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Its simple.....laugh, love, be loved....... I enjoy spending time with friends and with people who can make me laugh. i love to walk on the beach in the evening, cook a meal with that special someone, sit and talk and just enjoy quiet moments. I have to be a Yankees fan, my son would have it no other way but the truth is I like rooting for the underdog! If I had to pick a favorite sport to watch it is Hockey...yes Rangers! A quiet night at home with good conversation as well as a night out are great. I am looking for a good friendship with easy conversation, no games and the potential to develop something more. My children are the most important thing to me. Its "the little things" and a man who has a good balance between work and play that interests me. I take sarcasm well...but be prepared to take it if you dish it!!!
Camping , Coffee and conversation , Business networking , Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Travel/Sightseeing , Watching sports , Wine tasting
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Body type: | Curvy | About average, Athletic and toned, A few extra pounds |
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Hair: | Dark brown | Auburn / Red, Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Salt and pepper, Silver, Dark blonde, Grey, Platinum, Bald |
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Drink: | Social Drinker | Social Drinker |
Occupation: | Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness | Medical / Dental / Veterinary / Fitness |
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This dual water inlet valve is typically located in the back of the refrigerator. It comes with the mounting bracket.
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the system has two dual valves. 1 for water, 1 for ice maker. valve 1 feeds valve 2 via water filter. Voltage to operate both valves was present when water dispensor switch was activated. Both valves are on bottom backside of fridge in opposite corners. Problem was valve plunger was stuck. Tip: valves come apart without removing the entire assmbly. the coil or plunger can be replaced. The nice thing is water lines feeding the valves don't need to be removed if valve problem is one of the aforementioned parts. Of course make sure water supply to fridge is shut off!
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My fridge is over 11 years old and for probably the past few years the water coming out of the dispenser in the door was painfully slow. I tried changing the filter and making sure the debris sceens were not clogged but it didn't help. I was so frustrated I was going to buy a new $3K refrigerator. Instead I found this website, bought both valves that control the water (I didn't know which one was faulty) and replaced them both. I figured $100 repair is an easier pill to swallow than a $3k fridge. Repair took less than 1/2hr and worked flawlessly. It was very easy, just remove the screws that hold the valves in place and swap them out. Thanks to the great website and quick service I'm very pleased with my refrigerator and have an extra $2900 in my pocket :-)
since there are two(2) water inlet valves, had a 50/50 chance of getting the right one,since the water dispenser worked ok, by the luck I replaced the wrong one first, with the part I took out I rebuilt the other valve which was the bad one, put the rebuilt valve back in evertthing was good to go. Had water again.
I removed an access panel loosened the two screws that was mounting the water valve to the refer frame. I took off the three lines to the valve and unplugged the wires from it and reinstalled the new valve. The whole job took 5 minutes.

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As Greg Lake continues his celebrated one-man "Songs of a Lifetime" tour through the UK and Italy, I returned to this 2-DVD career retrospective from Image Entertainment/Warner Music Vision.
Starting from his King Crimson days, to Emerson Lake and Palmer, and then on to his solo years, Greg Lake Live is a fine concert capsule from his 2005 tour — and a chance to see him again with a full band. Sharply shot in widescreen and presented in Dolby 5.1 Surround sound/DTS, Live finds his group expertly replicating each period, while Lake mainly plays rhythm guitar and harmonica. He's clearly pleased with them, going so far as calling them a "world class band."
It was wonderful to hear him do "In the Court of the Crimson King" after so many years. Greg's faithful version of ELP's "From the Beginning" and his own "I Believe in Father Christmas" still sound great, as well. I loved his acoustic guitar on both.
[ONE TRACK MIND: Greg Lake joined us for a song-by-song survey of his amazing career, including stops with King Crimson and Emerson Lake and Palmer.]
"Love You Too Much," which Lake says he wrote with Bob Dylan, follows way too many 1970s rock 'n' roll cliches in its 12-bar paint-by-numbers stylings, however. I could've done without that number. Meanwhile, what can you say about Greg's "Lucky Man"? A classic ELP song then and now, and it's performed well here. "Karn Evil 9" also gets a real vigorous ELP-like workout, with Greg's strong vocals shining through.
Lake is joined by wunderkind lead guitarist Florain Opahle, a 22-year-old who plays with a fire that reminds me of Paul Kossoff from Free or Gary Moore. He actually looks years younger than he actually is.
Self explanatory extras on the second DVD include "Welcome Backstage" (featuring full rehearsal footage, Greg playing a fun short bit of the Shadows' "Apache"), an additional 2005 four-man acoustic performance of "I Believe in Father Christmas" at St. Bride's Church with guest Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame on flute.
Lake will make four more stops in England, with a stop tonight in Cambridge, before heading to Italy for a handful of additional more shows through early December.
Upcoming tour dates for Greg Lake's 'Songs of a Lifetime' …
November 22, 2012: Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England
November 23: G Live, Guildford, England
November 24: Guildhall, Southampton, England
November 25: O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England
November 28: Piacenza, Italy Teatro Municipale
December 1: Rome, Italy Teatro Ambra alla Garbatella
December 2: Bologna, Italy Auditorium Manzoni
December 3: Verona, Italy Teatro Camploy
December 4: Trezzo (Milan), Italy Live Club
December 5: Firenze, Italy Viper Club
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Love is definitely in the air in Hollywood this spring as another celebrity couple announce their engagement. Decorating guru Nate Berkus and his boyfriend, Jeremiah Brent, were engaged on Monday at the top of Machu Picchu in Peru.
Us Weekly broke the news on Wednesday and revealed that it was Berkus who proposed to Brent during their trip. The trip was in conjunction with work that the TV personality was doing with the designer website One Kings Lane.
For reality TV fans, Brent is also a familiar face because he appeared on The Rachel Zoe Project in Season 4 as her interior decorator and sometimes assistant stylist. He has not appeared in Season 5, and he is now working for himself at Jeremiah Brent Design.
The couple were first spotted back in December 2012 by Page Six in New York canoodling at Barneys over the sunglass rack. The relationship has heated up over the past few months, with the duo splitting their time between New York and Los Angeles.
Berkus and Brent are the third gay couple in recent weeks to announce their engagement as the Supreme Court's deliberations over California's Prop 8 are expected to result in a decision in June. The Talk's Sara Gilbert announced her engagement on Monday, while former Who's the Boss star Danny Pintauro shared his news last week.
Berkus, a former Oprah protégé, was in a two-year relationship with shoe designer Brian Atwood, which ended in 2009. He also tragically lost his partner Fernando Bengoechea in the 2004 tsunami while vacationing in Sri Lanka. He shared the story on The Oprah Winfrey Show just weeks after his loss.
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Amar'e Stoudemire's agent said the veteran forward is unhappy with the way the season ended for him and the Knicks, but that Stoudemire believes he'll play a bigger role next year.
"You know Amar'e, he's going to work as hard as he can during the offseason," said Happy Walters, Stoudemire's agent. "It was a tough year, but Amar'e is already looking forward to next season. He'll be ready."
Woodson would not commit to making Stoudemire a starter next season. Carmelo Anthony's best position is power forward and he finished third in the MVP race playing Stoudemire's natural position. The Knicks shopped Stoudemire last summer and will likely try to do it again. But with two years remaining on his contract, Stoudemire may be the toughest Knick to trade.
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Ok you might think I am crazy . My son is eight years old of course I give him the responsible of maintain clean bedroom. Every so often I would clean it. You would be surprise what I find. The main reason is really keep abreast what goes on his room from removing old clothes or finding food wrappers when he is not suppose to be eating in his room.
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ds is 5 and he has to "clean" his room... pick stuff up off the floor, laundry in the laundry basket... that kind of stuff... but i need to get in there to organize... im being lazy cause i meant to do it pre-holiday but was in my first trimester and now i figure i'll just wait to see what the gender of the baby is... THEN i'll have a lot of "nesting" to do hahaha


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Gaza Youth Break Out (GYBO): Gazan Youth's Manifesto for Change.
Gaza Youth Break Out (GYBO) have issued a Manifesto for Change. Visit their Facebook page and support them. Also visit the Sharek Youth Forum web site and learn about the struggle for a life independent of Israel and of Hamas. Do not let Hamas destroy the last vestiges of independent civil society in Gaza.
Gazan Youth's Manifesto for Change
By Gaza Youth Break Out (GYBO)
December 30, 2010
Fuck Hamas. Fuck Israel. Fuck Fatah. Fuck UN. Fuck UNWRA. Fuck USA! We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16's breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in our souls in order to release this immense frustration that consumes us because of this fucking situation we live in; we are like lice between two nails living a nightmare inside a nightmare, no room for hope, no space for freedom. We are sick of being caught in this political struggle; sick of coal dark nights with airplanes circling above our homes; sick of innocent farmers getting shot in the buffer zone because they are taking care of their lands; sick of bearded guys walking around with their guns abusing their power, beating up or incarcerating young people demonstrating for what they believe in; sick of the wall of shame that separates us from the rest of our country and keeps us imprisoned in a stamp-sized piece of land; sick of being portrayed as terrorists, homemade fanatics with explosives in our pockets and evil in our eyes; sick of the indifference we meet from the international community, the so-called experts in expressing concerns and drafting resolutions but cowards in enforcing anything they agree on; we are sick and tired of living a shitty life, being kept in jail by Israel, beaten up by Hamas and completely ignored by the rest of the world.
There is a revolution growing inside of us, an immense dissatisfaction and frustration that will destroy us unless we find a way of canalizing this energy into something that can challenge the status quo and give us some kind of hope. The final drop that made our hearts tremble with frustration and hopelessness happened 30th November, when Hamas' officers came to Sharek Youth Forum, a leading youth organization (www.sharek.ps) with their guns, lies and aggressiveness, throwing everybody outside, incarcerating some and prohibiting Sharek from working. A few days later, demonstrators in front of Sharek were beaten and some incarcerated. We are really living a nightmare inside a nightmare. It is difficult to find words for the pressure we are under. We barely survived the Operation Cast Lead, where Israel very effectively bombed the shit out of us, destroying thousands of homes and even more lives and dreams. They did not get rid of Hamas, as they intended, but they sure scared us forever and distributed post traumatic stress syndrome to everybody, as there was nowhere to run.
We are youth with heavy hearts. We carry in ourselves a heaviness so immense that it makes it difficult to us to enjoy the sunset. How to enjoy it when dark clouds paint the horizon and bleak memories run past our eyes every time we close them? We smile in order to hide the pain. We laugh in order to forget the war. We hope in order not to commit suicide here and now. During the war we got the unmistakable feeling that Israel wanted to erase us from the face of the earth. During the last years Hamas has been doing all they can to control our thoughts, behaviour and aspirations. We are a generation of young people used to face missiles, carrying what seems to be a impossible mission of living a normal and healthy life, and only barely tolerated by a massive organization that has spread in our society as a malicious cancer disease, causing mayhem and effectively killing all living cells, thoughts and dreams on its way as well as paralyzing people with its terror regime. Not to mention the prison we live in, a prison sustained by a so-called democratic country.
History is repeating itself in its most cruel way and nobody seems to care. We are scared. Here in Gaza we are scared of being incarcerated, interrogated, hit, tortured, bombed, killed. We are afraid of living, because every single step we take has to be considered and well-thought, there are limitations everywhere, we cannot move as we want, say what we want, do what we want, sometimes we even cant think what we want because the occupation has occupied our brains and hearts so terrible that it hurts and it makes us want to shed endless tears of frustration and rage!
We do not want to hate, we do not want to feel all of this feelings, we do not want to be victims anymore. ENOUGH! Enough pain, enough tears, enough suffering, enough control, limitations, unjust justifications, terror, torture, excuses, bombings, sleepless nights, dead civilians, black memories, bleak future, heart aching present, disturbed politics, fanatic politicians, religious bullshit, enough incarceration! WE SAY STOP! This is not the future we want!
We want three things. We want to be free. We want to be able to live a normal life. We want peace. Is that too much to ask? We are a peace movement consistent of young people in Gaza and supporters elsewhere that will not rest until the truth about Gaza is known by everybody in this whole world and in such a degree that no more silent consent or loud indifference will be accepted.
This is the Gazan youth's manifesto for change!
We will start by destroying the occupation that surrounds ourselves, we will break free from this mental incarceration and regain our dignity and self respect. We will carry our heads high even though we will face resistance. We will work day and night in order to change these miserable conditions we are living under. We will build dreams where we meet walls.
We only hope that you – yes, you reading this statement right now! – can support us. In order to find out how, please write on our wall or contact us directly: firstname.lastname@example.com
We want to be free, we want to live, we want peace.
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A real New Year's resolution
One of the main stories to emerge after the tuition fees demonstrations earlier this month was the attack on Prince Charles and Camilla's car as it drove down Regent Street. Predictably, the commissioner of the Metropolitan police condemned what he referred to as the "thugs" who carried out the attack. The double-standards should be highlighted; why doesn't Mr Stephenson condemn the thugs in his own police force who rode into crowds of children on horseback and put several students in hospital. However, it was the second part of his comment that I found particularly worrying; Mr Stephenson praised the "enormous restraint" shown by the royal protection officers.
Bearing in mind that these officers are armed with weapons that kill people, one dreads to contemplate the implications of such a comment. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, went one step further, suggesting that the country could have a "different system" which, in his own words, would have resulted in "more broken heads [the next] morning".
The message is loud and clear; obey the government, or have your heads "broken". Mr Johnson, we also have a "different system" in mind; one where we are all entitled to a free, equal education.
And let us look, historically, at what the British royal family represent. Is it not true that for centuries, the monarchy have been the symbol of the imperialist pursuits of the British Empire? The same imperialism which continues today through our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, our soldiers stationed across the world, and the superiority complex that stipulates "we" must show "them" how to live their lives.
Is it only me that finds it strange that countries from Botswana to Belize, and from Sierra Leone to Swaziland have English as an official language? Could we ever imagine this being acceptable the other way round? Setswana being declared the official language of the United Kingdom? Of course not.
Is it only me that finds it strange to learn that when children were killed by plastic bullets in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, after demonstrations were fired upon by British soldiers occupying their country, the British media were prohibited from reporting their deaths, but when British soldiers were killed in retaliation, their deaths were reported. Why are the deaths of British soldiers considered more valuable, and more media-worthy, than the deaths of Irish children?
Is it only me to find it strange that here in England, we still have a family born into the privelige of a life of royalty whilst thousands of children are born into poverty?
Let's make a real New Year's resolution for 2011; to demand equality for all human beings, irrespective of nationality, wealth or family background. It is the least we can do.
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The invisible Palestinian liberation struggle
Two years has passed since the beyond brutal attack by israel on what is basically a defenseless population, two years since israeli military and paramilitary forces murdered men, women and children, even young children and bombed to dust hospitals, schools, community houses, ambulances and just about anything both moving and not.
The obviously correct and meticulous Goldstone rapport offers a detailed and horrible picture of what happened. The Norwegian surgeons Mads Gilbert and Erik Fosse and others present gave their personal account of «wading in blood», all of it pretty much ignored by western news media.
The Genocide of the Palestinian people, by israeli forces, ongoing since 1945 took yet another dramatic turn for the worse.
Let me once again remind you of what genocide is, according to Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948):
Article 2
…any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.Article 3
The following acts shall be punishable:
(a) Genocide;
(b) Conspiracy to commit genocide;
(c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide;
(d) Attempt to commit genocide;
(e) Complicity in genocide.
Make no mistake, this is what is happening in Palestine.
The official international reaction to the massacre in Gaza was as predictable, as it is sad and inhuman. It was a shrug, really, and yet another attempt at blaming the victims for the acts of their oppressor and occupant.
Private citizens, like myself got totally fed up, though. I had been aware of the situation in Palestine for years, and written several articles about it, but I hadn't actually engaged myself in its activism. Many felt like me. Thousands joined the various Palestine-friendly groups in Europe, United States and the world.
Western governments, however continued their fence sitting, continued being «friends with israel», a completely disgusting and unacceptable stand.
Anything putting pressure on israel, like the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement and South American nations recognizing Palestine as an independent state (worrying to no end the israeli cabinet minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer) is a good thing, but far stronger measures are sorely needed.
The attack on the international flotilla and massacre onboard the Mavi Marmara elicited pretty much the same reaction, the same lack of response. The Turkish government was pretty livid… for a while, but now says it wants a return to «normal relations» with israel.
There are the massacres, a new one every second year or so, but even worse than that is the ongoing, deliberate erosion of the Palestinian people from Palestine. Look at the map from 1946 and look at the same area today, and an undeniable truth appears even stronger than it does in the daily independent news.
Palestinian farmers on the West Bank have to beg Israeli soldiers for working on their own land. Practically every day they have to put up with hours of humiliation and degradation to do even the most simple of tasks. The Palestinians are terrorized while, israeli citizens are stealing ever more of their land.
Today Palestinians lack even the most basic of human rights, in Gaza, on the West Bank and within Israeli borders. It's an intolerable situation that the world community is mostly ignoring and allows to deteriorate further.
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Metropolitan Police face legal action for kettling children during tuition fees protest
Scotland Yard is facing legal action over claims that officers "falsely imprisoned" and assaulted schoolchildren during a tuition fees protest in London.
In what is believed to be the first lawsuit taken against police in connection with the violence, lawyers from human rights group Liberty have notified the Metropolitan Police of legal action involving minors who suffered "inhuman and degrading treatment" during a protest on 24 November.
The organisation claims the treatment of children amounted to a breach of their human rights after they were "kettled" by officers during the demonstrations for up to nine hours in cold conditions, without food, and were denied medical help despite some of them suffering injuries, including at least two fractures.
The claim is on behalf of three young protesters, one of whom is a 15-year-old whose foot was broken after allegedly being struck by an officer when trying to leave a police kettle and who claims she was subsequently refused medical help. Another is a 17-year-old London student who became so distressed inside the "kettle" that her father said she came away suffering from shock. The third is Rory Evans, 19, whose ankle was broken during a crowd surge among protesters contained between police lines.
Lawyers believe the Met breached the European convention on human rights on at least four counts. The case is believed to be the first of what many observers believe could be a number against police over the protests.
The 15-year-old claimant, a GCSE pupil who was wearing her school uniform, describes how she became anxious while "kettled" and decided to go home. The teenager was climbing a gate to leave when an officer pulled her down and struck her.
A letter to Scotland Yard's legal team states: "The police officer continued to pull her down, causing her to fall on to the floor. She picked herself back up and the police officer then hit her hard on her foot with a baton. She was then alone in the 'kettled' area and barely able to walk unassisted." "She was extremely cold and frightened and in a great deal of pain," the letter adds.
The 17-year-old, an A-level student, joined the protest and was kettled within 15 minutes of arriving in Whitehall. For six hours she unsuccessfully asked officers to allow her to leave because she was desperate to go to the toilet. At 6pm, portable toilets were delivered outside the "kettle", but after the teenager was allowed to use them she was escorted back inside the crowd. She has described seeing a woman pleading to be released because she felt nauseous. Later she was escorted from the kettle, vomited by the side of the road and was taken back into the kettle without receiving any medical attention.
After seven hours police said she could leave when her father turned up.
The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Observer: "It's disappointing that young people had their opportunity to express themselves taken away. There are not many positive things for young people who are categorised as yobs and will be forced to pay ridiculous amounts for university. The police tactics made a mockery of pluralism in democracy."
The final case involves Evans, a recent school leaver who described how people "kettled" in Whitehall resembled a "large tide" against lines of police with officers pushing back. He said people started to fall and he became trapped, with other demonstrators falling on his ankle and causing it to break. Evans noticed young people in school uniform who had also fallen. In serious pain, the teenager was eventually released from the kettle but, although he asked police, they did not seek medical attention for him nor know where to find assistance.
Emma Norton, legal officer at Liberty, said: "Policing demonstrations is no easy task but the police must distinguish between the law-abiding majority and the handful intent on violence. Our three young clients came away from November's march distressed, and, in two cases, with broken bones.
"The tactic of 'kettling' large groups so that peaceful protesters and passers-by are trapped for hours alongside more troublesome elements exacerbates tensions and creates a risk to public safety."
Scotland Yard has justified "kettling", saying it was crucial to contain people and the threat of disorder while minimising the use of force. Last week the Metropolitan Police commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson, said officers had to deal with "unrestrained violence" at the protests. Discussing his officers' actions, he said "things happen in violent disorders" and he regretted any injuries caused. He said any complaints about police conduct would be investigated.
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Gaza: Two Years after The Horror!
This week marks the second anniversary of the horror inflicted on the people of the Gaza Strip. Nothing has changed! Gaza has returned to its pre-invasion state of siege, confronted with the usual international indifference. Two years after the Israeli assault that lasted 22 long days and dark nights, during which its brave people were left alone to face one of the strongest armies in the world, Gaza no longer makes the news. Its people die slowly, its children are malnourished, its water contaminated, and yet it is deprived even of a word of sympathy from the President the United States and the leaders of Europe.
The dehumanization of the Palestinians of Gaza continues unabated. But now the urgent question is how to hold Israel accountable to international law and basic principles of human rights in order to forestall further escalation.
One way to begin holding Israel accountable is through direct witness and citizen solidarity. For example, on December 27, an Asian aid convoy comprising of politicians and activists from 18 countries will arrive in Gaza in an attempt to break Israel's four year siege and to remind the world of the cruel consequences of the siege and the massacre. It is one f the remarkable undertakings by international Civil Society organizations that have decided to take action into their own hand after the miserable failure of the "International Community." Some of those activists experienced first hand what it means to show true solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza when nine Turkish activists were brutally murdered in broad-day light on Mavi Marmara.
While in Gaza, The convoy's activists will undoubtedly hear stories that will curdle the blood. During the massacre, one Israeli soldier commented, "That's what is so nice, supposedly, about Gaza: You see a person on a road, walking along a path. He doesn't have to be with a weapon, you don't have to identify him with anything and you can just shoot him."
Israel could not have carried out its brutal assault, preceded and followed by a punishing siege, without a green light from leading world powers. When Israel attacked Gaza in February/March 2008, Matan Vilnai, then-deputy minister of defense (a misnomer for an aggressive, occupying power), threatened a "greater Shoah" (Holocaust). Some 102 Palestinians, including 21 children, were killed.
The reaction of the international community? Absolutely nothing substantive. On the contrary, the EU decided to reward the aggressor by upgrading its trade agreements with Israel. This upgrade in early December 2008 gave the go-ahead for the larger Gaza massacre of 2009 in which more than 1,400 Palestinians were killed: the majority of them civilians. But now, in spite of Israeli war crimes, both the US and the EU continue to strengthen ties with Israel.
The resemblance of Israel's violent campaign of domination to that of the apartheid South African regime has recently been articulated by the anti-Apartheid freedom fighter and former South African government minister Ronnie Kasrils: "[It is not] difficult for anyone acquainted with colonial history to understand the way in which deliberately cultivated race hate inculcates a justification for the most atrocious and inhumane actions against even defenseless civilians – women, children, the elderly amongst them."
The South African apartheid regime came under repeated pressure as the United Nations Security Council passed one resolution after another condemning its inhumane treatment of blacks. This gave much-needed succor to the oppressed, while we Palestinians, today, are bereft of even this tiny comfort because the United States continues to use its veto to ensure that Israel escapes censure.
Today, there is a growing grassroots struggle inside Palestine, much as there was inside apartheid South Africa. An intensified international solidarity movement with a common agenda can make the struggle for Palestine resonate in every country in the world. Our goal now, as civil society organizations, is to lift the siege against Gaza. To accomplish this, many activists, Palestinian and international, have launched a boycott campaign modeled on the global South African anti-apartheid campaign. This campaign is a democratic movement based on the struggle for human rights and the implementation of international law. Our struggle is not religious, ethnic, nor racial, but rather universalist; it is a struggle that guarantees the humanization of our people in the face of a dreadful Israeli war machine.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, a staunch supporter of Palestinian rights, has said, "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." While the Israeli armed forces were bombing my neighborhood, the UN, EU, Arab League and the international community remained silent in the face of atrocities. Hundreds of corpses of children and women failed to convince them to intervene.
Gaza 2009, like the Sharpeville 1960 massacre, cannot be ignored. It demands a response from all who believe in a common humanity. Nelson Mandela pointed the way to this shared humanity when years ago he stated, "But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."
Now is the time to boycott the Apartheid Israeli state, to divest from its economy and to impose sanctions against it. This is the only way to ensure the creation of a secular, democratic state for all its inhabitants in historic Palestine regardless of race, creed, or ethnicity.
Haidar Eid is Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Postmodern Literature at Gaza's al-Aqsa University and a policy advisor with Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network.
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Sanjeev Mervana, senior director of service provider marketing at Cisco, explained to Enterprise Networking Planet that in the three-layer Cisco ONE service provider architecture, the Cisco Evolved Services Platform is the middle layer, between the application and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network layers.
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Q. What kind of dogs do you use? We use Belgian Malinois and German Shepherds.
Q. Who trains the dogs? We train allour dogs "in house." This means that the handler and the unit trainer train them. No private individuals are involved in training our dogs.
Q. Do the dogs live with their handlers? Yes. Each dog is assigned to one handler who is responsible for the care of the dog. The dogs live at home with their handler in a kennel provided by the city.
Q. How old are the dogs when they start training? Dogs are carefully screened and tested before they begin training. The dogs need to have the appropriate drive for Police work. They must also be environmentally sound and mature to deal with the pressures of training. We also want the dog to be fully developed so we can get a good x-ray of the hips and elbows. In order to properly test a dog we like the dogs to be about 18 months to 3 years old.
Q. How old are the dogs when they retire? We do not retire a dog based upon a certain age. It depends on their health, but generally a Police Dog retires around 8 or 9 years old. We did have a dog successfully work past 10 years of age.
Q.Where do they go when they retire? It has been the city's practice to let the dogs live out the remainder of their lives with the handlers with whom they worked their career.
Q.How long are the dogs trained? The K-9 team completes a 400-hour basic patrol and detection course.
Q.How do officers get selected to become canine handlers? Officers must complete an application process and an interview. We generally look for dependable, self-motivated officers. An officer in the K-9 unit must be able to work without direct supervision and be extremely motivated. Candidates must also have been an officer for at least two years.
Q.Where does WSPD get their dogs from? We get our dogs from a K-9 vendor who imports them from Europe. We receive calls from the public about donating dogs to the department and they are welcome; however, they usually don't pass our screening process.
Q.How much do the dogs cost? A dog usually costs between $3500 to $6000. This may seem like a lot but the dog will usually pay for itself within the first six months on the street after training.
Q.Who pays for the care of the dogs? The City of Winston-Salem pays for all of the dog's upkeep. They are provided with the very best medical care available. Their food, flea spray, bowls, toys, leashes, and all other equipment are also provided by the city.
Q.Are the dogs safe when left in their patrol cars while the handler isn't there? Absolutely! The canine vehicles are equipped with the most up-to-date canine safety devices on the market. Heat sensors in the car will activate the car's horn, roll down the back windows and turn on a fan in the car if the dog's area gets too warm. Remote control door opening ensures the dog can get out of the car to assist the handler at the touch of a button or in any other emergency situation.
Q.How is a dog able to smell so well? A number of things contribute to the dog's keen sense of smell. Their long snouts have a large turbinate bone structure that holds millions of scent receptor cells, plus the olfactory lobe of their brain is much larger than that of a human being.
Q.Is hurting a Police Dog the same as hurting a Police Officer? A personwho willfully causes or attempts to cause harm to a police dog is a Class 1 Misdemeanor. A personwho willfully causes or attempts to cause serious harm to a police dog is a Class 1 Felony.
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Repulsive Monkey, I believe WestSide makes use of swiss ball presses as a RECOVERY excercise, not for dynamic or max effort lifting.
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I didn't say to do it at any other time. Actually, I didn't specifically say when to do it at all. What I did say was that you need to know the difference between these things to understand when using this approach will be useful.
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Yeah, I wasn't trying to correct you because you, just wanted it pointed out, that's all. I don't even do this crap so I don't know why I care, its just what I read.
I think it was on deepsquatter's web site in the articles.
Actually as MA guys we probably have enough instability right? I mean power lifters ay not but when we grapple or kickbox or even do silly stupid cluster **** kata, we are unbalanced and such, it may be a waste for a serious MA'st.
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Make me think unbalanced training blows.
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This book is about what I call "Fix it or lose it Management". I wrote it to help you do your own turnaround inside your organization, before someone else does it for you – or your organization goes under completely. This book is a compendium of carefully selected good ideas from good books, plus my own experience in nearly 20 years as a management consultant and the 27 years of Military service that preceded it. Like my last book, I wrote it so that you could have straightforward, no-nonsense material, ready to implement. CEOs and other responsible people in leadership positions don't always have time to do their own research. Instead, they throw themselves on the mercy of contractors, who think in terms of yearly contracts. You can do the job better.
Courses of Action Management develops courses of action (COAs) to correct identified operational or administrative gaps in organizational performance. COAs should address root causes of the gaps and put corrective equipment, procedures, documentation and/or practices are in place to preclude or mitigate future occurrences. Chapter 4 on Metrics and Measures of Effectiveness discussed the importance of both quantifying present or planned operations or processes and doing it in a way that provides nearly "dashboard-like" feedback. COAs should bring with them the metrics and controls that ensure that they are implemented, effective, and that the associated effort is commensurate with the potential risk to the mission or process. Chapter 5 on Benchmarking discussed how to identify and analyze gaps between actual and expected/required outcomes in a process or operation. Chapter 6 on Material and Non-Material Solutions leads the reader to consider how much may be done without expending limited time and funding on procuring new technology or on research and development. Chapter 7 on Synergy and Innovation discussed how the development and implementation of one course of action may improve several different areas or improve one area by an amount greater than expected. COAs should always be developed with thought to potential synergies. Chapter 8 on Cost-Benefit Analysis gives you a quick way to screen your initiatives for practicality and affordability. Chapter 9 on Risk Management showed how to identify and assess threats, criticalities, and vulnerabilities for the organization's operations and how to apply numerical values (criteria) for the assessment. The chapter went on to show how notional implementation of courses of action of COAs can predict reduced vulnerability for an operation, and therefore lowered risk Again, you can also predict no reduction or even an increase of vulnerability. That's why we model a change before actually investing time or money in it.. I made the assertion that risk assessment becomes risk management when the leadership elects to "game" one or more changes and to predict their impact prior to implementation. It is with these other discussions in mind that we now discuss in more detail the development of corrective courses of action "Corrective" courses of action means that we have formally evaluated some COAs and found them of little or no value, or having the potential to make things worse. Categories of Courses of Action Earlier we categorized solutions in to three categories: · Material · Non-Material · Realignment. I recommend that the same categories be used for the COAs, using the same/similar definitions. To review: Material COAs are technological in nature, likely requiring significant expenditures of time and funding, in the unsure and uncertain hope that they will make your organization run measurably more effectively, safely, competitively, and efficiently. Again, material COAs do not always work as designed, and when they do, it may not be to the degree that was anticipated. It is for these reasons that an organization owes it to itself when doing strategic planning to check first to see how greatly non-material COAs (singly or in combination) can work instead. It is also necessary to ensure that approved material COAs be accompanied by necessary non-material COAs. Non-material COAs are practical, actionable measures that management can take to increase the operational effectiveness, safety, and compliance of organizations without benefit of (or reliance on) cost or time-prohibitive technologies. Functional alignment COAs are a separate form of non-material solutions. Implementing them usually requires reassignment of personnel and/or responsibilities, which in turn may require concurrence and support from higher authority, or (at a minimum) significant staffing prior to implementation.
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MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook has redesigned the main attraction of its social network to address complaints that its website has turned into a jumble of monotonous musings and random photos.
In an attempt to breathe new life into Facebook's News Feed, the company will introduce new controls that allow people to sort streams of photos and other material into organized sections.
With the makeover unveiled Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes to turn the News Feed into something more like a newspaper tailored to the particular interests of each of the social network's more than 1 billion worldwide users.
Although Zuckerberg didn't say it, the overhaul also appears to be aimed at carving out more space to show larger and more dynamic ads within the News Feed as Facebook seeks to boost its revenue and stock price.
Previous tweaks to the News Feed have triggered howls of protest among Facebook's users. Hoping to minimize the grousing this time around, Facebook intends to roll out the changes in phases. It will probably be six months to a year before everyone who accesses Facebook on a personal computer sees the revamped News Feed, the company said. The facelift is likely to be more jarring for those who only visit Facebook on a PC because it incorporates some features already deployed in the social network's mobile applications for smartphones and tablet computers.
"They needed to freshen things up," said Brian Blau, research director of consumer technologies for Gartner Inc. "This should bring a lot of cooler things" into the News Feed.
The new features will enable users to choose to see streams of content that may feature nothing but photos or posts from their closest friends, family members or favorite businesses. Or they can just peruse content about music, or sports, as if they were grabbing a section of a newspaper. Other newspaper-like changes will include lists of events that users' social circles have flagged for the upcoming weekend and other summaries meant to resemble a table of contents.
By adding more personal touches, Facebook is acknowledging that the computer-generated formulas that it has been using to determine the content shown to each user have become less effective as the social circles within its network have widened to include a more diverse array of information.
"This gives people more power to dig deeper into the topics they care about," Zuckerberg said while discussing the makeover at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif. headquarters.
Facebook still intends to rely on algorithms to select some material to feature on the main part of the News Feed, much like newspaper editors determine what goes on the front page.
Comment on this storyMore space on the News Feed's front page and other sections space will be devoted to pictures and video in recognition of how dominant those visual elements have become on Facebook as smartphones and tablet computers equipped with high-quality cameras have made it easier to share snapshots and clips.
About 50 percent of the posts on News Feed include a photo or video now, up from 25 percent in late 2011, Zuckerberg said.
Bigger pictures also will give advertisers a larger canvass to make their marketing pitches. Facebook is hoping marketers will seize the opportunity to develop more creative ways to entice and intrigue customers so advertising can become a more acceptable fixture on the social network.


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Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy likes where his Rebels are at 6-2. He'd rather be 8-0, but some defensive moves he made after the George Mason game — mostly put Anthony Perez at small forward — have gotten him the desired results.
Perez isn't scoring consistently, but his length is really helping out against opposing guards. That was a big plus in the UMass game, Kennedy said.
Ole Miss is in finals this week and gets back on the floor Saturday at Southeast Missouri State which is led by former Mississippi State coach Rick Ray.


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This is the farm house of the family Welti in Küsnacht, next to the place I live. Family Welti cultivates the vineyard Giesshübel in Küsnacht.
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Pretty much everyone who knows my kiddo knows his obsession with all things transportation-related. It started with Thomas the Tank Engine, which has some oddly mesmerizing hold over the toddler male demographic. Then we got into Pixar's Cars -- great timing for that one because now with the sequel coming out, we can't even buy cereal without Lightning McQueen and crew staring out at us from every shelf. And along the way we have accumulated other vehicles of various origination and type. Most days my living room looks like we are about to hold a public auto auction.
Big surprise then that when we go to the library, most of our selections feature trains, trucks, boats and the like. This past week one of Sprout's favorite selections is Byron Barton's Trains. It's a classic that I remember from my bookselling days as being steadily popular, along with Barton's other titles like Trucks, Planes, and Boats. Barton's illustration style features chunky yet remarkably detailed translations of the theme, loads of primary colors, and pleasantly appealing humans, similar to Todd Parr's, who don't get in the way of the action. In short, all the things toddler boys are drawn to.
What I hadn't remembered, until I spent the past week reading this title twice a night, every night, is that Barton does a great job of incorporating diversity into a book that isn't ostensibly multicultural. Sure, the trains take center stage (especially that passenger train -- that sucker just keeps popping up!). But look closer and you'll note that Barton's people are all colors of the rainbow. And it's not just a token brown face at the edge of the crowd, but families, business travelers, and railway staff of multiple hues. Our favorite part of the book is the spread with the passengers asleep, one face in each window. Sprout delights in pointing out the little brown boy in the back ("me!" he chirps), and the reddish-haired white lady just in front of him ("Mama!"). This is a refreshing change for us from the mostly whitewashed world of Thomas and Friends. Kudos to you, Byron Barton!
If you can't find these in your library (and they are older -- Trains is copyrighted 1986), look for the board book versions online or at your local indie bookstore. A great addition to any little man's collection!


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Start Times
Marathon | 7:30 AM | Mel Lastman Square |
Half-Marathon | 8:30 AM | Mel Lastman Square |
10K Run | 7:30 AM | Aylmer Road and Park Road |
5K Run | 8:00 AM | Ontario Place |
5K walk | 12:00 PM | Ontario Place |
Relay | 7:50 AM | Mel Lastman Square |
Participants are responsible for arriving at the start line at least 30 minutes before the scheduled start.
Public Transit
Please be advised that TTC subway service begins at 8:00 AM on Sundays. TTC surface routes operate on regular Sunday hours. The 320 Yonge route operates every 3-4 minutes to the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K start lines. The 300 Bloor-Danforth route is a 5-10 minute walk to the 10K start line via Park Rd.
If driving to the Start Line, please be advised that road closures are in effect starting at 7:00 AM. Parking is available near the start lines for all events. Check map below for parking lots near Marathon and Half Marathon start line.
For parking near the 10K start line, the closest Green P lots are located at 1010 Yonge Street, 37 Yorkville Avenue, and 74 Yorkville Avenue.
Parking is available near the 5K Start Line, and Finish Line for all events, at Exhibition Place.
Shuttle Buses
Shuttle buses to the start line will be available for participants in the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K with a valid shuttle bus ticket (stamped on bib). Tickets are available for $15.00.
Departure Points:
Hilton Hotel: University and Richmond (Marathon & Half Marathon Only)
Ontario Place: Remembrance Dr. at the South West end of parking lot 2 east of the pedestrian bridge over Lake Shore Blvd. (Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. See map below)
10k Shuttle departs Ontario Place at 6:15 AM Sharp!
Shuttle buses will depart between 5:45 AM and 7:00 AM. You must have a shuttle ticket to board the bus. Please note that it takes approximately 30 to 40 minutes to get up to the start area. Shuttle buses are limited and sell out, so please book early!
Tickets will not available at the Expo and must be purchased by April 15th. There are no shuttles for the 5K.
Transportation After the Race (Begins at 9:30)
Shuttle buses will be available after the race to take participants to the Hilton and subway (Osgoode Station). Take the pedestrian bridge just west of the finish area across Lake Shore Blvd. to the parking lot at Exhibition Place to board the shuttle buses. There is no shuttle service back to the Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K start lines..
Public transit is available near the finish line. Streetcars take passengers to Bathurst Station (Route 511) and Union Station (Route 509) from the Exhibition Loop. The 29 Dufferin bus operates between Exhibition Place and Dufferin Station.
Bag Check
Bag check is available for all participants. Marathon and Half Marathon participants may check their bags at the trucks located just south of Mel Lastman Square on the south side of North York Blvd. Marathon participants MUST check their bag by 7:00 AM. Half Marathon participants MUST check their bag by 7:45 AM. If you miss these times, your bag will NOT be transported to our finish area.
Bag Check for 10K participants will be located near Budd Sugarman Park. Bags MUST be checked by 6:50 AM.
Bag check for 5K Run and Walk participants will be located at the west end of the finish area.
Please bring your own bag if you wish to check items before the race. Attach the tag provided on the bottom of your bib to your bag for proper identification. Do not pack valuables. Your bag will be waiting for you at the west end of the finish area. We strongly suggest that you pay attention to the weather, and pack clothes accordingly. It's a good idea to pack your change of clothes in a plastic bag and then insert it into your bag, just in case it's raining. Be vigilant! Should you notice anything suspicious, notify a race official or police immediately.
Important Safety Note
For the safety of all participants, we strongly recommend against wearing iPods or similar audio devices that inhibit your ability to hear surrounding sounds. This is a danger to fellow participants and yourself if you cannot hear direction from a race official, event participant, or emergency vehicles.
Canadian Diabetes Association Clothing Donations
The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) will be accepting clothing donations at the GoodLife Fitness Toronto Marathon. Participants can donate their gently used clothing. A Clothesline truck will be on-site at the start line on race day to accept donations. Clothes that are shed during the race will also be donated. Items being accepted for donation include: clothing, purses, hats, footwear, accessories, curtains, blankets, pillows, towels, sheets, linens, and draperies. We ask that you please pack items in regular-sized garbage bags.
Each bag of clothing collected will support the Canadian Diabetes Association and raise vital funds for diabetes research, education, services and programs such as D-Camps. The CDA is the only national organization to operate camps for children living with type 1 diabetes in the country. D-Camps provide children with an authentic and exciting camp experience where they also take steps to becoming independent in managing their diabetes. Parents also have peace of mind knowing that their children are monitored by a dedicated team of trained medical professionals who are available around the clock.
Tracking is available – please see the SportStats team at our Expo (located in Heritage Court near shirt pick up) for information on live results on Facebook.
Start Corrals
Marathon | Half-Marathon | ||
Elite (Red) | Sub 2:30 | Elite (Red) | Sub 1:15 |
Sub Elite (Yellow) | Sub 3:10 | Sub Elite (Yellow) | Sub 1:35 |
Competitive (Blue) | Sub 3:35 | Competitive (Blue) | Sub 1:47 |
Preferred (Green) | Sub 4:00 | Preferred (Green) | Sub 2:00 |
Open (Orange) | 4:00+ | Open (Orange) | 2:00+ |
Aid Stations
Aid stations supplying water, Gatorade and toilets will be on course approximately every 2.5 km and Start and Finish Lines. If you are in distress, please inform a race official immediately.
The Course
The 1st mile, every 5th mile, and each km are marked. Clocks will be located at the Start, halfway point of the Marathon, and Ontario Place. The Marathon markers are blue and the Half Marathon markers are orange. All participants on the course after 6 hours may be asked to move onto the sidewalk and obey normal traffic laws. Race marshals will pull any person running without a bib off the course. We urge paying participants to discourage anyone from participating unofficially.
As well as the entertainment at each Aid Station, additional "Entertainment Stations" featuring a variety of music or cheering will be located along the course to help keep you motivated and get you to the finish line. If you know of a band, or entertainer who may be interested in supporting a great cause, please call 416-920-3466.
Finish Area
Remember to smile and keep your hands away from your bib number as you cross the finish line for your official picture by MarathonFoto! Bib numbers need to be clearly visible so that you can be identified. After you cross the finish line, proceed to the end of the chute as quickly as possible. Medals, food, massages, and medical assistance are all available. The Family Reunion area will be located just outside the chute.
Post Race
Runners will be provided with Gatorade, water, pitas, bananas, and oranges in the Food Tent. All leftover food will be donated to Second Harvest. A team of Registered Massage Therapists (RMTs) and physiotherapists will be available to all Marathon, Half Marathoner and 10K participants to help work out some of the aches and pains you may be feeling. A very experienced medical team, including chiropodists, will be on hand to assist any participant in need at the medical tent located at the base of the finish chute.
Final Instructions
Click Here to download Final Race Day Instructions (PDF).