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Silver to Yahoo: Yes on players' social commentary, no on uniforms
"I respect Derrick Rose and all of our players for voicing their personal views on important issues, but my preference would be for players to abide by our on-court attire rules," Silver told Yahoo Sports in an email on Monday night.
Silver was courtside at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and witnessed Cleveland Cavaliers stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving wearing the T-shirts in response to a New York grand jury failing to bring charges against a police officer in the death of Eric Garner. The arrest of Garner, an African-American man, was caught on tape as the officer placed him in a chokehold despite repeated pleas of "I can't breathe," heard on tape.
Rose wore the "I Can't Breathe," shirt in warmups of the Bulls game on Sunday in Chicago.
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NBA: NBA Playoffs Friday Triple-play
The Boston Celtics looked like a bunch of old geezers the latter part of the schedule, but have found playoff basketball the perfect tonic for what ailed them. San Antonio is elderly at certain positions and too small to match up with Dallas, yet they return home 1-1. The Utah team bus can officially use their handicap sticker for parking with all their injuries, yet they could go up in the series over Denver with a win tonight. That is the backdrop for all three games tonight on the NBA playoff schedule. Let's take a closer look at each before heading over to the LIVE ODDS page on Sportsbook.com and hitting the confirm button on our wagers.
Boston at Miami 7:00E ESPN
The Heat were a popular wager twice in Boston and they came up short both times as the Celtics went back to what they do best, play defense and take good shots. Playoff basketball can do that for team, the daily grind of the regular season is replaced by focusing on the strengths and weakness of just one foe, creating a singular mindset.
Boston is 13-1 and 10-4 ATS against Miami in just over three seasons of playing the Heat. This provides a certain comfort level not easily achieved, even performing on the postseason road.
"We're figuring their backs are against the wall and they're thinking that if they don't get Game 3 then this is pretty much over," Kevin Garnett said. "I know that's what I would be thinking so we're going to have to be ready for that." Garnett's team is 19-7 ATS off a home blowout win by 20 points or more.
Miami is 7-23 ATS at home after playing consecutive road games yet is not showing panic outwardly. "Minor adjustments, of course, but energy, effort, mental, things like that. Those are the things we've been so good at so far this year," Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. "We've got to get back to that."
Sportsbook.com has Boston catching four points, with total of 182 and they are 22-11 ATS as visitors when the total is between 180 and 189.5 points over the last two seasons. The C's are 10-2 UNDER off a home win by 10 points or more this year. The Heat will attempt to get off the canvas and are 28-13 ATS after allowing 105 points or more, coupled with 9-0 OVER mark off an embarrassing road loss scoring less than 80 points.
Dallas at San Antonio 9:30E ESPN
Tim Duncan, he of the aching knees, having lost a step of quickness, is masquerading as the player he was 10 years ago, averaging 26 points and 12.5 rebounds against Dallas. The Duncan drop-step is back and the lack of quickness has been replaced with smarter positioning to release shots faster before opponent can gather itself.
"For two or three weeks there toward the end of the season, I was starting to wear down a little bit," Duncan stated. Off the 102-88 thumping, the Spurs are 10-3-1 ATS after breaking the century mark in points.
The Mavericks have looked a little too dependent on offense from Dirk Nowitzki thus far in the series, benefitting from his near perfect 36-point performance in Game 1 and sagging noticeably when he was 9-24 from the field, totaling up 24 points Wednesday night.
Dallas is 14-3 ATS in road games off an upset loss as a favorite and needs production in the paint from their centers. In the opener Erick Dampier and Brandon Heywood totaled 15 points, in Game 2, a meaningless two points.
The Spurs are 3.5-point pick at the AT&T Center where they have covered seven of previous nine. Dallas is spirited 26-15 ATS on the road and 13-3 UNDER revenging a home loss.
Denver at Utah 10:30E ESPN2
If the shoulders of Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer look a little bigger, it's for good reason; they are forced to carry the load for Utah. Williams had 33 points and 14 assists in 114-111 upset in Denver and Boozer added 20 points and 15 rebounds as the injury-riddled Jazz tied the series.
"D-Will and Booze, they had their way," said Nuggets point guard Chauncey Billups noted after the contest.
The action moves to Salt Lake City were the Jazz are 32-9 and 26-13-2 ATS, winning by 9.5 points per game. That places the onus on Denver and they are 29-12 ATS after consecutive tilts as a home favorite over the last two seasons.
"We missed some easy shots, some lay-ups and we kind of felt it at the end. But we know what we have to do. We'll get one over there. It's playoff basketball." Johan Petro said.
Denver will have turn up defensive intensity, since it has been on low wattage, with Utah shooting 54.7 and 52.9 percent in initial two contests of the first round. It will be up to interim coach Adrian Dantley to convince his players to work as harder on the other end of the floor and they are 13-3 ATS after allowing 105 points or more three straight games.
The Jazz are a 2.5-point pick before what should be a roaring crowd and Utah is 8-1 ATS after two straight as an underdog this season. With the way this series is being played the listed total of 215.5 seems like forgone conclusion, however the Nuggets are is 8-0 UNDER away from home after a combined score of 215 points or more in two straight skirmishes and coach Jerry Sloan's club is 15-4 UNDER in home whites after scoring 110 points or more.


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The term "coin laundry" is defined as 'commercial grade, self-service laundry equipment placed into service in a retail space.' Coin laundries generally occupy the retail space on long-term leases (10-25 years), and generate steady cash flow over the life of the lease. Coin laundries are unique small businesses in that they have no inventory or receivables, and no traditional employees. A minority of coin laundries employ attendants.
Coin laundries range in market value from $50,000 to $1,000,000, and can generate cash flow between $15,000 and $200,000 per year. Business hours typically run from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The stores usually occupy 1,000 to 4,000 square feet of retail space. New coin laundries are valued based on actual construction and equipment costs; while existing coin laundries are valued based primarily on revenues. Coin laundries are perfect examples of passive-income generators. Coin laundries are also referred to as "coin-op laundries", "coin-operated laundries", or "laundromats".
Coin laundries are one part of the self-service laundry business; the industry is actually comprised of two distinct segments. The first is coin-op laundries, and the second is represented by coin-operated machines located in apartment housing. This "apartment" segment of the business is referred to as the "multi-housing laundry business" or the "coin route business". These two segments frequently overlap; in more mature markets, the self-service laundry business is estimated to be evenly split between the two. The self-service laundry market consists of an estimated primary customer base of 89 million people living in rental housing, as of the 1990 U.S. Census. The secondary customer base consists of the non-rental population, which uses coin laundries only occasionally.
The coin laundry industry is approximately 50 years old, and is primarily composed of individual owner/operators. No significant franchises are in operation at this time. Currently, there are around 35,000 coin laundries in the United States, generating several billion dollars in gross revenue annually.
Clean clothes, like food and shelter, are considered a necessity of life-and coin laundries provide a basic health service for millions of Americans. While coin-ops are found in virtually all neighborhoods across the country, stores seem to perform exceptionally well in predominantly renter-occupied, densely populated areas. These areas are increasing in number with each year throughout the country. The intense population growth, coupled with the expansion of rental housing, has increased the customer base for coin laundries.
Coin laundries thrive in periods of both growth and recession. During periods of recession, when home ownership decreases, the self-service laundry market expands as more people are unable to afford to repair, replace, or purchase new washers and dryers, or as they move to apartment housing with inadequate or nonexistent laundry facilities. The market size grows proportionately to the increase in population. Revenues of a coin laundry rarely vary from month to month. The public will always need this basic health service...people always need to wash clothes!
Industry growth is based on the demographics of population density, population mix and population income. The more concentrated the population, the greater the need for quality coin laundry facilities. National and regional demographics indicate renters, the primary users of coin laundries, are the fastest-growing segment in the nation. As of the 1990 U.S. Census, 35.8% of the nation's 94.6 million households were renter occupied, up from 34% in 1980.
The number of coin laundry stores built over the past 40 years has grown steadily as the population has increased and shifted to more concentrated areas. The end result has been a mature, stabilized industry with predictable rates of turnover and values of existing coin laundries; development of new "turnkey" facilities; and, equipment expansion and replacement.
The net earnings before debt service, after adjustments for depreciation, and any other non-standard items-including owner salary, or payroll costs in services.
The terms and conditions of the real estate interest (lease), particularly length; frequency and amount of increases; expense provisions; and overall ratio of rent-to-gross income.
The age, condition and utilization of the equipment, and leasehold improvements; the physical attributes of the real property in which the coin laundry is located, particularly entrances/exits, street visibility and parking.
Existing conditions, including vend price structure in the local marketplace.
The demographic profile in the general area or region.
Replacement cost and land usage issues.
This schedule will vary upon usage, sales volume and maintenance. "Useful life" may differ for accounting or tax purposes.
Coin laundry operations consist of three basic areas: janitorial, maintenance and the handling of money (which consists of collections and loading coin changers). Bookkeeping, administration and banking are typically off-site management areas.
1) Income; consisting of wash and dry; and 2) Other income, which would include vending, dry cleaning and/or wash-dry-fold service.
1) Accounting; 2) Advertising; 3) Insurance; 4) Legal costs; 5) Licenses; 6) Maintenance (includes parts and labor); 7) Payroll (usually limited to onsite work -- i.e., janitorial or employees); 8) Personal property tax; 9) Rent; 10) Common Area Maintenance charges ("CAM"), also known as "Net" charges including: real estate taxes, maintenance, insurance and other charges; 11) Utilities (gas, water, electric and sewer); 12) Vending expenses; and 13) Miscellaneous costs (including: wholesale dry-cleaning costs, fluff-n-fold supplies and labor).
The percentage for each category will vary from store to store and region to region. Interest charges, depreciation and other non-standard items, such as owner salary, generally appear on tax returns, but are excluded from the standard profit and loss statement for purposes of valuation and determination of cash flow. Sales volume and/or individual store performance vary based on a number of factors. These factors may include: demographics; overall services offered; design and general condition; equipment selection, condition and vend prices; hours of operation; exposure of the building; parking; and competition. National surveys, conducted by the Coin Laundry Association, indicate a wide range of performance for individual stores and types of equipment. The industry terminology for individual equipment performance is "cycles per day", or "turns per day (TPD)". These designations refer to the number of times per day, on average, each machine is used. While this statistic varies widely, based on many factors, including those indicated above, the range for washing machines is generally from 3 TPD to as high as 8 TPD or more. The primary factors affecting TPD include: population demographics, such as density and percentage of renters; capacity and quantity of the washers; the vend prices charged; and the prevailing market vend prices.
Dryer income can vary greatly due to: total wash poundage generated; overall vend prices of both washers and dryers; heating efficiency of dryers; total number of dryers in relation to washers; and dryer size and capacity. Dryer income is usually expressed as a percentage of overall income. Generally, dryer income varies between twenty-five and fifty percent of total washer and dryer income. Income and expense percentages may vary significantly for stores offering additional services, such as dry cleaning and fluff-n-fold.
Today's coin laundry industry is a strong and vibrant one. Even more appealing is the fact that this dependable public service industry continues to grow and thrive. The demographic trends toward an even greater "apartment dwelling" segment of the population predict continued prosperity.
The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) used statistics, surveys and other sources to provide the information contained in this overview of the coin laundry industry. While the information has been given to CLA by business owners and other sources that appear reliable, CLA in no way, expressed or implied, guarantees the accuracy or validity of the information provided herein.
Prospective parties interested in the industry are advised to consult the appropriate professionals and experts before making any major decisions. The Coin Laundry Association, the only national trade association for the coin laundry industry, is the best place to begin your journey into the business. CLA offers a number of educational, promotional and cost-saving programs for coin laundry operators. For additional information on the industry and CLA membership, please call CLA today at (630) 963-5547.
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The Mother Hips Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary with Limited-Edition Vinyl Reissues
BLUE ROSE marks The Mother Hips' remarkable endurance with a yearlong celebration on vinyl!
Halloween Cruise-In Concert featuring The Mother Hips
Mr. Hat Presents a very special Halloween Cruise-In Concert featuring two rockin' sets from The Mother Hips at the Solano County Fairgrounds, with The Mad Alchemy Liquid Lightshow.
Sweetwater Music Hall Presents The Mother Hips for Two-Night Halloween Run
Sweetwater Music Hall
The Bay Area's own legendary rock band The Mother Hips return with their special annual autumn treat for North Bay audiences with a two-night Halloween run at Sweetwater Music Hall featuring a full-band acoustic show on Wednesday, October 30 and Rock 'n Roll Halloween Bash on Thursday, October 31, 2019.
Petaluma Music Festival 2019 | Review
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The 12th incarnation of the Petaluma Music Festival, proceeds of which are allocated to local public school's music programs, packed a potent punch on August 3. This year's all-Bay-Area-band fest's pleasing musical patchwork, which fueled lively dancing, swaying and foot-tapping, was led by prominent rock 'n' jam bands ALO, David Nelson Band, The Mother Hips, Hot Buttered Rum, Blame Sally, New Monsoon, and Royal Jelly Live.
The Mother Hips Founder, Tim Bluhm, drops new single "The Only Solution"
Tim Bluhm
Today, Mother Hips frontman, Tim Bluhm releases a new single "The Only Solution," recorded in Northern California with producer Dave Schools (Widespread Panic's founding member/bassist). Earlier this year, Tim released a Top 50 Americana album entitled Sorta Surviving where he embraces a second chance and a new appreciation for life after a dangerous speed flying (a more intense version of paragliding) accident.
The McCrary Sisters and The Mother Hips Added to Lineup for 6th Annual Blue Rose Music Benefit
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Blue Rose Music is proud to announce that The McCrary Sisters and The Mother Hips (Tim Bluhm & Greg Loiacono) have been added to the lineup for the 6th annual Blue Rose Benefit. Taking place on June 8th at San Francisco's legendary venue, The Fillmore, the Blue Rose Benefit will once again raise money for the Blue Rose Foundation with 100% of ticket sales going towards funding pre-school scholarships for financially disadvantaged children in the Bay Area.
Greg Loiacono Releases New Single, "Close Your Eyes (We'll Be There Soon)"
Greg Loiacono
Longtime Mother Hips guitar slinger, vocalist, and songwriter Greg Loiacono, in partnership with Blue Rose Music, is excited to announce the release of his new single, "Close Your Eyes (We'll Be There Soon)"—the second in a series of releases for 2019.
Tim Bluhm Releases Acclaimed Album "Sorta Surviving"
Today, Tim Bluhm releases his new full-length solo album Sorta Surviving via Blue Rose Music. Known as the frontman for praised rock outfit The Mother Hips, Sorta Surviving is a testament to Bluhm's versatility as an artist and honed skill as a songwriter. Recorded while coping with a recent divorce and during recovery from a nearly-fatal paragliding crash, the album finds Bluhm at a unique place – grateful, appreciative for his life, and more determined than ever.
12th Annual Petaluma Music Festival Announces Lineup
This marks the 12th year for what has become one of the most highly regarded festivals on the West Coast. The Petaluma Music Festival will take place on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds & Event Center in Petaluma.
Grateful Web Interview with Tim Bluhm
Singer-songwriter Tim Bluhm himself affirms below in this new interview with Grateful Web: "I never come up short when it comes to songs." And It'd be really hard to discredit the man. The California-bred musician has been touring professionally for the better part of thirty years, many of those as the frontman for the legendary Mother Hips, but also during that time as a prolific individual artist, putting his unique mark on modern country.
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by Mark OC
If you're a regular reader you'll know I'm not a big fan of Oscar movies, not at all and so it was with some trepidation that I watched this movie.
By the end, actually before then, I felt justified. This is a god awful movie. The only thing I can say that is positive about this movie is the performance of Elizabeth Olsen, though to single her out doesn't really do the rest of the actors and actresses justice, most put in a good performance.
The problem with this movie is, well were do I begin. The dialogue is clunky, the story is virtually non-existent, characterisation is virtually non-existent, back-story IS non-existent as is the ending, seriously, don't give me this crap about 'you need to think about the ending for yourself'! F**k off! It's a complete and total cop-out, nothing more, nothing less, couldn't think of ending? Why bother writing the script then?
The story, what there is, revolves around Martha (Olsen) who, for reasons unknown, enters what has to be the worst cult ever and the most dull.
She meanders around it for a while, as does the film, and then escapes. Well I say escapes, she leaves, is found by one of the members of the cult who for completely unknown reasons decides to let her leave instead of dragging her back to the cult.
She winds up with her estranged sister Lucy (Sarah Polsen) and husband Ted (Hugh Dancy) who don't really ask her where she's been for the last two years, just continuously ask her why she's so odd, and shout at her a lot.
Apparently Martha is 'acting odd' when she's with her sister, though not really. Other than entering the bedroom when her sister and husband are having sex (Rain Man style) she doesn't really do anything odd. And even if she was doing stuff odd, you are just left wondering why her sister and her husband don't do anything about it.
I'm glad Elizabeth Olsen is getting some respect for her performance as it is good, particularly when the rest of the movie is so bad, but John Hawkes as the leader of the cult is also good, for the seemingly small part he has.
In a nutshell, if you like films that do nothing much, have very little story or characterisation then this is the movie for you!
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Семјон Константинович Тимошенко (; Фруманка, 18. фебруар 1895 — Москва, 31. март 1970) је био совјетски војни командант, и високи официр Црвене армије почетком инвазије нацистичке Немачке на Совјетски Савез, 1941.

Тимошенко је рођен у сељачкој породици код Фруманке, у близини Одесе у јужној Украјини. 1915. је регрутован у војску Руске Империје, и служио је у коњици на западном фронту. Када је избила Руска револуција 1917, сврстао се са револуционарима, ступивши у Црвену армију 1918, а у Бољшевичку партију 1919.

Током Руског грађанског рата, Тимошенко се борио на разним фронтовима. Упознао се и спријатељио са Стаљином, и ово је довело до његовог брзог успона након што је Стаљин стекао контролу над Комунистичком партијом крајем 1920-их. Током 1920. и 1921, Тимошенко је служио под Семјоном Буђонијем у 1. коњичкој армији; он, Буђони и Климент Ворошилов су постали језгро "Клике из Коњичке армије", која ће под Стаљиновим патронатом доминирати Црвеном армијом дуго година.

До краја Грађанског, и Пољско-совјетског рата, Тимошенко је постао командант коњице Црвене армије. Затим је, под Стаљином, постао командант Црвене армије у Белорусији (1933); у Кијеву (1935); у северном Кавказу а затим Харкову (1937); и поново у Кијеву (1938). 1939, му је дата команда над целим регионом западне границе, предводио је Украјински фронт током совјетске окупације источне Пољске. Такође је постао члан централног комитета Комунистичке партије. Као веран пријатељ, Тимошенко је преживео Стаљинову Велику чистку.

Јануара 1940, Тимошенко је преузео команду над совјетским армијама које су се бориле у Финској током Зимског рата. Рат је почео новембра претходне године, команду је очајно водио Климент Ворошилов. Под Тимошенковим вођством, Совјети су успели да се пробију кроз финску Манерхајм линију на Карелијском земљоузу што је Финску приморало да прихвати мир у марту. Тимошенкова репутација је порасла, и постао је народни комесар за одбрану, и Маршал Совјетског Савеза у мају.

Тимошенко је био способан, иако традиционалистички војни командант, који је упркос томе видео хитну потребу за модернизацијом Црвене армије. Надвладавши опозицију других, још конзервативнијих официра, започео је механизацију Црвене армије, и производњу више тенкова. Такође је поново увео традиционалну оштру дисциплину царске руске војске.

Када су Немци извршили инвазију на Совјетски Савез, јуна 1941, Стаљин је преузео позицију комесара за одбрану, и послао је Тимошенка на Централни фронт, да спроведе борбено повлачење од границе ка Смоленску. Претрпљени су огромни губици, али је Тимошенко успео да сачува доста војника за одбрану Москве. У септембру је пребачен у Украјину, где је Црвена армија претрпела губитке који су износили 1,5 милион, у обручу код Умана и Кијева. Овде је Тимошенко успео да стабилизује фронт.

У мају 1942, Тимошенко је, са 640.000 војника, организовао противофанзиву код Харкова. Након почетних совјетских успеха, Немци су узвратили ударац, зауставивши офанзиву. Иако су Тимошенкове акције успориле немачко напредовање ка Стаљинграду, морао је да прихвати одговорност за неуспех у одбацивању немачких снага.

Успех генерала Георгија Жукова у одбрани Москве децембра 1941. је убедио Стаљина да је Жуков бољи командант од Тимошенка. Стаљин је уклонио Тимошенка са команде на фронту, дајући му улоге општег команданта стаљинградског (јун 1942), затим северозападног (октобар 1942)фронта

Након рата, Тимошенко је поново постављен за команданта Бјелоруског (март 1946), затим  јужноуралског (јун 1946); и поново Белоруског војног округа (март 1949). 1960, је постављен за генералног инспектора министарства одбране, што је била више почасна дужност. Од 1961. је председавао Државним комитетом за ратне ветеране. Умро је у Москви 1970.

Тимошенко је двапут добио орден Хероја Совјетског Савеза, марта 1940. и 1965. године. За заслуге током Другог светског рата одликован је, 4. јуна 1945. године Орденом Победе.

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Рођени 1895.
Умрли 1970.
Хероји Совјетског Савеза
Маршали Совјетског Савеза
Совјетске војсковође Другог светског рата
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities arrested three academics on charges of "terrorist propaganda" on Tuesday after they publicly read out a declaration reiterating a call to end security operations in the mainly Kurdish southeast.
Police also detained a British national at the courthouse that ordered the arrests after finding him with pamphlets printed by parliament's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which has Kurdish roots.
The government blames the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for a car bombing in the capital on Sunday that killed 37 people. The PKK, which has waged a decades-long insurgency, is linked with another bomb attack in Ankara in February that killed 29.
More than 2,000 academics signed a petition in January criticizing military action in the southeast, including round-the-clock curfews aimed at rooting out PKK militants who have barricaded themselves in residential areas in southeastern cities.
Hundreds of civilians, security forces and militants have been killed since the conflict with the PKK reignited in July in the worst violence Turkey has seen for 20 years.
The petition outraged President Tayyip Erdogan, who said the academics would pay a price for their "treachery".
Lawyers said Esra Mungan, Muzaffer Kaya and Kivanc Ersoy were detained after they held a news conference on March 10 and criticized the pressure those who signed the petition have faced, including dozens of dismissals from university posts.
The court ruling said they had not mentioned the PKK in their declaration, which amounted to tacit agreement with its actions, according to a copy provided by one of their lawyers.
The PKK is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and the European Union.
Chris Stephenson, a British citizen who teaches at Bilgi University, was detained outside the Istanbul courthouse where he had come to show support for Mungan, Kaya and Ersoy.
"I am accused because I had several invitations to Kurdish new year (celebrations on March 21) published by the HDP - the third-largest party in the Turkish parliament - in my bag," Stephenson wrote on Facebook, saying he would be held overnight.
Erdogan said on Monday the definition of a terrorist needed to be broadened to include supporters, listing lawmakers, academics, journalists or civil society leaders as examples.
Erdogan has previously accused the HDP of being an extension of the PKK, calling for legal action against lawmakers.


The volcanic eruption that destroyed the Minoan civilisation of Crete took place sometime between 1500BC and 1650BC on the island of Thera, now commonly called Santorini. The Italianate name was conferred upon it when it formed part of the Venetian Empire.
The most southerly of the Cyclades, this circular group was once a single island, out of which the eruption blew the entire centre to a width of 12 kilometres and a depth of 400 metres, too deep for our ship to anchor, so that we were obliged to drift or steer in circles. The central lagoon is in fact the caldera of the volcano, and seismic activity is not extinct in the area. The central plug is only about 300 years old if I remember rightly.
The eruption was one of the largest in the history of the Earth and its climatic impact can be dated from tree rings. It is the probable source of Plato's ideas about Atlantis. Without it Mycenaean culture might not have developed to replace the Minoan.
Probably unwisely, we decided to pass on the excursion to Akrotiri, which has been called the Greek Pompeii. Given the heat, the last thing one really needed was a bus trip, but the excavations there remain on the bucket list.
The town of Fira (or Thira) is poised atop cliffs almost 1000 feet high that overlook the caldera. You can reach the lower town from the harbour by cable car or 'donkey' (actually mule). If you make the effort to climb up from there to the upper town you are rewarded with an unparalleled view.
The pottery on sale in the souvenir shops also makes you wish you could find some way of getting it home.


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Cheney Vander Berg Programs of study: History, Education Hometown: Sioux Center
After deciding to attend Dordt, Cheney Vander Berg chose to major in history and education. He picked these majors in part because he loves stories; he says that stories are the "pieces of worldview that directly affect our actions."
"I have a passion for history and for teaching image-bearers, but my passions are informed by our embodied reality as Christians," he says.
He's especially grateful for the excellent professors he's had during his time at Dordt.
"One day, I hope to teach history and build relationships with those whom God places in my path," he says. "More than teach, I hope to point to Christ regardless of the job I have or title I enjoy."
One title he's held during his four years at Dordt is "grounds-man." Cheney has spent the last four summers working on Dordt's campus as part of the grounds team.
"There's something about completing demanding tasks in the dead of winter or the brutal heat of the summer that creates a bond unlike anything I've experienced in the classroom," he says. "Personally, I have enjoyed learning and working in the networks that keep Dordt running smoothly."
He's learned to weld and how to hook up and use different equipment safely. He's expanded his knowledge of landscape maintenance as well as design.
"Grounds, more than any other experience I've had at Dordt, has fostered the belief in the necessity of well-rounded leadership," he says. "I am thankful that I know by name the people responsible for the daily functions of the university. I've learned that grounds work is often a thankless job, but it's an important one."
Looking back at his four years at Dordt, Cheney can see how varied his experiences have been.
Dordt has given him opportunities to see the world and experience creation in new ways every day, "while keeping me humble enough to stoop down and pick up a piece of trash caught in the grass," he quips.
Christian education is a sacrifice, says Cheney, but it's one that he is very thankful for.
"My family has had multiple generations of commitment to Christian education, often at the expense of other luxuries," says Cheney. "Choosing to pay for college and the experience that Dordt provides has been a large step in continuing that faith commitment, hoping to benefit and give back to what Christian education has always been about. It was never a very tough decision for me."
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Women are more likely to be told their communication style is too aggressive.
It's no secret that women's prospects for professional advancement are often dimmer than men's.
Across a range of industries, they're less likely to get promoted, and as a result, they're underrepresented in senior leadership.
New research, spotlighted in The Wall Street Journal, yields some insight into the factors that contribute to women's stalled progress. A team of researchers at Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research is currently reviewing hundreds of performance reviews from four unnamed technology and professional-services companies.
Though the research is still underway, initial findings from an analysis of 125 performance reviews at a tech company suggest that managers use substantially different language to describe their male and female employees.
Managers are nearly seven times more likely to tell their male employees that their communication style is too soft. Women, on the other hand, receive 2.5 times as much feedback related to their aggressive communication style.
Men are more than three times more likely to hear feedback related to a general business outcome.
Women's evaluations contain 2.39 times the amount of references to team accomplishments, as opposed to individual ones.
Men hear nearly twice as many references to their technical expertise and their vision.
Interestingly, it didn't matter whether the manager administering the evaluation was male or female - biases still existed.
Caroline Simard, director of research at the Clayman Institute, told Business Insider that these differences in performance reviews could be highly problematic because "language is powerful at shaping perceptions."
For example, a man might get promoted over his female coworker because he was described in his evaluation as a "strong visionary," as opposed to a "dedicated team player."
It's helpful to have coworkers read each other's evaluations before submitting them to make sure the reviews are fair.
Fortunately, Simard said, these findings are highly "actionable" in the sense that we can do something about them. She pointed out that the companies who participated in the analysis approached her research team, and not the other way around, because they wanted to find out how they might be unintentionally hurting women's chances of success.
In other words, at least some organizations are open to the idea that they might be biased and that they have some work to do.
One solution is to be clear and consistent about the criteria on which employees are evaluated. For example, does everyone get judged on how aggressively they communicate - or just women?
Another possibility is to have coworkers read each others' evaluations of subordinates to hold people accountable for what they write. "Knowing that other people will review [the evaluations] and ask questions can help bring everybody's level of accountability up," Simard said.
Ultimately, these often unconscious biases are hard to control or eliminate. But we can certainly figure out ways to prevent them from hurting other people.
"We can't stop it," Simard said of gender biases. "But if we diagnose how it plays out, we can come up with solutions."


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Asia debut of Voices of the Amazon
Base Entertainment Asia and Sisters Grimm present a passionate dance musical, Voices of the Amazon, which explores rainforest development to show the importance of preserving the unique ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest whilst embracing the true spirit of Brazil.
Set amidst the Brazilian rainforest, Voices of the Amazon follows Beleza, a water spirit, whose quest to cure her dying sister leads her into the heart of the Brazilian rainforest. To her shock and dismay, she discovers the forest is no longer as abundant in plants and natural medicines.
The show features a fusion of ballet, contemporary dance and capoeira and a sensational musical score containing sounds recorded from the Amazon rainforest, with music and songs performed in English and Portuguese. The show aims to highlight the damaging effects of deforestation, the loss of natural medicines and plants and the importance of sustainability.
The Cast and every thing else
Featuring a sensational musical score composed in collaboration with Brazilian songwriters and world-renowned percussionist Olodum, this unique production fuses ballet, contemporary dance and capoeira with live music
Theater, film and television actor Jeremy Irons, who has also done extensive voice work, will be lending his voice to the Voices of the Amazon in a pre-recorded narration. Irons has one of the most varied international film careers, going beyond the expected costume dramas to offer award-winning performances as men of all eras and motives.
Performed by an exceptionally talented company of 14 International performers, Voices of the Amazon promises an exhilarating live experience for all the family, embracing the true spirit of Brazil.
Voices of the Amazon is choreographed by Helen Pickett, in collaboration with Brazilian songwriters Danny Nascimento, Dito Martins and Julien Davis and percussionists Olodum. The show has lighting designed by Ben Cracknell, stage and costume designed by Temple Clark and sound designed by Adrian Rhodes. World Wildlife Fund, EDEN and Alexander Van Tulleken will provide scientific consultation.
An interesting (and Proud) fact about Singapore
Singapore is one of the only two cities in the world with a sizeable area of primary rainforests within its built-up area. Though the nature areas may not be large, it offers medicinal properties, home to a variety of flora and fauna, is part of its natural heritage, an escape for its people to relax and serves as a water catchment area and hence, should be protected and restored.
Chief executive officer of Base Entertainment Asia Chantal Prudhomme said, "Though sustainable development in Singapore took root long before conservation became fashionable, the city-state is becoming an urban landscape where trees, rainforests and natural scenes have been replaced by buildings. With a show like Voices of the Amazon, audiences' attention will be drawn to the importance of respecting the environment and learn the lessons that rainforests hold for the city as it aims to grow sustainably."
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Voices of the Amazon will be making its Asian premiere in Singapore and tickets are now on sale, here are the details
Friday, 28 July 2017 and Saturday 29 July 2017
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Pauline Sg July 4, 2017 at 1:32 PM
Answer: Jeremy Irons
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Robert Sim July 5, 2017 at 8:27 PM
Jeremy Irons is the narrator.
Christy Wong July 7, 2017 at 2:31 PM
Jeremy Irons!
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Jeremy Irons, the talented theatre, film and television actor
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Sonat, Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was a large Fortune 500 American energy holding company. The company was founded in 1928 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SNT". Sonat was primarily involved in transmission and marketing natural gas and oil and gas exploration and production. The company was also involved in contract offshore drilling until 1995 when the offshore business became Transocean. In 1999 Sonat merged with El Paso Corporation. The company was headquartered in the AmSouth-Sonat Tower in downtown Birmingham.

History

Southern Natural Gas Corporation, 1928-1970s
Sonat was founded in Birmingham, Alabama, as Southern Natural Gas Corporation in 1928. In 1953, the company spun off its natural gas utility division, forming Birmingham-based Alabama Gas Corporation. During the 1960s, the company changed its name to Southern Natural Resources, Inc. In 1968, the company expanded into forestry by creating Southern Forest Products, Inc.

Southern Natural Industries, Inc., 1970s-1980s
In 1972, the company moved into its new 30-story corporate headquarters in downtown Birmingham. The building, called the First National-Southern Natural Building and later the AmSouth-Sonat Tower, was equally owned by and occupied with First National Bank of Birmingham. In 1973, the company changed its name again to Southern Natural Industries, Inc. The company, which was quickly expanding, acquired The Offshore Company in 1978 and soon changed the name to Sonat Offshore (Transocean).

Sonat Inc., 1980s-1999
By the 1980s, Southern Natural had diversified into many different industries. In 1982, the company decided to change its name to Sonat Inc., to create a better known identity in the energy industry. During this time, the company, which had 1981 revenues of $2.4 billion, was ranked as one of the largest companies in the U.S. The company was also ranked as the largest pipeline producer by Forbes. On March 27, 1986, the company expanded its pipeline division by acquiring 50% of Citrus Corporation, which owned Florida Gas Transmission, for $360 million in cash. Later the next year Sonat Marketing was formed to market and sell natural gas. By the end of the 1980s, the company was a leader in natural gas pipeline distribution, exploration and production, and offshore drilling.

In 1993, the company's Sonat Offshore division was spun off as Sonat Offshore Drilling, Inc. In June 1995, the company sold its remaining stake in Sonat Offshore division to stockholders. On November 23, 1997, Sonat expanded its Exploration and Production division by acquiring Zilkha Energy for $1.3 billion.

Merger with El Paso

In March 1999, Sonat announced it was merging with El Paso Corporation in a $6 billion deal in an effort for El Paso to maintain competition in the natural gas markets. At the time of the merger, Sonat was a Fortune 500 company. The E&P unit, Sonat Exploration Company, was blended into El Paso's organization, and the gas transmission unit, Southern Natural Gas Company, is still headquartered in the Birmingham area.

Sonat divisions
Sonat Inc.'s corporate headquarters and several of its divisions were located in Birmingham, Alabama, in the AmSouth-Sonat Tower. Sonat also had offices in Houston, Oklahoma City, Washington D.C., New York City, and London. By 1999, the company's divisions consisted of natural gas distribution, natural gas marketing, and exploration and production.

Southern Natural Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, was Sonat's natural gas transmission division. The division owned the Sea Robin Pipeline and 50% of Florida Gas Transmission. Sonat sold the Sea Robin Pipeline in 1999 as a requirement to complete its merger with El Paso. After being acquired by El Paso in 1999, Southern Natural continued to operate as a separate division and kept its corporate headquarters in the AmSouth-Sonat Tower until 2007, when it relocated to the Colonial Brookwood Center located in a suburb of Birmingham.

Publicly owned El Paso Pipeline Partners, which is majority owned by El Paso Corp., owns 60% of the company, with El Paso Corp. owning the remaining 40%.

Sonat Marketing
Sonat Marketing was headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and was primarily engaged in the marketing of natural gas. The company also operated Sonat Power Marketing which marketed and sold electrical power.

Sonat Exploration
Sonat Exploration Company, headquartered in Houston, Texas, was the exploration and production division of Sonat. The company had regional offices in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Shreveport, Louisiana, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Houston and Tyler, Texas. As a result of the merger with El Paso, the regional offices were closed and the holdings were blended into El Paso's Exploration and Production division.

Former divisions

Sonat Offshore/Transocean
Sonat Offshore was formed in 1953 by Southern Natural Gas when it established The Offshore Company to own mobile jackup rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. The company's name was changed to Sonat Offshore Drilling in 1982. In 1993, Sonat took Sonat Offshore public. Sonat fully divested itself of Sonat Offshore in 1995. In 1996, Sonat Offshore acquired Norwegian Transocean ASA and decided to adopt the name Transocean Offshore in order to differentiate itself from its former parent company. Today Transocean is one of the largest offshore drilling contractors in the world.

Sonat Marine
Sonat Marine was formed in 1981 when Sonat purchased Interstate Oil Transportation Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $109 million. Interstate had been the nation's largest independent marine transporter of petroleum products. In 1987, a group of Sonat Marine executives and managers formed a partnership to acquire the company from Sonat for $234 million.

References

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How Did Ariana Grande Lose Weight?
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How Ariana Grande Lost 25 Pounds
In this article, you'll find out how Ariana Grande's body transformation happened, her diet and workout, and how she managed to drop 25 pounds. You'll also learn whether or not Ariana is a vegetarian.
Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress. She is known for her singing skills and her sexy figure. Besides her singing skills, she has also gained fame for her social media presence. Her Instagram account has a following of 351 million followers.
In 2013, Ariana began a diet that she said helped her lose weight. This diet included brown rice, whole grains, and vegetables. The food she was eating was wholly plant-based.
Aside from her diet, Ariana also did some exercise. She worked out with a trainer for an hour a day. Her workouts involved cardio, planks, and other exercise methods. Some of her favorite exercises include the glute bridge and the superman.
While the process of losing 25 pounds sounds like a cakewalk, it wasn't. Instead, she worked hard to accomplish her goals. Not only did she lose 25 pounds, but she also gained some.
Although her weight loss journey was successful, she has not forgotten the importance of a healthy lifestyle. As she continues to tour the world, she takes care of her body with the help of a strict vegan diet.
Ariana Grande's Weight Loss Tricks
The main keys to Ariana's successful weight loss:
She followed a specific diet that helped her lose weight.
She is a vegetarian.
She followed macrobiotic Japanese diet.
The diet includes utrient-dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, and sea vegetables.
She's also working out with a trainer.
Her exercises include cardio, planks, glute bridge, and superman.
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The Diet And Workout Ariana Grande Follows
Arian has a lean body and a killer look. She works out daily and has an exercise routine that you can follow to get your own body in tip-top shape.
One of the best things about Ariana's workout is that it isn't a crazy extreme plan. It doesn't involve heavy weight lifting and high-intensity interval training. Instead, it focuses on exercises you can do while you are on the go.
When looking to get in shape, you should always choose a balanced and healthy diet. The key is to keep your nutrient intake up while avoiding food items that can harm your physique.
To maintain a balanced diet, you must include protein, fiber, and fat in your meals. Also, you should avoid processed foods and animal by-products. Lastly, you should drink plenty of water to flush your system and control your blood sugar levels.
Is Ariana Grande Vegetarian?
Ariana is a vocal animal rights advocate who has also made a name for herself as a pop diva. She has been making headlines for her personal life, including her vegetarian diet.
Although it seems as if she has a vegan diet, she has reportedly been reported to eat nuts and berries. Additionally, she is rumored to follow a unique macrobiotic Japanese diet.
This diet is believed to encourage mindful eating. In addition to her diet, Ariana Grande has a daily workout routine. On a typical day, she gets in about 12,000 steps.
Although she does not eat meat, she grew up eating cheese and Italian food. She has since switched to veganism and believes the plant-based diet makes her feel better. One of the best parts of her vegan diet is the dandelion tea she drinks daily. She is also a huge fan of blueberries and almonds.
Ariana Grande Before and After Weight Loss
Ariana is a very talented singer. Her voice is so powerful that she can belt super-high notes with ease. Her impressive career began when she was just a child. Her first appearance was in the Nickelodeon series "Victorious."
After a few years, she made a move to pop and R&B. Amid her success, she went on a journey of weight loss. Her weight was around 104 pounds. While she still weighs a bit more than she did when she was a teenager, she looks very different today.
Some of her before and after photos have been compared to show her transformation over the years. The transformation happened when Ariana decided to follow a macrobiotic diet.
This Japanese-inspired diet includes nutrient-dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, and sea vegetables. It also helps reduce cholesterol and blood pressure.
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ThreatList: Cryptominers Dominate Malware Growth in 2018
The rise of piracy has helped drive the spike in attacks.
The number of cryptomining attacks increased by more than 83 percent in the past year, with more than 5 million people attacked with the malware in the first three quarters of 2018.
That's compared to 2.7 million people over the same period in 2017, according to stats from Kaspersky Lab.
The firm's research also found that cryptomining attacks increased steadily during the first half of the year, peaking in March, when around 1.2 million users faced an attack.
Kaspersky Lab researchers found that drivers behind this ramp aren't necessarily the most obvious: The analysis revealed that neither cryptocurrency legislation nor the falling cost of power has a significant impact on the spread of malicious cryptominers.
Rather, consumer interest in the installation and use of unlicensed software and pirated content was the major driver behind the crypto-bonanza.
"Our analysis of the economic background of malicious crypto-mining and the reasons for its widespread presence in certain regions revealed a clear correlation," said Evgeny Lopatin, security expert at Kaspersky Lab, in the report. "The easier it is to distribute unlicensed software, the more incidents of malicious cryptominer activities were detected. In short, an activity not generally perceived as especially dangerous, the downloading and installation of dubious software, underpins what is arguably the biggest cyberthreat story of the year – malicious cryptomining."
The analysis also uncovered that the share of miners detected out of the overall number of threats seen grew as well, from 5 percent in 2017 to 8 percent in 2018; and, the total number of users who encountered mobile miners spiked significantly, increasing by more than five times from 1,986 users in 2017 to 10,242 in 2018.
Hidden mining software was very popular among botnet owners too; telemetry on files downloaded by zombie networks showed a boom in cryptominers for the first quarter; they represented 4.6 percent of the total number of files downloaded by botnets. For comparison, in Q2 of 2017, this figure was 2.9 percent.
"Mining differs favorably for cybercriminals in that, if executed properly, it can be impossible for the owner of an infected machine to detect, and thus the chances of encountering the cyberpolice are far lower," researchers said in the report. "And the reprofiling of existing server capacity completely hides its owner from the eyes of the law. Evidence suggests that the owners of many well-known botnets have switched their attack vector toward mining."
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Haredim Enlist! Good stuff
This is from here by Elchanan Miller
An unusual advertisement appeared on a number of ultra-Orthodox websites at the end of last week. "A group of Yeshiva students is organizing to volunteer with the reserves. Want to join?" it read.
"We believe that the people of Israel are in the midst of an obligatory war against ruthless enemies who seek to annihilate us," the ad continued, using biblical language for a battle that all Jews are obligated to fight.
"We believe it is a great privilege to join the military effort, in addition to our important contribution through Torah study. We too yearn for this precious mitzvah."
The message was an outlier in a community where army service is still taboo. Israel's ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi community, which comprises 10 percent of the country's total population, has traditionally shied away from service. From the founding of Israel until this year, Haredi men could postpone their mandatory military conscription indefinitely, as long as they were registered for study in a high religious institution, or kolel. This de-facto exemption ended when a new universal conscription law drafted by Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition passed in the Knesset on March 12. A three-year transitional period, ending in 2017, allows men exempted from service in the past to continue avoiding the draft.
The advertisement, published on two leading Haredi news sites, sends applicants to an online form inquiring about age, marital status and employment status.
"There is no risk of the army drafting you for service if you're exempt, or that you will get stuck in the army against your will," the advertisement reassures worried inquirers.
Yossef, a 40-year-old father of six from Jerusalem who serves as the initiative's publicity coordinator, told The Times of Israel that the online campaign has garnered 500 volunteers since the ad went online Friday, with new people stepping forward every day.
He estimated that a total of 1,500-2,000 will end up signing on for two possible tracks: a combat track for younger, unmarried men to be trained with new immigrants and to join existing fighting units; and a shorter track for older volunteers, comprising multiple-day basic training followed by a commitment to volunteer in the reserves 12 days a year for five years.
He said senior officers within the military have expressed excitement about the idea. A request to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit for comment was not answered.
"The volunteer position must be significant, otherwise it's pointless," Yossef told The Times of Israel. "It's not just something symbolic for us to check off and say, 'Look, we came to serve in the army.' People really want to contribute, and not simply as watchdogs in some remote installation. The volunteers also need satisfaction in their work."
The initiative was the brainchild of five adult students based in Jerusalem, who have long debated the idea of volunteering for the army. The kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in June, and IDF Operation Brother's Keeper, which ensued in the West Bank, spurred them into action.
'The ultra-Orthodox see those giving their lives in battle and want to contribute too,' Yossef said
"The ultra-Orthodox see those giving their lives in battle and want to contribute too," he said. "It's true we feel that the study of Torah is the greatest contribution we can make to the people of Israel, but one doesn't replace the other. [Military service] doesn't contradict our contribution through Torah study."
But volunteering for the army is, Yossef acknowledged, also a show of defiance against a government that has decided to shove service down their throats. If Haredim were given a mass exemption from the army, many would volunteer to serve in the IDF and join the workforce, and "70 percent of yeshivot (religious institutions) would empty," he said.
"We wanted to show both the army and our own public that there is a different way of doing things," Yossef added, withholding his real name and the names of the other initiators, for fear of an angry backlash from hardliners within his community. "The forced draft is a big mistake on the part of the state, but no one — neither the rabbis, nor anyone else — can say anything against volunteering for the IDF reserves. It's just like volunteering with the police, Magen David Adom (the Israeli ambulance service) or Zaka (the Haredi disaster victim identification organization). It doesn't harm the Haredi lifestyle."
The IDF has been trying to convince the ultra-Orthodox for years that military service and the Haredi way of life are not mutually exclusive. In 2002 it created the Netzah Yehuda Battalion, formerly known as Nahal Haredi, where ultra-observant men can volunteer to serve as combat soldiers in a unisex environment, eating strictly supervised kosher food and dedicating time for prayer and Torah study. But critics of the program say it caters to those on the fringes of Haredi society, not those at its heart.
Yossef believes that the volunteer track into the IDF will prove much more successful in the long run than the draft approved by the Knesset earlier this year. For that reason, he opined, some elements in the Haredi community fear this experiment. Dozens of hate messages have arrived with the online application forms over the past week.
"If we expose any names, those people's children will be thrown out of their Haredi schools because the extremists will go threaten the schoolmasters," he said.
"It's not a simple thing we're doing," concluded Yossef, one of relatively few Haredim who served in the IDF and reserves. "But it's very inspiring. Even though I've been discharged, I think I'll join the first training course. This is something special."
Author pitputimPosted on August 6, 2014 Categories Daas Torah, Dina D'Malchusa, Groups, Halacha, Israel's right to exist, Medinat YisraelTags Army enlistment, Haredim, IDF1 Comment on Haredim Enlist! Good stuff
Leave Haredi enlistees alone!
Picture the scene. Terrorists are at loose in an area of Israel. The Army is conducting searches, door-to-door. The door of an apartment opens and some of the soldiers have dangling payos and scraggly beards. They are frum; they are Haredim who chose to enlist. The owners of the apartment themselves are Haredim. Would they protest? Would they tell the soldiers to go to the Beis Hamedrash instead, and leave it to the "chiloni" or "druze" enlistees to conduct the search and/or protect the apartment block from an incursion? I'd hope not. Why must they conclude that anyone with Peyos is רך הלבב? I'd say the opposite, these are גיבורי חיל.
Ah, but that's at a time when people are thinking clearly. They can feel the palpable danger around them. In fact, I'll bet they actually feel proud that Frum soldiers are performing a Kiddush Hashem by acting to protect the lives of their fellow Yidden.
What happens before that? These soldiers can't just jump out of a Ketzos HaShulchan, with little to no training and assume an important protective or attacking role. There is training. It takes years. The training has been catered to be sensitive towards Haredi requirements. Haredim want the outcome, the protection, but they don't want the training? Who learns a Ketzos before knowing Shulchan Aruch and the Gemora behind it? Do you introduce R' Chaim Naeh to year three students? No, of course not. There is a period of preparation. In Torah it does take longer, but in the military, you also need an acceptable period of training, unless Haredim want to see keystone cops, so to speak, acting on their behalf?
I see this current period as one of re-alignment. It is no different to the current phenomenon of frum kids who are doing University courses on-line. Yes, University was not allowed for various reasons, but you can now do a program on-line if you can't or won't go to University and are not going to be a business person (IDB=In Dad's Business). Not everyone is cut out, let alone has the acumen to become a Dayan, or Magid Shiur, or Rav of a Kehilla, let alone a great Melamed. How many people have we seen cause a Chillul Hashem, despite their long years in Yeshivos, because innately, they are simply not leaders suited to their jobs, and should be pursuing a different style of work, albeit remaining an ehrliche yid.
The shoemaker, R' Yochanan HaSandler, wasn't considered any less a giant because he was engaged in Olom Hazeh in an honourable way. We are meant to follow such Tanoim. He was R' Akiva's student, no less, and a contemporary of Rashbi.
This is why I find reports such as this one, utterly repugnant. Will Haredi incitement and pressure solve any problems? Will that create more Torah more love between Jew and Jew? Just leave these boys alone. חנוך על פי דרכו is ever so critical and perhaps our failure to do so is part of why some leave the fold? Respect them!
I don't see an Israeli government specifying that students study Spinoza or Amos Oz. They are specifying studying the basics, and the basics constitute a study of the Borei Olom and his Beriah. That's what Science and Math are.
As Rav Kook said: on its own the basic sciences etc are just that. However, when coupled with Kodesh, they transform Kodesh to Kodesh Kodoshim, because they complete and enhance our understanding of the world. You wouldn't make a Birkas HaTorah on them alone, but when coupled with Kodesh, they lift Kodesh to Kodesh Kodoshim. I believe this idea is expressed by many in different ways. Mekubalim would probably refer to it as breaking down klipos, but I'm an ignoramus in the field of Kabbalah and Chassidus.
In a State, yes, it is a State, despite the reticense of so many to utter such a word, you need garbage collectors, and police officer and nurses, as well as accountants and doctors and social workers, journalists with ethics, and psychologists. Especially when you are surrounded on all four sides by people who are literally an embodiment of
עומדים עלינו לכלותינו
It is only the foolish person who doesn't learn from history (wasn't yesterday Chaf Sivan?) who thinks they can hide under a rock or in a cave like Rashbi and make Yahadus thrive.
I have every confidence that Torah learning will continue to grow in quality levels and in measure. Those who want to fund institutions that won't enforce the three R's, go right ahead. It's your right. I inclined to help a place that actually realises that it "lives in this world" both BeGashmius and BeRuchnius.
Author pitputimPosted on May 30, 2013 Categories Agudas Yisrael, Daas Torah, Dina D'Malchusa, Modern Orthodox, Neturei Karta, Politics, Satmer, ScienceTags Army enlistment, Haredim, kiddush hashem4 Comments on Leave Haredi enlistees alone!


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Christopher L. Bennett
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Greater than the Sum is a Pocket TNG novel written by Christopher L. Bennett. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in July 2008.
The Starship Rhea has discovered a cluster of carbon planets that seems to be the source of the quantum energies rippling through a section of space. A landing party finds unusual life-forms inhabiting one of the planets. One officer, Lieutenant T'Ryssa Chen – a half-Vulcan – makes a tenuous connection with them. But before any progress can be made, the Rhea comes under attack from the Einstein – a Starfleet vessel now controlled by the Borg. The landing party can only listen in horror as their comrades are assimilated. The Borg descend to the planet, and just as Chen accepts that she will be assimilated, the lieutenant is whisked two thousand light-years away.
A quantum slipstream – instantaneous transportation – is controlled by these beings in the cluster, and in the heart of the cluster there is now a Borg ship. Cut off from the rest of the Borg collective, the Einstein cannot be allowed to rejoin it. For the sake of humanity, the Borg cannot gain access to quantum slipstream technology.
Starfleet Command gives Captain Picard carte blanche: do whatever he must to help the beings in the cluster, and stop the Einstein no matter the cost.
The novel's title was announced at the Shore Leave convention in July 2007.
Material from the novel was included in the Star Trek - Convention Special – along with material from Gods of Night and Kobayashi Maru – at the New York Comic-Con in mid-April 2008. The final cover for the novel – which was identical to that solicited in the Pocket Books catalog, and reuses the cover art from the 2003 Ships of the Line calendar – was revealed at this event.
Most of this book takes place during Articles of the Federation; before Titan: Sword of Damocles and just before Destiny: Gods of Night.
Cover art by Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz, design by Alan Dingman.
Greater Than the Sum at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Author's annotations
Before Dishonor Pocket TNG
Unnumbered novels Losing the Peace
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As release order Chronological order Destiny: Gods of Night


In the wake of a shooting Friday at a Connecticut elementary school, Oak Park and River Forest school staff are informing parents that they have procedures in place to promote safety.
The statements from District 90 Superintendent Ed Condon, District 200 Superintendent Steven Isoye and Principal Nathaniel Rouse and District 97 Superintendent Al Roberts, all say they are shocked and saddened at the events on Friday and their thoughts are with the Newtown community's families.
At D90, Condon said security plans include restricted school access for visitors, lockdown drills and a crisis plan that is reviewed annually with River Forest's police and fire departments. The D200 statement also said staff have a lockdown drill to be implemented in the case of an intruder, which is reviewed with students on a regular basis. D97 has a similar drill, as well as en emergency notification system and secured entrances. The district is also in the process of installing swipe card access systems at all its buildings, which will be completed after winter break. The middle schools have security cameras.
Counselors and social workers are available at all schools, the statements said.
Howard, and many gun control advocates would rather ignore logic and facts in pushing their agenda for yet more legislation which up to this point has proven ineffective at reducing gun violence. I have some Gun Free Zone yard signs just for all the gun control folks to show their solidarity on the issue. Still no takers. I am also still waiting on some proof showing an inanimate gun coming to life and randomly killing people.
I think some gun advocates would get their entire family massacred by guns and still celebrate the 2nd amaendment and dwell only on their paranoia that the government is out to get his guns. If Mitt was telling the truth about the 47%, Obama was correct about the people who "cling to their guns." Maybe they need them to defend them to Saint Peter when he wont let these "law-abiders" in.
William, easy access? Please. You can't even buy a gun in Chicago legally yet the south and west sides are a war zone. Isn't it odd that mass shootings only happen in "Gun Free" zones? Why no shootings at gun shows, police stations? The Batman shooter specifically went to a "Gun Free" movie theatre skipping over the ones closer to his house that might have Concealed carry patrons. The shooter at the Oregon mall killed himself after he saw an armed patron get a bead on him.
Ultimately the issue is easy access to assult weapons with the NRA compliance coupled with politicians from both sides who are too spineless to challenge the insidious gun lobby.
Mike -- it's not the guns except for the part where they discharge bullets that blow the insides of kindergardeners apart.
Is this why portable metal detectors are used at OPRF? We all live with a false sense of security.
No, the guns didn't make him do it, but they were easily and legally available to him in his home. That upscale neighborhood must have had a lot of crime to need so much armed protection.
Yep, the guns drove this kid crazy and made him walk into the school. Here's the real issue: the media need to stop sensationalizing this type of thing. But they won't because the mindless citizens glued to their idiot boxes can't turn away.
This is not good news. Today there was a similar incident in an elementary school in Hanin Province in China where 22 young students were stabbed by another 'crazy' man. No guns. No one died. Not even the perp.
I agree it's the guns. I am also not holding my breath that anyone is going to come to their senses anytime soon about them.
I'm not sure a lockdown would stop something like what happened in Connecticut. It's the guns, people. We need to get rid of them.
My kids tell me the same thing, that they've never had a lockdown drill at OPRF. They had them regularly at the middle school, though.
I don't know how District 97 can think the schools are safe when school is in session on election days and anyone can enter the building.
it is time to come out of denial. i have asked for a bill in the US House of Representatives banning all guns except hunting rifles. if they vote no i want everyone to know who they are. This is insane. anddont tell meabout the great 2nd amendment.


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Katt Williams Will Bring His Freshly Permed Follicles to the Set of Black-ish in New Role
Tonja Renée Stidhum
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Roast Master Katt Williams arrives at the Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav on July 22, 2007 in Burbank, California.
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Comeback King Katt Williams is on a roll—and he has a new role.
"It's Katt's big chance, maybe his last chance at a real comeback!" a source told In Touch. Though the comedian has been previously plagued with drug and crime issues, the source also added that Williams is "sober, he's on his best behavior and the cast loves him."
Just recently, Williams was arrested for allegedly assaulting a driver in Portland, Oregon, so landing a gig on a mainstream network show is no small feat for the petite performer.
Williams will be portraying the estranged father of Kyra (Quvenzhané Wallis), a young cousin of Dre's who spends time with the Johnsons when her mom isn't fully equipped to take care of her.
"It's definitely a comeback for Katt. This is a big deal," the source continued. "He was on Atlanta, but this is a mainstream, family-friendly, network series. If Katt f–ks this up, he's never getting another shot. Everyone is rooting for him, especially stars Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson."
Williams made a splash as the infamous Alligator Man in Atlanta: Robbin' Season, a performance that ultimately secured him the Emmy bag. The 47-year-old actor won the 2018 statuette for Guest Actor - Comedy Series.
A Katt Williams appearance on Black-ish will be dope. Imagine the banter between his character and Ruby (Jenifer Lewis). Shading Bow's white side by calling her a "BOGO white" or something. Or clowning Dre's shoe collection because he doesn't have any Stacy Adams. He'll definitely have something to say about the specialness that is Junior (Marcus Scribner) and Jack (Miles Brown). It's a toss-up between whether he and Diane (Marsai Martin) will play the dozens or become best friends because they're the same person. Either is possible.
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Better Metabolic Profile for Teenagers Who Eat Nuts
— But three-quarters eat no nuts at all, study finds.
by Parker Brown, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 6, 2015
This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today and:
SAN DIEGO -- Teenagers who ate the equivalent of a small handful of nuts three times per week had a significantly lower risk of metabolic syndrome, a researcher reported here.
Nut intake was independently associated with metabolic syndrome after adjustments for age, gender, race, income, and intake of sugar, fruit, and vegetables (odds ratio 0.43, 95% CI 0.32-0.93; P=0.027) for more than 2,000 U.S. adolescents who reported eating at least 12.9 grams of nuts per day. The results were reported by Roy Kim, MD, MPH, assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
"Our findings at this stage show only a correlation and do not prove that the risk of metabolic disease in teens will go down by eating nuts," said Kim. "However, the results suggest the possibility that a simple dietary recommendation could have a significant impact on the metabolic health of adolescents."
Kim spoke about the study and its results at a press conference here prior to his formal presentation at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting.
Nut intake has been linked to various health benefits in adults, like a lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. For the study, Kim and his colleague analyzed data from 2,233 participants ages 12 to 19 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2003 to 2010. Data based on demographics, diet history, and body measurements were also collected, but information about exercise habits was not available, Kim said.
Four health outcomes were affected by a nut intake of more than 12.9 grams: body mass index (0.61 z-score for lower than 12.9 grams of nuts, versus 0.36, P<0.001), waist circumference (82 cm versus 79.5 cm, P=0.035), HDL-cholesterol (53.3 versus 57.6 mg/dL, P=0.023) and systolic blood pressure (29.4% versus 22.7%, P<0.001).
But there was no difference when it came to triglycerides, diastolic blood pressure, or glucose.
More than 75% of adolescents eat no nuts at all, they found. "In spite of what we know about their health benefits, the majority of teens eat no nuts at all on a typical day," said Kim. Males were more likely to eat nuts than females, and whites were more likely than blacks and Mexican-Americans (.22 ounces per day on average versus .11 for the two minority groups).
Researchers also found a scaled effect: risk of metabolic syndrome decreased with each additional gram of nuts per day, but that plateaued at 50 grams per day, or about 1.8 ounces. Kim noted that at higher intakes, the benefits may be offset by an increase in calories.
A limitation of the study was that it was cross-sectional, said Kim -- and absent proof of causation, an increased nut intake can't yet be recommended as an intervention to decrease risk of metabolic syndrome.
"Further study is needed to determine whether nut consumption by adolescents will reduce their cardiovascular risk factors," Kim said.
The authors disclosed no relevant relationships with industry.
Endocrine Society
Source Reference: Kim R, et al "Nut intake is associated with lower odds of metabolic syndrome in adolescents" ENDO 2015; Abstract FRI-146.