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Cassini 15 years of mission success
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The Cassini Spacecraft was launched to Saturn in 2004. Since then it has inspired the world with increadable imagages and science data from the ringed planet and it's moons. Since it launched on Oct. 15, 1997, the spacecraft has traveled more than 3.8 billion miles (6.1 billion kilometers). Cassini has sent back some 444 gigabytes of scientific data so far, including more than 300,000 images.
This NASA video highlights sights and sounds from the journey of NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
"As Cassini conducts the most in-depth survey of a giant planet to date, the spacecraft has been flying the most complex gravity-assisted trajectory ever attempted," said Robert Mitchell, Cassini program manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "Each flyby of Titan, for example, is like threading the eye of the needle. And we've done it 87 times so far, with accuracies generally within about one mile [1.6 kilometers], and all controlled from Earth about one billion miles [1.5 billion kilometers] away."
"I'm proud to say Cassini has accomplished all of this every year on-budget, with relatively few health issues," Mitchell said. "Cassini is entering middle age, with the associated signs of the passage of years, but it's doing remarkably well and doesn't require any major surgery."


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Theocratic public officials: The real infiltrators
Annie Laurie Gaylor
A page one article by Laurie Goodstein in The New York Times yesterday about anti-Muslim author Brigitte Gabriel caught my eye because of the irony.
The article described how Lebanon immigrant Brigitte Gabriel warns that "America has been infiltrated on all levels by radicals who wish to harm America. They have infiltrated us at the C.I.A., the F.B.I., at the Pentagon, at the State Department."
I would agree that a few radicals have indeed infiltrated various levels of government, such as the Pentagon.
Remember those high-ranking Christian military officers and Pentagon officials who were featured in a video for the Christian Embassy filmed at the Pentagon? Remember Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin's remark about Islam? He said, "I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol."
Just last week a nonreligious event scheduled to take place at Fort Bragg was canceled, after the Army's promise to grant it the same support it gave a Billy Graham's crusade on base last fall turned out to be a lie. FFRF can't even get the Navy to stop broadcasting (inescapable) evening prayers over the public address system aboard its ships!
As for "infiltration" of our federal government, how soon is forgotten that revelation back in 2007 that our former president was appointing inexperienced graduates of ultra-Christian universities to top federal positions. It was quite the scandal when Monica Goodling, a new graduate from Pat Robertson's Regent Law School, resigned in disgrace as a top aide to the Attorney General over her role in the political firing of US attorneys.
Are these the radicals Ms. Gabriel is worried about? No, indeed. Gabriel, the toast of the Tea Party who is addressing Christian right gatherings everywhere, is worried that radical Muslims are taking over our government.
Let's get real. Muslims make up 0.6 percent of the U.S. population, according to the American Religious Identification Survey. Christians of one sort or another make up 76 percent.
Consider the degree of Christian theocratic infiltration of high government office these days:
• Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker says God has told him what jobs to take, whom to marry and when to run for governor! Walker urges people to "turn your life over 100 percent to what Christ tells you what to do." (For more on Walker's views, read Progressive editor Matt Rothschild's excellent commentary, "Scott Walker Believes He's following Orders from the Lord, March 7, 2011)
• Last month at C-PAC (Conservative Political Action Conference), which was dominated by theopolitics, and this week in Iowa, presidential would-be candidate Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, said America needs to "turn towards God, not away from him." Pawlenty says "God's in charge." He's not talking about just any old God running our nation. "We believe in Jesus Christ," he told CBN News.
• Then there's another Minnesota evangelical in high places, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who claims, "God called me to run for Congress" and labels herself "a fool for Christ." Bachmann is currently waiting to see if God will tell her to run for president.
• Sarah Palin, who called the war in Iraq "God's plan," has also said "God" will help her decide whether to run for president in 2012. (God must be very busy these days deciding who the next president will be.)
• Mormon Fox host Glenn Beck claims "God" reveals himself to Beck. Yes, God even told him to "restore America" and, chillingly, promised the takeover by the "black robe regiment" on our shores.
Today's New York Times' ironic revelation is that U.S. Rep. Peter T. King, R-Long Island, who starts hearings tomorrow over "radical Muslim infiltration of the United States," was, as the Times put it, "a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army." Yes, the terrorist panel is headed by a nonrepentant former supporter of the IRA. Doesn't that make you feel safer?
I would never downplay the very real threat of Islam or Islamist teachings to women's rights or world peace. I detest many of the teachings of the koran at least as much as I detest the many primitive, blood-thirsty teachings of the Hebrew and Christian bibles. These "holy books" with their common Abrahamic deity all celebrate a monstrous and vain god of vengeance who demands blind obedience, women's sexual servitude, and the adoption by his followers of a "scorched earth" policy when it comes to us heathens.
But the answer to threats by religious extremists obviously isn't the marginalization of America's minority Muslims. The answer isn't bogus laws like the one in Oklahoma — unconstitutional on its face — to "ban sharia" (where it's been such a threat!).
Don't these Christian religious fanatics realize that the U.S. Constitution already bans sharia law? It's known as the Establishment Clause and it forbids any form of theocracy in our secular nation.
The answer to religious fanaticism is to keep religion and government separate and restore respect for secular principles, as FFRF strives to do daily, and as the Christian right in this country seeks to sabotage daily.
Religious opportunists such as Brigitte Gabriel and Peter King clearly seek to impose their own Christian sharia via the ruse of fighting Muslim sharia.
Annie Laurie Gaylor is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. She co-founded FFRF in 1976 as a college student with her mother Anne Nicol Gaylor. She served as the editor of FFRF's newspaper, Freethought Today, from 1985-2009. She became FFRF co-president with Dan Barker in 2004. Annie Laurie has authored three books for FFRF: Woe to Women: The Bible Tells Me So; Woe to Women: The Bible Tells Me So; and Women Without Superstition: "No Gods – No Masters", the first anthology of women freethinkers.
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This average (commercial) electricity rate in Coolidge is 0.73% less than the Arizona average rate of 9.53¢/kWh.[2]
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THE UK's largest independent tour operator Cosmos has announced new flights and holidays from Cardiff to Orlando in Florida.
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The services will run from May to August next year. Flights will operate to Orlando Sanford Airport on a Monarch A330 aircraft, departing from Cardiff on Mondays and returning early on Tuesday mornings.
Cardiff Airport's managing director, Patrick Duffy, said: "We are delighted with Cosmos' decision to operate this service to Orlando from Cardiff next summer.
"Orlando has been missing from our destination map for a while, and it's fantastic news that the tour operator has decided to operate from Wales as Florida has always been a popular destination from Cardiff.
"In a difficult economic climate Cardiff Airport has succeeded in attracting two new airlines, Vueling and Helvetic Airways, and now the tour operator Cosmos, to the airport over the past nine months.
"Welsh travellers have indicated their wishes to fly to Orlando directly from Cardiff, and now have an opportunity to turn their wishes into bookings, which will help us encourage airlines and operators to expand their activities further in South Wales."
Hugh Morgan, managing director, tour operations at Monarch Travel Group, which includes tour operator, Cosmos, said: "2011 has been a hugely successful year for us in terms of sales to Florida. We have had terrific support from theme parks, hoteliers and other suppliers keen to help us promote the destination and it has really paid off.
"The time is right to extend our programme to include more regional departures and we are delighted to be able to include Cardiff in this expansion."
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The Implications of the Curriculum Process on the Design of a Modern Engineering Programme in the Dublin Institute of Technology
Kevin Kelly, Technological University DublinFollow
In the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) the curriculum usually starts with a programme document. The programme document will be a snapshot of faculty thinking at a point in time, usually at the validation stage of the programme. The programme document lays down clearly the aims, objectives, facilities, staff, syllabi, learning/teaching methods, assessment procedures, programme-management arrangements and all of the other characteristics of the programme. It provides a basis for critical scrutiny by all involved. Compilation of the document is an iterative process, and the final document is scrutinised by an expert panel as part of the validation process.
Kelly, Kevin (2003) "The Implications of the Curriculum Process on the Design of a Modern Engineering Programme in the Dublin Institute of Technology," Level 3: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 9.
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Different version, with 2 tracks not on the original album and some songs edited different for the movie.
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3. Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor part 3 1:43 min.
4. Biodynamisk æblejuice bringer solen indenfor om vinteren 5:01 min.
5. Det er det her det hele handler om; elektrisk guitar og dans 2:26 min.
9. Begyndelsen på en ny begyndelse 4:24 min.
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7. Love begins in sesamfrø 5:26 min.
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SIDE B: SJETE BOLSJE 0:12 min. + FØRSTE BOLSJE 6:39 min. + TREDJE BOLSJE 6:28 min. + FJERDE BOLSJE 6:35 min.
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Estee married Taka, a Japanese and had their solemnisation done in Japan.
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Having shot for their casual engagement and pre-wedding (you can view their pre-wedding photos here!), I'm honoured to be entrusted by Ivan and Phoebe to capture their actual day too. They are a fun-loving couple who fully enjoyed the moments with their loved ones on their special day together.
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American Libraries Ass'n v. Pataki (S.D.N.Y. 1997) concluded that the nature of the Internet "makes it impossible to restrict the effects of the law to conduct occurring within New York" (Pataki, supra, 969 F. Supp. at p. 177); an Internet user may not intend his messages to be accessible in New York but cannot prevent New Yorkers from accessing his messages or prevent messages directed to recipients in other states from passing through New York computers. "Thus, conduct that may be legal in the state in which the user acts can subject the user to prosecution in New York and thus subordinate the user's home state's policy--perhaps favoring freedom of expression over a more protective stance--to New York's local concerns." (Ibid.) Pataki held that New York's regulation of the Internet had the effect of projecting New York's laws into other states and was per se invalid under the Edgar/Healy extraterritoriality analysis of the commerce clause. (Ibid.) Pataki further concluded that the nature of the Internet requires a national uniform regulation because Internet users would be threatened by multiple inconsistent burdens if each state implemented its own Internet regulations. Pataki cited several cases in which laws purporting to regulate only intrastate matters of local concern were struck down under the commerce clause because they affected a form " 'of the national commerce which, because of the need of national uniformity, demand that their regulation, if any, be prescribed by a single authority.' (Quoting Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona, supra, 325 U.S. at p. 767 65 S. Ct. at p. 1519.)" (Pataki, supra, 969 F. Supp. at pp. 181-182.) Pataki reasoned that the Internet, like the rail and highway regulations at issue in Southern Pacific Co. and Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, supra, 359 U.S. 520, would be severely burdened if users were "lost in a welter of inconsistent laws, imposed by different states with different priorities," and concluded the Internet "requires a cohesive national scheme of regulation so that users are reasonably able to determine their obligations." (Pataki, supra, at p. 182.) The potential for multiple inconsistent burdens was increased by the fact that the New York law banned harmful matter using the Miller v. California (1973) 413 U.S. 15 93 S. Ct. 2607, 37 L. Ed. 2d 419 standard, which incorporates a patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community test. Pataki noted that because there is no single prevailing community standard in the United States, "even were all 50 states to enact laws that were verbatim copies of the New York Act, Internet users would still be subject to discordant responsibilities"; matter not deemed harmful in the state from which it was sent could be deemed harmful in states in which it was received. (Pataki, supra, at pp. 182-183.) Because an Internet user cannot know the geographic location of the message recipient or foreclose access to the message, he or she would have to: (1) comply with the most stringent standard, or (2) forgo communicating matter protected in the user's state, or (3) risk prosecution based on the geographic fortuity of the unknown recipient. Based on this analysis Pataki concluded: "Further development of the Internet requires that users be able to predict the results of their Internet use with some degree of assurance. Haphazard and uncoordinated state regulation can only frustrate the growth of cyberspace. the need for uniformity in this unique sphere of commerce requires that New York's law be stricken as a violation of the Commerce Clause." ( Id. at p. 183.) The American Libraries Ass'n v. Pataki (S.D.N.Y. 1997) commerce clause analysis was followed in Cyberspace, Communications, Inc. v. Engler (E.D.Mich. 1999) 55 F. Supp.2d 737 and in American Civil Liberties Union v. Johnson (10th Cir. 1999) 194 F.3d 1149 (Johnson). Engler held unconstitutional under the commerce clause a Michigan statute that criminalized Internet communications to minors of sexually explicit matter harmful to minors ( Mich. Comp. Laws 722.671 Mich. Stat. Ann. 25.254). The Engler court noted the extraterritorial effect of the statute and found it a per se violation of the commerce clause. ( Engler, supra, at p. 751.) The court also found the statute unconstitutional under the Pike balancing test. (Ibid.) Johnson held unconstitutional under the commerce clause a New Mexico statute that criminalized dissemination by computer of harmful matter to a minor. ( N.M. Stat. Ann. 30-37-3.2, subd. A.) The Johnson court noted that the statute "represents an attempt to regulate interstate conduct occurring outside New Mexico's borders, and is accordingly a per se violation of the Commerce Clause." ( Johnson, supra, at p. 1161, fn. omitted.) The Johnson court also found the statute unconstitutional under the Pike balancing test and the need for uniform regulation test. ( Id. at pp. 1161-1162; see also People v. Barrows (1998) 177 Misc.2d 712 677 N.Y.S.2d 672, 685 (Barrows II); but see People v. Foley (1999) 257 A.D.2d 243 692 N.Y.S.2d 248, 256.)
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a Universal Horror movie from 1943. It is a Crossover sequel for both The Wolf Man (1941) and The Ghost of Frankenstein and it is Universal's first Monster Mash film. It is today also recognized as the film that established the first "shared universe" by establishing that the four preceding Frankenstein films, along with The Wolf Man existed in the same universe. Later Universal films would also add the three Dracula films and a version of The Invisible Man to this shared universe.
Four years after his death in The Wolf Man, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) is awakened from his slumber when two vagrants open his grave. After instantly transforming into a Wolf Man and killing one of them, he finds himself in Cardiff, Wales.
After his warnings of his lycanthropy are ignored, he escapes and starts searching for the Gypsy-woman Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), in hopes that she'll know how to kill him permanently. The two set out for the Eastern European village of Vasaria, where, according to Maleva, a certain Dr. Frankenstein lives.
After reaching the place and finding out that Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein is dead and his place is in ruins (as seen in the end of The Ghost of Frankenstein), they attempt to continue their journey, when Larry transforms yet again and in the next morning wakes up in the basement of the ruins. There he finds the Frankenstein's Monster (Bela Lugosi) trapped in a block of ice.
Enter Dr. Mannering (Patric Knowles) from Cardiff and the original Dr. Frankenstein's granddaughter, Elsa (Ilona Massey), and the clash between the monsters is about to begin...
Next up, Dracula joins the party in House of Frankenstein.
As the beast of supernatural and the monster of science clash, you will witness:
Aborted Arc: All references to the ending of The Ghost of Frankenstein were cut, which keeps the Monster as the Manchild it was portrayed as before.
Arc Words: The "Even a man who is pure in heart..." poem is repeated yet again.
As You Know: Larry fills in the audience on his condition's origins by reminding Maleva that it was her son Bela who passed the werewolf curse on him. As if the poor woman wouldn't remember something like that.
Attack of the Town Festival: All the deadly doing's in Frankenstein's ruins take place during Vasaria's "the Festival of the New Wine."
Back from the Dead: Larry comes alive the instant when the wolfbane is removed from his casket and moonlight shines upon him.
Beauty Mark: Elsa and the Monster (!* The monster's makeup strangely still included the shading used in the first movie to enhance the sunken cheek Karloff created by removing his bridgework.) both have one.
Big Damn Heroes: Larry transforms just in time to save the girl from Frankenstein's monster.
Big Dam Plot: Vazec, the tavern owner in Vasaria, becomes tired of waiting for Dr. Mannering and Elsa to get rid of the two monsters and decides to take matters to his own hands by blowing up the nearby dam, and drowning the two.
Breaking the Bonds: A newly transformed Larry chews through his restraints in London, and both he and the monster break loose in Dr. Frankenstein's lab when Larry transforms and the monster is restored to full power.
Canon Welding: The first of the Universal Horror films to explicitly confirm that they had a Shared Universe.
Cassandra Truth: Dr. Mannering and Inspector Owen disregard Larry's warnings of his werewolf tendencies as ravings of a madman.
Chekhov's Gunman: Dr. Mannering, the head doctor at the mental hospital where Larry was sent to at the beginning of the film for his "delusions". After Larry escapes, we expect that to be the last we see of him...but he actually follows Talbot all the way to Vasaria (with the help of the newspaper reports of his werewolf attacks), where he attempts to take him back to the hospital, but when he finds out that Larry is ''not'' a lunatic, and in fact a real werewolf, he agrees to assist him with his plan.
Cool vs. Awesome: It's all there in the name.
Crossover: This was the very first occasion in which characters from two previously unconnected films had met in such a way, thereby retroactively creating a shared universe in which Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, The Ghost of Frankenstein and The Wolf Man (1941) existed.
Death of a Child: One of Larry's victims is a little girl in Vasaria.
Diary: Dr. Frankenstein's journal appears once again, this time to provide a vital clue on how to destroy the Monster and bring Larry the death he yearns for.
Evasive Fight-Thread Episode: The two monsters fight at the end with no winner, since their arena is flooded due the dam bursting.
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: Guess which two Universal monsters meet up in this movie.
Fainting: When the fully powered Monster grabs Elsa and starts carrying her from the lab, she faints.
Fake Shemp: A completely different actor plays the Monster at the start of the film when he is thawed out of the ice, and they barely bother covering the fact up.
For Science!: Dr. Mannering cannot bring himself to destroy The Monster after studying late Dr. Frankenstein's papers, and decides to restore him to his full power instead in the name of science.
Gratuitous Laboratory Flasks: The film uses bubbling flasks and beakers of chemicals in its opening credits sequence. None, or very few, appear in the film proper, though.
Human Popsicle: Larry finds the Monster in the cold underside of the sanitarium's ruins, encased in ice.
Impromptu Tracheotomy: One of the grave-robbers dies of a "severed jugular".
Karmic Death: Two grave-robbers die inside of a tomb.
Mark of the Beast: Per the previous film, Larry still carries the sign of the pentagram on him.
Monster Mash: First film of its kind.
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: Larry dicking around in Castle Frankenstein leads to the Monster being revived.
Now Do It Again Backwards: Dr. Frankenstein's journal explains that the practically immortal monster can be killed by attaching him to the machine that gave him life and "changing the poles" (aka reversing the polarity).
Robbing the Dead: The two vagrants open Larry's grave so that they can strip it of any valuables. It's fatal when the one being robbed springs back to life and turns into a werewolf.
Screaming Woman: One Vasarian woman, upon the sight of the Monster stumbling into her town, can only scream hysterically.
Strapped to an Operating Table: The monster in Dr. Frankenstein's lab, where it's being held until it can be destroyed.
Suspiciously Apropos Music: "Come one and all and sing this song... For Life is short and Death is long..." No wonder Larry gets upset.
Torches and Pitchforks: Averted. The townsfolk of Vasaria are ready to storm the ruins of the sanitarium to destroy the Monster after it interrupts their festival, but are convinced to not to by the mayor and Dr. Mannering. And by the end, the townsfolk sit out on this film's climax and only one of them takes action.
Transformation Sequence: Larry's transformation into the Wolf Man.
Travel Montage: Shown when Larry travels to Vasaria with Maleva.
Überwald: Vasaria is, as usually the case in the series, a mythical Eastern Europe setting.
Versus Title: Of the "X Meets Y" variety.
Wrench Whack: Dr. Mannering tries to defend Elsa with a wrench from the Monster, but he gets swatted aside and loses consciouness.
Yank the Dog's Chain: Larry travels across Europe, hearing of a brilliant scientist who could help him, but by the time he gets to the Doctor's castle, he's long since deceased. Talbot's persistent, though, and manages to find both Frankenstein's notes, and a scientist willing to use them. Then the scientist decides to re-power the monster For Science!, and it all goes to Hell.
Zombie Gait: This film is the Trope Codifier for the stretched-arms walk for the Frankenstein's Monster.
This is actually an artifact from the film's original script, which had the Monster blinded (a holdover from the end of The Ghost of Frankenstein). While this was discarded in editing, it makes Lugosi's awkward lumbering much more understandable in context. However, in popular culture this aspect of the character became synonymous, with the next actor to play the part, Glenn Strange, incorporating aspects of it.
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Creve Armando Machava (born 8 February 1996) is a Mozambican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

His personal best in the event is 49.54 seconds set in Marrocos in 2019.

He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

1Did not finish in the final

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Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance will again lead the way in providing education and awareness activities as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM), an annual grassroots effort promoted by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) that takes place each March. In addition to traditional awareness activities, this year's PGAM will be highlighted by the Minnesota Conference on Problem Gambling, as well as a public open house.
For the first time, the Minnesota Conference on Problem Gambling will take place during awareness month. The conference, which takes place March 8-9 in Brooklyn Center, includes informational sessions for professionals in the addiction and counseling fields, policy makers and anyone interested in this disorder. The Many Faces, Many Solutions theme will examine problem gambling from several perspectives, including the many faces that are impacted by problem gambling and the variety of solutions available to help them.
The conference will also feature a free two-hour open house at which recovering gamblers will share their inspirational stories. The open house takes place March 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. and will include education materials and refreshments. No registration is necessary to attend the open house.
Professional staff from Northstar and other organizations will be available for interviews during the conference and throughout the month of March. Media members are encouraged to visit the conference for access to experts who can provide insights about problem gambling in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Conference on Problem Gambling is presented in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Indian Gaming Association, Minnesota State Lottery and Project Turnabout.
Additional facts and resources about problem gambling can be found here.
The Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance (NPGA) is a nonprofit, gambling-neutral organization dedicated to improving the lives of Minnesotans affected by problem gambling. NPGA is Minnesota's affiliate to the National Council on Problem Gambling and is comprised of an alliance of individuals and organizations who believe that problem gambling is a serious public health issue that is both preventable and treatable.
The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is the national advocate for problem gamblers and their families. NCPG is neutral on legalized gambling and works with all stakeholders to promote responsible gaming, support for treatment and education for counselors.


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INANIMATE EXISTENCE: 'Transcendent Absorbtion' Video Released
"Transcendent Absorbtion", the new Nikko DeLuna-directed video from San Francisco Bay Area technical death metallers INANIMATE EXISTENCE, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's debut CD, "Liberation Through Hearing", which was released last July via Unique Leader Records. Recorded in March 2012 at Castle Ultimate Studios with producer Zack Ohren (DECREPIT BIRTH, SUFFOCATION, ALL SHALL PERISH), the CD featured a guest solo by Matt Sotelo of DECREPIT BIRTH.
According to a press release, INANIMATE EXISTENCE "brings an onslaught of crushing, true death metal, while pushing the musical envelope with their other-wordly compositions and painstaking writing."
INANIMATE EXISTENCE has shared the stage with such bands as DISGORGE, SEVERED SAVIOR, DYING FETUS, ARKAIK, FALLUJAH, SON OF AURELIUS, CATTLE DECAPITATION, PUTRID PILE and VEHEMENCE.
INANIMATE EXISTENCE is:
Cameron Porras - Vocals
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2011 in 100 words… Zack Martin
By Keith ArnoldApr 26, 2011, 2:53 PM EDT
The eleventh of twelve previews analyzing a dozen players essential to the Irish making a BCS run next season. For more, check the previews of Braxston Cave, Sean Cwynar, Jonas Gray, Trevor Robinson, Robert Blanton, Theo Riddick, Steve Filer, Kapron Lewis-Moore, Tyler Eifert and Ben Turk.
Player Overview:
How off the radar was Zack Martin heading into the 2010 season? Consider that everybody — Notre Dame included — was spelling his name wrong, subbing in an 'h' when Martin spelled his first name with a 'k.'
Any misconception of Martin as a player was cleared up quickly, when in the opening days of Brian Kelly's first spring practice he was slotted as the starting left tackle, and never left the starting lineup, one of only 11 players to start all 13 games for the Irish.
Martin's pedigree always seemed good enough; he had offers from Michigan, Stanford and UCLA, and a four-star ranking by Rivals, but the fact that Martin would turn out to be the Irish's best NFL offensive line prospect since Ryan Harris seemed to surprise everybody but the new Irish coaching staff.
Even better for Notre Dame, Martin was allowed to develop during his freshman year, and he'll have three years of eligibility left when he enters the fall as a part of an offensive line that only needs to replace Chris Stewart.
2010 Season:
Martin's opening assignment was a doozy, matched with All-Big Ten defensive end Ryan Kerrigan in the first start of his career. But Martin held his own, and in his first year on the job graded out as the top offensive lineman along the Irish front, a shock when you consider both Trevor Robinson and Chris Stewart were named to preseason watch lists.
With Taylor Dever out for a few weeks with an injury, Martin made the shift from left tackle to the right side, allowing senior Matt Romine to slide into the left tackle position. Martin didn't miss a beat, and shifted back to left tackle after the Western Michigan game, helping pace the Irish offensive line as they came into their own after Dayne Crist was injured and the Irish relied on a power running game to help close the season on a winning streak.
Martin's postseason kudos weren't of the national ilk, but were certainly impressive. He was named the Most Valuable Linemen of the Sun Bowl following the Irish victory over Miami and was also named the 2010 Guardian of the Year as the top Notre Dame offensive lineman.
100 word preview for Zack Martin in 2011:
If Zack Martin's first season starting at left tackle was about exceeding expectations, year two should be about imposing his will. After a strong debut, Martin will be the anchor of a veteran offensive line and expectations should be raised for Ed Warinner's group. With the size and athleticism necessary to play well in both the run and pass game, Martin should support whoever ends up winning Chris Stewart's vacated left guard position. Even more importantly, if the Irish are going to reach the goals they set for themselves, they'll need Martin leading the way for ND in the trenches.
Importance in 2011:
Uber. No offense to Sam Young and Paul Duncan, but Martin is the first top-shelf athlete the Irish have had at offensive tackle since Harris played in the early days of Charlie Weis. With Christian Lombard coming on strong this spring, Notre Dame will have a trio of tackles able to play, with fifth-year senior Taylor Dever manning the right side.


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UPDATE 2: Also see America's War Stories In Honor of Veterans Day at Smithsonian Channel.
Here's to us and those like us.
The entire free world owes an unrepayable debt to those who serve in our military (and the militaries of other nations that have stood with us for freedom), past and present.
Sorry about my tardiness to this topic.
I'd like to express my sincere thanks to all the vets who've served over the decades (and still are by God!) for giving us one of the best centuries (20th) any culture has ever had, and trying their darndest to make this one likewise! May you and yours have a great day and coming year!
Im glad this isnt the sixties again.


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Q: Is there a special way to set up Garry's Mod for Mac? I just downloaded Garry's Mod from Steam and every time I try to play Single Player on the first map, it crashes on the Loading Resources section of the progress bar.
Here is some of the exception information the system prints out:
Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x000000001acec4d0
Crashed Thread:  4

When I ran it on the Windows side (Bootcamp), Windows 7 required me to give Garry's Mod some permissions. I wasn't asked to do this on the Mac side. Maybe that's it?
Is there some kind of special setup for the Mac?

A: Looks like the latest GMod update, broke the Mac version.
I would suggest waiting for a update, that fixes it.

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For those who sell on an ecommerce platform, inventory is the main hurdle to tackle for success. With online shopping showing no signs of slowing down (Cyber Monday brought in a record-breaking $6.59 billion in sales this year), there are certain inventory practices that should be mastered for a thriving ecommerce store.
Having a solid inventory system in any sales situation will mean better margins and less losses — this is no different when it comes to ecommerce. Here are five ways a that smart inventory management helps your ecommerce store soar.
While one of the worst things that can happen to your business is running out of inventory, overspending and overstocking is not the solution.
While it may seem counter-intuitive, small businesses should carry much less inventory to keep their carrying cost low, according to Jeremy Boogaart, VP of Operations and Business Development at SalesPad.
"Normally, small businesses are not yet well-capitalized and usually don't have the systems in place to really carry inventory well. Typically, you'll see them overbuy to compensate for poor supply chain management, poor vendor management, or poor visibility and reorder points," Boogaart said.
A paper process of printing pick tickets from orders on your ecommerce site for employees to follow.
Utilizing carts and picking bins to allocate and organize inventory.
Using a barcoding solution to match order numbers to inventory.
Using inventory management software that integrates with your ecommerce solution.
"Selling out of an item is one of the most expensive things that you can do, because it costs you a sale," Boogaart says.
A good inventory system can help you avoid running out or selling out of product in your ecommerce store. For example, if your business has other sales channels aside from ecommerce, you can treat your ecommerce store like another warehouse location, segmenting your inventory between ecommerce and traditional retail (or whatever your sales channels are).
In addition to segmenting inventory, a good inventory system will also help you determine what your turnover is and forecast future sales, helping you keep inventory in stock at the appropriate levels.
If you sell on an online marketplace like eBay, Amazon, or Newegg, you must meet certain requirements. For example, Amazon requires that sellers ship books, music, video, and DVD products within two business days of receiving the order from Amazon. If you can't meet that turnaround time, your metrics as a seller will be negatively affected — you might even risk having your account shut down.
Shipping will be delayed if items can't be located quickly. Boogaart says that a common mistake businesses make as they grow is not switching over to bin labeling soon enough. Using bin tracking and having a digital record of an item's location will allow anyone to pick up an item and get it ready for shipping.
"If an order goes through and you don't know where the item is, or you're unaware that you don't have it in stock, you'll waste time checking shelves and basically doing a physical inventory trying to find a single part or item," Boogaart says.
Jeremy Place, a managing partner at Diversity IT, says his company struggled at first to manage its inventory for ecommerce success. Diversity is a traditional IT reseller and does a lot of asset recovery, picking up old or decommissioned assets from organizations and either selling or disposing of them. The company sells on eBay and Newegg.
Place says that, at first, his company was managing inventory in spreadsheets, which resulted in inaccuracies. His company utilizes SalesPad Cloud for QuickBooks and Shopify, and now tracks more and more inventory in those software programs — creating an accurate picture of inventory.
Again, a good inventory system can be as simple or as complex as the business requires. It's up to each individual business to determine what kind of system their size and complexity warrants.
Shipping late or losing a sale because you're out of stock can greatly impact your impression on customers. One negative experience may keep a customer from ever buying from you again — even worse, it might lead them to write a negative review.
Whether you're selling through a merchant service or hosting your own site (either with a hosting option, like Shopify, or a site built from scratch with Magento), customer satisfaction is possibly the most important determining factor for success in today's commerce world. Companies must be customer-centric in order to stay competitive.
Tracking quantities is a must if you want to satisfy ecommerce customers — it's a basic first step. However, fully managing inventory and cost will take you to another level. Simply put, the stronger your inventory system is, the stronger your ecommerce store will be.
As Place found, having an efficient and quick system for shipping and confirming orders directly affects your ecommerce performance. Avoiding common inventory mistakes meant removing human error from Diversity's processes. Manually inputting orders can spell too much duplication, Place said. Rather, when an order comes in from an ecommerce site, the order is created by syncing with Diversity's inventory management software — instead of human input.
"This speeds up the processing of the order and cuts down on mistakes," Place says.
Not only does a well-defined inventory system prevent wrong shipments or running out of stock, but it frees up time for team members by allowing orders to be processed more quickly and getting shipments out the door faster.
"Ultimately, ecommerce is no different from any other order channel. Your ultimate goal in having a strong inventory management system is to always have the item in stock and be able to ship it out as accurately and as quickly as possible," Boogaart advises.
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Woking Netball League is run over the Winter and Summer seasons at Winston Churchill School, Hermitage Road, St Johns, Woking.
The Winter season is played every Tuesday evening. It has two divisions with promotion and relegation half way through the season.
The Summer league is held every Thursday evening from the beginning of May for approximately 8 weeks.
If you are interested in entering this league then please email lynarnold22@gmail.com or sandra.purcell@woking.gov.uk, all standard of clubs are welcome.


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package fine.vmj.store.data;

public abstract class Frame implements IFrame {

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	final Rect rect;
	final int index;
	final int type;
	public Category cat;

	private String name;

	public Frame(Rect rect, int index, int type) {
		this.rect = rect;
		this.index = index;
		this.type = type;
		// make sure we have a category to start with ...
		cat = Category.values()[index];
	}

	public Rect getRect() {
		return rect;
	}

	public int getIndex() {
		return index;
	}

	public int getType() {
		return type;
	}

	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return rect.toString() + "|" + cat + "[" + index + "]";
	}

}


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Q: Using results of a callback in node in a separate function I'm probably missing the point somewhere here so I'm looking for advice.
I have a nodejs server which is listening for client connections and, based on the data received, makes calls to an API.
The very first call to that API gets an ID which needs to be used on subsequent calls to group them together.
Where I'm struggling is that the call to the API is necessarily asynchronous and in the callback I'm assigning the ID to a variable. While that async call is being processed by the API server, more data is coming in from the client and needs more API calls made BUT I can't fire them until I know the results from the first call as the second calls depend on it.
What's the proper way to handle this? I feel like I should be using Q to promise the results of the first API call to the second, but I'm not sure how it should be structured. Or should I just be queueing up the API calls until the first completes? How would I do that?
Example problem code :
var server = net.createServer();

//set up the callback handler

server.on('connection', handleConnection);

handleConnection(conn) {
  //do some stuff...
  firstAPICall();
  conn.on('data', handleData);
}

handleData(data) {
  //do some stuff...
  otherAPIcall();
}

firstAPICall() {
  client.get("http://myAPI/getID", function (data, response) {
    conn.myID = data[0].myID;
    }
  }
}

otherAPICall() {
  //How do I make sure I actually have a value
  //in conn.myID from the first function???
  client.post("http://myAPI/storeData", { data: {myID:conn.myID, data:someData} }, function (data, response) {
    //do some stuff...
    }
  }
}

A: Try using promises. Then use 'then' to call the otherAPICall()

A: I think you can assume they will be sending data immediately after connecting.  So you can simplify and just check in otherAPICall if you have an ID, if not, you can just use a callback.  Promises or the async/await keywords might make things sort of nicer down the line but aren't required for this.
var server = net.createServer();

//set up the callback handler

server.on('connection', handleConnection);

handleConnection(conn) {
  conn.on('data', handleData(connm, data));
}

handleData(conn, data) {
  //do some stuff...
  otherAPIcall(conn);
}

checkID(conn, cb) {
  if (!conn.myID) {
    client.get("http://myAPI/getID", function (data, response) {
      conn.myID = data[0].myID;
      cb();
    });
  } else {
    cb();
  }
}

otherAPICall(conn) {
  checkID(conn, function() {
    client.post("http://myAPI/storeData", { data: {myID:conn.myID, data:someData} }, function (data, response) {
      //do some stuff...
    });
  });
}

A: Yes, you should be using promises for this. Make a promise for the id that is asynchronously resolved from the first call, and then use it in the subsequent calls:
handleConnection(conn) {
  //do some stuff...
  var idPromise = firstAPICall();
  conn.on('data', function handleData(data) {
    //do some stuff...
    otherAPIcall(idPromise).then(function(result) {
      …
    });
  });
}

firstAPICall() {
  return Q.Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
    client.get("http://myAPI/getID", function (data, response) {
      resolve(data[0].myID);
    });
  });
}

otherAPICall(idPromise) {
  return idPromise.then(function(myID) {
    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
      client.post("http://myAPI/storeData", {
        data: {myID:myID, data:someData}
      }, function (data, response) {
        //do some stuff...
        resolve(…);
      });
    });
  });
}

Probably you should factor out creating a promise for the result of a client.get call in an extra function. Also make sure to handle errors correctly there and call reject with them. If client would use the node callback conventions, Q even has some nice helper functions for that.

A: promises can chain values and are always resolved after the callback occurs with the returned value,
function async(value) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var asyncCalculation = value / 2;
deferred.resolve(asyncCalculation);
return deferred.promise;
}

var promise = async(8)
.then(function(x) {
    return x+1;
})
.then(function(x) {
    return x*2;
})
.then(function(x) {
    return x-1;
});
promise.then(function(x) {
console.log(x);
});

This value passes through all the success callbacks and so the value 9 is logged ((8 / 2 + 1) * 2 - 1).


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'Under the Norwegian presidency, the new and ambitious Oslo Action Plan is being adopted to step up action against landmines. The Action Plan is an important step towards the goal of a mine-free world by 2025,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
This week, Norway is hosting the Oslo Review Conference of the Mine Ban Convention. The Convention was adopted in Oslo 22 years ago, and forbids all use of anti-personnel mines. As a result, almost 58 million mines have been removed by clearing them from minefields or destroying stockpiles. However, 60 million people still live in areas where mines are a threat to life and health.
'Countries have now agreed that it is necessary to speed up mine clearance over the next five years. Under the new action plan, all countries will in the near future identify mined areas and put in place national plans for mine clearance in accordance with international standards. This will also be done in areas where armed non-state actors have deployed new mines, often of an improvised nature. This has resulted in the death and injury of growing numbers of civilians after many years when these numbers have fallen,' said Ms Eriksen Søreide.
The Oslo Action Plan covers the next five years, and was adopted today by the 164 states that are parties to the Mine Ban Convention.
'For the first time, countries are to measure the progress they are making. I hope that this will raise awareness and inspire greater effort. Another new element is the requirement to provide appropriate mine risk education for everyone – women, men and children – living in affected areas. This will contribute to reduce the number of new mine accidents and protect displaced people who are returning to their homes,' said Ms Eriksen Søreide.
In addition, the action plan highlights the need to ensure that people who have been injured by mines have access to healthcare and other services they need to be able to live independently and in dignity.
Important for the SDGs
The action plan will also be important in the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Most mine-affected countries are low-income countries that are dependent on international support for mine clearance.
'If national authorities give priority to mine clearance and they have the necessary resources, far more countries will be able to declare themselves mine-free in the near future. The fact that countries have now agreed to mobilise more resources for global mine action is an important step forward. Norway will continue to be a major contributor to these efforts, as we have been for the past 20 years,' said Ms Eriksen Søreide.
The conference, which began on Monday and ends today, has brought together more than 600 participants from national authorities, civil society, the UN and humanitarian organisations. The Convention's clear prohibition on all use and trade in anti-personnel mines and the obligation to clear minefields, destroy stockpiles and assist survivors have saved countless lives and helped to make school routes safe, promote economic growth and ensure the inclusion of mine survivors and other people with disabilities. The prohibition on the use of mines is respected by most countries and non-state actors worldwide, including some that have not joined the Convention. Nevertheless, many challenges remain.
'I would like to thank all our partners for their invaluable efforts. Moving forward, it is important that countries, the UN, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and civil society all pull together to implement the Action Plan and achieve our common goal of a mine-free world,' said Ms Eriksen Søreide.


Dassault is planning to expand its completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas, in anticipation of the company's new Falcon SMS business jet, which will be unveiled later this year.
Over the next three years, Rosanvallon says Dassault will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of its existing facilities in Little Rock.
The construction will add 250,000 sq ft (23,225 sq m) to the factory's 1 million sq ft of floor space. The project will also include refurbishments of the cabinet, upholstery and headliner shops and upgrades to older hangars.
Site preparation for the work will start in early 2014 and construction will be undertaken through the early part of 2016.
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An effective SMS Information Management solution has the ability and framework to be successfully integrated with other software systems – allowing organizations to link their existing business systems with the risk management solution.
The integration is achieved by utilizing APIs, allowing organizations to seamlessly operate a series of existing systems concurrently with the SMS Information Management solution for increased benefit. Indeed, if there is intelligent data being stored on a standalone system within your organization, it would make sense to integrate this system with a SMS Information Management solution.
An effective SMS Information Management solution can be integrated to ensure your risk management is effective and allowing you to make the right preventive decisions before it is too late. For example, when reviewing a risk control linked to a procedure, The SMS Information Management solution provides you with a summary that highlights key information such as non-conformances, review dates and audit dates and links to documents, assets, incidents and non-conformances to provide the information you need to assess your system.
Lessons learned from incidents and near misses need to be shared across the organization. This can be very challenging in multi-national and geographically disparate situations and can leave organizations exposed if it can be proved that an incident could have been prevented, or would have been less serious, had the learning from a previous event been shared effectively.
Bieder, Corrine; Bourrier, Mathilde (editors). Farnham, Surrey, England and Burlington, Vermont, U.S: Ashgate, 2013. 300 pp. Figures, tables, references, index.
Trapping Safety into Rules — there is a title as provocative as you are likely to see this year in books aimed at aviation safety professionals.
Questioning the role of rules and proceduralization goes to the heart of commercial aviation, one of the most heavily rule-bound industries. Almost every aspect of the industry is covered by regulations (a subset of rules), standard operating procedures, standards and best practices. Accident investigation reports usually conclude with recommendations for new regulations and procedures.
The remarkable safety record of the industry is due in large part to effective procedures. They are the result of lessons learned from accidents and incidents, as well as research and predictive analysis.


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The trouble with Islam
Date: Sun, 2003-06-01 22:19
In Ireland we have seen the Hezbollah flag flown on demonstrations in Dublin and chants of 'God is Great' raised. On some London demonstrations it has been reported that chants of "Slay the Jews" and "Death to the socialists" have been raised. Another report on the same demonstration revealed that "ultrareactionaries of such organisations as Al Muhajiroun, ... held placards reading, 'Palestine is Muslim'. They chanted, "Skud, Skud Israel" and "Gas, gas Tel Aviv" .. In Trafalgar Square they hurled abuse (and a few missiles) at Tirza Waisel of the Israeli group, Just Peace."[1]
The left in general has not responded to this. Some groups like the British SWP have gone so far as to describe left criticism of the Islamic religion as 'Islamophobia' echoing the official line of their government which insists "The real Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance and understanding." While there is a real need for the left to defend people who are Muslims from state and non-state victimisation in the aftermath of 9-11 this should not at any time imply a defence of the Islamic religion. Freedom of religion must also allow freedom from religion! At a SWP organised anti-war meeting in Birmingham, England it was reported that Islamic fundamentalists there "segregated the meeting, guiding/intimidating Muslim women into a women's only section, apprehended a Muslim looking woman because she had allegedly been drinking, prevented the critics of Muslim fundamentalists from entering the meeting and used violence against them."[2]
The left in Ireland has been unsure how to rise to this challenge, although on the Palestine solidarity march in Dublin on April 27th 2002 anarchists did march with placards reading 'End the occupation: Support Israeli refuseniks' in English, Hebrew and Arabic and chanted 'No Gods, no Masters, no States, no Wars". But otherwise fundamentalist chants have remained unchallenged.
Over 130 years ago the anarchist Micheal Bakunin wrote "I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him." Writing of the Christian churches in Europe, he said "In talking to us of God they propose, they desire, to elevate us, emancipate us, ennoble us, and, on the contrary, they crush and degrade us. With the name of God they imagine that they can establish fraternity among men, and, on the contrary, they create pride, contempt; they sow discord, hatred, war; they establish slavery." These words today are applicable to Islam.
This hostility to organised religion and the promotion of a material rather than spiritual understanding of the world is common to most of the anarchist movement, although there are exceptions. It was developed in the face of Christian state-church systems that often bore similarities to the Islamic State rule found today. Anarchist hostility to religion tended to be strongest in those countries where the church and state were almost inseparable, in particular in Spain.
Islam in general believes that no "division between matters social, political and religious should exist." The idea of Islamic government and Islamic law is not something confined to what is called 'Islamic fundamentalism' but is an expected belief of all Muslims. Under Shari'a (Islamic) law the penalty for Apostasy (Muslims who reject Islam, for instance they "might state that the universe has always existed from eternity"), is execution for men and life imprisonment for women. So, if anything, Islam today attempts to maintain a much tighter control of the thoughts in people's heads than Christianity has done since the time of Galileo.
Islam insists that the Quran is almost entirely a document dictated by God to Muhammad. Like most 'holy books' it is full of absurdities and cruelties which are well documented on the web by Muslim apostates. For instance in Quran 5:33 God commands "The only reward of those who make war upon Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land." God also dictates that women are second class citizens, in Quran 4:34 he dictates "Men are in charge of women, because Allah has made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah has guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion andmonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great."
Of course anyone who is familiar with the Old Testament of the Christian and Jewish religions will know there is nothing in the Quran that is any worse then what is found there. Even the Christian New Testament contains justifications for slavery e.g. Matthew: 24:46 "Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes. ... But if that evil slave ... begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." The difference is that the attempt to impose a Christian state has been defeated almost everywhere. The fundamentalist movements that seek to promote the idea may be influential (as shown by their attacks in the US on the teaching of evolution) but in general do not attempt to impose their complete religious program.
With Islam however we see the continued existence of religious states in Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Sudan to name three. We also see a growing movement that seeks to create new Islamic states, even in multi-faith countries like Lebanon, Egypt and Israel/Palestine and which actively seeks to impose Islamic law on Muslim communities everywhere. In Northern Nigeria this has resulted in high profile cases where Islamic courts have sentenced women to death by stoning for 'adultery'.
The general label applied to this movement is Islamic fundamentalism. It's not a great label for a wide range of reasons, not least because it lumps together some very different trends and ignores the fact that many of the most objectionable elements are part of mainstream Islam. That said I'm going to use it anyway because there are no better alternatives that people will readily understand.
The rise of fundamentalism in the modern period owes much to the struggle against colonialism and the failure of the Arab nationalist projects to deliver a better life for the working class, including the peasantry of the region. Frequently it is based on a revolt against colonial control on the one hand and the westernisation of the country on the other. The failure of successful national liberation struggles to relieve the desperate poverty of the masses on the one hand and the obvious growing enrichment of the westernised elites on the other leads easily to the idea that the answer lies in a return to 'traditional values'.
The first of these movements to be successful was Wahhabism which brought Ibn Saud to power in what was to become Saudi Arabia. In this case, as with the early spread of Islam across North Africa, Wahhabism was to provide essential glue to hold together a society created by conquest in a manner similar to nationalism. Wahhabism was imposed by force with massacres on the taking of Mecca and widespread destruction of religious sites that were considered un-Islamic. Religious police raided homes, beating those they suspected of smoking tobacco. Wahhabism was also pretty much the only genuine 'primitivist' version of Islam as it was anti-industrial. When they rose against Ibn Saud in 1927 one reason for their revolt was Saud's allowing of telephones into the country! Modern fundamentalists may talk of a return to traditional values but the societies they seek to create include aspects of advanced modern technology, in particular if it is of military use!
Saudi came to play a similar role in relation to the export of fundamentalism that the USSR played in the spread of Leninism. Particularly with the growth of the oil industry in Saudi large sums of money were provided to finance the infrastructure of fundamentalist groups in other countries and a huge network of religious schools in Saudi itself. Saudi, like Moscow, became the place of training, support and refuge for fundamentalist activists. And funds could be exported which provided schools, meeting places and even religious based welfare systems to the increasingly desperate working class of the cities and countryside in the Arab world. In the conditions of desperate poverty that exist this creates the infrastructure that fundamentalism grows out of.
One Lebanese Marxist, writing of this and the failure of the somewhat more secular Arab nationalism of Nassar, described the situation. "Then came the October war [against Israel] with its parade of intense Islamic propaganda, and the oil boom which enabled Libya and especially Saudi Arabia to distribute their petrodollars to the integralist (fundamentalist) groups everywhere in order to undermine left-wing extremists, or pro-Soviet groups as in Syria. Even at the time when the modernist statist bourgeois faction was still credible, Saudi Arabia was used as the prototype by repressed or persecuted Islamic archaism; and its emergence following the October war on the ruins of Nassar's Egypt as the leader of the Arab world gave the Brotherhoods of Sunni Islam not only more subsidies, but the model of an Islam true to itself. The propaganda pounded out by western media - depicting Saudi Arabia as the new giant with the power of life and death over western civilisation - stimulated, in old and young alike, the nostalgic old desire for the return of Islam to its former strength."[3]
The role of the west in relation to fundamentalism has been quite complex. Up to the Iranian revolution in 1979 it was simple, promoting fundamentalism was seen as a way of advancing the western agenda by undermining Soviet influence and the various nationalist leaders of the region who wanted to re-direct some of the wealth towards development. "M. Copland, the former chief of the CIA in the Middle East, revealed in his book The Game of Nations that from the 1950s the CIA began to encourage the Muslim Brotherhood to counteract the communist influence in Egypt." Even after the Iranian revolution, "French president Giscard d'Estaing, confided to members of his cabinet before taking the plane for the Gulf in March 1980: "To combat Communism we have to oppose it with another ideology. In the West, we have nothing. This is why we must support Islam."[4]
The facts of western support for the Afghan mujheedeen and the more limited support for the Taliban that followed have been so well documented since S11 that I don't intend to repeat them here. But it is important to realise that this does not mean that the fundamentalists are simply a creation of the west that has gotten out of control. They have their own dynamic and their own wealthy backers in Saudi Arabia. Lack of western support would have hurt their war against the Soviet occupation but the war would still have gone on.
Fundamentalism remains a mass movement. In almost all of North Africa and the Middle East it is the only mass movement that threatens the stability of the regimes there in any way. It is nakedly hostile to the left in all its forms, Hezbollah for instance has carried out attacks on even the tame Lebanese Communist Party, bombing its offices. The Iranian revolution in 1979 saw a movement of workers councils (Shora) emerge that sought to take over the management of production. "The regime introduced a law aimed at undermining worker self-management by banning shora involvement in management affairs - while at the same time trying to force class collaboration by insisting that management must be allowed to participate in the shoras." [5] Since then, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Socialists' League, the "following groups have all been attacked throughout the reign of the mullahs:
workers, trade unionists, left-wing and socialist activists
women and women's/feminist groups
national and religious minorities
political oppositionists, including various monarchist, Islamic and liberal groups
writers, journalists, artists, intellectuals and students;
peasants and tribal groups;
homosexuals and others who follow an 'un-Islamic' life-style." [6]
For opportunistic reasons sections of the western left are happy to build alliances with Islamic fundamentalist groups that are not only essentially uncritical but that discourage others from raising criticisms. This is sometimes defended by the straightforward observance that such groups oppose 'western imperialism' and in countries with large Muslim populations sometimes succeed in attracting the masses to their organisations.
The problem with this position is that it fails to recognise the hostility of such groups to the left - a hostility that includes physical attacks and murder- in the countries where they are strong. This is not terribly different from the situation with fascist groups in the west. Of course for the western left with no basis in immigrant Muslim communities this is easy to ignore - they are not the targets of such activities themselves.
Anarchists have a long and proud tradition of fighting the power of organised religion, including in countries like Spain fighting fascist gangs formed on a religious basis. While we recognise the freedom of people to hold a religion we also recognise that there has to be a freedom from religion - an idea that runs against the basis of Islam. Anarchists in the Middle East and beyond will need to determine for themselves the most effective ways of counteracting the influence of the fundamentalists there. In the west we can at least make sure their attempts to impose themselves on the immigrant communities are opposed.
WORDS:Andrew
1) Peter Manson, weekly worker 433, May 2002.
2) Salman, ISF journal, November 2001, http://www.isf.org.uk
3) Latif Lakhdar, Khamsin: Journal of Revolutionary Socialists of the Middle East. (1981)
4) ibid
5) Michael Schmidt, Religous fundamentalist regimes: a lesson from the Iranian revolution 1978-1979. Zabalaza Journal, South Africa, Number 2, March 2002
6) http://www.kargar.org/english.htm
This article is from Red and Black Revolution 7, published June 2003
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Subject: Islam
Topics: Religion
Source: Magazine
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