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Assaha – Haret Hreyk
Impressive Lebanese Huge House with Excellent Cuisine
Food:International, Lebanese
Price:Between 14$ and 30$
Review by Jean
Assaha is a unique place. It is a castle looking building, built like a traditional Lebanese village. You have the souks, a hotel, people preparing coffee and saj the traditional way, etc. It has been chosen by important people sleep or eat, as shown in the photos on the entrance: kings and presidents of the regions have been there.
The restaurant is simply huge and is worth visiting. You can choose between a big open air square with its impressive fountains, or eat inside, which has been decorated with great care: nothing looks fake, I can't imagine how much money they spent to build such a place. Talking about the food, Assaha serves traditional Lebanese food: mezze, grills and specialties. The service is correct if there are not too much people, but beware: during Ramadan the restaurant is mostly full and waiters often makes mistakes, so it probably is the case for other occasions.
However, if you can pass through this, you'll enjoy a great mind-changing moment here.Write a Review
Traditional Lebanese menu with some southern specialties in addition to Saj, burger, pizza, pasta and cocktails.
Suitable for vegetarians.
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Has a terrace. Recommended for large groups, business lunches, families and friends.
A big castle-looking building on Airport avenue, behind Aytam station. Haret Hreyk, Beirut.
6 Reviews
Aug 19, 2010 at 11:52We went there for an eftar. The food was really not enough: they served only one small fattouch for 7 people, there were not enough soup for everyone, one kettle of jellab for all of us. The only thing that was generous was mjaddara and it was not delicious.They also insisted on serving the main course while we were beginning with the starters although there were no place on the table. The service in general was rough.
Aug 19, 2010 at 11:58بخيل ومش طيب
Aug 19, 2010 at 19:02aklo kter kter gale wa kter ba5eelll
Aug 19, 2010 at 11:28I've been eating at Assaha three times last two years and it was every time great: service and food was good and the place is really unique! I like to bring there my friends which are not used to go to the southern part of Beirut, so they see that there are nice things in this neighborhood. It's a must see!
Aug 5, 2013 at 13:47We did our family iftar there... It was very nice.. Good food and generous.. I was affraid at first because of the reviews but it turned out very good..
Aug 17, 2014 at 23:13I've been eating at Assaha since 2005 and honestly this restaurant is awesome in general.Place, food and service are great. Try it!
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Phone Number: 01 45 09 09 or 03 45 12 39
Website: http://www.assaha.info
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A big castle-looking building on Airport avenue, behind Aytam station. Haret Hreyk, Beirut.
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's benchmark stock index plunged by nearly 10 percent Sunday in the first trading session since the country's Islamist president issued decrees to assume sweeping new powers, while police in central Cairo fired tear gas at protesters who accuse the Egyptian leader of a blatant power grab.
President Mohammed Morsi's edicts, which were announced on Thursday, place him above oversight of any kind, including that of the courts. The move has thrown Egypt's already troubled transition to democracy into further turmoil, sparking angry protests across the country to demand the decrees be immediately rescinded.
The judiciary, which was the main target of Morsi's edicts, has pushed back. Judges and prosecutors stayed away from several courts in Cairo and across much of the country.
The nation's highest judicial body called on judges and prosecutors to return to work and announced that its members would meet with Morsi on Monday to try to persuade him to restrict immunity to major state decisions like declaring war or martial law.
With the opening bell of the country's stock market on Sunday, the first day of the workweek in Egypt, the turmoil spread from the country's bitter politics to its already ailing economy. The Egyptian Exchange's EGX30 index dropped 9.59 percentage points, making the losses among the biggest since the turbulent days and weeks immediately after the ouster in a popular uprising of authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak last year.
The loss in the value of shares was estimated at close to $5 billion.
Morsi, who narrowly won the presidency in June, said his measures were designed to "protect the revolution," but they triggered an uproar among non-Islamist political groups now vowing to press on with street protests to force him to back down.
Late Sunday, Morsi's office issued an English-language statement defending his decrees, repeating the argument he used when addressing supporters Friday outside his Cairo palace that the measures were designed to bolster the country's transition to democratic rule and dismantle Mubarak's old regime.
"The presidency reiterates the temporary nature of the said measures, which are not meant to concentrate powers," it said. The statement also pledged Morsi's commitment to engaging all political forces in drafting a new constitution. Secular and Christian members withdrew from the panel drafting the document, claiming that the Islamists who dominate the body have hijacked the process to produce a charter with an Islamist slant.
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping in unless Morsi rescinds his new powers, as the country's long fragmented opposition sought to unite and rally new protests.
Egypt's liberal and secular forces — long divided, weakened and uncertain amid the rise of Islamist parties to power — are seeking to rally themselves in response to the decrees.
On Sunday, protesters clashed with police in Cairo's Tahrir square, birthplace of the uprising that toppled Mubarak, and in the side streets and avenues leading off the plaza. The Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said 267 protesters have been arrested and 164 policemen injured since the unrest began a week ago, initially to mark the anniversary of street protests a year ago against the nation's then-military rulers. Forty-two protesters were killed in those demonstrations.
The ministry did not say how many protesters were injured in the latest clashes, but security officials put the figure at 260. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to release the information.
Several dozen protesters are staging a sit-in in Tahrir, vowing not to leave before Morsi rescinds his decrees. The two sides have called for massive rival protests on Tuesday at two Cairo locations less than a mile apart, raising the possibility of renewed clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi.
In the latest sign of the unrest sweeping the country, suspected militants blew up a military installation under construction in the central Sinai Peninsula area of al-Qaseema early Sunday, wounding three workers, according to security officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
It was the second blast to target a military building in Sinai in as many days. On Saturday, another border guard structure under construction was blown up in Rafah, close to the Israeli border.
Nobody claimed responsibility for either attack, but authorities have been battling al-Qaida-inspired militants in Sinai who have stepped up attacks against Egyptian security forces, and even on occasion staged cross-border raids targeting Israelis.


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Excellent article on "Saving Africa's 'unicorn', the okapi" . Conservationists are working with local communities to protect the okapi, and its rainforest habitat, in the aftermath of a brutal civil war. Now, as a semblance of peace has settled over Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the okapi's prospects have further dimmed, for its home is increasingly seen as a rich source of timber, minerals, and bush meat to help the war-torn country rebuild. Here
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Opinion: What the Tea Party Wants
Americans for Prosperity President Tim Phillips on the fiscal cliff. Photos: Associated Press
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I think they hold the balance of power they've been noticeably quiet in the note is that they haven't talked much haven't complained they haven't said yes ... if Israel were urging them to vote no candidly we all were were ... this it's it's him ... raising taxes ... at any point is not a guide to the special in this economy is struggling in we think it's wrong to maneuver so ... I don't ... I think in the muscles of through with enough votes ... I would not be all surprised if the last ... pair of pink in the muscles of her ... now ... what to what extent is the isthe GOP caucus splintered on this and I don't mean splintered unusual one PS no Susan Ralph and sweat it right I mean Paul Ryan is c'mon being Asness ITU dot com in you got Eric Cantor ... of in favor of this you got the anti tax activist Grover Norquist in favor of this ... 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Republicans look that the stimulus bill that had two won support from American people it's easy to think back now and are working on oldest Cynosure popper it was popular ... to one support ... to their credit ... House Republicans so that this or this is wrongheaded ... they calmly articulate a point of view ... the last with a weeknight and stood firm ... in overtime ... the American people swung to their viewpoint so yes it was short term pain and difficulty ... with ... what it was the right thing to do and in the end was good politics ... 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Academy Stages 10th GRAMMYs On The Hill
On April 14 The Recording Academy resumed its GRAMMYs on the Hill event in Washington, D.C. — its 10th installment — after a hiatus during which The Academy sponsored 2008 events at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.
This year's GRAMMYs on the Hill Awards honored Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and country music star and GRAMMY winner Garth Brooks, all of whom received the GRAMMYs on the Hill Award for their commitment to improving the lives of working music professionals — the two legislators in particular through their support of the Performance Right Act, which would provide for a royalty payment to performers when terrestrial radio plays their music. Additionally, GRAMMY Foundation 2009 Signature Schools recipient Neuqua Valley High School was celebrated for its outstanding music program.
Performers included new country act Jypsi, songwriters Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims — who have written several Garth Brooks hits — and O.A.R. lead singer Marc Roberge, who is also a Recording Academy Washington, D.C. Chapter Governor.
Speaking of the Performance Rights Act, Durbin spoke of justice for performers who have been seeking a performance royalty for many years. "Pay 'em when you play 'em," he said to applause from the packed room of Academy members and fellow legislators.
Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow talked of the generosity of musicians such as Bob Geldof, who helped found Live Aid in 1985, and Bono, who has spearheaded African debt-relief efforts, saying the cliché of artists' reputations as divas is unfair and that their intellectual property rights should be respected just like any other rights holder.
Alluding to the hope for successful passage of the legislation, Issa said, "I hope we can say you gave us this award in the year we made [the Performance Rights Act] law."
The next day, nearly 200 Academy member advocates took to Capitol Hill for GRAMMYs on the Hill Advocacy Day to lobby on behalf of the Performance Rights Act, as well as Academy efforts to address the protection of the white space spectrum used by wireless microphones in concerts and other live settings. Fanning out to the offices of more than 100 senators and representatives, the advocates made their case to the legislators and their staffs in a continuing effort to make Capitol Hill aware of the concerns of the music community.


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NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Avery Johnson was fired Thursday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, team officials said.
Nets General Manager Billy King said the search for a new coach would begin immediately.
"The Nets ownership would like to express thanks to Avery for his efforts and to wish him every success in the future," said Brooklyn Nets principal owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
Johnson was in his third season as the Nets' coach. The team was a combined 46-102 in his first two seasons.
The Nets, in the first season at their new home in New York after 45 years in New Jersey as members of the ABA and then the NBA, are 14-14 overall but 3-7 in their last 10 games.
Johnson previously coached Dallas for more than three seasons, helping the Mavericks to the NBA Finals in 2006. His overall coaching record is 254-186.


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OLIET, Ill. — Relatives of Kimberly Vaughn had no doubt that her husband, with alleged plans to start over his life in the Canadian wilderness, would spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting her and their three children along an Illinois roadway. So they didn't go to his sentencing hearing Tuesday to listen.
For the first time since the 2007 murders, her family publicly confronted Christopher Vaughn — sobbing as they told him what they'd lost. Her mother asked why he executed his family rather than simply leaving them so he could, as prosecutors allege, start a new life in Canada. Her father now struggles to play with his other grandchildren.
"Our hearts ache in the knowledge that they were priceless to everyone but the one man who should have loved them more than his own life," her identical twin sister, Susan Ledbetter, told the packed courtroom in Joliet, outside Chicago.
"I silently wonder if my parents and older sister experience pain in my presence," she added, struggling to hold back tears. "Because Kim and I share not only our looks, but also many of our personality traits."
Never looking up as she read from a statement, her mother Susan Phillips added: "All the defendant had to do was walk away."
When they were finished, the Will County judge sentenced Christopher Vaughn to four consecutive life prison sentences.
Through it all, the 38-year-old Vaughn sat quietly, displaying the same eerie lack of emotion that has marked his demeanor from the moment the crime was first discovered by police and throughout the 5 1/2 week trial.
Investigators say Vaughn woke up his family the morning of June 14, 2007, saying he was surprising them with a trip to a water park. They piled into the family's SUV at their home in Joliet and left, though were on the road for only a short time before he pulled over.
He shot his wife, then twice shot each of his children — 8-year-old Blake, 11-year-old Cassandra and 12-year-old Abigayle — while they were buckled into the back seat. He then shot himself in the leg and wrist in an effort to blame his wife for the shootings, prosecutors said.
While addressing the court, Susan Phillips said she instantly knew her daughter and grandchildren were dead when she saw the SUV flash across the television news and saw a sticker from a Wisconsin state park.
Though she didn't mention his alleged plans to move to Canada, she made clear that her daughter was strong and would have made a life for herself had he left his family.
She said that the murders — the acts of a "coward" — denied her family moments, big and small. She spoke of sewing with her granddaughters and the emails she exchanged with her grandson that contained big words they liked to throw at each other.
Kimberly Vaughn's father said the images of "four hearses and four caskets" would never leave his head. Like his wife, Del Phillips never mentioned Christopher Vaughn by name, but said he had taken from him the hugs of his grandchildren, the future dog walks and bike rides, the graduations, the weddings.
"I miss the little touches between our lives," he wrote in a statement that was read by a prosecutor. "Emotionally as a result of these executions I have unwittingly withdrawn from playing with my surviving grandchildren."
And he echoed his other daughter's fears about reminding her family so much of her dead sister, saying: "Once a blessing to have two beautiful young daughters is now a gruesome reminder that one is gone."
Kimberly Vaughn's other sister, Nikki Isemann, said in a statement read by a prosecutor that the slayings have turned her into a different person who sees "the evil and hateful part of people" before she sees anything else.
While some people have been understanding, "other friends have decided they can no longer be around someone so pessimistic," she wrote.
After the hearing, Del Phillips said sentencing will give them some sense of closure — though they'd hoped for something from Christopher Vaughn.
"'I'm sorry' would have been a good one,'" Phillips said.
The family wouldn't say whether they were disappointed that the death penalty was abolished in Illinois after Vaughn's arrest.
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"He is, in effect, in a death penalty right now," he said. "It's just a question of degree."


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i know it's been often discussed, but this article is worth the read. Atheists lose their faith in a variety of ways. 20+ years ago the path to enlightenment was, well, darker. thoughtful and nimble minds were only able to swallow religious mantra for so long before vomiting it back up. but much of that ability depended on just how religious your parents were. should you have found yourself in a fundy household, it's likely that the pressure and indoctrination you experienced were just too much to break away from. resources were limited. like-minded people were too scarce. information was too elusive.
no longer. the internet has aided and abetted countless freethinkers to break free. and it's only going to get better. i'm so very pleased that many more people are able to leave their dusty old religions behind. thank you, internet.
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I understand. Black civil rights issues and GLBT issues are not mine personally, but the underlying principle is mine. In fact, I learned a lot in the 1960s during the civil rights struggle to use with feminist issues. One important thing I learned then was to have a tough skin ... I was called everything you can imagine when teaching black kids and it has been no better with women's issues.
I am too old now to do any of the interesting and exciting things, however, this is a great time of life to read up on historical roots of prejudice and recognize the role religion plays in dehumanizing their members ... not blacks and women, but their own members brainwashed with delusions and denials.
Alan Perlman, thanks for the great resource! I think there is one here that will hold my interest and imagination. meetup.com
You're welcome. Being in a restaurant with a group of two dozen heretics, plus dinner and beer and lots of making fun of religion -- like a rejuvenating breath of oxygen! I went to that group (Vernon Hills IL) for 2-3 years. Very sharp, fun people. Good luck.
I wish I could have been at a neighboring table and laughed with you.
J'aime l'Internet parce que je peux mettre la merde sur la religion.
I agree that the Internet is having an impact on free thinking not only in the area of religion but also in the area of oppressive governments. No wonder so many of these governments try to ban social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Apparently, these networks were a line of communication during last year's Arab Spring.
Lilly, I agree that the internet opens up lines of communication. Freedom and justice presents a lonely voice when each one of us talks to ourselves about problems needing solutions. By joining with others, we can coalesce and have more power.
Napoleon Translate "j'aime l'internet parce que je peux mettre la merde sur la religion" from French.
English: I love the internet because I can put shit on religion.
Is this what you said? Sorry, I am learning from you, but am horridly slow.
Sounds like you have some issues with religion as well.
Have you found ways to rejoice in being atheist? Things like no dogma, or traditions, different values, finding wisdom and strength from an open mind, etc.
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Now that the 2013 NFL Draft is over, it's time to take stock of how each team fared. Bucky Brooks takes a division-by-division look, assigning grades and highlighting notable picks.
AFC East» Buffalo Bills: Putting their faith in draft-day surprise EJ Manuel.
» Miami Dolphins: GM Jeff Ireland takes aggressive approach.
» New England Patriots: Opting for substance over sizzle yet again.
» New York Jets: Can Geno Smith be the man to lift the franchise?
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NFC East» Dallas Cowboys: Travis Frederick pick surprising but sensible.
» New York Giants: General manager Jerry Reese sticks to his guns.
» Philadelphia Eagles: Chip Kelly snags a steal in QB Matt Barkley.
» Washington Redskins: No first-round draft pick? No problem.
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AFC North» Baltimore Ravens: Ray Lewis replacement comes in Round 2.
» Cincinnati Bengals: Another year, another splendid draft haul.
» Cleveland Browns: Athletic Barkevious Mingo could be a terror.
» Pittsburgh Steelers: Is Markus Wheaton a better Mike Wallace?
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NFC North» Chicago Bears: Reaching for Kyle Long calls class into question.
» Detroit Lions: Ziggy Ansah could turn into the next JPP.
» Green Bay Packers: Perennial NFC title contenders reload.
» Minnesota Vikings: Phenomenal haul headed by Sharrif Floyd.
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AFC South» Houston Texans: Is DeAndre Hopkins the missing ingredient?
» Indianapolis Colts: Solid (but unheralded) guys at every turn.
» Jacksonville Jaguars: David Caldwell's rebuilding plan is clear.
» Tennessee Titans: Is Justin Hunter worth the trade-up price?
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NFC South» Atlanta Falcons: Did head-scratcher in fourth round spoil draft?
» Carolina Panthers: Defensive line undergoes massive overhaul.
» New Orleans Saints: Versatile Kenny Vaccaro improves 'D.'
» Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Revis' health will tell this draft's tale.
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AFC West» Denver Broncos: Elway continues to improve Denver's roster.
» Kansas City Chiefs: Pair of Round 3 choices are intriguing.
» Oakland Raiders: There's too much risk with first-round pick.
» San Diego Chargers: Three headline names? Not bad, Bolts.
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NFC West» Arizona Cardinals: Yes, Tyrann Mathieu is worth the risk.
» San Francisco 49ers: Tank Carradine could be a huge steal.
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Boy this really stinks! A Bethlehem, PA teenager whose allergic reaction to Axe Body Spray prompted officials at his high school to ask students to stop using the fragrance is now being taught at home. Freedom High School in Bethlehem this week asked students to stop using Axe as a cologne or fragrance due to a student's allergic reaction. "The purpose of this posting is to make all parents, staff and students aware of a medical issue involving a Freedom High School student having an extreme allergy to Axe Body Spray. This allergy is potentially life threatening for this student," read a statement on the school's website. "My request to all Freedom Family members is that we take into consideration this student's allergy to Axe Body Spray and refrain from using it as your cologne or fragrance of choice while attending Freedom High School."
On Wednesday, Rosa Silk said the student who suffered the reaction was her son, 15-year-old Brandon Silk. The family says his throat closed up three times after breathing in the smell, and he had to be rushed to the hospital. "I started feeling like my throat close up and then hives breaking out on my arm," the freshman said. A nurse reportedly had to use an EpiPen on him before he was transported to the hospital for the latest incident. The station added he's been treated for this allergy since 2011, and is taking several kinds of steroids for treatment. For now, he's being taught at home to reduce his exposure.
Unilever, which makes Axe, says it is looking into the report. The company says in a statement that the safety and well-being of users "is always our first priority" and consumers with concerns should call the toll-free number on the back of the package. Allergies to fragrances can cause sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, headaches, inability to concentrate, dizziness, breathing difficulties, wheezing, and skin reactions such as itching, hives, and rashes, according to WebMD. So do your kids use Axe? Do they use too much of it? Any "reactions" to it like this story? Do kids in general use too much body spray or perfume?


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Ok, so it goes without saying that I think the Bible, the Koran, the Torah, and all other religious books should be considered fiction. Now, how the hell do I convince others of this?
We were having a discussion at work (i am a teacher) about fiction and non-fiction. A student asked a teacher if the bible was fiction or non-fiction. The teacher said the student should ask his parent. I thought that was a cheap ass answer, I mean the kid deserves a straightforward…
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You have got to be f'ing kidding me! I just sat slack-jawed watching a con artist on BET. The good Reverend Peter Popoff was just on. Did you know that if you call his number he will send you his Miracle Spring Water (for either drinking or anointing yourself - your choice) and he will send you his special anointing tool? All for FREE! BUT WAIT! there's more! if you send him some "seed money" on faith of course, and you take all of your bills out and you pray over them, he will write…Continue
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I asked my family this weekend why they as Christians feel it is OK to lie to their children about Santa Clause. I explained that, to me, it seemed quite hypocritical that one of the Christian tenants is not to lie, but yet in celebration of the very beginning of Christianity Christians lie to their children about this man who brings toys. The answer I got was because it brings so much joy to the children. So, is it one of those "ends justifies the means" types of…Continue
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Hi Sicile,
Sorry for the long delay... haven't logged-in in several weeks... just found your comment re: going vegan... congrats... one more convert into the fold... several hundred million to go... LOL
Been Vegetarian since '77... Vegan since '79... has always worked for me... health-wise, & with peace of mind for all the animals spared.
Not comfortable with details in open posts... can exchange emails if you have questions, etc..
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The flatbed trucks are the first sign of trouble. They are empty going from Misrata to Sirte; in the opposite direction they are loaded with cars, stacked sideways to fit as many as possible.
The next sign is a bit more blunt. At Sirte's Mahari beach hotel civilian volunteers are removing dozens of bodies from the lawn close to the beach.
There were at least eighty of them, says Faraj al-Hamali, who worked at the Mahari's restaurant. On Sunday, Human Rights Watch counted 53. On Monday, the last of the bodies were being removed to a nearby cemetery.
"They were executed by the rebels from Misrata," says Mr. Hamali. "These rebels are worse then Qaddafi."
According to Peter Bouckaert, emergencies director at Human Rights Watch, "it is by far the largest single killing allegedly perpetrated by the Libyan rebels."
Who the victims were is not so easily determined. They appear to have been killed three to four days ago, around the time that Muammar Qaddafi was captured and killed as he tried to escape from Sirte.
Hamali says many of them were civilians from Sirte. Other Sirte residents identified four of the victims to Human Rights Watch as Ezzidin al-Hinsheri, allegedly a former Qaddafi government official, a military officer named Muftah Dabroun, and two Sirte residents, Amar Mahmoud Saleh and Muftah al-Deley. Journalists in Sirte when it fell on Thursday saw former rebels pulling apparently unarmed people our of houses.
Who shot them?
What seems beyond doubt is that they were executed. The bodies were all lined up on the hotel lawn and there are no signs of a gun battle other than the spent cartridges from AK-47 and FN-1 rifles.
The identity of the killers is only slightly less certain. They left a calling card — dozens of graffiti slogans claiming the hotel for the Nimr Katiba (Tiger Brigade) from Misrata, the same brigade that captured and killed Qaddafi on Thursday.
The Tiger Brigade has controlled the Mahari hotel since early October and lost two of its top leaders in the fierce fighting over the hotel.
"This is the revenge of Misrata," says Hamali. Misrata is a coastal city to the north that withstood a six-month long siege by Qaddafi's troops.
Downtown Sirte was a ghost town on Monday. The fighting here was fierce, but it doesn't explain why not a single house seems to have been left untouched.
Haj Otman Belhaj, a rebel commander from a different Misrata fighting group, says: "We would destroy a building if there was a pro-Qaddafi sniper holed up in it. But the Tiger Brigade, they would just blow up buildings for the hell of it."
On Dubai Street, Sirte's main drag, a young man in a red hoodie strikes a lonely figure amidst the devastation. Every single building is riddled with bullets and grenade holes, and the entire street is flooded.
"My name is Qaddafi," he says, referring to the tribe that Muammar Qaddafi belonged to.
"I returned three days ago with my brothers. We were among the last ones out; we were the first to come back in. We had no choice; we were living in tents in the desert."
Uncertain future
But on the second day, the young Qaddafi ran into rebels from Misrata, easily recognizable because they all paint their vehicles black.
"As soon as I told them my name, they threw me in the water, beat me up and kept me for a day until a rebel from Benghazi got me released," he says. "Qaddafi never did this to me."
Three rebels come strolling up through the deserted street. From Brega and Ajdabiyah in the East, they say it is their job to protect the civilian population.
"We have had to ask the rebels from Misrata to treat the civilians better," admits Hathiya Ali Salim Jadren, from Ajdabiya. "But Sirte is now mostly under the control of units from the east and from Sirte itself. Only a handful of units from Misrata are left. It should be okay now."
Sadik Ahmed Mohammed, dressed in a long-sleeved T-shirt that says '81 Miami,' is not reassured.
"At night the rebels from Misrata come back. They race through the streets shooting their guns," says the young man, standing on a corner in his ravaged neighborhood.
Dozens of civilians like Mr. Mohammed returned to Sirte on Monday, but most of them only came to see what could be salvaged from their houses. Few were planning to stay the night.
"We need water and electricity in Sirte, but most of all we need security. We are all afraid of the rebels from Misrata. Somebody needs to take their guns away from them," says Mohammed.
Rebel doubts
In one of the few intact government buildings in Sirte, Salah Al-Baida and Adil Nasr sit behind a huge desk in a deserted meeting room. Mr. Baida is the chief of the Sirte brigade, rebels from Qaddafi's hometown who joined the fight against him. Mr. Nasr is his second in command.
At first, they say the usual things.
"We are all Libyans now…. the destruction is the result of the fighting with Qaddafi's troops… we don't know who was in control of the Mahari hotel."
Tentatively, Nasr admits, "the rebels from Misrata did many bad things out of revenge. But we don't blame them because we know that the Qaddafi troops raped their women."
Then Baida gives his second in command the nod and Nasr lets go.
"We are happy and sad at the same time. We are happy that we have won the fight over Sirte, but we are sad to see what has been done to our city."
"I am from Sirte but I fought in Misrata for months. My brother was arrested because Qaddafi's people found out about me. We haven't heard from him since. But the Misrata rebels have destroyed whole streets.
"Most of the destruction that you see in Sirte has been caused by the rebels. They destroyed even my house. That was unnecessary. We haven't seen our families in months; now we can't even bring them home. No house in Sirte has been left untouched: what NATO didn't bomb, the rebels from Misrata finished."
"There are bad rebels. They are thieves. They have stolen everything from the cattle to the garbage trucks. We have to start from nothing."
They have spoken to the military council in Misrata, but all they said was that they were powerless to control the brigades.
"When the revolution began many people in Sirte loved the rebels from Misrata. Today it will be very difficult to find a single person from Sirte who loves Misrata," says Nasr.
"They can do what they want with Qaddafi and his soldiers. We have no problem with that. But if the rebels act in the same way as the Qaddafi troops then the revolution has been for nothing."
"Tell the world what's happening in Sirte, urges chief Baida. "The NTC and the international community have to do something for Sirte."
At the cemetery where the victims from the Mahari hotel are being buried, Bouckaert agrees.
"We know that what happened here is not the intention of the National Transitional Council," says Bouckaert, "but it is clear that there are units operating outside their control."
Earlier, the rebels from Misrata declared that the inhabitants of Tawargha, a city of 30,000 mostly black Libyans, would not be allowed to return to their homes because many Tawarghans sided with Qaddafi the fight against Misrata.
"These actions are inconsistent with the NTC's international obligations," says Bouckaert. "The NTC now has a short window to prove that this war was also fought for the people of Sirte, and that there will be no mass vengeance."
Back in Misrata, Halbous brigade commander Haj Otman Belhaj, is aware of the challenges ahead.
"Now that Qaddafi is gone our main job should be to protect the civilians against vengeance."


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WORCESTER — As police sort out how a wheelchair flipped inside a transport van, killing 85-year-old Stuart J. Merchant Sr. of Millbury, the victim's family is saying this is not the first time he was injured inside the same company's medical van.
Mr. Merchant died shortly after midnight Tuesday from injuries sustained in the incident Monday afternoon on Orient Street. Accident investigators are reviewing the medical van in which Mr. Merchant was riding.
According to Mr. Merchant's son, Stuart J. Merchant Jr., this is the second time his father was injured in a van owned and operated by Worcester-based Safeway Luxury Transportation.
The younger Mr. Merchant said his father's wheelchair wasn't secured a few months ago, leading to a head laceration.
"We never got any outcome on that one," Mr. Merchant's son said. "If there is a problem, something should be corrected. They are entrusted with people's safety. The chair should have been secured."
In response to a reporter's request to Safeway Luxury Transportation for a comment on the recent incident and allegation of a past incident involving injuries to Mr. Merchant, the company's lawyer, James J. Gribouski, sent a statement in an email.
It read: "Although Safeway is unable to comment at this time about this tragic accident as they are both conducting their own internal investigation as well as cooperating completely with the police investigation, they would like to extend their condolences to the Merchant family.
"Safeway safely transports over 100,000 clients a year and has an excellent safety record of which they are very proud. Safety is their No. 1 concern. The training of their employees and the condition of their equipment exceeds industry standards."
According to police, around 3:45 p.m. Monday, the 70-year-old driver of the medical van, who authorities have not publicly identified, called police to report an elderly man in a wheelchair inside the van had flipped backwards. The driver told police the man was unresponsive.
The driver told investigators that shortly before the incident he had picked up three elderly patients from St. Francis Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Plantation Street. Minutes later, after driving off, the driver told investigators, he looked to the back of the van and noticed Mr. Merchant's toppled wheelchair.
Officers met up with the van on Orient Street.
The van is being inspected by police. Investigators will review procedures regarding how the wheelchair was secured for transport.
The younger Mr. Merchant, 68, of Spencer, said he was told his father was in the van and his head had become forced down somehow. The family was told Mr. Merchant cracked vertebrae. He was placed on lifesaving devices at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester.
The victim's oldest daughter, one of five children, said she is now concentrating on the funeral and memorial service for her father. She wants to know what happened Monday but acknowledges that police need time to do their work.
Josephine F. Cummings, 62, of Rutland said her father had Alzheimer's disease and often took a medical van to and from St. Francis, where he spent time during daytime hours three days a week. He lived with one of his daughters, Susan L. Wians, in Millbury.
Mrs. Cummings was with her father late Monday in the hospital. She told him it was time to join his wife, Gloria M. Merchant, who died in 1974.
"I said 'Go with Ma. You go with Ma.' I just sat there and prayed that God would take him," Mrs. Cummings said Wednesday. "I've heard people say to tell people it is OK to go. That's what I was saying to him."
Mr. Merchant had his son at 16. He quit high school and went to work as a truck driver, first hauling coal, then oil. He retired from Red Star Express, and before that worked at Consolidated Beverage and P.S. Dubrey Trucking.
"At 16 years old he became a man," Stuart J. Merchant Jr. said. "He did his job and made sure his family was well taken care of."
Mr. Merchant had to have one of his legs amputated two years ago because of circulation issues.
"His body was in good health, it was just his mind," Mrs. Cummings said. "He was as healthy as a horse and still had a good appetite."
She recalled baking a marble birthday cake for her father in May. Her older brother brought it to him at St. Francis.
Mr. Merchant was handy with tools. He built a playroom for his children and was the backyard mechanic for his children's cars. He was also very active at the former Westboro Speedway.
"He could turn a wrench. My father could work on cars," Mrs. Cummings said. "He was very handy with fixing stuff in the house."
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I don't find any article discussing this problem, so I dare to ask it.
Suppose we are dealing with a data $x_0 \in \mathbb{R}$ and a function $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$. Say we repeatedly apply $f$ on the initial data to generate a sequence $(x_0, x_1, \cdots)$ where $x_1 = f(x_0), x_2 = f(x_1), x_3 = f(x_2), \cdots$. It is guaranteed that the function $f$ will converges to a point $x'$, but I'm only interested in computing sequence up to $x_n$.
Now I want to see what happens if the sequence is perturbed. Let's define the perturbed sequence $(\tilde{x}_0, \tilde{x}_1, \cdots)$ as follows.
- $\tilde{x}_0 = x_0$
- For $\tilde{x}_i$ with $i > 0$, first compute $x_i = f(\tilde{x}_{i-1})$ and pick a random point from a Gaussian distribution $N(x_i, \sigma)$ with some fixed $\sigma$. This random point will be picked independently from $(\tilde{x}_0, \cdots,\tilde{x}_{i-2})$ but only depends on the previous point $\tilde{x}_{i-1}$.
I want to generalize this experiment such that the data $x$ live in higher dimension or even on a hypersphere. Or maybe using some distributions other than gaussian. But first of all, I need to know the distribution of $\tilde{x}_n$.
I'm guessing the perturbed value $\tilde{x}_n$ will have some distribution (probably gaussian) centered at $x_n$ with a variance being a function of $n$ and $\sigma$, but it's somewhat hard to find such a distribution. If it's impossible to compute the distribution, I'd like to show that the distribution of $\tilde{x}_n$ is sharply concentrated around $x_n$.
Does my guessing seem reasonable? Then how can I solve this? Any suggestion?
updated later.
Previously, I phrased my question in a general terminology since I worried that my question would be too focused and narrow. Now I'll enunciate my original question.
I'm working on tweaking power iteration to find a dominant eigenvector $v_1$ for a given symmetric and semi-definite matrix $A\in\mathbb{R}^{d\times d}$. The power iteration initially picks a random vector $q_0$ and computes $q_1 = \frac{Aq_0}{||Aq_0||}$, $q_2 = \frac{Aq_1}{||Aq_1||}$, ... , $q_n = \frac{Aq_{n-1}}{||Aq_{n-1}||}$. We can regard it as $n$ rounds of 'normalized matrix-vector multiplication.' The normalization guarantees that each $q_i$ is a unit vector. As long as the initial vector $q_0$ is not perpendicular to $v_1$, $q_n$ converges to $v_1$.
In my setting, the computation of $\frac{Aq_{i-1}}{||Aq_{i-1}||}$ is perturbed; it returns a perturbed unit vector $\tilde{q}_i$ which is modeled as a von Mises-Fisher (vMF) distribution over a hypershpere in $\mathbb{R}^d$. For the mean vector $\mu$ and the concentration parameter $\kappa$, the pdf of vMF distribution in $d$-dimensional hypersphere is $f_d(x; \mu, \kappa) = C_d(\kappa) \exp(\kappa\mu^T x)$ with some normalization factor $C_d(\kappa)$. The greater the value of $\kappa$, the higher the concentration of the distribution around the mean direction $\mu$. (I assume that $\kappa$ is fixed for the entire round.) It means each round returns $\tilde{q}_i$, a unit vector randomly picked around the original vector $q_i = \frac{A\tilde{q}_i}{||A\tilde{q}_{i-1}||}$.
I assume that the perturbed power iteration also converges to the dominant eigenvector but under a restricted condition. But finding out the asymptotic behavior of $\tilde{q}_n$ is somewhat tricky since for each round a vMF random variable undergoes normalized matrix-vector multiplication and maps to some distribution other than vMF distribution.
My question is:
- Does $\tilde{q}_n$ still converge to the dominant eigenvector?
- Is there any reference to find out the distribution of $\tilde{q}_n$? Or can I show it sharply concentrated around the dominant eigenvector?
- Is there any useful distribution on a hypersphere other than vMF that will help analyzing the distribution of $\tilde{q}_n$?


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What is Response to Intervention?
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Response to Intervention (RtI) is an early detection, prevention, and support system that attempts to identify and assist struggling students with appropriate levels of intervention. It is a framework for making instructional decisions based on data, and consists of four components:
Additionally, the development and fluency of basic math skills are crucial components of RtI, especially for Tier 3 students who may lack a critical foundation of mastered math facts.
Students are categorized into three tiers within the RtI framework. According to researchers, the three tiers are as follows:
How Does ALEKS Fit into the RtI Framework?
ALEKS has the ability to address all of the RtI requirements through screening and progress monitoring assessments, individualized instruction, basic skills practice with ALEKS QuickTables, and dynamic reporting to provide essential input to human interventionists.
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What Courses Does ALEKS Offer for RtI?
ALEKS RtI course products offer universal screening and placement of students into appropriate RtI tiers. Additionally, ALEKS provides individualized learning with immediate feedback, progress monitoring, bilingual content in English and Spanish, and ALEKS QuickTables to enable and motivate students to develop and consolidate essential math fact fluency.
Experience the ALEKS RtI course products by beginning a free trial. You can also request additional information.
How Can ALEKS Be Implemented Into RtI Programs?
Students can begin an ALEKS RtI Tier 1 course product, an RtI Tier 2 course product, or MS RtI Tier 3 if they have already been placed into an RtI tier.
If students have not yet been placed into an appropriate tier, schools and districts can screen students at the beginning of the year using the MS RtI Screening Assessment. Based on their assessment results, students can then be placed into an appropriate ALEKS course.
These course recommendations are based on student performance when the ALEKS MS RtI Screening Assessment is taken within approximately the first 8 weeks of the school year.
The placement thresholds suggested by ALEKS are rough recommendations only. Since every school and school district is different, customers will wish to adjust these thresholds to meet their needs based on their students and their experience with RtI. ALEKS recommends periodic review and reevaluation of results.
How Will Students Progress in ALEKS RtI Courses?
Tier 1 – Tier 1 students will be placed into their respective ALEKS grade level courses. For example, a Tier 1 student in Grade 6 will be placed into Mathematics - MS/LV 6. This student will learn in the ALEKS course and use QuickTables minimally. QuickTables can be assigned to the program as needed to establish and/or refresh the student's fluency with basic math facts.
Tier 2 – Tier 2 students will be placed into their respective RtI courses. For example, a Tier 2 student in Grade 6 will be placed into RtI 6. Tier 2 students will also use QuickTables on a consistent basis to consolidate their fluency with basic math facts. Once mastery has been established, QuickTables will be used only as needed. It is recommended that a teacher or other adult supervise students in Tier 2 intervention in a lab or classroom setting.
Tier 2 students will be most likely to move up into Tier 1 if they use ALEKS as an interventional instruction method for a minimum of 5 hours per week; daily use is recommended. For example, Tier 2 Grade 6 students will advance from RtI 6 to Mathematics - MS/LV 6, thereby catching up to their classmates in Tier 1.
Tier 3 – Tier 3 students, regardless of their grade level, will be placed into MS RtI Tier 3, and also require human intervention and persistent, individual attention. QuickTables will serve a critical role in their intervention by developing and consolidating their fluency with basic math facts. QuickTables provides individualized attention while reducing necessary human intervention because it requires minimal supervision by an adult professional or parent. Additionally, ALEKS can guide teachers, aides, and parents in targeting their interventional instruction through dynamic, automated reports and individualized learning.
Tier 3 students in MS RtI Tier 3 can progress into Tier 2 and their respective grade level RtI courses. For example, Tier 3 Grade 6 students will advance from MS RtI Tier 3 to RtI 6, thereby catching up to their classmates in Tier 2.


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John Searle
John Searle is an American philosopher and currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at U.C. Berkeley. He is widely noted for his work on philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and social philosophy.
Biological Naturalism[edit]
In Searle's discussion of consciousness and the Mind-Body Problem, he rejects the formal Cartesian view of the relationship between physical and mental substances in favor of a sort of naturalism. Searle asserts that consciousness is a biological phenomenon. While he is an anti-reductionist about consciousness, he asserts that his anti-reductionism does not eliminate physical causation, and that the cause of mental states is purely physical. Searle offers a wholesale rejection of the concept of the immaterial and immortal soul.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will be in Louisville Saturday to compete in one of the largest meets in the nation, featuring six different races and more than 125 collegiate teams.
With the University of Louisville hosting the NCAA National Championships later in the year, cross country teams from all across the nation -- including many expected to challenge for the national crown -- will be in the field at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
The men's races begin at 9:30 a.m., with Tech competing in Race No. 3 beginning at noon. The women's events are scheduled to start at 10:15 a.m., and the Tech women are in Race No. 3, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Coach Tony Cox will take a squad of eight men and nine women, and expects the Golden Eagles to post some of their fastest times.
"This will be one of the fastest courses in the country because it is so flat," Cox said. "This is our first time going to this race because it usually falls on the same weekend as our meet. They moved it ahead one week this year, so we're able to go."
Tech will host the TTU Invitational next Friday, Oct. 5, at Southern Hills Golf Course.
The women's races will be over a 5K route, while the men will cover an 8K circuit.
Results will be posted when they become available on TTUsports.com
Golden Eagles running in one of nation's largest meets Saturday in Louisville
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2013 Mercedes E-Class revealed
* New Mercedes-Benz E-Class revealed * Pricing confirmed before it goes on sale in January 2013 * First cars delivered to customers in April 2013...
On some cars, a mid-life face-lift can be so subtle that you're hard pressed to tell the difference between new and old, but the 2013 E-Class has had a thorough transformation.
The front, sides, bonnet and rear have all had a serious redesign, with the roof, front doors and the window lines the only parts to escape the change. Even a casual observer will notice the biggest revamps, which will apply to both bodystyles of the E-Class. Gone are the two square and separated front lights on either side of the grille, and in their place is a pair of much sleeker light clusters.
As well as the lights, the E-Class also gets a new front grille and a reshaped bonnet. The five-sided, three barred grille has been replaced by a smoother, two-barred nose that is intended to resemble the SL sports car's.
The UK will get just one trim level Avantgarde but customers will have the opportunity to subtly alter the front end of their car by picking the AMG Sports Pack. This offers a redesigned lower section of the bumper, and a honeycomb pattern to the grille.
Round the side of the E-Class, the AMG pack also brings slightly wider sills. The most noticeable change to the side of all versions of the car is the removal of the curved line that went around the rear wheel. Instead, Mercedes has added a straight line that starts on the rear door and extends into the tail-light.
The changes at the back are less drastic, with the rear lights remaining the same shape but getting a mild redesign and updated LED technology. The lower bumper section features more chrome detailing than before, while there are now two exhaust pipes rather than one.
The daytime running lights were LEDs before, but instead of using a string of individual LEDs, creating a dotted effect, the new E-Class uses a tube with a light source at either end to create a solid band of light.
The new headlights are styled in the same eyebrow' shape as those on the new A- and B-Class, and Mercedes says this theme will extend across its range of cars.
They will come with a system called Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus, which will allow the driver to leave them on full beam permanently. A forward-facing camera will register an oncoming or leading car, and mask out the beam to ensure the other driver doesn't get dazzled.
What engines will the 2013 E-Class get?
As well as the visual and specification alterations, the E-Class also gets a pair of new four-cylinder petrol engines.
The 181bhp E200 and 208bhp E250 both emit 135g/km of CO2 and do an average of 48.7mpg when paired with Mercedes' seven-speed automatic gearbox. The E250 is marginally quicker to 62mph, taking 7.4 seconds compared with the E200's 7.9. An E400 six-cylinder petrol will be available from June, while the AMG model can be ordered in January.
The diesel engines include an E200 CDI, E220 CDI, E250 CDI and an E350 Bluetec. The final engine at launch will be the E300 Bluetec Hybrid, which emits just 107g/km and returns 69.0mpg in the saloon version.
What's the 2013 E-Class like inside?
The E-Class gets a subtle tweak inside, with only the dashboard on the passenger side getting a noticeable redesign. There are big changes to the equipment list, though; lots of safety kit destined for the new S-Class is making its debut on the E-Class.
A selection of new sensors that use radar, cameras and ultrasonic technology are able to read the road and conditions around the E-Class. A forward-facing radar sensor, as part of a Collision Prevention Assist system, comes as standard and applies the brakes in the event of an impending crash.
An enhanced Attention Assist system is also standard, which warns the driver when they are showing signs of fatigue. Mercedes says the system can be adjusted to kick in earlier when a driver is tired.
What other new safety equipment does the 2013 E-Class get?
Other, optional, safety kit includes Distronic Plus with Steering Assist that will keep the car centred in its lane in traffic, while Pre-Safe Brake can detect pedestrians and brake to avoid a collision at up to 30mph.
Pre-Safe Plus senses when a car is approaching too fast and first warns them by flashing the hazard warning lights, and then braces by applying the brakes and tensing the seatbelts to lessen whiplash.
As well as safety, the new cameras and sensors can also read road signs, such as speed-limit, no-overtaking and no-entry signs.
The face-lifted E-Class will make its debut at the Detroit motor show in January, and customers will get their cars in April 2013. Prices are expected to rise slightly to reflect the increase in equipment over the current car's.
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All the standard examples for model categories are large categories. Is it possible to have a small model category? Are there any interesting examples?
Since a complete small category is a preorder (proposition V.2.3 in MacLane's Categories), I'd be glad to compromise the limit axioms to be as in Quillen's original definition, demanding only finite limits and colimits. In particular, I don't consider a trivial model structure to be interesting.


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What you see here was once a Commodore 64, but no longer. Now it's a MIDIboxSID, which translates roughly into, this thing looks killer in the dark and can lay down a serious series of beeps and pew pew's. Best thing is that, thanks to the C64's mod-friendly SID chips, this is a synthesizer that uses SID 6582 sound chips from the original C64 personal computer. Hooray for recycling!
The technical specs:
The synth is built into an original Commodore 64 computer case. And features 8 SID chips (4 stereo pairs - one SID per ear x 4 voices). Each SID chip has 3 oscillators and a variety of other features like filters, ADSR, ringmod, sync. The synth has a very flexible (and simple to use) modulation matrix, LFO, bassline sequencers, and stores patches in presets.


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C Series Classic - C70, C80, C120
The following procedure addresses how one would populate a CF memory card with software update files for the ASeries, C Series Classic, E Series Classic, C Series Wide and E Series Wide Multifunction Displays (MFDs) and then use this CF memory card to update the MFD's sofware. Please note that product software updates may revert some MFD configuration settings back to the MFD's default settings. As such, it is recommended that customers make note of the MFD's configuration settings so that they may be used to reconfigure the MFD's settings after the MFD's software has been updated.


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Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt ... except for the parts that really, really did
There came a time during my hospital stay stay where the nurses started telling me they hoped they would be the one to be there when Baby A was born. I hoped it was because they liked me and not because they all wanted the chance to see me in pain. My favorite nurse told me she was going to try to switch shifts so that she could be there when I was induced.
When I first got to the hospital after my water broke the doctors who would see me on their daily rounds would throw statistics at me about how likely I was to go into labor. My odds of making it to the 34 weeks goal were only about 5%. Then the odds changed. We were doing so well. "You're going to make it!" they told me. "You're going to get to 34 weeks!"
I looked at each day as a victory. Every 24 hours I could get through without going into labor was a victory. I hated bedrest and I hated being away from home but I was so thankful that I was doing well and giving Baby A more time to grow. I never had contractions or any labor signs and at 30 weeks I really started to think that yeah, I could make it to 34 weeks.
A few days short of 31 weeks I had a day where I was cranky. Really, really cranky. I didn't want to be in bed but I didn't want any of the distractions that the nurses offered me. No, I didn't want a wheelchair ride or an extra shower and no, I didn't want someone to make a trip to the kitchen for a huge bowl of mashes potatoes or a plate of chocolate chip cookies and no I didn't want a visit from the occupational therapist or the physical therapist and if a priest came to my room I would probably cry. I should have known then that trouble was brewing.
The next day I did my best to put on a happy face. Literally. I smiled at everyone and did my best to act happy. It started to work. I could to this! 34 weeks! Go team!
Late that night I got up to go to the bathroom. I felt fine. No pain, no unusual sensations. When you're in the hospital with a pPROM you get in the habit of checking your pads and toilet paper when you go to the bathroom. Gross, I know, but it's true. This time I checked the pad and was pleased to see that it was clear. Then I checked the toilet paper. Red. Bright red.
I just sat and stared for a minute. Then I wiped again. More red. A lot more red. I didn't feel anything at all. I calmly washed my hands and walked back to my bed. I called my husband and said "Get to the hospital. I'm bleeding and I don't know what that means so get here quickly. I'll call you if things change". I got off the phone and pressed my call light. I waited for the familiar voice to come over the intercom. "Can I help you?"
"I need my nurse please."
"I will let her know. Is there anything you need her to bring you?"
And the dam broke. "I'm bleeding! I need her to come right now! Please!"
I think it only took about 30 seconds for my nurse to get to my room but it felt like an hour. Should I stay sitting? Lay down? Stand on my head? Should I try to call my IPs or my agency? I couldn't make a decision because it took all my concentration not to pass out. When the nurse got into the room I told her what happened and directed her to look at the unflushed toilet. She came out of the bathroom on her phone calling for the doctor.
Within minutes there was a crowd in my room. My favorite nurse had heard what was happening and even though I wasn't her patient that night she came in and held my hand. The on call doctor came in to examine me. Someone rolled in an ultrasound machine. Someone else took my temp and slapped a blood pressure cuff on me. Off to the side someone was setting up a tray with various medical instruments on it. Someone else brought in a huge spotlight to shine right on my crotch. A nurse I was not fond of turned the blood pressure machine and when my bp was through the roof she barked at me "Your blood pressure is really high! You need to relax!" She started the machine again and my favorite nurse reached over to turn it off. (I will love her forever for that act of compassion.)
There was an ultrasound done and we could see Baby A looking happy and healthy as could be. Her heart rate was normal and we could see her sucking her thumb. The doctor decided she needed to do an internal exam with a speculum. The giant spotlight was turned on me and the exam started. I know the doctor was being as gentle as she could be but the exam was intensely painful. There was a nurse on either side of my holding my hands and rubbing my legs and I was suddenly so thankful for the good relationships that I had cultivated with these kind and caring women.
In the end the exam didn't yield any new information. The doctor was unable to determine where the bleeding was coming from. As soon as she told me that I knew that my hopes for a VBAC were being thrown right out the window. I will never forget when the doctor looked at me and gently said "I think we need to do a c-section. How do you feel about that?" It only took her two seconds to ask me that but it meant the world to me. For a minute I didn't feel so out of control, I felt like a person who had an opinion that mattered and that I had an active role in my care. (My regular ob could learn a lot from that doctor.)
Of course I knew a c-section was the only option at that point. She barely even had the question all the way out before I said "Yes! Now? We're doing it right now right? Can we go right now?"
We had to wait a bit since the operating room on that floor was already being used for another c-section. As we waited I called everyone I needed to and listened to the baby's heartbeat on the monitor. She got hiccups and that made me smile. I tried to enjoy the last few minutes of the pregnancy. Jesse arrived. I lectured him and reminded him that he was not allowed to pass out during the c-section and that he wasn't allowed to look at anything that would make him woozy.
During this conversation we stopped hearing the baby's heartbeat on the monitor. I wasn't overly worried at first. I had felt her moving around and I figured she had just moved into a spot where the monitor wasn't picking her up. One of the nurses started trying to find the heartbeat again but she couldn't. The room got very quiet as everyone strained to hear the heartbeat. Everyone started to look very tense as we searched and searched for the heartbeat. I heard one of the nurses whisper to the doctor that the operating room was still being used but that the the one the next floor up was open and should they move me now? I don't know how long we looked for that heartbeat but it felt like an eternity. I started to cry. I was so scared that we had made it this far only to have lost her right at the end.
And then .. thump thump thump thump. They had been able to pick up the baby's heartbeat with the monitor practically up on my chest. We would later learn that the baby (who had been low and head down my entire hospitalization) had flipped breach and backed up under my ribs.
At last it was time to go the OR. Jesse stayed behind and got put on scrubs while I was wheeled into the OR. They helped me move from my bed onto the surgical table. I got a good look at my hospital bed as it was wheeled out of the room and the sheets were covered with blood. I hadn't realized until that point how much I was bleeding. I might have yelped a little bit.
As I was getting the spinal block and being prepped for surgery I started to panic a little bit. I kept asking for Jesse to be brought in. Everyone kept reassuring me he would be there before the baby came out but I didn't care about that. I needed him with me to keep me from totally losing it. The surgery had already started before someone at last brought Jesse in. I unleashed on him. "I can't believe this is happening. Why did I do this again? Why am I so selfish? I shouldn't have taken a risk like this. What if I die and leave the kids without a mother? I can't believe this is happening." (By the way, once I vented all these thoughts they went away and don't feel this way any longer.)
Jesse reassured me and I started focusing on trying not to vomit. I had eaten dinner not that long before and I could feel it trying to work it's way up my throat. I got several doses of medication in my IV to keep the nausea at bay but each one only worked for a few minutes.
At some point I noticed an unusual feeling. I had a c-section with the twins but with that one no one had leaned all their body weight onto me. I asked if someone was leaning on me and from the other side of the curtain someone answered yes and that I might feel a little pressure. A little pressure in that I felt like a bus was driving over my abdomen. I also started to feel like I was being yanked around the table. My whole body was shaking back and forth as I was worked on. I felt like I was on a roller coaster.
All of the sudden the OR erupted with with activity and noise. The baby was out. She was taken to the warmer and a small team started checking her out and working on her. I could only catch little glimpses of her as the people moved around. A little arm waving in the air, the profile of a tiny face covered by an oxygen mask. I could hear her cry though. It was a high, thin cry that sounded more like a mew but she was crying. She was only 30 weeks, 5 days but she could cry and wave her arms and kick her legs.
I didn't get to see her up close at all because she was hurried out of the OR and down to the NICU. I told Jesse to go with her so that she would hear a familiar voice. I started to cry as I told him "Tell them her name. Make sure they know her name." The fact is I didn't know for sure what her parents were going to name her but I knew the name that they had been considering and I wanted her called that. I thought she deserved that.
After they all left the ER I started to feel a strange combination of emotions. Happy, sad, lonely, proud, scared, relieved, hungry. I expressed all these emotions by vomiting all over myself. As a nurse cleaned me up she asked "Chicken noodle soup?" I shook my head and felt some vomit pool in my ear. "Baked ziti with a side of mixed veggies." Then I threw up five more times.
It seemed to take forever to sew me up. I started to drift off. I don't even remember how I got into the recovery room. When I was wheeled in Jesse was there waiting from me to give me an update on the baby. She was doing well but needed a little help from a cpap machine to help her breath. I called everyone to update them on the situation including a rather awkward call to my international IPs. "Hi, this is Jen. I don't know if you got my last message but um... your baby is, um, born. So... call me back!"
While I was in the recovery room I chatted with one of the nurses who had been in the OR. She said "I've seen a lot of c-sections and that one was brutal. They really had to lean on you and push and pull to get her out. You're going to have a tough recovery." She wasn't lying. At the hospital I deliver in they don't let you go to the NICU until you're able to get into a wheelchair under your own power so you have to wait for your spinal block to wear off. Of course after that you're in pain so it's not exactly fun. I got up as soon as I was able to so that I could get to the NICU to see the baby.
She was so little, only 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Her arms and legs were long though as were her fingers and toes. Her body was covered in soft black hair and her skin looked loose on her body. After asking if I could touch her I put my hand on her back. "Hey monkey" I whispered to her.
It's a nickname that has stuck with her. She's lost all that body hair and she's plumped up a lot. At 38 days old she's nearly six and a half pounds. Her cheeks are pink and round and she has a dimple in right one. She has a loud cry when she is hungry or just wants some attention. She smiles all the time (I don't care that it's just gas.) She has black hair and eyes and sweet little cupid bows lips. She's still in the NICU because she's a lazy eater who prefers sleeping to the hard work of sucking on a bottle but she's making progress.
Her parents cried the first time they saw her. They did in fact give her the name I had asked the nurses to call her when she was born.
I visit her almost every day. Her parents are not always able to be here (it's a long and complicated story that I'm not able to share) so I step in for snuggle duty when they're gone. I bring her the breastmilk that I'm pumping and then I hold her for hours at a time. A few people have expressed concern that this will make it hard for me to separate from her but I'm not worried about that. I look forward to the day she goes home because that's what's supposed to happen. In the meantime I'm just enjoying giving her a little extra love. Our time together ended way too soon so now I'm making it up to her by giving her the extra attention she needs. It's been a unique experience that I didn't get with any of my other surrobabes and I'm taking advantage of it.
Baby A beat all the odds to make it here. She started out as a triplet pregnancy that went to twins and then just to her. We were told she would probably not survive after the other two stopped growing. She hung in there and surprised us all. When my water broke at a day short of 28 weeks she surprised us all again by staying put till almost 31 weeks. The bleeding I had was caused by a cord problem totally unrelated to the rupture of membranes. If I had not been in the hospital already when it happened there's a good chance she would not have survived.
I'm not a big believer in fate but I do think that this baby wanted to be here. I think there must be something very special in store for her.
I am so incredibly lucky that I got to be there are the start of it all.


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Syberia II
1. Download and install Total Commander.
2. Download Game Archive UnPacker and unpack it (or only gaup.wcx) to the Total Commander's folder.
3. Start Total Commander and choose Configuration->Options.
4. Click on the Packer at the left and then on button Configure packer extension WCXs.
5. In the new window (Associate) type syb to the All files with extension (ending with) field (at the right-top corner).
6. Click New type and select the gaup.wcx.
7. Click OK, OK.
8. Use Total Commander to navigate to Syberia II's folder.
9. Open Data folder and double-click on file MinimalRes.syb.
10. Select all m_*.mp3 (m_maintheme.mp3, m_youkolvillage.mp3 and so on) files with right click.
11. Click F5 and OK.
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An Iranian revolutionary court handed down a 15-year jail sentence Wednesday to the man alleged to have shot leading Iranian reformer Said Hajjarian, the official news agency IRNA reported.
The agency quoted the Justice Department as saying that Saeed Asgar who fired shotgun at Tehran city councilman Saeed Hajjarian and Abolqassem Shafiee were sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Apart from chemistry student Asghar, four defendants were sentenced to terms of between 10 and three years for their role in the attack on Hajarian, who was in a coma for several days after the shooting and barely escaped with his life.
The Justice Department said Mohsen Majidi, accomplice to the assailant in the assassination bid on Hajjarian and two other men, Shafiee and Kaveh were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Mohammad Ali Moqaddami, the second accomplice in the assassination attempt on Hajjarian received a seven-year prison term, it said.
Three other accused were acquitted, IRNA said.
Defense lawyers said their clients acted without any hostile intention toward the government and that they did not want to kill Hajjarian, but merely punish him, reported AFP.
Hajarian, a close ally of President Mohammad Khatami, was gunned down outside Tehran City Hall on March 12 by two men on a motorbike. Arrests followed swiftly and Azghar confessed to being the gunman in the initial hearing.
Reformists alleged that the trial was being rushed through and those really responsible for the attack were being allowed to escape.
"If other people are identified in the future, we will take all necessary legal measures," the trial judge said, cited by IRNA – (Several Sources)
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