenger numbers. Please note, an infant, regardless of age is considered a passenger.
Is the boat suitable for children?
Yes, Lady Pamela is suitable for children appropriate sized lifejackets lifejackets are available on request. Children must be under adult supervision at all times.
What toilet facilities are on board?
Lady Pamela is equipped with 5 bathrooms and 4 showers for guests use
Catered Food Options
Can we organise a meal on board?
Yes, we can recommend some excellent caterers for you where we can design the perfect menu to suit your budget and taste.
BYO Catering
Are we allowed to bring our own food and drinks?
Yes, we suggest that you bring boat friendly food that requires minimum preparation e.g. platter-style cold foods or food that can be cooked in our galley.
Do I have to wash up the dishes?
No! Sit back and relax and the crew will do that for you.
On Tour
Can we have music on board?
Yes, the vessel is equipped with a sound system where you can plug in a music compatible device like an iPhone. Please ensure your mp3 player is fully charged.
Where can we go during our charter?
Your skipper can take you most places within Sydney Harbour, providing it is within the surveyed boundaries. Should your guests wish to go to a specific location within Sydney Harbour please let us know at time of briefing.
Can we extend our charter time during the charter?
Yes, although this is subject to availability. Please note, the charter will be extended based on the decision of the captain on board and payment will be processed post charter by authorised bond.
Booking and Payment
Can we view the boat before we book our charter?
Yes, viewings are possible most days. We recommend that you view the vessel so that you know exactly what the boat has to offer and whether it is suitable for your charter. Please call in advance to check availability and arrange a viewing.
How do I secure my booking?
A minimum 50% deposit is required to confirm booking, with the balance payable 14 days prior to commencement of the charter. Upon payment of your deposit, a Skippered Charter Contract will be emailed to you, confirming details relevant to your charter, which must be signed and returned. Payment can be made by MasterCard, Visa, EFTPOS, Electronic Funds Transfer or cash. Diners Card, Bankcard and Cheques are not accepted.
Is there any paperwork to complete before we go on our charter?
Yes, we require your signed contract and authorised bond form prior to your charter commencing.
If I cancel the charter, can I get a refund?
We do not offer refunds should you wish to cancel your charter. If boating conditions are unsafe, as determined by the management of Sydney Harbour Escapes, we will offer a six month voucher where you can reschedule your charter based on availability. Please see our General Booking Information on our website or contact a staff member on 02 9328 4748 for details.
Preparations and Arrival
What do you advise we bring along for our charter?
As conditions can vary on the water, it is suggested that you bring along a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, swimmers, and seasonal jumper or jacket. Shoes are not permitted on board.
Does our party need to get there before the set time of the charter?
All your party should be at the designated pick up point at least 15 minutes prior to your charter time to allow loading of passengers and gear and to enable enough time for the skipper's safety briefing. Please note, our charter will start and finish at the times on your contract.
Can one of our guests be picked up late and dropped off early from another wharf?
Multiple pick up and drop off points are not recommended as this will shorten your charter time significantly. We suggest that guests wishing to join the charter late or leave early should arrange alternative transportation via water taxi at their own cost. Please ask one of the Sydney Harbour Escapes team members for a water taxi contact.
Max Passengers: 38
From $885 Per Hour
Min 2 hour transfer
from $1770
Max Passengers: 100
From $2000 Per Hour
Min 1 hour transfer
from $2000
Max Passengers: 36
Min 2 hour transfer
from $4000
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The perennial fitness battles of Shane Watson are likely to rule the all-rounder out of Australia's second Test against South Africa.
Watson's unique ability to hog the spotlight whether playing or languishing injured on the sidelines may be unmatched in Test cricket, but another win for Australia in Port Elizabeth could put the 32-year-old's career at a cross-roads.
Struggling to recover from yet another calf injury, Watson trained apart from the team on Tuesday.
One of the game's great survivors, the barrel-chested Queenslander has clawed his way back into the team after each breakdown, but his place in Michael Clarke's team has rarely seemed so precarious.
Like so many times before, Watson's injury in the leadup to the first Test at Centurion disrupted Australia's plans, forcing selectors to hastily reshuffle the team, blood a debutant in Alex Doolan and fly in test exile Shaun Marsh.
Unlike times past, Watson's replacements proved their worth as Marsh scored an important century and number three batsman Doolan a defiant second innings 89 against South Africa's vaunted pace attack, helping to set up a thumping 281-run win over the world's top-ranked Test nation.
The Australian public has long been accustomed to the soap opera-like intrigue surrounding the player's fitness, but has become increasingly weary of the line that a half-fit Watson is better than no Watson at all.
"It remains an unexplained mystery why Watson, at 32 and with such an agonisingly prolonged history of injury breakdowns, can just come and go from the Australian team virtually at his own discretion," cricket pundit Kim Hagdorn wrote in a column published by News Ltd media.
"He seemingly walks back in whenever he decides he is fit and ahead of other contenders who have to overcome searching selection claims with performances at the minor and pathway levels to the privilege of playing with the nation's highest profile sporting outfit."
Australia coach and selector Darren Lehmann has declined to back Watson's return to the side, even if fit.
"It's very hard to fit him in if you're winning," Lehmann said this week. "We have to see what the wicket's like, whether we need that extra bowling option."
Once deemed essential to give Australia's pace attack a rest by tying up an end and taking a timely wicket with his medium pacers, Watson took only two wickets from his 85.3 overs in the northern Ashes series.
The resurgence of Mitchell Johnson and endurance of fellow paceman Ryan Harris, also no stranger to injury troubles, saw Watson bowled sparingly in the return Ashes series Down Under.
Lehmann has cast doubt on Watson's selection on the strength of his batting alone, however, which has yielded only four centuries from 51 matches.
Batting at number three, Watson scored 345 runs at an average of 38.33 in the return Ashes series, but the runs flowed largely when the hosts had their foot on England's throat.
Deciding on a solid number three has been Australia's bugbear since the retirement of former captain Ricky Ponting over a year ago, and Clarke's lavish praise for Doolan may not be music to Watson's ears.
"Alex certainly looked comfortable at Test level," Clarke wrote in his News Ltd column on Wednesday.
"He played South Africa's quality pace attack exceptionally well on a very difficult wicket.
"Alex knew exactly what was expected of him when we walked on to CenturionPark, and performed accordingly."
Australia has worked hard to groom all-rounders Moises Henriques and James Faulkner, with the latter denied a possible start at Centurion after breaking down with a knee injury before the tour.
With Watson sidelined and Henriques 12th man, spectators at Centurion were treated to the novel sight of opener David Warner flinging down some medium pacers rather than his rough-and-ready legspin.
"They're coming out alright," paceman Peter Siddle said of Warner's work in the nets.
Once condemned as "sometimes" a team player by Cricket Australia's high performance chief Pat Howard, Watson has been studiously giving Henriques pointers in South Africa.
If Australia continue to cover their bases in Port Elizabeth, however, Watson's contributions may be limited to the sidelines.
Image: Shane Watson of Australia, his son and wife.
Photographs: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images


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While we were doing the SMR caches, EMSDanel suggested a few others - while we in the area. Regular ones which were not PNGs.
So, we did a few more caches than were actually on his check list of caches telling him how many we had done for the day. He actually thought he was a few short of that 2000 mark when we finished the d ay. After all are logged - everything is said and done - he hit 2000 during our marathon caching day.
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Iraq's parliament was sworn in Monday in an abbreviated session that some politicians said marked the beginning of greater political problems.
Almost all the 325 members gathered along with foreign diplomats at Saddam Hussein's former convention center to pledge to protect Iraq's sovereignty and independence.
"The will of the people has been implemented," acting Speaker Fouad Massoum said in opening the second parliamentary term since Mr. Hussein was toppled. The chambers were a sea of tribal robes, business suits, head scarves, and glittering Kurdish dresses. Many of the Kurdish members made a point of reciting the oath of office in Kurdish rather than Arabic. Some members said this was the first time in memory that President Jalal Talabani, himself Kurdish, had missed a major ceremony.
Mr. Talabani's absence was part of the attempt to keep the session as perfunctory as possible, according to Mr. Massoum.
The session ended after less than 20 minutes. As expected, a new speaker was not chosen. Iraq's factions continue to negotiate over who will take key posts in the next government, including prime minister and president. To bypass a constitutional requirement that a speaker and two deputies be chosen at the first meeting, the session was technically left open.
"This is a message that the serious negotiations start today," Safia Suhail, a leading figure in Prime Minister Nour al-Maliki's State of Law coalition and a member of parliament, says in an interview after the parliamentary session.
More than three months after the election and a manual recount of more than 2 million ballots, there is still no agreement between political leaders as to who actually won. Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's secular coalition maintains that the two-seat lead he won in the election entitles him to head a government while Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's new Shiite alliance formed after the poll argues that its greater number of seats gives it that right.
"This follows the constitutional requirement but we also hope it will accelerate the process of forming the government," Sadeq al-Rakabi, one of Mr. Maliki's advisers, says about the opening of parliament. Under the new Constitution, parliament has to convene within 15 days of the certification of the final election results. What happens afterward regarding choosing a prime minister is open to interpretation.
"There are many, many confusing [issues] in the articles of the Constitition and that is why we have so many disagreements," Mr. Massoum told the Monitor in an interview following today's session.
Sadr bloc may back Allawi
While popular on the streets, Maliki has run into strong opposition from other political parties. The Sadr bloc, loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his late father, is particularly adamant that Maliki not be prime minister again because he sent Iraqi troops to fight Mr. Sadr's Mahdi Army in Basra and Baghdad. Mr. Allawi, a secular Shiite and prime minister in 2004 and 2005, is also opposed by the more religious parties. The Sadrists favor another former prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaffari.
But, on Monday, the Sadrists did not rule out breaking ranks with the new Shiite coalition announced just last week and backing Allawi, of the Iraqiya Party, as prime minister.
"We need time to sort it out," says Baha al-Araji, a senior member of the Sadr bloc. "We have two problems – one inside the new bloc and the other with Iraqiya and the Kurds – I think we need at least two months to settle that." The Kurds are waiting to see who will emerge as the likely prime minister before conducting serious negotiations that will result in giving their support. Asked whether the Sadr bloc might support Allawi over Maliki, Mr. Araji says: "Everything is possible in the political world."
The political turmoil has unsettled the US, which is planning to withdraw combat troops in August. It has also raised fears of increased violence.
A bomb attack on Iraq's central bank headquarters on Sunday killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more. The opening of parliament took place under extremely heavy security. Many of Baghdad's roads were closed. In the parliament building itself, Kurdish guards confiscated anything that could possibly be disguised an explosive, including chewing gum.
US role at parliament scrutinized
The US role in the chamber was as controversial as its ongoing role outside. Before today's session, members of the Sadr group met to decide whether to disrupt the opening if US Ambassador Chris Hill attended.
"We refuse his presence as they are an occupying country," Maha al-Douri, a newly installed parliamentarian, said as she entered the Sadr group meeting. No protest materialized after it became apparent that Mr. Hill would be one of many diplomats present and had no formal role in the proceedings.
A leading Iraqiya politician meanwhile, called for US intervention to try to bring the parties together.
"The session today was a matter of protocol. I think the problem starts today," says Sheikh Adnan al-Dambous, a parliamentarian. "I believe Iraq will see difficult days in the near future and maybe the formation of the government will be delayed for more than two months – it needs the involvement of the Americans to calm the situation down," he adds, calling for the US to help mediate to bring the party's together.
Outside Iraqiya, which has strong Sunni support, many politicians reject that suggestion outright.
"Shame on us that after seven years we are still seeking the help of the international community to get us together in a round table to discuss the issue of our country," says Ms. Suhail, the parliamentarian from Maliki's State of Law coalition. "We keep announcing that we don't want anyone to interfere in Iraqi decisions but to defend ourselves from this we should really start by having the will as Iraqis to get everybody together."
Mohammad al-Dulaimy contributed to this report.