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Vincent the mover
So today I moved. Well, Vincent moved me. I expected the movers to be at my office at 9:00 a.m. and got a call at 7:30.
Dr. . .I am Vincent. I am outside your office. I can't get in.
Vincent, I said 9:00. You can't expect a woman who has said she'd be somewhere at 9:00 to be there at 7:30. That's not going to happen.
It's okay, It's okay. Don't worry. I understand. I just had many jobs so I thought if I could start I would start.
Yeah, Vincent, I understand. I'll be there as soon as I can.
Which wasn't soon. I made it there 15 minutes to 9. And Vincent was there with 2 other movers. They got to work and had the place cleared out in an hour. We talked as he filled out the countless pages of paperwork that you have to fill out to move sofas and file cabinets.
Vincent, where are you from? (I thought Israel. It was an Israeli company)
I pronounce it Vincienze (maybe that's what he said) and I am from Bulgaria.
Oh, and how did you come to America?
I came through Israel. I met my wife in Israel.
How do you like moving furniture?
My desk alone is a bear and Vincent is not a huge man.
I am studying finance. I will not be doing it forever, moving furniture.
But it keeps you quiet, no?
What do you mean?
You're tired at the end of the day.
Yes, and there is more time for my wife to talk.
You said a mouthful, Vincent. Thanks so much,
Color and Black
Fact is, like most Jews, I come from a family that has some REALLY frum relatives, some PRETTY frum relatives, some FRUM relatives, and all the way down the line, or up the line, depending upon your perspective. I mean we're talking colors, really.
Tonight I made it to one of my cousin's kid's chasanahs. My married daughter looked around and said to me, Uh, mom, did you notice, you're the uh, ONLY one in a color and by the way, it's hot pink.
Yes, it was a hot pink sweater set. BUT I WORE A BLACK SKIRT! COME ON!
Anyway, I looked around, too, and there was another woman in a color. I recognized her right off as REALLY FRUM and in PURPLE. Chaval. (oy vey)
I walked up to her after the chupah and thanked her for doing that, wearing purple. She said, What is this, a funeral? I NEVER wear black. WHY WOULD I WEAR BLACK TO A CHASANAH?
My feelings exactly.
hoping things change one day,
This is what happens when you love people
I think I told you that I'm moving my office. I'm in a sort of artsy building with artisans of different types, and then there's me, your working stiff white collar professional. Not that I'm not arty in my way, but I'm not talented like them.
Still, something about some people, you simply take to them right away. Religion has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with ANYTHING.
So I've been in the artsy building about 10 years and a new artist moved in with a marvelous following. She has a school. She's successful. She's lovely and she's french. She has a french name, even.
Anyway, she moved in and her school is right across from my office, virtually. And one day I was locking up, leaving for a vacation and I dropped by her place. She was alone and I thought, well, I'll ask her tell her to keep an eye on my place. I'd been burgled once. She asked where I was going and I told her, and she said her husband commuted to work there.
It's a REAL commute, I'll tell you that. But she seemed okay with it and proud of him for what he did.
Then a couple of months later I stopped by to say hello, tell her I was going again, but this time, after she said "Come in," as soon as I looked as she dried her face. Her eyes were red.
So, me, being a woman who loves people, didn't hesitate, threw my arms around her. She's not a patient so I can do that. Can't do that with patients. Laws, you know.
Then she told me he wanted out of the marriage.
And I felt just terrible.
And last week I knocked on her door and sure enough, she was sad, and I felt bad again, and gave her the hug. Then I said, "I'm leaving this place, you know, August 28. . ."
"I know," she got out. "We have to get together."
"Right," I said.
Without dropping a beat she replied, "My place or yours?"
loving them all no matt,
The Difference between Catholic and Jewish
It's really WASP. That's the difference. According to my patient, Italian (Cath father, WASP mother) who is married to a Yid, the real same-ies are the Italians and the Jews. I missed this on the Sopranios, but have only tuned in on the cable reruns so maybe it'll come up.
How so? How are we alike? He says that Italian Catholic mother guilt is rivaled ONLY by Jewish mother guilt. Did you know this? And I thought the similarities had to do with being Mediterranean.
We all talk with our hands. Greeks do, too.
My patient, naturally, is conflicted about visiting his mom (he just can't). What Jew hasn't had to deal with this issue? And of course, she really doesn't care, he tells me, being a WASP. He just thinks she should because he's got so much Italian in him.
I love my job.
I don't even know why I'm bringing this up. As an Orthodox Jewish blogger who thinks INCLUSION as opposed to EXCLUSION the intermarriage thing is should be less hard for me.
But I think of marriage as the place a Jew learns to be a BETTER Jew. How can marriage to someone who isn't Jewish make you a better Jew?
So even though I think INCLUSION,
I am not giving Noah Feldman the nod, not saying he had the right to break his mother's heart by marrying out of the tribe. Oh, let's go there.
His tiresome anti-Orthodox piece ("Orthodox Paradox," July 22 edition of the Times' Magazine) didn't even touch on the mother thing, or Jewish guilt. He never tells us how he broke her heart or how his choice affected his immediate family. Instead he rants about how his alma mater's newsletter cut the two of them (his fiance and himself) out of a picture taken at a high school reunion. Obviously, because of her not Jewishness and whatever that means.
He took his credentials (law professor at Harvard) and his pen and he lied in a piece worthy of the Enquirer, not a major hard news publication, about something that didn't happen.
Or did it? Who do I believe here?
Oh, it doesn't matter. He didn't worry much about hurting anyone with that all-about-me stuff whether it was true or not. Not much of a worrier, apparently, forget journalistic credulity. Am I being unfair? I ask michilah (forgiveness) Mr. Feldman if indeed you have made all amends with family, and indeed you spoke the truth, and indeed your piece is there to teach us all to be nicer.
I'm all for nicer.
I wonder, however, if the Jewish friends, the people he saw at that reunion (10 years ago) are as confused or more as I am. They undoubtedly found things to talk about with Mr. Feldman and his fiance'. They had to have shared stories, history, a few laughs. Forget those relationships now.
You know what I mean, though, right? You can have a conversation with people who aren't Jewish and find things in common, things to talk about. It's not Jewish to hate others. It's that self-hating stuff that really has to go.
In commonly yours,
Jews and Drinking
So there we are at dinner on a Thursday night with some old friends who aren't Jewish, although there's a Jewish father out there from a first marriage, which makes their 25 year old daughter who is with us "at least half Jewish. " Of course the most affiliated half.
The guys order a beer and the women a glass of wine each and it's a very nice evening. The youngest among us brings up a Shabbas synagogue service she's attended a few weeks ago at an Orthodox shul.
"Wow, do they drink," she says.
Uh yeah. She continues. "They don't drink nearly as much at the Conservative synagogues I've been to. I've never even seen anything except maybe a bottle of Manishevitz Concord at a kiddish."
My S-O explains to her that this is how wonderful the Jewish people are. The Orthodox don't have to drive, so of course they can drink. But if you have to drive, like our sisters and brothers who aren't Orthodox have to do to get to shul, then of course you can't.
And they say we have no fun. I love 'em all.
not exactly drunkenly yours,
Asking People for Money When They're Praying
I'm sure that this doesn't happen in Conservative synagogues, or Reform or any other kind of synagogue than an Orthodox synagogue. But giving charity is a big mitzvah (commandment) so it's not unusual for a person who needs money to ask a person who keeps mitzvahs for charity.
If you've ever been to the kotel in Israel then you know what I'm talking about here.
The strange thing, of course, is that interrupting someone's prayers, some of which could be that person's supplication for money, seems rude.
a) How can anyone interrupt a conversation with G-d?
b) Why can't it wait a couple of minutes?
I understand that praying the morning prayers in a synagogue can cost $7.00 minimum a day! Fine, if you have that kind of pocket change.
But that's not the issue, of course. Maybe during derech eretz month (see other posts), which is in ELUL, coming right up, people can watch this issue.
Humbly yours,
Eating on the Bus
I don't want to brag, but I consider my S-O a modern day version of a good man, maybe even a holy man, but for sure good. He really does extend himself to others (he's in a profession that lends itself to that, medicine) and doesn't generally say no to people in need.
In fact, he's up before the sun, prays, learns, the whole nine yards AND works. No big deal, it's what we're here to do most people would say, and seriously, I'm not bragging as much as to introduce the story.
So that our one car would be available if anyone needed it yesterday (we woke up to storms) he took the bus to work, about a 15 mile bus ride. I dutifully packed him breakfast. He sat on the bus eating his sandwich. There is no time between patients for him to stop and eat lunch. He's a 2 meal a day person, breakfast and late dinner.
He's a very neat eater and relatively thin.
Someone came up to him and said, "You know it's against the rules to eat on the bus. You can't eat on the bus."
I'm not sure how the conversation went from there, but he came home and it was the first thing he told me. Facetiously he said, "Of the greater evils out there, make sure you warn people about those of us who eat on the bus."
So the questions for me are
Should he have given the spoiler the benefit of the doubt some how?
Was the spoiler really putting him down?
Should a person musar (rhymes with goose-er, means to correct) another person on such rules?
Should the doc have stopped eating?
I'm sure these are all related to derech eretz (common decency, manners, see other posts. To me, ifthere's a chance you'll insult someone saying what you're about to say, probably it's best to keep the mouth shut.
Remember: Elul is derech eretz month. EVERY Jew has to work on this, not just those who can pronounce derech eretz. Maybe especially those who can pronounce derech eretz.
Respectfully your,
Judging how people dress
I've mentioned before that my mother-in-law has this idea. All Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, should celebrate Derech Eretz Month.
Derech eretz (rhymes loosely with "where-deck"/ "air-Mets") literally means "way of the land," but figuratively it's a fusion of "common decency" and "way of life" or occupation. It's Hebrew, FYO.
When my m-i-l talks about it she's usually talking about common decency, good old fashioned manners, not to be confused with Family Values, but probably it is a family value, so if you're a Bush Republican you're familiar with it..
M-i-L was at a Friday night dinner last week and a guest (Orthodox) brought up how some people come to the synagogue dressed inappropriately. Sometimes women wear short sleeves, sometimes they even wear a man's kippah over their hair, and worse, of course, they sometimes wear tight and revealing.
I know. You want to know, Where is this shul? I want to go there!
You have to remember that the women in this shul are separated from the men during prayer and afterwards, during the kiddish, when people socialize, well-trained Orthodox men who don't want to be turned on by such a sight so they don't look.
There have been concerted efforts to separate the women from the men during kiddish, but they haven't worked. I sure can't figure out why.
Anyway, my m-i-l was upset that the people she was eating with could be so incredibly judgmental. They thought, obviously, that they were among friends and could say what they wanted and not upset anyone. But I'll bet my m-i-l is STILL upset, many weeks later. And, by the way, she let them have it at the time.
"There's nothing more important, no greater issue, no greater threat to the Jewish people," she asked, "than how people dress when they come in earnest to PRAY? How can you know what's in their hearts when they pray? Why does this bother you?!?!"
One of the guests apologized and thanked her for giving her something to think about.
Complaining about others, I imagine, shows a derech eretz deficiency, especially if you're not sure how well it will go over. But maybe even if you are.
Remember the Hebrew month of Elul IS Derech Eretz Month. Tell everyone to watch their manners and tell everyone else to do the same. It really is one thing that all Jews should be able to agree upon.
Appreciatively yours,
N'ah Alitalia
I just hate it when people don't bend over backwards to help older people. I must be getting older.
We took a trip to the Holy Land a couple of weeks ago. My m-i-l, the one who is always nagging about derech eretz (manners, see previous posts) did not like our dates on EL AL and took the Italian airline.
"I'll try it," she said. She likes to try new things.
Our flight was unremarkable but we had a great time those first few days, settled into an apartment in Bakaa and rented a car, tooled around the country to our old stomping grounds.
M-i-l caught up with us in Petach Tikva where my s-i-l and her considerable (K"H) sized fam live. "I had a simply TERRIBLE flight," she exclaimed in her most British of British accents.
Why so bad?
"Oh, you would think I had to pay extra for water. WATER. I approached the galley. CLOSED. I asked for a blanket. We have no blankets. Well, we're short on blankets. A pillow? I might as well have asked for silver or gold."
Sorry, mom.
"Oh. And breakfast. Because I ordered a kosher meal, they gave me salami. SALAMI for breakfast."
She got over it.
A few days later I remembered that a cousin of mine had just moved to Catamon, so I visited him, too, and he had an even better story about Alitalia.
"We were going to Rome and had ordered a kosher meal. They said they didn't have one. We argued, but no meal. After we landed we were arrested for harassing the flight crew. If I hadn't been EXTREMELY solicitous, I'd be in jail today."
Would you say it's anti-Semitism? I have no idea, honestly. But I can tell you something for sure. No water, no Torah, no derech eretz, and for me, no, no, no Alitalia.
Unapologetically yours,
Derech Eretz and the Parking Garage
A kabala is a receipt. My S-O, Mordechai (we're married over 30 years) and I were in an Israeli parking garage at a hotel the other day. We arrived before Shabbas and had quite a few packages and suitcases.
We also had taken ourselves on a fantastic tour of Bet Guvrin, the huge bell shaped caves above ground, and the naturally air-conditioned caverns under-ground. It was a hundred degrees in the shade. But the caves were nice.
More drama on that another time, also about derech eretz. I've explained elsewhere the meaning of Derech Eretz, but basically, for our purposes, it means common decency. Manners
Anyway, it was hot. A really, really hot day. When we visit Israel the weather's always weird. It's like G-d telling us, Don't come to Israel for the weather.
Finally back at the hotel (it was a simcha), M. parked the car and I checked in. He never got a receipt at the parking garage. The attendant didn't give him one, and he didn't know he needed it to get out.
After Shabbat we wanted to go out to get something called hot chocolate cake. It's apparently amazing at that bakery behind the gas station in Bakaa (Jerusalem). That is an amazing bakery, it's true.
But the parking attendant wouldn't let us out without the receipt from the day before. Big argument, big drama. In the end, the guy told me, in rapid fire Hebrew, that if we wanted to be thieves, so be it.
No one has ever called us thieves before. We may not be perfect, but that's not an adjective I'd use to describe us.
I gave him a look to kill, one of those, Unbelievable Chutzpah looks, shaking my head, as if to say, You should be ashamed of yourself. He literally stepped back. I'm not so young. My look said, How could you call us that? His face told me that he knew he'd over-stepped.
Remember, Elul is Derech Eretz month. Pass it on, please. Tell everyone that every Jew has to be nice. All the time. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.
Appreciatively yours,
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In the days leading up to Election Day 2016, College of Charleston President Glenn F. McConnell '69 spoke to students in Political Science Professor and Chair Gibbs Knotts' Campaigns and Elections class.
McConnell, a former S.C. lieutenant governor and former president pro tempore of the South Carolina Senate, was in his element as he recounted how he first got involved with politics, his decision to run for public office over 30 years ago and his "North Star," which kept him grounded as an elected official and, now, as a university president. What exactly is that guiding principle? Integrity.
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Hi! I'm wondering about the Freedom plan. It seems that Excede is offering a slower connection speed? More GB but at a slower pace? I believe now I am getting up to 17MBS and the Freedom speed is 1 to 3 MBS. Just wondering if the Freedom plan is slow like dial up?
Hi Kathryn,
are you on a speedboost plan right now?
are you on a speedboost plan right now?
The 1 to 5 only comes into play when you have exceeded your "Priority Data." Until then you will be at normal plan speeds.
I have it for camping it is OK depends where you are.
Hi Kathryn, I have the Freedom plan and it is not reduced in speed. I typically see 15 to 18 mbs.
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CRICKET Ireland has included three North West natives in a 13-man squad for the upcoming four-day match against Somerset County Cricket Club (April 6-9) at County Ground, Taunton.
The match is part of Graham Ford's team's build-up to its historic first Test Match in May and north west duo, Andy McBrine and Boyd Rankin have retained their places in the squad after impressing during the recent World Cup qualifying tournament, while skipper William Porterfield is ruled out due to injury.
However, there was good news for a fourth local player, player, Bready's Craig Young, who was rehabilitating from a recent injury in South Africa. He has been drafted in as a replacement for Tim Murtagh, who has been released at the request of Middlesex's management.
Andrew White, Cricket Ireland's Chair of National Men's Selectors, said: "Unfortunately William Porterfield and Ed Joyce will miss the game through injury but it offers an opportunity for James Shannon and Jack Tector.
"Jack is a natural opening batsman, who has performed well for the Wolves last year and deserves his first call up to the senior international team. We wish him well.
"Andy McBrine and Simi Singh put in strong performances over the course of the Zimbabwe tour and the selectors feel they deserve to be a part of the squad for the game against Somerset."
The squad, to be captained by Gary Wilson, includes: Andrew Balbirnie; Peter Chase; Andrew McBrine; Barry McCarthy; Craig Young; Kevin O'Brien; Niall O'Brien; Boyd Rankin; James Shannon; Simi Singh; Paul Stirling; Jack Tector
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I thoroughly enjoy those who are keeping the glam metal dream alive. Introducing Crosson, glam melodic rock from Sydney, Australia. Upcoming album, Spreading the Rock N Roll Disease will be released in mid 2018. This is a mostly solo project done by Jason Crosson, who utilizes other rock musicians from Australia such as Joel McDonald (Rose Tattoo), Jordan McDonald, and bassist Dario Bortolin (Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo). The album was mixed by producer Duane Baron (Ozzy Osbourne, Poison) and European producer Mikko Karmila (Nightwish,Stratovarius). It will become available on Metalapolis Records.
I was totally enamored of the timeless feel of these songs. 80s glam will forever hold a huge part of my heart. And yet there is quite a modern feel to these songs. "All About the Music" states it plain as day, life connects us via music.
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Crosson carries on that fun filled era of pure debauchery with catchy hooks and that raw free spirit. Hopefully coming soon to US soil.
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Winter 2017 Issue of PrimeTime Backgammon
By Karen Davis, Managing Editor
The biggest tournament of 2016 was the 4th Merit Open in Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus – with almost 500 entrants. The Merit had it all – high stakes events, added sponsorship money, a beautiful locale, 24/7 service and hospitality, parties and other festivities galore – and, to really take it over the top, an underwater tournament played in scuba gear!
Ron Rubin, who began his backgammon career winning the "World Amateur Backgammon Championship" in Las Vegas in 1978, captured the Master Flight, following on his Monte Carlo Open win in July. Blake Fleetwood, a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times and other prestigious publications, reports on the event in this issue. To complement the copy, PrimeTime Backgammon editor Bob Wachtel shares with us some difficult decisions that he and his partner faced in the doubles event in Cyprus.
Paul Weaver, one of our most insightful technical analysts, provides an in-depth look at key positions in the Ed O'Laughlin-Victor Ashkenazi final of the 41st Michigan Summer Championships. Ed emerged victorious, propelling him to the top of the ABT points race for the year – but top-ranked BMAB Grandmaster Victor also had a stellar year, winning the 4th annual Connecticut tournament, tying for second in the main event of the 13th Carolina Championship, and also placing second in the Capital Classic Championship division.
At season's end, Ed found himself in undisputed first place in the ABT points race, followed by Steve Sax who won the California State Championship, with Victor finishing in third place. Congratulations to them all! Ed, Victor, and Jack Edelman also took the top three in the USBGF national master points race for 2016, while Igor Erovenko, Mislav Kovacic, and Zdenek Zizka headed the USBGF online master points race. Check out the Leaderboard top-ten lists in this issue and find out where you stand by checking the national and online Leaderboards on our website under the Ratings tab.
Bill Riles, President and Executive Director of the USBGF, announced the acquisition of the American Backgammon Tour by the USBGF, with an assurance that the ABT ranking system will be continued.
As ever, our far-flung correspondents have checked in from events around the world. In this issue, the UK Backgammon Federation shares its report on the London Open; Ray Fogerlund covers the Capital Classic, contributing some intriguing positions in his match with Michy Kageyama; and Bill Riles provides photos and commentary on the Chicago Open.
There is always an appetite for tales of derring-do from the glory days of backgammon. In this issue, Malcolm Davis, one of the great storytellers of the game, profiles a true American original: his fellow Texan Jim Scott, with whom he won the doubles at the 1986 Williams Island Pro-Am.
April Kennedy and Michael Mesich in the Minnesota Twin Cities area have demonstrated how effective use of social media can attract new players to the game. It's exciting to see three new upcoming ABT tournaments — the Viking Classic directed by April and Michael this March, the Boston Open in February, and the Cherry Blossom Classic in the Washington, D.C. area in April.
Twenty local clubs achieved USBGF Prime Club status with 10 or more USBGF members in 2016 and received free USBGF Premium memberships to award. This issue includes a listing of Prime Clubs as well as their Players of the Year.
USBGF President Bill Riles' column hits the highpoints of the year welcoming the newly elected Dennis Culpepper to the Board of Directors and thanking Patrick Gibson for his six years of service. Patrick graces our cover; Bill's profile reveals the keys to Patrick's success in life as well as a quintessential tournament director. Check out the upcoming events and work on moving up in the rankings list in 2017. Get in the Game!


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Friday, December 10, 2010
Falling Out of Grace
I'm not such good friends now with my little car... as of yesterday. While I was loading groceries into the trunk, her hatch crashed down on my head. It gave me a pretty good headache that required 1000 mg of Doliprane (Tylenol equivalent) both in the afternoon and evening. I may be hard-headed, but that hatch was quite solid too, I assure you.
With the exception of our falling out yesterday, she's been quite a reliable car. The Renault Mégane's a common model here, especially in white, so as with our all-too-common gray Citroën Picasso, I must check the license plate or the back seat for my kids' grand désordre (mess) before trying fruitlessly to open someone else's vehicle.
We bought this 1996 model in 2006 from a coworker's mom. The woman had quit driving for awhile, and the car had just 18,000 km (11,200 miles), despite being ten years old. She's an automatic, a rarity here, and now she's got a whopping 62,000 km (38,500 miles) since I've trucked myself all over this department teaching English. Gas mileage is not the best for an unleaded car, and at today's rates, I pay $7.12* a gallon.
I guess everyone's got the right to be cranky once in awhile, and she's getting on in years. It'll be heads up for me (and all of us) from now on...
*1.42€/liter = $1.88/liter x 3.785412 to convert to gallons = $7.12. Source: www.oanda.com
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CHENNAI: In a setback to the internet giants Youtube and Google, the Madras High Court has directed them to disclose the identity and details of a user (Marupakkam Seithigal) who posted a video that a private company has termed defamatory. The High Court's direction comes even after Google's Contention that it cannot reveal the details due to its privacy policy.
Coming to the details of the case, a private company Lebara Foundation has filed a petition before the High Court terming a video uploaded by a user named Marupakkam Seithigal as offensive and defamatory. The company also requested the High Court to block the streaming of the video worldwide, in addition to legal action against the user.
However, Internet giant Google has refused to disclose the IP and other details fearing that the person in question may sue them for breach of trust. It also added that it is highly impossible and illegal for Youtube to monitor the content and details of all the videos uploaded on their portal.
Rejecting the arguments of Google, the single-judge bench said: "The Court is of the view that the minimum which is required to be done by Google during a legal hearing in such cases is to provide the IP and address details of the offender. There is no agreement between Google and the said user Marupakkam Seithigal to not to disclose details even after a court's order. As such, we can see that the Google has nothing to fear about legal proceedings against it by the user, as it has been done on the orders of a Judicial authority".
"Therefore, the Court is of an opinion that Google must disclose the details of the user in question and in addition block all the links sharing the defamatory video", the Court observed.
Google said that it is legally difficult for them to block all the Video URLs, as the person in question stays outside India. However, it has promised to block all the video URL's provided by Lebara Foundation in connection with the case.
Way forward: Google has to comply with the High Court's order and furnish the details about Merupakkam Seithigal before the court of law. A notice will be sent to the offender for personal appearance on a specified date.


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As fears of an ISIS surge in northern Lebanon continue to rise, it is important to have a balanced perspective on the makeup of current Lebanese Sunni Islamist groups. I recently spent three months conducting fieldwork in Lebanon, interviewing representatives from a wide variety of Islamist groups. I present my findings below.
Three Categories
Lebanese Sunni Islamists can be divided into three categories. First, there are those who adhere to older organizations with a party-like structure and established institutions, such as schools and charities. These groups tend to demonstrate the greatest resistance to violence and exhibit the greatest acceptance of the country's multisectarian state.
Second, there are a number of allegedly apolitical Sunni groups who are primarily interested in religious proselytizing. While these organizations largely reject political involvement, their discourse has become more radicalized since the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's (Sunni) former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.
The third group consists of explicit jihadis dedicated to bringing about strict Islamist rule; these include affiliates and offshoots of al-Qa'ida.
One of the most prominent organizations in the first category is the Jamaa Islamiya (JI), the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The JI long abandoned any practical dreams of an Islamic state in Lebanon, the writings of its late ideologue Fathi Yakan notwithstanding. This has been the case at least since 1972, when the organization first ran a candidate for office, thereby implicitly accepting the validity of the Lebanese state. Participating in elections is something of a watershed for Islamist organizations, as it separates those who acknowledge the legitimacy of the pluralistic democratic process from those who do not. In recent manifestos,[1] the JI has also spoken explicitly of respecting human rights and freedoms, participating in civil society, and rejecting sectarianism in politics. Most importantly, the group has adopted a pragmatic stance, as can be seen in its alliance with the secular-leaning former Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Another similar group is Jam'iyat al-Mashari' al-Khayriya, also known as Al Ahbash. This organization likewise fielded candidates for legislative elections—in the 1990s—and is today mainly active in the social field. The head of Al Ahbash was assassinated by jihadis in 1995, which explains its retreat from the political field. Al Ahbash has traditionally been an ally of the Syrian Ba'thist regime and firmly rejects the ideology of Jabhat al-Nusra and the so-called Islamic State's (ISIS) dreams of an Islamic caliphate.
The Lebanese branch of Hizb-ut-Tahrir is another example of a group with a party-like structure. This small elitist organization has expressed dreams of creating an Islamic caliphate, but is generally oriented toward pragmatic party-based activities. It does not view the Islamic State as a legitimate manifestation of the desired Islamic caliphate.
Smaller Sunni groups related to other organizations abound in Lebanon. Jabhat al-Amal al-Islami, for example, is the brainchild of Fathi Yakan, a former member of the JI. It is a coalition of several pro-Hezbollah Sunni groups, and is therefore against ISIS.
Another example is Harakat al-Tawhid, established in the 1980s in the northern city of Tripoli by Saeed Shaaban, another former member of the JI. Today the group is split in two wings, one headed by Shaaban's son and the other by one of his lieutenants. Both wings are allied with the Syrian regime and reject the concept of an Islamic caliphate.
The second broad category of Sunni Islamist groups active in Lebanon consists of organizations that are committed to the creation of an Islamic society and the rejection of existing multisectarian states, but that are nominally "apolitical" in that they do not endorse specific revolutionary action or violence to achieve this goal. One such group is the Tabligh wa Dawa, also known as Tablighi Jamaat. An offshoot of an Indian Islamist group, the local branch of Tabligh wa Dawa was established in Lebanon in the 1970s and is mostly present in the city of Tripoli. The members of this organization do not generally involve themselves in political matters, but this has been known to change when their Sunni affiliation is particularly incited. For example, in June 2013 after Hezbollah announced its involvement in the Syrian war on the side of the Bashar al-Assad regime, a former Tabligh wa Dawa preacher (inspired by Salafi-jihadi thought), Ahmad al-Assir, and a number of his followers embarked on a bloody confrontation with the Lebanese Army, which they saw as too close to Hezbollah. The group as a whole, however, has remained apolitical.
The Scholastic Salafi movement (also known as Salafiya Ilmiya) has maintained a presence in northern Lebanon for at least 50 years, and has enjoyed a major resurgence since the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011. Salafism is a puritanical version of Islam that comprises the ruling ideology in Saudi Arabia. In Lebanon, the Salafi movement was persecuted and went mainly underground during the period of Syrian hegemony (1990–2005). It became involved in politics after Hariri's assassination in 2005 by encouraging its constituency to vote and, especially since the Syrian revolution, by making more political statements.
Yet the Scholastic Salafis are mainly a social movement. They have no political project or vision for Lebanon, and they do not usually involve themselves in elections or other manifestations of political life. However, they can be seen as doctrinally aligned with Salafi-jihadis, which include groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS. Northern Lebanon is home to around 20 Salafi associations or religious endowments that manage religious teaching institutes and a vast network of charities.
The third category of Sunni Islamist groups in Lebanon includes those dedicated to violent jihad. Salafi-jihadis can be divided into two categories: those that are associated with al-Qa'ida and are mainly Lebanese, and those that live in Palestinian camps and often include other Arab and Muslim nationals. The so-called Dinnieh group (named after the region in which it first operated) was comprised mainly of Lebanese returnees from the Afghan jihadi campaigns of the 1980s. The group was crushed by the Lebanese Army in January of 2000, and many of its leaders were killed.[2] At that time it was widely regarded as a fringe movement that had been destroyed. However, the Syrian war dispelled this notion, revealing that the group's members had simply gone underground, taking refuge mostly in Lebanese Palestinian camps where they cross-pollinated with other organizations. The Dinnieh group can be understood today as the primary nucleus of Lebanese jihadi radicalism in that it provided inspiration for later groups such as Fatah al Islam and Jund al-Sham.[3]
A second important jihadi group currently operating in Lebanon is the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a relatively new pan-Arab organization associated with al-Qa'ida. Its Lebanon branch is called the Ziad Jarrah Battalion in reference to the lone Lebanese citizen who participated in the events of September 11, 2001.[4] In November 2013 it claimed responsibility for the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, and in February 2014 it conducted an attack against the Iranian cultural center. These attacks were rationalized as a retaliation against Iran for its support of Hezbollah and its involvement in Syria. As of late 2014, the Brigades has suffered a series of setbacks in Lebanon, including arrests and defeats that have decimated its leadership.[5] However, with the appointment of new leaders such as Sirajuddine Zureiqat,[6] the organization appears to be regrouping, and its prospects remain in flux.
Conclusion: Lebanese Sunni Islamists and ISIS
Despite talk of sleeper cells, there is currently no evidence of any actual infrastructure for ISIS or for Jabhat al-Nusra in northern Lebanon. There does, however, seem to be a lot of sympathy for the agendas of these organizations, particularly for Jabhat al-Nusra among the Sunnis in the northern and eastern parts of the country. This sympathy can become dangerous if Lebanese Sunnis continue to feel alienated from the state, and if the current trickle of defections from the Lebanese Armed Forces becomes a flood. The consequences for Lebanon and the region would be dire, as the radicalization of the Lebanese Sunnis would also impact Syria and Iraq and possibly Palestine and Jordan.
[1] Rola el-Husseini, Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2012), 80-81.
[2] Gary C. Gambill, "Syrian, Lebanese Security Forces Crush Sunni Islamist Opposition," Middle East Intelligence Bulletin 2,1 (January 2000), http://www.meforum.org/meib/articles/0001_l1.htm.
[4] "What is the Abdullah Azzam Brigades?" The Daily Star, November 20, 2013, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Nov-20/238397-what-is-the-abdullah-azzam-brigades.ashx.
[5] Loveday Morris, "Al-Qaeda Builds Networks in Lebanon as Security Slips," Washington Post, March 18, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/al-qaeda-builds-networks-in-lebanon-as-security-slips/2014/03/18/2071280d-6f4c-4f75-9205-3d95172724e3_story.html.
[6] Radwan Mortada, "Has Lebanon Entered the Era of Suicide Bombings?" Al-Akhbar English, November 20, 2013, http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/17660.


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Objective: The main aim was to investigate the development of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms of anxiety and depression in a cohort diagnosed with cancer during adolescence from shortly after up to 10 years after diagnosis.
Methods: Participants (n = 61) completed the SF-36 and the HADS shortly; six, 12, and 18 months; and two, three, four, and 10 years (n = 28) after diagnosis. Polynomial change trajectories were used to model development.
Results: Polynomial change trajectories showed an initial increase which abated over time into a decrease which abated over time for the SF-36 subscales Mental Health and Vitality; an initial decline which abated over time into an increase for HADS anxiety; and an initial decline which abated over time into an increase which abated over time for HADS depression. The SF-36 mental component summary showed no change from two to 10 years after diagnosis whereas the SF-36 physical component summary showed an increase from two years after diagnosis which declined over time. Ten years after diagnosis 29% reported possible anxiety.
Conclusions: Development of HRQOL and symptoms of anxiety and depression appears to be nonlinear among persons diagnosed with cancer during adolescence. Well into permanent survivorship an increase in symptoms of anxiety is shown and approximately a third of the participants report possible anxiety. The findings indicate the need for: studies designed to pinpoint the times of highest psychological risk, clinical follow-up focusing on psychological problems, and development of effective psychological interventions for survivors of adolescent cancer
The overall aim of the present thesis was to examine long-term psychological distress following cancer during adolescence and to develop a tailored psychological intervention to reduce cancer-related distress experienced by young survivors of adolescent cancer that was feasible and acceptable.
Study I adopted a longitudinal design, assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms of anxiety and depression among adolescents diagnosed with cancer from shortly after diagnosis (n=61) up to 10 years after diagnosis (n=28). Findings suggest that development of HRQOL and anxiety and depression is not linear and whilst the majority adjust well, a subgroup report long-term elevated distress. In Study II, experiences of cancer-related psychological distress were explored using unstructured interviews. Participants described cancer treatment as a mental challenge, felt marked and hindered by the cancer experience, and struggled with feelings of inadequacy and insecurity, existential issues, and difficulties handling emotions. Study III was a preliminary investigation of individualised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), alongside the identification and conceptualisation of cancer-related concerns using cognitive-behavioural theory. Significant difficulties with recruitment were encountered. Participants reported cancer-related concerns conceptualised as social avoidance, fear and avoidance of emotions and bodily symptoms, imbalance in activity, and worry and rumination. In Study IV, the acceptability and feasibility of an internet-administered CBT based self-help intervention (ICBT) for young persons diagnosed with cancer during adolescence was examined using an uncontrolled design and embedded process evaluation. The study protocol for Study IV was included in this thesis along with preliminary findings demonstrating significant difficulties with recruitment.
Overall, findings suggest that whilst the majority of survivors of adolescent cancer adjust well over time a subgroup report elevated levels of distress and a range of distressing cancer-related experiences. A number of cancer-related difficulties were identified in Study II and III, which may be used to inform the development of future psychological treatments for the population. Preliminary investigation of the psychological interventions examined within this thesis further highlights the need for future development work to enhance the feasibility and acceptability of psychological support for the population.


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Canterbury responds to GAFCON plan
I would like to think this will be my last GAFCON-themed post. There are more pressing matters, after all. But today Archbishop Rowan Williams has responded to yesterday's final statement from the gathering in Jerusalem. In this statement, conservative primates have appointed themselves sole guardians of the "real" Anglican faith, rejecting all previous and present Anglican authority. You might expect Williams to have other thoughts and indeed he does.
He message is gracious, noting first that most of the GAFCON statement would be agreeable to nearly all Anglicans. In my initial response to the statement, I should have noted this myself — rather than merely noting the disagreeable bits. In any case Williams asks us to assume the best of those who would subvert the authority of the Communion. But he then criticizes the statement on several fronts.
First, he urges us to renew the existing structures of the Anglican Communion rather than dismissing them wholesale. This is exactly right. The point of the Lambeth Conference is to do some of this work, and it's a shame that many of the GAFCONites have given up on reconciliation, absenting themselves from the very process that could heal the Communion. Of course, the same with-us-or-against-us temptation has afflicted the far left, with some people urging us to get on with things without our conservative sisters and brothers. Archbishop Rowan's call for unity and patience applies to both left and right, and it's a sorely needed message.
Speaking of the oft-cited themes of colonialism, Williams really hits the mark: "But emerging from the legacy of colonialism must mean a new co-operation of equals, not a simple reversal of power." In other words, the model must be South Africa, rather than some of the violent rejections of colonial authority that we have seen in other places as local people reject colonial influence. Can it be a coincidence that the church in South Africa is more moderate, while some of the most politically challenged regimes are insisting on a power-reversing solution to the crisis in the Anglican Communion? To be sure, the colonial powers must admit their error and complicity in generations of sinful conduct. But reconciliation and concord must be the goal, not the replacement of one unbalanced power structure with another.
The far right loves to accuse ECUSA and others of having created a new or false Gospel. Williams suggests this caricature is neither accurate nor helpful:
it is not the experience of millions of faithful and biblically focused Anglicans in every province. What is true is that, on all sides of our controversies, slogans, misrepresentations and caricatures abound. And they need to be challenged in the name of the respect and patience we owe to each other in Jesus Christ.
I have recently suggested here that it is tempting to caricature and ridicule those with whom we disagree. While some good-natured humor may be useful, and robust intellectual conversation is essential, there can be no place for utter disregard of the humanity and faith of others.
Having not ventured into the right side of the blogosphere yet today, I don't know what the reaction will be. Were the GAFCONites expecting Williams to be silent or even to agree with their direction? Were they hoping for a firm response in order to justify a planned schism? I can't and won't speculate. What I can say is that the Archbishop of Canterubry has exercised moral leadership here — rejecting extremeism once again, but also challenging all sides to stay in conversation and in communion.
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Along with his gold medal and championship poster, KJ Fenstermacher held four king-sized Hershey bars and an oversized Kiss.
"I can't eat them yet," the Liberty sophomore said.
After winning the 113-pound title Saturday at the PIAA Northeast Regional 3A wrestling tournament, Fenstermacher set aside the chocolate for a chance at state gold. So did 37 other wrestlers from District 11 who earned trips to the PIAA 3A tournament in Hershey.
Bethlehem Catholic produced 11 of those qualifiers in winning another team-title landslide. The Golden Hawks, who also sent 11 wrestlers to Class 2A states last year, totaled 226 points, more than 100 clear of second-place Nazareth. Fenstermacher helped Liberty (93) place third.
District 11 dominated the tournament once again, earning 38 of the region's 56 state-qualifying berths. District 11 wrestlers also claimed 11 of the 14 regional titles. The top four wrestlers in each weight class advanced to states, which begins Thursday at the Giant Center.
"I saw maybe seven [state qualifiers from his team], so kudos to our kids for stepping up and meeting the challenge," Bethlehem Catholic coach Jeff Karam said.
Regional tournaments often produce rematches and revenge matches, which this one did several times at Liberty High School. For Fenstermacher, the weekend offered a chance to cleanse the memory of last year, when he did not reach states.
Fenstermacher won his semifinal bout 4-1 Saturday on the same mat where he was eliminated last season. With that memory quieted, he went on to defeat Northampton's Dan Moran 8-5 in the final. Moran edged Fenstermacher 5-3 in last week's District 11 final.
"I was having flashbacks [to last year] in the semis, so I kept telling myself, 'This is not happening again,'" Fenstermacher said. "Once I won, that relieved the pressure, and I wrestled more relaxed."
Another relaxed wrestler was Nazareth's Tyson Klump, who pinned Liberty's Luke Werner in the 106-pound final. Though Werner had pinned five of his previous six opponents, Klump maintained confidence.
The two did not wrestle at districts last week. Klump, who placed third after losing to Bethlehem Catholic's Sean Redington in the semifinals, said an attitude adjustment helped. He had been nervous about trying to defend his district title last week. That wasn't an issue Saturday.
"I just let it all out," said Klump, who had beaten Werner three times before. "I was more aggressive on my feet and on top, and it worked. I got a lot of motivation from last week. I knew something had to change."
One thing he did was ramp up workouts with teammate Sammy Sasso, who won at 120 with two technical falls, including one in the final. "He just kills us," Klump said of the freshman.
For Bethlehem Catholic, Luke Karam (126), Stephen Maloney (138) and Andrew Dunn (285) won gold medals. Dunn (34-0) was dominant again, winning by technical fall and pin before a 5-2 decision in the final. Luke Karam controlled his bracket, defeating Hazleton's Jimmy Hoffman 6-0 in the final.
With 11 qualifiers, Luke Karam said he likes Bethlehem Catholic's chances to win the team title in Hershey, perhaps over Franklin Regional. The Golden Hawks fell to Franklin Regional in the semifinals of the PIAA team duals, where they placed third.
Asked whether that might compensate, however, Luke Karam smiled and said, "Not really."
Parkland's Omar Haddad (220) held his championship poster with a mix of pride and relief. It was Haddad's first and allowed him to join the family legacy atop the podium.
Four Haddad brothers (Tarik, Ziad, Nezar and Omar) have won a combined five Northeast Regional titles. Omar Haddad clinched his with a 3-2 victory over Liberty's Andrew Gunning. It was the same score as their District 11 final.
"I was the only brother without it," he said of the regional title. "Now, I've got one."
Southern Lehigh's Matt Mirth (170) and Stroudsburg's John Jakobsen (182) became two-time regional champs. Jakobsen, a Lehigh recruit, has won in back-to-back years. Mirth won a regional title as a sophomore. He placed fourth last year and didn't qualify for states.
"Hershey is just like every other tournament," Mirth said. "Maybe someone will be better, but I don't think I will lose to them."
Last year, Easton sent three wrestlers to states, though none won a bout. Two will return in Evan Fidelibus (132) and Jimmy Saylor (145), both of whom won district and regional titles. In addition, both reached the 100-win milestone this weekend (Saylor on Friday, Fidelibus on Saturday),
Saylor defeated Wallenpaupack's Chase Gallik 10-1 in the final, a bout that proved satisfying. He had lost to Gallik several years ago, saying that bout "didn't end very well."
Wrestlers, he said, remember the important wins and stinging losses.
"That one sure stuck in my head," Saylor said of the previous loss. "This win sure will, too."
TOP 10 TEAM SCORES: 1. Bethlehem Catholic 226; 2. Nazareth 121; 3. Liberty 93; 4. Freedom 89.5; 5. Parkland 88; 6. Northampton 69; 7. Scranton 67; 8. Easton 66; 9. Hazleton 51; 10. Wallenpaupack 47.
138: Stephen Maloney (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Dan Ritz (Crestwood) 4-2.
145: Jimmy Saylor (Easton) dec. Chase Gallick (Wallenpaupack) 10-1.
152: Kazim Bakhriyev (Scranton) dec. Mike Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic) 7-6.
160: Cody Cordes (Wyoming Valley West) pin Adam Soldridge (Bethlehem Catholic) 5:42.
170: Matt Mirth (Southern Lehigh) dec. Frank Guida (Parkland) 6-1.
182: John Jakobsen (Stroudsburg) dec. Jared Wehrmann (Wallenpaupack) 5-0.
195: Matt Wagner (Delaware Valley) dec. John Callahan (Freedom) 8-4.
220: Omar Haddad (Parkland) dec. Andrew Gunning (Liberty) 3-2.
285: Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Ryan Monk (Dallas) 5-2.
106: Tyson Klump (Nazareth) pin Luke Werner (Liberty) 3:20.
113: KJ Fenstermacher (Liberty) dec. Dan Moran (Northampton) 8-5.
120: Sammy Sasso (Nazareth) tech. fall Michael Scheetz (Northampton) 15-0 in 5:48.
126: Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Hazleton) 6-0.
132: Evan Fidelibus (Easton) by medical forfeit over Chad Haegele (Archbishop Wood).
138: Travis Stefanik (Nazareth) dec. Kyle Mallon (Father Judge) 6-5.
145: Cole Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) by medical forfeit over Adam Evans (Freedom).
152: Shane Jones (Stroudsburg) dec. Robert Endy (St. Joseph's) 5-2.
160: Ricky Frable (Southern Lehigh) dec. Dallas LaBar (Bangor) 5-2.
170: Niyaz Bakradze (Scranton) dec. Idris White (Father Judge) 7-3.
182: Derek Spachman (Hazleton) dec. Jayden Reyes (Dieruff) 5-0.
195: Thomas Alcaro (Emmaus) pin Brandon Blobe (Bethlehem Catholic) 3:41.
220: Jason Kocher (Northampton) dec. Jake Vaxmonsky (Pittston) 5-2.
285: Jeremy Candelario (Pocono Mt. East) dec. Kyle Gildner (Liberty) 3-2.
106: Sean Redington (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Stefhen Caple (West Scranton) 7-6.
113: Luke Carty (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Chris Lasecki (Hazleton) 13-2.
120: Jake Riegel (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. James Wright (Wyoming Valley West) 13-3.
126: Jacob Lizak (Parkland) dec. Travis Smith (Nazareth) 4-2.
132: Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Lucas Schaf (Emmaus) 3-1.
Sean Redington (106), Luke Carty (113), Jake Riegel (120), Luke Karam (126), Joey Gould (132), Stephen Maloney (138), Cole Karam (145), Mike Labriola (152), Adam Soldridge (160), Brandon Blobe (195), Andrew Dunn (285).
Luke Werner (106), KJ Fenstermacher (113), Andrew Gunning (220), Kyle Gildner (285).
Tyson Klump (106), Sammy Sasso (120), Travis Smith (126), Travis Stefanik (138).
Dan Moran (113), Michael Scheetz (120), Jason Kocher (220)
Jacob Lizak (126), Frank Guida (170), Omar Haddad (220)
Evan Fidelibus (132), Jimmy Saylor (145)
Lucas Schaf (132), Thomas Alcaro (195)
Adam Evans, John Callahan (195)
Ricky Frable (160), Matt Mirth (170)
Shane Jones (152), John Jakobsen (182)
Dallas LaBar (160)
Jayden Reyes (182)
Jeremy Candelario (285)
106: Luke Werner (Liberty) dec. Casin Corallo (Easton) 7-3; Tyson Klump (Nazareth) tech. fall Sean Redington (Bethlehem Catholic) 16-1 in 3:13.
113: Dan Moran (Northampton) dec. Dylan Brown (Freedom) 8-3; KJ Fenstermacher (Liberty) dec. Luke Carty (Bethlehem Catholic) 4-1.
120: Michael Scheetz (Northampton) dec. Sean Lyons (St. Joseph's) 5-2; Sammy Sasso (Nazareth) dec. Luke Gardner (Pottsville) 5-2.
126: Luke Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) vs. Travis Smith (Nazareth) 10-1; Jimmy Hoffman (Hazleton) dec. Jacob Lizak (Parkland) 3-2 OT.
132: Evan Fidelibus (Easton) dec. Joey Gould (Bethlehem Catholic) 6-1; Chad Haegele (Archbishop Wood) dec. Rui Evanitsky (Scranton) 4-2 OT.
138: Stephen Maloney (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. John Ritter (Liberty) 5-2; Dan Ritz (Crestwood) dec. Jacob Montes (Easton) 6-1.
145: Jimmy Saylor (Easton) dec. Adam Evans (Freedom) 5-0; Chase Gallik (Wallenpaupack) dec. Cole Karam (Bethlehem Catholic) 9-1.
152: Mike Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic) pin Shane Jones (Stroudsburg) 2:21; Kazim Bakhriyev (Scranton) dec. Robert Endy (St. Joseph's) 6-4 OT.
160: Cody Cordes (Wyoming Valley West) dec. Cole Franklin (Emmaus) 14-2; Adam Soldridge (Bethlehem Catholic) dec. Andrew Burgette (Scranton) 9-4.
170: Jake Young (Freedom) vs. Frank Guida (Parkland); Matt Mirth (Southern Lehigh) dec. Devon Krammes (Blue Mountain) 5-1.
182: John Jakobsen (Stroudsburg) dec. Derek Spachman (Hazleton) 5-0; Jared Wehrmann (Wallenpaupack) dec. Jayden Reyes (Dieruff) 18-5.
195: Matt Wagner (Delaware Valley) dec. Thomas Alcaro (Emmaus) 9-2; John Callahan (Freedom) pin Joey Gladish (Whitehall) 2:33.
220: Omar Haddad (Parkland) pin Josh Newhart (Freedom) 5:21; Andrew Gunning (Liberty) dec. Jason Kocher (Northampton) 1-0.
285: Andrew Dunn (Bethlehem Catholic) pin Kyle Gildner (Liberty) 2:47; Ryan Monk (Dallas) dec. Ahmad Curtis (Pleasant Valley) 6-2.


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I asked fellow bloggers to weigh in on best practices in nonprofit use of online video (the faintest outlines are just appearing as it's a whole new world) for this week's Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants. Here's my take, which I'll introduce by sharing a Greenpeace video that had a huge impact on me and explaining why it works:
- The imagery grabs me:
- It's so different from how we're used to seeing children — we've comfortable and familiar with seeing children in bright colors, playing happily. This child narrator is almost post-apocalyptic; frightening but 150% compelling.
- It's stark, monochromatic and exceedingly simple. I think it's yet another example of less is more.
- His narrative is startling; angry, grave, serious, graphic. I feel that as an adult, I owe it to him to listen, and to act.
- Blame is assigned to adults, like me. It makes me want to do better. The immediacy of being blamed makes me sit up and listen.
- It's short(1:43) but includes everything I need to know, including a call to action.
- Surprise is the strategy of success here. Just as I find that surprising my 4-year-old (let's say with a new strategy to get her to dress quickly for school) always works, we all respond to what's different. Here's a child demanding his rights, which he does deserve. Video offers an almost endless number of opportunities for surprise — in narrative, in background sound or music, in imagery.
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When Chetna Organic was established in 2004, it supported 234 cotton-farming families. Today it supports more than 15,279 cotton-farming families arranged into 13 co-operatives across more than 400 Indian villages.
Chetna Organic is located in Yavatmal – a region of India with a long tradition of cotton cultivation. Twenty percent of India's total cotton production comes from the state of Maharashtra – where Yavatmal is located.
While cotton is often referred to as 'white gold', it is not as lucrative for farming families as the name suggests. On the contrary, Indian cotton has become an expensive raw material, due to the high production costs associated with the use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers. Some of the pesticides contain chemicals that may impact fertility and affect pregnant women. For this reason, many women cannot work in the cotton fields.
Chetna's farmers produce organic certified cotton. This means that women can also work in the fields. Fairtrade recognises the additional burden of producing organic raw materials and therefore requires a higher Minimum Price for organic cotton.
Chetna Organic is supported by two organisations:
COFA is a not-for-profit farmer support organisation, engaged, among other things, in technical training, social improvement, capacity building and policy and advocacy work.
COAPCL is a commodity trading company established in 2009 that works on developing sustainable national and international market linkages for smallholder farmers' agricultural products.
The Fairtrade Premium is an additional sum of money which goes into a communal fund for workers and farmers to use – as they see fit – to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions.
One of Chetna's projects has been to invest some of their Premium into a revolving fund at the co-operative level. These funds are used to provide immediate part payments to farmers as a safety net to prevent them from being forced to sell when prices are low. The same project has seen the construction of warehouses so that cotton can be aggregated and stored in a safe manner (as opposed to inside farmers' homes where it presents a fire and hygiene risk) until the low season, when prices are higher.
One of the co-ops uses the revolving fund system to provide 'Seed Kits' with non-GM seeds to each farmer at the beginning of each season. Costs are recuperated at the end of the season, once the cotton has been sold.
Other projects include the construction of bio-fertiliser units, a nursery, a dhal mill and the purchase of agricultural equipment.
Siddharth Tripathy, Press Secretary of Chetna Organic Farmers Association says, 'for me, Fairtrade is the balance between ethics and the environment. The disadvantaged co-operatives benefit socially, economically and ecologically from Fairtrade. The system encourages them to participate democratically in all decisions of the co-operative.'
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"Star Wars" prequels get back-to-back 3D rerelease dates
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If you've been desperate to know when "Star Wars: Episode II" and "Episode III" would be getting their 3D rereleases, we've got some great news for you. During this past weekend at the Star Wars Celebration VI, it was announced that the last two prequel films would be returning to the big screen in back-to-back releases next year.
The release dates were confirmed on the "Star Wars" Facebook page. "Attack of the Clones" will hit theaters on September 20, 2013 and "Revenge of the Sith" is due out on October 11, 2013.
It's an interesting move for LucasFilm to make, and we can only see one reason for it: the original trilogy is being post-converted to 3D as well. "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace" hit theaters earlier this year and made around $44 million, which is a decent pull for a 3D movie that came out more than a decade ago. We can expect the next two prequel films to do the same if not better, and then we're free to have "A New Hope," "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" in theaters between 2014 and 2016.
Honestly, the sooner we can move past the new trilogy the better. It's not a secret that the prequels are a bit divisive, and "Phantom Menace" didn't look that great in 3D. Hopefully George Lucas is taking a page out of James Cameron's book and is lovingly converting the original "Star Wars" trilogy into 3D so it doesn't have the same problems "Phantom Menace" did. Then we can all anxiously await the likely 3D Blu-ray "Star Wars" boxed set that will likely be announced after these movies hit theaters.
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Conflicts, Frustrations, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Habits (Consultation is strictly by prior appointments only)
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By Kevin Koczwara
I know I have been away for a long time and I am sorry for that. I was busy, very busy, with a job I had in the month of December. But, I am back and ready to go. So let's start this column off with predictions for Group F.
Group F is a tough group with 2 defensive and strong-minded teams, one virtual unknown and a squad that won their group in European qualifying to many people's surprise.They could very well surprise a lot of people again. This group has one virtual no-brainer pick in Italy to move through, and a battle to the death ensue for the second spot.
Group F
Italy – Italy win the Cup in 2006, and their aged and experienced squad look to make it two in a row. The squad will bolster a tough defense and opportunistic attacking players. The well disciplined and organized squad will play the tough brand of soccer they know best– they will control play, and systematically break down their opponents. They are going to make it out of this group because Totti is saying he would like to return from international team retirement, Luca Toni will be getting first team football alongside Totti at Roma (after a move from Bayern Munich) and the two should work as a well oiled machine. And they have a few young guns on their bench that can spark the attack to life (look at Giuseppe Rossi). And they still have a stalwart defense with Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Grosso and Chiellin. They also have the best goaltender in all the World Cup in Buffon–he was stellar in 2006 and I expect nothing less of him.
Paraguay – They tied for second in South American qualifying. They have a strong squad with a lot of players that play in South America or Mexico's first divisions. They can score plenty of goals and their goalkeeper, Justo Villar, was impressive in friendly matches and qualifying. Villar was stingy and helped solidify a strong defense. And if Roque Santa Cruz can get healthy and more regular playing time at Manchester City (or maybe get a move to somewhere where he will) then Paraguay should give any team in this group a tough time.
New Zealand – The "All Whites" qualified through Oceania and had an easy path. They had to beat a few rivals then the 5th seeded team from Asia. Now they have something to prove at the World Cup–that they aren't to be overlooked and forgotten. The teams only other time in the World Cup Finals was in 1982 when they lost all three of their games handily. Now they have a new team that will run behind Shane Smeltz and his goal scoring prowess. Too bad they didn't get put into group A where they could have pulled out a win or two, but in this group they have to hope that one of these teams slips or falls asleep for them to win. Should be another quick exit like 1982 for the "All Whites."
Slovakia- One of my favorite teams in this World Cup Final. Slovakia has a mean look– Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik look like they just got out of jail– and they play with a gritty style of play. They are also young and talented. What will determine their path through qualification will be how well Marek Hamsik plays in the midfield and the build-up. It will also depend on how well the defense plays (10 goals conceded in 10 qualifying games) because this squad has no shortage of goal scoring ability– they scored 22 goals in 10 games, a great strike rate. I think this squad can make it through the tournament on depth and skill and will finish second in this group behind Italy.
Don't miss the other 5 parts to this Group by Group breakdown of the World Cup : Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Kevin Koczwara can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @kkoczwara. You can follow The Soccer Guys on Twitter @TheSoccerGuys.


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After months spent fixing the 'last round of feedback', tweaking the animation 'just a bit', listening to people say 'Next week pakka live', and almost losing hope of ever seeing it shine, we finally released it a couple of weeks ago.
Ladies and gents, it's 'ShineShah', the conqueror of evil, the vanquisher of darkness, it's … the sh*t.
Do have a look for the sake of the 3 million man-hours put into it, if nothing else.
We're planning to hold off the promotion for the time being to see how far we can go without it, and tweak it further based on the responses we get.
You see, after so many long nights spent staring at the bloody thing, we've kinda lost the perspective here.
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I am very proud to announce that Elkanah House has produced 396 Microsoft Office Specialists to date. We have 161 Word Specialists, 234 PowerPoint Specialists and 1 Excel Specialist.
Congratulations to students who achieved Certifications during the recent examination period, and to those students who were extremely motivated and wrote before the official exam slot. I would also like to congratulate those students who attended tutorials, took the Certification seriously and who never gave up! The number of students who gave up their time, in addition to the hectic homework load, on a Saturday to attend tutorials and write exams really made me extremely proud.
The MOS exam is by no means an easy pass for the children. One really needs to be able to tap full features and functionality of the Microsoft® Office 2010 suite. It is also a benefit if the child has a good command of the English language and be able to complete the exam in 50 minutes, both of which is addressed throughout the training process. A passing score of 700 out of 1000 is required to achieve and gain certification in one of the Specialist programs. The average exam score for our students overall is 82%.
Students receive training during one academic lesson per week. The required programs for certification at Elkanah House are Word 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Excel 2010 and a choice between Outlook 2010 and Access 2010. Some students prefer to attain certification in both the latter.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) 2010 is a valuable credential that recognizes the desktop computing skills needed to use the full features and functionality of the Microsoft® Office 2010 suite. MOS 2010 promotes academic preparedness and workforce readiness for the student. The need for Microsoft Office skills is increasing dramatically as more and more academic institutions and businesses are embracing newer technologies. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification will enable students to advance academically and start their careers with proven Office 2010 skills.
Elkanah House is a Certiport authorized testing centre.
Shaun Nothard achieved over 90% for Word and PowerPoint Specialist exams and over 88% for the Excel Specialist exam – Shaun, a Grade 9 student, is the highest achiever of the number of exams thus far! Congratulations, Shaun.
A big "way to go" to Emma King, also a Grade 9 student, who scored 1000 out of 1000 for the Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2010!
At our Celebration Evening, the students with the highest percentage attained for a MOS exam per Grade were:
Grade 8: Aimee Bester and Raeesa Ismail
Grade 9: Emma King
Grade 10: Kristen Kutzer
Grade 11: Julia Breakey
As I was not able to hand out Achievement through Perseverance Awards at the evening, the following students deserve acknowledgement:
Catherine Bern – Grade 8
Kayleigh Hiscock – Grade 8
Dana Bartholomew – Grade 8
Emma Wolff – Grade 10
Natasha Ardé – Grade 11
We are hoping to enter the World Wide MOS Competition early next year and look forward to many more achievements over the next year!
MOS Certification is definitely the certification of choice having been exposed to other certifications on the market, the Microsoft Office Specialist product comes out tops in terms of course content, outcome and program exposure to students, administration, testing, professionalism, support, and a high [yet attainable through hard work and dedication] standard and being recognised as the end user certification of choice world wide.
For more information about the Microsoft Office Specialist Certification, please contact me via firstname.lastname@example.com
Happy Computing!
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Wine Smarts Classes
Wine Class will be held at our favorite, the Food Studio. We will be able to spread out and have plenty of room for demonstrations and tasting. Our plan is to have about 90 minutes of class followed by 30-40 minutes of 'lab' where we taste wines that show off the salient points of the day's lesson. We will have some meats and cheeses there to snack on and bread to cleanse the palate as needed. Don't come hungry!
The next session will be Monday, May 13th from 6:30 - 8:30pm. Subsequent sessions will be held on the next 4 weeks on Monday evenings.
This session's agenda will help you identify the major red and white grape varietals, their characteristics, and the wine regions that produce the best expressions. This class will cover botany, geology, geography, chemistry, history, folk lore, and the arts in a wide ranging overview of the core of wine culture. All that 'book learnin' will be followed by a lab session where we identify and compare grapes using wine evaluation methods that will last a lifetime.
The cost for each session is $49 - this includes the study materials, cheese/meat and bread boards, and wines for the lab. You can sign up on-line, by calling us at (406) 586 - 8828 or send an email to [email protected]
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SN 0 | EP 405 | Part Time Lover
Eddie discovers his new girlfriend's infidelity; Lily and Jimmy find a love interest for their grandfather on the Internet.
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Having started procreating at a young age, Claudia and Sean aren't sure they're ready for parenthood - even after having three kids. This series tells the story of kids - as well as the adults - growing up.
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Special Mission
Special Mission Ships - 27
(as of Sept. 30, 2001)
Oceanographic Survey - 7
USNS Bowditch (T-AGS 62)
USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64)
USNS Henson (T-AGS 63)
USNS Littlehales (T-AGS 52)
USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS 51)
USNS Pathfinder (T-AGS 60)
USNS Sumner (T-AGS 61)
Ocean Surveillance – 8
USNS Able (T-AGOS 20)
USNS Assertive (T-AGOS 9)
USNS Bold (T-AGOS 12)
MV Cory Chouest (NHN)
USNS Effective (T-AGOS 21)
USNS Loyal (T-AGOS 22)
USNS Prevail (T-AGOS 8)
USNS Victorious (T-AGOS 19)
Counter-Drug Operations - 3
USNS Capable (T-AGOS 16)
USNS Indomitable (T-AGOS 7)
USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS 1)
Missile Range Instrumentation - 2
USNS Invincible (T-AGM 24)
USNS Observation Island (T-AGM 23)
Submarine Support - 4
MV Carolyn Chouest (NHN)
MV Dolores Chouest (NHN)
MV C Commando (NHN)
MV Kellie Chouest (NHN)
Acoustic, navigation and
missile test support - 2
USNS Hayes (T-AG 195)
USNS Waters (T-AGS 45)
Cable-laying/repair - 1
USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7)
SC's Special Mission Program ships provide diverse support to the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies.
Oceanographic Survey
Five oceanographic survey ships – USNS Pathfinder, USNS Sumner, USNS Bowditch, USNS Henson and USNS Bruce C. Heezen – studied the world's oceans using multi-beam, wide-angle, precision hydrographic sonar systems to collect bathymetric data. A sixth ship, USNS Kane, completed her almost 34 years of MSC service March 14 and was turned over to the Turkish navy and redesignated TCG Candarli.
Two coastal survey ships, USNS John McDonnell and USNS Littlehales, surveyed the sea bottom and collected data in the littoral area along coastlines.
A new oceanographic survey ship, USNS Mary Sears, was under construction as of Sept. 30, 2001.
Ocean Surveillance
Seven government-owned ships and one chartered vessel supported the Navy's undersea surveillance needs in FY 2001. USNS Prevail, USNS Assertive, USNS Bold, USNS Loyal, USNS Victorious, USNS Able, USNS Effective and MV Cory Chouest worked directly with units from the Navy's numbered fleets. MV Cory Chouest, a privately owned and MSC-chartered ship, also continued to test a new sonar system. This new system will be installed on a new MSC surveillance vessel, USNS Impeccable, to provide both active and passive sonar capabilities. Impeccable was under construction as of Sept. 30, 2001.
Counter-Drug Operations
USNS Stalwart, USNS Indomitable and USNS Capable, three modified ocean surveillance ships, supported U.S. counter-drug efforts in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. They were under the tactical control of the Joint Interagency Task Force East.
Designed to remain at sea for long periods, the unique mission of the ships involved monitoring and detecting illegal drug traffic in coordination with other federal agencies and law enforcement assets.
USNS Persistent and USNS Vindicator, former ocean surveillance ships, supported U.S. Coast Guard counter-drug missions until funding for the program was exhausted. These ships embarked Coast Guard law enforcement personnel who used high-speed chase boats to apprehend drug traffickers. USNS Persistent conducted missions until March 2001 and USNS Vindicator operated until April 2001. Both ships were then transferred to the Coast Guard.
Missile Range Instrumentation
USNS Observation Island is the oldest ship in MSC service, with almost 48 years of service, and the second oldest operational ship in the Navy – USS Constitution is oldest. Observation Island tracks missiles and test launches and compiles telemetry data, as well as monitoring compliance with the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. The ship also supports the U.S. Air Force's Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
USNS Invincible, another former ocean surveillance ship, performed as a seaborne platform for a U.S. Air Force radar system that collects telemetry data on theater ballistic missiles.
Submarine Support
Four chartered ships provided deep submergence support, salvage support, submarine escort/rescue assistance and support for the Navy's advanced swimmer delivery system. MV Carolyn Chouest and MV Dolores Chouest operated on the Atlantic coast, MV Kellie Chouest operated on the West coast, and MV C Commando operated out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
C Commando also provided surface support for special warfare exercises, submarine sea trials/deep dives, mine recovery operations and unmanned vehicle operations and mother ship support for submarine rescue chamber operations. C Commando helped locate Japanese vessel FV Ehime Maru after its collision with a U.S. submarine by using the remotely controlled vehicle Scorpio and a side-scanning sonar.
MV Kellie Chouest operates off the Pacific coast. She is a chartered U.S.-flagged ship capable of launching and recovering deep submergence rescue vehicles.
Acoustic, navigation and missile test support
Acoustic research ship USNS Hayes conducted sound-measuring surveys in support of the submarine noise-reduction program. In FY 2001, Hayes supported several missions involving the new Seawolf-class submarine.
USNS Waters supported submarine navigation system testing for the Strategic Systems Program and served as the launch area support ship for ballistic missile flight tests.
Cable laying/repair
USNS Zeus, the Navy's only dedicated cable ship, operated worldwide in FY 2001, laying, repairing and burying submarine cables.


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Year: 2010
Run-Time: 13 x 25 min.
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7 Wonders
7 Wunder
Big and small miracles, spectacular as well as hidden sensations all feature in the popular science magazine for children "7 Wonders", created and hosted by Thomas Brezina. He and Nelson, his pilot, are travelling the world in their flying Wonder Express «Crazy Lola» to present seven wonders per show - be it the Dead Sea (where Thomas likes to read a newspaper whilst swimming), the language of dolphins, historical sensations that still astound us today or «do it yourself wonders» that show children how they too can create something amazing. There are things to marvel at, not only far away, but right around the corner.
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Getting dressed in the cold months of winter can prove quite challenging as we end up covered in way too many layers, hiding our creativity behind thick scarves and massive jackets. So, there's nothing like a good coat and some pretty accessories to save the day! Also, thick tights (and not taking too long walks) will let you get away with those cute, short skirts you've been wearing all fall. I actually quite like how this turned out, but I'm still on the hunt for more winter style tricks. Will surely share them, so stay tuned!
I was wearing: coat, top, hat and boots – Zara; skirt – Stradivarius.