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Ashura Explained: Will 2011's Ashura Borrow the Revolutionary Fervour?
For Shia Muslims, 'Ashura' is a solemn day of mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
Who is Hussein and why is his death significant to Islam?
Imam Hussain ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Father: Imam Ali Amir Mu'minin
Mother: Fatimah az-Zahra - the daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH)
Kunniyat (Patronymic): Abu Abdullah
Laqab (Title): Saiyd-ush-Shohada
Birth: He was born in Medina on a Thursday, 3rd of Shaban 4 A.H (year of Hijrah)
Martyrdom: Martyed at Karbala aged 57 Years on Monday, 10th of Moharram 61 A.H. and buried there.
Hussein ibn 'Ali was the son of Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib and Fatimah Zahra. Ali is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of the Prophet, hence considered an heir to the Prophet PBUH), as well as being the first Imam so-called for Shia Muslims, though Islam as a whole considers many figures 'Imams' preceding Ali. Hussein, together with father Ali, is one of the "Shia Twelvers". (a grouping of Imams that the Shia gave credence to following their loss of Ali and Hussein.) The Shia have 12 Imams - the first one Imam Ali, third, Hussein, and Imam Mahdi the final or twelth member who disappeared in mysterious circumstances. Hassan, the brother of Hussein, is also a key figure kept alive in the Shia collective memory. While he didn't die at the treacherous hands of the Ummayad, he died at the betraying hands of his wife who poisoned him, so rgarded also as a martyr to Muslims.
Hussein ibn 'Ali is extolled by the Shia as a martyr who fought tyranny as he refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid the Umayyad Caliph. Hussein was galvanized to create a regime that would reinstate into power a "true" Islamic authority as opposed to what he considered the unjust rule of the Umayyads. He wanted to restore power to the descendents of the Prophet (PBUH). Hussein even stood up and fought when others in the family were willing to accept arbitration, his older brother included-- probably why he is suh a hero today.
Hussein's demise gave rise to the birth of the Shia sect as branching away from the Sunni way. Shia derrives from the term for 'band of', thus it follows that 'Shia Ali' were the band of Ali, shortened to Shia. Sunnis were those who accepted--sometimes only begrudgingly--the temporal legitimacy of the Umayyad State, which was set up by Yazid Ben Mu'awiyah and his father Mu'awiyah Ben Abi Sufyan, and in fact most Sunnis today accept them as full 'Caliphs' or successors of the Prophet.
Sunnis continued to follow to all intents and purposes the Prophet (PBUH), but via the perceived legitimate authority as elected by Yazid. Yazid was not chosen by election or by council, but appointed himself after the death of his father, Mu'awiyah.The authority of Islam passed onto his Ummayad. Some Muslims condemn Yazid's rule as unjustly acquired. (Yet arguably in the story of 'European' Kings and Queens, with the historical barbary and bloodshed associated, this is not the first time that justice has been violated en route to power.) These same Muslims deem Hassan and Hussein the rightful successors to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Hussein, as a result of his resistance, was killed and beheaded in the Battle of Karbala in 680 (61AH) by Shimr Ibn Thil-Jawshan. The annual funeral in the memory of him, his family, his children and his companions who went down with him, is called Ashura (tenth day of Muharram) and is a day of mourning for Shia Muslims.
The Shia feel a particular preoccupation with the death of Hussein, son of Ali. Imam Ali was the first cousin of the Prophet (PBUH) and his son-in-law. Muslims, mainly Shia affiliates, commemorate this event or funeral each year on Ashura, a day of mourning recognized throughout the Shia Muslim world, and, particularly, by pilgrims to Karbala. Imam Ali's own assasination attempt in Iraq has given rise to another site of Shia pilgramage with a shrine dedicated to his memory at his final resting place in Najaf.
Sunni Muslims observe the day through voluntary fasting.
Notwithstanding that it falls on a month singled out, amongst others, as a month of peace in the Islamic calendar, this year's Ashura might bring with it some added notes of tension as the Shia community in the Middle East may be feeling more beleaguered than is standard for minority religions. In some Arab revolutionary countries, currently, some of the conflict is evidently fueled by sectarian aggravations, as evinced by hot-points of the 2011 protests in Bahrain and Yemen. In Syria, the Alawis or Alawites, who constitute a branch of Shia Islam, might flare-up in outbursts of violence, even though it's a month during which fighting and wars were forbidden in Islam. Syria's Assad in particular has certainly not abided by this holy ordenance so far, this month of 'Muharram'.


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USDA numbers reflected this week what farmers have known for awhile: much of the nation's winter wheat land is bone dry and struggling to produce a crop.
In a crop progress report issued Nov. 26, the Department said wheat in 18 states rated 26 percent very poor or poor, 41 percent fair and 33 percent good or excellent. These are the worst ratings since 1985.
By comparison, last year at this point, 13 percent was very poor or poor, 35 percent was fair, and 52 percent was good or excellent.
The traditional breadbasket areas from Texas north to South Dakota seem to be faring the worst at this point in the crop season. An estimated 21 percent of winter wheat in Texas is good to excellent; 14 percent of winter wheat in Oklahoma is good to excellent; 29 percent of winter wheat in Kansas is good to excellent; 14 percent of winter wheat in Nebraska is good to excellent; and just 2 percent of winter wheat in South Dakota is good to excellent.
A bit to the west, 18 percent of winter wheat in Colorado is good to excellent, and 29 percent of winter wheat in Montana is good to excellent.
Unsurprisingly, these are also the areas blanketed in the tell-tale red of exceptional or extreme drought on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Not only has there not been enough rain for the crop, higher-than-usual temperatures are promoting evaporation of the moisture that is available.
Though drought in corn and soybean country made national headlines earlier in the year, many wheat farmers are now in their third or fourth crop year without adequate moisture.
After several years of drought, farm businesses are threatened by decreased protection in the crop insurance contract because of years with lower production history.
Farmers are also faced with hard decisions about cropping plans and water and forage available for livestock herds.
This year, the uncertainty about the weather comes in addition to uncertainty about the farm safety net outlined in the farm bill. The 2008 farm bill expired on Sept. 30 with no replacement legislation, and haggling in Washington continues over whether or not there will be a farm bill in the foreseeable future, much less what it will contain.
Farmers do have certainty in crop insurance contracts, which have been critical for many crop producers facing weather disasters this year, paying out more than $5 billion in indemnities so far.
Though effects of the drought are also apparent in wheat futures markets, consumer prices for wheat products in the U.S. should not rise significantly solely on the basis of a poor wheat crop. This is because so little commodity wheat goes into finished products, and there are so many other costs associated with getting wheat from the farm to the table.
For instance, only about 10 percent of the cost of bread comes from commodity wheat, unlike products that have a more direct route to consumers, like meats.
About 60 loaves of bread can be made from a bushel of wheat, meaning a loaf made with wheat that cost $9 per bushel probably contains 15 cents of wheat.
The full crop progress report from this week is at http://usda01.library.cornell.edu/usda/current/CropProg/CropProg-11-26-2012.pdf.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 20 nationally-ranked MIT men's tennis team continued its undefeated streak when it won against New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rival Clark University at home on Saturday afternoon with a score of 8-1. The Engineers, who are ranked sixth in the Northeast Region, are now 13-0 for the season and 3-0 in NEWMAC play, while the Cougars dipped to 7-6 and 2-1 in conference action.
Senior Matthew Skalak (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and junior Edwin Zhang (Falls Church, Va.) paired up to defeat Diego Angel and Antoine Martin, 8-2, at No. 1 doubles. At No. 2, sophomore Eugene Oh (Alparetta, Ga.) and freshman Kevin Wang (Havertown, Pa.) won a tiebreaker, 6-0, against Daniel Stein and Zack Goldstein to win the match with a score of 9-8. At No. 3, senior Larry Pang (Torrance, Calif.) and Curtis Wu (Yorba Linda, Calif.) defeated Dan Hall and Harris Rollinger, 8-2.
At No. 1 singles, Zhang defeated Angel, 6-2, 6-1. He is now 8-3 in the top spot. For his second match in the No. 2 position, Wang won against Stein with a score of 6-2, 6-4. At No. 3, Skalak defeated Martin, 6-3, 6-2.
Playing in his first match at No. 4 this season, senior Brian Oldfield (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) won against Zack Goodstein with a score of 6-3, 6-2. Freshman Dennis A Garcia (Corpus Christi, Texas), playing in his first match at No. 5 and only his second match of the season, defeated Fernando Pinoargote, 6-0, 6-2. At No. 6, Clark earned its one point when Josh Burger defeated freshman Robbie Shaw (San Diego, Calif.) with a score of 6-0, 6-2.
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The day after Election Day 2012, the worst fear for many Republicans was that the GOP's problems—in terms of the overall party brand and its image among minorities, young people, women, and moderates—would not improve. The biggest concern for many Democrats was that their success had peaked with President Obama's reelection and that it would all be downhill after that, most likely as a result of second-term fatigue. (It's worth noting that second-term fatigue has plagued almost every second-term administration in modern history; Democrats were correct in worrying that the dynamic would once again come into play.)
Well, a year later, where are we? The Gallup Organization reported last month that the Republican Party's favorability rating had dropped to 28 percent, down 10 points from the previous month. This is the lowest recorded favorability rating for either party since Gallup started asking the question in 1992. Sixty-two percent of respondents in the October survey viewed the GOP unfavorably. The Republican Party's favorable numbers have dropped 15 points since the Gallup survey in November 2012, from 43 percent to 28 percent, with unfavorable ratings up 12 points, from 50 percent to 62 percent.
Obama's approval numbers have dropped 11 points, from 51 percent in Gallup's polling at the time of last year's election to 40 percent now. His unfavorable numbers are up 11 points, from 43 percent to 54 percent. More telling, only 38 percent of Americans agree with the statement that Obama "has a clear plan for solving the country's problems," just 42 percent say he "can manage government effectively," and only 47 percent say he is a "strong and decisive leader," down 6 points from June 2012. On "honest and trustworthy," Obama has dropped from 60 percent in June 2012 to 50 percent now. Even on "understands the problems Americans face in their daily lives," usually Obama's strongest of the five characteristics that Gallup tests, he's dropped 4 points since June 2012, from 58 percent to 54 percent. Obama is "underwater" on three of the issue concerns—not to mention, he has an approval rating of just 37 percent on health care policy and 39 percent on both the economy and foreign affairs. Clearly this is a president in a world of hurt. And with midterm elections often a referendum on the president, Obama's predicament is a serious concern to Democrats on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and in every state capital.
Any Democrat looking at Obama's numbers is likely to get depressed, just as any Republican looking at the GOP's numbers will feel morose. For Democrats— even assuming that the HealthCare.gov website gets fixed in the next month or so—the reality of the Affordable Care Act's problems, which extend beyond the technology challenges, are just now dawning on them. Plenty of other unpopular ACA shoes are set to drop. Public perception of the legislation has worsened, partly as a result of the bungled implementation. The program was too big, too complicated, and too ill-conceived, and it was pushed through too fast and is operating under a completely unrealistic timetable. These factors help explain why the Democratic Party's favorability ratings have dropped since the last election as well, 8 points during that time, from 51 percent to 43 percent, with its unfavorable ratings up 6 points from 43 percent to 49 percent.
At the same time, Republicans don't escape unscathed. The GOP can look forward to only more drama and trauma when the budget and debt-ceiling issues resurface early next year. While party leaders certainly hope the inevitable budget battle doesn't inflict as much damage to the GOP numbers as the shutdown and debt-ceiling fights did in October, it is hard to see how anything they do will repair their problems with the public. In fact, it is unlikely that this Congress will accomplish much that will change voters' perceptions. The Gallup Poll, for the first time in the 39 years it has asked the question, registered a congressional approval rating in the single digits, with only 9 percent approving of Congress's performance. Disapproval stands at 86 percent, tied with two other instances when it was at that level. At a time when it is incredibly hard to identify anything that 86 percent of Americans agree on, disapproval of Congress manages to unite the public. To underscore the universal disenchantment: The congressional approval rating is 9 percent among Republicans, 8 percent among independents, and 10 percent among Democrats.
One Democratic pollster recently (and aptly) summed up the sentiment: "Voters want to punish Republicans but not reward Democrats." This dynamic suggests we are in for either a highly muddled election outcome next year—hardly the stuff for a wave, because one party has to be rewarded and looked favorably upon to create a wave—or a highly volatile environment, what a meteorologist might describe as an "unstable air mass." The latter dynamic could translate into a lot of surprise election outcomes, but not necessarily in any uniform direction.
This article appears in the November 16, 2013, edition of National Journal Magazine as Losers, All.


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John and Pam Thiele of Dysart are pleased to announce the birth of their first two grandchildren.
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The boys are welcomed into the family by Aunt Laura Thiele of Ames and Great Grandmothers Maxine McKenna and Nancy Thiele, both of Dysart. Great Grandfathers Harold McKenna and Leo Thiele are watching over them from Heaven.
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The GCSO's program will feature works by American composers Howard Hanson, Alan Hovhannes, and Charles Ives. In addition, Dr. Fashun has selected a Latin-American piece by William Grant Still to commemorate the 90th birthday of Professor of Music Emeritus Dr. Mary K. Oyer. Birthday cake for all attendees in honor of Dr. Oyer will be available in the Music Center lobby after the concert.
Tickets: $7 adults, $5 seniors/students, available at the door one hour before the concert. GC faculty/staff/students free with ID.
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An Insider?s Guide to Berlin: a German Wonderland
Over the last decade Berlin has steadily become one of the most popular destinations in Europe for millennials to hang out and live.
Less touristy than Amsterdam, the vibrant nightlife attracts people who want to stay for a few days but end up staying for months thanks to cheap cost of living and relaxed way of life.
I?ll run you through my ?insider?s guide? to Berlin based on living on and off in the city since 2008.
Stay in Neukölln, Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg
One of the most iconic shots of Berlin is one of the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz. As a consequence, you?d be forgiven for looking for a place around that area, known as Mitte or literally ?center? in German.
But while you?ll be close to many of the sites such as museums, the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate, Mitte won?t give you a good sense of what Berlin is like. For lack of a better word, the wide streets of this district have an ?empty? feel to them. Instead, try to find a place in Neuköln, Kreuzberg or Prenzlauer Berg. Personal favourite districts within those areas include Bergmankiez, Wrangelkiez or Helmholzplatz.
In these neighborhoods, you?ll find more local restaurants and coffee shops as well as late night ?spatis? or late night off-licenses where you can sit out in the summer evenings drinking cheap beer for less than $1 a bottle.
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Volcanic ash cloud: President Barroso launches European Commission action to address economic consequences
European Commission President Barroso today decided to set up an ad-hoc group to assess the impact of the situation created by the volcanic ash cloud on the air travel industry and the economy in general. The President wishes to ensure that the EU has the right analysis to be able to respond appropriately, if needed, and that any measures taken across the EU to respond to economic consequences of this situation are properly coordinated.
President Barroso has asked Vice-President Kallas, responsible for Transport, to lead this work, assisted by Vice-President Almunia (Competition and State Aids) and Commissioner Rehn (Economic and Monetary Affairs).
He has also asked Vice-President Kallas to liaise closely with the Spanish Transport Council Presidency with a view to the appropriate contacts between the Member States and in particular the consideration of an extraordinary Transport Council meeting or video conference.
The Commission will continue to liaise with Eurocontrol and the competent national authorities on the development in the airspace and decisions on flight suspensions, which are the competence of the national authorities.
President Barroso said: "The volcanic ash cloud has created an unprecedented situation. I have asked Vice-President Kallas to coordinate the Commission's response and fully assess the impact of the situation created by volcanic ash cloud on the economy, and the air travel industry in particular. It is important that all measures to be considered are coordinated at the European level."
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Palit GTX280 Review
With the GPU wars still raging on, who will actually win out? Who knows - but in the long run the performance improvements definitely benefit the gamer and enthusiast. Performance video offerings so far this year include the introduction of the HD3870X2, HD4850, and HD4870 from ATI, as well as the GeForce 9-series (9600GT, 9800GTX, 9800GTX+, and the 9800GX2) from Nvidia and their partners. The 9-series was not quite the performance improvement over the G80-based 8800GTX and Ultra that the gaming community was looking for. Even though the 9800GTX offered a performance improvement over the previous generation, was it enough for the 8800GTX crowd to rush out and get one? Not Quite. With the performance of the GTX280, those who bought 8800GTXs have finally got an upgrade worth migrating to. Built on a 65nm process, with 240 processing cores running at 602 MHz, and 1GB of GDDR3 memory at 1.1GHz running through a 512-bit memory bus this card offers amazing performance. As the largest GPU currently made, it features 1.4 billion transistors, and is roughly four times the size of a quad-core CPU die. With that kind of processing power - 933 gigaflops - just think of the possibilities. As a comparison, a quad-core CPU churns out roughly 96 gigaflops - the difference is huge!
Palit is still a newcomer to the North American market, and is still not well known by many - but this does not mean they are a new company. They have been manufacturing motherboards and video cards for 10 years now. Palit is known for overclocking of their video cards, and providing innovative cooling solutions to the cards they build. Lets see if the Palit GTX280 lives up to its reputation.
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The front panel of the packaging lists the basic specifications of the Palit GTX280, and showcases the Borg-like "Fighting Frog" mascot. Among the GTX280's features are the 1GB of GDDR3 memory, Dual-Link DVI, and HDMI-out capability. The rear panel briefly covers more of the specifications in 12 languages. The side panels contain little information, but highlight the fact that the GTX280 is SLI ready and certified for use with Windows Vista. The frog mascot or "Frobot" is shown as well, with the Palit web address.
Popping open the package, you are greeted with a pop-up door and a box that contains the GTX280. Under the pop-up door, you will find its documentation and accessories. The bundle looks a little slim, but will be enough to get the card installed and working in most instances.
The bundle of accessories is limited to the driver disk, a quick installation guide, a DVI to D-sub adapter, a DVI to HDMI adapter (not usually included with many manufacturer's' cards) and a full version of the game "Tomb Raider Anniversary."
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Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch officially launched his bid for U.S. Senate today in a part of the state where few voters know much about him, and where the people are generally skeptical of Boston-based politicians.
SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch officially launched his bid for U.S. Senate today in a part of the state where few voters know much about him, and where the people are generally skeptical of Boston-based politicians.
Lynch, accompanied by some union supporters, and mingling among the breakfast regulars at O'Brien's Corner restaurant on a gray and windy day in Springfield, touted himself as the underdog outsider and played up his working class roots as an iron worker from South Boston.
He even took a shot at a possible Republican candidate, former Sen. Scott Brown.
Brown has not formally announced whether he will run, but fellow Democratic Congressman Edward Markey, has. They are vying to fill the seat left open by John Kerry, who has been named secretary of state in the Obama administration.
The special election will be held on June 25 with a primary on April 30.
"I think if the election were held today, I would lose," said Lynch, calling Markey a Washington insider. "But the election is not today."
He criticized the state's Democratic establishment for throwing its weight behind Markey, the dean of the state's congressional delegation. Voters, he said, deserve a choice.
"Shame on us if we allow someone to purchase the election, without having a choice," he said. "Let the voters of Massachusetts decide."
Lynch said he too drove a pickup truck, just as Brown was seen in campaign ads, but unlike Brown he actually had tools and work boots in his and didn't just drive it back and forth to his law practice.
"I actually slapped on a pair of work boots for 18 years," Lynch said. "I was an iron worker. I think I know what a lot of people are going through right now. I know what it's like to stand in an unemployment line and struggle"
Retiree Kathleen Murphy, 73, a Democratic activist in the Western Massachusetts city, said she didn't know much about Lynch or Markey, whose name she couldn't even remember at first. Both represent parts of Boston and suburbs.
"I know very little about him and I'm here to hear his own words who he is," she said.
Lynch was scheduled to continue his tour in Worcester before ending at the iron workers union hall in South Boston.


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College Baseball is a Hitters League
After watching the carnage that was the mid-week Clemson game on Tuesday, it sure seems like Georgia is still approaching hitting like it is 2010. Not to bore you with details, but recently major changes occurred in regulations covering bats in college baseball. It looks like Georgia's players are still trying to hit home runs on every at bat. With the new bats, that means we have a lot of fly-outs and line drives caught by outfielders.
That alone isn't the only source of issues. We have started the weird trend of committing errors in bunches and at key times of the game (see 2010). Going into last weekend's series at Vandy, we had only committed 19 errors. Now we stand at 25, with two in the Vandy series leading to heartbreaking losses to a team that likely won't make the SEC tourney. That stuff can't happen with the SEC as loaded as it is.
The good news is that our weekend pitching has potential. It needs better hitting to prevent the inevitable defensive blow up from turning a win into a loss. Also, we can't lose any more series to the dregs of the conference. That is a recipe for playing from the 9 or 10 seed in Hoover. Or worse yet, not making it.
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- Anonymous said...
Seems like in virtually every sport save tennis & swimming we're getting passed by. Perno should've been fired a couple of years ago. Fox can't recruit to build any momentum. And Saint Richt barely wins the east with the easiest schedule imaginable only to have his ass kicked in just 1 half by the 2nd best team in the West.
Fact is, South Carolina is doing more to rise in the SEC ranks of the big 3 sports than Georgia is. Back to back championships in baseball, Spurrier's winning big games (see beating Saban) & an East title, and their basketball team just hired K State's Coach. I never thought UGA would be looking up at the gamecocks.
- Anonymous said...
Perno has been to 3 College World Series in 9 seasons. You people who bitch about him are idiots.
- Anonymous said...
College Baseball is a joke. Each team consist of maybe 2 potential MLB players and the game is not quality at all. Rather watch minor league ball then the crap that is put out there on a consistent basis. College baseball is not like any other college sports. You don't ever see the best players in college!
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Blair finds Jack at The Sun. His new headline reads: "Scarr Leaves Starr Holding The Bag." Blair refuses to let Jack slander Starr. Victor wouldn't want it either. She explains that Bo isn't charging Shane and promised to go easy on Jack if he told the truth. Blair warns Jack could go to jail if he doesn't come clean now. Maybe Todd didn't hit Jack over the head, but he thinks Todd killed Victor. Jack wonders how Blair knows for sure that Todd's innocent. Blair's not the only one who believes in Todd and accuses Jack of acting just like Scarface. Blair hugs Jack against his will and promises never to stop loving him. "How do I get out of this, Mom?" Jack asks. "Tell the truth," Blair replies.
Scarr Leaves Starr Holding The Bag.
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Dani sits with Starr, playing 'Go Fish' through the jail cell. She thinks Tea found their father. Starr hopes Tea's getting Todd to turn himself in. Dani worries how long they'll keep Starr in jail. Starr plans to be out for Dani's birthday. Talk turns to Nate and his birthday gesture. Starr's surprised Dani's trying to forgive Nate. Dani only wants to be Nate's friend again, nothing more. A guard orders Dani out. Dani hugs Starr goodbye and slips her the deck of cards. Later, Todd's brought to his cell. Starr's happy to hear the murder charge has been dropped. At least he won't go down for a murder he didn't commit. Todd turns his back on Starr and replies, "No, I won't, Shorty."
Tea sees Dani enter the station. They discuss Todd. Dani can tell Tea's upset and promises everything is going to be all right.
Natalie interrupts Cord and Tina's kiss at Llanfair looking for Viki. She's not home. Natalie's happy to see Cord but looks down her nose at Tina. She tries apologizing for staying quiet when Natalie and Jared were locked in the basement. Natalie doesn't want to hear Tina's excuses. Tina wants to make things up to her and offers to help Natalie plan her wedding. Natalie politely declines, but Tina pushes. Talk turns to Jessica. Tina wonders why she won't be in the wedding and is surprised when Natalie admits she's marrying Jessica's ex-fiancé. Cord tries to get Tina to butt out, but Tina suggests, "I'll be your Maid of Honor." Tina promises to take care of everything and convinces Natalie to let her stand up for her. After Natalie leaves, Cord admits Tina's heart is in the right place. Tina leans in for a kiss, but Cord calls it a night. They agree to continue their conversation, prior to Natalie's arrival, at another time.
At Capricorn, Jessica tells Ford she doesn't know if she's going to tell John the truth. Brody loves Liam so much. Brody appears. Jessica wonders what's bothering him. Brody admits he and John got into it, tells them to enjoy their evening then walks away. Jessica brings up how 'in the dark' Brody is about Liam's paternity. "Are you sure about that?" Ford asks and nods toward Brody and Vimal, who tampered with Ryder's test. Jessica refuses to believe Brody would hurt Natalie and John by keeping such a secret. Jessica plans to sit on her knowledge of Liam's paternity for now. Nearby, Brody berates Vimal for running his mouth to Shaun. Vimal doesn't think Todd should go down for a murder he didn't commit. Brody was cleared of Victor's murder but warns Vimal he's taken lives before. "Is that a threat?" Vimal asks. It's a fact. As Vimal leaves, Brody calls out, "Say hi to your pretty wife for me." Later, as Brody looks at Liam's photo, vowing to do anything to keep his family, Natalie appears. She found a Maid of Honor. After they catch up, Natalie and Brody agree to meet at home.
Ford drops Jessica off at Llanfair. They joke around then agree they're both good people. Jessica heads inside alone, sits on the stairs and looks at Liam's paternity results.
Vimal goes to The Sun and looks at the 'Who's Your Daddy' headline.
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Governor Sam Brownback presented the U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner's Citation for Outstanding Performance to employees of the Topeka Disability Determination Service (DDS) during a ceremony and reception Monday.
It's the seventh year in a row DDS has been recognized with the prestigious national honor. "No other state in the country has matched this exceptional level of performance for such a period of time," said Governor Sam Brownback. "I'm incredibly impressed and proud of the achievements of this group of state employees."
DDS, which is housed under the Rehabilitation Services program in the Kansas Department for Children and Families, makes disability and blindness determinations for the U.S. Social Security Administration. The staff of 42 trained examiners conducts complex medical analysis on more than 32,000 claims per year.
"Kansas taxpayers have a right to expect quality, timeliness, efficiency and responsible stewardship of public funds from their government, and it's apparent that these are all areas where DDS excels," said Governor Brownback.
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When Ben Ackley lifted his bride Sarah's veil and kissed her at Benton First Assembly of God Church, they weren't just starting a new life together. They were completing a journey – one that had begun about six years earlier, when Sarah had vowed as a young teenager to kiss no man on the lips until this moment.
Following the example of her youth pastor's wife, Sarah had decided not to be physically romantic with any man in any way until he had committed his life to her and they were married. Her friends had told her she would never make it and would never find someone who would wait for her. She told them the right guy would come along.
She and Ben met at church and started dating when she was 16 and he was 15. He was from Bryant; she was from nearby Harmony Grove. When she told him the rule, he respected it. He'd only kissed one girl himself, and at 15 he was just glad to be in the relationship. His friends thought he was nuts to date a girl who wouldn't even kiss, and there were times early on, he admits, when he tried to change her mind. That wasn't going to happen.
"I thought, you know, if he could wait for that then he's got to at least love me to try," she said.
"I thought I proved it after a year," he joked.
They made no secret of their decision and enjoyed the support of the people around them. At about the time they became engaged, Sarah received a couple of invitations to speak to girls about the importance of waiting and setting boundaries. After her talks, some girls told her they were making the same commitment she had made, or maybe one where only kissing would be OK. Asked during an interview what she would say to those who have already gone farther than they wanted, she said, "You can always start over, start on a clean slate. You can always just stop what you're doing and then just start over because there's no reason you can't."
Think these two kids, now college seniors, are too old-fashioned? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Arkansas has the highest teenage birthrate in the nation. Sarah wasn't going to become pregnant. The CDC's website says that the human papillomavirus, which can lead to cervical and other cancers, "is so common that nearly all sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives." That won't be a concern for Ben and Sarah. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Arkansas' 2009 divorce rate was the highest in the country for men and the fifth highest for women. While there's no guarantee Ben and Sarah will make it as a couple, they do enter marriage without the emotional baggage that would have come had they been intensely intimate with each other and with other partners.
But Ben and Sarah didn't just avoid bad things. They began their life together focused on what matters most. Before they made a commitment at the altar to stay together till death do them part, they made and kept a commitment to each other that lasted five years. According to Sarah, they were best friends, and she knew she could live with her best friend for the rest of her life. The rest they would learn together as they go.
"I just kept on thinking," she said, "'Just 'till my wedding day, just 'till my wedding day. Then I can kiss for the rest of my life.'"
Steve Brawner is an independent journalist in Arkansas. His blog — Independent Arkansas — is linked at arkansasnews.com. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Every year, five hundred Manufacturers, Vendors, Importers and Entrepreneurs converge at the Atlantic City Convention Center to sell the latest and greatest products, technologies and methods of enjoying and maintaining swimming pools. POOLCENTER.com made the annual trek again this year in style riding in Jon's BMW. About a 4 hour trip from Washington DC for us. We got GPS.
Presented by the Northeast Spa and Pool Association (NESPA), The Atlantic City Pool & Spa Show is a four-day conference and exhibit event where the industry conducts business with more than 500 exhibitors from across the US, Canada, Europe and the Far East. In addition to visiting the exhibition area, industry professionals have the opportunity to attend more than 75 educational business and technical seminars.
Arrive just in time to head straight to the Opening Ceremony and Gala. A large ballroom, with tables, food stations, bars and a few thousand of our closest friends. Saw Howard Weiss of Contemporary Watercrafters and had a nice chat. I seem to always run into Drew Steibling from W at the same exact place in the room. Spent some time with Billy of Poolservice company, although Paul Wahler was no where to be found this year. Mitch from G.A.M.E. and I chatted up the new line of small, aboveground filters, called Universa and some of their other new, and always innovative products. Had a couple of drinks and discovered a fondness for the mashed potato bar ~ if you have never had mashed potatoes topped with all the fixins, in a martini glass, then you haven't lived!
A big draw for Service guys and builders are the technical seminars on topics ranging from Pool Chemistry to Electronic Spa Pak troubleshooting. These are held every morning, before the exposition show floor opens. Fortunately for us ~ we apparently think we know everything already, and so we sleep in until mid-morning. After breakfast we get on the purple shuttle and head to the AC Convention Center.
As we enter the show floor, we are aghast at the size! Well, not really, same as last year, but a very large expo - over 500 exhibitors, most with just 1 booth, but some of the larger manufacturers like Hayward and Pentair or the larger vendors like SCP and Bel-Aqua have 4-8 booths, rolled into one larger area. Smartpool has an entire aisle - which is a smart move, because, as their rep Matt mentioned "you don't pay for the aisle"!
First stop is SCP - Afterwards, as usual, I head over early to the Massage Booth, sponsored by Pen Fab - where tired schmoozers can get a free 10 minute massage. Jon gets into a LONG conversation with O3 guys, producers of enzyme technologies.
Baystate had two parties, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We went both nights of course! Well attended by all sorts of friendly faces, branch managers and the owners of Baystate and APC. Bad news arrived on Wednesday with the news of a shooting at one of the Baystate branches in Boston. The owners all fly out early the next morning to meet with their team at the branch, their lawyers and presumably the media. I can't imagine the agony of this for the employees and management close to the incident.
Digesting the information from the show will take some time, so Jon takes the next day to assemble it all. Lots of new products, new companies and new faces this year. Many of the pool industry segments are hurting from the recent economic conditions ~ but happy to report that our customer base is growing every day. E-commerce seems alive and well.
Here's a video of some of the new products. See you next year Atlantic City!


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The Kings lost the first significant member of their Stanley Cup-winning team when free-agent defenseman Rob Scuderi went back to the Pittsburgh Penguins, signing a four-year deal worth $13.5 million.
His move came within the first hour of the opening of NHL free agency on Friday. The average annual value of the contract is $3.375 million, according to the Penguins.
Pittsburgh was Scuderi's first NHL team, and he won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2009, playing there five-plus seasons. He had been with the Kings for four seasons, not only a major asset on the blue line during their run to the Cup in 2012 but serving as a valuable mentor to the young defense corps.
"I think for me it was just the geography of the equation," Scuderi told the Canadian cable network TSN. "I'd like to be, at this stage of my career, a little closer to my home, to my parents and to my in-laws.
"It came down to a family decision."
Scuderi's management team said that in the end the decision was between two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Toronto Maple Leafs also made a hard pitch at the 34-year-old.
It would have been an odd twist had Scuderi landed with the Maple Leafs. The Kings, in trying to keep Scuderi and manage their salary-cap situation, received $500,000 in cap room from Toronto when the Maple Leafs acquired goalie Jonathan Bernier from the Kings in a deal late last month.
They used that to help make Scuderi an offer earlier this week.
That Scuderi wanted to move back East is not a surprise. He grew up on Long Island and his parents still live there, and he lives in the Boston area in the offseason.
"I really didn't know who would be interested," he said. "I wasn't going to leave Los Angeles to play for another team in the Western Conference. It wasn't a very long list. Pittsburgh wasn't even on it because I didn't think they would offer. When it came down to it and they offered, I was very intrigued by the possibility. I get to go to a place I'm familiar with."
Last season, Scuderi played in all 48 games with the Kings, recording 12 points and was a minus-six. His ice time per game averaged nearly 22 minutes. He has not missed a game dating back to Dec. 7, 2009, a streak of 264 consecutive regular-season contests.
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Hamilton Beach, the first name in home appliances, knows how precious time can be in a busy mom's busy day. With efficiency and ease in mind, they have created a line of kitchen products designed to free mom, and dad, and also even have put together a gift giving guide for everyone on your holiday list.
For The Party Hostess: Our new 3 quart patterned slow cookers make the perfect party gift. Bring your favorite dip to the holiday get-together and leave the slow cooker as a gift for the hostess. At only $19.99, it's a adorable gift and costs less than a bottle of wine. Choose between three new patterns: Swirl, Zebra and Cheetah.
For the Busy Mom: Our new Insulated Slow Cooker takes all the worry out of preparing dinner and adds an extra measure of safety so she can rest easy when the meal is cooking. Many moms have expressed their frustration over how hot a slow cooker's exterior becomes during cooking. We addressed this by developing the Insulated Slow Cooker, with the same interior cooking power but with an exterior that won't burn hands if accidentally touched. We think many busy moms, especially those with young children, will love this slow cooker.
For Grandma: The OpenEase Jar Opener is just what Grandma needs to open those tough jars. It's so simple to use - just place the OpenEase on the jar, press the Open button, and let the OpenEase do the rest. It's compact enough to fit into a drawer for storage, or in the stocking Christmas morning.
For the Eco Conscious: Give them the gift of single-serve coffee with The Scoop coffeemaker. Because it uses your favorite ground coffee instead of K-cups or plastic pods, there is no harmful waste. Not having to brew over plastic produces a hotter and better tasting cup of coffee, too. Just scoop the grounds using the scoop filter, place it in the machine, add water and brew.
For the Baker: Every aspiring baker needs a good stand mixer to help get the job done. Our Eclectrics Stand Mixers make the perfect gifts for bakers and chefs who also have an appreciation for style. This stand mixer received a Best Buy rating from a leading consumer advocacy publication making it the more economical choice than the Kitchen-Aid stand mixer.
For the Health Conscious: This is a great gift for those with a new year's resolution to add more fresh fruits and vegetables to their diet: the Big Mouth Juice Extractor. It extracts up to 24% more juice than the leading competitor, which is why a leading consumer advocacy publication rated this juice extractor a Best Buy. The big mouth chute fits larger fruits and veggies, which means less precutting. Enjoying a healthy homemade serving of fresh juice has never been easier!
For the College Kids: Ask Santa to place a Hamilton Beach Single Serve Blender in your college student's stocking this holiday. The blender jar and lid doubles as a travel mug, so they can take it with them to class, the gym, the library or wherever they want to enjoy a healthy smoothie.
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Gaffney WR Shaq Davidson made an unofficial visit to USC Sunday. He attended the Gamecocks' basketball game against Tennessee.
It was the second straight weekend visit to Columbia for Davidson who attended the junior day the prior weekend. Davidson also took in a pair of games at USC last season.
He has the Gamecocks as his current favorite ahead of North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgia and Notre Dame.
Davidson moved to quarterback midway thru last season and led the Indians to the 4A Division 1 state championship.
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Mom's gauntlet of doctors confuses family
Q: My mom, who is 86, has been in relatively good health until recently. In December, she was admitted to a hospital with chest pain and it turned out she had had a small heart attack. She did OK, and is home now, but the hospital stay and subsequent doctors' visits have not been easy at all. Normally, my mom went to her doctor alone and my sister and I were never involved. When she got sick, we wanted to be available more. In the hospital she was tired often and got slightly confused at the very end. We thought our being there and talking to her doctors would help her. We were very surprised that the doctors did not want to talk with us. First of all, there was a different physician there every day. One time when my sister got to talk to a specialist, he refused afterwards to call me, saying she should have done that. My mom's primary doctor does not go to the hospital anymore, so he was of little help. When she got home and we scheduled a follow up with the specialist group, another physician -- who we had never met before -- appeared. Overall, we were often confused and are still not sure who her main heart specialist is. My mom is feeling fine, but the whole experience gave my sister and I a very bad taste. Is there a way to avoid this situation in the future? Can her regular doctor deal with her heart problem? Any advice is appreciated.
A: We doctors want to hear when our patients are not fully satisfied with our services. It takes courage and trust to discuss these issues and, way too often, families and patients choose to stay silent. In this situation, the relationship between the doctor and the patient suffers. Nobody wants that.
The situation described by Sara is very common. Nowadays, primary doctors very often have their patients admitted to a hospitalist -- a physician specially trained to work in the hospital and follow patients there. This is a reflection of the art of medicine becoming very complex, with new updates and therapies appearing every single week. It is also dictated by our system of insurance reimbursement, which makes it virtually impossible for a given physician to have enough time to be in the office and see enough patients there and then go to the hospital and see patients who are admitted. Very few doctors still do it. There is also the reality of a larger physician specialist groups sharing patients between the partners. Let me use my group as an example. At any given time in our hospital there, is at least one attending geriatric physician available to serve as an expert and see patients but it is not the same doctor every day. This way, a family may see two, even three doctors from the same group during a hospital stay, especially a longer one. This does not mean doctors do not communicate with one another. Just the opposite -- we try to be very clear in our plan of care and communication more now than before is essential.
When it comes to hospital-based doctors, they may work in two to four-week shifts. What this means is that some patients' hospital stays will overlap with the shifts of two different attending physician. Because of this, the main doctor responsible for their care could change at some point during their stay. Doctors try to explain this in advance and give a "heads up" when it happens, but it may not always be clear to the patient and the family that the change of the doctor is coming.
With doctors' appointments after the hospital stay, the rule is that if the specialist physician who took care of the person in the hospital is available, he or she will see this patient in the office. In certain circumstances, say with a heart attack, time may be of the utmost importance. There may be a procedure or test planned and waiting may not be an option. It is also considered a "good standard of care" to see a patient within one to two weeks after a discharge. When time is important, the first available appointment will be given to the patient even if it is with a different physician then the one in the hospital.
There was also a problem discussed here with more than one family member requesting a call with an update. I cannot tell you all how difficult this can be for a physician. We assume, maybe incorrectly, that the person seeking to discuss the patient with us is indeed a family "spokesperson" designated by everyone else to be responsible for sharing the information with the rest. We do not take into account that two siblings may not be talking with one another or that the person asking the most questions and demanding our time may not be prepared to disseminate the information with everyone else involved.
This is when patients and families can help enormously by identifying a spokesperson early and having that individual be the main contact with the medical professionals. Not to be difficult about it, but imagine that there are 15 active patients in the hospital to be checked on in any given day. Even if each patient takes 15 to 20 minutes of a physician's time, we are talking four to five hours just with patients. Now add to these 15 conversations with family members -- another two hours of your day. Obviously, if we have to speak with two family members for each patient, it would take too much of our day -- which can also checking tests, talking with other specialists, primary doctors, nurses and so on. Don't get me wrong -- talking with patients and their families is the most important thing we do, but our time for it is limited.
Can a primary doctor do a follow-up instead? Often yes but the best practice would be to directly ask him or her about it early enough, even before the discharge from the hospital.
How else can a family help streamline communication? Having one family member do the spokesperson job is the first step. Identifying who is the doctor in charge in the hospital. When talking to a specialist, asking when the doctor (or their partner) is available to talk to again will be very helpful. Do not be shy about it -- we doctors do want to partner with you for the sake of better communication.
Dr. Beata Skudlarska is a Bridgeport geriatrician. Send questions to Bridgeport Hospital Center for Geriatrics, 95 Armory Road, Stratford CT 06614 or email@example.com.


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Errant Artillery Shell Lands Near Arkansas Home
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The National Guard says an artillery shell fired by a Missouri Army National Guard unit during training at Fort Chaffee landed near a home in Franklin County.
No injuries are reported but the home was damaged.
The Guard says the 1st Battalion, 129th Field Artillery Regiment of Maryville, Missouri, was conducting a live-fire exercise when the incident occurred Thursday afternoon.
Arkansas National Guard Maj. Matt Snead told the Times Record that officials at Fort Chaffee were contacted by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office about 6 p.m. after a woman returned to her home and found it and her garage damaged by shrapnel from the round.
Officials from Fort Chaffee, the Arkansas National Guard and the Missouri National Guard are investigating and the unit was ordered to stop training.