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MPAA's Argument Against Hotfile Assumes Any Popular Content Online Must Be Infringing
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The more you read, the more you shake your head. The MPAA's circular arguments can basically be summarized as "We shall prove that this tool is illegal. Exhibit A: People use this illegal tool." Very large segments of the motion are basically this tautology over and over again. "Oh my goodness, this is illegal, and our proof is that it's designed so people use it!"
For example, the motion focuses on Hotfile's affiliate program for uploaders, which is quite similar to Megaupload's. However, the MPAA interprets this in a bizarre way suggesting that it was designed to encourage infringement. Why? Because it was designed to encourage usage. Really. The affiliate program pays people more if more of their content is downloaded. According to the MPAA that alone is evidence of encouraging infringement. That seems crazy. As we pointed out, plenty of artists used such services themselves to distribute their own works free to consumers, while still getting paid for it at the same time. This is a business model that cuts out the legacy gatekeepers... but does that make it against the law? In the eyes of the MPAA, absolutely.
Hotfile's Affiliate program affirmatively discourages users from uploading files that are not downloaded frequently, because those files consume Hotfile resources without generating premium subscriptions. SUF 16(a)(iv)-(vi); e.g., Yeh Ex. 61 at 13 ("some webmaster just . . . upload LOTS of gigabytes, but don't promote their files. So these kind of webmasters use our server resources, upload resources, bandwidth, diskspace and at final they make our service to work slow"). Hotfile discourages unpopular files through a "ranking" system (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper), which governs how much Affiliates are paid. SUF 16(a)(iv). Hotfile assigns "rank" based in part on an Affiliate's ratio of uploaded files to downloaded files....Notice the implicit assumption here: encouraging people to post content that people want and is large must mean it's infringing. But that's a logical leap that the MPAA makes without anything to back it up. There is nothing that says a large popular file must automatically be infringing. Why would the MPAA even make such an argument?
Hotfile also uses its Affiliate program to encourage Affiliates to upload large files – because "free" users frustrated with downloading large files at slow download speeds are more likely to upgrade to premium accounts to get faster download speeds
Also, just like the Megaupload indictment, they use the lack of a search engine to suggest something damning.
Because Hotfile avoids having a search function, Hotfile depends on link sites to host, organize and promote download links to content stored on Hotfile. Hotfile's Affiliate program encourages the development of pirate link sites that do nothing other than promote download links.This is especially ridiculous because in earlier cases the entertainment industry has argued exactly the opposite: that having a search feature means that these file sharing services were inducing and encouraging infringement by not just being neutral content hosts. The obvious thing to do to remain in compliance with the law, then, is not to have a search engine. Yet, now, they're claiming that not having a search engine is evidence of trying to encourage infringement. So which is it? Is having a search engine illegal or is not having a search engine illegal?
Basically, the MPAA doesn't care. To them, either is illegal because they just can't handle that they're losing their position as a gatekeeper.
Similar to the Megaupload indictment, this motion assumes that encouraging the uploading of popular files and the deletion of unpopular files is proof positive of infringement -- but there are perfectly legitimate reasons for those features. It's fairly amazing to watch the MPAA interpret perfectly reasonable things like deleting files no longer being downloaded -- which plenty of legitimate file transfer services do -- as evidence of lawbreaking.
The MPAA then keeps pretending that if Hotfile isn't used for "personal storage", it must be used for infringement. But that's ridiculous. It's a service for distributing files -- nothing says those files are automatically infringing. That's the logical leap that the MPAA makes multiple times throughout the document.
Hotfile's chiding of users on public forums puts to rest any suggestion that Hotfile based its business on personal storage: "To pay you just to upload? Why should we pay you then? … Why should we upload files that nobody wants to download? You may think your files are interest[ing] and most probably they are, but we must convince downloaders and convert them to premium users."I read this and I don't see the nefariousness. Nowhere do they encourage infringement. They encourage popular files. I know the MPAA would rather not believe it, but there are lots of content creators who no longer go through the gatekeepers, and they produce all sorts of popular content -- some of whom use services like Hotfile and Megaupload to profit from doing so. Why does the MPAA assume that encouraging legitimate activity is proof of contributory infringement?
Similarly, the MPAA jumps a over a clear logic gap by insisting that Hotfile support staff simply "knew" of infringement, because some people asked them how to download files that, according to the MPAA, were infringing. But from the examples given, it certainly sounds like the questions had little to do with the content, but merely the functionality of how you download. There's no indication there that Hotfile's support staff could have or should have known the content is infringing. Amazingly, the MPAA's "we're the center of the universe" attitude seems to assume that naturally anyone would recognize the name of some of its bad movies and immediately, magically know that it's infringing. But, based on what? That's not explained.
The MPAA's "smoking gun" of sorts is the fact that a study suggested a large percentage of downloads on the site were infringing, but I don't see how that, alone, is illegal. When the MPAA sued to kill the VCR, a large percentage of VCR usage was considered "infringing." But the market evolved. A large percentage alone isn't proof of anything, but the MPAA has to throw it out there.
Later, the MPAA goes so far as to pretend a part of the law that doesn't exist. They point out that Hotfile "failed to consider" filtering technology. I can see how that's frustrating to the MPAA, but the law here is pretty clear that there is no proactive duty to filter. So why would the MPAA even bring this up as a point?
There are redactions in the motion and perhaps the MPAA has some magic evidence -- but it's troubling that so many of these claims seem to have little connection to reality.
Also troubling, the motion tries to pin liability on the site's main developer because he programmed the software. That seems pretty crazy. Just because you make a tool, it shouldn't make you liable for how others misuse it.
The entire point of the motion (and the lawsuit) seems to be to prove that (1) Hotfile encourages users to use the site and (2) many users use it to infringe. For them to have a case they need to prove that Hotfile actively encourages infringement, but they can't actually do that, so they just keep trying to prove that Hotfile encourages usage (what site doesn't?!?) and then, entirely separately, that many users infringe... and completely and totally leave out the part where part (1) is connected to part (2). They just keep repeating part (1) and part (2) and saying See?!?!? See?!?!? as if there's a connection there... but which they fail to actually make. It's amazingly lacking in any direct connection.
In the end, one other thing strikes me about all of this. If the MPAA believes that it has such a slam dunk case here... why did it never sue Megaupload in federal court? Yes, Megaupload is based outside the US... but it has been sued in the US before and took part in the case. So why did the MPAA never actually sue Megaupload? If it believes this filing against Hotfile is such a slam dunk, surely we'd have heard about a similar case against Megaupload... and some details of how that effort was stifled. But that's not what's happened at all.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT freshman Sabrina Drammis (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) tallied 11 rebounds, 10 points, five assists, and three steals in its 61-43 win over Emerson College in a non-conference women's basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Kristin Brice (Indiana, Pa.) paced the Lions (2-2) with 11 points, seven boards, and two steals.
A three-point play by senior Shannon Morton (Middletown, N.J.) gave Emerson a 9-5 lead after four minutes elapsed but the Engineers (2-2) responded with an 18-3 run to go ahead for good at the 9:16 mark. Senior Lauren Sascha Burton (Seattle, Wash.) started the rally with a trey and tacked on a layup later on while sophomore Mari Kordell (Ijamsville, Md.) registered seven points. Freshman Durva Bhandare (North Brunswick, N.J.) drained a pair of free throws that gave MIT the lead and followed up with a jumper on its next possession.
Brice's basket and two free throws from junior Elissa Chojnicki (Dover, N.H.) trimmed the Lions' deficit to seven (23-16) with 8:14 left in the half. Following three minutes of scoreless play, the Engineers produced nine unanswered points to establish their largest margin of the frame (32-16) at the 3:42 mark. Senior Amy Sherman (Toronto, Ontario) stopped the Cardinal and Gray's run with a three-pointer and then sank a jumper with six seconds before halftime.
MIT's advantage quickly returned to 16 points in the second half; however, Emerson strung together 10 straight points as two Chojnicki free throws narrowed the gap to six (37-31) at the midway point. Junior Sharon Hao's (San Jose, Calif.) jumper ended the Engineers' scoring drought and was followed by a pair of free throws from Drammis. Freshman Janissa Delzo (Middlesex, N.J.) knocked in a shot to keep the Lions within striking distance with eight minutes to go, but this was as close as it would get as MIT mounted a 15-6 run to put the game out of reach.
Kordell finished with a game-high 14 points to go along with five rebounds and two steals for the Engineers. Burton posted 11 points and three assists while Hao contributed eight points coming off the bench. As a team, MIT had the upper hand in points in the paint (28-12), points off turnovers (20-9), bench scoring (18-11), rebounding (39-36).
Sherman notched 10 points while Delzo totaled eight of her own. Sophomore Catherine Cloutier (Methuen, Mass.) grabbed seven rebounds followed by six from freshman Kelsey Johnson (Syracuse, N.Y.). Norton rounded out the Lions with a team-high three assists.
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Oriko Magica (Spinoff manga series)
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release date: April 12th 2011
Story: Magica Quartet
Art: Mura Kuroe
A translation of the official website synopsis:
"Who is this girl that stand in front of Mami and Kyouko? Another story of Mami, Kyouko and Madoka that has never been shown in the anime."
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This has my interest because unlike the other spinoff manga it seems Urobuchi is behind the script of this one.
What will be interesting is that while many people are expecting this to be a prequel but something in the description makes me wonder if that's really the case,it says:"Another story of Mami, Kyouko and Madoka that has never been shown in the anime."
No Homura?So maybe this is an alternate timeline where Homura never became involved in the whole magical girl system?
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Or maybe this is before Madoka and Homura get involved. Remember that Mami and Kyoko became Puella Magi long before Madoka got involved in any timeline.
Perhaps they once worked together, but then something happened which ended in Kyoko leaving the city for another area.
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I'm not entirely sure why but judging by personalities I would tend to think Kyoko was a magical girl before Mami so maybe we'll get to see that mentorship like Mami tried to mentor Sayaka and Madoka. Or maybe we'll have a third girl mentoring the both of them?
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My guess is that this is a timeline where Homura doesn't appear in (as in she never meets Madoka) In a way, this could end up being interesting seeing if without Homura around how would thing play out (Would Madoka end up becoming a Witch here?)
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Yesterday the publisher posted a notice on their site saying that Madoka Vol3 and Oriko Vol1 will both be delayed. They were originally slated to be released on 12th April together, timed to be out 2 weeks after the end of the anime broadcast.
This delay is probably due to the fact that the publisher is no longer certain that the anime will complete its broadcast before 12th April. It would not make sense for the manga adaptation to spoil the ending of the anime before it is broadcast, and it would not make sense for Oriko to be released either before the anime ends, since it was meant to be an "extension" of the story to keep fans busy even after the end of the anime.
There is currently no new release date for both manga, and a notice will be put up on the website when they have more details.
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She does exist, unknown to the world. Actually, the mention of Madoka in the teaser headline made the idea of a prequel a bit weird, since even if Mami and Kyouko knew each other, they obviously went separate ways long before the whole Groundhog Month. It would have had to be different stories, one about Oriko/Mami/Kyouko, the other about Madoka [and, judging by the Vol 2 cover, Homura?].
The reason why everybody considered it a prequel was because nobody thought Mami and Kyouko would have really lived on in the end.
And if it is a sequel... Except speculahs. Mad speculahs. Oriko becoming a reincarnated Madoka or her medium. Or Madoka becoming able to roam around like Hamlet's father. Or whatever else.
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It's most likely a sequel, there is no indication that Kyouko and Mami disappeared as well in comparison with Homura who is in despair in the world she can't be with Madoka so she used up all her soul gem so she can be with her once again.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 26, 2009) - The ETSU women's basketball team continued adding depth to its program on Tuesday afternoon, as head coach Karen Kemp and her staff announced Ashley Benedict (Rome, Ohio), Tarita Gordon (Wichita, Kan.), and Santana Morrison (Statesville, N.C.) have signed to play with the Lady Bucs starting this 2009-10 season.
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Scrolling through Facebook posts, listening to talking heads, cringing at anonymous online commenters can lead to pretty easily identifiable instances of disrespectful or unkind discourse. But is asking for civility just another act of censorship? Derek Spicer of Apex thinks so. And anything that dampens debate on a college campus in particular is just downright dangerous to the N.C. State graduate. Spicer, 22, spent three years as a resident adviser at NCSU, graduating in May with a degree in political science. In fall 2011, the university instituted a civility statement requiring residents to "speak to each other in a civil […]» Read More
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From John Main OSB, "The Silence of Love," WORD MADE FLESH (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2006), pp. 29-30.
Language is so weak in explaining the fullness of the mystery. That is why the absolute silence of meditation is so supremely important. We do not try to think of God, talk to God or imagine God.
We stay in that awesome silence open to the eternal silence of God. We discover in meditation, through practice and taught daily by experience, that this is the natural ambience for all of us. We are created for this and our being flourishes and expands in that eternal silence.
"Silence" as a word, however, already falsifies the experience and perhaps deters many people, because it suggests some negative experience, the deprivation of sound or language. People fear that the silence of meditation is regressive. But experience and tradition teach us that the silence of prayer is not the pre-linguistic but the post-linguistic state in which language has completed its task of pointing us through and beyond itself and the whole realm of mental consciousness. The eternal silence is not deprived of anything nor does it deprive us of anything. It is the silence of love, of unqualified and unconditional acceptance. We rest there with our Father who invites us to be there, who loves us to be there and who has created us to be there. [. . . .]
We know ourselves to be loved and so we love. Meditation is concerned with completing this cycle of love. By our openness to the Spirit who dwells in our hearts, and who in silence is loving to all, we begin the journey of faith. We end in faith because there is always a new beginning to the eternal dance of being-in-love.
After Meditation, from THE BEST OF MEISTER ECKHART, ed, by H. Backhouse (New York: Crossroad, 1996), p. 138.
Whose are the prayers God always hears? Whoever worships God as God, God hears. But the person who worships God for worldly goods, worships not God: he worships what he worships God for, and employs God as his servant to help him get it. As St Augustine puts it: "What you love you worship; true prayer, real prayer, is nothing but loving."


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He was born on April 12, 1942, in Canonsburg, Pa., the son of Joseph Mercer Sr. and Edith Barbour. Joey was a true people person and enjoyed the time he spent socializing, including with the staff and residents during his stay at the Jackson County Medical Care Facility. He also enjoyed fishing and being outdoors with his family, as well as listening to classic rock. Joey was a true inspiration to all whose lives he impacted and he will be greatly missed by his family and those lives he touched.
Joey is survived by his sister, Dee (Bruce) Schmidt; Uncle Stephen Urcini, Aunt Colleen (Edward) Komorowski; nieces, Jodie (Jim) Senffner, Jill (Mark) Wisnewski and Jolynn (Scott) Anderson; great-nieces and -nephews Ben, Annie, Julia, Eric, Ava and Eliza. Joey was preceded in death by his parents and his best friend, Gary Hester.
Joey's family will receive friends to celebrate Joey's life from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Tecumseh Chapel of Handler Funeral Homes. Interment will take place at a later date at Forest Lawn Gardens in McMurray, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lenawee.
The family would like to extend a "special" thank you to the Jackson CNA's and nursing staff that took care of Joey for 8 1⁄2 years and Hospice of Lenawee for their love and care. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.HandlerFuneralHomes.com.
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Joseph Mercer Jr., 71, of Tecumseh passed away at his home on Jan. 18, 2014, surrounded by his family.


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The purpose in life is to go to the best school you can- why sacrifice the very meaning of human existence for money?
I totally disagree with this, even if I could get into a top 3 school, I never would. I think what is important is to find a school you really want to be at.
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Was hoping someone could give me a explanation of what happened last night......... My children and I were sitting watching tv about 9:00pm when we all heard a very clear knocking on our glass door that is between our kitchen and back entry room. My dog began to bark and she ran for the door. I thought this was weird because I knew all the other doors were locked making it impossible for anyone to be in there. We went to the door and of course noone was there. Then within about 20 min. or so I heard all this noise comming from upstairs. It was my cat tearing around the whole upstairs floor. Running with her nails into the carpet and just going crazy. The thing with that is she is 6 years old and is very lazy, not really into running around anymore. Man I have chills now. Anyway I have heard somethings pertaining to knocks on glass and how cats act when a spirit is present......any thoughts???
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Fewer than half of Americans who have rewards credit cards are planning to shop either online or in-store on Black Friday this year. That's one of the conclusions of the latest edition of Capital One's quarterly Rewards Barometer tracking study, which seeks to measure consumer attitudes among those with rewards plastic from all credit card companies.
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Oops in my last post I got the names mix up just forget what I said.
I think Kiba is already very far on the path of the dark side, I also think Kiba doesn't have a GF is because he is a knight and considers it his duty to always be available to Rias.
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2. Vampires are still in War against the Church, Vol 4 told Us that fact, Irina and Zenovia previus job description includes: kill Devils, Vampires, Fallen Angels, others.
3.Common mith in the World and Otakus are Vampires is highly Proud Species, Ishibumi take that to extreme when told Us about Gasper.
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While, in Ise's case... the author did say that he won't add new harem members for him, due to the fact that it would lessen the screen time, of the heroines that are already in Ise's harem, which has been mentioned already.
Not to mention, I believe that there are still a few arc's ahead of us, before Ise is going to become a high class devil.
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remember guys,this LN is not how the mahouka or other LN with various couples(with more romance) for gasper and kiba have one couple.this LN is really about harem,then is normal that the girls fall in love with ise.I not said that valerie will join immediately in the harem.she can be how ravel that join in harem very after of she fall in love with ise.
first is really the developing of the relationship with the four girls already known and I too will be angry with ishibumi if she add more now.but remember that main goal of ise is be the harem king and for this he will need of more girls in his harem.
and about the mutation pieces ise can really utilize the mutation piece in one longinus possessor how rias make with gasper that have special powers.
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I already mention highly debated, didn't say it was final. It is not out of the question for the Gremory group to have more allies, regardless if they are in Ise's harem. Valerie may become the love interest for Gasper and may join the group.
As for the jobs that Irina and Xenovia did, that is long before the alliance. The Vampire race as a whole is seen by an enemy or a tense race to get along with for other races due to their high pride in pure breeds. Vampires like Gasper was given a second chance, situations will always occur and may change the status of what is seen. We already seen it multiple times with Kuroka being the terrorist attempting to kill Ise, Rias, and Koneko in vol 5, fast forward to the present now she is taking Ise's hand and stuffing it down her Kimono allowing him to grope her breasts. The situation with Irina and Xenovia who insulted Asia and was previously hostile to Ise and the Gremory group ended up being in Ise's harem as well close friends with Asia whom they insulted. Ophis was once thought of the major boss in the story when she fist arrived in vol 6 gradually that change in 8 volumes where she is the mascot of the Gremory group (author said this not me, though to me I call her a daughter or child of the group) and behaves like a child. Hiding in closest, having a bottomless stomach for junk food, wearing black lingerie, and mimicking the behavior of the girls in the Gremory group.
Many things we are told about can change, even with races. The Pure Blood Devils for instance like Raiser has changed his outlooked, Ravel of course fell in love with Ise who is a reincarnated Devil. Vampires are known to more strict with their blood lines, but we already seen how the Devil world has change. Meeting only 2 Vampires does not close the book to say an entire race cannot change.
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Keeping in mind the Alliance doesn't cover Vampires and for the time, keep in mind for them its only like 8 months since the Pact was signed.
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Or one of Ise's bishop pieces could be a mutation piece. Since Ravel and Asia already have pieces, Ise only need to exchange a piece for each of them. If he had a mutation bishop he could just trade that to Rias for Asia and then Rias could use it on Valerie to make her a servant.
I'd say that chances are that Ise will be a high class devil with pieces by the time of the war with Shiva. That's likely going to take more than just Rias's group.
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I'm agree with you reaper.Ishibumi only said in the afterword that he will progress more the the relationship of the current harem before make more girls join in it(fell in love with ise).
and too already had in this LN people that look down in ise and that turned in his friend(how raiser) and that fell in love with he(ravel).then is possible that the same happen with the pureblood vampires.
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It pretty much depends on the plans that the author might have toward her, which is probably, something that we will find out, in the 16 volume.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - More Crucial Moments at U of Q Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in More Crucial Moments at U of Q Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message mesquiteJoined: 04 Jan 2009Posts: 80 Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:05 am Post subject: Overworked and stressed out students and teachers is the word on the street the QU student told me. He says the new program for Arabic medium students does not take into consideration student language levels and has lumped high and low level together. What is their placement test for? Teachers work long hours and have loads of committee work in addition to a crazy evaluation system. Heard they also had to introduce a dress code for the 'inappropriately' dressed teachers and students (who by the way, are mainly female.) Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:08 am Post subject: QU dress code What about those slovenly male teachers? Some look like they belong in a rock band! Do they think they're in Fresno? QU issues new dress code for students By Azmat Haroon DOHA: In a fresh move to restrict inappropriate dressing on campus, Qatar University (QU) has issued a new dress code and etiquettes for students, triggering a mixed reaction from the students. The new code, apart from forbidding tight and obscene dresses, also bans sweat pants, bermuda shorts and leggings from the campus. Fad hair styles including unnatural colouring of hair, dreadlocks, or unconventional cuts are not permitted, an e-mail sent by the university to all students on the weekend says. Students have also been advised to use perfumes and make-up with restraint and in good taste. The Arabic version of the instructions prohibits students from wearing abayas that are tight or transparent. Many students, who were surprised to receive the instructions during the weekend before classes for the Fall 2012 start, are asking why the Arabic version is different from the English and why boys have not received similar instructions. The new rules have infuriated foreign students who did not receive any prior notice about the dress code before coming to Qatar. The sections dealing with unnatural hair, tattoos, make-up, and perfume are absurd. All of those things seem to be done not for modestys sake, but rather to enforce uniformity among students. The individuality of students must be celebrated on campus rather than be suppressed, said Maria Hardman, an American citizen who came to QU to study Masters in Gulf Studies. While Hardman supports calls for modesty on campus, she argues that the new code goes beyond that and tries to enforce conformism. Although a section of students are calling the new dress code unfair and unnecessarily restrictive, the move has been welcomed by others who, in fact, have been demanding the enforcement of these guidelines since the previous semester. This didnt come as a surprise to me. Many students have been asking for a strict dress code, especially for Qatari girls, a student from the Collage of Arts and Science, who didnt want to be identified, said. She said that as some girls are dressed up like they have come to the Oscars, you cant help but be distracted.I can understand the restrictions on leggings because girls wear tight leggings with short tops. And some of those who wear abayas have their fronts open, she said, pointing out that one has to visit the campus to see whats going on. But the new rule has caused anxiety among students who fear that more such restrictions in other areas could be in the offing.If the university is willing to stifle individuality in personal appearance and dressing, will they impose similar restrictions on the types of research you can do and the creativity of students? Will certain subjects-themes-topics be banned due to their inappropriateness? Hardman asks. THE PENINSULA Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: QU student complaints Problems of the students of Qatar University Thursday, 25 October 2012 I posted a question on Twitter saying: What are the problems of the students of Qatar University? I did not think that the reply to my question would continue over three days. After a long discussion, I have divided the reactions in four sections as follows: Section 1: General Discussion Everyone has appreciated the move by H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser for directing the Supreme Education Council (SEC) to cancel the foundation programme and approve Arabic as the learning language. All commentators supported the call of Sheikha Moza to set up a channel of communication between teaching staff and students and work out to understand the necessities of students and find a solution to academic problems. Commentators stressed that Qatar University should take into consideration the international standards before taking any decision for the university. The decision makers should not forget that Qatari citizens are in small numbers and their role is necessary for human resources development in the country. The easiest action being taken in international universities for the students of Qatar University so that the students do not leave the university and the academic and professional performance will improve. Section: Counselling All commentators including students and graduates reached the consensus that the performance of Students Counseling Center at Qatar University is not up to the mark, despite the fact that Qatar University has provided counsellors for evry student. Only a qualified person can do the job of counselling, otherwise the courses will be taken according to the wish of the students not as per the curricula. Some commentators believe that the counselors do not have enough knowledge about curricula of science faculty because they came from those universities that do not count hours but they consider years for courses (like the Universities of Arab and European Countries), or these universities are following the point system that is being adopted in several universities of United States (US). Several commentators said that when the counselor did blunders and the students try to approach the counselor to discuss the matter or to the officials to rectify the mistakes, they were notified that the guideline of the university stipulates that only student is responsible for any error of registration. As a result, university or counselors are not being held accountable for any mistake. Some commentators said we are of the view of the production of high quality graduates but in the same time we do not like the removal of any Qatar students due to the mistake of the counselor. Section No.: 4 Several commentators connected the issue of students counseling with Grade Point Average (GPA). Only Qatar University in the world is counting GPA from grade-I, why they called it GPA it is only for one semester, argued the commentators.The participants also discussed another problem of the students about obtaining grade D or what is called passing mark but the percentage declined to the alarming level. The commentators unanimously supported the move of Qatar University that the graduates must obtain good grade so they could contribute in the development of the country. But they said that implementing good grade throughout the courses is not fair because it might cause the removal of the student. They have also hinted towards another important issue to adopt the mechanism to improve the averages of the students who are being removed due to poor averages despite they did their best. Section No. 4 Mostly students, rusticated from Qatar University surprised to see the method of rustication as they did not get any warning from the university or counselor about their average (throughout the courses) except last year when they were removed. Some students said that they never fail in any course of the university, still they were removed on the ground of that they obtained D grade in some courses. Others said that they improved per semester average but the improvement of GPA was slow. The university did not consider this improvement while terminating him. A commentator claimed that he was removed from Qatar University and his only one subject remain for study so whey he could not give opportunity to complete this subject for graduation. However, the country made huge investments in the education sector so the Qatari students could study and join the local job market. The commentators raised question that why the average of rusticated students from Qatar University increased when they got admission in other universities? There are more than 600 Qatari students in the universities of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and these universities proud of them.We leave this matter to the Authority Concerned to bring about appropriate solution to save the Qatari work force from wasting and keep the academic level up to the mark. The Peninsula Back to top blastermillJoined: 30 Aug 2011Posts: 101 Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:32 am Post subject: The VP recently resigned. Qatarisation campaign jolts Qatar University DOHA: Qatar University is making headlines for the wrong reasons again. A Qatari assistant professor of Media Studies has resigned with community sources claiming that he is the 67th Qatari member of the universitys faculty to have exited from the university, according to latest figures posted on local social networking sites. Dr Rabia Al Kuwari, assistant professor of Media Studies, tendered his resignation last Thursday mainly protesting over what he said were the universitys attempts to discourage Qatarisation. Al Kuwaris resignation has led to a hue and cry in the Qatari community with people launching a support-Al Kuwari campaign on Twitter. Local social networking sites are also abuzz with the talk of the assistant professors resignation with nearly every commentator coming out in his support and criticising the university administration. It all started with local Arabic daily Al Watan reporting yesterday that Al Kuwari, who is also a famous newspaper columnist, had quit after he was refused unpaid leave for a week. A furious Al Kuwari emailed his resignation to the university president, Dr Sheikha Al Misned, with a copy forwarded to his department, the daily said. In his resignation letter, Al Kuwari has raised a number of issues, among them being lack of Qatarisation among the universitys teaching as well as non-teaching staff. The university is even denying Qatari students the opportunity to study in what is supposed to be the national university of Qatar, he rued. On top of it, the university has been removing Qatari students from its rolls and imposing a foreign language and marginalising Arabic, Qatars national language, he said. Al Kuwari said the university was harassing its Qatari employees and called upon a change of guard at the institution. This is not the first time Qatar University is in the throes of a controversy in recent months. According to Al Watan, Al Kuwari was sacked by the university administration for writing a slew of newspaper columns against the university. Quite recently, a number of its students launched a campaign against the university on Twitter on the issue of ignoring Arabic as a medium of instruction for some key streams and adopting what the campaigners said were tough admission criteria for Qatari students. The issue of tough admission criteria and denial of entry to many Qatari students caused so much hurt to some in the community that a few of them even approached the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) for help. Many students suffered with no option with them to look for admission elsewhere, the NHRC said in its 2011 annual report released recently. Following Al Kuwaris resignation, this is the latest salvo the community is firing at the universitys administration through the Twitter and social networking sites this time again over their alleged indifference toward Qataris and Qatarisation, both among the staff and students. Ironically, it is only Qataris who are the target at Qatar University, wrote an angry commentator on a social networking site. Al Kuwaris resignation is detrimental to Qatarisation (at QU), said another commentator. Not using Arabic amounts to openly favouring non-Qataris, said yet another commentator. Nearly all the commentators sympathising with Al Kuwari and said they are with him and backed him to the hilt in his stand against the universitys policies. So there were complaints against him with the Vice-Presidents of the university (for administrative affairs and academic affairs, respectively) and with the dean of the College of Arts and Science. His termination was based on the recommendations of the universitys Professional Conduct Committee following the above complaints, said the daily. The recommendations were referred to the university president after Al Kuwari failed to appear before it to give his version despite having been invited three times. The president approved the termination. However, in remarks to The Peninsula Al Kuwari insisted yesterday that he had quit and had not been dismissed as claimed by the university. Asked why he did not appear before the Professional Conduct Committee, Al Kuwari said that since he had criticised the university in the media, he could respond to the committees questions only through the media. The Emir has given us the freedom of speech so I am practising it, he said. Qatarisation is a basic issue at Qatar University because it is our national university, he said, adding in response to a question that the ratio of Qataris is quite low in the university as compared to the ratio of nationals in other GCC universities. The Peninsula Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17610Location: USA Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: QU student complaints blastermill wrote: Section No.: 4 Several commentators connected the issue of students counseling with Grade Point Average (GPA). Only Qatar University in the world is counting GPA from grade-I, why they called it GPA it is only for one semester, argued the commentators.The participants also discussed another problem of the students about obtaining grade D or what is called passing mark but the percentage declined to the alarming level. The commentators unanimously supported the move of Qatar University that the graduates must obtain good grade so they could contribute in the development of the country. But they said that implementing good grade throughout the courses is not fair because it might cause the removal of the student. They have also hinted towards another important issue to adopt the mechanism to improve the averages of the students who are being removed due to poor averages despite they did their best. So they are unhappy about grades mattering? It is university, after all, and grades presumably reflect student performance. GPA exists as soon as one has completed a course. If you have one course completed, your grade in that course is your GPA. Take a second course, and it is the average of these two. Seems to be not terribly complicated to me... but they don't seem to get it. blastermill wrote: Section No. 4 Mostly students, rusticated from Qatar University surprised to see the method of rustication as they did not get any warning from the university or counselor about their average (throughout the courses) except last year when they were removed. Some students said that they never fail in any course of the university, still they were removed on the ground of that they obtained D grade in some courses. Others said that they improved per semester average but the improvement of GPA was slow. The university did not consider this improvement while terminating him. I haven't a clue what "rusticated" means. But, a "D" is not considered a passing grade IMHO - nor in any university situation that I have been involved with... In the US, one is required to maintain a "C" GPA average to complete a degree. It sounds to me that - as is common in the Gulf - these students want to be given a degree based on their occasional presence and the fact that they are "real" Qataris... not on their passing the required courses for a degree in their field. Imagine the "skills' of an "engineer" who has a GPA of 1.0 or a "D." Even worse, a doctor... scary... VS Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:05 am Post subject: Moving on Some of us ex teachers have moved on to better workplaces, some not much better but as far as I know nobody has moved to a worse work environment other than a chronic whiner whose whines need to be taken with a pinch of salt. With regard to FPDE where I worked until last summer (and am so glad I left), the more things change, the more they dont. On transit using up my QMiles, I learned that things apart from major program changes, havent changed much on the top floor. They even gave contract renewals one month late! These are due beginning of December so people have a chance to make up their mind before the resignation date of January 1. People got them just before the new year how much time does that give them? The fact that two people are leaving midyear plus another ten or more resigned before even getting renewals and way before the deadline indicates the general unhappiness with the new regime. Ive heard the new 9 week program isnt that great either but its probably too early to tell. It needs to go through a whole academic year before anyone can judge its success or lack of properly. Lets see what happens by next June. There are some good things about it so maybe it will work. The new gang is very much like the old gang. None of them was appointed in the open and fair manner required by CEA i.e. advertising the position and selecting appropriate applicants all were appointed without following CEA recommended procedure. So nepotism prevails once again; they just dont get it. Putting a high school teacher with no administrative experience and who had to be taught how to teach essay writing to students in charge of a whole new program was not very smart. This person suffers from poor people skills in addition to a superiority complex. Students also have trouble deciphering the accent, probably needs elocution lessons. Then theres the the brownnoser guy who managed to get his inexperienced girlfriend a job. Great recommendation! What about the Samurai who defies the dress code I read about in one of the posts. He needs a new hairdo, but hes not half bad according to some, i.e. got brains under the hairdo. Then theres the level supervisor/facilitator or whatever theyre called who was twice removed for incompetence and mismanagement back on board for a third time. How did that happen? Real nepotism there. And what about the new HoD who like the HoD of my time suffers from Anti-social Personality Disorder i.e. no people skills and distance. The guy doesn't even know how to greet people properly unless they are useful to him. He has no flexibility and only knows how to behave like a commandant. People had high hopes at first but apparently just like the last one maybe smarter however and maybe better organizational skills. The Arab guy at least is civilized and decent and deserves his appointment, likewise the new assistant head. So thats the new gang at the top. I've heard most of the last gang have quit or already left for whatever reasons. The worst thing according to people who are still there is the unfriendly atmosphere and lack of teacher support and appreciation. This was bad enough in my time but is reported to be worse. All I can say, is I hope people survive and that the top floor realize that teachers are human beings who need to be treated properly in a civilized way. If they aren't treated decently, then maybe they should follow their ex colleagues and quit. The people who have just quit are quitting partially for some of the reasons I've mentioned. Hope they are all moving to a better place. Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:09 am Post subject: Survey - commentary 1 Quote: Q1. Please respond to the statement below. I am satisfied with employment in the Foundation Program at Qatar University. 1 --The FPRDS system does not seem fair and transparent. I do not know what the scores mean, and I do not know how to improve my marks. I have asked administrators for clarification and their answers were highly unsatisfactory and unclear. I believe that the 30% mark from student surveys is too high, particularly when I get lower marks from students for being professional and holding them to high standards when they would rather aim for lower standards. --I do not believe that the current direction of the(reorganized) Foundation Program is one that will, in the end, benefit the students, the University, or the broader community. I believe that the current direction is pushing standards lower. I feel that I am being asked to lower standards of professionalism and expectations in order to accommodate students' desires to have an easier academic program. --I do not feel adequately informed of developments that affect me and the department at large. In the larger sense, although some information has been passed out, it seems to be changed with frightening speed and regularity, such that I don't feel I can (in the longer-term) trust the information I receive. This lowering of standards is still a concern but they have started a new program for the students doing Arabic - seems to be working from what I was told.Last edited by stonemason on Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:45 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:13 am Post subject: Survey - Commentary 2 Quote: Q2. Please respond to the statement below 2 With the recent university changes, staff and QU students are in a state of extreme confusion and stress. Policies are being made at a whim (from administration high up) . Change is definitely the word of the day. And it seems like this roller-coaster will continue into the next semester. (and perhaps worsen) This is a pity. Until these abrupt changes took place, Foundation English was very well-organized and had made big efforts to get accredited with the CEA. It was, just a semester ago, a program that Qatar University could be proud of. The new program needs to be accredited again. As I said, it is too early to rate its success of failure. They were allowed to keep accreditation for another year. Everyone worked hard to get it so let's hope they get it again. This at least was something people worked together on and helped bring about some collegiality.Last edited by stonemason on Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:17 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:15 am Post subject: Commentary 3 Survey Quote: 3 Members of the task force should teach on the foundation program. They should experience first hand the outcome of their decision and design. Letting them hide in post foundation is totally unethical since it allows them to avoid the responsibilities of their actions and decisions. Putting a first year out of college colleague with no prior experience in the gulf and two teachers with limited experiences on the task force, reveals a complete lack of understanding of the meaning "high quality staff". There are a lot of high quality staff but like putting a high school teacher in charge or one program and someone who has blown it twice before is not good management practice. Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:22 am Post subject: Survey commentary 4 Quote: Please respond to the statement below. 4 It is obvious that over the last year, the department did not take the steps to retain high quality faculty and staff. On the contrary the department decided to fire people without sufficient grounds, and now the people that made these decisions are leaving. In addition we were told "tell your friends to work here". Considering that the department does not take care of its staff and seems to dismiss them without sufficient ground, I would not recommend to my friends to work here. They gave renewal letters almost one month late. They are short-staffed because they fired so many good people last year. I heard they even rehired two of the fired teachers which says something about bad judgement. So another 10 or more people resigned but no idea if anybody was fired this time round - probably not. Yes, they told their friends to work there - people got jobs for wives and girlfriends, so what does that mean - they go through people's files to see whether they are qualified and then hire people with connections who may not have sufficient experience. Inconsistent. They should keep the good staff they already have and not look for ways to get rid of them, it costs as lot to recruit new teachers and give good-bye packages (not very much but then I didn't work there that long. Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:22 am Post subject: Survey commentary 10 I wasn't there for 10 years but I would say most of the work done by teachers was exceptional. They worked hard and got little thanks! Quote: Please respond to the statement below. 11 U distorted 10 years of good work. Why? Last edited by stonemason on Fri Jan 04, 2013 9:19 am; edited 6 times in total Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:23 am Post subject: Changing Times Teachers need to be included in change, not excluded.Last edited by stonemason on Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:55 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:30 am Post subject: Survey commentary 8 Quote: Please respond to the statement below. 8 QU doesn't fund us to attend more than one conference, why would I pay my own money to go somewhere at promote QU, when they have made it very clear that we are the scum of the university? We are hired based on our teaching skills, not our research paper production, that is made very clear in the hiring process. Why the Program is being assessed on research paper production is a mystery! Yes, a mystery. Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:31 am Post subject: Survey - commentary 5 Quote: Please respond to the statement below. 5 Due to the changes that have been made unilaterally by the Administrators above the task force committee, I am disappointed in the changes and the lack of explanation for these changes. I am speaking directly to the changes that were shared with the task force on 10 June 2012. Yes, unilateral decision making continues. Back to top stonemasonJoined: 23 Jun 2012Posts: 23 Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:59 am Post subject: Survey - commentary 12 Many people still feel the same. Morale is low and not likely to improve unless the top floor decides to create a supportive environment. Quote: 12 In reference to question 1: What a difference a year makes. A year ago I would have answered this question very differently, either as 'Strongly Agree' - at least with 'Agree'. Since the end of the last academic year, however, the QU administration appears to have done everything it could to undermine the moral and emotional security of the International faculty in the Foundation Program. We have been shown nothing but disdain and disrespect for our professional credentials, and worst of all, when excoriated in the local press, even referred to as 'evil', not once did the administration of QU come to our defense. We have been abandoned. The result? A large number of people have resigned; more will resign before the beginning of the fall term. Although many would hope to stay and finish out the terms of the contract, we have no faith that the university will honor the periods of the documents and could give us our three months notice whenever they feel the political winds favor such an action. Everyone who can, for self preservation, is looking at alternate employment opportunities. I have never worked at an educational institution with a lower morale. In reference to question 2: Why would anyone who has not already had a research project/publication in progress initiate one now? Although the shift back to an Arabic language campus is understandable on many levels, how it has been initiated, with the apparent dumbing down of the entrance requirements, undermines the university's international credibility. A number of colleagues have stated specifically that they would not publish during their time here at QU because they do not want their names/careers associated with this university. 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Non-profit foundation reports first-year numbers.
The Agape Health Clinic for low income persons without health insurance will be open Saturday, Nov. 3 at Chandler Hall on the Pratt Community College campus. Doors open at 8 a.m. and patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The next dental clinic, for extractions only, will be Nov. 10. Patients must have been seen in a regular clinic before they can be treated at the dental clinic.
The Agape Health Clinic celebrated its first anniversary in October. During its first year of operation, the clinic served 125 patients and 111 made return visits. Thirty-five people were treated at dental clinics. More than 900 volunteer hours were counted.


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I know I've only had RA for a year and a bit, but so far it seems I don't get 'acute' episodes, but instead my flares and remissions build up gradually for a while and then subside gradually. Because of this, I almost don't notice it happening for a long time.
The past month I've felt pretty great. The morning stiffness in my hands is all but gone, my foot flares have become very minor and infrequent. I've been managing long walks with no problems. I haven't felt this well since September. Yet it's taken me about a month to realise this. It's strange how it takes your mind a wee while to catch up with your body. I'm still waking up and squeezing my hands to get them moving. I'm still expecting that a long walk will cause my toes to swell. When it doesn't, I'm surprised even though it hasnt happened for weeks.
It also took me a while to realise I was flaring back in October. My brain sort of didnt believe it for ages because I was used to being well for months before that. I was surprised at the stiffness in my hands back then, just as I am surprised by their lack of it just now. I can't quite believe I'm feeling better and I think it will take at least a few more weeks of this for my mind to quite grasp it. I don't know why I'm better, and of course I am terrified it won't be for long. But still, I am hopeful that it might be the start of a long good patch!
Friday, 18 February 2011
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If my fingers could cross, they'd be crossed for you to have the longest good patch ever :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 February 2011 at 17:15
Wow, consider it a blessing and enjoy every minute! I wish for all of us to find such gradual changes! Luck!! TReplyDelete
Haha thanks Pony.ReplyDelete
Thanks Taz, I always count my blessings and really wish that others experience better times soon too.
It's not enough that RA slowly destroys your body, it also affects you mentally with the ups and downs of living with a chronic disease. I try not to let it affect me, but deep down I'm like you, how long is this good streak going to last.ReplyDelete
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The Timberwolves have agreed to sign Russian free agent combo guard Alexey Shved. Shved is considered a playmaker who has been playing professionally in Russia. He is 23 and will be 24 in December. Shved helped Russa qualify for the Olympics with a win over Nigeria on Saturday.
The Wolves will likely buyout center Brad Miller, guard Martell Webster, and center Darko Millicic.
Minnesota is waiting to see if Portland will match the $45 Million offer sheet they agreed to sign 6'8 small forward Nicolas Batum to. Portland has until Saturday to match the offer or work out a sign and trade deal with Minnesota.
The Timberwolves announced they will play a preseason game in Winnipeg on October 24 against Detroit. Minnesota has also added free agent shooting guard William Buford to their summer league roster. Buford played college basketball at Ohio State.