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With Bruno Mars expected to deliver a dazzling halftime show during Super Bowl XLVIII in February, a slew of acts will play warm-up to him and help kick off the biggest sporting event of the year with concerts in the days leading up to the big game.
VH1 has teamed up with the NFL to host six concerts in the week leading up to Super Bowl, the network has announced.
Taking advantage of MetLife Stadium's close proximity to New York -- the stadium that will host the game is just a stone's throw away in New Jersey -- the bulk of the concert series will be anchored in each of New York's five boroughs and end with a show in New Jersey on the eve of Super Bowl.
Dubbed the VH1 Super Bowl Blitz, the string of shows will launch Jan. 27 in Queens, and move on through the Bronx (Jan. 28), Brooklyn (Jan. 29), Manhattan (Jan. 30), Staten Island (Jan. 31) and New Jersey (Feb. 1).
VH1 has yet to announce the talent, but it promises that the series will feature "this year's chart-topping musicians," so a betting man would wonder what radio mainstays such as Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Drake and Robin Thicke have planned for the end of January.
Previous pre-Super Bowl concerts organized by VH1 have featured Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, B.o.B., Gym Class Heroes and Maroon 5's Adam Levine.
For those of us not lucky enough to score any of the free tickets given away via Twitter, each show will air live on VH1 at 11 p.m. Eastern time.
Listen to Lady Gaga's new song 'Aura'
Pet Shop Boys synthesize time and style
Review: Sleigh Bells' newly expansive 'Bitter Rivals'
PHOTOS: Concerts by the Times
PHOTOS: Unexpected musical collaborations
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Does the inside of your desktop computer resemble something akin to a rats nest? Multiple hard drives, DVD drives, maybe even an old floppy drive all connected to your motherboard with a bunch of wide and flat ribbon like cabling? If this sounds like your computer, you're not alone.
Up until just a few years ago, desktop computers have relied primarily on what is known as the Parallel ATA (or PATA) interface to connect various internal drives (hard drives, DVD drives, etc.) with the desktops' motherboard and other device controllers. Bridging these connections, and thereby keeping everything running smoothly, are the traditional 40 and 80 pin ribbon cable connectors.
Available in a variety of lengths and colors, from the standard light gray cable with black, grey, and blue connectors, to bright lime green or red ribbon with matching color coordinated connections, flat PATA ribbon cables are typically one of the most cost effective pieces of hardware to be found inside of your desktop computer. In addition to being a cheap method of transferring data, flat PATA ribbon cables are also typically very sturdy; with a high tolerance for heat and a large amount of flexibility for reaching even the most oddly placed PATA motherboard connection. Although generally very cheap to purchase, the sturdiness inherent in the construction of a typical flat PATA ribbon cable adds a fair bit of longevity to these data cables. In fact, so well produced are most ribbon cables that in all of this writers years I have never had to replace a flat PATA ribbon cable due to any malfunction caused by physical degradation of the cable itself.
Despite this stellar build quality, there are a few instances where replacing a flat PATA ribbon cable may be advantageous or, very rarely, altogether necessary.
First off, when would it be absolutely necessary to replace a flat PATA ribbon cable? Typically only when the cable in question has suffered severe physical damage. Say someone took a pair of scissors and cut your cable halfway through horizontally, severing both the plastic ribbon covering and the wires inside. In an extreme example such as this, replacing your flat PATA ribbon cable would definitely be necessary. Even in less extreme instances, where there appears to be a small rip or tear in the ribbon cable itself, it is recommended that you replace your ribbon cable to eliminate the risk of data loss due to a damaged cable. However, be aware that some ribbon cables which appear to be severed, particularly ribbon cables commonly used to connect 3.5″ floppy drives to the motherboard, may come from the manufacturer with parts of the ribbon near to the plastic connector seemingly cut vertically along the ribbon, when in reality the ribbon simply came "pre-sliced" from the factory.
If your flat PATA ribbon cables have suffered no damage, then there's no reason to replace them right? Not always…
As you'll likely notice when you take a peek inside your computer case, flat PATA ribbon cables, while not very thick, have a rather large surface area which is not only unsightly (particularly if your computer has a see-through window,) but can in fact inhibit airflow around the inside of your computer. While not usually a huge hazard, having a bunch of ribbon cables blocking airflow around the inside of your case can none the less increase the risk of having higher temperatures within your computer case which, in turn, could cause all manner of issues as time goes on; including an increased risk of premature hardware failure due to higher than optimal temperatures. What's the best way to tackle this airflow issue? By replacing your standard flat ribbon cables with rounded ribbon cables.
Available in many styles, lengths, and colors, rounded ribbon cables are basically flat ribbon cables which have been twisted to fit in a much more airflow efficient tube shaped plastic sheath. In addition to offering a variety of styles with which to enhance the "under the hood" visual appeal and airflow of your computer, the small form factor of rounded cables also make it easier to navigate through the insides of your computer when performing hardware upgrades or maintenance. While a rounded cable normally costs a bit more than a comparable standard flat PATA ribbon cable, the extra cost is relatively small when compared to the improved airflow, convenience, and stylistic gains which rounded cables bring to your computer.
One final tip on improving airflow within your computer: If you wish to do so without replacing your flat PATA ribbon cables with rounded cables, this can also be done with a bit of creativity. As mentioned earlier, flat PATA ribbon cables are very pliable. With their highly flexible nature, the extra unused length of a flat ribbon cable can easily be folded and fastened to the inside of your computer case with plastic fasteners and zip ties; up and out of the way of all important circulating air within the computer case.
So what are you waiting for? Crack open your computer and take a long, hard look at what's inside. If it looks like a mess of cables, chips, drives, and dust, consider replacing or re-ordering all those ribbons floating around inside of your computer.

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SAS Insight & Analytics Technical/Functional Lead - Perm - Berk
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- £45000 - £55000 per annum + Good Base & Package
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- 04 Oct 2013
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SAS Insight & Analytics Technical/Functional Lead - Perm - Berkshire (good base and package) - FTSE 100 company, listed as 'top 10 place to work UK'
As SAS Insight & Analytics Technical/Functional Lead, you will be responsible for supporting and leading design, installation, maintenance and support of the enterprise software and technologies which support the stable operation of the organisation's services, applications and all of the application interfaces which deliver the end-to-end business process:
Candidate experience & skills required
- Must have proven in-depth knowledge of SAS 9, (Base SAS, Enterprise Guide, DI Studio and other SAS components such as Macro, Access for Oracle, ODBC etc.); Good working knowledge of Unix and Windows
- Experience of technical solution design & technical documentation (highly desirable)
- Understanding of Management Information (MI, MIS), preferably within a large corporate blue chips
- Ideally good knowledge of SAS Open Metadata Architecture; Good understanding of how SAS products interact with third party products; Experience in SQL reporting; Understanding of basic Data Warehousing concepts; SAP Data surveyor exposure ; Experience of other database and ETL tools such as Business Objects, Oracle etc.
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If you think you've got what it takes to succeed in this phenomenal company, get in contact with Graeme Craig at Salt either by email : email@example.com or by phone +44207 928 2525 / +447903 420 629 to discuss the full specification in detail.


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http://serezin-du-rhone.fr/pifpaxys/4698 Thousands of people across Myanmar (also known as Burma), are displaced, unable to return to their homes. The United Nations estimates that about 270,000 people have sought shelter in Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in late August 2017. NAHAR Relief is providing emergency relief, rehabilitation, developmental assistance for them
follow site Nahar Relief Campains
Sponsor orphans all over the world. Because the orphan program is so important to NAHAR Relief, your donations can help orphans in countries that need it most. Donations are flexible for this program, you can sponsor an orphan annually, which provides support and care to an orphan for a year, or whenever you can donate to your liking when you are financially stable. These sponsorship donations ensure to help with the child's every day needs.
Thanks to Nahar, I was saved. And my life which had once been withering away with no hopes or dreams, now has new buds sprouting with new dream and a future, and I'm so thankful for that.
I realized that I didn't even have dreams when I lost my father.
Nahar Relief's pledge to the children we serve is that each one would be provided with the food, clothing, medical care, and shelter they need.…
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority group in Myanmar. The estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar have been subjected to systematic persecution and…
Pray for NAHAR activities.
Donate generously.
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Nahar Relief's pledge to the children we serve is that each one would be provided with the food, clothing, medical care, and shelter they need. We also commit to providing training and discipleship, a quality education, and continued love and support as they transition into adult living. Most importantly, Lifelong seeks to bring joy and purpose to orphans by sharing the Good News of the yours love and the hope that is offered through life.
This special program honors the story of our beloved prophets Ibrahim and Ismail (pbuh). And for us at Nahar Relief, it also is an important humanitarian call to action in the campaign against hunger.
Nahar Relief takes your gift of meat for Eid al-Adha where it's really needed—to people in need in many poor countries. Staff at Nahar Relief offices around the world work hard right through Eid to deliver your gift even in hard-to-reach areas and conflict zones. For some, it's the only meat they eat all year. Our brothers and sisters get the meat; and you'll get the reward, insha'Allah.
The Rohingya need your help.
The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority group in Myanmar. The estimated 1 million Rohingya living in Myanmar have been subjected to systematic persecution and grave human rights abuses by authorities for decades. Your support enables relief to get to camps where over 100,000 displaced Rohingya are trying to survive. Deliver a bag of rice to feed a famile for a month for $25. A gift of $55 will provide blankets to 10 people for warmth during cool season. Or go even further and build a shelter for $340 to house 10 families who have no home.
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The Auburn Tigers have signed two 7-footers and a 5-foot-10 point guard to play next season. Coach Tony Barbee's early signees Wednesday are centers Ronald Delph of Winter Haven, Fla., and Benas Griciunas of Silute, Lithuania, and guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen.
Shamsid-Deen, of Decatur, Ga.,,is ranked as the No. 91 prospect by MaxPreps. He has helped lead Columbia High School to three-straight Class AAA state titles. He chose Auburn over UCLA, UConn, Richmond and Northwestern.
Delph is attending IMG Academy after starting three seasons at Lake Region High. He averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds last season. Delph chose Auburn over Texas A&M, Cincinnati and Miami.
Griciunas is in his third year attending Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. He chose Auburn over Georgia Tech, Boston College, St. Mary's and Washington State.
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Have you ever had all of your suspicions confirmed?Star Wars The Old Republic has fortified all my doubts in big budget MMORPG development in a powerful and irreconcilable way. To say that it is simply a re-skinned version of World of Warcraft is somewhat insulting to Blizzard. I feel that this game has personally wounded me, and has set back the genre 15 years.
The easiest way to sort this review would be into the two categories, the "WOW-Clone" features and the "Original" features.
WOW Clone Features
UI, Control, and FeelIt becomes obvious that a large sum of money was dumped on this game by the great lengths they explored to avoid any part of the game feeling new. If you've played World of Warcraft, there is no learning curve here whatsoever in terms of game-play. Familiar isn't bad, but I didn't buy a WoW expansion...
The only real difference is that SWTOR's location integrity (characters being where they say they are) is actually far worse. This was notoriously bad in Warcraft, and the solution they employed was giving nearly everyone ranged abilities so you don't have to actually stand near your opponents. Apparently you can't throw money at bad code and make it good.
"PvP" CombatEmphasis on the sarcastic quotation marks. SWTOR's PvP follows the post-vanilla WoW formula. PvP is mostly instanced (in extremely repetitive Warzones), and all World PvP is zerg ganking and res-killing. A few classes get decent knockbacks, and the World of Star Wars is largely cliff-centric. This is amusing for about 8 seconds.
You PvP to get PvP Gear which you use to PvP. It was obviously tacked on (like World of Warcraft), and they made no attempt to integrate it into the game on any non-shallow level.
The pacing of combat is mind-numbing. A fight with two dps-classes could last minutes, and it feels even slower than that. Because every class has either primary ranged attacks, charges, or pulls, there is no sense that you're picking your targets tactically because there are no tactics. Strategic cliffs are the only way to win, but most of the time your enemy isn't where they appear to be so you waste your knockback cooldown and shoot them to safety. Before any of you geniuses try and rationalize this, my ping is 30ms.
When your Warzone ends, you gain experience based on how your team did. Your team will always be full of the type of incompetent douche-bags that enjoy this game. Prepare for disappointment every time.
Instancing / RaidingAnyone who believes in an open world understands why the thought of raiding makes me vomit in my own mouth. Although the instancing system appears different than World of Warcraft due to the huge number of cutscene conversations you're forced to have, it is largely the same, if not less worth-while. Having a 5 minute conversation after every pull doesn't yield experience, so if your goal is to level up, you're better off doing anything else.
There is typically an instance for every level range along the way, but they're largely disjointed and uninteresting. This, again, wouldn't matter if you weren't forced to have a time-out every 5 minutes to tell a hologram why you think they deserve to die.
Graphics and ImmersionYes, graphics go in the "WoW Clone" section. If you've seen the game, you should understand that the approach they took was much like Blizzard's. Essentially they designed the game to age well by emphasizing style over technology. The textures appear to render in waves, gradually scaling up every time you load an area. I wouldn't consider graphics to be an incredibly important component to a game's fun-factor, but nothing breaks immersion like having a chat with a faceless low-res model whose face phases in after a few seconds of talking. Common sense people!
Character Creation and CustomizationThe character creation is very true to the industry standard. You pick your class and race (which have some irrelevant restrictions), and you pick what stupid plastic haircut you want to stare at for 200 hours. The only improvement is that you can make your character fat. Finally!
Unlike Warcraft where you select your race based on abilities that could benefit your character, SWTOR only has useless social emotes for the various races. This was almost insulting to my intelligence that they list the commands at all.
Republic and Empire have mirrored classes with the exception of the class story which is either a hippie love fest, or a serial killer's manifesto respectively. I'll get to this later.
Original Features
Crew and CraftingThis aspect of the game is mildly amusing until you realize what's actually happening. Your crew, for people unfamiliar with the KotOR franchise, is comprised entirely of whiny dipshits who hate when you have fun. They are somewhat customizable, and you can equip them with gear if you feel like you're not spending enough money on yourself.
You can have one follow you around (or rather, you'll be shitty if you don't), and you can assign others to run crafting errands between 3 crew skills you choose around level 10. It costs an exponentially increasing amount of money to have them run errands as you progress in skill. In essense, you're almost exclusively paying money to gain skill points, and the items you can make once you've dumped your money down the drain are seldom an improvement from the items you got with the quests that gave you the money in the first place.
I suppose they decided that players should never have money to train, so they tempt them with the laziest progression system to date. Occasionally when you're not an asshole to your crew they'll have conversations with you that yield experience, but the gifts you give them come from crew runs that you paid them to go on. I understand that the idea of buying friends might be commonplace with the trolls at EA and Bioware, but what lesson is that really teaching.
Either way, crew members in combat are basically hunter-pets from Warcraft, so that could be in the clone section as well... But hell, I'm feeling generous.
Class-Specific Story and Voice ActingHave you ever played a MMORPG and thought, "Man! I hope they take my freedom away and force me to walk in a straight line until I've resolved the primary plot objectives!" No? Me either. Age of Conan attempted to do this, and people pointed out that it isn't very immersive that every person on earth is an escaped slave from the same ship. Having 8 different ships doesn't really diffuse the problem by a factor of 8.
MMORPGs used to have "carving out your own place in the world" as a primary requirement. What we're seeing now is the dismantling of free-will as we know it. The beauty of playing a game with other real people is that your experience can be unpredictable and spontaneous, but Bioware decided that in order for the game to fit into their traditional narrative, it had to essentially be a single-player RPG with about 20 times more grinding. Great idea, dumb!
The voice acting is laughable. If you attempt to follow the game's story, mostly everyone just turns on subtitles and skips through it as quickly as they can read. If you're a very slow reader, this game is probably fun to you, but you probably didn't make it this far into the review anyhow... moron...
The one saving grace was that the Whataburger guy actually has a voice role on Tatooine. Just like you like it.
Star Fox MinigameSpace combat is a single-player space rail-shooter that is a near-perfect emulation of classic Star Fox for SNES. I was excited to be able to play this for experience as the game itself was far too boring. Needless to say, running the same 2 level appropriate missions repeatedly killed this sentiment.
This is another 'duh' moment for this game. Why would you add more single-player aspects to a MMORPG? Did anyone really love the rail-shooting in KotOR? No, they didnt. Shame!
Dark Side / Light Side / PointlessOne of the best things about KotOR, and one of the worst things about SWTOR is the moral choice system. In Knights of the Old Republic, you chose to be good or evil, and your powers were largely dependent on your force-tendency. It was an integral part of the game, and committing genocide to make your force lightning more powerful was excellent.
In SWTOR, they go out of their way to make sure that good and evil are a purely cosmetic decision. If you're evil, you wear clown-makeup, and if you're good, you hate having fun. The only reward for consistently choosing the "threaten a child" option was social gear and glowing eyes. Why bother? Why have conversation options at all if your game is wildly unchanged by every decision you make. The entire premise of the game is bad in this respect.
A conversation at Bioware headquarters probably went something like this :
Bioware Project Lead : "We have big plans for implementing force corruption in a MMORPG format!"
EA Executive : "Good! Make sure it doesn't actually do anything! Why is your eye bleeding?"


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Sometimes, the healthier choice is easy to see. Fruits and vegetables instead of cookies and candy. Broiling food instead of deep frying it.
Sometimes, people need a little more help with overall healthy living, and that is one reason American State Bank is taking an initiative with offering its employees a wellness program.
"What I realized, in our bank, is we're all getting older and we need to be more health conscious," said Kevin Klemesrud, president and chief executive officer of American State Bank. "And, so, within that, we started an employee-directed effort and formed an employee committee to, basically, approach a wellness program within the bank."
American State Bank, with locations in Osceola, Lamoni and Winterset, has the goal of being one of the best health-awareness employers in its markets.
Blue Zone
On Feb. 3, after several months of preparation, the bank implemented a new wellness program, which is patterned after the "Blue Zone Workplace" model that emphasizes body, mind and soul, in addition to diet and exercise.
Klemesrud said the Blue Zone effort focuses on how people live, their spiritualism and getting them moving naturally. One example of this is taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
"Just taking baby steps toward helping people think about being healthy," Klemesrud said.
The Blue Zone program is employee-led with a wellness committee formed by co-chairs Melissa Short and Sidney Bethards.
Twenty-seven out of 40 employees have signed up for the wellness program.
In the beginning of implementing the wellness program, the bank started with an wellness assessment of the workplace and scored 30 out of 117.
Klemesrud said there was a lot of room for improvement.
American State Bank has committed $15,000 in its annual budget in wellness incentives. Each employee could earn up to $44 per month initially to use toward their monthly fitness investment.
Short and Bethards said the bank has been implementing:
• Three teams signing up for "Live Healthy Iowa," with 22 out of 40 employees participating
• Teaming with Clarke County Hospital to do a biometrics screening
• Developing a fitness "punch card" program to help reimburse employees for fitness related items
• Motivational Monday messages to employees
• Offering wireless headsets to employees who spend a lot of time on the phone
• Creating walking routes near the bank
• Working on adopting a formal policy that supports employees volunteer activities within the community where they live, both during work and outside work hours
• Staff meeting presentations with success stories and motivational speakers
"This is coming from within our employee base," Klemesrud said about the motivational Monday messages. "I really like it, because I can send out all the things in the world, but when it's coming from within the bank, then it becomes part of our culture."
Local 1K/5K
Since American State Bank is focused on fitness, they are sponsoring Shawn Johnson's Elite Training's (JET) first-ever 1K/5K Run, Walk for Education Saturday, May 3, in Osceola.
Johnson said he originally wanted the 1K/5K to be in conjunction with the end of Live Healthy Iowa 10-Week Wellness Challenge, especially since a lot of effort was made with getting elementary students involved.
Johnson is helping with morning workouts at the elementary school, and he said he wanted something fun to celebrate it.
"What I loved about the Live Healthy Iowa 1K, 5K, is that it was something for the kids to do," Johnson said.
All proceeds from JET's 1K/5K will go toward Clarke Community Elementary School.
According to Johnson, he wanted to help children make daily activities part of their lifestyles.
"Ultimately, my goal is to make the community a healthier community, and it really all starts when you're a kid," he said.


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2007) - ETSU head softball coach Andrea Mangrum announced Tuesday morning the softball clinics being held on January 20 and 27 are both full and they will not be accepting any more applicants.
Below are the details regarding the clinics. For more information regarding the camp please visit www.ETSUBucs.com or call (423) 439-4279.
2007 Winter Clinic 4 sessions
You will not want to miss out on this position specific clinic designed to get you ready for your upcoming season!
25.00 per session or 2 sessions for 40.00
Location: The Edge (directions are on the brochure)
Session 1: January 20th 9:00-11:30 13 and under pitching and catching
Session 2: January 20th 12:30-3:00 13 and under hitting
Session 3: January 27th 9:00-11:30 14 and up pitching and catching
Session 4: January 27th 12:30-3:00 14 and up hitting
Please bring all gear including glove, bat, and catching gear if attending catching session. Do not wear cleats we will be on indoor turf. Also, please bring a sack lunch or make arrangements for lunch if you are attending both sessions.
Pitching and catching sessions will be limited to 30 participants and hitting sessions will be limited to 40 participants.


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I currently attend a large University in America(University of Maryland). I have met many muslims with strange views while here. Some believe Allah has no hands, which really mean power, some believe Allah is everywhere, some believe that Abu Baker and Omar are Kafirs(Raafidah's). My question is how do I deal with these people when I have shown them the evidence in Quran and Sunna that goes against these deviant beliefs but they don't listen to me. Should I not pray behind or with these people when I often find myself having no Khooshu and I can't concentrate on Allah because I keep thinking about their deviancy. Do I still continue to Salam them and talk with them about other things instead of Islam? Please respond soon, for I am a student and I am faced with this everyday and I am tensed and don't know what to do.
Praise be to Allaah.
We advise you to learn Islam and 'aqeedah (belief, tenets of faith) from the Qur'aan and Sunnah, and from the books of the salaf (early generations) of this ummah. You should read the books of 'aqeedah written by the earliest generations, such as al-Sunnah by Imaam Ahmad and his son 'Abd-Allaah; al-Sunnah by Abu 'Aasim; al-Eemaan by Ibn Abi Shaybah, and other books written by the scholars who did not join or take sides with any group or sect, but rather relied on the clear evidence (daleel) and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Undoubtedly the beliefs that you refer to in your question are bid'ah, for these people deny the attributes of Allaah such as His having a hand; they interpret it as meaning strength or power, despite that fact that Allaah has affirmed that He has a hand which is as He wills. They claim that Allaah is everywhere, denying the aayahs which speak of His istiwaa' (rising above the Throne) and being high and exalted, etc. And the Raafidis describe the Sahaabah as being kaafirs. All of these people are innovators (followers of bid'ah) and there is no evidence (daleel) for their bid'ah.
We advise you to keep away from people like these if they cannot be convinced. You should strive to convince them and to show them books of salafi 'aqeedah and the books which discuss the dubious arguments of those innovators, such as the books of 'Uthmaan ibn Sa'eed al-Daarimi, who wrote two books refuting the Jahamiyyah and others. If they are not persuaded, then keep away from them and do not pray behind them; stay with people who follow the salafi 'aqeedah.


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Graphic-Studio necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 31 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Okay, here's the subject up for design consideration:
FIRST OFF NOTE: You don't have to follow my lead on this idea if you feel your ideas are better.
http://www.sblocal.com is the main site URL.
I want to incorporate about 3 other sites into the main SBLocal.com Page. I will Slice & Dice & Code the .PSD
I have the basic Layout that I'd like followed of where I want to go with this....You can Download a .PSD START File here: http://www.sblocal.com/99designs/sb…ns.psd.zip
PREVIEW IT HERE: http://www.sblocal.com/99designs/99-1.jpg
I want to be amazed and blown away! Show me some Design!
This is for a STATIC Web Page Design. Size to the BLOG Page Dimensions, I want it to match size here. NO Coding involved.
I want to keep the same logo currently in use...You can change the Photo if you want.
Sure, I do designs for other people . . . but, when It comes to my stuff - I have a difficult time being objective of work for my own sites.
I would also like to see stuff in BLOCKS that I can move around later, or if I want to make the MAIN Page 2 pages I can just add using a BLOCKED format. (Does that make sense to you?+
Right now the main SBLOCAL.COM page redirects to the Revolution Wordpress Section, here: http://www.sblocal.com/content/ (the Main content Section)
I want to incorporate in a single MAIN Page a Graphically Oriented Introduction Page to all of my other sites:
1). http://www.shopsblocal.com (a ZenCart set up)
2). http://www.Cafepress.com/sblocalized (Printed Clothing)
3). http://www.printroom.com/studio_hom…me=sblocal (Photo Prints)
4). http://sblocal.mail.everyone.net (FREE email accounts, A Login Block for the email would be nice)
5). http://sblocal.mail.everyone.net/em…3443352187 (Sign Up page for new email account, it could just be a button with the login Block.)
Here's what I'm looking for -
I saw a site, the URL is http://www.billigvoks.dk
It's Danish, but that's beside the point.
What I want to do is prepare a main intro page that reflects and somewhat resembles the BLOG, a 'Revolution Themed' Page at:
Take a look at the preliminary design idea I've started here:
Make it about the same size as the Revolution Themed page.
I want all images used included in the design. I have many images available below. I have an iStock.com Account and would prefer using them if you choose not to supply original images.
Get more images to help with the design for use from my collection of photographs:
Some of the items that I want incorporated are: POSTS, INFO, Products, Products and interesting image layouts.
Nothing too extreme, I really like the Flourish items incoporrated at the Danish site. The Sticky Note can stay or go.
I'm still figuring it all out and may add more to this brief later as we go along. I will note newer stuff in the main comments section if it's very important to me.
About Stock Photos: If you use them - I prefer iStock.com, have an account there and will purchase images if they really make the site design.
OTHER PHOTOS - You can pretty much use any photo from the BLOG like Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt. If it doesn't look like a real part of the site, it's not mine to use.
Let's Rock & Roll!
Good Luck, and most of all have fun!
- Cool, fancy, web 2.0 shit
- Must Include a Link/Graphic to the SBLocal Sights DVD Section in the Zencart
- Reflect the Revolution Theme noted in Brief
- PSD Only
- I will Slice and Dice and Code
- If you have a better idea than what I'm asking for - Shoot Away!!
- You to Have fun with it!
- I can also do XOOM.com, or Western Union (if Needed!)
- We'll Grow from here for the week!
- Anything that doesn't follow the Revolution Link


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Nine of the world's biggest weapon makers and telecom service providers are teaming up with Britain to bolster the country's cyber security, aiming to tackle the increasing threat of hacking and other such attacks.
Britain made cyber security one of its top national defence priorities in 2010, citing the growing menace of digital attacks from criminals and state-sponsored overseas groups.
BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Lockheed Martin and Hewlett Packard are among companies that will team up with government to share information on tackling cyber threats, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
The country's government and industry networks suffer from about 70 sophisticated cyber attacks a month, with 15% of that against the defence sector, said the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the British spy center, which is also involved in the scheme.
The partnership also comes as contractors such as BAE build up their cyber businesses in anticipation of rising demand from governments and companies, at a time when demand for equipment suffers in defence budget cuts.
The so-called Defence Cyber Protection Partnership will look to implement controls and share threat intelligence to increase the security of the defence supply chain.
"This is a clear demonstration that government and industry can work together — sharing information, experience and expertise," said Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, Philip Dunne.
Other companies in the partnership are Finmeccanica's Selex unit, EADS's Cassidian arm, Thales, CGI Group and BT Group Plc.


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1. TALKING POINTS: Marcus Fischer, chief strategy officer at Carmichael Lynch, mulls over the idea that there aren't many big events--like the presidential election or Olympics--scheduled for 2013, which gives brands fewer topics to engage consumers with. He likens the potential experience to "filling the awkward silence in a conversation," but argues that next year could be a time of "tremendous innovation in marketing and creating conversations between brands and consumers." Ad Age:http://bit.ly/SWXHuo
2. DRIVING SALES: Today double-decker buses will hit New York and Los Angeles as part of a promotion for remastered Beatles studio album vinyls. The mobile pop-up shops selling the new release will be emblazoned with images of the Fab Four and their logo. The Hollywood Reporter:http://bit.ly/SjmMfT
3. WHO'S CHARITY: Yesterday, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announced the launch of a new charity, Teen Cancer America, which supports teens and young adults with the disease. To raise funds, The Who will donate $1 from every ticket sold on their current national tour, and British Airways has a text-to-donate sweepstakes program.http://bit.ly/QDLM6h
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BOSTON: Area Four will begin Sunday-night dinner service this week. The menu includes wood-fired pizzas, sharable plates, and salads.
CHICAGO: River North's Burger Joint has a new catering menu. Items include signature salad, party trays, tailgate packages, boxed lunches, entrees, and mini items such as sliders.
Mahoney's Pub & Grille will host a viewing party for Lindsay Lohan's new film Liz and Dick on November 25. The evening's menu includes a buffet of dishes inspired by Lohan, including pasta with vodka sauce, smashed potatoes, and "tipsy" tots.
LAS VEGAS: Def Leppard announced plans for a nine-show residency at the Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. Called "Viva Hysteria!," the spring residency will run March 22 to April 10.
LOS ANGELES: The Southern California Chapter of MPI will host its holiday party and volunteer recognition event on December 4 inside the Rrivre Works showroom.
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MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival announced a new event, "Delta Diamond Dishes: A League Of Their Own," to support victims of Hurricane Sandy. The event will take place at Marlins Park on February 23.
The Miami Science Museum is partnering with the Festival Mondiale de l'Image Sous-Marines (World Festival of Underwater Images) to host the second annual Miami Underwater Festival on December 1 and 2.
NEW YORK: After evacuating before Hurricane Sandy hit New York, the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park reopened to guests yesterday.
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ORLANDO: Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando will hold a holiday wine tasting and jazz event November 23, which will include food, wine, live jazz, a performance by Portofino's opera singers, and the lighting of the hotel's Christmas tree.
The Orlando Magic has dubbed tonight's game with the New York Knicks as "social media night," with fans invited to submit questions on Twitter with the hashtag #tweetmagic. Some of the questions will be answered by the show's TV announcers or during an online chat at orlandomagic.com. Fans can also earn points toward prizes for tweeting, posting on Facebook, and checking in on Get Glue or Foursquare.
TORONTO: BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion has announced a launch event for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone to take place on January 30.
WASHINGTON: ArtJamz's Art Bazzar will take place on November 18 at the ArtJamz Dupont Studio and will showcase the work of local artists.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing lower for a second day in a row as investors position themselves for corporate earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 117 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 16,906 Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 13 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,963.
The Nasdaq fell 60 points, or 1.4 percent, to 4,391.
Technology and small-company stocks fell more than the rest of the market. Utilities were the only sector to rise as investors sought out low-risk stocks that pay high dividends.
AbbVie fell 3 percent after the company raised its offer to buy a rival drugmaker, Shire.
Major U.S. companies start to report their earnings this week.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.56 percent.


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With just two weeks and one friendly left until the U.S. faces its opening World Cup match against Ghana, the starting lineup for that game remains up in the air. The American squad that beat Azerbaijan 2–0 last week and Turkey 2–1 on Sunday looks incredibly, terrifyingly shaky on the back line. Given that obvious weakness, this USMNT looks like a team destined to crash out of the Group of Death in Brazil and give up a lot of goals along the way.
Given the way the Americans have defended in their last three games, going back to April's friendly against Mexico, Ghana's Black Stars should expect to have a field day. (And let's not even mention Cristiano Ronaldo or Mario Götze.) Against a less-than-full-strength Turkey squad, the American back line conceded chance after chance, often due to failures of communication. It was only through good fortune that Turkey did not put at least two or three in, and the U.S. has not been so lucky against Ghana in the past.
Jürgen Klinsmann, who we are certain is a regular Spot reader (guten Tag, Klinsy), seemed to have taken our advice from last week. As we suggested, he gave Brad Davis the start in place of Alejandro Bedoya on the left side of the midfield. He also played around with his back line, removing DaMarcus Beasley like we also recommended. Unfortunately, the player he selected in his place at left back, Timothy Chandler, had an error-riddled 90 minutes that ended with a costly turnover. That giveaway led to Turkey's only goal, on a penalty after a flagrant Geoff Cameron handball.
The Cameron handball would have called for a red card had it not been in the final minutes of a friendly in front of a ref who couldn't be bothered. But Chandler bears basically all of the responsibility for that goal, and that was by no means his first mistake, as analysts noted on Twitter throughout the game.
Omar Gonzalez, whose poor performance against Mexico and recent knee injury helped cost him his starting position, is probably not the answer either. But at this point, he's probably the best answer the Americans have. The 25-year-old Galaxy defender had been Matt Besler's regular partner at center-back for much of the last year, during a better run of form at the back for the Americans. Gonzalez, you're back in. Chandler, you're out. And here's the rest of our starting 11:
As mentioned last time, Gonzalez should get a chance to earn his spot back in the next friendly, and Cameron should return to the right side of the field where he played well for Stoke this year. After one early mistake, John Brooks looked very strong as a sub at center-back for the Americans. But the 21-year-old Hertha Berlin defender only has four caps for the U.S. and might be too much of a gamble to start the tournament in such a key role.
The left side of the pitch is where we'd tinker a bit more. Fabian Johnson played brilliantly yesterday, scoring an absolute wonder goal for the U.S. opener:
If you watched U.S. qualifying at all, you know Johnson is one of the best players on the team, which has looked especially dangerous whenever he has crept up from the back line into an attacking position. Because of the threat he can pose offensively, and because the left side of the midfield has looked like a weak spot, this is where we propose moving Johnson. He has, after all, played on the left side of the midfield before. This will allow him to come forward more and will give the U.S. some more defensive cover and control on the left side. DaMarcus Beasley gets Johnson's place at left back, where Johnson normally plays for his club and has played for the U.S. in qualifying, by default. (UPDATE: This sentence has been changed to clarify that Johnson's regular position has been left-back, even though he played right-back against Turkey and Azerbaijan.) Twenty-year-old Seattle Sounders defender DeAndre Yedlin looked decent on the left side as a sub, and we'll be watching the Nigeria game to see how he performs, but with only three caps he might be too green to start in Natal.
Brad Davis, who we wanted to see start after a strong performance against Azerbaijan, didn't play as well against Turkey. For one thing, he managed to get away with his own stupid and obvious handball. He goes back to the bench.
Despite Jozy Altidore's inability to finish in front of the goal, the rest of the midfield and attack look pretty much set. Also, despite Brad Guzan's brilliant second-half performance in goal, the spot obviously still belongs to Tim Howard. If Howard goes down with an injury, though, Guzan looks as though he'll be just as good. And the U.S. will need him, or Howard, to be if it has any chance of keeping the ball out of the back of the net.
On Saturday, the U.S. national team plays Nigeria in its final pre-Brazil friendly with the opportunity to go into a World Cup having won all three pre-tournament friendly matches for the first time ever. Even if they pull it off, there will be little reason to feel confident about Brazil unless the defensive performance improves significantly. And at this point, that seems like a long shot.


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May 14. 2014 2:30PM
Death penalty repeal headed again to Senate, which is likely to kill it
By GARRY RAYNO
State House Dome
CONCORD – By a two-to-one majority, the House reiterated its desire to end the state's death penalty for capital murder.
The House voted 218-117 for the amendment that repeals the death penalty before voting 226-110 to approve Senate Bill 202, sending the bill back to the Senate.
Last month, the Senate split 12-12 on whether repeal should move forward before tabling the bill. Two months ago, the House approved repeal on a 225-104 vote.
Repeal supporters say lawmakers need another opportunity to vote on the issue after the botched execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma, when the lethal injection process went awry, leaving him alive until he died later from a massive heart attack.
"The events in Oklahoma warrant giving legislators another opportunity this year to get New Hampshire out of the execution business," said House Bill 1170's prime sponsor, Rep. Renny Cushing, D-Hampton, whose father was shot and killed by an off-duty Hampton police officer.
But repeal opponents blamed repeal supporters for the botched execution attempt, saying they convinced European countries not to send effective drugs used in the past to the United States.
"They only need to look into the mirror," said Rep. Keith Murphy, R-Bedford. "They want to use the tragedy they caused to paint the death penalty as inhumane."
The Senate is likely to kill SB 202.


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Somewhere between comics, cartoons and real life, PaperChildren exist. These are 2D drawings, thrown into 3D space. And they're often adorable.
Paper children have been around for a while now. They first appeared in South Korea way back in 2004 when an illustrator uploaded images of the first "PaperChild" online. The motif spread from there, and sometime in 2011, PaperChildren became a thing in the West.
There's a long, proud history of paper dolls in Asia as well as around the world. The PaperChild taps into that in a novel and often very humorous way.
This week, Japanese site Naver recently posted a collection of PaperChild art, many of which were by DeviantArt member MlleLowra.
And earlier this month, MlleLowra began taking PaperChild commissions on her page from those who want to own one of her creations. I like that her PaperChildren aren't just cute, but that they have a bit of an edge to them. Have a look below.
MlleLowra [DeviantArt] フランスのマンガ好き女子が作った紙人形が面白すぎる!! [Naver]


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When it comes to Major League Soccer, a lot can transpire in one year. One thing, however, that remains consistent is the 'Caps vested interest in the community. Vancouver Whitecaps FC work diligently all year long to involve players and staff in a variety of community appearances and events. We would like to take a moment to look back on some of the most memorable community experiences of 2012.
The 'Caps didn't miss a beat this season, with the first appearance taking place in the first week players were back at work. Veteran goal keeper Joe Cannon joined club ambassador Carl Valentine and Spike on January 25, to promote YMCA's family literacy week. Together they visited Langara Family YMCA and read to over 75 children. After being on the road for a busy and strenuous pre-season schedule, the 'Caps also found time on February 29 to wear pink t-shirts and create a positive and inspiring video for Pink Shirt Day, the anti-bullying movement.
April is a special month for the Canadian Cancer Society, who encourage everyone to wear yellow daffodils in support of cancer awareness. On April 27, Daffodil Day, Carl Valentine, Spike, and Whitecaps FC staff members joined many others on the streets of Vancouver asking for donations toward this cause.
Perhaps one of the most memorable visit for 'Caps players and staff this year was at BC Children's Hospital on June 17. Whitecaps FC president Bob Lenarduzzi, head coach Martin Rennie, club ambassador Carl Valentine, 'Caps players, and Spike visited with and brought joy to many sick children.
July was a whirlwind month in the community kicking off on the with the 2012 MLS W.O.R.K.S. Community MVP contest. Whitecaps FC nominated and profiled Alan Bates, president and head coach of the Vancouver Street Soccer League, the community homeless soccer league. Alan's nomination was followed by a 'Caps training session with Vancouver Street Soccer league on July 10. Players from both the men's and women's Whitecaps FC teams and Carl Valentine joined the homeless soccer players for a day of skills training and competitive play.
On July 18, Carl led a group of players in a soccer clinic at Grandview Elementary as part of KidSafe Project Society, a program for underprivileged children.
Shortly after on July 21, players helped out and visited with children at the Michael Cuccione Foundation's Kick for a Cure Childhood Cancer Soccer Fest which raises funds for research for childhood cancer.
Shifting into August, from the 7 to the 9, club ambassador Carl Valentine, head coach Martin Rennie, and several other Whitecaps FC players traveled to Nanaimo to attend the first ever Kw'umut Lelum Cares & Kicks Soccer event. This event featured three days of skills and drills sessions engaging over 200 children from nine First Nations groups in the area.
On August 16, Carl Valentine and four 'Caps players spent a memorable afternoon at Camp Goodtimes with a group of 15 to 18 year old teens with cancer.
September was a busy month with childhood cancer awareness, however on the 20th 'Caps players and staff joined many others on the street corners of Vancouver selling newspapers for Raise-A-Reader day.
October was filled with activities for breast cancer awareness month. The 'Caps showed their support on October 3, sporting pink gear and playing with a pink soccer ball during their match against Chivas USA.
Towards the end of October, captain Jay DeMerit put a spin on the playoff beard by shaving his hair into a playoff mullet His new haircut soon caught on and many other players jumped on board. In support of the players and team, on October 21, during the home match versus Portland Timbers, Whitecaps FC organized barbers to cut mullets by donation and raised over $500 for the United Way.
Moving into November the mullets were replaced with moustaches. 'Caps players, staff, and fans raised close to $5,000 for Movember, more than any other club in MLS.
Sporting his moustache, on November 15, Bob Lenarduzzi attended Vancouver Covenant House's first annual Sleep Out: Executive Edition. With his son, and 18 other executives from around Vancouver, Bob spent the night sleeping on the street to raise money for homeless youth in our community.
In December Carl Valentine and Whitecaps FC staff continued to contribute to holiday community events. On December 5, Carl joined the Children's Wish Foundation Flight in Search of Santa, spending two hours on a plane ride visiting with sick or recovering children and their families, and on December 19, 20 volunteers from the club joined the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau to help pack toys and wrap presents for the many underpriviledged children and families in the Lower Mainland.
Looking back, 2012 was filled with many unforgettable experiences. With 2013 in sight, plans are already in the works for new and exciting community experiences and events.


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16 U.S. Code § 710 - Partial invalidity; short title
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this subchapter, which shall be known by the short title of the "Migratory Bird Treaty Act", shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
The provisions of this section relating to short title are from section 1 of act July 3, 1918, and the provisions relating to severability are from section 10 of that act.
Pub. L. 108–447, div. E, title I, § 143(a), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3071, provided that:
Pub. L. 105–312, title I, § 101, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2956, provided that:
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Transocean is the second-largest offshore drilling contractor in the world (by market cap). In the third quarter of 2009, the company owned 136 mobile offshore drilling platforms, including 42 high-specification floaters, 26 midwater floaters, 10 high-specification jackups, and 55 standard jackups. Transocean's rigs are floating, mobile drillships that the company rents, along with the equipment and personnel needed for operations, to oil and gas companies at a daily rate. The company manufactures drilling rigs for all depths, including deepwater, and has ten ultra-deepwater vessels in production - and it has higher dayrates and a vastly larger fleet than competitors like Noble and Diamond Offshore Drilling.[1] Most of Transocean's drilling is occurring in the Far East, the U.K.., Middle East and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as parts of Africa and Asia.[2]
President Barack Obama announced on March 31, 2010, that he would open up large swaths of the Eastern Seaboard to off-shore drilling. The proposal allows companies to lease land and drill for oil and natural gas from the tip of Florida to the northern end of Delaware, as well as certain locations in the Gulf of Mexico and by Alaska. The proposed bill would still protect regions that are considered to be delicate, and all drilling would take place only after research to determine the effect on the environment. Already the bill has been met with resistance by Republicans who say it does not go far enough, and with harsh criticism from environmentalists. The additional areas in the Gulf of Mexico could hold up to 3.5 billion barrels of oil and 17 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, but the start to any such drilling would still be several years off [3]
Fiscal Year 2010 Summary
In 2010, Transocean's net income was $988 million, a 69% decrease from the previous year, with operating revenues of $9.6 billion, a 17% decrease from the previous year. The Mexico drilling moratorium played a huge role in this decrease in productivity, as drilling activity lowered, out-of-service time for maintenance and repairs increased, and the revenues associated with the Deepwater Horizon contract were lost.[4] The company predicts revenue in 2011 will be higher due to increased drilling activity arising from newbuilds and enhanced regulations, although the full impact of the regulations are uncertain.[5]
As an oilfield services company, Transocean's fate is intimately connected to the fate of the oil industry as a whole.
In April 2010, a major fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico owned by BP and operated by Transocean led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history[6]. This has the potential to significantly hamper the development of deepwater offshore oil production and bring forth new safety regulations.[7] People at Transocean believe the blaze was from an uncontrolled burst of oil and gas ("blowout") from the well. In 2007 to 2010, exploration in the Gulf region has increased as oil companies attempt to uncover new sources of oil deep under the ocean. [8] The number of deepwater rigs grew 43% over 2006 to April 2010. Oil produced from deepwater rigs has played an important role in U.S. oil and gas output. The Gulf of Mexico produces 30% of the U.S. oil output and is an important source of revenue for oil majors like BP.[9] As offshore drilling has gained popularity, it has been harder for contractors to find experienced workers willing and able to work these rigs safely. Not only does the fire illustrate the potential dangers these rigs pose, but also it has the potential of creating more strict safety and environmental regulations to avoid possible dangers to human life and the surrounding marine environment.[10]
Due to continued pressure from regulators in Switzerland, where Transocean is based, to postpone payouts to shareholders pending the outcome of liability issues related to the Deepwater Horizon incident, on August 13, 2010, Transocean stood down on $1 billion in dividend payments. The Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug, in Switzerland, rejected Transocean's application for dividend payments.[11]
Oil prices soared over $100/barrel in early 2008, reaching a peak of $145.85 on July 3, 2008.[12] As oil prices went up, oil companies like Shell, Chevron, and BP had greater incentives to increase production; thus, price shifts drove demand for exploration and drilling, and, thus, Transocean's business.
The hot trend in the oil industry is deepwater drilling - with shallower wells yielding less, oil and gas companies are paying large amounts of money to oilfield services companies who can drill where they previously could not. In 2009, oil prices took a dip, due to the financial crisis, averaging $62 per barrel, and unfortunately, as oil prices drop, demand for deepwater rigs slows, and even as day-rates drop, more and more deepwater rigs will sit idle.[13] However, oil prices are rising again, averaging at $79 per barrel during first quarter 2010.[14] Transocean has 48 deepwater drills, with 8 ultra-deepwater rigs in construction.[15]
In a sign that oil and gas companies once more expect oil prices to rise, Transocean's semisubmersible rig, GSF Celtic Sea has been awarded a $350 million 3-year contract by an undisclosed customer for off-shore drilling near Angola commencing in the 2nd quarter of 2011. The GSF Celtic Sea is capable of operating in depths of 5750 feet, and drilling wells up to 25,000 feet deep [16]. This contract could portend increased demand for deepwater drilling amid rising oil prices, and have a positive effect on Transocean's revenues. In further evidence that gas companies expect oil prices to continue rising, Exxon XOM is looking to sign a 1 billion dollar contract with Transocean to build and rent a rig that is capable of drilling in the Arctic. The price represents a daily rate close to the record high that Transocean signed in mid-2008 when oil was near its peak.[17]
Because Transocean is investing so much in its deepwater future (with 10 ultra-deepwater units in production in 2010)[18], and ignoring other areas of oilfield services growth. The company is not investing as heavily in the Middle East as competitors like Weatherford International and Halliburton. There is tremendous growth in the region, as new technologies enable companies to extract more from the mature, onshore wells in the area. Transocean, however, has so far resisted growing into this region, and could as a result miss out on revenues from a growing market. On the flip side, however, the technology needed to succeed in the Middle East is expensive, and its success is dependent on high oil prices. Transocean has adopted a strategy of becoming one of the best in the more specific off-shore drilling rigs, and has resisted the urge to expand heavily into on-shore drilling. An added benefit for Transocean lies in the fact that most current deepwater sites are in relatively stable political environments, like the Gulf of Mexico and the UK's North Sea, where oil companies are more likely to want to drill because there is little to no risk of assets being nationalized or [[terrorism|attac
With so much revenue coming from pulling oil and gas out of the Gulf of Mexico (see Business Financials), the hurricane season is always a bad time of year for the company. Third-quarter income is usually lower, as revenue tends to fall because production is brought down to prevent damage from the storms that sweep the coast in late summer. A similar risk lies in drilling in the turbulent U.K. North Sea, where the storm season generally coincides with a fourth-quarter decline in profitability as drilling costs rise.
When Transocean merged with GlobalSantaFe, it created an industry giant. While this provides the company with a number of advantages, competitors will not take the move lightly. It's possible that the merger will intimidate other companies enough to trigger more mergers, creating more drilling companies with huge fleets. If other drilling companies, especially those involved in deepwater drilling, decided to consolidate, it's still up for debate whether less competition drives dayrates higher or drives these larger companies towards a more margin focused approach predicated on economies of scale.
Though the oilfield services sector consists of large companies like Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, and Weatherford International, Transocean more closely competes with offshore drilling companies like Noble and Diamond Offshore Drilling.
All companies have deepwater-capable technologies, creating some competitive pressure for Transocean on that emerging front; to give perspective, however, one should note that Transocean's deepwater fleet alone is larger than Diamond's entire fleet. More threatening, possibly, are the entrances of the major oilfield services companies like Baker Hughes into the deepwater industry, as they have large amounts of capital with which to develop strong products and services.
Transocean also faces a threat from ChevronTexaco, as the oil major that is also one of Transocean's biggest customers has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop ultra-deepwater technology, indicating that the company might be moving towards establishing its own drilling business. This would both deny Transocean a major customer and create a new competitor for the company.
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Police urge Littleton residents to beware of billing scam
January 30. 2014 9:16PM
LITTLETON — Littleton police are advising residents to be aware of a scam involving fraudulent telephone calls in which a caller claims to represent the Littleton Water and Light Department.
"The caller … will advise your electrical service to your home or business is scheduled to be shut off today due to an outstanding bill," police said in a news release issued Thursday.
"Do not provide any payment request made by the caller," and do not call the 800 number the caller may provide, police urged residents.
"This is a scam to obtain monies and your financial information. Please make all inquiries about your electrical service direct to the Littleton Water and Light Department at 444-2915 per their request," police concluded in the release.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale men's squash team will open both its road and Ivy League schedule this Saturday, traveling first to the University of Pennsylvania and then to Franklin & Marshall College.
Yale will start off its Keystone State road trip by facing the Penn Quakers at 11 a.m. at the Ringe Squash Courts in Philadelphia. Following the Penn match, the Bulldogs will travel to Lancaster to take on the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats at the Mayser Center at 5 p.m.
Yale (1-0) is returning from the holiday break looking to continue its early season success. Following a strong preseason highlighted by a victory in the Ivy Scrimmages, the Bulldogs opened up the 2009-10 regular season by defeating Williams College 9-0 on Nov. 20.
Penn (1-2, 0-1 Ivy) looks to rebound from a tough start to the season in which the Quakers dropped their first two matches. The Quakers lost a hard-fought match to Western Ontario 5-4 on the morning of Nov. 21 before falling to Cornell 9-0 later that same day. Penn earned its first victory Wednesday night, defeating Franklin & Marshall 8-1 in Philadelphia. Last season, the Bulldogs defeated the Quakers 8-1 in their only meeting, an early season matchup at the Brady Squash Center in New Haven.
Franklin & Marshall (0-2) will also look to improve on its early season results this weekend against the Bulldogs. The Diplomats lost their opener on Nov. 22 to Dartmouth by a final of 7-2. Last season, the Bulldogs downed F&M 9-0 in the Yale Round Robin in January.
While Yale will enter both matches Saturday as the favorite, the contests will serve as a barometer of the team's potential going forward. Despite early season results of decidedly different natures, all three teams hav e had the opportunity to build upon strengths, improve weaknesses, and adjust their ladders as necessary since their last game action. The Bulldogs will look to maintain their strong play this weekend before taking over a month off for final exams and winter break, returning to play Jan. 9 at home against Dartmouth.
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OOC: To be fair, Mystic was already a semi-recurring NPC for a while now, so the similarities would have still been there either way. :shrugs:But don't worry, you can still salvage the guy, he just needs a few tweaks. Let's see... we've already got a blind psychic, a deaf psychic, a paralyzed psychic, that leaves... uh... a psychic with no sense of smell? No taste buds? All I've got, sorry.IC:The darkness was coming once again, and this time Fade didn't think he could fight it. By this point, he wasn't even sure he wanted to. He'd gotten them this far, fought a blasted war just to get to this point, given everything in his power - literally, considering that phasing stunt and all - to see the team to safety. Fade had confidence they'd be able to make it this last leg, and if they didn't, at least he gave it his all. Fade could die comfortably in the knowledge he'd at least tried.No, wait. Screw that.Fade forced his eyes open, eying one of Esp's stolen lasers, knocked to the ground by the latest impact. What use was all that effort even for, if he wasn't going to see it through to the end? He'd see the others to safety, then he could worry about dying. Fighting every urge to lay down and die, Fade started to drag himself across the floor, fingers clasped around the laser as if it were the only thing in the world left to cling to. He pulled himself to the wall, grasping with one arm for support.And slowly, fighting aching, splitting pain with every movement, Fade hauled himself back up to his feet.Even after all that, just staying up right was a monumental effort. Fade staggered back down towards the ramp, nearly collapsing a few times. But Fade knew he couldn't let that happen; he didn't have the strength to pull himself back up again, and then there was no option other than death. Propping himself against the wall for support, Fade aimed the laser out the ramp, towards the oncoming missiles. He couldn't do anything about the debris, he couldn't risk another phase like that. He'd just have to hope Loadstone or one of the others could clear a safe path.Fade took aim with the laser, pointed at the closest of the oncoming missiles. Thankfully, despite its alien design the controls were easy enough to understand; they probably had to be, considering they were meant for Technax's drones. Fade let forth a burst of plasma, spraying bolts of light towards the oncoming missile, aiming to detonate it early, damage the tracking system, blow out its engines, anything to get it off their tale. In this instance, Fade's shaky aim was working in his favor; its tracking systems would no doubt avoid the first few shots, but the wide, erratic spray of Fade's shooting meant it was unlikely to dodge one bolt without flying straight into another.[For Science!]
I also immediatly dislike Mystic since the "blind but can see through their power" was a gimmick I was going to use for one of my NPC's. Today just isn't my day *is grumpy*
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Placing ones ball sack over someones eyes and proceding too fart into there mouth.. But look out PINK EYE is a major problem with this
Umm like teabagging but with farting invovled.. called sand goggles
by Zach butkus December 22, 2008
used by the military. they are invisable goggles placed on your face without you knowing it when you get combat so that every female you see jump up like 10 points if she was 2 now shes a 15 now because shes the only bitch on the fire base. kind of like beer goggles but worse.
if you were a 3 before you got to iraq and now your a 10 its because your here dont forget that shit when we get back to the states.
by Mike Jones May 27, 2004
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|If you're in Paris don't miss the spectacular L'Art du Jardin at the Grand Palais until 3 June. Words can not describe the beauty or creativity. C'est comme ca.
Friday, May 31, 2013
L'Art du Jardin
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Ahhh, garden therapy. I love the rhododendron, well, actually I love it all.ReplyDelete
At this time of year..I walk my humble gardens many times a day:) THRILLING to see it all and I snap away hoping to caprture the beauty of even the most subtle of blooms or greens..ReplyDelete
That picnik scene with the flowers spilling out..C'est beau!!
My peonies have so many buds..:)
Now that is something I would LOVE to visit.
Do you see wicker trolleys on your walkabouts Carol?
Love those shopping carts.
Is this a show done every year at this time? It is so stunning & fun. Love all your pictures.ReplyDeleteReplies
The show has not been on for 10 years!Delete
That's all I know...
Love this post! I love France and gardens, too!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3:38 PM
This is beautiful!!! Do you know if it is an annual event? Thank you! BetsyReplyDelete
P.S. I've been a fan of Paris Breakfasts for years....your posts are wonderful!!!
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There were signs to come back next year so here's hoping!Delete
Oh no I'm missing it in rainy Bordeaux! Butt you captured some great shots, love love.ReplyDelete
We went to this yesterday and it was indeed lovely. I particularly liked that you got in for free if you had a "flower" first name (for a girl) or, for a boy, if your name was Olivier.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh I had no idea!Delete
I went back yesterday to see it with all the people. Still very amazing experience! Unique.
WOW! Grand Palais makes a grand daddy of Conservatories!ReplyDelete
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by Charles Mudd, Parker Higgins and Mitch Stoltz
On 2010, the U.S. Copyright Group quietly targeted tens of thousands BitTorrent users for legal action in federal court in Washington DC. The defendants, who started off as unnamed "John Does", were accused of having downloaded independent films such as "Far Cry," "Steam Experiment," and "The Hurt Locker" without authorization. The organization went on to sue thousands of defendants at a time, hoping to extract quick and easy settlements. By the end of the year, U.S. Copyright Group had been joined by similar companies that sued people all over the United States for allegedly downloading porn and for reproducing newspaper articles in blogs. In less than two years, copyright trolls have sued almost 200,000 people.
Who are the copyright trolls? What should you do if you are a content owner approached by copyright trolls? What should you do if you are one of the 200,000 people being sued? And what is being done about this new and disturbing business model?
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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal , Jan. 12, 1912
A force of carpenters from Philadelphia have arrived to make improvements to the McClellan cottage, recently purchased by Mrs. J.P. Wetherill.
The members of Hose No. 2 entertained the members of the fire department at a smoker Monday evening at the quarters on Greene lane. In spite of the weather conditions there was a large number present. After pipes, cigars and cigarettes were lighted, sides were chosen by Foreman Knowles and Foreman Arnold and a debate held. The subject was "Why the hand reel was quicker than the horse reel." After more than two hours the debate was decided in favor of the negative. The affair was so successful that another will be held in the near future.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 11, 1937
Thomas O'Connor, Robert Buchanan, James Ronchie, Warren Gardner and High Brown, who are to enter CCC camps, reported at Fort Adams today for assignments.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 12, 1937
At the whist party held Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Burrowclough on Howland Avenue, eight tables were in play.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 14, 1937
Plans for the birthday ball of President Roosevelt will be discussed at a meeting to be held in the town hall Friday evening at 8 o'clock. All interested are invited to attend.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 9, 1962
A suggestion that Newport Bay Bridge be brought across Goat Island to Fleet Landing on Long Wharf had been made by Rear Adm. Henry Eccles, USN.
A letter was received [by the Town Council] from John Eldred Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, opposing combining the Jamestown Philomenian Library and the Lena H. Clarke School Library.
The Jamestown Recreation Board asked that ponds be checked for safe skating, and this information be made available to parents. The council referred the matter to Police Chief Frederick C.B. Smyth and Recreation Director Donald E. Gillis.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 13, 1962
The Jamestown Bridge Commission, which in 1960 successfully fought against a state bond issue for the Newport Bay Bridge, last night voted to consider building such a bridge itself.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 10, 1987
After more than two years of preliminary work, construction of the Bay View condominium project will begin Monday. At ground-breaking ceremonies Friday at Canonicus (sic) and Narragansett avenues, a smiling developer, Ron Jobin, surrounded by others involved in the project, and onlookers, scooped a shovelful of dirt from what will be the southeast corner of the new building.
Jamestown school teachers have agreed to a new contract calling for 5.5 percent pay raises in each of the next two years.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 13, 1987
Several town officials blasted the state Department of Transportation Monday night for failing to notify them of a meeting last Thursday of state and federal officials to the site of proposed Route 138 highway ramps.
From the Newport Daily News, Jan. 15, 1987
Sen. David R. Carlin Jr. submitted legislation Tuesday that will force the state to retain part of the old Jamestown bridge as a fishing pier.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, Jan. 9, 1997
The Jamestown Fire department recently paid off its $157,000 loan from the Bank of Newport for an almost new engine and tanker.
(Photo caption) New Year's Day revelers charge into Mackerel Cove at the stroke of noon for the island's 21st annual Penguin Plunge. The sky was blue, the air temperature was a nippy 25 degrees and the water' temperature was reported as a cold 31 degrees. An estimated crowd of 3,000 crowded the beach. About $30,000 was expected to be raised for the Rhode Island Special Olympics.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Jan. 10, 2002
During a transaction that took place Jan. 4, Island Realty acquired the venerable Meredith and Clarke Real Estate firm.
If all goes according to plan, the island's new water pipeline will be pumping by the end of the week. With the end of federal funds, the pipe will eventually be laid underground, but it will start transporting water while atop the ground alongside North Main Road.
State and town officials hope to meet this week with Jamestown residents to discuss concerns about possible solutions to noise and light disturbances caused by the operations of the Russian fishprocessing ships now anchored in the bay's West Passage.


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Leota Mae Smiley Allee, 91
Leota Mae Smiley Allee, 91, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 at the IU Arnett Hospital at Lafayette. She was born on July 1, 1921 at Muncie, Indiana and was the daughter of the late Jesse Oscar and Margaret Rufina (Alvord) Overshiner.
She was married to Elmer L. Smiley on December 3, 1942 and he preceded her in death on March 28, 1977. She was married to John Archie Allee on February 14, 1984 and he preceded her in death on September 25, 1995.
She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Greenlee and husband, Ronald, of Crawfordsville; stepsons, Aaron Allee, of Indianapolis and Matthew Allee and wife, Marsha, of Greenwood; and her grandchildren, Ashlee Greenle and Jesse Greenlee, both of Crawfordsville.
She was a member of the Millgrove United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star #298, Quincy. She was a jewelry maker for Castlecraft at Greencastle.
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Ever dreamed of long lush lashes but you were afraid of gluing them to your eyes? Well have no fear, here is a new how to video to help you apply fall's hottest accessory the false eyelash!
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Laid in a crisscross pattern to mimic your lashes, these full and half strip lashes create a soft, natural effect. Made of nylon fibers for durability, these lashes can be reused up to five times with care.
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To use: Remove one strip of lashes from box. Place a thin ribbon of glue along the lash and gently place the lash along the outer corner of the lash line and let dry. Vincent Longo Lash Tips may be worn alone or followed by a coat of mascara for the fullest, most dramatic lashes possible.


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It might have rained on the Lewiston Kiwanis Peach Festival parade this year, but it was a good weekend for Wheatfield-area residents competing in Peach Festival contests. First, Alyssa Strangio, 5, of Wheatfield, won the Peach Blossom contest. She is in kindergarten at Errick Road Elementary. Peach Fuzz was William Mollosky from nearby Starpoint Elementary. Bridgette Ehrmann of Wheatfield was chosen as Miss Congeniality, while Kara Incorvia of Wheatfield received the Bright Star Award.
Alexandra Casale of Niagara Falls, a student at Niagara University, was crowned Peach Queen. Her court consisted of first runner-up Sarah Privitera of Niagara Falls, second runner-up Angela Gallo of Ransomville, third runner-up Jacey Diez of Lewiston, and fourth runner-up Abigail Nashwinter of Lewiston.
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RGPix needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 54 designs submitted by 5 freelance designers.
Ramon Gutierrez Photography / RamonGutierrez.com
I am a technically inclined photographer with a passion for art. I like to capture the here and now, and provide everyone with a unique look to their photos. I strive to meet my client's expectations but don't hesitate in adding my own creative impact that exemplifies their original vision, and creates positive long-lasting impressions. The website RamonGutierrez.com will not only encompass Ramon Gutierrez Photography, but will also be a living, breathing, portfolio of my work. It will be an area where potential customers can view my portfolio, where clients can view their own images in style, and where I, the photographer, communicate with my clients, both current, and potential.
Anyone who is interested in photography. Whether they're looking to get their picture taken, looking for inspiration, or just browsing to marvel at the unique style that our images have.
The majority of people visiting this site, are most likely looking for a photographer. The site will contain a full featured portfolio of images by category, a client area, photo/text blog, etc.
I would like a professional looking logo for RamonGutierrez.com. I'd like it to be slick, have that Web 2.0 feel, and portray a strong image.
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Color is up to you, anything that looks good and "pops" and catches your attention, but at the same time is modern-looking, with a sleek feel.
Imagery that accompanies the text is not a requirement, but you could include it if you wish.
The main focus of the site will be photography, but again, it will be used for other purposes mostly relating around photography, but also relating to using it as a portfolio of imagery, a blog, etc.
Logo will be used on website, as well on business cards and stationery.
Must be able to provide the following variations of the winning design:
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A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir (Wanderers of the Desert ) begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two journey for days through the expansive, barren landscape. To keep Ishtar entertained, Bab'Aziz relays the ancient tale of a prince who relinquished his realm in order to remain next to a small pool in the desert, staring into its depths while contemplating his soul. As the tale of the prince unfolds, the two encounter other travelers with stories of their own – including Osman, who longs for the beautiful woman he met at the bottom of a well, and Zaid, who searches for the ravishing young woman who fled from him after being seduced by his songs. Filled with breathtaking images and wonderful music, Nacir Khemir has created a fairytale-like story of longing and belonging, filmed in the enchanting and ever-shifting sandscapes of Tunisia and Iran.
Director Nacer Khemir's past cinematic achievements include his award-winning features Les Baliseurs du Désert (Wanderers of the Desert ), awarded Grand Prix of the Festival des Trois Continents in 1984, and Le Collier Perdu de la Colombe (The Dove's Lost Necklace ), which won the Special Jury Prize at Locarno in 1991. The script was written by Nacer Khemir with the participation of screenwriter Tonino Guerra (Amarcord ,Night of the Shooting Stars , Blowup and L'Avventura ).
"Bab'Aziz enchants with its beautiful and profound depictions of the love that animates our relationship with the Beloved, with the world, and with our neighbors." – Fredric & Mary Brusset, Spiritualityandpractice.com
"The third feature by the Tunisian filmmaker and poet Nacer Khemir is a structurally audacious fairy tale that imparts moral lessons and shows how narratives reflect and shape life," – Matt Zoller Seitz, The New York Times
"The breathtaking desert landscapes that dominate Nacer Khemir's beautiful, elliptical Middle East drama deserve the big screen. . . you'll remember the dreamlike state the film induces long after the credits roll."
– New York Magazine
"The arrival of th[is] film is … something worth singing and dancing about." – Phil Hall, Film Threat
"[Nacer] Khemir, a poet and a painter as well as a filmmaker… uses the endless, timeless desert landscape to create an existence in which past and present coexist." – Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"It's not a film for the impatient — no guns, no chases, no explosions. What it does have is beautiful cinematography and a thoroughly positive vibe." – Mike Scott, Time Picayune
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Skip to comments.Egypt's Top Judges Resist Morsi Decrees
Posted on 11/25/2012 7:09:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Egypt's highest judicial body, the Supreme Judicial Council, is condemning the decrees granting President Mohamed Morsi sweeping powers, branding them an unprecedented attack on the independence of the judiciary. And a broad spectrum of Egypt's judiciary is expressing support for the country's outgoing judicial head, Abdel Mejid Mahmoud, who was fired by the president Thursday.
Mahmoud received a standing ovation by members of Egypt's Judge's Club, after telling them that he will appeal the president's decision to the judiciary. Mahmoud said he will insist on the application of all legal articles, including those that deal with the powers of the judiciary and the position of general prosecutor.
At the same time that Mahmoud was receiving the applause of his fellow judges, newly named General Prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah told a press conference that he will remain impartial towards both those who oppose and support him. Abdallah said that he will not take sides in the current judicial political divide and remains equidistant from all parties, including those in favor of and against his nomination.
Judges in Egypt's second largest city of Alexandria also announced that they would hold a work stoppage until President Morsi withholds the decrees which have fueled a firestorm. Twenty six political parties and three former presidential candidates back a widespread protest movement in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where thousands of demonstrators massed Friday.
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei has called on Egypt's president to rescind the near absolute powers he has granted himself. The Nobel laureate addressed crowds gathered in Cairo's central square on Saturday.
Mohammed ElBaradei, the Nobel laureate who helped run interference instead of carrying out his duty while Iran developed nuclear weapons, is against Morsi's move. So, who ya gonna pick now? :')
Too bad our judges and politicians can't stand up to our dictator.
That does come to mind...
Next step, judges in jail
"Behold, I am Set, the creator of confusion, who creates both the tempest and the storm throughout the length and breadth of the heavens."
Naville, Edouard, trans. Egyptian Book of the Dead of the XVIII to XX Dynasties, Berlin, 1886.
"If I had know it was that easy, I'd have done it three years ago, instead deciding to wait until after my next inauguration."
If the top court rules against him, how long do you think it would be before they are made to disappear?
My first thought was, 'they'll fold like cheap suits eventually, just as Justice Roberts did.'
Why not? Lincoln did that...
(not trying to start another Civil War thread)
I hope they have an army
Gee... I seem to remember reading about some guy in Germany in the 1930's. Adolph, something or other, that did the same thing. Coincidence? or Twilight Zone?
who would have EVER imagined that
Egyptian judges would be more conservative
than American judges, and
that Pravda would be more honest and INCISIVE
than any reporter in the MSM?
It has become a very odd time.
Like all other Muslims, he is just one more maniac with a dissenting opinion.
I think at some point today i will read up on how Chavez consolidated power.
The operative phrase in both cases is "strange bedfellows".
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Note: This item is included with three others in the Doppler Woosh Effect Pack. Further information about each item can be found in the links listed on that page.
"Doppler Woosh Effect III" is a matching pair of simple, muffled white noise sweeps using panning, volume, pitch adjustment, phaser and reverb effects to create an effect useful for projects requiring transitional sounds. This item includes both left-to-right and right-to-left versions of the effect. The left-to-right version has a bit more punch than the other.
The tracks and their duration are listed here in the order they play in the preview above:
- Doppler_Woosh_Effect_3_01_Left_To_Right – (0:02)
- Doppler_Woosh_Effect_3_02_Right_To_Left – (0:02)