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Water you waiting for?
Puzzle platformers are a bit of a staple of independent games. Since Braid saw critical and commercial success in 2008, the genre has almost become saturated, and while each game may explore its own new ideas in various ways, it has become increasingly difficult to care about them on the level they deserve.
Vessel focuses on fluid dynamics as its central idea. Like any good puzzle platformer should, it constantly does something new with that idea, making for a densely packed game with little filler content. As a physics-based puzzle game, it suffers from a few pitfalls that keep it from being truly great, but Vessel is still a very good game and certainly worth the time and money spent on it.
Vessel (PC)
Developer: Strange Loop Games
Publisher: IndiePub Games
Released: March 1, 2012
Vessel puts players into the shoes of genius inventor Arkwright, whose creation of Fluros has revolutionized industry. Fluros are machines that animate liquids and can be programmed to perform various tasks. At the story's inception, these semi-sentient beings have locked Arkwright out of his workshop, and he decides he needs to better control the Fluros before they wreak too much havoc.
A lot of the back story is implied, or gained gradually over the course of the narrative through Arkwright's own journal entries. It starts simply; stuff is messed up and you have to fix it. However, the uncomplicated setup paves the way for some pretty intellectually taxing puzzles.
In the beginning, the puzzles involve simple manipulation of water in order to turn turbines, lower bridges, and open doors. Before that gets predictable, the player is introduced to the first type of Fluro, which will incessantly hit switches, usually to Arkwright's benefit, but sometimes to his chagrin. Shortly after learning how this Fluro functions, Vessel introduces a new type that will chase the player before attempting to pounce on him.
In all, there are five types of Fluros. In addition to the two described above, there are Fluros that seek out more of the liquid that composes them, as well as a pair of Fluros that are either attracted to or repelled from light. Additionally, there are five types of liquids that can be used to build a Fluro. Water is the default, lava will hurt Arkwright and create steam when contacting water, red and blue goo will form an explosive when they contact each other, and green goo is luminescent.
And yes, you can make a light-fearing Fluro out of the glowing green liquid. It will whimper and immediately kill itself, knowing it can't escape its own light. It's kind of heartbreaking.
The difficulty curve on the puzzles is pretty spot on. Vessel gradually introduces new mechanics, and constantly builds new experiences to take advantage of those mechanics. Toward the end, there are some particularly tricky puzzles, as the player has a substantial inventory or Fluros and liquids, and figuring out exactly the combination necessary for the task at hand is sometimes frustrating. However frustrating a puzzle may be, it is still satisfying to finally have the epiphany necessary to complete it.
Therein lies one flaw in Vessel, and most other physics-based puzzle games. There are a handful of puzzles in which the solution is apparent, but the execution is finicky. Sometimes the liquids don't act the way one would expect, and frequently the Fluros themselves behave strangely. There was an instance of a puzzle near the end in which I knew the solution, but the first two tries resulted in the necessary Fluro bumping into something the wrong way and exploding. On my third try, doing nothing conceptually differently than before, I was successful. Sometimes, game physics just break, and it's irritating when it happens toward the end of a longer puzzle.
Thankfully, Vessel checkpoints frequently. Although the levels do flow together fairly seamlessly, each puzzle is discrete and typically only takes up a screen or two. So while the physics will sometimes create a frustrating situation, the level design and checkpointing save it from being rage-inducing.
Another element that soothes any potential rage is the world itself. Simply put, it's beautiful. The fully rendered backgrounds have a simple, clean aesthetic that is visually interesting, but not so much that it distracts from the task at hand. One thing that really impressed me is that the different environments not only look different, but also have a completely different feel. The factory area is cluttered with machinery and puts Arkwright into relatively tight spaces, while the orchard is much more open. It's a small touch, but the puzzles in the orchard are affected by the extra breathing room, and it adds more than just visual variety.
While the environments offer a visual treat and look fantastic in still images, the animation isn't quite on the same level. As a fully rendered game that functions on a two-dimensional plane based heavily on physics, Arkwright's running animation is almost QWOP-esque. It is slightly stiff and unnatural, but against the gorgeous backdrops, it stands out. The animation for the various liquids is also a bit jarring, though not quite as much as the protagonist's movement.
The music in Vessel is also handled very smartly. The tracks that play in the factory are low and mechanical, while those in the orchard are much brighter and more free flowing. On their own, they are interesting pieces worthy of listening, but Vessel also dynamically builds them depending on what is happening in game. Solving a tough puzzle on its own is enjoyable, and that feeling is amplified when the solution causes a subtle musical transition.
With roughly ten hours of gameplay and little to no filler content, Vessel is a great value. Its main selling point, fluid physics-based mechanics, is also the source of its minor failings. For those not too fatigued with puzzle platformers, it is a solid title oozing with atmosphere and intelligent puzzle design.

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Suraj Kund Crafts Mela, Haryana (Delhi), India, Feb 2010
Every year for two weeks, Surajkund comes alive with bright colours of Indian folk traditions and cultural heritage during the Surajkund Crafts Mela. This year was no different other than the record number of visitors - 1,25,000 in the first week itself which included thousands of foreign tourists to the mega event! The idea behind the Mela is to recreate a pristine rural ambience for foreign & domestic tourists, to educate the patrons of arts and crafts on the skills involved in art creation, to introduce crafts and craftspersons directly to the buyers and to identify, nurture and preserve the languishing crafts of the country. This year Rajasthan was the theme state and also had participations from Tajikistan, Thailand and Egypt. The 24th Surajkund Crafts Mela 2010 began on 1st Feb 2010 with an inauguration by Mohd. Hamid Ansari, Hon'ble Vice President of India in the presence of Governor of Haryana, Shri Jagannath Pahadia, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Minister for Tourism, Housing & Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja and Hon'ble Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Ashok Gehlot. Surajkund which is located near Faridabad in Haryana is just about 8 km and an hour's drive from New Delhi. For two weeks, Surajkund comes alive with the rhythm and beats of folk dances, amazing shopping deal, a riot of colors and a variety of food from all over. One can get great deals on clothes, shoes, furniture, woodwork, jewellery, metal craft, drapes, pottery, utensils, paper products and much more. Many of these items are hand made by villagers and used in their daily lives. Some of the best craftpersons & national award winners attend the event. Over the years, more than 200 National and State awardees from various different states of India have exhibited their work in the Mela. All day, at the Chaupal & later at Natyashala, various dance troupes performed to enthralled audiences. The Kalbelia and Khartal dance of Rajasthan, Ghumar dance of Haryana, Chhaw dance of West Bengal as well as dance performances from Tajikistan (Taji) and Thailand were held in the open air theatre. Some of the best Rajasthani cuisine was served at Choki Dhani. The Surajkund Mela is organized by Haryana Tourism. Visitors payed Rs. 50 as an entrance ticket for the day. In its 25th year, the mela was first held in 1981 and the popular event is a showcase for traditional Indian arts and crafts with a great offer of live entertainment. For additional details visit: http://haryanatourism.gov.in/surajkund/surajkundmela.asp See: http://photos.suchit.in/Events/Surajkund-Crafts-Mela-Haryana/11176814_DzLjb/Read More
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 15, 2013) – With construction complete on phase one of its new baseball stadium, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics officially named the facility in honor of primary benefactors Gerald and Sandy Thomas on Friday, during a special dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony at home plate.
Thomas Stadium is the most recent of five new athletics facilities completed over the last nine years, and university officials, city government representatives, athletic department personnel, student-athletes, and community supporters all gathered for this special event prior to ETSU's 2012-13 baseball season opener against Penn State. The first phase of the 1,200 seat facility was built at a price tag of $3.5 million.
Thomas, who is president and general manager of Thomas Construction, Inc., in Johnson City, said he was honored to give back to the university that has provided so many opportunities in his own life.
"ETSU's new baseball stadium project embodies much of what makes the university such a meaningful part of my life," Thomas said. "The higher education I received at ETSU helped lay the foundation for professional and personal achievements later in life. I believe athletics is an important part of the college experience for students, regardless of whether they compete. ETSU is also arguably the region's most important economic engine, and the growth and success of its athletic programs plays a major role in economic growth."
ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland praised the Thomas family for their generosity and vision for a better community.
"Gerald Thomas is a builder," Noland said. "He is a builder of roads, of structures. But he sees those buildings and projects as part of a larger whole. Gerald Thomas builds community. His work constitutes a shared vision of a better, stronger, more progressive region for us all. The stadium at East Tennessee State University that will forever bear the Thomas name is a permanent symbol of the love Gerald and Sandy Thomas hold for their part of the country."
ETSU President Emeritus Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., said this gift is just another example of the type of selfless giving that has characterized the Thomas family.
"Gerald Thomas is not the kind of person who seeks recognition for himself," Stanton said. "No matter the task, he gets the job done quietly and efficiently. Throughout his lifetime, he has stepped up to meet a need, whether that meant a new roadway, a church project, or lending his expertise to planning commissions and power boards. For his alma mater, East Tennessee State University, he has met many needs. This new stadium, with all its beauty and amenities, literally would not have been possible without the generosity and vision of Gerald and his wife Sandy. The entire ETSU community is deeply grateful."
While humility is important to the Thomas family, Gerald said there was a primary mission in his involvement with this particular project and the naming of Thomas Stadium.
"By helping to build and placing my name on the ETSU baseball stadium, I hope to let the university's alumni world know I did my part to grow ETSU athletics and ultimately grow the university as the region's higher education leader," Thomas said. "With other important facilities planned, I urge fellow alumni to step up to the plate and contribute to ETSU's ongoing pursuit of excellence."
Special Assistant to the President for Athletics Dave Mullins, who was the program's director of intercollegiate athletics during the construction of Thomas Stadium, said the completion of this project is just another step in a process that started 10 years ago to reshape the face of ETSU's athletics program.
"Thomas Stadium is another significant piece of our plan to change the face of ETSU athletics and the ETSU campus by providing state-of-the-art facilities for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans," Mullins said. "We appreciate the support of the Thomas family and company in making such a difference for our Buccaneer baseball program and our community."


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William Cheswick did early work on firewalls, honeypots and backscatter at Bell Labs. Cheswick coined the words "proxy" and "jail" in their current Internet context. He co-authored the first full book on firewalls, which helped train the first wave of Internet security experts. He also explored network discovery and visualization, producing famous maps of the Internet and co-founding Lumeta Corp. He continued at AT&T Shannon Lab, generating product ideas and a number of patents, including a new kind of movie and a new way to see a movie. He has never mounted a sophisticated cyber attack, nor has he been cleared for official training. The observations here come from twenty years of evil thoughts and pondering offensive cyber activities.


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Taking an iconic brand into the digital age.
Jockey finds success connecting with customers online by using Adobe Advertising Cloud.
Employees: 1,600
Improves return
on ad spend with artificial intelligence
Compete for audience attention in a crowded online retail space
Manage search engine marketing efficiently with a small team
Spend advertising dollars efficiently in the vital paid search market
Improves return on ad spend with artificial intelligence
Reduces ad spending increases from 21% down to 1.4% annually while keeping strong sales
Restructured search advertising portfolios to maximize performance
Automates bidding to free time for strategic priorities
Cultivating great customer experiences online
E-commerce continues to grow at an astounding rate, with new retailers entering the market daily. But it's not just start-ups that need to succeed online. Established businesses have to strengthen their brands by attracting online shoppers and offering fantastic digital experiences.
Jockey International has long held a place of prominence as a leading undergarment brand in department stores worldwide. The brand is now looking to expand its online presence by offering outstanding products and fantastic customer service through digital channels. Jockey fans can now find their favorite Jockey undergarments, intimates, sleep wear, and active wear at traditional stores or at Jockey.com and other online marketplaces.
"Over the past 10 years, our e-commerce division has become a major revenue channel for us," says Mark Mraz, Director of PPC and Marketplaces at Jockey. "Jockey.com carries every product, with the largest range of sizes, selection, and colors anywhere. It's a fantastic way for us to help our customers find exactly what they need and deliver the excellent customer experiences they expect from our brand."
As Jockey focuses on growing sales online, Mraz and his team have worked to optimize paid search advertising. Paid search is one of the most important ways Jockey attracts online shoppers, driving roughly a quarter of Jockey's e-commerce. It's a highly competitive field with Jockey battling with online retailers large and small to get its ads in front of consumers. To succeed, Jockey needs to cost-effectively manage thousands of keywords in multiple product categories across different search engines.
When Mraz heard about Adobe Advertising Cloud Search, he was excited to test it. With features powered by Adobe Sensei, Adobe's artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, Advertising Cloud would help Jockey save time managing search advertising while getting the most out of its advertising spending.
"We saw immediate results from Adobe Advertising Cloud Search," says Mraz. "We have tested Adobe against many other digital marketing solutions over the years, but Adobe Advertising Cloud continues to outperform every competitor."
"With Adobe Advertising Cloud Search, we're seeing an average 1.4% year-over-year increase in advertising spend, down from 21% in previous years, while maintaining high sales. We're spending our advertising budget much more effectively while still guiding customers to the Jockey products and experiences that meet their needs."
Mark Mraz
Director of PPC and Marketplaces, Jockey International
Effective search ad management with AI
Prior to using Advertising Cloud Search, Mraz and a colleague managed search advertising bids manually, which was time consuming and ineffective.
"Trying to manually manage bids for thousands of keywords with a team of just two people was impossible," says Mraz. "There simply wasn't enough time to analyze how each keyword influenced sales, so we spent most of our time looking at how to improve bidding and positioning for our top 10 keywords. We were increasing sales, but those gains were inefficient and advertising spending began to outpace sales."
Using Advertising Cloud Search enabled Jockey to automate bidding on search keywords. With Performance Optimization, powered by Adobe Sensei, Advertising Cloud Search uses machine learning to analyze how often a keyword leads to a sale. Then, it automatically places bids while adjusting how much budget Jockey spends on each keyword, spending more and placing higher bids on successful keywords and cutting back on keywords that don't perform as well.
Spend Recommendations, another Advertising Cloud feature powered by Adobe Sensei, also helps Jockey optimize ad spending. By using artificial intelligence to run accurate and detailed predictive models, Jockey can quickly determine how much to spend across all portfolios. If the team has extra budget at the end of a month, it can use Spend Recommendations to predict how much extra revenue it might generate by adding spend to different portfolios.
"With Adobe Advertising Cloud Search, we're seeing an average 1.4% year-over-year increase in advertising spend, down from 21% in previous years, while maintaining high sales," says Mraz. "We're spending our advertising budget much more effectively while still guiding customers to the Jockey products and experiences that meet their needs."
"With Adobe Advertising Cloud automating our bid management, we can focus on refining our search strategy and can continue to lower costs and increase sales"
Mark Mraz
Director of PPC and Marketplaces, Jockey International
Finding time to improve customer experience strategies
With Advertising Cloud Search automating much of Jockey's search engine marketing, the Jockey team can invest more time in improving its advertising strategy and customer experiences. They can test different types of landing pages, display banners, or ad copy to see how they can drive sales by helping customers quickly find the products they want.
The team has used some of the saved time to refine its search strategy. They created four search portfolios in Advertising Cloud that include branded and non-branded keywords for Google and Bing accounts. This allows Jockey to create different goals for different types of search engines and optimize advertising performance for each portfolio.
For example, keywords don't always perform the same on Google and Bing, so optimizing advertising spend based on Google might lead to missed opportunities on Bing. Non-branded keywords tend to have lower sales compared to branded keywords, but they're still very effective at increasing brand recognition and encouraging future sales. Jockey can optimize spend for non-branded keywords based on other factors, such as click-throughs and traffic.
"With Adobe Advertising Cloud automating our bid management, we can focus on refining our search strategy and can continue to lower costs and increase sales," says Mraz.


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Stanza (1)
Fikr-e-Farda Na Karum, Mahw-e-Ghum-e-Dosh Rahun
Why should I choose the loser's role? Forbear to seek what gain I may?
Nor think of what the morrow holds, But brood o'er woes of yesterday?
Humnawa Main Bhi Koi Gul Hun Ke Khamosh Rahun
Why should my ears enraptured hear the plaintive notes of Philomel?
Fellow‐bard! a rose am I to lose me in sweet music's swell?
Shikwa Allah Se Khakam Badahan Hai Mujh Ko
For I too have the gift of song which gives me courage to complain,
But ah! 'tis none but God Himself whom I, in sorrow, must arraign!
Stanza (2)
Qissa-e-Dard Sunate Hain Ke Majboor Hain Hum
I grant that we have earned repute as ever reconciled to Fate,
But to You still a tale of pain I can no longer help narrate.
Nala Ata Hai Agar Lab Pe To Maazoor Hain Hum
Though we may seem like voiceless lyres, within, imprisoned anguish cries;
Its urge compels, and I obey, Framing these plaintive melodies.
Khugar-e-Hamd Se Thora Sa Gila Bhi Sun Le
Hear You, O God! these sad complaints from those of proven fealty;
From lips accustomed but to praise hear You these words in blame of You!
Stanza (3)
Thi To Maujood Azal Se Hi Teri Zaat-e-Qadim
Phool Tha Zaib-e-Chaman, Par Na Preshan Thi Shamim
From when eternal Time began, Your Timeless Self had also been;
But then no breeze its sweetness spread though the Rose reigned the garden's queen.
Boo-e-Gul Phailti Kis Tarah Jo Hoti Na Nasim
Canst You, in justice, but confess, O Lord! from whom all favours flow,
Had not the south wind toiled in love the world Your fragrance would not know?
Warna Ummat Tere Mehboob (S.A.W.) Ki Diwani Thi
The glad travail we sought for You Rejoiced our souls and was our pride—
Thinkst You the followers of Your Friend Insanely spread Your Truth so wide?
Stanza (4)
Kahin Masjood The Pathar, Kahin Maabood Shajar
Before we came, how strange a sight was this most beauteous world of Thine (yours)!
For here to stones men bowed their heads, and there in trees did 'gods' enshrine!
Manta Phir Koi Un-Dekhe Khuda Ko Kyunkar
Their unenlightened minds could seize nought else but what their eyes could see,
You know, Lord, Your writ ran not—Man neither knew nor worshipped Thee (You)!
Quwwat-e-Baazoo-e-Muslim Ne Kiya Kaam Tera
And canst You say that even once one of these did Your name recite?
It was the might of Muslim arms fulfilled Your task and gave them Light.
Stanza (5)
Ahl-e-Chin Cheen Mein, Iran Mein Sasaani Bhi
Yet once there lived the Seljuks here, Turanians too, and wise Chinese,
Sasanians drew their breath and thrived In rose‐perfumed Iranian breeze;
Issi Dunya Mein Yahudi Bhi The, Nusraani Bhi
And elsewhere in Your peopled world the Greeks of Yunan held their sway,
While sons of Israel side by side with Christian nations had their day.
Baat Jo Bigri Huwi Thi, Woh Banaai Kis Ne
But which among these nations raised the sacred sword in holy fight,
Self‐consecrated to Your cause, to set their crazy world aright?
Stanza (6)
Khushkion Mein Kabhi Larte, Kabhi Dariyaon Mein,
'Tis we and we alone who thronged as warriors on Your fields of fray,
And now upon the land we fought and now upon the salt sea spray.
Kabhi Africa Ke Tapte Huwe Sehraaon Mein.
We made our Azan's call resound beneath proud spires in Western lands,
And made that magic melody thrill over Afric's burning sands.
Kalima Parhte The Hum Chaon Mein Talwaron Ki
The pageantries of mighty kings to us were shows that mattered not,
Beneath the shade of blades unsheathed in Kalima we glory sought.
Stanza (7)
Aur Merte The Tere Naam Ki Azmat Ke Liye
Our only life was then to face the perils of Your holy wars;
To glorify Your name we died, adorned with hallowed battle scars.
Sar-Bakaf Phirte The Kya Dehar Mein Doulat Ke Liye
Not lust for power for our own sakes our drawn‐sword's playfulness inspired,
Nor roamed we hand‐in‐glove with death for worldly riches we desired.
But Faroshi Ke Iwaz But Shikni Kyon Karti?
Our people, had they set their hearts on this world's riches or its gold,
Not idol‐breaking would have gone but idols would have bought and sold.
Stanza (8)
Paon Sheron Ke Bhi Maidan Se Ukhar Jate The
We stood our ground like rocks when once the foe had met our phalanx dread;
Before our might the bravest quailed and, vanquished, from the battle fled.
Taeg Kya Cheez Hai, Hum Toup Se Larh Jate The
And those who offered You affront our swift, relentless fury faced,
Their mightiest arms we set at nought, Their insolence and pride abased.
Zer-e-Khanjar Bhi Yeh Paigham Sunaya Hum Ne
On all men's minds we set Your seal, Your tawhid's firm and sure impress—
The selfsame message preached our lips when swords danced high in battle's stress.
Stanza (9)
Sheher Qaiser Ka Jo Tha, Us Ko Kiya Sar Kis Ne
Declare You whose fierce valor once did Khyber's barriers overthrow?
Or whose resistless might once laid Famed Caesar's proudest cities low?
Tore Makhluq Khudawandon Ke Paikar Kis Ne
Kaat Kar Rakh Diye Kuffaar Ke Lashkar Kis Ne
Who smashed to dust man's handwrought gods, those things of straw and earth and clay?
And who did unbelieving hosts to spread Your name and glory slay?
Kis Ne Phir Zinda Kiya Tazkara-e-Yazdaan Ko?
And who was it that quenched and cooled the fiery urns of fair Iran?
And in that land did once again revive the worship of Yazdan?
Stanza (10)
Aur Tere Liye Zehmat Kash-e-Paikaar Huwi
Among those nations, was there one who craved You as we craved and sought?
Or risked the perils of fell war that Your Divinest will be wrought?
Kis Ki Takbeer Se Dunya Teri Baidar Huwi
Whose was that conquest‐thirsty sword which won and held the world in fee?
And whose the Takbeer‐sounding call, which wakened all the world to You?
Munh Ke Bal Gir Ke 'HU WA-ALLAH HU AHAD' Kehte The
Whose was the fateful wrath which made all idols shrink in terror just?
"There is no god but God," they cried, as crumbling down they kissed the dust.
Stanza (11)
Qibla Ru Ho Ke Zameen Bos Huwi Qoum-e-Hijaz
When worship's ordained hour was come, and furious raged the battle's fray,
Those men of Hijaz, staunch in You, facing Your Ka'ba, bowed to pray.
No Koi Banda Raha Aur Na Koi Banda Nawaz.
Mahmood the king and slave Ayaz, in line, as equals, stood arrayed,
The lord was no more lord to slave: while both to the One Master prayed.
Teri Sarkar Mein Pohanche To Sabhi Aik Huwe
Slave or slave's master, rich or poor, no sense of difference then felt,
For each a brother was to each when in Your Presence, Lord, they knelt.
Stanza (12)
Mai-e-Tauheed Ko Lekar Sifat-e-Jam Phire
And You do know we went about at sunrise or when stars did shine,
In banquet‐halls of Time and Space, like goblets, filled with tawhid's wine
Aur Maaloom Hai Tujh Ko, Kabhi Nakaam Phire !
Both heights and lowlands we traversed to spread Your message; O glad pain!
Not even once, You know well, we strove against the world in vain.
Bahr-e-Zulmaat Mein Daura Diye Ghore Hum Ne
Not only land we bore Your Word glorious across the heaving seas,
Upon our steed of zeal, we rode unto their darkest boundaries!
Stanza (13)
Nau-e-Insaan Ko Ghulami Se Chhuraya Hum Ne
We who removed from this world's book the leaves which were with falsehood stained,
We who, from tyrant ignorance, The prisoned human race unchained,
Tere Quran Ko Seenon Se Lagaya Hum Ne
We who with myriad sajdas filled Your Holy Kaʹba's hallowed shrine,
Whose bosoms reverently held Your great and glorious Book Divine—
Hum Wafadar Nahin, Tu Bhi To Dildar Nahin!
If our meed still the obloquy that we have shirked the Faithful's part,
How then canst You make claim to be the kindly faith‐compelling heart?
Stanza (14)
Ejz Wale Bhi Hain, Mast-e-Mai-e-Pindar Bhi Hain
For there are those of other faiths Among whom many sinners ,
Some humble, others puffed with pride, Drunken in their effrontery;
Saikron Hain Ke Tere Naam Se Baizar Bhi Hain
If some have vision, thousands are of little worth, neglectful, worse;
And millions upon millions live from Your dear, glorious name averse.
Barq Girti Hai To Bechare Musalmanon Par
Yet see how still Your bounties rain on roofs 0f unbelieving clans,
While strikes Your thunder‐bolt the homes of all‐forbearing Mussalmans!
Stanza (15)
Hai Khushi In Ko Ke Kaabe Ke Nigehban Gye
In idol‐houses, hark! they say, "Behold, the Muslim star sinks low!
How glad they are that now at last Your Kaʹba's brave protectors go!
Apni Baghlon Mein Dabaye Huwe Quran Gye
They say, "The world is well rid now of hymn‐reciting camel‐men,
Their Quran folded in their arms, At last they hie them from our ken!
Apni Touheed Ka Kuch Paas Tujhe Hai Ke Nahin
Thus they rejoice who own You not; Yet still unmindful seemest You
Of Yours own One‐ness, Your Tawhid—Are You so unregarding now?
Stanza (16)
Nahin Mehfil Mein Jinhain Baat Bhi Karne Ka Shaur
That ignorant men who lack the grace to ope their lips in conclave high
Should have their coffers treasure‐filled, is not the burden of our sigh;
Aur Bechare Musalman Ko Faqat Wada-e-Hoor
But O, that this world's best should fall to unbelievers from Your hand
While we on promises are fed of pleasures in a shadowy land!
Baat Ye Kya Hai Ke Pehli Si Madarat Nahin
Where are those favours which You once upon our grateful hearts didst pour ?
Why cherishest You not, O Lord, The Faithful as in days of yore?
Stanza (17)
Teri Qudrat To Hai Woh Jis Ki Na Had Hai Na Hisab
Why from the bounties of this life The Faithful now no profit gain
Though still Almighty You remainest and limitless Your means remain?
Rahroo-e-Dasht Ho Seeli Zada Mouj-e-Saraab
If You but will, fountains can flow from barren desert and parched sands,
And mirage‐bound a traveller be while walking through green forest lands:
Kya Tere Nam Pe Marne Ka Iwaz Khwari Hai?
Yet foe-men‐taunted, grace‐deprived, and poorest of the poor are we!
Is this Your recompense to those who sacrifice their lives for You?
Stanza (18)
Reh Gyi Apne Liye Aik Khiyali Dunya
Your world, how eagerly, today on strangers, all its grace bestows:
For those who walk Your chosen way a world of dreams its glamour throws!
Phir Na Kehna Huwi Touheed Se Khali Dunya
So be it then, so let us pass, let other nations hold the sway—
When we are gone, reproach us not that tawhid too has passed away!
Kahin Mumkin Hai Saqi Na Rahe, Jaam Rahe?
We live here only that Your Name may live here in men's minds enshrined;
Can saki bid his last adieu and leave Love's cup and wine behind?
Stanza (19)
Shab Ki Aahen Bhi Gaien, Subah Ke Nale Bhi Gaye,
Your court‐yard empties. They depart who came to worship and adore;
The midnight's sighs, the dawn's lament, now You wilt miss for evermore!
Aa Ke Baithe Bhi Na The, Ke Nikaale Bhi Gaye.
They came, they gave their hearts to You, they had their recompense, and went.
But hardly they had seated been when from Your Presence they were sent!
Ab Unhen Dhoond Charag-e-Rukh-e-Zeba Lekar!
They came glad lovers, begging love; with future promise turned away:
Go, shine Your Beauty's lamp about and seek and win them if You may!
Stanza (20)
Nejd Ke Dasht-o-Jabal Mein Ram-e-Aahoo Bhi Wohi,
The love of Layla burneth still, And Majnun passion's yearning knows;
In hill and valley of the Nejd the fleet gazelle still leaping goes;
Ummat-e-Ahmed-e-Mursil Bhi Wohi, Tu Bhi Wohi,
The soul of Love is still the same, still, Beauty's magic charms enthral,
Your Ahmad's feemen still abide; and You art there, the soul of all.
Apne Shaidaaon Pe Yeh Chashm-e-Ghazab Kya Maani?
Then Stranger! why estranged today the bond of love 'twixt You and Yours?
Upon the Faithful, O Unkind, why frowns Your eye of wrath Divine?
Stanza (21)
Boutgari Paisha Kiya, Bout Shikani Ko Chora?
Did we forswear our faith to You? to Your Dear Prophet cease to cling?
Of idol‐breaking did we tire? or take to idol‐worshipping?
Rasm-e-Salman (R.A.)-o-Awais-e-Qarani (R.A.) Ko Chora?
Or did we weary of Your Love, or Your Love's rapture ever shun?
Or turned we from the path which trod Qaran's Owais and Salman?
Zindagi Misl-e-Bilal-e-Habshi (R.A.) Rakhte Hain
Your Takbeer's unextinguished flame within our hearts we cherish yet:
Aethiop Belal's life, the star by which our own lives' course we set!
Stanza (22)
Jaada Paimaai Taslim-o-Raza Bhi Na Sahi,
But even if a change has been, and we in Love are less adept,
Or out of resignation's path our erring wayward feet have stept;
Aur Pabandi-e-Aaeen-e-Wafa Bhi Na Sahi
If, unlike trusted compasses, our souls respond not now to you,
And if to laws of faithfulness our roving hearts are now less true ;
Baat Kehne Ki Nahin, Tu Bhi To Harjaai Hai
Must You too play the fickle flirt with us, with others, day by day,
We cannot help the sinful thought which shame forbids our lips to say.
Stanza (23)
Ek Ishare Mein Hazaron Ke Liye Dil Tu Ne
Upon the peak of Mount Faran Your glorious Faith You didst perfect—
With one Divinest gesture drew a host of fervid first‐elect;
Phoonk Di Garmi-e-Rukhsar Se Mehfil Tu Ne
Your flaming Beauty filled the world and set a myriad hearts on fire;
Then blew the quintessence of Love in Man to passion's wild desire.
Hum Wohi Sokhta Saman Hain, Tuhe Yaad Nahin?
Ah, why within our deadened hearts that holy flame today leaps not?
Though still those burnt‐out victims we which once we were, have You forgot?
Stanza (24)
Qais Diwana-e-Nazara Mehmil Na Raha
Upon the dale of Nejd is stilled the clanging of the captive's chains;
To glimpse the camel‐litter, Qais no longer with his madness strains
Ghar Ye Ujhra Hai Ke Tu Ronaq-e-Mehfil Na Raha
The yearnings of the heart are dead, the heart itself is cold; so we;
And desolation fills our house for shines not there the Light of You.
Be-Hijabana Soo'ay Mehfil-e-Ma Baaz Ayi
O blessed day when You shall come, a thousand graces in Your train
When by unbashful glad feet turn towards our nesting‐place again.
Stanza (25)
Sunte Hain Jaam Bakaf Naghma-e-Kuku Baithe
Beside the garden fountain now, quaffing wine, strangers sit, alas!
The cuckoo's note their ear regales and their hands hold the sparkling glass!
Tere Diwane Bhi Hain Muntazir 'Hoo' Baithe
From all this garden's riot far, Calm in a corner seated too,
Love‐longing lunatics await Your frenzy‐kindling breath of 'hu'!
Barq-e-Dairina Ko Farman-e-Jigar Sozi De
The passion for the flame's embrace—Your moths—ah, let them once more know;
And bid Your ancient lightning strike and set these ash‐cold hearts aglow!
Stanza (26)
Le Ura Bulbul-e-Be Par Ko Mazak-e-Parwaz
Towards the Hijaz turn again the straying tribe their bridle‐strings!
Lo, wingless soars the nightingale aloft, upon its yearning's wings!
Tu Zara Chair To De, Tashna-e-Mizrab Hai Saaz
The fragrance in each blossom hid within the garden palpitates,
But with Your plectrum wake its strings—The lute that livening touch awaits!
Toor Muztar Hai Ussi Aag Mein Jalne Ke Liye
Yea, longs to break its prison's bounds the string‐imprisoned melody;
And yearning Sinai waits again to burn itself to dust in You
Stanza (27)
Moor-e-Bemaya Ko Humdosh-e-Suleman Kar De
Resolve, O Lord! the travail sore which this Your chosen people tries,
Make You the ant of little worth to Solomon's proud stature rise!
Hind Ke Dair Nasheenon Ko Musalman Kar De
Bring You, O Lord, with our grasp that most rare love for which we pray;
To India's temple‐squatters teach the truth of the Islamic way.
Our hearts' desires, long unfulfilled, unceasingly our life‐blood drain;
Our breasts, with thousand daggers pierced, still struggle with their cry of pain!
Stanza (28)
Kya Qayamat Hai Ke Khud Phool Hain Ghammaz-e-Chaman !
The fragrance of the rose has borne the garden's secret far away—
How sad it is, the traitor's role the garden's sweetest buds should play!
Ur Gaye Dalion Se Zamzama Pardaaz-e-Chaman.
The bloom‐time of the rose is done; the garden‐harp now shattered lies;
And from its perch upon the twig, away each feathered songster flies—
Us Ke Seene Mein Hai Naghmon Ka Talatam Ab Tak.
But yet there uncompanioned sits A lonely bulbul, all day long;
Its throat a‐throb with music still and pouring out its heart in song.
Stanza (29)
Pattian Phool Ki Jhar Jhar Ke Pareshan Bhi Huin;
The darkening cypress sways no more; from shadowy nests its doves have fled;
The withered blossoms droop and die, and all around their petals shed;
Daalian Parahan-e-Barg Se Uriaan Bhi Huin.
Those memoried, old garden walks of all their former pride lie shorn,
Despoiled of raiment green, each branch in nakedness now stands forlorn;
Kaash Gulshan Mein Samjhta Koi Faryaad Uski.
Unmoved by passing seasons' change, the songster sits and sings alone:
Would there were in this garden some could feel the burden of its moan!
Stanza (30)
Kuch Maza Hai To Yehi Khoon-e-Jigar Peene Mein
This life no more its joy retains, nor even death can bring relief;
'Tis sweet to sit alone and sigh and eat a sad heart out in grief.
Kis Qadar Jalwe Tarapte Hain Mere Seene Mein
Out from the mirror of my soul ' what gems of thought now strive to shine;
What visions splendid, dreams sublime,
Dagh Jo Seene Mein Rakhte Hun, Woh Lale Hi Nahin
Arise within this breast of mine! but in this garden lives not one to see and hear, to feel and know:
No tulip with its streak of pain, to sense my heart‐blood's smarting flow.
Stanza (31)
Jaagne Wale Issi Bang-e-Dara Se Dil Hon
May this sad bulbuls lonely song to grief each listening soul awake;
The clangour of these rousing bells make drowsy hearts their sleep forsake!
Phir Issi Bada-e-Deerina Ke Pyaase Dil Hon
Let Faithful hearts re‐plight their troth, and forge afresh their bond Divine;
Let in the long‐parched heart of each the old thirst wake for sweet old wine!
Naghma Hindi Hai To Kya, Lai To Hijazi Hai Meri
The blood of sweet Arabian vine O'erflows this wine‐jar Ajamy,
Although the singer sings in Ind, ff Hijaz is his melody.


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Copper Valley is located in the middle of the Copper Mountain Resort with convenient access to the local shuttle stop. Accommodations at Copper Valley are ideal for small families looking for a home away from home at a reasonable price. Relax after a day of skiing or hiking in Copper Valley's year-round heated outdoor pool. Guests also have access to the off site Copper Mountain Athletic Club (when open) which includes a 25-yard pool, hot tubs, sauna, steam room & gym. For some units, access is complimentary and for others, a fee may be charged.
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Western Governments Likely Behind Newest Cyber attack on Iran
May 29, 2012
By JIM FINKLE | REUTERS | MAY 29, 2012
Security experts said on Monday a highly sophisticated computer virus is infecting computers in Iran and other Middle East countries and may have been deployed at least five years ago to engage in state-sponsored cyber espionage.
Evidence suggest that the virus, dubbed Flame, may have been built on behalf of the same nation or nations that commissioned the Stuxnet worm that attacked Iran's nuclear program in 2010, according to Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security software maker that took credit for discovering the infections.
Kaspersky researchers said they have yet to determine whether Flame had a specific mission like Stuxnet, and declined to say who they think built it.
Iran has accused the United States and Israel of deploying Stuxnet.
Cyber security experts said the discovery publicly demonstrates what experts privy to classified information have long known: that nations have been using pieces of malicious computer code as weapons to promote their security interests for several years.
"This is one of many, many campaigns that happen all the time and never make it into the public domain," said Alexander Klimburg, a cyber security expert at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs.
A cyber security agency in Iran said on its English website that Flame bore a "close relation" to Stuxnet, the notorious computer worm that attacked that country's nuclear program in 2010 and is the first publicly known example of a cyber weapon.
Iran's National Computer Emergency Response Team also said Flame might be linked to recent cyber attacks that officials in Tehran have said were responsible for massive data losses on some Iranian computer systems.
Kaspersky Lab said it discovered Flame after a U.N. telecommunications agency asked it to analyze data on malicious software across the Middle East in search of the data-wiping virus reported by Iran.
Experts at Kaspersky Lab and Hungary's Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security who have spent weeks studying Flame said they have yet to find any evidence that it can attack infrastructure, delete data or inflict other physical damage.
Yet they said they are in the early stages of their investigations and that they may discover other purposes beyond data theft. It took researchers months to determine the key mysteries behind Stuxnet, including the purpose of modules used to attack a uranium enrichment facility at Natanz, Iran.
If Kaspersky's findings are validated, Flame could go down in history as the third major cyber weapon uncovered after Stuxnet and its data-stealing cousin Duqu, named after the Star Wars villain.
The Moscow-based company is controlled by Russian malware researcher Eugene Kaspersky. It gained notoriety after solving several mysteries surrounding Stuxnet and Duqu.
Officials with Symantec Corp and Intel Corp McAfee security division, the top 2 makers of anti-virus software, said they were studying Flame.
"It seems to be more complex than Duqu but it's too early to tell its place in history," said Dave Marcus, director of advanced research and threat intelligence with McAfee.
Symantec Security Response manager Vikram Thakur said that his company's experts believed there was a "high" probability that Flame was among the most complex pieces of malicious software ever discovered.
At least one rival of Kaspersky expressed skepticism.
Privately held Webroot said its automatic virus-scanning engines detected Flame in December 2007, but that it did not pay much attention because the code was not particularly menacing.
That is partly because it was easy to discover and remove, said Webroot Vice President Joe Jaroch. "There are many more dangerous threats out there today," he said.
Kaspersky's research shows the largest number of infected machines are in Iran, followed by Israel and the Palestinian territories, then Sudan and Syria.
The virus contains about 20 times as much code as Stuxnet, which caused centrifuges to fail at the Iranian enrichment facility it attacked. It has about 100 times as much code as a typical virus designed to steal financial information, said Kaspersky Lab senior researcher Roel Schouwenberg.
Flame can gather data files, remotely change settings on computers, turn on PC microphones to record conversations, take screen shots and log instant messaging chats.
Kaspersky Lab said Flame and Stuxnet appear to infect machines by exploiting the same flaw in the Windows operating system and that both viruses employ a similar way of spreading.
That means the teams that built Stuxnet and Duqu might have had access to the same technology as the team that built Flame, Schouwenberg said.
He said that a nation state would have the capability to build such a sophisticated tool, but declined to comment on which countries might do so.
The question of who built flame is sure to become a hot topic in the security community as well as the diplomatic world.
There is some controversy over who was behind Stuxnet and Duqu. Some experts suspect the United States and Israel, a view that was laid out in a January 2011 New York Times report that said it came from a joint program begun around 2004 to undermine what they say are Iran's efforts to build a bomb.
The U.S. Defense Department, CIA, State Department, National Security Agency, and U.S. Cyber Command declined to comment.
Hungarian researcher Boldizsar Bencsath, whose Laboratory of Cryptography and Systems Security first discovered Duqu, said his analysis shows that Flame may have been active for at least five years and perhaps eight years or more.
That implies it was active long before Stuxnet.
"It's huge and overly complex, which makes me think it's a first-generation data gathering tool," said Neil Fisher, vice president for global security solutions at Unisys Corp. "We are going to find more of these things over time."
Others said cyber weapons technology has inevitably advanced since Flame was built.
"The scary thing for me is: if this is what they were capable of five years ago, I can only think what they are developing now," Mohan Koo, managing director of British-based Dtex Systems cyber security company.
Some experts speculated that the discovery of the virus may have dealt a psychological blow to its victims, on top of whatever damage Flame may have already inflicted to their computers.
"If a government initiated the attack it might not care that the attack was discovered," said Klimburg of the Austrian Institute for International Affairs. "The psychological effect of the penetration could be nearly as profitable as the intelligence gathered."


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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- Nate Buss was one of four players in double figures for Northern Iowa, scoring 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting to lead UNI over Milwaukee 72-61 on Saturday night.
Seth Tuttle scored 11 points and pulled five rebounds, Anthony James and Matt Bohannon each added 10 points and UNI (4-3) shot an even 50 percent from the field. UNI held Milwaukee to just 40.7 percent from the field, but had trouble with Paris Gulley who scored 24 points.
Down 43-41 with 12:46 to play, Buss drove down the lane for a dunk and tied things up at 43, sparking an 18-5 run for UNI capped off by Marc Sonnen's 3-pointer, giving his tea a 61-48 lead with 6:22 to play.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States is developing a proposed $20 billion, 10-year arms sales package for Saudi Arabia, a senior administration official confirmed on Saturday.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet with Saudis next week.
The proposed sale, first reported in The New York Times, is intended to upgrade the Saudi military's ability to counter possible Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf region, the official said.
"This is all about Iran," said the official, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity because discussions with the Saudis are still going on and the arms sale deal has not been completed.
Israel is expected to raise objections to the arms package, and has expressed concerns about previous Saudi arms deals.
The official said the Bush administration is mindful that Israel must maintain its "qualitative edge" in the region.
Besides Saudi Arabia, other countries in discussion with the United States about arms sales include the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman.
One of the more controversial proposals will probably be selling the Saudis, for the first time, satellite-guided bombs known as JDAMs. The sale may include a 500-pound and a 2,000-pound version of the aerial bomb.
The Israelis are said to be very concerned about the Saudis having that precision-strike capability, so the United States will discuss basing the weapons as far away from Israel as possible, the official said.
Other elements under discussion are new naval vessels, an advanced version of air-to-air missiles already used by the United States, and advanced Patriot missiles.
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But thanks be to God, Which put the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
Again he praises Titus. For since he had discoursed of almsgiving, he afterwards discourses also of those who are to receive the money from them and carry it away. For this was of aid towards this collection, and towards increasing the forwardness of the contributors. For he that feels confidence as to him that ministers , and suspects not those who are to be receivers, gives with the fuller bountifulness. And that this might be the case then also, hear how he commends those that had come for this purpose, the first of whom was Titus. Wherefore also he says,
But thanks be to God, Which put (literally, 'gave') the same earnest care into the heart of Titus. What is
the same? Which he had also in respect to the Thessalonians, or
the same with me. And mark here wisdom. Showing this to be the work of God, he also gives thanks to Him that gave, so as to incite by this also. 'For if God stirred him up and sent him to you, He asks through Him. Think not therefore that what has happened is of men.' And whence is it manifest that God incited him?
For indeed he accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went forth of his own accord.
Observe how he also represents him as fulfilling his own part, and needing no prompting from others. And having mentioned the grace of God, he does not leave the whole to be God's; again, that by this also he may win them unto greater love, having said that he was stirred up from himself also. For,
being very earnest, he went forth of his own accord, 'he seized at the thing, he rushed upon the treasure, he considered your service to be his own advantage; and because he loved you exceedingly, he needed not the exhortation I gave; but though he was exhorted by me also, yet it was not by that he was stirred up; but from himself and by the grace of God.'
And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is spread through all the Churches.
And who is this brother? Some indeed say, Luke, because of the history which he wrote, but some, Barnabas; for he calls the unwritten preaching also Gospel. And for what cause does he not mention their names; while he both makes Titus known see also 2 Corinthians 8:23 by name, and praises him for his cooperation in the Gospel, (seeing that he was so useful that by reason of his absence even Paul could do nothing great and noble; for,
because I found not Titus my brother, I had no relief for my spirit, 2 Corinthians 2:13) and for his love towards them, (for, says he,
his inward affection is more abundant towards you; 2 Corinthians 7:15) and for his zeal in this matter (
for, he says,
of his own accord he went)? But these he neither equally commends, nor mentions by name? What then is one to say? Perhaps they did not know them; wherefore he does not dwell upon their praises because as yet they had had no experience of them, but only says so much as was sufficient for their commendation unto them (i.e. the Corinthians,) and to their escaping all evil suspicion. However, let us see on what score he eulogizes this man himself also. On what score then does he eulogize? First, praising him from his preaching; that he not only preached, but also as he ought, and with the befitting earnestness. For he said not, 'he preaches and proclaims the Gospel,' but,
whose praise is in the Gospel. And that he may not seem to flatter him, he brings not one or two or three men, but whole Churches to testify to him, saying,
through all the churches. Then he makes him respected also from the judgment of those that had chosen him. And this too is no light matter. Therefore after saying,
Whose praise in the Gospel is spread through all the churches, he added,
And not only so.
What is,
and not only so? 'Not only on this account,' he says, 'is respect due to him, that he is approved as a preacher and is praised by all.'
But he was also appointed by the churches along with us.
Whence it seems to me, that Barnabas is the person intimated. And he signifies his dignity to be great, for he shows also for what office he was appointed. For he says,
To travel with us in the matter of this grace which is ministered by us. Do you see how great are these praises of him? He shone as a preacher of the Gospel and had all the churches testifying to this. He was chosen by us; and unto the same office with Paul, and everywhere was partner with him, both in his trials and in his dangers, for this is implied in the word
travel. But what is,
with this grace which is ministered by us? So as to proclaim the word, he means, and to preach the Gospel; or to minister also in respect of the money; yea rather, he seems to me to refer to both of these. Then he adds,
To the glory of the same Lord, and to show your readiness. What he means is this: 'We thought good,' he says, 'that he should be chosen with us and be appointed unto this work, so as to become a dispenser and a minister of the sacred money.' Nor was this a little matter. For,
Look ye out, it says,
from among you seven men of good report; Acts 6:3 and he was chosen by the churches, and there was a vote of the whole people taken. What is,
to the glory of the same Lord, and your readiness? 'That both God may be glorified and you may become the readier, they who are to receive this money being of proved character, and no one able to engender any false suspicion against them. Therefore we sought out such persons, and entrusted not the whole to one person only, that he might escape this suspicion also; but we sent both Titus and another with him. Then to interpret this same expression,
to the glory of the Lord and your ready mind: he added,
Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us.
What can this be which is said? A thing worthy of the virtue of Paul; and showing the greatness of his tender care and his condescension. 'For,' he says, 'that none should suspect us, nor have the slightest cavil against us, as though we purloined anything of the money placed in our hands; therefore we send such persons, and not one only, but even two or three.' Do you see how he clears them of all suspicions? Not on account of the Gospel, nor of their having been chosen merely; but also, from their being persons of proved character, (and for this very reason) having been chosen, that they might not be suspected. And he said not 'that you should not blame,' but 'that no other person should.' And yet it was on their account that he did this; and he implied as much in saying,
to the glory of the same Lord, and your readiness: however, he does not wish to wound them; and so expresses himself differently,
Avoiding this. And he is not satisfied with this either, but by what he adds, soothes again, saying,
In the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us, and mingling his severity with praise. For that they might not feel hurt, and say, 'Is he obliged then to eye us stealthily, and are we so miserable as ever to have been suspected of these things?' Providing a correction against this too, he says, 'the money sent by you is of large amount, and this abundance, that is, the large amount of the money, is enough to afford suspicion to the evil-minded had we not offered that security. '
we take thought for things, honorable not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
What can compare with Paul? For he said not, 'Perdition and woe to him who chooses to suspect anything of the kind: so long as my conscience does not condemn me, I waste not a thought on those who suspect.' Rather, the weaker they were, the more he condescended. For it is meet not to be angry with, but help, him that is sick. And yet from what sin are we so removed as he was from any such suspicion? For not even a demon could have suspected that blessed saint of this unfaithfulness. But still although so far removed from that evil suspicion, he does everything and resorts to every expedient , so as not to leave a shadow even to those who might be desirous in any way of suspecting something wrong; and he avoids not only accusations, but also blame and the slightest censure, even bare suspicion.
And we have sent with them our brother.
Behold, again he adds yet another, and him also with an encomium; both his own judgment, and many other witnesses [to him].
Whom, says he,
we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest. And having praised him from his own good works, he extols him also from his love towards them; and what he said of Titus, that
being very earnest he went forth of his own accord; this he says of this person also, saying,
but now much more earnest; laying up beforehand for them the seeds of [the proof of their] love toward the Corinthians.
And then, after having showed forth their virtue, he exhorts them also on their behalf, saying,
Whether any inquire about Titus; he is my partner and my fellow-worker to youward.
What is,
Whether about Titus? 'If,' says he, 'it be necessary to say anything, this I have to say,'
that he is my partner and fellow-worker to youward. For he either means this; or, 'if you will do anything for Titus, you will do it unto no ordinary person, for he is
my partner.' And while appearing to be praising him, he magnifies them, showing them to be so disposed towards himself as that it were sufficient ground of honor among them that any one should appear to be his
partner. But, nevertheless, he was not content with this, but he also added another thing, saying,
fellow-worker to youward. Not merely
fellow-worker, 'but in matters concerning you, in your progress, in your growth, in our friendship, in our zeal for you;' which last would avail most especially to endear him unto them.
Or our brethren: 'or whether you wish,' he says, 'to hear anything about the others: they too have great claims to be commended to you. For they also,' he says, 'are our brethren, and,
The messengers of the Churches,' that is, sent by the Churches. Then, which is greater than all,
The glory of Christ; for to Him is referred whatever shall be done to them. 'Whether then ye wish to receive them as brethren, or as Apostles of the Churches, or as acting for the glory of Christ; you have many motives for good will towards them. For on behalf of Titus, I have to say, that he is both
my partner, and a lover of you; on behalf of these, that they are
brethren, that they are
the messengers of the churches, that they are
the glory of Christ. Do you see that it is plain from hence also, that they were of such as were unknown to them? For otherwise he would have set them off by those things with which he had also set off Titus, namely, his love towards them. But whereas as yet they were not known to them, 'Receive them,' he says, 'as brethren, as messengers of the churches, as acting for the glory of Christ.' On which account he adds;
Wherefore show ye unto them, to the person of the churches, the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.
'Now show,' he says, 'how ye love us; and how we do not lightly nor vainly boast in you: and this you will show, if you show forth love towards them.' Then he also makes his words more solemn, by saying,
unto the person of the churches. He means, to the glory, the honor, of the churches. 'For if you honor them, you have honored the churches that sent them. For the honor passes not to them alone, but also to those that sent them forth, who ordained them, and more than these, unto the glory of God.' For when we honor those that minister to Him, the kind reception passes unto Him, unto the common body of the churches. Now this too is no light thing, for great is the potency of that assembly.
3. Certain it is at least that the prayer of the churches loosed Peter from his chains, opened the mouth of Paul; their voice in no slight degree equips those that arrive unto spiritual rule. Therefore indeed it is that both he who is going to ordain calls at that time for their prayers also, and that they add their votes and assent by acclamations which the initiated know: for it is not lawful before the uninitiated to unbare all things. But there are occasions in which there is no difference at all between the priest and those under him; for instance, when we are to partake of the awful mysteries; for we are all alike counted worthy of the same things: not as under the Old Testament [when] the priest ate some things and those under him others, and it was not lawful for the people to partake of those things whereof the priest partook. But not so now, but before all one body is set and one cup. And in the prayers also, one may observe the people contributing much. For in behalf of the possessed, in behalf of those under penance, the prayers are made in common both by the priest and by them; and all say one prayer, the prayer replete with pity. Again when we exclude from the holy precincts those who are unable to partake of the holy table, it behooves that another prayer be offered, and we all alike fall upon the ground, and all alike rise up. Again, in the most awful mysteries themselves, the priest prays for the people and the people also pray for the priest; for the words,
with your spirit, are nothing else than this. The offering of thanksgiving again is common: for neither does he give thanks alone, but also all the people. For having first taken their voices, next when they assent that it is
meet and right so to do, then he begins the thanksgiving. And why do you marvel that the people any where utter anything with the priest, when indeed even with the very Cherubim, and the powers above, they send up in common those sacred hymns? Now I have said all this in order that each one of the laity also may be wary , that we may understand that we are all one body, having such difference among ourselves as members with members; and may not throw the whole upon the priests but ourselves also so care for the whole Church as for a body common to us. For this course will provide for our greater safety, and for your greater growth unto virtue. Here, at least, in the case of the Apostles, how frequently they admitted the laity to share in their decisions. For when they ordained the seven, Acts 6:2-3 they first communicated with the people; and when Peter ordained Matthias, with all that were then present, both men and women. Acts 1:15, etc. For here is no pride of rulers nor slavishness in the ruled; but a spiritual rule, in this particular usurping most, in taking on itself the greater share of the labor and of the care which is on your behalf, not in seeking larger honors. For so ought the Church to dwell as one house; as one body so to be all disposed; just as therefore there is both one Baptism, and one table, and one fountain, and one creation, and one Father. Why then are we divided, when so great things unite us; why are we torn asunder? For we are compelled again to bewail the same things, which I have lamented often. The state in which we are calls for lamentation; so widely are we severed from each other, when we ought to image the conjunction of one body. For in this way will he that is greater, be able to gain even from him that is less. For if Moses learned from his father-in-law somewhat expedient which himself had not perceived, Exodus 18:14, etc. much more in the Church may this happen. And how then came it that what he that was an unbeliever perceived, he that was spiritual perceived not? That all those of that time might understand that he was a man; and though he divide the sea, though he cleave the rock, he needs the influence of God, and that those acts were not of man's nature, but of God's power. And so let another rise up and speak; and so now, if such and such an one does not say expedient things, let another rise up and speak; though he be an inferior, yet if he say somewhat to the purpose , confirm his opinion; and even if he be of the very mean, do not show him disrespect. For no one of these is at so great a distance from his neighbor, as Moses' father-in-law was from him, yet he disdained not to listen to him, but even admitted his opinion, and was persuaded, and recorded it; and was not ashamed to hand down the circumstances to history; casting down [so] the pride of the many. Wherefore also he left this story to the world engraven as it were on a pillar, for he knew that it would be useful to many. Let us then not overlook those who give us behooveful counsel, even though they be of the meaner sort, nor insist that those counsels prevail which we have ourselves introduced; but whatever shall appear to be best, let that be approved by all. For many of duller sight have perceived things sooner than those of acute vision, by means of diligence and attention. And say not,
why do you call me to council, if you hearken not to what I say? These accusations are not a counsellor's, but a despot's. For the counsellor has only power to speak his own opinion; but if something else appear more profitable, and yet he will carry his own opinion into effect, he is no longer a counsellor but a despot, as I said. Let us not, then, act in this manner; but having freed our souls from all arrogancy and pride, let us consider, not how our counsels only may stand, but how that opinion which is best may prevail, even though it may not have been brought forward by us. For no light gain will be ours, even though we should not have discovered what behooves, if ourselves accepted what has been pointed out by others; and abundant is the reward we shall receive from God, and so too shall we best attain to glory. For as he is wise that speaks that which is behooveful, so shall we that have accepted it, ourselves also reap the praise of prudence and of candor. Thus if both houses and states, thus too if the Church be ordered, she will receive a larger increase ; and so too shall we ourselves, having thus best ordered our present lives, receive the good things to come: whereunto may we all attain, through the grace and love towards men of our Lord Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Source. Translated by Talbot W. Chambers. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 12. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/220218.htm>.
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Reading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information. Finding possible locations of terrorist attacks by analyzing P300 brain waves is suggested in this article. Some topics covered in this article include neuroethics, neurolaw, psychophysiology, neuroscience and security.
Reading terrorists minds about imminent attack
P300 brain waves correlated to guilty knowledge in mock terrorism scenarios in lab.
Imagine technology that allows you to get inside the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next attack will occur.
That's not nearly as far-fetched as it seems, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Say, for purposes of illustration, that the chatter about an imminent terrorist attack is mounting, and specifics about the plan emerge, about weapons that will be used, the date of such a dreaded event and its location.
If the new test used by the Northwestern researchers had been used in such a real-world situation with the same type of outcome that occurred in the lab, the study suggests, culpability extracted from the chatter could be confirmed.
In other words, if the test conducted in the Northwestern lab ultimately is employed for such real-world scenarios, the research suggests, law enforcement officials ultimately may be able to confirm details about an attack date, location, weapon, that emerges from terrorist chatter.
In the Northwestern study, when researchers knew in advance specifics of the planned attacks by the make-believe "terrorists," they were able to correlate P300 brain waves to guilty knowledge with 100 percent accuracy in the lab, said J. Peter Rosenfeld, professor of psychology in Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.
For the first time, the Northwestern researchers used the P300 testing in a mock terrorism scenario in which the subjects are planning, rather than perpetrating, a crime. The P300 brain waves were measured by electrodes attached to the scalp of the make-believe "persons of interest" in the lab.
The most intriguing part of the study in terms of real-word implications, Rosenfeld said, is that even when the researchers had no advance details about mock terrorism plans, the technology was still accurate in identifying critical concealed information.
"Without any prior knowledge of the planned crime in our mock terrorism scenarios, we were able to identify 10 out of 12 terrorists and, among them, 20 out of 30 crime- related details," Rosenfeld said. "The test was 83 percent accurate in predicting concealed knowledge, suggesting that our complex protocol could identify future terrorist activity."
Rosenfeld is a leading scholar in the study of P300 testing to reveal concealed information. Basically, electrodes are attached to the scalp to record P300 brain activity — or brief electrical patterns in the cortex — that occur, according to the research, when meaningful information is presented to a person with "guilty knowledge."
Research on the P300 testing emerged in the 1980s as a handful of scientists looked for an alternative to polygraph tests for lie detection. Since it was invented in the 1920s, polygraphy has been under fire, especially by academics, with critics insisting that such testing measures emotion rather than knowledge.
Rosenfeld and Northwestern graduate student John B. Meixner are co-investigators of the study, outlined in a paper titled "A Mock Terrorism Application of the P300-based Concealed Information Test," published recently in the journal Psychophysiology.
Study participants (29 Northwestern students) planned a mock attack based on information they were given about bombs and other deadly weapons. They then had to write a letter detailing the rationale of their plan to encode the information in memory.
Then, with electrodes attached to their scalps, they looked at a computer display monitor that presented names of stimuli. The names of Boston, Houston, New York, Chicago and Phoenix, for example, were shuffled and presented at random. The city that study participants chose for the major terrorist attack evoked the largest P300 brainwave responses.
The test includes four classes of stimuli known as targets, non-targets, probes and irrelevants. Targets are sights, sounds or other stimuli the person being questioned already knows or is taught to recognize before the test. Probes are stimuli only a guilty suspect would be likely to know. And irrelevants are stimuli unlikely to be recognized.
"Since 9/11 preventing terrorism is a priority," Rosenfeld said. "Sometimes you catch suspicious people entering a building. You suspect that they're terrorists, and you have some leads from the chatter. You've heard they're going to attack one city or another in one fashion or another on one date or another. Our hope is that our new complex protocol different from the first P300 technology developed in the 1980s will one day confirm such chatter in the real world."
In the laboratory setting, study participants only had about 30 minutes to learn about the attack and to detail their plans. Thus, Rosenfeld said, encoding of guilty knowledge was relatively shallow. It is assumed that real terrorists rehearse details central to a planned attack repeatedly, leading to deeper encoding of related memories, he said. "We suspect if our test was employed in the real world the deeper encoding of planned crime-related knowledge could further boost detection of terrorist intentions."
Author: Pat Vaughan Tremmel
Contact: Pat Vaughan Tremmel
Source: Northwestern University


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Mexican Wedding Cookies
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening or double the butter
- 1/2 cup pecans ground or finely chopped
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar plus more for dusting
- 1 egg
To Prepare
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a large cookie sheet.
- In a food processor fitted with the steel blade, pulse the pecans until they are finely chopped. Add the powdered sugar, flour and salt, and pulse again. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula if necessary.
- Drop in the butter and shortening chunks, and pulse a couple of times. Add the egg and pulse again, just until the mixture starts to come together. Roll the dough into 1- to 1 1/2″ balls with your hands.
- Place the balls on the baking sheet, spacing them 1″ apart; give them a light pat on the top. Bake until the cookies are golden brown, about 15 minutes. You may need to bake two batches.
- Generously, really super generously, dust extra confectioners' sugar over the top of the cookies.


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Good News! I've moved! Well not really, but kind of. These food blogging efforts are now being redirected to this lovely new site www.kelseyskitchen.com. It's been a work in progress for sometime and will continue to be developed, but I don't want you to miss any of the great recipes that are being posted. This week my mission is your Thanksgiving table and I'm sharing some of my favorite recipes for the upcoming holiday. Thanks for reading! (and hopefully cooking)
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Monday, September 20, 2010
churros y chocolate
The Spanish have figured breakfast (and possibly dessert) out. Who doesn't love deep fried sugared dough dunked in rich, dark cocoa? Robby and I just returned from Spain and enjoyed an excuse for a morning sugar high with this classic combo. We sat in a run-of-the mill Spanish diner sometime around 10:30 am and thanks to Robby's spanish he rattled off that we would like an order of churros y chocolate as if we were locals ordering this every Saturday morning.
The churros came bare and piping hot. It didn't take long for me to tear open the sugar packets and sprinkle the sugar over the fried pastry as if it were snowing. Plenty of sugar soaked right into the golden brown pastry with the perfect amount of sugar dusting left on the tops of the churros and the bottom of the plate.The chocolate was SO rich (in a very good way). This may even have made the list for my Top 10 indulgent food memories. Each piping hot stick of fried dough dunked in the decadent chocolate felt like a sin. It was as if the churros were just acting merely as a vehicle to transport the thick hot chocolate. By the end, I was questioning whether or not I should have stopped two churros ago.We should probably feel guilty for finishing the entire plate, but it was a "cultural" experience, right? I'm glad I can check this authentic food experience off of my foodie bucket list. Anyone ever attempted churros at home? Last time I made them was in culinary school and they were divine. Next time I have a craving my plan is to try Bar Jamon's version which I've heard does a pretty good job of duplicating the traditionally thick hot chocolate and churros dusted with cinnamon and sugar.
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Seventeen Magazine
I had a great time contributing to the September issue of Seventeen Magazine. I did my best to come up with inventive lunch ideas for teenage girls so that they could avoid cafeteria food. My bite size photo even made the page! If you squint, you will also notice that my sister Kylie, who took the photo, also got a credit and nod to her website. My picture may be the size of my pinky nail, but you've got to start somewhere!
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Kelsey's Essentials
Kelsey's Essentials
Premieres: Saturday, November 6 at 2:30pm ET
With a fresh look at cooking basics, Kelsey Nixon inspires the next generation of food lovers with her essential kitchen techniques. Voted "fan favorite" during The Next Food Network Star's fourth season, Kelsey gives her tips on must-have pantry items, useful gadgets and basic cooking techniques. From roasting to baking, Kelsey delivers the basics – and encourages viewers to then make it their own.
The fall programming schedule for Cooking Channel was announced yesterday and included Kelsey's Essentials. I'm thrilled that I can start talking about the show now! It's a crazy feeling to be included in a lineup with names like Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, and Mark Bittman. It's incredibly surreal and wouldn't have happened without the support of so many. The show concept is something I believe in 100% and I can't wait to start sharing my ideas with an audience on the Cooking Channel. It's a few months out, but mark your calendars for the big launch on November 6th!
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crab cakes
To switch things up at the dinner table around here, I thought I would make crab cakes before summer turns to fall. Costco has a great crab meat option that is both affordable and accessible- perfect for this recipe. I first developed this recipe last summer when Spike and I squared off at the Preakness Stakes and took on crab. He made soft shell crab sandwiches and I took a whack at it with my crab cakes and they were a hit. They are chock full of crab meat with celery, onion, peppers (southern trinity), and for just a bit of heat I toss diced jalapeno into the mix. An egg, seasoned mayo, and breadcrumbs act as the binding ingredients to make these crab cakes come together. Because we're a family of two, I made a full batch and froze the remaining cakes for us to have as an impromptu meal within the next week or two. We had a few last minute guests that joined us for dinner on Sunday and lucky for me, I had crab cakes stored away that could be prepared in no time. Plus, I felt very fancy feeding guests crab cakes on a whim. For me, it's a great summer meal that was easy to prepare yet unexpected enough to be special.Classic Crab Cakes with Chile Garlic Mayonnaise Mix mayonnaise, chili-garlic sauce, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate chili mayonnaise. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, celery, onion, and jalapeño; sauté 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in crab, egg, 1/2 cup chili mayonnaise, and remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice, then 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs. Form crab mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick cakes, using 1/2 cup for each. Dredge cakes in remaining 3 1/2 cups breadcrumbs, turning to coat. Place on baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add crab cakes and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve, passing remaining chili mayonnaise separately.
Yield: 8 cakes
1 cup mayonnaise
3 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 tablespoons chopped seeded jalapeño chili
1 pound fresh crabmeat, coarsely chopped
1 large egg, beaten to blend
5 cups fresh breadcrumbs
Mix mayonnaise, chili-garlic sauce, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in small bowl. Cover and refrigerate chili mayonnaise.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, celery, onion, and jalapeño; sauté 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Mix in crab, egg, 1/2 cup chili mayonnaise, and remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice, then 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs. Form crab mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick cakes, using 1/2 cup for each. Dredge cakes in remaining 3 1/2 cups breadcrumbs, turning to coat. Place on baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 8 hours.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, add crab cakes and cook until golden brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve, passing remaining chili mayonnaise separately.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Cheer Up
The first song I played today was "Rainy Days & Mondays" by the Carpenters, and for good reason. It's been raining on and off all day and I have yet to step outside the bounds of my apartment. I'm also an embarrassingly huge Carpenters fan. There is no better pick me up on a blustery day than a batch of freshly baked cookies. (especially when it's Grandma's recipe!) I spotted this charming cookie jar at Fish's Eddy last week for only $10 and I was sold. Wouldn't this be a perfect gift for a friend going through a rough patch?! Freshly baked cookies can fix just about anything. Without a doubt these are my favorite cookies on the planet. My Grandma has been making her Banana Chocolate Chip cookies for as long as I can remember. They remind me of Christmas morning, because that is usually the first thing I eat paired with a diet soda. (shame on me) They are a cake-y cookie with the perfect flavor combo of bananas and chocolate. This time around I used a 2 oz. cookie scoop so that I wouldn't feel bad about eating multiple cookies each day for the next several days. (maybe even for breakfast)It's also back-to-school week for many of you and my mom used to always make a fresh batch of cookies on the first day of school. Even though Robby & I aren't hitting the books this year, I found it a fitting week to bake a batch of cookies just for kicks.
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yield: 2 dozen
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup mashed overripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1-2 cups chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar with shortening. Mix in egg, bananas, and vanilla.
In a separate mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix until thoroughly combined.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by spoonfuls on prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or just until golden brown.
*store in cheerful cookie jar for good measure
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
recipe book
There's a certain charm that comes with writing down something that is special to you. Whether your composing a thoughtful thank you note or journaling about your most recent vacation, you cannot replace a handwritten note. Because cooking has become such a huge part of my life, I want to make an effort to write down more of my original recipes that I make over and over again and have been at the center of some of my favorite memories.This recipe book was perfect for this purpose. The design paired with the thick pieces of paper and slotted corners on each page for slipping old favorites from the family make this a great gift as well. I'm planning to purchase a few extras as wedding gifts. I'll include just a few of my favorites and hopefully prompt the receiver to write down theirs. For another wedding idea, why not purchase the book and have friends and family record their favorite recipes either at your bridal shower or wedding reception.
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Government Appoints Task Force To Handle H1N1 Vaccine PropagandaHealth advisers who previously dismissed vaccine-autism link will "explain false alarms" to public when injuries "coincide" with shots
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
Nov. 04, 2009
'Anti-Racist' Tech CEO 'Beaten to Death by Black Male Career Criminal Who Was Released Early From Prison by Soros-Funded D.A. on Good-Time Credits'
Democrat Rep. Jaamal Bowman Caught On Video Pulling Fire Alarm to Obstruct Vote On Avoiding Shutdown
Pava LaPere Let Accused Murderer Jason Billingsley Into Her Apartment Building After He 'Acted As Though He Had Forgotten His Keys'
Dianne Feinstein, Corrupt California Senator Who Profited Off War in Iraq She Voted For, Dead at 90
Ben Shapiro Assembles Jewish Community Panel to Hector Elon Musk to Censor More on Twitter/X
The U.S. government has appointed what the media is ludicrously billing as an "independent" group of health advisors whose job it will be to whitewash adverse reactions to the swine flu vaccine and "explain" them to the public as mere coincidence.
Authorities have been busier honing their propaganda about the H1N1 inoculation program than they have dealing with the actual rollout of the vaccine. A $16 million dollar campaign to coerce Americans into taking the shot is falling flat on its face with increasing numbers rejecting the necessity to take the shot amidst concerns about its side-effects.
Health authorities have been desperately pushing the notion that the vaccine is safe as part of a gargantuan PR campaign, without explaining why well-connected members of the elite have had special access to an additive-free version of the shot that doesn't contain ingredients like mercury and squalene that are contained in the public version.
As a result of the dangers of the H1N1 vaccine becoming widely known, authorities are moving to get out ahead of the story by acknowledging that millions of health problems in the aftermath of a vaccination campaign will be blamed on the vaccine, citing the 1976 swine flu debacle when the shot proved far deadlier than the actual virus.
Back In September, Reuters reported on how public health officials were expecting "an avalanche of so-called adverse event reports, which are reports of death, illness or other health trauma," in the two weeks after people receive the vaccine.
"We are going to be overwhelmed with potential events," said Mike Osterholm, a public health expert at the University of Minnesota.
Authorities therefore resolved to dismiss any connection to the swine flu shots a host of heart attacks, strokes and miscarriages that "will be blamed on the H1N1 vaccine".
Now the government has accelerated these efforts by appointing a group of "independent" experts to "track the vaccine's safety," according to an Associated Press report.
The claim that the group is "independent" is a complete misnomer. How can a group appointed by and dictated its brief by the government be considered "independent"?
In addition, the group will be headed up by none other than Dr. Marie McCormick of the Harvard School of Public Health. McCormick and her affiliated organizations have routinely issued reports over the past 10 years supporting the government's position on the link between vaccines and autism, dismissing a correlation entirely despite overwhelming evidence that contradicts this notion. McCormick has been widely criticized by other health experts for her dogged denial of the link between vaccines and autism.
So far from being "independent," the group is in fact appointed by the government and lead by one of the government's chief whitewash proponents in the context of vaccine dangers and side-effects.
The rollout of the vaccine has been limited to far fewer people than the government originally intended, partly due to a supply shortage and partly because more than half of Americans have refused to take the shot. The government's efforts to dismiss concerns about side-effects will likely kick into high gear when more batches of the vaccine become available.
The media is framing concerns about side-effects by concentrating on health problems in the immediate aftermath of the vaccination, thereby providing them with the ammunition to dismiss concerns about side-effects altogether if few cases of death or injury occur. However, the real concerns about the dangers of vaccines do not revolve around skin rashes or minor ailments, they relate to the longer term effect of the build-up of toxic mercury in the body as well as squalene and the cancerous animal cells that are admittedly contained in the vaccine. Symptoms could therefore take months or even years to manifest, enough time for a connection to the swine flu shot to be forgotten in the public eye. Expect this to be exploited to the maximum by the "independent" experts the government has appointed to whitewash dangers associated with the vaccine
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Five differences between coyotes and wolves
I still remember the first time I heard a coyote pack howl as dusk began to settle on the Iowa Great Lakes area. On a walk at Kettleson Hogsback, the sun started to set above the calm shallow lakes, and a high-pitched howl began in the distance. Another answered it. And another. And another. My Read More »Read More


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Portugal's parliament on Friday handed same-sex couples the right to adopt the children or foster children of one partner, a partial victory for equality campaigners that fell short of their call for full adoption rights.
The co-adoption law scraped through with a majority of just five votes in the 230-seat Lisbon assembly, prompting long applause from the gallery. Nine deputies abstained and as many as 28 did not show up for the vote.
Activists hailed the biggest step forward for gay rights since Portugal became the eighth country to allow nationwide same-sex marriages in 2010, breaking with the Catholic nation's predominantly conservative image.
"It was a super-important, fundamental approval as it concerns the human rights of the children and not just the couples," said Paulo Corte-Real, head the country's gay, lesbian and transgender rights association, ILGA.
He said the law would benefit children raised by same-sex couples by giving the children additional protection if their original parent died or became seriously ill.
Catholic Church leaders have opposed moves by some European countries to allow same-sex unions and adoption by gay couples, saying heterosexual marriage has an indispensable role in society.
France, which is mainly Catholic, last month followed 13 countries including Canada, Denmark, Sweden and most recently Uruguay and New Zealand in allowing gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot. The French law also authorized adoption.
The Portuguese bill, presented on the International Day Against Homophobia, still needs to be signed into law by conservative President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who enacted the same-sex marriage bill in 2010 but expressed his disapproval.
Another bill introduced by two left-wing parties that would have extended full adoption rights to gay couples failed to pass on Friday.
The ILGA took the Portuguese state to court after the European Court for Human Rights ruled in February that Austria's adoption laws discriminated against gay people on the issue of co-adoption.