text: I know some kids that are... Just bad at some things in school. There are some kids with no learning disability or anything like that, that can't do 54 / 9. Some kids in 5th grade that i have seen, read books with about 25 pages. We need better education for our school system or the future is doomed. I think the reason why is because the U.S.A. spends all of their money on the military and not other important things. If we improved our school system then we would be better off for the future.

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Talks to tackle crime against retailers
West Midlands Police and Crime Comissioner Bob Jones will be meeting with businesses in Birmingham today to discuss how to reduce crime.
Theft from shops and fraud are the most common forms of crime to affect retailers. 93 business crimes are reported across the West Midlands each day.
Police and Crime Commissioner stops controversial plans
The first Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands has stopped controversial plans to allow private firms to run parts of the force's core services.
Half a million pounds has already been spent looking at how this would have worked. It was hoped that privatising parts of the police would help plug a £126 million funding gap.
But Bob Jones, the Commissioner who starts in his new role today, says the force should be accountable to the public, not shareholders.
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PCC Bob Jones holds first press conference
Bob Jones, PCC for the West Midlands, will today officially begin his duty and hold his first press conference.Read the full story ›
Andy Charles will ask people in Derby what they want from their Police force
Andy Charles has been appointed as the Police Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire.
Paddy Tipping is 'on the case' as the new Police Commissioner for Nottinghamshire
Paddy Tipping is the new and first Police Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire.
He says he knows what he has to do.
Nottingham Police Chief Constable congratulates county's new PCC
The Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police has congratulated Paddy Tipping on his appointment as Nottinghamshire's Police Crime Commissioner.
"I want to congratulate Paddy Tipping on his appointment as Nottinghamshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner and wish him all the very best in this new role."
"I look forward to developing a strong relationship with the Commissioner and working together in partnership to build upon the successes the force has had in recent years in making our communities safer."
Derbyshire PCC says role is a "great honour and privilege"
"It's been a great honour and privilege to be elected to this position and I hope I can fulfill the expectations of the Derbyshire people. There is a lot of work to be done, and I will start that work immediately."
What are the PCCs signing today?
Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner sworn in
Paddy Tipping has been sworn in as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire this morning.
To find out more about what a PCC is and what they will be doing read here.
Alan Charles sworn in as PCC of Derbyshire Police
Newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioners for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire are making their Declaration of Acceptance of Office at separate venues ahead of starting work on Thursday.
Pictured here is Alan Charles being sworn in as PCC for Derbyshire.
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On Tuesday the 28th of October the annual science fair at the faculty of industrial design was held. We displayed the printer and most of the testprints we made. We were not allowed to do any welding at the science fair for obvious reasons so we showed a video of the working printer.
Many people were interested in the design of the printer and we've got a lot of positive feedback. We received questions on how the printer works. Questions like: "where does the metal come from?" and "What software do you use?". And some people had suggestions on improving the design. For example, the use of water for cooling.
The printer got the amount of attention that we were hoping for which made the science fair a nice way to end the project.


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Derek Lownsbrough has been developing pioneering network technology for more than 15 years. Derek was one of the founders of Vineyard Networks which was recently acquired by Procera Networks. Prior to co-founding Vineyard Networks, Lownsbrough was Vice President of Engineering at Itiva, a leading developer of high definition content distribution systems. Lownsbrough previously was at Packeteer leading the engineering teams responsible for classification and security. Prior to this, he was the lead technologist at Workfire Technologies, a British Columbia-based company focused on Internet acceleration technologies (acquired by Packeteer in 2000). Derek holds a BA in English and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Victoria and holds three patents in network optimization.
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Derek Lownsbrough: DPI enables a huge collection of use cases that can be implemented in network equipment. An enterprise security system with DPI, for example, can better manage P2P or messaging/VOIP applications than a standard firewall (which is wide open on port 80 for any "web" application"). For a financial institution trying to control and audit "covert channels" introduced by IM and Social Networking, this could be the difference between a successful Data Loss Prevention strategy and failure. The enterprise can also get better visibility into what applications are using the bandwidth on their network – understanding the difference between http-based streaming media and http downloading, for example, may determine if more bandwidth is needed for an enterprise, or simply that better bandwidth management is needed.
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Derek Lownsbrough: Layer 7 visibility ensures that the network manager can get a handle on the content that is passing over their network as well as the traffic type – for example traffic specifically to Facebook (or even just Facebook chat) versus simple web browsing. Many enterprises are fine with employees spending time on Facebook, but they would prefer that they not play Farmville all day! Layer 7 visibility also provides security devices with a fine grain control capability, being able to control different application "properties" like allowing a user to download an FTP file, but not allowing them to upload a file, or even restricting specific files or servers from being accessed internally.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ Jack Gelber, whose play ``The Connection″ polarized both theatergoers and critics and won three Obie awards, died Friday of a cancer of the blood, said his wife, Carol. He was 71.
``The Connection,″ written when Gelber was 26, opened Off Broadway at the Living Theater in 1959. It was soon appreciated for its innovations in style, language and substance.
``The Connection″ is a play within a play, with actors playing the director and the author, who the audience is told have been living among drug addicts.
During intermission the actors solicited money from the audience, and in the second act a man in the audience interrupts the performance _ all scripted details designed to accentuate the play's improvisational feel.
``I was so affected and energized by `The Connection,‴ playwright Edward Albee told The New York Times. ``It was exciting, dangerous, instructive and terrifying, all things theater should be.″
Gelber also wrote a dozen other plays, worked as a theater director and spent years teaching and encouraging young playwrights, actors and directors.
He was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois before moving to New York in the mid-1950s.


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"Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind", (Sage Patanjali, the Yoga Sutras – I.2). The word Yoga comes from Sanskrit and means 'union'. Yoga is a spiritual science of Self-realisation that has been developed in India thousands of years ago. Through Yoga we learn to master our body and mind to cultivate inner stillness and an ever growing realization of the innermost essence (soul).
The traditional practice of Yoga is holistic by nature and includes every aspect of life, amongst which: universal ethics (Yama), personal ethics for self purification (Niyama), body cultivation through practice of postures (Asana), mastering of energy through breathing exercises (Pranayama), control over the senses of perception (Pratyahara), concentration (Dharana), and meditation (Dhyana). The yogic journey guides us from the periphery (body) to the centre of our being (soul) aiming to integrate and harmonize the various layers of our existence to achieve wholeness, health and self realization.
Yoga identifies five such layers of being that can be seen as Russian dolls nested within each other: The first layer is the physical body (annamaya kosa) that encompass the following four subtle layers: Our energetic/organic body (Pranamaya kosa), our mental body (Manomaya kosa) our intellectual body (Vijnanamaya kosa), and ultimately our spiritual body, or soul (Anandamaya kosa).
Yoga teaches us that when we manage to bring those layers into harmony and alignment, fragmentation disappears, integration is achieved and unity is established. In the last 50 years Yoga has become widespread in the West mainly due to its appealing aspect of physical practice (asana), and what most of us know is in fact related to a form of Yoga that emphasises the practice of Asana more than any other: Hatha Yoga.


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Seven Ways to Turn Bad Luck to Blessings
"If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all." Sound too familiar? Being lucky isn't just a silly superstition. You need a little good luck for your family, your health, and finances. We're sharing the lucky seven ways to change your bad breaks into blessings. Find out how to live luckier and be blessed in life.
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Mrs. Sandra R. Hatzai, 41, of 2320 Washington St., Allentown, died Saturday in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. She was the wife of Stephen W. Hatzai.
She was a senior video specialist for Pennsylvania Power & Light Co., Allentown, for the past seven years. Before that, she was director of public relations for Lehigh Valley Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Allentown, for five years. For three years prior to that, she was a social worker for the Lutheran Home at Topton.


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Iliyas Qureshi admits to selling papers to at least 7 Indore candidates
Qureshi has told interrogators that he had sold the question papers of Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission 2012 mains examination to at least seven candidates, who hailed from Indore region.indore Updated: Aug 06, 2014 18:42 IST
Iliyas Qureshi, who is an accused in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) paper leak case, has told interrogators that he had sold the question papers of MPPSC 2012 mains exam to at least seven candidates, who hailed from Indore region.
The money collected from the candidates was handed over to Akhilesh Pandey and Brijendra Gupta, who are also accused in the case. Both Pandey and Gupta had visited Indore two days before the MPPSC main exam that was conducted on October 1, 2013. They had also come after the main exams to collect the money.
Qureshi has also revealed some important information which the STF is verifying. The candidates, who were allegedly provided question papers by him, would also be quizzed soon, said an STF official. Meanwhile, Qureshi, who was in STF custody till Tuesday, was produced before the court and sent to jail on judicial custody till August 29.
Qureshi was earlier arrested in connection with Ayurvedic Medical Officer (AMO) recruitmentfs question paper leak. On July 30, he was arrested afresh by the STF in MPPSC question paper leak case. Earlier, Iliyas had told the interrogators that the question papers of prelims exam of MPPSC were also leaked.
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so cute naman nitong dalawa...parang kapatid...parehas kasi silang may black spots.ReplyDelete
Aww, sweet :) It took a while for our 2 cats to get used to each other.ReplyDelete
These two look like buddies, that perhaps they are getting used to each other. I like how they have black spots over their bodies - even though they aren't related!ReplyDelete
It always takes awhile for animals to get used to each other, it's a little traumatic for us usually. They are both so cute. I love the photos of Wubzy looking up at the camera.ReplyDelete
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Hahahahaha kawawa naman si Wubsy, naipit tuloy sa takot kay Champ...buti friends na sila Rose...mahal agn maintenance ni Wubsy, Rose? heheReplyDelete
They can be good friends :)ReplyDelete
Hi Rose , black n white pala eto.. cute.. was here.. dropping by quick ;)ReplyDelete
Yes, it is very hard to let a natural predator and a natural prey to coexist peacefully. Both have built in instinct inside them and I can't blame the bunny for fearing for his life whenever Champ is near. After all, the instinct of self preservation is the strongest force in all animal lives. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.ReplyDelete
I agree Kuya Mel!ReplyDelete
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- The African journalist asked a simple, clear, and direct question: When, people want to know, will there be a cure for HIV?
The answer was equally simple: No one knows.
"We have plenty of data telling us we can make progress," said Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, PhD, of the Institut Pasteur in Paris. "How many years will we need? We don't know."
The passage, near the end of a press conference on cure research at the International AIDS Conference, illustrates a conundrum: Talking about an HIV cure is the only way to achieve a cure, but it also has the potential of raising false hope.
Barré-Sinoussi should know. She won a Nobel Prize as a co-discoverer of the virus that causes AIDS. And she is president of the International AIDS Society. And she is one of the driving forces behind the return of the word "cure" to the HIV/AIDS lexicon.
But she's not foolish enough to give a timetable. She recalled predictions in the mid-1980s that a vaccine would be relatively simple to design. As of now, of course, there is still no vaccine even close to clinical availability.
Perhaps, researchers should talk about being able to induce "long-term remission" instead, as clinician/researcher Steven Deeks, MD, suggested. But even that is likely "many, many years" away, said Deeks, of the University of California San Francisco.
Before the AIDS meeting, Deeks, Barré-Sinoussi and more than 200 others gathered for a symposium on cure research. A look at the program is illustrative -- this is science at its most basic. Which cells are targets? How do they work? Are there antibodies that can be manipulated? How? What cells can harbor latent HIV? Can they be located and destroyed?
Perhaps most basic of all questions is: What do we mean by cure?
It's simple enough in some circumstances, says Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
In bacterial pneumonia, you give antibiotics, the pathogens die, the lung x-ray clears, the symptoms resolve, and the patient goes home cured. In some cancers, you have to wait a while to be sure that treatment has worked, but eventually -- after five years of remission, say -- you can say the patient is cured.
So an HIV cure comes down to two possibilities, he told delegates here -- eradicating the virus or driving it so far underground that people don't need therapy, even if the HIV is still lurking somewhere.
With HIV, we don't know how to eradicate the virus. We don't know all its hiding places. And we don't have good tools to measure it even in the hiding places we know about.
One of the most talked-about studies here suggests it might be possible, using a cancer drug, to kick HIV out of some of its hiding places. But the very small and preliminary study, importantly, did not demonstrate eradication of the virus or even a noticeable reduction.
When it comes to remission, there have been some important observations, but it's still not clear how to induce a remission. And, Fauci noted, we don't even know the timeframe that would allow us to say a remission has turned into a cure.
Take, for instance, the Mississippi child, who was HIV-positive at birth, was treated very quickly with anti-HIV drugs, and was on them for 18 months until she was lost to follow-up and was not taking the medications.
Strikingly, when she returned to a doctor's care, there was no sign of HIV -- a state that lasted for 27 months. Her physicians and other researchers wondered if the very early treatment might have prevented HIV from getting a foothold in her body -- the so-called viral reservoir.
It's that viral reservoir that makes HIV so hard to cure. Powerful drugs can stop the virus from replicating and eventually causing AIDS. But they cannot root out virus hiding in the reservoir cells.
So, if the medications are stopped, the virus almost inevitably roars back within days or weeks.
But not in the Mississippi case. The child was off drugs for 27 months. Then, just a few weeks before this conference began, the child suddenly had HIV in her blood.
The virus was back, although the remission was "unprecedented," according to Deborah Persaud, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, the lead researcher.
It is often said that we can learn more from failure than from success. The Mississippi case raises a host of important questions:
- The child had no detectable immune response to HIV before the rebound. What was keeping the virus at bay?
- Sensitive tests could find no latent virus. Where was HIV hiding?
- What triggered the rebound?
Answers might point the way toward duplicating the remission. To investigate, Persaud and colleagues are planning a clinical trial -- dubbed IMPAACT P1115 -- that will treat HIV-positive babies within 48 hours of birth.
That's a narrow window, by the way. A study in Nature the week the conference opened -- in animals, admittedly -- showed that a simian immunodeficiency reservoir is established within 72 hours of infection.
If that's paralleled in humans, it means there's very little time to prevent HIV from digging in and hiding, according to study leader Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
"Basically," he told MedPage Today, "by the time you can see (HIV) viremia, it's already too late" to prevent a reservoir from forming.
And clearly, in the Mississippi case HIV remained hidden although quiescent for that remarkable 27 months.
Still, if even that can be reliably replicated it would be a valuable medical advance, according to the child's doctor, Hannah Gay, MD, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.
The remission has allowed the child's body, brain, and immune system time to develop free of the pressures of either HIV or antiretroviral drugs. "I really think the child is better off" than she would have been if she had stayed on treatment, she told MedPage Today.
And, of course, if researchers can figure out what caused that remission and how to replicate it, the next step would be to make it longer.
At the moment, Fauci noted, the world has only a handful of cases of extended remission after infection and only one case of an apparent cure.
French researchers are following about 20 people who were treated very early in the course of infection, later stopped therapy for a variety of reasons, but found themselves able to control the virus without antiretroviral drugs.
These "post-treatment controllers" have been called the Visconti cohort, and they have some similarities with the Mississippi child, including early treatment.
Still, it's not clear why the Visconti patients are in remission. It follows that it's hard to see how to translate their experience into anything broader.
The obvious answer -- treating everyone in the first acute stage of infection -- won't work. Even in developed countries, where it's possible to get treatment swiftly, most people's diagnosis occurs when their disease is already advanced and their immune system is in disarray.
The single case of apparent cure -- many people are waiting for the other shoe to drop, of course, -- is the so-called Berlin patient, Timothy Brown.
Brown had been on antiretroviral therapy for HIV when he developed acute myeloid leukemia. His physicians sought a stem cell donor who had two copies of an HIV-specific mutation in the gene for the chemokine receptor CCR5.
The mutation -- dubbed delta32 -- confers resistance to HIV infection; people with two copies are naturally almost immune to the virus.
After a successful transplant -- it took two tries -- Brown recovered from the leukemia and (as his doctors had hoped) his new immune system was resistant to HIV. He remains off HIV therapy today.
In principle, that's a pathway to a cure. But, Fauci pointed out, it's also an "n of 1" -- a single case -- and it's also not something you would try on a wide scale.
A stem-cell transplant is expensive and dangerous, with associated mortality of about 20%. It couldn't be rolled out to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa, for instance.
But the idea of trying to use the delta32 mutation as either therapy or cure has caught on and several groups are trying to use gene therapy techniques to duplicate the Brown case without resorting to transplant.
Again, though, it's hard to see how such methods could be used on the necessary scale, in a world where some 35 million people are living with HIV.
Indeed, Fauci noted, a successful cure for HIV would have to have three characteristics.
It would have to be simple and easy to administer, with no need for tertiary care. It would have to be at least as safe as the antiretroviral therapy it's intended to make obsolete. And it would have to be scalable and affordable enough to treat those millions of people.
It is -- like an HIV vaccine -- a very tall order.
The Nature study has support from the NIH and the U.S. Army. Barouch made no disclosures.
Barré-Sinoussi made no disclosures.
Fauci made no disclosures.
Deeks has disclosed relationships with AbbVie, Gilead, Merck, and Roche Molecular Sciences.
Persaud made no disclosures.
Gay made no disclosures.
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William C. McGaghie, director, Leischner Institute
William C. McGaghie has been named the director of The Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division¿s Leischner Institute, which trains medical professionals. McGaghie will hold joint appointments at Loyola University Chicago¿s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. He will guide educational research and interprofessional programs which bring together future physicians, nurses and medical researchers to create a more cohesive team resulting in better patient care. Before joining Loyola on Jan. 1, McGaghie was the Jacob R. Suker, MD, Professor of Medical Education and a professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He also was a member of the Northwestern University Graduate faculty.
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Specific receipts: refunds of sums paid as VAT: taxation of interest
This is direct tax guidance; for indirect tax guidance, refer to VAT Guidance.
S78 Value Added Tax Act 1994
VAT legislation provides for the payment of interest on a refund of VAT in cases of official error. Such interest is income in the hands of the recipient. HMRC's view is that the interest is therefore chargeable to tax in the period in which it is allocated to the profit and loss account.
Corporation Tax
Interest on refunded VAT is dealt with under the loan relationship regime, for which see CFM30000 onwards. That regime requires that the amounts are brought into account in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP). Interest on refunded VAT is therefore chargeable to tax in the accounting period in which the interest is allocated to the profit and loss account in accordance with GAAP.
Under the loan relationship regime as it applied to periods of account beginning before 1 January 2005, some companies argued that they were required to apportion the interest payment back to previous accounting periods by reference to the period for which the interest is calculated. So for example interest received in June 2006 for the period from March 1995 should be apportioned to the accounting periods from 1995 onwards.
Their argument was based on the requirement in S85(3)(a) Finance Act 1996 (FA 2006) (now repealed) for the allocation of:
'payments to the periods to which they relate, without regard to the periods in which they are made or received or in which they become due and payable.'
In HMRC's view this is not correct as S84(1) FA 1996 taxed or relieved the commercial profits of a company and for that purpose Section 85 required the profits and losses to be computed in accordance with an accruals basis of accounting, which is to say in accordance with GAAP. Section 85(3) was a functional definition of such an accruals basis of accounting.
To work out the period for which the interest is a commercial or business profit (i.e. the period to which it relates) it is necessary to consider all the relevant facts surrounding the payment of interest. In the cases seen by HMRC the right to the refund was not established until the courts determined that VAT had been overpaid. Therefore before the court's decision the company's right to the interest did not exist, or if it did it was too uncertain to be fairly treated as a commercial or business receipt.
HMRC do not regard the period to which the interest relates, is made or received, or becomes due and payable as being necessarily mutually exclusive. In the circumstances it is likely that the periods for which the interest relates, is made and received, and becomes due and payable are likely to coincide. This does not mean that the accruals basis used by the company in its accounts is contrary to what was Section 85(3) and is not an authorised accruals method of accounting.


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Alloy of tin or lead and antimony used in ornamental sculpture to replace the more prestigious and costly bronze.
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Nickname given to the "painters of the Bande noire", or the Nubians, a group of 19th-century French artists who were attracted to the contrasting Breton landscapes and exhibited works in sombre colours at the Paris Salon.
Sculpture in low relief projecting only slightly from its uniform background.
A rapid sketch made by a sculptor (in wax or clay) or a painter (in oil) as a study for a larger work.
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[sql-param sku][/list] >> [/query] >> --------------------- >> If in the cgi-par sql I put a query on products with the operator greater then, the char '>' all goes well insted if i put the char'<' (less than) it is replaced with its html entity name so the query >dosen't run. >> >> Do you know why ? >> >> Thanks to the list >> > >1. You have to be extremely careful with using CGI parameters directly inside queries. >2. I guess the following prevents mangling of < > >[query type=list sql=`$CGI->{sql}`] > [list]
[sql-param sku][/list] >[/query] > >Regards > Racke This looks like a lovely way to invite sql re-write hacks. All you need to do is call that page with ?sku=drop+table+products and you will have a dead catalog. Phil.


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Historic Music Continues to Move Us
Throughout history, young female musicians have generally not had access to the large and celebrated organs in the churches and cathedrals of Western Europe and North America. On my vacation last summer in Geneva, Switzerland, I was stunned to see that times are changing. After …Read More


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Oh, lying, what a mess you make of things! In A Little Help, everyone's deceiving someone—spouses, kids, classmates, themselves—and falling further and further into unhappiness as a result. At the center of this miserable, 2002-set miasma is dentist Laura (Jenna Fischer), whose marriage to workaholic Bob (Chris O'Donnell) is rife with tensions born from his dissatisfaction with her boozing and physical shape, and from her suspicions that he's cheating. Such dishonesty extends to Bob's unfulfilled promises to overweight son Dennis (Daniel Yelsky) that they'll spend more time together, and to Laura's sister, Kathy (Brooke Smith), whose own husband, Paul (Rob Benedict), lies to his wife about his son's musical-career aspirations, which he supports, and about his own feelings, which since middle school have been secretly directed toward Laura. It's a veritable avalanche of middle-class handwringing about discontent and duplicity that continues when Bob suddenly drops dead from arrhythmia and Laura is compelled to cover up the truth in a medical-malpractice suit she doesn't really want to begin. At the same time, Dennis tries to elicit sympathy from his school compatriots by claiming—and forcing his mom to corroborate—that his father was actually a fireman who died on 9/11.
Michael J. Weithorn's film apparently intends to be a dramedy, but with next to no humor materializing, his story quickly bogs down into earnest indie bathos, with the generally bright and sharp-witted Fischer glumly slogging through one sorrowful or maddening scenario after another. Just as Bob slams Laura for becoming out of shape even though she looks great, Laura's sad predicaments are posited as "inevitable"—and the byproduct of her being, according to her mother (Lesley Ann Warren), a "spoiled self-indulgent teenager"—even though they come across as rickety contrivances. Phoniness so pervades the action that Fischer never seems even remotely related to her son, mother, or sister; rather, like everything else, their relationships feel like put-ons.
Weithorn's direction underlines its understatement via self-consciously patient camerawork and a doleful score, all in order to further the mournful mood. Furthermore, an ending that favors restrained ambiguity over happily-ever-after cheer seems less sobering than merely another affectation designed to lend weight to a work defined by synthetic melodrama and creaky conventions, the most flagrant of which is ultimately the recurring use of cornball Jakob Dylan songs that prove as leaden as the film's drearily unamusing World Trade Center-centric jokiness.


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"'So then, who trained you? Somebody had to train you to be so fast.'
"'Nobody. I just know how to run.'"
Castle Crenshaw, or "Ghost," as he prefers to call himself, has always known how to run — ever since the night he and his mother had to run for their lives, while his drunk father shot at them. But Ghost has never been particularly interested in developing his talent. Not until the day that a track coach spots Ghost testing his speed against one of the track team's members, and approaches him for a talk.
In "Ghost," a National Book Award finalist, Jason Reynolds tells a difficult and sometimes painful story, but he does it in a way that's appropriate for his middle-school audience. Ghost is a troubled boy — it would be hard not to be, with his father in jail for attacking him. He's barely making it through school when Coach offers to let him be on the track team. And at first he's not interested in the offer.
But when he reluctantly decides to accept it, in the hopes that running might improve his basketball skills, Ghost's life starts to change. Now he has a reason to try to control his temper and avoid fights, to keep from getting thrown off the team. And gradually, he realizes that he also has a new father figure and new friends who care about him.
The story is told in the first person by Ghost himself, giving the reader a chance to understand and identify with him. Looking at his life through his own eyes, we can see why he makes the bad choices he does — like fighting and stealing — even as we root for him to pull himself together and do better. And we're glad that Ghost has wise adults whom he respects in his life — his coach, his mother, his principal. Through them he learns both about justice and mercy, as they hold him accountable for his mistakes, but also show him the grace he needs to try again and do better.
Despite the tough subject matter — we get a closeup look at Ghost's poverty as well as the violence in his background — the story is suitable for middle-schoolers, and very well-written. There's no profanity or sexuality to be concerned about. And the violence is not dwelt on for lengthy amounts of time. It's heartbreaking, and it continues to shape Ghost's life in many ways, but it's not presented in explicit or frightening detail.
For middle-schoolers who are interested in sports — and even for middle-schoolers who aren't — "Ghost," the first in a series by Reynolds, is a strong and satisfying read. While it paints a bleak picture of a young boy's difficult life, it also offers inspiration and hope.
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Being a child in the 80s my one true hero was He-Man. It would be an understatement to say I was obsessed with the most powerful man in the Universe. I watched the cartoon, read the books and played with the action figures. Some of my best memories of the time were being taken to John Menzies on Princes Street in Edinburgh to buy the latest toy.
Children's TV back then wasn't what it is now so He-Man and Lion-O (Thundercats) were really all you had. Now dedicated channels run for hours giving our children a variety of heroes to follow and merchandise to buy, most of time leaving parents on the verge of bankruptcy. However there is one man who seems to have the monopoly on our children's bodies and souls and that man is Justin Fletcher.
There isn't a day that goes by that Justin or Mister Tumble or any of the other characters he has created isn't on TV. He has a multitude of shows ranging from the wonderful Something Special, helping children with disabilities, to the irritating and loud Justin's House. The latter being what hell must look like for people who want to have a quiet life.
At first sight though Justin doesn't strike you as a guy who your children would adore. He's in his forties, with a receding hair line and probably could stand to lose a few pounds. His humour is at times tiresome and his material works better when he isn't being a fool.
But for all this he is adored and has made quite a few bob through his different shows. He has tapped in to the music market, produces a weekly magazine (that makes £180,000 a month) and has created various books. He also has done a lot of admirable work for charities and often says he just wants to make children smile. To quote Justin, "That's the joy, those times with children. Nothing beats the sound of a child's belly laugh."
In the end he doesn't quite look like He-Man but there aren't many other people you would rather your children idealised more than him.
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Allegations of Burma's nuclear ambitions hit the newswires on June 3rd with a report by a former U.N. nuclear expert claiming the military regime is seeking to develop an atomic bomb.
Commissioned by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), the report clearly raised the stakes about this newest threat to international security and peace, which previously had been recognized only within intelligence circles and Burma's pro-democracy movement. In response, US Senator Jim Webb even cancelled his planned trip to the Burmese capital where he was due to meet the generals in charge. Thus it's clear the nuclear allegations are serious and yet there has long been a deafening silence about Burma's nuclear ambitions.
In 2008 an Act of Congress was promulgated in the United States requiring the US State Department to disclose findings on Burma's nuclear capabilities. The initial date for this mandatory annual disclosure was January 2009, and at this stage there should have been two such reports. To date, though, the Administration has been silent. The law in question is the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008. Its intent is to promote human rights, and it includes sanctions and embargoes on such things as halting gemstone profits to Burma's repressive dictatorship. The law also includes measures supporting democratic reforms and humanitarian needs for the people of Burma.
More specifically, however, in Section 10 of the Act there is a requirement that the State Department publicly report to Congress about Burma' military programs and suppliers, including their "weapons of mass destruction and related materials, capabilities, and technology, including nuclear, chemical, or dual use capabilities." This requirement extends to the ominous task of listing the countries that provide such aid to Burma and that such be reported by none other than the US Secretary of State.
Yet it's as if the JADE Act never existed. All is silent from Secretary Clinton, President Obama, the State Department, Congress and most everyone else in Washington. Those concerned with US law and nuclear proliferation have seemingly gone into hibernation.
Well, not all however, there are some pro-democracy groups - "Dictator Watch" for one, that has been publishing evidence of Burma's nuclear ambitions for years. Their latest move was in April 2010, months before the DVB report was released, when they filed a freedom of information act application (FOIA) to the US State Department. The application specifically demanded why Section 10 of the JADE Act is being ignored.
I spoke to Roland Watson, the director of Dictator Watch, about this action and he provided a chilling description of Burma's nuclear ambition. He also congratulated the Democratic Voice of Burma for getting their report in the public eye, for he believes Burma's nuclear proliferation has been ignored far too long. He believes international action is needed to curtail Burma's plans as it poses a multiple threat to international security. The regime is not only trying to acquire nuclear weapons; there is good evidence that it is selling refined uranium (yellow cake) to North Korea and perhaps even Iran. Watson's organisation has conducted extensive research on the Burma nuclear issue, and has accumulated intelligence from ten different sources. These include Burmese military defectors who were trained in Russia on nuclear and related military technologies. The key to unlock the mysterious silence on the JADE Act is intricately linked to Burma's dealings with North Korea, Russia, China and Iran.
Watson states that the Burmese military rulers first expressed an interest in becoming a nuclear power in the 1960s but that things escalated in 2001 when the regime, then under the dubious name SLORC, "struck a deal with Russia to buy a reactor." The Burmese regime, now called the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), was due in 2010 to have already completed this reactor. Hard evidence of this is lacking, though, but the deal with Moscow has long been public and ever since the SPDC has been sending military officers to Russia for training. The SPDC refers to this training as their State Scholar Program and Watson reports they have "sent anywhere from 3000 to 5000 officers to Russia, where they've been studying sciences related to tunnelling, aviation, ships, missiles, and all sorts of military related technologies." These studies include nuclear sciences.
Dictator Watch has had access to information from two defectors of the SPDC's State Scholar Program who had exposure to the nuclear program. These defectors reported that the SPDC is pursuing uranium enrichment, and also that it has acquired equipment for "plutonium activation," from North Korea. The two sources of fissionable material for an atomic weapon are highly enriched uranium, and plutonium that is produced as a reactor by-product. It appears that Burma is following both tracks towards developing a bomb.
Watson provided a summary of Burma's nuclear evidence. "First, Burma has uranium deposits and they have long admitted it themselves." The SPDC in fact published such on their own Ministry of Energy website, identifying numerous sites. He reiterated that not only have commercially viable uranium deposits been found and are being mined, but that they are "being milled into yellow cake and offered for sale on the black market to anybody willing to pay the price." Indeed, Watson said "Dictator Watch has information about such sale attempts."
The international customers for Burma's yellow cake include North Korea and some intelligence sources suggest Iran as well. It is believed that the large quantity of yellow cake that Iran purchased from South Africa in the 1970s has run out. Iran's enrichment program is substantial, and growing, and Tehran clearly needs to secure new uranium supplies.
Burma's links to Iran and North Korea are extremely troubling, and it was in 2009 that a publicized incident occurred between the US Navy and a North Korean vessel - a known weapons carrier called the Kang Nam I. This North Korean ship was reportedly carrying advanced weaponry (possibly nuclear technology) destined for Burma and a US Destroyer was dispatched to interdict it. The Kang Nam I eventually turned back to North Korea with cargo intact. Watson reports, however, that the ship had already gone to Burma at least once, possibly two times previously and unloaded its cargo at Rangoon - at night. On one of those occasions the Kang Nam I continued on to Iran. In 2008 the United States through diplomatic requests to India also blocked a cargo flight from North Korea from flying to Iran after it stopped in Burma.
It is further believed that the interdicted Kang Nam I shipment from 2009 was successfully delivered to Rangoon port in April 2010.
Dictator Watch has evidence that North Korea has long been selling Burma an array of weaponry, including missiles and nuclear technology. The weapons include Scud missiles (short range ballistic missiles), and the SPDC is reportedly pointing them towards military bases in Thailand.
With all this nuclear and weapons skulduggery going on it's a wonder why Burma hasn't been brought before the United Nations Security Council. For Watson the threat is clear, "If you have uranium mining, milling and then bartering of yellow cake to North Korea and Iran you have a significant threat to international security and peace, including divergent rogue trafficking of yellow cake to terrorists." However, China and Russia are permanent members of the Security Council and have historically protected the SPDC from international repercussions. On Beijing's role Watson laments, "The Chinese are the godfathers of Kim Jong Ill and Than Shwe and on an issue as big as this they couldn't work together if China didn't say ok."
One thing seems clear, the world does not need another rogue nuclear state, especially one with a human rights record as brutal as Burma's. As for the long silence on Burma's nuclear mystery, the DVB report and Senator Webb's cancelled visit suggest it may be unravelling. The JADE Act has been ignored however, and thus only time will tell if Dictator Watch's FOIA filing too will be brushed aside.
Scott Johnson is a lawyer, writer and human rights activist who has focused on issues in South East Asia.


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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Quinta do Barão
21 comments:
- B SQUARED said...
Looks like another victim of the recession.
- July 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Halcyon said...
What a beautiful place! I love those fancy gates and the shadows they make. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope it comes back one day.
- July 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- Small City Scenes said...
Such a beautiful place to fall into disrepair. It would make a wonderful museum. MB
- July 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Jacob said...
This is one of those photos you can look at a long time and let your imagination go wild. I never knew Quinta meant "farm." We have a large motel chain here called La Quinta. Must mean "The Farm," right?
I'd guess the economy got in the way of the restoration. Too bad.
- July 22, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Jacob said...
Hi JM! Thanks much for the info on the white and black rhinos. I didn't know that. Very interesting. I guess it's good to pay close attention to linguistic nuances sometimes.
- July 22, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Laurent said...
I love the shadows
- July 22, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Lois said...
I like the way the shadows look in this picture.
- July 22, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Crazy Tourists said...
A wine museum? Great idea!!!
- July 22, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Jarart said...
I like the play of light and shadow in the picture. I hope the preservation gets going, it would be a shame for this to be taken over by a road.
- July 22, 2010 at 4:29 PM
- jennyfreckles said...
So many projects are being shelved at the moment. I hope they manage to preserve those gates - they're lovely.
- July 22, 2010 at 5:10 PM
- VP said...
It's an old story we hear too often in so many different places. I'd like the idea of a wine museum.
The pattern of the ironwork and its shadow is amazing.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- brattcat said...
whatever happens here, jm, you have made a fine composition. the play of shadow and light, the delicate curls and aged tile...so many elements work beautifully the way you've framed them.
- July 22, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- Kate said...
Love the play of light and shadow. PS. I'm in Santa Fe without a computer, and I'm having photo-withdrawal. Visiting the library is great for books but waiting for a computer to use is a huge pain!
- July 22, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- T. Becque said...
That's a place I would want to get inside of and take more pictures, it looks so interesting!
I'm not sure about anything, but I do know that lots of ranches around here use triple letters for their names so that's why I say the KKK probably means nothing. But, it certainly is not a name I would choose.
- July 22, 2010 at 10:40 PM
- joo said...
Hope they'll open it soon, especially Wine Museum:)
Beautiful photo JM!
- July 22, 2010 at 11:12 PM
- Joy said...
Interesting. Though the gates don't look very inviting, they look like they could open up to something quite exciting.
What are your plans for the weekend?
Thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comment. Come visit again tomorrow!
- July 22, 2010 at 11:34 PM
- Joan Elizabeth said...
Delightful light and excellent composition.
- July 22, 2010 at 11:49 PM
- Boom Nisanart said...
Love the angle & shadow in your shot...it's wonderful !
Everyday Melbourne
- July 23, 2010 at 12:24 AM
- Ann said...
This looks such a romantic place with the cast iron fence,
- July 23, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Roberto Machado Alves said...
Composição perfeita. O reflexo está fantástico.
Um abraço
- July 23, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Gunn said...
Nice composition, light, shadow and details at this beautiful place!
- July 23, 2010 at 12:17 PM


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It's hard to believe that it's already the middle of November, but here I am, sitting and reflecting on how fast time has gone and how it feels like just yesterday I arrived on campus for our pre-season weeks before classes got rolling.
As part of competing as an athlete in any sport, there comes times in our training that we like to refer to as "off season," although is it truly an "off" season in our sport?
The answer to that is a resounding "no."
While we do have weeks, days, or even months of training that are less intense than when we are in our actual season, we never truly are taking a break from our passion, our hobby, our sport that helps make us who we are.
In just a short time, our cross country season will be coming to a close. As someone who had to sit out for the entire season, I really learned a lot about cross country from a different perspective, my teammates, what it means to still give to the team even when you cannot compete yourself, and more. And while I wasn't even competing myself, the season still flew by right before my eyes, but I know that even if cross country season is over, our training and mindsets only switch into another gear.
With cross country coming to an end, it only means that it's closer to track season approaching, and during track, we still continue to have our minds focused on our training and the next cross country season as well.
Although maintaining focus and discipline during your season is a given, it's even more important to maintain that same focus and discipline in training though it may be easier to lose it sometimes.
While we may not meet formally as a team for the next two or three months, we may not have structured practices every day or meets to look forward to until March, I personally feel that during the "off season" is when true champions are made.
In other words, I like to refer to the quote, "Champions are made when no one is watching."
I like to think of it as a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly in regards to off-season. While the caterpillar is in its cocoon, no one can really see what is going on. From the outside, it's just a cocoon, with no indication of all the changes and transformations that are taking place for the butterfly to emerge.
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It isn't just what you do when you "have" to put in the work, it's what you do when it may not be "easy" or at the top of your list.
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Phase one ended with the 4 upright post positioned for the pergola. And while the first 3 phases came together within a months' time; phase 4 had a full years delay. I bought the cypress boards shortly after we were done with phase 3, but somehow I never got around to getting the work done. So one year later… I was glad to see the post stayed upright and except for a little twisting were good to go.
It's tough to store 2×10x12 cypress, so for 9 months they just laid on saw horse outside. By the time I began the mold and mildew was full bore, and they were turning that ugly gray. I wish I had a good photo of just how dirty and grayed out they were. But this gives you some idea.
My trust Ridgid Jig Saw was used to cut out the patterns on the ends
I used a product by Flood, simply called "Wood Cleaner." I've used it in the past to restore old fences. It's amazing and does not damage the wood.
Attaching the 2×4 stringers (think that's what real carpenters call this piece.)
Applying Flood's CWF-UV5 in the Honey Gold Tint. CWF stands for Clear Wood Finish. The grains in the wood just POP with this product. I'm sure others make a great stain, but Flood is top notch.
(side note – stained my neighbors fence with Thompsons and did mine with flood. 3 years later, my fence shows no sign of color lose or graying.)
Putting it together with the help of the "third hand" from Fast Cap (that's the red pole on the following photos.) I've commented about these in previous postings. I find these jewels to be a great help on many project. They come in a variety of sizes, I only have the large ones, but want to get the smaller sizes.
In the first three photos, the third hand is holding the piece in position for me. In this photo I'm using it to actually push the bow (warp) out of the 2×4 before I screw the cypress fascia in place.
Da little women getting into the act.
Done with phase 4! We started this project in Aug 2011 and this photo shows it's completion in Sept 2012.
Here is what it looks like as I am finally getting around to posting the project, Dec 2013. (Sorry – wrong time of the day to get the best shots, the sun is too strong and not in the best position.)
And even a little "fungus among us."
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Our youth program works with the youth of our area to identify and develop their gifts in three key areas:
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- Participation in church
This is accomplished through one-on-one mentoring, small groups, recreational activities, education group activities, summer camps, and special training events. Our Youth Coaches work with the schools, homes and neighborhoods to help prevent gang participation and violence, to promote healthy youth leadership, and to decrease high school drop out rates in our neighborhood.
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'Silence breakers' behind #MeToo movement named TIME's 'Person of the Year'
(NEW YORK) -- TIME magazine's "Person of the Year" this year isn't a single individual at all. It's thousands of people.
"The Silence Breakers" is what TIME is dubbing the women and men who are speaking out against sexual harassment and assault after years of suffering in silence or of being ignored.
"The women and men who have broken their silence span all races, all income classes, all occupations and virtually all corners of the globe," TIME wrote. "They might labor in California fields, or behind the front desk at New York City's regal Plaza Hotel, or in the European Parliament. They're part of a movement that has no formal name. But now they have a voice."
Many of the people included in the magazine's feature article are familiar famous faces -- actresses Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan, singer Taylor Swift -- while others are non-celebrities, some of whom chose to remain anonymous as they spoke to the magazine, though their stories of sexual harassment, assault and threats of retaliation are as familiar and disturbing as those told by their celebrated counterparts.
As TIME wrote: "What separated them was less important than what brought them together: a shared experience."
Also on Wednesday morning, Twitter acknowledged TIME's selection and followed up with their own tweet about the #MeToo movement, in which people who have experienced sexual harassment or assault are encouraged to tweet the hashtag. According to Twitter, the hashtag has accounted for more than 3 million tweets since its inception just two months ago.
President Donald Trump was TIME magazine's "Person of the Year" last year and runner-up this year, while Chinese President Xi Jinping was third on the list.
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Young people in and around Bristol are the big winners in the Bristol Rotary Club's small grants program.
The club distributed checks totaling more than $15,000 this week to nine organizations serving children and youth, according to a press release from the Rotarians.
The McCabe-Water Little League will bring in new players from the city's West End thanks to a grant from the club, said the release. The league offers a chance for children to play baseball in the league even if their families cannot afford the cost and the club's support will make it possible for dozens of new players to join, said the release.
Reach Out and Read, a new initiative of the Bristol Early Childhood Alliance, got a boost from a Rotary grant, said the release. Working through a local pediatrician, the program encourages the important practice of reading to very young children by providing parents with books for babies and toddlers at the doctor's office.
Children who are staying at the Bristol Emergency Shelter and at the Women's Transitional long term shelter will benefit from new cribs, changing tables, and other items that the Rotary will pay for through a grant to the St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Bristol, said the release.
Shepard Meadows received a Rotary grant to help pay for horseback riding classes for clients with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities, said the release.
The Parent and ChildCenter at BristolHospital, which works to prevent child abuse through parenting classes, got a grant to support its educational and referral services, said the release.
The Bristol Girls Little League Softball program will be able to offer pitching clinics to girls from all over the city who take part. The program feeds into city high school softball teams, said the release.
A youth program at the Bristol Historical Society that will help capture and preserve the story of a piece of city history will continue, thanks in part to a Rotary grant, said the release.
The Imagine Nation children's museum's PinwheelPass program, supported in part by a Rotary grant, will help open the museum to those who might not otherwise be able to use it, said the release.
Kids in the Middle, a program for middle school children that is operated by the city's school board and the United Way, also received support from a Bristol Rotary Club grant, the release said.
The club, which makes the grants from proceeds of its annual golf tournament, selected these recipients from a large pool of applicants.
"There is so much need in the community and so many worthy projects that we had to make difficult choices," said club President Jackie Majerus-Collins in the Rotarians' news release "But we're thrilled that we are able to help these organizations make a difference in the lives of so many Bristol kids. We're grateful to everyone who made the golf tournament a success."


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The Las Vegas Monorail Company is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in its attempt to restructure its bond debt, a move officials believe would ultimately allow the rail system to expand to the airport and other resort properties.
Because the company has not earned enough money to pay off the $650 million in construction and startup costs, it is negotiating a restructuring agreement with bondholders and its insurance company, board member Bruce Woodbury said.
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Farooq Sattar says will approach Supreme Court on census in Sindh
HYDERABAD: Chairman Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan Farooq Sattar on Sunday said he would approach Supreme Court on the issue of census in Sindh, ARY News reported.
"How is it possible that rural population of Sindh is more than urban?," he questioned while talking to media in Hyderabad adding that the Sindh government was trying to manipulate the numbers of population.
He said he was going to put this question before the Supreme Court that why was census not held in the last eight years and government posts were allotted on fake domiciles through nepotism.
"We are being deprived of our constitutional right on the issue of census and our reservations are not being addressed. Hence, we have decided to apprise all the situation to the SC," he said.
Regarding holding public rally in Hyderabad on February 17, the MQM Pakistan chief said he visited several areas of the city to review preparations and he was warmly welcomed by the residents which was evidence that he had made right decision on August 23.
He said MQM Pakistan had embarked upon the journey of love and they were limited to only having differences in politics and not enmity.


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He is, generally, known as "Bilal Habashi" (raa), and it is believed that he was not a pure Abyssinian as his features were not identical with those of the Habashi or Zangi. His complexion was not black but dark brown. His hair was not curly, it was thick and he had a sparse beard. His body was tall and slender with a prominent chest. His cheeks were thin and his nose was not snub. His father Rabah, was an Arab and his mother Hamama, was an Abyssinian slave girl believed to be from Mecca but the majority opinion is that she was from a town between Yemen and Abyssinia called Sarat where a mixed race was known to be. Sarat is believed to be the birth place of Bilal (raa) although some historians claim that he was born in Mecca.
In Mecca, Bilal (raa) along with other Muazzins (the one who announces the adhan, pronounced athan, or the call to prayer) of the Prophet (saws), Abu Mahzura (raa) and Amr bin Umm Kulsum (raa) were raised in a well known Quraishi clan called Abu Jamah. That they all were chosen as Muazzins by mere chance or if it was due to melody and harmony of voice is difficult to say.
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During al-jahiliyyah (Days of Ignorance), the members of Abu Jamah were thought to be experts in palmistry (fortune telling through the study of the palm) as well as drawing out lots with the help of arrows. Bilal (raa) had a natural hatred against these customs and practices. He saw that the people in those days were devoid of good morals, kindness and had little values for human life. Deceit had become their second nature and it was shown through their constant dispute with the Quraishi clan of Banu Abd Manaf.
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HULL FC head coach Lee Radford believes his squad's new-found durability is partly down to the experienced personnel recruited this year.
They venture to Salford Red Devils tomorrow night hoping for a second win in three Super League games after success at Huddersfield and a single point defeat to Warrington Wolves.
Performances have shown a vast improvement on last term and Radford said: "We need to carry on playing with the energy that we have done – and for the duration we have done, too.
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Experienced half-backs Leon Pryce and Marc Sneyd have settled in quickly as has veteran Australian second-row Mark Minichiello.
They almost defeated Warrington without influential captain Gareth Ellis as well, the ex-England second-row who remains doubtful for tomorrow's fixture along with a raft of other senior players.
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"We have a four-day turn-around after Salford (for Leeds next Thursday) which will test the squad so we will have to be heavily reliant on that."
Radford hopes his players will be further bolstered after an extended break due to the World Club Series.
"When we've trained we've been good," he said.
"The boys have had some time off and we've let them recharge their batteries again.
"Hopefully, we will see an energised Hull FC on Saturday."