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- Introduction
- The cosmological expansion
- The nature of space and time
- Relativistic cosmologies
- The hot big bang
- The very early universe
- Steady state theory and other alternative cosmologies
Cosmology, field of study that brings together the natural sciences, particularly astronomy and physics, in a joint effort to understand the physical universe as a unified whole.
If one looks up on a clear night, one will see that the sky is full of stars. During the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere, a faint band of light stretches from horizon to horizon, a swath of pale white cutting across a background of deepest black. For the early Egyptians, this was the heavenly Nile, flowing through the land of the dead ruled by Osiris. The ancient Greeks likened it to a river of milk. Astronomers now know that the band is actually composed of countless stars in a flattened disk seen edge on. The stars are so close to one another along the line of sight that the unaided eye has difficulty discerning the individual members. Through a large telescope, astronomers find myriads of like systems sprinkled throughout the depths of space. They call such vast collections of stars galaxies, after the Greek word for milk, and call the local galaxy to which the Sun belongs the Milky Way Galaxy or simply the Galaxy.
The Sun is a star around which Earth and the other planets revolve, and by extension every visible star in the sky is a sun in its own right. Some stars are intrinsically brighter than the Sun; others, fainter. Much less light is received from the stars than from the Sun because the stars are all much farther away. Indeed, they appear densely packed in the Milky Way only because there are so many of them. The actual separations of the stars are enormous, so large that it is conventional to measure their distances in units of how far light can travel in a given amount of time. The speed of light (in a vacuum) equals 3 × 1010 cm/sec (centimetres per second); at such a speed, it is possible to circle the Earth seven times in a single second. Thus in terrestrial terms the Sun, which lies 500 light-seconds from the Earth, is very far away; however, even the next closest star, Proxima Centauri, at a distance of 4.3 light-years (4.1 × 1018 cm), is 270,000 times farther yet. The stars that lie on the opposite side of the Milky Way from the Sun have distances that are on the order of 100,000 light-years, which is the typical diameter of a large spiral galaxy.
If the kingdom of the stars seems vast, the realm of the galaxies is larger still. The nearest galaxies to the Milky Way system are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two irregular satellites of the Galaxy visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere. The Magellanic Clouds are relatively small (containing roughly 109 stars) compared to the Galaxy (with some 1011 stars), and they lie at a distance of about 200,000 light-years. The nearest large galaxy comparable to the Galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy (also called M31 because it was the 31st entry in a catalog of astronomical objects compiled by the French astronomer Charles Messier in 1781), and it lies at a distance of about 2,000,000 light-years. The Magellanic Clouds, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Milky Way system all are part of an aggregation of two dozen or so neighbouring galaxies known as the Local Group. The Galaxy and M31 are the largest members of this group.
The Galaxy and M31 are both spiral galaxies, and they are among the brighter and more massive of all spiral galaxies. The most luminous and brightest galaxies, however, are not spirals but rather supergiant ellipticals (also called cD galaxies by astronomers for historical reasons that are not particularly illuminating). Elliptical galaxies have roundish shapes rather than the flattened distributions that characterize spiral galaxies, and they tend to occur in rich clusters (those containing thousands of members) rather than in the loose groups favoured by spirals. The brightest member galaxies of rich clusters have been detected at distances exceeding several thousand million light-years from the Earth. The branch of learning that deals with phenomena at the scale of many millions of light-years is called cosmology—a term derived from combining two Greek words, kosmos, meaning "order," "harmony," and "the world," and logos, signifying "word" or "discourse." Cosmology is, in effect, the study of the universe at large.
The cosmological expansion
When the universe is viewed in the large, a dramatic new feature, not present on small scales, emerges—namely, the cosmological expansion. On cosmological scales, galaxies (or, at least, clusters of galaxies) appear to be racing away from one another with the apparent velocity of recession being linearly proportional to the distance of the object. This relation is known as the Hubble law (after its discoverer, the American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble). Interpreted in the simplest fashion, the Hubble law implies that 13.8 billion years ago all of the matter in the universe was closely packed together in an incredibly dense state and that everything then exploded in a "big bang," the signature of the explosion being written eventually in the galaxies of stars that formed out of the expanding debris of matter. Strong scientific support for this interpretation of a big bang origin of the universe comes from the detection by radio telescopes of a steady and uniform background of microwave radiation. The cosmic microwave background is believed to be a ghostly remnant of the fierce light of the primeval fireball reduced by cosmic expansion to a shadow of its former splendour but still pervading every corner of the known universe.
The simple (and most common) interpretation of the Hubble law as a recession of the galaxies over time through space, however, contains a misleading notion. In a sense, as will be made more precise later in the article, the expansion of the universe represents not so much a fundamental motion of galaxies within a framework of absolute time and absolute space, but an expansion of time and space themselves. On cosmological scales, the use of light-travel times to measure distances assumes a special significance because the lengths become so vast that even light, traveling at the fastest speed attainable by any physical entity, takes a significant fraction of the age of the universe (13.8 billion years old) to travel from an object to an observer. Thus, when astronomers measure objects at cosmological distances from the Local Group, they are seeing the objects as they existed during a time when the universe was much younger than it is today. Under these circumstances, Albert Einstein taught in his theory of general relativity that the gravitational field of everything in the universe so warps space and time as to require a very careful reevaluation of quantities whose seemingly elementary natures are normally taken for granted.
The nature of space and time
Finite or infinite?
An issue that arises when one contemplates the universe at large is whether space and time are infinite or finite. After many centuries of thought by some of the best minds, humanity has still not arrived at conclusive answers to these questions. Aristotle's answer was that the material universe must be spatially finite, for if stars extended to infinity, they could not perform a complete rotation around Earth in 24 hours. Space must then itself also be finite because it is merely a receptacle for material bodies. On the other hand, the heavens must be temporally infinite, without beginning or end, since they are imperishable and cannot be created or destroyed.
Except for the infinity of time, these views came to be accepted religious teachings in Europe before the period of modern science. The most notable person to publicly express doubts about restricted space was the Italian philosopher-mathematician Giordano Bruno, who asked the obvious question that, if there is a boundary or edge to space, what is on the other side? For his advocacy of an infinity of suns and earths, he was burned at the stake in 1600.
In 1610 the German astronomer Johannes Kepler provided a profound reason for believing that the number of stars in the universe had to be finite. If there were an infinity of stars, he argued, then the sky would be completely filled with them and night would not be dark! This point was rediscussed by the astronomers Edmond Halley of England and Jean-Philippe-Loys de Chéseaux of Switzerland in the 18th century, but it was not popularized as a paradox until Wilhelm Olbers of Germany took up the problem in the 19th century. The difficulty became potentially very real with American astronomer Edwin Hubble's measurement of the enormous extent of the universe of galaxies with its large-scale homogeneity and isotropy. His discovery of the systematic recession of the galaxies provided an escape, however. At first people thought that the redshift effect alone would suffice to explain why the sky is dark at night—namely, that the light from the stars in distant galaxies would be redshifted to long wavelengths beyond the visible regime. The modern consensus is, however, that a finite age for the universe is a far more important effect. Even if the universe is spatially infinite, photons from very distant galaxies simply do not have the time to travel to Earth because of the finite speed of light. There is a spherical surface, the cosmic event horizon (13.8 billion light-years in radial distance from Earth at the current epoch), beyond which nothing can be seen even in principle; and the number (roughly 1010) of galaxies within this cosmic horizon, the observable universe, are too few to make the night sky bright.
When one looks to great distances, one is seeing things as they were a long time ago, again because light takes a finite time to travel to Earth. Over such great spans, do the classical notions of Euclid concerning the properties of space necessarily continue to hold? The answer given by Einstein was: No, the gravitation of the mass contained in cosmologically large regions may warp one's usual perceptions of space and time; in particular, the Euclidean postulate that parallel lines never cross need not be a correct description of the geometry of the actual universe. And in 1917 Einstein presented a mathematical model of the universe in which the total volume of space was finite yet had no boundary or edge. The model was based on his theory of general relativity that utilized a more generalized approach to geometry devised in the 19th century by the German mathematician Bernhard Riemann.
Gravitation and the geometry of space-time
The physical foundation of Einstein's view of gravitation, general relativity, lies on two empirical findings that he elevated to the status of basic postulates. The first postulate is the relativity principle: local physics is governed by the theory of special relativity. The second postulate is the equivalence principle: there is no way for an observer to distinguish locally between gravity and acceleration. The motivation for the second postulate comes from Galileo's observation that all objects—independent of mass, shape, colour, or any other property—accelerate at the same rate in a (uniform) gravitational field.
Einstein's theory of special relativity, which he developed in 1905, had as its basic premises (1) the notion (also dating back to Galileo) that the laws of physics are the same for all inertial observers and (2) the constancy of the speed of light in a vacuum—namely, that the speed of light has the same value (3 × 1010 centimetres per second [cm/sec], or 2 × 105 miles per second [miles/sec]) for all inertial observers independent of their motion relative to the source of the light. Clearly, this second premise is incompatible with Euclidean and Newtonian precepts of absolute space and absolute time, resulting in a program that merged space and time into a single structure, with well-known consequences. The space-time structure of special relativity is often called "flat" because, among other things, the propagation of photons is easily represented on a flat sheet of graph paper with equal-sized squares. Let each tick on the vertical axis represent one light-year (9.46 × 1017 cm [5.88 × 1012 miles]) of distance in the direction of the flight of the photon, and each tick on the horizontal axis represent the passage of one year (3.16 × 107 seconds) of time. The propagation path of the photon is then a 45° line because it flies one light-year in one year (with respect to the space and time measurements of all inertial observers no matter how fast they move relative to the photon).
The principle of equivalence in general relativity allows the locally flat space-time structure of special relativity to be warped by gravitation, so that (in the cosmological case) the propagation of the photon over thousands of millions of light-years can no longer be plotted on a globally flat sheet of paper. To be sure, the curvature of the paper may not be apparent when only a small piece is examined, thereby giving the local impression that space-time is flat (i.e., satisfies special relativity). It is only when the graph paper is examined globally that one realizes it is curved (i.e., satisfies general relativity).
In Einstein's 1917 model of the universe, the curvature occurs only in space, with the graph paper being rolled up into a cylinder on its side, a loop around the cylinder at constant time having a circumference of 2πR—the total spatial extent of the universe. Notice that the "radius of the universe" is measured in a "direction" perpendicular to the space-time surface of the graph paper. Since the ringed space axis corresponds to one of three dimensions of the actual world (any will do since all directions are equivalent in an isotropic model), the radius of the universe exists in a fourth spatial dimension (not time) which is not part of the real world. This fourth spatial dimension is a mathematical artifice introduced to represent diagrammatically the solution (in this case) of equations for curved three-dimensional space that need not refer to any dimensions other than the three physical ones. Photons traveling in a straight line in any physical direction have trajectories that go diagonally (at 45° angles to the space and time axes) from corner to corner of each little square cell of the space-time grid; thus, they describe helical paths on the cylindrical surface of the graph paper, making one turn after traveling a spatial distance 2πR. In other words, always flying dead ahead, photons would return to where they started from after going a finite distance without ever coming to an edge or boundary. The distance to the "other side" of the universe is therefore πR, and it would lie in any and every direction; space would be closed on itself.
Now, except by analogy with the closed two-dimensional surface of a sphere that is uniformly curved toward a centre in a third dimension lying nowhere on the two-dimensional surface, no three-dimensional creature can visualize a closed three-dimensional volume that is uniformly curved toward a centre in a fourth dimension lying nowhere in the three-dimensional volume. Nevertheless, three-dimensional creatures could discover the curvature of their three-dimensional world by performing surveying experiments of sufficient spatial scope. They could draw circles, for example, by tacking down one end of a string and tracing along a single plane the locus described by the other end when the string is always kept taut in between (a straight line) and walked around by a surveyor. In Einstein's universe, if the string were short compared to the quantity R, the circumference of the circle divided by the length of the string (the circle's radius) would nearly equal 2π = 6.2837853…, thereby fooling the three-dimensional creatures into thinking that Euclidean geometry gives a correct description of their world. However, the ratio of circumference to length of string would become less than 2π when the length of string became comparable to R. Indeed, if a string of length πR could be pulled taut to the antipode of a positively curved universe, the ratio would go to zero. In short, at the tacked-down end the string could be seen to sweep out a great arc in the sky from horizon to horizon and back again; yet, to make the string do this, the surveyor at the other end need only walk around a circle of vanishingly small circumference.
To understand why gravitation can curve space (or more generally, space-time) in such startling ways, consider the following thought experiment that was originally conceived by Einstein. Imagine an elevator in free space accelerating upward, from the viewpoint of a woman in inertial space, at a rate numerically equal to g, the gravitational field at the surface of Earth. Let this elevator have parallel windows on two sides, and let the woman shine a brief pulse of light toward the windows. She will see the photons enter close to the top of the near window and exit near the bottom of the far window because the elevator has accelerated upward in the interval it takes light to travel across the elevator. For her, photons travel in a straight line, and it is merely the acceleration of the elevator that has caused the windows and floor of the elevator to curve up to the flight path of the photons.
Let there now be a man standing inside the elevator. Because the floor of the elevator accelerates him upward at a rate g, he may—if he chooses to regard himself as stationary—think that he is standing still on the surface of Earth and is being pulled to the ground by its gravitational field g. Indeed, in accordance with the equivalence principle, without looking out the windows (the outside is not part of his local environment), he cannot perform any local experiment that would inform him otherwise. Let the woman shine her pulse of light. The man sees, just like the woman, that the photons enter near the top edge of one window and exit near the bottom of the other. And just like the woman, he knows that photons propagate in straight lines in free space. (By the relativity principle, they must agree on the laws of physics if they are both inertial observers.) However, since he actually sees the photons follow a curved path relative to himself, he concludes that they must be bent by the force of gravity. The woman tries to tell him there is no such force at work; he is not an inertial observer. Nonetheless, he has the solidity of Earth beneath him, so he insists on attributing his acceleration to the force of gravity. According to Einstein, they are both right. There is no need to distinguish locally between acceleration and gravity—the two are in some sense equivalent. But if that is the case, then it must be true that gravity—"real" gravity—can actually bend light. And indeed it can, as many experiments have shown since Einstein's first discussion of the phenomenon.
It was the genius of Einstein to go even further. Rather than speak of the force of gravitation having bent the photons into a curved path, might it not be more fruitful to think of photons as always flying in straight lines—in the sense that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points—and that what really happens is that gravitation bends space-time? In other words, perhaps gravitation is curved space-time, and photons fly along the shortest paths possible in this curved space-time, thus giving the appearance of being bent by a "force" when one insists on thinking that space-time is flat. The utility of taking this approach is that it becomes automatic that all test bodies fall at the same rate under the "force" of gravitation, for they are merely producing their natural trajectories in a background space-time that is curved in a certain fashion independent of the test bodies. What was a minor miracle for Galileo and Newton becomes the most natural thing in the world for Einstein.
To complete the program and to conform with Newton's theory of gravitation in the limit of weak curvature (weak field), the source of space-time curvature would have to be ascribed to mass (and energy). The mathematical expression of these ideas constitutes Einstein's theory of general relativity, one of the most beautiful artifacts of pure thought ever produced. The American physicist John Archibald Wheeler and his colleagues summarized Einstein's view of the universe in these terms:
Curved spacetime tells mass-energy how to move;
mass-energy tells spacetime how to curve.
Contrast this with Newton's view of the mechanics of the heavens:
Force tells mass how to accelerate;
mass tells gravity how to exert force.
Notice therefore that Einstein's worldview is not merely a quantitative modification of Newton's picture (which is also possible via an equivalent route using the methods of quantum field theory) but represents a qualitative change of perspective. And modern experiments have amply justified the fruitfulness of Einstein's alternative interpretation of gravitation as geometry rather than as force. His theory would have undoubtedly delighted the Greeks.


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The N.C. Education Lottery recently transferred $121.1 million to support schools.
That means $37,574,340 for Onslow County Schools and $12,567,235 for Carteret County Schools, said Christopher Bushnell, a communications specialist with the lottery.
The funds will be used in Onslow and Carteret counties to pay off debt, school officials said.
�The lottery funds go toward our debt service so the county receives it,� said Suzie Ulbrich, public information assistant for Onslow County Schools.
The transfer brings the total amount earned for education and the state since the lottery started six years ago to $2.58 billion.
The first quarter transfer is 5 percent higher than the one made at the same time last year, according to lottery officials.
Across the state, the funds will help pay for new schools or repair older ones, help 4-year-olds get ready to start school, and help N.C. students cover the costs of going to college, which means a lower state tax burden, officials said.
Legislators decide how lottery dollars are used and how they are allocated. Based on the state budget for fiscal year 2013, 50 percent of the money will go to teacher salaries in grades K-3, 22.7 percent to counties for school construction or repair projects, 14.3 percent to the prekindergarten programs for at-risk 4-year-olds called N.C. Pre-K, 6.9 percent for college scholarships based on financial need, 3.7 percent to local school systems and 2.4 percent for the UNC Need-Based Grant program.


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The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® series continues by celebrating all of the homecomings in Tennessee State history.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the school, but the first official Homecoming football game took place in 1926 against Fisk University when the Tigers and Bulldogs played to a 13-13 tie.
However, Homecoming at TSU is far greater than just the football game. It is an opportunity for alumni, friends, family and current students to come together to re-live and create memories. People from all walks of life come from every corner of the world to the TSU campus in Nashville, Tenn. to take in the unique pageantry and cheer on Big Blue.
Yolanda Robinson Elston, Miss TSU from 2004-05, summed up the importance of Homecoming best when she said : "Every time a Homecoming comes around, the vibrancy of the campus, the staff, current students and Alumni becomes a spice that flavors the essence of Tennessee State University! That spice is why I ran for Miss TSU to again set the tone for my fellow Tigers entering our institution. That spice is why I'm proud to be a Tiger. That spice is the ingredient that will always make our university relevant, unique and yes, timeless."
There are concerts, dances, dinners, pep rallies and parades, and they all lead up to the football game. This year, the game takes place on Saturday night, but that hasn't always been the case. The game used to be held on Thanksgiving Day and high schools from around the area would come to take in the game and participate in the parade.
Homecoming was always an important tradition for the TSU family, but the occasion's popularity skyrocketed in the late 1970's when the Tigers started playing games in Vanderbilt's new stadium. Big Blue went from playing in front of 20,000 at Hale Stadium to playing in front of 40,000 the year after the change.
The change in venue convinced more fans from across the country to attend the game and the week's other activities. The year after the move, the parade had 26 bands march down 12th Street to the delight of TSU faithful. The tradition has continued through the years and is now dubbed "The Showcase of Bands".
Following the parade this Saturday, patrons will come to LP Field and watch Big Blue tangle with the Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Through the years, the Tigers have rewarded their fans with a 63-15-2 record on Homecoming, and with TSU enjoying its finest season since 2008, the win total might just reach 64 following Saturday's game.
Adding to the excitement surrounding the game, Tennessee State will also announce a new Ms. and Mr. TSU during haltime. So take it from a former Mr. TSU and "come together to replenish our spirits, congratulate our good deeds, and embrace one another in celebration of what we've meant to each other throughout the years." (Charles H. Galbreath, Jr., '94)
Every Homecoming is special to TSU faithful, but this year's event will be truly special because it is the school's 100th year anniversary. More than any other year, let's celebrate the 100 years that have come before, but also look forward to the hundreds of years to come.
"As our Mother becomes a Centurion, I celebrate with all of her children, knowing that by standing on the shoulders of those who came before, we are an active part of living history," said Dr. Jeff Obafemi Carr, SGA President '90.
The 100 Moments of TSU Athletics presented by Taco Bell® highlights some of the greatest moments in honor of Tennessee State's centennial celebration. A new moment will be released each weekday for a total of 100. These moments were chosen by the TSU 100 Moments committee, which consists of alums from various departments. TSU has so many great moments, not all can be represented in these 100.
Sports Information Assistant Alex Mitchell contributed to this article.
Follow TSU Athletics on Facebook.com/TSUTigers and Twitter @TSU_Tigers.


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Exclusive Live Streaming Event "E! Live from the Red Carpet: The Syfy/E! Comic Con Party" Will Be Featured at E! Online and Syfy.com
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA – June 27, 2011 – In continuing with the yearly tradition of wrapping up its Comic-Con festivities with the hottest party of the week, Syfy will once again host its traditional Saturday evening celebration, this time with a new partner: entertainment powerhouse E!. On Saturday, July 23rd, Syfy and E! will host the annual star-studded party at the Hotel Solamar in the heart of the Gaslamp district. This invite-only, exclusive soiree has cemented its place as the hottest ticket at the convention and the most talked-about, star-studded party at Comic-Con.
This year, E! Online, the ultimate destination for LIVE celebrity coverage, will give its fans a spot on the party's red carpet with a hosted, online live-streaming event. E! Live from the Red Carpet: The Syfy/E! Comic Con Party will stream the festivities in real time on both E! Online and Syfy.com, and will bring all the excitement of the red carpet celebrity arrivals to fans watching from home.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with E! for our most buzzed-about event of the year," said Blake Callaway, SVP, Brand and Integrated Marketing, Syfy. "As the top brand in entertainment, E! boasts unparalleled access and resources that will not only make the event an unforgettable one for our guests, but will also let fans outside of San Diego participate in the fun via our first-ever live red carpet live stream."
"Comic-Con is a pop culture phenomenon that uniquely blends together celebrity and entertainment with sci-fi and comic book culture – the perfect platform for E! and Syfy to join forces for this extraordinary event," said Suzanne Kolb, President, Marketing, News and Online for E! "Together with Syfy we will make sure fans get a front row seat online to all of the action at what is sure to be one of the year's most talked about parties."
In addition to the party, Syfy and E! will be partnering throughout the weekend of the convention to give fans access to Syfy's convention activities and announcements exclusively at E! Online. E! Online will serve up scoop on Syfy's panels, interviews with Syfy talent and exclusive online debuts of Syfy's all-new series trailers premiering at the Con.
About E!
E! is television's top destination for all things entertainment and celebrity. E! is currently available to 98 million cable and satellite subscribers in the U.S. and the E! Everywhere initiative underscores the company's dedication to making E! content available on all new media platforms any time and anywhere from online to broadband video to wireless to radio to VOD. Popular programming includes E! core franchises, "E! News," "The Soup," "Chelsea Lately" and "Fashion Police" as well as the network's hit series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," "Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami, "Kourtney and Kim Take New York," "Kendra" and "Holly's World." Additionally, E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" signature events keep fans connected to their favorite stars on Hollywood's biggest nights. E! is a network of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 99 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)


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Monday, September 05, 2011
Change Please
Around May 2010 I received a call from a good friend in Israel who is in the online marketing business. He said come out for a week, hang out, see the place, consider coming for a year and make some money together. A week later I was on a plane to Tel Aviv. We spent a week touring, going to clubs, ziplining, riding 4x4's and eating at fine restaurants on the mediterranean sea. We also talked about business -- and business was looking up. At the end of the week I said I would move across the world for a year, and that's what I did.
Since July 2010 I have moved to Tel Aviv, sold both my houses in Canada, taken Israeli citizenship, played 2 rounds of golf, and played not one hand of poker. Not much material for this fine golf and poker blog, huh?
In the past month I started watching more online streaming poker content at Pokercast.tv, both High Stakes Poker and the WSOP 2010 and am currently watching WSOP 2011. Watching poker has rekindled my love of the game. I started reading 2+2 a bit again, started watching some Deucescracked vids, and most importantly my thought process when I watch professionals play the game is now clearer and deeper.
So, in summary, it's time that I take up the challenge again and see where it takes me. I reside within a short flight of many EPT destinations if tournaments can again hold my attention ... but will they?
In the meantime I'll keep updating this fine Golf+Poker blog with primarily poker content and see where it gets me. I miss golf with my buddies in Canada, but my life is now in Israel and I can always go back.
Btw Tel Aviv is awesome. Don't listen to the bullshit on TV about how Israel is dangerous or a warzone -- it's not -- and I hope it stays this way. If you're a jewish american considering moving to Canada to play online, consider coming here instead -- it's a truly amazing place to live.
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- Matt said...
I miss your face! I miss your musk!
What if some Anglo, non-practicing Catholic decided to move his family to Israel? Would I be welcomed with open arms or sent into the desert to die a horrible death?
BTW: welcome back to blogging. I may have to try that again myself someday! ;)
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GOP keeps control of House
The presidential contest was a nail-biter, but voters casting ballots left the U.S. House firmly in the grasp of Republicans.
WASHINGTON – Republicans retained their grasp on the U.S. House, and immediately pledged to serve as a check on President Obama's second term and a Democratic-controlled Senate.
Republicans headed into Election Day with 242 seats under their control, and Democrats held 193. While Democrats made inroads in a handful of congressional districts, they were falling short of winning the additional 25 seats needed to seize the majority.
"Twenty-five was always a daunting number," said Jessica Taylor, an analyst with the independent Rothenberg Political Report. "To get there, everything had to go right" for Democrats.
INTERACTIVE: Behind the results
STORY: Democrats keep control of U.S. Senate
One big roadblock to any sweeping partisan change: the redrawing of congressional districts after the last Census. The 2010 GOP takeover of legislatures in 26 states helped Republicans protect their incumbents in swing districts — while vulnerable Democrats in places such as North Carolina were drawn into more competitive districts.
In addition, the hard-fought presidential race has overshadowed this year's congressional contests, and neither President Obama nor Republican nominee Mitt Romney has had a last-minute surge that could help lift others in their party to victory.
Political observers say Democratic gains were likely to remain in single digits -- in stark contrast to the previous three election cycles when more than 20 seats have changed hands.
"This is not a big wave election," said G. Terry Madonna, a political scientist at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.
"We will have a Congress that is very similar ideologically to the one we have now," he said. "We will have a House that tilts to the right, a Senate that is likely to be controlled by Democrats who tilt to the left, and it will be very difficult to reach compromise."
A persistent partisan divide will make it difficult to pass major legislation in the next Congress -- no matter who occupies the White House, political observers say.
"President Obama has been given a second chance, but not the right to pursue a second term the way he pursued his first," said Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, who oversees Republican election efforts."The People's House serves at the will of the voters, and those voters delivered a resounding message that they want a check on the president."
Even as partisan contours remain largely the same, Tuesday's election will bring changes to the U.S. House -- as a combination of retirements and redistricting guarantees that dozens of new members will enter Congress in January.
The election, for instance, marked the return of a Kennedy to Congress.
Joe Kennedy III, 32, son of a former congressman and the grandson of Sen. Robert Kennedy, beat Republican Sean Bielat in their battle to replace liberal icon Rep. Barney Frank, who is retiring.
It also meant the return of familiar faces. Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan sailed to victory in one contest Tuesday night – his race for the southeast Wisconsin seat he has held since 1998. State law allowed him to compete in both races at the same time. Ryan is chairman of the influential House Budget Committee.
Overall, nearly 70 competitive seats were in play heading into the election as several of the 87 House GOP freshmen elected in 2010 faced tough challenges, moderate Democrats in the South struggled to retain their seats and incumbents battled incumbents in newly drawn districts around the country.
Among developments:
Dwindling Blue Dogs
GOP-led redistricting in several states put Blue Dog Democrats in less friendly territory, and Tuesday's results made the already shrinking coalition of moderate Democrats in the House even smaller.
Rep. Ben Chandler, a five-term Blue Dog Democrat from Kentucky, became the first House incumbent to lose re-election Tuesday night when the Associated Press declared Republican Andy Barr the winner.
The race was a re-match with Barr, a Lexington attorney whom Chandler beat by just 648 votes in 2010. In this election, Barr sought to tie Chandler to Obama administration policies he says have hurt the state's coal industry.
In North Carolina, Republican businessman Richard Hudson defeated another sitting Blue Dog, Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell.
Republicans picked up two House seats in the state, currently held by moderate Democrats. Real estate developer Mark Meadows beat Democrat Hayden Rogers, the former chief of staff to Rep. Heath Shuler, who retired.
Republican George Holding, meanwhile, won the seat of Rep. Brad Miller, another veteran Blue Dog Democrat who opted to retire rather than face re-election. Holding is a former U.S. attorney, perhaps best known for obtaining a criminal indictment against former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. (A jury later acquitted Edwards of a campaign-finance charge in that case and a mistrial was declared on other charges.)
Late into evening, another Blue Dog contest in the Tar Heel state -- between Democrat Rep. Mike McIntyre and state Sen. David Rouzer, a Republican -- was too close to call.
In Georgia, Democratic Rep. John Barrow survived a tough battle against the Republican nominee, state Rep. Lee Anderson, for the Augusta-area district. Anderson, a third-generation family farmer, has trailed Barrow in fundraising and shunned debating the incumbent.
The district, redrawn to favor Republicans, is about a third African American. Last month, Barrow sought to appeal to both constituencies in an attention-getting commercial touting his support for gun rights and his endorsement by the National Rifle Association.
In it, he displays his father's rifle and a Smith & Wesson handgun he said his grandfather once used to stop a lynching. "They are my guns now, and ain't nobody going to take them away," Barrow says in the ad.
The other Blue Dog losses, however, underscore a demographic shift underway in the Democratic Party toward women and minorities. The non-partisan Cook Political Report predicts white males will make up 46% to 48% of the House Democratic Caucus next year, down from 53% today. (White males make up 86% of the House Republican Caucus, the Cook analysis shows.)
Democrat-led redistricting helped the party pick up long-held Republican seats in two states.
In western Maryland, Democrat John Delaney defeated 20-year congressman Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, who at 86 is one of the oldest members of the U.S. House. In a Chicago suburb, voters rejected another veteran -- seven-term Republican Rep. Judy Biggert -- defeated by former Democratic congressman Bill Foster. Foster, a physicist, had served a term in another district before losing in 2010.
Democrats also scored a victory in central Florida, where voters backed outspoken liberal Alan Grayson after turning him out of office two years ago. Grayson easily defeated Todd Long, a conservative radio host and lawyer.
"We've stopped the Tea Party tide," New York Rep. Steve Israel, who oversees the Democratic campaign operation, said Tuesday night.
Sessions said his party retained control of the House because "Americans were unwilling to hand the Speaker's gavel back to Nancy Pelosi because her party chose to double down on the same failed policies that caused her to lose it in the first place."
Freshmen in competitive races
The election brought signs of ebbing support for the Republicans swept into office in the 2010 tide.
In suburban Chicago, outspoken Republican freshman Joe Walsh, who won by 290 votes in 2010, was defeated by Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs while piloting a helicopter in Iraq.
In another Illinois contest, another first-term Republican, Rep. Bobby Schilling lost to Democrat Cheri Bustos, a former East Moline alderwoman, who was supported by labor unions and EMILY's List, which backs female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights.
New York, GOP Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle tossed out Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei by fewer than 700 votes two years ago. Maffei came back for a rematch and won the Syracuse district Tuesday.
In New Hampshire, meanwhile, Republican Rep. Charlie Bass lost Tuesday to Democrat Ann McLane Kuster in a rematch of their closely contested 2010 race. His moderate district backed Obama in 2008 and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry four years earlier, making re-election an uphill battle for Bass.
Republicans prevailed in other close contests. In a southwest Indiana district -- dubbed the "Bloody Eighth" because its voters routinely toss out incumbents in favor of the opposing party – GOP freshman Rep. Larry Bucshon held off Democrat Dave Crooks.
One of the most expensive House contests featured one of Congress' best-known freshmen.
Florida Republican Rep. Allen West, elected in the Tea Party-fueled wave of 2010, quickly made his mark as a successful fundraiser and a conservative firebrand. The retired Army lieutenant colonel, for example, once estimated that as many as 80 members of Congress were communists.
Late into Tuesday, he was locked in a too-close-to-call race with Democrat Patrick Murphy, a political newcomer whose family owns a construction business.
West has spent more than $13 million to defend his seat to Murphy's $3.4 million, Federal Election Commission records show. Political parties and outside groups pumped in nearly $7 million, according to the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation, which tracks political spending.
Lawmaker vs. lawmaker
Outside groups have splurged on other competitive races, including the hotly contested battle in which Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Renacci beat
Betty Sutton, a Democrat, after they were thrown into the same suburban Cleveland district by post 2010-Census redistricting.
Nearly $10 million has flowed into the contest to fuel non-stop television ads that attack Sutton for supporting Obama's health care law and Renacci as an uncaring millionaire.
In the other incumbent vs. incumbent contest that pitted a Democrat against a Republican, Iowa GOP Rep. Tom Latham beat Democratic Rep. Leonard Boswell.
Nowhere has the lawmaker-against-lawmaker conflict been more intense than the race between Democratic Reps. Brad Sherman and Howard Berman, fighting for the same San Fernando Valley seat in California. A debate last month turned into a physical confrontation.
Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has had the support of California's Democratic leadership against Sherman, known for his tireless retail politics.
Veterans in tough battles
In a closely watched Massachusetts race, eight-term Democratic Rep. John Tierney won re-election despite the political damage resulting from his wife's legal troubles involving an offshore gambling operation.
In Minnesota, Rep. Michele Bachmann, a Tea Party favorite who gained fame with her short-lived bid for this year's Republican presidential nomination, faces a close re-election battle against Democrat Jim Graves, a wealthy hotelier who has put some of his own money into the campaign.
In neighboring Iowa, another conservative Republican, Rep. Steve King, fended off another politician with a well-known name — Democrat Christie Vilsack, the state's former first lady and the wife of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Another House veteran in the spotlight also won re-election: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., who has been on medical leave since June. He has undergone treatment for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal problems.
Jackson also has been the subject of two investigations. A House ethics committee probe has examined whether he raised campaign money for then-governor Rod Blagojevich in the hopes of winning appointment to Obama's old Senate seat. Jackson has denied any wrongdoing. The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, has reported that Jackson is under federal investigation for allegedly using campaign money to decorate his house.
Rise of minority candidates?
In Utah, Mia Love tried to make history, but conceded defeat. Had she been elected, the small-city mayor would have become the first black, female Republican in Congress. Instead, veteran Rep. Jim Matheson prevailed.
In California, two Latino Democrats are in competitive races against GOP incumbents. Jose Hernandez, a former astronaut, is challenging freshman Rep. Jeff Denham, while physician Raul Ruiz, a farmworker's son who went on to earn three Harvard degrees, is taking on veteran Rep. Mary Bono Mack.


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by David Crane [email protected] Smith & Wesson has just come out with a high-tech lightweight, five-shot .357/.38 Special +p revolver that's actually light enough to be carried comfortably inside the pocket of a pair of cargo pants(you need pockets large enough, of course). Now, I realize that "high-tech" and "revolver", don't usually go together well in a sentence, but bear ... Read More »
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Meet FN's New Pistols. Poppa's Got a Brand New Bag.
FN has a bunch of new pistols on the table. Perhaps most importantly, they've just re-introduced the classic Hi-Power Pistol in Mk III configuration. This, of course, used to be known as the Browning Hi-Power Mk III, but Browning's name will no longer be on the gun. Now, it's called the FN HP-SA. FN is apparently working with members of ... Read More »
STI V.I.P. Compact Carry .45
S.T.I. International has a new compact hi-cap .45 designed specifically for CCW holders, called the V.I.P. The new gun holds ten rounds, and is obviously designed to give people an alternative to carrying a Glock 30. The main plus over the 30 is it's 1911 layout which includes a frame mounted sweep-down safety. It's main disadvantage, compared to the G30, ... Read More »
Insight Technology M6 Tactical Light/Laser Sight for Pistols Just Released
Insight Technology Incorporated has just come out with their M6 under-barrel mounted light/laser unit for handguns. The unit integrates a white light illuminator with a visible red laser, all in a compact package. DefRev will be looking to acquire one of these units for testing (probably on a Glock), as soon as possible. You can visit the tacical illuminator page ... Read More »
A Geneology of Shooting Schools and Instructors in the United States: Part One
Geneology 1 A Geneology of Shooting Schools and Instructors in the United States, Part One: The History by: David Crane Many gun owners out there have never taken a shooting course at a top facility or by a well-known instructor. The biggest reason for this is that to do so means a commitment of time and money that many people ... Read More »
FN Five-SeveN: Is this the handgun of the future?
FN Five-SeveN Pistol FN Five-SeveN Pistol: Future of Things to Come? by: T.J. Mullin At the turn of the century when military handguns first were being chambered for smokeless cartridges, there was a tendency to make them in the same bore size as their military rifle counterparts. This is why we have .30 and .32 caliber revolvers in Sweden, Norway ... Read More »
Panel to study gun safety rules
Here is a story about how certain people want to personalize handguns. This is a very interesting thing going on in Los Angeles. Here is the link Read More »


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7 Worst Things About Job Interviews
By Angela Rose, Hcareers.com
The U.S. job market is a tough one right now. In some industries, there are numerous available positions waiting for job seekers to fill them; in others, the pickings are slim. And in all, competition for the best positions is fierce. After submitting dozens of resumes and cover letters, and wrestling for hours with online application systems that are anything but user friendly, landing an interview can feel like finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Unfortunately, as the old saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. Consider the seven worst things about job interviews.
1. The silent phone
Because of the sheer volume of applications and resumes they receive, many employers find it necessary to screen candidates by phone before selecting the best for in-person interviews. Unfortunately, some seem to disregard the value of their applicants' time, calling late or even failing to call at all.
2. The interviewer who runs behind
Every employer wants to hire a candidate who knows how to manage his or her time. Unfortunately, not all hiring managers are that great at time management themselves. In these instances, it is not unheard of for in-person interviews to run thirty minutes to an hour behind.
3. The interviewer who hasn't read your resume
As ludicrous as it sounds, this scenario happens quite frequently. Maybe the person who was supposed to interview you is out sick. Perhaps the human resources department never passed on your resume. Your interview is now off to an awkward start.
4. The interviewer who loves "creative" questions
If you were a Popsicle, what flavor would you be? What is your favorite tree and why? If you could go back in time and kill one person, who would you choose? Questions like these rarely serve any real purpose, yet hiring managers who feel a need to get creative with the interview process ask them regardless.
5. The "just for show" interview
In some companies, the human resources department must interview a certain number of candidates before making a job offer to the chosen one. If you have the unfortunate luck of interviewing after they've already met their match, you may find yourself out the door in a flash.
6. The group interview
Maybe it's the fault of reality television shows like Survivor and The Apprentice. Or perhaps the hiring manager is clueless and short on time. Whatever the reason, some job seekers will find themselves in the midst of group interviews, forced to answer questions and pitch their worth alongside competitors for the position.
7. The silent phone, part two
Your interview felt like a success. The representative shook your hand and said you'd hear from her with a decision in a week. Three weeks later, the phone is still silent. Like a boat that enters the Bermuda Triangle, some hiring managers are never heard from again.
While these are our selections for the seven worst things about job interviews, it's unlikely that you'll encounter them all unless you make a career out of job searching and have extraordinarily bad luck. However, you may experience one or two of these annoying situations. If you do, remember: This pot may be full of fool's gold, but the next could be brimming with the real thing.
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Angela Rose researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues for Hcareers.com.
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Knecht Ties Bearcat Record with Four Touchdown Catches
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University offense was on a roll against Lewis & Clark College on Saturday, Nov. 5, as the Bearcats recorded their highest score of the season in a 57-28 win over the Pioneers. It was the first loss of the season for L&C.
Junior wide receiver Jake Knecht (Issaquah, WA/Skyline HS/Illinois State Univ.) tied a Willamette record by scoring on four touchdown passes -- covering 35, 51, 31 and 39 yards -- to lead the Bearcats. The record was most recently tied by Scott Schoettgen against L&C last season on Nov. 6, 2010.
Also holding the record - Schoettgen vs. Puget Sound on Nov. 7, 2009; Justin Pate vs. Linfield on Nov. 6, 1993; Darren Holsey vs. Puget Sound on Sept. 23, 1989; and Gib Gilmore in 1967 (opponent N/A).
Willamette improved to 4-5 overall, 3-2 in the Northwest Conference. Lewis & Clark dropped to 7-1 overall, 4-1 in the NWC.
The Bearcats finished with 582 yards on 60 plays (9.7 avg.). Lewis & Clark, which threw the ball 50 times, gained 507 yards on 102 plays (5.0 avg.).
WU starting quarterback Brian Widing (Jr., Canby, OR/Canby HS) completed 8 of 10 passes for 219 yards and all four touchdowns to Knecht. Overall, Knecht hauled in six passes for 199 yards. Matt Williams (Jr., FL, Encinitas, CA/La Costa Canyon HS) caught two passes for 20 yards.
L&C quarterback Keith Welch was 31 of 49 for 329 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also carried the ball 27 times for 111 yards. Joevonte Mayes caught nine passes for 66 yards for the Pioneers. Mayes chipped in an additional 62 yards on 20 running plays. The Pioneers rushed 52 times for 172 yards (3.3 avg.).
A group of 15 Bearcats combined for an impressive ground game, as Willamette rushed for 363 yards on 50 carries (7.3 avg.). Jamiere Abney (Sr., TB, Bremerton, WA/Bremerton HS) led the way with seven carries for 98 yards, including a 61-yard run.
Taylor Wyman (Fr., TB, Bellevue, WA/Issaquah HS) added 48 yards on five carries for the Bearcats, while Jake Turner (Jr., FL, Ontario, OR/Ontario HS) gained 44 yards on five carries. Williams tacked on 42 yards on six rushing attempts.
Lewis & Clark scored first after opening the game with a 12-play, 63-yard drive. Mayes concluded the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run at the 10:58 mark of the first quarter. Simon Monley kicked the extra point.
WU pulled within 7-2 on L&C's next possession. The Pioneers took over at their own 3-yard line following the game's only punt by either team, a 36-yarder from Willamette's Mitch Rowan (Sr., P/PK, Cotati, CA/Rancho Cotate HS). On fourth down, the snap by L&C went out of the end zone.
The kickoff following the safety went out of bounds, allowing Willamette to take over at the 50-yard line.
It took just three plays for the Bearcats to move into the lead, as Mason Brown (So., TB, Novato, CA/Marin Catholic HS) ran for three yards on the first play, Williams added an 11-yard rush, and Widing threw a 35-yard pass to Knecht for the first of their four touchdowns. Kyle Derby (So., PK, Oakdale, CA/Oakdale, HS) kicked the PAT for a 9-7 advantage.
Willamette extended its lead to 16-7 with 6:18 left in the half, as Turner ended a 7-play, 62-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown run.
After Monley missed a 39-yard field goal for the Pioneers at the 4:00 mark, the Bearcats put together a quick drive for a 23-7 lead at halftime. The drive opened with a 10-yard run by Abney and concluded on the fifth play with a 51-yard pass from Widing to Knecht with 1:43 on the clock.
The Bearcats took control by moving the ball 80 yards on six plays for a touchdown to start the third quarter. Fullback Scott Perlin (Sr., Alpine, CA/Steele Canyon HS) powered his way for a 15-yard run during the drive, while Williams added 13-yard scamper. Knecht scored his third touchdown on a 31-yard pass from Widing with 12:51 on the clock.
Lewis & Clark scored with 8:12 left in the third quarter when Welch crossed the goal line on a 1-yard run to finish a 15-play, 83-yard drive. Monley made the extra point, as L&C pulled within 30-14. It was as close as the Pioneers were able to get in the second half.
Dylan Jones (Fr., TB, Santa Maria, CA/Ernest Righetti HS) scored for WU on a 2-yard run and Knecht added his fourth touchdown on a 39-yard catch, as the Bearcats surged out to a 44-14 lead before the third quarter ended.
Willamette forced L&C to start every possession of the game inside Pioneer territory. Seven of the 11 drives began inside the L&C 30, with two drives inside the 10-yard line. The Bearcats also made quick drives difficult, as L&C reached third down 19 times (9 converted) and fourth down nine times (4 converted). Three of L&C's scoring drives lasted at least 12 plays.
Four Bearcats earned double-digit tackles.
Jaden Roselli (So., ILB, Santa Rosa, CA/Santa Rosa HS) amassed 13 tackles with one tackle for a loss. He also registered the game's only interception, which he returned 34 yards to set up a touchdown late in the third quarter.
Ryan Bourke (Sr., DE, Bothell, WA/Archbishop Murphy HS) provided 10 tackles, with 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for losses and a forced fumble. Also contributing 10 tackles each were Dominic David (Jr., S, Salem, OR/South Salem HS/Portland State Univ.) and Reed Warner (Jr., OLB, Salem, OR/South Salem HS).
Dan Curtis (Sr., LB) led Lewis & Clark with 12 tackles, while Chris Kelly (Sr., S) achieved 11 tackles for the Pioneers.
WU will conclude the season on Saturday, Nov. 12, when the Bearcats host Pacific Lutheran University. Kickoff at McCulloch Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m. (PST).
BOX SCOREWillamette University 57
Lewis & Clark College 28


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Women's Basketball Playoffs Pushed Back to Saturday
- Semifinal game set for Saturday at 3:00 p.m. -
Farmingdale, N.Y. - Once again due to the inclement weather, the Skyline Conference Basketball Playoffs have been pushed back to Saturday, February 27th and Sunday, February 28th. The top-seeded Rams will now face No. 5 Purchase at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
The game-winner will play at the highest remaining seed for the Championship on Sunday, February 28th at 11:00 a.m.


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Iran Today: Presidential Election --- The Significance of Funerals and Football
Protests In Isfahan --- Death To The Dictator
An EA correspondent in Iran offers confirmation and fresh information about Tuesday's events in Isfahan during the funeral of former Friday Prayer leader Ayatollah Taheri.
We had held back from posting the video until we received confirmation that it is genuine.
People first start chanting O Son of Hasan [referring to the 12th Imam of Shias, Imam Mahdi] destroy the oppression and dictatorship. Afterward, they chant: The political prisoners MUST be freed.
At 1.10 in the video, people in the crowd shout: Ya Hussain, Mir Hussain.
At 1.35 in the video, they start chanting: death to the dictator.
Our correspondent confirms that while moderate Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani was present at the funeral, he left shortly after people began shouting the political slogans.
Ayatollah Taheri had resigned from his post as Friday Prayer leader in protest at the house arrest of democracy and human rights advocate Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri. Taheri was also a close friend of Ayatollah Mousa Shobairi Zanjani.


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This happens to me too, fairly frequently actually, and it's usually pretty funny when it does. It's quite normal, words will get stuck and I'll have an Italian word in my head, then dig deeper and there's German before I get to English. Sometimes there is a concept and word in a foreign language I enjoy so much I continue using it because nothing else quite seems to fit, and many of my friends enjoy playing with languages so we'll invent different combinations of words from languages, use them in our group and then it's hard to not say it--a highly selective group slang. This group met in Asia and had some travels in Africa, so we'll combine Chinese, Thai, and Korean with Swahili and Khoisan words a lot as well.I've had to teach people some foreign words, cell phone in German is Handy for example, which is quite a handy thing indeed. My parents know that now because I use Handy even in English, it comes out before thinking and I struggle between American cell phone and British mobile. I've picked up a lot of British words and expressions since I've lived abroad so long and spell check/programs are set for British English in Europe, so cosy not cozy, "in hospital" not "in the hospital", realise not realize etc.I also usually pick up on little mistakes foreigners make in English when it's really cute, using a word that is slightly wrong but highly creative is delightful. It's fascinating to see this develop in multilingual children as well.Words are wonderful things.
I guess it's normal then ...it never used to happen before. ( And nice .. I learned some Arabic last year)
My favorite along those lines in Italian is dai..meaning "come on" as encouragement or disbelief, like "come on, you're not serious are you?" But given that one says it with feeling, it's like "Die!!!" in English which cracks me up.
Ha ha... Dai Thufir!!
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Every Wednesday from 7:15 – 8:30, instructor Kody Jauron will offer a few weeks of choreography focusing on one song of one artist; artists such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears.
Each class will start with a short warm-up and then move into a fun and fast-paced class learning choreography from the latest and hottest music video hits. Attend once or come every week. Videodance is open to all levels.
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A leaked e-mail from the Agriculture Department has added substance to claims that President Obama's political strategy is to make the sequestration as painful as possible in order to win public opinion against the Republicans.
The sequester, which came about as part of the 2011 debt-ceiling deal, was originally supposed to total $109 billion, but was delayed by lawmakers during fiscal cliff negotiations. The sequester — $85 billion in spending cuts — does not affect Social Security or most other big entitlements, with a small exception for Medicare, which faces just minor cuts. It went into effect on March 1 despite various warnings from lawmakers and President Obama.
During the president's State of the Union address, he said of the impending sequestration, "These sudden, harsh, arbitrary cuts would certainly slow our recovery, and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs."
But as March 1 came and went, it seemed that the hysteria over the sequestration was wholly unfounded.
Critics contend, however, that it is the goal of the Obama administration to make the sequestration as painful as possible so as to win favor with the American people and defeat Republicans in the arena of public opinion.
For example, the White House has not accepted the GOP's offer to give the president greater authority in making the cuts to help reduce the alleged impact that they would have on certain programs and agencies.
Political analysts believe the president intends to make the cuts hurt so that Republicans seeking reelection will ultimately agree to tax increases.
A statement by Gene Sperling, White House economic advisor, seems to imply that. "Our hope is, as more Republicans start to see this pain in their own districts, they will choose bipartisan compromise over this absolutist position," he commented.
The leaked e-mail from the Department of Agriculture now adds fuel to those suspicions.
Fox News reports,
The email, circulated around Capitol Hill, was sent Monday by Charles Brown, a director at the agency's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] office in Raleigh, N.C. He appears to tell his regional team about a response to his recent question on the amount of latitude he has in making cuts.
The response indicates that the APHIS would "eliminate assistance to producers in 24 states in managing wildlife damage to the aquaculture industry" without additional funds.
The partially redacted e-mail states, "However you manage that reduction, you need to make sure you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be."
Arkansas Republican Rep. Tim Griffin asserted in a statement,
This email confirms what many Americans have suspected: The Obama administration is doing everything they can to make sure their worst predictions come true and to maximize the pain of the sequester cuts for political gain.
Likewise, Thomas Sowell observed in a recent column,
At the local level, the first response to budget cuts is often to cut the police department and the fire department. There may be all sorts of wasteful boondoggles that could have been cut instead, but that would not produce the public alarm that reducing police protection and fire protection can produce. And public alarm is what can get budget cuts restored.
The Obama administration is following the same pattern. The Department of Homeland Security, for example, released thousands of illegal aliens from prisons to save money — and create alarm.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it is planning to cut back on the number of air traffic controllers, which would, at a minimum, create delays for airline passengers, in addition to fears for safety that can create more public alarm.
Efforts to give the appearance of sequestration pains also include cancelling White House tours. The White House advised in a recent e-mail,
Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours.
Of the cancelled tours, Human Events opines, "Funny how all the stuff you can see gets cut instantly when there's a nickel trimmed from spending, but the bowels of the bureaucracy chug along without interruption."
In response to the cancellation of White House tours, Representative Louis Gohmert of Texas proposed an amendment that reads, "None of the funds made available by a division of [the continuing resolution] may be used to transport the President to or from a golf course until public tours of the White House resume."
Though the amendment appears as a personal shot at the president, ObamaGolfCounter.com reports that President Obama has played 115 rounds of golf since taking office. Heather Ginsberg of Townhall has estimated that 341 furloughed jobs could have been saved had that money not been spent on the president's golf trips.
But some contend the cancelled White House tours are part of a larger effort, done because the administration needs to deliberately make the sequester hurt as the so-called cuts are too minor to actually deal a blow.
The New American's Chip Wood writes:
We are talking about minuscule reductions in the Federal budget. The deal is supposed to reduce federal spending by $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years. But thanks to the compromise Congress made last month to raise the debt ceiling, the actual cuts this year will be just $85 billion. And they may be even lower than that trivial amount. Given a federal budget this year of $3.6 trillion, we're talking about a measly 2.36 percent reduction.
Guess what? Even if every nickel of those cuts takes place, the Federal behemoth will still spend more money this year than it did last year. And please keep in mind that even with the $600 billion in tax increases Obama got last month, we will still need to borrow over $1 trillion this year so Uncle Sam can keep writing all of those checks.
In other words, the sequester would scale back just one in every six dollars of discretionary spending increases since 2008. And spending in 2008 had already been "tremendously inflated — having increased by more than 60 percent over the previous eight years," observes Forbes.
Rather than being the "devastating" blow that the White House has purported, the sequester ultimately is not even a cut, but a growth rate reduction following years of unsustainable spending.
Perhaps there is no clearer evidence that the sequestration's impact has been exaggerated than the posting of 400 new federal jobs on the Monday following the sequestration.
The Washington Times writes:
The U.S. Forest Service on Monday posted help-wanted ads for a few good men and women to work as "recreation aides" this summer, the Internal Revenue Service advertised for an office secretary in Maryland, the U.S. Mint wanted 24 people to help press coins, and the Agriculture Department said it needs three "insect production workers" to help grow bollworms in Phoenix.
As far as the leaked e-mail, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack denied that the administration had a policy of maximizing the impact of the sequestration. "I wouldn't say that we've said no to flexibility," he stated, "but there are certain circumstances where we don't have flexibility."


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Click & the Kids
story and art by Betsy Page Brown
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Image: Liz is pointing to the sky and talking to Martin and Amy. Amy is imagining an old sailing ship.
Liz says, "How about the North Star? That's a lucky one."
Martin and Amy say, "Why?"
Liz says, "Because for hundreds of years it's guided sailors and explorers and people lost in the forest. If they could find which direction was north, they could figure out where they were."
Image: Liz, Martin, and Amy stand in sillhouette against the large night sky and stars.
Amy says, "But, Liz—look at all those stars! I don't even have that many Lego pieces! How could we ever find just one particular star?"
Image: Liz is pointing to the sky and talking to Martin, Amy, and Click.
Liz says, "The North Star is the one star that never changes its position in the sky. And there's a special way to locate it."
- Have you ever gone outside at night to look at the stars?
If so, what did you see?
[anno: Answers will vary.]
- Any group of stars can form all kinds of different pictures. Make a new picture from the stars used to make the Big Dipper. On a piece of paper, draw the stars used to form the Big Dipper. Now draw a new picture using those stars. You have just made your own star picture! [anno: Students' drawings will vary. Students should use the stars from the Big Dipper.]


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1. I believe in Christ; he is my King!With all my heart to him I'll sing;I'll raise my voice in praise and joy,In grand amens my tongue employ.I believe in Christ; he is God's Son.On earth to dwell his soul did come.He healed the sick; the dead he raised.Good works were his; his name be praised.
2. I believe in Christ; oh blessed name!As Mary's Son he came to reign'Mid mortal men, his earthly kin,To save them from the woes of sin.I believe in Christ, who marked the path,Who did gain all his Father hath,Who said to men: "Come, follow me,That ye, my friends, with God may be."
3. I believe in Christ--my Lord, my God!My feet he plants on gospel sod.I'll worship him with all my might;He is the source of truth and light.I believe in Christ; he ransoms me.From Satan's grasp he sets me free,And I shall live with joy and loveIn his eternal courts above.
4. I believe in Christ; he stands supreme!From him I'll gain my fondest dream;And while I strive through grief and pain,His voice is heard: "Ye shall obtain."I believe in Christ; so come what may,With him I'll stand in that great dayWhen on this earth he comes againTo rule among the sons of men.
Text: Bruce R. McConkie, 1915-1985. (c) 1972 IRIMusic: John Longhurst, b. 1940. (c) 1985 IRI
- Book
- Hymnal
- Hymn Number
- 134
- Music
- John Longhurst, b. 1940
- Text
- Bruce R. McConkie, 1915-1985
- Scriptures
- 2 Nephi 25:23, 26, 29, Mormon 7:5-7
- Meter
- 5 4 4 4 8 8
- Topic
- Christmas, Commitment, Easter, Faith, Jesus Christ - Example, Jesus Christ - Second Coming, Music and Song, Praise, Testimony, Worship
- Tune
- White City
- Languages
Creo en Cristo (Himnos)
- 72
Oui, je crois en Christ (Cantiques)
- 71
Creio em Cristo (Hinário)
- 66
- Español


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Twin Rivers Ride from the Kawarau Falls Bridge to Lake Hayes Estate
Hugging two of New Zealand's most iconic and picturesque rivers, the beauty and remoteness of this section really sets it apart.
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Make sure to take a picnic and refreshments as it's the most remote part of the trail. The ride starts at Kawarau Falls Bridge and after a short cycle through residential streets, the trail meanders down to wind along the Kawarau River's edge and takes you up into the famous Shotover Delta.
You'll cross the Shotover Bridge which is an historic local landmark and another great spot for a stop. Fully restored by the Rotary Club of Queenstown, it provides exquisite photo opportunities – you'll be spoilt for backdrops!
Wending your way along the banks of the Kawarau River there is a picture postcard view around every bend as you climb and descend to the sparkling aquamarine Kawarau river bed.
This ride includes a few steep-ish climbs but you'll be rewarded for your efforts with some of the most majestic views in New Zealand.
Just before you reach Billie's Bridge which crosses Hayes Creek, head for the picnic sign on your right so picturesque. Sit back, relax and drink in the splendor and isolation.
At the top of Thompson's hill the longest and last hill on this ride, stop and admire the view across the Kawarau River up to the majestic Remarkables Mountain range. Relish the easy descent through tranquil pastoral land surrounded by three mountain ranges.
Enjoy the experience of cycling through an underpass whilst deer roam on farmland above you. The Twin Rivers ride ends at Morven Ferry Road where you can either carry on to Arrowtown or head into the Gibbston Valley for a spot of lunch and wine tasting!


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i got some of this and it is solid (not gloopy or vaseline-like!) - I'm sure it's good stuff but any suggestions as to how to deal with it in that state?!
This cream is thicker than most - the consistency is a lot like Vaseline - but it's easy to slap on to your skin or the pad of your shorts, and once applied it stays put.
This does exactly what you want a chamois cream to do - prevent rubbing and the nasty consequences thereof, such as raw skin, saddle sores, and other cyclists' nightmares. And it's still going strong at the end of a long weekend ride.
There's rosemary and tea tree oil in the mix, both of which have antibacterial, antiseptic and antifungal qualities, and all the other ingredients are natural too; it's castor oil and beeswax based. It doesn't smell strongly - we're getting just a hint on that tea tree in the bouquet, but nothing too major.
Apart from that, there's not much else to tell. It works. It's natural. It's a reasonable price.
Oh, actually, there is one other thing... Whoever it was at Qoleum who decided to put the Antifriction Cream into the same size and colour pot as their Extra Hot Embrocation needs to buck their ideas up pretty sharpish. I didn't... but it was that close!
Antibacterial chamois gloop that'll keep you chafe-free all day long; completely natural and a decent price too
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: Qoleum 4A+ antifriction cream
Size tested: One
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
It's aimed at anyone who rides long enough to get discomfort from their seating/pedalling. If you've ever suffered any chafing, saddle sores etc, give it a go.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 40 Height: 190cm Weight: 74kg
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding,
Mat has worked for loads of bike magazines over 20+ years, and been editor of 220 Triathlon and Cycling Plus. He's been road.cc technical editor for eight years, testing bikes, fettling the latest kit, and trying out the most up-to-the-minute clothing. We send him off around the world to get all the news from launches and shows too. He has won his category in Ironman UK 70.3 and finished on the podium in both marathons he has run. Mat is a Cambridge graduate who did a post-grad in magazine journalism, and he is a past winner of the Cycling Media Award for Specialist Online Writer.


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Bruce Bachand received a B.A. in Anthropology and minor in Spanish from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 19 ago before setting out to become a Mesoamerican archaeologist. At UMass, he worked as a shelver, serials assistant, and overall book worm for three years in the library to defray college expenses. After graduating, he taught English in Japan for the JET Program and upon returning spent a year or so haunting the Tozzer Library while moonlighting as a clerk at the Harvard Coop bookstore. In subsequent years, he obtained anthropology degrees from Brigham Young University (MA) and the University of Arizona (PhD). He was a Fulbright Scholar in Chiapas, Mexico during the 2009-2010 academic year and is currently a Pre-Columbian reader at the Dumbarton Oaks Library in Washington, DC. Bruce's scholarly activities have placed him in Mexico and Guatemala for periods totalling about five years. He's looking for a stable career where his research skills and love of books will transfer, and would like to become a subject specialist librarian. Bruce is completing an MSLS at the University of Kentucky and will be an intern at the Library of Congress next spring. He's also a new HAPI indexer, and look forward to collaborating with Orchid and the other SALALMistas.
Jill Baron is an archivist for Latin American literary manuscript collections at Princeton University. In this position, which she has held since September 2011, she has processed the personal and working papers of writers such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Lorenzo García Vega, Saúl Yurkievich, Alejandro Rossi, and the nineteenth-century letters of Gabriel Iturri (friend and character study for Marcel Proust). She has a B.A. in French and Comparative Literature from Bryn Mawr College, and spent many years working as a chef, including a long sojourn in kitchens in Andalucía, before moving to New York to pursue an MFA in fiction and poetry at The New School. She received her MLIS from Rutgers University in December 2011, where she gained invaluable mentoring from Melissa Gasparotto and other Rutgers librarians. At Princeton she takes great pleasure in working with manuscript materials, participating in the vibrant Latin American studies community, and working for Fernando Acosta-Rodríguez, fellow SALALMista.
Daria Carson-Dussán joined the WU Libraries staff this year as the new Romance Languages & Literatures / Latin American Studies Librarian. Daria graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in English Literature and a fine arts certificate in art history from UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. In 2005, she received her M.L.S. from the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University. She began her professional career as a reference librarian at Indiana State University and worked at Franklin College as a reference/instruction librarian.
Lisa Gardinier is the new Latin American & Iberian Studies Librarian at the University of Iowa. She recently finished a M.A. in Latin American studies at the University of Arizona, including an internship at the CEPAL headquarters library in Santiago, Chile. She completed her M.L.S. at Indiana University, including an internship with Luis González. Her first post-M.L.S. job was as the technical services & information literacy librarian at Cochise College in Douglas, AZ. Most of her experiences and academic interests in Latin America are in Chile and the Southern Cone or the U.S.-Mexico border. She is looking forward to participating in SALALM and being a part of a great professional community.
Sara Levinson joined the Resources Description and Management section at UNC Chapel Hill as an original cataloger in 2009, working mostly on Spanish and Portuguese language materials both in the main collection and, more recently, in the Rare Books Collection. Sara graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Spanish and Anthropology. She received her M.L.S. from the Palmer School in 2000 and began her professional career at the New York Historical Society cataloging some of their massive backlog. She later cataloged at Touro College while working part-time cataloging serials in the special collections in the Tamiment Library at NYU.
Berlin Loa is a graduate of the Knowledge River Program at the University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science. Her professional background is in non-profit management, fundraising and program development. Her undergraduate degree is in English Literature with a thematic minor in anthropology, folklore and Africana studies. Berlin is currently participating in an internship as a Museum/Archives Technician and looks forward to developing a career in collections that represent Latino, Native American or Africana cultures.
José Ignacio Padilla received his B.A. in Latin American Literature at the Universidad de San Marcos in Lima. He then moved to Princeton, where he completed a Ph.D. in the Spanish Department. His research has always focused on Latin American Poetry and Visual Arts. Three years ago he moved to Spain and started working at Iberoamericana Vervuert where he collaborates in editorial projects, but mostly works as the manager of the bookstore.
Deb Raftus is the Romance Languages & Literatures Librarian and Assistant Instruction Coordinator at the University of Washington Libraries in Seattle. She serves as liaison to the divisions of French & Italian Studies, Spanish & Portuguese Studies, and the Center for European Studies. Her interests include the role of libraries in digital humanities scholarship, 21st century reference services, mentoring, and learning communities.
Tad Suzuki has been an academic librarian at University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) for the last 17 years and was only recently appointed to Hispanic & Italian Studies. His academic backgrounds are anthropology/linguistics, theology, and biblical studies. A practicing artist specialized in highly realistic acrylic canvas, his other subject area for the library is Fine Arts. Tad has been teaching himself Spanish off and on for the last several years, and just recently spent two weeks in Quetzaltenango (Xela), Guatemala for language training. While there, he also spent a weekend with a Q'anjob'al Mayan family in Santa Eulalia in the north-western region of Huehuetenango.


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High School All-American Stars v. Stripes Game rosters announced
BOULDER, Colo. -- USA Rugby is proud to announce the boys and girls rosters for the 2013 High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes Game. The best boys and girls have been selected from the seven Regional All-Star Tournaments across the United States to play in the July 13 Stars vs. Stripes Game in Greeley, Colo.
Players will arrive at camp July 9 and work with top coaches, medical staff, fitness and nutrition specialists and even college counseling support. USA Rugby Women's Eagles Head Coach Pete Steinberg will partner with the coach development staff to provide a learning environment for players and coaches alike.
"These young men and women have a fantastic opportunity to take advantage of the USA Rugby resources both on and off of the field at the 2013 High School All-American Stars vs. Stripes camp," USA Rugby High Performance Player Development Manager Luke Gross said. "From nutritional information to college counseling and individual direction from national team coaches, these potential Olympians and Rugby World Cup participants will benefit throughout the entire week."
The boys and girls will be divided into a 'Stars' team and a 'Stripes' team, playing a showcase game on the morning of July 13. These players embody the best of our high school rugby in the USA and are future participants in college and potentially Eagle programs.
Boys Roster | High School All-Americans Stars vs. Stripes Game
|Steven Branham
|So Cal at Denver
|Justin Brown
|Westlake High School Rugby
|Jack Carroll
|Gonzaga High School
|Samuel Cowley
|Charlotte Catholic
|Scott Dean
|Liberty Rugby Football Club
|Michael Delaney
|Granite Bay
|Alexander Dorrier
|Penn High School
|Filipe Fifita
|Aiden Flynn
|McClatchy Rugby
|James Gannon
|Brother Rice
|John Gruca
|Union County Lions
|Zach Haley
|Minnesota in Denver
|Seth Halliman
|Colorado Grizzlies
|Brian Hannon
|Cathedral, Indianapolis
|Stuart Harr
|Chapin High School
|Seth Hassenplug
|Omaha Select
|Ryan Hedum
|Christian Brothers
|Travis Heer
|Back Bay Sharks
|Junior Helu
|Hayward Griffens
|Reed Heynen
|Wilson High School
|Jack Iscaro
|Brock Johnson
|Luc Joseph
|All Reds RFC
|Matt Long
|Poway Spartan Army / Del Norte High School
|Alex McMurray
|Greenwich High School
|Austen Middleton
|Dixon Rugby
|Brian Nault
|Jacob Ney
|Cathedral, Indianapolis
|Onwukanjo Onye
|Christiaan Oosthuizen
|Boca Raton Community High School
|Ben Pendowski
|Budd Bay RFC
|Tyler Peters
|Darien Pickett
|Fort Hunt
|Christiaan Pretorius
|Warrenton Wolfpack
|Mark Nemia Qoro
|Peninsula Green
|Johnathan Raby
|San Diego Mustangs / Torrey Pines High
|Chris Rico
|Dixon Rugby
|Max Roberson
|Colorado Springs Grizzlies
|Kyle Rogers
|Granite Bay
|Jared Ruffing
|Hudson Rugby Club
|Matt Ruiters
|Jacob Russell
|Colorado Springs Grizzlies
|Andy Sandoval
|San Pedro High School
|Joe Simon
|Jr. Blues Rugby
|Robby Sindic
|Muskego Rugby
|Jahlani Tavai
|Los Angeles Youth Rugby
|Erik Thompson
|Back Bay Sharks / Trabuco Hills High
|James Viafale
|Ian Wright
|Liberty High School
Girls Roster | High School All-Americans Stars vs. Stripes Game
|Christie Albers
|Castle Rock High School
|Dana Alimena
|Doylestown High School
|Bridet Amoako
|North Suburban Girls
|Shailah Anderson
|Lakewood High School
|Kelsey Bourdon
|Algonquin Girls Rugby
|Ashlee Byrge
|Herriman Girls Rugby
|Gioanna Cruz
|Play Rugby USA
|Sheila Decker
|Adirondacks Girls Rugby
|Ali DeCrane
|St. Joseph Academy
|Julie Else
|Catholic Memorial High School
|Frieda Fatu'u
|Lowland High School
|Tess Feury
|Morris Rugby
|Emily Fulbrook
|Fairfax Police High School
|Alanna Giardin
|Worcester High School
|Michaela Haley
|Maryland Exiles U19 Girls Rugby Football Club
|McKenzie Hawkins
|Maryville Rugby Football Club
|Mata Queen Hingano
|Danville Oaks HS RFC
|Kaleinani Isaacs
|Lowland Girls
|Megan Johnson
|Budd Bay RFC
|Casey Karl
|Fallbrook High School
|Hedvig Karlsson
|Lowland High School
|Cynthia Kelly
|Miami U19
|McKenzie Lane
|Fullerton High School
|Hannah Lewandowski
|Ranier Plateau Junior Rugby Club
|Jasteny Luna
|Avery MacGillivray
|Essex High School
|Isabel Manu
|Troy High School
|Josie Markoff
|Budd Bay RFC
|Neallie Payne
|Kingwood Girls
|Katy Peoples
|Summit High School
|Olivia Rasp
|Hempfield Girls Rugby
|Jamiya Richardson
|Cheshire Girls Rugby
|Elida Rivas
|Bullard Girls High School Rugby
|Ashley Rolsma
|Kent Crusaders
|Megan Rom
|Kingston Mad Dogs Girls
|Andrea Sanabria
|Hopkins Royals
|Taylor Schussler
|West Carroll Marauders
|Ashley Scott
|Lady Barbarians
|Nate Serevi
|Kent Crusaders
|Kiana Staffings
|Dixon Rugby Football Club
|Richelle Stephens
|Fallbrook Girls High School Rugby Club
|Jane Taumanupepe
|Herriman Girls Rugby Club
|Kailyn Tilini
|Hilo Reign
|Fina Toetuu
|Danville Oaks HS RFC
|Nicole Valli
|Jupiter Rugby Girls
|Abby Vogel
|Portland High School
|Danielle Walko-Siu
|Hilo Reign
|Lily Weldon
|Summit High School
|Emma Workman
|Fallbrook High School
|Madison Yates
|Snow Canyon Girls Rugby


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Musition Version 4 Student Edition
About Musition
Musition is a comprehensive music theory and fundamentals package for music students of all ages and abilities. Musition's interactive teaching makes learning music theory fun and easy. The structured drills and instant feedback create a stimulating learning environment, enabling students to achieve their maximum potential. Complete with 34 topics and sophisticated record keeping features, Musition is the ultimate music theory training and testing tool!
Key features
- New in Musition 4.0 - significant new features, including updated and expanded lessons, new interface and available for both Windows and Mac platforms.
- Music theory training & testing
- Makes theory fun & easy
- Automatic assessment saves hours
- For all ages & ability levels
- Hundreds of exercises in 34 topics
- Ideal for exam preparation
- Create your own levels to suit your students' abilities
- Customize content to suit a specific syllabus
- Cross-platform for both Windows and Mac OS X


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Have you offered any evidence that there was specific intelligence offered by the Administration? Please be specific.
Declassifying them is a possibility to be sure. Though arguing that they are dragging their feet by not doing so is unwarranted speculation. You'll notice that Rep. Schiff, after seeing the documents hasn't asked for them to be declassified.Originally Posted by Cowboy
Often classified information is classified for a reason..because it contains sources or methods that risk national security if publically revealed.
Well you implied that yes. But your link contradicted you so you haven't really offered any evidence for that assertion.Originally Posted by Cowboy
To whit, your quote was:
Michael Morell, former deputy director and acting director of the CIA, wrote in his May 2015 book The Great War of Our Time that while the CIA knew the demonstration and violence in Cairo were sparked by people upset over a YouTube video, intelligence analysts never said the video was a factor in the Benghazi attacks. (p. 205-206)
So is there any evidence that Susan Rice's statements were based on intelligence reports and not political reports?


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Budgeting and Planning
Duration: 2 days
Audience: System Administrator, IT Professional
Prerequisites: Foundation & Reporting, Database file management, SQL Scripting Language
Objectives: This training course covers the skills necessary to follow the full budgeting process from data loading to customization of specific logics through to the implementation of advanced calculations (MDXlike). In addition, the course will provide the ability to implement a Profitability model leveraging the CCH Tagetik Built-In Allocation Engine and to create advanced and powerful Excel reports for navigation or data entry.
Focus on budgeting process
Advanced Reporting tools:
- Ranking
- Dynamic Form and layout Management
- Query Management
- Data Processing Management
- Check expressions
- Spreading and Break back
- Slicers
- Currency conversion
- Assets depreciation tool
Closing & Allocation Process Overview:
- Rules Structure
- Allocation Rules and details
- How to set an Execution Plan and to start data processing
- C&A Specific Reporting tools
Calculation logics:
- Standard calculation
- MDX-like calculation scripting language (TGKML)
- Forecast Models
- Rolling Forecast
- Usage of Snapshot Scenario
- Monthly Splitting
Tips & Techniques and Best Practices
Ago 13-14 - Mechelen (BE)
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Actors Mark Hamill and Robin William and singer Ne-Yo were among the guests who helped newlywed "Star Wars" creator George Lucas celebrate his marriage to Mellody Hobson at a reception in Illinois on Saturday.
The movie mogul married Hobson at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California, on June 22 and they followed up their nuptials a week later with a star-studded soiree in the bride's hometown of Chicago.
Music superstar Prince provided the entertainment during the bash at the city's lakeside Promontory Point, performing under a giant tent with a 22-piece band, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Guests went home with goodie bags stuffed with Skywalker Ranch hats and T-shirts as well as the couple's favorite snack foods, including chocolate cookies and popcorn made by local Chicago companies.